UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM N-CSR
CERTIFIED SHAREHOLDER REPORT OF REGISTERED
MANAGEMENT INVESTMENT COMPANIES
Investment Company Act file number:
811-22175
ALPS ETF TRUST
(Exact name of registrant as specified in charter)
1290 Broadway, Suite 1000, Denver, Colorado 80203
(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip code)
Brendan Hamill
ALPS ETF Trust
1290 Broadway, Suite 1000
Denver, Colorado 80203
(Name and address of agent for service)
Registrant’s Telephone Number, including Area Code: 877-398-8461
Date of fiscal year end: November 30
Date of reporting period: December 1, 2023– May 31, 2024
Item 1. | Report to Stockholders. |
(a) |
Alerian MLP ETF | ALPS ETF TRUST |
NYSEArcaNYSE ARCA: AMLP | Semi-Annual Shareholder Report May 31, 2024 |
This contains important information about Alerian MLP ETF (the "Fund" or "AMLP") for the period of December 1, 2023 to May 31, 2024 (the "Period").You can find additional information about the Fund at www.alpsfunds.com/exchange-traded-funds/amlp. You can also request this information by contacting us at 1-866-759-5679.
Costs of a $10,000 Investment | Costs Paid as a Percentage of a $10,000 Investment | |
---|---|---|
Alerian MLP ETF | $44 | 0.85% |
The Alerian MLP ETF delivered a total return of 8.14% (8.00% NAV) for the six-month period ended May 31, 2024. This compares to the Fund's Underlying Index, which increased 5.86% on a price-return basis and 9.94% on a total-return basis. The difference in performance between the Fund and its Underlying Index is primarily attributable to the Fund's operating expenses and the tax impact of the Fund's C-Corporation structure, including the accrual of approximately $143.1 million in income tax expense during the period.
Pipeline Transportation | Petroleum was the best-performing subsector and included NuStar Energy, which was acquired during the period after receiving a buyout offer at a 32% premium to its prior closing price. Gathering & Processing and Pipeline Transportation | Natural Gas also performed well.
Liquefaction, which only includes Cheniere Energy Partner (CQP), was the worst-performing subsector as global prices for liquefied natural gas remained weak and CQP lowered the variable component of its distribution.
AMLP: Index Performance Attribution for Six Months Ended May 31, 2024 | |
Compression | 0.10% |
Gathering & Processing | 3.27% |
Liquefaction | -1.22% |
Marketing & Distribution | 0.59% |
Pipeline Transportation | Natural Gas | 3.24% |
Pipeline Transportation | Petroleum | 3.95% |
TOTAL | 9.94% |
The chart below compares historical performance of a hypothetical investment of $10,000 in the Fund over the past ten years with the performance of the Fund's benchmark indices. Results include the reinvestment of all dividends and capital gains distributions. The Fund's past performance is not a good predictor of the Fund's future performance. The chart and the table below do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on Fund distributions or sale of Fund shares.
Date | Alerian MLP ETF (NAV) | Alerian MLP ETF (Market Price) | Alerian MLP Infrastructure Index | Alerian MLP Index | Bloomberg US 1000 Index |
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05/31/2014 | 10000 | 10000 | 10000 | 10000 | 10000 |
06/30/2014 | 10411 | 10417 | 10599 | 10591 | 10235 |
07/31/2014 | 10132 | 10137 | 10203 | 10216 | 10066 |
08/31/2014 | 10753 | 10759 | 11109 | 11053 | 10480 |
09/30/2014 | 10669 | 10675 | 10999 | 10880 | 10291 |
10/31/2014 | 10352 | 10358 | 10542 | 10380 | 10543 |
11/30/2014 | 10232 | 10237 | 10358 | 10112 | 10814 |
12/31/2014 | 9887 | 9892 | 9865 | 9543 | 10788 |
01/31/2015 | 9661 | 9666 | 9547 | 9252 | 10494 |
02/28/2015 | 9803 | 9809 | 9756 | 9445 | 11097 |
03/31/2015 | 9527 | 9533 | 9358 | 9044 | 10960 |
04/30/2015 | 9895 | 9901 | 9910 | 9604 | 11031 |
05/31/2015 | 9695 | 9700 | 9625 | 9260 | 11182 |
06/30/2015 | 9110 | 9115 | 8778 | 8493 | 10969 |
07/31/2015 | 9010 | 9015 | 8637 | 8217 | 11182 |
08/31/2015 | 8640 | 8645 | 8101 | 7810 | 10511 |
09/30/2015 | 7452 | 7456 | 6847 | 6616 | 10223 |
10/31/2015 | 8133 | 8137 | 7480 | 7257 | 11045 |
11/30/2015 | 7486 | 7490 | 6885 | 6671 | 11083 |
12/31/2015 | 7327 | 7331 | 6734 | 6433 | 10891 |
01/31/2016 | 6361 | 6365 | 5852 | 5719 | 10300 |
02/29/2016 | 6356 | 6359 | 5854 | 5692 | 10292 |
03/31/2016 | 6897 | 6901 | 6353 | 6165 | 11004 |
04/30/2016 | 7722 | 7727 | 7119 | 6846 | 11063 |
05/31/2016 | 7870 | 7874 | 7262 | 7019 | 11269 |
06/30/2016 | 8217 | 8221 | 7660 | 7380 | 11295 |
07/31/2016 | 8242 | 8247 | 7700 | 7421 | 11728 |
08/31/2016 | 8202 | 8206 | 7652 | 7323 | 11743 |
09/30/2016 | 8300 | 8305 | 7802 | 7459 | 11756 |
10/31/2016 | 8058 | 8062 | 7472 | 7127 | 11524 |
11/30/2016 | 8216 | 8221 | 7669 | 7291 | 11975 |
12/31/2016 | 8437 | 8441 | 7996 | 7611 | 12199 |
01/31/2017 | 8677 | 8682 | 8360 | 7983 | 12446 |
02/28/2017 | 8731 | 8736 | 8441 | 8015 | 12925 |
03/31/2017 | 8649 | 8654 | 8324 | 7911 | 12937 |
04/30/2017 | 8548 | 8552 | 8184 | 7810 | 13077 |
05/31/2017 | 8285 | 8289 | 7797 | 7457 | 13248 |
06/30/2017 | 8250 | 8255 | 7749 | 7409 | 13345 |
07/31/2017 | 8292 | 8296 | 7820 | 7505 | 13607 |
08/31/2017 | 7893 | 7898 | 7381 | 7134 | 13645 |
09/30/2017 | 7936 | 7940 | 7423 | 7183 | 13939 |
10/31/2017 | 7562 | 7566 | 7080 | 6886 | 14262 |
11/30/2017 | 7455 | 7459 | 6978 | 6793 | 14696 |
12/31/2017 | 7778 | 7783 | 7291 | 7115 | 14856 |
01/31/2018 | 8224 | 8228 | 7724 | 7525 | 15679 |
02/28/2018 | 7415 | 7419 | 6955 | 6795 | 15105 |
03/31/2018 | 6873 | 6876 | 6451 | 6324 | 14765 |
04/30/2018 | 7408 | 7412 | 6960 | 6835 | 14811 |
05/31/2018 | 7719 | 7723 | 7260 | 7181 | 15192 |
06/30/2018 | 7614 | 7618 | 7169 | 7070 | 15289 |
07/31/2018 | 8129 | 8134 | 7657 | 7535 | 15816 |
08/31/2018 | 8259 | 8264 | 7823 | 7654 | 16345 |
09/30/2018 | 8130 | 8135 | 7670 | 7534 | 16401 |
10/31/2018 | 7460 | 7464 | 7042 | 6932 | 15229 |
11/30/2018 | 7414 | 7418 | 7005 | 6874 | 15555 |
12/31/2018 | 6792 | 6796 | 6420 | 6231 | 14132 |
01/31/2019 | 7670 | 7674 | 7253 | 7018 | 15327 |
02/28/2019 | 7671 | 7675 | 7264 | 7038 | 15853 |
03/31/2019 | 7956 | 7960 | 7536 | 7279 | 16120 |
04/30/2019 | 7845 | 7849 | 7443 | 7182 | 16770 |
05/31/2019 | 7764 | 7768 | 7371 | 7100 | 15716 |
06/30/2019 | 7957 | 7962 | 7560 | 7288 | 16811 |
07/31/2019 | 7917 | 7921 | 7527 | 7274 | 17082 |
08/31/2019 | 7494 | 7498 | 7123 | 6873 | 16777 |
09/30/2019 | 7543 | 7547 | 7177 | 6922 | 17059 |
10/31/2019 | 7040 | 7044 | 6703 | 6491 | 17416 |
11/30/2019 | 6614 | 6617 | 6289 | 6118 | 18073 |
12/31/2019 | 7197 | 7201 | 6850 | 6640 | 18585 |
01/31/2020 | 6766 | 6770 | 6445 | 6267 | 18616 |
02/29/2020 | 5807 | 5810 | 5528 | 5387 | 17098 |
03/31/2020 | 3003 | 3005 | 2871 | 2843 | 14845 |
04/30/2020 | 4422 | 4425 | 4236 | 4253 | 16806 |
05/31/2020 | 4807 | 4810 | 4602 | 4634 | 17708 |
06/30/2020 | 4410 | 4413 | 4226 | 4269 | 18103 |
07/31/2020 | 4248 | 4250 | 4073 | 4117 | 19138 |
08/31/2020 | 4248 | 4250 | 4077 | 4139 | 20541 |
09/30/2020 | 3680 | 3682 | 3534 | 3575 | 19796 |
10/31/2020 | 3848 | 3850 | 3697 | 3731 | 19332 |
11/30/2020 | 4738 | 4741 | 4579 | 4619 | 21606 |
12/31/2020 | 4856 | 4858 | 4694 | 4735 | 22511 |
01/31/2021 | 5123 | 5125 | 4956 | 5011 | 22342 |
02/28/2021 | 5520 | 5523 | 5345 | 5401 | 23003 |
03/31/2021 | 5902 | 5906 | 5720 | 5774 | 23846 |
04/30/2021 | 6339 | 6342 | 6147 | 6187 | 25122 |
05/31/2021 | 6780 | 6784 | 6588 | 6655 | 25215 |
06/30/2021 | 7198 | 7202 | 6998 | 7000 | 25892 |
07/31/2021 | 6719 | 6723 | 6536 | 6558 | 26445 |
08/31/2021 | 6538 | 6542 | 6366 | 6406 | 27219 |
09/30/2021 | 6732 | 6736 | 6560 | 6600 | 25977 |
10/31/2021 | 7086 | 7090 | 6909 | 6929 | 27785 |
11/30/2021 | 6537 | 6541 | 6380 | 6409 | 27417 |
12/31/2021 | 6773 | 6777 | 6615 | 6637 | 28480 |
01/31/2022 | 7521 | 7525 | 7351 | 7371 | 26825 |
02/28/2022 | 7913 | 7917 | 7740 | 7727 | 26077 |
03/31/2022 | 8060 | 8065 | 7890 | 7885 | 26935 |
04/30/2022 | 8024 | 8029 | 7860 | 7878 | 24498 |
05/31/2022 | 8646 | 8650 | 8468 | 8487 | 24436 |
06/30/2022 | 7409 | 7413 | 7262 | 7303 | 22421 |
07/31/2022 | 8336 | 8341 | 8176 | 8215 | 24520 |
08/31/2022 | 8656 | 8660 | 8506 | 8542 | 23580 |
09/30/2022 | 8002 | 8006 | 7869 | 7891 | 21388 |
10/31/2022 | 9148 | 9153 | 9002 | 9021 | 23088 |
11/30/2022 | 8911 | 8916 | 9118 | 9117 | 24323 |
12/31/2022 | 8474 | 8479 | 8692 | 8689 | 22903 |
01/31/2023 | 9004 | 9009 | 9220 | 9263 | 24446 |
02/28/2023 | 8828 | 8833 | 9053 | 9153 | 23856 |
03/31/2023 | 8758 | 8762 | 8988 | 9044 | 24616 |
04/30/2023 | 8905 | 8910 | 9141 | 9200 | 24907 |
05/31/2023 | 8690 | 8695 | 9140 | 9152 | 25046 |
06/30/2023 | 9096 | 9101 | 9548 | 9531 | 26739 |
07/31/2023 | 9676 | 9681 | 10129 | 10099 | 27662 |
08/31/2023 | 9744 | 9749 | 10203 | 10146 | 27174 |
09/30/2023 | 9980 | 9986 | 10444 | 10475 | 25901 |
10/31/2023 | 9942 | 9948 | 10413 | 10518 | 25268 |
11/30/2023 | 10677 | 10682 | 11140 | 11240 | 27641 |
12/31/2023 | 10287 | 10293 | 10757 | 10996 | 29010 |
01/31/2024 | 10752 | 10757 | 11227 | 11483 | 29409 |
02/29/2024 | 11256 | 11262 | 11766 | 11981 | 31008 |
03/31/2024 | 11693 | 11699 | 12343 | 12523 | 32005 |
04/30/2024 | 11567 | 11573 | 12180 | 12370 | 30626 |
05/31/2024 | 11531 | 11539 | 12247 | 12391 | 32071 |
6 Months | 1 Year | 5 Year | 10 Year | Since Inception (08/24/2010) | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Alerian MLP ETF - NAV | 8.00% | 32.68% | 8.23% | 1.43% | 4.22% |
Alerian MLP ETF - Market Price* | 8.14% | 32.86% | 8.28% | 1.44% | 4.22% |
Alerian MLP Infrastructure Index | 9.94% | 33.99% | 10.69% | 2.05% | 6.59% |
Alerian MLP Index | 10.24% | 35.39% | 11.78% | 2.17% | 6.52% |
Bloomberg US 1000 Index‡ | 16.03% | 28.05% | 15.33% | 12.36% | 14.45% |
Total Expense Ratio (per the current prospectus) is 0.85%.
Performance data quoted represents past performance. Past performance does not guarantee future results. Total return figures assume reinvestment of dividends and capital gains distributions, if any. The table and chart do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on Fund distributions or the sale of Fund shares. Investment return and principal value of an investment will fluctuate so that an investor's shares, when sold or redeemed, may be worth more or less than the original cost. Current performance data may be higher or lower than actual data quoted. For the most current month-end performance data please visit www.alpsfunds.com or call 1-866-759-5679. The Fund accrues deferred income taxes for future tax liabilities associated with the portion of MLP distributions considered to be a tax-deferred return of capital and for any net operating gains as well as capital appreciation of its investment. This deferred tax liability is reflected in the daily Net Asset Value (NAV) and as a result the fund's after-tax performance could differ significantly from the underlying assets even if the pre-tax performance is closely tracked.
Net Asset Value (NAV) is an exchange-traded fund's per-share value. The per-share dollar amount of the Fund is derived by dividing the total value of all the securities in its portfolio, less any liabilities, by the number of Fund shares outstanding. Market Price is the price at which a share can currently be traded in the market. Information detailing the number of days the Market Price of the Fund was greater than the Fund's NAV and the number of days it was less than the Fund's NAV can be obtained at www.alpsfunds.com.
* | Market Price means the official closing price of a share or, if it more accurately reflects the market value of a share at the time as of which the Fund calculates current net asset value per share, the price that is the midpoint of the bid-ask spread as of that time. It does not represent the returns an investor would receive if shares were traded at other times. |
‡ | This index represents a broad measure of market performance and has been added to comply with new regulatory requirements. |
The Alerian MLP Infrastructure Index is a composite of energy infrastructure Master Limited Partnerships (MLPs). The capped, float adjusted, capitalization-weighted index, whose constituents earn the majority of their cash flow from midstream activities involving energy commodities, is disseminated real-time on a price-return basis (AMZI) and on a total return basis (AMZIX), which assumes reinvestment of any dividends and distributions realized during a given period.
The Alerian MLP Index is recognized as a leading gauge of energy infrastructure Master Limited Partnerships (MLPs). The capped, float-adjusted, capitalization-weighted index, whose constituents earn the majority of their cash flow from midstream activities involving energy commodities, is reported on a total-return basis (AMZX), which assumes reinvestment of any dividends and distributions realized during a given period.
The Bloomberg US 1000 Index is a float market-cap-weighted benchmark of the 1000 most highly capitalized US companies.
The indexes are not actively managed and do not reflect any deductions for fees, expenses or taxes. One cannot invest directly in an index. Index performance does not reflect fund performance.
The Fund's shares are not individually redeemable. Investors buy and sell shares of the Fund on a secondary market. Only market makers or "authorized participants" may trade directly with the Fund, typically in blocks of 25,000 shares.
The Alerian MLP ETF is not suitable for all investors. Investments in the Fund are subject to investment risks, including possible loss of the principal amount invested.
ALPS Portfolio Solutions Distributor, Inc., a FINRA member, is the distributor for the Fund.
Net Assets ($) | $8,407,093,414 |
Number of Portfolio Holdings | |
Portfolio Turnover Rate# (%) | 16% |
Total Advisory Fees Paid# ($) | $33,501,399 |
Western Midstream Partners LP | |
Energy Transfer LP | |
Enterprise Products Partners LP | |
Plains All American Pipeline LP | |
MPLX LP | |
Sunoco LP | |
EnLink Midstream LLC | |
Hess Midstream LP | |
Cheniere Energy Partners LP | |
USA Compression Partners LP | |
Total % of Top 10 Holding |
Pipeline Transportation | Petroleum | |
Gathering + Processing | |
Pipeline Transportation | Natural Gas | |
Marketing & Distribution | |
Liquefaction | |
Compression | |
Money Market Fund | |
Total |
# | During the period. |
** | % of Total Investments |
Holdings are subject to change
If you wish to view additional information about the Fund, including but not limited to the Fund's prospectus, financial information, holdings, and proxy voting information, please visit www.alpsfunds.com/exchange-traded-funds/amlp.
If you wish to receive a copy of this document at a new address, contact 1-866-759-5679.
Alerian Energy Infrastructure ETF | ALPS ETF TRUST |
NYSEArcaNYSE ARCA: ENFR | Semi-Annual Shareholder Report May 31, 2024 |
This contains important information about Alerian Energy Infrastructure ETF (the "Fund" or "ENFR") for the period of December 1, 2023 to May 31, 2024 (the "Period").You can find additional information about the Fund at https://www.alpsfunds.com/exchange-traded-funds/enfr. You can also request this information by contacting us at 1-866-759-5679.
Costs of a $10,000 Investment | Costs Paid as a Percentage of a $10,000 Investment | |
---|---|---|
Alerian Energy Infrastructure ETF | $19 | 0.35% |
The Alerian Energy Infrastructure ETF delivered a total return of 14.38% (14.39% NAV) for the six-month period ended May 31, 2024. This compares to the Fund's Underlying Index, which increased 11.27% on a price-return basis and 14.79% on a total-return basis.
Oil prices gained modestly and natural gas prices fell during the period.
The best-performing subsector in the portfolio was Gathering & Processing, which includes companies that transport hydrocarbons from wells to central facilities and process natural gas. This subsector includes Equitrans Midstream (ETRN), which received a buyout offer in March at an 18% premium to its prior close.
Pipeline Transportation | Natural Gas also saw strong performance. US natural gas prices improved materially between mid-March and the end of May. Companies expect artificial intelligence and related data centers to drive incremental natural gas demand in the US, adding to a positive long-term demand picture for the commodity and related infrastructure.
Liquefaction was the worst-performing subsector as global prices for liquefied natural gas remained weak.
ENFR: Index Performance Attribution for Six Months Ended May 31, 2024 | |
Gathering & Processing | 6.02% |
Liquefaction | -0.71% |
Pipeline Transportation | Natural Gas | 5.83% |
Pipeline Transportation | Petroleum | 3.30% |
Storage | 0.34% |
TOTAL | 14.78% |
The chart below compares historical performance of a hypothetical investment of $10,000 in the Fund over the past ten years with the performance of the Fund's benchmark indexes. Results include the reinvestment of all dividends and capital gains distributions. The Fund's past performance is not a good predictor of the Fund's future performance. The chart and the table below do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on Fund distributions or sale of Fund shares.
Date | Alerian Energy Infrastructure ETF (NAV) | Alerian Energy Infrastructure ETF (Market Price) | Alerian Midstream Energy Select Index | Alerian MLP Index | Bloomberg US 1000 Index |
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05/31/2014 | 10000 | 10000 | 10000 | 10000 | 10000 |
06/30/2014 | 10719 | 10711 | 10743 | 10591 | 10235 |
07/31/2014 | 10375 | 10368 | 10405 | 10216 | 10066 |
08/31/2014 | 11044 | 11037 | 11086 | 11053 | 10480 |
09/30/2014 | 10684 | 10676 | 10731 | 10880 | 10291 |
10/31/2014 | 10495 | 10488 | 10544 | 10380 | 10543 |
11/30/2014 | 10167 | 10160 | 10231 | 10112 | 10814 |
12/31/2014 | 10180 | 10173 | 10254 | 9543 | 10788 |
01/31/2015 | 9486 | 9480 | 9556 | 9252 | 10494 |
02/28/2015 | 9712 | 9705 | 9788 | 9445 | 11097 |
03/31/2015 | 9641 | 9634 | 9721 | 9044 | 10960 |
04/30/2015 | 10177 | 10170 | 10255 | 9604 | 11031 |
05/31/2015 | 9681 | 9674 | 9761 | 9260 | 11182 |
06/30/2015 | 9204 | 9197 | 9298 | 8493 | 10969 |
07/31/2015 | 8830 | 8824 | 8934 | 8217 | 11182 |
08/31/2015 | 8210 | 8204 | 8274 | 7810 | 10511 |
09/30/2015 | 7070 | 7065 | 7132 | 6616 | 10223 |
10/31/2015 | 7564 | 7558 | 7641 | 7257 | 11045 |
11/30/2015 | 6931 | 6927 | 7010 | 6671 | 11083 |
12/31/2015 | 6384 | 6380 | 6446 | 6433 | 10891 |
01/31/2016 | 6095 | 6090 | 6151 | 5719 | 10300 |
02/29/2016 | 6150 | 6145 | 6212 | 5692 | 10292 |
03/31/2016 | 6793 | 6788 | 6889 | 6165 | 11004 |
04/30/2016 | 7481 | 7476 | 7585 | 6846 | 11063 |
05/31/2016 | 7648 | 7643 | 7764 | 7019 | 11269 |
06/30/2016 | 8063 | 8057 | 8178 | 7380 | 11295 |
07/31/2016 | 8089 | 8084 | 8223 | 7421 | 11728 |
08/31/2016 | 8326 | 8320 | 8472 | 7323 | 11743 |
09/30/2016 | 8773 | 8766 | 8932 | 7459 | 11756 |
10/31/2016 | 8378 | 8372 | 8538 | 7127 | 11524 |
11/30/2016 | 8708 | 8702 | 8878 | 7291 | 11975 |
12/31/2016 | 9063 | 9056 | 9253 | 7611 | 12199 |
01/31/2017 | 9184 | 9178 | 9376 | 7983 | 12446 |
02/28/2017 | 9249 | 9243 | 9459 | 8015 | 12925 |
03/31/2017 | 9290 | 9283 | 9498 | 7911 | 12937 |
04/30/2017 | 9129 | 9122 | 9341 | 7810 | 13077 |
05/31/2017 | 8807 | 8801 | 9022 | 7457 | 13248 |
06/30/2017 | 8919 | 8913 | 9142 | 7409 | 13345 |
07/31/2017 | 9175 | 9168 | 9405 | 7505 | 13607 |
08/31/2017 | 8876 | 8870 | 9101 | 7134 | 13645 |
09/30/2017 | 9114 | 9107 | 9356 | 7183 | 13939 |
10/31/2017 | 8793 | 8787 | 9039 | 6886 | 14262 |
11/30/2017 | 8726 | 8720 | 8976 | 6793 | 14696 |
12/31/2017 | 9055 | 9048 | 9324 | 7115 | 14856 |
01/31/2018 | 9086 | 9080 | 9361 | 7525 | 15679 |
02/28/2018 | 8129 | 8123 | 8377 | 6795 | 15105 |
03/31/2018 | 7852 | 7847 | 8092 | 6324 | 14765 |
04/30/2018 | 8252 | 8246 | 8514 | 6835 | 14811 |
05/31/2018 | 8659 | 8653 | 8944 | 7181 | 15192 |
06/30/2018 | 8823 | 8817 | 9118 | 7070 | 15289 |
07/31/2018 | 9146 | 9140 | 9455 | 7535 | 15816 |
08/31/2018 | 9011 | 9004 | 9329 | 7654 | 16345 |
09/30/2018 | 8855 | 8849 | 9169 | 7534 | 16401 |
10/31/2018 | 8188 | 8182 | 8492 | 6932 | 15229 |
11/30/2018 | 8179 | 8174 | 8485 | 6874 | 15555 |
12/31/2018 | 7399 | 7394 | 7676 | 6231 | 14132 |
01/31/2019 | 8573 | 8567 | 8909 | 7018 | 15327 |
02/28/2019 | 8690 | 8684 | 9031 | 7038 | 15853 |
03/31/2019 | 9015 | 9008 | 9381 | 7279 | 16120 |
04/30/2019 | 8920 | 8914 | 9275 | 7182 | 16770 |
05/31/2019 | 8733 | 8727 | 9105 | 7100 | 15716 |
06/30/2019 | 9000 | 8993 | 9396 | 7288 | 16811 |
07/31/2019 | 8804 | 8798 | 9205 | 7274 | 17082 |
08/31/2019 | 8551 | 8545 | 8933 | 6873 | 16777 |
09/30/2019 | 8766 | 8760 | 9163 | 6922 | 17059 |
10/31/2019 | 8441 | 8435 | 8829 | 6491 | 17416 |
11/30/2019 | 8269 | 8263 | 8649 | 6118 | 18073 |
12/31/2019 | 8967 | 8961 | 9391 | 6640 | 18585 |
01/31/2020 | 8605 | 8599 | 9013 | 6267 | 18616 |
02/29/2020 | 7714 | 7708 | 8088 | 5387 | 17098 |
03/31/2020 | 4536 | 4533 | 4734 | 2843 | 14845 |
04/30/2020 | 5983 | 5979 | 6286 | 4253 | 16806 |
05/31/2020 | 6414 | 6410 | 6733 | 4634 | 17708 |
06/30/2020 | 6218 | 6213 | 6532 | 4269 | 18103 |
07/31/2020 | 6182 | 6178 | 6503 | 4117 | 19138 |
08/31/2020 | 6340 | 6336 | 6683 | 4139 | 20541 |
09/30/2020 | 5626 | 5622 | 5936 | 3575 | 19796 |
10/31/2020 | 5630 | 5627 | 5945 | 3731 | 19332 |
11/30/2020 | 6713 | 6708 | 7104 | 4619 | 21606 |
12/31/2020 | 6787 | 6783 | 7191 | 4735 | 22511 |
01/31/2021 | 7112 | 7107 | 7543 | 5011 | 22342 |
02/28/2021 | 7637 | 7632 | 8107 | 5401 | 23003 |
03/31/2021 | 8168 | 8162 | 8681 | 5774 | 23846 |
04/30/2021 | 8647 | 8640 | 9196 | 6187 | 25122 |
05/31/2021 | 9224 | 9218 | 9803 | 6655 | 25215 |
06/30/2021 | 9627 | 9620 | 10267 | 7000 | 25892 |
07/31/2021 | 9267 | 9261 | 9887 | 6558 | 26445 |
08/31/2021 | 9130 | 9124 | 9743 | 6406 | 27219 |
09/30/2021 | 9553 | 9547 | 10200 | 6600 | 25977 |
10/31/2021 | 10069 | 10062 | 10770 | 6929 | 27785 |
11/30/2021 | 9326 | 9319 | 9955 | 6409 | 27417 |
12/31/2021 | 9475 | 9469 | 10122 | 6637 | 28480 |
01/31/2022 | 10239 | 10232 | 10947 | 7371 | 26825 |
02/28/2022 | 10705 | 10697 | 11450 | 7727 | 26077 |
03/31/2022 | 11492 | 11484 | 12301 | 7885 | 26935 |
04/30/2022 | 11238 | 11230 | 12033 | 7878 | 24498 |
05/31/2022 | 11968 | 11959 | 12822 | 8487 | 24436 |
06/30/2022 | 10387 | 10379 | 11131 | 7303 | 22421 |
07/31/2022 | 11509 | 11501 | 12340 | 8215 | 24520 |
08/31/2022 | 11507 | 11499 | 12353 | 8542 | 23580 |
09/30/2022 | 10262 | 10255 | 11018 | 7891 | 21388 |
10/31/2022 | 11481 | 11473 | 12334 | 9021 | 23088 |
11/30/2022 | 11957 | 11948 | 12858 | 9117 | 24323 |
12/31/2022 | 11212 | 11204 | 12061 | 8689 | 22903 |
01/31/2023 | 11772 | 11764 | 12669 | 9263 | 24446 |
02/28/2023 | 11297 | 11289 | 12163 | 9153 | 23856 |
03/31/2023 | 11227 | 11220 | 12092 | 9044 | 24616 |
04/30/2023 | 11490 | 11482 | 12379 | 9200 | 24907 |
05/31/2023 | 11076 | 11068 | 11937 | 9152 | 25046 |
06/30/2023 | 11864 | 11856 | 12800 | 9531 | 26739 |
07/31/2023 | 12375 | 12366 | 13353 | 10099 | 27662 |
08/31/2023 | 12307 | 12299 | 13286 | 10146 | 27174 |
09/30/2023 | 12208 | 12199 | 13187 | 10475 | 25901 |
10/31/2023 | 12142 | 12133 | 13120 | 10518 | 25268 |
11/30/2023 | 12989 | 12979 | 14045 | 11240 | 27641 |
12/31/2023 | 12899 | 12890 | 13965 | 10996 | 29010 |
01/31/2024 | 12977 | 12968 | 14058 | 11483 | 29409 |
02/29/2024 | 13510 | 13501 | 14632 | 11981 | 31008 |
03/31/2024 | 14431 | 14421 | 15643 | 12523 | 32005 |
04/30/2024 | 14346 | 14336 | 15552 | 12370 | 30626 |
05/31/2024 | 14858 | 14853 | 16122 | 12391 | 32071 |
6 Months | 1 Year | 5 Year | 10 Year | Since Inception (10/31/2013) | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Alerian Energy Infrastructure ETF - NAV | 14.39% | 34.15% | 11.21% | 4.04% | 5.15% |
Alerian Energy Infrastructure ETF - Market Price* | 14.38% | 34.40% | 11.24% | 4.04% | 5.16% |
Alerian Midstream Energy Select Index | 14.79% | 35.06% | 12.11% | 4.89% | 6.03% |
Alerian MLP Index | 10.24% | 35.39% | 11.78% | 2.17% | 3.20% |
Bloomberg US 1000 Index‡ | 16.03% | 28.05% | 15.33% | 12.36% | 12.72% |
Total Expense Ratio (per the current prospectus) is 0.35%.
Performance data quoted represents past performance. Past performance does not guarantee future results. Total return figures assume reinvestment of dividends and capital gains distributions, if any. The table and chart do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on Fund distributions or the sale of Fund shares. Investment return and principal value of an investment will fluctuate so that an investor's shares, when sold or redeemed, may be worth more or less than the original cost. Current performance data may be higher or lower than actual data quoted. For the most current month-end performance data please visit www.alpsfunds.com or call 1-866-759-5679.
Net Asset Value (NAV) is an exchange-traded fund's per-share value. The per-share dollar amount of the Fund is derived by dividing the total value of all the securities in its portfolio, less any liabilities, by the number of Fund shares outstanding. Market Price is the price at which a share can currently be traded in the market. Information detailing the number of days the Market Price of the Fund was greater than the Fund's NAV and the number of days it was less than the Fund's NAV can be obtained at www.alpsfunds.com.
* | Market Price means the official closing price of a share or, if it more accurately reflects the market value of a share at the time as of which the Fund calculates current net asset value per share, the price that is the midpoint of the bid-ask spread as of that time. It does not represent the returns an investor would receive if shares were traded at other times. |
‡ | This index represents a broad measure of market performance and has been added to comply with new regulatory requirements. |
The Alerian Midstream Energy Select Index is comprised of 25 equity securities of issuers headquartered or incorporated in the United States and Canada that engage in the transportation, storage, and processing of energy commodities. Total return assumes reinvestment of any dividends and distributions realized during a given time period.
The Alerian MLP Index is recognized as a leading gauge of energy infrastructure Master Limited Partnerships (MLPs). The capped, float-adjusted, capitalization-weighted index, whose constituents earn the majority of their cash flow from midstream activities involving energy commodities, is reported on a total-return basis (AMZX), which assumes reinvestment of any dividends and distributions realized during a given period.
The Bloomberg US 1000 Index is a float market-cap-weighted benchmark of the 1000 most highly capitalized US companies.
The indexes are not actively managed and do not reflect any deductions for fees, expenses or taxes. One cannot invest directly in an index. Index performance does not reflect fund performance.
The Fund's shares are not individually redeemable. Investors buy and sell shares of the Fund on a secondary market. Only market makers or "authorized participants" may trade directly with the Fund, typically in blocks of 25,000 shares.
The Alerian Energy Infrastructure ETF is not suitable for all investors. Investments in the Fund are subject to investment risks, including possible loss of the principal amount invested.
ALPS Portfolio Solutions Distributor, Inc., a FINRA member, is the distributor for the Fund.
Net Assets ($) | $145,168,882 |
Number of Portfolio Holdings | |
Portfolio Turnover Rate# (%) | 13% |
Total Advisory Fees Paid# ($) | $236,306 |
Energy Transfer LP | |
Enbridge, Inc. | |
Enterprise Products Partners LP | |
The Williams Cos., Inc. | |
Targa Resources Corp. | |
Equitrans Midstream Corp. | |
Kinder Morgan, Inc. | |
Plains GP Holdings LP | |
Pembina Pipeline Corp. | |
Cheniere Energy, Inc. | |
Total % of Top 10 Holdings |
Pipeline Transportation | Natural Gas | |
Gathering + Processing | |
Pipeline Transportation | Petroleum | |
Liquefaction | |
Storage | |
Exchange Traded Fund | |
Money Market Fund | |
Total |
# | During the period. |
** | as a % of Total Investments |
Holdings are subject to change
If you wish to view additional information about the Fund, including but not limited to the Fund's prospectus, financial information, holdings, and proxy voting information, please visit https://www.alpsfunds.com/exchange-traded-funds/enfr.
If you wish to receive a copy of this document at a new address, contact 1-866-759-5679.
ALPS Active Equity Opportunity ETF (formerly, the RiverFront Dynamic US Flex-Cap ETF) | ALPS ETF TRUST |
NYSE ARCA: RFFC NYSEArca | Semi-Annual Shareholder Report May 31, 2024 |
This contains important information about ALPS Active Equity Opportunity ETF (formerly, the RiverFront Dynamic US Flex-Cap ETF) (the "Fund" or "RFFC") for the period of December 1, 2023 to May 31, 2024 (the "Period").You can find additional information about the Fund at https://www.alpsfunds.com/exchange-traded-funds/rffc. You can also request this information by contacting us at 1-866-759-5679.
Costs of a $10,000 Investment | Costs Paid as a Percentage of a $10,000 Investment | |
---|---|---|
ALPS Active Equity Opportunity ETF | $26 | 0.48% |
The chart below compares historical performance of a hypothetical investment of $10,000 in the Fund since inception with the performance of the Fund's benchmark indices. Results include the reinvestment of all dividends and capital gains distributions. The Fund's past performance is not a good predictor of the Fund's future performance. The chart and the table below do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on Fund distributions or sale of Fund shares.
Date | ALPS Active Equity Opportunity ETF (NAV) | ALPS Active Equity Opportunity ETF (Market Price) | S&P Composite 1500® Index | Bloomberg US 1000 Index |
---|---|---|---|---|
06/06/2016 | 10000 | 10000 | 10000 | 10000 |
06/30/2016 | 9976 | 9976 | 9957 | 9953 |
07/31/2016 | 10353 | 10365 | 10333 | 10334 |
08/31/2016 | 10366 | 10366 | 10354 | 10348 |
09/30/2016 | 10355 | 10351 | 10353 | 10359 |
10/31/2016 | 10168 | 10168 | 10149 | 10155 |
11/30/2016 | 10745 | 10753 | 10584 | 10552 |
12/31/2016 | 10942 | 10946 | 10800 | 10749 |
01/31/2017 | 11189 | 11189 | 10995 | 10967 |
02/28/2017 | 11539 | 11539 | 11412 | 11390 |
03/31/2017 | 11530 | 11530 | 11420 | 11400 |
04/30/2017 | 11565 | 11570 | 11535 | 11523 |
05/31/2017 | 11685 | 11689 | 11669 | 11674 |
06/30/2017 | 11862 | 11874 | 11758 | 11759 |
07/31/2017 | 12081 | 12085 | 11986 | 11990 |
08/31/2017 | 11844 | 11852 | 11997 | 12024 |
09/30/2017 | 12377 | 12381 | 12280 | 12283 |
10/31/2017 | 12655 | 12659 | 12561 | 12568 |
11/30/2017 | 13117 | 13121 | 12953 | 12949 |
12/31/2017 | 13219 | 13219 | 13082 | 13091 |
01/31/2018 | 13878 | 13882 | 13792 | 13816 |
02/28/2018 | 13277 | 13362 | 13276 | 13310 |
03/31/2018 | 13005 | 13042 | 12988 | 13011 |
04/30/2018 | 13094 | 13138 | 13035 | 13051 |
05/31/2018 | 13656 | 13672 | 13380 | 13387 |
06/30/2018 | 13861 | 13897 | 13463 | 13473 |
07/31/2018 | 14323 | 14335 | 13943 | 13937 |
08/31/2018 | 14756 | 14752 | 14404 | 14403 |
09/30/2018 | 14662 | 14666 | 14452 | 14452 |
10/31/2018 | 13412 | 13457 | 13422 | 13419 |
11/30/2018 | 13400 | 13404 | 13703 | 13706 |
12/31/2018 | 11941 | 11921 | 12433 | 12453 |
01/31/2019 | 13105 | 13072 | 13458 | 13506 |
02/28/2019 | 13451 | 13468 | 13904 | 13969 |
03/31/2019 | 13530 | 13518 | 14130 | 14205 |
04/30/2019 | 14029 | 14021 | 14701 | 14778 |
05/31/2019 | 12769 | 12765 | 13742 | 13849 |
06/30/2019 | 13786 | 13761 | 14717 | 14813 |
07/31/2019 | 13885 | 13922 | 14925 | 15052 |
08/31/2019 | 13324 | 13303 | 14652 | 14783 |
09/30/2019 | 13663 | 13659 | 14943 | 15032 |
10/31/2019 | 13921 | 13921 | 15256 | 15346 |
11/30/2019 | 14403 | 14407 | 15801 | 15925 |
12/31/2019 | 14871 | 14859 | 16275 | 16376 |
01/31/2020 | 14663 | 14639 | 16226 | 16404 |
02/29/2020 | 13354 | 13354 | 14872 | 15067 |
03/31/2020 | 11121 | 11079 | 12927 | 13081 |
04/30/2020 | 12608 | 12600 | 14593 | 14809 |
05/31/2020 | 13238 | 13238 | 15308 | 15604 |
06/30/2020 | 13604 | 13604 | 15612 | 15952 |
07/31/2020 | 14252 | 14252 | 16477 | 16864 |
08/31/2020 | 15083 | 15070 | 17616 | 18100 |
09/30/2020 | 14677 | 14668 | 16948 | 17444 |
10/31/2020 | 14340 | 14344 | 16562 | 17035 |
11/30/2020 | 15807 | 15816 | 18434 | 19039 |
12/31/2020 | 16618 | 16609 | 19192 | 19836 |
01/31/2021 | 16510 | 16506 | 19063 | 19687 |
02/28/2021 | 16736 | 16732 | 19660 | 20270 |
03/31/2021 | 17414 | 17418 | 20518 | 21013 |
04/30/2021 | 18262 | 18241 | 21584 | 22137 |
05/31/2021 | 18382 | 18382 | 21737 | 22219 |
06/30/2021 | 18904 | 18887 | 22188 | 22815 |
07/31/2021 | 19292 | 19270 | 22660 | 23302 |
08/31/2021 | 19745 | 19745 | 23329 | 23985 |
09/30/2021 | 18697 | 18697 | 22266 | 22890 |
10/31/2021 | 19888 | 19884 | 23792 | 24483 |
11/30/2021 | 19546 | 19542 | 23586 | 24159 |
12/31/2021 | 20325 | 20330 | 24652 | 25096 |
01/31/2022 | 19546 | 19542 | 23335 | 23637 |
02/28/2022 | 19375 | 19358 | 22714 | 22979 |
03/31/2022 | 19933 | 19933 | 23508 | 23734 |
04/30/2022 | 18517 | 18522 | 21484 | 21587 |
05/31/2022 | 18621 | 18612 | 21539 | 21533 |
06/30/2022 | 17014 | 17031 | 19743 | 19757 |
07/31/2022 | 18590 | 18590 | 21585 | 21607 |
08/31/2022 | 17855 | 17863 | 20715 | 20778 |
09/30/2022 | 15975 | 15993 | 18804 | 18847 |
10/31/2022 | 17418 | 17414 | 20373 | 20345 |
11/30/2022 | 18377 | 18364 | 21510 | 21433 |
12/31/2022 | 17365 | 17357 | 20269 | 20182 |
01/31/2023 | 18444 | 18439 | 21593 | 21541 |
02/28/2023 | 17888 | 17884 | 21081 | 21021 |
03/31/2023 | 18050 | 18028 | 21720 | 21691 |
04/30/2023 | 18173 | 18168 | 22007 | 21948 |
05/31/2023 | 18195 | 18187 | 22046 | 22070 |
06/30/2023 | 19171 | 19171 | 23542 | 23562 |
07/31/2023 | 19831 | 19831 | 24324 | 24375 |
08/31/2023 | 19406 | 19406 | 23903 | 23945 |
09/30/2023 | 18625 | 18629 | 22750 | 22823 |
10/31/2023 | 18282 | 18264 | 22209 | 22265 |
11/30/2023 | 19813 | 19800 | 24224 | 24356 |
12/31/2023 | 20762 | 20757 | 25430 | 25563 |
01/31/2024 | 21142 | 21142 | 25770 | 25915 |
02/29/2024 | 22364 | 22350 | 27142 | 27324 |
03/31/2024 | 23209 | 23201 | 28051 | 28202 |
04/30/2024 | 22265 | 22265 | 26864 | 26987 |
05/31/2024 | 23271 | 23271 | 28188 | 28260 |
6 Months | 1 Year | 5 Year | Since Inception^ (06/06/2016) | |
---|---|---|---|---|
ALPS Active Equity Opportunity ETF - NAV | 17.45% | 27.89% | 12.75% | 11.16% |
ALPS Active Equity Opportunity ETF - Market Price* | 17.53% | 27.95% | 12.76% | 11.16% |
S&P Composite 1500® Index | 16.36% | 27.86% | 15.45% | 13.86% |
Bloomberg US 1000 Index‡ | 16.03% | 28.05% | 15.33% | 13.90% |
Total Expense Ratio per the current prospectus is 0.48%.
Performance data quoted represents past performance. Past performance does not guarantee future results. Total return figures assume reinvestment of dividends and capital gains distributions, if any. The table and chart do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on Fund distributions or the sale of Fund shares. Investment return and principal value of an investment will fluctuate so that an investor's shares, when sold or redeemed, may be worth more or less than the original cost. Current performance data may be higher or lower than actual data quoted. For the most current month-end performance data please visit www.alpsfunds.com or call 1-866-759-5679.
Net Asset Value (NAV) is an exchange-traded fund's per-share value. The per-share dollar amount of the fund is derived by dividing the total value of all the securities in its portfolio, less any liabilities, by the number of fund shares outstanding. Market Price is the price at which a share can currently be traded in the market. Information detailing the number of days the Market Price of the Fund was greater than the Fund's NAV and the number of days it was less than the Fund's NAV can be obtained at www.alpsfunds.com.
^ | Effective June 1, 2023, RiverFront Investment Group, LLC ceased to serve as the Sub-Adviser to the RiverFront Dynamic US Flex-Cap ETF and ALPS Advisors, Inc. assumed all responsibility for selecting the investments of the Fund. In addition, the Fund changed its name from RiverFront Dynamic US Flex-Cap ETF to ALPS Active Equity Opportunity ETF. Performance figures shown above for periods before June 1, 2023 represent performance of the Fund during the times when the Fund's investments were selected by RiverFront Investment Group, LLC. Effective June 1, 2023, ALPS Advisors, Inc. agreed to limit expenses to 0.48% of average nets assets. Prior to June 1, 2023, ALPS Advisors, Inc. agreed to limit expenses to 0.52% of average net assets up to $600 million and 0.49% for average net assets of $600 million and over. |
* | Market Price means the official closing price of a share or, if it more accurately reflects the market value of a share at the time as of which the Fund calculates current net asset value per share, the price that is the midpoint of the bid-ask spread as of that time. It does not represent the returns an investor would receive if shares were traded at other times. |
‡ | This index represents a broad measure of market performance and has been added to comply with new regulatory requirements. |
S&P Composite 1500® Index is the Standard & Poor's broad-based unmanaged capitalization-weighted index comprising 1,500 stocks of Large-cap, Mid-cap, and Small-cap U.S. companies. The index is reported on a total return basis, which assumes reinvestment of any dividends and distributions realized during a given time period. The index is not actively managed and does not reflect any deductions for fees, expenses or taxes. One cannot invest directly in an index. Index performance does not reflect fund performance.
The Bloomberg US 1000 Index is a float market-cap-weighted benchmark of the 1000 most highly capitalized US companies.
The ALPS Active Equity Opportunity ETF is not suitable for all investors. Investments in the Fund are subject to investment risks, including possible loss of the principal amount invested.
The Fund's shares are not individually redeemable. Investors buy and sell shares of the Fund on a secondary market. Only market makers or "authorized participants" may trade directly with the Fund, typically in blocks of 25,000 shares.
ALPS Portfolio Solutions Distributor, Inc., a FINRA member, is the Distributor for the ALPS Active Equity Opportunity ETF.
Net Assets ($) | $21,191,430 |
Number of Portfolio Holdings | |
Portfolio Turnover Rate# (%) | 17% |
Total Advisory Fees Paid# ($) | $56,897 |
NVIDIA Corp. | |
Microsoft Corp. | |
Apple, Inc. | |
Alphabet, Inc. | |
JPMorgan Chase & Co. | |
Amazon.com, Inc. | |
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co., Ltd. | |
UnitedHealth Group, Inc. | |
ConocoPhillips | |
Walmart, Inc. | |
Total % of Top 10 Holdings |
Information Technology | |
Financials | |
Health Care | |
Industrials | |
Consumer Discretionary | |
Communication Services | |
Consumer Staples | |
Energy | |
Materials | |
Real Estate | |
Utilities | |
Money Market Fund | |
Total |
# | During the period. |
** | % of Total Investments (excluding investments purchased with collateral from securities loaned). |
^ | Excludes Money Market Fund |
Holdings are subject to change
If you wish to view additional information about the Fund, including but not limited to the Fund's prospectus, financial information, holdings, and proxy voting information, please visit https://www.alpsfunds.com/exchange-traded-funds/rffc.
If you wish to receive a copy of this document at a new address, contact 1-866-759-5679.
ALPS Active REIT ETF | ALPS ETF TRUST |
NASDAQ: REIT | Semi-Annual Shareholder Report May 31, 2024 |
This contains important information about ALPS Active REIT ETF (the "Fund" or "REIT") for the period of December 1, 2023 to May 31, 2024 (the "Period").You can find additional information about the Fund at https://www.alpsfunds.com/exchange-traded-funds/reit. You can also request this information by contacting us at 1-866-759-5679.
Costs of a $10,000 Investment | Costs Paid as a Percentage of a $10,000 Investment | |
---|---|---|
ALPS Active REIT ETF | $35 | 0.68% |
The chart below compares historical performance of a hypothetical investment of $10,000 in the Fund since inception with the performance of the Fund's benchmark index. Results include the reinvestment of all dividends and capital gains distributions. The Fund's past performance is not a good predictor of the Fund's future performance. The chart and the table below do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on Fund distributions or sale of Fund shares.
Date | ALPS Active REIT ETF (NAV) | ALPS Active REIT ETF (Market Price) | S&P United States REIT Index | Bloomberg US 1000 Index |
---|---|---|---|---|
02/25/2021 | 10000 | 10000 | 10000 | 10000 |
02/28/2021 | 9870 | 9878 | 9861 | 9967 |
03/31/2021 | 10284 | 10390 | 10298 | 10333 |
04/30/2021 | 11124 | 11063 | 11126 | 10885 |
05/31/2021 | 11243 | 11238 | 11229 | 10926 |
06/30/2021 | 11579 | 11587 | 11527 | 11219 |
07/31/2021 | 12152 | 12148 | 12089 | 11458 |
08/31/2021 | 12222 | 12226 | 12315 | 11794 |
09/30/2021 | 11594 | 11594 | 11640 | 11256 |
10/31/2021 | 12362 | 12370 | 12541 | 12039 |
11/30/2021 | 12201 | 12217 | 12457 | 11880 |
12/31/2021 | 13213 | 13260 | 13549 | 12340 |
01/31/2022 | 12343 | 12338 | 12612 | 11623 |
02/28/2022 | 12031 | 12019 | 12211 | 11299 |
03/31/2022 | 12813 | 12813 | 13009 | 11671 |
04/30/2022 | 12296 | 12287 | 12433 | 10615 |
05/31/2022 | 11710 | 11710 | 11668 | 10588 |
06/30/2022 | 10931 | 10926 | 10813 | 9715 |
07/31/2022 | 11970 | 11996 | 11783 | 10625 |
08/31/2022 | 11317 | 11317 | 11082 | 10217 |
09/30/2022 | 9978 | 9982 | 9735 | 9268 |
10/31/2022 | 10395 | 10408 | 10215 | 10004 |
11/30/2022 | 10960 | 10968 | 10803 | 10539 |
12/31/2022 | 10448 | 10453 | 10248 | 9924 |
01/31/2023 | 11522 | 11522 | 11335 | 10593 |
02/28/2023 | 10988 | 10988 | 10795 | 10337 |
03/31/2023 | 10740 | 10744 | 10527 | 10666 |
04/30/2023 | 10824 | 10819 | 10609 | 10792 |
05/31/2023 | 10440 | 10440 | 10285 | 10853 |
06/30/2023 | 10933 | 10924 | 10806 | 11586 |
07/31/2023 | 11266 | 11280 | 11114 | 11986 |
08/31/2023 | 10893 | 10897 | 10777 | 11774 |
09/30/2023 | 10234 | 10239 | 10048 | 11223 |
10/31/2023 | 9727 | 9731 | 9614 | 10948 |
11/30/2023 | 10791 | 10796 | 10614 | 11977 |
12/31/2023 | 11883 | 11883 | 11660 | 12570 |
01/31/2024 | 11443 | 11439 | 11174 | 12743 |
02/29/2024 | 11557 | 11566 | 11397 | 13436 |
03/31/2024 | 11784 | 11812 | 11618 | 13868 |
04/30/2024 | 10915 | 10924 | 10796 | 13270 |
05/31/2024 | 11414 | 11427 | 11293 | 13896 |
6 Months | 1 Year | 3 Year | Since Inception (02/25/2021) | |
---|---|---|---|---|
ALPS Active REIT ETF - NAV | 5.77% | 9.33% | 0.50% | 4.14% |
ALPS Active REIT ETF - Market Price* | 5.85% | 9.46% | 0.56% | 4.18% |
S&P United States REIT Index | 6.40% | 9.81% | 0.19% | 3.80% |
Bloomberg US 1000 Index‡ | 16.03% | 28.05% | 8.35% | 10.62% |
Total Expense Ratio (per the current prospectus) is 0.68%.
Performance data quoted represents past performance. Past performance does not guarantee future results. Total return figures assume reinvestment of dividends and capital gains distributions, if any. The table and chart do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on Fund distributions or the sale of Fund shares. Investment return and principal value of an investment will fluctuate so that an investor's shares, when sold or redeemed, may be worth more or less than the original cost. Current performance data may be higher or lower than actual data quoted. For the most current month-end performance data please visit www.alpsfunds.com or call 1-866-759-5679.
Net Asset Value (NAV) is an exchange-traded fund's per-share value. The per-share dollar amount of the Fund is derived by dividing the total value of all the securities in its portfolio, less any liabilities, by the number of Fund shares outstanding. Market Price is the price at which a share can currently be traded in the market. Information detailing the number of days the Market Price of the Fund was greater than the Fund's NAV and the number of days it was less than the Fund's NAV can be obtained at www.alpsfunds.com.
* | Market Price means the official closing price of a share or, if it more accurately reflects the market value of a share at the time as of which the Fund calculates current net asset value per share, the price that is the midpoint of the bid-ask spread as of that time. It does not represent the returns an investor would receive if shares were traded at other times. |
‡ | This index represents a broad measure of market performance and has been added to comply with new regulatory requirements. |
The S&P United States REIT Index defines and measures the investable universe of publicly traded real estate investment trusts domiciled in the United States.
The Bloomberg US 1000 Index is a float market-cap-weighted benchmark of the 1000 most highly capitalized US companies
One cannot invest directly in an index. Index performance does not reflect fund performance.
The Fund's shares are not individually redeemable. Investors buy and sell shares of the Fund on a secondary market. Only market makers or "authorized participants" may trade directly with the Fund, typically in blocks of 5,000 shares.
The ALPS Active REIT ETF is not suitable for all investors. Investments in the Fund are subject to investment risks, including possible loss of the principal amount invested.
ALPS Portfolio Solutions Distributor, Inc., a FINRA member, is the Distributor for the ALPS Active REIT ETF.
Net Assets | $25,450,951 |
Number of Portfolio Holdings | |
Portfolio Turnover Rate# (%) | 53% |
Total Advisory Fees Paid# ($) | $76,075 |
Equinix, Inc. | |
VICI Properties, Inc. | |
AvalonBay Communities, Inc. | |
Public Storage | |
Simon Property Group, Inc. | |
Welltower, Inc. | |
Invitation Homes, Inc. | |
Prologis, Inc. | |
LXP Industrial Trust | |
Healthpeak Properties, Inc. | |
Total % of Top 10 Holdings |
Specialized REITs | |
Residential REITs | |
Retail REITs | |
Industrial REITs | |
Health Care REITs | |
Financial | |
Office REITs | |
Money Market Fund | |
Total |
# | During the period. |
** | as a % of Total Investments |
Holdings are subject to change
If you wish to view additional information about the Fund, including but not limited to the Fund's prospectus, financial information, holdings, and proxy voting information, please visit https://www.alpsfunds.com/exchange-traded-funds/reit.
If you wish to receive a copy of this document at a new address, contact 1-866-759-5679.
ALPS Equal Sector Weight ETF | ALPS ETF TRUST |
NYSE ARCA: EQL NYSEArca | Semi-Annual Shareholder Report May 31, 2024 |
This contains important information about ALPS Equal Sector Weight ETF (the "Fund" or "EQL") for the period of December 1, 2023 to May 31, 2024 (the "Period").You can find additional information about the Fund at https://www.alpsfunds.com/exchange-traded-funds/eql. You can also request this information by contacting us at 1-866-759-5679.
Costs of a $10,000 Investment | Costs Paid as a Percentage of a $10,000 Investment | |
---|---|---|
ALPS Equal Sector Weight ETF | $9 | 0.16% |
The chart below compares historical performance of a hypothetical investment of $10,000 in the Fund over the past ten years with the performance of the Fund's benchmark index. Results include the reinvestment of all dividends and capital gains distributions. The Fund's past performance is not a good predictor of the Fund's future performance. The chart and the table below do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on Fund distributions or sale of Fund shares.
Date | ALPS Equal Sector Weight ETF (NAV) | ALPS Equal Sector Weight ETF (Market Price) | NYSE® Equal Sector Weight Index | S&P 500® Index |
---|---|---|---|---|
05/31/2014 | 10000 | 10000 | 10000 | 10000 |
06/30/2014 | 10226 | 10223 | 10227 | 10207 |
07/31/2014 | 9987 | 9984 | 9993 | 10066 |
08/31/2014 | 10395 | 10391 | 10399 | 10468 |
09/30/2014 | 10222 | 10218 | 10229 | 10322 |
10/31/2014 | 10463 | 10460 | 10474 | 10574 |
11/30/2014 | 10687 | 10683 | 10702 | 10858 |
12/31/2014 | 10695 | 10691 | 10713 | 10831 |
01/31/2015 | 10446 | 10442 | 10465 | 10506 |
02/28/2015 | 10925 | 10921 | 10949 | 11109 |
03/31/2015 | 10733 | 10729 | 10762 | 10934 |
04/30/2015 | 10858 | 10854 | 10885 | 11039 |
05/31/2015 | 10930 | 10926 | 10958 | 11181 |
06/30/2015 | 10656 | 10652 | 10685 | 10964 |
07/31/2015 | 10814 | 10810 | 10845 | 11194 |
08/31/2015 | 10190 | 10186 | 10218 | 10519 |
09/30/2015 | 9924 | 9920 | 9952 | 10258 |
10/31/2015 | 10727 | 10723 | 10761 | 11124 |
11/30/2015 | 10738 | 10734 | 10773 | 11157 |
12/31/2015 | 10518 | 10514 | 10552 | 10981 |
01/31/2016 | 10047 | 10043 | 10084 | 10436 |
02/29/2016 | 10135 | 10131 | 10171 | 10422 |
03/31/2016 | 10843 | 10839 | 10884 | 11129 |
04/30/2016 | 10993 | 10989 | 11038 | 11172 |
05/31/2016 | 11106 | 11101 | 11152 | 11372 |
06/30/2016 | 11232 | 11228 | 11282 | 11402 |
07/31/2016 | 11555 | 11550 | 11604 | 11822 |
08/31/2016 | 11512 | 11508 | 11561 | 11839 |
09/30/2016 | 11520 | 11516 | 11575 | 11841 |
10/31/2016 | 11290 | 11285 | 11344 | 11625 |
11/30/2016 | 11664 | 11660 | 11724 | 12056 |
12/31/2016 | 11909 | 11905 | 11971 | 12294 |
01/31/2017 | 12101 | 12097 | 12166 | 12527 |
02/28/2017 | 12527 | 12523 | 12595 | 13025 |
03/31/2017 | 12500 | 12495 | 12569 | 13040 |
04/30/2017 | 12589 | 12585 | 12663 | 13174 |
05/31/2017 | 12723 | 12718 | 12797 | 13359 |
06/30/2017 | 12804 | 12799 | 12879 | 13442 |
07/31/2017 | 13028 | 13023 | 13107 | 13719 |
08/31/2017 | 13026 | 13021 | 13107 | 13761 |
09/30/2017 | 13291 | 13286 | 13374 | 14045 |
10/31/2017 | 13522 | 13517 | 13610 | 14372 |
11/30/2017 | 13935 | 13930 | 14027 | 14813 |
12/31/2017 | 14068 | 14063 | 14078 | 14978 |
01/31/2018 | 14619 | 14613 | 14631 | 15835 |
02/28/2018 | 13892 | 13887 | 13906 | 15252 |
03/31/2018 | 13724 | 13719 | 13674 | 14864 |
04/30/2018 | 13824 | 13819 | 13775 | 14921 |
05/31/2018 | 14039 | 14034 | 14140 | 15281 |
06/30/2018 | 14212 | 14207 | 14314 | 15375 |
07/31/2018 | 14686 | 14680 | 14794 | 15947 |
08/31/2018 | 14937 | 14932 | 15048 | 16466 |
09/30/2018 | 14989 | 14983 | 15103 | 16560 |
10/31/2018 | 14106 | 14100 | 14213 | 15428 |
11/30/2018 | 14444 | 14439 | 14555 | 15743 |
12/31/2018 | 13222 | 13217 | 13327 | 14321 |
01/31/2019 | 14302 | 14297 | 14418 | 15469 |
02/28/2019 | 14689 | 14684 | 14809 | 15966 |
03/31/2019 | 14979 | 14973 | 15104 | 16276 |
04/30/2019 | 15463 | 15457 | 15593 | 16935 |
05/31/2019 | 14588 | 14583 | 14710 | 15859 |
06/30/2019 | 15554 | 15548 | 15687 | 16976 |
07/31/2019 | 15713 | 15707 | 15848 | 17220 |
08/31/2019 | 15535 | 15529 | 15671 | 16948 |
09/30/2019 | 15876 | 15870 | 16016 | 17265 |
10/31/2019 | 16042 | 16036 | 16185 | 17639 |
11/30/2019 | 16447 | 16441 | 16595 | 18279 |
12/31/2019 | 16906 | 16900 | 17061 | 18831 |
01/31/2020 | 16754 | 16748 | 16910 | 18823 |
02/29/2020 | 15295 | 15289 | 15440 | 17274 |
03/31/2020 | 13137 | 13133 | 13280 | 15140 |
04/30/2020 | 14817 | 14811 | 14978 | 17081 |
05/31/2020 | 15485 | 15479 | 15654 | 17895 |
06/30/2020 | 15587 | 15581 | 15760 | 18250 |
07/31/2020 | 16376 | 16370 | 16559 | 19279 |
08/31/2020 | 17148 | 17142 | 17342 | 20665 |
09/30/2020 | 16602 | 16596 | 16788 | 19880 |
10/31/2020 | 16305 | 16299 | 16488 | 19351 |
11/30/2020 | 18153 | 18146 | 18362 | 21470 |
12/31/2020 | 18705 | 18698 | 18921 | 22295 |
01/31/2021 | 18538 | 18531 | 18753 | 22070 |
02/28/2021 | 19295 | 19288 | 19523 | 22679 |
03/31/2021 | 20417 | 20409 | 20659 | 23672 |
04/30/2021 | 21386 | 21378 | 21643 | 24935 |
05/31/2021 | 21720 | 21712 | 21985 | 25109 |
06/30/2021 | 21900 | 21892 | 22170 | 25696 |
07/31/2021 | 22231 | 22222 | 22508 | 26306 |
08/31/2021 | 22751 | 22743 | 23039 | 27106 |
09/30/2021 | 21856 | 21847 | 22130 | 25845 |
10/31/2021 | 23320 | 23311 | 23617 | 27656 |
11/30/2021 | 22854 | 22845 | 23146 | 27464 |
12/31/2021 | 24180 | 24171 | 24496 | 28695 |
01/31/2022 | 23420 | 23411 | 23726 | 27210 |
02/28/2022 | 23002 | 22994 | 23306 | 26395 |
03/31/2022 | 24118 | 24109 | 24439 | 27375 |
04/30/2022 | 22583 | 22574 | 22885 | 24988 |
05/31/2022 | 22847 | 22838 | 23155 | 25034 |
06/30/2022 | 20829 | 20821 | 21114 | 22968 |
07/31/2022 | 22495 | 22487 | 22806 | 25085 |
08/31/2022 | 21818 | 21810 | 22122 | 24062 |
09/30/2022 | 19767 | 19759 | 20039 | 21846 |
10/31/2022 | 21425 | 21417 | 21722 | 23615 |
11/30/2022 | 22718 | 22710 | 23036 | 24935 |
12/31/2022 | 21622 | 21614 | 21929 | 23498 |
01/31/2023 | 22918 | 22910 | 23243 | 24975 |
02/28/2023 | 22153 | 22144 | 22472 | 24365 |
03/31/2023 | 22604 | 22596 | 22932 | 25260 |
04/30/2023 | 22938 | 22929 | 23273 | 25654 |
05/31/2023 | 22309 | 22301 | 22637 | 25766 |
06/30/2023 | 23786 | 23777 | 24137 | 27468 |
07/31/2023 | 24572 | 24563 | 24939 | 28350 |
08/31/2023 | 24021 | 24012 | 24380 | 27899 |
09/30/2023 | 23003 | 22994 | 23344 | 26569 |
10/31/2023 | 22425 | 22417 | 22761 | 26010 |
11/30/2023 | 24179 | 24170 | 24544 | 28386 |
12/31/2023 | 25268 | 25259 | 25654 | 29675 |
01/31/2024 | 25197 | 25188 | 25585 | 30174 |
02/29/2024 | 26271 | 26262 | 26678 | 31785 |
03/31/2024 | 27311 | 27301 | 27740 | 32808 |
04/30/2024 | 26293 | 26283 | 26708 | 31468 |
05/31/2024 | 27265 | 27257 | 27700 | 33028 |
6 Months | 1 Year | 5 Year | 10 Year | Since Inception (07/07/2009) | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
ALPS Equal Sector Weight ETF - NAV | 12.76% | 22.22% | 13.32% | 10.55% | 13.27% |
ALPS Equal Sector Weight ETF - Market Price* | 12.78% | 22.19% | 13.31% | 10.55% | 13.28% |
NYSE® Equal Sector Weight Index | 12.86% | 22.37% | 13.49% | 10.73% | 13.52% |
S&P 500® Index‡ | 16.36% | 28.19% | 15.80% | 12.69% | 14.82% |
Total Expense Ratio (per the current Prospectus) is 0.46%. Net Expense Ratio (per the current Prospectus) is 0.25%. Net expense ratio reflects the reimbursement of distribution fees for underlying sector ETFs. In addition, ALPS Advisors, Inc. (the "Adviser") has contractually agreed, through March 31, 2025, to reduce its advisory fee by 0.19%. This fee waiver may only be terminated by the Fund's Board of Trustees (and not by the Adviser) prior to such date. Please see the prospectus for additional information.
Performance data quoted represents past performance. Past performance does not guarantee future results. Total return figures assume reinvestment of dividends and capital gains distributions, if any. The table and chart do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on Fund distributions or the sale of Fund shares. Investment return and principal value of an investment will fluctuate so that an investor's shares, when sold or redeemed, may be worth more or less than the original cost. Current performance data may be higher or lower than actual data quoted. For the most current month-end performance data please visit www.alpsfunds.com or call 1-866-759-5679.
Net Asset Value (NAV) is an exchange-traded fund's per-share value. The per-share dollar amount of the Fund is derived by dividing the total value of all the securities in its portfolio, less any liabilities, by the number of Fund shares outstanding. Market Price is the price at which a share can currently be traded in the market. Information detailing the number of days the Market Price of the Fund was greater than the Fund's NAV and the number of days it was less than the Fund's NAV can be obtained at www.alpsfunds.com.
* | Market Price means the official closing price of a share or, if it more accurately reflects the market value of a share at the time as of which the Fund calculates current net asset value per share, the price that is the midpoint of the bid-ask spread as of that time. It does not represent the returns an investor would receive if shares were traded at other times. |
‡ | This index represents a broad measure of market performance for purposes of new regulatory requirements. |
The NYSE® Equal Sector Weight Indexâ„¢ consists of a strategy that holds all active Select Sector SPDR® ETFs in an equal-weighted portfolio. Total return assumes reinvestment of any dividends and distributions realized during a given time period.
S&P 500® Index: the Standard & Poor's composite index of 500 stocks, a widely recognized, unmanaged index of common stock prices. Total return assumes reinvestment of any dividends and distributions realized during a given time period.
The indexes are not actively managed and do not reflect any deductions for fees, expenses or taxes. The indexes are reported on a total return basis, which assumes reinvestment of any dividends and distributions realized during a given time period. One cannot invest directly in an index. Index performance does not reflect fund performance.
The Fund's shares are not individually redeemable. Investors buy and sell shares of the Fund on a secondary market. Only market makers or "authorized participants" may trade directly with the Fund, typically in blocks of 25,000 shares.
The ALPS Equal Sector Weight ETF is not suitable for all investors. Investments in the Fund are subject to investment risks, including possible loss of the principal amount invested.
ALPS Portfolio Solutions Distributor, Inc., a FINRA member, is the distributor for the Fund.
Net Assets ($) | $344,428,131 |
Number of Portfolio Holdings | |
Portfolio Turnover Rate# (%) | 4% |
Total Advisory Fees Paid# ($) | $267,507 |
Utilities Select Sector SPDR Fund | |
Communication Services Select Sector SPDR Fund | |
Consumer Staples Select Sector SPDR Fund | |
Technology Select Sector SPDR Fund | |
Financial Select Sector SPDR Fund | |
Energy Select Sector SPDR Fund | |
Industrial Select Sector SPDR Fund | |
Materials Select Sector SPDR Fund | |
Health Care Select Sector SPDR Fund | |
Consumer Discretionary Select Sector SPDR Fund | |
Total % of Top 10 Holdings |
Utilities | |
Communication Services | |
Consumer Staples | |
Technology | |
Financials | |
Energy | |
Industrials | |
Materials | |
Healthcare | |
Consumer Discretionary | |
Real Estate | |
Money Market Fund | |
Total |
# | During the period. |
** | as a % of Total Investments |
Holdings are subject to change
If you wish to view additional information about the Fund, including but not limited to the Fund's prospectus, financial information, holdings, and proxy voting information, please visit https://www.alpsfunds.com/exchange-traded-funds/eql.
If you wish to receive a copy of this document at a new address, contact 1-866-759-5679.
ALPS Intermediate Municipal Bond ETF | ALPS ETF TRUST |
NYSE ARCA: MNBD | Semi-Annual Shareholder Report May 31, 2024 |
This contains important information about ALPS Intermediate Municipal Bond ETF (the "Fund" or "MNBD") for the period of December 1, 2023 to May 31, 2024 (the "Period").You can find additional information about the Fund at https://www.alpsfunds.com/exchange-traded-funds/mnbd. You can also request this information by contacting us at 1-866-759-5679.
Costs of a $10,000 Investment | Costs Paid as a Percentage of a $10,000 Investment | |
---|---|---|
ALPS Intermediate Municipal Bond ETF | $25 | 0.50% |
The chart below compares historical performance of a hypothetical investment of $10,000 in the Fund since inception with the performance of the Fund's benchmark indices. Results include the reinvestment of all dividends and capital gains distributions. The Fund's past performance is not a good predictor of the Fund's future performance. The chart and the table below do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on Fund distributions or sale of Fund shares.
Date | ALPS Intermediate Municipal Bond ETF (NAV) | ALPS Intermediate Municipal Bond ETF (Market Price) | Bloomberg Municipal Bond 1-15 Year Blend Index | Bloomberg Municipal Bond Index |
---|---|---|---|---|
05/19/2022 | 10000 | 10000 | 10000 | 10000 |
05/31/2022 | 10292 | 10320 | 10244 | 10332 |
06/30/2022 | 10192 | 10244 | 10158 | 10163 |
07/31/2022 | 10444 | 10484 | 10385 | 10431 |
08/31/2022 | 10237 | 10273 | 10205 | 10203 |
09/30/2022 | 9916 | 9937 | 9895 | 9811 |
10/31/2022 | 9871 | 9907 | 9858 | 9730 |
11/30/2022 | 10238 | 10319 | 10203 | 10185 |
12/31/2022 | 10305 | 10350 | 10251 | 10214 |
01/31/2023 | 10570 | 10624 | 10481 | 10507 |
02/28/2023 | 10363 | 10416 | 10284 | 10270 |
03/31/2023 | 10564 | 10626 | 10484 | 10497 |
04/30/2023 | 10551 | 10613 | 10455 | 10473 |
05/31/2023 | 10468 | 10526 | 10362 | 10383 |
06/30/2023 | 10562 | 10612 | 10441 | 10487 |
07/31/2023 | 10598 | 10635 | 10482 | 10528 |
08/31/2023 | 10520 | 10558 | 10376 | 10377 |
09/30/2023 | 10301 | 10352 | 10143 | 10073 |
10/31/2023 | 10244 | 10265 | 10101 | 9987 |
11/30/2023 | 10734 | 10759 | 10589 | 10621 |
12/31/2023 | 10971 | 11005 | 10790 | 10868 |
01/31/2024 | 10943 | 11015 | 10748 | 10812 |
02/29/2024 | 10977 | 11037 | 10759 | 10826 |
03/31/2024 | 10989 | 11028 | 10758 | 10826 |
04/30/2024 | 10898 | 10928 | 10648 | 10692 |
05/31/2024 | 10870 | 10917 | 10585 | 10660 |
6 Months | 1 Year | Since Inception (05/19/2022) | |
---|---|---|---|
ALPS Intermediate Municipal Bond ETF - NAV | 1.27% | 3.85% | 4.19% |
ALPS Intermediate Municipal Bond ETF - Market Price* | 1.47% | 3.72% | 4.41% |
Bloomberg Municipal Bond 1-15 Year Blend Index | -0.04% | 2.15% | 2.83% |
Bloomberg Municipal Bond Index‡ | 0.37% | 2.67% | 3.20% |
Total Expense Ratio (per the current prospectus) is 0.50%.
Performance data quoted represents past performance. Past performance does not guarantee future results. Total return figures assume reinvestment of dividends and capital gains distributions, if any. The table and chart do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on Fund distributions or the sale of Fund shares. Investment return and principal value of an investment will fluctuate so that an investor's shares, when sold or redeemed, may be worth more or less than the original cost. Current performance data may be higher or lower than actual data quoted. For the most current month-end performance data please visit www.alpsfunds.com or call 1-866-759-5679.
Net Asset Value (NAV) is an exchange-traded fund's per-share value. The per-share dollar amount of the Fund is derived by dividing the total value of all the securities in its portfolio, less any liabilities, by the number of Fund shares outstanding. Market Price is the price at which a share can currently be traded in the market. Information detailing the number of days the Market Price of the Fund was greater than the Fund's NAV and the number of days it was less than the Fund's NAV can be obtained at www.alpsfunds.com.
* | Market Price means the official closing price of a share or, if it more accurately reflects the market value of a share at the time as of which the Fund calculates current net asset value per share, the price that is the midpoint of the bid-ask spread as of that time. It does not represent the returns an investor would receive if shares were traded at other times. |
‡ | This index represents a broad measure of market performance and has been added to comply with new regulatory requirements. |
Bloomberg Municipal Bond 1-15 Year Blend Index is an unmanaged index comprised of fixed-rate, investment-grade tax-exempt bonds with remaining maturities between 1 and 17 years. One cannot invest directly in an index. Index performance does not reflect fund performance.
The Bloomberg Municipal Bond Index is an unmanaged index considered representative of the broad market for investment-grade municipal bonds. Bonds in the index have remaining maturities of at least one year.
ALPS Intermediate Municipal Bond ETF's shares are not individually redeemable. Investors buy and sell shares of the Fund on a secondary market. Only market makers or "authorized participants" may trade directly with the Fund, typically in blocks of 25,000 shares.
ALPS Intermediate Municipal Bond ETF is not suitable for all investors. Investments in the Fund are subject to investment risks, including possible loss of the principal amount invested.
ALPS Portfolio Solutions Distributor, Inc., a FINRA member, is the distributor for the Fund.
Net Assets ($) | $32,199,339 |
Number of Portfolio Holdings | |
Portfolio Turnover Rate# (%) | 44% |
Total Advisory Fees Paid# ($) | $79,065 |
Port Authority of New York & New Jersey | |
New Jersey Transportation Trust Fund Authority | |
Tennessee Housing Development Agency | |
South Dakota Housing Development Authority | |
Ohio Housing Finance Agency | |
North Carolina Housing Finance Agency | |
Central Plains Energy Project | |
Salt Verde Financial Corp. | |
Development Authority of Burke County | |
San Mateo Union High School District | |
Total % of Top 10 Holdings |
Revenue Bonds | |
General Obligation Bonds | |
Total |
# | During the period. |
** | as a % of Total Investments |
Holdings are subject to change
If you wish to view additional information about the Fund, including but not limited to the Fund's prospectus, financial information, holdings, and proxy voting information, please visit https://www.alpsfunds.com/exchange-traded-funds/mnbd.
If you wish to receive a copy of this document at a new address, contact 1-866-759-5679.
ALPS Clean Energy ETF | ALPS ETF TRUST |
NYSE ARCA: ACES NYSEArca | Semi-Annual Shareholder Report May 31, 2024 |
This contains important information about ALPS Clean Energy ETF (the "Fund" or "ACES") for the period of December 1, 2023 to May 31, 2024 (the "Period").You can find additional information about the Fund at https://www.alpsfunds.com/exchange-traded-funds/aces. You can also request this information by contacting us at 1-866-759-5679.
Costs of a $10,000 Investment | Costs Paid as a Percentage of a $10,000 Investment | |
---|---|---|
ALPS Clean Energy ETF | $28 | 0.55% |
The chart below compares historical performance of a hypothetical investment of $10,000 in the Fund since inception with the performance of the Fund's benchmark indices. Results include the reinvestment of all dividends and capital gains distributions. The Fund's past performance is not a good predictor of the Fund's future performance. The chart and the table below do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on Fund distributions or sale of Fund shares.
Date | ALPS Clean Energy ETF (NAV) | ALPS Clean Energy ETF (Market Price) | S&P 1000® Index | CIBC Atlas Clean Energy Index | Bloomberg US 1000 Index |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
06/28/2018 | 10000 | 10000 | 10000 | 10000 | 10000 |
06/30/2018 | 10068 | 10100 | 9997 | 10067 | 10009 |
07/31/2018 | 10128 | 10140 | 10217 | 10144 | 10354 |
08/31/2018 | 10505 | 10533 | 10597 | 10562 | 10700 |
09/30/2018 | 10188 | 10269 | 10410 | 10273 | 10737 |
10/31/2018 | 9687 | 9727 | 9386 | 9786 | 9969 |
11/30/2018 | 10032 | 10092 | 9631 | 10132 | 10183 |
12/31/2018 | 9122 | 9138 | 8518 | 9210 | 9251 |
01/31/2019 | 10220 | 10264 | 9414 | 10319 | 10034 |
02/28/2019 | 10907 | 10964 | 9817 | 11017 | 10378 |
03/31/2019 | 10896 | 10896 | 9676 | 11008 | 10553 |
04/30/2019 | 11445 | 11449 | 10061 | 11560 | 10978 |
05/31/2019 | 10896 | 10875 | 9236 | 11015 | 10288 |
06/30/2019 | 12022 | 12034 | 9937 | 12166 | 11005 |
07/31/2019 | 12518 | 12603 | 10053 | 12674 | 11182 |
08/31/2019 | 12433 | 12433 | 9622 | 12580 | 10983 |
09/30/2019 | 12602 | 12643 | 9925 | 12755 | 11167 |
10/31/2019 | 12737 | 12774 | 10061 | 12899 | 11401 |
11/30/2019 | 13170 | 13223 | 10364 | 13334 | 11831 |
12/31/2019 | 13824 | 13869 | 10660 | 14004 | 12166 |
01/31/2020 | 14895 | 14927 | 10339 | 15095 | 12187 |
02/29/2020 | 15248 | 15268 | 9354 | 15453 | 11193 |
03/31/2020 | 11873 | 11828 | 7401 | 12003 | 9718 |
04/30/2020 | 13873 | 13869 | 8418 | 14069 | 11002 |
05/31/2020 | 14896 | 14896 | 8961 | 15096 | 11593 |
06/30/2020 | 16154 | 16158 | 9138 | 16377 | 11851 |
07/31/2020 | 18631 | 18673 | 9546 | 18950 | 12528 |
08/31/2020 | 22160 | 22189 | 9894 | 22496 | 13447 |
09/30/2020 | 22950 | 22954 | 9531 | 23304 | 12959 |
10/31/2020 | 22883 | 22912 | 9749 | 23251 | 12655 |
11/30/2020 | 29034 | 29055 | 11250 | 29520 | 14144 |
12/31/2020 | 33171 | 33225 | 12044 | 33745 | 14736 |
01/31/2021 | 38112 | 38079 | 12397 | 38784 | 14626 |
02/28/2021 | 33652 | 33631 | 13272 | 34255 | 15059 |
03/31/2021 | 32308 | 32342 | 13835 | 32895 | 15611 |
04/30/2021 | 30191 | 30199 | 14352 | 30740 | 16446 |
05/31/2021 | 28713 | 28705 | 14463 | 29270 | 16507 |
06/30/2021 | 31523 | 31519 | 14376 | 32110 | 16950 |
07/31/2021 | 30092 | 30063 | 14303 | 30658 | 17311 |
08/31/2021 | 29334 | 29322 | 14585 | 29897 | 17819 |
09/30/2021 | 27542 | 27547 | 14074 | 28091 | 17005 |
10/31/2021 | 33003 | 32991 | 14796 | 33673 | 18189 |
11/30/2021 | 30823 | 30819 | 14390 | 31460 | 17948 |
12/31/2021 | 26767 | 26771 | 15097 | 27329 | 18644 |
01/31/2022 | 22344 | 22323 | 14006 | 22816 | 17561 |
02/28/2022 | 23664 | 23706 | 14174 | 24165 | 17071 |
03/31/2022 | 26426 | 26443 | 14326 | 26991 | 17632 |
04/30/2022 | 20953 | 20933 | 13278 | 21400 | 16037 |
05/31/2022 | 22233 | 22208 | 13422 | 22712 | 15997 |
06/30/2022 | 20384 | 20380 | 12174 | 20819 | 14678 |
07/31/2022 | 24945 | 24957 | 13464 | 25485 | 16052 |
08/31/2022 | 26416 | 26450 | 12994 | 26989 | 15436 |
09/30/2022 | 23283 | 23304 | 11773 | 23784 | 14001 |
10/31/2022 | 22981 | 22972 | 13076 | 23474 | 15114 |
11/30/2022 | 23426 | 23393 | 13799 | 23935 | 15923 |
12/31/2022 | 19242 | 19204 | 12986 | 19661 | 14993 |
01/31/2023 | 22317 | 22308 | 14195 | 22799 | 16003 |
02/28/2023 | 20377 | 20377 | 13963 | 20809 | 15617 |
03/31/2023 | 19657 | 19645 | 13432 | 20067 | 16114 |
04/30/2023 | 17977 | 17955 | 13247 | 18346 | 16305 |
05/31/2023 | 18340 | 18335 | 12881 | 18712 | 16396 |
06/30/2023 | 19125 | 19117 | 14024 | 19513 | 17504 |
07/31/2023 | 20396 | 20413 | 14662 | 20807 | 18109 |
08/31/2023 | 17638 | 17630 | 14182 | 17990 | 17789 |
09/30/2023 | 15584 | 15563 | 13405 | 15897 | 16955 |
10/31/2023 | 12582 | 12578 | 12673 | 12815 | 16541 |
11/30/2023 | 13326 | 13322 | 13742 | 13574 | 18095 |
12/31/2023 | 15331 | 15323 | 15110 | 15624 | 18991 |
01/31/2024 | 12802 | 12819 | 14745 | 13045 | 19252 |
02/29/2024 | 12802 | 12802 | 15503 | 13041 | 20299 |
03/31/2024 | 12678 | 12665 | 16261 | 12913 | 20952 |
04/30/2024 | 11494 | 11490 | 15302 | 11660 | 20049 |
05/31/2024 | 13489 | 13494 | 16004 | 13686 | 20995 |
6 Months | 1 Year | 5 Year | Since Inception (06/28/2018) | |
---|---|---|---|---|
ALPS Clean Energy ETF - NAV | 1.22% | -26.45% | 4.36% | 5.18% |
ALPS Clean Energy ETF - Market Price* | 1.29% | -26.41% | 4.41% | 5.19% |
CIBC Atlas Clean Energy Index | 0.82% | -26.87% | 4.44% | 5.44% |
S&P 1000® Index | 16.46% | 24.25% | 11.62% | 8.26% |
Bloomberg US 1000 Index‡ | 16.03% | 28.05% | 15.33% | 13.34% |
Total Expense Ratio (per the current prospectus) is 0.55%.
Performance data quoted represents past performance. Past performance does not guarantee future results. Total return figures assume reinvestment of dividends and capital gains distributions, if any. The table and chart do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on Fund distributions or the sale of Fund shares. Investment return and principal value of an investment will fluctuate so that an investor's shares, when sold or redeemed, may be worth more or less than the original cost. Current performance data may be higher or lower than actual data quoted. For the most current month-end performance data please visit www.alpsfunds.com or call 1-866-759-5679.
Net Asset Value (NAV) is an exchange-traded fund's per-share value. The per-share dollar amount of the fund is derived by dividing the total value of all the securities in its portfolio, less any liabilities, by the number of fund shares outstanding. Market Price is the price at which a share can currently be traded in the market. Information detailing the number of days the Market Price of the Fund was greater than the Fund's NAV and the number of days it was less than the Fund's NAV can be obtained at www.alpsfunds.com.
* | Market Price means the official closing price of a share or, if it more accurately reflects the market value of a share at the time as of which the Fund calculates current net asset value per share, the price that is the midpoint of the bid-ask spread as of that time. It does not represent the returns an investor would receive if shares were traded at other times. |
‡ | This index represents a broad measure of market performance and has been added to comply with new regulatory requirements. |
CIBC Atlas Clean Energy Index is an adjusted market cap weighted index designed to provide exposure to a diverse set of U.S. or Canadian based companies involved in the clean energy sector including renewables and clean technology. The clean energy sector is comprised of companies that provide the products and services which enable the evolution of a more sustainable energy sector. Clean energy business segments include but are not limited to: solar, wind, hydro, geothermal, electric vehicles, LED, biomass, smart grid, energy efficiency and storage. Total return assumes reinvestment of any dividends and distributions realized during a given time period.
The S&P 1000® Index combines the S&P MidCap 400® and the S&P SmallCap 600® to form an investable benchmark for the mid- to small-cap segment of the U.S. equity market. Total return assumes reinvestment of any dividends and distributions realized during a given time period.
The Bloomberg US 1000 Index is a float market-cap-weighted benchmark of the 1000 most highly capitalized US companies.
One cannot invest directly in an index. Index performance does not reflect fund performance.
The Fund's shares are not individually redeemable. Investors buy and sell shares of the Fund on a secondary market. Only market makers or "authorized participants" may trade directly with the Fund, typically in blocks of 25,000 shares.
The ALPS Clean Energy ETF is not suitable for all investors. Investments in the Fund are subject to investment risks, including possible loss of the principal amount invested.
ALPS Portfolio Solutions Distributor, Inc., a FINRA member, is the Distributor for the ALPS Clean Energy ETF.
Net Assets ($) | $220,213,842 |
Number of Portfolio Holdings | |
Portfolio Turnover Rate# (%) | 18% |
Total Advisory Fees Paid# ($) | $663,146 |
First Solar, Inc. | |
Brookfield Renewable Partners LP | |
Itron, Inc. | |
Enphase Energy, Inc. | |
Rivian Automotive, Inc. | |
Northland Power, Inc. | |
NEXTracker, Inc. | |
Darling Ingredients, Inc. | |
Tesla, Inc. | |
Ormat Technologies, Inc. | |
Total % of Top 10 Holdings |
Solar | |
Electric Vehicles | |
Wind | |
Bioenergy | |
Hydro/Geothermal | |
Energy Management & Storage | |
Fuel Cell/Hydrogen | |
Money Market Fund | |
Total |
# | During the period. |
** | as a % of Total Investments (excluding investments purchased with collateral from securities loaned). |
Holdings are subject to change
If you wish to view additional information about the Fund, including but not limited to the Fund's prospectus, financial information, holdings, and proxy voting information, please visit https://www.alpsfunds.com/exchange-traded-funds/aces.
If you wish to receive a copy of this document at a new address, contact 1-866-759-5679.
ALPS Disruptive Technologies ETF | ALPS ETF TRUST |
NYSE ARCA: DTEC NYSEArca | Semi-Annual Shareholder Report May 31, 2024 |
This contains important information about ALPS Disruptive Technologies ETF (the "Fund" or "DTEC") for the period of December 1, 2023 to May 31, 2024 (the "Period").You can find additional information about the Fund at https://www.alpsfunds.com/exchange-traded-funds/dtec. You can also request this information by contacting us at 1-866-759-5679.
Costs of a $10,000 Investment | Costs Paid as a Percentage of a $10,000 Investment | |
---|---|---|
ALPS Disruptive Technologies ETF | $26 | 0.50% |
The chart below compares historical performance of a hypothetical investment of $10,000 in the Fund since inception with the performance of the Fund's benchmark indices. Results include the reinvestment of all dividends and capital gains distributions. The Fund's past performance is not a good predictor of the Fund's future performance. The chart and the table below do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on Fund distributions or sale of Fund shares.
Date | ALPS Disruptive Technologies ETF (NAV) | ALPS Disruptive Technologies ETF (Market Price) | Indxx Disruptive Technologies Index | Morningstar Global Markets Index |
---|---|---|---|---|
12/28/2017 | 10000 | 10000 | 10000 | 10000 |
12/31/2017 | 9952 | 9984 | 9955 | 9993 |
01/31/2018 | 10662 | 10694 | 10683 | 10530 |
02/28/2018 | 10415 | 10482 | 10433 | 10093 |
03/31/2018 | 10522 | 10614 | 10554 | 9895 |
04/30/2018 | 10654 | 10710 | 10679 | 9995 |
05/31/2018 | 11005 | 11069 | 11029 | 10020 |
06/30/2018 | 11037 | 11093 | 11064 | 9957 |
07/31/2018 | 11188 | 11228 | 11221 | 10238 |
08/31/2018 | 11958 | 12002 | 12007 | 10332 |
09/30/2018 | 11798 | 11878 | 11841 | 10358 |
10/31/2018 | 10235 | 10279 | 10272 | 9557 |
11/30/2018 | 10447 | 10451 | 10483 | 9702 |
12/31/2018 | 9625 | 9577 | 9639 | 9011 |
01/31/2019 | 10837 | 10825 | 10872 | 9735 |
02/28/2019 | 11430 | 11474 | 11462 | 9999 |
03/31/2019 | 11590 | 11634 | 11621 | 10104 |
04/30/2019 | 12166 | 12194 | 12191 | 10437 |
05/31/2019 | 11354 | 11350 | 11373 | 9825 |
06/30/2019 | 12174 | 12182 | 12211 | 10451 |
07/31/2019 | 12150 | 12218 | 12199 | 10477 |
08/31/2019 | 11602 | 11594 | 11640 | 10223 |
09/30/2019 | 11594 | 11614 | 11636 | 10437 |
10/31/2019 | 11954 | 11950 | 11995 | 10730 |
11/30/2019 | 12754 | 12790 | 12800 | 10995 |
12/31/2019 | 12908 | 12925 | 12960 | 11376 |
01/31/2020 | 13218 | 13210 | 13269 | 11232 |
02/29/2020 | 12302 | 12370 | 12328 | 10313 |
03/31/2020 | 10679 | 10639 | 10705 | 8848 |
04/30/2020 | 12234 | 12189 | 12294 | 9810 |
05/31/2020 | 13519 | 13507 | 13589 | 10268 |
06/30/2020 | 13873 | 13893 | 13945 | 10584 |
07/31/2020 | 14913 | 14949 | 15018 | 11124 |
08/31/2020 | 15652 | 15677 | 15763 | 11799 |
09/30/2020 | 15444 | 15472 | 15554 | 11432 |
10/31/2020 | 15114 | 15150 | 15222 | 11182 |
11/30/2020 | 17272 | 17284 | 17410 | 12592 |
12/31/2020 | 18621 | 18613 | 18770 | 13204 |
01/31/2021 | 18762 | 18798 | 18922 | 13163 |
02/28/2021 | 18629 | 18653 | 18798 | 13504 |
03/31/2021 | 18081 | 18113 | 18245 | 13847 |
04/30/2021 | 18778 | 18782 | 18950 | 14446 |
05/31/2021 | 18629 | 18629 | 18790 | 14659 |
06/30/2021 | 19585 | 19589 | 19772 | 14822 |
07/31/2021 | 19940 | 19948 | 20137 | 14896 |
08/31/2021 | 20605 | 20609 | 20820 | 15268 |
09/30/2021 | 19528 | 19532 | 19738 | 14664 |
10/31/2021 | 20815 | 20847 | 21051 | 15368 |
11/30/2021 | 19448 | 19464 | 19636 | 14954 |
12/31/2021 | 19562 | 19558 | 19782 | 15554 |
01/31/2022 | 17456 | 17488 | 17664 | 14744 |
02/28/2022 | 16926 | 16817 | 17150 | 14414 |
03/31/2022 | 17290 | 17258 | 17515 | 14706 |
04/30/2022 | 15184 | 15144 | 15373 | 13547 |
05/31/2022 | 14760 | 14756 | 14942 | 13551 |
06/30/2022 | 13446 | 13446 | 13611 | 12382 |
07/31/2022 | 14877 | 14897 | 15067 | 13252 |
08/31/2022 | 14169 | 14141 | 14366 | 12785 |
09/30/2022 | 12759 | 12746 | 12938 | 11554 |
10/31/2022 | 13547 | 13531 | 13738 | 12249 |
11/30/2022 | 14117 | 14129 | 14287 | 13196 |
12/31/2022 | 13481 | 13457 | 13673 | 12726 |
01/31/2023 | 14893 | 14872 | 15121 | 13619 |
02/28/2023 | 14537 | 14516 | 14771 | 13240 |
03/31/2023 | 15058 | 15058 | 15297 | 13575 |
04/30/2023 | 14674 | 14670 | 14914 | 13760 |
05/31/2023 | 15167 | 15167 | 15408 | 13593 |
06/30/2023 | 15883 | 15899 | 16149 | 14379 |
07/31/2023 | 16381 | 16389 | 16669 | 14920 |
08/31/2023 | 15301 | 15297 | 15565 | 14501 |
09/30/2023 | 14355 | 14339 | 14617 | 13905 |
10/31/2023 | 13316 | 13336 | 13555 | 13451 |
11/30/2023 | 15552 | 15519 | 15846 | 14690 |
12/31/2023 | 16834 | 16826 | 17138 | 15441 |
01/31/2024 | 16376 | 16352 | 16693 | 15496 |
02/29/2024 | 17049 | 17021 | 17380 | 16142 |
03/31/2024 | 17142 | 17134 | 17479 | 16648 |
04/30/2024 | 16299 | 16242 | 16616 | 16096 |
05/31/2024 | 16688 | 16696 | 17008 | 16737 |
6 Months | 1 Year | 5 Year | Since Inception (12/28/2017) | |
---|---|---|---|---|
ALPS Disruptive Technologies ETF - NAV | 7.31% | 10.03% | 8.01% | 8.30% |
ALPS Disruptive Technologies ETF - Market Price* | 7.58% | 10.08% | 8.03% | 8.31% |
Indxx Disruptive Technologies Index | 7.33% | 10.38% | 8.38% | 8.62% |
Morningstar Global Markets Index‡ | 13.93% | 23.13% | 11.24% | 8.35% |
Total Expense Ratio (per the current prospectus) is 0.50%.
Performance data quoted represents past performance. Past performance does not guarantee future results. Total return figures assume reinvestment of dividends and capital gains distributions, if any. The table and chart do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on Fund distributions or the sale of Fund shares. Investment return and principal value of an investment will fluctuate so that an investor's shares, when sold or redeemed, may be worth more or less than the original cost. Current performance data may be higher or lower than actual data quoted. For the most current month-end performance data please visit www.alpsfunds.com or call 1-866-759-5679.
Net Asset Value (NAV) is an exchange-traded fund's per-share value. The per-share dollar amount of the fund is derived by dividing the total value of all the securities in its portfolio, less any liabilities, by the number of fund shares outstanding. Market Price is the price at which a share can currently be traded in the market. Information detailing the number of days the Market Price of the Fund was greater than the Fund's NAV and the number of days it was less than the Fund's NAV can be obtained at www.alpsfunds.com.
* | Market Price means the official closing price of a share or, if it more accurately reflects the market value of a share at the time as of which the Fund calculates current net asset value per share, the price that is the midpoint of the bid-ask spread as of that time. It does not represent the returns an investor would receive if shares were traded at other times. |
‡ | This index represents a broad measure of market performance for purposes of new regulatory requirements. |
Indxx Disruptive Technologies Index (Ticker: IDTEC) is based around companies that enter traditional markets with new digital forms of production and distribution, are likely to disrupt an existing market and value network, displace established market leading firms, products and alliances and increasingly gain market share. Total Return assumes reinvestment of any dividends and distributions realized during a given time period. Net Total Return (NTR) is obtained by reinvesting the net dividend, which is equal to the ordinary gross dividend minus the amount of withholding tax.
The Morningstar Global Markets Index, measures the performance of the stocks located in the developed and emerging countries across the world. Stocks in the index are weighted by their float capital, which removes corporate cross ownership, government holdings and other locked-in shares.
One cannot invest directly in an index. Index performance does not reflect fund performance.
The Fund's shares are not individually redeemable. Investors buy and sell shares of the Fund on a secondary market. Only market makers or "authorized participants" may trade directly with the Fund, typically in blocks of 25,000 shares.
The ALPS Disruptive Technologies ETF is not suitable for all investors. Investments in the Fund are subject to investment risks, including possible loss of the principal amount invested.
ALPS Portfolio Solutions Distributor, Inc., a FINRA member, is the Distributor for the ALPS Disruptive Technologies ETF.
Net Assets ($) | $96,720,036 |
Number of Portfolio Holdings | |
Portfolio Turnover Rate# (%) | 15% |
Total Advisory Fees Paid# ($) | $254,433 |
First Solar, Inc. | |
SenseTime Group, Inc. | |
PROCEPT BioRobotics Corp. | |
China Longyuan Power Group Corp., Ltd. | |
Boston Scientific Corp. | |
Goldwind Science & Technology Co., Ltd. | |
Shanghai MicroPort MedBot Group Co., Ltd. | |
ResMed, Inc. | |
Sensata Technologies Holding PLC | |
Netflix, Inc. | |
Total % of Top 10 Holdings |
Clean Energy & Smart Grid | |
Robotics & Artificial Intelligence | |
Healthcare Innovation | |
Internet of Things | |
Cybersecurity | |
Data & Analytics | |
FinTech | |
Cloud Computing | |
3D Printing | |
Mobile Payments | |
Consumer, Non-cyclical | |
Money Market Fund | |
Total |
# | During the period. |
** | as a % of Total Investments (excluding investments purchased with collateral from securities loaned). |
Holdings are subject to change
If you wish to view additional information about the Fund, including but not limited to the Fund's prospectus, financial information, holdings, and proxy voting information, please visit https://www.alpsfunds.com/exchange-traded-funds/dtec.
If you wish to receive a copy of this document at a new address, contact 1-866-759-5679.
ALPS Global Travel Beneficiaries ETF | ALPS ETF TRUST |
NYSE ARCA: JRNY NYSEArca | Semi-Annual Shareholder Report May 31, 2024 |
This contains important information about ALPS Global Travel Beneficiaries ETF (the "Fund" or "JRNY") for the period of December 1, 2023 to May 31, 2024 (the "Period").You can find additional information about the Fund at https://www.alpsfunds.com/exchange-traded-funds/jrny. You can also request this information by contacting us at 1-866-759-5679.
Costs of a $10,000 Investment | Costs Paid as a Percentage of a $10,000 Investment | |
---|---|---|
ALPS Global Travel Beneficiaries ETF | $34 | 0.65% |
The chart below compares historical performance of a hypothetical investment of $10,000 in the Fund since inception with the performance of the Fund's benchmark indices. Results include the reinvestment of all dividends and capital gains distributions. The Fund's past performance is not a good predictor of the Fund's future performance. The chart and the table below do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on Fund distributions or sale of Fund shares.
Date | ALPS Global Travel Beneficiaries ETF (NAV) | ALPS Global Travel Beneficiaries ETF (Market Price) | Morningstar Global Markets Index | S-Network Global Travel Index |
---|---|---|---|---|
09/08/2021 | 10000 | 10000 | 10000 | 10000 |
09/30/2021 | 9908 | 9912 | 9582 | 9904 |
10/31/2021 | 10145 | 10173 | 10042 | 10153 |
11/30/2021 | 9466 | 9478 | 9771 | 9472 |
12/31/2021 | 10030 | 10046 | 10163 | 10049 |
01/31/2022 | 9676 | 9704 | 9634 | 9689 |
02/28/2022 | 9753 | 9737 | 9419 | 9786 |
03/31/2022 | 9712 | 9708 | 9610 | 9761 |
04/30/2022 | 9158 | 9134 | 8852 | 9189 |
05/31/2022 | 8647 | 8683 | 8855 | 8680 |
06/30/2022 | 7514 | 7534 | 8090 | 7540 |
07/31/2022 | 8217 | 8249 | 8659 | 8247 |
08/31/2022 | 8084 | 8076 | 8354 | 8126 |
09/30/2022 | 7288 | 7288 | 7550 | 7327 |
10/31/2022 | 7803 | 7807 | 8004 | 7849 |
11/30/2022 | 8494 | 8523 | 8622 | 8521 |
12/31/2022 | 8064 | 8060 | 8316 | 8111 |
01/31/2023 | 9326 | 9330 | 8899 | 9389 |
02/28/2023 | 9121 | 9117 | 8651 | 9195 |
03/31/2023 | 9133 | 9145 | 8870 | 9210 |
04/30/2023 | 9170 | 9178 | 8991 | 9245 |
05/31/2023 | 8763 | 8767 | 8882 | 8838 |
06/30/2023 | 9519 | 9531 | 9395 | 9603 |
07/31/2023 | 9829 | 9837 | 9749 | 9923 |
08/31/2023 | 9202 | 9210 | 9475 | 9296 |
09/30/2023 | 8598 | 8598 | 9086 | 8689 |
10/31/2023 | 8043 | 8068 | 8789 | 8131 |
11/30/2023 | 8920 | 8928 | 9599 | 9021 |
12/31/2023 | 9676 | 9664 | 10090 | 9790 |
01/31/2024 | 9680 | 9660 | 10126 | 9808 |
02/29/2024 | 10234 | 10226 | 10548 | 10362 |
03/31/2024 | 10412 | 10420 | 10878 | 10548 |
04/30/2024 | 9862 | 9850 | 10517 | 9992 |
05/31/2024 | 9830 | 9854 | 10936 | 9962 |
6 Months | 1 Year | Since Inception (09/08/2021) | |
---|---|---|---|
ALPS Global Travel Beneficiaries ETF - NAV | 10.20% | 12.17% | -0.63% |
ALPS Global Travel Beneficiaries ETF - Market Price* | 10.37% | 12.40% | -0.54% |
S-Network Global Travel Index | 10.43% | 12.71% | -0.14% |
Morningstar Global Markets Index‡ | 13.93% | 23.13% | 3.34% |
Total Expense Ratio (per the current prospectus) is 0.65%.
Performance data quoted represents past performance. Past performance does not guarantee future results. Total return figures assume reinvestment of dividends and capital gains distributions, if any. The table and chart do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on Fund distributions or the sale of Fund shares. Investment return and principal value of an investment will fluctuate so that an investor's shares, when sold or redeemed, may be worth more or less than the original cost. Current performance data may be higher or lower than actual data quoted. For the most current month-end performance data please visit www.alpsfunds.com or call 1-866-759-5679.
Net Asset Value (NAV) is an exchange-traded fund's per-share value. The per-share dollar amount of the fund is derived by dividing the total value of all the securities in its portfolio, less any liabilities, by the number of fund shares outstanding. Market Price is the price at which a share can currently be traded in the market. Information detailing the number of days the Market Price of the Fund was greater than the Fund's NAV and the number of days it was less than the Fund's NAV can be obtained at www.alpsfunds.com.
* | Market Price means the official closing price of a share or, if it more accurately reflects the market value of a share at the time as of which the Fund calculates current net asset value per share, the price that is the midpoint of the bid-ask spread as of that time. It does not represent the returns an investor would receive if shares were traded at other times. |
‡ | This index represents a broad measure of market performance for purposes of new regulatory requirements. |
The S-Network Global Travel Index (Ticker: TRAVEL) is an Index of stocks listed on global recognized stock exchanges that are materially engaged in segments of the global travel industry, including Airlines & Airport Services; Hotels, Casinos, and Cruise Lines; Booking & Rental Agencies; and ancillary beneficiaries of global travel. Total Return assumes reinvestment of any dividends and distributions realized during a given time period. Net Total Return (NTR) is obtained by reinvesting the net dividend, which is equal to the ordinary gross dividend minus the amount of withholding tax.
The Morningstar Global Markets Index, measures the performance of the stocks located in the developed and emerging countries across the world. Stocks in the index are weighted by their float capital, which removes corporate cross ownership, government holdings and other locked-in shares.
One cannot invest directly in an index. Index performance does not reflect fund performance.
The Fund's shares are not individually redeemable. Investors buy and sell shares of the Fund on a secondary market. Only market makers or "authorized participants" may trade directly with the Fund, typically in blocks of 25,000 shares.
The ALPS Global Travel Beneficiaries ETF is not suitable for all investors. Investments in the Fund are subject to investment risks, including possible loss of the principal amount invested.
ALPS Portfolio Solutions Distributor, Inc., a FINRA member, is the Distributor for the ALPS Global Travel Beneficiaries ETF.
Net Assets ($) | $6,082,292 |
Number of Portfolio Holdings | |
Portfolio Turnover Rate# (%) | 17% |
Total Advisory Fees Paid# ($) | $20,988 |
Booking Holdings, Inc. | |
American Express Co. | |
Hilton Worldwide Holdings, Inc. | |
Walt Disney Co. | |
Marriott International, Inc. | |
Airbnb, Inc. | |
LVMH Moet Hennessy Louis Vuitton SE | |
Estee Lauder Cos., Inc. | |
Uber Technologies, Inc. | |
Delta Air Lines, Inc. | |
Total % of Top 10 Holdings |
Hotels, Casinos & Cruise Lines | |
Global Travel Beneficiaries | |
Airlines & Airport Services | |
Booking & Rental Agencies | |
Specialized REITs | |
Hotel & Resort REITs | |
Money Market Fund | |
Total |
# | During the period. |
** | as a % of Total Investments (excluding investments purchased with collateral from securities loaned). |
Holdings are subject to change
If you wish to view additional information about the Fund, including but not limited to the Fund's prospectus, financial information, holdings, and proxy voting information, please visit https://www.alpsfunds.com/exchange-traded-funds/jrny.
If you wish to receive a copy of this document at a new address, contact 1-866-759-5679.
ALPS Medical Breakthroughs ETF | ALPS ETF TRUST |
NYSE ARCA: SBIO NYSEArca | Semi-Annual Shareholder Report May 31, 2024 |
This contains important information about ALPS Medical Breakthroughs ETF (the "Fund" or "SBIO") for the period of December 1, 2023 to May 31, 2024 (the "Period").You can find additional information about the Fund at https://www.alpsfunds.com/exchange-traded-funds/sbio. You can also request this information by contacting us at 1-866-759-5679.
Costs of a $10,000 Investment | Costs Paid as a Percentage of a $10,000 Investment | |
---|---|---|
ALPS Medical Breakthroughs ETF | $28 | 0.50% |
The chart below compares historical performance of a hypothetical investment of $10,000 in the Fund since inception with the performance of the Fund's benchmark indices. Results include the reinvestment of all dividends and capital gains distributions. The Fund's past performance is not a good predictor of the Fund's future performance. The chart and the table below do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on Fund distributions or sale of Fund shares.
Date | ALPS Medical Breakthroughs ETF (NAV) | ALPS Medical Breakthroughs ETF (Market Price) | S-Network® Medical Breakthrough Index | NASDAQ Biotechnology Index | Bloomberg US 1000 Index |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
12/30/2014 | 10000 | 10000 | 10000 | 10000 | 10000 |
12/31/2014 | 10057 | 10065 | 10058 | 9978 | 9900 |
01/31/2015 | 10856 | 10869 | 10863 | 10566 | 9630 |
02/28/2015 | 11822 | 11834 | 11831 | 11088 | 10184 |
03/31/2015 | 12114 | 12131 | 12130 | 11302 | 10058 |
04/30/2015 | 11494 | 11494 | 11512 | 10992 | 10124 |
05/31/2015 | 13746 | 13754 | 13772 | 12012 | 10262 |
06/30/2015 | 14399 | 14403 | 14434 | 12153 | 10067 |
07/31/2015 | 15369 | 15377 | 15413 | 12588 | 10262 |
08/31/2015 | 13389 | 13385 | 13433 | 11261 | 9646 |
09/30/2015 | 11327 | 11319 | 11371 | 9974 | 9382 |
10/31/2015 | 12070 | 12070 | 12120 | 10733 | 10136 |
11/30/2015 | 13080 | 13080 | 13144 | 11014 | 10171 |
12/31/2015 | 12881 | 12869 | 12949 | 11152 | 9995 |
01/31/2016 | 9261 | 9257 | 9315 | 8809 | 9453 |
02/29/2016 | 8535 | 8531 | 8588 | 8385 | 9446 |
03/31/2016 | 8912 | 8904 | 8970 | 8600 | 10099 |
04/30/2016 | 9541 | 9550 | 9608 | 8847 | 10153 |
05/31/2016 | 10296 | 10304 | 10374 | 9226 | 10342 |
06/30/2016 | 9213 | 9209 | 9286 | 8504 | 10366 |
07/31/2016 | 10187 | 10179 | 10272 | 9561 | 10763 |
08/31/2016 | 9789 | 9777 | 9873 | 9281 | 10777 |
09/30/2016 | 10584 | 10580 | 10680 | 9566 | 10789 |
10/31/2016 | 8868 | 8864 | 8944 | 8477 | 10576 |
11/30/2016 | 9805 | 9805 | 9894 | 9057 | 10990 |
12/31/2016 | 9318 | 9322 | 9407 | 8771 | 11195 |
01/31/2017 | 9517 | 9521 | 9610 | 9206 | 11422 |
02/28/2017 | 10621 | 10609 | 10725 | 9837 | 11862 |
03/31/2017 | 10471 | 10471 | 10574 | 9722 | 11873 |
04/30/2017 | 10804 | 10800 | 10910 | 9865 | 12001 |
05/31/2017 | 9927 | 9923 | 10026 | 9481 | 12158 |
06/30/2017 | 11250 | 11250 | 11367 | 10292 | 12247 |
07/31/2017 | 11514 | 11518 | 11634 | 10591 | 12488 |
08/31/2017 | 12549 | 12545 | 12682 | 11077 | 12523 |
09/30/2017 | 12666 | 12666 | 12802 | 11090 | 12792 |
10/31/2017 | 12301 | 12305 | 12435 | 10445 | 13089 |
11/30/2017 | 12865 | 12861 | 13010 | 10508 | 13487 |
12/31/2017 | 13503 | 13520 | 13667 | 10669 | 13634 |
01/31/2018 | 14717 | 14725 | 14898 | 11411 | 14389 |
02/28/2018 | 14189 | 14296 | 14368 | 10807 | 13862 |
03/31/2018 | 14135 | 14189 | 14316 | 10675 | 13551 |
04/30/2018 | 14003 | 14073 | 14188 | 10359 | 13593 |
05/31/2018 | 15774 | 15774 | 15988 | 10850 | 13942 |
06/30/2018 | 15353 | 15304 | 15568 | 11004 | 14032 |
07/31/2018 | 15481 | 15456 | 15702 | 11682 | 14515 |
08/31/2018 | 15968 | 15968 | 16197 | 12251 | 15000 |
09/30/2018 | 16245 | 16241 | 16442 | 12236 | 15052 |
10/31/2018 | 13908 | 13916 | 14075 | 10450 | 13976 |
11/30/2018 | 13871 | 13875 | 14042 | 10948 | 14275 |
12/31/2018 | 11990 | 11923 | 12158 | 9723 | 12969 |
01/31/2019 | 13613 | 13558 | 13805 | 11026 | 14066 |
02/28/2019 | 14632 | 14696 | 14843 | 11326 | 14549 |
03/31/2019 | 15363 | 15354 | 15589 | 11235 | 14794 |
04/30/2019 | 14505 | 14492 | 14722 | 10693 | 15391 |
05/31/2019 | 13728 | 13736 | 13936 | 10048 | 14423 |
06/30/2019 | 15371 | 15295 | 15615 | 10982 | 15428 |
07/31/2019 | 14989 | 15078 | 15230 | 10644 | 15676 |
08/31/2019 | 14632 | 14603 | 14865 | 10370 | 15397 |
09/30/2019 | 13422 | 13418 | 13639 | 10035 | 15656 |
10/31/2019 | 14802 | 14807 | 15021 | 10811 | 15983 |
11/30/2019 | 16782 | 16786 | 17037 | 12054 | 16586 |
12/31/2019 | 17969 | 17977 | 18249 | 12165 | 17056 |
01/31/2020 | 16898 | 16856 | 17167 | 11483 | 17085 |
02/29/2020 | 16405 | 16393 | 16670 | 11525 | 15692 |
03/31/2020 | 13537 | 13520 | 13764 | 10915 | 13624 |
04/30/2020 | 16210 | 16214 | 16488 | 12555 | 15424 |
05/31/2020 | 17621 | 17638 | 17922 | 13623 | 16252 |
06/30/2020 | 17769 | 17761 | 18080 | 13852 | 16614 |
07/31/2020 | 16983 | 16983 | 17288 | 13616 | 17564 |
08/31/2020 | 17587 | 17582 | 17906 | 13746 | 18851 |
09/30/2020 | 17485 | 17468 | 17807 | 13738 | 18168 |
10/31/2020 | 18547 | 18577 | 18895 | 13226 | 17742 |
11/30/2020 | 20820 | 20837 | 21215 | 14707 | 19829 |
12/31/2020 | 21780 | 21785 | 22204 | 15379 | 20659 |
01/31/2021 | 23807 | 23799 | 24152 | 16341 | 20504 |
02/28/2021 | 23476 | 23480 | 23941 | 15969 | 21111 |
03/31/2021 | 21334 | 21338 | 21769 | 15295 | 21885 |
04/30/2021 | 21296 | 21270 | 21731 | 15750 | 23056 |
05/31/2021 | 19826 | 19817 | 20238 | 15446 | 23141 |
06/30/2021 | 20812 | 20795 | 21257 | 16694 | 23762 |
07/31/2021 | 18742 | 18721 | 19148 | 16661 | 24269 |
08/31/2021 | 19936 | 19919 | 20378 | 17355 | 24980 |
09/30/2021 | 19358 | 19358 | 19795 | 16515 | 23840 |
10/31/2021 | 19579 | 19571 | 20021 | 16202 | 25499 |
11/30/2021 | 18245 | 18224 | 18645 | 15574 | 25161 |
12/31/2021 | 17961 | 17961 | 18361 | 15383 | 26137 |
01/31/2022 | 14820 | 14799 | 15158 | 13557 | 24618 |
02/28/2022 | 14281 | 14260 | 14608 | 13022 | 23932 |
03/31/2022 | 14319 | 14302 | 14655 | 13588 | 24719 |
04/30/2022 | 12118 | 12118 | 12404 | 12265 | 22483 |
05/31/2022 | 10924 | 10920 | 11184 | 12123 | 22426 |
06/30/2022 | 11770 | 11765 | 12096 | 12259 | 20577 |
07/31/2022 | 12666 | 12671 | 13024 | 12763 | 22503 |
08/31/2022 | 13465 | 13461 | 13848 | 12641 | 21640 |
09/30/2022 | 12789 | 12785 | 13158 | 12343 | 19629 |
10/31/2022 | 13044 | 13044 | 13428 | 13443 | 21189 |
11/30/2022 | 13295 | 13282 | 13717 | 14244 | 22322 |
12/31/2022 | 12955 | 12942 | 13373 | 13825 | 21019 |
01/31/2023 | 13822 | 13813 | 14271 | 14310 | 22435 |
02/28/2023 | 12862 | 12849 | 13273 | 13390 | 21893 |
03/31/2023 | 11579 | 11587 | 11953 | 13566 | 22591 |
04/30/2023 | 12730 | 12730 | 13141 | 13770 | 22858 |
05/31/2023 | 13418 | 13410 | 13854 | 13414 | 22986 |
06/30/2023 | 13423 | 13418 | 13867 | 13437 | 24539 |
07/31/2023 | 13618 | 13627 | 14076 | 13612 | 25387 |
08/31/2023 | 12632 | 12628 | 13053 | 13579 | 24939 |
09/30/2023 | 11587 | 11583 | 11971 | 13057 | 23770 |
10/31/2023 | 10414 | 10414 | 10764 | 12201 | 23189 |
11/30/2023 | 11200 | 11192 | 11577 | 12808 | 25367 |
12/31/2023 | 14013 | 14009 | 14495 | 14461 | 26624 |
01/31/2024 | 14102 | 14102 | 14593 | 14508 | 26990 |
02/29/2024 | 15712 | 15712 | 16253 | 14671 | 28458 |
03/31/2024 | 15256 | 15244 | 15788 | 14689 | 29373 |
04/30/2024 | 13966 | 13966 | 14453 | 13801 | 28107 |
05/31/2024 | 14192 | 14247 | 14697 | 14615 | 29433 |
6 Months | 1 Year | 5 Year | Since Inception (12/30/2014) | |
---|---|---|---|---|
ALPS Medical Breakthroughs ETF - NAV | 26.71% | 5.76% | 0.67% | 3.79% |
ALPS Medical Breakthroughs ETF - Market Price* | 27.30% | 6.24% | 0.73% | 3.83% |
S-Network® Medical Breakthrough Index | 26.94% | 6.08% | 1.07% | 4.17% |
NASDAQ Biotechnology Index | 14.11% | 8.95% | 7.78% | 4.11% |
Bloomberg US 1000 Index‡ | 16.03% | 28.05% | 15.33% | 12.15% |
Total Expense Ratio (per the current prospectus) is 0.50%.
Performance data quoted represents past performance. Past performance does not guarantee future results. Total return figures assume reinvestment of dividends and capital gains distributions, if any. The table and chart do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on Fund distributions or the sale of Fund shares. Investment return and principal value of an investment will fluctuate so that an investor's shares, when sold or redeemed, may be worth more or less than the original cost. Current performance data may be higher or lower than actual data quoted. For the most current month-end performance data please visit www.alpsfunds.com or call 1-866-759-5679.
Net Asset Value (NAV) is an exchange-traded fund's per-share value. The per-share dollar amount of the fund is derived by dividing the total value of all the securities in its portfolio, less any liabilities, by the number of fund shares outstanding. Market Price is the price at which a share can currently be traded in the market. Information detailing the number of days the Market Price of the Fund was greater than the Fund's NAV and the number of days it was less than the Fund's NAV can be obtained at www.alpsfunds.com.
* | Market Price means the official closing price of a share or, if it more accurately reflects the market value of a share at the time as of which the Fund calculates current net asset value per share, the price that is the midpoint of the bid-ask spread as of that time. It does not represent the returns an investor would receive if shares were traded at other times. |
‡ | This index represents a broad measure of market performance and has been added to comply with new regulatory requirements. |
S-Network® Medical Breakthroughs Index (Ticker: PMBI) is designed to capture research and development opportunities in the biotechnology industry. PMBI consists of small-cap and mid-cap biotechnology stocks listed on U.S. stock exchanges that have one or more drugs in either Phase II or Phase III U.S. FDA clinical trials. Total return assumes reinvestment of any dividends and distributions realized during a given time period.
NASDAQ Biotechnology Index (Ticker: NBI) is a modified market capitalization-weighted index designed to measure the performance of all the NASDAQ stocks in the biotechnology sector. Total return assumes reinvestment of any dividends and distributions realized during a given time period.
The Bloomberg US 1000 Index is a float market-cap-weighted benchmark of the 1000 most highly capitalized US companies.
One cannot invest directly in an index. Index performance does not reflect fund performance.
Companies in the pharmaceuticals and biotechnology industry may be subject to extensive litigation based on product liability and similar claims. Legislation introduced or considered by certain governments on such industries or on the healthcare sector cannot be predicted.
Companies in the pharmaceuticals industry are subject to competitive forces that may make it difficult to raise prices and, in fact, may result in price discounting. The profitability of some companies in the pharmaceuticals industry may be dependent on a relatively limited number of products. In addition, their products can become obsolete due to industry innovation, changes in technologies or other market developments. Many new products in the pharmaceuticals industry are subject to government approvals, regulation and reimbursement rates. The process of obtaining government approvals may be long and costly. Many companies in the pharmaceuticals industry are heavily dependent on patents and intellectual property rights. The loss or impairment of these rights may adversely affect the profitability of these companies.
The development of new drugs generally has a high failure rate, and such failures may negatively impact the stock price of the company developing the failed drug. Biotechnology companies may have persistent losses during a new product's transition from development to production. In order to fund operations, biotechnology companies may require financing from the capital markets, which may not always be available on satisfactory terms or at all.
The Fund's shares are not individually redeemable. Investors buy and sell shares of the Fund on a secondary market. Only market makers or "authorized participants" may trade directly with the Fund, typically in blocks of 25,000 shares.
The ALPS Medical Breakthroughs ETF is not suitable for all investors. Investments in the Fund are subject to investment risks, including possible loss of the principal amount invested.
ALPS Portfolio Solutions Distributor, Inc., a FINRA member, is the Distributor for the ALPS Medical Breakthroughs ETF.
ALPS Portfolio Solutions Distributor, Inc. is not affiliated with S-Network Global Indexes, Inc.
Net Assets ($) | $104,163,663 |
Number of Portfolio Holdings | |
Portfolio Turnover Rate# (%) | 35% |
Total Advisory Fees Paid# ($) | $264,134 |
Vaxcyte, Inc. | |
Cerevel Therapeutics Holdings, Inc. | |
Viking Therapeutics, Inc. | |
REVOLUTION Medicines, Inc. | |
Summit Therapeutics, Inc. | |
Alkermes PLC | |
Axsome Therapeutics, Inc. | |
Crinetics Pharmaceuticals, Inc. | |
Corcept Therapeutics, Inc. | |
Merus NV | |
Total % of Top 10 Holdings |
Biotechnology | |
Pharmaceuticals | |
Health Care Providers & Services | |
Money Market Fund | |
Total |
# | During the period. |
** | as a % of Total Investments (excluding investments purchased with collateral from securities loaned). |
Holdings are subject to change
If you wish to view additional information about the Fund, including but not limited to the Fund's prospectus, financial information, holdings, and proxy voting information, please visit https://www.alpsfunds.com/exchange-traded-funds/sbio.
If you wish to receive a copy of this document at a new address, contact 1-866-759-5679.
ALPS Sector Dividend Dogs ETF | ALPS ETF TRUST |
NYSE ARCA: SDOG NYSEArca | Semi-Annual Shareholder Report May 31, 2024 |
This contains important information about ALPS Sector Dividend Dogs ETF (the "Fund" or "SDOG") for the period of December 1, 2023 to May 31, 2024 (the "Period").You can find additional information about the Fund at https://www.alpsfunds.com/exchange-traded-funds/sdog. You can also request this information by contacting us at 1-866-759-5679.
Costs of a $10,000 Investment | Costs Paid as a Percentage of a $10,000 Investment | |
---|---|---|
ALPS Sector Dividend Dogs ETF | $19 | 0.36% |
The chart below compares historical performance of a hypothetical investment of $10,000 in the Fund over the past ten years with the performance of the Fund's benchmark indices. Results include the reinvestment of all dividends and capital gains distributions. The Fund's past performance is not a good predictor of the Fund's future performance. The chart and the table below do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on Fund distributions or sale of Fund shares.
Date | ALPS Sector Dividend Dogs ETF (NAV) | ALPS Sector Dividend Dogs ETF (Market Price) | S-Network® Sector Dividend Dogs Index | S&P 500® Index |
---|---|---|---|---|
05/31/2014 | 10000 | 10000 | 10000 | 10000 |
06/30/2014 | 10252 | 10250 | 10259 | 10207 |
07/31/2014 | 10088 | 10085 | 10095 | 10066 |
08/31/2014 | 10452 | 10450 | 10467 | 10468 |
09/30/2014 | 10286 | 10283 | 10301 | 10322 |
10/31/2014 | 10509 | 10507 | 10533 | 10574 |
11/30/2014 | 10722 | 10719 | 10749 | 10858 |
12/31/2014 | 10609 | 10606 | 10641 | 10831 |
01/31/2015 | 10255 | 10252 | 10286 | 10506 |
02/28/2015 | 10723 | 10720 | 10762 | 11109 |
03/31/2015 | 10427 | 10425 | 10467 | 10934 |
04/30/2015 | 10861 | 10858 | 10906 | 11039 |
05/31/2015 | 10768 | 10765 | 10815 | 11181 |
06/30/2015 | 10395 | 10392 | 10442 | 10964 |
07/31/2015 | 10344 | 10341 | 10399 | 11194 |
08/31/2015 | 9992 | 9989 | 10045 | 10519 |
09/30/2015 | 9699 | 9696 | 9752 | 10258 |
10/31/2015 | 10509 | 10507 | 10572 | 11124 |
11/30/2015 | 10378 | 10375 | 10444 | 11157 |
12/31/2015 | 10269 | 10267 | 10340 | 10981 |
01/31/2016 | 9845 | 9842 | 9914 | 10436 |
02/29/2016 | 10391 | 10388 | 10472 | 10422 |
03/31/2016 | 11343 | 11340 | 11441 | 11129 |
04/30/2016 | 11506 | 11503 | 11612 | 11172 |
05/31/2016 | 11605 | 11602 | 11716 | 11372 |
06/30/2016 | 11722 | 11719 | 11839 | 11402 |
07/31/2016 | 12316 | 12313 | 12444 | 11822 |
08/31/2016 | 12213 | 12210 | 12345 | 11839 |
09/30/2016 | 12326 | 12322 | 12464 | 11841 |
10/31/2016 | 11913 | 11910 | 12049 | 11625 |
11/30/2016 | 12542 | 12539 | 12692 | 12056 |
12/31/2016 | 12566 | 12563 | 12723 | 12294 |
01/31/2017 | 12763 | 12760 | 12925 | 12527 |
02/28/2017 | 13113 | 13110 | 13286 | 13025 |
03/31/2017 | 12949 | 12945 | 13123 | 13040 |
04/30/2017 | 12870 | 12867 | 13049 | 13174 |
05/31/2017 | 12774 | 12770 | 12955 | 13359 |
06/30/2017 | 12988 | 12984 | 13178 | 13442 |
07/31/2017 | 13109 | 13106 | 13305 | 13719 |
08/31/2017 | 12969 | 12966 | 13167 | 13761 |
09/30/2017 | 13523 | 13519 | 13735 | 14045 |
10/31/2017 | 13553 | 13550 | 13774 | 14372 |
11/30/2017 | 13995 | 13991 | 14230 | 14813 |
12/31/2017 | 14158 | 14154 | 14400 | 14978 |
01/31/2018 | 14882 | 14878 | 15142 | 15835 |
02/28/2018 | 14034 | 14030 | 14284 | 15252 |
03/31/2018 | 13637 | 13633 | 13884 | 14864 |
04/30/2018 | 13749 | 13746 | 14004 | 14921 |
05/31/2018 | 13884 | 13880 | 14145 | 15281 |
06/30/2018 | 14012 | 14009 | 14282 | 15375 |
07/31/2018 | 14413 | 14409 | 14697 | 15947 |
08/31/2018 | 14532 | 14528 | 14824 | 16466 |
09/30/2018 | 14571 | 14567 | 14869 | 16560 |
10/31/2018 | 13850 | 13846 | 14137 | 15428 |
11/30/2018 | 14066 | 14062 | 14360 | 15743 |
12/31/2018 | 12559 | 12555 | 12825 | 14321 |
01/31/2019 | 13662 | 13659 | 13961 | 15469 |
02/28/2019 | 13848 | 13845 | 14155 | 15966 |
03/31/2019 | 13888 | 13885 | 14200 | 16276 |
04/30/2019 | 14325 | 14322 | 14655 | 16935 |
05/31/2019 | 13082 | 13078 | 13384 | 15859 |
06/30/2019 | 14204 | 14200 | 14543 | 16976 |
07/31/2019 | 14302 | 14298 | 14647 | 17220 |
08/31/2019 | 13671 | 13668 | 14004 | 16948 |
09/30/2019 | 14454 | 14450 | 14813 | 17265 |
10/31/2019 | 14599 | 14595 | 14966 | 17639 |
11/30/2019 | 15087 | 15083 | 15472 | 18279 |
12/31/2019 | 15584 | 15580 | 15996 | 18831 |
01/31/2020 | 14929 | 14925 | 15327 | 18823 |
02/29/2020 | 13453 | 13449 | 13806 | 17274 |
03/31/2020 | 10556 | 10553 | 10834 | 15140 |
04/30/2020 | 11884 | 11881 | 12206 | 17081 |
05/31/2020 | 12134 | 12131 | 12468 | 17895 |
06/30/2020 | 12411 | 12408 | 12755 | 18250 |
07/31/2020 | 12735 | 12732 | 13091 | 19279 |
08/31/2020 | 13274 | 13270 | 13640 | 20665 |
09/30/2020 | 13031 | 13028 | 13395 | 19880 |
10/31/2020 | 13086 | 13083 | 13458 | 19351 |
11/30/2020 | 15046 | 15042 | 15485 | 21470 |
12/31/2020 | 15526 | 15522 | 15990 | 22295 |
01/31/2021 | 15627 | 15623 | 16098 | 22070 |
02/28/2021 | 16714 | 16710 | 17226 | 22679 |
03/31/2021 | 18031 | 18026 | 18600 | 23672 |
04/30/2021 | 18641 | 18636 | 19238 | 24935 |
05/31/2021 | 19136 | 19130 | 19755 | 25109 |
06/30/2021 | 18736 | 18731 | 19349 | 25696 |
07/31/2021 | 18428 | 18423 | 19036 | 26306 |
08/31/2021 | 18743 | 18738 | 19366 | 27106 |
09/30/2021 | 18235 | 18230 | 18844 | 25845 |
10/31/2021 | 18614 | 18609 | 19240 | 27656 |
11/30/2021 | 18021 | 18016 | 18633 | 27464 |
12/31/2021 | 19314 | 19309 | 19988 | 28695 |
01/31/2022 | 19585 | 19579 | 20275 | 27210 |
02/28/2022 | 19556 | 19550 | 20254 | 26395 |
03/31/2022 | 20033 | 20028 | 20756 | 27375 |
04/30/2022 | 19637 | 19631 | 20345 | 24988 |
05/31/2022 | 20365 | 20359 | 21111 | 25034 |
06/30/2022 | 18436 | 18431 | 19105 | 22968 |
07/31/2022 | 19124 | 19118 | 19826 | 25085 |
08/31/2022 | 18660 | 18655 | 19349 | 24062 |
09/30/2022 | 16760 | 16756 | 17374 | 21846 |
10/31/2022 | 18625 | 18620 | 19312 | 23615 |
11/30/2022 | 19899 | 19893 | 20646 | 24935 |
12/31/2022 | 19289 | 19284 | 20019 | 23498 |
01/31/2023 | 20684 | 20678 | 21479 | 24975 |
02/28/2023 | 19597 | 19591 | 20354 | 24365 |
03/31/2023 | 19414 | 19409 | 20166 | 25260 |
04/30/2023 | 19501 | 19496 | 20264 | 25654 |
05/31/2023 | 17913 | 17908 | 18614 | 25766 |
06/30/2023 | 19136 | 19130 | 19897 | 27468 |
07/31/2023 | 19883 | 19878 | 20679 | 28350 |
08/31/2023 | 19300 | 19295 | 20060 | 27899 |
09/30/2023 | 18238 | 18233 | 18955 | 26569 |
10/31/2023 | 17493 | 17489 | 18186 | 26010 |
11/30/2023 | 18889 | 18884 | 19633 | 28386 |
12/31/2023 | 20072 | 20067 | 20882 | 29675 |
01/31/2024 | 19931 | 19926 | 20740 | 30174 |
02/29/2024 | 20213 | 20208 | 21040 | 31785 |
03/31/2024 | 21372 | 21366 | 22256 | 32808 |
04/30/2024 | 20587 | 20582 | 21449 | 31468 |
05/31/2024 | 21447 | 21453 | 22352 | 33028 |
6 Months | 1 Year | 5 Year | 10 Year | Since Inception (06/29/2012) | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
ALPS Sector Dividend Dogs ETF - NAV | 13.54% | 19.73% | 10.39% | 7.93% | 10.77% |
ALPS Sector Dividend Dogs ETF - Market Price* | 13.63% | 19.79% | 10.42% | 7.93% | 10.77% |
S-Network® Sector Dividend Dogs Index | 13.85% | 20.09% | 10.80% | 8.38% | 11.24% |
S&P 500® Index‡ | 16.36% | 28.19% | 15.80% | 12.69% | 14.19% |
Total Expense Ratio (per the current prospectus) is 0.36%.
Performance data quoted represents past performance. Past performance does not guarantee future results. Total return figures assume reinvestment of dividends and capital gains distributions, if any. The table and chart do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on Fund distributions or the sale of Fund shares. Investment return and principal value of an investment will fluctuate so that an investor's shares, when sold or redeemed, may be worth more or less than the original cost. Current performance data may be higher or lower than actual data quoted. For the most current month-end performance data please visit www.alpsfunds.com or call 1-866-759-5679.
Net Asset Value (NAV) is an exchange-traded fund's per-share value. The per-share dollar amount of the Fund is derived by dividing the total value of all the securities in its portfolio, less any liabilities, by the number of Fund shares outstanding. Market Price is the price at which a share can currently be traded in the market. Information detailing the number of days the Market Price of the Fund was greater than the Fund's NAV and the number of days it was less than the Fund's NAV can be obtained at www.alpsfunds.com.
* | Market Price means the official closing price of a share or, if it more accurately reflects the market value of a share at the time as of which the Fund calculates current net asset value per share, the price that is the midpoint of the bid-ask spread as of that time. It does not represent the returns an investor would receive if shares were traded at other times. |
‡ | This index represents a broad measure of market performance for purposes of new regulatory requirements. |
The S-Network® Sector Dividend Dogs Index is designed to serve as a fair, impartial and transparent measure of the performance of US large cap equities with above average dividend yields. The Underlying Index is a portfolio of fifty stocks derived from the S-Network US Equity WR Large-Cap 500 Index ("S-Net 500"). The index is reported on a total return basis, which assumes reinvestment of any dividends and distributions realized during a given time period.
The S&P 500® Index is an index of 500 stocks chosen for market size, liquidity and industry grouping among other factors. Total return assumes reinvestment of any dividends and distributions realized during a given time period.
The indexes are not actively managed and do not reflect any deductions for fees, expenses or taxes. One cannot invest directly in an index. Index performance does not reflect fund performance.
The Fund's shares are not individually redeemable. Investors buy and sell shares of the Fund on a secondary market. Only market makers or "authorized participants" may trade directly with the Fund, typically in blocks of 25,000 shares.
The ALPS Sector Dividend Dogs ETF is not suitable for all investors. Investments in the Fund are subject to investment risks, including possible loss of the principal amount invested.
ALPS Portfolio Solutions Distributor, Inc., a FINRA member, is the distributor for the ETF.
Net Assets ($) | $1,155,068,694 |
Number of Portfolio Holdings | |
Portfolio Turnover Rate# (%) | 45% |
Total Advisory Fees Paid# ($) | $2,047,145 |
3M Co. | |
International Paper Co. | |
International Flavors & Fragrances, Inc. | |
HP, Inc. | |
RTX Corp. | |
Williams Cos., Inc. | |
Corning, Inc. | |
Texas Instruments, Inc. | |
Dominion Resources, Inc. | |
Edison International | |
Total % of Top 10 Holdings |
Materials | |
Energy | |
Utilities | |
Industrials | |
Information Technology | |
Financials | |
Consumer Staples | |
Communication Services | |
Consumer Discretionary | |
Health Care | |
Money Market Fund | |
Total |
# | During the period. |
** | % of Total Investments |
Holdings are subject to change
If you wish to view additional information about the Fund, including but not limited to the Fund's prospectus, financial information, holdings, and proxy voting information, please visit https://www.alpsfunds.com/exchange-traded-funds/sdog.
If you wish to receive a copy of this document at a new address, contact 1-866-759-5679.
ALPS International Sector Dividend Dogs ETF | ALPS ETF TRUST |
NYSE ARCA: IDOG NYSEArca | Semi-Annual Shareholder Report May 31, 2024 |
This contains important information about ALPS International Sector Dividend Dogs ETF (the "Fund" or "IDOG") for the period of December 1, 2023 to May 31, 2024 (the "Period").You can find additional information about the Fund at https://www.alpsfunds.com/exchange-traded-funds/idog. You can also request this information by contacting us at 1-866-759-5679.
Costs of a $10,000 Investment | Costs Paid as a Percentage of a $10,000 Investment | |
---|---|---|
ALPS International Sector Dividend Dogs ETF | $26 | 0.50% |
The chart below compares historical performance of a hypothetical investment of $10,000 in the Fund over the past ten years with the performance of the Fund's benchmark indices. Results include the reinvestment of all dividends and capital gains distributions. The Fund's past performance is not a good predictor of the Fund's future performance. The chart and the table below do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on Fund distributions or sale of Fund shares.
Date | ALPS International Sector Dividend Dogs ETF (NAV) | ALPS International Sector Dividend Dogs ETF (Market Price) | S-Network® International Sector Dividend Dogs Index | Morningstar Developed Markets ex-North America Index |
---|---|---|---|---|
05/31/2014 | 10000 | 10000 | 10000 | 10000 |
06/30/2014 | 10175 | 10114 | 10178 | 10105 |
07/31/2014 | 9850 | 9791 | 9858 | 9900 |
08/31/2014 | 9737 | 9678 | 9746 | 9884 |
09/30/2014 | 9279 | 9224 | 9288 | 9484 |
10/31/2014 | 9021 | 8966 | 9031 | 9340 |
11/30/2014 | 8946 | 8892 | 8961 | 9453 |
12/31/2014 | 8636 | 8584 | 8670 | 9153 |
01/31/2015 | 8685 | 8633 | 8721 | 9193 |
02/28/2015 | 9143 | 9088 | 9189 | 9744 |
03/31/2015 | 8922 | 8869 | 8971 | 9600 |
04/30/2015 | 9340 | 9284 | 9392 | 9998 |
05/31/2015 | 9095 | 9040 | 9143 | 9948 |
06/30/2015 | 8749 | 8696 | 8790 | 9684 |
07/31/2015 | 8873 | 8820 | 8916 | 9908 |
08/31/2015 | 8313 | 8263 | 8354 | 9221 |
09/30/2015 | 7914 | 7867 | 7956 | 8738 |
10/31/2015 | 8401 | 8350 | 8452 | 9400 |
11/30/2015 | 8251 | 8202 | 8303 | 9272 |
12/31/2015 | 8105 | 8056 | 8159 | 9178 |
01/31/2016 | 7643 | 7597 | 7694 | 8511 |
02/29/2016 | 7537 | 7491 | 7585 | 8370 |
03/31/2016 | 8152 | 8103 | 8213 | 8922 |
04/30/2016 | 8390 | 8339 | 8451 | 9174 |
05/31/2016 | 8162 | 8113 | 8223 | 9112 |
06/30/2016 | 8109 | 8060 | 8177 | 8786 |
07/31/2016 | 8447 | 8396 | 8520 | 9244 |
08/31/2016 | 8397 | 8347 | 8477 | 9238 |
09/30/2016 | 8530 | 8478 | 8613 | 9365 |
10/31/2016 | 8303 | 8253 | 8382 | 9164 |
11/30/2016 | 8101 | 8052 | 8175 | 8970 |
12/31/2016 | 8427 | 8376 | 8523 | 9271 |
01/31/2017 | 8544 | 8493 | 8646 | 9543 |
02/28/2017 | 8773 | 8720 | 8883 | 9691 |
03/31/2017 | 9158 | 9102 | 9280 | 9935 |
04/30/2017 | 9190 | 9135 | 9311 | 10210 |
05/31/2017 | 9660 | 9602 | 9781 | 10587 |
06/30/2017 | 9614 | 9556 | 9734 | 10560 |
07/31/2017 | 9909 | 9850 | 10040 | 10871 |
08/31/2017 | 9939 | 9879 | 10077 | 10875 |
09/30/2017 | 10194 | 10132 | 10333 | 11148 |
10/31/2017 | 10370 | 10307 | 10519 | 11322 |
11/30/2017 | 10377 | 10315 | 10532 | 11447 |
12/31/2017 | 10601 | 10537 | 10771 | 11637 |
01/31/2018 | 10915 | 10849 | 11096 | 12224 |
02/28/2018 | 10538 | 10475 | 10717 | 11694 |
03/31/2018 | 10263 | 10201 | 10446 | 11478 |
04/30/2018 | 10644 | 10580 | 10818 | 11738 |
05/31/2018 | 10397 | 10335 | 10559 | 11494 |
06/30/2018 | 10255 | 10193 | 10423 | 11343 |
07/31/2018 | 10509 | 10446 | 10680 | 11592 |
08/31/2018 | 10138 | 10077 | 10305 | 11391 |
09/30/2018 | 10274 | 10212 | 10447 | 11474 |
10/31/2018 | 9621 | 9563 | 9786 | 10535 |
11/30/2018 | 9602 | 9544 | 9768 | 10523 |
12/31/2018 | 9214 | 9158 | 9388 | 9990 |
01/31/2019 | 9933 | 9873 | 10126 | 10659 |
02/28/2019 | 10098 | 10038 | 10292 | 10917 |
03/31/2019 | 10186 | 10125 | 10385 | 10982 |
04/30/2019 | 10330 | 10268 | 10533 | 11282 |
05/31/2019 | 9797 | 9738 | 9973 | 10737 |
06/30/2019 | 10319 | 10257 | 10518 | 11345 |
07/31/2019 | 10172 | 10111 | 10369 | 11212 |
08/31/2019 | 9934 | 9874 | 10131 | 10926 |
09/30/2019 | 10358 | 10296 | 10574 | 11241 |
10/31/2019 | 10741 | 10677 | 10970 | 11666 |
11/30/2019 | 10733 | 10669 | 10968 | 11815 |
12/31/2019 | 11136 | 11069 | 11394 | 12214 |
01/31/2020 | 10746 | 10681 | 11000 | 11945 |
02/29/2020 | 9693 | 9634 | 9916 | 10850 |
03/31/2020 | 8245 | 8195 | 8434 | 9370 |
04/30/2020 | 8689 | 8637 | 8888 | 10015 |
05/31/2020 | 8854 | 8800 | 9061 | 10497 |
06/30/2020 | 9196 | 9141 | 9419 | 10812 |
07/31/2020 | 9217 | 9161 | 9445 | 11070 |
08/31/2020 | 9628 | 9570 | 9868 | 11687 |
09/30/2020 | 9045 | 8991 | 9270 | 11425 |
10/31/2020 | 8706 | 8653 | 8923 | 10976 |
11/30/2020 | 10403 | 10341 | 10673 | 12638 |
12/31/2020 | 10987 | 10920 | 11298 | 13262 |
01/31/2021 | 11024 | 10958 | 11344 | 13135 |
02/28/2021 | 11265 | 11197 | 11593 | 13428 |
03/31/2021 | 11603 | 11533 | 11948 | 13728 |
04/30/2021 | 11807 | 11736 | 12151 | 14149 |
05/31/2021 | 12309 | 12235 | 12591 | 14581 |
06/30/2021 | 12077 | 12004 | 12431 | 14408 |
07/31/2021 | 12115 | 12042 | 12472 | 14533 |
08/31/2021 | 12176 | 12102 | 12538 | 14831 |
09/30/2021 | 11968 | 11896 | 12321 | 14397 |
10/31/2021 | 12024 | 11952 | 12389 | 14711 |
11/30/2021 | 11540 | 11471 | 11893 | 14011 |
12/31/2021 | 12235 | 12161 | 12613 | 14714 |
01/31/2022 | 12498 | 12422 | 12902 | 13935 |
02/28/2022 | 12336 | 12261 | 12729 | 13692 |
03/31/2022 | 12488 | 12413 | 12883 | 13770 |
04/30/2022 | 12080 | 12007 | 12474 | 12864 |
05/31/2022 | 12479 | 12404 | 12897 | 12929 |
06/30/2022 | 11250 | 11182 | 11608 | 11710 |
07/31/2022 | 11317 | 11249 | 11682 | 12321 |
08/31/2022 | 10890 | 10825 | 11245 | 11746 |
09/30/2022 | 9778 | 9719 | 10085 | 10599 |
10/31/2022 | 10451 | 10388 | 10783 | 11144 |
11/30/2022 | 11762 | 11691 | 12149 | 12381 |
12/31/2022 | 11717 | 11647 | 12121 | 12501 |
01/31/2023 | 12514 | 12439 | 12953 | 13405 |
02/28/2023 | 12473 | 12398 | 12914 | 13113 |
03/31/2023 | 12758 | 12682 | 13211 | 13384 |
04/30/2023 | 13199 | 13120 | 13677 | 13751 |
05/31/2023 | 12452 | 12377 | 12884 | 13181 |
06/30/2023 | 13224 | 13144 | 13694 | 13761 |
07/31/2023 | 13741 | 13659 | 14238 | 14238 |
08/31/2023 | 13300 | 13220 | 13777 | 13707 |
09/30/2023 | 13043 | 12964 | 13515 | 13224 |
10/31/2023 | 12603 | 12527 | 13065 | 12665 |
11/30/2023 | 13727 | 13644 | 14240 | 13850 |
12/31/2023 | 14370 | 14283 | 14929 | 14611 |
01/31/2024 | 14095 | 14010 | 14691 | 14657 |
02/29/2024 | 14090 | 14005 | 14637 | 14890 |
03/31/2024 | 14403 | 14316 | 14977 | 15393 |
04/30/2024 | 14344 | 14258 | 14918 | 14990 |
05/31/2024 | 15170 | 15195 | 15776 | 15566 |
6 Months | 1 Year | 5 Year | 10 Year | Since Inception (06/27/2013) | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
ALPS International Sector Dividend Dogs ETF - NAV | 10.52% | 21.83% | 9.14% | 4.26% | 6.28% |
ALPS International Sector Dividend Dogs ETF - Market Price* | 11.02% | 22.44% | 9.41% | 4.27% | 6.36% |
S-Network® International Sector Dividend Dogs Index | 10.79% | 22.45% | 9.61% | 4.66% | 6.69% |
Morningstar Developed Markets ex-North America Index‡ | 12.39% | 18.09% | 7.71% | 4.52% | 6.11% |
Total Expense Ratio (per the current prospectus) is 0.50%.
Performance data quoted represents past performance. Past performance does not guarantee future results. Total return figures assume reinvestment of dividends and capital gains distributions, if any. The table and chart do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on Fund distributions or the sale of Fund shares. Investment return and principal value of an investment will fluctuate so that an investor's shares, when sold or redeemed, may be worth more or less than the original cost. Current performance data may be higher or lower than actual data quoted. For the most current month-end performance data please visit www.alpsfunds.com or call 1-866-759-5679.
Net Asset Value (NAV) is an exchange-traded fund's per-share value. The per-share dollar amount of the Fund is derived by dividing the total value of all the securities in its portfolio, less any liabilities, by the number of Fund shares outstanding. Market Price is the price at which a share can currently be traded in the market. Information detailing the number of days the Market Price of the Fund was greater than the Fund's NAV and the number of days it was less than the Fund's NAV can be obtained at www.alpsfunds.com.
* | Market Price means the official closing price of a share or, if it more accurately reflects the market value of a share at the time as of which the Fund calculates current net asset value per share, the price that is the midpoint of the bid-ask spread as of that time. It does not represent the returns an investor would receive if shares were traded at other times. |
‡ | This index represents a broad measure of market performance for purposes of new regulatory requirements. |
The S-Network® International Sector Dividend Dogs Index is designed to serve as a fair, impartial and transparent measure of the performance of international large cap equities with above average dividend yields. The Underlying Index is a portfolio of fifty stocks derived from the S-Network Developed International Equity 1000 Index. Total Return assumes reinvestment of any dividends and distributions realized during a given time period. Net Total Return (NTR) is obtained by reinvesting the net dividend, which is equal to the ordinary gross dividend minus the amount of withholding tax.
Morningstar® Developed Markets ex-North America Index measures the performance of companies in developed markets ex-North America. It covers approximately 97% of the full market capitalization in the Developed Markets ex-North America.
The indexes are not actively managed and do not reflect any deductions for fees, expenses or taxes. One cannot invest directly in an index. Index performance does not reflect fund performance.
The Fund's shares are not individually redeemable. Investors buy and sell shares of the Fund on a secondary market. Only market makers or "authorized participants" may trade directly with the Fund, typically in blocks of 25,000 shares.
The ALPS International Sector Dividend Dogs ETF is not suitable for all investors. Investments in the Fund are subject to investment risks, including possible loss of the principal amount invested.
ALPS Portfolio Solutions Distributor, Inc., a FINRA member, is the distributor for the ETF.
Net Assets ($) | $297,404,562 |
Number of Portfolio Holdings | |
Portfolio Turnover Rate# (%) | 46% |
Total Advisory Fees Paid# ($) | $658,974 |
A P Moller-Maersk A/S | |
Norsk Hydro ASA | |
NatWest Group PLC | |
Fortum Oyj | |
Credit Agricole SA | |
Intesa Sanpaolo SpA | |
OMV AG | |
WPP PLC | |
Imperial Brands PLC | |
Mediobanca Banca di Credito Finanziario SpA | |
Total % of Top 10 Holdings |
Financials | |
Industrials | |
Communication Services | |
Consumer Staples | |
Materials | |
Utilities | |
Energy | |
Information Technology | |
Health Care | |
Consumer Discretionary | |
Automobiles | |
Money Market Fund | |
Total |
# | During the period. |
** | % of Total Investments (excluding investments purchased with collateral from securities loaned). |
Holdings are subject to change
If you wish to view additional information about the Fund, including but not limited to the Fund's prospectus, financial information, holdings, and proxy voting information, please visit https://www.alpsfunds.com/exchange-traded-funds/idog.
If you wish to receive a copy of this document at a new address, contact 1-866-759-5679.
ALPS Emerging Sector Dividend Dogs ETF | ALPS ETF TRUST |
NYSE ARCA: EDOG NYSEArca | Semi-Annual Shareholder Report May 31, 2024 |
This contains important information about ALPS Emerging Sector Dividend Dogs ETF (the "Fund" or "EDOG") for the period of December 1, 2023 to May 31, 2024 (the "Period").You can find additional information about the Fund at https://www.alpsfunds.com/exchange-traded-funds/edog. You can also request this information by contacting us at 1-866-759-5679.
Costs of a $10,000 Investment | Costs Paid as a Percentage of a $10,000 Investment | |
---|---|---|
ALPS Emerging Sector Dividend Dogs ETF | $31 | 0.60% |
The chart below compares historical performance of a hypothetical investment of $10,000 in the Fund over the past ten years with the performance of the Fund's benchmark indices. Results include the reinvestment of all dividends and capital gains distributions. The Fund's past performance is not a good predictor of the Fund's future performance. The chart and the table below do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on Fund distributions or sale of Fund shares.
Date | ALPS Emerging Sector Dividend Dogs ETF (NAV) | ALPS Emerging Sector Dividend Dogs ETF (Market Price) | S-Network® Emerging Sector Dividend Dogs Index | Morningstar Emerging Markets Index |
---|---|---|---|---|
05/31/2014 | 10000 | 10000 | 10000 | 10000 |
06/30/2014 | 10180 | 10109 | 10221 | 10290 |
07/31/2014 | 10287 | 10214 | 10313 | 10464 |
08/31/2014 | 10590 | 10516 | 10623 | 10707 |
09/30/2014 | 10051 | 9980 | 10097 | 9960 |
10/31/2014 | 10108 | 10037 | 10145 | 10067 |
11/30/2014 | 10150 | 10079 | 10202 | 9967 |
12/31/2014 | 9412 | 9346 | 9489 | 9556 |
01/31/2015 | 9228 | 9163 | 9313 | 9660 |
02/28/2015 | 9662 | 9594 | 9754 | 9917 |
03/31/2015 | 9293 | 9228 | 9400 | 9800 |
04/30/2015 | 9934 | 9864 | 10072 | 10550 |
05/31/2015 | 9401 | 9335 | 9498 | 10188 |
06/30/2015 | 9263 | 9198 | 9385 | 9901 |
07/31/2015 | 8980 | 8917 | 9116 | 9211 |
08/31/2015 | 8587 | 8527 | 8714 | 8401 |
09/30/2015 | 8069 | 8012 | 8189 | 8183 |
10/31/2015 | 8534 | 8474 | 8670 | 8760 |
11/30/2015 | 8256 | 8197 | 8395 | 8438 |
12/31/2015 | 7833 | 7778 | 7984 | 8267 |
01/31/2016 | 7722 | 7667 | 7886 | 7727 |
02/29/2016 | 7905 | 7850 | 8064 | 7706 |
03/31/2016 | 8964 | 8901 | 9166 | 8690 |
04/30/2016 | 9301 | 9236 | 9507 | 8780 |
05/31/2016 | 8325 | 8266 | 8513 | 8447 |
06/30/2016 | 8784 | 8722 | 8998 | 8814 |
07/31/2016 | 9268 | 9203 | 9486 | 9255 |
08/31/2016 | 9073 | 9009 | 9296 | 9458 |
09/30/2016 | 9124 | 9059 | 9355 | 9549 |
10/31/2016 | 9275 | 9210 | 9517 | 9565 |
11/30/2016 | 8677 | 8616 | 8904 | 9141 |
12/31/2016 | 8993 | 8930 | 9244 | 9174 |
01/31/2017 | 9219 | 9154 | 9482 | 9643 |
02/28/2017 | 9491 | 9424 | 9764 | 9967 |
03/31/2017 | 9595 | 9528 | 9881 | 10238 |
04/30/2017 | 9814 | 9745 | 10113 | 10418 |
05/31/2017 | 9955 | 9885 | 10260 | 10678 |
06/30/2017 | 9873 | 9804 | 10178 | 10749 |
07/31/2017 | 10296 | 10224 | 10616 | 11295 |
08/31/2017 | 10484 | 10411 | 10822 | 11532 |
09/30/2017 | 10360 | 10287 | 10703 | 11482 |
10/31/2017 | 10410 | 10337 | 10760 | 11885 |
11/30/2017 | 10271 | 10199 | 10617 | 11961 |
12/31/2017 | 10778 | 10702 | 11170 | 12432 |
01/31/2018 | 11359 | 11279 | 11782 | 13378 |
02/28/2018 | 11045 | 10967 | 11455 | 12775 |
03/31/2018 | 10578 | 10504 | 11001 | 12548 |
04/30/2018 | 10275 | 10203 | 10669 | 12563 |
05/31/2018 | 9814 | 9745 | 10191 | 12084 |
06/30/2018 | 9267 | 9202 | 9622 | 11552 |
07/31/2018 | 9704 | 9635 | 10080 | 11814 |
08/31/2018 | 9250 | 9185 | 9608 | 11556 |
09/30/2018 | 9288 | 9222 | 9655 | 11467 |
10/31/2018 | 9103 | 9039 | 9467 | 10493 |
11/30/2018 | 9371 | 9305 | 9754 | 10952 |
12/31/2018 | 9076 | 9012 | 9458 | 10751 |
01/31/2019 | 10174 | 10102 | 10613 | 11632 |
02/28/2019 | 10009 | 9938 | 10443 | 11680 |
03/31/2019 | 9724 | 9656 | 10154 | 11759 |
04/30/2019 | 9950 | 9880 | 10399 | 11979 |
05/31/2019 | 9417 | 9350 | 9840 | 11200 |
06/30/2019 | 10038 | 9968 | 10500 | 11845 |
07/31/2019 | 9914 | 9844 | 10371 | 11677 |
08/31/2019 | 9367 | 9302 | 9799 | 11143 |
09/30/2019 | 9557 | 9490 | 10009 | 11370 |
10/31/2019 | 9701 | 9633 | 10161 | 11862 |
11/30/2019 | 9622 | 9554 | 10087 | 11853 |
12/31/2019 | 10228 | 10156 | 10744 | 12699 |
01/31/2020 | 9890 | 9821 | 10387 | 12107 |
02/29/2020 | 8938 | 8875 | 9392 | 11439 |
03/31/2020 | 7172 | 7121 | 7533 | 9557 |
04/30/2020 | 7781 | 7726 | 8178 | 10484 |
05/31/2020 | 8362 | 8303 | 8792 | 10646 |
06/30/2020 | 8659 | 8598 | 9117 | 11435 |
07/31/2020 | 9173 | 9108 | 9661 | 12406 |
08/31/2020 | 9298 | 9232 | 9799 | 12713 |
09/30/2020 | 8905 | 8842 | 9388 | 12465 |
10/31/2020 | 8837 | 8775 | 9329 | 12730 |
11/30/2020 | 10122 | 10051 | 10681 | 13998 |
12/31/2020 | 11038 | 10961 | 11689 | 15037 |
01/31/2021 | 10747 | 10672 | 11381 | 15411 |
02/28/2021 | 10946 | 10869 | 11588 | 15610 |
03/31/2021 | 11297 | 11218 | 11984 | 15418 |
04/30/2021 | 11502 | 11421 | 12192 | 15878 |
05/31/2021 | 12077 | 11992 | 12926 | 16235 |
06/30/2021 | 12077 | 11992 | 12823 | 16288 |
07/31/2021 | 11725 | 11643 | 12454 | 15279 |
08/31/2021 | 12508 | 12420 | 13306 | 15649 |
09/30/2021 | 12330 | 12243 | 13121 | 15110 |
10/31/2021 | 12285 | 12199 | 13068 | 15224 |
11/30/2021 | 11823 | 11740 | 12589 | 14659 |
12/31/2021 | 12372 | 12285 | 13208 | 14987 |
01/31/2022 | 12322 | 12235 | 13165 | 14653 |
02/28/2022 | 11569 | 11488 | 12419 | 14332 |
03/31/2022 | 11896 | 11813 | 12723 | 14096 |
04/30/2022 | 11160 | 11081 | 11931 | 13383 |
05/31/2022 | 11332 | 11253 | 12115 | 13407 |
06/30/2022 | 10170 | 10099 | 10879 | 12445 |
07/31/2022 | 10388 | 10315 | 11131 | 12477 |
08/31/2022 | 10435 | 10361 | 11171 | 12603 |
09/30/2022 | 9543 | 9476 | 10210 | 11206 |
10/31/2022 | 10186 | 10114 | 10918 | 10927 |
11/30/2022 | 11208 | 11130 | 12032 | 12396 |
12/31/2022 | 11083 | 11005 | 11917 | 12245 |
01/31/2023 | 11589 | 11507 | 12480 | 13102 |
02/28/2023 | 11248 | 11169 | 12114 | 12350 |
03/31/2023 | 11562 | 11481 | 12456 | 12680 |
04/30/2023 | 11643 | 11561 | 12552 | 12583 |
05/31/2023 | 11124 | 11046 | 11979 | 12422 |
06/30/2023 | 11598 | 11516 | 12495 | 12887 |
07/31/2023 | 12417 | 12329 | 13384 | 13679 |
08/31/2023 | 11807 | 11724 | 12733 | 12955 |
09/30/2023 | 11429 | 11348 | 12329 | 12673 |
10/31/2023 | 11085 | 11007 | 11892 | 12141 |
11/30/2023 | 11756 | 11673 | 12619 | 13128 |
12/31/2023 | 12339 | 12252 | 13275 | 13658 |
01/31/2024 | 12055 | 11970 | 12994 | 13123 |
02/29/2024 | 12055 | 11970 | 12979 | 13690 |
03/31/2024 | 12060 | 11975 | 12993 | 13962 |
04/30/2024 | 11980 | 11896 | 12910 | 14054 |
05/31/2024 | 12243 | 12190 | 13245 | 14156 |
6 Months | 1 Year | 5 Year | 10 Year | Since Inception (03/28/2014) | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
ALPS Emerging Sector Dividend Dogs ETF - NAV | 4.14% | 10.05% | 5.39% | 2.04% | 2.72% |
ALPS Emerging Sector Dividend Dogs ETF - Market Price* | 4.43% | 9.99% | 5.51% | 2.00% | 2.75% |
S-Network® Emerging Sector Dividend Dogs Index | 4.96% | 10.57% | 6.12% | 2.85% | 3.51% |
Morningstar Emerging Markets Index‡ | 7.83% | 13.96% | 4.80% | 3.54% | 4.07% |
Total Expense Ratio (per the current prospectus) is 0.60%.
Performance data quoted represents past performance. Past performance does not guarantee future results. Total return figures assume reinvestment of dividends and capital gains distributions, if any. The table and chart do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on Fund distributions or the sale of Fund shares. Investment return and principal value of an investment will fluctuate so that an investor's shares, when sold or redeemed, may be worth more or less than the original cost. Current performance data may be higher or lower than actual data quoted. For the most current month-end performance data please visit www.alpsfunds.com or call 1-866-759-5679.
Net Asset Value (NAV) is an exchange-traded fund's per-share value. The per-share dollar amount of the Fund is derived by dividing the total value of all the securities in its portfolio, less any liabilities, by the number of Fund shares outstanding. Market Price is the price at which a share can currently be traded in the market. Information detailing the number of days the Market Price of the Fund was greater than the Fund's NAV and the number of days it was less than the Fund's NAV can be obtained at www.alpsfunds.com.
* | Market Price means the official closing price of a share or, if it more accurately reflects the market value of a share at the time as of which the Fund calculates current net asset value per share, the price that is the midpoint of the bid-ask spread as of that time. It does not represent the returns an investor would receive if shares were traded at other times. |
‡ | This index represents a broad measure of market performance for purposes of new regulatory requirements. |
The S-Network® Emerging Sector Dividend Dogs Index is a rules-based index intended to give investors a means of tracking the overall performance of the highest dividend paying stocks in the S-Network® Emerging Markets Liquid 500 Index, a universe of mainly large capitalization stocks domiciled in emerging markets on a sector-by-sector basis. Emerging market countries are countries that major international financial institutions, such as the World Bank, generally consider to be less economically mature than developed nations. The index is reported on a Net Total Return basis which assumes reinvestment of any dividends and distributions realized during a given time period (net of any amounts of withholding tax).
Morningstar® Emerging Markets Index measures the performance of emerging markets targeting the top 97% of stocks by market capitalization.
The indexes are not actively managed and do not reflect any deductions for fees, expenses or taxes. One cannot invest directly in an index. Index performance does not reflect fund performance.
The Fund's shares are not individually redeemable. Investors buy and sell shares of the Fund on a secondary market. Only market makers or "authorized participants" may trade directly with the Fund, typically in blocks of 25,000 shares.
The ALPS Emerging Sector Dividend Dogs ETF is not suitable for all investors. Investments in the Fund are subject to investment risks, including possible loss of the principal amount invested.
ALPS Portfolio Solutions Distributor, Inc., a FINRA member, is the distributor for the ETF.
Net Assets ($) | $26,264,287 |
Number of Portfolio Holdings | |
Portfolio Turnover Rate# (%) | 69% |
Total Advisory Fees Paid# ($) | $82,195 |
Delta Electronics Thailand PCL | |
COSCO SHIPPING Holdings Co., Ltd. | |
Infosys, Ltd. | |
Wipro, Ltd. | |
Grupo Aeroportuario del Pacifico SAB de CV, Class B | |
Grupo Mexico SAB de CV | |
China Shenhua Energy Co., Ltd., Class H | |
Cia Sud Americana de Vapores SA | |
Grupo Aeroportuario del Centro Norte SAB de CV | |
CEZ AS | |
Total % of Top 10 Holdings |
Industrials | |
Energy | |
Utilities | |
Financials | |
Communication Services | |
Health Care | |
Consumer Staples | |
Materials | |
Consumer Discretionary | |
Information Technology | |
Money Market Fund | |
Total |
# | During the period. |
** | % of Total Investments (excluding investments purchased with collateral from securities loaned). |
Holdings are subject to change
If you wish to view additional information about the Fund, including but not limited to the Fund's prospectus, financial information, holdings, and proxy voting information, please visit https://www.alpsfunds.com/exchange-traded-funds/edog.
If you wish to receive a copy of this document at a new address, contact 1-866-759-5679.
ALPS REIT Dividend Dogs ETF | ALPS ETF TRUST |
NYSE ARCA: RDOG NYSEArca | Semi-Annual Shareholder Report May 31, 2024 |
This contains important information about ALPS REIT Dividend Dogs ETF (the "Fund" or "RDOG") for the period of December 1, 2023 to May 31, 2024 (the "Period").You can find additional information about the Fund at https://www.alpsfunds.com/exchange-traded-funds/rdog. You can also request this information by contacting us at 1-866-759-5679.
Costs of a $10,000 Investment | Costs Paid as a Percentage of a $10,000 Investment | |
---|---|---|
ALPS REIT Dividend Dogs ETF | $18 | 0.35% |
The chart below compares historical performance of a hypothetical investment of $10,000 in the Fund over the past ten years with the performance of the Fund's benchmark indices. Results include the reinvestment of all dividends and capital gains distributions. The Fund's past performance is not a good predictor of the Fund's future performance. The chart and the table below do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on Fund distributions or sale of Fund shares.
Date | ALPS REIT Dividend Dogs ETF (NAV) | ALPS REIT Dividend Dogs ETF (Market Price) | S-Network® REIT Dividend Dogs Index / S&P United States REIT Index | Bloomberg US 1000 Index |
---|---|---|---|---|
05/31/2014 | 10000 | 10000 | 10000 | 10000 |
06/30/2014 | 10098 | 10110 | 10110 | 10235 |
07/31/2014 | 10215 | 10227 | 10111 | 10066 |
08/31/2014 | 10312 | 10324 | 10414 | 10480 |
09/30/2014 | 9651 | 9662 | 9791 | 10291 |
10/31/2014 | 10384 | 10396 | 10768 | 10543 |
11/30/2014 | 10422 | 10434 | 10986 | 10814 |
12/31/2014 | 10420 | 10432 | 11198 | 10788 |
01/31/2015 | 10950 | 10962 | 11947 | 10494 |
02/28/2015 | 10885 | 10898 | 11525 | 11097 |
03/31/2015 | 10886 | 10899 | 11726 | 10960 |
04/30/2015 | 10817 | 10829 | 11039 | 11031 |
05/31/2015 | 10638 | 10651 | 11015 | 11182 |
06/30/2015 | 10187 | 10199 | 10518 | 10969 |
07/31/2015 | 10525 | 10537 | 11107 | 11182 |
08/31/2015 | 9915 | 9927 | 10415 | 10511 |
09/30/2015 | 10073 | 10084 | 10737 | 10223 |
10/31/2015 | 10640 | 10653 | 11346 | 11045 |
11/30/2015 | 10382 | 10394 | 11280 | 11083 |
12/31/2015 | 10540 | 10552 | 11489 | 10891 |
01/31/2016 | 10053 | 10065 | 11091 | 10300 |
02/29/2016 | 9984 | 9996 | 11058 | 10292 |
03/31/2016 | 10967 | 10980 | 12215 | 11004 |
04/30/2016 | 10942 | 10955 | 11908 | 11063 |
05/31/2016 | 10917 | 10930 | 12171 | 11269 |
06/30/2016 | 11284 | 11297 | 13020 | 11295 |
07/31/2016 | 11816 | 11830 | 13598 | 11728 |
08/31/2016 | 11480 | 11493 | 13083 | 11743 |
09/30/2016 | 11374 | 11387 | 12848 | 11756 |
10/31/2016 | 10757 | 10770 | 12100 | 11524 |
11/30/2016 | 10446 | 10458 | 11912 | 11975 |
12/31/2016 | 10723 | 10735 | 12467 | 12199 |
01/31/2017 | 10805 | 10817 | 12426 | 12446 |
02/28/2017 | 11145 | 11158 | 12887 | 12925 |
03/31/2017 | 11007 | 11020 | 12537 | 12937 |
04/30/2017 | 11145 | 11158 | 12541 | 13077 |
05/31/2017 | 11293 | 11306 | 12433 | 13248 |
06/30/2017 | 11344 | 11357 | 12726 | 13345 |
07/31/2017 | 11573 | 11587 | 12869 | 13607 |
08/31/2017 | 11625 | 11638 | 12818 | 13645 |
09/30/2017 | 11502 | 11515 | 12829 | 13939 |
10/31/2017 | 11486 | 11500 | 12678 | 14262 |
11/30/2017 | 11780 | 11794 | 13023 | 14696 |
12/31/2017 | 11908 | 11922 | 13002 | 14856 |
01/31/2018 | 11913 | 11927 | 12432 | 15679 |
02/28/2018 | 11097 | 11110 | 11504 | 15105 |
03/31/2018 | 11367 | 11380 | 11941 | 14765 |
04/30/2018 | 11583 | 11597 | 12116 | 14811 |
05/31/2018 | 11655 | 11669 | 12635 | 15192 |
06/30/2018 | 11858 | 11871 | 13174 | 15289 |
07/31/2018 | 11957 | 11971 | 13262 | 15816 |
08/31/2018 | 12062 | 12076 | 13686 | 16345 |
09/30/2018 | 11839 | 11853 | 13314 | 16401 |
10/31/2018 | 11415 | 11428 | 12983 | 15229 |
11/30/2018 | 11953 | 11967 | 13612 | 15555 |
12/31/2018 | 11334 | 11347 | 12506 | 14132 |
01/31/2019 | 12512 | 12526 | 13976 | 15327 |
02/28/2019 | 12531 | 12546 | 14035 | 15853 |
03/31/2019 | 13079 | 13094 | 14478 | 16120 |
04/30/2019 | 12878 | 12893 | 14436 | 16770 |
05/31/2019 | 12911 | 12926 | 14437 | 15716 |
06/30/2019 | 13088 | 13103 | 14602 | 16811 |
07/31/2019 | 13077 | 13092 | 14801 | 17082 |
08/31/2019 | 13343 | 13359 | 15263 | 16777 |
09/30/2019 | 13549 | 13565 | 15701 | 17059 |
10/31/2019 | 13724 | 13740 | 15924 | 17416 |
11/30/2019 | 13507 | 13523 | 15684 | 18073 |
12/31/2019 | 13653 | 13669 | 15573 | 18585 |
01/31/2020 | 13495 | 13511 | 15447 | 18616 |
02/29/2020 | 12432 | 12447 | 14235 | 17098 |
03/31/2020 | 9023 | 9033 | 10335 | 14845 |
04/30/2020 | 10160 | 10172 | 11649 | 16806 |
05/31/2020 | 10151 | 10163 | 11638 | 17708 |
06/30/2020 | 10585 | 10597 | 12134 | 18103 |
07/31/2020 | 10626 | 10638 | 12183 | 19138 |
08/31/2020 | 10771 | 10784 | 12355 | 20541 |
09/30/2020 | 10160 | 10172 | 11654 | 19796 |
10/31/2020 | 9742 | 9754 | 11177 | 19332 |
11/30/2020 | 11920 | 11934 | 13706 | 21606 |
12/31/2020 | 12240 | 12254 | 14061 | 22511 |
01/31/2021 | 12231 | 12245 | 14052 | 22342 |
02/28/2021 | 12811 | 12826 | 14724 | 23003 |
03/31/2021 | 13275 | 13290 | 15206 | 23846 |
04/30/2021 | 14194 | 14211 | 16332 | 25122 |
05/31/2021 | 14240 | 14256 | 16388 | 25215 |
06/30/2021 | 14654 | 14671 | 16869 | 25892 |
07/31/2021 | 15188 | 15206 | 17485 | 26445 |
08/31/2021 | 15454 | 15472 | 17797 | 27219 |
09/30/2021 | 14693 | 14710 | 16922 | 25977 |
10/31/2021 | 15525 | 15543 | 17892 | 27785 |
11/30/2021 | 15377 | 15395 | 17728 | 27417 |
12/31/2021 | 16575 | 16595 | 19120 | 28480 |
01/31/2022 | 15544 | 15562 | 17932 | 26825 |
02/28/2022 | 15195 | 15213 | 17534 | 26077 |
03/31/2022 | 15969 | 15988 | 18432 | 26935 |
04/30/2022 | 14811 | 14828 | 17100 | 24498 |
05/31/2022 | 14597 | 14614 | 16858 | 24436 |
06/30/2022 | 13642 | 13658 | 15757 | 22421 |
07/31/2022 | 14708 | 14725 | 16999 | 24520 |
08/31/2022 | 13735 | 13751 | 15874 | 23580 |
09/30/2022 | 12090 | 12104 | 13965 | 21388 |
10/31/2022 | 12869 | 12884 | 14875 | 23088 |
11/30/2022 | 13369 | 13384 | 15456 | 24323 |
12/31/2022 | 12361 | 12376 | 14303 | 22903 |
01/31/2023 | 13913 | 13929 | 16109 | 24446 |
02/28/2023 | 12920 | 12935 | 14961 | 23856 |
03/31/2023 | 12037 | 12051 | 13940 | 24616 |
04/30/2023 | 11595 | 11608 | 13431 | 24907 |
05/31/2023 | 11415 | 11429 | 13225 | 25046 |
06/30/2023 | 12160 | 12175 | 14099 | 26739 |
07/31/2023 | 12804 | 12819 | 14855 | 27662 |
08/31/2023 | 12526 | 12541 | 14538 | 27174 |
09/30/2023 | 11581 | 11595 | 13433 | 25901 |
10/31/2023 | 11114 | 11127 | 12897 | 25268 |
11/30/2023 | 12411 | 12426 | 14409 | 27641 |
12/31/2023 | 13633 | 13649 | 15847 | 29010 |
01/31/2024 | 12656 | 12671 | 14711 | 29409 |
02/29/2024 | 12621 | 12636 | 14675 | 31008 |
03/31/2024 | 13189 | 13204 | 15340 | 32005 |
04/30/2024 | 12737 | 12752 | 14817 | 30626 |
05/31/2024 | 13106 | 13118 | 15212 | 32071 |
6 Months | 1 Year | 5 Year | 10 Year | Since Inception (05/07/2008) | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
ALPS REIT Dividend Dogs ETF - NAV | 5.60% | 14.81% | 0.30% | 2.74% | 2.37% |
ALPS REIT Dividend Dogs ETF - Market Price* | 5.78% | 14.85% | 0.29% | 2.75% | 2.37% |
S-Network® REIT Dividend Dogs Index | 5.84% | 15.27% | - | - | - |
S-Network® US Composite REIT Index | 4.30% | 9.46% | 2.96% | - | - |
S-Network® REIT Dividend Dogs Index / S&P United States REIT Index** | 5.84% | 15.27% | 1.03% | 4.28% | 5.00% |
Bloomberg US 1000 Index‡ | 16.03% | 28.05% | 15.33% | 12.36% | 10.76% |
Total Expense Ratio (per the current prospectus) is 0.35%.
Performance data quoted represents past performance. Past performance does not guarantee future results. On January 2, 2020, the Fund changed its underlying index and principal investment strategies. Consequently, the Fund's total returns shown above for the periods prior to January 2, 2020 are not necessarily indicative of the performance of the Fund, as it is currently managed. Total return figures assume reinvestment of dividends and capital gains distributions, if any. The table and chart do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on Fund distributions or the sale of Fund shares. Investment return and principal value of an investment will fluctuate so that an investor's shares, when sold or redeemed, may be worth more or less than the original cost. Current performance data may be higher or lower than actual data quoted. For the most current month-end performance data please visit www.alpsfunds.com or call 1-866-759-5679.
Net Asset Value (NAV) is an exchange-traded fund's per-share value. The per-share dollar amount of the Fund is derived by dividing the total value of all the securities in its portfolio, less any liabilities, by the number of Fund shares outstanding. Market Price is the price at which a share can currently be traded in the market. Information detailing the number of days the Market Price of the Fund was greater than the Fund's NAV and the number of days it was less than the Fund's NAV can be obtained at www.alpsfunds.com.
* | Market Price means the official closing price of a share or, if it more accurately reflects the market value of a share at the time as of which the Fund calculates current net asset value per share, the price that is the midpoint of the bid-ask spread as of that time. It does not represent the returns an investor would receive if shares were traded at other times. |
** | The performance shown reflects a combination of the Fund's Underlying Index, and for periods prior to January 2, 2020, the S&P United States REIT Index. Prior to January 2, 2020, the Fund used a different Underlying Index than the S&P United States REIT Index. Therefore, the historical returns shown for the periods prior to January 2, 2020, are not necessarily indicative of the historical strategy of the Fund. |
‡ | This index represents a broad measure of market performance and has been added to comply with new regulatory requirements. |
The S-Network® REIT Dividend Dogs Index, like the S-Net U.S. REIT from which components of the Underlying Index are selected, divides into nine segments, eight of which are based on Global Industry Classification Standard ("GICS") Sub-Industries (excluding Technology REITs involved in cell towers and/or data centers) and a separate Technology REIT segment based on the research of the Underlying Index provider, S-Network® Global Indexes, Inc. (the "Index Provider"). The Underlying Index generally consists of 45 REITs on each annual reconstitution date. The Underlying Index's REITs must be constituents of the S-Net U.S. REIT universe, which includes a universe of mainly REITs listed in the United States. The selection criteria for the universe also includes requirements for segment inclusion, primary exchange listing, minimum market capitalization, share price, average daily trading volume and other factors. The Underlying Index is rebalanced quarterly. The index is reported on a total return basis, which assumes reinvestment of any dividends and distributions realized during a given time period. The index commenced operations on October 29, 2019.
The S-Network® Composite US REIT Index (the "S-Net U.S. REIT" or "SNREIT") is a benchmark index for the Real Estate Investment Trust component of the US stock market. The SNREIT provides the universe of stocks for RDOGX. The selection criteria for SNREIT include requirements for sector inclusion, primary exchange listing, minimum market capitalization, minimum average daily trading volume, and other factors. All constituents of RDOGX must be constituents of SNREIT. The index commenced operations on February 12, 2016.
The S&P United States REIT Index defines and measures the investable universe of publicly traded real estate investment trusts domiciled in the United States.
The Bloomberg US 1000 Index is a float market-cap-weighted benchmark of the 1000 most highly capitalized US companies.
The indexes are not actively managed and do not reflect any deductions for fees, expenses or taxes. Total return assumes reinvestment of any dividends and distributions realized during a given time period. One cannot invest directly in an index. Index performance does not reflect fund performance.
The Fund's shares are not individually redeemable. Investors buy and sell shares of the Fund on a secondary market. Only market makers or "authorized participants" may trade directly with the Fund, typically in blocks of 25,000 shares.
The ALPS REIT Dividend Dogs ETF is not suitable for all investors. Investments in the Fund are subject to investment risks, including possible loss of the principal amount invested.
ALPS Portfolio Solutions Distributor, Inc., a FINRA member, is the distributor for the ETF.
Net Assets ($) | $11,891,845 |
Number of Portfolio Holdings | |
Portfolio Turnover Rate# (%) | 53% |
Total Advisory Fees Paid# ($) | $20,822 |
Braemar Hotels & Resorts, Inc. | |
Medical Properties Trust, Inc. | |
Apartment Income REIT Corp. | |
Healthcare Realty Trust, Inc. | |
NexPoint Residential Trust, Inc. | |
Elme Communities | |
Innovative Industrial Properties, Inc. | |
BRT Apartments Corp. | |
Gladstone Commercial Corp. | |
Armada Hoffler Properties, Inc. | |
Total % of Top 10 Holdings |
Residential REITs | |
Health Care REITs | |
Diversified REITs | |
Office REITs | |
Retail REITs | |
Hotel & Resort REITs | |
Industrial REITs | |
Technology REITs | |
Specialized REITs | |
Money Market Fund | |
Total |
# | During the period. |
** | % of Total Investments |
Holdings are subject to change
If you wish to view additional information about the Fund, including but not limited to the Fund's prospectus, financial information, holdings, and proxy voting information, please visit https://www.alpsfunds.com/exchange-traded-funds/rdog.
If you wish to receive a copy of this document at a new address, contact 1-866-759-5679.
ALPS | O'Shares U.S. Quality Dividend ETF | ALPS ETF TRUST |
CboeBZXCboe BZX: OUSA | Semi-Annual Shareholder Report May 31, 2024 |
This contains important information about ALPS | O'Shares U.S. Quality Dividend ETF (the "Fund" or "OUSA") for the period of December 1, 2023 to May 31, 2024 (the "Period").You can find additional information about the Fund at https://www.alpsfunds.com/exchange-traded-funds/ousa. You can also request this information by contacting us at 1-866-759-5679.
Costs of a $10,000 Investment | Costs Paid as a Percentage of a $10,000 Investment | |
---|---|---|
ALPS | O'Shares U.S. Quality Dividend ETF | $25 | 0.48% |
The chart below compares historical performance of a hypothetical investment of $10,000 in the Fund since inception with the performance of the Fund's benchmark indexes. Results include the reinvestment of all dividends and capital gains distributions. The Fund's past performance is not a good predictor of the Fund's future performance. The chart and the table below do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on Fund distributions or sale of Fund shares.
Date | ALPS | O'Shares U.S. Quality Dividend ETF (NAV) | ALPS | O'Shares U.S. Quality Dividend ETF (Market Price) | |||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
07/13/2015 | 10000 | 10000 | |||
07/31/2015 | 9968 | 10012 | |||
08/31/2015 | 9441 | 9449 | |||
09/30/2015 | 9404 | 9408 | |||
10/31/2015 | 10168 | 10168 | |||
11/30/2015 | 10144 | 10164 | |||
12/31/2015 | 10132 | 10148 | |||
01/31/2016 | 10037 | 10024 | |||
02/29/2016 | 10123 | 10135 | |||
03/31/2016 | 10757 | 10757 | |||
04/30/2016 | 10805 | 10809 | |||
05/31/2016 | 10934 | 10938 | |||
06/30/2016 | 11339 | 11327 | |||
07/31/2016 | 11548 | 11548 | |||
08/31/2016 | 11350 | 11354 | |||
09/30/2016 | 11272 | 11272 | |||
10/31/2016 | 10958 | 10966 | |||
11/30/2016 | 11085 | 11101 | |||
12/31/2016 | 11379 | 11387 | |||
01/31/2017 | 11431 | 11427 | |||
02/28/2017 | 11981 | 11985 | |||
03/31/2017 | 12016 | 12012 | |||
04/30/2017 | 12049 | 12049 | |||
05/31/2017 | 12312 | 12312 | |||
06/30/2017 | 12246 | 12250 | |||
07/31/2017 | 12426 | 12430 | |||
08/31/2017 | 12504 | 12500 | |||
09/30/2017 | 12726 | 12722 | |||
10/31/2017 | 12802 | 12806 | |||
11/30/2017 | 13333 | 13341 | |||
12/31/2017 | 13516 | 13533 | |||
01/31/2018 | 13867 | 13875 | |||
02/28/2018 | 13149 | 13166 | |||
03/31/2018 | 13000 | 13004 | |||
04/30/2018 | 12897 | 12906 | |||
05/31/2018 | 13082 | 13082 | |||
06/30/2018 | 13185 | 13194 | |||
07/31/2018 | 13689 | 13689 | |||
08/31/2018 | 13946 | 13946 | |||
09/30/2018 | 14195 | 14190 | |||
10/31/2018 | 13654 | 13659 | |||
11/30/2018 | 14244 | 14227 | |||
12/31/2018 | 13103 | 13103 | |||
01/31/2019 | 13833 | 13855 | |||
02/28/2019 | 14490 | 14485 | |||
03/31/2019 | 14771 | 14771 | |||
04/30/2019 | 14977 | 14982 | |||
05/31/2019 | 14242 | 14242 | |||
06/30/2019 | 15072 | 15063 | |||
07/31/2019 | 15213 | 15208 | |||
08/31/2019 | 15126 | 15121 | |||
09/30/2019 | 15446 | 15446 | |||
10/31/2019 | 15625 | 15629 | |||
11/30/2019 | 15970 | 15979 | |||
12/31/2019 | 16410 | 16401 | |||
01/31/2020 | 16178 | 16178 | |||
02/29/2020 | 14697 | 14710 | |||
03/31/2020 | 13072 | 13077 | |||
04/30/2020 | 14554 | 14549 | |||
05/31/2020 | 14998 | 14989 | |||
06/30/2020 | 15053 | 15040 | |||
07/31/2020 | 15871 | 15875 | |||
08/31/2020 | 16997 | 16992 | |||
09/30/2020 | 16506 | 16497 | |||
10/31/2020 | 15727 | 15741 | |||
11/30/2020 | 17128 | 17142 | |||
12/31/2020 | 17539 | 17539 | |||
01/31/2021 | 17156 | 17152 | |||
02/28/2021 | 17136 | 17141 | |||
03/31/2021 | 18328 | 18337 | |||
04/30/2021 | 18891 | 18896 | |||
05/31/2021 | 19149 | 19159 | |||
06/30/2021 | 19395 | 19395 | |||
07/31/2021 | 20055 | 20059 | |||
08/31/2021 | 20397 | 20397 | |||
09/30/2021 | 19316 | 19307 | |||
10/31/2021 | 20398 | 20398 | |||
11/30/2021 | 20280 | 20294 | |||
12/31/2021 | 21687 | 21692 | |||
01/31/2022 | 20709 | 20700 | |||
02/28/2022 | 19994 | 19990 | |||
03/31/2022 | 20572 | 20582 | |||
04/30/2022 | 19716 | 19721 | |||
05/31/2022 | 19868 | 19882 | |||
06/30/2022 | 18934 | 18943 | |||
07/31/2022 | 19733 | 19733 | |||
08/31/2022 | 18908 | 18908 | |||
09/30/2022 | 17483 | 17492 | |||
10/31/2022 | 19046 | 19051 | |||
11/30/2022 | 20498 | 20489 | |||
12/31/2022 | 19688 | 19688 | |||
01/31/2023 | 20180 | 20175 | |||
02/28/2023 | 19411 | 19396 | |||
03/31/2023 | 20112 | 20098 | |||
04/30/2023 | 20533 | 20533 | |||
05/31/2023 | 19966 | 19966 | |||
06/30/2023 | 21107 | 21097 | |||
07/31/2023 | 21518 | 21518 | |||
08/31/2023 | 21260 | 21255 | |||
09/30/2023 | 20208 | 20208 | |||
10/31/2023 | 20001 | 19996 | |||
11/30/2023 | 21469 | 21465 | |||
12/31/2023 | 22291 | 22296 | |||
01/31/2024 | 22843 | 22839 | |||
02/29/2024 | 23474 | 23450 | |||
03/31/2024 | 23994 | 23980 | |||
04/30/2024 | 22907 | 22883 | |||
05/31/2024 | 23754 | 23768 |
6 Months | 1 Year | 5 Year | Since Inception (07/13/2015) | |
---|---|---|---|---|
ALPS | O'Shares U.S. Quality Dividend ETF - NAV | 10.64% | 18.97% | 10.77% | 10.23% |
ALPS | O'Shares U.S. Quality Dividend ETF - Market Price* | 10.73% | 19.04% | 10.79% | 10.23% |
O'Shares U.S. Quality Dividend Index** | ||||
Morningstar US Large-Mid Cap Broad Value Index | ||||
‡ |
Total Expense Ratio (per the current prospectus) is 0.48%.
Performance data quoted represents past performance. The Fund adopted the historical performance of the O'Shares U.S. Quality Dividend ETF (the "Predecessor Fund") as the result of a reorganization in which the Fund acquired all of the assets, subject to liabilities, of the Predecessor Fund on June 17, 2022. The returns presented for the Fund for periods prior to June 17, 2022 reflect the performance of the Predecessor Fund. At the time of the reorganization, the investment objectives of the Fund and the Predecessor Fund were identical and the investment strategies of the Fund and the Predecessor Fund were substantially the same. Previously, the Predecessor Fund had adopted the historical performance of the O'Shares FTSE U.S. Quality Dividend ETF (the "Previous Predecessor Fund"), a series of FQF Trust, as the result of a reorganization in which the Predecessor Fund acquired all of the assets, subject to liabilities, of the Previous Predecessor Fund on June 28, 2018. The returns presented for the Predecessor Fund for periods prior to June 28, 2018 reflect the performance of the Previous Predecessor Fund. At the time of the reorganization, the investment objectives of the Previous Predecessor Fund and the Predecessor Fund were identical and the investment strategies of the Previous Predecessor Fund and the Predecessor Fund were substantially the same. Effective June 1, 2020, the Predecessor Fund's underlying index was changed to the O'Shares U.S. Quality Dividend Index (the "Underlying Index") from the FTSE USA Qual/Vol/Yield Factor 5% Capped Index (the "Former Index"). Thus, Predecessor Fund performance shown through May 31, 2020 reflects the Predecessor Fund seeking to track the performance of the Former Index, and Predecessor Fund performance shown beginning June 1, 2020 reflects the Predecessor Fund seeking to track the performance of the Underlying Index. In addition, the Underlying Index performance shown reflects the blended performance of the Former Index through May 31, 2020 and the Underlying Index thereafter. Past performance does not guarantee future results. Total return figures assume reinvestment of dividends and capital gains distributions, if any. The table and chart do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on Fund distributions or the sale of Fund shares. Investment return and principal value of an investment will fluctuate so that an investor's shares, when sold or redeemed, may be worth more or less than the original cost. Current performance data may be higher or lower than actual data quoted. For the most current month-end performance data please visit www.alpsfunds.com or call 1-866-759-5679.
Net Asset Value (NAV) is an exchange-traded fund's per-share value. The per-share dollar amount of the Fund is derived by dividing the total value of all the securities in its portfolio, less any liabilities, by the number of Fund shares outstanding. Market price is the price at which a share can currently be traded in the market. Information detailing the number of days the Market Price of the Fund was greater than the Fund's NAV and the number of days it was less than the Fund's NAV can be obtained at www.alpsfunds.com.
* | Market Price means the official closing price of a share or, if it more accurately reflects the market value of a share at the time as of which the Fund calculates current net asset value per shares, the price that is the midpoint of the bid-ask spread as of that time. It does not represent the returns an investor would receive if shares were traded at other times. |
** | The O'Shares U.S. Quality Dividend Index performance information reflects the blended performance of the FTSE USA Qual/Vol/Yield Factor 5% Capped Index through May 31, 2020 and the O'Shares U.S. Quality Dividend Index thereafter. |
‡ | This index represents a broad measure of market performance and has been added to comply with new regulatory requirements. |
The O'Shares U.S. Quality Dividend Index is designed to measure the performance of publicly-listed large-capitalization and mid-capitalization dividend-paying issuers in the United States that meet certain market capitalization, liquidity, high quality, low volatility and dividend yield thresholds. The high quality and low volatility requirements are designed to reduce exposure to high dividend equities that have experienced large price declines. The index is reported on a total return basis, which assumes reinvestment of any dividends and distributions realized during a given time period.
The Morningstar US Large-Mid Cap Broad Value Index is designed to provide comprehensive, consistent representation of the large-mid cap value segment of the US equity market. The index is not actively managed and does not reflect any deductions for fees, expenses or taxes. The index is reported on a total return basis, which assumes reinvestment of any dividends and distributions realized during a given time period.
The Bloomberg US 1000 Index is a float market-cap-weighted benchmark of the 1000 most highly capitalized US companies.
The indexes are not actively managed and do not reflect any deductions for fees, expenses or taxes. One cannot invest directly in an index. Index performance does not reflect fund performance.
The Fund's shares are not individually redeemable. Investors buy and sell shares of the Fund on a secondary market. Only market makers or "authorized participants" may trade directly with the Fund, typically in blocks of 25,000 shares.
The ALPS | O'Shares U.S. Quality Dividend ETF is not suitable for all investors. Investments in the Fund are subject to investment risks, including possible loss of the principal amount invested.
ALPS Portfolio Solutions Distributor, Inc., a FINRA member, is the distributor for the Fund.
Net Assets ($) | $745,421,146 |
Number of Portfolio Holdings | |
Portfolio Turnover Rate# (%) | 0% |
Total Advisory Fees Paid# ($) | $1,731,417 |
Microsoft Corp. | |
Apple, Inc. | |
JPMorgan Chase & Co. | |
Verizon Communications, Inc. | |
Visa, Inc. | |
Broadcom, Inc. | |
Comcast Corp. | |
Eli Lilly & Co. | |
Mastercard, Inc. | |
Home Depot, Inc. | |
Total % of Top 10 Holdings |
Information Technology | |
Health Care | |
Financials | |
Industrials | |
Consumer Discretionary | |
Consumer Staples | |
Communication Services | |
Utilities | |
Money Market Fund | |
Total |
# | During the period. |
** | as a % of Total Investments |
Holdings are subject to change
If you wish to view additional information about the Fund, including but not limited to the Fund's prospectus, financial information, holdings, and proxy voting information, please visit https://www.alpsfunds.com/exchange-traded-funds/ousa.
If you wish to receive a copy of this document at a new address, contact 1-866-759-5679.
ALPS | O'Shares U.S. Small-Cap Quality Dividend ETF | ALPS ETF TRUST |
CboeBZXCboe BZX: OUSM | Semi-Annual Shareholder Report May 31, 2024 |
This contains important information about ALPS | O'Shares U.S. Small-Cap Quality Dividend ETF (the "Fund" or "OUSM") for the period of December 1, 2023 to May 31, 2024 (the "Period").You can find additional information about the Fund at https://www.alpsfunds.com/exchange-traded-funds/ousm. You can also request this information by contacting us at 1-866-759-5679.
Costs of a $10,000 Investment | Costs Paid as a Percentage of a $10,000 Investment | |
---|---|---|
ALPS | O'Shares U.S. Small-Cap Quality Dividend ETF | $26 | 0.48% |
The chart below compares historical performance of a hypothetical investment of $10,000 in the Fund since inception with the performance of the Fund's benchmark indexes. Results include the reinvestment of all dividends and capital gains distributions. The Fund's past performance is not a good predictor of the Fund's future performance. The chart and the table below do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on Fund distributions or sale of Fund shares.
Date | ALPS | O'Shares U.S. Small-Cap Quality Dividend ETF (NAV) | ALPS | O'Shares U.S. Small-Cap Quality Dividend ETF (Market Price) | |||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
12/29/2016 | 10000 | 10000 | |||
12/31/2016 | 9984 | 9984 | |||
01/31/2017 | 10040 | 10048 | |||
02/28/2017 | 10220 | 10228 | |||
03/31/2017 | 10167 | 10167 | |||
04/30/2017 | 10310 | 10310 | |||
05/31/2017 | 10199 | 10203 | |||
06/30/2017 | 10252 | 10268 | |||
07/31/2017 | 10359 | 10359 | |||
08/31/2017 | 10230 | 10226 | |||
09/30/2017 | 10616 | 10624 | |||
10/31/2017 | 10778 | 10786 | |||
11/30/2017 | 11083 | 11095 | |||
12/31/2017 | 11051 | 11067 | |||
01/31/2018 | 11144 | 11144 | |||
02/28/2018 | 10535 | 10539 | |||
03/31/2018 | 10683 | 10683 | |||
04/30/2018 | 10703 | 10711 | |||
05/31/2018 | 11108 | 11116 | |||
06/30/2018 | 11215 | 11228 | |||
07/31/2018 | 11605 | 11601 | |||
08/31/2018 | 12018 | 12022 | |||
09/30/2018 | 11791 | 11791 | |||
10/31/2018 | 10728 | 10732 | |||
11/30/2018 | 11087 | 11087 | |||
12/31/2018 | 9915 | 9911 | |||
01/31/2019 | 10777 | 10772 | |||
02/28/2019 | 11309 | 11304 | |||
03/31/2019 | 11185 | 11185 | |||
04/30/2019 | 11735 | 11735 | |||
05/31/2019 | 10790 | 10790 | |||
06/30/2019 | 11624 | 11624 | |||
07/31/2019 | 11867 | 11871 | |||
08/31/2019 | 11502 | 11502 | |||
09/30/2019 | 11855 | 11855 | |||
10/31/2019 | 12068 | 12063 | |||
11/30/2019 | 12374 | 12382 | |||
12/31/2019 | 12654 | 12654 | |||
01/31/2020 | 12377 | 12377 | |||
02/29/2020 | 11188 | 11201 | |||
03/31/2020 | 9080 | 9080 | |||
04/30/2020 | 10197 | 10188 | |||
05/31/2020 | 10811 | 10819 | |||
06/30/2020 | 10831 | 10836 | |||
07/31/2020 | 11451 | 11443 | |||
08/31/2020 | 11842 | 11855 | |||
09/30/2020 | 11410 | 11402 | |||
10/31/2020 | 11645 | 11654 | |||
11/30/2020 | 12897 | 12915 | |||
12/31/2020 | 13614 | 13623 | |||
01/31/2021 | 13485 | 13485 | |||
02/28/2021 | 14200 | 14209 | |||
03/31/2021 | 14968 | 14973 | |||
04/30/2021 | 15523 | 15523 | |||
05/31/2021 | 15671 | 15676 | |||
06/30/2021 | 15466 | 15471 | |||
07/31/2021 | 15852 | 15852 | |||
08/31/2021 | 16031 | 16036 | |||
09/30/2021 | 15336 | 15340 | |||
10/31/2021 | 16138 | 16138 | |||
11/30/2021 | 15579 | 15579 | |||
12/31/2021 | 16550 | 16550 | |||
01/31/2022 | 15716 | 15716 | |||
02/28/2022 | 15454 | 15449 | |||
03/31/2022 | 15537 | 15537 | |||
04/30/2022 | 14723 | 14718 | |||
05/31/2022 | 15228 | 15232 | |||
06/30/2022 | 14210 | 14206 | |||
07/31/2022 | 15376 | 15371 | |||
08/31/2022 | 14766 | 14770 | |||
09/30/2022 | 13528 | 13528 | |||
10/31/2022 | 14918 | 14927 | |||
11/30/2022 | 15968 | 15973 | |||
12/31/2022 | 15241 | 15241 | |||
01/31/2023 | 16644 | 16644 | |||
02/28/2023 | 16192 | 16201 | |||
03/31/2023 | 16099 | 16099 | |||
04/30/2023 | 16163 | 16168 | |||
05/31/2023 | 15541 | 15546 | |||
06/30/2023 | 16801 | 16805 | |||
07/31/2023 | 17063 | 17068 | |||
08/31/2023 | 16793 | 16793 | |||
09/30/2023 | 16151 | 16155 | |||
10/31/2023 | 15591 | 15595 | |||
11/30/2023 | 16738 | 16743 | |||
12/31/2023 | 18105 | 18114 | |||
01/31/2024 | 17965 | 17965 | |||
02/29/2024 | 18815 | 18806 | |||
03/31/2024 | 19752 | 19743 | |||
04/30/2024 | 18643 | 18653 | |||
05/31/2024 | 19401 | 19406 |
6 Months | 1 Year | 5 Year | Since Inception (12/29/2016) | |
---|---|---|---|---|
ALPS | O'Shares U.S. Small-Cap Quality Dividend ETF - NAV | 15.91% | 24.84% | 12.45% | 9.34% |
ALPS | O'Shares U.S. Small-Cap Quality Dividend ETF - Market Price* | 15.91% | 24.83% | 12.46% | 9.35% |
O'Shares U.S. Small Cap Quality Dividend Index** | ||||
Morningstar US Small-Cap Broad Value Extended Index | ||||
‡ |
Total Expense Ratio (per the current prospectus) is 0.48%.
Performance data quoted represents past performance. The Fund adopted the historical performance of the O'Shares U.S. Small-Cap Quality Dividend ETF (the "Predecessor Fund") as the result of a reorganization in which the Fund acquired all of the assets, subject to liabilities, of the Predecessor Fund on June 17, 2022. The returns presented for the Fund for periods prior to June 17, 2022 reflect the performance of the Predecessor Fund. At the time of the reorganization, the investment objectives of the Fund and the Predecessor Fund were identical and the investment strategies of the Fund and the Predecessor Fund were substantially the same. Effective May 4, 2018, the Predecessor Fund's underlying index was changed from the FTSE USA Small Cap Qual/Vol/Yield Factor 3% Capped Index (the "Former Underlying Index 1") to the FTSE USA Small Cap ex Real Estate 2Qual/Vol/Yield 3% Capped Factor Index (the "Former Underlying Index 2" and together with the Former Underlying Index 1, the "Former Underlying Indexes"). Effective June 1, 2020, the Predecessor Fund's underlying index was changed from the Former Underlying Index 2 to the O'Shares U.S. Small Cap Quality Dividend Index (the "Underlying Index"). Thus, Predecessor Fund performance shown prior to May 4, 2018 reflects the Predecessor Fund seeking to track the performance of the Former Underlying Index 1, Predecessor Fund performance shown from May 4, 2018 through May 31, 2020 reflects the Predecessor Fund seeking to track the performance of the Former Underlying Index 2, and Predecessor Fund performance shown beginning June 1, 2020 reflects the Predecessor Fund seeking to track the performance of the Underlying Index.
In addition, the Underlying Index performance shown reflects the blended performance of the Former Underlying Index 1 through May 3, 2018, the Former Underlying Index 2 from May 4, 2018 through May 31, 2020 and the Underlying Index thereafter. Past performance does not guarantee future results. Total return figures assume reinvestment of dividends and capital gains distributions, if any. The table and chart do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on Fund distributions or the sale of Fund shares. Investment return and principal value of an investment will fluctuate so that an investor's shares, when sold or redeemed, may be worth more or less than the original cost. Current performance data may be higher or lower than actual data quoted. For the most current month-end performance data please visit www.alpsfunds.com or call 1-866-759-5679.
Net Asset Value (NAV) is an exchange-traded fund's per-share value. The per-share dollar amount of the Fund is derived by dividing the total value of all the securities in its portfolio, less any liabilities, by the number of Fund shares outstanding. Market price is the price at which a share can currently be traded in the market. Information detailing the number of days the Market Price of the Fund was greater than the Fund's NAV and the number of days it was less than the Fund's NAV can be obtained at www.alpsfunds.com.
* | Market Price means the official closing price of a share or, if it more accurately reflects the market value of a share at the time as of which the Fund calculates current net asset value per shares, the price that is the midpoint of the bid-ask spread as of that time. It does not represent the returns an investor would receive if shares were traded at other times. |
** | The O'Shares U.S. Small-Cap Quality Dividend Index performance information reflects the blended performance of the FTSE USA Small Cap Qual/Vol/Yield 3% Capped Factor Index through May 3, 2018, the FTSE USA Small Cap ex Real Estate 2Qual/Vol/Yield 3% Capped Factor Index from May 4, 2018 through May 31, 2020 and the O'Shares U.S. Small-Cap Quality Dividend Index thereafter. |
‡ | This index represents a broad measure of market performance and has been added to comply with new regulatory requirements. |
The O'Shares U.S. Small-Cap Quality Dividend Index is designed to reflect the performance of publicly-listed small-capitalization dividend paying issuers in the United States that meet certain market capitalization, liquidity, high quality, low volatility and dividend yield thresholds. The quality and low volatility requirements are designed to reduce exposure to high dividend equities that have experienced large price declines. The index is reported on a total return basis, which assumes reinvestment of any dividends and distributions realized during a given time period.
Morningstar US Small-Cap Broad Value Extended Index is designed to provide comprehensive, consistent representation of the small-cap value segment of the US equity market. The index is not actively managed and does not reflect any deductions for fees, expenses or taxes. The index is reported on a total return basis, which assumes reinvestment of any dividends and distributions realized during a given time period.
The Bloomberg US 1000 Index is a float market-cap-weighted benchmark of the 1000 most highly capitalized US companies
The indexes are not actively managed and do not reflect any deductions for fees, expenses or taxes. One cannot invest directly in an index. Index performance does not reflect fund performance.
The Fund's shares are not individually redeemable. Investors buy and sell shares of the Fund on a secondary market. Only market makers or "authorized participants" may trade directly with the Fund, typically in blocks of 25,000 shares.
The ALPS | O'Shares U.S. Small-Cap Quality Dividend ETF is not suitable for all investors. Investments in the Fund are subject to investment risks, including possible loss of the principal amount invested.
ALPS Portfolio Solutions Distributor, Inc., a FINRA member, is the distributor for the Fund.
Net Assets ($) | $614,902,447 |
Number of Portfolio Holdings | |
Portfolio Turnover Rate# (%) | 1% |
Total Advisory Fees Paid# ($) | $1,233,923 |
Williams-Sonoma, Inc. | |
Dick's Sporting Goods, Inc. | |
Tradeweb Markets, Inc. | |
Owens Corning | |
Texas Roadhouse, Inc. | |
Juniper Networks, Inc. | |
Encompass Health Corp. | |
Chemed Corp. | |
Organon & Co. | |
Old Republic International Corp. | |
Total % of Top 10 Holdings |
Consumer Discretionary | |
Financials | |
Industrials | |
Information Technology | |
Health Care | |
Consumer Staples | |
Utilities | |
Communication Services | |
Money Market Fund | |
Total |
# | During the period. |
** | as a % of Total Investments (excluding investments purchased with collateral from securities loaned). |
Holdings are subject to change
If you wish to view additional information about the Fund, including but not limited to the Fund's prospectus, financial information, holdings, and proxy voting information, please visit https://www.alpsfunds.com/exchange-traded-funds/ousm.
If you wish to receive a copy of this document at a new address, contact 1-866-759-5679.
ALPS | O'Shares Global Internet Giants ETF | ALPS ETF TRUST |
CboeBZXCboe BZX: OGIG | Semi-Annual Shareholder Report May 31, 2024 |
This contains important information about ALPS | O'Shares Global Internet Giants ETF (the "Fund" or "OGIG") for the period of December 1, 2023 to May 31, 2024 (the "Period").You can find additional information about the Fund at https://www.alpsfunds.com/exchange-traded-funds/ogig. You can also request this information by contacting us at 1-866-759-5679.
Costs of a $10,000 Investment | Costs Paid as a Percentage of a $10,000 Investment | |
---|---|---|
ALPS | O'Shares Global Internet Giants ETF | $25 | 0.48% |
The chart below compares historical performance of a hypothetical investment of $10,000 in the Fund since inception with the performance of the Fund's benchmark indexes. Results include the reinvestment of all dividends and capital gains distributions. The Fund's past performance is not a good predictor of the Fund's future performance. The chart and the table below do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on Fund distributions or sale of Fund shares.
Date | ALPS | O'Shares Global Internet Giants ETF (NAV) | ALPS | O'Shares Global Internet Giants ETF (Market Price) | |||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
06/04/2018 | 10000 | 10000 | |||
06/30/2018 | 9624 | 9648 | |||
07/31/2018 | 9480 | 9484 | |||
08/31/2018 | 9748 | 9744 | |||
09/30/2018 | 9440 | 9420 | |||
10/31/2018 | 8156 | 8148 | |||
11/30/2018 | 8356 | 8332 | |||
12/31/2018 | 7668 | 7636 | |||
01/31/2019 | 8844 | 8836 | |||
02/28/2019 | 9500 | 9492 | |||
03/31/2019 | 9660 | 9648 | |||
04/30/2019 | 10184 | 10180 | |||
05/31/2019 | 9380 | 9372 | |||
06/30/2019 | 10016 | 10004 | |||
07/31/2019 | 10204 | 10196 | |||
08/31/2019 | 9804 | 9792 | |||
09/30/2019 | 9360 | 9364 | |||
10/31/2019 | 9552 | 9532 | |||
11/30/2019 | 10212 | 10208 | |||
12/31/2019 | 10476 | 10448 | |||
01/31/2020 | 11160 | 11148 | |||
02/29/2020 | 10844 | 10872 | |||
03/31/2020 | 9896 | 9864 | |||
04/30/2020 | 11760 | 11756 | |||
05/31/2020 | 13572 | 13596 | |||
06/30/2020 | 15140 | 15152 | |||
07/31/2020 | 16448 | 16456 | |||
08/31/2020 | 18020 | 18024 | |||
09/30/2020 | 17580 | 17628 | |||
10/31/2020 | 17968 | 17992 | |||
11/30/2020 | 20308 | 20352 | |||
12/31/2020 | 21708 | 21688 | |||
01/31/2021 | 22564 | 22584 | |||
02/28/2021 | 22852 | 22880 | |||
03/31/2021 | 20792 | 20824 | |||
04/30/2021 | 21924 | 21904 | |||
05/31/2021 | 21176 | 21184 | |||
06/30/2021 | 22816 | 22820 | |||
07/31/2021 | 21876 | 21848 | |||
08/31/2021 | 22660 | 22624 | |||
09/30/2021 | 21196 | 21164 | |||
10/31/2021 | 22540 | 22508 | |||
11/30/2021 | 20852 | 20844 | |||
12/31/2021 | 19740 | 19704 | |||
01/31/2022 | 16776 | 16796 | |||
02/28/2022 | 15848 | 15812 | |||
03/31/2022 | 15092 | 15032 | |||
04/30/2022 | 12480 | 12412 | |||
05/31/2022 | 11348 | 11316 | |||
06/30/2022 | 10832 | 10844 | |||
07/31/2022 | 11584 | 11576 | |||
08/31/2022 | 11568 | 11544 | |||
09/30/2022 | 10168 | 10152 | |||
10/31/2022 | 9984 | 9984 | |||
11/30/2022 | 10044 | 10064 | |||
12/31/2022 | 9748 | 9716 | |||
01/31/2023 | 11080 | 11068 | |||
02/28/2023 | 10680 | 10664 | |||
03/31/2023 | 11528 | 11504 | |||
04/30/2023 | 10924 | 10912 | |||
05/31/2023 | 12244 | 12224 | |||
06/30/2023 | 12832 | 12808 | |||
07/31/2023 | 13808 | 13840 | |||
08/31/2023 | 13096 | 13096 | |||
09/30/2023 | 12388 | 12380 | |||
10/31/2023 | 11996 | 11984 | |||
11/30/2023 | 13804 | 13808 | |||
12/31/2023 | 14584 | 14584 | |||
01/31/2024 | 14672 | 14656 | |||
02/29/2024 | 15524 | 15496 | |||
03/31/2024 | 15376 | 15364 | |||
04/30/2024 | 14812 | 14792 | |||
05/31/2024 | 14836 | 14848 |
6 Months | 1 Year | 5 Year | Since Inception (06/04/2018) | |
---|---|---|---|---|
ALPS | O'Shares Global Internet Giants ETF - NAV | 7.48% | 21.17% | 9.60% | 6.81% |
ALPS | O'Shares Global Internet Giants ETF - Market Price* | 7.53% | 21.47% | 9.64% | 6.82% |
O'Shares Global Internet Giants Index | ||||
NASDAQ 100 Index | ||||
‡ |
Total Expense Ratio (per the current prospectus) is 0.48%.
Performance data quoted represents past performance. The Fund adopted the historical performance of the O'Shares Global Internet Giants ETF (the "Predecessor Fund") as the result of a reorganization in which the Fund acquired all of the assets, subject to liabilities, of the Predecessor Fund on June 17, 2022. The returns presented for the Fund for periods prior to June 17, 2022 reflect the performance of the Predecessor Fund. At the time of the reorganization, the investment objectives of the Fund and the Predecessor Fund were identical and the investment strategies of the Fund and the Predecessor Fund were substantially the same. Past performance does not guarantee future results. Total return figures assume reinvestment of dividends and capital gains distributions, if any. The table and chart do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on Fund distributions or the sale of Fund shares. Investment return and principal value of an investment will fluctuate so that an investor's shares, when sold or redeemed, may be worth more or less than the original cost. Current performance data may be higher or lower than actual data quoted. For the most current month-end performance data please visit www.alpsfunds.com or call 1-866-759-5679.
Net Asset Value (NAV) is an exchange-traded fund's per-share value. The per-share dollar amount of the Fund is derived by dividing the total value of all the securities in its portfolio, less any liabilities, by the number of Fund shares outstanding. Market price is the price at which a share can currently be traded in the market. Information detailing the number of days the Market Price of the Fund was greater than the Fund's NAV and the number of days it was less than the Fund's NAV can be obtained at www.alpsfunds.com.
* | Market Price means the official closing price of a share or, if it more accurately reflects the market value of a share at the time as of which the Fund calculates current net asset value per shares, the price that is the midpoint of the bid-ask spread as of that time. It does not represent the returns an investor would receive if shares were traded at other times. |
‡ | This index represents a broad measure of market performance and has been added to comply with new regulatory requirements. |
The O'Shares Global Internet Giants Index is a rules-based index intended to give investors a means of tracking stocks exhibiting quality and growth characteristics in the internet technology and e-commerce business segments and pass screens for gross margin and cash burn sustainability. Companies included in the Underlying Index derive at least 50% of their revenues from a) internet technology companies whose principal business is to provide the technologies that support internet commerce; and b) internet commerce companies whose principal business is to sell products and services via the internet. The index is reported on a total return basis, which assumes reinvestment of any dividends and distributions realized during a given time period.
The NASDAQ 100 Index includes 100 of the largest domestic and international non-financial companies listed on the Nasdaq Stock Market based on market capitalization.
The Bloomberg US 1000 Index is a float market-cap-weighted benchmark of the 1000 most highly capitalized US companies
The indexes are not actively managed and do not reflect any deductions for fees, expenses or taxes. One cannot invest directly in an index. Index performance does not reflect fund performance.
The Fund's shares are not individually redeemable. Investors buy and sell shares of the Fund on a secondary market. Only market makers or "authorized participants" may trade directly with the Fund, typically in blocks of 25,000 shares.
The ALPS | O'Shares Global Internet Giants ETF is not suitable for all investors. Investments in the Fund are subject to investment risks, including possible loss of the principal amount invested.
ALPS Portfolio Solutions Distributor, Inc., a FINRA member, is the distributor for the Fund.
Net Assets ($) | $127,950,809 |
Number of Portfolio Holdings | |
Portfolio Turnover Rate# (%) | 24% |
Total Advisory Fees Paid# ($) | $343,196 |
Alphabet, Inc. | |
Microsoft Corp. | |
Amazon.com, Inc. | |
Meta Platforms, Inc. | |
PDD Holdings, Inc. | |
Meituan | |
Full Truck Alliance Co., Ltd. | |
MercadoLibre, Inc. | |
Crowdstrike Holdings, Inc. | |
ServiceNow, Inc. | |
Total % of Top 10 Holdings |
Information Technology | |
Communication Services | |
Consumer Discretionary | |
Industrials | |
Real Estate | |
Health Care | |
Money Market Fund | |
Total |
# | During the period. |
** | as a % of Total Investments (excluding investments purchased with collateral from securities loaned). |
Holdings are subject to change
If you wish to view additional information about the Fund, including but not limited to the Fund's prospectus, financial information, holdings, and proxy voting information, please visit https://www.alpsfunds.com/exchange-traded-funds/ogig.
If you wish to receive a copy of this document at a new address, contact 1-866-759-5679.
ALPS | O'Shares Europe Quality Dividend ETF | ALPS ETF TRUST |
CboeBZXCboe BZX: OEUR | Semi-Annual Shareholder Report May 31, 2024 |
This contains important information about ALPS | O'Shares Europe Quality Dividend ETF (the "Fund" or "OEUR") for the period of December 1, 2023 to May 31, 2024 (the "Period").You can find additional information about the Fund at https://www.alpsfunds.com/exchange-traded-funds/oeur. You can also request this information by contacting us at 1-866-759-5679.
Costs of a $10,000 Investment | Costs Paid as a Percentage of a $10,000 Investment | |
---|---|---|
ALPS | O'Shares Europe Quality Dividend ETF | $26 | 0.48% |
The chart below compares historical performance of a hypothetical investment of $10,000 in the Fund since inception with the performance of the Fund's benchmark indexes. Results include the reinvestment of all dividends and capital gains distributions. The Fund's past performance is not a good predictor of the Fund's future performance. The chart and the table below do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on Fund distributions or sale of Fund shares.
Date | ALPS | O'Shares Europe Quality Dividend ETF (NAV) | ALPS | O'Shares Europe Quality Dividend ETF (Market Price) | |||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
08/18/2015 | 10000 | 10000 | |||
08/31/2015 | 9476 | 9532 | |||
09/30/2015 | 9187 | 9251 | |||
10/31/2015 | 9756 | 9740 | |||
11/30/2015 | 9536 | 9592 | |||
12/31/2015 | 9281 | 9257 | |||
01/31/2016 | 8939 | 9100 | |||
02/29/2016 | 8819 | 8803 | |||
03/31/2016 | 9315 | 9392 | |||
04/30/2016 | 9546 | 9594 | |||
05/31/2016 | 9519 | 9543 | |||
06/30/2016 | 9494 | 9576 | |||
07/31/2016 | 9644 | 9698 | |||
08/31/2016 | 9541 | 9602 | |||
09/30/2016 | 9541 | 9562 | |||
10/31/2016 | 8939 | 8964 | |||
11/30/2016 | 8568 | 8527 | |||
12/31/2016 | 8952 | 8943 | |||
01/31/2017 | 9036 | 9086 | |||
02/28/2017 | 9290 | 9253 | |||
03/31/2017 | 9631 | 9668 | |||
04/30/2017 | 9944 | 10010 | |||
05/31/2017 | 10574 | 10608 | |||
06/30/2017 | 10366 | 10429 | |||
07/31/2017 | 10461 | 10515 | |||
08/31/2017 | 10511 | 10506 | |||
09/30/2017 | 10713 | 10704 | |||
10/31/2017 | 10653 | 10666 | |||
11/30/2017 | 10759 | 10785 | |||
12/31/2017 | 10881 | 10885 | |||
01/31/2018 | 11252 | 11299 | |||
02/28/2018 | 10505 | 10552 | |||
03/31/2018 | 10522 | 10621 | |||
04/30/2018 | 10743 | 10679 | |||
05/31/2018 | 10402 | 10393 | |||
06/30/2018 | 10421 | 10407 | |||
07/31/2018 | 10839 | 10791 | |||
08/31/2018 | 10631 | 10561 | |||
09/30/2018 | 10610 | 10540 | |||
10/31/2018 | 9997 | 9923 | |||
11/30/2018 | 10069 | 10055 | |||
12/31/2018 | 9613 | 9573 | |||
01/31/2019 | 10177 | 10120 | |||
02/28/2019 | 10404 | 10390 | |||
03/31/2019 | 10590 | 10581 | |||
04/30/2019 | 10744 | 10735 | |||
05/31/2019 | 10331 | 10322 | |||
06/30/2019 | 10958 | 10931 | |||
07/31/2019 | 10751 | 10647 | |||
08/31/2019 | 10677 | 10677 | |||
09/30/2019 | 10927 | 10886 | |||
10/31/2019 | 11226 | 11203 | |||
11/30/2019 | 11360 | 11328 | |||
12/31/2019 | 11778 | 11732 | |||
01/31/2020 | 11640 | 11599 | |||
02/29/2020 | 10504 | 10531 | |||
03/31/2020 | 9344 | 9156 | |||
04/30/2020 | 9755 | 9649 | |||
05/31/2020 | 10104 | 10081 | |||
06/30/2020 | 10362 | 10418 | |||
07/31/2020 | 10818 | 10790 | |||
08/31/2020 | 11236 | 11236 | |||
09/30/2020 | 11066 | 11043 | |||
10/31/2020 | 10290 | 10271 | |||
11/30/2020 | 11433 | 11363 | |||
12/31/2020 | 11800 | 11742 | |||
01/31/2021 | 11719 | 11704 | |||
02/28/2021 | 11633 | 11618 | |||
03/31/2021 | 12138 | 12138 | |||
04/30/2021 | 12766 | 12757 | |||
05/31/2021 | 13418 | 13466 | |||
06/30/2021 | 13442 | 13509 | |||
07/31/2021 | 14017 | 14070 | |||
08/31/2021 | 14209 | 14224 | |||
09/30/2021 | 13234 | 13220 | |||
10/31/2021 | 13799 | 13862 | |||
11/30/2021 | 13401 | 13484 | |||
12/31/2021 | 14321 | 14302 | |||
01/31/2022 | 13038 | 13198 | |||
02/28/2022 | 12733 | 12626 | |||
03/31/2022 | 12729 | 12602 | |||
04/30/2022 | 12152 | 11961 | |||
05/31/2022 | 11971 | 11971 | |||
06/30/2022 | 11117 | 11132 | |||
07/31/2022 | 11815 | 11835 | |||
08/31/2022 | 10851 | 10836 | |||
09/30/2022 | 9996 | 9883 | |||
10/31/2022 | 10669 | 10644 | |||
11/30/2022 | 11980 | 12099 | |||
12/31/2022 | 11743 | 11728 | |||
01/31/2023 | 12736 | 12801 | |||
02/28/2023 | 12518 | 12503 | |||
03/31/2023 | 13420 | 13430 | |||
04/30/2023 | 14004 | 14024 | |||
05/31/2023 | 13510 | 13570 | |||
06/30/2023 | 14092 | 14117 | |||
07/31/2023 | 14213 | 14208 | |||
08/31/2023 | 13669 | 13654 | |||
09/30/2023 | 13032 | 12996 | |||
10/31/2023 | 12667 | 12683 | |||
11/30/2023 | 13896 | 13906 | |||
12/31/2023 | 14670 | 14686 | |||
01/31/2024 | 14774 | 14758 | |||
02/29/2024 | 15293 | 15370 | |||
03/31/2024 | 15594 | 15651 | |||
04/30/2024 | 15125 | 15109 | |||
05/31/2024 | 15823 | 15927 |
6 Months | 1 Year | 5 Year | Since Inception (08/18/2015) | |
---|---|---|---|---|
ALPS | O'Shares Europe Quality Dividend ETF - NAV | 13.86% | 17.12% | 8.90% | 5.36% |
ALPS | O'Shares Europe Quality Dividend ETF - Market Price* | 14.53% | 17.37% | 9.06% | 5.44% |
O'Shares Europe Quality Dividend Index** | ||||
EURO STOXX 50 Net Return USD Index | ||||
Morningstar Europe Index‡ |
Total Expense Ratio (per the current prospectus) is 0.48%.
Performance data quoted represents past performance. The Fund adopted the historical performance of the O'Shares Europe Quality Dividend ETF (the "Predecessor Fund") as the result of a reorganization in which the Fund acquired all of the assets, subject to liabilities, of the Predecessor Fund on June 17, 2022. The returns presented for the Fund for periods prior to June 17, 2022 reflect the performance of the Predecessor Fund. At the time of the reorganization, the investment objectives of the Fund and the Predecessor Fund were identical and the investment strategies of the Fund and the Predecessor Fund were substantially the same. Previously, the Predecessor Fund had adopted the historical performance of the O'Shares FTSE Europe Quality Dividend ETF (the "Previous Predecessor Fund"), a series of FQF Trust, as the result of a reorganization in which the Predecessor Fund acquired all of the assets, subject to liabilities, of the Previous Predecessor Fund on June 28, 2018. The returns presented for the Predecessor Fund for periods prior to June 28, 2018 reflect the performance of the Previous Predecessor Fund. At the time of the reorganization, the investment objectives of the Previous Predecessor Fund and the Predecessor Fund were identical and the investment strategies of the Previous Predecessor Fund and the Predecessor Fund were substantially the same.
Effective June 1, 2020, the Predecessor Fund's underlying index was changed to the O'Shares Europe Quality Dividend Index (the "Underlying Index") from the FTSE Developed Europe Qual/Vol/Yield 5% Capped Factor Index (the "Former Index"). Thus, Predecessor Fund performance shown through May 31, 2020 reflects the Predecessor Fund seeking to track the performance of the Former Index, and Predecessor Fund performance shown beginning June 1, 2020 reflects the Predecessor Fund seeking to track the performance of the Underlying Index. In addition, the Underlying Index performance shown reflects the blended performance of the Former Index through May 31, 2020 and the Underlying Index thereafter. Past performance does not guarantee future results. Total return figures assume reinvestment of dividends and capital gains distributions, if any. The table and chart do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on Fund distributions or the sale of Fund shares. Investment return and principal value of an investment will fluctuate so that an investor's shares, when sold or redeemed, may be worth more or less than the original cost. Current performance data may be higher or lower than actual data quoted. For the most current month end performance data please visit www.alpsfunds.com or call 1-866-759-5679.
Net Asset Value (NAV) is an exchange-traded fund's per-share value. The per-share dollar amount of the Fund is derived by dividing the total value of all the securities in its portfolio, less any liabilities, by the number of Fund shares outstanding. Market Price is the price at which a share can currently be traded in the market. Information detailing the number of days the Market Price of the Fund was greater than the Fund's NAV and the number of days it was less than the Fund's NAV can be obtained at www.alpsfunds.com.
* | Market Price means the official closing price of a share or, if it more accurately reflects the market value of a share at the time as of which the Fund calculates current net asset value per shares, the price that is the midpoint of the bid-ask spread as of that time. It does not represent the returns an investor would receive if shares were traded at other times. |
** | The O'Shares Europe Quality Dividend Index performance information reflects the blended performance of the FTSE Developed Europe Qual/Vol/Yield 5% Capped Factor Index through May 31, 2020 and the O'Shares Europe Quality Dividend Index thereafter. |
‡ | This index represents a broad measure of market performance and has been added to comply with new regulatory requirements. |
The O'Shares Europe Quality Dividend Index is designed to reflect the performance of publicly-listed large-capitalization and mid-capitalization dividend paying issuers in Europe that meet certain market capitalization, liquidity, high quality, low volatility and high dividend yield thresholds. The quality and low volatility requirements are designed to reduce exposure to high dividend equities that have experienced large price declines. The index is reported on a Net Total Return basis which assumes reinvestment of any dividends and distributions realized during a given time period (net of any amounts of withholding tax).
The EURO STOXX 50 Net Return USD Index represents the performance of the 50 largest companies among the 20 supersectors in terms of free-float market cap in Eurozone countries.
The Morningstar Europe Index measures the performance of large-, mid- and small-cap stocks in developed and emerging markets in Europe, representing the top 97% of the investable universe by market capitalization.
The indexes are not actively managed and do not reflect any deductions for fees, expenses or taxes. One cannot invest directly in an index. Index performance does not reflect fund performance.
The Fund's shares are not individually redeemable. Investors buy and sell shares of the Fund on a secondary market. Only market makers or "authorized participants" may trade directly with the Fund, typically in blocks of 25,000 shares.
The ALPS | O'Shares Europe Quality Dividend ETF is not suitable for all investors. Investments in the Fund are subject to investment risks, including possible loss of the principal amount invested.
ALPS Portfolio Solutions Distributor, Inc., a FINRA member, is the distributor for the Fund.
Net Assets ($) | $40,265,097 |
Number of Portfolio Holdings | |
Portfolio Turnover Rate# (%) | 4% |
Total Advisory Fees Paid# ($) | $89,579 |
Novo Nordisk A/S | |
ASML Holding NV | |
SAP SE | |
Nestle SA | |
Schneider Electric SE | |
Novartis AG | |
LVMH Moet Hennessy Louis Vuitton SE | |
Siemens AG | |
Allianz SE | |
Roche Holding AG | |
Total % of Top 10 Holdings |
Industrials | |
Health Care | |
Consumer Staples | |
Consumer Discretionary | |
Financials | |
Information Technology | |
Utilities | |
Communication Services | |
Money Market Fund | |
Total |
France | |
Great Britain | |
Switzerland | |
Germany | |
Netherlands | |
Sweden | |
Denmark | |
Spain | |
Ireland | |
Finland | |
Money Market Fund | |
Total |
# | During the period. |
** | as a % of Total Investments (excluding investments purchased with collateral from securities loaned). |
Holdings are subject to change
If you wish to view additional information about the Fund, including but not limited to the Fund's prospectus, financial information, holdings, and proxy voting information, please visit https://www.alpsfunds.com/exchange-traded-funds/oeur.
If you wish to receive a copy of this document at a new address, contact 1-866-759-5679.
Barron's 400SM ETF | ALPS ETF TRUST |
NYSE ARCA: BFOR | Semi-Annual Shareholder Report May 31, 2024 |
This contains important information about Barron's 400SM ETF (the "Fund" or "BFOR") for the period of December 1, 2023 to May 31, 2024 (the "Period").You can find additional information about the Fund at https://www.alpsfunds.com/exchange-traded-funds/bfor. You can also request this information by contacting us at 1-866-759-5679.
Costs of a $10,000 Investment | Costs Paid as a Percentage of a $10,000 Investment | |
---|---|---|
Barron's 400 ETF | $35 | 0.65% |
The chart below compares historical performance of a hypothetical investment of $10,000 in the Fund over the past ten years with the performance of the Fund's benchmark indices. Results include the reinvestment of all dividends and capital gains distributions. The Fund's past performance is not a good predictor of the Fund's future performance. The chart and the table below do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on Fund distributions or sale of Fund shares.
Date | Barron's 400SM ETF (NAV) | Barron's 400 IndexSM | Bloomberg US 1000 Index |
---|---|---|---|
05/31/2014 | 10000 | 10000 | 10000 |
06/30/2014 | 10387 | 10393 | 10235 |
07/31/2014 | 9993 | 10006 | 10066 |
08/31/2014 | 10436 | 10453 | 10480 |
09/30/2014 | 9980 | 10004 | 10291 |
10/31/2014 | 10387 | 10419 | 10543 |
11/30/2014 | 10453 | 10489 | 10814 |
12/31/2014 | 10484 | 10527 | 10788 |
01/31/2015 | 10182 | 10227 | 10494 |
02/28/2015 | 10880 | 10937 | 11097 |
03/31/2015 | 11047 | 11114 | 10960 |
04/30/2015 | 11017 | 11089 | 11031 |
05/31/2015 | 11077 | 11154 | 11182 |
06/30/2015 | 11057 | 11140 | 10969 |
07/31/2015 | 10970 | 11058 | 11182 |
08/31/2015 | 10371 | 10458 | 10511 |
09/30/2015 | 9869 | 9960 | 10223 |
10/31/2015 | 10454 | 10555 | 11045 |
11/30/2015 | 10564 | 10674 | 11083 |
12/31/2015 | 10091 | 10200 | 10891 |
01/31/2016 | 9356 | 9462 | 10300 |
02/29/2016 | 9504 | 9615 | 10292 |
03/31/2016 | 10152 | 10280 | 11004 |
04/30/2016 | 10202 | 10336 | 11063 |
05/31/2016 | 10350 | 10493 | 11269 |
06/30/2016 | 10212 | 10359 | 11295 |
07/31/2016 | 10736 | 10899 | 11728 |
08/31/2016 | 10870 | 11040 | 11743 |
09/30/2016 | 10840 | 11015 | 11756 |
10/31/2016 | 10521 | 10695 | 11524 |
11/30/2016 | 11528 | 11727 | 11975 |
12/31/2016 | 11851 | 12062 | 12199 |
01/31/2017 | 12003 | 12223 | 12446 |
02/28/2017 | 12301 | 12531 | 12925 |
03/31/2017 | 12392 | 12632 | 12937 |
04/30/2017 | 12605 | 12854 | 13077 |
05/31/2017 | 12558 | 12812 | 13248 |
06/30/2017 | 12771 | 13037 | 13345 |
07/31/2017 | 12903 | 13179 | 13607 |
08/31/2017 | 12754 | 13034 | 13645 |
09/30/2017 | 13423 | 13725 | 13939 |
10/31/2017 | 13677 | 13993 | 14262 |
11/30/2017 | 14049 | 14377 | 14696 |
12/31/2017 | 14095 | 14434 | 14856 |
01/31/2018 | 14677 | 15036 | 15679 |
02/28/2018 | 14099 | 14449 | 15105 |
03/31/2018 | 14136 | 14495 | 14765 |
04/30/2018 | 14088 | 14454 | 14811 |
05/31/2018 | 14677 | 15066 | 15192 |
06/30/2018 | 14701 | 15095 | 15289 |
07/31/2018 | 14997 | 15405 | 15816 |
08/31/2018 | 15653 | 16092 | 16345 |
09/30/2018 | 15303 | 15740 | 16401 |
10/31/2018 | 13629 | 14025 | 15229 |
11/30/2018 | 13752 | 14159 | 15555 |
12/31/2018 | 12199 | 12563 | 14132 |
01/31/2019 | 13525 | 13933 | 15327 |
02/28/2019 | 14126 | 14557 | 15853 |
03/31/2019 | 13779 | 14207 | 16120 |
04/30/2019 | 14353 | 14808 | 16770 |
05/31/2019 | 12893 | 13307 | 15716 |
06/30/2019 | 13906 | 14363 | 16811 |
07/31/2019 | 14003 | 14470 | 17082 |
08/31/2019 | 13257 | 13705 | 16777 |
09/30/2019 | 13656 | 14131 | 17059 |
10/31/2019 | 13889 | 14379 | 17416 |
11/30/2019 | 14439 | 14957 | 18073 |
12/31/2019 | 14797 | 15337 | 18585 |
01/31/2020 | 14313 | 14844 | 18616 |
02/29/2020 | 13027 | 13516 | 17098 |
03/31/2020 | 10817 | 11228 | 14845 |
04/30/2020 | 12394 | 12874 | 16806 |
05/31/2020 | 13383 | 13912 | 17708 |
06/30/2020 | 13570 | 14112 | 18103 |
07/31/2020 | 14327 | 14910 | 19138 |
08/31/2020 | 14932 | 15553 | 20541 |
09/30/2020 | 14514 | 15124 | 19796 |
10/31/2020 | 14656 | 15279 | 19332 |
11/30/2020 | 16364 | 17072 | 21606 |
12/31/2020 | 17380 | 18144 | 22511 |
01/31/2021 | 17663 | 18454 | 22342 |
02/28/2021 | 18641 | 19486 | 23003 |
03/31/2021 | 19671 | 20577 | 23846 |
04/30/2021 | 20380 | 21329 | 25122 |
05/31/2021 | 20670 | 21643 | 25215 |
06/30/2021 | 20740 | 21725 | 25892 |
07/31/2021 | 20956 | 21962 | 26445 |
08/31/2021 | 21330 | 22366 | 27219 |
09/30/2021 | 20571 | 21583 | 25977 |
10/31/2021 | 21898 | 22990 | 27785 |
11/30/2021 | 21793 | 22886 | 27417 |
12/31/2021 | 22695 | 23850 | 28480 |
01/31/2022 | 20859 | 21933 | 26825 |
02/28/2022 | 20842 | 21925 | 26077 |
03/31/2022 | 20901 | 22014 | 26935 |
04/30/2022 | 19400 | 20437 | 24498 |
05/31/2022 | 19961 | 21039 | 24436 |
06/30/2022 | 17758 | 18718 | 22421 |
07/31/2022 | 19777 | 20870 | 24520 |
08/31/2022 | 19055 | 20114 | 23580 |
09/30/2022 | 17314 | 18282 | 21388 |
10/31/2022 | 19266 | 20362 | 23088 |
11/30/2022 | 20447 | 21624 | 24323 |
12/31/2022 | 19098 | 20207 | 22903 |
01/31/2023 | 20731 | 21941 | 24446 |
02/28/2023 | 20420 | 21616 | 23856 |
03/31/2023 | 19520 | 20689 | 24616 |
04/30/2023 | 19116 | 20266 | 24907 |
05/31/2023 | 18714 | 19833 | 25046 |
06/30/2023 | 20495 | 21741 | 26739 |
07/31/2023 | 21688 | 23021 | 27662 |
08/31/2023 | 21054 | 22350 | 27174 |
09/30/2023 | 20205 | 21458 | 25901 |
10/31/2023 | 19295 | 20500 | 25268 |
11/30/2023 | 20789 | 22096 | 27641 |
12/31/2023 | 22571 | 24015 | 29010 |
01/31/2024 | 22422 | 23868 | 29409 |
02/29/2024 | 23645 | 25182 | 31008 |
03/31/2024 | 24624 | 26245 | 32005 |
04/30/2024 | 23297 | 24830 | 30626 |
05/31/2024 | 24276 | 25888 | 32071 |
6 Months | 1 Year | 5 Year | 10 Year | Since Inception (06/03/2013) | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Barron's 400SM ETF - NAV | 16.78% | 29.72% | 13.49% | 9.27% | 10.32% |
Barron's 400SM ETF - Market Price* | 16.78% | 29.72% | 13.52% | 9.27% | 10.32% |
Barron's 400 IndexSM | 17.16% | 30.53% | 14.24% | 9.98% | 11.04% |
Bloomberg US 1000 Index‡ | 16.03% | 28.05% | 15.33% | 12.36% | 13.07% |
Total Expense Ratio (per the current prospectus) is 0.65%.
Performance data quoted represents past performance. Past performance does not guarantee future results. Total return figures assume reinvestment of dividends and capital gains distributions, if any. The table and chart do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on Fund distributions or the sale of Fund shares. Investment return and principal value of an investment will fluctuate so that an investor's shares, when sold or redeemed, may be worth more or less than the original cost. Current performance data may be higher or lower than actual data quoted. For the most current month-end performance data please visit www.alpsfunds.com or call 1-866-759-5679.
Net Asset Value (NAV) is an exchange-traded fund's per-share value. The per-share dollar amount of the Fund is derived by dividing the total value of all the securities in its portfolio, less any liabilities, by the number of Fund shares outstanding. Market Price is the price at which a share can currently be traded in the market. Information detailing the number of days the Market Price of the Fund was greater than the Fund's NAV and the number of days it was less than the Fund's NAV can be obtained at www.alpsfunds.com.
* | Market Price means the official closing price of a share or, if it more accurately reflects the market value of a share at the time as of which the Fund calculates current net asset value per share, the price that is the midpoint of the bid-ask spread as of that time. It does not represent the returns an investor would receive if shares were traded at other times. |
‡ | This index represents a broad measure of market performance and has been added to comply with new regulatory requirements. |
The Barron's 400 IndexSM, calculated by NYSE Arca or its affiliates, measures the performance of a diversified group of U.S. companies selected in part based on fundamentals-related, rules-based criteria. The index includes companies that have scored highest according to fundamentals-related rankings calculated by MarketGrader Capital, LLC. Additional rules-based screening provides for sector and market cap diversification. The Underlying Index has been licensed by MarketGrader for use with the Barron's 400SM ETF.
The Bloomberg US 1000 Index is a float market-cap-weighted benchmark of the 1000 most highly capitalized US companies.
The indexes are not actively managed and do not reflect any deductions for fees, expenses or taxes. One cannot invest directly in an index. Index performance does not reflect Fund performance.
Funds that emphasize investments in small/mid cap companies will generally experience greater price volatility.
Barron's 400SM ETF shares are not individually redeemable. Investors buy and sell shares of the Barron's 400SM ETF on a secondary market. Only market makers or "authorized participants" may trade directly with the Fund, typically in blocks of 25,000 shares.
The Barron's 400SM ETF is not suitable for all investors. Investments in the Fund are subject to investment risks, including possible loss of the principal amount invested.
ALPS Portfolio Solutions Distributor, Inc., a FINRA member, is the distributor for the Fund.
Net Assets ($) | $140,522,203 |
Number of Portfolio Holdings | |
Portfolio Turnover Rate# (%) | 44% |
Total Advisory Fees Paid# ($) | $448,311 |
Vistra Corp. | |
First Solar, Inc. | |
Abercrombie & Fitch Co. | |
IES Holdings, Inc. | |
Vertiv Holdings Co. | |
Tenet Healthcare Corp. | |
Teekay Tankers, Ltd., Class A | |
AppLovin Corp. | |
Boot Barn Holdings, Inc. | |
UFP Technologies, Inc. | |
Total % of Top 10 Holdings |
Financials | |
Industrials | |
Consumer Discretionary | |
Information Technology | |
Health Care | |
Energy | |
Materials | |
Consumer Staples | |
Communication Services | |
Utilities | |
Real Estate | |
Money Market Fund | |
Total |
# | During the period. |
** | as a % of Total Investments (excluding investments purchased with collateral from securities loaned). |
Holdings are subject to change
If you wish to view additional information about the Fund, including but not limited to the Fund's prospectus, financial information, holdings, and proxy voting information, please visit https://www.alpsfunds.com/exchange-traded-funds/bfor.
If you wish to receive a copy of this document at a new address, contact 1-866-759-5679.
Level Four Large Cap Growth Active ETF | ALPS ETF TRUST |
NASDAQ: LGRO | Semi-Annual Shareholder Report May 31, 2024 |
This contains important information about Level Four Large Cap Growth Active ETF (the "Fund" or "LGRO") for the period of December 1, 2023 to May 31, 2024 (the "Period").You can find additional information about the Fund at https://www.alpsfunds.com/exchange-traded-funds/lgro. You can also request this information by contacting us at 1-866-759-5679.
Costs of a $10,000 Investment | Costs Paid as a Percentage of a $10,000 Investment | |
---|---|---|
Level Four Large Cap Growth Active ETF | $27 | 0.50% |
The chart below compares historical performance of a hypothetical investment of $10,000 in the Fund since inception with the performance of the Fund's benchmark index. Results include the reinvestment of all dividends and capital gains distributions. The Fund's past performance is not a good predictor of the Fund's future performance. The chart and the table below do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on Fund distributions or sale of Fund shares.
Date | Level Four Large Cap Growth Active ETF (NAV) | Level Four Large Cap Growth Active ETF (Market Price) | Bloomberg US 1000 Index | Bloomberg US 1000 Growth Index |
---|---|---|---|---|
08/22/2023 | 10000 | 10000 | 10000 | 10000 |
08/31/2023 | 10344 | 10368 | 10292 | 10342 |
09/30/2023 | 9740 | 9752 | 9809 | 9777 |
10/31/2023 | 9408 | 9416 | 9570 | 9559 |
11/30/2023 | 10536 | 10544 | 10468 | 10580 |
12/31/2023 | 11301 | 11309 | 10987 | 11081 |
01/31/2024 | 11441 | 11453 | 11138 | 11294 |
02/29/2024 | 11850 | 11846 | 11744 | 12033 |
03/31/2024 | 12241 | 12241 | 12121 | 12272 |
04/30/2024 | 11571 | 11579 | 11599 | 11739 |
05/31/2024 | 11964 | 11972 | 12146 | 12380 |
6 Months | Since Inception (08/22/2023) | |
---|---|---|
Level Four Large Cap Growth Active ETF - NAV | 13.55% | 19.64% |
Level Four Large Cap Growth Active ETF - Market Price* | 13.54% | 19.72% |
Bloomberg US 1000 Growth Index | 17.01% | 23.80% |
Bloomberg US 1000 Index‡ | 16.03% | 21.46% |
Total Expense Ratio (per the current prospectus) is 0.50%.
Performance data quoted represents past performance. Past performance does not guarantee future results. Total return figures assume reinvestment of dividends and capital gains distributions, if any. The table and chart do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on Fund distributions or the sale of Fund shares. Investment return and principal value of an investment will fluctuate so that an investor's shares, when sold or redeemed, may be worth more or less than the original cost. Current performance data may be higher or lower than actual data quoted. For the most current month-end performance data please visit www.alpsfunds.com or call 1-866-759-5679.
Net Asset Value (NAV) is an exchange-traded fund's per-share value. The per-share dollar amount of the Fund is derived by dividing the total value of all the securities in its portfolio, less any liabilities, by the number of Fund shares outstanding. Market Price is the price at which a share can currently be traded in the market. Information detailing the number of days the Market Price of the Fund was greater than the Fund's NAV and the number of days it was less than the Fund's NAV can be obtained at www.alpsfunds.com.
* | Market Price means the official closing price of a share or, if it more accurately reflects the market value of a share at the time as of which the Fund calculates current net asset value per share, the price that is the midpoint of the bid-ask spread as of that time. It does not represent the returns an investor would receive if shares were traded at other times. |
‡ | This index represents a broad measure of market performance and has been added to comply with new regulatory requirements. |
The Bloomberg US 1000 Growth Index provides exposure to companies with superior growth factor scores based on their earnings yield, valuation, dividend yield and growth.
The Bloomberg US 1000 Index is a float market-cap-weighted benchmark of the 1000 most highly capitalized US companies
The Fund is new with limited operating history.
One cannot invest directly in an index. Index performance does not reflect fund performance.
The Fund's shares are not individually redeemable. Investors buy and sell shares of the Fund on a secondary market. Only market makers or "authorized participants" may trade directly with the Fund, typically in blocks of 5,000 shares.
The Level Four Large Cap Growth Active ETF is not suitable for all investors. Investments in the Fund are subject to investment risks, including possible loss of the principal amount invested.
ALPS Portfolio Solutions Distributor, Inc., a FINRA member, is the Distributor for the Level Four Large Cap Growth Active ETF.
Net Assets ($) | $78,441,802 |
Number of Portfolio Holdings | |
Portfolio Turnover Rate# (%) | 6% |
Total Advisory Fees Paid# ($) | $193,238 |
Apple, Inc. | |
Microsoft Corp. | |
Amazon.com, Inc. | |
Alphabet, Inc. | |
NVIDIA Corp. | |
Booking Holdings, Inc. | |
Meta Platforms, Inc. | |
BlackRock, Inc. | |
Lam Research Corp. | |
PayPal Holdings, Inc. | |
Total % of Top 10 Holdings |
Information Technology | |
Consumer Discretionary | |
Financials | |
Communication Services | |
Industrials | |
Health Care | |
Consumer Staples | |
Energy | |
Real Estate | |
Money Market Fund | |
Total |
# | During the period. |
** | as a % of Total Investments |
Holdings are subject to change
If you wish to view additional information about the Fund, including but not limited to the Fund's prospectus, financial information, holdings, and proxy voting information, please visit https://www.alpsfunds.com/exchange-traded-funds/lgro.
If you wish to receive a copy of this document at a new address, contact 1-866-759-5679.
RiverFront Dynamic Core Income ETF | ALPS ETF TRUST |
NYSE ARCA: RFCI | Semi-Annual Shareholder Report May 31, 2024 |
This contains important information about RiverFront Dynamic Core Income ETF (the "Fund" or "RFCI") for the period of December 1, 2023 to May 31, 2024 (the "Period").You can find additional information about the Fund at https://www.alpsfunds.com/exchange-traded-funds/rfci. You can also request this information by contacting us at 1-866-759-5679.
Costs of a $10,000 Investment | Costs Paid as a Percentage of a $10,000 Investment | |
---|---|---|
RiverFront Dynamic Core Income ETF | $26 | 0.51% |
The chart below compares historical performance of a hypothetical investment of $10,000 in the Fund since inception with the performance of the Fund's benchmark index. Results include the reinvestment of all dividends and capital gains distributions. The Fund's past performance is not a good predictor of the Fund's future performance. The chart and the table below do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on Fund distributions or sale of Fund shares.
Date | RiverFront Dynamic Core Income ETF (NAV) | RiverFront Dynamic Core Income ETF (Market Price) | Bloomberg US Aggregate Bond Index |
---|---|---|---|
06/13/2016 | 10000 | 10000 | 10000 |
06/30/2016 | 10068 | 10088 | 10072 |
07/31/2016 | 10145 | 10137 | 10135 |
08/31/2016 | 10146 | 10138 | 10124 |
09/30/2016 | 10114 | 10139 | 10118 |
10/31/2016 | 10054 | 10078 | 10040 |
11/30/2016 | 9823 | 9839 | 9803 |
12/31/2016 | 9848 | 9868 | 9817 |
01/31/2017 | 9876 | 9929 | 9836 |
02/28/2017 | 9927 | 9955 | 9902 |
03/31/2017 | 9918 | 9942 | 9897 |
04/30/2017 | 9998 | 10026 | 9973 |
05/31/2017 | 10056 | 10076 | 10050 |
06/30/2017 | 10049 | 10069 | 10040 |
07/31/2017 | 10116 | 10140 | 10083 |
08/31/2017 | 10164 | 10193 | 10173 |
09/30/2017 | 10140 | 10164 | 10125 |
10/31/2017 | 10162 | 10170 | 10131 |
11/30/2017 | 10132 | 10144 | 10118 |
12/31/2017 | 10170 | 10162 | 10164 |
01/31/2018 | 10069 | 10111 | 10047 |
02/28/2018 | 9971 | 9992 | 9952 |
03/31/2018 | 9983 | 9975 | 10016 |
04/30/2018 | 9945 | 9928 | 9941 |
05/31/2018 | 10005 | 10009 | 10012 |
06/30/2018 | 9984 | 9988 | 10000 |
07/31/2018 | 10017 | 10030 | 10002 |
08/31/2018 | 10087 | 10092 | 10067 |
09/30/2018 | 10039 | 10044 | 10002 |
10/31/2018 | 9947 | 9947 | 9923 |
11/30/2018 | 9956 | 9956 | 9982 |
12/31/2018 | 10092 | 10080 | 10165 |
01/31/2019 | 10247 | 10260 | 10273 |
02/28/2019 | 10261 | 10244 | 10267 |
03/31/2019 | 10448 | 10448 | 10465 |
04/30/2019 | 10446 | 10454 | 10467 |
05/31/2019 | 10612 | 10625 | 10653 |
06/30/2019 | 10735 | 10752 | 10787 |
07/31/2019 | 10755 | 10764 | 10811 |
08/31/2019 | 11017 | 10995 | 11091 |
09/30/2019 | 10959 | 10937 | 11032 |
10/31/2019 | 10986 | 10990 | 11065 |
11/30/2019 | 10973 | 10964 | 11059 |
12/31/2019 | 10956 | 10939 | 11052 |
01/31/2020 | 11147 | 11138 | 11264 |
02/29/2020 | 11312 | 11281 | 11467 |
03/31/2020 | 11159 | 11207 | 11399 |
04/30/2020 | 11414 | 11454 | 11602 |
05/31/2020 | 11490 | 11560 | 11656 |
06/30/2020 | 11558 | 11536 | 11730 |
07/31/2020 | 11687 | 11674 | 11905 |
08/31/2020 | 11611 | 11584 | 11809 |
09/30/2020 | 11611 | 11575 | 11802 |
10/31/2020 | 11550 | 11519 | 11750 |
11/30/2020 | 11628 | 11614 | 11865 |
12/31/2020 | 11641 | 11632 | 11881 |
01/31/2021 | 11547 | 11534 | 11796 |
02/28/2021 | 11363 | 11363 | 11626 |
03/31/2021 | 11250 | 11259 | 11480 |
04/30/2021 | 11315 | 11324 | 11571 |
05/31/2021 | 11372 | 11363 | 11609 |
06/30/2021 | 11448 | 11444 | 11691 |
07/31/2021 | 11565 | 11560 | 11821 |
08/31/2021 | 11547 | 11552 | 11799 |
09/30/2021 | 11451 | 11451 | 11697 |
10/31/2021 | 11432 | 11432 | 11693 |
11/30/2021 | 11452 | 11448 | 11728 |
12/31/2021 | 11470 | 11451 | 11698 |
01/31/2022 | 11209 | 11204 | 11446 |
02/28/2022 | 11080 | 11071 | 11318 |
03/31/2022 | 10859 | 10845 | 11004 |
04/30/2022 | 10605 | 10582 | 10586 |
05/31/2022 | 10661 | 10666 | 10654 |
06/30/2022 | 10480 | 10485 | 10487 |
07/31/2022 | 10722 | 10736 | 10744 |
08/31/2022 | 10502 | 10474 | 10440 |
09/30/2022 | 10177 | 10168 | 9989 |
10/31/2022 | 10149 | 10121 | 9860 |
11/30/2022 | 10419 | 10443 | 10222 |
12/31/2022 | 10404 | 10386 | 10176 |
01/31/2023 | 10629 | 10653 | 10489 |
02/28/2023 | 10418 | 10418 | 10218 |
03/31/2023 | 10614 | 10652 | 10477 |
04/30/2023 | 10690 | 10690 | 10541 |
05/31/2023 | 10581 | 10586 | 10426 |
06/30/2023 | 10585 | 10609 | 10389 |
07/31/2023 | 10622 | 10632 | 10382 |
08/31/2023 | 10561 | 10571 | 10315 |
09/30/2023 | 10342 | 10328 | 10053 |
10/31/2023 | 10226 | 10207 | 9895 |
11/30/2023 | 10640 | 10626 | 10343 |
12/31/2023 | 11019 | 11014 | 10739 |
01/31/2024 | 11004 | 10994 | 10709 |
02/29/2024 | 10895 | 10900 | 10558 |
03/31/2024 | 11005 | 10990 | 10655 |
04/30/2024 | 10791 | 10791 | 10386 |
05/31/2024 | 10948 | 10958 | 10562 |
6 Months | 1 Year | 5 Year | Since Inception (06/13/2016) | |
---|---|---|---|---|
RiverFront Dynamic Core Income ETF - NAV | 2.89% | 3.47% | 0.63% | 1.14% |
RiverFront Dynamic Core Income ETF - Market Price* | 3.13% | 3.51% | 0.62% | 1.16% |
Bloomberg US Aggregate Bond Index‡ | 2.12% | 1.31% | -0.17% | 0.69% |
Total Expense Ratio (per the current prospectus) is 0.52%.
Performance data quoted represents past performance. Past performance does not guarantee future results. Total return figures assume reinvestment of dividends and capital gains distributions, if any. The table and chart do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on Fund distributions or the sale of Fund shares. Investment return and principal value of an investment will fluctuate so that an investor's shares, when sold or redeemed, may be worth more or less than the original cost. Current performance data may be higher or lower than actual data quoted. For the most current month-end performance data please visit www.alpsfunds.com or call 1-866-759-5679.
Net Asset Value (NAV) is an exchange-traded fund's per-share value. The per-share dollar amount of the Fund is derived by dividing the total value of all the securities in its portfolio, less any liabilities, by the number of Fund shares outstanding. Market Price is the price at which a share can currently be traded in the market. Information detailing the number of days the Market Price of the Fund was greater than the Fund's NAV and the number of days it was less than the Fund's NAV can be obtained at www.alpsfunds.com.
* | Market Price means the official closing price of a share or, if it more accurately reflects the market value of a share at the time as of which the Fund calculates current net asset value per share, the price that is the midpoint of the bid-ask spread as of that time. It does not represent the returns an investor would receive if shares were traded at other times. |
‡ | This index represents a broad measure of market performance for purposes of new regulatory requirements. |
Bloomberg U.S. Aggregate Bond Index is a broad-based benchmark that measures the investment grade, U.S. dollar-denominated, fixed-rate taxable bond market, including Treasuries, government-related and corporate securities, MBS (agency fixed-rate and hybrid ARM passthroughs), ABS, and CMBS (agency and non-agency). The index is reported on a total return basis, which assumes reinvestment of any dividends and distributions realized during a given time period. The index is not actively managed and does not reflect any deductions for fees, expenses or taxes. One cannot invest directly in an index. Index performance does not reflect fund performance.
The RiverFront Dynamic Core Income ETF is not suitable for all investors. Investments in the Fund are subject to investment risks, including possible loss of the principal amount invested.
The Fund's shares are not individually redeemable. Investors buy and sell shares of the Fund on a secondary market. Only market makers or "authorized participants" may trade directly with the Fund, typically in blocks of 25,000 shares.
ALPS Portfolio Solutions Distributor, Inc., a FINRA member, is the Distributor for the RiverFront Dynamic Core Income ETF.
Net Assets ($) | $24,829,701 |
Number of Portfolio Holdings | |
Portfolio Turnover Rate# (%) | 13% |
Total Advisory Fees Paid# ($) | $65,522 |
U.S. Treasury Bond 11/15/2043 4.75% | |
Blue Owl Credit Income Corp. 01/15/2029 7.75% | |
Kinetik Holdings LP 12/15/2028 6.63% | |
U.S. Treasury Bond 11/15/2052 4.00% | |
U.S. Treasury Bond 08/15/2029 6.13% | |
General Motors Financial Co., Inc. 01/09/2033 6.40% | |
Ingersoll Rand, Inc. 08/14/2033 5.70% | |
Hyatt Hotels Corp. 04/23/2030 5.75% | |
Concentrix Corp. 08/02/2033 6.85% | |
Bank of America Corp. 5Y US TI + 3.23% | |
Total % of Top 10 Holdings |
Financials | |
Government | |
Consumer Discretionary | |
Energy | |
Utilities | |
Technology | |
Industrials | |
Consumer Staples | |
Health Care | |
Communications | |
Materials | |
Money Market Fund | |
Total |
# | During the period |
** | % of Total Investments |
^ | Excludes Money Market Fund |
Holdings are subject to change
If you wish to view additional information about the Fund, including but not limited to the Fund's prospectus, financial information, holdings, and proxy voting information, please visit https://www.alpsfunds.com/exchange-traded-funds/rfci.
If you wish to receive a copy of this document at a new address, contact 1-866-759-5679.
RiverFront Dynamic US Dividend Advantage ETF | ALPS ETF TRUST |
NYSE ARCA: RFDA | Semi-Annual Shareholder Report May 31, 2024 |
This contains important information about RiverFront Dynamic US Dividend Advantage ETF (the "Fund" or "RFDA") for the period of December 1, 2023 to May 31, 2024 (the "Period").You can find additional information about the Fund at https://www.alpsfunds.com/exchange-traded-funds/rfda. You can also request this information by contacting us at 1-866-759-5679.
Costs of a $10,000 Investment | Costs Paid as a Percentage of a $10,000 Investment | |
---|---|---|
RiverFront Dynamic US Dividend Advantage ETF | $28 | 0.52% |
The chart below compares historical performance of a hypothetical investment of $10,000 in the Fund since inception with the performance of the Fund's benchmark index. Results include the reinvestment of all dividends and capital gains distributions. The Fund's past performance is not a good predictor of the Fund's future performance. The chart and the table below do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on Fund distributions or sale of Fund shares.
Date | RiverFront Dynamic US Dividend Advantage ETF (NAV) | RiverFront Dynamic US Dividend Advantage ETF (Market Price) | S&P 500® Index |
---|---|---|---|
06/06/2016 | 10000 | 10000 | 10000 |
06/30/2016 | 10052 | 10052 | 9964 |
07/31/2016 | 10337 | 10337 | 10331 |
08/31/2016 | 10302 | 10306 | 10345 |
09/30/2016 | 10383 | 10383 | 10347 |
10/31/2016 | 10106 | 10106 | 10159 |
11/30/2016 | 10664 | 10672 | 10535 |
12/31/2016 | 10828 | 10832 | 10743 |
01/31/2017 | 10984 | 10988 | 10947 |
02/28/2017 | 11305 | 11305 | 11381 |
03/31/2017 | 11250 | 11250 | 11395 |
04/30/2017 | 11303 | 11303 | 11512 |
05/31/2017 | 11426 | 11426 | 11674 |
06/30/2017 | 11522 | 11538 | 11747 |
07/31/2017 | 11796 | 11804 | 11988 |
08/31/2017 | 11745 | 11749 | 12025 |
09/30/2017 | 12240 | 12240 | 12273 |
10/31/2017 | 12462 | 12466 | 12559 |
11/30/2017 | 12849 | 12845 | 12944 |
12/31/2017 | 12966 | 12970 | 13088 |
01/31/2018 | 13624 | 13628 | 13838 |
02/28/2018 | 13094 | 13172 | 13328 |
03/31/2018 | 12887 | 12912 | 12989 |
04/30/2018 | 12927 | 12964 | 13039 |
05/31/2018 | 13271 | 13284 | 13353 |
06/30/2018 | 13364 | 13410 | 13435 |
07/31/2018 | 13664 | 13676 | 13935 |
08/31/2018 | 14029 | 14025 | 14389 |
09/30/2018 | 13868 | 13877 | 14471 |
10/31/2018 | 12786 | 12831 | 13482 |
11/30/2018 | 13036 | 13023 | 13757 |
12/31/2018 | 11814 | 11785 | 12515 |
01/31/2019 | 12904 | 12874 | 13517 |
02/28/2019 | 13303 | 13324 | 13951 |
03/31/2019 | 13529 | 13521 | 14223 |
04/30/2019 | 13902 | 13894 | 14798 |
05/31/2019 | 12784 | 12784 | 13858 |
06/30/2019 | 13666 | 13636 | 14835 |
07/31/2019 | 13794 | 13836 | 15048 |
08/31/2019 | 13443 | 13422 | 14809 |
09/30/2019 | 13918 | 13914 | 15087 |
10/31/2019 | 14225 | 14229 | 15413 |
11/30/2019 | 14507 | 14512 | 15973 |
12/31/2019 | 14990 | 14960 | 16455 |
01/31/2020 | 14844 | 14819 | 16448 |
02/29/2020 | 13556 | 13569 | 15094 |
03/31/2020 | 11667 | 11650 | 13230 |
04/30/2020 | 13081 | 13068 | 14926 |
05/31/2020 | 13690 | 13699 | 15637 |
06/30/2020 | 14033 | 14041 | 15948 |
07/31/2020 | 14740 | 14731 | 16847 |
08/31/2020 | 15667 | 15672 | 18058 |
09/30/2020 | 15148 | 15144 | 17372 |
10/31/2020 | 14586 | 14581 | 16910 |
11/30/2020 | 16092 | 16092 | 18761 |
12/31/2020 | 16680 | 16685 | 19482 |
01/31/2021 | 16474 | 16456 | 19286 |
02/28/2021 | 16830 | 16826 | 19818 |
03/31/2021 | 17688 | 17696 | 20685 |
04/30/2021 | 18521 | 18517 | 21789 |
05/31/2021 | 18703 | 18703 | 21942 |
06/30/2021 | 19067 | 19067 | 22454 |
07/31/2021 | 19538 | 19525 | 22987 |
08/31/2021 | 19965 | 19957 | 23686 |
09/30/2021 | 18908 | 18899 | 22585 |
10/31/2021 | 20008 | 19999 | 24167 |
11/30/2021 | 19814 | 19823 | 23999 |
12/31/2021 | 20975 | 20975 | 25075 |
01/31/2022 | 20823 | 20814 | 23777 |
02/28/2022 | 20616 | 20611 | 23065 |
03/31/2022 | 21424 | 21420 | 23922 |
04/30/2022 | 20449 | 20458 | 21836 |
05/31/2022 | 21080 | 21066 | 21876 |
06/30/2022 | 19330 | 19361 | 20070 |
07/31/2022 | 20652 | 20666 | 21921 |
08/31/2022 | 19766 | 19766 | 21027 |
09/30/2022 | 17623 | 17641 | 19090 |
10/31/2022 | 19235 | 19230 | 20636 |
11/30/2022 | 20381 | 20386 | 21789 |
12/31/2022 | 19167 | 19167 | 20534 |
01/31/2023 | 20360 | 20337 | 21824 |
02/28/2023 | 19627 | 19604 | 21291 |
03/31/2023 | 19839 | 19830 | 22073 |
04/30/2023 | 19969 | 19955 | 22418 |
05/31/2023 | 20018 | 19976 | 22515 |
06/30/2023 | 21412 | 21398 | 24003 |
07/31/2023 | 22107 | 22102 | 24774 |
08/31/2023 | 21375 | 21370 | 24379 |
09/30/2023 | 20447 | 20437 | 23217 |
10/31/2023 | 19942 | 19928 | 22729 |
11/30/2023 | 21392 | 21383 | 24805 |
12/31/2023 | 22452 | 22443 | 25931 |
01/31/2024 | 22235 | 22230 | 26367 |
02/29/2024 | 22978 | 22916 | 27775 |
03/31/2024 | 24074 | 24041 | 28669 |
04/30/2024 | 23253 | 23248 | 27498 |
05/31/2024 | 24563 | 24563 | 28861 |
6 Months | 1 Year | 5 Year | Since Inception (06/06/2016) | |
---|---|---|---|---|
RiverFront Dynamic US Dividend Advantage ETF - NAV | 14.82% | 22.71% | 13.95% | 11.91% |
RiverFront Dynamic US Dividend Advantage ETF - Market Price* | 14.87% | 22.96% | 13.95% | 11.91% |
S&P 500® Index‡ | 16.36% | 28.19% | 15.80% | 14.20% |
Total Expense Ratio (per the current prospectus) is 0.52%.
Performance data quoted represents past performance. Past performance does not guarantee future results. Total return figures assume reinvestment of dividends and capital gains distributions, if any. The table and chart do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on Fund distributions or the sale of Fund shares. Investment return and principal value of an investment will fluctuate so that an investor's shares, when sold or redeemed, may be worth more or less than the original cost. Current performance data may be higher or lower than actual data quoted. For the most current month-end performance data please visit www.alpsfunds.com or call 1-866-759-5679.
Net Asset Value (NAV) is an exchange-traded fund's per-share value. The per-share dollar amount of the fund is derived by dividing the total value of all the securities in its portfolio, less any liabilities, by the number of fund shares outstanding. Market Price is the price at which a share can currently be traded in the market. Information detailing the number of days the Market Price of the Fund was greater than the Fund's NAV and the number of days it was less than the Fund's NAV can be obtained at www.alpsfunds.com.
* | Market Price means the official closing price of a share or, if it more accurately reflects the market value of a share at the time as of which the Fund calculates current net asset value per share, the price that is the midpoint of the bid-ask spread as of that time. It does not represent the returns an investor would receive if shares were traded at other times. |
‡ | This index represents a broad measure of market performance for purposes of new regulatory requirements. |
S&P 500® Index is the Standard & Poor's composite index of 500 stocks, a widely recognized, unmanaged index of common stock prices. The index is reported on a total return basis, which assumes reinvestment of any dividends and distributions realized during a given time period. The index is not actively managed and does not reflect any deductions for fees, expenses or taxes. One cannot invest directly in an index. Index performance does not reflect fund performance.
The RiverFront Dynamic US Dividend Advantage ETF is not suitable for all investors. Investments in the Fund are subject to investment risks, including possible loss of the principal amount invested.
The Fund's shares are not individually redeemable. Investors buy and sell shares of the Fund on a secondary market. Only market makers or "authorized participants" may trade directly with the Fund, typically in blocks of 25,000 shares.
ALPS Portfolio Solutions Distributor, Inc., a FINRA member, is the Distributor for the RiverFront Dynamic US Dividend Advantage ETF.
Net Assets ($) | $76,109,932 |
Number of Portfolio Holdings | |
Portfolio Turnover Rate# (%) | 4% |
Total Advisory Fees Paid# ($) | $195,064 |
Microsoft Corp. | |
NVIDIA Corp. | |
Apple, Inc. | |
Amazon.com, Inc. | |
Alphabet, Inc. | |
Exxon Mobil Corp. | |
Equitrans Midstream Corp. | |
Merck & Co., Inc. | |
Booking Holdings, Inc. | |
Antero Midstream Corp. | |
Total % of Top 10 Holdings |
Information Technology | |
Financials | |
Energy | |
Consumer Discretionary | |
Health Care | |
Communication Services | |
Real Estate | |
Utilities | |
Industrials | |
Consumer Staples | |
Materials | |
Total |
# | During the period. |
** | % of Total Investments (excluding investments purchased with collateral from securities loaned). |
Holdings are subject to change
If you wish to view additional information about the Fund, including but not limited to the Fund's prospectus, financial information, holdings, and proxy voting information, please visit https://www.alpsfunds.com/exchange-traded-funds/rfda.
If you wish to receive a copy of this document at a new address, contact 1-866-759-5679.
RiverFront Strategic Income Fund | ALPS ETF TRUST |
NYSE ARCA: RIGS | Semi-Annual Shareholder Report May 31, 2024 |
This contains important information about RiverFront Strategic Income Fund (the "Fund" or "RIGS") for the period of December 1, 2023 to May 31, 2024 (the "Period").You can find additional information about the Fund at https://www.alpsfunds.com/exchange-traded-funds/rigs. You can also request this information by contacting us at 1-866-759-5679.
Costs of a $10,000 Investment | Costs Paid as a Percentage of a $10,000 Investment | |
---|---|---|
RiverFront Strategic Income Fund | $23 | 0.46% |
The chart below compares historical performance of a hypothetical investment of $10,000 in the Fund over the past ten years with the performance of the Fund's benchmark index. Results include the reinvestment of all dividends and capital gains distributions. The Fund's past performance is not a good predictor of the Fund's future performance. The chart and the table below do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on Fund distributions or sale of Fund shares.
Date | RiverFront Strategic Income Fund (NAV) | RiverFront Strategic Income Fund (Market Price) | Bloomberg US Aggregate Bond Index |
---|---|---|---|
05/31/2014 | 10000 | 10000 | 10000 |
06/30/2014 | 10029 | 9998 | 10005 |
07/31/2014 | 9885 | 9854 | 9980 |
08/31/2014 | 10009 | 9977 | 10090 |
09/30/2014 | 9860 | 9829 | 10022 |
10/31/2014 | 10033 | 10002 | 10120 |
11/30/2014 | 10019 | 9987 | 10192 |
12/31/2014 | 9995 | 9964 | 10202 |
01/31/2015 | 10056 | 10025 | 10416 |
02/28/2015 | 10186 | 10154 | 10318 |
03/31/2015 | 10171 | 10139 | 10365 |
04/30/2015 | 10250 | 10217 | 10328 |
05/31/2015 | 10272 | 10239 | 10303 |
06/30/2015 | 10180 | 10148 | 10191 |
07/31/2015 | 10178 | 10146 | 10262 |
08/31/2015 | 10125 | 10093 | 10247 |
09/30/2015 | 9955 | 9924 | 10316 |
10/31/2015 | 10167 | 10135 | 10318 |
11/30/2015 | 10110 | 10078 | 10291 |
12/31/2015 | 10058 | 10026 | 10258 |
01/31/2016 | 10024 | 9992 | 10399 |
02/29/2016 | 10140 | 10108 | 10473 |
03/31/2016 | 10281 | 10249 | 10569 |
04/30/2016 | 10438 | 10405 | 10609 |
05/31/2016 | 10486 | 10453 | 10612 |
06/30/2016 | 10592 | 10559 | 10803 |
07/31/2016 | 10767 | 10733 | 10871 |
08/31/2016 | 10877 | 10843 | 10859 |
09/30/2016 | 10902 | 10868 | 10852 |
10/31/2016 | 10912 | 10878 | 10769 |
11/30/2016 | 10856 | 10822 | 10514 |
12/31/2016 | 10940 | 10905 | 10529 |
01/31/2017 | 10998 | 10964 | 10550 |
02/28/2017 | 11066 | 11032 | 10621 |
03/31/2017 | 11073 | 11038 | 10615 |
04/30/2017 | 11181 | 11146 | 10697 |
05/31/2017 | 11236 | 11201 | 10779 |
06/30/2017 | 11258 | 11223 | 10769 |
07/31/2017 | 11320 | 11285 | 10815 |
08/31/2017 | 11369 | 11333 | 10912 |
09/30/2017 | 11416 | 11380 | 10860 |
10/31/2017 | 11436 | 11400 | 10866 |
11/30/2017 | 11430 | 11394 | 10852 |
12/31/2017 | 11453 | 11417 | 10902 |
01/31/2018 | 11427 | 11391 | 10777 |
02/28/2018 | 11336 | 11300 | 10674 |
03/31/2018 | 11329 | 11294 | 10743 |
04/30/2018 | 11346 | 11310 | 10663 |
05/31/2018 | 11362 | 11327 | 10739 |
06/30/2018 | 11369 | 11333 | 10726 |
07/31/2018 | 11440 | 11404 | 10728 |
08/31/2018 | 11515 | 11478 | 10797 |
09/30/2018 | 11555 | 11519 | 10728 |
10/31/2018 | 11491 | 11455 | 10643 |
11/30/2018 | 11496 | 11460 | 10707 |
12/31/2018 | 11445 | 11409 | 10903 |
01/31/2019 | 11663 | 11627 | 11019 |
02/28/2019 | 11753 | 11716 | 11013 |
03/31/2019 | 11828 | 11791 | 11224 |
04/30/2019 | 11880 | 11843 | 11227 |
05/31/2019 | 11876 | 11839 | 11426 |
06/30/2019 | 11991 | 11953 | 11570 |
07/31/2019 | 12029 | 11991 | 11595 |
08/31/2019 | 12091 | 12052 | 11896 |
09/30/2019 | 12114 | 12076 | 11833 |
10/31/2019 | 12161 | 12123 | 11868 |
11/30/2019 | 12181 | 12143 | 11862 |
12/31/2019 | 12237 | 12199 | 11854 |
01/31/2020 | 12271 | 12233 | 12082 |
02/29/2020 | 12213 | 12175 | 12299 |
03/31/2020 | 11443 | 11407 | 12227 |
04/30/2020 | 11926 | 11888 | 12444 |
05/31/2020 | 12183 | 12144 | 12502 |
06/30/2020 | 12286 | 12248 | 12581 |
07/31/2020 | 12475 | 12436 | 12769 |
08/31/2020 | 12522 | 12483 | 12666 |
09/30/2020 | 12488 | 12449 | 12659 |
10/31/2020 | 12515 | 12476 | 12602 |
11/30/2020 | 12663 | 12623 | 12726 |
12/31/2020 | 12736 | 12696 | 12744 |
01/31/2021 | 12729 | 12689 | 12652 |
02/28/2021 | 12698 | 12658 | 12470 |
03/31/2021 | 12706 | 12666 | 12314 |
04/30/2021 | 12775 | 12735 | 12411 |
05/31/2021 | 12821 | 12780 | 12452 |
06/30/2021 | 12876 | 12836 | 12539 |
07/31/2021 | 12929 | 12888 | 12679 |
08/31/2021 | 12955 | 12914 | 12655 |
09/30/2021 | 12919 | 12879 | 12546 |
10/31/2021 | 12895 | 12854 | 12542 |
11/30/2021 | 12855 | 12815 | 12579 |
12/31/2021 | 12927 | 12886 | 12547 |
01/31/2022 | 12730 | 12690 | 12277 |
02/28/2022 | 12657 | 12618 | 12140 |
03/31/2022 | 12516 | 12477 | 11803 |
04/30/2022 | 12271 | 12233 | 11355 |
05/31/2022 | 12375 | 12336 | 11428 |
06/30/2022 | 12039 | 12001 | 11249 |
07/31/2022 | 12396 | 12357 | 11523 |
08/31/2022 | 12196 | 12158 | 11198 |
09/30/2022 | 11904 | 11867 | 10714 |
10/31/2022 | 11973 | 11936 | 10575 |
11/30/2022 | 12186 | 12148 | 10964 |
12/31/2022 | 12180 | 12142 | 10915 |
01/31/2023 | 12406 | 12367 | 11251 |
02/28/2023 | 12232 | 12194 | 10960 |
03/31/2023 | 12434 | 12395 | 11238 |
04/30/2023 | 12519 | 12479 | 11306 |
05/31/2023 | 12407 | 12368 | 11183 |
06/30/2023 | 12437 | 12398 | 11143 |
07/31/2023 | 12474 | 12435 | 11135 |
08/31/2023 | 12449 | 12410 | 11064 |
09/30/2023 | 12229 | 12190 | 10783 |
10/31/2023 | 12121 | 12083 | 10613 |
11/30/2023 | 12549 | 12510 | 11094 |
12/31/2023 | 12941 | 12900 | 11518 |
01/31/2024 | 12923 | 12882 | 11487 |
02/29/2024 | 12828 | 12788 | 11324 |
03/31/2024 | 12941 | 12900 | 11429 |
04/30/2024 | 12756 | 12716 | 11140 |
05/31/2024 | 12905 | 12853 | 11329 |
6 Months | 1 Year | 5 Year | 10 Year | Since Inception (10/07/2013) | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
RiverFront Strategic Income Fund - NAV | 2.83% | 4.01% | 1.68% | 2.58% | 2.97% |
RiverFront Strategic Income Fund - Market Price* | 3.06% | 3.97% | 1.51% | 2.54% | 2.96% |
Bloomberg US Aggregate Bond Index‡ | 2.12% | 1.31% | -0.17% | 1.26% | 1.53% |
Total Expense Ratio (per the current prospectus) is 0.47%. The Fund's management fees consist of a fee of 0.11% paid to the Fund's investment adviser and a fee of 0.35% paid to the Fund's sub-adviser.
Performance data quoted represents past performance. Past performance does not guarantee future results. Total return figures assume reinvestment of dividends and capital gains distributions, if any. The table and chart do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on Fund distributions or the sale of Fund shares. Investment return and principal value of an investment will fluctuate so that an investor's shares, when sold or redeemed, may be worth more or less than the original cost. Current performance data may be higher or lower than actual data quoted. For the most current month-end performance data please visit www.alpsfunds.com or call 1-866-759-5679.
Net Asset Value (NAV) is an exchange-traded fund's per-share value. The per-share dollar amount of the Fund is derived by dividing the total value of all the securities in its portfolio, less any liabilities, by the number of Fund shares outstanding. Market Price is the price at which a share can currently be traded in the market. Information detailing the number of days the Market Price of the Fund was greater than the Fund's NAV and the number of days it was less than the Fund's NAV can be obtained at www.alpsfunds.com.
* | Market Price means the official closing price of a share or, if it more accurately reflects the market value of a share at the time as of which the Fund calculates current net asset value per share, the price that is the midpoint of the bid-ask spread as of that time. It does not represent the returns an investor would receive if shares were traded at other times. |
‡ | This index represents a broad measure of market performance for purposes of new regulatory requirements. |
Bloomberg U.S. Aggregate Bond Index is a broad-based benchmark that measures the investment grade, U.S. dollar-denominated, fixed-rate taxable bond market, including Treasuries, government-related and corporate securities, MBS (agency fixed-rate and hybrid ARM passthroughs), ABS, and CMBS (agency and non-agency). The index is reported on a total return basis, which assumes reinvestment of any dividends and distributions realized during a given time period. The index is not actively managed and does not reflect any deductions for fees, expenses or taxes. One cannot invest directly in an index. Index performance does not reflect fund performance.
The RiverFront Strategic Income Fund is not suitable for all investors. Investments in the Fund are subject to investment risks, including possible loss of the principal amount invested.
The Fund's shares are not individually redeemable. Investors buy and sell shares of the fund on a secondary market. Only market makers or "authorized participants" may trade directly with the Fund, typically in blocks of 25,000 shares.
ALPS Portfolio Solutions Distributor, Inc., a FINRA member, is the distributor for the RiverFront Strategic Income Fund.
Net Assets ($) | $96,978,317 |
Number of Portfolio Holdings | |
Portfolio Turnover Rate# (%) | 23% |
Total Advisory Fees Paid# ($) | $234,269 |
U.S. Treasury Bond 11/15/2052 4.00% | |
U.S. Treasury Bond 11/15/2043 4.75% | |
U.S. Treasury Bond 08/15/2029 6.13% | |
U.S. Treasury Note 07/31/2030 4.00% | |
Concentrix Corp. 08/02/2028 6.60% | |
T-Mobile USA, Inc. 02/01/2028 4.75% | |
Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. 10/21/2025 4.25% | |
Bank of America Corp. 10/22/2026 4.25% | |
JPMorgan Chase & Co. 10/01/2027 4.25% | |
Citigroup, Inc. 09/29/2027 4.45% | |
Total % of Top 10 Holdings |
Financials | |
Government | |
Consumer Discretionary | |
Industrials | |
Materials | |
Energy | |
Utilities | |
Communications | |
Health Care | |
Technology | |
Consumer Staples | |
Money Market Fund | |
Total |
# | During the period. |
** | % of Total Investments |
^ | Excludes Money Market Fund |
Holdings are subject to change
If you wish to view additional information about the Fund, including but not limited to the Fund's prospectus, financial information, holdings, and proxy voting information, please visit https://www.alpsfunds.com/exchange-traded-funds/rigs.
If you wish to receive a copy of this document at a new address, contact 1-866-759-5679.
ALPS | Smith Core Plus Bond ETF | ALPS ETF TRUST |
NYSE ARCA: SMTH | Semi-Annual Shareholder Report May 31, 2024 |
This contains important information about ALPS | Smith Core Plus Bond ETF (the "Fund" or "SMTH") for the period of December 5, 2023 (inception) to May 31, 2024 (the "Period").You can find additional information about the Fund at https://www.alpsfunds.com/exchange-traded-funds/smth. You can also request this information by contacting us at 1-866-759-5679.
Costs of a $10,000 Investment | Costs Paid as a Percentage of a $10,000 Investment | |
---|---|---|
ALPS | Smith Core Plus Bond ETF | $29^ | 0.59% |
^ | ALPS | Smith Core Plus Bond ETF commenced operations on December 5, 2023. Actual expenses on this Fund are equal to the Fund's annualized expense ratio multiplied by the average account value of the period, multiplied by the number of days since the Fund launched (178) divided by 366. |
The chart below compares historical performance of a hypothetical investment of $10,000 in the Fund since inception with the performance of the Fund's benchmark index. Results include the reinvestment of all dividends and capital gains distributions. The Fund's past performance is not a good predictor of the Fund's future performance. The chart and the table below do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on Fund distributions or sale of Fund shares.
Date | ALPS | Smith Core Plus Bond ETF (NAV) | ALPS | Smith Core Plus Bond ETF (Market Price) | Bloomberg US Aggregate Bond Index |
---|---|---|---|
12/05/2023 | 10000 | 10000 | 10000 |
12/31/2023 | 10381 | 10425 | 10263 |
01/31/2024 | 10367 | 10375 | 10235 |
02/29/2024 | 10286 | 10314 | 10090 |
03/31/2024 | 10384 | 10396 | 10183 |
04/30/2024 | 10153 | 10181 | 9926 |
05/31/2024 | 10303 | 10348 | 10094 |
1 Month | 3 Months | Since Inception (12/05/2023) | |
---|---|---|---|
ALPS | Smith Core Plus Bond ETF - NAV | 1.48% | 0.16% | 3.03% |
ALPS | Smith Core Plus Bond ETF - Market Price* | 1.64% | 0.32% | 3.48% |
Bloomberg US Aggregate Bond Index‡ | 1.70% | 0.04% | 0.94% |
Total Expense Ratio (per the current prospectus) is 0.59%.
Performance data quoted represents past performance. Past performance does not guarantee future results. Total return figures assume reinvestment of dividends and capital gains distributions, if any. The table and chart do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on Fund distributions or the sale of Fund shares. Investment return and principal value of an investment will fluctuate so that an investor's shares, when sold or redeemed, may be worth more or less than the original cost. Current performance data may be higher or lower than actual data quoted. For the most current month-end performance data please visit www.alpsfunds.com or call 1-866-759-5679.
Net Asset Value (NAV) is an exchange-traded fund's per-share value. The per-share dollar amount of the Fund is derived by dividing the total value of all the securities in its portfolio, less any liabilities, by the number of Fund shares outstanding. Market Price is the price at which a share can currently be traded in the market. Information detailing the number of days the Market Price of the Fund was greater than the Fund's NAV and the number of days it was less than the Fund's NAV can be obtained at www.alpsfunds.com.
* | Market Price means the official closing price of a share or, if it more accurately reflects the market value of a share at the time as of which the Fund calculates current net asset value per share, the price that is the midpoint of the bid-ask spread as of that time. It does not represent the returns an investor would receive if shares were traded at other times. |
‡ | This index represents a broad measure of market performance for purposes of new regulatory requirements. |
Bloomberg US Aggregate Bond Index: a broad-based benchmark that measures the investment grade, US dollar-denominated, fixed-rate taxable bond market. The index includes Treasuries, government-related and corporate securities, fixed-rate agency MBS, ABS and CMBS (agency and non-agency). One cannot invest directly in an index. Index performance does not reflect fund performance.
The Fund is new with limited operating history.
The Fund's shares are not individually redeemable. Investors buy and sell shares of the Fund on a secondary market. Only market makers or "authorized participants" may trade directly with the Fund, typically in blocks of 25,000 shares.
The ALPS | Smith Core Plus Bond ETF is not suitable for all investors. Investments in the Fund are subject to investment risks, including possible loss of the principal amount invested.
ALPS Portfolio Solutions Distributor, Inc., a FINRA member, is the Distributor for the ALPS | Smith Core Plus Bond ETF.
Net Assets ($) | $732,204,178 |
Number of Portfolio Holdings | |
Portfolio Turnover Rate# (%) | 89% |
Total Advisory Fees Paid# ($) | $1,162,246 |
U.S. Treasury Note 10/31/2025 5.00% | |
U.S. Treasury Bond 02/15/2044 4.50% | |
U.S. Treasury Bond 05/15/2034 4.38% | |
U.S. Treasury Note 04/30/2029 4.63% | |
U.S. Treasury Bond 02/15/2054 4.25% | |
U.S. Treasury Bond 05/15/2044 4.63% | |
U.S. Treasury Note 09/30/2025 5.00% | |
U.S. Treasury Note 11/30/2025 4.88% | |
U.S. Treasury Note 08/31/2025 5.00% | |
U.S. Treasury Bond 11/15/2053 4.75% | |
Total % of Top 10 Holdings |
Government | |
Financials | |
Mortgage Securities | |
Energy | |
Industrials | |
Health Care | |
Consumer Discretionary | |
Utilities | |
Consumer Staples | |
Communications | |
Technology | |
Materials | |
Money Market Fund | |
Total |
# | During the period. |
** | as a % of Total Investments |
Holdings are subject to change
If you wish to view additional information about the Fund, including but not limited to the Fund's prospectus, financial information, holdings, and proxy voting information, please visit https://www.alpsfunds.com/exchange-traded-funds/smth.
If you wish to receive a copy of this document at a new address, contact 1-866-759-5679.
(b) | Not applicable |
Item 2. | Code of Ethics. |
Not Applicable to this Report.
Item 3. | Audit Committee Financial Expert. |
Not Applicable to this Report.
Item 4. | Principal Accountant Fees and Services. |
Not Applicable to this Report.
Item 5. | Audit Committee of Listed Registrants. |
Not Applicable to Registrant.
Item 6. | Schedule of Investments. |
(a) Schedule of Investments is included in the financial statements filed under Item 7 of this Report.
(b) Not applicable to Registrant.
Item 7. Financial Statements and Financial Highlights for Open-End Management Investment Companies.
Table of Contents
Item 7 – Financial Statements and Financial Highlights for Open-End Management Investment Companies | 1 |
Alerian MLP ETF | |
Schedule of Investments | 2 |
Statement of Assets and Liabilities | 3 |
Statement of Operations | 4 |
Statements of Changes in Net Assets | 5 |
Financial Highlights | 6 |
Alerian Energy Infrastructure ETF | |
Schedule of Investments | 7 |
Statement of Assets and Liabilities | 9 |
Statement of Operations | 10 |
Statements of Changes in Net Assets | 11 |
Financial Highlights | 12 |
Notes to Financial Statements and Financial Highlights | 13 |
Additional Information | 24 |
Item 8 – Changes in and Disagreements with Accountants for Open-End Management Investment Companies | 26 |
Item 9 – Proxy Disclosures for Open-End Management Investment Companies | 27 |
Item 10 – Remuneration Paid to Directors, Officers, and Others of Open-End Management Investment Companies | 28 |
Item 11 – Statement Regarding Basis for Approval of Investment Advisory Contract | 29 |
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ITEM 7 – Financial Statements and Financial Highlights
for Open-End Management Investment Companies
1 | May 31, 2024
Alerian MLP ETF
Schedule of Investments | May 31, 2024 (Unaudited) |
Security Description | Shares | Value | ||||||
MASTER LIMITED PARTNERSHIPS (104.74%) | ||||||||
Compression (2.93%) | ||||||||
USA Compression Partners LP(a) | 10,054,636 | $ | 246,338,582 | |||||
Gathering + Processing (26.19%) | ||||||||
EnLink Midstream LLC(a) | 43,816,316 | 556,029,050 | ||||||
Hess Midstream LP, Class A(a) | 14,174,596 | 492,567,211 | ||||||
Western Midstream Partners LP(a) | 30,904,453 | 1,153,354,186 | ||||||
Total Gathering + Processing | 2,201,950,447 | |||||||
Liquefaction (4.14%) | ||||||||
Cheniere Energy Partners LP | 7,215,908 | 347,590,288 | ||||||
Marketing & Distribution (16.42%) | ||||||||
Global Partners LP(a) | 4,604,567 | 222,538,723 | ||||||
Suburban Propane Partners LP(a) | 11,225,162 | 228,207,544 | ||||||
Sunoco LP(a) | 18,235,848 | 930,028,248 | ||||||
Total Marketing & Distribution | 1,380,774,515 | |||||||
Pipeline Transportation | Natural Gas (25.94%) | ||||||||
Energy Transfer LP | 70,179,231 | 1,099,708,550 | ||||||
Enterprise Products Partners LP | 37,935,280 | 1,081,155,480 | ||||||
Total Pipeline Transportation | Natural Gas | 2,180,864,030 | |||||||
Pipeline Transportation | Petroleum (29.12%) | ||||||||
Delek Logistics Partners LP | 1,601,511 | 63,451,866 | ||||||
Genesis Energy LP(a) | 19,167,891 | 239,981,995 | ||||||
MPLX LP | 26,242,908 | 1,067,561,497 | ||||||
Plains All American Pipeline LP(a) | 63,338,417 | 1,077,386,473 | ||||||
Total Pipeline Transportation | Petroleum | 2,448,381,831 | |||||||
TOTAL MASTER LIMITED PARTNERSHIPS | ||||||||
(Cost $4,404,098,853) | 8,805,899,693 |
7 Day Yield | Shares | Value | ||||||||||
SHORT TERM INVESTMENTS (0.06%) | ||||||||||||
Money Market Fund (0.06%) | ||||||||||||
State Street Institutional Treasury Plus Money Market Fund (Premier Class) | 5.26 | % | 4,667,374 | $ | 4,667,374 | |||||||
TOTAL SHORT TERM INVESTMENTS | ||||||||||||
(Cost $4,667,374) | 4,667,374 | |||||||||||
TOTAL INVESTMENTS (104.80%) | ||||||||||||
(Cost $4,408,766,227) | $ | 8,810,567,067 | ||||||||||
LIABILITIES IN EXCESS OF OTHER ASSETS (-4.80%) | (403,473,653 | ) | ||||||||||
NET ASSETS - 100.00% | $ | 8,407,093,414 |
(a) | Affiliated Company. See Note 8 in Notes to Financial Statements and Financial Highlights. |
See Notes to Financial Statements and Financial Highlights.
2 | May 31, 2024
Alerian MLP ETF
Statement of Assets and Liabilities | May 31, 2024 (Unaudited) |
ASSETS: | ||||
Investments, at value | $ | 3,664,135,055 | ||
Investments in affiliates, at value | 5,146,432,012 | |||
Receivable for investments sold | 2,317,298 | |||
Total Assets | 8,812,884,365 | |||
LIABILITIES: | ||||
Payable for shares redeemed | 2,291,293 | |||
Income tax payable | 27,723,149 | |||
Deferred tax liability (Note 2) | 369,713,780 | |||
Payable to adviser | 6,062,729 | |||
Total Liabilities | 405,790,951 | |||
NET ASSETS | $ | 8,407,093,414 | ||
NET ASSETS CONSIST OF: | ||||
Paid-in capital | $ | 8,933,403,824 | ||
Distributable earnings/(accumulated losses) | (526,310,410 | ) | ||
NET ASSETS | $ | 8,407,093,414 | ||
INVESTMENTS, AT COST | $ | 1,534,250,754 | ||
INVESTMENTS IN AFFILIATES, AT COST | 2,874,515,473 | |||
PRICING OF SHARES | ||||
Net Assets | $ | 8,407,093,414 | ||
Shares of beneficial interest outstanding (Unlimited number of shares authorized, par value $0.01 per share) | 183,457,420 | |||
Net Asset Value, offering and redemption price per share | $ | 45.83 |
See Notes to Financial Statements and Financial Highlights.
3 | May 31, 2024
Alerian MLP ETF
Statement of Operations | For the Six Months Ended May 31, 2024 (Unaudited) |
INVESTMENT INCOME: | ||||
Distributions from master limited partnerships | $ | 318,177,461 | (a) | |
Less return of capital distributions | (311,089,897 | ) | ||
Total Investment Income | 7,087,564 | |||
EXPENSES: | ||||
Investment adviser fee | 33,501,399 | |||
Total Expenses | 33,501,399 | |||
NET INVESTMENT LOSS, BEFORE INCOME TAXES | (26,413,835 | ) | ||
Current income tax benefit/(expense) | 5,039,949 | |||
NET INVESTMENT LOSS | (21,373,886 | ) | ||
REALIZED AND UNREALIZED GAIN/(LOSS): | ||||
Net realized gain on investments, before income taxes | 59,750,502 | |||
Net realized gain on affiliated investments, before income taxes | 8,935,224 | |||
Current income tax benefit/(expense) | (13,109,195 | ) | ||
Net realized gain | 55,576,531 | |||
Net change in unrealized appreciation on investments, before income taxes | 189,864,223 | |||
Net change in unrealized appreciation on affiliated investments, before income taxes | 517,904,175 | |||
Deferred income tax benefit/(expense) | (135,043,808 | ) | ||
Net change in unrealized appreciation | 572,724,590 | |||
NET REALIZED AND UNREALIZED GAIN ON INVESTMENTS | 628,301,121 | |||
NET INCREASE IN NET ASSETS RESULTING FROM OPERATIONS | $ | 606,927,235 |
(a) | Includes return of capital distributions and dividend income from affiliated investments in the amount of $170,128,318 and $7,087,564, respectively. |
See Notes to Financial Statements and Financial Highlights.
4 | May 31, 2024
Alerian MLP ETF
Statements of Changes in Net Assets
For the Six Months Ended May 31, 2024 (Unaudited) | For the Year Ended November 30, 2023 | |||||||
OPERATIONS: | ||||||||
Net investment loss | $ | (21,373,886 | ) | $ | (39,353,289 | ) | ||
Net realized gain | 55,576,531 | 968,978,085 | ||||||
Net change in unrealized appreciation | 572,724,590 | 321,187,085 | ||||||
Net increase in net assets resulting from operations | 606,927,235 | 1,250,811,881 | ||||||
DISTRIBUTIONS TO SHAREHOLDERS: | ||||||||
From distributable earnings | (323,994,504 | ) | (559,281,783 | ) | ||||
Total distributions | (323,994,504 | ) | (559,281,783 | ) | ||||
CAPITAL SHARE TRANSACTIONS: | ||||||||
Proceeds from sale of shares | 954,401,433 | 1,459,261,841 | ||||||
Cost of shares redeemed | (330,049,996 | ) | (1,330,182,900 | ) | ||||
Net increase from share transactions | 624,351,437 | 129,078,941 | ||||||
Net increase in net assets | 907,284,168 | 820,609,039 | ||||||
NET ASSETS: | ||||||||
Beginning of period | 7,499,809,246 | 6,679,200,207 | ||||||
End of period | $ | 8,407,093,414 | $ | 7,499,809,246 | ||||
OTHER INFORMATION: | ||||||||
SHARE TRANSACTIONS: | ||||||||
Beginning shares | 169,807,420 | 166,932,420 | ||||||
Shares sold | 20,925,000 | 36,325,000 | ||||||
Shares redeemed | (7,275,000 | ) | (33,450,000 | ) | ||||
Shares outstanding, end of period | 183,457,420 | 169,807,420 |
See Notes to Financial Statements and Financial Highlights.
5 | May 31, 2024
Alerian MLP ETF
Financial Highlights | For a Share Outstanding Throughout the Periods Presented |
For the Six Months Ended May 31, 2024 (Unaudited) | For the Year Ended November 30, 2023 | For the Year Ended November 30, 2022 | For the Year Ended November 30, 2021 | For the Year Ended November 30, 2020 (a) | For the Year Ended November 30, 2019 (a) | |||||||||||||||||||
NET ASSET VALUE, BEGINNING OF PERIOD | $ | 44.17 | $ | 40.01 | $ | 31.63 | $ | 25.02 | $ | 39.15 | $ | 47.75 | ||||||||||||
INCOME/(LOSS) FROM OPERATIONS: | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Net investment loss(b) | (0.12 | ) | (0.24 | ) | (0.28 | ) | (0.27 | ) | (0.24 | ) | (0.35 | ) | ||||||||||||
Net realized and unrealized gain/(loss) on investments | 3.60 | 7.74 | 11.59 | 9.68 | (10.73 | ) | (4.35 | ) | ||||||||||||||||
Total from investment operations | 3.48 | 7.50 | 11.31 | 9.41 | (10.97 | ) | (4.70 | ) | ||||||||||||||||
DISTRIBUTIONS: | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distributions from Income | (1.82 | ) | (3.34 | ) | – | – | – | – | ||||||||||||||||
From tax return of capital | – | – | (2.93 | ) | (2.80 | ) | (3.16 | ) | (3.90 | ) | ||||||||||||||
Total distributions | (1.82 | ) | (3.34 | ) | (2.93 | ) | (2.80 | ) | (3.16 | ) | (3.90 | ) | ||||||||||||
NET INCREASE/(DECREASE) IN NET ASSET VALUE | 1.66 | 4.16 | 8.38 | 6.61 | (14.13 | ) | (8.60 | ) | ||||||||||||||||
NET ASSET VALUE, END OF PERIOD | $ | 45.83 | $ | 44.17 | $ | 40.01 | $ | 31.63 | $ | 25.02 | $ | 39.15 | ||||||||||||
TOTAL RETURN(c) | 8.00 | % | 19.82 | % | 36.31 | % | 37.97 | % | (28.36 | )% | (10.79 | )% | ||||||||||||
RATIOS/SUPPLEMENTAL DATA: | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Net assets, end of period (000s) | $ | 8,407,093 | $ | 7,499,809 | $ | 6,679,200 | $ | 4,980,175 | $ | 3,880,137 | $ | 7,249,005 | ||||||||||||
RATIO TO AVERAGE NET ASSETS: | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Expenses (excluding net current and deferred tax expenses/benefits and franchise tax expense) | 0.85 | %(d) | 0.85 | % | 0.85 | % | 0.85 | % | 0.85 | % | 0.85 | % | ||||||||||||
Expenses (including current and deferred tax expenses/benefits)(e) | 0.72 | %(d) | 0.79 | % | 0.74 | % | 0.85 | % | 0.85 | % | 0.85 | % | ||||||||||||
Expenses (including net current and deferred tax expenses/benefits)(f) | 4.45 | %(d) | 2.67 | % | 5.03 | % | 0.87 | % | 0.90 | % | 0.87 | % | ||||||||||||
Net investment loss (excluding deferred tax expenses/benefits and franchise tax expense) | (0.67 | )%(d) | (0.65 | )% | (0.85 | )% | (0.85 | )% | (0.85 | )% | (0.77 | )% | ||||||||||||
Net investment loss (including deferred tax expenses/benefits)(e) | (0.54 | )%(d) | (0.59 | )% | (0.74 | )% | (0.85 | )% | (0.85 | )% | (0.77 | )% | ||||||||||||
PORTFOLIO TURNOVER RATE(g) | 16 | % | 40 | % | 26 | % | 20 | % | 23 | % | 34 | % |
(a) | On May 18, 2020, the Alerian MLP ETF underwent a one for five reverse stock split. The capital share activity presented here has been retroactively adjusted to reflect this reverse split. | |
(b) | Based on average shares outstanding during the period. | |
(c) | Total return is calculated assuming an initial investment made at the net assets value at the beginning of the period and redemption at the net asset value on the last day of the period and assuming all distributions are reinvested at actual reinvestment prices. Total return calculated for a period of less than one year is not annualized. | |
(d) | Annualized. | |
(e) | Includes amount of current and deferred tax benefit associated with net investment income/(loss). | |
(f) | Includes amount of current and deferred taxes/benefits for all components of the Statement of Operations. | |
(g) | Portfolio turnover for periods less than one year is not annualized and does not include securities received or delivered from processing creations or redemptions in-kind. |
See Notes to Financial Statements and Financial Highlights.
6 | May 31, 2024
Alerian Energy Infrastructure ETF
Schedule of Investments | May 31, 2024 (Unaudited) |
Security Description | Shares | Value | ||||||
CANADIAN ENERGY INFRASTRUCTURE COMPANIES (24.66%) | ||||||||
Gathering + Processing (4.75%) | ||||||||
Keyera Corp.(a) | 260,561 | $ | 6,899,480 | |||||
Pipeline Transportation | Natural Gas (4.54%) | ||||||||
TC Energy Corp.(a) | 170,973 | 6,593,302 | ||||||
Pipeline Transportation | Petroleum (13.26%) | ||||||||
Enbridge, Inc. | 333,232 | 12,183,096 | ||||||
Pembina Pipeline Corp. | 190,173 | 7,064,426 | ||||||
Total Pipeline Transportation | Petroleum | 19,247,522 | |||||||
Storage (2.11%) | ||||||||
Gibson Energy, Inc.(a) | 183,253 | 3,062,844 | ||||||
TOTAL CANADIAN ENERGY INFRASTRUCTURE COMPANIES | ||||||||
(Cost $34,487,171) | 35,803,148 |
Security Description | Shares | Value | ||||||
EXCHANGE TRADED FUND (0.67%) | ||||||||
Exchange Traded Fund (0.67%) | ||||||||
Energy Select Sector SPDR Fund | 10,500 | 978,600 | ||||||
TOTAL EXCHANGE TRADED FUND | ||||||||
(Cost $978,679) | 978,600 |
Security Description | Shares | Value | ||||||
U.S. ENERGY INFRASTRUCTURE COMPANIES (31.90%) | ||||||||
Gathering + Processing (11.00%) | ||||||||
Kinetik Holdings, Inc. | 29,705 | 1,217,608 | ||||||
ONEOK, Inc. | 86,192 | 6,981,552 | ||||||
Targa Resources Corp. | 65,757 | 7,774,450 | ||||||
Total Gathering + Processing | 15,973,610 | |||||||
Liquefaction (5.71%) | ||||||||
Cheniere Energy, Inc. | 44,640 | 7,043,746 | ||||||
NextDecade Corp.(a)(b) | 117,126 | 838,622 | ||||||
Tellurian, Inc.(a)(b) | 798,519 | 410,519 | ||||||
Total Liquefaction | 8,292,887 | |||||||
Pipeline Transportation | Natural Gas (15.19%) | ||||||||
DT Midstream, Inc. | 104,121 | 6,984,437 | ||||||
Equitrans Midstream Corp. | 528,907 | 7,552,792 | ||||||
Kinder Morgan, Inc. | 385,493 | 7,513,258 | ||||||
Total Pipeline Transportation | Natural Gas | 22,050,487 | |||||||
TOTAL U.S. ENERGY INFRASTRUCTURE COMPANIES | ||||||||
(Cost $34,378,668) | 46,316,984 |
Security Description | Shares | Value | ||||||
U.S. ENERGY INFRASTRUCTURE MLPS (25.76%) | ||||||||
Gathering + Processing (7.71%) | ||||||||
Hess Midstream LP, Class A | 89,952 | $ | 3,125,832 | |||||
MPLX LP | 132,821 | 5,403,158 | ||||||
Western Midstream Partners LP | 71,298 | 2,660,842 | ||||||
Total Gathering + Processing | 11,189,832 | |||||||
Pipeline Transportation | Natural Gas (17.71%) | ||||||||
Energy Transfer LP | 874,992 | 13,711,124 | ||||||
Enterprise Products Partners LP | 421,024 | 11,999,184 | ||||||
Total Pipeline Transportation | Natural Gas | 25,710,308 | |||||||
Pipeline Transportation | Petroleum (0.34%) | ||||||||
Genesis Energy LP | 39,087 | 489,369 | ||||||
TOTAL U.S. ENERGY INFRASTRUCTURE MLPS | ||||||||
(Cost $30,460,134) | 37,389,509 |
Security Description | Shares | Value | ||||||
U.S. GENERAL PARTNERS (16.69%) | ||||||||
Gathering + Processing (11.80%) | ||||||||
Antero Midstream Corp. | 385,237 | 5,643,721 | ||||||
EnLink Midstream LLC | 277,966 | 3,527,389 | ||||||
The Williams Cos., Inc. | 191,735 | 7,958,920 | ||||||
Total Gathering + Processing | 17,130,030 | |||||||
Pipeline Transportation | Petroleum (4.89%) | ||||||||
Plains GP Holdings LP, Class A | 393,836 | 7,092,986 | ||||||
TOTAL U.S. GENERAL PARTNERS | ||||||||
(Cost $16,886,469) | 24,223,016 |
See Notes to Financial Statements and Financial Highlights.
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Alerian Energy Infrastructure ETF
Schedule of Investments | May 31, 2024 (Unaudited) |
7 Day Yield | Shares | Value | |||||||||||
SHORT TERM INVESTMENTS (1.44%) | |||||||||||||
Money Market Fund (0.21%) | |||||||||||||
State Street Institutional Treasury Plus Money Market Fund (Premier Class) | |||||||||||||
(Cost $298,755) | 5.26 | % | 298,755 | $ | 298,755 | ||||||||
Investments Purchased with Collateral from Securities Loaned (1.23%) | |||||||||||||
State Street Navigator Securities Lending Government Money Market Portfolio, 5.33% | |||||||||||||
(Cost $1,783,990) | 1,783,990 | $ | 1,783,990 | ||||||||||
TOTAL SHORT TERM INVESTMENTS | |||||||||||||
(Cost $2,082,745) | 2,082,745 | ||||||||||||
TOTAL INVESTMENTS (101.12%) | |||||||||||||
(Cost $119,273,866) | $ | 146,794,002 | |||||||||||
LIABILITIES IN EXCESS OF OTHER ASSETS (-1.12%) | (1,625,120 | ) | |||||||||||
NET ASSETS - 100.00% | $ | 145,168,882 |
(a) | Security, or a portion of the security position is currently on loan. The total market value of securities on loan is $1,459,132. | |
(b) | Non-income producing security. |
See Notes to Financial Statements and Financial Highlights.
8 | May 31, 2024
Alerian Energy Infrastructure ETF
Statement of Assets and Liabilities | May 31, 2024 (Unaudited) |
ASSETS: | ||||
Investments, at value* | $ | 146,794,002 | ||
Receivable for investments sold | 991,335 | |||
Receivable for shares sold | 1,290,392 | |||
Dividends receivable | 188,293 | |||
Total Assets | 149,264,022 | |||
LIABILITIES: | ||||
Payable for investments purchased | 2,269,015 | |||
Payable to adviser | 42,135 | |||
Payable for collateral upon return of securities loaned | 1,783,990 | |||
Total Liabilities | 4,095,140 | |||
NET ASSETS | $ | 145,168,882 | ||
NET ASSETS CONSIST OF: | ||||
Paid-in capital | $ | 118,262,705 | ||
Distributable earnings | 26,906,177 | |||
NET ASSETS | $ | 145,168,882 | ||
INVESTMENTS, AT COST | $ | 119,273,866 | ||
PRICING OF SHARES | ||||
Net Assets | $ | 145,168,882 | ||
Shares of beneficial interest outstanding (Unlimited number of shares authorized, par value $0.01 per share) | 5,625,000 | |||
Net Asset Value, offering and redemption price per share | $ | 25.81 |
* | Includes $1,459,132 of securities on loan. |
See Notes to Financial Statements and Financial Highlights.
9 | May 31, 2024
Alerian Energy Infrastructure ETF
Statement of Operations | For the Six Months Ended May 31, 2024 (Unaudited) |
INVESTMENT INCOME: | ||||
Dividends* | $ | 4,014,398 | ||
Securities lending income | 8,073 | |||
Total Investment Income | 4,022,471 | |||
EXPENSES: | ||||
Investment adviser fees | 236,306 | |||
Total Expenses | 236,306 | |||
NET INVESTMENT INCOME | 3,786,165 | |||
REALIZED AND UNREALIZED GAIN/(LOSS): | ||||
Net realized gain on investments(a) | 1,706,426 | |||
Net realized gain on foreign currency transactions | 1,792 | |||
Net realized gain | 1,708,218 | |||
Net change in unrealized appreciation on investments | 12,806,155 | |||
Net change in unrealized depreciation on translation of assets and liabilities denominated in foreign currencies | (2,136 | ) | ||
Net change in unrealized appreciation | 12,804,019 | |||
NET REALIZED AND UNREALIZED GAIN ON INVESTMENTS AND FOREIGN CURRENCIES | 14,512,237 | |||
NET INCREASE IN NET ASSETS RESULTING FROM OPERATIONS | $ | 18,298,402 | ||
* Net of foreign tax withholding. | $ | 175,250 |
(a) | Includes realized gain or loss as a result of in-kind transactions (See Note 4 in Notes to Financial Statements and Financial Highlights). |
See Notes to Financial Statements and Financial Highlights.
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Alerian Energy Infrastructure ETF
Statements of Changes in Net Assets
For the Six Months Ended May 31, 2024 (Unaudited) | For the Year Ended November 30, 2023 | |||||||
OPERATIONS: | ||||||||
Net investment income | $ | 3,786,165 | $ | 5,563,949 | ||||
Net realized gain | 1,708,218 | 4,005,613 | ||||||
Net change in unrealized appreciation/(depreciation) | 12,804,019 | (93,168 | ) | |||||
Net increase in net assets resulting from operations | 18,298,402 | 9,476,394 | ||||||
DISTRIBUTIONS: | ||||||||
From distributable earnings | (3,830,992 | ) | (1,902,116 | ) | ||||
From tax return of capital | – | (5,303,713 | ) | |||||
Total distributions | (3,830,992 | ) | (7,205,829 | ) | ||||
CAPITAL SHARE TRANSACTIONS: | ||||||||
Proceeds from sale of shares | 3,156,426 | 8,337,471 | ||||||
Cost of shares redeemed | (4,729,155 | ) | (20,419,761 | ) | ||||
Net decrease from share transactions | (1,572,729 | ) | (12,082,290 | ) | ||||
Net increase/(decrease) in net assets | 12,894,681 | (9,811,725 | ) | |||||
NET ASSETS: | ||||||||
Beginning of period | 132,274,201 | 142,085,926 | ||||||
End of period | $ | 145,168,882 | $ | 132,274,201 | ||||
OTHER INFORMATION: | ||||||||
CAPITAL SHARE TRANSACTIONS: | ||||||||
Beginning shares | 5,700,000 | 6,275,000 | ||||||
Shares sold | 125,000 | 375,000 | ||||||
Shares redeemed | (200,000 | ) | (950,000 | ) | ||||
Shares outstanding, end of period | 5,625,000 | 5,700,000 |
See Notes to Financial Statements and Financial Highlights.
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Alerian Energy Infrastructure ETF
Financial Highlights | For a Share Outstanding Throughout the Periods Presented |
For the Six Months Ended May 31, 2024 (Unaudited) | For the Year Ended November 30, 2023 | For the Year Ended November 30, 2022 | For the Year Ended November 30, 2021 | For the Year Ended November 30, 2020 | For the Year Ended November 30, 2019 | |||||||||||||||||||
NET ASSET VALUE, BEGINNING OF PERIOD | $ | 23.21 | $ | 22.64 | $ | 18.59 | $ | 14.51 | $ | 19.19 | $ | 20.34 | ||||||||||||
INCOME/(LOSS) FROM INVESTMENT OPERATIONS: | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Net investment income(a) | 0.68 | 0.97 | 0.61 | 1.08 | 0.90 | 0.88 | ||||||||||||||||||
Net realized and unrealized gain/(loss) on investments | 2.60 | 0.86 | 4.57 | 4.49 | (4.50 | ) | (0.64 | ) | ||||||||||||||||
Total from investment operations | 3.28 | 1.83 | 5.18 | 5.57 | (3.60 | ) | 0.24 | |||||||||||||||||
DISTRIBUTIONS: | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
From net investment income | (0.68 | ) | (0.33 | ) | (0.21 | ) | (0.74 | ) | (0.45 | ) | (0.50 | ) | ||||||||||||
Tax return of capital | – | (0.93 | ) | (0.92 | ) | (0.75 | ) | (0.63 | ) | (0.89 | ) | |||||||||||||
Total distributions | (0.68 | ) | (1.26 | ) | (1.13 | ) | (1.49 | ) | (1.08 | ) | (1.39 | ) | ||||||||||||
NET INCREASE/(DECREASE) IN NET ASSET VALUE | 2.60 | 0.57 | 4.05 | 4.08 | (4.68 | ) | (1.15 | ) | ||||||||||||||||
NET ASSET VALUE, END OF PERIOD | $ | 25.81 | $ | 23.21 | $ | 22.64 | $ | 18.59 | $ | 14.51 | $ | 19.19 | ||||||||||||
TOTAL RETURN(b) | 14.39 | % | 8.63 | % | 28.21 | % | 38.93 | % | (18.82 | )% | 1.09 | % | ||||||||||||
RATIOS/SUPPLEMENTAL DATA: | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Net assets, end of period (000s) | $ | 145,169 | $ | 132,274 | $ | 142,086 | $ | 59,487 | $ | 36,988 | $ | 51,809 | ||||||||||||
Ratio of expenses to average net assets | 0.35 | %(c) | 0.35 | % | 0.35 | % | 0.51 | %(d) | 0.65 | % | 0.65 | % | ||||||||||||
Ratio of net investment income to average net assets | 5.61 | %(c) | 4.46 | % | 2.84 | % | 5.84 | % | 5.91 | % | 4.23 | % | ||||||||||||
PORTFOLIO TURNOVER RATE(e) | 13 | % | 28 | % | 26 | % | 34 | % | 34 | % | 26 | % |
(a) | Based on average shares outstanding during the period. | |
(b) | Total return is calculated assuming an initial investment made at the net assets value at the beginning of the period and redemption at the net asset value on the last day of the period and assuming all distributions are reinvested at actual reinvestment prices. Total return calculated for a period of less than one year is not annualized. | |
(c) | Annualized. | |
(d) | Effective July 1, 2021, the Fund's Advisory Fee changed from 0.65% to 0.35%. | |
(e) | Portfolio turnover for periods less than one year is not annualized and does not include securities received or delivered from processing creations or redemptions in-kind. |
See Notes to Financial Statements and Financial Highlights.
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Alerian Exchange Traded Funds
Notes to Financial Statements and Financial Highlights | May 31, 2024 (Unaudited) |
1. ORGANIZATION
ALPS ETF Trust (the “Trust”), a Delaware statutory trust, is an open-end management investment company registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “1940 Act”). As of May 31, 2024, the Trust consisted of twenty-four separate portfolios. Each portfolio represents a separate series of the Trust. This report pertains to the Alerian MLP ETF and the Alerian Energy Infrastructure ETF (each a “Fund” and collectively, the “Funds”).
The investment objective of the Alerian MLP ETF is to seek investment results that correspond (before fees and expenses) generally to the price and yield performance of its underlying index, the Alerian MLP Infrastructure Index. The investment objective of the Alerian Energy Infrastructure ETF is to seek investment results that correspond (before fees and expenses) generally to the price and yield performance of its underlying index, the Alerian Midstream Energy Select Index. The investment advisor uses a “passive management” or indexing investment approach to try to achieve each Fund’s investment objective. Each Fund is considered non-diversified and may invest a greater portion of assets in securities of individual issuers than a diversified fund. As a result, changes in the market value of a single investment could cause greater fluctuations in share price than would occur in a diversified fund.
Each Fund’s Shares (“Shares”) are listed on the NYSE Arca, Inc. (the “NYSE Arca”). Each Fund issues and redeems Shares, at net asset value (“NAV”), in blocks of 25,000 Shares, each of which is called a “Creation Unit”. Creation Units are issued and redeemed principally in-kind for securities included in the Underlying Index. Except when aggregated in Creation Units, Shares are not redeemable securities of the Fund.
Pursuant to the Trust’s organizational documents, its Officers and Trustees are indemnified against certain liability arising out of the performance of their duties to the Trust. Additionally, in the normal course of business, the Trust enters into contracts with service providers that contain general indemnification clauses. The Trust’s maximum exposure under these arrangements is unknown, as this would involve future claims that may be made against the Trust that have not yet occurred.
2. SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES
The following is a summary of significant accounting policies consistently followed by the Funds in the preparation of the financial statements. The accompanying financial statements were prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (“U.S. GAAP”). The preparation of financial statements in conformity with U.S. GAAP requires management to make certain estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosures of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of revenue and expenses during the period. Actual results could differ from those estimates. Each Fund is considered an investment company under U.S. GAAP and follows the accounting and reporting guidance applicable to investment companies in the Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) Accounting Standards Codification Topic 946.
A. Portfolio Valuation
Each Fund’s NAV is determined daily, as of the close of regular trading on the New York Stock Exchange (“NYSE”), normally 4:00 p.m. Eastern Time, on each day the NYSE is open for trading. The NAV is computed by dividing the value of all assets of the Fund (including accrued interest and dividends), less all liabilities (including accrued expenses and dividends declared but unpaid), by the total number of shares outstanding.
Portfolio securities listed on any exchange other than the NASDAQ Stock Market LLC (“NASDAQ”) are valued at the last sale price on the business day as of which such value is being determined. If there has been no sale on such day, the securities are valued at the mean of the most recent bid and ask prices on such day. Securities traded on the NASDAQ are valued at the NASDAQ Official Closing Price as determined by NASDAQ. Portfolio securities traded on more than one securities exchange are valued at the last sale price on the business day as of which such value is being determined at the close of the exchange representing the principal market for such securities. Portfolio securities traded in the over-the-counter market, but excluding securities traded on the NASDAQ, are valued at the last quoted sale price in such market.
The Funds’ investments are valued at market value or, in the absence of market value with respect to any portfolio securities, at fair value according to procedures adopted by the Trust’s Board of Trustees (the “Board”). Pursuant to Rule 2a-5 under the 1940 Act, the Board designated ALPS Advisors, Inc. (the "Adviser") as the valuation designee ("Valuation Designee") for each Fund to perform the fair value determinations relating to Fund investments. The Adviser may carry out its designated responsibilities as Valuation Designee through various teams and committees. When market quotations are not readily available or when events occur that make established valuation methods unreliable, securities of the Funds may be valued in good faith by the Valuation Designee. These securities generally include, but are not limited to, restricted securities (securities which may not be publicly sold without registration under the Securities Act of 1933) for which a pricing service is unable to provide a market price; securities whose trading has been formally suspended; a security whose market price is not available from a pre-established primary pricing source or the pricing source is not willing to provide a price; a security with respect to which an event has occurred that is most likely to materially affect the value of the security after the market has closed but before the calculation of the Funds’ NAV or make it difficult or impossible to obtain a reliable market quotation; or a security whose price, as provided by the pricing service, does not reflect the security’s “fair value” due to the security being de-listed from a national exchange or the security’s primary trading market is temporarily closed at a time when, under normal conditions, it would be open. As a general principle, the current “fair value” of a security would be the amount which the owner might reasonably expect to receive from the sale on the applicable exchange or principal market. A variety of factors may be considered in determining the fair value of such securities.
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Alerian Exchange Traded Funds
Notes to Financial Statements and Financial Highlights | May 31, 2024 (Unaudited) |
B. Fair Value Measurements
Each Fund discloses the classification of its fair value measurements following a three-tier hierarchy based on the inputs used to measure fair value. Inputs refer broadly to the assumptions that market participants would use in pricing the asset or liability, including assumptions about risk. Inputs may be observable or unobservable. Observable inputs reflect the assumptions market participants would use in pricing the asset or liability that are developed based on market data obtained from sources independent of the reporting entity. Unobservable inputs reflect the reporting entity’s own assumptions about the assumptions market participants would use in pricing the asset or liability that are developed based on the best information available.
Valuation techniques used to value the Funds’ investments by major category are as follows:
Equity securities, including restricted securities, and Limited Partnerships for which market quotations are readily available, are valued at the last reported sale price or official closing price as reported by a third party pricing vendor on the primary market or exchange on which they are traded and are categorized as Level 1 in the hierarchy. In the event there were no sales during the day or closing prices are not available, securities are valued at the mean of the most recent quoted bid and ask prices on such day and are generally categorized as Level 2 in the hierarchy. Investments in open-end mutual funds are valued at their closing NAV each business day and are categorized as Level 1 in the hierarchy.
Changes in valuation techniques may result in transfers in or out of an assigned level within the disclosure hierarchy.
Various inputs are used in determining the value of the Funds’ investments as of the end of the reporting period. When inputs used fall into different levels of the fair value hierarchy, the level in the hierarchy within which the fair value measurement falls is determined based on the lowest level input that is significant to the fair value measurement in its entirety. The designated input levels are not necessarily an indication of the risk or liquidity associated with these investments.
These inputs are categorized in the following hierarchy under applicable financial accounting standards:
Level 1 | – | Unadjusted quoted prices in active markets for identical investments, unrestricted assets or liabilities that a Fund has the ability to access at the measurement date; |
Level 2 | – | Quoted prices which are not active, quoted prices for similar assets or liabilities in active markets or inputs other than quoted prices that are observable (either directly or indirectly) for substantially the full term of the asset or liability; and |
Level 3 | – | Significant unobservable prices or inputs (including the Fund’s own assumptions in determining the fair value of investments) where there is little or no market activity for the asset or liability at the measurement date. |
The following is a summary of the inputs used to value each Fund’s investments as of May 31, 2024:
Alerian MLP ETF
Investments in Securities at Value | Level 1 - Quoted and Unadjusted Prices | Level 2 - Other Significant Observable Inputs | Level 3 - Significant Unobservable Inputs | Total | ||||||||||||
Master Limited Partnerships* | $ | 8,805,899,693 | $ | – | $ | – | $ | 8,805,899,693 | ||||||||
Short Term Investments | 4,667,374 | – | – | 4,667,374 | ||||||||||||
Total | $ | 8,810,567,067 | $ | – | $ | – | $ | 8,810,567,067 |
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Alerian Exchange Traded Funds
Notes to Financial Statements and Financial Highlights | May 31, 2024 (Unaudited) |
Alerian Energy Infrastructure ETF
Investments in Securities at Value | Level 1 - Quoted and Unadjusted Prices | Level 2 - Other Significant Observable Inputs | Level 3 - Significant Unobservable Inputs | Total | ||||||||||||
Canadian Energy Infrastructure Companies* | $ | 35,803,148 | $ | – | $ | – | $ | 35,803,148 | ||||||||
Exchange Traded Fund | 978,600 | – | – | 978,600 | ||||||||||||
U.S. Energy Infrastructure Companies* | 46,316,984 | – | – | 46,316,984 | ||||||||||||
U.S. Energy Infrastructure MLPs* | 37,389,509 | – | – | 37,389,509 | ||||||||||||
U.S. General Partners* | 24,223,016 | – | – | 24,223,016 | ||||||||||||
Short Term Investments | 2,082,745 | – | – | 2,082,745 | ||||||||||||
Total | $ | 146,794,002 | $ | – | $ | – | $ | 146,794,002 |
* | For a detailed breakdown of sectors, see the accompanying Schedule of Investments. |
The Funds did not have any securities that used significant unobservable inputs (Level 3) in determining fair value and there were no transfers into or out of Level 3 during the six months ended May 31, 2024.
C. Foreign Currency Translation
The books and records of the Funds are maintained in U.S. dollars. Investment valuations and other assets and liabilities initially expressed in foreign currencies are converted each business day into U.S. dollars based upon current exchange rates. The portion of realized and unrealized gains or losses on investments due to fluctuations in foreign currency exchange rates is not separately disclosed and is included in realized and unrealized gains or losses on investments, when applicable.
D. Securities Transactions and Investment Income
Securities transactions are recorded as of the trade date. Realized gains and losses from securities transactions are recorded on the specific identification in accordance with GAAP. Dividend income and capital gains distributions, if any, are recorded on the ex-dividend date, net of any foreign taxes withheld. Interest income, if any, is recorded on the accrual basis, including amortization of premiums and accretion of discounts.
E. Dividends and Distributions to Shareholders
Each Fund intends to declare and make quarterly distributions, or as the Board may determine from time to time. Distributions of net realized capital gains earned by the Alerian Energy Infrastructure ETF, if any, are distributed at least annually. Distributions from net investment income and capital gains are determined in accordance with income tax regulations, which may differ from U.S. GAAP. These differences are primarily due to differing treatments of income and gains on various investment securities held by the Funds, timing differences and differing characterization of distributions made by the Funds.
Distributions received from each Fund’s investments in Master Limited Partnerships (“MLPs”) may be comprised of both income and return of capital. Each Fund records investment income and return of capital based on estimates made at the time such distributions are received. Such estimates are based on historical information available from each MLP and other industry sources. These estimates may subsequently be revised based on information received from MLPs after their tax reporting periods are concluded.
The Funds each expect a portion of its distributions to shareholders might be comprised of tax deferred return of capital. Return of capital distributions are not taxable income to the shareholder, but reduce the investor’s tax basis in the investor’s Fund Shares. Such a reduction in tax basis will result in larger taxable gains and/or lower tax losses on a subsequent sale of Fund Shares. Shareholders who periodically receive the payment of dividends or other distributions consisting of a return of capital may be under the impression that they are receiving net profits from the Funds when, in fact, they are not. Shareholders should not assume that the source of the distributions is from the net profits of the Funds.
F. Federal Income Taxation and Tax Basis Information
Alerian MLP ETF
The Fund is taxed as a regular C-corporation for federal income tax purposes and as such is obligated to pay federal and state income tax. This treatment differs from most investment companies, which elect to be treated as “regulated investment companies” under the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the “Code”) in order to avoid paying entity level income taxes. Under current law, the Fund is not eligible to elect treatment as a regulated investment company due to its investments primarily in MLPs invested in energy assets. The Fund expects that substantially all of the distributions it receives from MLPs may be treated as a tax-deferred return of capital, thus reducing the Fund’s current tax liability. However, the amount of taxes paid by the Fund will vary depending on the amount of income and gains derived from investments and/or sales of MLP interests and such taxes will reduce your return from an investment in the Fund.
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Alerian Exchange Traded Funds
Notes to Financial Statements and Financial Highlights | May 31, 2024 (Unaudited) |
Since the Fund will be subject to taxation on its taxable income, the NAV of the Fund shares will also be reduced by the accrual of any deferred tax liabilities. The Underlying Index however is calculated without any deductions for taxes. As a result, the Fund's after tax performance could differ significantly from the Underlying Index even if the pretax performance of the Fund and the performance of Underlying Index are closely related.
Cash distributions from MLPs to the Fund that exceed the Fund’s allocable share of such MLP’s net taxable income are considered a tax deferred return of capital that will reduce the Fund’s adjusted tax basis in the equity securities of the MLP. These reductions in the Fund’s adjusted tax basis in the MLP equity securities will increase the amount of any taxable gain (or decrease the amount of any tax loss) recognized by the Fund on a subsequent sale of the securities. A portion of any gain or loss recognized by the Fund on a sale of an MLP equity security (or by an MLP on a sale of an underlying asset) may be separately computed and treated as ordinary income or loss under the Code to the extent attributable to assets of the MLP that give rise to depreciation recapture, intangible drilling and development cost recapture, or other "unrealized receivables" or "inventory items" under the Code. Any such gain may exceed net taxable gain realized on the sale and will be recognized even if there is a net taxable loss on the sale. The Fund's net capital losses may only be used to offset capital gains and therefore cannot be used to offset gains that are treated as ordinary income. Thus, the Fund could recognize both gain that is treated as ordinary income and a capital loss on a sale of an MLP equity security (or on an MLP's sale of an underlying asset) and would not be able to use the capital loss to offset that gain. The Fund will accrue deferred income taxes for any future tax liability associated with (i) that portion of MLP distributions considered to be a tax-deferred return of capital as well as (ii) capital appreciation of its investments. Upon the sale of an MLP security, the Fund may be liable for previously deferred taxes. The Fund will rely to some extent on information provided by the MLPs, which is not necessarily timely, to estimate the deferred tax liability for purposes of financial statement reporting and determining the Fund’s NAV. From time to time, the Adviser will modify the estimates or assumptions related to the Fund’s deferred tax liability as new information becomes available and may consider, among other matters, the duration of statutory carryforward periods, shareholder transactions, underlying index constituent changes and market conditions. The Fund will generally compute deferred income taxes based on the federal income tax rate applicable to corporations and an assumed rate attributable to state taxes.
The Fund’s income tax expense/(benefit) consists of the following:
Alerian MLP ETF | Period ended May 31, 2024 | |||||||||||
Current | Deferred | Total | ||||||||||
Federal | $ | 26,287,358 | $ | 130,806,039 | $ | 157,093,397 | ||||||
State | 1,435,791 | 5,976,078 | 7,411,869 | |||||||||
Valuation Allowance | – | (21,392,212 | ) | (21,392,212 | ) | |||||||
Total tax expense/(benefit) | $ | 27,723,149 | $ | 115,389,905 | $ | 143,113,054 |
Deferred income taxes reflect the net tax effect of temporary differences between the carrying amount of assets and liabilities for financial reporting and tax purposes.
Components of the Fund’s deferred tax assets and liabilities are as follows:
Alerian MLP ETF | As of May 31, 2024 | As of November 30, 2023 | ||||||
Deferred tax assets: | ||||||||
Capital loss carryforward | $ | 544,986,563 | $ | 524,032,603 | ||||
Net operating loss carryforward | 18,199,275 | 24,884,154 | ||||||
Income recognized from MLP investments | 1,731,500,559 | 1,632,443,967 | ||||||
Other deferred tax assets | 8,386,755 | 9,788,597 | ||||||
Valuation allowance | (70,502,904 | ) | (91,895,116 | ) | ||||
Less Deferred tax liabilities: | ||||||||
Net unrealized gain on investment securities | (2,602,284,028 | ) | (2,352,863,780 | ) | ||||
Other deferred tax liabilities | – | (67,889 | ) | |||||
Net Deferred Tax Asset/(Liability) | $ | (369,713,780 | ) | $ | (253,677,464 | ) |
Due to the activities of the MLPs that the Fund is invested in, the Fund is required to pay franchise tax in certain states. Generally speaking, franchise tax expense is a tax on equity of a corporation, or base minimum fees, imposed by various jurisdictions. The amounts of the tax are estimated throughout the year based upon the Fund's estimate of underlying activities conducted in the states and reconciled to actual amounts paid upon the filing of the tax returns for the states. These taxes are paid as either estimated tax payments, extension payments, or with the tax return filings of the various states.
16 | May 31, 2024
Alerian Exchange Traded Funds
Notes to Financial Statements and Financial Highlights | May 31, 2024 (Unaudited) |
The capital loss carryforward is available to offset future taxable income. The capital loss can be carried forward for 5 years and, accordingly, would begin to expire as of November 30, 2025. The Fund has net capital loss carryforwards for federal income tax purposes as follows:
Alerian MLP ETF | Period-Ended | Amount | Expiration | |||||
Federal | 11/30/2020 | $ | 719,704,371 | 11/30/2025 | ||||
Federal | 11/30/2021 | 673,784,686 | 11/30/2026 | |||||
Federal | 11/30/2022 | 818,305,025 | 11/30/2027 | |||||
Total | $ | 2,211,794,082 |
The net operating loss carryforward is available to offset future taxable income. The Fund has no net operating loss carryforwards for federal income tax purposes and has state tax net operating loss carryforwards of various amounts per state. The Deferred Tax Assets associated with these state tax net operating losses are as follows:
Alerian MLP ETF | Period-Ended | Amount | Expiration | |||||
State | 11/30/2012 | $ | 348,319 | Varies by State | ||||
State | 11/30/2013 | 1,709,988 | Varies by State | |||||
State | 11/30/2014 | 666,282 | Varies by State | |||||
State | 11/30/2015 | 3,032,279 | Varies by State | |||||
State | 11/30/2016 | 6,027,665 | Varies by State | |||||
State | 11/30/2017 | 5,100,371 | Varies by State | |||||
State | 11/30/2018 | 1,729,340 | Varies by State | |||||
State | 11/30/2019 | 1,535,401 | Varies by State | |||||
State | 11/30/2020 | 1,768,627 | Varies by State | |||||
State | 11/30/2021 | 2,599,259 | Varies by State | |||||
State | 11/30/2022 | 366,623 | Varies by State | |||||
Total | $ | 24,884,154 |
The Fund reviews the recoverability of its deferred tax assets based upon the weight of available evidence. When assessing the recoverability of its deferred tax assets, significant weight was given to the effects of potential future realized and unrealized gains on investments and the period over which these deferred tax assets can be realized. Currently, any capital losses that may be generated by the Fund are eligible to be carried back up to three years and can be carried forward for five years to offset capital gains recognized by the Fund in those years.
Based upon the Fund’s assessment, it has determined that it is “more-likely-than-not” that a portion of its deferred tax assets will not be realized through future taxable income of the appropriate character. Accordingly, a valuation allowance has been established for a portion of the Fund's capital loss carryforward asset not expected to be utilized. The Fund will continue to assess the need for a valuation allowance in the future. Significant increases in the fair value of its portfolio of investments may change the Fund’s assessment of the recoverability of these assets and may result in the removal of the valuation allowance against all or a portion of the Fund’s gross deferred tax assets.
Total income tax expense/(benefit) (current and deferred) differs from the amount computed by applying the federal statutory income tax rate of 21% to net investment income and realized and unrealized gain/(losses) on investment before taxes as follows:
Alerian MLP ETF | As of May 31, 2024 | |||
Income tax expense at statutory rate | $ | 157,508,462 | ||
State income taxes (net of federal benefit) | 10,038,752 | |||
Permanent differences, net | (3,041,948 | ) | ||
Effect of tax rate change (state level) | – | |||
Valuation allowance | (21,392,212 | ) | ||
Net income tax expense | $ | 143,113,054 |
The Fund recognizes interest accrued related to unrecognized tax benefits and penalties as income tax expense. For the period ended May 31, 2024, the Fund paid no penalties and interest.
The Fund recognizes the tax benefits of uncertain tax positions only where the position is “more-likely-than-not” to be sustained assuming examination by tax authorities. Management has analyzed the Fund’s tax positions, and has concluded that no liability for unrecognized tax benefits should be recorded related to uncertain tax positions taken on U.S. tax returns and state tax returns filed since inception of the Fund. Tax periods ended November 30, 2020 through November 30, 2023 remain subject to examination by tax authorities in the United States. Due to the nature of the Fund’s investments, the Fund may be required to file income tax returns in several states. The Fund is not aware of any tax positions for which it is reasonably possible that the total amounts of unrecognized tax benefits will change materially in the next 12 months.
17 | May 31, 2024
Alerian Exchange Traded Funds
Notes to Financial Statements and Financial Highlights | May 31, 2024 (Unaudited) |
Under recently enacted tax laws, a 15% corporate alternative minimum tax on adjusted financial statement income is applicable to corporate entities with average annual adjusted financial statement income in excess of $1 billion for a three-taxable-year period. If this corporate alternative minimum tax applies to the Fund for a particular taxable year, the potential additional tax liability would be the excess of the Fund’s corporate alternative minimum tax over regular income tax imposed for the year. The impact to current tax expense and amounts payable could be significant but would result in an offsetting deferred tax benefit, subject to realization.
A federal excise tax on stock repurchases is expected to apply to the Fund with respect to share redemptions occurring on or after January 1, 2023 in accordance with the provisions of the Inflation Reduction Act of 2022. The excise tax is one percent (1%) of the fair market value of Fund share redemptions less the fair market value of Fund share issuances (in excess of $1 million of fair market value) annually on a taxable year basis. For the six months ended May 31, 2024, the Fund had no excise tax accrued.
Alerian Energy Infrastructure ETF
The timing and character of income and capital gain distributions are determined in accordance with income tax regulations, which may differ from U.S. GAAP. Reclassifications are made to the Fund’s capital accounts for permanent tax differences to reflect income and gains available for distribution (or available capital loss carryforwards) under income tax regulations. The amounts and characteristics of tax basis distributions and composition of distributable earnings/(accumulated losses) are finalized at fiscal year-end; accordingly, tax basis balances have not been determined as of May 31, 2024.
No provision for income taxes is included in the accompanying financial statements, as the Alerian Energy Infrastructure ETF intends to distribute to shareholders all taxable investment income and realized gains and otherwise comply with Subchapter M of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, applicable to regulated investment companies. The Alerian Energy Infrastructure ETF evaluates tax positions taken (or expected to be taken) in the course of preparing the Fund’s tax returns to determine whether these positions meet a “more-likely-than-not” standard that, based on the technical merits, have a more than fifty percent likelihood of being sustained by a taxing authority upon examination. A tax position that meets the “more-likely-than-not” recognition threshold is measured to determine the amount of benefit to recognize in the financial statements.
As of and during the six months ended May 31, 2024, the Alerian Energy Infrastructure ETF did not have a liability for any unrecognized tax benefits. The Alerian Energy Infrastructure ETF files U.S. federal, state, and local tax returns as required. The Fund’s tax returns are subject to examination by the relevant tax authorities until expiration of the applicable statute of limitations, which is generally three years after the filing of the tax return, but may extend to four years in certain jurisdictions. The Fund’s tax returns for open years have incorporated no uncertain tax positions that require a provision for income taxes.
The tax character of the distributions paid during the fiscal year ended November 30, 2023 was as follows:
Ordinary Income | Long-Term Capital Gain | Return of Capital | ||||||||||
November 30, 2023 | ||||||||||||
Alerian Energy Infrastructure ETF | $ | 1,902,116 | $ | – | $ | 5,303,713 |
Under current law, capital losses maintain their character as short-term or long-term and are carried forward to the next tax year without expiration. As of November 30, 2023, the following amounts are available as carry forwards to the next tax year:
Short-Term | Long-Term | |||||||
Alerian Energy Infrastructure ETF | $ | – | $ | 1,304,632 |
18 | May 31, 2024
Alerian Exchange Traded Funds
Notes to Financial Statements and Financial Highlights | May 31, 2024 (Unaudited) |
As of May 31, 2024, the costs of investments for federal income tax purposes and accumulated net unrealized appreciation/(depreciation) on investments were as follows:
Alerian MLP ETF | Alerian Energy Infrastructure ETF | |||||||
Cost of investments for income tax purposes | $ | 4,942,038,354 | $ | 120,208,380 | ||||
Gross appreciation (excess of value over tax cost) | $ | 3,889,532,820 | $ | 31,283,034 | ||||
Gross depreciation (excess of tax cost over value) | (21,004,107 | ) | (4,697,412 | ) | ||||
Net unrealized appreciation/(depreciation) | $ | 3,868,528,713 | $ | 26,585,622 |
The difference between cost amounts for financial statement purposes is due primarily to the recognition of pass-through income from a Fund’s investments in master limited partnerships and wash sales. In addition, certain tax cost basis adjustments are finalized at fiscal year-end and therefore have not been determined as of May 31, 2024.
G. Lending of Portfolio Securities
The Alerian Energy Infrastructure ETF has entered into a securities lending agreement with State Street Bank & Trust Co. (“SSB”), the Fund’s lending agent. The Fund may lend its portfolio securities only to borrowers that are approved by SSB. The Fund will limit such lending to not more than 33 1/3% of the value of its total assets. The Fund’s securities held at SSB as custodian shall be available to be lent except those securities the Fund or ALPS Advisors, Inc. specifically identifies in writing as not being available for lending. The borrower pledges and maintains with the Fund collateral consisting of cash (U.S. Dollars only), securities issued or guaranteed by the U.S. government or its agencies or instrumentalities, and cash equivalents (including irrevocable bank letters of credit) issued by a person other than the borrower or an affiliate of the borrower. The initial collateral received by the Fund is required to have a value of no less than 102% of the market value of the loaned securities for U.S equity securities and a value of no less than 105% of the market value for non-U.S. equity securities. The collateral is maintained thereafter, at a market value equal to not less than 102% of the current value of the U.S. equity securities on loan and not less than 105% of the current value of the non-U.S. equity securities on loan. The market value of the loaned securities is determined at the close of each business day and any additional required collateral is delivered to the Fund on the next business day. During the term of the loan, the Fund is entitled to all distributions made on or in respect of the loaned securities. Loans of securities are terminable at any time and the borrower, after notice, is required to return borrowed securities within the customary time period for settlement of securities transactions.
Any cash collateral received is reinvested in a money market fund managed by SSB as disclosed in the Fund's Schedule of Investments and is reflected in the Statement of Assets and Liabilities as a payable for collateral upon return of securities loaned. Non-cash collateral, in the form of securities issued or guaranteed by the U.S. government or its agencies or instrumentalities, is not disclosed in the Fund's Statement of Assets and Liabilities or the contractual maturity table below as it is held by the lending agent on behalf of the Fund, and the Fund does not have the ability to re-hypothecate these securities. Income earned by the Fund from securities lending activity is disclosed in the Statement of Operations.
The following is a summary of the Fund's securities lending agreement and related cash and non-cash collateral received as of May 31, 2024:
Fund | Market Value of Securities on Loan | Cash Collateral Received | Non-Cash Collateral Received | Total Collateral Received | ||||||||||||
Alerian Energy Infrastructure ETF | $ | 1,459,132 | $ | 1,783,990 | $ | 28,865 | $ | 1,812,855 |
The risks of securities lending include the risk that the borrower may not provide additional collateral when required or may not return the securities when due. To mitigate these risks, the Fund benefits from a borrower default indemnity provided by SSB. SSB’s indemnity allows for full replacement of securities lent wherein SSB will purchase the unreturned loaned securities on the open market by applying the proceeds of the collateral, or to the extent such proceeds are insufficient or the collateral is unavailable, SSB will purchase the unreturned loan securities at SSB’s expense. However, the Fund could suffer a loss if the value of the investments purchased with cash collateral falls below the value of the cash collateral received.
19 | May 31, 2024
Alerian Exchange Traded Funds
Notes to Financial Statements and Financial Highlights | May 31, 2024 (Unaudited) |
The following table reflects a breakdown of transactions accounted for as secured borrowings, the gross obligation by the type of collateral pledged or securities loaned, and the remaining contractual maturity of those transactions as of May 31, 2024:
Alerian Energy Infrastructure ETF | Remaining contractual maturity of the agreements | |||||||||||||||||||
Securities Lending Transactions | Overnight & Continuous | Up to 30 Days | 30-90 Days | Greater than 90 Days | Total | |||||||||||||||
Common Stocks | $ | 1,783,990 | $ | – | $ | – | $ | – | $ | 1,783,990 | ||||||||||
Total Borrowings | 1,783,990 | |||||||||||||||||||
Gross amount of recognized liabilities for securities lending (collateral received) | $ | 1,783,990 |
3. INVESTMENT ADVISORY FEE AND OTHER AFFILIATED TRANSACTIONS
ALPS Advisors, Inc. serves as the Funds’ investment adviser pursuant to an Investment Advisory Agreement with the Trust on behalf of each Fund (the “Advisory Agreement”). Pursuant to the Advisory Agreement, each Fund pays the Adviser an annual management fee for the services and facilities it provides, payable on a monthly basis as a percentage of the relevant Fund’s average daily net assets as set out below.
Fund | Advisory Fee | |
Alerian MLP ETF | 0.85% | Average net assets up to and including $7 billion |
0.825% | Average net assets greater than $7 billion up to and including $8.5 billion | |
0.80% | Average net assets greater than $8.5 billion up to and including $10.5 billion | |
0.75% | Average net assets greater than $10.5 billion up to and including $12.5 billion | |
0.70% | Average net assets greater than $12.5 billion up to and including $14.5 billion | |
0.65% | Average net assets greater than $14.5 billion up to and including $16.5 billion | |
0.60% | Average net assets greater than $16.5 billion up to and including $18.5 billion | |
0.55% | Average net assets greater than $18.5 billion up to and including $20.5 billion | |
0.50% | Average net assets greater than $20.5 billion up to and including $22.5 billion | |
0.45% | Average net assets greater than $22.5 billion up to and including $25 billion | |
0.40% | Average net assets greater than $25 billion |
Fund | Advisory Fee | |
Alerian Energy Infrastructure ETF | 0.35% |
Out of the unitary management fees, the Adviser pays substantially all expenses of each Fund, including the cost of transfer agency, custody, fund administration, legal, audit, trustees and other services, except for interest expenses, distribution fees or expenses, brokerage expenses, taxes and extraordinary expenses not incurred in the ordinary course of each Fund's business. The Adviser’s unitary management fee is designed to pay substantially all of each Fund’s expenses and to compensate the Adviser for providing services for each Fund.
ALPS Fund Services, Inc., an affiliate of the Adviser, is the administrator of the Funds.
Effective July 1, 2023, each Trustee receives (1) a quarterly retainer of $25,000, (2) a per meeting fee of $15,000, (3) $2,500 for any special meeting held outside of a regularly scheduled board meeting, and (4) reimbursement for all reasonable out-of-pocket expenses relating to attendance at meetings. In addition, the Chairman of the Board receives a quarterly retainer of $5,000, the Chairman of the Audit Committee receives a quarterly retainer of $3,000, and the Chairman of the Nominating & Governance Committee receives a quarterly retainer of $2,000, each in connection with their respective roles.
20 | May 31, 2024
Alerian Exchange Traded Funds
Notes to Financial Statements and Financial Highlights | May 31, 2024 (Unaudited) |
4. PURCHASES AND SALES OF SECURITIES
For the six months ended May 31, 2024, the cost of purchases and proceeds from sales of investment securities, excluding short-term investments and in-kind transactions, were as follows:
Fund | Purchases | Sales | ||||||
Alerian MLP ETF | $ | 1,299,818,469 | $ | 1,725,781,226 | ||||
Alerian Energy Infrastructure ETF | 17,515,056 | 18,050,869 |
For the six months ended May 31, 2024, the cost of in-kind purchases and proceeds from in-kind sales were as follows:
Fund | Purchases | Sales | ||||||
Alerian MLP ETF | $ | 946,218,475 | $ | – | ||||
Alerian Energy Infrastructure ETF | 3,156,120 | 4,728,978 |
For the six months ended May 31, 2024, the in-kind net realized gains/(losses) were as follows:
Fund | Net Realized Gain/(Loss) | |||
Alerian Energy Infrastructure ETF | $ | 1,300,780 |
Gains on in-kind transactions are not considered taxable for federal income tax purposes and losses on in-kind transactions are also not deductible for tax purposes.
5. MASTER LIMITED PARTNERSHIPS
MLPs are publicly traded partnerships engaged in, among other things, the transportation, storage and processing of minerals and natural resources, and are treated as partnerships for U.S. federal income tax purposes. By confining their operations to these specific activities, their interests, or units, are able to trade on public securities exchanges exactly like the shares of a corporation, without entity level taxation. To qualify as a MLP and to not be taxed as a corporation, a partnership must receive at least 90% of its income from qualifying sources as set forth in Section 7704(d) of the Code. These qualifying sources include, among other things, natural resource-based activities such as the processing, transportation and storage of mineral or natural resources. MLPs generally have two classes of owners, the general partner and limited partners. The general partner of an MLP is typically owned by a major energy company, an investment fund, the direct management of the MLP, or is an entity owned by one or more of such parties. The general partner may be structured as a private or publicly traded corporation or other entity. The general partner typically controls the operations and management of the MLP through an up to 2% equity interest in the MLP plus, in many cases, ownership of common units and subordinated units. Limited partners typically own the remainder of the partnership, through ownership of common units, and have a limited role in the partnership’s operations and management.
MLPs are typically structured such that common units and general partner interests have first priority to receive quarterly cash distributions up to an established minimum amount (“minimum quarterly distributions” or “MQD”). Common and general partner interests also accrue arrearages in distributions to the extent the MQD is not paid. Once common and general partner interests have been paid, subordinated units receive distributions of up to the MQD; however, subordinated units do not accrue arrearages. Distributable cash in excess of the MQD is distributed to both common and subordinated units and generally on a pro rata basis. The general partner is also eligible to receive incentive distributions if the general partner operates the business in a manner which results in distributions paid per common unit surpassing specified target levels. As the general partner increases cash distributions to the limited partners, the general partner receives an increasingly higher percentage of the incremental cash distributions.
6. CAPITAL SHARE TRANSACTIONS
Shares are created and redeemed by each Fund only in Creation Unit size aggregations of 25,000 Shares. Only broker-dealers or large institutional investors with creation and redemption agreements called Authorized Participants (“AP”) are permitted to purchase or redeem Creation Units from the Funds. Such transactions are generally permitted on an in-kind basis, with a balancing cash component to equate the transaction to the NAV per unit of each Fund on the transaction date. Cash may be substituted equivalent to the value of certain securities generally when they are not available in sufficient quantity for delivery, not eligible for trading by the AP or as a result of other market circumstances.
21 | May 31, 2024
Alerian Exchange Traded Funds
Notes to Financial Statements and Financial Highlights | May 31, 2024 (Unaudited) |
7. RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS
The Funds engaged in cross trades between other funds in the Trust during the six months ended May 31, 2024 pursuant to Rule 17a-7 under the 1940 Act. Cross trading is the buying or selling of portfolio securities between funds to which the Adviser serves as the investment adviser. The Board previously adopted procedures that apply to transactions between the Funds of the Trust pursuant to Rule 17a-7. These transactions related to cross trades during the period complied with the requirements set forth by Rule 17a-7 and the Trust’s procedures.
Transactions related to cross trades during the six months ended May 31, 2024, were as follows:
Fund | Purchase Cost Paid | Sale Proceeds Received | Realized Gain/(Loss) on Sales | |||||||||
Alerian MLP ETF | $ | 324,799 | $ | 4,864,342 | $ | 429,458 | ||||||
Alerian Energy Infrastructure ETF | 4,866,129 | – | – |
8. AFFILIATED COMPANIES
As defined by the Investment Company Act of 1940, an affiliated person, including an affiliated company, is one in which a Fund owns 5% or more of the outstanding voting securities, or a company which is under common ownership or control with the Fund.
For the six months ended May 31, 2024, the Alerian MLP ETF held shares in the following affiliates, as defined by the Investment Company Act of 1940.
Security Name | Share Balance as of May 31, 2024 | Market Value as of November 30, 2023 | Purchases | Purchases In-Kind | Sales | Market Value as of May 31, 2024 | Dividends | Change in Unrealized Gain (Loss) | Realized Gain/Loss | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
EnLink Midstream LLC | 43,816,316 | $ | 587,354,365 | $ | 12,953,478 | $ | 62,301,450 | $ | (61,552,957 | ) | $ | 556,029,050 | $ | – | $ | (31,351,961 | ) | $ | (2,561,598 | ) | ||||||||||||||||
Genesis Energy LP | 19,167,891 | 241,891,872 | 523,172 | 25,660,926 | (26,034,855 | ) | 239,981,995 | – | 4,409,049 | (821,184 | ) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Global Partners LP | 4,604,567 | – | 177,043,315 | 19,948,427 | (12,908,860 | ) | 222,538,723 | – | 44,983,890 | (159,258 | ) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Hess Midstream LP, Class A | 14,174,596 | 387,826,559 | 70,335,136 | 49,704,552 | (39,283,240 | ) | 492,567,211 | 7,087,564 | 85,849,634 | (545,765 | ) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
NuStar Energy LP | – | 387,503,318 | 196,707 | 37,584,243 | (274,952,975 | ) | – | – | (136,828,141 | ) | (1,220,278 | ) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Plains All American Pipeline LP | 63,338,417 | 1,094,573,909 | 4,743,037 | 118,275,274 | (199,421,664 | ) | 1,077,386,473 | – | 105,189,997 | (6,781,694 | ) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Suburban Propane Partners LP | 11,225,162 | – | 187,875,603 | 20,906,125 | (12,204,330 | ) | 228,207,544 | – | 39,164,158 | (407,403 | ) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sunoco LP | 18,235,848 | – | 785,385,368 | 65,958,589 | (40,795,474 | ) | 930,028,248 | – | 145,238,268 | (1,778,113 | ) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
USA Compression Partners LP | 10,054,636 | – | 240,569,654 | 23,314,415 | (13,149,882 | ) | 246,338,582 | – | 6,120,394 | (746,535 | ) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Western Midstream Partners LP | 30,904,453 | 1,024,380,576 | 3,846,221 | 118,010,944 | (226,717,542 | ) | 1,153,354,186 | – | 255,128,887 | 23,957,052 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
$ | 5,146,432,012 | $ | 7,087,564 | $ | 517,904,175 | $ | 8,935,224 |
22 | May 31, 2024
Alerian Exchange Traded Funds
Notes to Financial Statements and Financial Highlights | May 31, 2024 (Unaudited) |
9. MARKET RISK
The Funds are subject to investment and operational risks associated with financial, economic and other global market developments and disruptions, including including those arising from war, terrorism, market manipulation, government interventions, defaults and shutdowns, political changes or diplomatic developments, public health emergencies (such as the spread of infectious diseases, pandemics and epidemics) and natural/environmental disasters, which can negatively impact the securities markets and cause each Fund to lose value. Securities in each Fund’s portfolio may underperform in comparison to securities in general financial markets, a particular financial market or other asset classes due to a number of factors, including inflation (or expectations for inflation), deflation (or expectations for deflation), interest rates, global demand for particular products or resources, market instability, debt crises and downgrades, embargoes, tariffs, sanctions and other trade barriers, regulatory events, other governmental trade or market control programs and related geopolitical events. In addition, the value of the Fund’s investments may be negatively affected by the occurrence of global events such as war, terrorism, environmental disasters, natural disasters or events, country instability, and infectious disease epidemics or pandemics.
10. SUBSEQUENT EVENTS
Subsequent events, if any, after the date of the Statements of Assets and Liabilities have been evaluated through the date the financial statements were issued. Management has determined that there were no subsequent events to report through the issuance of these financial statements.
23 | May 31, 2024
Alerian Exchange Traded Funds
Additional Information | May 31, 2024 (Unaudited) |
TAX INFORMATION
The Funds designate the following as a percentage of taxable ordinary income distributions, or up to the maximum amount allowable, for the calendar year ended December 31, 2023:
Qualified Dividend Income | Dividend Received Deduction | |
Alerian MLP ETF | 100.00% | 100.00% |
Alerian Energy Infrastructure ETF | 100.00% | 30.65% |
In early 2024, if applicable, shareholders of record received this information for the distributions paid to them by the Funds during the calendar year 2023 via Form 1099. The Funds will notify shareholders in early 2025 of amounts paid to them by the Funds, if any, during the calendar year 2024.
LICENSING AGREEMENTS
Alerian (the “Licensor”) has entered into an index licensing agreement with ALPS Advisors Inc. (the “Adviser”) with respect to each of the Alerian MLP ETF and the Alerian Energy Infrastructure ETF, to allow the Adviser’s use of AMZI and AMEI. The following disclosure relates to the Licensor:
VettaFi is the designer of the construction and methodology for the Underlying Index. “Alerian,” “Alerian MLP Infrastructure Index,” “Alerian Midstream Energy Select Index,” “Alerian MLP Index,” “Alerian Index Series,” “AMZI,” “AMEI,” and “AMZ” are service marks or trademarks of VettaFi. VettaFi acts as brand licensor for each Underlying Index. VettaFi is not responsible for the descriptions of either Underlying Index or the Funds that appear herein. VettaFi is not affiliated with the Trust, the Adviser or the Distributor.
Neither Fund is issued, sponsored, endorsed, sold or promoted by VettaFi (“Licensor”) or its affiliates. Licensor makes no representation or warranty, express or implied, to the owners of the Fund or any member of the public regarding the advisability of investing in securities generally or in the Fund particularly or the ability of the Alerian MLP Infrastructure Index or the Alerian Midstream Energy Select Index to track general market performance. Licensor’s only relationship to the Licensee is the licensing of the Index which is determined, composed and calculated by Licensor without regard to the Licensee or the Fund. Licensor has no obligation to take the needs of the Licensee or the owners of the Fund into consideration in determining, composing or calculating the Index. Licensor is not responsible for and has not participated in the determination of the timing of, prices at, or quantities of the Fund to be issued or in the determination or calculation of the equation by which the Fund is to be converted into cash. Licensor has no obligation or liability in connection with the issuance, administration, marketing or trading of either Fund and is not responsible for and has not participated in the determination of pricing or the timing of the issuance or sale of the Shares of either Fund or in the determination or calculation of the NAV of the relevant Fund. Alerian MLP Infrastructure Index, Alerian MLP Infrastructure Total Return Index, AMZI, AMZIX, Alerian Midstream Energy Select Index, Alerian Midstream Energy Select Total Return Index, Alerian MLP Index, AMEI, AMEIX, AMNA and AMZ are trademarks of VettaFi and their general use is granted under a license from VettaFi.
LICENSOR DOES NOT GUARANTEE THE QUALITY, ACCURACY AND/OR THE COMPLETENESS OF EACH INDEX OR ANY DATA INCLUDED THEREIN AND SHALL HAVE NO LIABILITY FOR ERRORS OR OMISSIONS OF ANY KIND RELATED TO EACH INDEX OR DATA. LICENSOR MAKES NO WARRANTY, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, AS TO RESULTS TO BE OBTAINED BY LICENSEE, OWNERS OF EITHER FUND, OR ANY OTHER PERSON OR ENTITY FROM THE USE OF EACH INDEX OR ANY DATA INCLUDED THEREIN IN CONNECTION WITH THE RIGHTS LICENSED TO LICENSEE OR FOR ANY OTHER USE. LICENSOR MAKES NO EXPRESS OR IMPLIED WARRANTIES, AND HEREBY EXPRESSLY DISCLAIMS ALL WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY OR FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE OR USE WITH RESPECT TO EACH INDEX OR ANY DATA INCLUDED THEREIN. WITHOUT LIMITING ANY OF THE FOREGOING, IN NO EVENT SHALL LICENSOR HAVE ANY LIABILITY FOR ANY SPECIAL, PUNITIVE, INDIRECT, OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES (INCLUDING LOST PROFITS), EVEN IF NOTIFIED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES.
The Adviser does not guarantee the accuracy and/or the completeness of either Underlying Index or any data included therein, and the Adviser shall have no liability for any errors, omissions or interruptions therein. Errors in respect of the quality, accuracy and completeness of the data used to compile the Underlying Index may occur from time to time and may not be identified and corrected by the Index Provider for a period of time or at all, particularly where the indices are less commonly used as benchmarks by funds or managers. Such errors may negatively or positively impact the Fund and its shareholders. For example, during a period where the Underlying Index contains incorrect constituents, the Fund would have market exposure to such constituents and would be underexposed to the Underlying Index’s other constituents. The Adviser makes no warranty, express or implied, as to results to be obtained by either Fund, owners of the Shares of the relevant Fund or any other person or entity from the use of either Underlying Index or any data included therein. The Adviser makes no express or implied warranties, and expressly disclaims all warranties of merchantability or fitness for a particular purpose or use with respect to either Underlying Index or any data included therein. Without limiting any of the foregoing, in no event shall the Adviser have any liability for any special, punitive, direct, indirect, or consequential damages (including lost profits) arising out of matters relating to the use of either Underlying Index, even if notified of the possibility of such damages.
24 | May 31, 2024
Alerian Exchange Traded Funds
Additional Information | May 31, 2024 (Unaudited) |
Apart from scheduled rebalances, the Index Provider or its agents may carry out additional ad hoc rebalances to the Underlying Index in order, for example, to correct an error in the selection of index constituents. When the Underlying Index is rebalanced and the Fund in turn rebalances its portfolio to attempt to increase the correlation between the Fund’s portfolio and the Underlying Index, any transaction costs and market exposure arising from such portfolio rebalancing will be borne directly by the Fund and its shareholders. Therefore, errors and additional ad hoc rebalances carried out by the Index Provider or its agents to the Underlying Index may increase the costs to and the tracking error risk of the Fund.
25 | May 31, 2024
Alerian Exchange Traded Funds
Item 8 – Changes in and Disagreements with Accountants for Open-End Management Investment Companies | May 31, 2024 (Unaudited) |
On March 14, 2023, BBD LLP (“BBD”) ceased to serve as the independent registered public accounting firm of the Funds. The Board approved the replacement of BBD as a result of Cohen & Company, Ltd.’s (“Cohen”) acquisition of BBD’s investment management group.
The report of BBD on the financial statements of the Funds as of and for the fiscal year or period ended November 30, 2022 did not contain an adverse opinion or a disclaimer of opinion, and was not qualified or modified as to uncertainties, audit scope or accounting principles. During the fiscal year or period ended November 30, 2022, and during the subsequent interim period through March 14, 2023: (i) there were no disagreements between the registrant and BBD on any matter of accounting principles or practices, financial statement disclosure, or auditing scope or procedure, which disagreements, if not resolved to the satisfaction of BBD, would have caused it to make reference to the subject matter of the disagreements in its report on the financial statements of the Funds for such years or interim period; and (ii) there were no “reportable events,” as defined in Item 304(a)(1)(v) of Regulation S-K under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.
On March 7, 2023, upon the recommendation of the Funds’ Audit Committee, the Board approved the appointment of Cohen, effective upon the resignation of BBD, as the Funds’ independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending November 30, 2023.
During the fiscal year or period ended November 30, 2022, and during the subsequent interim period through March 14, 2023, neither the registrant, nor anyone acting on its behalf, consulted with Cohen on behalf of the Funds regarding the application of accounting principles to a specified transaction (either completed or proposed), the type of audit opinion that might be rendered on the Funds’ financial statements, or any matter that was either: (i) the subject of a "disagreement," as defined in Item 304(a)(1)(iv) of Regulation S-K and the instructions thereto; or (ii) "reportable events," as defined in Item 304(a)(1)(v) of Regulation S-K.
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Alerian Exchange Traded Funds
Item 9 – Proxy Disclosures for Open-End Management Investment Companies | May 31, 2024 (Unaudited) |
Not applicable for this reporting period.
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Item 10 – Remuneration Paid to Directors, Officers, and Others of Open-End Management Investment Companies | May 31, 2024 (Unaudited) |
The following chart provides certain information about the Trustee fees paid by the Trust for the period ended May 31, 2024:
Aggregate Regular Compensation From the Trust | Aggregate Special Compensation From the Trust | Total Compensation From the Trust | ||||||||||
Mary K. Anstine, Trustee | $ | 82,500 | $ | – | $ | 82,500 | ||||||
Edmund J. Burke, Trustee | $ | 86,500 | $ | – | $ | 86,500 | ||||||
Jeremy W. Deems, Trustee | $ | 88,500 | $ | – | $ | 88,500 | ||||||
Rick A. Pederson, Trustee | $ | 92,500 | $ | – | $ | 92,500 | ||||||
Total | $ | 350,000 | $ | – | $ | 350,000 |
Officers who are employed by the Adviser receive no compensation or expense reimbursements from the Trust.
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Alerian Exchange Traded Funds
Item 11 – Statement Regarding Basis for Approval of Investment Advisory Contract | May 31, 2024 (Unaudited) |
Not applicable for this reporting period.
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Table of Contents
Item 7 – Financial Statements and Financial Highlights for Open-End Management Investment Companies | 1 |
Schedule of Investments | 2 |
Statement of Assets and Liabilities | 4 |
Statement of Operations | 5 |
Statements of Changes in Net Assets | 6 |
Financial Highlights | 7 |
Notes to Financial Statements and Financial Highlights | 8 |
Additional Information | 13 |
Item 8 – Changes in and Disagreements with Accountants for Open-End Management Investment Companies | 14 |
Item 9 – Proxy Disclosures for Open-End Management Investment Companies | 15 |
Item 10 – Remuneration Paid to Directors, Officers, and Others of Open-End Management Investment Companies | 16 |
Item 11 – Statement Regarding Basis for Approval of Investment Advisory Contract | 17 |
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ALPS Active Equity Opportunity ETF
ITEM 7 – Financial Statements and Financial Highlights
for Open-End Management Investment Companies
1 | May 31, 2024
ALPS Active Equity Opportunity ETF
Schedule of Investments | May 31, 2024 (Unaudited) |
Security Description | Shares | Value | ||||||
COMMON STOCKS (97.08%) | ||||||||
Communication Services (8.04%) | ||||||||
Alphabet, Inc., Class A | 4,031 | $ | 695,349 | |||||
AT&T, Inc. | 15,452 | 281,535 | ||||||
Meta Platforms, Inc., Class A | 952 | 444,422 | ||||||
Walt Disney Co. | 2,715 | 282,116 | ||||||
Total Communication Services | 1,703,422 | |||||||
Consumer Discretionary (10.02%) | ||||||||
Amazon.com, Inc.(a) | 3,656 | 645,065 | ||||||
Carnival Corp.(a) | 12,232 | 184,458 | ||||||
Lowe's Cos., Inc. | 1,275 | 282,145 | ||||||
Marriott International, Inc., Class A | 1,045 | 241,573 | ||||||
McDonald's Corp. | 1,064 | 275,459 | ||||||
NIKE, Inc., Class B | 3,041 | 289,047 | ||||||
O'Reilly Automotive, Inc.(a) | 213 | 205,174 | ||||||
Total Consumer Discretionary | 2,122,921 | |||||||
Consumer Staples (5.86%) | ||||||||
Campbell Soup Co. | 4,734 | 210,095 | ||||||
Costco Wholesale Corp. | 517 | 418,713 | ||||||
Target Corp. | 1,044 | 163,031 | ||||||
Walmart, Inc. | 6,838 | 449,667 | ||||||
Total Consumer Staples | 1,241,506 | |||||||
Energy (5.56%) | ||||||||
Baker Hughes Co. | 5,192 | 173,828 | ||||||
BP PLC, Sponsored ADR | 5,133 | 192,847 | ||||||
ConocoPhillips | 4,013 | 467,434 | ||||||
Enbridge, Inc. | 9,414 | 344,364 | ||||||
Total Energy | 1,178,473 | |||||||
Financials (12.91%) | ||||||||
American Express Co. | 1,788 | 429,120 | ||||||
Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. | 485 | 221,412 | ||||||
Intercontinental Exchange, Inc. | 2,725 | 364,878 | ||||||
JPMorgan Chase & Co. | 3,420 | 692,995 | ||||||
Mastercard, Inc., Class A | 907 | 405,492 | ||||||
UBS Group AG(b) | 8,180 | 260,778 | ||||||
Wells Fargo & Co. | 6,029 | 361,258 | ||||||
Total Financials | 2,735,933 | |||||||
Health Care (11.72%) | ||||||||
Amgen, Inc. | 732 | 223,882 | ||||||
Boston Scientific Corp.(a) | 3,595 | 271,674 | ||||||
HCA Healthcare, Inc. | 1,208 | 410,418 | ||||||
IQVIA Holdings, Inc.(a) | 1,079 | 236,398 | ||||||
Pfizer, Inc. | 5,716 | 163,820 | ||||||
Thermo Fisher Scientific, Inc. | 664 | 377,139 | ||||||
UnitedHealth Group, Inc. | 956 | 473,574 | ||||||
Vertex Pharmaceuticals, Inc.(a) | 718 | 326,934 | ||||||
Total Health Care | 2,483,839 | |||||||
Industrials (11.06%) | ||||||||
Caterpillar, Inc. | 1,097 | 371,356 | ||||||
Deere & Co. | 670 | 251,089 |
Security Description | Shares | Value | ||||||
Industrials (continued) | ||||||||
ITOCHU Corp., ADR | 1,734 | $ | 164,054 | |||||
Lockheed Martin Corp. | 712 | 334,882 | ||||||
Old Dominion Freight Line, Inc. | 1,040 | 182,260 | ||||||
Schneider Electric SE, ADR(b) | 7,280 | 362,981 | ||||||
Trane Technologies PLC | 1,060 | 347,107 | ||||||
Waste Management, Inc. | 1,568 | 330,425 | ||||||
Total Industrials | 2,344,154 | |||||||
Information Technology (25.95%) | ||||||||
Adobe, Inc.(a) | 513 | 228,162 | ||||||
Apple, Inc. | 4,412 | 848,207 | ||||||
DocuSign, Inc.(a) | 2,143 | 117,308 | ||||||
Intel Corp. | 4,955 | 152,862 | ||||||
International Business Machines Corp. | 1,475 | 246,104 | ||||||
Microsoft Corp. | 2,192 | 909,965 | ||||||
Motorola Solutions, Inc. | 685 | 249,963 | ||||||
NVIDIA Corp. | 1,122 | 1,230,082 | ||||||
Salesforce.com, Inc. | 733 | 171,845 | ||||||
Synopsys, Inc.(a) | 690 | 386,952 | ||||||
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co., Ltd., ADR | 3,160 | 477,286 | ||||||
TE Connectivity, Ltd. | 1,565 | 234,280 | ||||||
Texas Instruments, Inc. | 1,258 | 245,323 | ||||||
Total Information Technology | 5,498,339 | |||||||
Materials (2.66%) | ||||||||
Freeport-McMoRan, Inc. | 3,399 | 179,229 | ||||||
Linde PLC | 620 | 270,022 | ||||||
Norsk Hydro ASA, ADR | 16,875 | 114,413 | ||||||
Total Materials | 563,664 | |||||||
Real Estate (1.89%) | ||||||||
Equity LifeStyle Properties, Inc. | 3,656 | 229,487 | ||||||
Prologis, Inc. | 1,554 | 171,702 | ||||||
Total Real Estate | 401,189 | |||||||
Utilities (1.41%) | ||||||||
PPL Corp. | 10,200 | 299,166 | ||||||
TOTAL COMMON STOCKS | ||||||||
(Cost $16,139,331) | 20,572,606 |
2 | May 31, 2024
ALPS Active Equity Opportunity ETF
Schedule of Investments | May 31, 2024 (Unaudited) |
7 Day Yield | Shares | Value | ||||||||||
SHORT TERM INVESTMENTS (4.28%) | ||||||||||||
Money Market Fund (2.80%) | ||||||||||||
State Street Institutional Treasury Plus Money Market Fund (Premier Class) | ||||||||||||
(Cost $593,420) | 5.26 | % | 593,420 | $ | 593,420 | |||||||
Investments Purchased with Collateral from Securities Loaned (1.48%) | ||||||||||||
State Street Navigator Securities Lending Government Money Market Portfolio, 5.33% | ||||||||||||
(Cost $313,737) | 313,737 | $ | 313,737 | |||||||||
TOTAL SHORT TERM INVESTMENTS | ||||||||||||
(Cost $593,420) | 907,157 | |||||||||||
TOTAL INVESTMENTS (101.36%) | ||||||||||||
(Cost $17,046,488) | $ | 21,479,763 | ||||||||||
LIABILITIES IN EXCESS OF OTHER ASSETS (-1.36%) | (288,333 | ) | ||||||||||
NET ASSETS - 100.00% | $ | 21,191,430 |
(a) | Non-income producing security. | |
(b) | Security, or a portion of the security position is currently on loan. The total market value of securities on loan is $474,011. |
See Notes to Financial Statements and Financial Highlights.
3 | May 31, 2024
ALPS Active Equity Opportunity ETF
Statement of Assets and Liabilities | May 31, 2024 (Unaudited) |
ASSETS: | ||||
Investments, at value(a) | $ | 21,479,763 | ||
Dividends receivable | 34,137 | |||
Total Assets | 21,513,900 | |||
LIABILITIES: | ||||
Payable to adviser | 8,733 | |||
Payable for collateral upon return of securities loaned | 313,737 | |||
Total Liabilities | 322,470 | |||
NET ASSETS | $ | 21,191,430 | ||
NET ASSETS CONSIST OF: | ||||
Paid-in capital | $ | 37,375,158 | ||
Total distributable earnings/(accumulated losses) | (16,183,728 | ) | ||
NET ASSETS | $ | 21,191,430 | ||
INVESTMENTS, AT COST | $ | 17,046,488 | ||
PRICING OF SHARES | ||||
Net Assets | $ | 21,191,430 | ||
Shares of beneficial interest outstanding (Unlimited number of shares authorized, par value $0.01 per share) | 400,002 | |||
Net Asset Value, offering and redemption price per share | $ | 52.98 |
(a) | Includes $474,011 of securities on loan. |
See Notes to Financial Statements and Financial Highlights.
4 | May 31, 2024
ALPS Active Equity Opportunity ETF
Statement of Operations | For the Six Months Ended May 31, 2024 (Unaudited) |
INVESTMENT INCOME: | ||||
Dividends* | $ | 192,286 | ||
Securities Lending Income | 1,059 | |||
Total Investment Income | 193,345 | |||
EXPENSES: | ||||
Investment adviser fees | 56,897 | |||
Net Expenses | 56,897 | |||
NET INVESTMENT INCOME | 136,448 | |||
REALIZED AND UNREALIZED GAIN/(LOSS): | ||||
Net realized gain on investments(a) | 1,890,089 | |||
Net realized gain on foreign currency transactions | 68 | |||
Total Net realized gain | 1,890,157 | |||
Net change in unrealized appreciation on investments | 1,814,979 | |||
Net change in unrealized depreciation on translation of assets and liabilities denominated in foreign currencies | (49 | ) | ||
Total net change in unrealized appreciation | 1,814,930 | |||
NET REALIZED AND UNREALIZED GAIN ON INVESTMENTS | 3,705,087 | |||
NET INCREASE IN NET ASSETS RESULTING FROM OPERATIONS | $ | 3,841,535 |
* | Net of foreign tax withholding of $7,441. |
(a) | Includes realized gain or loss as a result of in-kind transactions (See Note 4 in Notes to Financial Statements and Financial Highlights). |
See Notes to Financial Statements and Financial Highlights.
5 | May 31, 2024
ALPS Active Equity Opportunity ETF
Statements of Changes in Net Assets
For the Six Months Ended May 31, 2024 (Unaudited) | For the Year Ended November 30, 2023 | |||||||
OPERATIONS: | ||||||||
Net investment income | $ | 136,448 | $ | 358,005 | ||||
Net realized gain | 1,890,157 | 311,875 | ||||||
Net change in unrealized appreciation/(depreciation) | 1,814,930 | 856,275 | ||||||
Net increase in net assets resulting from operations | 3,841,535 | 1,526,155 | ||||||
DISTRIBUTIONS TO SHAREHOLDERS: | ||||||||
From distributable earnings | (96,509 | ) | (350,422 | ) | ||||
Dividends to shareholders from tax return of capital | – | – | ||||||
Total distributions | (96,509 | ) | (350,422 | ) | ||||
CAPITAL SHARE TRANSACTIONS: | ||||||||
Proceeds from sale of shares | – | 1,129,999 | ||||||
Cost of shares redeemed | (6,333,452 | ) | (7,324,460 | ) | ||||
Net decrease from capital share transactions | (6,333,452 | ) | (6,194,461 | ) | ||||
Net decrease in net assets | (2,588,426 | ) | (5,018,728 | ) | ||||
NET ASSETS: | ||||||||
Beginning of period | 23,779,856 | 28,798,584 | ||||||
End of period | $ | 21,191,430 | $ | 23,779,856 | ||||
OTHER INFORMATION: | ||||||||
CAPITAL SHARE TRANSACTIONS: | ||||||||
Beginning shares | 525,002 | 675,002 | ||||||
Shares sold | – | 25,000 | ||||||
Shares redeemed | (125,000 | ) | (175,000 | ) | ||||
Shares outstanding, end of period | 400,002 | 525,002 |
See Notes to Financial Statements and Financial Highlights.
6 | May 31, 2024
ALPS Active Equity Opportunity ETF
Financial Highlights | For a Share Outstanding Throughout the Periods Presented |
For the Six Months Ended May 31, 2024 (Unaudited) | For the Year Ended November 30, 2023 | For the Year Ended November 30, 2022 | For the Year Ended November 30, 2021 | For the Year Ended November 30, 2020 | For the Year Ended November 30, 2019 | |||||||||||||||||||
NET ASSET VALUE, BEGINNING OF PERIOD | $ | 45.29 | $ | 42.66 | $ | 45.99 | $ | 37.58 | $ | 34.70 | $ | 32.79 | ||||||||||||
INCOME FROM OPERATIONS: | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Net investment income(a) | 0.29 | 0.66 | 0.48 | 0.42 | 0.45 | 0.48 | ||||||||||||||||||
Net realized and unrealized gain/(loss) | 7.61 | 2.62 | (3.23 | ) | 8.43 | 2.87 | (b) | 1.93 | ||||||||||||||||
Total from investment operations | 7.90 | 3.28 | (2.75 | ) | 8.85 | 3.32 | 2.41 | |||||||||||||||||
DISTRIBUTIONS: | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
From net investment income | (0.21 | ) | (0.65 | ) | (0.57 | ) | (0.44 | ) | (0.44 | ) | (0.50 | ) | ||||||||||||
From tax return of capital | – | – | (0.01 | ) | – | – | – | |||||||||||||||||
Total distributions | (0.21 | ) | (0.65 | ) | (0.58 | ) | (0.44 | ) | (0.44 | ) | (0.50 | ) | ||||||||||||
NET INCREASE/(DECREASE) IN NET ASSET VALUE | 7.69 | 2.63 | (3.33 | ) | 8.41 | 2.88 | 1.91 | |||||||||||||||||
NET ASSET VALUE, END OF PERIOD | $ | 52.98 | $ | 45.29 | $ | 42.66 | $ | 45.99 | $ | 37.58 | $ | 34.70 | ||||||||||||
TOTAL RETURN(c) | 17.45 | % | 7.81 | % | (5.98 | )% | 23.65 | % | 9.75 | % | 7.49 | % | ||||||||||||
RATIOS/SUPPLEMENTAL DATA: | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Net assets, end of period (in 000s) | $ | 21,191 | $ | 23,780 | $ | 28,799 | $ | 51,735 | $ | 71,400 | $ | 126,662 | ||||||||||||
Ratio of expenses to average net assets | 0.48 | %(d) | 0.50 | %(e) | 0.52 | % | 0.52 | % | 0.52 | % | 0.52 | % | ||||||||||||
Ratio of net investment income to average net assets | 1.15 | %(d) | 1.55 | % | 1.10 | % | 0.97 | % | 1.34 | % | 1.46 | % | ||||||||||||
Portfolio turnover rate(f) | 17 | % | 129 | % | 113 | % | 5 | % | 99 | % | 98 | % |
(a) | Based on average shares outstanding during the period. | |
(b) | Net realized and unrealized gain on investments per share does not correlate to the aggregate of the net realized and unrealized gain/(loss) in the Statements of Operations for the period(s) presented, primarily due to the timing of the sales and repurchases of the Fund's shares in relation to the fluctuating market values for the Fund's portfolio. | |
(c) | Total return is calculated assuming an initial investment made at the net asset value at the beginning of the year and redemption at the net asset value on the last day of the year and assuming all distributions are reinvested at the reinvestment prices. Total return calculated for a period of less than one year is not annualized. | |
(d) | Annualized. | |
(e) | Effective June 1, 2023, the investment adviser fee changed from 0.52% to 0.48%. | |
(f) | Portfolio turnover for periods less than one year are not annualized and does not include securities received or delivered from processing creations or redemptions in-kind. |
See Notes to Financial Statements and Financial Highlights.
7 | May 31, 2024
ALPS Active Equity Opportunity ETF
Notes to Financial Statements and Financial Highlights | May 31, 2024 (Unaudited) |
1. ORGANIZATION
ALPS ETF Trust (the “Trust”), a Delaware statutory trust, is an open-end management investment company registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “1940 Act”). As of May 31, 2024, the Trust consisted of twenty-four separate portfolios. Each portfolio represents a separate series of the Trust. This report pertains solely to the ALPS Active Equity Opportunity ETF (formerly, Riverfront Dynamic US Flex-Cap ETF) (the “Fund”).
The investment objective of the Fund is to seek to provide capital appreciation. The Fund has elected to qualify as a diversified series of the Trust under the 1940 Act.
The Fund’s Shares (“Shares”) are listed on the NYSE Arca, Inc. (the “NYSE Arca”). The Fund issues and redeems Shares, at net asset value (“NAV”) in blocks of 25,000 Shares, each of which is called a “Creation Unit”. Creation Units are issued and redeemed principally in-kind for securities and/or cash. Except when aggregated in Creation Units, Shares are not redeemable securities of a Fund.
Pursuant to the Trust’s organizational documents, its Officers and Trustees are indemnified against certain liability arising out of the performance of their duties to the Trust. Additionally, in the normal course of business, the Trust enters into contracts with service providers that contain general indemnification clauses. The Trust’s maximum exposure under these arrangements is unknown, as this would involve future claims that may be made against the Trust that have not yet occurred.
2. SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES
The following is a summary of significant accounting policies consistently followed by the Fund in the preparation of the financial statements. The accompanying financial statements were prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (“U.S. GAAP”). The preparation of financial statements in conformity with U.S. GAAP requires management to make certain estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosures of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of revenue and expenses during the period. Actual results could differ from those estimates. The Fund is considered an investment company under U.S. GAAP and follows the accounting and reporting guidance applicable to investment companies in the Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) Accounting Standards Codification Topic 946.
A. Portfolio Valuation
The Fund’s NAV is determined daily, as of the close of regular trading on the New York Stock Exchange (the “NYSE”), normally 4:00 p.m. Eastern Time, on each day the NYSE is open for trading. The NAV is computed by dividing the value of all assets of the Fund (including accrued interest and dividends), less all liabilities (including accrued expenses and dividends declared but unpaid), by the total number of shares outstanding.
Portfolio securities listed on any exchange other than the NASDAQ Stock Market LLC (“NASDAQ”) are valued at the last sale price on the business day as of which such value is being determined. If there has been no sale on such day, the securities are valued at the mean of the most recent bid and ask prices on such day. Securities traded on the NASDAQ are valued at the NASDAQ Official Closing Price as determined by NASDAQ. Portfolio securities traded on more than one securities exchange are valued at the last sale price on the business day as of which such value is being determined at the close of the exchange representing the principal market for such securities. Portfolio securities traded in the over-the-counter market, but excluding securities traded on the NASDAQ, are valued at the last quoted sale price in such market.
The Fund’s investments are valued at market value or, in the absence of market value with respect to any portfolio securities, at fair value according to procedures adopted by the Trust’s Board of Trustees (the “Board”). Pursuant to Rule 2a-5 under the 1940 Act, the Board designated ALPS Advisors, Inc. (the "Adviser") as the valuation designee ("Valuation Designee") for the Fund to perform the fair value determinations relating to Fund investments. The Adviser may carry out its designated responsibilities as Valuation Designee through various teams and committees. When market quotations are not readily available or when events occur that make established valuation methods unreliable, securities of the Fund may be valued in good faith by the Valuation Designee. These securities generally include, but are not limited to, restricted securities (securities which may not be publicly sold without registration under the Securities Act of 1933) for which a pricing service is unable to provide a market price; securities whose trading has been formally suspended; a security whose market price is not available from a pre-established primary pricing source or the pricing source is not willing to provide a price; a security with respect to which an event has occurred that is most likely to materially affect the value of the security after the market has closed but before the calculation of a Fund’s NAV or make it difficult or impossible to obtain a reliable market quotation; or a security whose price, as provided by the pricing service, does not reflect the security’s “fair value” due to the security being de-listed from a national exchange or the security’s primary trading market is temporarily closed at a time when, under normal conditions, it would be open. As a general principle, the current “fair value” of a security would be the amount which the owner might reasonably expect to receive from the sale on the applicable exchange or principal market. A variety of factors may be considered in determining the fair value of such securities.
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Notes to Financial Statements and Financial Highlights | May 31, 2024 (Unaudited) |
B. Fair Value Measurements
The Fund discloses the classification of its fair value measurements following a three-tier hierarchy based on the inputs used to measure fair value. Inputs refer broadly to the assumptions that market participants would use in pricing the asset or liability, including assumptions about risk. Inputs may be observable or unobservable. Observable inputs reflect the assumptions market participants would use in pricing the asset or liability that are developed based on market data obtained from sources independent of the reporting entity. Unobservable inputs reflect the reporting entity’s own assumptions about the assumptions market participants would use in pricing the asset or liability that are developed based on the best information available.
Valuation techniques used to value the Fund’s investments by major category are as follows:
Equity securities, including restricted securities, for which market quotations are readily available, are valued at the last reported sale price or official closing price as reported by a third party pricing vendor on the primary market or exchange on which they are traded and are categorized as Level 1 in the hierarchy. In the event there were no sales during the day or closing prices are not available, securities are valued at the mean of the most recent quoted bid and ask prices on such day and are generally categorized as Level 2 in the hierarchy. Investments in open-end mutual funds are valued at their closing NAV each business day and are categorized as Level 1 in the hierarchy.
Changes in valuation techniques may result in transfers in or out of an assigned level within the disclosure hierarchy.
Various inputs are used in determining the value of the Fund’s investments as of the end of the reporting period. When inputs used fall into different levels of the fair value hierarchy, the level in the hierarchy within which the fair value measurement falls is determined based on the lowest level input that is significant to the fair value measurement in its entirety. The designated input levels are not necessarily an indication of the risk or liquidity associated with these investments.
These inputs are categorized in the following hierarchy under applicable financial accounting standards:
Level 1 | – | Unadjusted quoted prices in active markets for identical investments, unrestricted assets or liabilities that a Fund has the ability to access at the measurement date; |
Level 2 | – | Quoted prices which are not active, quoted prices for similar assets or liabilities in active markets or inputs other than quoted prices that are observable (either directly or indirectly) for substantially the full term of the asset or liability; and |
Level 3 | – | Significant unobservable prices or inputs (including the Fund’s own assumptions in determining the fair value of investments) where there is little or no market activity for the asset or liability at the measurement date. |
The following is a summary of the inputs used to value the Fund’s investments as of May 31, 2024:
ALPS Active Equity Opportunity ETF
Investments in Securities at Value | Level 1 - Quoted and Unadjusted Prices | Level 2 - Other Significant Observable Inputs | Level 3 - Significant Unobservable Inputs | Total | ||||||||||||
Common Stocks* | $ | 20,572,606 | $ | – | $ | – | $ | 20,572,606 | ||||||||
Short Term Investments | 907,157 | – | – | 907,157 | ||||||||||||
Total | $ | 21,479,763 | $ | – | $ | – | $ | 21,479,763 |
* | For a detailed sector breakdown, see the accompanying Schedule of Investments. |
The Fund did not have any securities that used significant unobservable inputs (Level 3) in determining fair value and there were no transfers into or out of Level 3 during the year ended May 31, 2024.
C. Securities Transactions and Investment Income
Securities transactions are recorded as of the trade date. Realized gains and losses from securities transactions are recorded on the specific identification in accordance with GAAP. Dividend income and capital gains distributions, if any, are recorded on the ex-dividend date. Interest income, if any, is recorded on the accrual basis, including amortization of premiums and accretion of discounts.
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ALPS Active Equity Opportunity ETF
Notes to Financial Statements and Financial Highlights | May 31, 2024 (Unaudited) |
D. Dividends and Distributions to Shareholders
Dividends from net investment income for the Fund, if any, are declared and paid monthly or as the Board may determine from time to time. Distributions of net realized capital gains earned by the Fund, if any, are distributed at least annually.
E. Federal Tax and Tax Basis Information
The timing and character of income and capital gain distributions are determined in accordance with income tax regulations, which may differ from U.S. GAAP. Reclassifications are made to the Fund’s capital accounts for permanent tax differences to reflect income and gains available for distribution (or available capital loss carryforwards) under income tax regulations. The amounts and characteristics of tax basis distributions and composition of distributable earnings/(accumulated losses) are finalized at fiscal year-end; accordingly, tax basis balances have not been determined as of May 31, 2024.
The tax character of the distributions paid during the fiscal year ended November 30, 2023 was as follows:
Fund | Ordinary Income | Long-Term Capital Gain | Return of Capital | |||||||||
November 30, 2023 | ||||||||||||
ALPS Active Equity Opportunity ETF | $ | 350,422 | $ | – | $ | – |
The character of distributions made during the year may differ from its ultimate characterization for federal income tax purposes.
Under current law, capital losses maintain their character as short-term or long-term and are carried forward to the next tax year without expiration.
As of November 30, 2023, the following amounts are available as carry forwards to the next tax year:
Fund | Short-Term | Long-Term | ||||||
ALPS Active Equity Opportunity ETF | $ | 13,634,546 | $ | 8,888,635 |
During the year ended November 30, 2023, the Fund did not utilize any capital loss carryovers.
As of May 31, 2024, the cost of investments for federal income tax purposes and accumulated net unrealized appreciation/(depreciation) on investments were as follows:
Fund | ALPS Active Equity Opportunity ETF | |||
Gross appreciation (excess of value over tax cost) | $ | 4,654,556 | ||
Gross depreciation (excess of tax cost over value) | (234,064 | ) | ||
Net appreciation/(depreciation) of foreign currency | – | |||
Net unrealized appreciation/(depreciation) | 4,420,492 | |||
Cost of investments for income tax purposes | $ | 17,059,271 |
The differences between book-basis and tax-basis are primarily due to the deferral of losses from wash sales. In addition, certain tax cost basis adjustments are finalized at fiscal year-end and therefore have not been determined as of May 31, 2024.
F. Income Taxes
No provision for income taxes is included in the accompanying financial statements, as the Fund intends to distribute to shareholders all taxable investment income and realized gains and otherwise comply with Subchapter M of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, applicable to regulated investment companies. The Fund evaluates tax positions taken (or expected to be taken) in the course of preparing the Fund’s tax returns to determine whether these positions meet a “more-likely-than-not” standard that, based on the technical merits, have a more than fifty percent likelihood of being sustained by a taxing authority upon examination. A tax position that meets the “more-likely-than-not” recognition threshold is measured to determine the amount of benefit to recognize in the financial statements.
As of and during the six months ended May 31, 2024, the Fund did not have a liability for any unrecognized tax benefits. The Fund files U.S. federal, state, and local tax returns as required. The Fund’s tax returns are subject to examination by the relevant tax authorities until expiration of the applicable statute of limitations, which is generally three years after the filing of the tax return, but may extend to four years in certain jurisdictions. The Fund’s tax returns for open years have incorporated no uncertain tax positions that require a provision for income taxes.
10 | May 31, 2024
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Notes to Financial Statements and Financial Highlights | May 31, 2024 (Unaudited) |
G. Lending of Portfolio Securities
The Fund has entered into a securities lending agreement with State Street Bank & Trust Co. (“SSB”), the Fund’s lending agent. The Fund may lend its portfolio securities only to borrowers that are approved by SSB. The Fund will limit such lending to not more than 33 1/3% of the value of its total assets. The Fund’s securities held at SSB as custodian shall be available to be lent except those securities the Fund or ALPS Advisors, Inc. specifically identifies in writing as not being available for lending. The borrower pledges and maintains with the Fund collateral consisting of cash (U.S. Dollars only), securities issued or guaranteed by the U.S. government or its agencies or instrumentalities, and cash equivalents (including irrevocable bank letters of credit) issued by a person other than the borrower or an affiliate of the borrower. The initial collateral received by the Fund is required to have a value of no less than 102% of the market value of the loaned securities for U.S equity securities and a value of no less than 105% of the market value for non-U.S. equity securities. The collateral is maintained thereafter, at a market value equal to not less than 102% of the current value of the U.S. equity securities on loan and not less than 105% of the current value of the non-U.S. equity securities on loan. The market value of the loaned securities is determined at the close of each business day and any additional required collateral is delivered to the Fund on the next business day. During the term of the loan, the Fund is entitled to all distributions made on or in respect of the loaned securities. Loans of securities are terminable at any time and the borrower, after notice, is required to return borrowed securities within the customary time period for settlement of securities transactions.
Any cash collateral received is reinvested in a money market fund managed by SSB as disclosed in the Fund’s Schedule of Investments and is reflected in the Statement of Assets and Liabilities as a payable for collateral upon return of securities loaned. Non-cash collateral, in the form of securities issued or guaranteed by the U.S. government or its agencies or instrumentalities, is not disclosed in the Fund’s Statement of Assets and Liabilities or the contractual maturity table below as it is held by the lending agent on behalf of the Fund, and the Fund does not have the ability to re-hypothecate these securities. Income earned by the Fund from securities lending activity is disclosed in the Statement of Operations.
The following is a summary of the Fund’s securities lending agreement and related cash and non-cash collateral received as of May 31, 2024:
Fund | Market Value of Securities on Loan | Cash Collateral Received | Non-Cash Collateral Received | Total Collateral Received | ||||||||||||
ALPS Active Equity Opportunity ETF | $ | 474,011 | $ | 313,737 | $ | 165,644 | $ | 479,381 |
The risks of securities lending include the risk that the borrower may not provide additional collateral when required or may not return the securities when due. To mitigate these risks, the Fund benefits from a borrower default indemnity provided by SSB. SSB’s indemnity allows for full replacement of securities lent wherein SSB will purchase the unreturned loaned securities on the open market by applying the proceeds of the collateral, or to the extent such proceeds are insufficient or the collateral is unavailable, SSB will purchase the unreturned loan securities at SSB’s expense. However, the Fund could suffer a loss if the value of the investments purchased with cash collateral falls below the value of the cash collateral received.
The following table reflects a breakdown of transactions accounted for as secured borrowings, the gross obligation by the type of collateral pledged or securities loaned, and the remaining contractual maturity of those transactions as of May 31, 2024:
ALPS Active Equity Opportunity | Remaining Contractual Maturity of the Agreements | |||||||||||||||||||
Securities Lending Transactions | Overnight & Continuous | Up to 30 Days | 30-90 Days | Greater than 90 Days | Total | |||||||||||||||
Common Stocks | $ | 313,737 | $ | – | $ | – | $ | – | $ | 313,737 | ||||||||||
Total Borrowings | 313,737 | |||||||||||||||||||
Gross amount of recognized liabilities for securities lending (collateral received) | $ | 313,737 |
3. INVESTMENT ADVISORY FEE AND OTHER AFFILIATED TRANSACTIONS
ALPS Advisors, Inc. serves as the Fund’s investment adviser pursuant to an Investment Advisory Agreement with the Trust on behalf of the Fund (the “Advisory Agreement”). Pursuant to the Advisory Agreement, the Fund pays the Adviser an annual management fee for the services and facilities it provides, payable on a monthly basis at the annual rate of 0.48% of the Fund’s average daily net assets.
Out of the unitary management fee, the Adviser pays substantially all expenses of the Fund, including the cost of transfer agency, custody, fund administration, legal, audit, trustees and other services, except for interest expenses, distribution fees or expenses, brokerage expenses, taxes and extraordinary expenses not incurred in the ordinary course of the Fund's business. The Adviser’s unitary management fee is designed to pay substantially all of the Fund's expenses and to compensate the Adviser for providing services for the Fund.
ALPS Fund Services, Inc., an affiliate of the Adviser, is the administrator for the Fund.
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Notes to Financial Statements and Financial Highlights | May 31, 2024 (Unaudited) |
Effective July 1, 2023, each Trustee receives (1) a quarterly retainer of $25,000, (2) a per meeting fee of $15,000, (3) $2,500 for any special meeting held outside of a regularly scheduled board meeting, and (4) reimbursement for all reasonable out-of-pocket expenses relating to attendance at meetings. In addition, the Chairman of the Board receives a quarterly retainer of $5,000, the Chairman of the Audit Committee receives a quarterly retainer of $3,000, and the Chairman of the Nominating & Governance Committee receives a quarterly retainer of $2,000, each in connection with their respective roles.
4. PURCHASES AND SALES OF SECURITIES
For the six months ended May 31, 2024, the cost of purchases and proceeds from sales of investment securities, excluding in-kind transactions and short-term investments, were as follows:
Fund | Purchases | Sales | ||||||
ALPS Active Equity Opportunity ETF | $ | 4,091,137 | $ | 3,908,127 |
For the six months ended May 31, 2024, the cost of in-kind purchases and proceeds from in-kind sales were as follows:
Fund | Purchases | Sales | ||||||
ALPS Active Equity Opportunity ETF | $ | – | $ | 6,175,447 |
For the six months ended May 31, 2024, the Fund had in-kind net realized gain of $1,580,907.
Gains on in-kind transactions are not considered taxable for federal income tax purposes and losses on in-kind transactions are also not deductible for tax purposes.
5. CAPITAL SHARE TRANSACTIONS
Shares are created and redeemed by the Fund only in Creation Unit size aggregations of 25,000 Shares. Only broker-dealers or large institutional investors with creation and redemption agreements called Authorized Participants (“AP”) are permitted to purchase or redeem Creation Units from the Fund. Such transactions are generally permitted on an in-kind basis, with a balancing cash component to equate the transaction to the NAV per unit of the Fund on the transaction date. Cash may be substituted equivalent to the value of certain securities generally when they are not available in sufficient quantity for delivery, not eligible for trading by the AP or as a result of other market circumstances.
6. RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS
The Fund did not engage in cross trades between other funds in the Trust during the six months ended May 31, 2024 pursuant to Rule 17a-7 under the 1940 Act. Cross trading is the buying or selling of portfolio securities between funds to which the Adviser serves as the investment adviser. The Board previously adopted procedures that apply to transactions between the Funds of the Trust pursuant to Rule 17a-7.
7. MARKET RISK
The Fund is subject to investment and operational risks associated with financial, economic and other global market developments and disruptions, including those arising from war, terrorism, market manipulation, government interventions, defaults and shutdowns, political changes or diplomatic developments, public health emergencies (such as the spread of infectious diseases, pandemics and epidemics) and natural/environmental disasters, which can negatively impact the securities markets and cause the Fund to lose value. Securities in the Fund’s portfolio may underperform in comparison to securities in general financial markets, a particular financial market or other asset classes due to a number of factors, including inflation (or expectations for inflation), deflation (or expectations for deflation), interest rates, global demand for particular products or resources, market instability, debt crises and downgrades, embargoes, tariffs, sanctions and other trade barriers, regulatory events, other governmental trade or market control programs and related geopolitical events. In addition, the value of the Fund’s investments may be negatively affected by the occurrence of global events such as war, terrorism, environmental disasters, natural disasters or events, country instability, and infectious disease epidemics or pandemics.
8. SUBSEQUENT EVENTS
Subsequent events, if any, after the date of the Statement of Assets and Liabilities have been evaluated through the date the financial statements were issued. Management has determined that there were no subsequent events to report through the issuance of these financial statements.
12 | May 31, 2024
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Additional Information | May 31, 2024 (Unaudited) |
TAX INFORMATION
The ALPS Active Equity Opportunity ETF designates the following as a percentage of taxable ordinary income distributions, or up to the maximum amount allowable, for the calendar year ended December 31, 2023:
Qualified Dividend Income | Dividend Received Deduction | |
ALPS Active Equity Opportunity ETF | 100.00% | 98.16% |
In early 2024, if applicable, shareholders of record received this information for the distributions paid to them by the Fund during the calendar year 2023 via Form 1099. The Fund will notify shareholders in early 2025 of amounts paid to them by the Fund, if any, during the calendar year 2024.
13 | May 31, 2024
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Item 8 – Changes in and Disagreements with Accountants for Open-End Management Investment Companies | May 31, 2024 (Unaudited) |
On March 14, 2023, BBD LLP (“BBD”) ceased to serve as the independent registered public accounting firm of the Fund. The Board approved the replacement of BBD as a result of Cohen & Company, Ltd.’s (“Cohen”) acquisition of BBD’s investment management group.
The report of BBD on the financial statements of the Fund as of and for the fiscal year or period ended November 30, 2022 did not contain an adverse opinion or a disclaimer of opinion, and was not qualified or modified as to uncertainties, audit scope or accounting principles. During the fiscal year or period ended November 30, 2022, and during the subsequent interim period through March 14, 2023: (i) there were no disagreements between the registrant and BBD on any matter of accounting principles or practices, financial statement disclosure, or auditing scope or procedure, which disagreements, if not resolved to the satisfaction of BBD, would have caused it to make reference to the subject matter of the disagreements in its report on the financial statements of the Fund for such years or interim period; and (ii) there were no “reportable events,” as defined in Item 304(a)(1)(v) of Regulation S-K under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.
On March 7, 2023, upon the recommendation of the Fund’s Audit Committee, the Board approved the appointment of Cohen, effective upon the resignation of BBD, as the Fund’s independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending November 30, 2023.
During the fiscal year or period ended November 30, 2022, and during the subsequent interim period through March 14, 2023, neither the registrant, nor anyone acting on its behalf, consulted with Cohen on behalf of the Fund regarding the application of accounting principles to a specified transaction (either completed or proposed), the type of audit opinion that might be rendered on the Fund’s financial statements, or any matter that was either: (i) the subject of a "disagreement," as defined in Item 304(a)(1)(iv) of Regulation S-K and the instructions thereto; or (ii) "reportable events," as defined in Item 304(a)(1)(v) of Regulation S-K.
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Item 9 – Proxy Disclosures for Open-End Management Investment Companies | May 31, 2024 (Unaudited) |
Not applicable for this reporting period.
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Item 10 – Remuneration Paid to Directors, Officers, and Others for Open-End Management Investment Companies | May 31, 2024 (Unaudited) |
The following chart provides certain information about the Trustee fees paid by the Trust for the period ended May 31, 2024:
Aggregate Regular Compensation From the Trust | Aggregate Special Compensation From the Trust | Total Compensation From the Trust | ||||||||||
Mary K. Anstine, Trustee | $ | 82,500 | $ | – | $ | 82,500 | ||||||
Edmund J. Burke, Trustee | $ | 86,500 | $ | – | $ | 86,500 | ||||||
Jeremy W. Deems, Trustee | $ | 88,500 | $ | – | $ | 88,500 | ||||||
Rick A. Pederson, Trustee | $ | 92,500 | $ | – | $ | 92,500 | ||||||
Total | $ | 350,000 | $ | – | $ | 350,000 |
Officers who are employed by the Adviser receive no compensation or expense reimbursements from the Trust.
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Item 11 – Statement Regarding Basis for Approval of Investment Advisory Contract | May 31, 2024 (Unaudited) |
Not applicable for this reporting period.
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Table of Contents
Item 7 – Financial Statements and Financial Highlights for Open-End Management Investment Companies | 1 |
Schedule of Investments | 2 |
Statement of Assets and Liabilities | 3 |
Statement of Operations | 4 |
Statements of Changes in Net Assets | 5 |
Financial Highlights | 6 |
Notes to Financial Statements and Financial Highlights | 7 |
Additional Information | 12 |
Item 8 – Changes in and Disagreements with Accountants for Open-End Management Investment Companies | 13 |
Item 9 – Proxy Disclosures for Open-End Management Investment Companies | 14 |
Item 10 – Remuneration Paid to Directors, Officers, and Others of Open-End Management Investment Companies | 15 |
Item 11 – Statement Regarding Basis for Approval of Investment Advisory Contract | 16 |
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ALPS Active REIT ETF
ITEM 7 – Financial Statements and Financial Highlights
for Open-End Management Investment Companies
1 | May 31, 2024
ALPS Active REIT ETF
Schedule of Investments | May 31, 2024 (Unaudited) |
Security Description | Shares | Value | ||||||
COMMON STOCKS (98.09%) | ||||||||
Diversified REITs (6.87%) | ||||||||
Broadstone Net Lease, Inc. | 47,280 | $ | 725,748 | |||||
Empire State Realty Trust, Inc. | 38,948 | 371,174 | ||||||
Essential Properties Realty Trust, Inc. | 24,320 | 651,290 | ||||||
Total Diversified REITs | 1,748,212 | |||||||
Health Care REITs (10.73%) | ||||||||
Healthpeak Properties, Inc. | 46,531 | 925,967 | ||||||
Omega Healthcare Investors, Inc. | 16,678 | 539,200 | ||||||
Welltower, Inc. | 12,216 | 1,266,432 | ||||||
Total Health Care REITs | 2,731,599 | |||||||
Hotel & Resort REITs (2.28%) | ||||||||
Apple Hospitality REIT, Inc. | 40,162 | 579,939 | ||||||
Industrial REITs (15.83%) | ||||||||
Americold Realty Trust, Inc. | 22,470 | 599,275 | ||||||
First Industrial Realty Trust, Inc. | 14,890 | 701,617 | ||||||
LXP Industrial Trust | 114,263 | 971,236 | ||||||
Prologis, Inc. | 9,226 | 1,019,380 | ||||||
STAG Industrial, Inc. | 21,030 | 737,312 | ||||||
Total Industrial REITs | 4,028,820 | |||||||
Office REITs (4.32%) | ||||||||
Cousins Properties, Inc. | 22,772 | 526,716 | ||||||
Kilroy Realty Corp. | 17,098 | 573,296 | ||||||
Total Office REITs | 1,100,012 | |||||||
Residential REITs (16.87%) | ||||||||
AvalonBay Communities, Inc. | 7,820 | 1,506,758 | ||||||
Equity LifeStyle Properties, Inc. | 10,255 | 643,706 | ||||||
Equity Residential | 13,595 | 884,083 | ||||||
Invitation Homes, Inc. | 36,171 | 1,258,389 | ||||||
Total Residential REITs | 4,292,936 | |||||||
Retail REITs (14.26%) | ||||||||
Brixmor Property Group, Inc. | 25,024 | 563,290 | ||||||
Macerich Co. | 39,700 | 600,264 | ||||||
Realty Income Corp. | 14,961 | 793,831 | ||||||
Retail Opportunity Investments Corp. | 30,601 | 383,125 | ||||||
Simon Property Group, Inc. | 8,522 | 1,289,463 | ||||||
Total Retail REITs | 3,629,973 |
Security Description | Shares | Value | ||||||
Specialized REITs (26.93%) | ||||||||
Digital Realty Trust, Inc. | 5,487 | $ | 797,481 | |||||
Equinix, Inc. | 2,941 | 2,243,925 | ||||||
Extra Space Storage, Inc. | 4,856 | 703,003 | ||||||
Public Storage | 5,370 | 1,470,467 | ||||||
VICI Properties, Inc. | 57,082 | 1,638,824 | ||||||
Total Specialized REITs | 6,853,700 | |||||||
TOTAL COMMON STOCKS | ||||||||
(Cost $24,567,181) | 24,965,191 |
7 Day Yield | Shares | Value | ||||||||||
SHORT TERM INVESTMENTS (1.88%) | ||||||||||||
State Street Institutional Treasury Plus Money Market Fund (Premier Class) | 5.26 | % | 477,537 | 477,537 | ||||||||
TOTAL SHORT TERM INVESTMENTS | ||||||||||||
(Cost $477,537) | 477,537 | |||||||||||
TOTAL INVESTMENTS (99.97%) | ||||||||||||
(Cost $25,044,718) | $ | 25,442,728 | ||||||||||
OTHER ASSETS IN EXCESS OF LIABILITIES (0.03%) | 8,223 | |||||||||||
NET ASSETS - 100.00% | $ | 25,450,951 |
See Notes to Financial Statements and Financial Highlights.
2 | May 31, 2024
ALPS Active REIT ETF
Statement of Assets and Liabilities | May 31, 2024 (Unaudited) |
ASSETS: | ||||
Investments, at value | $ | 25,442,728 | ||
Receivable for investments sold | 596,936 | |||
Dividends receivable | 26,539 | |||
Total Assets | 26,066,203 | |||
LIABILITIES: | ||||
Payable for investments purchased | 601,043 | |||
Payable to adviser | 14,209 | |||
Total Liabilities | 615,252 | |||
NET ASSETS | $ | 25,450,951 | ||
NET ASSETS CONSIST OF: | ||||
Paid-in capital | $ | 27,052,387 | ||
Total distributable earnings/(accumulated losses) | (1,601,436 | ) | ||
NET ASSETS | $ | 25,450,951 | ||
INVESTMENTS, AT COST | $ | 25,044,718 | ||
PRICING OF SHARES | ||||
Net Assets | $ | 25,450,951 | ||
Shares of beneficial interest outstanding (Unlimited number of shares authorized, par value $0.01 per share) | 1,020,002 | |||
Net Asset Value, offering and redemption price per share | $ | 24.95 |
See Notes to Financial Statements and Financial Highlights.
3 | May 31, 2024
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Statement of Operations | For the Six Months Ended May 31, 2024 (Unaudited) |
INVESTMENT INCOME: | ||||
Dividends | $ | 512,729 | ||
Total Investment Income | 512,729 | |||
EXPENSES: | ||||
Investment adviser fees | 76,075 | |||
Total Expenses | 76,075 | |||
NET INVESTMENT INCOME | 436,654 | |||
REALIZED AND UNREALIZED GAIN/(LOSS): | ||||
Net realized loss on investments | (217,377 | ) | ||
Net change in unrealized appreciation on investments | 795,208 | |||
NET REALIZED AND UNREALIZED GAIN ON INVESTMENTS | 577,831 | |||
NET INCREASE IN NET ASSETS RESULTING FROM OPERATIONS | $ | 1,014,485 |
See Notes to Financial Statements and Financial Highlights.
4 | May 31, 2024
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Statements of Changes in Net Assets |
For the Six Months Ended May 31, 2024 (Unaudited) | For the Year Ended November 30, 2023 | |||||||
OPERATIONS: | ||||||||
Net investment income | $ | 436,654 | $ | 543,715 | ||||
Net realized loss | (217,377 | ) | (839,274 | ) | ||||
Net change in unrealized appreciation | 795,208 | 9,646 | ||||||
Net increase/(decrease) in net assets resulting from operations | 1,014,485 | (285,913 | ) | |||||
DISTRIBUTIONS TO SHAREHOLDERS: | ||||||||
From distributable earnings | (387,781 | ) | (519,658 | ) | ||||
Dividends to shareholders from tax return of capital | – | (65,789 | ) | |||||
Total distributions | (387,781 | ) | (585,447 | ) | ||||
CAPITAL SHARE TRANSACTIONS: | ||||||||
Proceeds from sale of shares | 6,809,466 | 1,702,242 | ||||||
Cost of shares redeemed | – | (856,387 | ) | |||||
Net increase from capital share transactions | 6,809,466 | 845,855 | ||||||
Net increase/(decrease) in net assets | 7,436,170 | (25,505 | ) | |||||
NET ASSETS: | ||||||||
Beginning of period | 18,014,781 | 18,040,286 | ||||||
End of period | $ | 25,450,951 | $ | 18,014,781 | ||||
OTHER INFORMATION: | ||||||||
CAPITAL SHARE TRANSACTIONS: | ||||||||
Beginning shares | 750,002 | 715,002 | ||||||
Shares sold | 270,000 | 70,000 | ||||||
Shares redeemed | – | (35,000 | ) | |||||
Shares outstanding, end of period | 1,020,002 | 750,002 |
See Notes to Financial Statements and Financial Highlights.
5 | May 31, 2024
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Financial Highlights | For a Share Outstanding Throughout the Periods Presented |
For the Six Months Ended May 31, 2024 (Unaudited) | For the Year Ended November 30, 2023 | For the Year Ended November 30, 2022 | For the Period February 25, 2021 (Commencement of Operations) to November 30, 2021 | |||||||||||||
NET ASSET VALUE, BEGINNING OF PERIOD | $ | 24.02 | $ | 25.23 | $ | 29.56 | $ | 24.62 | ||||||||
INCOME FROM OPERATIONS: | ||||||||||||||||
Net investment income(a) | 0.49 | 0.74 | 0.54 | 0.37 | ||||||||||||
Net realized and unrealized gain/(loss) | 0.91 | (1.16 | ) | (3.39 | ) | 5.01 | ||||||||||
Total from investment operations | 1.40 | (0.42 | ) | (2.85 | ) | 5.38 | ||||||||||
DISTRIBUTIONS: | ||||||||||||||||
From net investment income | (0.47 | ) | (0.70 | ) | (0.53 | ) | (0.38 | ) | ||||||||
From net realized gains | – | – | (0.83 | ) | (0.06 | ) | ||||||||||
From tax return of capital | – | (0.09 | ) | (0.12 | ) | – | ||||||||||
Total distributions | (0.47 | ) | (0.79 | ) | (1.48 | ) | (0.44 | ) | ||||||||
NET INCREASE/(DECREASE) IN NET ASSET VALUE | 0.93 | (1.21 | ) | (4.33 | ) | 4.94 | ||||||||||
NET ASSET VALUE, END OF PERIOD | $ | 24.95 | $ | 24.02 | $ | 25.23 | $ | 29.56 | ||||||||
TOTAL RETURN(b) | 5.77 | % | (1.54 | )% | (10.17 | )% | 22.01 | % | ||||||||
RATIOS/SUPPLEMENTAL DATA: | ||||||||||||||||
Net assets, end of period (in 000s) | $ | 25,451 | $ | 18,015 | $ | 18,040 | $ | 24,238 | ||||||||
RATIOS TO AVERAGE NET ASSETS | ||||||||||||||||
Ratio of expenses to average net assets | 0.68 | %(c) | 0.68 | % | 0.68 | % | 0.68 | %(c) | ||||||||
Ratio of net investment income to average net assets | 3.90 | %(c) | 3.04 | % | 1.96 | % | 1.69 | %(c) | ||||||||
Portfolio turnover rate(d) | 53 | % | 68 | % | 120 | % | 92 | % |
(a) | Based on average shares outstanding during the period. |
(b) | Total return is calculated assuming an initial investment made at the net asset value at the beginning of the year and redemption at the net asset value on the last day of the year and assuming all distributions are reinvested at the reinvestment prices. Total return calculated for a period of less than one year is not annualized. |
(c) | Annualized. |
(d) | Portfolio turnover for periods less than one year are not annualized and does not include securities received or delivered from processing creations or redemptions in-kind. |
See Notes to Financial Statements and Financial Highlights.
6 | May 31, 2024
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Notes to Financial Statements and Financial Highlights | May 31, 2024 (Unaudited) |
1. ORGANIZATION
ALPS ETF Trust (the “Trust”), a Delaware statutory trust, is an open-end management investment company registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “1940 Act”). As of May 31, 2024, the Trust consisted of twenty-four separate portfolios. Each portfolio represents a separate series of the Trust. This report pertains solely to the ALPS Active REIT ETF (the “Fund”). The investment objective of the Fund is to seek total return through dividends and capital appreciation. The Fund is considered non-diversified and may invest a greater portion of assets in securities of individual issuers than a diversified fund. As a result, changes in the market value of a single investment could cause greater fluctuations in share price than would occur in a diversified fund.
The Fund’s Shares (“Shares”) are listed on the Nasdaq Stock Market LLC (“Nasdaq Exchange”). The Fund issues and redeems Shares, at net asset value (“NAV”) in blocks of 5,000 Shares, each of which is called a “Creation Unit”. Creation Units are issued and redeemed principally in-kind for securities. Except when aggregated in Creation Units, Shares are not redeemable securities of the Fund.
Pursuant to the Trust’s organizational documents, its Officers and Trustees are indemnified against certain liability arising out of the performance of their duties to the Trust. Additionally, in the normal course of business, the Trust enters into contracts with service providers that contain general indemnification clauses. The Trust’s maximum exposure under these arrangements is unknown, as this would involve future claims that may be made against the Trust that have not yet occurred.
2. SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES
The following is a summary of significant accounting policies consistently followed by the Fund in the preparation of the financial statements. The accompanying financial statements were prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (“U.S. GAAP”). The preparation of financial statements in conformity with U.S. GAAP requires management to make certain estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosures of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of revenue and expenses during the period. Actual results could differ from those estimates. The Fund is considered an investment company under U.S. GAAP and follows the accounting and reporting guidance applicable to investment companies in the Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) Accounting Standards Codification Topic 946.
A. Portfolio Valuation
The Fund’s NAV is determined daily, as of the close of regular trading on the New York Stock Exchange ("NYSE"), normally 4:00 p.m. Eastern Time, on each day the NYSE is open for trading. The NAV is computed by dividing the value of all assets of the Fund (including accrued interest and dividends), less all liabilities (including accrued expenses and dividends declared but unpaid), by the total number of shares outstanding.
Portfolio securities listed on any exchange other than the NASDAQ Stock Market LLC (“NASDAQ”) are valued at the last sale price on the business day as of which such value is being determined. If there has been no sale on such day, the securities are valued at the mean of the most recent bid and ask prices on such day. Securities traded on the NASDAQ are valued at the NASDAQ Official Closing Price as determined by NASDAQ. Portfolio securities traded on more than one securities exchange are valued at the last sale price on the business day as of which such value is being determined at the close of the exchange representing the principal market for such securities. Portfolio securities traded in the over-the-counter market, but excluding securities traded on the NASDAQ, are valued at the last quoted sale price in such market.
The Fund’s investments are valued at market value or, in the absence of market value with respect to any portfolio securities, at fair value according to procedures adopted by the Trust’s Board of Trustees (the “Board”). Pursuant to Rule 2a-5 under the 1940 Act, the Board designated ALPS Advisors, Inc. (the "Adviser") as the valuation designee ("Valuation Designee") for the Fund to perform the fair value determinations relating to Fund investments. The Adviser may carry out its designated responsibilities as Valuation Designee through various teams and committees. When market quotations are not readily available or when events occur that make established valuation methods unreliable, securities of the Fund may be valued in good faith by the Valuation Designee. These securities generally include, but are not limited to, restricted securities (securities which may not be publicly sold without registration under the Securities Act of 1933) for which a pricing service is unable to provide a market price; securities whose trading has been formally suspended; a security whose market price is not available from a pre-established primary pricing source or the pricing source is not willing to provide a price; a security with respect to which an event has occurred that is most likely to materially affect the value of the security after the market has closed but before the calculation of the Fund’s NAV or make it difficult or impossible to obtain a reliable market quotation; or a security whose price, as provided by the pricing service, does not reflect the security’s “fair value” due to the security being de-listed from a national exchange or the security’s primary trading market is temporarily closed at a time when, under normal conditions, it would be open. As a general principle, the current “fair value” of a security would be the amount which the owner might reasonably expect to receive from the sale on the applicable exchange or principal market. A variety of factors may be considered in determining the fair value of such securities.
7 | May 31, 2024
ALPS Active REIT ETF
Notes to Financial Statements and Financial Highlights | May 31, 2024 (Unaudited) |
B. Fair Value Measurements
The Fund discloses the classification of its fair value measurements following a three-tier hierarchy based on the inputs used to measure fair value. Inputs refer broadly to the assumptions that market participants would use in pricing the asset or liability, including assumptions about risk. Inputs may be observable or unobservable. Observable inputs reflect the assumptions market participants would use in pricing the asset or liability that are developed based on market data obtained from sources independent of the reporting entity. Unobservable inputs reflect the reporting entity’s own assumptions about the assumptions market participants would use in pricing the asset or liability that are developed based on the best information available.
Valuation techniques used to value the Fund’s investments by major category are as follows:
Equity securities, including restricted securities, for which market quotations are readily available, are valued at the last reported sale price or official closing price as reported by a third party pricing vendor on the primary market or exchange on which they are traded and are categorized as Level 1 in the hierarchy. In the event there were no sales during the day or closing prices are not available, securities are valued at the mean of the most recent quoted bid and ask prices on such day and are generally categorized as Level 2 in the hierarchy. Investments in open-end mutual funds are valued at their closing NAV each business day and are categorized as Level 1 in the hierarchy.
Changes in valuation techniques may result in transfers in or out of an assigned level within the disclosure hierarchy.
Various inputs are used in determining the value of the Fund’s investments as of the end of the reporting period. When inputs used fall into different levels of the fair value hierarchy, the level in the hierarchy within which the fair value measurement falls is determined based on the lowest level input that is significant to the fair value measurement in its entirety. The designated input levels are not necessarily an indication of the risk or liquidity associated with these investments.
These inputs are categorized in the following hierarchy under applicable financial accounting standards:
Level 1 – | Unadjusted quoted prices in active markets for identical investments, unrestricted assets or liabilities that a Fund has the ability to access at the measurement date; |
Level 2 – | Quoted prices which are not active, quoted prices for similar assets or liabilities in active markets or inputs other than quoted prices that are observable (either directly or indirectly) for substantially the full term of the asset or liability; and |
Level 3 – | Significant unobservable prices or inputs (including the Fund’s own assumptions in determining the fair value of investments) where there is little or no market activity for the asset or liability at the measurement date. |
The following is a summary of the inputs used to value the Fund’s investments as of May 31, 2024:
ALPS Active REIT ETF
Investments in Securities at Value | Level 1 - Quoted and Unadjusted Prices | Level 2 - Other Significant Observable Inputs | Level 3 - Significant Unobservable Inputs | Total | ||||||||||||
Common Stocks* | $ | 24,965,191 | $ | – | $ | – | $ | 24,965,191 | ||||||||
Short Term Investments | 477,537 | – | – | 477,537 | ||||||||||||
Total | $ | 25,442,728 | $ | – | $ | – | $ | 25,442,728 |
* | For a detailed breakdown of sectors, see the accompanying Schedule of Investments. |
The Fund did not have any securities that used significant unobservable inputs (Level 3) in determining fair value and there were no transfers into or out of Level 3 during the six months ended May 31, 2024.
C. Securities Transactions and Investment Income
Securities transactions are recorded as of the trade date. Realized gains and losses from securities transactions are recorded on the specific identification in accordance with GAAP. Dividend income and capital gains distributions, if any, are recorded on the ex-dividend date. Interest income, if any, is recorded on the accrual basis.
D. Dividends and Distributions to Shareholders
Dividends from net investment income of the Fund, if any, are declared and paid quarterly or as the Board may determine from time to time. Distributions of net realized capital gains earned by the Fund, if any, are distributed at least annually.
8 | May 31, 2024
ALPS Active REIT ETF
Notes to Financial Statements and Financial Highlights | May 31, 2024 (Unaudited) |
E. Federal Tax and Tax Basis Information
The timing and character of income and capital gain distributions are determined in accordance with income tax regulations, which may differ from U.S. GAAP. Reclassifications are made to the Fund’s capital accounts for permanent tax differences to reflect income and gains available for distribution (or available capital loss carryforwards) under income tax regulations. The amounts and characteristics of tax basis distributions and composition of distributable earnings/(accumulated losses) are finalized at fiscal year-end; accordingly, tax basis balances have not been determined as of May 31, 2024.
The tax character of the distributions paid during the fiscal year ended November 30, 2023 was as follows:
Fund | Ordinary Income | Long-Term Capital Gain | Return of Capital | |||||||||
November 30, 2023 | ||||||||||||
ALPS Active REIT ETF | $ | 519,658 | $ | – | $ | 65,789 |
Under current law, capital losses maintain their character as short-term or long-term and are carried forward to the next tax year without expiration. As of November 30, 2023, the following amounts are available as carry forwards to the next tax year:
Fund | Short-Term | Long-Term | ||||||
ALPS Active REIT ETF | $ | 1,096,952 | $ | 678,704 |
As of May 31, 2024, the cost of investments for federal income tax purposes and accumulated net unrealized appreciation/(depreciation) on investments were as follows:
ALPS Active REIT ETF | ||||
Gross appreciation (excess of value over tax cost) | $ | 1,160,447 | ||
Gross depreciation (excess of tax cost over value) | (819,131 | ) | ||
Net unrealized appreciation/(depreciation) | $ | 341,316 | ||
Cost of investments for income tax purposes | $ | 25,101,412 |
The differences between book-basis and tax-basis are primarily due to the deferral of losses from wash sales. In addition, certain tax cost basis adjustments are finalized at fiscal year-end and therefore have not been determined as of May 31, 2024.
F. Real Estate Investment Trusts (“REITs”)
As part of its investments in real estate related securities, the Fund will invest in REITs and is subject to certain risks associated with direct investment in REITs. REITs possess certain risks which differ from an investment in common stocks. REITs are financial vehicles that pool investors’ capital to acquire, develop and/or finance real estate and provide services to their tenants. REITs may concentrate their investments in specific geographic areas or in specific property types, e.g., regional malls, shopping centers, office buildings, apartment buildings and industrial warehouses. REITs may be affected by changes in the value of their underlying properties and by defaults by borrowers or tenants. REITs depend generally on their ability to generate cash flow to make distributions to shareowners, and certain REITs have self-liquidation provisions by which mortgages held may be paid in full and distributions of capital returns may be made at any time.
As REITs generally pay a higher rate of dividends than most other operating companies, to the extent application of the Fund's investment strategy results in the Fund investing in REIT shares, the percentage of the Fund's dividend income received from REIT shares will likely exceed the percentage of the Fund's portfolio that is comprised of REIT shares. Distributions received by the Fund from REITs may consist of dividends, capital gains and/or return of capital.
Dividend income from REITs is recognized on the ex-dividend date. The calendar year-end amounts of ordinary income, capital gains, and return of capital included in distributions received from the Fund's investments in REITs are reported to the Fund after the end of the calendar year; accordingly, the Fund estimates these amounts for accounting purposes until the characterization of REIT distributions is reported to the Fund after the end of the calendar year. Estimates are based on the most recent REIT distribution information available.
The performance of a REIT may be affected by its failure to qualify for tax-free pass-through of income under the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the “Code”), or its failure to maintain exemption from registration under the 1940 Act. Due to the Fund's investments in REITs, the Fund may also make distributions in excess of the Fund's earnings and capital gains. Distributions, if any, in excess of the Fund's earnings and profits will first reduce the adjusted tax basis of a holder's shares and, after that basis has been reduced to zero, will constitute capital gains to the shareholder.
9 | May 31, 2024
ALPS Active REIT ETF
Notes to Financial Statements and Financial Highlights | May 31, 2024 (Unaudited) |
G. Income Taxes
No provision for income taxes is included in the accompanying financial statements, as the Fund intends to distribute to shareholders all taxable investment income and realized gains and otherwise comply with Subchapter M of the Code applicable to regulated investment companies. The Fund evaluates tax positions taken (or expected to be taken) in the course of preparing the Fund’s tax returns to determine whether these positions meet a “more-likely-than-not” standard that, based on the technical merits, have a more than fifty percent likelihood of being sustained by a taxing authority upon examination. A tax position that meets the “more-likely-than-not” recognition threshold is measured to determine the amount of benefit to recognize in the financial statements.
As of and during the period ended May 31, 2024, the Fund did not have a liability for any unrecognized tax benefits. The Fund files U.S. federal, state, and local tax returns as required. The Fund’s tax returns are subject to examination by the relevant tax authorities until expiration of the applicable statute of limitations, which is generally three years after the filing of the tax return, but may extend to four years in certain jurisdictions. Tax returns for open years have incorporated no uncertain tax positions that require a provision for income taxes.
H. Lending of Portfolio Securities
The Fund has entered into a securities lending agreement with State Street Bank & Trust Co. (“SSB”), the Fund’s lending agent. The Fund may lend its portfolio securities only to borrowers that are approved by SSB. The Fund will limit such lending to not more than 33 1/3% of the value of its total assets. The Fund’s securities held at SSB as custodian shall be available to be lent except those securities the Fund or ALPS Advisors, Inc. specifically identifies in writing as not being available for lending. The borrower pledges and maintains with the Fund collateral consisting of cash (U.S. Dollars only), securities issued or guaranteed by the U.S. government or its agencies or instrumentalities, and cash equivalents (including irrevocable bank letters of credit) issued by a person other than the borrower or an affiliate of the borrower. The initial collateral received by the Fund is required to have a value of no less than 102% of the market value of the loaned securities for U.S equity securities and a value of no less than 105% of the market value for non-U.S. equity securities. The collateral is maintained thereafter, at a market value equal to not less than 102% of the current value of the U.S. equity securities on loan and not less than 105% of the current value of the non-U.S. equity securities on loan. The market value of the loaned securities is determined at the close of each business day and any additional required collateral is delivered to the Fund on the next business day. During the term of the loan, the Fund is entitled to all distributions made on or in respect of the loaned securities. Loans of securities are terminable at any time and the borrower, after notice, is required to return borrowed securities within the customary time period for settlement of securities transactions.
Any cash collateral received is reinvested in a money market fund managed by SSB as disclosed in the Fund’s Schedule of Investments and is reflected in the Statement of Assets and Liabilities as a payable for collateral upon return of securities loaned. Non-cash collateral, in the form of securities issued or guaranteed by the U.S. government or its agencies or instrumentalities, is not disclosed in the Fund’s Statement of Assets and Liabilities as it is held by the lending agent on behalf of the Fund, and the Fund does not have the ability to re-hypothecate these securities. Income earned by the Fund from securities lending activity is disclosed in the Statement of Operations. During the period ended May 31, 2024, the Fund did not have any securities on loan.
3. INVESTMENT ADVISORY FEE AND OTHER AFFILIATED TRANSACTIONS
ALPS Advisors, Inc. serves as the Fund’s investment adviser pursuant to an Investment Advisory Agreement with the Trust on behalf of the Fund (the “Advisory Agreement”). Pursuant to the Advisory Agreement, the Fund pays the Adviser an annual management fee for the services and facilities it provides, payable on a monthly basis at the annual rate of 0.68% of the Fund’s average daily net assets.
Out of the unitary management fee, the Adviser pays substantially all expenses of the Fund, including the cost of sub-advisory, transfer agency, custody, fund administration, legal, audit, trustees and other services, except for acquired fund fees and expenses, interest expenses, distribution fees or expenses, brokerage expenses, taxes and extraordinary expenses not incurred in the ordinary course of the Fund's business. The Adviser’s unitary management fee is designed to pay substantially all of the Fund’s expenses and to compensate the Adviser for providing services to the Fund.
GSI Capital Advisors LLC (the “Sub-Adviser”) serves as the Fund's sub-adviser pursuant to a sub-advisory agreement with the Trust (the ‘‘Sub-Advisory Agreement’’). Pursuant to the Sub-Advisory Agreement, the Adviser pays the Sub-Adviser a sub-advisory fee out of the Adviser’s advisory fee for the services it provides. The fee is payable on a monthly basis at the annual rate of 0.35% of the Fund's average daily net assets.
ALPS Fund Services, Inc., an affiliate of the Adviser, is the administrator of the Fund.
Effective July 1, 2023, each Trustee receives (1) a quarterly retainer of $25,000, (2) a per meeting fee of $15,000, (3) $2,500 for any special meeting held outside of a regularly scheduled board meeting, and (4) reimbursement for all reasonable out-of-pocket expenses relating to attendance at meetings. In addition, the Chairman of the Board receives a quarterly retainer of $5,000, the Chairman of the Audit Committee receives a quarterly retainer of $3,000, and the Chairman of the Nominating & Governance Committee receives a quarterly retainer of $2,000, each in connection with their respective roles.
10 | May 31, 2024
ALPS Active REIT ETF
Notes to Financial Statements and Financial Highlights | May 31, 2024 (Unaudited) |
4. PURCHASES AND SALES OF SECURITIES
For the six months ended May 31, 2024, the cost of purchases and proceeds from sales of investment securities, excluding short-term investments and in-kind transactions, were as follows:
Fund | Purchases | Sales | ||||||
ALPS Active REIT ETF | $ | 11,706,651 | $ | 11,717,234 |
For the six month period ended May 31, 2024, the cost of in-kind purchases and proceeds from in-kind sales were as follows:
Fund | Purchases | Sales | ||||||
ALPS Active REIT ETF | $ | 6,588,821 | $ | – |
For the six month period ended May 31, 2024, there was no realized gain/(loss) on in-kind transactions.
Gains on in-kind transactions are not considered taxable for federal income tax purposes and losses on in-kind transactions are also not deductible for tax purposes.
5. CAPITAL SHARE TRANSACTIONS
Shares are created and redeemed by the Fund only in Creation Unit size aggregations of 5,000 Shares. Only broker-dealers or large institutional investors with creation and redemption agreements called Authorized Participants (“AP”) are permitted to purchase or redeem Creation Units from the Fund. Such transactions are generally permitted on an in-kind basis, with a balancing cash component to equate the transaction to the NAV per unit of the Fund on the transaction date. Cash may be substituted equivalent to the value of certain securities generally when they are not available in sufficient quantity for delivery, not eligible for trading by the AP or as a result of other market circumstances.
6. MARKET RISK
The Fund is subject to investment and operational risks associated with financial, economic and other global market developments and disruptions, including those arising from war, terrorism, market manipulation, government interventions, defaults and shutdowns, political changes or diplomatic developments, public health emergencies (such as the spread of infectious diseases, pandemics and epidemics) and natural/environmental disasters, which can negatively impact the securities markets and cause the Fund to lose value. Securities in the Fund’s portfolio may underperform in comparison to securities in general financial markets, a particular financial market or other asset classes due to a number of factors, including inflation (or expectations for inflation), deflation (or expectations for deflation), interest rates, global demand for particular products or resources, market instability, debt crises and downgrades, embargoes, tariffs, sanctions and other trade barriers, regulatory events, other governmental trade or market control programs and related geopolitical events. In addition, the value of the Fund’s investments may be negatively affected by the occurrence of global events such as war, terrorism, environmental disasters, natural disasters or events, country instability, and infectious disease epidemics or pandemics.
7. SUBSEQUENT EVENTS
Subsequent events, if any, after the date of the Statement of Assets and Liabilities have been evaluated through the date the financial statements were issued. Management has determined that there were no subsequent events to report through the issuance of these financial statements.
11 | May 31, 2024
ALPS Active REIT ETF
Additional Information | May 31, 2024 (Unaudited) |
TAX INFORMATION
The ALPS Active REIT ETF designates the following as a percentage of taxable ordinary income distributions, or up to the maximum amount allowable, for the calendar year ended December 31, 2023:
Qualified Dividend Income | Dividend Received Deduction | 199A | |
ALPS Active REIT ETF | 2.82% | 0.00% | 89.34% |
In early 2024, if applicable, shareholders of record received this information for the distributions paid to them by the Fund during the calendar year 2023 via Form 1099. The Fund will notify shareholders in early 2025 of amounts paid to them by the Fund, if any, during the calendar year 2024.
12 | May 31, 2024
ALPS Active REIT ETF
Item 8 – Changes in and Disagreements with Accountants for Open-End Management Investment Companies | May 31, 2024 (Unaudited) |
On March 14, 2023, BBD LLP (“BBD”) ceased to serve as the independent registered public accounting firm of the Fund. The Board approved the replacement of BBD as a result of Cohen & Company, Ltd.’s (“Cohen”) acquisition of BBD’s investment management group.
The report of BBD on the financial statements of the Fund as of and for the fiscal year or period ended November 30, 2022 did not contain an adverse opinion or a disclaimer of opinion, and was not qualified or modified as to uncertainties, audit scope or accounting principles. During the fiscal year or period ended November 30, 2022, and during the subsequent interim period through March 14, 2023: (i) there were no disagreements between the registrant and BBD on any matter of accounting principles or practices, financial statement disclosure, or auditing scope or procedure, which disagreements, if not resolved to the satisfaction of BBD, would have caused it to make reference to the subject matter of the disagreements in its report on the financial statements of the Fund for such years or interim period; and (ii) there were no “reportable events,” as defined in Item 304(a)(1)(v) of Regulation S-K under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.
On March 7, 2023, upon the recommendation of the Fund’s Audit Committee, the Board approved the appointment of Cohen, effective upon the resignation of BBD, as the Fund’s independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending November 30, 2023.
During the fiscal year or period ended November 30, 2022, and during the subsequent interim period through March 14, 2023, neither the registrant, nor anyone acting on its behalf, consulted with Cohen on behalf of the Fund regarding the application of accounting principles to a specified transaction (either completed or proposed), the type of audit opinion that might be rendered on the Fund’s financial statements, or any matter that was either: (i) the subject of a "disagreement," as defined in Item 304(a)(1)(iv) of Regulation S-K and the instructions thereto; or (ii) "reportable events," as defined in Item 304(a)(1)(v) of Regulation S-K.
13 | May 31, 2024
ALPS Active REIT ETF
Item 9 – Proxy Disclosures for Open-End Management Investment Companies | May 31, 2024 (Unaudited) |
Not applicable for this reporting period.
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ALPS Active REIT ETF
Item 10 – Remuneration Paid to Directors, Officers, and Others of Open-End Management Investment Companies | May 31, 2024 (Unaudited) |
The following chart provides certain information about the Trustee fees paid by the Trust for the period ended May 31, 2024:
Aggregate Regular Compensation From the Trust | Aggregate Special Compensation From the Trust | Total Compensation From the Trust | ||||||||||
Mary K. Anstine, Trustee | $ | 82,500 | $ | – | $ | 82,500 | ||||||
Edmund J. Burke, Trustee | $ | 86,500 | $ | – | $ | 86,500 | ||||||
Jeremy W. Deems, Trustee | $ | 88,500 | $ | – | $ | 88,500 | ||||||
Rick A. Pederson, Trustee | $ | 92,500 | $ | – | $ | 92,500 | ||||||
Total | $ | 350,000 | $ | – | $ | 350,000 |
Officers who are employed by the Adviser receive no compensation or expense reimbursements from the Trust.
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ALPS Active REIT ETF
Item 11 – Statement Regarding Basis for Approval of Investment Advisory Contract | May 31, 2024 (Unaudited) |
Not applicable for this reporting period.
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Table of Contents
Item 7 – Financial Statements and Financial Highlights for Open-End Management Investment Companies | 1 |
Schedule of Investments | 2 |
Statement of Assets and Liabilities | 3 |
Statement of Operations | 4 |
Statements of Changes in Net Assets | 5 |
Financial Highlights | 6 |
Notes to Financial Statements and Financial Highlights | 7 |
Additional Information | 12 |
Item 8 – Changes in and Disagreements with Accountants for Open-End Management Investment Companies | 13 |
Item 9 – Proxy Disclosures for Open-End Management Investment Companies | 14 |
Item 10 – Remuneration Paid to Directors, Officers, and Others of Open-End Management Investment Companies | 15 |
Item 11 – Statement Regarding Basis for Approval of Investment Advisory Contract | 16 |
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ALPS Equal Sector Weight ETF
ITEM 7 – Financial Statements and Financial Highlights
for Open-End Management Investment Companies
1 | May 31, 2024
ALPS Equal Sector Weight ETF
Schedule of Investments | May 31, 2024 (Unaudited) |
Security Description | Shares | Value | ||||||
EXCHANGE TRADED FUNDS (99.99%)(a) | ||||||||
Communication Services (9.33%) | ||||||||
Communication Services Select Sector SPDR Fund(b) | 386,007 | $ | 32,138,943 | |||||
Consumer Discretionary (8.78%) | ||||||||
Consumer Discretionary Select Sector SPDR Fund(b) | 171,903 | 30,249,771 | ||||||
Consumer Staples (9.10%) | ||||||||
Consumer Staples Select Sector SPDR Fund(b) | 405,227 | 31,340,256 | ||||||
Energy (9.05%) | ||||||||
Energy Select Sector SPDR Fund | 334,275 | 31,154,430 | ||||||
Financials (9.07%) | ||||||||
Financial Select Sector SPDR Fund | 750,337 | 31,244,033 | ||||||
Healthcare (8.79%) | ||||||||
Health Care Select Sector SPDR Fund(b) | 210,552 | 30,256,322 | ||||||
Industrials (8.99%) | ||||||||
Industrial Select Sector SPDR Fund(b) | 250,792 | 30,975,320 | ||||||
Materials (8.96%) | ||||||||
Materials Select Sector SPDR Fund(b) | 337,080 | 30,852,933 | ||||||
Real Estate (8.66%) | ||||||||
Real Estate Select Sector SPDR Fund | 783,979 | 29,830,401 | ||||||
Technology (9.08%) | ||||||||
Technology Select Sector SPDR Fund(b) | 148,846 | 31,281,475 | ||||||
Utilities (10.18%) | ||||||||
Utilities Select Sector SPDR Fund(b) | 482,292 | 35,072,274 | ||||||
TOTAL EXCHANGE TRADED FUNDS | ||||||||
(Cost $298,096,870) | 344,396,158 |
7 Day Yield | Shares | Value | ||||||||||
SHORT TERM INVESTMENTS (7.18%) | ||||||||||||
Money Market Fund (0.02%) | ||||||||||||
State Street Institutional Treasury Plus Money Market Fund (Premier Class) | ||||||||||||
(Cost $69,051) | 5.26 | % | 69,051 | $ | 69,051 | |||||||
Investments Purchased with Collateral from Securities Loaned (7.16%) | ||||||||||||
State Street Navigator Securities Lending Government Money Market Portfolio, 5.33% | ||||||||||||
(Cost $24,671,368) | 24,671,368 | $ | 24,671,368 | |||||||||
TOTAL SHORT TERM INVESTMENTS | ||||||||||||
(Cost $24,740,419) | 24,740,419 | |||||||||||
TOTAL INVESTMENTS (107.17%) | ||||||||||||
(Cost $322,837,289) | $ | 369,136,577 | ||||||||||
LIABILITIES IN EXCESS OF OTHER ASSETS (-7.17%) | (24,708,446 | ) | ||||||||||
NET ASSETS - 100.00% | $ | 344,428,131 |
(a) | The financial statements of the Underlying Sector ETFs, including the portfolio of investments, are included in The Select Sector SPDR Trust's N-CSR filing dated May 31, 2024, available at www.sec.gov or can be found at www.ssga.com and should be read in conjunction with the Fund's financial statements. |
(b) | Security, or a portion of the security position is currently on loan. The total market value of securities on loan is $31,985,572. |
Common Abbreviations:
SPDR® - Standard & Poor's Depositary Receipts
See Notes to Financial Statements and Financial Highlights.
2 | May 31, 2024
ALPS Equal Sector Weight ETF
Statement of Assets and Liabilities | May 31, 2024 (Unaudited) |
ASSETS: | ||||
Investments, at value(a) | $ | 369,136,577 | ||
Dividends receivable | 9,077 | |||
Total Assets | 369,145,654 | |||
LIABILITIES: | ||||
Payable to adviser | 46,155 | |||
Payable for collateral upon return of securities loaned | 24,671,368 | |||
Total Liabilities | 24,717,523 | |||
NET ASSETS | $ | 344,428,131 | ||
NET ASSETS CONSIST OF: | ||||
Paid-in capital | $ | 296,218,974 | ||
Total distributable earnings/(accumulated losses) | 48,209,157 | |||
NET ASSETS | $ | 344,428,131 | ||
INVESTMENTS, AT COST | $ | 322,837,289 | ||
PRICING OF SHARES | ||||
Net Assets | $ | 344,428,131 | ||
Shares of beneficial interest outstanding (Unlimited number of shares authorized, par value $0.01 per share) | 2,925,000 | |||
Net Asset Value, offering and redemption price per share | $ | 117.75 |
(a) | Includes $31,985,572 of securities on loan. |
See Notes to Financial Statements and Financial Highlights.
3 | May 31, 2024
ALPS Equal Sector Weight ETF
Statement of Operations | For the Six Months Ended May 31, 2024 (Unaudited) |
INVESTMENT INCOME: | ||||
Dividend Income | $ | 3,485,541 | ||
Securities Lending Income | 34,480 | |||
Total Investment Income | 3,520,021 | |||
EXPENSES: | ||||
Investment adviser fees | 618,610 | |||
Total Expenses before waiver/reimbursement | 618,610 | |||
Less fee waiver/reimbursement by investment adviser | (351,103 | ) | ||
Net Expenses | 267,507 | |||
NET INVESTMENT INCOME | 3,252,514 | |||
REALIZED AND UNREALIZED GAIN/(LOSS): | ||||
Net realized gain on investments(a) | 9,261,814 | |||
Net change in unrealized appreciation/(depreciation) on investments | 27,119,897 | |||
NET REALIZED AND UNREALIZED GAIN ON INVESTMENTS | 36,381,711 | |||
NET INCREASE IN NET ASSETS RESULTING FROM OPERATIONS | $ | 39,634,225 |
(a) | Includes realized gain or loss as a result of in-kind transactions (See Note 4 in Notes to Financial Statements and Financial Highlights) |
See Notes to Financial Statements and Financial Highlights.
4 | May 31, 2024
ALPS Equal Sector Weight ETF
Statements of Changes in Net Assets
For the Six Months Ended May 31, 2024 (Unaudited) | For the Year Ended November 30, 2023 | |||||||
OPERATIONS: | ||||||||
Net investment income | $ | 3,252,514 | $ | 6,423,890 | ||||
Net realized gain | 9,261,814 | 51,178,678 | ||||||
Net change in unrealized appreciation/(depreciation) | 27,119,897 | (43,178,294 | ) | |||||
Net increase in net assets resulting from operations | 39,634,225 | 14,424,274 | ||||||
DISTRIBUTIONS TO SHAREHOLDERS: | ||||||||
From distributable earnings | (3,303,660 | ) | (6,423,890 | ) | ||||
From tax return of capital | – | (82,622 | ) | |||||
Total distributions | (3,303,660 | ) | (6,506,512 | ) | ||||
CAPITAL SHARE TRANSACTIONS: | ||||||||
Proceeds from sale of shares | 38,806,210 | 159,340,355 | ||||||
Cost of shares redeemed | (54,972,768 | ) | (185,092,827 | ) | ||||
Net decrease from capital share transactions | (16,166,558 | ) | (25,752,472 | ) | ||||
Net increase/(decrease) in net assets | 20,164,007 | (17,834,710 | ) | |||||
NET ASSETS: | ||||||||
Beginning of period | 324,264,124 | 342,098,834 | ||||||
End of period | $ | 344,428,131 | $ | 324,264,124 | ||||
OTHER INFORMATION: | ||||||||
CAPITAL SHARE TRANSACTIONS: | ||||||||
Beginning shares | 3,075,000 | 3,375,000 | ||||||
Shares sold | 350,000 | 1,600,000 | ||||||
Shares redeemed | (500,000 | ) | (1,900,000 | ) | ||||
Shares outstanding, end of period | 2,925,000 | 3,075,000 |
See Notes to Financial Statements and Financial Highlights.
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Financial Highlights | For a Share Outstanding Throughout the Periods Presented |
For the Six Months Ended May 31, 2024 (Unaudited) | For the Year Ended November 30, 2023 | For the Year Ended November 30, 2022 | For the Year Ended November 30, 2021 | For the Year Ended November 30, 2020 | For the Year Ended November 30, 2019 | |||||||||||||||||||
NET ASSET VALUE, BEGINNING OF PERIOD | $ | 105.45 | $ | 101.36 | $ | 103.95 | $ | 84.17 | $ | 78.33 | $ | 70.34 | ||||||||||||
INCOME FROM OPERATIONS: | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Net investment income(a) | 1.10 | 2.14 | 1.89 | 1.76 | 1.91 | 1.53 | ||||||||||||||||||
Net realized and unrealized gain/(loss) | 12.30 | 4.20 | (2.55 | ) | 19.82 | 5.84 | 8.03 | |||||||||||||||||
Total from investment operations | 13.40 | 6.34 | (0.66 | ) | 21.58 | 7.75 | 9.56 | |||||||||||||||||
DISTRIBUTIONS: | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
From net investment income | (1.10 | ) | (2.22 | ) | (1.93 | ) | (1.78 | ) | (1.90 | ) | (1.57 | ) | ||||||||||||
From tax return of capital | – | (0.03 | ) | – | (0.02 | ) | (0.01 | ) | – | |||||||||||||||
Total distributions | (1.10 | ) | (2.25 | ) | (1.93 | ) | (1.80 | ) | (1.91 | ) | (1.57 | ) | ||||||||||||
NET INCREASE/(DECREASE) IN NET ASSET VALUE | 12.30 | 4.09 | (2.59 | ) | 19.78 | 5.84 | 7.99 | |||||||||||||||||
NET ASSET VALUE, END OF PERIOD | $ | 117.75 | $ | 105.45 | $ | 101.36 | $ | 103.95 | $ | 84.17 | $ | 78.33 | ||||||||||||
TOTAL RETURN(b) | 12.76 | % | 6.43 | % | (0.59 | )% | 25.89 | % | 10.37 | % | 13.86 | % | ||||||||||||
RATIOS/SUPPLEMENTAL DATA: | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Net assets, end of year (in 000s) | $ | 344,428 | $ | 324,264 | $ | 342,099 | $ | 207,896 | $ | 164,141 | $ | 168,407 | ||||||||||||
Ratio of expenses excluding waiver/reimbursement to average net assets | 0.37 | %(c) | 0.37 | % | 0.37 | % | 0.37 | % | 0.37 | % | 0.37 | % | ||||||||||||
Ratio of expenses including waiver/reimbursement to average net assets | 0.16 | %(c) | 0.16 | % | 0.16 | % | 0.15 | % | 0.15 | % | 0.15 | % | ||||||||||||
Ratio of net investment income excluding waiver/reimbursement to average net assets | 1.74 | %(c) | 1.91 | % | 1.68 | % | 1.59 | % | 2.31 | % | 1.89 | % | ||||||||||||
Ratio of net investment income including waiver/reimbursement to average net assets | 1.95 | %(c) | 2.12 | % | 1.89 | % | 1.81 | % | 2.53 | % | 2.11 | % | ||||||||||||
Portfolio turnover rate(d) | 4 | % | 14 | % | 12 | % | 8 | % | 11 | % | 4 | % |
(a) | Based on average shares outstanding during the period. |
(b) | Total return is calculated assuming an initial investment made at the net asset value at the beginning of the year and redemption at the net asset value on the last day of the year and assuming all distributions are reinvested at the reinvestment prices. Total return calculated for a period of less than one year is not annualized. |
(c) | Annualized. |
(d) | Portfolio turnover for periods less than one year are not annualized and does not include securities received or delivered from processing creations or redemptions in-kind. |
See Notes to Financial Statements and Financial Highlights.
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Notes to Financial Statements and Financial Highlights | May 31, 2024 (Unaudited) |
1. ORGANIZATION
ALPS ETF Trust (the “Trust”), a Delaware statutory trust, is an open-end management investment company registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “1940 Act”). As of May 31, 2024, the Trust consisted of twenty-four separate portfolios. Each portfolio represents a separate series of the Trust. This report pertains solely to the ALPS Equal Sector Weight ETF (the “Fund”). The investment objective of the Fund is to seek investment results that replicate as closely as possible, before fees and expenses, the performance of the NYSE® Equal Sector Weight Index (the “Underlying Index”). The Fund is considered non-diversified and may invest a greater portion of assets in securities of individual issuers than a diversified fund. As a result, changes in the market value of a single investment could cause greater fluctuations in share price than would occur in a diversified fund.
The Fund’s Shares (“Shares”) are listed on the NYSE Arca, Inc (the “NYSE Arca”). The Fund issues and redeems Shares, at net asset value (“NAV”) in blocks of 25,000 Shares, each of which is called a “Creation Unit”. Creation Units are issued and redeemed principally in-kind for securities included in the Underlying Index. Except when aggregated in Creation Units, Shares are not redeemable securities of the Fund.
Pursuant to the Trust’s organizational documents, its Officers and Trustees are indemnified against certain liability arising out of the performance of their duties to the Trust. Additionally, in the normal course of business, the Trust enters into contracts with service providers that contain general indemnification clauses. The Trust’s maximum exposure under these arrangements is unknown, as this would involve future claims that may be made against the Trust that have not yet occurred.
2. SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES
The following is a summary of significant accounting policies consistently followed by the Fund in the preparation of the financial statements. The accompanying financial statements were prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (“U.S. GAAP”). The preparation of financial statements in conformity with U.S. GAAP requires management to make certain estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosures of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of revenue and expenses during the period. Actual results could differ from those estimates. The Fund is considered an investment company under U.S. GAAP and follows the accounting and reporting guidance applicable to investment companies in the Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) Accounting Standards Codification Topic 946.
A. Portfolio Valuation
The Fund’s NAV is determined daily, as of the close of regular trading on the New York Stock Exchange (the “NYSE”), normally 4:00 p.m. Eastern Time, on each day the NYSE is open for trading. The NAV is computed by dividing the value of all assets of the Fund (including accrued interest and dividends), less all liabilities (including accrued expenses and dividends declared but unpaid), by the total number of shares outstanding.
Portfolio securities listed on any exchange other than the NASDAQ Stock Market LLC (“NASDAQ”) are valued at the last sale price on the business day as of which such value is being determined. If there has been no sale on such day, the securities are valued at the mean of the most recent bid and ask prices on such day. Securities traded on the NASDAQ are valued at the NASDAQ Official Closing Price as determined by NASDAQ. Portfolio securities traded on more than one securities exchange are valued at the last sale price on the business day as of which such value is being determined at the close of the exchange representing the principal market for such securities. Portfolio securities traded in the over-the-counter market, but excluding securities traded on the NASDAQ, are valued at the last quoted sale price in such market.
The Fund’s investments are valued at market value or, in the absence of market value with respect to any portfolio securities, at fair value according to procedures adopted by the Trust’s Board of Trustees (the “Board”). Pursuant to Rule 2a-5 under the 1940 Act, the Board designated ALPS Advisors, Inc. (the "Adviser") as the valuation designee ("Valuation Designee") for each Fund to perform the fair value determinations relating to Fund investments. The Adviser may carry out its designated responsibilities as Valuation Designee through various teams and committees. When market quotations are not readily available or when events occur that make established valuation methods unreliable, securities of the Fund may be valued in good faith by the Valuation Designee. These securities generally include, but are not limited to, restricted securities (securities which may not be publicly sold without registration under the Securities Act of 1933) for which a pricing service is unable to provide a market price; securities whose trading has been formally suspended; a security whose market price is not available from a pre-established primary pricing source or the pricing source is not willing to provide a price; a security with respect to which an event has occurred that is most likely to materially affect the value of the security after the market has closed but before the calculation of the Fund’s NAV or make it difficult or impossible to obtain a reliable market quotation; or a security whose price, as provided by the pricing service, does not reflect the security’s “fair value” due to the security being de-listed from a national exchange or the security’s primary trading market is temporarily closed at a time when, under normal conditions, it would be open. As a general principle, the current “fair value” of a security would be the amount which the owner might reasonably expect to receive from the sale on the applicable exchange or principal market. A variety of factors may be considered in determining the fair value of such securities.
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Notes to Financial Statements and Financial Highlights | May 31, 2024 (Unaudited) |
B. Fair Value Measurements
The Fund discloses the classification of its fair value measurements following a three-tier hierarchy based on the inputs used to measure fair value. Inputs refer broadly to the assumptions that market participants would use in pricing the asset or liability, including assumptions about risk. Inputs may be observable or unobservable. Observable inputs reflect the assumptions market participants would use in pricing the asset or liability that are developed based on market data obtained from sources independent of the reporting entity. Unobservable inputs reflect the reporting entity’s own assumptions about the assumptions market participants would use in pricing the asset or liability that are developed based on the best information available.
Valuation techniques used to value the Fund’s investments by major category are as follows:
Exchange Traded Funds, for which market quotations are readily available, are valued at the last reported sale price or official closing price as reported by a third party pricing vendor on the primary market or exchange on which they are traded and are categorized as Level 1 in the hierarchy. In the event there were no sales during the day or closing prices are not available, securities are valued at the mean of the most recent quoted bid and ask prices on such day and are generally categorized as Level 2 in the hierarchy. Investments in open-end mutual funds are valued at their closing NAV each business day and are categorized as Level 1 in the hierarchy.
Changes in valuation techniques may result in transfers in or out of an assigned level within the disclosure hierarchy.
Various inputs are used in determining the value of the Fund’s investments as of the end of the reporting period. When inputs used fall into different levels of the fair value hierarchy, the level in the hierarchy within which the fair value measurement falls is determined based on the lowest level input that is significant to the fair value measurement in its entirety. The designated input levels are not necessarily an indication of the risk or liquidity associated with these investments.
These inputs are categorized in the following hierarchy under applicable financial accounting standards:
Level 1 – | Unadjusted quoted prices in active markets for identical investments, unrestricted assets or liabilities that a Fund has the ability to access at the measurement date; |
Level 2 – | Quoted prices which are not active, quoted prices for similar assets or liabilities in active markets or inputs other than quoted prices that are observable (either directly or indirectly) for substantially the full term of the asset or liability; and |
Level 3 – | Significant unobservable prices or inputs (including the Fund’s own assumptions in determining the fair value of investments) where there is little or no market activity for the asset or liability at the measurement date. |
The following is a summary of the inputs used to value the Fund’s investments as of May 31, 2024:
ALPS Equal Sector Weight ETF
Investments in Securities at Value | Level 1 - Quoted and | Level 2 - Other Significant Observable Inputs | Level 3 - Significant Unobservable Inputs | Total | ||||||||||||
Exchange Traded Funds* | $ | 344,396,158 | $ | – | $ | – | $ | 344,396,158 | ||||||||
Short Term Investments | 24,740,419 | – | – | 24,740,419 | ||||||||||||
Total | $ | 369,136,577 | $ | – | $ | – | $ | 369,136,577 |
* | For a detailed breakdown of sectors, see the accompanying Schedule of Investments. |
The Fund did not have any securities that used significant unobservable inputs (Level 3) in determining fair value and there were no transfers into or out of Level 3 during the six months ended May 31, 2024
C. Securities Transactions and Investment Income
Securities transactions are recorded as of the trade date. Realized gains and losses from securities transactions are recorded on the specific identification in accordance with GAAP. Dividend income and capital gains distributions, if any, are recorded on the ex-dividend date. Interest income, if any, is recorded on the accrual basis.
D. Dividends and Distributions to Shareholders
Dividends from net investment income of the Fund, if any, are declared and paid quarterly or as the Board may determine from time to time. Distributions of net realized capital gains earned by the Fund, if any, are distributed at least annually.
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Notes to Financial Statements and Financial Highlights | May 31, 2024 (Unaudited) |
E. Federal Tax and Tax Basis Information
The timing and character of income and capital gain distributions are determined in accordance with income tax regulations, which may differ from U.S. GAAP. Reclassifications are made to the Fund’s capital accounts for permanent tax differences to reflect income and gains available for distribution (or available capital loss carryforwards) under income tax regulations. The amounts and characteristics of tax basis distributions and composition of distributable earnings/(accumulated losses) are finalized at fiscal year-end; accordingly, tax basis balances have not been determined as of May 31, 2024.
The tax character of the distributions paid during the fiscal year ended November 30, 2023 was as follows:
Fund | Ordinary Income | Long-Term Capital Gain | Return of Capital | |||||||||
November 30, 2023 | ||||||||||||
ALPS Equal Sector Weight ETF | $ | 6,423,890 | $ | – | $ | 82,622 |
The character of distributions made during the year may differ from its ultimate characterization for federal income tax purposes.
Under current law, capital losses maintain their character as short-term or long-term and are carried forward to the next tax year without expiration. As of November 30, 2023, the following amounts are available as carry forwards to the next tax year:
Fund | Short-Term | Long-Term | ||||||
ALPS Equal Sector Weight ETF | $ | 1,936,190 | $ | 4,358,230 |
As of May 31, 2024, the cost of investments for federal income tax purposes and accumulated net unrealized appreciation/(depreciation) on investments were as follows:
ALPS Equal Sector Weight ETF | ||||
Gross appreciation (excess of value over tax cost) | $ | 47,434,215 | ||
Gross depreciation (excess of tax cost over value) | (1,830,350 | ) | ||
Net unrealized appreciation/(depreciation) | $ | 45,603,865 | ||
Cost of investments for income tax purposes | $ | 323,532,712 |
The differences between book-basis and tax-basis are primarily due to the deferral of losses from wash sales. In addition, certain tax cost basis adjustments are finalized at fiscal year-end and therefore have not been determined as of May 31, 2024.
F. Income Taxes
No provision for income taxes is included in the accompanying financial statements, as the Fund intends to distribute to shareholders all taxable investment income and realized gains and otherwise comply with Subchapter M of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, applicable to regulated investment companies. The Fund evaluates tax positions taken (or expected to be taken) in the course of preparing the Fund’s tax returns to determine whether these positions meet a “more-likely-than-not” standard that, based on the technical merits, have a more than fifty percent likelihood of being sustained by a taxing authority upon examination. A tax position that meets the “more-likely-than-not” recognition threshold is measured to determine the amount of benefit to recognize in the financial statements.
As of and during the six months ended May 31, 2024, the Fund did not have a liability for any unrecognized tax benefits. The Fund files U.S. federal, state, and local tax returns as required. The Fund’s tax returns are subject to examination by the relevant tax authorities until expiration of the applicable statute of limitations, which is generally three years after the filing of the tax return, but may extend to four years in certain jurisdictions. Tax returns for open years have incorporated no uncertain tax positions that require a provision for income taxes.
G. Lending of Portfolio Securities
The Fund has entered into a securities lending agreement with State Street Bank & Trust Co. (“SSB”), the Fund’s lending agent. The Fund may lend its portfolio securities only to borrowers that are approved by SSB. The Fund will limit such lending to not more than 33 1/3% of the value of its total assets. The Fund’s securities held at SSB as custodian shall be available to be lent except those securities the Fund or ALPS Advisors, Inc. specifically identifies in writing as not being available for lending. The borrower pledges and maintains with the Fund collateral consisting of cash (U.S. Dollars only), securities issued or guaranteed by the U.S. government or its agencies or instrumentalities, and cash equivalents (including irrevocable bank letters of credit) issued by a person other than the borrower or an affiliate of the borrower. The initial collateral received by the Fund is required to have a value of no less than 102% of the market value of the loaned securities for U.S equity securities and a value of no less than 105% of the market value for non-U.S. equity securities. The collateral is maintained thereafter, at a market value equal to not less than 102% of the current value of the U.S. equity securities on loan and not less than 105% of the current value of the non-U.S. equity securities on loan. The market value of the loaned securities is determined at the close of each business day and any additional required collateral is delivered to the Fund on the next business day. During the term of the loan, the Fund is entitled to all distributions made on or in respect of the loaned securities. Loans of securities are terminable at any time and the borrower, after notice, is required to return borrowed securities within the customary time period for settlement of securities transactions.
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Notes to Financial Statements and Financial Highlights | May 31, 2024 (Unaudited) |
Any cash collateral received is reinvested in a money market fund managed by SSB as disclosed in the Fund’s Schedule of Investments and is reflected in the Statement of Assets and Liabilities as a payable for collateral upon return of securities loaned. Non-cash collateral, in the form of securities issued or guaranteed by the U.S. government or its agencies or instrumentalities, is not disclosed in the Fund’s Statement of Assets and Liabilities or the contractual maturity table below as it is held by the lending agent on behalf of the Fund, and the Fund does not have the ability to re-hypothecate these securities. Income earned by the Fund from securities lending activity is disclosed in the Statement of Operations.
The following is a summary of the Fund's securities lending agreement and related cash and non-cash collateral received as of May 31, 2024:
Market Value of Securities on Loan | Cash Collateral Received | Non-Cash Collateral Received | Total Collateral Received | |||||||||||||
ALPS Equal Sector Weight ETF | $ | 31,985,572 | $ | 24,671,368 | $ | 7,539,432 | $ | 32,210,800 |
The risks of securities lending include the risk that the borrower may not provide additional collateral when required or may not return the securities when due. To mitigate these risks, the Fund benefits from a borrower default indemnity provided by SSB. SSB’s indemnity allows for full replacement of securities lent wherein SSB will purchase the unreturned loaned securities on the open market by applying the proceeds of the collateral, or to the extent such proceeds are insufficient or the collateral is unavailable, SSB will purchase the unreturned loan securities at SSB’s expense. However, the Fund could suffer a loss if the value of the investments purchased with cash collateral falls below the value of the cash collateral received.
The following table reflects a breakdown of transactions accounted for as secured borrowings, the gross obligation by the type of collateral pledged or securities loaned, and the remaining contractual maturity of those transactions as of May 31, 2024:
ALPS Equal Sector Weight ETF | Remaining contractual maturity of the agreements | |||||||||||||||||
Securities Lending Transactions | Overnight & Continuous | Up to 30 Days | 30-90 Days | Greater than 90 Days | Total | |||||||||||||
Common Stocks | $ | 24,671,368 | $ | – | $ | – | $ | – | $ | 24,671,368 | ||||||||
Total Borrowings | 24,671,368 | |||||||||||||||||
Gross amount of recognized liabilities for securities lending (collateral received) | $ | 24,671,368 |
3. INVESTMENT ADVISORY FEE AND OTHER AFFILIATED TRANSACTIONS
ALPS Advisors, Inc. serves as the Fund’s investment adviser pursuant to an Investment Advisory Agreement with the Trust on behalf of the Fund (the “Advisory Agreement”). Pursuant to the Advisory Agreement, the Fund pays the Adviser an annual management fee for the services and facilities it provides, payable on a monthly basis at the annual rate of 0.37% of the Fund’s average daily net assets.
The Adviser has contractually agreed to waive 0.19% of its annual unitary fee payable by the Fund until at least March 31, 2025. The waiver may only be terminated by the Fund's Board of Trustees prior to such date.
ALPS Portfolio Solutions Distributor, Inc. (“APSD”) is both the distributor for the Fund as well as the Select Sector SPDR exchange traded funds (“Underlying Sector ETFs”) that the Fund invests in. As required by exemptive relief obtained by the Underlying Sector ETFs, the Adviser will reimburse the Fund an amount equal to the distribution fee received by APSD from the Underlying Sector ETFs attributable to the Fund’s investment in the Underlying Sector ETFs, for so long as APSD acts as the distributor to the Fund and the Underlying Sector ETFs. Such reimbursement is generally expected to be approximately 0.02% - 0.03% annually.
Out of the unitary management fees, the Adviser pays substantially all expenses of the Fund, including licensing fees to the Underlying Index provider, the cost of transfer agency, custody, fund administration, legal, audit, trustees and other services, except for acquired fund fees and expenses, interest expenses, distribution fees or expenses, brokerage expenses, taxes and extraordinary expenses not incurred in the ordinary course of the Fund's business. The Adviser’s unitary management fee is designed to pay substantially all of the Fund’s expenses and to compensate the Adviser for providing services to the Fund.
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Notes to Financial Statements and Financial Highlights | May 31, 2024 (Unaudited) |
ALPS Fund Services, Inc., an affiliate of the Adviser, is the administrator of the Fund.
Effective July 1, 2023, each Trustee receives (1) a quarterly retainer of $25,000, (2) a per meeting fee of $15,000, (3) $2,500 for any special meeting held outside of a regularly scheduled board meeting, and (4) reimbursement for all reasonable out-of-pocket expenses relating to attendance at meetings. In addition, the Chairman of the Board receives a quarterly retainer of $5,000, the Chairman of the Audit Committee receives a quarterly retainer of $3,000, and the Chairman of the Nominating & Governance Committee receives a quarterly retainer of $2,000, each in connection with their respective roles.
4. PURCHASES AND SALES OF SECURITIES
For the six months ended May 31, 2024 the cost of purchases and proceeds from sales of investment securities, excluding short-term investments and in-kind transactions, were as follows:
Fund | Purchases | Sales | ||||||
ALPS Equal Sector Weight ETF | $ | 13,033,863 | $ | 13,100,884 |
For the six month period ended May 31, 2024, the cost of in-kind purchases and proceeds from in-kind sales were as follows:
Fund | Purchases | Sales | ||||||
ALPS Equal Sector Weight ETF | $ | 38,773,982 | $ | 54,972,485 |
For the six months ended May 31, 2024, the ALPS Equal Sector Weight ETF had in-kind net realized gain of $9,169,256.
Gains on in-kind transactions are not considered taxable for federal income tax purposes and losses on in-kind transactions are also not deductible for tax purposes.
5. CAPITAL SHARE TRANSACTIONS
Shares are created and redeemed by the Fund only in Creation Unit size aggregations of 25,000 Shares. Only broker-dealers or large institutional investors with creation and redemption agreements called Authorized Participants (“AP”) are permitted to purchase or redeem Creation Units from the Fund. Such transactions are generally permitted on an in-kind basis, with a balancing cash component to equate the transaction to the NAV per unit of the Fund on the transaction date. Cash may be substituted equivalent to the value of certain securities generally when they are not available in sufficient quantity for delivery, not eligible for trading by the AP or as a result of other market circumstances.
6. MARKET RISK
The Fund is subject to investment and operational risks associated with financial, economic and other global market developments and disruptions, including those arising from war, terrorism, market manipulation, government interventions, defaults and shutdowns, political changes or diplomatic developments, public health emergencies (such as the spread of infectious diseases, pandemics and epidemics) and natural/environmental disasters, which can negatively impact the securities markets and cause the Fund to lose value. Securities in the Fund’s portfolio may underperform in comparison to securities in general financial markets, a particular financial market or other asset classes due to a number of factors, including inflation (or expectations for inflation), deflation (or expectations for deflation), interest rates, global demand for particular products or resources, market instability, debt crises and downgrades, embargoes, tariffs, sanctions and other trade barriers, regulatory events, other governmental trade or market control programs and related geopolitical events. In addition, the value of the Fund’s investments may be negatively affected by the occurrence of global events such as war, terrorism, environmental disasters, natural disasters or events, country instability, and infectious disease epidemics or pandemics.
7. SUBSEQUENT EVENTS
Subsequent events, if any, after the date of the Statement of Assets and Liabilities have been evaluated through the date the financial statements were issued. Management has determined that there were no subsequent events to report through the issuance of these financial statements.
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Additional Information | May 31, 2024 (Unaudited) |
TAX INFORMATION
The ALPS Equal Sector Weight ETF designates the following as a percentage of taxable ordinary income distributions, or up to the maximum amount allowable, for the calendar year ended December 31, 2023:
Qualified Dividend Income | Dividend Received Deduction | 199A Dividends | |
ALPS Equal Sector Weight ETF | 85.98% | 83.79% | 10.15% |
In early 2024, if applicable, shareholders of record received this information for the distributions paid to them by the Fund during the calendar year 2023 via Form 1099. The Fund will notify shareholders in early 2025 of amounts paid to them by the Fund, if any, during the calendar year 2024.
LICENSING AGREEMENT
ICE Data Indices, LLC (the “Index Provider”) is not affiliated with the ALPS Equal Sector Weight ETF (the “Fund”) or ALPS Advisors, Inc. (the “Adviser”). The Fund is entitled to use the Underlying Index pursuant to a licensing agreement with the Index Provider and the Adviser. The Adviser pays a licensing fee to the Index Provider out of the management fee.
The only relationship that the Index Provider has with the Fund, the Adviser or Distributor of the Fund in connection with the Fund is that the Index Provider has licensed certain of its intellectual property, including the determination of the component stocks of the Underlying Index and the name of the Underlying Index. The Underlying Index is selected and calculated without regard to the Adviser, Distributor or owners of the Fund. The Index Provider has no obligation to take the specific needs of the Adviser, Distributor or owners of the Fund into consideration in the determination and calculation of the Underlying Index. The Index Provider is not responsible for and has not participated in the determination of pricing or the timing of the issuance or sale of the Shares of the Fund or in the determination or calculation of the net asset value of the Fund. The Index Provider has no obligation or liability in connection with the administration or trading of the Fund.
NYSE® Equal Sector Weight Index is a service mark of ICE Data Indices, LLC or its affiliates (“ICE Data”) and has been licensed for use by the Adviser in connection with the Fund. Neither the Trust nor the Fund is sponsored, endorsed, sold or promoted by ICE Data. ICE Data makes no representations or warranties regarding the Adviser or the Fund or the ability of the NYSE® Equal Sector Weight Index to track general stock market performance.
ICE DATA MAKES NO EXPRESS OR IMPLIED WARRANTIES, AND HEREBY EXPRESSLY DISCLAIMS ALL WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY OR FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE WITH RESPECT TO THE NYSE® EQUAL SECTOR WEIGHT INDEX OR ANY DATA INCLUDED THEREIN. IN NO EVENT SHALL ICE DATA HAVE ANY LIABILITY FOR ANY SPECIAL, PUNITIVE, INDIRECT, OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES (INCLUDING LOST PROFITS), EVEN IF NOTIFIED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES.
The Adviser does not guarantee the accuracy and/or the completeness of the Underlying Index or any data included therein, and the Adviser shall have no liability for any errors, omissions or interruptions therein. The Adviser makes no warranty, express or implied, as to results to be obtained by the Fund, owners of the Shares of the Fund or any other person or entity from the use of the Underlying Index or any data included therein. The Adviser makes no express or implied warranties, and expressly disclaims all warranties of merchantability or fitness for a particular purpose or use with respect to the Underlying Index or any data included therein. Without limiting any of the foregoing, in no event shall the Adviser have any liability for any special, punitive, direct, indirect or consequential damages (including lost profits) arising out of matters relating to the use of the Underlying Index even if notified of the possibility of such damages.
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Item 8 – Changes in and Disagreements with Accountants for Open-End Management Investment Companies | May 31, 2024 (Unaudited) |
On March 14, 2023, BBD LLP (“BBD”) ceased to serve as the independent registered public accounting firm of the Fund. The Board approved the replacement of BBD as a result of Cohen & Company, Ltd.’s (“Cohen”) acquisition of BBD’s investment management group.
The report of BBD on the financial statements of the Fund as of and for the fiscal year or period ended November 30, 2022 did not contain an adverse opinion or a disclaimer of opinion, and was not qualified or modified as to uncertainties, audit scope or accounting principles. During the fiscal year or period ended November 30, 2022, and during the subsequent interim period through March 14, 2023: (i) there were no disagreements between the registrant and BBD on any matter of accounting principles or practices, financial statement disclosure, or auditing scope or procedure, which disagreements, if not resolved to the satisfaction of BBD, would have caused it to make reference to the subject matter of the disagreements in its report on the financial statements of the Fund for such years or interim period; and (ii) there were no “reportable events,” as defined in Item 304(a)(1)(v) of Regulation S-K under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.
On March 7, 2023, upon the recommendation of the Fund’s Audit Committee, the Board approved the appointment of Cohen, effective upon the resignation of BBD, as the Fund’s independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending November 30, 2023.
During the fiscal year or period ended November 30, 2022, and during the subsequent interim period through March 14, 2023, neither the registrant, nor anyone acting on its behalf, consulted with Cohen on behalf of the Fund regarding the application of accounting principles to a specified transaction (either completed or proposed), the type of audit opinion that might be rendered on the Fund’s financial statements, or any matter that was either: (i) the subject of a "disagreement," as defined in Item 304(a)(1)(iv) of Regulation S-K and the instructions thereto; or (ii) "reportable events," as defined in Item 304(a)(1)(v) of Regulation S-K.
13 | May 31, 2024
ALPS Equal Sector Weight ETF
Item 9 – Proxy Disclosures for Open-End Management Investment Companies | May 31, 2024 (Unaudited) |
Not applicable for this reporting period.
14 | May 31, 2024
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Item 10 – Remuneration Paid to Directors, Officers, and Others for Open-End Management Investment Companies | May 31, 2024 (Unaudited) |
The following chart provides certain information about the Trustee fees paid by the Trust for the period ended May 31, 2024:
Aggregate Regular Compensation From the Trust | Aggregate Special Compensation From the Trust | Total Compensation From the Trust | ||||||||||
Mary K. Anstine, Trustee | $ | 82,500 | $ | – | $ | 82,500 | ||||||
Edmund J. Burke, Trustee | $ | 86,500 | $ | – | $ | 86,500 | ||||||
Jeremy W. Deems, Trustee | $ | 88,500 | $ | – | $ | 88,500 | ||||||
Rick A. Pederson, Trustee | $ | 92,500 | $ | – | $ | 92,500 | ||||||
Total | $ | 350,000 | $ | – | $ | 350,000 |
Officers who are employed by the Adviser receive no compensation or expense reimbursements from the Trust.
15 | May 31, 2024
ALPS Equal Sector Weight ETF
Item 11 – Statement Regarding Basis for Approval of Investment Advisory Contract | May 31, 2024 (Unaudited) |
Not applicable for this reporting period.
16 | May 31, 2024
Table of Contents
Item 7 – Financial Statements and Financial Highlights for Open-End Management Investment Companies | 1 |
Schedule of Investments | 2 |
Statement of Assets and Liabilities | 6 |
Statement of Operations | 7 |
Statements of Changes in Net Assets | 8 |
Financial Highlights | 9 |
Notes to Financial Statements and Financial Highlights | 10 |
Additional Information | 15 |
Item 8 – Changes in and Disagreements with Accountants for Open-End Management Investment Companies | 16 |
Item 9 – Proxy Disclosures for Open-End Management Investment Companies | 17 |
Item 10 – Remuneration Paid to Directors, Officers, and Others of Open-End Management Investment Companies | 18 |
Item 11 – Statement Regarding Basis for Approval of Investment Advisory Contract | 19 |
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ALPS Intermediate Municipal Bond ETF
ITEM 7 – Financial Statements and Financial Highlights
for Open-End Management Investment Companies
1 | May 31, 2024
ALPS Intermediate Municipal Bond ETF
Schedule of Investments | May 31, 2024 (Unaudited) |
Principal | ||||||||
Security Description | Amount | Value | ||||||
MUNICIPAL BONDS (99.48%) | ||||||||
General Obligation Limited (2.20%) | ||||||||
Pennsylvania (2.20%) | ||||||||
School District of Philadelphia | ||||||||
5.00%, 09/01/2034 | $ | 500,000 | $ | 507,668 | ||||
4.00%, 09/01/2036 | 200,000 | 201,076 | ||||||
Total Pennsylvania | 708,744 | |||||||
Total General Obligation Limited | 708,744 | |||||||
General Obligation Unlimited (13.72%) | ||||||||
California (6.33%) | ||||||||
Allan Hancock Joint Community College District | ||||||||
0.00%, 08/01/2042(a) | 350,000 | 284,094 | ||||||
Chaffey Joint Union High School District | ||||||||
0.00%, 08/01/2044(a) | 250,000 | 98,296 | ||||||
Chino Valley Unified School District | ||||||||
0.00%, 08/01/2035(a) | 135,000 | 87,615 | ||||||
Lake Tahoe Unified School District | ||||||||
0.00%, 08/01/2045(a) | 150,000 | 121,544 | ||||||
Mount San Antonio Community College District | ||||||||
0.00%, 08/01/2043(a) | 275,000 | 263,142 | ||||||
Rio Hondo Community College District | ||||||||
0.00%, 08/01/2036(a) | 300,000 | 187,307 | ||||||
0.00%, 08/01/2044(a) | 150,000 | 57,296 | ||||||
San Diego Unified School District | ||||||||
5.00%, 07/01/2034(b) | 300,000 | 338,832 | ||||||
San Mateo County Community College District | ||||||||
0.00%, 09/01/2035(a) | 110,000 | 72,774 | ||||||
San Mateo Union High School District | ||||||||
0.00%, 09/01/2041(a) | 520,000 | 526,772 | ||||||
Total California | 2,037,672 | |||||||
Oregon (3.90%) | ||||||||
Clackamas & Washington Counties School District No 3 | ||||||||
0.00%, 06/15/2036(a) | 600,000 | 357,300 | ||||||
Multnomah County School District No 40 | ||||||||
0.00%, 06/15/2043(a) | 1,000,000 | 405,885 | ||||||
Multnomah County School District No 7 Reynolds | ||||||||
0.00%, 06/15/2035(a) | 500,000 | 295,860 | ||||||
Washington & Multnomah Counties School District No 48J Beaverton | ||||||||
0.00%, 06/15/2034(a) | 200,000 | 130,009 | ||||||
0.00%, 06/15/2041(a) | 150,000 | 66,325 | ||||||
Total Oregon | 1,255,379 |
Principal | ||||||||
Security Description | Amount | Value | ||||||
General Obligation Unlimited (continued) | ||||||||
Texas (2.21%) | ||||||||
Fort Bend Independent School District | ||||||||
0.72%, 08/01/2051 | $ | 65,000 | $ | 59,591 | ||||
3.65%, 08/01/2052 | 500,000 | 499,305 | ||||||
4.00%, 08/01/2054(b) | 150,000 | 151,255 | ||||||
Total Texas | 710,151 | |||||||
Washington (1.28%) | ||||||||
Washington Clackamas & Yamhill Counties School District No 88J | ||||||||
0.00%, 06/15/2037(a) | 150,000 | 84,127 | ||||||
0.00%, 06/15/2039(a) | 255,000 | 127,134 | ||||||
0.00%, 06/15/2040(a) | 200,000 | 93,559 | ||||||
0.00%, 06/15/2041(a) | 250,000 | 110,541 | ||||||
Total Washington | 415,361 | |||||||
Total General Obligation Unlimited | 4,418,563 | |||||||
Revenue Bonds (83.56%) | ||||||||
Alabama (0.50%) | ||||||||
Black Belt Energy Gas District SIFMA Municipal Swap Index Yield + 0.65%, 04/01/2053(c) | 100,000 | 97,804 | ||||||
Industrial Development Board of the City of Mobile Alabama | ||||||||
3.92%, 06/01/2034 | 65,000 | 65,007 | ||||||
Total Alabama | 162,811 | |||||||
Arizona (4.55%) | ||||||||
Chandler Industrial Development Authority | ||||||||
4.10%, 12/01/2037 | 175,000 | 173,672 | ||||||
4.00%, 06/01/2049(b) | 115,000 | 114,047 | ||||||
Salt Verde Financial Corp. | ||||||||
5.00%, 12/01/2032 | 675,000 | 702,208 | ||||||
5.00%, 12/01/2037 | 450,000 | 477,965 | ||||||
Total Arizona | 1,467,892 | |||||||
California (5.04%) | ||||||||
Long Beach Bond Finance Authority 3M US SOFR + 1.45%, | ||||||||
11/15/2027(c) | 430,000 | 430,718 | ||||||
Modesto Irrigation District 3M US SOFR + 0.63%, | ||||||||
09/01/2037(c) | 510,000 | 476,141 | ||||||
Northern California Energy Authority | ||||||||
5.00%, 12/01/2054 | 300,000 | 317,387 | ||||||
Northern California Gas Authority No 1 3M US SOFR + 0.72%, | ||||||||
07/01/2027(c) | 230,000 | 228,763 |
2 | May 31, 2024
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Schedule of Investments | May 31, 2024 (Unaudited) |
Principal | ||||||||
Security Description | Amount | Value | ||||||
Revenue Bonds (continued) | ||||||||
San Diego County Regional Airport Authority | ||||||||
5.25%, 07/01/2036 | $ | 150,000 | $ | 166,750 | ||||
Total California | 1,619,759 | |||||||
Colorado (2.49%) | ||||||||
City & County of Denver Co. Airport System Revenue | ||||||||
5.25%, 11/15/2035 | 250,000 | 279,008 | ||||||
5.75%, 11/15/2036 | 250,000 | 297,658 | ||||||
E-470 Public Highway Authority | ||||||||
0.00%, 09/01/2035(a) | 300,000 | 174,525 | ||||||
1D US SOFR + 0.35%, 09/01/2039(c) | 50,000 | 49,944 | ||||||
Total Colorado | 801,135 | |||||||
Connecticut (1.78%) | ||||||||
Connecticut Housing Finance Authority | ||||||||
4.00%, 11/15/2047 | 250,000 | 247,774 | ||||||
6.00%, 11/15/2054 | 300,000 | 326,360 | ||||||
Total Connecticut | 574,134 | |||||||
District of Columbia (2.23%) | ||||||||
Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority Aviation Revenue | ||||||||
5.00%, 10/01/2030 | 200,000 | 200,123 | ||||||
5.00%, 10/01/2031 | 245,000 | 249,818 | ||||||
5.00%, 10/01/2037 | 250,000 | 268,449 | ||||||
Total District of Columbia | 718,390 | |||||||
Florida (3.03%) | ||||||||
City Of South Miami Health Facilities Authority, Inc. | ||||||||
5.00%, 08/15/2042 | 300,000 | 303,785 | ||||||
County of Broward FL Airport System Revenue | ||||||||
5.00%, 10/01/2031 | 200,000 | 209,961 | ||||||
Florida Housing Finance Corp. | ||||||||
5.50%, 01/01/2054 | 145,000 | 148,508 | ||||||
Greater Orlando Aviation Authority | ||||||||
5.00%, 10/01/2033 | 300,000 | 316,204 | ||||||
Total Florida | 978,458 | |||||||
Georgia (5.30%) | ||||||||
Development Authority of Burke County | ||||||||
1.50%, 01/01/2040 | 255,000 | 247,926 | ||||||
1.70%, 12/01/2049 | 650,000 | 644,810 | ||||||
Main Street Natural Gas, Inc. | ||||||||
4.00%, 08/01/2049 | 500,000 | 499,840 | ||||||
5.00%, 12/01/2053 | 300,000 | 316,407 | ||||||
Total Georgia | 1,708,983 |
Principal | ||||||||
Security Description | Amount | Value | ||||||
Revenue Bonds (continued) | ||||||||
Illinois (2.68%) | ||||||||
Illinois Finance Authority | ||||||||
5.00%, 08/15/2035 | $ | 225,000 | $ | 242,571 | ||||
5.00%, 02/15/2036 | 400,000 | 408,394 | ||||||
Illinois Housing Development Authority | ||||||||
6.25%, 04/01/2054 | 190,000 | 208,158 | ||||||
Total Illinois | 859,123 | |||||||
Indiana (0.48%) | ||||||||
Indiana Finance Authority | ||||||||
5.00%, 11/01/2043 | 150,000 | 154,280 | ||||||
Total Indiana | 154,280 | |||||||
Iowa (0.62%) | ||||||||
Iowa Finance Authority | ||||||||
3.85%, 07/01/2041 | 200,000 | 200,000 | ||||||
Total Iowa | 200,000 | |||||||
Kentucky (2.97%) | ||||||||
County of Trimble KY | ||||||||
4.70%, 06/01/2054 | 300,000 | 300,280 | ||||||
Kentucky Public Energy Authority | ||||||||
4.00%, 12/01/2049 | 210,000 | 209,907 | ||||||
1D US SOFR + 1.20%, 08/01/2052(c) | 460,000 | 446,616 | ||||||
Total Kentucky | 956,803 | |||||||
Louisiana (0.16%) | ||||||||
Louisiana Public Facilities Authority | ||||||||
3M US SOFR + 0.70%, 02/15/2036(c) | 55,000 | 51,828 | ||||||
Total Louisiana | 51,828 | |||||||
Massachusetts (0.44%) | ||||||||
Massachusetts Housing Finance Agency | ||||||||
3.00%, 12/01/2050 | 145,000 | 140,195 | ||||||
Total Massachusetts | 140,195 | |||||||
Minnesota (0.32%) | ||||||||
Minnesota Housing Finance Agency | ||||||||
2.47%, 01/01/2050 | 122,486 | 104,020 | ||||||
Total Minnesota | 104,020 | |||||||
Mississippi (0.70%) | ||||||||
Mississippi State University Educational Building Corp. | ||||||||
5.00%, 08/01/2038 | 200,000 | 224,028 | ||||||
Total Mississippi | 224,028 |
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Schedule of Investments | May 31, 2024 (Unaudited) |
Principal | ||||||||
Security Description | Amount | Value | ||||||
Revenue Bonds (continued) | ||||||||
Missouri (0.61%) | ||||||||
Missouri Housing Development Commission | ||||||||
4.00%, 05/01/2050 | $ | 200,000 | $ | 197,777 | ||||
Total Missouri | 197,777 | |||||||
Nebraska (2.86%) | ||||||||
Central Plains Energy Project | ||||||||
5.00%, 05/01/2053 | 725,000 | 754,706 | ||||||
Nebraska Investment Finance Authority | ||||||||
3.50%, 09/01/2046 | 170,000 | 167,239 | ||||||
Total Nebraska | 921,945 | |||||||
New Jersey (4.75%) | ||||||||
New Jersey Economic Development Authority | ||||||||
5.00%, 06/15/2034 | 250,000 | 279,493 | ||||||
New Jersey Health Care Facilities Financing Authority | ||||||||
5.00%, 07/01/2045 | 220,000 | 224,923 | ||||||
New Jersey Transportation Trust Fund Authority | ||||||||
0.00%, 12/15/2031(a) | 1,375,000 | 1,021,542 | ||||||
Total New Jersey | 1,525,958 | |||||||
New Mexico (1.89%) | ||||||||
City of Farmington NM | ||||||||
1.80%, 04/01/2029 | 375,000 | 327,586 | ||||||
New Mexico Mortgage Finance Authority | ||||||||
5.25%, 03/01/2053 | 270,000 | 278,670 | ||||||
Total New Mexico | 606,256 | |||||||
New York (7.84%) | ||||||||
Metropolitan Transportation Authority | ||||||||
1D US SOFR + 0.43%, 11/01/2026(c) | 65,000 | 64,758 | ||||||
1D US SOFR + 0.80%, 11/01/2032(c) | 460,000 | 459,678 | ||||||
New York State Dormitory Authority | ||||||||
4.00%, 07/01/2038 | 100,000 | 101,099 | ||||||
Port Authority of New York & New Jersey | ||||||||
5.00%, 11/01/2030 | 1,100,000 | 1,156,352 | ||||||
Triborough Bridge & Tunnel Authority | ||||||||
1D US SOFR + 1.05%, 04/01/2026(c) | 250,000 | 250,555 | ||||||
0.00%, 11/15/2039(a) | 1,000,000 | 495,730 | ||||||
Total New York | 2,528,172 |
Principal | ||||||||
Security Description | Amount | Value | ||||||
Revenue Bonds (continued) | ||||||||
North Carolina (3.75%) | ||||||||
Charlotte-Mecklenburg Hospital Authority | ||||||||
4.00%, 01/15/2038 | $ | 400,000 | $ | 400,000 | ||||
North Carolina Housing Finance Agency | ||||||||
6.25%, 01/01/2055 | 750,000 | 808,103 | ||||||
Total North Carolina | 1,208,103 | |||||||
North Dakota (2.03%) | ||||||||
North Dakota Housing Finance Agency | ||||||||
4.25%, 01/01/2049 | 345,000 | 342,676 | ||||||
5.75%, 07/01/2053 | 300,000 | 313,752 | ||||||
Total North Dakota | 656,428 | |||||||
Ohio (2.89%) | ||||||||
Ohio Housing Finance Agency | ||||||||
5.00%, 03/01/2052 | 920,000 | 929,044 | ||||||
Total Ohio | 929,044 | |||||||
Oklahoma (1.49%) | ||||||||
Oklahoma Housing Finance Agency | ||||||||
5.00%, 03/01/2052 | 475,000 | 479,524 | ||||||
Total Oklahoma | 479,524 | |||||||
Oregon (0.68%) | ||||||||
Port of Portland OR Airport Revenue | ||||||||
5.00%, 07/01/2036 | 200,000 | 217,400 | ||||||
Total Oregon | 217,400 | |||||||
Pennslyvania (0.52%) | ||||||||
Butler County General Authority | ||||||||
3M US SOFR + 0.70%, 10/01/2034(c) | 175,000 | 167,451 | ||||||
Total Pennslyvania | 167,451 | |||||||
South Carolina (0.50%) | ||||||||
South Carolina State Housing Finance & Development Authority | ||||||||
5.75%, 01/01/2054 | 150,000 | 159,625 | ||||||
Total South Carolina | 159,625 | |||||||
South Dakota (3.41%) | ||||||||
South Dakota Housing Development Authority | ||||||||
5.00%, 05/01/2053 | 930,000 | 941,829 | ||||||
6.00%, 05/01/2054 | 150,000 | 158,473 | ||||||
Total South Dakota | 1,100,302 |
4 | May 31, 2024
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Schedule of Investments | May 31, 2024 (Unaudited) |
Principal | ||||||||
Security Description | Amount | Value | ||||||
Revenue Bonds (continued) | ||||||||
Tennessee (4.05%) | ||||||||
New Memphis Arena Public Building Authority | ||||||||
0.00%, 04/01/2030(a) | $ | 350,000 | $ | 313,929 | ||||
Tennessee Housing Development Agency | ||||||||
5.00%, 01/01/2053 | 975,000 | 989,380 | ||||||
Total Tennessee | 1,303,309 | |||||||
Texas (6.36%) | ||||||||
City of Austin TX Airport System Revenue | ||||||||
5.00%, 11/15/2036 | 200,000 | 214,479 | ||||||
City of Houston TX Airport System Revenue | ||||||||
5.00%, 07/01/2036 | 135,000 | 146,745 | ||||||
Permanent University Fund - University of Texas System | ||||||||
5.00%, 07/01/2036(b) | 180,000 | 209,782 | ||||||
Texas Department of Housing & Community Affairs | ||||||||
3.50%, 07/01/2052 | 430,000 | 415,225 | ||||||
Texas Municipal Gas Acquisition and Supply Corp. I | ||||||||
3M US SOFR + 0.70%, 12/15/2026(c) | 480,000 | 478,519 | ||||||
6.25%, 12/15/2026 | 35,000 | 35,965 | ||||||
Texas Municipal Gas Acquisition and Supply Corp. II | ||||||||
3M US SOFR + 1.06%, 09/15/2027(c) | 415,000 | 415,907 | ||||||
3M US SOFR + 0.86%, 09/15/2027(c) | 130,000 | 129,880 | ||||||
Total Texas | 2,046,502 | |||||||
Virginia (1.87%) | ||||||||
Freddie Mac Structured Pass-Through Certificates | ||||||||
4.68%, 10/25/2040 | 150,000 | 154,657 | ||||||
Halifax County Industrial Development Authority | ||||||||
3.80%, 12/01/2041 | 80,000 | 79,492 | ||||||
Wise County Industrial Development Authority | ||||||||
3.80%, 11/01/2040 | 70,000 | 69,556 | ||||||
York County Economic Development Authority | ||||||||
3.65%, 05/01/2033 | 300,000 | 295,167 | ||||||
Total Virginia | 598,872 | |||||||
Washington (1.64%) | ||||||||
District of Columbia | ||||||||
5.00%, 07/15/2040 | 200,000 | 202,098 | ||||||
Port of Seattle WA | ||||||||
5.00%, 04/01/2027 | 250,000 | 250,554 |
Principal | ||||||||
Security Description | Amount | Value | ||||||
Revenue Bonds (continued) | ||||||||
Washington Health Care Facilities Authority | ||||||||
4.00%, 10/01/2042 | $ | 75,000 | $ | 74,336 | ||||
Total Washington | 526,988 | |||||||
Wisconsin (3.13%) | ||||||||
County of Milwaukee WI Airport Revenue | ||||||||
5.00%, 12/01/2030 | 125,000 | 126,731 | ||||||
Public Finance Authority | ||||||||
3.70%, 10/01/2046 | 300,000 | 292,056 | ||||||
Wisconsin Health & Educational Facilities Authority | ||||||||
4.00%, 11/15/2043 | 200,000 | 190,490 | ||||||
4.10%, 04/01/2048 | 400,000 | 400,000 | ||||||
Total Wisconsin | 1,009,277 | |||||||
Total Revenue Bonds | 26,904,772 | |||||||
TOTAL MUNICIPAL BONDS | ||||||||
(Cost $32,027,657) | 32,032,079 | |||||||
TOTAL INVESTMENTS (99.48%) | ||||||||
(Cost $32,027,657) | $ | 32,032,079 | ||||||
OTHER ASSETS IN EXCESS OF LIABILITIES (0.52%) | 167,260 | |||||||
NET ASSETS - 100.00% | $ | 32,199,339 |
Investment Abbreviations:
SOFR - Secured Overnight Financing Rate
Reference Rates:
1D US SOFR - 1 Day SOFR as of May 31, 2024 was 5.33%
SIFMA Municipal Swap Index Yield - SIFMA Municipal Swap Index Yield as of May 31, 2024 was 3.36%
3M US SOFR - 3 Month SOFR as of May 31, 2024 was 5.34%
(a) | Zero coupon bond. |
(b) | Represents a security purchased on a when-issued basis. |
(c) | Floating or variable rate security. Interest rate resets periodically on specific dates. The rate shown represents the coupon or interest rate in effect as of May 31, 2024. Security description includes the reference rate and spread if published and available. |
See Notes to Financial Statements and Financial Highlights.
5 | May 31, 2024
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Statement of Assets and Liabilities | May 31, 2024 (Unaudited) |
ASSETS: | ||||
Investments, at value | $ | 32,032,079 | ||
Cash | 88,516 | |||
Receivable for investments sold | 268,545 | |||
Interest receivable | 289,972 | |||
Receivable for shares sold | 631,359 | |||
Total Assets | 33,310,471 | |||
LIABILITIES: | ||||
Payable for investments purchased | 1,097,647 | |||
Payable to adviser | 13,485 | |||
Total Liabilities | 1,111,132 | |||
NET ASSETS | $ | 32,199,339 | ||
NET ASSETS CONSIST OF: | ||||
Paid-in capital | $ | 32,150,638 | ||
Total distributable earnings/(accumulated losses) | 48,701 | |||
NET ASSETS | $ | 32,199,339 | ||
INVESTMENTS, AT COST | $ | 32,027,657 | ||
PRICING OF SHARES | ||||
Net Assets | $ | 32,199,339 | ||
Shares of beneficial interest outstanding (Unlimited number of shares authorized, par value $0.01 per share) | 1,275,002 | |||
Net Asset Value, offering and redemption price per share | $ | 25.25 |
See Notes to Financial Statements and Financial Highlights.
6 | May 31, 2024
ALPS Intermediate Municipal Bond ETF
Statement of Operations | For the Six Months Ended May 31, 2024 (Unaudited) |
INVESTMENT INCOME: | ||||
Interest | $ | 620,384 | ||
Dividends | 1,552 | |||
Total Investment Income | 621,936 | |||
EXPENSES: | ||||
Investment adviser fees | 79,065 | |||
Net Expenses | 79,065 | |||
NET INVESTMENT INCOME | 542,871 | |||
REALIZED AND UNREALIZED GAIN/(LOSS): | ||||
Net realized gain on investments | 41,398 | |||
Net change in unrealized depreciation on investments | (183,015 | ) | ||
NET REALIZED AND UNREALIZED LOSS ON INVESTMENTS | (141,617 | ) | ||
NET INCREASE IN NET ASSETS RESULTING FROM OPERATIONS | $ | 401,254 |
See Notes to Financial Statements and Financial Highlights.
7 | May 31, 2024
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Statements of Changes in Net Assets
For the Six | For the | |||||||
Months Ended | Year Ended | |||||||
May 31, 2024 | November 30, | |||||||
(Unaudited) | 2023 | |||||||
OPERATIONS: | ||||||||
Net investment income | $ | 542,871 | $ | 1,016,296 | ||||
Net realized gain | 41,398 | 68,236 | ||||||
Net change in unrealized appreciation/(depreciation) | (183,015 | ) | 375,330 | |||||
Net increase in net assets resulting from operations | 401,254 | 1,459,862 | ||||||
DISTRIBUTIONS TO SHAREHOLDERS: | ||||||||
From distributable earnings | (610,384 | ) | (1,244,614 | ) | ||||
Total distributions | (610,384 | ) | (1,244,614 | ) | ||||
CAPITAL SHARE TRANSACTIONS: | ||||||||
Proceeds from sale of shares | 1,273,868 | – | ||||||
Net increase from capital share transactions | 1,273,868 | – | ||||||
Net increase in net assets | 1,064,738 | 215,248 | ||||||
NET ASSETS: | ||||||||
Beginning of period | 31,134,601 | 30,919,353 | ||||||
End of period | $ | 32,199,339 | $ | 31,134,601 | ||||
OTHER INFORMATION: | ||||||||
CAPITAL SHARE TRANSACTIONS: | ||||||||
Beginning shares | 1,225,002 | 1,225,002 | ||||||
Shares sold | 50,000 | – | ||||||
Shares outstanding, end of period | 1,275,002 | 1,225,002 |
See Notes to Financial Statements and Financial Highlights.
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Financial Highlights | For a Share Outstanding Throughout the Periods Presented |
For the Six Months Ended May 31, 2024 (Unaudited) | For the Year Ended November 30, 2023 | For the Period May 19, 2022 (Commencement of Operations) to November 30, 2022 | ||||||||||
NET ASSET VALUE, BEGINNING OF PERIOD | $ | 25.42 | $ | 25.24 | $ | 25.00 | ||||||
INCOME FROM OPERATIONS: | ||||||||||||
Net investment income(a) | 0.44 | 0.85 | 0.36 | |||||||||
Net realized and unrealized gain/(loss) | (0.11 | ) | 0.34 | 0.23 | ||||||||
Total from investment operations | 0.33 | 1.19 | 0.59 | |||||||||
DISTRIBUTIONS: | ||||||||||||
From net investment income | (0.44 | ) | (1.01 | ) | (0.35 | ) | ||||||
From net realized gains | (0.06 | ) | – | – | ||||||||
Total distributions | (0.50 | ) | (1.01 | ) | (0.35 | ) | ||||||
NET INCREASE/(DECREASE) IN NET ASSET VALUE | (0.17 | ) | 0.18 | 0.24 | ||||||||
NET ASSET VALUE, END OF PERIOD | $ | 25.25 | $ | 25.42 | $ | 25.24 | ||||||
TOTAL RETURN(b) | 1.27 | % | 4.85 | % | 2.38 | % | ||||||
RATIOS/SUPPLEMENTAL DATA: | ||||||||||||
Net assets, end of period (in 000s) | $ | 32,199 | $ | 31,135 | $ | 30,919 | ||||||
RATIOS TO AVERAGE NET ASSETS | ||||||||||||
Ratio of expenses to average net assets | 0.50 | %(c) | 0.50 | % | 0.50 | %(c) | ||||||
Ratio of net investment income to average net assets | 3.43 | %(c) | 3.28 | % | 2.67 | %(c) | ||||||
Portfolio turnover rate(d) | 44 | %(e) | 129 | %(e) | 75 | % |
(a) | Based on average shares outstanding during the period. |
(b) | Total return is calculated assuming an initial investment made at the net asset value at the beginning of the period and redemption at the net asset value on the last day of the period and assuming all distributions are reinvested at the reinvestment prices. Total return calculated for a period of less than one year is not annualized. |
(c) | Annualized. |
(d) | Portfolio turnover for periods less than one year are not annualized and does not include securities received or delivered from processing creations or redemptions in-kind. |
(e) | The portfolio turnover rate excluding variable rate demand notes was 50% during the year ended November 30, 2023, and 10% during the six months ended May 31, 2024. |
See Notes to Financial Statements and Financial Highlights.
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Notes to Financial Statements and Financial Highlights | May 31, 2024 (Unaudited) |
1. ORGANIZATION
ALPS ETF Trust (the “Trust”), a Delaware statutory trust, is an open-end management investment company registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “1940 Act”). As of May 31, 2024, the Trust consisted of twenty-four separate portfolios. Each portfolio represents a separate series of the Trust. This report pertains solely to the ALPS Intermediate Municipal Bond ETF (the “Fund”). The investment objective of the Fund is to protect investor’s capital and generate attractive risk-adjusted returns. The Fund has elected to qualify as a diversified series of the Trust under the 1940 Act.
The Fund’s Shares (“Shares”) are listed on the NYSE Arca, Inc. (the “NYSE Arca”). The Fund issues and redeems Shares, at net asset value (“NAV”) in blocks of 25,000 Shares, each of which is called a “Creation Unit”. Creation Units are issued and redeemed principally in-kind for securities. Except when aggregated in Creation Units, Shares are not redeemable securities of the Fund.
Pursuant to the Trust’s organizational documents, its Officers and Trustees are indemnified against certain liability arising out of the performance of their duties to the Trust. Additionally, in the normal course of business, the Trust enters into contracts with service providers that contain general indemnification clauses. The Trust’s maximum exposure under these arrangements is unknown, as this would involve future claims that may be made against the Trust that have not yet occurred.
2. SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES
The following is a summary of significant accounting policies consistently followed by the Fund in the preparation of the financial statements. The accompanying financial statements were prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (“U.S. GAAP”). The preparation of financial statements in conformity with U.S. GAAP requires management to make certain estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosures of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of revenue and expenses during the period. Actual results could differ from those estimates. The Fund is considered an investment company under U.S. GAAP and follows the accounting and reporting guidance applicable to investment companies in the Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) Accounting Standards Codification Topic 946.
A. Portfolio Valuation
The Fund’s NAV is determined daily, as of the close of regular trading on the New York Stock Exchange (the "NYSE"), normally 4:00 p.m. Eastern Time, on each day the NYSE is open for trading. The NAV is computed by dividing the value of all assets of the Fund (including accrued interest and dividends), less all liabilities (including accrued expenses and dividends declared but unpaid), by the total number of shares outstanding.
Portfolio securities listed on any exchange other than the NASDAQ Stock Market LLC (“NASDAQ”) are valued at the last sale price on the business day as of which such value is being determined. If there has been no sale on such day, the securities are valued at the mean of the most recent bid and ask prices on such day. Securities traded on the NASDAQ are valued at the NASDAQ Official Closing Price as determined by NASDAQ. Portfolio securities traded on more than one securities exchange are valued at the last sale price on the business day as of which such value is being determined at the close of the exchange representing the principal market for such securities. Portfolio securities traded in the over-the-counter market, but excluding securities traded on the NASDAQ, are valued at the last quoted sale price in such market.
The market price for debt securities is generally the evaluated price supplied by an independent third-party pricing service approved by the Board, which references a combination of transactions and quotations for the same or other securities believed to be comparable in quality, coupon, maturity, type of issue, call provisions, trading characteristics and other features deemed to be relevant. To the extent the Fund’s debt securities are valued based on price quotations or other equivalent indications of value provided by a third-party pricing service, any such third-party pricing service may use a variety of methodologies to value some or all of the Fund’s debt securities to determine the market price.
The Fund’s investments are valued at market value or, in the absence of market value with respect to any portfolio securities, at fair value according to procedures adopted by the Trust’s Board. Pursuant to Rule 2a-5 under the 1940 Act, the Board of Trustees designated ALPS Advisors, Inc. (the “Adviser”) as the valuation designee ("Valuation Designee") for the Fund to perform the fair value determinations relating to all Fund investments. The Adviser may carry out its designated responsibilities as Valuation Designee through various teams and committees. When market quotations are not readily available or when events occur that make established valuation methods unreliable, securities of the Fund may be valued in good faith by the Valuation Designee. These securities generally include, but are not limited to, restricted securities (securities which may not be publicly sold without registration under the Securities Act of 1933) for which a pricing service is unable to provide a market price; securities whose trading has been formally suspended; a security whose market price is not available from a pre-established primary pricing source or the pricing source is not willing to provide a price; a security with respect to which an event has occurred that is most likely to materially affect the value of the security after the market has closed but before the calculation of the Fund’s NAV or make it difficult or impossible to obtain a reliable market quotation; or a security whose price, as provided by the pricing service, does not reflect the security’s “fair value” due to the security being de-listed from a national exchange or the security’s primary trading market is temporarily closed at a time when, under normal conditions, it would be open. As a general principle, the current “fair value” of a security would be the amount which the owner might reasonably expect to receive from the sale on the applicable exchange or principal market. A variety of factors may be considered in determining the fair value of such securities.
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Notes to Financial Statements and Financial Highlights | May 31, 2024 (Unaudited) |
B. Fair Value Measurements
The Fund discloses the classification of its fair value measurements following a three-tier hierarchy based on the inputs used to measure fair value. Inputs refer broadly to the assumptions that market participants would use in pricing the asset or liability, including assumptions about risk. Inputs may be observable or unobservable. Observable inputs reflect the assumptions market participants would use in pricing the asset or liability that are developed based on market data obtained from sources independent of the reporting entity. Unobservable inputs reflect the reporting entity’s own assumptions about the assumptions market participants would use in pricing the asset or liability that are developed based on the best information available.
Valuation techniques used to value the Fund’s investments by major category are as follows:
Equity securities, including restricted securities, for which market quotations are readily available, are valued at the last reported sale price or official closing price as reported by a third party pricing vendor on the primary market or exchange on which they are traded and are categorized as Level 1 in the hierarchy. In the event there were no sales during the day or closing prices are not available, securities are valued at the mean of the most recent quoted bid and ask prices on such day and are generally categorized as Level 2 in the hierarchy. Investments in open-end mutual funds are valued at their closing NAV each business day and are categorized as Level 1 in the hierarchy.
Debt securities, including restricted securities, are valued based on evaluated prices received from third party pricing vendors or from brokers who make markets in such securities. For municipal bonds, pricing vendors utilize matrix pricing which considers yield or price of bonds of comparable quality, coupon, maturity and type as well as broker-supplied prices. When independent prices are unavailable or unreliable, debt securities may be valued utilizing pricing methodologies which consider similar factors that would be used by third party pricing vendors. Debt securities are generally categorized as Level 2 in the hierarchy but may be Level 3 depending on the circumstances.
Changes in valuation techniques may result in transfers in or out of an assigned level within the disclosure hierarchy.
Various inputs are used in determining the value of the Fund’s investments as of the end of the reporting period. When inputs used fall into different levels of the fair value hierarchy, the level in the hierarchy within which the fair value measurement falls is determined based on the lowest level input that is significant to the fair value measurement in its entirety. The designated input levels are not necessarily an indication of the risk or liquidity associated with these investments.
These inputs are categorized in the following hierarchy under applicable financial accounting standards:
Level 1 – | Unadjusted quoted prices in active markets for identical investments, unrestricted assets or liabilities that a Fund has the ability to access at the measurement date; |
Level 2 – | Quoted prices which are not active, quoted prices for similar assets or liabilities in active markets or inputs other than quoted prices that are observable (either directly or indirectly) for substantially the full term of the asset or liability; and |
Level 3 – | Significant unobservable prices or inputs (including the Fund’s own assumptions in determining the fair value of investments) where there is little or no market activity for the asset or liability at the measurement date. |
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Notes to Financial Statements and Financial Highlights | May 31, 2024 (Unaudited) |
The following is a summary of the inputs used to value the Fund’s investments as of May 31, 2024:
ALPS Intermediate Municipal Bond ETF
Investments in Securities at Value | Level 1 - Quoted and Unadjusted Prices | Level 2 - Other Significant Observable Inputs | Level 3 - Significant Unobservable Inputs | Total | ||||||||||||
Municipal Bonds* | $ | – | $ | 32,032,079 | $ | – | $ | 32,032,079 | ||||||||
Total | $ | – | $ | 32,032,079 | $ | – | $ | 32,032,079 |
* | For a detailed breakdown of sectors, see the accompanying Schedule of Investments. |
The Fund did not have any securities that used significant unobservable inputs (Level 3) in determining fair value and there were no transfers into or out of Level 3 during the six months ended May 31, 2024.
C. Securities Transactions and Investment Income
Securities transactions are recorded as of the trade date. Realized gains and losses from securities transactions are recorded on the specific identification in accordance with GAAP. Dividend income and capital gains distributions, if any, are recorded on the ex-dividend date. Interest income, if any, is recorded on the accrual basis, including amortization of premiums and accretion of discounts.
D. Dividends and Distributions to Shareholders
Dividends from net investment income of the Fund, if any, are declared and paid monthly or as the Board may determine from time to time. Distributions of net realized capital gains earned by the Fund, if any, are distributed at least annually.
E. Federal Tax and Tax Basis Information
The timing and character of income and capital gain distributions are determined in accordance with income tax regulations, which may differ from U.S. GAAP. Reclassifications are made to the Fund’s capital accounts for permanent tax differences to reflect income and gains available for distribution (or available capital loss carryforwards) under income tax regulations. The amounts and characteristics of tax basis distributions and composition of distributable earnings/(accumulated losses) are finalized at fiscal year-end; accordingly, tax basis balances have not been determined as of May 31, 2024.
The tax character of the distributions paid during the fiscal year ended November 30, 2023 was as follows:
Ordinary | Tax-Exempt | Short-Term | Long-Term | Return | ||||||||||||||||
Fund | Income | Income | Capital Gain | Capital Gain | of Capital | |||||||||||||||
November 30, 2023 | ||||||||||||||||||||
ALPS Intermediate Municipal Bond ETF | $ | 446,400 | $ | 798,214 | $ | – | $ | – | $ | – |
The character of distributions made during the period may differ from its ultimate characterization for federal income tax purposes.
Under current law, capital losses maintain their character as short-term or long-term and are carried forward to the next tax year without expiration. As of November 30, 2023, the Fund did not have any amounts available to carry forward to the next tax year.
As of May 31, 2024, the cost of investments for federal income tax purposes and accumulated net unrealized appreciation/(depreciation) on investments were as follows:
ALPS Intermediate Municipal Bond ETF | ||||
Gross appreciation (excess of value over tax cost) | $ | 366,316 | ||
Gross depreciation (excess of tax cost over value) | (362,006 | ) | ||
Net unrealized appreciation/(depreciation) | $ | 4,310 | ||
Cost of investments for income tax purposes | $ | 32,027,769 |
The differences between book-basis and tax-basis are primarily due to the deferral of losses from wash sales. In addition, certain tax cost basis adjustments are finalized at fiscal year-end and therefore have not been determined as of May 31, 2024.
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Notes to Financial Statements and Financial Highlights | May 31, 2024 (Unaudited) |
G. Income Taxes
No provision for income taxes is included in the accompanying financial statements, as the Fund intends to distribute to shareholders all taxable investment income and realized gains and otherwise comply with Subchapter M of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, applicable to regulated investment companies. The Fund evaluates tax positions taken (or expected to be taken) in the course of preparing the Fund’s tax returns to determine whether these positions meet a “more-likely-than-not” standard that, based on the technical merits, have a more than fifty percent likelihood of being sustained by a taxing authority upon examination. A tax position that meets the “more-likely-than-not” recognition threshold is measured to determine the amount of benefit to recognize in the financial statements.
As of and during the six months ended May 31, 2024, the Fund did not have a liability for any unrecognized tax benefits. The Fund files U.S. federal, state, and local tax returns as required. The Fund’s tax returns are subject to examination by the relevant tax authorities until expiration of the applicable statute of limitations, which is generally three years after the filing of the tax return, but may extend to four years in certain jurisdictions. Tax returns for open years have incorporated no uncertain tax positions that require a provision for income taxes.
3. INVESTMENT ADVISORY FEE AND OTHER AFFILIATED TRANSACTIONS
ALPS Advisors, Inc. serves as the Fund’s investment adviser pursuant to an Investment Advisory Agreement with the Trust on behalf of the Fund (the “Advisory Agreement”). Pursuant to the Advisory Agreement, the Fund pays the Adviser an annual management fee for the services and facilities it provides, payable on a monthly basis at the annual rate of 0.50% of the Fund’s average daily net assets.
Out of the unitary management fee, the Adviser pays substantially all expenses of the Fund, including the cost of sub-advisory, transfer agency, custody, fund administration, legal, audit, trustees and other services, except for acquired fund fees and expenses, interest expenses, distribution fees or expenses, brokerage expenses, taxes and extraordinary expenses not incurred in the ordinary course of the Fund's business. The Adviser’s unitary management fee is designed to pay substantially all of the Fund’s expenses and to compensate the Adviser for providing services to the Fund.
Brown Brothers Harriman & Co. (the “Sub-Adviser”) serves as the Fund's sub-adviser pursuant to a sub-advisory agreement with the Trust (the ‘‘Sub-Advisory Agreement’’). Pursuant to the Sub-Advisory Agreement, the Adviser pays the Sub-Adviser a sub-advisory fee out of the Adviser's advisory fee for the services it provides. The fee is payable on a monthly basis at the annual rate of 0.25% of the Fund's average daily net assets. ALPS Fund Services, Inc., an affiliate of the Adviser, is the administrator of the Fund.
Effective July 1, 2023, each Trustee receives (1) a quarterly retainer of $25,000, (2) a per meeting fee of $15,000, (3) $2,500 for any special meeting held outside of a regularly scheduled board meeting, and (4) reimbursement for all reasonable out-of-pocket expenses relating to attendance at meetings. In addition, the Chairman of the Board receives a quarterly retainer of $5,000, the Chairman of the Audit Committee receives a quarterly retainer of $3,000, and the Chairman of the Nominating & Governance Committee receives a quarterly retainer of $2,000, each in connection with their respective roles.
4. PURCHASES AND SALES OF SECURITIES
For the six months ended May 31, 2024, the cost of purchases and proceeds from sales of investment securities, excluding short-term investments and in-kind transactions, were as follows:
Fund | Purchases | Sales | ||||||
ALPS Intermediate Municipal Bond ETF | $ | 16,548,264 | $ | 13,909,549 |
For the six months ended May 31, 2024, there were no in-kind transactions or realized gain/(loss) on in-kind transactions.
5. CAPITAL SHARE TRANSACTIONS
Shares are created and redeemed by the Fund only in Creation Unit size aggregations of 25,000 Shares. Only broker-dealers or large institutional investors with creation and redemption agreements called Authorized Participants (“AP”) are permitted to purchase or redeem Creation Units from the Fund. Such transactions are generally permitted on an in-kind basis, with a balancing cash component to equate the transaction to the NAV per unit of the Fund on the transaction date. Cash may be substituted equivalent to the value of certain securities generally when they are not available in sufficient quantity for delivery, not eligible for trading by the AP or as a result of other market circumstances.
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Notes to Financial Statements and Financial Highlights | May 31, 2024 (Unaudited) |
6. MARKET RISK
The Fund is subject to investment and operational risks associated with financial, economic and other global market developments and disruptions, including those arising from war, terrorism, market manipulation, government interventions, defaults and shutdowns, political changes or diplomatic developments, public health emergencies (such as the spread of infectious diseases, pandemics and epidemics) and natural/environmental disasters, which can negatively impact the securities markets and cause the Fund to lose value. Securities in the Fund's portfolio may underperform in comparison to securities in general financial markets, a particular financial market or other asset classes due to a number of factors, including inflation (or expectations for inflation), deflation (or expectations for deflation), interest rates, global demand for particular products or resources, market instability, debt crises and downgrades, embargoes, tariffs, sanctions and other trade barriers, regulatory events, other governmental trade or market control programs and related geopolitical events. In addition, the value of the Fund's investments may be negatively affected by the occurrence of global events such as war, terrorism, environmental disasters, natural disasters or events, country instability, and infectious disease epidemics or pandemics.
7. SUBSEQUENT EVENTS
Subsequent events, if any, after the date of the Statement of Assets and Liabilities have been evaluated through the date the financial statements were issued. Management has determined that there were no subsequent events to report through the issuance of these financial statements.
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Additional Information | May 31, 2024 (Unaudited) |
TAX INFORMATION
The ALPS Intermediate Municipal Bond ETF designates the following as a percentage of taxable ordinary income distributions, or up to the maximum amount allowable, for the calendar year ended December 31, 2023:
Qualified Dividend Income | Dividend Received Deduction | |
ALPS Intermediate Municipal Bond ETF | 0% | 0% |
In early 2024, if applicable, shareholders of record received this information for the distributions paid to them by the Funds during the calendar year 2023 via Form 1099. The Funds will notify shareholders in early 2025 of amounts paid to them by the Funds, if any, during the calendar year 2024.
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Item 8 – Changes in and Disagreements with Accountants | May 31, 2024 (Unaudited) |
for Open-End Management Investment Companies |
On March 14, 2023, BBD LLP (“BBD”) ceased to serve as the independent registered public accounting firm of the Fund. The Board approved the replacement of BBD as a result of Cohen & Company, Ltd.’s (“Cohen”) acquisition of BBD’s investment management group.
The report of BBD on the financial statements of the Fund as of and for the fiscal year or period ended November 30, 2022 did not contain an adverse opinion or a disclaimer of opinion, and was not qualified or modified as to uncertainties, audit scope or accounting principles. During the fiscal year or period ended November 30, 2022, and during the subsequent interim period through March 14, 2023: (i) there were no disagreements between the registrant and BBD on any matter of accounting principles or practices, financial statement disclosure, or auditing scope or procedure, which disagreements, if not resolved to the satisfaction of BBD, would have caused it to make reference to the subject matter of the disagreements in its report on the financial statements of the Fund for such years or interim period; and (ii) there were no “reportable events,” as defined in Item 304(a)(1)(v) of Regulation S-K under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.
On March 7, 2023, upon the recommendation of the Fund’s Audit Committee, the Board approved the appointment of Cohen, effective upon the resignation of BBD, as the Fund’s independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending November 30, 2023.
During the fiscal year or period ended November 30, 2022, and during the subsequent interim period through March 14, 2023, neither the registrant, nor anyone acting on its behalf, consulted with Cohen on behalf of the Fund regarding the application of accounting principles to a specified transaction (either completed or proposed), the type of audit opinion that might be rendered on the Fund’s financial statements, or any matter that was either: (i) the subject of a "disagreement," as defined in Item 304(a)(1)(iv) of Regulation S-K and the instructions thereto; or (ii) "reportable events," as defined in Item 304(a)(1)(v) of Regulation S-K.
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Item 9 – Proxy Disclosures | May 31, 2024 (Unaudited) |
for Open-End Management Investment Companies |
Not applicable for this reporting period.
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Item 10 – Remuneration Paid to Directors, Officers, and Others | May 31, 2024 (Unaudited) |
of Open-End Management Investment Companies |
The following chart provides certain information about the Trustee fees paid by the Trust for the period ended May 31, 2024:
Aggregate Regular Compensation From the Trust | Aggregate Special Compensation From the Trust | Total Compensation From the Trust | ||||||||||
Mary K. Anstine, Trustee | $ | 82,500 | $ | – | $ | 82,500 | ||||||
Edmund J. Burke, Trustee | $ | 86,500 | $ | – | $ | 86,500 | ||||||
Jeremy W. Deems, Trustee | $ | 88,500 | $ | – | $ | 88,500 | ||||||
Rick A. Pederson, Trustee | $ | 92,500 | $ | – | $ | 92,500 | ||||||
Total | $ | 350,000 | $ | – | $ | 350,000 |
Officers who are employed by the Adviser receive no compensation or expense reimbursements from the Trust.
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Item 11 – Statement Regarding Basis | May 31, 2024 (Unaudited) |
for Approval of Investment Advisory Contract |
Not applicable for this reporting period.
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Table of Contents
Item 7 – Financial Statements and Financial Highlights for Open-End Management Investment Companies | 1 |
Schedules of Investments | |
ALPS Clean Energy ETF | 2 |
ALPS Disruptive Technologies ETF | 4 |
ALPS Global Travel Beneficiaries ETF | 6 |
ALPS Medical Breakthroughs ETF | 8 |
Statements of Assets and Liabilities | 10 |
Statements of Operations | 11 |
Statements of Changes in Net Assets | |
ALPS Clean Energy ETF | 12 |
ALPS Disruptive Technologies ETF | 13 |
ALPS Global Travel Beneficiaries ETF | 14 |
ALPS Medical Breakthroughs ETF | 15 |
Financial Highlights | 16 |
Notes to Financial Statements and Financial Highlights | 20 |
Additional Information | 29 |
Item 8 – Changes in and Disagreements with Accountants for Open-End Management Investment Companies | 33 |
Item 9 – Proxy Disclosures for Open-End Management Investment Companies | 34 |
Item 10 – Remuneration Paid to Directors, Officers, and Others of Open-End Management Investment Companies | 35 |
Item 11 – Statement Regarding Basis for Approval of Investment Advisory Contract | 36 |
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ALPS ETF Trust
ITEM 7 – Financial Statements and Financial Highlights
for Open-End Management Investment Companies
1 | May 31, 2024
ALPS Clean Energy ETF
Schedule of Investments | May 31, 2024 (Unaudited) |
Security Description | Shares | Value | ||||||
COMMON STOCKS (90.61%) | ||||||||
Consumer Discretionary (11.76%) | ||||||||
EVgo, Inc.(a)(b) | 224,985 | $ | 456,720 | |||||
Lucid Group, Inc.(a)(b) | 2,075,763 | 5,895,167 | ||||||
Rivian Automotive, Inc.(a)(b) | 935,113 | 10,211,433 | ||||||
Tesla, Inc.(a) | 52,396 | 9,330,680 | ||||||
Total Consumer Discretionary | 25,894,000 | |||||||
Consumer Staples (6.24%) | ||||||||
Andersons, Inc. | 74,968 | 3,923,825 | ||||||
Darling Ingredients, Inc.(a) | 243,013 | 9,817,725 | ||||||
Total Consumer Staples | 13,741,550 | |||||||
Energy (2.68%) | ||||||||
Clean Energy Fuels Corp.(a)(b) | 395,700 | 1,238,541 | ||||||
Gevo, Inc.(a)(b) | 537,107 | 367,220 | ||||||
Green Plains, Inc.(a) | 146,407 | 2,513,809 | ||||||
REX American Resources Corp.(a) | 35,868 | 1,793,041 | ||||||
Total Energy | 5,912,611 | |||||||
Financials (3.96%) | ||||||||
Hannon Armstrong Sustainable Infrastructure Capital, Inc.(b) | 261,685 | 8,711,494 | ||||||
Industrials (20.17%) | ||||||||
Ameresco, Inc., Class A(a) | 74,550 | 2,722,566 | ||||||
American Superconductor Corp.(a) | 80,875 | 1,551,183 | ||||||
Array Technologies, Inc.(a)(b) | 336,774 | 4,775,455 | ||||||
Ballard Power Systems, Inc.(a)(b) | 587,832 | 1,816,401 | ||||||
ChargePoint Holdings, Inc.(a)(b) | 896,346 | 1,505,861 | ||||||
Fluence Energy, Inc.(a) | 141,908 | 3,566,148 | ||||||
NEXTracker, Inc.(a) | 184,906 | 10,201,264 | ||||||
Nikola Corp.(a)(b) | 2,981,770 | 1,526,368 | ||||||
Plug Power, Inc.(a)(b) | 1,583,135 | 5,271,839 | ||||||
Shoals Technologies Group, Inc., Class A(a) | 394,477 | 3,104,534 | ||||||
Stem, Inc.(a)(b) | 352,013 | 468,177 | ||||||
SunPower Corp.(a)(b) | 199,840 | 667,466 | ||||||
Sunrun, Inc.(a)(b) | 499,572 | 7,223,811 | ||||||
Total Industrials | 44,401,073 | |||||||
Information Technology (21.61%) | ||||||||
Enphase Energy, Inc.(a) | 81,872 | 10,471,429 | ||||||
First Solar, Inc.(a) | 67,133 | 18,244,064 | ||||||
Itron, Inc.(a) | 105,588 | 11,355,989 | ||||||
Wolfspeed, Inc.(a)(b) | 292,473 | 7,516,556 | ||||||
Total Information Technology | 47,588,038 |
Security Description | Shares | Value | ||||||
Materials (8.25%) | ||||||||
Albemarle Corp.(b) | 74,322 | $ | 9,111,134 | |||||
Arcadium Lithium PLC, Class A(a)(b) | 1,919,327 | 8,502,619 | ||||||
Piedmont Lithium, Inc.(a)(b) | 41,565 | 542,839 | ||||||
Total Materials | 18,156,592 | |||||||
Utilities (15.94%) | ||||||||
Altus Power, Inc.(a) | 122,636 | 496,676 | ||||||
Boralex, Inc., Class A(b) | 238,780 | 6,059,944 | ||||||
Clearway Energy, Inc., Class C | 190,915 | 5,345,620 | ||||||
Innergex Renewable Energy, Inc.(b) | 361,342 | 2,587,548 | ||||||
Northland Power, Inc.(b) | 597,263 | 10,210,372 | ||||||
Ormat Technologies, Inc. | 120,999 | 9,123,325 | ||||||
Sunnova Energy International, Inc.(a)(b) | 248,572 | 1,297,546 | ||||||
Total Utilities | 35,121,031 | |||||||
TOTAL COMMON STOCKS | ||||||||
(Cost $382,191,879) | 199,526,389 |
Security Description | Shares | Value | ||||||
MASTER LIMITED PARTNERSHIPS (9.22%) | ||||||||
Utilities (9.22%) | ||||||||
Brookfield Renewable Partners LP | 464,129 | 12,957,268 | ||||||
NextEra Energy Partners LP | 218,147 | 7,353,735 | ||||||
Total Utilities | 20,311,003 | |||||||
TOTAL MASTER LIMITED PARTNERSHIPS | ||||||||
(Cost $29,781,692) | 20,311,003 |
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Schedule of Investments | May 31, 2024 (Unaudited) |
7 Day Yield | Shares | Value | ||||||||||
SHORT TERM INVESTMENTS (13.38%) | ||||||||||||
Money Market Fund (0.04%) | ||||||||||||
State Street Institutional Treasury Plus Money Market Fund (Premier Class) | ||||||||||||
(Cost $78,188) | 5.26 | % | 78,188 | $ | 78,188 | |||||||
Investments Purchased with Collateral from Securities Loaned (13.34%) | ||||||||||||
State Street Navigator Securities Lending Government Money Market Portfolio, 5.33% | ||||||||||||
(Cost $29,387,154) | 29,387,154 | $ | 29,387,154 | |||||||||
TOTAL SHORT TERM INVESTMENTS | ||||||||||||
(Cost $29,465,342) | 29,465,342 | |||||||||||
TOTAL INVESTMENTS (113.21%) | ||||||||||||
(Cost $441,438,913) | $ | 249,302,734 | ||||||||||
LIABILITIES IN EXCESS OF OTHER ASSETS (-13.21%) | (29,088,892 | ) | ||||||||||
NET ASSETS - 100.00% | $ | 220,213,842 |
(a) | Non-income producing security. |
(b) | Security, or a portion of the security position is currently on loan. The total market value of securities on loan is $61,303,491. |
See Notes to Financial Statements and Financial Highlights.
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Schedule of Investments | May 31, 2024 (Unaudited) |
Security Description | Shares | Value | ||||||
COMMON STOCKS (98.45%) | ||||||||
Communication Services (1.24%) | ||||||||
Netflix, Inc.(a) | 1,873 | $ | 1,201,754 | |||||
Consumer Discretionary (4.37%) | ||||||||
ADT, Inc. | 152,032 | 1,080,948 | ||||||
Garmin, Ltd. | 7,202 | 1,180,047 | ||||||
iRobot Corp.(a)(b) | 98,187 | 943,577 | ||||||
Tesla, Inc.(a) | 5,705 | 1,015,946 | ||||||
Total Consumer Discretionary | 4,220,518 | |||||||
Financials (14.74%) | ||||||||
Adyen NV(a)(c)(d) | 634 | 815,047 | ||||||
American Express Co. | 4,548 | 1,091,520 | ||||||
Block, Inc., Class A(a) | 13,217 | 846,945 | ||||||
Corpay, Inc.(a) | 3,487 | 933,365 | ||||||
Fidelity National Information Services, Inc. | 14,754 | 1,119,534 | ||||||
Fiserv, Inc.(a) | 6,801 | 1,018,518 | ||||||
Global Payments, Inc. | 7,895 | 804,106 | ||||||
GMO Payment Gateway, Inc. | 14,000 | 603,478 | ||||||
Jack Henry & Associates, Inc. | 5,882 | 968,648 | ||||||
Mastercard, Inc., Class A | 2,190 | 979,083 | ||||||
Moody's Corp. | 2,591 | 1,028,601 | ||||||
Pagseguro Digital, Ltd., Class A(a) | 77,529 | 949,730 | ||||||
PayPal Holdings, Inc.(a) | 17,430 | 1,097,916 | ||||||
S&P Global, Inc. | 2,392 | 1,022,604 | ||||||
Visa, Inc., Class A | 3,661 | 997,476 | ||||||
Total Financials | 14,276,571 | |||||||
Health Care (13.03%) | ||||||||
Align Technology, Inc.(a) | 3,657 | 940,617 | ||||||
Boston Scientific Corp.(a) | 16,713 | 1,263,001 | ||||||
Dexcom, Inc.(a) | 8,498 | 1,009,307 | ||||||
DiaSorin SpA(b) | 10,889 | 1,168,983 | ||||||
HealthEquity, Inc.(a) | 12,707 | 1,037,908 | ||||||
Insulet Corp.(a) | 6,452 | 1,143,230 | ||||||
Intuitive Surgical, Inc.(a) | 2,879 | 1,157,703 | ||||||
PROCEPT BioRobotics Corp.(a)(b) | 20,717 | 1,375,610 | ||||||
ResMed, Inc. | 5,874 | 1,211,982 | ||||||
Shanghai MicroPort MedBot Group Co., Ltd.(a) | 676,000 | 1,255,117 | ||||||
Smith & Nephew PLC, Sponsored ADR(b) | 41,168 | 1,042,786 | ||||||
Total Health Care | 12,606,244 | |||||||
Industrials (17.92%) | ||||||||
3D Systems Corp.(a) | 234,207 | 824,409 | ||||||
AeroVironment, Inc.(a) | 5,734 | 1,159,128 |
Security Description | Shares | Value | ||||||
Industrials (continued) | ||||||||
AutoStore Holdings, Ltd.(a)(b)(c)(d) | 630,330 | $ | 888,778 | |||||
Experian PLC | 23,396 | 1,075,325 | ||||||
FANUC Corp.(b) | 33,426 | 934,989 | ||||||
Goldwind Science & Technology Co., Ltd., Class H(b) | 2,721,600 | 1,259,807 | ||||||
Proto Labs, Inc.(a) | 29,935 | 927,087 | ||||||
RELX PLC, Sponsored ADR | 23,366 | 1,027,169 | ||||||
Schneider Electric SE | 4,410 | 1,088,360 | ||||||
Sensata Technologies Holding PLC | 29,099 | 1,202,371 | ||||||
SS&C Technologies Holdings, Inc. | 16,334 | 1,013,525 | ||||||
Stratasys, Ltd.(a) | 90,581 | 784,431 | ||||||
Thomson Reuters Corp.(b) | 6,511 | 1,120,430 | ||||||
TransUnion | 12,896 | 927,480 | ||||||
Verisk Analytics, Inc. | 4,323 | 1,092,768 | ||||||
Vestas Wind Systems A/S(a) | 35,383 | 992,626 | ||||||
Wolters Kluwer NV | 6,396 | 1,013,580 | ||||||
Total Industrials | 17,332,263 | |||||||
Information Technology (43.82%) | ||||||||
Adobe, Inc.(a) | 2,044 | 909,089 | ||||||
Alarm.com Holdings, Inc.(a) | 13,684 | 895,070 | ||||||
Allegro MicroSystems, Inc.(a)(b) | 32,618 | 983,107 | ||||||
ANSYS, Inc.(a) | 3,346 | 1,062,188 | ||||||
Autodesk, Inc.(a) | 4,465 | 900,144 | ||||||
Check Point Software Technologies, Ltd.(a) | 6,450 | 970,725 | ||||||
Cognex Corp. | 24,919 | 1,134,313 | ||||||
Crowdstrike Holdings, Inc., Class A(a) | 3,080 | 966,104 | ||||||
CyberArk Software, Ltd.(a) | 3,886 | 890,866 | ||||||
Dassault Systemes SE | 24,488 | 984,972 | ||||||
Datadog, Inc., Class A(a) | 8,297 | 914,163 | ||||||
Dynatrace, Inc.(a) | 21,782 | 996,091 | ||||||
First Solar, Inc.(a) | 6,364 | 1,729,480 | ||||||
Fortinet, Inc.(a) | 13,971 | 828,760 | ||||||
Gen Digital, Inc. | 46,617 | 1,157,501 | ||||||
Guidewire Software, Inc.(a) | 8,731 | 994,636 | ||||||
Intuit, Inc. | 1,586 | 914,234 | ||||||
Itron, Inc.(a) | 10,633 | 1,143,579 | ||||||
Keyence Corp. | 2,098 | 943,042 | ||||||
Nemetschek SE | 11,781 | 1,068,013 | ||||||
Okta, Inc.(a) | 9,134 | 810,003 | ||||||
Omron Corp.(b) | 26,900 | 878,849 | ||||||
Palo Alto Networks, Inc.(a) | 3,574 | 1,054,008 | ||||||
PTC, Inc.(a) | 6,078 | 1,071,188 | ||||||
Qorvo, Inc.(a) | 8,584 | 844,580 |
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Schedule of Investments | May 31, 2024 (Unaudited) |
Security Description | Shares | Value | ||||||
Information Technology (continued) | ||||||||
Qualys, Inc.(a) | 6,076 | $ | 854,407 | |||||
Renishaw PLC | 20,285 | 1,033,920 | ||||||
Salesforce, Inc. | 3,743 | 877,509 | ||||||
Samsara, Inc., Class A(a) | 29,709 | 1,008,026 | ||||||
SAP SE, Sponsored ADR | 5,790 | 1,056,328 | ||||||
SenseTime Group, Inc.(a)(b)(c)(d) | 9,609,000 | 1,621,897 | ||||||
ServiceNow, Inc.(a) | 1,468 | 964,373 | ||||||
Silicon Laboratories, Inc.(a) | 6,710 | 846,601 | ||||||
Skyworks Solutions, Inc. | 9,446 | 875,266 | ||||||
Snowflake, Inc., Class A(a) | 6,740 | 917,853 | ||||||
SolarEdge Technologies, Inc.(a) | 13,573 | 664,941 | ||||||
Temenos AG | 13,613 | 874,998 | ||||||
Trend Micro, Inc. | 20,432 | 919,580 | ||||||
Workday, Inc., Class A(a) | 4,298 | 908,812 | ||||||
Xero, Ltd.(a) | 11,554 | 1,037,805 | ||||||
Xinyi Solar Holdings, Ltd. | 1,474,000 | 968,794 | ||||||
Zoom Video Communications, Inc., Class A(a) | 16,912 | 1,037,382 | ||||||
Zscaler, Inc.(a) | 5,069 | 861,527 | ||||||
Total Information Technology | 42,374,724 | |||||||
Real Estate (0.98%) | ||||||||
Equinix, Inc. | 1,238 | 944,569 | ||||||
Utilities (2.35%) | ||||||||
China Longyuan Power Group Corp., Ltd., Class H(b) | 1,397,000 | 1,273,670 | ||||||
Enlight Renewable Energy, Ltd.(a) | 57,624 | 997,017 | ||||||
Total Utilities | 2,270,687 | |||||||
TOTAL COMMON STOCKS | ||||||||
(Cost $95,165,548) | 95,227,330 |
Security Description | Shares | Value | ||||||
MASTER LIMITED PARTNERSHIPS (1.21%) | ||||||||
Utilities (1.21%) | ||||||||
Brookfield Renewable Partners LP | 41,788 | 1,166,612 | ||||||
TOTAL MASTER LIMITED PARTNERSHIPS | ||||||||
(Cost $1,206,087) | 1,166,612 |
7 Day Yield | Shares | Value | ||||||||||
SHORT TERM INVESTMENTS (5.99%) | ||||||||||||
Money Market Fund (0.26%) | ||||||||||||
State Street Institutional Treasury Plus Money Market Fund (Premier Class) | ||||||||||||
(Cost $249,964) | 5.26 | % | 249,964 | $ | 249,964 | |||||||
Investments Purchased with Collateral from Securities Loaned (5.73%) | ||||||||||||
State Street Navigator Securities Lending Government Money Market Portfolio, 5.33% | ||||||||||||
(Cost $5,540,198) | 5,540,198 | $ | 5,540,198 | |||||||||
TOTAL SHORT TERM INVESTMENTS | ||||||||||||
(Cost $5,790,162) | 5,790,162 | |||||||||||
TOTAL INVESTMENTS (105.65%) | ||||||||||||
(Cost $102,161,797) | $ | 102,184,104 | ||||||||||
LIABILITIES IN EXCESS OF OTHER ASSETS (-5.65%) | (5,464,068 | ) | ||||||||||
NET ASSETS - 100.00% | $ | 96,720,036 |
(a) | Non-income producing security. |
(b) | Security, or a portion of the security position is currently on loan. The total market value of securities on loan is $10,502,063. |
(c) | Securities exempt from registration under Rule 144A of the Securities Act of 1933. These securities may be sold in the ordinary course of business in transactions exempt from registration, normally to qualified institutional buyers. At period end, the aggregate market value of those securities was $3,325,722, representing 3.44% of net assets. |
(d) | Securities were purchased pursuant to Regulation S under the Securities Act of 1933, which exempts securities offered and sold outside of the United States from registration. Such securities cannot be sold in the United States without either an effective registration statement filed pursuant to the Securities Act of 1933, or pursuant to an exemption from registration. As of May 31, 2024, the market value of those securities was $3,325,722, representing 3.44% of net assets. |
See Notes to Financial Statements and Financial Highlights.
5 | May 31, 2024
ALPS Global Travel Beneficiaries ETF
Schedule of Investments | May 31, 2024 (Unaudited) |
Security Description | Shares | Value | ||||||
COMMON STOCKS (99.62%) | ||||||||
Communication Services (4.81%) | ||||||||
Travelzoo(a) | 1,697 | $ | 13,406 | |||||
TripAdvisor, Inc.(a) | 599 | 10,992 | ||||||
Walt Disney Co. | 2,582 | 268,296 | ||||||
Total Communication Services | 292,694 | |||||||
Consumer Discretionary (48.34%) | ||||||||
Accor SA | 367 | 15,885 | ||||||
Airbnb, Inc., Class A(a) | 1,741 | 252,323 | ||||||
Amadeus IT Group SA | 854 | 60,546 | ||||||
Avolta AG | 389 | 15,761 | ||||||
Booking Holdings, Inc. | 82 | 309,660 | ||||||
Caesars Entertainment, Inc.(a) | 1,510 | 53,696 | ||||||
Churchill Downs, Inc. | 504 | 65,268 | ||||||
Cie Financiere Richemont SA, Class A | 969 | 154,690 | ||||||
Expedia Group, Inc.(a) | 1,073 | 121,099 | ||||||
Flight Centre Travel Group, Ltd.(b) | 1,131 | 14,185 | ||||||
Galaxy Entertainment Group, Ltd. | 9,000 | 43,156 | ||||||
H World Group, Ltd., ADR | 1,180 | 43,931 | ||||||
Hilton Worldwide Holdings, Inc. | 1,389 | 278,634 | ||||||
InterContinental Hotels Group PLC | 281 | 28,287 | ||||||
Las Vegas Sands Corp. | 2,213 | 99,651 | ||||||
LVMH Moet Hennessy Louis Vuitton SE | 309 | 246,396 | ||||||
Marriott International, Inc., Class A | 1,153 | 266,539 | ||||||
MGM Resorts International(a) | 1,786 | 71,744 | ||||||
OneSpaWorld Holdings, Ltd.(a) | 1,232 | 19,158 | ||||||
Oriental Land Co., Ltd. | 8,100 | 225,954 | ||||||
Royal Caribbean Cruises, Ltd.(a) | 539 | 79,600 | ||||||
Sabre Corp.(a) | 7,253 | 22,702 | ||||||
Samsonite International SA(c)(d) | 10,800 | 34,249 | ||||||
Sega Sammy Holdings, Inc. | 1,400 | 19,687 | ||||||
Tongcheng Travel Holdings, Ltd.(d) | 7,400 | 16,900 | ||||||
Trainline PLC(a)(c)(d) | 3,906 | 15,997 | ||||||
Trip.com Group, Ltd., ADR | 3,311 | 170,550 | ||||||
TUI AG(a) | 2,133 | 14,673 | ||||||
Vail Resorts, Inc. | 333 | 62,844 | ||||||
WH Smith PLC | 1,001 | 14,668 | ||||||
Wyndham Hotels & Resorts, Inc. | 701 | 49,603 |
Security Description | Shares | Value | ||||||
Consumer Discretionary (continued) | ||||||||
Wynn Resorts, Ltd. | 546 | $ | 51,804 | |||||
Total Consumer Discretionary | 2,939,840 | |||||||
Consumer Staples (10.11%) | ||||||||
Estee Lauder Cos., Inc., Class A | 1,905 | 235,001 | ||||||
Hormel Foods Corp. | 2,271 | 70,356 | ||||||
L'Oreal SA | 437 | 214,370 | ||||||
Shiseido Co., Ltd. | 3,000 | 94,827 | ||||||
Total Consumer Staples | 614,554 | |||||||
Financials (5.53%) | ||||||||
American Express Co. | 1,275 | 306,000 | ||||||
Shift4 Payments, Inc.(a) | 450 | 30,276 | ||||||
Total Financials | 336,276 | |||||||
Industrials (26.01%) | ||||||||
Aena SME SA(c)(d) | 134 | 26,113 | ||||||
Aeroports de Paris SA | 115 | 16,359 | ||||||
AerSale Corp.(a)(b) | 1,680 | 12,718 | ||||||
Airbus SE | 860 | 145,476 | ||||||
Alaska Air Group, Inc.(a) | 1,170 | 49,163 | ||||||
American Airlines Group, Inc.(a)(b) | 5,458 | 62,767 | ||||||
ANA Holdings, Inc. | 2,800 | 53,271 | ||||||
Avis Budget Group, Inc. | 140 | 15,922 | ||||||
Delta Air Lines, Inc. | 4,525 | 230,867 | ||||||
Deutsche Lufthansa AG | 2,081 | 14,501 | ||||||
Elis SA | 699 | 17,641 | ||||||
Eva Airways Corp.(a) | 37,000 | 40,890 | ||||||
Grab Holdings, Ltd.(a) | 4,938 | 18,122 | ||||||
Grupo Aeroportuario del Pacifico SAB de CV | 1,861 | 35,015 | ||||||
Grupo Aeroportuario del Sureste SAB de CV, ADR | 117 | 39,264 | ||||||
Hertz Global Holdings, Inc.(a)(b) | 2,106 | 9,182 | ||||||
International Consolidated Airlines Group SA(a) | 8,119 | 17,732 | ||||||
Japan Airlines Co., Ltd. | 2,300 | 38,720 | ||||||
Korean Air Lines Co., Ltd. | 2,370 | 35,690 | ||||||
Latam Airlines Group SA | 1,450,000 | 19,507 | ||||||
Localiza Rent a Car SA | 2,333 | 18,985 | ||||||
Lyft, Inc., Class A(a) | 876 | 13,674 | ||||||
Qantas Airways, Ltd.(a) | 15,424 | 63,113 | ||||||
Ryanair Holdings PLC, ADR | 227 | 27,612 | ||||||
Singapore Airlines, Ltd. | 7,900 | 39,582 | ||||||
Sixt SE | 167 | 13,663 | ||||||
Southwest Airlines Co. | 4,412 | 118,418 | ||||||
Turk Hava Yollari AO(a) | 3,415 | 32,085 | ||||||
Uber Technologies, Inc.(a) | 3,581 | 231,190 |
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Schedule of Investments | May 31, 2024 (Unaudited) |
Security Description | Shares | Value | ||||||
Industrials (continued) | ||||||||
United Airlines Holdings, Inc.(a) | 2,360 | $ | 125,056 | |||||
Total Industrials | 1,582,298 | |||||||
Information Technology (0.53%) | ||||||||
Agilysys, Inc.(a) | 200 | 19,094 | ||||||
Clear Secure, Inc. | 794 | 13,411 | ||||||
Total Information Technology | 32,505 | |||||||
Real Estate (4.29%) | ||||||||
Gaming and Leisure Properties, Inc. | 2,761 | 123,969 | ||||||
Host Hotels & Resorts, Inc. | 4,746 | 85,143 | ||||||
Ryman Hospitality Properties, Inc. | 492 | 51,694 | ||||||
Total Real Estate | 260,806 | |||||||
TOTAL COMMON STOCKS | ||||||||
(Cost $6,005,136) | 6,058,973 |
7 Day Yield | Shares | Value | ||||||||||
SHORT TERM INVESTMENTS (1.76%) | ||||||||||||
Money Market Fund (0.32%) | ||||||||||||
State Street Institutional Treasury Plus Money Market Fund (Premier Class) | ||||||||||||
(Cost $19,569) | 5.26 | % | 19,569 | $ | 19,569 | |||||||
Investments Purchased with Collateral from Securities Loaned (1.44%) | ||||||||||||
State Street Navigator Securities Lending Government Money Market Portfolio, 5.33% | ||||||||||||
(Cost $87,841) | 87,841 | 87,841 | ||||||||||
TOTAL SHORT TERM INVESTMENTS | ||||||||||||
(Cost $107,410) | 107,410 | |||||||||||
TOTAL INVESTMENTS (101.38%) | ||||||||||||
(Cost $6,112,546) | $ | 6,166,383 | ||||||||||
LIABILITIES IN EXCESS OF OTHER ASSETS (-1.38%) | (84,091 | ) | ||||||||||
NET ASSETS - 100.00% | $ | 6,082,292 |
(a) | Non-income producing security. |
(b) | Security, or a portion of the security position is currently on loan. The total market value of securities on loan is $85,057. |
(c) | Securities exempt from registration under Rule 144A of the Securities Act of 1933. These securities may be sold in the ordinary course of business in transactions exempt from registration, normally to qualified institutional buyers. At period end, the aggregate market value of those securities was $76,359, representing 1.26% of net assets. |
(d) | Securities were purchased pursuant to Regulation S under the Securities Act of 1933, which exempts securities offered and sold outside of the United States from registration. Such securities cannot be sold in the United States without either an effective registration statement filed pursuant to the Securities Act of 1933, or pursuant to an exemption from registration. As of May 31, 2024, the market value of those securities was $93,259, representing 1.53% of net assets. |
See Notes to Financial Statements and Financial Highlights.
7 | May 31, 2024
ALPS Medical Breakthroughs ETF
Schedule of Investments | May 31, 2024 (Unaudited) |
Security Description | Shares | Value | ||||||
COMMON STOCKS (99.84%) | ||||||||
Biotechnology (87.77%) | ||||||||
4D Molecular Therapeutics, Inc.(a) | 35,240 | $ | 844,703 | |||||
89bio, Inc.(a) | 66,249 | 523,367 | ||||||
ACADIA Pharmaceuticals, Inc.(a) | 116,725 | 1,762,548 | ||||||
ACELYRIN, Inc.(a)(b) | 68,373 | 281,697 | ||||||
Aerovate Therapeutics, Inc.(a) | 19,649 | 342,875 | ||||||
Agios Pharmaceuticals, Inc.(a)(b) | 39,779 | 1,445,569 | ||||||
Akero Therapeutics, Inc.(a) | 39,844 | 749,864 | ||||||
Alector, Inc.(a) | 67,833 | 333,738 | ||||||
Alkermes PLC(a) | 118,697 | 2,777,510 | ||||||
Allogene Therapeutics, Inc.(a)(b) | 118,161 | 295,403 | ||||||
AnaptysBio, Inc.(a) | 18,851 | 451,293 | ||||||
Anavex Life Sciences Corp.(a) | 57,671 | 234,144 | ||||||
Arcellx, Inc.(a) | 37,549 | 1,952,548 | ||||||
Arcturus Therapeutics Holdings, Inc.(a)(b) | 18,944 | 735,217 | ||||||
Arcus Biosciences, Inc.(a) | 64,400 | 970,508 | ||||||
ARS Pharmaceuticals, Inc.(a) | 68,004 | 603,876 | ||||||
Aura Biosciences, Inc.(a)(b) | 34,543 | 253,891 | ||||||
Aurinia Pharmaceuticals, Inc.(a)(b) | 102,460 | 555,333 | ||||||
Avidity Biosciences, Inc.(a)(b) | 56,489 | 1,517,295 | ||||||
BioCryst Pharmaceuticals, Inc.(a)(b) | 145,981 | 943,037 | ||||||
Biomea Fusion, Inc.(a) | 25,086 | 263,905 | ||||||
Catalyst Pharmaceuticals, Inc.(a) | 83,441 | 1,349,241 | ||||||
Celldex Therapeutics, Inc.(a) | 45,644 | 1,519,945 | ||||||
Cerevel Therapeutics Holdings, Inc.(a) | 128,892 | 5,251,059 | ||||||
Compass Pathways PLC, ADR(a)(b) | 45,104 | 332,868 | ||||||
Crinetics Pharmaceuticals, Inc.(a) | 55,421 | 2,461,247 | ||||||
Day One Biopharmaceuticals, Inc.(a)(b) | 61,870 | 821,015 | ||||||
Deciphera Pharmaceuticals, Inc.(a) | 57,227 | 1,461,578 | ||||||
Denali Therapeutics, Inc.(a) | 98,526 | 1,828,643 | ||||||
Disc Medicine, Inc.(a) | 17,138 | 581,835 | ||||||
Enanta Pharmaceuticals, Inc.(a) | 14,945 | 186,364 | ||||||
Galapagos NV, Sponsored ADR(a) | 46,926 | 1,305,481 | ||||||
Geron Corp.(a)(b) | 386,752 | 1,372,970 | ||||||
Ideaya Biosciences, Inc.(a) | 52,228 | 1,908,933 | ||||||
Immunocore Holdings PLC, ADR(a) | 35,267 | 1,727,378 | ||||||
Inhibrx Biosciences Inc(a) | 2,067 | 33,589 |
Security Description | Shares | Value | ||||||
Biotechnology (continued) | ||||||||
Inozyme Pharma, Inc.(a)(b) | 43,372 | $ | 209,053 | |||||
Intellia Therapeutics, Inc.(a)(b) | 68,074 | 1,455,422 | ||||||
Ironwood Pharmaceuticals, Inc.(a) | 110,895 | 698,639 | ||||||
iTeos Therapeutics, Inc.(a) | 25,381 | 424,878 | ||||||
Keros Therapeutics, Inc.(a) | 25,471 | 1,193,825 | ||||||
Kiniksa Pharmaceuticals, Ltd., Class A(a) | 28,355 | 539,029 | ||||||
Kura Oncology, Inc.(a)(b) | 53,942 | 1,111,745 | ||||||
MacroGenics, Inc.(a) | 43,960 | 179,796 | ||||||
MannKind Corp.(a)(b) | 191,570 | 894,632 | ||||||
Merus NV(a) | 41,128 | 2,189,655 | ||||||
MiMedx Group, Inc.(a) | 104,103 | 744,336 | ||||||
Mineralys Therapeutics, Inc.(a) | 28,867 | 368,632 | ||||||
Mirum Pharmaceuticals, Inc.(a)(b) | 33,036 | 793,855 | ||||||
MoonLake Immunotherapeutics(a) | 42,478 | 1,727,155 | ||||||
Morphic Holding, Inc.(a)(b) | 35,419 | 1,075,675 | ||||||
Olema Pharmaceuticals, Inc.(a)(b) | 39,074 | 378,236 | ||||||
Protagonist Therapeutics, Inc.(a) | 41,241 | 1,160,934 | ||||||
Prothena Corp. PLC(a)(b) | 38,033 | 791,467 | ||||||
RAPT Therapeutics, Inc.(a)(b) | 24,388 | 97,796 | ||||||
Reneo Pharmaceuticals, Inc.(a) | 22,749 | 37,763 | ||||||
Replimune Group, Inc.(a)(b) | 43,117 | 227,227 | ||||||
REVOLUTION Medicines, Inc.(a) | 116,961 | 4,483,114 | ||||||
Rhythm Pharmaceuticals, Inc.(a)(b) | 42,620 | 1,520,682 | ||||||
Savara, Inc.(a) | 95,826 | 391,928 | ||||||
Soleno Therapeutics, Inc.(a) | 21,630 | 910,190 | ||||||
SpringWorks Therapeutics, Inc.(a) | 52,492 | 2,176,318 | ||||||
Summit Therapeutics, Inc.(a)(b) | 497,027 | 4,316,679 | ||||||
Syndax Pharmaceuticals, Inc.(a) | 60,168 | 1,159,437 | ||||||
Travere Therapeutics, Inc.(a)(b) | 53,914 | 400,042 | ||||||
Vanda Pharmaceuticals, Inc.(a) | 40,392 | 206,403 | ||||||
Vaxcyte, Inc.(a) | 76,838 | 5,399,405 | ||||||
Vera Therapeutics, Inc.(a)(b) | 38,949 | 1,479,673 | ||||||
Vericel Corp.(a) | 34,231 | 1,632,819 | ||||||
Viking Therapeutics, Inc.(a) | 74,500 | 4,638,370 | ||||||
Vir Biotechnology, Inc.(a) | 95,613 | 981,946 | ||||||
Viridian Therapeutics, Inc.(a)(b) | 44,468 | 531,393 | ||||||
Xencor, Inc.(a) | 43,335 | 1,029,640 | ||||||
Xenon Pharmaceuticals, Inc.(a) | 53,658 | 2,042,760 | ||||||
Zai Lab, Ltd., ADR(a)(b) | 70,074 | 1,245,916 |
8 | May 31, 2024
ALPS Medical Breakthroughs ETF
Schedule of Investments | May 31, 2024 (Unaudited) |
Security Description | Shares | Value | ||||||
Biotechnology (continued) | ||||||||
Zentalis Pharmaceuticals, Inc.(a)(b) | 50,311 | $ | 597,695 | |||||
Total Biotechnology | 91,424,627 | |||||||
Health Care Providers & Services (0.65%) | ||||||||
OPKO Health, Inc.(a)(b) | 493,720 | 676,396 | ||||||
Pharmaceuticals (11.42%) | ||||||||
Amylyx Pharmaceuticals, Inc.(a) | 46,288 | 79,615 | ||||||
Arvinas, Inc.(a) | 48,196 | 1,597,215 | ||||||
Atea Pharmaceuticals, Inc.(a) | 59,078 | 216,816 | ||||||
Axsome Therapeutics, Inc.(a)(b) | 33,654 | 2,471,213 | ||||||
Corcept Therapeutics, Inc.(a) | 73,489 | 2,217,163 | ||||||
Edgewise Therapeutics, Inc.(a) | 65,981 | 1,130,254 | ||||||
Fulcrum Therapeutics, Inc.(a) | 43,890 | 344,537 | ||||||
Liquidia Corp.(a)(b) | 53,717 | 691,338 | ||||||
Neumora Therapeutics, Inc.(a) | 108,132 | 1,070,507 | ||||||
Pliant Therapeutics, Inc.(a)(b) | 42,684 | 517,757 | ||||||
Tarsus Pharmaceuticals, Inc.(a) | 26,556 | 875,286 | ||||||
Verona Pharma PLC, ADR(a)(b) | 57,238 | 690,863 | ||||||
Total Pharmaceuticals | 11,902,564 | |||||||
TOTAL COMMON STOCKS | ||||||||
(Cost $107,261,076) | 104,003,587 |
7 Day Yield | Shares | Value | ||||||||||
SHORT TERM INVESTMENTS (5.67%) | ||||||||||||
Money Market Fund (0.22%) | ||||||||||||
State Street Institutional Treasury Plus Money Market Fund (Premier Class) | ||||||||||||
(Cost $228,879) | 5.26 | % | 228,879 | $ | 228,879 | |||||||
Investments Purchased with Collateral from Securities Loaned (5.45%) | ||||||||||||
State Street Navigator Securities Lending Government Money Market Portfolio, 5.33% | ||||||||||||
(Cost $5,673,864) | 5,673,864 | $ | 5,673,864 | |||||||||
TOTAL SHORT TERM INVESTMENTS | ||||||||||||
(Cost $5,902,743) | 5,902,743 | |||||||||||
TOTAL INVESTMENTS (105.51%) | ||||||||||||
(Cost $113,163,819) | $ | 109,906,330 | ||||||||||
LIABILITIES IN EXCESS OF OTHER ASSETS (-5.51%) | (5,742,667 | ) | ||||||||||
NET ASSETS - 100.00% | $ | 104,163,663 |
(a) | Non-income producing security. |
(b) | Security, or a portion of the security position is currently on loan. The total market value of securities on loan is $22,242,734. |
See Notes to Financial Statements and Financial Highlights.
9 | May 31, 2024
ALPS ETF Trust
Statements of Assets and Liabilities | May 31, 2024 (Unaudited) |
ALPS Clean Energy ETF | ALPS Disruptive Technologies ETF | ALPS Global Travel Beneficiaries ETF | ALPS Medical Breakthroughs ETF | |||||||||||||
ASSETS: | ||||||||||||||||
Investments, at value(a) | $ | 249,302,734 | $ | 102,184,104 | $ | 6,166,383 | $ | 109,906,330 | ||||||||
Foreign Currency, at value (Cost $7,263, $700, $83 and $–) | 7,263 | 701 | 83 | – | ||||||||||||
Dividends receivable | 386,043 | 117,135 | 7,067 | 8,492 | ||||||||||||
Receivable for shares sold | 6,314,376 | – | – | 833,302 | ||||||||||||
Total Assets | 256,010,416 | 102,301,940 | 6,173,533 | 110,748,124 | ||||||||||||
LIABILITIES: | ||||||||||||||||
Payable to adviser | 99,337 | 41,706 | 3,400 | 45,686 | ||||||||||||
Payable for investments purchased | 6,310,083 | – | – | 864,911 | ||||||||||||
Payable for collateral upon return of securities loaned | 29,387,154 | 5,540,198 | 87,841 | 5,673,864 | ||||||||||||
Total Liabilities | 35,796,574 | 5,581,904 | 91,241 | 6,584,461 | ||||||||||||
NET ASSETS | $ | 220,213,842 | $ | 96,720,036 | $ | 6,082,292 | $ | 104,163,663 | ||||||||
NET ASSETS CONSIST OF: | ||||||||||||||||
Paid-in capital | $ | 701,440,710 | $ | 122,389,845 | $ | 6,896,493 | $ | 249,011,433 | ||||||||
Total distributable earnings/(accumulated losses) | (481,226,868 | ) | (25,669,809 | ) | (814,201 | ) | (144,847,770 | ) | ||||||||
NET ASSETS | $ | 220,213,842 | $ | 96,720,036 | $ | 6,082,292 | $ | 104,163,663 | ||||||||
INVESTMENTS, AT COST | $ | 441,438,913 | $ | 102,161,797 | $ | 6,112,546 | $ | 113,163,819 | ||||||||
PRICING OF SHARES | ||||||||||||||||
Net Assets | $ | 220,213,842 | $ | 96,720,036 | $ | 6,082,292 | $ | 104,163,663 | ||||||||
Shares of beneficial interest outstanding (Unlimited number of shares authorized, par value $0.01 per share) | 6,975,002 | 2,350,002 | 250,002 | 3,125,000 | ||||||||||||
Net Asset Value, offering and redemption price per share | $ | 31.57 | $ | 41.16 | $ | 24.33 | $ | 33.33 |
(a) | Includes $61,303,491, $10,502,063, $85,057 and $22,242,734 of securities on loan. |
See Notes to Financial Statements and Financial Highlights.
10 | May 31, 2024
ALPS ETF Trust
Statements of Operations | For the Six Months Ended May 31, 2024 (Unaudited) |
ALPS Clean Energy ETF | ALPS Disruptive Technologies ETF | ALPS Global Travel Beneficiaries ETF | ALPS Medical Breakthroughs ETF | |||||||||||||
INVESTMENT INCOME: | ||||||||||||||||
Dividends* | $ | 1,681,943 | $ | 384,013 | $ | 45,402 | $ | 749 | ||||||||
Securities Lending Income | 902,743 | 10,421 | 38 | 57,510 | ||||||||||||
Total Investment Income | 2,584,686 | 394,434 | 45,440 | 58,259 | ||||||||||||
EXPENSES: | ||||||||||||||||
Investment adviser fees | 663,146 | 254,433 | 20,988 | 264,134 | ||||||||||||
Total Expenses | 663,146 | 254,433 | 20,988 | 264,134 | ||||||||||||
NET INVESTMENT INCOME/(LOSS) | 1,921,540 | 140,001 | 24,452 | (205,875 | ) | |||||||||||
REALIZED AND UNREALIZED GAIN/(LOSS) | ||||||||||||||||
Net realized gain/(loss) on investments(a) | (91,235,011 | ) | 2,104,396 | 172,908 | 998,337 | |||||||||||
Net realized gain/(loss) on foreign currency transactions | (5,770 | ) | 3,393 | (92 | ) | – | ||||||||||
Total net realized gain/(loss) | (91,240,781 | ) | 2,107,789 | 172,816 | 998,337 | |||||||||||
Net change in unrealized appreciation on investments | 90,545,917 | 4,853,441 | 449,367 | 20,855,101 | ||||||||||||
Net change in unrealized depreciation on translation of assets and liabilities denominated in foreign currencies | (160 | ) | (1,592 | ) | (122 | ) | – | |||||||||
Total net change in unrealized appreciation | 90,545,757 | 4,851,849 | 449,245 | 20,855,101 | ||||||||||||
NET REALIZED AND UNREALIZED GAIN/(LOSS) ON INVESTMENTS | (695,024 | ) | 6,959,638 | 622,061 | 21,853,438 | |||||||||||
NET INCREASE IN NET ASSETS RESULTING FROM OPERATIONS | $ | 1,226,516 | $ | 7,099,639 | $ | 646,513 | $ | 21,647,563 | ||||||||
*Net of foreign tax withholding. | $ | 121,734 | $ | 32,138 | $ | 3,236 | $ | – |
(a) | Includes realized gain or loss as a result of in-kind transactions (See Note 4 in Notes to Financial Statements and Financial Highlights). |
See Notes to Financial Statements and Financial Highlights.
11 | May 31, 2024
ALPS Clean Energy ETF
Statements of Changes in Net Assets
For the Six Months Ended May 31, 2024 (Unaudited) | For the Year Ended November 30, 2023 | |||||||
OPERATIONS: | ||||||||
Net investment income | $ | 1,921,540 | $ | 5,226,077 | ||||
Net realized loss | (91,240,781 | ) | (93,867,475 | ) | ||||
Net change in unrealized appreciation/(depreciation) | 90,545,757 | (179,381,813 | ) | |||||
Net increase/(decrease) in net assets resulting from operations | 1,226,516 | (268,023,211 | ) | |||||
DISTRIBUTIONS TO SHAREHOLDERS: | ||||||||
From distributable earnings | (1,505,283 | ) | (4,542,388 | ) | ||||
From tax return of capital | – | (973,150 | ) | |||||
Total distributions | (1,505,283 | ) | (5,515,538 | ) | ||||
CAPITAL SHARE TRANSACTIONS: | ||||||||
Proceeds from sale of shares | 96,766,315 | 172,062,512 | ||||||
Cost of shares redeemed | (144,250,664 | ) | (338,457,659 | ) | ||||
Net decrease from capital share transactions | (47,484,349 | ) | (166,395,147 | ) | ||||
Net decrease in net assets | (47,763,116 | ) | (439,933,896 | ) | ||||
NET ASSETS: | ||||||||
Beginning of period | 267,976,958 | 707,910,854 | ||||||
End of period | $ | 220,213,842 | $ | 267,976,958 | ||||
OTHER INFORMATION: | ||||||||
CAPITAL SHARE TRANSACTIONS: | ||||||||
Beginning shares | 8,550,002 | 12,700,002 | ||||||
Shares sold | 3,175,000 | 4,250,000 | ||||||
Shares redeemed | (4,750,000 | ) | (8,400,000 | ) | ||||
Shares outstanding, end of period | 6,975,002 | 8,550,002 |
See Notes to Financial Statements and Financial Highlights.
12 | May 31, 2024
ALPS Disruptive Technologies ETF
Statements of Changes in Net Assets
For the Six Months Ended May 31, 2024 (Unaudited) | For the Year Ended November 30, 2023 | |||||||
OPERATIONS: | ||||||||
Net investment income | $ | 140,001 | $ | 453,989 | ||||
Net realized gain/(loss) | 2,107,789 | (5,188,326 | ) | |||||
Net change in unrealized appreciation/(depreciation) | 4,851,849 | 14,917,184 | ||||||
Net increase in net assets resulting from operations | 7,099,639 | 10,182,847 | ||||||
DISTRIBUTIONS TO SHAREHOLDERS: | ||||||||
From distributable earnings | (292,162 | ) | (25,708 | ) | ||||
Total distributions | (292,162 | ) | (25,708 | ) | ||||
CAPITAL SHARE TRANSACTIONS: | ||||||||
Proceeds from sale of shares | 3,054,498 | 1,675,949 | ||||||
Cost of shares redeemed | (10,375,254 | ) | (36,813,357 | ) | ||||
Net decrease from capital share transactions | (7,320,756 | ) | (35,137,408 | ) | ||||
Net decrease in net assets | (513,279 | ) | (24,980,269 | ) | ||||
NET ASSETS: | ||||||||
Beginning of period | 97,233,315 | 122,213,584 | ||||||
End of period | $ | 96,720,036 | $ | 97,233,315 | ||||
OTHER INFORMATION: | ||||||||
CAPITAL SHARE TRANSACTIONS: | ||||||||
Beginning shares | 2,525,002 | 3,500,002 | ||||||
Shares sold | 75,000 | 50,000 | ||||||
Shares redeemed | (250,000 | ) | (1,025,000 | ) | ||||
Shares outstanding, end of period | 2,350,002 | 2,525,002 |
See Notes to Financial Statements and Financial Highlights.
13 | May 31, 2024
ALPS Global Travel Beneficiaries ETF
Statements of Changes in Net Assets
For the Six Months Ended May 31, 2024 (Unaudited) | For the Year Ended November 30, 2023 | |||||||
OPERATIONS: | ||||||||
Net investment income | $ | 24,452 | $ | 24,929 | ||||
Net realized gain | 172,816 | 121,178 | ||||||
Net change in unrealized appreciation/(depreciation) | 449,245 | 322,399 | ||||||
Net increase in net assets resulting from operations | 646,513 | 468,506 | ||||||
DISTRIBUTIONS TO SHAREHOLDERS: | ||||||||
From distributable earnings | (30,390 | ) | (3,090 | ) | ||||
Total distributions | (30,390 | ) | (3,090 | ) | ||||
CAPITAL SHARE TRANSACTIONS: | ||||||||
Proceeds from sale of shares | – | 576,398 | ||||||
Cost of shares redeemed | (633,220 | ) | (2,863,139 | ) | ||||
Net decrease from capital share transactions | (633,220 | ) | (2,286,741 | ) | ||||
Net decrease in net assets | (17,097 | ) | (1,821,325 | ) | ||||
NET ASSETS: | ||||||||
Beginning of period | 6,099,389 | 7,920,714 | ||||||
End of period | $ | 6,082,292 | $ | 6,099,389 | ||||
OTHER INFORMATION: | ||||||||
CAPITAL SHARE TRANSACTIONS: | ||||||||
Beginning shares | 275,002 | 375,002 | ||||||
Shares sold | 0 | 25,000 | ||||||
Shares redeemed | (25,000 | ) | (125,000 | ) | ||||
Shares outstanding, end of period | 250,002 | 275,002 |
See Notes to Financial Statements and Financial Highlights.
14 | May 31, 2024
ALPS Medical Breakthroughs ETF
Statements of Changes in Net Assets
For the Six Months Ended May 31, 2024 (Unaudited) | For the Year Ended November 30, 2023 | |||||||
OPERATIONS: | ||||||||
Net investment loss | $ | (205,875 | ) | $ | (352,913 | ) | ||
Net realized gain/(loss) | 998,337 | (4,825,859 | ) | |||||
Net change in unrealized appreciation/(depreciation) | 20,855,101 | (11,906,628 | ) | |||||
Net increase/(decrease) in net assets resulting from operations | 21,647,563 | (17,085,400 | ) | |||||
DISTRIBUTIONS TO SHAREHOLDERS: | ||||||||
From distributable earnings | (220,286 | ) | – | |||||
Total distributions | (220,286 | ) | – | |||||
CAPITAL SHARE TRANSACTIONS: | ||||||||
Proceeds from sale of shares | 13,821,347 | 5,897,730 | ||||||
Cost of shares redeemed | (14,774,478 | ) | (20,131,389 | ) | ||||
Net decrease from capital share transactions | (953,131 | ) | (14,233,659 | ) | ||||
Net increase/(decrease) in net assets | 20,474,146 | (31,319,059 | ) | |||||
NET ASSETS: | ||||||||
Beginning of period | 83,689,517 | 115,008,576 | ||||||
End of period | $ | 104,163,663 | $ | 83,689,517 | ||||
OTHER INFORMATION: | ||||||||
CAPITAL SHARE TRANSACTIONS: | ||||||||
Beginning shares | 3,175,000 | 3,675,000 | ||||||
Shares sold | 400,000 | 200,000 | ||||||
Shares redeemed | (450,000 | ) | (700,000 | ) | ||||
Shares outstanding, end of period | 3,125,000 | 3,175,000 |
See Notes to Financial Statements and Financial Highlights.
15 | May 31, 2024
ALPS Clean Energy ETF
Financial Highlights | For a Share Outstanding Throughout the Periods Presented |
For the Six Months Ended May 31, 2024 (Unaudited) | For the Year Ended November 30, 2023 | For the Year Ended November 30, 2022 | For the Year Ended November 30, 2021 | For the Year Ended November 30, 2020 | For the Year Ended November 30, 2019 | |||||||||||||||||||
NET ASSET VALUE, BEGINNING OF PERIOD | $ | 31.34 | $ | 55.74 | $ | 73.94 | $ | 70.05 | $ | 32.23 | $ | 25.03 | ||||||||||||
INCOME/(LOSS) FROM INVESTMENT OPERATIONS: | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Net investment income(a) | 0.24 | 0.47 | 0.39 | 0.20 | 0.25 | 0.32 | ||||||||||||||||||
Net realized and unrealized gain/(loss) | 0.17 | (24.38 | ) | (18.14 | ) | 4.11 | 38.08 | 7.42 | ||||||||||||||||
Total from investment operations | 0.41 | (23.91 | ) | (17.75 | ) | 4.31 | 38.33 | 7.74 | ||||||||||||||||
DISTRIBUTIONS: | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
From net investment income | (0.18 | ) | (0.40 | ) | (0.19 | ) | (0.17 | ) | (0.18 | ) | (0.23 | ) | ||||||||||||
Tax return of capital | – | (0.09 | ) | (0.26 | ) | (0.25 | ) | (0.33 | ) | (0.31 | ) | |||||||||||||
Total distributions | (0.18 | ) | (0.49 | ) | (0.45 | ) | (0.42 | ) | (0.51 | ) | (0.54 | ) | ||||||||||||
Net increase/(decrease) in net asset value | 0.23 | (24.40 | ) | (18.20 | ) | 3.89 | 37.82 | 7.20 | ||||||||||||||||
NET ASSET VALUE, END OF PERIOD | $ | 31.57 | $ | 31.34 | $ | 55.74 | $ | 73.94 | $ | 70.05 | $ | 32.23 | ||||||||||||
TOTAL RETURN(b) | 1.22 | % | (43.11 | )% | (24.00 | )% | 6.16 | % | 120.45 | % | 31.28 | % | ||||||||||||
RATIOS/SUPPLEMENTAL DATA: | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Net assets, end of period (000s) | $ | 220,214 | $ | 267,977 | $ | 707,911 | $ | 1,014,767 | $ | 609,457 | $ | 106,359 | ||||||||||||
Ratio of expenses to average net assets | 0.55 | %(c) | 0.55 | % | 0.55 | % | 0.56 | %(d) | 0.65 | % | 0.65 | % | ||||||||||||
Ratio of net investment income to average net assets | 1.59 | %(c) | 1.09 | % | 0.69 | % | 0.26 | % | 0.57 | % | 1.10 | % | ||||||||||||
Portfolio turnover rate(e) | 18 | % | 38 | % | 44 | % | 39 | % | 34 | % | 15 | % |
(a) | Based on average shares outstanding during the period. |
(b) | Total return is calculated assuming an initial investment made at the net asset value at the beginning of the period and redemption at the net asset value on the last day of the period and assuming all distributions are reinvested at reinvestment prices. Total return calculated for a period of less than one year is not annualized. |
(c) | Annualized. |
(d) | Effective January 1, 2021, the Fund's Advisory Fee changed from 0.65% to 0.55%. |
(e) | Portfolio turnover for periods less than one year are not annualized and does not include securities received or delivered from processing creations or redemptions in-kind. |
See Notes to Financial Statements and Financial Highlights.
16 | May 31, 2024
ALPS Disruptive Technologies ETF
Financial Highlights | For a Share Outstanding Throughout the Periods Presented |
For the Six Months Ended May 31, 2024 (Unaudited) | For the Year Ended November 30, 2023 | For the Year Ended November 30, 2022 | For the Year Ended November 30, 2021 | For the Year Ended November 30, 2020 | For the Year Ended November 30, 2019 | |||||||||||||||||||
NET ASSET VALUE, BEGINNING OF PERIOD | $ | 38.51 | $ | 34.92 | $ | 48.23 | $ | 42.99 | $ | 31.88 | $ | 26.21 | ||||||||||||
INCOME/(LOSS) FROM INVESTMENT OPERATIONS: | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Net investment income/ (loss)(a) | 0.06 | 0.15 | (0.02 | ) | 0.15 | 0.25 | 0.14 | |||||||||||||||||
Net realized and unrealized gain/(loss) | 2.70 | 3.45 | (13.17 | ) | 5.26 | 11.00 | 5.61 | |||||||||||||||||
Total from investment operations | 2.76 | 3.60 | (13.19 | ) | 5.41 | 11.25 | 5.75 | |||||||||||||||||
DISTRIBUTIONS: | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
From net investment income | (0.11 | ) | (0.01 | ) | (0.12 | ) | (0.17 | ) | (0.14 | ) | (0.08 | ) | ||||||||||||
Total distributions | (0.11 | ) | (0.01 | ) | (0.12 | ) | (0.17 | ) | (0.14 | ) | (0.08 | ) | ||||||||||||
Net increase/(decrease) in net asset value | 2.65 | 3.59 | (13.31 | ) | 5.24 | 11.11 | 5.67 | |||||||||||||||||
NET ASSET VALUE, END OF PERIOD | $ | 41.16 | $ | 38.51 | $ | 34.92 | $ | 48.23 | $ | 42.99 | $ | 31.88 | ||||||||||||
TOTAL RETURN(b) | 7.17 | % | 10.31 | % | (27.41 | )% | 12.60 | % | 35.42 | % | 22.04 | % | ||||||||||||
RATIOS/SUPPLEMENTAL DATA: | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Net assets, end of period (000s) | $ | 96,720 | $ | 97,233 | $ | 122,214 | $ | 237,546 | $ | 150,459 | $ | 74,910 | ||||||||||||
Ratio of expenses to average net assets | 0.50 | %(c) | 0.50 | % | 0.50 | % | 0.50 | % | 0.50 | % | 0.50 | % | ||||||||||||
Ratio of net investment income/(loss) to average net assets | 0.28 | %(c) | 0.42 | % | (0.05 | )% | 0.31 | % | 0.72 | % | 0.48 | % | ||||||||||||
Portfolio turnover rate(d) | 15 | % | 34 | % | 31 | % | 26 | % | 38 | % | 42 | % |
(a) | Based on average shares outstanding during the period. |
(b) | Total return is calculated assuming an initial investment made at the net asset value at the beginning of the period and redemption at the net asset value on the last day of the period and assuming all distributions are reinvested at reinvestment prices. Total return calculated for a period of less than one year is not annualized. |
(c) | Annualized. |
(d) | Portfolio turnover for periods less than one year are not annualized and does not include securities received or delivered from processing creations or redemptions in-kind. |
See Notes to Financial Statements and Financial Highlights.
17 | May 31, 2024
ALPS Global Travel Beneficiaries ETF
Financial Highlights | For a Share Outstanding Throughout the Periods Presented |
For the Six Months Ended May 31, 2024 (Unaudited) | For the Year Ended November 30, 2023 | For the Year Ended November 30, 2022 | For the Period September 8, 2021 (Commencement of Operations) to November 30, 2021 | |||||||||||||
NET ASSET VALUE, BEGINNING OF PERIOD | $ | 22.18 | $ | 21.12 | $ | 23.58 | $ | 24.91 | ||||||||
INCOME/(LOSS) FROM INVESTMENT OPERATIONS: | ||||||||||||||||
Net investment income/(loss)(a) | 0.09 | 0.08 | (0.04 | ) | 0.05 | |||||||||||
Net realized and unrealized gain/(loss) | 2.17 | 0.99 | (2.39 | ) | (1.38 | ) | ||||||||||
Total from investment operations | 2.26 | 1.07 | (2.43 | ) | (1.33 | ) | ||||||||||
DISTRIBUTIONS: | ||||||||||||||||
From net investment income | (0.11 | ) | (0.01 | ) | (0.03 | ) | – | |||||||||
Total distributions | (0.11 | ) | (0.01 | ) | (0.03 | ) | – | |||||||||
Net increase/(decrease) in net asset value | 2.15 | 1.06 | (2.46 | ) | (1.33 | ) | ||||||||||
NET ASSET VALUE, END OF PERIOD | $ | 24.33 | $ | 22.18 | $ | 21.12 | $ | 23.58 | ||||||||
TOTAL RETURN(b) | 10.20 | % | 5.06 | % | (10.27 | )% | (5.34 | )% | ||||||||
RATIOS/SUPPLEMENTAL DATA: | ||||||||||||||||
Net assets, end of period (000s) | $ | 6,082 | $ | 6,099 | $ | 7,921 | $ | 7,665 | ||||||||
Ratio of expenses to average net assets | 0.65 | %(c) | 0.65 | % | 0.65 | % | 0.65 | %(c) | ||||||||
Ratio of net investment income/(loss) to average net assets | 0.76 | %(c) | 0.38 | % | (0.18 | )% | 0.82 | %(c) | ||||||||
Portfolio turnover rate(d) | 17 | % | 54 | % | 57 | % | 19 | % |
(a) | Based on average shares outstanding during the period. |
(b) | Total return is calculated assuming an initial investment made at the net asset value at the beginning of the period and redemption at the net asset value on the last day of the period and assuming all distributions are reinvested at reinvestment prices. Total return calculated for a period of less than one year is not annualized. |
(c) | Annualized. |
(d) | Portfolio turnover for periods less than one year are not annualized and does not include securities received or delivered from processing creations or redemptions in-kind. |
See Notes to Financial Statements and Financial Highlights.
18 | May 31, 2024
ALPS Medical Breakthroughs ETF
Financial Highlights | For a Share Outstanding Throughout the Periods Presented |
For the Six Months Ended May 31, 2024 (Unaudited) | For the Year Ended November 30, 2023 | For the Year Ended November 30, 2022 | For the Year Ended November 30, 2021 | For the Year Ended November 30, 2020 | For the Year Ended November 30, 2019 | |||||||||||||||||||
NET ASSET VALUE, BEGINNING OF PERIOD | $ | 26.36 | $ | 31.29 | $ | 42.94 | $ | 49.00 | $ | 39.51 | $ | 33.59 | ||||||||||||
INCOME/(LOSS) FROM INVESTMENT OPERATIONS: | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Net investment income/ (loss)(a) | (0.07 | ) | (0.10 | ) | (0.13 | ) | (0.18 | ) | (0.13 | ) | 0.03 | |||||||||||||
Net realized and unrealized gain/(loss) | 7.11 | (4.83 | ) | (11.52 | ) | (5.88 | ) | 9.64 | 6.67 | |||||||||||||||
Total from investment operations | 7.04 | (4.93 | ) | (11.65 | ) | (6.06 | ) | 9.51 | 6.70 | |||||||||||||||
DISTRIBUTIONS: | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
From net investment income | (0.07 | ) | – | – | – | (0.02 | ) | (0.78 | ) | |||||||||||||||
Total distributions | (0.07 | ) | – | – | – | (0.02 | ) | (0.78 | ) | |||||||||||||||
Net increase/(decrease) in net asset value | 6.97 | (4.93 | ) | (11.65 | ) | (6.06 | ) | 9.49 | 5.92 | |||||||||||||||
NET ASSET VALUE, END OF PERIOD | $ | 33.33 | $ | 26.36 | $ | 31.29 | $ | 42.94 | $ | 49.00 | $ | 39.51 | ||||||||||||
TOTAL RETURN(b) | 26.71 | % | (15.76 | )% | (27.13 | )% | (12.37 | )% | 24.07 | % | 20.99 | % | ||||||||||||
RATIOS/SUPPLEMENTAL DATA: | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Net assets, end of period (000s) | $ | 104,164 | $ | 83,690 | $ | 115,009 | $ | 188,929 | $ | 242,542 | $ | 197,570 | ||||||||||||
Ratio of expenses to average net assets | 0.50 | %(c) | 0.50 | % | 0.50 | % | 0.50 | % | 0.50 | % | 0.50 | % | ||||||||||||
Ratio of net investment income/(loss) to average net assets | (0.39 | )%(c) | (0.34 | )% | (0.39 | )% | (0.36 | )% | (0.33 | )% | 0.09 | % | ||||||||||||
Portfolio turnover rate(d) | 35 | % | 81 | % | 88 | % | 81 | % | 68 | % | 88 | % |
(a) | Based on average shares outstanding during the period. |
(b) | Total return is calculated assuming an initial investment made at the net asset value at the beginning of the period and redemption at the net asset value on the last day of the period and assuming all distributions are reinvested at reinvestment prices. Total return calculated for a period of less than one year is not annualized. |
(c) | Annualized. |
(d) | Portfolio turnover for periods less than one year are not annualized and does not include securities received or delivered from processing creations or redemptions in-kind. |
See Notes to Financial Statements and Financial Highlights.
19 | May 31, 2024
ALPS ETF Trust
Notes to Financial Statements and Financial Highlights | May 31, 2024 (Unaudited) |
1. ORGANIZATION
ALPS ETF Trust (the “Trust”), a Delaware statutory trust, is an open-end management investment company registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “1940 Act”). As of May 31, 2024, the Trust consisted of twenty-four separate portfolios. Each portfolio represents a separate series of the Trust. This report pertains to the ALPS Clean Energy ETF, ALPS Disruptive Technologies ETF, ALPS Global Travel Beneficiaries ETF and the ALPS Medical Breakthroughs ETF (each a “Fund” and collectively, the “Funds”).
The investment objective of the ALPS Clean Energy ETF is to seek investment results that correspond generally, before fees and expenses, to the performance of the CIBC Atlas Clean Energy Index. The investment objective of the ALPS Disruptive Technologies ETF is to seek investment results that correspond generally, before fees and expenses, to the performance of the Indxx Disruptive Technologies Index. The investment objective of the ALPS Global Travel Beneficiaries ETF is to seek investment results that correspond generally, before fees and expenses, to the performance of the S-Network Global Travel Index. The investment objective of the ALPS Medical Breakthroughs ETF is to seek investment results that correspond generally, before fees and expenses, to the performance of the S-Network Medical Breakthroughs Index.
ALPS Clean Energy ETF is considered non-diversified and may invest a greater portion of assets in securities of individual issuers than a diversified fund. As a result, changes in the market value of a single investment could cause greater fluctuations in share price than would occur in a diversified fund. ALPS Disruptive Technologies ETF, ALPS Global Travel Beneficiaries ETF and ALPS Medical Breakthroughs ETF have elected to qualify as a diversified series of the Trust under the 1940 Act.
Each Fund’s Shares (“Shares”) are listed on the NYSE Arca, Inc. (the “NYSE Arca”). Each Fund issues and redeems Shares, at net asset value (“NAV”) in blocks of 25,000 Shares, each of which is called a “Creation Unit”. Creation Units are issued and redeemed principally in-kind for securities included in the Underlying Index. Except when aggregated in Creation Units, Shares are not redeemable securities of the Fund.
Pursuant to the Trust’s organizational documents, its Officers and Trustees are indemnified against certain liability arising out of the performance of their duties to the Trust. Additionally, in the normal course of business, the Trust enters into contracts with service providers that contain general indemnification clauses. The Trust’s maximum exposure under these arrangements is unknown, as this would involve future claims that may be made against the Trust that have not yet occurred.
2. SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES
The following is a summary of significant accounting policies consistently followed by the Funds in the preparation of the financial statements. The accompanying financial statements were prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (“U.S. GAAP”). The preparation of financial statements in conformity with U.S. GAAP requires management to make certain estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosures of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of revenue and expenses during the period. Actual results could differ from those estimates. Each Fund is considered an investment company under U.S. GAAP and follows the accounting and reporting guidance applicable to investment companies in the Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) Accounting Standards Codification Topic 946.
A. Portfolio Valuation
Each Fund’s NAV is determined daily, as of the close of regular trading on the New York Stock Exchange (the “NYSE”), normally 4:00 p.m. Eastern time, on each day the NYSE is open for trading. The NAV is computed by dividing the value of all assets of the Fund (including accrued interest and dividends), less all liabilities (including accrued expenses and dividends declared but unpaid), by the total number of shares outstanding.
Portfolio securities listed on any exchange other than the NASDAQ Stock Market LLC (“NASDAQ”) are valued at the last sale price on the business day as of which such value is being determined. If there has been no sale on such day, the securities are valued at the mean of the most recent bid and ask prices on such day. Securities traded on the NASDAQ are valued at the NASDAQ Official Closing Price as determined by NASDAQ. Portfolio securities traded on more than one securities exchange are valued at the last sale price on the business day as of which such value is being determined at the close of the exchange representing the principal market for such securities. Portfolio securities traded in the over-the-counter market, but excluding securities traded on the NASDAQ, are valued at the last quoted sale price in such market.
The Funds’ investments are valued at market value or, in the absence of market value with respect to any portfolio securities, at fair value according to procedures adopted by the Trust’s Board of Trustees (the “Board”). Pursuant to Rule 2a-5 under the 1940 Act, the Board designated ALPS Advisors, Inc. (the "Adviser") as the valuation designee ("Valuation Designee") for each Fund to perform the fair value determinations relating to Fund investments. The Adviser may carry out its designated responsibilities as Valuation Designee through various teams and committees. When market quotations are not readily available or when events occur that make established valuation methods unreliable, securities of the Funds may be valued in good faith by the Valuation Designee. These securities generally include, but are not limited to, restricted securities (securities which may not be publicly sold without registration under the Securities Act of 1933) for which a pricing service is unable to provide a market price; securities whose trading has been formally suspended; a security whose market price is not available from a pre-established primary pricing source or the pricing source is not willing to provide a price; a security with respect to which an event has occurred that is most likely to materially affect the value of the security after the market has closed but before the calculation of the Funds’ NAV or make it difficult or impossible to obtain a reliable market quotation; or a security whose price, as provided by the pricing service, does not reflect the security’s “fair value” due to the security being de-listed from a national exchange or the security’s primary trading market is temporarily closed at a time when, under normal conditions, it would be open. As a general principle, the current “fair value” of a security would be the amount which the owner might reasonably expect to receive from the sale on the applicable exchange or principal market. A variety of factors may be considered in determining the fair value of such securities.
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ALPS ETF Trust
Notes to Financial Statements and Financial Highlights | May 31, 2024 (Unaudited) |
B. Fair Value Measurements
Each Fund discloses the classification of its fair value measurements following a three-tier hierarchy based on the inputs used to measure fair value. Inputs refer broadly to the assumptions that market participants would use in pricing the asset or liability; including assumptions about risk. Inputs may be observable or unobservable. Observable inputs reflect the assumptions market participants would use in pricing the asset or liability that are developed based on market data obtained from sources independent of the reporting entity. Unobservable inputs reflect the reporting entity’s own assumptions about the assumptions market participants would use in pricing the asset or liability that are developed based on the best information available.
Valuation techniques used to value the Funds’ investments by major category are as follows:
Equity securities, including restricted securities, for which market quotations are readily available, are valued at the last reported sale price or official closing price as reported by a third party pricing vendor on the primary market or exchange on which they are traded and are categorized as Level 1 in the hierarchy. In the event there were no sales during the day or closing prices are not available, securities are valued at the mean of the most recent quoted bid and ask prices on such day and are generally categorized as Level 2 in the hierarchy. Investments in open-end mutual funds are valued at their closing NAV each business day and are categorized as Level 1 in the hierarchy.
Changes in valuation techniques may result in transfers in or out of an assigned level within the disclosure hierarchy.
Various inputs are used in determining the value of each Fund’s investments as of the end of the reporting period. When inputs used fall into different levels of the fair value hierarchy, the level in the hierarchy within which the fair value measurement falls is determined based on the lowest level input that is significant to the fair value measurement in its entirety. The designated input levels are not necessarily an indication of the risk or liquidity associated with these investments.
These inputs are categorized in the following hierarchy under applicable financial accounting standards:
Level 1 – | Unadjusted quoted prices in active markets for identical investments, unrestricted assets or liabilities that a Fund has the ability to access at the measurement date; |
Level 2 – | Quoted prices which are not active, quoted prices for similar assets or liabilities in active markets or inputs other than quoted prices that are observable (either directly or indirectly) for substantially the full term of the asset or liability; and |
Level 3 – | Significant unobservable prices or inputs (including the Fund’s own assumptions in determining the fair value of investments) where there is little or no market activity for the asset or liability at the measurement date. |
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ALPS ETF Trust
Notes to Financial Statements and Financial Highlights | May 31, 2024 (Unaudited) |
The following is a summary of the inputs used to value the Funds’ investments as of May 31, 2024:
ALPS Clean Energy ETF
Investments in Securities at Value | Level 1 - Quoted and Unadjusted Prices | Level 2 - Other Significant Observable Inputs | Level 3 - Significant Unobservable Inputs | Total | ||||||||||||
Common Stocks* | $ | 199,526,389 | $ | – | $ | – | $ | 199,526,389 | ||||||||
Master Limited Partnerships* | 20,311,003 | – | – | 20,311,003 | ||||||||||||
Short Term Investments | 29,465,342 | – | – | 29,465,342 | ||||||||||||
Total | $ | 249,302,734 | $ | – | $ | – | $ | 249,302,734 |
ALPS Disruptive Technologies ETF
Investments in Securities at Value | Level 1 - Quoted and Unadjusted Prices | Level 2 - Other Significant Observable Inputs | Level 3 - Significant Unobservable Inputs | Total | ||||||||||||
Common Stocks* | $ | 95,227,330 | $ | – | $ | – | $ | 95,227,330 | ||||||||
Master Limited Partnerships* | 1,166,612 | – | – | 1,166,612 | ||||||||||||
Short Term Investments | 5,790,162 | – | – | 5,790,162 | ||||||||||||
Total | $ | 102,184,104 | $ | – | $ | – | $ | 102,184,104 |
ALPS Global Travel Beneficiaries ETF
Investments in Securities at Value | Level 1 - Quoted and Unadjusted Prices | Level 2 - Other Significant Observable Inputs | Level 3 - Significant Unobservable Inputs | Total | ||||||||||||
Common Stocks* | $ | 6,058,973 | $ | – | $ | – | $ | 6,058,973 | ||||||||
Short Term Investments | 107,410 | – | – | 107,410 | ||||||||||||
Total | $ | 6,166,383 | $ | – | $ | – | $ | 6,166,383 |
ALPS Medical Breakthroughs ETF
Investments in Securities at Value | Level 1 - Quoted and Unadjusted Prices | Level 2 - Other Significant Observable Inputs | Level 3 - Significant Unobservable Inputs | Total | ||||||||||||
Common Stocks* | $ | 104,003,587 | $ | – | $ | – | $ | 104,003,587 | ||||||||
Short Term Investments | 5,902,743 | – | – | 5,902,743 | ||||||||||||
Total | $ | 109,906,330 | $ | – | $ | – | $ | 109,906,330 |
* | For a detailed sector breakdown, see the accompanying Schedule of Investments. |
The Funds did not have any securities that used significant unobservable inputs (Level 3) in determining fair value and there were no transfers into or out of Level 3 during the six months ended May 31, 2024.
C. Foreign Investment Risk
The Funds may directly purchase securities of foreign issuers. Investments in non-U.S. issuers may involve unique risks compared to investing in securities of U.S. issuers, including, among others, less liquidity generally, greater market volatility than U.S. securities and less complete financial information than for U.S. issuers. In addition, adverse political, economic or social developments could undermine the value of the Fund’s investments or prevent the Fund from realizing the full value of its investments. Financial reporting standards for companies based in foreign markets differ from those in the United States. Finally, the value of the currency of the country in which the Fund has invested could decline relative to the value of the U.S. dollar, which may affect the value of the investment to U.S. investors. The Fund will not enter into transactions to hedge against declines in the value of the Fund’s assets that are denominated in foreign currency.
Countries with emerging markets may have relatively unstable governments and may present the risks of nationalization of businesses, restrictions on foreign ownership and prohibitions on the repatriation of assets. The economies of emerging markets countries also may be based on only a few industries, making them more vulnerable to changes in local or global trade conditions and more sensitive to debt burdens, inflation rates or adverse news and events.
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ALPS ETF Trust
Notes to Financial Statements and Financial Highlights | May 31, 2024 (Unaudited) |
Because foreign markets may be open on different days than the days during which investors may purchase the shares of the Fund, the value of the Funds’ securities may change on the days when investors are not able to purchase the shares of the Fund. The value of securities denominated in foreign currencies is converted into U.S. dollars using exchange rates determined daily as of the close of regular trading on the NYSE. Any use of a different rate from the rates used by the Index may adversely affect a Fund's ability to track its Index.
D. Foreign Currency Translation
The books and records of the Funds are maintained in U.S. dollars. Investment valuations and other assets and liabilities initially expressed in foreign currencies are converted each business day into U.S. dollars based upon current exchange rates. The portion of realized and unrealized gains or losses on investments due to fluctuations in foreign currency exchange rates is not separately disclosed and is included in realized and unrealized gains or losses on investments, when applicable.
E. Securities Transactions and Investment Income
Securities transactions are recorded as of the trade date. Realized gains and losses from securities transactions are recorded on the specific identification in accordance with GAAP. Dividend income and capital gains distributions, if any, are recorded on the ex-dividend date, net of any foreign taxes withheld. Interest income, if any, is recorded on the accrual basis.
F. Dividends and Distributions to Shareholders
Dividends from net investment income for the ALPS Disruptive Technologies ETF, the ALPS Global Travel Beneficiaries ETF and the ALPS Medical Breakthroughs ETF, if any, are declared and paid annually or as the Board may determine from time to time. Dividends from net investment income for ALPS Clean Energy ETF, if any, are declared and paid quarterly or as the Board may determine from time to time. Distributions of net realized capital gains earned by the Funds, if any, are distributed at least annually.
G. Federal Tax and Tax Basis Information
The timing and character of income and capital gain distributions are determined in accordance with income tax regulations, which may differ from U.S. GAAP. Reclassifications are made to the Funds’ capital accounts for permanent tax differences to reflect income and gains available for distribution (or available capital loss carryforwards) under income tax regulations. The amounts and characteristics of tax basis distributions and composition of distributable earnings/(accumulated losses) are finalized at fiscal year-end; accordingly, tax basis balances have not been determined as of May 31, 2024.
The tax character of the distributions paid during the fiscal year ended November 30, 2023 was as follows:
Fund | Ordinary Income | Long-Term Capital Gain | Return of Capital | |||||||||
November 30, 2023 | ||||||||||||
ALPS Clean Energy ETF | $ | 4,542,388 | $ | – | $ | 973,150 | ||||||
ALPS Disruptive Technologies ETF | 25,708 | – | – | |||||||||
ALPS Global Travel Beneficiaries ETF | 3,090 | – | – | |||||||||
ALPS Medical Breakthroughs ETF | – | – | – |
The character of distributions made during the year may differ from its ultimate characterization for federal income tax purposes.
Under current law, capital losses maintain their character as short-term or long-term and are carried forward to the next tax year without expiration.
As of November 30, 2023, the following amounts are available as carry forwards to the next tax year:
Fund | Short-Term | Long-Term | ||||||
ALPS Clean Energy ETF | $ | 109,296,745 | $ | 80,552,476 | ||||
ALPS Disruptive Technologies ETF | 9,947,890 | 16,664,129 | ||||||
ALPS Global Travel Beneficiaries ETF | 847,251 | 204,158 | ||||||
ALPS Medical Breakthroughs ETF | 83,931,519 | 57,387,807 |
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ALPS ETF Trust
Notes to Financial Statements and Financial Highlights | May 31, 2024 (Unaudited) |
As of May 31, 2024, the cost of investments for federal income tax purposes and accumulated net unrealized appreciation/(depreciation) on investments were as follows:
Fund | ALPS Clean Energy ETF | ALPS Disruptive Technologies ETF | ALPS Global Travel Beneficiaries ETF | ALPS Medical Breakthroughs ETF | ||||||||||||
Gross appreciation (excess of value over tax cost) | $ | 13,252,092 | $ | 15,897,821 | $ | 899,179 | $ | 19,843,531 | ||||||||
Gross depreciation (excess of tax cost over value) | (207,548,644 | ) | (17,256,998 | ) | (850,357 | ) | (24,118,564 | ) | ||||||||
Net unrealized appreciation/(depreciation) | $ | (194,296,552 | ) | $ | (1,359,177 | ) | $ | 48,822 | $ | (4,275,033 | ) | |||||
Cost of investments for income tax purposes | $ | 443,599,286 | $ | 103,543,281 | $ | 6,117,561 | $ | 114,181,363 |
The differences between book-basis and tax-basis are primarily due to the deferral of losses from wash sales, C-Corp basis adjustments, investments in passive foreign investment companies (PFICs), and investments in partnerships. In addition, certain tax cost basis adjustments are finalized at fiscal year-end and therefore have not been determined as of May 31, 2024.
H. Income Taxes
No provision for income taxes is included in the accompanying financial statements, as each Fund intends to distribute to shareholders all taxable investment income and realized gains and otherwise comply with Subchapter M of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, applicable to regulated investment companies. Each Fund evaluates tax positions taken (or expected to be taken) in the course of preparing the Fund’s tax returns to determine whether these positions meet a “more-likely-than-not” standard that, based on the technical merits, have a more than fifty percent likelihood of being sustained by a taxing authority upon examination. A tax position that meets the “more-likely-than-not” recognition threshold is measured to determine the amount of benefit to recognize in the financial statements.
As of and during the six months ended May 31, 2024, each Fund did not have a liability for any unrecognized tax benefits. Each Fund files U.S. federal, state, and local tax returns as required. Each Fund’s tax returns are subject to examination by the relevant tax authorities until expiration of the applicable statute of limitations, which is generally three years after the filing of the tax return, but may extend to four years in certain jurisdictions. Tax returns for open years have incorporated no uncertain tax positions that require a provision for income taxes.
I. Lending of Portfolio Securities
The Funds have entered into a securities lending agreement with State Street Bank & Trust Co. (“SSB”), the Funds’ lending agent. Each Fund may lend their portfolio securities only to borrowers that are approved by SSB. Each Fund will limit such lending to not more than 33 1/3% of the value of its total assets. Each Funds’ securities held at SSB as custodian shall be available to be lent except those securities the Fund or ALPS Advisors, Inc. specifically identifies in writing as not being available for lending. The borrower pledges and maintains with each Fund collateral consisting of cash (U.S. Dollars only), securities issued or guaranteed by the U.S. government or its agencies or instrumentalities, and cash equivalents (including irrevocable bank letters of credit) issued by a person other than the borrower or an affiliate of the borrower. The initial collateral received by each Fund is required to have a value of no less than 102% of the market value of the loaned securities for U.S equity securities and a value of no less than 105% of the market value for non-U.S. equity securities. The collateral is maintained thereafter, at a market value equal to not less than 102% of the current value of the U.S. equity securities on loan and not less than 105% of the current value of the non-U.S. equity securities on loan. The market value of the loaned securities is determined at the close of each business day and any additional required collateral is delivered to each Fund on the next business day. During the term of the loan, each Fund is entitled to all distributions made on or in respect of the loaned securities. Loans of securities are terminable at any time and the borrower, after notice, is required to return borrowed securities within the customary time period for settlement of securities transactions.
Any cash collateral received is reinvested in a money market fund managed by SSB as disclosed in each Fund’s Schedule of Investments and is reflected in the Statements of Assets and Liabilities as a payable for collateral upon return of securities loaned. Non-cash collateral, in the form of securities issued or guaranteed by the U.S. government or its agencies or instrumentalities, is not disclosed in a Fund’s Statements of Assets and Liabilities or the contractual maturity table below as it is held by the lending agent on behalf of each Fund, and each Fund does not have the ability to re-hypothecate these securities. Income earned by each Fund from securities lending activity is disclosed in the Statement of Operations.
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ALPS ETF Trust
Notes to Financial Statements and Financial Highlights | May 31, 2024 (Unaudited) |
The following is a summary of each Fund's securities lending agreement and related cash and non-cash collateral received as of May 31, 2024:
Fund | Market Value of Securities on Loan | Cash Collateral Received | Non-Cash Collateral Received | Total Collateral Received | ||||||||||||
ALPS Clean Energy ETF | $ | 61,303,491 | $ | 29,387,154 | $ | 34,495,396 | $ | 63,882,550 | ||||||||
ALPS Disruptive Technologies ETF | 10,502,063 | 5,540,198 | 5,399,684 | 10,939,882 | ||||||||||||
ALPS Global Travel Beneficiaries ETF | 85,057 | 87,841 | – | 87,841 | ||||||||||||
ALPS Medical Breakthroughs ETF | 22,242,734 | 5,673,864 | 17,901,030 | 23,574,894 |
The risks of securities lending include the risk that the borrower may not provide additional collateral when required or may not return the securities when due. To mitigate these risks, each Fund benefits from a borrower default indemnity provided by SSB. SSB’s indemnity allows for full replacement of securities lent wherein SSB will purchase the unreturned loaned securities on the open market by applying the proceeds of the collateral or to the extent such proceeds are insufficient or the collateral is unavailable, SSB will purchase the unreturned loan securities at SSB’s expense. However, the Funds could suffer a loss if the value of the investments purchased with cash collateral falls below the value of the cash collateral received.
The following tables reflect a breakdown of transactions accounted for as secured borrowings, the gross obligation by the type of collateral pledged or securities loaned, and the remaining contractual maturity of those transactions as of May 31, 2024:
ALPS Clean Energy ETF | Remaining Contractual Maturity of the Agreements | ||||||||||||||||||
Securities Lending Transactions | Overnight & Continuous | Up to 30 Days | 30-90 Days | Greater than 90 Days | Total | ||||||||||||||
Common Stocks | $ | 29,387,154 | $ | – | $ | – | $ | – | $ | 29,387,154 | |||||||||
Total Borrowings | 29,387,154 | ||||||||||||||||||
Gross amount of recognized liabilities for securities lending (collateral received) | $ | 29,387,154 |
ALPS Disruptive Technologies ETF | Remaining Contractual Maturity of the Agreements | ||||||||||||||||||
Securities Lending Transactions | Overnight & Continuous | Up to 30 Days | 30-90 Days | Greater than 90 Days | Total | ||||||||||||||
Common Stocks | $ | 5,540,198 | $ | – | $ | – | $ | – | $ | 5,540,198 | |||||||||
Total Borrowings | 5,540,198 | ||||||||||||||||||
Gross amount of recognized liabilities for securities lending (collateral received) | $ | 5,540,198 |
ALPS Global Travel Beneficiaries ETF | Remaining Contractual Maturity of the Agreements | ||||||||||||||||||
Securities Lending Transactions | Overnight & Continuous | Up to 30 Days | 30-90 Days | Greater than 90 Days | Total | ||||||||||||||
Common Stocks | $ | 87,841 | $ | – | $ | – | $ | – | $ | 87,841 | |||||||||
Total Borrowings | 87,841 | ||||||||||||||||||
Gross amount of recognized liabilities for securities lending (collateral received) | $ | 87,841 |
ALPS Medical Breakthroughs ETF | Remaining Contractual Maturity of the Agreements | ||||||||||||||||||
Securities Lending Transactions | Overnight & Continuous | Up to 30 Days | 30-90 Days | Greater than 90 Days | Total | ||||||||||||||
Common Stocks | $ | 5,673,864 | $ | – | $ | – | $ | – | $ | 5,673,864 | |||||||||
Total Borrowings | 5,673,864 | ||||||||||||||||||
Gross amount of recognized liabilities for securities lending (collateral received) | $ | 5,673,864 |
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ALPS ETF Trust
Notes to Financial Statements and Financial Highlights | May 31, 2024 (Unaudited) |
3. INVESTMENT ADVISORY FEE AND OTHER AFFILIATED TRANSACTIONS
ALPS Advisors, Inc. serves as the Funds’ investment adviser pursuant to an Investment Advisory Agreement with the Trust on behalf of each Fund (the “Advisory Agreement”). Pursuant to the Advisory Agreement, each Fund pays the Adviser an annual management fee for the services and facilities it provides, payable on a monthly basis as a percentage of the relevant Fund’s average daily net assets as set out below. From time to time, the Adviser may waive all or a portion of its fee.
Fund | Advisory Fee |
ALPS Clean Energy ETF | 0.55% |
ALPS Disruptive Technologies ETF | 0.50% |
ALPS Global Travel Beneficiaries ETF | 0.65% |
ALPS Medical Breakthroughs ETF | 0.50% |
Out of the unitary management fee, the Adviser pays substantially all expenses of each Fund, including licensing fees to the Underlying Index provider, the cost of transfer agency, custody, fund administration, legal, audit, trustees and other services, except for interest expenses, distribution fees or expenses, brokerage expenses, taxes and extraordinary expenses not incurred in the ordinary course of each Fund's business. The Adviser’s unitary management fee is designed to pay substantially all of each Fund's expenses and to compensate the Adviser for providing services for each Fund.
ALPS Fund Services, Inc., an affiliate of the Adviser, is the administrator for the Funds.
Effective July 1, 2023, each Trustee receives (1) a quarterly retainer of $25,000, (2) a per meeting fee of $15,000, (3) $2,500 for any special meeting held outside of a regularly scheduled board meeting, and (4) reimbursement for all reasonable out-of-pocket expenses relating to attendance at meetings. In addition, the Chairman of the Board receives a quarterly retainer of $5,000, the Chairman of the Audit Committee receives a quarterly retainer of $3,000, and the Chairman of the Nominating & Governance Committee receives a quarterly retainer of $2,000, each in connection with their respective roles.
4. PURCHASES AND SALES OF SECURITIES
For the six months ended May 31, 2024, the cost of purchases and proceeds from sales of investment securities, excluding short-term investments and in-kind transactions, were as follows:
Fund | Purchases | Sales | ||||||
ALPS Clean Energy ETF | $ | 44,664,756 | $ | 43,560,967 | ||||
ALPS Disruptive Technologies ETF | 14,921,577 | 15,481,407 | ||||||
ALPS Global Travel Beneficiaries ETF | 1,076,669 | 1,103,999 | ||||||
ALPS Medical Breakthroughs ETF | 36,611,928 | 37,067,922 |
For the six months ended May 31, 2024, the cost of in-kind purchases and proceeds from in-kind sales were as follows:
Fund | Purchases | Sales | ||||||
ALPS Clean Energy ETF | $ | 96,504,123 | $ | 143,623,764 | ||||
ALPS Disruptive Technologies ETF | 3,025,085 | 9,930,012 | ||||||
ALPS Global Travel Beneficiaries ETF | – | 621,073 | ||||||
ALPS Medical Breakthroughs ETF | 13,823,515 | 14,777,339 |
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Notes to Financial Statements and Financial Highlights | May 31, 2024 (Unaudited) |
For the six months ended May 31, 2024, the in-kind net realized gain/(losses) were as follows:
Fund | Net Realized Gain/(Loss) | |||
ALPS Clean Energy ETF | $ | (111,758,871 | ) | |
ALPS Disruptive Technologies ETF | 2,623,585 | |||
ALPS Global Travel Beneficiaries ETF | 125,426 | |||
ALPS Medical Breakthroughs ETF | 4,153,249 |
Gains on in-kind transactions are not considered taxable for federal income tax purposes and losses on in-kind transactions are also not deductible for tax purposes.
5. CAPITAL SHARE TRANSACTIONS
Shares are created and redeemed by each Fund only in Creation Unit size aggregations of 25,000 Shares. Only broker-dealers or large institutional investors with creation and redemption agreements called Authorized Participants (“AP”) are permitted to purchase or redeem Creation Units from the Funds. Such transactions are generally permitted on an in-kind basis, with a balancing cash component to equate the transaction to the NAV per unit of each Fund on the transaction date. Cash may be substituted equivalent to the value of certain securities generally when they are not available in sufficient quantity for delivery, not eligible for trading by the AP or as a result of other market circumstances.
6. RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS
The ALPS Clean Energy ETF and ALPS Disruptive Technologies ETF engaged in cross trades between other funds in the Trust during the six months ended May 31, 2024 pursuant to Rule 17a-7 under the 1940 Act. Cross trading is the buying or selling of portfolio securities between funds to which the Adviser serves as the investment adviser. The Board previously adopted procedures that apply to transactions between the Funds of the Trust pursuant to Rule 17a-7. These transactions related to cross trades during the period complied with the requirements set forth by Rule 17a-7 and the Trust’s procedures.
Transactions related to cross trades during the six months ended May 31, 2024, were as follows:
Purchase cost paid | Sale proceeds received | Realized gain/(loss) on sales | ||||||||||
ALPS Clean Energy ETF | $ | 164,502 | $ | 147,253 | $ | (229,029 | ) |
7. MARKET RISK
The Funds are subject to investment and operational risks associated with financial, economic and other global market developments and disruptions, including those arising from war, terrorism, market manipulation, government interventions, defaults and shutdowns, political changes or diplomatic developments, public health emergencies (such as the spread of infectious diseases, pandemics and epidemics) and natural/environmental disasters, which can negatively impact the securities markets and cause each Fund to lose value. Securities in each Fund's portfolio may underperform in comparison to securities in general financial markets, a particular financial market or other asset classes due to a number of factors, including inflation (or expectations for inflation), deflation (or expectations for deflation), interest rates, global demand for particular products or resources, market instability, debt crises and downgrades, embargoes, tariffs, sanctions and other trade barriers, regulatory events, other governmental trade or market control programs and related geopolitical events. In addition, the value of the Fund's investments may be negatively affected by the occurrence of global events such as war, terrorism, environmental disasters, natural disasters or events, country instability, and infectious disease epidemics or pandemics.
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Notes to Financial Statements and Financial Highlights | May 31, 2024 (Unaudited) |
8. CONCENTRATION RISK
Each Fund seeks to track an underlying index, which itself may have concentration in certain regions, economies, countries, markets, industries or sectors. Underperformance or increased risk in such concentrated areas may result in underperformance or increased risk in the Funds.
9. SUBSEQUENT EVENTS
Subsequent events, if any, after the date of the Statements of Assets and Liabilities have been evaluated through the date the financial statements were issued. Management has determined that there were no subsequent events to report through the issuance of these financial statements.
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Additional Information | May 31, 2024 (Unaudited) |
TAX INFORMATION
The Funds designate the following as a percentage of taxable ordinary income distributions, or up to the maximum amount allowable, for the calendar year ended December 31, 2023:
Fund | Qualified Dividend Income | Dividend Received Deduction |
ALPS Clean Energy ETF | 46.93% | 0.00% |
ALPS Disruptive Technologies ETF | 100.00% | 52.16% |
ALPS Global Travel Beneficiaries ETF | 100.00% | 93.56% |
ALPS Medical Breakthroughs ETF | 0.00% | 0.00% |
In early 2024, if applicable, shareholders of record received this information for the distributions paid to them by the Funds during the calendar year 2023 via Form 1099. The Funds will notify shareholders in early 2025 of amounts paid to them by the Funds, if any, during the calendar year 2024.
LICENSING AGREEMENT
ALPS Clean Energy ETF
CIBC NTC is the designer of the construction and methodology for the Underlying Index. “CIBC NTC” and “CIBC Atlas Clean Energy Index” are service marks or trademarks of the Index Provider. CIBC NTC acts as brand licensor for the Underlying Index and is not responsible for the descriptions of the Fund that appear herein.
The Fund is not sponsored by CIBC NTC or any of its affiliates. CIBC NTC makes no representation or warranty, express or implied, to the owners of the Fund or any member of the public regarding the advisability of investing in securities or commodities generally or in the Fund particularly. CIBC NTC does not guarantee the quality, accuracy or completeness of the Underlying Index or any Underlying Index data included herein or derived therefrom and assumes no liability in connection with their use. The Underlying Index is determined and composed without regard to the Adviser or the Fund. CIBC NTC has no obligation to take the needs of the Adviser, the Fund or the shareholders of the Fund into consideration in determining, composing or calculating the Underlying Index. CIBC NTC is not responsible for and has not participated in the determination of the timing of, prices at, or quantities of the Fund to be issued or in the determination or calculation of the equation by which the Fund is to be converted into cash. CIBC NTC has no obligation or liability in connection with the administration, marketing or trading of the Fund and is not responsible for and has not participated in the determination of pricing or the timing of the issuance or sale of the Shares of the Fund or in the determination or calculation of the NAV of the Fund.
CIBC NTC has no obligation or liability in connection with the administration, marketing or trading of the Fund. CIBC NTC makes no warranty, express or implied, as to results to be obtained by the Adviser, the Fund, Fund shareholders or any other person or entity from the use of the Underlying Index or any data included therein. CIBC NTC makes no express or implied warranties, and expressly disclaims all warranties of merchantability or fitness for a particular purpose or use with respect to the Underlying Index or any data included therein. Without limiting any of the foregoing, in no event shall CIBC NTC have any liability for any special, punitive, indirect, or consequential damages (including lost profits) arising out of matters relating to the use of the Underlying Index, even if notified of the possibility of such damages.
All intellectual property rights in the Underlying Index vests in CIBC NTC.
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Additional Information | May 31, 2024 (Unaudited) |
The Underlying Index is the property of CIBC NTC, which has contracted with S&P Opco, LLC (a subsidiary of S&P Dow Jones Indices LLC) to calculate and maintain the Underlying Index. The Underlying Index is not sponsored by S&P Dow Jones Indices or its affiliates or its third party licensors (collectively, “S&P Dow Jones Indices”). S&P Dow Jones Indices will not be liable for any errors or omissions in calculating the Underlying Index. “Calculated by S&P Dow Jones Indices” and the related stylized mark(s) are service marks of S&P Dow Jones Indices and have been licensed for use by CIBC NTC. S&P® is a registered trademark of Standard & Poor’s Financial Services LLC (“SPFS”), and Dow Jones® is a registered trademark of Dow Jones Trademark Holdings LLC (“Dow Jones”).
The Fund is not sponsored, endorsed, sold or promoted by S&P Dow Jones Indices. S&P Dow Jones Indices does not make any representation or warranty, express or implied, to the owners of the Fund or any member of the public regarding the advisability of investing in securities generally or in the Fund particularly or the ability of the Underlying Index to track general market performance. S&P Dow Jones Indices’ only relationship to CIBC NTC with respect to the Underlying Index is the licensing of certain trademarks, service marks and trade names of S&P Dow Jones Indices, and the provision of the calculation services related to the Underlying Index. S&P Dow Jones Indices is not responsible for and has not participated in the determination of the prices and amount of the Fund or the timing of the issuance or sale of the Fund or in the determination or calculation of the equation by which the Fund may be converted into cash or other redemption mechanics. S&P Dow Jones Indices has no obligation or liability in connection with the administration, marketing or trading of the Fund. S&P Dow Jones Indices LLC is not an investment advisor. Inclusion of a security within the Underlying Index is not a recommendation by S&P Dow Jones Indices to buy, sell, or hold such security, nor is it investment advice.
S&P DOW JONES INDICES DOES NOT GUARANTEE THE ADEQUACY, ACCURACY, TIMELINESS AND/OR THE COMPLETENESS OF THE UNDERLYING INDEX OR ANY DATA RELATED THERETO OR ANY COMMUNICATION WITH RESPECT THERETO, INCLUDING, ORAL, WRITTEN, OR ELECTRONIC COMMUNICATIONS. S&P DOW JONES INDICES SHALL NOT BE SUBJECT TO ANY DAMAGES OR LIABILITY FOR ANY ERRORS, OMISSIONS, OR DELAYS THEREIN. S&P DOW JONES INDICES MAKES NO EXPRESS OR IMPLIED WARRANTIES, AND EXPRESSLY DISCLAIMS ALL WARRANTIES, OF MERCHANTABILITY OR FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE OR USE OR AS TO RESULTS TO BE OBTAINED BY CIBC NTC, OWNERS OF THE FUND, OR ANY OTHER PERSON OR ENTITY FROM THE USE OF THE UNDERLYING INDEX OR WITH RESPECT TO ANY DATA RELATED THERETO. WITHOUT LIMITING ANY OF THE FOREGOING, IN NO EVENT WHATSOEVER SHALL S&P DOW JONES INDICES BE LIABLE FOR ANY INDIRECT, SPECIAL, INCIDENTAL, PUNITIVE, OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO, LOSS OF PROFITS, TRADING LOSSES, LOST TIME, OR GOODWILL, EVEN IF THEY HAVE BEEN ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES, WHETHER IN CONTRACT, TORT, STRICT LIABILITY, OR OTHERWISE.
The Index Provider is not affiliated with the Trust, the Adviser or ALPS Portfolio Solutions Distributor, Inc. (the “Distributor”). The Index Provider has entered into a license agreement with the Adviser (the “License Agreement”). The use of the Underlying Index by the Adviser and the Fund is subject to the terms of the License Agreement, which impose certain limitations and conditions on the Fund’s ability to use the Underlying Index.
The Adviser does not guarantee the accuracy and/or the completeness of the Underlying Index or any data included therein, and the Adviser shall have no liability for any errors, omissions or interruptions therein. The Adviser makes no warranty, express or implied, as to results to be obtained by the Fund, owners of the Shares of the Fund or any other person or entity from the use of the Underlying Index or any data included therein. The Adviser makes no express or implied warranties, and expressly disclaims all warranties of merchantability or fitness for a particular purpose or use with respect to the Underlying Index or any data included therein. Without limiting any of the foregoing, in no event shall the Adviser have any liability for any special, punitive, direct, indirect, or consequential damages (including lost profits) arising out of matters relating to the use of the Underlying Index, even if notified of the possibility of such damages.
ALPS Disruptive Technologies ETF
“Indxx” is a service mark of Indxx, LLC (“Indxx” or the “Index Provider”) and has been licensed for use for certain purposes by ALPS Advisors, Inc. (the “Adviser”).
The ALPS Disruptive Technologies ETF is not sponsored, endorsed, sold or promoted by Indxx. Indxx makes no representation or warranty, express or implied, to the owners of the ALPS Disruptive Technologies ETF or any member of the public regarding the advisability of investing in securities generally or in the ALPS Disruptive Technologies ETF particularly. Indxx has no obligation to take the needs of ALPS Advisors, Inc. or the shareholders of ALPS Disruptive Technologies ETF into consideration in determining, composing, or calculating the Underlying Index. Indxx is not responsible for and has not participated in the determination of the timing, amount or pricing of the ALPS Disruptive Technologies ETF shares to be issued or in the determination or calculation of the equation by which the ALPS Disruptive Technologies ETF is to be converted into cash. Indxx has no obligation or liability in connection with the administration, marketing or trading of the ALPS Disruptive Technologies ETF.
INDXX MAKES NO WARRANTY, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, AS TO THE RESULTS TO BE OBTAINED BY ANY PERSON OR ENTITY FROM THE USE OF THE INDEX(ES), TRADING BASED ON THE INDEX(ES), OR ANY DATA INCLUDED THEREIN IN CONNECTION WITH THE PRODUCTS, OR FOR ANY OTHER USE. INDXX EXPRESSLY DISCLAIMS ALL WARRANTIES AND CONDITIONS, EXPRESS, STATUTORY, OR IMPLIED, EXCEPT AS SET FORTH IN THIS AGREEMENT. EXCEPT AS OTHERWISE SPECIFICALLY SET FORTH IN THIS AGREEMENT, INDXX HEREBY EXPRESSLY DISCLAIMS ALL IMPLIED WARRANTIES AND CONDITIONS OF MERCHANTABILITY, TITLE, OR FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE OR USE WITH RESPECT TO THE INDEX(ES) OR ANY DATA INCLUDED THEREIN. INDXX DOES NOT GUARANTEE THE ACCURACY AND/OR THE COMPLETENESS OF ANY DATA SUPPLIED BY IT OR ANY DATA INCLUDED THEREIN. INDXX MAKES NO WARRANTY, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, AS TO RESULTS TO BE OBTAINED BY THE FUNDS, ITS SHAREHOLDERS OR AFFILIATES, OR ANY OTHER PERSON OR ENTITY FROM THE USE OF THE DATA SUPPLIED BY INDXX OR ANY DATA INCLUDED THEREIN. INDXX MAKES NO EXPRESS OR IMPLIED WARRANTIES, AND EXPRESSLY DISCLAIMS ALL WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY OR FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE OR USE WITH RESPECT TO THE DATA SUPPLIED BY INDXX OR ANY DATA INCLUDED THEREIN. WITHOUT LIMITING ANY OF THE FOREGOING, IN NO EVENT SHALL INDXX HAVE ANY LIABILITY FOR ANY SPECIAL, PUNITIVE, INDIRECT, OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES (INCLUDING LOST PROFITS), EVEN IF NOTIFIED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES.
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Additional Information | May 31, 2024 (Unaudited) |
The Adviser does not guarantee the accuracy and/or the completeness of the Underlying Index or any data included therein, and the Adviser shall have no liability for any errors, omissions or interruptions therein. The Adviser makes no warranty, express or implied, as to results to be obtained by the Fund, owners of the Shares of the Fund or any other person or entity from the use of the Underlying Index or any data included therein. Adviser makes no express or implied warranties, and expressly disclaims all warranties of merchantability or fitness for a particular purpose or use with respect to the Underlying Index or any data included therein. Without limiting any of the foregoing, in no event shall the Adviser have any liability for any special, punitive, direct, indirect or consequential damages (including lost profits) arising out of matters relating to the use of the Underlying Index, even if notified of the possibility of such damages.
ALPS Global Travel Beneficiaries ETF
S-Network and S-Network Global Travel Index are service marks of S-Network Global Indexes, Inc. ("S-Network") and have been licensed for use by the ALPS Advisors, Inc. (“ALPS” or the “Adviser”). The Fund is not issued, sponsored, endorsed, sold or promoted by S-Network or its affiliates. S-Network makes no representation or warranty, express or implied, to the purchasers or owners of the Fund or any member of the public regarding the advisability of investing in securities generally or in the Fund particularly or the ability of the Index to track general market performance. S-Network's only relationship to the Fund is the licensing of the service marks and the Index, which is determined, composed and calculated by S-Network without regard to ALPS or the Fund. S-Network is not responsible for and has not participated in the determination of the timing of, prices at, or quantities of the Fund issued by ALPS. S-Network has no obligation or liability in connection with the issuance, administration, marketing or trading of the Fund.
S-NETWORK DOES NOT GUARANTEE THE ACCURACY AND/OR THE COMPLETENESS OF THE S-NETWORK GLOBAL TRAVEL INDEX OR ANY DATA INCLUDED THEREIN AND S-NETWORK SHALL HAVE NO LIABILITY FOR ANY ERRORS, OMISSIONS, OR INTERRUPTIONS THEREIN. S-NETWORK MAKES NO WARRANTY, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, AS TO RESULTS TO BE OBTAINED BY LICENSEE, OWNERS OF THE FUND, OR ANY OTHER PERSON OR ENTITY FROM THE USE OF THE S-NETWORK GLOBAL TRAVEL INDEX OR ANY DATA INCLUDED THEREIN. S-NETWORK MAKES NO EXPRESS OR IMPLIED WARRANTIES, AND EXPRESSLY DISCLAIMS ALL WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY OR FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE OR USE WITH RESPECT TO THE S-NETWORK GLOBAL TRAVEL INDEX OR ANY DATA INCLUDED THEREIN. WITHOUT LIMITING ANY OF THE FOREGOING, UNLESS ARISING AS A RESULT OF S-NETWORK'S (i) GROSS NEGLIGENCE OR WILLFUL MISCONDUCT, (ii) BREACH OF ITS CONFIDENTIALITY OBLIGATIONS: OR (iii) INDEMNIFICATION OBLIGATIONS, S-NETWORK SHALL NOT HAVE ANY LIABILITY FOR ANY SPECIAL, PUNITIVE, INDIRECT, OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES (INCLUDING LOST PROFITS), EVEN IF NOTIFIED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES.
The Adviser does not guarantee the accuracy and/or the completeness of the Underlying Index or any data included therein, and the Adviser shall have no liability for any errors, omissions or interruptions therein. The Adviser makes no warranty, express or implied, as to results to be obtained by the Fund, owners of the Shares of the Fund or any other person or entity from the use of the Underlying Index or any data included therein. The Adviser makes no express or implied warranties, and expressly disclaims all warranties of merchantability or fitness for a particular purpose or use with respect to the Underlying Index or any data included therein. Without limiting any of the foregoing, in no event shall the Adviser have any liability for any special, punitive, direct, indirect or consequential damages (including lost profits) arising out of matters relating to the use of the Underlying Index even if notified of the possibility of such damages.
ALPS Medical Breakthroughs ETF
The Fund is not sponsored, endorsed, sold or promoted by S-Network Global Indexes, Inc. (“Licensor”). Licensor makes no representation or warranty, express or implied, to the owners of the Fund or any member of the public regarding the advisability of investing in securities generally or in the Fund particularly or the ability of the Underlying Index to track the performance of the physical commodities market. Licensor’s only relationship to the Licensee is the licensing of certain service marks and trade names of Licensor and of the Underlying Index that is determined, composed and calculated by Licensor without regard to the Licensee or the Fund. Licensor has no obligation to take the needs of the Licensee or the owners of the Fund into consideration in determining, composing or calculating the Underlying Index. Licensor is not responsible for and has not participated in the determination of the timing of, prices at, or quantities of the Fund to be issued or in the determination or calculation of the equation by which the Fund is to be converted into cash. Licensor has no obligation or liability in connection with the administration, marketing or trading of the Fund.
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Additional Information | May 31, 2024 (Unaudited) |
LICENSOR DOES NOT GUARANTEE THE ACCURACY AND/OR THE COMPLETENESS OF THE UNDERLYING INDEX OR ANY DATA INCLUDED THEREIN AND LICENSOR SHALL HAVE NO LIABILITY FOR ANY ERRORS, OMISSIONS, OR INTERRUPTIONS THEREIN. LICENSOR MAKES NO WARRANTY, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, AS TO RESULTS TO BE OBTAINED BY LICENSEE, OWNERS OF THE FUND, OR ANY OTHER PERSON OR ENTITY FROM THE USE OF THE UNDERLYING INDEX OR ANY DATA INCLUDED THEREIN. LICENSOR MAKES NO EXPRESS OR IMPLIED WARRANTIES, AND EXPRESSLY DISCLAIMS ALL WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY OR FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE OR USE WITH RESPECT TO THE UNDERLYING INDEX OR ANY DATA INCLUDED THEREIN. WITHOUT LIMITING ANY OF THE FOREGOING, IN NO EVENT SHALL LICENSOR HAVE ANY LIABILITY FOR ANY SPECIAL, PUNITIVE, INDIRECT, OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES (INCLUDING LOST PROFITS), EVEN IF NOTIFIED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES.
Standard & Poor’s Custom Indexes serves as calculation agent for the Index. The Fund is not sponsored, endorsed, sold or promoted by Standard & Poor’s, a division of The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. (“S&P”) or its third party licensors. Neither S&P nor its third party licensors make any representation or warranty, express or implied, to the owners of the Fund or any member of the public regarding the advisability of investing in securities generally or in the Fund particularly or the ability of the Underlying Index to track general stock market performance. S&P’s and its third party licensor’s only relationship to S-Network Global Indexes, Inc. is the licensing of certain trademarks, service marks and trade names of S&P and/or its third party licensors and for the providing of calculation and maintenance services related to the Underlying Index. Neither S&P nor its third party licensors is responsible for and has not participated in the determination of the prices and amount of the Fund or the timing of the issuance or sale of the Fund or in the determination or calculation of the equation by which the Fund is to be converted into cash. S&P has no obligation or liability in connection with the administration, marketing or trading of the Fund.
NEITHER S&P, ITS AFFILIATES NOR THEIR THIRD PARTY LICENSORS GUARANTEE THE ADEQUACY, ACCURACY, TIMELINESS OR COMPLETENESS OF THE UNDERLYING INDEX OR ANY DATA INCLUDED THEREIN OR ANY COMMUNICATIONS, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO, ORAL OR WRITTEN COMMUNICATIONS (INCLUDING ELECTRONIC COMMUNICATIONS) WITH RESPECT THERETO. S&P, ITS AFFILIATES AND THEIR THIRD PARTY LICENSORS SHALL NOT BE SUBJECT TO ANY DAMAGES OR LIABILITY FOR ANY ERRORS, OMISSIONS OR DELAYS THEREIN. S&P MAKES NO EXPRESS OR IMPLIED WARRANTIES, AND EXPRESSLY DISCLAIMS ALL WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY OR FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE OR USE WITH RESPECT TO ITS TRADEMARKS, THE UNDERLYING INDEX OR ANY DATA INCLUDED THEREIN. WITHOUT LIMITING ANY OF THE FOREGOING, IN NO EVENT WHATSOEVER SHALL S&P, ITS AFFILIATES OR THEIR THIRD PARTY LICENSORS BE LIABLE FOR ANY INDIRECT, SPECIAL, INCIDENTAL, PUNITIVE OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO, LOSS OF PROFITS, TRADING LOSSES, LOST TIME OR GOODWILL, EVEN IF THEY HAVE BEEN ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES, WHETHER IN CONTRACT, TORT, STRICT LIABILITY OR OTHERWISE.
Standard & Poor’s®, and S&P® are registered trademarks of The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc.; “Calculated by S&P Custom Indices” and its related stylized mark are service marks of The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. These marks have been licensed for use by S-Network Global Indexes, Inc.
The Adviser does not guarantee the accuracy and/or the completeness of the Underlying Index or any data included therein, and the Adviser shall have no liability for any errors, omissions or interruptions therein. The Adviser makes no warranty, express or implied, as to results to be obtained by the Fund, owners of the Shares of the Fund or any other person or entity from the use of the Underlying Index or any data included therein. The Adviser makes no express or implied warranties, and expressly disclaims all warranties of merchantability or fitness for a particular purpose or use with respect to the Underlying Index or any data included therein. Without limiting any of the foregoing, in no event shall the Adviser have any liability for any special, punitive, direct, indirect, or consequential damages (including lost profits) arising out of matters relating to the use of the Underlying Index, even if notified of the possibility of such damages.
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Item 8 – Changes in and Disagreements with Accountants for Open-End Management Investment Companies | May 31, 2024 (Unaudited) |
On March 14, 2023, BBD LLP (“BBD”) ceased to serve as the independent registered public accounting firm of the Funds. The Board approved the replacement of BBD as a result of Cohen & Company, Ltd.’s (“Cohen”) acquisition of BBD’s investment management group.
The report of BBD on the financial statements of the Funds as of and for the fiscal year or period ended November 30, 2022 did not contain an adverse opinion or a disclaimer of opinion, and was not qualified or modified as to uncertainties, audit scope or accounting principles. During the fiscal year or period ended November 30, 2022, and during the subsequent interim period through March 14, 2023: (i) there were no disagreements between the registrant and BBD on any matter of accounting principles or practices, financial statement disclosure, or auditing scope or procedure, which disagreements, if not resolved to the satisfaction of BBD, would have caused it to make reference to the subject matter of the disagreements in its report on the financial statements of the Funds for such years or interim period; and (ii) there were no “reportable events,” as defined in Item 304(a)(1)(v) of Regulation S-K under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.
On March 7, 2023, upon the recommendation of the Funds’ Audit Committee, the Board approved the appointment of Cohen, effective upon the resignation of BBD, as the Funds’ independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending November 30, 2023.
During the fiscal year or period ended November 30, 2022, and during the subsequent interim period through March 14, 2023, neither the registrant, nor anyone acting on its behalf, consulted with Cohen on behalf of the Funds regarding the application of accounting principles to a specified transaction (either completed or proposed), the type of audit opinion that might be rendered on the Funds’ financial statements, or any matter that was either: (i) the subject of a "disagreement," as defined in Item 304(a)(1)(iv) of Regulation S-K and the instructions thereto; or (ii) "reportable events," as defined in Item 304(a)(1)(v) of Regulation S-K.
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Item 9 – Proxy Disclosures for Open-End Management Investment Companies | May 31, 2024 (Unaudited) |
Not applicable for this reporting period.
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Item 10 – Remuneration Paid to Directors, Officers, and Others of Open-End Management Investment Companies | May 31, 2024 (Unaudited) |
The following chart provides certain information about the Trustee fees paid by the Trust for the period ended May 31, 2024:
Aggregate Regular Compensation From the Trust | Aggregate Special Compensation From the Trust | Total Compensation From the Trust | ||||||||||
Mary K. Anstine, Trustee | $ | 82,500 | $ | – | $ | 82,500 | ||||||
Edmund J. Burke, Trustee | $ | 86,500 | $ | – | $ | 86,500 | ||||||
Jeremy W. Deems, Trustee | $ | 88,500 | $ | – | $ | 88,500 | ||||||
Rick A. Pederson, Trustee | $ | 92,500 | $ | – | $ | 92,500 | ||||||
Total | $ | 350,000 | $ | – | $ | 350,000 |
Officers who are employed by the Adviser receive no compensation or expense reimbursements from the Trust.
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Item 11 – Statement Regarding Basis for Approval of Investment Advisory Contract | May 31, 2024 (Unaudited) |
Not applicable for this reporting period.
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Table of Contents
Item 7 – Financial Statements and Financial Highlights for Open-End Management Investment Companies | 1 |
Schedule of Investments | |
ALPS Sector Dividend Dogs ETF | 2 |
ALPS International Sector Dividend Dogs ETF | 3 |
ALPS Emerging Sector Dividend Dogs ETF | 5 |
ALPS REIT Dividend Dogs ETF | 7 |
Statements of Assets and Liabilities | 9 |
Statements of Operations | 10 |
Statements of Changes in Net Assets | |
ALPS Sector Dividend Dogs ETF | 11 |
ALPS International Sector Dividend Dogs ETF | 12 |
ALPS Emerging Sector Dividend Dogs ETF | 13 |
ALPS REIT Dividend Dogs ETF | 14 |
Financial Highlights | 15 |
Notes to Financial Statements and Financial Highlights | 19 |
Additional Information | 28 |
Item 8 – Changes in and Disagreements with Accountants for Open-End Management Investment Companies | 30 |
Item 9 – Proxy Disclosures for Open-End Management Investment Companies | 31 |
Item 10 – Remuneration Paid to Directors, Officers, and Others of Open-End Management Investment Companies | 32 |
Item 11 – Statement Regarding Basis for Approval of Investment Advisory Contract | 33 |
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ALPS ETF Trust
ITEM 7 – Financial Statements and Financial Highlights
for Open-End Management Investment Companies
1 | May 31, 2024
ALPS Sector Dividend Dogs ETF
Schedule of Investments | May 31, 2024 (Unaudited) |
Security Description | Shares | Value | ||||||
COMMON STOCKS (99.41%) | ||||||||
Communication Services (9.70%) | ||||||||
AT&T, Inc. | 1,296,185 | $ | 23,616,491 | |||||
Comcast Corp., Class A | 522,574 | 20,918,637 | ||||||
Interpublic Group of Cos., Inc. | 689,790 | 21,638,712 | ||||||
Omnicom Group, Inc. | 243,139 | 22,602,202 | ||||||
Verizon Communications, Inc. | 564,268 | 23,219,628 | ||||||
Total Communication Services | 111,995,670 | |||||||
Consumer Discretionary (9.26%) | ||||||||
Best Buy Co., Inc. | 283,720 | 24,065,130 | ||||||
Darden Restaurants, Inc. | 129,957 | 19,544,233 | ||||||
Ford Motor Co. | 1,826,906 | 22,160,370 | ||||||
Genuine Parts Co. | 147,448 | 21,253,155 | ||||||
Home Depot, Inc. | 59,650 | 19,974,996 | ||||||
Total Consumer Discretionary | 106,997,884 | |||||||
Consumer Staples (9.73%) | ||||||||
Altria Group, Inc. | 532,422 | 24,624,517 | ||||||
Conagra Brands, Inc. | 792,488 | 23,679,541 | ||||||
Kraft Heinz Co. | 639,875 | 22,632,379 | ||||||
Philip Morris International, Inc. | 240,591 | 24,391,116 | ||||||
Walgreens Boots Alliance, Inc. | 1,051,305 | 17,052,167 | ||||||
Total Consumer Staples | 112,379,720 | |||||||
Energy (10.53%) | ||||||||
Chevron Corp. | 148,758 | 24,143,423 | ||||||
Exxon Mobil Corp. | 205,745 | 24,125,659 | ||||||
Kinder Morgan, Inc. | 1,248,022 | 24,323,949 | ||||||
ONEOK, Inc. | 288,968 | 23,406,408 | ||||||
Williams Cos., Inc. | 618,411 | 25,670,240 | ||||||
Total Energy | 121,669,679 | |||||||
Financials (9.91%) | ||||||||
Citizens Financial Group, Inc. | 649,607 | 22,924,631 | ||||||
Huntington Bancshares, Inc. | 1,651,403 | 22,987,530 | ||||||
Prudential Financial, Inc. | 200,330 | 24,109,715 | ||||||
Regions Financial Corp. | 1,132,239 | 21,908,825 | ||||||
Truist Financial Corp. | 595,416 | 22,476,954 | ||||||
Total Financials | 114,407,655 | |||||||
Health Care (8.55%) | ||||||||
AbbVie, Inc. | 124,409 | 20,059,707 | ||||||
Bristol-Myers Squibb Co. | 413,647 | 16,996,755 | ||||||
Gilead Sciences, Inc. | 296,812 | 19,076,108 | ||||||
Pfizer, Inc. | 817,468 | 23,428,633 | ||||||
Viatris, Inc. | 1,814,962 | 19,238,597 | ||||||
Total Health Care | 98,799,800 | |||||||
Industrials (10.35%) | ||||||||
3M Co. | 283,937 | 28,433,451 | ||||||
Cummins, Inc. | 82,885 | 23,351,191 | ||||||
RTX Corp. | 245,334 | 26,449,459 | ||||||
Stanley Black & Decker, Inc. | 243,272 | 21,206,020 |
Security Description | Shares | Value | ||||||
Industrials (continued) | ||||||||
United Parcel Service, Inc., | ||||||||
Class B | 144,782 | $ | 20,114,563 | |||||
Total Industrials | 119,554,684 | |||||||
Information Technology (10.26%) | ||||||||
Corning, Inc. | 681,592 | 25,396,118 | ||||||
HP, Inc. | 725,228 | 26,470,822 | ||||||
International Business Machines Corp. | 113,722 | 18,974,516 | ||||||
Seagate Technology Holdings PLC | 240,528 | 22,426,831 | ||||||
Texas Instruments, Inc. | 129,439 | 25,241,899 | ||||||
Total Information Technology | 118,510,186 | |||||||
Materials (10.75%) | ||||||||
Amcor PLC | 2,381,772 | 24,222,621 | ||||||
International Flavors & Fragrances, Inc. | 283,136 | 27,232,021 | ||||||
International Paper Co. | 615,205 | 27,739,593 | ||||||
LyondellBasell Industries NV, Class A | 224,939 | 22,363,435 | ||||||
The Dow Chemical Co. | 393,106 | 22,654,699 | ||||||
Total Materials | 124,212,369 | |||||||
Utilities (10.37%) | ||||||||
Dominion Resources, Inc. | 464,475 | 25,044,492 | ||||||
Duke Energy Corp. | 234,866 | 24,325,072 | ||||||
Edison International | 321,869 | 24,735,633 | ||||||
Evergy, Inc. | 432,402 | 23,635,093 | ||||||
Eversource Energy | 371,039 | 21,976,640 | ||||||
Total Utilities | 119,716,930 | |||||||
TOTAL COMMON STOCKS | ||||||||
(Cost $1,074,547,667) | 1,148,244,577 |
7 Day Yield | Shares | Value | ||||||||||
SHORT TERM INVESTMENTS (0.18%) | ||||||||||||
Money Market Fund (0.18%) | ||||||||||||
State Street Institutional Treasury Plus Money Market Fund (Premier Class) | 5.26 | % | 2,065,171 | 2,065,171 | ||||||||
TOTAL SHORT TERM INVESTMENTS | ||||||||||||
(Cost $2,065,171) | 2,065,171 | |||||||||||
TOTAL INVESTMENTS (99.59%) | ||||||||||||
(Cost $1,076,612,838) | $ | 1,150,309,748 | ||||||||||
OTHER ASSETS IN EXCESS OF LIABILITIES (0.41%) | 4,758,946 | |||||||||||
NET ASSETS - 100.00% | $ | 1,155,068,694 |
See Notes to Financial Statements and Financial Highlights.
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Schedule of Investments | May 31, 2024 (Unaudited) |
Security Description | Shares | Value | ||||||
COMMON STOCKS (99.17%) | ||||||||
Australia (7.38%) | ||||||||
BHP Group, Ltd. | 194,322 | $ | 5,754,787 | |||||
Coles Group, Ltd. | 509,956 | 5,571,287 | ||||||
Fortescue, Ltd. | 329,085 | 5,416,983 | ||||||
Woodside Energy Group, Ltd.(a) | 282,727 | 5,210,708 | ||||||
Total Australia | 21,953,765 | |||||||
Austria (2.19%) | ||||||||
OMV AG | 129,625 | 6,503,613 | ||||||
Denmark (2.49%) | ||||||||
A P Moller-Maersk A/S | 4,082 | 7,401,791 | ||||||
Finland (4.25%) | ||||||||
Fortum Oyj(a) | 432,821 | 6,581,874 | ||||||
Nokia Oyj | 1,558,227 | 6,071,475 | ||||||
Total Finland | 12,653,349 | |||||||
France (10.03%) | ||||||||
Cie Generale des Etablissements Michelin SCA | 152,239 | 6,136,671 | ||||||
Credit Agricole SA | 404,907 | 6,557,190 | ||||||
Engie SA | 339,230 | 5,718,125 | ||||||
Orange SA | 487,780 | 5,676,353 | ||||||
Sanofi SA | 59,033 | 5,749,443 | ||||||
Total France | 29,837,782 | |||||||
Germany (7.25%) | ||||||||
BASF SE | 105,985 | 5,567,082 | ||||||
Bayer AG | 196,834 | 6,031,328 | ||||||
Bayerische Motoren Werke AG | 47,998 | 4,852,817 | ||||||
Mercedes-Benz Group AG | 70,918 | 5,109,432 | ||||||
Total Germany | 21,560,659 | |||||||
Great Britain (4.47%) | ||||||||
NatWest Group PLC | 1,756,522 | 7,050,440 | ||||||
Unilever PLC | 114,724 | 6,255,307 | ||||||
Total Great Britain | 13,305,747 | |||||||
Hong Kong (3.82%) | ||||||||
CITIC, Ltd. | 5,546,000 | 5,602,450 | ||||||
Hong Kong & China Gas Co., Ltd. | 7,422,996 | 5,761,545 | ||||||
Total Hong Kong | 11,363,995 | |||||||
Italy (8.25%) | ||||||||
Enel SpA | 843,845 | 6,094,304 | ||||||
Eni SpA | 351,862 | 5,534,376 | ||||||
Intesa Sanpaolo SpA | 1,667,218 | 6,523,283 | ||||||
Mediobanca Banca di Credito Finanziario SpA(a) | 404,312 | 6,369,881 | ||||||
Total Italy | 24,521,844 |
Security Description | Shares | Value | ||||||
Japan (7.41%) | ||||||||
Canon, Inc.(a) | 180,763 | $ | 5,232,144 | |||||
Isuzu Motors, Ltd. | 421,892 | 5,625,584 | ||||||
Japan Tobacco, Inc.(a) | 216,000 | 6,114,724 | ||||||
Takeda Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd.(a) | 191,300 | 5,076,113 | ||||||
Total Japan | 22,048,565 | |||||||
Netherlands (7.25%) | ||||||||
BE Semiconductor Industries NV(a) | 34,473 | 5,049,646 | ||||||
NN Group NV | 127,235 | 5,907,408 | ||||||
NXP Semiconductors NV | 22,417 | 6,099,666 | ||||||
Stellantis NV | 206,054 | 4,516,277 | ||||||
Total Netherlands | 21,572,997 | |||||||
Norway (6.39%) | ||||||||
Aker BP ASA | 225,362 | 5,773,448 | ||||||
Norsk Hydro ASA | 1,057,224 | 7,143,310 | ||||||
Telenor ASA | 521,095 | 6,076,620 | ||||||
Total Norway | 18,993,378 | |||||||
Poland (1.92%) | ||||||||
ORLEN SA | 353,232 | 5,700,024 | ||||||
Singapore (1.99%) | ||||||||
Singapore Airlines, Ltd.(a) | 1,180,905 | 5,916,760 | ||||||
Spain (4.09%) | ||||||||
ACS Actividades de Construccion y Servicios SA | 132,345 | 5,904,848 | ||||||
Telefonica SA | 1,344,895 | 6,252,984 | ||||||
Total Spain | 12,157,832 | |||||||
Sweden (2.09%) | ||||||||
Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson, Class B | 1,014,695 | 6,226,655 | ||||||
Switzerland (3.72%) | ||||||||
Kuehne + Nagel International AG | 20,257 | 5,735,761 | ||||||
Roche Holding AG | 20,829 | 5,332,187 | ||||||
Total Switzerland | 11,067,948 | |||||||
United Kingdom (14.18%) | ||||||||
British American Tobacco PLC | 192,495 | 5,923,640 | ||||||
GSK PLC | 263,094 | 5,922,113 | ||||||
Imperial Brands PLC | 260,048 | 6,431,779 | ||||||
National Grid Plc | 454,492 | 5,110,270 | ||||||
Rio Tinto PLC | 90,368 | 6,305,655 | ||||||
Vodafone Group PLC | 6,205,156 | 5,979,177 | ||||||
WPP PLC | 623,660 | 6,491,061 | ||||||
Total United Kingdom | 42,163,695 | |||||||
TOTAL COMMON STOCKS | ||||||||
(Cost $275,674,781) | 294,950,399 |
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Schedule of Investments | May 31, 2024 (Unaudited) |
7 Day Yield | Shares | Value | ||||||||||
SHORT TERM INVESTMENTS (1.98%) | ||||||||||||
Money Market Fund (0.23%) | ||||||||||||
State Street Institutional Treasury Plus Money Market Fund (Premier Class) | ||||||||||||
(Cost $672,795) | 5.26 | % | 672,795 | $ | 672,795 | |||||||
Investments Purchased with Collateral from Securities Loaned (1.75%) | ||||||||||||
State Street Navigator Securities Lending Government Money Market Portfolio, 5.33% | ||||||||||||
(Cost $5,213,355) | 5,213,355 | $ | 5,213,355 | |||||||||
TOTAL SHORT TERM INVESTMENTS | ||||||||||||
(Cost $5,886,150) | 5,886,150 | |||||||||||
TOTAL INVESTMENTS (101.15%) | ||||||||||||
(Cost $281,560,931) | $ | 300,836,549 | ||||||||||
LIABILITIES IN EXCESS OF OTHER ASSETS (-1.15%) | (3,431,987 | ) | ||||||||||
NET ASSETS - 100.00% | $ | 297,404,562 |
(a) | Security, or a portion of the security position is currently on loan. The total market value of securities on loan is $8,671,859. |
See Notes to Financial Statements and Financial Highlights.
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Schedule of Investments | May 31, 2024 (Unaudited) |
Security Description | Shares | Value | ||||||
COMMON STOCKS (99.20%) | ||||||||
Brazil (9.13%) | ||||||||
Ambev SA | 203,000 | $ | 446,910 | |||||
BB Seguridade Participacoes SA | 79,500 | 489,031 | ||||||
Cia Siderurgica Nacional SA | 159,783 | 398,020 | ||||||
Gerdau SA | 147,183 | 507,624 | ||||||
Petroleo Brasileiro SA | 75,192 | 555,466 | ||||||
Total Brazil | 2,397,051 | |||||||
Chile (6.46%) | ||||||||
Cencosud SA | 301,284 | 565,771 | ||||||
Cia Sud Americana de Vapores SA | 9,737,001 | 630,777 | ||||||
Enel Chile SA | 8,729,225 | 500,261 | ||||||
Total Chile | 1,696,809 | |||||||
China (11.62%) | ||||||||
China Shenhua Energy Co., Ltd., Class H | 131,500 | 638,129 | ||||||
China Zheshang Bank Co., Ltd. | 1,876,000 | 542,141 | ||||||
Chongqing Rural Commercial Bank Co., Ltd. | 1,251,000 | 575,879 | ||||||
COSCO SHIPPING Holdings Co., Ltd. | 471,000 | 786,566 | ||||||
Yankuang Energy Group Co., Ltd., Class H(a) | 204,000 | 509,191 | ||||||
Total China | 3,051,906 | |||||||
Colombia (4.27%) | ||||||||
Bancolombia SA, ADR | 16,044 | 568,920 | ||||||
Interconexion Electrica SA ESP | 111,717 | 553,478 | ||||||
Total Colombia | 1,122,398 | |||||||
Czech Republic (2.28%) | ||||||||
CEZ AS(a) | 14,357 | 598,451 | ||||||
Hungary (1.87%) | ||||||||
Richter Gedeon Nyrt | 19,356 | 490,461 | ||||||
India (7.44%) | ||||||||
Dr Reddy's Laboratories, Ltd., ADR | 6,802 | 467,161 | ||||||
Infosys, Ltd., Sponsored ADR | 45,319 | 759,093 | ||||||
Wipro, Ltd., ADR(a) | 141,316 | 727,778 | ||||||
Total India | 1,954,032 | |||||||
Indonesia (8.95%) | ||||||||
Adaro Energy Indonesia Tbk PT | 3,054,700 | 520,709 | ||||||
Gudang Garam Tbk PT | 407,800 | 469,284 | ||||||
Indofood Sukses Makmur Tbk PT | 1,284,400 | 464,360 | ||||||
Kalbe Farma Tbk PT | 5,663,900 | 519,336 |
Security Description | Shares | Value | ||||||
Indonesia (continued) | ||||||||
Telkom Indonesia Persero Tbk PT | 2,113,000 | $ | 377,089 | |||||
Total Indonesia | 2,350,778 | |||||||
Malaysia (10.00%) | ||||||||
Axiata Group Bhd | 897,800 | 534,064 | ||||||
Genting Malaysia Bhd | 851,000 | 479,105 | ||||||
Maxis Bhd | 700,300 | 540,066 | ||||||
Petronas Gas Bhd | 136,600 | 529,916 | ||||||
Sime Darby Bhd | 921,400 | 544,188 | ||||||
Total Malaysia | 2,627,339 | |||||||
Mexico (11.05%) | ||||||||
Grupo Aeroportuario del Centro Norte SAB de CV | 61,422 | 627,017 | ||||||
Grupo Aeroportuario del Pacifico SAB de CV, Class B | 36,871 | 693,740 | ||||||
Grupo Financiero Banorte SAB de CV, Class O | 51,075 | 485,779 | ||||||
Grupo Mexico SAB de CV, Series B | 104,325 | 644,895 | ||||||
Orbia Advance Corp. SAB de CV | 277,324 | 452,113 | ||||||
Total Mexico | 2,903,544 | |||||||
Philippines (4.06%) | ||||||||
Manila Electric Co. | 79,660 | 499,849 | ||||||
PLDT, Inc. | 22,405 | 566,633 | ||||||
Total Philippines | 1,066,482 | |||||||
Russia (0.00%)(b) | ||||||||
Mobile TeleSystems PJSC, Sponsored ADR(c)(d) | 64,600 | 646 | ||||||
Novolipetsk Steel PJSC, GDR(c)(d)(e) | 17,594 | 176 | ||||||
Severstal PAO, GDR(c)(d)(e) | 23,283 | 233 | ||||||
X5 Retail Group NV, GDR(c)(d)(e) | 17,785 | 178 | ||||||
Total Russia | 1,233 | |||||||
South Africa (9.13%) | ||||||||
Exxaro Resources, Ltd. | 55,320 | 534,294 | ||||||
Pepkor Holdings, Ltd.(e)(f) | 506,307 | 457,657 | ||||||
Sasol, Ltd. | 66,721 | 440,781 | ||||||
Vodacom Group, Ltd. | 105,333 | 518,394 | ||||||
Woolworths Holdings, Ltd. | 153,794 | 445,786 | ||||||
Total South Africa | 2,396,912 | |||||||
Thailand (10.69%) | ||||||||
Bangkok Dusit Medical Services PCL | 639,000 | 468,959 | ||||||
Bumrungrad Hospital Pcl | 80,600 | 530,177 | ||||||
Delta Electronics Thailand PCL | 439,600 | 881,231 | ||||||
Home Product Center PCL | 1,654,500 | 418,235 | ||||||
Thai Beverage PCL | 1,387,200 | 508,188 | ||||||
Total Thailand | 2,806,790 |
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Schedule of Investments | May 31, 2024 (Unaudited) |
Security Description | Shares | Value | ||||||
Turkey (2.25%) | ||||||||
Tofas Turk Otomobil Fabrikasi A.S. | 61,694 | $ | 591,127 | |||||
TOTAL COMMON STOCKS | ||||||||
(Cost $27,415,957) | 26,055,313 |
7 Day Yield | Shares | Value | ||||||||||
SHORT TERM INVESTMENTS (2.53%) | ||||||||||||
Money Market Fund (0.40%) | ||||||||||||
State Street Institutional Treasury Plus Money Market Fund (Premier Class) | ||||||||||||
(Cost $104,726) | 5.26 | % | 104,726 | $ | 104,726 | |||||||
Investments Purchased with Collateral from Securities Loaned (2.13%) | ||||||||||||
State Street Navigator Securities Lending Government Money Market Portfolio, 5.33% | ||||||||||||
(Cost $559,883) | 559,883 | 559,883 | ||||||||||
TOTAL SHORT TERM INVESTMENTS | ||||||||||||
(Cost $664,609) | 664,609 | |||||||||||
TOTAL INVESTMENTS (101.73%) | ||||||||||||
(Cost $28,080,566) | $ | 26,719,922 | ||||||||||
LIABILITIES IN EXCESS OF OTHER ASSETS (-1.73%) | (455,635 | ) | ||||||||||
NET ASSETS - 100.00% | $ | 26,264,287 |
(a) | Security, or a portion of the security position is currently on loan. The total market value of securities on loan is $1,649,805. |
(b) | Less than 0.005%. |
(c) | Non-income producing security. |
(d) | As a result of the use of significant unobservable inputs to determine fair value, these investments have been classified as Level 3 securities under the fair value hierarchy. |
(e) | Securities were purchased pursuant to Regulation S under the Securities Act of 1933, which exempts securities offered and sold outside of the United States from registration. Such securities cannot be sold in the United States without either an effective registration statement filed pursuant to the Securities Act of 1933, or pursuant to an exemption from registration. As of May 31, 2024, the market value of those securities was $458,244, representing 1.74% of net assets. |
(f) | Securities exempt from registration under Rule 144A of the Securities Act of 1933. These securities may be sold in the ordinary course of business in transactions exempt from registration, normally to qualified institutional buyers. At period end, the aggregate market value of those securities was $457,657, representing 1.74% of net assets. |
See Notes to Financial Statements and Financial Highlights.
6 | May 31, 2024
ALPS REIT Dividend Dogs ETF
Schedule of Investments | May 31, 2024 (Unaudited) |
Security Description | Shares | Value | ||||||
COMMON STOCKS (99.53%) | ||||||||
Data Center REITs (1.85%) | ||||||||
Equinix, Inc. | 288 | $ | 219,738 | |||||
Diversified REITs (11.75%) | ||||||||
Armada Hoffler Properties, Inc. | 24,920 | 282,593 | ||||||
Broadstone Net Lease, Inc. | 17,871 | 274,320 | ||||||
CTO Realty Growth, Inc. | 15,509 | 275,440 | ||||||
Gladstone Commercial Corp. | 19,940 | 286,937 | ||||||
One Liberty Properties, Inc. | 11,854 | 278,213 | ||||||
Total Diversified REITs | 1,397,503 | |||||||
Health Care REITs (12.32%) | ||||||||
Global Medical REIT, Inc. | 29,768 | 276,545 | ||||||
Healthcare Realty Trust, Inc. | 19,497 | 316,436 | ||||||
Medical Properties Trust, Inc. | 63,299 | 339,283 | ||||||
Sabra Health Care REIT, Inc. | 19,025 | 277,384 | ||||||
Universal Health Realty Income Trust | 6,810 | 255,920 | ||||||
Total Health Care REITs | 1,465,568 | |||||||
Hotel & Resort REITs (10.73%) | ||||||||
Apple Hospitality REIT, Inc. | 15,683 | 226,462 | ||||||
Braemar Hotels & Resorts, Inc. | 129,705 | 361,877 | ||||||
Host Hotels & Resorts, Inc. | 12,670 | 227,300 | ||||||
Park Hotels & Resorts, Inc. | 15,413 | 244,450 | ||||||
Service Properties Trust | 40,147 | 215,991 | ||||||
Total Hotel & Resort REITs | 1,276,080 | |||||||
Industrial REITs (10.69%) | ||||||||
Innovative Industrial Properties, Inc. | 2,731 | 294,347 | ||||||
LXP Industrial Trust | 28,945 | 246,032 | ||||||
Plymouth Industrial REIT, Inc. | 12,066 | 251,697 | ||||||
STAG Industrial, Inc. | 7,001 | 245,455 | ||||||
Terreno Realty Corp. | 4,120 | 233,110 | ||||||
Total Industrial REITs | 1,270,641 | |||||||
Multi-Family Residential REITs (10.26%) | ||||||||
Apartment Income REIT Corp. | 8,228 | 318,835 | ||||||
BRT Apartments Corp. | 16,411 | 287,193 | ||||||
Elme Communities | 19,540 | 301,111 | ||||||
NexPoint Residential Trust, Inc. | 8,540 | 313,162 | ||||||
Total Multi-Family Residential REITs | 1,220,301 | |||||||
Office REITs (11.37%) | ||||||||
Brandywine Realty Trust | 58,881 | 271,441 | ||||||
Easterly Government Properties, Inc. | 22,425 | 265,512 | ||||||
Highwoods Properties, Inc. | 10,670 | 277,100 | ||||||
Office Properties Income Trust(a) | 117,082 | 268,118 | ||||||
SL Green Realty Corp. | 5,100 | 270,147 | ||||||
Total Office REITs | 1,352,318 |
Security Description | Shares | Value | ||||||
Retail REITs (10.76%) | ||||||||
CBL & Associates Properties, Inc. | 11,381 | $ | 251,520 | |||||
Getty Realty Corp. | 9,725 | 268,507 | ||||||
Saul Centers, Inc. | 6,858 | 249,563 | ||||||
Simon Property Group, Inc. | 1,749 | 264,641 | ||||||
The Macerich Co. | 16,250 | 245,700 | ||||||
Total Retail REITs | 1,279,931 | |||||||
Self-Storage REITs (2.13%) | ||||||||
National Storage Affiliates Trust | 6,936 | 253,719 | ||||||
Single-Family Residential REITs (2.06%) | ||||||||
UMH Properties, Inc. | 16,242 | 245,579 | ||||||
Specialized REITs (7.38%) | ||||||||
EPR Properties | 6,195 | 254,243 | ||||||
Gaming and Leisure Properties, Inc. | 5,717 | 256,694 | ||||||
Outfront Media, Inc. | 16,547 | 239,104 | ||||||
Uniti Group, Inc. | 40,333 | 127,452 | ||||||
Total Specialized REITs | 877,493 | |||||||
Technology REITs (4.18%) | ||||||||
Crown Castle, Inc. | 2,339 | 239,748 | ||||||
Digital Realty Trust, Inc. | 1,766 | 256,670 | ||||||
Total Technology REITs | 496,418 | |||||||
Telecom Tower REITs (4.05%) | ||||||||
American Tower Corp. | 1,273 | 249,177 | ||||||
SBA Communications Corp. | 1,180 | 232,082 | ||||||
Total Telecom Tower REITs | 481,259 | |||||||
TOTAL COMMON STOCKS | ||||||||
(Cost $13,678,859) | 11,836,548 |
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Schedule of Investments | May 31, 2024 (Unaudited) |
7 Day Yield | Shares | Value | ||||||||||
SHORT TERM INVESTMENTS (0.90%) | ||||||||||||
Money Market Fund (0.32%) | ||||||||||||
State Street Institutional Treasury Plus Money Market Fund (Premier Class) | ||||||||||||
(Cost $38,263) | 5.26 | % | 38,263 | $ | 38,263 | |||||||
Investments Purchased with Collateral from Securities Loaned (0.58%) | ||||||||||||
State Street Navigator Securities Lending Government Money Market Portfolio, 5.33% | ||||||||||||
(Cost $68,675) | 68,675 | $ | 68,675 | |||||||||
TOTAL SHORT TERM INVESTMENTS | ||||||||||||
(Cost $106,938) | 106,938 | |||||||||||
TOTAL INVESTMENTS (100.43%) | ||||||||||||
(Cost $13,785,797) | $ | 11,943,486 | ||||||||||
LIABILITIES IN EXCESS OF OTHER ASSETS (-0.43%) | (51,641 | ) | ||||||||||
NET ASSETS - 100.00% | $ | 11,891,845 |
(a) | Security, or a portion of the security position is currently on loan. The total market value of securities on loan is $198,394. |
See Notes to Financial Statements and Financial Highlights.
8 | May 31, 2024
ALPS ETF Trust
Statements of Assets and Liabilities | May 31, 2024 (Unaudited) |
ALPS Sector Dividend Dogs ETF | ALPS International Sector Dividend Dogs ETF | ALPS Emerging Sector Dividend Dogs ETF | ALPS REIT Dividend Dogs ETF | |||||||||||||
ASSETS: | ||||||||||||||||
Investments, at value* | $ | 1,150,309,748 | $ | 300,836,549 | $ | 26,719,922 | $ | 11,943,486 | ||||||||
Foreign currency, at value (Cost $–, $416,198, $– and $–) | – | 416,204 | – | – | ||||||||||||
Foreign tax reclaims | – | 859,431 | 6,271 | 1,276 | ||||||||||||
Dividends receivable | 5,109,016 | 633,082 | 111,505 | 19,270 | ||||||||||||
Receivable for investments sold | – | 1,861,705 | – | – | ||||||||||||
Receivable for shares sold | – | 1,561,181 | – | – | ||||||||||||
Total Assets | 1,155,418,764 | 306,168,152 | 26,837,698 | 11,964,032 | ||||||||||||
LIABILITIES: | ||||||||||||||||
Payable for investments purchased | – | 3,427,661 | – | – | ||||||||||||
Payable to adviser | 350,070 | 122,574 | 13,528 | 3,512 | ||||||||||||
Payable for collateral upon return of securities loaned | – | 5,213,355 | 559,883 | 68,675 | ||||||||||||
Total Liabilities | 350,070 | 8,763,590 | 573,411 | 72,187 | ||||||||||||
NET ASSETS | $ | 1,155,068,694 | $ | 297,404,562 | $ | 26,264,287 | $ | 11,891,845 | ||||||||
NET ASSETS CONSIST OF: | ||||||||||||||||
Paid-in capital | $ | 1,300,750,725 | $ | 320,729,048 | $ | 36,862,385 | $ | 23,713,932 | ||||||||
Total Distributable earnings/(accumulated losses) | (145,682,031 | ) | (23,324,486 | ) | (10,598,098 | ) | (11,822,087 | ) | ||||||||
NET ASSETS | $ | 1,155,068,694 | $ | 297,404,562 | $ | 26,264,287 | $ | 11,891,845 | ||||||||
INVESTMENTS, AT COST | $ | 1,076,612,838 | $ | 281,560,931 | $ | 28,080,566 | $ | 13,785,797 | ||||||||
PRICING OF SHARES: | ||||||||||||||||
Net Assets | $ | 1,155,068,694 | $ | 297,404,562 | $ | 26,264,287 | $ | 11,891,845 | ||||||||
Shares of beneficial interest outstanding (Unlimited number of shares authorized, par value $0.01 per share) | 21,334,141 | 9,525,000 | 1,225,000 | 325,000 | ||||||||||||
Net Asset Value, offering and redemption price per share | $ | 54.14 | $ | 31.22 | $ | 21.44 | $ | 36.59 |
* | Includes $-, $8,671,859, $1,649,805, and $198,394 respectively of securities on loan. |
See Notes to Financial Statements and Financial Highlights.
9 | May 31, 2024
ALPS ETF Trust
Statements of Operations | For the Six Months Ended May 31, 2024 (Unaudited) |
ALPS Sector Dividend Dogs ETF | ALPS International Sector Dividend Dogs ETF | ALPS Emerging Sector Dividend Dogs ETF | ALPS REIT Dividend Dogs ETF | |||||||||||||
INVESTMENT INCOME: | ||||||||||||||||
Dividends* | $ | 24,960,340 | $ | 7,458,032 | $ | 739,296 | $ | 409,645 | ||||||||
Securities Lending Income | 75,433 | 9,750 | 2,195 | 1,335 | ||||||||||||
Total Investment Income | 25,035,773 | 7,467,782 | 741,491 | 410,980 | ||||||||||||
EXPENSES: | ||||||||||||||||
Investment adviser fees | 2,047,145 | 658,974 | 82,195 | 20,822 | ||||||||||||
Total Expenses | 2,047,145 | 658,974 | 82,195 | 20,822 | ||||||||||||
NET INVESTMENT INCOME | 22,988,628 | 6,808,808 | 659,296 | 390,158 | ||||||||||||
REALIZED AND UNREALIZED GAIN/(LOSS) | ||||||||||||||||
Net realized gain/(loss) on investments(a) | (44,513,131 | ) | 13,704,592 | 639,198 | (665,034 | ) | ||||||||||
Net realized loss on foreign currency transactions | – | (89,505 | ) | (4,936 | ) | – | ||||||||||
Total net realized gain/(loss) | (44,513,131 | ) | 13,615,087 | 634,262 | (665,034 | ) | ||||||||||
Net change in unrealized appreciation/(depreciation) on investments | 165,136,400 | 6,529,177 | (119,286 | ) | 934,401 | |||||||||||
Net change in unrealized appreciation/(depreciation) on translation of assets and liabilities denominated in foreign currencies | – | (24,561 | ) | (1,589 | ) | (4 | ) | |||||||||
Total net change in unrealized appreciation/(depreciation) | 165,136,400 | 6,504,616 | (120,875 | ) | 934,397 | |||||||||||
NET REALIZED AND UNREALIZED GAIN ON INVESTMENTS | 120,623,269 | 20,119,703 | 513,387 | 269,363 | ||||||||||||
NET INCREASE IN NET ASSETS RESULTING FROM OPERATIONS | $ | 143,611,897 | $ | 26,928,511 | $ | 1,172,683 | $ | 659,521 | ||||||||
*Net of foreign tax withholding: | $ | – | $ | 1,022,917 | $ | 132,809 | $ | – |
(a) | Includes realized gain or loss as a result of in-kind transactions (See Note 4 in Notes to Financial Statements and Financial Highlights). |
See Notes to Financial Statements and Financial Highlights.
10 | May 31, 2024
ALPS Sector Dividend Dogs ETF
Statements of Changes in Net Assets
For the Six Months Ended May 31, 2024 (Unaudited) | For the Year Ended November 30, 2023 | |||||||
OPERATIONS: | ||||||||
Net investment income | $ | 22,988,628 | $ | 49,158,065 | ||||
Net realized gain/(loss) | (44,513,131 | ) | 40,887,629 | |||||
Net change in unrealized appreciation/(depreciation) | 165,136,400 | (159,451,318 | ) | |||||
Net increase/(decrease) in net assets resulting from operations | 143,611,897 | (69,405,624 | ) | |||||
Net Equalization (Debits) | (331,566 | ) | (2,391,020 | ) | ||||
DISTRIBUTIONS TO SHAREHOLDERS: | ||||||||
From distributable earnings | (24,785,137 | ) | (51,058,930 | ) | ||||
Total distributions | (24,785,137 | ) | (51,058,930 | ) | ||||
CAPITAL SHARE TRANSACTIONS: | ||||||||
Proceeds from sale of shares | 18,114,066 | 48,739,416 | ||||||
Cost of shares redeemed | (77,250,278 | ) | (135,465,114 | ) | ||||
Net income equalization (Note 2) | 331,566 | 2,391,020 | ||||||
Net decrease from share transactions | (58,804,646 | ) | (84,334,678 | ) | ||||
Net increase/(decrease) in net assets | 59,690,548 | (207,190,252 | ) | |||||
NET ASSETS: | ||||||||
Beginning of period | 1,095,378,146 | 1,302,568,398 | ||||||
End of period | $ | 1,155,068,694 | $ | 1,095,378,146 | ||||
OTHER INFORMATION: | ||||||||
CAPITAL SHARE TRANSACTIONS: | ||||||||
Beginning shares | 22,484,141 | 24,309,141 | ||||||
Shares sold | 350,000 | 950,000 | ||||||
Shares redeemed | (1,500,000 | ) | (2,775,000 | ) | ||||
Shares outstanding, end of period | 21,334,141 | 22,484,141 |
See Notes to Financial Statements and Financial Highlights.
11 | May 31, 2024
ALPS International Sector Dividend Dogs ETF
Statements of Changes in Net Assets
For the Six Months Ended May 31, 2024 (Unaudited) | For the Year Ended November 30, 2023 | |||||||
OPERATIONS: | ||||||||
Net investment income | $ | 6,808,808 | $ | 10,480,699 | ||||
Net realized gain/(loss) | 13,615,087 | (3,493,809 | ) | |||||
Net change in unrealized appreciation/(depreciation) | 6,504,616 | 24,007,949 | ||||||
Net increase in net assets resulting from operations | 26,928,511 | 30,994,839 | ||||||
Net Equalization Credits | 486,726 | 1,593,144 | ||||||
DISTRIBUTIONS TO SHAREHOLDERS: | ||||||||
From distributable earnings | (3,991,888 | ) | (10,066,812 | ) | ||||
Total distributions | (3,991,888 | ) | (10,066,812 | ) | ||||
CAPITAL SHARE TRANSACTIONS: | ||||||||
Proceeds from sale of shares | 38,540,293 | 60,732,845 | ||||||
Cost of shares redeemed | (738,111 | ) | (14,945,757 | ) | ||||
Net income equalization (Note 2) | (486,726 | ) | (1,593,144 | ) | ||||
Net increase from share transactions | 37,315,456 | 44,193,944 | ||||||
Net increase in net assets | 60,738,805 | 66,715,115 | ||||||
NET ASSETS: | ||||||||
Beginning of period | 236,665,757 | 169,950,642 | ||||||
End of period | $ | 297,404,562 | $ | 236,665,757 | ||||
OTHER INFORMATION: | ||||||||
CAPITAL SHARE TRANSACTIONS: | ||||||||
Beginning shares | 8,250,000 | 6,575,000 | ||||||
Shares sold | 1,300,000 | 2,225,000 | ||||||
Shares redeemed | (25,000 | ) | (550,000 | ) | ||||
Shares outstanding, end of period | 9,525,000 | 8,250,000 |
See Notes to Financial Statements and Financial Highlights.
12 | May 31, 2024
ALPS Emerging Sector Dividend Dogs ETF
Statements of Changes in Net Assets
For the Six Months Ended May 31, 2024 (Unaudited) | For the Year Ended November 30, 2023 | |||||||
OPERATIONS: | ||||||||
Net investment income | $ | 659,296 | $ | 1,931,973 | ||||
Net realized gain/(loss) | 634,262 | (1,181,193 | ) | |||||
Net change in unrealized appreciation/(depreciation) | (120,875 | ) | 561,215 | |||||
Net increase in net assets resulting from operations | 1,172,683 | 1,311,995 | ||||||
Net Equalization (Debits) | (15,965 | ) | (7,348 | ) | ||||
DISTRIBUTIONS TO SHAREHOLDERS: | ||||||||
From distributable earnings | (384,757 | ) | (1,969,818 | ) | ||||
Total distributions | (384,757 | ) | (1,969,818 | ) | ||||
CAPITAL SHARE TRANSACTIONS: | ||||||||
Proceeds from sale of shares | – | 3,780,259 | ||||||
Cost of shares redeemed | (4,767,073 | ) | (1,060,988 | ) | ||||
Net income equalization (Note 2) | 15,965 | 7,348 | ||||||
Net increase/(decrease) from share transactions | (4,751,108 | ) | 2,726,619 | |||||
Net increase/(decrease) in net assets | (3,979,147 | ) | 2,061,448 | |||||
NET ASSETS: | ||||||||
Beginning of period | 30,243,434 | 28,181,986 | ||||||
End of period | $ | 26,264,287 | $ | 30,243,434 | ||||
OTHER INFORMATION: | ||||||||
CAPITAL SHARE TRANSACTIONS: | ||||||||
Beginning shares | 1,450,000 | 1,325,000 | ||||||
Shares sold | – | 175,000 | ||||||
Shares redeemed | (225,000 | ) | (50,000 | ) | ||||
Shares outstanding, end of period | 1,225,000 | 1,450,000 |
See Notes to Financial Statements and Financial Highlights.
13 | May 31, 2024
ALPS REIT Dividend Dogs ETF
Statements of Changes in Net Assets
For the Six Months Ended May 31, 2024 (Unaudited) | For the Year Ended November 30, 2023 | |||||||
OPERATIONS: | ||||||||
Net investment income | $ | 390,158 | $ | 630,900 | ||||
Net realized loss | (665,034 | ) | (3,144,755 | ) | ||||
Net change in unrealized appreciation/(depreciation) | 934,397 | 955,305 | ||||||
Net increase/(decrease) in net assets resulting from operations | 659,521 | (1,558,550 | ) | |||||
DISTRIBUTIONS TO SHAREHOLDERS: | ||||||||
From distributable earnings | (424,028 | ) | (651,314 | ) | ||||
From tax return of capital | – | (442,862 | ) | |||||
Total distributions | (424,028 | ) | (1,094,176 | ) | ||||
CAPITAL SHARE TRANSACTIONS: | ||||||||
Cost of shares redeemed | – | (6,444,564 | ) | |||||
Net decrease from share transactions | – | (6,444,564 | ) | |||||
Net increase/(decrease) in net assets | 235,493 | (9,097,290 | ) | |||||
NET ASSETS: | ||||||||
Beginning of period | 11,656,352 | 20,753,642 | ||||||
End of period | $ | 11,891,845 | $ | 11,656,352 | ||||
OTHER INFORMATION: | ||||||||
CAPITAL SHARE TRANSACTIONS: | ||||||||
Beginning shares | 325,000 | 500,000 | ||||||
Shares sold | – | – | ||||||
Shares redeemed | – | (175,000 | ) | |||||
Shares outstanding, end of period | 325,000 | 325,000 |
See Notes to Financial Statements and Financial Highlights.
14 | May 31, 2024
ALPS Sector Dividend Dogs ETF
Financial Highlights | For a Share Outstanding Throughout the Periods Presented |
For the Six Months Ended May 31, 2024 (Unaudited) | For the Year Ended November 30, 2023 | For the Year Ended November 30, 2022 | For the Year Ended November 30, 2021 | For the Year Ended November 30, 2020 | For the Year Ended November 30, 2019 | |||||||||||||||||||
NET ASSET VALUE, BEGINNING OF PERIOD | $ | 48.72 | $ | 53.58 | $ | 50.47 | $ | 43.69 | $ | 45.78 | $ | 44.26 | ||||||||||||
INCOME/(LOSS) FROM INVESTMENT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
OPERATIONS: | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Net investment income (a) | 1.05 | 2.06 | 2.02 | 1.75 | 1.70 | 1.71 | ||||||||||||||||||
Net realized and unrealized gain/(loss) | 5.49 | (4.79 | ) | 3.11 | 6.84 | (2.14 | ) | 1.34 | ||||||||||||||||
Total from investment operations | 6.54 | (2.73 | ) | 5.13 | 8.59 | (0.44 | ) | 3.05 | ||||||||||||||||
DISTRIBUTIONS: | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
From net investment income | (1.12 | ) | (2.13 | ) | (2.02 | ) | (1.81 | ) | (1.65 | ) | (1.53 | ) | ||||||||||||
Total distributions | (1.12 | ) | (2.13 | ) | (2.02 | ) | (1.81 | ) | (1.65 | ) | (1.53 | ) | ||||||||||||
Net increase/(decrease) in net asset value | 5.42 | (4.86 | ) | 3.11 | 6.78 | (2.09 | ) | 1.52 | ||||||||||||||||
NET ASSET VALUE, END OF PERIOD | $ | 54.14 | $ | 48.72 | $ | 53.58 | $ | 50.47 | $ | 43.69 | $ | 45.78 | ||||||||||||
TOTAL RETURN(b) | 13.54 | % | (5.07 | )% | 10.42 | % | 19.77 | % | (0.27 | )% | 7.26 | % | ||||||||||||
RATIOS/SUPPLEMENTAL DATA: | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Net assets, end of period (000s) | $ | 1,155,069 | $ | 1,095,378 | $ | 1,302,568 | $ | 1,134,743 | $ | 1,007,514 | $ | 1,746,784 | ||||||||||||
Ratio of expenses to average net assets | 0.36 | %(c) | 0.37 | %(d) | 0.40 | % | 0.40 | % | 0.40 | % | 0.40 | % | ||||||||||||
Ratio of net investment income to average net assets | 4.04 | %(c) | 4.10 | % | 3.84 | % | 3.43 | % | 4.27 | % | 3.97 | % | ||||||||||||
Portfolio turnover rate(e) | 45 | % | 51 | % | 53 | % | 54 | % | 77 | % | 55 | % | ||||||||||||
Undistributed net investment income included in price of units issued and redeemed(a)(f) | $ | (0.02 | ) | $ | (0.10 | ) | $ | 0.06 | $ | (0.02 | ) | $ | 0.12 | $ | 0.06 |
(a) | Based on average shares outstanding during the period. |
(b) | Total return is calculated assuming an initial investment made at the net asset value at the beginning of the period and redemption at the net asset value on the last day of the period and assuming all distributions are reinvested at reinvestment prices. Total return calculated for a period of less than one year is not annualized. |
(c) | Annualized. |
(d) | Effective April 1, 2023 the Advisory Fee changed from 0.40% to 0.36%. |
(e) | Portfolio turnover for periods less than one year is not annualized and does not include securities received or delivered from processing creations or redemptions in-kind. |
(f) | The per share amount of equalization is presented to show the impact of equalization on distributable earnings per share. |
See Notes to Financial Statements and Financial Highlights.
15 | May 31, 2024
ALPS International Sector Dividend Dogs ETF
Financial Highlights | For a Share Outstanding Throughout the Periods Presented |
For the Six Months Ended May 31, 2024 (Unaudited) | For the Year Ended November 30, 2023 | For the Year Ended November 30, 2022 | For the Year Ended November 30, 2021 | For the Year Ended November 30, 2020 | For the Year Ended November 30, 2019 | |||||||||||||||||||
NET ASSET VALUE, BEGINNING OF PERIOD | $ | 28.69 | $ | 25.85 | $ | 26.47 | $ | 24.82 | $ | 26.88 | $ | 25.14 | ||||||||||||
INCOME/(LOSS) FROM INVESTMENT OPERATIONS: | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Net investment income(a) | 0.76 | 1.41 | 1.15 | 1.09 | 0.75 | 1.20 | ||||||||||||||||||
Net realized and unrealized gain/(loss) | 2.23 | 2.80 | (0.68 | ) | 1.65 | (1.66 | ) | 1.69 | ||||||||||||||||
Total from investment operations | 2.99 | 4.21 | 0.47 | 2.74 | (0.91 | ) | 2.89 | |||||||||||||||||
DISTRIBUTIONS: | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
From net investment income | (0.46 | ) | (1.37 | ) | (1.07 | ) | (1.08 | ) | (1.11 | ) | (1.15 | ) | ||||||||||||
Tax return of capital | – | – | (0.02 | ) | (0.01 | ) | (0.04 | ) | – | |||||||||||||||
Total distributions | (0.46 | ) | (1.37 | ) | (1.09 | ) | (1.09 | ) | (1.15 | ) | (1.15 | ) | ||||||||||||
Net increase/(decrease) in net asset value | 2.53 | 2.84 | (0.62 | ) | 1.65 | (2.06 | ) | 1.74 | ||||||||||||||||
NET ASSET VALUE, END OF PERIOD | $ | 31.22 | $ | 28.69 | $ | 25.85 | $ | 26.47 | $ | 24.82 | $ | 26.88 | ||||||||||||
TOTAL RETURN(b) | 10.52 | % | 16.71 | % | 1.92 | % | 10.93 | % | (3.08 | )% | 11.79 | % | ||||||||||||
RATIOS/SUPPLEMENTAL DATA: | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Net assets, end of period (000s) | $ | 297,405 | $ | 236,666 | $ | 169,951 | $ | 157,489 | $ | 146,431 | $ | 221,741 | ||||||||||||
Ratio of expenses to average net assets | 0.50 | %(c) | 0.50 | % | 0.50 | % | 0.50 | % | 0.50 | % | 0.50 | % | ||||||||||||
Ratio of net investment income to average net assets | 5.17 | %(c) | 5.12 | % | 4.43 | % | 3.92 | % | 3.22 | % | 4.65 | % | ||||||||||||
Portfolio turnover rate(d) | 46 | % | 62 | % | 54 | % | 61 | % | 79 | % | 58 | % | ||||||||||||
Undistributed net investment income included in price of units issued and redeemed(a)(e) | $ | 0.05 | $ | 0.21 | $ | 0.03 | $ | (0.25 | ) | $ | 0.00 | (f) | $ | 0.04 |
(a) | Based on average shares outstanding during the period. |
(b) | Total return is calculated assuming an initial investment made at the net asset value at the beginning of the period and redemption at the net asset value on the last day of the period and assuming all distributions are reinvested at reinvestment prices. Total return calculated for a period of less than one year is not annualized. |
(c) | Annualized. |
(d) | Portfolio turnover for periods less than one year is not annualized and does not include securities received or delivered from processing creations or redemptions in-kind. |
(e) | The per share amount of equalization is presented to show the impact of equalization on distributable earnings per share. |
(f) | Less than $0.005. |
See Notes to Financial Statements and Financial Highlights.
16 | May 31, 2024
ALPS Emerging Sector Dividend Dogs ETF
Financial Highlights | For a Share Outstanding Throughout the Periods Presented |
For the Six Months Ended May 31, 2024 (Unaudited) | For the Year Ended November 30, 2023 | For the Year Ended November 30, 2022 | For the Year Ended November 30, 2021 | For the Year Ended November 30, 2020 | For the Year Ended November 30, 2019 | |||||||||||||||||||
NET ASSET VALUE, BEGINNING OF PERIOD | $ | 20.86 | $ | 21.27 | $ | 23.56 | $ | 20.96 | $ | 20.67 | $ | 21.33 | ||||||||||||
INCOME/(LOSS) FROM INVESTMENT OPERATIONS: | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Net investment income(a) | 0.51 | 1.39 | 1.11 | 1.04 | 0.56 | 0.89 | ||||||||||||||||||
Net realized and unrealized gain/(loss) | 0.35 | (0.39 | ) | (2.41 | ) | 2.50 | 0.42 | (0.33 | ) | |||||||||||||||
Total from investment operations | 0.86 | 1.00 | (1.30 | ) | 3.54 | 0.98 | 0.56 | |||||||||||||||||
DISTRIBUTIONS: | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
From net investment income | (0.28 | ) | (1.41 | ) | (0.99 | ) | (0.94 | ) | (0.69 | ) | (1.22 | ) | ||||||||||||
Total distributions | (0.28 | ) | (1.41 | ) | (0.99 | ) | (0.94 | ) | (0.69 | ) | (1.22 | ) | ||||||||||||
Net increase/(decrease) in net asset value | 0.58 | (0.41 | ) | (2.29 | ) | 2.60 | 0.29 | (0.66 | ) | |||||||||||||||
NET ASSET VALUE, END OF PERIOD | $ | 21.44 | $ | 20.86 | $ | 21.27 | $ | 23.56 | $ | 20.96 | $ | 20.67 | ||||||||||||
TOTAL RETURN(b) | 4.14 | % | 4.88 | % | (5.20 | )% | 16.81 | % | 5.20 | % | 2.67 | % | ||||||||||||
RATIOS/SUPPLEMENTAL DATA: | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Net assets, end of period (000s) | $ | 26,264 | $ | 30,243 | $ | 28,182 | $ | 24,742 | $ | 20,958 | $ | 28,941 | ||||||||||||
Ratio of expenses to average net assets | 0.60 | %(c) | 0.60 | % | 0.60 | % | 0.60 | % | 0.60 | % | 0.60 | % | ||||||||||||
Ratio of net investment income to average net assets | 4.81 | %(c) | 6.54 | % | 5.17 | % | 4.32 | % | 2.92 | % | 4.16 | % | ||||||||||||
Portfolio turnover rate(d) | 69 | % | 85 | % | 90 | % | 84 | % | 93 | % | 83 | % | ||||||||||||
Undistributed net investment income included in price of units issued and redeemed(a)(e) | $ | (0.01 | ) | $ | (0.01 | ) | $ | 0.06 | $ | 0.02 | $ | 0.02 | $ | 0.01 |
(a) | Based on average shares outstanding during the period. |
(b) | Total return is calculated assuming an initial investment made at the net asset value at the beginning of the period and redemption at the net asset value on the last day of the period and assuming all distributions are reinvested at reinvestment prices. Total return calculated for a period of less than one year is not annualized. |
(c) | Annualized. |
(d) | Portfolio turnover for periods less than one year is not annualized and does not include securities received or delivered from processing creations or redemptions in-kind. |
(e) | The per share amount of equalization is presented to show the impact of equalization on distributable earnings per share. |
See Notes to Financial Statements and Financial Highlights.
17 | May 31, 2024
ALPS REIT Dividend Dogs ETF
Financial Highlights | For a Share Outstanding Throughout the Periods Presented |
For the Six Months Ended May 31, 2024 (Unaudited) | For the Year Ended November 30, 2023 | For the Year Ended November 30, 2022 | For the Year Ended November 30, 2021 | For the Year Ended November 30, 2020 (a) | For the Year Ended November 30, 2019 | |||||||||||||||||||
NET ASSET VALUE, BEGINNING OF PERIOD | $ | 35.87 | $ | 41.51 | $ | 49.89 | $ | 40.49 | $ | 48.42 | $ | 44.18 | ||||||||||||
INCOME/(LOSS) FROM INVESTMENT OPERATIONS: | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Net investment income (b) | 1.20 | 1.51 | 1.49 | 1.21 | 1.29 | 1.19 | ||||||||||||||||||
Net realized and unrealized gain/(loss) | 0.82 | (4.62 | ) | (7.86 | ) | 10.25 | (7.26 | ) | 4.45 | |||||||||||||||
Total from investment operations | 2.02 | (3.11 | ) | (6.37 | ) | 11.46 | (5.97 | ) | 5.64 | |||||||||||||||
DISTRIBUTIONS: | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
From net investment income | (1.30 | ) | (1.46 | ) | (1.51 | ) | (1.36 | ) | (1.57 | ) | (1.40 | ) | ||||||||||||
Tax return of capital | – | (1.07 | ) | (0.50 | ) | (0.70 | ) | (0.39 | ) | – | ||||||||||||||
Total distributions | (1.30 | ) | (2.53 | ) | (2.01 | ) | (2.06 | ) | (1.96 | ) | (1.40 | ) | ||||||||||||
Net increase/(decrease) in net asset value | 0.72 | (5.64 | ) | (8.38 | ) | 9.40 | (7.93 | ) | 4.24 | |||||||||||||||
NET ASSET VALUE, END OF PERIOD | $ | 36.59 | $ | 35.87 | $ | 41.51 | $ | 49.89 | $ | 40.49 | $ | 48.42 | ||||||||||||
TOTAL RETURN(c) | 5.60 | % | (7.16 | )% | (13.06 | )% | 29.03 | % | (11.77 | )% | 13.00 | % | ||||||||||||
RATIOS/SUPPLEMENTAL DATA: | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Net assets, end of period (000s) | $ | 11,892 | $ | 11,656 | $ | 20,754 | $ | 28,689 | $ | 26,320 | $ | 53,265 | ||||||||||||
Ratio of expenses to average net assets | 0.35 | %(d) | 0.35 | % | 0.35 | % | 0.35 | % | 0.38 | %(e) | 0.55 | % | ||||||||||||
Ratio of net investment income to average net assets | 6.56 | %(d) | 4.09 | % | 3.23 | % | 2.60 | % | 3.26 | % | 2.56 | % | ||||||||||||
Portfolio turnover rate(f) | 53 | % | 89 | % | 85 | % | 78 | % | 148 | % | 10 | % |
(a) | Prior to January 2, 2020, the ALPS REIT Dividend Dogs ETF was known as the Cohen & Steers Global Realty Majors ETF. |
(b) | Based on average shares outstanding during the period. |
(c) | Total return is calculated assuming an initial investment made at the net asset value at the beginning of the period and redemption at the net asset value on the last day of the period and assuming all distributions are reinvested at reinvestment prices. Total return calculated for a period of less than one year is not annualized. |
(d) | Annualized. |
(e) | Effective January 2, 2020 the Fund's Advisory Fee changed from 0.55% to 0.35%. |
(f) | Portfolio turnover for periods less than one year is not annualized and does not include securities received or delivered from processing creations or redemptions in-kind. |
See Notes to Financial Statements and Financial Highlights.
18 | May 31, 2024
ALPS ETF Trust
Notes to Financial Statements and Financial Highlights | May 31, 2024 (Unaudited) |
1. ORGANIZATION
ALPS ETF Trust (the “Trust”), a Delaware statutory trust, is an open-end management investment company registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “1940 Act”). As of May 31, 2024, the Trust consisted of twenty-four separate portfolios. Each portfolio represents a separate series of the Trust. This report pertains to the ALPS Sector Dividend Dogs ETF, the ALPS International Sector Dividend Dogs ETF, the ALPS Emerging Sector Dividend Dogs ETF, and the ALPS REIT Dividend Dogs ETF (each a “Fund” and collectively, the “Funds”).
The investment objective of the ALPS Sector Dividend Dogs ETF is to seek investment results that replicate as closely as possible, before fees and expenses, the performance of the S-Network® Sector Dividend Dogs Index. The investment objective of the ALPS International Sector Dividend Dogs ETF is to seek investment results that replicate as closely as possible, before fees and expenses, the performance of the S-Network® International Sector Dividend Dogs Index. The investment objective of the ALPS Emerging Sector Dividend Dogs ETF is to seek investment results that replicate as closely as possible, before fees and expenses, the performance of the S-Network® Emerging Sector Dividend Dogs Index. The investment objective of the ALPS REIT Dividend Dogs ETF is to seek investment results that replicate as closely as possible, before fees and expenses, the performance of the S-Network® REIT Dividend Dogs Index. Each Fund has elected to qualify as a diversified series of the Trust under the 1940 Act.
Each Fund’s Shares (“Shares”) are listed on the NYSE Arca, Inc. (the “NYSE Arca”). Each Fund issues and redeems Shares, at net asset value (“NAV”) in blocks of 25,000 Shares, each of which is called a “Creation Unit”. Creation Units are issued and redeemed principally in-kind for securities included in the Underlying Index. Except when aggregated in Creation Units, Shares are not redeemable securities of the Fund.
Pursuant to the Trust’s organizational documents, its Officers and Trustees are indemnified against certain liability arising out of the performance of their duties to the Trust. Additionally, in the normal course of business, the Trust enters into contracts with service providers that contain general indemnification clauses. The Trust’s maximum exposure under these arrangements is unknown, as this would involve future claims that may be made against the Trust that have not yet occurred.
2. SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES
The following is a summary of significant accounting policies consistently followed by the Funds in the preparation of the financial statements. The accompanying financial statements were prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (“U.S. GAAP”). The preparation of financial statements in conformity with U.S. GAAP requires management to make certain estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosures of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of revenue and expenses during the period. Actual results could differ from those estimates. Each Fund is considered an investment company under U.S. GAAP and follows the accounting and reporting guidance applicable to investment companies in the Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) Accounting Standards Codification Topic 946.
A. Portfolio Valuation
Each Fund’s NAV is determined daily, as of the close of regular trading on the New York Stock Exchange (“NYSE”), normally 4:00 p.m. Eastern time, on each day the NYSE is open for trading. The NAV is computed by dividing the value of all assets of the Fund (including accrued interest and dividends), less all liabilities (including accrued expenses and dividends declared but unpaid), by the total number of shares outstanding.
Portfolio securities listed on any exchange other than the NASDAQ Stock Market LLC (“NASDAQ”) are valued at the last sale price on the business day as of which such value is being determined. If there has been no sale on such day, the securities are valued at the mean of the most recent bid and ask prices on such day. Securities traded on the NASDAQ are valued at the NASDAQ Official Closing Price as determined by NASDAQ. Portfolio securities traded on more than one securities exchange are valued at the last sale price on the business day as of which such value is being determined at the close of the exchange representing the principal market for such securities. Portfolio securities traded in the over-the-counter market, but excluding securities traded on the NASDAQ, are valued at the last quoted sale price in such market.
The Funds’ investments are valued at market value or, in the absence of market value with respect to any portfolio securities, at fair value according to procedures adopted by the Trust’s Board of Trustees (the “Board”). Pursuant to Rule 2a-5 under the 1940 Act, the Board designated ALPS Advisors, Inc. (the "Adviser") as the valuation designee ("Valuation Designee") for each Fund to perform the fair value determinations relating to Fund investments. The Adviser may carry out its designated responsibilities as Valuation Designee through various teams and committees. When market quotations are not readily available or when events occur that make established valuation methods unreliable, securities of the Funds may be valued in good faith by the Valuation Designee. These securities generally include, but are not limited to, restricted securities (securities which may not be publicly sold without registration under the Securities Act of 1933) for which a pricing service is unable to provide a market price; securities whose trading has been formally suspended; a security whose market price is not available from a pre-established primary pricing source or the pricing source is not willing to provide a price; a security with respect to which an event has occurred that is most likely to materially affect the value of the security after the market has closed but before the calculation of the Fund’s NAV or make it difficult or impossible to obtain a reliable market quotation; or a security whose price, as provided by the pricing service, does not reflect the security’s “fair value” due to the security being de-listed from a national exchange or the security’s primary trading market is temporarily closed at a time when, under normal conditions, it would be open. As a general principle, the current “fair value” of a security would be the amount which the owner might reasonably expect to receive from the sale on the applicable exchange or principal market. A variety of factors may be considered in determining the fair value of such securities.
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Notes to Financial Statements and Financial Highlights | May 31, 2024 (Unaudited) |
B. Fair Value Measurements
Each Fund discloses the classification of its fair value measurements following a three-tier hierarchy based on the inputs used to measure fair value. Inputs refer broadly to the assumptions that market participants would use in pricing the asset or liability, including assumptions about risk. Inputs may be observable or unobservable. Observable inputs reflect the assumptions market participants would use in pricing the asset or liability that are developed based on market data obtained from sources independent of the reporting entity. Unobservable inputs reflect the reporting entity’s own assumptions about the assumptions market participants would use in pricing the asset or liability that are developed based on the best information available.
Valuation techniques used to value the Funds’ investments by major category are as follows:
Equity securities, including restricted securities, for which market quotations are readily available, are valued at the last reported sale price or official closing price as reported by a third party pricing vendor on the primary market or exchange on which they are traded and are categorized as Level 1 in the hierarchy. In the event there were no sales during the day or closing prices are not available, securities are valued at the mean of the most recent quoted bid and ask prices on such day and are generally categorized as Level 2 in the hierarchy. Investments in open-end mutual funds are valued at their closing NAV each business day and are categorized as Level 1 in the hierarchy.
Changes in valuation techniques may result in transfers in or out of an assigned level within the disclosure hierarchy.
Various inputs are used in determining the value of each Fund’s investments as of the end of the reporting period. When inputs used fall into different levels of the fair value hierarchy, the level in the hierarchy within which the fair value measurement falls is determined based on the lowest level input that is significant to the fair value measurement in its entirety. The designated input levels are not necessarily an indication of the risk or liquidity associated with these investments.
These inputs are categorized in the following hierarchy under applicable financial accounting standards:
Level 1 – | Unadjusted quoted prices in active markets for identical investments, unrestricted assets or liabilities that a Fund has the ability to access at the measurement date; |
Level 2 – | Quoted prices which are not active, quoted prices for similar assets or liabilities in active markets or inputs other than quoted prices that are observable (either directly or indirectly) for substantially the full term of the asset or liability; and |
Level 3 – | Significant unobservable prices or inputs (including the Fund’s own assumptions in determining the fair value of investments) where there is little or no market activity for the asset or liability at the measurement date. |
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The following is a summary of the inputs used to value the Funds’ investments as of May 31, 2024:
ALPS Sector Dividend Dogs ETF
Investments in Securities at Value | Level 1 - Quoted and Unadjusted Prices | Level 2 - Other Significant Observable Inputs | Level 3 - Significant Unobservable Inputs | Total | ||||||||||||
Common Stocks* | $ | 1,148,244,577 | $ | – | $ | – | $ | 1,148,244,577 | ||||||||
Short Term Investments | 2,065,171 | – | – | 2,065,171 | ||||||||||||
Total | $ | 1,150,309,748 | $ | – | $ | – | $ | 1,150,309,748 |
ALPS International Sector Dividend Dogs ETF
Investments in Securities at Value | Level 1 - Quoted and Unadjusted Prices | Level 2 - Other Significant Observable Inputs | Level 3 - Significant Unobservable Inputs | Total | ||||||||||||
Common Stocks* | $ | 294,950,399 | $ | – | $ | – | $ | 294,950,399 | ||||||||
Short Term Investments | 5,886,150 | – | – | 5,886,150 | ||||||||||||
Total | $ | 300,836,549 | $ | – | $ | – | $ | 300,836,549 |
ALPS Emerging Sector Dividend Dogs ETF
Investments in Securities at Value | Level 1 - Quoted and Unadjusted Prices | Level 2 - Other Significant Observable Inputs | Level 3 - Significant Unobservable Inputs | Total | ||||||||||||
Common Stocks* | ||||||||||||||||
Russia | $ | – | $ | – | $ | 1,233 | $ | 1,233 | ||||||||
Other* | 26,054,080 | – | – | 26,054,080 | ||||||||||||
Short Term Investments | 664,609 | – | – | 664,609 | ||||||||||||
Total | $ | 26,718,689 | $ | – | $ | 1,233 | $ | 26,719,922 |
ALPS REIT Dividend Dogs ETF
Investments in Securities at Value | Level 1 - Quoted and Unadjusted Prices | Level 2 - Other Significant Observable Inputs | Level 3 - Significant Unobservable Inputs | Total | ||||||||||||
Common Stocks* | $ | 11,836,548 | $ | – | $ | – | $ | 11,836,548 | ||||||||
Short Term Investments | 106,938 | – | – | 106,938 | ||||||||||||
Total | $ | 11,943,486 | $ | – | $ | – | $ | 11,943,486 |
* | For a detailed sector/country breakdown, see the accompanying Schedules of Investments. |
The Funds, except for the ALPS Emerging Sector Dividend Dogs ETF, did not have any securities that used significant unobservable inputs (Level 3) in determining fair value and there were no transfers into or out of Level 3 during the six months ended May 31, 2024. The Adviser has determined that the value of Level 3 securities is not material; therefore, a reconciliation of assets of the ALPS Emerging Sector Dividend Dogs ETF for Level 3 investments for which significant unobservable inputs were used to determine fair value is not presented for the six months ended May 31, 2024.
C. Foreign Securities
The ALPS International Sector Dividend Dogs ETF, the ALPS Emerging Sector Dividend Dogs ETF, and the ALPS REIT Dividend Dogs ETF may directly purchase securities of foreign issuers. Investments in non-U.S. issuers may involve unique risks compared to investing in securities of U.S. issuers, including, among others, less liquidity generally, greater market volatility than U.S. securities and less complete financial information than for U.S. issuers. In addition, adverse political, economic or social developments could undermine the value of the Fund’s investments or prevent the Fund from realizing the full value of its investments. Financial reporting standards for companies based in foreign markets differ from those in the United States. Finally, the value of the currency of the country in which the Fund has invested could decline relative to the value of the U.S. dollar, which may affect the value of the investment to U.S. investors.
Because foreign markets may be open on different days than the days during which investors may purchase the shares of each Fund, the value of each Fund's securities may change on the days when investors are not able to purchase the shares of the Funds. The value of securities denominated in foreign currencies is converted into U.S. dollars using exchange rates determined daily as of the close of regular trading on the NYSE or NASDAQ. Any use of a different rate from the rates used by the Index may adversely affect a Fund's ability to track its Index.
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Notes to Financial Statements and Financial Highlights | May 31, 2024 (Unaudited) |
D. Foreign Currency Translation
The books and records of the Funds are maintained in U.S. dollars. Investment valuations and other assets and liabilities initially expressed in foreign currencies are converted each business day into U.S. dollars based upon current exchange rates. The portion of realized and unrealized gains or losses on investments due to fluctuations in foreign currency exchange rates is not separately disclosed and is included in realized and unrealized gains or losses on investments, when applicable.
E. Securities Transactions and Investment Income
Securities transactions are recorded as of the trade date. Realized gains and losses from securities transactions are recorded on the specific identification in accordance with GAAP. Dividend income and capital gains distributions, if any, are recorded on the ex-dividend date, net of any foreign taxes withheld. Interest income, if any, is recorded on the accrual basis, including any amortization of premiums and accretion of discounts. Income received from foreign sources may result in withholding tax. Withholding taxes are accrued at the same time as the related income if the tax rate is fixed and known, unless a tax withheld is reclaimable from the local tax authorities in which case it is recorded as receivable. If the tax rate is not known or estimable, such expense or reclaim receivable is recorded when the net proceeds are received.
F. Dividends and Distributions to Shareholders
Dividends from net investment income for each Fund, if any, are declared and paid quarterly or as the Board may determine from time to time. Distributions of net realized capital gains earned by the Funds, if any, are distributed at least annually.
G. Equalization
The ALPS Sector Dividend Dogs ETF, the ALPS International Sector Dividend Dogs ETF, and the ALPS Emerging Sector Dividend Dogs ETF utilize the accounting practice known as “Equalization” by which a portion of the proceeds from sales and costs of reacquiring the Funds’ shares, equivalent on a per share basis to the amount of distributable net investment income on the date of the transaction, is credited or charged to undistributed net investment income. As a result, undistributed net investment income per share is unaffected by sales or reacquisitions of the Funds’ shares. Amounts related to Equalization can be found on the Statements of Changes in Net Assets.
H. Foreign Taxes
The ALPS International Sector Dividend Dogs ETF, the ALPS Emerging Sector Dividend Dogs ETF, and the ALPS REIT Dividend Dogs ETF may be subject to foreign taxes (a portion of which may be reclaimable) on income, corporate events, foreign currency exchanges and capital gains on investments. All foreign taxes are recorded in accordance with the applicable foreign tax regulations and rates that exist in foreign markets in which the Funds invest. These foreign taxes, if any, are paid by these Funds and are disclosed in each Fund’s Statement of Operations. Foreign taxes accrued as of May 31, 2024, if any, are reflected in each Fund’s Statement of Assets and Liabilities.
I. Real Estate Investment Trusts (“REITs”)
As part of its investments in real estate related securities, the ALPS REIT Dividend Dogs ETF (“RDOG”) will invest in REITs and is subject to certain risks associated with direct investment in REITs. REITs possess certain risks which differ from an investment in common stocks. REITs are financial vehicles that pool investors’ capital to acquire, develop and/or finance real estate and provide services to their tenants. REITs may concentrate their investments in specific geographic areas or in specific property types, e.g., regional malls, shopping centers, office buildings, apartment buildings and industrial warehouses. REITs may be affected by changes in the value of their underlying properties and by defaults by borrowers or tenants. REITs depend generally on their ability to generate cash flow to make distributions to shareowners, and certain REITs have self-liquidation provisions by which mortgages held may be paid in full and distributions of capital returns may be made at any time.
As REITs generally pay a higher rate of dividends than most other operating companies, to the extent application of RDOG’s investment strategy results in RDOG investing in REIT shares, the percentage of RDOG’s dividend income received from REIT shares will likely exceed the percentage of RDOG’s portfolio that is comprised of REIT shares. Distributions received by RDOG from REITs may consist of dividends, capital gains and/or return of capital.
Dividend income from REITs is recognized on the ex-dividend date. The calendar year-end amounts of ordinary income, capital gains, and return of capital included in distributions received from RDOG’s investments in REITs are reported to RDOG after the end of the calendar year; accordingly, RDOG estimates these amounts for accounting purposes until the characterization of REIT distributions is reported to RDOG after the end of the calendar year. Estimates are based on the most recent REIT distribution information available.
The performance of a REIT may be affected by its failure to qualify for tax-free pass-through of income under the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the “Code”), or its failure to maintain exemption from registration under the 1940 Act. Due to RDOG’s investments in REITs, RDOG may also make distributions in excess of RDOG’s earnings and capital gains. Distributions, if any, in excess of RDOG’s earnings and profits will first reduce the adjusted tax basis of a holder’s shares and, after that basis has been reduced to zero, will constitute capital gains to the shareholder.
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Notes to Financial Statements and Financial Highlights | May 31, 2024 (Unaudited) |
J. Federal Tax and Tax Basis Information
The timing and character of income and capital gain distributions are determined in accordance with income tax regulations, which may differ from U.S. GAAP. Reclassifications are made to the Funds’ capital accounts for permanent tax differences to reflect income and gains available for distribution (or available capital loss carryforwards) under income tax regulations. The amounts and characteristics of tax basis distributions and composition of distributable earnings/(accumulated losses) are finalized at fiscal year-end; accordingly, tax basis balances have not been determined as of May 31, 2024.
The tax character of distributions paid during the fiscal year ended November 30, 2023 was as follows:
Fund | Ordinary Income | Return of Capital | ||||||
May 31, 2024 | ||||||||
ALPS Sector Dividend Dogs ETF | $ | 51,058,930 | $ | – | ||||
ALPS International Sector Dividend Dogs ETF | 10,066,812 | – | ||||||
ALPS Emerging Sector Dividend Dogs ETF | 1,969,818 | – | ||||||
ALPS REIT Dividend Dogs ETF | 651,314 | 442,862 |
The character of distributions made during the year may differ from its ultimate characterization for federal income tax purposes.
Under current law, capital losses maintain their character as short-term or long-term and are carried forward to the next tax year without expiration. As of November 30, 2023, the following amounts are available as carry forwards to the next tax year:
Fund | Short-Term | Long-Term | ||||||
ALPS Sector Dividend Dogs ETF | $ | – | $ | 168,036,590 | ||||
ALPS International Sector Dividend Dogs ETF | 6,656,571 | 51,316,726 | ||||||
ALPS Emerging Sector Dividend Dogs ETF | 1,215,909 | 8,786,761 | ||||||
ALPS REIT Dividend Dogs ETF | 7,002,786 | 2,117,277 |
As of May 31, 2024, the cost of investments for federal income tax purposes and accumulated net unrealized appreciation/(depreciation) on investments were as follows:
Gross Appreciation (excess of value over tax cost) | Gross Depreciation (excess of tax cost over value) | Net Unrealized Appreciation/ (Depreciation) | Cost of Investments for Income Tax Purposes | |||||||||||||
ALPS Sector Dividend Dogs ETF | $ | 127,941,859 | $ | (59,934,301 | ) | $ | 68,007,558 | $ | 1,082,302,190 | |||||||
ALPS International Sector Dividend Dogs ETF | 29,202,590 | (11,383,338 | ) | 17,819,252 | 283,017,297 | |||||||||||
ALPS Emerging Sector Dividend Dogs ETF | 2,560,065 | (4,019,326 | ) | (1,459,261 | ) | 28,179,183 | ||||||||||
ALPS REIT Dividend Dogs ETF | 552,293 | (2,637,956 | ) | (2,085,663 | ) | 14,029,149 |
The differences between book-basis and tax-basis are primarily due to the deferral of losses from wash sales and investments in passive foreign investment companies. In addition, certain tax cost basis adjustments are finalized at fiscal year-end and therefore have not been determined as of May 31, 2024.
K. Income Taxes
No provision for income taxes is included in the accompanying financial statements, as each Fund intends to distribute to shareholders all taxable investment income and realized gains and otherwise comply with Subchapter M of the Code, applicable to regulated investment companies. Each Fund evaluates tax positions taken (or expected to be taken) in the course of preparing the Fund’s tax returns to determine whether these positions meet a “more-likely-than-not” standard that, based on the technical merits, have a more than fifty percent likelihood of being sustained by a taxing authority upon examination. A tax position that meets the “more-likely-than-not” recognition threshold is measured to determine the amount of benefit to recognize in the financial statements.
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Notes to Financial Statements and Financial Highlights | May 31, 2024 (Unaudited) |
As of and during the six months ended May 31, 2024, each Fund did not have a liability for any unrecognized tax benefits. Each Fund files U.S. federal, state, and local tax returns as required. Each Fund’s tax returns are subject to examination by the relevant tax authorities until expiration of the applicable statute of limitations, which is generally three years after the filing of the tax return, but may extend to four years in certain jurisdictions. Each Fund’s tax returns for open years have incorporated no uncertain tax positions that require a provision for income taxes.
L. Lending of Portfolio Securities
The Funds have entered into a securities lending agreement with State Street Bank & Trust Co. (“SSB”), the Funds’ lending agent. Each Fund may lend its portfolio securities only to borrowers that are approved by SSB. Each Fund will limit such lending to not more than 33 1/3% of the value of its total assets. The Fund’s securities held at SSB as custodian shall be available to be lent except those securities the Fund or ALPS Advisors, Inc. specifically identifies in writing as not being available for lending. The borrower pledges and maintains with the Fund collateral consisting of cash (U.S. Dollars only), securities issued or guaranteed by the U.S. government or its agencies or instrumentalities, and cash equivalents (including irrevocable bank letters of credit) issued by a person other than the borrower or an affiliate of the borrower. The initial collateral received by the Fund is required to have a value of no less than 102% of the market value of the loaned securities for U.S equity securities and a value of no less than 105% of the market value for non-U.S. equity securities. The collateral is maintained thereafter, at a market value equal to not less than 102% of the current value of the U.S. equity securities on loan and not less than 105% of the current value of the non-U.S. equity securities on loan. The market value of the loaned securities is determined at the close of each business day and any additional required collateral is delivered to the Fund on the next business day. During the term of the loan, each Fund is entitled to all distributions made on or in respect of the loaned securities. Loans of securities are terminable at any time and the borrower, after notice, is required to return borrowed securities within the customary time period for settlement of securities transactions.
Any cash collateral received is reinvested in a money market fund managed by SSB as disclosed in the Fund’s Schedule of Investments and is reflected in the Statements of Assets and Liabilities as a payable for collateral upon return of securities loaned. Non-cash collateral, in the form of securities issued or guaranteed by the U.S. government or its agencies or instrumentalities, is not disclosed in the Fund’s Statement of Assets and Liabilities or the contractual maturity table below as it is held by the lending agent on behalf of the Fund, and the Fund does not have the ability to re-hypothecate these securities. Income earned by the Fund from securities lending activity is disclosed in the Statements of Operations.
The following is a summary of a Fund's securities lending agreement and related cash and non-cash collateral received as of May 31, 2024:
Fund | Market Value of | Cash Collateral | Non-Cash Collateral | Total Collateral | ||||||||||||
ALPS International Sector Dividend Dogs ETF | $ | 8,671,859 | $ | 5,213,355 | $ | 3,891,779 | $ | 9,105,134 | ||||||||
ALPS Emerging Sector Dividend Dogs ETF | 1,649,805 | 559,883 | 1,147,290 | 1,707,173 | ||||||||||||
ALPS REIT Dividend Dogs ETF | 198,394 | 68,675 | 135,991 | 204,666 |
The risks of securities lending include the risk that the borrower may not provide additional collateral when required or may not return the securities when due. To mitigate these risks, the Funds benefit from a borrower default indemnity provided by SSB. SSB’s indemnity allows for full replacement of securities lent wherein SSB will purchase the unreturned loaned securities on the open market by applying the proceeds of the collateral, or to the extent such proceeds are insufficient or the collateral is unavailable, SSB will purchase the unreturned loan securities at SSB’s expense. However, the Funds could suffer a loss if the value of the investments purchased with cash collateral falls below the value of the cash collateral received.
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Notes to Financial Statements and Financial Highlights | May 31, 2024 (Unaudited) |
The following table reflects a breakdown of transactions accounted for as secured borrowings, the gross obligation by the type of collateral pledged or securities loaned, and the remaining contractual maturity of those transactions as of May 31, 2024:
ALPS International Sector Dividend Dogs ETF | Remaining contractual maturity of the agreements | |||||||||||||||||
Securities Lending Transactions | Overnight & Continuous | Up to 30 Days | 30-90 Days | Greater than 90 Days | Total | |||||||||||||
Common Stocks | $ | 5,213,355 | $ | – | $ | – | $ | – | $ | 5,213,355 | ||||||||
Total Borrowings | 5,213,355 | |||||||||||||||||
Gross amount of recognized liabilities for securities lending (collateral received) | $ | 5,213,355 |
ALPS Emerging Sector Dividend Dogs ETF | Remaining contractual maturity of the agreements | |||||||||||||||||
Securities Lending Transactions | Overnight & Continuous | Up to 30 Days | 30-90 Days | Greater than 90 Days | Total | |||||||||||||
Common Stocks | $ | 559,883 | $ | – | $ | – | $ | – | $ | 559,883 | ||||||||
Total Borrowings | 559,883 | |||||||||||||||||
Gross amount of recognized liabilities for securities lending (collateral received) | $ | 559,883 |
ALPS REIT Dividend Dogs ETF | Remaining contractual maturity of the agreements | |||||||||||||||||
Securities Lending Transactions | Overnight & Continuous | Up to 30 Days | 30-90 Days | Greater than 90 Days | Total | |||||||||||||
Common Stocks | $ | 68,675 | $ | – | $ | – | $ | – | $ | 68,675 | ||||||||
Total Borrowings | 68,675 | |||||||||||||||||
Gross amount of recognized liabilities for securities lending (collateral received) | $ | 68,675 |
3. INVESTMENT ADVISORY FEE AND OTHER AFFILIATED TRANSACTIONS
ALPS Advisors, Inc. serves as the Funds’ investment adviser pursuant to an Investment Advisory Agreement with the Trust on behalf of each Fund (the “Advisory Agreement”). Pursuant to the Advisory Agreement, each Fund pays the Adviser an annual management fee for the services and facilities it provides, payable on a monthly basis as a percentage of the relevant Fund’s average daily net assets as set out below. From time to time, the Adviser may waive all or a portion of its fee.
Fund | Advisory Fee |
ALPS Sector Dividend Dogs ETF | 0.36% |
ALPS International Sector Dividend Dogs ETF | 0.50% |
ALPS Emerging Sector Dividend Dogs ETF | 0.60% |
ALPS REIT Dividend Dogs ETF | 0.35% |
Out of the unitary management fee, the Adviser pays substantially all expenses of each Fund, including licensing fees to the Underlying Index provider, the cost of transfer agency, custody, fund administration, legal, audit, trustees and other services, except for interest expenses, distribution fees or expenses, brokerage expenses, taxes and extraordinary expenses not incurred in the ordinary course of each Fund's business. The Adviser’s unitary management fee is designed to pay substantially all of each Fund's expenses and to compensate the Adviser for providing services for each Fund.
ALPS Fund Services, Inc., an affiliate of the Adviser, is the administrator of the Funds.
Effective July 1, 2023, each Trustee receives (1) a quarterly retainer of $25,000, (2) a per meeting fee of $15,000, (3) $2,500 for any special meeting held outside of a regularly scheduled board meeting, and (4) reimbursement for all reasonable out-of-pocket expenses relating to attendance at meetings. In addition, the Chairman of the Board receives a quarterly retainer of $5,000, the Chairman of the Audit Committee receives a quarterly retainer of $3,000, and the Chairman of the Nominating & Governance Committee receives a quarterly retainer of $2,000, each in connection with their respective roles.
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Notes to Financial Statements and Financial Highlights | May 31, 2024 (Unaudited) |
4. PURCHASES AND SALES OF SECURITIES
For the six months ended May 31, 2024, the cost of purchases and proceeds from sales of investment securities, excluding short-term investments and in-kind transactions, were as follows:
Fund | Purchases | Sales | ||||||
ALPS Sector Dividend Dogs ETF | $ | 506,650,650 | $ | 509,521,409 | ||||
ALPS International Sector Dividend Dogs ETF | 125,657,940 | 121,632,996 | ||||||
ALPS Emerging Sector Dividend Dogs ETF | 18,587,325 | 19,815,043 | ||||||
ALPS REIT Dividend Dogs ETF | 4,602,569 | 4,648,286 |
For the six months ended May 31, 2024, the cost of in-kind purchases and proceeds from in-kind sales were as follows:
Fund | Purchases | Sales | ||||||
ALPS Sector Dividend Dogs ETF | $ | 18,108,775 | $ | 78,446,424 | ||||
ALPS International Sector Dividend Dogs ETF | 34,703,348 | 739,172 | ||||||
ALPS Emerging Sector Dividend Dogs ETF | – | 3,284,333 |
For the six months ended May 31, 2024, the in-kind net realized gains/(losses) were as follows:
Fund | Net Realized Gain/ (Loss) | |||
ALPS Sector Dividend Dogs ETF | $ | 8,953,594 | ||
ALPS International Sector Dividend Dogs ETF | 107,590 | |||
ALPS Emerging Sector Dividend Dogs ETF | 380,375 |
Gains on in-kind transactions are not considered taxable for federal income tax purposes and losses on in-kind transactions are also not deductible for tax purposes.
5. CAPITAL SHARE TRANSACTIONS
Shares are created and redeemed by each Fund only in Creation Unit size aggregations of 25,000 shares. Only broker-dealers or large institutional investors with creation and redemption agreements called Authorized Participants (“AP”) are permitted to purchase or redeem Creation Units from the Funds. Such transactions are generally permitted on an in-kind basis, with a balancing cash component to equate the transaction to the NAV per unit of each Fund on the transaction date. Cash may be substituted equivalent to the value of certain securities generally when they are not available in sufficient quantity for delivery, not eligible for trading by the AP or as a result of other market circumstances.
6. RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS
The Funds did not engage in cross trades between other funds in the Trust during the six months ended May 31, 2024 pursuant to Rule 17a-7 under the 1940 Act. Cross trading is the buying or selling of portfolio securities between funds to which the Adviser serves as the investment adviser. The Board previously adopted procedures that apply to transactions between the Funds of the Trust pursuant to Rule 17a-7.
7. MARKET RISK
The Funds are subject to investment and operational risks associated with financial, economic and other global market developments and disruptions, including those arising from war, terrorism, market manipulation, government interventions, defaults and shutdowns, political changes or diplomatic developments, public health emergencies (such as the spread of infectious diseases, pandemics and epidemics) and natural/environmental disasters, which can negatively impact the securities markets and cause each Fund to lose value. Securities in each Fund’s portfolio may underperform in comparison to securities in general financial markets, a particular financial market or other asset classes due to a number of factors, including inflation (or expectations for inflation), deflation (or expectations for deflation), interest rates, global demand for particular products or resources, market instability, debt crises and downgrades, embargoes, tariffs, sanctions and other trade barriers, regulatory events, other governmental trade or market control programs and related geopolitical events. In addition, the value of the Fund’s investments may be negatively affected by the occurrence of global events such as war, terrorism, environmental disasters, natural disasters or events, country instability, and infectious disease epidemics or pandemics.
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Notes to Financial Statements and Financial Highlights | May 31, 2024 (Unaudited) |
8. SUBSEQUENT EVENTS
Subsequent events, if any, after the date of the Statements of Assets and Liabilities have been evaluated through the date the financial statements were issued. Management has determined that there were no subsequent events to report through the issuance of these financial statements.
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Additional Information | May 31, 2024 (Unaudited) |
TAX INFORMATION
The Funds designate the following as a percentage of taxable ordinary income distributions, or up to the maximum amount allowable, for the calendar year ended December 31, 2023:
Qualified Dividend Income | Dividend Received Deduction | 199A | |
ALPS Sector Dividend Dogs ETF | 100.00% | 90.11% | 0.00% |
ALPS International Sector Dividend Dogs ETF | 85.49% | 0.00% | 0.00% |
ALPS Emerging Sector Dividend Dogs ETF | 48.41% | 0.00% | 0.00% |
ALPS REIT Dividend Dogs ETF | 0.93% | 0.00% | 91.80% |
In early 2024, if applicable, shareholders of record received this information for the distributions paid to them by the Funds during the calendar year 2023 via Form 1099. The Funds will notify shareholders in early 2025 of amounts paid to them by the Funds, if any, during the calendar year 2024.
LICENSING AGREEMENTS
ALPS Sector Dividend Dogs ETF, ALPS International Sector Dividend Dogs ETF, ALPS Emerging Sector Dividend Dogs ETF, and ALPS REIT Dividend Dogs ETF
The Funds are not sponsored, endorsed, sold or promoted by S-Network Global Indexes, Inc.SM (“Licensor”). Licensor makes no representation or warranty, express or implied, to the owners of the Funds or any member of the public regarding the advisability of investing in securities generally or in the Funds particularly or the ability of the (i) in the case of SDOG, S-Network Sector Dividend DogsSM, (ii) in the case of IDOG, S-Network International Sector Dividend DogsSM, (iii) in the case of EDOG, S-Network Emerging Sector Dividend Dogs IndexSM, and (iv) in the case of RDOG, S-Network REIT Dividend Dogs IndexSM (each an “Underlying Index”) to track the performance of a market or sector. Licensor’s only relationship to the Licensee is the licensing of certain service marks and trade names of Licensor and of the Underlying Index that is determined, composed and calculated by Licensor without regard to the Licensee or the Fund. Licensor has no obligation to take the needs of the Licensee or the owners of the Fund into consideration in determining, composing or calculating the Underlying Index. Licensor is not responsible for and has not participated in the determination of the timing of, prices at, or quantities of the Fund to be issued or in the determination or calculation of the equation by which the Fund is to be converted into cash. Licensor has no obligation or liability in connection with the administration, marketing or trading of the Fund.
LICENSOR DOES NOT GUARANTEE THE ACCURACY AND/OR THE COMPLETENESS OF THE UNDERLYING INDEX OR ANY DATA INCLUDED THEREIN AND LICENSOR SHALL HAVE NO LIABILITY FOR ANY ERRORS, OMISSIONS, OR INTERRUPTIONS THEREIN. LICENSOR MAKES NO WARRANTY, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, AS TO RESULTS TO BE OBTAINED BY LICENSEE, OWNERS OF THE FUND, OR ANY OTHER PERSON OR ENTITY FROM THE USE OF THE UNDERLYING INDEX OR ANY DATA INCLUDED THEREIN. LICENSOR MAKES NO EXPRESS OR IMPLIED WARRANTIES, AND EXPRESSLY DISCLAIMS ALL WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY OR FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE OR USE WITH RESPECT TO THE UNDERLYING INDEX OR ANY DATA INCLUDED THEREIN. WITHOUT LIMITING ANY OF THE FOREGOING, IN NO EVENT SHALL LICENSOR HAVE ANY LIABILITY FOR ANY SPECIAL, PUNITIVE, INDIRECT, OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES (INCLUDING LOST PROFITS), EVEN IF NOTIFIED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES.
The Funds are not sponsored, endorsed, sold or promoted by Standard & Poor’s, a division of The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. (“S&P”) or its third party licensors. Neither S&P nor its third party licensors make any representation or warranty, express or implied, to the owners of each Fund or any member of the public regarding the advisability of investing in securities generally or in each Fund particularly or the ability of each Underlying Index to track general stock market performance. S&P’s and its third party licensor’s only relationship to the Index Provider is the licensing of certain trademarks, service marks and trade names of S&P and/or its third party licensors and for the providing of calculation and maintenance services related to the Underlying Index. Neither S&P nor its third party licensors is responsible for and has not participated in the determination of the prices and amount of each Fund or the timing of the issuance or sale of each Fund or in the determination or calculation of the equation by which each Fund is to be converted into cash. S&P has no obligation or liability in connection with the administration, marketing or trading of each Fund.
NEITHER S&P, ITS AFFILIATES NOR THEIR THIRD PARTY LICENSORS GUARANTEE THE ADEQUACY, ACCURACY, TIMELINESS OR COMPLETENESS OF EACH UNDERLYING INDEX OR ANY DATA INCLUDED THEREIN OR ANY COMMUNICATIONS, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO, ORAL OR WRITTEN COMMUNICATIONS (INCLUDING ELECTRONIC COMMUNICATIONS) WITH RESPECT THERETO. S&P, ITS AFFILIATES AND THEIR THIRD PARTY LICENSORS SHALL NOT BE SUBJECT TO ANY DAMAGES OR LIABILITY FOR ANY ERRORS, OMISSIONS OR DELAYS THEREIN. S&P MAKES NO EXPRESS OR IMPLIED WARRANTIES, AND EXPRESSLY DISCLAIMS ALL WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY OR FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE OR USE WITH RESPECT TO ITS TRADEMARKS, EACH UNDERLYING INDEX OR ANY DATA INCLUDED THEREIN. WITHOUT LIMITING ANY OF THE FOREGOING, IN NO EVENT WHATSOEVER SHALL S&P, ITS AFFILIATES OR THEIR THIRD PARTY LICENSORS BE LIABLE FOR ANY INDIRECT, SPECIAL, INCIDENTAL, PUNITIVE OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO, LOSS OF PROFITS, TRADING LOSSES, LOST TIME OR GOODWILL, EVEN IF THEY HAVE BEEN ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES, WHETHER IN CONTRACT, TORT, STRICT LIABILITY OR OTHERWISE.
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Additional Information | May 31, 2024 (Unaudited) |
Standard & Poor’s® and S&P® are registered trademarks of The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc.; “Calculated by S&P Custom Indices” and its related stylized mark are service marks of The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. These marks have been licensed for use by the Index Provider.
The Adviser does not guarantee the accuracy and/or the completeness of each Underlying Index or any data included therein, and the Adviser shall have no liability for any errors, omissions or interruptions therein. The Adviser makes no warranty, express or implied, as to results to be obtained by each Fund, owners of the Shares of each Fund or any other person or entity from the use of each Underlying Index or any data included therein. The Adviser makes no express or implied warranties, and expressly disclaims all warranties of merchantability or fitness for a particular purpose or use with respect to each Underlying Index or any data included therein. Without limiting any of the foregoing, in no event shall the Adviser have any liability for any special, punitive, direct, indirect or consequential damages (including lost profits) arising out of matters relating to the use of each Underlying Index, even if notified of the possibility of such damages.
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Item 8 – Changes in and Disagreements with Accountants | May 31, 2024 (Unaudited) |
On March 14, 2023, BBD LLP (“BBD”) ceased to serve as the independent registered public accounting firm of the Funds. The Board approved the replacement of BBD as a result of Cohen & Company, Ltd.’s (“Cohen”) acquisition of BBD’s investment management group.
The report of BBD on the financial statements of the Funds as of and for the fiscal year or period ended November 30, 2022 did not contain an adverse opinion or a disclaimer of opinion, and was not qualified or modified as to uncertainties, audit scope or accounting principles. During the fiscal year or period ended November 30, 2022, and during the subsequent interim period through March 14, 2023: (i) there were no disagreements between the registrant and BBD on any matter of accounting principles or practices, financial statement disclosure, or auditing scope or procedure, which disagreements, if not resolved to the satisfaction of BBD, would have caused it to make reference to the subject matter of the disagreements in its report on the financial statements of the Funds for such years or interim period; and (ii) there were no “reportable events,” as defined in Item 304(a)(1)(v) of Regulation S-K under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.
On March 7, 2023, upon the recommendation of the Funds’ Audit Committee, the Board approved the appointment of Cohen, effective upon the resignation of BBD, as the Funds’ independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending November 30, 2023.
During the fiscal year or period ended November 30, 2022, and during the subsequent interim period through March 14, 2023, neither the registrant, nor anyone acting on its behalf, consulted with Cohen on behalf of the Funds regarding the application of accounting principles to a specified transaction (either completed or proposed), the type of audit opinion that might be rendered on the Funds’ financial statements, or any matter that was either: (i) the subject of a "disagreement," as defined in Item 304(a)(1)(iv) of Regulation S-K and the instructions thereto; or (ii) "reportable events," as defined in Item 304(a)(1)(v) of Regulation S-K.
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Item 9 – Proxy Disclosures | May 31, 2024 (Unaudited) |
Not applicable for this reporting period.
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Item 10 – Remuneration Paid to Directors, Officers, and Others for Open-End Management Investment Companies | May 31, 2024 (Unaudited) |
The following chart provides certain information about the Trustee fees paid by the Trust for the period ended May 31, 2024:
Aggregate Regular Compensation From the Trust | Aggregate Special Compensation From the Trust | Total Compensation From the Trust | ||||||||||
Mary K. Anstine, Trustee | $ | 82,500 | $ | – | $ | 82,500 | ||||||
Edmund J. Burke, Trustee | $ | 86,500 | $ | – | $ | 86,500 | ||||||
Jeremy W. Deems, Trustee | $ | 88,500 | $ | – | $ | 88,500 | ||||||
Rick A. Pederson, Trustee | $ | 92,500 | $ | – | $ | 92,500 | ||||||
Total | $ | 350,000 | $ | – | $ | 350,000 |
Officers who are employed by the Adviser receive no compensation or expense reimbursements from the Trust.
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Item 11 – Statement Regarding Basis | May 31, 2024 (Unaudited) |
Not applicable for this reporting period.
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Table of Contents
Item 7 – Financial Statements and Financial Highlights for Open-End Management Investment Companies | 1 |
Schedule of Investments | 2 |
Statements of Assets and Liabilities | 12 |
Statements of Operations | 13 |
Statements of Changes in Net Assets | 14 |
Financial Highlights | 18 |
Notes to Financial Statements and Financial Highlights | 22 |
Additional Information | 30 |
Item 8 – Changes in and Disagreements with Accountants for Open-End Management Investment Companies | 32 |
Item 9 – Proxy Disclosures for Open-End Management Investment Companies | 33 |
Item 10 – Remuneration Paid to Directors, Officers, and Others of Open-End Management Investment Companies | 34 |
Item 11 – Statement Regarding Basis for Approval of Investment Advisory Contract | 35 |
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ITEM 7 – Financial Statements and Financial Highlights for
Open-End Management Investment Companies
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ALPS | O’Shares U.S. Quality Dividend ETF
Schedule of Investments | May 31, 2024 (Unaudited) |
Security Description | Shares | Value | ||||||
COMMON STOCKS (99.88%) | ||||||||
Aerospace & Defense (1.77%) | ||||||||
General Dynamics Corp. | 12,649 | $ | 3,791,791 | |||||
Lockheed Martin Corp. | 12,878 | 6,057,039 | ||||||
Northrop Grumman Corp. | 7,472 | 3,368,153 | ||||||
Total Aerospace & Defense | 13,216,983 | |||||||
Air Freight & Logistics (0.81%) | ||||||||
Expeditors International of Washington, Inc. | 6,704 | 810,514 | ||||||
United Parcel Service, Inc., Class B | 37,563 | 5,218,627 | ||||||
Total Air Freight & Logistics | 6,029,141 | |||||||
Banks (4.52%) | ||||||||
JPMorgan Chase & Co. | 166,208 | 33,678,727 | ||||||
Beverages (2.24%) | ||||||||
Brown-Forman Corp., Class B | 10,589 | 485,612 | ||||||
Coca-Cola Co. | 137,007 | 8,621,850 | ||||||
PepsiCo, Inc. | 43,995 | 7,606,736 | ||||||
Total Beverages | 16,714,198 | |||||||
Biotechnology (2.81%) | ||||||||
AbbVie, Inc. | 70,414 | 11,353,553 | ||||||
Amgen, Inc. | 21,182 | 6,478,515 | ||||||
Gilead Sciences, Inc. | 48,317 | 3,105,334 | ||||||
Total Biotechnology | 20,937,402 | |||||||
Building Products (0.74%) | ||||||||
Johnson Controls International PLC | 28,885 | 2,077,120 | ||||||
Trane Technologies PLC | 10,579 | 3,464,200 | ||||||
Total Building Products | 5,541,320 | |||||||
Capital Markets (3.01%) | ||||||||
BlackRock, Inc. | 8,151 | 6,292,817 | ||||||
Cboe Global Markets, Inc. | 5,850 | 1,011,992 | ||||||
Moody's Corp. | 10,383 | 4,121,947 | ||||||
MSCI, Inc. | 4,166 | 2,062,920 | ||||||
S&P Global, Inc. | 17,385 | 7,432,261 | ||||||
T Rowe Price Group, Inc. | 12,752 | 1,502,568 | ||||||
Total Capital Markets | 22,424,505 | |||||||
Commercial Services & Supplies (0.92%) | ||||||||
Cintas Corp. | 3,980 | 2,698,321 | ||||||
Waste Management, Inc. | 19,734 | 4,158,545 | ||||||
Total Commercial Services & Supplies | 6,856,866 | |||||||
Communications Equipment (1.78%) | ||||||||
Cisco Systems, Inc. | 220,854 | 10,269,711 | ||||||
Motorola Solutions, Inc. | 8,129 | 2,966,353 | ||||||
Total Communications Equipment | 13,236,064 | |||||||
Consumer Staples Distribution & Retail (3.02%) | ||||||||
Costco Wholesale Corp. | 13,810 | 11,184,580 |
Security Description | Shares | Value | ||||||
Consumer Staples Distribution & Retail (continued) | ||||||||
Dollar General Corp. | 5,770 | $ | 789,971 | |||||
Target Corp. | 12,770 | 1,994,163 | ||||||
Walmart, Inc. | 130,179 | 8,560,571 | ||||||
Total Consumer Staples Distribution & Retail | 22,529,285 | |||||||
Diversified Telecommunication Services (4.32%) | ||||||||
Verizon Communications, Inc. | 783,227 | 32,229,791 | ||||||
Electric Utilities (2.05%) | ||||||||
NextEra Energy, Inc. | 191,517 | 15,325,191 | ||||||
Electrical Equipment (0.79%) | ||||||||
Eaton Corp. PLC | 17,631 | 5,868,478 | ||||||
Electronic Equipment, Instruments & Components (0.82%) | ||||||||
Amphenol Corp., Class A | 29,324 | 3,881,618 | ||||||
TE Connectivity, Ltd. | 15,113 | 2,262,416 | ||||||
Total Electronic Equipment, Instruments & Components | 6,144,034 | |||||||
Financial Services (7.12%) | ||||||||
Mastercard, Inc., Class A | 53,664 | 23,991,564 | ||||||
Visa, Inc., Class A | 106,803 | 29,099,545 | ||||||
Total Financial Services | 53,091,109 | |||||||
Food Products (0.78%) | ||||||||
Archer-Daniels-Midland Co. | 15,672 | 978,560 | ||||||
General Mills, Inc. | 16,926 | 1,163,663 | ||||||
Hershey Co. | 4,475 | 885,289 | ||||||
Mondelez International, Inc., Class A | 40,238 | 2,757,510 | ||||||
Total Food Products | 5,785,022 | |||||||
Ground Transportation (1.68%) | ||||||||
CSX Corp. | 94,093 | 3,175,639 | ||||||
Norfolk Southern Corp. | 10,179 | 2,288,239 | ||||||
Union Pacific Corp. | 30,364 | 7,069,346 | ||||||
Total Ground Transportation | 12,533,224 | |||||||
Health Care Equipment & Supplies (2.01%) | ||||||||
Abbott Laboratories | 67,446 | 6,892,307 | ||||||
Medtronic PLC | 49,612 | 4,036,928 | ||||||
Stryker Corp. | 11,947 | 4,075,002 | ||||||
Total Health Care Equipment & Supplies | 15,004,237 | |||||||
Health Care Providers & Services (3.50%) | ||||||||
Cigna Group | 9,730 | 3,353,153 | ||||||
Elevance Health, Inc. | 8,072 | 4,346,611 | ||||||
UnitedHealth Group, Inc. | 37,081 | 18,368,814 | ||||||
Total Health Care Providers & Services | 26,068,578 |
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Schedule of Investments | May 31, 2024 (Unaudited) |
Security Description | Shares | Value | ||||||
Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure (2.80%) | ||||||||
McDonald's Corp. | 49,177 | $ | 12,731,433 | |||||
Starbucks Corp. | 71,825 | 5,761,802 | ||||||
Yum! Brands, Inc. | 17,326 | 2,381,112 | ||||||
Total Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure | 20,874,347 | |||||||
Household Durables (0.20%) | ||||||||
Garmin, Ltd. | 9,292 | 1,522,494 | ||||||
Household Products (2.16%) | ||||||||
Colgate-Palmolive Co. | 24,226 | 2,252,049 | ||||||
Kimberly-Clark Corp. | 9,665 | 1,288,345 | ||||||
Procter & Gamble Co. | 76,142 | 12,528,404 | ||||||
Total Household Products | 16,068,798 | |||||||
Industrial Conglomerates (0.91%) | ||||||||
Honeywell International, Inc. | 33,389 | 6,750,922 | ||||||
Insurance (2.11%) | ||||||||
Aon PLC, Class A | 11,345 | 3,195,206 | ||||||
Chubb, Ltd. | 22,729 | 6,155,468 | ||||||
Marsh & McLennan Cos., Inc. | 30,773 | 6,387,859 | ||||||
Total Insurance | 15,738,533 | |||||||
IT Services (1.64%) | ||||||||
Accenture PLC, Class A | 35,817 | 10,110,781 | ||||||
Amdocs, Ltd. | 5,495 | 434,105 | ||||||
Cognizant Technology Solutions Corp., Class A | 25,101 | 1,660,431 | ||||||
Total IT Services | 12,205,317 | |||||||
Life Sciences Tools & Services (0.99%) | ||||||||
Agilent Technologies, Inc. | 9,656 | 1,259,239 | ||||||
Danaher Corp. | 23,874 | 6,130,843 | ||||||
Total Life Sciences Tools & Services | 7,390,082 | |||||||
Machinery (3.30%) | ||||||||
Caterpillar, Inc. | 24,196 | 8,190,829 | ||||||
Cummins, Inc. | 6,316 | 1,779,407 | ||||||
Deere & Co. | 12,100 | 4,534,596 | ||||||
Graco, Inc. | 7,410 | 598,358 | ||||||
IDEX Corp. | 3,275 | 683,296 | ||||||
Illinois Tool Works, Inc. | 15,105 | 3,666,739 | ||||||
Otis Worldwide Corp. | 19,543 | 1,938,666 | ||||||
PACCAR, Inc. | 23,795 | 2,557,963 | ||||||
Snap-on, Inc. | 2,370 | 646,678 | ||||||
Total Machinery | 24,596,532 | |||||||
Media (3.79%) | ||||||||
Comcast Corp., Class A | 704,870 | 28,215,946 | ||||||
Multi-Utilities (0.46%) | ||||||||
Public Service Enterprise Group, Inc. | 45,020 | 3,410,715 | ||||||
Pharmaceuticals (8.90%) | ||||||||
Bristol-Myers Squibb Co. | 82,496 | 3,389,761 |
Security Description | Shares | Value | ||||||
Pharmaceuticals (continued) | ||||||||
Eli Lilly & Co. | 33,321 | $ | 27,334,549 | |||||
Johnson & Johnson | 96,027 | 14,084,280 | ||||||
Merck & Co., Inc. | 96,308 | 12,090,506 | ||||||
Pfizer, Inc. | 229,588 | 6,579,992 | ||||||
Zoetis, Inc. | 17,012 | 2,884,555 | ||||||
Total Pharmaceuticals | 66,363,643 | |||||||
Professional Services (0.93%) | ||||||||
Automatic Data Processing, Inc. | 20,585 | 5,041,678 | ||||||
Paychex, Inc. | 15,723 | 1,889,276 | ||||||
Total Professional Services | 6,930,954 | |||||||
Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment (7.34%) | ||||||||
Analog Devices, Inc. | 24,414 | 5,724,839 | ||||||
Broadcom, Inc. | 21,495 | 28,557,183 | ||||||
QUALCOMM, Inc. | 53,161 | 10,847,502 | ||||||
Texas Instruments, Inc. | 49,467 | 9,646,560 | ||||||
Total Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment | 54,776,084 | |||||||
Software (6.88%) | ||||||||
Microsoft Corp. | 100,925 | 41,896,996 | ||||||
Oracle Corp. | 79,947 | 9,368,989 | ||||||
Total Software | 51,265,985 | |||||||
Specialty Retail (5.45%) | ||||||||
Home Depot, Inc. | 68,899 | 23,072,208 | ||||||
Lowe's Cos., Inc. | 37,278 | 8,249,249 | ||||||
TJX Cos., Inc. | 72,612 | 7,486,297 | ||||||
Tractor Supply Co. | 6,339 | 1,808,453 | ||||||
Total Specialty Retail | 40,616,207 | |||||||
Technology Hardware, Storage & Peripherals (4.84%) | ||||||||
Apple, Inc. | 187,505 | 36,047,836 | ||||||
Textiles, Apparel & Luxury Goods (0.91%) | ||||||||
NIKE, Inc., Class B | 71,211 | 6,768,606 | ||||||
Tobacco (0.99%) | ||||||||
Altria Group, Inc. | 54,717 | 2,530,661 | ||||||
Philip Morris International, Inc. | 47,731 | 4,838,969 | ||||||
Total Tobacco | 7,369,630 | |||||||
Trading Companies & Distributors (0.59%) | ||||||||
Fastenal Co. | 27,839 | 1,836,817 | ||||||
Watsco, Inc. | 1,460 | 693,354 | ||||||
WW Grainger, Inc. | 2,035 | 1,875,171 | ||||||
Total Trading Companies & Distributors | 4,405,342 | |||||||
TOTAL COMMON STOCKS | ||||||||
(Cost $601,243,236) | 744,532,128 |
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ALPS | O’Shares U.S. Quality Dividend ETF
Schedule of Investments | May 31, 2024 (Unaudited) |
7 Day Yield | Shares | Value | ||||||||||
SHORT TERM INVESTMENTS (0.04%) | ||||||||||||
State Street Institutional Treasury Plus Money Market Fund (Premier Class) | 5.26 | % | 288,510 | $ | 288,510 | |||||||
TOTAL SHORT TERM INVESTMENTS | ||||||||||||
(Cost $288,510) | 288,510 | |||||||||||
TOTAL INVESTMENTS (99.92%) | ||||||||||||
(Cost $601,531,746) | $ | 744,820,638 | ||||||||||
OTHER ASSETS IN EXCESS OF LIABILITIES (0.08%) | 600,508 | |||||||||||
NET ASSETS - 100.00% | $ | 745,421,146 |
See Notes to the Financial Statements and Financial Highlights.
4 | May 31, 2024
ALPS | O’Shares U.S. Small-Cap Quality Dividend ETF
Schedule of Investments | May 31, 2024 (Unaudited) |
Security Description | Shares | Value | ||||||
COMMON STOCKS (99.81%) | ||||||||
Automobile Components (3.11%) | ||||||||
BorgWarner, Inc. | 267,083 | $ | 9,524,180 | |||||
Gentex Corp. | 274,826 | 9,618,910 | ||||||
Total Automobile Components | 19,143,090 | |||||||
Building Products (6.98%) | ||||||||
A O Smith Corp. | 126,526 | 10,582,635 | ||||||
AAON, Inc. | 64,428 | 4,835,321 | ||||||
Owens Corning | 74,157 | 13,427,608 | ||||||
Simpson Manufacturing Co., Inc. | 42,062 | 6,978,927 | ||||||
UFP Industries, Inc. | 59,384 | 7,095,200 | ||||||
Total Building Products | 42,919,691 | |||||||
Capital Markets (11.01%) | ||||||||
Artisan Partners Asset Management, Inc., Class A | 87,211 | 3,839,900 | ||||||
Cohen & Steers, Inc. | 33,369 | 2,345,507 | ||||||
Diamond Hill Investment Group, Inc. | 3,586 | 538,043 | ||||||
Evercore, Inc., Class A | 46,180 | 9,371,769 | ||||||
Federated Hermes, Inc. | 108,090 | 3,585,345 | ||||||
Hamilton Lane, Inc., Class A | 43,553 | 5,465,466 | ||||||
Houlihan Lokey, Inc. | 70,590 | 9,554,357 | ||||||
MarketAxess Holdings, Inc. | 46,712 | 9,292,418 | ||||||
SEI Investments Co. | 149,445 | 10,118,921 | ||||||
Tradeweb Markets, Inc. | 124,098 | 13,527,924 | ||||||
Total Capital Markets | 67,639,650 | |||||||
Commercial Services & Supplies (0.58%) | ||||||||
Brady Corp., Class A | 44,759 | 3,055,697 | ||||||
Ennis, Inc. | 24,238 | 509,725 | ||||||
Total Commercial Services & Supplies | 3,565,422 | |||||||
Communications Equipment (2.15%) | ||||||||
Juniper Networks, Inc. | 370,472 | 13,214,736 | ||||||
Consumer Finance (0.95%) | ||||||||
FirstCash Holdings, Inc. | 49,740 | 5,865,341 | ||||||
Consumer Staples Distribution & Retail (1.74%) | ||||||||
Casey's General Stores, Inc. | 29,894 | 9,918,231 | ||||||
Weis Markets, Inc. | 12,342 | 809,018 | ||||||
Total Consumer Staples Distribution & Retail | 10,727,249 | |||||||
Diversified Consumer Services (1.37%) | ||||||||
H&R Block, Inc. | 169,633 | 8,420,582 | ||||||
Diversified Telecommunication Services (0.61%) | ||||||||
Cogent Communications Holdings, Inc. | 63,226 | 3,744,244 |
Security Description | Shares | Value | ||||||
Electric Utilities (1.39%) | ||||||||
ALLETE, Inc. | 13,507 | $ | 852,967 | |||||
IDACORP, Inc. | 12,174 | 1,162,252 | ||||||
MGE Energy, Inc. | 8,494 | 680,624 | ||||||
OGE Energy Corp. | 48,302 | 1,753,363 | ||||||
Otter Tail Corp. | 9,742 | 881,359 | ||||||
Pinnacle West Capital Corp. | 27,302 | 2,153,036 | ||||||
Portland General Electric Co. | 24,065 | 1,072,336 | ||||||
Total Electric Utilities | 8,555,937 | |||||||
Electronic Equipment, Instruments & Components (5.11%) | ||||||||
Avnet, Inc. | 148,046 | 8,083,312 | ||||||
Badger Meter, Inc. | 44,728 | 8,630,715 | ||||||
Littelfuse, Inc. | 39,129 | 10,040,502 | ||||||
Vishay Intertechnology, Inc. | 199,061 | 4,703,811 | ||||||
Total Electronic Equipment, Instruments & Components | 31,458,340 | |||||||
Financial Services (4.69%) | ||||||||
Essent Group, Ltd. | 137,361 | 7,788,369 | ||||||
MGIC Investment Corp. | 375,588 | 7,887,349 | ||||||
Radian Group, Inc. | 211,035 | 6,592,733 | ||||||
Western Union Co. | 515,693 | 6,600,870 | ||||||
Total Financial Services | 28,869,321 | |||||||
Food Products (2.71%) | ||||||||
Cal-Maine Foods, Inc. | 33,339 | 2,056,016 | ||||||
Flowers Foods, Inc. | 158,915 | 3,690,006 | ||||||
Ingredion, Inc. | 52,073 | 6,122,743 | ||||||
J & J Snack Foods Corp. | 11,650 | 1,895,572 | ||||||
Lancaster Colony Corp. | 15,441 | 2,864,306 | ||||||
Total Food Products | 16,628,643 | |||||||
Gas Utilities (0.74%) | ||||||||
Chesapeake Utilities Corp. | 4,002 | 448,264 | ||||||
National Fuel Gas Co. | 21,423 | 1,224,538 | ||||||
New Jersey Resources Corp. | 23,266 | 1,011,140 | ||||||
Northwest Natural Holding Co. | 8,202 | 306,919 | ||||||
ONE Gas, Inc. | 12,946 | 797,862 | ||||||
Spire, Inc. | 12,188 | 747,003 | ||||||
Total Gas Utilities | 4,535,726 | |||||||
Ground Transportation (1.28%) | ||||||||
Landstar System, Inc. | 36,507 | 6,645,369 | ||||||
Schneider National, Inc., Class B | 54,715 | 1,229,993 | ||||||
Total Ground Transportation | 7,875,362 | |||||||
Health Care Equipment & Supplies (1.75%) | ||||||||
Teleflex, Inc. | 51,366 | 10,739,090 | ||||||
Health Care Providers & Services (6.42%) | ||||||||
Chemed Corp. | 21,178 | 11,740,448 | ||||||
Encompass Health Corp. | 151,926 | 13,124,887 | ||||||
Patterson Cos., Inc. | 282,303 | 6,941,831 |
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Security Description | Shares | Value | ||||||
Health Care Providers & Services (continued) | ||||||||
Premier, Inc., Class A | 405,922 | $ | 7,680,044 | |||||
Total Health Care Providers & Services | 39,487,210 | |||||||
Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure (3.85%) | ||||||||
Choice Hotels International, Inc. | 34,019 | 3,850,611 | ||||||
Texas Roadhouse, Inc. | 77,010 | 13,297,316 | ||||||
Wyndham Hotels & Resorts, Inc. | 92,000 | 6,509,920 | ||||||
Total Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure | 23,657,847 | |||||||
Household Durables (0.28%) | ||||||||
La-Z-Boy, Inc. | 46,514 | 1,745,205 | ||||||
Household Products (0.58%) | ||||||||
Reynolds Consumer Products, Inc. | 42,213 | 1,200,538 | ||||||
WD-40 Co. | 10,522 | 2,364,188 | ||||||
Total Household Products | 3,564,726 | |||||||
Independent Power and Renewable Electricity Producers (1.38%) | ||||||||
Vistra Corp. | 85,617 | 8,482,932 | ||||||
Insurance (5.33%) | ||||||||
AMERISAFE, Inc. | 24,622 | 1,079,182 | ||||||
Employers Holdings, Inc. | 33,175 | 1,399,322 | ||||||
Old Republic International Corp. | 363,250 | 11,544,084 | ||||||
Primerica, Inc. | 47,627 | 10,758,463 | ||||||
RLI Corp. | 54,918 | 8,016,930 | ||||||
Total Insurance | 32,797,981 | |||||||
Leisure Products (2.32%) | ||||||||
Acushnet Holdings Corp. | 32,827 | 2,163,299 | ||||||
Brunswick Corp. | 74,916 | 6,182,818 | ||||||
Polaris, Inc. | 60,443 | 5,053,035 | ||||||
Sturm Ruger & Co., Inc. | 19,164 | 851,648 | ||||||
Total Leisure Products | 14,250,800 | |||||||
Machinery (8.51%) | ||||||||
Donaldson Co., Inc. | 124,437 | 9,168,518 | ||||||
ITT, Inc. | 83,649 | 11,115,279 | ||||||
Lincoln Electric Holdings, Inc. | 58,135 | 11,415,389 | ||||||
Mueller Industries, Inc. | 112,126 | 6,605,343 | ||||||
Toro Co. | 107,262 | 8,601,340 | ||||||
Watts Water Technologies, Inc., Class A | 27,267 | 5,429,678 | ||||||
Total Machinery | 52,335,547 | |||||||
Media (2.56%) | ||||||||
New York Times Co., Class A | 225,133 | 11,526,809 | ||||||
TEGNA, Inc. | 283,311 | 4,224,167 | ||||||
Total Media | 15,750,976 |
Security Description | Shares | Value | ||||||
Multi-Utilities (0.84%) | ||||||||
Avista Corp. | 17,560 | $ | 649,369 | |||||
Black Hills Corp. | 15,713 | 886,999 | ||||||
NiSource, Inc. | 100,166 | 2,910,824 | ||||||
Northwestern Energy Group, Inc. | 14,022 | 728,583 | ||||||
Total Multi-Utilities | 5,175,775 | |||||||
Pharmaceuticals (1.89%) | ||||||||
Organon & Co. | 545,346 | 11,632,230 | ||||||
Professional Services (2.10%) | ||||||||
Exponent, Inc. | 50,907 | 4,842,274 | ||||||
Kforce, Inc. | 18,208 | 1,125,436 | ||||||
Robert Half, Inc. | 107,731 | 6,919,562 | ||||||
Total Professional Services | 12,887,272 | |||||||
Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment (1.08%) | ||||||||
Power Integrations, Inc. | 87,116 | 6,621,687 | ||||||
Software (1.99%) | ||||||||
Dolby Laboratories, Inc., Class A | 95,835 | 7,763,593 | ||||||
InterDigital, Inc.(a) | 39,331 | 4,478,621 | ||||||
Total Software | 12,242,214 | |||||||
Specialty Retail (7.37%) | ||||||||
Dick's Sporting Goods, Inc. | 64,855 | 14,763,592 | ||||||
Murphy USA, Inc. | 21,746 | 9,541,058 | ||||||
Williams-Sonoma, Inc. | 71,715 | 21,028,272 | ||||||
Total Specialty Retail | 45,332,922 | |||||||
Textiles, Apparel & Luxury Goods (4.66%) | ||||||||
Carter's, Inc. | 41,478 | 2,837,095 | ||||||
Columbia Sportswear Co. | 39,500 | 3,381,990 | ||||||
Ralph Lauren Corp. | 43,732 | 8,172,636 | ||||||
Steven Madden, Ltd. | 79,297 | 3,524,752 | ||||||
Tapestry, Inc. | 246,581 | 10,723,808 | ||||||
Total Textiles, Apparel & Luxury Goods | 28,640,281 | |||||||
Tobacco (0.14%) | ||||||||
Universal Corp. | 18,168 | 871,337 | ||||||
Trading Companies & Distributors (1.84%) | ||||||||
Applied Industrial Technologies, Inc. | 37,732 | 7,282,276 | ||||||
MSC Industrial Direct Co., Inc., Class A | 47,260 | 4,059,634 | ||||||
Total Trading Companies & Distributors | 11,341,910 | |||||||
Water Utilities (0.50%) | ||||||||
American States Water Co. | 8,684 | 639,056 |
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Security Description | Shares | Value | ||||||
Water Utilities (continued) | ||||||||
Essential Utilities, Inc. | 63,796 | $ | 2,407,023 | |||||
Total Water Utilities | 3,046,079 | |||||||
TOTAL COMMON STOCKS | ||||||||
(Cost $532,756,123) | 613,767,355 |
7 Day Yield | Shares | Value | ||||||||||
SHORT TERM INVESTMENTS (0.21%) | ||||||||||||
Money Market Fund (0.10%) | ||||||||||||
State Street Institutional Treasury Plus Money Market Fund (Premier Class) | ||||||||||||
(Cost $605,280) | 5.26 | % | 605,280 | $ | 605,280 | |||||||
Investments Purchased with Collateral from Securities Loaned (0.11%) | ||||||||||||
State Street Navigator Securities Lending Government Money Market Portfolio, 5.33% | ||||||||||||
(Cost $672,684) | 672,684 | 672,684 | ||||||||||
TOTAL SHORT TERM INVESTMENTS | ||||||||||||
(Cost $1,277,964) | 1,277,964 | |||||||||||
TOTAL INVESTMENTS (100.02%) | ||||||||||||
(Cost $534,034,087) | $ | 615,045,319 | ||||||||||
LIABILITIES IN EXCESS OF OTHER ASSETS (-0.02%) | (142,872 | ) | ||||||||||
NET ASSETS - 100.00% | $ | 614,902,447 |
(a) | Security, or a portion of the security position is currently on loan. The total market value of securities on loan is $660,332. |
See Notes to the Financial Statements and Financial Highlights.
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Security Description | Shares | Value | ||||||
COMMON STOCKS (99.77%) | ||||||||
Broadline Retail (13.72%) | ||||||||
Alibaba Group Holding, Ltd., Sponsored ADR | 10,479 | $ | 820,925 | |||||
Allegro.eu SA(a)(b)(c) | 191,814 | 1,839,286 | ||||||
Amazon.com, Inc.(a) | 43,870 | 7,740,422 | ||||||
JD.com, Inc., ADR | 17,262 | 511,300 | ||||||
MercadoLibre, Inc.(a) | 1,407 | 2,427,891 | ||||||
PDD Holdings, Inc., ADR(a) | 28,191 | 4,222,448 | ||||||
Total Broadline Retail | 17,562,272 | |||||||
Diversified Consumer Services (1.26%) | ||||||||
Duolingo, Inc.(a) | 8,399 | 1,607,569 | ||||||
Entertainment (6.34%) | ||||||||
NetEase, Inc., ADR | 9,015 | 802,605 | ||||||
Netflix, Inc.(a) | 3,513 | 2,254,012 | ||||||
ROBLOX Corp., Class A(a) | 45,168 | 1,518,548 | ||||||
Spotify Technology SA(a) | 4,866 | 1,444,131 | ||||||
Take-Two Interactive Software, Inc.(a) | 13,011 | 2,086,444 | ||||||
Total Entertainment | 8,105,740 | |||||||
Ground Transportation (3.28%) | ||||||||
Full Truck Alliance Co., Ltd., ADR | 278,381 | 2,460,888 | ||||||
Uber Technologies, Inc.(a) | 26,996 | 1,742,862 | ||||||
Total Ground Transportation | 4,203,750 | |||||||
Health Care Technology (0.72%) | ||||||||
Veeva Systems, Inc., Class A(a) | 5,303 | 924,048 | ||||||
Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure (6.24%) | ||||||||
Airbnb, Inc., Class A(a) | 7,018 | 1,017,119 | ||||||
Amadeus IT Group SA(d) | 11,118 | 788,232 | ||||||
Booking Holdings, Inc. | 225 | 849,679 | ||||||
DoorDash, Inc., Class A(a) | 10,450 | 1,150,650 | ||||||
Meituan, Class B(a)(b)(c) | 186,717 | 2,509,328 | ||||||
Trip.com Group, Ltd., ADR | 32,441 | 1,671,036 | ||||||
Total Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure | 7,986,044 | |||||||
Interactive Media & Services (19.10%) | ||||||||
Alphabet, Inc., Class A | 49,902 | 8,608,096 | ||||||
Baidu, Inc., Sponsored ADR(a) | 5,198 | 505,246 | ||||||
CAR Group, Ltd.(d) | 69,802 | 1,620,386 | ||||||
Kuaishou Technology(a)(b)(c) | 208,500 | 1,478,355 | ||||||
LY Corp. | 224,800 | 533,036 | ||||||
Meta Platforms, Inc., Class A | 15,523 | 7,246,602 | ||||||
Pinterest, Inc., Class A(a) | 36,578 | 1,517,621 | ||||||
Snap, Inc., Class A(a) | 84,519 | 1,269,475 | ||||||
Tencent Holdings, Ltd. | 36,117 | 1,661,666 | ||||||
Total Interactive Media & Services | 24,440,483 | |||||||
IT Services (5.10%) | ||||||||
Cloudflare, Inc., Class A(a) | 19,295 | 1,306,079 | ||||||
MongoDB, Inc.(a) | 4,608 | 1,087,764 | ||||||
Okta, Inc.(a) | 8,478 | 751,829 |
Security Description | Shares | Value | ||||||
IT Services (continued) | ||||||||
Shopify, Inc., Class A(a) | 28,578 | $ | 1,690,388 | |||||
Snowflake, Inc., Class A(a) | 12,409 | 1,689,858 | ||||||
Total IT Services | 6,525,918 | |||||||
Media (1.58%) | ||||||||
Trade Desk, Inc., Class A(a) | 21,742 | 2,017,223 | ||||||
Professional Services (0.74%) | ||||||||
Paychex, Inc. | 3,917 | 470,667 | ||||||
Wolters Kluwer NV | 2,992 | 474,145 | ||||||
Total Professional Services | 944,812 | |||||||
Real Estate Management & Development (1.35%) | ||||||||
CoStar Group, Inc.(a) | 13,798 | 1,078,589 | ||||||
Zillow Group, Inc.(a) | 15,790 | 646,601 | ||||||
Total Real Estate Management & Development | 1,725,190 | |||||||
Software (40.34%) | ||||||||
Adobe, Inc.(a) | 3,503 | 1,557,994 | ||||||
AppLovin Corp., Class A(a) | 20,524 | 1,672,296 | ||||||
Atlassian Corp., Class A(a) | 8,824 | 1,384,133 | ||||||
Confluent, Inc., Class A(a) | 49,445 | 1,284,087 | ||||||
Crowdstrike Holdings, Inc., Class A(a) | 7,393 | 2,318,961 | ||||||
CyberArk Software, Ltd.(a) | 6,025 | 1,381,231 | ||||||
Datadog, Inc., Class A(a) | 14,534 | 1,601,356 | ||||||
Dynatrace, Inc.(a) | 28,497 | 1,303,168 | ||||||
Elastic NV(a) | 13,372 | 1,391,357 | ||||||
Fortinet, Inc.(a) | 11,890 | 705,315 | ||||||
Gitlab, Inc., Class A(a) | 30,182 | 1,424,289 | ||||||
HubSpot, Inc.(a) | 2,358 | 1,440,856 | ||||||
Intuit, Inc. | 2,245 | 1,294,108 | ||||||
Microsoft Corp. | 19,437 | 8,068,881 | ||||||
Monday.com, Ltd.(a) | 7,627 | 1,723,016 | ||||||
Nice, Ltd., ADR(d) | 3,563 | 654,060 | ||||||
Nutanix, Inc.(a) | 22,020 | 1,218,036 | ||||||
Open Text Corp. | 30,888 | 903,785 | ||||||
Oracle Corp. | 12,408 | 1,454,094 | ||||||
Palantir Technologies, Inc., Class A(a) | 68,692 | 1,489,243 | ||||||
Palo Alto Networks, Inc.(a) | 5,164 | 1,522,915 | ||||||
PTC, Inc.(a) | 3,949 | 695,972 | ||||||
Salesforce, Inc. | 5,917 | 1,387,181 | ||||||
Samsara, Inc., Class A(a) | 54,042 | 1,833,645 | ||||||
SAP SE | 6,479 | 1,166,701 | ||||||
SentinelOne, Inc., Class A(a) | 64,919 | 1,092,587 | ||||||
ServiceNow, Inc.(a) | 3,491 | 2,293,342 | ||||||
UiPath, Inc., Class A(a) | 64,938 | 796,140 | ||||||
WiseTech Global, Ltd.(d) | 29,232 | 1,880,182 | ||||||
Workday, Inc., Class A(a) | 5,883 | 1,243,960 | ||||||
Xero, Ltd.(a) | 19,230 | 1,727,280 |
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Security Description | Shares | Value | ||||||
Software (continued) | ||||||||
Zscaler, Inc.(a) | 9,997 | $ | 1,699,090 | |||||
Total Software | 51,609,261 | |||||||
TOTAL COMMON STOCKS | ||||||||
(Cost $114,025,674) | 127,652,310 |
7 Day Yield | Shares | Value | ||||||||||
SHORT TERM INVESTMENTS (1.06%) | ||||||||||||
Money Market Fund (0.23%) | ||||||||||||
State Street Institutional Treasury Plus Money Market Fund (Premier Class) | ||||||||||||
(Cost $298,557) | 5.26 | % | 298,557 | $ | 298,557 | |||||||
Investments Purchased with Collateral from Securities Loaned (0.82%) | ||||||||||||
State Street Navigator Securities Lending Government Money Market Portfolio, 5.33% | ||||||||||||
(Cost $1,054,413) | 1,054,413 | 1,054,413 | ||||||||||
TOTAL SHORT TERM INVESTMENTS | ||||||||||||
(Cost $1,352,970) | 1,352,970 | |||||||||||
TOTAL INVESTMENTS (100.82%) | ||||||||||||
(Cost $115,378,644) | $ | 129,005,280 | ||||||||||
LIABILITIES IN EXCESS OF OTHER ASSETS (-0.82%) | (1,054,471 | ) | ||||||||||
NET ASSETS - 100.00% | $ | 127,950,809 |
(a) | Non-income producing security. |
(b) | Securities exempt from registration under Rule 144A of the Securities Act of 1933. These securities may be sold in the ordinary course of business in transactions exempt from registration, normally to qualified institutional buyers. At period end, the aggregate market value of those securities was $5,826,969, representing 4.55% of net assets. |
(c) | Securities were purchased pursuant to Regulation S under the Securities Act of 1933, which exempts securities offered and sold outside of the United States from registration. Such securities cannot be sold in the United States without either an effective registration statement filed pursuant to the Securities Act of 1933, or pursuant to an exemption from registration. As of May 31, 2024, the market value of those securities was $5,826,969, representing 4.55% of net assets. |
(d) | Security, or a portion of the security position is currently on loan. The total market value of securities on loan is $4,443,195. |
See Notes to the Financial Statements and Financial Highlights.
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Schedule of Investments | May 31, 2024 (Unaudited) |
Security Description | Shares | Value | ||||||
COMMON STOCKS (98.92%) | ||||||||
Aerospace & Defense (1.70%) | ||||||||
BAE Systems PLC | 38,624 | $ | 685,091 | |||||
Air Freight & Logistics (1.30%) | ||||||||
DHL Group | 12,518 | 525,103 | ||||||
Automobile Components (0.87%) | ||||||||
Cie Generale des Etablissements Michelin SCA | 8,695 | 350,491 | ||||||
Automobiles (3.44%) | ||||||||
Bayerische Motoren Werke AG | 3,610 | 364,988 | ||||||
Stellantis NV(a) | 46,517 | 1,019,556 | ||||||
Total Automobiles | 1,384,544 | |||||||
Banks (2.50%) | ||||||||
HSBC Holdings PLC | 114,800 | 1,007,752 | ||||||
Beverages (2.34%) | ||||||||
Carlsberg AS | 690 | 93,247 | ||||||
Diageo PLC | 18,320 | 614,067 | ||||||
Pernod Ricard SA | 1,565 | 232,554 | ||||||
Total Beverages | 939,868 | |||||||
Building Products (0.60%) | ||||||||
Geberit AG | 398 | 242,765 | ||||||
Capital Markets (1.98%) | ||||||||
3i Group PLC | 12,507 | 456,275 | ||||||
Partners Group Holding AG | 257 | 343,483 | ||||||
Total Capital Markets | 799,758 | |||||||
Construction & Engineering (1.90%) | ||||||||
Vinci SA | 6,151 | 763,853 | ||||||
Consumer Staples Distribution & Retail (0.58%) | ||||||||
Koninklijke Ahold Delhaize NV | 7,580 | 234,731 | ||||||
Diversified Telecommunication Services (3.01%) | ||||||||
Deutsche Telekom AG | 43,038 | 1,040,903 | ||||||
Swisscom AG | 309 | 170,603 | ||||||
Total Diversified Telecommunication Services | 1,211,506 | |||||||
Electric Utilities (2.65%) | ||||||||
Iberdrola SA(a) | 81,502 | 1,070,044 | ||||||
Electrical Equipment (7.40%) | ||||||||
ABB, Ltd. | 20,247 | 1,108,441 | ||||||
Legrand SA | 3,323 | 357,316 | ||||||
Schneider Electric SE | 6,122 | 1,510,871 | ||||||
Total Electrical Equipment | 2,976,628 |
Security Description | Shares | Value | ||||||
Financial Services (2.41%) | ||||||||
Industrivarden AB, Class C | 3,701 | $ | 129,451 | |||||
Investor AB | 31,184 | 842,719 | ||||||
Total Financial Services | 972,170 | |||||||
Food Products (3.91%) | ||||||||
Nestle SA | 14,843 | 1,571,892 | ||||||
Household Products (0.82%) | ||||||||
Reckitt Benckiser Group PLC | 5,812 | 329,711 | ||||||
Industrial Conglomerates (3.47%) | ||||||||
Siemens AG | 7,304 | 1,396,891 | ||||||
Insurance (5.42%) | ||||||||
Allianz SE | 4,420 | 1,286,741 | ||||||
Zurich Insurance Group AG | 1,706 | 895,586 | ||||||
Total Insurance | 2,182,327 | |||||||
Machinery (5.05%) | ||||||||
Atlas Copco AB | 50,004 | 954,091 | ||||||
Kone Oyj, Class B | 10,025 | 508,962 | ||||||
Volvo AB | 21,206 | 568,236 | ||||||
Total Machinery | 2,031,289 | |||||||
Marine Transportation (0.44%) | ||||||||
Kuehne + Nagel International AG | 627 | 177,535 | ||||||
Multi-Utilities (1.76%) | ||||||||
National Grid PLC | 62,892 | 707,152 | ||||||
Personal Care Products (5.22%) | ||||||||
L'Oreal SA | 1,942 | 952,647 | ||||||
Unilever PLC | 21,017 | 1,145,948 | ||||||
Total Personal Care Products | 2,098,595 | |||||||
Pharmaceuticals (16.32%) | ||||||||
GSK PLC | 36,746 | 827,134 | ||||||
Novartis AG | 14,219 | 1,468,150 | ||||||
Novo Nordisk A/S, Class B | 14,840 | 2,001,822 | ||||||
Roche Holding AG | 4,952 | 1,267,703 | ||||||
Sanofi SA | 10,347 | 1,007,733 | ||||||
Total Pharmaceuticals | 6,572,542 | |||||||
Professional Services (5.53%) | ||||||||
Experian PLC | 14,344 | 659,278 | ||||||
RELX PLC | 24,799 | 1,079,454 | ||||||
Wolters Kluwer NV | 3,073 | 486,981 | ||||||
Total Professional Services | 2,225,713 | |||||||
Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment (4.52%) | ||||||||
ASML Holding NV | 1,925 | 1,818,853 |
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Security Description | Shares | Value | ||||||
Software (3.91%) | ||||||||
SAP SE | 8,754 | $ | 1,576,370 | |||||
Specialty Retail (1.71%) | ||||||||
Industria de Diseno Textil SA(a) | 14,545 | 687,464 | ||||||
Textiles, Apparel & Luxury Goods (6.30%) | ||||||||
Hermes International SCA | 327 | 772,067 | ||||||
Kering SA | 875 | 301,154 | ||||||
LVMH Moet Hennessy Louis Vuitton SE | 1,841 | 1,468,013 | ||||||
Total Textiles, Apparel & Luxury Goods | 2,541,234 | |||||||
Tobacco (1.22%) | ||||||||
British American Tobacco PLC | 15,963 | 491,229 | ||||||
Wireless Telecommunication Services (0.64%) | ||||||||
Vodafone Group PLC | 268,611 | 258,829 | ||||||
TOTAL COMMON STOCKS | ||||||||
(Cost $34,550,516) | 39,831,930 |
7 Day Yield | Shares | Value | ||||||||||
SHORT TERM INVESTMENTS (1.96%) | ||||||||||||
State Street Institutional Treasury Plus Money Market Fund (Premier Class) | ||||||||||||
(Cost $30,311) | 5.26 | % | 30,311 | $ | 30,311 | |||||||
Investments Purchased with Collateral from Securities Loaned (1.89%) | ||||||||||||
State Street Navigator Securities Lending Government Money Market Portfolio, 5.33% | ||||||||||||
(Cost $759,214) | 759,214 | 759,214 | ||||||||||
TOTAL SHORT TERM INVESTMENTS | ||||||||||||
(Cost $789,525) | 789,525 | |||||||||||
TOTAL INVESTMENTS (100.88%) | ||||||||||||
(Cost $35,340,041) | $ | 40,621,455 | ||||||||||
LIABILITIES IN EXCESS OF OTHER ASSETS (-0.88%) | (356,358 | ) | ||||||||||
NET ASSETS - 100.00% | $ | 40,265,097 |
(a) | Security, or a portion of the security position is currently on loan. The total market value of securities on loan is $710,581. |
See Notes to the Financial Statements and Financial Highlights.
11 | May 31, 2024
ALPS ETF Trust
Statements of Assets and Liabilities | May 31, 2024 (Unaudited) |
ALPS | O'Shares U.S. Quality Dividend ETF | ALPS | O'Shares U.S. Small-Cap Quality Dividend ETF | ALPS | O'Shares Global Internet Giants ETF | ALPS | O'Shares Europe Quality Dividend ETF | |||||||||||||
ASSETS: | ||||||||||||||||
Investments, at value(a) | $ | 744,820,638 | $ | 615,045,319 | $ | 129,005,280 | $ | 40,621,455 | ||||||||
Foreign Currency, at value (Cost $–, $–, $16,487 and $399) | – | – | 16,487 | 399 | ||||||||||||
Dividends and foreign tax reclaims receivable | 901,709 | 771,480 | 40,252 | 418,585 | ||||||||||||
Receivable for investments sold | – | – | – | 113 | ||||||||||||
Receivable for shares sold | – | 3,131,080 | – | – | ||||||||||||
Total Assets | 745,722,347 | 618,947,879 | 129,062,019 | 41,040,552 | ||||||||||||
LIABILITIES: | ||||||||||||||||
Payable to adviser | 301,201 | 243,468 | 56,788 | 16,241 | ||||||||||||
Payable for investments purchased | – | 3,129,280 | 9 | – | ||||||||||||
Payable for collateral upon return of securities loaned | – | 672,684 | 1,054,413 | 759,214 | ||||||||||||
Total Liabilities | 301,201 | 4,045,432 | 1,111,210 | 775,455 | ||||||||||||
NET ASSETS | $ | 745,421,146 | $ | 614,902,447 | $ | 127,950,809 | $ | 40,265,097 | ||||||||
NET ASSETS CONSIST OF: | ||||||||||||||||
Paid-in capital | $ | 654,977,736 | $ | 543,565,900 | $ | 308,341,658 | $ | 44,790,503 | ||||||||
Total distributable earnings/(accumulated losses) | 90,443,410 | 71,336,547 | (180,390,849 | ) | (4,525,406 | ) | ||||||||||
NET ASSETS | $ | 745,421,146 | $ | 614,902,447 | $ | 127,950,809 | $ | 40,265,097 | ||||||||
INVESTMENTS, AT COST | $ | 601,531,746 | $ | 534,034,087 | $ | 115,378,644 | $ | 35,340,041 | ||||||||
PRICING OF SHARES | ||||||||||||||||
Net Assets | $ | 745,421,146 | $ | 614,902,447 | $ | 127,950,809 | $ | 40,265,097 | ||||||||
Shares of beneficial interest outstanding (Unlimited number of shares authorized, par value $0.01 per share) | 15,300,000 | 14,729,000 | 3,450,000 | 1,325,000 | ||||||||||||
Net Asset Value, offering and redemption price per share | $ | 48.72 | $ | 41.75 | $ | 37.09 | $ | 30.39 |
(a) | Includes $-, $660,332, $4,443,195 and $710,581 of securities on loan. |
See Notes to the Financial Statements and Financial Highlights.
12 | May 31, 2024
ALPS ETF Trust
Statements of Operations | For the Six Months Ended May 31, 2024 (Unaudited) |
ALPS | O'Shares U.S. Quality Dividend ETF | ALPS | O'Shares U.S. Small-Cap Quality Dividend ETF | ALPS | O'Shares Global Internet Giants ETF | ALPS | O'Shares Europe Quality Dividend ETF | |||||||||||||
INVESTMENT INCOME: | ||||||||||||||||
Dividends* | $ | 7,745,147 | $ | 4,995,900 | $ | 218,712 | $ | 861,935 | ||||||||
Securities Lending Income | 5,030 | 408 | 1,619 | 92 | ||||||||||||
Total Investment Income | 7,750,177 | 4,996,308 | 220,331 | 862,027 | ||||||||||||
EXPENSES: | ||||||||||||||||
Investment adviser fees | 1,731,417 | 1,233,923 | 343,196 | 89,579 | ||||||||||||
Total Expenses | 1,731,417 | 1,233,923 | 343,196 | 89,579 | ||||||||||||
NET INVESTMENT INCOME/(LOSS) | 6,018,760 | 3,762,385 | (122,865 | ) | 772,448 | |||||||||||
REALIZED AND UNREALIZED GAIN/LOSS | ||||||||||||||||
Net realized gain/(loss) on investments(a) | 5,568,811 | 2,255,472 | (2,962,820 | ) | 696,364 | |||||||||||
Net realized gain/(loss) on foreign currency transactions | – | – | (5,084 | ) | 610 | |||||||||||
Total net realized gain/(loss) | 5,568,811 | 2,255,472 | (2,967,904 | ) | 696,974 | |||||||||||
Net change in unrealized appreciation on investments | 59,561,136 | 63,782,232 | 14,105,741 | 3,356,919 | ||||||||||||
Net change in unrealized depreciation on translation of assets and liabilities denominated in foreign currencies | – | – | (311 | ) | (4,495 | ) | ||||||||||
Total net change in unrealized appreciation | 59,561,136 | 63,782,232 | 14,105,430 | 3,352,424 | ||||||||||||
NET REALIZED AND UNREALIZED GAIN ON INVESTMENTS | 65,129,947 | 66,037,704 | 11,137,526 | 4,049,398 | ||||||||||||
NET INCREASE IN NET ASSETS RESULTING FROM OPERATIONS | $ | 71,148,707 | $ | 69,800,089 | $ | 11,014,661 | $ | 4,821,846 | ||||||||
*Net of foreign tax withholding. | $ | – | $ | – | $ | 13,585 | $ | 111,284 |
(a) | Includes realized gain or loss as a result of in-kind transactions (See Note 4 in Notes to Financial Statements). |
See Notes to the Financial Statements and Financial Highlights.
13 | May 31, 2024
ALPS | O’Shares U.S. Quality Dividend ETF
Statements of Changes in Net Assets |
For the Six Months Ended May 31, 2024 (Unaudited) | For the Year Ended November 30, 2023 | |||||||
OPERATIONS: | ||||||||
Net investment income | $ | 6,018,760 | $ | 12,795,006 | ||||
Net realized gain | 5,568,811 | 23,476,172 | ||||||
Net change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation | 59,561,136 | (8,472,160 | ) | |||||
Net increase in net assets resulting from operations | 71,148,707 | 27,799,018 | ||||||
DISTRIBUTIONS TO SHAREHOLDERS: | ||||||||
From distributable earnings | (6,154,106 | ) | (13,050,503 | ) | ||||
Total distributions | (6,154,106 | ) | (13,050,503 | ) | ||||
CAPITAL SHARE TRANSACTIONS: | ||||||||
Proceeds from sale of shares | 40,917,805 | 3,278,989 | ||||||
Cost of shares redeemed | (16,704,354 | ) | (109,935,912 | ) | ||||
Net increase/(decrease) from capital share transactions | 24,213,451 | (106,656,923 | ) | |||||
Net increase/(decrease) in net assets | 89,208,052 | (91,908,408 | ) | |||||
NET ASSETS: | ||||||||
Beginning of period | 656,213,094 | 748,121,502 | ||||||
End of period | $ | 745,421,146 | $ | 656,213,094 | ||||
OTHER INFORMATION: | ||||||||
CAPITAL SHARE TRANSACTIONS: | ||||||||
Beginning shares | 14,775,000 | 17,300,000 | ||||||
Shares sold | 875,000 | 75,000 | ||||||
Shares redeemed | (350,000 | ) | (2,600,000 | ) | ||||
Shares outstanding, end of period | 15,300,000 | 14,775,000 |
See Notes to the Financial Statements and Financial Highlights.
14 | May 31, 2024
ALPS | O’Shares U.S. Small-Cap Quality Dividend ETF
Statements of Changes in Net Assets |
For the Six Months Ended May 31, 2024 (Unaudited) | For the Year Ended November 30, 2023 | |||||||
OPERATIONS: | ||||||||
Net investment income | $ | 3,762,385 | $ | 5,483,755 | ||||
Net realized gain | 2,255,472 | 9,694,745 | ||||||
Net change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation | 63,782,232 | (1,765,903 | ) | |||||
Net increase in net assets resulting from operations | 69,800,089 | 13,412,597 | ||||||
DISTRIBUTIONS TO SHAREHOLDERS: | ||||||||
From distributable earnings | (3,583,983 | ) | (5,299,690 | ) | ||||
Total distributions | (3,583,983 | ) | (5,299,690 | ) | ||||
CAPITAL SHARE TRANSACTIONS: | ||||||||
Proceeds from sale of shares | 161,743,715 | 240,930,245 | ||||||
Cost of shares redeemed | (4,937,131 | ) | (39,107,309 | ) | ||||
Net increase from capital share transactions | 156,806,584 | 201,822,936 | ||||||
Net increase in net assets | 223,022,690 | 209,935,843 | ||||||
NET ASSETS: | ||||||||
Beginning of period | 391,879,757 | 181,943,914 | ||||||
End of period | $ | 614,902,447 | $ | 391,879,757 | ||||
OTHER INFORMATION: | ||||||||
CAPITAL SHARE TRANSACTIONS: | ||||||||
Beginning shares | 10,804,000 | 5,154,000 | ||||||
Shares sold | 4,050,000 | 6,750,000 | ||||||
Shares redeemed | (125,000 | ) | (1,100,000 | ) | ||||
Shares outstanding, end of period | 14,729,000 | 10,804,000 |
See Notes to the Financial Statements and Financial Highlights.
15 | May 31, 2024
ALPS | O’Shares Global Internet Giants ETF
Statements of Changes in Net Assets |
For the Six Months Ended May 31, 2024 (Unaudited) | For the Year Ended November 30, 2023 | |||||||
OPERATIONS: | ||||||||
Net investment loss | $ | (122,865 | ) | $ | (407,384 | ) | ||
Net realized loss | (2,967,904 | ) | (47,732,850 | ) | ||||
Net change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation | 14,105,430 | 91,319,441 | ||||||
Net increase in net assets resulting from operations | 11,014,661 | 43,179,207 | ||||||
CAPITAL SHARE TRANSACTIONS: | ||||||||
Proceeds from sale of shares | 11,586,699 | 811,157 | ||||||
Cost of shares redeemed | (30,960,840 | ) | (60,193,182 | ) | ||||
Net decrease from capital share transactions | (19,374,141 | ) | (59,382,025 | ) | ||||
Net decrease in net assets | (8,359,480 | ) | (16,202,818 | ) | ||||
NET ASSETS: | ||||||||
Beginning of period | 136,310,289 | 152,513,107 | ||||||
End of period | $ | 127,950,809 | $ | 136,310,289 | ||||
OTHER INFORMATION: | ||||||||
CAPITAL SHARE TRANSACTIONS: | ||||||||
Beginning shares | 3,950,000 | 6,075,000 | ||||||
Shares sold | 325,000 | 25,000 | ||||||
Shares redeemed | (825,000 | ) | (2,150,000 | ) | ||||
Shares outstanding, end of period | 3,450,000 | 3,950,000 |
See Notes to the Financial Statements and Financial Highlights.
16 | May 31, 2024
ALPS | O’Shares Europe Quality Dividend ETF
Statements of Changes in Net Assets |
For the Six Months Ended May 31, 2024 (Unaudited) | For the Year Ended November 30, 2023 | |||||||
OPERATIONS: | ||||||||
Net investment income | $ | 772,448 | $ | 1,035,243 | ||||
Net realized gain/(loss) | 696,974 | (205,170 | ) | |||||
Net change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation | 3,352,424 | 4,438,644 | ||||||
Net increase in net assets resulting from operations | 4,821,846 | 5,268,717 | ||||||
DISTRIBUTIONS TO SHAREHOLDERS: | ||||||||
From distributable earnings | (1,057,154 | ) | (795,232 | ) | ||||
Total distributions | (1,057,154 | ) | (795,232 | ) | ||||
CAPITAL SHARE TRANSACTIONS: | ||||||||
Proceeds from sale of shares | 2,233,921 | 3,889,048 | ||||||
Cost of shares redeemed | (2,149,353 | ) | (7,610,784 | ) | ||||
Net increase/(decrease) from capital share transactions | 84,568 | (3,721,736 | ) | |||||
Net increase in net assets | 3,849,260 | 751,749 | ||||||
NET ASSETS: | ||||||||
Beginning of period | 36,415,837 | 35,664,088 | ||||||
End of period | $ | 40,265,097 | $ | 36,415,837 | ||||
OTHER INFORMATION: | ||||||||
CAPITAL SHARE TRANSACTIONS: | ||||||||
Beginning shares | 1,325,000 | 1,475,000 | ||||||
Shares sold | 75,000 | 150,000 | ||||||
Shares redeemed | (75,000 | ) | (300,000 | ) | ||||
Shares outstanding, end of period | 1,325,000 | 1,325,000 |
See Notes to the Financial Statements and Financial Highlights.
17 | May 31, 2024
ALPS | O’Shares U.S. Quality Dividend ETF
Financial Highlights | For a Share Outstanding Throughout the Periods Presented |
For the Six Months Ended May 31, 2024 (Unaudited) | For the Year Ended November 30, 2023 | For the Period July 1, 2022 to November 30, 2022(a) | For the Year Ended June 30, 2022 | For the Year Ended June 30, 2021 | For the Year Ended June 30, 2020 | For the Year Ended June 30, 2019 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
NET ASSET VALUE, BEGINNING OF PERIOD | $ | 44.41 | $ | 43.24 | $ | 40.29 | $ | 42.00 | $ | 33.16 | $ | 34.13 | $ | 30.69 | ||||||||||||||
INCOME FROM OPERATIONS: | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Net investment income(b) | 0.40 | 0.81 | 0.36 | 0.77 | 0.69 | (c) | 0.93 | 0.89 | (c) | |||||||||||||||||||
Net realized and unrealized gain/(loss) | 4.31 | 1.19 | 2.95 | (1.72 | ) | 8.81 | (0.96 | ) | 3.44 | |||||||||||||||||||
Total from investment operations | 4.71 | 2.00 | 3.31 | (0.95 | ) | 9.50 | (0.03 | ) | 4.33 | |||||||||||||||||||
DISTRIBUTIONS: | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
From net investment income | (0.40 | ) | (0.83 | ) | (0.36 | ) | (0.76 | ) | (0.66 | ) | (0.94 | ) | (0.89 | ) | ||||||||||||||
Total distributions | (0.40 | ) | (0.83 | ) | (0.36 | ) | (0.76 | ) | (0.66 | ) | (0.94 | ) | (0.89 | ) | ||||||||||||||
NET INCREASE/(DECREASE) IN NET ASSET VALUE | 4.31 | 1.17 | 2.95 | (1.71 | ) | 8.84 | (0.97 | ) | 3.44 | |||||||||||||||||||
NET ASSET VALUE, END OF PERIOD | $ | 48.72 | $ | 44.41 | $ | 43.24 | $ | 40.29 | $ | 42.00 | $ | 33.16 | $ | 34.13 | ||||||||||||||
TOTAL RETURN(d) | 10.64 | % | 4.74 | % | 8.27 | % | (2.38 | )% | 28.84 | % | (0.12 | )% | 14.31 | % | ||||||||||||||
RATIOS/SUPPLEMENTAL DATA: | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Net assets, end of period (in 000s) | $ | 745,421 | $ | 656,213 | $ | 748,122 | $ | 737,229 | $ | 688,720 | $ | 479,121 | $ | 496,574 | ||||||||||||||
Ratio of expenses to average net assets | 0.48 | %(e) | 0.48 | % | 0.48 | %(e) | 0.48 | % | 0.48 | % | 0.48 | % | 0.48 | % | ||||||||||||||
Ratio of net investment income to average net assets | 1.67 | %(e) | 1.90 | % | 2.11 | %(e) | 1.78 | % | 1.81 | % | 2.71 | % | 2.76 | % | ||||||||||||||
Portfolio turnover rate(f) | 0 | % | 34 | % | 25 | % | 15 | % | 26 | % | 64 | %(g) | 15 | % |
(a) | Effective November 30, 2022, the Board approved changing the fiscal year-end of the Fund from June 30 to November 30. |
(b) | Based on average shares outstanding during the period. |
(c) | The net investment income per share excluding the impact of large, non-recurring dividends (special dividends) was $0.67 during the year ended June 30, 2021 and $0.88 during the year ended June 30, 2019. |
(d) | Total return is calculated assuming an initial investment made at the net asset value at the beginning of the year and redemption at the net asset value on the last day of the year and assuming all distributions are reinvested at the reinvestment prices. Total return calculated for a period of less than one year is not annualized. |
(e) | Annualized. |
(f) | Portfolio turnover for periods less than one year are not annualized and does not include securities received or delivered from processing creations or redemptions in-kind. |
(g) | Increase in the Portfolio turnover was a result of the Index change that was effective on June 1, 2020. |
See Notes to the Financial Statements and Financial Highlights.
18 | May 31, 2024
ALPS | O’Shares U.S. Small-Cap Quality Dividend ETF
Financial Highlights | For a Share Outstanding Throughout the Periods Presented |
For the Six Months Ended May 31, 2024 (Unaudited) | For the Year Ended November 30, 2023 | For the Period July 1, 2022 to November 30, 2022(a) | For the Year Ended June 30, 2022 | For the Year Ended June 30, 2021 | For the Year Ended June 30, 2020 | For the Year Ended June 30, 2019 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
NET ASSET VALUE, BEGINNING OF PERIOD | $ | 36.27 | $ | 35.30 | $ | 31.67 | $ | 35.08 | $ | 24.99 | $ | 27.45 | $ | 27.07 | ||||||||||||||
INCOME/(LOSS) FROM OPERATIONS: | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Net investment income(b) | 0.29 | 0.73 | 0.31 | 0.59 | 0.64 | (c) | 0.64 | (c) | 0.58 | (c) | ||||||||||||||||||
Net realized and unrealized gain/(loss) | 5.47 | 0.94 | 3.59 | (3.38 | ) | 9.98 | (2.48 | ) | 0.38 | (d) | ||||||||||||||||||
Total from investment operations | 5.76 | 1.67 | 3.90 | (2.79 | ) | 10.62 | (1.84 | ) | 0.96 | |||||||||||||||||||
DISTRIBUTIONS: | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
From net investment income | (0.28 | ) | (0.70 | ) | (0.27 | ) | (0.62 | ) | (0.53 | ) | (0.57 | ) | (0.58 | ) | ||||||||||||||
From tax return of capital | – | – | – | – | – | (0.05 | ) | – | ||||||||||||||||||||
Total distributions | (0.28 | ) | (0.70 | ) | (0.27 | ) | (0.62 | ) | (0.53 | ) | (0.62 | ) | (0.58 | ) | ||||||||||||||
NET INCREASE/(DECREASE) IN NET ASSET VALUE | 5.48 | 0.97 | 3.63 | (3.41 | ) | 10.09 | (2.46 | ) | 0.38 | |||||||||||||||||||
NET ASSET VALUE, END OF PERIOD | $ | 41.75 | $ | 36.27 | $ | 35.30 | $ | 31.67 | $ | 35.08 | $ | 24.99 | $ | 27.45 | ||||||||||||||
TOTAL RETURN(e) | 15.91 | % | 4.82 | % | 12.39 | % | (8.12 | )% | 42.79 | % | (6.82 | )% | 3.65 | % | ||||||||||||||
RATIOS/SUPPLEMENTAL DATA: | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Net assets, end of period (in 000s) | $ | 614,902 | $ | 391,880 | $ | 181,944 | $ | 155,318 | $ | 149,215 | $ | 93,812 | $ | 97,570 | ||||||||||||||
Ratio of expenses to average net assets | 0.48 | %(f) | 0.48 | % | 0.48 | %(f) | 0.48 | % | 0.48 | % | 0.48 | % | 0.48 | % | ||||||||||||||
Ratio of net investment income to average net assets | 1.46 | %(f) | 2.05 | % | 2.28 | %(f) | 1.69 | % | 2.08 | %(g) | 2.38 | %(g) | 2.16 | %(g) | ||||||||||||||
Portfolio turnover rate(h) | 1 | % | 64 | % | 34 | % | 34 | % | 60 | % | 101 | %(i) | 52 | % |
(a) | Effective November 30, 2022, the Board approved changing the fiscal year-end of the Fund from June 30 to November 30. |
(b) | Based on average shares outstanding during the period. |
(c) | The net investment income per share excluding the impact of large, non-recurring dividends (special dividends) was $0.57 during the year ended June 30, 2021, $0.62 during the year ended June 30, 2020 and $0.54 during the year ended June 30, 2019. |
(d) | The amount shown for a share outstanding throughout the period is not in accordance with the aggregate net realized and unrealized gain (loss) for that period because of the timing of sales and repurchases of the Fund shares in relation to fluctuating market value of the investments in the Fund. |
(e) | Total return is calculated assuming an initial investment made at the net asset value at the beginning of the year and redemption at the net asset value on the last day of the year and assuming all distributions are reinvested at the reinvestment prices. Total return calculated for a period of less than one year is not annualized. |
(f) | Annualized. |
(g) | The ratio of net investment income, including waiver/reimbursement and excluding the impact of large, non-recurring dividends (special dividends) was 1.84% during the year ended June 30, 2021, 2.30% during the year ended June 30, 2020 and 2.03% during the year ended June 30, 2019. |
(h) | Portfolio turnover for periods less than one year are not annualized and does not include securities received or delivered from processing creations or redemptions in-kind. |
(i) | Increase in the Portfolio turnover was a result of the Index change that was effective on June 1, 2020. |
See Notes to the Financial Statements and Financial Highlights.
19 | May 31, 2024
ALPS | O’Shares Global Internet Giants ETF
Financial Highlights | For a Share Outstanding Throughout the Periods Presented |
For the Six Months Ended May 31, 2024 (Unaudited) | For the Year Ended November 30, 2023 | For the Period July 1, 2022 to November 30, 2022(a) | For the Year Ended June 30, 2022 | For the Year Ended June 30, 2021 | For the Year Ended June 30, 2020 | For the Year Ended June 30, 2019 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
NET ASSET VALUE, BEGINNING OF PERIOD | $ | 34.51 | $ | 25.11 | $ | 27.08 | $ | 57.04 | $ | 37.85 | $ | 25.04 | $ | 24.06 | ||||||||||||||
INCOME/(LOSS) FROM OPERATIONS: | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Net investment loss(b) | (0.03 | ) | (0.09 | ) | (0.04 | ) | (0.15 | ) | (0.21 | ) | (0.10 | ) | (0.06 | )(c) | ||||||||||||||
Net realized and unrealized gain/(loss) | 2.61 | 9.49 | (1.93 | ) | (29.81 | ) | 19.40 | 12.91 | 1.04 | |||||||||||||||||||
Total from investment operations | 2.58 | 9.40 | (1.97 | ) | (29.96 | ) | 19.19 | 12.81 | 0.98 | |||||||||||||||||||
NET INCREASE/(DECREASE) IN NET ASSET VALUE | 2.58 | 9.40 | (1.97 | ) | (29.96 | ) | 19.19 | 12.81 | 0.98 | |||||||||||||||||||
NET ASSET VALUE, END OF PERIOD | $ | 37.09 | $ | 34.51 | $ | 25.11 | $ | 27.08 | $ | 57.04 | $ | 37.85 | $ | 25.04 | ||||||||||||||
TOTAL RETURN(d) | 7.48 | % | 37.44 | % | (7.27 | )% | (52.52 | )% | 50.70 | % | 51.16 | % | 4.07 | % | ||||||||||||||
RATIOS/SUPPLEMENTAL DATA: | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Net assets, end of period (in 000s) | $ | 127,951 | $ | 136,310 | $ | 152,513 | $ | 209,867 | $ | 718,766 | $ | 272,512 | $ | 48,834 | ||||||||||||||
Ratio of expenses to average net assets | 0.48 | %(e) | 0.48 | % | 0.48 | %(e) | 0.48 | % | 0.48 | % | 0.48 | % | 0.48 | % | ||||||||||||||
Ratio of net investment loss to average net assets | (0.17 | )%(e) | (0.29 | )% | (0.37 | )%(e) | (0.32 | )% | (0.40 | )% | (0.34 | )% | (0.28 | )%(f) | ||||||||||||||
Portfolio turnover rate(g) | 24 | % | 51 | % | 22 | % | 51 | % | 48 | % | 38 | % | 55 | % |
(a) | Effective November 30, 2022, the Board approved changing the fiscal year-end of the Fund from June 30 to November 30. |
(b) | Based on average shares outstanding during the period. |
(c) | The net investment loss per share excluding the impact of large, non-recurring dividends (special dividends) was $(0.07) during the year ended June 30, 2019. |
(d) | Total return is calculated assuming an initial investment made at the net asset value at the beginning of the year and redemption at the net asset value on the last day of the year and assuming all distributions are reinvested at the reinvestment prices. Total return calculated for a period of less than one year is not annualized. |
(e) | Annualized. |
(f) | The ratio of net investment loss, including waiver/reimbursement and excluding the impact of large, non-recurring dividends (special dividends) was (0.31)% during the year ended June 30, 2019. |
(g) | Portfolio turnover for periods less than one year are not annualized and does not include securities received or delivered from processing creations or redemptions in-kind. |
See Notes to the Financial Statements and Financial Highlights.
20 | May 31, 2024
ALPS | O’Shares Europe Quality Dividend ETF
Financial Highlights | For a Share Outstanding Throughout the Periods Presented |
For the Six Months Ended May 31, 2024 (Unaudited) | For the Year Ended November 30, 2023 | For the Period July 1, 2022 to November 30, 2022(a) | For the Year Ended June 30, 2022 | For the Year Ended June 30, 2021 | For the Year Ended June 30, 2020 | For the Year Ended June 30, 2019 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
NET ASSET VALUE, BEGINNING OF PERIOD | $ | 27.48 | $ | 24.18 | $ | 22.62 | $ | 28.00 | $ | 22.28 | $ | 24.28 | $ | 23.94 | ||||||||||||||
INCOME/(LOSS) FROM OPERATIONS: | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Net investment income(b) | 0.60 | 0.71 | 0.03 | 0.58 | 0.55 | (c) | 0.64 | (c) | 0.76 | (c) | ||||||||||||||||||
Net realized and unrealized gain/(loss) | 3.15 | 3.13 | 1.71 | (5.33 | ) | 5.97 | (1.95 | ) | 0.44 | |||||||||||||||||||
Total from investment operations | 3.75 | 3.84 | 1.74 | (4.75 | ) | 6.52 | (1.31 | ) | 1.20 | |||||||||||||||||||
DISTRIBUTIONS: | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
From net investment income | (0.84 | ) | (0.54 | ) | (0.18 | ) | (0.63 | ) | (0.80 | ) | (0.69 | ) | (0.86 | ) | ||||||||||||||
Total distributions | (0.84 | ) | (0.54 | ) | (0.18 | ) | (0.63 | ) | (0.80 | ) | (0.69 | ) | (0.86 | ) | ||||||||||||||
NET INCREASE/(DECREASE) IN NET ASSET VALUE | 2.91 | 3.30 | 1.56 | (5.38 | ) | 5.72 | (2.00 | ) | 0.34 | |||||||||||||||||||
NET ASSET VALUE, END OF PERIOD | $ | 30.39 | $ | 27.48 | $ | 24.18 | $ | 22.62 | $ | 28.00 | $ | 22.28 | $ | 24.28 | ||||||||||||||
TOTAL RETURN(d) | 13.86 | % | 15.99 | % | 7.78 | % | (17.29 | )% | 29.72 | % | (5.44 | )% | 5.16 | % | ||||||||||||||
RATIOS/SUPPLEMENTAL DATA: | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Net assets, end of period (in 000s) | $ | 40,265 | $ | 36,416 | $ | 35,664 | $ | 40,716 | $ | 26,597 | $ | 17,821 | $ | 25,498 | ||||||||||||||
Ratio of expenses to average net assets | 0.48 | %(e) | 0.48 | % | 0.48 | %(e) | 0.48 | % | 0.48 | % | 0.48 | % | 0.48 | % | ||||||||||||||
Ratio of net investment income to average net assets | 4.14 | %(e) | 2.68 | % | 0.29 | %(e) | 2.20 | % | 2.18 | % | 2.72 | % | 3.23 | % | ||||||||||||||
Portfolio turnover rate(f) | 4 | % | 40 | % | 38 | % | 22 | % | 42 | % | 72 | %(g) | 35 | % |
(a) | Effective November 30, 2022, the Board approved changing the fiscal year-end of the Fund from June 30 to November 30. |
(b) | Based on average shares outstanding during the period. |
(c) | The net investment income per share excluding the impact of large, non-recurring dividends (special dividends) was $0.54 during the year ended June 30, 2021, $0.63 during the year ended June 30, 2020 and $0.74 during the year ended June 30, 2019. |
(d) | Total return is calculated assuming an initial investment made at the net asset value at the beginning of the year and redemption at the net asset value on the last day of the year and assuming all distributions are reinvested at the reinvestment prices. Total return calculated for a period of less than one year is not annualized. |
(e) | Annualized. |
(f) | Portfolio turnover for periods less than one year are not annualized and does not include securities received or delivered from processing creations or redemptions in-kind. |
(g) | Increase in the Portfolio turnover was a result of the Index change that was effective on June 1, 2020. |
See Notes to the Financial Statements and Financial Highlights.
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ALPS ETF Trust
Notes to Financial Statements and Financial Highlights | May 31, 2024 (Unaudited) |
1. ORGANIZATION
ALPS ETF Trust (the “Trust”), a Delaware statutory trust, is an open-end management investment company registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “1940 Act”). As of May 31, 2024, the Trust consisted of twenty-four separate portfolios. Each portfolio represents a separate series of the Trust. This report pertains to the ALPS | O’Shares U.S. Quality Dividend ETF, the ALPS | O’Shares U.S. Small-Cap Quality Dividend ETF, the ALPS | O’Shares Global Internet Giants ETF and the ALPS | O’Shares Europe Quality Dividend ETF (each a “Fund” and collectively, the “Funds”).
The investment objective of the ALPS | O’Shares U.S. Quality Dividend ETF is to seek investment results that track the performance (before fees and expenses) of the O’Shares U.S. Quality Dividend Index. The investment objective of the ALPS | O’Shares U.S. Small-Cap Quality Dividend ETF is to seek investment results that track the performance (before fees and expenses) of the O’Shares U.S. Small-Cap Quality Dividend Index. The investment objective of the ALPS | O’Shares Global Internet Giants ETF is to seek investment results that track the performance (before fees and expenses) of the O’Shares Global Internet Giants Index. The investment objective of the ALPS | O’Shares Europe Quality Dividend ETF is to seek investment results that track the performance (before fees and expenses) of the O’Shares Europe Quality Dividend Index.
ALPS | O’Shares Global Internet Giants ETF is considered non-diversified and may invest a greater portion of assets in securities of individual issuers than a diversified fund. As a result, changes in the market value of a single investment could cause greater fluctuations in share price than would occur in a diversified fund. ALPS | O’Shares U.S. Quality Dividend ETF, ALPS | O’Shares U.S. Small-Cap Quality Dividend ETF and ALPS | O’Shares Europe Quality Dividend ETF have each elected to qualify as a diversified series of the Trust under the 1940 Act.
Each Fund’s Shares (“Shares”) are listed on the Cboe BZX Exchange, Inc. (the “Cboe BZX”). Each Fund issues and redeems Shares, at net asset value (“NAV”) in blocks of 25,000 Shares, each of which is called a “Creation Unit”. Creation Units are issued and redeemed principally in-kind for securities included in the Underlying Index. Except when aggregated in Creation Units, Shares are not redeemable securities of the Fund.
Pursuant to the Trust’s organizational documents, its Officers and Trustees are indemnified against certain liability arising out of the performance of their duties to the Trust. Additionally, in the normal course of business, the Trust enters into contracts with service providers that contain general indemnification clauses. The Trust’s maximum exposure under these arrangements is unknown, as this would involve future claims that may be made against the Trust that have not yet occurred.
2. SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES
The following is a summary of significant accounting policies consistently followed by the Funds in the preparation of the financial statements. The accompanying financial statements were prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (“U.S. GAAP”). The preparation of financial statements in conformity with U.S. GAAP requires management to make certain estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosures of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of revenue and expenses during the period. Actual results could differ from those estimates. Each Fund is considered an investment company under U.S. GAAP and follows the accounting and reporting guidance applicable to investment companies in the Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) Accounting Standards Codification Topic 946.
A. Portfolio Valuation
Each Fund’s NAV is determined daily, as of the close of regular trading on the New York Stock Exchange (the “NYSE”), normally 4:00 p.m. Eastern Time, on each day the NYSE is open for trading. The NAV is computed by dividing the value of all assets of each Fund (including accrued interest and dividends), less all liabilities (including accrued expenses and dividends declared but unpaid), by the total number of shares outstanding.
Portfolio securities listed on any exchange other than the NASDAQ Stock Market LLC (“NASDAQ”) are valued at the last sale price on the business day as of which such value is being determined. If there has been no sale on such day, the securities are valued at the mean of the most recent bid and ask prices on such day. Securities traded on the NASDAQ are valued at the NASDAQ Official Closing Price as determined by NASDAQ. Portfolio securities traded on more than one securities exchange are valued at the last sale price on the business day as of which such value is being determined at the close of the exchange representing the principal market for such securities. Portfolio securities traded in the over-the-counter market, but excluding securities traded on the NASDAQ, are valued at the last quoted sale price in such market.
The Funds’ investments are valued at market value or, in the absence of market value with respect to any portfolio securities, at fair value according to procedures adopted by the Trust’s Board. Pursuant to Rule 2a-5 under the 1940 Act, the Board designated ALPS Advisors, Inc. (the "Adviser") as the valuation designee ("Valuation Designee") for each Fund to perform the fair value determinations relating to Fund investments. The Adviser may carry out its designated responsibilities as Valuation Designee through various teams and committees. When market quotations are not readily available or when events occur that make established valuation methods unreliable, securities of the Funds may be valued in good faith by the Valuation Designee. These securities generally include, but are not limited to, restricted securities (securities which may not be publicly sold without registration under the Securities Act of 1933) for which a pricing service is unable to provide a market price; securities whose trading has been formally suspended; a security whose market price is not available from a pre-established primary pricing source or the pricing source is not willing to provide a price; a security with respect to which an event has occurred that is most likely to materially affect the value of the security after the market has closed but before the calculation of a Fund’s NAV or make it difficult or impossible to obtain a reliable market quotation; or a security whose price, as provided by the pricing service, does not reflect the security’s “fair value” due to the security being de-listed from a national exchange or the security’s primary trading market is temporarily closed at a time when, under normal conditions, it would be open. As a general principle, the current “fair value” of a security would be the amount which the owner might reasonably expect to receive from the sale on the applicable exchange or principal market. A variety of factors may be considered in determining the fair value of such securities.
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ALPS ETF Trust
Notes to Financial Statements and Financial Highlights | May 31, 2024 (Unaudited) |
B. Fair Value Measurements
Each Fund discloses the classification of its fair value measurements following a three-tier hierarchy based on the inputs used to measure fair value. Inputs refer broadly to the assumptions that market participants would use in pricing the asset or liability, including assumptions about risk. Inputs may be observable or unobservable. Observable inputs reflect the assumptions market participants would use in pricing the asset or liability that are developed based on market data obtained from sources independent of the reporting entity. Unobservable inputs reflect the reporting entity’s own assumptions about the assumptions market participants would use in pricing the asset or liability that are developed based on the best information available.
Valuation techniques used to value the Funds’ investments by major category are as follows:
Equity securities, including restricted securities, for which market quotations are readily available, are valued at the last reported sale price or official closing price as reported by a third party pricing vendor on the primary market or exchange on which they are traded and are categorized as Level 1 in the hierarchy. In the event there were no sales during the day or closing prices are not available, securities are valued at the mean of the most recent quoted bid and ask prices on such day and are generally categorized as Level 2 in the hierarchy. Investments in open-end mutual funds are valued at their closing NAV each business day and are categorized as Level 1 in the hierarchy.
Changes in valuation techniques may result in transfers in or out of an assigned level within the disclosure hierarchy.
Various inputs are used in determining the value of each Fund’s investments as of the end of the reporting period. When inputs used fall into different levels of the fair value hierarchy, the level in the hierarchy within which the fair value measurement falls is determined based on the lowest level input that is significant to the fair value measurement in its entirety. The designated input levels are not necessarily an indication of the risk or liquidity associated with these investments.
These inputs are categorized in the following hierarchy under applicable financial accounting standards:
Level 1 – | Unadjusted quoted prices in active markets for identical investments, unrestricted assets or liabilities that a Fund has the ability to access at the measurement date; |
Level 2 – | Quoted prices which are not active, quoted prices for similar assets or liabilities in active markets or inputs other than quoted prices that are observable (either directly or indirectly) for substantially the full term of the asset or liability; and |
Level 3 – | Significant unobservable prices or inputs (including the Fund’s own assumptions in determining the fair value of investments) where there is little or no market activity for the asset or liability at the measurement date. |
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ALPS ETF Trust
Notes to Financial Statements and Financial Highlights | May 31, 2024 (Unaudited) |
The following is a summary of the inputs used to value the Funds’ investments as of May 31, 2024:
ALPS | O'Shares U.S. Quality Dividend ETF
Investments in Securities at Value | Level 1 - Quoted and Unadjusted Prices | Level 2 - Other Significant Observable Inputs | Level 3 - Significant Unobservable Inputs | Total | ||||||||||||
Common Stocks* | $ | 744,532,128 | $ | – | $ | – | $ | 744,532,128 | ||||||||
Short Term Investments | 288,510 | – | – | 288,510 | ||||||||||||
Total | $ | 744,820,638 | $ | – | $ | – | $ | 744,820,638 |
ALPS | O'Shares U.S. Small-Cap Quality Dividend ETF
Investments in Securities at Value | Level 1 - Quoted and Unadjusted Prices | Level 2 - Other Significant Observable Inputs | Level 3 - Significant Unobservable Inputs | Total | ||||||||||||
Common Stocks* | $ | 613,767,355 | $ | – | $ | – | $ | 613,767,355 | ||||||||
Short Term Investments | 1,277,964 | $ | – | – | 1,277,964 | |||||||||||
Total | $ | 615,045,319 | $ | – | $ | – | $ | 615,045,319 |
ALPS | O'Shares Global Internet Giants ETF
Investments in Securities at Value | Level 1 - Quoted and Unadjusted Prices | Level 2 - Other Significant Observable Inputs | Level 3 - Significant Unobservable Inputs | Total | ||||||||||||
Common Stocks* | $ | 127,652,310 | $ | – | $ | – | $ | 127,652,310 | ||||||||
Short Term Investments | 1,352,970 | – | – | 1,352,970 | ||||||||||||
Total | $ | 129,005,280 | $ | – | $ | – | $ | 129,005,280 |
ALPS | O'Shares Europe Quality Dividend ETF
Investments in Securities at Value | Level 1 - Quoted and Unadjusted Prices | Level 2 - Other Significant Observable Inputs | Level 3 - Significant Unobservable Inputs | Total | ||||||||||||
Common Stocks* | $ | 39,831,930 | $ | – | $ | – | $ | 39,831,930 | ||||||||
Short Term Investments | 789,525 | $ | – | – | 789,525 | |||||||||||
Total | $ | 40,621,455 | $ | – | $ | – | $ | 40,621,455 |
* | For a detailed sector breakdown, see the accompanying Schedule of Investments. |
The Funds did not have any securities that used significant unobservable inputs (Level 3) in determining fair value and there were no transfers into or out of Level 3 during the period ended May 31, 2024.
C. Foreign Investment Risk
The ALPS | O’Shares Global Internet Giants ETF and the ALPS | O’Shares Europe Quality Dividend ETF may directly purchase securities of foreign issuers. Investments in non-U.S. issuers may involve unique risks compared to investing in securities of U.S. issuers, including, among others, less liquidity generally, greater market volatility than U.S. securities and less complete financial information than for U.S. issuers. In addition, adverse political, economic or social developments could undermine the value of the Fund’s investments or prevent the Fund from realizing the full value of its investments. Financial reporting standards for companies based in foreign markets differ from those in the United States. Finally, the value of the currency of the country in which the Fund has invested could decline relative to the value of the U.S. dollar, which may affect the value of the investment to U.S. investors.
Countries with emerging markets may have relatively unstable governments and may present the risks of nationalization of businesses, restrictions on foreign ownership and prohibitions on the repatriation of assets. The economies of emerging markets countries also may be based on only a few industries, making them more vulnerable to changes in local or global trade conditions and more sensitive to debt burdens, inflation rates or adverse news and events.
Because foreign markets may be open on different days than the days during which investors may purchase the shares of each Fund, the value of each Fund's securities may change on the days when investors are not able to purchase the shares of the Funds. The value of securities denominated in foreign currencies is converted into U.S. dollars using exchange rates determined daily as of the close of regular trading on the NYSE or NASDAQ. Any use of a different rate from the rates used by the Index may adversely affect a Fund's ability to track its Index.
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ALPS ETF Trust
Notes to Financial Statements and Financial Highlights | May 31, 2024 (Unaudited) |
D. Foreign Currency Translation
The books and records of the Funds are maintained in U.S. dollars. Investment valuations and other assets and liabilities initially expressed in foreign currencies are converted each business day into U.S. dollars based upon current exchange rates. The portion of realized and unrealized gains or losses on investments due to fluctuations in foreign currency exchange rates is not separately disclosed and is included in realized and unrealized gains or losses on investments, when applicable.
E. Securities Transactions and Investment Income
Securities transactions are recorded as of the trade date. Realized gains and losses from securities transactions are recorded on the specific identification in accordance with GAAP. Dividend income and capital gains distributions, if any, are recorded on the ex-dividend date, net of any foreign taxes withheld. Non-cash dividends, if any, are recorded at the fair market value of the asset received. Interest income, if any, is recorded on the accrual basis, including amortization of premiums and accretion of discounts. Income received from foreign sources may result in withholding tax. Withholding taxes are accrued at the same time as the related income if the tax rate is fixed and known, unless a tax withheld is reclaimable from the local tax authorities in which case it is recorded as receivable. If the tax rate is not known or estimable, such expense or reclaim receivable is recorded when the net proceeds are received.
F. Dividends and Distributions to Shareholders
Dividends from net investment income, if any, are declared and paid monthly, except for ALPS | O’Shares Europe Quality Dividend ETF, which declares and pays dividends from net investment income quarterly. Distributions of net realized capital gains earned by the Funds, if any, are distributed at least annually.
G. Federal Tax and Tax Basis Information
The timing and character of income and capital gain distributions are determined in accordance with income tax regulations, which may differ from U.S. GAAP. Reclassifications are made to the Funds’ capital accounts for permanent tax differences to reflect income and gains available for distribution (or available capital loss carryforwards) under income tax regulations. The amounts and characteristics of tax basis distributions and composition of distributable earnings/(accumulated losses) are finalized at fiscal year-end; accordingly, tax basis balances have not been determined as of May 31, 2024.
The tax character of the distributions paid for the fiscal year ended November 30, 2023, was as follows:
Ordinary Income | Long-Term Capital Gain | Return of Capital | ||||||||||
November 30, 2023 | ||||||||||||
ALPS | O'Shares U.S. Quality Dividend ETF | $ | 13,050,503 | $ | – | $ | – | ||||||
ALPS | O'Shares U.S. Small-Cap Quality Dividend ETF | 5,299,690 | – | – | |||||||||
ALPS | O'Shares Global Internet Giants ETF | – | – | – | |||||||||
ALPS | O'Shares Europe Quality Dividend ETF | 795,232 | – | – |
The character of distributions made during the period may differ from its ultimate characterization for federal income tax purposes.
Under current law, capital losses maintain their character as short-term or long-term and are carried forward to the next tax year without expiration.
As of November 30, 2023, the following amounts are available as carry forwards to the next tax year:
Fund | Short-Term | Long-Term | ||||||
ALPS | O'Shares U.S. Quality Dividend ETF | $ | 11,045,741 | $ | 47,422,582 | ||||
ALPS | O'Shares U.S. Small-Cap Quality Dividend ETF | 4,866,524 | 7,698,845 | ||||||
ALPS | O'Shares Global Internet Giants ETF | 96,217,310 | 92,829,191 | ||||||
ALPS | O'Shares Europe Quality Dividend ETF | 2,661,501 | 8,164,028 |
The ALPS | O’Shares Global Internet Giants ETF elects to defer to the period ending November 29, 2024, late year ordinary losses in the amount of $329,880.
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ALPS ETF Trust
Notes to Financial Statements and Financial Highlights | May 31, 2024 (Unaudited) |
As of May 31, 2024, the cost of investments for federal income tax purposes and accumulated net unrealized appreciation/(depreciation) on investments were as follows:
ALPS | O'Shares U.S. Quality Dividend ETF | ALPS | O'Shares U.S. Dividend ETF | ALPS | O'Shares Global Internet Giants ETF | ALPS | O'Shares Europe Quality Dividend ETF | |||||||||||||
Gross appreciation (excess of value over tax cost) | $ | 166,265,862 | $ | 97,758,755 | $ | 23,042,304 | $ | 7,414,016 | ||||||||
Gross depreciation (excess of tax cost over value) | (23,211,198 | ) | (16,783,995 | ) | (11,040,038 | ) | (2,160,501 | ) | ||||||||
Net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) | $ | 143,054,664 | $ | 80,974,760 | $ | 12,002,266 | $ | 5,253,515 | ||||||||
Cost of investments for income tax purposes | $ | 601,765,974 | $ | 534,070,559 | $ | 117,003,014 | $ | 35,367,940 |
The differences between book-basis and tax basis are primarily due to the deferral of losses from wash sales and investments in Passive Foreign Investment Companies (PFICs). In addition, certain tax cost basis adjustments are finalized at fiscal year-end and therefore have not been determined as of May 31, 2024.
H. Income Taxes
No provision for income taxes is included in the accompanying financial statements, as each Fund intends to distribute to shareholders all taxable investment income and realized gains and otherwise comply with Subchapter M of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, applicable to regulated investment companies. Each Fund evaluates tax positions taken (or expected to be taken) in the course of preparing the Funds’ tax returns to determine whether these positions meet a “more-likely-than-not” standard that, based on the technical merits, have a more than fifty percent likelihood of being sustained by a taxing authority upon examination. A tax position that meets the “more-likely-than-not” recognition threshold is measured to determine the amount of benefit to recognize in the financial statements.
As of and during the six months ended May 31, 2024, each Fund did not have a liability for any unrecognized tax benefits. Each Fund files U.S. federal, state, and local tax returns as required. Each Fund’s tax returns are subject to examination by the relevant tax authorities until expiration of the applicable statute of limitations, which is generally three years after the filing of the tax return, but may extend to four years in certain jurisdictions. Each Fund’s tax returns for open years have incorporated no uncertain tax positions that require a provision for income taxes.
I. Lending of Portfolio Securities
Effective June 20, 2022, the Funds have entered into a securities lending agreement with State Street Bank & Trust Co. (“SSB”), the Funds’ lending agent. Each Fund may lend its portfolio securities only to borrowers that are approved by SSB. Each Fund will limit such lending to not more than 33 1/3% of the value of its total assets. The Funds' securities held at SSB as custodian shall be available to be lent except those securities the Funds or ALPS Advisors, Inc. specifically identifies in writing as not being available for lending. The borrower pledges and maintains with the Funds collateral consisting of cash (U.S. Dollars only), securities issued or guaranteed by the U.S. government or its agencies or instrumentalities, and cash equivalents (including irrevocable bank letters of credit) issued by a person other than the borrower or an affiliate of the borrower. The initial collateral received by the Fund is required to have a value of no less than 102% of the market value of the loaned securities for U.S equity securities and a value of no less than 105% of the market value for non-U.S. equity securities. The collateral is maintained thereafter, at a market value equal to not less than 102% of the current value of the U.S. equity securities on loan and not less than 105% of the current value of the non-U.S. equity securities on loan. The market value of the loaned securities is determined at the close of each business day and any additional required collateral is delivered to the Fund on the next business day. During the term of the loan, each Fund is entitled to all distributions made on or in respect of the loaned securities. Loans of securities are terminable at any time and the borrower, after notice, is required to return borrowed securities within the customary time period for settlement of securities transactions.
Any cash collateral received is reinvested in a money market fund managed by SSB as disclosed in the Fund’s Schedule of Investments and is reflected in the Statements of Assets and Liabilities as a payable for collateral upon return of securities loaned. Non-cash collateral, in the form of securities issued or guaranteed by the U.S. government or its agencies or instrumentalities, is not disclosed in the Funds' Statements of Assets and Liabilities or the contractual maturity table below as it is held by the lending agent on behalf of the Funds, and the Funds do not have the ability to re-hypothecate these securities. Income earned by the Fund from securities lending activity is disclosed in the Statement of Operations.
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ALPS ETF Trust
Notes to Financial Statements and Financial Highlights | May 31, 2024 (Unaudited) |
The following is a summary of the Funds' securities lending agreement and related cash and non-cash collateral received as of May 31, 2024:
Market Value of Securities on Loan | Cash Collateral Received | Non-Cash Collateral Received | Total Collateral Received | |||||||||||||
ALPS | O'Shares U.S. Small-Cap Quality Dividend ETF | $ | 660,332 | $ | 672,684 | $ | – | $ | 672,684 | ||||||||
ALPS | O'Shares Global Internet Giants ETF | $ | 4,443,195 | $ | 1,054,413 | $ | 3,609,118 | $ | 4,663,531 | ||||||||
ALPS | O'Shares Europe Quality Dividend ETF | $ | 710,581 | $ | 759,214 | $ | – | $ | 759,214 |
The risks of securities lending include the risk that the borrower may not provide additional collateral when required or may not return the securities when due. To mitigate these risks, the Funds benefit from a borrower default indemnity provided by SSB. SSB’s indemnity allows for full replacement of securities lent wherein SSB will purchase the unreturned loaned securities on the open market by applying the proceeds of the collateral, or to the extent such proceeds are insufficient or the collateral is unavailable, SSB will purchase the unreturned loan securities at SSB’s expense. However, the Funds could suffer a loss if the value of the investments purchased with cash collateral falls below the value of the cash collateral received.
The following table reflects a breakdown of transactions accounted for as secured borrowings, the gross obligation by the type of collateral pledged or securities loaned, and the remaining contractual maturity of those transactions as of May 31, 2024:
ALPS | O'Shares U.S. Small-Cap Quality Dividend ETF | Remaining contractual maturity of the agreements | ||||||||||||||||||
Securities Lending Transactions | Overnight & Continuous | Up to 30 Days | 30-90 Days | Greater than 90 Days | Total | ||||||||||||||
Common Stocks | $ | 672,684 | $ | – | $ | – | $ | – | $ | 672,684 | |||||||||
Total Borrowings | 672,684 | ||||||||||||||||||
Gross amount of recognized liabilities for securities lending (collateral received) | $ | 672,684 |
ALPS | O'Shares Global Internet Giants ETF | Remaining contractual maturity of the agreements | ||||||||||||||||||
Securities Lending Transactions | Overnight & Continuous | Up to 30 Days | 30-90 Days | Greater than 90 Days | Total | ||||||||||||||
Common Stocks | $ | 1,054,413 | $ | – | $ | – | $ | – | $ | 1,054,413 | |||||||||
Total Borrowings | 1,054,413 | ||||||||||||||||||
Gross amount of recognized liabilities for securities lending (collateral received) | $ | 1,054,413 |
ALPS | O'Shares Europe Quality Dividend ETF | Remaining contractual maturity of the agreements | |||||||||||||||||||
Securities Lending Transactions | Overnight & Continuous | Up to 30 Days | 30-90 Days | Greater than 90 Days | Total | |||||||||||||||
Common Stocks | $ | 759,214 | $ | – | $ | – | $ | – | $ | 759,214 | ||||||||||
Total Borrowings | 759,214 | |||||||||||||||||||
Gross amount of recognized liabilities for securities lending (collateral received) | $ | 759,214 |
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ALPS ETF Trust
Notes to Financial Statements and Financial Highlights | May 31, 2024 (Unaudited) |
3. INVESTMENT ADVISORY FEE AND OTHER AFFILIATED TRANSACTIONS
ALPS Advisors, Inc. serves as the Funds’ investment adviser pursuant to an Investment Advisory Agreement with the Trust on behalf of each Fund (the “Advisory Agreement”). Pursuant to the Advisory Agreement, each Fund pays the Adviser an annual management fee for the services and facilities it provides, payable on a monthly basis as a percentage of the relevant Fund’s average daily net assets as set out below. From time to time, the Adviser may waive all or a portion of its fee.
Fund | Advisory Fee | |
ALPS | O’Shares U.S. Quality Dividend ETF | Average net assets up to and including $2 billion | 0.48% |
Average net assets greater than $2 billion up to and including $3 billion | 0.44% | |
Average net assets greater than $3 billion up to and including $4 billion | 0.40% | |
Average net assets greater than $4 billion up to and including $5 billion | 0.36% | |
Average net assets greater than $5 billion | 0.32% | |
ALPS | O’Shares U.S. Small-Cap Quality Dividend ETF | Average net assets up to and including $2 billion | 0.48% |
Average net assets greater than $2 billion up to and including $3 billion | 0.44% | |
Average net assets greater than $3 billion up to and including $4 billion | 0.40% | |
Average net assets greater than $4 billion up to and including $5 billion | 0.36% | |
Average net assets greater than $5 billion | 0.32% | |
ALPS | O’Shares Global Internet Giants ETF | 0.48% | |
ALPS | O’Shares Europe Quality Dividend ETF | 0.48% |
Out of the unitary management fee, the Adviser pays substantially all expenses of each Fund, including licensing fees to the Underlying Index provider, the cost of transfer agency, custody, fund administration, legal, audit, trustees and other services, except for interest expenses, distribution fees or expenses, brokerage expenses, taxes and extraordinary expenses not incurred in the ordinary course of each Fund’s business. The Adviser’s unitary management fee is designed to pay substantially all of each Fund’s expenses and to compensate the Adviser for providing services for each Fund.
ALPS Fund Services, Inc., an affiliate of the Adviser, is the administrator of the Funds.
Effective July 1, 2023, each Trustee receives (1) a quarterly retainer of $25,000, (2) a per meeting fee of $15,000, (3) $2,500 for any special meeting held outside of a regularly scheduled board meeting, and (4) reimbursement for all reasonable out-of-pocket expenses relating to attendance at meetings. In addition, the Chairman of the Board receives a quarterly retainer of $5,000, the Chairman of the Audit Committee receives a quarterly retainer of $3,000, and the Chairman of the Nominating & Governance Committee receives a quarterly retainer of $2,000, each in connection with their respective roles.
4. PURCHASES AND SALES OF SECURITIES
For the six months ended May 31, 2024, the cost of purchases and proceeds from sales of investment securities, excluding short-term investments and in-kind transactions, were as follows:
Fund | Purchases | Sales | ||||||
ALPS | O'Shares U.S. Quality Dividend ETF | $ | – | $ | – | ||||
ALPS | O'Shares U.S. Small-Cap Quality Dividend ETF | 3,834,055 | 3,883,446 | ||||||
ALPS | O'Shares Global Internet Giants ETF | 32,894,348 | 33,831,904 | ||||||
ALPS | O'Shares Europe Quality Dividend ETF | 1,538,025 | 1,842,786 |
For the six months ended May 31, 2024, the cost of in-kind purchases and proceeds from in-kind sales were as follows:
Fund | Purchases | Sales | ||||||
ALPS | O'Shares U.S. Quality Dividend ETF | $ | 40,920,675 | $ | 16,706,257 | ||||
ALPS | O'Shares U.S. Small-Cap Quality Dividend ETF | 161,765,018 | 4,938,124 | ||||||
ALPS | O'Shares Global Internet Giants ETF | 11,313,856 | 30,082,039 | ||||||
ALPS | O'Shares Europe Quality Dividend ETF | 2,194,708 | 2,143,498 |
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Notes to Financial Statements and Financial Highlights | May 31, 2024 (Unaudited) |
For the six months ended May 31, 2024, the in-kind net realized gains/(losses) were as follows:
Fund | Net Realized Gain/(Loss) | |||
ALPS | O'Shares U.S. Quality Dividend ETF | $ | 5,568,810 | ||
ALPS | O'Shares U.S. Small-Cap Quality Dividend ETF | 1,264,886 | |||
ALPS | O'Shares Global Internet Giants ETF | 7,241,004 | |||
ALPS | O'Shares Europe Quality Dividend ETF | 344,397 |
Gains on in-kind transactions are not considered taxable for federal income tax purposes and losses on in-kind transactions are also not deductible for tax purposes.
5. CAPITAL SHARE TRANSACTIONS
Shares are created and redeemed by each Fund only in Creation Unit size aggregations of 25,000 Shares. Only broker-dealers or large institutional investors with creation and redemption agreements called Authorized Participants (“AP”) are permitted to purchase or redeem Creation Units from the Funds. Such transactions are generally permitted on an in-kind basis, with a balancing cash component to equate the transaction to the NAV per unit of each Fund on the transaction date. Cash may be substituted equivalent to the value of certain securities generally when they are not available in sufficient quantity for delivery, not eligible for trading by the AP or as a result of other market circumstances.
6. MARKET RISK
The Funds are subject to investment and operational risks associated with financial, economic and other global market developments and disruptions, including those arising from war, terrorism, market manipulation, government interventions, defaults and shutdowns, political changes or diplomatic developments, public health emergencies (such as the spread of infectious diseases, pandemics and epidemics) and natural/environmental disasters, which can negatively impact the securities markets and cause each Fund to lose value. Securities in each Fund’s portfolio may underperform in comparison to securities in general financial markets, a particular financial market or other asset classes due to a number of factors, including inflation (or expectations for inflation), deflation (or expectations for deflation), interest rates, global demand for particular products or resources, market instability, debt crises and downgrades, embargoes, tariffs, sanctions and other trade barriers, regulatory events, other governmental trade or market control programs and related geopolitical events. In addition, the value of the Fund’s investments may be negatively affected by the occurrence of global events such as war, terrorism, environmental disasters, natural disasters or events, country instability, and infectious disease epidemics or pandemics.
7. SUBSEQUENT EVENTS
Subsequent events, if any, after the date of the Statements of Assets and Liabilities have been evaluated through the date the financial statements were issued. Management has determined that there were no subsequent events to report through the issuance of these financial statements.
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Additional Information | May 31, 2024 (Unaudited) |
TAX INFORMATION
The Funds designate the following as a percentage of taxable ordinary income distributions, or up to the maximum amount allowable, for the calendar year ended December 31, 2023:
Qualified Dividend Income | Dividend Received Deduction | |
ALPS | O’Shares U.S. Quality Dividend ETF | 100% | 100% |
ALPS | O’Shares U.S. Small-Cap Quality Dividend ETF | 100% | 100% |
ALPS | O’Shares Global Internet Giants ETF | 0% | 0% |
ALPS | O’Shares Europe Quality Dividend ETF | 100% | 0% |
In early 2024, if applicable, shareholders of record received this information for the distributions paid to them by the Funds during the calendar year 2023 via Form 1099. The Funds will notify shareholders in early 2025 of amounts paid to them by the Funds, if any, during the calendar year 2024.
LICENSING AGREEMENTS
O’Shares Investment Advisers, LLC ( “O’Shares”) has entered into an index licensing agreement with ALPS Advisors Inc. (the “Adviser”) with respect to each of ALPS | O’Shares U.S. Quality Dividend ETF, ALPS | O’Shares U.S. Small-Cap Quality Dividend ETF, ALPS | O’Shares Global Internet Giants ETF, and ALPS | O’Shares Europe Quality Dividend ETF (each, a “Fund”), to allow the Adviser’s use of the O'Shares U.S. Quality Dividend Index, the O'Shares U.S. Small-Cap Quality Dividend Index, the O'Shares Global Internet Giants Index, and the O'Shares Europe Quality Dividend Index (each, an “Underlying Index”). The following disclosure relates to O’Shares.
The Funds are not sponsored, endorsed, sold or promoted by O’Shares or its third party licensors. Neither O’Shares nor its third party licensors make any representation or warranty, express or implied, to shareholders of a Fund or any member of the public regarding the advisability of investing in securities generally or in a Fund particularly or the ability of the Underlying Index to track general stock market performance. O’Shares’ and its third party licensor’s only relationship to the Adviser and each Fund is the licensing of certain trademarks, service marks and trade names of O’Shares and/or its third party licensors and for the providing the Underlying Index. Neither O’Shares nor its third party licensors is responsible for and has not participated in the determination of the prices and amount of a Fund or the timing of the issuance or sale of a Fund or in the determination or calculation of the equation by which a Fund is to be converted into cash. O’Shares has no obligation or liability in connection with the administration, marketing or trading of the Funds.
NEITHER O’SHARES, ITS AFFILIATES NOR THEIR THIRD PARTY LICENSORS GUARANTEE THE ADEQUACY, ACCURACY, TIMELINESS OR COMPLETENESS OF THE INDEX OR ANY DATA INCLUDED THEREIN OR ANY COMMUNICATIONS, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO, ORAL OR WRITTEN COMMUNICATIONS (INCLUDING ELECTRONIC COMMUNICATIONS) WITH RESPECT THERETO. O’SHARES, ITS AFFILIATES AND THEIR THIRD PARTY LICENSORS SHALL NOT BE SUBJECT TO ANY DAMAGES OR LIABILITY FOR ANY ERRORS, OMISSIONS OR DELAYS THEREIN. O’SHARES MAKES NO EXPRESS OR IMPLIED WARRANTIES, AND EXPRESSLY DISCLAIMS ALL WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY OR FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE OR USE WITH RESPECT TO ITS TRADEMARKS, THE INDEX OR ANY DATA INCLUDED THEREIN. WITHOUT LIMITING ANY OF THE FOREGOING, IN NO EVENT WHATSOEVER SHALL O’SHARES, ITS AFFILIATES OR THEIR THIRD PARTY LICENSORS BE LIABLE FOR ANY INDIRECT, SPECIAL, INCIDENTAL, PUNITIVE OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO, LOSS OF PROFITS, TRADING LOSSES, LOST TIME OR GOODWILL, EVEN IF THEY HAVE BEEN ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES, WHETHER IN CONTRACT, TORT, STRICT LIABILITY OR OTHERWISE.
O’Shares Investments is a registered trademark and registered service mark of O’Shares Investment, Inc. and has been licensed for use by the Adviser and the Funds.
The Funds are not sponsored, endorsed, sold or promoted by O’Shares, its affiliates or their third party licensors, and neither O’Shares, its affiliates nor its third party licensors make any representation regarding the advisability of investing in the Funds.
O’Shares has entered into an agreement with S-Network Global Indexes Inc. (“S-Network”), pursuant to which S-Network calculates each Underlying Index. The following disclosure relates to O’Shares.
The Funds are not sponsored, endorsed, sold or promoted by or its third party licensors. Neither S-Network nor its third party licensors make any representation or warranty, express or implied, to the owners of a Fund or any member of the public regarding the advisability of investing in securities generally or in a Fund particularly or the ability of the Underlying Index to track general stock market performance. S-Network's and its third party licensor’s only relationship to the Adviser is the licensing of certain trademarks, service marks and trade names of S-Network Global Indexes, Inc. and/or its third party licensors and for the providing of calculation and maintenance services related to the Underlying Index. Neither S-Network nor its third party licensors is responsible for and has not participated in the determination of the prices and amount of a Fund or the timing of the issuance or sale of a Fund or in the determination or calculation of the equation by which a Fund is to be converted into cash. S-Network has no obligation or liability in connection with the administration, marketing or trading of the Funds.
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Additional Information | May 31, 2024 (Unaudited) |
NEITHER S-NETWORK GLOBAL INDEXES, INC. (“S-Network”), ITS AFFILIATES NOR THEIR THIRD PARTY LICENSORS GUARANTEE THE ADEQUACY, ACCURACY, TIMELINESS OR COMPLETENESS OF THE CUSTOM INDEX OR ANY DATA INCLUDED THEREIN OR ANY COMMUNICATIONS, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO, ORAL OR WRITTEN COMMUNICATIONS (INCLUDING ELECTRONIC COMMUNICATIONS) WITH RESPECT THERETO. S-NETWORK, ITS AFFILIATES AND THEIR THIRD PARTY LICENSORS SHALL NOT BE SUBJECT TO ANY DAMAGES OR LIABILITY FOR ANY ERRORS, OMISSIONS OR DELAYS THEREIN. S-NETWORK MAKES NO EXPRESS OR IMPLIED WARRANTIES, AND EXPRESSLY DISCLAIMS ALL WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY OR FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE OR USE WITH RESPECT TO ITS TRADEMARKS, THE CUSTOM INDEX OR ANY DATA INCLUDED THEREIN. WITHOUT LIMITING ANY OF THE FOREGOING, IN NO EVENT WHATSOEVER SHALL S-NETWORK, ITS AFFILIATES OR THEIR THIRD PARTY LICENSORS BE LIABLE FOR ANY INDIRECT, SPECIAL, INCIDENTAL, PUNITIVE OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO, LOSS OF PROFITS, TRADING LOSSES, LOST TIME OR GOODWILL, EVEN IF THEY HAVE BEEN ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES, WHETHER IN CONTRACT, TORT, STRICT LIABILITY OR OTHERWISE.
S-Network Global Indexes, Inc.SM, and SNGISM are registered trademarks and registered service marks of S-Network Global Indexes, Inc. “Calculated by S-Network Global Indexes, Inc.” and its related stylized mark are service marks of S-Network Global Indexes, Inc.SM, and have been licensed for use by the Adviser.
The Funds are not sponsored, endorsed, sold or promoted by SNGI, its affiliates or their third party licensors and neither SNGI, its affiliates nor their its third party licensors make any representation regarding the advisability of investing in a Fund.
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Item 8 – Changes in and Disagreements with Accountants for Open-End Management Investment Companies | May 31, 2024 (Unaudited) |
On March 14, 2023, BBD LLP (“BBD”) ceased to serve as the independent registered public accounting firm of the Funds. The Board approved the replacement of BBD as a result of Cohen & Company, Ltd.’s (“Cohen”) acquisition of BBD’s investment management group.
The report of BBD on the financial statements of the Funds as of and for the fiscal year or period ended November 30, 2022 did not contain an adverse opinion or a disclaimer of opinion, and was not qualified or modified as to uncertainties, audit scope or accounting principles. During the fiscal year or period ended November 30, 2022, and during the subsequent interim period through March 14, 2023: (i) there were no disagreements between the registrant and BBD on any matter of accounting principles or practices, financial statement disclosure, or auditing scope or procedure, which disagreements, if not resolved to the satisfaction of BBD, would have caused it to make reference to the subject matter of the disagreements in its report on the financial statements of the Funds for such years or interim period; and (ii) there were no “reportable events,” as defined in Item 304(a)(1)(v) of Regulation S-K under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.
On March 7, 2023, upon the recommendation of the Funds’ Audit Committee, the Board approved the appointment of Cohen, effective upon the resignation of BBD, as the Funds’ independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending November 30, 2023.
During the fiscal year or period ended November 30, 2022, and during the subsequent interim period through March 14, 2023, neither the registrant, nor anyone acting on its behalf, consulted with Cohen on behalf of the Funds regarding the application of accounting principles to a specified transaction (either completed or proposed), the type of audit opinion that might be rendered on the Funds’ financial statements, or any matter that was either: (i) the subject of a "disagreement," as defined in Item 304(a)(1)(iv) of Regulation S-K and the instructions thereto; or (ii) "reportable events," as defined in Item 304(a)(1)(v) of Regulation S-K.
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Item 9 – Proxy Disclosures for Open-End Management Investment Companies | May 31, 2024 (Unaudited) |
Not applicable for this reporting period.
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Item 10 – Remuneration Paid to Directors, Officers, and Others for Open-End Management Investment Companies | May 31, 2024 (Unaudited) |
The following chart provides certain information about the Trustee fees paid by the Trust for the period ended May 31, 2024:
Aggregate Regular Compensation From the Trust | Aggregate Special Compensation From the Trust | Total Compensation From the Trust | ||||||||||
Mary K. Anstine, Trustee | $ | 82,500 | $ | – | $ | 82,500 | ||||||
Edmund J. Burke, Trustee | $ | 86,500 | $ | – | $ | 86,500 | ||||||
Jeremy W. Deems, Trustee | $ | 88,500 | $ | – | $ | 88,500 | ||||||
Rick A. Pederson, Trustee | $ | 92,500 | $ | – | $ | 92,500 | ||||||
Total | $ | 350,000 | $ | – | $ | 350,000 |
Officers who are employed by the Adviser receive no compensation or expense reimbursements from the Trust.
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Item 11 – Statement Regarding Basis for Approval of Investment Advisory Contract | May 31, 2024 (Unaudited) |
Not applicable for this reporting period.
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Table of Contents
Item 7 – Financial Statements and Financial Highlights for Open-End Management Investment Companies | 1 |
Schedule of Investments | 2 |
Statement of Assets and Liabilities | 7 |
Statement of Operations | 8 |
Statements of Changes in Net Assets | 9 |
Financial Highlights | 10 |
Notes to Financial Statements and Financial Highlights | 11 |
Additional Information | 17 |
Item 8 – Changes in and Disagreements with Accountants for Open-End Management Investment Companies | 19 |
Item 9 – Proxy Disclosures for Open-End Management Investment Companies | 20 |
Item 10 – Remuneration Paid to Directors, Officers, and Others of Open-End Management Investment Companies | 21 |
Item 11 – Statement Regarding Basis for Approval of Investment Advisory Contract | 22 |
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Barron’s 400SM ETF
ITEM 7 – Financial Statements and Financial Highlights for
Open-End Management Investment Companies
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Schedule of Investments | May 31, 2024 (Unaudited) |
Security Description | Shares | Value | ||||||
COMMON STOCKS (98.11%) | ||||||||
Communication Services (2.03%) | ||||||||
Alphabet, Inc., Class A | 2,510 | $ | 432,975 | |||||
Comcast Corp., Class A | 7,940 | 317,838 | ||||||
Electronic Arts, Inc. | 2,530 | 336,187 | ||||||
Interpublic Group of Cos., Inc. | 10,490 | 329,071 | ||||||
Meta Platforms, Inc., Class A | 712 | 332,383 | ||||||
Netflix, Inc.(a) | 573 | 367,648 | ||||||
New York Times Co., Class A | 7,851 | 401,971 | ||||||
Yelp, Inc.(a) | 9,032 | 333,913 | ||||||
Total Communication Services | 2,851,986 | |||||||
Consumer Discretionary (15.23%) | ||||||||
Abercrombie & Fitch Co., Class A(a) | 2,965 | 512,560 | ||||||
Academy Sports & Outdoors, Inc. | 5,020 | 289,604 | ||||||
Acushnet Holdings Corp.(b) | 5,485 | 361,461 | ||||||
Airbnb, Inc., Class A(a) | 2,110 | 305,802 | ||||||
Amazon.com, Inc.(a) | 2,011 | 354,821 | ||||||
Bloomin' Brands, Inc.(b) | 11,996 | 261,513 | ||||||
Booking Holdings, Inc. | 97 | 366,306 | ||||||
Boot Barn Holdings, Inc.(a) | 3,931 | 467,514 | ||||||
Boyd Gaming Corp. | 5,455 | 290,861 | ||||||
Buckle, Inc. | 9,126 | 351,716 | ||||||
Build-A-Bear Workshop, Inc. | 14,179 | 383,826 | ||||||
Burlington Stores, Inc.(a) | 1,611 | 386,721 | ||||||
Caleres, Inc. | 9,289 | 322,143 | ||||||
Chipotle Mexican Grill, Inc.(a) | 131 | 409,967 | ||||||
Coupang, Inc.(a) | 18,653 | 424,169 | ||||||
Crocs, Inc.(a) | 2,726 | 424,275 | ||||||
Darden Restaurants, Inc. | 2,014 | 302,885 | ||||||
Deckers Outdoor Corp.(a) | 381 | 416,784 | ||||||
Dick's Sporting Goods, Inc. | 1,917 | 436,386 | ||||||
Dillard's, Inc., Class A | 849 | 379,800 | ||||||
DR Horton, Inc. | 2,253 | 332,993 | ||||||
Dream Finders Homes, Inc.(a) | 9,015 | 256,116 | ||||||
eBay, Inc. | 6,703 | 363,437 | ||||||
Five Below, Inc.(a) | 1,690 | 233,440 | ||||||
Frontdoor, Inc.(a) | 10,920 | 386,240 | ||||||
General Motors Co. | 8,744 | 393,393 | ||||||
Gentex Corp. | 9,593 | 335,755 | ||||||
Genuine Parts Co. | 2,268 | 326,910 | ||||||
Grand Canyon Education, Inc.(a) | 2,598 | 370,111 | ||||||
Green Brick Partners, Inc.(a) | 6,601 | 360,415 | ||||||
Guess?, Inc.(b) | 13,586 | 316,146 | ||||||
Harley-Davidson, Inc. | 8,857 | 317,789 | ||||||
Hibbett Sports, Inc. | 4,650 | 402,597 | ||||||
Installed Building Products, Inc. | 1,462 | 309,710 | ||||||
JAKKS Pacific, Inc.(a) | 14,655 | 272,143 | ||||||
Las Vegas Sands Corp. | 6,572 | 295,937 | ||||||
Lennar Corp., Class B(b) | 2,321 | 339,469 | ||||||
MGM Resorts International(a) | 8,103 | 325,497 | ||||||
Modine Manufacturing Co.(a) | 4,250 | 428,910 | ||||||
NIKE, Inc., Class B | 3,419 | 324,976 | ||||||
NVR, Inc.(a) | 44 | 337,952 | ||||||
Oxford Industries, Inc. | 3,277 | 362,731 | ||||||
Perdoceo Education Corp. | 19,581 | 440,572 |
Security Description | Shares | Value | ||||||
Consumer Discretionary (continued) | ||||||||
PulteGroup, Inc. | 3,117 | $ | 365,686 | |||||
Ralph Lauren Corp. | 1,929 | 360,492 | ||||||
Ross Stores, Inc. | 2,371 | 331,371 | ||||||
Royal Caribbean Cruises, Ltd.(a) | 2,706 | 399,622 | ||||||
Signet Jewelers, Ltd.(b) | 3,597 | 393,836 | ||||||
Stride, Inc.(a) | 5,643 | 387,448 | ||||||
Tapestry, Inc. | 7,397 | 321,696 | ||||||
Texas Roadhouse, Inc. | 2,332 | 402,666 | ||||||
TJX Cos., Inc. | 3,581 | 369,201 | ||||||
Toll Brothers, Inc. | 2,898 | 352,513 | ||||||
TopBuild Corp.(a) | 865 | 361,527 | ||||||
Tractor Supply Co. | 1,381 | 393,985 | ||||||
Ulta Beauty, Inc.(a) | 632 | 249,697 | ||||||
Under Armour, Inc., Class A(a) | 41,644 | 299,420 | ||||||
Universal Technical Institute, Inc.(a) | 23,322 | 368,721 | ||||||
Visteon Corp.(a) | 2,975 | 331,326 | ||||||
Williams-Sonoma, Inc. | 1,465 | 429,567 | ||||||
Total Consumer Discretionary | 21,401,127 | |||||||
Consumer Staples (4.43%) | ||||||||
Cal-Maine Foods, Inc. | 5,908 | 364,346 | ||||||
Casey's General Stores, Inc. | 1,156 | 383,538 | ||||||
Celsius Holdings, Inc.(a)(b) | 4,052 | 324,079 | ||||||
Church & Dwight Co., Inc. | 3,330 | 356,343 | ||||||
Coca-Cola Co. | 5,738 | 361,092 | ||||||
Coca-Cola Consolidated, Inc. | 419 | 411,056 | ||||||
Colgate-Palmolive Co. | 3,923 | 364,682 | ||||||
Constellation Brands, Inc., Class A | 1,314 | 328,802 | ||||||
Costco Wholesale Corp. | 483 | 391,177 | ||||||
elf Beauty, Inc.(a) | 1,784 | 333,447 | ||||||
Hershey Co. | 1,729 | 342,048 | ||||||
Ingredion, Inc. | 2,940 | 345,685 | ||||||
Lamb Weston Holdings, Inc. | 3,364 | 297,008 | ||||||
Mondelez International, Inc., Class A | 4,773 | 327,094 | ||||||
Monster Beverage Corp.(a) | 5,842 | 303,317 | ||||||
PepsiCo, Inc. | 2,099 | 362,917 | ||||||
Sysco Corp. | 4,319 | 314,510 | ||||||
WD-40 Co. | 1,374 | 308,724 | ||||||
Total Consumer Staples | 6,219,865 | |||||||
Energy (8.37%) | ||||||||
Archrock, Inc. | 19,137 | 387,333 | ||||||
Baker Hughes Co. | 11,040 | 369,619 | ||||||
ChampionX Corp. | 10,831 | 353,307 | ||||||
CVR Energy, Inc.(b) | 10,510 | 292,809 | ||||||
Diamondback Energy, Inc. | 1,873 | 373,214 | ||||||
Dorian LPG, Ltd. | 9,150 | 463,081 | ||||||
Exxon Mobil Corp. | 3,284 | 385,082 | ||||||
Granite Ridge Resources, Inc.(b) | 58,088 | 380,476 | ||||||
Gulfport Energy Corp.(a) | 2,374 | 384,137 | ||||||
Halliburton Co. | 9,430 | 346,081 | ||||||
Helmerich & Payne, Inc. | 8,696 | 330,970 | ||||||
International Seaways, Inc. | 6,680 | 430,326 | ||||||
Liberty Energy, Inc., Class A | 16,182 | 399,534 |
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Schedule of Investments | May 31, 2024 (Unaudited) |
Security Description | Shares | Value | ||||||
Energy (continued) | ||||||||
Magnolia Oil & Gas Corp., Class A | 14,565 | $ | 377,962 | |||||
Marathon Petroleum Corp. | 1,903 | 336,089 | ||||||
Matador Resources Co. | 5,341 | 338,886 | ||||||
New Fortress Energy, Inc.(b) | 10,585 | 268,330 | ||||||
Par Pacific Holdings, Inc.(a) | 9,624 | 261,195 | ||||||
Peabody Energy Corp.(b) | 13,247 | 328,261 | ||||||
Phillips 66 | 2,310 | 328,274 | ||||||
RPC, Inc.(b) | 45,538 | 311,024 | ||||||
Seadrill, Ltd.(a) | 7,362 | 381,867 | ||||||
SM Energy Co.(b) | 7,618 | 384,176 | ||||||
Targa Resources Corp. | 3,304 | 390,632 | ||||||
Teekay Tankers, Ltd., Class A | 6,488 | 472,521 | ||||||
Texas Pacific Land Corp. | 669 | 410,973 | ||||||
US Silica Holdings, Inc.(a) | 28,851 | 446,902 | ||||||
Valero Energy Corp. | 2,296 | 360,793 | ||||||
Viper Energy, Inc. | 9,743 | 374,716 | ||||||
Vital Energy, Inc.(a)(b) | 6,809 | 332,620 | ||||||
Weatherford International PLC(a) | 3,098 | 372,813 | ||||||
Williams Cos., Inc. | 9,433 | 391,564 | ||||||
Total Energy | 11,765,567 | |||||||
Financials (20.79%) | ||||||||
1st Source Corp. | 6,675 | 343,229 | ||||||
Amalgamated Financial Corp. | 14,272 | 360,796 | ||||||
American Express Co. | 1,564 | 375,360 | ||||||
Apollo Global Management, Inc. | 3,177 | 369,040 | ||||||
Arch Capital Group, Ltd.(a) | 3,829 | 392,970 | ||||||
Artisan Partners Asset | ||||||||
Management, Inc., Class A(b) | 7,713 | 339,603 | ||||||
AssetMark Financial Holdings, Inc.(a) | 9,695 | 333,411 | ||||||
Axos Financial, Inc.(a) | 6,811 | 366,909 | ||||||
Bain Capital Specialty Finance, Inc. | 21,850 | 366,862 | ||||||
Bancorp, Inc.(a) | 9,375 | 314,906 | ||||||
Bank of NT Butterfield & Son, Ltd. | 11,454 | 390,238 | ||||||
Bank OZK | 7,961 | 333,407 | ||||||
BOK Financial Corp. | 4,014 | 363,749 | ||||||
Bread Financial Holdings, Inc. | 9,467 | 395,342 | ||||||
Brown & Brown, Inc. | 4,071 | 364,395 | ||||||
Byline Bancorp, Inc. | 16,402 | 378,886 | ||||||
Cathay General Bancorp | 8,637 | 318,187 | ||||||
Cincinnati Financial Corp. | 2,947 | 346,508 | ||||||
CION Investment Corp.(b) | 31,277 | 391,275 | ||||||
City Holding Co. | 3,342 | 341,619 | ||||||
CNA Financial Corp. | 7,886 | 362,283 | ||||||
Corpay, Inc.(a) | 1,174 | 314,245 | ||||||
CrossFirst Bankshares, Inc.(a) | 26,465 | 346,427 | ||||||
Cullen/Frost Bankers, Inc. | 3,222 | 327,291 | ||||||
Customers Bancorp, Inc.(a) | 6,428 | 291,188 | ||||||
East West Bancorp, Inc. | 4,527 | 335,858 | ||||||
Enstar Group, Ltd.(a) | 1,146 | 358,858 | ||||||
Enterprise Financial Services Corp. | 8,705 | 336,796 |
Security Description | Shares | Value | ||||||
Financials (continued) | ||||||||
Everest Group, Ltd. | 909 | $ | 355,355 | |||||
FactSet Research Systems, Inc. | 725 | 293,089 | ||||||
Federal Agricultural Mortgage Corp., Class C | 1,828 | 319,297 | ||||||
Fifth Third Bancorp | 9,412 | 352,197 | ||||||
First BanCorp | 20,477 | 363,057 | ||||||
First Citizens BancShares, Inc., Class A | 228 | 387,242 | ||||||
First Commonwealth Financial Corp. | 25,527 | 344,870 | ||||||
First Financial Bancorp | 15,683 | 349,731 | ||||||
Globe Life, Inc. | 2,792 | 231,066 | ||||||
Home BancShares, Inc. | 14,408 | 338,876 | ||||||
Huntington Bancshares, Inc. | 25,680 | 357,466 | ||||||
Interactive Brokers Group, Inc. | 3,210 | 403,561 | ||||||
International Bancshares Corp. | 6,387 | 362,973 | ||||||
Jack Henry & Associates, Inc. | 1,994 | 328,372 | ||||||
JPMorgan Chase & Co. | 1,837 | 372,231 | ||||||
Kinsale Capital Group, Inc. | 685 | 262,780 | ||||||
Loews Corp. | 4,546 | 349,133 | ||||||
LPL Financial Holdings, Inc. | 1,309 | 374,649 | ||||||
M&T Bank Corp. | 2,418 | 366,569 | ||||||
Mastercard, Inc., Class A | 737 | 329,491 | ||||||
Mercantile Bank Corp. | 9,393 | 359,846 | ||||||
Merchants Bancorp | 7,886 | 315,834 | ||||||
Metropolitan Bank Holding Corp.(a) | 8,711 | 366,298 | ||||||
Moody's Corp. | 899 | 356,894 | ||||||
MSCI, Inc. | 611 | 302,555 | ||||||
National Bank Holdings Corp., Class A | 9,938 | 362,439 | ||||||
OFG Bancorp | 9,452 | 351,236 | ||||||
Old National Bancorp | 20,621 | 352,413 | ||||||
Old Second Bancorp, Inc. | 25,246 | 365,057 | ||||||
Pathward Financial, Inc. | 6,806 | 362,828 | ||||||
Patria Investments, Ltd., Class A | 23,243 | 302,159 | ||||||
PayPal Holdings, Inc.(a) | 5,751 | 362,255 | ||||||
PNC Financial Services Group, Inc. | 2,260 | 355,701 | ||||||
Preferred Bank | 4,687 | 350,213 | ||||||
Premier Financial Corp. | 17,136 | 337,751 | ||||||
QCR Holdings, Inc. | 6,051 | 342,910 | ||||||
Regions Financial Corp. | 17,663 | 341,779 | ||||||
Reinsurance Group of America, Inc. | 1,888 | 396,102 | ||||||
RenaissanceRe Holdings, Ltd. | 1,472 | 335,410 | ||||||
Runway Growth Finance Corp.(b) | 29,192 | 349,720 | ||||||
S&T Bancorp, Inc. | 10,918 | 348,393 | ||||||
Shift4 Payments, Inc.(a)(b) | 4,068 | 273,695 | ||||||
SLM Corp. | 16,607 | 356,386 | ||||||
Stellar Bancorp, Inc. | 14,290 | 322,811 | ||||||
Stock Yards Bancorp, Inc. | 7,584 | 355,310 | ||||||
Synchrony Financial | 8,123 | 355,787 | ||||||
T Rowe Price Group, Inc. | 2,940 | 346,420 | ||||||
The Hartford Financial Services Group, Inc. | 3,523 | 364,454 |
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Security Description | Shares | Value | ||||||
Financials (continued) | ||||||||
Towers Watson & Co., Class A | 3,350 | $ | 365,184 | |||||
Visa, Inc., Class A | 1,231 | 335,398 | ||||||
Webster Financial Corp. | 7,080 | 313,078 | ||||||
Wells Fargo & Co. | 6,056 | 362,876 | ||||||
Wintrust Financial Corp. | 3,587 | 353,714 | ||||||
WisdomTree, Inc.(b) | 40,615 | 404,932 | ||||||
WR Berkley Corp. | 4,072 | 329,954 | ||||||
WSFS Financial Corp. | 7,893 | 347,766 | ||||||
Total Financials | 29,207,201 | |||||||
Health Care (10.15%) | ||||||||
23andMe Holding Co. | 17,639 | 249,592 | ||||||
Agilent Technologies, Inc. | 2,335 | 304,507 | ||||||
Amphastar Pharmaceuticals, Inc.(a) | 7,889 | 333,941 | ||||||
Amylyx Pharmaceuticals, Inc.(a) | 90,357 | 155,414 | ||||||
Arcturus Therapeutics Holdings, Inc.(a)(b) | 9,120 | 353,947 | ||||||
Boston Scientific Corp.(a) | 5,228 | 395,080 | ||||||
Bristol-Myers Squibb Co. | 6,359 | 261,291 | ||||||
Bruker Corp. | 3,775 | 247,300 | ||||||
Catalyst Pharmaceuticals, Inc.(a) | 21,469 | 347,154 | ||||||
Cencora, Inc. | 1,453 | 329,206 | ||||||
Collegium Pharmaceutical, Inc.(a) | 9,215 | 305,385 | ||||||
Corcept Therapeutics, Inc.(a) | 14,552 | 439,034 | ||||||
DaVita, Inc.(a) | 2,545 | 374,420 | ||||||
Dexcom, Inc.(a) | 2,596 | 308,327 | ||||||
Doximity, Inc., Class A(a) | 12,476 | 345,959 | ||||||
Gilead Sciences, Inc. | 4,590 | 294,999 | ||||||
Halozyme Therapeutics, Inc.(a) | 8,388 | 371,505 | ||||||
Harmony Biosciences Holdings, Inc.(a) | 11,228 | 330,103 | ||||||
IDEXX Laboratories, Inc.(a) | 631 | 313,575 | ||||||
Incyte Corp.(a) | 5,687 | 328,652 | ||||||
Insulet Corp.(a) | 1,907 | 337,901 | ||||||
Intuitive Surgical, Inc.(a) | 913 | 367,136 | ||||||
IQVIA Holdings, Inc.(a) | 1,339 | 293,362 | ||||||
iRadimed Corp. | 8,000 | 339,760 | ||||||
Lantheus Holdings, Inc.(a) | 5,509 | 450,801 | ||||||
Medpace Holdings, Inc.(a) | 858 | 331,480 | ||||||
Molina Healthcare, Inc.(a) | 860 | 270,539 | ||||||
Neurocrine Biosciences, Inc.(a) | 2,491 | 337,306 | ||||||
ResMed, Inc. | 1,823 | 376,140 | ||||||
Royalty Pharma PLC, Class A | 11,488 | 314,886 | ||||||
Semler Scientific, Inc.(a) | 11,245 | 329,816 | ||||||
Stryker Corp. | 972 | 331,539 | ||||||
Teleflex, Inc. | 1,522 | 318,205 | ||||||
Tenet Healthcare Corp.(a) | 3,563 | 481,789 | ||||||
UFP Technologies, Inc.(a) | 1,789 | 465,784 | ||||||
United Therapeutics Corp.(a) | 1,380 | 379,679 | ||||||
Veeva Systems, Inc., Class A(a) | 1,518 | 264,512 | ||||||
Vertex Pharmaceuticals, Inc.(a) | 832 | 378,843 | ||||||
Voyager Therapeutics, Inc.(a) | 38,149 | 320,452 | ||||||
West Pharmaceutical Services, Inc. | 968 | 320,805 | ||||||
Zoetis, Inc. | 1,876 | 318,095 |
Security Description | Shares | Value | ||||||
Health Care (continued) | ||||||||
Zymeworks, Inc.(a) | 31,277 | $ | 265,229 | |||||
Zynex, Inc.(a)(b) | 27,236 | 276,445 | ||||||
Total Health Care | 14,259,895 | |||||||
Industrials (18.85%) | ||||||||
AAON, Inc. | 4,333 | 325,192 | ||||||
Acuity Brands, Inc. | 1,360 | 353,070 | ||||||
Advanced Drainage Systems, Inc. | 2,144 | 371,963 | ||||||
Alamo Group, Inc. | 1,710 | 324,883 | ||||||
Allison Transmission Holdings, Inc. | 4,638 | 351,607 | ||||||
AO Smith Corp. | 4,052 | 338,909 | ||||||
Apogee Enterprises, Inc. | 6,087 | 395,472 | ||||||
Applied Industrial Technologies, Inc. | 1,893 | 365,349 | ||||||
Atkore, Inc. | 2,048 | 311,603 | ||||||
Automatic Data Processing, Inc. | 1,416 | 346,807 | ||||||
Brady Corp., Class A | 6,003 | 409,825 | ||||||
Broadridge Financial Solutions, Inc. | 1,708 | 342,915 | ||||||
Builders FirstSource, Inc.(a) | 1,793 | 288,296 | ||||||
Caterpillar, Inc. | 1,033 | 349,691 | ||||||
Cintas Corp. | 555 | 376,273 | ||||||
Comfort Systems USA, Inc. | 1,163 | 380,696 | ||||||
Copart, Inc.(a) | 6,339 | 336,347 | ||||||
Core & Main, Inc.(a) | 7,156 | 411,899 | ||||||
DNOW, Inc.(a) | 23,737 | 346,323 | ||||||
Donaldson Co., Inc. | 4,823 | 355,359 | ||||||
Dover Corp. | 2,021 | 371,500 | ||||||
Dycom Industries, Inc.(a) | 2,500 | 449,900 | ||||||
EMCOR Group, Inc. | 1,094 | 425,194 | ||||||
Encore Wire Corp. | 1,568 | 452,729 | ||||||
Esab Corp. | 3,498 | 359,664 | ||||||
ExlService Holdings, Inc.(a) | 10,996 | 328,341 | ||||||
Fastenal Co. | 4,653 | 307,005 | ||||||
Federal Signal Corp. | 4,437 | 408,293 | ||||||
FTI Consulting, Inc.(a) | 1,695 | 364,086 | ||||||
Genpact, Ltd. | 10,194 | 337,014 | ||||||
GMS, Inc.(a) | 3,823 | 359,209 | ||||||
Graco, Inc. | 3,732 | 301,359 | ||||||
H&E Equipment Services, Inc. | 6,091 | 288,531 | ||||||
Hubbell, Inc. | 894 | 347,668 | ||||||
Hyster-Yale Materials Handling, Inc. | 5,974 | 433,653 | ||||||
IES Holdings, Inc.(a) | 3,361 | 512,384 | ||||||
Jacobs Solutions, Inc. | 2,338 | 325,777 | ||||||
Janus International Group, Inc.(a) | 23,785 | 330,136 | ||||||
Kadant, Inc. | 1,067 | 305,173 | ||||||
Lennox International, Inc. | 749 | 376,447 | ||||||
Limbach Holdings, Inc.(a)(b) | 7,076 | 403,898 | ||||||
Lincoln Electric Holdings, Inc. | 1,369 | 268,817 | ||||||
Mueller Industries, Inc. | 6,651 | 391,810 | ||||||
Old Dominion Freight Line, Inc. | 1,585 | 277,771 | ||||||
Oshkosh Corp. | 2,994 | 340,508 | ||||||
Owens Corning | 2,214 | 400,889 |
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Security Description | Shares | Value | ||||||
Industrials (continued) | ||||||||
PACCAR, Inc. | 3,032 | $ | 325,940 | |||||
Parker-Hannifin Corp. | 645 | 342,830 | ||||||
Parsons Corp.(a) | 4,304 | 327,750 | ||||||
Paychex, Inc. | 2,841 | 341,375 | ||||||
Paycom Software, Inc. | 1,874 | 272,330 | ||||||
Paylocity Holding Corp.(a) | 2,036 | 289,458 | ||||||
Powell Industries, Inc. | 2,276 | 409,361 | ||||||
Rollins, Inc. | 7,556 | 345,234 | ||||||
Saia, Inc.(a)(b) | 599 | 245,279 | ||||||
Shoals Technologies Group, Inc., Class A(a) | 26,431 | 208,012 | ||||||
Simpson Manufacturing Co., Inc. | 1,671 | 277,252 | ||||||
Snap-on, Inc. | 1,176 | 320,883 | ||||||
Sterling Infrastructure, Inc.(a) | 3,181 | 390,849 | ||||||
Tecnoglass, Inc. | 7,743 | 407,359 | ||||||
Tennant Co. | 3,114 | 319,683 | ||||||
Terex Corp. | 5,914 | 352,888 | ||||||
Thermon Group Holdings, Inc.(a) | 12,195 | 411,703 | ||||||
Titan International, Inc.(a)(b) | 27,362 | 226,284 | ||||||
Trex Co., Inc.(a) | 3,681 | 318,333 | ||||||
TriNet Group, Inc. | 2,807 | 291,844 | ||||||
United Airlines Holdings, Inc.(a) | 8,060 | 427,099 | ||||||
United Rentals, Inc. | 518 | 346,754 | ||||||
Veralto Corp. | 3,894 | 383,871 | ||||||
Verra Mobility Corp.(a) | 15,332 | 408,444 | ||||||
Vertiv Holdings Co. | 5,159 | 505,943 | ||||||
Wabash National Corp. | 12,593 | 284,728 | ||||||
Woodward, Inc. | 2,332 | 434,918 | ||||||
WW Grainger, Inc. | 360 | 331,726 | ||||||
Xylem, Inc. | 2,737 | 385,972 | ||||||
Total Industrials | 26,484,337 | |||||||
Information Technology (12.30%) | ||||||||
ACM Research, Inc., Class A(a)(b) | 12,120 | 261,792 | ||||||
Adobe, Inc.(a) | 618 | 274,862 | ||||||
Agilysys, Inc.(a) | 4,625 | 441,549 | ||||||
Amdocs, Ltd. | 3,703 | 292,537 | ||||||
Amphenol Corp., Class A | 3,147 | 416,568 | ||||||
Apple, Inc. | 2,002 | 384,884 | ||||||
Applied Materials, Inc. | 1,716 | 369,077 | ||||||
AppLovin Corp., Class A(a) | 5,756 | 468,999 | ||||||
Arista Networks, Inc.(a) | 1,274 | 379,206 | ||||||
Autodesk, Inc.(a) | 1,331 | 268,330 | ||||||
Badger Meter, Inc. | 2,192 | 422,968 | ||||||
Belden, Inc. | 3,939 | 376,923 | ||||||
Bentley Systems, Inc., Class B(b) | 7,091 | 356,252 | ||||||
Broadcom, Inc. | 268 | 356,051 | ||||||
Cadence Design Systems, Inc.(a) | 1,125 | 322,099 | ||||||
Cirrus Logic, Inc.(a) | 3,726 | 427,372 | ||||||
Cisco Systems, Inc. | 6,880 | 319,920 | ||||||
Cognizant Technology Solutions Corp., Class A | 4,493 | 297,212 | ||||||
F5, Inc.(a) | 1,784 | 301,442 | ||||||
First Solar, Inc.(a) | 2,130 | 578,849 | ||||||
Fortinet, Inc.(a) | 4,836 | 286,872 | ||||||
GigaCloud Technology Inc(a)(b) | 11,206 | 348,955 |
Security Description | Shares | Value | ||||||
Information Technology (continued) | ||||||||
GoDaddy, Inc., Class A(a) | 3,014 | $ | 420,845 | |||||
InterDigital, Inc.(b) | 3,296 | 375,316 | ||||||
International Business Machines Corp. | 1,804 | 300,997 | ||||||
Intuit, Inc. | 529 | 304,937 | ||||||
Jabil, Inc. | 2,339 | 278,107 | ||||||
Keysight Technologies, Inc.(a) | 2,273 | 314,765 | ||||||
Manhattan Associates, Inc.(a) | 1,355 | 297,477 | ||||||
Microchip Technology, Inc. | 3,818 | 371,224 | ||||||
Microsoft Corp. | 856 | 355,351 | ||||||
Monolithic Power Systems, Inc. | 478 | 351,631 | ||||||
Motorola Solutions, Inc. | 1,021 | 372,573 | ||||||
Napco Security Technologies, Inc. | 8,672 | 430,565 | ||||||
NetApp, Inc. | 3,361 | 404,765 | ||||||
NVE Corp. | 4,154 | 322,060 | ||||||
NVIDIA Corp. | 401 | 439,628 | ||||||
ON Semiconductor Corp.(a) | 4,234 | 309,251 | ||||||
OSI Systems, Inc.(a) | 2,673 | 384,217 | ||||||
Palo Alto Networks, Inc.(a) | 1,215 | 358,316 | ||||||
Pegasystems, Inc. | 5,341 | 306,894 | ||||||
Perficient, Inc.(a) | 5,519 | 409,234 | ||||||
Photronics, Inc.(a) | 11,933 | 326,368 | ||||||
QUALCOMM, Inc. | 2,019 | 411,977 | ||||||
Qualys, Inc.(a) | 2,003 | 281,662 | ||||||
ServiceNow, Inc.(a) | 457 | 300,217 | ||||||
Super Micro Computer, Inc.(a) | 320 | 251,043 | ||||||
Synopsys, Inc.(a) | 613 | 343,770 | ||||||
Zoom Video Communications, Inc., Class A(a) | 4,961 | 304,308 | ||||||
Total Information Technology | 17,280,217 | |||||||
Materials (4.30%) | ||||||||
Alpha Metallurgical Resources, Inc.(b) | 1,000 | 315,410 | ||||||
Cabot Corp. | 3,920 | 401,016 | ||||||
CF Industries Holdings, Inc. | 4,064 | 324,023 | ||||||
Eagle Materials, Inc. | 1,376 | 319,769 | ||||||
Ecolab, Inc. | 1,542 | 358,052 | ||||||
Freeport-McMoRan, Inc. | 8,553 | 451,000 | ||||||
Graphic Packaging Holding Co.(b) | 12,625 | 357,540 | ||||||
Martin Marietta Materials, Inc. | 580 | 331,806 | ||||||
NewMarket Corp. | 564 | 301,780 | ||||||
Nucor Corp. | 1,858 | 313,723 | ||||||
Packaging Corp. of America | 1,844 | 338,356 | ||||||
Reliance, Inc. | 1,081 | 325,143 | ||||||
Steel Dynamics, Inc. | 2,658 | 355,827 | ||||||
Sylvamo Corp. | 5,500 | 392,260 | ||||||
United States Lime & Minerals, Inc. | 1,200 | 411,288 | ||||||
Vulcan Materials Co. | 1,298 | 331,989 | ||||||
Warrior Met Coal, Inc. | 6,068 | 415,233 | ||||||
Total Materials | 6,044,215 | |||||||
Real Estate (0.47%) | ||||||||
Forestar Group, Inc.(a) | 9,428 | 320,646 |
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Security Description | Shares | Value | ||||||
Real Estate (continued) | ||||||||
RMR Group, Inc., Class A | 14,709 | $ | 346,103 | |||||
Total Real Estate | 666,749 | |||||||
Utilities (1.19%) | ||||||||
Genie Energy, Ltd. | 20,155 | 307,565 | ||||||
Otter Tail Corp.(b) | 4,151 | 375,541 | ||||||
Public Service Enterprise Group, Inc. | 5,322 | 403,195 | ||||||
Vistra Corp. | 5,954 | 589,922 | ||||||
Total Utilities | 1,676,223 | |||||||
TOTAL COMMON STOCKS | ||||||||
(Cost $113,109,849) | 137,857,382 |
Security Description | Shares | Value | ||||||
LIMITED PARTNERSHIPS (1.76%) | ||||||||
Energy (1.76%) | ||||||||
Cheniere Energy Partners LP | 7,059 | 340,032 | ||||||
Dorchester Minerals LP | 10,938 | 360,845 | ||||||
Enterprise Products Partners LP | 12,275 | 349,838 | ||||||
Hess Midstream LP, Class A | 9,734 | 338,257 | ||||||
KKR & Co., LP | 3,548 | 364,876 | ||||||
MPLX LP | 8,505 | 345,983 | ||||||
Western Midstream Partners LP | 10,170 | 379,544 | ||||||
Total Energy | 2,479,375 | |||||||
TOTAL LIMITED PARTNERSHIPS | ||||||||
(Cost $2,165,502) | 2,479,375 |
7 Day Yield | Shares | Value | ||||||||||
SHORT TERM INVESTMENTS (0.68%) | ||||||||||||
State Street Institutional Treasury Plus Money Market Fund (Premier Class) | ||||||||||||
(Cost $150,123) | 5.26 | % | 150,123 | $ | 150,123 | |||||||
Investments Purchased with Collateral from Securities Loaned (0.57%) | ||||||||||||
State Street Navigator Securities Lending Government Money Market Portfolio, 5.33% | ||||||||||||
(Cost $806,325) | 806,325 | 806,325 | ||||||||||
TOTAL SHORT TERM INVESTMENTS | ||||||||||||
(Cost $150,123) | 956,448 | |||||||||||
TOTAL INVESTMENTS (100.55%) | ||||||||||||
(Cost $116,231,799) | $ | 141,293,205 | ||||||||||
LIABILITIES IN EXCESS OF OTHER ASSETS (-0.55%) | (771,002 | ) | ||||||||||
NET ASSETS - 100.00% | $ | 140,522,203 |
(a) | Non-income producing security. |
(b) | Security, or a portion of the security position is currently on loan. The total market value of securities on loan is $7,599,149. |
See Notes to Financial Statements and Financial Highlights.
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Statement of Assets and Liabilities | May 31, 2024 (Unaudited) |
ASSETS: | ||||
Investments, at value* | $ | 141,293,205 | ||
Dividends receivable | 112,881 | |||
Total Assets | 141,406,086 | |||
LIABILITIES: | ||||
Payable to adviser | 77,558 | |||
Payable for collateral upon return of securities loaned | 806,325 | |||
Total Liabilities | 883,883 | |||
NET ASSETS | $ | 140,522,203 | ||
NET ASSETS CONSIST OF: | ||||
Paid-in capital | $ | 158,342,499 | ||
Total distributable earnings/(accumulated losses) | (17,820,296 | ) | ||
NET ASSETS | $ | 140,522,203 | ||
INVESTMENTS, AT COST | $ | 116,231,799 | ||
PRICING OF SHARES | ||||
Net Assets | $ | 140,522,203 | ||
Shares of beneficial interest outstanding (Unlimited number of shares authorized, par value $0.01 per share) | 2,100,000 | |||
Net Asset Value, offering and redemption price per share | $ | 66.92 |
* | Includes $7,599,149 of securities on loan. |
See Notes to Financial Statements and Financial Highlights.
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Statement of Operations | For the Six Months Ended May 31, 2024 (Unaudited) |
INVESTMENT INCOME: | ||||
Dividend Income* | $ | 1,283,188 | ||
Securities Lending Income | 17,752 | |||
Total Investment Income | 1,300,940 | |||
EXPENSES: | ||||
Investment adviser and sub-adviser fees | 448,311 | |||
Net Expenses | 448,311 | |||
NET INVESTMENT INCOME | 852,629 | |||
REALIZED AND UNREALIZED GAIN/(LOSS): | ||||
Net realized gain on investments(a) | 10,768,089 | |||
Net change in unrealized appreciation/(depreciation) on investments | 9,618,430 | |||
NET REALIZED AND UNREALIZED GAIN ON INVESTMENTS | 20,386,519 | |||
NET INCREASE IN NET ASSETS RESULTING FROM OPERATIONS | $ | 21,239,148 |
* | Net of foreign tax withholding of $2,276. |
(a) | Includes realized gain or loss as a result of in-kind transactions (See Note 4 in Notes to Financial Statements and Financial Highlights). |
See Notes to Financial Statements and Financial Highlights.
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Statements of Changes in Net Assets
For the Six | ||||||||
Months Ended | For the | |||||||
May 31, 2024 | Year Ended | |||||||
(Unaudited) | November 30, 2023 | |||||||
OPERATIONS: | ||||||||
Net investment income | $ | 852,629 | $ | 2,107,673 | ||||
Net realized gain/(loss) | 10,768,089 | (759,393 | ) | |||||
Net change in unrealized appreciation/(depreciation) | 9,618,430 | 641,095 | ||||||
Net increase in net assets resulting from operations | 21,239,148 | 1,989,375 | ||||||
DISTRIBUTIONS TO SHAREHOLDERS: | ||||||||
From distributable earnings | (1,760,535 | ) | (2,124,271 | ) | ||||
Total distributions | (1,760,535 | ) | (2,124,271 | ) | ||||
CAPITAL SHARE TRANSACTIONS: | ||||||||
Cost of shares redeemed | (10,943,413 | ) | (7,125,697 | ) | ||||
Net decrease from capital share transactions | (10,943,413 | ) | (7,125,697 | ) | ||||
Net increase/(decrease) in net assets | 8,535,200 | (7,260,593 | ) | |||||
NET ASSETS: | ||||||||
Beginning of period | 131,987,003 | 139,247,596 | ||||||
End of period | $ | 140,522,203 | $ | 131,987,003 | ||||
OTHER INFORMATION: | ||||||||
CAPITAL SHARE TRANSACTIONS: | ||||||||
Beginning shares | 2,275,000 | 2,400,000 | ||||||
Shares sold | – | – | ||||||
Shares redeemed | (175,000 | ) | (125,000 | ) | ||||
Shares outstanding, end of period | 2,100,000 | 2,275,000 |
See Notes to Financial Statements and Financial Highlights.
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Financial Highlights | For a Share Outstanding Throughout the Periods Presented |
For the Six Months Ended May 31, 2024 (Unaudited) | For the Year Ended November 30, 2023 | For the Year Ended November 30, 2022 | For the Year Ended November 30, 2021 | For the Year Ended November 30, 2020 | For the Year Ended November 30, 2019 | |||||||||||||||||||
NET ASSET VALUE, BEGINNING OF PERIOD | $ | 58.02 | $ | 58.02 | $ | 62.39 | $ | 47.32 | $ | 42.04 | $ | 40.42 | ||||||||||||
INCOME FROM OPERATIONS: | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Net investment income(a) | 0.40 | 0.91 | 0.75 | 0.52 | 0.43 | 0.44 | ||||||||||||||||||
Net realized and unrealized gain/(loss) | 9.28 | (0.02 | ) | (4.55 | ) | 15.05 | 5.14 | 1.51 | ||||||||||||||||
Total from investment operations | 9.68 | 0.89 | (3.80 | ) | 15.57 | 5.57 | 1.95 | |||||||||||||||||
DISTRIBUTIONS: | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
From net investment income | (0.78 | ) | (0.89 | ) | (0.57 | ) | (0.50 | ) | (0.29 | ) | (0.33 | ) | ||||||||||||
Total distributions | (0.78 | ) | (0.89 | ) | (0.57 | ) | (0.50 | ) | (0.29 | ) | (0.33 | ) | ||||||||||||
NET INCREASE/(DECREASE) IN NET ASSET VALUE | 8.90 | 0.00 | (4.37 | ) | 15.07 | 5.28 | 1.62 | |||||||||||||||||
NET ASSET VALUE, END OF PERIOD | $ | 66.92 | $ | 58.02 | $ | 58.02 | $ | 62.39 | $ | 47.32 | $ | 42.04 | ||||||||||||
TOTAL RETURN(b) | 16.78 | % | 1.67 | % | (6.18 | )% | 33.18 | % | 13.33 | % | 5.00 | % | ||||||||||||
RATIOS/SUPPLEMENTAL DATA: | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Net assets, end of year (in 000s) | $ | 140,522 | $ | 131,987 | $ | 139,248 | $ | 155,968 | $ | 118,293 | $ | 147,150 | ||||||||||||
Ratio of expenses to average net assets | 0.65 | %(c) | 0.65 | % | 0.65 | % | 0.65 | % | 0.65 | % | 0.65 | % | ||||||||||||
Ratio of net investment income to average net assets | 1.24 | %(c) | 1.63 | % | 1.32 | % | 0.90 | % | 1.08 | % | 1.10 | % | ||||||||||||
Portfolio turnover rate(d) | 44 | % | 83 | % | 94 | % | 91 | % | 83 | % | 109 | % |
(a) | Based on average shares outstanding during the period. |
(b) | Total return is calculated assuming an initial investment made at the net asset value at the beginning of the year and redemption at the net asset value on the last day of the year and assuming all distributions are reinvested at the reinvestment prices. Total return calculated for a period of less than one year is not annualized. |
(c) | Annualized. |
(d) | Portfolio turnover for periods less than one year are not annualized and does not include securities received or delivered from processing creations or redemptions in-kind. |
See Notes to Financial Statements and Financial Highlights.
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Notes to Financial Statements and Financial Highlights | May 31, 2024 (Unaudited) |
1. ORGANIZATION
ALPS ETF Trust (the “Trust”), a Delaware statutory trust, is an open-end management investment company registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “1940 Act”). As of May 31, 2024, the Trust consisted of twenty-four separate portfolios. Each portfolio represents a separate series of the Trust. This report pertains solely to the Barron’s 400SM ETF (the “Fund”). The investment objective of the Fund is to seek investment results that correspond generally, before fees and expenses, to the performance of the Barron’s 400 IndexSM (the “Underlying Index”). The Fund has elected to qualify as a diversified series of the Trust under the 1940 Act.
The Fund’s Shares (“Shares”) are listed on the NYSE Arca, Inc. (the “NYSE Arca”). The Fund issues and redeems Shares, at net asset value (“NAV”) in blocks of 25,000 Shares, each of which is called a “Creation Unit”. Creation Units are issued and redeemed principally in-kind for securities included in the Underlying Index. Except when aggregated in Creation Units, Shares are not redeemable securities of the Fund.
Pursuant to the Trust’s organizational documents, its Officers and Trustees are indemnified against certain liability arising out of the performance of their duties to the Trust. Additionally, in the normal course of business, the Trust enters into contracts with service providers that contain general indemnification clauses. The Trust’s maximum exposure under these arrangements is unknown, as this would involve future claims that may be made against the Trust that have not yet occurred.
2. SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES
The following is a summary of significant accounting policies consistently followed by the Fund in the preparation of the financial statements. The accompanying financial statements were prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (“U.S. GAAP”). The preparation of financial statements in conformity with U.S. GAAP requires management to make certain estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosures of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of revenue and expenses during the period. Actual results could differ from those estimates. The Fund is considered an investment company under U.S. GAAP and follows the accounting and reporting guidance applicable to investment companies in the Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) Accounting Standards Codification Topic 946.
A. Portfolio Valuation
The Fund’s NAV is determined daily, as of the close of regular trading on the New York Stock Exchange (the “NYSE”), normally 4:00 p.m. Eastern time, on each day the NYSE is open for trading. The NAV is computed by dividing the value of all assets of the Fund (including accrued interest and dividends), less all liabilities (including accrued expenses and dividends declared but unpaid), by the total number of shares outstanding.
Portfolio securities listed on any exchange other than the NASDAQ Stock Market LLC (“NASDAQ”) are valued at the last sale price on the business day as of which such value is being determined. If there has been no sale on such day, the securities are valued at the mean of the most recent bid and ask prices on such day. Securities traded on the NASDAQ are valued at the NASDAQ Official Closing Price as determined by NASDAQ. Portfolio securities traded on more than one securities exchange are valued at the last sale price on the business day as of which such value is being determined at the close of the exchange representing the principal market for such securities. Portfolio securities traded in the over-the-counter market, but excluding securities traded on the NASDAQ, are valued at the last quoted sale price in such market.
The Fund’s investments are valued at market value or, in the absence of market value with respect to any portfolio securities, at fair value according to procedures adopted by the Trust’s Board of Trustees (the “Board”). Pursuant to Rule 2a- 5 under the 1940 Act, the Board designated ALPS Advisors, Inc. (the "Adviser") as the valuation designee ("Valuation Designee") for the Fund to perform the fair value determinations relating to Fund investments. The Adviser may carry out its designated responsibilities as Valuation Designee through various teams and committees. When market quotations are not readily available or when events occur that make established valuation methods unreliable, securities of the Fund may be valued in good faith by the Valuation Designee. These securities generally include, but are not limited to, restricted securities (securities which may not be publicly sold without registration under the Securities Act of 1933) for which a pricing service is unable to provide a market price; securities whose trading has been formally suspended; a security whose market price is not available from a pre-established primary pricing source or the pricing source is not willing to provide a price; a security with respect to which an event has occurred that is most likely to materially affect the value of the security after the market has closed but before the calculation of the Fund’s NAV or make it difficult or impossible to obtain a reliable market quotation; or a security whose price, as provided by the pricing service, does not reflect the security’s “fair value” due to the security being de-listed from a national exchange or the security’s primary trading market is temporarily closed at a time when, under normal conditions, it would be open. As a general principle, the current “fair value” of a security would be the amount which the owner might reasonably expect to receive from the sale on the applicable exchange or principal market. A variety of factors may be considered in determining the fair value of such securities.
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Notes to Financial Statements and Financial Highlights | May 31, 2024 (Unaudited) |
B. Fair Value Measurements
The Fund discloses the classification of its fair value measurements following a three-tier hierarchy based on the inputs used to measure fair value. Inputs refer broadly to the assumptions that market participants would use in pricing the asset or liability, including assumptions about risk. Inputs may be observable or unobservable. Observable inputs reflect the assumptions market participants would use in pricing the asset or liability that are developed based on market data obtained from sources independent of the reporting entity. Unobservable inputs reflect the reporting entity’s own assumptions about the assumptions market participants would use in pricing the asset or liability that are developed based on the best information available.
Valuation techniques used to value the Fund's investments by major category are as follows:
Equity securities and Limited Partnerships, including restricted securities, for which market quotations are readily available, are valued at the last reported sale price or official closing price as reported by a third party pricing vendor on the primary market or exchange on which they are traded and are categorized as Level 1 in the hierarchy. In the event there were no sales during the day or closing prices are not available, securities are valued at the mean of the most recent quoted bid and ask prices on such day and are generally categorized as Level 2 in the hierarchy. Investments in open-end mutual funds are valued at their closing NAV each business day and are categorized as Level 1 in the hierarchy.
Changes in valuation techniques may result in transfers in or out of an assigned level within the disclosure hierarchy.
Various inputs are used in determining the value of the Fund’s investments as of the end of the reporting period. When inputs used fall into different levels of the fair value hierarchy, the level in the hierarchy within which the fair value measurement falls is determined based on the lowest level input that is significant to the fair value measurement in its entirety. The designated input levels are not necessarily an indication of the risk or liquidity associated with these investments.
These inputs are categorized in the following hierarchy under applicable financial accounting standards:
Level 1 – | Unadjusted quoted prices in active markets for identical investments, unrestricted assets or liabilities that a Fund has the ability to access at the measurement date; |
Level 2 – | Quoted prices which are not active, quoted prices for similar assets or liabilities in active markets or inputs other than quoted prices that are observable (either directly or indirectly) for substantially the full term of the asset or liability; and |
Level 3 – | Significant unobservable prices or inputs (including the Fund’s own assumptions in determining the fair value of investments) where there is little or no market activity for the asset or liability at the measurement date. |
The following is a summary of the inputs used to value the Fund’s investments as of May 31, 2024:
Barron's 400 ETF
Investments in Securities at Value | Level 1 - Quoted and Unadjusted Prices | Level 2 - Other Significant Observable Inputs | Level 3 - Significant Unobservable Inputs | Total | ||||||||||||
Common Stocks* | $ | 137,857,382 | $ | – | $ | – | $ | 137,857,382 | ||||||||
Limited Partnerships* | 2,479,375 | – | – | 2,479,375 | ||||||||||||
Short Term Investments | 956,448 | – | – | 956,448 | ||||||||||||
Total | $ | 141,293,205 | $ | – | $ | – | $ | 141,293,205 |
* | For a detailed sector breakdown, see the accompanying Schedule of Investments. |
The Fund did not have any securities that used significant unobservable inputs (Level 3) in determining fair value and there were no transfers into or out of Level 3 during the six months ended May 31, 2024.
C. Securities Transactions and Investment Income
Securities transactions are recorded as of the trade date. Realized gains and losses from securities transactions are recorded on the specific identification in accordance with GAAP. Dividend income and capital gains distributions, if any, are recorded on the ex-dividend date. Interest income, if any, is recorded on the accrual basis.
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Notes to Financial Statements and Financial Highlights | May 31, 2024 (Unaudited) |
D. Dividends and Distributions to Shareholders
Dividends from net investment income of the Fund, if any, are declared and paid annually or as the Board may determine from time to time. Distributions of net realized capital gains earned by the Fund, if any, are distributed at least annually.
E. Federal Tax and Tax Basis Information
The timing and character of income and capital gain distributions are determined in accordance with income tax regulations, which may differ from U.S. GAAP. Reclassifications are made to the Fund’s capital accounts for permanent tax differences to reflect income and gains available for distribution (or available capital loss carryforwards) under income tax regulations. The amounts and characteristics of tax basis distributions and composition of distributable earnings/(accumulated losses) are finalized at fiscal year-end; accordingly, tax basis balances have not been determined as of May 31, 2024.
For the year ended May 31, 2024, the following reclassifications, which had no impact on results of operations or net assets, were recorded to reflect permanent tax differences resulting primarily from in-kind transactions, investment in partnerships, and prior year tax return true-up:
Fund | Paid-in Capital | Total Distributable Earnings/(Accumulated Losses) | ||||||
Barron’s 400℠ ETF | $ | 1,188,080 | $ | (1,188,080 | ) |
The tax character of the distributions paid during the fiscal year ended November 30, 2023 was as follows:
Fund | Ordinary Income | Long-Term Capital Gain | Return of Capital | |||||||||
November 30, 2023 | ||||||||||||
Barron’s 400℠ ETF | $ | 2,124,271 | $ | – | $ | – |
The character of distributions made during the year may differ from its ultimate characterization for federal income tax purposes.
Under current law, capital losses maintain their character as short-term or long-term and are carried forward to the next tax year without expiration. As of May 31, 2024, the following amounts are available as carry forwards to the next tax year:
Fund | Short-Term | Long-Term | ||||||
Barron’s 400℠ ETF | $ | 46,856,074 | $ | 7,255,774 |
As of May 31, 2024, the cost of investments for federal income tax purposes and accumulated net unrealized appreciation/(depreciation) on investments were as follows:
Barron’s 400℠ ETF | ||||
Gross appreciation (excess of value over tax cost) | $ | 29,356,553 | ||
Gross depreciation (excess of tax cost over value) | (3,927,128 | ) | ||
Net unrealized appreciation/(depreciation) | $ | 25,429,425 | ||
Cost of investments for income tax purposes | $ | 115,863,780 |
The differences between book-basis and tax-basis are primarily due to the deferral of losses from wash sales and investments in partnerships. In addition, certain tax cost basis adjustments are finalized at fiscal year-end and therefore have not been determined as of May 31, 2024.
F. Income Taxes
No provision for income taxes is included in the accompanying financial statements, as the Fund intends to distribute to shareholders all taxable investment income and realized gains and otherwise comply with Subchapter M of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, applicable to regulated investment companies. The Fund evaluates tax positions taken (or expected to be taken) in the course of preparing the Fund’s tax returns to determine whether these positions meet a “more-likely-than-not” standard that, based on the technical merits, have a more than fifty percent likelihood of being sustained by a taxing authority upon examination. A tax position that meets the “more-likely-than-not” recognition threshold is measured to determine the amount of benefit to recognize in the financial statements.
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Notes to Financial Statements and Financial Highlights | May 31, 2024 (Unaudited) |
As of and during the six months ended May 31, 2024, the Fund did not have a liability for any unrecognized tax benefits. The Fund files U.S. federal, state, and local tax returns as required. The Fund’s tax returns are subject to examination by the relevant tax authorities until expiration of the applicable statute of limitations, which is generally three years after the filing of the tax return, but may extend to four years in certain jurisdictions. Tax returns for open years have incorporated no uncertain tax positions that require a provision for income taxes.
G. Lending of Portfolio Securities
The Fund has entered into a securities lending agreement with State Street Bank & Trust Co. (“SSB”), the Fund’s lending agent. The Fund may lend its portfolio securities only to borrowers that are approved by SSB. The Fund will limit such lending to not more than 33 1/3% of the value of its total assets. The Fund’s securities held at SSB as custodian shall be available to be lent except those securities the Fund or ALPS Advisors, Inc. specifically identifies in writing as not being available for lending. The borrower pledges and maintains with the Fund collateral consisting of cash (U.S. Dollars only), securities issued or guaranteed by the U.S. government or its agencies or instrumentalities, and cash equivalents (including irrevocable bank letters of credit) issued by a person other than the borrower or an affiliate of the borrower. The initial collateral received by the Fund is required to have a value of no less than 102% of the market value of the loaned securities for U.S equity securities and a value of no less than 105% of the market value for non-U.S. equity securities. The collateral is maintained thereafter, at a market value equal to not less than 102% of the current value of the U.S. equity securities on loan and not less than 105% of the current value of the non-U.S. equity securities on loan. The market value of the loaned securities is determined at the close of each business day and any additional required collateral is delivered to the Fund on the next business day. During the term of the loan, the Fund is entitled to all distributions made on or in respect of the loaned securities. Loans of securities are terminable at any time and the borrower, after notice, is required to return borrowed securities within the customary time period for settlement of securities transactions.
Any cash collateral received is reinvested in a money market fund managed by SSB as disclosed in the Fund’s Schedule of Investments and is reflected in the Statement of Assets and Liabilities as a payable for collateral upon return of securities loaned. Non-cash collateral, in the form of securities issued or guaranteed by the U.S. government or its agencies or instrumentalities, is not disclosed in the Fund’s Statement of Assets and Liabilities or the contractual maturity table below as it is held by the lending agent on behalf of the Fund, and the Fund does not have the ability to re-hypothecate these securities. Income earned by the Fund from securities lending activity is disclosed in the Statement of Operations.
The following is a summary of the Fund's securities lending agreement and related cash and non-cash collateral received as of May 31, 2024:
Market Value of Securities on Loan | Cash Collateral Received | Non-Cash Collateral Received | Total Collateral Received | |||||||||||||
Barron's 400 SM ETF | $ | 7,599,149 | $ | 806,325 | $ | 6,848,779 | $ | 7,655,104 | ||||||||
The risks of securities lending include the risk that the borrower may not provide additional collateral when required or may not return the securities when due. To mitigate these risks, the Fund benefits from a borrower default indemnity provided by SSB. SSB’s indemnity allows for full replacement of securities lent wherein SSB will purchase the unreturned loaned securities on the open market by applying the proceeds of the collateral, or to the extent such proceeds are insufficient or the collateral is unavailable, SSB will purchase the unreturned loan securities at SSB’s expense. However, the Fund could suffer a loss if the value of the investments purchased with cash collateral falls below the value of the cash collateral received.
The following table reflects a breakdown of transactions accounted for as secured borrowings, the gross obligation by the type of collateral pledged or securities loaned, and the remaining contractual maturity of those transactions as of May 31, 2024:
Barron's 400 SM ETF | Remaining contractual maturity of the agreements | ||||||||||||||||||
Securities Lending Transactions | Overnight & Continuous | Up to 30 Days | 30-90 Days | Greater than 90 Days | Total | ||||||||||||||
Common Stocks | $ | 806,325 | $ | – | $ | – | $ | – | $ | 806,325 | |||||||||
Total Borrowings | 806,325 | ||||||||||||||||||
Gross amount of recognized liabilities for securities lending (collateral received) | $ | 806,325 |
3. INVESTMENT ADVISORY FEE AND OTHER AFFILIATED TRANSACTIONS
ALPS Advisors, Inc. serves as the Fund’s investment adviser pursuant to an Investment Advisory Agreement with the Trust on behalf of the Fund (the “Advisory Agreement”). Pursuant to the Advisory Agreement, the Fund pays the Adviser an annual management fee for the services and facilities it provides, payable on a monthly basis at the annual rate of 0.65% of the Fund’s average daily net assets. From time to time, the Adviser may waive all or a portion of its fee.
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Notes to Financial Statements and Financial Highlights | May 31, 2024 (Unaudited) |
Out of the unitary management fees, the Adviser pays substantially all expenses of the Fund, including the cost of transfer agency, custody, fund administration, legal, audit, trustees and other services, except for interest expenses, distribution fees or expenses, brokerage expenses, taxes and extraordinary expenses not incurred in the ordinary course of the Fund's business. The Adviser’s unitary management fee is designed to pay substantially all of the Fund’s expenses and to compensate the Adviser for providing services to the Fund.
ALPS Fund Services, Inc., an affiliate of the Adviser, is the administrator of the Fund.
Effective July 1, 2023, each Trustee receives (1) a quarterly retainer of $25,000, (2) a per meeting fee of $15,000, (3) $2,500 for any special meeting held outside of a regularly scheduled board meeting, and (4) reimbursement for all reasonable out-of-pocket expenses relating to attendance at meetings. In addition, the Chairman of the Board receives a quarterly retainer of $5,000, the Chairman of the Audit Committee receives a quarterly retainer of $3,000, and the Chairman of the Nominating & Governance Committee receives a quarterly retainer of $2,000, each in connection with their respective roles.
4. PURCHASES AND SALES OF SECURITIES
For the six months ended May 31, 2024, the cost of purchases and proceeds from sales of investment securities, excluding in-kind transactions and short-term investments, were as follows:
Fund | Purchases | Sales | ||||||
Barron's 400 ETF | $ | 60,846,051 | $ | 61,182,564 |
For the six months ended May 31, 2024, the cost of in-kind purchases and proceeds from in-kind sales were as follows:
Fund | Purchases | Sales | ||||||
Barron's 400 ETF | $ | – | $ | 10,953,483 |
For the six months ended May 31, 2024, the Fund had in-kind net realized gains of $2,302,186.
Gains on in-kind transactions are not considered taxable for federal income tax purposes and losses on in-kind transactions are also not deductible for tax purposes.
5. CAPITAL SHARE TRANSACTIONS
Shares are created and redeemed by the Fund only in Creation Unit size aggregations of 25,000 Shares. Only broker- dealers or large institutional investors with creation and redemption agreements called Authorized Participants (“AP”) are permitted to purchase or redeem Creation Units from the Fund. Such transactions are generally permitted on an in-kind basis, with a balancing cash component to equate the transaction to the NAV per unit of the Fund on the transaction date. Cash may be substituted equivalent to the value of certain securities generally when they are not available in sufficient quantity for delivery, not eligible for trading by the AP or as a result of other market circumstances.
6. RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS
The Fund engaged in cross trades between other funds in the Trust during the six months ended May 31, 2024 pursuant to Rule 17a-7 under the 1940 Act. Cross trading is the buying or selling of portfolio securities between funds to which the Adviser serves as the investment adviser. The Board previously adopted procedures that apply to transactions between the Funds of the Trust pursuant to Rule 17a-7. These transactions related to cross trades during the period complied with the requirements set forth by Rule 17a-7 and the Trust’s procedures.
Transactions related to cross trades during the six months ended May 31, 2024, were as follows:
Fund | Purchase Cost Paid | Sale Proceeds Received | Realized Gain/(Loss) on Sales | |||||||||
Barron's 400 SM ETF | $ | 147,253 | $ | 491,088 | $ | (122,049 | ) |
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Notes to Financial Statements and Financial Highlights | May 31, 2024 (Unaudited) |
7. MARKET RISK
The Fund is subject to investment and operational risks associated with financial, economic and other global market developments and disruptions, including those arising from war, terrorism, market manipulation, government interventions, defaults and shutdowns, political changes or diplomatic developments, public health emergencies (such as the spread of infectious diseases, pandemics and epidemics) and natural/environmental disasters, which can negatively impact the securities markets and cause the Fund to lose value. Securities in the Fund’s portfolio may underperform in comparison to securities in general financial markets, a particular financial market or other asset classes due to a number of factors, including inflation (or expectations for inflation), deflation (or expectations for deflation), interest rates, global demand for particular products or resources, market instability, debt crises and downgrades, embargoes, tariffs, sanctions and other trade barriers, regulatory events, other governmental trade or market control programs and related geopolitical events. In addition, the value of the Fund’s investments may be negatively affected by the occurrence of global events such as war, terrorism, environmental disasters, natural disasters or events, country instability, and infectious disease epidemics or pandemics.
8. SUBSEQUENT EVENTS
Subsequent events, if any, after the date of the Statement of Assets and Liabilities have been evaluated through the date the financial statements were issued. Management has determined that there were no subsequent events to report through the issuance of these financial statements.
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Additional Information | May 31, 2024 (Unaudited) |
TAX INFORMATION
The Barron’s 400 SM ETF designates the following as a percentage of taxable ordinary income distributions, or up to the maximum amount allowable, for the calendar year ended December 31, 2023:
Qualified Dividend Income | Dividend Received Deduction | |
Barron's 400 SM ETF | 100% | 100% |
In early 2024, if applicable, shareholders of record received this information for the distributions paid to them by the Fund during the calendar year 2023 via Form 1099. The Fund will notify shareholders in early 2025 of amounts paid to them by the Fund, if any, during the calendar year 2024.
LICENSING AGREEMENT
MarketGrader Capital, LLC (the “Index Provider”) has entered into a license agreement with Dow Jones & Company to use the “Barron’s” name and certain related intellectual property in connection with the Underlying Index. The Index Provider also has entered into a license and services agreement with its parent company, MarketGrader.com, to use the methodology for constructing the Underlying Index. The Index Provider in turn has entered into the Sublicense Agreement with the Adviser to use the Underlying Index. The following disclosure relates to such licensing agreements:
The Barron’s 400 SM ETF (the “Fund”) is not sponsored, managed or advised by the Index Provider. The Index Provider makes no representation or warranty, express or implied, to the owners of the Fund or any member of the public regarding the advisability of investing in securities generally or in the Fund particularly or the ability of the Underlying Index to track the performance of a market or sector. The Index Provider’s only relationship to the Adviser or the Fund is the licensing of certain service marks and trade names of the Index Provider and of the Underlying Index that is determined, composed and calculated by the Index Provider without regard to the Adviser or the Fund. The Index Provider has no obligation to take the needs of the Adviser or the Fund or the owners of the Fund into consideration in determining, composing or calculating the Underlying Index.
THE INDEX PROVIDER DOES NOT GUARANTEE THE ACCURACY AND/OR THE COMPLETENESS OF THE UNDERLYING INDEX OR ANY DATA INCLUDED THEREIN AND THE INDEX PROVIDER SHALL HAVE NO LIABILITY FOR ANY ERRORS, OMISSIONS, OR INTERRUPTIONS THEREIN. THE INDEX PROVIDER MAKES NO WARRANTY, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, AS TO RESULTS TO BE OBTAINED BY THE ADVISER, THE FUND, OWNERS OF THE FUND, OR ANY OTHER PERSON OR ENTITY FROM THE USE OF THE UNDERLYING INDEX OR ANY DATA INCLUDED THEREIN. THE INDEX PROVIDER MAKES NO EXPRESS OR IMPLIED WARRANTIES, AND EXPRESSLY DISCLAIMS ALL WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY OR FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE OR USE WITH RESPECT TO THE UNDERLYING INDEX OR ANY DATA INCLUDED THEREIN. WITHOUT LIMITING ANY OF THE FOREGOING, IN NO EVENT SHALL THE INDEX PROVIDER HAVE ANY LIABILITY FOR ANY SPECIAL, PUNITIVE, INDIRECT, OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES (INCLUDING LOST PROFITS), EVEN IF NOTIFIED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES.
“The Barron’s 400 Index℠” is calculated and published by the Index Provider. “Barron’s,” “Barron’s 400” and “Barron’s 400 Index” are trademarks or service marks of DJC & Company, Inc. (“DJC”) or its affiliates and have been licensed to the Index Provider and sublicensed for certain purposes by Barron’s 400 Exchange Traded Fund, a sub-fund of that certain ALPS ETF Trust, a Delaware Statutory Trust (the “Sub-Licensee”). The Barron’s 400℠ ETF (the “Product”) is not sponsored or advised by DJC or its affiliates. DJC and its affiliates make no representation or warranty, express or implied, to the Licensee or to the owners of the Product(s) or any member of the public regarding the advisability of trading in the Product. DJC and its affiliates’ only relationship to the Licensee is the licensing of certain trademarks and trade names of DJC. The Barron's 400 IndexSM is determined, composed and calculated by the Index Provider without regard to DJC. DJC has no obligation to take the needs of the Licensee or the owners of the Product into consideration in connection with its licensing of the Barron’s 400 IndexSM to the Index Provider or the Sub-Licensee to Licensee. DJC and its affiliates are not responsible for and have not participated in the calculation of the Barron's 400 IndexSM or in the determination of the timing of, prices at, or quantities of the Fund to be sold or in the determination or calculation of the equation by which the Product are to be converted into cash. DJC and its affiliates have no obligation or liability in connection with the administration, marketing or trading of the Barron’s 400 IndexSM or the Product.
DOW JONES DOES NOT GUARANTEE THE ACCURACY AND/OR THE COMPLETENESS OF THE BARRON’S 400 INDEXSM OR ANY DATA INCLUDED THEREIN AND DOW JONES AND ITS AFFILIATES SHALL HAVE NO LIABILITY FOR ANY ERRORS, OMISSIONS, OR INTERRUPTIONS THEREIN. DOW JONES AND ITS AFFILIATES MAKE NO WARRANTY, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, AS TO RESULTS TO BE OBTAINED BY THE LICENSEE, OWNERS OF THE FUND, OR ANY OTHER PERSON OR ENTITY FROM THE USE OF THE BARRON’S 400 INDEXSM OR ANY DATA INCLUDED THEREIN. DOW JONES AND ITS AFFILIATES MAKE NO EXPRESS OR IMPLIED WARRANTIES. AND EXPRESSLY DISCLAIM ALL WARRANTIES, OF MERCHANTABILITY OR FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE OR USE WITH RESPECT TO THE BARRON’S 400 INDEXSM OR ANY DATA INCLUDED THEREIN. WITHOUT LIMITING ANY OF THE FOREGOING, IN NO EVENT SHALL DOW JONES AND ITS AFFILIATES HAVE ANY LIABILITY FOR ANY LOST PROFITS OR INDIRECT, PUNITIVE, SPECIAL OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES OR LOSSES, EVEN IF NOTIFIED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES. THERE ARE NO THIRD PARTY BENEFICIARIES OF ANY AGREEMENTS OR ARRANGEMENTS BETWEEN DJC AND THE LICENSEE, OTHER THAN THE LICENSORS OF MARKETGRADER.
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Additional Information | May 31, 2024 (Unaudited) |
The Adviser does not guarantee the accuracy and/or the completeness of the Underlying Index or any data included therein, and the Adviser shall have no liability for any errors, omissions or interruptions therein. The Adviser makes no warranty, express or implied, as to results to be obtained by the Fund, owners of the Shares of the Fund or any other person or entity from the use of the Underlying Index or any data included therein. The Adviser makes no express or implied warranties, and expressly disclaims all warranties of merchantability or fitness for a particular purpose or use with respect to the Underlying Index or any data included therein. Without limiting any of the foregoing, in no event shall the Adviser have any liability for any special, punitive, direct, indirect or consequential damages (including lost profits) arising out of matters relating to the use of the Underlying Index, even if notified of the possibility of such damages.
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Item 8 – Changes in and Disagreements with Accountants | May 31, 2024 (Unaudited) |
for Open-End Management Investment Companies |
On March 14, 2023, BBD LLP (“BBD”) ceased to serve as the independent registered public accounting firm of the Fund. The Board approved the replacement of BBD as a result of Cohen & Company, Ltd.’s (“Cohen”) acquisition of BBD’s investment management group.
The report of BBD on the financial statements of the Fund as of and for the fiscal year or period ended November 30, 2022 did not contain an adverse opinion or a disclaimer of opinion, and was not qualified or modified as to uncertainties, audit scope or accounting principles. During the fiscal year or period ended November 30, 2022, and during the subsequent interim period through March 14, 2023: (i) there were no disagreements between the registrant and BBD on any matter of accounting principles or practices, financial statement disclosure, or auditing scope or procedure, which disagreements, if not resolved to the satisfaction of BBD, would have caused it to make reference to the subject matter of the disagreements in its report on the financial statements of the Fund for such years or interim period; and (ii) there were no “reportable events,” as defined in Item 304(a)(1)(v) of Regulation S-K under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.
On March 7, 2023, upon the recommendation of the Fund’s Audit Committee, the Board approved the appointment of Cohen, effective upon the resignation of BBD, as the Fund’s independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending November 30, 2023.
During the fiscal year or period ended November 30, 2022, and during the subsequent interim period through March 14, 2023, neither the registrant, nor anyone acting on its behalf, consulted with Cohen on behalf of the Fund regarding the application of accounting principles to a specified transaction (either completed or proposed), the type of audit opinion that might be rendered on the Fund’s financial statements, or any matter that was either: (i) the subject of a "disagreement," as defined in Item 304(a)(1)(iv) of Regulation S-K and the instructions thereto; or (ii) "reportable events," as defined in Item 304(a)(1)(v) of Regulation S-K.
19 | May 31, 2024
Barron’s 400SM ETF
Item 9 – Proxy Disclosures | May 31, 2024 (Unaudited) |
for Open-End Management Investment Companies |
Not applicable for this reporting period.
20 | May 31, 2024
Barron’s 400SM ETF
Item 10 – Remuneration Paid to Directors, Officers, and Others | May 31, 2024 (Unaudited) |
for Open-End Management Investment Companies |
The following chart provides certain information about the Trustee fees paid by the Trust for the period ended May 31, 2024:
Aggregate Regular Compensation From the Trust | Aggregate Special Compensation From the Trust | Total Compensation From the Trust | ||||||||||
Mary K. Anstine, Trustee | $ | 82,500 | $ | — | $ | 82,500 | ||||||
Edmund J. Burke, Trustee | $ | 86,500 | $ | — | $ | 86,500 | ||||||
Jeremy W. Deems, Trustee | $ | 88,500 | $ | — | $ | 88,500 | ||||||
Rick A. Pederson, Trustee | $ | 92,500 | $ | — | $ | 92,500 | ||||||
Total | $ | 350,000 | $ | — | $ | 350,000 |
Officers who are employed by the Adviser receive no compensation or expense reimbursements from the Trust.
21 | May 31, 2024
Barron’s 400SM ETF
Item 11 – Statement Regarding Basis | May 31, 2024 (Unaudited) |
for Approval of Investment Advisory Contract |
Not applicable for this reporting period.
22 | May 31, 2024
Table of Contents
Item 7 – Financial Statements and Financial Highlights for Open-End Management Investment Companies | 1 |
Schedule of Investments | 2 |
Statement of Assets and Liabilities | 3 |
Statement of Operations | 4 |
Statements of Changes in Net Assets | 5 |
Financial Highlights | 6 |
Notes to Financial Statements and Financial Highlights | 7 |
Additional Information | 12 |
Item 8 – Changes in and Disagreements with Accountants for Open-End Management Investment Companies | 13 |
Item 9 – Proxy Disclosures for Open-End Management Investment Companies | 14 |
Item 10 – Remuneration Paid to Directors, Officers, and Others of Open-End Management Investment Companies | 15 |
Item 11 – Statement Regarding Basis for Approval of Investment Advisory Contract | 16 |
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Level Four Large Cap Growth Active ETF
ITEM 7 – Financial Statements and Financial Highlights
for Open-End Management Investment Companies
1 | May 31, 2024
Level Four Large Cap Growth Active ETF
Schedule of Investments | May 31, 2024 (Unaudited) |
Security Description | Shares | Value | ||||||
COMMON STOCKS (98.06%) | ||||||||
Communication Services (10.98%) | ||||||||
Alphabet, Inc., Class A | 22,554 | $ | 3,890,565 | |||||
Meta Platforms, Inc., Class A | 5,265 | 2,457,860 | ||||||
Netflix, Inc.(a) | 2,413 | 1,548,229 | ||||||
Walt Disney Co. | 6,902 | 717,187 | ||||||
Total Communication Services | 8,613,841 | |||||||
Consumer Discretionary (15.64%) | ||||||||
Amazon.com, Inc.(a) | 24,362 | 4,298,431 | ||||||
Booking Holdings, Inc. | 658 | 2,484,839 | ||||||
Etsy, Inc.(a) | 11,486 | 729,016 | ||||||
Home Depot, Inc. | 4,621 | 1,547,434 | ||||||
McDonald's Corp. | 2,814 | 728,516 | ||||||
PulteGroup, Inc. | 6,778 | 795,195 | ||||||
RH(a) | 6,192 | 1,683,791 | ||||||
Total Consumer Discretionary | 12,267,222 | |||||||
Consumer Staples (1.86%) | ||||||||
Constellation Brands, Inc., Class A | 2,963 | 741,432 | ||||||
Estee Lauder Cos., Inc., Class A | 5,806 | 716,228 | ||||||
Total Consumer Staples | 1,457,660 | |||||||
Energy (1.39%) | ||||||||
Phillips 66 | 7,657 | 1,088,136 | ||||||
Financials (13.88%) | ||||||||
BlackRock, Inc. | 3,032 | 2,340,796 | ||||||
Fidelity National Information Services, Inc. | 11,011 | 835,515 | ||||||
Mastercard, Inc., Class A | 3,349 | 1,497,237 | ||||||
Morgan Stanley | 16,592 | 1,623,361 | ||||||
MSCI, Inc. | 3,240 | 1,604,383 | ||||||
PayPal Holdings, Inc.(a) | 35,182 | 2,216,114 | ||||||
Visa, Inc., Class A | 2,815 | 766,975 | ||||||
Total Financials | 10,884,381 | |||||||
Health Care (5.79%) | ||||||||
AbbVie, Inc. | 5,558 | 896,171 | ||||||
Biogen, Inc.(a) | 3,688 | 829,579 | ||||||
UnitedHealth Group, Inc. | 3,895 | 1,929,466 | ||||||
Vertex Pharmaceuticals, Inc.(a) | 1,943 | 884,726 | ||||||
Total Health Care | 4,539,942 | |||||||
Industrials (7.56%) | ||||||||
Fortive Corp. | 10,167 | 756,831 | ||||||
Lockheed Martin Corp. | 1,791 | 842,379 | ||||||
Paycom Software, Inc. | 4,075 | 592,179 | ||||||
TransDigm Group, Inc. | 612 | 822,057 | ||||||
Uber Technologies, Inc.(a) | 33,590 | 2,168,571 | ||||||
United Rentals, Inc. | 1,117 | 747,731 | ||||||
Total Industrials | 5,929,748 | |||||||
Information Technology (40.03%) | ||||||||
Apple, Inc. | 31,870 | 6,127,008 | ||||||
Applied Materials, Inc. | 7,605 | 1,635,683 |
Security Description | Shares | Value | ||||||
Information Technology (continued) | ||||||||
Broadcom, Inc. | 633 | $ | 840,972 | |||||
Cognizant Technology Solutions Corp., Class A | 11,570 | 765,356 | ||||||
DocuSign, Inc.(a) | 27,092 | 1,483,016 | ||||||
Dropbox, Inc.(a) | 64,335 | 1,449,468 | ||||||
Lam Research Corp. | 2,502 | 2,332,965 | ||||||
Micron Technology, Inc. | 13,527 | 1,690,875 | ||||||
Microsoft Corp. | 10,882 | 4,517,444 | ||||||
Monolithic Power Systems, Inc. | 2,282 | 1,678,708 | ||||||
NVIDIA Corp. | 2,658 | 2,914,044 | ||||||
Palo Alto Networks, Inc.(a) | 2,645 | 780,037 | ||||||
Salesforce, Inc. | 5,650 | 1,324,586 | ||||||
ServiceNow, Inc.(a) | 2,134 | 1,401,889 | ||||||
Snowflake, Inc., Class A(a) | 7,372 | 1,003,919 | ||||||
Twilio, Inc., Class A(a) | 25,451 | 1,460,887 | ||||||
Total Information Technology | 31,406,857 | |||||||
Real Estate (0.93%) | ||||||||
Zillow Group, Inc.(a) | 17,775 | 727,886 | ||||||
TOTAL COMMON STOCKS | ||||||||
(Cost $66,064,642) | 76,915,673 |
7 Day Yield | Shares | Value | ||||||||||
SHORT TERM INVESTMENTS (1.92%) | ||||||||||||
Money Market Fund (1.92%) | ||||||||||||
State Street Institutional Treasury Plus Money Market Fund (Premier Class) | 5.26% | 1,509,622 | 1,509,622 | |||||||||
TOTAL SHORT TERM INVESTMENTS | ||||||||||||
(Cost $1,509,622) | 1,509,622 | |||||||||||
TOTAL INVESTMENTS (99.98%) | ||||||||||||
(Cost $67,574,264) | $ | 78,425,295 | ||||||||||
OTHER ASSETS IN EXCESS OF LIABILITIES (0.02%) | 16,507 | |||||||||||
NET ASSETS - 100.00% | $ | 78,441,802 |
(a) | Non-income producing security. |
See Notes to Financial Statements and Financial Highlights.
2 | May 31, 2024
Level Four Large Cap Growth Active ETF
Statement of Assets and Liabilities | May 31, 2024 (Unaudited) |
ASSETS: | ||||
Investments, at value | $ | 78,425,295 | ||
Cash | 5,174 | |||
Dividends receivable | 44,683 | |||
Total Assets | 78,475,152 | |||
LIABILITIES: | ||||
Payable to adviser | 33,350 | |||
Total Liabilities | 33,350 | |||
NET ASSETS | $ | 78,441,802 | ||
NET ASSETS CONSIST OF: | ||||
Paid-in capital | $ | 64,727,713 | ||
Total distributable earnings/(accumulated losses) | 13,714,089 | |||
NET ASSETS | $ | 78,441,802 | ||
INVESTMENTS, AT COST | $ | 67,574,264 | ||
PRICING OF SHARES | ||||
Net Assets | $ | 78,441,802 | ||
Shares of beneficial interest outstanding (Unlimited number of shares authorized, par value $0.01 per share) | 2,633,400 | |||
Net Asset Value, offering and redemption price per share | $ | 29.79 |
See Notes to Financial Statements and Financial Highlights.
3 | May 31, 2024
Level Four Large Cap Growth Active ETF
Statement of Operations | For the Period Ended May 31, 2024 (Unaudited) |
INVESTMENT INCOME: | ||||
Dividends* | $ | 388,051 | ||
Securities Lending Income | 8 | |||
Total Investment Income | 388,059 | |||
EXPENSES: | ||||
Investment adviser fees | 193,238 | |||
Net Expenses | 193,238 | |||
NET INVESTMENT INCOME | 194,821 | |||
REALIZED AND UNREALIZED GAIN/(LOSS): | ||||
Net realized gain on investments(a) | 3,051,674 | |||
Net realized loss on foreign currency transactions | (6 | ) | ||
Total Net realized gain | 3,051,668 | |||
Net change in unrealized appreciation on investments | 6,192,336 | |||
NET REALIZED AND UNREALIZED GAIN ON INVESTMENTS | 9,244,004 | |||
NET INCREASE IN NET ASSETS RESULTING FROM OPERATIONS | $ | 9,438,825 |
* | Net of foreign tax withholding of $47. |
(a) | Includes realized gain or loss as a result of in-kind transactions (See Note 4 in Notes to Financial Statements and Financial Highlights). |
See Notes to Financial Statements and Financial Highlights.
4 | May 31, 2024
Level Four Large Cap Growth Active ETF
Statements of Changes in Net Assets |
For the Six Months Ended May 31, 2024 (Unaudited) | For the Period August 22, 2023 (Commencement of Operations) to November 30, 2023 | |||||||
OPERATIONS: | ||||||||
Net investment income | $ | 194,821 | $ | 159,824 | ||||
Net realized gain | 3,051,668 | 9,283,702 | ||||||
Net change in unrealized appreciation/(depreciation) | 6,192,336 | (5,880,533 | ) | |||||
Net increase in net assets resulting from operations | 9,438,825 | 3,562,993 | ||||||
DISTRIBUTIONS TO SHAREHOLDERS: | ||||||||
From distributable earnings | (309,444 | ) | – | |||||
Dividends to shareholders from tax return of capital | – | – | ||||||
Total distributions | (309,444 | ) | – | |||||
CAPITAL SHARE TRANSACTIONS: | ||||||||
Proceeds from sale of shares | 13,629,011 | 79,064,503 | * | |||||
Cost of shares redeemed | (9,460,288 | ) | (17,483,798 | ) | ||||
Net increase from capital share transactions | 4,168,723 | 61,580,705 | ||||||
Net increase in net assets | 13,298,104 | 65,143,698 | ||||||
NET ASSETS: | ||||||||
Beginning of period | 65,143,698 | – | ||||||
End of period | $ | 78,441,802 | $ | 65,143,698 | ||||
OTHER INFORMATION: | ||||||||
CAPITAL SHARE TRANSACTIONS: | ||||||||
Beginning shares | 2,473,400 | – | ||||||
Shares sold | 480,000 | 3,183,400 | ||||||
Shares redeemed | (320,000 | ) | (710,000 | ) | ||||
Shares outstanding, end of period | 2,633,400 | 2,473,400 |
* | On August 22, 2023, the Fund received securities in connection with an in-kind subscription transaction. The seed shares totaled 883,398 with a NAV of $25. For financial reporting purposes, these transactions were treated as purchases of securities and recognized based on the market value of the securities. The value of the initial in-kind subscription was $22,084,950. |
See Notes to Financial Statements and Financial Highlights.
5 | May 31, 2024
Level Four Large Cap Growth Active ETF
Financial Highlights | For a Share Outstanding Throughout the Periods Presented |
For the Six Months Ended May 31, 2024 (Unaudited) | For the Period August 22, 2023 (Commencement of Operations) to November 30, 2023 | |||||||
NET ASSET VALUE, BEGINNING OF PERIOD | $ | 26.34 | $ | 25.00 | ||||
INCOME FROM OPERATIONS: | ||||||||
Net investment income(a) | 0.07 | 0.07 | ||||||
Net realized and unrealized gain | 3.50 | 1.27 | ||||||
Total from investment operations | 3.57 | 1.34 | ||||||
DISTRIBUTIONS: | ||||||||
From net investment income | (0.12 | ) | – | |||||
Total distributions | (0.12 | ) | – | |||||
NET INCREASE IN NET ASSET VALUE | 3.45 | 1.34 | ||||||
NET ASSET VALUE, END OF PERIOD | $ | 29.79 | $ | 26.34 | ||||
TOTAL RETURN(b) | 13.55 | % | 5.36 | % | ||||
RATIOS/SUPPLEMENTAL DATA: | ||||||||
Net assets, end of period (in 000s) | $ | 78,442 | $ | 65,144 | ||||
RATIOS TO AVERAGE NET ASSETS | ||||||||
Ratio of expenses to average net assets | 0.50 | %(c) | 0.50 | %(c) | ||||
Ratio of net investment income to average net assets | 0.50 | %(c) | 1.01 | %(c) | ||||
Portfolio turnover rate(d) | 6 | % | 0 | % |
(a) | Based on average shares outstanding during the period. |
(b) | Total return is calculated assuming an initial investment made at the net asset value at the beginning of the period and redemption at the net asset value on the last day of the period and assuming all distributions are reinvested at the reinvestment prices. Total return calculated for a period of less than one year is not annualized. |
(c) | Annualized. |
(d) | Portfolio turnover for periods less than one year are not annualized and does not include securities received or delivered from processing creations or redemptions in-kind. |
See Notes to Financial Statements and Financial Highlights.
6 | May 31, 2024
Level Four Large Cap Growth Active ETF
Notes to Financial Statements and Financial Highlights | May 31, 2024 (Unaudited) |
1. ORGANIZATION
ALPS ETF Trust (the “Trust”), a Delaware statutory trust, is an open-end management investment company registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “1940 Act”). As of May 31, 2024, the Trust consisted of twenty-four separate portfolios. Each portfolio represents a separate series of the Trust. This report pertains solely to the Level Four Large Cap Growth Active ETF (the “Fund”). The investment objective of the Fund is to seek maximum total return and above peer average risk-adjusted return. The Fund has elected to qualify as a diversified series of the Trust under the 1940 Act.
The Fund’s Shares (“Shares”) are listed on the Nasdaq Stock Market LLC (“Nasdaq Exchange”). The Fund issues and redeems Shares, at net asset value (“NAV”) in blocks of 5,000 Shares, each of which is called a “Creation Unit”. Creation Units are issued and redeemed principally in-kind for securities. Except when aggregated in Creation Units, Shares are not redeemable securities of the Fund.
The Sub-Adviser manages multiple separately managed accounts (the “SMAs”) that contributed specific assets to the Fund (the “Contribution”). The Adviser and Sub-Adviser paid all costs surrounding the Contribution. The Contribution was tax free, and the cost basis of the SMAs were carried forward to the Fund for tax and financial reporting purposes. The Contribution resulted in seed shares totaling 883,398 with a Net Asset Value of $25. The details of the Contribution are shown below:
Net Assets | Market Value of Investments | Cost of Investments | Unrealized Appreciation | |||||||||||
$ | 22,084,950 | $ | 22,084,950 | $ | 11,545,722 | $ | 10,539,228 |
Pursuant to the Trust’s organizational documents, its Officers and Trustees are indemnified against certain liability arising out of the performance of their duties to the Trust. Additionally, in the normal course of business, the Trust enters into contracts with service providers that contain general indemnification clauses. The Trust’s maximum exposure under these arrangements is unknown, as this would involve future claims that may be made against the Trust that have not yet occurred.
2. SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES
The following is a summary of significant accounting policies consistently followed by the Fund in the preparation of the financial statements. The accompanying financial statements were prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (“U.S. GAAP”). The preparation of financial statements in conformity with U.S. GAAP requires management to make certain estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosures of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of revenue and expenses during the period. Actual results could differ from those estimates. The Fund is considered an investment company under U.S. GAAP and follows the accounting and reporting guidance applicable to investment companies in the Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) Accounting Standards Codification Topic 946.
A. Portfolio Valuation
The Fund’s NAV is determined daily, as of the close of regular trading on the New York Stock Exchange (the “NYSE”), normally 4:00 p.m. Eastern Time, on each day the NYSE is open for trading. The NAV is computed by dividing the value of all assets of the Fund (including accrued interest and dividends), less all liabilities (including accrued expenses and dividends declared but unpaid), by the total number of shares outstanding.
Portfolio securities listed on any exchange other than the NASDAQ Stock Market LLC (“NASDAQ”) are valued at the last sale price on the business day as of which such value is being determined. If there has been no sale on such day, the securities are valued at the mean of the most recent bid and ask prices on such day. Securities traded on the NASDAQ are valued at the NASDAQ Official Closing Price as determined by NASDAQ. Portfolio securities traded on more than one securities exchange are valued at the last sale price on the business day as of which such value is being determined at the close of the exchange representing the principal market for such securities. Portfolio securities traded in the over-the-counter market, but excluding securities traded on the NASDAQ, are valued at the last quoted sale price in such market.
The Fund’s investments are valued at market value or, in the absence of market value with respect to any portfolio securities, at fair value according to procedures adopted by the Trust’s Board of Trustees (the “Board”). Pursuant to Rule 2a-5 under the 1940 Act, the Board designated ALPS Advisors, Inc. (the "Adviser") as the valuation designee ("Valuation Designee") for the Fund to perform the fair value determinations relating to Fund investments. The Adviser may carry out its designated responsibilities as Valuation Designee through various teams and committees. When market quotations are not readily available or when events occur that make established valuation methods unreliable, securities of the Fund may be valued in good faith by the Valuation Designee. These securities generally include, but are not limited to, restricted securities (securities which may not be publicly sold without registration under the Securities Act of 1933) for which a pricing service is unable to provide a market price; securities whose trading has been formally suspended; a security whose market price is not available from a pre-established primary pricing source or the pricing source is not willing to provide a price; a security with respect to which an event has occurred that is most likely to materially affect the value of the security after the market has closed but before the calculation of the Fund’s NAV or make it difficult or impossible to obtain a reliable market quotation; or a security whose price, as provided by the pricing service, does not reflect the security’s “fair value” due to the security being de-listed from a national exchange or the security’s primary trading market is temporarily closed at a time when, under normal conditions, it would be open. As a general principle, the current “fair value” of a security would be the amount which the owner might reasonably expect to receive from the sale on the applicable exchange or principal market. A variety of factors may be considered in determining the fair value of such securities.
7 | May 31, 2024
Level Four Large Cap Growth Active ETF
Notes to Financial Statements and Financial Highlights | May 31, 2024 (Unaudited) |
B. Fair Value Measurements
The Fund discloses the classification of its fair value measurements following a three-tier hierarchy based on the inputs used to measure fair value. Inputs refer broadly to the assumptions that market participants would use in pricing the asset or liability, including assumptions about risk. Inputs may be observable or unobservable. Observable inputs reflect the assumptions market participants would use in pricing the asset or liability that are developed based on market data obtained from sources independent of the reporting entity. Unobservable inputs reflect the reporting entity’s own assumptions about the assumptions market participants would use in pricing the asset or liability that are developed based on the best information available.
Valuation techniques used to value the Fund’s investments by major category are as follows:
Equity securities, including restricted securities, for which market quotations are readily available, are valued at the last reported sale price or official closing price as reported by a third party pricing vendor on the primary market or exchange on which they are traded and are categorized as Level 1 in the hierarchy. In the event there were no sales during the day or closing prices are not available, securities are valued at the mean of the most recent quoted bid and ask prices on such day and are generally categorized as Level 2 in the hierarchy. Investments in open-end mutual funds are valued at their closing NAV each business day and are categorized as Level 1 in the hierarchy.
Changes in valuation techniques may result in transfers in or out of an assigned level within the disclosure hierarchy.
Various inputs are used in determining the value of the Fund’s investments as of the end of the reporting period. When inputs used fall into different levels of the fair value hierarchy, the level in the hierarchy within which the fair value measurement falls is determined based on the lowest level input that is significant to the fair value measurement in its entirety. The designated input levels are not necessarily an indication of the risk or liquidity associated with these investments.
These inputs are categorized in the following hierarchy under applicable financial accounting standards:
Level 1 – | Unadjusted quoted prices in active markets for identical investments, unrestricted assets or liabilities that a Fund has the ability to access at the measurement date; |
Level 2 – | Quoted prices which are not active, quoted prices for similar assets or liabilities in active markets or inputs other than quoted prices that are observable (either directly or indirectly) for substantially the full term of the asset or liability; and |
Level 3 – | Significant unobservable prices or inputs (including the Fund’s own assumptions in determining the fair value of investments) where there is little or no market activity for the asset or liability at the measurement date. |
The following is a summary of the inputs used to value the Fund’s investments as of May 31, 2024:
Level Four Large Cap Growth Active ETF
Investments in Securities at Value | Level 1 - Quoted and Unadjusted Prices | Level 2 - Other Significant Observable Inputs | Level 3 - Significant Unobservable Inputs | Total | ||||||||||||
Common Stocks* | $ | 76,915,673 | $ | – | $ | – | $ | 76,915,673 | ||||||||
Short Term Investments | 1,509,622 | – | – | 1,509,622 | ||||||||||||
Total | $ | 78,425,295 | $ | – | $ | – | $ | 78,425,295 |
* | For a detailed breakdown of sectors, see the accompanying Schedule of Investments. |
The Fund did not have any securities that used significant unobservable inputs (Level 3) in determining fair value and there were no transfers into or out of Level 3 during the six months ended May 31, 2024.
8 | May 31, 2024
Level Four Large Cap Growth Active ETF
Notes to Financial Statements and Financial Highlights | May 31, 2024 (Unaudited) |
C. Securities Transactions and Investment Income
Securities transactions are recorded as of the trade date. Realized gains and losses from securities transactions are recorded on the specific identification in accordance with GAAP. Dividend income and capital gains distributions, if any, are recorded on the ex-dividend date. Interest income, if any, is recorded on the accrual basis.
D. Dividends and Distributions to Shareholders
Dividends from net investment income of the Fund, if any, are declared and paid quarterly or as the Board may determine from time to time. Distributions of net realized capital gains earned by the Fund, if any, are distributed at least annually.
E. Federal Tax and Tax Basis Information
The timing and character of income and capital gain distributions are determined in accordance with income tax regulations, which may differ from U.S. GAAP. Reclassifications are made to the Fund’s capital accounts for permanent tax differences to reflect income and gains available for distribution (or available capital loss carryforwards) under income tax regulations. The amounts and characteristics of tax basis distributions and composition of distributable earnings/(accumulated losses) are finalized at fiscal year-end; accordingly, tax basis balances have not been determined as of May 31, 2024.
The character of distributions made during the fiscal year may differ from its ultimate characterization for federal income tax purposes.
Under current law, capital losses maintain their character as short-term or long-term and are carried forward to the next tax year without expiration. As of November 30, 2023, the following amounts are available as carry forwards to the next tax year:
Fund | Short-Term | Long-Term | ||||||
Level Four Large Cap Growth Active ETF | $ | 47,999 | $ | 185,802 |
As of May 31, 2024, the cost of investments for federal income tax purposes and accumulated net unrealized appreciation/(depreciation) on investments were as follows:
Level Four Large Cap Growth Active ETF | ||||
Gross appreciation (excess of value over tax cost) | $ | 12,600,968 | ||
Gross depreciation (excess of tax cost over value) | (1,749,976 | ) | ||
Net unrealized appreciation/(depreciation) | $ | 10,850,992 | ||
Cost of investments for income tax purposes | $ | 67,574,303 |
The differences between book-basis and tax-basis are primarily due to the deferral of losses from wash sales. In addition, certain tax cost basis adjustments are finalized at fiscal year-end and therefore have not been determined as of May 31, 2024.
F. Income Taxes
No provision for income taxes is included in the accompanying financial statements, as the Fund intends to distribute to shareholders all taxable investment income and realized gains and otherwise comply with Subchapter M of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, applicable to regulated investment companies. The Fund evaluates tax positions taken (or expected to be taken) in the course of preparing the Fund’s tax returns to determine whether these positions meet a “more-likely-than-not” standard that, based on the technical merits, have a more than fifty percent likelihood of being sustained by a taxing authority upon examination. A tax position that meets the “more-likely-than-not” recognition threshold is measured to determine the amount of benefit to recognize in the financial statements.
As of and during the period ended May 31, 2024, the Fund did not have a liability for any unrecognized tax benefits. The Fund files U.S. federal, state, and local tax returns as required. The Fund’s tax returns are subject to examination by the relevant tax authorities until expiration of the applicable statute of limitations, which is generally three years after the filing of the tax return, but may extend to four years in certain jurisdictions. Tax returns for open years have incorporated no uncertain tax positions that require a provision for income taxes.
G. Lending of Portfolio Securities
The Fund has entered into a securities lending agreement with State Street Bank & Trust Co. (“SSB”), the Fund’s lending agent. The Fund may lend its portfolio securities only to borrowers that are approved by SSB. The Fund will limit such lending to not more than 33 1/3% of the value of its total assets. The Fund’s securities held at SSB as custodian shall be available to be lent except those securities the Fund or ALPS Advisors, Inc. specifically identifies in writing as not being available for lending. The borrower pledges and maintains with the Fund collateral consisting of cash (U.S. Dollars only), securities issued or guaranteed by the U.S. government or its agencies or instrumentalities, and cash equivalents (including irrevocable bank letters of credit) issued by a person other than the borrower or an affiliate of the borrower. The initial collateral received by the Fund is required to have a value of no less than 102% of the market value of the loaned securities for U.S equity securities and a value of no less than 105% of the market value for non-U.S. equity securities. The collateral is maintained thereafter, at a market value equal to not less than 102% of the current value of the U.S. equity securities on loan and not less than 105% of the current value of the non-U.S. equity securities on loan. The market value of the loaned securities is determined at the close of each business day and any additional required collateral is delivered to the Fund on the next business day. During the term of the loan, the Fund is entitled to all distributions made on or in respect of the loaned securities. Loans of securities are terminable at any time and the borrower, after notice, is required to return borrowed securities within the customary time period for settlement of securities transactions.
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Level Four Large Cap Growth Active ETF
Notes to Financial Statements and Financial Highlights | May 31, 2024 (Unaudited) |
Any cash collateral received is reinvested in a money market fund managed by SSB as disclosed in the Fund’s Schedule of Investments and is reflected in the Statement of Assets and Liabilities as a payable for collateral upon return of securities loaned. Non-cash collateral, in the form of securities issued or guaranteed by the U.S. government or its agencies or instrumentalities, is not disclosed in the Fund’s Statement of Assets and Liabilities or the contractual maturity table below as it is held by the lending agent on behalf of the Fund, and the Fund does not have the ability to re-hypothecate these securities. Income earned by the Fund from securities lending activity is disclosed in the Statement of Operations. As of May 31, 2024, the Fund did not have any securities on loan.
3. INVESTMENT ADVISORY FEE AND OTHER AFFILIATED TRANSACTIONS
ALPS Advisors, Inc. serves as the Fund’s investment adviser pursuant to an Investment Advisory Agreement with the Trust on behalf of the Fund (the “Advisory Agreement”). Pursuant to the Advisory Agreement, the Fund pays the Adviser an annual management fee for the services and facilities it provides, payable on a monthly basis at the annual rate of 0.50% of the Fund’s average daily net assets.
Out of the unitary management fees, the Adviser pays substantially all expenses of the Fund, including licensing fees to the Underlying Index provider, the cost of transfer agency, custody, fund administration, legal, audit, trustees and other services, except for acquired fund fees and expenses, interest expenses, distribution fees or expenses, brokerage expenses, taxes and extraordinary expenses not incurred in the ordinary course of the Fund's business. The Adviser’s unitary management fee is designed to pay substantially all of the Fund’s expenses and to compensate the Adviser for providing services to the Fund.
Level Four Capital Management, LLC (“Level Four” or the “Sub-Adviser”) serves as the Fund's sub-adviser pursuant to a sub-advisory agreement with the Trust (the ‘‘Sub-Advisory Agreement’’). Pursuant to the Sub-Advisory Agreement, the Adviser pays the Sub-Adviser a sub-advisory fee out of the Adviser's advisory fee for the services it provides. The fee is payable on a monthly basis at the annual rate of 0.25% of the Fund's average daily net assets.
ALPS Fund Services, Inc., an affiliate of the Adviser, is the administrator of the Fund.
Effective July 1, 2023, each Trustee receives (1) a quarterly retainer of $25,000, (2) a per meeting fee of $15,000, (3) $2,500 for any special meeting held outside of a regularly scheduled board meeting, and (4) reimbursement for all reasonable out-of-pocket expenses relating to attendance at meetings. In addition, the Chairman of the Board receives a quarterly retainer of $5,000, the Chairman of the Audit Committee receives a quarterly retainer of $3,000, and the Chairman of the Nominating & Governance Committee receives a quarterly retainer of $2,000, each in connection with their respective roles.
4. PURCHASES AND SALES OF SECURITIES
For the six months ended May 31, 2024 the cost of purchases and proceeds from sales of investment securities, excluding short-term investments and in-kind transactions, were as follows:
Fund | Purchases | Sales | ||||||
Level Four Large Cap Growth Active ETF | $ | 7,757,100 | $ | 4,403,339 |
For the six month period ended May 31, 2024, the cost of in-kind purchases and proceeds from in-kind sales were as follows:
Fund | Purchases | Sales | ||||||
Level Four Large Cap Growth Active ETF | $ | 12,817,751 | $ | 9,349,838 |
10 | May 31, 2024
Level Four Large Cap Growth Active ETF
Notes to Financial Statements and Financial Highlights | May 31, 2024 (Unaudited) |
For the six months ended May 31, 2024, the Level Four Large Cap Growth Active ETF had in-kind net realized gain of $2,846,788.
Gains on in-kind transactions are not considered taxable for federal income tax purposes and losses on in-kind transactions are also not deductible for tax purposes.
5. CAPITAL SHARE TRANSACTIONS
Shares are created and redeemed by the Fund only in Creation Unit size aggregations of 5,000 Shares. Only broker-dealers or large institutional investors with creation and redemption agreements called Authorized Participants (“AP”) are permitted to purchase or redeem Creation Units from the Fund. Such transactions are generally permitted on an in-kind basis, with a balancing cash component to equate the transaction to the NAV per unit of the Fund on the transaction date. Cash may be substituted equivalent to the value of certain securities generally when they are not available in sufficient quantity for delivery, not eligible for trading by the AP or as a result of other market circumstances.
6. MARKET RISK
The Fund is subject to investment and operational risks associated with financial, economic and other global market developments and disruptions, including those arising from war, terrorism, market manipulation, government interventions, defaults and shutdowns, political changes or diplomatic developments, public health emergencies (such as the spread of infectious diseases, pandemics and epidemics) and natural/environmental disasters, which can negatively impact the securities markets and cause the Fund to lose value. Securities in the Fund’s portfolio may underperform in comparison to securities in general financial markets, a particular financial market or other asset classes due to a number of factors, including inflation (or expectations for inflation), deflation (or expectations for deflation), interest rates, global demand for particular products or resources, market instability, debt crises and downgrades, embargoes, tariffs, sanctions and other trade barriers, regulatory events, other governmental trade or market control programs and related geopolitical events. In addition, the value of the Fund’s investments may be negatively affected by the occurrence of global events such as war, terrorism, environmental disasters, natural disasters or events, country instability, and infectious disease epidemics or pandemics.
7. SUBSEQUENT EVENTS
Subsequent events, if any, after the date of the Statement of Assets and Liabilities have been evaluated through the date the financial statements were issued. Management has determined that there were no subsequent events to report through the issuance of these financial statements.
11 | May 31, 2024
Level Four Large Cap Growth Active ETF
Additional Information | May 31, 2024 (Unaudited) |
TAX INFORMATION
The Level Four Large Cap Growth Active ETF designates the following as a percentage of taxable ordinary income distributions, or up to the maximum amount allowable, for the calendar year ended December 31, 2023:
Qualified Dividend Income | Dividend Received Deduction | |
Level Four Large Cap Growth Active ETF | 100.00% | 90.18% |
In early 2024, if applicable, shareholders of record received this information for the distributions paid to them by the Fund during the calendar year 2023 via Form 1099. The Fund will notify shareholders in early 2025 of amounts paid to them by the Fund, if any, during the calendar year 2024.
12 | May 31, 2024
Level Four Large Cap Growth Active ETF
Item 8 – Changes in and Disagreements with Accountants for Open-End Management Investment Companies | May 31, 2024 (Unaudited) |
Not applicable for this reporting period.
13 | May 31, 2024
Level Four Large Cap Growth Active ETF
Item 9 – Proxy Disclosures for Open-End Management Investment Companies | May 31, 2024 (Unaudited) |
Not applicable for this reporting period.
14 | May 31, 2024
Level Four Large Cap Growth Active ETF
Item 10 – Remuneration Paid to Directors, Officers, and Others of Open-End Management Investment Companies | May 31, 2024 (Unaudited) |
The following chart provides certain information about the Trustee fees paid by the Trust for the period ended May 31, 2024:
Aggregate Regular Compensation From the Trust | Aggregate Special Compensation From the Trust | Total Compensation From the Trust | ||||||||||
Mary K. Anstine, Trustee | $ | 82,500 | $ | — | $ | 82,500 | ||||||
Edmund J. Burke, Trustee | $ | 86,500 | $ | — | $ | 86,500 | ||||||
Jeremy W. Deems, Trustee | $ | 88,500 | $ | — | $ | 88,500 | ||||||
Rick A. Pederson, Trustee | $ | 92,500 | $ | — | $ | 92,500 | ||||||
Total | $ | 350,000 | $ | — | $ | 350,000 |
Officers who are employed by the Adviser receive no compensation or expense reimbursements from the Trust.
15 | May 31, 2024
Level Four Large Cap Growth Active ETF
Item 11 – Statement Regarding Basis for Approval of Investment Advisory Contract | May 31, 2024 (Unaudited) |
Not applicable for this reporting period.
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Table of Contents
Item 7 – Financial Statements and Financial Highlights for Open-End Management Investment Companies | 1 |
Schedule of Investments | |
RiverFront Dynamic Core Income ETF | 2 |
RiverFront Dynamic US Dividend Advantage ETF | 4 |
RiverFront Strategic Income Fund | 6 |
Statements of Assets and Liabilities | 9 |
Statements of Operations | 10 |
Statements of Changes in Net Assets | |
RiverFront Dynamic Core Income ETF | 11 |
RiverFront Dynamic US Dividend Advantage ETF | 12 |
RiverFront Strategic Income Fund | 13 |
Financial Highlights | 14 |
Notes to Financial Statements and Financial Highlights | 17 |
Additional Information | 24 |
Item 8 – Changes in and Disagreements with Accountants for Open-End Management Investment Companies | 25 |
Item 9 – Proxy Disclosures for Open-End Management Investment Companies | 26 |
Item 10 – Remuneration Paid to Directors, Officers, and Others of Open-End Management Investment Companies | 27 |
Item 11 – Statement Regarding Basis for Approval of Investment Advisory Contract | 28 |
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ITEM 7 – Financial Statements and Financial Highlights
for Open-End Management Investment Companies
1 | May 31, 2024
RiverFront Dynamic Core Income ETF
Schedule of Investments | May 31, 2024 (Unaudited) |
Security Description | Principal Amount | Value | ||||||
CORPORATE BONDS (76.11%) | ||||||||
Communications (1.15%) | ||||||||
Charter Communications Operating LLC / Charter Communications Operating Capital | ||||||||
4.91%, 07/23/2025 | $ | 55,000 | $ | 54,444 | ||||
Comcast Corp. | ||||||||
4.15%, 10/15/2028 | 239,000 | 230,520 | ||||||
Total Communications | 284,964 | |||||||
Consumer Discretionary (15.33%) | ||||||||
Ford Motor Co. | ||||||||
9.63%, 04/22/2030 | 335,000 | 387,741 | ||||||
Ford Motor Credit Co. LLC | ||||||||
7.35%, 11/04/2027 | 540,000 | 562,103 | ||||||
General Motors Financial Co., Inc. | ||||||||
6.40%, 01/09/2033 | 824,000 | 849,172 | ||||||
Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co. | ||||||||
4.88%, 03/15/2027 | 238,000 | 228,798 | ||||||
Hyatt Hotels Corp. | ||||||||
5.75%, 04/23/2030 | 824,000 | 834,019 | ||||||
Marriott International, Inc. | ||||||||
4.00%, 04/15/2028(a) | 553,000 | 528,079 | ||||||
Toyota Motor Credit Corp. | ||||||||
3.95%, 06/30/2025 | 423,000 | 417,170 | ||||||
Total Consumer Discretionary | 3,807,082 | |||||||
Consumer Staples (1.81%) | ||||||||
Dollar Tree, Inc. | ||||||||
4.00%, 05/15/2025 | 455,000 | 448,558 | ||||||
Total Consumer Staples | 448,558 | |||||||
Energy (8.44%) | ||||||||
Hess Midstream Operations LP | ||||||||
4.25%, 02/15/2030(b) | 238,000 | 216,543 | ||||||
Kinetik Holdings LP | ||||||||
6.63%, 12/15/2028(b) | 958,000 | 966,468 | ||||||
Marathon Oil Corp. | ||||||||
4.40%, 07/15/2027 | 451,000 | 440,847 | ||||||
Phillips 66 Co. | ||||||||
5.25%, 06/15/2031 | 478,000 | 472,948 | ||||||
Total Energy | 2,096,806 | |||||||
Financials (28.25%) | ||||||||
Bank of America Corp. | ||||||||
4.25%, 10/22/2026 | 338,000 | 329,300 | ||||||
5Y US TI + 3.23%(c)(d) | 595,000 | 594,906 | ||||||
Blue Owl Credit Income Corp. | ||||||||
7.75%, 01/15/2029(b) | 958,000 | 995,246 | ||||||
Citigroup, Inc. | ||||||||
4.45%, 09/29/2027 | 437,000 | 425,055 | ||||||
6.63%, 06/15/2032 | 141,000 | 149,931 | ||||||
FNB Corp. | ||||||||
5.15%, 08/25/2025 | 496,000 | 488,551 |
Security Description | Principal Amount | Value | ||||||
Financials (continued) | ||||||||
FS KKR Capital Corp. | ||||||||
4.25%, 02/14/2025(b) | $ | 459,000 | $ | 453,030 | ||||
Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. | ||||||||
5.70%, 11/01/2024 | 540,000 | 540,122 | ||||||
Host Hotels & Resorts LP | ||||||||
4.00%, 06/15/2025 | 300,000 | 294,358 | ||||||
HSBC Holdings PLC | ||||||||
4.38%, 11/23/2026 | 437,000 | 425,194 | ||||||
Iron Mountain, Inc. | ||||||||
4.88%, 09/15/2027(b) | 462,000 | 445,708 | ||||||
JPMorgan Chase & Co. | ||||||||
4.25%, 10/01/2027 | 282,000 | 274,631 | ||||||
Morgan Stanley | ||||||||
5.00%, 11/24/2025 | 502,000 | 498,039 | ||||||
PNC Financial Services Group, Inc. | ||||||||
5Y US TI + 3.238%(c)(d) | 595,000 | 586,325 | ||||||
Royal Bank of Canada | ||||||||
6.00%, 11/01/2027 | 502,000 | 514,007 | ||||||
Total Financials | 7,014,403 | |||||||
Health Care (1.33%) | ||||||||
CVS Health Corp. | ||||||||
4.30%, 03/25/2028 | 96,000 | 92,440 | ||||||
HCA, Inc. | ||||||||
5.38%, 09/01/2026 | 238,000 | 237,145 | ||||||
Total Health Care | 329,585 | |||||||
Industrials (5.11%) | ||||||||
Boeing Co. | ||||||||
4.88%, 05/01/2025 | 435,000 | 430,225 | ||||||
Ingersoll Rand, Inc. | ||||||||
5.70%, 08/14/2033 | 824,000 | 838,809 | ||||||
Total Industrials | 1,269,034 | |||||||
Materials (0.95%) | ||||||||
DuPont de Nemours, Inc. | ||||||||
4.73%, 11/15/2028 | 238,000 | 236,221 | ||||||
Total Materials | 236,221 | |||||||
Technology (5.39%) | ||||||||
Concentrix Corp. | ||||||||
6.85%, 08/02/2033 | 824,000 | 805,911 | ||||||
Micron Technology, Inc. | ||||||||
5.38%, 04/15/2028 | 531,000 | 532,522 | ||||||
Total Technology | 1,338,433 | |||||||
Utilities (8.35%) | ||||||||
Dominion Energy, Inc. | ||||||||
4.25%, 06/01/2028 | 553,000 | 531,843 | ||||||
Public Service Enterprise Group, Inc. | ||||||||
5.85%, 11/15/2027 | 540,000 | 548,922 | ||||||
Southern California Gas Co. | ||||||||
5.20%, 06/01/2033 | 484,000 | 479,538 |
See Notes to Financial Statements and Financial Highlights.
2 | May 31, 2024
RiverFront Dynamic Core Income ETF
Schedule of Investments | May 31, 2024 (Unaudited) |
Security Description | Principal Amount | Value | ||||||
Utilities (continued) | ||||||||
Vistra Operations Co. LLC | ||||||||
7.75%, 10/15/2031(b) | $ | 494,000 | $ | 513,309 | ||||
Total Utilities | 2,073,612 | |||||||
TOTAL CORPORATE BONDS | ||||||||
(Cost $19,262,373) | 18,898,698 | |||||||
GOVERNMENT BONDS (19.92%) | ||||||||
United States Treasury Bond | ||||||||
6.13%, 08/15/2029 | 824,000 | 884,158 | ||||||
4.75%, 11/15/2043 | 2,584,000 | 2,584,000 | ||||||
4.00%, 11/15/2052 | 1,075,000 | 962,461 | ||||||
3.63%, 05/15/2053 | 617,000 | 515,316 | ||||||
TOTAL GOVERNMENT BONDS | ||||||||
(Cost $5,289,359) | 4,945,935 |
7 Day Yield | Shares | Value | ||||||||||
SHORT TERM INVESTMENTS (2.87%) | ||||||||||||
Money Market Fund (2.87%) | ||||||||||||
State Street Institutional Treasury Plus Money Market Fund (Premier Class) | 5.26 | % | 712,647 | 712,647 | ||||||||
TOTAL SHORT TERM INVESTMENTS | ||||||||||||
(Cost $712,647) | 712,647 | |||||||||||
TOTAL INVESTMENTS (98.90%) | ||||||||||||
(Cost $25,264,379) | $ | 24,557,280 | ||||||||||
OTHER ASSETS IN EXCESS OF LIABILITIES (1.10%) | 272,421 | |||||||||||
NET ASSETS - 100.00% | $ | 24,829,701 |
Investment Abbreviations:
TI - Treasury Index
Reference Rates:
5Y US TI - 5 Year US TI as of May 31, 2024 was 4.52%
(a) | Securities were purchased pursuant to Regulation S under the Securities Act of 1933, which exempts securities offered and sold outside of the United States from registration. Such securities cannot be sold in the United States without either an effective registration statement filed pursuant to the Securities Act of 1933, or pursuant to an exemption from registration. As of May 31, 2024, the market value of those securities was $528,079, representing 2.13% of net assets. |
(b) | Securities exempt from registration under Rule 144A of the Securities Act of 1933. These securities may be sold in the ordinary course of business in transactions exempt from registration, normally to qualified institutional buyers. At period end, the aggregate market value of those securities was $3,590,304, representing 14.46% of net assets. |
(c) | Floating or variable rate security. Interest rate resets periodically on specific dates. The rate shown represents the coupon or interest rate in effect as of May 31, 2024. Security description includes the reference rate and spread if published and available. |
(d) | Securities are perpetual and thus do not have a predetermined maturity date. |
See Notes to Financial Statements and Financial Highlights.
3 | May 31, 2024
RiverFront Dynamic US Dividend Advantage ETF
Schedule of Investments | May 31, 2024 (Unaudited) |
Security Description | Shares | Value | ||||||
COMMON STOCKS (99.99%) | ||||||||
Communication Services (6.22%) | ||||||||
Alphabet, Inc., Class A | 3,927 | $ | 677,408 | |||||
Alphabet, Inc., Class C | 11,292 | 1,964,356 | ||||||
AT&T, Inc. | 39,824 | 725,593 | ||||||
Meta Platforms, Inc., Class A | 1,963 | 916,387 | ||||||
TEGNA, Inc. | 30,247 | 450,983 | ||||||
Total Communication Services | 4,734,727 | |||||||
Consumer Discretionary (11.13%) | ||||||||
Amazon.com, Inc.(a) | 17,464 | 3,081,348 | ||||||
Booking Holdings, Inc. | 427 | 1,612,501 | ||||||
Ethan Allen Interiors, Inc. | 17,653 | 513,879 | ||||||
H&R Block, Inc. | 24,975 | 1,239,759 | ||||||
Nordstrom, Inc.(b) | 31,125 | 687,863 | ||||||
Perdoceo Education Corp. | 36,494 | 821,115 | ||||||
Upbound Group, Inc. | 15,659 | 513,928 | ||||||
Total Consumer Discretionary | 8,470,393 | |||||||
Consumer Staples (3.42%) | ||||||||
Altria Group, Inc. | 12,628 | 584,045 | ||||||
Coca-Cola Co. | 8,574 | 539,562 | ||||||
Philip Morris International, Inc. | 2,962 | 300,288 | ||||||
Vector Group, Ltd. | 107,296 | 1,177,037 | ||||||
Total Consumer Staples | 2,600,932 | |||||||
Energy (12.67%) | ||||||||
Antero Midstream Corp. | 92,650 | 1,357,323 | ||||||
Berry Corp. | 81,602 | 568,766 | ||||||
Coterra Energy, Inc. | 18,581 | 529,930 | ||||||
Devon Energy Corp. | 9,219 | 452,469 | ||||||
EnLink Midstream LLC | 70,699 | 897,170 | ||||||
EOG Resources, Inc. | 9,342 | 1,163,546 | ||||||
Equitrans Midstream Corp. | 131,347 | 1,875,635 | ||||||
Exxon Mobil Corp. | 16,019 | 1,878,388 | ||||||
Kinder Morgan, Inc. | 47,360 | 923,046 | ||||||
Total Energy | 9,646,273 | |||||||
Financials (13.78%) | ||||||||
Bank of America Corp. | 19,985 | 799,200 | ||||||
Fidelity National Information Services, Inc. | 15,944 | 1,209,831 | ||||||
First Horizon National Corp. | 45,185 | 715,731 | ||||||
FNB Corp. | 31,925 | 439,607 | ||||||
Fulton Financial Corp. | 30,560 | 514,630 | ||||||
Horizon Bancorp, Inc. | 48,890 | 597,436 | ||||||
New York Community Bancorp, Inc.(b) | 39,949 | 131,432 | ||||||
Old Republic International Corp. | 37,844 | 1,202,682 | ||||||
OneMain Holdings, Inc. | 12,575 | 617,684 | ||||||
Ready Capital Corp. | 42,195 | 350,219 | ||||||
Starwood Property Trust, Inc. | 17,325 | 336,798 | ||||||
US Bancorp | 28,350 | 1,149,593 | ||||||
Valley National Bancorp | 60,602 | 432,092 | ||||||
Veritex Holdings, Inc. | 21,853 | 445,801 | ||||||
Visa, Inc., Class A | 3,565 | 971,320 |
Security Description | Shares | Value | ||||||
Financials (continued) | ||||||||
Western Union Co. | 44,825 | $ | 573,760 | |||||
Total Financials | 10,487,816 | |||||||
Health Care (8.29%) | ||||||||
Amgen, Inc. | 2,036 | 622,711 | ||||||
Bristol-Myers Squibb Co. | 17,472 | 717,924 | ||||||
Cigna Group | 3,540 | 1,219,955 | ||||||
CVS Health Corp. | 18,642 | 1,111,063 | ||||||
Merck & Co., Inc. | 12,857 | 1,614,068 | ||||||
Pfizer, Inc. | 18,229 | 522,443 | ||||||
Viatris, Inc. | 46,965 | 497,829 | ||||||
Total Health Care | 6,305,993 | |||||||
Industrials (3.63%) | ||||||||
3M Co. | 4,912 | 491,888 | ||||||
ACCO Brands Corp. | 74,013 | 376,726 | ||||||
Lockheed Martin Corp. | 1,148 | 539,951 | ||||||
MSC Industrial Direct Co. Inc, Class A, Class A | 5,788 | 497,189 | ||||||
Paychex, Inc. | 4,130 | 496,261 | ||||||
Resources Connection, Inc. | 31,654 | 362,438 | ||||||
Total Industrials | 2,764,453 | |||||||
Information Technology (28.93%) | ||||||||
Apple, Inc. | 29,798 | 5,728,665 | ||||||
Cisco Systems, Inc. | 25,863 | 1,202,629 | ||||||
Hewlett Packard Enterprise Co. | 70,417 | 1,242,860 | ||||||
International Business Machines Corp. | 7,070 | 1,179,630 | ||||||
Microsoft Corp. | 15,467 | 6,420,816 | ||||||
NVIDIA Corp. | 5,694 | 6,242,503 | ||||||
Total Information Technology | 22,017,103 | |||||||
Materials (1.52%) | ||||||||
Greif, Inc. | 7,385 | 481,871 | ||||||
Mercer International, Inc. | 71,410 | 678,395 | ||||||
Total Materials | 1,160,266 | |||||||
Real Estate (5.64%) | ||||||||
Camden Property Trust | 4,382 | 449,812 | ||||||
Invitation Homes, Inc. | 15,422 | 536,531 | ||||||
Medical Properties Trust, Inc. | 112,946 | 605,391 | ||||||
Piedmont Office Realty Trust, Inc., Class A | 36,971 | 269,519 | ||||||
SITE Centers Corp. | 47,162 | 680,076 | ||||||
Tanger, Inc. | 30,603 | 849,233 | ||||||
Universal Health Realty Income Trust | 23,973 | 900,905 | ||||||
Total Real Estate | 4,291,467 | |||||||
Utilities (4.76%) | ||||||||
Clearway Energy, Inc., Class C | 44,661 | 1,250,508 | ||||||
Evergy, Inc. | 7,792 | 425,911 | ||||||
Public Service Enterprise Group, Inc. | 14,235 | 1,078,444 |
See Notes to Financial Statements and Financial Highlights.
4 | May 31, 2024
RiverFront Dynamic US Dividend Advantage ETF
Schedule of Investments | May 31, 2024 (Unaudited) |
Security Description | Shares | Value | ||||||
Utilities (continued) | ||||||||
Spire, Inc. | 14,157 | $ | 867,682 | |||||
Total Utilities | 3,622,545 | |||||||
TOTAL COMMON STOCKS | ||||||||
(Cost $65,084,294) | 76,101,968 | |||||||
Shares | Value | |||||||
SHORT TERM INVESTMENTS (0.04%) | ||||||||
Investments Purchased with Collateral from Securities Loaned (0.04%) | ||||||||
State Street Navigator Securities Lending Government Money Market Portfolio, 5.33% | ||||||||
(Cost $32,250) | 32,250 | 32,250 | ||||||
TOTAL SHORT TERM INVESTMENTS | ||||||||
(Cost $32,250) | 32,250 | |||||||
TOTAL INVESTMENTS (100.03%) | ||||||||
(Cost $65,116,544) | $ | 76,134,218 | ||||||
LIABILITIES IN EXCESS OF OTHER ASSETS (-0.03%) | (24,286 | ) | ||||||
NET ASSETS - 100.00% | $ | 76,109,932 |
(a) | Non-income producing security. |
(b) | Security, or a portion of the security position is currently on loan. The total market value of securities on loan is $151,439. |
See Notes to Financial Statements and Financial Highlights.
5 | May 31, 2024
RiverFront Strategic Income Fund
Schedule of Investments | May 31, 2024 (Unaudited) |
Security Description | Principal Amount | Value | ||||||
CORPORATE BONDS (80.98%) | ||||||||
Communications (4.98%) | ||||||||
CCO Holdings LLC / CCO Holdings Capital Corp. | ||||||||
5.50%, 05/01/2026(a) | $ | 408,000 | $ | 403,231 | ||||
Charter Communications Operating LLC / Charter Communications Operating Capital | ||||||||
6.15%, 11/10/2026 | 1,099,000 | 1,107,128 | ||||||
Netflix, Inc. | ||||||||
4.38%, 11/15/2026 | 755,000 | 740,564 | ||||||
Sirius XM Radio, Inc. | ||||||||
5.00%, 08/01/2027(a) | 880,000 | 836,458 | ||||||
T-Mobile USA, Inc. | ||||||||
4.75%, 02/01/2028 | 1,332,000 | 1,307,572 | ||||||
Warnermedia Holdings, Inc. | ||||||||
6.41%, 03/15/2026 | 431,000 | 430,980 | ||||||
Total Communications | 4,825,933 | |||||||
Consumer Discretionary (13.12%) | ||||||||
Ford Motor Credit Co. LLC | ||||||||
6.95%, 03/06/2026 | 924,000 | 938,956 | ||||||
General Motors Financial Co., Inc. | ||||||||
5.40%, 04/06/2026 | 870,000 | 867,199 | ||||||
Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co. | ||||||||
5.00%, 05/31/2026 | 974,000 | 950,077 | ||||||
Hilton Domestic Operating Co., Inc. | ||||||||
5.75%, 05/01/2028(a) | 1,099,000 | 1,089,538 | ||||||
Hyatt Hotels Corp. | ||||||||
5.75%, 01/30/2027 | 895,000 | 902,499 | ||||||
International Game Technology PLC | ||||||||
6.50%, 02/15/2025(a) | 220,000 | 220,611 | ||||||
Las Vegas Sands Corp. | ||||||||
6.00%, 08/15/2029 | 1,000,000 | 1,002,990 | ||||||
Lennar Corp. | ||||||||
4.75%, 11/29/2027 | 900,000 | 888,235 | ||||||
Marriott International, Inc. | ||||||||
4.90%, 04/15/2029 | 870,000 | 854,521 | ||||||
MGM Resorts International | ||||||||
5.50%, 04/15/2027 | 952,000 | 937,103 | ||||||
Newell Brands, Inc. | ||||||||
6.38%, 09/15/2027 | 1,099,000 | 1,082,514 | ||||||
Nissan Motor Co., Ltd. | ||||||||
3.52%, 09/17/2025(a) | 900,000 | 871,744 | ||||||
PulteGroup, Inc. | ||||||||
5.50%, 03/01/2026 | 1,190,000 | 1,190,071 | ||||||
Volkswagen Group of America Finance LLC | ||||||||
6.45%, 11/16/2030(a) | 885,000 | 926,260 | ||||||
Total Consumer Discretionary | 12,722,318 |
Security Description | Principal Amount | Value | ||||||
Consumer Staples (2.71%) | ||||||||
Anheuser-Busch InBev Worldwide, Inc. | ||||||||
4.75%, 01/23/2029 | $ | 808,000 | $ | 801,788 | ||||
JBS USA Holding Lux Sarl/ JBS USA Food Co./ JBS Lux Co Sarl | ||||||||
5.13%, 02/01/2028 | 880,000 | 866,376 | ||||||
Post Holdings, Inc. | ||||||||
6.25%, 02/15/2032(a) | 964,000 | 959,495 | ||||||
Total Consumer Staples | 2,627,659 | |||||||
Energy (6.11%) | ||||||||
Columbia Pipelines Holding Co. LLC | ||||||||
6.04%, 08/15/2028(a) | 924,000 | 940,026 | ||||||
DCP Midstream Operating LP | ||||||||
5.38%, 07/15/2025 | 489,000 | 487,786 | ||||||
EQM Midstream Partners LP | ||||||||
6.38%, 04/01/2029(a) | 860,000 | 859,025 | ||||||
Hess Midstream Operations LP | ||||||||
6.50%, 06/01/2029(a) | 1,000,000 | 1,010,988 | ||||||
Kinetik Holdings LP | ||||||||
6.63%, 12/15/2028(a) | 938,000 | 946,291 | ||||||
Reliance Industries, Ltd. | ||||||||
4.13%, 01/28/2025(a) | 744,000 | 736,275 | ||||||
Sunoco LP / Sunoco Finance Corp. | ||||||||
7.00%, 09/15/2028(a) | 924,000 | 940,878 | ||||||
Total Energy | 5,921,269 | |||||||
Financials (25.23%) | ||||||||
Aircastle, Ltd. | ||||||||
6.50%, 07/18/2028(a) | 945,000 | 961,197 | ||||||
American Express Co. | ||||||||
5.85%, 11/05/2027 | 988,000 | 1,010,393 | ||||||
Ares Capital Corp. | ||||||||
7.00%, 01/15/2027 | 880,000 | 898,688 | ||||||
Avolon Holdings Funding, Ltd. | ||||||||
6.38%, 05/04/2028(a) | 958,000 | 970,197 | ||||||
Banco Santander SA | ||||||||
5.15%, 08/18/2025 | 880,000 | 872,421 | ||||||
Bank of America Corp. | ||||||||
4.25%, 10/22/2026 | 1,224,000 | 1,192,494 | ||||||
Blackstone Secured Lending Fund | ||||||||
3.63%, 01/15/2026 | 892,000 | 855,525 | ||||||
Block, Inc. | ||||||||
6.50%, 05/15/2032(a) | 976,000 | 984,173 | ||||||
Blue Owl Credit Income Corp. | ||||||||
7.75%, 01/15/2029(a) | 880,000 | 914,213 | ||||||
Blue Owl Technology Finance Corp. II | ||||||||
6.75%, 04/04/2029(a) | 952,000 | 935,514 | ||||||
Capital One Financial Corp. | ||||||||
4.20%, 10/29/2025 | 808,000 | 791,817 | ||||||
Citigroup, Inc. | ||||||||
4.45%, 09/29/2027 | 1,224,000 | 1,190,544 | ||||||
EPR Properties | ||||||||
4.75%, 12/15/2026 | 761,000 | 734,824 |
See Notes to Financial Statements and Financial Highlights.
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Schedule of Investments | May 31, 2024 (Unaudited) |
Security Description | Principal Amount | Value | ||||||
Financials (continued) | ||||||||
FS KKR Capital Corp. | ||||||||
3.40%, 01/15/2026 | $ | 900,000 | $ | 856,256 | ||||
Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. | ||||||||
4.25%, 10/21/2025 | 1,224,000 | 1,202,107 | ||||||
HSBC USA, Inc. | ||||||||
5.29%, 03/04/2027 | 964,000 | 965,864 | ||||||
Icahn Enterprises LP / Icahn Enterprises Finance Corp. | ||||||||
4.75%, 09/15/2024 | 953,000 | 953,614 | ||||||
Iron Mountain, Inc. | ||||||||
4.88%, 09/15/2027(a) | 854,000 | 823,884 | ||||||
JPMorgan Chase & Co. | ||||||||
4.25%, 10/01/2027 | 1,224,000 | 1,192,017 | ||||||
KeyBank NA/Cleveland OH | ||||||||
5.85%, 11/15/2027 | 941,000 | 934,775 | ||||||
Omega Healthcare Investors, Inc. | ||||||||
5.25%, 01/15/2026 | 495,000 | 489,694 | ||||||
OneMain Finance Corp. | ||||||||
6.63%, 01/15/2028 | 1,000,000 | 994,228 | ||||||
Penske Truck Leasing Co. Lp / PTL Finance Corp. | ||||||||
6.05%, 08/01/2028(a) | 945,000 | 964,239 | ||||||
Royal Bank of Canada | ||||||||
6.00%, 11/01/2027 | 988,000 | 1,011,632 | ||||||
Starwood Property Trust, Inc. | ||||||||
4.75%, 03/15/2025 | 755,000 | 742,840 | ||||||
VICI Properties LP / VICI Note Co., Inc. | ||||||||
4.25%, 12/01/2026(a) | 1,063,000 | 1,022,521 | ||||||
Total Financials | 24,465,671 | |||||||
Health Care (3.14%) | ||||||||
DaVita, Inc. | ||||||||
4.63%, 06/01/2030(a) | 854,000 | 765,217 | ||||||
GE HealthCare Technologies, Inc. | ||||||||
5.60%, 11/15/2025 | 941,000 | 941,642 | ||||||
HCA, Inc. | ||||||||
5.38%, 02/01/2025 | 384,000 | 382,758 | ||||||
5.63%, 09/01/2028 | 952,000 | 956,586 | ||||||
Total Health Care | 3,046,203 | |||||||
Industrials (8.82%) | ||||||||
Boeing Co. | ||||||||
4.88%, 05/01/2025 | 900,000 | 890,121 | ||||||
Hillenbrand, Inc. | ||||||||
6.25%, 02/15/2029 | 952,000 | 947,797 | ||||||
L3Harris Technologies, Inc. | ||||||||
5.40%, 07/31/2033 | 1,180,000 | 1,168,848 | ||||||
MasTec, Inc. | ||||||||
4.50%, 08/15/2028(a) | 824,000 | 777,287 | ||||||
Sensata Technologies BV | ||||||||
5.00%, 10/01/2025(a) | 755,000 | 761,132 | ||||||
TransDigm, Inc. | ||||||||
6.38%, 03/01/2029(a) | 964,000 | 963,367 | ||||||
Trinity Industries, Inc. | ||||||||
7.75%, 07/15/2028(a) | 1,000,000 | 1,032,115 |
Security Description | Principal Amount | Value | ||||||
Industrials (continued) | ||||||||
United Rentals North America, Inc. | ||||||||
6.00%, 12/15/2029(a) | $ | 924,000 | $ | 920,213 | ||||
WESCO Distribution, Inc. | ||||||||
7.13%, 06/15/2025(a) | 1,093,000 | 1,093,683 | ||||||
Total Industrials | 8,554,563 | |||||||
Materials (8.45%) | ||||||||
Alcoa Nederland Holding BV | ||||||||
4.13%, 03/31/2029(a) | 521,000 | 480,011 | ||||||
7.13%, 03/15/2031(a) | 952,000 | 974,348 | ||||||
ArcelorMittal SA | ||||||||
6.55%, 11/29/2027 | 941,000 | 971,688 | ||||||
Ball Corp. | ||||||||
6.00%, 06/15/2029 | 952,000 | 953,848 | ||||||
Berry Global, Inc. | ||||||||
4.88%, 07/15/2026(a) | 400,000 | 393,642 | ||||||
Celanese US Holdings LLC | ||||||||
6.55%, 11/15/2030 | 945,000 | 985,768 | ||||||
Freeport-McMoRan, Inc. | ||||||||
5.00%, 09/01/2027 | 423,000 | 417,402 | ||||||
Methanex Corp. | ||||||||
5.13%, 10/15/2027 | 785,000 | 759,012 | ||||||
Sasol Financing USA LLC | ||||||||
4.38%, 09/18/2026 | 495,000 | 463,827 | ||||||
Sealed Air Corp./Sealed Air Corp US | ||||||||
6.13%, 02/01/2028(a) | 952,000 | 945,647 | ||||||
Standard Industries, Inc. | ||||||||
5.00%, 02/15/2027(a) | 880,000 | 853,680 | ||||||
Total Materials | 8,198,873 | |||||||
Technology (2.87%) | ||||||||
CDW LLC / CDW Finance Corp. | ||||||||
3.57%, 12/01/2031 | 8,000 | 6,910 | ||||||
Concentrix Corp. | ||||||||
6.60%, 08/02/2028 | 1,332,000 | 1,341,945 | ||||||
Gen Digital, Inc. | ||||||||
5.00%, 04/15/2025(a) | 627,000 | 621,879 | ||||||
Microchip Technology, Inc. | ||||||||
4.25%, 09/01/2025 | 824,000 | 810,998 | ||||||
Total Technology | 2,781,732 | |||||||
Utilities (5.55%) | ||||||||
American Electric Power Co., Inc. | ||||||||
5.75%, 11/01/2027 | 988,000 | 1,002,333 | ||||||
AmeriGas Partners LP / AmeriGas Finance Corp. | ||||||||
5.88%, 08/20/2026 | 829,000 | 802,370 | ||||||
Calpine Corp. | ||||||||
5.25%, 06/01/2026(a) | 408,000 | 403,264 | ||||||
NextEra Energy Operating Partners LP | ||||||||
4.25%, 07/15/2024(a) | 1,096,000 | 1,094,315 |
See Notes to Financial Statements and Financial Highlights.
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Schedule of Investments | May 31, 2024 (Unaudited) |
Security Description | Principal Amount | Value | ||||||||||
Utilities (continued) | ||||||||||||
NRG Energy, Inc. | ||||||||||||
6.63%, 01/15/2027 | $ | 258,000 | $ | 257,912 | ||||||||
5.75%, 01/15/2028 | 880,000 | 863,685 | ||||||||||
Vistra Operations Co. LLC | ||||||||||||
7.75%, 10/15/2031(a) | 924,000 | 960,117 | ||||||||||
Total Utilities | 5,383,996 | |||||||||||
TOTAL CORPORATE BONDS | ||||||||||||
(Cost $79,920,191) | 78,528,217 | |||||||||||
GOVERNMENT BONDS (15.92%) | ||||||||||||
U.S. Treasury Note | ||||||||||||
4.00%, 07/31/2030 | 1,891,000 | 1,836,818 | ||||||||||
United States Treasury Bond | ||||||||||||
6.13%, 08/15/2029 | 2,217,000 | 2,378,858 | ||||||||||
4.75%, 11/15/2043 | 4,248,000 | 4,248,000 | ||||||||||
4.00%, 11/15/2052 | 7,790,000 | 6,974,485 | ||||||||||
TOTAL GOVERNMENT BONDS | ||||||||||||
(Cost $17,054,351) | 15,438,161 | |||||||||||
7 Day Yield | Shares | Value | ||||||||||
SHORT TERM INVESTMENTS (1.49%) | ||||||||||||
Money Market Fund (1.49%) | ||||||||||||
State Street Institutional Treasury Plus Money Market Fund (Premier Class) | 5.26 | % | 1,448,867 | 1,448,867 | ||||||||
TOTAL SHORT TERM INVESTMENTS | ||||||||||||
(Cost $1,448,867) | 1,448,867 | |||||||||||
TOTAL INVESTMENTS (98.39%) | ||||||||||||
(Cost $98,423,409) | $ | 95,415,245 | ||||||||||
OTHER ASSETS IN EXCESS OF LIABILITIES (1.61%) | 1,563,072 | |||||||||||
NET ASSETS - 100.00% | $ | 96,978,317 |
(a) | Securities exempt from registration under Rule 144A of the Securities Act of 1933. These securities may be sold in the ordinary course of business in transactions exempt from registration, normally to qualified institutional buyers. At period end, the aggregate market value of those securities was $31,356,675, representing 32.33% of net assets. |
See Notes to Financial Statements and Financial Highlights.
8 | May 31, 2024
RiverFront ETFs
Statements of Assets and Liabilities | May 31, 2024 (Unaudited) |
RiverFront Dynamic Core Income ETF | RiverFront Dynamic US Dividend Advantage ETF | RiverFront Strategic Income Fund | ||||||||||
ASSETS: | ||||||||||||
Investments, at value(a) | $ | 24,557,280 | $ | 76,134,218 | $ | 95,415,245 | ||||||
Cash | – | – | 460,444 | |||||||||
Dividend receivable | – | 86,130 | – | |||||||||
Interest receivable | 283,164 | 535 | 1,140,805 | |||||||||
Total Assets | 24,840,444 | 76,220,883 | 97,016,494 | |||||||||
LIABILITIES: | ||||||||||||
Payable to adviser | 10,743 | 33,343 | 38,177 | |||||||||
Payable to custodian for overdraft | – | 45,358 | – | |||||||||
Payable for collateral upon return of securities loaned | – | 32,250 | – | |||||||||
Total Liabilities | 10,743 | 110,951 | 38,177 | |||||||||
NET ASSETS | $ | 24,829,701 | $ | 76,109,932 | $ | 96,978,317 | ||||||
NET ASSETS CONSIST OF: | ||||||||||||
Paid-in capital | $ | 29,094,782 | $ | 70,906,335 | $ | 114,923,619 | ||||||
Total distributable earnings/(accumulated losses) | (4,265,081 | ) | 5,203,597 | (17,945,302 | ) | |||||||
NET ASSETS | $ | 24,829,701 | $ | 76,109,932 | $ | 96,978,317 | ||||||
INVESTMENTS, AT COST | $ | 25,264,379 | $ | 65,116,544 | $ | 98,423,409 | ||||||
PRICING OF SHARES | ||||||||||||
Net Assets | $ | 24,829,701 | $ | 76,109,932 | $ | 96,978,317 | ||||||
Shares of beneficial interest outstanding (Unlimited number of shares authorized, par value $0.01 per share) | 1,125,000 | 1,475,002 | 4,275,000 | |||||||||
Net Asset Value, offering and redemption price per share | $ | 22.07 | $ | 51.60 | $ | 22.68 |
(a) | Includes $-, $151,439, and $-, respectively, of securities on loan. |
See Notes to Financial Statements and Financial Highlights.
9 | May 31, 2024
RiverFront ETFs
Statements of Operations | For the Six Months Ended May 31, 2024 (Unaudited) |
RiverFront Dynamic Core Income ETF | RiverFront Dynamic US Dividend Advantage ETF | RiverFront Strategic Income Fund | ||||||||||
INVESTMENT INCOME: | ||||||||||||
Interest | $ | 594,152 | $ | – | $ | 2,318,182 | ||||||
Dividends | 18,359 | 1,182,598 | 62,093 | |||||||||
Securities Lending Income | – | 4,454 | – | |||||||||
Total Investment Income | 612,511 | 1,187,052 | 2,380,275 | |||||||||
EXPENSES: | ||||||||||||
Investment adviser and sub-adviser fees (Note 3) | 65,522 | 195,064 | 234,269 | |||||||||
Total Expenses | 65,522 | 195,064 | 234,269 | |||||||||
NET INVESTMENT INCOME | 546,989 | 991,988 | 2,146,006 | |||||||||
REALIZED AND UNREALIZED GAIN/(LOSS) | ||||||||||||
Net realized gain/(loss) on investments(a) | (351,720 | ) | 1,207,420 | (1,622,603 | ) | |||||||
NET REALIZED GAIN/(LOSS) | (351,720 | ) | 1,207,420 | (1,622,603 | ) | |||||||
Net change in unrealized appreciation on investments | 551,571 | 8,225,938 | 2,529,899 | |||||||||
NET CHANGE IN UNREALIZED APPRECIATION/(DEPRECIATION) | 551,571 | 8,225,938 | 2,529,899 | |||||||||
NET REALIZED AND UNREALIZED GAIN ON INVESTMENTS | 199,851 | 9,433,358 | 907,296 | |||||||||
NET INCREASE IN NET ASSETS RESULTING FROM OPERATIONS | $ | 746,840 | $ | 10,425,346 | $ | 3,053,302 |
(a) | Includes realized gain or loss as a result of in-kind transactions (See Note 4 in Notes to Financial Statements). |
See Notes to Financial Statements and Financial Highlights.
10 | May 31, 2024
RiverFront Dynamic Core Income ETF
Statements of Changes in Net Assets
For the Six Months Ended May 31, 2024 (Unaudited) | For the Year Ended November 30, 2023 | |||||||
OPERATIONS: | ||||||||
Net investment income | $ | 546,989 | $ | 1,118,562 | ||||
Net realized loss | (351,720 | ) | (2,678,063 | ) | ||||
Net change in unrealized appreciation | 551,571 | 2,316,487 | ||||||
Net increase in net assets resulting from operations | 746,840 | 756,986 | ||||||
DISTRIBUTIONS TO SHAREHOLDERS: | ||||||||
From distributable earnings | (543,437 | ) | (1,130,961 | ) | ||||
Total distributions | (543,437 | ) | (1,130,961 | ) | ||||
CAPITAL SHARE TRANSACTIONS: | ||||||||
Shares redeemed | (1,112,113 | ) | (17,228,796 | ) | ||||
Net decrease from share transactions | (1,112,113 | ) | (17,228,796 | ) | ||||
Net decrease in net assets | (908,710 | ) | (17,602,771 | ) | ||||
NET ASSETS: | ||||||||
Beginning of period | 25,738,411 | 43,341,182 | ||||||
End of period | $ | 24,829,701 | $ | 25,738,411 | ||||
OTHER INFORMATION: | ||||||||
CAPITAL SHARE TRANSACTIONS: | ||||||||
Beginning shares | 1,175,000 | 1,950,000 | ||||||
Shares redeemed | (50,000 | ) | (775,000 | ) | ||||
Shares outstanding, end of period | 1,125,000 | 1,175,000 |
See Notes to Financial Statements and Financial Highlights.
11 | May 31, 2024
RiverFront Dynamic US Dividend Advantage ETF
Statements of Changes in Net Assets
For the Six Months Ended May 31, 2024 (Unaudited) | For the Year Ended November 30, 2023 | |||||||
OPERATIONS: | ||||||||
Net investment income | $ | 991,988 | $ | 2,186,831 | ||||
Net realized gain | 1,207,420 | 554,903 | ||||||
Net change in unrealized appreciation | 8,225,938 | 189,124 | ||||||
Net increase in net assets resulting from operations | 10,425,346 | 2,930,858 | ||||||
DISTRIBUTIONS TO SHAREHOLDERS: | ||||||||
From distributable earnings | (1,244,108 | ) | (2,143,621 | ) | ||||
Total distributions | (1,244,108 | ) | (2,143,621 | ) | ||||
CAPITAL SHARE TRANSACTIONS: | ||||||||
Proceeds from sale of shares | – | 2,355,358 | ||||||
Shares redeemed | (6,152,478 | ) | (22,942,546 | ) | ||||
Net decrease from share transactions | (6,152,478 | ) | (20,587,188 | ) | ||||
Net increase/(decrease) in net assets | 3,028,760 | (19,799,951 | ) | |||||
NET ASSETS: | ||||||||
Beginning of period | 73,081,172 | 92,881,123 | ||||||
End of period | $ | 76,109,932 | $ | 73,081,172 | ||||
OTHER INFORMATION: | ||||||||
CAPITAL SHARE TRANSACTIONS: | ||||||||
Beginning shares | 1,600,002 | 2,075,002 | ||||||
Shares sold | – | 50,000 | ||||||
Shares redeemed | (125,000 | ) | (525,000 | ) | ||||
Shares outstanding, end of period | 1,475,002 | 1,600,002 |
See Notes to Financial Statements and Financial Highlights.
12 | May 31, 2024
RiverFront Strategic Income Fund
Statements of Changes in Net Assets
For the Six Months Ended May 31, 2024 (Unaudited) | For the Year Ended November 30, 2023 | |||||||
OPERATIONS: | ||||||||
Net investment income | $ | 2,146,006 | $ | 3,767,987 | ||||
Net realized loss | (1,622,603 | ) | (1,911,709 | ) | ||||
Net change in unrealized appreciation | 2,529,899 | 1,453,519 | ||||||
Net increase in net assets resulting from operations | 3,053,302 | 3,309,797 | ||||||
DISTRIBUTIONS TO SHAREHOLDERS: | ||||||||
From distributable earnings | (2,156,511 | ) | (3,786,149 | ) | ||||
Total distributions | (2,156,511 | ) | (3,786,149 | ) | ||||
CAPITAL SHARE TRANSACTIONS: | ||||||||
Proceeds from sale of shares | 3,440,863 | 23,160,799 | ||||||
Shares redeemed | (18,871,961 | ) | (15,931,141 | ) | ||||
Net increase/(decrease) from share transactions | (15,431,098 | ) | 7,229,658 | |||||
Net increase/(decrease) in net assets | (14,534,307 | ) | 6,753,306 | |||||
NET ASSETS: | ||||||||
Beginning of period | 111,512,624 | 104,759,318 | ||||||
End of period | $ | 96,978,317 | $ | 111,512,624 | ||||
OTHER INFORMATION: | ||||||||
CAPITAL SHARE TRANSACTIONS: | ||||||||
Beginning shares | 4,950,000 | 4,625,000 | ||||||
Shares sold | 150,000 | 1,025,000 | ||||||
Shares redeemed | (825,000 | ) | (700,000 | ) | ||||
Shares outstanding, end of period | 4,275,000 | 4,950,000 |
See Notes to Financial Statements and Financial Highlights.
13 | May 31, 2024
RiverFront Dynamic Core Income ETF
Financial Highlights | For a Share Outstanding Throughout the Periods Presented |
For the Six Months Ended May 31, 2024 (Unaudited) | For the Year Ended November 30, 2023 | For the Year Ended November 30, 2022 | For the Year Ended November 30, 2021 | For the Year Ended November 30, 2020 | For the Year Ended November 30, 2019 | |||||||||||||||||||
NET ASSET VALUE, BEGINNING OF PERIOD | $ | 21.91 | $ | 22.23 | $ | 25.35 | $ | 26.21 | $ | 25.22 | $ | 23.52 | ||||||||||||
INCOME/(LOSS) FROM INVESTMENT OPERATIONS: | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Net investment income(a) | 0.47 | 0.75 | 0.47 | 0.47 | 0.50 | 0.68 | ||||||||||||||||||
Net realized and unrealized gain/(loss) | 0.16 | (0.29 | ) | (2.71 | ) | (0.87 | ) | 0.99 | 1.70 | |||||||||||||||
Total from investment operations | 0.63 | 0.46 | (2.24 | ) | (0.40 | ) | 1.49 | 2.38 | ||||||||||||||||
DISTRIBUTIONS: | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
From net investment income | (0.47 | ) | (0.78 | ) | (0.50 | ) | (0.46 | ) | (0.50 | ) | (0.68 | ) | ||||||||||||
From net realized gains | – | – | (0.38 | ) | – | – | – | |||||||||||||||||
Total distributions | (0.47 | ) | (0.78 | ) | (0.88 | ) | (0.46 | ) | (0.50 | ) | (0.68 | ) | ||||||||||||
NET INCREASE/(DECREASE) IN NET ASSET VALUE | 0.16 | (0.32 | ) | (3.12 | ) | (0.86 | ) | 0.99 | 1.70 | |||||||||||||||
NET ASSET VALUE, END OF PERIOD | $ | 22.07 | $ | 21.91 | $ | 22.23 | $ | 25.35 | $ | 26.21 | $ | 25.22 | ||||||||||||
TOTAL RETURN(b) | 2.89 | % | 2.12 | % | (9.02 | )% | (1.51 | )% | 5.97 | % | 10.22 | % | ||||||||||||
RATIOS/SUPPLEMENTAL DATA: | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Net assets, end of period (000s) | $ | 24,830 | $ | 25,738 | $ | 43,341 | $ | 117,873 | $ | 112,724 | $ | 134,951 | ||||||||||||
Ratio of expenses to average net assets | 0.51 | %(c) | 0.51 | % | 0.51 | % | 0.51 | % | 0.51 | % | 0.51 | % | ||||||||||||
Ratio of net investment income to average net assets | 4.26 | %(c) | 3.40 | % | 2.03 | % | 1.83 | % | 1.94 | % | 2.74 | % | ||||||||||||
Portfolio turnover rate(d) | 13 | % | 54 | % | 50 | % | 45 | % | 11 | % | 6 | % |
(a) | Based on average shares outstanding during the period. |
(b) | Total return is calculated assuming an initial investment made at the net asset value at the beginning of the period and the redemption at the net asset value on the last day of the period and assuming all distributions are reinvested at the actual reinvestment prices. Total return calculated for a period of less than one year is not annualized. |
(c) | Annualized. |
(d) | Portfolio turnover for periods less than one year are not annualized and does not include securities received or delivered from processing creations or redemptions in-kind. |
See Notes to Financial Statements and Financial Highlights.
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RiverFront Dynamic US Dividend Advantage ETF
Financial Highlights | For a Share Outstanding Throughout the Periods Presented |
For the Six Months Ended May 31, 2024 (Unaudited) | For the Year Ended November 30, 2023 | For the Year Ended November 30, 2022 | For the Year Ended November 30, 2021 | For the Year Ended November 30, 2020 | For the Year Ended November 30, 2019 | |||||||||||||||||||
NET ASSET VALUE, BEGINNING OF PERIOD | $ | 45.68 | $ | 44.76 | $ | 44.92 | $ | 37.03 | $ | 33.98 | $ | 31.19 | ||||||||||||
INCOME/(LOSS) FROM INVESTMENT OPERATIONS: | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Net investment income(a) | 0.65 | 1.25 | 1.46 | 0.62 | 0.56 | 0.65 | ||||||||||||||||||
Net realized and unrealized gain/(loss) | 6.08 | 0.89 | (0.21 | ) | 7.90 | 3.08 | 2.81 | |||||||||||||||||
Total from investment operations | 6.73 | 2.14 | 1.25 | 8.52 | 3.64 | 3.46 | ||||||||||||||||||
DISTRIBUTIONS: | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
From net investment income | (0.81 | ) | (1.22 | ) | (1.41 | ) | (0.63 | ) | (0.59 | ) | (0.67 | ) | ||||||||||||
Total distributions | (0.81 | ) | (1.22 | ) | (1.41 | ) | (0.63 | ) | (0.59 | ) | (0.67 | ) | ||||||||||||
NET INCREASE/(DECREASE) IN NET ASSET VALUE | 5.92 | 0.92 | (0.16 | ) | 7.89 | 3.05 | 2.79 | |||||||||||||||||
NET ASSET VALUE, END OF PERIOD | $ | 51.60 | $ | 45.68 | $ | 44.76 | $ | 44.92 | $ | 37.03 | $ | 33.98 | ||||||||||||
TOTAL RETURN(b) | 14.82 | % | 4.96 | % | 2.86 | % | 23.13 | % | 10.92 | % | 11.29 | % | ||||||||||||
RATIOS/SUPPLEMENTAL DATA: | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Net assets, end of period (000s) | $ | 76,110 | $ | 73,081 | $ | 92,881 | $ | 132,524 | $ | 133,294 | $ | 130,828 | ||||||||||||
Ratio of expenses to average net assets | 0.52 | %(c) | 0.52 | % | 0.52 | % | 0.52 | % | 0.52 | % | 0.52 | % | ||||||||||||
Ratio of net investment income to average net assets | 2.64 | %(c) | 2.84 | % | 3.23 | % | 1.47 | % | 1.68 | % | 2.05 | % | ||||||||||||
Portfolio turnover rate(d) | 4 | % | 50 | % | 104 | % | 0 | % | 75 | % | 64 | % |
(a) | Based on average shares outstanding during the period. |
(b) | Total return is calculated assuming an initial investment made at the net asset value at the beginning of the period and the redemption at the net asset value on the last day of the period and assuming all distributions are reinvested at the actual reinvestment prices. Total return calculated for a period of less than one year is not annualized. |
(c) | Annualized. |
(d) | Portfolio turnover for periods less than one year are not annualized and does not include securities received or delivered from processing creations or redemptions in-kind. |
See Notes to Financial Statements and Financial Highlights.
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RiverFront Strategic Income Fund
Financial Highlights | For a Share Outstanding Throughout the Periods Presented |
For the Six Months Ended May 31, 2024 (Unaudited) | For the Year Ended November 30, 2023 | For the Year Ended November 30, 2022 | For the Year Ended November 30, 2021 | For the Year Ended November 30, 2020 | For the Year Ended November 30, 2019 | |||||||||||||||||||
NET ASSET VALUE, BEGINNING OF PERIOD | $ | 22.53 | $ | 22.65 | $ | 24.53 | $ | 24.79 | $ | 24.69 | $ | 24.27 | ||||||||||||
INCOME/(LOSS) FROM INVESTMENT OPERATIONS: | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Net investment income(a) | 0.48 | 0.78 | 0.55 | 0.55 | 0.81 | 0.94 | ||||||||||||||||||
Net realized and unrealized gain/(loss) | 0.16 | (0.12 | ) | (1.82 | ) | (0.18 | ) | 0.13 | (b) | 0.48 | ||||||||||||||
Total from investment operations | 0.64 | 0.66 | (1.27 | ) | 0.37 | 0.94 | 1.42 | |||||||||||||||||
DISTRIBUTIONS: | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
From net investment income | (0.49 | ) | (0.78 | ) | (0.61 | ) | (0.63 | ) | (0.84 | ) | (1.00 | ) | ||||||||||||
Total distributions | (0.49 | ) | (0.78 | ) | (0.61 | ) | (0.63 | ) | (0.84 | ) | (1.00 | ) | ||||||||||||
NET INCREASE/(DECREASE) IN NET ASSET VALUE | 0.15 | (0.12 | ) | (1.88 | ) | (0.26 | ) | 0.10 | 0.42 | |||||||||||||||
NET ASSET VALUE, END OF PERIOD | $ | 22.68 | $ | 22.53 | $ | 22.65 | $ | 24.53 | $ | 24.79 | $ | 24.69 | ||||||||||||
TOTAL RETURN(c) | 2.83 | % | 2.98 | % | (5.20 | )% | 1.52 | % | 3.95 | % | 5.96 | % | ||||||||||||
RATIOS/SUPPLEMENTAL DATA: | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Net assets, end of period (000s) | $ | 96,978 | $ | 111,513 | $ | 104,759 | $ | 142,893 | $ | 118,984 | $ | 167,889 | ||||||||||||
Ratio of expenses excluding waiver/reimbursement to average net assets | 0.46 | %(d) | 0.46 | % | 0.46 | % | 0.46 | % | 0.46 | % | 0.46 | % | ||||||||||||
Ratio of expenses including waiver/reimbursement to average net assets | 0.46 | %(d) | 0.46 | % | 0.46 | % | 0.46 | % | 0.46 | % | 0.46 | % | ||||||||||||
Ratio of net investment income including expenses waiver/reimbursement to average net assets | 4.21 | %(d) | 3.47 | % | 2.35 | % | 2.23 | % | 3.32 | % | 3.83 | % | ||||||||||||
Portfolio turnover rate(e) | 23 | % | 52 | % | 24 | % | 50 | % | 54 | % | 44 | % |
(a) | Based on average shares outstanding during the period. |
(b) | Net realized and unrealized gain on investments per share does not correlate to the aggregate of the net realized and unrealized gain/(loss) in the Statements of Operations for the period(s) presented, primarily due to the timing of the sales and repurchases of the Fund's shares in relation to the fluctuating market values for the Fund's portfolio. |
(c) | Total return is calculated assuming an initial investment made at the net asset value at the beginning of the period and the redemption at the net asset value on the last day of the period and assuming all distributions are reinvested at the actual reinvestment prices. Total return calculated for a period of less than one year is not annualized. |
(d) | Annualized. |
(e) | Portfolio turnover for periods less than one year are not annualized and does not include securities received or delivered from processing creations or redemptions in-kind. |
See Notes to Financial Statements and Financial Highlights.
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Notes to Financial Statements and Financial Highlights | May 31, 2024 (Unaudited) |
1. ORGANIZATION
ALPS ETF Trust (the “Trust”), a Delaware statutory trust, is an open-end management investment company registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “1940 Act”). As of May 31, 2024, the Trust consisted of twenty-four separate portfolios. Each portfolio represents a separate series of the Trust. This report pertains solely to the RiverFront Dynamic Core Income ETF, the RiverFront Dynamic US Dividend Advantage ETF, and the RiverFront Strategic Income Fund (each a “Fund” and collectively, the “Funds”).
The investment objective of the RiverFront Dynamic Core Income ETF Fund is to seek total return, with an emphasis on income as the source of that total return. The investment objective of the RiverFront Dynamic US Dividend Advantage ETF Fund is to seek to provide capital appreciation and dividend income. The investment objective of the RiverFront Strategic Income Fund is to seek total return, with an emphasis on income as the source of that total return. Each Fund has elected to qualify as a diversified series of the Trust under the 1940 Act
Each Fund’s Shares (“Shares”) are listed on the NYSE Arca, Inc. (the “NYSE Arca”). Each Fund issues and redeems Shares, at net asset value (“NAV”) in blocks of 25,000 Shares, each of which is called a “Creation Unit”. Creation Units are issued and redeemed principally in-kind for securities and/or cash. Except when aggregated in Creation Units, Shares are not redeemable securities of a Fund.
Pursuant to the Trust’s organizational documents, its Officers and Trustees are indemnified against certain liability arising out of the performance of their duties to the Trust. Additionally, in the normal course of business, the Trust enters into contracts with service providers that contain general indemnification clauses. The Trust’s maximum exposure under these arrangements is unknown, as this would involve future claims that may be made against the Trust that have not yet occurred.
2. SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES
The following is a summary of significant accounting policies consistently followed by the Funds in the preparation of the financial statements. The accompanying financial statements were prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (“U.S. GAAP”). The preparation of financial statements in conformity with U.S. GAAP requires management to make certain estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosures of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of revenue and expenses during the period. Actual results could differ from those estimates. Each Fund is considered an investment company under U.S. GAAP and follows the accounting and reporting guidance applicable to investment companies in the Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) Accounting Standards Codification Topic 946.
A. Portfolio Valuation
Each Fund’s NAV is determined daily, as of the close of regular trading on the New York Stock Exchange (the “NYSE”), normally 4:00 p.m. Eastern Time, on each day the NYSE is open for trading. The NAV is computed by dividing the value of all assets of each Fund (including accrued interest and dividends), less all liabilities (including accrued expenses and dividends declared but unpaid), by the total number of shares outstanding.
Portfolio securities listed on any exchange other than the NASDAQ Stock Market LLC (“NASDAQ”) are valued at the last sale price on the business day as of which such value is being determined. If there has been no sale on such day, the securities are valued at the mean of the most recent bid and ask prices on such day. Securities traded on the NASDAQ are valued at the NASDAQ Official Closing Price as determined by NASDAQ. Portfolio securities traded on more than one securities exchange are valued at the last sale price on the business day as of which such value is being determined at the close of the exchange representing the principal market for such securities. Portfolio securities traded in the over-the-counter market, but excluding securities traded on the NASDAQ, are valued at the last quoted sale price in such market.
Corporate bonds and United States government bonds are typically valued at the mean between the evaluated bid and ask prices formulated by an independent pricing service.
Each Fund’s investments are valued at market value or, in the absence of market value with respect to any portfolio securities, at fair value according to procedures adopted by the Trust’s Board of Trustees (the “Board”). Pursuant to Rule 2a-5 under the 1940 Act, the Board designated ALPS Advisors, Inc. (the "Adviser") as the valuation designee ("Valuation Designee") for each Fund to perform the fair value determinations relating to Fund investments. The Adviser may carry out its designated responsibilities as Valuation Designee through various teams and committees. When market quotations are not readily available or when events occur that make established valuation methods unreliable, securities of the Funds may be valued in good faith by the Valuation Designee. These securities generally include, but are not limited to, restricted securities (securities which may not be publicly sold without registration under the Securities Act of 1933) for which a pricing service is unable to provide a market price; securities whose trading has been formally suspended; a security whose market price is not available from a pre-established primary pricing source or the pricing source is not willing to provide a price; a security with respect to which an event has occurred that is most likely to materially affect the value of the security after the market has closed but before the calculation of a Fund’s NAV or make it difficult or impossible to obtain a reliable market quotation; or a security whose price, as provided by the pricing service, does not reflect the security’s “fair value” due to the security being de-listed from a national exchange or the security’s primary trading market is temporarily closed at a time when, under normal conditions, it would be open. As a general principle, the current “fair value” of a security would be the amount which the owner might reasonably expect to receive from the sale on the applicable exchange or principal market. A variety of factors may be considered in determining the fair value of such securities.
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Notes to Financial Statements and Financial Highlights | May 31, 2024 (Unaudited) |
B. Fair Value Measurements
Each Fund discloses the classification of its fair value measurements following a three-tier hierarchy based on the inputs used to measure fair value. Inputs refer broadly to the assumptions that market participants would use in pricing the asset or liability, including assumptions about risk. Inputs may be observable or unobservable. Observable inputs reflect the assumptions market participants would use in pricing the asset or liability that are developed based on market data obtained from sources independent of the reporting entity. Unobservable inputs reflect the reporting entity’s own assumptions about the assumptions market participants would use in pricing the asset or liability that are developed based on the best information available.
Valuation techniques used to value the Funds’ investments by major category are as follows:
Equity securities, including restricted securities, for which market quotations are readily available, are valued at the last reported sale price or official closing price as reported by a third party pricing vendor on the primary market or exchange on which they are traded and are categorized as Level 1 in the hierarchy. In the event there were no sales during the day or closing prices are not available, securities are valued at the mean of the most recent quoted bid and ask prices on such day and are generally categorized as Level 2 in the hierarchy. Investments in open-end mutual funds are valued at their closing NAV each business day and are categorized as Level 1 in the hierarchy.
Debt securities, including restricted securities, are valued based on evaluated prices received from third party pricing vendors or from brokers who make markets in such securities. For corporate bonds, pricing vendors utilize matrix pricing which considers yield or price of bonds of comparable quality, coupon, maturity and type as well as broker-supplied prices. When independent prices are unavailable or unreliable, debt securities may be valued utilizing pricing methodologies which consider similar factors that would be used by third party pricing vendors. Debt securities are generally categorized as Level 2 in the hierarchy but may be Level 3 depending on the circumstances. The RiverFront Dynamic Core Income ETF and the RiverFront Strategic Income Fund may invest a significant portion of their assets in below investment grade securities. The value of these securities can be more volatile due to changes in the credit quality of the issuer and is sensitive to changes in economic, market and regulatory conditions.
Changes in valuation techniques may result in transfers in or out of an assigned level within the disclosure hierarchy.
Various inputs are used in determining the value of each Fund’s investments as of the end of the reporting period. When inputs used fall into different levels of the fair value hierarchy, the level in the hierarchy within which the fair value measurement falls is determined based on the lowest level input that is significant to the fair value measurement in its entirety. The designated input levels are not necessarily an indication of the risk or liquidity associated with these investments.
These inputs are categorized in the following hierarchy under applicable financial accounting standards:
Level 1 – | Unadjusted quoted prices in active markets for identical investments, unrestricted assets or liabilities that a Fund has the ability to access at the measurement date; |
Level 2 – | Quoted prices which are not active, quoted prices for similar assets or liabilities in active markets or inputs other than quoted prices that are observable (either directly or indirectly) for substantially the full term of the asset or liability; and |
Level 3 – | Significant unobservable prices or inputs (including the Fund’s own assumptions in determining the fair value of investments) where there is little or no market activity for the asset or liability at the measurement date. |
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Notes to Financial Statements and Financial Highlights | May 31, 2024 (Unaudited) |
The following is a summary of the inputs used to value the Funds’ investments as of May 31, 2024:
RiverFront Dynamic Core Income ETF
Investments in Securities at Value | Level 1 - Quoted and Unadjusted Prices | Level 2 - Other Significant Observable Inputs | Level 3 - Significant Unobservable Inputs | Total | ||||||||||||
Corporate Bonds* | $ | – | $ | 18,898,698 | $ | – | $ | 18,898,698 | ||||||||
Government Bonds* | – | 4,945,935 | – | 4,945,935 | ||||||||||||
Short Term Investments | 712,647 | – | – | 712,647 | ||||||||||||
Total | $ | 712,647 | $ | 23,844,633 | $ | – | $ | 24,557,280 |
RiverFront Dynamic US Dividend Advantage ETF
Investments in Securities at Value | Level 1 - Quoted and Unadjusted Prices | Level 2 - Other Significant Observable Inputs | Level 3 - Significant Unobservable Inputs | Total | ||||||||||||
Common Stocks* | $ | 76,101,968 | $ | – | $ | – | $ | 76,101,968 | ||||||||
Short Term Investments | 32,250 | – | – | 32,250 | ||||||||||||
Total | $ | 76,134,218 | $ | – | $ | – | $ | 76,134,218 |
RiverFront Strategic Income Fund
Investments in Securities at Value | Level 1 - Quoted and Unadjusted Prices | Level 2 - Other Significant Observable Inputs | Level 3 - Significant Unobservable Inputs | Total | ||||||||||||
Corporate Bonds* | $ | – | $ | 78,528,217 | $ | – | $ | 78,528,217 | ||||||||
Government Bonds* | – | 15,438,161 | – | 15,438,161 | ||||||||||||
Short Term Investments | 1,448,867 | – | – | 1,448,867 | ||||||||||||
Total | $ | 1,448,867 | $ | 93,966,378 | $ | – | $ | 95,415,245 |
* | For a detailed sector breakdown, see the accompanying Schedule of Investments. |
The Funds did not have any securities that used significant unobservable inputs (Level 3) in determining fair value and there were no transfers into or out of Level 3 during the six months ended May 31, 2024.
C. Securities Transactions and Investment Income
Securities transactions are recorded as of the trade date. Realized gains and losses from securities transactions are recorded on the specific identification in accordance with GAAP. Dividend income and capital gains distributions, if any, are recorded on the ex-dividend date. Interest income, if any, is recorded on the accrual basis, including amortization of premiums and accretion of discounts.
D. Dividends and Distributions to Shareholders
Dividends from net investment income for each Fund, if any, are declared and paid monthly or as the Board may determine from time to time. Distributions of net realized capital gains earned by the Funds, if any, are distributed at least annually.
E. Federal Tax and Tax Basis Information
The timing and character of income and capital gain distributions are determined in accordance with income tax regulations, which may differ from U.S. GAAP. Reclassifications are made to the Funds’ capital accounts for permanent tax differences to reflect income and gains available for distribution (or available capital loss carryforwards) under income tax regulations. The amounts and characteristics of tax basis distributions and composition of distributable earnings/(accumulated losses) are finalized at fiscal year-end; accordingly, tax basis balances have not been determined as of May 31, 2024.
The tax character of the distributions paid during the fiscal year ended November 30, 2023 was as follows:
Fund | Ordinary Income | Long-Term Capital Gain | Return of Capital | |||||||||
November 30, 2023 | ||||||||||||
RiverFront Dynamic Core Income ETF | $ | 1,130,961 | $ | – | $ | – | ||||||
RiverFront Dynamic US Dividend Advantage ETF | 2,143,621 | – | – | |||||||||
RiverFront Strategic Income Fund | 3,786,149 | – | – |
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Notes to Financial Statements and Financial Highlights | May 31, 2024 (Unaudited) |
The character of distributions made during the year may differ from its ultimate characterization for federal income tax purposes.
Under current law, capital losses maintain their character as short-term or long-term and are carried forward to the next tax year without expiration.
As of November 30, 2023, the following amounts are available as carry forwards to the next tax year:
Fund | Short-Term | Long-Term | ||||||
RiverFront Dynamic Core Income ETF | $ | 1,831,505 | $ | 1,365,315 | ||||
RiverFront Dynamic US Dividend Advantage ETF | 6,692,855 | 247,427 | ||||||
RiverFront Strategic Income Fund | 7,813,865 | 5,272,021 |
As of May 31, 2024, the cost of investments for federal income tax purposes and accumulated net unrealized appreciation/(depreciation) on investments were as follows:
Fund | RiverFront Dynamic Core Income ETF | RiverFront Dynamic US Dividend Advantage ETF | RiverFront Strategic Income Fund | |||||||||
Gross appreciation (excess of value over tax cost) | $ | 150,034 | $ | 16,284,657 | $ | 428,390 | ||||||
Gross depreciation (excess of tax cost over value) | (857,133 | ) | (5,266,983 | ) | (3,436,554 | ) | ||||||
Net unrealized appreciation/(depreciation) | (707,099 | ) | 11,017,674 | (3,008,164 | ) | |||||||
Cost of investments for income tax purposes | $ | 25,264,379 | $ | 65,116,544 | $ | 98,423,409 |
The differences between book-basis and tax-basis are primarily due to the deferral of losses from wash sales and difference between premium amortization due to Accounting Standards Update 2017-08. In addition, certain tax cost basis adjustments are finalized at fiscal year-end and therefore have not been determined as of May 31, 2024.
F. Income Taxes
No provision for income taxes is included in the accompanying financial statements, as each Fund intends to distribute to shareholders all taxable investment income and realized gains and otherwise comply with Subchapter M of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, applicable to regulated investment companies. Each Fund evaluates tax positions taken (or expected to be taken) in the course of preparing the Funds’ tax returns to determine whether these positions meet a “more-likely-than-not” standard that, based on the technical merits, have a more than fifty percent likelihood of being sustained by a taxing authority upon examination. A tax position that meets the “more-likely-than-not” recognition threshold is measured to determine the amount of benefit to recognize in the financial statements.
As of and during the six months ended May 31, 2024, each Fund did not have a liability for any unrecognized tax benefits. Each Fund files U.S. federal, state, and local tax returns as required. Each Fund’s tax returns are subject to examination by the relevant tax authorities until expiration of the applicable statute of limitations, which is generally three years after the filing of the tax return, but may extend to four years in certain jurisdictions. Each Fund’s tax returns for open years have incorporated no uncertain tax positions that require a provision for income taxes.
G. Lending of Portfolio Securities
The RiverFront Dynamic US Dividend Advantage ETF has entered into a securities lending agreement with State Street Bank & Trust Co. (“SSB”), the Fund's lending agent. The Fund may lend its portfolio securities only to borrowers that are approved by SSB. The Fund will limit such lending to not more than 33 1/3% of the value of its total assets. The Fund’s securities held at SSB as custodian shall be available to be lent except those securities the Fund or ALPS Advisors, Inc. specifically identifies in writing as not being available for lending. The borrower pledges and maintains with the Fund collateral consisting of cash (U.S. Dollars only), securities issued or guaranteed by the U.S. government or its agencies or instrumentalities, and cash equivalents (including irrevocable bank letters of credit) issued by a person other than the borrower or an affiliate of the borrower. The initial collateral received by the Fund is required to have a value of no less than 102% of the market value of the loaned securities for U.S equity securities and a value of no less than 105% of the market value for non-U.S. equity securities. The collateral is maintained thereafter, at a market value equal to not less than 102% of the current value of the U.S. equity securities on loan and not less than 105% of the current value of the non-U.S. equity securities on loan. The market value of the loaned securities is determined at the close of each business day and any additional required collateral is delivered to the Fund on the next business day. During the term of the loan, the Fund is entitled to all distributions made on or in respect of the loaned securities. Loans of securities are terminable at any time and the borrower, after notice, is required to return borrowed securities within the customary time period for settlement of securities transactions.
Any cash collateral received is reinvested in a money market fund managed by SSB as disclosed in the Fund’s Schedule of Investments and is reflected in the Statements of Assets and Liabilities as a payable for collateral upon return of securities loaned. Non-cash collateral, in the form of securities issued or guaranteed by the U.S. government or its agencies or instrumentalities, is not disclosed in the Fund’s Statements of Assets and Liabilities or the contractual maturity table below as it is held by the lending agent on behalf of the Fund, and the Fund does not have the ability to re-hypothecate these securities. Income earned by the Fund from securities lending activity is disclosed in the Statement of Operations.
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Notes to Financial Statements and Financial Highlights | May 31, 2024 (Unaudited) |
The following is a summary of the Fund's securities lending agreement and related cash and non-cash collateral received as of May 31, 2024:
Fund | Market Value of Securities on Loan | Cash Collateral Received | Non-Cash Collateral Received | Total Collateral Received | ||||||||||||
RiverFront Dynamic US Dividend Advantage ETF | $ | 151,439 | $ | 32,250 | $ | 122,951 | $ | 155,201 |
The risks of securities lending include the risk that the borrower may not provide additional collateral when required or may not return the securities when due. To mitigate these risks, the Funds benefit from a borrower default indemnity provided by SSB. SSB’s indemnity allows for full replacement of securities lent wherein SSB will purchase the unreturned loaned securities on the open market by applying the proceeds of the collateral, or to the extent such proceeds are insufficient or the collateral is unavailable, SSB will purchase the unreturned loan securities at SSB’s expense. However, the Funds could suffer a loss if the value of the investments purchased with cash collateral falls below the value of the cash collateral received. As of May 31, 2024, Riverfront Dynamic Core Income ETF and Riverfront Strategic Income ETF did not have any securities on loan.
The following table reflects a breakdown of transactions accounted for as secured borrowings, the gross obligation by the type of collateral pledged or securities loaned, and the remaining contractual maturity of those transactions as of May 31, 2024:
RiverFront Dynamic US Dividend Advantage ETF | Remaining Contractual Maturity of the Agreements | |||||||||||||||||||
Securities Lending Transactions | Overnight & Continuous | Up to 30 Days | 30-90 Days | Greater than 90 Days | Total | |||||||||||||||
Common Stocks | $ | 32,250 | $ | – | $ | – | $ | – | $ | 32,250 | ||||||||||
Total Borrowings | 32,250 | |||||||||||||||||||
Gross amount of recognized liabilities for securities lending (collateral received) | $ | 32,250 |
3. INVESTMENT ADVISORY FEE AND OTHER AFFILIATED TRANSACTIONS
ALPS Advisors, Inc. serves as the Funds’ investment adviser pursuant to an Investment Advisory Agreement with the Trust on behalf of each Fund (the “Advisory Agreement”). Pursuant to the Advisory Agreement, each Fund pays the Adviser an annual management fee for the services and facilities it provides, payable on a monthly basis as a percentage of the relevant Fund’s average daily net assets as set out below:
Fund | Advisory Fee |
RiverFront Dynamic Core Income ETF | 0.51%(a) |
RiverFront Dynamic US Dividend Advantage ETF | 0.52%(b) |
RiverFront Strategic Income Fund | 0.11% |
(a) | The unitary advisory fee as a percentage of net assets is subject to the following breakpoints: (i) 0.51% for average net assets up to $600 million, (ii) 0.48% for average net assets equal to or greater than $600 million. |
(b) | The unitary advisory fee as a percentage of net assets is subject to the following breakpoints: (i) 0.52% for average net assets up to $600 million, (ii) 0.49% for average net assets equal to or greater than $600 million. |
Out of the unitary management fee, the Adviser pays substantially all expenses of each Fund, including the cost of transfer agency, custody, fund administration, legal, audit, trustees and other services, except for interest expenses, distribution fees or expenses, brokerage expenses, taxes and extraordinary expenses not incurred in the ordinary course of each Fund's business. The Adviser’s unitary management fee is designed to pay substantially all of each Fund's expenses and to compensate the Adviser for providing services for each Fund.
RiverFront Investment Group, LLC (the “Sub-Adviser”) serves as each Fund’s sub-adviser pursuant to a sub-advisory agreement with the Trust (the “Sub-Advisory Agreement”). Pursuant to the Sub-Advisory Agreement, the Adviser pays the Sub-Adviser a sub-advisory fee out of the Adviser’s advisory fee for the services it provides besides RiverFront Strategic Income Fund, in which the Fund directly pays the Sub-Adviser. The fee is payable on a monthly basis at the annual rate of the relevant Fund’s average daily net assets as set out below:
Fund | Sub-Advisory Fee |
RiverFront Dynamic Core Income ETF | 0.35% |
RiverFront Dynamic US Dividend Advantage ETF | 0.35% |
RiverFront Strategic Income Fund | 0.35% |
21 | May 31, 2024
RiverFront ETFs | |
Notes to Financial Statements and Financial Highlights | May 31, 2024 (Unaudited) |
ALPS Fund Services, Inc., an affiliate of the Adviser, is the administrator for the Funds.
Effective July 1, 2023, each Trustee receives (1) a quarterly retainer of $25,000, (2) a per meeting fee of $15,000, (3) $2,500 for any special meeting held outside of a regularly scheduled board meeting, and (4) reimbursement for all reasonable out-of-pocket expenses relating to attendance at meetings. In addition, the Chairman of the Board receives a quarterly retainer of $5,000, the Chairman of the Audit Committee receives a quarterly retainer of $3,000, and the Chairman of the Nominating & Governance Committee receives a quarterly retainer of $2,000, each in connection with their respective roles.
4. PURCHASES AND SALES OF SECURITIES
For the six months ended May 31, 2024, the cost of purchases and proceeds from sales of investment securities, excluding in-kind transactions and short-term investments, were as follows:
Fund | Purchases | Sales | ||||||
RiverFront Dynamic Core Income ETF | $ | 1,518,950 | $ | 434,479 | ||||
RiverFront Dynamic US Dividend Advantage ETF | 2,684,482 | 2,716,788 | ||||||
RiverFront Strategic Income Fund | 18,022,354 | 14,177,071 |
For the six months ended May 31, 2024, the cost of U.S. Government security purchases and proceeds from U.S. Government security sales were as follows:
Fund | Purchases | Sales | ||||||
RiverFront Dynamic Core Income ETF | $ | 2,786,809 | $ | 2,785,911 | ||||
RiverFront Strategic Income Fund | 5,148,759 | 12,821,615 |
For the six months ended May 31, 2024, the cost of in-kind purchases and proceeds from in-kind sales were as follows:
Fund | Purchases | Sales | ||||||
RiverFront Dynamic Core Income ETF | $ | – | $ | 1,081,474 | ||||
RiverFront Dynamic US Dividend Advantage ETF | – | 6,141,200 | ||||||
RiverFront Strategic Income Fund | 3,352,210 | 16,862,418 |
For the six months ended May 31, 2024, the in-kind net realized gains/(losses) were as follows:
Fund | Net Realized Gain/(Loss) | |||
RiverFront Dynamic Core Income ETF | $ | (26,213 | ) | |
RiverFront Dynamic US Dividend Advantage ETF | 809,401 | |||
RiverFront Strategic Income Fund | 160,791 |
Gains on in-kind transactions are not considered taxable for federal income tax purposes and losses on in-kind transactions are also not deductible for tax purposes.
5. CAPITAL SHARE TRANSACTIONS
Shares are created and redeemed by each Fund only in Creation Unit size aggregations of 25,000 Shares. Only broker-dealers or large institutional investors with creation and redemption agreements called Authorized Participants (“AP”) are permitted to purchase or redeem Creation Units from each Fund. Such transactions are generally permitted on an in-kind basis, with a balancing cash component to equate the transaction to the NAV per unit of each Fund on the transaction date. Cash may be substituted equivalent to the value of certain securities generally when they are not available in sufficient quantity for delivery, not eligible for trading by the AP or as a result of other market circumstances.
22 | May 31, 2024
RiverFront ETFs | |
Notes to Financial Statements and Financial Highlights | May 31, 2024 (Unaudited) |
6. MARKET RISK
The Funds are subject to investment and operational risks associated with financial, economic and other global market developments and disruptions, including those arising from war, terrorism, market manipulation, government interventions, defaults and shutdowns, political changes or diplomatic developments, public health emergencies (such as the spread of infectious diseases, pandemics and epidemics) and natural/environmental disasters, which can negatively impact the securities markets and cause each Fund to lose value. Securities in the Fund’s portfolio may underperform in comparison to securities in general financial markets, a particular financial market or other asset classes due to a number of factors, including inflation (or expectations for inflation), deflation (or expectations for deflation), interest rates, global demand for particular products or resources, market instability, debt crises and downgrades, embargoes, tariffs, sanctions and other trade barriers, regulatory events, other governmental trade or market control programs and related geopolitical events. In addition, the value of the Fund’s investments may be negatively affected by the occurrence of global events such as war, terrorism, environmental disasters, natural disasters or events, country instability, and infectious disease epidemics or pandemics.
7. SUBSEQUENT EVENTS
Subsequent events, if any, after the date of the Statements of Assets and Liabilities have been evaluated through the date the financial statements were issued. Management has determined that there were no subsequent events to report through the issuance of these financial statements.
23 | May 31, 2024
RiverFront ETFs
Additional Information | May 31, 2024 (Unaudited) |
TAX INFORMATION
The Funds designate the following as a percentage of taxable ordinary income distributions, or up to the maximum amount allowable, for the calendar year ended December 31, 2023:
Qualified Dividend Income | Dividend Received Deduction | 199A Dividends | |
RiverFront Dynamic Core Income ETF | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% |
RiverFront Dynamic US Dividend Advantage ETF | 90.63% | 83.19% | 9.37% |
RiverFront Strategic Income Fund | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% |
In early 2024, if applicable, shareholders of record received this information for the distributions paid to them by the Funds during the calendar year 2023 via Form 1099. The Funds will notify shareholders in early 2025 of amounts paid to them by the Funds, if any, during the calendar year 2024.
24 | May 31, 2024
RiverFront ETFs
Item 8 – Changes in and Disagreements with Accountants for Open-End Management Investment Companies | May 31, 2024 (Unaudited) |
On March 14, 2023, BBD LLP (“BBD”) ceased to serve as the independent registered public accounting firm of the Funds. The Board approved the replacement of BBD as a result of Cohen & Company, Ltd.’s (“Cohen”) acquisition of BBD’s investment management group.
The report of BBD on the financial statements of the Funds as of and for the fiscal year or period ended November 30, 2022 did not contain an adverse opinion or a disclaimer of opinion, and was not qualified or modified as to uncertainties, audit scope or accounting principles. During the fiscal year or period ended November 30, 2022, and during the subsequent interim period through March 14, 2023: (i) there were no disagreements between the registrant and BBD on any matter of accounting principles or practices, financial statement disclosure, or auditing scope or procedure, which disagreements, if not resolved to the satisfaction of BBD, would have caused it to make reference to the subject matter of the disagreements in its report on the financial statements of the Funds for such years or interim period; and (ii) there were no “reportable events,” as defined in Item 304(a)(1)(v) of Regulation S-K under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.
On March 7, 2023, upon the recommendation of the Funds’ Audit Committee, the Board approved the appointment of Cohen, effective upon the resignation of BBD, as the Funds’ independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending November 30, 2023.
During the fiscal year or period ended November 30, 2022, and during the subsequent interim period through March 14, 2023, neither the registrant, nor anyone acting on its behalf, consulted with Cohen on behalf of the Funds regarding the application of accounting principles to a specified transaction (either completed or proposed), the type of audit opinion that might be rendered on the Funds’ financial statements, or any matter that was either: (i) the subject of a "disagreement," as defined in Item 304(a)(1)(iv) of Regulation S-K and the instructions thereto; or (ii) "reportable events," as defined in Item 304(a)(1)(v) of Regulation S-K.
25 | May 31, 2024
RiverFront ETFs
Item 9 – Proxy Disclosures for Open-End Management Investment Companies | May 31, 2024 (Unaudited) |
Not applicable for this reporting period.
26 | May 31, 2024
RiverFront ETFs
Item 10 – Remuneration Paid to Directors, Officers, and Others of Open-End Management Investment Companies | May 31, 2024 (Unaudited) |
The following chart provides certain information about the Trustee fees paid by the Trust for the period ended May 31, 2024:
Aggregate Regular Compensation From the Trust | Aggregate Special Compensation From the Trust | Total Compensation From the Trust | ||||||||||
Mary K. Anstine, Trustee | $ | 82,500 | $ | — | $ | 82,500 | ||||||
Edmund J. Burke, Trustee | $ | 86,500 | $ | — | $ | 86,500 | ||||||
Jeremy W. Deems, Trustee | $ | 88,500 | $ | — | $ | 88,500 | ||||||
Rick A. Pederson, Trustee | $ | 92,500 | $ | — | $ | 92,500 | ||||||
Total | $ | 350,000 | $ | — | $ | 350,000 |
Officers who are employed by the Adviser receive no compensation or expense reimbursements from the Trust.
27 | May 31, 2024
RiverFront ETFs
Item 11 – Statement Regarding Basis for Approval of Investment Advisory Contract | May 31, 2024 (Unaudited) |
Not applicable for this reporting period.
28 | May 31, 2024
Table of Contents
Item 7 – Financial Statements and Financial Highlights for Open-End Management Investment Companies | 1 |
Schedule of Investments | 2 |
Statement of Assets and Liabilities | 13 |
Statement of Operations | 14 |
Statements of Changes in Net Assets | 15 |
Financial Highlights | 16 |
Notes to Financial Statements and Financial Highlights | 17 |
Additional Information | 22 |
Item 8 – Changes in and Disagreements with Accountants for Open-End Management Investment Companies | 23 |
Item 9 – Proxy Disclosures for Open-End Management Investment Companies | 24 |
Item 10 – Remuneration Paid to Directors, Officers, and Others of Open-End Management Investment Companies | 25 |
Item 11 – Statement Regarding Basis for Approval of Investment Advisory and Sub-Advisory Contract | 26 |
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ALPS | Smith Core Plus Bond ETF
ITEM 7 – Financial Statements and Financial Highlights
for Open-End Management Investment Companies
1 | May 31, 2024
ALPS | Smith Core Plus Bond ETF
Schedule of Investments | May 31, 2024 (Unaudited) |
Secuirty Description | Principal Amount | Value (Note 2) | ||||||
BANK LOANS (1.94%) | ||||||||
Aerospace & Defense (0.39%) | ||||||||
TransDigm, Inc. | ||||||||
1M US SOFR + 3.25%, 02/28/2031(a) | $ | 2,757,175 | $ | 2,771,306 | ||||
Casinos & Gaming (0.20%) | ||||||||
Caesars Entertainment, Inc. | ||||||||
1M US SOFR + 2.75%, 02/06/2031(a) | 1,500,000 | 1,506,562 | ||||||
Consumer Finance (0.56%) | ||||||||
Boost Newco Borrower LLC | ||||||||
1D US SOFR + 3.00%, 01/31/2031(a) | 4,095,000 | 4,117,461 | ||||||
Financial Services (0.07%) | ||||||||
Jane Street Group LLC | ||||||||
1M US SOFR + 2.50%, 01/26/2028(a) | 527,000 | 529,337 | ||||||
Industrials (0.38%) | ||||||||
Chart Industries, Inc. | ||||||||
1M US SOFR + 3.25%, 03/18/2030(a) | 1,200,000 | 1,207,128 | ||||||
GFL Environmental, Inc. | ||||||||
3M US SOFR + 2.50%, 05/28/2027(a) | 1,595,990 | 1,607,298 | ||||||
Total Industrials | 2,814,426 | |||||||
Pipeline (0.27%) | ||||||||
Buckeye Partners LP | ||||||||
1M US SOFR + 2.00%, 11/22/2030(a) | 1,985,000 | 1,991,818 | ||||||
Travel & Lodging (0.07%) | ||||||||
Carnival Corp. | ||||||||
1M US SOFR + 2.75%, 08/09/2027(a) | 492,500 | 496,317 | ||||||
TOTAL BANK LOANS | ||||||||
(Cost $14,210,833) | 14,227,227 |
Principal Amount | Value (Note 2) | |||||||
COLLATERALIZED MORTGAGE OBLIGATIONS (3.12%) | ||||||||
Fannie Mae | ||||||||
Series 2002-60, Class FV, | ||||||||
30D US SOFR + 1.114%, 04/25/2032(a) | $ | 8,922 | $ | 9,001 |
Principal Amount | Value (Note 2) | |||||||
Series 2003-18, Class A1, | ||||||||
6.500%, 12/25/2042 | $ | 41,087 | $ | 40,932 | ||||
Series 2003-30, Class JQ, | ||||||||
5.500%, 04/25/2033 | 2,497 | 2,489 | ||||||
Series 2003-47, Class PE, | ||||||||
5.750%, 06/25/2033 | 39,697 | 39,957 | ||||||
Series 2005-122, Class PY, | ||||||||
6.000%, 01/25/2036 | 29,658 | 29,955 | ||||||
Series 2005-3, Class CH, | ||||||||
5.250%, 02/25/2035 | 4,659 | 4,664 | ||||||
Series 2005-48, Class TD, | ||||||||
5.500%, 06/25/2035 | 21,019 | 21,204 | ||||||
Series 2006-125, Class KY, | ||||||||
5.500%, 01/25/2037 | 207,815 | 206,952 | ||||||
Series 2006-78, Class BZ, | ||||||||
6.500%, 08/25/2036 | 344,617 | 353,634 | ||||||
Series 2008-6, Class A, | ||||||||
5.000%, 02/25/2038 | 195,616 | 189,372 | ||||||
Series 2009-106, Class DZ, | ||||||||
4.500%, 01/25/2040 | 150,825 | 143,989 | ||||||
Series 2010-141, Class AL, | ||||||||
4.000%, 12/25/2040 | 16,891 | 15,974 | ||||||
Series 2010-41, Class NB, | ||||||||
5.000%, 05/25/2040 | 80,310 | 79,429 | ||||||
Series 2010-85, Class NJ, | ||||||||
4.500%, 08/25/2040 | 441,800 | 426,402 | ||||||
Series 2010-9, Class ME, | ||||||||
5.000%, 02/25/2040 | 28,838 | 28,656 | ||||||
Series 2011-121, Class JP, | ||||||||
4.500%, 12/25/2041 | 15,622 | 15,043 | ||||||
Series 2011-145, Class JA, | ||||||||
4.500%, 12/25/2041 | 5,926 | 5,755 | ||||||
Series 2011-148, Class P, | ||||||||
4.000%, 09/25/2041 | 186,614 | 180,382 | ||||||
Series 2011-29, Class JC, | ||||||||
4.000%, 03/25/2041 | 230,280 | 214,988 | ||||||
Series 2012-103, Class PY, | ||||||||
3.000%, 09/25/2042 | 8,000 | 6,519 | ||||||
Series 2012-108, Class PL, | ||||||||
3.000%, 10/25/2042 | 25,000 | 21,877 | ||||||
Series 2012-111, Class B, | ||||||||
7.000%, 10/25/2042 | 4,433 | 4,655 | ||||||
Series 2012-112, Class DA, | ||||||||
3.000%, 10/25/2042 | 200,588 | 176,874 | ||||||
Series 2012-120, Class QC, | ||||||||
2.500%, 11/25/2042 | 151,000 | 103,536 | ||||||
Series 2012-128, Class NP, | ||||||||
2.500%, 11/25/2042 | 78,175 | 49,677 | ||||||
Series 2012-136, Class PL, | ||||||||
3.500%, 12/25/2042 | 418,000 | 374,574 | ||||||
Series 2012-137, Class CZ, | ||||||||
4.000%, 12/25/2042 | 158,286 | 143,531 | ||||||
Series 2012-139, Class GB, | ||||||||
2.500%, 12/25/2042 | 50,000 | 32,069 | ||||||
Series 2012-152, Class PB, | ||||||||
3.500%, 01/25/2043 | 22,000 | 20,675 |
2 | May 31, 2024
ALPS | Smith Core Plus Bond ETF
Schedule of Investments | May 31, 2024 (Unaudited) |
Principal Amount | Value (Note 2) | |||||||
Series 2012-16, Class K, | ||||||||
4.000%, 10/25/2041 | $ | 101,460 | $ | 97,744 | ||||
Series 2012-17, Class JA, | ||||||||
3.500%, 12/25/2041 | 73,734 | 66,746 | ||||||
Series 2012-19, Class CB, | ||||||||
3.500%, 03/25/2042 | 265,000 | 235,084 | ||||||
Series 2012-26, Class MA, | ||||||||
3.500%, 03/25/2042 | 46,247 | 42,052 | ||||||
Series 2012-28, Class PT, | ||||||||
4.000%, 03/25/2042 | 330,432 | 307,436 | ||||||
Series 2012-29, Class NM, | ||||||||
3.500%, 04/25/2042 | 50,000 | 39,862 | ||||||
Series 2012-30, Class DZ, | ||||||||
4.000%, 04/25/2042 | 211,136 | 197,503 | ||||||
Series 2012-39, Class NB, | ||||||||
4.000%, 04/25/2042 | 32,000 | 26,293 | ||||||
Series 2012-47, Class HF, | ||||||||
30D US SOFR + 0.514%, 05/25/2027(a) | 11,703 | 11,705 | ||||||
Series 2012-51, Class HJ, | ||||||||
3.500%, 05/25/2042 | 62,156 | 51,413 | ||||||
Series 2012-56, Class WB, | ||||||||
3.500%, 05/25/2042 | 9,138 | 8,227 | ||||||
Series 2012-83, Class AC, | ||||||||
3.000%, 08/25/2042 | 85,000 | 70,774 | ||||||
Series 2012-90, Class PB, | ||||||||
2.500%, 01/25/2042 | 75,050 | 69,797 | ||||||
Series 2013-18, Class NG, | ||||||||
2.000%, 12/25/2042 | 50,895 | 43,707 | ||||||
Series 2013-35, Class KL, | ||||||||
2.000%, 04/25/2033 | 109,708 | 99,342 | ||||||
Series 2013-37, Class PK, | ||||||||
3.500%, 04/25/2043 | 300,000 | 263,883 | ||||||
Series 2013-41, Class JL, | ||||||||
1.500%, 04/25/2038 | 205,985 | 181,977 | ||||||
Series 2013-44, Class Z, | ||||||||
3.000%, 05/25/2043 | 697,578 | 503,546 | ||||||
Series 2013-67, Class KZ, | ||||||||
2.500%, 04/25/2043 | 142,582 | 110,532 | ||||||
Series 2013-7, Class PZ, | ||||||||
2.000%, 02/25/2043 | 188,126 | 103,631 | ||||||
Series 2013-86, Class LG, | ||||||||
3.500%, 08/25/2043 | 178,000 | 146,429 | ||||||
Series 2013-86, Class Z, | ||||||||
3.000%, 08/25/2043 | 171,693 | 119,517 | ||||||
Series 2013-9, Class BC, | ||||||||
6.500%, 07/25/2042 | 165,164 | 170,916 | ||||||
Series 2014-14, Class PA, | ||||||||
3.500%, 02/25/2044 | 109,387 | 104,182 | ||||||
Series 2014-6, Class Z, | ||||||||
2.500%, 02/25/2044 | 258,884 | 216,505 | ||||||
Series 2015-47, Class AY, | ||||||||
3.000%, 07/25/2045 | 87,788 | 75,150 | ||||||
Series 2015-58, Class ZL, | ||||||||
3.000%, 08/25/2045 | 260,600 | 212,629 |
Principal Amount | Value (Note 2) | |||||||
Series 2016-26, Class PA, | ||||||||
3.000%, 10/25/2045 | $ | 130,037 | $ | 118,004 | ||||
Series 2016-28, Class TA, | ||||||||
3.250%, 07/25/2043 | 494,202 | 368,956 | ||||||
Series 2016-37, Class BK, | ||||||||
3.000%, 06/25/2046 | 69,664 | 64,897 | ||||||
Series 2016-42, Class DA, | ||||||||
3.000%, 07/25/2045 | 123,794 | 113,451 | ||||||
Series 2016-6, Class PA, | ||||||||
3.000%, 11/25/2044 | 133,808 | 124,428 | ||||||
Series 2017-10, Class FA, | ||||||||
30D US SOFR + 0.514%, 03/25/2047(a) | 29,527 | 29,006 | ||||||
Series 2017-25, Class QH, | ||||||||
3.000%, 04/25/2047 | 309,046 | 263,993 | ||||||
Series 2017-38, Class JA, | ||||||||
3.000%, 03/25/2047 | 63,645 | 55,423 | ||||||
Series 2017-38, Class JG, | ||||||||
2.500%, 03/25/2047 | 356,890 | 303,521 | ||||||
Series 2017-98, Class JC, | ||||||||
2.500%, 11/25/2047 | 160,178 | 135,647 | ||||||
Series 2018-15, Class KG, | ||||||||
2.500%, 01/25/2048 | 103,333 | 85,210 | ||||||
Series 2018-25, Class AL, | ||||||||
3.500%, 04/25/2048 | 98,000 | 82,952 | ||||||
Series 2018-35, Class LB, | ||||||||
3.500%, 05/25/2048 | 106,000 | 89,354 | ||||||
Series 2018-8, Class KL, | ||||||||
2.500%, 03/25/2047 | 100,914 | 86,844 | ||||||
Series 2018-94, Class KD, | ||||||||
3.500%, 12/25/2048 | 73,746 | 65,110 | ||||||
Series 2019-74, Class GL, | ||||||||
3.500%, 12/25/2049 | 174,253 | 122,853 | ||||||
Series 2019-81, Class ML, | ||||||||
2.500%, 01/25/2050 | 119,847 | 72,055 | ||||||
Series 2020-10, Class DA, | ||||||||
3.500%, 03/25/2060 | 101,052 | 86,390 | ||||||
Series 2021-6, Class KU, | ||||||||
1.500%, 02/25/2051 | 152,621 | 83,421 | ||||||
Series 2021-66, Class HU, | ||||||||
1.500%, 10/25/2051 | 99,999 | 46,149 | ||||||
Series 2021-72, Class NA, | ||||||||
1.500%, 10/25/2051 | 98,025 | 52,334 | ||||||
Series 2021-87, Class QB, | ||||||||
2.000%, 12/25/2051 | 46,342 | 26,406 | ||||||
Series 2021-94, Class PU, | ||||||||
2.000%, 01/25/2052 | 39,318 | 23,761 | ||||||
9,019,512 | ||||||||
Freddie Mac | ||||||||
Series 1998-2034, Class Z, | ||||||||
6.500%, 02/15/2028 | 6,711 | 6,754 | ||||||
Series 2002-2412, Class OF, | ||||||||
30D US SOFR + 1.064%, 12/15/2031(a) | 43,107 | 43,501 | ||||||
Series 2002-2455, Class GK, | ||||||||
6.500%, 05/15/2032 | 20,751 | 21,270 |
3 | May 31, 2024
ALPS | Smith Core Plus Bond ETF
Schedule of Investments | May 31, 2024 (Unaudited) |
Principal Amount | Value (Note 2) | |||||||
Series 2002-2489, Class PE, | ||||||||
6.000%, 08/15/2032 | $ | 174,415 | $ | 176,678 | ||||
Series 2002-2495, Class ZB, | ||||||||
4.500%, 09/15/2032 | 2,850 | 2,715 | ||||||
Series 2003-2725, Class TA, | ||||||||
4.500%, 12/15/2033 | 37,494 | 36,585 | ||||||
Series 2004-2768, Class PW, | ||||||||
4.250%, 03/15/2034 | 9,968 | 9,591 | ||||||
Series 2005-2944, Class OH, | ||||||||
5.500%, 03/15/2035 | 50,650 | 50,680 | ||||||
Series 2005-2978, Class CN, | ||||||||
5.500%, 05/15/2035 | 169,734 | 171,327 | ||||||
Series 2006-3137, Class XP, | ||||||||
6.000%, 04/15/2036 | 3,439 | 3,517 | ||||||
Series 2008-3485, Class MA, | ||||||||
5.500%, 07/15/2036 | 39,974 | 40,031 | ||||||
Series 2009-3533, Class CB, | ||||||||
4.500%, 05/15/2029 | 62,579 | 61,234 | ||||||
Series 2009-3575, Class D, | ||||||||
4.500%, 03/15/2037 | 187,283 | 177,940 | ||||||
Series 2010-3626, Class ME, | ||||||||
5.000%, 01/15/2040 | 35,226 | 35,044 | ||||||
Series 2010-3638, Class DB, | ||||||||
5.000%, 02/15/2040 | 75,000 | 70,461 | ||||||
Series 2010-3645, Class WD, | ||||||||
4.500%, 02/15/2040 | 15,000 | 14,226 | ||||||
Series 2010-3662, Class QB, | ||||||||
5.000%, 03/15/2038 | 110,729 | 107,487 | ||||||
Series 2010-3674, Class QN, | ||||||||
5.750%, 05/15/2036 | 363,142 | 337,526 | ||||||
Series 2010-3681, Class MT, | ||||||||
4.708%, 02/15/2038(a)(b) | 100,931 | 88,051 | ||||||
Series 2010-3772, Class NE, | ||||||||
4.500%, 12/15/2040 | 172,000 | 152,771 | ||||||
Series 2011-3924, Class LC, | ||||||||
4.000%, 09/15/2041 | 125,334 | 118,534 | ||||||
Series 2011-3954, Class PG, | ||||||||
2.500%, 07/15/2041 | 50,965 | 47,287 | ||||||
Series 2011-3957, Class BZ, | ||||||||
4.000%, 11/15/2041 | 176,215 | 163,502 | ||||||
Series 2011-3966, Class NA, | ||||||||
4.000%, 12/15/2041 | 146,059 | 138,257 | ||||||
Series 2012-3990, Class GY, | ||||||||
3.500%, 01/15/2042 | 97,000 | 75,169 | ||||||
Series 2012-3992, Class HZ, | ||||||||
4.000%, 01/15/2042 | 608,552 | 567,321 | ||||||
Series 2012-3997, Class EC, | ||||||||
3.500%, 02/15/2042 | 62,765 | 51,658 | ||||||
Series 2012-4003, Class BG, | ||||||||
2.000%, 10/15/2026 | 5,363 | 5,343 | ||||||
Series 2012-4050, Class ND, | ||||||||
2.500%, 09/15/2041 | 10,472 | 10,138 | ||||||
Series 2012-4068, Class PE, | ||||||||
3.000%, 06/15/2042 | 10,000 | 8,721 | ||||||
Series 2012-4075, Class PB, | ||||||||
3.000%, 07/15/2042 | 24,878 | 21,952 |
Principal Amount | Value (Note 2) | |||||||
Series 2012-4077, Class BE, | ||||||||
4.000%, 07/15/2042 | $ | 15,000 | $ | 13,118 | ||||
Series 2012-4093, Class PA, | ||||||||
3.000%, 08/15/2042 | 71,318 | 62,755 | ||||||
Series 2012-4096, Class BY, | ||||||||
2.000%, 08/15/2042 | 25,000 | 18,634 | ||||||
Series 2012-4101, Class QN, | ||||||||
3.500%, 09/15/2042 | 6,098 | 5,499 | ||||||
Series 2012-4116, Class UC, | ||||||||
2.500%, 10/15/2042 | 40,000 | 27,788 | ||||||
Series 2012-4117, Class EB, | ||||||||
3.500%, 10/15/2042 | 83,000 | 67,629 | ||||||
Series 2012-4118, Class PB, | ||||||||
2.500%, 10/15/2042 | 146,513 | 117,246 | ||||||
Series 2012-4147, Class LW, | ||||||||
2.000%, 12/15/2032 | 190,733 | 168,725 | ||||||
Series 2013-4160, Class HB, | ||||||||
2.500%, 12/15/2032 | 8,809 | 7,929 | ||||||
Series 2013-4161, Class ZW, | ||||||||
2.500%, 02/15/2033 | 163,731 | 129,912 | ||||||
Series 2013-4161, Class LT, | ||||||||
2.500%, 08/15/2042 | 9,832 | 8,597 | ||||||
Series 2013-4161, Class BA, | ||||||||
2.500%, 12/15/2041 | 76,655 | 73,053 | ||||||
Series 2013-4171, Class MN, | ||||||||
3.000%, 02/15/2043 | 46,000 | 33,397 | ||||||
Series 2013-4193, Class PK, | ||||||||
3.000%, 04/15/2043 | 94,388 | 87,381 | ||||||
Series 2013-4224, Class PA, | ||||||||
3.000%, 12/15/2042 | 91,537 | 85,964 | ||||||
Series 2013-4224, Class KC, | ||||||||
3.000%, 05/15/2032 | 98,721 | 96,093 | ||||||
Series 2013-4229, Class ZA, | ||||||||
4.000%, 07/15/2043 | 136,174 | 126,833 | ||||||
Series 2013-4247, Class AK, | ||||||||
4.500%, 12/15/2042 | 91,534 | 90,143 | ||||||
Series 2014-4391, Class MZ, | ||||||||
3.000%, 09/15/2044 | 133,594 | 114,219 | ||||||
Series 2015-4472, Class MA, | ||||||||
3.000%, 05/15/2045 | 121,865 | 110,366 | ||||||
Series 2016-4614, Class PB, | ||||||||
3.000%, 01/15/2046 | 4,395 | 3,937 | ||||||
Series 2016-4616, Class HP, | ||||||||
3.000%, 09/15/2046 | 82,136 | 71,567 | ||||||
Series 2018-4760, Class P, | ||||||||
3.000%, 02/15/2044 | 126,006 | 121,519 | ||||||
Series 2018-4792, Class BD, | ||||||||
3.500%, 02/15/2048 | 112,674 | 99,256 | ||||||
Series 2018-4813, Class CJ, | ||||||||
3.000%, 08/15/2048 | 181,724 | 153,908 | ||||||
Series 2018-4819, Class CB, | ||||||||
4.000%, 08/15/2048 | 928,382 | 851,672 | ||||||
Series 2018-4824, Class KQ, | ||||||||
4.000%, 06/15/2046 | 218,926 | 213,383 | ||||||
Series 2018-4827, Class LA, | ||||||||
3.500%, 08/15/2044 | 222,256 | 216,272 |
4 | May 31, 2024
ALPS | Smith Core Plus Bond ETF
Schedule of Investments | May 31, 2024 (Unaudited) |
Principal Amount | Value (Note 2) | |||||||
Series 2019-4888, Class NW, | ||||||||
3.000%, 05/15/2049 | $ | 174,400 | $ | 126,482 | ||||
Series 2019-4926, Class BP, | ||||||||
3.000%, 10/25/2049 | 299,407 | 252,856 | ||||||
Series 2019-4932, Class CB, | ||||||||
3.500%, 03/25/2049 | 347,244 | 321,750 | ||||||
Series 2020-4989, Class FB, | ||||||||
30D US SOFR + 0.464%, 10/15/2040(a) | 38,222 | 38,448 | ||||||
Series 2020-4989, Class FA, | ||||||||
30D US SOFR + 0.464%, 08/15/2040(a) | 40,117 | 39,762 | ||||||
Series 2020-5058, Class LW, | ||||||||
1.250%, 01/25/2051 | 48,315 | 21,766 | ||||||
Series 2021-5080, Class CA, | ||||||||
2.000%, 02/25/2051 | 30,270 | 16,379 | ||||||
Series 2021-5083, Class MA, | ||||||||
2.000%, 03/25/2051 | 12,848 | 7,315 | ||||||
Series 2021-5085, Class HA, | ||||||||
1.500%, 03/25/2051 | 112,033 | 58,211 | ||||||
Series 2021-5092, Class BC, | ||||||||
2.500%, 06/25/2036 | 7,426 | 7,264 | ||||||
Series 2021-5116, Class HJ, | ||||||||
2.000%, 06/25/2051 | 31,738 | 17,128 | ||||||
Series 2022-5206, Class ZY, | ||||||||
3.500%, 03/25/2052 | 145,484 | 105,906 | ||||||
Series 2022-5224, Class HL, | ||||||||
4.000%, 04/25/2052 | 100,000 | 87,548 | ||||||
7,092,881 | ||||||||
Freddie Mac Strips | ||||||||
Series 2016-349, Class 300, | ||||||||
3.000%, 05/15/2046 | 113,200 | 103,426 | ||||||
Freddie Mac Structured Pass-Through Certificates | ||||||||
Series 2002-41, Class 3A, | ||||||||
4.358%, 07/25/2032(a) | 14,173 | 13,126 | ||||||
Ginnie Mae | ||||||||
Series 2003-52, Class AP, | ||||||||
–%, 06/16/2033(c) | 15,381 | 14,392 | ||||||
Series 2004-1, Class TE, | ||||||||
5.000%, 06/20/2033 | 50,446 | 49,624 | ||||||
Series 2004-87, Class BC, | ||||||||
4.500%, 10/20/2034 | 6,523 | 6,445 | ||||||
Series 2005-20, Class GZ, | ||||||||
5.000%, 02/16/2035 | 211,980 | 208,771 | ||||||
Series 2005-51, Class DC, | ||||||||
5.000%, 07/20/2035 | 3,965 | 3,904 | ||||||
Series 2005-73, Class PH, | ||||||||
5.000%, 09/20/2035 | 135,365 | 133,294 | ||||||
Series 2006-20, Class QB, | ||||||||
6.000%, 04/20/2036 | 228,849 | 229,617 | ||||||
Series 2006-38, Class ZK, | ||||||||
6.500%, 08/20/2036 | 162,163 | 161,625 |
Principal Amount | Value (Note 2) | |||||||
Series 2008-50, Class KB, | ||||||||
6.000%, 06/20/2038 | $ | 56,997 | $ | 58,200 | ||||
Series 2008-60, Class JP, | ||||||||
5.500%, 07/20/2038 | 9,577 | 9,557 | ||||||
Series 2008-7, Class PQ, | ||||||||
5.000%, 02/20/2038 | 5,686 | 5,597 | ||||||
Series 2010-29, Class AD, | ||||||||
3.500%, 10/20/2039 | 99,558 | 93,909 | ||||||
Series 2011-150, Class DW, | ||||||||
3.000%, 07/16/2041 | 136,884 | 116,234 | ||||||
Series 2012-108, Class PB, | ||||||||
2.750%, 09/16/2042 | 38,000 | 29,265 | ||||||
Series 2012-108, Class CB, | ||||||||
2.500%, 09/20/2042 | 17,000 | 13,137 | ||||||
Series 2012-116, Class BY, | ||||||||
3.000%, 09/16/2042 | 10,000 | 7,734 | ||||||
Series 2012-124, Class LD, | ||||||||
2.000%, 10/20/2042 | 140,023 | 102,651 | ||||||
Series 2012-40, Class PW, | ||||||||
4.000%, 01/20/2042 | 115,004 | 110,224 | ||||||
Series 2012-61, Class MY, | ||||||||
3.000%, 05/16/2042 | 25,000 | 20,033 | ||||||
Series 2012-77, Class MU, | ||||||||
2.500%, 06/20/2042 | 156,704 | 128,194 | ||||||
Series 2012-97, Class BP, | ||||||||
2.500%, 08/20/2042 | 146,000 | 108,540 | ||||||
Series 2012-H14, Class FK, | ||||||||
1M CME TERM SOFR + 0.694%, 07/20/2062(a) | 34,687 | 34,659 | ||||||
Series 2012-H20, Class PT, | ||||||||
5.815%, 07/20/2062(a) | 461,062 | 459,474 | ||||||
Series 2013-117, Class ED, | ||||||||
4.000%, 08/20/2043 | 41,000 | 36,829 | ||||||
Series 2013-149, Class BP, | ||||||||
3.500%, 10/20/2043 | 24,000 | 19,831 | ||||||
Series 2013-152, Class HL, | ||||||||
4.000%, 06/20/2043 | 100,000 | 88,661 | ||||||
Series 2013-22, Class GB, | ||||||||
2.500%, 08/20/2042 | 78,152 | 69,002 | ||||||
Series 2013-41, Class MY, | ||||||||
3.000%, 03/20/2043 | 19,923 | 17,454 | ||||||
Series 2013-44, Class CE, | ||||||||
2.500%, 03/16/2043 | 189,592 | 150,278 | ||||||
Series 2013-58, Class C, | ||||||||
2.500%, 04/20/2043 | 161,384 | 129,439 | ||||||
Series 2013-9, Class KY, | ||||||||
3.000%, 01/20/2043 | 25,000 | 21,215 | ||||||
Series 2013-H06, Class KB, | ||||||||
4.700%, 01/20/2063(a) | 164,955 | 162,476 | ||||||
Series 2014-129, Class KJ, | ||||||||
3.000%, 07/16/2039 | 100,000 | 80,544 | ||||||
Series 2014-21, Class PB, | ||||||||
4.000%, 02/16/2044 | 22,000 | 19,010 | ||||||
Series 2014-32, Class DA, | ||||||||
3.500%, 02/20/2044 | 91,523 | 75,519 |
5 | May 31, 2024
ALPS | Smith Core Plus Bond ETF
Schedule of Investments | May 31, 2024 (Unaudited) |
Principal Amount | Value (Note 2) | |||||||
Series 2014-H25, Class FB, | ||||||||
1M CME TERM SOFR + 0.594%, 12/20/2064(a) | $ | 152,676 | $ | 152,453 | ||||
Series 2015-H29, Class FA, | ||||||||
1M CME TERM SOFR + 0.814%, 10/20/2065(a) | 1,366 | 1,356 | ||||||
Series 2016-163, Class B, | ||||||||
3.000%, 10/20/2046 | 40,000 | 28,914 | ||||||
Series 2016-46, Class Z, | ||||||||
3.000%, 04/20/2046 | 31,851 | 21,679 | ||||||
Series 2016-H08, Class FT, | ||||||||
1M CME TERM SOFR + 0.834%, 02/20/2066(a) | 48,439 | 48,462 | ||||||
Series 2017-107, Class T, | ||||||||
3.000%, 01/20/2047 | 225,259 | 221,024 | ||||||
Series 2017-11, Class PZ, | ||||||||
4.000%, 01/20/2047 | 268,047 | 199,551 | ||||||
Series 2017-134, Class CG, | ||||||||
2.500%, 09/20/2047 | 160,000 | 129,513 | ||||||
Series 2018-115, Class CA, | ||||||||
3.500%, 08/20/2048 | 120,857 | 106,005 | ||||||
Series 2018-H07, Class FE, | ||||||||
1M CME TERM SOFR + 0.464%, 02/20/2068(a) | 10,313 | 10,287 | ||||||
Series 2019-108, Class NJ, | ||||||||
3.500%, 08/20/2049 | 131,491 | 114,601 | ||||||
Series 2019-119, Class JE, | ||||||||
3.000%, 09/20/2049 | 75,423 | 64,996 | ||||||
Series 2019-145, Class PA, | ||||||||
3.500%, 08/20/2049 | 238,271 | 220,093 | ||||||
Series 2019-153, Class JZ, | ||||||||
3.000%, 12/20/2049 | 225,025 | 193,402 | ||||||
Series 2019-158, Class LA, | ||||||||
3.500%, 04/20/2049 | 317,524 | 299,472 | ||||||
Series 2019-20, Class AB, | ||||||||
3.250%, 02/20/2049 | 233,585 | 213,286 | ||||||
Series 2019-85, Class KG, | ||||||||
3.000%, 06/20/2043 | 152,516 | 143,489 | ||||||
Series 2020-116, Class CA, | ||||||||
1.000%, 08/20/2050 | 120,343 | 51,453 | ||||||
Series 2020-149, Class WB, | ||||||||
1.000%, 10/20/2050 | 54,095 | 21,588 | ||||||
Series 2020-15, Class JH, | ||||||||
2.500%, 02/20/2050 | 80,351 | 66,474 | ||||||
Series 2020-67, Class UA, | ||||||||
2.000%, 05/20/2050 | 126,605 | 79,326 | ||||||
Series 2020-98, Class CE, | ||||||||
3.000%, 07/20/2050 | 12,239 | 10,558 | ||||||
Series 2020-H20, Class FA, | ||||||||
1M CME TERM SOFR + 0.464%, 04/20/2070(a) | 169,331 | 165,168 | ||||||
Series 2021-225, Class EU, | ||||||||
2.000%, 12/20/2051 | 55,535 | 32,183 | ||||||
Series 2021-76, Class ND, | ||||||||
1.250%, 08/20/2050 | 2,559 | 1,924 |
Principal Amount | Value (Note 2) | |||||||
Series 2021-97, Class JT, | ||||||||
2.000%, 06/20/2051 | $ | 108,853 | $ | 54,598 | ||||
Series 2022-24, Class BC, | ||||||||
4.000%, 02/20/2052 | 193,895 | 177,662 | ||||||
Series 2022-36, Class UP, | ||||||||
2.000%, 11/20/2051 | 100,000 | 59,425 | ||||||
Series 2023-113, Class JD, | ||||||||
6.000%, 08/20/2053 | 175,000 | 174,451 | ||||||
Series 2023-19, Class WB, | ||||||||
5.676%, 11/20/2051(a) | 120,751 | 121,052 | ||||||
Series 2023-19, Class GZ, | ||||||||
5.000%, 02/20/2053 | 553,942 | 474,798 | ||||||
6,634,581 | ||||||||
TOTAL COLLATERALIZED MORTGAGE OBLIGATIONS | ||||||||
(Cost $22,732,109) | 22,863,526 |
Principal Amount | Value (Note 2) | |||||||
COMMERCIAL MORTGAGE-BACKED SECURITIES (0.39%) | ||||||||
Fannie Mae-Aces | ||||||||
Series 2016-M11, Class AL, | ||||||||
2.944%, 07/25/2039 | 26,982 | 23,544 | ||||||
Series 2020-M10, Class X2, | ||||||||
1.716%, 12/25/2030(a)(b) | 5,511,565 | 366,662 | ||||||
Series 2020-M15, Class X1, | ||||||||
1.447%, 09/25/2031(a)(b) | 4,512,544 | 296,207 | ||||||
686,413 | ||||||||
Freddie Mac Multifamily Structured Pass Through Certificates | ||||||||
Series 2017-KW03, Class X1, | ||||||||
0.787%, 06/25/2027(a)(b) | 36,211,039 | 665,494 | ||||||
Series 2018-Q007, Class APT2, | ||||||||
3.615%, 09/25/2024(a) | 862,200 | 853,361 | ||||||
Series 2020-Q014, Class X, | ||||||||
2.783%, 10/25/2055(a) | 4,464,709 | 677,583 | ||||||
2,196,438 | ||||||||
TOTAL COMMERCIAL MORTGAGE-BACKED SECURITIES | ||||||||
(Cost $2,935,447) | 2,882,851 |
Principal Amount | Value (Note 2) | |||||||
MORTGAGE-BACKED SECURITIES (8.28%) | ||||||||
Fannie Mae Pool | ||||||||
Series 2006-, | ||||||||
5.500%, 01/01/2037 | 235,921 | 234,761 | ||||||
Series 2007-943003, | ||||||||
5.500%, 08/01/2047 | 31,370 | 30,794 | ||||||
Series 2008-, | ||||||||
6.340%, 08/01/2038 | 1,258,950 | 1,253,997 |
6 | May 31, 2024
ALPS | Smith Core Plus Bond ETF
Schedule of Investments | May 31, 2024 (Unaudited) |
Principal Amount | Value (Note 2) | |||||||
Series 2009-, | ||||||||
5.000%, 12/01/2039 | $ | 372,227 | $ | 362,742 | ||||
5.500%, 02/01/2037 | 350,400 | 348,015 | ||||||
Series 2012-AM1671, | ||||||||
2.100%, 12/01/2027 | 16,019 | 15,166 | ||||||
Series 2013-, | ||||||||
3.000%, 01/01/2043 | 409,244 | 358,673 | ||||||
Series 2015-, | ||||||||
3.500%, 06/01/2030 | 202,324 | 193,265 | ||||||
Series 2015-AM8674, | ||||||||
2.810%, 04/01/2025 | 27,390 | 26,722 | ||||||
Series 2016-, | ||||||||
4.500%, 01/01/2039 | 228,705 | 221,087 | ||||||
Series 2017-, | ||||||||
2.000%, 07/01/2032 | 211,501 | 191,103 | ||||||
2.500%, 01/01/2047 | 174,150 | 141,500 | ||||||
3.000%, 10/01/2027 | 1,368,942 | 1,290,733 | ||||||
3.210%, 11/01/2032 | 60,000 | 52,400 | ||||||
Series 2017-AN7060, | ||||||||
2.930%, 10/01/2027 | 70,000 | 65,385 | ||||||
Series 2018-, | ||||||||
3.000%, 01/01/2048 | 287,011 | 249,104 | ||||||
3.485%, 04/01/2028 | 750,000 | 711,471 | ||||||
3.545%, 04/01/2028 | 492,287 | 468,740 | ||||||
4.000%, 11/01/2040 | 485,763 | 458,083 | ||||||
4.500%, 07/01/2040 | 116,186 | 109,995 | ||||||
4.500%, 02/01/2041 | 546,868 | 523,126 | ||||||
5.500%, 12/01/2048 | 101,452 | 101,235 | ||||||
Series 2019-, | ||||||||
3.340%, 05/01/2031 | 61,784 | 56,543 | ||||||
4.000%, 08/01/2048 | 141,548 | 131,367 | ||||||
Series 2022-, | ||||||||
3.890%, 07/01/2032 | 200,000 | 185,180 | ||||||
Series 2023-, | ||||||||
4.490%, 06/01/2028 | 40,000 | 39,279 | ||||||
5.130%, 10/01/2028 | 40,000 | 40,243 | ||||||
5.470%, 11/01/2033 | 1,980,860 | 1,987,451 | ||||||
5.555%, 01/01/2030 | 1,000,000 | 1,007,676 | ||||||
6.220%, 06/01/2032 | 2,100,000 | 2,152,814 | ||||||
6.500%, 07/01/2053 | 4,594,543 | 4,646,059 | ||||||
7.000%, 04/01/2053 | 1,016,175 | 1,032,143 | ||||||
7.500%, 01/01/2054 | 3,064,383 | 3,272,030 | ||||||
Series 2024-, | ||||||||
5.810%, 03/01/2034 | 1,574,000 | 1,639,537 | ||||||
6.470%, 01/01/2034 | 1,170,000 | 1,225,842 | ||||||
7.000%, 02/01/2054 | 5,155,871 | 5,347,931 | ||||||
7.500%, 12/01/2053 | 1,517,614 | 1,575,155 | ||||||
31,747,347 | ||||||||
Freddie Mac Gold Pool | ||||||||
Series 2004-, | ||||||||
5.500%, 07/01/2034 | 76,188 | 75,259 | ||||||
Series 2005-, | ||||||||
5.500%, 11/01/2035 | 111,268 | 111,724 | ||||||
Series 2015-, | ||||||||
4.500%, 06/01/2034 | 554,392 | 543,041 | ||||||
730,024 |
Principal Amount | Value (Note 2) | |||||||
Freddie Mac Pool | ||||||||
Series 2018-, | ||||||||
4.500%, 01/01/2036 | $ | 17,960 | $ | 17,046 | ||||
5.500%, 07/01/2033 | 119,949 | 118,545 | ||||||
Series 2019-, | ||||||||
3.000%, 10/01/2049 | 240,045 | 198,280 | ||||||
Series 2020-, | ||||||||
2.000%, 06/01/2050 | 679,264 | 514,182 | ||||||
Series 2022-, | ||||||||
3.000%, 12/01/2051 | 340,354 | 281,134 | ||||||
1,129,187 | ||||||||
Ginnie Mae II Pool | ||||||||
Series 2012-, | ||||||||
3.500%, 05/20/2042 | 107,906 | 96,720 | ||||||
3.500%, 11/20/2042 | 194,973 | 174,787 | ||||||
Series 2013-, | ||||||||
3.000%, 03/20/2043 | 468,985 | 417,565 | ||||||
Series 2017-, | ||||||||
3.000%, 11/20/2047 | 1,098,634 | 948,501 | ||||||
Series 2018-, | ||||||||
4.500%, 02/20/2048 | 737,949 | 701,366 | ||||||
4.500%, 09/20/2048 | 49,159 | 47,020 | ||||||
Series 2021-, | ||||||||
2.000%, 03/20/2051 | 664,146 | 513,997 | ||||||
2.000%, 09/20/2051 | 2,486,615 | 1,918,005 | ||||||
2.500%, 09/20/2036 | 518,476 | 453,808 | ||||||
2.500%, 02/20/2051 | 2,911,646 | 2,368,100 | ||||||
2.500%, 12/20/2051 | 495,919 | 408,233 | ||||||
3.500%, 02/20/2051 | 561,558 | 504,154 | ||||||
Series 2022-, | ||||||||
4.000%, 12/20/2051 | 348,438 | 313,841 | ||||||
5.500%, 07/20/2035 | 208,414 | 213,299 | ||||||
6.000%, 12/20/2037 | 126,182 | 130,572 | ||||||
7.000%, 11/20/2052 | 368,688 | 382,133 | ||||||
Series 2023-, | ||||||||
6.500%, 11/20/2053 | 994,256 | 1,004,498 | ||||||
7.500%, 10/20/2063 | 226,496 | 232,580 | ||||||
8.000%, 12/20/2063 | 4,012,155 | 4,136,852 | ||||||
Series 2024-, | ||||||||
6.500%, 04/20/2064 | 3,082,258 | 3,117,053 | ||||||
6.500%, 05/20/2064 | 4,345,972 | 4,404,979 | ||||||
7.000%, 12/20/2063 | 417,142 | 423,665 | ||||||
8.000%, 12/20/2053 | 668,313 | 681,250 | ||||||
8.000%, 10/20/2059 | 123,373 | 127,207 | ||||||
8.000%, 12/20/2063 | 3,167,116 | 3,265,547 | ||||||
26,985,732 | ||||||||
TOTAL MORTGAGE-BACKED SECURITIES | ||||||||
(Cost $60,925,428) | 60,592,290 | |||||||
CORPORATE BONDS (36.28%) | ||||||||
Aerospace & Defense (3.15%) | ||||||||
BAE Systems PLC | ||||||||
5.30%, 03/26/2034(d) | 1,880,000 | 1,849,337 |
7 | May 31, 2024
ALPS | Smith Core Plus Bond ETF
Schedule of Investments | May 31, 2024 (Unaudited) |
Principal Amount | Value (Note 2) | |||||||
Boeing Co. | ||||||||
2.20%, 02/04/2026 | $ | 2,450,000 | $ | 2,299,743 | ||||
6.53%, 05/01/2034(d) | 6,383,000 | 6,463,551 | ||||||
Howmet Aerospace, Inc. | ||||||||
3.00%, 01/15/2029 | 1,812,000 | 1,634,169 | ||||||
L3Harris Technologies, Inc. | ||||||||
5.35%, 06/01/2034 | 3,400,000 | 3,350,610 | ||||||
5.40%, 07/31/2033 | 2,000,000 | 1,981,097 | ||||||
RTX Corp. | ||||||||
6.10%, 03/15/2034 | 5,224,000 | 5,460,847 | ||||||
Total Aerospace & Defense | 23,039,354 | |||||||
Airlines (0.68%) | ||||||||
Alaska Airlines 2020-1 Class A Pass Through Trust | ||||||||
4.80%, 08/15/2027(d) | 1,425,885 | 1,387,908 | ||||||
British Airways 2020-1 Class A Pass Through Trust | ||||||||
4.25%, 11/15/2032(d) | 385,377 | 356,518 | ||||||
Southwest Airlines Co. | ||||||||
5.25%, 05/04/2025 | 1,750,000 | 1,743,072 | ||||||
United Airlines 2020-1 Class A Pass Through Trust | ||||||||
Series 20-1 | ||||||||
5.88%, 10/15/2027 | 1,487,587 | 1,489,197 | ||||||
Total Airlines | 4,976,695 | |||||||
Automobiles Manufacturing (3.04%) | ||||||||
Ford Motor Credit Co. LLC | ||||||||
3.38%, 11/13/2025 | 2,000,000 | 1,931,054 | ||||||
6.80%, 05/12/2028 | 2,700,000 | 2,775,691 | ||||||
7.35%, 03/06/2030 | 2,500,000 | 2,632,556 | ||||||
Series 571 | ||||||||
6.13%, 03/08/2034 | 1,605,000 | 1,579,045 | ||||||
General Motors Financial Co., Inc. | ||||||||
5.80%, 01/07/2029 | 1,750,000 | 1,761,089 | ||||||
6.10%, 01/07/2034 | 2,972,000 | 2,987,996 | ||||||
SOFRINDX + 1.30%, 04/07/2025(a)(e) | 3,510,000 | 3,535,230 | ||||||
Nissan Motor Acceptance Co. LLC | ||||||||
7.05%, 09/15/2028(d) | 1,550,000 | 1,606,776 | ||||||
Volkswagen Group of America Finance LLC | ||||||||
3.95%, 06/06/2025(d) | 1,000,000 | 982,104 | ||||||
5.60%, 03/22/2034(d) | 2,485,000 | 2,463,141 | ||||||
Total Automobiles Manufacturing | 22,254,682 | |||||||
Banks (2.76%) | ||||||||
Citizens Bank NA | ||||||||
1D US SOFR + 1.45%, 10/24/2025(a) | 3,424,000 | 3,425,080 | ||||||
Cooperatieve Rabobank UA | ||||||||
3.75%, 07/21/2026 | 1,250,000 | 1,201,263 |
Principal Amount | Value (Note 2) | |||||||
Danske Bank A/S | ||||||||
1Y US TI + 0.95%, 03/01/2028(a)(d) | $ | 1,588,000 | $ | 1,585,505 | ||||
1Y US TI + 1.35%, 09/11/2026(a)(d) | 1,500,000 | 1,421,818 | ||||||
1Y US TI + 1.40%, 03/01/2030(a)(d) | 1,370,000 | 1,370,419 | ||||||
Goldman Sachs Bank USA | ||||||||
1D US SOFR + 0.777%, 03/18/2027(a) | 893,000 | 888,968 | ||||||
Intesa Sanpaolo SpA | ||||||||
1Y US TI + 2.75%, 06/01/2042(a)(d) | 930,000 | 697,560 | ||||||
1Y US TI + 3.90%, 06/20/2054(a)(d) | 1,400,000 | 1,497,430 | ||||||
Truist Bank | ||||||||
3.30%, 05/15/2026 | 950,000 | 909,763 | ||||||
Truist Financial Corp. | ||||||||
1D US SOFR + 2.361%, 06/08/2034(a) | 1,800,000 | 1,803,910 | ||||||
US Bancorp | ||||||||
1D US SOFR + 1.60%, 02/01/2034(a) | 2,350,000 | 2,210,847 | ||||||
Wells Fargo & Co. | ||||||||
1D US SOFR + 2.02%, 04/24/2034(a) | 3,300,000 | 3,242,969 | ||||||
Total Banks | 20,255,532 | |||||||
Biotechnology (1.30%) | ||||||||
Amgen, Inc. | ||||||||
5.25%, 03/02/2033 | 3,600,000 | 3,567,245 | ||||||
5.51%, 03/02/2026 | 2,200,000 | 2,199,560 | ||||||
5.75%, 03/02/2063 | 3,800,000 | 3,731,255 | ||||||
Total Biotechnology | 9,498,060 | |||||||
Cable & Satellite (0.47%) | ||||||||
CCO Holdings LLC / CCO Holdings Capital Corp. | ||||||||
4.50%, 05/01/2032 | 500,000 | 396,845 | ||||||
4.50%, 06/01/2033(d) | 1,750,000 | 1,352,950 | ||||||
Sirius XM Radio, Inc. | ||||||||
5.00%, 08/01/2027(d) | 1,806,000 | 1,716,641 | ||||||
Total Cable & Satellite | 3,466,436 | |||||||
Casinos & Gaming (0.15%) | ||||||||
Caesars Entertainment, Inc. | ||||||||
8.13%, 07/01/2027(d) | 1,051,000 | 1,071,186 | ||||||
Chemicals (0.32%) | ||||||||
Avient Corp. | ||||||||
5.75%, 05/15/2025(d) | 750,000 | 746,490 | ||||||
Celanese US Holdings LLC | ||||||||
6.38%, 07/15/2032 | 1,600,000 | 1,642,759 | ||||||
Total Chemicals | 2,389,249 |
8 | May 31, 2024
ALPS | Smith Core Plus Bond ETF
Schedule of Investments | May 31, 2024 (Unaudited) |
Principal Amount | Value (Note 2) | |||||||
Commercial Finance (0.49%) | ||||||||
AerCap Ireland Capital DAC / AerCap Global Aviation Trust | ||||||||
6.50%, 07/15/2025 | $ | 3,541,000 | $ | 3,568,026 | ||||
Consumer Finance (1.71%) | ||||||||
Ally Financial, Inc. | ||||||||
8.00%, 11/01/2031 | 1,000,000 | 1,093,512 | ||||||
Boost Newco Borrower LLC | ||||||||
7.50%, 01/15/2031(d) | 1,300,000 | 1,348,380 | ||||||
Discover Financial Services | ||||||||
SOFRINDX + 3.37%, 11/02/2034(a)(e) | 6,600,000 | 7,417,741 | ||||||
Fiserv, Inc. | ||||||||
5.60%, 03/02/2033 | 1,000,000 | 1,002,867 | ||||||
Synchrony Financial | ||||||||
3.70%, 08/04/2026 | 1,000,000 | 949,705 | ||||||
4.25%, 08/15/2024 | 750,000 | 747,385 | ||||||
Total Consumer Finance | 12,559,590 | |||||||
Diversified Banks (1.75%) | ||||||||
Bank of America Corp. | ||||||||
1D US SOFR + 1.91%, 04/25/2034(a) | 3,753,000 | 3,689,767 | ||||||
5Y US TI + 1.20%, 09/21/2036(a) | 3,782,000 | 3,021,867 | ||||||
JPMorgan Chase & Co. | ||||||||
1D US SOFR + 0.93%, 04/22/2028(a) | 1,434,000 | 1,441,893 | ||||||
1D US SOFR + 1.07%, 12/15/2025(a) | 2,000,000 | 1,997,530 | ||||||
1D US SOFR + 1.62%, 01/23/2035(a) | 2,676,000 | 2,641,660 | ||||||
Total Diversified Banks | 12,792,717 | |||||||
Electrical Equipment Manufacturing (0.09%) | ||||||||
Trimble, Inc. | ||||||||
4.75%, 12/01/2024 | 650,000 | 646,881 | ||||||
Entertainment Resources (0.11%) | ||||||||
Six Flags Entertainment Corp. / Six Flags Theme Parks, Inc. | ||||||||
6.63%, 05/01/2032(d) | 838,000 | 837,243 | ||||||
Vail Resorts, Inc. | ||||||||
6.50%, 05/15/2032(d) | 19,000 | 19,089 | ||||||
Total Entertainment Resources | 856,332 | |||||||
Exploration & Production (1.60%) | ||||||||
Coterra Energy, Inc. | ||||||||
5.60%, 03/15/2034 | 3,992,000 | 3,965,045 | ||||||
Hilcorp Energy I LP / Hilcorp Finance Co. | ||||||||
6.25%, 11/01/2028(d) | 1,750,000 | 1,726,905 | ||||||
8.38%, 11/01/2033(d) | 694,000 | 742,778 | ||||||
Occidental Petroleum Corp. | ||||||||
7.88%, 09/15/2031 | 4,750,000 | 5,327,724 | ||||||
Total Exploration & Production | 11,762,452 |
Principal Amount | Value (Note 2) | |||||||
Financial Services (3.34%) | ||||||||
Charles Schwab Corp. | ||||||||
1D US SOFR + 2.01%, 08/24/2034(a) | $ | 3,000,000 | $ | 3,100,410 | ||||
1D US SOFR + 2.50%, 05/19/2034(a) | 1,300,000 | 1,319,230 | ||||||
SOFRINDX + 1.05%, 03/03/2027(a)(e) | 2,218,000 | 2,239,613 | ||||||
Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. | ||||||||
Series X | ||||||||
5Y US TI + 2.809%(a)(f) | 1,310,000 | 1,345,058 | ||||||
1D US SOFR + 1.552%, 04/25/2035(a) | 745,000 | 759,217 | ||||||
Morgan Stanley | ||||||||
1D US SOFR + 2.05%, 11/01/2034(a) | 2,093,000 | 2,244,767 | ||||||
5Y US TI + 1.80%, 02/07/2039(a) | 1,914,000 | 1,892,138 | ||||||
UBS Group AG | ||||||||
1D US SOFR + 1.73%, 05/14/2032(a)(d) | 2,100,000 | 1,787,469 | ||||||
1D US SOFR + 3.92%, 08/12/2033(a)(d) | 6,570,000 | 6,910,331 | ||||||
1Y US TI + 1.80%, 09/22/2029(a)(d) | 1,250,000 | 1,284,144 | ||||||
1Y US TI + 2.00%, 09/22/2034(a)(d) | 1,500,000 | 1,563,799 | ||||||
Total Financial Services | 24,446,176 | |||||||
Food & Beverage (1.19%) | ||||||||
J M Smucker Co. | ||||||||
6.20%, 11/15/2033 | 1,750,000 | 1,825,679 | ||||||
JBS USA Holding Lux Sarl/ JBS USA Food Co./ JBS Lux Co Sarl | ||||||||
6.75%, 03/15/2034(d) | 750,000 | 788,353 | ||||||
7.25%, 11/15/2053(d) | 1,950,000 | 2,134,203 | ||||||
JDE Peet's NV | ||||||||
0.80%, 09/24/2024(d) | 300,000 | 295,117 | ||||||
Pilgrim's Pride Corp. | ||||||||
6.25%, 07/01/2033 | 2,600,000 | 2,629,608 | ||||||
6.88%, 05/15/2034 | 1,000,000 | 1,057,170 | ||||||
Total Food & Beverage | 8,730,130 | |||||||
Government Agencies (0.01%) | ||||||||
Tennessee Valley Authority | ||||||||
2.22%, 05/01/2029(a) | 2,576 | 56,311 | ||||||
Health Care Facilities & Services (1.13%) | ||||||||
Cardinal Health, Inc. | ||||||||
5.45%, 02/15/2034 | 1,800,000 | 1,786,681 | ||||||
CVS Health Corp. | ||||||||
5.70%, 06/01/2034 | 1,520,000 | 1,509,583 | ||||||
HCA, Inc. | ||||||||
2.38%, 07/15/2031 | 3,100,000 | 2,527,112 | ||||||
5.38%, 02/01/2025 | 800,000 | 797,413 | ||||||
5.50%, 06/01/2033 | 1,700,000 | 1,679,169 | ||||||
Total Health Care Facilities & Services | 8,299,958 |
9 | May 31, 2024
ALPS | Smith Core Plus Bond ETF
Schedule of Investments | May 31, 2024 (Unaudited) |
Principal Amount | Value (Note 2) | |||||||
Industrial Other (0.92%) | ||||||||
Honeywell International, Inc. | ||||||||
5.00%, 03/01/2035 | $ | 3,575,000 | $ | 3,520,850 | ||||
Jacobs Engineering Group, Inc. | ||||||||
5.90%, 03/01/2033 | 2,500,000 | 2,481,824 | ||||||
Quanta Services, Inc. | ||||||||
0.95%, 10/01/2024 | 750,000 | 737,801 | ||||||
Total Industrial Other | 6,740,475 | |||||||
Integrated Oils (0.41%) | ||||||||
TotalEnergies Capital SA | ||||||||
5.15%, 04/05/2034 | 947,000 | 943,277 | ||||||
5.49%, 04/05/2054 | 2,092,000 | 2,063,066 | ||||||
Total Integrated Oils | 3,006,343 | |||||||
Leisure Products Manufacturing (0.38%) | ||||||||
Hasbro, Inc. | ||||||||
6.05%, 05/14/2034 | 1,252,000 | 1,245,372 | ||||||
Polaris, Inc. | ||||||||
6.95%, 03/15/2029 | 1,500,000 | 1,572,827 | ||||||
Total Leisure Products Manufacturing | 2,818,199 | |||||||
Manufactured Goods (0.11%) | ||||||||
Chart Industries, Inc. | ||||||||
7.50%, 01/01/2030(d) | 810,000 | 835,129 | ||||||
Medical Equipment & Devices Manufacturing (1.55%) | ||||||||
Alcon Finance Corp. | ||||||||
5.38%, 12/06/2032(d) | 3,900,000 | 3,882,317 | ||||||
Revvity, Inc. | ||||||||
0.85%, 09/15/2024 | 654,000 | 644,582 | ||||||
Solventum Corp. | ||||||||
5.45%, 03/13/2031(d) | 1,850,000 | 1,822,514 | ||||||
5.60%, 03/23/2034(d) | 1,900,000 | 1,863,534 | ||||||
5.90%, 04/30/2054(d) | 1,855,000 | 1,778,818 | ||||||
6.00%, 05/15/2064(d) | 1,432,000 | 1,365,673 | ||||||
Total Medical Equipment & Devices Manufacturing | 11,357,438 | |||||||
Metals & Mining (0.33%) | ||||||||
Steel Dynamics, Inc. | ||||||||
5.00%, 12/15/2026 | 2,400,000 | 2,380,283 | ||||||
Pharmaceuticals (1.07%) | ||||||||
AbbVie, Inc. | ||||||||
5.05%, 03/15/2034 | 1,623,000 | 1,603,174 | ||||||
Bristol-Myers Squibb Co. | ||||||||
5.20%, 02/22/2034 | 1,750,000 | 1,735,991 | ||||||
5.55%, 02/22/2054 | 3,235,000 | 3,181,568 | ||||||
Pfizer Investment Enterprises Pte, Ltd. | ||||||||
4.75%, 05/19/2033 | 1,350,000 | 1,304,872 | ||||||
Total Pharmaceuticals | 7,825,605 | |||||||
Pipeline (2.79%) | ||||||||
Buckeye Partners LP | ||||||||
4.50%, 03/01/2028(d) | 2,510,000 | 2,347,742 | ||||||
Cheniere Energy Partners LP | ||||||||
3.25%, 01/31/2032 | 2,000,000 | 1,696,315 |
Principal Amount | Value (Note 2) | |||||||
Energy Transfer LP | ||||||||
7.38%, 02/01/2031(d) | $ | 1,639,000 | $ | 1,702,757 | ||||
EnLink Midstream LLC | ||||||||
5.63%, 01/15/2028(d) | 712,000 | 703,901 | ||||||
Flex Intermediate Holdco LLC | ||||||||
3.36%, 06/30/2031(d) | 3,300,000 | 2,713,191 | ||||||
4.32%, 12/30/2039(d) | 2,250,000 | 1,625,314 | ||||||
Gray Oak Pipeline LLC | ||||||||
2.60%, 10/15/2025(d) | 1,362,000 | 1,304,460 | ||||||
Targa Resources Partners LP / Targa Resources Partners Finance Corp. | ||||||||
6.50%, 07/15/2027 | 4,050,000 | 4,077,933 | ||||||
6.88%, 01/15/2029 | 2,000,000 | 2,057,952 | ||||||
TransCanada PipeLines, Ltd. | ||||||||
6.20%, 03/09/2026 | 2,150,000 | 2,150,083 | ||||||
Total Pipeline | 20,379,648 | |||||||
Power Generation (0.89%) | ||||||||
Vistra Operations Co. LLC | ||||||||
5.13%, 05/13/2025(d) | 1,700,000 | 1,693,173 | ||||||
5.50%, 09/01/2026(d) | 2,350,000 | 2,312,889 | ||||||
6.95%, 10/15/2033(d) | 2,350,000 | 2,505,051 | ||||||
Total Power Generation | 6,511,113 | |||||||
Publishing & Broadcasting (0.45%) | ||||||||
Gray Television, Inc. | ||||||||
7.00%, 05/15/2027(d) | 750,000 | 662,603 | ||||||
Nexstar Media, Inc. | ||||||||
4.75%, 11/01/2028(d) | 1,650,000 | 1,456,312 | ||||||
5.63%, 07/15/2027(d) | 1,250,000 | 1,181,007 | ||||||
Total Publishing & Broadcasting | 3,299,922 | |||||||
Real Estate (0.58%) | ||||||||
VICI Properties LP | ||||||||
5.13%, 05/15/2032 | 2,389,000 | 2,259,656 | ||||||
VICI Properties LP / VICI Note Co., Inc. | ||||||||
4.63%, 06/15/2025(d) | 2,000,000 | 1,974,338 | ||||||
Total Real Estate | 4,233,994 | |||||||
Refining & Marketing (0.42%) | ||||||||
HF Sinclair Corp. | ||||||||
4.50%, 10/01/2030 | 1,703,000 | 1,582,642 | ||||||
5.00%, 02/01/2028(d) | 1,000,000 | 966,095 | ||||||
5.88%, 04/01/2026 | 500,000 | 501,490 | ||||||
Total Refining & Marketing | 3,050,227 | |||||||
Retail - Consumer Discretionary (0.13%) | ||||||||
ERAC USA Finance LLC | ||||||||
5.20%, 10/30/2034(d) | 955,000 | 937,961 | ||||||
Software & Services (0.95%) | ||||||||
CoStar Group, Inc. | ||||||||
2.80%, 07/15/2030(d) | 2,200,000 | 1,862,582 | ||||||
Leidos, Inc. | ||||||||
5.75%, 03/15/2033 | 1,834,000 | 1,850,290 |
10 | May 31, 2024
ALPS | Smith Core Plus Bond ETF
Schedule of Investments | May 31, 2024 (Unaudited) |
Principal Amount | Value (Note 2) | |||||||
VMware LLC | ||||||||
2.20%, 08/15/2031 | $ | 1,250,000 | $ | 1,002,465 | ||||
4.70%, 05/15/2030 | 2,360,000 | 2,265,987 | ||||||
Total Software & Services | 6,981,324 | |||||||
Supermarkets & Pharmacies (0.39%) | ||||||||
Albertsons Cos. Inc / Safeway, Inc. / New Albertsons LP / Albertsons LLC | ||||||||
6.50%, 02/15/2028(d) | 2,800,000 | 2,823,917 | ||||||
Transportation & Logistics (0.15%) | ||||||||
FedEx Corp. 2020-1 Class AA Pass Through Trust | ||||||||
1.88%, 02/20/2034 | 1,326,564 | 1,091,046 | ||||||
Travel & Lodging (0.24%) | ||||||||
Royal Caribbean Cruises, Ltd. | ||||||||
6.25%, 03/15/2032(d) | 1,721,000 | 1,714,788 | ||||||
Utilities (0.86%) | ||||||||
American Water Capital Corp. | ||||||||
5.15%, 03/01/2034 | 1,987,000 | 1,960,365 | ||||||
Dominion Energy, Inc. | ||||||||
3.07%, 08/15/2024(g) | 450,000 | 447,455 | ||||||
Entergy Corp. | ||||||||
5Y US TI + 2.67%, 12/01/2054(a) | 1,008,000 | 1,004,101 | ||||||
National Rural Utilities Cooperative Finance Corp. | ||||||||
3M CME TERM SOFR + 3.172%, 04/30/2043(a) | 1,200,000 | 1,200,024 | ||||||
5Y US TI + 3.533%, 09/15/2053(a) | 690,000 | 711,186 | ||||||
Sempra | ||||||||
5Y US TI + 2.868%, 04/01/2052(a) | 1,059,000 | 978,233 | ||||||
Total Utilities | 6,301,364 | |||||||
Waste & Environment Services & Equipment (0.23%) | ||||||||
GFL Environmental, Inc. | ||||||||
5.13%, 12/15/2026(d) | 1,700,000 | 1,669,309 | ||||||
Wireless Telecommunications Services (0.14%) | ||||||||
AT&T, Inc. | ||||||||
5.54%, 02/20/2026 | 1,000,000 | 999,968 | ||||||
TOTAL CORPORATE BONDS | ||||||||
(Cost $266,266,165) | 265,627,820 |
Principal Amount | Value (Note 2) | |||||||
GOVERNMENT BONDS (47.64%) | ||||||||
Government Agencies (0.28%) | ||||||||
Farm Credit Bank of Texas | ||||||||
Series 4 | ||||||||
5Y US TI + 5.415%(a)(d)(f) | $ | 1,060,000 | $ | 1,042,078 | ||||
5Y US TI + 3.291%(a)(f) | 1,008,000 | 1,014,441 | ||||||
Total Government Agencies | 2,056,519 | |||||||
U.S. Treasury Bonds (47.36%) | ||||||||
U.S. - United States Treasury Notes | ||||||||
4.50%, 03/31/2026 | 1,648,000 | 1,635,415 | ||||||
4.50%, 05/15/2027 | 15,336,000 | 15,251,532 | ||||||
4.63%, 04/30/2029 | 32,400,000 | 32,516,438 | ||||||
4.88%, 11/30/2025 | 28,208,000 | 28,136,929 | ||||||
4.88%, 05/31/2026 | 10,805,000 | 10,801,623 | ||||||
5.00%, 08/31/2025 | 26,919,000 | 26,875,888 | ||||||
5.00%, 09/30/2025 | 28,655,000 | 28,619,741 | ||||||
5.00%, 10/31/2025 | 36,508,000 | 36,470,207 | ||||||
United States Treasury Bond | ||||||||
4.25%, 02/15/2054 | 34,403,000 | 32,172,180 | ||||||
4.38%, 05/15/2034 | 33,068,000 | 32,708,902 | ||||||
4.50%, 02/15/2044 | 34,247,000 | 33,144,675 | ||||||
4.63%, 05/15/2044 | 29,369,000 | 28,972,060 | ||||||
4.63%, 05/15/2054 | 16,422,000 | 16,351,437 | ||||||
4.75%, 11/15/2053 | 22,724,000 | 23,084,389 | ||||||
Total U.S. Treasury Bonds | 346,741,416 | |||||||
TOTAL GOVERNMENT BONDS | ||||||||
(Cost $351,171,989) | 348,797,935 |
Shares | Value (Note 2) | |||||||
PREFERRED STOCK (1.37%) | ||||||||
Energy (0.18%) | ||||||||
Pipeline (0.18%) | ||||||||
Energy Transfer LP, Series B, 3M US L + 4.16%(a)(f) | 600,000 | 566,575 | ||||||
Energy Transfer LP, Series F, 5Y US TI + 5.134%(a)(f) | 750,000 | 742,863 | ||||||
Total Energy | 1,309,438 | |||||||
Financials (1.19%) | ||||||||
Banks (0.20%) | ||||||||
Wells Fargo & Co., Series S, 5.90%(f) | 1,500,000 | 1,500,670 | ||||||
Consumer Finance (0.22%) | ||||||||
American Express Co., 5Y US TI + 2.854%(a)(f) | 817,000 | 745,914 | ||||||
Synchrony Financial, 5Y US TI + 4.044%(a)(f) | 34,365 | 869,434 | ||||||
1,615,348 |
11 | May 31, 2024
ALPS | Smith Core Plus Bond ETF
Schedule of Investments | May 31, 2024 (Unaudited) |
Shares | Value (Note 2) | |||||||
Diversified Banks (0.68%) | ||||||||
Barclays PLC, 5Y US TI + 5.672%(a)(f) | 4,900,000 | $ | 4,908,342 | |||||
Life Insurance (0.09%) | ||||||||
Jackson Financial, Inc., 5Y US TI + 3.728%(a)(f) | 25,800 | 688,860 | ||||||
Total Financials | 8,713,220 | |||||||
TOTAL PREFERRED STOCK | ||||||||
(Cost $9,927,535) | 10,022,658 |
7-Day Yield | Shares | Value (Note 2) | ||||||||||
SHORT TERM INVESTMENTS (0.43%) | ||||||||||||
Money Market Fund (0.43%) | ||||||||||||
Morgan Stanley | ||||||||||||
Institutional Liquidity Funds - Government Portfolio | 5.23 | % | 3,171,773 | 3,171,773 | ||||||||
TOTAL SHORT TERM INVESTMENTS | ||||||||||||
(Cost $3,171,773) | 3,171,773 | |||||||||||
TOTAL INVESTMENTS (99.45%) | ||||||||||||
(Cost $731,341,279) | $ | 728,186,080 | ||||||||||
Other Assets In Excess Of Liabilities (0.55%) | 4,018,098 | |||||||||||
NET ASSETS (100.00%) | $ | 732,204,178 |
Investment Abbreviations:
SOFR - Secured Overnight Financing Rate
TI - Treasury Index
SOFRINDX - Secured Overnight Financing Rate Index
Reference Rates:
3M US L - 3 Month LIBOR as of May 31, 2024 was 5.60%
1D US SOFR - 1 Day SOFR as of May 31, 2024 was 5.33%
30D US SOFR - 30 Day SOFR as of May 31, 2024 was 5.32%
1M US SOFR - 1 Month SOFR as of May 31, 2024 was 5.33%
1M CME TERM SOFR – 1 Month SOFR as of May 31, 2024 was 5.33%
3M US SOFR - 3 Month SOFR as of May 31, 2024 was 5.34%
3M CME TERM SOFR – 3 Month SOFR as of May 31, 2024 was 5.34%
1Y US TI - 1 Year US Treasury Bill as of May 31, 2024 was 5.18%
5Y US TI - 5 Year US TI as of May 31, 2024 was 4.52%
(a) | Floating or variable rate security. The reference rate is described above. The rate in effect as of May 31, 2024 is based on the reference rate plus the displayed spread as of the security's last reset date. |
(b) | Interest only security. |
(c) | Issued with zero coupon. |
(d) | Security exempt from registration under Rule 144A of the Securities Act of 1933. This security may be resold in transactions exempt from registration, normally to qualified institutional buyers. As of May 31, 2024, the aggregate market value of those securities was $90,754,595, representing 12.39% of net assets. |
(e) | The SOFRINDX is a compounded average of the daily Secured Overnight Financing Rate determined by reference to the SOFR Index for any interest period. |
(f) | Perpetual maturity. This security has no contractual maturity date, is not redeemable and contractually pays an indefinite stream of interest. |
(g) | Step bond. Coupon changes periodically based upon a predetermined schedule. Interest rate disclosed is that which is in effect as of May 31, 2024. |
See Notes to Financial Statements and Financial Highlights.
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ALPS | Smith Core Plus Bond ETF
Statement of Assets and Liabilities | May 31, 2024 (Unaudited) |
ASSETS: | ||||
Investments, at value | $ | 728,186,080 | ||
Receivable for investments sold | 10,839,820 | |||
Foreign tax reclaims | 75,640 | |||
Interest receivable | 6,282,653 | |||
Receivable for shares sold | 2,522,656 | |||
Total Assets | 747,906,849 | |||
LIABILITIES: | ||||
Payable for investments purchased | 15,349,061 | |||
Payable to adviser | 353,610 | |||
Total Liabilities | 15,702,671 | |||
NET ASSETS | $ | 732,204,178 | ||
NET ASSETS CONSIST OF: | ||||
Paid-in capital | $ | 739,977,229 | ||
Total distributable earnings/(accumulated losses) | (7,773,051 | ) | ||
NET ASSETS | $ | 732,204,178 | ||
INVESTMENTS, AT COST | $ | 731,341,279 | ||
PRICING OF SHARES | ||||
Net Assets | $ | 732,204,178 | ||
Shares of beneficial interest outstanding (Unlimited number of shares authorized, par value $0.01 per share) | 29,025,000 | |||
Net Asset Value, offering and redemption price per share | $ | 25.23 |
See Notes to Financial Statements and Financial Highlights.
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ALPS | Smith Core Plus Bond ETF
Statement of Operations | For the Period Ended May 31, 2024 (Unaudited)(a) |
INVESTMENT INCOME: | ||||
Interest | $ | 10,344,064 | ||
Dividends* | 21,153 | |||
Total Investment Income | 10,365,217 | |||
EXPENSES: | ||||
Investment adviser fees | 1,162,246 | |||
Net Expenses | 1,162,246 | |||
NET INVESTMENT INCOME | 9,202,971 | |||
REALIZED AND UNREALIZED GAIN/(LOSS): | ||||
Net realized loss on investments | (4,596,225 | ) | ||
Net change in unrealized depreciation on investments | (3,155,199 | ) | ||
NET REALIZED AND UNREALIZED LOSS ON INVESTMENTS | (7,751,424 | ) | ||
NET INCREASE IN NET ASSETS RESULTING FROM OPERATIONS | $ | 1,451,547 |
* | Net of foreign tax withholding of $340. |
(a) | The ALPS Smith Core Plus Bond ETF commenced operations on December 5, 2023. |
See Notes to Financial Statements and Financial Highlights.
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ALPS | Smith Core Plus Bond ETF
Statements of Changes in Net Assets
For the Period December 05, 2023 (Commencement of Operations) to May 31, 2024 | ||||
OPERATIONS: | ||||
Net investment income | $ | 9,202,971 | ||
Net realized loss | (4,596,225 | ) | ||
Net change in unrealized depreciation | (3,155,199 | ) | ||
Net increase in net assets resulting from operations | 1,451,547 | |||
DISTRIBUTIONS TO SHAREHOLDERS: | ||||
From distributable earnings | (9,224,598 | ) | ||
Total distributions | (9,224,598 | ) | ||
CAPITAL SHARE TRANSACTIONS: | ||||
Proceeds from sale of shares | 742,477,229 | |||
Cost of shares redeemed | (2,500,000 | ) | ||
Net increase from capital share transactions | 739,977,229 | |||
Net increase in net assets | 732,204,178 | |||
NET ASSETS: | ||||
Beginning of period | – | |||
End of period | $ | 732,204,178 | ||
OTHER INFORMATION: | ||||
CAPITAL SHARE TRANSACTIONS: | ||||
Beginning shares | – | |||
Shares sold | 29,125,000 | |||
Shares redeemed | (100,000 | ) | ||
Shares outstanding, end of period | 29,025,000 |
See Notes to Financial Statements and Financial Highlights.
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ALPS | Smith Core Plus Bond ETF
Financial Highlights | For a Share Outstanding Throughout the Periods Presented |
For the Period December 05, 2023 (Commencement of Operations) to May 31, 2024 | ||||
NET ASSET VALUE, BEGINNING OF PERIOD | $ | 25.00 | ||
INCOME FROM OPERATIONS: | ||||
Net investment income(a) | 0.57 | |||
Net realized and unrealized gain | 0.19 | |||
Total from investment operations | 0.76 | |||
DISTRIBUTIONS: | ||||
From net investment income | (0.53 | ) | ||
Total distributions | (0.53 | ) | ||
NET INCREASE IN NET ASSET VALUE | 0.23 | |||
NET ASSET VALUE, END OF PERIOD | $ | 25.23 | ||
TOTAL RETURN(b) | 3.03 | % | ||
RATIOS/SUPPLEMENTAL DATA: | ||||
Net assets, end of period (in 000s) | $ | 732,204 | ||
RATIOS TO AVERAGE NET ASSETS | ||||
Ratio of expenses to average net assets | 0.59 | %(c) | ||
Ratio of net investment income to average net assets | 4.67 | %(c) | ||
Portfolio turnover rate(d) | 77 | % |
(a) | Based on average shares outstanding during the period. |
(b) | Total return is calculated assuming an initial investment made at the net asset value at the beginning of the period and redemption at the net asset value on the last day of the period and assuming all distributions are reinvested at the reinvestment prices. Total return calculated for a period of less than one year is not annualized. |
(c) | Annualized. |
(d) | Portfolio turnover for periods less than one year are not annualized and does not include securities received or delivered from processing creations or redemptions in-kind. |
See Notes to Financial Statements and Financial Highlights.
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ALPS | Smith Core Plus Bond ETF
Notes to Financial Statements and Financial Highlights | May 31, 2024 (Unaudited) |
1. ORGANIZATION
ALPS ETF Trust (the “Trust”), a Delaware statutory trust, is an open-end management investment company registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “1940 Act”). As of May 31, 2024, the Trust consisted of twenty-four separate portfolios. Each portfolio represents a separate series of the Trust. This report pertains solely to the ALPS | Smith Core Plus Bond ETF (the “Fund”). The investment objective of the Fund is to seek above average total return from a combination of current income and capital appreciation. The Fund has elected to qualify as a diversified series of the Trust under the 1940 Act.
The Fund’s Shares (“Shares”) are listed on the NYSE Arca, Inc. (the “NYSE Arca”). The Fund issues and redeems Shares, at net asset value (“NAV”) in blocks of 25,000 Shares, each of which is called a “Creation Unit”. Creation Units are issued and redeemed principally in-kind for securities. Except when aggregated in Creation Units, Shares are not redeemable securities of the Fund.
Pursuant to the Trust’s organizational documents, its Officers and Trustees are indemnified against certain liability arising out of the performance of their duties to the Trust. Additionally, in the normal course of business, the Trust enters into contracts with service providers that contain general indemnification clauses. The Trust’s maximum exposure under these arrangements is unknown, as this would involve future claims that may be made against the Trust that have not yet occurred.
2. SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES
The following is a summary of significant accounting policies consistently followed by the Fund in the preparation of the financial statements. The accompanying financial statements were prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (“U.S. GAAP”). The preparation of financial statements in conformity with U.S. GAAP requires management to make certain estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosures of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of revenue and expenses during the period. Actual results could differ from those estimates. The Fund is considered an investment company under U.S. GAAP and follows the accounting and reporting guidance applicable to investment companies in the Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) Accounting Standards Codification Topic 946.
A. Portfolio Valuation
The Fund’s NAV is determined daily, as of the close of regular trading on the New York Stock Exchange (the "NYSE"), normally 4:00 p.m. Eastern Time, on each day the NYSE is open for trading. The NAV is computed by dividing the value of all assets of the Fund (including accrued interest and dividends), less all liabilities (including accrued expenses and dividends declared but unpaid), by the total number of shares outstanding.
Portfolio securities listed on any exchange other than the NASDAQ Stock Market LLC (“NASDAQ”) are valued at the last sale price on the business day as of which such value is being determined. If there has been no sale on such day, the securities are valued at the mean of the most recent bid and ask prices on such day. Securities traded on the NASDAQ are valued at the NASDAQ Official Closing Price as determined by NASDAQ. Portfolio securities traded on more than one securities exchange are valued at the last sale price on the business day as of which such value is being determined at the close of the exchange representing the principal market for such securities. Portfolio securities traded in the over-the-counter market, but excluding securities traded on the NASDAQ, are valued at the last quoted sale price in such market.
The market price for debt securities is generally the evaluated price supplied by an independent third-party pricing service approved by the Board, which references a combination of transactions and quotations for the same or other securities believed to be comparable in quality, coupon, maturity, type of issue, call provisions, trading characteristics and other features deemed to be relevant. To the extent the Fund’s debt securities are valued based on price quotations or other equivalent indications of value provided by a third-party pricing service, any such third-party pricing service may use a variety of methodologies to value some or all of the Fund’s debt securities to determine the market price.
The Fund’s investments are valued at market value or, in the absence of market value with respect to any portfolio securities, at fair value according to procedures adopted by the Trust’s Board. Pursuant to Rule 2a-5 under the 1940 Act, the Board of Trustees designated ALPS Advisors, Inc. (the “Adviser”) as the valuation designee ("Valuation Designee") for the Fund to perform the fair value determinations relating to all Fund investments. The Adviser may carry out its designated responsibilities as Valuation Designee through various teams and committees. When market quotations are not readily available or when events occur that make established valuation methods unreliable, securities of the Fund may be valued in good faith by the Valuation Designee. These securities generally include, but are not limited to, restricted securities (securities which may not be publicly sold without registration under the Securities Act of 1933) for which a pricing service is unable to provide a market price; securities whose trading has been formally suspended; a security whose market price is not available from a pre-established primary pricing source or the pricing source is not willing to provide a price; a security with respect to which an event has occurred that is most likely to materially affect the value of the security after the market has closed but before the calculation of the Fund’s NAV or make it difficult or impossible to obtain a reliable market quotation; or a security whose price, as provided by the pricing service, does not reflect the security’s “fair value” due to the security being de-listed from a national exchange or the security’s primary trading market is temporarily closed at a time when, under normal conditions, it would be open. As a general principle, the current “fair value” of a security would be the amount which the owner might reasonably expect to receive from the sale on the applicable exchange or principal market. A variety of factors may be considered in determining the fair value of such securities.
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ALPS | Smith Core Plus Bond ETF
Notes to Financial Statements and Financial Highlights | May 31, 2024 (Unaudited) |
B. Fair Value Measurements
The Fund discloses the classification of its fair value measurements following a three-tier hierarchy based on the inputs used to measure fair value. Inputs refer broadly to the assumptions that market participants would use in pricing the asset or liability, including assumptions about risk. Inputs may be observable or unobservable. Observable inputs reflect the assumptions market participants would use in pricing the asset or liability that are developed based on market data obtained from sources independent of the reporting entity. Unobservable inputs reflect the reporting entity’s own assumptions about the assumptions market participants would use in pricing the asset or liability that are developed based on the best information available.
Valuation techniques used to value the Fund’s investments by major category are as follows:
Equity securities, including restricted securities, for which market quotations are readily available, are valued at the last reported sale price or official closing price as reported by a third party pricing vendor on the primary market or exchange on which they are traded and are categorized as Level 1 in the hierarchy. In the event there were no sales during the day or closing prices are not available, securities are valued at the mean of the most recent quoted bid and ask prices on such day and are generally categorized as Level 2 in the hierarchy. Investments in open-end mutual funds are valued at their closing NAV each business day and are categorized as Level 1 in the hierarchy.
Debt securities, including restricted securities, are valued based on evaluated prices received from third party pricing vendors or from brokers who make markets in such securities. For municipal bonds, pricing vendors utilize matrix pricing which considers yield or price of bonds of comparable quality, coupon, maturity and type as well as broker-supplied prices. When independent prices are unavailable or unreliable, debt securities may be valued utilizing pricing methodologies which consider similar factors that would be used by third party pricing vendors. Debt securities are generally categorized as Level 2 in the hierarchy but may be Level 3 depending on the circumstances.
Changes in valuation techniques may result in transfers in or out of an assigned level within the disclosure hierarchy.
Various inputs are used in determining the value of the Fund’s investments as of the end of the reporting period. When inputs used fall into different levels of the fair value hierarchy, the level in the hierarchy within which the fair value measurement falls is determined based on the lowest level input that is significant to the fair value measurement in its entirety. The designated input levels are not necessarily an indication of the risk or liquidity associated with these investments.
These inputs are categorized in the following hierarchy under applicable financial accounting standards:
Level 1 – | Unadjusted quoted prices in active markets for identical investments, unrestricted assets or liabilities that a Fund has the ability to access at the measurement date; |
Level 2 – | Quoted prices which are not active, quoted prices for similar assets or liabilities in active markets or inputs other than quoted prices that are observable (either directly or indirectly) for substantially the full term of the asset or liability; and |
Level 3 – | Significant unobservable prices or inputs (including the Fund’s own assumptions in determining the fair value of investments) where there is little or no market activity for the asset or liability at the measurement date. |
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ALPS | Smith Core Plus Bond ETF
Notes to Financial Statements and Financial Highlights | May 31, 2024 (Unaudited) |
The following is a summary of the inputs used to value the Fund’s investments as of May 31, 2024:
Investments in Securities at Value | Level 1 - Unadjusted Quoted Prices | Level 2 - Other Significant Observable Inputs | Level 3 - Significant Unobservable Inputs | Total | ||||||||||||
ALPS | Smith Core Plus Bond ETF | ||||||||||||||||
Bank Loans | $ | – | $ | 14,227,227 | $ | – | $ | 14,227,227 | ||||||||
Collateralized Mortgage Obligations | – | 22,863,526 | – | 22,863,526 | ||||||||||||
Commercial Mortgage-Backed Securities | – | 2,882,851 | – | 2,882,851 | ||||||||||||
Mortgage-Backed Securities | – | 60,592,290 | – | 60,592,290 | ||||||||||||
Corporate Bonds* | 56,311 | 265,571,509 | – | 265,627,820 | ||||||||||||
Government Bonds | – | 348,797,935 | – | 348,797,935 | ||||||||||||
Preferred Stock* | 1,558,294 | 8,464,364 | – | 10,022,658 | ||||||||||||
Short Term Investments | 3,171,773 | – | – | 3,171,773 | ||||||||||||
Total | $ | 4,786,378 | $ | 723,399,702 | $ | – | $ | 728,186,080 |
* | For a detailed breakdown of sectors, see the accompanying Schedule of Investments. |
The Fund did not have any securities that used significant unobservable inputs (Level 3) in determining fair value and there were no transfers into or out of Level 3 during the year ended May 31, 2024.
C. Securities Transactions and Investment Income
Securities transactions are recorded as of the trade date. Realized gains and losses from securities transactions are recorded on the specific identification in accordance with GAAP. Dividend income and capital gains distributions, if any, are recorded on the ex-dividend date. Interest income, if any, is recorded on the accrual basis, including amortization of premiums and accretion of discounts.
D. Dividends and Distributions to Shareholders
Dividends from net investment income of the Fund, if any, are declared and paid monthly or as the Board may determine from time to time. Distributions of net realized capital gains earned by the Fund, if any, are distributed at least annually.
E. Federal Tax and Tax Basis Information
The timing and character of income and capital gain distributions are determined in accordance with income tax regulations, which may differ from U.S. GAAP. Reclassifications are made to the Fund’s capital accounts for permanent tax differences to reflect income and gains available for distribution (or available capital loss carryforwards) under income tax regulations. The amounts and characteristics of tax basis distributions and composition of distributable earnings/(accumulated losses) are finalized at fiscal year-end; accordingly, tax basis balances have not been determined as of May 31, 2024.
As of May 31, 2024, the cost of investments for federal income tax purposes and accumulated net unrealized appreciation/(depreciation) on investments were as follows:
ALPS | Smith Core Plus Bond ETF | ||||
Gross appreciation (excess of value over tax cost) | $ | 1,238,666 | ||
Gross depreciation (excess of tax cost over value) | (5,322,121 | ) | ||
Net unrealized appreciation/(depreciation) | $ | (4,083,455 | ) | |
Cost of investments for income tax purposes | $ | 732,269,535 |
The differences between book-basis and tax-basis are primarily due to the deferral of losses from wash sales. In addition, certain tax cost basis adjustments are finalized at fiscal year-end and therefore have not been determined as of May 31, 2024.
G. Income Taxes
No provision for income taxes is included in the accompanying financial statements, as the Fund intends to distribute to shareholders all taxable investment income and realized gains and otherwise comply with Subchapter M of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, applicable to regulated investment companies. The Fund evaluates tax positions taken (or expected to be taken) in the course of preparing the Fund’s tax returns to determine whether these positions meet a “more-likely-than-not” standard that, based on the technical merits, have a more than fifty percent likelihood of being sustained by a taxing authority upon examination. A tax position that meets the “more-likely-than-not” recognition threshold is measured to determine the amount of benefit to recognize in the financial statements.
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ALPS | Smith Core Plus Bond ETF
Notes to Financial Statements and Financial Highlights | May 31, 2024 (Unaudited) |
As of and during the year ended May 31, 2024, the Fund did not have a liability for any unrecognized tax benefits. The Fund files U.S. federal, state, and local tax returns as required. The Fund’s tax returns are subject to examination by the relevant tax authorities until expiration of the applicable statute of limitations, which is generally three years after the filing of the tax return, but may extend to four years in certain jurisdictions. Tax returns for open years have incorporated no uncertain tax positions that require a provision for income taxes.
3. INVESTMENT ADVISORY FEE AND OTHER AFFILIATED TRANSACTIONS
ALPS Advisors, Inc. serves as the Fund’s investment adviser pursuant to an Investment Advisory Agreement with the Trust on behalf of the Fund (the “Advisory Agreement”). Pursuant to the Advisory Agreement, the Fund pays the Adviser an annual management fee for the services and facilities it provides, payable on a monthly basis at the annual rate of 0.59% of the Fund’s average daily net assets.
Out of the unitary management fee, the Adviser pays substantially all expenses of the Fund, including the cost of sub-advisory, transfer agency, custody, fund administration, legal, audit, trustees and other services, except for acquired fund fees and expenses, interest expenses, distribution fees or expenses, brokerage expenses, taxes and extraordinary expenses not incurred in the ordinary course of the Fund's business. The Adviser’s unitary management fee is designed to pay substantially all of the Fund’s expenses and to compensate the Adviser for providing services to the Fund.
Smith Capital Investors, LLC (the “Sub-Adviser”) serves as the Fund's sub-adviser pursuant to a sub-advisory agreement with the Trust (the ‘‘Sub-Advisory Agreement’’). Pursuant to the Sub-Advisory Agreement, the Adviser pays the Sub-Adviser a sub-advisory fee out of the Adviser's advisory fee for the services it provides. The fee is payable on a monthly basis at the annual rate of 0.30% of the Fund's average daily net assets.
ALPS Fund Services, Inc., an affiliate of the Adviser, is the administrator of the Fund.
Effective July 1, 2023, each Trustee receives (1) a quarterly retainer of $25,000, (2) a per meeting fee of $15,000, (3) $2,500 for any special meeting held outside of a regularly scheduled board meeting, and (4) reimbursement for all reasonable out-of-pocket expenses relating to attendance at meetings. In addition, the Chairman of the Board receives a quarterly retainer of $5,000, the Chairman of the Audit Committee receives a quarterly retainer of $3,000, and the Chairman of the Nominating & Governance Committee receives a quarterly retainer of $2,000, each in connection with their respective roles.
4. PURCHASES AND SALES OF SECURITIES
For the period ended May 31, 2024, the cost of purchases and proceeds from sales of investment securities, excluding short-term investments and in-kind transactions, were as follows:
Fund | Purchases | Sales |
ALPS | Smith Core Plus Bond ETF | $1,073,876,100 | $ 355,464,102 |
5. CAPITAL SHARE TRANSACTIONS
Shares are created and redeemed by the Fund only in Creation Unit size aggregations of 25,000 Shares. Only broker-dealers or large institutional investors with creation and redemption agreements called Authorized Participants (“AP”) are permitted to purchase or redeem Creation Units from the Fund. Such transactions are generally permitted on an in-kind basis, with a balancing cash component to equate the transaction to the NAV per unit of the Fund on the transaction date. Cash may be substituted equivalent to the value of certain securities generally when they are not available in sufficient quantity for delivery, not eligible for trading by the AP or as a result of other market circumstances.
6. MARKET RISK
The Fund is subject to investment and operational risks associated with financial, economic and other global market developments and disruptions, including those arising from war, terrorism, market manipulation, government interventions, defaults and shutdowns, political changes or diplomatic developments, public health emergencies (such as the spread of infectious diseases, pandemics and epidemics) and natural/environmental disasters, which can negatively impact the securities markets and cause the Fund to lose value. Securities in the Fund's portfolio may underperform in comparison to securities in general financial markets, a particular financial market or other asset classes due to a number of factors, including inflation (or expectations for inflation), deflation (or expectations for deflation), interest rates, global demand for particular products or resources, market instability, debt crises and downgrades, embargoes, tariffs, sanctions and other trade barriers, regulatory events, other governmental trade or market control programs and related geopolitical events. In addition, the value of the Fund's investments may be negatively affected by the occurrence of global events such as war, terrorism, environmental disasters, natural disasters or events, country instability, and infectious disease epidemics or pandemics.
20 | May 31, 2024
ALPS | Smith Core Plus Bond ETF
Notes to Financial Statements and Financial Highlights | May 31, 2024 (Unaudited) |
7. SUBSEQUENT EVENTS
Subsequent events, if any, after the date of the Statement of Assets and Liabilities have been evaluated through the date the financial statements were issued. Management has determined that there were no subsequent events to report through the issuance of these financial statements.
21 | May 31, 2024
ALPS | Smith Core Plus Bond ETF
Additional Information | May 31, 2024 (Unaudited) |
TAX INFORMATION
The ALPS | Smith Core Plus Bond ETF designates the following as a percentage of taxable ordinary income distributions, or up to the maximum amount allowable, for the calendar year ended December 31, 2023:
Qualified Dividend Income | Dividend Received Deduction | |
ALPS | Smith Core Plus Bond ETF | 0% | 0% |
In early 2024, if applicable, shareholders of record received this information for the distributions paid to them by the Funds during the calendar year 2023 via Form 1099. The Funds will notify shareholders in early 2025 of amounts paid to them by the Funds, if any, during the calendar year 2024.
22 | May 31, 2024
ALPS | Smith Core Plus Bond ETF
Item 8 – Changes in and Disagreements with Accountants for Open-End Management Investment Companies | May 31, 2024 (Unaudited) |
Not applicable for this reporting period.
23 | May 31, 2024
ALPS | Smith Core Plus Bond ETF
Item 9 – Proxy Disclosures | May 31, 2024 (Unaudited) |
for Open-End Management Investment Companies |
Not applicable for this reporting period.
24 | May 31, 2024
ALPS | Smith Core Plus Bond ETF
Item 10 – Remuneration Paid to Directors, Officers, and Others | May 31, 2024 (Unaudited) |
of Open-End Management Investment Companies |
The following chart provides certain information about the Trustee fees paid by the Trust for the period ended May 31, 2024:
Aggregate Regular Compensation From the Trust | Aggregate Special Compensation From the Trust | Total Compensation From the Trust | ||||||||||
Mary K. Anstine, Trustee | $ | 82,500 | $ | – | $ | 82,500 | ||||||
Edmund J. Burke, Trustee | $ | 86,500 | $ | – | $ | 86,500 | ||||||
Jeremy W. Deems, Trustee | $ | 88,500 | $ | – | $ | 88,500 | ||||||
Rick A. Pederson, Trustee | $ | 92,500 | $ | – | $ | 92,500 | ||||||
Total | $ | 350,000 | $ | – | $ | 350,000 |
Officers who are employed by the Adviser receive no compensation or expense reimbursements from the Trust.
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Item 11 – Statement Regarding Basis for Approval | May 31, 2024 (Unaudited) |
of Investment Advisory and Sub-Advisory Contract |
At meetings held on March 7, 2023 and September 22, 2023, the Board of Trustees of the Trust (the “Board” or the “Trustees”), including the Trustees who are not “interested persons” of the Trust within the meaning of the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “Independent Trustees”), met in person and evaluated a proposal to approve the Investment Advisory Agreement (the “Advisory Agreement”) between the Trust and ALPS Advisors, Inc. (the “Adviser”) with respect to the ALPS | Smith Core Plus Bond ETF (the “Fund”). The Independent Trustees also met separately to consider the Advisory Agreement.
In evaluating the Advisory Agreement, the Board, including the Independent Trustees, considered various factors, including (i) the nature, extent and quality of the services expected to be provided by the Adviser to the Fund under the Advisory Agreement; (ii) the advisory fees and other expenses proposed to be paid by the Fund compared to those of similar funds managed by other investment advisers; (iii) the expected costs of the services to be provided to the Fund and the projected profitability to be realized by the Adviser and its affiliates from the Adviser’s relationship with the Fund; (iv) the extent to which economies of scale would be realized if and as the Fund’s assets increase and whether the fee level in the Advisory Agreement reflects these economies of scale for the benefit of shareholders; and (v) any additional benefits and other considerations.
With respect to the nature, extent and quality of the services to be provided by the Adviser under the Advisory Agreement, the Board considered and reviewed information concerning the services proposed to be provided under the Advisory Agreement, the proposed investment strategy for the Fund, financial information regarding the Adviser and its parent company, information describing the Adviser’s current organization and the background and experience of the persons who would be responsible for the day-to-day management of the Fund, the anticipated financial support of the Fund, and the nature and quality of services provided to other ETFs, open-end and closed-end funds sponsored by the Adviser. Based upon their review, the Board concluded that the Adviser was qualified to oversee the services to be provided by other service providers and that the services to be provided by the Adviser to the Fund are expected to be satisfactory.
With respect to the costs of services to be provided and profits to be realized by the Adviser, the Board considered the resources involved in managing the Fund as well as the fact that the Adviser agreed to pay all of the Fund’s expenses (except for interest expenses, distribution fees or expenses, brokerage expenses, taxes and extraordinary expenses such as litigation and other expenses not incurred in the ordinary course of the Fund’s business) out of the unitary advisory fee. Based on their review, the Board concluded that the expected profitability of the Fund to the Adviser was not unreasonable.
The Board, including the Independent Trustees, also reviewed comparative fee and expense data provided by FUSE regarding the Fund. The Trustees noted the proposed advisory fee for services to be provided to the Fund by the Adviser was 0.59% of the Fund’s average daily net assets. The Trustees also considered that the advisory fee with respect to the Fund was a unitary one and that, as set forth above, the Adviser had agreed to pay all of the Fund’s expenses (except for interest expenses, marketing fees, distribution fees or expenses, brokerage expenses, taxes and extraordinary expenses such as litigation and other expenses not incurred in the ordinary course of the Fund’s business) out of the unitary fee. The Board considered that, taking into account the impact of the Fund’s unitary advisory fee, the Fund’s expense ratio was above the median of both of its FUSE gross advisory fees peer group and total net expenses peer group. With respect to the Fund, the Board took into account, among other things, the Adviser’s representations that (1) the actively managed multi-sector bond ETF peer group is relatively small, with only nine funds in the peer group holding more than $200 million in AUM, where total expense ratios vary between 0.29% and 0.85% across the peer group with an average of 0.55% and (2) that Smith Capital Investors, LLC 's (the "Sub-Adviser") strategy has a strong long-term track record of delivering above-average returns based on the stated investment philosophy of finding attractive yields in durable credits. The Board also took into account the Adviser's representation that it would benefit the Fund to commence operations with total expenses that are the same as the total expenses borne by a comparable mutual fund advised by the Adviser and sub-advised by the Sub-Adviser. Based on the foregoing and the other information available to them, the Board concluded that the advisory fees for the Fund were reasonable under the circumstances and in light of the quality of services to be provided.
The Board also considered other benefits that may be realized by the Adviser from its relationship with the Fund and concluded that the advisory fees were reasonable taking into account such benefits.
The Board considered the extent to which economies of scale would be realized as the Fund grows and whether fee levels reflect a reasonable sharing of such economies of scale for the benefit of the Fund investors. Because the Fund is newly organized, the Trustees reviewed the Fund’s proposed unitary advisory fee and anticipated expenses and determined to review economies of scale in the future when the Fund had attracted assets.
In voting to approve the Advisory Agreement, the Board concluded that the terms of the Advisory Agreement are reasonable and fair in light of the services to be performed, the fees paid by certain other funds, expenses to be incurred and such other matters as the Board considered relevant in the exercise of their reasonable business judgment. The Board did not identify any single factor or group of factors as all important or controlling and considered all factors together.
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ALPS | Smith Core Plus Bond ETF
Item 11 – Statement Regarding Basis for Approval | May 31, 2024 (Unaudited) |
of Investment Advisory and Sub-Advisory Contract |
At meetings held on March 7, 2023, October 16, 2023 and December 1, 2023, the Board also evaluated a proposal to approve the Investment Sub- Advisory Agreement (the “Sub-Advisory Agreement”) between the Trust, the Adviser, and the Sub-Adviser with respect to the Fund. The Independent Trustees also met separately to consider the Sub-Advisory Agreement.
In evaluating the Sub-Advisory Agreement, the Board considered various factors, including (i) the nature, extent and quality of the services expected to be provided by the Sub-Adviser with respect to the Fund under the Sub-Advisory Agreement; (ii) the advisory fees and other expenses proposed to be paid by the Fund compared to those of similar funds managed by other investment advisers; (iii) the projected profitability to the Sub-Adviser of its proposed sub-advisory relationship with the Fund and the reasonableness of compensation to the Sub-Adviser (iv) the extent to which economies of scale would be realized if, and as, the Fund’s assets increase, and whether the fee level in the Sub-Advisory Agreement reflects these economies of scale; and (v) any additional benefits and other considerations.
With respect to the nature, extent and quality of the services to be provided by the Sub-Adviser under the Sub-Advisory Agreement, the Board considered and reviewed information concerning the services to be provided under the Sub-Advisory Agreement, the proposed investment strategy, financial information regarding the Sub-Adviser, information describing the Sub-Adviser’s current organization and the background and experience of the persons who would be responsible for the day-to-day management of the Fund. Based upon their review, the Board concluded that the Sub-Adviser was qualified to oversee the portfolio management of the Fund. The Board considered that the contractual sub-advisory fee to be paid to the Sub-Adviser is 0.30% of the Fund’s average daily net assets out of a total management fee of 0.59% with respect to the Fund. Based on the consideration of all factors deemed relevant by them, the Board concluded that the sub-advisory fees to be received by the Sub-Adviser under the Sub-Advisory Agreement are reasonable under the circumstances and in light of the quality of services provided.
With respect to the costs of services provided and profits realized by the Sub-Adviser, the Board considered the resources involved in managing the Fund. Based on their review of the projected profitability of the Fund to the Sub-Adviser, the Board concluded that the projected profitability of the Fund to the Sub-Adviser was not unreasonable.
The Board also considered other benefits that have been and may be realized by the Sub-Adviser from its relationships with the Fund and concluded that the sub-advisory fees with respect to the Fund were reasonable taking into account such benefits.
In voting to approve the Sub-Advisory Agreement, the Board concluded that the terms of the Sub-Advisory Agreement are reasonable and fair in light of the services to be performed, expenses to be incurred and such other matters as the Board considered relevant in the exercise of their reasonable business judgment. The Board did not identify any single factor or group of factors as all important or controlling and considered all factors together.
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Item 8. Changes in and Disagreements with Accountants for Open-End Management Investment Companies.
Changes in and Disagreements with Accountants is included as part of the Financial Statements and Financial Highlights filed under Item 7 of this Report.
Item 9. Proxy Disclosures for Open-End Management Investment Companies.
Proxy Disclosures is included as part of the Financial Statements and Financial Highlights filed under Item 7 of this Report.
Item 10. Remuneration Paid to Directors, Officers, and Others of Open-End Management Investment Companies.
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Remuneration Paid to Directors, Officers, and Others is included as part of the Financial Statements and Financial Highlights filed under Item 7 of this Report.
Item 11. Statement Regarding Basis for Approval of Investment Advisory Contract.
Statement Regarding Basis for approval of Investment Advisory Contract is included as part of the Financial Statements and Financial Highlights filed under Item 7 of this Report.
Item 12. Disclosure of Proxy Voting Policies and Procedures for Closed-End Management Investment Companies.
Not applicable.
Item 13. Portfolio Managers of Closed-End Management Investment Companies.
(a) | Not applicable. |
(b) | Not applicable. |
Item 14. Purchases of Equity Securities by Closed-End Management Investment Company and Affiliated Purchasers.
Not applicable.
Item 15. Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.
No changes have occurred.
Item 16. Controls and Procedures.
(a) | Based on an evaluation of the Fund’s disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Rule 30a-3(c) under the 1940 Act), the Registrant’s principal executive officer and principal financial officer have concluded that the Registrant’s disclosure controls and procedures are effective as of a date within 90 days of the filing date of this Report. |
(b) | There were no significant changes in the Fund’s internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the Fund’s last fiscal half-year that have materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, the Fund’s internal control over financial reporting. |
Item 17. Disclosure of Securities Lending Activities for Closed-End Management Investment Companies.
Not applicable.
Item 18. Recovery of Erroneously Awarded Compensation.
(a) | Not applicable. |
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(b) | Not applicable. |
Item 19. Exhibits.
(a)(1) | Not applicable to this Report. |
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(b) | Certifications required by Rule 30a-2(b) under the 1940 Act are filed herewith as Exhibit 99.906CERT. |
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SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and the Investment Company Act of 1940, the Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.
ALPS ETF TRUST | ||
By: | /s/ Laton Spahr | |
Laton Spahr (Principal Executive Officer) | ||
President | ||
Date: | August 9, 2024 |
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and the Investment Company Act of 1940, this report has been signed below by the following persons on behalf of the Registrant and in the capacities and on the dates indicated.
By: | /s/ Laton Spahr | |
Laton Spahr (Principal Executive Officer) | ||
President | ||
Date: | August 9, 2024 | |
By: | /s/ Erich Rettinger | |
Erich Rettinger (Principal Financial Officer) | ||
Treasurer | ||
Date: | August 9, 2024 |
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