Exchange Traded Concepts Trust (NUKZ) N-CSRS Certified semi-annual shareholder report (management investment company)

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

FORM N-CSRS

CERTIFIED SHAREHOLDER REPORT OF REGISTERED MANAGEMENT

INVESTMENT COMPANIES

Investment Company Act File Number 811-22263

Exchange Traded Concepts Trust

(Exact name of registrant as specified in charter)

10900 Hefner Pointe Drive

Suite 400

Oklahoma City, OK 73120

(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip code)

J. Garrett Stevens

Exchange Traded Concepts Trust

10900 Hefner Pointe Drive

Suite 400

Oklahoma City, OK 73120

(Name and address of agent for service)

Copy to:

Christopher Menconi

Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP

1111 Pennsylvania Avenue NW

Washington, DC 20004

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (405) 778-8377

Date of fiscal year end: November 30, 2022

Date of reporting period: May 31, 2022

Item 1. Reports to Stockholders.

(a) A copy of the report transmitted to stockholders pursuant to Rule 30e-1 under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “Act”) (17 CFR § 270.30e-1), is attached hereto.

EXCHANGE TRADED CONCEPTS TRUST

Hull Tactical US ETF

Semi-Annual Report

May31, 2022
(Unaudited)

Hull Tactical US ETF

Table of Contents

Schedule of Investments	1
Statement of Assets and Liabilities	2
Statement of Operations	3
Statements of Changes in Net Assets	4
Financial Highlights	5
Notes to the Financial Statements	6
Disclosure of Fund Expenses	15
Review of Liquidity Risk Management Program	16
Supplemental Information	17
Board Considerations of Continuance of Advisory and Sub-Advisory Agreements	18

The Fund files its complete schedule of investments with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (the “Commission”) for the first and third quarters of each fiscal year as an exhibit to its reports on Form N-PORT within sixty days after the end of the period. The Fund’s Form N-PORT reports are available on the Commission’s website at https://www.sec.gov.

Exchange Traded Concepts, LLC’s proxy voting policies and procedures are attached to the Fund’s Statement of Additional Information (the “SAI”). The SAI, as well as information relating to how the Fund voted proxies relating to the Fund’s securities during the most recent 12-month period ended June30, is available without charge, upon request, by calling (844)-485-5383 and on the Commission’s website at https://www.sec.gov.

Hull Tactical US ETF

Schedule of Investments

May 31, 2022 (Unaudited)

Description	Shares	Fair Value
EXCHANGE-TRADED FUND — 42.4%
SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust‡	25,230	$	10,418,224
Total Exchange-Traded Fund (Cost $7,556,554)			10,418,224
Total Investments – 42.4% (Cost $7,556,554)		$	10,418,224

Percentages based on Net Assets of $24,567,261.

A list of the open futures contracts held by the Fund at May31, 2022, was as follows:

Type of Contract	Number of Contracts Long	Expiration Date	Notional Amount		Value		Unrealized Appreciation
S&P 500 Index E-MINI	81	Jun-2022	$	16,153,124	$	16,731,562	$	578,438

‡The Fund’s investment in the SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust represents greater than 25% of the Fund’s total investments. The SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust seeks to track as closely as possible, before fees and expenses, the total return of the S&P 500® Index. For further financial information, available upon request at no charge, on the SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust, please go to the Securities Exchange Commission’s website at https://www.sec.gov.

ETF — Exchange-Traded Fund

S&P — Standard & Poor’s

SPDR — Standard & Poor’s Depositary Receipts

As of May31, 2022, all of the Fund’s investments and other financial instruments were considered Level1, in accordance with authoritative guidance of fair value measurements and disclosure under U.S. generally accepted accounting principles.

The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.

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Statement of Assets and Liabilities

May 31, 2022 (Unaudited)

Assets:
Investments at Fair Value (Cost $ 7,556,554)	$	10,418,224
Cash and Cash Equivalents		7,814,936
Deposit at Broker for Futures		6,454,237
Prepaid Expenses		479
Total Assets		24,687,876
Liabilities:
Payable for Variation Margin		101,918
Advisory Fees Payable		18,697
Total Liabilities		120,615
Net Assets	$	24,567,261
Net Assets Consist of:
Paid-in Capital	$	22,715,920
Total Distributable Earnings		1,851,341
Net Assets	$	24,567,261
Outstanding Shares of Beneficial Interest (unlimited authorization — no par value)		800,000
Net Asset Value, Offering and Redemption Price Per Share	$	30.71

The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.

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Statement of Operations

For the six months ended May 31, 2022 (Unaudited)

Investment Income:
Dividend Income	$	95,579
Total Investment Income		95,579
Expenses:
Advisory Fees		115,933
Total Expenses		115,933
Net Investment Loss		(20,354	)
Net Realized Gain (Loss) on:
Investments		268,161
Securities Sold Short		(158,798	)
Futures Contracts		(357,804	)
Purchased and Written Option Contracts		(113,662	)
Net Change in Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) on:
Investments		(1,423,572	)
Futures Contracts		574,061
Purchased and Written Option Contracts		16,135
Net Realized and Unrealized Loss on Investments, Securities Sold Short, Futures Contracts, and Purchased and Written Option Contracts		(1,195,479	)
Net Decrease in Net Assets Resulting from Operations	$	(1,215,833	)

The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.

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Statements of Changes in Net Assets

	Six Months Ended May 31, 2022 (Unaudited)			Year Ended November 30, 2021
Operations:
Net Investment Loss	$	(20,354	)	$	(7,180	)
Net Realized Gain (Loss) on Investments, Securities Sold Short, Futures Contracts and Purchased and Written Option Contracts(1)		(362,103	)		3,382,732
Net Change in Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) on Investments, Futures Contracts, and Purchased and Written Option Contracts		(833,376	)		2,147,386
Net Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets Resulting from Operations		(1,215,833	)		5,522,938
Distributions		(1,813,298	)		(1,064,110	)
Capital Share Transactions:
Redeemed		—			(3,073,511	)
Decrease in Net Assets from Capital Share Transactions		—			(3,073,511	)
Total Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets		(3,029,131	)		1,385,317
Net Assets:
Beginning of Period/Year		27,596,392			26,211,075
End of Period/Year	$	24,567,261		$	27,596,392
Share Transactions:
Redeemed		—			(100,000	)
Net Decrease in Shares Outstanding from Share Transactions		—			(100,000	)

​(1)   Includes realized gain as a result of in-kind transactions (See Note 5 in Notes to the Financial Statements).

The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.

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Financial Highlights

Selected Per Share Data & Ratios

For the Six-Months Ended May 31, 2022 (Unaudited) and Years Ended November 30

For a Share Outstanding Throughout the Period/Year

	Net Asset Value, Beginning of Period	Net Investment Income (Loss)*		Net Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss) on Investments		Total from Operations		Distributions from Investment Income		Distributions from Net Realized Capital Gains		Total Distributions		Net Asset Value, End of Period	Market Price, End of Period	Total Return(1)		Net Assets End of Period (000)	Ratio of Expenses to Average Net Assets(2)		Ratio of Net Investment Income (Loss) to Average Net Assets(2)		Portfolio Turnover(3)
2022**	$  34.50	$(0.03	)	$(1.49	)	$(1.52	)	$—		$(2.27	)	$(2.27	)	$  30.71	$  30.61	(4.99	)%	$  24,567	0.91	%(4)	(0.16	)%(4)	179	%
2021	29.12	(0.01	)	6.65		6.64		—		(1.26	)	(1.26	)	34.50	34.52	23.60		27,596	0.96	​(5)	(0.03	)	393
2020	26.72	0.08		2.57		2.65		(0.25	)	0.00		(0.25	)	29.12	28.64	9.99		26,211	0.91		0.31		833
2019	27.35	0.28		1.25	​(6)	1.53		(0.23	)	(1.93	)	(2.16	)	26.72	26.64	7.91		45,424	0.91		1.13		560
2018	28.73	0.23		0.60		0.83		(0.16	)	(2.05	)	(2.21	)	27.35	27.34	3.01		62,916	0.91		0.83		1,320
2017	26.74	0.06		2.95		3.01		—		(1.02	)	(1.02	)	28.73	28.74	11.60		99,136	0.91		0.20		1,827

*Per share data calculated using average shares method.

**  For the six-month period ended May 31, 2022 (unaudited).

​(1)   Total return is for the period indicated. Returns do not reflect the deduction of taxes the shareholder would pay on fund distributions or redemption of Fund shares.

​(2)   These ratios exclude the impact of expenses of the underlying security holdings as represented in the Schedule of Investments. Recognition of net investment income by the Fund is affected by the timing of the declaration of dividends by the underlying exchange-traded funds in which the Fund invests.

​(3)   Portfolio turnover rate is for the period indicated. Excludes effect of securities received or delivered from processing in-kind creations or redemptions.

​(4)   Annualized.

​(5)   The expense ratio includes security sold short fees on securities sold short. Had this expense been excluded, the ratio would have been 0.91%.

​(6)   The amount shown for a share outstanding throughout the period does not accord with the aggregate net gains on investments for that period because the sales and repurchase of Fund shares in relation to fluctuating market value of the investments of the Fund.

The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.

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Notes to the Financial Statements

May31, 2022 (Unaudited)

1. ORGANIZATION

Exchange Traded Concepts Trust (the “Trust”) is a Delaware statutory trust formed on July 17, 2009. The Trust is registered with the Commission under the Investment Company Act of 1940 (the “1940 Act”), as an open-end management investment company with multiple investment portfolios. The financial statements herein are those of the Hull Tactical US ETF (the “Fund”). The Fund seeks long-term capital appreciation by taking long and short positions in one or more exchange-traded funds (“ETFs”) that seek to track the performance of the S&P 500® Index (the “S&P 500 Index”) and by entering into S&P 500® Index-related options and options on S&P 500® -related ETFs (“S&P 500® Options”). The Fund is classified as “diversified” under the 1940 Act. Exchange Traded Concepts, LLC (the “Adviser”), an Oklahoma limited liability company, serves as the investment adviser for the Fund. HTAA, LLC (the “Sub-Adviser”) serves as the sub-adviser to the Fund. The Fund commenced operations on June 24, 2015.

Shares of the Fund are listed and traded on NYSE Arca, Inc. (the “Exchange”). Market prices for the shares may be different from their net asset value (“NAV”). The Fund issues and redeems shares on a continuous basis at NAV only in large blocks of shares, typically at least 25,000shares, called “Creation Units”. Creation Units will be issued and redeemed principally in-kind for securities included in a specified universe. Once created, shares will trade in a secondary market at market prices that change throughout the day in amounts less than a Creation Unit.

2. SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES

The following significant accounting policies, which are consistently followed in the preparation of the financial statements of the Trust, are in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (“U.S. GAAP”) for investment companies. The accompanying financial statements have been prepared in accordance with U.S. GAAP on the accrual basis of accounting. Management has reviewed Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) Accounting Standards Codification (“ASC”) Topic 946, Financial Services — Investment Companies (“ASC 946”), and concluded that the Fund meets criteria of an “investment company,” and therefore, the Fund prepares its financial statements in accordance with investment company accounting as outlined in ASC 946.

Use of Estimates and Indemnifications — The preparation of financial statements in conformity with U.S. GAAP requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of increases and decreases in net assets from operations during the reporting period. Actual results could differ from those estimates.

In the normal course of business, the Trust, on behalf of the Fund, enters into contracts that contain a variety of representations which provide general indemnifications. The Fund’s maximum exposure under these arrangements cannot be known; however, the Fund expects any risk of loss to be remote.

Security Valuation — The Fund values its securities at fair value. Securities listed on a securities exchange, market or automated quotation system for which quotations are readily available (except for securities traded on the NASDAQ Stock Market (“NASDAQ”)), including securities traded over the counter, are valued at the last quoted sale price on the primary exchange or market (foreign or domestic) on which they are traded (or at approximately 4:00 pm Eastern Time if a security’s primary exchange is normally open at that time), or, if there is no such reported sale, at the most recent quoted bid for long positions and the most recent quoted ask price for short positions. For securities traded on NASDAQ, the NASDAQ Official Closing Price will be used. Futures are valued at the final settled price or in lieu of a settled price at the last sale price on the day of valuation. If available, debt securities are priced based upon valuations provided by independent, third-party pricing agents. Such values generally reflect the last reported sales price if the security is actively traded. The third-party pricing agents may also value debt securities at an evaluated bid price by employing methodologies that utilize actual market transactions, broker-supplied valuations, or other methodologies designed to identify the fair value for such securities. Debt obligations with remaining maturities of sixty days or less when acquired will be valued at their market value. If a market value is not available from a pricing vendor or from an independent broker, the security shall be fair valued according to the Trust’s fair value procedures.

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Notes to the Financial Statements

May31, 2022 (Unaudited) (Continued)

2. SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES (continued)

Options are valued at the last quoted sales price. If there is no such reported sale on the valuation date, long positions are valued at the most recent bid price, and short positions are valued at the most recent ask price.

Prices for most securities held by the Fund are provided daily by recognized independent pricing agents. If a security price cannot be obtained from an independent, third-party pricing agent, the Fund seeks to obtain a bid price from at least one independent broker.

Securities for which market prices are not “readily available” are valued in accordance with fair value procedures established by the Board. The Fund’s fair value procedures are implemented through a Fair Value Committee (the “Committee”) designated by the Board. Some of the more common reasons that may necessitate that a security be valued using fair value procedures include: the security’s trading has been halted or suspended; the security has been de-listed from a national exchange; the security’s primary trading market is temporarily closed at a time, when under normal conditions, it would be open; the security has not been traded for an extended period of time; the security’s primary pricing source is not able or willing to provide a price; or trading of the security is subject to local government-imposed restrictions. In addition, the Fund may fair value its securities if an event that may materially affect the value of the Fund’s securities that traded outside of the United States (a ‘‘Significant Event’’) has occurred between the time of the security’s last close and the time that the Fund calculates its net asset value. A Significant Event may relate to a single issuer or to an entire market sector. Events that may be Significant Events include, but are not limited to: government actions, natural disasters, armed conflict, acts of terrorism and significant market fluctuations. If the Adviser becomes aware of a Significant Event that has occurred with respect to a security or group of securities after the closing of the exchange or market on which the security or securities principally trade, but before the time at which the Fund calculates its net asset value, it may request that a Committee meeting be called. When a security is valued in accordance with the fair value procedures, the Committee will determine the fair value after taking into consideration relevant information reasonably available to the Committee.

In accordance with the authoritative guidance on fair value measurements and disclosure under U.S. GAAP, the Fund discloses fair value of its investments in a hierarchy that prioritizes the inputs to valuation techniques used to measure the fair value. The objective of a fair value measurement is to determine the price that would be received to sell an asset or paid to transfer a liability in an orderly transaction between market participants at the measurement date (an exit price). Accordingly, the fair value hierarchy gives the highest priority to quoted prices (unadjusted) in active markets for identical assets or liabilities (Level 1) and the lowest priority to unobservable inputs (Level 3). The three levels of the fair value hierarchy are described below:

•Level 1 — Unadjusted quoted prices in active markets for identical, unrestricted assets or liabilities that the Fund has the ability to access at the measurement date;

•Level 2 — Quoted prices which are not active, or inputs that are observable (either directly or indirectly) for substantially the full term of the asset or liability; and

•Level 3 — Prices, inputs or exotic modeling techniques which are both significant to the fair value measurement and unobservable (supported by little or no market activity).

The valuation techniques used by the Fund to measure fair value during the six-months period ended May 31, 2022 maximized the use of observable inputs and minimized the use of unobservable inputs.

For the six-months period ended May 31, 2022, there have been no significant changes to the Fund’s fair valuation methodologies.

Federal Income Taxes —It is the Fund’s intention to qualify as a regulated investment company for Federal income tax purposes by complying with the appropriate provisions of Subchapter M of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended. Accordingly, no provisions for Federal income taxes have been made in the financial statements.

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Notes to the Financial Statements

May31, 2022 (Unaudited) (Continued)

2. SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES (continued)

The Fund’s policy is to classify interest and penalties associated with underpayment of federal and state income taxes, if any, as income tax expense on its Statement of Operations. As of May 31, 2022, the Fund did not have any interest or penalties associated with the underpayment of any income taxes. Tax years that are open, remain subject to examination by tax jurisdictions. The Fund has reviewed all major jurisdictions and concluded that there is no impact on the Fund’s net assets and no tax liability resulting from unrecognized tax benefits relating to uncertain income tax positions taken or expected to be taken on its tax returns.

Security Transactions and Investment Income — Security transactions are accounted for on trade date. Costs used in determining realized gains and losses on the sale of investment securities are based on specific identification. Dividend income is recorded on the ex-dividend date. Interest income is recognized on the accrual basis. Discounts and premiums on securities purchased are amortized or accreted using the effective interest method. Withholding taxes on foreign dividends, if any, have been provided for in accordance with the Fund’s understanding of the applicable country’s tax rules and rates.

Futures Contracts — The Fund utilized futures contracts during the six-months period ended May 31, 2022. The Fund used futures contracts to seek the desired long or short exposure to the S&P 500 Index. A margin deposit held at one counterparty for the futures contracts is included in “Deposits at Broker for Futures” on the Statement of Assets and Liabilities and would be noted on the Schedule of Investments, if applicable. Variation margin payments are paid or received, depending upon whether unrealized gains or losses are incurred. When the futures contract is closed, the Fund records a realized gain or loss equal to the difference between the proceeds from (or cost of) the closing transaction and the amount invested in the futures contract.

Risks of entering into futures contracts include the possibility that there will be an imperfect price correlation between the futures and the underlying securities. Second, it is possible that a lack of liquidity for futures contracts could exist in the secondary market, resulting in an inability to close a position prior to its maturity date. Third, the futures contract involves the risk that the Fund could lose more than the original margin deposit required to initiate a futures transaction. The Fund invested in futures contracts during the six-months period ended May 31, 2022 that had equity risk. Equity risk relates to the change in value of equity securities as they relate to increases or decreases in the general market.

Finally, the risk exists that losses could exceed amounts disclosed on the Statement of Assets and Liabilities. As of May 31, 2022, the Fund has open futures contracts. The amount of realized gain (loss) on futures contracts is presented on the Statement of Operations as “Net Realized Gain on Futures Contracts.” The change in the net fair value of the futures contracts is included in the Statement of Operations as “Net Change in Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) on Futures Contracts”.

For the six-months period ended May 31, 2022, the daily average notional value of long futures contracts held was $10,416,510.

Options — The Fund may purchase and sell put and call options. A call option gives a holder the right to purchase a specific security or an index at a specified price (“exercise price”) within a specified period of time. A put option gives a holder the right to sell a specific security or an index at a specified price within a specified period of time. The initial purchaser of a call option pays the “writer,” i.e., the party selling the option, a premium which is paid at the time of purchase and is retained by the writer whether or not such option is exercised. The Fund may purchase put options to hedge its portfolio against the risk of a decline in the market value of securities held and may purchase call options to hedge against an increase in the price of securities it is committed to purchase. The Fund may write put and call options along with a long position in options to increase its ability to hedge against a change in the market value of the securities it holds or is committed to purchase. The Fund did not hold option contracts as of May 31, 2022.

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Notes to the Financial Statements

May31, 2022 (Unaudited) (Continued)

2. SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES (continued)

Options may relate to particular securities and may or may not be listed on a national securities exchange and issued by the Options Clearing Corporation. Options trading is a highly specialized activity that entails greater than ordinary investment risk. Options on particular securities may be more volatile than the underlying securities, and therefore, on a percentage basis, an investment in options may be subject to greater fluctuation than an investment in the underlying securities themselves. Refer to the Fund’s Schedule of Investments for details regarding open option contracts as of May 31, 2022, if applicable. The amount of realized gain (loss) on Purchased and Written Option is presented on the Statement of Operations as “Net Realized Gain on Purchased and Written Option” The change in the net fair value of the futures contracts is included in the Statement of Operations as “Net Change in Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) on Purchased and Written Option”.

For the six-months period ended May 31, 2022, the daily average notional value of Long Purchased and Short Written Option Contracts held was $6,673,683 and ($12,903,078), respectively.

Cash and Cash Equivalents — Idle cash may be swept into various overnight demand deposits and is classified as Cash and Cash equivalents on the Statement of Assets and Liabilities. The Fund maintains cash in bank deposit accounts which, at times, may exceed United States federally insured limits. Amounts swept overnight are available on the next business day.

Dividends and Distributions to Shareholders —The Fund pays out dividends from its net investment income and distributes its net capital gains, if any, to investors at least annually. All distributions are recorded on ex-dividend date.

Creation Units — The Fund issues and redeems shares (“shares”) at NAV and only in large blocks of shares (each block of shares for the Fund is called a “Creation Unit” or multiples thereof). Purchasers of Creation Units (“Authorized Participants”) at NAV must pay a standard minimum creation transaction fee of $500. An Authorized Participant who holds Creation Units and wishes to redeem at NAV would also pay a standard minimum redemption transaction fee of $500. In addition to the fixed creation or redemption transaction fee, an additional transaction fee in $500 increments may apply, based on Creation Units consisting of more than 100 securities. The Adviser may retain all or a portion of the transaction fee to the extent the Adviser bears the expenses that otherwise would be borne by the Trust in connection with the purchase or redemption of a Creation Unit, which the transaction fee is designed to cover.

Except when aggregated in Creation Units, shares are not redeemable securities of the Fund. Shares of the Fund may only be purchased or redeemed by Authorized Participants. An Authorized Participant is either (i) a broker-dealer or other participant in the clearing process through the Continuous Net Settlement System of the National Securities Clearing Corporation or (ii) a Depository Trust Company (“DTC”) participant and, in each case, must have executed an Authorized Participant Agreement with the Fund’s distributor. Most retail investors will not qualify as Authorized Participants or have the resources to buy and sell whole Creation Units. Therefore, they will be unable to purchase or redeem the shares directly from the Fund. Rather, most retail investors will purchase shares in the secondary market with the assistance of a broker and will be subject to customary brokerage commissions or fees.

The following table discloses the Fund’s Creation Unit breakdown based on the NAV as of May 31, 2022:

Creation Unit Shares	Creation Transaction Fee		Value		Redemption Transaction Fee
50,000	$	500	$	1,535,500	$	500

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Notes to the Financial Statements

May31, 2022 (Unaudited) (Continued)

2. SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES (continued)

To the extent the Fund permits the contribution of securities in exchange for cash. Shares may be issued in advance of receipt by the Fund of all or a portion of the applicable deposit securities. In these circumstances, the Fund may require the Authorized Participant to maintain with the Trust an amount of 115% of the daily mark-to-market of the missing deposit securities. Amounts are disclosed as Segregated Cash Balance with Authorized Participants for Deposit Securities and Collateral Payable upon Return of Deposit Securities on the Statement of Assets and Liabilities, when applicable.

3. OFFSETTING ASSETS AND LIABILITIES

The Fund is required to disclose the impact of offsetting assets and liabilities represented in the Statement of Assets and Liabilities to enable users of the financial statements to evaluate the effect or potential effect of netting arrangements on its financial position for recognized assets and liabilities. These recognized assets and liabilities are financial instruments and derivative instruments that are either subject to an enforceable master netting arrangement or similar agreement or meet the following right of setoff criteria: the amounts owed by the Fund to another party are determinable, the Fund has the right to set off the amounts owed with the amounts owed by the other party, the Fund intends to set off, and the Fund’s right of setoff is enforceable at law.

As of May 31, 2022, the Fund did not hold any financial instruments or derivative instruments that are subject to a master netting arrangement.

4. SERVICE PROVIDERS

Investment Advisory Agreement

The Adviser is an Oklahoma limited liability company located at 10900 Hefner Pointe Drive, Suite 400, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma 73120, its principal place of business, and 295 Madison Avenue, New York, New York 10017. The Adviser serves as investment adviser to the Trust, including the Fund, pursuant to an investment advisory agreement (“Advisory Agreement”). Under the Advisory Agreement, the Adviser provides investment advisory services to the Fund. The Adviser is responsible for, among other things, overseeing the Sub-Adviser, including regular review of the Sub-Adviser’s performance. The Adviser also arranges for transfer agency, custody, fund administration and accounting, and other non-distribution related services necessary for the Fund to operate. The Adviser administers the Fund’s business affairs, provides office facilities and equipment and certain clerical, bookkeeping and administrative services, and provides its officers and employees to serve as officers or Trustees of the Trust.

For the services it provides to the Fund, the Fund pays the Adviser a fee, which is calculated daily and paid monthly, at an annual rate of 0.91% on the average daily net assets of the Fund. Under the Advisory Agreement, the Adviser has agreed to pay all expenses incurred by the Fund except for the advisory fee, interest, taxes, brokerage commissions and other expenses incurred in placing orders for the purchase and sale of securities and other investment instruments, acquired fund fees and expenses, accrued deferred tax liability, extraordinary expenses, and distribution fees and expenses paid by the Fund under any distribution plan adopted pursuant to Rule 12b-1 under the 1940 Act (the “Excluded Expenses”). As part of an arrangement between the Sub-Adviser and the Adviser, the Sub-Adviser has agreed to pay all expenses of the Fund (except Excluded Expenses) and, to the extent applicable, pay the Adviser a minimum fee.

A Trustee and certain officers of the Trust are affiliated with the Adviser and receive no compensation from the Trust for serving as officers and/or Trustee.

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Notes to the Financial Statements

May31, 2022 (Unaudited) (Continued)

4. SERVICE PROVIDERS (continued)

Sub-Advisory Agreement

HTAA, LLC. or the Sub-Adviser, is a Delaware limited liability company located at 141 W. Jackson Blvd., Suite 1650, Chicago, Illinois 60604. The Sub-Adviser is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Hull Investments, LLC. The Sub-Adviser is responsible for the day-to-day management of the Fund, including trading portfolio securities on behalf of the Fund and selecting broker-dealers to execute purchase and sale transactions. The Sub-Adviser makes investment decisions for the Fund and continuously reviews, supervises and administers the investment program of the Fund, subject to the oversight of the Adviser and the Board. Under a sub-advisory agreement, the Adviser pays the Sub-Adviser a fee calculated daily and paid monthly, at an annual rate of 0.81% on the average daily net assets of the Fund.

Distribution Arrangement

SEI Investments Distribution Co. (the “Distributor”) serves as the Fund’s underwriter and distributor of shares pursuant to a Distribution Agreement. Under the Distribution Agreement, the Distributor, as agent, receives orders to purchase shares in Creation Units and transmits such orders to the Fund’s custodian and transfer agent.

The Distributor has no obligation to sell any specific quantity of Fund shares. The Distributor bears the following costs and expenses relating to the distribution of shares: (i) the expenses of maintaining its registration or qualification as a dealer or broker under federal or state laws; (ii) filing fees; and (iii) all other expenses incurred in connection with the distribution services, that are not reimbursed by the Adviser, as contemplated in the Distribution Agreement. The Distributor does not maintain any secondary market in Fund shares.

The Fund has adopted a Distribution and Service Plan (the “Plan”) pursuant to Rule 12b-1 under the 1940 Act. In accordance with the Plan, the Fund is authorized to pay an amount up to 0.25% of its average daily assets each year for certain distribution-related activities. For the six-months period ended May 31, 2022, no fees were charged by the Distributor under the Plan and the Plan will only be implemented with approval of the Board.

Administrator, Custodian and Transfer Agent

SEI Investments Global Funds Services (the “Administrator”) serves as the Fund’s Administrator pursuant to an Administration Agreement. Brown Brothers Harriman & Co. (the “Custodian” and “Transfer Agent”) serves as the Fund’s Custodian and Transfer Agent pursuant to a Custodian Agreement and Transfer Agency Services Agreement. The Adviser of the Fund pays these fees.

An officer of the Trust is affiliated with the Administrator and receives no compensation from the Trust for serving as an officer.

5. INVESTMENT TRANSACTIONS

For the six-months period ended May 31, 2022, the purchases and sales of investments in securities, excluding in-kind transactions, long-term U.S. Government and short-term securities were:

Purchases		Sales and Maturities
$	23,857,206	$	32,975,948

For the six-months period ended May 31, 2022, there were no purchases or sales of long-term U.S. Government securities for the Fund.

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Notes to the Financial Statements

May31, 2022 (Unaudited) (Continued)

5. INVESTMENT TRANSACTIONS (continued)

For the six-months period ended May 31, 2022, there were no in-kind transactions with creation and redemptions.

For the year ended November 30, 2021, in-kind transactions associated with creations and redemptions were:

Purchases		Sales		Net Realized Gain
$	—	$	2,113,799	$	611,770

6. TAX INFORMATION

The amount and character of income and capital gain distributions to be paid, if any, are determined in accordance with Federal income tax regulations, which may differ from U.S. GAAP. As a result, net investment income (loss) and net realized gain (loss) on investment transactions for a reporting period may differ significantly from distributions during such period. These book/tax differences may be temporary or permanent. To the extent these differences are permanent in nature, they are charged or credited to, distributable earnings (loss) and paid-in capital, as appropriate, in the year that the differences arise.

The tax character of dividends and distributions declared during the last two fiscal periods were as follows:

	Ordinary Income		Long-Term Capital Gain		Totals
2021	$	975,959	$	88,151	$	1,064,110
2020	$	370,733	$	—	$	370,733

As of November 30, 2021, the components of distributable earnings on a tax basis were as follows:

Undistributed Ordinary Income	$	1,780,974
Undistributed Long-Term Capital Gain		460,387
Unrealized Appreciation		2,639,109
Other Temporary Differences		2
Total Distributable Earnings	$	4,880,472

For Federal income tax purposes, the cost of securities owned at May 31, 2022, and the net realized gains or losses on securities sold for the period, were different from amounts reported for financial reporting purposes primarily due to wash sales which cannot be used for Federal income tax purposes in the current year and have been deferred for use in future years. The Federal tax cost and aggregate gross unrealized appreciation and depreciation on investments held by the Fund at May 31, 2022, were as follows:

Federal Tax Cost		Aggregated Gross Unrealized Appreciation		Aggregated Gross Unrealized Depreciation		Net Unrealized Appreciation
$	7,556,554	$	2,861,670	$	—	$	2,861,670

7. PRINCIPAL RISKS OF INVESTING IN THE FUND

As with all ETFs, a shareholder of the Fund is subject to the risk that his or her investment could lose money. The Fund is subject to the principal risks noted below, any of which may adversely affect the Fund’s NAV, trading price, yield, total return and ability to meet its investment objective. Additional principal risks are disclosed in the Fund’s prospectus. Please refer to the Fund’s prospectus for a complete description of the principal risks of investing in the Fund.

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Notes to the Financial Statements

May31, 2022 (Unaudited) (Continued)

7. PRINCIPAL RISKS OF INVESTING IN THE FUND (continued)

Futures Contracts Risk: There may be an imperfect correlation between the changes in market value of the securities or other underlying assets held by the Fund and the prices of futures contracts. When the Fund has an open futures contract position, it is subject to daily variation margin calls that could be substantial in the event of adverse price movements. If the Fund has insufficient cash to meet daily variation margin requirements, it might need to sell securities at a time when such sales are disadvantageous.

Market Risk: The market price of a security or instrument could decline, sometimes rapidly or unpredictably, due to general market conditions that are not specifically related to a particular company, such as real or perceived adverse economic or political conditions throughout the world, changes in the general outlook for corporate earnings, changes in interest or currency rates or adverse investor sentiment generally. Local, regional, or global events such as war, acts of terrorism, the spread of infectious illness or other public health issues, recessions, or other events could have a significant impact on the market generally and on specific securities. The market value of a security may also decline because of factors that affect a particular industry or industries, such as labor shortages or increased production costs and competitive conditions within an industry.

Options Risk: Selling (writing) and buying options are speculative activities and entail greater than ordinary investment risks. The value of an option may be adversely affected if the market for the option becomes less liquid or smaller, and will be affected by changes in the value or yield of the option’s underlying asset, an increase in interest rates, a change in the actual or perceived volatility of the stock market or the underlying asset and the remaining time to expiration. Additionally, the value of an option does not increase or decrease at the same rate as the underlying asset. The Fund’s use of options may reduce the Fund’s ability to profit from increases in the value of the underlying asset. If the price of the underlying asset of an option is above the strike price of a written put option, the value of the option, and consequently of the Fund, may decline significantly more than if the Fund invested directly in the underlying asset instead of using options. While the Fund will segregate liquid assets at least equal in value to the maximum potential loss for the Fund, the Fund could still lose a significant amount or nearly all of its value if the price of an underlying asset changes significantly enough.

The Fund’s use of put options can lead to losses because of adverse movements in the price or value of the underlying asset, which may be magnified by certain features of the options. When selling a put option, the Fund will receive a premium; however, this premium may not be enough to offset a loss incurred by the Fund if the price of the underlying asset is below the strike price by an amount equal to or greater than the premium. Purchasing of put options involves the payment of premiums, which may adversely affect the Fund’s performance. Purchasing a put option gives the purchaser of the option the right to sell a specified quantity of an underlying asset at a fixed exercise price over a defined period of time. Purchased put options may expire worthless resulting in the Fund’s loss of the premium it paid for the option.

Short Sales Risk: Short sales are transactions in which the Fund sells a security it does not own. To complete the transaction, the Fund must borrow the security to make delivery to the buyer. The Fund is then obligated to replace the security borrowed by purchasing the security at the market price at the time of replacement. The price at such time may be higher or lower than the price at which the security was sold by the Fund. If the underlying security goes down in price between the time the Fund sells the security and buys it back, the Fund will realize a gain on the transaction. Conversely, if the underlying security goes up in price during the period, the Fund will realize a loss on the transaction. Any such loss is increased by the amount of premium or interest the Fund must pay to the lender of the security. Likewise, any gain will be decreased by the amount of premium or interest the Fund must pay to the lender of the security. Because a short position loses value as the security’s price increases and the market price of the security sold short could increase without limit, the loss on a short sale is theoretically unlimited. Short sales involve leverage because the Fund borrows securities and then sells them, effectively leveraging its assets. The use of leverage may magnify gains or losses for the Fund.

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Notes to the Financial Statements

May31, 2022 (Unaudited) (Concluded)

8. RECENT MARKET EVENTS

The spread of COVID-19 around the world has caused significant volatility in U.S. and international markets. There is significant uncertainty around the breadth and duration of business disruptions related to COVID-19 pandemic, as well as its impact on the U.S. and international economies. The operational and financial performance of the issuers of securities in which the Fund invests depends on future developments, including the duration and spread of the outbreak and such developments may in turn impact the value of the Fund’s investments. The ultimate impact of the pandemic on the financial performance of the Fund’s investments is not reasonably able to be approximated at this time.

On February 24, 2022, Russia engaged in military actions in the sovereign territory of Ukraine. The current political and financial uncertainty surrounding Russia and Ukraine may increase market volatility and the economic risk of investing in securities in these countries and may also cause uncertainty for the global economy and broader financial markets. The ultimate fallout and long-term impact from these events are not known.

9. OTHER

At May 31, 2022, the records of the Trust reflected that 100% of the Fund’s total shares outstanding were held by one Authorized Participant, in the form of Creation Units. However, the individual shares comprising such Creation Units are listed and traded on the Exchange and have been purchased and sold by persons other than Authorized Participants.

10. SUBSEQUENT EVENTS

The Fund has evaluated the need for additional disclosures and/or adjustments resulting from subsequent events through the date the financial statements were issued. Based on this evaluation, no disclosure and/or adjustments were required to the financial statements.

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Disclosure of Fund Expenses

(Unaudited)

All ETFs have operating expenses. As a shareholder of the Fund you incur an advisory fee. In addition to the advisory fee, a shareholder may pay brokerage expenses, taxes, interest, litigation expenses and other extraordinary expenses (including acquired fund fees and expenses), if any. It is important for you to understand the impact of these ongoing costs on your investment returns. Shareholders may incur brokerage commissions on their purchases and sales of Fund shares, which are not reflected in these examples.

The following examples use the annualized expense ratio and are intended to help you understand the ongoing costs (in dollars) of investing in the Fund and to compare these costs with those of other funds. The examples are based on an investment of $1,000 made at the beginning of the period shown and held for the entire period (December 1, 2021 to May 31, 2022) (unless otherwise noted below). The table below illustrates the Fund’s cost in two ways:

Actual Fund Return. This section helps you to estimate the actual expenses after fee waivers that your Fund incurred over the period. The “Expenses Paid During Period” column shows the actual dollar expense cost incurred by a $1,000 investment in the Fund, and the “Ending Account Value” number is derived from deducting that expense cost from the Fund’s gross investment return.

You can use this information, together with the actual amount you invested in the Fund, to estimate the expenses you paid over that period. Simply divide your actual account value by $1,000 to arrive at a ratio (for example, an $8,600 account value divided by $1,000 = 8.6), then multiply that ratio by the number shown for your Fund under “Expenses Paid During Period.”

Hypothetical 5% Return. This section helps you compare your Fund’s costs with those of other funds. It assumes that the Fund had an annual 5% return before expenses during the year, but that the expense ratio (Column 3) for the period is unchanged. This example is useful in making comparisons because the Commission requires all funds to make this 5% calculation. You can assess your Fund’s comparative cost by comparing the hypothetical result for your Fund in the “Expenses Paid During Period” column with those that appear in the same charts in the shareholder reports for other funds.

NOTE: Because the return is set at 5% for comparison purposes — NOT your Fund’s actual return — the account values shown may not apply to your specific investment.

	Beginning Account Value 12/1/2021		Ending Account Value 5/31/2022		Annualized Expense Ratios		Expenses Paid During Period(1)
Hull Tactical US ETF
Actual Fund Return	$	1,000.00	$	950.10	0.91	%	$	4.42
Hypothetical 5% Return	$	1,000.00	$	1,020.39	0.91	%	$	4.58

​(1)   Expenses are equal to the Fund’s annualized expense ratio multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by 182/365.

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Review of Liquidity Risk Management Program

May 31, 2022 (Unaudited)

Pursuant to Rule 22e-4 under the Investment Company Act of 1940, the Trust, on behalf of the series of the Trust covered by this shareholder report (the “Fund”), has adopted a liquidity risk management program to govern the Trust’s approach to managing liquidity risk. Rule 22e-4 seeks to promote effective liquidity risk management, thereby reducing the risk that the Fund will be unable to meet its redemption obligations and mitigating dilution of the interests of its shareholders. The Trust’s liquidity risk management program (the “Program”), which adopts the liquidity risk management policies and procedures of Exchange Traded Concepts, LLC, the Trust’s investment adviser (the “Adviser”), is tailored to reflect the Fund’s particular risks, but not to eliminate all adverse impacts of liquidity risk, which would be incompatible with the nature of the Fund.

The Adviser, which is the administrator of the Program, has formed a Liquidity Risk Working Group (“LRWG”) consisting of certain individuals from the Adviser’s portfolio management, capital markets and compliance teams. The LRWG is responsible for conducting an initial assessment of the liquidity risk of the Fund and to manage the liquidity risk of the Fund on an ongoing basis. Meetings of the LRWG are held no less than monthly.

At the February 2022 meeting of the Board of Trustees of the Trust, the Trustees received a report pertaining to the operation, adequacy, and effectiveness of implementation of the Program for the period ended December 31, 2021. The report concluded that the Program is adequately designed to assess and manage the Fund’s liquidity risk and has been effectively implemented. The report reflected that no material changes have been made to the Program since its implementation.

There can be no assurance that the Program will achieve its objectives in the future. Please refer to the Fund’s prospectus for more information regarding the Fund’s exposure to liquidity risk and other principal risks to which an investment in the Fund may be subject.

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Supplemental Information

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NAV, is the price per share at which the Fund issues and redeems shares. It is calculated in accordance with the standard formula for valuing mutual fund shares. The “Market Price” of the Fund generally is determined using the midpoint between the highest bid and the lowest offer on the stock exchange on which the shares of the Fund are listed for trading, as of the time that the Fund’s NAV is calculated. The Fund’s Market Price may be at, above or below its NAV. The NAV of the Fund will fluctuate with changes in the market value of the Fund’s holdings. The Market Price of the Fund will fluctuate in accordance with changes in its NAV, as well as market supply and demand.

Premiums or discounts are the differences (expressed as a percentage) between the NAV and Market Price of the Fund on a given day, generally at the time NAV is calculated. A premium is the amount that the Fund is trading above the reported NAV, expressed as a percentage of the NAV. A discount is the amount that the Fund is trading below the reported NAV, expressed as a percentage of the NAV.

Further information regarding premiums and discounts is available on the Fund’s website at www.hulltacticalfunds.com.

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Board Considerations of Continuance of Advisory
and Sub-Advisory Agreements

May 31, 2022 (Unaudited)

At a meeting of the Board of Trustees (the “Board”) of Exchange Traded Concepts Trust (the “Trust”) on May 19, 2022 (the “Meeting”), the Board considered and approved the continuance of the following agreements (the “Agreements”) with respect to the Hull Tactical US ETF (the “Fund”):

•the investment advisory agreement between the Trust, on behalf of the Fund, and Exchange Traded Concepts, LLC (the “Adviser”), pursuant to which the Adviser provides advisory services to the Fund; and

•the sub-advisory agreement between ETC and HTAA, LLC (the “Sub-Adviser”), pursuant to which the Sub-Adviser provides sub-advisory services to the Fund.

Pursuant to Section 15 of the Investment Company Act of 1940 (the “1940 Act”), the Agreement must be approved by a vote of (i) the Trustees or the shareholders of the Fund and (ii) a majority of the Trustees who are not parties to the Agreement or “interested persons” of any party thereto, as defined in the 1940 Act (the “Independent Trustees”), cast in person at a meeting called for the purpose of voting on such approval. In connection with its consideration of such approvals, the Board must request and evaluate, and the Adviser is required to furnish, such information as may be reasonably necessary to evaluate the terms of the Agreement. In addition, rules under the 1940 Act require an investment company to disclose in its shareholder reports the material factors and the conclusions with respect thereto that formed the basis for the Board’s approval of an investment advisory agreement.

Although the 1940 Act requires that the Agreement be approved by the in-person vote of a majority of the Independent Trustees, the Meeting was held virtually through the internet in view of the health risks associated with holding an in-person meeting during the COVID-19 pandemic and possible restrictions on gatherings. The Meeting was held in reliance on an order issued by the Securities and Exchange Commission that provides temporary relief from the in-person voting requirements of the 1940 Act with respect to the approval of a fund’s advisory agreement in response to the challenges arising in connection with the COVID-19 pandemic.

Consistent with these responsibilities, prior to the Meeting, the Board reviewed written materials from the Adviser and Sub-Adviser, and at the Meeting, representatives from the Adviser and Sub-Adviser presented additional oral and written information to help the Board evaluate the Agreement. Among other things, representatives from the Adviser and Sub-Adviser provided an overview of its advisory business, including investment personnel and investment processes. Prior to the Meeting, the Trustees met to review and discuss the information provided. During the Meeting, the Board discussed the materials it received, including a memorandum from legal counsel to the Independent Trustees on the responsibilities of Trustees in considering the approval of investment advisory agreements under the 1940 Act, considered the Adviser’s and Sub-Adviser’s oral presentation, and deliberated on the approval of the Agreements in light of this information. Throughout the process, the Trustees were afforded the opportunity to ask questions of and request additional materials from the Adviser and Sub-Adviser. The Independent Trustees were assisted in their review by independent legal counsel and met with counsel separately and without management present.

In considering whether to approve the continuance of the Agreements, the Board took into consideration (i) the nature, extent, and quality of the services provided by the Adviser and Sub-Adviser to the Fund; (ii) the Fund’s performance; (iii) the Adviser’s and Sub-Adviser’s costs of and profits realized from providing advisory and sub-advisory services to the Fund, including any fall-out benefits enjoyed by the Adviser and Sub-Adviser or their respective affiliates; (iv) comparative fee and expense data for the Fund; (v) the extent to which the advisory fees for the Fund reflects economies of scale shared with Fund shareholders; and (vi) other factors the Board deemed to be relevant.

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Board Considerations of Continuance of Advisory
and Sub-Advisory Agreements

May 31, 2022 (Unaudited) (Continued)

Nature, Extent, and Quality of Services

With respect to the nature, extent, and quality of the services provided to the Fund, the Board considered the Adviser’s and Sub-Adviser’s specific responsibilities in all aspects of the day-to-day management of the Fund. The Board noted that (i) the Adviser’s responsibilities include overseeing the activities of the Sub-Adviser with respect to the Fund, monitoring compliance with various policies and procedures and applicable securities regulations, quarterly reporting to the Board, and implementing Board directives as they relate to the Fund; and (ii) the Sub-Adviser’s responsibilities include, subject to the supervision of the Adviser and oversight of the Board, portfolio management, trading portfolio securities and other investment instruments on behalf of the Fund, selecting broker-dealers to execute purchase and sale transactions, determining the daily baskets of deposit securities and cash components, executing portfolio securities trades for purchases and redemptions of Fund shares conducted on a cash-in-lieu basis, general portfolio compliance with relevant law, quarterly reporting to the Board, and implementing Board directives as they relate to the Fund. The Board noted that it was provided with and reviewed the Adviser’s and Sub-Adviser’s registration form on Form ADV as well as their responses to a detailed series of questions, which included a description of the Adviser’s and Sub-Adviser’s operations, service offerings, personnel, compliance program, risk management program, and financial condition. The Board considered the qualifications, experience, and responsibilities of the Adviser’s and Sub-Adviser’s investment personnel, the quality of the Adviser’s and Sub-Adviser’s compliance infrastructure, and the determination of the Trust’s Chief Compliance Officer that the Adviser and Sub-Adviser each have appropriate compliance policies and procedures in place. The Board considered the Adviser’s and Sub-Adviser’s experience working with ETFs, including the Fund, and noted the Adviser’s experience managing other series of the Trust and other ETFs outside of the Trust.

The Board also considered other services provided to the Fund by the Adviser, such as arranging for transfer agency, custody, fund administration and accounting, and other non-distribution related services necessary for the Fund to operate; administering the Fund’s business affairs; providing office facilities and equipment and certain clerical, bookkeeping, and administrative services; liaising with and reporting to the Board on matters relating to Fund operations, portfolio management and other matters essential to the Fund’s business activities; supervising the Fund’s registration as an investment company and the offering of its shares to the public, including oversight and preparation of regulatory filings; working with ETF market participants, including authorized participants, market makers, and exchanges, to help facilitate an orderly trading environment for the Fund’s shares; and providing its officers and employees to serve as officers or Trustees of the Trust. Based on the factors discussed above, as well as those discussed below, the Board concluded that it was satisfied with the nature, extent, and quality of the services provided to the Fund by the Adviser and Sub-Adviser

Performance

The Board reviewed the Fund’s performance in light of its stated investment objective, noting that the Fund is actively managed. The Board was provided with reports regarding the past performance of the Fund, including a report prepared by an independent third party comparing the Fund’s performance with the performance of a group of peer funds, as well as a report comparing the Fund’s performance with the performance of the S&P 500 Index, for various time periods. The Board noted that the Fund underperformed the S&P 500 Index but outperformed its peer group for the time periods measured. In reviewing the Fund’s performance, the Board considered that the nature and type of tactical strategies varied from fund to fund in the peer group. The Board further noted that it received regular reports regarding the Fund’s performance at its quarterly meetings.

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Board Considerations of Continuance of Advisory
and Sub-Advisory Agreements

May 31, 2022 (Unaudited) (Concluded)

Cost of Advisory Services and Profitability

The Board reviewed the advisory fee paid to the Adviser and the sub-advisory fee paid by the Adviser to the Sub-Adviser for their respective services provided to the Fund under the Agreements. The Board reviewed a report prepared by an independent third party comparing the Fund’s advisory fee to those paid by a group of peer funds. The Board noted that the Fund’s advisory fee was at the lower end of the range of advisory fees paid by the peer funds. The Board took into account that due to the specialized nature of the Fund’s strategy, there are limitations in comparing its advisory fee to those of other funds and the information provided by the third-party report may not provide meaningful direct comparisons to the Fund. With respect to the sub-advisory fee, the Board recognized the uniqueness of the Fund and the fact that the Fund was providing shareholders with access to the Sub-Adviser’s proprietary tactical asset allocation model, which other actively managed ETFs would not necessarily be able to offer. The Board took into consideration that the advisory fee for the Fund is a “unitary fee,” meaning that the Fund pays no expenses other than the advisory fee and certain expenses customarily excluded from unitary fee arrangements, such as brokerage commissions, taxes, and interest. The Board noted that the Adviser is responsible for compensating the Fund’s other service providers and paying the Fund’s other expenses out of its own fee and resources and that, while the Sub-Adviser has agreed to assume such responsibility, the Adviser is ultimately responsible for ensuring the obligation is satisfied. The Board considered that the sub-advisory fee is paid by the Adviser, not the Fund, and that the fee reflects an arm’s length negotiation between the Adviser and the Sub-Adviser. The Board further found that the fee reflected a reasonable allocation of the advisory fee paid to the Adviser given the work performed by each firm. The Board considered information provided about the costs and expenses incurred by the Adviser and Sub-Adviser in providing advisory and sub-advisory services, evaluated the compensation and benefits received by each of the Adviser and Sub-Adviser from its relationship with the Fund, and reviewed profitability analyses from the Adviser and Sub-Adviser. The Board also considered that, under the Fund’s investment strategy, the Fund invests in other investment companies, which causes the Fund to indirectly bear the operating expenses of those other investment companies. With respect to the assets of the Fund invested in underlying investment companies, the Board determined that the Fund’s advisory fees are based on services that the Adviser and Sub-Adviser provide to the Fund that are in addition to, not duplicative of, the services provided to the underlying investment companies by their investment advisers. In light of this information, the Board concluded that the advisory and sub-advisory fees appeared reasonable in light of the services rendered.

Economies of Scale

The Board considered whether economies of scale have been realized with respect to the Fund. The Board concluded that no significant economies of scale have been realized by the Fund and that the Board will have the opportunity to periodically reexamine whether such economies have been achieved.

Conclusion

No single factor was determinative of the Board’s decision to approve the continuance of the Agreements on behalf of the Fund; rather, the Board based its determination on the total mix of information available to it. Based on a consideration of all the factors in their totality, the Board, including the Independent Trustees, determined that the Agreements, including the compensation payable thereunder, were fair and reasonable to the Fund. The Board, including the Independent Trustees, therefore, determined that the approval of the continuance of the Agreements was in the best interests of the Fund and its shareholders.

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10900 Hefner Pointe Drive, Suite 400
Oklahoma City, OK 73120

Investment Adviser:
Exchange Traded Concepts, LLC
10900 Hefner Pointe Drive, Suite 400
Oklahoma City, OK 73120

Sub-Adviser:
HTAA, LLC
141 W. Jackson Blvd., Suite 1650
Chicago, IL 60604

Distributor:
SEI Investments Distribution Co.
One Freedom Valley Drive
Oaks, PA 19456

Administrator:
SEI Investments Global Funds Services
One Freedom Valley Drive
Oaks, PA 19456

Legal Counsel:
Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP
1111 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW
Washington, DC 20004

Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm:
Cohen & Company, Ltd.
1350 Euclid Avenue, Suite 800
Cleveland, OH 44115

This information must be preceded or accompanied by a current prospectus for the Fund.

HTU-SA-001-0700

(b) Not applicable. 

Item 2. Code of Ethics.

Not applicable for semi-annual report.

Item 3. Audit Committee Financial Expert.

Not applicable for semi-annual report.

Item 4. Principal Accountant Fees and Services.

Not applicable for semi-annual report.

Item 5. Audit Committee of Listed Registrants.

Not applicable for semi-annual report.

Item 6. Investments.

Schedule of Investments is included as part of the Report to Shareholders filed under Item 1 of this form.

Item 7. Disclosure of Proxy Voting Policies and Procedures for Closed-End Management Investment Companies.

Not applicable to open-end management investment companies.

Item 8. Portfolio Managers of Closed-End Management Investment Companies.

Not applicable to open end management investment companies. Effective for closed-end management investment companies for fiscal years ending on or after December 31, 2005.

Item 9. Purchases of Equity Securities by Closed-End Management Company and Affiliated Purchasers.

Not applicable to open-end management investment companies.

Item 10. Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.

There have been no changes to the procedures by which shareholders may recommend nominees to the Registrant’s Board of Trustees during the period covered by this report.

Item 11. Controls and Procedures.

(a) The Registrant’s principal executive and principal financial officers, or persons performing similar functions, have concluded that the Registrant’s disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Rule 30a-3(c) under the Act (17 CFR § 270.30a-3(c))) as of a date within 90 days of the filing date of the report, are effective based on the evaluation of these controls and procedures required by Rule 30a-3(b) under the Act (17 CFR § 270.30a-3(b)) and Rules 13a-15(b) or 15d-15(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR § 240.13a-15(b) or § 240.15d-15(b)).

(b) There has been no change in the Registrant’s internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Rule 30a-3(d) under the Act (17 CFR § 270.30a-3(d)) that occurred during the period covered by this report that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the Registrant’s internal control over financial reporting.

Item 12. Disclosure of Securities Lending Activities for Closed-End Management Investment Companies.

Not applicable to open-end management investment companies.

Item 13. Exhibits.

(a)(1) Not applicable for semi-annual report.

(a)(2) A separate certification for the principal executive officer and the principal financial officer of the Registrant as required by Rule 30a-2(a) under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (17 CFR § 270.30a-2(a)), are filed herewith.

(b) Officer certifications as required by Rule 30a-2(b) under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (17 CFR § 270.30a-2(b)) also accompany this filing as exhibits.

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.

(Registrant)	Exchange Traded Concepts Trust
By (Signature and Title)	/s/ J. Garrett Stevens
	J. Garrett Stevens, Trustee and President
Date: August 8, 2022

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 (Signature and Title)	/s/ J. Garrett Stevens
	J. Garrett Stevens, Trustee and President
Date: August 8, 2022
By (Signature and Title)	/s/ Christopher W. Roleke
	Christopher W. Roleke, Treasurer
Date: August 8, 2022