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

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 811-22263

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: 1-405-778-8377

Date of fiscal year end: August 31, 2022

Date of reporting period: August 31, 2022

Item 1. Reports to Stockholders.

(a) A copy of the report transmitted to stockholders pursuant to Rule 30e-1 under the Act (17 CFR § 270.30e-1) is attached hereto.

EXCHANGE TRADED CONCEPTS TRUST

Vesper U.S. Large Cap Short-Term Reversal Strategy ETF

Annual Report

August 31, 2022

Vesper U.S. Large Cap Short-Term Reversal Strategy ETF

Table of Contents

Management Discussion of Fund Performance	1
Schedule of Investments	4
Statement of Assets and Liabilities	5
Statement of Operations	6
Statements of Changes in Net Assets	7
Financial Highlights	8
Notes to the Financial Statements	9
Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm	18
Trustees and Officers of the Trust	19
Board Consideration of Approval of Advisory Agreement	21
Disclosure of Fund Expenses	24
Notice to Shareholders	25
Supplemental Information	26

The Fund files its complete schedule of holdings 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 Forms N-PORT 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 June 30, is available without charge, upon request, by calling 1-833-835-6633 and on the Commission’s website at https://www.sec.gov.

Vesper U.S. Large Cap Short-Term Reversal Strategy ETF

Management Discussion of Fund Performance (Unaudited)

Dear Shareholders,

On behalf of the entire team, we want to express our appreciation for the confidence you have placed in the Vesper U.S. Large Cap Short-Term Reversal Strategy ETF (“UTRN” or the “Fund”). The information in this report relates to the operations of the Fund for the fiscal year ended August 31, 2022 (the “Reporting Period”). The Fund seeks to provide investment results that, before fees and expenses, correspond generally to the total return performance of the Vesper U.S. Large Cap Short-Term Reversal Index (the “Index”). The Index is designed to measure the performance of a portfolio of 25 stocks selected from the S&P 500 Index (the “S&P 500”) that Vesper Capital Management, LLC (the “Index Creator”) believes will most likely benefit from the “short-term reversal” effect, as determined by applying a proprietary algorithm. Short-term reversal effect generally means that, on average, stocks with relatively poor weekly (risk-adjusted) performance may reverse and earn higher returns relative to peer stocks the following week.

The Fund had negative performance during the Reporting Period. The market price for UTRN decreased 17.92%, and the NAV decreased 17.65%, while the S&P 500, a broad market index, returned negative 11.23% over the same period. The Index returned negative 16.56%.

For the Reporting Period, UTRN struggled to match the performance of the S&P 500 for two reasons. First, the Fund owned very few technology names when the sector rallied in October and November of 2021 and again in March and July of 2022. Second, the return of individual stocks was more closely correlated with the market as a whole after the start of the Russia/Ukraine war and inflation shock early in 2022. Consequently, there were a limited number of short-term reversal opportunities available. However, UTRN is one of only eight large cap blend funds (out of 960) in the Morningstar.com universe to outperform the S&P 500 in each of the last three calendar years, as well as the first half of 2022.

The Fund commenced operations on September 20, 2018 and had 3,150,000 outstanding shares as of August 31, 2022.

We appreciate your investment in UTRN.

Sincerely,

J. Garrett Stevens

Chief Executive Officer

Exchange Traded Concepts, LLC

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Management Discussion of Fund Performance (Unaudited) (Continued)

The Vesper U.S. Large Cap Short-Term Reversal Index (the “Index”) is designed to measure the performance of a portfolio of 25 stocks selected from the S&P 500® Index that Vesper Capital Management, LLC believes will most likely benefit from the “short-term reversal” effect, as determined by applying a proprietary algorithm.

The S&P 500® Index is a market-value weighted index consisting of 500 stocks chosen for market size, liquidity, and industry group representation, with each stock’s weight in the index proportionate to its market value.

This material represents an assessment of the market environment at a specific point in time and is not intended to be a forecast of future events, or a guarantee of future results. This information should not be relied upon by the reader as research or investment advice.

Growth of a $10,000 Investment

(at Net Asset Value)

	AVERAGE ANNUAL TOTAL RETURN FOR THE YEAR ENDED AUGUST 31, 2022
	One Year Return		Annualized Inception to Date*
	Net Asset Value	Market Price	Net Asset Value	Market Price
Vesper U.S. Large Cap Short-Term Reversal Strategy ETF	-17.65%	-17.92%	8.59%	8.52%
Vesper U.S. Large Cap Short-Term Reversal Index	-16.56%	-16.56%	10.20%	10.20%
S&P 500 Index	-11.23%	-11.23%	9.78%	9.78%

*Fund commenced operations on September 20, 2018.

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Management Discussion of Fund Performance (Unaudited) (Concluded)

The performance data quoted herein represents past performance and the return and value of an investment in the Fund will fluctuate so that shares, when redeemed or sold in the market, may be worth more or less than their original cost. Past performance is no guarantee of future performance and should not be considered as a representation of the future results of the Fund. The Fund’s performance assumes the reinvestment of all dividends and all capital gains. Index returns assume reinvestment of dividends and, unlike the Fund’s returns, do not reflect any fees or expenses. If such fees and expenses were included in the index returns, the performance would have been lower. Please note that one cannot invest directly in an unmanaged index.

Investors should consider the investment objectives, risks, charges and expenses of the Fund carefully before investing. A prospectus, containing this and other information, is available at www.utrnetf.com. Investors should read the prospectus carefully before investing. There are risks associated with investing, including possible loss of principal.

Current performance may be lower or higher than the performance data shown above.

Performance data current to the most recent month-end is available at www.utrnetf.com.

There are no assurances that the Fund will meet its stated objectives.

The Fund’s holdings and allocations are subject to change and should not be considered recommendations to buy individual securities.

Returns shown do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on Fund distributions or the redemption of Fund shares.

See definition of Vesper U.S. Large Cap Short-Term Reversal Index in Management Discussion of Fund Performance.

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Schedule of Investments

August31, 2022

Description	Shares	Fair Value
COMMON STOCK†† — 99.8%
Communication Services — 12.0%
Activision Blizzard	38,957	$	3,057,735
AT&T	174,691		3,064,080
Electronic Arts	24,138		3,062,388
			9,184,203
Consumer Discretionary — 4.0%
McDonald’s	12,077		3,046,785
Consumer Staples — 20.0%
Hershey	13,581		3,051,243
Kimberly-Clark	23,936		3,052,319
Kroger	64,024		3,069,311
McCormick	36,330		3,054,263
Tyson Foods, Cl A	40,467		3,050,402
			15,277,538
Financials — 8.0%
CME Group, Cl A	15,608		3,053,081
Travelers	18,886		3,052,733
			6,105,814
Health Care — 27.9%
AbbVie	22,708		3,053,318
Amgen	12,726		3,058,058
Incyte*	43,122		3,037,082
Johnson & Johnson	18,905		3,050,133
Merck	35,828		3,058,278
Pfizer	67,514		3,053,658
Regeneron Pharmaceuticals*	5,247		3,048,822
			21,359,349
Information Technology — 15.9%
Cisco Systems	68,259		3,052,542
Citrix Systems*	29,767		3,059,155
Jack Henry & Associates	15,886		3,053,289
NetApp	42,290		3,050,378
			12,215,364

Description	Shares	Fair Value
Utilities — 12.0%
DTE Energy	23,473	$	3,059,471
Duke Energy	28,598		3,057,412
WEC Energy Group	29,605		3,053,460
			9,170,343
Total Common Stock
(Cost $76,614,449)			76,359,396
Total Investments – 99.8%
(Cost $76,614,449)		$	76,359,396

Percentages are based on net assets of $76,503,682.

††More narrow industries are utilized for compliance purposes, whereas broad sectors are utilized for reporting purposes.

*Non-income producing security.

Cl — Class

As of August31, 2022, all of the Fund’s investments were considered Level1, in accordance with the authoritative guidance on fair value measurements and disclosure under the 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

August31, 2022

Assets:
Investments at Cost	$	76,614,449
Investments at Fair Value	$	76,359,396
Cash and Cash Equivalents		4,783
Receivable for Investment Securities Sold		67,231,510
Dividend and Interest Receivable		155,138
Total Assets		143,750,827
Liabilities:
Payable for Investment Securities Purchased		67,193,671
Advisory Fees Payable		53,474
Total Liabilities		67,247,145
Net Assets	$	76,503,682
Net Assets Consist of:
Paid-in Capital	$	113,814,849
Total Accumulated Losses		(37,311,167	)
Net Assets	$	76,503,682
Outstanding Shares of Beneficial Interest (unlimited authorization — no par value)		3,150,000
Net Asset Value, Offering and Redemption Price Per Share	$	24.29

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

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Statement of Operations

For the year ended August31, 2022

Investment Income:
Dividend Income	$	1,601,528
Interest Income		5,139
Total Investment Income		1,606,667
Expenses:
Advisory Fees		606,087
Total Expenses		606,087
Net Investment Income		1,000,580
Net Realized Gain (Loss) on:
Investments(1)		(16,407,997	)
Net Change in Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation):
Investments		(186,847	)
Net Realized and Unrealized Loss		(16,594,844	)
Net Decrease in Net Assets Resulting from Operations	$	(15,594,264	)

​(1)          Includes realized gains (losses) as a result of in-kind transactions (See Note 4 in Notes to the Financial Statements).

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

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Statements of Changes in Net Assets

	Year Ended August 31, 2022			Year Ended August 31, 2021
Operations:
Net Investment Income	$	1,000,580		$	634,295
Net Realized Gain (Loss) on Investments(1)		(16,407,997	)		17,826,290
Net Change in Unrealized Depreciation on Investments		(186,847	)		(68,720	)
Net Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets Resulting from Operations		(15,594,264	)		18,391,865
Distributions		(18,875,428	)		(5,092,268	)
Capital Share Transactions:
Issued		589,526,787			21,707,717
Redeemed		(555,888,745	)		(4,533,654	)
Increase in Net Assets from Capital Share Transactions		33,638,042			17,174,063
Total Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets		(831,650	)		30,473,660
Net Assets:
Beginning of Year		77,335,332			46,861,672
End of Year	$	76,503,682		$	77,335,332
Share Transactions:
Issued		22,150,000			700,000
Redeemed		(21,100,000	)		(150,000	)
Net Increase in Shares Outstanding from Share Transactions		1,050,000			550,000

​(1)          Includes realized gains (losses) as a result of in-kind transactions (See Note 4 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 Years or Period Ended August 31,
For a Share Outstanding Throughout the Year or Period

	Net Asset Value, Beginning of Year/Period		Net Investment Income*		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 Year/Period		Market Price, End of Year/Period		Total Return(1)		Net Assets End of Year/Period (000)		Ratio of Expenses to Average Net Assets	Ratio of Net Investment Income to Average Net Assets	Portfolio Turnover(2)
2022	$	36.83	$	0.36	$	(5.35	)	$	(4.99	)	$	(0.32	)	$	(7.23	)	$	(7.55	)	$	24.29	$	24.23	(17.65	)%	$	76,504	0.75%	1.24%	4,774%
2021		30.23		0.33		8.95			9.28			(0.32	)		(2.36	)		(2.68	)		36.83		36.86	33.00			77,335	0.75	1.04	4,720
2020		25.56		0.33		5.36			5.69			(0.17	)		(0.85	)		(1.02	)		30.23		30.23	22.72			46,862	0.75	1.25	4,835
2019†		25.00		0.33		0.38	​(3)		0.71			(0.15	)		—			(0.15	)		25.56		25.59	3.01			30,678	0.75(4)	1.39(4)	4,261

*Per share data calculated using average shares method.

†Commenced operations September 20, 2018.

​(1)Total return is for the period indicated and has not been annualized for periods less than one year. Returns do not reflect the deduction of taxes the shareholder would pay on Fund distributions or redemption of Fund shares.

​(2)Portfolio turnover rate is for the period indicated and periods of less than one year have not been annualized. Excludes effect of securities received or delivered from processing in-kind creations or redemptions.

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

​(4)Annualized.

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

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Notes to the Financial Statements

August31, 2022

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 Vesper U.S. Large Cap Short-Term Reversal Strategy ETF (the “Fund”). The Fund seeks to provide investment results that, before fees and expenses, correspond generally to the total return performance of the Vesper U.S. Large Cap Short-Term Reversal Index (the “Index”). The Fund is classified as a diversified investment company under the 1940 Act. The Fund commenced operations on September 20, 2018.

Shares of the Fund are listed and traded on the 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 to certain institutional investors (typically market makers or other broker-dealers) at NAV only in large blocks of shares, typically 25,000shares, called “Creation Units”. Creation Units are issued and redeemed principally in-kind for securities included in the Index and a specified cash payment. Once created, shares trade in a secondary market at market prices that change throughout the day in share 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 records investments 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 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 price for long positions and the most recent ask price for short positions. For securities traded on NASDAQ, the NASDAQ Official Closing Price will be used. 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.

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Notes to the Financial Statements

August31, 2022 (Continued)

2. SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES (continued)

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. Prices for most securities held in 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 of Trustees (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 Exchange Traded Concepts LLC (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 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 year ended August 31, 2022 maximized the use of observable inputs and minimized the use of unobservable inputs.

For the year ended August 31, 2022, there have been no significant changes to the Fund’s fair valuation methodologies. Investments are classified within the level of the lowest significant input considered in determining fair value.

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Notes to the Financial Statements

August31, 2022 (Continued)

2. SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES (continued)

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.

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 August 31, 2022, the Fund did not have any interest or penalties associated with the underpayment of any income taxes. All tax years since inception remain open and 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.

Foreign Taxes — The Fund may be subject to taxes imposed by countries in which it invests. Such taxes are generally based on either income (a portion of which may be reclaimable) or gains earned or repatriated. The Fund accrues and applies such taxes to net investment income, net realized gains and net unrealized gains as income and/or capital gains earned.

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. Withholding taxes and reclaims on foreign dividends have been provided for in accordance with the Fund’s understanding of the applicable country’s tax rules and rates.

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 the ex-dividend date.

Creation Units — The Fund issues and redeems shares at NAV and only in Creation Units, or multiples thereof. Purchasers of Creation Units (“Authorized Participants”) at NAV must pay a standard creation transaction fee of $250 per transaction, regardless of the number of Creation Units created in a given transaction. The fee is a single charge and will be the same regardless of the number of Creation Units created in a given transaction. An Authorized Participant who holds Creation Units and wishes to redeem at NAV would also pay a standard minimum redemption transaction fee of $250 per transaction to the custodian on the date of such redemption, regardless of the number of Creation Units redeemed in a given transaction. The Fund may charge, either in lieu of or in addition to the fixed creation transaction fee, a variable fee for creations and redemptions in order to cover certain non-standard brokerage, tax, foreign exchange, execution, market impact and other costs and expenses related to the execution of trades resulting from such transaction. In all cases, such fees will be limited in accordance with the requirements of the Commission applicable to management investment companies offering redeemable 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.

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Notes to the Financial Statements

August31, 2022 (Continued)

2. SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES (continued)

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 of the Fund 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 Creation Unit breakdown based on the NAV as of August 31, 2022:

	Creation Unit Shares	Creation Transaction Fee		Value		Redemption Transaction Fee
Vesper U.S. Large Cap Short-Term Reversal Strategy ETF	50,000	$	250	$	1,214,500	$	250

To the extent contemplated by a participant agreement, in the event an Authorized Participant has submitted a redemption request in proper form but is unable to transfer all or part of the shares comprising a Creation Unit to be redeemed to SEI Investments Distribution Co. (the “Distributor”), on behalf of the Fund, by the time as set forth in a participant agreement, the Distributor may nonetheless accept the redemption request in reliance on the undertaking by the Authorized Participant to deliver the missing shares as soon as possible, which undertaking shall be secured by the Authorized Participant’s delivery and maintenance of collateral equal to a percentage of the value of the missing shares as specified in the participant agreement. A participant agreement may permit the Fund to use such collateral to purchase the missing shares, and could subject an Authorized Participant to liability for any shortfall between the cost of the Fund acquiring such shares and the value of the collateral. Amounts are disclosed as Segregated Cash Balance from Authorized Participants for Deposit Securities and Collateral Payable upon Return of Deposit Securities on the Statement of Assets and Liabilities, when applicable.

3. 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 the investment adviser to the Trust, including the Fund, pursuant to an investment advisory agreement (the “Advisory Agreement”). Under the Advisory Agreement, the Adviser provides investment advisory services to the Fund. The Adviser is responsible for the day-to-day management of the Fund, including, among other things, implementing changes to the Fund’s portfolio in connection with any rebalancing or reconstitution of the Index, trading portfolio securities on behalf of the Fund, and selecting broker-dealers to execute purchase and sale transactions, subject to the oversight of the Board. 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 Adviser receives a fee, which is calculated daily and paid monthly, at an annual rate of 0.75% of average daily net assets of the Fund.

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Notes to the Financial Statements

August31, 2022 (Continued)

3. SERVICE PROVIDERS (continued)

Under the Advisory Agreement, the Adviser has agreed to pay all expenses of 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, extraordinary expenses, and distribution fees and expenses paid by the Trust under any distribution plan adopted pursuant to Rule 12b-1 under the 1940 Act (“Excluded Expenses”).

The Adviser has entered into an arrangement with Vesper Capital Management, LLC, the Fund’s index creator (the “Index Creator”), pursuant to which the Adviser and the Fund are permitted to use the Index. As part of the arrangement between the Index Creator and the Adviser, the Index Creator has agreed to assume the Adviser’s obligation to pay all expenses of the Fund (except Excluded Expenses) and, to the extent applicable, to 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.

Distribution Arrangement

The Distributor serves as the Fund’s underwriter and distributor of shares pursuant to a distribution agreement (the “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 net assets each year for certain distribution-related activities. For the year ended August 31, 2022, no fees were paid 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 serves as the Fund’s administrator pursuant to an administration agreement. Brown Brothers Harriman & Co. 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.

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Notes to the Financial Statements

August31, 2022 (Continued)

4. INVESTMENT TRANSACTIONS

For the year ended August 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
Vesper U.S. Large Cap Short-Term Reversal Index	$	3,738,235,968	$	3,770,942,414

There were no purchases or sales of long-term U.S. Government securities by the Fund.

For the year ended August 31, 2022, in-kind transactions associated with creations and redemptions were:

	Purchases		Sales		Realized Gain
Vesper U.S. Large Cap Short-Term Reversal Strategy ETF	$	587,441,552	$	538,836,020	$	20,803,982

For the year ended August 31, 2021, in-kind transactions associated with creations and redemptions were:

	Purchases		Sales		Realized Gain
Vesper U.S. Large Cap Short-Term Reversal Strategy ETF	$	21,591,696	$	4,423,921	$	84,239

5. 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 paid-in capital, or distributable earnings (accumulated losses), as appropriate, in the period that the differences arise.

Accordingly, the following permanent differences primarily attributable to redemptions in-kind have been reclassified within the components of net assets for the year ended August 31, 2022:

	Total Distributable Earnings			Paid-in Capital
Vesper U.S. Large Cap Short-Term Reversal Strategy ETF	$	(20,803,982	)	$	20,803,982

The tax character of dividends paid during the year ended August 31, 2022 and year ended August 31, 2021 were as follows:

	Ordinary Income		Long-Term Capital Gain		Totals
Vesper U.S. Large Cap Short-Term Reversal Strategy ETF
2022	$	18,871,020	$	4,408	$	18,875,428
2021		5,084,862		7,406		5,092,268

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Notes to the Financial Statements

August31, 2022 (Continued)

5. TAX INFORMATION (continued)

As of August 31, 2022, the components of Distributable Earnings (Accumulated Losses) on a tax basis were as follows:

	Vesper U.S. Large Cap Short-Term Reversal Strategy ETF
Undistributed Ordinary Income	$	593,446
Capital Loss Carryforwards		(36,079,524	)
Unrealized Depreciation		(1,825,089	)
Total Accumulated Losses	$	(37,311,167	)

The Fund is permitted to utilize capital losses that are carried forward and will retain their character as either short-term or long-term capital losses. As of August 31, 2022, the Fund has the following capital loss carryforwards to off set capital gains for an unlimited period:

	Non-expiring Short-Term			Non-expiring Long-Term		Total Capital Loss Carryforwards
Vesper U.S. Large Cap Short-Term Reversal Strategy ETF	$	(36,079,524	)	$	—	$	(36,079,524	)

For federal income tax purposes, the cost of securities owned at August 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 adjustments, 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 August 31, 2022, were as follows:

	Federal Tax Cost		Aggregated Gross Unrealized Appreciation		Aggregated Gross Unrealized Depreciation			Net Unrealized Depreciation
Vesper U.S. Large Cap Short-Term Reversal Strategy ETF	$	78,184,485	$	—	$	(1,825,089	)	$	(1,825,089)

6. PRINCIPAL RISKS OF INVESTING IN THE FUND

As with all exchange traded funds (“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.

Index Tracking Risk: The Fund’s return may not match or achieve a high degree of correlation with the return of the Index. To the extent the Fund utilizes a sampling approach, it may experience tracking error to a greater extent than if the Fund sought to replicate the Index.

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Notes to the Financial Statements

August31, 2022 (Continued)

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

Limited Authorized Participants, Market Makers and Liquidity Providers Risk: Because the Fund is an exchange-traded fund ETF, only a limited number of institutional investors (known as “Authorized Participants”) are authorized to purchase and redeem shares directly from the Fund. In addition, there may be a limited number of market makers and/or liquidity providers in the marketplace. To the extent either of the following events occurs, the risk of which is higher during periods of market stress, Fund shares may trade at a material discount to NAV and possibly face delisting: (i) Authorized Participants exit the business or otherwise become unable to process creation and/or redemption orders and no other Authorized Participants step forward to perform these services, or (ii) market makers and/or liquidity providers exit the business or significantly reduce their business activities and no other entities step forward to perform their functions.

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.

Methodology Risk: The Fund seeks to track the performance of the Index, which selects stocks of companies utilizing a methodology that relies on Chow’s Ratio, a proprietary algorithm. The Index is the first practical application of Chow’s Ratio. No assurance can be given that stocks of companies chosen for the Index will outperform stocks of other companies. Moreover, there is no guarantee that the Index methodology will generate or produce the intended results, and stocks of companies selected for the Index may underperform stocks of companies that have been excluded from the Index.

Portfolio Turnover Risk: The Fund may trade all or a significant portion of the securities in its portfolio in connection with the weekly rebalances and reconstitutions of its Index. A high portfolio turnover rate increases transaction costs, which may increase the Fund’s expenses. Frequent trading may also cause adverse tax consequences for investors in the Fund due to an increase in short-term capital gains.

Sector Focus Risk: The Fund may invest a significant portion of its assets in one or more sectors and thus will be more susceptible to the risks affecting those sectors.

7. OTHER

At August 31, 2022, the records of the Trust reflected that 100% of the Fund’s total shares outstanding were held by two Authorized Participants, 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.

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Notes to the Financial Statements

August31, 2022 (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 the 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. 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 additional disclosures and/or adjustments were required to the financial statements.

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Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

To the Shareholders of Vesper U.S. Large Cap Short-Term Reversal Strategy ETF and
Board of Trustees of Exchange Traded Concepts Trust

Opinion on the Financial Statements

We have audited the accompanying statement of assets and liabilities, including the schedule of investments, of Vesper U.S. Large Cap Short-Term Reversal Strategy ETF (the “Fund”), a series of Exchange Traded Concepts Trust, as of August31, 2022, the related statement of operations for the year then ended, the statements of changes in net assets for each of the two years in the period then ended, the related notes, and the financial highlights for each of the four periods in the period then ended (collectively referred to as the “financial statements”). In our opinion, the financial statements present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of the Fund as of August31, 2022, the results of its operations for the year then ended, the changes in net assets for each of the two years in the period then ended, and the financial highlights for each of the four periods in the period then ended, in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America.

Basis for Opinion

These financial statements are the responsibility of the Fund’s management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on the Fund’s financial statements based on our audits. We are a public accounting firm registered with the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States) (“PCAOB”) and are required to be independent with respect to the Fund in accordance with the U.S. federal securities laws and the applicable rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission and the PCAOB.

We conducted our audits in accordance with the standards of the PCAOB. Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements are free of material misstatement whether due to error or fraud.

Our audits included performing procedures to assess the risks of material misstatement of the financial statements, whether due to error or fraud, and performing procedures that respond to those risks. Such procedures included examining, on a test basis, evidence regarding the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements. Our procedures included confirmation of securities owned as of August31, 2022, by correspondence with the custodian and brokers; when replies were not received from brokers, we performed other auditing procedures. Our audits also included evaluating the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall presentation of the financial statements. We believe that our audits provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.

We have served as the auditor of one or more investment companies advised by Exchange Traded Concepts, LLC since 2012.

COHEN & COMPANY, LTD.
Cleveland, Ohio
October27, 2022

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Trustees and Officers of the Trust

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Set forth below is information about the Trustees of the Trust. The address of each Trustee of the Fund is c/o Exchange Traded Concepts Trust, 10900 Hefner Pointe Drive, Suite 400, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma 73120. The Fund’s Statement of Additional Information (“SAI”) includes additional information about the Trustee. The SAI may be obtained without charge by calling 1-833-835-6633.

Name and Year of Birth	Position(s) Held with the Trust	Term of Office and Length of Time Served(1)	Principal Occupation(s) During Past 5 Years	Number of Portfolios in Fund Complex Overseen By Trustee(2)	Other Directorships Held by Trustee During Past 5 Years
Interested Trustee
J. Garrett Stevens (1979)	Trustee and President	Trustee since 2009; President since 2011	Investment Adviser/Vice President, T.S. Phillips Investments, Inc. (since 2000); Chief Executive Officer, Exchange Traded Concepts, LLC (since 2009); President, Exchange Traded Concepts Trust (since 2011); President, Exchange Listed Funds Trust (since 2012).	21	None.
Independent Trustees
Timothy Jacoby (1952)	Trustee	Since 2014	None.	40	Independent Trustee, Bridge Builder Trust (14 portfolios) (since 2022); Independent Trustee, Edward Jones Money Market Fund (since 2017); Audit Committee Chair, Perth Mint Physical Gold ETF (2018 to 2020).
Linda Petrone (1962)	Trustee	Since 2019	Founding Partner, Sage Search Advisors (since 2012).	40	None.
Stuart Strauss (1953)	Trustee	Since 2021	Partner, Dechert LLP (2009 – 2020).	40	None.
Mark Zurack (1957)	Trustee	Since 2011	Professor, Columbia Business School (since 2002).	21	Independent Trustee, AQR Funds (32 portfolios) (since 2014); Independent Trustee, Exchange Listed Funds Trust (2019).

​(1)Each Trustee shall serve during the continued life of the Trust until he or she dies, resigns, is declared bankrupt or incompetent by a court of competent jurisdiction, or is removed.

​(2)The Fund complex includes each series of the Trust and of Exchange Listed Funds Trust.

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Trustees and Officers of the Trust

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Set forth below is information about each of the persons currently serving as officers of the Trust. The address of J. Garrett Stevens, James J. Baker, Richard Hogan, Christopher W. Roleke and Matthew Fleischer is c/o Exchange Traded Concepts Trust, 10900 Hefner Pointe Drive, Suite 400, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma 73120; and the address of Eric Olsen is SEI Investments Company, One Freedom Valley Drive, Oaks, Pennsylvania 19456.

Name and Year of Birth	Position(s) Held with the Trust	Term of Office and Length of Time Served(1)	Principal Occupation(s) During Past 5 Years
Officers
J. Garrett Stevens (1979)	Trustee and President	Trustee since 2009; President since 2011	Investment Adviser/Vice President, T.S. Phillips Investments, Inc. (since 2000); Chief Executive Officer, Exchange Traded Concepts, LLC (since 2009); President, Exchange Listed Funds Trust (since 2012).
James J. Baker Jr. (1951)	Vice President	Since 2015	Managing Partner, Exchange Traded Concepts, LLC (since 2011).
Richard Hogan (1961)	Secretary	Since 2011	President, Exchange Traded Concepts, LLC (since 2011); Private Investor (since 2003); Trustee and Secretary, Exchange Listed Funds Trust (since 2012).
Christopher W. Roleke (1972)	Treasurer	Since 2022	Controller, Exchange Traded Concepts, LLC (since 2022); Managing Director/Fund Principal Financial Officer, Foreside Management Services, LLC (2011 to 2022).
Eric Olsen (1970)	Assistant Treasurer	Since 2021	Director, Fund Accounting, SEI Investments Global Funds Services (since 2021); Deputy Head of Fund Operations, Traditional Assets, Aberdeen Standard Investments (2013 to 2021).
Matthew Fleischer (1983)	Chief Compliance Officer	Since 2021	Chief Compliance Officer, Exchange Traded Concepts Trust (since 2021); Chief Compliance Officer, Exchange Listed Funds Trust (since 2021); Vice President, Compliance, Goldman Sachs Asset Management Funds (2017 to 2021); Associate Counsel, Ameriprise Financial, Columbia Threadneedle Funds (2015 to 2017).

​(1)Each officer serves at the pleasure of the Board of Trustees.

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Board Consideration of Approval of Advisory Agreement

(Unaudited)

At a meeting held on February22, 2022 (the “Meeting”), the Board of Trustees (the “Board”) of Exchange Traded Concepts Trust (the “Trust”) considered and approved the continuance of the investment advisory agreement between the Trust, on behalf of the Vesper U.S. Large Cap Short-Term Reversal Strategy ETF (the “Fund”), and Exchange Traded Concepts, LLC (“ETC”) pursuant to which ETC provides advisory services to the Fund (the “Agreement”).

Pursuant to Section 15 of the Investment Company Act of 1940 (the “1940 Act”), the continuance of 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 ETC 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 ETC and, at the Meeting, representatives from ETC presented additional oral and written information to help the Board evaluate the Agreement. Among other things, representatives from ETC provided an overview of its advisory business, including investment personnel and investment processes. Prior to the Meeting, the Trustees met to review and discuss certain 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 ETC’s oral presentation, and deliberated on the approval of the Agreement in light of this information. Throughout the process, the Trustees were afforded the opportunity to ask questions of and request additional materials from ETC. 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 Agreement, the Board took into consideration (i) the nature, extent, and quality of the services provided by ETC to the Fund; (ii) the Fund’s performance, including the extent to which the Fund tracked its underlying index; (iii) ETC’s costs of and profits realized from providing advisory services to the Fund, including any fall-out benefits enjoyed by ETC or its affiliates; (iv) comparative fee and expense data for the Fund; (v) the extent to which the advisory fee for the Fund reflects economies of scale shared with Fund shareholders; and (vi) other factors the Board deemed to be relevant.

Nature, Extent, and Quality of Services

With respect to the nature, extent, and quality of the services provided to the Fund, the Board considered ETC’s specific responsibilities in all aspects of the day-to-day management of the Fund. The Board noted that such responsibilities include, among other things, implementing changes to the Fund’s portfolio in connection with any rebalancing or reconstitution of the Fund’s underlying index, trading portfolio securities and other investment instruments on behalf of the Fund, selecting broker-dealers to execute purchase and sale transactions, determining

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Board Consideration of Approval of Advisory Agreement

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the daily baskets of deposit securities and cash components, executing portfolio securities trades for purchases and redemptions of Fund shares, 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. The Board considered the qualifications, experience, and responsibilities of ETC’s investment personnel, the quality of ETC’s compliance infrastructure, and the determination of the Trust’s Chief Compliance Officer that ETC has appropriate compliance policies and procedures in place. The Board noted that it was provided with ETC’s registration form on Form ADV as well as ETC’s responses to a detailed series of questions, which included a description of ETC’s operations, service offerings, personnel, compliance program, risk management program, and financial condition. The Board considered ETC’s experience working with ETFs, including the Fund and other series of the Trust, and other ETFs outside of the Trust.

The Board also considered other services provided to the Fund by ETC, 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 ETC.

Performance

The Board was provided with reports regarding the past performance of the Fund, including a report prepared by ISS, an independent third party, and compared the Fund’s performance to the performance of a group of peer funds. The Board also considered a report comparing the Fund’s performance to the performance of its underlying index, for various time periods. The Board focused on the extent to which the Fund achieved its investment objective as a passively managed fund. In that regard, the Board reviewed information regarding factors impacting the performance of the Fund, including the construction of its underlying index and the addition or deletion of securities from the underlying index. The Board reviewed information regarding the Fund’s index tracking, noting, as applicable, the factors that contributed to the Fund’s tracking error. The Board noted that while the Fund had underperformed its underlying index, such underperformance was expected as it generally was the result of costs incurred by the Fund that were not incurred by its underlying index. The Board also noted that the Fund’s performance was nonetheless generally in line with that of its underlying index and believed that the extent of the underperformance, therefore, did not necessitate significant additional review. The Board further noted that it received regular reports regarding the Fund’s performance at its quarterly meetings.

Cost of Advisory Services and Profitability

The Board reviewed the advisory fee paid to ETC for the services provided to the Fund under the Agreement. The Board reviewed a report prepared by ISS, an independent third party, comparing the Fund’s advisory fee to those paid by a group of peer funds. The Board noted that the ISS report included mutual funds in the peer group, which were intended to enhance the Board’s ability to evaluate the quality of fees and expenses on a broader scale. The Board took into account the differences in operations and fee structures between ETFs and mutual funds and gave such weight to the mutual fund data as it deemed appropriate. The Board noted that ISS selected the particular mutual funds that were included in its report. The Board noted that the Fund’s advisory fee was at the high end of the range of advisory fees paid by the peer funds. The Board took into account that due to the specialized nature of

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Board Consideration of Approval of Advisory Agreement

(Unaudited) (Concluded)

the Fund’s underlying index and, thus, the Fund’s strategy, there are limitations in comparing the Fund’s 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. 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, under the Agreement, ETC 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 Fund’s index provider has agreed to assume such responsibility, ETC is ultimately responsible for ensuring the obligation is satisfied. The Board considered information provided about the costs and expenses incurred by ETC in providing advisory services, evaluated the compensation and benefits received by ETC from its relationship with the Fund, and reviewed a profitability analysis from ETC with respect to the Fund. In light of this information, the Board concluded that the advisory fee 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 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 Agreement 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 Agreement, including the compensation payable thereunder, was fair and reasonable to the Fund. The Board, including the Independent Trustees, therefore determined that the approval of the continuance of the Agreement was in the best interests of the Fund and its shareholders.

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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 (March1, 2022 to August31, 2022) (unless otherwise noted below). The table below illustrates each 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 3/1/2022		Ending Account Value 8/31/22		Annualized Expense Ratios	Expenses Paid During Period(1)
Vesper U.S. Large Cap Short-Term Reversal Strategy ETF
Actual Fund Return	$	1,000.00	$	888.40	0.75%	$	3.57
Hypothetical 5% Return	$	1,000.00	$	1,021.42	0.75%	$	3.82

​(1)Expenses are equal to the Fund’s annualized expense ratio multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied 184/365 (to reflect the one-half year period shown).

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Notice to Shareholders

(Unaudited)

For shareholders that do not have an August31, 2022 tax year end, this notice is for informational purposes only. For shareholders with an August31, 2022 tax year end, please consult your tax advisor as to the pertinence of this notice.

For the fiscal year ended August31, 2022, the Fund is designating the following items with regard to distributions paid during the year.

	Long-Term Capital Gain Distributions	Ordinary Income Distributions	Total Distributions	Qualifying For Corporate Dividend Received Deduction(1)	Qualifying Dividend Income(2)	U.S. Government Interest(3)	Foreign Investors Interest Related Dividends(4)	Short-Term Capital Gain Dividends(5)
Vesper U.S. Large Cap Short-Term Reversal Strategy ETF	0.02%	99.98%	100.00%	0.00%	0.00%	0.00%	0.01%	100.00%

​(1)Qualifying dividends represent dividends which qualify for the corporate dividends received deduction and are reflected as a percentage ordinary Income distributions (the total of short-term capital gain and net investment income distributions).

​(2)The percentage in this column represents the amount of “Qualifying Dividend Income” as created by the Jobs and Growth Relief Reconciliation Act of 2003 and it’s reflected as a percentage of ordinary income distributions (the total of short-term capital gain and net investment income distributions). It is the intention of the Fund to designate the maximum amount permitted by law.

​(3)U.S. Government Interest represents the amount of interest that was derived from U.S. Government obligations and distributed during the fiscal year. This amount is reflected as a percentage of total ordinary income distributions (the total of short term capital gain and net investment income distributions). Generally, interest from direct U.S. Government obligations is exempt from state income tax. However, for shareholders who are residents of California, Connecticut and New York, the statutory threshold requirements were not satisfied to permit exemption of these amounts from state income.

​(4)The percentage in this column represents the amount of “Interest Related Dividend” is reflected as a percentage of ordinary income distribution. Interest related dividends is exempted from U.S. withholding tax when paid to foreign investors.

​(5)The percentage of this column represents the amount of “Short Term Capital Gain Dividend” is reflected as a percentage of short term capital gain distribution that is exempted from U.S. withholding tax when paid to foreign investors.

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Supplemental Information

(Unaudited)

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 NAV of the Fund may also be impacted by the accrual of deferred taxes. 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.utrnetf.com.

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

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

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.

VES-AR-001-0400

(b) Not applicable.

Item 2. Code of Ethics.

The Registrant has adopted a code of ethics that applies to the Registrant’s principal executive officer, principal financial officer, controller or principal accounting officer, or any person who performs a similar function.

Item 3. Audit Committee Financial Expert.

(a) (1) The Registrant’s Board of Trustees has determined that the Registrant has an audit committee financial expert serving on the audit committee.

(a) (2) The audit committee financial expert Timothy Jacoby is an independent trustee as defined in Form N-CSR Item 3 (a) (2).

Item 4. Principal Accountant Fees and Services.

Fees billed by Cohen & Company, Ltd (Cohen) related to the Registrant.

Cohen billed the Registrant aggregate fees for services rendered to the Registrant for the last two fiscal years as follows:

		2022			2021
		All fees and services to the Trust that were pre- approved	All fees and services to service affiliates that were pre- approved	All other fees and services to service affiliates that did not require pre- approval	All fees and services to the Trust that were pre- approved	All fees and services to service affiliates that were pre- approved	All other fees and services to service affiliates that did not require pre- approval
(a)	Audit Fees	$91,350	N/A	N/A	$43,500	N/A	N/A
(b)	Audit-Related Fees	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
(c)	Tax Fees	$21,000(1)	N/A	N/A	$10,500	N/A	N/A
(d)	All Other Fees	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A

Notes:

(1) Tax fees include review of Federal Form 1120 RIC, State returns (if requested), and excise tax returns and review of dividend calculation, if requested.

(e)(1) The Trust’s Audit Committee has adopted, and the Board of Trustees has ratified, an Audit and Non-Audit Services Pre-Approval Policy (the “Policy”), which sets forth the procedures and the conditions pursuant to which services proposed to be performed by the independent auditor of the Trust may be pre-approved.

(e)(2) Percentage of fees billed applicable to non-audit services pursuant to waiver of pre-approval requirement were as follows:

	2022	2021
Audit-Related Fees	0%	0%
Tax Fees	0%	0%
All Other Fees	0%	0%

(f)       Not Applicable.

(g)       The aggregate non-audit fees and services billed by Cohen for the fiscal years 2022 and 2021 were $21,000 and $10,500, respectively.

(h)       During the past fiscal year, Registrant's principal accountant provided certain non-audit services to Registrant's investment adviser or to entities controlling, controlled by, or under common control with Registrant's investment adviser that provide ongoing services to Registrant that were not subject to pre-approval pursuant to paragraph (c)(7)(ii) of Rule 2-01 of Regulation S-X. The Audit Committee of Registrant's Board of Trustees reviewed and considered these non-audit services provided by Registrant's principal accountant to Registrant's affiliates, including whether the provision of these non-audit services is compatible with maintaining the principal accountant's independence.

(i)       Not applicable. The Registrant has not retained, for the preparation of the audit report on the financial statements included in the Form N-CSR, a registered public accounting firm that has a branch or office that is located in a foreign jurisdiction and that the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (the “PCAOB”) has determined that the PCAOB is unable to inspect or investigate completely because of a position taken by an authority in the foreign jurisdiction.

(j)       Not applicable. The Registrant is not a “foreign issuer,” as defined in 17 CFR 240.3b-4.

Item 5. Audit Committee of Listed Registrants.

The Registrant has a separately-designated standing Audit Committee, which is composed of the Registrant's Independent Trustees: Timothy Jacoby, Stuart Strauss, Linda Petrone and Mark Zurack.

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.

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 the Closed-End Management Investment Companies.

Not applicable to open-end management investment companies.

Item 13. Exhibits.

(a)(1) Code of Ethics attached hereto.

(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.

	Exchange Traded Concepts Trust
By	/s/ J. Garrett Stevens
	J. Garrett Stevens, Trustee and President
Date: November 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	/s/ J. Garrett Stevens
	J. Garrett Stevens, Trustee and President
Date: November 8, 2022

By	/s/ Christopher W. Roleke
	Christopher W. Roleke, Treasurer
Date: November 8, 2022