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:
Chapman and Cutler LLP
320 South Canal Street
Chicago, IL 60606
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: 1-405-778-8377
Date of fiscal year end: November 30, 2024
Date of reporting period: May 31, 2024
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
ETC 6 Meridian Hedged Equity-Index Option Strategy ETF
ETC 6 Meridian Low Beta Equity Strategy ETF
ETC 6 Meridian Mega Cap Equity ETF
ETC 6 Meridian Small Cap Equity ETF
ETC 6 Meridian Quality Growth ETF
Semi-Annual Report
May 31, 2024
(Unaudited)
ETC 6 Meridian
Table of Contents
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The Funds file their 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 each Fund’s report on Form N-PORT within sixty days after the end of the period. Each 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 each Funds’ Statement of Additional Information (the “SAI”). The SAI, as well as information relating to how each Fund voted proxies relating to each Fund’s securities during the most recent 12-month period ended June 30, is available without charge, upon request, by calling (866) SIXM-ETF (749-6383) and on the Commission’s website at https://www.sec.gov.
Hedged Equity-Index Option Strategy ETF
Schedule of Investments
May 31, 2024 (Unaudited)
Description | Shares | Fair Value | |||
COMMON STOCK — 98.1% |
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Communication Services — 14.9% |
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Alphabet, Cl A(A)* | 31,056 | $ | 5,357,160 | ||
AT&T | 902,290 |
| 16,439,723 | ||
Comcast, Cl A | 133,214 |
| 5,332,556 | ||
Meta Platforms, Cl A(A) | 23,173 |
| 10,817,852 | ||
Netflix* | 9,224 |
| 5,918,303 | ||
T-Mobile US | 30,754 |
| 5,380,720 | ||
Verizon Communications(A) | 259,632 |
| 10,683,857 | ||
| 59,930,171 | ||||
Consumer Discretionary — 6.3% |
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Amazon.com(A)* | 56,858 |
| 10,032,026 | ||
General Motors | 114,432 |
| 5,148,296 | ||
Home Depot | 15,329 |
| 5,133,222 | ||
Lowe’s(A) | 22,366 |
| 4,949,372 | ||
| 25,262,916 | ||||
Consumer Staples — 22.3% |
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Altria Group(A) | 232,258 |
| 10,741,933 | ||
Coca-Cola(A) | 82,170 |
| 5,170,958 | ||
Colgate-Palmolive(A) | 110,746 |
| 10,294,948 | ||
Costco Wholesale(A) | 14,092 |
| 11,412,971 | ||
Kraft Heinz(A) | 420,803 |
| 14,883,802 | ||
PepsiCo(A) | 58,108 |
| 10,046,873 | ||
Philip Morris International | 52,981 |
| 5,371,214 | ||
Procter & Gamble | 31,143 |
| 5,124,269 | ||
Target | 32,531 |
| 5,080,041 | ||
Walmart(A) | 172,941 |
| 11,372,600 | ||
| 89,499,609 |
Description | Shares | Fair Value | |||
Energy — 5.0% |
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ConocoPhillips(A) | 40,926 | $ | 4,767,060 | ||
Exxon Mobil(A) | 131,576 |
| 15,428,602 | ||
| 20,195,662 | ||||
Financials — 10.2% |
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American Express | 21,986 |
| 5,276,640 | ||
American International Group | 67,125 |
| 5,290,793 | ||
Capital One Financial(A) | 71,855 |
| 9,889,404 | ||
Charles Schwab | 68,242 |
| 5,000,774 | ||
JPMorgan Chase | 26,523 |
| 5,374,354 | ||
US Bancorp | 123,965 |
| 5,026,781 | ||
Wells Fargo | 85,497 |
| 5,122,980 | ||
| 40,981,726 | ||||
Health Care — 13.9% |
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AbbVie(A) | 62,933 |
| 10,147,317 | ||
Eli Lilly | 13,103 |
| 10,748,915 | ||
Johnson & Johnson(A) | 100,984 |
| 14,811,323 | ||
Medtronic PLC | 62,910 |
| 5,118,987 | ||
Merck(A) | 79,018 |
| 9,919,920 | ||
UnitedHealth Group | 10,512 |
| 5,207,329 | ||
| 55,953,791 | ||||
Industrials — 6.4% |
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Caterpillar(A) | 30,741 |
| 10,406,444 | ||
Deere | 13,132 |
| 4,921,348 | ||
General Electric(A) | 31,865 |
| 5,262,186 | ||
Lockheed Martin | 11,021 |
| 5,183,617 | ||
| 25,773,595 | ||||
Information Technology — 13.7% |
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Adobe(A)* | 10,841 |
| 4,821,643 | ||
Apple(A) | 30,058 |
| 5,778,651 | ||
Cisco Systems(A) | 217,284 |
| 10,103,706 | ||
International Business Machines(A) | 61,896 |
| 10,327,348 | ||
NVIDIA(A) | 12,256 |
| 13,436,620 | ||
QUALCOMM | 31,008 |
| 6,327,182 | ||
Salesforce | 18,939 |
| 4,440,059 | ||
| 55,235,209 | ||||
Materials — 1.3% |
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Dow | 88,918 |
| 5,124,344 | ||
Real Estate — 1.4% |
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Simon Property Group‡(A) | 36,302 |
| 5,492,856 | ||
Utilities — 2.7% |
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Southern | 136,575 |
| 10,945,121 | ||
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Total Common Stock |
| 394,395,000 |
The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.
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ETC 6 Meridian
Hedged Equity-Index Option Strategy ETF
Schedule of Investments
May 31, 2024 (Unaudited) (Concluded)
Description | Shares | Fair Value | ||||
EXCHANGE TRADED FUND — 3.0% |
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SPDR Bloomberg 1-3 Month T-Bill ETF | 129,120 | $ | 11,855,798 |
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Total Exchange Traded Fund |
| 11,855,798 |
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SHORT-TERM INVESTMENT — 1.0% |
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Invesco Government & Agency Portfolio, Institutional Class, 5.23%(B) | 3,997,531 |
| 3,997,531 |
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Total Short-Term Investment |
| 3,997,531 |
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Total Investments — 102.1% | $ | 410,248,329 |
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WRITTEN OPTIONS — -2.2% |
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Total Written Options | $ | (8,792,940 | ) |
A list of the Exchange Traded Option Contracts held by the Fund at May 31, 2024, is as follows:
Description | Number of | Notional | Exercise | Expiration |
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WRITTEN OPTIONS — (2.2)% |
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Call Options |
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S&P 500 Index | (195 | ) | $ | (102,911,445 | ) | $ | 5,300.00 | 07/19/24 | $ | (1,808,040 | ) | |||||
S&P 500 Index | (585 | ) |
| (308,734,335 | ) |
| 5,200.00 | 06/21/24 |
| (6,984,900 | ) | |||||
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Total Written Options |
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| $ | (8,792,940 | ) |
Percentages are based on Net Assets of $401,787,312.
‡ Real Estate Investment Trust
* Non-income producing security.
(A) All or a portion of these securities has been pledged as collateral on written options with a fair value of $74,544,458.
(B) The rate shown is the 7-day effective yield as of May 31, 2024.
Cl — Class
ETF — Exchange Traded Fund
PLC — Public Limited Company
S&P — Standard & Poor’s
SPDR — Standard & Poor’s Depositary Receipts
As of May 31, 2024, all of the Fund’s investments were considered Level 1 of the fair value hierarchy, in accordance with the authoritative guidance on 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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ETC 6 Meridian
Low Beta Equity Strategy ETF
Schedule of Investments
May 31, 2024 (Unaudited)
Description | Shares | Fair Value | |||
COMMON STOCK — 99.6% |
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Communication Services — 4.2% |
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AT&T | 37,641 | $ | 685,818 | ||
Cogent Communications Holdings | 9,021 |
| 534,224 | ||
Iridium Communications | 22,767 |
| 685,514 | ||
Marcus | 45,289 |
| 482,328 | ||
New York Times, Cl A | 15,032 |
| 769,638 | ||
Scholastic | 17,103 |
| 620,497 | ||
TEGNA | 45,897 |
| 684,324 | ||
TKO Group Holdings, Cl A | 8,154 |
| 889,357 | ||
T-Mobile US | 3,856 |
| 674,646 | ||
Verizon Communications | 16,197 |
| 666,507 | ||
| 6,692,853 | ||||
Consumer Discretionary — 7.2% |
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Adtalem Global Education* | 13,524 |
| 870,810 | ||
Aramark | 20,808 |
| 668,977 | ||
Choice Hotels International | 5,389 |
| 609,981 | ||
Deckers Outdoor* | 703 |
| 769,026 | ||
Grand Canyon Education* | 4,836 |
| 688,937 | ||
McDonald’s | 2,208 |
| 571,629 | ||
Murphy USA | 1,569 |
| 688,399 | ||
Ollie’s Bargain Outlet Holdings* | 8,626 |
| 711,041 | ||
O’Reilly Automotive* | 596 |
| 574,103 | ||
Perdoceo Education | 36,930 |
| 830,925 | ||
Strategic Education | 6,076 |
| 689,140 | ||
Stride* | 10,652 |
| 731,366 | ||
Sturm Ruger | 15,223 |
| 676,510 | ||
Texas Roadhouse, Cl A | 4,270 |
| 737,301 |
Description | Shares | Fair Value | |||
Consumer Discretionary (continued) | |||||
Ulta Beauty* | 1,177 | $ | 465,021 | ||
Wendy’s | 34,692 |
| 605,375 | ||
Wingstop | 1,747 |
| 644,032 | ||
| 11,532,573 | ||||
Consumer Staples — 19.5% |
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Altria Group | 15,597 |
| 721,361 | ||
BellRing Brands* | 10,722 |
| 623,699 | ||
BJ’s Wholesale Club Holdings* | 8,959 |
| 789,019 | ||
Boston Beer, Cl A* | 2,182 |
| 684,428 | ||
Cal-Maine Foods | 11,309 |
| 697,426 | ||
Campbell Soup | 14,935 |
| 662,815 | ||
Casey’s General Stores | 2,145 |
| 711,668 | ||
Church & Dwight | 6,311 |
| 675,340 | ||
Clorox | 4,294 |
| 564,919 | ||
Coca-Cola | 10,860 |
| 683,420 | ||
Coca-Cola Consolidated | 796 |
| 780,907 | ||
Colgate-Palmolive | 7,416 |
| 689,391 | ||
Conagra Brands | 23,134 |
| 691,244 | ||
Edgewell Personal Care | 17,268 |
| 666,199 | ||
Flowers Foods | 28,601 |
| 664,115 | ||
Fresh Del Monte Produce | 26,663 |
| 622,848 | ||
Grocery Outlet Holding* | 24,820 |
| 545,792 | ||
Ingredion | 5,558 |
| 653,510 | ||
J & J Snack Foods | 4,493 |
| 731,056 | ||
John B Sanfilippo & Son | 6,327 |
| 637,951 | ||
Kellanova | 12,006 |
| 724,442 | ||
Keurig Dr Pepper | 22,146 |
| 758,501 | ||
Kimberly-Clark | 5,181 |
| 690,627 | ||
Kraft Heinz | 18,292 |
| 646,988 | ||
Kroger | 12,805 |
| 670,598 | ||
Lamb Weston Holdings | 6,311 |
| 557,198 | ||
Lancaster Colony | 3,161 |
| 586,366 | ||
McCormick | 9,465 |
| 683,562 | ||
Molson Coors Beverage, Cl B | 10,296 |
| 564,324 | ||
Mondelez International, Cl A | 9,030 |
| 618,826 | ||
National Beverage* | 12,641 |
| 584,014 | ||
PepsiCo | 3,964 |
| 685,376 | ||
Performance Food Group* | 8,436 |
| 587,146 | ||
Pilgrim’s Pride* | 20,223 |
| 726,612 | ||
Post Holdings* | 6,213 |
| 662,119 | ||
PriceSmart | 7,781 |
| 654,771 | ||
Procter & Gamble | 4,053 |
| 666,881 | ||
Simply Good Foods* | 19,474 |
| 749,555 | ||
SpartanNash | 32,386 |
| 636,385 | ||
Sprouts Farmers Market* | 10,207 |
| 806,148 | ||
Sysco | 8,166 |
| 594,648 | ||
Tootsie Roll Industries | 20,291 |
| 593,715 |
The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.
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ETC 6 Meridian
Low Beta Equity Strategy ETF
Schedule of Investments
May 31, 2024 (Unaudited) (Continued)
Description | Shares | Fair Value | |||
Consumer Staples (continued) | |||||
TreeHouse Foods* | 17,975 | $ | 652,672 | ||
Universal | 13,005 |
| 623,720 | ||
US Foods Holding* | 12,290 |
| 649,281 | ||
Walmart | 10,677 |
| 702,120 | ||
WD-40 | 2,541 |
| 570,937 | ||
| 31,144,640 | ||||
Energy — 2.1% |
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California Resources | 12,172 |
| 576,344 | ||
Chevron | 4,355 |
| 706,817 | ||
DT Midstream | 11,088 |
| 743,783 | ||
Exxon Mobil | 6,051 |
| 709,540 | ||
Phillips 66 | 4,400 |
| 625,284 | ||
| 3,361,768 | ||||
Financials — 13.5% |
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Ambac Financial Group* | 42,771 |
| 757,901 | ||
AMERISAFE | 12,121 |
| 531,263 | ||
Aon PLC, Cl A | 2,039 |
| 574,264 | ||
Assurant | 3,592 |
| 623,104 | ||
Assured Guaranty | 7,082 |
| 550,413 | ||
Cboe Global Markets | 3,442 |
| 595,432 | ||
Chubb | 2,581 |
| 698,986 | ||
CME Group, Cl A | 2,944 |
| 597,573 | ||
Donnelley Financial Solutions* | 10,040 |
| 612,038 | ||
Employers Holdings | 14,270 |
| 601,909 | ||
Erie Indemnity, Cl A | 1,567 |
| 567,928 | ||
Everest Group | 1,744 |
| 681,782 | ||
EZCORP, Cl A* | 62,244 |
| 652,940 | ||
Federated Hermes, Cl B | 17,927 |
| 594,639 | ||
FirstCash Holdings | 5,612 |
| 661,767 | ||
Hanover Insurance Group | 4,906 |
| 647,249 | ||
HCI Group | 6,583 |
| 631,178 | ||
Horace Mann Educators | 18,272 |
| 624,354 | ||
Kinsale Capital Group | 1,177 |
| 451,521 | ||
Mercury General | 13,382 |
| 747,117 | ||
Morningstar | 2,082 |
| 600,137 | ||
Old Republic International | 22,081 |
| 701,734 | ||
Progressive | 3,293 |
| 695,416 | ||
Radian Group | 21,668 |
| 676,909 | ||
Reinsurance Group of America, Cl A | 3,535 |
| 741,643 | ||
RenaissanceRe Holdings | 2,832 |
| 645,300 | ||
RLI | 4,349 |
| 634,867 | ||
Safety Insurance Group | 8,106 |
| 626,999 | ||
Selective Insurance Group | 6,175 |
| 602,742 | ||
SiriusPoint* | 52,493 |
| 690,283 | ||
Western Union | 46,998 |
| 601,574 |
Description | Shares | Fair Value | |||
Financials (continued) |
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Willis Towers Watson | 2,347 | $ | 599,166 | ||
WisdomTree | 78,294 |
| 780,590 | ||
WR Berkley | 7,629 |
| 618,178 | ||
| 21,618,896 | ||||
Health Care — 20.5% |
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Abbott Laboratories | 5,416 |
| 553,461 | ||
AbbVie | 3,569 |
| 575,466 | ||
Addus HomeCare* | 6,513 |
| 747,759 | ||
Alkermes* | 22,344 |
| 522,850 | ||
Amedisys* | 6,947 |
| 633,219 | ||
Amgen | 2,333 |
| 713,547 | ||
ANI Pharmaceuticals* | 9,825 |
| 637,643 | ||
Becton Dickinson | 2,739 |
| 635,366 | ||
Boston Scientific* | 9,592 |
| 724,867 | ||
Cardinal Health | 5,841 |
| 579,836 | ||
Centene* | 8,333 |
| 596,559 | ||
Chemed | 1,013 |
| 561,577 | ||
Collegium Pharmaceutical* | 17,626 |
| 584,126 | ||
Corcept Therapeutics* | 28,078 |
| 847,113 | ||
CorVel* | 2,776 |
| 665,824 | ||
CVS Health | 8,698 |
| 518,401 | ||
Dynavax Technologies* | 50,804 |
| 609,140 | ||
Elevance Health | 1,275 |
| 686,562 | ||
Eli Lilly | 826 |
| 677,601 | ||
Encompass Health | 8,437 |
| 728,872 | ||
Ensign Group | 5,143 |
| 623,537 | ||
Exelixis* | 28,898 |
| 626,798 | ||
Gilead Sciences | 8,902 |
| 572,132 | ||
HealthEquity* | 8,025 |
| 655,482 | ||
HealthStream | 24,463 |
| 667,595 | ||
Henry Schein* | 8,581 |
| 595,007 | ||
Inari Medical* | 15,042 |
| 752,100 | ||
Innoviva* | 42,601 |
| 672,670 | ||
Integer Holdings* | 5,610 |
| 680,156 | ||
Jazz Pharmaceuticals* | 5,512 |
| 580,138 | ||
Johnson & Johnson | 4,058 |
| 595,187 | ||
LeMaitre Vascular | 9,540 |
| 752,515 | ||
Masimo* | 4,987 |
| 620,882 | ||
McKesson | 1,227 |
| 698,887 | ||
Medtronic PLC | 7,559 |
| 615,076 | ||
Merck | 5,223 |
| 655,695 | ||
Merit Medical Systems* | 8,634 |
| 700,649 | ||
Molina Healthcare* | 1,664 |
| 523,461 | ||
National HealthCare | 6,796 |
| 718,677 | ||
Neurocrine Biosciences* | 4,886 |
| 661,613 | ||
OraSure Technologies* | 92,787 |
| 438,883 | ||
Pacira BioSciences* | 21,474 |
| 651,306 |
The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.
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ETC 6 Meridian
Low Beta Equity Strategy ETF
Schedule of Investments
May 31, 2024 (Unaudited) (Continued)
Description | Shares | Fair Value | |||
Health Care (continued) |
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Patterson | 24,081 | $ | 592,152 | ||
Perrigo PLC | 23,023 |
| 633,823 | ||
Premier, Cl A | 30,894 |
| 584,514 | ||
Prestige Consumer Healthcare* | 9,056 |
| 582,391 | ||
Quest Diagnostics | 5,091 |
| 722,769 | ||
Regeneron Pharmaceuticals* | 661 |
| 647,886 | ||
United Therapeutics* | 2,723 |
| 749,178 | ||
UnitedHealth Group | 1,365 |
| 676,180 | ||
Varex Imaging* | 37,383 |
| 577,567 | ||
| 32,624,695 | ||||
Industrials — 9.1% |
| ||||
AeroVironment* | 3,547 |
| 717,026 | ||
Brady, Cl A | 11,271 |
| 769,472 | ||
BWX Technologies | 6,122 |
| 564,020 | ||
CACI International, Cl A* | 1,714 |
| 727,559 | ||
CoreCivic* | 43,816 |
| 703,247 | ||
Curtiss-Wright | 2,673 |
| 755,978 | ||
FTI Consulting* | 3,132 |
| 672,754 | ||
General Dynamics | 2,357 |
| 706,558 | ||
Hexcel | 8,504 |
| 585,670 | ||
KBR | 10,472 |
| 687,592 | ||
Liquidity Services* | 36,389 |
| 713,588 | ||
Lockheed Martin | 1,491 |
| 701,277 | ||
National Presto Industries | 8,543 |
| 636,283 | ||
Northrop Grumman | 1,398 |
| 630,176 | ||
Republic Services, Cl A | 3,518 |
| 651,498 | ||
RTX | 7,159 |
| 771,812 | ||
Science Applications International | 4,508 |
| 607,002 | ||
Verisk Analytics, Cl A | 2,739 |
| 692,364 | ||
Verra Mobility, Cl A* | 29,757 |
| 792,726 | ||
Waste Management | 3,104 |
| 654,106 | ||
Woodward | 4,354 |
| 812,021 | ||
| 14,552,729 | ||||
Information Technology — 4.6% |
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A10 Networks | 47,727 |
| 723,065 | ||
CommVault Systems* | 6,503 |
| 699,625 | ||
Dolby Laboratories, Cl A | 7,931 |
| 642,490 | ||
GoDaddy, Cl A* | 5,902 |
| 824,096 | ||
Insight Enterprises* | 3,467 |
| 677,799 | ||
InterDigital | 6,022 |
| 685,725 | ||
Juniper Networks | 17,268 |
| 615,950 | ||
Manhattan Associates* | 2,533 |
| 556,095 | ||
N-able* | 49,666 |
| 663,041 | ||
NetScout Systems* | 30,377 |
| 623,943 | ||
Progress Software | 12,185 |
| 617,170 | ||
| 7,328,999 |
Description | Shares | Fair Value | |||
Materials — 1.2% |
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AptarGroup | 4,516 | $ | 666,968 | ||
NewMarket | 1,029 |
| 550,587 | ||
Royal Gold | 5,835 |
| 747,989 | ||
| 1,965,544 | ||||
Real Estate — 4.1% |
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CareTrust‡ | 27,472 |
| 702,459 | ||
Equity LifeStyle Properties‡ | 9,765 |
| 612,949 | ||
Essential Properties Realty Trust‡ | 26,151 |
| 700,324 | ||
Four Corners Property Trust‡ | 26,734 |
| 652,577 | ||
Gaming and Leisure Properties‡ | 14,218 |
| 638,388 | ||
Getty Realty‡ | 23,784 |
| 656,676 | ||
LTC Properties‡ | 20,383 |
| 701,175 | ||
NNN REIT‡ | 15,579 |
| 650,735 | ||
Omega Healthcare Investors‡ | 20,905 |
| 675,859 | ||
WP Carey‡ | 11,273 |
| 635,797 | ||
| 6,626,939 | ||||
Utilities — 13.6% |
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ALLETE | 11,204 |
| 707,533 | ||
Ameren | 8,844 |
| 648,884 | ||
American States Water | 9,058 |
| 666,578 | ||
Atmos Energy | 5,610 |
| 650,311 | ||
Avista | 19,395 |
| 717,227 | ||
California Water Service Group | 14,182 |
| 707,540 | ||
CenterPoint Energy | 22,852 |
| 697,215 | ||
Chesapeake Utilities | 6,278 |
| 703,199 | ||
CMS Energy | 10,723 |
| 674,798 | ||
Consolidated Edison | 7,197 |
| 680,476 | ||
DTE Energy | 5,784 |
| 674,010 | ||
Duke Energy | 6,873 |
| 711,837 | ||
Essential Utilities | 18,511 |
| 698,420 | ||
Evergy | 12,759 |
| 697,407 | ||
IDACORP | 7,319 |
| 698,745 | ||
MGE Energy | 8,196 |
| 656,745 | ||
New Jersey Resources | 15,192 |
| 660,244 | ||
Northwest Natural Holding | 17,302 |
| 647,441 | ||
Northwestern Energy Group | 13,284 |
| 690,237 | ||
OGE Energy | 19,073 |
| 692,350 | ||
ONE Gas | 10,441 |
| 643,479 | ||
Pinnacle West Capital | 9,268 |
| 730,874 | ||
PPL | 24,081 |
| 706,296 | ||
Public Service Enterprise Group | 9,966 |
| 755,024 | ||
SJW Group | 11,324 |
| 619,536 | ||
Southern | 9,429 |
| 755,640 | ||
Spire | 10,642 |
| 652,248 | ||
Unitil | 12,475 |
| 667,288 | ||
Vistra | 10,615 |
| 1,051,734 |
The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.
5
ETC 6 Meridian
Low Beta Equity Strategy ETF
Schedule of Investments
May 31, 2024 (Unaudited) (Concluded)
Description | Shares | Fair Value | |||
Utilities (continued) |
| ||||
WEC Energy Group | 7,961 | $ | 645,080 | ||
Xcel Energy | 13,347 |
| 740,091 | ||
| 21,648,487 | ||||
| |||||
Total Common Stock |
| 159,098,123 | |||
| |||||
SHORT-TERM INVESTMENT — 0.3% | |||||
Invesco Government & Agency Portfolio, Institutional Class, 5.23%(A) | 478,673 |
| 478,673 | ||
| |||||
Total Short-Term Investment |
| 478,673 | |||
| |||||
Total Investments — 99.9% | $ | 159,576,796 |
Percentages are based on Net Assets of $159,685,944
‡ Real Estate Investment Trust
* Non-income producing security.
(A) The rate reported is the 7-day effective yield as of May 31, 2024.
Cl — Class
PLC — Public Limited Company
REIT — Real Estate Investment Trust
As of May 31, 2024, all of the Fund’s investments were considered Level 1 of the fair value hierarchy, in accordance with the authoritative guidance on fair value measurements and disclosure under U.S. Generally Accepted Accounting Principles.
The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.
6
ETC 6 Meridian
Mega Cap Equity ETF
Schedule of Investments
May 31, 2024 (Unaudited)
Description | Shares | Fair Value | |||
COMMON STOCK — 99.8% |
| ||||
Communication Services — 15.2% |
| ||||
Alphabet, Cl A* | 18,833 | $ | 3,248,693 | ||
AT&T | 547,191 |
| 9,969,820 | ||
Comcast, Cl A | 80,787 |
| 3,233,904 | ||
Meta Platforms, Cl A | 14,054 |
| 6,560,828 | ||
Netflix* | 5,592 |
| 3,587,939 | ||
T-Mobile US | 18,649 |
| 3,262,829 | ||
Verizon Communications | 157,457 |
| 6,479,356 | ||
| 36,343,369 | ||||
Consumer Discretionary — 6.4% |
| ||||
Amazon.com* | 34,482 |
| 6,084,004 | ||
General Motors | 69,396 |
| 3,122,126 | ||
Home Depot | 9,295 |
| 3,112,617 | ||
Lowe’s | 13,562 |
| 3,001,135 | ||
| 15,319,882 | ||||
Consumer Staples — 22.5% |
| ||||
Altria Group | 140,856 |
| 6,514,590 | ||
Coca-Cola | 49,830 |
| 3,135,802 | ||
Colgate-Palmolive | 67,164 |
| 6,243,565 | ||
Costco Wholesale | 8,545 |
| 6,920,511 | ||
Kraft Heinz | 255,194 |
| 9,026,212 | ||
PepsiCo | 35,239 |
| 6,092,823 | ||
Philip Morris International | 32,129 |
| 3,257,238 | ||
Procter & Gamble | 18,885 |
| 3,107,338 | ||
Target | 19,728 |
| 3,080,724 | ||
Walmart | 104,883 |
| 6,897,106 | ||
| 54,275,909 |
Description | Shares | Fair Value | |||
Energy — 5.1% |
| ||||
ConocoPhillips | 24,820 | $ | 2,891,034 | ||
Exxon Mobil | 79,794 |
| 9,356,644 | ||
| 12,247,678 | ||||
Financials — 10.4% |
| ||||
American Express | 13,331 |
| 3,199,440 | ||
American International Group | 40,706 |
| 3,208,447 | ||
Capital One Financial | 43,578 |
| 5,997,640 | ||
Charles Schwab | 41,383 |
| 3,032,546 | ||
JPMorgan Chase | 16,084 |
| 3,259,101 | ||
US Bancorp | 75,178 |
| 3,048,468 | ||
Wells Fargo | 51,848 |
| 3,106,732 | ||
| 24,852,374 | ||||
Health Care — 14.2% |
| ||||
AbbVie | 38,167 |
| 6,154,047 | ||
Eli Lilly | 7,945 |
| 6,517,601 | ||
Johnson & Johnson | 61,240 |
| 8,982,072 | ||
Medtronic PLC | 38,152 |
| 3,104,428 | ||
Merck | 47,921 |
| 6,016,002 | ||
UnitedHealth Group | 6,374 |
| 3,157,488 | ||
| 33,931,638 | ||||
Industrials — 6.5% |
| ||||
Caterpillar | 18,642 |
| 6,310,690 | ||
Deere | 7,964 |
| 2,984,589 | ||
General Electric | 19,323 |
| 3,191,000 | ||
Lockheed Martin | 6,683 |
| 3,143,282 | ||
| 15,629,561 | ||||
Information Technology — 14.0% |
| ||||
Adobe* | 6,574 |
| 2,923,853 | ||
Apple | 18,227 |
| 3,504,141 | ||
Cisco Systems | 131,776 |
| 6,127,584 | ||
International Business Machines | 37,537 |
| 6,263,048 | ||
NVIDIA | 7,431 |
| 8,146,828 | ||
QUALCOMM | 18,804 |
| 3,836,956 | ||
Salesforce | 11,485 |
| 2,692,543 | ||
| 33,494,953 | ||||
Materials — 1.3% |
| ||||
Dow | 53,923 |
| 3,107,582 | ||
Real Estate — 1.4% |
| ||||
Simon Property Group‡ | 22,015 |
| 3,331,090 | ||
Utilities — 2.8% |
| ||||
Southern | 82,827 |
| 6,637,756 | ||
| |||||
Total Common Stock |
| 239,171,792 |
The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.
7
ETC 6 Meridian
Mega Cap Equity ETF
Schedule of Investments
May 31, 2024 (Unaudited) (Concluded)
Description | Shares | Fair Value | |||
SHORT-TERM INVESTMENT — 0.1% | |||||
Invesco Government & Agency Portfolio, Institutional Class, 5.23%(A) | 300,526 | $ | 300,526 | ||
| |||||
Total Short-Term Investment |
| 300,526 | |||
| |||||
Total Investments — 99.9% | $ | 239,472,318 |
Percentages are based on Net Assets of $239,704,428.
‡ Real Estate Investment Trust
* Non-income producing security.
(A) The rate shown is the 7-day effective yield as of May 31, 2024.
Cl — Class
PLC — Public Limited Company
As of May 31, 2024, all of the Fund’s investments were considered Level 1 of the fair value hierarchy, in accordance with the authoritative guidance on fair value measurements and disclosure under U.S. Generally Accepted Accounting Principles.
The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.
8
ETC 6 Meridian
Small Cap Equity ETF
Schedule of Investments
May 31, 2024 (Unaudited)
Description | Shares | Fair Value | |||
COMMON STOCK — 99.8% |
| ||||
Communication Services — 1.7% |
| ||||
Cogent Communications Holdings | 11,957 | $ | 708,094 | ||
Marcus | 60,633 |
| 645,741 | ||
| 1,353,835 | ||||
Consumer Discretionary — 13.3% |
| ||||
Adtalem Global Education* | 18,107 |
| 1,165,910 | ||
Buckle | 21,609 |
| 832,811 | ||
Golden Entertainment | 26,963 |
| 816,170 | ||
Green Brick Partners* | 16,878 |
| 921,539 | ||
M* | 7,096 |
| 886,432 | ||
Movado Group | 31,577 |
| 836,791 | ||
Perdoceo Education | 101,638 |
| 2,286,854 | ||
Stride* | 14,149 |
| 971,470 | ||
Sturm Ruger | 20,672 |
| 918,664 | ||
Worthington Enterprises | 13,906 |
| 793,059 | ||
| 10,429,700 | ||||
Consumer Staples — 12.3% |
| ||||
Andersons | 16,361 |
| 856,334 | ||
Cal-Maine Foods | 30,855 |
| 1,902,828 | ||
J & J Snack Foods | 6,135 |
| 998,226 | ||
John B Sanfilippo & Son | 8,775 |
| 884,783 | ||
National Beverage* | 16,837 |
| 777,869 | ||
Simply Good Foods* | 25,779 |
| 992,234 | ||
SpartanNash | 42,781 |
| 840,647 |
Description | Shares | Fair Value | |||
Consumer Staples (continued) |
| ||||
Tootsie Roll Industries | 27,515 | $ | 805,089 | ||
Universal | 17,940 |
| 860,402 | ||
WD-40 | 3,379 |
| 759,228 | ||
| 9,677,640 | ||||
Energy — 7.7% |
| ||||
California Resources | 16,391 |
| 776,114 | ||
CVR Energy | 27,157 |
| 756,594 | ||
Helmerich & Payne | 22,896 |
| 871,422 | ||
Par Pacific Holdings* | 24,930 |
| 676,600 | ||
RPC | 117,995 |
| 805,906 | ||
SM Energy | 20,016 |
| 1,009,407 | ||
US Silica Holdings* | 76,592 |
| 1,186,410 | ||
| 6,082,453 | ||||
Financials — 20.5% |
| ||||
Ambac Financial Group* | 58,211 |
| 1,031,499 | ||
AMERISAFE | 16,562 |
| 725,912 | ||
Axos Financial* | 17,025 |
| 917,137 | ||
Bread Financial Holdings | 23,091 |
| 964,280 | ||
Employers Holdings | 38,497 |
| 1,623,804 | ||
Enova International* | 13,778 |
| 849,414 | ||
Hanmi Financial | 56,622 |
| 892,363 | ||
HCI Group | 8,993 |
| 862,249 | ||
PennyMac Mortgage Investment Trust‡ | 62,056 |
| 848,926 | ||
Preferred Bank | 11,697 |
| 874,000 | ||
PROG Holdings | 27,157 |
| 1,026,263 | ||
Safety Insurance Group | 11,111 |
| 859,436 | ||
SiriusPoint* | 72,162 |
| 948,930 | ||
Virtus Investment Partners | 3,841 |
| 878,014 | ||
Westamerica BanCorp | 18,232 |
| 890,086 | ||
WisdomTree | 109,282 |
| 1,089,542 | ||
World Acceptance* | 7,092 |
| 911,251 | ||
| 16,193,106 | ||||
Health Care — 18.7% |
| ||||
Alkermes* | 29,338 |
| 686,509 | ||
Collegium Pharmaceutical* | 48,313 |
| 1,601,093 | ||
Corcept Therapeutics* | 37,664 |
| 1,136,323 | ||
CorVel* | 3,745 |
| 898,238 | ||
Cross Country Healthcare* | 49,134 |
| 742,906 | ||
Ensign Group | 6,948 |
| 842,376 | ||
Harmony Biosciences Holdings* | 28,393 |
| 834,754 | ||
HealthStream | 32,959 |
| 899,451 | ||
Innoviva* | 117,895 |
| 1,861,563 | ||
Merit Medical Systems* | 11,620 |
| 942,963 | ||
National HealthCare | 9,277 |
| 981,043 |
The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.
9
ETC 6 Meridian
Small Cap Equity ETF
Schedule of Investments
May 31, 2024 (Unaudited) (Concluded)
Description | Shares | Fair Value | |||
Health Care (continued) |
| ||||
OraSure Technologies* | 124,736 | $ | 590,001 | ||
Organon | 49,191 |
| 1,049,244 | ||
Pacira BioSciences* | 29,658 |
| 899,527 | ||
Prestige Consumer Healthcare* | 12,255 |
| 788,119 | ||
| 14,754,110 | ||||
Industrials — 10.2% |
| ||||
Brady, Cl A | 15,177 |
| 1,036,134 | ||
DNOW* | 61,101 |
| 891,464 | ||
Liquidity Services* | 49,495 |
| 970,597 | ||
Masterbrand* | 50,943 |
| 851,258 | ||
Mueller Industries | 17,147 |
| 1,010,129 | ||
National Presto Industries | 11,690 |
| 870,671 | ||
Titan International* | 69,350 |
| 573,525 | ||
Verra Mobility, Cl A* | 40,422 |
| 1,076,842 | ||
Wabash National | 32,303 |
| 730,370 | ||
| 8,010,990 | ||||
Information Technology — 5.8% |
| ||||
A10 Networks | 65,700 |
| 995,355 | ||
Insight Enterprises* | 4,708 |
| 920,414 | ||
Photronics* | 30,680 |
| 839,098 | ||
Progress Software | 16,617 |
| 841,651 | ||
ScanSource* | 20,167 |
| 956,521 | ||
| 4,553,039 | ||||
Materials — 3.7% |
| ||||
Clearwater Paper* | 22,414 |
| 1,191,080 | ||
Olympic Steel | 13,614 |
| 709,834 | ||
Warrior Met Coal | 14,857 |
| 1,016,664 | ||
| 2,917,578 | ||||
Real Estate — 2.4% |
| ||||
CareTrust‡ | 37,375 |
| 955,679 | ||
Getty Realty‡ | 32,420 |
| 895,116 | ||
| 1,850,795 | ||||
Utilities — 3.5% |
| ||||
Avista | 26,063 |
| 963,809 | ||
MGE Energy | 11,091 |
| 888,722 | ||
Northwest Natural Holding | 23,471 |
| 878,285 | ||
| 2,730,816 | ||||
| |||||
Total Common Stock |
| 78,554,062 |
Description | Shares | Fair Value | |||
SHORT-TERM INVESTMENT — 0.2% | |||||
Invesco Government & Agency Portfolio, Institutional Class, 5.23%(A) | 131,420 | $ | 131,420 | ||
| |||||
Total Short-Term Investment |
| 131,420 | |||
| |||||
Total Investments — 100.0% | $ | 78,685,482 |
Percentages are based on Net Assets of $78,709,263.
‡ Real Estate Investment Trust
* Non-income producing security.
(A) The rate shown is the 7-day effective yield as of May 31, 2024.
Cl — Class
As of May 31, 2024, all of the Fund’s investments were considered Level 1 of the fair value hierarchy, in accordance with the authoritative guidance on fair value measurements and disclosure under U.S. Generally Accepted Accounting Principles.
The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.
10
ETC 6 Meridian
Quality Growth ETF
Schedule of Investments
May 31, 2024 (Unaudited)
Description | Shares | Fair Value | |||
COMMON STOCK†† — 99.6% |
| ||||
Communication Services — 7.1% |
| ||||
Alphabet, Cl A* | 14,774 | $ | 2,548,515 | ||
Pinterest, Cl A* | 7,802 |
| 323,705 | ||
Yelp, Cl A* | 731 |
| 27,025 | ||
| 2,899,245 | ||||
Consumer Discretionary — 8.4% |
| ||||
Deckers Outdoor* | 291 |
| 318,331 | ||
DoorDash, Cl A* | 3,524 |
| 388,028 | ||
Grand Canyon Education* | 335 |
| 47,724 | ||
Home Depot | 4,741 |
| 1,587,618 | ||
Lululemon Athletica* | 1,346 |
| 419,938 | ||
Murphy USA | 209 |
| 91,699 | ||
NVR* | 30 |
| 230,422 | ||
Ulta Beauty* | 554 |
| 218,880 | ||
Valvoline* | 1,481 |
| 60,129 | ||
YETI Holdings* | 1,019 |
| 41,514 | ||
| 3,404,283 | ||||
Consumer Staples — 7.3% |
| ||||
Cal-Maine Foods | 490 |
| 30,218 | ||
Coca-Cola Consolidated | 66 |
| 64,749 | ||
Costco Wholesale | 2,274 |
| 1,841,690 | ||
Kimberly-Clark | 3,806 |
| 507,340 | ||
Lancaster Colony | 217 |
| 40,254 | ||
Monster Beverage* | 8,471 |
| 439,814 | ||
National Beverage* | 272 |
| 12,566 | ||
WD-40 | 154 |
| 34,602 | ||
| 2,971,233 | ||||
Energy — 0.4% |
| ||||
Liberty Energy, Cl A | 1,712 |
| 42,269 | ||
Texas Pacific Land | 213 |
| 130,848 | ||
| 173,117 |
Description | Shares | Fair Value | |||
Financials — 10.0% |
| ||||
Mastercard, Cl A | 3,817 | $ | 1,706,466 | ||
Rocket, Cl A* | 20,695 |
| 287,660 | ||
Toast, Cl A* | 5,572 |
| 135,010 | ||
Visa, Cl A | 7,137 |
| 1,944,547 | ||
| 4,073,683 | ||||
Health Care — 16.1% |
| ||||
Alkermes* | 1,919 |
| 44,905 | ||
Axonics* | 581 |
| 38,979 | ||
Catalyst Pharmaceuticals* | 1,242 |
| 20,083 | ||
Chemed | 162 |
| 89,808 | ||
Corcept Therapeutics* | 963 |
| 29,054 | ||
CorVel* | 99 |
| 23,745 | ||
Edwards Lifesciences* | 6,306 |
| 547,928 | ||
Exelixis* | 3,427 |
| 74,332 | ||
Halozyme Therapeutics* | 1,435 |
| 63,556 | ||
Hims & Hers Health* | 1,646 |
| 31,965 | ||
IDEXX Laboratories* | 940 |
| 467,133 | ||
Incyte* | 2,136 |
| 123,439 | ||
Intuitive Surgical* | 3,749 |
| 1,507,549 | ||
Lantheus Holdings* | 793 |
| 64,891 | ||
Neurocrine Biosciences* | 1,116 |
| 151,118 | ||
Regeneron Pharmaceuticals* | 1,223 |
| 1,198,736 | ||
Shockwave Medical* | 416 |
| 139,360 | ||
Veeva Systems, Cl A* | 1,624 |
| 282,982 | ||
Vertex Pharmaceuticals* | 3,004 |
| 1,367,840 | ||
West Pharmaceutical Services | 817 |
| 270,762 | ||
| 6,538,165 | ||||
Industrials — 8.5% |
| ||||
A O Smith | 1,627 |
| 136,082 | ||
AAON | 770 |
| 57,789 | ||
Cintas | 971 |
| 658,308 | ||
Copart* | 9,831 |
| 521,632 | ||
CSW Industrials | 165 |
| 41,953 | ||
Expeditors International of Washington | 1,605 |
| 194,045 | ||
Fastenal | 6,453 |
| 425,769 | ||
Graco | 1,866 |
| 150,679 | ||
Kforce | 206 |
| 12,733 | ||
Landstar System | 394 |
| 71,720 | ||
Mueller Industries | 1,250 |
| 73,638 | ||
Old Dominion Freight Line | 2,204 |
| 386,251 | ||
Rollins | 3,311 |
| 151,280 | ||
Trex* | 1,221 |
| 105,592 | ||
WW Grainger | 506 |
| 466,259 | ||
| 3,453,730 |
The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.
11
ETC 6 Meridian
Quality Growth ETF
Schedule of Investments
May 31, 2024 (Unaudited) (Concluded)
Description | Shares | Fair Value | |||
Information Technology — 41.8% |
| ||||
Accenture PLC, Cl A | 4,252 | $ | 1,200,297 | ||
Adobe* | 2,960 |
| 1,316,489 | ||
Agilysys* | 265 |
| 25,300 | ||
Appfolio, Cl A* | 372 |
| 84,935 | ||
Apple | 11,748 |
| 2,258,553 | ||
Applied Materials | 7,563 |
| 1,626,650 | ||
Arista Networks* | 2,745 |
| 817,049 | ||
Badger Meter | 329 |
| 63,483 | ||
Blackbaud* | 588 |
| 45,829 | ||
Cadence Design Systems* | 3,006 |
| 860,648 | ||
CommVault Systems* | 475 |
| 51,103 | ||
Crowdstrike Holdings, Cl A* | 2,456 |
| 770,374 | ||
Datadog, Cl A* | 3,521 |
| 387,944 | ||
DigitalOcean Holdings* | 610 |
| 22,601 | ||
DoubleVerify Holdings* | 1,516 |
| 27,591 | ||
Intuit | 2,279 |
| 1,313,706 | ||
Lattice Semiconductor* | 1,450 |
| 107,648 | ||
Manhattan Associates* | 662 |
| 145,335 | ||
Monolithic Power Systems | 499 |
| 367,079 | ||
Motorola Solutions | 1,891 |
| 690,045 | ||
Napco Security Technologies | 407 |
| 20,208 | ||
NVIDIA | 2,137 |
| 2,342,858 | ||
Qualys* | 409 |
| 57,514 | ||
ServiceNow* | 1,927 |
| 1,265,904 | ||
SPS Commerce* | 398 |
| 74,860 | ||
Synopsys* | 1,697 |
| 951,678 | ||
| 16,895,681 | ||||
| |||||
Total Common Stock |
| 40,409,137 |
Description | Shares | Fair Value | |||
SHORT-TERM INVESTMENT — 0.5% | |||||
Invesco Government & Agency Portfolio, Institutional Class, 5.23%(A) | 185,216 | $ | 185,216 | ||
| |||||
Total Short-Term Investment |
| 185,216 | |||
| |||||
Total Investments — 100.1% | $ | 40,594,353 |
Percentages are based on Net Assets of $40,563,123.
†† Narrow industries are utilized for compliance purposes, whereas broad sectors are utilized for reporting.
* Non-income producing security.
(A) The rate shown is the 7-day effective yield as of May 31, 2024.
Cl — Class
PLC — Public Limited Company
As of May 31, 2024, all of the Fund’s investments were considered Level 1 of the fair value hierarchy, in accordance with the authoritative guidance on fair value measurements and disclosure under U.S. Generally Accepted Accounting Principles.
The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.
12
ETC | ETC | ETC | ||||||||||
Assets: |
|
|
|
|
|
| ||||||
Investments, at Cost | $ | 372,368,605 |
| $ | 148,179,174 |
| $ | 216,985,596 |
| |||
Investments, at Fair Value | $ | 410,248,329 |
| $ | 159,576,796 |
| $ | 239,472,318 |
| |||
Cash and Cash Equivalents |
| 75 |
|
| 34,357 |
|
| — |
| |||
Dividends Receivable |
| 728,305 |
|
| 208,605 |
|
| 428,950 |
| |||
Deposits at Broker for Options |
| 295 |
|
| — |
|
| — |
| |||
Reclaims Receivable |
| — |
|
| 1,271 |
|
| — |
| |||
Prepaid Expenses |
| 4,374 |
|
| 4,514 |
|
| 4,472 |
| |||
Total Assets |
| 410,981,378 |
|
| 159,825,543 |
|
| 239,905,740 |
| |||
|
|
|
|
|
| |||||||
Liabilities: |
|
|
|
|
|
| ||||||
Options Written, at Value (Premiums Received $5,910,604, $— and $—, respectively) |
| 8,792,940 |
|
| — |
|
| — |
| |||
Advisory Fees Payable |
| 201,694 |
|
| 81,837 |
|
| 122,796 |
| |||
Accrued Interest Expense on Broker Account |
| 82,573 |
|
| — |
|
| — |
| |||
Payable due to Administrator |
| 23,771 |
|
| 9,391 |
|
| 14,091 |
| |||
Custody Fees Payable |
| 14,478 |
|
| 7,751 |
|
| 7,997 |
| |||
Payable for Trustees’ Fee |
| 12,528 |
|
| 3,905 |
|
| 7,190 |
| |||
Transfer Agent Fees Payable |
| 11,290 |
|
| 14,945 |
|
| 16,714 |
| |||
Audit Fees Payable |
| 8,750 |
|
| 8,750 |
|
| 8,750 |
| |||
Chief Compliance Officer Fees Payable |
| 1,849 |
|
| 490 |
|
| 1,082 |
| |||
Other Accrued Expenses |
| 44,193 |
|
| 12,530 |
|
| 22,692 |
| |||
|
|
|
|
|
| |||||||
Total Liabilities |
| 9,194,066 |
|
| 139,599 |
|
| 201,312 |
| |||
|
|
|
|
|
| |||||||
Net Assets | $ | 401,787,312 |
| $ | 159,685,944 |
| $ | 239,704,428 |
| |||
|
|
|
|
|
| |||||||
Net Assets Consist of: |
|
|
|
|
|
| ||||||
Paid-in Capital | $ | 432,589,478 |
| $ | 168,751,148 |
| $ | 240,674,134 |
| |||
Total Distributable Earnings (Accumulated Losses) |
| (30,802,166 | ) |
| (9,065,204 | ) |
| (969,706 | ) | |||
|
|
|
|
|
| |||||||
Net Assets | $ | 401,787,312 |
| $ | 159,685,944 |
| $ | 239,704,428 |
| |||
Outstanding Shares of Beneficial Interest |
| 11,200,000 |
|
| 4,600,000 |
|
| 5,850,000 |
| |||
Net Asset Value, Offering and Redemption Price Per Share | $ | 35.87 |
| $ | 34.71 |
| $ | 40.98 |
|
Amounts designated as “—” are $0.
The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.
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ETC 6 Meridian
Statements of Assets and Liabilities
May 31, 2024 (Unaudited) (Concluded)
ETC | ETC | ||||||
Assets: |
|
|
| ||||
Investments, at Cost | $ | 74,829,740 |
| $ | 35,763,103 | ||
Investments, at Fair Value | $ | 78,685,482 |
| $ | 40,594,353 | ||
Cash and Cash Equivalents |
| 8,645 |
|
| — | ||
Dividends Receivable |
| 90,109 |
|
| 21,193 | ||
Prepaid Expenses |
| 4,559 |
|
| 4,581 | ||
Total Assets |
| 78,788,795 |
|
| 40,620,127 | ||
|
|
| |||||
Liabilities: |
|
|
| ||||
Advisory Fees Payable |
| 39,737 |
|
| 25,116 | ||
Transfer Agent Fees Payable |
| 14,023 |
|
| 14,072 | ||
Audit Fees Payable |
| 8,750 |
|
| 8,750 | ||
Payable due to Administrator |
| 4,560 |
|
| 2,412 | ||
Custody Fees Payable |
| 3,605 |
|
| 2,311 | ||
Payable for Trustees’ Fee |
| 1,934 |
|
| 912 | ||
Chief Compliance Officer Fees Payable |
| 252 |
|
| 114 | ||
Other Accrued Expenses |
| 6,671 |
|
| 3,317 | ||
|
|
| |||||
Total Liabilities |
| 79,532 |
|
| 57,004 | ||
|
|
| |||||
Net Assets | $ | 78,709,263 |
| $ | 40,563,123 | ||
|
|
| |||||
Net Assets Consist of: |
|
|
| ||||
Paid-in Capital | $ | 90,342,671 |
| $ | 40,402,237 | ||
Total Distributable Earnings (Accumulated Losses) |
| (11,633,408 | ) |
| 160,886 | ||
|
|
| |||||
Net Assets | $ | 78,709,263 |
| $ | 40,563,123 | ||
Outstanding Shares of Beneficial Interest |
| 1,700,000 |
|
| 1,450,000 | ||
Net Asset Value, Offering and Redemption Price Per Share | $ | 46.30 |
| $ | 27.97 |
Amounts designated as “—” are $0.
The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.
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ETC | ETC | ETC | |||||||||
Investment Income: |
|
|
|
|
| ||||||
Dividend Income | $ | 5,115,760 |
| $ | 1,531,589 |
| $ | 2,734,661 | |||
Less: Reclaims Withheld |
| — |
|
| (1,271 | ) |
| — | |||
|
|
|
|
| |||||||
Total Investment Income |
| 5,115,760 |
|
| 1,530,318 |
|
| 2,734,661 | |||
|
|
|
|
| |||||||
Expenses: |
|
|
|
|
| ||||||
Advisory Fees |
| 1,177,199 |
|
| 459,404 |
|
| 671,562 | |||
Interest Expense on Broker Account |
| 520,494 |
|
| — |
|
| — | |||
Administration Fees |
| 135,088 |
|
| 52,719 |
|
| 77,064 | |||
Trustees’ Fees |
| 39,744 |
|
| 14,735 |
|
| 22,473 | |||
Custodian Fees |
| 21,846 |
|
| 6,938 |
|
| 12,392 | |||
Legal Fees |
| 18,039 |
|
| 6,639 |
|
| 10,371 | |||
Transfer Agent Fees |
| 16,913 |
|
| 19,648 |
|
| 24,146 | |||
Chief Compliance Officer Fees |
| 10,031 |
|
| 3,730 |
|
| 5,654 | |||
Audit Fees |
| 8,750 |
|
| 8,750 |
|
| 8,750 | |||
Registration Fees |
| 7,089 |
|
| 4,506 |
|
| 6,505 | |||
Printing Fees |
| 6,292 |
|
| 2,315 |
|
| 3,812 | |||
Pricing Fees |
| 839 |
|
| 365 |
|
| 438 | |||
Other Fees |
| 22,579 |
|
| 7,966 |
|
| 11,605 | |||
Total Expenses |
| 1,984,903 |
|
| 587,715 |
|
| 854,772 | |||
|
|
|
|
| |||||||
Net Investment Income (Loss) |
| 3,130,857 |
|
| 942,603 |
|
| 1,879,889 | |||
|
|
|
|
| |||||||
Net Realized Gain (Loss) on: |
|
|
|
|
| ||||||
Investments(1) |
| 38,178,239 |
|
| 1,309,532 |
|
| 19,971,395 | |||
Written Options |
| (31,418,966 | ) |
| — |
|
| — | |||
|
|
|
|
| |||||||
Net Realized Gain (Loss) |
| 6,759,273 |
|
| 1,309,532 |
|
| 19,971,395 | |||
|
|
|
|
| |||||||
Net Change in Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) on: |
|
|
|
|
| ||||||
Investments |
| 19,400,094 |
|
| 12,087,805 |
|
| 12,616,602 | |||
Written Options |
| 5,367,454 |
|
| — |
|
| — | |||
|
|
|
|
| |||||||
Net Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) |
| 24,767,548 |
|
| 12,087,805 |
|
| 12,616,602 | |||
|
|
|
|
| |||||||
Net Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss) |
| 31,526,821 |
|
| 13,397,337 |
|
| 32,587,997 | |||
|
|
|
|
| |||||||
Net Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets Resulting from Operations | $ | 34,657,678 |
| $ | 14,339,940 |
| $ | 34,467,886 |
(1) Includes realized gains (losses) as a result of in-kind transactions, if any (See Note 4 in Notes to Financial Statements).
Amounts designated as “—” are $0.
The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.
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ETC 6 Meridian
Statements of Operations
For the Six Months Ended May 31, 2024 (Unaudited) (Concluded)
ETC | ETC | ||||||
Investment Income: |
|
|
| ||||
Dividend Income | $ | 722,169 | $ | 95,012 |
| ||
Total Investment Income |
| 722,169 |
| 95,012 |
| ||
|
|
| |||||
Expenses: |
|
|
| ||||
Advisory Fees |
| 221,177 |
| 110,296 |
| ||
Administration Fees |
| 25,381 |
| 12,657 |
| ||
Transfer Agent Fees |
| 19,301 |
| 19,811 |
| ||
Audit Fees |
| 8,750 |
| 8,750 |
| ||
Trustees’ Fees |
| 7,042 |
| 3,451 |
| ||
Registration Fees |
| 4,729 |
| 4,586 |
| ||
Custodian Fees |
| 3,569 |
| 1,271 |
| ||
Legal Fees |
| 3,198 |
| 1,582 |
| ||
Chief Compliance Officer Fees |
| 1,780 |
| 871 |
| ||
Printing Fees |
| 1,563 |
| 557 |
| ||
Pricing Fees |
| 162 |
| 70 |
| ||
Other Fees |
| 3,718 |
| 1,987 |
| ||
Advisory Waiver Recapture (Note 3) |
| — |
| 15,342 |
| ||
Total Expenses |
| 300,370 |
| 181,231 |
| ||
|
|
| |||||
Net Investment Income (Loss) |
| 421,799 |
| (86,219 | ) | ||
|
|
| |||||
Net Realized Gain (Loss) on: |
|
|
| ||||
Investments(1) |
| 832,722 |
| 2,278,180 |
| ||
|
|
| |||||
Net Realized Gain (Loss) |
| 832,722 |
| 2,278,180 |
| ||
|
|
| |||||
Net Change in Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) on: |
|
|
| ||||
Investments |
| 3,771,875 |
| 1,193,515 |
| ||
|
|
| |||||
Net Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) |
| 3,771,875 |
| 1,193,515 |
| ||
|
|
| |||||
Net Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss) |
| 4,604,597 |
| 3,471,695 |
| ||
|
|
| |||||
Net Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets Resulting from Operations | $ | 5,026,396 | $ | 3,385,476 |
|
(1) Includes realized gains (losses) as a result of in-kind transactions, if any (See Note 4 in Notes to Financial Statements).
Amounts designated as “—” are $0.
The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.
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ETC 6 Meridian Hedged Equity-Index | ||||||||
For the | Year Ended | |||||||
Operations: |
|
|
|
| ||||
Net Investment Income (Loss) | $ | 3,130,857 |
| $ | 7,391,093 |
| ||
Net Realized Gain (Loss)(1) |
| 6,759,273 |
|
| 9,111,703 |
| ||
Net Change in Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) |
| 24,767,548 |
|
| 451,536 |
| ||
Net Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets Resulting from Operations |
| 34,657,678 |
|
| 16,954,332 |
| ||
|
|
|
| |||||
Distributions: |
| (3,385,695 | ) |
| (7,207,938 | ) | ||
|
|
|
| |||||
Capital Share Transactions: |
|
|
|
| ||||
Issued |
| 269,779,824 |
|
| 392,485,217 |
| ||
Redeemed |
| (262,249,220 | ) |
| (354,122,280 | ) | ||
Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets from Capital Share Transactions |
| 7,530,604 |
|
| 38,362,937 |
| ||
|
|
|
| |||||
Total Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets |
| 38,802,587 |
|
| 48,109,331 |
| ||
|
|
|
| |||||
Net Assets: |
|
|
|
| ||||
Beginning of Year/Period |
| 362,984,725 |
|
| 314,875,394 |
| ||
End of Year/Period | $ | 401,787,312 |
| $ | 362,984,725 |
| ||
|
|
|
| |||||
Share Transactions: |
|
|
|
| ||||
Issued |
| 7,800,000 |
|
| 12,300,000 |
| ||
Redeemed |
| (7,575,000 | ) |
| (11,100,000 | ) | ||
|
|
|
| |||||
Net Increase (Decrease) in Shares Outstanding from Share Transactions |
| 225,000 |
|
| 1,200,000 |
|
(1) Includes realized gains (losses) as a result of in-kind transactions, if any (See Note 4 in Notes to Financial Statements).
The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.
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ETC 6 Meridian
Statements of Changes in Net Assets
(Continued)
ETC 6 Meridian Low Beta Equity | ||||||||
For the | Year Ended | |||||||
Operations: |
|
|
|
| ||||
Net Investment Income (Loss) | $ | 942,603 |
| $ | 2,389,513 |
| ||
Net Realized Gain (Loss)(1) |
| 1,309,532 |
|
| (2,422,750 | ) | ||
Net Change in Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) |
| 12,087,805 |
|
| (8,378,666 | ) | ||
Net Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets Resulting from Operations |
| 14,339,940 |
|
| (8,411,903 | ) | ||
|
|
|
| |||||
Distributions: |
| (1,051,248 | ) |
| (2,332,485 | ) | ||
|
|
|
| |||||
Capital Share Transactions: |
|
|
|
| ||||
Issued |
| 40,583,832 |
|
| 42,924,208 |
| ||
Redeemed |
| (33,956,268 | ) |
| (49,309,011 | ) | ||
Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets from Capital Share Transactions |
| 6,627,564 |
|
| (6,384,803 | ) | ||
|
|
|
| |||||
Total Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets |
| 19,916,256 |
|
| (17,129,191 | ) | ||
|
|
|
| |||||
Net Assets: |
|
|
|
| ||||
Beginning of Year/Period |
| 139,769,688 |
|
| 156,898,879 |
| ||
End of Year/Period | $ | 159,685,944 |
| $ | 139,769,688 |
| ||
|
|
|
| |||||
Share Transactions: |
|
|
|
| ||||
Issued |
| 1,200,000 |
|
| 1,300,000 |
| ||
Redeemed |
| (1,000,000 | ) |
| (1,500,000 | ) | ||
|
|
|
| |||||
Net Increase (Decrease) in Shares Outstanding from Share Transactions |
| 200,000 |
|
| (200,000 | ) |
(1) Includes realized gains (losses) as a result of in-kind transactions, if any (See Note 4 in Notes to Financial Statements).
The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.
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ETC 6 Meridian
Statements of Changes in Net Assets
(Continued)
ETC 6 Meridian Mega Cap | ||||||||
For the | Year Ended | |||||||
Operations: |
|
|
|
| ||||
Net Investment Income (Loss) | $ | 1,879,889 |
| $ | 4,055,579 |
| ||
Net Realized Gain (Loss)(1) |
| 19,971,395 |
|
| 1,540,827 |
| ||
Net Change in Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) |
| 12,616,602 |
|
| 595,665 |
| ||
Net Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets Resulting from Operations |
| 34,467,886 |
|
| 6,192,071 |
| ||
|
|
|
| |||||
Distributions: |
| (2,032,625 | ) |
| (3,928,312 | ) | ||
|
|
|
| |||||
Capital Share Transactions: |
|
|
|
| ||||
Issued |
| 161,267,565 |
|
| 199,380,193 |
| ||
Redeemed |
| (144,841,064 | ) |
| (188,481,751 | ) | ||
Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets from Capital Share Transactions |
| 16,426,501 |
|
| 10,898,442 |
| ||
|
|
|
| |||||
Total Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets |
| 48,861,762 |
|
| 13,162,201 |
| ||
|
|
|
| |||||
Net Assets: |
|
|
|
| ||||
Beginning of Year/Period |
| 190,842,666 |
|
| 177,680,465 |
| ||
End of Year/Period | $ | 239,704,428 |
| $ | 190,842,666 |
| ||
|
|
|
| |||||
Share Transactions: |
|
|
|
| ||||
Issued |
| 4,150,000 |
|
| 5,825,000 |
| ||
Redeemed |
| (3,725,000 | ) |
| (5,525,000 | ) | ||
|
|
|
| |||||
Net Increase (Decrease) in Shares Outstanding from Share Transactions |
| 425,000 |
|
| 300,000 |
|
(1) Includes realized gains (losses) as a result of in-kind transactions, if any (See Note 4 in Notes to Financial Statements).
The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.
19
ETC 6 Meridian
Statements of Changes in Net Assets
(Continued)
ETC 6 Meridian Small Cap | ||||||||
For the | Year Ended | |||||||
Operations: |
|
|
|
| ||||
Net Investment Income (Loss) | $ | 421,799 |
| $ | 1,252,645 |
| ||
Net Realized Gain (Loss)(1) |
| 832,722 |
|
| (1,479,582 | ) | ||
Net Change in Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) |
| 3,771,875 |
|
| (127,104 | ) | ||
Net Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets Resulting from Operations |
| 5,026,396 |
|
| (354,041 | ) | ||
|
|
|
| |||||
Distributions: |
| (525,509 | ) |
| (1,166,152 | ) | ||
|
|
|
| |||||
Capital Share Transactions: |
|
|
|
| ||||
Issued |
| 31,948,577 |
|
| 39,304,120 |
| ||
Redeemed |
| (21,625,879 | ) |
| (39,212,642 | ) | ||
Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets from Capital Share Transactions |
| 10,322,698 |
|
| 91,478 |
| ||
|
|
|
| |||||
Total Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets |
| 14,823,585 |
|
| (1,428,715 | ) | ||
|
|
|
| |||||
Net Assets: |
|
|
|
| ||||
Beginning of Year/Period |
| 63,885,678 |
|
| 65,314,393 |
| ||
End of Year/Period | $ | 78,709,263 |
| $ | 63,885,678 |
| ||
|
|
|
| |||||
Share Transactions: |
|
|
|
| ||||
Issued |
| 700,000 |
|
| 875,000 |
| ||
Redeemed |
| (475,000 | ) |
| (875,000 | ) | ||
|
|
|
| |||||
Net Increase (Decrease) in Shares Outstanding from Share Transactions |
| 225,000 |
|
| — |
|
(1) Includes realized gains (losses) as a result of in-kind transactions, if any (See Note 4 in Notes to Financial Statements).
Amounts designated as “—” are $0.
The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.
20
ETC 6 Meridian
Statements of Changes in Net Assets
(Concluded)
ETC 6 Meridian Quality | ||||||||
For the | Year Ended | |||||||
Operations: |
|
|
|
| ||||
Net Investment Income (Loss) | $ | (86,219 | ) | $ | (74,704 | ) | ||
Net Realized Gain (Loss)(1) |
| 2,278,180 |
|
| 47,007 |
| ||
Net Change in Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) |
| 1,193,515 |
|
| 4,110,525 |
| ||
Net Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets Resulting from Operations |
| 3,385,476 |
|
| 4,082,828 |
| ||
|
|
|
| |||||
Distributions: |
| — |
|
| (12,666 | ) | ||
Return of Capital |
| — |
|
| (6,245 | ) | ||
|
|
|
| |||||
Capital Share Transactions: |
|
|
|
| ||||
Issued |
| 16,809,744 |
|
| 11,518,982 |
| ||
Redeemed |
| (10,589,524 | ) |
| (13,630,937 | ) | ||
Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets from Capital Share Transactions |
| 6,220,220 |
|
| (2,111,955 | ) | ||
|
|
|
| |||||
Total Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets |
| 9,605,696 |
|
| 1,951,962 |
| ||
|
|
|
| |||||
Net Assets: |
|
|
|
| ||||
Beginning of Year/Period |
| 30,957,427 |
|
| 29,005,465 |
| ||
End of Year/Period | $ | 40,563,123 |
| $ | 30,957,427 |
| ||
|
|
|
| |||||
Share Transactions: |
|
|
|
| ||||
Issued |
| 600,000 |
|
| 500,000 |
| ||
Redeemed |
| (375,000 | ) |
| (600,000 | ) | ||
|
|
|
| |||||
Net Increase (Decrease) in Shares Outstanding from Share Transactions |
| 225,000 |
|
| (100,000 | ) |
(1) Includes realized gains (losses) as a result of in-kind transactions, if any (See Note 4 in Notes to Financial Statements).
Amounts designated as “—” are $0.
The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.
21
ETC 6 Meridian Hedged Equity-Index Option Strategy ETF
Selected Per Share Data & Ratios
For a Share Outstanding Throughout the Year/Period
For the |
| Period Ended | ||||||||||||||||||
2023 | 2022 | 2021 | ||||||||||||||||||
Net Asset Value, beginning of year/period | $ | 33.07 |
| $ | 32.21 |
| $ | 29.54 |
| $ | 26.65 |
| $ | 25.34 |
| |||||
Investment Activities |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| ||||||||||
Net Investment income* |
| 0.28 |
|
| 0.69 |
|
| 0.67 |
|
| 0.50 |
|
| 0.25 |
| |||||
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) |
| 2.83 |
|
| 0.84 |
|
| 2.66 |
|
| 2.88 |
|
| 1.30 |
| |||||
Total from investment activities |
| 3.11 |
|
| 1.53 |
|
| 3.33 |
|
| 3.38 |
|
| 1.55 |
| |||||
Distributions to shareholders from: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| ||||||||||
Net Investment Income |
| (0.31 | ) |
| (0.67 | ) |
| (0.66 | ) |
| (0.49 | ) |
| (0.24 | ) | |||||
Total Distributions |
| (0.31 | ) |
| (0.67 | ) |
| (0.66 | ) |
| (0.49 | ) |
| (0.24 | ) | |||||
Net Asset Value, end of year/period | $ | 35.87 |
| $ | 33.07 |
| $ | 32.21 |
| $ | 29.54 |
| $ | 26.65 |
| |||||
Net Asset Value, Total Return (%)(1) |
| 9.43 |
|
| 4.86 |
|
| 11.44 |
|
| 12.76 |
|
| 6.14 |
| |||||
Ratios to Average Net Assets |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| ||||||||||
Expenses (%) |
| 1.03 | (2)(3) |
| 1.01 | (4) |
| 0.82 | (5) |
| 0.84 | (6) |
| 0.87 | (2)(7) | |||||
Expenses excluding waivers (%) |
| 1.03 | (2)(3) |
| 1.01 | (4) |
| 0.82 | (5) |
| 0.84 | (6) |
| 0.87 | (2)(7) | |||||
Net investment income (loss) (%) |
| 1.62 | (2)(3) |
| 2.15 | (4) |
| 2.22 | (5) |
| 1.72 | (6) |
| 1.71 | (2)(7) | |||||
Supplemental Data |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| ||||||||||
Net Assets end of year/period (000) | $ | 401,787 |
| $ | 362,985 |
| $ | 314,875 |
| $ | 246,619 |
| $ | 202,524 |
| |||||
Portfolio turnover(%)(8) |
| 86 |
|
| 160 |
|
| 164 |
|
| 171 |
|
| 49 |
|
* Per share data calculated using average shares method.
† Commenced operations on May 8, 2020.
(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) Annualized.
(3) The expense and investment income ratio includes interest expense. Had this expense been excluded the ratio’s would have been 0.76%, 0.76% and 1.89%.
(4) The expense and investment income ratio includes interest expense. Had this expense been excluded the ratio’s would have been 0.76%, 0.76% and 2.40%.
(5) The expense and investment income ratio includes interest expense. Had this expense been excluded the ratio’s would have been 0.78%, 0.78%, and 2.26%.
(6) The expense and investment income ratio includes interest expense. Had this expense been excluded the ratio’s would have been 0.80%, 0.80% and 1.76%.
(7) The expense and investment income ratio includes interest expense. Had this expense been excluded the ratio’s would have been 0.83%, 0.83% and 1.75%.
(8) Portfolio turnover is for the period indicated and periods of less than one year have not been annualized. Excludes the effect of securities received or delivered from processing in-kind creations or redemptions, if any.
The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.
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(Continued)
ETC 6 Meridian Low Beta Equity Strategy ETF
Selected Per Share Data & Ratios
For a Share Outstanding Throughout the Year/Period
For the |
| Period Ended | ||||||||||||||||||
2023 | 2022 | 2021 | ||||||||||||||||||
Net Asset Value, beginning of year/period | $ | 31.77 |
| $ | 34.11 |
| $ | 33.63 |
| $ | 28.70 |
| $ | 25.54 |
| |||||
Investment Activities |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| ||||||||||
Net Investment income* |
| 0.21 |
|
| 0.53 |
|
| 0.44 |
|
| 0.21 |
|
| 0.10 |
| |||||
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) |
| 2.97 |
|
| (2.36 | ) |
| 0.49 |
|
| 4.94 |
|
| 3.15 |
| |||||
Total from investment activities |
| 3.18 |
|
| (1.83 | ) |
| 0.93 |
|
| 5.15 |
|
| 3.25 |
| |||||
Distributions to shareholders from: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| ||||||||||
Net Investment Income |
| (0.24 | ) |
| (0.51 | ) |
| (0.45 | ) |
| (0.22 | ) |
| (0.09 | ) | |||||
Total Distributions |
| (0.24 | ) |
| (0.51 | ) |
| (0.45 | ) |
| (0.22 | ) |
| (0.09 | ) | |||||
Net Asset Value, end of year/period | $ | 34.71 |
| $ | 31.77 |
| $ | 34.11 |
| $ | 33.63 |
| $ | 28.70 |
| |||||
Net Asset Value, Total Return (%)(1) |
| 10.02 |
|
| (5.35 | ) |
| 2.80 |
|
| 17.96 |
|
| 12.72 |
| |||||
Ratios to Average Net Assets |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| ||||||||||
Expenses (%) |
| 0.78 | (2) |
| 0.79 |
|
| 0.80 |
|
| 0.82 |
|
| 0.88 | (2) | |||||
Expenses excluding waivers (%) |
| 0.78 | (2) |
| 0.79 |
|
| 0.80 |
|
| 0.82 |
|
| 0.88 | (2) | |||||
Net investment income (loss) (%) |
| 1.25 | (2) |
| 1.64 |
|
| 1.32 |
|
| 0.64 |
|
| 0.65 | (2) | |||||
Supplemental Data |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| ||||||||||
Net Assets end of year/period (000) | $ | 159,686 |
| $ | 139,770 |
| $ | 156,899 |
| $ | 137,049 |
| $ | 93,283 |
| |||||
Portfolio turnover(%)(3) |
| 31 |
|
| 59 |
|
| 73 |
|
| 70 |
|
| 13 |
|
* Per share data calculated using average shares method.
† Commenced operations on May 8, 2020.
(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) Annualized.
(3) Portfolio turnover is for the period indicated and periods of less than one year have not been annualized. Excludes the effect of securities received or delivered from processing in-kind creations or redemptions, if any.
The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.
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Financial Highlights
(Continued)
ETC 6 Meridian Mega Cap Equity ETF
Selected Per Share Data & Ratios
For a Share Outstanding Throughout the Year/Period
For the |
| Period Ended | ||||||||||||||||||
2023 | 2022 | 2021 | ||||||||||||||||||
Net Asset Value, beginning of year/period | $ | 35.18 |
| $ | 34.67 |
| $ | 34.50 |
| $ | 29.14 |
| $ | 25.38 |
| |||||
Investment Activities |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| ||||||||||
Net Investment income* |
| 0.33 |
|
| 0.77 |
|
| 0.77 |
|
| 0.58 |
|
| 0.27 |
| |||||
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) |
| 5.83 |
|
| 0.48 |
|
| 0.14 |
|
| 5.39 |
|
| 3.74 |
| |||||
Total from investment activities |
| 6.16 |
|
| 1.25 |
|
| 0.91 |
|
| 5.97 |
|
| 4.01 |
| |||||
Distributions to shareholders from: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| ||||||||||
Net Investment Income |
| (0.36 | ) |
| (0.74 | ) |
| (0.74 | ) |
| (0.58 | ) |
| (0.25 | ) | |||||
Net realized capital gains |
| — |
|
| — |
|
| — |
|
| (0.03 | ) |
| — |
| |||||
Total Distributions |
| (0.36 | ) |
| (0.74 | ) |
| (0.74 | ) |
| (0.61 | ) |
| (0.25 | ) | |||||
Net Asset Value, end of year/period | $ | 40.98 |
| $ | 35.18 |
| $ | 34.67 |
| $ | 34.50 |
| $ | 29.14 |
| |||||
Net Asset Value, Total Return (%)(1) |
| 17.58 |
|
| 3.74 |
|
| 2.73 |
|
| 20.59 |
|
| 15.88 |
| |||||
Ratios to Average Net Assets |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| ||||||||||
Expenses (%) |
| 0.78 | (2) |
| 0.78 |
|
| 0.80 |
|
| 0.82 |
|
| 0.86 | (2) | |||||
Expenses excluding waivers (%) |
| 0.78 | (2) |
| 0.78 |
|
| 0.80 |
|
| 0.82 |
|
| 0.86 | (2) | |||||
Net investment income (loss) (%) |
| 1.71 | (2) |
| 2.26 |
|
| 2.27 |
|
| 1.76 |
|
| 1.72 | (2) | |||||
Supplemental Data |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| ||||||||||
Net Assets end of year/period (000) | $ | 239,704 |
| $ | 190,843 |
| $ | 177,680 |
| $ | 158,680 |
| $ | 115,827 |
| |||||
Portfolio turnover(%)(3) |
| 83 |
|
| 144 |
|
| 160 |
|
| 166 |
|
| 38 |
|
* Per share data calculated using average shares method.
† Commenced operations on May 8, 2020.
(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) Annualized.
(3) Portfolio turnover is for the period indicated and periods of less than one year have not been annualized. Excludes the effect of securities received or delivered from processing in-kind creations or redemptions, if any.
Amounts designated as “—” are $0.
The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.
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ETC 6 Meridian
Financial Highlights
(Continued)
ETC 6 Meridian Small Cap Equity ETF
Selected Per Share Data & Ratios
For a Share Outstanding Throughout the Year/Period
For the |
| Period Ended | ||||||||||||||||||
2023 | 2022 | 2021 | ||||||||||||||||||
Net Asset Value, beginning of year/period | $ | 43.31 |
| $ | 44.28 |
| $ | 49.08 |
| $ | 35.05 |
| $ | 26.43 |
| |||||
Investment Activities |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| ||||||||||
Net Investment income* |
| 0.27 |
|
| 0.83 |
|
| 0.56 |
|
| 0.40 |
|
| 0.13 |
| |||||
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) |
| 3.05 |
|
| (1.02 | ) |
| (4.76 | ) |
| 14.00 |
|
| 8.60 |
| |||||
Total from investment activities |
| 3.32 |
|
| (0.19 | ) |
| (4.20 | ) |
| 14.40 |
|
| 8.73 |
| |||||
Distributions to shareholders from: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| ||||||||||
Net Investment Income |
| (0.33 | ) |
| (0.78 | ) |
| (0.60 | ) |
| (0.37 | ) |
| (0.11 | ) | |||||
Total Distributions |
| (0.33 | ) |
| (0.78 | ) |
| (0.60 | ) |
| (0.37 | ) |
| (0.11 | ) | |||||
Net Asset Value, end of year/period | $ | 46.30 |
| $ | 43.31 |
| $ | 44.28 |
| $ | 49.08 |
| $ | 35.05 |
| |||||
Net Asset Value, Total Return (%)(1) |
| 7.67 |
|
| (0.37 | ) |
| (8.58 | ) |
| 41.20 |
|
| 33.11 |
| |||||
Ratios to Average Net Assets |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| ||||||||||
Expenses (%) |
| 0.83 | (2) |
| 0.85 |
|
| 0.89 |
|
| 0.88 |
|
| 1.00 | (2) | |||||
Expenses excluding waivers (%) |
| 0.83 | (2) |
| 0.85 |
|
| 0.89 |
|
| 0.88 |
|
| 1.10 | (2) | |||||
Net investment income (loss) (%) |
| 1.16 | (2) |
| 1.96 |
|
| 1.24 |
|
| 0.87 |
|
| 0.76 | (2) | |||||
Supplemental Data |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| ||||||||||
Net Assets end of year/period (000) | $ | 78,709 |
| $ | 63,886 |
| $ | 65,314 |
| $ | 62,572 |
| $ | 32,423 |
| |||||
Portfolio turnover(%)(3) |
| 53 |
|
| 98 |
|
| 91 |
|
| 104 |
|
| 29 |
|
* Per share data calculated using average shares method.
† Commenced operations on May 8, 2020.
(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) Annualized.
(3) Portfolio turnover is for the period indicated and periods of less than one year have not been annualized. Excludes the effect of securities received or delivered from processing in-kind creations or redemptions, if any.
The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.
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ETC 6 Meridian
Financial Highlights
(Concluded)
ETC 6 Meridian Quality Growth ETF
Selected Per Share Data & Ratios
For a Share Outstanding Throughout the Year/Period
For the |
| Period Ended | ||||||||||||||
2023 | 2022 | |||||||||||||||
Net Asset Value, beginning of year/period | $ | 25.27 |
| $ | 21.89 |
| $ | 26.78 |
| $ | 24.28 |
| ||||
Investment Activities |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| ||||||||
Net Investment income (loss)* |
| (0.07 | ) |
| (0.06 | ) |
| 0.02 |
|
| (0.03 | ) | ||||
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) |
| 2.77 |
|
| 3.46 |
|
| (4.90 | ) |
| 2.53 |
| ||||
Total from investment activities |
| 2.70 |
|
| 3.40 |
|
| (4.88 | ) |
| 2.50 |
| ||||
Distributions to shareholders from: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| ||||||||
Net Investment Income |
| — |
|
| (0.01 | ) |
| (0.01 | ) |
| — |
| ||||
Return of Capital |
| — |
|
| (0.01 | ) |
| — |
|
| — | (1) | ||||
Total Distributions |
| — |
|
| (0.02 | ) |
| (0.01 | ) |
| — |
| ||||
Net Asset Value, end of year/period | $ | 27.97 |
| $ | 25.27 |
| $ | 21.89 |
| $ | 26.78 |
| ||||
Net Asset Value, Total Return (%)(2) |
| 10.68 |
|
| 15.52 |
|
| (18.23 | ) |
| 10.30 |
| ||||
Ratios to Average Net Assets |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| ||||||||
Expenses (%) |
| 1.00 | (3) |
| 1.00 |
|
| 1.00 |
|
| 1.00 | (3) | ||||
Expenses excluding waivers (%) |
| 1.00 | (3) |
| 1.01 |
|
| 1.08 |
|
| 1.52 | (3) | ||||
Net investment income (loss) (%) |
| (0.48 | )(3) |
| (0.26 | ) |
| 0.07 |
|
| (0.18 | )(3) | ||||
Supplemental Data |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| ||||||||
Net Assets end of year/period (000) | $ | 40,563 |
| $ | 30,957 |
| $ | 29,005 |
| $ | 25,443 |
| ||||
Portfolio turnover(%)(4) |
| 31 |
|
| 59 |
|
| 84 |
|
| 40 |
|
* Per share data calculated using average shares method.
† Commenced operations on May 10, 2021.
(1) Amount represents less than $0.01.
(2) 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.
(3) Annualized.
(4) Portfolio turnover is for the period indicated and periods of less than one year have not been annualized. Excludes the effect of securities received or delivered from processing in-kind creations or redemptions, if any.
Amounts designated as “—” are $0.
The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.
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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 ETC 6 Meridian Hedged Equity-Index Option Strategy ETF, ETC 6 Meridian Low Beta Equity Strategy ETF, ETC 6 Meridian Mega Cap Equity ETF, ETC 6 Meridian Small Cap Equity ETF and ETC 6 Meridian Quality Growth ETF (each, a “Fund” and collectively, the “Funds”). Each Fund seeks to provide capital appreciation. Exchange Traded Concepts, LLC (the “Adviser”), an Oklahoma limited liability company, serves as the investment adviser for the Funds. The ETC 6 Meridian Low Beta Equity Strategy ETF and ETC 6 Meridian Small Equity ETF are classified as “diversified” under the 1940 Act. The ETC 6 Meridian Hedged Equity-Index Option Strategy ETF, ETC 6 Meridian Mega Cap Equity ETF and ETC 6 Meridian Quality Growth ETF are classified as “non-diversified” under the 1940 Act (see “Non-Diversification Risk” under Note 6). The Funds, other than the ETC 6 Meridian Quality Growth ETF, commenced operations on May 8, 2020. The ETC 6 Meridian Quality Growth ETF commenced operations on May 10, 2021.
Shares of the Funds are listed and traded on the NYSE Arca, Inc. (the “Exchange”). Market prices for shares of a Fund may be different from their net asset value (“NAV”). The Funds issue and redeem shares on a continuous basis to certain institutional investors (typically market makers or other broker-dealers) at NAV only in large blocks of shares called “Creation Units.” Creation Units are available for purchase and redemption on each business day and are offered and redeemed on an in-kind basis, together with a specified cash amount, or for an all cash amount. 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 Funds meet the criteria of an “investment company,” and therefore, the Funds prepare their financial statements in accordance with investment company accounting as outlined in ASC 946.
Use of Estimates and Indemnifications — Each Fund is an investment company in conformity with U.S. GAAP. Therefore, the Funds follow the accounting and reporting guidelines for investment companies. 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 Funds, enters into contracts that contain a variety of representations which provide general indemnifications. Each Fund’s maximum exposure under these arrangements cannot be known; however, the Funds expect any risk of loss to be remote.
Security Valuation — The Funds record their 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 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 price for long positions and at the most recent quoted ask price
27
ETC 6 Meridian
Notes to Financial Statements
May 31, 2024 (Unaudited) (Continued)
2. SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES (continued)
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.
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 Funds are provided daily by recognized independent pricing agents. If a security price cannot be obtained from an independent, third-party pricing agent, the Funds seek to obtain a bid price from at least one independent broker.
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.
Rule 2a-5 under the 1940 Act, establishes requirements to determine fair value in good faith for purposes of the 1940 Act. The rule permits fund boards to designate a fund’s investment adviser to perform fair-value determinations, subject to board oversight and certain other conditions. The rule also defines when market quotations are “readily available” for purposes of the 1940 Act and requires a fund to fair value a portfolio investment when a market quotation is not readily available.
Pursuant to the requirements of Rule 2a-5, the Trust’s Board of Trustees (the “Board”) (i) has designated the Adviser as the Board’s valuation designee to perform fair-value determinations for a Fund through the Adviser’s Valuation Committee and (ii) approved the Adviser’s Valuation Procedures.
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, a 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 NAV. 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 NAV, 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 Funds disclose 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 Funds have the ability to access at the measurement date;
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ETC 6 Meridian
Notes to Financial Statements
May 31, 2024 (Unaudited) (Continued)
2. SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES (continued)
• 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 Funds to measure fair value during the six months ended May 31, 2024 maximized the use of observable inputs and minimized the use of unobservable inputs. Investments are classified within the level of the lowest significant input considered in determining fair value.
Federal Income Taxes — It is each 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 Funds’ policy is to classify interest and penalties associated with underpayment of federal and state income taxes, if any, as income tax expense on their Statements of Operations. As of May 31, 2024, the Funds did not have any interest or penalties associated with the underpayment of any income taxes. Current tax years remain open and subject to examination by tax jurisdictions. The Funds have reviewed all major jurisdictions and concluded that there is no impact on the Funds’ 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. Withholding taxes and reclaims on foreign dividends, if any, have been provided for in accordance with the Funds’ understanding of the applicable country’s tax rules and rates.
Counterparty Risk and Collateral — The ETC 6 Meridian Hedged Equity-Index Option Strategy ETF invests in exchange-traded derivatives, such as futures and exchange-traded options. Counterparty risk on these derivatives is minimal because the clearinghouse provides protection against counterparty defaults. For futures, the Fund is required to deposit collateral in the amount specified by the clearinghouse and the clearing firm (“margin requirement”), and the margin requirement must be maintained over the life of the contract. Collateral for exchange-traded derivatives may be in the form of cash or debt securities issued by the U.S. government or related agencies, although other securities may be used. Cash posted by the Fund, if any, is reflected as cash deposits in the accompanying financial statements and generally is restricted from withdrawal by the Fund. Securities posted by the Fund, if any, are noted in the accompanying schedule of investments. Both forms of collateral remain in the Fund’s assets. Exchange-traded derivatives may only be closed out on the exchange or clearinghouse where the contracts were cleared. This ability is subject to the liquidity of underlying positions.
Options — The ETC 6 Meridian Hedged Equity-Index Option Strategy ETF 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 ETC 6 Meridian Hedge Equity-Index Option Strategy ETF entered into written and purchased options during the six months ended May 31, 2024. These options were index options composed entirely of equity risk.
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ETC 6 Meridian
Notes to Financial Statements
May 31, 2024 (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, 2024, if applicable. The amount of realized gain (loss) on Written Options are presented on the Statements of Operations as “Net Realized Gain (Loss) on Written Options”. The change in the net fair value of the Written Options are included in the Statement of Operations as “Net Change in Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) on Written Options”.
For the six months ended May 31, 2024, the average quarterly notional amount of options held in the ETC 6 Meridian Hedged Equity-Index Option Strategy ETF were as follows:
Average Quarterly Notional Balance Long | $ | — |
| |
Average Quarterly Notional Balance Short |
| (398,971,523 | ) |
Cash and Cash Equivalents — Idle cash may be swept into various overnight demand deposits and is classified as Cash and Cash equivalents on the Statements of Assets and Liabilities, if any. The Funds maintain 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 — Each Fund pays out dividends from its net investment income monthly and distributes its net capital gains, if any, to investors at least annually. All distributions are recorded on ex-dividend date.
Creation Units — The Funds issue and redeem 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 $500, $1,000, $500, $500 and $500 per transaction, regardless of the number of Creation Units created in a given transaction for ETC 6 Meridian Hedged Equity-Index Option Strategy ETF, ETC 6 Meridian Low Beta Equity Strategy ETF, ETC 6 Meridian Mega Cap Equity ETF, ETC 6 Meridian Small Cap Equity ETF and ETC 6 Meridian Quality Growth ETF, respectively. An Authorized Participant who holds Creation Units and wishes to redeem at NAV would also pay a standard minimum redemption transaction fee of $500, $1,000, $500, $500 and $500 per transaction to the custodian on the date of such redemption, regardless of the number of Creation Units redeemed in a given transaction for ETC 6 Meridian Hedged Equity-Index Option Strategy ETF, ETC 6 Meridian Low Beta Equity Strategy ETF, ETC 6 Meridian Mega Cap Equity ETF, ETC 6 Meridian Small Cap Equity ETF and ETC 6 Meridian Quality Growth ETF, respectively. The Funds 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 transactions. 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.
Except when aggregated in Creation Units, shares are not redeemable securities of the Funds. Shares of the Funds may only be purchased or redeemed by certain 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 Funds’ distributor. Most retail investors will not qualify as Authorized Participants or have the resources to buy and sell whole Creation Units. Therefore, they
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2. SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES (concluded)
will be unable to purchase or redeem the shares directly from the Funds. Rather, most retail investors will purchase and sell shares in the secondary market with the assistance of a broker and will be subject to customary brokerage commissions or fees.
To the extent contemplated by an Authorized 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 a Fund, by the time as set forth in the Authorized 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 Authorized Participant Agreement. An Authorized Participant Agreement may permit a 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 a 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 and Administrative Services
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 each Fund pursuant to an investment advisory agreement with the Trust (the “Advisory Agreement”). Under the Advisory Agreement, the Adviser provides investment advisory services to the Funds and is responsible for, among other things, overseeing the Sub-Adviser (as defined below), including regular review of the Sub-Adviser’s performance, trading portfolio securities on behalf of each Fund, and selecting broker-dealers to execute purchase and sale transactions, subject to the oversight of the Board.
For the services it provides, each Fund pays the Adviser a fee calculated daily and paid monthly at an annual rate of 0.61% of the average daily net assets of each Fund.
ETC Platform Services, LLC (“ETC Platform Services”), a direct wholly owned subsidiary of the Adviser, administers each Funds’ business affairs and provides office facilities and equipment, certain clerical, bookkeeping and administrative services, paying agent services under each Fund’s fee arrangement, and its officers and employees to serve as officers or Trustees of the Trust. ETC Platform Services also arranges for transfer agency, custody, fund administration and accounting, and other non-distribution related services necessary for each Fund to operate. For the services it provides to each Fund, ETC Platform Services is paid a fee calculated daily and paid monthly based on a percentage of each Fund’s average daily net assets.
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.
The Adviser has contractually agreed to waive its fees and reimburse expenses to the extent necessary to keep total annual operating expenses of each Fund (excluding amounts payable pursuant to any plan adopted in accordance with Rule 12b-1, interest expense, taxes, brokerage commissions, acquired fund fees and expenses, other expenditures which are capitalized in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles, and extraordinary expenses) from exceeding 1.00% of each Fund’s average daily net assets until at least April 1, 2025 (“Expense Cap”). The expense limitation agreement may be terminated, without payment of any penalty: (i) by the Trust for any reason and at any time and (ii) by the Adviser, for any reason, upon ninety (90) days’ prior written notice to the Trust, such termination to be effective as of the close of business on the last day of the then-current one-year period.
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If it becomes unnecessary for the Adviser to waive fees or reimburse expenses, the Board may permit the Adviser to retain the difference between a Fund’s total annual operating expenses and the expense limitation currently in effect, or, if lower, the expense limitation that was in effect at the time of the waiver and/or reimbursement, to recapture all or a portion of its prior fee waivers or expense reimbursements within three years of the date they were waived or reimbursed. The fees which were waived and/or reimbursed to a Fund by the Adviser, which may be subject to possible future reimbursement, up to the expense cap in place at the time the expenses were waived and reimbursed to the Adviser are as follows:
Reimbursement | Expiration | ||||
ETC 6 Meridian Quality Growth ETF | $ | 19,418 | November 30, 2024 | ||
ETC 6 Meridian Quality Growth ETF |
| 22,457 | November 30, 2025 | ||
ETC 6 Meridian Quality Growth ETF |
| 4,093 | November 30, 2026 |
During the six months ended May 31, 2024, the Adviser recaptured previously waived fees of $15,342 for ETC 6 Meridian Quality Growth ETF, which were due to expire on November 30, 2024.
Sub-Advisory Agreement
Madison Avenue Financial Solutions, LLC (the “Sub-Adviser”), a Delaware limited liability company, serves as the Funds’ sub-adviser pursuant to a sub-advisory agreement (“Sub-Advisory Agreement”). Under the Sub-Advisory Agreement, the Sub-Adviser makes investment decisions for the Funds and continuously reviews and administers the investment program of the Funds, subject to the supervision of the Adviser and the oversight of the Board.
Under the Sub-Advisory Agreement, with respect to each Fund, the Adviser pays the Sub-Adviser a fee out of the fee the Adviser receives from the Funds, calculated daily and paid monthly at an annual rate of 0.49% of the Funds’ average daily net assets.
Pursuant to an arrangement between the Adviser and the Sub-Adviser, the Sub-Adviser has agreed to assume the Adviser’s obligation to pay Fund expenses above the Expense Cap and has agreed, to the extent applicable, to pay the Adviser a minimum fee.
Distribution Arrangement
The Distributor serves as the underwriter and distributor of each Fund’s 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 Funds’ custodian and transfer agent. The Distributor has no obligation to sell any specific quantity of a Fund’s 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 any Fund’s shares.
The Funds have adopted a Distribution and Service Plan (the “Plan”) pursuant to Rule 12b-1 under the 1940 Act. In accordance with the Plan, the Funds are authorized to pay an amount up to 0.25% of its average daily net assets each year for certain distribution-related activities. For the six months ended May 31, 2024, no fees were charged by the Distributor under the Plan and the Plan will only be implemented with approval of the Board.
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3. SERVICE PROVIDERS (concluded)
Administrator, Custodian and Transfer Agent
SEI Investments Global Funds Services serves as the Funds’ administrator pursuant to an administration agreement. The Bank of New York Mellon serves as the Funds’ custodian and transfer agent pursuant to a custodian agreement and transfer agency services agreement.
An officer of the Trust is affiliated with the administrator and receives no compensation from the Trust for serving as an officer.
4. INVESTMENT TRANSACTIONS
For the six months ended May 31, 2024, 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 | |||||
ETC 6 Meridian Hedged Equity-Index Option Strategy ETF | $ | 334,639,910 | $ | 374,217,378 | ||
ETC 6 Meridian Low Beta Equity Strategy ETF |
| 46,832,235 |
| 47,319,425 | ||
ETC 6 Meridian Mega Cap Equity ETF |
| 180,243,810 |
| 182,177,676 | ||
ETC 6 Meridian Small Cap Equity ETF |
| 38,566,109 |
| 37,820,380 | ||
ETC 6 Meridian Quality Growth ETF |
| 11,076,704 |
| 11,511,721 |
For the six months ended May 31, 2024, there were no purchases of long-term U.S. Government securities by the Funds.
For the six months ended May 31, 2024, in-kind transactions associated with creations and redemptions were:
Purchases | Sales | Realized | |||||||
ETC 6 Meridian Hedged Equity-Index Option Strategy ETF | $ | 272,741,266 | $ | 259,122,063 | $ | 46,315,466 | |||
ETC 6 Meridian Low Beta Equity Strategy ETF |
| 39,559,600 |
| 32,548,226 |
| 6,652,878 | |||
ETC 6 Meridian Mega Cap Equity ETF |
| 159,690,443 |
| 141,387,808 |
| 24,878,687 | |||
ETC 6 Meridian Small Cap Equity ETF |
| 31,783,569 |
| 21,445,186 |
| 4,696,149 | |||
ETC 6 Meridian Quality Growth ETF |
| 16,389,461 |
| 9,969,137 |
| 2,857,637 |
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 total distributable earnings (accumulated losses) as appropriate, in the period that the differences arise.
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5. TAX INFORMATION (continued)
The tax character of dividends and distributions paid during the years ended November 30, 2023 and November 30, 2022, were as follows:
Ordinary | Return of | Totals | |||||||
ETC 6 Meridian Hedged Equity-Index Option Strategy ETF |
|
|
| ||||||
2023 | $ | 7,207,938 | $ | — | $ | 7,207,938 | |||
2022 |
| 6,013,160 |
| — |
| 6,013,160 | |||
ETC 6 Meridian Low Beta Equity Strategy ETF |
|
|
| ||||||
2023 | $ | 2,332,485 | $ | — | $ | 2,332,485 | |||
2022 |
| 1,949,810 |
| — |
| 1,949,810 | |||
ETC 6 Meridian Mega Cap Equity ETF |
|
|
| ||||||
2023 | $ | 3,928,312 | $ | — | $ | 3,928,312 | |||
2022 |
| 3,543,151 |
| — |
| 3,543,151 | |||
ETC 6 Meridian Small Cap Equity ETF |
|
|
| ||||||
2023 | $ | 1,166,152 | $ | — | $ | 1,166,152 | |||
2022 |
| 834,121 |
| — |
| 834,121 | |||
ETC 6 Meridian Quality Growth ETF |
|
|
| ||||||
2023 | $ | 12,666 | $ | 6,245 | $ | 18,911 | |||
2022 |
| 10,465 |
| — |
| 10,465 |
As of November 30, 2023, the components of Distributable Earnings (Accumulated Losses) on a tax basis were as follows:
ETC | ETC | ETC | ETC | ETC | ||||||||||||||||
Undistributed Ordinary Income | $ | 296,222 |
| $ | 118,974 |
| $ | 192,003 |
| $ | 115,132 |
| $ | — |
| |||||
Post-October Losses |
| (10,793,435 | ) |
| — |
|
| (1,833,201 | ) |
| — |
|
| — |
| |||||
Capital Loss Carryforwards |
| (59,964,103 | ) |
| (20,733,144 | ) |
| (35,932,191 | ) |
| (15,970,863 | ) |
| (6,118,099 | ) | |||||
Deferred Late-Year Losses |
| — |
|
| — |
|
| — |
|
| — |
|
| (65,557 | ) | |||||
Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) |
| 8,387,170 |
|
| (1,739,729 | ) |
| 4,168,421 |
|
| (278,566 | ) |
| 2,959,064 |
| |||||
Other Temporary Differences |
| (3 | ) |
| 3 |
|
| 1 |
|
| 2 |
|
| 2 |
| |||||
Total Distributable Earnings (Accumulated Losses) | $ | (62,074,149 | ) | $ | (22,353,896 | ) | $ | (33,404,967 | ) | $ | (16,134,295 | ) | $ | (3,224,590 | ) |
Post-October capital losses represent capital losses realized on investment transactions from November 1, 2023 through November 30, 2023, that, in accordance with Federal income tax regulations, the Funds may elect to defer and treat as having arisen in the following fiscal year.
Deferred late-year losses represent ordinary losses realized on investment transactions from January 1, 2023 through November 30, 2023 and specified losses realized on investment transactions from November 1, 2022 through November 30, 2023.
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5. TAX INFORMATION (concluded)
The Funds are 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 November 30, 2023, the following Funds have capital loss carryforwards to offset capital gains for an unlimited period:
Short-Term | Long-Term | Total | |||||||
ETC 6 Meridian Hedged Equity-Index Option Strategy ETF | $ | 45,752,076 | $ | 14,212,027 | $ | 59,964,103 | |||
ETC 6 Meridian Low Beta Equity Strategy ETF |
| 13,353,631 |
| 7,379,513 |
| 20,733,144 | |||
ETC 6 Meridian Mega Cap Equity ETF |
| 28,139,222 |
| 7,792,969 |
| 35,932,191 | |||
ETC 6 Meridian Small Cap Equity ETF |
| 11,572,281 |
| 4,398,582 |
| 15,970,863 | |||
ETC 6 Meridian Quality Growth ETF |
| 4,773,755 |
| 1,344,344 |
| 6,118,099 |
For Federal income tax purposes, the cost of securities owned at November 30, 2023, 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 period and have been deferred for use in future years. The Federal tax cost and aggregate gross unrealized appreciation and depreciation on investments and foreign currency transactions held by the Funds at May 31, 2024, were as follows:
Federal Tax | Aggregated | Aggregated | Net Unrealized | ||||||||||
ETC 6 Meridian Hedged Equity-Index Option Strategy ETF | $ | 372,368,605 | $ | 42,710,050 | $ | (4,830,326 | ) | $ | 37,879,724 | ||||
ETC 6 Meridian Low Beta Equity Strategy ETF |
| 148,179,174 |
| 18,390,499 |
| (6,992,877 | ) |
| 11,397,622 | ||||
ETC 6 Meridian Mega Cap Equity ETF |
| 216,985,596 |
| 25,373,270 |
| (2,886,548 | ) |
| 22,486,722 | ||||
ETC 6 Meridian Small Cap Equity ETF |
| 74,829,740 |
| 7,068,747 |
| (3,213,005 | ) |
| 3,855,742 | ||||
ETC 6 Meridian Quality Growth ETF |
| 35,763,103 |
| 5,959,283 |
| (1,128,033 | ) |
| 4,831,250 |
6. PRINCIPAL RISKS OF INVESTING IN THE FUNDS
As with all exchange traded funds (“ETFs”), each shareholder of a Fund is subject to the risk that his or her investment could lose money. The Funds are subject to the principal risks noted below, any of which may adversely affect a Fund’s NAV, trading price, yield, total return and ability to meet its investment objective. Risk information is applicable to each Fund unless otherwise noted. Additional principal risks are disclosed in the Funds’ prospectus. Please refer to the Funds’ prospectus for a complete description of the principal risks of investing in a Fund.
Limited Authorized Participants, Market Makers and Liquidity Providers Risk. Because each Fund is an ETF, only a limited number of institutional investors (known as “Authorized Participants”) are authorized to purchase and redeem shares directly from the Funds. 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, shares of the Funds may trade at a material discount to their NAV per share 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 an investment 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. The market value of an investment
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also may decline because of factors that affect a particular industry or industries such as labor shortages, increased production costs, and competitive conditions. 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 investments. For example, in recent years, the COVID-19 pandemic, the large expansion of government deficits and debt as a result of government actions to mitigate the effects of the pandemic, Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, and the rise of inflation have resulted in extreme volatility in the global economy and in global financial markets. Economies and financial markets throughout the world are becoming increasingly interconnected. As a result, whether or not a Fund invests in securities of issuers located in or with significant exposure to countries experiencing economic and financial difficulties, the value and liquidity of the Fund’s investments may be negatively affected.
Models and Data Risk. The Sub-Adviser relies heavily on quantitative models as well as data and information supplied by third parties that are utilized by the models. To the extent the models do not perform as designed or as intended, the Funds’ strategy may not be successfully implemented and the Funds may lose value. If the models or data are incorrect or incomplete, any decisions made in reliance there exclusion of securities that would have been excluded or included had the models or data been correct and complete.
Non-Diversification Risk (ETC 6 Meridian Mega Cap Equity ETF, ETC 6 Meridian Hedged Equity-Index Option Strategy ETF and ETC 6 Meridian Quality Growth ETF only). Each Fund is a non-diversified investment company under the 1940 Act, meaning that, as compared to a diversified fund, it can invest a greater percentage of its assets in securities issued by or representing a small number of issuers. As a result, the performance of these issuers can have a substantial impact on the Fund’s performance.
Options Risk (ETC 6 Meridian Hedged Equity-Index Strategy ETF only). Options give the holder of the option the right to buy (or to sell) a position in a security or in a contract to the writer of the option, at a certain price. They are subject to correlation risk because there may be an imperfect correlation between the options and the securities markets that cause a given transaction to fail to achieve its objectives. The successful use of options depends on the Sub-Adviser’s ability to correctly predict future price fluctuations and the degree of correlation between the options and securities markets. Exchanges can limit the number of positions that can be held or controlled by the Fund or the Sub-Adviser, thus limiting the ability to implement the Fund’s strategies. Options are also particularly subject to leverage risk and can be subject to liquidity risk.
Sector Focus Risk (ETC 6 Meridian Quality Growth ETF only). Each 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. While each Fund’s sector exposure is expected to vary over time, each Fund anticipates that it may be subject to some or all of the risks described below. The list below is not a comprehensive list of the sectors to which the Funds may have exposure over time and should not be relied on as such.
Information Technology Sector Risk (ETC 6 Meridian Quality Growth ETF only). The Fund is subject to the risk that market or economic factors impacting technology companies and companies that rely heavily on technology advances could have a major effect on the value of the Fund’s investments. The value of stocks of technology companies and companies that rely heavily on technology is particularly vulnerable to rapid changes in technology product cycles, rapid product obsolescence, the loss of patent, copyright and trademark protections, government regulation and competition, both domestically and internationally, including competition from foreign competitors with lower production costs. Technology companies and companies that rely heavily on technology, especially those of smaller, less-seasoned companies, tend to be more volatile than the overall market. Technology companies are heavily dependent on patent and intellectual property rights, the loss or impairment of which may adversely affect profitability. Additionally, companies in the Information Technology Sector may face dramatic and often unpredictable changes in growth rates and competition for the services of qualified personnel.
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7. OTHER
At May 31, 2024, the records of the Trust, reflected that 100% of the Funds’ total shares outstanding were held by Authorized Participants, in the form of Creation Units, as shown in the table below. 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.
Number of | ||
ETC 6 Meridian Hedged Equity-Index Option Strategy ETF | 2 | |
ETC 6 Meridian Low Beta Equity Strategy ETF | 3 | |
ETC 6 Meridian Mega Cap Equity ETF | 3 | |
ETC 6 Meridian Small Cap Equity ETF | 2 | |
ETC 6 Meridian Quality Growth ETF | 2 |
8. RECENT MARKET EVENTS
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. Periods of market volatility may occur in response to such events and other economic, political, and global macro factors.
Governments and central banks, including the Federal Reserve in the United States, took extraordinary and unprecedented actions to support local and global economies and the financial markets in response to the COVID-19 pandemic, including by keeping interest rates at historically low levels for an extended period. The Federal Reserve concluded its market support activities in 2022 and began to raise interest rates in an effort to fight inflation. The Federal Reserve may determine to raise interest rates further. This and other government intervention into the economy and financial markets to address the pandemic, inflation, or other significant events in the future may not work as intended, particularly if the efforts are perceived by investors as being unlikely to achieve the desired results.
9. SUBSEQUENT EVENTS
The Funds have 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 disclosure and/or adjustments were required to the financial statements.
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All ETFs have operating expenses. As a shareholder of a 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 a Fund’s 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 each 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, 2023 to May 31, 2024) (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 Funds, 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 Funds 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 | Ending | Annualized | Expenses | ||||
ETC 6 Meridian Hedged Equity-Index Option Strategy ETF | ||||||||
Actual Fund Return | $ 1,000.00 | $ 1,094.30 | 1.03% | $ 5.39 | ||||
Hypothetical 5% Return | $ 1,000.00 | $ 1,019.85 | 1.03% | $ 5.20 | ||||
ETC 6 Meridian Low Beta Equity Strategy ETF | ||||||||
Actual Fund Return | $ 1,000.00 | $ 1,100.20 | 0.78% | $ 4.10 | ||||
Hypothetical 5% Return | $ 1,000.00 | $ 1,021.10 | 0.78% | $ 3.94 | ||||
ETC 6 Meridian Mega Cap Equity ETF | ||||||||
Actual Fund Return | $ 1,000.00 | $ 1,175.80 | 0.78% | $ 4.24 | ||||
Hypothetical 5% Return | $ 1,000.00 | $ 1,021.10 | 0.78% | $ 3.94 | ||||
ETC 6 Meridian Small Cap Equity ETF | ||||||||
Actual Fund Return | $ 1,000.00 | $ 1,076.70 | 0.83% | $ 4.31 | ||||
Hypothetical 5% Return | $ 1,000.00 | $ 1,020.85 | 0.83% | $ 4.19 | ||||
ETC 6 Meridian Quality Growth ETF | ||||||||
Actual Fund Return | $ 1,000.00 | $ 1,106.80 | 1.00% | $ 5.27 | ||||
Hypothetical 5% Return | $ 1,000.00 | $ 1,020.00 | 1.00% | $ 5.05 |
(1) Expenses are equal to the Fund’s annualized expense ratio multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by 183/366 (to reflect the one-half year period shown).
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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 “Funds”), 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 a 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 Funds’ particular risks, but not to eliminate all adverse impacts of liquidity risk, which would be incompatible with the nature of the Funds.
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 Funds and managing the liquidity risk of the Funds on an ongoing basis. Meetings of the LRWG are held no less than monthly.
At the March 2024 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, 2023. The report concluded that the Program is adequately designed to assess and manage the Funds’ 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 each Fund’s prospectus for more information regarding a Fund’s exposure to liquidity risk and other principal risks to which an investment in the Fund may be subject.
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NAV is the price per share at which a fund issues and redeems shares. It is calculated in accordance with the standard formula for valuing fund shares. The “Market Price” of a 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. A fund’s Market Price may be at, above or below its NAV. The NAV of a fund will fluctuate with changes in the market value of the fund’s holdings. The NAV of a fund may also be impacted by the accrual of deferred taxes. The Market Price of a 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 a fund on a given day, generally at the time NAV is calculated. A premium is the amount that a fund is trading above the reported NAV, expressed as a percentage of the NAV. A discount is the amount that a fund is trading below the reported NAV, expressed as a percentage of the NAV.
Further information regarding premiums and discounts is available on the Funds’ website at www.6meridianfunds.com.
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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:
Madison Avenue Financial Solutions, LLC
8301 E 21st St. North, Suite 150
Wichita, KS 67206
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:
Chapman and Cutler LLP
320 South Canal Street
Chicago, IL 60606
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 Funds.
MER-SA-001-0500
(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.
Item 9. Purchases of Equity Securities by Closed-End Management Investment 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 18. Recovery of Erroneously Awarded Compensation.
(a) Not Applicable.
(b) Not Applicable.
Item 19. Exhibits.
(a)(1) Not applicable.
(a)(2) Not applicable.
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, | |
Principal Executive Officer | |
Date: July 19, 2024 |
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and the Investment Company Act of 1940, this report has been signed below by the following persons on behalf of the Registrant and in the capacities and on the dates indicated.
By (Signature and Title) | /s/ J. Garrett Stevens |
J. Garrett Stevens, | |
Principal Executive Officer | |
Date: July 19, 2024 |
By (Signature and Title) | /s/ Christopher W. Roleke |
Christopher W. Roleke, | |
Principal Financial Officer | |
Date: July 19, 2024 |