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 811-22497
Huntington Strategy Shares
(Exact name of registrant as specified in charter)
2960 North Meridian Street, Suite 300 Indianapolis, IN 46208
(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip code)
Citi Fund Services Ohio, Inc., 3435 Stelzer Road, Columbus, OH 43219
(Name and address of agent for service)
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (855) 477-3837
Date of fiscal year end: April 30
Date of reporting period: October 31, 2013
Item 1. Reports to Stockholders.
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A Message from the
Chief Investment Officer and
Semi-Annual Shareholder Report
OCTOBER 31, 2013
Message from the Chief Investment Officer
Dear Shareholder:
The semi-annual period between May 1, 2013 and October 31, 2013 was memorable in a variety of ways. First, the investment markets were extremely favorable for investors. While the Dow Jones Industrial Average1 rose only 3.75% during the period, the broader Standard & Poor’s 500 Index (“S&P 500”)2 gained 8.60% for investors and the NASDAQ Index rose 13.99%. Small cap equities were the market leaders as evidenced by a 14.56% return for the Standard & Poor’s Small Cap 600 Index (“S&P 600”)3, while mid caps in the Standard & Poor’s MidCap 400 Index (“S&P 400”)4 provided investors with almost a 9.50% increase. Within this robust equity environment, the two Huntington Strategy Shares Exchange-Traded Funds (ETFs) performed well for our shareholders. The Huntington US Equity Rotation Strategy ETF generated a return of 10.43% and the Huntington EcoLogical Strategy ETF gained 8.02% for the six-month period ending October 31, 2013.
The second memorable occurrence was the one-year anniversary of the Huntington Strategy Shares ETFs this past summer. Starting at a unit value of $25 in the summer of 2012, both Funds exceeded $33 in price by the end of October 2013 and have enjoyed considerable investor acceptance. The Huntington US Equity Rotation Strategy ETF (HUSE) now trades with an average daily volume of 9,400 with a .06 spread, and has grown to almost $13 million in assets under management. The Huntington EcoLogical Strategy ETF (HECO) has garnered over $16 million in assets and has an average daily volume of 4,100 and thus a slightly larger spread of .08.
Both Funds have received significant publicity since their launch. On March 1, 2013, Yahoo Finance posted an article entitled “Investment Researcher Picks Best Active ETFs”, by ETFtrends.com, where HUSE was listed as one of the top five actively-managed ETF picks based on popularity with investors. More recently, in November, “5 Best Performing Active ETFs” by Zacks Equity Research was featured and HUSE was highlighted as one of these funds.
We hope that you will consider the diversification, breadth of experience of our Fund managers and our commitment to the actively-managed ETF industry when selecting your ETF exposure. We are pleased with the progress of our offerings and hope you will continue investing in the Huntington Strategy Shares ETFs as a part of your financial future.
Sincerely,
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B. Randolph Bateman
President and Chief Investment Officer
Huntington Asset Advisors, Inc.
(1) | The Dow Jones Industrial Average is a price-weighted average of 30 significant stocks traded on the New York Stock Exchange and Nasdaq. |
(2) | The S&P 500 is a capitalization-weighted index comprised of 500 stocks and is designed to measure performance of the broad domestic economy through changes in the aggregate market value of 500 stocks representing all major industries. The index is unmanaged and, unlike the Fund, is not affected by cashflows. It is not possible to invest directly in an Index. |
(3) | The S&P 600 is a capitalization-weighted index which generally represents all major industries in the small cap range of the U.S. stock market. The index is unmanaged and, unlike the Fund, is not affected by cashflows. It is not possible to invest directly in an Index. |
(4) | The S&P 400 is a capitalization-weighted index of common stocks representing the mid-range sector of the U.S. stock market. The index is unmanaged and, unlike the Fund, is not affected by cashflows. It is not possible to invest directly in an Index. |
This material represents the manager’s assessment of the Fund and market environment at a specific time and should not be relied upon by the reader as research, tax or investment advice.
Neither Huntington Asset Advisors or SEI provide tax advice. Please note that i) any discussion of U.S. tax matters contained in this communication cannot be used for the purpose of avoiding tax penalties; ii) this communication was written to support the promotion or marketing of the matters addressed herein and iii) you should seek advice based on your particular circumstances from an independent tax advisor.
Message from the Chief Investment Officer
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Semi-Annual Shareholder Report
HUNTINGTON STRATEGY SHARES
Huntington US Equity Rotation Strategy ETF
Huntington EcoLogical Strategy ETF
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Expense Examples (Unaudited) | | October 31, 2013 |
As a Fund shareholder, you may incur two types of costs: (1) transaction costs, including commissions on trading, as applicable; and (2) ongoing costs, including advisory fees and other Fund expenses. These examples are intended to help you understand your ongoing costs (in dollars) of investing in a Fund and to compare these costs with the ongoing costs of investing in other exchange-traded funds.
The expense examples below are based on an investment of $1,000 invested at May 1, 2013 and held through the period ended October 31, 2013.
The Actual Expense figures in the table below provide information about actual account values and actual expenses. You may use this information, together with the amount you invested, to estimate the expenses that you paid over the period. Simply divide your account value by $1,000 (for example, an $8,600 account value divided by $1,000 = 8.6), then multiply the result by the number in the table under the heading entitled “Actual Expenses Paid During the Period” to estimate the expenses you paid on your account during this period.
The Hypothetical Expense figures in the table below provides information about hypothetical account values and hypothetical expenses based on each Fund’s actual expense ratio and an assumed rate of return of 5% per year before expenses, which is not each Fund’s actual return. The hypothetical account values and expenses may not be used to estimate the actual ending account balance or expenses you paid for the period. You may use this information to compare the ongoing costs of investing in your Fund and other funds. To do so, compare this 5% hypothetical example with the 5% hypothetical examples that appear in the shareholder reports of the other funds.
Please note that the expenses shown in the table are meant to highlight your ongoing costs only and do not reflect any transactional costs. Therefore, the examples are useful in comparing ongoing costs only and will not help you determine the relative total cost of owning different funds. In addition, if these transactional costs were included, your costs would have been higher.
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Fund | | Beginning Account Value 5/1/13 | | Actual Ending Account Value 10/31/13 | | Hypothetical Ending Account Value 10/31/13 | | Actual Expenses Paid During the Period (1) | | Total Returns | | Hypothetical Expenses Paid During the Period (2) (3) | | Annualized Expense Ratio During the Period |
Huntington US Equity Rotation Strategy ETF | | $1,000.00 | | | $ | 1,128.20 | | | | $ | 1,020.42 | | | | $ | 5.10 | | | | | 12.82 | % | | | $ | 4.84 | | | | | 0.95 | % |
Huntington EcoLogical Strategy ETF | | $1,000.00 | | | $ | 1,141.70 | | | | $ | 1,020.42 | | | | $ | 5.13 | | | | | 14.17 | % | | | $ | 4.84 | | | | | 0.95 | % |
(1) | Expenses are equal to the Fund’s annualized expense ratio multiplied by the average account value over the period multiplied by 184/365 (to reflect the one-half year period). |
(2) | Represents the hypothetical 5% annual return before taxes. |
(3) | Expenses are equal to the average account value over the period multiplied by the Fund’s annualized expense ratio, multiplied by the number of days in the most recent fiscal half-year divided by the number of days in the fiscal year (to reflect the one-half year period). |
Semi-Annual Shareholder Report
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Huntington US Equity Rotation Strategy ETF | | October 31, 2013 |
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Schedule of Portfolio Investments | | (Unaudited) |
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Share Amount | | | | | Market Value | | | |
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| Common Stocks (96.1%) | | | | | | |
| Aerospace & Defense (1.6%) | | | | | | |
| 384 | | | Boeing Co. | | $ | 50,111 | | | |
| 192 | | | General Dynamics Corp. | | | 16,633 | | | |
| 448 | | | Honeywell International, Inc. | | | 38,855 | | | |
| 176 | | | Lockheed Martin Corp. | | | 23,468 | | | |
| 160 | | | Northrop Grumman Corp. | | | 17,202 | | | |
| 224 | | | Raytheon Co. | | | 18,451 | | | |
| 240 | | | Textron, Inc. | | | 6,910 | | | |
| 448 | | | United Technologies Corp. | | | 47,600 | | | |
| | | | | | | 219,230 | | | |
| Air Freight & Logistics (0.6%) | | | | | | |
| 160 | | | C.H. Robinson Worldwide, Inc. | | | 9,558 | | | |
| 176 | | | FedEx Corp. | | | 23,056 | | | |
| 512 | | | United Parcel Service, Inc., Class B | | | 50,299 | | | |
| | | | | | | 82,913 | | | |
| Airlines (0.1%) | | | | | | |
| 64 | | | Allegiant Travel Co. | | | 6,673 | | | |
| 672 | | | Southwest Airlines Co. | | | 11,572 | | | |
| | | | | | | 18,245 | | | |
| Auto Components (0.2%) | | | | | | |
| 297 | | | Johnson Controls, Inc. | | | 13,706 | | | |
| 512 | | | The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co. | | | 10,742 | | | |
| | | | | | | 24,448 | | | |
| Automobiles (0.4%) | | | | | | |
| 2,320 | | | Ford Motor Co. | | | 39,696 | | | |
| 208 | | | Harley-Davidson, Inc. | | | 13,320 | | | |
| | | | | | | 53,016 | | | |
| Beverages (1.3%) | | | | | | |
| 2,336 | | | Coca-Cola Co. | | | 92,435 | | | |
| 112 | | | Monster Beverage Corp. † | | | 6,410 | | | |
| 832 | | | PepsiCo, Inc. | | | 69,963 | | | |
| | | | | | | 168,808 | | | |
| Biotechnology (5.4%) | | | | | | |
| 97 | | | Alexion Pharmaceuticals, Inc. † | | | 11,926 | | | |
| 1,248 | | | Amgen, Inc. | | | 144,768 | | | |
| 674 | | | Biogen Idec, Inc. † | | | 164,584 | | | |
| 1,194 | | | Celgene Corp. † | | | 177,297 | | | |
| 2,862 | | | Gilead Sciences, Inc. † | | | 203,174 | | | |
| 64 | | | Regeneron Pharmaceuticals, Inc. † | | | 18,406 | | | |
| | | | | | | 720,155 | | | |
| Building Products (0.1%) | | | | | | |
| 384 | | | Masco Corp. | | | 8,114 | | | |
| Capital Markets (1.9%) | | | | | | |
| 208 | | | Ameriprise Financial, Inc. | | | 20,912 | | | |
| 736 | | | Bank of New York Mellon Corp. | | | 23,405 | | | |
| 96 | | | BlackRock, Inc. | | | 28,878 | | | |
| 336 | | | Franklin Resources, Inc. | | | 18,097 | | | |
| 368 | | | Invesco, Ltd. | | | 12,420 | | | |
| 944 | | | Morgan Stanley | | | 27,121 | | | |
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Share Amount | | | | | Market Value | | | |
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| Common Stocks (continued) | | | | | | |
| Capital Markets (continued) | | | | | | |
| 240 | | | Northern Trust Corp. | | $ | 13,541 | | | |
| 368 | | | State Street Corp. | | | 25,786 | | | |
| 224 | | | T. Rowe Price Group, Inc. | | | 17,340 | | | |
| 784 | | | The Charles Schwab Corp. | | | 17,758 | | | |
| 304 | | | The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. | | | 48,900 | | | |
| | | | | | | 254,158 | | | |
| Chemicals (1.4%) | | | | | | |
| 128 | | | Albemarle Corp. | | | 8,472 | | | |
| 64 | | | CF Industries Holdings, Inc. | | | 13,798 | | | |
| 80 | | | Cytec Industries, Inc. | | | 6,647 | | | |
| 528 | | | E.I. Du Pont de Nemours & Co. | | | 32,315 | | | |
| 224 | | | Ecolab, Inc. | | | 23,744 | | | |
| 176 | | | Hawkins, Inc. | | | 6,338 | | | |
| 208 | | | Koppers Holdings, Inc. | | | 9,258 | | | |
| 272 | | | Monsanto Co. | | | 28,527 | | | |
| 80 | | | PPG Industries, Inc. | | | 14,606 | | | |
| 160 | | | Praxair, Inc. | | | 19,954 | | | |
| 656 | | | The Dow Chemical Co. | | | 25,892 | | | |
| 192 | | | The Mosaic Co. | | | 8,803 | | | |
| | | | | | | 198,354 | | | |
| Commercial Banks (1.8%) | | | | | | |
| 464 | | | BB&T Corp. | | | 15,762 | | | |
| 784 | | | Fifth Third Bancorp | | | 14,920 | | | |
| 1,088 | | | KeyCorp | | | 13,633 | | | |
| 304 | | | PNC Financial Services Group | | | 22,353 | | | |
| 944 | | | Regions Financial Corp. | | | 9,091 | | | |
| 384 | | | SunTrust Banks, Inc. | | | 12,918 | | | |
| 960 | | | U.S. Bancorp | | | 35,865 | | | |
| 2,624 | | | Wells Fargo & Co. | | | 112,018 | | | |
| | | | | | | 236,560 | | | |
| Commercial Services & Supplies (0.6%) | | | | | | |
| 160 | | | ADT Corp. | | | 6,939 | | | |
| 265 | | | Cardtronics, Inc. † | | | 10,401 | | | |
| 832 | | | ExlService Holdings, Inc. † | | | 24,053 | | | |
| 320 | | | Rollins, Inc. | | | 8,845 | | | |
| 416 | | | Waste Management, Inc. | | | 18,113 | | | |
| | | | | | | 68,351 | | | |
| Communications Equipment (1.2%) | | | | | | |
| 2,736 | | | Cisco Systems, Inc. | | | 61,559 | | | |
| 64 | | | F5 Networks, Inc. † | | | 5,217 | | | |
| 368 | | | Juniper Networks, Inc. † | | | 6,860 | | | |
| 3,584 | | | PC-Tel, Inc. | | | 33,009 | | | |
| 816 | | | Qualcomm, Inc. | | | 56,687 | | | |
| | | | | | | 163,332 | | | |
| Computers & Peripherals (4.7%) | | | | | | |
| 557 | | | Apple Computer, Inc. | | | 290,949 | | | |
| 1,040 | | | EMC Corp. | | | 25,033 | | | |
| 1,056 | | | Hewlett-Packard Co. | | | 25,735 | | | |
| 1,472 | | | NCR Corp. † | | | 53,802 | | | |
| 256 | | | NetApp, Inc. | | | 9,935 | | | |
See Notes to Financial Statements.
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Share Amount | | | | | Market Value | | | |
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| Common Stocks (continued) | | | | | | |
| Computers & Peripherals (continued) | | | | | | |
| 240 | | | SanDisk Corp. | | $ | 16,680 | | | |
| 2,289 | | | Seagate Technology PLC | | | 111,429 | | | |
| 755 | | | Stratasys, Ltd. † | | | 85,489 | | | |
| 208 | | | Western Digital Corp. | | | 14,483 | | | |
| | | | | | | 633,535 | | | |
| Construction & Engineering (0.2%) | | | | | | |
| 208 | | | Fluor Corp. | | | 15,438 | | | |
| 240 | | | ITT Corp. | | | 9,535 | | | |
| | | | | | | 24,973 | | | |
| Consumer Finance (0.7%) | | | | | | |
| 640 | | | American Express Co. | | | 52,351 | | | |
| 368 | | | Capital One Financial Corp. | | | 25,271 | | | |
| 368 | | | Discover Financial Services | | | 19,092 | | | |
| | | | | | | 96,714 | | | |
| Containers & Packaging (0.2%) | | | | | | |
| 176 | | | Owens-Illinois, Inc. † | | | 5,595 | | | |
| 80 | | | Rock-Tenn Co., Class A | | | 8,561 | | | |
| 272 | | | Sealed Air Corp. | | | 8,209 | | | |
| | | | | | | 22,365 | | | |
| Diversified Consumer Services (0.1%) | | | | | | |
| 560 | | | H & R Block, Inc. | | | 15,926 | | | |
| Diversified Financial Services (2.2%) | | | | | | |
| 5,776 | | | Bank of America Corp. | | | 80,633 | | | |
| 384 | | | CBOE Holdings, Inc. | | | 18,624 | | | |
| 1,520 | | | Citigroup, Inc. | | | 74,146 | | | |
| 1,952 | | | J.P. Morgan Chase & Co. | | | 100,607 | | | |
| 240 | | | Moody’s Corp. | | | 16,958 | | | |
| | | | | | | 290,968 | | | |
| Diversified Telecommunication Services (1.6%) | | | | | | |
| 3,280 | | | AT&T, Inc. | | | 118,736 | | | |
| 1,728 | | | Verizon Communications, Inc. | | | 87,281 | | | |
| | | | | | | 206,017 | | | |
| Electric Utilities (1.1%) | | | | | | |
| 496 | | | Edison International | | | 24,319 | | | |
| 1,232 | | | El Paso Electric Co. | | | 43,328 | | | |
| 768 | | | Exelon Corp. | | | 21,919 | | | |
| 304 | | | NextEra Energy, Inc. | | | 25,764 | | | |
| 848 | | | Southern Co. | | | 34,692 | | | |
| | | | | | | 150,022 | | | |
| Electrical Equipment (0.5%) | | | | | | |
| 208 | | | Ametek, Inc. | | | 9,949 | | | |
| 448 | | | Emerson Electric Co. | | | 30,002 | | | |
| 160 | | | General Cable Corp. | | | 5,269 | | | |
| 112 | | | Rockwell Automation, Inc. | | | 12,366 | | | |
| 96 | | | Roper Industries, Inc. | | | 12,174 | | | |
| | | | | | | 69,760 | | | |
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Share Amount | | | | | Market Value | | | |
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| Common Stocks (continued) | | | | | | |
| Electronic Equipment, Instruments & Components (1.5%) | | | | | | |
| 832 | | | Amphenol Corp. | | $ | 66,801 | | | |
| 960 | | | Corning, Inc. | | | 16,406 | | | |
| 1,248 | | | Ingram Micro, Inc., Class A † | | | 28,916 | | | |
| 1,466 | | | Measurement Specialties, Inc. † | | | 81,701 | | | |
| 64 | | | OSI Systems, Inc. † | | | 4,662 | | | |
| 288 | | | Trimble Navigation, Ltd. † | | | 8,228 | | | |
| | | | | | | 206,714 | | | |
| Energy Equipment & Services (1.1%) | | | | | | |
| 270 | | | Baker Hughes, Inc. | | | 15,684 | | | |
| 512 | | | Halliburton Co. | | | 27,152 | | | |
| 128 | | | Helmerich & Payne, Inc. | | | 9,926 | | | |
| 288 | | | Nabors Industries, Ltd. | | | 5,034 | | | |
| 240 | | | National Oilwell Varco, Inc. | | | 19,483 | | | |
| 688 | | | Schlumberger, Ltd. | | | 64,480 | | | |
| | | | | | | 141,759 | | | |
| Food & Staples Retailing (1.6%) | | | | | | |
| 256 | | | Costco Wholesale Corp. | | | 30,208 | | | |
| 720 | | | CVS Caremark Corp. | | | 44,827 | | | |
| 336 | | | J & J Snack Foods Corp. | | | 28,752 | | | |
| 448 | | | Walgreen Co. | | | 26,540 | | | |
| 864 | | | Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. | | | 66,312 | | | |
| 224 | | | Whole Foods Market, Inc. | | | 14,141 | | | |
| | | | | | | 210,780 | | | |
| Food Products (1.2%) | | | | | | |
| 480 | | | Archer-Daniels-Midland Co. | | | 19,632 | | | |
| 144 | | | Green Mountain Coffee Roasters, Inc. † | | | 9,045 | | | |
| 544 | | | Hillshire Brands Co. | | | 17,860 | | | |
| 1,136 | | | Hormel Foods Corp. | | | 49,370 | | | |
| 339 | | | Kraft Foods Group, Inc. | | | 18,435 | | | |
| 160 | | | Lancaster Colony Corp. | | | 13,278 | | | |
| 1,024 | | | Mondelez International, Inc. | | | 34,447 | | | |
| | | | | | | 162,067 | | | |
| Gas Utilities (0.2%) | | | | | | |
| 560 | | | New Jersey Resources Corp. | | | 25,777 | | | |
| Health Care Equipment & Supplies (6.0%) | | | | | | |
| 338 | | | Baxter International, Inc. | | | 22,264 | | | |
| 5,317 | | | Cantel Medical Corp. | | | 186,627 | | | |
| 1,001 | | | Cooper Cos., Inc. | | | 129,339 | | | |
| 368 | | | Covidien PLC | | | 23,592 | | | |
| 2,128 | | | CryoLife, Inc. | | | 19,131 | | | |
| 96 | | | Edwards Lifesciences Corp. † | | | 6,258 | | | |
| 480 | | | Hologic, Inc. † | | | 10,747 | | | |
| 123 | | | IDEXX Laboratories, Inc. † | | | 13,267 | | | |
| 22 | | | Intuitive Surgical, Inc. † | | | 8,173 | | | |
| 1,954 | | | Medtronic, Inc. | | | 112,160 | | | |
| 3,017 | | | Neogen Corp. † | | | 139,423 | | | |
| 240 | | | St. Jude Medical, Inc. | | | 13,774 | | | |
| 240 | | | Stryker Corp. | | | 17,726 | | | |
| 2,080 | | | West Pharmaceutical Services, Inc. | | | 100,568 | | | |
| | | | | | | 803,049 | | | |
See Notes to Financial Statements.
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Huntington US Equity Rotation Strategy ETF | | (Unaudited) (Continued) |
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Share Amount | | | | | Market Value | | | |
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| Common Stocks (continued) | | | | | | |
| Health Care Providers & Services (4.9%) | | | | | | |
| 272 | | | Aetna, Inc. | | $ | 17,054 | | | |
| 2,000 | | | AmerisourceBergen Corp. | | | 130,660 | | | |
| 848 | | | AmSurg Corp. † | | | 36,371 | | | |
| 160 | | | DaVita, Inc. † | | | 8,994 | | | |
| 3,592 | | | Health Net, Inc. † | | | 109,197 | | | |
| 1,234 | | | Henry Schein, Inc. † | | | 138,738 | | | |
| 168 | | | Humana, Inc. | | | 15,481 | | | |
| 875 | | | McKesson Corp. | | | 136,798 | | | |
| 568 | | | UnitedHealth Group, Inc. | | | 38,772 | | | |
| 208 | | | WellPoint, Inc. | | | 17,638 | | | |
| | | | | | | 649,703 | | | |
| Health Care Technology (1.3%) | | | | | | |
| 416 | | | Allscripts Healthcare Solutions, Inc. † | | | 5,753 | | | |
| 217 | | | Cerner Corp. † | | | 12,159 | | | |
| 3,995 | | | HealthStream, Inc. † | | | 142,700 | | | |
| | | | | | | 160,612 | | | |
| Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure (1.3%) | | | | | | |
| 16 | | | Chipotle Mexican Grill, Inc. † | | | 8,432 | | | |
| 224 | | | Marriott International, Inc., Class A | | | 10,098 | | | |
| 464 | | | McDonald’s Corp. | | | 44,786 | | | |
| 2,240 | | | Monarch Casino & Resort, Inc. † | | | 37,878 | | | |
| 384 | | | Starbucks Corp. | | | 31,123 | | | |
| 160 | | | Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide, Inc. | | | 11,779 | | | |
| 128 | | | Wyndham Worldwide Corp. | | | 8,499 | | | |
| 224 | | | Yum! Brands, Inc. | | | 15,147 | | | |
| | | | | | | 167,742 | | | |
| Household Durables (0.2%) | | | | | | |
| 160 | | | Lennar Corp., Class A | | | 5,688 | | | |
| 176 | | | Tempur-Pedic International, Inc. † | | | 6,750 | | | |
| 96 | | | Whirlpool Corp. | | | 14,017 | | | |
| | | | | | | 26,455 | | | |
| Household Products (1.3%) | | | | | | |
| 240 | | | Clorox Co. | | | 21,646 | | | |
| 512 | | | Colgate-Palmolive Co. | | | 33,142 | | | |
| 240 | | | Kimberly-Clark Corp. | | | 25,920 | | | |
| 1,168 | | | Procter & Gamble Co. | | | 94,315 | | | |
| | | | | | | 175,023 | | | |
| Independent Power Producers & Energy Traders (0.1%) | | | | | | |
| 384 | | | NRG Energy, Inc. | | | 10,956 | | | |
| Industrial Conglomerates (1.7%) | | | | | | |
| 368 | | | 3M Co. | | | 46,313 | | | |
| 384 | | | Danaher Corp. | | | 27,683 | | | |
| 5,472 | | | General Electric Co. | | | 143,037 | | | |
| 320 | | | Tyco International, Ltd. | | | 11,696 | | | |
| | | | | | | 228,729 | | | |
| Insurance (2.8%) | | | | | | |
| 256 | | | ACE, Ltd. | | | 24,433 | | | |
| 320 | | | AFLAC, Inc. | | | 20,794 | | | |
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Share Amount | | | | | Market Value | | | |
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| Common Stocks (continued) | | | | | | |
| Insurance (continued) | | | | | | |
| 352 | | | Allstate Corp. | | $ | 18,677 | | | |
| 448 | | | American International Group, Inc. | | | 23,139 | | | |
| 928 | | | Berkshire Hathaway, Inc., Class B † | | | 106,794 | | | |
| 624 | | | eHealth, Inc. † | | | 26,595 | | | |
| 432 | | | Hartford Financial Services Group, Inc. | | | 14,558 | | | |
| 272 | | | Lincoln National Corp. | | | 12,352 | | | |
| 496 | | | Marsh & McLennan Cos., Inc. | | | 22,717 | | | |
| 368 | | | Prudential Financial, Inc. | | | 29,952 | | | |
| 592 | | | Safety Insurance Group, Inc. | | | 32,376 | | | |
| 224 | | | The Chubb Corp. | | | 20,626 | | | |
| 272 | | | The Travelers Cos., Inc. | | | 23,474 | | | |
| | | | | | | 376,487 | | | |
| Internet & Catalog Retail (1.2%) | | | | | | |
| 176 | | | Amazon.com, Inc. † | | | 64,070 | | | |
| 96 | | | Expedia, Inc. | | | 5,652 | | | |
| 816 | | | IAC/InterActiveCorp | | | 43,566 | | | |
| 32 | | | Netflix, Inc. † | | | 10,319 | | | |
| 32 | | | Priceline.com, Inc. † | | | 33,723 | | | |
| | | | | | | 157,330 | | | |
| Internet Software & Services (2.2%) | | | | | | |
| 176 | | | Akamai Technologies, Inc. † | | | 7,874 | | | |
| 542 | | | eBay, Inc. † | | | 28,569 | | | |
| 48 | | | Equinix, Inc. † | | | 7,751 | | | |
| 205 | | | Google, Inc., Class A † | | | 211,268 | | | |
| 96 | | | Rackspace Hosting, Inc. † | | | 4,918 | | | |
| 736 | | | XO Group, Inc. † | | | 10,216 | | | |
| 848 | | | Yahoo!, Inc. † | | | 27,925 | | | |
| | | | | | | 298,521 | | | |
| IT Services (6.1%) | | | | | | |
| 315 | | | Accenture PLC, Class A | | | 23,153 | | | |
| 395 | | | Alliance Data Systems Corp. † | | | 93,639 | | | |
| 336 | | | Automatic Data Processing, Inc. | | | 25,190 | | | |
| 208 | | | Cognizant Technology Solutions Corp. † | | | 18,081 | | | |
| 1,200 | | | Fiserv, Inc. † | | | 125,676 | | | |
| 1,952 | | | Gartner Group, Inc. † | | | 115,070 | | | |
| 528 | | | International Business Machines Corp. | | | 94,623 | | | |
| 176 | | | MasterCard, Inc., Class A | | | 126,210 | | | |
| 480 | | | Paychex, Inc. | | | 20,285 | | | |
| 86 | | | Teradata Corp. † | | | 3,790 | | | |
| 816 | | | Visa, Inc., Class A | | | 160,483 | | | |
| | | | | | | 806,200 | | | |
| Life Sciences Tools & Services (3.1%) | | | | | | |
| 272 | | | Agilent Technologies, Inc. | | | 13,807 | | | |
| 192 | | | Covance, Inc. † | | | 17,138 | | | |
| 320 | | | Life Technologies Corp. † | | | 24,099 | | | |
| 548 | | | Mettler-Toledo International, Inc. † | | | 135,608 | | | |
| 2,590 | | | PAREXEL International Corp. † | | | 118,389 | | | |
| 1,063 | | | Thermo Fisher Scientific, Inc. | | | 103,940 | | | |
| | | | | | | 412,981 | | | |
| Machinery (1.6%) | | | | | | |
| 368 | | | Caterpillar, Inc. | | | 30,677 | | | |
See Notes to Financial Statements.
Semi-Annual Shareholder Report
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Huntington US Equity Rotation Strategy ETF | | (Unaudited) (Continued) |
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Share Amount | | | | | Market Value | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | |
| Common Stocks (continued) | | | | | | |
| Machinery (continued) | | | | | | |
| 160 | | | Cummins, Inc. | | $ | 20,323 | | | |
| 288 | | | Deere & Co. | | | 23,570 | | | |
| 408 | | | Eaton Corp. PLC | | | 28,789 | | | |
| 320 | | | Illinois Tool Works, Inc. | | | 25,213 | | | |
| 240 | | | Ingersoll-Rand PLC | | | 16,207 | | | |
| 128 | | | Joy Global, Inc. | | | 7,264 | | | |
| 128 | | | Lincoln Electric Holdings, Inc. | | | 8,863 | | | |
| 80 | | | Oshkosh Truck Corp. † | | | 3,807 | | | |
| 304 | | | PACCAR, Inc. | | | 16,902 | | | |
| 160 | | | Parker Hannifin Corp. | | | 18,675 | | | |
| 71 | | | Pentair, Ltd. | | | 4,763 | | | |
| 144 | | | Stanley Black & Decker, Inc. | | | 11,389 | | | |
| | | | | | | 216,442 | | | |
| Media (2.5%) | | | | | | |
| 416 | | | CBS Corp., Class B | | | 24,602 | | | |
| 1,344 | | | Comcast Corp., Class A | | | 63,947 | | | |
| 416 | | | DIRECTV † | | | 25,996 | | | |
| 192 | | | Discovery Communications, Inc., Class A † | | | 17,073 | | | |
| 256 | | | McGraw-Hill Cos., Inc. | | �� | 17,838 | | | |
| 304 | | | News Corp., Class A † | | | 5,350 | | | |
| 432 | | | The Interpublic Group of Cos., Inc. | | | 7,258 | | | |
| 208 | | | Time Warner Cable, Inc. | | | 24,991 | | | |
| 544 | | | Time Warner, Inc. | | | 37,395 | | | |
| 1,216 | | | Twenty-First Century Fox, Inc., Class A | | | 41,442 | | | |
| 336 | | | Viacom, Inc., Class B | | | 27,985 | | | |
| 912 | | | Walt Disney Co. | | | 62,553 | | | |
| | | | | | | 356,430 | | | |
| Metals & Mining (0.6%) | | | | | | |
| 800 | | | Alcoa, Inc. | | | 7,416 | | | |
| 128 | | | Allegheny Technologies, Inc. | | | 4,237 | | | |
| 112 | | | Cliffs Natural Resources, Inc. | | | 2,876 | | | |
| 496 | | | Freeport-McMoRan Copper & Gold, Inc. | | | 18,233 | | | |
| 224 | | | Newmont Mining Corp. | | | 6,106 | | | |
| 272 | | | Nucor Corp. | | | 14,081 | | | |
| 256 | | | Olympic Steel, Inc. | | | 7,007 | | | |
| 96 | | | Reliance Steel & Aluminum Co. | | | 7,036 | | | |
| 48 | | | Royal Gold, Inc. | | | 2,306 | | | |
| 192 | | | United States Steel Corp. | | | 4,779 | | | |
| | | | | | | 74,077 | | | |
| Multiline Retail (0.4%) | | | | | | |
| 128 | | | Dollar Tree, Inc. † | | | 7,475 | | | |
| 112 | | | Family Dollar Stores, Inc. | | | 7,715 | | | |
| 272 | | | Macy’s, Inc. | | | 12,542 | | | |
| 384 | | | Target Corp. | | | 24,879 | | | |
| | | | | | | 52,611 | | | |
| Multi-Utilities (0.1%) | | | | | | |
| 208 | | | Sempra Energy | | | 18,957 | | | |
| Office Electronics (0.1%) | | | | | | |
| 1,200 | | | Xerox Corp. | | | 11,928 | | | |
| Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels (5.3%) | | | | | | |
| 288 | | | Anadarko Petroleum Corp. | | | 27,444 | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | |
Share Amount | | | | | Market Value | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | |
| Common Stocks (continued) | | | | | | |
| Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels (continued) | | | | | | |
| 224 | | | Apache Corp. | | $ | 19,891 | | | |
| 448 | | | Cabot Oil & Gas Corp. | | | 15,823 | | | |
| 432 | | | Chesapeake Energy Corp. | | | 12,079 | | | |
| 928 | | | Chevron Corp. | | | 111,322 | | | |
| 640 | | | ConocoPhillips | | | 46,911 | | | |
| 208 | | | CONSOL Energy, Inc. | | | 7,592 | | | |
| 320 | | | Denbury Resources, Inc. † | | | 6,077 | | | |
| 240 | | | Devon Energy Corp. | | | 15,173 | | | |
| 54 | | | Energy Transfer Partners | | | 2,860 | | | |
| 160 | | | EOG Resources, Inc. | | | 28,544 | | | |
| 2,256 | | | Exxon Mobil Corp. | | | 202,182 | | | |
| 208 | | | Hess Corp. | | | 16,890 | | | |
| 192 | | | HollyFrontier Corp. | | | 8,844 | | | |
| 320 | | | Kinder Morgan, Inc. | | | 11,299 | | | |
| 416 | | | Marathon Oil Corp. | | | 14,668 | | | |
| 208 | | | Marathon Petroleum Corp. | | | 14,905 | | | |
| 176 | | | Murphy Oil Corp. | | | 10,616 | | | |
| 256 | | | Noble Energy, Inc. | | | 19,182 | | | |
| 400 | | | Occidental Petroleum Corp. | | | 38,432 | | | |
| 224 | | | Peabody Energy Corp. | | | 4,364 | | | |
| 96 | | | Pioneer Natural Resources Co. | | | 19,659 | | | |
| 192 | | | QEP Resources, Inc. | | | 6,348 | | | |
| 176 | | | Range Resources Corp. | | | 13,325 | | | |
| 272 | | | Southwestern Energy Co. † | | | 10,124 | | | |
| 384 | | | The Williams Cos., Inc. | | | 13,713 | | | |
| 368 | | | Valero Energy Corp. | | | 15,151 | | | |
| | | | | | | 713,418 | | | |
| Paper & Forest Products (0.2%) | | | | | | |
| 352 | | | Clearwater Paper Corp. † | | | 18,382 | | | |
| 240 | | | International Paper Co. | | | 10,706 | | | |
| | | | | | | 29,088 | | | |
| Personal Products (0.1%) | | | | | | |
| 368 | | | Avon Products, Inc. | | | 6,440 | | | |
| 144 | | | The Estee Lauder Cos., Inc., Class A | | | 10,218 | | | |
| | | | | | | 16,658 | | | |
| Pharmaceuticals (5.6%) | | | | | | |
| 821 | | | Abbott Laboratories | | | 30,008 | | | |
| 821 | | | AbbVie, Inc. | | | 39,777 | | | |
| 241 | | | Allergan, Inc. | | | 21,837 | | | |
| 915 | | | Bristol-Myers Squibb Co. | | | 48,056 | | | |
| 656 | | | Eli Lilly & Co. | | | 32,682 | | | |
| 2,245 | | | Express Scripts Holding Co. † | | | 140,357 | | | |
| 144 | | | Hospira, Inc. † | | | 5,835 | | | |
| 1,552 | | | Johnson & Johnson | | | 143,731 | | | |
| 46 | | | Mallinckrodt PLC † | | | 1,932 | | | |
| 1,447 | | | Merck & Co., Inc. | | | 65,245 | | | |
| 384 | | | Mylan Laboratories, Inc. † | | | 14,542 | | | |
| 3,267 | | | Pfizer, Inc. | | | 100,232 | | | |
| 1,249 | | | Salix Pharmaceuticals, Ltd. † | | | 89,616 | | | |
| 144 | | | Vertex Pharmaceuticals, Inc. † | | | 10,273 | | | |
| | | | | | | 744,123 | | | |
See Notes to Financial Statements.
Semi-Annual Shareholder Report
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Huntington US Equity Rotation Strategy ETF | | (Unaudited) (Continued) |
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Share Amount | | | | | Market Value | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | |
| Common Stocks (continued) | | | | | | |
| Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs) (1.4%) | | | | | | |
| 864 | | | Apartment Investment and Management Co., Class A | | $ | 24,175 | | | |
| 320 | | | HCP, Inc. | | | 13,280 | | | |
| 608 | | | Host Hotels & Resorts, Inc. | | | 11,278 | | | |
| 544 | | | Potlatch Corp. | | | 22,212 | | | |
| 352 | | | Prologis, Inc. | | | 14,062 | | | |
| 96 | | | Public Storage, Inc. | | | 16,029 | | | |
| 176 | | | Simon Property Group, Inc. | | | 27,200 | | | |
| 128 | | | SL Green Realty Corp. | | | 12,105 | | | |
| 1,008 | | | Urstadt Biddle Properties, Class A | | | 19,898 | | | |
| 192 | | | Vornado Realty Trust | | | 17,100 | | | |
| 480 | | | Weyerhaeuser Co. | | | 14,592 | | | |
| | | | | | | 191,931 | | | |
| Real Estate Management & Development (0.1%) | | | | | | |
| 336 | | | CBRE Group, Inc., Class A † | | | 7,805 | | | |
| 64 | | | Jones Lang LaSalle, Inc. | | | 6,093 | | | |
| | | | | | | 13,898 | | | |
| Road & Rail (0.7%) | | | | | | |
| 704 | | | CSX Corp. | | | 18,346 | | | |
| 96 | | | Kansas City Southern Industries, Inc. | | | 11,666 | | | |
| 256 | | | Norfolk Southern Corp. | | | 22,021 | | | |
| 240 | | | Union Pacific Corp. | | | 36,336 | | | |
| | | | | | | 88,369 | | | |
| Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment (3.6%) | | | | | | |
| 4,182 | | | Advanced Energy Industries, Inc. † | | | 87,320 | | | |
| 320 | | | Altera Corp. | | | 10,752 | | | |
| 956 | | | ASML Holding NV NYS | | | 90,475 | | | |
| 160 | | | Cree, Inc. † | | | 9,720 | | | |
| 5,682 | | | Exar Corp. † | | | 65,513 | | | |
| 560 | | | FEI Co. | | | 49,885 | | | |
| 2,512 | | | Intel Corp. | | | 61,368 | | | |
| 512 | | | Lam Research Corp. † | | | 27,766 | | | |
| 848 | | | Micron Technology, Inc. † | | | 14,993 | | | |
| 576 | | | NVIDIA Corp. | | | 8,744 | | | |
| 976 | | | Supertex, Inc. | | | 24,898 | | | |
| 720 | | | Texas Instruments, Inc. | | | 30,298 | | | |
| | | | | | | 481,732 | | | |
| Software (4.0%) | | | | | | |
| 368 | | | Adobe Systems, Inc. † | | | 19,946 | | | |
| 224 | | | Autodesk, Inc. † | | | 8,940 | | | |
| 108 | | | Citrix Systems, Inc. † | | | 6,132 | | | |
| 384 | | | Electronic Arts, Inc. † | | | 10,080 | | | |
| 169 | | | Intuit, Inc. | | | 12,068 | | | |
| 1,936 | | | Jack Henry & Associates, Inc. | | | 105,725 | | | |
| 608 | | | MetLife, Inc. | | | 28,764 | | | |
| 3,632 | | | Microsoft Corp. | | | 128,390 | | | |
| 1,840 | | | Monotype Imaging Holdings, Inc. | | | 51,925 | | | |
| 1,840 | | | Oracle Corp. | | | 61,640 | | | |
| 106 | | | Red Hat, Inc. † | | | 4,587 | | | |
| 272 | | | Rovi Corp. † | | | 4,559 | | | |
| 384 | | | Salesforce.com, Inc. † | | | 20,490 | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | |
Share Amount | | | | | Market Value | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | |
| Common Stocks (continued) | | | | | | |
| Software (continued) | | | | | | |
| 783 | | | Tyler Technologies, Inc. † | | $ | 75,724 | | | |
| | | | | | | 538,970 | | | |
| Specialty Retail (2.0%) | | | | | | |
| 128 | | | Abercrombie & Fitch Co., Class A | | | 4,797 | | | |
| 96 | | | Advance Auto Parts, Inc. | | | 9,521 | | | |
| 256 | | | American Eagle Outfitters, Inc. | | | 3,965 | | | |
| 352 | | | Ann, Inc. † | | | 12,447 | | | |
| 160 | | | Bed Bath & Beyond, Inc. † | | | 12,371 | | | |
| 240 | | | Best Buy Co., Inc. | | | 10,272 | | | |
| 40 | | | CST Brands, Inc. | | | 1,290 | | | |
| 144 | | | Foot Locker, Inc. | | | 4,997 | | | |
| 176 | | | L Brands, Inc. | | | 11,019 | | | |
| 688 | | | Lowe’s Cos., Inc. | | | 34,249 | | | |
| 44 | | | Murphy USA, Inc. † | | | 1,786 | | | |
| 736 | | | OfficeMax, Inc. | | | 11,025 | | | |
| 80 | | | O’Reilly Automotive, Inc. † | | | 9,905 | | | |
| 80 | | | PetSmart, Inc. | | | 5,821 | | | |
| 144 | | | Ross Stores, Inc. | | | 11,138 | | | |
| 64 | | | Sherwin-Williams Co. | | | 12,032 | | | |
| 320 | | | The Cato Corp., Class A | | | 9,590 | | | |
| 240 | | | The Gap, Inc. | | | 8,878 | | | |
| 800 | | | The Home Depot, Inc. | | | 62,313 | | | |
| 384 | | | TJX Cos., Inc. | | | 23,343 | | | |
| 96 | | | Tractor Supply Co. | | | 6,850 | | | |
| | | | | | | 267,609 | | | |
| Textiles, Apparel & Luxury Goods (0.5%) | | | | | | |
| 160 | | | Coach, Inc. | | | 8,109 | | | |
| 80 | | | Fossil Group, Inc. † | | | 10,155 | | | |
| 384 | | | NIKE, Inc., Class B | | | 29,092 | | | |
| 80 | | | Ralph Lauren Corp. | | | 13,251 | | | |
| 48 | | | V.F. Corp. | | | 10,320 | | | |
| | | | | | | 70,927 | | | |
| Tobacco (1.0%) | | | | | | |
| 1,168 | | | Altria Group, Inc. | | | 43,485 | | | |
| 240 | | | Lorillard, Inc. | | | 12,242 | | | |
| 864 | | | Philip Morris International, Inc. | | | 77,000 | | | |
| | | | | | | 132,727 | | | |
| Trading Companies & Distributors (0.1%) | | | | | | |
| 176 | | | Fastenal Co. | | | 8,765 | | | |
| 32 | | | W.W. Grainger, Inc. | | | 8,607 | | | |
| | | | | | | 17,372 | | | |
| Water Utilities (0.4%) | | | | | | |
| 1,792 | | | American States Water Co. | | | 51,036 | | | |
| Wireless Telecommunication Services (0.1%) | | | | | | |
| 240 | | | American Tower Corp. | | | 19,044 | | | |
| 448 | | | Sprint Corp. † | | | 3,015 | | | |
| | | | | | | 22,059 | | | |
| Total Common Stocks (cost $10,441,283) | | $ | 12,857,211 | | | |
See Notes to Financial Statements.
Semi-Annual Shareholder Report
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Huntington US Equity Rotation Strategy ETF | | (Unaudited) (Continued) |
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| | | | Market Value | | | |
| | | | | | | | |
Total Investments (96.1%) (cost $10,441,283) | | $ | 12,857,211 | | | |
Other Assets less Liabilities (3.9%) | | | 515,388 | | | |
Net Assets (100.0%) | | $ | 13,372,599 | | | |
† | Non-income producing security |
Portfolio of Investments Summary Table (Unaudited)
| | | | |
| | Percentage of Market Value | |
Aerospace & Defense | | | 1.7% | |
Air Freight & Logistics | | | 0.6% | |
Airlines | | | 0.1% | |
Auto Components | | | 0.2% | |
Automobiles | | | 0.4% | |
Beverages | | | 1.3% | |
Biotechnology | | | 5.6% | |
Building Products | | | 0.1% | |
Capital Markets | | | 2.0% | |
Chemicals | | | 1.5% | |
Commercial Banks | | | 1.8% | |
Commercial Services & Supplies | | | 0.6% | |
Communications Equipment | | | 1.3% | |
Computers & Peripherals | | | 5.0% | |
Construction & Engineering | | | 0.2% | |
Consumer Finance | | | 0.8% | |
Containers & Packaging | | | 0.2% | |
Diversified Consumer Services | | | 0.1% | |
Diversified Financial Services | | | 2.3% | |
Diversified Telecommunication Services | | | 1.7% | |
Electric Utilities | | | 1.2% | |
Electrical Equipment | | | 0.5% | |
Electronic Equipment, Instruments & Components | | | 1.6% | |
Energy Equipment & Services | | | 1.1% | |
Food & Staples Retailing | | | 1.6% | |
Food Products | | | 1.3% | |
Gas Utilities | | | 0.2% | |
Health Care Equipment & Supplies | | | 6.2% | |
Health Care Providers & Services | | | 5.1% | |
Health Care Technology | | | 1.2% | |
Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure | | | 1.3% | |
Household Durables | | | 0.2% | |
Household Products | | | 1.4% | |
Independent Power Producers & Energy Traders | | | 0.1% | |
Industrial Conglomerates | | | 1.8% | |
Insurance | | | 2.9% | |
See Notes to Financial Statements.
Semi-Annual Shareholder Report
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Huntington US Equity Rotation Strategy ETF | | (Unaudited) (Continued) |
|
Portfolio of Investments Summary Table (Unaudited) (Continued) |
| | | | |
| | Percentage of Market Value | |
Internet & Catalog Retail | | | 1.2% | |
Internet Software & Services | | | 2.3% | |
IT Services | | | 6.2% | |
Life Sciences Tools & Services | | | 3.2% | |
Machinery | | | 1.7% | |
Media | | | 2.8% | |
Metals & Mining | | | 0.6% | |
Multiline Retail | | | 0.4% | |
Multi-Utilities | | | 0.1% | |
Office Electronics | | | 0.1% | |
Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels | | | 5.6% | |
Paper & Forest Products | | | 0.2% | |
Personal Products | | | 0.1% | |
Pharmaceuticals | | | 5.8% | |
Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs) | | | 1.5% | |
Real Estate Management & Development | | | 0.1% | |
Road & Rail | | | 0.7% | |
Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment | | | 3.7% | |
Software | | | 4.2% | |
Specialty Retail | | | 2.1% | |
Textiles, Apparel & Luxury Goods | | | 0.6% | |
Tobacco | | | 1.0% | |
Trading Companies & Distributors | | | 0.1% | |
Water Utilities | | | 0.4% | |
Wireless Telecommunication Services | | | 0.1% | |
Total | | | 100.0% | |
Portfolio holdings and allocations are subject to change. As of October 31, 2013, percentages in the table above are based on total investments. Such total investments may differ from the percentages set forth in the preceding Portfolio of Investments which are computed using the Fund’s total net assets.
See Notes to Financial Statements.
Semi-Annual Shareholder Report
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Huntington EcoLogical Strategy ETF | | October 31, 2013 |
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Schedule of Portfolio Investments | | (Unaudited) |
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Share Amount | | | | | Market Value | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | |
| Common Stocks (93.7%) | | | | | | |
| Air Freight & Logistics (0.7%) | | | | | | |
| 1,900 | | | C.H. Robinson Worldwide, Inc. | | $ | 113,506 | | | |
| Auto Components (3.8%) | | | | | | |
| 5,947 | | | BorgWarner, Inc. | | | 613,314 | | | |
| Automobiles (1.2%) | | | | | | |
| 11,744 | | | Ford Motor Co. | | | 200,940 | | | |
| Biotechnology (2.5%) | | | | | | |
| 855 | | | Biogen Idec, Inc. † | | | 208,783 | | | |
| 2,665 | | | Gilead Sciences, Inc. † | | | 189,188 | | | |
| | | | | | | 397,971 | | | |
| Capital Markets (1.9%) | | | | | | |
| 3,895 | | | T. Rowe Price Group, Inc. | | | 301,512 | | | |
| Chemicals (3.1%) | | | | | | |
| 3,306 | | | Ecolab, Inc. | | | 350,436 | | | |
| 1,720 | | | Sigma-Aldrich Corp. | | | 148,660 | | | |
| | | | | | | 499,096 | | | |
| Commercial Services & Supplies (0.6%) | | | | | | |
| 3,591 | | | TETRA Tech, Inc. † | | | 93,833 | | | |
| Communications Equipment (3.4%) | | | | | | |
| 7,946 | | | Qualcomm, Inc. | | | 552,009 | | | |
| Computers & Peripherals (3.2%) | | | | | | |
| 977 | | | Apple Computer, Inc. | | | 510,336 | | | |
| Construction & Engineering (4.3%) | | | | | | |
| 13,699 | | | MasTec, Inc. † | | | 437,957 | | | |
| 8,417 | | | Quanta Services, Inc. † | | | 254,278 | | | |
| | | | | | | 692,235 | | | |
| Containers & Packaging (0.9%) | | | | | | |
| 2,932 | | | Ball Corp. | | | 143,345 | | | |
| Distributors (2.7%) | | | | | | |
| 12,962 | | | LKQ Corp. † | | | 428,135 | | | |
| Electric Utilities (2.4%) | | | | | | |
| 4,427 | | | NextEra Energy, Inc. | | | 375,188 | | | |
| Electrical Equipment (2.3%) | | | | | | |
| 5,529 | | | Emerson Electric Co. | | | 370,277 | | | |
| Food & Staples Retailing (8.6%) | | | | | | |
| 3,192 | | | Costco Wholesale Corp. | | | 376,656 | | | |
| 2,385 | | | CVS Caremark Corp. | | | 148,490 | | | |
| 13,604 | | | Whole Foods Market, Inc. | | | 858,821 | | | |
| | | | | | | 1,383,967 | | | |
| Food Products (9.5%) | | | | | | |
| 14,725 | | | Darling International, Inc. † | | | 342,651 | | | |
| 4,238 | | | Lifeway Foods, Inc. | | | 62,002 | | | |
| 3,154 | | | McCormick & Co., Inc. | | | 218,099 | | | |
| 10,859 | | | The Hain Celestial Group, Inc. † | | | 903,794 | | | |
| | | | | | | 1,526,546 | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | |
Share Amount | | | | | Market Value | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | |
| Common Stocks (continued) | | | | | | |
| Gas Utilities (2.0%) | | | | | | |
| 13,927 | | | Questar Corp. | | $ | 329,513 | | | |
| Health Care Equipment & Supplies (2.5%) | | | | | | |
| 2,641 | | | Becton, Dickinson & Co. | | | 277,648 | | | |
| 1,805 | | | Varian Medical Systems, Inc. † | | | 131,007 | | | |
| | | | | | | 408,655 | | | |
| Health Care Providers & Services (0.7%) | | | | | | |
| 1,767 | | | Quest Diagnostics, Inc. | | | 105,861 | | | |
| Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure (5.3%) | | | | | | |
| 684 | | | Chipotle Mexican Grill, Inc. † | | | 360,447 | | | |
| 6,156 | | | Starbucks Corp. | | | 498,944 | | | |
| | | | | | | 859,391 | | | |
| Internet Software & Services (6.1%) | | | | | | |
| 14,782 | | | eBay, Inc. † | | | 779,160 | | | |
| 190 | | | Google, Inc., Class A † | | | 195,810 | | | |
| | | | | | | 974,970 | | | |
| IT Services (1.3%) | | | | | | |
| 2,782 | | | Accenture PLC, Class A | | | 204,477 | | | |
| Machinery (5.8%) | | | | | | |
| 750 | | | Chart Industries, Inc. † | | | 80,603 | | | |
| 1,311 | | | Cummins, Inc. | | | 166,523 | | | |
| 3,326 | | | Illinois Tool Works, Inc. | | | 262,056 | | | |
| 570 | | | Middleby Corp. † | | | 129,761 | | | |
| 4,845 | | | Tennant Co. | | | 294,042 | | | |
| | | | | | | 932,985 | | | |
| Multi-Utilities (1.0%) | | | | | | |
| 1,824 | | | Sempra Energy | | | 166,239 | | | |
| Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels (3.1%) | | | | | | |
| 14,136 | | | Spectra Energy Corp. | | | 502,818 | | | |
| Pharmaceuticals (2.6%) | | | | | | |
| 4,636 | | | Johnson & Johnson | | | 429,340 | | | |
| Real Estate Management & Development (2.2%) | | | | | | |
| 3,800 | | | CBRE Group, Inc., Class A † | | | 88,274 | | | |
| 2,777 | | | Jones Lang LaSalle, Inc. | | | 264,370 | | | |
| | | | | | | 352,644 | | | |
| Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment (5.0%) | | | | | | |
| 5,130 | | | ARM Holdings PLC ADR | | | 242,085 | | | |
| 9,158 | | | Texas Instruments, Inc. | | | 385,368 | | | |
| 6,086 | | | Veeco Instruments, Inc. † | | | 177,772 | | | |
| | | | | | | 805,225 | | | |
| Software (0.8%) | | | | | | |
| 1,720 | | | SAP AG ADR | | | 134,762 | | | |
| Textiles, Apparel & Luxury Goods (3.4%) | | | | | | |
| 4,870 | | | NIKE, Inc., Class B | | | 368,951 | | | |
| 798 | | | V.F. Corp. | | | 171,570 | | | |
| | | | | | | 540,521 | | | |
See Notes to Financial Statements.
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| | |
Huntington EcoLogical Strategy ETF | | (Unaudited) (Continued) |
| | | | | | | | | | |
Share Amount | | | | | Market Value | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | |
| Common Stocks (continued) | | | | | | |
| Trading Companies & Distributors (0.8%) | | | | | | |
| 2,584 | | | Fastenal Co. | | $ | 128,683 | | | |
| Total Common Stocks (cost $12,159,235) | | $ | 15,078,294 | | | |
| Total Investments (93.7%) (cost $12,159,235) | | $ | 15,078,294 | | | |
| Other Assets less Liabilities (6.3%) | | | 1,012,955 | | | |
| Net Assets (100.0%) | | $ | 16,091,249 | | | |
† | Non-income producing security |
ADR | American Depositary Receipt |
Portfolio of Investments Summary Table (Unaudited)
| | | | |
| | Percentage of Market Value | |
Air Freight & Logistics | | | 0.8% | |
Auto Components | | | 4.1% | |
Automobiles | | | 1.3% | |
Biotechnology | | | 2.6% | |
Capital Markets | | | 2.0% | |
Chemicals | | | 3.3% | |
Commercial Services & Supplies | | | 0.6% | |
Communications Equipment | | | 3.7% | |
Computers & Peripherals | | | 3.4% | |
Construction & Engineering | | | 4.6% | |
Containers & Packaging | | | 1.0% | |
Distributors | | | 2.8% | |
Electric Utilities | | | 2.5% | |
Electrical Equipment | | | 2.5% | |
Food & Staples Retailing | | | 9.2% | |
Food Products | | | 10.1% | |
Gas Utilities | | | 2.2% | |
Health Care Equipment & Supplies | | | 2.7% | |
Health Care Providers & Services | | | 0.7% | |
Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure | | | 5.7% | |
Internet Software & Services | | | 6.4% | |
IT Services | | | 1.4% | |
Machinery | | | 6.1% | |
Multi-Utilities | | | 1.1% | |
Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels | | | 3.3% | |
Pharmaceuticals | | | 2.9% | |
Real Estate Management & Development | | | 2.3% | |
Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment | | | 5.3% | |
Software | | | 0.9% | |
See Notes to Financial Statements.
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| | |
Huntington EcoLogical Strategy ETF | | (Unaudited) (Continued) |
|
Portfolio of Investments Summary Table (Unaudited) (Continued) |
| | | | |
| | Percentage of Market Value | |
Textiles, Apparel & Luxury Goods | | | 3.6% | |
Trading Companies & Distributors | | | 0.9% | |
Total | | | 100.0% | |
Portfolio holdings and allocations are subject to change. As of October 31, 2013, percentages in the table above are based on total investments. Such total investments may differ from the percentages set forth in the preceding Portfolio of Investments which are computed using the Fund’s total net assets.
See Notes to Financial Statements.
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Statements of Assets and Liabilities
October 31, 2013 (Unaudited)
| | | | | | | | |
| | Huntington US Equity Rotation Strategy ETF | | | Huntington EcoLogical Strategy ETF | |
Assets: | | | | | | | | |
Investments, at value (Cost $10,441,283 and $12,159,235) | | $ | 12,857,211 | | | $ | 15,078,294 | |
Cash | | | 538,351 | | | | 1,017,133 | |
Dividends and interest receivable | | | 9,742 | | | | 9,331 | |
Receivable from Advisor | | | 3,390 | | | | 8,967 | |
Prepaid expenses | | | 9,543 | | | | 11,016 | |
Total Assets | | | 13,418,237 | | | | 16,124,741 | |
Liabilities: | | | | | | | | |
Accrued expenses: | | | | | | | | |
Administration | | | 5,803 | | | | 6,937 | |
Fund accounting | | | 948 | | | | 838 | |
Custodian | | | 5,630 | | | | 200 | |
Legal and audit fees | | | 8,844 | | | | 6,614 | |
Trustee | | | 2,099 | | | | 1,802 | |
Printing | | | 2,937 | | | | 3,530 | |
Other | | | 19,377 | | | | 13,571 | |
Total Liabilities | | | 45,638 | | | | 33,492 | |
Net Assets | | $ | 13,372,599 | | | $ | 16,091,249 | |
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Net Assets consist of: | | | | | | | | |
Capital | | $ | 10,667,830 | | | $ | 12,808,665 | |
Accumulated net investment income | | | 55,303 | | | | 21,467 | |
Accumulated net realized gains on investments | | | 233,538 | | | | 342,058 | |
Net unrealized appreciation (losses) on investments | | | 2,415,928 | | | | 2,919,059 | |
Net Assets | | $ | 13,372,599 | | | $ | 16,091,249 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Shares of Beneficial Interest Outstanding (unlimited number of shares authorized, no par value): | | | 400,001 | | | | 478,999 | |
Net Asset Value (offering and redemption price per share): | | $ | 33.43 | | | $ | 33.59 | |
| | | | | | | | |
See Notes to Financial Statements.
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Statements of Operations
For the six months ended October 31, 2013 (Unaudited)
| | | | | | | | |
| | Huntington US Equity Rotation Strategy ETF | | | Huntington EcoLogical Strategy ETF | |
Investment Income: | | | | | | | | |
Dividend income | | $ | 97,827 | | | $ | 84,106 | |
Interest income | | | 143 | | | | — | |
Total Investment Income | | | 97,970 | | | | 84,106 | |
Expenses: | | | | | | | | |
Advisory fees | | | 37,755 | | | | 42,898 | |
Administration fees | | | 33,435 | | | | 37,936 | |
Administrative support fees | | | 28,897 | | | | 25,655 | |
Fund accounting fees | | | 5,530 | | | | 1,899 | |
Trustee fees | | | 3,255 | | | | 3,172 | |
Compliance services fees | | | 151 | | | | 192 | |
Legal and audit fees | | | 17,951 | | | | 16,806 | |
Printing fees | | | 6,472 | | | | 8,044 | |
Amortization of deferred offering costs | | | 8,305 | | | | 4,803 | |
Other fees | | | 12,231 | | | | 11,773 | |
Total Expenses before fee reductions | | | 153,982 | | | | 153,178 | |
Expenses contractually waived or reimbursed by the Advisor | | | (85,837 | ) | | | (80,286 | ) |
Reimbursement of offering costs by Advisor | | | (8,305 | ) | | | (4,803 | ) |
Total Net Expenses | | | 59,840 | | | | 68,089 | |
Net Investment Income | | | 38,130 | | | | 16,017 | |
Realized and Unrealized Gains (Losses) on Investments: | | | | | | | | |
Net realized gains on investments | | | 146,475 | | | | 120,391 | |
Net realized gains on in-kind redemptions of investments | | | 136,731 | | | | 209,773 | |
Change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation on investments | | | 1,139,110 | | | | 1,615,879 | |
Net Realized and Unrealized Gains (Losses) on Investments | | | 1,422,316 | | | | 1,946,043 | |
Change in Net Assets Resulting From Operations | | $ | 1,460,446 | | | $ | 1,962,060 | |
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See Notes to Financial Statements.
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Statements of Changes in Net Assets
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Huntington US Equity Rotation Strategy ETF | | | Huntington EcoLogical Strategy ETF | |
| | Six Months Ended October 31, 2013 (Unaudited) | | | For the period July 23, 2012(a) through April 30, 2013 | | | Six Months Ended October 31, 2013 (Unaudited) | | | For the period June 18, 2012(a) through April 30, 2013 | |
From Investment Activities: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Operations: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net investment income | | $ | 38,130 | | | $ | 47,686 | | | $ | 16,017 | | | $ | 42,482 | |
Net realized gains on investments | | | 283,206 | | | | 6,277 | | | | 330,164 | | | | 2,652 | |
Change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation on investments | | | 1,139,110 | | | | 1,276,818 | | | | 1,615,879 | | | | 1,303,180 | |
Change in net assets resulting from operations | | | 1,460,446 | | | | 1,330,781 | | | | 1,962,060 | | | | 1,348,314 | |
Distributions to Shareholders From: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net investment income | | | — | | | | (33,261 | ) | | | — | | | | (40,615 | ) |
Change in net assets from distributions | | | — | | | | (33,261 | ) | | | — | | | | (40,615 | ) |
Capital Transactions: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Proceeds from shares issued | | $ | 1,540,759 | | | $ | 11,111,003 | | | $ | 5,262,913 | | | $ | 8,885,192 | |
Cost of shares redeemed | | | (741,441 | ) | | | (1,295,713 | ) | | | (812,654 | ) | | | (613,936 | ) |
Change in net assets from capital transactions | | | 799,318 | | | | 9,815,290 | | | | 4,450,259 | | | | 8,271,256 | |
Change in net assets | | | 2,259,764 | | | | 11,112,810 | | | | 6,412,319 | | | | 9,578,955 | |
Net Assets: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Beginning of period | | | 11,112,835 | | | | 25 | | | | 9,678,930 | | | | 99,975 | |
End of period | | $ | 13,372,599 | | | $ | 11,112,835 | | | $ | 16,091,249 | | | $ | 9,678,930 | |
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Accumulated net investment income | | $ | 55,303 | | | $ | 17,173 | | | $ | 21,467 | | | $ | 5,450 | |
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Share Transactions: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Issued | | | 50,000 | | | | 425,000 | | | | 175,000 | | | | 350,000 | |
Redeemed | | | (25,000 | ) | | | (50,000 | ) | | | (25,000 | ) | | | (25,000 | ) |
Change in shares | | | 25,000 | | | | 375,000 | | | | 150,000 | | | | 325,000 | |
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(a) | Commencement of operations. |
See Notes to Financial Statements.
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Financial Highlights FOR THE PERIODS INDICATED
Huntington Strategy Shares
Selected data for a share of beneficial interest outstanding throughout the periods indicated
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| | Net Asset Value, beginning of period | | | Net investment income | | | Net realized and unrealized gains (losses) on investments | | | Total from investment activities | | | Net investment income | | | Total distributions | | | Net Asset Value, end of period | | | Total return(a)(b) | |
Huntington US Equity Rotation Strategy ETF | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Six Months ended October 31, 2013 (Unaudited) | | $ | 29.63 | | | | 0.09 | | | | 3.71 | | | | 3.80 | | | | — | | | | — | | | $ | 33.43 | | | | 12.82 | % |
July 23, 2012(e) through April 30, 2013 | | $ | 25.00 | | | | 0.17 | | | | 4.59 | | | | 4.76 | | | | (0.13 | ) | | | (0.13 | ) | | $ | 29.63 | | | | 19.11 | % |
Huntington EcoLogical Strategy ETF | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Six Months ended October 31, 2013 (Unaudited) | | $ | 29.42 | | | | (0.01 | ) | | | 4.18 | | | | 4.17 | | | | — | | | | — | | | $ | 33.59 | | | | 14.17 | % |
June 18, 2012(e) through April 30, 2013 | | $ | 25.00 | | | | 0.13 | | | | 4.42 | | | | 4.55 | | | | (0.13 | ) | | | (0.13 | ) | | $ | 29.42 | | | | 18.27 | % |
(a) | Not annualized for periods less than one year. |
(b) | Net asset value total return is calculated assuming an initial investment made at the net asset value at the beginning of the period, reinvestment of all dividends and distributions at net asset value during the period, if any, and redemption on the last day of the period at net asset value. This percentage is not an indication of the performance of a shareholder’s investment in the Fund based on market value due to differences between the market price of the shares and the net asset value per share of the Fund. |
(c) | Market value total return is calculated assuming an initial investment made at the market value at the beginning of the period, reinvestment of all dividends and distributions at net asset value during the period, if any, and redemption on the last day of the period at market value. Market value is determined by the composite closing price. Composite closing security price is defined as the last reported sale price from any primary listing market (e.g., NYSE Arca) or participating regional exchanges or markets. The composite closing price is the last reported sale price from any of the eligible sources, regardless of volume and not an average price and may have occurred on a date prior to the close of the reporting period. Market value may be greater or less than net asset value, depending on the Fund’s closing price on the listing market. |
(d) | Annualized for periods less than one year. |
(e) | Commencement of operations. |
See Notes to Financial Statements.
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Total return at market(a)(c) | | Ratio of Net Expenses to Average Net Assets(d) | | | Ratio of Gross Expenses to Average Net Assets(d) | | | Ratio of Net Investment Income to Average Net Assets(d) | | | Net Assets at end of period (000’s) | | | Portfolio turnover(a) | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
12.85% | | | 0.95 | % | | | 2.44 | % | | | 0.61 | % | | $ | 13,373 | | | | 34 | % |
19.19% | | | 0.95 | % | | | 4.42 | % | | | 0.82 | % | | $ | 11,113 | | | | 13 | % |
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14.12% | | | 0.95 | % | | | 2.14 | % | | | 0.22 | % | | $ | 16,091 | | | | 5 | % |
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18.27% | | | 0.95 | % | | | 4.21 | % | | | 0.63 | % | | $ | 9,679 | | | | 16 | % |
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Notes to Financial Statements
October 31, 2013 (Unaudited)
Huntington Strategy Shares (the “Trust”) was organized on September 1, 2010 as a Delaware statutory trust and is registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940 (the “1940 Act”), as an open-end management investment company. The Declaration of Trust permits the Trust to issue an unlimited number of shares of beneficial interest (“Shares”) in one or more series representing interests in separate portfolios of securities. Currently, the Trust offers its Shares in two separate series: Huntington US Equity Rotation Strategy ETF (the “US Equity Rotation ETF”) and Huntington EcoLogical Strategy ETF (the “EcoLogical Strategy ETF”) (individually referred to as a “Fund”, or collectively as the “Funds.”). Each Fund is an actively managed exchange-traded fund. The investment objective of both Funds is to seek capital appreciation, and the Funds do not seek to replicate a specified index. The Funds’ prospectus provides a description of each Fund’s investment objectives, policies, and strategies. The assets of each Fund are segregated and a shareholder’s interest is limited to the Fund in which shares are held.
Shares of each of the Funds are listed and traded on the NYSE Arca, Inc. Market prices for the Shares may be different from their net asset value (“NAV”). Each Fund issues and redeems Shares on a continuous basis at NAV only in large blocks of Shares, currently 25,000 Shares, called “Creation Units.” Creation Units are issued and redeemed principally in-kind for securities included in a specified universe. Once created, Shares generally trade in the secondary market at market prices that change throughout the day in amounts less than a Creation Unit.
Under the Trust’s organizational documents, its officers and Board of Trustees (“the Board”) are indemnified against certain liabilities arising out of the performance of their duties to the Funds. In addition, in the normal course of business, the Trust may enter into contracts with vendors and others that provide for general indemnifications. The Trust’s maximum exposure under these arrangements is unknown, as this would involve future claims that may be made against the Trust. However, based on experience, the Trust expects that risk of loss to be remote.
2. | Significant Accounting Policies |
The following is a summary of significant accounting policies consistently followed by each Fund in the preparation of its financial statements. These policies are in conformity with generally accepted accounting principles in the United States of America (“GAAP”). The preparation of financial statements in conformity with GAAP requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the amounts of assets, liabilities and disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of income and expenses for the period. Actual results could differ from those estimates.
The Funds hold investments at fair value. Fair value is defined as the price that would be expected to be received to sell an asset or paid to transfer a liability in an orderly transaction between market participants at the measurement date. The valuation techniques used to determine fair value are further described below.
Security values are ordinarily obtained through the use of independent pricing services, in accordance with procedures adopted by the Trust’s Board. Pursuant to these procedures, the Funds may use a pricing service, bank, or broker-dealer experienced in such matters to value the Funds’ securities. When reliable market quotations are not readily available for any security, the fair value of that security will be determined by a committee established by the Board in accordance with procedures adopted by the Board. The fair valuation process is designed to value the subject security at the price the Funds would reasonably expect to receive upon its current sale. Additional consideration is given to securities that have experienced a decrease in the volume or level of activity or to circumstances that indicate that a transaction is not orderly.
The Trust has a three-tier fair value hierarchy that is dependent upon the various “inputs” used to determine the value of the Funds’ investments. The valuation techniques described below maximize the use of observable inputs and minimize the use of unobservable inputs in determining fair value. These inputs are summarized in the three broad levels listed below:
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• | | Level 1—Quoted prices in active markets for identical assets. |
• | | Level 2—Other observable pricing inputs at the measurement date (including quoted prices for similar securities, interest rates, prepayment speeds, credit risk, etc.). |
• | | Level 3—Significant unobservable pricing inputs at the measurement date (including the Funds’ own assumptions in determining the fair value of investments). |
The inputs or methodology used for valuing investments are not necessarily an indication of the risk associated with investing in those investments.
Equity securities (including foreign equity securities) traded on a securities exchange are valued at the last reported sales price on the principal exchange. Equity securities quoted by NASDAQ are valued at the NASDAQ official closing price. If there is no reported sale on the principal exchange, and in the case of over-the-counter securities, equity securities are valued at a bid price estimated by the security pricing service. In each of these situations, valuations are typically categorized as Level 1 in the fair value hierarchy.
Debt securities (corporate, municipal, foreign bonds and U.S. Government and agency securities) are valued using various
inputs including benchmark yields, reported trades, broker/dealer quotes, issuer spreads, two-sided markets, benchmark
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securities, bids, offers, reference data, and industry and market events, and are typically categorized as Level 2 in the fair value hierarchy.
In addition to the inputs discussed above for debt securities, asset backed securities are valued using new issue data, monthly payment information and collateral performance and are typically categorized as Level 2 in the fair value hierarchy.
Short-term obligations with maturities of 60 days or less are valued at amortized cost, which constitutes fair value as determined by the Board, and are typically categorized as Level 2 in the fair value hierarchy.
Forward foreign currency contracts are valued using market quotes posted by major currency dealers and are typically categorized as Level 2 in the fair value hierarchy.
Shares of mutual funds are valued at their respective daily net asset value and are typically categorized as Level 1 in the fair value hierarchy.
Foreign securities quoted in foreign currencies are translated in U.S. dollars at the foreign exchange rate in effect as of the close of the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) (generally 4:00 p.m. Eastern Time), on the day the value of the foreign security is determined.
The following is a summary of the inputs used to value the Funds’ investments as of October 31, 2013, while the breakdown, by category, of common stocks is disclosed in the Schedule of Portfolio Investments for each Fund.
| | | | | | | | |
| | LEVEL 1 | | | Total Investments | |
US Equity Rotation ETF | | | | | | | | |
Common Stocks(1) | | $ | 12,857,211 | | | $ | 12,857,211 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Total Investments | | $ | 12,857,211 | | | $ | 12,857,211 | |
| | | | | | | | |
EcoLogical Strategy ETF | | | | | | | | |
Common Stocks(1) | | $ | 15,078,294 | | | $ | 15,078,294 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Total Investments | | $ | 15,078,294 | | | $ | 15,078,294 | |
| | | | | | | | |
(1) | Please see Schedule of Portfolio Investments for industry classifications. |
The Trust’s policy is to disclose transfers between fair value hierarchy levels based on valuations at the end of the reporting period. There were no transfers between Levels 1, 2, or 3 as of October 31, 2013. As of October 31, 2013, no securities were categorized as Level 2 or Level 3.
B. | Security Transactions and Related Income |
During the period, investment transactions are accounted for no later than the first calculation of the NAV on the business day following the trade date. For financial reporting purposes, however, security transactions are accounted for on the trade date on the last business day of the reporting period. Discounts and premiums on securities purchased are amortized over the lives of the respective securities. Securities gains and losses are calculated on the identified cost basis. Interest income and expenses are accrued daily. Dividends, less foreign tax withholding (if any), are recorded on the ex-dividend date.
C. | Dividends and Distributions to Shareholders |
Dividends from net investment income, if any, are declared and paid annually. Net realized capital gains, if any, are distributed at least annually.
The amount of dividends from net investment income and net realized gains are determined in accordance with the federal income tax regulations, which may differ from GAAP. These “book/tax” differences are either considered temporary or permanent in nature. To the extent these differences are permanent in nature (e.g. foreign currency gain/loss, paydowns, distributions and income received from pass through investments, and net investment loss adjustments), such amounts are reclassified within the capital accounts
based on their nature for federal income tax purposes; temporary differences do not require reclassification. Temporary differences are primarily due to market discounts, capital loss carryforwards and losses deferred due to wash sales, straddles, and return of capital from investments.
The Funds may own shares of real estate investments trusts (“REITs”) which report information on the source of their distributions annually. Distributions received from investments in REITs in excess of income from underlying investments are recorded as realized gain and/or as a reduction to the cost of the individual REIT.
Expenses directly attributable to a Fund are charged to that Fund. Expenses not directly attributable to a Fund are allocated proportionally among all Funds within the Trust in relation to the net assets of each Fund or on another reasonable basis.
3. | Investment Advisory and Other Contractual Services |
A. | Investment Advisory Fees |
Huntington Asset Advisors, Inc. (the “Advisor”), a wholly-owned subsidiary of The Huntington National Bank (“Huntington”), serves as the Funds’ investment advisor. Huntington is a direct wholly-owned subsidiary of Huntington Bancshares Incorporated. The Advisor receives a fee for its services, computed daily and paid monthly, of 0.60% of each Fund’s average daily net assets.
The Advisor has contractually agreed to reduce its fees and/or reimburse each Fund’s expenses (excluding interest, taxes, brokerage commissions, acquired fund fees and expenses, and extraordinary expenses) in order to limit total annual fund
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operating expenses after fee waivers and expense reimbursement to 0.95% of each Fund’s average annual daily net assets (“Expense Cap”). The Expense Cap will remain in effect until at least August 31, 2014. The Expense Cap may be terminated earlier only upon the approval of the Board. The Advisor may recoup fees reduced or expenses reimbursed at any time within three years from the year such expenses were incurred, so long as the repayment does not cause the Expense Cap to be exceeded.
As of October 31, 2013, the Advisor may recoup amounts from the Funds as follows:
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| | Expires 04/30/16 | | | Expires 04/30/17 | | | Total | |
US Equity Rotation ETF | | $ | 202,689 | | | $ | 85,837 | | | $ | 288,526 | |
EcoLogical Strategy ETF | | | 219,439 | | | | 80,286 | | | | 299,725 | |
B. | Administration, Transfer Agent and Accounting Fees |
The asset based fees are subject to an annual minimum, allocated among the Funds, equal to the number of Funds multiplied by (i) $50,000 year one, (ii) $75,000 year two and (iii) $100,000 year three with the period commencing with the Effective Date through the end of the Initial Term.
Pursuant to an Exchange-Traded Fund Services Agreement with the Trust, Huntington Asset Services, Inc. (“HASI”) maintains the corporate records of the Trust, including minutes of meetings of the Board, and provides administrative support services in connection with updates to the Trust’s registration statement. HASI is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Huntington Bancshares Incorporated. Under the agreement, The Trust will pay HASI a fee of $60,000 for services during the first year, and $70,000 for services during each of the second and third years. Prior to November 1, 2012, HASI was paid a fee at the rate of $20,000 for services during the first year, and $30,000 for services during each of the second and third years.
Citi Fund Services Ohio, Inc. (“Citi”) provides financial administration, transfer agency and portfolio accounting services to the Trust. Citi performs certain services on behalf of the Trust including but not limited to: (1) preparing and filing the Trust’s periodic financial reports on forms prescribed by the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”); (2) calculating Fund expenses and making required disbursements; (3) calculating Fund performance data; and (4) providing certain compliance support services. As portfolio accountant, Citi maintains certain financial records of the Trust and provides accounting services to each Fund which includes the daily calculation of each Fund’s NAV. Citi also performs certain other services on behalf of the Trust including providing financial information for the Trust’s federal and state tax returns and financial reports required to be filed with the SEC. For these services, each Fund pays Citi a fee accrued daily and paid monthly based on a percentage of each Fund’s average net assets:
—0.04% of the first $500 million in aggregate net assets of the Funds
—0.035% of the aggregate net assets of the next $500 million
—0.02% of the aggregate net assets in excess of $1 billion
C. | Distribution and Shareholder Services Fees |
SEI Investments Distribution Co. (the “Distributor”) is the principal underwriter and distributor of each Fund’s Shares. The Distributor is compensated by the advisor in accordance with a Distribution Services Agreement between the Advisor and the Distributor. The Trust has adopted but has yet to implement a Rule 12b-1 Distribution Plan (the “Plan”). The Plan is designed to compensate or reimburse financial intermediaries (including the Distributor, the Advisor, and their affiliates) for activities principally intended to result in the sale of Fund shares, such as advertising and marketing of shares (including printing and disseminating prospectuses and sales literature to prospective shareholders and financial intermediaries) and providing incentives to financial intermediaries to sell shares. The Plan is also designed to cover the cost of administrative services performed in conjunction with the sale of shares, including, but not limited to, shareholder services, recordkeeping services and educational services, as well as the costs of implementing and operating the Plan. In accordance with the Plan, the Distributor may enter into agreements with financial intermediaries and dealers relating to distribution and/or marketing services with respect to the Funds. Pursuant to the Plan, the Funds may pay a 12b-1 fee not to exceed 0.25% per year of each Fund’s average daily net assets. No 12b-1 fee is currently paid by the Funds and the Board has not approved any payments under the plan.
Citibank, N.A (the “Custodian”), an affiliate of Citi, serves as custodian for each Fund and safeguards and holds the Fund’s cash and securities, settles each Fund’s securities transactions and collects income on Fund investments. The Custodian receives fees based on the level of each Fund’s average daily net assets for the period, plus out-of-pocket expenses.
The Trust has contracted with HASI to provide a Chief Compliance Officer to the Trust, for which it pays an annual fee up to $2,000.
Certain officers of the Trust are officers, directors and/or trustees of the above companies.
4. | Organization and Offering Costs |
All costs incurred by the Trust in connection with the organization of the Trust were paid by the Advisor. The organization costs are not subject to recoupment by the Advisor in subsequent fiscal periods.
Costs incurred in connection with the offering and initial registration of the Trust have been deferred and are being amortized on a straight-line basis over the first twelve months of each Fund’s operations.
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5. | Investment Transactions |
Purchases and sales of investments, excluding in-kind transactions and short-term investments, for the period ended October 31, 2013 were as follows:
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| | Purchases | | | Sales | |
US Equity Rotation ETF | | $ | 2,200,804 | | | $ | 2,257,018 | |
EcoLogical Strategy ETF | | | 339,500 | | | | 871,822 | |
Purchases and sales of in-kind transactions for the period ended October 31, 2013 were as follows:
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| | Purchases | | | Sales | |
US Equity Rotation ETF | | $ | 1,478,373 | | | $ | 709,592 | |
EcoLogical Strategy ETF | | | 4,970,006 | | | | 752,361 | |
6. | Capital Share Transactions |
Shares are issued and redeemed by each Fund only in aggregations of a specified number of shares or multiples thereof (“Creation Units”) at net asset value. Except when aggregated in Creation Units, shares of each Fund are not redeemable. Transactions in shares for each Fund are disclosed in detail on the Statements of Changes in Net Assets.
The consideration for the purchase of Creation Units of a Fund generally consists of the in-kind deposit of a designated basket of securities, which constitutes an optimized representation of the securities of that Fund’s specified universe, and an amount of cash. Investors purchasing and redeeming Creation Units may be charged a transaction fee to cover the transfer and other transactional costs it incurs to issue or redeem Creation Units. The standard charge and maximum transaction fee for the US Equity Rotation ETF and EcoLogical Strategy ETF are $250 and $1,000, respectively.
From time to time, settlement of securities related to subscriptions-in-kind or redemptions-in-kind may be delayed. In such cases, securities related to in-kind contributions are reflected as “Due from custodian” and securities related to in-kind redemptions are reflected as “Securities payable related to in-kind transactions” on the Statements of Assets and Liabilities.
During the period ended October 31, 2013, the Funds delivered securities in exchange for the redemption of capital shares (redemptions-in-kind). Securities and cash were transferred in exchange for capital share redemptions at fair value. For financial reporting purposes, the Funds recorded net realized gains and losses in connection with each redemption-in-kind transaction.
For the period ended October 31, 2013, the fair value of securities transferred for redemptions-in-kind and the net realized gains and losses recorded in connection with the transactions were as follows:
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| | Fair Value | | | Net Realized Gains/(Losses) | |
US Equity Rotation ETF | | $ | 709,592 | | | $ | 136,731 | |
EcoLogical Strategy ETF | | | 752,361 | | | | 209,773 | |
In addition, during the period ended October 31, 2013, the Funds received securities in exchange for subscriptions of capital shares (subscriptions-in-kind). For the period ended October 31, 2013, the fair value of securities received for subscriptions were as follows:
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| | Fair Value | | | Net Realized Gains/(Losses) | |
US Equity Rotation ETF | | $ | 1,478,373 | | | $ | — | |
EcoLogical Strategy ETF | | | 4,970,006 | | | | — | |
It is the policy of each Fund to qualify or continue to qualify as a regulated investment company by complying with the provisions available to certain investment companies, as defined in applicable sections of the Internal Revenue Code, and to make distributions of net investment income and net realized capital gains sufficient to relieve it from all, or substantially all, federal income taxes.
The Trust has evaluated tax positions taken or expected to be taken in the course of preparing each Fund’s tax returns to determine whether it is more-likely-than not (i.e., greater than 50-percent chance) that each tax position will be sustained upon examination by a taxing authority based on the technical merits of the position. A tax position that meets the more-likely-than-not recognition threshold is measured to determine the amount of benefit to recognize in the financial statements. Differences between tax positions taken in a tax return and amounts recognized in the financial statements will generally result in an increase in a liability for taxes payable (or a reduction of a tax refund receivable), including the recognition of any related interest and penalties as an operating expense. Tax positions taken in tax years remain subject to examination by tax authorities (generally three years for federal income tax purposes). The determination has been made that there are not any uncertain tax positions that would require the Funds to record a tax liability and, therefore, there is no impact to the Funds’ financial statements.
As of October 31, 2013, the tax cost of securities and the breakdown of unrealized appreciation (depreciation) for each Fund was as follows:
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| | Tax Cost of Securities | | | Unrealized Appreciation | | | Unrealized Depreciation | | | Net Unrealized Appreciation/ (Depreciation) | |
US Equity Rotation ETF | | $ | 10,441,182 | | | $ | 2,510,631 | | | $ | (94,602 | ) | | $ | 2,416,029 | |
EcoLogical Strategy ETF | | | 12,159,234 | | | | 2,995,506 | | | | (76,446 | ) | | | 2,919,060 | |
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The differences between book-basis and tax-basis unrealized appreciation/depreciation are attributable primarily to: tax deferral of losses on wash sales, the realization for tax purposes of unrealized gains/losses on investments in passive foreign investment companies, and the difference between book and tax amortization methods for acquisition premium and market discount.
The tax character of distributions paid during the fiscal year ended April 30, 2013 was as follows:
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| | Distributions paid from | |
| | Ordinary Income | | | Total Taxable Distributions | | | Total Distributions Paid | |
US Equity Rotation ETF | | $ | 33,261 | | | $ | 33,261 | | | $ | 33,261 | |
EcoLogical Strategy ETF | | | 40,615 | | | | 40,615 | | | | 40,615 | |
As of April 30, 2013 the components of accumulated earnings/(deficit) on a tax basis were as follows:
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| | Undistributed Ordinary Income | | | Accumulated Earnings | | | Accumulated Capital and Other Losses | | | Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) | | | Total Accumulated Earnings (Deficit) | |
US Equity Rotation ETF | | $ | 16,994 | | | $ | 16,994 | | | $ | (49,668 | ) | | $ | 1,276,996 | | | $ | 1,244,322 | |
EcoLogical Strategy ETF | | | 17,344 | | | | 17,344 | | | | — | | | | 1,303,180 | | | | 1,320,524 | |
Under current tax law, capital losses realized after October 31 of a Funds’ fiscal period may be deferred and treated as occuring on the first business day of the following fiscal year for tax purposes. The following Fund had deferred post-October capital losses, which will be treated as arising on the first business day of the fiscal year ending April 30, 2014:
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| | Post-October Loss | |
US Equity Rotation ETF | | $ | 49,668 | |
The NAV of a Fund can fluctuate up or down, and you could lose money investing in a Fund if the prices of the securities owned by the Fund decline. In addition, a Fund may be subject to the following additional risks: (1) the market price of a Fund’s shares may trade above or below their NAV; (2) an active trading market for a Fund’s shares may not develop or be maintained; or (3) trading of a Fund’s shares may be halted if the listing exchange’s officials deem such action appropriate, the shares are delisted from the exchange, or the
activation of market-wide “circuit breakers” (which are tied to large decreases in stock prices) halts stock trading generally.
Ecological | Investment Risk |
The EcoLogical Strategy ETF’s ecological investment criteria could cause it to underperform funds that do not maintain ecological investment criteria. In order to comply with its ecological investment criteria, the EcoLogical Strategy ETF may be required to forego advantageous investment opportunities or sell investments at inappropriate times. The EcoLogical Strategy ETF’s ecological investment criteria may result in the EcoLogical Strategy ETF investing in industry sectors that are not performing as well as others.
Management of the Funds has evaluated the need for disclosures and/or adjustments resulting from subsequent events through the date these financial statements were issued. Based upon this evaluation, no additional disclosures or adjustments were requred to the financial statements as of October 31, 2013.
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VOTING PROXIES ON FUND PORTFOLIO SECURITIES
A copy of the policies and procedures that the Funds use to determine how to vote proxies relating to securities held in the Funds’ portfolios, as well as a record of how the Funds voted any such proxies during the most recent 12-month period ended June 30, is available without charge and upon request by calling 1-855-HSS-ETFS or 1-855-477-3837 or at www.huntingtonstrategyshares.com. This information is also available from the EDGAR database on the SEC’s website at www.sec.gov.
QUARTERLY PORTFOLIO SCHEDULE
The Funds file with the SEC a complete schedule of their portfolio holdings, as of the close of the first and third quarters of their fiscal year, on “Form N-Q”. These filings are available on the SEC’s website at www.sec.gov and may be reviewed and copied at the SEC’s Public Reference Room in Washington, DC. (call 1-202-551-8090 for information on the operation of the Public Reference Room.) You may also access this information at www.huntingtonstrategyshares.com by selecting “Form N-Q”.
Huntington Asset Advisors, Inc., a wholly-owned subsidiary of The Huntington National Bank is the Investment Advisor of The Huntington Strategy Shares. Huntington Asset Services, Inc. maintains corporate records of the Funds, and is affiliated with Huntington Bancshares. SEI Investments Distribution Co is the principal underwriter and distributor of each Fund’s shares.
Exchange-Traded Funds are not bank deposits or obligations, are not guaranteed by any bank, and are not insured or guaranteed by the U.S. government, the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, the Federal Reserve Board, or any other government agency. Investment in Exchange-Traded Funds involves investment risk, including the possible loss of principal.
This report is authorized for distribution to prospective investors only when preceded or accompanied by a prospectus which contains facts concerning the Funds’ objectives and policies, management fees, expenses and other information.
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Huntington Strategy Shares Shareholder Services: 1-855-477-3837 | | |
Item 2. Code of Ethics.
Not applicable – only for annual reports.
Item 3. Audit Committee Financial Expert.
Not applicable – only for annual reports.
Item 4. Principal Accountant Fees and Services.
Not applicable – only for annual reports.
Item 5. Audit Committee of Listed Registrants.
Not applicable.
Item 6. Schedule of Investments.
| (a) | Included as part of report to stockholders under Item 1. |
Item 7. Disclosure of Proxy Voting Policies and Procedures for Closed-End Management Investment Companies.
Not applicable.
Item 8. Portfolio Managers of Closed-End Management Investment Companies.
Not applicable.
Item 9. Purchases of Equity Securities by Closed-End Management Investment Company and Affiliated Purchasers.
Not applicable.
Item 10. Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.
Not applicable.
Item 11. Controls and Procedures.
| (a) | The Registrant’s principal executive officer and principal financial officer have concluded, based on their evaluation of the Registrant’s disclosure controls and procedures as conducted within 90 days of the filing date of this report, that those disclosure controls and procedures provide reasonable assurance that material information required to be disclosed by the Registrant on this report is recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the time periods specified in the Securities and Exchange Commission’s rules and forms. |
| (b) | The Registrant’s principal executive officer and principal financial officer are aware of no changes in the Registrant’s internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Rule 30a-3(d) under the Act (17CFR 270.30a-3(d)) that occurred during the second fiscal quarter of the period covered by this report that have materially affected or are reasonably likely to materially affect, the Registrant’s internal control over financial reporting. |
Item 12. Exhibits.
| (a)(1) | The Not applicable - only for annual reports. |
| (a)(2) | Separate certifications by the Registrant’s principal executive officer and principal financial officer, pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 and required by Rule 30a-2(a) under the Investment Company Act of 1940, are attached hereto. |
| (b) | A certification by the Registrant’s principal executive officer and principal financial officer, pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 and required by Rule 30a-2(b) under the Investment Company Act of 1940, is attached hereto. |
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.
Huntington Strategy Shares
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By | | /s/ R. Jeffrey Young |
| | R. Jeffrey Young, Chief Executive Officer |
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Date | | December 20, 2013 |
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.
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By | | /s/ R. Jeffrey Young |
| | R. Jeffrey Young, Chief Executive Officer |
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Date | | December 20, 2013 |
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By | | /s/ Bryan W. Ashmus |
| | Bryan W. Ashmus, Treasurer |
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Date | | December 20, 2013 |