UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM N-CSR
CERTIFIED SHAREHOLDER REPORT OF REGISTERED
MANAGEMENT INVESTMENT COMPANIES
Investment Company Act file number | 811-22736 | |||||||
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Columbia ETF Trust I | ||||||||
(Exact name of registrant as specified in charter) | ||||||||
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225 Franklin Street Boston, |
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Christopher O. Petersen, Esq. c/o Columbia Management Investment Advisers, LLC 225 Franklin Street Boston, Massachusetts 02110
Ryan C. Larrenaga, Esq. c/o Columbia Management Investment Advisers, LLC 225 Franklin Street Boston, Massachusetts 02110 | ||||||||
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Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: | (800) 345-6611 |
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Date of fiscal year end: | October 31 |
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Date of reporting period: | April 30, 2019 |
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Form N-CSR is to be used by management investment companies to file reports with the Commission not later than 10 days after the transmission to stockholders of any report that is required to be transmitted to stockholders under Rule 30e-1 under the Investment Company Act of 1940 (17 CFR 270.30e-1). The Commission may use the information provided on Form N-CSR in its regulatory, disclosure review, inspection, and policymaking roles.
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Item 1. Reports to Stockholders.
SEMIANNUAL REPORT
April 30, 2019
COLUMBIA ETF TRUST I
Columbia Sustainable Global Equity Income ETF
Columbia Sustainable International Equity Income ETF
Columbia Sustainable U.S. Equity Income ETF
Beginning on January 1, 2021, as permitted by regulations adopted by the Securities and Exchange Commission, paper copies of the Funds' annual and semiannual shareholder reports like this one will no longer be sent by mail, unless you specifically request paper copies of the reports. Instead, the reports will be made available on the Funds' website (columbiathreadneedleus.com/etfs), and each time a report is posted you will be notified by mail and provided with a website address to access the report.
If you have already elected to receive shareholder reports electronically, you will not be affected by this change and you need not take any action. You may elect to receive shareholder reports and other communications from the Funds electronically at any time by contacting your financial intermediary (such as a broker-dealer or bank).
You may elect to receive all future reports in paper free of charge. You can contact your financial intermediary to request that you continue receiving paper copies of your shareholder reports. Your election to receive paper reports will apply to all Columbia Funds held in your account.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
Columbia Sustainable Global Equity Income ETF | |||||||
Fund at a Glance | 2 | ||||||
Columbia Sustainable International Equity Income ETF | |||||||
Fund at a Glance | 4 | ||||||
Columbia Sustainable U.S. Equity Income ETF | |||||||
Fund at a Glance | 6 | ||||||
Understanding Your Fund's Expenses | 8 | ||||||
Frequency Distribution of Premiums and Discounts | 9 | ||||||
Portfolio of Investments | 10 | ||||||
Statement of Assets and Liabilities | 25 | ||||||
Statement of Operations | 26 | ||||||
Statement of Changes in Net Assets | 27 | ||||||
Financial Highlights | 29 | ||||||
Notes to Financial Statements | 32 | ||||||
Additional Information | 39 |
Columbia ETF Trust I | Semiannual Report 2019
FUND AT A GLANCE
Columbia Sustainable Global Equity Income ETF
(Unaudited)
Investment objective
Columbia Sustainable Global Equity Income ETF (the Fund) seeks investment results that, before fees and expenses, closely correspond to the performance of the Beta Advantage® Sustainable Global Equity Income 200 Index.
Portfolio management
Christopher Lo, CFA
Lead Portfolio Manager
Managed Fund since 2016
Michael Barclay, CFA
Porfolio Manager
Managed Fund since October 2018
Average annual total returns (%) (for period ended April 30, 2019)
Inception | 6 Months cumulative | 1 Year | Life | ||||||||||||||||
Market Price | 06/13/16 | 6.18 | 0.06 | 11.48 | |||||||||||||||
Net Asset Value | 06/13/16 | 5.90 | -0.09 | 11.07 | |||||||||||||||
Beta Advantage® Sustainable Global Equity Income 200 Index (Net) | 5.59 | -0.42 | 11.00 | ||||||||||||||||
MSCI World Value Index (Net) | 6.24 | 3.10 | 9.59 |
All results shown assume reinvestment of distributions during the period. Returns do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder may pay on Fund distributions or on the redemption of Fund shares. Performance results reflect the effect of any fee waivers or reimbursements of Fund expenses by Columbia Management Investment Advisers, LLC. Absent these fee waivers or expense reimbursement arrangements, performance results would have been lower.
The performance information shown represents past performance and is not a guarantee of future results. The investment return and principal value of your investment will fluctuate so that your shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than their original cost. Current performance may be lower or higher than the performance information shown. You may obtain performance information current to the most recent month-end by visiting columbiathreadneedleus.com/etfs.
The price used to calculate Market Price return is based on the midpoint of the 4:00 PM Eastern (U.S.) bid/ask spread on the NYSE and does not represent returns an investor would receive if shares were traded at other times.
The Fund's shares may trade above or below their net asset value. The net asset value of the Fund will generally fluctuate with changes in the market value of the Fund's holdings. The market prices of shares, however, will generally fluctuate in accordance with changes in net asset value as well as the relative supply of, and demand for, shares on the exchange. The trading price of shares may deviate significantly from the net asset value.
The Beta Advantage® Sustainable Global Equity Income 200 Index (Net) is designed to reflect the performance of the top 200 U.S. and foreign large and mid-cap companies (located in developed markets) within the MSCI World Index.
The MSCI World Value Index (Net) captures large and mid-cap securities exhibiting overall value style characteristics across 23 developed markets countries. The value investment style characteristics for index construction are defined using three variables: book value to price, 12-month forward earnings to price and dividend yield.
Indices are not available for investment, are not professionally managed and do not reflect sales charges, fees, brokerage commissions, taxes (except the Beta Advantage® Sustainable Global Equity Income 200 Index (Net) and the MSCI World Value Index (Net) which reflects reinvested dividends net of withholding taxes) or other expenses of investing. Securities in the Fund may not match those in an index.
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FUND AT A GLANCE (continued)
Columbia Sustainable Global Equity Income ETF
(Unaudited)
Top ten holdings (%) (at April 30, 2019)
Conagra Brands, Inc. (United States) | 1.1 | ||||||
Principal Financial Group, Inc. (United States) | 1.0 | ||||||
Lam Research Corp. (United States) | 0.9 | ||||||
Edison International (United States) | 0.9 | ||||||
Best Buy Co., Inc. (United States) | 0.9 | ||||||
Campbell Soup Co. (United States) | 0.9 | ||||||
Prudential Financial, Inc. (United States) | 0.9 | ||||||
Valero Energy Corp. (United States) | 0.9 | ||||||
Harley-Davidson, Inc. (United States) | 0.9 | ||||||
ONEOK, Inc. (United States) | 0.9 |
Percentages indicated are based upon total investments (excluding Money Market Funds and derivatives, if any).
For further detail about these holdings, please refer to the section entitled "Portfolio of Investments".
Fund holdings are as of the date given, are subject to change at any time, and are not recommendations to buy or sell any security.
Country breakdown (%) (at April 30, 2019)
Australia | 2.5 | ||||||
Austria | 0.2 | ||||||
Canada | 1.1 | ||||||
Chile | 0.3 | ||||||
Denmark | 0.5 | ||||||
Finland | 0.4 | ||||||
France | 2.2 | ||||||
Germany | 3.7 | ||||||
Hong Kong | 1.8 | ||||||
Israel | 0.6 | ||||||
Italy | 0.9 | ||||||
Japan | 12.7 | ||||||
Netherlands | 1.7 | ||||||
Norway | 0.7 | ||||||
Singapore | 0.2 | ||||||
Spain | 2.3 | ||||||
Sweden | 1.3 | ||||||
Switzerland | 0.2 | ||||||
United Kingdom | 3.5 | ||||||
United States(a) | 63.2 | ||||||
Total | 100.0 |
Country Breakdown is based primarily on issuer's place of organization/incorporation. Percentages indicated are based upon total investments and excludes investments in derivatives, if any. The Fund's portfolio composition is subject to change.
(a) Includes investments in Money Market Funds.
Equity sector breakdown (%) (at April 30, 2019)
Industrials | 18.9 | ||||||
Financials | 17.3 | ||||||
Information Technology | 10.6 | ||||||
Consumer Staples | 9.3 | ||||||
Materials | 9.0 | ||||||
Consumer Discretionary | 8.4 | ||||||
Communication Services | 7.4 | ||||||
Energy | 7.0 | ||||||
Health Care | 5.6 | ||||||
Utilities | 5.5 | ||||||
Real Estate | 1.0 | ||||||
Total | 100.0 |
Percentages indicated are based upon total equity investments. The Fund's portfolio composition is subject to change.
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FUND AT A GLANCE
Columbia Sustainable International Equity Income ETF
(Unaudited)
Investment objective
Columbia Sustainable International Equity Income ETF (the Fund) seeks investment results that, before fees and expenses, closely correspond to the performance of the Beta Advantage® Sustainable International Equity Income 100 Index.
Portfolio management
Christopher Lo, CFA
Lead Portfolio Manager
Managed Fund since 2016
Michael Barclay, CFA
Porfolio Manager
Managed Fund since October 2018
Average annual total returns (%) (for period ended April 30, 2019)
Inception | 6 Months cumulative | 1 Year | Life | ||||||||||||||||
Market Price | 06/13/16 | 7.38 | -3.85 | 9.81 | |||||||||||||||
Net Asset Value | 06/13/16 | 4.32 | -6.37 | 8.00 | |||||||||||||||
Beta Advantage® Sustainable International Equity Income 100 Index (Net) | 4.55 | -6.01 | 8.59 | ||||||||||||||||
MSCI World ex USA Value Index (Net) | 4.80 | -5.97 | 8.05 |
All results shown assume reinvestment of distributions during the period. Returns do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder may pay on Fund distributions or on the redemption of Fund shares. Performance results reflect the effect of any fee waivers or reimbursements of Fund expenses by Columbia Management Investment Advisers, LLC. Absent these fee waivers or expense reimbursement arrangements, performance results would have been lower.
The performance information shown represents past performance and is not a guarantee of future results. The investment return and principal value of your investment will fluctuate so that your shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than their original cost. Current performance may be lower or higher than the performance information shown. You may obtain performance information current to the most recent month-end by visiting columbiathreadneedleus.com/etfs.
The price used to calculate Market Price return is based on the midpoint of the 4:00 PM Eastern (U.S.) bid/ask spread on the NYSE and does not represent returns an investor would receive if shares were traded at other times.
The Fund's shares may trade above or below their net asset value. The net asset value of the Fund will generally fluctuate with changes in the market value of the Fund's holdings. The market prices of shares, however, will generally fluctuate in accordance with changes in net asset value as well as the relative supply of, and demand for, shares on the exchange. The trading price of shares may deviate significantly from the net asset value.
The Beta Advantage® Sustainable International Equity Income 100 Index (Net) is designed to reflect the performance of the top 100 (developed markets) foreign large- and mid-cap companies (excluding real estate investment trusts) using a subset of the MSCI World ex USA Index, ranked and weighted according to a composite factor score determined through the application of a systematic, rules-based methodology applied by MSCI.
The MSCI World ex USA Value Index (Net) is a free float-adjusted market capitalization weighted index that is designed to measure the equity market performance of developed markets that have value characteristics. The Index consists of the following 23 developed market country indices: Australia, Austria, Belgium, Canada, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hong Kong, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Japan, Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Portugal, Singapore, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland and the United Kingdom.
Indices are not available for investment, are not professionally managed and do not reflect sales charges, fees, brokerage commissions, taxes (except the Beta Advantage® Sustainable International Equity Income 100 Index (Net) and the MSCI World ex USA Value Index (Net) which reflects reinvested dividends net of withholding taxes) or other expenses of investing. Securities in the Fund may not match those in an index.
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FUND AT A GLANCE (continued)
Columbia Sustainable International Equity Income ETF
(Unaudited)
Top ten holdings (%) (at April 30, 2019)
BNP Paribas SA (France) | 1.5 | ||||||
Enagas SA (Spain) | 1.5 | ||||||
Hitachi Construction Machinery Co. Ltd. (Japan) | 1.5 | ||||||
Taylor Wimpey PLC (United Kingdom) | 1.5 | ||||||
ITOCHU Corp. (Japan) | 1.4 | ||||||
Mitsubishi Chemical Holdings Corp. (Japan) | 1.4 | ||||||
Banco de Sabadell SA (Spain) | 1.4 | ||||||
Mitsui & Co. Ltd. (Japan) | 1.4 | ||||||
Repsol SA (Spain) | 1.4 | ||||||
Toyota Tsusho Corp. (Japan) | 1.4 |
Percentages indicated are based upon total investments (excluding Money Market Funds and derivatives, if any).
For further detail about these holdings, please refer to the section entitled "Portfolio of Investments".
Fund holdings are as of the date given, are subject to change at any time, and are not recommendations to buy or sell any security.
Country breakdown (%) (at April 30, 2019)
Australia | 6.7 | ||||||
Austria | 0.7 | ||||||
Canada | 3.0 | ||||||
Chile | 0.8 | ||||||
Denmark | 1.2 | ||||||
Finland | 1.1 | ||||||
France | 5.8 | ||||||
Germany | 10.1 | ||||||
Hong Kong | 5.0 | ||||||
Israel | 1.5 | ||||||
Italy | 2.5 | ||||||
Japan | 34.2 | ||||||
Netherlands | 4.6 | ||||||
Norway | 1.9 | ||||||
Singapore | 0.6 | ||||||
Spain | 6.2 | ||||||
Sweden | 3.4 | ||||||
Switzerland | 0.5 | ||||||
United Kingdom | 9.6 | ||||||
United States(a) | 0.6 | ||||||
Total | 100.0 |
Country Breakdown is based primarily on issuer's place of organization/incorporation. Percentages indicated are based upon total investments and excludes investments in derivatives, if any. The Fund's portfolio composition is subject to change.
(a) Includes investments in Money Market Funds.
Equity sector breakdown (%) (at April 30, 2019)
Industrials | 22.7 | ||||||
Materials | 17.4 | ||||||
Financials | 16.1 | ||||||
Communication Services | 12.8 | ||||||
Consumer Staples | 6.7 | ||||||
Energy | 5.9 | ||||||
Consumer Discretionary | 5.8 | ||||||
Health Care | 4.1 | ||||||
Utilities | 3.2 | ||||||
Real Estate | 2.8 | ||||||
Information Technology | 2.5 | ||||||
Total | 100.0 |
Percentages indicated are based upon total equity investments. The Fund's portfolio composition is subject to change.
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FUND AT A GLANCE
Columbia Sustainable U.S. Equity Income ETF
(Unaudited)
Investment objective
Columbia Sustainable U.S. Equity Income ETF (the Fund) seeks investment results that, before fees and expenses, closely correspond to the performance of the Beta Advantage® Sustainable U.S. Equity Income 100 Index.
Portfolio management
Christopher Lo, CFA
Lead Portfolio Manager
Managed Fund since 2016
Michael Barclay, CFA
Porfolio Manager
Managed Fund since October 2018
Average annual total returns (%) (for period ended April 30, 2019)
Inception | 6 Months cumulative | 1 Year | Life | ||||||||||||||||
Market Price | 06/13/16 | 6.53 | 4.07 | 13.15 | |||||||||||||||
Net Asset Value | 06/13/16 | 6.71 | 4.10 | 13.06 | |||||||||||||||
Beta Advantage® Sustainable U.S. Equity Income 100 Index (Gross) | 6.74 | 4.33 | 13.45 | ||||||||||||||||
MSCI USA Value Index (Gross) | 7.62 | 10.39 | 11.43 |
All results shown assume reinvestment of distributions during the period. Returns do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder may pay on Fund distributions or on the redemption of Fund shares. Performance results reflect the effect of any fee waivers or reimbursements of Fund expenses by Columbia Management Investment Advisers, LLC. Absent these fee waivers or expense reimbursement arrangements, performance results would have been lower.
The performance information shown represents past performance and is not a guarantee of future results. The investment return and principal value of your investment will fluctuate so that your shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than their original cost. Current performance may be lower or higher than the performance information shown. You may obtain performance information current to the most recent month-end by visiting columbiathreadneedleus.com/etfs.
The price used to calculate Market Price return is based on the midpoint of the 4:00 PM Eastern (U.S.) bid/ask spread on the NYSE and does not represent returns an investor would receive if shares were traded at other times.
The Fund's shares may trade above or below their net asset value. The net asset value of the Fund will generally fluctuate with changes in the market value of the Fund's holdings. The market prices of shares, however, will generally fluctuate in accordance with changes in net asset value as well as the relative supply of, and demand for, shares on the exchange. The trading price of shares may deviate significantly from the net asset value.
The Beta Advantage® Sustainable U.S. Equity Income 100 Index (Gross) is designed to reflect the performance of the top 100 U.S. large and mid-cap companies (excluding real estate investment trusts) using a subset of the MSCI USA Index, ranked and weighted according to a composite factor score determined through the application of a systematic, rules-based methodology applied by MSCI.
The MSCI USA Value Index (Gross) captures large and mid-cap US securities exhibiting overall value style characteristics. The value investment style characteristics for index construction are defined using three variables: book value to price, 12-month forward earnings to price and dividend yield.
Indices are not available for investment, are not professionally managed and do not reflect sales charges, fees, brokerage commissions, taxes or other expenses of investing. Securities in the Fund may not match those in an index.
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FUND AT A GLANCE (continued)
Columbia Sustainable U.S. Equity Income ETF
(Unaudited)
Top ten holdings (%) (at April 30, 2019)
Conagra Brands, Inc. | 1.7 | ||||||
Principal Financial Group, Inc. | 1.5 | ||||||
Lam Research Corp. | 1.5 | ||||||
Edison International | 1.5 | ||||||
Best Buy Co., Inc. | 1.5 | ||||||
Campbell Soup Co. | 1.5 | ||||||
Prudential Financial, Inc. | 1.5 | ||||||
Valero Energy Corp. | 1.4 | ||||||
Harley-Davidson, Inc. | 1.4 | ||||||
ONEOK, Inc. | 1.4 |
Percentages indicated are based upon total investments (excluding Money Market Funds and derivatives, if any).
For further detail about these holdings, please refer to the section entitled "Portfolio of Investments".
Fund holdings are as of the date given, are subject to change at any time, and are not recommendations to buy or sell any security.
Portfolio breakdown (%) (at April 30, 2019)
Common Stocks | 99.6 | ||||||
Money Market Fund | 0.4 | ||||||
Total Investments | 100.0 |
Percentages indicated are based upon total investments. The Fund's portfolio composition is subject to change.
Equity sector breakdown (%) (at April 30, 2019)
Financials | 18.0 | ||||||
Industrials | 16.8 | ||||||
Information Technology | 15.3 | ||||||
Consumer Staples | 10.8 | ||||||
Consumer Discretionary | 9.8 | ||||||
Energy | 7.7 | ||||||
Utilities | 6.9 | ||||||
Health Care | 6.5 | ||||||
Communication Services | 4.2 | ||||||
Materials | 4.0 | ||||||
Total | 100.0 |
Percentages indicated are based upon total equity investments. The Fund's portfolio composition is subject to change.
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UNDERSTANDING YOUR FUND'S EXPENSES
(Unaudited)
As a shareholder of a Fund, you incur ongoing costs, including management fees. The following example is intended to help you understand your ongoing costs (in dollars and cents) of investing in a fund and to compare these costs with the ongoing costs of investing in other funds.
The examples are based on an initial investment of $1,000 invested at the beginning of the period and held for the period ended April 30, 2019.
Actual Expenses
The information under each column in the table below entitled "Actual" provides information about actual account values and actual expenses. You may use the information in these columns, 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 $1,000 = 8.6), then multiply the result by the number for your Fund under the heading entitled "Expenses Paid for the Period" to estimate the expenses you paid on your account during this period.
Hypothetical Example For Comparison Purposes
The information under each column in the table entitled "Hypothetical" provides information about hypothetical account values and hypothetical expenses based on each Fund's actual expense ratio and an assumed rate of return of 5% per year before expenses, which is not the Fund's actual return. The hypothetical account values and expenses may not be used to estimate the actual ending account balance or expenses you paid for the period. You may use this information to compare the ongoing costs of investing in your Fund and other funds. To do so, compare this 5% hypothetical example with the 5% hypothetical examples that appear in the shareholder reports of the other funds.
Please note that the expenses shown in the table are meant to highlight your ongoing costs only and do not reflect any transactional costs, such as brokerage commissions paid on purchases and sales of Fund shares. Therefore, the ending account values and expenses paid for the period in the table is useful in comparing ongoing Fund costs only and will not help you determine the relative total costs of owning different funds. In addition, if these transactional costs were included, your costs would have been higher.
November 1, 2018 — April 30, 2019
Beginning account value ($) | Ending account value ($) | Expenses paid for the period ($) | Annualized expense ratios for the period (%) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Actual | Hypothetical | Actual | Hypothetical | Actual | Hypothetical | Actual | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Columbia Sustainable Global Equity Income ETF | 1,000.00 | 1,000.00 | 1,059.00 | 1,022.81 | 2.04 | 2.01 | 0.40 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Columbia Sustainable International Equity Income ETF | 1,000.00 | 1,000.00 | 1,043.20 | 1,022.56 | 2.28 | 2.26 | 0.45 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Columbia Sustainable U.S. Equity Income ETF | 1,000.00 | 1,000.00 | 1,067.10 | 1,023.06 | 1.79 | 1.76 | 0.35 |
Expenses are calculated using the Fund's annualized expense ratio, multiplied by the average account value over the period, then multiplied by the number of days in the Fund's most recent fiscal half-year and divided by 365.
Expenses do not include fees and expenses incurred indirectly by the Fund from its investment in underlying funds, including affiliated and non-affiliated pooled investment vehicles, such as mutual funds and exchange-traded funds.
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FREQUENCY DISTRIBUTION OF PREMIUMS AND DISCOUNTS
(Unaudited)
The tables that follow present information about the differences between the daily market price on secondary markets for shares of a Fund and that Fund's net asset value. Net asset value, or "NAV", is the price per share at which each Fund issues and redeems shares. It is calculated in accordance with the standard formula for valuing fund shares. The "Market Price" of each Fund generally is determined using the midpoint between the highest bid and the lowest offer on the stock exchange on which the shares of such Fund are listed for trading, as of the time that the Fund's NAV is calculated. Each Fund's Market Price may be at, above or below its NAV. The NAV of each Fund will fluctuate with changes in the market value of its portfolio holdings. The Market Price of each 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. The following information shows the frequency distributions of premiums and discounts for each of the Funds.
The information shown for each Fund is for the period from inception date of such Fund through April 30, 2019.
Each line in the table shows the number of trading days in which the Fund traded within the premium/discount range indicated. All data presented here represents past performance, which cannot be used to predict future results.
Market Price Above or Equal to NAV | Market Price Below NAV | ||||||||||||||
Basis Point Differential | Number of Days | Number of Days | |||||||||||||
Columbia Sustainable Global Equity Income ETF June 13, 2016 – April 30, 2019 | |||||||||||||||
| 0 - 49.9 | 569 | 106 | ||||||||||||
| 50 - 99.9 | 43 | 7 | ||||||||||||
| 100 - 199.9 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||||
| > 200 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||||
| Total | 612 | 113 | ||||||||||||
Market Price Above or Equal to NAV | Market Price Below NAV | ||||||||||||||
Basis Point Differential | Number of Days | Number of Days | |||||||||||||
Columbia Sustainable International Equity Income ETF June 13, 2016 – April 30, 2019 | |||||||||||||||
| 0 - 49.9 | 324 | 187 | ||||||||||||
| 50 - 99.9 | 124 | 50 | ||||||||||||
| 100 - 199.9 | 22 | 14 | ||||||||||||
| > 200 | 1 | 3 | ||||||||||||
| Total | 471 | 254 | ||||||||||||
Market Price Above or Equal to NAV | Market Price Below NAV | ||||||||||||||
Basis Point Differential | Number of Days | Number of Days | |||||||||||||
Columbia Sustainable U.S. Equity Income ETF June 13, 2016 – April 30, 2019 | |||||||||||||||
| 0 - 49.9 | 631 | 92 | ||||||||||||
| 50 - 99.9 | 2 | 0 | ||||||||||||
| 100 - 199.9 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||||
| > 200 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||||
| Total | 633 | 92 |
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PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS
Columbia Sustainable Global Equity Income ETF
April 30, 2019 (Unaudited)
(Percentages represent value of investments compared to net assets)
Investments in Securities
Common Stocks 99.2%
Issuer | Shares | Value ($) | |||||||||
Australia 2.5% | |||||||||||
AGL Energy Ltd. | 5,440 | 85,118 | |||||||||
BHP Group Ltd. | 2,464 | 64,862 | |||||||||
BHP Group PLC | 3,071 | 72,440 | |||||||||
Caltex Australia Ltd. | 2,466 | 47,228 | |||||||||
Oil Search Ltd. | 6,659 | 36,464 | |||||||||
Rio Tinto Ltd. | 858 | 57,594 | |||||||||
Rio Tinto PLC | 1,231 | 71,654 | |||||||||
Total | 435,360 | ||||||||||
Austria 0.2% | |||||||||||
OMV AG | 805 | 43,078 | |||||||||
Canada 1.1% | |||||||||||
Atco Ltd. Class I | 1,167 | 39,863 | |||||||||
George Weston Ltd. | 841 | 62,537 | |||||||||
Magna International, Inc. | 906 | 50,223 | |||||||||
Open Text Corp. | 1,016 | 38,897 | |||||||||
Total | 191,520 | ||||||||||
Chile 0.3% | |||||||||||
Antofagasta PLC | 4,262 | 50,450 | |||||||||
Denmark 0.5% | |||||||||||
Carlsberg A/S Class B | 606 | 78,215 | |||||||||
Finland 0.4% | |||||||||||
UPM-Kymmene OYJ | 2,507 | 70,549 | |||||||||
France 2.1% | |||||||||||
BNP Paribas SA | 1,837 | 97,687 | |||||||||
Eiffage SA | 714 | 74,497 | |||||||||
Eutelsat Communications SA | 2,896 | 52,221 | |||||||||
Publicis Groupe SA | 645 | 38,224 | |||||||||
Valeo SA | 1,752 | 63,557 | |||||||||
Vinci SA | 483 | 48,728 | |||||||||
Total | 374,914 |
Common Stocks (continued)
Issuer | Shares | Value ($) | |||||||||
Germany 3.7% | |||||||||||
Bayer AG | 969 | 64,441 | |||||||||
Covestro AG(a) | 1,541 | 84,191 | |||||||||
Deutsche Lufthansa AG | 3,377 | 81,445 | |||||||||
Deutsche Telekom AG | 3,094 | 51,714 | |||||||||
Fresenius Medical Care AG & Co. KGaA | 749 | 62,922 | |||||||||
HeidelbergCement AG | 697 | 56,241 | |||||||||
Henkel AG & Co. KGaA | 577 | 54,932 | |||||||||
HOCHTIEF AG | 436 | 64,987 | |||||||||
KION Group AG | 650 | 44,465 | |||||||||
ProSiebenSat.1 Media SE | 5,339 | 83,977 | |||||||||
Total | 649,315 | ||||||||||
Hong Kong 1.8% | |||||||||||
HKT Trust & HKT Ltd. | 33,988 | 52,680 | |||||||||
Kerry Properties Ltd. | 19,077 | 81,459 | |||||||||
PCCW Ltd. | 147,214 | 88,755 | |||||||||
Swire Properties Ltd. | 8,423 | 34,195 | |||||||||
Wharf Holdings Ltd. (The) | 22,207 | 63,830 | |||||||||
Total | 320,919 | ||||||||||
Israel 0.6% | |||||||||||
Bank Hapoalim B.M. | 6,307 | 46,326 | |||||||||
Mizrahi Tefahot Bank Ltd. | 2,292 | 49,513 | |||||||||
Total | 95,839 | ||||||||||
Italy 0.9% | |||||||||||
Enel SpA | 12,483 | 78,888 | |||||||||
Telecom Italia Spa-RSP | 153,170 | 79,804 | |||||||||
Total | 158,692 | ||||||||||
Japan 12.6% | |||||||||||
Alfresa Holdings Corp. | 1,294 | 35,959 | |||||||||
Astellas Pharma, Inc. | 4,929 | 66,782 | |||||||||
Concordia Financial Group Ltd. | 18,500 | 71,757 | |||||||||
Dai-ichi Life Holdings, Inc. | 3,579 | 51,255 | |||||||||
Fuji Electric Co. Ltd. | 2,318 | 81,689 | |||||||||
FUJIFILM Holdings Corp. | 1,021 | 47,523 |
The accompanying Notes to Financial Statements are an integral part of these financial statements.
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PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS (continued)
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Common Stocks (continued)
Issuer | Shares | Value ($) | |||||||||
Hitachi Construction Machinery Co. Ltd. | 3,578 | 94,771 | |||||||||
ITOCHU Corp. | 5,072 | 91,080 | |||||||||
JXTG Holdings, Inc. | 13,153 | 63,855 | |||||||||
Kajima Corp. | 4,555 | 67,277 | |||||||||
KDDI Corp. | 2,473 | 56,410 | |||||||||
LIXIL Group Corp. | 6,329 | 82,227 | |||||||||
Mitsubishi Chemical Holdings Corp. | 12,820 | 90,831 | |||||||||
Mitsubishi Corp. | 3,032 | 83,194 | |||||||||
Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group, Inc. | 15,203 | 75,063 | |||||||||
Mitsubishi UFJ Lease & Finance Co. Ltd. | 11,690 | 59,198 | |||||||||
Mitsui & Co. Ltd. | 5,563 | 89,607 | |||||||||
Mitsui Chemicals, Inc. | 2,393 | 58,399 | |||||||||
Nikon Corp. | 5,435 | 75,639 | |||||||||
Nippon Steel Corp. | 3,425 | 60,904 | |||||||||
Nippon Telegraph & Telephone Corp. | 1,878 | 77,835 | |||||||||
NTT DOCOMO, Inc. | 3,301 | 71,444 | |||||||||
ORIX Corp. | 6,161 | 86,932 | |||||||||
Resona Holdings, Inc. | 17,121 | 72,204 | |||||||||
Showa Denko KK | 2,217 | 74,945 | |||||||||
Sompo Holdings, Inc. | 1,582 | 59,104 | |||||||||
Sumitomo Chemical Co. Ltd. | 16,390 | 81,232 | |||||||||
Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group, Inc. | 1,414 | 51,050 | |||||||||
Taisei Corp. | 1,134 | 49,636 | |||||||||
Teijin Ltd. | 3,695 | 63,267 | |||||||||
Toyota Tsusho Corp. | 2,690 | 88,882 | |||||||||
Yamaguchi Financial Group, Inc. | 3,610 | 26,579 | |||||||||
Total | 2,206,530 | ||||||||||
Netherlands 1.7% | |||||||||||
ABN AMRO Group NV(a) | 3,560 | 83,664 | |||||||||
Heineken Holding NV | 467 | 47,391 | |||||||||
Koninklijke Ahold Delhaize NV | 2,739 | 65,873 | |||||||||
Koninklijke KPN NV | 13,372 | 41,002 | |||||||||
Randstad NV | 1,071 | 61,118 | |||||||||
Total | 299,048 |
Common Stocks (continued)
Issuer | Shares | Value ($) | |||||||||
Norway 0.7% | |||||||||||
DNB ASA(b) | 2,536 | 48,579 | |||||||||
Norsk Hydro ASA | 16,831 | 71,937 | |||||||||
Total | 120,516 | ||||||||||
Singapore 0.2% | |||||||||||
Jardine Cycle & Carriage Ltd. | 1,455 | 37,968 | |||||||||
Spain 2.3% | |||||||||||
ACS Actividades de Construccion y Servicios SA | 1,924 | 88,254 | |||||||||
Amadeus IT Group SA | 480 | 38,150 | |||||||||
Banco de Sabadell SA | 77,236 | 89,675 | |||||||||
Enagas SA | 3,366 | 95,816 | |||||||||
Repsol SA | 5,278 | 89,495 | |||||||||
Total | 401,390 | ||||||||||
Sweden 1.3% | |||||||||||
Boliden AB(b) | 2,824 | 83,768 | |||||||||
Electrolux AB Series B | 2,120 | 52,025 | |||||||||
Hexagon AB Class B | 629 | 34,273 | |||||||||
Sandvik AB | 2,835 | 52,380 | |||||||||
Total | 222,446 | ||||||||||
Switzerland 0.2% | |||||||||||
Sonova Holding AG | 178 | 35,897 | |||||||||
United Kingdom 3.5% | |||||||||||
3i Group PLC | 4,716 | 65,814 | |||||||||
CNH Industrial NV | 4,253 | 46,081 | |||||||||
Imperial Brands PLC | 1,850 | 58,750 | |||||||||
Meggitt PLC | 5,656 | 40,141 | |||||||||
RELX PLC | 1,567 | 35,933 | |||||||||
Royal Mail PLC | 26,200 | 86,345 | |||||||||
Taylor Wimpey PLC | 39,906 | 94,371 | |||||||||
Vodafone Group PLC | 35,051 | 64,886 | |||||||||
Wm Morrison Supermarkets PLC | 22,515 | 63,370 | |||||||||
WPP PLC | 4,923 | 61,381 | |||||||||
Total | 617,072 |
The accompanying Notes to Financial Statements are an integral part of these financial statements.
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PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS (continued)
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Common Stocks (continued)
Issuer | Shares | Value ($) | |||||||||
United States 62.6% | |||||||||||
AES Corp. (The) | 8,369 | 143,277 | |||||||||
Allstate Corp. (The) | 1,121 | 111,046 | |||||||||
American Electric Power Co., Inc. | 1,162 | 99,409 | |||||||||
American Express Co. | 514 | 60,256 | |||||||||
Ameriprise Financial, Inc.(c) | 584 | 85,714 | |||||||||
AmerisourceBergen Corp. | 710 | 53,080 | |||||||||
Amgen, Inc. | 724 | 129,828 | |||||||||
Apple, Inc. | 534 | 107,158 | |||||||||
Applied Materials, Inc. | 3,326 | 146,577 | |||||||||
AT&T, Inc. | 3,922 | 121,425 | |||||||||
Avery Dennison Corp. | 848 | 93,831 | |||||||||
Baker Hughes a GE Co. | 2,507 | 60,218 | |||||||||
Bank of New York Mellon Corp. (The) | 1,262 | 62,671 | |||||||||
Best Buy Co., Inc. | 2,195 | 163,330 | |||||||||
Boeing Co. (The) | 223 | 84,225 | |||||||||
BorgWarner, Inc. | 2,298 | 95,988 | |||||||||
Bunge Ltd. | 1,640 | 85,952 | |||||||||
Campbell Soup Co. | 4,161 | 160,989 | |||||||||
Cardinal Health, Inc. | 2,780 | 135,414 | |||||||||
CenturyLink, Inc. | 7,855 | 89,704 | |||||||||
Church & Dwight Co., Inc. | 1,294 | 96,985 | |||||||||
Cisco Systems, Inc. | 1,459 | 81,631 | |||||||||
Citizens Financial Group, Inc. | 3,801 | 137,596 | |||||||||
Comerica, Inc. | 1,543 | 121,264 | |||||||||
Conagra Brands, Inc. | 6,167 | 189,820 | |||||||||
Cummins, Inc. | 708 | 117,733 | |||||||||
CVS Health Corp. | 1,083 | 58,894 | |||||||||
Delta Air Lines, Inc. | 2,463 | 143,568 | |||||||||
DTE Energy Co. | 962 | 120,933 | |||||||||
DXC Technology Co. | 1,006 | 66,134 | |||||||||
Ecolab, Inc. | 325 | 59,826 | |||||||||
Edison International | 2,567 | 163,698 | |||||||||
Estee Lauder Cos., Inc. (The) Class A | 445 | 76,455 | |||||||||
Exelon Corp. | 1,298 | 66,133 |
Common Stocks (continued)
Issuer | Shares | Value ($) | |||||||||
Exxon Mobil Corp. | 1,497 | 120,179 | |||||||||
Fluor Corp. | 2,885 | 114,621 | |||||||||
Fortune Brands Home & Security, Inc. | 2,121 | 111,946 | |||||||||
Franklin Resources, Inc. | 4,331 | 149,809 | |||||||||
Gap, Inc. (The) | 3,758 | 98,009 | |||||||||
General Mills, Inc. | 2,910 | 149,778 | |||||||||
Gilead Sciences, Inc. | 2,205 | 143,413 | |||||||||
Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. (The) | 305 | 62,806 | |||||||||
Hanesbrands, Inc. | 5,469 | 98,825 | |||||||||
Harley-Davidson, Inc. | 4,220 | 157,111 | |||||||||
Hewlett Packard Enterprise Co. | 6,184 | 97,769 | |||||||||
Honeywell International, Inc. | 415 | 72,056 | |||||||||
Hormel Foods Corp. | 1,256 | 50,165 | |||||||||
HP, Inc. | 5,541 | 110,543 | |||||||||
Huntington Ingalls Industries, Inc. | 357 | 79,461 | |||||||||
Ingersoll-Rand PLC | 739 | 90,609 | |||||||||
Ingredion, Inc. | 1,320 | 125,070 | |||||||||
International Business Machines Corp. | 889 | 124,700 | |||||||||
JM Smucker Co. (The) | 1,228 | 150,590 | |||||||||
Juniper Networks, Inc. | 5,610 | 155,790 | |||||||||
KeyCorp | 7,727 | 135,609 | |||||||||
L3 Technologies, Inc. | 280 | 61,202 | |||||||||
Lam Research Corp. | 794 | 164,699 | |||||||||
Lockheed Martin Corp. | 369 | 122,999 | |||||||||
Lowe's Cos., Inc. | 551 | 62,340 | |||||||||
Macy's, Inc. | 6,157 | 144,936 | |||||||||
ManpowerGroup, Inc. | 1,627 | 156,257 | |||||||||
Masco Corp. | 1,869 | 73,003 | |||||||||
Morgan Stanley | 3,197 | 154,255 | |||||||||
Newmont Goldcorp Corp. | 3,658 | 113,618 | |||||||||
NextEra Energy, Inc. | 397 | 77,193 | |||||||||
Nielsen Holdings PLC | 5,265 | 134,415 | |||||||||
Nordstrom, Inc. | 2,500 | 102,550 | |||||||||
Northrop Grumman Corp. | 196 | 56,822 | |||||||||
Nucor Corp. | 1,336 | 76,246 |
The accompanying Notes to Financial Statements are an integral part of these financial statements.
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PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS (continued)
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Common Stocks (continued)
Issuer | Shares | Value ($) | |||||||||
Occidental Petroleum Corp. | 1,591 | 93,678 | |||||||||
Omnicom Group, Inc. | 1,608 | 128,688 | |||||||||
ONEOK, Inc. | 2,310 | 156,918 | |||||||||
Oracle Corp. | 1,883 | 104,186 | |||||||||
Owens Corning | 1,299 | 66,600 | |||||||||
Parker-Hannifin Corp. | 391 | 70,802 | |||||||||
PepsiCo, Inc. | 731 | 93,605 | |||||||||
Perrigo Co. PLC | 1,646 | 78,876 | |||||||||
Phillips 66 | 1,223 | 115,292 | |||||||||
PNC Financial Services Group, Inc. (The) | 1,005 | 137,615 | |||||||||
PPG Industries, Inc. | 825 | 96,938 | |||||||||
Principal Financial Group, Inc. | 2,912 | 166,450 | |||||||||
Progressive Corp. (The) | 1,337 | 104,487 | |||||||||
Prudential Financial, Inc. | 1,516 | 160,256 | |||||||||
Quest Diagnostics, Inc. | 1,157 | 111,512 | |||||||||
Regions Financial Corp. | 7,140 | 110,884 | |||||||||
Robert Half International, Inc. | 1,234 | 76,619 | |||||||||
Schlumberger Ltd. | 3,338 | 142,466 | |||||||||
Seagate Technology PLC | 2,384 | 115,195 | |||||||||
Sempra Energy | 644 | 82,400 | |||||||||
Skyworks Solutions, Inc. | 1,244 | 109,696 | |||||||||
Snap-on, Inc. | 710 | 119,479 |
Common Stocks (continued)
Issuer | Shares | Value ($) | |||||||||
Southwest Airlines Co. | 1,505 | 81,616 | |||||||||
State Street Corp. | 1,155 | 78,147 | |||||||||
Target Corp. | 2,002 | 154,995 | |||||||||
TE Connectivity Ltd. | 711 | 68,007 | |||||||||
Texas Instruments, Inc. | 817 | 96,267 | |||||||||
Valero Energy Corp. | 1,740 | 157,748 | |||||||||
Walt Disney Co. (The) | 875 | 119,849 | |||||||||
Western Union Co. (The) | 6,655 | 129,373 | |||||||||
Zions Bancorp NA | 2,553 | 125,940 | |||||||||
Total | 10,944,740 | ||||||||||
Total Common Stocks (Cost $16,835,324) | 17,354,458 |
Money Market Funds 0.4%
Shares | Value ($) | ||||||||||
Goldman Sachs Financial Square Funds — Treasury Instruments Fund, Institutional Shares, 2.245%(d) | 61,232 | 61,232 | |||||||||
Total Money Market Funds (Cost $61,232) | 61,232 | ||||||||||
Total Investments in Securities (Cost $16,896,556) | 17,415,690 | ||||||||||
Other Assets & Liabilities, Net | 67,760 | ||||||||||
Net Assets | 17,483,450 |
Notes to Portfolio of Investments
(a) Represents privately placed and other securities and instruments exempt from SEC registration (collectively, private placements), such as Section 4(a)(2) and Rule 144A eligible securities, which are often sold only to qualified institutional buyers. The Fund may invest in private placements determined to be liquid as well as those determined to be illiquid. Private placements may be determined to be liquid under guidelines established by the Fund's Board of Trustees. At April 30, 2019, the net value of these securities amounted to $167,855 which represents 1.0% of net assets.
(b) Non-income producing investment.
(c) As defined in the Investment Company Act of 1940, an affiliated company is one in which the Fund owns 5% or more of the company's outstanding voting securities, or a company which is under common ownership or control with the Fund. Holdings and transactions in these affiliated companies during the period ended April 30, 2019 are as follows:
Issuer | Beginning shares | Shares purchased | Shares sold | Ending shares | Realized gain/ (loss) ($) | Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) ($) | Dividend — affiliated issuers ($) | Value ($) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Ameriprise Financial, Inc. | 343 | 468 | (227 | ) | 584 | (687 | ) | 8,593 | 544 | 85,714 |
(d) The rate shown is the seven-day current annualized yield at April 30, 2019.
The accompanying Notes to Financial Statements are an integral part of these financial statements.
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PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS (continued)
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Fair Value Measurements
The Fund categorizes its fair value measurements according to a three-level hierarchy that maximizes the use of observable inputs and minimizes the use of unobservable inputs by prioritizing that the most observable input be used when available. Observable inputs are those that market participants would use in pricing an investment based on market data obtained from sources independent of the reporting entity. Unobservable inputs are those that reflect the Fund's assumptions about the information market participants would use in pricing an investment. An investment's level within the fair value hierarchy is based on the lowest level of any input that is deemed significant to the asset's or liability's fair value measurement. The input levels are not necessarily an indication of the risk or liquidity associated with investments at that level. For example, certain U.S. government securities are generally high quality and liquid, however, they are reflected as Level 2 because the inputs used to determine fair value may not always be quoted prices in an active market.
Fair value inputs are summarized in the three broad levels listed below:
• Level 1 – Valuations based on quoted prices for investments in active markets that the Fund has the ability to access at the measurement date. Valuation adjustments are not applied to Level 1 investments.
• Level 2 – Valuations based on other significant observable inputs (including quoted prices for similar securities, interest rates, prepayment speeds, credit risks, etc.).
• Level 3 – Valuations based on significant unobservable inputs (including the Fund's own assumptions and judgment in determining the fair value of investments).
Inputs that are used in determining fair value of an investment may include price information, credit data, volatility statistics, and other factors. These inputs can be either observable or unobservable. The availability of observable inputs can vary between investments, and is affected by various factors such as the type of investment, and the volume and level of activity for that investment or similar investments in the marketplace. The inputs will be considered by the Investment Manager, along with any other relevant factors in the calculation of an investment's fair value. The Fund uses prices and inputs that are current as of the measurement date, which may include periods of market dislocations. During these periods, the availability of prices and inputs may be reduced for many investments. This condition could cause an investment to be reclassified between the various levels within the hierarchy.
Investments falling into the Level 3 category are primarily supported by quoted prices from brokers and dealers participating in the market for those investments. However, these may be classified as Level 3 investments due to lack of market transparency and corroboration to support these quoted prices. Additionally, valuation models may be used as the pricing source for any remaining investments classified as Level 3. These models may rely on one or more significant unobservable inputs and/or significant assumptions by the Investment Manager. Inputs used in valuations may include, but are not limited to, financial statement analysis, capital account balances, discount rates and estimated cash flows, and comparable company data.
Under the direction of the Fund's Board of Trustees (the Board), the Investment Manager's Valuation Committee (the Committee) is responsible for overseeing the valuation procedures approved by the Board. The Committee consists of voting and non-voting members from various groups within the Investment Manager's organization, including operations and accounting, trading and investments, compliance, risk management and legal.
The Committee meets at least monthly to review and approve valuation matters, which may include a description of specific valuation determinations, data regarding pricing information received from approved pricing vendors and brokers and the results of Board-approved valuation control policies and procedures (the Policies). The Policies address, among other things, instances when market quotations are or are not readily available, including recommendations of third party pricing vendors and a determination of appropriate pricing methodologies; events that require specific valuation determinations and assessment of fair value techniques; securities with a potential for stale pricing, including those that are illiquid, restricted, or in default; and the effectiveness of third-party pricing vendors, including periodic reviews of vendors. The Committee meets more frequently, as needed, to discuss additional valuation matters, which may include the need to review back-testing results, review time-sensitive information or approve related valuation actions. The Committee reports to the Board, with members of the Committee meeting with the Board at each of its regularly scheduled meetings to discuss valuation matters and actions during the period, similar to those described earlier.
For investments categorized as Level 3, the Committee monitors information similar to that described above, which may include: (i) data specific to the issuer or comparable issuers, (ii) general market or specific sector news and (iii) quoted prices and specific or similar security transactions. The Committee considers this data and any changes from prior periods in order to assess the reasonableness of observable and unobservable inputs, any assumptions or internal models used to value those securities and changes in fair value. This data is also used to corroborate, when available, information received from approved pricing vendors and brokers. Various factors impact the frequency of monitoring this information (which may occur as often as daily). However, the Committee may determine that changes to inputs, assumptions and models are not required as a result of the monitoring procedures performed.
The accompanying Notes to Financial Statements are an integral part of these financial statements.
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Fair Value Measurements (continued)
The following table is a summary of the inputs used to value the Fund's investments at April 30, 2019:
Level 1 quoted prices in active markets for identical assets ($) | Level 2 other significant observable inputs ($) | Level 3 significant unobservable inputs ($) | Total ($) | ||||||||||||||||
Investments in Securities | |||||||||||||||||||
Common Stocks | |||||||||||||||||||
Australia | 435,360 | — | — | 435,360 | |||||||||||||||
Austria | 43,078 | — | — | 43,078 | |||||||||||||||
Canada | 191,520 | — | — | 191,520 | |||||||||||||||
Chile | 50,450 | — | — | 50,450 | |||||||||||||||
Denmark | 78,215 | — | — | 78,215 | |||||||||||||||
Finland | 70,549 | — | — | 70,549 | |||||||||||||||
France | 374,914 | — | — | 374,914 | |||||||||||||||
Germany | 649,315 | — | — | 649,315 | |||||||||||||||
Hong Kong | 320,919 | — | — | 320,919 | |||||||||||||||
Israel | 95,839 | — | — | 95,839 | |||||||||||||||
Italy | 158,692 | — | — | 158,692 | |||||||||||||||
Japan | 2,206,530 | — | — | 2,206,530 | |||||||||||||||
Netherlands | 299,048 | — | — | 299,048 | |||||||||||||||
Norway | 120,516 | — | — | 120,516 | |||||||||||||||
Singapore | 37,968 | — | — | 37,968 | |||||||||||||||
Spain | 401,390 | — | — | 401,390 | |||||||||||||||
Sweden | 222,446 | — | — | 222,446 | |||||||||||||||
Switzerland | 35,897 | — | — | 35,897 | |||||||||||||||
United Kingdom | 617,072 | — | — | 617,072 | |||||||||||||||
United States | 10,944,740 | — | — | 10,944,740 | |||||||||||||||
Total Common Stocks | 17,354,458 | — | — | 17,354,458 | |||||||||||||||
Money Market Funds | 61,232 | — | — | 61,232 | |||||||||||||||
Total Investments in Securities | 17,415,690 | — | — | 17,415,690 |
See the Portfolio of Investments for all investment classifications not indicated in the table.
There were no transfers of financial assets between levels during the period.
The accompanying Notes to Financial Statements are an integral part of these financial statements.
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PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS
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April 30, 2019 (Unaudited)
(Percentages represent value of investments compared to net assets)
Investments in Securities
Common Stocks 98.4%
Issuer | Shares | Value ($) | |||||||||
Australia 6.7% | |||||||||||
AGL Energy Ltd. | 5,419 | 84,789 | |||||||||
BHP Group Ltd. | 2,454 | 64,599 | |||||||||
BHP Group PLC | 3,059 | 72,156 | |||||||||
Caltex Australia Ltd. | 2,456 | 47,037 | |||||||||
Oil Search Ltd. | 6,633 | 36,322 | |||||||||
Rio Tinto Ltd. | 855 | 57,393 | |||||||||
Rio Tinto PLC | 1,227 | 71,421 | |||||||||
Total | 433,717 | ||||||||||
Austria 0.7% | |||||||||||
OMV AG | 802 | 42,918 | |||||||||
Canada 2.9% | |||||||||||
Atco Ltd. Class I | 1,163 | 39,726 | |||||||||
George Weston Ltd. | 838 | 62,314 | |||||||||
Magna International, Inc. | 903 | 50,057 | |||||||||
Open Text Corp. | 1,012 | 38,744 | |||||||||
Total | 190,841 | ||||||||||
Chile 0.8% | |||||||||||
Antofagasta PLC | 4,245 | 50,249 | |||||||||
Denmark 1.2% | |||||||||||
Carlsberg A/S Class B | 604 | 77,956 | |||||||||
Finland 1.1% | |||||||||||
UPM-Kymmene OYJ | 2,498 | 70,296 | |||||||||
France 5.7% | |||||||||||
BNP Paribas SA | 1,830 | 97,314 | |||||||||
Eiffage SA | 711 | 74,184 | |||||||||
Eutelsat Communications SA | 2,884 | 52,004 | |||||||||
Publicis Groupe SA | 642 | 38,047 | |||||||||
Valeo SA | 1,745 | 63,304 | |||||||||
Vinci SA | 481 | 48,526 | |||||||||
Total | 373,379 |
Common Stocks (continued)
Issuer | Shares | Value ($) | |||||||||
Germany 10.0% | |||||||||||
Bayer AG | 965 | 64,175 | |||||||||
Covestro AG(a) | 1,535 | 83,863 | |||||||||
Deutsche Lufthansa AG | 3,364 | 81,131 | |||||||||
Deutsche Telekom AG | 3,082 | 51,513 | |||||||||
Fresenius Medical Care AG & Co. KGaA | 746 | 62,670 | |||||||||
HeidelbergCement AG | 695 | 56,080 | |||||||||
Henkel AG & Co. KGaA | 575 | 54,742 | |||||||||
HOCHTIEF AG | 435 | 64,838 | |||||||||
KION Group AG | 647 | 44,260 | |||||||||
ProSiebenSat.1 Media SE | 5,318 | 83,647 | |||||||||
Total | 646,919 | ||||||||||
Hong Kong 4.9% | |||||||||||
HKT Trust & HKT Ltd. | 33,854 | 52,472 | |||||||||
Kerry Properties Ltd. | 19,002 | 81,139 | |||||||||
PCCW Ltd. | 146,635 | 88,406 | |||||||||
Swire Properties Ltd. | 8,390 | 34,061 | |||||||||
Wharf Holdings Ltd. (The) | 22,119 | 63,577 | |||||||||
Total | 319,655 | ||||||||||
Israel 1.5% | |||||||||||
Bank Hapoalim B.M. | 6,282 | 46,142 | |||||||||
Mizrahi Tefahot Bank Ltd. | 2,283 | 49,318 | |||||||||
Total | 95,460 | ||||||||||
Italy 2.4% | |||||||||||
Enel SpA | 12,435 | 78,585 | |||||||||
Telecom Italia Spa-RSP | 152,568 | 79,490 | |||||||||
Total | 158,075 | ||||||||||
Japan 33.9% | |||||||||||
Alfresa Holdings Corp. | 1,289 | 35,820 | |||||||||
Astellas Pharma, Inc. | 4,910 | 66,525 | |||||||||
Concordia Financial Group Ltd. | 18,427 | 71,474 | |||||||||
Dai-ichi Life Holdings, Inc. | 3,565 | 51,054 | |||||||||
Fuji Electric Co. Ltd. | 2,309 | 81,372 | |||||||||
FUJIFILM Holdings Corp. | 1,017 | 47,337 |
The accompanying Notes to Financial Statements are an integral part of these financial statements.
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Common Stocks (continued)
Issuer | Shares | Value ($) | |||||||||
Hitachi Construction Machinery Co. Ltd. | 3,564 | 94,400 | |||||||||
ITOCHU Corp. | 5,051 | 90,703 | |||||||||
JXTG Holdings, Inc. | 13,101 | 63,602 | |||||||||
Kajima Corp. | 4,537 | 67,011 | |||||||||
KDDI Corp. | 2,463 | 56,182 | |||||||||
LIXIL Group Corp. | 6,304 | 81,903 | |||||||||
Mitsubishi Chemical Holdings Corp. | 12,770 | 90,476 | |||||||||
Mitsubishi Corp. | 3,020 | 82,865 | |||||||||
Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group, Inc. | 15,143 | 74,767 | |||||||||
Mitsubishi UFJ Lease & Finance Co. Ltd. | 11,644 | 58,965 | |||||||||
Mitsui & Co. Ltd. | 5,541 | 89,253 | |||||||||
Mitsui Chemicals, Inc. | 2,383 | 58,155 | |||||||||
Nikon Corp. | 5,414 | 75,346 | |||||||||
Nippon Steel Corp. | 3,412 | 60,673 | |||||||||
Nippon Telegraph & Telephone Corp. | 1,871 | 77,545 | |||||||||
NTT DOCOMO, Inc. | 3,287 | 71,141 | |||||||||
ORIX Corp. | 6,136 | 86,579 | |||||||||
Resona Holdings, Inc. | 17,054 | 71,922 | |||||||||
Showa Denko KK | 2,208 | 74,641 | |||||||||
Sompo Holdings, Inc. | 1,575 | 58,842 | |||||||||
Sumitomo Chemical Co. Ltd. | 16,326 | 80,915 | |||||||||
Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group, Inc. | 1,408 | 50,833 | |||||||||
Taisei Corp. | 1,129 | 49,418 | |||||||||
Teijin Ltd. | 3,681 | 63,027 | |||||||||
Toyota Tsusho Corp. | 2,680 | 88,551 | |||||||||
Yamaguchi Financial Group, Inc. | 3,596 | 26,476 | |||||||||
Total | 2,197,773 | ||||||||||
Netherlands 4.6% | |||||||||||
ABN AMRO Group NV(a) | 3,545 | 83,311 | |||||||||
Heineken Holding NV | 465 | 47,188 | |||||||||
Koninklijke Ahold Delhaize NV | 2,728 | 65,609 | |||||||||
Koninklijke KPN NV | 13,319 | 40,839 | |||||||||
Randstad NV | 1,067 | 60,890 | |||||||||
Total | 297,837 |
Common Stocks (continued)
Issuer | Shares | Value ($) | |||||||||
Norway 1.8% | |||||||||||
DNB ASA(b) | 2,526 | 48,387 | |||||||||
Norsk Hydro ASA | 16,765 | 71,655 | |||||||||
Total | 120,042 | ||||||||||
Singapore 0.6% | |||||||||||
Jardine Cycle & Carriage Ltd. | 1,450 | �� | 37,837 | ||||||||
Spain 6.2% | |||||||||||
ACS Actividades de Construccion y Servicios SA | 1,917 | 87,933 | |||||||||
Amadeus IT Group SA | 479 | 38,071 | |||||||||
Banco de Sabadell SA | 76,931 | 89,321 | |||||||||
Enagas SA | 3,352 | 95,417 | |||||||||
Repsol SA | 5,257 | 89,139 | |||||||||
Total | 399,881 | ||||||||||
Sweden 3.4% | |||||||||||
Boliden AB(b) | 2,813 | 83,442 | |||||||||
Electrolux AB Series B | 2,112 | 51,829 | |||||||||
Hexagon AB Class B | 626 | 34,109 | |||||||||
Sandvik AB | 2,824 | 52,177 | |||||||||
Total | 221,557 | ||||||||||
Switzerland 0.5% | |||||||||||
Sonova Holding AG | 178 | 35,897 | |||||||||
United Kingdom 9.5% | |||||||||||
3i Group PLC | 4,697 | 65,549 | |||||||||
CNH Industrial NV | 4,237 | 45,908 | |||||||||
Imperial Brands PLC | 1,842 | 58,496 | |||||||||
Meggitt PLC | 5,633 | 39,978 | |||||||||
RELX PLC | 1,561 | 35,796 | |||||||||
Royal Mail PLC | 26,097 | 86,006 | |||||||||
Taylor Wimpey PLC | 39,749 | 93,999 | |||||||||
Vodafone Group PLC | 34,914 | 64,632 | |||||||||
Wm Morrison Supermarkets PLC | 22,426 | 63,120 | |||||||||
WPP PLC | 4,903 | 61,131 | |||||||||
Total | 614,615 | ||||||||||
Total Common Stocks (Cost $6,782,288) | 6,384,904 |
The accompanying Notes to Financial Statements are an integral part of these financial statements.
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PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS (continued)
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Money Market Funds 0.6%
Shares | Value ($) | ||||||||||
Goldman Sachs Financial Square Funds — Treasury Instruments Fund, Institutional Shares, 2.245%(c) | 36,525 | 36,525 | |||||||||
Total Money Market Funds (Cost $36,525) | 36,525 | ||||||||||
Total Investments in Securities (Cost $6,818,813) | 6,421,429 | ||||||||||
Other Assets & Liabilities, Net | 61,796 | ||||||||||
Net Assets | 6,483,225 |
Notes to Portfolio of Investments
(a) Represents privately placed and other securities and instruments exempt from SEC registration (collectively, private placements), such as Section 4(a)(2) and Rule 144A eligible securities, which are often sold only to qualified institutional buyers. The Fund may invest in private placements determined to be liquid as well as those determined to be illiquid. Private placements may be determined to be liquid under guidelines established by the Fund's Board of Trustees. At April 30, 2019, the net value of these securities amounted to $167,174 which represents 2.6% of net assets.
(b) Non-income producing investment.
(c) The rate shown is the seven-day current annualized yield at April 30, 2019.
Fair Value Measurements
The Fund categorizes its fair value measurements according to a three-level hierarchy that maximizes the use of observable inputs and minimizes the use of unobservable inputs by prioritizing that the most observable input be used when available. Observable inputs are those that market participants would use in pricing an investment based on market data obtained from sources independent of the reporting entity. Unobservable inputs are those that reflect the Fund's assumptions about the information market participants would use in pricing an investment. An investment's level within the fair value hierarchy is based on the lowest level of any input that is deemed significant to the asset's or liability's fair value measurement. The input levels are not necessarily an indication of the risk or liquidity associated with investments at that level. For example, certain U.S. government securities are generally high quality and liquid, however, they are reflected as Level 2 because the inputs used to determine fair value may not always be quoted prices in an active market.
Fair value inputs are summarized in the three broad levels listed below:
• Level 1 – Valuations based on quoted prices for investments in active markets that the Fund has the ability to access at the measurement date. Valuation adjustments are not applied to Level 1 investments.
• Level 2 – Valuations based on other significant observable inputs (including quoted prices for similar securities, interest rates, prepayment speeds, credit risks, etc.).
• Level 3 – Valuations based on significant unobservable inputs (including the Fund's own assumptions and judgment in determining the fair value of investments).
Inputs that are used in determining fair value of an investment may include price information, credit data, volatility statistics, and other factors. These inputs can be either observable or unobservable. The availability of observable inputs can vary between investments, and is affected by various factors such as the type of investment, and the volume and level of activity for that investment or similar investments in the marketplace. The inputs will be considered by the Investment Manager, along with any other relevant factors in the calculation of an investment's fair value. The Fund uses prices and inputs that are current as of the measurement date, which may include periods of market dislocations. During these periods, the availability of prices and inputs may be reduced for many investments. This condition could cause an investment to be reclassified between the various levels within the hierarchy.
Investments falling into the Level 3 category are primarily supported by quoted prices from brokers and dealers participating in the market for those investments. However, these may be classified as Level 3 investments due to lack of market transparency and corroboration to support these quoted prices. Additionally, valuation models may be used as the pricing source for any remaining investments classified as Level 3. These models may rely on one or more significant unobservable inputs and/or significant assumptions by the Investment Manager. Inputs used in valuations may include, but are not limited to, financial statement analysis, capital account balances, discount rates and estimated cash flows, and comparable company data.
Under the direction of the Fund's Board of Trustees (the Board), the Investment Manager's Valuation Committee (the Committee) is responsible for overseeing the valuation procedures approved by the Board. The Committee consists of voting and non-voting members from various groups within the Investment Manager's organization, including operations and accounting, trading and investments, compliance, risk management and legal.
The accompanying Notes to Financial Statements are an integral part of these financial statements.
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Fair Value Measurements (continued)
The Committee meets at least monthly to review and approve valuation matters, which may include a description of specific valuation determinations, data regarding pricing information received from approved pricing vendors and brokers and the results of Board-approved valuation control policies and procedures (the Policies). The Policies address, among other things, instances when market quotations are or are not readily available, including recommendations of third party pricing vendors and a determination of appropriate pricing methodologies; events that require specific valuation determinations and assessment of fair value techniques; securities with a potential for stale pricing, including those that are illiquid, restricted, or in default; and the effectiveness of third-party pricing vendors, including periodic reviews of vendors. The Committee meets more frequently, as needed, to discuss additional valuation matters, which may include the need to review back-testing results, review time-sensitive information or approve related valuation actions. The Committee reports to the Board, with members of the Committee meeting with the Board at each of its regularly scheduled meetings to discuss valuation matters and actions during the period, similar to those described earlier.
For investments categorized as Level 3, the Committee monitors information similar to that described above, which may include: (i) data specific to the issuer or comparable issuers, (ii) general market or specific sector news and (iii) quoted prices and specific or similar security transactions. The Committee considers this data and any changes from prior periods in order to assess the reasonableness of observable and unobservable inputs, any assumptions or internal models used to value those securities and changes in fair value. This data is also used to corroborate, when available, information received from approved pricing vendors and brokers. Various factors impact the frequency of monitoring this information (which may occur as often as daily). However, the Committee may determine that changes to inputs, assumptions and models are not required as a result of the monitoring procedures performed.
The following table is a summary of the inputs used to value the Fund's investments at April 30, 2019:
Level 1 quoted prices in active markets for identical assets ($) | Level 2 other significant observable inputs ($) | Level 3 significant unobservable inputs ($) | Total ($) | ||||||||||||||||
Investments in Securities | |||||||||||||||||||
Common Stocks | |||||||||||||||||||
Australia | 433,717 | — | — | 433,717 | |||||||||||||||
Austria | 42,918 | — | — | 42,918 | |||||||||||||||
Canada | 190,841 | — | — | 190,841 | |||||||||||||||
Chile | 50,249 | — | — | 50,249 | |||||||||||||||
Denmark | 77,956 | — | — | 77,956 | |||||||||||||||
Finland | 70,296 | — | — | 70,296 | |||||||||||||||
France | 373,379 | — | — | 373,379 | |||||||||||||||
Germany | 646,919 | — | — | 646,919 | |||||||||||||||
Hong Kong | 319,655 | — | — | 319,655 | |||||||||||||||
Israel | 95,460 | — | — | 95,460 | |||||||||||||||
Italy | 158,075 | — | — | 158,075 | |||||||||||||||
Japan | 2,197,773 | — | — | 2,197,773 | |||||||||||||||
Netherlands | 297,837 | — | — | 297,837 | |||||||||||||||
Norway | 120,042 | — | — | 120,042 | |||||||||||||||
Singapore | 37,837 | — | — | 37,837 | |||||||||||||||
Spain | 399,881 | — | — | 399,881 | |||||||||||||||
Sweden | 221,557 | — | — | 221,557 | |||||||||||||||
Switzerland | 35,897 | — | — | 35,897 | |||||||||||||||
United Kingdom | 614,615 | — | — | 614,615 | |||||||||||||||
Total Common Stocks | 6,384,904 | — | — | 6,384,904 | |||||||||||||||
Money Market Funds | 36,525 | — | — | 36,525 | |||||||||||||||
Total Investments in Securities | 6,421,429 | — | — | 6,421,429 |
See the Portfolio of Investments for all investment classifications not indicated in the table.
There were no transfers of financial assets between levels during the period.
The accompanying Notes to Financial Statements are an integral part of these financial statements.
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PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS
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(Percentages represent value of investments compared to net assets)
Investments in Securities
Common Stocks 99.5%
Issuer | Shares | Value ($) | |||||||||
Communication Services 4.2% | |||||||||||
Diversified Telecommunication Services 1.9% | |||||||||||
AT&T, Inc. | 1,516 | 46,935 | |||||||||
CenturyLink, Inc. | 3,036 | 34,671 | |||||||||
Total | 81,606 | ||||||||||
Entertainment 1.1% | |||||||||||
Walt Disney Co. (The) | 338 | 46,296 | |||||||||
Media 1.2% | |||||||||||
Omnicom Group, Inc. | 621 | 49,699 | |||||||||
Total Communication Services | 177,601 | ||||||||||
Consumer Discretionary 9.8% | |||||||||||
Auto Components 0.9% | |||||||||||
BorgWarner, Inc. | 888 | 37,092 | |||||||||
Automobiles 1.4% | |||||||||||
Harley-Davidson, Inc. | 1,631 | 60,722 | |||||||||
Multiline Retail 3.7% | |||||||||||
Macy's, Inc. | 2,380 | 56,025 | |||||||||
Nordstrom, Inc. | 966 | 39,626 | |||||||||
Target Corp. | 774 | 59,923 | |||||||||
Total | 155,574 | ||||||||||
Specialty Retail 2.9% | |||||||||||
Best Buy Co., Inc. | 849 | 63,174 | |||||||||
Gap, Inc. (The) | 1,453 | 37,894 | |||||||||
Lowe's Cos., Inc. | 213 | 24,099 | |||||||||
Total | 125,167 | ||||||||||
Textiles, Apparel & Luxury Goods 0.9% | |||||||||||
Hanesbrands, Inc. | 2,114 | 38,200 | |||||||||
Total Consumer Discretionary | 416,755 | ||||||||||
Consumer Staples 10.7% | |||||||||||
Beverages 0.8% | |||||||||||
PepsiCo, Inc. | 283 | 36,238 | |||||||||
Food Products 8.3% | |||||||||||
Bunge Ltd. | 634 | 33,228 | |||||||||
Campbell Soup Co. | 1,608 | 62,213 |
Common Stocks (continued)
Issuer | Shares | Value ($) | |||||||||
Conagra Brands, Inc. | 2,384 | 73,380 | |||||||||
General Mills, Inc. | 1,125 | 57,904 | |||||||||
Hormel Foods Corp. | 485 | 19,371 | |||||||||
Ingredion, Inc. | 510 | 48,322 | |||||||||
JM Smucker Co. (The) | 474 | 58,127 | |||||||||
Total | 352,545 | ||||||||||
Household Products 0.9% | |||||||||||
Church & Dwight Co., Inc. | 500 | 37,475 | |||||||||
Personal Products 0.7% | |||||||||||
Estee Lauder Cos., Inc. (The) Class A | 172 | 29,551 | |||||||||
Total Consumer Staples | 455,809 | ||||||||||
Energy 7.7% | |||||||||||
Energy Equipment & Services 1.8% | |||||||||||
Baker Hughes a GE Co. | 969 | 23,275 | |||||||||
Schlumberger Ltd. | 1,290 | 55,057 | |||||||||
Total | 78,332 | ||||||||||
Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels 5.9% | |||||||||||
Exxon Mobil Corp. | 579 | 46,482 | |||||||||
Occidental Petroleum Corp. | 615 | 36,211 | |||||||||
ONEOK, Inc. | 892 | 60,594 | |||||||||
Phillips 66 | 473 | 44,590 | |||||||||
Valero Energy Corp. | 673 | 61,014 | |||||||||
Total | 248,891 | ||||||||||
Total Energy | 327,223 | ||||||||||
Financials 17.9% | |||||||||||
Banks 7.0% | |||||||||||
Citizens Financial Group, Inc. | 1,469 | 53,178 | |||||||||
Comerica, Inc. | 596 | 46,839 | |||||||||
KeyCorp | 2,987 | 52,422 | |||||||||
PNC Financial Services Group, Inc. (The) | 388 | 53,129 | |||||||||
Regions Financial Corp. | 2,760 | 42,863 | |||||||||
Zions Bancorp NA | 987 | 48,688 | |||||||||
Total | 297,119 |
The accompanying Notes to Financial Statements are an integral part of these financial statements.
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PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS (continued)
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Common Stocks (continued)
Issuer | Shares | Value ($) | |||||||||
Capital Markets 5.4% | |||||||||||
Ameriprise Financial, Inc.(a) | 226 | 33,170 | |||||||||
Bank of New York Mellon Corp. (The) | 488 | 24,234 | |||||||||
Franklin Resources, Inc. | 1,674 | 57,904 | |||||||||
Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. (The) | 118 | 24,299 | |||||||||
Morgan Stanley | 1,236 | 59,637 | |||||||||
State Street Corp. | 446 | 30,176 | |||||||||
Total | 229,420 | ||||||||||
Consumer Finance 0.6% | |||||||||||
American Express Co. | 199 | 23,329 | |||||||||
Insurance 4.9% | |||||||||||
Allstate Corp. (The) | 433 | 42,893 | |||||||||
Principal Financial Group, Inc. | 1,126 | 64,362 | |||||||||
Progressive Corp. (The) | 517 | 40,404 | |||||||||
Prudential Financial, Inc. | 586 | 61,946 | |||||||||
Total | 209,605 | ||||||||||
Total Financials | 759,473 | ||||||||||
Health Care 6.5% | |||||||||||
Biotechnology 2.5% | |||||||||||
Amgen, Inc. | 280 | 50,210 | |||||||||
Gilead Sciences, Inc. | 852 | 55,414 | |||||||||
Total | 105,624 | ||||||||||
Health Care Providers & Services 3.3% | |||||||||||
AmerisourceBergen Corp. | 275 | 20,559 | |||||||||
Cardinal Health, Inc. | 1,075 | 52,363 | |||||||||
CVS Health Corp. | 418 | 22,731 | |||||||||
Quest Diagnostics, Inc. | 447 | 43,082 | |||||||||
Total | 138,735 | ||||||||||
Pharmaceuticals 0.7% | |||||||||||
Perrigo Co. PLC | 636 | 30,477 | |||||||||
Total Health Care | 274,836 | ||||||||||
Industrials 16.7% | |||||||||||
Aerospace & Defense 3.7% | |||||||||||
Boeing Co. (The) | 86 | 32,481 | |||||||||
Huntington Ingalls Industries, Inc. | 138 | 30,716 |
Common Stocks (continued)
Issuer | Shares | Value ($) | |||||||||
L3 Technologies, Inc. | 108 | 23,607 | |||||||||
Lockheed Martin Corp. | 142 | 47,333 | |||||||||
Northrop Grumman Corp. | 76 | 22,033 | |||||||||
Total | 156,170 | ||||||||||
Airlines 2.1% | |||||||||||
Delta Air Lines, Inc. | 952 | 55,492 | |||||||||
Southwest Airlines Co. | 582 | 31,562 | |||||||||
Total | 87,054 | ||||||||||
Building Products 2.3% | |||||||||||
Fortune Brands Home & Security, Inc. | 820 | 43,280 | |||||||||
Masco Corp. | 722 | 28,201 | |||||||||
Owens Corning | 502 | 25,737 | |||||||||
Total | 97,218 | ||||||||||
Construction & Engineering 1.0% | |||||||||||
Fluor Corp. | 1,115 | 44,299 | |||||||||
Industrial Conglomerates 0.7% | |||||||||||
Honeywell International, Inc. | 161 | 27,954 | |||||||||
Machinery 3.6% | |||||||||||
Cummins, Inc. | 273 | 45,397 | |||||||||
Ingersoll-Rand PLC | 286 | 35,067 | |||||||||
Parker-Hannifin Corp. | 151 | 27,343 | |||||||||
Snap-on, Inc. | 275 | 46,277 | |||||||||
Total | 154,084 | ||||||||||
Professional Services 3.3% | |||||||||||
ManpowerGroup, Inc. | 629 | 60,409 | |||||||||
Nielsen Holdings PLC | 2,035 | 51,954 | |||||||||
Robert Half International, Inc. | 477 | 29,617 | |||||||||
Total | 141,980 | ||||||||||
Total Industrials | 708,759 | ||||||||||
Information Technology 15.2% | |||||||||||
Communications Equipment 2.2% | |||||||||||
Cisco Systems, Inc. | 564 | 31,556 | |||||||||
Juniper Networks, Inc. | 2,168 | 60,205 | |||||||||
Total | 91,761 |
The accompanying Notes to Financial Statements are an integral part of these financial statements.
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PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS (continued)
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Common Stocks (continued)
Issuer | Shares | Value ($) | |||||||||
Electronic Equipment, Instruments & Components 0.6% | |||||||||||
TE Connectivity Ltd. | 275 | 26,304 | |||||||||
IT Services 2.9% | |||||||||||
DXC Technology Co. | 389 | 25,573 | |||||||||
International Business Machines Corp. | 343 | 48,112 | |||||||||
Western Union Co. (The) | 2,572 | 50,000 | |||||||||
Total | 123,685 | ||||||||||
Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment 4.7% | |||||||||||
Applied Materials, Inc. | 1,285 | 56,630 | |||||||||
Lam Research Corp. | 307 | 63,681 | |||||||||
Skyworks Solutions, Inc. | 481 | 42,415 | |||||||||
Texas Instruments, Inc. | 316 | 37,234 | |||||||||
Total | 199,960 | ||||||||||
Software 0.9% | |||||||||||
Oracle Corp. | 728 | 40,280 | |||||||||
Technology Hardware, Storage & Peripherals 3.9% | |||||||||||
Apple, Inc. | 206 | 41,338 | |||||||||
Hewlett Packard Enterprise Co. | 2,390 | 37,786 | |||||||||
HP, Inc. | 2,141 | 42,713 | |||||||||
Seagate Technology PLC | 921 | 44,503 | |||||||||
Total | 166,340 | ||||||||||
Total Information Technology | 648,330 | ||||||||||
Materials 4.0% | |||||||||||
Chemicals 1.4% | |||||||||||
Ecolab, Inc. | 126 | 23,194 | |||||||||
PPG Industries, Inc. | 319 | 37,483 | |||||||||
Total | 60,677 | ||||||||||
Containers & Packaging 0.9% | |||||||||||
Avery Dennison Corp. | 328 | 36,293 | |||||||||
Metals & Mining 1.7% | |||||||||||
Newmont Goldcorp Corp. | 1,414 | 43,919 | |||||||||
Nucor Corp. | 516 | 29,448 | |||||||||
Total | 73,367 | ||||||||||
Total Materials | 170,337 |
Common Stocks (continued)
Issuer | Shares | Value ($) | |||||||||
Utilities 6.8% | |||||||||||
Electric Utilities 3.7% | |||||||||||
American Electric Power Co., Inc. | 449 | 38,412 | |||||||||
Edison International | 992 | 63,260 | |||||||||
Exelon Corp. | 502 | 25,577 | |||||||||
NextEra Energy, Inc. | 154 | 29,943 | |||||||||
Total | 157,192 | ||||||||||
Independent Power and Renewable Electricity Producers 1.3% | |||||||||||
AES Corp. (The) | 3,235 | 55,383 | |||||||||
Multi-Utilities 1.8% | |||||||||||
DTE Energy Co. | 372 | 46,764 | |||||||||
Sempra Energy | 249 | 31,860 | |||||||||
Total | 78,624 | ||||||||||
Total Utilities | 291,199 | ||||||||||
Total Common Stocks (Cost $3,991,412) | 4,230,322 |
Money Market Funds 0.4%
Shares | Value ($) | ||||||||||
Goldman Sachs Financial Square Funds — Treasury Instruments Fund, Institutional Shares, 2.245%(b) | 16,837 | 16,837 | |||||||||
Total Money Market Funds (Cost $16,837) | 16,837 | ||||||||||
Total Investments in Securities (Cost $4,008,249) | 4,247,159 | ||||||||||
Other Assets & Liabilities, Net | 5,584 | ||||||||||
Net Assets | 4,252,743 |
The accompanying Notes to Financial Statements are an integral part of these financial statements.
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PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS (continued)
Columbia Sustainable U.S. Equity Income ETF
April 30, 2019 (Unaudited)
Notes to Portfolio of Investments
(a) As defined in the Investment Company Act of 1940, an affiliated company is one in which the Fund owns 5% or more of the company's outstanding voting securities, or a company which is under common ownership or control with the Fund. Holdings and transactions in these affiliated companies during the period ended April 30, 2019 are as follows:
Issuer | Beginning shares | Shares purchased | Shares sold | Ending shares | Realized gain/ (loss) ($) | Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) ($) | Dividend — affiliated issuers ($) | Value ($) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Ameriprise Financial, Inc. | 340 | 2 | (116 | ) | 226 | (2,091 | ) | 6,595 | 545 | 33,170 |
(b) The rate shown is the seven-day current annualized yield at April 30, 2019.
Fair Value Measurements
The Fund categorizes its fair value measurements according to a three-level hierarchy that maximizes the use of observable inputs and minimizes the use of unobservable inputs by prioritizing that the most observable input be used when available. Observable inputs are those that market participants would use in pricing an investment based on market data obtained from sources independent of the reporting entity. Unobservable inputs are those that reflect the Fund's assumptions about the information market participants would use in pricing an investment. An investment's level within the fair value hierarchy is based on the lowest level of any input that is deemed significant to the asset's or liability's fair value measurement. The input levels are not necessarily an indication of the risk or liquidity associated with investments at that level. For example, certain U.S. government securities are generally high quality and liquid, however, they are reflected as Level 2 because the inputs used to determine fair value may not always be quoted prices in an active market.
Fair value inputs are summarized in the three broad levels listed below:
• Level 1 – Valuations based on quoted prices for investments in active markets that the Fund has the ability to access at the measurement date. Valuation adjustments are not applied to Level 1 investments.
• Level 2 – Valuations based on other significant observable inputs (including quoted prices for similar securities, interest rates, prepayment speeds, credit risks, etc.).
• Level 3 – Valuations based on significant unobservable inputs (including the Fund's own assumptions and judgment in determining the fair value of investments).
Inputs that are used in determining fair value of an investment may include price information, credit data, volatility statistics, and other factors. These inputs can be either observable or unobservable. The availability of observable inputs can vary between investments, and is affected by various factors such as the type of investment, and the volume and level of activity for that investment or similar investments in the marketplace. The inputs will be considered by the Investment Manager, along with any other relevant factors in the calculation of an investment's fair value. The Fund uses prices and inputs that are current as of the measurement date, which may include periods of market dislocations. During these periods, the availability of prices and inputs may be reduced for many investments. This condition could cause an investment to be reclassified between the various levels within the hierarchy.
Investments falling into the Level 3 category are primarily supported by quoted prices from brokers and dealers participating in the market for those investments. However, these may be classified as Level 3 investments due to lack of market transparency and corroboration to support these quoted prices. Additionally, valuation models may be used as the pricing source for any remaining investments classified as Level 3. These models may rely on one or more significant unobservable inputs and/or significant assumptions by the Investment Manager. Inputs used in valuations may include, but are not limited to, financial statement analysis, capital account balances, discount rates and estimated cash flows, and comparable company data.
Under the direction of the Fund's Board of Trustees (the Board), the Investment Manager's Valuation Committee (the Committee) is responsible for overseeing the valuation procedures approved by the Board. The Committee consists of voting and non-voting members from various groups within the Investment Manager's organization, including operations and accounting, trading and investments, compliance, risk management and legal.
The Committee meets at least monthly to review and approve valuation matters, which may include a description of specific valuation determinations, data regarding pricing information received from approved pricing vendors and brokers and the results of Board-approved valuation control policies and procedures (the Policies). The Policies address, among other things, instances when market quotations are or are not readily available, including recommendations of third party pricing vendors and a determination of appropriate pricing methodologies; events that require specific valuation determinations and assessment of fair value techniques; securities with a potential for stale pricing, including those that are illiquid, restricted, or in default; and the effectiveness of third-party pricing vendors, including periodic reviews of vendors. The Committee meets more frequently, as needed, to discuss additional valuation matters, which may include the need to review back-testing results, review time-sensitive information or approve related valuation actions. The Committee reports to the Board, with members of the Committee meeting with the Board at each of its regularly scheduled meetings to discuss valuation matters and actions during the period, similar to those described earlier.
For investments categorized as Level 3, the Committee monitors information similar to that described above, which may include: (i) data specific to the issuer or comparable issuers, (ii) general market or specific sector news and (iii) quoted prices and specific or similar security transactions. The Committee considers this data and any changes from prior periods in order to assess the reasonableness of observable and unobservable inputs, any assumptions or internal models used to value those securities and changes in fair value. This data is also used to corroborate, when available, information received from approved pricing vendors and brokers. Various factors impact the frequency of monitoring this information (which may occur as often as daily). However, the Committee may determine that changes to inputs, assumptions and models are not required as a result of the monitoring procedures performed.
The accompanying Notes to Financial Statements are an integral part of these financial statements.
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PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS (continued)
Columbia Sustainable U.S. Equity Income ETF
April 30, 2019 (Unaudited)
Fair Value Measurements (continued)
The following table is a summary of the inputs used to value the Fund's investments at April 30, 2019:
Level 1 quoted prices in active markets for identical assets ($) | Level 2 other significant observable inputs ($) | Level 3 significant unobservable inputs ($) | Total ($) | ||||||||||||||||
Investments in Securities | |||||||||||||||||||
Common Stocks | |||||||||||||||||||
Communication Services | 177,601 | — | — | 177,601 | |||||||||||||||
Consumer Discretionary | 416,755 | — | — | 416,755 | |||||||||||||||
Consumer Staples | 455,809 | — | — | 455,809 | |||||||||||||||
Energy | 327,223 | — | — | 327,223 | |||||||||||||||
Financials | 759,473 | — | — | 759,473 | |||||||||||||||
Health Care | 274,836 | — | — | 274,836 | |||||||||||||||
Industrials | 708,759 | — | — | 708,759 | |||||||||||||||
Information Technology | 648,330 | — | — | 648,330 | |||||||||||||||
Materials | 170,337 | — | — | 170,337 | |||||||||||||||
Utilities | 291,199 | — | — | 291,199 | |||||||||||||||
Total Common Stocks | 4,230,322 | — | — | 4,230,322 | |||||||||||||||
Money Market Funds | 16,837 | — | — | 16,837 | |||||||||||||||
Total Investments in Securities | 4,247,159 | — | — | 4,247,159 |
See the Portfolio of Investments for all investment classifications not indicated in the table.
There were no transfers of financial assets between levels during the period.
The accompanying Notes to Financial Statements are an integral part of these financial statements.
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STATEMENT OF ASSETS AND LIABILITIES
April 30, 2019 (Unaudited)
Columbia Sustainable Global Equity Income ETF | Columbia Sustainable International Equity Income ETF | Columbia Sustainable U.S. Equity Income ETF | |||||||||||||
Assets | |||||||||||||||
Investments in securities, at value | |||||||||||||||
Unaffiliated issuers (cost $16,824,049, $6,818,813 and $3,980,117, respectively) | $ | 17,329,976 | $ | 6,421,429 | $ | 4,213,989 | |||||||||
Affiliated issuers (cost $72,507, $— and $28,132, respectively) | 85,714 | — | 33,170 | ||||||||||||
Receivable for: | |||||||||||||||
Dividends | 68,022 | 47,497 | 6,796 | ||||||||||||
Reclaims receivable | 5,459 | 16,703 | — | ||||||||||||
Total assets | 17,489,171 | 6,485,629 | 4,253,955 | ||||||||||||
Liabilities | |||||||||||||||
Payable for: | |||||||||||||||
Investment management fees | 5,721 | 2,404 | 1,212 | ||||||||||||
Total liabilities | 5,721 | 2,404 | 1,212 | ||||||||||||
Net assets applicable to outstanding capital stock | $ | 17,483,450 | $ | 6,483,225 | $ | 4,252,743 | |||||||||
Represented by: | |||||||||||||||
Paid-in capital | $ | 16,952,055 | $ | 7,625,919 | $ | 4,055,850 | |||||||||
Total distributable earnings (loss) | 531,395 | (1,142,694 | ) | 196,893 | |||||||||||
Total — representing net assets applicable to outstanding capital stock | $ | 17,483,450 | $ | 6,483,225 | $ | 4,252,743 | |||||||||
Shares outstanding | 650,040 | 250,040 | 150,045 | ||||||||||||
Net asset value per share | $ | 26.90 | $ | 25.93 | $ | 28.34 |
The accompanying Notes to Financial Statements are an integral part of these financial statements.
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STATEMENT OF OPERATIONS
Six Months Ended April 30, 2019 (Unaudited)
Columbia Sustainable Global Equity Income ETF | Columbia Sustainable International Equity Income ETF | Columbia Sustainable U.S. Equity Income ETF | |||||||||||||
Investment Income: | |||||||||||||||
Dividends — unaffiliated issuers | $ | 219,689 | $ | 120,016 | $ | 67,785 | |||||||||
Dividends — affiliated issuers | 544 | — | 545 | ||||||||||||
Foreign taxes withheld | (10,310 | ) | (10,631 | ) | — | ||||||||||
Total income | 209,923 | 109,385 | 68,330 | ||||||||||||
Expenses: | |||||||||||||||
Investment management fees | 20,825 | 12,976 | 7,049 | ||||||||||||
Overdraft Expense | 28 | 17 | 18 | ||||||||||||
Total expenses | 20,853 | 12,993 | 7,067 | ||||||||||||
Net investment income | 189,070 | 96,392 | 61,263 | ||||||||||||
Realized and unrealized gain (loss) — net | |||||||||||||||
Net realized gain (loss) on: | |||||||||||||||
Investments — unaffiliated issuers | (203,336 | ) | (261,887 | ) | (30,594 | ) | |||||||||
Investments — affiliated issuers | (1,859 | ) | — | (2,091 | ) | ||||||||||
In-kind transactions | 154,688 | (484,396 | ) | — | |||||||||||
In-kind transactions affiliated | 1,172 | — | — | ||||||||||||
Foreign currency translations | (2,717 | ) | (3,497 | ) | — | ||||||||||
Net realized loss | (52,052 | ) | (749,780 | ) | (32,685 | ) | |||||||||
Change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on: | |||||||||||||||
Investments — unaffiliated issuers | 421,402 | 928,048 | 204,912 | ||||||||||||
Investments — affiliated issuers | 8,593 | — | 6,595 | ||||||||||||
Foreign currency translations | (301 | ) | (114 | ) | — | ||||||||||
Net change in unrealized appreciation | 429,694 | 927,934 | 211,507 | ||||||||||||
Net realized and unrealized gain | 377,642 | 178,154 | 178,822 | ||||||||||||
Net increase in net assets resulting from operations | $ | 566,712 | $ | 274,546 | $ | 240,085 |
The accompanying Notes to Financial Statements are an integral part of these financial statements.
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STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN NET ASSETS
Columbia Sustainable Global Equity Income ETF | Columbia Sustainable International Equity Income ETF | ||||||||||||||||||
Six Months Ended April 30, 2019 (Unaudited) | Year Ended October 31, 2018 | Six Months Ended April 30, 2019 (Unaudited) | Year Ended October 31, 2018 | ||||||||||||||||
Operations | |||||||||||||||||||
Net investment income | $ | 189,070 | $ | 203,447 | $ | 96,392 | $ | 477,856 | |||||||||||
Net realized gain (loss) | (52,052 | ) | 467,169 | (749,780 | ) | 634,861 | |||||||||||||
Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) | 429,694 | (710,164 | ) | 927,934 | (2,196,634 | ) | |||||||||||||
Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations | 566,712 | (39,548 | ) | 274,546 | (1,083,917 | ) | |||||||||||||
Distributions to shareholders | |||||||||||||||||||
Net investment income and net realized gains | (591,616 | ) | (613,721 | ) | (346,437 | ) | (786,764 | ) | |||||||||||
Shareholder transactions | |||||||||||||||||||
Proceeds from shares sold | 11,842,244 | — | 1,292,563 | 6,008,228 | |||||||||||||||
Cost of shares redeemed | (1,292,410 | ) | — | (8,080,232 | ) | (3,033,379 | ) | ||||||||||||
Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from shareholder transactions | 10,549,834 | — | (6,787,669 | ) | 2,974,849 | ||||||||||||||
Increase (decrease) in net assets | 10,524,930 | (653,269 | ) | (6,859,560 | ) | 1,104,168 | |||||||||||||
Net Assets: | |||||||||||||||||||
Net assets beginning of period | 6,958,520 | 7,611,789 | 13,342,785 | 12,238,617 | |||||||||||||||
Net assets at end of period | $ | 17,483,450 | $ | 6,958,520 | $ | 6,483,225 | $ | 13,342,785 | |||||||||||
Capital stock activity | |||||||||||||||||||
Shares outstanding, beginning of period | 250,040 | 250,040 | 500,040 | 400,040 | |||||||||||||||
Subscriptions | 450,000 | — | 50,000 | 200,000 | |||||||||||||||
Redemptions | (50,000 | ) | — | (300,000 | ) | (100,000 | ) | ||||||||||||
Shares outstanding, end of period | 650,040 | 250,040 | 250,040 | 500,040 |
The accompanying Notes to Financial Statements are an integral part of these financial statements.
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STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN NET ASSETS (continued)
Columbia Sustainable U.S. Equity Income ETF | |||||||||||
Six Months Ended April 30, 2019 (Unaudited) | Year Ended October 31, 2018 | ||||||||||
Operations | |||||||||||
Net investment income | $ | 61,263 | $ | 114,578 | |||||||
Net realized gain (loss) | (32,685 | ) | 148,996 | ||||||||
Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) | 211,507 | (55,269 | ) | ||||||||
Net increase in net assets resulting from operations | 240,085 | 208,305 | |||||||||
Distributions to shareholders | |||||||||||
Net investment income and net realized gains | (226,437 | ) | (519,058 | ) | |||||||
Shareholder transactions | |||||||||||
Proceeds from shares sold | — | 1,518,393 | |||||||||
Cost of shares redeemed | — | — | |||||||||
Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from shareholder transactions | — | 1,518,393 | |||||||||
Increase (decrease) in net assets | 13,648 | 1,207,640 | |||||||||
Net Assets: | |||||||||||
Net assets beginning of period | 4,239,095 | 3,031,455 | |||||||||
Net assets at end of period | $ | 4,252,743 | $ | 4,239,095 | |||||||
Capital stock activity | |||||||||||
Shares outstanding, beginning of period | 150,045 | 100,045 | |||||||||
Subscriptions | — | 50,000 | |||||||||
Shares outstanding, end of period | 150,045 | 150,045 |
The accompanying Notes to Financial Statements are an integral part of these financial statements.
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FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS
The following tables are intended to help you understand the Fund's financial performance. Per share net investment income (loss) amounts are calculated based on average shares outstanding during the period. Total return assumes reinvestment of all dividends and distributions, if any. Total Return at Net Asset Value (NAV) 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 and redemption on the last day of the period. The total return would have been lower if certain expenses had not been reimbursed/waived by the Investment Manager. Total return and portfolio turnover are not annualized for periods of less than one year. The portfolio turnover rate is calculated without regard to purchase and sales transactions of short term instruments, certain derivatives and in-kind transactions, if any. If such transactions were included, the Fund's portfolio turnover rate may be higher.
Columbia Sustainable Global Equity Income ETF
Six Months Ended April 30, 2019 | Year Ended October 31, | ||||||||||||||||||
(Unaudited) | 2018 | 2017 | 2016(a) | ||||||||||||||||
Per share data | |||||||||||||||||||
Net asset value, beginning of period | $ | 27.83 | $ | 30.44 | $ | 25.64 | $ | 24.61 | |||||||||||
Income (loss) from investment operations: | |||||||||||||||||||
Net investment income | �� | 0.47 | 0.81 | 0.73 | 0.21 | ||||||||||||||
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) | 0.79 | (0.97 | ) | 5.07 | 1.01 | ||||||||||||||
Total from investment operations | 1.26 | (0.16 | ) | 5.80 | 1.22 | ||||||||||||||
Less distributions to shareholders: | |||||||||||||||||||
Net investment income | (0.25 | ) | (0.89 | ) | (0.66 | ) | (0.19 | ) | |||||||||||
Net realized gains | (1.94 | ) | (1.56 | ) | (0.34 | ) | — | ||||||||||||
Total distribution to shareholders | (2.19 | ) | (2.45 | ) | (1.00 | ) | (0.19 | ) | |||||||||||
Net asset value, end of period | $ | 26.90 | $ | 27.83 | $ | 30.44 | $ | 25.64 | |||||||||||
Total return at NAV | 5.90 | % | (0.94 | )% | 23.00 | % | 4.95 | % | |||||||||||
Ratios to average net assets: | |||||||||||||||||||
Total gross expenses(b) | 0.40 | %(c)(d) | 0.40 | % | 0.40 | % | 0.40 | %(c) | |||||||||||
Total net expenses(b) | 0.40 | %(c)(d) | 0.40 | % | 0.40 | % | 0.40 | %(c) | |||||||||||
Net investment income gain | 3.63 | %(c) | 2.71 | % | 2.55 | % | 2.17 | %(c) | |||||||||||
Supplemental data | |||||||||||||||||||
Net assets, end of period (in thousands) | $ | 17,483 | $ | 6,959 | $ | 7,612 | $ | 5,129 | |||||||||||
Portfolio turnover | 32 | % | 67 | % | 66 | % | 18 | % |
Notes to Financial Highlights
(a) The Fund commenced operations on June 13, 2016. Per share data and total return reflect activity from that date.
(b) In addition to the fees and expenses that the Fund bears directly, the Fund indirectly bears a pro rata share of the fees and expenses of any other funds in which it invests. Such indirect expenses are not included in the Fund's reported expense ratios.
(c) Annualized.
(d) The ratio includes less than 0.01% for the period ended April 30, 2019 attributed to overdraft expense, which is outside the unitary fee (as defined in Note 3).
The accompanying Notes to Financial Statements are an integral part of these financial statements.
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FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS
Columbia Sustainable International Equity Income ETF
Six Months Ended April 30, 2019 | Year Ended October 31, | ||||||||||||||||||
(Unaudited) | 2018 | 2017 | 2016(a) | ||||||||||||||||
Per share data | |||||||||||||||||||
Net asset value, beginning of period | $ | 26.68 | $ | 30.59 | $ | 25.34 | $ | 24.51 | |||||||||||
Income (loss) from investment operations: | |||||||||||||||||||
Net investment income | 0.43 | 0.92 | 0.76 | 0.24 | |||||||||||||||
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) | 0.53 | (3.32 | ) | 5.47 | 0.81 | ||||||||||||||
Total from investment operations | 0.96 | (2.40 | ) | 6.23 | 1.05 | ||||||||||||||
Less distributions to shareholders: | |||||||||||||||||||
Net investment income | (0.45 | ) | (0.94 | ) | (0.65 | ) | (0.22 | ) | |||||||||||
Net realized gains | (1.26 | ) | (0.57 | ) | (0.33 | ) | — | ||||||||||||
Total distribution to shareholders | (1.71 | ) | (1.51 | ) | (0.98 | ) | (0.22 | ) | |||||||||||
Net asset value, end of period | $ | 25.93 | $ | 26.68 | $ | 30.59 | $ | 25.34 | |||||||||||
Total return at NAV | 4.32 | % | (8.25 | )% | 25.13 | % | 4.27 | % | |||||||||||
Ratios to average net assets: | |||||||||||||||||||
Total gross expenses(b) | 0.45 | %(c)(d) | 0.45 | % | 0.45 | % | 0.45 | %(c) | |||||||||||
Total net expenses(b) | 0.45 | %(c)(d) | 0.45 | % | 0.45 | % | 0.45 | %(c) | |||||||||||
Net investment income gain | 3.34 | %(c) | 3.11 | % | 2.71 | % | 2.50 | %(c) | |||||||||||
Supplemental data | |||||||||||||||||||
Net assets, end of period (in thousands) | $ | 6,483 | $ | 13,343 | $ | 12,239 | $ | 5,070 | |||||||||||
Portfolio turnover | 29 | % | 82 | % | 87 | % | 22 | % |
Notes to Financial Highlights
(a) The Fund commenced operations on June 13, 2016. Per share data and total return reflect activity from that date.
(b) In addition to the fees and expenses that the Fund bears directly, the Fund indirectly bears a pro rata share of the fees and expenses of any other funds in which it invests. Such indirect expenses are not included in the Fund's reported expense ratios.
(c) Annualized.
(d) The ratio includes less than 0.01% for the period ended April 30, 2019 attributed to overdraft expense, which is outside the unitary fee (as defined in Note 3).
The accompanying Notes to Financial Statements are an integral part of these financial statements.
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FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS
Columbia Sustainable U.S. Equity Income ETF
Six Months Ended April 30, 2019 | Year Ended October 31, | ||||||||||||||||||
(Unaudited) | 2018 | 2017 | 2016(a) | ||||||||||||||||
Per share data | |||||||||||||||||||
Net asset value, beginning of period | $ | 28.25 | $ | 30.30 | $ | 25.86 | $ | 24.68 | |||||||||||
Income (loss) from investment operations: | |||||||||||||||||||
Net investment income | 0.41 | 0.77 | 0.73 | 0.19 | |||||||||||||||
Net realized and unrealized gain | 1.19 | 0.64 | 4.72 | 1.16 | |||||||||||||||
Total from investment operations | 1.60 | 1.41 | 5.45 | 1.35 | |||||||||||||||
Less distributions to shareholders: | |||||||||||||||||||
Net investment income | (0.40 | ) | (0.75 | ) | (0.67 | ) | (0.17 | ) | |||||||||||
Net realized gains | (1.11 | ) | (2.71 | ) | (0.34 | ) | — | ||||||||||||
Total distribution to shareholders | (1.51 | ) | (3.46 | ) | (1.01 | ) | (0.17 | ) | |||||||||||
Net asset value, end of period | $ | 28.34 | $ | 28.25 | $ | 30.30 | $ | 25.86 | |||||||||||
Total return at NAV | 6.71 | % | 4.35 | % | 21.36 | % | 5.47 | % | |||||||||||
Ratios to average net assets: | |||||||||||||||||||
Total gross expenses(b) | 0.35 | %(c)(d) | 0.35 | % | 0.35 | % | 0.35 | %(c) | |||||||||||
Total net expenses(b) | 0.35 | %(c)(d) | 0.35 | % | 0.35 | % | 0.35 | %(c) | |||||||||||
Net investment income gain | 3.04 | %(c) | 2.55 | % | 2.53 | % | 1.96 | %(c) | |||||||||||
Supplemental data | |||||||||||||||||||
Net assets, end of period (in thousands) | $ | 4,253 | $ | 4,239 | $ | 3,031 | $ | 5,172 | |||||||||||
Portfolio turnover | 28 | % | 61 | % | 55 | % | 15 | % |
Notes to Financial Highlights
(a) The Fund commenced operations on June 13, 2016. Per share data and total return reflect activity from that date.
(b) In addition to the fees and expenses that the Fund bears directly, the Fund indirectly bears a pro rata share of the fees and expenses of any other funds in which it invests. Such indirect expenses are not included in the Fund's reported expense ratios.
(c) Annualized.
(d) The ratio includes less than 0.01% for the period ended April 30, 2019 attributed to overdraft expense, which is outside the unitary fee (as defined in Note 3).
The accompanying Notes to Financial Statements are an integral part of these financial statements.
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NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
April 30, 2019 (Unaudited)
Note 1. Organization
Columbia ETF Trust I (the Trust) is registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the 1940 Act), as an open-end management investment company organized as a Massachusetts statutory trust. The Trust may issue an unlimited number of shares (without par value).
Information presented in these financial statements pertains to the following series of the Trust (each, a Fund and collectively, the Funds): Columbia Sustainable Global Equity Income ETF, Columbia Sustainable International Equity Income ETF and Columbia Sustainable U.S. Equity Income ETF. Each Fund currently operates as a diversified fund.
Fund Shares
The market prices of each Fund's shares may differ to some degree from the Fund's net asset value (NAV). Unlike conventional mutual funds, each Fund issues and redeems shares on a continuous basis, at NAV, only in a large specified number of shares, each called a "Creation Unit." A Creation Unit consists of 50,000 shares. Creation Units are issued and redeemed generally in-kind for a basket of securities and/or for cash. Investors such as market makers, large investors and institutions who wish to deal in Creation Units directly with a Fund must have entered into an authorized participant agreement (Authorized Participants) with the Fund's principal underwriter and the transfer agent, or purchase through a dealer that has entered into such an agreement. Authorized participants may purchase or redeem Fund shares directly from the Fund only in Creation Units. The Funds' shares are also listed on the New York Stock Exchange for which investors can purchase and sell shares on the secondary market through a broker at market prices which may differ from the NAV of the Fund.
Note 2. Summary of significant accounting policies
Basis of preparation
Each Fund is an investment company that applies the accounting and reporting guidance in the Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) Accounting Standards Codification Topic 946, Financial Services — Investment Companies (ASC 946). The financial statements are prepared in accordance with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles (GAAP), which requires management to make certain estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities, the disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of income and expenses during the reporting period. Actual results could differ from those estimates.
The following is a summary of significant accounting policies followed by the Funds in the preparation of their financial statements.
Security valuation
Equity securities (including common stocks, preferred stocks, convertible securities and exchange traded funds) listed on an exchange are valued at the last closing price on their primary exchange (which, in the case of foreign securities, may be a foreign exchange) or, if a closing price is not readily available, at the mean of the closing bid and asked prices. Over-the-counter equity securities not listed on any national exchange but included in the NASDAQ National Market System are valued at the NASDAQ official close price. Equity securities and exchange traded funds that are not listed on a national exchange and are not included in the NASDAQ National Market System are valued at the mean between the closing bid and asked prices.
Foreign equity securities are valued based on the closing price on the foreign exchange in which such securities are primarily traded. If any foreign equity security closing prices are not readily available, the securities are valued at the mean of the latest quoted bid and ask prices on such exchanges or markets. Foreign currency exchange rates are generally determined at the close of London's exchange at 11:00 a.m. Eastern (U.S.) time.
Investments in open-end investment companies, including money market funds, are valued at their latest net asset value.
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April 30, 2019 (Unaudited)
Investments for which market quotations are not readily available, or that have quotations which management believes are not reflective of market value or reliable, are valued at fair value as determined in good faith under procedures approved by and under the general supervision of the Board of Trustees. If a security or class of securities (such as foreign securities) is valued at fair value, such value is likely to be different from the quoted or published price for the security.
The determination of fair value often requires significant judgment. To determine fair value, management may use assumptions including but not limited to future cash flows and estimated risk premiums. Multiple inputs from various sources may be used to determine fair value.
GAAP requires disclosure regarding the inputs and valuation techniques used to measure fair value and any changes in valuation inputs or techniques. In addition, investments shall be disclosed by major category. This information is disclosed following the Funds' Portfolio of Investments.
Foreign currency transactions and translations
The values of all assets and liabilities denominated in foreign currencies are generally translated into U.S. dollars at exchange rates determined at the close of the London Stock Exchange on any given day. Net realized and unrealized gains (losses) on foreign currency transactions and translations include gains (losses) arising from the fluctuation in exchange rates between trade and settlement dates on securities transactions, gains (losses) arising from the disposition of foreign currency and currency gains (losses) between the accrual and payment dates on dividends, interest income and foreign withholding taxes.
For financial statement purposes, the Funds do not distinguish that portion of gains (losses) on investments which is due to changes in foreign exchange rates from that which is due to changes in market prices of the investments. Such fluctuations are included with the net realized and unrealized gains (losses) on investments in the Statement of Operations.
Security transactions
Security transactions are accounted for on the trade date. Cost is determined and gains (losses) are based upon the specific identification method for both financial statement and federal income tax purposes.
Income recognition
Corporate actions and dividend income are generally recorded net of any non-reclaimable tax withholdings, on the ex-dividend date or upon receipt of ex-dividend notification in the case of certain foreign securities.
The Funds may receive distributions from holdings in equity securities, business development companies (BDCs), exchange-traded funds (ETFs), limited partnerships (LPs), other regulated investment companies (RICs), and real estate investment trusts (REITs), which report information on the tax character of their distributions annually. These distributions are allocated to dividend income, capital gain and return of capital based on actual information reported. Return of capital is recorded as a reduction of the cost basis of securities held. If the Fund no longer owns the applicable securities, return of capital is recorded as a realized gain. With respect to REITs, to the extent actual information has not yet been reported, estimates for return of capital are made by the Fund's management. Management's estimates are subsequently adjusted when the actual character of the distributions is disclosed by the REITs, which could result in a proportionate change in return of capital to shareholders.
Awards from class action litigation are recorded as a reduction of cost basis if the Fund still owns the applicable securities on the payment date. If the Fund no longer owns the applicable securities, the proceeds are recorded as realized gains.
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NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (continued)
April 30, 2019 (Unaudited)
Expenses
General expenses of the Trust are allocated to the Funds based upon relative net assets or other expense allocation methodologies determined by the nature of the expense. Expenses directly attributable to a Fund are charged to that Fund.
Determination of net asset value
The NAV per share of each Fund is computed by dividing the value of the net assets of a Fund by the total number of outstanding shares of that Fund, rounded to the nearest cent, at the close of regular trading (ordinarily 4:00 p.m. Eastern Time) every day the New York Stock Exchange is open.
Federal income tax status
For federal income tax purposes, each Fund is treated as a separate entity. The Fund intends to qualify each year as a regulated investment company under Subchapter M of the Internal Revenue Code, as amended, and will distribute substantially all of its investment company taxable income and net capital gain, if any, for its tax year, and as such will not be subject to federal income taxes. In addition, each Fund intends to distribute in each calendar year substantially all of its ordinary income, capital gain net income and certain other amounts, if any, such that the Fund should not be subject to federal excise tax. Therefore, no federal income or excise tax provisions are recorded.
Foreign taxes
The Funds may be subject to foreign taxes on income, gains on investments or currency repatriation, a portion of which may be recoverable. The Fund will accrue such taxes and recoveries, as applicable, based upon its current interpretation of tax rules and regulations that exist in the markets in which it invests.
Realized gains in certain countries may be subject to foreign taxes at the Fund level, based on statutory rates. The Fund accrues for such foreign taxes on realized and unrealized gains at the appropriate rate for each jurisdiction, as applicable. The amount, if any, is disclosed as a liability on the Statement of Assets and Liabilities.
Distributions to shareholders
Distributions from net investment income, if any, are declared and paid each calendar quarter. Net realized capital gains, if any, are distributed at least annually. Income distributions and capital gain distributions are determined in accordance with federal income tax regulations, which may differ from GAAP.
Guarantees and indemnifications
Under the Trust's organizational documents and, in some cases, by contract, its officers and trustees are indemnified against certain liabilities arising out of the performance of their duties to the Trust or its funds. In addition, certain of the Funds' contracts with their service providers contain general indemnification clauses. The Funds' maximum exposure under these arrangements is unknown since the amount of any future claims that may be made against the Funds cannot be determined, and the Funds have no historical basis for predicting the likelihood of any such claims.
Recent accounting pronouncements
Accounting Standards Update 2017-08 Premium Amortization on Purchased Callable Debt Securities
In March 2017, the Financial Accounting Standards Board issued Accounting Standards Update (ASU) No. 2017-08 Premium Amortization on Purchased Callable Debt Securities. ASU No. 2017-08 updates the accounting standards to shorten the amortization period for certain purchased callable debt securities, held at a premium, to be amortized to the earliest call date. The update applies to securities with explicit, noncontingent call features that are callable at fixed prices and on preset dates. The standard is effective for annual periods beginning after December 15, 2018 and interim periods within those fiscal years. Management does not expect the implementation of this guidance to have a material impact on the financial statement amounts and footnote disclosures.
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NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (continued)
April 30, 2019 (Unaudited)
Accounting Standards Update 2018-13 Disclosure Framework — Changes to the Disclosure Requirements for Fair Value Measurement
In August 2018, the Financial Accounting Standards Board issued Accounting Standards Update (ASU) No. 2018-13 Disclosure Framework — Changes to the Disclosure Requirements for Fair Value Measurement. ASU No. 2018-13, in addition to other modifications and additions, removes the requirement to disclose the amount and reasons for transfers between Level 1 and Level 2 of the fair value hierarchy and the policy for the timing of transfers between levels. The standard is effective for annual periods beginning after December 15, 2019 and interim periods within those fiscal years. At this time, management is evaluating the implication of this guidance and the impact it will have on the financial statement disclosures, if any.
Note 3. Investment management fees
Under an Investment Management Services Agreement, Columbia Management Investment Advisers, LLC (the Investment Manager), a wholly-owned subsidiary of Ameriprise Financial, Inc., determines which securities will be purchased, held or sold. The investment management fee is a unitary fee paid monthly to the Investment Manager at an annual rate based on each Fund's average daily net assets. In return for this fee, the Investment Manager pays the operating costs and expenses of each Fund other than the following expenses (which will be paid by the Fund): taxes; interest incurred on borrowing by the Fund, if any; brokerage fees and commissions, interest and fee expense related to the Fund's participation in inverse floater structures and any other portfolio transaction expenses; infrequent and/or unusual expenses, including without limitation litigation expenses; distribution and/or service fees; expenses incurred in connection with lending securities; and any other expenses approved by the Board of Trustees.
The investment management fee is an annual fee that is equal to a percentage of each Fund's average daily net assets as follows:
Fund | Effective investment management fee rate (%) | ||||||
Columbia Sustainable Global Equity Income ETF | 0.40 | ||||||
Columbia Sustainable International Equity Income ETF | 0.45 | ||||||
Columbia Sustainable U.S. Equity Income ETF | 0.35 |
Compensation of board members
Members of the Board of Trustees who are not officers or employees of the Investment Manager or Ameriprise Financial are compensated for their services to the Funds as disclosed in the Statement of Operations. Under a Deferred Compensation Plan (the Deferred Plan), these members of the Board of Trustees may elect to defer payment of up to 100% of their compensation. Deferred amounts are treated as though equivalent dollar amounts had been invested in shares of certain funds managed by the Investment Manager. Each Fund's liability for these amounts is adjusted for market value changes and remains in the Fund until distributed in accordance with the Deferred Plan. All amounts payable under the Deferred Plan constitute a general unsecured obligation of the Funds. The expenses of the compensation of the members of the Board of Trustees that are allocated to the Fund are payable by the Investment Manager.
Compensation of Chief Compliance Officer
The Board of Trustees has appointed a Chief Compliance Officer to the Funds in accordance with federal securities regulations. A portion of the Chief Compliance Officer's total compensation is allocated to the Funds, along with other allocations to affiliated registered investment companies managed by the Investment Manager and its affiliates, based on relative net assets. The expenses of the Chief Compliance Officer allocated to the Funds are payable by the Investment Manager.
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NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (continued)
April 30, 2019 (Unaudited)
Distribution and service fees
ALPS Distributors, Inc. (the Distributor) serves as the distributor for the Funds. The Funds have adopted a distribution and service plan (the Distribution Plan). Under the Distribution Plan, the Funds are authorized to pay distribution fees to the Distributor and other firms that provide distribution and shareholder services at the maximum annual rate of 0.25% of average daily net assets of each Fund. No distribution or service fees are currently paid by the Funds or have been approved for payment by the Board of Trustees, and there are no current plans to impose these fees.
Note 4. Federal tax information
The timing and character of income and capital gain distributions are determined in accordance with income tax regulations, which may differ from GAAP because of temporary or permanent book to tax differences.
At April 30, 2019, the approximate cost of all investments for federal income tax purposes and the aggregate gross approximate unrealized appreciation and depreciation based on that cost was:
Tax cost ($) | Gross unrealized appreciation ($) | Gross unrealized depreciation ($) | Net appreciation (depreciation) ($) | ||||||||||||||||
Columbia Sustainable Global Equity Income ETF | 16,896,556 | 1,055,429 | (536,295 | ) | 519,134 | ||||||||||||||
Columbia Sustainable International Equity Income ETF | 6,818,813 | 235,105 | (632,489 | ) | (397,384 | ) | |||||||||||||
Columbia Sustainable U.S. Equity Income ETF | 4,008,249 | 430,206 | (191,296 | ) | 238,910 |
Tax cost of investments and unrealized appreciation/(depreciation) may also include timing differences that do not constitute adjustments to tax basis.
Management of the Funds has concluded that there are no significant uncertain tax positions in the Funds that would require recognition in the financial statements. However, management's conclusion may be subject to review and adjustment at a later date based on factors including, but not limited to, new tax laws, regulations, and administrative interpretations (including relevant court decisions). Generally, the Funds' federal tax returns for the prior three fiscal years remain subject to examination by the Internal Revenue Service.
Note 5. Portfolio Information
The cost of purchases and proceeds from sales of securities, excluding short-term investments and in-kind transactions, for the six months ended April 30, 2019, were as follows:
Purchases ($) | Proceeds from sales ($) | ||||||||||
Columbia Sustainable Global Equity Income ETF | 3,593,676 | 3,983,941 | |||||||||
Columbia Sustainable International Equity Income ETF | 1,973,812 | 2,151,610 | |||||||||
Columbia Sustainable U.S. Equity Income ETF | 1,153,096 | 1,317,486 |
The amount of purchase and sale activity impacts the portfolio turnover rate reported in the Financial Highlights.
Note 6. In-kind transactions
The Funds may accept in-kind contributions and redemptions. In-kind contributions are accounted for at the fair market value of the in-kind securities contributed on the date of contribution. For the year ended April 30, 2019, the cost basis of securities contributed was as follows:
Contributions ($) | |||||||
Columbia Sustainable Global Equity Income ETF | 11,750,452 | ||||||
Columbia Sustainable International Equity Income ETF | 1,229,913 | ||||||
Columbia Sustainable U.S. Equity Income ETF | — |
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NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (continued)
April 30, 2019 (Unaudited)
Proceeds from the sales of securities include the value of securities delivered through an in-kind redemption of certain Fund shares. Net realized gains on these securities are not taxable to remaining shareholders in the Fund. For the six months ended April 30, 2019, the in-kind redemptions were as follows:
Cost basis ($) | Proceeds from sales ($) | Net realized gain (loss) ($) | |||||||||||||
Columbia Sustainable Global Equity Income ETF | 1,128,557 | 1,284,417 | 155,860 | ||||||||||||
Columbia Sustainable International Equity Income ETF | 8,541,011 | 8,056,615 | (484,396 | ) | |||||||||||
Columbia Sustainable U.S. Equity Income ETF | — | — | — |
Note 7. Line of credit
Each Fund has access to a revolving credit facility with a syndicate of banks led by Citibank, N.A., HSBC Bank USA, N.A. and JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A. whereby the Funds may borrow for the temporary funding of shareholder redemptions or for other temporary or emergency purposes. The credit facility, which is a collective agreement between the Fund and certain other funds managed by the Investment Manager or an affiliated investment manager, severally and not jointly, permits collective borrowings up to $1 billion. Interest is charged to each participating fund based on its borrowings at a rate equal to the higher of (i) the federal funds effective rate, (ii) the one-month LIBOR rate and (iii) the overnight bank funding rate, plus in each case, 1.00%. Each borrowing under the credit facility matures no later than 60 days after the date of borrowing. Each Fund also pays a commitment fee equal to its pro rata share of the unused amount of the credit facility at a rate of 0.15% per annum. The commitment fee is included in other expenses in the Statement of Operations. This agreement expires annually in December unless extended or renewed.
No Fund had borrowings during the six months ended April 30, 2019.
Note 8. Significant risks
Foreign securities and emerging market countries risk
Investing in foreign securities may include certain risks and considerations not typically associated with investing in U.S. securities, such as fluctuating currency values and changing local and regional economic, political and social conditions, which may result in greater market volatility. In addition, certain foreign securities may not be as liquid as U.S. securities. Investing in emerging markets may accentuate these risks. These countries are also more likely to experience high levels of inflation, deflation or currency devaluation which could hurt their economies and securities markets. To the extent that Columbia Sustainable Global Equity Income ETF and Columbia Sustainable International Equity Income ETF concentrate their investment exposure to any one or a few specific countries, the Funds will be particularly susceptible to the various conditions, events or other factors impacting those countries and may, therefore, have a greater risk than that of a fund which is more geographically diversified.
Geographic concentration risk
Columbia Sustainable Global Equity Income ETF and Columbia Sustainable International Equity Income ETF may be particularly susceptible to economic, political, regulatory or other events or conditions affecting issuers and countries within the specific geographic regions in which the Fund invests. Currency devaluations could occur in countries that have not yet experienced currency devaluation to date, or could continue to occur in countries that have already experienced such devaluations. The Fund's NAV may be more volatile than the NAV of a more geographically diversified fund.
Industrial sector risk
Columbia Sustainable International Equity Income ETF may be more susceptible to the particular risks that may affect companies in the industrials sector than if they were invested in a wider variety of companies in unrelated sectors. Companies in the industrials sector are subject to certain risks, including changes in supply and demand for their specific product or service and for industrial sector products in general, including decline in demand for such products
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April 30, 2019 (Unaudited)
due to rapid technological developments and frequent new product introduction. Performance of such companies may be affected by factors including government regulation, world events and economic conditions and risks for environmental damage and product liability claims.
Passive Investment Risk
Each Fund is not "actively" managed and may be affected by a general decline in market segments related to its underlying index. Each Fund invests in securities or instruments included in, or believed by the Investment Manager to be representative of, its underlying index, regardless of their investment merits. Each Fund does not seek temporary defensive positions when markets decline or appear overvalued. The decision of whether to remove a security from an index is made by an independent index provider who is not affiliated with the Fund or the Investment Manager.
Note 9. Subsequent events
Management has evaluated the events and transactions that have occurred through the date the financial statements were issued and noted no items requiring adjustment of the financial statements or additional disclosure.
Note 10. Information regarding pending and settled legal proceedings
Ameriprise Financial and certain of its affiliates have historically been involved in a number of legal, arbitration and regulatory proceedings, including routine litigation, class actions, and governmental actions, concerning matters arising in connection with the conduct of their business activities. Ameriprise Financial believes that the Funds are not currently the subject of, and that neither Ameriprise Financial nor any of its affiliates are the subject of, any pending legal, arbitration or regulatory proceedings that are likely to have a material adverse effect on the Funds or the ability of Ameriprise Financial or its affiliates to perform under their contracts with the Funds. Ameriprise Financial is required to make quarterly (10-Q), annual (10-K) and, as necessary, 8-K filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) on legal and regulatory matters that relate to Ameriprise Financial and its affiliates. Copies of these filings may be obtained by accessing the SEC website at www.sec.gov.
There can be no assurance that these matters, or the adverse publicity associated with them, will not result in increased Fund redemptions, reduced sale of Fund shares or other adverse consequences to the Funds. Further, although we believe proceedings are not likely to have a material adverse effect on the Funds or the ability of Ameriprise Financial or its affiliates to perform under their contracts with the Funds, these proceedings are subject to uncertainties and, as such, we are unable to estimate the possible loss or range of loss that may result. An adverse outcome in one or more of these proceedings could result in adverse judgments, settlements, fines, penalties or other relief that could have a material adverse effect on the consolidated financial condition or results of operations of Ameriprise Financial.
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ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
Proxy voting policies and procedures
A description of the Trust's proxy voting policies and procedures that the Trust uses to determine how to vote proxies relating to portfolio securities, and each Fund's proxy voting record for the most recent twelve-month period ended June 30 is available, without charge, by visiting columbiathreadneedleus.com/etfs or searching the website of the Securities and Exchange Commission (the SEC) at sec.gov.
Quarterly schedule of investments
The Funds file a complete schedule of portfolio holdings with the SEC for the first and third quarters of each fiscal year on Form N-Q or Form N-PORT (available for filings after March 31, 2019). The Funds' Form N-Q or Form N-PORT is available on the SEC's website at sec.gov. The Funds' complete schedule of portfolio holdings, as filed on Form N-Q or Form N-PORT, can also be obtained without charge, upon request, by calling 888.800.4347.
Additional Fund information
For more information about the Funds, please visit columbiathreadneedleus.com/etfs or call 888.800.4347.
Fund investment manager
Columbia Management Investment Advisers, LLC
225 Franklin Street
Boston, MA 02110
Fund distributor
ALPS Distributors, Inc.
1290 Broadway
Suite 1100
Denver, CO 80203
ALPS Distributors, Inc. is not affiliated with Columbia Management Investment Advisers, LLC.
Fund administrator, custodian & transfer agent
The Bank of New York Mellon Corp.
240 Greenwich Street
New York, NY 10286
The Bank of New York Mellon Corp. is not affiliated with Columbia Management Investment Advisers, LLC.
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Columbia ETF Trust I
225 Franklin Street
Boston, MA 02110
Investors should consider the investment objectives, risks, charges and expenses of an exchange-traded fund (ETF) carefully before investing. For a free prospectus and summary prospectus, which contains this and other important information about the ETFs, visit columbiathreadneedleus.com/etfs. Read the prospectus and summary prospectus carefully before investing. Columbia Management Investment Advisers, LLC serves as the investment manager to the ETFs. The ETFs are distributed by ALPS Distributors, Inc., which is not affiliated with Columbia Management Investment Advisers, LLC, or its parent company, Ameriprise Financial, Inc.
© 2019 Columbia Management Investment Advisers, LLC.
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SAR270_10_J01_(06/19)
SEMIANNUAL REPORT
April 30, 2019
COLUMBIA DIVERSIFIED FIXED INCOME ALLOCATION ETF
Beginning on January 1, 2021, as permitted by regulations adopted by the Securities and Exchange Commission, paper copies of the Fund's annual and semiannual shareholder reports like this one will no longer be sent by mail, unless you specifically request paper copies of the reports. Instead, the reports will be made available on the Fund's website (columbiathreadneedleus.com/etfs), and each time a report is posted you will be notified by mail and provided with a website address to access the report.
If you have already elected to receive shareholder reports electronically, you will not be affected by this change and you need not take any action. You may elect to receive shareholder reports and other communications from the Fund electronically at any time by contacting your financial intermediary (such as a broker-dealer or bank).
You may elect to receive all future reports in paper free of charge. You can contact your financial intermediary to request that you continue receiving paper copies of your shareholder reports. Your election to receive paper reports will apply to all Columbia Funds held in your account.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
Fund at a Glance | 2 | ||||||
Understanding Your Fund's Expenses | 4 | ||||||
Frequency Distribution of Premiums and Discounts | 5 | ||||||
Portfolio of Investments | 6 | ||||||
Statement of Assets and Liabilities | 17 | ||||||
Statement of Operations | 18 | ||||||
Statement of Changes in Net Assets | 19 | ||||||
Financial Highlights | 20 | ||||||
Notes to Financial Statements | 21 | ||||||
Additional Information | 28 |
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FUND AT A GLANCE
Investment objective
Columbia Diversified Fixed Income Allocation ETF (the Fund) seeks investment results that, before fees and expenses, closely correspond to the performance of the Beta Advantage® Multi-Sector Bond Index.
Portfolio management
Gene Tannuzzo, CFA
Lead Portfolio Manager
Managed Fund since 2017
David Janssen, CFA
Portfolio Manager
Managed Fund since 2017
Average annual total returns (%) (for period ended April 30, 2019)
Inception | 6 Months cumulative | 1 Year | Life | ||||||||||||||||
Market Price | 10/12/17 | 7.80 | 6.98 | 3.04 | |||||||||||||||
Net Asset Value | 10/12/17 | 7.31 | 6.77 | 2.88 | |||||||||||||||
Beta Advantage® Multi-Sector Bond Index | 7.19 | 6.61 | 2.93 |
All results shown assume reinvestment of distributions during the period. Returns do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder may pay on Fund distributions or on the redemption of Fund shares. Performance results reflect the effect of any fee waivers or reimbursements of Fund expenses by Columbia Management Investment Advisers, LLC and/or any of its affiliates. Absent these fee waivers or expense reimbursement arrangements, performance results would have been lower.
The performance information shown represents past performance and is not a guarantee of future results. The investment return and principal value of your investment will fluctuate so that your shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than their original cost. Current performance may be lower or higher than the performance information shown. You may obtain performance information current to the most recent month-end by visiting columbiathreadneedleus.com/etfs.
The price used to calculate Market Price return is based on the midpoint of the 4:00 PM Eastern (U.S.) bid/ask spread on the NYSE and does not represent returns an investor would receive if shares were traded at other times.
The Fund's shares may trade above or below their net asset value. The net asset value of the Fund will generally fluctuate with changes in the market value of the Fund's holdings. The market prices of shares, however, will generally fluctuate in accordance with changes in net asset value as well as the relative supply of, and demand for, shares on the exchange. The trading price of shares may deviate significantly from the net asset value.
The Beta Advantage® Multi-Sector Bond Index is a rules-based multi-sector strategic beta approach to measuring the performance of the debt market through representation of six sectors, each focused on yield, quality, and liquidity of the particular eligible universe. The index will have exposure to the following six sectors of the debt market: U.S. Treasury securities; global ex-U.S. treasury securities; U.S. agency mortgage-backed securities; U.S. corporate investment-grade bonds; U.S. corporate high-yield bonds; and emerging markets sovereign debt. The Fund uses a representative approach which will result in the Fund holding a smaller number of securities than are in the underlying index.
Indices are not available for investment, are not professionally managed and do not reflect sales charges, fees, brokerage commissions, taxes or other expenses of investing. Securities in the Fund may not match those in an index.
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FUND AT A GLANCE (continued)
Quality breakdown (%) (at April 30, 2019)
AAA rating | 25.2 | ||||||
AA rating | 10.0 | ||||||
A rating | 0.9 | ||||||
BBB rating | 34.3 | ||||||
BB rating | 20.5 | ||||||
B rating | 9.0 | ||||||
CCC rating | 0.1 | ||||||
Total | 100.0 |
Percentages indicated are based upon total fixed income investments (excluding Money Market Funds).
Bond ratings apply to the underlying holdings of the Fund and not the Fund itself and are divided into categories ranging from highest to lowest credit quality, determined by using the middle rating of Moody's, S&P and Fitch, after dropping the highest and lowest available ratings. When ratings are available from only two rating agencies, the lower rating is used. When a rating is available from only one agency, that rating is used. When a bond is not rated by any rating agency, it is designated as "Not rated." Credit quality ratings assigned by a rating agency are subjective opinions, not statements of fact, and are subject to change, including daily. The ratings assigned by credit rating agencies are but one of the considerations that the Investment Manager and/or Fund's subadviser incorporates into its credit analysis process, along with such other issuer-specific factors as cash flows, capital structure and leverage ratios, ability to de-leverage (repay) through free cash flow, quality of management, market positioning and access to capital, as well as such security-specific factors as the terms of the security (e.g., interest rate and time to maturity) and the amount and type of any collateral. For information on the rating methodology of each agency, please go to: www.moodys.com, www.fitchratings.com or www.standardandpoors.com/home/en/us.
Portfolio breakdown (%) (at April 30, 2019)
Corporate Bonds & Notes | 47.9 | ||||||
Foreign Government Obligations | 20.4 | ||||||
U.S. Treasury Obligations | 17.6 | ||||||
U.S. Government & Agency Obligations | 13.7 | ||||||
Money Market Funds | 0.4 | ||||||
Total Investments | 100.0 |
Percentages indicated are based upon total investments. The Fund's portfolio composition is subject to change.
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UNDERSTANDING YOUR FUND'S EXPENSES
(Unaudited)
As a shareholder of the Fund, you incur ongoing costs, including management fees. The following example is intended to help you understand your ongoing costs (in dollars and cents) of investing in the Fund and to compare these costs with the ongoing costs of investing in other funds.
The examples are based on an initial investment of $1,000 invested at the beginning of the period and held for the period ended April 30, 2019.
Actual expenses
The information under each column in the table below entitled "Actual" provides information about actual account values and actual expenses. You may use the information in these columns, 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 $1,000 = 8.6), then multiply the result by the number for your Fund under the heading entitled "Expenses paid for the period" to estimate the expenses you paid on your account during this period.
Hypothetical example for comparison purposes
The information under each column in the table entitled "Hypothetical" provides information about hypothetical account values and hypothetical expenses based on the Fund's actual expense ratio and an assumed rate of return of 5% per year before expenses, which is not the Fund's actual return. The hypothetical account values and expenses may not be used to estimate the actual ending account balance or expenses you paid for the period. You may use this information to compare the ongoing costs of investing in your Fund and other funds. To do so, compare this 5% hypothetical example with the 5% hypothetical examples that appear in the shareholder reports of the other funds.
Please note that the expenses shown in the table are meant to highlight your ongoing costs only and do not reflect any transactional costs, such as brokerage commissions paid on purchases and sales of Fund shares. Therefore, the ending account values and expenses paid for the period in the table is useful in comparing ongoing Fund costs only and will not help you determine the relative total costs of owning different funds. In addition, if these transactional costs were included, your costs would have been higher.
November 1, 2018 — April 30, 2019
Beginning account value ($) | Ending account value ($) | Expenses paid for the period ($) | Annualized expense ratios for the period (%) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Actual | Hypothetical | Actual | Hypothetical | Actual | Hypothetical | Actual | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Columbia Diversified Fixed Income Allocation ETF | 1,000.00 | 1,000.00 | 1,073.10 | 1,023.41 | 1.44 | 1.40 | 0.28 |
Expenses are calculated using the Fund's annualized expense ratio, multiplied by the average account value over the period, then multiplied by the number of days in the Fund's most recent fiscal half-year and divided by 365.
Expenses do not include fees and expenses incurred indirectly by the Fund from its investment in underlying funds, including affiliated and non- affiliated pooled investment vehicles, such as mutual funds and exchange-traded funds.
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FREQUENCY DISTRIBUTION OF PREMIUMS AND DISCOUNTS
(Unaudited)
The table that follows presents information about the differences between the daily market price on secondary markets for shares of the Fund and that Fund's net asset value. Net asset value, or "NAV", is the price per share at which the Fund issues and redeems shares. It is calculated in accordance with the standard formula for valuing fund shares. The "Market Price" of the Fund generally is determined using the midpoint between the highest bid and the lowest offer on the stock exchange on which the shares of the Fund are listed for trading, as of the time that the Fund's NAV is calculated. The Fund's Market Price may be at, above or below its NAV. The NAV of the Fund will fluctuate with changes in the market value of its portfolio holdings. The Market Price of the Fund will fluctuate in accordance with changes in its NAV, as well as market supply and demand.
Premiums or discounts are the differences (expressed as a percentage) between the NAV and Market Price of the Fund on a given day, generally at the time NAV is calculated. A premium is the amount that the Fund is trading above the reported NAV, expressed as a percentage of the NAV. A discount is the amount that the Fund is trading below the reported NAV, expressed as a percentage of the NAV. The following information shows the frequency distributions of premiums and discounts for the Fund.
The information shown for the Fund is for the period from inception date of such Fund through April 30, 2019.
Each line in the table shows the number of trading days in which the Fund traded within the premium/discount range indicated. All data presented here represents past performance, which cannot be used to predict future results.
Market Price Above or Equal to NAV | Market Price Below NAV | ||||||||||||||
Basis Point Differential | Number of Days | Number of Days | |||||||||||||
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0 - 49.9 | 235 | 145 | |||||||||||||
50 - 99.9 | 2 | 5 | |||||||||||||
100 - 199.9 | 1 | 0 | |||||||||||||
> 200 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||||||
Total | 238 | 150 |
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PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS
April 30, 2019 (Unaudited)
(Percentages represent value of investments compared to net assets)
Investments in Securities
Corporate Bonds & Notes 52.1%
Issue Description | Principal Amount ($) | Value ($) | |||||||||
Aerospace & Defense 0.9% | |||||||||||
L3 Technologies, Inc. 3.850%, 12/15/26 | 150,000 | 152,516 | |||||||||
Northrop Grumman Corp. 3.250%, 01/15/28 | 200,000 | 196,583 | |||||||||
TransDigm, Inc. 6.250%, 03/15/26(a) | 690,000 | 718,574 | |||||||||
Total | 1,067,673 | ||||||||||
Apartment REIT 0.1% | |||||||||||
American Homes 4 Rent LP 4.900%, 02/15/29 | 100,000 | 104,167 | |||||||||
Automotive 1.0% | |||||||||||
Allison Transmission, Inc. 5.000%, 10/01/24(a) | 200,000 | 202,156 | |||||||||
Fiat Chrysler Automobiles NV 5.250%, 04/15/23 | 380,000 | 396,222 | |||||||||
Ford Motor Co. 4.346%, 12/08/26 | 310,000 | 304,901 | |||||||||
Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co. (The) 5.125%, 11/15/23 | 200,000 | 202,905 | |||||||||
Panther BF Aggregator 2 LP / Panther Finance Co., Inc. 6.250%, 05/15/26(a) | 170,000 | 177,665 | |||||||||
Total | 1,283,849 | ||||||||||
Banking 2.3% | |||||||||||
Bank of Montreal 3.803%, 12/15/32(b) | 150,000 | 145,928 | |||||||||
Barclays PLC 4.836%, 05/09/28 | 500,000 | 501,379 | |||||||||
4.972%, 05/16/29(b) | 250,000 | 261,830 | |||||||||
5.200%, 05/12/26 | 150,000 | 155,566 | |||||||||
Capital One Financial Corp. 3.750%, 07/28/26 | 200,000 | 196,828 | |||||||||
Citigroup, Inc. 4.125%, 07/25/28 | 100,000 | 101,580 | |||||||||
Deutsche Bank AG/New York NY 4.875%, 12/01/32(b) | 200,000 | 170,640 | |||||||||
Intesa Sanpaolo SpA 5.710%, 01/15/26(a) | 575,000 | 560,860 |
Corporate Bonds & Notes (continued)
Issue Description | Principal Amount ($) | Value ($) | |||||||||
Royal Bank of Scotland Group PLC 4.892%, 05/18/29(b) | 200,000 | 209,334 | |||||||||
Santander Holdings USA, Inc. 4.400%, 07/13/27 | 150,000 | 152,097 | |||||||||
UniCredit SpA 5.861%, 06/19/32(a)(b) | 350,000 | 327,150 | |||||||||
Westpac Banking Corp. Series GMTN, 4.322%, 11/23/31(b) | 100,000 | 100,603 | |||||||||
Total | 2,883,795 | ||||||||||
Brokerage/Asset Managers/Exchanges 0.2% | |||||||||||
Jefferies Group LLC / Jefferies Group Capital Finance, Inc. 4.850%, 01/15/27 | 280,000 | 281,938 | |||||||||
Building Materials 0.2% | |||||||||||
Standard Industries, Inc. 6.000%, 10/15/25(a) | 250,000 | 260,906 | |||||||||
Cable and Satellite 3.7% | |||||||||||
Altice Financing SA 6.625%, 02/15/23(a) | 200,000 | 205,051 | |||||||||
7.500%, 05/15/26(a) | 550,000 | 556,598 | |||||||||
CCO Holdings LLC / CCO Holdings Capital Corp. 5.125%, 05/01/27(a) | 340,000 | 345,253 | |||||||||
5.750%, 02/15/26(a) | 350,000 | 365,736 | |||||||||
Charter Communications Operating LLC / Charter Communications Operating Capital 4.200%, 03/15/28 | 430,000 | 430,196 | |||||||||
CSC Holdings LLC 6.500%, 02/01/29(a) | 400,000 | 429,499 | |||||||||
DISH DBS Corp. 5.875%, 11/15/24 | 200,000 | 172,565 | |||||||||
7.750%, 07/01/26 | 500,000 | 447,545 | |||||||||
Intelsat Jackson Holdings SA 8.000%, 02/15/24(a) | 430,000 | 448,638 | |||||||||
Sirius XM Radio, Inc. 5.000%, 08/01/27(a) | 500,000 | 503,734 | |||||||||
Unitymedia GmbH 6.125%, 01/15/25(a) | 200,000 | 207,441 | |||||||||
UPCB Finance IV Ltd. 5.375%, 01/15/25(a) | 200,000 | 204,506 |
The accompanying Notes to Financial Statements are an integral part of these financial statements.
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PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS (continued)
April 30, 2019 (Unaudited)
Corporate Bonds & Notes (continued)
Issue Description | Principal Amount ($) | Value ($) | |||||||||
Ziggo BV 5.500%, 01/15/27(a) | 200,000 | 199,963 | |||||||||
Total | 4,516,725 | ||||||||||
Chemicals 0.7% | |||||||||||
Chemours Co. (The) 6.625%, 05/15/23 | 200,000 | 207,078 | |||||||||
DowDuPont, Inc. 4.725%, 11/15/28 | 120,000 | 130,558 | |||||||||
SASOL Financing USA LLC 6.500%, 09/27/28 | 200,000 | 218,903 | |||||||||
Sherwin-Williams Co. (The) 3.125%, 06/01/24 | 315,000 | 314,025 | |||||||||
Total | 870,564 | ||||||||||
Construction Machinery 0.5% | |||||||||||
H&E Equipment Services, Inc. 5.625%, 09/01/25 | 150,000 | 152,960 | |||||||||
United Rentals North America, Inc. 4.875%, 01/15/28 | 520,000 | 516,064 | |||||||||
Total | 669,024 | ||||||||||
Consumer Cyclical 0.2% | |||||||||||
ADT Security Corp. (The) 6.250%, 10/15/21 | 220,000 | 231,193 | |||||||||
Consumer Cyclical Services 0.2% | |||||||||||
Expedia Group, Inc. 3.800%, 02/15/28 | 250,000 | 245,694 | |||||||||
Consumer Products 0.3% | |||||||||||
Mattel, Inc. 6.750%, 12/31/25(a) | 210,000 | 210,316 | |||||||||
Spectrum Brands, Inc. 5.750%, 07/15/25 | 200,000 | 205,011 | |||||||||
Total | 415,327 | ||||||||||
Diversified Manufacturing 0.8% | |||||||||||
Carlisle Cos., Inc. 3.750%, 12/01/27 | 200,000 | 195,105 | |||||||||
Johnson Controls International PLC 3.900%, 02/14/26 | 200,000 | 204,176 | |||||||||
Roper Technologies, Inc. 3.800%, 12/15/26 | 200,000 | 201,654 |
Corporate Bonds & Notes (continued)
Issue Description | Principal Amount ($) | Value ($) | |||||||||
United Technologies Corp. 3.950%, 08/16/25 | 250,000 | 261,209 | |||||||||
Wabtec Corp. 4.950%, 09/15/28 | 100,000 | 103,103 | |||||||||
Total | 965,247 | ||||||||||
Electric 1.4% | |||||||||||
American Electric Power Co., Inc. Series J, 4.300%, 12/01/28 | 100,000 | 106,429 | |||||||||
Calpine Corp. 5.750%, 01/15/25 | 410,000 | 405,845 | |||||||||
Dominion Energy, Inc. Series D, 2.850%, 08/15/26 | 100,000 | 95,787 | |||||||||
Duke Energy Corp. 3.150%, 08/15/27 | 220,000 | 216,776 | |||||||||
FirstEnergy Corp. Series B, 3.900%, 07/15/27 | 100,000 | 101,252 | |||||||||
NextEra Energy Capital Holdings, Inc. 3.550%, 05/01/27 | 100,000 | 101,227 | |||||||||
NRG Energy, Inc. 6.625%, 01/15/27 | 480,000 | 512,571 | |||||||||
Vistra Energy Corp. 7.625%, 11/01/24 | 114,000 | 120,270 | |||||||||
Xcel Energy, Inc. 4.000%, 06/15/28 | 100,000 | 104,344 | |||||||||
Total | 1,764,501 | ||||||||||
Environmental 0.1% | |||||||||||
Waste Connections, Inc. 4.250%, 12/01/28 | 110,000 | 116,196 | |||||||||
Finance Companies 1.3% | |||||||||||
AerCap Ireland Capital DAC / AerCap Global Aviation Trust 3.650%, 07/21/27 | 150,000 | 142,094 | |||||||||
Navient Corp. 6.500%, 06/15/22 | 350,000 | 368,607 | |||||||||
Quicken Loans, Inc. 5.750%, 05/01/25(a) | 540,000 | 548,014 | |||||||||
Springleaf Finance Corp. 7.125%, 03/15/26 | 450,000 | 483,294 | |||||||||
Total | 1,542,009 |
The accompanying Notes to Financial Statements are an integral part of these financial statements.
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PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS (continued)
April 30, 2019 (Unaudited)
Corporate Bonds & Notes (continued)
Issue Description | Principal Amount ($) | Value ($) | |||||||||
Food and Beverage 2.6% | |||||||||||
Anheuser-Busch InBev Worldwide, Inc. 4.750%, 01/23/29 | 500,000 | 535,391 | |||||||||
Aramark Services, Inc. 5.000%, 02/01/28(a) | 300,000 | 305,688 | |||||||||
B&G Foods, Inc. 5.250%, 04/01/25 | 150,000 | 147,802 | |||||||||
General Mills, Inc. 4.200%, 04/17/28 | 300,000 | 313,406 | |||||||||
JBS USA LUX SA / JBS USA Finance, Inc. 6.750%, 02/15/28(a) | 200,000 | 210,928 | |||||||||
JBS USA LUX SA / JBS USA Food Co / JBS USA Finance, Inc. 6.500%, 04/15/29(a) | 200,000 | 211,919 | |||||||||
Keurig Dr Pepper, Inc. 4.597%, 05/25/28(a) | 200,000 | 209,456 | |||||||||
Kraft Heinz Foods Co. 3.950%, 07/15/25 | 270,000 | 272,469 | |||||||||
Lamb Weston Holdings, Inc. 4.625%, 11/01/24(a) | 220,000 | 223,276 | |||||||||
Pilgrim's Pride Corp. 5.750%, 03/15/25(a) | 300,000 | 306,602 | |||||||||
Post Holdings, Inc. 5.750%, 03/01/27(a) | 300,000 | 307,644 | |||||||||
Tyson Foods, Inc. 4.350%, 03/01/29 | 100,000 | 104,338 | |||||||||
Total | 3,148,919 | ||||||||||
Foreign Agencies 7.1% | |||||||||||
Bank of China Ltd. Series REGS, 5.000%, 11/13/24 | 700,000 | 741,481 | |||||||||
CNAC HK Finbridge Co., Ltd. 4.125%, 07/19/27 | 600,000 | 601,628 | |||||||||
Ecopetrol SA 4.125%, 01/16/25 | 600,000 | 605,390 | |||||||||
Gazprom OAO Via Gaz Capital SA Series REGS, 4.950%, 02/06/28 | 475,000 | 483,659 | |||||||||
Huarong Finance II Co., Ltd. Series EMTN, 5.500%, 01/16/25 | 500,000 | 532,513 | |||||||||
Industrial & Commercial Bank of China Ltd. Series REGS, 4.875%, 09/21/25 | 400,000 | 423,726 |
Corporate Bonds & Notes (continued)
Issue Description | Principal Amount ($) | Value ($) | |||||||||
Israel Electric Corp. Ltd. Series 6, 5.000%, 11/12/24(a) | 480,000 | 511,928 | |||||||||
KazMunayGas National Co. JSC Series REGS, 5.375%, 04/24/30 | 530,000 | 564,861 | |||||||||
Oil And Gas Holding Co. BSCC (The) Series REGS, 7.500%, 10/25/27 | 200,000 | 213,373 | |||||||||
Perusahaan Listrik Negara PT Series REGS, 4.125%, 05/15/27 | 440,000 | 433,018 | |||||||||
Series REGS, 5.450%, 05/21/28 | 200,000 | 214,264 | |||||||||
Petrobras Global Finance BV 5.999%, 01/27/28 | 200,000 | 205,171 | |||||||||
7.375%, 01/17/27 | 1,080,000 | 1,203,007 | |||||||||
Petroleos Mexicanos 6.500%, 03/13/27 | 400,000 | 404,223 | |||||||||
6.875%, 08/04/26 | 1,120,000 | 1,166,774 | |||||||||
Southern Gas Corridor CJSC Series REGS, 6.875%, 03/24/26 | 425,000 | 480,358 | |||||||||
Total | 8,785,374 | ||||||||||
Gaming 1.5% | |||||||||||
International Game Technology PLC 6.250%, 02/15/22(a) | 370,000 | 387,636 | |||||||||
MGM Growth Properties Operating Partnership LP / MGP Finance Co.-Issuer, Inc. 5.625%, 05/01/24 | 380,000 | 399,602 | |||||||||
MGM Resorts International 6.000%, 03/15/23 | 300,000 | 320,207 | |||||||||
Scientific Games International, Inc. 5.000%, 10/15/25(a) | 250,000 | 248,944 | |||||||||
Wynn Las Vegas LLC / Wynn Las Vegas Capital Corp. 5.250%, 05/15/27(a) | 200,000 | 195,234 | |||||||||
5.500%, 03/01/25(a) | 340,000 | 343,694 | |||||||||
Total | 1,895,317 | ||||||||||
Health Care 3.3% | |||||||||||
Avantor, Inc. 6.000%, 10/01/24(a) | 240,000 | 250,820 | |||||||||
Becton Dickinson and Co. 3.700%, 06/06/27 | 470,000 | 467,970 | |||||||||
Cardinal Health, Inc. 3.410%, 06/15/27 | 150,000 | 142,245 |
The accompanying Notes to Financial Statements are an integral part of these financial statements.
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PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS (continued)
April 30, 2019 (Unaudited)
Corporate Bonds & Notes (continued)
Issue Description | Principal Amount ($) | Value ($) | |||||||||
Cigna Corp. 4.375%, 10/15/28(a) | 250,000 | 257,788 | |||||||||
CVS Health Corp. 4.300%, 03/25/28 | 540,000 | 545,053 | |||||||||
DaVita, Inc. 5.125%, 07/15/24 | 375,000 | 375,115 | |||||||||
HCA, Inc. 5.375%, 02/01/25 | 530,000 | 557,690 | |||||||||
5.875%, 02/15/26 | 200,000 | 215,460 | |||||||||
Hologic, Inc. 4.375%, 10/15/25(a) | 200,000 | 198,409 | |||||||||
IQVIA, Inc. 5.000%, 10/15/26(a) | 200,000 | 204,119 | |||||||||
Laboratory Corp. of America Holdings 3.600%, 09/01/27 | 150,000 | 149,734 | |||||||||
MEDNAX, Inc. 6.250%, 01/15/27(a) | 200,000 | 204,026 | |||||||||
Tenet Healthcare Corp. 4.625%, 07/15/24 | 450,000 | 451,168 | |||||||||
Total | 4,019,597 | ||||||||||
Healthcare Insurance 0.8% | |||||||||||
Anthem, Inc. 4.101%, 03/01/28 | 150,000 | 153,403 | |||||||||
Centene Corp. 5.375%, 06/01/26(a) | 200,000 | 208,348 | |||||||||
5.625%, 02/15/21 | 390,000 | 396,325 | |||||||||
WellCare Health Plans, Inc. 5.250%, 04/01/25 | 180,000 | 185,886 | |||||||||
Total | 943,962 | ||||||||||
Healthcare REIT 0.3% | |||||||||||
MPT Operating Partnership LP / MPT Finance Corp. 5.000%, 10/15/27 | 200,000 | 200,540 | |||||||||
Ventas Realty LP 4.400%, 01/15/29 | 200,000 | 209,151 | |||||||||
Total | 409,691 | ||||||||||
Home Construction 0.3% | |||||||||||
Lennar Corp. 4.750%, 11/29/27 | 300,000 | 305,886 |
Corporate Bonds & Notes (continued)
Issue Description | Principal Amount ($) | Value ($) | |||||||||
Independent Energy 1.5% | |||||||||||
Antero Resources Corp. 5.125%, 12/01/22 | 200,000 | 200,782 | |||||||||
Ascent Resources Utica Holdings LLC / ARU Finance Corp. 10.000%, 04/01/22(a) | 150,000 | 164,304 | |||||||||
Canadian Natural Resources Ltd. 3.850%, 06/01/27 | 230,000 | 232,436 | |||||||||
Chesapeake Energy Corp. 8.000%, 06/15/27 | 260,000 | 254,713 | |||||||||
Cimarex Energy Co. 4.375%, 03/15/29 | 150,000 | 155,369 | |||||||||
Concho Resources, Inc. 4.300%, 08/15/28 | 100,000 | 104,345 | |||||||||
EP Energy LLC / Everest Acquisition Finance, Inc. 7.750%, 05/15/26(a) | 200,000 | 178,263 | |||||||||
Matador Resources Co. 5.875%, 09/15/26 | 150,000 | 151,440 | |||||||||
Southwestern Energy Co. 6.200%, 01/23/25 | 150,000 | 147,362 | |||||||||
Whiting Petroleum Corp. 6.625%, 01/15/26 | 300,000 | 299,503 | |||||||||
Total | 1,888,517 | ||||||||||
Leisure 0.2% | |||||||||||
Six Flags Entertainment Corp. 4.875%, 07/31/24(a) | 200,000 | 200,977 | |||||||||
Life Insurance 0.4% | |||||||||||
American International Group, Inc. 4.200%, 04/01/28 | 150,000 | 153,186 | |||||||||
Brighthouse Financial, Inc. 3.700%, 06/22/27 | 200,000 | 184,989 | |||||||||
Prudential Financial, Inc. 5.700%, 09/15/48(b) | 130,000 | 134,846 | |||||||||
Total | 473,021 | ||||||||||
Lodging 0.6% | |||||||||||
Hilton Domestic Operating Co., Inc. 5.125%, 05/01/26(a) | 300,000 | 307,333 | |||||||||
Hilton Worldwide Finance LLC / Hilton Worldwide Finance Corp. 4.625%, 04/01/25 | 180,000 | 181,878 |
The accompanying Notes to Financial Statements are an integral part of these financial statements.
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PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS (continued)
April 30, 2019 (Unaudited)
Corporate Bonds & Notes (continued)
Issue Description | Principal Amount ($) | Value ($) | |||||||||
Hyatt Hotels Corp. 4.375%, 09/15/28 | 300,000 | 306,765 | |||||||||
Total | 795,976 | ||||||||||
Media and Entertainment 1.1% | |||||||||||
Activision Blizzard, Inc. 3.400%, 06/15/27 | 100,000 | 97,879 | |||||||||
Discovery Communications LLC 3.950%, 03/20/28 | 150,000 | 147,624 | |||||||||
Moody's Corp. 4.250%, 02/01/29 | 100,000 | 105,085 | |||||||||
Netflix, Inc. 5.875%, 11/15/28 | 450,000 | 474,668 | |||||||||
Nielsen Finance LLC / Nielsen Finance Co. 5.000%, 04/15/22(a) | 190,000 | 188,836 | |||||||||
Univision Communications, Inc. 5.125%, 02/15/25(a) | 400,000 | 376,422 | |||||||||
Total | 1,390,514 | ||||||||||
Metals and Mining 1.0% | |||||||||||
Arconic, Inc. 5.125%, 10/01/24 | 150,000 | 154,583 | |||||||||
Cleveland-Cliffs, Inc. 5.750%, 03/01/25 | 450,000 | 447,863 | |||||||||
Novelis Corp. 5.875%, 09/30/26(a) | 465,000 | 472,703 | |||||||||
Vale Overseas Ltd. 6.250%, 08/10/26 | 100,000 | 109,454 | |||||||||
Total | 1,184,603 | ||||||||||
Midstream 2.0% | |||||||||||
Cheniere Corpus Christi Holdings LLC 5.125%, 06/30/27 | 590,000 | 614,959 | |||||||||
Cheniere Energy Partners LP 5.250%, 10/01/25 | 200,000 | 204,501 | |||||||||
5.625%, 10/01/26(a) | 200,000 | 206,634 | |||||||||
Energy Transfer Operating LP 5.250%, 04/15/29 | 80,000 | 86,091 | |||||||||
Enterprise Products Operating LLC 4.150%, 10/16/28 | 150,000 | 157,838 | |||||||||
MPLX LP 4.125%, 03/01/27 | 250,000 | 252,676 |
Corporate Bonds & Notes (continued)
Issue Description | Principal Amount ($) | Value ($) | |||||||||
Sabine Pass Liquefaction LLC 5.000%, 03/15/27 | 300,000 | 319,318 | |||||||||
Sunoco LP / Sunoco Finance Corp. 4.875%, 01/15/23 | 200,000 | 203,239 | |||||||||
Targa Resources Partners LP / Targa Resources Partners Finance Corp. 5.875%, 04/15/26 | 160,000 | 168,701 | |||||||||
Williams Co., Inc. (The) 3.750%, 06/15/27 | 200,000 | 199,490 | |||||||||
Total | 2,413,447 | ||||||||||
Natural Gas 0.2% | |||||||||||
NiSource, Inc. 3.490%, 05/15/27 | 100,000 | 99,898 | |||||||||
Sempra Energy 3.400%, 02/01/28 | 150,000 | 145,545 | |||||||||
Total | 245,443 | ||||||||||
Office REIT 0.2% | |||||||||||
Boston Properties LP 2.750%, 10/01/26 | 260,000 | 247,329 | |||||||||
Other Financial Institutions 0.2% | |||||||||||
Icahn Enterprises LP / Icahn Enterprises Finance Corp. 6.250%, 02/01/22 | 250,000 | 257,159 | |||||||||
Other Industry 0.3% | |||||||||||
AECOM 5.125%, 03/15/27 | 200,000 | 200,713 | |||||||||
Howard Hughes Corp. (The) 5.375%, 03/15/25(a) | 200,000 | 201,633 | |||||||||
Total | 402,346 | ||||||||||
Packaging 0.8% | |||||||||||
Ardagh Packaging Finance PLC / Ardagh Holdings USA, Inc. 4.625%, 05/15/23(a) | 200,000 | 202,283 | |||||||||
Ball Corp. 5.250%, 07/01/25 | 320,000 | 340,648 | |||||||||
BWAY Holding Co. 5.500%, 04/15/24(a) | 200,000 | 198,487 | |||||||||
Reynolds Group Issuer, Inc. / Reynolds Group Issuer LLC / Reynolds Group Issuer Lu 5.125%, 07/15/23(a) | 200,000 | 203,103 | |||||||||
Total | 944,521 |
The accompanying Notes to Financial Statements are an integral part of these financial statements.
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PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS (continued)
April 30, 2019 (Unaudited)
Corporate Bonds & Notes (continued)
Issue Description | Principal Amount ($) | Value ($) | |||||||||
Paper 0.1% | |||||||||||
Fibria Overseas Finance Ltd. 5.500%, 01/17/27 | 100,000 | 105,442 | |||||||||
Pharmaceuticals 1.2% | |||||||||||
AbbVie, Inc. 4.250%, 11/14/28 | 100,000 | 102,372 | |||||||||
Bausch Health Cos., Inc. 7.000%, 03/15/24(a) | 490,000 | 516,566 | |||||||||
Celgene Corp. 3.900%, 02/20/28 | 200,000 | 204,395 | |||||||||
Mylan, Inc. 4.550%, 04/15/28 | 290,000 | 284,313 | |||||||||
Par Pharmaceutical, Inc. 7.500%, 04/01/27(a) | 200,000 | 207,715 | |||||||||
Takeda Pharmaceutical Co. Ltd. 5.000%, 11/26/28(a) | 200,000 | 218,451 | |||||||||
Total | 1,533,812 | ||||||||||
Property & Casualty 0.3% | |||||||||||
Arch Capital Finance LLC 4.011%, 12/15/26 | 200,000 | 207,834 | |||||||||
Willis North America, Inc. 4.500%, 09/15/28 | 150,000 | 155,995 | |||||||||
Total | 363,829 | ||||||||||
Railroads 0.2% | |||||||||||
CSX Corp. 3.250%, 06/01/27 | 200,000 | 198,690 | |||||||||
Refining 0.2% | |||||||||||
Marathon Petroleum Corp. 3.800%, 04/01/28(a) | 200,000 | 199,287 | |||||||||
Valero Energy Corp. 4.350%, 06/01/28 | 100,000 | 103,945 | |||||||||
Total | 303,232 | ||||||||||
Restaurants 0.9% | |||||||||||
1011778 BC ULC / New Red Finance, Inc. 4.250%, 05/15/24(a) | 350,000 | 345,148 | |||||||||
4.625%, 01/15/22(a) | 200,000 | 200,835 | |||||||||
KFC Holding Co./Pizza Hut Holdings LLC/Taco Bell of America LLC 5.250%, 06/01/26(a) | 300,000 | 309,303 |
Corporate Bonds & Notes (continued)
Issue Description | Principal Amount ($) | Value ($) | |||||||||
Starbucks Corp. 4.000%, 11/15/28 | 200,000 | 208,751 | |||||||||
Total | 1,064,037 | ||||||||||
Retail REIT 0.3% | |||||||||||
Kimco Realty Corp. 2.800%, 10/01/26 | 130,000 | 122,722 | |||||||||
National Retail Properties, Inc. 4.300%, 10/15/28 | 150,000 | 156,718 | |||||||||
VEREIT Operating Partnership LP 3.950%, 08/15/27 | 100,000 | 98,931 | |||||||||
Total | 378,371 | ||||||||||
Retailers 0.6% | |||||||||||
Dollar General Corp. 3.875%, 04/15/27 | 100,000 | 101,336 | |||||||||
Dollar Tree, Inc. 4.000%, 05/15/25 | 100,000 | 101,940 | |||||||||
Hanesbrands, Inc. 4.875%, 05/15/26(a) | 300,000 | 300,244 | |||||||||
Lowe's Cos., Inc. 3.650%, 04/05/29 | 160,000 | 160,002 | |||||||||
O'Reilly Automotive, Inc. 4.350%, 06/01/28 | 100,000 | 104,600 | |||||||||
Total | 768,122 | ||||||||||
Sovereign 0.5% | |||||||||||
Oman Sovereign Sukuk SAOC Series REGS, 4.397%, 06/01/24 | 650,000 | 621,774 | |||||||||
Supermarkets 0.1% | |||||||||||
Kroger Co. (The) 3.700%, 08/01/27 | 125,000 | 123,860 | |||||||||
Technology 4.1% | |||||||||||
Arrow Electronics, Inc. 3.250%, 09/08/24 | 230,000 | 225,398 | |||||||||
Broadcom Corp. / Broadcom Cayman Finance Ltd. 3.875%, 01/15/27 | 340,000 | 324,516 | |||||||||
CommScope, Inc. 6.000%, 03/01/26(a) | 400,000 | 423,758 | |||||||||
Dell International LLC / EMC Corp. 4.900%, 10/01/26(a) | 150,000 | 153,773 | |||||||||
5.875%, 06/15/21(a) | 450,000 | 457,548 |
The accompanying Notes to Financial Statements are an integral part of these financial statements.
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PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS (continued)
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Corporate Bonds & Notes (continued)
Issue Description | Principal Amount ($) | Value ($) | |||||||||
Equinix, Inc. 5.375%, 05/15/27 | 420,000 | 444,387 | |||||||||
Fidelity National Information Services, Inc. Series 10Y, 4.250%, 05/15/28 | 100,000 | 103,683 | |||||||||
First Data Corp. 5.750%, 01/15/24(a) | 300,000 | 309,351 | |||||||||
Hewlett Packard Enterprise Co. 4.900%, 10/15/25 | 150,000 | 160,113 | |||||||||
Iron Mountain, Inc. 5.250%, 03/15/28(a) | 400,000 | 394,284 | |||||||||
Lam Research Corp. 4.000%, 03/15/29 | 100,000 | 103,531 | |||||||||
NXP BV / NXP Funding LLC 5.550%, 12/01/28(a) | 70,000 | 77,120 | |||||||||
Open Text Corp. 5.875%, 06/01/26(a) | 230,000 | 241,060 | |||||||||
Qorvo, Inc. 5.500%, 07/15/26(a) | 200,000 | 209,509 | |||||||||
Rackspace Hosting, Inc. 8.625%, 11/15/24(a) | 200,000 | 186,245 | |||||||||
Refinitiv US Holdings, Inc. 6.250%, 05/15/26(a) | 150,000 | 153,950 | |||||||||
SS&C Technologies, Inc. 5.500%, 09/30/27(a) | 250,000 | 256,196 | |||||||||
Symantec Corp. 5.000%, 04/15/25(a) | 150,000 | 152,772 | |||||||||
VMware, Inc. 3.900%, 08/21/27 | 100,000 | 97,419 | |||||||||
Western Digital Corp. 4.750%, 02/15/26 | 400,000 | 385,999 | |||||||||
Xerox Corp. 4.125%, 03/15/23 | 200,000 | 198,085 | |||||||||
Total | 5,058,697 | ||||||||||
Tobacco 0.4% | |||||||||||
Altria Group, Inc. 4.800%, 02/14/29 | 150,000 | 155,587 | |||||||||
BAT Capital Corp. 3.557%, 08/15/27 | 300,000 | 285,904 | |||||||||
Total | 441,491 |
Corporate Bonds & Notes (continued)
Issue Description | Principal Amount ($) | Value ($) | |||||||||
Transportation Services 0.6% | |||||||||||
FedEx Corp. 3.400%, 02/15/28 | 150,000 | 148,631 | |||||||||
Hertz Corp. (The) 7.625%, 06/01/22(a) | 150,000 | 154,948 | |||||||||
XPO Logistics, Inc. 6.750%, 08/15/24(a) | 400,000 | 413,828 | |||||||||
Total | 717,407 | ||||||||||
Wireless 2.0% | |||||||||||
Altice France SA/France 8.125%, 02/01/27(a) | 450,000 | 469,348 | |||||||||
Crown Castle International Corp. 3.650%, 09/01/27 | 270,000 | 267,355 | |||||||||
Sprint Corp. 7.625%, 02/15/25 | 200,000 | 202,030 | |||||||||
7.875%, 09/15/23 | 520,000 | 541,745 | |||||||||
T-Mobile USA, Inc. 6.500%, 01/15/26 | 550,000 | 588,201 | |||||||||
Wind Tre SpA 5.000%, 01/20/26(a) | 400,000 | 368,272 | |||||||||
Total | 2,436,951 | ||||||||||
Wirelines 2.3% | |||||||||||
Altice France SA 7.375%, 05/01/26(a) | 370,000 | 375,480 | |||||||||
American Tower Corp. 3.550%, 07/15/27 | 200,000 | 197,103 | |||||||||
AT&T, Inc. 4.300%, 02/15/30 | 300,000 | 307,337 | |||||||||
CenturyLink, Inc. Series Y, 7.500%, 04/01/24 | 390,000 | 419,013 | |||||||||
Frontier Communications Corp. 8.000%, 04/01/27(a) | 340,000 | 352,131 | |||||||||
Level 3 Financing, Inc. 5.375%, 08/15/22 | 340,000 | 341,455 | |||||||||
Telecom Italia SpA/Milano 5.303%, 05/30/24(a) | 200,000 | 199,743 | |||||||||
Verizon Communications, Inc. 4.016%, 12/03/29(a) | 100,000 | 104,367 | |||||||||
4.329%, 09/21/28 | 200,000 | 213,880 |
The accompanying Notes to Financial Statements are an integral part of these financial statements.
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PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS (continued)
April 30, 2019 (Unaudited)
Corporate Bonds & Notes (continued)
Issue Description | Principal Amount ($) | Value ($) | |||||||||
Vodafone Group PLC 4.375%, 05/30/28 | 300,000 | 308,833 | |||||||||
Total | 2,819,342 | ||||||||||
Total Corporate Bonds & Notes (Cost $62,716,052) | 64,106,464 |
Foreign Government Obligations(c)(d) 22.1%
Issue Description | Principal Amount ($) | Value ($) | |||||||||
Australia Government Bond Series 136, 4.750%, 04/21/27 | AUD | 1,418,000 | 1,226,467 | ||||||||
Brazilian Government International Bond 4.250%, 01/07/25 | 700,000 | 708,329 | |||||||||
4.625%, 01/13/28 | 400,000 | 401,744 | |||||||||
Bundesrepublik Deutschland Bundesanleihe 5.500%, 01/04/31 | EUR | 665,000 | 1,217,083 | ||||||||
Canadian Government Bond 1.000%, 06/01/27 | CAD | 1,740,000 | 1,226,221 | ||||||||
CITIC Ltd. Series EMTN, 3.875%, 02/28/27 | 200,000 | 198,079 | |||||||||
Colombia Government International Bond 3.875%, 04/25/27 | 750,000 | 760,676 | |||||||||
4.500%, 03/15/29 | 200,000 | 210,863 | |||||||||
Dominican Republic International Bond Series REGS, 5.950%, 01/25/27 | 660,000 | 696,597 | |||||||||
Export-Import Bank of India 3.875%, 02/01/28 | 350,000 | 346,515 | |||||||||
French Republic Government Bond OAT 2.500%, 05/25/30 | EUR | 885,000 | 1,211,373 | ||||||||
Indonesia Government International Bond Series REGS, 4.750%, 01/08/26 | 860,000 | 916,226 | |||||||||
Italy Buoni Poliennali Del Tesoro 5.250%, 11/01/29 | EUR | 866,000 | 1,210,519 | ||||||||
Japan Government Twenty Year Bond Series 113, 2.100%, 09/20/29 | JPY | 123,100,000 | 1,349,484 | ||||||||
Kazakhstan Government International Bond Series REGS, 5.125%, 07/21/25 | 695,000 | 767,974 | |||||||||
Mexico Government International Bond 4.150%, 03/28/27 | 1,030,000 | 1,044,297 | |||||||||
New Zealand Government Bond Series 0427, 4.500%, 04/15/27 | NZD | 1,532,000 | 1,228,085 |
Foreign Government Obligations(c)(d) (continued)
Issue Description | Principal Amount ($) | Value ($) | |||||||||
Norway Government Bond Series 479, 1.750%, 02/17/27(a) | NOK | 10,540,000 | 1,228,343 | ||||||||
Oman Government International Bond 5.625%, 01/17/28 | 940,000 | 897,002 | |||||||||
Panama Government International Bond 3.875%, 03/17/28 | 550,000 | 569,569 | |||||||||
Perusahaan Penerbit SBSN Indonesia III Series REGS, 4.150%, 03/29/27 | 400,000 | 407,183 | |||||||||
4.325%, 05/28/25 | 250,000 | 258,430 | |||||||||
Peruvian Government International Bond 8.750%, 11/21/33 | 660,000 | 1,024,329 | |||||||||
7.350%, 07/21/25 | 200,000 | 249,415 | |||||||||
Philippine Government International Bond 9.500%, 02/02/30 | 470,000 | 726,592 | |||||||||
3.000%, 02/01/28 | 200,000 | 198,009 | |||||||||
Republic of South Africa Government International Bond 4.300%, 10/12/28 | 200,000 | 186,589 | |||||||||
5.875%, 09/16/25 | 600,000 | 632,823 | |||||||||
Russian Foreign Bond — Eurobond 4.750%, 05/27/26 | 1,200,000 | 1,245,753 | |||||||||
7.500%, 03/31/30 | 93,750 | 104,576 | |||||||||
Sharjah Sukuk Program Ltd. Series EMTN, 4.226%, 03/14/28 | 350,000 | 356,556 | |||||||||
Sweden Government Bond Series 1059, 1.000%, 11/12/26 | SEK | 10,850,000 | 1,224,901 | ||||||||
Turkey Government International Bond 7.375%, 02/05/25 | 910,000 | 900,239 | |||||||||
6.000%, 03/25/27 | 400,000 | 360,572 | |||||||||
United Kingdom Gilt 4.750%, 12/07/30 | GBP | 682,000 | 1,222,313 | ||||||||
Uruguay Government International Bond 4.375%, 01/23/31 | 240,000 | 250,122 | |||||||||
4.375%, 10/27/27 | 500,000 | 522,744 | |||||||||
Total Foreign Government Obligations (Cost $27,295,658) | 27,286,592 |
The accompanying Notes to Financial Statements are an integral part of these financial statements.
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PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS (continued)
April 30, 2019 (Unaudited)
U.S. Treasury Obligations 19.1%
Issue Description | Principal Amount ($) | Value ($) | |||||||||
U.S. Treasury Bill 9.2% | |||||||||||
2.381%, 06/27/19 | 3,000,000 | 2,988,754 | |||||||||
2.398%, 06/20/19 | 3,000,000 | 2,990,105 | |||||||||
2.417%, 07/05/19 | 4,200,000 | 4,181,987 | |||||||||
2.427%, 05/30/19 | 1,200,000 | 1,197,690 | |||||||||
Total | 11,358,536 | ||||||||||
U.S. Treasury Bond 5.6% | |||||||||||
3.000%, 05/15/42 | 690,000 | 703,759 | |||||||||
3.375%, 05/15/44 | 1,940,000 | 2,099,135 | |||||||||
3.375%, 11/15/48 | 1,040,000 | 1,131,419 | |||||||||
3.750%, 11/15/43 | 2,553,300 | 2,932,345 | |||||||||
Total | 6,866,658 | ||||||||||
U.S. Treasury Note 4.3% | |||||||||||
2.000%, 11/15/26 | 1,840,000 | 1,786,163 | |||||||||
2.375%, 05/15/27 | 1,845,000 | 1,835,699 | |||||||||
2.625%, 02/15/29 | 600,000 | 606,185 | |||||||||
5.250%, 11/15/28 | 870,000 | 1,071,622 | |||||||||
Total | 5,299,669 | ||||||||||
Total U.S. Treasury Obligations (Cost $23,230,901) | 23,524,863 |
U.S. Government & Agency Obligations 15.0%
Issue Description | Principal Amount ($) | Value ($) | |||||||||
Federal National Mortgage Association 13.0% | |||||||||||
3.000%, 05/15/46(e) | 2,710,000 | 2,678,083 | |||||||||
3.000%, 06/15/46(e) | 800,000 | 789,734 |
U.S. Government & Agency Obligations (continued)
Issue Description | Principal Amount ($) | Value ($) | |||||||||
3.500%, 05/15/46(e) | 2,810,000 | 2,835,411 | |||||||||
3.500%, 04/01/49 | 400,000 | 403,837 | |||||||||
4.000%, 05/15/46(e) | 2,720,000 | 2,791,294 | |||||||||
4.000%, 09/01/47 | 1,136,847 | 1,172,171 | |||||||||
4.000%, 03/01/48 | 2,171,322 | 2,235,048 | |||||||||
4.000%, 05/01/49 | 350,000 | 359,400 | |||||||||
4.500%, 05/01/41(e) | 2,670,000 | 2,778,208 | |||||||||
Total | 16,043,186 | ||||||||||
Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation 2.0% | |||||||||||
3.500%, 08/01/47 | 2,353,902 | 2,382,409 | |||||||||
Total U.S. Government & Agency Obligations (Cost $18,443,186) | 18,425,595 |
Money Market Funds 0.4%
Shares | Value ($) | ||||||||||
Dreyfus Treasury Securities Cash Management, Institutional Shares 2.330%(f) | 481,230 | 481,230 | |||||||||
Total Money Market Funds (Cost $481,230) | 481,230 | ||||||||||
Total Investments in Securities (Cost $132,167,027) | 133,824,744 | ||||||||||
Other Assets & Liabilities, Net | (10,682,191 | ) | |||||||||
Net Assets | 123,142,553 |
Notes to Portfolio of Investments
(a) Represents privately placed and other securities and instruments exempt from SEC registration (collectively, private placements), such as Section 4(a)(2) and Rule 144A eligible securities, which are often sold only to qualified institutional buyers. The Fund may invest in private placements determined to be liquid as well as those determined to be illiquid. Private placements may be determined to be liquid under guidelines established by the Fund's Board of Trustees. At April 30, 2019, the net value of these securities amounted to $23,139,072 which represents 18.8% of net assets.
(b) Represents a variable rate security with a step coupon where the rate adjusts according to a schedule for a series of periods, typically lower for an initial period and then increasing to a higher coupon rate thereafter. The interest rate shown was the current rate as of April 30, 2019.
(c) Principal amounts are shown in United States Dollars unless otherwise noted.
(d) Principal and interest may not be guaranteed by the government.
(e) Represents a security purchased on a when-issued basis.
(f) The rate shown is the seven-day current annualized yield at April 30, 2019.
The accompanying Notes to Financial Statements are an integral part of these financial statements.
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PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS (continued)
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Currency Legend
AUD Australian Dollar
CAD Canadian Dollar
EUR Euro
GBP Pound Sterling
JPY Japanese Yen
NOK Norwegian Krone
NZD New Zealand Dollar
SEK Swedish Krona
Fair Value Measurements
The Fund categorizes its fair value measurements according to a three-level hierarchy that maximizes the use of observable inputs and minimizes the use of unobservable inputs by prioritizing that the most observable input be used when available. Observable inputs are those that market participants would use in pricing an investment based on market data obtained from sources independent of the reporting entity. Unobservable inputs are those that reflect the Fund's assumptions about the information market participants would use in pricing an investment. An investment's level within the fair value hierarchy is based on the lowest level of any input that is deemed significant to the asset's or liability's fair value measurement. The input levels are not necessarily an indication of the risk or liquidity associated with investments at that level. For example, certain U.S. government securities are generally high quality and liquid, however, they are reflected as Level 2 because the inputs used to determine fair value may not always be quoted prices in an active market.
Fair value inputs are summarized in the three broad levels listed below:
• Level 1 – Valuations based on quoted prices for investments in active markets that the Fund has the ability to access at the measurement date. Valuation adjustments are not applied to Level 1 investments.
• Level 2 – Valuations based on other significant observable inputs (including quoted prices for similar securities, interest rates, prepayment speeds, credit risks, etc.).
• Level 3 – Valuations based on significant unobservable inputs (including the Fund's own assumptions and judgment in determining the fair value of investments).
Inputs that are used in determining fair value of an investment may include price information, credit data, volatility statistics, and other factors. These inputs can be either observable or unobservable. The availability of observable inputs can vary between investments, and is affected by various factors such as the type of investment, and the volume and level of activity for that investment or similar investments in the marketplace. The inputs will be considered by the Investment Manager, along with any other relevant factors in the calculation of an investment's fair value. The Fund uses prices and inputs that are current as of the measurement date, which may include periods of market dislocations. During these periods, the availability of prices and inputs may be reduced for many investments. This condition could cause an investment to be reclassified between the various levels within the hierarchy.
Investments falling into the Level 3 category are primarily supported by quoted prices from brokers and dealers participating in the market for those investments. However, these may be classified as Level 3 investments due to lack of market transparency and corroboration to support these quoted prices. Additionally, valuation models may be used as the pricing source for any remaining investments classified as Level 3. These models may rely on one or more significant unobservable inputs and/or significant assumptions by the Investment Manager. Inputs used in valuations may include, but are not limited to, financial statement analysis, capital account balances, discount rates and estimated cash flows, and comparable company data.
Under the direction of the Fund's Board of Trustees (the Board), the Investment Manager's Valuation Committee (the Committee) is responsible for overseeing the valuation procedures approved by the Board. The Committee consists of voting and non-voting members from various groups within the Investment Manager's organization, including operations and accounting, trading and investments, compliance, risk management and legal.
The Committee meets at least monthly to review and approve valuation matters, which may include a description of specific valuation determinations, data regarding pricing information received from approved pricing vendors and brokers and the results of Board-approved valuation control policies and procedures (the Policies). The Policies address, among other things, instances when market quotations are or are not readily available, including recommendations of third party pricing vendors and a determination of appropriate pricing methodologies; events that require specific valuation determinations and assessment of fair value techniques; securities with a potential for stale pricing, including those that are illiquid, restricted, or in default; and the effectiveness of third-party pricing vendors, including periodic reviews of vendors. The Committee meets more frequently, as needed, to discuss additional valuation matters, which may include the need to review back-testing results, review time-sensitive information or approve related valuation actions. The Committee reports to the Board, with members of the Committee meeting with the Board at each of its regularly scheduled meetings to discuss valuation matters and actions during the period, similar to those described earlier.
For investments categorized as Level 3, the Committee monitors information similar to that described above, which may include: (i) data specific to the issuer or comparable issuers, (ii) general market or specific sector news and (iii) quoted prices and specific or similar security transactions. The Committee considers this data and any changes from prior periods in order to assess the reasonableness of observable and unobservable inputs, any assumptions or internal models used to value those securities and changes in fair value. This data is also used to corroborate, when available, information received from approved pricing vendors and brokers. Various factors impact the frequency of monitoring this information (which may occur as often as daily). However, the Committee may determine that changes to inputs, assumptions and models are not required as a result of the monitoring procedures performed.
The accompanying Notes to Financial Statements are an integral part of these financial statements.
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PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS (continued)
April 30, 2019 (Unaudited)
Fair Value Measurements (continued)
The following table is a summary of the inputs used to value the Fund's investments at April 30, 2019:
Level 1 quoted prices in active markets for identical assets ($) | Level 2 other significant observable inputs ($) | Level 3 significant unobservable inputs ($) | Total ($) | ||||||||||||||||
Investments in Securities | |||||||||||||||||||
Corporate Bonds & Notes | — | 64,106,464 | — | 64,106,464 | |||||||||||||||
Foreign Government Obligations | — | 27,286,592 | — | 27,286,592 | |||||||||||||||
U.S. Treasury Obligations | 23,524,863 | — | — | 23,524,863 | |||||||||||||||
U.S. Government & Agency Obligations | — | 18,425,595 | — | 18,425,595 | |||||||||||||||
Money Market Funds | 481,230 | — | — | 481,230 | |||||||||||||||
Total Investments in Securities | 24,006,093 | 109,818,651 | — | 133,824,744 |
See the Portfolio of Investments for all investment classifications not indicated in the table.
The Fund's assets assigned to the Level 2 input category are generally valued using the market approach, in which a security's value is determined through reference to prices and information from market transactions for similar or identical assets.
There were no transfers of financial assets between levels during the period.
The accompanying Notes to Financial Statements are an integral part of these financial statements.
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STATEMENT OF ASSETS AND LIABILITIES
April 30, 2019 (Unaudited)
Assets | |||||||
Investments in securities, at value | |||||||
Unaffiliated issuers (cost $132,167,027) | $ | 133,824,744 | |||||
Foreign currency (cost $21,876) | 21,671 | ||||||
Receivable for: | |||||||
Investments sold | 3,304,150 | ||||||
Interest | 1,349,207 | ||||||
Dividends | 2,565 | ||||||
Investments sold on a delayed delivery basis | 790,844 | ||||||
Total assets | 139,293,181 | ||||||
Liabilities | |||||||
Payable for: | |||||||
Investments purchased on a delayed delivery basis | 12,661,312 | ||||||
Investments purchased | 3,462,500 | ||||||
Investment management fees | 26,816 | ||||||
Total liabilities | 16,150,628 | ||||||
Net assets applicable to outstanding capital stock | $ | 123,142,553 | |||||
Represented by: | |||||||
Paid-in capital | $ | 123,190,709 | |||||
Total distributable earnings (loss) | (48,156 | ) | |||||
Total — representing net assets applicable to outstanding capital stock | $ | 123,142,553 | |||||
Shares outstanding | 6,200,050 | ||||||
Net asset value per share | $ | 19.86 |
The accompanying Notes to Financial Statements are an integral part of these financial statements.
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STATEMENT OF OPERATIONS
Six Months Ended April 30, 2019 (Unaudited)
Investment Income: | |||||||
Interest | $ | 1,967,300 | |||||
Dividend — unaffiliated | 13,293 | ||||||
Foreign taxes withheld | (1,073 | ) | |||||
Total income | 1,979,520 | ||||||
Expenses: | |||||||
Investment management fees | 133,620 | ||||||
Total expenses | 133,620 | ||||||
Net investment income | 1,845,900 | ||||||
Realized and unrealized gain (loss) — net | |||||||
Net realized gain (loss) on: | |||||||
Investments — unaffiliated issuers | (252,453 | ) | |||||
Foreign currency translations | (2,080 | ) | |||||
Net realized loss | (254,533 | ) | |||||
Change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on: | |||||||
Investments — unaffiliated issuers | 4,921,322 | ||||||
Foreign currency translations | 1,592 | ||||||
Net change in unrealized appreciation | 4,922,914 | ||||||
Net realized and unrealized gain | 4,668,381 | ||||||
Net increase in net assets resulting from operations | $ | 6,514,281 |
The accompanying Notes to Financial Statements are an integral part of these financial statements.
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STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN NET ASSETS
Six Months Ended April 30, 2019 (Unaudited) | Year Ended October 31, 2018 | ||||||||||
Operations | |||||||||||
Net investment income | $ | 1,845,900 | $ | 2,880,732 | |||||||
Net realized loss | (254,533 | ) | (1,805,246 | ) | |||||||
Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) | 4,922,914 | (3,130,727 | ) | ||||||||
Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations | 6,514,281 | (2,055,241 | ) | ||||||||
Distributions to shareholders | |||||||||||
Net investment income and net realized gains | (1,755,543 | ) | (2,667,212 | ) | |||||||
Shareholder transactions | |||||||||||
Proceeds from shares sold | 49,732,736 | 95,062,720 | |||||||||
Cost of shares redeemed | (16,232,810 | ) | (35,372,937 | ) | |||||||
Net increase in net assets resulting from shareholder transactions | 33,499,926 | 59,689,783 | |||||||||
Increase in net assets | 38,258,664 | 54,967,330 | |||||||||
Net Assets: | |||||||||||
Net assets beginning of period | 84,883,889 | 29,916,559 | |||||||||
Net assets at end of period | $ | 123,142,553 | $ | 84,883,889 | |||||||
Capital stock activity | |||||||||||
Shares outstanding, beginning of period | 4,500,050 | 1,500,050 | |||||||||
Subscriptions | 2,550,000 | 4,850,000 | |||||||||
Redemptions | (850,000 | ) | (1,850,000 | ) | |||||||
Shares outstanding, end of period | 6,200,050 | 4,500,050 |
The accompanying Notes to Financial Statements are an integral part of these financial statements.
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FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS
The following table is intended to help you understand the Fund's financial performance. Per share net investment income (loss) amounts are calculated based on average shares outstanding during the period. Total return assumes reinvestment of all dividends and distributions, if any. Total Return at Net Asset Value (NAV) 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 and redemption on the last day of the period. The total return would have been lower if certain expenses had not been reimbursed/waived by the Investment Manager. Total return and portfolio turnover are not annualized for periods of less than one year. The portfolio turnover rate is calculated without regard to purchase and sales transactions of short-term instruments, certain derivatives and in-kind transactions, if any. If such transactions were included, the Fund's portfolio turnover rate may be higher.
Six Months Ended | Year Ended October 31, | ||||||||||||||
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(Unaudited) | 2018 | 2017(a) | |||||||||||||
Per share data | |||||||||||||||
Net asset value, beginning of period | $ | 18.86 | $ | 19.94 | $ | 20.00 | |||||||||
Income (loss) from investment operations: | |||||||||||||||
Net investment income | 0.37 | 0.67 | 0.03 | ||||||||||||
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) | 0.99 | (1.13 | ) | (0.09 | ) | ||||||||||
Total from investment operations | 1.36 | (0.46 | ) | (0.06 | ) | ||||||||||
Less distributions to shareholders: | |||||||||||||||
Net investment income | (0.36 | ) | (0.62 | ) | — | ||||||||||
Total distribution to shareholders | (0.36 | ) | (0.62 | ) | — | ||||||||||
Net asset value, end of period | $ | 19.86 | $ | 18.86 | $ | 19.94 | |||||||||
Total return at NAV | 7.31 | % | (2.32 | )% | (0.30 | )% | |||||||||
Ratios to average net assets: | |||||||||||||||
Total gross expenses(b) | 0.28 | %(c) | 0.28 | %(d) | 0.28 | %(c) | |||||||||
Total net expenses(b)(e) | 0.28 | %(c) | 0.24 | %(d) | — | %(c) | |||||||||
Net investment income | 3.87 | %(c) | 3.49 | %(d) | 3.10 | %(c) | |||||||||
Supplemental data | |||||||||||||||
Net assets, end of period (in thousands) | $ | 123,143 | $ | 84,884 | $ | 29,917 | |||||||||
Portfolio turnover | 88 | % | 140 | % | — | % |
Notes to Financial Highlights
(a) The Fund commenced operations on October 12, 2017. Per share data and total return reflect activity from that date.
(b) In addition to the fees and expenses that the Fund bears directly, the Fund indirectly bears a pro rata share of the fees and expenses of any other funds in which it invests. Such indirect expenses are not included in the Fund's reported expense ratios.
(c) Annualized
(d) The ratio includes less than 0.01% for the period ended October 31, 2018 attributed to overdraft expenses which is outside the unitary fee (as defined in Note 3).
(e) Total net expenses include the impact of certain fee waivers/expense reimbursements made by the Investment Manager and certain of its affiliates, if applicable.
The accompanying Notes to Financial Statements are an integral part of these financial statements.
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NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
April 30, 2019 (Unaudited)
Note 1. Organization
Columbia Diversified Fixed Income Allocation ETF (the Fund), a series of Columbia ETF Trust I (the Trust), is a diversified fund. The Trust is registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the 1940 Act), as an open-end management investment company organized as a Massachusetts business trust. The Trust may issue an unlimited number of shares (without par value).
Fund shares
The market prices of the Fund's shares may differ to some degree from the Fund's net asset value (NAV). Unlike conventional mutual funds, the Fund issues and redeems shares on a continuous basis, at NAV, only in a large specified number of shares, each called a "Creation Unit." A Creation Unit consists of 50,000 shares. Creation Units are issued and redeemed generally in-kind for a basket of securities and/or for cash. Investors such as market makers, large investors and institutions who wish to deal in Creation Units directly with the Fund must have entered into an authorized participant agreement (Authorized Participants) with the Fund's principal underwriter and the transfer agent, or purchase through a dealer that has entered into such an agreement. Authorized participants may purchase or redeem Fund shares directly from the Fund only in Creation Units. The Fund's shares are also listed on the New York Stock Exchange for which investors can purchase and sell shares on the secondary market through a broker at market prices which may differ from the NAV of the Fund.
Note 2. Summary of significant accounting policies
Basis of preparation
The Fund is an investment company that applies the accounting and reporting guidance in the Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) Accounting Standards Codification Topic 946, Financial Services — Investment Companies (ASC 946). The financial statements are prepared in accordance with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles (GAAP), which requires management to make certain estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities, the disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of income and expenses during the reporting period. Actual results could differ from those estimates.
The following is a summary of significant accounting policies followed by the Fund in the preparation of its financial statements.
Security valuation
Debt securities generally are valued by pricing services approved by the Board of Trustees based upon market transactions for normal, institutional-size trading units of similar securities. The services may use various pricing techniques that take into account, as applicable, factors such as yield, quality, coupon rate, maturity, type of issue, trading characteristics and other data, as well as approved independent broker-dealer quotes. Debt securities for which quotations are not readily available or not believed to be reflective of market value may also be valued based upon a bid quote from an approved independent broker-dealer. Debt securities maturing in 60 days or less are valued primarily at amortized cost value, unless this method results in a valuation that management believes does not approximate market value.
Investments in open-end investment companies, including money market funds, are valued at their latest net asset value.
Investments for which market quotations are not readily available, or that have quotations which management believes are not reflective of market value or reliable, are valued at fair value as determined in good faith under procedures approved by and under the general supervision of the Board of Trustees. If a security or class of securities (such as foreign securities) is valued at fair value, such value is likely to be different from the quoted or published price for the security.
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NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (continued)
April 30, 2019 (Unaudited)
The determination of fair value often requires significant judgment. To determine fair value, management may use assumptions including but not limited to future cash flows and estimated risk premiums. Multiple inputs from various sources may be used to determine fair value.
GAAP requires disclosure regarding the inputs and valuation techniques used to measure fair value and any changes in valuation inputs or techniques. In addition, investments shall be disclosed by major category. This information is disclosed following the Fund's Portfolio of Investments.
Foreign currency transactions and translations
The values of all assets and liabilities denominated in foreign currencies are generally translated into U.S. dollars at exchange rates determined at the close of regular trading on the New York Stock Exchange. Net realized and unrealized gains (losses) on foreign currency transactions and translations include gains (losses) arising from the fluctuation in exchange rates between trade and settlement dates on securities transactions, gains (losses) arising from the disposition of foreign currency and currency gains (losses) between the accrual and payment dates on dividends, interest income and foreign withholding taxes.
For financial statement purposes, the Fund does not distinguish that portion of gains (losses) on investments which is due to changes in foreign exchange rates from that which is due to changes in market prices of the investments. Such fluctuations are included with the net realized and unrealized gains (losses) on investments in the Statement of Operations.
To be announced securities
The Fund may trade securities on a To Be Announced (TBA) basis. As with other delayed-delivery transactions, a seller agrees to issue a TBA security at a future date. However, the seller does not specify the particular securities to be delivered. Instead, the Fund agrees to accept any security that meets specified terms.
In some cases, Master Securities Forward Transaction Agreements (MSFTAs) may be used to govern transactions of certain forward-settling agency mortgage-backed securities, such as delayed-delivery and TBAs, between the Fund and counterparty. The MSFTA maintains provisions for, among other things, initiation and confirmation, payment and transfer, events of default, termination, and maintenance of collateral relating to such transactions.
Mortgage dollar roll transactions
The Fund may enter into mortgage "dollar rolls" in which the Fund sells securities for delivery in the current month and simultaneously contracts with the same counterparty to repurchase similar but not identical securities (same type, coupon and maturity) on a specified future date. During the roll period, the Fund loses the right to receive principal and interest paid on the securities sold. However, the Fund will benefit because it receives negotiated amounts in the form of reductions of the purchase price for the future purchase plus the interest earned on the cash proceeds of the securities sold until the settlement date of the forward purchase. The Fund records the incremental difference between the forward purchase and sale of each forward roll as a realized gain or loss. Unless any realized gains exceed the income, capital appreciation, and gain or loss due to mortgage prepayments that would have been realized on the securities sold as part of the mortgage dollar roll, the use of this technique will diminish the investment performance of the Fund compared to what the performance would have been without the use of mortgage dollar rolls. All cash proceeds will be invested in instruments that are permissible investments for the Fund. The Fund identifies cash or liquid securities in an amount equal to the forward purchase price.
For financial reporting and tax purposes, the Fund treats "to be announced" mortgage dollar rolls as two separate transactions, one involving the purchase of a security and a separate transaction involving a sale. These transactions may increase the Fund's portfolio turnover rate. The Fund does not currently enter into mortgage dollar rolls that are accounted for as financing transactions.
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NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (continued)
April 30, 2019 (Unaudited)
Mortgage dollar rolls involve the risk that the market value of the securities the Fund is obligated to repurchase may decline below the repurchase price, or that the counterparty may default on its obligations.
Delayed delivery securities
The Fund may trade securities on other than normal settlement terms, including securities purchased or sold on a "when-issued" or "forward commitment" basis. This may increase risk to the Fund since the other party to the transaction may fail to deliver, which could cause the Fund to subsequently invest at less advantageous prices. The Fund designates cash or liquid securities in an amount equal to the delayed delivery commitment.
Security transactions
Security transactions are accounted for on the trade date. Cost is determined and gains (losses) are based upon the specific identification method for both financial statement and federal income tax purposes.
Income recognition
Interest income is recorded on an accrual basis. Market premiums and discounts, including original issue discounts, are amortized and accreted, respectively, over the expected life of the security on all debt securities, unless otherwise noted.
The Fund may place a debt security on non-accrual status and reduce related interest income when it becomes probable that the interest will not be collected and the amount of uncollectible interest can be reasonably estimated. A defaulted debt security is removed from non-accrual status when the issuer resumes interest payments or when collectibility of interest is reasonably assured.
Dividend income is recorded on the ex-dividend date.
Expenses
General expenses of the Trust are allocated to the Fund and other funds of the Trust based upon relative net assets or other expense allocation methodologies determined by the nature of the expense. Expenses directly attributable to the Fund are charged to the Fund.
Determination of net asset value
The NAV per share of the Fund is computed by dividing the value of the net assets of the Fund by the total number of outstanding shares of that Fund, rounded to the nearest cent, at the close of regular trading (ordinarily 4:00 p.m. Eastern Time) every day the New York Stock Exchange is open.
Federal income tax status
For federal income tax purposes, the Fund is treated as a separate entity. The Fund intends to qualify each year as a regulated investment company under Subchapter M of the Internal Revenue Code, as amended, and will distribute substantially all of its investment company taxable income and net capital gain, if any, for its tax year, and as such will not be subject to federal income taxes. In addition, the Fund intends to distribute in each calendar year substantially all of its ordinary income, capital gain net income and certain other amounts, if any, such that the Fund should not be subject to federal excise tax. Therefore, no federal income or excise tax provisions are recorded.
Foreign taxes
The Fund may be subject to foreign taxes on income, gains on investments or currency repatriation, a portion of which may be recoverable. The Fund will accrue such taxes and recoveries, as applicable, based upon its current interpretation of tax rules and regulations that exist in the markets in which it invests.
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NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (continued)
April 30, 2019 (Unaudited)
Realized gains in certain countries may be subject to foreign taxes at the Fund level, based on statutory rates. The Fund accrues for such foreign taxes on realized and unrealized gains at the appropriate rate for each jurisdiction, as applicable. The amount, if any, is disclosed as a liability on the Statement of Assets and Liabilities.
Distributions to shareholders
Distributions from net investment income, if any, are declared and paid monthly. Net realized capital gains, if any, are distributed at least annually. Income distributions and capital gain distributions are determined in accordance with federal income tax regulations, which may differ from GAAP.
Guarantees and indemnifications
Under the Trust's organizational documents and, in some cases, by contract, its officers and trustees are indemnified against certain liabilities arising out of the performance of their duties to the Trust or its funds. In addition, certain of the Fund's contracts with its service providers contain general indemnification clauses. The Fund's maximum exposure under these arrangements is unknown since the amount of any future claims that may be made against the Fund cannot be determined, and the Fund has no historical basis for predicting the likelihood of any such claims.
Recent accounting pronouncements
Accounting Standards Update 2017-08 Premium Amortization on Purchased Callable Debt Securities
In March 2017, the Financial Accounting Standards Board issued Accounting Standards Update (ASU) No. 2017-08 Premium Amortization on Purchased Callable Debt Securities. ASU No. 2017-08 updates the accounting standards to shorten the amortization period for certain purchased callable debt securities, held at a premium, to be amortized to the earliest call date. The update applies to securities with explicit, noncontingent call features that are callable at fixed prices and on preset dates. The standard is effective for annual periods beginning after December 15, 2018 and interim periods within those fiscal years. Management does not expect the implementation of this guidance to have a material impact on the financial statement amounts and footnote disclosures.
Accounting Standards Update 2018-13 Disclosure Framework — Changes to the Disclosure Requirements for Fair Value Measurement
In August 2018, the Financial Accounting Standards Board issued Accounting Standards Update (ASU) No. 2018-13 Disclosure Framework — Changes to the Disclosure Requirements for Fair Value Measurement. ASU No. 2018-13, in addition to other modifications and additions, removes the requirement to disclose the amount and reasons for transfers between Level 1 and Level 2 of the fair value hierarchy and the policy for the timing of transfers between levels. The standard is effective for annual periods beginning after December 15, 2019 and interim periods within those fiscal years. At this time, management is evaluating the implication of this guidance and the impact it will have on the financial statement disclosures, if any.
Note 3. Investment management fees
Under an Investment Management Services Agreement, Columbia Management Investment Advisers, LLC (the Investment Manager), a wholly-owned subsidiary of Ameriprise Financial, Inc., determines which securities will be purchased, held or sold. The investment management fee is a unitary fee paid monthly to the Investment Manager at an annual rate based on the Fund's average daily net assets. In return for this fee, the Investment Manager pays the operating costs and expenses of the Fund other than the following expenses (which will be paid by the Fund): taxes; interest incurred on borrowing by the Fund, if any; brokerage fees and commissions and any other portfolio transaction expenses; interest and fee expense related to the Fund's participation in inverse floater structures; infrequent and/or unusual expenses, including without limitation litigation expenses; distribution and/or service fees; expenses incurred in connection with lending securities; and any other expenses approved by the Board of Trustees. The investment management fee is an annual fee that is equal to 0.28% of the Fund's average daily net assets.
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NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (continued)
April 30, 2019 (Unaudited)
Compensation of board members
Members of the Board of Trustees who are not officers or employees of the Investment Manager or Ameriprise Financial are compensated for their services to the Fund as disclosed in the Statement of Operations. Under a Deferred Compensation Plan (the Deferred Plan), these members of the Board of Trustees may elect to defer payment of up to 100% of their compensation. Deferred amounts are treated as though equivalent dollar amounts had been invested in shares of certain funds managed by the Investment Manager. The Fund's liability for these amounts is adjusted for market value changes and remains in the Fund until distributed in accordance with the Deferred Plan. All amounts payable under the Deferred Plan constitute a general unsecured obligation of the Fund. The expenses of the compensation of the members of the Board of Trustees that are allocated to the Fund are payable by the Investment Manager.
Compensation of Chief Compliance Officer
The Board of Trustees has appointed a Chief Compliance Officer to the Fund in accordance with federal securities regulations. A portion of the Chief Compliance Officer's total compensation is allocated to the Fund, along with other allocations to affiliated registered investment companies managed by the Investment Manager and its affiliates, based on relative net assets. The expenses of the Chief Compliance Officer allocated to the Fund are payable by the Investment Manager.
Distribution and service fees
ALPS Distributors, Inc. (the Distributor) serves as the distributor for the Fund. The Fund has adopted a distribution and service plan (the Distribution Plan). Under the Distribution Plan, the Fund is authorized to pay distribution fees to the Distributor and other firms that provide distribution and shareholder services at the maximum annual rate of 0.25% of average daily net assets of the Fund. No distribution or service fees are currently paid by the Fund or have been approved for payment by the Board of Trustees, and there are no current plans to impose these fees.
Note 4. Federal tax information
The timing and character of income and capital gain distributions are determined in accordance with income tax regulations, which may differ from GAAP because of temporary or permanent book to tax differences.
At April 30, 2019, the approximate cost of all investments for federal income tax purposes and the aggregate gross approximate unrealized appreciation and depreciation based on that cost was:
Federal tax cost ($) | Gross unrealized appreciation ($) | Gross unrealized (depreciation) ($) | Net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) ($) | ||||||||||||
132,167,027 | 2,198,204 | (540,487 | ) | 1,657,717 |
Tax cost of investments and unrealized appreciation/(depreciation) may also include timing differences that do not constitute adjustments to tax basis.
The following capital loss carryforwards, determined at October 31, 2018, may be available to reduce taxable income arising from future net realized gains on investments, if any, to the extent permitted by the Internal Revenue Code. For the year ended October 31, 2018, capital loss carryforwards were as follows:
2019 ($) | No expiration short-term ($) | No expiration long-term | Total ($) | Utilized ($) | Expired ($) | Permanently lost ($) | |||||||||||||||||||||
— | 1,482,240 | 217,068 | 1,699,308 | — | — | — |
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NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (continued)
April 30, 2019 (Unaudited)
Management of the Fund has concluded that there are no significant uncertain tax positions in the Fund that would require recognition in the financial statements. However, management's conclusion may be subject to review and adjustment at a later date based on factors including, but not limited to, new tax laws, regulations, and administrative interpretations (including relevant court decisions). Generally, the Fund's federal tax returns for the prior three fiscal years remain subject to examination by the Internal Revenue Service.
Note 5. Portfolio information
The cost of purchases and proceeds from sales of securities, excluding short-term investments and in-kind transactions, if any, aggregated to $118,713,763 and $85,301,457, respectively, for the six months ended April 30, 2019, of which $6,759,037 and $3,645,655, respectively, were U.S. government securities. The amount of purchase and sale activity impacts the portfolio turnover rate reported in the Financial Highlights.
Note 6. Line of credit
The Fund has access to a revolving credit facility with a syndicate of banks led by Citibank, N.A., HSBC Bank USA, N.A. and JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A. whereby the Fund may borrow for the temporary funding of shareholder redemptions or for other temporary or emergency purposes. The credit facility, which is a collective agreement between the Fund and certain other funds managed by the Investment Manager or an affiliated investment manager, severally and not jointly, permits collective borrowings up to $1 billion. Interest is charged to each participating fund based on its borrowings at a rate equal to the higher of (i) the federal funds effective rate, (ii) the one-month LIBOR rate and (iii) the overnight bank funding rate, plus in each case, 1.00%. Each borrowing under the credit facility matures no later than 60 days after the date of borrowing. The Fund will pay a commitment fee equal to its pro rata share of the amount of the credit facility at a rate of 0.15% per annum.
The Fund had no borrowings during the six months ended April 30, 2019.
Note 7. Significant risks
Credit risk
Credit risk is the risk that the value of debt securities in the Fund's portfolio may decline because the issuer may default and fail to pay interest or repay principal when due. Rating agencies assign credit ratings to debt securities to indicate their credit risk. Lower rated or unrated debt securities held by the Fund may present increased credit risk as compared to higher-rated debt securities.
High-yield investments risk
Securities and other debt instruments held by the Fund that are rated below investment grade (commonly called "high-yield" or "junk" bonds) and unrated debt instruments of comparable quality expose the Fund to a greater risk of loss of principal and income than a fund that invests solely or primarily in investment grade securities. In addition, these investments have greater price fluctuations, are less liquid and are more likely to experience a default than higher-rated debt instruments. High-yield debt instruments are considered to be predominantly speculative with respect to the issuer's capacity to pay interest and repay principal.
Interest rate risk
Interest rate risk is the risk of losses attributable to changes in interest rates. In general, if prevailing interest rates rise, the values of debt securities tend to fall, and if interest rates fall, the values of debt securities tend to rise. Actions by governments and central banking authorities can result in increases in interest rates. Increasing interest rates may negatively affect the value of debt securities held by the Fund, resulting in a negative impact on the Fund's performance and net asset value per share. In general, the longer the maturity or duration of a debt security, the greater its sensitivity to changes in interest rates.
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NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (continued)
April 30, 2019 (Unaudited)
Liquidity risk
Liquidity risk is the risk associated with a lack of marketability of investments which may make it difficult to sell the investment at a desirable time or price. Changing regulatory, market or other conditions or environments (for example, the interest rate or credit environments) may adversely affect the liquidity of the Fund's investments. The Fund may have to accept a lower selling price for the holding, sell other investments, or forego another, more appealing investment opportunity. Generally, the less liquid the market at the time the Fund sells a portfolio investment, the greater the risk of loss or decline of value to the Fund. A less liquid market can lead to an increase in Fund redemptions, which may negatively impact Fund performance and net asset value per share, including, for example, if the Fund is forced to sell securities in a down market.
Passive Investment Risk
The Fund is not "actively" managed and may be affected by a general decline in market segments related to its underlying index. The Fund invests in securities or instruments included in, or believed by the Investment Manager to be representative of, its underlying index, regardless of their investment merits. The Fund does not seek temporary defensive positions when markets decline or appear overvalued. The decision of whether to remove a security from an index is made by an independent index provider who is not affiliated with the Fund or the Investment Manager.
Note 8. Subsequent events
Management has evaluated the events and transactions that have occurred through the date the financial statements were issued and noted no items requiring adjustment of the financial statements or additional disclosure.
Note 9. Information regarding pending and settled legal proceedings
Ameriprise Financial and certain of its affiliates have historically been involved in a number of legal, arbitration and regulatory proceedings, including routine litigation, class actions, and governmental actions, concerning matters arising in connection with the conduct of their business activities. Ameriprise Financial believes that the Fund is not currently the subject of, and that neither Ameriprise Financial nor any of its affiliates are the subject of, any pending legal, arbitration or regulatory proceedings that are likely to have a material adverse effect on the Fund or the ability of Ameriprise Financial or its affiliates to perform under their contracts with the Fund. Ameriprise Financial is required to make quarterly (10-Q), annual (10-K) and, as necessary, 8-K filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) on legal and regulatory matters that relate to Ameriprise Financial and its affiliates. Copies of these filings may be obtained by accessing the SEC website at www.sec.gov.
There can be no assurance that these matters, or the adverse publicity associated with them, will not result in increased Fund redemptions, reduced sale of Fund shares or other adverse consequences to the Fund. Further, although we believe proceedings are not likely to have a material adverse effect on the Fund or the ability of Ameriprise Financial or its affiliates to perform under their contracts with the Fund, these proceedings are subject to uncertainties and, as such, we are unable to estimate the possible loss or range of loss that may result. An adverse outcome in one or more of these proceedings could result in adverse judgments, settlements, fines, penalties or other relief that could have a material adverse effect on the consolidated financial condition or results of operations of Ameriprise Financial.
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ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
Proxy voting policies and procedures
A description of the Trust's proxy voting policies and procedures that the Trust uses to determine how to vote proxies relating to portfolio securities, and the Fund's proxy voting record for the most recent twelve-month period ended June 30 is available, without charge, by visiting columbiathreadneedleus.com/etfs or searching the website of the Securities and Exchange Commission (the SEC) at sec.gov.
Quarterly schedule of investments
The Fund files a complete schedule of portfolio holdings with the SEC for the first and third quarters of each fiscal year on Form N-Q or Form N-PORT (available for filings after March 31, 2019). The Funds' Form N-Q or Form N-PORT is available on the SEC's website at sec.gov. Each Fund's complete schedule of portfolio holdings, as filed on Form N-Q or Form N-PORT, can also be obtained without charge, upon request, by calling 888.800.4347.
Additional Fund information
For more information about the Fund, please visit columbiathreadneedleus.com/etfs or call 888.800.4347.
Fund investment manager
Columbia Management Investment Advisers, LLC
225 Franklin Street
Boston, MA 02110
Fund distributor
ALPS Distributors, Inc.
1290 Broadway
Suite 1100
Denver, CO 80203
ALPS Distributors, Inc. is not affiliated with Columbia Management Investment Advisers, LLC.
Fund administrator, custodian & transfer agent
The Bank of New York Mellon Corp.
240 Greenwich Street
New York, NY 10286
The Bank of New York Mellon Corp. is not affiliated with Columbia Management Investment Advisers, LLC.
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Columbia Diversified Fixed Income Allocation ETF
225 Franklin Street
Boston, MA 02110
Investors should consider the investment objectives, risks, charges and expenses of an exchange-traded fund (ETF) carefully before investing. For a free prospectus and summary prospectus, which contains this and other important information about the ETFs, visit columbiathreadneedleus.com/etfs. Read the prospectus and summary prospectus carefully before investing. Columbia Management Investment Advisers, LLC serves as the investment manager to the ETFs. The ETFs are distributed by ALPS Distributors, Inc., which is not affiliated with Columbia Management Investment Advisers, LLC, or its parent company, Ameriprise Financial, Inc.
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SAR290_10_J01_(06/19)
SEMIANNUAL REPORT
April 30, 2019
COLUMBIA MULTI-SECTOR MUNICIPAL INCOME ETF
Beginning on January 1, 2021, as permitted by regulations adopted by the Securities and Exchange Commission, paper copies of the Fund's annual and semiannual shareholder reports like this one will no longer be sent by mail, unless you specifically request paper copies of the reports. Instead, the reports will be made available on the Fund's website (columbiathreadneedleus.com/etfs), and each time a report is posted you will be notified by mail and provided with a website address to access the report.
If you have already elected to receive shareholder reports electronically, you will not be affected by this change and you need not take any action. You may elect to receive shareholder reports and other communications from the Fund electronically at any time by contacting your financial intermediary (such as a broker-dealer or bank).
You may elect to receive all future reports in paper free of charge. You can contact your financial intermediary to request that you continue receiving paper copies of your shareholder reports. Your election to receive paper reports will apply to all Columbia Funds held in your account.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
Fund at a Glance | 2 | ||||||
Understanding Your Fund's Expenses | 4 | ||||||
Frequency Distribution of Premiums and Discounts | 5 | ||||||
Portfolio of Investments | 6 | ||||||
Statement of Assets and Liabilities | 12 | ||||||
Statement of Operations | 13 | ||||||
Statement of Changes in Net Assets | 14 | ||||||
Financial Highlights | 15 | ||||||
Notes to Financial Statements | 16 | ||||||
Additional Information | 22 |
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FUND AT A GLANCE
Investment objective
Columbia Multi-Sector Municipal Income ETF (the Fund) seeks investment results that, before fees and expenses, closely correspond to the performance of the Beta Advantage® Multi-Sector Municipal Bond Index (the Index).
Portfolio management
Catherine Stienstra
Lead Portfolio Manager
Managed Fund since July 2018
Anders Myhran, CFA
Portfolio Manager
Managed Fund since July 2018
Average annual total returns (%) (for period ended April 30, 2019)
Inception | 6 Months cumulative | Life | |||||||||||||
Market Price | 10/10/18 | 6.21 | 6.69 | ||||||||||||
Net Asset Value | 10/10/18 | 6.23 | 6.34 | ||||||||||||
Beta Advantage® Multi-Sector Municipal Bond Index | 6.17 | 6.24 |
All results shown assume reinvestment of distributions during the period. Returns do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder may pay on Fund distributions or on the redemption of Fund shares. Performance results reflect the effect of any fee waivers or reimbursements of Fund expenses by Columbia Management Investment Advisers, LLC and/or any of its affiliates. Absent these fee waivers or expense reimbursement arrangements, performance results would have been lower.
The performance information shown represents past performance and is not a guarantee of future results. The investment return and principal value of your investment will fluctuate so that your shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than their original cost. Current performance may be lower or higher than the performance information shown. You may obtain performance information current to the most recent month-end by visiting columbiathreadneedleus.com/etfs.
The price used to calculate Market Price return is based on the midpoint of the 4:00 PM Eastern (U.S.) bid/ask spread on the NYSE and does not represent returns an investor would receive if shares were traded at other times.
The Fund's shares may trade above or below their net asset value. The net asset value of the Fund will generally fluctuate with changes in the market value of the Fund's holdings. The market prices of shares, however, will generally fluctuate in accordance with changes in net asset value as well as the relative supply of, and demand for, shares on the exchange. The trading price of shares may deviate significantly from the net asset value.
The Beta Advantage® Multi-Sector Municipal Bond Index is a rules-based multi-sector strategic beta approach to measuring the performance of the U.S. tax-exempt bond market which is composed of bonds issued by or on behalf of state or local governments whose interest is exempt from regular federal income tax (but may be subject to the alternative minimum tax), through representation of five sectors of the municipal debt market in the Index, with a focus on yield, quality, maturity, liquidity, and interest rate sensitivity of the particular eligible universe. The Index includes publicly issued U.S. dollar denominated, fixed rate municipal bonds. California bonds, Guam bonds, Puerto Rico bonds, U.S. Virgin Island bonds, other U.S. territories, commonwealths and possessions, pre-refunded bonds, insured bonds, floaters, callable bonds with less than 1 year to call, tobacco bonds, and derivatives are all excluded from the Index. The five fixed sectors with their respective weightings are as follows: Municipal Core Revenue Sector (45%); Municipal Health Care Sector (20%); Municipal High-Quality Revenue Sector (15%); The Municipal Core General Obligation Sector (10%); and the Municipal High Yield Sector (10%). Each sector of the Index is constructed with rules specific to the sector to provide a better balance of quality, yield and liquidity. The rules for each sector can be found in the Fund's prospectus. It is not possible to invest directly in an index.
Indices are not available for investment, are not professionally managed and do not reflect sales charges, fees, brokerage commissions, taxes or other expenses of investing. Securities in the Fund may not match those in an index.
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FUND AT A GLANCE (continued)
Quality breakdown (%) (at April 30, 2019)
AAA rating | 7.4 | ||||||
AA rating | 34.0 | ||||||
A rating | 38.9 | ||||||
BBB rating | 9.7 | ||||||
BB rating | 8.9 | ||||||
B rating | 1.1 | ||||||
Total | 100.0 |
Percentages indicated are based upon total fixed income investments (excluding Money Market Funds).
Bond ratings apply to the underlying holdings of the Fund and not the Fund itself and are divided into categories ranging from highest to lowest credit quality, determined by using the middle rating of Moody's, S&P and Fitch, after dropping the highest and lowest available ratings. When ratings are available from only two rating agencies, the lower rating is used. When a rating is available from only one agency, that rating is used. When a bond is not rated by any rating agency, it is designated as "Not rated." Credit quality ratings assigned by a rating agency are subjective opinions, not statements of fact, and are subject to change, including daily. The ratings assigned by credit rating agencies are but one of the considerations that the Investment Manager and/or Fund's subadviser incorporates into its credit analysis process, along with such other issuer-specific factors as cash flows, capital structure and leverage ratios, ability to de-leverage (repay) through free cash flow, quality of management, market positioning and access to capital, as well as such security-specific factors as the terms of the security (e.g., interest rate and time to maturity) and the amount and type of any collateral. For information on the rating methodology of each agency, please go to: www.moodys.com, www.fitchratings.com or www.standardandpoors.com/home/en/us.
Top ten states/territories (%) (at April 30, 2019)
Texas | 13.3 | ||||||
New Jersey | 12.2 | ||||||
New York | 10.3 | ||||||
Illinois | 8.9 | ||||||
Kentucky | 7.6 | ||||||
Florida | 5.5 | ||||||
Pennsylvania | 5.4 | ||||||
Michigan | 4.3 | ||||||
North Carolina | 3.3 | ||||||
Washington | 3.3 |
Percentages indicated are based upon total investments.
For further detail about these holdings, please refer to the section entitled "Portfolio of Investments."
Fund holdings are as of the date given, are subject to change at any time, and are not recommendations to buy or sell any security.
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UNDERSTANDING YOUR FUND'S EXPENSES
(Unaudited)
As a shareholder of the Fund, you incur ongoing costs, including management fees. The following example is intended to help you understand your ongoing costs (in dollars and cents) of investing in the fund and to compare these costs with the ongoing costs of investing in other funds.
The examples are based on an initial investment of $1,000 invested at the beginning of the period and held for the period ended April 30, 2019.
Actual expenses
The information under each column in the table below entitled "Actual" provides information about actual account values and actual expenses. You may use the information in these columns, 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 $1,000 = 8.6), then multiply the result by the number for your Fund under the heading entitled "Expenses paid for the period" to estimate the expenses you paid on your account during this period.
Hypothetical example for comparison purposes
The information under each column in the table entitled "Hypothetical" provides information about hypothetical account values and hypothetical expenses based on the Fund's actual expense ratio and an assumed rate of return of 5% per year before expenses, which is not the Fund's actual return. The hypothetical account values and expenses may not be used to estimate the actual ending account balance or expenses you paid for the period. You may use this information to compare the ongoing costs of investing in your Fund and other funds. To do so, compare this 5% hypothetical example with the 5% hypothetical examples that appear in the shareholder reports of the other funds.
Please note that the expenses shown in the table are meant to highlight your ongoing costs only and do not reflect any transactional costs, such as brokerage commissions paid on purchases and sales of Fund shares. Therefore, the ending account values and expenses paid for the period in the table is useful in comparing ongoing Fund costs only and will not help you determine the relative total costs of owning different funds. In addition, if these transactional costs were included, your costs would have been higher.
November 1, 2018 — April 30, 2019
Beginning account value ($) | Ending account value ($) | Expenses paid for the period ($) | Annualized expense ratios for the period (%) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Actual | Hypothetical | Actual | Hypothetical | Actual | Hypothetical | Actual | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Columbia Multi-Sector Municipal Income ETF | 1,000.00 | 1,000.00 | 1062.30 | 1,023.41 | 1.43 | 1.40 | 0.28 |
Expenses are calculated using the Fund's annualized expense ratio, multiplied by the average account value over the period, then multiplied by the number of days in the Fund's most recent fiscal half-year and divided by 365.
Expenses do not include fees and expenses incurred indirectly by the Fund from its investment in underlying funds, including affiliated and non- affiliated pooled investment vehicles, such as mutual funds and exchange-traded funds.
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FREQUENCY DISTRIBUTION OF PREMIUMS AND DISCOUNTS
(Unaudited)
The table that follows presents information about the differences between the daily market price on secondary markets for shares of the Fund and that Fund's net asset value. Net asset value, or "NAV", is the price per share at which the Fund issues and redeems shares. It is calculated in accordance with the standard formula for valuing fund shares. The "Market Price" of the Fund generally is determined using the midpoint between the highest bid and the lowest offer on the stock exchange on which the shares of the Fund are listed for trading, as of the time that the Fund's NAV is calculated. The Fund's Market Price may be at, above or below its NAV. The NAV of the Fund will fluctuate with changes in the market value of its portfolio holdings. The Market Price of the Fund will fluctuate in accordance with changes in its NAV, as well as market supply and demand.
Premiums or discounts are the differences (expressed as a percentage) between the NAV and Market Price of the Fund on a given day, generally at the time NAV is calculated. A premium is the amount that the Fund is trading above the reported NAV, expressed as a percentage of the NAV. A discount is the amount that the Fund is trading below the reported NAV, expressed as a percentage of the NAV. The following information shows the frequency distributions of premiums and discounts for the Fund.
The information shown for the Fund is for the period from inception date of such Fund through April 30, 2019.
Each line in the table shows the number of trading days in which the Fund traded within the premium/discount range indicated. All data presented here represents past performance, which cannot be used to predict future results.
Market Price Above or Equal to NAV | Market Price Below NAV | ||||||||||||||
Basis Point Differential | Number of Days | Number of Days | |||||||||||||
Columbia Multi-Sector Municipal Income ETF October 10, 2018 – April 30, 2019 | |||||||||||||||
| 0 - 49.9 | 103 | 28 | ||||||||||||
| 50 - 99.9 | 7 | 0 | ||||||||||||
| 100 - 199.9 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||||
| > 200 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||||
| Total | 110 | 28 |
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PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS
April 30, 2019 (Unaudited)
(Percentages represent value of investments compared to net assets)
Investments in Securities
Municipal Bonds 98.6%
Issue Description | Principal Amount ($) | Value ($) | |||||||||
Alaska 0.5% | |||||||||||
Alaska Housing Finance Corp. Series D Revenue Bonds 5.000%, 12/01/26 | 100,000 | 116,211 | |||||||||
Colorado 2.2% | |||||||||||
City & County of Denver Co. Revenue Bonds 5.000%, 10/01/32 | 100,000 | 107,649 | |||||||||
City & County of Denver Co. Airport System Revenue Series A Revenue Bonds 5.000%, 12/01/27 | 160,000 | 194,558 | |||||||||
Regional Transportation District Revenue Bonds 5.000%, 06/01/26 | 160,000 | 188,082 | |||||||||
Total Colorado | 490,289 | ||||||||||
Connecticut 0.4% | |||||||||||
State of Connecticut Special Tax Revenue Series A Revenue Bonds 5.000%, 01/01/29 | 75,000 | 90,596 | |||||||||
District of Columbia 1.1% | |||||||||||
Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority Revenue Bonds 5.000%, 10/01/30 | 200,000 | 239,036 | |||||||||
Florida 5.4% | |||||||||||
Brevard County Health Facilities Authority Revenue Bonds 4.000%, 04/01/36 | 140,000 | 145,855 | |||||||||
City of Gainesville FL Utilities System Revenue Series A Revenue Bonds 5.000%, 10/01/25 | 100,000 | 119,740 | |||||||||
County of Miami-Dade FL Aviation Revenue Series A Revenue Bonds 5.000%, 10/01/30 | 100,000 | 109,142 | |||||||||
County of Miami-Dade FL Water & Sewer System Revenue Series B Revenue Bonds 5.250%, 10/01/22 | 210,000 | 234,988 |
Municipal Bonds (continued)
Issue Description | Principal Amount ($) | Value ($) | |||||||||
Florida Municipal Power Agency Series A Revenue Bonds 5.000%, 10/01/28 | 125,000 | 149,716 | |||||||||
Palm Beach County School District Series B Revenue Bonds 5.000%, 08/01/28 | 170,000 | 211,675 | |||||||||
Volusia County School Board Series B Revenue Bonds 5.000%, 08/01/30 | 200,000 | 228,846 | |||||||||
Total Florida | 1,199,962 | ||||||||||
Georgia 2.2% | |||||||||||
State of Georgia 4.000%, 02/01/26, Series A-2 | 215,000 | 236,474 | |||||||||
5.000%, 07/01/28, Series F | 200,000 | 245,464 | |||||||||
Total Georgia | 481,938 | ||||||||||
Hawaii 1.1% | |||||||||||
State of Hawaii Series EO 5.000%, 08/01/26 | 200,000 | 231,778 | |||||||||
Illinois 8.8% | |||||||||||
Chicago Board of Education 0.000%, 12/01/29, Series A(a) | 185,000 | 125,537 | |||||||||
5.250%, 12/01/39, Series C | 235,000 | 247,225 | |||||||||
Chicago O'Hare International Airport Revenue Bonds 5.000%, 01/01/28, Series B | 160,000 | 184,243 | |||||||||
5.000%, 01/01/29, Series C | 200,000 | 233,524 | |||||||||
City of Chicago IL Wastewater Transmission Revenue Series C Revenue Bonds 5.000%, 01/01/24 | 230,000 | 258,048 | |||||||||
Illinois Finance Authority Revenue Bonds 4.000%, 01/01/25 | 200,000 | 223,362 | |||||||||
4.125%, 11/15/37, Series A | 235,000 | 245,650 | |||||||||
Illinois State Toll Highway Authority Series A Revenue Bonds 4.000%, 12/01/31 | 210,000 | 225,446 |
The accompanying Notes to Financial Statements are an integral part of these financial statements.
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PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS (continued)
April 30, 2019 (Unaudited)
Municipal Bonds (continued)
Issue Description | Principal Amount ($) | Value ($) | |||||||||
Will County Community High School District No 210 Lincoln-Way Series B 0.000%, 01/01/31(a) | 300,000 | 189,948 | |||||||||
Total Illinois | 1,932,983 | ||||||||||
Indiana 0.6% | |||||||||||
Indiana Finance Authority Series A Revenue Bonds 5.000%, 06/01/39 | 125,000 | 126,135 | |||||||||
Kansas 1.1% | |||||||||||
Kansas Development Finance Authority Series A Revenue Bonds 5.000%, 11/15/32 | 225,000 | 243,884 | |||||||||
Kentucky 7.5% | |||||||||||
Kentucky Turnpike Authority, Series B Revenue Bonds 5.000%, 07/01/26 | 160,000 | 190,114 | |||||||||
5.000%, 07/01/27 | 320,000 | 385,878 | |||||||||
Louisville & Jefferson County Metropolitan Sewer District Series A Revenue Bonds 5.000%, 05/15/28 | 460,000 | 495,737 | |||||||||
Louisville/Jefferson County Metropolitan Government, Series A Revenue Bonds 5.000%, 10/01/30 | 290,000 | 335,640 | |||||||||
4.000%, 10/01/35 | 235,000 | 245,202 | |||||||||
Total Kentucky | 1,652,571 | ||||||||||
Maryland 2.1% | |||||||||||
County of Frederick Series A Revenue Bonds 5.000%, 09/01/32(b) | 75,000 | 83,076 | |||||||||
County of Howard Series B 5.000%, 02/15/28 | 225,000 | 275,956 | |||||||||
Maryland Economic Development Corp. Series A Revenue Bonds 5.000%, 03/31/24 | 105,000 | 112,223 | |||||||||
Total Maryland | 471,255 |
Municipal Bonds (continued)
Issue Description | Principal Amount ($) | Value ($) | |||||||||
Massachusetts 2.0% | |||||||||||
Massachusetts Development Finance Agency, Series I Revenue Bonds 5.000%, 07/01/36 | 150,000 | 169,584 | |||||||||
5.000%, 07/01/41 | 250,000 | 279,753 | |||||||||
Total Massachusetts | 449,337 | ||||||||||
Michigan 4.3% | |||||||||||
Michigan Finance Authority Revenue Bonds 5.000%, 08/01/28 | 300,000 | 341,577 | |||||||||
3.125%, 12/01/35, Series A | 100,000 | 100,525 | |||||||||
5.000%, 12/01/42, Series A-MI | 250,000 | 289,760 | |||||||||
Michigan State Housing Development Authority Series C Revenue Bonds 3.900%, 12/01/33 | 200,000 | 209,990 | |||||||||
Total Michigan | 941,852 | ||||||||||
Minnesota 1.8% | |||||||||||
City of Minneapolis MN Series A Revenue Bonds 6.000%, 07/01/43 | 100,000 | 107,146 | |||||||||
Duluth Housing & Redevelopment Authority Series A Revenue Bonds 5.000%, 11/01/33 | 100,000 | 108,900 | |||||||||
Minneapolis-St Paul Metropolitan Airports Commission Series A Revenue Bonds 5.000%, 01/01/27 | 155,000 | 189,571 | |||||||||
Total Minnesota | 405,617 | ||||||||||
Missouri 1.7% | |||||||||||
Lees Summit Industrial Development Authority Series A Revenue Bonds 5.000%, 08/15/32 | 150,000 | 162,726 | |||||||||
Missouri Joint Municipal Electric Utility Commission Series A Revenue Bonds 4.000%, 12/01/32 | 100,000 | 108,349 | |||||||||
St Louis County Industrial Development Authority Revenue Bonds 5.000%, 09/01/32 | 100,000 | 108,464 | |||||||||
Total Missouri | 379,539 |
The accompanying Notes to Financial Statements are an integral part of these financial statements.
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PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS (continued)
April 30, 2019 (Unaudited)
Municipal Bonds (continued)
Issue Description | Principal Amount ($) | Value ($) | |||||||||
New Jersey 12.0% | |||||||||||
New Jersey Economic Development Authority Revenue Bonds 5.000%, 03/01/25, Series NN | 300,000 | 328,086 | |||||||||
4.000%, 11/01/25, Series B | 200,000 | 216,850 | |||||||||
5.000%, 03/01/26, Series NN | 260,000 | 283,226 | |||||||||
4.375%, 06/15/27, Series XX | 120,000 | 129,968 | |||||||||
5.500%, 09/01/27, Series N-1 | 120,000 | 145,468 | |||||||||
5.500%, 06/15/29, Series BBB | 195,000 | 227,021 | |||||||||
6.000%, 07/01/32, Series A | 200,000 | 201,992 | |||||||||
New Jersey Health Care Facilities Financing Authority Series A Revenue Bonds 4.000%, 07/01/32 | 225,000 | 245,079 | |||||||||
New Jersey Housing & Mortgage Finance Agency Series D Revenue Bonds 4.000%, 04/01/25 | 225,000 | 242,426 | |||||||||
New Jersey Transportation Trust Fund Authority Series A Revenue Bonds 5.000%, 12/15/32 | 200,000 | 226,500 | |||||||||
New Jersey Turnpike Authority Revenue Bonds 5.250%, 01/01/30, Series A | 170,000 | 219,490 | |||||||||
5.000%, 01/01/31, Series E | 150,000 | 180,554 | |||||||||
Total New Jersey | 2,646,660 | ||||||||||
New York 10.1% | |||||||||||
City of New York 5.000%, 08/01/22, Series C | 200,000 | 221,146 | |||||||||
5.000%, 08/01/25, Series J | 115,000 | 130,264 | |||||||||
Metropolitan Transportation Authority Revenue Bonds 5.000%, 11/15/24, Series C | 200,000 | 231,350 | |||||||||
5.000%, 11/15/26, Series A2 | 275,000 | 329,634 | |||||||||
5.000%, 11/15/31, Series C-1 | 365,000 | 436,628 | |||||||||
New York City Housing Development Corp. Series G-2-A Revenue Bonds 2.000%, 11/01/57 | 100,000 | 100,049 | |||||||||
New York State Dormitory Authority Series A Revenue Bonds 5.000%, 07/01/26 | 300,000 | 338,997 |
Municipal Bonds (continued)
Issue Description | Principal Amount ($) | Value ($) | |||||||||
New York State Environmental Facilities Corp. Series A Revenue Bonds 5.000%, 06/15/25 | 125,000 | 138,136 | |||||||||
Port Authority of New York & New Jersey Series 207 Revenue Bonds 5.000%, 09/15/25 | 115,000 | 135,488 | |||||||||
Triborough Bridge & Tunnel Authority Series A Revenue Bonds 5.000%, 11/15/25 | 155,000 | 175,288 | |||||||||
Total New York | 2,236,980 | ||||||||||
North Carolina 3.3% | |||||||||||
Charlotte-Mecklenburg Hospital Authority (The) Series A Revenue Bonds 5.000%, 01/15/30 | 180,000 | 194,412 | |||||||||
County of New Hanover Revenue Bonds 5.000%, 10/01/29 | 230,000 | 276,904 | |||||||||
North Carolina Medical Care Commission Series A Revenue Bonds 5.000%, 10/01/31 | 230,000 | 250,859 | |||||||||
Total North Carolina | 722,175 | ||||||||||
Ohio 1.7% | |||||||||||
Ohio Water Development Authority Water Pollution Control Loan Fund Revenue Bonds 5.000%, 06/01/23 | 200,000 | 226,242 | |||||||||
Southeastern Ohio Port Authority Revenue Bonds 5.500%, 12/01/43 | 135,000 | 143,639 | |||||||||
Total Ohio | 369,881 | ||||||||||
Oklahoma 1.6% | |||||||||||
Grand River Dam Authority Series A Revenue Bonds 5.000%, 06/01/30 | 200,000 | 239,770 | |||||||||
Oklahoma Turnpike Authority Series A Revenue Bonds 3.750%, 01/01/33 | 100,000 | 107,209 | |||||||||
Total Oklahoma | 346,979 |
The accompanying Notes to Financial Statements are an integral part of these financial statements.
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PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS (continued)
April 30, 2019 (Unaudited)
Municipal Bonds (continued)
Issue Description | Principal Amount ($) | Value ($) | |||||||||
Pennsylvania 5.3% | |||||||||||
Chambersburg Area Municipal Authority Revenue Bonds 5.500%, 10/01/33 | 150,000 | 154,626 | |||||||||
Chester County Health & Education Facilities Authority Revenue Bonds 4.250%, 11/01/32 | 100,000 | 98,688 | |||||||||
Delaware Valley Regional Finance Authority Revenue Bonds 5.750%, 07/01/32 | 100,000 | 130,920 | |||||||||
Geisinger Authority Series A-2 Revenue Bonds 5.000%, 02/15/39 | 150,000 | 173,400 | |||||||||
Hospitals & Higher Education Facilities Authority of Philadelphia (The) Revenue Bonds 5.000%, 07/01/33 | 100,000 | 111,294 | |||||||||
Pennsylvania Turnpike Commission Series B-2 Revenue Bonds 5.000%, 06/01/28 | 200,000 | 237,560 | |||||||||
Philadelphia Authority For Industrial Development Series 2015 Revenue Bonds 5.000%, 04/01/33 | 225,000 | 258,451 | |||||||||
Total Pennsylvania | 1,164,939 | ||||||||||
South Carolina 1.3% | |||||||||||
Charleston Educational Excellence Finance Corp. Revenue Bonds 5.000%, 12/01/26 | 250,000 | 284,120 | |||||||||
Tennessee 0.8% | |||||||||||
Memphis-Shelby County Industrial Development Board Series B Revenue Bonds 5.000%, 11/01/30 | 150,000 | 177,702 | |||||||||
Texas 13.1% | |||||||||||
City of Austin TX Airport System Revenue Revenue Bonds 5.000%, 11/15/27 | 200,000 | 228,844 | |||||||||
City of Dallas 5.000%, 02/15/23 | 100,000 | 111,733 | |||||||||
City of Houston Series A 5.000%, 03/01/26 | 200,000 | 239,316 |
Municipal Bonds (continued)
Issue Description | Principal Amount ($) | Value ($) | |||||||||
City of Houston TX Combined Utility System Revenue Series B Revenue Bonds 5.000%, 11/15/27 | 130,000 | 158,107 | |||||||||
Lower Colorado River Authority Revenue Bonds 5.000%, 05/15/26 | 200,000 | �� | 239,086 | ||||||||
New Hope Cultural Education Facilities Finance Corp. Series A Revenue Bonds 4.000%, 08/15/40 | 225,000 | 239,294 | |||||||||
North Texas Tollway Authority Revenue Bonds 5.000%, 01/01/24, Series B | 235,000 | 260,838 | |||||||||
5.000%, 01/01/27, Series A | 530,000 | 617,414 | |||||||||
San Antonio Water System Series A Revenue Bonds 2.625%, 05/01/49 | 300,000 | 310,728 | |||||||||
Tarrant County Cultural Education Facilities Finance Corp. Revenue Bonds 5.000%, 11/15/29, Series A | 110,000 | 129,453 | |||||||||
5.000%, 05/15/37 | 100,000 | 104,672 | |||||||||
Texas Water Development Board Series A Revenue Bonds 5.000%, 04/15/27 | 200,000 | 246,428 | |||||||||
Total Texas | 2,885,913 | ||||||||||
Utah 0.5% | |||||||||||
Salt Lake City Corp. Airport Revenue Series A Revenue Bonds 5.000%, 07/01/30 | 100,000 | 120,182 | |||||||||
Virginia 1.2% | |||||||||||
City of Richmond VA Public Utility Revenue Revenue Bonds 5.000%, 01/15/27 | 220,000 | 264,627 | |||||||||
Washington 3.3% | |||||||||||
State of Washington Series R-2012C 5.000%, 07/01/23 | 225,000 | 248,139 |
The accompanying Notes to Financial Statements are an integral part of these financial statements.
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PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS (continued)
April 30, 2019 (Unaudited)
Municipal Bonds (continued)
Issue Description | Principal Amount ($) | Value ($) | |||||||||
Washington Health Care Facilities Authority Revenue Bonds 5.000%, 10/01/29, Series B | 250,000 | 305,128 | |||||||||
5.000%, 10/01/38, Series D | 150,000 | 167,406 | |||||||||
Total Washington | 720,673 | ||||||||||
West Virginia 0.7% | |||||||||||
West Virginia Economic Development Authority Series A Revenue Bonds 5.000%, 06/01/29 | 150,000 | 163,592 |
Municipal Bonds (continued)
Issue Description | Principal Amount ($) | Value ($) | |||||||||
Wisconsin 0.9% | |||||||||||
State of Wisconsin Series 3 5.000%, 11/01/23 | 170,000 | 188,992 | |||||||||
Total Municipal Bonds (Cost $20,923,136) | 21,746,398 | ||||||||||
Total Investments in Securities (Cost $20,923,136) | 21,746,398 | ||||||||||
Other Assets & Liabilities, Net | 319,737 | ||||||||||
Net Assets | 22,066,135 |
Notes to Portfolio of Investments
(a) Zero coupon bond.
(b) Represents privately placed and other securities and instruments exempt from SEC registration (collectively, private placements), such as Section 4(a)(2) and Rule 144A eligible securities, which are often sold only to qualified institutional buyers. The Fund may invest in private placements determined to be liquid as well as those determined to be illiquid. Private placements may be determined to be liquid under guidelines established by the Fund's Board of Trustees. At April 30, 2019, the net value of these securities amounted to $83,076 which represents 0.4% of net assets.
Fair Value Measurements
The Fund categorizes its fair value measurements according to a three-level hierarchy that maximizes the use of observable inputs and minimizes the use of unobservable inputs by prioritizing that the most observable input be used when available. Observable inputs are those that market participants would use in pricing an investment based on market data obtained from sources independent of the reporting entity. Unobservable inputs are those that reflect the Fund's assumptions about the information market participants would use in pricing an investment. An investment's level within the fair value hierarchy is based on the lowest level of any input that is deemed significant to the asset's or liability's fair value measurement. The input levels are not necessarily an indication of the risk or liquidity associated with investments at that level. For example, certain U.S. government securities are generally high quality and liquid, however, they are reflected as Level 2 because the inputs used to determine fair value may not always be quoted prices in an active market.
Fair value inputs are summarized in the three broad levels listed below:
• Level 1 – Valuations based on quoted prices for investments in active markets that the Fund has the ability to access at the measurement date. Valuation adjustments are not applied to Level 1 investments.
• Level 2 – Valuations based on other significant observable inputs (including quoted prices for similar securities, interest rates, prepayment speeds, credit risks, etc.).
• Level 3 – Valuations based on significant unobservable inputs (including the Fund's own assumptions and judgment in determining the fair value of investments).
The accompanying Notes to Financial Statements are an integral part of these financial statements.
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PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS (continued)
April 30, 2019 (Unaudited)
Fair Value Measurements (continued)
Inputs that are used in determining fair value of an investment may include price information, credit data, volatility statistics, and other factors. These inputs can be either observable or unobservable. The availability of observable inputs can vary between investments, and is affected by various factors such as the type of investment, and the volume and level of activity for that investment or similar investments in the marketplace. The inputs will be considered by the Investment Manager, along with any other relevant factors in the calculation of an investment's fair value. The Fund uses prices and inputs that are current as of the measurement date, which may include periods of market dislocations. During these periods, the availability of prices and inputs may be reduced for many investments. This condition could cause an investment to be reclassified between the various levels within the hierarchy.
Investments falling into the Level 3 category are primarily supported by quoted prices from brokers and dealers participating in the market for those investments. However, these may be classified as Level 3 investments due to lack of market transparency and corroboration to support these quoted prices. Additionally, valuation models may be used as the pricing source for any remaining investments classified as Level 3. These models may rely on one or more significant unobservable inputs and/or significant assumptions by the Investment Manager. Inputs used in valuations may include, but are not limited to, financial statement analysis, capital account balances, discount rates and estimated cash flows, and comparable company data.
Under the direction of the Fund's Board of Trustees (the Board), the Investment Manager's Valuation Committee (the Committee) is responsible for overseeing the valuation procedures approved by the Board. The Committee consists of voting and non-voting members from various groups within the Investment Manager's organization, including operations and accounting, trading and investments, compliance, risk management and legal.
The Committee meets at least monthly to review and approve valuation matters, which may include a description of specific valuation determinations, data regarding pricing information received from approved pricing vendors and brokers and the results of Board-approved valuation control policies and procedures (the Policies). The Policies address, among other things, instances when market quotations are or are not readily available, including recommendations of third party pricing vendors and a determination of appropriate pricing methodologies; events that require specific valuation determinations and assessment of fair value techniques; securities with a potential for stale pricing, including those that are illiquid, restricted, or in default; and the effectiveness of third-party pricing vendors, including periodic reviews of vendors. The Committee meets more frequently, as needed, to discuss additional valuation matters, which may include the need to review back-testing results, review time-sensitive information or approve related valuation actions. The Committee reports to the Board, with members of the Committee meeting with the Board at each of its regularly scheduled meetings to discuss valuation matters and actions during the period, similar to those described earlier.
For investments categorized as Level 3, the Committee monitors information similar to that described above, which may include: (i) data specific to the issuer or comparable issuers, (ii) general market or specific sector news and (iii) quoted prices and specific or similar security transactions. The Committee considers this data and any changes from prior periods in order to assess the reasonableness of observable and unobservable inputs, any assumptions or internal models used to value those securities and changes in fair value. This data is also used to corroborate, when available, information received from approved pricing vendors and brokers. Various factors impact the frequency of monitoring this information (which may occur as often as daily). However, the Committee may determine that changes to inputs, assumptions and models are not required as a result of the monitoring procedures performed.
The following table is a summary of the inputs used to value the Fund's investments at April 30, 2019:
Level 1 quoted prices in active markets for identical assets ($) | Level 2 other significant observable inputs ($) | Level 3 significant unobservable inputs ($) | Total ($) | ||||||||||||||||
Investments in Securities | |||||||||||||||||||
Municipal Bonds | — | 21,746,398 | — | 21,746,398 |
See the Portfolio of Investments for all investment classifications not indicated in the table.
The Fund's assets assigned to the Level 2 input category are generally valued using the market approach, in which a security's value is determined through reference to prices and information from market transactions for similar or identical assets.
There were no transfers of financial assets between levels during the period.
The accompanying Notes to Financial Statements are an integral part of these financial statements.
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STATEMENT OF ASSETS AND LIABILITIES
April 30, 2019 (Unaudited)
Assets | |||||||
Investments in securities, at value | |||||||
Unaffiliated issuers (cost $20,923,136) | $ | 21,746,398 | |||||
Cash | 43,374 | ||||||
Receivable for: | |||||||
Interest | 281,416 | ||||||
Total assets | 22,071,188 | ||||||
Liabilities | |||||||
Payable for: | |||||||
Investment management fees | 5,053 | ||||||
Total liabilities | 5,053 | ||||||
Net assets applicable to outstanding capital stock | $ | 22,066,135 | |||||
Represented by: | |||||||
Paid-in capital | $ | 21,173,768 | |||||
Total distributable earnings (loss) | 892,367 | ||||||
Total — representing net assets applicable to outstanding capital stock | $ | 22,066,135 | |||||
Shares outstanding | 1,050,050 | ||||||
Net asset value per share | $ | 21.01 |
The accompanying Notes to Financial Statements are an integral part of these financial statements.
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STATEMENT OF OPERATIONS
Six Months Ended April 30, 2019 (Unaudited)
Investment Income: | |||||||
Interest | $ | 283,768 | |||||
Total income | 283,768 | ||||||
Expenses: | |||||||
Investment management fees | 25,916 | ||||||
Net investment income | 257,852 | ||||||
Realized and unrealized gain (loss) — net | |||||||
Net realized gain (loss) on: | |||||||
Investments — unaffiliated issuers | 12,409 | ||||||
Net realized gain | 12,409 | ||||||
Change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on: | |||||||
Investments — unaffiliated issuers | 834,356 | ||||||
Net change in unrealized appreciation | 834,356 | ||||||
Net realized and unrealized gain | 846,765 | ||||||
Net increase in net assets resulting from operations | $ | 1,104,617 |
The accompanying Notes to Financial Statements are an integral part of these financial statements.
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STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN NET ASSETS
Six Months Ended April 30, 2019 (Unaudited) | Year Ended October 31, 2018(a) | ||||||||||
Operations | |||||||||||
Net investment income | $ | 257,852 | $ | 21,205 | |||||||
Net realized gain | 12,409 | — | |||||||||
Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) | 834,356 | (11,094 | ) | ||||||||
Net increase in net assets resulting from operations | 1,104,617 | 10,111 | |||||||||
Distributions to shareholders | |||||||||||
Net investment income and net realized gains | (222,361 | ) | — | ||||||||
Shareholder transactions | |||||||||||
Proceeds from shares sold | 5,169,436 | 1,003,332 | |||||||||
Net increase in net assets resulting from shareholder transactions | 5,169,436 | 1,003,332 | |||||||||
Increase in net assets | 6,051,692 | 1,013,443 | |||||||||
Net Assets: | |||||||||||
Net assets beginning of period | 16,014,443 | 15,001,000 | |||||||||
Net assets at end of period | $ | 22,066,135 | $ | 16,014,443 | |||||||
Capital stock activity | |||||||||||
Shares outstanding, beginning of period | 800,050 | 750,050 | |||||||||
Subscriptions | 250,000 | 50,000 | |||||||||
Shares outstanding, end of period | 1,050,050 | 800,050 |
(a) Based on operations from October 10, 2018 (commencement of operations) through the stated period end.
The accompanying Notes to Financial Statements are an integral part of these financial statements.
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FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS
The following table is intended to help you understand the Fund's financial performance. Per share net investment income (loss) amounts are calculated based on average shares outstanding during the period. Total return assumes reinvestment of all dividends and distributions, if any. Total Return at Net Asset Value (NAV) 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 and redemption on the last day of the period. The total return would have been lower if certain expenses had not been reimbursed/waived by the Investment Manager. Total return and portfolio turnover are not annualized for periods of less than one year. The portfolio turnover rate is calculated without regard to purchase and sales transactions of short-term instruments, certain derivatives and in-kind transactions, if any. If such transactions were included, the Fund's portfolio turnover rate may be higher.
Six Months Ended April 30, 2019 (Unaudited) | Year Ended October 31, 2018(a) | ||||||||||
Per share data | |||||||||||
Net asset value, beginning of period | $ | 20.02 | $ | 20.00 | |||||||
Income (loss) from investment operations: | |||||||||||
Net investment income | 0.28 | 0.03 | |||||||||
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) | 0.96 | (0.01 | ) | ||||||||
Total from investment operations | 1.24 | 0.02 | |||||||||
Less distributions to shareholders: | |||||||||||
Net investment income | (0.25 | ) | — | ||||||||
Total distribution to shareholders | (0.25 | ) | — | ||||||||
Net asset value, end of period | $ | 21.01 | $ | 20.02 | |||||||
Total return at NAV | 6.23 | % | 0.10 | % | |||||||
Ratios to average net assets: | |||||||||||
Total gross expenses(b) | 0.28 | %(c) | 0.28 | %(c) | |||||||
Total net expenses(b) | 0.28 | %(c) | 0.28 | %(c) | |||||||
Net investment income | 2.79 | %(c) | 2.34 | %(c) | |||||||
Supplemental data | |||||||||||
Net assets, end of period (in thousands) | $ | 22,066 | $ | 16,014 | |||||||
Portfolio turnover | 13 | % | 48 | % |
Notes to Financial Highlights
(a) The Fund commenced operations on October 10, 2018. Per share data and total return reflect activity from that date.
(b) In addition to the fees and expenses that the Fund bears directly, the Fund indirectly bears a pro rata share of the fees and expenses of any other funds in which it invests. Such indirect expenses are not included in the Fund's reported expense ratios.
(c) Annualized
The accompanying Notes to Financial Statements are an integral part of these financial statements.
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NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
April 30, 2019 (Unaudited)
Note 1. Organization
Columbia Multi-Sector Municipal Income ETF (the Fund), a series of Columbia ETF Trust I (the Trust), is a diversified fund. The Trust is registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the 1940 Act), as an open-end management investment company organized as a Massachusetts business trust. The Trust may issue an unlimited number of shares (without par value).
Fund shares
The market prices of the Fund's shares may differ to some degree from the Fund's net asset value (NAV). Unlike conventional mutual funds, the Fund issues and redeems shares on a continuous basis, at NAV, only in a large specified number of shares, each called a "Creation Unit." A Creation Unit consists of 50,000 shares. Creation Units are issued and redeemed generally in-kind for a basket of securities and/or for cash. Investors such as market makers, large investors and institutions who wish to deal in Creation Units directly with the Fund must have entered into an authorized participant agreement (Authorized Participants) with the Fund's principal underwriter and the transfer agent, or purchase through a dealer that has entered into such an agreement. Authorized participants may purchase or redeem Fund shares directly from the Fund only in Creation Units. The Fund's shares are also listed on the New York Stock Exchange for which investors can purchase and sell shares on the secondary market through a broker at market prices which may differ from the NAV of the Fund.
Note 2. Summary of significant accounting policies
Basis of preparation
The Fund is an investment company that applies the accounting and reporting guidance in the Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) Accounting Standards Codification Topic 946, Financial Services — Investment Companies (ASC 946). The financial statements are prepared in accordance with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles (GAAP), which requires management to make certain estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities, the disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of income and expenses during the reporting period. Actual results could differ from those estimates.
The following is a summary of significant accounting policies followed by the Fund in the preparation of its financial statements.
Security valuation
Debt securities generally are valued by pricing services approved by the Board of Trustees based upon market transactions for normal, institutional-size trading units of similar securities. The services may use various pricing techniques that take into account, as applicable, factors such as yield, quality, coupon rate, maturity, type of issue, trading characteristics and other data, as well as approved independent broker-dealer quotes. Debt securities for which quotations are not readily available or not believed to be reflective of market value may also be valued based upon a bid quote from an approved independent broker-dealer. Debt securities maturing in 60 days or less are valued primarily at amortized cost value, unless this method results in a valuation that management believes does not approximate market value.
Investments for which market quotations are not readily available, or that have quotations which management believes are not reflective of market value or reliable, are valued at fair value as determined in good faith under procedures approved by and under the general supervision of the Board of Trustees. If a security or class of securities (such as foreign securities) is valued at fair value, such value is likely to be different from the quoted or published price for the security.
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NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (continued)
April 30, 2019 (Unaudited)
The determination of fair value often requires significant judgment. To determine fair value, management may use assumptions including but not limited to future cash flows and estimated risk premiums. Multiple inputs from various sources may be used to determine fair value.
GAAP requires disclosure regarding the inputs and valuation techniques used to measure fair value and any changes in valuation inputs or techniques. In addition, investments shall be disclosed by major category. This information is disclosed following the Fund's Portfolio of Investments.
Security transactions
Security transactions are accounted for on the trade date. Cost is determined and gains (losses) are based upon the specific identification method for both financial statement and federal income tax purposes.
Income recognition
Interest income is recorded on an accrual basis. Market premiums and discounts, including original issue discounts, are amortized and accreted, respectively, over the expected life of the security on all debt securities, unless otherwise noted.
The Fund may place a debt security on non-accrual status and reduce related interest income when it becomes probable that the interest will not be collected and the amount of uncollectible interest can be reasonably estimated. A defaulted debt security is removed from non-accrual status when the issuer resumes interest payments or when collectibility of interest is reasonably assured.
Expenses
General expenses of the Trust are allocated to the Fund and other funds of the Trust based upon relative net assets or other expense allocation methodologies determined by the nature of the expense. Expenses directly attributable to the Fund are charged to the Fund.
Determination of net asset value
The NAV per share of the Fund is computed by dividing the value of the net assets of the Fund by the total number of outstanding shares of that Fund, rounded to the nearest cent, at the close of regular trading (ordinarily 4:00 p.m. Eastern Time) every day the New York Stock Exchange is open.
Federal income tax status
For federal income tax purposes, the Fund is treated as a separate entity. The Fund intends to qualify each year as a regulated investment company under Subchapter M of the Internal Revenue Code, as amended, and will distribute substantially all of its investment company taxable income and net capital gain, if any, for its tax year, and as such will not be subject to federal income taxes. In addition, the Fund intends to distribute in each calendar year substantially all of its ordinary income, capital gain net income and certain other amounts, if any, such that the Fund should not be subject to federal excise tax. Therefore, no federal income or excise tax provisions are recorded.
Distributions to shareholders
Distributions from net investment income, if any, are declared and paid monthly. Net realized capital gains, if any, are distributed at least annually. Income distributions and capital gain distributions are determined in accordance with federal income tax regulations, which may differ from GAAP.
Guarantees and indemnifications
Under the Trust's organizational documents and, in some cases, by contract, its officers and trustees are indemnified against certain liabilities arising out of the performance of their duties to the Trust or its funds. In addition, certain of the Fund's contracts with its service providers contain general indemnification clauses. The Fund's maximum exposure under
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April 30, 2019 (Unaudited)
these arrangements is unknown since the amount of any future claims that may be made against the Fund cannot be determined, and the Fund has no historical basis for predicting the likelihood of any such claims.
Recent accounting pronouncements
Accounting Standards Update 2017-08 Premium Amortization on Purchased Callable Debt Securities
In March 2017, the Financial Accounting Standards Board issued Accounting Standards Update (ASU) No. 2017-08 Premium Amortization on Purchased Callable Debt Securities. ASU No. 2017-08 updates the accounting standards to shorten the amortization period for certain purchased callable debt securities, held at a premium, to be amortized to the earliest call date. The update applies to securities with explicit, noncontingent call features that are callable at fixed prices and on preset dates. The standard is effective for annual periods beginning after December 15, 2018 and interim periods within those fiscal years. Management does not expect the implementation of this guidance to have a material impact on the financial statement amounts and footnote disclosures.
Accounting Standards Update 2018-13 Disclosure Framework — Changes to the Disclosure Requirements for Fair Value Measurement
In August 2018, the Financial Accounting Standards Board issued Accounting Standards Update (ASU) No. 2018-13 Disclosure Framework — Changes to the Disclosure Requirements for Fair Value Measurement. ASU No. 2018-13, in addition to other modifications and additions, removes the requirement to disclose the amount and reasons for transfers between Level 1 and Level 2 of the fair value hierarchy and the policy for the timing of transfers between levels. The standard is effective for annual periods beginning after December 15, 2019 and interim periods within those fiscal years. At this time, management is evaluating the implication of this guidance and the impact it will have on the financial statement disclosures, if any.
Note 3. Investment management fees
Under an Investment Management Services Agreement, Columbia Management Investment Advisers, LLC (the Investment Manager), a wholly-owned subsidiary of Ameriprise Financial, Inc., determines which securities will be purchased, held or sold. The investment management fee is a unitary fee paid monthly to the Investment Manager at an annual rate based on the Fund's average daily net assets. In return for this fee, the Investment Manager pays the operating costs and expenses of the Fund other than the following expenses (which will be paid by the Fund): taxes; interest incurred on borrowing by the Fund, if any; brokerage fees and commissions and any other portfolio transaction expenses; interest and fee expense related to the Fund's participation in inverse floater structures; infrequent and/or unusual expenses, including, without limitation, litigation expenses; distribution and/or service fees; expenses incurred in connection with lending securities; and any other expenses approved by the Board of Trustees. Effective June 1, 2019, the investment management fee is an annual fee that is equal 0.23% of the Fund's average daily net assets, prior to such date the investment management fee was equal to 0.28% of the Fund's average daily net assets. The investment management fee for the six months ended April 30, 2019 was equal to 0.28% of the Fund's average daily net assets.
Compensation of board members
Members of the Board of Trustees who are not officers or employees of the Investment Manager or Ameriprise Financial are compensated for their services to the Fund as disclosed in the Statement of Operations. Under a Deferred Compensation Plan (the Deferred Plan), these members of the Board of Trustees may elect to defer payment of up to 100% of their compensation. Deferred amounts are treated as though equivalent dollar amounts had been invested in shares of certain funds managed by the Investment Manager. The Fund's liability for these amounts is adjusted for market value changes and remains in the Fund until distributed in accordance with the Deferred Plan. All amounts payable under the Deferred Plan constitute a general unsecured obligation of the Fund. The expenses of the compensation of the members of the Board of Trustees that are allocated to the Fund are payable by the Investment Manager.
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NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (continued)
April 30, 2019 (Unaudited)
Compensation of Chief Compliance Officer
The Board of Trustees has appointed a Chief Compliance Officer to the Fund in accordance with federal securities regulations. A portion of the Chief Compliance Officer's total compensation is allocated to the Fund, along with other allocations to affiliated registered investment companies managed by the Investment Manager and its affiliates, based on relative net assets. The expenses of the Chief Compliance Officer allocated to the Fund are payable by the Investment Manager.
Distribution and service fees
ALPS Distributors, Inc. (the Distributor) serves as the distributor for the Fund. The Fund has adopted a distribution and service plan (the Distribution Plan). Under the Distribution Plan, the Fund is authorized to pay distribution fees to the Distributor and other firms that provide distribution and shareholder services at the maximum annual rate of 0.25% of average daily net assets of the Fund. No distribution or service fees are currently paid by the Fund or have been approved for payment by the Board of Trustees, and there are no current plans to impose these fees.
Note 4. Federal tax information
The timing and character of income and capital gain distributions are determined in accordance with income tax regulations, which may differ from GAAP because of temporary or permanent book to tax differences.
At April 30, 2019, the approximate cost of all investments for federal income tax purposes and the aggregate gross approximate unrealized appreciation and depreciation based on that cost was:
Federal tax cost ($) | Gross unrealized appreciation ($) | Gross unrealized (depreciation) ($) | Net unrealized appreciation ($) | ||||||||||||
20,923,136 | 823,262 | — | 823,262 |
Tax cost of investments and unrealized appreciation/(depreciation) may also include timing differences that do not constitute adjustments to tax basis.
Management of the Fund has concluded that there are no significant uncertain tax positions in the Fund that would require recognition in the financial statements. However, management's conclusion may be subject to review and adjustment at a later date based on factors including, but not limited to, new tax laws, regulations, and administrative interpretations (including relevant court decisions). Generally, the Fund's federal tax returns for the prior three fiscal years remain subject to examination by the Internal Revenue Service.
Note 5. Portfolio information
The cost of purchases and proceeds from sales of securities, excluding short-term investments and in-kind transactions, if any, aggregated to $8,604,516 and $2,399,031, respectively, for the six months ended April 30, 2019. The amount of purchase and sale activity impacts the portfolio turnover rate reported in the Financial Highlights.
Note 6. Line of credit
The Fund has access to a revolving credit facility with a syndicate of banks led by Citibank, N.A., HSBC Bank USA, N.A. and JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A. whereby the Fund may borrow for the temporary funding of shareholder redemptions or for other temporary or emergency purposes. The credit facility, which is a collective agreement between the Fund and certain other funds managed by the Investment Manager or an affiliated investment manager, severally and not jointly, permits collective borrowings up to $1 billion. Interest is charged to each participating fund based on its borrowings at a rate equal to the higher of (i) the federal funds effective rate, (ii) the one-month LIBOR rate and (iii) the overnight bank funding rate, plus in each case, 1.00%. Each borrowing under the credit facility matures no later than 60 days after the date of borrowing. The Fund will pay a commitment fee equal to its pro rata share of the amount of the credit facility at a rate of 0.15% per annum.
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NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (continued)
April 30, 2019 (Unaudited)
The Fund had no borrowings during the six months ended April 30, 2019.
Note 7. Significant risks
Credit risk
Credit risk is the risk that the value of debt securities in the Fund's portfolio may decline because the issuer may default and fail to pay interest or repay principal when due. Rating agencies assign credit ratings to debt securities to indicate their credit risk. Lower rated or unrated debt securities held by the Fund may present increased credit risk as compared to higher-rated debt securities.
Interest rate risk
Interest rate risk is the risk of losses attributable to changes in interest rates. In general, if prevailing interest rates rise, the values of debt securities tend to fall, and if interest rates fall, the values of debt securities tend to rise. Actions by governments and central banking authorities can result in increases in interest rates. Increasing interest rates may negatively affect the value of debt securities held by the Fund, resulting in a negative impact on the Fund's performance and net asset value per share. In general, the longer the maturity or duration of a debt security, the greater its sensitivity to changes in interest rates.
Liquidity risk
Liquidity risk is the risk associated with a lack of marketability of investments which may make it difficult to sell the investment at a desirable time or price. Changing regulatory, market or other conditions or environments (for example, the interest rate or credit environments) may adversely affect the liquidity of the Fund's investments. The Fund may have to accept a lower selling price for the holding, sell other investments, or forego another, more appealing investment opportunity. Generally, the less liquid the market at the time the Fund sells a portfolio investment, the greater the risk of loss or decline of value to the Fund. A less liquid market can lead to an increase in Fund redemptions, which may negatively impact Fund performance and net asset value per share, including, for example, if the Fund is forced to sell securities in a down market.
Municipal securities risk
Securities issued by a particular state and its instrumentalities are subject to the risk of unfavorable developments in such state. A municipal security can be significantly affected by adverse tax, legislative, regulatory, demographic or political changes as well as changes in a particular state's (state and its instrumentalities') financial, economic or other condition and prospects.
Passive Investment Risk
The Fund is not "actively" managed and may be affected by a general decline in market segments related to its underlying index. The Fund invests in securities or instruments included in, or believed by the Investment Manager to be representative of, its underlying index, regardless of their investment merits. The Fund does not seek temporary defensive positions when markets decline or appear overvalued. The decision of whether to remove a security from an index is made by an independent index provider who is not affiliated with the Fund or the Investment Manager.
Note 8. Subsequent events
Management has evaluated the events and transactions that have occurred through the date the financial statements were issued and noted no items requiring adjustment of the financial statements or additional disclosure.
Note 9. Information regarding pending and settled legal proceedings
Ameriprise Financial and certain of its affiliates have historically been involved in a number of legal, arbitration and regulatory proceedings, including routine litigation, class actions, and governmental actions, concerning matters arising in
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NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (continued)
April 30, 2019 (Unaudited)
connection with the conduct of their business activities. Ameriprise Financial believes that the Fund is not currently the subject of, and that neither Ameriprise Financial nor any of its affiliates are the subject of, any pending legal, arbitration or regulatory proceedings that are likely to have a material adverse effect on the Fund or the ability of Ameriprise Financial or its affiliates to perform under their contracts with the Fund. Ameriprise Financial is required to make quarterly (10-Q), annual (10-K) and, as necessary, 8-K filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) on legal and regulatory matters that relate to Ameriprise Financial and its affiliates. Copies of these filings may be obtained by accessing the SEC website at www.sec.gov.
There can be no assurance that these matters, or the adverse publicity associated with them, will not result in increased Fund redemptions, reduced sale of Fund shares or other adverse consequences to the Fund. Further, although we believe proceedings are not likely to have a material adverse effect on the Fund or the ability of Ameriprise Financial or its affiliates to perform under their contracts with the Fund, these proceedings are subject to uncertainties and, as such, we are unable to estimate the possible loss or range of loss that may result. An adverse outcome in one or more of these proceedings could result in adverse judgments, settlements, fines, penalties or other relief that could have a material adverse effect on the consolidated financial condition or results of operations of Ameriprise Financial.
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ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
Proxy voting policies and procedures
A description of the Trust's proxy voting policies and procedures that the Trust uses to determine how to vote proxies relating to portfolio securities, and the Fund's proxy voting record for the most recent twelve-month period ended June 30 is available, without charge, by visiting columbiathreadneedleus.com/etfs or searching the website of the Securities and Exchange Commission (the SEC) at sec.gov.
Quarterly schedule of investments
The Fund files a complete schedule of portfolio holdings with the SEC for the first and third quarters of each fiscal year on Form N-Q or Form N-PORT (available for filings after March 31, 2019). The Funds' Form N-Q or Form N-PORT is available on the SEC's website at sec.gov. Each Fund's complete schedule of portfolio holdings, as filed on Form N-Q or Form N-PORT, can also be obtained without charge, upon request, by calling 888.800.4347.
Additional Fund information
For more information about the Fund, please visit columbiathreadneedleus.com/etfs or call 888.800.4347.
Fund investment manager
Columbia Management Investment Advisers, LLC
225 Franklin Street
Boston, MA 02110
Fund distributor
ALPS Distributors, Inc.
1290 Broadway
Suite 1100
Denver, CO 80203
ALPS Distributors, Inc. is not affiliated with Columbia Management Investment Advisers, LLC.
Fund administrator, custodian & transfer agent
The Bank of New York Mellon Corp.
240 Greenwich Street
New York, NY 10286
The Bank of New York Mellon Corp. is not affiliated with Columbia Management Investment Advisers, LLC.
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Columbia Multi-Sector Municipal Income ETF
225 Franklin Street
Boston, MA 02110
Investors should consider the investment objectives, risks, charges and expenses of an exchange-traded fund (ETF) carefully before investing. For a free prospectus and summary prospectus, which contains this and other important information about the ETFs, visit columbiathreadneedleus.com/etfs. Read the prospectus and summary prospectus carefully before investing. Columbia Management Investment Advisers, LLC serves as the investment manager to the ETFs. The ETFs are distributed by ALPS Distributors, Inc., which is not affiliated with Columbia Management Investment Advisers, LLC, or its parent company, Ameriprise Financial, Inc.
© 2019 Columbia Management Investment Advisers, LLC.
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Item 2. Code of Ethics.
Not applicable for semiannual reports.
Item 3. Audit Committee Financial Expert.
Not applicable for semiannual reports.
Item 4. Principal Accountant Fees and Services.
Not applicable for semiannual reports.
Item 5. Audit Committee of Listed Registrants.
Not applicable.
Item 6. Investments
(a) The registrant’s “Schedule I – Investments in securities of unaffiliated issuers” (as set forth in 17 CFR 210.12-12) is included in Item 1 of this Form N-CSR.
(b) Not applicable.
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.
There were no material changes to the procedures by which shareholders may recommend nominees to the registrant’s board of directors.
Item 11. Controls and Procedures.
(a) �� The registrant’s principal executive officer and principal financial officers, based on their evaluation of the registrant’s disclosure controls and procedures as of a date within 90 days of the filing of this report, have concluded that such controls and procedures are adequately designed to ensure that material information required to be disclosed by the registrant in Form N-CSR is accumulated and communicated to the registrant’s management, including the principal executive officer and principal financial officer, or persons performing similar functions, as appropriate to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosure.
(b) There was no change in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting 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.
Item 13. Exhibits.
(a)(1) Code of ethics required to be disclosed under Item 2 of Form N-CSR: Not applicable for semiannual reports.
(a)(2) Certifications pursuant to Rule 30a-2(a) under the Investment Company Act of 1940 (17 CFR 270.30a-2(a)) attached hereto as Exhibit 99.CERT.
(a)(3) Not applicable.
(a)(4) Not applicable.
(b) Certification pursuant to Rule 30a-2(b) under the Investment Company Act of 1940 (17 CFR 270.30a-2(b)) attached hereto as Exhibit 99.906CERT.
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) | Columbia ETF Trust I |
By (Signature and Title) | /s/ Christopher O. Petersen | |
| Christopher O. Petersen, President and Principal Executive Officer | |
Date: | 6/21/2019 |
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/ Christopher O. Petersen | |
| Christopher O. Petersen, President and Principal Executive Officer | |
Date | 6/21/2019 |
By (Signature and Title) | /s/ Michael G. Clarke | |
| Michael G. Clarke, Chief Financial Officer | |
Date | 6/21/2019 |