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 811-22668

 

ETF Series Solutions
(Exact name of registrant as specified in charter)

 

615 East Michigan Street

Milwaukee, WI 53202
(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip code)

 

Kristina R. Nelson

ETF Series Solutions

615 East Michigan Street

Milwaukee, WI 53202

 

(Name and address of agent for service)

 

(414) 765-6076

Registrant's telephone number, including area code

 

Date of fiscal year end: September 30

 

Date of reporting period: March 31, 2020

 

 

 

Item 1. Reports to Stockholders.

 

 

 

Semi-Annual Report

March 31, 2020

 

American Customer Satisfaction ETF
Ticker: ACSI

 

Brand Value ETF
Ticker: BVAL

 

Reverse Cap Weighted U.S. Large Cap ETF
Ticker: RVRS

 

Beginning on January 1, 2021, as permitted by regulations adopted by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, paper copies of the Funds’ shareholder reports will no longer be sent by mail, unless you specifically request paper copies of the Funds’ reports from your financial intermediary, such as a broker-dealer or bank. Instead, the reports will be made available on a website, and you will be notified by mail each time a report is posted and provided with a website link to access the report.

 

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TABLE OF CONTENTS

 

 

Page

Letters to Shareholders

1

Portfolio Allocations

4

Schedules of Investments

6

Statements of Assets and Liabilities

29

Statements of Operations

30

Statements of Changes in Net Assets

31

Financial Highlights

34

Notes to Financial Statements

37

Expense Examples

48

Federal Tax Information

50

Information About Portfolio Holdings

50

Information About Proxy Voting

51

Information About the Funds’ Trustees

51

Frequency Distribution of Premiums and Discounts

51

 

 

 

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Letters to Shareholders

(Unaudited)

 

 

The American Customer Satisfaction ETF

 

The American Customer Satisfaction ETF (“ACSI” or the “Fund”) tracks the American Customer Satisfaction Investible Index (“ACSII” or the “Index”). The Fund, via its Index, utilizes proprietary customer satisfaction data to invest in companies with above average customer satisfaction scores within their respective industries. The strategy utilizes customer satisfaction metrics for over 350 brands, representing over 150 large capitalization securities for potential inclusion in the Index. Sector constraints are applied at the time of Index rebalance with the intention of providing a diversified portfolio across all US sectors. All equity securities within the Index are listed on a major US stock exchange and measured by the American Customer Satisfaction Index LLC. The information presented in this report relates to the six-month period ended March 31, 2020 (the “current fiscal period”).

 

The Advisor believes that companies who possess higher satisfaction among their customers have higher cash flows, higher profitability, and higher relative stock appreciation over the long term. The source of this data – The American Customer Satisfaction Index – is recognized as a world leader in the measurement and analysis of customer satisfaction. It is the only national cross-industry measure of customer satisfaction in the United States.

 

For the current fiscal period, ACSI generated a total return of -17.14% (NAV) and -16.58% (Market). This compares to the -16.89% total return of its Index, and the -12.31% total return of the benchmark, the S&P 500, for the same period.

 

From a sector perspective, Health Care and Information Technology were the leading contributors while Industrials, Consumer Discretionary, and Utilities were the leading detractors.

 

Reviewing individual stocks, leading contributors included Netflix, Inc., Amazon.com, Inc., and Apple, Inc., most of which had the highest customer satisfaction scores in their aggregate industries. Conversely, leading detractors included CenterPoint Energy, Inc., Alaska Air Group, Inc., and Vonage Holdings Corporation.

 

Brand Value ETF

 

The Brand Value ETF (“BVAL” or the “Fund”) tracks the EQM Brand Value Index (“BVAL Index” or the “Index”). By tracking the BVAL Index, the Brand Value ETF seeks to identify companies worthy of investment that exhibit a discount of brand and intangible asset value relative to market cap, as well as show operational efficiencies. The strategy uses a rules-based methodology designed to show that brands and intangible assets are key in identifying undervalued companies in the U.S.

 

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Letters to Shareholders
(Unaudited)
(Continued)

 

 

For the current fiscal period, BVAL generated a total return of -21.36% (NAV) and -21.31% (Market). This compares to the -21.30% total return of its Index, and the -12.31% total return of the benchmark, the S&P 500, for the same period.

 

Leading contributors to Fund performance include the Health Care, Energy, and Information Technology sectors. From an individual stock perspective, Microsoft Corporation, Amazon.com, Inc., and Clorox Company. were the top contributors.

 

Leading detractors to Fund performance include the Consumer Discretionary, Communication Services, and Industrials. From an individual stock perspective, ViacomCBS, Inc., Revlon, Inc., and United Airlines Holdings, Inc. were the top detractors.

 

Reverse Cap Weighted U.S. Large Cap ETF

 

The Reverse Cap Weighted U.S. Large Cap ETF (“RVRS” or the “Fund”) tracks the Reverse Cap Weighted US Large Cap Index (“REVERSE” or the “Index”). The Fund, via its Index, provides exposure to the companies in the S&P 500 index. However, while traditional market cap weighted indexes such as the S&P 500 weight companies inside the index by their relative market capitalization, RVRS does the opposite, weighting companies by the inverse of their relative market cap. By investing smallest-to-biggest, the Fund tilts investment exposure to the smaller end of the market cap spectrum within the large cap space.

 

For the current fiscal period, RVRS generated a total return of -26.84% (NAV) and -26.76% (Market). This compares to the -27.02% total return of the Index, and the -12.31% total return of the benchmark, the S&P 500, for the same period.

 

Leading contributors to Fund performance include the Health Care, Utilities, and Consumer Staples sectors. From an individual stock perspective, Las Vegas Sands Corporation, DaVita, Inc., and Tiffany & Company, were the top contributors.

 

Leading detractors to Fund performance include the Consumer Discretionary, Energy, and Financials. From an individual stock perspective, Alliance Data Systems Corporation, Gap, Inc., and Macy’s, Inc. were the top detractors.

 

Must be preceded or accompanied by a prospectus

 

Diversification does not guarantee a profit or protect from loss in a declining market.

 

Fund holdings and/or sector allocations are subject to change at any time and are not recommendations to buy or sell any security. For a complete listing of the Funds’ holdings, please refer to the Schedules of Investments in this report.

 

The securities of large-capitalization companies may be relatively mature compared to smaller companies and therefore subject to slower growth during times of economic expansion. The Index relies heavily on proprietary quantitative models as well as information and data supplied by third parties (Models and Data). Because the Index is composed based on such Models and Data, when such Models and Data

 

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Letters to Shareholders
(Unaudited)
(Continued)

 

 

prove to be incorrect or incomplete, the Index and Fund may not perform as expected. As with all index funds, the performance of the Fund and its Index may differ from each other for a variety of reasons. For example, the Fund incurs operating expenses and portfolio transaction costs not incurred by the Index. In addition, the Fund may not be fully invested in the securities of the Index at all times or may hold securities not included in the Index. Investments involve risk. Principal loss is possible. The Funds have the same risks as the underlying securities traded on the exchange through the day. Redemptions are limited and often commissions are charged on each trade, and ETFs may trade at a premium or discount to their net asset value. To the extent the Fund invests more heavily in particular sectors of the economy, the Fund’s performance may be more sensitive to developments that significantly affect those sectors.

 

American Customer Satisfaction Investable Index is an objective, rules-based methodology to measure the performance of (i) large capitalization U.S.-listed companies whose customers have been surveyed and who have been assigned a customer satisfaction score as part of the Customer Satisfaction Data (collectively, “ACSI Companies”) and (ii) U.S. sector-specific exchange-traded funds (“ETFs”) used by the Index to supplement its exposure to sectors for which there are too few ACSI Companies to achieve the target sector weights at the time of each rebalance. The Index is sector-weighted to reflect the overall U.S. large cap market, and security-weighted based on the Customer Satisfaction Data. You cannot invest directly in an index.

 

The S&P 500 Index is a widely recognized capitalization-weighted Index of 500 common stock prices in U.S. companies.

 

Cash flow is the total amount of money being transferred into and out of a business, especially as affecting liquidity.

 

The EQM Brand Value Index has a proprietary method of analyzing unrealized value to identify companies whose share value has not been fully recognized by the U.S. markets. The index is rules-based and equally weights constituent companies exhibiting a discount of brand and intangible asset value to market cap and show operational efficiency. Created in 2018, the EQM Brand Value Index is designed to show that brands and intangible assets are key in identifying undervalued companies in the U.S. You cannot invest directly in an index.

 

The Reverse Cap Weighted U.S. Large Cap Index is a rules-based, reverse capitalization weighted index comprised of the 500 largest U.S.-listed companies as measured by their free-float market capitalization contained within the S&P 500 universe. The Index seeks to provide exposure to the U.S. large-cap market but with greater emphasis on the smaller-end of the large-cap spectrum, unlike many traditional market capitalization weighted indexes that place a greater emphasis on the largest companies in the large-cap market. You cannot invest directly in an index.

 

Distributed by Foreside Fund Services, LLC

 

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Portfolio Allocations
As of March 31, 2020 (Unaudited)

 

 

American Customer Satisfaction ETF

 

Sector

Percentage of
Net Assets

Information Technology

18.0%

Consumer Staples

16.5

Consumer Discretionary

15.6

Utilities

14.3

Communication Services

12.9

Financials

8.3

Industrials

7.4

Health Care

4.7

Materials

0.8

Real Estate

0.8

Energy

0.5

Short-Term Investments

0.2

Other Assets in Excess of Liabilities *

0.0

Total

100.0%

 

Brand Value ETF

 

Sector

Percentage of
Net Assets

Information Technology 25.2%
Consumer Staples 22.6
Consumer Discretionary 18.7
Financials 11.3
Communication Services 8.1
Health Care 7.6
Industrials 3.4
Energy 2.9
Short-Term Investments 0.2
Liabilities in Excess of Other Assets *

0.0

Total

100.0%

 

* Represents less than 0.05% of net assets.
To the extent that the Fund invests more heavily in particular sectors of the economy, its performance will be especially sensitive to developments that significantly affect those sectors. See Note 8 in Notes to Financial Statements.

 

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Portfolio Allocations
As of March 31, 2020 (Unaudited) (Continued)

 

 

Reverse Cap Weighted U.S. Large Cap ETF

 

Sector

Percentage of
Net Assets

Industrials

16.0%

Consumer Discretionary

15.6

Information Technology

14.2

Financials

11.1

Health Care

10.9

Consumer Staples

7.0

Real Estate

6.9

Materials

6.6

Utilities

5.8

Energy

4.0

Communication Services

1.6

Other Assets in Excess of Liabilities

0.2

Short-Term Investments

0.1

Total

100.0%

 

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Schedule of Investments
March 31, 2020 (Unaudited)

 

 

 

Shares

 

Security Description

 

Value

 
     

COMMON STOCKS — 94.9%

       
       

Communication Services — 12.9%

       
    844  

Alphabet, Inc. - Class C (a)

  $ 981,412  
    413  

Altice USA, Inc. - Class A (a)

    9,206  
    16,917  

AT&T, Inc.

    493,130  
    10,562  

DISH Network Corporation - Class A (a)

    211,134  
    6,360  

Motorola Solutions, Inc.

    845,371  
    25,968  

New York Times Company - Class A

    797,477  
    10,273  

T-Mobile US, Inc. (a)

    861,905  
    12,144  

Verizon Communications, Inc.

    652,497  
    172,973  

Vonage Holdings Corporation (a)

    1,250,595  
              6,102,727  
       

Consumer Discretionary — 15.6%

       
    17,575  

Abercrombie & Fitch Company - Class A

    159,757  
    24,146  

Bed Bath & Beyond, Inc.

    101,655  
    382  

Chipotle Mexican Grill, Inc. (a)

    249,981  
    400  

Comcast Corporation - Class A

    13,752  
    2,362  

Cracker Barrel Old Country Store, Inc.

    196,566  
    2,838  

Darden Restaurants, Inc.

    154,557  
    4,130  

Dillard’s, Inc. - Class A

    152,604  
    2,900  

Dollar Tree, Inc. (a)

    213,063  
    1,056  

Domino’s Pizza, Inc.

    342,218  
    7,928  

Etsy, Inc. (a)

    304,753  
    2,756  

Expedia Group, Inc.

    155,080  
    7,940  

Foot Locker, Inc.

    175,077  
    33,779  

Ford Motor Company

    163,153  
    17,525  

Gap, Inc.

    123,376  
    9,021  

General Motors Company

    187,456  
    48,462  

Hanesbrands, Inc.

    381,396  
    2,982  

Hilton Worldwide Holdings, Inc.

    203,492  
    3,481  

Hyatt Hotels Corporation - Class A

    166,740  
    264,601  

J.C. Penney Company, Inc. (a)

    95,256  
    6,608  

Kohl’s Corporation

    96,411  
    38,023  

L Brands, Inc.

    439,546  
    16,030  

Macy’s, Inc.

    78,707  
    4,646  

Marriott International, Inc. - Class A

    347,567  
    3,407  

NIKE, Inc. - Class B

    281,895  

 

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

 

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Schedule of Investments
March 31, 2020 (Unaudited) (Continued)

 

 

 

Shares

 

Security Description

 

Value

 
       

COMMON STOCKS — 94.9% (Continued)

       

Consumer Discretionary — 15.6% (Continued)

    7,185  

Nordstrom, Inc.

  $ 110,218  
    4,983  

Papa John’s International, Inc.

    265,943  
    3,364  

Starbucks Corporation

    221,149  
    2,385  

Target Corporation

    221,733  
    13,288  

Texas Roadhouse, Inc.

    548,794  
    4,856  

TJX Companies, Inc.

    232,165  
    23,615  

TripAdvisor, Inc.

    410,665  
    1,240  

Ulta Beauty, Inc. (a)

    217,868  
    3,176  

V.F. Corporation

    171,758  
    2,690  

Yum! Brands, Inc.

    184,346  
              7,368,697  
       

Consumer Staples — 16.5%

       
    4,033  

Clorox Company

    698,717  
    8,784  

Colgate-Palmolive Company

    582,906  
    3,714  

Costco Wholesale Corporation

    1,058,973  
    140  

CVS Health Corporation

    8,306  
    11,726  

General Mills, Inc.

    618,781  
    9,434  

Hershey Company

    1,250,005  
    41,025  

Keurig Dr Pepper, Inc.

    995,677  
    6,920  

Kroger Company

    208,431  
    9,371  

PepsiCo, Inc.

    1,125,457  
    11,182  

Procter & Gamble Company

    1,230,020  
    100  

Walmart, Inc.

    11,362  
              7,788,635  
       

Financials — 8.3%

       
    5,510  

Allstate Corporation

    505,432  
    3,938  

Capital One Financial Corporation

    198,554  
    38,874  

Charles Schwab Corporation

    1,306,944  
    16,222  

Citigroup, Inc.

    683,271  
    2,948  

JPMorgan Chase & Company

    265,408  
    2,519  

PNC Financial Services Group, Inc.

    241,119  
    15,145  

Truist Financial Corporation

    467,072  
    7,076  

US Bancorp

    243,768  
              3,911,568  

 

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

 

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Schedule of Investments
March 31, 2020 (Unaudited) (Continued)

 

 

 

Shares

 

Security Description

 

Value

 
       

COMMON STOCKS — 94.9% (Continued)

       

Health Care — 1.9%

       
    2,956  

Humana, Inc.

  $ 928,243  
                 
       

Industrials — 7.4%

       
    21,083  

Alaska Air Group, Inc.

    600,233  
    427  

American Airlines Group, Inc.

    5,205  
    2,949  

Delta Air Lines, Inc.

    84,135  
    7,991  

FedEx Corporation

    968,988  
    39,141  

JetBlue Airways Corporation (a)

    350,312  
    13,488  

Southwest Airlines Company

    480,308  
    10,785  

United Parcel Service, Inc. - Class B

    1,007,535  
              3,496,716  
       

Information Technology — 18.0%

       
    1,155  

Amazon.com, Inc. (a)

    2,251,927  
    8,062  

Apple, Inc.

    2,050,086  
    55,623  

HP, Inc.

    965,615  
    5,855  

Microsoft Corporation

    923,392  
    6,136  

Netflix, Inc. (a)

    2,304,068  
              8,495,088  
       

Utilities — 14.3%

       
    4,630  

Ameren Corporation

    337,203  
    8,355  

Atmos Energy Corporation

    829,067  
    61,747  

CenterPoint Energy, Inc.

    953,991  
    10,665  

Consolidated Edison, Inc.

    831,870  
    6,638  

Dominion Energy, Inc.

    479,197  
    4,647  

Edison International

    254,609  
    2,940  

Entergy Corporation

    276,272  
    3,024  

NextEra Energy, Inc.

    727,635  
    19,609  

NiSource, Inc.

    489,637  
    2,379  

Sempra Energy

    268,803  
    11,592  

Southern Company

    627,591  
    5,920  

WEC Energy Group, Inc.

    521,729  
    2,626  

Xcel Energy, Inc.

    158,347  
              6,755,951  
       

TOTAL COMMON STOCKS (Cost $57,284,107)

    44,847,625  
                 

 

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

 

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March 31, 2020 (Unaudited) (Continued)

 

 

 

Shares

 

Security Description

 

Value

 
       

EXCHANGE TRADED FUNDS — 4.9%

       
       

Energy — 0.5%

       
    4,125  

Energy Select Sector SPDR Fund

  $ 119,872  
    7,661  

iShares U.S. Energy ETF

    117,290  
              237,162  
       

Healthcare — 2.8%

       
    7,500  

Health Care Select Sector SPDR Fund

    664,350  
    3,549  

iShares U.S. Healthcare ETF

    666,502  
              1,330,852  
       

Materials — 0.8%

       
    2,607  

iShares U.S. Basic Materials ETF

    180,587  
    4,125  

Materials Select Sector SPDR Fund

    185,790  
              366,377  
       

Real Estate — 0.8%

       
    2,682  

iShares U.S. Real Estate ETF

    186,587  
    6,459  

Real Estate Select Sector SPDR Fund

    200,229  
              386,816  
       

TOTAL EXCHANGE TRADED FUNDS (Cost $2,902,841)

    2,321,207  
                 
       

SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS — 0.2%

       
    88,017  

First American Government Obligations Fund, Class X, 0.41% *

    88,017  
       

TOTAL SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS (Cost $88,017)

    88,017  
       

TOTAL INVESTMENTS — 100.0% (Cost $60,274,965)

    47,256,849  
       

Other Assets in Excess of Liabilities — 0.0%+

    22,289  
       

NET ASSETS — 100.0%

  $ 47,279,138  

 

Percentages are stated as a percent of net assets.

 

The Fund’s security classifications are defined by the Fund Advisor.

 

(a)

Non-income producing security.

*

Rate shown is the annualized seven-day yield as of March 31, 2020.

+

Represents less than 0.05% of net assets.

 

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

 

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Schedule of Investments
March 31, 2020 (Unaudited)

 

 

 

Shares

 

Security Description

 

Value

 
       

COMMON STOCKS — 99.8%

       
       

Communication Services — 8.1%

       
    366  

Alphabet, Inc. - Class C (a)

  $ 425,588  
    12,455  

AT&T, Inc.

    363,063  
    7,599  

Verizon Communications, Inc.

    408,294  
    17,027  

ViacomCBS, Inc. - Class B

    238,548  
              1,435,493  
       

Consumer Discretionary — 18.7%

       
    48,666  

Ford Motor Company

    235,057  
    11,585  

General Motors Company

    240,736  
    14,221  

Harley-Davidson, Inc.

    269,204  
    4,706  

Hilton Worldwide Holdings, Inc.

    321,137  
    14,149  

La-Z-Boy, Inc.

    290,762  
    3,471  

Marriott International, Inc. - Class A

    259,666  
    5,042  

NIKE, Inc. - Class B

    417,175  
    4,886  

Ralph Lauren Corporation

    326,531  
    4,081  

Target Corporation

    379,411  
    3,159  

Walt Disney Company

    305,159  
    3,199  

Whirlpool Corporation

    274,474  
              3,319,312  
       

Consumer Staples — 22.6%

       
    9,751  

Campbell Soup Company

    450,106  
    2,672  

Clorox Company

    462,924  
    7,868  

Coca-Cola Company

    348,159  
    5,856  

Colgate-Palmolive Company

    388,604  
    8,121  

General Mills, Inc.

    428,545  
    4,142  

J.M. Smucker Company

    459,762  
    6,962  

Kellogg Company

    417,651  
    3,177  

PepsiCo, Inc.

    381,558  
    3,558  

Procter & Gamble Company

    391,380  
    26,229  

Revlon, Inc. - Class A (a)

    286,683  
              4,015,372  
       

Energy — 2.9%

       
    3,773  

Chevron Corporation

    273,392  
    6,416  

Exxon Mobil Corporation

    243,616  
              517,008  

 

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

 

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Schedule of Investments
March 31, 2020 (Unaudited) (Continued)

 

 

  Shares   Security Description   Value  
        COMMON STOCKS — 99.8% (Continued)        
        Financials — 11.3%        
    3,684   American Express Company   $ 315,387  
    16,045   Bank of America Corporation     340,635  
    5,078   Capital One Financial Corporation     256,033  
    11,285   Charles Schwab Corporation     379,401  
    3,999   JPMorgan Chase & Company     360,030  
    10,495   Morgan Stanley     356,830  
              2,008,316  
        Health Care — 7.6%        
    9,139   Bristol-Myers Squibb Company     509,408  
    3,405   Johnson & Johnson     446,497  
    12,203   Pfizer, Inc.     398,306  
              1,354,211  
        Industrials — 3.4%        
    16,093   American Airlines Group, Inc.     196,174  
    26,388   JetBlue Airways Corporation (a)     236,173  
    5,161   United Airlines Holdings, Inc. (a)     162,829  
              595,176  
        Information Technology — 25.2%        
    239   Amazon.com, Inc. (a)     465,983  
    2,081   Apple, Inc.     529,178  
    11,018   eBay, Inc.     331,201  
    2,314   Facebook, Inc. - Class A (a)     385,975  
    24,014   HP, Inc.     416,883  
    8,945   Intel Corporation     484,103  
    3,248   International Business Machines Corporation     360,301  
    1,517   Mastercard, Inc. - Class A     366,447  
    3,166   Microsoft Corporation     499,310  
    9,987   Twitter, Inc. (a)     245,281  
    2,386   Visa, Inc. - Class A     384,433  
              4,469,095  
        TOTAL COMMON STOCKS (Cost $23,016,704)     17,713,983  

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SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS — 0.2%

       
    37,541  

First American Government Obligations Fund, Class X, 0.43% *

  $ 37,541  
       

TOTAL SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS (Cost $37,541)

    37,541  
       

TOTAL INVESTMENTS — 100.0% (Cost $23,054,245)

    17,751,524  
       

Other Assets in Excess of Liabilities — 0.0%+

    5,717  
       

NET ASSETS — 100.0%

  $ 17,757,241  

 

Percentages are stated as a percent of net assets.

 

The Fund’s security classifications are defined by the Fund Advisor.

 

(a) Non-income producing security.
* Rate shown is the annualized seven-day yield as of March 31, 2020.
+ Represents less than 0.05% of net assets.
To the extent that the Fund invests more heavily in particular sectors of the economy, its performance will be especially sensitive to developments that significantly affect those sectors. See Note 8 in Notes to Financial Statements.

 

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

 

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COMMON STOCKS — 99.7%

       
       

Communication Services — 1.6%

       
    28  

AT&T, Inc.

  $ 816  
    1,682  

CenturyLink, Inc.

    15,912  
    10  

Charter Communications, Inc. - Class A (a)

    4,363  
    1,051  

DISH Network Corporation - Class A (a)

    21,009  
    523  

Live Nation Entertainment, Inc. (a)

    23,776  
    71  

Motorola Solutions, Inc.

    9,437  
    173  

T-Mobile US, Inc. (a)

    14,515  
    20  

Verizon Communications, Inc.

    1,075  
    377  

ViacomCBS, Inc. - Class B

    5,282  
              96,185  
       

Consumer Discretionary — 15.6%

       
    188  

Advance Auto Parts, Inc.

    17,544  
    140  

Aptiv plc

    6,894  
    9  

AutoZone, Inc. (a)

    7,614  
    193  

Best Buy Company, Inc.

    11,001  
    2  

Booking Holdings, Inc. (a)

    2,691  
    775  

BorgWarner, Inc.

    18,887  
    1,330  

Capri Holdings, Ltd. (a)

    14,351  
    197  

CarMax, Inc. (a)

    10,605  
    325  

Carnival Corporation

    4,280  
    18  

Chipotle Mexican Grill, Inc. (a)

    11,779  
    32  

Comcast Corporation - Class A

    1,100  
    310  

D.R. Horton, Inc.

    10,540  
    190  

Darden Restaurants, Inc.

    10,347  
    421  

Discovery, Inc. - Class A (a)

    8,184  
    230  

Discovery, Inc. - Class C (a)

    4,034  
    51  

Dollar General Corporation

    7,702  
    150  

Dollar Tree, Inc. (a)

    11,020  
    173  

Expedia Group, Inc.

    9,735  
    940  

Ford Motor Company

    4,540  
    138  

Fox Corporation - Class A

    3,261  
    318  

Fox Corporation - Class B

    7,276  
    5,262  

Gap, Inc.

    37,044  
    228  

Garmin, Ltd.

    17,091  
    195  

General Motors Company

    4,052  

 

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

 

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COMMON STOCKS — 99.7% (Continued)

       

Consumer Discretionary — 15.6% (Continued)

    203  

Genuine Parts Company

  $ 13,668  
    2,884  

H&R Block, Inc.

    40,607  
    4,140  

Hanesbrands, Inc.

    32,582  
    1,450  

Harley-Davidson, Inc.

    27,449  
    226  

Hasbro, Inc.

    16,170  
    96  

Hilton Worldwide Holdings, Inc.

    6,551  
    5  

Home Depot, Inc.

    934  
    1,506  

Interpublic Group of Companies, Inc.

    24,382  
    838  

Kohl’s Corporation

    12,226  
    4,234  

L Brands, Inc.

    48,945  
    191  

Las Vegas Sands Corporation

    8,112  
    915  

Leggett & Platt, Inc.

    24,412  
    327  

Lennar Corporation - Class A

    12,491  
    775  

LKQ Corporation (a)

    15,895  
    28  

Lowe’s Companies, Inc.

    2,409  
    4,300  

Macy’s, Inc.

    21,113  
    53  

Marriott International, Inc. - Class A

    3,965  
    10  

McDonald’s Corporation

    1,654  
    564  

MGM Resorts International

    6,655  
    271  

Mohawk Industries, Inc. (a)

    20,661  
    2,212  

Newell Brands, Inc.

    29,375  
    798  

News Corporation - Class A

    7,162  
    2,388  

News Corporation - Class B

    21,468  
    26  

NIKE, Inc. - Class B

    2,151  
    1,970  

Nordstrom, Inc.

    30,220  
    457  

Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings, Ltd. (a)

    5,009  
    6  

NVR, Inc. (a)

    15,415  
    213  

Omnicom Group, Inc.

    11,694  
    21  

O’Reilly Automotive, Inc. (a)

    6,322  
    738  

PulteGroup, Inc.

    16,472  
    380  

PVH Corporation

    14,303  
    453  

Ralph Lauren Corporation

    30,274  
    64  

Ross Stores, Inc.

    5,566  
    117  

Royal Caribbean Cruises, Ltd.

    3,764  
    30  

Starbucks Corporation

    1,972  

 

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

 

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COMMON STOCKS — 99.7% (Continued)

       

Consumer Discretionary — 15.6% (Continued)

    1,650  

Tapestry, Inc.

  $ 21,368  
    37  

Target Corporation

    3,440  
    161  

Tiffany & Company

    20,849  
    71  

TJX Companies, Inc.

    3,395  
    295  

Tractor Supply Company

    24,942  
    84  

Ulta Beauty, Inc. (a)

    14,759  
    1,066  

Under Armour, Inc. - Class A (a)

    9,818  
    1,250  

Under Armour, Inc. - Class C (a)

    10,075  
    110  

V.F. Corporation

    5,949  
    7  

Walt Disney Company

    676  
    218  

Whirlpool Corporation

    18,704  
    191  

Wynn Resorts, Ltd.

    11,496  
    103  

Yum! Brands, Inc.

    7,059  
              936,150  
       

Consumer Staples — 7.0%

       
    66  

Altria Group, Inc.

    2,552  
    274  

Archer-Daniels-Midland Company

    9,639  
    421  

Brown-Forman Corporation - Class B

    23,370  
    805  

Campbell Soup Company

    37,159  
    260  

Church & Dwight Company, Inc.

    16,687  
    107  

Clorox Company

    18,538  
    27  

Coca-Cola Company

    1,195  
    76  

Colgate-Palmolive Company

    5,044  
    782  

Conagra Brands, Inc.

    22,944  
    56  

Constellation Brands, Inc. - Class A

    8,028  
    7  

Costco Wholesale Corporation

    1,996  
    8,491  

Coty, Inc. - Class A

    43,814  
    44  

CVS Health Corporation

    2,611  
    32  

Estee Lauder Companies, Inc. - Class A

    5,099  
    193  

General Mills, Inc.

    10,185  
    96  

Hershey Company

    12,720  
    557  

Hormel Foods Corporation

    25,978  
    265  

J.M. Smucker Company

    29,415  
    285  

Kellogg Company

    17,097  
    47  

Kimberly-Clark Corporation

    6,010  

 

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

 

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COMMON STOCKS — 99.7% (Continued)

       

Consumer Staples — 7.0% (Continued)

    492  

Kraft Heinz Company

  $ 12,172  
    493  

Kroger Company

    14,849  
    300  

Lamb Weston Holdings, Inc.

    17,130  
    90  

McCormick & Company, Inc.

    12,709  
    633  

Molson Coors Beverage Company - Class B

    24,693  
    76  

Mondelez International, Inc. - Class A

    3,806  
    211  

Monster Beverage Corporation (a)

    11,871  
    11  

PepsiCo, Inc.

    1,321  
    27  

Philip Morris International, Inc.

    1,970  
    7  

Procter & Gamble Company

    770  
    87  

Sysco Corporation

    3,970  
    136  

Tyson Foods, Inc. - Class A

    7,870  
    124  

Walgreens Boots Alliance, Inc.

    5,673  
    15  

Walmart, Inc.

    1,704  
              420,589  
       

Energy — 4.0%

       
    1,773  

Apache Corporation

    7,411  
    828  

Baker Hughes Company

    8,694  
    2,950  

Cabot Oil & Gas Corporation

    50,711  
    11  

Chevron Corporation

    797  
    244  

Concho Resources, Inc.

    10,455  
    72  

ConocoPhillips

    2,218  
    1,430  

Devon Energy Corporation

    9,881  
    266  

Diamondback Energy, Inc.

    6,969  
    90  

EOG Resources, Inc.

    3,233  
    15  

Exxon Mobil Corporation

    570  
    617  

Halliburton Company

    4,227  
    1,618  

Helmerich & Payne, Inc.

    25,322  
    311  

Hess Corporation

    10,356  
    832  

HollyFrontier Corporation

    20,392  
    384  

Kinder Morgan, Inc.

    5,345  
    2,404  

Marathon Oil Corporation

    7,909  
    140  

Marathon Petroleum Corporation

    3,307  
    1,391  

National Oilwell Varco, Inc.

    13,674  
    1,271  

Noble Energy, Inc.

    7,677  

 

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

 

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COMMON STOCKS — 99.7% (Continued)

       

Energy — 4.0% (Continued)

    243  

Occidental Petroleum Corporation

  $ 2,814  
    141  

ONEOK, Inc.

    3,075  
    54  

Phillips 66

    2,897  
    95  

Pioneer Natural Resources Company

    6,664  
    147  

Schlumberger, Ltd.

    1,983  
    1,825  

TechnipFMC plc

    12,301  
    86  

Valero Energy Corporation

    3,901  
    498  

Williams Companies, Inc.

    7,047  
              239,830  
       

Financials — 11.1%

       
    150  

Aflac, Inc.

    5,136  
    80  

Allstate Corporation

    7,338  
    30  

American Express Company

    2,568  
    134  

American International Group, Inc.

    3,249  
    87  

Ameriprise Financial, Inc.

    8,916  
    31  

Aon plc

    5,116  
    187  

Arthur J. Gallagher & Company

    15,242  
    300  

Assurant, Inc.

    31,227  
    32  

Bank of America Corporation

    679  
    147  

Bank of New York Mellon Corporation

    4,951  
    3  

Berkshire Hathaway, Inc. - Class B (a)

    548  
    11  

BlackRock, Inc.

    4,840  
    61  

Capital One Financial Corporation

    3,076  
    211  

Cboe Global Markets, Inc.

    18,832  
    108  

Charles Schwab Corporation

    3,631  
    34  

Chubb, Ltd.

    3,797  
    184  

Cincinnati Financial Corporation

    13,883  
    24  

Citigroup, Inc.

    1,011  
    431  

Citizens Financial Group, Inc.

    8,107  
    21  

CME Group, Inc.

    3,631  
    416  

Comerica, Inc.

    12,205  
    132  

Discover Financial Services

    4,709  
    678  

E*TRADE Financial Corporation

    23,269  
    103  

Everest Re Group, Ltd.

    19,819  
    457  

Fifth Third Bancorp

    6,786  

 

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

 

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COMMON STOCKS — 99.7% (Continued)

       

Financials — 11.1% (Continued)

    140  

First Republic Bank

  $ 11,519  
    1,654  

Franklin Resources, Inc.

    27,605  
    283  

Globe Life, Inc.

    20,368  
    18  

Goldman Sachs Group, Inc.

    2,783  
    232  

Hartford Financial Services Group, Inc.

    8,176  
    1,282  

Huntington Bancshares, Inc.

    10,525  
    62  

Intercontinental Exchange, Inc.

    5,006  
    2,695  

Invesco, Ltd.

    24,471  
    5  

JPMorgan Chase & Company

    450  
    764  

KeyCorp

    7,923  
    435  

Lincoln National Corporation

    11,449  
    478  

Loews Corporation

    16,649  
    81  

M&T Bank Corporation

    8,378  
    58  

MarketAxess Holdings, Inc.

    19,289  
    51  

Marsh & McLennan Companies, Inc.

    4,409  
    156  

MetLife, Inc.

    4,769  
    34  

Moody’s Corporation

    7,191  
    100  

Morgan Stanley

    3,400  
    54  

MSCI, Inc.

    15,604  
    248  

Nasdaq, Inc.

    23,548  
    125  

Northern Trust Corporation

    9,433  
    2,521  

People’s United Financial, Inc.

    27,857  
    27  

PNC Financial Services Group, Inc.

    2,584  
    407  

Principal Financial Group, Inc.

    12,755  
    102  

Progressive Corporation

    7,532  
    87  

Prudential Financial, Inc.

    4,536  
    300  

Raymond James Financial, Inc.

    18,960  
    1,096  

Regions Financial Corporation

    9,831  
    16  

S&P Global, Inc.

    3,921  
    136  

State Street Corporation

    7,245  
    95  

SVB Financial Group (a)

    14,353  
    368  

Synchrony Financial

    5,921  
    88  

T. Rowe Price Group, Inc.

    8,593  
    65  

Travelers Companies, Inc.

    6,458  
    74  

Truist Financial Corporation

    2,282  

 

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

 

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COMMON STOCKS — 99.7% (Continued)

       

Financials — 11.1% (Continued)

    1,610  

Unum Group

  $ 24,166  
    60  

US Bancorp

    2,067  
    27  

Wells Fargo & Company

    775  
    61  

Willis Towers Watson plc

    10,361  
    441  

W.R. Berkley Corporation

    23,007  
    685  

Zions Bancorporation NA

    18,331  
              667,046  
       

Health Care — 10.9%

       
    23  

Abbott Laboratories

    1,815  
    27  

AbbVie, Inc.

    2,057  
    208  

ABIOMED, Inc. (a)

    30,193  
    141  

Agilent Technologies, Inc.

    10,098  
    115  

Alexion Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (a)

    10,326  
    61  

Align Technology, Inc. (a)

    10,611  
    26  

Allergan plc

    4,605  
    290  

AmerisourceBergen Corporation

    25,665  
    8  

Amgen, Inc.

    1,622  
    15  

Anthem, Inc.

    3,406  
    86  

Baxter International, Inc.

    6,982  
    15  

Becton Dickinson and Company

    3,447  
    20  

Biogen, Inc. (a)

    6,328  
    110  

Boston Scientific Corporation (a)

    3,589  
    32  

Bristol-Myers Squibb Company

    1,784  
    372  

Cardinal Health, Inc.

    17,834  
    224  

Centene Corporation (a)

    13,308  
    190  

Cerner Corporation

    11,968  
    23  

Cigna Corporation

    4,075  
    62  

Cooper Companies, Inc.

    17,092  
    22  

Danaher Corporation

    3,045  
    651  

DaVita, Inc. (a)

    49,515  
    441  

DENTSPLY SIRONA, Inc.

    17,124  
    27  

Edwards Lifesciences Corporation (a)

    5,093  
    24  

Eli Lilly & Company

    3,329  
    63  

Gilead Sciences, Inc.

    4,710  
    57  

HCA Healthcare, Inc.

    5,121  

 

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

 

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COMMON STOCKS — 99.7% (Continued)

       

Health Care — 10.9% (Continued)

    455  

Henry Schein, Inc. (a)

  $ 22,987  
    412  

Hologic, Inc. (a)

    14,461  
    18  

Humana, Inc.

    5,652  
    56  

IDEXX Laboratories, Inc. (a)

    13,565  
    20  

Illumina, Inc. (a)

    5,462  
    208  

Incyte Corporation (a)

    15,232  
    9  

Intuitive Surgical, Inc. (a)

    4,457  
    82  

IQVIA Holdings, Inc. (a)

    8,845  
    4  

Johnson & Johnson

    525  
    115  

Laboratory Corporation of America Holdings (a)

    14,535  
    87  

McKesson Corporation

    11,768  
    17  

Medtronic plc

    1,533  
    15  

Merck & Company, Inc.

    1,154  
    21  

Mettler-Toledo International, Inc. (a)

    14,501  
    1,638  

Mylan NV (a)

    24,423  
    311  

PerkinElmer, Inc.

    23,412  
    784  

Perrigo Company plc

    37,703  
    36  

Pfizer, Inc.

    1,175  
    212  

Quest Diagnostics, Inc.

    17,024  
    27  

Regeneron Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (a)

    13,184  
    92  

ResMed, Inc.

    13,551  
    158  

STERIS plc

    22,115  
    23  

Stryker Corporation

    3,829  
    52  

Teleflex, Inc.

    15,229  
    7  

Thermo Fisher Scientific, Inc.

    1,985  
    4  

UnitedHealth Group, Inc.

    998  
    186  

Universal Health Services, Inc. - Class B

    18,429  
    171  

Varian Medical Systems, Inc. (a)

    17,555  
    25  

Vertex Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (a)

    5,949  
    86  

Waters Corporation (a)

    15,656  
    68  

Zimmer Biomet Holdings, Inc.

    6,873  
    40  

Zoetis, Inc.

    4,708  
              653,217  
       

Industrials — 16.0%

       
    18  

3M Company

    2,457  

 

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

 

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Security Description

 

Value

 
       

COMMON STOCKS — 99.7% (Continued)

       

Industrials — 16.0% (Continued)

    1,051  

A.O. Smith Corporation

  $ 39,738  
    543  

Alaska Air Group, Inc.

    15,459  
    225  

Allegion plc

    20,705  
    1,041  

American Airlines Group, Inc.

    12,690  
    137  

AMETEK, Inc.

    9,867  
    798  

Arconic, Inc.

    12,816  
    3  

Boeing Company

    447  
    392  

C.H. Robinson Worldwide, Inc.

    25,950  
    26  

Caterpillar, Inc.

    3,017  
    54  

Cintas Corporation

    9,354  
    194  

Copart, Inc. (a)

    13,293  
    75  

CSX Corporation

    4,297  
    61  

Cummins, Inc.

    8,255  
    33  

Deere & Company

    4,559  
    161  

Delta Air Lines, Inc.

    4,593  
    166  

Dover Corporation

    13,934  
    86  

Eaton Corporation plc

    6,681  
    88  

Emerson Electric Company

    4,193  
    134  

Equifax, Inc.

    16,006  
    312  

Expeditors International of Washington, Inc.

    20,817  
    396  

Fastenal Company

    12,375  
    50  

FedEx Corporation

    6,063  
    1,005  

Flowserve Corporation

    24,009  
    185  

Fortive Corporation

    10,210  
    530  

Fortune Brands Home & Security, Inc.

    22,922  
    41  

General Dynamics Corporation

    5,425  
    277  

General Electric Company

    2,199  
    14  

Honeywell International, Inc.

    1,873  
    121  

Huntington Ingalls Industries, Inc.

    22,047  
    144  

IDEX Corporation

    19,888  
    140  

IHS Markit, Ltd.

    8,400  
    34  

Illinois Tool Works, Inc.

    4,832  
    1,310  

Ingersoll Rand, Inc. (a)

    32,488  
    284  

J.B. Hunt Transport Services, Inc.

    26,193  
    281  

Jacobs Engineering Group, Inc.

    22,275  

 

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

 

21

 

 

 

Reverse Cap Weighted U.S. Large Cap ETF

 

Schedule of Investments
March 31, 2020 (Unaudited) (Continued)

 

 

 

Shares

 

Security Description

 

Value

 
       

COMMON STOCKS — 99.7% (Continued)

       

Industrials — 16.0% (Continued)

    248  

Johnson Controls International plc

  $ 6,686  
    136  

Kansas City Southern

    17,296  
    35  

L3Harris Technologies, Inc.

    6,304  
    7  

Lockheed Martin Corporation

    2,373  
    493  

Masco Corporation

    17,043  
    2,187  

Nielsen Holdings plc

    27,425  
    33  

Norfolk Southern Corporation

    4,818  
    16  

Northrop Grumman Corporation

    4,841  
    212  

Old Dominion Freight Line, Inc.

    27,761  
    133  

PACCAR, Inc.

    8,130  
    56  

Parker-Hannifin Corporation

    7,265  
    877  

Pentair plc

    26,100  
    1,284  

Quanta Services, Inc.

    40,741  
    23  

Raytheon Company

    3,016  
    186  

Republic Services, Inc.

    13,961  
    693  

Robert Half International, Inc.

    26,161  
    65  

Rockwell Automation, Inc.

    9,809  
    2,040  

Rollins, Inc.

    73,726  
    24  

Roper Technologies, Inc.

    7,483  
    193  

Snap-on, Inc.

    21,002  
    220  

Southwest Airlines Company

    7,834  
    75  

Stanley Black & Decker, Inc.

    7,500  
    708  

Textron, Inc.

    18,882  
    93  

Trane Technologies plc

    7,681  
    18  

TransDigm Group, Inc.

    5,763  
    14  

Union Pacific Corporation

    1,975  
    185  

United Airlines Holdings, Inc. (a)

    5,837  
    30  

United Parcel Service, Inc. - Class B

    2,803  
    156  

United Rentals, Inc. (a)

    16,052  
    17  

United Technologies Corporation

    1,604  
    85  

Verisk Analytics, Inc.

    11,847  
    64  

W.W. Grainger, Inc.

    15,904  
    63  

Waste Management, Inc.

    5,831  
    301  

Westinghouse Air Brake Technologies Corporation

    14,487  

 

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

 

22

 

 

 

Reverse Cap Weighted U.S. Large Cap ETF

 

Schedule of Investments
March 31, 2020 (Unaudited) (Continued)

 

 

 

Shares

 

Security Description

 

Value

 
       

COMMON STOCKS — 99.7% (Continued)

       

Industrials — 16.0% (Continued)

    284  

Xylem, Inc.

  $ 18,497  
              964,765  
       

Information Technology — 14.2%

       
    11  

Accenture plc - Class A

    1,796  
    117  

Activision Blizzard, Inc.

    6,959  
    6  

Adobe, Inc. (a)

    1,909  
    165  

Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. (a)

    7,504  
    268  

Akamai Technologies, Inc. (a)

    24,519  
    623  

Alliance Data Systems Corporation

    20,964  
    91  

Amphenol Corporation- Class A

    6,632  
    60  

Analog Devices, Inc.

    5,379  
    56  

ANSYS, Inc. (a)

    13,018  
    1  

Apple, Inc.

    254  
    94  

Applied Materials, Inc.

    4,307  
    153  

Arista Networks, Inc. (a)

    30,990  
    44  

Autodesk, Inc. (a)

    6,868  
    31  

Automatic Data Processing, Inc.

    4,237  
    7  

Broadcom, Inc.

    1,660  
    190  

Broadridge Financial Solutions, Inc.

    18,018  
    234  

Cadence Design Systems, Inc. (a)

    15,453  
    114  

CDW Corporation

    10,633  
    31  

Cisco Systems, Inc.

    1,219  
    208  

Citrix Systems, Inc.

    29,442  
    145  

Cognizant Technology Solutions Corporation - Class A

    6,738  
    482  

Corning, Inc.

    9,900  
    844  

DXC Technology Company

    11,014  
    324  

eBay, Inc.

    9,739  
    97  

Electronic Arts, Inc. (a)

    9,716  
    263  

F5 Networks, Inc. (a)

    28,044  
    3  

Facebook, Inc. - Class A (a)

    500  
    26  

Fidelity National Information Services, Inc.

    3,163  
    40  

Fiserv, Inc. (a)

    3,800  
    38  

FleetCor Technologies, Inc. (a)

    7,088  
    816  

FLIR Systems, Inc.

    26,022  

 

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

 

23

 

 

 

Reverse Cap Weighted U.S. Large Cap ETF

 

Schedule of Investments
March 31, 2020 (Unaudited) (Continued)

 

 

 

Shares

 

Security Description

 

Value

 
       

COMMON STOCKS — 99.7% (Continued)

       

Information Technology — 14.2% (Continued)

    196  

Fortinet, Inc. (a)

  $ 19,829  
    140  

Gartner, Inc. (a)

    13,940  
    32  

Global Payments, Inc.

    4,615  
    937  

Hewlett Packard Enterprise Company

    9,098  
    507  

HP, Inc.

    8,802  
    21  

Intel Corporation

    1,137  
    17  

International Business Machines Corporation

    1,886  
    20  

Intuit, Inc.

    4,600  
    414  

IPG Photonics Corporation (a)

    45,656  
    190  

Jack Henry & Associates, Inc.

    29,496  
    1,596  

Juniper Networks, Inc.

    30,547  
    143  

Keysight Technologies, Inc. (a)

    11,966  
    67  

KLA Corporation

    9,631  
    26  

Lam Research Corporation

    6,240  
    275  

Leidos Holdings, Inc.

    25,204  
    4  

Mastercard, Inc. - Class A

    966  
    327  

Maxim Integrated Products, Inc.

    15,895  
    125  

Microchip Technology, Inc.

    8,475  
    107  

Micron Technology, Inc. (a)

    4,500  
    1  

Microsoft Corporation

    158  
    338  

NetApp, Inc.

    14,091  
    7  

Netflix, Inc. (a)

    2,628  
    783  

NortonLifeLock, Inc.

    14,650  
    10  

NVIDIA Corporation

    2,636  
    48  

Oracle Corporation

    2,320  
    135  

Paychex, Inc.

    8,494  
    67  

Paycom Software, Inc. (a)

    13,535  
    21  

PayPal Holdings, Inc. (a)

    2,010  
    208  

Qorvo, Inc. (a)

    16,771  
    35  

QUALCOMM, Inc.

    2,368  
    13  

salesforce.com, Inc. (a)

    1,872  
    391  

Seagate Technology plc

    19,081  
    25  

ServiceNow, Inc. (a)

    7,165  
    146  

Skyworks Solutions, Inc.

    13,049  
    111  

Synopsys, Inc. (a)

    14,296  

 

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

 

24

 

 

 

Reverse Cap Weighted U.S. Large Cap ETF

 

Schedule of Investments
March 31, 2020 (Unaudited) (Continued)

 

 

 

Shares

 

Security Description

 

Value

 
       

COMMON STOCKS — 99.7% (Continued)

       

Information Technology — 14.2% (Continued)

    185  

Take-Two Interactive Software, Inc. (a)

  $ 21,943  
    102  

TE Connectivity, Ltd.

    6,424  
    20  

Texas Instruments, Inc.

    1,999  
    435  

Twitter, Inc. (a)

    10,684  
    82  

VeriSign, Inc. (a)

    14,767  
    5  

Visa, Inc. - Class A

    806  
    355  

Western Digital Corporation

    14,775  
    1,004  

Western Union Company

    18,203  
    1,243  

Xerox Holdings Corporation

    23,542  
    134  

Xilinx, Inc.

    10,444  
    86  

Zebra Technologies Corporation - Class A (a)

    15,790  
              854,469  
       

Materials — 6.6%

       
    26  

Air Products & Chemicals, Inc.

    5,190  
    666  

Albemarle Corporation

    37,542  
    1,691  

Amcor plc

    13,731  
    221  

Avery Dennison Corporation

    22,513  
    235  

Ball Corporation

    15,195  
    161  

Celanese Corporation

    11,816  
    699  

CF Industries Holdings, Inc.

    19,013  
    591  

Corteva, Inc.

    13,889  
    147  

Dow, Inc.

    4,298  
    95  

DuPont de Nemours, Inc.

    3,239  
    368  

Eastman Chemical Company

    17,141  
    36  

Ecolab, Inc.

    5,610  
    248  

FMC Corporation

    20,259  
    1,258  

Freeport-McMoRan, Inc.

    8,492  
    160  

International Flavors & Fragrances, Inc.

    16,333  
    370  

International Paper Company

    11,518  
    13  

Linde plc

    2,249  
    141  

LyondellBasell Industries NV - Class A

    6,998  
    65  

Martin Marietta Materials, Inc.

    12,300  
    2,528  

Mosaic Company

    27,353  
    223  

Newmont Corporation

    10,097  
    322  

Nucor Corporation

    11,598  

 

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

 

25

 

 

 

Reverse Cap Weighted U.S. Large Cap ETF

 

Schedule of Investments
March 31, 2020 (Unaudited) (Continued)

 

 

 

Shares

 

Security Description

 

Value

 
       

COMMON STOCKS — 99.7% (Continued)

       

Materials — 6.6% (Continued)

    264  

Packaging Corporation of America

  $ 22,923  
    74  

PPG Industries, Inc.

    6,186  
    1,374  

Sealed Air Corporation

    33,952  
    13  

Sherwin-Williams Company

    5,974  
    112  

Vulcan Materials Company

    12,104  
    722  

WestRock Company

    20,404  
              397,917  
       

Real Estate — 6.9%

       
    111  

Alexandria Real Estate Equities, Inc.

    15,214  
    18  

American Tower Corporation

    3,920  
    794  

Apartment Investment & Management Company - Class A

    27,909  
    50  

AvalonBay Communities, Inc.

    7,359  
    118  

Boston Properties, Inc.

    10,883  
    274  

CBRE Group, Inc. - Class A (a)

    10,333  
    42  

Crown Castle International Corporation

    6,065  
    114  

Digital Realty Trust, Inc.

    15,836  
    717  

Duke Realty Corporation

    23,216  
    12  

Equinix, Inc.

    7,495  
    136  

Equity Residential

    8,393  
    52  

Essex Property Trust, Inc.

    11,452  
    228  

Extra Space Storage, Inc.

    21,833  
    274  

Federal Realty Investment Trust

    20,443  
    604  

Healthpeak Properties, Inc.

    14,405  
    1,350  

Host Hotels & Resorts, Inc.

    14,904  
    1,114  

Iron Mountain, Inc.

    26,513  
    1,755  

Kimco Realty Corporation

    16,971  
    161  

Mid-America Apartment Communities, Inc.

    16,588  
    63  

Prologis, Inc.

    5,063  
    50  

Public Storage

    9,931  
    182  

Realty Income Corporation

    9,075  
    501  

Regency Centers Corporation

    19,253  
    50  

SBA Communications Corporation

    13,498  
    48  

Simon Property Group, Inc.

    2,633  
    477  

SL Green Realty Corporation

    20,559  
    497  

UDR, Inc.

    18,160  

 

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

 

26

 

 

 

Reverse Cap Weighted U.S. Large Cap ETF

 

Schedule of Investments
March 31, 2020 (Unaudited) (Continued)

 

 

 

Shares

 

Security Description

 

Value

 
       

COMMON STOCKS — 99.7% (Continued)

       

Real Estate — 6.9% (Continued)

    271  

Ventas, Inc.

  $ 7,263  
    459  

Vornado Realty Trust

    16,620  
    124  

Welltower, Inc.

    5,677  
    476  

Weyerhaeuser Company

    8,068  
              415,532  
       

Utilities — 5.8%

       
    1,284  

AES Corporation

    17,462  
    465  

Alliant Energy Corporation

    22,455  
    228  

Ameren Corporation

    16,605  
    74  

American Electric Power Company, Inc.

    5,919  
    121  

American Water Works Company, Inc.

    14,467  
    231  

Atmos Energy Corporation

    22,922  
    921  

CenterPoint Energy, Inc.

    14,229  
    292  

CMS Energy Corporation

    17,155  
    124  

Consolidated Edison, Inc.

    9,672  
    57  

Dominion Energy, Inc.

    4,115  
    102  

DTE Energy Company

    9,687  
    51  

Duke Energy Corporation

    4,125  
    164  

Edison International

    8,986  
    111  

Entergy Corporation

    10,431  
    347  

Evergy, Inc.

    19,102  
    144  

Eversource Energy

    11,262  
    165  

Exelon Corporation

    6,074  
    251  

FirstEnergy Corporation

    10,058  
    11  

NextEra Energy, Inc.

    2,647  
    1,138  

NiSource, Inc.

    28,416  
    786  

NRG Energy, Inc.

    21,426  
    373  

Pinnacle West Capital Corporation

    28,270  
    340  

PPL Corporation

    8,391  
    179  

Public Service Enterprise Group, Inc.

    8,039  
    50  

Sempra Energy

    5,649  
    81  

Southern Company

    4,385  
    124  

WEC Energy Group, Inc.

    10,928  

 

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

 

27

 

 

 

Reverse Cap Weighted U.S. Large Cap ETF

 

Schedule of Investments
March 31, 2020 (Unaudited) (Continued)

 

 

 

Shares

 

Security Description

 

Value

 
       

COMMON STOCKS — 99.7% (Continued) (Continued)

       

Utilities — 5.8% (Continued)

    153  

Xcel Energy, Inc.

  $ 9,226  
              352,103  
       

TOTAL COMMON STOCKS (Cost $8,851,430)

  $ 5,997,803  
       

SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS — 0.1%

       
    6,697  

First American Government Obligations Fund, Class X, 0.43%*

    6,697  
       

SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS (Cost $6,697)

    6,697  
       

TOTAL INVESTMENTS — 99.8% (Cost $8,858,127)

    6,004,500  
       

Other Assets in Excess of Liabilities — 0.2%

    11,812  
       

NET ASSETS — 100.0%

  $ 6,016,312  

 

Percentages are stated as a percent of net assets.

 

The Fund’s security classifications are defined by the Fund Advisor.

 

(a)

Non-income producing security.

*

Rate shown is the annualized seven-day yield as of March 31, 2020.

 

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

 

28

 

 

 

Exponential ETFs

 

Statements of Assets and Liabilities
March 31, 2020 (Unaudited)

 

 

   

American
Customer
Satisfaction ETF

   

Brand Value ETF

   

Reverse Cap
Weighted U.S.
Large Cap ETF

 

ASSETS

                       

Investments in securities, at value*

  $ 47,256,849     $ 17,751,524     $ 6,004,500  

Dividends and interest receivable

    49,729       16,125       13,431  

Cash

                54  

Total assets

    47,306,578     $ 17,767,649     $ 6,017,985  
                         

LIABILITIES

                       

Management fees payable

    27,440       10,408       1,673  

Total liabilities

    27,440       10,408       1,673  
                         

NET ASSETS

  $ 47,279,138     $ 17,757,241     $ 6,016,312  
                         

Net Assets Consist of:

                       

Paid-in capital

  $ 57,679,669     $ 23,421,688     $ 9,602,800  

Total distributable earnings (accumulated deficit)

    (10,400,531 )     (5,664,447 )     (3,586,488 )

Net assets

  $ 47,279,138     $ 17,757,241     $ 6,016,312  
                         

Net Asset Value:

                       

Net assets

  $ 47,279,138     $ 17,757,241     $ 6,016,312  

Shares outstanding^

    1,700,000       1,350,000       500,000  

Net asset value, offering and redemption price per share

  $ 27.81     $ 13.15     $ 12.03  

 

*

Identified Cost:

     
  Investments in securities   $ 60,274,965     $ 23,054,245     $ 8,858,127  

 

^

No par value, unlimited number of shares authorized.

 

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

 

29

 

 

 

Exponential ETFs

 

Statements of Operations
For the Six-Months Ended March 31, 2020 (Unaudited)

 

 

   

American
Customer
Satisfaction ETF

   

Brand Value ETF

   

Reverse Cap
Weighted U.S.
Large Cap ETF

 

INCOME

                       

Dividends

  $ 711,267     $ 232,099     $ 127,057  

Interest

    496       205       110  

Total investment income

    711,763       232,304       127,167  
                         

EXPENSES

                       

Management fees

    190,210       63,503       13,373  

Total expenses

    190,210       63,503       13,373  

Net investment income (loss)

    521,553       168,801       113,794  
                         

REALIZED AND UNREALIZED GAIN (LOSS) ON INVESTMENTS

                       

Net realized gain (loss) on investments

    4,617,431       (13,539 )     (445,119 )

Change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on investments

    (14,893,741 )     (5,369,610 )     (2,052,966 )

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments

    (10,276,310 )     (5,383,149 )     (2,498,085 )

Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations

  $ (9,754,757 )   $ (5,214,348 )   $ (2,384,291 )

 

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

 

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American Customer Satisfaction ETF

 

Statements of Changes in Net Assets

 

 

   

Six-Months
Ended
March 31,
2020
(Unaudited)

   

Year Ended
September 30,
2019

 

OPERATIONS

               

Net investment income (loss)

  $ 521,553     $ 903,616  

Net realized gain (loss) on investments

    4,617,431       5,106,590  

Change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on investments

    (14,893,741 )     (4,906,985 )

Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations

    (9,754,757 )     1,103,221  
                 

DISTRIBUTIONS TO SHAREHOLDERS

               

Net distributions to shareholders

    (991,046 )     (778,066 )

Total distributions to shareholders

    (991,046 )     (778,066 )
                 

CAPITAL SHARE TRANSACTIONS

               

Proceeds from shares sold

    33,179,990       34,660,945  

Payments for shares redeemed

    (33,153,965 )     (34,834,770 )

Net increase (decrease) in net assets derived from capital share transactions (a)

    26,025       (173,825 )

Net increase (decrease) in net assets

  $ (10,719,778 )   $ 151,330  
                 

NET ASSETS

               

Beginning of period/year

  $ 57,998,916     $ 57,847,586  

End of period/year

  $ 47,279,138     $ 57,998,916  

 

(a)

A summary of capital share transactions is as follows:

 

   

Shares

   

Shares

 

Subscriptions

    950,000       1,050,000  

Redemptions

    (950,000 )     (1,050,000 )

Net increase (decrease)

           

 

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

 

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Brand Value ETF

 

Statements of Changes in Net Assets

 

 

   

Six-Months
Ended
March 31,
2020
(Unaudited)

   

Year Ended
September 30,
2019

 

OPERATIONS

               

Net investment income (loss)

  $ 168,801     $ 187,319  

Net realized gain (loss) on investments

    (13,539 )     993,368  

Change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on investments

    (5,369,610 )     (92,584 )

Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations

    (5,214,348 )     1,088,103  

 

               

DISTRIBUTIONS TO SHAREHOLDERS

               

Net distributions to shareholders

    (229,836 )     (104,439 )

Total distributions to shareholders

    (229,836 )     (104,439 )
                 

CAPITAL SHARE TRANSACTIONS

               

Proceeds from shares sold

    7,971,365       14,513,920  

Payments for shares redeemed

          (5,974,115 )

Net increase (decrease) in net assets derived from capital share transactions (a)

    7,971,365       8,539,805  

Net increase (decrease) in net assets

  $ 2,527,181     $ 9,523,469  
                 

NET ASSETS

               

Beginning of period/year

  $ 15,230,060     $ 5,706,591  

End of period/year

  $ 17,757,241     $ 15,230,060  

 

(a)

A summary of capital share transactions is as follows:

 

   

Shares

   

Shares

 

Subscriptions

    450,000       900,000  

Redemptions

          (350,000 )

Net increase (decrease)

    450,000       550,000  

 

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

 

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Reverse Cap Weighted U.S. Large Cap ETF

 

Statements of Changes in Net Assets

 

 

   

Six-Months
Ended
March 31,
2020
(Unaudited)

   

Year Ended
September 30,
2019

 

OPERATIONS

               

Net investment income (loss)

  $ 113,794     $ 155,608  

Net realized gain (loss) on investments

    (445,119 )     812,775  

Change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on investments

    (2,052,966 )     (755,788 )

Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations

    (2,384,291 )     212,595  
                 

DISTRIBUTIONS TO SHAREHOLDERS

               

Net distributions to shareholders

    (177,756 )     (88,215 )

Total distributions to shareholders

    (177,756 )     (88,215 )
                 

CAPITAL SHARE TRANSACTIONS

               

Proceeds from shares sold

    2,382,740       13,069,455  

Payments for shares redeemed

    (3,016,440 )     (9,883,650 )

Net increase (decrease) in net assets derived from capital share transactions (a)

    (633,700 )     3,185,805  

Net increase (decrease) in net assets

  $ (3,195,747 )   $ 3,310,185  
                 

NET ASSETS

               

Beginning of period/year

  $ 9,212,059     $ 5,901,874  

End of period/year

  $ 6,016,312     $ 9,212,059  

 

(a)

A summary of capital share transactions is as follows:

 

   

Shares

   

Shares

 

Subscriptions

    150,000       800,000  

Redemptions

    (200,000 )     (600,000 )

Net increase (decrease)

    (50,000 )     200,000  

 

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

 

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American Customer Satisfaction ETF

 

Financial Highlights

For a capital share outstanding throughout the period/year

 

 

   

Six-Months
Ended
March 31,
2020
(Unaudited)

   

Year Ended
September 30,
2019

   

Year Ended
September 30,
2018

   

Period Ended
September 30,
2017
(1)

 

Net asset value, beginning of period/year

  $ 34.12     $ 34.03     $ 29.18     $ 25.00  
                                 

INCOME (LOSS) FROM INVESTMENT OPERATIONS:

                               

Net investment income (loss) (2)

    0.31       0.52       0.45       0.40  

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments

    (6.04 )     0.03 (7)      4.77       3.83  

Total from investment operations

    (5.73 )     0.55       5.22       4.23  
                                 

DISTRIBUTIONS TO SHAREHOLDERS:

                               

Distributions from:

                               

Net investment income

    (0.58 )     (0.46 )     (0.37 )     (0.05 )

Total distributions

    (0.58 )     (0.46 )     (0.37 )     (0.05 )
                                 

CAPITAL SHARE TRANSACTIONS:

                               

Transaction fees

                0.00 (6)       
                                 

Net asset value, end of period/year

  $ 27.81     $ 34.12     $ 34.03     $ 29.18  
                                 

Total return

    -17.14 %(3)     1.86 %     18.02 %     16.92 %(3)
                                 

SUPPLEMENTAL DATA:

                               

Net assets at end of period/year (000’s)

  $ 47,279     $ 57,999     $ 57,848     $ 40,849  
                                 

RATIOS TO AVERAGE NET ASSETS:

                               

Expenses to average net assets

    0.65 %(4)     0.65 %     0.65 %     0.65 %(4)

Net investment income (loss) to average net assets

    1.78 %(4)     1.59 %     1.41 %     1.56 %(4)

Portfolio turnover rate (5)

    16 %(3)     36 %     72 %     38 %(3)

 

(1)

Commencement of operations on October 31, 2016.

(2)

Calculated based on average shares outstanding during the period.

(3)

Not annualized.

(4)

Annualized.

(5)

Excludes the impact of in-kind transactions.

(6)

Represents less than $0.005.

(7)

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) per share in the caption are balancing amounts necessary to reconcile the change in the net asset value per share for the period, and may not reconcile with the aggregate gain (loss) in the Statements of Operations due to share transactions for the period.

 

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

 

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Financial Highlights

For a capital share outstanding throughout the period/year

 

 

   

Six-Months
Ended
March 31,
2020
(Unaudited)

   

Year Ended
September 30,
2019

   

Year Ended
September 30,
2018

   

Period Ended
September 30,
2017
(1)

 

Net asset value, beginning of period/year

  $ 16.92     $ 16.30     $ 15.04     $ 15.00  
                                 

INCOME (LOSS) FROM INVESTMENT OPERATIONS:

                               

Net investment income (loss) (2)

    0.15       0.30       0.40       0.07  

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments

    (3.71 )     0.58       0.99       (0.04 )

Total from investment operations

    (3.56 )     0.88       1.39       0.03  
                                 

DISTRIBUTIONS TO SHAREHOLDERS:

                               

Distributions from:

                               

Net investment income

    (0.21 )     (0.26 )     (0.13 )      

Total distributions

    (0.21 )     (0.26 )     (0.13 )      
                                 

CAPITAL SHARE TRANSACTIONS:

                               

Transaction fees

                      0.01  
                                 

Net asset value, end of period/year

  $ 13.15     $ 16.92     $ 16.30     $ 15.04  
                                 

Total return

    -21.36 %(3)     5.71 %     9.25 %     0.29 %(3)
                                 

SUPPLEMENTAL DATA:

                               

Net assets at end of period/year (000’s)

  $ 17,757     $ 15,230     $ 5,707     $ 1,504  
                                 

RATIOS TO AVERAGE NET ASSETS:

                               

Expenses to average net assets

    0.65 %(4)     0.65 %     0.65 %     0.65 %(4)

Net investment income (loss) to average net assets

    1.72 %(4)     1.85 %     2.55 %     1.54 %(4)

Portfolio turnover rate (5)

    2 %(3)     47 %     86 %     77 %(3)

 

(1)

Commencement of operations on June 12, 2017.

(2)

Calculated based on average shares outstanding during the period.

(3)

Not annualized.

(4)

Annualized.

(5)

Excludes the impact of in-kind transactions.

 

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

 

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Reverse Cap Weighted U.S. Large Cap ETF

 

Financial Highlights

For a capital share outstanding throughout the period/year

 

 

   

Six-Months
Ended
March 31,
2020
(Unaudited)

   

Year Ended
September 30,
2019

   

Period Ended
September 30,
2018
(1)

 

Net asset value, beginning of period/year

  $ 16.75     $ 16.86     $ 15.00  
                         

INCOME (LOSS) FROM INVESTMENT OPERATIONS:

                       

Net investment income (loss) (2)

    0.21       0.29       0.25  

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments

    (4.61 )     (0.24 )(6)     1.66  

Total from investment operations

    (4.40 )     0.05       1.91  
                         

DISTRIBUTIONS TO SHAREHOLDERS:

                       

Distributions from:

                       

Net investment income

    (0.32 )     (0.16 )     (0.05 )

Total distributions

    (0.32 )     (0.16 )     (0.05 )
                         

Net asset value, end of period/year

  $ 12.03     $ 16.75     $ 16.86  
                         

Total return

    -26.84 %(3)     0.46 %     12.78 %(3)
                         

SUPPLEMENTAL DATA:

                       

Net assets at end of period/year (000’s)

  $ 6,016     $ 9,212     $ 5,902  
                         

RATIOS TO AVERAGE NET ASSETS:

                       

Expenses to average net assets

    0.29 %(4)     0.29 %     0.29 %(4)

Net investment income (loss) to average net assets

    2.50 %(4)     1.80 %     1.66 %(4)

Portfolio turnover rate (5)

    9 %(3)     24 %     36 %(3)

 

(1)

Commencement of operations on October 31, 2017.

(2)

Calculated based on average shares outstanding during the period.

(3)

Not annualized.

(4)

Annualized.

(5)

Excludes the impact of in-kind transactions.

(6)

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) per share in the caption are balancing amounts necessary to reconcile the change in the net asset value per share for the period, and may not reconcile with the aggregate gain (loss) in the Statements of Operations due to share transactions for the period.

 

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

 

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Notes to Financial Statements

March 31, 2020 (Unaudited)

 

 

NOTE 1 – ORGANIZATION

 

American Customer Satisfaction ETF, Brand Value ETF and Reverse Cap Weighted U.S. Large Cap ETF (individually each a “Fund” or collectively the “Funds”) are diversified series of ETF Series Solutions (“ESS” or the “Trust”), an open-end management investment company consisting of multiple investment series, organized as a Delaware statutory trust on February 9, 2012. The Trust is registered with the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “1940 Act”), as an open-end management investment company and the offering of the Funds’ shares is registered under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”). The investment objective of the American Customer Satisfaction ETF is to track the performance, before fees and expenses, of the American Customer Satisfaction Investable Index. The investment objective of the Brand Value ETF is to track the performance, before fees and expenses, of the EQM Brand Value Index. The investment objective of the Reverse Cap Weighted U.S. Large Cap ETF is to track the performance, before fees and expenses, of the Reverse Cap Weighted U.S. Large Cap Index. American Customer Satisfaction ETF commenced operations on October 31, 2016, Brand Value ETF commenced operations on June 12, 2017, and Reverse Cap Weighted U.S. Large Cap ETF commenced operations on October 31, 2017.

 

The end of the reporting period for the Funds is March 31, 2020, and the period covered by these Notes to Financial Statements is the six-month period ended March 31, 2020 (the “current fiscal period”).

 

NOTE 2 – SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES

 

The Funds are investment companies and accordingly follow the investment company accounting and reporting guidance of the Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) Accounting Standards Codification (“ASC”) Topic 946 Financial Services - Investment Companies.

 

The following is a summary of significant accounting policies consistently followed by the Funds. These policies are in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (“U.S. GAAP”).

 

 

A.

Security Valuation. All equity securities, including domestic and foreign common stocks, preferred stocks, and exchange traded funds that are traded on a national securities exchange, except those listed on The Nasdaq Stock Market®, Nasdaq Global Select Markets® and Nasdaq Capital Market® Exchange (collectively, “Nasdaq”) are valued at the last reported sale price on the exchange on which the security is principally traded. Securities traded on Nasdaq will be valued at the Nasdaq Official Closing Price (“NOCP”) If, on a particular day, an exchange-traded or Nasdaq security does not trade, then the mean between the most recent quoted bid and asked prices will be used.

 

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All equity securities that are not traded on a listed exchange are valued at the last sale price in the over-the-counter market. If a non-exchange traded security does not trade on a particular day, then the mean between the last quoted closing bid and asked price will be used. Prices denominated in foreign currencies are converted to U.S. dollar equivalents at the current exchange rate, which approximates fair value.

 

Investments in mutual funds, including money market funds, are valued at their net asset value (“NAV”) per share.

 

Securities for which quotations are not readily available are valued at their respective fair values in accordance with pricing procedures adopted by the Funds’ Board of Trustees (the “Board”). When a security is “fair valued,” consideration is given to the facts and circumstances relevant to the particular situation, including a review of various factors set forth in the pricing procedures adopted by the Board. The use of fair value pricing by the Funds may cause the NAV of their shares to differ significantly from the NAV that would be calculated without regard to such considerations.

 

As described above, the Funds utilize various methods to measure the fair value of their investments on a recurring basis. U.S. GAAP establishes a hierarchy that prioritizes inputs to valuations methods. The three levels of inputs are:

 

 

Level 1 –

Unadjusted quoted prices in active markets for identical assets or liabilities that the Funds have the ability to access.

 

 

Level 2 –

Observable inputs other than quoted prices included in Level 1 that are observable for the asset or liability, either directly or indirectly. These inputs may include quoted prices for the identical instrument on an inactive market, prices for similar instruments, interest rates, prepayment speeds, credit risk, yield curves, default rates and similar data.

 

 

Level 3 –

Unobservable inputs for the asset or liability, to the extent relevant observable inputs are not available; representing the Funds’ own assumptions about the assumptions a market participant would use in valuing the asset or liability, and would be based on the best information available.

 

The availability of observable inputs can vary from security to security and is affected by a wide variety of factors, including, for example, the type of security, whether the security is new and not yet established in the marketplace, the liquidity of markets, and other characteristics particular to the security. To the extent that valuation is based on models or inputs that

 

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are less observable or unobservable in the market, the determination of fair value requires more judgment. Accordingly, the degree of judgment exercised in determining fair value is greatest for instruments categorized in Level 3.

 

The inputs used to measure fair value may fall into different levels of the fair value hierarchy. In such cases, for disclosure purposes, the level in the fair value hierarchy within which the fair value measurement falls in its entirety, is determined based on the lowest level input that is significant to the fair value measurement in its entirety.

 

The following is a summary of the inputs used to value the Funds’ investments as of the end of the current fiscal period:

 

American Customer Satisfaction ETF

 

Assets^

 

Level 1

   

Level 2

   

Level 3

   

Total

 

Common Stocks

  $ 44,847,625     $     $     $ 44,847,625  

Exchange Traded Funds

    2,321,207                   2,321,207  

Short-Term Investments

    88,017                   88,017  

Total Investments in Securities

  $ 47,256,849     $     $     $ 47,256,849  

 

Brand Value ETF

 

Assets^

 

Level 1

   

Level 2

   

Level 3

   

Total

 

Common Stocks

  $ 17,713,983     $     $     $ 17,713,983  

Short-Term Investments

    37,541                   37,541  

Total Investments in Securities

  $ 17,751,524     $     $     $ 17,751,524  

 

Reverse Cap Weighted U.S. Large Cap ETF

 

Assets^

 

Level 1

   

Level 2

   

Level 3

   

Total

 

Common Stocks

  $ 5,997,803     $     $     $ 5,997,803  

Short-Term Investments

    6,697                   6,697  

Total Investments in Securities

  $ 6,004,500     $     $     $ 6,004,500  

 

^

See Schedules of Investments for breakout of investments by sector classifications.

 

During the current fiscal period, the Funds did not recognize any transfers to or from Level 3.

 

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B.

Federal Income Taxes. The Funds’ policy is to comply with the requirements of Subchapter M of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, applicable to regulated investment companies and to distribute substantially all of their net investment income and net capital gains to shareholders. Therefore, no federal income tax provision is required. Each Fund plans to file U.S. Federal and various state and local tax returns.

 

Each Fund recognizes the tax benefits of uncertain tax positions only when the position is more likely than not to be sustained. Management has analyzed each Fund’s uncertain tax positions and concluded that no liability for unrecognized tax benefits should be recorded related to uncertain tax positions. Management is not aware of any tax positions for which it is reasonably possible that the total amounts of unrecognized tax benefits will change materially in the next 12 months. Income and capital gain distributions are determined in accordance with federal income tax regulations, which may differ from U.S. GAAP. The Funds recognize interest and penalties, if any, related to unrecognized tax benefits on uncertain tax positions as income tax expenses in the Statements of Operations. During the current fiscal period, the Funds did not occur any interest or penalties.

 

 

C.

Security Transactions and Investment Income. Investment securities transactions are accounted for on the trade date. Gains and losses realized on sales of securities are determined on a specific identification basis. Dividend income is recorded on the ex-dividend date. Interest income is recorded on an accrual basis. Withholding taxes on foreign dividends, if any, have been provided for in accordance with the Funds’ understanding of the applicable tax rules and regulations.

 

Distributions received from investments in real estate investment trusts (“REITs”) may be characterized as ordinary income, net capital gain, or a return of capital. The proper characterization of REIT distributions is generally not known until after the end of each calendar year. As such, the Funds must use estimates in reporting the character of income and distributions for financial statement purposes. The actual character of distributions to a Fund’s shareholders will be reflected on the Form 1099 received by shareholders after the end of the calendar year. Due to the nature of REIT investments, a portion of the distributions received by a Fund’s shareholders may represent a return of capital.

 

 

D.

Distributions to Shareholders. Distributions to shareholders from net investment income and net realized gains on securities are declared and paid by the Funds on an annual basis. Distributions are recorded on the ex-dividend date.

 

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E.

Use of Estimates. The preparation of financial statements in conformity with U.S. GAAP requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements, as well as the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the current fiscal period. Actual results could differ from those estimates.

 

 

F.

Share Valuation. The NAV per share of each Fund is calculated by dividing the sum of the value of the securities held by each Fund, plus cash and other assets, minus all liabilities (including estimated accrued expenses) by the total number of outstanding shares for each Fund, rounded to the nearest cent. The Funds’ shares will not be priced on the days on which the New York Stock Exchange (“NYSE”) is closed for trading. The offering and redemption price per share of each Fund is equal to each Fund’s NAV per share.

 

 

G.

Reclassifications of Capital Accounts. U.S. GAAP requires that certain components of net assets relating to permanent differences be reclassified between financial and tax reporting. These reclassifications have no effect on net assets or NAV per share.

 

The permanent differences primarily relate to redemptions in-kind. For the fiscal year ended September 30, 2019, the following table shows the reclassifications made:

 

 

Distributable
Earnings
(Accumulated
Deficit)

Paid-In
Capital

American Customer Satisfaction ETF

$ (6,665,324)

$ 6,665,324

Brand Value ETF

(1,217,101)

1,217,101

Reverse Cap Weighted U.S. Large Cap ETF

(1,112,303)

1,112,303

 

During the fiscal year ended September 30, 2019, the Funds realized the following net capital gains resulting from in-kind redemptions, in which shareholders exchanged Fund shares for securities held by the Funds rather than for cash. Because such gains are not taxable to the Funds, and are not distributed to shareholders, they have been reclassified from distributable earnings (accumulated deficit) to paid in capital.

 

American Customer Satisfaction ETF

$ 6,665,324

Brand Value ETF

1,217,107

Reverse Cap Weighted U.S. Large Cap ETF

1,112,303

 

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H.

Guarantees and Indemnifications. In the normal course of business, the Funds enter into contracts with service providers that contain general indemnification clauses. The Funds’ maximum exposure under these arrangements is unknown as this would involve future claims that may be against the Funds that have not yet occurred. However, based on experience, the Funds expect the risk of loss to be remote.

 

 

I.

Subsequent Events. In preparing these financial statements, management has evaluated events and transactions for potential recognition or disclosure through the date the financial statements were issued. The recent global outbreak of COVID-19 has disrupted economic markets and the prolonged economic impact is uncertain. The operational and financial performance of the issuers of securities in which the Funds invest depend on future developments, including the duration and spread of the outbreak, and such uncertainty may in turn impact the value of the Funds’ investments. There were no other events or transactions that occurred during the period subsequent to the end of the current fiscal period, that materially impacted the amounts or disclosures in the Funds’ financial statements.

 

 

J.

New Accounting Pronouncements. In August 2018, FASB issued Accounting Standards Update (“ASU”) 2018-13, Fair Value Measurement (Topic 820): Disclosure Framework—Changes to the Disclosure Requirements for Fair Value Measurement (“ASU 2018-13”). The primary focus of ASU 2018-13 is to improve the effectiveness of the disclosure requirements for fair value measurements. The changes affect all companies that are required to include fair value measurement disclosures. In general, the amendments in ASU 2018-13 are effective for all entities for fiscal years and interim periods within those fiscal years, beginning after December 15, 2019. An entity is permitted to early adopt the removed or modified disclosures upon the issuance of ASU 2018-13 and may delay adoption of the additional disclosures, which are required for public companies only, until their effective date. Management has evaluated ASU 2018-13 and has adopted the framework.

 

NOTE 3 – COMMITMENTS AND OTHER RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS

 

CSat Investment Advisory, L.P. d/b/a Exponential ETFs (the “Advisor”), serves as the investment advisor to the Funds. Pursuant to an Investment Advisory Agreement (“Advisory Agreement”) between the Trust, on behalf of the Funds, and the Advisor, the Advisor provides investment advice to the Funds and oversees the day-to-day operations of the Funds, subject to the direction and control of the Board and the officers of the Trust. Under the Advisory Agreement, the Advisor also arranges for the transfer agency, custody, fund administration and accounting, and other non-distribution related services necessary for the Funds to operate. Under the Advisory Agreement, the Advisor has

 

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agreed to pay all expenses of each Fund, except for: the fee paid to the Advisor pursuant to the Advisory Agreement, interest charges on any borrowings, dividends and other expenses on securities sold short, taxes, brokerage commissions and other expenses incurred in placing orders for the purchase and sale of securities and other investment instruments, acquired fund fees and expenses, accrued deferred tax liability, extraordinary expenses, and distribution (12b-1) fees and expenses. For services provided to the Funds, American Customer Satisfaction ETF and Brand Value ETF each pay the Advisor 0.65% and Reverse Cap Weighted U.S. Large Cap ETF pays the Advisor 0.294% at an annual rate based on each Fund’s average daily net assets.

 

U.S. Bancorp Fund Services, LLC, doing business as U.S. Bank Global Fund Services, LLC (“Fund Services” or “Administrator”), acts as the Funds’ Administrator and, in that capacity, performs various administrative and accounting services for the Funds. The Administrator prepares various federal and state regulatory filings, reports and returns for the Funds, including regulatory compliance monitoring and financial reporting; prepares reports and materials to be supplied to the Board; monitors the activities of the Funds’ Custodian, transfer agent and accountants. Fund Services also serves as the transfer agent and fund accountant to the Funds. U.S. Bank N.A. (the “Custodian”), an affiliate of Fund Services, serves as the Funds’ Custodian.

 

Foreside Fund Services, LLC, (the “Distributor”) acts as the Funds’ principal underwriter in a continuous public offering of the Funds’ shares. Prior to February 17, 2020, Quasar Distributors, LLC acted as the Funds’ principal underwriter.

 

A Trustee and all officers of the Trust are affiliated with the Administrator, and Custodian.

 

NOTE 4 – PURCHASES AND SALES OF SECURITIES

 

During the current fiscal period, purchases and sales of securities by the Funds, excluding short-term securities and in-kind transactions, were as follows:

 

 

Purchases

Sales

American Customer Satisfaction ETF

$ 9,329,183

$ 9,596,227

Brand Value ETF

354,892

383,308

Reverse Cap Weighted U.S. Large Cap ETF

802,314

828,636

 

During the current fiscal period, there were no purchases or sales of U.S. Government securities by the Funds.

 

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During the current fiscal period, in-kind transactions associated with creations and redemptions for the Funds were as follows:

 

 

Purchases

Sales

American Customer Satisfaction ETF

$ 32,910,314

$ 33,039,148

Brand Value ETF

7,918,614

Reverse Cap Weighted U.S. Large Cap ETF

2,288,733

2,943,839

 

NOTE 5 – INCOME TAX INFORMATION

 

The components of distributable earnings (accumulated deficit) and cost basis of investments for federal income tax purposes at September 30, 2019 were as follows:

 

   

American
Customer
Satisfaction ETF

   

Brand Value ETF

   

Reverse Cap
Weighted U.S.
Large Cap ETF

 

Tax cost of investments

  $ 57,065,444     $ 15,229,748     $ 10,153,230  

Gross tax unrealized appreciation

  $ 4,919,926     $ 454,971     $ 147,934  

Gross tax unrealized depreciation

    (3,996,411 )     (453,685 )     (1,100,489 )

Net tax unrealized appreciation (depreciation)

    923,515       1,313       (952,555 )

Undistributed ordinary income

    700,528       155,758       116,537  

Undistributed long term capital gains

                 

Accumulated gain (loss)

    700,528       155,758       116,537  

Other accumulated gain (loss)

    (1,278,771 )     (377,334 )     (188,423 )

Distributable earnings (accumulated deficit)

  $ 345,272     $ (220,263 )   $ (1,024,441 )

 

The differences between the cost basis for financial statement and federal income tax purposes are primarily due to timing differences in recognizing wash sales.

 

A regulated investment company may elect for any taxable year to treat any portion of any qualified late year loss as arising on the first day of the next taxable year. Qualified late year losses are certain capital and ordinary losses which occur during the portion of the Funds’ taxable year subsequent to October 31 and December 31, respectively. For the taxable year ended September 30, 2019, the Funds did not elect to defer any post-October capital losses or late-year ordinary losses.

 

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As of September 30, 2019, the Funds had the following capital loss carryforwards with an indefinite expiration:

 

 

Short-Term

Long-Term

American Customer Satisfaction ETF

$ 665,232

$ 613,539

Brand Value ETF

294,182

83,152

Reverse Cap Weighted U.S. Large Cap ETF

146,843

41,580

 

The tax character of distributions paid by the Funds during the fiscal year ended September 30, 2019 was as follows:

 

 

Ordinary Income

Capital Gains

American Customer Satisfaction ETF

$ 778,066

$ —

Brand Value ETF

104,439

Reverse Cap Weighted U.S. Large Cap ETF

88,215

 

The tax character of distributions paid by the Funds during the fiscal year ended September 30, 2018 was as follows:

 

 

Ordinary Income

Capital Gains

American Customer Satisfaction ETF

$ 554,908

$ —

Brand Value ETF

19,062

Reverse Cap Weighted U.S. Large Cap ETF

5,149

 

NOTE 6 – SHARE TRANSACTIONS

 

Shares of American Customer Satisfaction ETF and Reverse Cap Weighted U.S. Large Cap ETF are listed and trade on Cboe BZX Exchange, Inc. (“Cboe”) and shares of Brand Value ETF are listed and traded on the New York Stock Exchange Arca, Inc. (“NYSE Arca”). Market prices for the shares may be different from their NAV. The Funds issue and redeem shares on a continuous basis at NAV generally in blocks of 25,000 shares for American Customer Satisfaction ETF and 50,000 shares for Brand Value ETF and Reverse Cap Weighted U.S. Large Cap ETF, called “Creation Units.” Creation Units are issued and redeemed principally in-kind for securities included in a specified universe. Once created, shares generally trade in the secondary market at market prices that change throughout the day. Except when aggregated in Creation Units, shares are not redeemable securities of the Funds. Creation Units may only be purchased or redeemed by certain financial institutions (“Authorized Participants”). An Authorized Participant is either (i) a broker-dealer or other participant in the clearing process through the Continuous Net Settlement System of the National Securities Clearing

 

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Corporation or (ii) a Depository Trust Company participant and, in each case, must have executed a Participant Agreement with the Distributor. Most retail investors do not qualify as Authorized Participants nor have the resources to buy and sell whole Creation Units. Therefore, they are unable to purchase or redeem shares directly from the Funds. Rather, most retail investors may purchase shares in the secondary market with the assistance of a broker and are subject to customary brokerage commissions or fees.

 

The Funds each currently offer one class of shares, which has no front end sales load, no deferred sales charge, and no redemption fee. A fixed transaction fee is imposed for the transfer and other transaction costs associated with the purchase or sale of Creation Units. The standard fixed transaction fee for American Customer Satisfaction ETF and Brand Value ETF is $250 and for Reverse Cap Weighted U.S. Large Cap ETF is $500, payable to the Custodian. The fixed transaction fee may be waived on certain orders if he Funds’ Custodian has determined to waive some or all of the creation order costs associated with the order, or another party, such as the Advisor, has agreed to pay such fee. In addition, a variable fee may be charged on all cash transactions or substitutes for Creation Units of up to a maximum of 2% as a percentage of the value of the Creation Units subject to the transaction. Variable fees received by the Funds, if any, are displayed in the Capital Shares Transactions section of the Statements of Changes in Net Assets. The Funds may issue an unlimited number of shares of beneficial interest, with no par value. All shares of the Funds have equal rights and privileges.

 

NOTE 7 – BENEFICAL OWNERSHIP

 

The beneficial ownership, either directly or indirectly, of 25% or more of the voting securities of a fund creates presumption of control of a fund, under Section 2(a)(9) of the Investment Company Act of 1940. As of the end of the current fiscal period, a shareholder holds more than 25% of the total outstanding shares of the American Customer Satisfaction ETF.

 

NOTE 8 – PRINCIPAL RISKS

 

Sector Risk. To the extent that the Funds invest more heavily in particular sectors of the economy, their performance will be especially sensitive to developments that significantly affect those sectors.

 

Investment Company Risk. The American Customer Satisfaction ETF invests in investment companies. The risks of investment in investment companies, such as ETFs, typically reflect the risks of the types of instruments in which the investment companies invest. By investing in another investment company, the Fund becomes a shareholder of that investment company and bears its proportionate share of the fees

 

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and expenses of the other investment company. The Fund may be subject to statutory limits with respect to the amount it can invest in other ETFs, which may adversely affect the Fund’s ability to achieve its investment objective. Investments in ETFs are also subject to the following risks: (i) the market price of an ETF’s shares may trade above or below its net asset value; (ii) an active trading market for an ETF’s shares may not develop or be maintained; and (iii) trading of an ETF’s shares may be halted for a number of reasons.

 

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Expense Examples

For the Six-Months Ended March 31, 2020 (Unaudited)

 

 

As a shareholder of the Funds you incur two types of costs: (1) transaction costs, including brokerage commissions on purchases and sales of Fund shares, and (2) ongoing costs, including management fees and other Fund expenses. This example is intended to help you understand your ongoing costs (in dollars) 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 investment of $1,000 invested at the beginning of the period and held for the entire six-month period as indicated in the Expense Example tables.

 

Actual Expenses

 

The first line of the table provides information about actual account values based on actual returns and actual expenses. You may use the information in this line, together with the amount you invested, to estimate the expenses that you paid over the period. Simply divide your account value by $1,000 (for example, an $8,600 account value divided by $1,000 = 8.6), then, multiply the result by the number in the first line under the heading entitled “Expenses Paid During the Period’’ to estimate the expenses you paid on your account during this period.

 

Hypothetical Example for Comparison Purposes

 

The second line of the table provides information about hypothetical account values based on a hypothetical return 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 the 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 second line of the table is useful in comparing ongoing costs only and will not help you determine the relative total costs of owning different funds. If these transactional costs were included, your costs would have been higher.

 

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Expense Examples

For the Six-Months Ended March 31, 2020 (Unaudited) (Continued)

 

 

American Customer Satisfaction ETF

 

 

Beginning
Account Value
October 1, 2019

Ending
Account Value
March 31, 2020

Expenses
Paid During
the Period
(1)

Actual

$1,000.00

$ 828.60

$2.97

Hypothetical (5% annual return before expenses)

$1,000.00

$ 1,021.75

$3.29

 

Brand Value ETF

 

 

Beginning
Account Value
October 1, 2019

Ending
Account Value
March 31, 2020

Expenses
Paid During
the Period
(1)

Actual

$1,000.00

$ 786.40

$2.90

Hypothetical (5% annual return before expenses)

$1,000.00

$ 1,021.75

$3.29

 

(1)

The dollar amounts shown as expenses paid during the period are equal to the annualized expense ratio, 0.65%, multiplied by the average account value during the period, multiplied by 183/366, to reflect one-half year period.

 

Reverse Cap Weighted U.S. Large Cap ETF

 

 

Beginning
Account Value
October 1, 2019

Ending
Account Value
March 31, 2020

Expenses
Paid During
the Period
(2)

Actual

$1,000.00

$ 731.60

$1.27

Hypothetical (5% annual return before expenses)

$1,000.00

$ 1,023.53

$1.49

 

(2)

The dollar amounts shown as expenses paid during the period are equal to the annualized expense ratio, 0.294%, multiplied by the average account value during the period, multiplied by 183/366, to reflect one-half year period.

 

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Federal Tax Information

(Unaudited)

 

 

For the fiscal year ended September 30, 2019, certain dividends paid by the Funds may be subject to the maximum rate of 23.8%, as provided for by the Jobs and Growth Tax relief Reconciliation Act of 2003.

 

The percentage of dividends declared from ordinary income designated as qualified dividend income was as follows:

 

American Customer Satisfaction ETF

100.00%

Brand Value ETF

100.00%

Reverse Cap Weighted U.S. Large Cap ETF

96.85%

 

For corporate shareholders, the percentage of ordinary income distributions qualified for the corporate dividend received deduction for the fiscal year ended September 30, 2019 was as follows:

 

American Customer Satisfaction ETF

100.00%

Brand Value ETF

100.00%

Reverse Cap Weighted U.S. Large Cap ETF

96.07%

 

The percentage of taxable ordinary income distributions that are designated as short-term capital gain distributions under Internal Revenue Section 871(k)(2)(C) for each Fund were as follows:

 

American Customer Satisfaction ETF

0.00%

Brand Value ETF

0.00%

Reverse Cap Weighted U.S. Large Cap ETF

0.00%

 

Information About Portfolio Holdings
(Unaudited)

 

 

The Funds file their complete schedules of portfolio holdings for their first and third fiscal quarters with the SEC on Form N-Q or Part F of Form N-PORT (beginning with filings after March 31, 2020). The Funds’ Form N-Q or Part F of Form N-PORT is available without charge, upon request, by calling toll-free at (800) 617-0004. Furthermore, you may obtain the Form N-Q or Part F of Form N-PORT on the SEC’s website at www.sec.gov. Each Fund’s portfolio holdings are posted on their respective websites at www.acsietf.com, www.brandvalueetf.com and www.reverseetf.com daily.

 

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Information About Proxy Voting

(Unaudited)

 

 

A description of the policies and procedures the Funds use to determine how to vote proxies relating to portfolio securities is provided in the Statement of Additional Information (“SAI”). The SAI is available without charge, upon request, by calling toll-free at (800) 617-0004, by accessing the SEC’s website at www.sec.gov, or by accessing each Fund’s website at www.acsietf.com, www.brandvalueetf.com and www.reverseetf.com.

 

Information regarding how the Fund voted proxies relating to portfolio securities during the twelve-months ending June 30 is available by calling toll-free at (800) 617-0004 or by accessing the SEC’s website at www.sec.gov.

 

Information About the Funds’ Trustees
(Unaudited)

 

 

The SAI includes additional information about the Funds’ Trustees and is available without charge, upon request, by calling (800) 617-0004 or by accessing the SEC’s website at www.sec.gov or by accessing each Fund’s website at www.acsietf.com, www.brandvalueetf.com and www.reverseetf.com.

 

Frequency Distribution of Premiums and Discounts
(Unaudited)

 

 

Information regarding how often shares of the Funds trade on the exchange at a price above (i.e. at a premium) or below (i.e. at a discount) the NAV of the Fund is available, without charge, on each Fund’s website at www.acsietf.com, www.brandvalueetf.com and www.reverseetf.com.

 

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Advisor

CSat Investment Advisory, L.P. d/b/a Exponential ETFs
625 Avis Drive
Ann Arbor, Michigan 48108

 

American Customer Satisfaction ETF Index Provider

CSat Investment Advisory, L.P. d/b/a Exponential ETFs
625 Avis Drive
Ann Arbor, Michigan 48108

 

Brand Value ETF Index Provider

Brandometry, LLC
395 5th Avenue, 8th Floor
New York, New York 10016

 

Reverse Cap Weighted U.S. Large Cap ETF Index Provider

CSat Investment Advisory, L.P. d/b/a Exponential ETFs
625 Avis Drive
Ann Arbor, Michigan 48108

 

Distributor

Foreside Fund Services, LLC
Three Canal Plaza
Portland, Maine 04101

 

Custodian

U.S. Bank National Association
1555 North Rivercenter Drive, Suite 302
Milwaukee, Wisconsin 53212

 

Transfer Agent

U.S. Bancorp Fund Services, LLC
615 East Michigan Street
Milwaukee, Wisconsin 53202

 

Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

Cohen & Company, Ltd.
342 North Water Street, Suite 830
Milwaukee, Wisconsin 53202

 

Legal Counsel

Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP
1111 Pennsylvania Avenue NW
Washington, DC 20004-2541

 

American Customer Satisfaction ETF
Symbol – ACSI
CUSIP – 26922A776

 

Brand Value ETF
Symbol – BVAL
CUSIP – 26922A693

 

Reverse Cap Weighted U.S. Large Cap ETF
Symbol – RVRS
CUSIP – 226922A685

 

 

 

Item 2. Code of Ethics.

 

Not applicable for semi-annual reports.

 

Item 3. Audit Committee Financial Expert.

 

Not applicable for semi-annual reports.

 

Item 4. Principal Accountant Fees and Services.

 

Not applicable for semi-annual reports.

 

Item 5. Audit Committee of Listed Registrants.

 

Not applicable for semi-annual reports.

 

Item 6. Investments.

 

Schedule of Investments is included as part of the report to shareholders filed under Item 1 of this Form.

 

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

 

Not applicable to open-end investment companies.

 

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

 

Not applicable to open-end investment companies.

 

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

 

Not applicable to open-end investment companies.

 

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

 

There have been no material changes to the procedures by which shareholders may recommend nominees to the registrant’s board of trustees.

 

 

 

Item 11. Controls and Procedures.

 

(a) The Registrant’s President (principal executive officer) and Treasurer (principal financial officer) have reviewed the Registrant's disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Rule 30a-3(c) under the Investment Company Act of 1940 (the “Act”)) as of a date within 90 days of the filing of this report, as required by Rule 30a-3(b) under the Act and Rules 13a-15(b) or 15d-15(b) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. Based on their review, such officers have concluded that the disclosure controls and procedures are effective in ensuring that information required to be disclosed in this report is appropriately recorded, processed, summarized and reported and made known to them by others within the Registrant and by the Registrant’s service provider.

 

(b) There were no changes in the Registrant's internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Rule 30a-3(d) under the Act) that occurred during the first fiscal half-year of the period covered by this report that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the Registrant's internal control over financial reporting.

 

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

 

Not applicable to open-end investment companies.

 

Item 13. Exhibits.

 

(a) (1) Any code of ethics or amendment thereto, that is the subject of the disclosure required by Item 2, to the extent that the registrant intends to satisfy Item 2 requirements through filing an exhibit. Not applicable.

 

(2) A separate certification for each principal executive officer and principal financial officer pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002. Filed herewith.

 

(3) Any written solicitation to purchase securities under Rule 23c-1 under the Act sent or given during the period covered by the report by or on behalf of the registrant to 10 or more persons. Not applicable to open-end investment companies.

 

(4) Change in the registrant’s independent public accountant. There was no charge in the registrant’s public accountant for the period covered by this report.

 

(b) Certifications pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002. Furnished herewith.

 

 

 

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) ETF Series Solutions  
     
By (Signature and Title)* /s/ Kristina R. Nelson  
  Kristina R. Nelson, President (principal executive officer)  
     
Date 6/8/2020  

 

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/ Kristina R. Nelson  
  Kristina R. Nelson, President (principal executive officer)  
     
Date 6/8/2020  
     
By (Signature and Title)* /s/ Kristen M. Weitzel  
  Kristen M. Weitzel, Treasurer (principal financial officer)  
     
Date 6/8/2020  

 

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