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Annual Report
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Annual Report
September 30, 2021
ETFMG Prime Junior Silver Miners ETF
SILJ
ETFMG Prime 2x Daily Junior Silver
Miners ETF
SILX
ETFMG Prime 2x Daily Inverse Junior
Silver Miners ETF
SINV
The funds are series of ETF Managers Trust.
ETFMG™ ETFs
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ETFMG™ ETFs
On behalf of the entire team, we want to express our appreciation for the confidence you have placed in these ETFs.
Performance Overview
During the 12- month period ended September 30, 2021, the S&P 500 Information Technology Sector Index, a broad measure of US listed technology companies, returned 28.9%. During the same period, the S&P Global 1200 Information Technology Sector Index, a broad measure of global technology companies, returned 30.3%. The first half to period showed strong returns with the market rallying on the US Election results and positive earnings news in the fourth quarter 2020 and first quarter 2021. It appeared that the economy was on its way to reopening and the pandemic was starting to come under control.
The second quarter of 2021 changed this narrative. An increase in COVID-19 infection rates from the Delta Variant, growing inflation concerns, supply shortages and concerns over the collapse of China’s Evergrande Group, the world’s most indebted real-estate firm, and gridlock in Washington D.C. threating a government shutdown in the US created uncertainty in the market and caused a brief sell-off. As the uncertainty from the second quarters events came to pass, equities were rewarded and continued to rally through the end of the period. Below is a performance overview for each Fund for the same 12-month period, except as noted otherwise.
ETFMG Prime Junior Silver ETF (SILJ) Performance Review
The following information pertains to the fiscal period from October 1, 2020 to September 30, 2021.
SILJ seeks to provide investment results that, before fees and expenses, correspond generally to the performance of the Prime Junior Silver Miners & Explorers Index (the “Index”). The Index is designed to measure the performance of small capitalization companies engaged in silver mining and exploration that have satisfied the Index eligibility requirements.
Over the period, the total return for SILJ was -13.06%, while the total return for the Index was - 13.03%. The best performers held by SILJ, on the basis of contribution to return were Hecla Mining Co., Turquoise Hill Resources Ltd., Capstone Mining Corp., Aya Gold & Silver Inc. and First Majestic Silver Corp., while the worst performers held by SILJ on the basis of contribution to return were Pan American Silver Corp., Yamana Gold Inc., Silvercorp Metals Inc., Cia De Minas Buenaventur-Adr and Harmony Gold Mng-Spon Adr.
During the reporting period, SILJ saw an average approximate allocation of 99.3% to Metals and Mining and the remaining 0.7% to other. SILJ was, exposed predominately to Canada 70.6%, followed by the United States 13.2% and Peru 6.2%.
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ETFMG Prime 2x Daily Junior Silver Miners ETF (SILX); and
ETFMG Prime 2x Daily Inverse Junior Silver Miners ETF (SINV) Operational Review
The discussion below relates to the performance of SILX and SINV (the “ETFs”) for the period from the ETFs’ inception, June 15, 2021 to each ETF’s fiscal year-end of September 30, 2021. The ETFs are leveraged and seek daily investment results, before fees and expenses, of 200% or -200% of the performance of the Index.
The ETFs, as stated above, seek daily investment results. They do not seek to track a multiple of the Index for periods of longer than one day and the performance of the ETFs over longer periods may not correlate to the Index performance. The ETFs should not be held by investors for long periods and should be used as short-term trading vehicles. These products are not suitable for all investors and should be utilized only by sophisticated investors who understand the risks associated with the use of
leverage, the consequences of seeking daily leveraged investment results and intend to actively monitor and manage their investments.
SILX attempts to provide investment results that correlate to 200% of the return of the Index, meaning SILX attempts to move in the same direction as the Index. SINV attempts to provide investment results that correlate to -200% of the return of a benchmark, meaning that SINV attempts to move in the opposite, or inverse, direction of the Index.
In seeking to achieve each ETF’s daily investment results, ETF Managers Group LLC (the “Adviser”) relies upon quantitative analysis to generate orders resulting in repositioning each ETF’s investments in accordance with its daily investment objective. Using this approach, the Adviser determines the type, quantity and mix of investment positions that it believes in combination should produce daily returns consistent with the ETF’s objective. As a consequence, if the ETF is performing as designed, the return of the Index will dictate the return for that ETF. Each ETF pursues its investment objective regardless of market conditions and does not take defensive positions. Each ETF has a clearly articulated goal which requires the ETF to seek economic exposure significantly in excess of its net assets. To meet its objectives, each ETF invests in some combination of financial instruments, including derivatives. Each ETF invests significantly in derivatives, including swap agreements. The Adviser uses these types of investments to produce economically “leveraged” investment results. Leveraging allows the Adviser to generate a greater positive or negative return than what would be generated on the invested capital without leverage, thus changing small market movements into larger changes in the value of the investments of the ETF.
The ETFs may use certain investment techniques, including investments in derivatives, which may be considered aggressive. Investments in derivatives in general are subject to market risks that may cause their prices to fluctuate dramatically over time. Additionally, use of such instruments may increase the volatility of the ETFs. The use of derivatives may expose the ETFs to additional risks that they would not be subject to if they invested directly in the securities underlying those derivatives, such as counterparty risk. The use of derivatives may result in larger losses or smaller gains than otherwise would be the case.
Because each ETF seeks daily investment results of the Index, a comparison of the return of the ETF to the Index does not provide an indication of whether the ETF has met its investment objective. To determine if an ETF has met its daily investment goals, the Adviser performs quantitative analysis seeking to determine the expected performance of each ETF as compared to Index. The quantitative analysis includes predictive models as well as stress-testing and back-testing.
Factors Affecting Performance of the ETFs:
Leverage – Each ETF seeks daily investment results (before fees and expenses) of 200% or -200% of the performance of the Index. The use of leverage magnifies an ETF’s gains or losses and increases the investment’s risk and volatility.
Index Performance – The daily performance of Index, and the factors and market conditions implicitly affecting the Index, are the primary factors driving ETF performance. Given the daily goals, the daily Index returns are most important. The market conditions that affected the Index during the past year are described in the Performance Overview section.
Volatility and Compounding – The goal of the ETFs is to provide the specified multiple of the daily return of the Index. Over periods longer than a single day, an ETF should not be expected to provide the multiple of the return of the underlying index. Due to the effects of compounding, a universal mathematical concept that applies to all investments, returns of the ETFs over longer periods are greater or less than the ETF’s daily stated goal. Periods of high volatility that lack a clear trend hurt an ETF’s performance while trending, low volatility markets enhance an ETF’s performance.
Cost of Financing – In order to attain leveraged or inverse leveraged exposure, an ETF receives [LIBOR] plus or minus a spread as applied to the borrowed portion of the ETF’s exposure. The spread varies by ETF and counterparty and is a function of market demand, hedging costs, access to balance sheet, borrow volatility, current counterparty exposure and administrative costs associated with the swap counterparty. An increase in interest rates which effects the cost of financing will further impact an ETF’s performance and ability to track the Index.
Fees, Expenses, and Transaction Costs – Fees and expenses are listed in each ETF’s prospectus and may be higher than many traditional index funds’ fees, which cause a greater negative impact on ETF performance. Transactions costs are not included in the expense ratio of the ETFs. Transaction costs can be higher due to the ETF’s use of derivatives, shorting securities, frequent creation and redemption activity, or trading securities that are comparatively less liquid.
ETFMG Prime 2x Daily Junior Silver Miners ETF (SILX); and
ETFMG Prime 2x Daily Inverse Junior Silver Miners ETF (SINV) Performance Review
The following information pertains to the period from the Fund’s inception, June 15, 2021 to its fiscal year-end of September 30, 2021.
ETFMG Prime 2x Daily Junior Silver Miners ETF (SILX)
SILX seeks to provide daily investment results, before fees and expenses, that correspond to two times (2x) the return of the Index for a single day, not for any other period.
Over the reporting period, the Index had a total return of -30.51% and a volatility of 36.3%. Given the daily investment objectives of SILX and the path dependency of returns for longer periods, the return of the Index for the reporting period alone should not generate expectations of SILX performance for the same period. SILX returned -53.98% for the reporting period and a volatility of 73.4%. For the reporting period SILX had an average daily volume of 4,021 shares and an average daily statistical correlation of 99.0% to the return of the Index.
ETFMG Prime 2x Daily Inverse Junior Silver Miners ETF (SINV)
SINV seeks to provide investment results that, before fees and expenses, correspond to two times the inverse (-2x) (or opposite) of the return of the Index for a single day, not for any other period. Over the reporting period the Index had a total return of -30.51% and a volatility of 36.3%. Given the daily investment objectives of SINV and the path dependency of returns for longer periods, the return of the Index for the reporting period alone should not generate expectations of SINV performance for the same period. SINV returned 71.23% and a volatility of 72.9%. For the reporting period SINV had an average daily volume of 432 shares and an average daily statistical correlation of over -98.9% to the return of the Index.
Swap Agreements:
During the reporting period, the ETFs invested in swap agreements in order to gain the desired exposure to the Index. These derivatives generally tracked the performance of SILJ and the ETFs were generally negatively impacted from financing rates associated with their use. The ETFs entered into swap agreements with counterparties that the Adviser determined to be major, global financial institutions.
If a counterparty becomes insolvent or otherwise fails to perform on its obligations, the value of investments in the ETF may decline. The ETFs have sought to mitigate this risk by generally requiring counterparties to post collateral for the benefit of the ETFs, marked to market daily, in an amount approximately equal to the amount the counterparty owed the ETF, subject to certain minimum thresholds objective.
You can find further details about SILJ, SINV and SILX by visiting www.etfmg.com, or by calling 1-844-ETF-MGRS (1-844-383-6477).
Sincerely,
Samuel Masucci III
Chairman of the Board
ETFMG Prime Junior Silver Miners ETF
Growth of $10,000 (Unaudited)
Average Annual Returns Year Ended September 30, 2021 |
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1 Year Return |
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5 Year Return |
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Since Inception (11/28/12) |
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Value of
$10,000
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ETFMG Prime Junior Silver Miners ETF (NAV) |
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-13.06 |
% |
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-4.39 |
% |
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-4.96 |
% |
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$ |
6,377 |
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ETFMG Prime Junior Silver Miners ETF (Market) |
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-13.34 |
% |
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-4.38 |
% |
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-4.99 |
% |
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$ |
6,359 |
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S&P 500 Index |
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30.00 |
% |
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16.90 |
% |
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15.74 |
% |
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$ |
36,409 |
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Prime Junior Silver Miners & Explorers Index* |
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-13.03 |
% |
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-3.71 |
% |
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-4.08 |
% |
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$ |
6,919 |
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* The Fund’s benchmark before 8/1/17 was the ISE Junior Silver (Small Cap Miners/Explorers) Index. On 8/1/17, the Fund’s benchmark became the Prime Junior Silver Miners & Explorers Index.
Performance data quoted represents past performance and does not guarantee future results. The investment return and principal value of an investment will fluctuate so that an investor’s shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than their original cost. Current performance of the Fund may be lower or higher than the performance quoted. All performance is historical and includes reinvestment of dividends and capital gains. Performance data current to the most recent month end may be obtained by calling 1-844-ETF-MGRS (1-844-383-6477).
The chart illustrates the performance of a hypothetical $10,000 investment made on November 28, 2012, and is not intended to imply any future performance. The returns shown do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on fund distributions from the sale of Fund shares. The chart assumes reinvestment of capital gains and dividends, if any. The index returns do not reflect fees or expenses and are not available for direct investment.
ETFMG Prime Junior Silver Miners ETF
Top Ten Holdings as of September 30, 2021 (Unaudited)* |
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Security |
% of Total Investments |
1 |
First Majestic Silver Corp. |
13.29% |
2 |
Pan American Silver Corp. |
9.83% |
3 |
Yamana Gold, Inc. |
7.83% |
4 |
MAG Silver Corp. |
6.35% |
5 |
SSR Mining, Inc. |
5.40% |
6 |
Hecla Mining Co. |
4.22% |
7 |
Turquoise Hill Resources, Ltd. |
4.18% |
8 |
SilverCrest Metals, Inc. |
4.00% |
9 |
Gatos Silver, Inc. |
3.19% |
10 |
Endeavour Silver Corp. |
2.81% |
Top Ten Holdings = 61.10% of Total Investments
* Current Fund holdings may not be indicative of future Fund holdings.
ETFMG Prime 2x Daily Junior Silver Miners ETF
Growth of $10,000 (Unaudited)
Average Cumulative Returns Period Ended September 30, 2021 |
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Since Inception (6/15/2021) |
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Value of $10,000 (9/30/2021) |
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ETFMG Prime 2x Daily Junior Silver Miners ETF (NAV) |
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-53.98 |
% |
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$ |
4,602 |
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ETFMG Prime 2x Daily Junior Silver Miners ETF (Market) |
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-53.72 |
% |
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$ |
4,628 |
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S&P 500 Index |
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1.82 |
% |
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$ |
10,182 |
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Prime Junior Silver Miners & Explorers Index |
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-30.51 |
% |
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$ |
6,949 |
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Performance data quoted represents past performance and does not guarantee future results. The investment return and principal value of an investment will fluctuate so that an investor’s shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than their original cost. Current performance of the Fund may be lower or higher than the performance quoted. All performance is historical and includes reinvestment of dividends and capital gains. Performance data current to the most recent month end may be obtained by calling 1-844-ETF-MGRS (1-844-383-6477).
The chart illustrates the performance of a hypothetical $10,000 investment made on June 15, 2021, and is not intended to imply any future performance. The returns shown do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on fund distributions from the sales of Fund shares. The chart assumes reinvestment of capital gains and dividends, if any. The Index Returns do not reflect fees or expenses and are not available for direct investment.
ETFMG Prime 2x Daily Inverse Junior Silver Miners ETF
Growth of $10,000 (Unaudited)
Average Cumulative Returns
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Since
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Value of
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ETFMG Prime 2x Daily Inverse Junior Silver Miners ETF (NAV) |
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71.23 |
% |
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$ |
17,123 |
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ETFMG Prime 2x Daily Inverse Junior Silver Miners ETF (Market) |
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71.23 |
% |
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$ |
17,123 |
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S&P 500 Index |
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1.82 |
% |
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$ |
10,182 |
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Prime Junior Silver Miners & Explorers Index |
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-30.51 |
% |
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$ |
6,949 |
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Performance data quoted represents past performance and does not guarantee future results. The investment return and principal value of an investment will fluctuate so that an investor’s shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than their original cost. Current performance of the Fund may be lower or higher than the performance quoted. All performance is historical and includes reinvestment of dividends and capital gains. Performance data current to the most recent month end may be obtained by calling 1-844-ETF-MGRS (1-844-383-6477).
The chart illustrates the performance of a hypothetical $10,000 investment made on June 15, 2021, and is not intended to imply any future performance. The returns shown do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on fund distributions from the sales of Fund shares. The chart assumes reinvestment of capital gains and dividends, if any. The Index Returns do not reflect fees or expenses and are not available for direct investment.
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Important Disclosures and Key Risk Factors
Investing involves risk, including the possible loss of principal. Shares of any ETF are bought and sold at market price (not NAV), may trade at a discount or premium to NAV and are not individually redeemed from the Fund. Brokerage commissions will reduce returns. Narrowly focused investments typically exhibit higher volatility.
Past performance is not indicative of future return. A fund’s performance for very short time periods may not be indicative of future performance.
SILJ
The ETFMG Prime Junior Silver Miners ETF (the “Fund” or the “Junior Silver ETF”) seeks to provide investment results that, before fees and expenses, correspond generally to the price and yield performance of the Prime Junior Silver Miners & Explorers Index (the “Index”).
Investments in foreign securities involve political, economic and currency risks, greater volatility and differences in accounting methods. These risks are greater for investments in emerging markets. The Fund is non-diversified, meaning it may concentrate its assets in fewer individual holdings than a diversified fund. Therefore, the Fund is more exposed to individual issuer volatility than a diversified fund. Funds that are less diversified across countries or geographic regions are generally riskier than more geographically diversified funds and risks associated with such countries or geographic regions may negatively affect a Fund. Investments in small capitalization companies tend to have limited liquidity and greater price volatility than large-capitalization companies. The ETFMG Prime Junior Silver Miners ETF is subject to risks associated with the worldwide price of silver and the costs of extraction and production. Worldwide silver prices may fluctuate substantially over short periods of time, so the Fund’s share price may be more volatile than other types of economic conditions, tax treatment, government regulation and intervention, and world events in the regions in which the company’s operation. Several foreign countries have begun a process of privatizing certain entities and industries. Privatized entities may lose money or be renationalized. The Fund invests in some economies that are heavily dependent upon trading with key partners. Any reduction in this trading may cause an adverse impact on the economy in which the Fund invests. The Fund’s return may not match or achieve a high degree of correlation with the return of the Prime Junior Silver Miners & Explorers Index. To the extent the Fund utilizes a sampling approach, it may experience tracking error to a greater extent than if the Fund had sought to replicate the Prime Junior Silver Miners & Explorers Index. IOPV or indicative optimized portfolio value is an estimated intraday fair value of one share of an ETF determined by the last trade price of the fund’s underlying securities.
The Prime Junior Silver Miners & Explorers Index is designed to provide a benchmark for investors interested in tracking public, small-cap companies that are active in silver mining exploration and production industry. The stocks are screened for liquidity and weighted according to modified free-float market capitalization. The Index generally is comprised of 25-35 securities. An investment cannot be made directly in an index.
Unlike with an actively managed fund, the Fund’s adviser does not use techniques or defensive strategies designed to lessen the effects of market volatility or to reduce the impact of periods of market decline. This means that, based on market and economic conditions, the Fund’s performance could be lower than other types of funds that may actively shift their portfolio assets to take advantage of market opportunities or to lessen the impact of a market decline.
Natural or environmental disasters, such as earthquakes, fires, floods, hurricanes, tsunamis and other severe weather- related phenomena generally, and widespread disease, including pandemics and epidemics, have been and may be highly disruptive to economies and markets, adversely impacting individual companies, sectors, industries, markets, currencies, interest and inflation rates, credit ratings, investor sentiment, and other factors affecting the value of the Fund’s investments. Given the increasing interdependence among global economies and markets, conditions in one country, market, or region are increasingly likely to adversely affect markets, issuers, and/or foreign exchange rates in other countries, including the U.S. Any such events could have a significant adverse impact on the value of the Fund’s investments.
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Additionally, natural or environmental disasters, widespread disease or other public health issues, war, acts of terrorism or other events could result in increased premiums or discounts to the Fund’s NAV.
ETF Managers Group LLC is the investment adviser to the Fund.
The Fund is distributed by ETFMG Financial LLC. ETF Managers Group LLC and ETFMG Financial LLC are wholly owned subsidiaries of Exchange Traded Managers Group LLC (collectively, “ETFMG”). ETFMG Financial LLC is not affiliated with Prime Indexes.
SILX
Investments in foreign securities involve political, economic and currency risks, greater volatility and differences in accounting methods. These risks are greater for investments in emerging markets. The Fund is non-diversified, meaning it may concentrate its assets in fewer individual holdings than a diversified fund. Therefore, the Fund is more exposed to individual issuer volatility than a diversified fund. Funds that are less diversified across countries or geographic regions are generally riskier than more geographically diversified funds and risks associated with such countries or geographic regions may negatively affect a Fund. Investments in small capitalization companies tend to have limited liquidity and greater price volatility than large-capitalization companies. The ETFMG Prime Junior Silver Miners ETF is subject to risks associated with the worldwide price of silver and the costs of extraction and production. Worldwide silver prices may fluctuate substantially over short periods of time, so the Fund’s share price may be more volatile. Several foreign countries have begun a process of privatizing certain entities and industries. Privatized entities may lose money or be renationalized. The Fund invests in some economies that are heavily dependent upon trading with key partners. Any reduction in this trading may cause an adverse impact on the economy in which the Fund invests. The Fund’s return may not match or achieve a high degree of correlation with the return of the Prime Junior Silver Miners & Explorers Index. To the extent the Fund utilizes a sampling approach, it may experience tracking error to a greater extent than if the Fund had sought to replicate the Prime Junior Silver Miners & Explorers Index. IOPV or indicative optimized portfolio value is an estimated intraday fair value of one share of an ETF determined by the last trade price of the fund’s underlying securities.
Investing in an ETFMG 2x Daily Inverse Leveraged ETF may be more volatile than investing in broadly diversified funds. The use of leverage by an ETF increases the risk to the ETF. The ETFMG 2x Daily Leveraged ETFs are not suitable for all investors and should be utilized only by sophisticated investors who understand leverage risk, consequences of seeking daily leveraged, or daily inverse leveraged, investment results and intend to actively monitor and manage their investment.
The use of derivatives such as swaps are subject to additional risks that may cause prices to fluctuate over time and include the effects of compounding, market volatility, leverage risk, aggressive investment techniques risk, counterparty risk, and intra- day investment risk. Please see the summary and full prospectuses for a more complete description of these and other risks of investing in the Fund.
Natural or environmental disasters, such as earthquakes, fires, floods, hurricanes, tsunamis and other severe weather- related phenomena generally, and widespread disease, including pandemics and epidemics, have been and may be highly disruptive to economies and markets, adversely impacting individual companies, sectors, industries, markets, currencies, interest and inflation rates, credit ratings, investor sentiment, and other factors affecting the value of the Fund’s investments. Given the increasing interdependence among global economies and markets, conditions in one country, market, or region are increasingly likely to adversely affect markets, issuers, and/or foreign exchange rates in other countries, including the U.S. Any such events could have a significant adverse impact on the value of the Fund’s investments.
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Additionally, natural or environmental disasters, widespread disease or other public health issues, war, acts of terrorism or other events could result in increased premiums or discounts to the Fund’s NAV.
The Fund is a recently organized, diversified management investment company with limited operating history. ETF Managers Group LLC is the investment advisor to the Fund.
The Fund is distributed by ETFMG Financial LLC. ETF Managers Group LLC and ETFMG Financial LLC are wholly owned subsidiaries of Exchange Traded Managers Group LLC (collectively, “ETFMG”). ETFMG is not affiliated with Prime Indexes.
The Fund is intended to be made available only to U.S. residents. Under no circumstances is any information provided on this website intended for distribution to or use by, or to be an offer to sell to or solicitation of an offer to buy the Fund or any investment product or service of, any person or entity in any jurisdiction or country, other than the United States, where such distribution, use, offer or solicitation would subject the Fund or its affiliates to any registration requirement or be unlawful under the securities laws of that jurisdiction or country.
SINV
Investments in foreign securities involve political, economic and currency risks, greater volatility and differences in accounting methods. These risks are greater for investments in emerging markets. The Fund is non-diversified, meaning it may concentrate its assets in fewer individual holdings than a diversified fund. Therefore, the Fund is more exposed to individual issuer volatility than a diversified fund. Funds that are less diversified across countries or geographic regions are generally riskier than more geographically diversified funds and risks associated with such countries or geographic regions may negatively affect a Fund. Investments in small capitalization companies tend to have limited liquidity and greater price volatility than large-capitalization companies. The ETFMG Prime Junior Silver Miners ETF is subject to risks associated with the worldwide price of silver and the costs of extraction and production. Worldwide silver prices may fluctuate substantially over short periods of time, so the Fund’s share price may be more volatile. Several foreign countries have begun a process of privatizing certain entities and industries. Privatized entities may lose money or be renationalized. The Fund invests in some economies that are heavily dependent upon trading with key partners. Any reduction in this trading may cause an adverse impact on the economy in which the Fund invests. The Fund’s return may not match or achieve a high degree of correlation with the return of the Prime Junior Silver Miners & Explorers Index. To the extent the Fund utilizes a sampling approach, it may experience tracking error to a greater extent than if the Fund had sought to replicate the Prime Junior Silver Miners & Explorers Index. IOPV or indicative optimized portfolio value is an estimated intraday fair value of one share of an ETF determined by the last trade price of the fund’s underlying securities.
Investing in an ETFMG 2x Daily Inverse Leveraged ETF may be more volatile than investing in broadly diversified funds. The use of leverage by an ETF increases the risk to the ETF. The ETFMG 2x Daily Leveraged ETFs are not suitable for all investors and should be utilized only by sophisticated investors who understand leverage risk, consequences of seeking daily leveraged, or daily inverse leveraged, investment results and intend to actively monitor and manage their investment.
The use of derivatives such as swaps are subject to additional risks that may cause prices to fluctuate over time and include the effects of compounding, market volatility, leverage risk, aggressive investment techniques risk, counterparty risk, and intra-day investment risk. Please see the summary and full prospectuses for a more complete description of these and other risks of investing in the Fund.
Natural or environmental disasters, such as earthquakes, fires, floods, hurricanes, tsunamis and other severe weather-related phenomena generally, and widespread disease, including pandemics and epidemics, have been and may be highly disruptive to economies and markets, adversely impacting individual companies, sectors, industries, markets, currencies, interest and inflation rates, credit ratings, investor sentiment, and other factors affecting the value of the Fund’s investments. Given the increasing interdependence among global economies and markets, conditions in one country, market, or region are increasingly likely to adversely affect markets, issuers, and/or foreign exchange rates in other countries, including the U.S. Any such events could have a significant adverse impact on the value of the Fund’s investments.
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Additionally, natural or environmental disasters, widespread disease or other public health issues, war, acts of terrorism or other events could result in increased premiums or discounts to the Fund’s NAV.
The Fund is a recently organized, diversified management investment company with limited operating history. ETF Managers Group LLC is the investment advisor to the Fund.
The Fund is distributed by ETFMG Financial LLC. ETF Managers Group LLC and ETFMG Financial LLC are wholly owned subsidiaries of Exchange Traded Managers Group LLC (collectively, “ETFMG”). ETFMG is not affiliated with Prime Indexes.
The Fund is intended to be made available only to U.S. residents. Under no circumstances is any information provided on this website intended for distribution to or use by, or to be an offer to sell to or solicitation of an offer to buy the Fund or any investment product or service of, any person or entity in any jurisdiction or country, other than the United States, where such distribution, use, offer or solicitation would subject the Fund or its affiliates to any registration requirement or be unlawful under the securities laws of that jurisdiction or country.
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As of September 30, 2021 (Unaudited)
ETFMG | ||||||||||||
ETFMG | Prime 2x | |||||||||||
ETFMG | Prime 2x | Daily Inverse | ||||||||||
Prime Junior | Daily Junior | Junior Silver | ||||||||||
Silver Miners | Silver Miners | Miners | ||||||||||
ETF | ETF | ETF | ||||||||||
As a percent of Net Assets: | ||||||||||||
Australia | 0.2 | % | — | % | — | % | ||||||
Canada | 81.0 | — | — | |||||||||
Luxembourg | 0.7 | — | — | |||||||||
Peru | 2.5 | — | — | |||||||||
South Africa | 2.6 | |||||||||||
United Kingdom | 1.4 | — | — | |||||||||
United States | 10.8 | — | — | |||||||||
Total Return Swap | — | 100.0 | 100.0 | |||||||||
Short-Term and other Net Assets (Liabilities) | 0.8 | — | — | |||||||||
100.0 | % | 100.0 | % | 100.0 | % |
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ETFMG Prime Junior Silver Miners ETF
September 30, 2021
Shares | Value | |||||||
COMMON STOCKS - 99.2% | ||||||||
Australia - 0.2% | ||||||||
Metals & Mining - 0.2% (c) | ||||||||
Kingsgate Consolidated, Ltd. (a) | 1,259,397 | $ | 1,438,562 | |||||
Canada - 81.0% | ||||||||
Metals & Mining - 81.0% (c) | ||||||||
Alexco Resource Corp. (a) | 4,343,597 | 6,515,395 | ||||||
Americas Gold & Silver Corp. (a) | 2,552,708 | 2,035,556 | ||||||
Ascot Resources, Ltd. (a) | 2,131,301 | 1,750,002 | ||||||
Aya Gold & Silver, Inc. (a) | 2,761,745 | 16,985,626 | ||||||
Bear Creek Mining Corp. (a)(e) | 2,131,519 | 1,767,010 | ||||||
Benchmark Metals, Inc. (a) | 1,490,457 | 1,247,343 | ||||||
Canada Silver Cobalt Works, Inc. (a) | 1,275,253 | 241,640 | ||||||
Capstone Mining Corp. (a) | 4,081,427 | 15,886,180 | ||||||
Discovery Silver Corp. NPV (a) | 5,544,822 | 5,384,597 | ||||||
Dolly Varden Silver Corp. (a) | 2,299,298 | 807,822 | ||||||
Dundee Precious Metals, Inc. | 1,974,757 | 11,880,348 | ||||||
Eldorado Gold Corp. (a) | 1,892,669 | 14,644,052 | ||||||
Endeavour Silver Corp. (a) | 4,992,545 | 20,419,509 | ||||||
Excellon Resources, Inc. (a) | 545,897 | 706,830 | ||||||
First Majestic Silver Corp. | 8,560,077 | 96,728,870 | ||||||
Fortuna Silver Mines, Inc. (a) | 2,991,755 | 11,762,940 | ||||||
GoGold Resources, Inc. (a)(f) | 7,964,602 | 17,418,244 | ||||||
Gran Colombia Gold Corp. | 992,972 | 3,747,360 | ||||||
Great Panther Mining, Ltd. (a) | 3,533,678 | 1,625,492 | ||||||
Hudbay Minerals, Inc. | 2,685,920 | 16,752,541 | ||||||
Kootenay Silver, Inc. (a)(f) | 5,733,418 | 769,526 | ||||||
Liberty Gold Corp. (a) | 2,787,241 | 1,958,507 | ||||||
MAG Silver Corp. (a)(f) | 2,853,645 | 46,208,952 | ||||||
Mandalay Resources Corp. (a)(e) | 533,877 | 805,073 | ||||||
Metalla Royalty & Streaming, Ltd. (a) | 446,529 | 3,056,534 | ||||||
Minaurum Gold, Inc. (a) | 2,463,990 | 525,247 | ||||||
Minco Silver Corp. (a)(e) | 1,626,980 | 481,697 | ||||||
Mirasol Resources, Ltd. (a) | 378,442 | 107,563 | ||||||
New Gold, Inc. (a)(f) | 7,617,763 | 8,059,215 | ||||||
New Pacific Metals Corp. (a) | 1,564,811 | 5,201,211 | ||||||
Orla Mining, Ltd. (a) | 2,429,963 | 8,019,300 | ||||||
Pan American Silver Corp. | 3,073,610 | 71,562,260 | ||||||
Sabina Gold & Silver Corp. (a) | 3,526,951 | 4,065,489 | ||||||
Seabridge Gold, Inc. (a) | 789,718 | 12,164,376 | ||||||
Sierra Metals, Inc. (a) | 894,163 | 1,609,578 | ||||||
Silvercorp Metals, Inc. | 5,112,172 | 19,494,545 | ||||||
SilverCrest Metals, Inc. (a) | 4,168,835 | 29,128,525 | ||||||
Sombrero Resources, Inc. (a)(b) | 585,867 | 128,601 | ||||||
SSR Mining, Inc. | 2,699,451 | 39,257,767 | ||||||
Trevali Mining Corp. (a) | 9,713,703 | 1,342,095 |
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
ETFMG™ ETFs
ETFMG Prime Junior Silver Miners ETF
Schedule of Investments
September 30, 2021 (Continued)
Shares | Value | |||||||
Turquoise Hill Resources, Ltd. (a) | 2,056,803 | $ | 30,415,222 | |||||
Yamana Gold, Inc. | 14,391,420 | 56,990,023 | ||||||
Total Metals & Mining | 589,658,663 | |||||||
Luxembourg - 0.7% | ||||||||
Metals & Mining - 0.7% (c) | ||||||||
Nexa Resources SA | 685,856 | 5,212,506 | ||||||
Peru - 2.5% | ||||||||
Metals & Mining - 2.5% (c) | ||||||||
Cia de Minas Buenaventura SAA - ADR (a) | 2,711,210 | 18,327,779 | ||||||
South Africa - 2.6% | ||||||||
Metals & Mining - 2.6% (c) | ||||||||
Harmony Gold Mining Co., Ltd. - ADR | 6,063,832 | 19,101,071 | ||||||
United Kingdom - 1.4% | ||||||||
Metals & Mining - 1.4% (c) | ||||||||
Hochschild Mining PLC | 5,544,178 | 9,935,401 | ||||||
United States - 10.8% | ||||||||
Metals & Mining - 10.8% (c) | ||||||||
Coeur Mining, Inc. (a) | 2,671,075 | 16,480,533 | ||||||
Gatos Silver, Inc. (a) | 1,994,746 | 23,198,896 | ||||||
Gold Resource Corp. | 774,304 | 1,215,657 | ||||||
Golden Minerals Co. (a) | 4,704,330 | 2,031,800 | ||||||
Hecla Mining Co. | 5,585,302 | 30,719,161 | ||||||
McEwen Mining, Inc. (a) | 4,742,931 | 4,932,648 | ||||||
Total Metals & Mining | 78,578,695 | |||||||
TOTAL COMMON STOCKS (Cost $871,161,881) | 722,252,677 | |||||||
SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS - 0.8% | ||||||||
Money Market Funds - 0.8% | ||||||||
First American Government Obligations Fund - Class X, 0.03% (d) | 5,415,183 | 5,415,183 | ||||||
TOTAL SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS (Cost $5,415,183) | 5,415,183 | |||||||
Total Investments (Cost $876,577,064) - 100.0% | 727,667,860 | |||||||
Other Assets in Excess of Liabilities - 0.0% (g) | 319,209 | |||||||
TOTAL NET ASSETS - 100.0% | $ | 727,987,069 |
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
ETFMG™ ETFs
ETFMG Prime Junior Silver Miners ETF
Schedule of Investments
September 30, 2021 (Continued)
Percentages are stated as a percent of net assets.
ADR | American Depositary Receipt |
PLC | Public Limited Company |
(a) | Non-income producing security. |
(b) | Value determined based on estimated fair value. The value of this security totals $128,601, which represents 0.00% of total net assets. Classified as Level 3 in the fair value hierarchy. Please refer to Note 2 of the Notes to Financial Statements. |
(c) | As of September 30, 2021, the Fund had a significant portion of its assets invested in the Metals & Mining Industry. |
(d) | The rate quoted is the annualized seven-day yield at September 30, 2021. |
(e) | These securities have been deemed illiquid according to the Fund's liquidity guidelines. The value of these securities total $3,053,780, which represents 0.4% of total net assets. |
(f) | Affiliated security. Please refer to Note 8 of the Notes to Financial Statements. |
(g) | Value less than 0.05% |
The Global Industry Classification Standard (GICS®) was developed by and/or is the exclusive property of MSCI, Inc. and Standard & Poor's Financial Services LLC (“S&P”). GICS is a service mark of MSCI and S&P and has been licensed for use by U.S. Bancorp Fund Services, LLC, doing business as U.S. Bank Global Fund Services (“Fund Services”).
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
ETFMG™ ETFs
ETFMG Prime 2x Daily Junior Silver Miners ETF
Schedule of Total Return Swaps
September 30, 2021
Fund | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Pays/Receives | Upfront | Unrealized | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Reference | Reference | Payment | Financing | Premiums | Notional | Appreciation | ||||||||||||||||||
Entity | Entity | Counterparty | Frequency | Rate | Paid/Received | Amount | (Depreciation) | |||||||||||||||||
ETFMG Prime Junior Silver Miners ETF Swap | Receives | Cowen and Company, LLC | Monthly | Overnight Bank Funding Rate Index + 0.25% | $ | — | $ | 991,934 | $ | — |
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
ETFMG™ ETFs
ETFMG Prime 2x Daily Inverse Junior Silver Miners ETF
Schedule of Total Return Swaps
September 30, 2021
Fund | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Pays/Receives | Upfront | Unrealized | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Reference | Reference | Payment | Financing | Premiums | Notional | Appreciation | ||||||||||||||||||
Entity | Entity | Counterparty | Frequency | Rate | Paid/Received | Amount | (Depreciation) | |||||||||||||||||
ETFMG Prime Junior Silver Miners ETF Swap | Pays | Cowen and Company, LLC | Monthly | Overnight Bank Funding Rate Index - 0.69% | $ | — | $ | (1,644,483 | ) | $ | — |
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
ETFMG™ ETFs
STATEMENTS OF ASSETS AND LIABILITIES
As of September 30, 2021
ETFMG | ||||||||||||
ETFMG | Prime 2x | |||||||||||
ETFMG | Prime 2x | Daily Inverse | ||||||||||
Prime Junior | Daily Junior | Junior | ||||||||||
Silver Miners | Silver Miners | Silver Miners | ||||||||||
ETF | ETF | ETF | ||||||||||
ASSETS | ||||||||||||
Investments in unaffiliated securities, at value* | $ | 655,211,923 | $ | — | $ | — | ||||||
Investments in affiliated securities, at value* | 72,455,937 | — | — | |||||||||
Foreign currency* | 2,107 | — | — | |||||||||
Cash | — | 192,289 | 256,248 | |||||||||
Deposits at Broker for total return swap contracts | — | 448,450 | 428,000 | |||||||||
Receivable for open swap contracts | — | — | 172,128 | |||||||||
Receivables: | ||||||||||||
Dividends and interest receivable | 413,982 | — | — | |||||||||
Receivable for investments sold | 495,588 | — | — | |||||||||
Total assets | 728,579,537 | 640,739 | 856,376 | |||||||||
LIABILITIES | ||||||||||||
Payable for open swap contracts | — | 134,206 | — | |||||||||
Payables: | ||||||||||||
Management fees payable | 449,158 | 389 | 588 | |||||||||
Payable for investments purchased | 143,310 | — | — | |||||||||
Total liabilities | 592,468 | 134,595 | 588 | |||||||||
Net Assets | $ | 727,987,069 | $ | 506,144 | $ | 855,788 | ||||||
NET ASSETS CONSIST OF: | ||||||||||||
Paid-in Capital | $ | 992,914,450 | $ | 663,984 | $ | 233,795 | ||||||
Total Distributable Earnings (Accumulated Losses) | (264,927,381 | ) | (157,840 | ) | 621,993 | |||||||
Net Assets | $ | 727,987,069 | $ | 506,144 | $ | 855,788 | ||||||
*Identified Cost: | ||||||||||||
Investments in unaffiliated securities | $ | 798,430,842 | $ | — | $ | — | ||||||
Investments in affiliated securities | 78,146,222 | — | — | |||||||||
Foreign currency | 2,347 | — | — | |||||||||
Shares Outstanding^ | 61,600,000 | 110,000 | 50,000 | |||||||||
Net Asset Value, Offering and Redemption Price per Share | $ | 11.82 | $ | 4.60 | $ | 17.12 |
|
^ | No par value, unlimited number of shares authorized |
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
ETFMG™ ETFs
For the Period/Year ended September 30, 2021
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
ETFMG Prime Junior Silver Miners ETF
STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN NET ASSETS
Year Ended | Year Ended | |||||||
September 30, | September 30, | |||||||
2021 | 2020 | |||||||
OPERATIONS | ||||||||
Net investment loss | $ | (713,805 | ) | $ | (940,100 | ) | ||
Net realized gain on investments, in-kind redemptions and foreign currency and foreign currency translation | 4,697,566 | 11,084,085 | ||||||
Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) of investments and foreign currency and foreign currency translation | (204,205,217 | ) | 60,060,330 | |||||
Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations | (200,221,456 | ) | 70,204,315 | |||||
DISTRIBUTIONS TO SHAREHOLDERS | ||||||||
Total distributions from distributable earnings | (7,160,000 | ) | (1,980,500 | ) | ||||
CAPITAL SHARE TRANSACTIONS | ||||||||
Net increase in net assets derived from net change in outstanding shares | 527,049,120 | 239,976,195 | ||||||
Transaction Fees (See Note 1) | 822 | — | ||||||
Net increase in net assets from capital share transactions | 527,049,942 | 239,976,195 | ||||||
Total increase in net assets | 319,668,486 | 308,200,010 | ||||||
NET ASSETS | ||||||||
Beginning of Year | 408,318,583 | 100,118,573 | ||||||
End of Year | $ | 727,987,069 | $ | 408,318,583 |
Summary of share transactions is as follows:
Year Ended | Year Ended | |||||||||||||||
September 30, 2021 | September 30, 2020 | |||||||||||||||
Shares | Amount | Shares | Amount | |||||||||||||
Shares Sold | 43,950,000 | $ | 706,233,470 | 26,050,000 | $ | 330,230,225 | ||||||||||
Transaction Fees (See Note 1) | — | 822 | — | — | ||||||||||||
Shares Redeemed | (11,950,000 | ) | (179,184,350 | ) | (7,050,000 | ) | (90,254,030 | ) | ||||||||
Net Transactions in Fund Shares | 32,000,000 | $ | 527,049,942 | 19,000,000 | $ | 239,976,195 | ||||||||||
Beginning Shares | 29,600,000 | 10,600,000 | ||||||||||||||
Ending Shares | 61,600,000 | 29,600,000 | ||||||||||||||
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
ETFMG Prime 2x Daily Junior Silver Miners ETF
STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN NET ASSETS
Period Ended | ||||
September 30, | ||||
20211 | ||||
OPERATIONS | ||||
Net investment loss | $ | (1,658 | ) | |
Net realized loss on swap contracts | (546,722 | ) | ||
Net change in unrealized depreciation on swap contracts | — | |||
Net decrease in net assets resulting from operations | (548,380 | ) | ||
CAPITAL SHARE TRANSACTIONS | ||||
Net increase in net assets from capital share transactions | 1,054,524 | |||
Total increase in net assets | 506,144 | |||
NET ASSETS | ||||
Beginning of Period | — | |||
End of Period | $ | 506,144 |
Summary of share transactions is as follows:
Period Ended | ||||||||
September 30, 20211 | ||||||||
Shares | Amount | |||||||
Shares Sold | 160,000 | $ | 1,345,424 | |||||
Shares Redeemed | (50,000 | ) | (290,900 | ) | ||||
Net Transactions in Fund Shares | 110,000 | $ | 1,054,524 | |||||
Beginning Shares | — | |||||||
Ending Shares | 110,000 |
|
1 | The Fund commenced operations on June 15, 2021. |
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
ETFMG Prime 2x Daily Inverse Junior Silver Miners ETF
STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN NET ASSETS
Period Ended | ||||
September 30, | ||||
20211 | ||||
OPERATIONS | ||||
Net investment loss | $ | (1,515 | ) | |
Net realized gain on swap contracts | 623,508 | |||
Net change in unrealized depreciation on swap contracts | — | |||
Net increase in net assets resulting from operations | 621,993 | |||
CAPITAL SHARE TRANSACTIONS | ||||
Net increase in net assets from capital share transactions | 233,795 | |||
Total increase in net assets | 855,788 | |||
NET ASSETS | ||||
Beginning of Period | — | |||
End of Period | $ | 855,788 |
Summary of share transactions is as follows:
Period Ended | ||||||||
September 30, 20211 | ||||||||
Shares | Amount | |||||||
Shares Sold | 100,000 | $ | 1,000,000 | |||||
Shares Redeemed | (50,000 | ) | (766,205 | ) | ||||
Net Transactions in Fund Shares | 50,000 | $ | 233,795 | |||||
Beginning Shares | — | |||||||
Ending Shares | 50,000 |
|
1 | The Fund commenced operations on June 15, 2021. |
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
ETFMG Prime Junior Silver Miners ETF
For a capital share outstanding throughout the year
Year Ended
September 30, 2021 |
Year Ended
September 30, 2020 |
Year Ended
September 30,
|
Year Ended
September 30, 2018 |
Year Ended
September 30, 2017 |
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Net Asset Value, Beginning | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Year | $ | 13.79 | $ | 9.45 | $ | 8.70 | $ | 11.84 | $ | 15.57 | |||||||||||||||
Income (Loss) from | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Investment Operations: | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Net investment income (loss)1 | (0.01 | ) | (0.05 | ) | (0.02 | ) | (0.03 | ) | (0.06 | ) | |||||||||||||||
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments | (1.76 | ) | 4.56 | 0.91 | (3.11 | ) | (3.61 | ) | |||||||||||||||||
Total from investment operations | (1.77 | ) | 4.51 | 0.89 | (3.14 | ) | (3.67 | ) | |||||||||||||||||
Less Distributions: | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distributions from net investment income | (0.20 | ) | (0.17 | ) | (0.14 | ) | — | (0.06 | ) | ||||||||||||||||
Total distributions | (0.20 | ) | (0.17 | ) | (0.14 | ) | — | (0.06 | ) | ||||||||||||||||
Capital Share Transactions: | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Transaction fees | 0.00 | 3 | — | — | — | — | |||||||||||||||||||
Net asset value, end year | $ | 11.82 | $ | 13.79 | $ | 9.45 | $ | 8.70 | $ | 11.84 | |||||||||||||||
Total Return | -13.06 | % | 48.06 | % | 10.45 | % | -26.50 | % | -23.53 | % | |||||||||||||||
Ratios/Supplemental Data: | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Net assets at end year (000's) | $ | 727,987 | $ | 408,319 | $ | 100,119 | $ | 45,265 | $ | 58,033 | |||||||||||||||
Expenses to Average Net Assets before legal expense | 0.69 | % | 0.69 | % | 0.69 | % | 0.69 | % | 0.69 | % | |||||||||||||||
Gross Expenses to Average | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Net Assets | 0.69 | % | 0.69 | % | 0.69 | % | 0.69 | % | 0.72 | %2 | |||||||||||||||
Net Investment Income (Loss) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
to Average Net Assets | -0.10 | % | -0.46 | % | -0.21 | % | -0.32 | % | -0.48 | % | |||||||||||||||
Portfolio Turnover Rate | 26 | % | 71 | % | 34 | % | 36 | % | 69 | % |
|
1 | Calculated based on average shares outstanding during the year. |
|
2 | The ratio of expenses to average net assets includes legal expense. |
|
3 | Amount is less than $0.05. |
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
ETFMG Prime 2x Daily Junior Silver Miners ETF
FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS
For a capital share outstanding throughout the period
Period Ended
September 30, 20211 |
|||||
Net Asset Value, Beginning Period | $ | 10.00 | |||
Income (Loss) from Investment Operations: | |||||
Net investment loss 2 | (0.02 | ) | |||
Net realized and unrealized loss on investments | (5.38 | ) | |||
Total from investment operations | (5.40 | ) | |||
Net asset value, end period | $ | 4.60 | |||
Total Return | -53.98 | %3 | |||
Ratios/Supplemental Data: | |||||
Net assets at end of period (000's) | $ | 506 | |||
Gross Expenses to Average Net Assets | 0.95 | %4 | |||
Net Investment Loss to Average Net Assets | -0.88 | %4 | |||
Portfolio Turnover Rate | 0 | %3 |
|
1 | The Fund commenced operations on June 15, 2021. |
|
2 | Calculated based on average shares outstanding during the period. |
|
3 | Not annualized. |
|
4 | Annualized. |
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
ETFMG Prime 2x Daily Inverse Junior Silver Miners ETF
FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS
For a capital share outstanding throughout the period
Period Ended
September 30, 20211 |
|||||
Net Asset Value, Beginning Period | $ | 10.00 | |||
Income (Loss) from Investment Operations: | |||||
Net investment loss 2 | (0.02 | ) | |||
Net realized and unrealized gain on investments | 7.14 | ||||
Total from investment operations | 7.12 | ||||
Net asset value, end period | $ | 17.12 | |||
Total Return | 71.23 | %3 | |||
Ratios/Supplemental Data: | |||||
Net assets at end of period (000's) | $ | 856 | |||
Gross Expenses to Average Net Assets | 0.95 | %4 | |||
Net Investment Income (Loss) to Average Net Assets | -0.50 | %4 | |||
Portfolio Turnover Rate | 0 | %3 |
|
1 | The Fund commenced operations on June 15, 2021. |
|
2 | Calculated based on average shares outstanding during the period. |
|
3 | Not annualized. |
|
4 | Annualized. |
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements
ETFMG™ ETFs
September 30, 2021
NOTE 1 – ORGANIZATION
ETFMG Prime Junior Silver Miners ETF (“SILJ”), ETFMG Prime 2x Daily Junior Silver Miners ETF (“SILX”), and ETFMG Prime 2x Daily Inverse Junior Silver Miners ETF (“SINV”) (each a “Fund”, or collectively the “Funds”) are series of ETF Managers Trust (the “Trust”), an open-end management investment company consisting of multiple investment series, organized as a Delaware statutory trust on July 1, 2009. The Trust is registered with the 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 (“Shares”) is registered under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”).
The following table is a summary of the Strategy Commencement Date and Strategy of the Funds:
Fund Ticker |
Strategy
|
Strategy |
ETFMG Prime
|
8/1/2017 |
Seeks to provide investment results that, before fees and expenses, correspond generally to the price and yield performance of the Prime Junior Silver Miners & Explorers Index (the “Index”). |
ETFMG Prime
|
6/15/2021 |
Seeks daily investment results, before fees and expenses, that correspond to two times (2x) the return of the Index for a single day, not for any other period. |
ETFMG Prime
|
6/15/2021 |
Seeks daily investment results, before fees and expenses, that correspond to two times the inverse (-2x) (or opposite) of the return of the Index for a single day, not for any other period. |
The Funds may use a combination of swaps on the Index and swaps on an ETF whose investment objective is to track the performance of the same, or a substantially similar index to achieve its investment objective.
The Funds each currently offer one class of shares, which have no front-end sales load, no deferred sales charges, and no redemption fees. The Funds may issue an unlimited number of shares of beneficial interest, with no par value. All shares of each Fund have equal rights and privileges.
Shares of the Funds are listed and traded on the NYSE Arca, Inc. Market prices for the shares may be different from their net asset value (“NAV”). Each Fund issues and redeems shares on a continuous basis at NAV only in blocks of 50,000 shares for SILJ and 10,000 shares for SILX and SINV, called “Creation Units.” Creation Units are issued and redeemed principally in- kind for securities included in a specified Index. Once created, shares generally trade in the secondary market at market prices that change throughout the day in quantities less than a Creation Unit. Except when aggregated in Creation Units, shares are not redeemable securities of a Fund. Shares of a Fund 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 Corporation or (ii) a DTC 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 the shares directly from a Fund. Rather, most retail investors may purchase Shares in the secondary market with the assistance of a broker and may be subject to customary brokerage commissions or fees.
ETFMG™ ETFs
NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
September 30, 2021 (Continued)
Authorized Participants transacting in Creation Units for cash may pay an additional variable charge to compensate the relevant Fund for certain transaction costs (i.e., brokerage costs) and market impact expenses relating to investing in portfolio securities. Such variable charges, if any, are included in Transaction Fees” in the Statements of Changes in Net Assets.
NOTE 2 – SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES
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”).
The Funds follow the investment company accounting and reporting guidance of the Financial Accounting Standards Board Accounting Standard Codification Topic 946 Financial Services – Investment Companies.
The Fund may invest in certain other investment companies (underlying funds). For specific investments in underlying funds, please refer to the complete schedule of portfolio holdings on Form N-CSR(S) for this reporting period, which is filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). For more information about the underlying Fund’s operations and policies, please refer to those Fund’s semiannual and annual reports, which are filed with the SEC.
A. |
Security Valuation. Securities listed on a securities exchange, market or automated quotation system for which quotations are readily available (except for securities traded on NASDAQ), including securities traded over the counter, are valued at the last quoted sale price on the primary exchange or market (foreign or domestic) on which they are traded on the valuation date (or at approximately 4:00 pm Eastern Time if a security’s primary exchange is normally open at that time), or, if there is no such reported sale on the valuation date, at the most recent quoted bid price. For securities traded on NASDAQ, the NASDAQ Official Closing Price will be used. |
Securities for which quotations are not readily available are valued at their respective fair values as determined in good faith by the 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 Funds’ Board. The use of fair value pricing by a Fund may cause the net asset value of its shares to differ significantly from the net asset value that would be calculated without regard to such considerations. As of September 30, 2021, the ETFMG Prime Junior Silver Miners ETF held one security that was fair valued by the Board.
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 valuation 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. |
ETFMG™ ETFs
NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
September 30, 2021 (Continued)
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 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’ net assets as of September 30, 2021:
ETFMG Prime Junior Silver Miners ETF |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|||||||
Assets^ |
|
Level 1 |
|
Level 2 |
|
Level 3 |
|
Total |
|
||||
Common Stocks |
|
$ |
722,124,076 |
|
$ |
— |
|
$ |
128,601 |
|
$ |
722,252,677 |
|
Short Term Investments |
|
|
5,415,183 |
|
|
— |
|
|
— |
|
|
5,415,183 |
|
Total Investments in Securities |
|
$ |
727,539,259 |
|
$ |
— |
|
$ |
128,601 |
|
$ |
727,667,860 |
|
ETFMG Prime 2x Daily Junior Silver Miners ETF |
|
|
|
|
|
||||||||
Swap Contracts*** |
|
Level 1 |
|
Level 2 |
|
Level 3 |
|
Total |
|
||||
Long Total Return Equity Swap Contracts |
|
$ |
— |
|
$ |
— |
|
$ |
— |
|
$ |
— |
|
Total Swap Contracts |
|
$ |
— |
|
$ |
— |
|
$ |
— |
|
$ |
— |
|
ETFMG Prime 2x Daily Inverse Junior Silver Miners ETF |
|
|
|
|
|
||||||||
Swap Contracts*** |
|
Level 1 |
|
Level 2 |
|
Level 3 |
|
Total |
|
||||
Long Total Return Equity Swap Contracts |
|
$ |
— |
|
$ |
— |
|
$ |
— |
|
$ |
— |
|
Total Swap Contracts |
|
$ |
— |
|
$ |
— |
|
$ |
— |
|
$ |
— |
|
^ See Schedule of Investments for classifications by country and industry.
* |
Certain investments that are measured at fair value used the net asset value per share (or its equivalent) practical expedient have not been categorized in the fair value hierarchy. |
The fair value amounts presented in the table are intended to permit reconciliation of the fair value hierarchy to the amounts presented in the Schedules of Investments.
** |
Investment was purchased with collateral. |
*** |
Swap contracts are derivative instruments, which are presented at the unrealized appreciation/depreciation on the instrument. |
B. |
Federal Income Taxes. The Funds have each elected to be taxed as a “regulated investment company” and intend to distribute substantially all taxable income to their shareholders and otherwise comply with the provisions of the Internal Revenue Code applicable to regulated investment companies. Therefore, no provisions for federal income taxes or excise taxes have been made. |
ETFMG™ ETFs
NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
September 30, 2021 (Continued)
To avoid imposition of the excise tax applicable to regulated investment companies, each Fund intends to declare each year as dividends, in each calendar year, at least 98.0% of its net investment income (earned during the calendar year) and 98.2% of its net realized capital gains (earned during the twelve months ended October 31) plus undistributed amounts, if any, from prior years.
Net capital losses incurred after October 31, within the taxable year are deemed to arise on the first business day of each Fund’s next taxable year.
Each Fund recognizes the tax benefits of uncertain tax positions only where the position is “more likely than not” to be sustained assuming examination by tax authorities. Each Fund has analyzed its tax position and has concluded that no liability for unrecognized tax benefits should be recorded related to uncertain tax positions expected to be taken in the Funds’ 2020 tax returns. The Funds identify their major tax jurisdictions as U.S. Federal, the State of New Jersey, and the State of Delaware; however the Funds are 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 twelve months.
As of September 30, 2021, management has reviewed the tax positions for open periods (for Federal purposes, four years from the date of filing and for state purposes, four years from the date of filing), as applicable to the Funds, and has determined that no provision for income tax is required in the Funds’ financial statements.
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. Discounts/premiums on debt securities purchased are accreted/amortized over the life of the respective securities using the effective interest method. Dividend income is recorded on the ex-dividend date. Interest income is recorded on an accrual basis. Income, including gains, from investments in foreign securities received by the Funds may be subject to income, withholding or other taxes imposed by foreign countries. |
D. |
Foreign Currency Translations and Transactions. The Funds may engage in foreign currency transactions. Foreign currency transactions are translated into U.S. dollars on the following basis: (i) market value of investment securities, assets and liabilities at the daily rates of exchange, and (ii) purchases and sales of investment securities, dividend and interest income and certain expenses at the rates of exchange prevailing on the respective dates of such transactions. For financial reporting purposes, the Funds do not isolate changes in the exchange rate of investment securities from the fluctuations arising from changes in the market prices of securities for unrealized gains and losses. However, for federal income tax purposes, the Funds do isolate and treat as ordinary income the effect of changes in foreign exchange rates on realized gains or losses from the sale of investment securities and payables and receivables arising from trade-date and settlement-date differences. |
E. |
Distributions to Shareholders. Distributions to shareholders from net investment income are generally declared and paid by each of the Funds on a quarterly basis. Distributions to shareholders from realized gains on securities for each Fund normally are declared and paid on an annual basis. Distributions are recorded on the ex-dividend date. |
F. |
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 at the date of the financial statements, as well as the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the reporting period. Actual results could differ from those estimates. |
ETFMG™ ETFs
NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
September 30, 2021 (Continued)
G. |
Share Valuation. The net asset value (“NAV”) per share of each Fund is calculated by dividing the sum of the value of the securities held by the Fund, plus cash and other assets, minus all liabilities (including estimated accrued expenses) by the total number of shares outstanding for the Fund, rounded to the nearest cent. The Funds’ shares will not be priced on the days on which the NYSE is closed for trading. For Authorized Participants, the offering and redemption price per share for the Funds are equal to the Funds’ respective net asset value per share. |
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 made against the Funds that have not yet occurred. However, based on experience, the Funds expect the risk of loss to be remote. |
Derivatives
The Funds may enter into swap agreements; including interest rate, index, and total return swap agreements. Swap agreements are contracts between parties in which one party agrees to make periodic payments to the other party based on the change in market value or level of a specified rate, index or asset. In return, the other party agrees to make payments to the first party based on the return of a different specified rate, index or asset. Swap agreements will usually be done on a net basis, i.e., where the two parties make net payments with a Fund receiving or paying, as the case may be, only the net amount of the two payments. The net amount of the excess, if any, of a Fund’s obligations over its entitlements with respect to each swap is accrued on a daily basis and an amount of cash or equivalents having an aggregate value at least equal to the accrued excess is maintained by the Fund.
The total return swap contracts are subject to master netting agreements, which are agreements between a Fund and its counterparties that provide for the net settlement of all transactions and collateral with the Fund through a single payment, in the event of default or termination. Amounts presented on the schedule of total return swaps are gross settlement amounts.
The following table presents the Funds’ gross derivative assets and liabilities by counterparty and contract type, net of amounts available for offset under a master netting agreement and the related collateral received or pledged by the Funds as of September 30, 2021.
ETFMG Prime 2x Daily Junior Silver Miners ETF
|
|
|
|
|
Gross Amounts
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Gross Amounts not offset in
|
|
|
|
|
||||||||||
Counterparty |
|
Investment Type |
|
|
Presented in
|
|
|
Gross Amounts
|
|
|
Net Amounts |
|
|
Financial
|
|
|
Collateral
|
|
|
Net Amount |
|
|||||||
Cowen and Company, LLC |
|
|
Total Return Swap Contract |
|
|
$ |
(134,206 |
) |
|
$ |
— |
|
|
$ |
(134,206 |
) |
|
$ |
— |
|
|
$ |
— |
|
|
$ |
(134,206 |
) |
ETFMG Prime 2x Daily Inverse Junior Silver Miners ETF
|
|
|
|
|
Gross Amounts
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Gross Amounts not offset in
|
|
|
|
|
||||||||||
Counterparty |
|
Investment Type |
|
|
Presented in
|
|
|
Gross Amounts
|
|
|
Net Amounts |
|
|
Financial
|
|
|
Collateral
|
|
|
Net Amount |
|
|||||||
Cowen and Company, LLC |
|
|
Total Return Swap Contract |
|
|
$ |
172,128 |
|
|
$ |
— |
|
|
$ |
172,128 |
|
|
$ |
— |
|
|
$ |
— |
|
|
$ |
172,128 |
|
ETFMG™ ETFs
NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
September 30, 2021 (Continued)
The average monthly notional amount of the swap contracts during the period ended September 30, 2021 for the Funds were:
ETFMG Prime 2x Daily Junior |
|
|
|
Silver Miners ETF |
Swap Contract |
$ |
1,342,896 |
ETFMG Prime 2x Daily Inverse |
|
|
|
Junior Silver Miners ETF |
Swap Contract |
$ |
(2,005,123) |
The following is a summary of the effect of swap contracts on the Funds’ Statements of Assets and Liabilities as of September 30, 2021:
|
|
|
|
|
Assets |
|
|
Liabilities |
|
|
Net
|
|
||||
ETFMG Prime 2x Daily Junior Silver Miners ETF |
|
|
Swap Contract |
|
|
$ |
— |
|
|
$ |
134,206 |
|
|
$ |
— |
|
ETFMG Prime 2x Daily Inverse Junior Silver Miners ETF |
|
|
Swap Contract |
|
|
$ |
172,128 |
|
|
$ |
— |
|
|
$ |
— |
|
The following is a summary of the effect of swap contracts on the Funds’ Statements of Operations for the period ended September 30, 2021:
|
|
|
|
|
Realized Gain
|
|
|
Change in Unrealized
|
|
|||
ETFMG Prime 2x Daily Junior Silver Miners ETF |
|
|
Swap Contract |
|
|
$ |
(546,722 |
) |
|
$ |
— |
|
ETFMG Prime 2x Daily Inverse Junior Silver Miners ETF |
|
|
Swap Contract |
|
|
$ |
623,508 |
|
|
$ |
— |
|
NOTE 3 – RISK FACTORS
Investing in the Funds may involve certain risks, as discussed in the Funds’ prospectus, including, but not limited to, those described below. Any of these risks could cause an investor to lose money.
Market Risk. Financial markets rise and fall in response to a variety of factors, sometimes rapidly and unpredictably. As with any investment whose performance is tied to these markets, the value of an investment in a Fund will fluctuate, which means that an investor could lose money over short or long periods.
Investment Style Risk. The Funds, other than VALT, are not actively managed (“Index Funds”). Therefore, those Funds follow the securities included in its respective index during upturns as well as downturns. Because of their indexing strategies, the Index Funds do not take steps to reduce market exposure or to lessen the effects of a declining market. In addition, because of the Index Funds’ expenses, the Index Funds’ performance may be below that of their respective index.
Equity Risk. The prices of equity securities rise and fall daily. These price movements may result from factors affecting individual companies, industries or the securities market as a whole. In addition, equity markets tend to move in cycles which may cause stock prices to fall over short or extended periods of time.
Securities Lending Risk. Securities lending involves the risk of loss of rights in, or delay in recovery of, the loaned securities if the borrower fails to return the security loaned or becomes insolvent.
ETFMG™ ETFs
NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
September 30, 2021 (Continued)
Concentration Risk. To the extent that a Fund’s or an index’s portfolio is concentrated in the securities of issuers in a particular market, industry, group of industries, sector or asset class, the fund may be adversely affected by the performance of those securities, may be subject to increased price volatility and may be more vulnerable to adverse economic, market, political or regulatory occurrences affecting that market, industry, group of industries, sector or asset class.
Natural Disaster/Epidemic Risk. Natural or environmental disasters, such as earthquakes, fires, floods, hurricanes, tsunamis and other severe weather-related phenomena generally, and widespread disease, including pandemics and epidemics (for example, the novel coronavirus COVID- 19),have been and can be highly disruptive to economies and markets and have recently led, and may continue to lead, to increased market volatility and significant market losses. Such natural disaster and health crises could exacerbate political, social, and economic risks previously mentioned, and result in significant breakdowns, delays, shutdowns, social isolation, and other disruptions to important global, local and regional supply chains affected, with potential corresponding results on the operating performance of the Funds and their investments. A climate of uncertainty and panic, including the contagion of infectious viruses or diseases, may adversely affect lobal, regional, and local economies and reduce the availability of potential investment opportunities, and increases the difficulty of performing due diligence and modeling market conditions, potentially reducing the accuracy of financial projections. Under the circumstances, the Funds may have difficulty achieving their investment objectives which may adversely impact performance. Further, such events can be highly disruptive to economies and markets, significantly disrupt the operations of individual companies (including, but not limited to, the Funds’ Sponsor and third party service providers), sectors, industries, markets, securities and commodity exchanges, currencies, interest and inflation rates, credit ratings, investor sentiment, and other factors affecting the value of the Funds’ investments. These factors can cause substantial market volatility. exchange trading suspensions and closures and can impact the ability of the Funds to complete redemptions and otherwise affect Fund performance and Fund trading in the secondary market. A widespread crisis may also affect the global economy in ways that cannot necessarily be foreseen at the current time. How long such events will last and whether they will continue or recur cannot be predicted. Impacts from these events could have significant impact on a Fund’s performance, resulting in losses to the Funds.
Derivatives Risk. Derivatives are financial instruments that derive value from the underlying reference asset or assets, such as stocks, bonds, or funds (including ETFs), interest rates or indexes. A Fund’s investments in derivatives may pose risks in addition to, and greater than, those associated with directly investing in securities or other ordinary investments, including risk related to the market, leverage, imperfect daily correlations with underlying investments or the Fund’s other portfolio holdings, higher price volatility, lack of availability, counterparty risk, liquidity, valuation and legal restrictions. The use of derivatives is a highly specialized activity that involves investment techniques and risks different from those associated with ordinary portfolio securities transactions. The use of derivatives may result in larger losses or smaller gains than directly investing in securities. When a Fund uses derivatives, there may be imperfect correlation between the value of the reference assets and the derivative, which may prevent the Fund from achieving its investment objective. Because derivatives often require only a limited initial investment, the use of derivatives may expose a Fund to losses in excess of those amounts initially invested.
Daily Index Correlation/Tracking Risk. There is no guarantee that a Fund will achieve a high degree of correlation to the Index and therefore achieve its daily leveraged investment objective. To achieve a high degree of correlation with the Index, a Fund seeks to rebalance its portfolio daily to keep leverage consistent with its daily leveraged investment objective. In addition, a Fund’s exposure to the Index is impacted by the Index’s movement. Because of this, it is unlikely that a Fund will be perfectly exposed to the Index at the end of each day. The possibility of the Fund being materially over- or under-exposed to the Index increases on days when the Index is volatile near the close of the trading day. Market disruptions, regulatory restrictions and extreme volatility will also adversely affect a Fund’s ability to adjust exposure to the required levels.
ETFMG™ ETFs
NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
September 30, 2021 (Continued)
NOTE 4 – MANAGEMENT AND OTHER CONTRACTS
ETF Managers Group, LLC (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 is also responsible for arranging transfer agency, custody, fund administration and accounting, and other non-distribution related services necessary for the Funds to operate.
Under the Investment Advisory Agreement, the Advisor has overall responsibility for the general management and administration of the Funds and arranges for sub-advisory, transfer agency, custody, fund administration, securities lending, and all other non-distribution related services necessary for the Funds to operate. The Funds unitary fees are accrued daily and paid monthly. The Advisor bears the costs of all advisory and non- advisory services required to operate the Funds, in exchange for a single unitary fee at the following annual rates:
ETFMG Prime Junior Silver Miners ETF |
0.69% |
ETFMG Prime 2x Daily Junior Silver Miners ETF |
0.95% |
ETFMG Prime 2x Daily Inverse Junior Silver Miners ETF |
0.95% |
Under the Investment Advisory Agreement, the Advisor has agreed to pay all expenses of the Funds, except for: the fee paid to the Advisor pursuant to the Investment Advisory Agreement, interest charges on any borrowings, 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 (collectively, “Excluded Expenses”). The Advisor has entered into an agreement with its affiliate ETFMG Financial, LLC to serve as distributor to the Funds (the “Distributor”). The Distributor provides marketing support for the Funds, including distributing marketing materials related to the Funds. Level ETF Ventures, LLC (“Level”) serves as the index provider for SILJ, SILX, and SINV. Level is not affiliated with the Trust or the Advisor.
U.S. Bancorp Fund Services, LLC doing business as U.S. Bank Global Fund Services (the “Administrator”) provides fund accounting, fund administration, and transfer agency services to the Funds. The Advisor compensates the Administrator for these services under an administration agreement between the two parties.
The Advisor pays each independent Trustee a quarterly fee for service to the Funds. Each Trustee is also reimbursed by the Advisor for all reasonable out-of-pocket expenses incurred in connection with his duties as Trustee, including travel and related expenses incurred in attending Board meetings.
NOTE 5 – DISTRIBUTION PLAN
The Funds have each adopted a Plan of Distribution pursuant to Rule 12b-1 under the 1940 Act. Under the Plan, each Fund may pay compensation to the Distributor or any other distributor or financial institution with which the Trust has an agreement with respect to each Fund, with the amount of such compensation not to exceed an annual rate of 0.25% of each Fund’s average daily net assets. During the year ended September 30, 2021, the Funds did not incur any 12b-1 expenses.
ETFMG™ ETFs
NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
September 30, 2021 (Continued)
NOTE 6 - PURCHASES AND SALES OF SECURITIES
The costs of purchases and sales of securities, excluding short-term securities and in-kind transactions, during the year ended September 30, 2021:
|
|
Purchases |
|
Sales |
|
||
ETFMG Prime Junior Silver Miners ETF |
|
$ |
187,130,126 |
|
$ |
195,241,642 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
The costs of purchases and sales of in-kind transactions associated with creations and redemptions during the year ended September 30, 2021:
|
|
Purchases In-Kind |
|
Sales In-Kind |
|
||
ETFMG Prime Junior Silver Miners ETF |
|
$ |
695,023,773 |
|
$ |
171,749,291 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Purchases in-kind are the aggregate of all in-kind purchases and sales in-kind are the aggregate of all in-kind sales. Net capital gains or losses resulting from in-kind redemptions are excluded from the Funds’ determination of taxable gains and are not distributed to shareholders.
There were no purchases or sales of U.S. Government obligations during the year ended September 30, 2021.
NOTE 7 – FEDERAL INCOME TAXES
The components of distributable earnings (losses) and cost basis of investments for federal income tax purposes at September 30, 2021 were as follows:
|
|
Cost |
|
|
Gross
|
|
|
Gross
|
|
|
Net
|
|
||||
ETFMG Prime Junior Silver Miners ETF |
|
$ |
916,697,076 |
|
|
$ |
39,467,924 |
|
|
$ |
(228,497,140 |
) |
|
$ |
(189,029,216 |
) |
ETFMG Prime 2x Daily Junior Silver Miners ETF |
|
|
— |
|
|
|
— |
|
|
|
— |
|
|
|
— |
|
ETFMG Prime 2x Daily Inverse Junior Silver Miners ETF |
|
|
— |
|
|
|
— |
|
|
|
— |
|
|
|
— |
|
The difference between the tax cost of investments and the cost of investments for GAAP purposes is primarily due to the tax treatment of wash sale losses.
As of September 30, 2021, the components of distributable earnings (loss) on a tax basis were as follows:
|
|
Undistributed Ordinary
|
|
|
Undistributed
|
|
|
Total
|
|
|
Other
|
|
|
Total
|
|
|||||
ETFMG Prime Junior Silver Miners ETF |
|
$ |
— |
|
|
$ |
— |
|
|
$ |
— |
|
|
$ |
(75,898,165 |
) |
|
$ |
(264,927,381 |
) |
ETFMG Prime 2x Daily Junior Silver Miners ETF |
|
|
— |
|
|
|
— |
|
|
|
— |
|
|
|
(157,840 |
) |
|
|
(157,840 |
) |
ETFMG Prime 2x Daily Inverse Junior Silver Miners ETF |
|
|
621,993 |
|
|
|
— |
|
|
|
621,993 |
|
|
|
621,993 |
|
|
|
621,993 |
|
ETFMG™ ETFs
NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
September 30, 2021 (Continued)
The difference between the tax cost of investments and the cost of investments for GAAP purposes is primarily due to the tax treatment of wash sale losses.
As of September 30, 2021, the Funds had accumulated capital loss carryovers of:
|
|
Capital Loss
|
|
|
Capital Loss
|
|
|
Expires |
|
|||
ETFMG Prime Junior Silver Miners ETF |
|
$ |
(50,115,596 |
) |
|
$ |
(23,278,875 |
) |
|
|
Indefinite |
|
ETFMG Prime 2x Daily Junior Silver Miners ETF |
|
|
(157,840 |
) |
|
|
— |
|
|
|
Indefinite |
|
ETFMG Prime 2x Daily Inverse Junior Silver Miners ETF |
|
|
— |
|
|
|
— |
|
|
|
Indefinite |
|
Under current tax law, capital and currency losses realized after October 31 of a Fund’s fiscal year may be deferred and treated as occurring on the first business day of the following fiscal year for tax purposes. The following Funds had deferred post-October capital and currency losses, which will be treated as arising on the first business day of the year ending September 30, 2021.
|
|
Late Year
|
|
|
Post-
|
|
||
ETFMG Prime Junior Silver Miners ETF |
|
$ |
2,503,820 |
|
|
$ |
— |
|
ETFMG Prime 2x Daily Junior Silver Miners ETF |
|
|
— |
|
|
|
— |
|
ETFMG Prime 2x Daily Inverse Junior Silver Miners ETF |
|
|
— |
|
|
|
— |
|
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 net asset value per share. For the fiscal year ended September 30, 2021, the following table shows the reclassifications made:
|
|
Total
|
|
|
Paid-In
|
|
||
ETFMG Prime Junior Silver Miners ETF |
|
$ |
(56,469,774 |
) |
|
$ |
56,469,774 |
|
ETFMG Prime 2x Daily Junior Silver Miners ETF |
|
|
390,540 |
|
|
|
(390,540 |
) |
ETFMG Prime 2x Daily Inverse Junior Silver Miners ETF |
|
|
— |
|
|
|
— |
|
ETFMG™ ETFs
NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
September 30, 2021 (Continued)
The tax charter of distributions paid during the year ended September 30, 2021, and the year ended September 30, 2020 were as follows:
|
|
Year Ended
|
|
|
Year Ended
|
|
||||||||||
|
|
From
|
|
|
From
|
|
|
From
|
|
|
From
|
|
||||
ETFMG Prime Junior Silver Miners ETF |
|
$ |
7,160,000 |
|
|
|
— |
|
|
$ |
1,980,500 |
|
|
|
— |
|
ETFMG Prime 2x Daily Junior Silver Miners ETF |
|
|
— |
|
|
|
— |
|
|
|
— |
|
|
|
— |
|
ETFMG Prime 2x Daily Inverse Junior Silver Miners ETF |
|
|
— |
|
|
|
— |
|
|
|
— |
|
|
|
— |
|
NOTE 8 – INVESTMENTS IN AFFILIATES
ETFMG Prime Junior Silver Miners ETF
ETFMG Prime Junior Silver Miners ETF owned the following companies during the year ended September 30, 2021. Kootenay Silver, Inc., MAG Silver Corp., New Gold, Inc. and GoGold Resources, Inc. are deemed to be affiliates of the Fund as defined by the 1940 Act as of the year ended September 30, 2021. Transactions during the year in these securities were as follows:
Security Name |
|
Value at
|
|
|
Purchases |
|
|
Sales |
|
|
Realized
|
|
|
Change in
|
|
|
Dividend
|
|
|
Value at
|
|
|
Ending
|
|
||||||||
GoGold Resources, Inc.** |
|
$ |
— |
|
|
$ |
18,505,759 |
|
|
$ |
— |
|
|
$ |
— |
|
|
$ |
(1,087,515 |
) |
|
$ |
— |
|
|
$ |
17,418,244 |
|
|
|
7,964,602 |
|
Kootenay Silver, Inc.* |
|
|
1,371,967 |
|
|
|
2,056,273 |
|
|
|
(1,176,806 |
) |
|
|
(623,155 |
) |
|
|
(858,753 |
) |
|
|
— |
|
|
|
769,526 |
|
|
|
5,733,418 |
|
MAG Silver Corp. ** |
|
|
20,520,080 |
|
|
|
63,947,516 |
|
|
|
(29,966,225 |
) |
|
|
(5,304,851 |
) |
|
|
(2,987,568 |
) |
|
|
— |
|
|
|
46,208,952 |
|
|
|
2,853,645 |
|
New Gold, Inc. * |
|
|
6,281,951 |
|
|
|
10,979,996 |
|
|
|
(3,606,555 |
) |
|
|
409,297 |
|
|
|
(6,005,474 |
) |
|
|
— |
|
|
|
8,059,215 |
|
|
|
7,617,763 |
|
Total |
|
$ |
28,173,998 |
|
|
$ |
95,489,544 |
|
|
$ |
(34,749,586 |
) |
|
$ |
(5,518,709 |
) |
|
$ |
(10,939,310 |
) |
|
$ |
— |
|
|
$ |
72,455,937 |
|
|
$ |
24,169,428 |
|
*Affiliate as of September 30, 2021.
**This security was not affiliated as of September 30, 2020.
Realized Losses include transactions in affiliated investments and affiliated in-kind redemptions.
NOTE 9 – LEGAL MATTERS
The Trust, a former and current trustee of the Trust, the Adviser and certain officers of the Adviser were defendants in an action filed May 2, 2017 in the Superior Court of New Jersey captioned PureShares, LLC d/b/a PureFunds et al. v. ETF Managers Group, LLC et al., Docket No. C-63-17. The PureShares action alleged claims based on disputes arising out of contractual relationships with the Adviser relating to certain series of the Trust. The action sought damages in unspecified amounts and injunctive relief based on breach of contract, wrongful termination, and several other claims. The PureShares action was dismissed without prejudice by way of stipulation filed on February 14, 2020.
The Adviser and its parent, Exchange Traded Managers Group, LLC (“ETFMG”), were defendants in a case filed on October 26, 2017 in the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York by NASDAQ, Inc. (“Nasdaq”) captioned Nasdaq, Inc. v. Exchange Traded Managers Group, LLC et al., Case 1:17-cv -08252. This action arose out of the same facts and circumstances, and relates to the same series of the Trust, as the New Jersey litigation and asserted claims for breach of contract, conversion and certain other claims. The matter was the subject of a bench trial in May 2019, and on December 20, 2019, the Court issued an Opinion and Order awarding compensatory damages to Plaintiff in the amount of $78,403,172.36, plus prejudgment interest (the “Judgment”). The Court also denied Plaintiff’s requests for punitive damages and equitable relief. ETFMG filed a Notice of Appeal from the Judgment in the United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit on January 19, 2021, Docket No. 20-300.
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NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
September 30, 2021 (Continued)
On October 28, 2021, Nasdaq and ETFMG entered into a Judgment Payment Agreement, which satisfied the Judgment. On November 1, 2021, Nasdaq recorded a Satisfaction of Judgment with the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York reflecting that the Judgment was paid in full, and ETFMG withdrew its appeal of the Judgment with prejudice before the United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit. PureShares is not a direct party to the Judgment Payment Agreement. ETFMG, however, believes PureShares’ claims in the New Jersey case, if reinstituted, would substantially overlap with those asserted on its behalf by Nasdaq that resulted in the Judgment, which has been satisfied.
The Adviser does not believe that the resolution of these matters will have a material adverse effect on the Fund’s financial statements.
NOTE 10 – SUBSEQUENT EVENTS
In preparing these financial statements, the Funds have evaluated events and transactions for potential recognition or disclosure through the date the financial statements were issued. Except as disclosed in Note 9, this evaluation did not result in any subsequent events that necessitated disclosures and/or adjustments to the financial statements.
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Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm
To the Board of Trustees of ETF Managers Trust
and the Shareholders of ETFMG Prime Junior Silver Miners ETF, ETFMG Prime 2x Daily Junior Silver Miners ETF and ETFMG Prime 2x Daily Inverse Junior Silver Miners ETF:
Opinion on the Financial Statements
We have audited the accompanying statements of assets and liabilities, including the schedules of investments, of ETFMG Prime Junior Silver Miners ETF, ETFMG Prime 2x Daily Junior Silver Miners ETF and ETFMG Prime 2x Daily Inverse Junior Silver Miners ETF (collectively the “Funds”) (certain of the Funds comprising ETF Managers Trust) as of September 30, 2021, the related statements of operations for the year then ended, the statements of changes in net assets for each of the two years in the period then ended, the financial highlights for each of the five years in the period then ended and the related notes (collectively referred to as the “financial statements”). In our opinion, the financial statements present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of the Funds as of September 30, 2021, and the results of their operations for the year then ended, the changes in net assets for each of the two years in the period then ended, and the financial highlights for each of the five years in the period then ended, in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America.
Basis for Opinion
These financial statements and financial highlights are the responsibility of the Funds’ management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on these financial statements and financial highlights based on our audits. We are a public accounting firm registered with the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States) (“PCAOB”) and are required to be independent with respect to the Funds in accordance with the U.S. federal securities laws and the applicable rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission and the PCAOB.
We conducted our audits in accordance with the standards of the PCAOB. Those standards require that we plan and perform the audits to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements and financial highlights are free of material misstatement, whether due to error or fraud. The Funds are not required to have, nor were we engaged to perform, an audit of their internal control over financial reporting. As part of our audits we are required to obtain an understanding of internal control over financial reporting but not for the purpose of expressing an opinion on the effectiveness of the Funds’ internal control over financial reporting. Accordingly, we express no such opinion.
Our audits included performing procedures to assess the risks of material misstatement of the financial statements and financial highlights, whether due to error or fraud, and performing procedures that respond to those risks. Such procedures included examining, on a test basis, evidence regarding the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements and financial highlights. Our audits also included evaluating the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall presentation of the financial statements and financial highlights. Our procedures included confirmation of securities owned as of September 30, 2021 by correspondence with the custodian. We believe that our audits provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.
/s/WithumSmith+Brown, PC
We have served as the auditor of one or more series of the Trust since 2013.
New York, New York
November 29, 2021
ETFMG™ ETFs
ETFMG Prime 2x Daily Junior Silver Miners ETF
ETFMG Prime 2x Daily Inverse Junior Silver Miners ETF
APPROVAL OF ADVISORY AGREEMENT AND BOARD CONSIDERATIONS
For the Period Ended September 30, 2021 (Unaudited)
Pursuant to Section 15(c) of the Investment Company Act of 1940 (the “1940 Act”), at a meeting held on March 30, 2021, the Board of Trustees (the “Board”) of ETF Managers Trust (the “Trust”) considered the approval of the Amended and Restated Investment Advisory Agreement (the “Agreement”) between ETF Managers Group LLC (the “Adviser”) and the Trust, on behalf of ETFMG Prime 2X Daily Junior Silver Miners ETF and ETFMG Prime 2X Daily Inverse Junior Silver Miners ETF (the “New Funds”).
Pursuant to Section 15 of the 1940 Act, the Agreement must be approved by the vote of a majority of the Trustees who are not parties to the Agreement or “interested persons” of any party thereto, as defined in the 1940 Act (the “Independent Trustees”), cast in person at a meeting called for the purpose of voting on such approval. In preparation for such meeting, the Board requests and reviews a wide variety of information from the Adviser.
In reaching its decision, the Board, including the Independent Trustees, considered all factors it believed relevant, including: (i) the nature, extent and quality of the services to be provided to the New Funds’ shareholders by the Adviser; (ii) comparative fee and expense data for each New Fund in relation to other similar investment companies; (iii) the extent to which economies of scale may be realized as the New Funds grow and whether the proposed advisory fee for each New Fund reflects these expected economies of scale for the benefit of the New Fund; and (iv) other financial benefits to the Adviser and its affiliates resulting from services to be rendered to the New Funds. The Board’s review included written and oral information furnished to the Board prior to and at the meeting held on March 30, 2021, and throughout the year. Among other things, the Adviser provided responses to detailed series of questions, which included information about the Adviser’s operations, service offerings, personnel, risk assessment and compliance programs and financial condition. Representatives of the Adviser discussed the services to be provided to the New Funds, the rationale for launching the New Funds, the marketing strategy and the New Funds’ proposed fees in comparison to the fees of comparable investment companies. The Board then discussed the written and oral information that it received before the meeting and throughout the year, and the Adviser’s oral presentation and any other information that the Board received at the meeting, and deliberated on the approval of the Agreement in light of this information.
The Independent Trustees were assisted throughout the contract review process by independent legal counsel. The Independent Trustees relied upon the advice of such counsel and their own business judgment in determining the material factors to be considered in evaluating the approval of the Agreement, and the weight to be given to each such factor. The conclusions reached with respect to the Agreement were based on a comprehensive evaluation of all the information provided and not any single factor. Moreover, each Trustee may have placed varying emphasis on particular factors in reaching conclusions with respect to the New Funds. The matters discussed were also considered separately by the Independent Trustees in executive session with independent legal counsel, at which no representatives of management were present.
Nature, Extent and Quality of Services Provided.
The Trustees considered the scope of services to be provided under the Advisory Agreement, noting that the Adviser would be providing investment advisory services to the New Funds. The Board discussed the responsibilities of the Adviser, including: the investment of each New Fund’s assets in accordance with its investment objective and monitoring compliance with various fund policies and procedures and with applicable securities regulations, and arranging for transfer agency, custody, fund administration, and all other non- distribution related services necessary for the New Funds to operate. In considering the nature, extent and quality of the services provided by the Adviser, the Board considered the qualifications, experience and responsibilities of the Adviser’s investment personnel in managing funds with significant derivatives exposure; the quality of the Adviser’s compliance infrastructure and risk assessment capabilities; the marketing strategy for the New Funds and the determination of the Trust’s Chief Compliance Officer that the Adviser has appropriate compliance policies and procedures in place that are reasonably designed to prevent violations of the Federal Securities laws. The Board also took into account the significant investments that the Adviser has made in its business to help ensure the provision of high-quality services to the New Funds, such as the hiring of trading, legal and compliance personnel, and enhancements to technology and related systems. The Board also considered the Adviser’s experience managing ETFs, as well as the Adviser’s response to the market volatility and uncertainty during the recent pandemic.
ETFMG™ ETFs
ETFMG Prime 2x Daily Junior Silver Miners ETF
ETFMG Prime 2x Daily Inverse Junior Silver Miners ETF
APPROVAL OF ADVISORY AGREEMENT AND BOARD CONSIDERATIONS
For the Period Ended September 30, 2021 (Unaudited) (Continued)
Based on the factors above, as well as those discussed below, the Board concluded that it was satisfied with the nature, extent and quality of the services to be provided to the New Funds by the Adviser.
Historical Performance.
The Board noted that the New Funds had not yet commenced operations and that therefore there was no prior performance to review.
Cost of Services Provided, Fall-Out Benefits and Economies of Scale.
The Board reviewed the proposed investment advisory fee for each of the New Funds and compared it to the total operating expenses of other funds in the industry falling within the same style category, or peer group, as the particular New Fund, as determined by a third-party service provider and the Adviser. The Board noted that the expense ratios for each of the New Funds was higher than the average and median expense ratios for its peer ETFs. The Trustees also considered the total expense ratios of other ETFs that they considered to be comparable, based on the investment objectives and strategies of the ETFs. The Board took into consideration management’s discussion of the fees, including that there are limited true peers for the New Funds because of their niche strategies.
The Board also noted the importance of the fact that the advisory fees for the New Funds were “unified fees,” meaning that the shareholders of the New Funds would pay no expenses other than the advisory fee, interest charges on any borrowings, 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 (such as, among other things and subject to Board approval, certain proxy solicitation costs and non- standard Board- related expenses and litigation against the Board, Trustees, New Funds, Adviser, and officers of the Adviser), and distribution (12b-1) fees and expenses (the “Excluded Expenses”). The Board also noted that the Adviser would be responsible for compensating the New Funds’ other service providers and paying the New Funds’ other expenses out of its own fee and resources. The Board further noted that because the New Funds are new, it was difficult to estimate the profitability of the New Funds to the Adviser. The Board, however, considered collateral or “fall-out” benefits that ETFMG and its affiliates may derive as a result of their relationship with the New Funds.
The Board noted that because the New Funds are new, it also was difficult to estimate whether the New Funds would experience economies of scale. The Board noted that the Adviser will review expenses as the New Funds’ assets grow. The Board determined to evaluate economies of scale on an ongoing basis if the New Funds achieved asset growth.
In its deliberations, the Board did not identify any single piece of information discussed above that was all-important, controlling or determinative of its decision. Based on the Board’s deliberations and its evaluation of the information described above, the Board, including the Independent Trustees, unanimously: (a) concluded that the terms of the Agreement are fair and reasonable; (b) concluded that the Adviser’s fees are reasonable in light of the services that the Adviser will provide to the New Funds; and (c) approved the Agreement for an initial term of two years.
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Six Months Ended September 30, 2021 (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. These examples are intended to help you understand your ongoing costs (in dollars) of investing in the Funds 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 for the period of time as indicated in the table below.
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 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.
Fund Name |
|
Beginning Account Value April 1, 2021 |
|
|
Ending Account Value September 30, 2021 |
|
|
Expenses Paid During the Period |
|
|
Annualized Expense Ratio During the Period April 1, 2021 to September 30, 2021 |
|
||||
ETFMG Prime Junior Silver Miners ETF |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Actual |
|
$ |
1,000.00 |
|
|
$ |
824.60 |
|
|
$ |
3.16(1) |
|
|
|
0.69 |
% |
Hypothetical (5% annual) |
|
|
1,000.00 |
|
|
|
1,021.61 |
|
|
|
3.50(1) |
|
|
|
0.69 |
% |
ETFMG Prime 2x Daily Junior Silver Miners ETF |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Actual |
|
|
1,000.00 |
|
|
|
460.20 |
|
|
|
2.05(2) |
|
|
|
0.95 |
% |
Hypothetical (5% annual) |
|
|
1,000.00 |
|
|
|
1,020.31 |
|
|
|
4.81(3) |
|
|
|
0.95 |
% |
ETFMG Prime 2x Daily Inverse Junior Silver Miners ETF |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Actual |
|
|
1,000.00 |
|
|
|
1,712.30 |
|
|
|
3.78(2) |
|
|
|
0.95 |
% |
Hypothetical (5% annual) |
|
|
1,000.00 |
|
|
|
1,020.31 |
|
|
|
4.81(3) |
|
|
|
0.95 |
% |
(1) |
Expenses are calculated using the Fund’s annualized expense ratio, multiplied by the average account value during the period, multiplied by 183/365 days (to reflect the six-month period). |
(2) |
Expenses are calculated using the Fund’s annualized expense ratio, multiplied by the average account value during the period, multiplied by 108/365 days (to reflect the period since the Fund’s inception). |
(3) |
For comparative purposes only as the Fund was not in operation for the full six-month period. |
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Set forth below are the names, birth years, positions with the Trust, length of term of office, and the principal occupations and other directorships held during at least the last five years of each of the persons currently serving as a Trustee of the Trust, as well as information about each officer. The business address of each Trustee and officer is 30 Maple Street, 2nd Floor, Summit, New Jersey 07901. The SAI includes additional information about Fund directors and is available, without charge, upon request by calling 1-844-ETF-MGRS (1-844-383-6477).
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Board of Trustees (Continued)
Name and Year of Birth | Position(s) Held with the Trust, Term of Office and Length of Time Served | Principal Occupation(s) During Past 5 Years | Number of Portfolios in Fund Complex Overseen By Trustee | Other Directorships Held by Trustee During Past 5 Years |
Terry Loebs (1963) | Trustee (since 2014); Lead Independent Trustee (since 2020) | Founder and Managing Member, Pulsenomics LLC (index product development and consulting firm) (since 2011); Managing Director, MacroMarkets, LLC (exchange- traded products firm) (2006-2011). | 17 | None |
Eric Wiegel (1960) | Trustee (since 2020) | Senior Portfolio Manager, Little House Capital (2019-present); Managing Partner, Global Focus Capital LLC (2013-present); Chief Investment Officer, Insight Financial Strategist LLC (2017- 2018). | 17 | None |
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SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION
September 30, 2021
NOTE 1 – FREQUENCY DISTRIBUTION OF PREMIUMS AND DISCOUNTS
Information regarding how often shares of each Fund traded on the Exchange at a price above (i.e., at a premium) or below (i.e., at a discount) the NAV is available on the Fund’s website at www.etfmgfunds.com.
NOTE 2 – FEDERAL TAX INFORMATION
Qualified Dividend Income/Dividends Received Deduction
For the fiscal year ended September 30, 2021, certain dividends paid by the Funds may be subject to a maximum tax rate of 15%, as provided for by the Jobs and Growth Tax Reconciliation Act of 2003. The percentage of dividends declared from ordinary income designated as qualified dividend income was as follows:
Fund Name |
Qualified Dividend Income |
ETFMG Prime Junior Silver Miners ETF |
7.70% |
ETFMG Prime 2x Daily Junior Silver Miners ETF |
0.00% |
ETFMG Prime 2x Daily Inverse Junior Silver |
0.00% |
Miners ETF |
|
For corporate shareholders, the percent of ordinary income distributions qualifying for the corporate dividends received deduction for the fiscal year ended September 30, 2021 was as follows:
Fund Name |
Dividends Received Deduction |
ETFMG Prime Junior Silver Miners ETF |
4.05% |
ETFMG Prime 2x Daily Junior Silver Miners ETF |
0.00% |
ETFMG Prime 2x Daily Inverse Junior Silver |
0.00% |
Miners ETF |
|
Short Term Capital Gain
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:
Fund Name |
Short-Term Capital Gain |
ETFMG Prime Junior Silver Miners ETF |
0.00% |
ETFMG Prime 2x Daily Junior Silver Miners ETF |
0.00% |
ETFMG Prime 2x Daily Inverse Junior Silver Miners |
0.00% |
ETF |
|
During the year ended September 30, 2021, the Funds did not declare any long-term realized gains distributions.
Pursuant to Section 853 of the Internal Revenue Code, the Fund designated the following amounts as foreign taxes paid for the year ended September 30, 2021. Foreign taxes paid for purposes of Section 853 may be less than actual foreign taxes paid for financial statement purposes.
|
|
|
|
|
|
Per Share |
|
|
|
|||||||
Fund |
|
Gross Foreign Source Income |
|
Foreign Taxes Passthrough |
|
Gross Foreign Source Income |
|
Foreign Taxes Passthrough |
|
Shares Outstanding at 9/30/21 |
|
|||||
ETFMG Prime Junior Silver Miners ETF |
|
|
4,543,400 |
|
|
552,243 |
|
|
0.07375649 |
|
|
0.00896498 |
|
|
61,600,000 |
|
ETFMG™ ETFs
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION
September 30, 2021 (Unaudited) (Continued)
Foreign taxes paid or withheld should be included to taxable income with an offsetting deduction from gross income or as a credit for taxes paid to foreign governments.
Above figures may differ from those cited elsewhere in this report due to difference in the calculation of income and gains under GAAP purposes and Internal Revenue Service purposes.
NOTE 3 – INFORMATION ABOUT PORTFOLIO HOLDINGS
The Funds file their complete schedule of portfolio holdings for their first and third fiscal quarters with the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) on Part F of Form N-PORT. The Funds’ Part F of Form N-PORT is available on the website of the SEC at www.sec.gov and the Funds’ website at www.etfmgfunds.com. Each Fund’s portfolio holdings are posted on their website at www.etfmgfunds.com daily.
NOTE 4 – INFORMATION ABOUT PROXY VOTING
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 (877) 756-7873, by accessing the SEC’s website at www.sec.gov, or by accessing the Funds’ website at www.etfmgfunds.com.
Information regarding how the Funds voted proxies relating to portfolio securities during the period ending June 30 is available by calling toll-free at (877) 756-7873 or by accessing the SEC’s website at www.sec.gov.
Carefully consider the Fund’s investment objectives, risk factors, charges, and expenses before investing. This and additional information can be found in the Fund’s prospectus, which may be obtained by calling 1-844-ETF-MGRS (1-844-383-6477) or by visiting www.etfmgfunds.com. Read the prospectus carefully before investing.
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ETF MANAGERS TRUST
ETF Managers Trust, (the “Trust”) has adopted the following privacy policies in order to safeguard the personal information of the Trust’s customers and consumers in accordance with Regulation S-P as promulgated by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission.
Trust officers are responsible for ensuring that the following policies and procedures are implemented:
1) The Trust is committed to protecting the confidentiality and security of the information they collect and will handle personal customer and consumer information only in accordance with Regulation S-P and any other applicable laws, rules and regulations1. The Trust will ensure: (a) the security and confidentiality of customer records and information; (b) that customer records and information are protected from any anticipated threats and hazards; and (c) that customer records and information are protected from unauthorized access or use.
2) The Trust conducts its business affairs through its trustees, officers and third parties that provide services pursuant to agreements with the Trust. The Trust has no employees. It is anticipated that the trustees and officers of the Trust who are not employees of service providers of the Trust will not have access to customer records and information in the performance of their normal responsibilities for the Trust.
3) The Trust may share customer information with its affiliates, subject to the customers’ right to prohibit such sharing.
4) The Trust may share customer information with unaffiliated third parties only in accordance with the requirements of Regulation S-P. Pursuant to this policy, the Trust will not share customer information with unaffiliated third parties other than as permitted by law, unless authorized to do so by the customer.
Consistent with these policies, the Trust has adopted the following procedures:
1) The Trust will determine that the policies and procedures of its affiliates and Service Providers are reasonably designed to safeguard customer information and only permit appropriate and authorized access to and use of customer information through the application of appropriate administrative, technical and physical protections.
2) The Trust will direct each of its Service Providers to adhere to the privacy policy of the Trust and to its privacy policies with respect to all customer information of the Trust and to take all actions reasonably necessary so that the Trust is in compliance with the provisions of Regulation S-P, including, as applicable, the development and delivery of privacy notices and the maintenance of appropriate and adequate records.
3) The Trust requires its Service Providers to provide periodic reports to the Trust’s Board of Trustees outlining their privacy policies and the implementation of such policies. Each Service Provider is required to promptly report to the Trust’s Board any material changes to its privacy policy before, or promptly after, the adoption of such changes
(1) Generally, the Funds have institutional clients which are not considered “customers” for purposes of regulation S-P.
Advisor
ETF Managers Group, LLC
30 Maple Street, Suite 2, Summit, NJ 07901
Distributor
ETFMG Financial LLC
30 Maple Street, Suite 2, Summit, NJ 07901
Custodian
U.S. Bank National Association
Custody Operations
1555 North River Center Drive, Suite 302, Milwaukee, Wisconsin 53212
Transfer Agent
U.S. Bancorp Fund Services, LLC doing business as U.S. Bank Global Fund Services
615 East Michigan Street, Milwaukee, Wisconsin 53202
Securities Lending Agent
U.S. Bank, National Association
Securities Lending
800 Nicolet Mall
Minneapolis, MN 55402-7020
Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm
WithumSmith + Brown, PC
1411 Broadway, 9th Floor, New York, NY 10018
Legal Counsel
Sullivan & Worcester LLP
1666 K Street NW, Washington, DC 20006
Annual Report
September 30, 2021
ETFMG Prime Cyber Security ETF
ETFMG Prime Mobile Payments ETF
ETFMG Sit Ultra Short ETF
ETFMG Treatments, Testing and Advancements ETF
The funds are series of ETF Managers Trust.
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
September 30, 2021
ETFMG™ ETFs
On behalf of the entire team, we want to express our appreciation for the confidence you have placed in these ETFs. The following information pertains to the fiscal period from October 1, 2020 to September 30, 2021.
Performance Overview
During the 12- month period ended September 30, 2021, the S&P 500 Information Technology Sector Index, a broad measure of US listed technology companies, returned 28.9%. During the same period, the S&P Global 1200 Information Technology Sector Index, a broad measure of global technology companies, returned 30.3%. Below is a performance overview for each Fund for the same 12-month period, except as noted otherwise.
ETFMG Prime Cyber Security ETF (HACK)
The ETFMG Prime Cyber Security ETF (the “Fund”) seeks to provide investment results that, before fees and expenses, correspond generally to the price and yield performance of the Prime Cyber Defense Index (the “Index”).
Over the period, the total return for the Fund was 31.34%, while the total return for the Index was 32.26%. The best performers in the Fund on the basis of contribution to return were Cloudflare Inc. - Class A, Fortinet Inc., Blackberry Ltd., Palo Alto Networks Inc. and Darktrace Plc, while the worst performers were Sumo Logic Inc., Knowbe4 Inc.-A, Ping Identity Holding Corp., Splunk Inc. and Cognyte Software Ltd.
During the reporting period, the Fund saw an average approximate allocation of 62.9% to Software, 13.4% to IT Services, 9.2% to Communications Equipment, 7.9% to Professional Services, 5.4% to Aerospace & Defense and 1.0% to Electronic Equipment, Instruments & Components, The Fund was exposed predominately to the United States at 79.3%, 6.3% to Israel, 5% to the United Kingdom, 3.8% to Canada, 3.6% to Japan and 10% to Sweden
ETFMG Prime Mobile Payments ETF (IPAY)
The ETFMG Prime Mobile Payments ETF (the “Fund”) seeks to provide investment results that, before fees and expenses, correspond generally to the price and yield performance of the Prime Mobile Payments Index (the “Index”).
Over the period, the total return for the Fund was 24.91%, while the total return for the Index was 25.81%. The best performers in the Fund on the basis of contribution to return were American Express Co., Square Inc. - A, Discover Financial Services, Adyen Nv and Paypal Holdings Inc., while the worst performers were Fidelity National Info Serv., Cielo Sa, Stoneco Ltd.-A, Global Payments Inc., Qiwi Plc-Sponsored Adr and Marqeta Inc.-A.
During the reporting period, the Fund saw an average approximate allocation of 84.2% to IT Services, 11.0% to Consumer Finance, 3.5% to Software and 1.1% to Electronic Equipment, Instruments and Components. The Fund was exposed predominately to the United States 68.7%, followed by the Brazil 6.1%, Netherlands 5.4%, Australia 3.9% and France 3.0%.
ETFMG Sit Ultra Short ETF (VALT)
The ETFMG Sit Ultra Short ETF (the “Fund”) is an actively managed exchange-traded fund (“ETF”) that seeks maximum current income, consistent with preservation of capital and daily liquidity.
Over the fiscal period, the total return for the Fund was 0.75%, while the total return for its benchmark, the Bloomberg Barclays U.S. Treasury Bills Index: 1-3-month Index, was 0.05%.
The Fund seeks to achieve its investment objective by investing in a diversified portfolio of high-quality, short-term U.S. dollar-denominated domestic and foreign debt securities and other instruments. The Fund uses the Bloomberg Barclays U.S. Treasury Bills Index: 1-3-month Index as its benchmark index. The Fund seeks to maintain an average effective duration within a range of 2 months to 1 year.
ETFMG Treatments, Testing and Advancements ETF (GERM)
The ETFMG Treatments, Testing and Advancements ETF (the “Fund”) seeks to provide investment results that, before fees and expenses, correspond generally to the price and yield performance of the Prime Treatments, Testing and Advancements Index (the “Index”).
Over the fiscal period, the total return for the Fund was 49.43%, while the total return the for the Index was 48.59%. The best performers in the Fund on the basis of contribution to return were Moderna Inc., Biontech Se-Adr, Novavax Inc, Bio-Rad Laboratories-A, and Laboratory Crp Of Amer Hldgs, while the worst performers were Emergent Biosolutions Inc., Quidel Corp., Vaxcyte Inc., Abcellera Biologics Inc. and Adaptive Biotechnologies.
During the reporting period, the Fund saw an average approximate allocation of 61.1% Biotechnology, 11.8% Life Sciences Tools & Services, 11.2% Health Care Providers & Services, 8.1% Pharmaceuticals and 7.5% Health Care Equipment & Supplies. The Fund was exposed predominately to the United States 77.0% followed by Germany 11.4%, China 6.8%, United Kingdom 1.8% and Canada 1.7%.
You can find further details about HACK, IPAY, VALT, and GERM by visiting www.etfmg.com, or by calling 1-844-383-6477.
Sincerely,
Samuel Masucci III
Chairman of the Board
ETFMG Prime Cyber Security ETF
Average Annual Returns
Year Ended September 30, 2021 |
1 Year
Return |
5 Year
Return |
Since
Inception (11/11/14) |
Value of
$10,000 (9/30/2021) |
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ETFMG Prime Cyber Security ETF (NAV) | 31.34% | 17.60% | 14.43% | $ | 25,295 | ||||||
ETFMG Prime Cyber Security ETF (Market) | 31.07% | 17.56% | 14.39% | $ | 25,238 | ||||||
S&P 500 Index | 30.00% | 16.90% | 13.67% | $ | 24,161 | ||||||
Prime Cyber Defense Index* | 32.26% | 17.99% | 14.91% | $ | 26,030 |
* The Fund’s benchmark before 8/1/17 was the ISE Cyber Security Index. On 8/1/17, the Fund’s benchmark became the Prime Cyber Defense Index.
Performance data quoted represents past performance and does not guarantee future results. The investment return and principal value of an investment will fluctuate so that an investor’s shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than their original cost. Current performance of the Fund may be lower or higher than the performance quoted. All performance is historical and includes reinvestment of dividends and capital gains. Performance data current to the most recent month end may be obtained by calling 1-844-ETF-MGRS (1-844-383-6477).
The chart illustrates the performance of a hypothetical $10,000 investment made on November 11, 2014, and is not intended to imply any future performance. The returns shown do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on fund distributions from the sales of Fund shares. The chart assumes reinvestment of capital gains and dividends, if any. The Index Returns do not reflect fees or expenses and are not available for direct investment.
ETFMG Prime Cyber Security ETF
Top Ten Holdings as of September 30, 2021 (Unaudited)*
Security | % of Total Investments | ||||
1 | ETFMG Sit Ultra Short ETF** | 3.24% | |||
2 | Cisco Systems, Inc. | 2.80% | |||
3 | Palo Alto Networks, Inc. | 2.45% | |||
4 | Darktrace PLC | 2.38% | |||
5 | Fortinet, Inc. | 2.03% | |||
6 | Splunk, Inc. | 2.01% | |||
7 | BlackBerry, Ltd. | 1.98% | |||
8 | Cloudflare, Inc. - Class A | 1.96% | |||
9 | CACI International, Inc. - Class A | 1.95% | |||
10 | Tenable Holdings, Inc. | 1.93% |
Top Ten Holdings = 22.73% of Total Investments
* Current Fund holdings may not be indicative of future Fund holdings.
** Affiliated security. Please refer to Note 9 of the Notes to Financial Statements.
ETFMG Prime Mobile Payments ETF
Growth of $10,000 (Unaudited)
Average Annual Returns
Year Ended September 30, 2021 |
1 Year
Return |
5 Year
Return |
Since
Inception (7/15/15) |
Value of
$10,000 (9/30/2021) |
|||||||
ETFMG Prime Mobile Payments ETF (NAV) | 24.91% | 22.34% | 17.67% | $ | 27,474 | ||||||
ETFMG Prime Mobile Payments ETF (Market) | 24.39% | 22.12% | 17.62% | $ | 27,402 | ||||||
S&P 500 Index | 30.00% | 16.90% | 14.40% | $ | 23,061 | ||||||
Prime Mobile Payments Index* | 25.81% | 23.13% | 18.41% | $ | 28,561 |
* The Fund’s benchmark before 8/1/17 was the ISE Mobile Payments Index. On 8/1/17, the Fund’s benchmark became the Prime Mobile Payments Index.
Performance data quoted represents past performance and does not guarantee future results. The investment return and principal value of an investment will fluctuate so that an investor’s shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than their original cost. Current performance of the Fund may be lower or higher than the performance quoted. All performance is historical and includes reinvestment of dividends and capital gains. Performance data current to the most recent month end may be obtained by calling 1-844-ETF-MGRS (1-844-383-6477).
The chart illustrates the performance of a hypothetical $10,000 investment made on July 15, 2015, and is not intended to imply any future performance. The returns shown do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on fund distributions from the sales of Fund shares. The chart assumes reinvestment of capital gains and dividends, if any. The Index Returns do not reflect fees or expenses and are not available for direct investment.
ETFMG Prime Mobile Payments ETF
Top Ten Holdings as of September 30, 2021 (Unaudited)*
Security | % of Total Investments | ||||
1 | American Express Co. | 5.54% | |||
2 | MasterCard, Inc. - Class A | 5.46% | |||
3 | Visa, Inc. - Class A | 5.32% | |||
4 | PayPal Holdings, Inc. | 4.88% | |||
5 | Square, Inc. - Class A | 4.83% | |||
6 | Adyen NV | 4.54% | |||
7 | Fidelity National Information Services, Inc. | 4.18% | |||
8 | Fiserv, Inc. | 4.02% | |||
9 | ETFMG Sit Ultra Short ETF** | 3.18% | |||
10 | Global Payments, Inc. | 2.96% |
Top Ten Holdings= 44.91% of Total Investments
* Current Fund holdings may not be indicative of future Fund holdings.
** Affiliated security. Please refer to Note 9 of the Notes to Financial Statements.
ETFMG Sit Ultra Short ETF
Growth of $10,000 (Unaudited)
Average Annual Returns
Year Ended September 30, 2021 |
1 Year
Return |
Since
Inception (10/8/2019) |
Value of
$10,000 (9/30/2021) |
||||||
ETFMG Sit Ultra Short ETF (NAV) | 0.75% | 0.98% | $ | 10,195 | |||||
ETFMG Sit Ultra Short ETF (Market) | 0.72% | 0.98% | $ | 10,195 |
Performance data quoted represents past performance and does not guarantee future results. The investment return and principal value of an investment will fluctuate so that an investor’s shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than their original cost. Current performance of the Fund may be lower or higher than the performance quoted. All performance is historical and includes reinvestment of dividends and capital gains. Performance data current to the most recent month end may be obtained by calling 1-844-ETF-MGRS (1-844-383-6477).
The chart illustrates the performance of a hypothetical $10,000 investment made on October 8, 2019, and is not intended to imply any future performance. The returns shown do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on fund distributions from the sales of Fund shares. The chart assumes reinvestment of capital gains and dividends, if any. The Index Returns do not reflect fees or expenses and are not available for direct investment.
ETFMG Sit Ultra Short ETF
Top Ten Holdings as of September 30, 2021 (Unaudited)*
Security | % of Total Investments | ||||
1 | Dominion Energy, Inc. | 2.31% | |||
2 | Entergy Louisiana LLC | 2.04% | |||
3 | Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. | 1.79% | |||
4 | Toronto-Dominion Bank | 1.67% | |||
5 | PPL Electric Utilities Corp. | 1.66% | |||
6 | Barclays PLC | 1.59% | |||
7 | CenterPoint Energy, Inc. | 1.58% | |||
8 | Brighthouse Financial Global Funding | 1.55% | |||
9 | JPMorgan Chase & Co. | 1.54% | |||
10 | Phillips 66 | 1.52% |
Top Ten Holdings =17.25% of Total Investments
* Current Fund holdings may not be indicative of future Fund holdings.
ETFMG Treatments, Testing and Advancements ETF
Growth of $10,000 (Unaudited)
Average Annual Returns Year Ended September 30, 2021 |
1 Year Return |
Since Inception (6/17/2020) |
Value of $10,000 (9/30/2021) |
||||||
ETFMG Treatments, Testing and Advancements ETF (NAV) | 49.43% | 47.95% | $ | 16,560 | |||||
ETFMG Treatments, Testing and Advancements ETF (Market) | 50.02% | 48.13% | $ | 16,586 | |||||
S&P 500 Index | 30.00% | 30.64% | $ | 14,108 | |||||
Prime Treatments, Testing and Advancements Index NTR | 48.59% | 47.37% | $ | 16,494 |
Performance data quoted represents past performance and does not guarantee future results. The investment return and principal value of an investment will fluctuate so that an investor’s shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than their original cost. Current performance of the Fund may be lower or higher than the performance quoted. All performance is historical and includes reinvestment of dividends and capital gains. Performance data current to the most recent month end may be obtained by calling 1-844-ETF-MGRS (1-844-383-6477).
The chart illustrates the performance of a hypothetical $10,000 investment made on June 17, 2020, and is not intended to imply any future performance. The returns shown do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on fund distributions from the sales of Fund shares. The chart assumes reinvestment of capital gains and dividends, if any. The Index Returns do not reflect fees or expenses and are not available for direct investment.
ETFMG Treatments, Testing and Advancements ETF
Top Ten Holdings as of September 30, 2021 (Unaudited)*
Security | % of Total Investments | ||||
1 | Moderna, Inc. | 5.50% | |||
2 | Alnylam Pharmaceuticals, Inc. | 5.36% | |||
3 | Laboratory Corp. of America Holdings | 5.19% | |||
4 | BioNTech SE | 4.72% | |||
5 | Novavax, Inc. | 4.55% | |||
6 | Quest Diagnostics, Inc. | 3.55% | |||
7 | Bio-Rad Laboratories, Inc. - Class A | 3.42% | |||
8 | Quidel Corp. | 2.89% | |||
9 | CureVac NV | 2.88% | |||
10 | Vir Biotechnology, Inc. | 2.79% |
Top Ten Holdings = 40.85% of Total Investments
* Current Fund holdings may not be indicative of future Fund holdings.
ETFMG™ ETFs
Important Disclosures and Key Risk Factors
Investing involves risk, including the possible loss of principal. Shares of any ETF are bought and sold at market price (not NAV), may trade at a discount or premium to NAV and are not individually redeemed from the Fund. Brokerage commissions will reduce returns. Narrowly focused investments typically exhibit higher volatility.
Past performance is not indicative of future return. A fund’s performance for very short time periods may not be indicative of future performance.
HACK
The Fund seeks to provide investment results that, before fees and expenses, correspond generally to the price and yield performance of the Prime Cyber Defense Index (the “Index”).
The fund is concentrated in technology-related companies face intense competition, both domestically and internationally, which may have an adverse effect on profit margins. Such companies may have limited product lines, markets, financial resources or personnel. The products of such companies may face obsolescence due to rapid technological developments, frequent new product introduction, unpredictable changes in growth rates, competition for the services of qualified personnel, and competition from foreign competitors with lower production costs. Technology companies are heavily dependent on patent and intellectual property rights. The loss or impairment of these rights may adversely affect the profitability of these companies. Investments in foreign securities involve political, economic and currency risks, greater volatility and differences in accounting methods. The Funds are non-diversified, meaning they may concentrate its assets in fewer individual holdings than a diversified fund. Investments in smaller companies tend to have limited liquidity and greater price volatility than large- capitalization companies. Diversification does not assure a profit or protect against a loss in a declining market. The Fund’s return may not match or achieve a high degree of correlation with the return of the Prime Cyber Defense Index. To the extent the Fund utilizes a sampling approach, it may experience tracking error to a greater extent than if the Fund had sought to replicate the Prime Cyber Defense Index. The Prime Cyber Defense Index provides a benchmark for investors interested in tracking companies actively involved in providing cyber security technology and services. The Index uses a market capitalization weighted allocation across the infrastructure provider and service provider categorizations as well as an equal weighted allocation methodology for all components within each sector allocation. Index components are reviewed semi-annually for eligibility, and the weights are re-set accordingly. An investment cannot be made directly in an index.
Unlike with an actively managed fund, the Fund’s adviser does not use techniques or defensive strategies designed to lessen the effects of market volatility or to reduce the impact of periods of market decline. This means that, based on market and economic conditions, the Fund’s performance could be lower than other types of funds that may actively shift their portfolio assets to take advantage of market opportunities or to lessen the impact of a market decline.
Natural or environmental disasters, such as earthquakes, fires, floods, hurricanes, tsunamis and other severe weather- related phenomena generally, and widespread disease, including pandemics and epidemics, have been and may be highly disruptive to economies and markets, adversely impacting individual companies, sectors, industries, markets, currencies, interest and inflation rates, credit ratings, investor sentiment, and other factors affecting the value of the Fund’s investments. Given the increasing interdependence among global economies and markets, conditions in one country, market, or region are increasingly likely to adversely affect markets, issuers, and/or foreign exchange rates in other countries, including the U.S. Any such events could have a significant adverse impact on the value of the Fund’s investments.
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Additionally, natural or environmental disasters, widespread disease or other public health issues, war, acts of terrorism or other events could result in increased premiums or discounts to the Fund’s NAV.
ETF Managers Group LLC is the investment adviser to the Fund.
The Fund is distributed by ETFMG Financial LLC. ETF Managers Group LLC and ETFMG Financial LLC are wholly owned subsidiaries of Exchange Traded Managers Group LLC (collectively, “ETFMG”). ETFMG Financial LLC is not affiliated with Prime Indexes.
IPAY
The ETFMG Prime Mobile Payments ETF (the “Fund” or the “Mobile Payments ETF”) seeks to provide investment results that, before fees and expenses, correspond generally to the price and yield performance of the Prime Mobile Payments Index (the “Index”).
Mobile Payment Companies face intense competition, both domestically and internationally, and are subject to increasing regulatory constraints, particularly with respect to fees, competition and anti-trust matters, cybersecurity and privacy. Mobile Payment Companies may be highly dependent on their ability to enter into agreements with merchants and other third parties to utilize a particular payment method, system, software or service, and such agreements may be subject to increased regulatory scrutiny. Additionally, certain Mobile Payment Companies have recently faced increased costs related to class-action litigation challenging such agreements. Such factors may adversely affect the profitability and value of such companies. The Fund is non- diversified, meaning it may concentrate its assets in fewer individual holdings than a diversified fund. Investments in smaller companies tend to have limited liquidity and greater price volatility than large- capitalization companies. The Fund’s return may not match or achieve a high degree of correlation with the return of the Prime Mobile Payments Index. To the extent the Fund utilizes a sampling approach, it may experience tracking error to a greater extent than if the Fund had sought to replicate the Index. Diversification does not guarantee a profit, nor does it protect against a loss in a declining market.
The Prime Mobile Payments Index is designed to provide a benchmark for investors interested in tracking the mobile and electronic payments industry. The stocks are screened for liquidity and weighted according to a modified linear-based capitalization-weighted methodology. The Index generally is comprised of 25-40 securities. An investment cannot be made directly in an index.
Unlike with an actively managed fund, the Fund’s adviser does not use techniques or defensive strategies designed to lessen the effects of market volatility or to reduce the impact of periods of market decline. This means that, based on market and economic conditions, the Fund’s performance could be lower than other types of funds that may actively shift their portfolio assets to take advantage of market opportunities or to lessen the impact of a market decline.
Natural or environmental disasters, such as earthquakes, fires, floods, hurricanes, tsunamis and other severe weather- related phenomena generally, and widespread disease, including pandemics and epidemics, have been and may be highly disruptive to economies and markets, adversely impacting individual companies, sectors, industries, markets, currencies, interest and inflation rates, credit ratings, investor sentiment, and other factors affecting the value of the Fund’s investments. Given the increasing interdependence among global economies and markets, conditions in one country, market, or region are increasingly likely to adversely affect markets, issuers, and/or foreign exchange rates in other countries, including the U.S. Any such events could have a significant adverse impact on the value of the Fund’s investments.
Additionally, natural or environmental disasters, widespread disease or other public health issues, war, acts of terrorism or other events could result in increased premiums or discounts to the Fund’s NAV.
ETF Managers Group LLC is the investment adviser to the Fund.
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The Fund is distributed by ETFMG Financial LLC. ETF Managers Group LLC and ETFMG Financial LLC are wholly owned subsidiaries of Exchange Traded Managers Group LLC (collectively, “ETFMG”). ETFMG Financial LLC is not affiliated with Prime Indexes.
VALT
The ETFMG Sit Ultra Short ETF (the “Fund” or the “Ultra Short ETF”) seeks maximum current income, consistent with preservation of capital and daily liquidity.
The market price of the Fund’s fixed-income instruments may change, sometimes rapidly or unpredictably, in response to changes in interest rates, factors affecting securities markets generally, and other factors. Generally, when interest rates rise, the values of fixed-income instruments fall, and vice versa. The Fund may invest in floating rate securities, which are generally less sensitive to interest rate changes than securities with fixed interest rates but may decline in value if their interest rates do not rise as much, or as quickly, as comparable market interest rates. The Fund may invest in U.S. dollar-denominated debt obligations of foreign issuers. Mortgage- and asset-backed securities are subject to interest rate risk. Modest movements in interest rates (both increases and decreases) may quickly and significantly reduce the value of certain types of these securities. From time to time the Fund may invest a substantial amount of its assets in taxable or tax-exempt municipal securities whose interest is paid solely from revenues of similar projects.
Natural or environmental disasters, such as earthquakes, fires, floods, hurricanes, tsunamis and other severe weather- related phenomena generally, and widespread disease, including pandemics and epidemics, have been and may be highly disruptive to economies and markets, adversely impacting individual companies, sectors, industries, markets, currencies, interest and inflation rates, credit ratings, investor sentiment, and other factors affecting the value of the Fund’s investments. Given the increasing interdependence among global economies and markets, conditions in one country, market, or region are increasingly likely to adversely affect markets, issuers, and/or foreign exchange rates in other countries, including the U.S. Any such events could have a significant adverse impact on the value of the Fund’s investments.
The Fund’s investment strategy may require it to redeem shares for cash or to otherwise include cash as part of its redemption proceeds. In the event of large shareholder redemptions, the Fund may have to sell portfolio securities at times when it would not otherwise do so, which may negatively impact the Fund’s performance.
Distributed by ETFMG Financial LLC, which is not affiliated with Sit Investment Associates.
GERM
The ETFMG Treatments, Testing and Advancements ETF (the “Fund”) seeks to provide investment results that, before fees and expenses, correspond generally to the total return performance of the Prime Treatments, Testing and Advancements Index (the “Index”).
Vaccine development companies are involved in discovering, developing and commercializing novel drugs with significant market potential. These companies face challenges including pre-clinical testing and clinical trial stages of development. Clinical trials may be delayed, and certain programs may never advance in the clinic or may be more costly to conduct than anticipated. Vaccine development requires companies to seek and secure significant funding. If there are delays in obtaining required regulatory and marketing approvals the ability of vaccine development companies to generate revenue will be materially impaired. If regulatory approval is obtained, products will still remain subject to regulatory scrutiny with regulatory authorities having the ability impose significant restrictions on the indicated uses or marketing. Lastly, even if a licensed product is achieved, vaccine development companies may encounter difficulties in manufacturing, product release, shelf life, testing, storage, supply chain management, or shipping.
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Unlike with an actively managed fund, the Fund’s adviser does not use techniques or defensive strategies designed to lessen the effects of market volatility or to reduce the impact of periods of market decline. This means that, based on market and economic conditions, the Fund’s performance could be lower than other types of funds that may actively shift their portfolio assets to take advantage of market opportunities or to lessen the impact of a market decline.
Natural or environmental disasters, such as earthquakes, fires, floods, hurricanes, tsunamis and other severe weather- related phenomena generally, and widespread disease, including pandemics and epidemics, have been and may be highly disruptive to economies and markets, adversely impacting individual companies, sectors, industries, markets, currencies, interest and inflation rates, credit ratings, investor sentiment, and other factors affecting the value of the Fund’s investments. Given the increasing interdependence among global economies and markets, conditions in one country, market, or region are increasingly likely to adversely affect markets, issuers, and/or foreign exchange rates in other countries, including the U.S. Any such events could have a significant adverse impact on the value of the Fund’s investments.
Additionally, natural or environmental disasters, widespread disease or other public health issues, war, acts of terrorism or other events could result in increased premiums or discounts to the Fund’s NAV.
The Fund is distributed by ETFMG Financial LLC, which is not affiliated with Prime Indexes.
ETFMG™ ETFs
As of September 30, 2021 (Unaudited)
ETFMG
Prime Cyber Security ETF |
ETFMG
Prime Mobile Payments ETF |
ETFMG
Sit Ultra Short ETF |
ETFMG
Treatments, Testing and Advancements ETF |
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As a percent of Net Assets: | ||||||||||||||||
Australia | — | % | 3.4 | % | — | % | — | % | ||||||||
Bermuda | — | 1.2 | — | — | ||||||||||||
Brazil | — | 1.0 | — | — | ||||||||||||
Canada | 3.3 | 1.9 | — | 4.2 | ||||||||||||
Cayman Islands | — | 5.8 | — | 6.2 | ||||||||||||
Cyprus | — | 0.2 | — | — | ||||||||||||
Denmark | — | — | — | 0.1 | ||||||||||||
Finland | 0.2 | — | — | — | ||||||||||||
France | — | 2.0 | — | 0.7 | ||||||||||||
Germany | — | — | — | 5.5 | ||||||||||||
Israel | 8.5 | — | — | — | ||||||||||||
Italy | — | 2.0 | — | — | ||||||||||||
Japan | 3.7 | 2.8 | — | 0.8 | ||||||||||||
Jersey | 1.2 | — | — | — | ||||||||||||
Netherlands | — | 5.4 | — | 3.4 | ||||||||||||
Puerto Rico | — | 1.3 | — | — | ||||||||||||
Republic of Korea | 0.9 | — | — | — | ||||||||||||
Sweden | 1.0 | — | — | — | ||||||||||||
United Kingdom | 9.3 | 3.4 | — | 5.3 | ||||||||||||
United States | 71.7 | 69.0 | — | 73.4 | ||||||||||||
Asset Backed Securities | — | — | 0.6 | — | ||||||||||||
Coporate Bonds | — | — | 92.9 | — | ||||||||||||
Exchange Traded Funds | 3.8 | 3.8 | — | 2.0 | ||||||||||||
Municipal Debt Obligations | — | — | 1.3 | — | ||||||||||||
Short-Term and other Net Assets (Liabilities) | (3.6 | ) | (3.2 | ) | 5.2 | (1.6 | ) | |||||||||
100.0 | % | 100.0 | % | 100.0 | % | 100.0 | % |
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
ETFMG™ ETFs
ETFMG Prime Cyber Security ETF
September 30, 2021
Shares | Value | |||||||
COMMON STOCKS - 99.8% | ||||||||
Canada - 3.3% | ||||||||
Software - 3.3% (d) | ||||||||
Absolute Software Corp. | 2,037,444 | $ | 22,391,616 | |||||
BlackBerry, Ltd. (a)(b) | 5,469,185 | 53,241,000 | ||||||
Total Software | 75,632,616 | |||||||
Finland - 0.2% | ||||||||
Software - 0.2% (d) | ||||||||
F-Secure Oyj | 724,911 | 4,030,549 | ||||||
Israel - 8.5% | ||||||||
Communications Equipment - 1.2% | ||||||||
Radware, Ltd. (a) | 809,008 | 27,279,750 | ||||||
Software - 7.3% (d) | ||||||||
Allot Communications, Ltd. (a) | 1,265,637 | 18,807,366 | ||||||
Check Point Software Technologies, Ltd. (a) | 429,686 | 48,571,705 | ||||||
Cognyte Software, Ltd. (a) | 1,840,140 | 37,814,877 | ||||||
CyberArk Software, Ltd. (a) | 308,757 | 48,728,030 | ||||||
Tufin Software Technologies, Ltd. (a) | 1,491,611 | 14,662,536 | ||||||
Total Software | 168,584,514 | |||||||
Total Israel | 195,864,264 | |||||||
Japan - 3.7% | ||||||||
Software - 3.7% (d) | ||||||||
Digital Arts, Inc. | 362,725 | 29,527,728 | ||||||
FFRI Security, Inc. (a) | 271,961 | 4,462,023 | ||||||
Trend Micro, Inc. | 927,162 | 51,816,772 | ||||||
Total Software | 85,806,523 | |||||||
Jersey - 1.2% | ||||||||
Software - 1.2% (d) | ||||||||
Mimecast, Ltd. (a) | 432,017 | 27,476,281 | ||||||
Republic of Korea - 0.9% | ||||||||
Software - 0.9% (d) | ||||||||
Ahnlab, Inc. | 344,019 | 20,193,683 | ||||||
Sweden - 1.0% | ||||||||
Electronic Equipment, Instruments & Components - 1.0% | ||||||||
Fingerprint Cards AB - Class B (a) | 8,714,230 | 24,198,452 |
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
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ETFMG Prime Cyber Security ETF
Schedule of Investments
September 30, 2021 (Continued)
Shares | Value | |||||||
United Kingdom - 9.3% | ||||||||
Aerospace & Defense - 3.6% | ||||||||
BAE Systems PLC | 3,887,949 | $ | 29,608,699 | |||||
QinetiQ Group PLC | 6,095,041 | 26,624,793 | ||||||
Ultra Electronics Holdings PLC | 651,824 | 28,420,745 | ||||||
Total Aerospace & Defense | 84,654,237 | |||||||
IT Services - 0.8% | ||||||||
NCC Group PLC | 5,329,733 | 18,455,898 | ||||||
Software - 4.9% (d) | ||||||||
Avast PLC (f) | 6,264,029 | 47,923,194 | ||||||
Darktrace PLC (a) | 5,803,685 | 64,123,068 | ||||||
Total Software | 112,046,262 | |||||||
Total United Kingdom | 215,156,397 | |||||||
United States - 71.7% | ||||||||
Aerospace & Defense - 2.1% | ||||||||
Parsons Corp. (a)(b) | 1,446,005 | 48,817,129 | ||||||
Communications Equipment - 8.0% | ||||||||
Cisco Systems, Inc. | 1,384,389 | 75,352,293 | ||||||
F5 Networks, Inc. (a)(b) | 153,620 | 30,536,584 | ||||||
Juniper Networks, Inc. (b) | 1,801,752 | 49,584,215 | ||||||
NetScout Systems, Inc. (a) | 1,061,752 | 28,614,216 | ||||||
Total Communications Equipment | 184,087,308 | |||||||
Internet Software & Services - 0.7% | ||||||||
Zix Corp. (a)(b) | 2,397,104 | 16,947,525 | ||||||
IT Services - 9.2% | ||||||||
Akamai Technologies, Inc. (a) | 480,896 | 50,296,913 | ||||||
LiveRamp Holdings, Inc. (a) | 1,004,813 | 47,457,318 | ||||||
Okta, Inc. (a)(b) | 144,060 | 34,191,200 | ||||||
SolarWinds Corp. (b) | 2,940,591 | 49,196,087 | ||||||
VeriSign, Inc. (a) | 146,216 | 29,975,742 | ||||||
Total IT Services | 211,117,260 | |||||||
Professional Services - 8.3% | ||||||||
Booz Allen Hamilton Holding Corp. | 364,579 | 28,929,344 | ||||||
CACI International, Inc. - Class A (a) | 200,308 | 52,500,727 | ||||||
Leidos Holdings, Inc. | 310,926 | 29,889,316 | ||||||
ManTech International Corp. - Class A | 369,403 | 28,045,076 | ||||||
Science Applications International Corp. | 601,362 | 51,452,533 | ||||||
Total Professional Services | 190,816,996 |
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
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The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
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PLC | Public Limited Company |
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(a) | Non-income producing security. |
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(b) | All or a portion of this security was out on loan at September 30, 2021. |
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(c) | The rate shown is the annualized seven-day yield at period end. |
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(d) | As of September 30, 2021 the Fund had a significant portion of its assets in the Software Industry. |
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(e) | Affiliated security. Please refer to Note 9 of the Notes to Financial Statements. |
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(f) | Restricted security as defined in Rule 144(a) under the Securities Act of 1933. Resale to the public may require registration or may extend only to qualified institutional buyers. At September 30, 2021, the market value of these securities total $47,923,194, which represents 2.08% of total net assets. |
The Global Industry Classification Standard (GICS®) was developed by and/or is the exclusive property of MSCI, Inc. and Standard & Poor's Financial Services LLC (“S&P”). GICS is a service mark of MSCI and S&P and has been licensed for use by U.S. Bancorp Fund Services, LLC, doing business as U.S. Bank Global Fund Services ("Fund Services").
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
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COMMON STOCKS - 99.4% | ||||||||
Australia - 3.4% | ||||||||
IT Services - 3.4% (d) | ||||||||
Afterpay, Ltd. (a) | 312,062 | $ | 27,370,456 | |||||
EML Payments, Ltd. (a) | 4,526,643 | 12,730,181 | ||||||
Total IT Services | 40,100,637 | |||||||
Bermuda - 1.2% | ||||||||
Electronic Equipment, Instruments & Components - 1.2% | ||||||||
PAX Global Technology, Ltd. | 11,128,591 | 14,081,124 | ||||||
Brazil - 1.0% | ||||||||
IT Services - 1.0% (d) | ||||||||
Cielo SA | 28,120,658 | 11,825,057 | ||||||
Canada - 1.9% | ||||||||
IT Services - 1.9% (d) | ||||||||
Nuvei Corp. (a)(f) | 199,375 | 22,840,133 | ||||||
Cayman Islands - 5.8% | ||||||||
IT Services - 5.8% (d) | ||||||||
Dlocal, Ltd. (a) | 373,592 | 20,383,180 | ||||||
Pagseguro Digital, Ltd. - Class A (a) | 426,702 | 22,069,027 | ||||||
StoneCo., Ltd. - Class A (a) | 487,855 | 16,938,326 | ||||||
Yeahka, Ltd. (a) | 3,227,959 | 10,428,622 | ||||||
Total IT Services | 69,819,155 | |||||||
Cyprus - 0.2% | ||||||||
IT Services - 0.2% (d) | ||||||||
QIWI PLC - ADR (b) | 295,009 | 2,472,175 | ||||||
France - 2.0% | ||||||||
IT Services - 2.0% (d) | ||||||||
Worldline SA (a)(f) | 320,830 | 24,531,436 | ||||||
Italy - 2.0% | ||||||||
IT Services - 2.0% (d) | ||||||||
Nexi SpA (a)(f) | 1,265,546 | 23,689,590 | ||||||
Japan - 2.8% | ||||||||
Consumer Finance - 0.5% | ||||||||
Jaccs Co., Ltd. | 198,390 | 5,445,720 | ||||||
IT Services - 2.2% (d) | ||||||||
GMO Financial Gate, Inc. | 25,205 | 7,711,310 | ||||||
GMO Payment Gateway, Inc. | 147,813 | 18,832,727 | ||||||
Total IT Services | 26,544,037 |
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
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Software - 0.1% | ||||||||
Intelligent Wave, Inc. | 278,828 | $ | 1,570,827 | |||||
Total Japan | 33,560,584 | |||||||
Netherlands - 5.4% | ||||||||
IT Services - 5.4% (d) | ||||||||
Adyen NV (a)(f) | 22,884 | 64,015,823 | ||||||
Puerto Rico - 1.3% | ||||||||
IT Services - 1.3% (d) | ||||||||
EVERTEC, Inc. | 330,830 | 15,125,548 | ||||||
United Kingdom - 3.4% | ||||||||
IT Services - 3.4% (d) | ||||||||
Network International Holdings PLC (a)(f) | 2,773,693 | 13,577,518 | ||||||
PayPoint PLC | 385,565 | 3,688,524 | ||||||
Wise PLC - Class A (a) | 1,557,590 | 22,812,837 | ||||||
Total IT Services | 40,078,879 | |||||||
United States - 69.0% | ||||||||
Consumer Finance - 10.7% | ||||||||
American Express Co. | 465,942 | 78,059,264 | ||||||
Discover Financial Services | 291,116 | 35,763,601 | ||||||
Green Dot Corp. - Class A (a)(b) | 277,907 | 13,987,059 | ||||||
Total Consumer Finance | 127,809,924 | |||||||
IT Services - 55.8% (d) | ||||||||
Affirm Holdings, Inc. (a)(b) | 297,009 | 35,382,682 | ||||||
Boku, Inc. (a)(f) | 1,837,012 | 4,838,997 | ||||||
Cantaloupe, Inc. (a) | 483,648 | 5,213,725 | ||||||
Euronet Worldwide, Inc. (a) | 130,240 | 16,576,947 | ||||||
Evo Payments, Inc. - Class A (a)(b) | 574,904 | 13,613,727 | ||||||
Fidelity National Information Services, Inc. | 484,619 | 58,968,440 | ||||||
Fiserv, Inc. (a)(b) | 521,964 | 56,633,094 | ||||||
FleetCor Technologies, Inc. (a) | 101,304 | 26,467,696 | ||||||
Flywire Corp. (a)(b) | 339,856 | 14,899,287 | ||||||
Global Payments, Inc. | 264,345 | 41,655,485 | ||||||
I3 Verticals, Inc. - Class A (a) | 172,249 | 4,170,148 | ||||||
International Money Express, Inc. (a) | 268,949 | 4,491,448 | ||||||
Marqeta, Inc. - Class A (a)(b) | 807,731 | 17,867,010 | ||||||
MasterCard, Inc. - Class A | 221,243 | 76,921,767 | ||||||
MoneyGram International, Inc. (a)(b) | 556,347 | 4,461,903 | ||||||
Net 1 UEPS Technologies, Inc. (a) | 578,270 | 2,688,956 | ||||||
Payoneer Global, Inc. (a) | 1,483,448 | 12,683,480 | ||||||
PayPal Holdings, Inc. (a) | 264,444 | 68,810,973 | ||||||
Paysign, Inc. (a)(b) | 636,256 | 1,717,891 | ||||||
Sezzle, Inc. (a)(b) | 1,028,917 | 4,262,297 | ||||||
Shift4 Payments, Inc. - Class A (a)(b) | 203,627 | 15,785,165 |
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
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ADR | American Depositary Receipt |
|
PLC | Public Limited Company |
|
(a) | Non-income producing security. |
|
(b) | All or a portion of this security was out on loan at September 30, 2021. |
|
(c) | The rate shown is the annualized seven-day yield at period end. |
|
(d) | As of September 30, 2021 the Fund had a significant portion of its assets in the IT Services Industry. |
|
(e) | Affiliated security. Please refer to Note 9 of the Notes to Financial Statements. |
|
(f) | Restricted security as defined in Rule 144(a) under the Securities Act of 1933. Resale to the public may require registration or may extend only to qualified institutional buyers. At September 30, 2021, the market value of these securities total $153,493,497, which represents 12.86% of total net assets. |
The Global Industry Classification Standard (GICS®) was developed by and/or is the exclusive property of MSCI, Inc. and Standard & Poor’s Financial Services LLC (“S&P”). GICS is a service mark of MSCI and S&P and has been licensed for use by U.S. Bancorp Fund Services, LLC, doing business as U.S. Bank Global Fund Services (“Fund Services”).
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
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Principal
Amount |
Value | |||||||
ASSET BACKED SECURITIES - 0.6% | ||||||||
Delta Air Lines | ||||||||
Series 2019-1, 3.204%, 10/25/2024 | $ | 1,457,000 | $ | 1,539,528 | ||||
TOTAL ASSET BACKED SECURITIES (Cost $1,535,090) | 1,539,528 | |||||||
CORPORATE BONDS - 92.9% | ||||||||
Aerospace & Defense - 1.3% | ||||||||
L3Harris Technologies, Inc. | ||||||||
0.866% (3 Month LIBOR + 0.750%) 03/10/2023 (b) | 3,087,000 | 3,107,806 | ||||||
Agriculture - 0.1% | ||||||||
Bunge, Ltd. Finance Corp. | ||||||||
3.000%, 09/25/2022 | 206,000 | 210,833 | ||||||
Automotive - 20.0% | ||||||||
American Honda Finance Corp. | ||||||||
0.471% (3 Month LIBOR + 0.350%) 11/05/2021 (b) | 450,000 | 450,169 | ||||||
0.535% (3 Month LIBOR + 0.420%) 09/08/2023 (b) | 1,771,000 | 1,782,931 | ||||||
0.399% (3 Month LIBOR + 0.280%) 01/12/2024 (b) | 2,000,000 | 2,006,657 | ||||||
BMW US Capital LLC | ||||||||
0.778% (3 Month LIBOR + 0.640%) 04/06/2022 (a)(b) | 1,290,000 | 1,293,326 | ||||||
0.430% (3 Month SOFR + 0.380%) 08/12/2024 (a)(b) | 1,000,000 | 1,005,554 | ||||||
Caterpillar Financial Services Corp. | ||||||||
0.320% (3 Month SOFR + 0.270%) 09/13/2024 (b) | 3,000,000 | 3,007,580 | ||||||
CenterPoint Energy Resources Corp. | ||||||||
0.620% (3 Month LIBOR + 0.500%) 03/02/2023 (b) | 2,913,000 | 2,913,485 | ||||||
Daimler Finance North America LLC | ||||||||
1.011% (3 Month LIBOR + 0.880%) 02/22/2022 (a)(b) | 2,422,000 | 2,430,270 | ||||||
F&G Global Funding | ||||||||
0.900%, 09/20/2024 (a) | 2,700,000 | 2,695,260 | ||||||
Fairfax US, Inc. | ||||||||
4.875%, 08/13/2024 (a) | 745,000 | 813,010 | ||||||
Finial Holdings, Inc. | ||||||||
7.125%, 10/15/2023 | 1,415,000 | 1,595,503 | ||||||
Florida Power & Light Co. | ||||||||
0.300% (3 Month SOFR + 0.250%) 05/10/2023 (b) | 600,000 | 600,089 | ||||||
General Motors Financial Co., Inc. | ||||||||
3.150%, 06/30/2022 | 1,488,000 | 1,514,948 | ||||||
0.804%, 03/08/2024 | 2,244,000 | 2,263,860 | ||||||
Guardian Life Global Funding | ||||||||
1.950%, 10/27/2021 (a) | 2,000,000 | 2,002,489 | ||||||
Hyundai Capital America | ||||||||
2.850%, 11/01/2022 (a) | 2,000,000 | 2,048,236 | ||||||
1.250%, 09/18/2023 (a) | 2,564,000 | 2,586,834 | ||||||
Nationwide Mutual Insurance Co. | ||||||||
2.406% (3 Month LIBOR + 2.290%) 12/15/2024 (a)(c) | 1,000,000 | 1,001,187 | ||||||
Penske Truck Leasing Co. Lp / PTL Finance Corp. | ||||||||
3.450%, 07/01/2024 (a) | 2,200,000 | 2,345,989 |
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
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Principal
Amount |
Value | |||||||
PPL Electric Utilities Corp. | ||||||||
0.382% (3 Month LIBOR + 0.250%) 09/28/2023 (b) | $ | 3,975,000 | $ | 3,975,173 | ||||
0.380% (3 Month SOFR + 0.330%) 06/24/2024 (b) | 2,384,000 | 2,386,289 | ||||||
Principal Life Global Funding II | ||||||||
0.500% (3 Month SOFR + 0.450%) 04/12/2024 (a)(b) | 934,000 | 937,956 | ||||||
0.430% (3 Month SOFR + 0.380%) 08/23/2024 (a)(b) | 846,000 | 849,552 | ||||||
SMBC Aviation Capital Finance DAC | ||||||||
3.000%, 07/15/2022 (a) | 200,000 | 203,569 | ||||||
Toyota Motor Credit Corp. | ||||||||
0.524% (3 Month LIBOR + 0.400%) 05/17/2022 (b) | 500,000 | 501,433 | ||||||
0.310% (3 Month SOFR + 0.260%) 06/18/2024 (b) | 2,197,000 | 2,200,531 | ||||||
0.340% (3 Month SOFR + 0.290%) 09/13/2024 (b) | 3,200,000 | 3,202,610 | ||||||
48,614,490 | ||||||||
Banks - 24.1% (e) | ||||||||
Bank of America Corp. | ||||||||
1.314% (3 Month LIBOR + 1.180%) 10/21/2022 (b) | 100,000 | 100,059 | ||||||
1.125% (3 Month LIBOR + 1.000%) 04/24/2023 (b) | 500,000 | 502,761 | ||||||
0.529% (3 Month BSBY + 0.430%) 05/28/2024 (b) | 3,630,000 | 3,641,950 | ||||||
1.098% (3 Month LIBOR + 0.960%) 07/23/2024 (b) | 2,500,000 | 2,537,181 | ||||||
Bank of Montreal | ||||||||
0.744% (3 Month LIBOR + 0.630%) 09/11/2022 (b) | 250,000 | 251,404 | ||||||
0.370% (3 Month SOFR + 0.320%) 07/09/2024 (b) | 2,663,000 | 2,669,251 | ||||||
Bank of Nova Scotia | ||||||||
0.756% (3 Month LIBOR + 0.640%) 03/07/2022 (b) | 150,000 | 150,405 | ||||||
0.310% (3 Month SOFR + 0.260%) 09/15/2023 (b) | 1,595,000 | 1,596,413 | ||||||
0.495% (3 Month SOFR + 0.445%) 04/15/2024 (b) | 1,500,000 | 1,507,547 | ||||||
Barclays PLC | ||||||||
1.744% (3 Month LIBOR + 1.625%) 01/10/2023 (b) | 3,797,000 | 3,810,003 | ||||||
1.505% (3 Month LIBOR + 1.380%) 05/16/2024 (b) | 2,481,000 | 2,524,402 | ||||||
Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce | ||||||||
0.390% (3 Month SOFR + 0.340%) 06/22/2023 (b) | 500,000 | 501,066 | ||||||
Citizens Financial Group, Inc. | ||||||||
4.150%, 09/28/2022 (a) | 1,115,000 | 1,152,102 | ||||||
3.750%, 07/01/2024 | 500,000 | 532,790 | ||||||
Commonwealth Bank of Australia | ||||||||
0.802% (3 Month LIBOR + 0.680%) 09/18/2022 (a)(b) | 2,539,000 | 2,555,963 | ||||||
Cooperatieve Rabobank UA | ||||||||
0.599% (3 Month LIBOR + 0.480%) 01/10/2023 (b) | 895,000 | 900,049 | ||||||
Credit Suisse AG | ||||||||
0.500% (3 Month SOFR+ 0.450%) 02/04/2022 (b) | 1,490,000 | 1,491,983 | ||||||
Fifth Third Bank NA | ||||||||
0.766% (3 Month LIBOR + 0.640%) 02/01/2022 (b) | 2,000,000 | 2,004,331 | ||||||
First Niagara Financial Group, Inc. | ||||||||
7.250%, 12/15/2021 | 1,000,000 | 1,013,715 | ||||||
Fulton Financial Corp. | ||||||||
3.600%, 03/16/2022 | 87,000 | 88,070 | ||||||
Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. | ||||||||
0.909% (3 Month LIBOR + 0.780%) 10/31/2022 (b) | 698,000 | 698,360 |
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
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Amount |
Value | |||||||
Huntington Bancshares, Inc. | ||||||||
4.350%, 02/04/2023 | $ | 1,766,000 | $ | 1,852,117 | ||||
JPMorgan Chase & Co. | ||||||||
1.126% (3 Month LIBOR + 1.000%) 01/15/2023 (b) | 1,000,000 | 1,004,051 | ||||||
1.025% (3 Month LIBOR + 0.900%) 04/25/2023 (b) | 1,155,000 | 1,163,839 | ||||||
0.630% (3 Month SOFR + 0.580%) 03/16/2024 (b) | 1,380,000 | 1,385,314 | ||||||
1.028% (3 Month LIBOR + 0.890%) 07/23/2024 (b) | 3,648,000 | 3,696,956 | ||||||
KeyBank NA | ||||||||
0.370% (3 Month SOFR + 0.320%) 06/14/2024 (b) | 3,550,000 | 3,563,790 | ||||||
Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group, Inc. | ||||||||
0.915% (3 Month LIBOR + 0.790%) 07/25/2022 (b) | 409,000 | 411,520 | ||||||
Mizuho Financial Group, Inc. | ||||||||
0.966% (3 Month LIBOR + 0.840%) 07/16/2023 (b) | 500,000 | 502,764 | ||||||
1.109% (3 Month LIBOR + 0.990%) 07/10/2024 (b) | 300,000 | 304,026 | ||||||
Morgan Stanley | ||||||||
0.750% (3 Month SOFR + 0.700%) 01/20/2023 (b) | 1,678,000 | 1,681,626 | ||||||
PNC Bank NA | ||||||||
0.629% (3 Month LIBOR + 0.500%) 07/27/2022 (b) | 2,160,000 | 2,168,455 | ||||||
Royal Bank of Canada | ||||||||
0.494% (3 Month LIBOR + 0.360%) 01/17/2023 (b) | 1,000,000 | 1,004,801 | ||||||
0.350% (3 Month SOFR + 0.300%) 01/19/2024 (b) | 700,000 | 702,134 | ||||||
0.410% (3 Month SOFR + 0.360%) 07/29/2024 (b) | 2,150,000 | 2,155,812 | ||||||
Swedbank AB | ||||||||
0.816% (3 Month LIBOR + 0.700%) 03/14/2022 (a)(b) | 200,000 | 200,544 | ||||||
Toronto-Dominion Bank | ||||||||
0.400% (3 Month SOFR + 0.350%) 09/10/2024 (b) | 4,000,000 | 4,012,419 | ||||||
US Bank NA | ||||||||
0.571% (3 Month LIBOR + 0.440%) 05/23/2022 (b) | 805,000 | 806,900 | ||||||
Westpac Banking Corp. | ||||||||
0.689% (3 Month LIBOR + 0.570%) 01/11/2023 (b) | 1,500,000 | 1,510,830 | ||||||
58,357,703 | ||||||||
Biotechnology - 0.5% | ||||||||
Gilead Sciences, Inc. | ||||||||
0.652% (3 Month LIBOR + 0.520%) 09/29/2023 (b) | 1,134,000 | 1,134,684 | ||||||
Business Support Services - 0.9% | ||||||||
Glencore Finance Canada, Ltd. | ||||||||
4.950%, 11/15/2021 (a) | 1,200,000 | 1,205,004 | ||||||
4.250%, 10/25/2022 (a) | 1,000,000 | 1,039,440 | ||||||
2,244,444 | ||||||||
Capital Markets - 5.9% | ||||||||
Bank of New York Mellon Corp. | ||||||||
1.179% (3 Month LIBOR + 1.050%) 10/30/2023 (b) | 910,000 | 919,566 | ||||||
BGC Partners, Inc. | ||||||||
5.375%, 07/24/2023 | 1,245,000 | 1,337,583 | ||||||
Charles Schwab Corp. | ||||||||
0.550% (3 Month SOFR + 0.500%) 03/18/2024 (b) | 2,600,000 | 2,619,707 |
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
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Principal
Amount |
Value | |||||||
Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. | ||||||||
1.721% (3 Month LIBOR + 1.600%) 11/29/2023 (b) | $ | 2,980,000 | $ | 3,066,516 | ||||
0.550% (3 Month SOFR + 0.500%) 09/10/2024 (b) | 4,297,000 | 4,304,049 | ||||||
Morgan Stanley | ||||||||
1.345% (3 Month LIBOR + 1.220%) 05/08/2024 (b) | 2,242,000 | 2,279,322 | ||||||
14,526,743 | ||||||||
Chemicals - 2.7% | ||||||||
Cabot Corp. | ||||||||
3.700%, 07/15/2022 | 1,370,000 | 1,404,677 | ||||||
LYB International Finance III LLC | ||||||||
1.131% (3 Month LIBOR + 1.000%) 10/01/2023 (b) | 3,626,000 | 3,628,129 | ||||||
Sherwin Williams Co. | ||||||||
2.750%, 06/01/2022 | 293,000 | 297,032 | ||||||
Westlake Chemical Corp. | ||||||||
3.600%, 07/15/2022 | 1,150,000 | 1,169,325 | ||||||
6,499,163 | ||||||||
Commercial and Industrial Machinery and Equipment Rental and Leasing - 1.5% | ||||||||
Triton Container International, Ltd. | ||||||||
1.150%, 06/07/2024 (a) | 3,550,000 | 3,545,013 | ||||||
Communications Equipment - 0.3% | ||||||||
Motorola Solutions, Inc. | ||||||||
4.000%, 09/01/2024 | 580,000 | 631,696 | ||||||
Consumer Finance - 1.0% | ||||||||
AIG Global Funding | ||||||||
2.700%, 12/15/2021 (a) | 75,000 | 75,369 | ||||||
Capital One Financial Corp. | ||||||||
0.849% (3 Month LIBOR + 0.720%) 01/30/2023 (b) | 2,291,000 | 2,309,731 | ||||||
2,385,100 | ||||||||
Containers & Packaging - 0.2% | ||||||||
WestRock RKT LLC | ||||||||
4.000%, 03/01/2023 | 500,000 | 519,738 | ||||||
Depository Credit Intermediation - 1.0% | ||||||||
Truist Bank | ||||||||
0.780% (3 Month SOFR + 0.730%) 03/09/2023 (b) | 2,500,000 | 2,519,850 | ||||||
Diversified Financial Services - 0.4% | ||||||||
National Rural Utilities Cooperative Finance Corp. | ||||||||
0.190% (3 Month LIBOR + 0.065%) 02/16/2023 (b) | 863,000 | 863,549 | ||||||
Diversified Telecommunication Services - 0.6% | ||||||||
AT&T, Inc. | ||||||||
1.294% (3 Month LIBOR + 1.180%) 06/12/2024 (b) | 1,443,000 | 1,478,845 | ||||||
Electric Utilities - 0.3% | ||||||||
American Electric Power Co., Inc. | ||||||||
0.750%, 11/01/2023 | 665,000 | 665,057 | ||||||
Electronic Products - 0.2% | ||||||||
Arrow Electronics, Inc. | ||||||||
3.500%, 04/01/2022 | 500,000 | 505,033 |
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
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September 30, 2021 (Continued)
Principal
Amount |
Value | |||||||
Energy - 0.1% | ||||||||
ConocoPhillips Co. | ||||||||
1.025% (3 Month LIBOR + 0.900%) 05/15/2022 (b) | $ | 150,000 | $ | 150,793 | ||||
Equity Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs) - 1.3% | ||||||||
Public Storage | ||||||||
0.520% (3 Month SOFR + 0.470%) 04/23/2024 (b) | 3,221,000 | 3,226,189 | ||||||
Food Products - 2.0% | ||||||||
Conagra Brands, Inc. | ||||||||
0.500%, 08/11/2023 | 700,000 | 700,130 | ||||||
General Mills, Inc. | ||||||||
1.144% (3 Month LIBOR + 1.010%) 10/17/2023 (b) | 2,579,000 | 2,624,560 | ||||||
Hormel Foods Corp. | ||||||||
0.650%, 06/03/2024 | 1,536,000 | 1,537,608 | ||||||
4,862,298 | ||||||||
Health Care Providers & Services - 0.8% | ||||||||
Cigna Corp. | ||||||||
1.016% (3 Month LIBOR + 0.890%) 07/15/2023 (b) | 2,020,000 | 2,045,281 | ||||||
Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure - 0.7% | ||||||||
Expedia Group, Inc. | ||||||||
3.600%, 12/15/2023 | 1,500,000 | 1,587,985 | ||||||
Household Products - 0.1% | ||||||||
Reckitt Benckiser Treasury Services PLC | ||||||||
0.689% (3 Month LIBOR + 0.560%) 06/24/2022 (a)(b) | 200,000 | 200,801 | ||||||
Insurance - 6.1% | ||||||||
Allstate Corp. | ||||||||
0.762% (3 Month LIBOR + 0.630%) 03/29/2023 (b) | 2,536,000 | 2,556,070 | ||||||
Athene Global Funding | ||||||||
1.362% (3 Month LIBOR + 1.230%) 07/01/2022 (a)(b) | 200,000 | 201,608 | ||||||
Brighthouse Financial Global Funding | ||||||||
1.000%, 04/12/2024 (a) | 2,250,000 | 2,263,713 | ||||||
0.810% (3 Month SOFR + 0.760%) 04/12/2024 (a)(b) | 3,693,000 | 3,721,481 | ||||||
Fidelity National Financial, Inc. | ||||||||
5.500%, 09/01/2022 | 918,000 | 960,763 | ||||||
Infinity Property and Casualty Corp. | ||||||||
5.000%, 09/19/2022 | 1,010,000 | 1,052,557 | ||||||
Jackson National Life Global Funding | ||||||||
0.650% (3 Month SOFR + 0.600%) 01/06/2023 (a)(b) | 2,000,000 | 2,012,795 | ||||||
Metropolitan Life Global Funding I | ||||||||
0.620% (3 Month SOFR + 0.570%) 01/13/2023 (a)(b) | 2,000,000 | 2,011,456 | ||||||
14,780,443 | ||||||||
Insurance Carriers - 1.9% | ||||||||
John Hancock Life Insurance Co. | ||||||||
7.375%, 02/15/2024 (a) | 495,000 | 568,857 | ||||||
Metropolitan Life Insurance Co. | ||||||||
7.875%, 02/15/2024 (a) | 1,695,000 | 1,969,208 |
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
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ETFMG Sit Ultra Short ETF
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September 30, 2021 (Continued)
Principal
Amount |
Value | |||||||
Pacific Life Insurance Co. - Class C | ||||||||
7.900%, 12/30/2023 (a) | $ | 1,700,000 | $ | 1,964,510 | ||||
4,502,575 | ||||||||
Investment & Miscellaneous Financial Services - 0.1% | ||||||||
FMR LLC | ||||||||
5.350%, 11/15/2021 (a) | 325,000 | 326,864 | ||||||
Machinery - 1.1% | ||||||||
Otis Worldwide Corp. | ||||||||
0.595% (3 Month LIBOR + 0.450%) 04/05/2023 (b) | 2,720,000 | 2,720,290 | ||||||
Motion Picture and Video Industries - 0.3% | ||||||||
Historic TW, Inc. | ||||||||
9.150%, 02/01/2023 | 650,000 | 717,792 | ||||||
Multi Utilities - 5.0% | ||||||||
CenterPoint Energy, Inc. | ||||||||
0.700% (3 Month SOFR + 0.650%) 05/13/2024 (b) | 3,791,000 | 3,799,083 | ||||||
Dominion Energy, Inc. | ||||||||
0.646% (3 Month LIBOR + 0.530%) 09/15/2023 (b) | 5,538,000 | 5,542,029 | ||||||
Duke Energy Florida Project Finance LLC | ||||||||
1.731%, 09/01/2022 | 102,188 | 102,894 | ||||||
Duke Energy Progress LLC | ||||||||
0.305% (3 Month LIBOR + 0.180%) 02/18/2022 (b) | 2,130,000 | 2,130,054 | ||||||
Wisconsin Power and Light Co. | ||||||||
2.250%, 11/15/2022 | 442,000 | 448,901 | ||||||
12,022,961 | ||||||||
Nondepository Credit Intermediation - 2.2% | ||||||||
7-Eleven, Inc. | ||||||||
0.578% (3 Month LIBOR + 0.450%) 08/10/2022 (a)(b) | 1,869,000 | 1,869,456 | ||||||
0.800%, 02/10/2024 (a) | 3,505,000 | 3,502,693 | ||||||
5,372,149 | ||||||||
Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels - 2.7% | ||||||||
BP Capital Markets PLC | ||||||||
0.772% (3 Month LIBOR + 0.650%) 09/19/2022 (b) | 315,000 | 316,714 | ||||||
Kinder Morgan, Inc. | ||||||||
1.406% (3 Month LIBOR + 1.280%) 01/15/2023 (b) | 2,588,000 | 2,625,151 | ||||||
Phillips 66 | ||||||||
0.745% (3 Month LIBOR + 0.620%) 02/15/2024 (b) | 3,650,000 | 3,652,076 | ||||||
6,593,941 | ||||||||
Pesticide, Fertilizer, and Other Agricultural Chemical Manufacturing - 0.9% | ||||||||
Bayer US Finance II LLC | ||||||||
3.875%, 12/15/2023 (a) | 2,000,000 | 2,128,446 | ||||||
Pharmaceuticals - 2.4% | ||||||||
AbbVie, Inc. | ||||||||
0.781% (3 Month LIBOR + 0.650%) 11/21/2022 (b) | 2,000,000 | 2,013,137 | ||||||
AstraZeneca PLC | ||||||||
0.789% (3 Month LIBOR + 0.665%) 08/17/2023 (b) | 2,878,000 | 2,908,345 |
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
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ETFMG Sit Ultra Short ETF
Schedule of Investments
September 30, 2021 (Continued)
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
ETFMG™ ETFs
ETFMG Sit Ultra Short ETF
Schedule of Investments
September 30, 2021 (Continued)
Percentages are stated as a percent of net assets.
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(a) | Restriced security as defined in Rule 144(a) under the Securities Act of 1933. Resale to the public may require registration or may extend only to qualified institutional buyers. At September 30, 2021, the market value of these securities total $52,728,555, which represents 21.74% of total net assets. |
|
(b) | Variable rate security based on a reference index and spread. The rate reported is the rate in effect as of September 30, 2021. |
|
(c) | Variable rate security. The coupon is based on an underlying pool of assets. The rate reported is the rate in effect as of September 30, 2021. |
|
(d) | The rate quoted is the annualized seven-day yield at period end. |
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(e) | As of September 30, 2021, the Fund had a significant portion of its assets invested in the Banking Industry. |
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
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ETFMG Treatments, Testing and Advancements ETF
Schedule of Investments
September 30, 2021
Shares | Value | |||||||
COMMON STOCKS - 99.6% | ||||||||
Canada - 4.2% | ||||||||
Biotechnology - 1.0% (d) | ||||||||
Arbutus Biopharma Corp. (a) | 36,207 | $ | 155,328 | |||||
IMV, Inc. (a)(b) | 30,007 | 49,812 | ||||||
VBI Vaccines, Inc. (a) | 86,656 | 269,500 | ||||||
XBiotech, Inc. (b) | 11,092 | 143,641 | ||||||
Total Biotechnology | 618,281 | |||||||
Life Sciences Tools & Services - 3.2% | ||||||||
AbCellera Biologics, Inc. (a) | 101,764 | 2,039,351 | ||||||
Total Canada | 2,657,632 | |||||||
Cayman Islands - 6.2% | ||||||||
Biotechnology - 6.2% (d) | ||||||||
I-Mab - ADR (a) | 26,485 | 1,919,898 | ||||||
Zai Lab, Ltd. - ADR (a) | 19,261 | 2,029,917 | ||||||
Total Biotechnology | 3,949,815 | |||||||
Denmark - 0.1% | ||||||||
Biotechnology - 0.1% (d) | ||||||||
Evaxion Biotech A/S - ADR (a)(b) | 6,859 | 66,121 | ||||||
France - 0.7% | ||||||||
Pharmaceuticals - 0.7% | ||||||||
Sanofi - ADR (b) | 9,557 | 460,743 | ||||||
Germany - 5.5% | ||||||||
Biotechnology - 5.5% (d) | ||||||||
BioNTech SE - ADR (a) | 12,853 | 3,508,740 | ||||||
Japan - 0.8% | ||||||||
Pharmaceuticals - 0.8% | ||||||||
Takeda Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd. - ADR (a)(b) | 30,065 | 492,465 | ||||||
Netherlands - 3.4% | ||||||||
Biotechnology - 3.4% (d) | ||||||||
CureVac NV (a)(b) | 39,185 | 2,140,285 | ||||||
InflaRx NV (a) | 16,134 | 41,787 | ||||||
Total Biotechnology | 2,182,072 | |||||||
United Kingdom - 5.3% | ||||||||
Biotechnology - 1.3% (d) | ||||||||
Immunocore Holdings PLC - ADR (a) | 16,292 | 603,944 | ||||||
Vaccitech PLC - ADR (a) | 12,923 | 203,408 | ||||||
Total Biotechnology | 807,352 |
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
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ETFMG Treatments, Testing and Advancements ETF
Schedule of Investments
September 30, 2021 (Continued)
Shares | Value | |||||||
Health Care Equipment & Supplies - 2.5% | ||||||||
Ortho Clinical Diagnostics Holdings PLC (a) | 85,856 | $ | 1,586,619 | |||||
Pharmaceuticals - 1.5% | ||||||||
AstraZeneca PLC - ADR | 8,436 | 506,666 | ||||||
GlaxoSmithKline PLC - ADR (b) | 12,133 | 463,602 | ||||||
Total Pharmaceuticals | 970,268 | |||||||
Total United Kingdom | 3,364,239 | |||||||
United States - 73.4% | ||||||||
Biotechnology - 42.6% (d) | ||||||||
AbbVie, Inc. | 4,487 | 484,013 | ||||||
Adagio Therapeutics, Inc. (a) | 46,864 | 1,979,535 | ||||||
Aligos Therapeutics, Inc. (a) | 15,558 | 241,305 | ||||||
Alnylam Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (a)(b) | 21,094 | 3,982,758 | ||||||
Arcturus Therapeutics Holdings, Inc. (a) | 9,119 | 435,706 | ||||||
Assembly Biosciences, Inc. (a) | 16,421 | 57,145 | ||||||
Athersys, Inc. (a) | 78,413 | 104,289 | ||||||
BioCryst Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (a)(b) | 65,312 | 938,533 | ||||||
CEL-SCI Corp. (a)(b) | 14,478 | 159,113 | ||||||
Chimerix, Inc. (a) | 30,648 | 189,711 | ||||||
Codiak Biosciences, Inc. (a) | 7,768 | 126,851 | ||||||
ContraFect Corp. (a) | 13,905 | 56,315 | ||||||
Cue Biopharma, Inc. (a) | 10,922 | 159,134 | ||||||
Dicerna Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (a) | 28,384 | 572,221 | ||||||
Dynavax Technologies Corp. (a) | 41,879 | 804,496 | ||||||
Emergent BioSolutions, Inc. (a)(b) | 19,546 | 978,668 | ||||||
Enanta Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (a)(b) | 7,381 | 419,315 | ||||||
Enochian Biosciences, Inc. (a) | 18,848 | 126,847 | ||||||
Gilead Sciences, Inc. | 6,949 | 485,388 | ||||||
Hookipa Pharma, Inc. (a) | 10,915 | 64,289 | ||||||
iBio, Inc. (a) | 76,413 | 80,998 | ||||||
Icosavax, Inc. (a) | 14,361 | 424,942 | ||||||
ImmunityBio, Inc. (a) | 142,825 | 1,391,116 | ||||||
Immunome, Inc. (a)(b) | 4,200 | 102,270 | ||||||
Inovio Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (a)(b) | 76,809 | 549,952 | ||||||
Moderna, Inc. (a) | 10,618 | 4,086,444 | ||||||
Novavax, Inc. (a) | 16,304 | 3,379,982 | ||||||
OPKO Health, Inc. (a)(b) | 248,716 | 907,813 | ||||||
PhaseBio Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (a) | 17,172 | 53,405 | ||||||
Regeneron Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (a) | 744 | 450,254 | ||||||
Silverback Therapeutics, Inc. (a) | 11,809 | 117,854 | ||||||
SQZ Biotechnologies Co. (a) | 10,131 | 146,089 | ||||||
Tonix Pharmaceuticals Holding Corp. (a) | 124,598 | 74,896 | ||||||
Vaxart, Inc. (a)(b) | 43,937 | 349,299 | ||||||
Vaxcyte, Inc. (a) | 19,056 | 483,451 | ||||||
Vir Biotechnology, Inc. (a)(b) | 47,691 | 2,075,512 | ||||||
Total Biotechnology | 27,039,909 |
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
ETFMG™ ETFs
ETFMG Treatments, Testing and Advancements ETF
Schedule of Investments
September 30, 2021 (Continued)
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
ETFMG™ ETFs
ETFMG Treatments, Testing and Advancements ETF
Schedule of Investments
September 30, 2021 (Continued)
Shares | Value | |||||||
SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS - 0.4% | ||||||||
Money Market Funds - 0.4% | ||||||||
First American Government Obligations Fund - Class X, 0.03% (c) | 282,378 | $ | 282,378 | |||||
TOTAL SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS (Cost $282,378) | ||||||||
Total Investments (Cost $73,050,884) - 117.1% | 74,329,858 | |||||||
Liabilities in Excess of Other Assets - (17.1)% | (10,849,265 | ) | ||||||
TOTAL NET ASSETS - 100.0% | $ | 63,480,593 |
Percentages are stated as a percent of net assets.
|
ADR | American Depositary Receipt |
|
PLC | Public Limited Company |
|
(a) | Non-income producing security. |
|
(b) | All or a portion of this security was out on loan at September 30, 2021. |
|
(c) | The rate shown is the annualized seven-day yield at period end. |
|
(d) | As of September 30, 2021 the Fund had a significant portion of its assets in the Biotechnology Industry. |
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(e) | Affiliated security. Please refer to Note 9 of the Notes to Financial Statements. |
The Global Industry Classification Standard (GICS®) was developed by and/or is the exclusive property of MSCI, Inc. and Standard & Poor’s Financial Services LLC (“S&P”). GICS is a service mark of MSCI and S&P and has been licensed for use by U.S. Bancorp Fund Services, LLC, doing business as U.S. Bank Global Fund Services (“Fund Services”).
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
ETFMG™ ETFs
STATEMENTS OF ASSETS AND LIABILITIES
As of September 30, 2021
ETFMG
Prime Cyber Security ETF |
ETFMG
Prime Mobile Payments ETF |
ETFMG Sit
Ultra Short ETF |
ETFMG
Treatments, Testing and Advancements ETF |
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ASSETS | ||||||||||||||||
Investments in unaffiliated securities, at value* | $ | 2,524,207,940 | $ | 1,362,879,256 | $ | 240,166,580 | $ | 73,085,983 | ||||||||
Investments in affiliated securities, at value* | 162,339,082 | 44,779,500 | — | 1,243,875 | ||||||||||||
Cash | — | — | 1,973 | — | ||||||||||||
Foreign currency* | — | 1,492 | — | — | ||||||||||||
Receivables: | ||||||||||||||||
Dividends and interest receivable | 2,985,119 | 1,657,485 | 617,118 | 14,718 | ||||||||||||
Securities lending income receivable | 75,165 | 64,981 | — | 16,194 | ||||||||||||
Receivable for Investments sold | — | — | 23,192,876 | — | ||||||||||||
Total Assets | 2,689,607,306 | 1,409,382,714 | 263,978,547 | 74,360,770 | ||||||||||||
LIABILITIES | ||||||||||||||||
Collateral received for securities loaned (Note 7) | 380,755,862 | 214,965,303 | — | 10,841,928 | ||||||||||||
Payables: | ||||||||||||||||
Payable for investments purchased | — | — | 21,366,458 | — | ||||||||||||
Collateral payable | — | — | — | — | ||||||||||||
Management fees payable | 1,203,859 | 780,278 | 59,637 | 38,249 | ||||||||||||
Total Liabilities | 381,959,721 | 215,745,581 | 21,426,095 | 10,880,177 | ||||||||||||
Net Assets | $ | 2,307,647,585 | $ | 1,193,637,133 | $ | 242,552,452 | $ | 63,480,593 | ||||||||
NET ASSETS CONSIST OF: | ||||||||||||||||
Paid-in Capital | $ | 2,202,734,169 | $ | 1,145,329,136 | $ | 243,266,282 | $ | 64,910,115 | ||||||||
Total Distributable Earnings (Accumulated Losses) | 104,913,416 | 48,307,997 | (713,830 | ) | (1,429,522 | ) | ||||||||||
Net Assets | $ | 2,307,647,585 | $ | 1,193,637,133 | $ | 242,552,452 | $ | 63,480,593 | ||||||||
*Identified Cost: | ||||||||||||||||
Investments in unaffiliated securities | $ | 2,165,556,032 | $ | 1,229,840,709 | $ | 239,651,043 | $ | 71,806,909 | ||||||||
Investments in affiliated securities | 176,942,904 | 45,008,104 | — | 1,243,975 | ||||||||||||
Foreign currency | — | 1,495 | — | — | ||||||||||||
Shares Outstanding^ | 37,850,000 | 17,600,000 | 4,875,000 | 1,550,000 | ||||||||||||
Net Asset Value, Offering and Redemption Price per Share | $ | 60.97 | $ | 67.82 | $ | 49.75 | $ | 40.96 |
^ No par value, unlimited number of shares authorized
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
ETFMG™ ETFs
For the Year ended September 30, 2021
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
ETFMG Prime Cyber Security ETF
STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN NET ASSETS
Year Ended
September 30, 2021 |
Year Ended
September 30, 2020 |
|||||||
OPERATIONS | ||||||||
Net investment income | $ | 7,093,741 | $ | 21,528,502 | ||||
Net realized gain on investments and In-Kind Redemptions | 330,529,386 | 126,566,289 | ||||||
Net change in unrealized appreciation of investments and foreign currency and foreign currency translation | 153,820,198 | 167,281,470 | ||||||
Net increase in net assets resulting from operations | 491,443,325 | 315,376,261 | ||||||
DISTRIBUTIONS TO SHAREHOLDERS | ||||||||
Total distributions from distributable earnings | (6,619,000 | ) | (21,333,000 | ) | ||||
CAPITAL SHARE TRANSACTIONS | ||||||||
Net increase (decrease) in net assets derived from net change in outstanding shares | 318,934,925 | (217,450,615 | ) | |||||
Transaction Fees (See Note 1) | 74,347 | 20,965 | ||||||
Net increase (decrease) in net assets from capital share transactions | 319,009,272 | (217,429,650 | ) | |||||
Total increase in net assets | 803,833,597 | 76,613,611 | ||||||
NET ASSETS | ||||||||
Beginning of Year | 1,503,813,988 | 1,427,200,377 | ||||||
End of Year | $ | 2,307,647,585 | $ | 1,503,813,988 |
Summary of share transactions is as follows:
Year Ended
September 30, 2021 |
Year Ended
September 30, 2020 |
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Shares | Amount | Shares | Amount | |||||||||||||
Shares Sold |
|
16,750,000 | $ | 994,736,015 |
|
6,000,000 | $ | 265,419,220 | ||||||||
Transaction Fees (See Note 1) | — | 74,347 | — | 20,965 | ||||||||||||
Shares Redeemed | (11,200,000 | ) | (675,801,090 | ) | (11,800,000 | ) | (482,869,835 | ) | ||||||||
Net Transactions in Fund Shares | 5,550,000 | $ | 319,009,272 | (5,800,000 | ) | $ | (217,429,650 | ) | ||||||||
Beginning Shares | 32,300,000 | 38,100,000 | ||||||||||||||
Ending Shares | 37,850,000 | 32,300,000 |
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
ETFMG Prime Mobile Payments ETF
STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN NET ASSETS
Year Ended
September 30, 2021 |
Year Ended
September 30, 2020 |
|||||||
OPERATIONS | ||||||||
Net investment income (loss) | $ | (2,268,082 | ) | $ | (520,736 | ) | ||
Net realized gain on investments and In-Kind Redemptions | 143,616,233 | 46,567,698 | ||||||
Net change in unrealized appreciation of investments and foreign currency and foreign currency translation | 59,723,122 | 54,396,310 | ||||||
Net increase in net assets resulting from operations | 201,071,273 | 100,443,272 | ||||||
DISTRIBUTIONS TO SHAREHOLDERS | ||||||||
Total distributions from distributable earnings | — | (216,000 | ) | |||||
CAPITAL SHARE TRANSACTIONS | ||||||||
Net increase (decrease) in net assets derived from net change in outstanding shares | 194,384,200 | (45,375,255 | ) | |||||
Transaction Fees (See Note 1) | 39,220 | 92,896 | ||||||
Net increase (decrease) in net assets from capital share transactions | 194,423,420 | (45,282,359 | ) | |||||
Total increase in net assets | 395,494,693 | 54,944,913 | ||||||
NET ASSETS | ||||||||
Beginning of Year | 798,142,440 | 743,197,527 | ||||||
End of Year | $ | 1,193,637,133 | $ | 798,142,440 |
Summary of share transactions is as follows:
Year Ended
September 30, 2021 |
Year Ended
September 30, 2020 |
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Shares | Amount | Shares | Amount | |||||||||||||
Shares Sold |
|
8,700,000 | $ | 593,606,155 |
|
9,650,000 | $ | 474,195,120 | ||||||||
Transaction Fees (See Note 1) | — | 39,220 | — | 92,896 | ||||||||||||
Shares Redeemed | (5,800,000 | ) | (399,221,955 | ) | (10,900,000 | ) | (519,570,375 | ) | ||||||||
Net Transactions in Fund Shares | 2,900,000 | $ | 194,423,420 | (1,250,000 | ) | $ | (45,282,359 | ) | ||||||||
Beginning Shares | 14,700,000 | 15,950,000 | ||||||||||||||
Ending Shares | 17,600,000 | 14,700,000 |
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
ETFMG Sit Ultra Short ETF
STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN NET ASSETS
Year Ended
September 30, 2021 |
Period Ended
September 30, 20201 |
|||||||
OPERATIONS | ||||||||
Net investment income | $ | 1,093,399 | $ | 1,331,200 | ||||
Net realized gain (loss) on investments and In-Kind Redemptions | 74,759 | (1,407,472 | ) | |||||
Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) of investments and foreign currency and foreign currency translation | (112,246 | ) | 627,783 | |||||
Net increase in net assets resulting from operations | 1,055,912 | 551,511 | ||||||
DISTRIBUTIONS TO SHAREHOLDERS | ||||||||
Total distributions from distributable earnings | (1,070,997 | ) | (1,250,256 | ) | ||||
CAPITAL SHARE TRANSACTIONS | ||||||||
Net increase in net assets derived from net change in outstanding shares | 136,797,377 | 106,468,905 | ||||||
Net increase in net assets | 136,782,292 | 105,770,160 | ||||||
NET ASSETS | ||||||||
Beginning of Year/Period | 105,770,160 | — | ||||||
End of Year/Period | $ | 242,552,452 | $ | 105,770,160 |
Summary of share transactions is as follows:
Year Ended
September 30, 2021 |
Period Ended
September 30, 20201 |
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Shares | Amount | Shares | Amount | |||||||||||||
Shares Sold |
|
3,050,000 | $ | 151,723,497 |
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2,200,000 | $ | 110,191,975 | ||||||||
Shares Redeemed | (300,000 | ) | (14,926,120 | ) | (75,000 | ) | (3,723,070 | ) | ||||||||
Net Transactions in Fund Shares | 2,750,000 | $ | 136,797,377 | 2,125,000 | $ | 106,468,905 | ||||||||||
Beginning Shares | 2,125,000 | — | ||||||||||||||
Ending Shares | 4,875,000 | 2,125,000 |
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1 | Fund commenced operations on October 8, 2019. The information presented is for the period from October 8, 2019 to September 30, 2020. |
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
ETFMG Treatments, Testing and Advancements ETF
STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN NET ASSETS
Year Ended
September 30, 2021 |
Period Ended
September 30, 20201 |
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OPERATIONS | ||||||||
Net investment income | $ | 578,226 | $ | 36,158 | ||||
Net realized gain (loss) on investments and In-Kind Redemptions | 13,807,775 | (1,086,125 | ) | |||||
Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) of investments and foreign currency and foreign currency translation | 6,476,857 | (5,197,883 | ) | |||||
Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations | 20,862,858 | (6,247,850 | ) | |||||
DISTRIBUTIONS TO SHAREHOLDERS | ||||||||
Total distributions from distributable earnings | (647,750 | ) | — | |||||
CAPITAL SHARE TRANSACTIONS | ||||||||
Net increase (decrease) in net assets derived from net change in outstanding shares | (10,764,405 | ) | 60,277,740 | |||||
Net increase in net assets | 9,450,703 | 54,029,890 | ||||||
NET ASSETS | ||||||||
Beginning of Year/Period | 54,029,890 | — | ||||||
End of Year/Period | $ | 63,480,593 | $ | 54,029,890 |
Summary of share transactions is as follows:
Year Ended
September 30, 2021 |
Period Ended
September 30, 20201 |
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Shares | Amount | Shares | Amount | |||||||||||||
Shares Sold |
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900,000 | $ | 35,594,570 |
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2,500,000 | $ | 75,601,825 | ||||||||
Shares Redeemed | (1,300,000 | ) | (46,358,975 | ) | (550,000 | ) | (15,324,085 | ) | ||||||||
Net Transactions in Fund Shares | (400,000 | ) | $ | (10,764,405 | ) | 1,950,000 | $ | 60,277,740 | ||||||||
Beginning Shares | 1,950,000 | — | ||||||||||||||
Ending Shares | 1,550,000 | 1,950,000 |
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1 | Fund commenced operations on June 17, 2020. The information presented is for the period from June 17, 2020 to September 30, 2020. |
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
ETFMG Prime Cyber Security ETF
For a capital share outstanding throughout the year
Year Ended
September 30, 2021 |
Year Ended
September 30, 2020 |
Year Ended
September 30, 2019 |
Year Ended
September 30, 2018 |
Year Ended
September 30, 2017 |
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Net Asset Value, Beginning Year | $ | 46.56 | $ | 37.46 | $ | 40.08 | $ | 30.11 | $ | 27.91 | ||||||||||
Income (Loss) from Investment Operations: | ||||||||||||||||||||
Net investment income (loss) 1 | 0.20 | 0.64 | 0.07 | 0.03 | (0.01 | ) | ||||||||||||||
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments | 14.39 | 9.10 | (2.64 | ) | 9.94 | 2.34 | ||||||||||||||
Total from investment operations | 14.59 | 9.74 | (2.57 | ) | 9.97 | 2.33 | ||||||||||||||
Less Distributions: | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distributions from net investment income | (0.18 | ) | (0.64 | ) | (0.05 | ) | (0.00 | )3 | (0.13 | ) | ||||||||||
Total distributions | (0.18 | ) | (0.64 | ) | (0.05 | ) | (0.00 | )3 | (0.13 | ) | ||||||||||
Net asset value, end year | $ | 60.97 | $ | 46.56 | $ | 37.46 | $ | 40.08 | $ | 30.11 | ||||||||||
Total Return | 31.34 | % | 26.75 | % | -6.42 | % | 33.16 | % | 8.42 | % | ||||||||||
Ratios/Supplemental Data: | ||||||||||||||||||||
Net assets at end of year (000’s) | $ | 2,307,648 | $ | 1,503,814 | $ | 1,427,200 | $ | 1,835,861 | $ | 1,097,360 | ||||||||||
Expenses to Average Net Assets before legal expense | 0.60 | % | 0.60 | % | 0.60 | % | 0.60 | % | 0.68 | % | ||||||||||
Gross Expenses to Average Net Assets | 0.60 | % | 0.60 | % | 0.60 | % | 0.60 | % | 0.72 | %2 | ||||||||||
Net Investment Income (Loss) to Average Net Assets | 0.35 | % | 1.50 | % | 0.19 | % | 0.07 | % | -0.03 | % | ||||||||||
Portfolio Turnover Rate | 34 | % | 33 | % | 36 | % | 41 | % | 53 | % |
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1 | Calculated based on average shares outstanding during the year. |
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2 | The ratio of expenses to average net assets includes legal expense. |
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3 | Per share amount is less than $0.01. |
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
ETFMG Prime Mobile Payments ETF
FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS
For a capital share outstanding throughout the year
Year Ended
September 30, 2021 |
Year Ended
September 30, 2020 |
Year Ended
September 30, 2019 |
Year Ended
September 30, 2018 |
Year Ended
September 30, 2017 |
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Net Asset Value, Beginning Year | $ | 54.30 | $ | 46.60 | $ | 42.86 | $ | 32.57 | $ | 24.96 | ||||||||||
Income (Loss) from | ||||||||||||||||||||
Investment Operations: | ||||||||||||||||||||
Net investment income (loss) 1 | (0.13 | ) | (0.04 | ) | 0.03 | 0.07 | 0.03 | |||||||||||||
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments | 13.65 | 7.75 | 3.93 | 10.22 | 7.60 | |||||||||||||||
Total from investment operations | 13.52 | 7.71 | 3.96 | 10.29 | 7.63 | |||||||||||||||
Less Distributions: | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distributions from net investment income | — | (0.02 | ) | (0.05 | ) | (0.01 | ) | (0.02 | ) | |||||||||||
Net realized gains | — | — | (0.18 | ) | — | — | ||||||||||||||
Total distributions | — | (0.02 | ) | (0.23 | ) | (0.01 | ) | (0.02 | ) | |||||||||||
Capital Share Transactions: | ||||||||||||||||||||
Transaction fees added to paid-in capital | — | 0.01 | 0.01 | 0.01 | — | |||||||||||||||
Net asset value, end year | $ | 67.82 | $ | 54.30 | $ | 46.60 | $ | 42.86 | $ | 32.57 | ||||||||||
Total Return | 24.91 | % | 16.56 | % | 9.49 | % | 31.62 | % | 30.59 | % | ||||||||||
Ratios/Supplemental Data: | ||||||||||||||||||||
Net assets at end year (000’s) | $ | 1,193,637 | $ | 798,142 | $ | 743,198 | $ | 522,874 | $ | 170,993 | ||||||||||
Expenses to Average Net Assets before legal expense | 0.75 | % | 0.75 | % | 0.75 | % | 0.75 | % | 0.75 | % | ||||||||||
Gross Expenses to Average Net Assets | 0.75 | % | 0.75 | % | 0.75 | % | 0.75 | % | 0.80 | %2 | ||||||||||
Net Investment Income (Loss) to Average Net Assets | -0.20 | % | -0.08 | % | 0.06 | % | 0.16 | % | 0.12 | % | ||||||||||
Portfolio Turnover Rate | 27 | % | 19 | % | 28 | % | 16 | % | 31 | % |
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1 | Calculated based on average shares outstanding during the year. |
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2 | The ratio of expenses to average net assets includes legal expense. |
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
ETFMG Sit Ultra Short ETF
FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS
For a capital share outstanding throughout the year/period
Year Ended
September 30, 2021 |
Period Ended
September 30, 20201 |
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Net Asset Value, Beginning Year/Period | $ | 49.77 | $ | 50.00 | ||||
Income from Investment Operations: | ||||||||
Net investment income 2 | 0.39 | 0.86 | ||||||
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments | (0.02 | ) | (0.27 | ) | ||||
Total from investment operations | 0.37 | 0.59 | ||||||
Less Distributions: | ||||||||
Distributions from net investment income | (0.39 | ) | (0.82 | ) | ||||
Total distributions | (0.39 | ) | (0.82 | ) | ||||
Net asset at end of year/period | $ | 49.75 | $ | 49.77 | ||||
Total Return | 0.75 | %5 | 1.19 | %3 | ||||
Ratios/Supplemental Data: | ||||||||
Net assets at end of year/period (000’s) | $ | 242,552 | $ | 105,770 | ||||
Expenses to Average Net Assets before legal expense | 0.30 | % | 0.30 | %4 | ||||
Gross Expenses to Average Net Assets | 0.30 | % | 0.30 | %4 | ||||
Net Investment Income to Average Net Assets | 0.77 | % | 1.78 | %4 | ||||
Portfolio Turnover Rate | 55 | % | 132 | %3 |
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1 | Commencement of operations on October 8, 2019. |
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2 | Calculated based on average shares outstanding during the period. |
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3 | Not annualized. |
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4 | Annualized. |
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5 | The returns reflect the actual performance for the period and do not include the impact of trades executed on the last business day of the period that were recorded on the first business day of the next period. |
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
ETFMG Treatments, Testing and Advancements ETF
FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS
For a capital share outstanding throughout the year/period
Year Ended
September 30, 2021 |
Period Ended
September 30, 20201 |
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Net Asset Value, Beginning Year/Period | $ | 27.71 | $ | 25.00 | ||||
Income from Investment Operations: | ||||||||
Net investment income 2 | 0.36 | 0.02 | ||||||
Net realized and unrealized gain on investments | 13.28 | 2.69 | ||||||
Total from investment operations | 13.64 | 2.71 | ||||||
Less Distributions: | ||||||||
Distributions from net investment income | (0.39 | ) | — | |||||
Total distributions | (0.39 | ) | — | |||||
Net asset at end of year/period | $ | 40.96 | $ | 27.71 | ||||
Total Return | 49.43 | %5 | 10.82 | %3 | ||||
Ratios/Supplemental Data: | ||||||||
Net assets at end of year/period (000’s) | $ | 63,481 | $ | 54,030 | ||||
Expenses to Average Net Assets before legal expense | 0.68 | % | 0.68 | %4 | ||||
Gross Expenses to Average Net Assets | 0.68 | % | 0.68 | %4 | ||||
Net Investment Income to Average Net Assets | 0.98 | % | 0.25 | %4 | ||||
Portfolio Turnover Rate | 39 | % | 41 | %3 |
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1 | Commencement of operations on June 17, 2020. |
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2 | Calculated based on average shares outstanding during the period. |
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3 | Not annualized. |
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4 | Annualized. |
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5 | The returns reflect the actual performance for the period and do not include the impact of trades executed on the last business day of the period that were recorded on the first business day of the next period. |
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
ETFMG™ ETFs
September 30, 2021
NOTE 1 – ORGANIZATION
ETFMG Prime Cyber Security ETF (“HACK”), ETFMG Prime Mobile Payments ETF (“IPAY”), ETFMG Sit Ultra Short ETF (“VALT”), and ETFMG Treatments, Testing and Advancements ETF (“GERM”) (each a “Fund”, or collectively the “Funds”) are series of ETF Managers Trust (the “Trust”), an open-end management investment company consisting of multiple investment series, organized as a Delaware statutory trust on July 1, 2009. The Trust is registered with the 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 (“Shares”) is registered under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”).
On June 29, 2020 the Board of Trustees of the Trust approved an Agreement and Plan of Reorganization (the “Agreement”) providing for the reorganization of IPAY and HACK (collectively, the “Target Funds”) into corresponding new funds, the ISE Mobile Payments ETF and the ISE Cyber Security ETF (collectively, the “Acquiring Funds”), which are newly created series of ETF Series Solutions, with similar investment objectives and lower fees and expenses than IPAY or HACK (the “Reorganization”). The Reorganization is subject to certain conditions including approval by shareholders of IPAY and HACK, respectively. Shareholders of record, as of July 10, 2020, have received proxy materials soliciting their vote with respect to the proposed Reorganization. Pursuant to the Agreement and upon shareholder approval, each of IPAY and HACK will transfer all of its assets to the respective Acquiring Fund in return for shares of beneficial interest of the Acquiring Fund and each Acquiring Fund will assume all of the respective liabilities of IPAY and HACK, respectively. Exchange Traded Concepts, LLC (“ETC”) is the investment adviser to the Acquiring Funds. The Joint Special Meeting of Shareholders of IPAY and HACK (the “Special Meeting”), originally scheduled to be held on October 9, 2020, and rescheduled to July 27, 2021, was adjourned because the necessary quorum was not obtained to vote on the Reorganization. After considering all alternatives, Target Funds’ management and the Board of Trustees of the Trust have determined not to reconvene a meeting of the Target Funds’ shareholders to vote on the Reorganization. Therefore, whether or not you voted your shares for the Reorganization, your investment will continue to be in shares of the Target Funds, each a series of ETF Managers Trust. The following table is a summary of the Strategy Commencement Date and Strategy of the Funds:
Fund Ticker |
Strategy
Commencement Date |
Strategy | ||
ETFMG Prime
Cyber Security ETF |
8/1/2017 | Seeks to provide investment results that, before fees and expenses, correspond generally to the price and yield of the Prime Cyber Defense Index (“Prime Cyber Index”). | ||
ETFMG Prime
Mobile Payments ETF |
8/1/2017 | Seeks to provide investment results that, before fees and expenses, correspond generally to the price and yield performance of the Prime Mobile Payments Index (“Prime Mobile Index”). | ||
ETFMG Sit Ultra
Short ETF |
10/8/2019 | Seeks to achieve its investment objective by investing in a diversified portfolio of high-quality short-term U.S. dollar denominated domestic and foreign debt securities and other instruments. | ||
ETFMG
Treatments, Testing and Advancements ETF |
6/17/2020 | Seeks to provide investment results that, before fees and expenses, correspond generally to the price and yield performance of the Prime Treatments, Testing and Advancements Index. |
The Funds each currently offer one class of shares, which have no front end sales load, no deferred sales charges, and no redemption fees. The Funds may issue an unlimited number of shares of beneficial interest, with no par value. All shares of each Fund have equal rights and privileges.
ETFMG™ ETFs
NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
September 30, 2021 (Continued)
Shares of the Funds are listed and traded on the NYSE Arca, Inc. Market prices for the shares may be different from their net asset value (“NAV”). Each Fund issues and redeems shares on a continuous basis at NAV only in blocks of 50,000 shares, called “Creation Units.” Creation Units are issued and redeemed principally in-kind for securities included in a specified Index. Once created, shares generally trade in the secondary market at market prices that change throughout the day in quantities less than a Creation Unit. Except when aggregated in Creation Units, shares are not redeemable securities of a Fund. Shares of a Fund 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 Corporation or (ii) a DTC 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 the shares directly from a Fund. Rather, most retail investors may purchase Shares in the secondary market with the assistance of a broker and may be subject to customary brokerage commissions or fees.
Authorized Participants transacting in Creation Units for cash may pay an additional variable charge to compensate the relevant Fund for certain transaction costs (i.e., brokerage costs) and market impact expenses relating to investing in portfolio securities. Such variable charges, if any, are included in Transaction Fees” in the Statements of Changes in Net Assets.
NOTE 2 – SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES
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”).
The Funds follow the investment company accounting and reporting guidance of the Financial Accounting Standards Board Accounting Standard Codification Topic 946 Financial Services – Investment Companies.
The Funds may invest in certain other investment companies (underlying funds). For specific investments in underlying funds, please refer to the complete schedule of portfolio holdings on Form N-CSR(S) for this reporting period, which is filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). For more information about the underlying Fund’s operations and policies, please refer to those Fund’s semiannual and annual reports, which are filed with the SEC.
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A. | Security Valuation. Securities listed on a securities exchange, market or automated quotation system for which quotations are readily available (except for securities traded on NASDAQ), including securities traded over the counter, are valued at the last quoted sale price on the primary exchange or market (foreign or domestic) on which they are traded on the valuation date (or at approximately 4:00 pm Eastern Time if a security’s primary exchange is normally open at that time), or, if there is no such reported sale on the valuation date, at the most recent quoted bid price. For securities traded on NASDAQ, the NASDAQ Official Closing Price will be used. |
Debt obligations are generally valued on the basis of valuations provided by third party pricing services, as derived from such services’ pricing models. Inputs to the models may include, but are not limited to, reported trades, executable bid and ask prices, broker/dealer quotations, prices or yields of securities with similar characteristics, interest rates, anticipated prepayments, benchmark curves or information pertaining to the issuer, as well as industry and economic events. The pricing services may use a matrix approach, which considers information regarding securities with similar characteristics to determine the valuation for a security.
ETFMG™ ETFs
NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
September 30, 2021 (Continued)
Securities for which quotations are not readily available are valued at their respective fair values as determined in good faith by the 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 Funds’ Board. The use of fair value pricing by a Fund may cause the net asset value of its shares to differ significantly from the net asset value that would be calculated without regard to such considerations. As of September 30, 2021, the Funds did not hold any securities that were fair valued by the Board.
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 valuation methods. The three levels of inputs are:
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Level 1 | Unadjusted quoted prices in active markets for identical assets or liabilities that the Funds have the ability to access. |
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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. |
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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 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.
ETFMG™ ETFs
NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
September 30, 2021 (Continued)
The following is a summary of the inputs used to value the Funds’ net assets as of September 30, 2021:
ETFMG Prime Cyber Security ETF | ||||||||||||||||
Assets^ | Level 1 | Level 2 | Level 3 | Total | ||||||||||||
Common Stocks | $ | 2,302,968,446 | $ | — | $ | — | $ | 2,302,968,446 | ||||||||
Short-Term Investments | 3,168,781 | — | — | 3,168,781 | ||||||||||||
ETFMG Sit Ultra Short ETF** | 87,071,250 | — | — | 87,071,250 | ||||||||||||
Investments Purchased with Securities Lending Collateral* | — | — | — | 293,338,545 | ||||||||||||
Total Investments in Securities | $ | 2,393,208,477 | $ | — | $ | — | $ | 2,686,547,022 |
ETFMG Prime Mobile Payments ETF | ||||||||||||||||
Assets^ | Level 1 | Level 2 | Level 3 | Total | ||||||||||||
Common Stocks | $ | 1,186,304,272 | $ | — | $ | — | $ | 1,186,304,272 | ||||||||
Short-Term Investments | 6,617,785 | — | — | 6,617,785 | ||||||||||||
ETFMG Sit Ultra Short ETF** | 44,779,500 | — | — | 44,779,500 | ||||||||||||
Investments Purchased with Securities Lending Collateral* | — | — | — | 169,957,199 | ||||||||||||
Total Investments in Securities | $ | 1,237,701,557 | $ | — | $ | — | $ | 1,407,658,756 |
ETFMG Sit Ultra Short ETF | ||||||||||||||||
Assets^ | Level 1 | Level 2 | Level 3 | Total | ||||||||||||
Fixed Income | ||||||||||||||||
Asset Backed Securities | $ | — | $ | 1,539,528 | $ | — | $ | 1,539,528 | ||||||||
Corporate Bonds | — | 225,328,827 | — | 225,328,827 | ||||||||||||
Municipal Obligations | — | 3,210,716 | — | 3,210,716 | ||||||||||||
Short-Term Investments | 10,087,509 | — | — | 10,087,509 | ||||||||||||
Total Investments in Securities | $ | 10,087,509 | $ | 230,079,071 | $ | — | $ | 240,166,580 |
ETFMG Treatments, Testing and Advancements ETF | ||||||||||||||||
Assets^ | Level 1 | Level 2 | Level 3 | Total | ||||||||||||
Common Stocks | $ | 63,205,652 | $ | — | $ | — | $ | 63,205,652 | ||||||||
Short-Term Investments | 282,378 | — | — | 282,378 | ||||||||||||
ETFMG Sit Ultra Short ETF** | 1,243,875 | — | — | 1,243,875 | ||||||||||||
Investments Purchased with Securities Lending Collateral* | — | — | — | 9,597,953 | ||||||||||||
Total Investments in Securities | $ | 64,731,905 | $ | — | $ | — | $ | 74,329,858 |
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^ | See Schedule of Investments for classifications by country and industry. |
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* | Certain investments that are measured at fair value used the net asset value per share (or its equivalent) practical expedient have not been categorized in the fair value hierarchy. The fair value amounts presented in the table are intended to permit reconciliation of the fair value hierarchy to the amounts presented in the Schedules of Investments. |
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** | Investment was purchased with collateral. |
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B. | Federal Income Taxes. The Funds have each elected to be taxed as a “regulated investment company” and intend to distribute substantially all taxable income to their shareholders and otherwise comply with the provisions of the Internal Revenue Code applicable to regulated investment companies. Therefore, no provisions for federal income taxes or excise taxes have been made. |
ETFMG™ ETFs
NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
September 30, 2021 (Continued)
To avoid imposition of the excise tax applicable to regulated investment companies, each Fund intends to declare each year as dividends, in each calendar year, at least 98.0% of its net investment income (earned during the calendar year) and 98.2% of its net realized capital gains (earned during the twelve months ended October 31) plus undistributed amounts, if any, from prior years.
Net capital losses incurred after October 31, within the taxable year are deemed to arise on the first business day of each Fund’s next taxable year.
Each Fund recognizes the tax benefits of uncertain tax positions only where the position is “more likely than not” to be sustained assuming examination by tax authorities. Each Fund has analyzed its tax position and has concluded that no liability for unrecognized tax benefits should be recorded related to uncertain tax positions expected to be taken in the Funds’ 2019 tax returns. The Funds identify their major tax jurisdictions as U.S. Federal, the State of New Jersey, and the State of Delaware; however the Funds are 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 twelve months.
As of September 30, 2021, management has reviewed the tax positions for open periods (for Federal purposes, four years from the date of filing and for state purposes, four years from the date of filing), as applicable to the Funds, and has determined that no provision for income tax is required in the Funds’ financial statements.
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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. Discounts/premiums on debt securities purchased are accreted/amortized over the life of the respective securities using the effective interest method. Dividend income is recorded on the ex-dividend date. Interest income is recorded on an accrual basis. Income, including gains, from investments in foreign securities received by the Funds may be subject to income, withholding or other taxes imposed by foreign countries. |
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D. | Foreign Currency Translations and Transactions. The Funds may engage in foreign currency transactions. Foreign currency transactions are translated into U.S. dollars on the following basis: (i) market value of investment securities, assets and liabilities at the daily rates of exchange, and (ii) purchases and sales of investment securities, dividend and interest income and certain expenses at the rates of exchange prevailing on the respective dates of such transactions. For financial reporting purposes, the Funds do not isolate changes in the exchange rate of investment securities from the fluctuations arising from changes in the market prices of securities for unrealized gains and losses. However, for federal income tax purposes, the Funds do isolate and treat as ordinary income the effect of changes in foreign exchange rates on realized gains or losses from the sale of investment securities and payables and receivables arising from trade-date and settlement-date differences. |
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E. | Distributions to Shareholders. Distributions to shareholders from net investment income are generally declared and paid by each of the Funds on a quarterly basis. Distributions to shareholders from realized gains on securities for each Fund normally are declared and paid on an annual basis. Distributions are recorded on the ex-dividend date. |
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F. | 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 at the date of the financial statements, as well as the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the reporting period. Actual results could differ from those estimates. |
ETFMG™ ETFs
NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
September 30, 2021 (Continued)
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G. | Share Valuation. The net asset value (“NAV”) per share of each Fund is calculated by dividing the sum of the value of the securities held by the Fund, plus cash and other assets, minus all liabilities (including estimated accrued expenses) by the total number of shares outstanding for the Fund, rounded to the nearest cent. The Funds’ shares will not be priced on the days on which the NYSE is closed for trading. For Authorized Participants, the offering and redemption price per share for the Funds are equal to the Funds’ respective net asset value per share. |
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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 made against the Funds that have not yet occurred. However, based on experience, the Funds expect the risk of loss to be remote. |
NOTE 3 – RISK FACTORS
Investing in the Funds may involve certain risks, as discussed in the Funds’ prospectus, including, but not limited to, those described below. Any of these risks could cause an investor to lose money.
Market Risk. Financial markets rise and fall in response to a variety of factors, sometimes rapidly and unpredictably. As with any investment whose performance is tied to these markets, the value of an investment in a Fund will fluctuate, which means that an investor could lose money over short or long periods.
Investment Style Risk. The Funds, other than VALT, are not actively managed (“Index Funds”). Therefore, those Funds follow the securities included in its respective index during upturns as well as downturns. Because of their indexing strategies, the Index Funds do not take steps to reduce market exposure or to lessen the effects of a declining market. In addition, because of the Index Funds’ expenses, the Index Funds’ performance may be below that of their respective index.
Equity Risk. The prices of equity securities rise and fall daily. These price movements may result from factors affecting individual companies, industries or the securities market as a whole. In addition, equity markets tend to move in cycles which may cause stock prices to fall over short or extended periods of time.
Securities Lending Risk. Securities lending involves the risk of loss of rights in, or delay in recovery of, the loaned securities if the borrower fails to return the security loaned or becomes insolvent.
Concentration Risk. To the extent that a Fund’s or an index’s portfolio is concentrated in the securities of issuers in a particular market, industry, group of industries, sector or asset class, the fund may be adversely affected by the performance of those securities, may be subject to increased price volatility and may be more vulnerable to adverse economic, market, political or regulatory occurrences affecting that market, industry, group of industries, sector or asset class.
Natural Disaster/Epidemic Risk. Natural or environmental disasters, such as earthquakes, fires, floods, hurricanes, tsunamis and other severe weather-related phenomena generally, and widespread disease, including pandemics and epidemics (for example, the novel coronavirus COVID- 19),have been and can be highly disruptive to economies and markets and have recently led, and may continue to lead, to increased market volatility and significant market losses. Such natural disaster and health crises could exacerbate political, social, and economic risks previously mentioned, and result in significant breakdowns, delays, shutdowns, social isolation, and other disruptions to important global, local and regional supply chains affected, with potential corresponding results on the operating performance of the Funds and their investments. A climate of uncertainty and panic, including the contagion of infectious viruses or diseases, may adversely affect lobal, regional, and local economies and reduce the availability of potential investment opportunities, and increases the difficulty of performing due diligence and modeling market conditions, potentially reducing the accuracy of financial projections. Under the circumstances, the Funds may have difficulty achieving their investment objectives which may adversely impact performance. Further, such events can be highly disruptive to economies and markets, significantly disrupt the operations of individual companies (including, but not limited to, the Funds’ Sponsor and third party service providers), sectors, industries, markets, securities and commodity exchanges, currencies, interest and inflation rates, credit ratings, investor sentiment, and other factors affecting the value of the Funds’ investments. These factors can cause substantial market volatility. exchange trading suspensions and closures and can impact the ability of the Funds to complete redemptions and otherwise affect Fund performance and Fund trading in the secondary market. A widespread crisis may also affect the global economy in ways that cannot necessarily be foreseen at the current time. How long such events will last and whether they will continue or recur cannot be predicted. Impacts from these events could have significant impact on a Fund’s performance, resulting in losses to the Funds.
ETFMG™ ETFs
NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
September 30, 2021 (Continued)
NOTE 4 – MANAGEMENT AND OTHER CONTRACTS
ETF Managers Group, LLC (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 is also responsible for arranging transfer agency, custody, fund administration and accounting, and other non-distribution related services necessary for the Funds to operate.
Under the Investment Advisory Agreement, the Advisor has overall responsibility for the general management and administration of the Funds and arranges for sub-advisory, transfer agency, custody, fund administration, securities lending, and all other non-distribution related services necessary for the Funds to operate. The Funds unitary fees are accrued daily and paid monthly. The Advisor bears the costs of all advisory and non- advisory services required to operate the Funds, in exchange for a single unitary fee at the following annual rates:
ETFMG Prime Cyber Security ETF | 0.60% |
ETFMG Prime Mobile Payments ETF | 0.75% |
ETFMG Sit Ultra Short ETF | 0.30% |
ETFMG Treatments, Testing and Advancements ETF | 0.68% |
Under the Investment Advisory Agreement, the Advisor has agreed to pay all expenses of the Funds, except for: the fee paid to the Advisor pursuant to the Investment Advisory Agreement, interest charges on any borrowings, 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 (collectively, “Excluded Expenses”). The Advisor has entered into an agreement with its affiliate ETFMG Financial, LLC to serve as distributor to the Funds (the “Distributor”). The Distributor provides marketing support for the Funds, including distributing marketing materials related to the Funds. Level ETF Ventures, LLC (“Level”) serves as the index provider for HACK, IPAY, and GERM. Level is not affiliated with the Trust or the Advisor.
U.S. Bancorp Fund Services, LLC doing business as U.S. Bank Global Fund Services (the “Administrator”) provides fund accounting, fund administration, and transfer agency services to the Funds. The Advisor compensates the Administrator for these services under an administration agreement between the two parties.
ETFMG™ ETFs
NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
September 30, 2021 (Continued)
The Advisor pays each independent Trustee a quarterly fee for service to the Funds. Each Trustee is also reimbursed by the Advisor for all reasonable out-of-pocket expenses incurred in connection with his duties as Trustee, including travel and related expenses incurred in attending Board meetings.
NOTE 5 – DISTRIBUTION PLAN
The Funds have each adopted a Plan of Distribution pursuant to Rule 12b-1 under the 1940 Act. Under the Plan, each Fund may pay compensation to the Distributor or any other distributor or financial institution with which the Trust has an agreement with respect to each Fund, with the amount of such compensation not to exceed an annual rate of 0.25% of each Fund’s average daily net assets. During the year ended September 30, 2021, the Funds did not incur any 12b-1 expenses.
NOTE 6 - PURCHASES AND SALES OF SECURITIES
The costs of purchases and sales of securities, excluding short-term securities and in-kind transactions, during the year ended September 30, 2021:
Purchases | Sales | |||||||
ETFMG Prime Cyber Security ETF | $ | 775,781,869 | $ | 710,656,532 | ||||
ETFMG Prime Mobile Payments ETF | 330,758,067 | 312,390,728 | ||||||
ETFMG Sit Ultra Short ETF | 271,709,110 | 142,597,950 | ||||||
ETFMG Treatments, Testing and Advancements ETF | 22,841,698 | 23,959,289 |
The costs of purchases and sales of in-kind transactions associated with creations and redemptions during the year ended September 30, 2021:
Purchases In-Kind | Sales In-Kind | |||||||
ETFMG Prime Cyber Security ETF | $ | 958,821,274 | $ | 663,318,708 | ||||
ETFMG Prime Mobile Payments ETF | 579,046,054 | 392,969,115 | ||||||
ETFMG Sit Ultra Short ETF | — | — | ||||||
ETFMG Treatments, Testing and Advancements ETF | 35,239,507 | 44,972,663 |
Purchases in-kind are the aggregate of all in-kind purchases and sales in-kind are the aggregate of all in-kind sales. Net capital gains or losses resulting from in-kind redemptions are excluded from the Funds’ determination of taxable gains and are not distributed to shareholders.
There were no purchases or sales of U.S. Government obligations during the year ended September 30, 2021.
NOTE 7 — SECURITIES LENDING
The Funds, except for VALT, may lend up to 33 1⁄3% of the value of the securities in their portfolios to brokers, dealers and financial institutions (but not individuals) under terms of participation in a securities lending program administered by U.S. Bank N.A. (the “Custodian”). The securities lending agreement requires that loans are collateralized at all times in an amount equal to at least 102% of the value of any loaned securities at the time of the loan, plus accrued interest. The Funds receive compensation in the form of fees and earn interest on the cash collateral. The amount of fees depends on a number of factors including the type of security and length of the loan. The Funds continue to receive interest payments or dividends on the securities loaned during the borrowing period. Gain or loss on the fair value of securities loaned that may occur during the term of the loan will be for the account of the Funds. The Funds have the right under the terms of the securities lending agreement to recall the securities from the borrower on demand. The cash collateral is invested by the Custodian in accordance with approved investment guidelines. Those guidelines require the cash collateral to be invested in readily marketable, high quality, short- term obligations, either directly on behalf of each Fund or through one or more joint accounts, money market funds, or short-term bond funds, including those advised by or affiliated with the Advisor; however, all such investments are subject to risk of payment delays or default on the part of the issuer or counterparty or otherwise may not generate sufficient interest to support the costs associated with securities lending. Other investment companies in which a Fund may invest cash collateral can be expected to incur fees and expenses for operations, such as investment advisory and administration fees, which would be in addition to those incurred by the Fund, and which may be received in full or in part by the Advisor. Pursuant to guidance issued by the SEC staff, fees and expenses of money market funds used for cash collateral received in connection with loans of securities are not treated as Acquired Fund Fees and Expenses, which reflect a Fund’s pro rata share of the fees and expenses incurred by other investment companies in which the Fund invests (as disclosed in the Prospectus, as applicable). The Funds could also experience delays in recovering their securities and possible loss of income or value if the borrower fails to return the borrowed securities, although the Fund is indemnified from this risk by contract with the securities lending agent.
ETFMG™ ETFs
NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
September 30, 2021 (Continued)
As of the year ended September 30, 2021 the value of the securities on loan and payable for collateral due to broker were as follows:
Value of Securities on Loan Collateral Received
Fund |
Values of
Securities on Loan |
Fund
Collateral Received* |
||||||
ETFMG Prime Cyber Security ETF | $ | 370,616,050 | $ | 380,755,862 | ||||
ETFMG Prime Mobile Payments ETF | 211,298,817 | 214,965,303 | ||||||
ETFMG Treatments, Testing and Advancements ETF | 10,686,401 | 10,841,928 |
* The cash collateral received was invested in the Mount Vernon Liquid Assets Portfolio, a money market fund with an overnight and continuous maturity, and ETFMG Sit Ultra Short ETF as shown on the Schedule of Investments.
NOTE 8 – FEDERAL INCOME TAXES
The components of distributable earnings (losses) and cost basis of investments for federal income tax purposes at September 30, 2021 were as follows:
Cost |
Gross
Unrealized Appreciation |
Gross
Unrealized Depreciation |
Net
Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) |
|||||||||||||
ETFMG Prime | ||||||||||||||||
Cyber Security ETF | $ | 2,401,040,537 | $ | 441,995,693 | $ | (156,489,208 | ) | $ | 285,506,485 | |||||||
ETFMG Prime Mobile Payments ETF | 1,301,934,331 | 203,125,831 | (97,401,406 | ) | 105,724,425 | |||||||||||
ETFMG Sit Ultra Short ETF | 239,654,901 | 550,557 | (38,878 | ) | 511,679 | |||||||||||
ETFMG Treatments, Testing and Advancements ETF | 73,631,811 | 9,416,918 | (8,718,871 | ) | 698,047 |
The difference between the tax cost of investments and the cost of investments for GAAP purposes is primarily due to the tax treatment of wash sale losses.
ETFMG™ ETFs
NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
September 30, 2021 (Continued)
As of September 30, 2021, the components of distributable earnings (loss) on a tax basis were as follows:
Undistributed
Ordinary Income |
Undistributed
Long-Term Gain |
Total
Distributable Earnings |
Other
Accumulated Loss |
Total
Accumulated Gain (Loss) |
||||||||||||||||
ETFMG Prime Cyber Security ETF | $ | 629,031 | $ | — | $ | 629,031 | $ | (181,222,100 | ) | $ | 104,913,416 | |||||||||
ETFMG Prime Mobile Payments ETF | — | — | — | (57,416,428 | ) | 48,307,997 | ||||||||||||||
ETFMG Sit Ultra Short ETF | 116,138 | — | 116,139 | (1,341,647 | ) | (713,830 | ) | |||||||||||||
ETFMG Treatments, Testing and Advancements ETF | 1,444 | — | 1,444 | (2,129,013 | ) | (1,429,522 | ) |
The difference between the tax cost of investments and the cost of investments for GAAP purposes is primarily due to the tax treatment of wash sale losses.
As of September 30, 2021, the Funds had accumulated capital loss carryovers of:
Capital Loss
Carryforward ST |
Capital Loss
Carryforward LT |
Expires | ||||||||||
ETFMG Prime | ||||||||||||
Cyber Security ETF | $ | (74,327,872 | ) | $ | (106,894,241 | ) | Indefinite | |||||
ETFMG Prime Mobile Payments ETF | (20,056,769 | ) | (35,819,530 | ) | Indefinite | |||||||
ETFMG Sit Ultra Short ETF | (1,341,647 | ) | — | Indefinite | ||||||||
ETFMG Treatments, Testing and Advancements ETF | (2,129,013 | ) | — | Indefinite |
Under current tax law, capital and currency losses realized after October 31 of a Fund’s fiscal year may be deferred and treated as occurring on the first business day of the following fiscal year for tax purposes. The following Funds had deferred post-October capital and currency losses, which will be treated as arising on the first business day of the year ending September 30, 2021.
Late Year
Ordinary Loss |
Post-
October Capital Loss |
|||||||
ETFMG Prime Cyber Security ETF | $ | — | $ | — | ||||
ETFMG Prime Mobile Payments ETF | 1,542,196 | — | ||||||
ETFMG Sit Ultra Short ETF | — | — | ||||||
ETFMG Treatments, Testing and Advancements ETF | — | — |
ETFMG™ ETFs
NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
September 30, 2021 (Continued)
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 net asset value per share. For the fiscal year ended September 30, 2021, the following table shows the reclassifications made:
Total
Distributable Earnings/(Loss) |
Paid-In
Capital |
|||||||
ETFMG Prime | ||||||||
Cyber Security ETF | $ | (326,506,316 | ) | $ | 326,506,316 | |||
ETFMG Prime Mobile Payments ETF | (160,575,455 | ) | 160,575,455 | |||||
ETFMG Sit Ultra Short ETF | — | — | ||||||
ETFMG Treatments, Testing and Advancements ETF | (13,759,667 | ) | 13,759,667 |
The tax charter of distributions paid during the year ended September 30, 2021, and the year ended September 30, 2020 were as follows:
Year Ended
September 30, 2021 |
Year Ended
September 30, 2020 |
|||||||||||||||
From
Ordinary Income |
From
Capital Gains |
From
Ordinary Income |
From
Capital Gains |
|||||||||||||
ETFMG Prime | ||||||||||||||||
Cyber Security ETF | $ | 6,619,000 | $ | — | $ | 21,333,000 | $ | — | ||||||||
ETFMG Prime Mobile Payments ETF | — | — | 216,000 | — | ||||||||||||
ETFMG Sit Ultra Short ETF | 1,070,997 | — | 1,250,256 | — | ||||||||||||
ETFMG Treatments, Testing and Advancements | ||||||||||||||||
ETF | 647,750 | — | — | — |
NOTE 9 – INVESTMENTS IN AFFILIATES
ETFMG Prime Cyber Security ETF
ETFMG Prime Cyber Security ETF owned the following companies during the year ended September 30, 2021. SecureWorks Corp. – Class A, ETFMG Sit Ultra Short ETF, and KnowBe4, Inc. – Class A are deemed to be affiliates of the Fund as defined by the 1940 Act as of the year ended September 30, 2021. Transactions during the year in these securities were as follows:
Security
Name |
Value at
September 30, 2020 |
Purchases | Sales |
Realized
Gain (Loss)(1) |
Change in
Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) |
Dividend
Income |
Value at
September 30, 2021 |
Ending
Shares |
||||||||||||||||||||||||
SecureWorks Corp. - Class A * | $ | 12,800,697 | $ | 16,644,491 | $ | (8,838,787 | ) | $ | 1,326,620 | $ | 8,621,704 | $ | — | $ | 30,554,725 |
|
1,536,958 | |||||||||||||||
ETFMG Sit Ultra Short ETF * | 49,785,000 | 37,308,440 | — | — | (22,190 | ) | — | 87,071,250 | 1,750,000 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Tufin Software Technologies, Ltd. ** | 16,657,303 | 12,827,751 | (17,852,772 | ) | (15,218,653 | ) | 18,248,907 | — | 14,662,536 | 1,491,611 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
KnowBe4, Inc. - Class A* | — | 81,899,122 | (12,237,107 | ) | (4,497,360 | ) | (20,451,548 | ) | 44,713,107 | 2,036,116 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Total | $ | 79,243,000 | $ | 148,679,804 | $ | (38,928,666 | ) | $ | (18,389,393 | ) | $ | 6,396,873 | $ | — | $ | 177,001,618 |
|
6,814,685 |
ETFMG™ ETFs
NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
September 30, 2021 (Continued)
ETFMG Prime Mobile Payments ETF
ETFMG Prime Mobile Payments ETF owned the following company during the year ended September 30, 2021. ETFMG Sit Ultra Short ETF is deemed to be an affiliate of the Fund as defined by the 1940 Act as of the year ended September 30, 2021. Transactions during the year in this security was as follows:
Security Name |
Value at
September 30, 2020 |
Purchases | Sales |
Realized
Gain (Loss)(1) |
Change in
Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) |
Dividend
Income |
Value at
September 30, 2021 |
Ending
Shares |
||||||||||||||||||||||||
ETFMG Sit Ultra Short ETF * | $ | 29,871,000 | $ | 14,924,250 | $ | — | $ | — | $ | (15,750 | ) | $ | — | $ | 44,779,500 | 900,000 |
ETFMG Treatments, Testing and Advancements ETF
ETFMG Treatments, Testing and Advancements ETF owned the following company during the year ended September 30, 2021. ETFMG Sit Ultra Short ETF deemed to be an affiliate of the Fund as defined by the 1940 Act as of the year ended September 30, 2021. Transactions during the year in this security was as follows:
Security Name |
Value at
September 30, 2020 |
Purchases | Sales |
Realized
Gain (Loss)(1) |
Change in
Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) |
Dividend
Income |
Value at
September 30, 2021 |
Ending
Shares |
||||||||||||||||||||||||
ETFMG Sit Ultra Short ETF * | $ | 1,244,625 | $ | — | $ | — | $ | — | $ | (750 | ) | $ | — | $ | 1,243,875 | 25,000 |
*Affiliate as of September 30, 2021.
** This security was not affiliated as of September 30, 2021.
1 Realized Losses include transactions in affiliated investments and affiliated in-kind redemptions.
As of September 30, 2021, 54.87% of outstanding shares of VALT were owned by affiliates.
NOTE 10 – LEGAL MATTERS
The Trust, a former and current trustee of the Trust, the Adviser and certain officers of the Adviser were defendants in an action filed May 2, 2017 in the Superior Court of New Jersey captioned PureShares, LLC d/b/a PureFunds et al. v. ETF Managers Group, LLC et al., Docket No. C-63-17. The PureShares action alleged claims based on disputes arising out of contractual relationships with the Adviser relating to certain series of the Trust. The action sought damages in unspecified amounts and injunctive relief based on breach of contract, wrongful termination, and several other claims. The PureShares action was dismissed without prejudice by way of stipulation filed on February 14, 2020.
The Adviser and its parent, Exchange Traded Managers Group, LLC (“ETFMG”), were defendants in a case filed on October 26, 2017 in the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York by NASDAQ, Inc. (“Nasdaq”) captioned Nasdaq, Inc. v. Exchange Traded Managers Group, LLC et al., Case 1:17-cv -08252. This action arose out of the same facts and circumstances, and relates to the same series of the Trust, as the New Jersey litigation and asserted claims for breach of contract, conversion and certain other claims. The matter was the subject of a bench trial in May 2019, and on December 20, 2019, the Court issued an Opinion and Order awarding compensatory damages to Plaintiff in the amount of $78,403,172.36, plus prejudgment interest (the “Judgment”). The Court also denied Plaintiff’s requests for punitive damages and equitable relief. ETFMG filed a Notice of Appeal from the Judgment in the United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit on January 19, 2021, Docket No. 20-300.
On October 28, 2021, Nasdaq and ETFMG entered into a Judgment Payment Agreement, which satisfied the Judgment. On November 1, 2021, Nasdaq recorded a Satisfaction of Judgment with the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York reflecting that the Judgment was paid in full, and ETFMG withdrew its appeal of the Judgment with prejudice before the United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit. PureShares is not a direct party to the Judgment Payment Agreement. ETFMG, however, believes PureShares’ claims in the New Jersey case, if reinstituted, would substantially overlap with those asserted on its behalf by Nasdaq that resulted in the Judgment, which has been satisfied.
ETFMG™ ETFs
NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
September 30, 2021 (Continued)
The Adviser does not believe that the resolution of these matters will have a material adverse effect on the Fund’s financial statements.
NOTE 11 – SUBSEQUENT EVENTS
In preparing these financial statements, the Funds have evaluated events and transactions for potential recognition or disclosure through the date the financial statements were issued. Except as disclosed in Note 10, this evaluation did not result in any subsequent events that necessitated disclosures and/or adjustments to the financial statements.
ETFMG™ ETFs
Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm
To the Board of Trustees of ETF Managers Trust
and the Shareholders of ETFMG Prime Cyber Security ETF, ETFMG Prime Mobile Payments ETF, ETFMG Sit Ultra Short ETF and ETFMG Treatments, Testing and Advancements ETF:
Opinion on the Financial Statements
We have audited the accompanying statements of assets and liabilities, including the schedules of investments, of ETFMG Prime Cyber Security ETF, ETFMG Prime Mobile Payments ETF, ETFMG Sit Ultra Short ETF and ETFMG Treatments, Testing and Advancements ETF (collectively the “Funds”) (certain of the Funds comprising ETF Managers Trust) as of September 30, 2021, the related statements of operations for the year then ended, the statements of changes in net assets for each of the two years in the period then ended, the financial highlights for each of the five years in the period then ended, and the related notes (collectively referred to as the “financial statements”). In our opinion, the financial statements present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of the Funds as of September 30, 2021, and the results of their operations for the year then ended, the changes in net assets for each of the two years in the period then ended, and the financial highlights for each of the five years in the period then ended, in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America.
Basis for Opinion
These financial statements and financial highlights are the responsibility of the Funds’ management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on these financial statements and financial highlights based on our audits. We are a public accounting firm registered with the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States) (“PCAOB”) and are required to be independent with respect to the Funds in accordance with the U.S. federal securities laws and the applicable rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission and the PCAOB.
We conducted our audits in accordance with the standards of the PCAOB. Those standards require that we plan and perform the audits to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements and financial highlights are free of material misstatement, whether due to error or fraud. The Funds are not required to have, nor were we engaged to perform, an audit of their internal control over financial reporting. As part of our audits we are required to obtain an understanding of internal control over financial reporting but not for the purpose of expressing an opinion on the effectiveness of the Funds’ internal control over financial reporting. Accordingly, we express no such opinion.
Our audits included performing procedures to assess the risks of material misstatement of the financial statements and financial highlights, whether due to error or fraud, and performing procedures that respond to those risks. Such procedures included examining, on a test basis, evidence regarding the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements and financial highlights. Our audits also included evaluating the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall presentation of the financial statements and financial highlights. Our procedures included confirmation of securities owned as of September 30, 2021 by correspondence with the custodian. We believe that our audits provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.
/s/WithumSmith+Brown, PC
We have served as the auditor of one or more series of the Trust since 2013.
New York, New York
November 29, 2021
ETFMG™ ETFs
Six Months Ended September 30, 2021 (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. These examples are intended to help you understand your ongoing costs (in dollars) of investing in the Funds 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 for the period of time as indicated in the table below.
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 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.
Fund Name |
|
Beginning Account Value April 1, 2021 |
|
Ending Account Value September 30, 2021 |
|
Expenses Paid During the Period^ |
|
Annualized Expense Ratio During the Period April 1, 2021 to September 30, 2021 |
|
ETFMG Prime Cyber Security ETF |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Actual |
|
1,000.00 |
|
1,116.90 |
|
3.18 |
|
0.60% |
|
Hypothetical (5% annual) |
|
1,000.00 |
|
1,022.06 |
|
3.04 |
|
0.60% |
|
ETFMG Prime Mobile Payments ETF |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Actual |
|
1,000.00 |
|
1,019.20 |
|
3.80 |
|
0.75% |
|
Hypothetical (5% annual) |
|
1,000.00 |
|
1,021.31 |
|
3.80 |
|
0.75% |
|
ETFMG Sit Ultra Short ETF |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Actual |
|
1,000.00 |
|
1,004.10 |
|
1.51 |
|
0.30% |
|
Hypothetical (5% annual) |
|
1,000.00 |
|
1,023.56 |
|
1.52 |
|
0.30% |
|
ETFMG Treatments, Testing and Advancements ETF |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Actual |
|
1,000.00 |
|
1,159.20 |
|
3.68 |
|
0.68% |
|
Hypothetical (5% annual) |
|
1,000.00 |
|
1,021.66 |
|
3.45 |
|
0.68% |
|
^ The dollar amounts shown as expenses paid during the period are equal to the annualized six-month expense ratio multiplied by the average account value during the period, multiplied by 183/365 (to reflect the one-half year period).
ETFMG™ ETFs
Set forth below are the names, birth years, positions with the Trust, length of term of office, and the principal occupations and other directorships held during at least the last five years of each of the persons currently serving as a Trustee of the Trust, as well as information about each officer. The business address of each Trustee and officer is 30 Maple Street, 2nd Floor, Summit, New Jersey 07901. The SAI includes additional information about Fund directors and is available, without charge, upon request by calling 1-844-ETF-MGRS (1-844-383-6477).
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Board of Trustees (Continued)
Name and Year |
Position(s) |
Principal Occupation(s) During |
Number of |
Other |
of Birth |
Held with the |
Past 5 Years |
Portfolios |
Directorships |
|
Trust, Term |
|
in Fund |
Held by |
|
of Office and |
|
Complex |
Trustee |
|
Length of |
|
Overseen |
During Past 5 |
|
Time Served |
|
By Trustee |
Years |
Terry Loebs (1963) |
Trustee (since 2014); Lead Independent Trustee (since 2020) |
Founder and Managing Member, Pulsenomics LLC (index product development and consulting firm) (since 2011); Managing Director, MacroMarkets, LLC (exchange-traded products firm) (2006-2011). |
17 |
None |
Eric Wiegel (1960) |
Trustee (since 2020) |
Senior Portfolio Manager, Little House Capital (2019-present); Managing Partner, Global Focus Capital LLC (2013-present); Chief Investment Officer, Insight Financial Strategist LLC (2017-2018). |
17 |
None |
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SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION
September 30, 2021
NOTE 1 – FREQUENCY DISTRIBUTION OF PREMIUMS AND DISCOUNTS
Information regarding how often shares of each Fund traded on the Exchange at a price above (i.e., at a premium) or below (i.e., at a discount) the NAV is available on the Fund’s website at www.etfmgfunds.com.
NOTE 2 – FEDERAL TAX INFORMATION
Qualified Dividend Income/Dividends Received Deduction
For the fiscal year ended September 30, 2021, certain dividends paid by the Funds may be subject to a maximum tax rate of 15%, as provided for by the Jobs and Growth Tax Reconciliation Act of 2003. The percentage of dividends declared from ordinary income designated as qualified dividend income was as follows:
Fund Name |
Qualified Dividend Income |
|
|
ETFMG Prime Cyber Security ETF |
100.00% |
ETFMG Prime Mobile Payments ETF |
0.00% |
ETFMG Sit Ultra Short ETF |
0.00% |
ETFMG Treatments, Testing and Advancements ETF |
40.33% |
For corporate shareholders, the percent of ordinary income distributions qualifying for the corporate dividends received deduction for the fiscal year ended September 30, 2021 was as follows:
Fund Name |
Dividends Received Deduction |
|
|
ETFMG Prime Cyber Security ETF |
100.00% |
ETFMG Prime Mobile Payments ETF |
0.00% |
ETFMG Sit Ultra Short ETF |
0.00% |
ETFMG Treatments, Testing and Advancements ETF |
27.46% |
Short Term Capital Gain
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:
Fund Name |
Short-Term Capital Gain |
|
|
ETFMG Prime Cyber Security ETF |
0.00% |
ETFMG Prime Mobile Payments ETF |
0.00% |
ETFMG Sit Ultra Short ETF |
0.00% |
ETFMG Treatments, Testing and Advancements ETF |
0.00% |
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SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION
September 30, 2021 (Unaudited) (Continued)
NOTE 3 – INFORMATION ABOUT PORTFOLIO HOLDINGS
The Funds file their complete schedule of portfolio holdings for their first and third fiscal quarters with the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) on Part F of Form N-PORT. The Funds’ Part F of Form N-PORT is available on the website of the SEC at www.sec.gov and the Funds’ website at www.etfmgfunds.com. Each Fund’s portfolio holdings are posted on their website at www.etfmgfunds.com daily.
NOTE 4 – INFORMATION ABOUT PROXY VOTING
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 (877) 756-7873, by accessing the SEC’s website at www.sec.gov, or by accessing the Funds’ website at www.etfmgfunds.com.
Information regarding how the Funds voted proxies relating to portfolio securities during the period ending June 30 is available by calling toll-free at (877) 756-7873 or by accessing the SEC’s website at www.sec.gov.
Carefully consider the Fund’s investment objectives, risk factors, charges, and expenses before investing. This and additional information can be found in the Fund’s prospectus, which may be obtained by calling 1-844-ETF-MGRS (1-844-383-6477) or by visiting www.etfmgfunds.com. Read the prospectus carefully before investing.
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ETF MANAGERS TRUST
ETF Managers Trust, (the “Trust”) has adopted the following privacy policies in order to safeguard the personal information of the Trust’s customers and consumers in accordance with Regulation S-P as promulgated by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission.
Trust officers are responsible for ensuring that the following policies and procedures are implemented:
1) The Trust is committed to protecting the confidentiality and security of the information they collect and will handle personal customer and consumer information only in accordance with Regulation S-P and any other applicable laws, rules and regulations1. The Trust will ensure: (a) the security and confidentiality of customer records and information; (b) that customer records and information are protected from any anticipated threats and hazards; and (c) that customer records and information are protected from unauthorized access or use.
2) The Trust conducts its business affairs through its trustees, officers and third parties that provide services pursuant to agreements with the Trust. The Trust has no employees. It is anticipated that the trustees and officers of the Trust who are not employees of service providers of the Trust will not have access to customer records and information in the performance of their normal responsibilities for the Trust.
3) The Trust may share customer information with its affiliates, subject to the customers’ right to prohibit such sharing.
4) The Trust may share customer information with unaffiliated third parties only in accordance with the requirements of Regulation S-P. Pursuant to this policy, the Trust will not share customer information with unaffiliated third parties other than as permitted by law, unless authorized to do so by the customer.
Consistent with these policies, the Trust has adopted the following procedures:
1) The Trust will determine that the policies and procedures of its affiliates and Service Providers are reasonably designed to safeguard customer information and only permit appropriate and authorized access to and use of customer information through the application of appropriate administrative, technical and physical protections.
2) The Trust will direct each of its Service Providers to adhere to the privacy policy of the Trust and to its privacy policies with respect to all customer information of the Trust and to take all actions reasonably necessary so that the Trust is in compliance with the provisions of Regulation S -P, including, as applicable, the development and delivery of privacy notices and the maintenance of appropriate and adequate records.
3) The Trust requires its Service Providers to provide periodic reports to the Trust’s Board of Trustees outlining their privacy policies and the implementation of such policies. Each Service Provider is required to promptly report to the Trust’s Board any material changes to its privacy policy before, or promptly after, the adoption of such changes
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(1) |
Generally, the Funds have institutional clients which are not considered “customers” for purposes of regulation S-P. |
Advisor
ETF Managers Group, LLC
30 Maple Street, Suite 2, Summit, NJ 07901
Distributor
ETFMG Financial LLC
30 Maple Street, Suite 2, Summit, NJ 07901
Custodian
U.S. Bank National Association
Custody Operations
1555 North River Center Drive, Suite 302, Milwaukee, Wisconsin 53212
Transfer Agent
U.S. Bancorp Fund Services, LLC doing business as U.S. Bank Global Fund Services
615 East Michigan Street, Milwaukee, Wisconsin 53202
Securities Lending Agent
U.S. Bank, National Association
Securities Lending
800 Nicolet Mall
Minneapolis, MN 55402-7020
Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm
WithumSmith + Brown, PC
1411 Broadway, 9th Floor, New York, NY 10018
Legal Counsel
Sullivan & Worcester LLP
1666 K Street NW, Washington, DC 20006
Annual Report
September 30, 2021
ETFMG Travel Tech ETF
AWAY
ETFMG 2x Daily Travel Tech ETF
AWYX
The funds are series of ETF Managers Trust.
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
September 30, 2021
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On behalf of the entire team, we want to express our appreciation for the confidence you have placed in these ETFs.
ETFMG Travel Tech ETF (AWAY) Performance Review
The following information pertains to the fiscal period from October 1, 2020 to September 30, 2021.
The ETFMG Travel Tech ETF (the “Fund”) seeks to provide investment results that, before fees and expenses, correspond generally to the price and yield performance of the Prime Travel Technology Index NTR (the “Index”).
Over the fiscal period, the total return for the Fund was 50.35%, while the total return the for the Index was 50.53%. The best performers in the Fund on the basis of contribution to return were Edreams Odigeo Sl, Hana Tour Service Inc., Lyft Inc.-A, Expedia Group Inc. and Sabre Corp., while the worst performers were Tuniu Corp.-Spon Adr, Facedrive Inc., Travelsky Technology Ltd.-H, Lastminute.Com Nv and Veltra Corp.
During the reporting period, the Fund saw an average approximate allocation to Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure 62.9%, Road & Rail 12.35%, IT Services 11.62%, Interactive Media & Services 8.2% and Internet & Direct Marketing Retail 2.53%. The Fund was exposed predominately to United States 30.3%, China 13.8%, Japan 9%, United Kingdom 8.7% and South Korea 7.6%.
ETFMG 2x Daily Travel Tech ETF (AWYX) Operational Review
The discussion below relates to the performance of AWYX (the “ETF”) for the period from the ETF’s inception, June 15, 2021 to the ETF’s fiscal year-end of September 30, 2021. The ETF is leveraged and seeks daily investment results, before fees and expenses, of 200% or -200% of the performance of the Index.
The ETF, as stated above, seeks daily investment results. It does not seek to track a multiple of the Index for periods of longer than one day and the performance of the ETF over longer periods may not correlate to the Index performance. The ETF should not be held by investors for long periods and should be used as short-term trading vehicles. These products are not suitable for all investors and should be utilized only by sophisticated investors who understand the risks associated with the use of leverage, the consequences of seeking daily leveraged investment results and intend to actively monitor and manage their investments.
AWYX attempts to provide investment results that correlate to 200% of the return of the Index, meaning AWYX attempts to move in the same direction as the Index.
In seeking to achieve the ETF’s daily investment results, ETF Managers Group LLC (the “Adviser”) relies upon quantitative analysis to generate orders resulting in repositioning the ETF’s investments in accordance with its daily investment objective. Using this approach, the Adviser determines the type, quantity and mix of investment positions that it believes in combination should produce daily returns consistent with the ETF’s objective. As a consequence, if the ETF is performing as designed, the return of the Index will dictate the return for the ETF. The ETF pursues its investment objective regardless of market conditions and does not take defensive positions. The ETF has a clearly articulated goal which requires the ETF to seek economic exposure significantly in excess of its net assets. To meet its objectives, the ETF invests in some combination of financial instruments, including derivatives. The ETF invests significantly in derivatives, including swap agreements. The Adviser uses these types of investments to produce economically “leveraged” investment results. Leveraging allows the Adviser to generate a greater positive or negative return than what would be generated on the invested capital without leverage, thus changing small market movements into larger changes in the value of the investments of the ETF.
The ETF may use certain investment techniques, including investments in derivatives, which may be considered aggressive. Investments in derivatives in general are subject to market risks that may cause their prices to fluctuate dramatically over time. Additionally, use of such instruments may increase the volatility of the ETF. The use of derivatives may expose the ETF to additional risks that it would not be subject to if it invested directly in the securities underlying those derivatives, such as counterparty risk. The use of derivatives may result in larger losses or smaller gains than otherwise would be the case.
Because the ETF seeks daily investment results of the Index, a comparison of the return of the ETF to the Index does not provide an indication of whether the ETF has met its investment objective. To determine if the ETF has met its daily investment goals, the Adviser performs quantitative analysis seeking to determine the expected performance of the ETF as compared to Index. The quantitative analysis includes predictive models as well as stress-testing and back-testing.
Factors Affecting Performance of the ETF:
Leverage – The ETF seeks daily investment results (before fees and expenses) of 200% of the performance of the Index. The use of leverage magnifies an ETF’s gains or losses and increases the investment’s risk and volatility.
Index Performance – The daily performance of Index, and the factors and market conditions implicitly affecting the Index, are the primary factors driving ETF performance. Given the daily goals, the daily Index returns are most important. The market conditions that affected the Index during the past year are described in the Performance Overview section.
Volatility and Compounding – The goal of the ETF is to provide the specified multiple of the daily return of the Index. Over periods longer than a single day, the ETF should not be expected to provide the multiple of the return of the underlying index. Due to the effects of compounding, a universal mathematical concept that applies to all investments, returns of the ETF over longer periods are greater or less than the ETF’s daily stated goal. Periods of high volatility that lack a clear trend hurt the ETF’s performance while trending, low volatility markets enhance the ETF’s performance.
Cost of Financing – In order to attain leveraged or inverse leveraged exposure, the ETF receives [LIBOR] plus or minus a spread as applied to the borrowed portion of the ETF’s exposure. The spread varies by ETF and counterparty and is a function of market demand, hedging costs, access to balance sheet, borrow volatility, current counterparty exposure and administrative costs associated with the swap counterparty. An increase in interest rates which effects the cost of financing will further impact the ETF’s performance and ability to track the Index.
Fees, Expenses, and Transaction Costs – Fees and expenses are listed in the ETF’s prospectus and may be higher than many traditional index funds’ fees, which cause a greater negative impact on ETF performance. Transactions costs are not included in the expense ratio of the ETF. Transaction costs can be higher due to the ETF’s use of derivatives, shorting securities, frequent creation and redemption activity, or trading securities that are comparatively less liquid.
ETFMG 2x Daily Travel Tech ETF (AWYX) Performance Review
The following information pertains to the fiscal period from the Fund’s inception, June 15, 2021 to September 30, 2021.
AWYX seeks to provide daily investment results, before fees and expenses, that correspond to two times (2x) the return of the Index for a single day, not for any other period.
Over the reporting period, the Index had a total return of -7.88% and a volatility of 22.7%. Given the daily investment objectives of AWYX and the path dependency of returns for longer periods, the return of the Index for the reporting period alone should not generate expectations of AWYX performance for the same period. AWYX returned -18.95% for the reporting period and a volatility of 50.50%. For the reporting period AWYX had an average daily volume of 777 shares and an average daily statistical correlation of 97.1% to the return of the Index.
You can find further details about AWAY and AWYX by visiting www.etfmg.com, or by calling 1-844-383-6477.
Sincerely,
Samuel Masucci III
Chairman of the Board
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Growth of $10,000 (Unaudited)
Average Annual Returns Year Ended September 30, 2021 |
1 Year Return |
Since Inception (2/12/2020) |
Value of $10,000 (9/30/2021) |
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ETFMG Travel Tech ETF (NAV) | 50.35 | % | 8.07 | % | $ | 11,351 | ||||||
ETFMG Travel Tech ETF (Market) | 49.16 | % | 8.12 | % | $ | 11,360 | ||||||
S&P 500 Index | 30.00 | % | 17.97 | % | $ | 13,097 | ||||||
Prime Travel Technology Index GTR | 50.52 | % | 7.72 | % | $ | 11,291 | ||||||
Prime Travel Technology Index NTR | 50.53 | % | 7.69 | % | $ | 11,287 |
Performance data quoted represents past performance and does not guarantee future results. The investment return and principal value of an investment will fluctuate so that an investor’s shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than their original cost. Current performance of the Fund may be lower or higher than the performance quoted. All performance is historical and includes reinvestment of dividends and capital gains. Performance data current to the most recent month end may be obtained by calling 1-844-ETF-MGRS (1-844-383-6477).
The chart illustrates the performance of a hypothetical $10,000 investment made on February 12, 2020, and is not intended to imply any future performance. The returns shown do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on fund distributions from the sales of Fund shares. The chart assumes reinvestment of capital gains and dividends, if any. The Index Returns do not reflect fees or expenses and are not available for direct investment.
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ETFMG Travel Tech ETF
Top Ten Holdings as of September 30, 2021 (Unaudited)*
Security |
% of Total Investments |
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1 | Uber Technologies, Inc. | 4.42 | % | ||||
2 | Airbnb, Inc. - Class A | 4.36 | % | ||||
3 | Booking Holdings, Inc. | 4.21 | % | ||||
4 | Expedia Group, Inc. | 4.14 | % | ||||
5 | Trip.com Group, Ltd. | 4.02 | % | ||||
6 | Lyft, Inc. - Class A | 3.95 | % | ||||
7 | Webjet, Ltd. | 3.92 | % | ||||
8 | Tongcheng-Elong Holdings, Ltd. | 3.86 | % | ||||
9 | Sabre Corp. | 3.85 | % | ||||
10 | TravelSky Technology, Ltd. | 3.84 | % | ||||
Top Ten Holdings 40.57% of Total Investments | |||||||
* Current Fund holdings may not be indicative of future Fund holdings. |
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ETFMG 2x Daily Travel Tech ETF
Average Cumulative Returns Period Ended September 30, 2021 |
Since Inception (6/15/2021) |
Value of $10,000 (9/30/2021) |
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ETFMG 2x Daily Travel Tech ETF (NAV) | -18.95 | % | $ | 8,105 | ||||
ETFMG 2x Daily Travel Tech ETF (Market) | -20.15 | % | $ | 7,985 | ||||
S&P 500 Index | 1.82 | % | $ | 10,182 | ||||
Prime Travel Technology Index GTR | -7.88 | % | $ | 9,212 | ||||
Prime Travel Technology Index NTR | -7.88 | % | $ | 9,212 |
Performance data quoted represents past performance and does not guarantee future results. The investment return and principal value of an investment will fluctuate so that an investor’s shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than their original cost. Current performance of the Fund may be lower or higher than the performance quoted. All performance is historical and includes reinvestment of dividends and capital gains. Performance data current to the most recent month end may be obtained by calling 1-844-ETF-MGRS (1-844-383-6477).
The chart illustrates the performance of a hypothetical $10,000 investment made on June 15, 2021, and is not intended to imply any future performance. The returns shown do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on fund distributions from the sales of Fund shares. The chart assumes reinvestment of capital gains and dividends, if any. The Index Returns do not reflect fees or expenses and are not available for direct investment.
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Important Disclosures and Key Risk Factors
Investing involves risk, including the possible loss of principal. Shares of any ETF are bought and sold at market price (not NAV), may trade at a discount or premium to NAV and are not individually redeemed from the Fund. Brokerage commissions will reduce returns. Narrowly focused investments typically exhibit higher volatility.
Past performance is not indicative of future return. A fund’s performance for very short time periods may not be indicative of future performance.
AWAY
The ETFMG Travel Tech ETF (the “Fund” or the “Travel Tech ETF”) seeks investment results that correspond generally to the price and yield, before fund fees and expenses, of the Prime Travel Technology Index (the “Index”).
Companies in the technology field, including companies in the computers, telecommunications and electronics industries, face intense competition, which may have an adverse effect on profit margins. Technology companies may have limited product lines, markets, financial resources or personnel. The products of technology companies may face obsolescence due to rapid technological developments and frequent new product introduction, and such companies may face unpredictable changes in growth rates, competition for the services of qualified personnel and competition from foreign competitors with lower production costs. Companies in the technology sector are heavily dependent on patent and intellectual property rights. The loss or impairment of these rights may adversely affect the profitability of these companies.
Unlike with an actively managed fund, the Fund’s adviser does not use techniques or defensive strategies designed to lessen the effects of market volatility or to reduce the impact of periods of market decline. This means that, based on market and economic conditions, the Fund’s performance could be lower than other types of funds that may actively shift their portfolio assets to take advantage of market opportunities or to lessen the impact of a market decline.
Natural or environmental disasters, such as earthquakes, fires, floods, hurricanes, tsunamis and other severe weather- related phenomena generally, and widespread disease, including pandemics and epidemics, have been and may be highly disruptive to economies and markets, adversely impacting individual companies, sectors, industries, markets, currencies, interest and inflation rates, credit ratings, investor sentiment, and other factors affecting the value of the Fund’s investments. Given the increasing interdependence among global economies and markets, conditions in one country, market, or region are increasingly likely to adversely affect markets, issuers, and/or foreign exchange rates in other countries, including the U.S. Any such events could have a significant adverse impact on the value of the Fund’s investments.
Additionally, natural or environmental disasters, widespread disease or other public health issues, war, acts of terrorism or other events could result in increased premiums or discounts to the Fund’s NAV.
The Fund is distributed by ETFMG Financial, which is not affiliated with Prime Indexes.
The Fund is intended to be made available only to U.S. residents. Under no circumstances is any information provided on this website intended for distribution to or use by, or to be an offer to sell to or solicitation of an offer to buy the Fund or any investment product or service of, any person or entity in any jurisdiction or country, other than the United States, where such distribution, use, offer or solicitation would subject the Fund or its affiliates to any registration requirement or be unlawful under the securities laws of that jurisdiction or country.
AWYX
Companies in the technology field, including companies in the computers, telecommunications and electronics industries, face intense competition, which may have an adverse effect on profit margins. Technology companies may have limited product lines, markets, financial resources or personnel. The products of technology companies may face obsolescence due to rapid technological developments and frequent new product introduction, and such companies may face unpredictable changes in growth rates, competition for the services of qualified personnel and competition from foreign competitors with lower production costs. Companies in the technology sector are heavily dependent on patent and intellectual property rights. The loss or impairment of these rights may adversely affect the profitability of these companies.
Investing in an ETFMG 2x Daily Leveraged ETF may be more volatile than investing in broadly diversified funds. The use of leverage by an ETF increases the risk to the ETF. The ETFMG 2x Daily Leveraged ETFs are not suitable for all investors and should be utilized only by sophisticated investors who understand leverage risk, consequences of seeking daily leveraged, or daily inverse leveraged, investment results and intend to actively monitor and manage their investment.
The use of derivatives such as swaps are subject to additional risks that may cause prices to fluctuate over time and include the effects of compounding, market volatility, leverage risk, aggressive investment techniques risk, counterparty risk, and intra- day investment risk. Please see the summary and full prospectuses for a more complete description of these and other risks of investing in the Fund.
Natural or environmental disasters, such as earthquakes, fires, floods, hurricanes, tsunamis and other severe weather- related phenomena generally, and widespread disease, including pandemics and epidemics, have been and may be highly disruptive to economies and markets, adversely impacting individual companies, sectors, industries, markets, currencies, interest and inflation rates, credit ratings, investor sentiment, and other factors affecting the value of the Fund’s investments. Given the increasing interdependence among global economies and markets, conditions in one country, market, or region are increasingly likely to adversely affect markets, issuers, and/or foreign exchange rates in other countries, including the U.S. Any such events could have a significant adverse impact on the value of the Fund’s investments.
Additionally, natural or environmental disasters, widespread disease or other public health issues, war, acts of terrorism or other events could result in increased premiums or discounts to the Fund’s NAV.
The Fund is a recently organized, diversified management investment company with limited operating history. ETF Managers Group LLC is the investment advisor to the Fund.
The Fund is distributed by ETFMG Financial LLC. ETF Managers Group LLC and ETFMG Financial LLC are wholly owned subsidiaries of Exchange Traded Managers Group LLC (collectively, “ETFMG”). ETFMG is not affiliated with Prime Indexes.
The Fund is intended to be made available only to U.S. residents. Under no circumstances is any information provided on this website intended for distribution to or use by, or to be an offer to sell to or solicitation of an offer to buy the Fund or any investment product or service of, any person or entity in any jurisdiction or country, other than the United States, where such distribution, use, offer or solicitation would subject the Fund or its affiliates to any registration requirement or be unlawful under the securities laws of that jurisdiction or country.
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As of September 30, 2021 (Unaudited)
ETFMG Travel Tech ETF |
ETFMG 2x Daily Travel Tech ETF |
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As a percent of Net Assets: | ||||||||
Australia | 8.9 | % | — | % | ||||
Brazil | 2.6 | — | ||||||
Canada | 0.3 | — | ||||||
Cayman Islands | 12.2 | — | ||||||
China | 4.0 | — | ||||||
Japan | 8.3 | — | ||||||
Luxembourg | 3.1 | — | ||||||
Mauritius | 3.9 | — | ||||||
Netherlands | 4.1 | — | ||||||
Republic of Korea | 6.8 | — | ||||||
Spain | 4.0 | — | ||||||
United Kingdom | 7.5 | — | ||||||
United States | 31.7 | — | ||||||
Virgin Islands | 2.5 | — | ||||||
Exchange Traded Funds | 0.4 | — | ||||||
Total Return Swap | — | 100.0 | ||||||
Short-Term and other Net Assets (Liabilities) | (0.3 | ) | — | |||||
100.0 | % | 100.0 | % |
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ETFMG Travel Tech ETF
September 30, 2021
Shares | Value | |||||||
COMMON STOCKS - 99.9% | ||||||||
Australia - 8.9% | ||||||||
Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure - 8.9% (d) | ||||||||
Corporate Travel Management, Ltd. (a) | 717,961 | $ | 12,690,784 | |||||
Helloworld Travel, Ltd. (a) | 1,503,531 | 2,782,666 | ||||||
Webjet, Ltd. (a) | 2,870,375 | 13,156,387 | ||||||
Total Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure | 28,629,837 | |||||||
Brazil - 2.6% | ||||||||
Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure - 2.6% (d) | ||||||||
CVC Brasil Operadora e Agencia de Viagens SA (a) | 2,126,269 | 8,382,867 | ||||||
Canada - 0.3% | ||||||||
Road & Rail - 0.3% | ||||||||
Facedrive, Inc. (a)(b) | 907,859 | 974,805 | ||||||
Cayman Islands - 12.2% | ||||||||
Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure - 8.7% (d) | ||||||||
Tongcheng-Elong Holdings, Ltd. (a) | 5,352,527 | 12,940,153 | ||||||
Trip.com Group, Ltd. - ADR (a) | 438,442 | 13,482,092 | ||||||
Tuniu Corp. - ADR (a)(b) | 1,121,013 | 1,692,730 | ||||||
Total Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure | 28,114,975 | |||||||
Road & Rail - 3.3% | ||||||||
DiDi Global, Inc. - ADR (a)(b) | 1,381,995 | 10,765,741 | ||||||
Software - 0.2% | ||||||||
Lvji Technology Holdings, Inc. (a) | 7,604,589 | 605,659 | ||||||
Total Cayman Islands | 39,486,375 | |||||||
China - 4.0% | ||||||||
IT Services - 4.0% | ||||||||
TravelSky Technology, Ltd. | 6,676,009 | 12,863,794 | ||||||
Japan - 8.3% | ||||||||
Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure - 6.5% (d) | ||||||||
Adventure, Inc. | 64,586 | 5,222,822 | ||||||
Airtrip Corp. | 205,237 | 8,113,957 | ||||||
Open Door, Inc. (a) | 297,165 | 7,676,440 | ||||||
Total Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure | 21,013,219 | |||||||
Internet & Direct Marketing Retail - 1.8% | ||||||||
Temairazu, Inc. | 61,566 | 3,551,405 | ||||||
Veltra Corp. (a) | 314,443 | 2,302,629 | ||||||
Total Internet & Direct Marketing Retail | 5,854,034 | |||||||
Total Japan | 26,867,253 | |||||||
Luxembourg - 3.1% | ||||||||
Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure - 3.1% (d) | ||||||||
eDreams ODIGEO SA - ADR (a) | 1,128,160 | 9,866,336 | ||||||
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
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ETFMG Travel Tech ETF
Schedule of Investments
September 30, 2021 (Continued)
Shares | Value | |||||||
Mauritius - 3.9% | ||||||||
Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure - 3.9% (d) | ||||||||
MakeMyTrip, Ltd. (a) | 459,092 | $ | 12,482,712 | |||||
Netherlands - 4.1% | ||||||||
Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure - 1.5% (d) | ||||||||
Lastminute.com NV (a) | 110,965 | 4,679,355 | ||||||
Interactive Media & Services - 2.6% | ||||||||
Trivago NV - ADR (a) | 3,407,344 | 8,416,140 | ||||||
Total Netherlands | 13,095,495 | |||||||
Republic of Korea - 6.8% | ||||||||
Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure - 6.8% (d) | ||||||||
Hana Tour Service, Inc. (a) | 133,359 | 9,900,554 | ||||||
Lotte Tour Development Co., Ltd. (a) | 662,864 | 11,756,878 | ||||||
Total Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure | 21,657,432 | |||||||
Spain - 4.0% | ||||||||
IT Services - 4.0% | ||||||||
Amadeus IT Group SA (a) | 194,153 | 12,792,103 | ||||||
United Kingdom - 7.5% | ||||||||
Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure - 6.0% (d) | ||||||||
On the Beach Group PLC (a) | 1,567,494 | 8,089,120 | ||||||
Trainline PLC (a) | 2,354,481 | 11,147,913 | ||||||
Total Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure | 19,237,033 | |||||||
Software - 1.5% | ||||||||
accesso Technology Group PLC (a) | 392,662 | 4,841,017 | ||||||
Total United Kingdom | 24,078,050 | |||||||
United States - 31.7% | ||||||||
Airlines - 2.1% | ||||||||
Blade Air Mobility, Inc. - Class A (a)(b) | 661,113 | 6,875,575 | ||||||
Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure - 13.1% (d) | ||||||||
Airbnb, Inc. - Class A (a) | 87,113 | 14,613,205 | ||||||
Booking Holdings, Inc. (a) | 5,950 | 14,124,526 | ||||||
Expedia Group, Inc. (a) | 84,686 | 13,880,034 | ||||||
Total Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure | 42,617,765 | |||||||
Interactive Media & Services - 3.7% | ||||||||
TripAdvisor, Inc. (a) | 352,481 | 11,931,482 | ||||||
IT Services - 4.0% | ||||||||
Sabre Corp. (a)(b) | 1,091,955 | 12,928,747 | ||||||
Road & Rail - 8.8% | ||||||||
Lyft, Inc. - Class A (a)(b) | 246,943 | 13,233,675 | ||||||
Uber Technologies, Inc. (a) | 330,840 | 14,821,633 | ||||||
Total Road & Rail | 28,055,308 | |||||||
Total United States | 102,408,877 |
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
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Schedule of Investments
September 30, 2021 (Continued)
Percentages are stated as a percent of net assets.
ADR | American Depositary Receipt |
PLC | Public Limited Company |
(a) | Non-income producing security. |
(b) | This security or a portion of this security was out on loan at September 30, 2021. |
(c) | The rate quoted is the annualized seven-day yield at September 30, 2021. |
(d) | As of September 30, 2021 the Fund had a significant portion of its assets in the Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure Industry. |
(e) | Affiliated security. Please refer to Note 9 of the Notes to Financial Statements. |
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
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Schedule of Total Return Swaps
September 30, 2021
Reference Entity | Fund Pays/Receives Reference Entity | Counterparty | Payment Frequency | Financing Rate | Upfront Premiums Paid/Received | Notional Amount | Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) | |||||||||||||
ETFMG Travel Tech ETF Swap | Receives | Cowen and Company, LLC | Monthly | Overnight Bank Funding Rate Index - 1.25% | $ | — | $ | 1,502,228 | $ | — |
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
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STATEMENTS OF ASSETS AND LIABILITIES
As of September 30, 2021
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ASSETS | ||||||||
Investments in unaffiliated securities, at value* | $ | 334,137,520 | $ | — | ||||
Investments in affiliated securities, at value* | 1,243,875 | — | ||||||
Cash | — | 140,921 | ||||||
Deposits at Broker for total return swap contracts | — | 600,000 | ||||||
Receivable for open swap contracts | — | 70,192 | ||||||
Receivables: | ||||||||
Dividends and interest receivable | 16,220 | — | ||||||
Securities lending income receivable | 26,541 | — | ||||||
Receivable for investments sold | 47,300 | — | ||||||
Total assets | 335,471,456 | 811,113 | ||||||
LIABILITIES | ||||||||
Collateral received for securities loaned (Note 7) | 12,693,895 | — | ||||||
Payables: | ||||||||
Foreign currency payable to Custodian, at value* | 646,573 | — | ||||||
Management fees payable | 173,805 | 595 | ||||||
Total liabilities | 13,514,273 | 595 | ||||||
Net Assets | $ | 321,957,183 | $ | 810,518 | ||||
NET ASSETS CONSIST OF: | ||||||||
Paid-in Capital | $ | 366,366,263 | $ | 867,307 | ||||
Total Distributable Earnings (Accumulated Losses) | (44,409,080 | ) | (56,789 | ) | ||||
Net Assets | $ | 321,957,183 | $ | 810,518 | ||||
*Identified Cost: | ||||||||
Investments in unaffiliated securities | $ | 357,179,749 | $ | — | ||||
Investments in affiliated securities | 1,243,463 | — | ||||||
Foreign currency | 646,573 | — | ||||||
Shares Outstanding^ | 11,350,000 | 100,000 | ||||||
Net Asset Value, Offering and Redemption Price per Share | $ | 28.37 | $ | 8.11 |
^ | No par value, unlimited number of shares authorized |
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
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For the Period Ended September 30, 2021
ETFMG Travel Tech ETF |
ETFMG 2x Daily Travel Tech ETF1 |
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INVESTMENT INCOME | ||||||||
Income: | ||||||||
Dividends from unaffiliated securities (net of foreign withholdings tax & issuance fees of $50,523, $-) | $ | 1,417 | $ | — | ||||
Interest | 204 | 358 | ||||||
Securities lending income | 677,590 | — | ||||||
Total Investment Income | 679,211 | 358 | ||||||
Expenses: | ||||||||
Management fees | 1,620,515 | 2,317 | ||||||
Total Expenses | 1,620,515 | 2,317 | ||||||
Net Investment Loss | (941,304 | ) | (1,959 | ) | ||||
REALIZED & UNREALIZED GAIN (LOSS) ON INVESTMENTS | ||||||||
Net Realized Gain (Loss) on: | ||||||||
Unaffiliated Investments | (22,119,907 | ) | — | |||||
Affiliated Investments | (1,545 | ) | — | |||||
In-Kind redemptions | 28,410,677 | — | ||||||
Foreign currency and foreign currency translation | 40,790 | — | ||||||
Total return swap contracts | — | (225,319 | ) | |||||
Net Realized Gain (Loss) on Investments and In-Kind redemptions | 6,330,015 | (225,319 | ) | |||||
Net Change in Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) of: | ||||||||
Unaffiliated Investments | (22,657,274 | ) | — | |||||
Affiliated Investments | 412 | — | ||||||
Foreign currency and foreign currency translation | — | — | ||||||
Total return swap contracts | — | — | ||||||
Net Change in Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) of Investments | (22,656,862 | ) | — | |||||
Net Realized and Unrealized Loss on Investments | (16,326,847 | ) | (225,319 | ) | ||||
NET DECREASE IN NET ASSETS RESULTING FROM OPERATIONS | $ | (17,268,151 | ) | $ | (227,278 | ) |
1 | The Fund commenced operations on June 15, 2021. |
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
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STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN NET ASSETS
Year Ended September 30, 2021 |
Period Ended September 30, 20201 |
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OPERATIONS | ||||||||
Net investment loss | $ | (941,304 | ) | $ | (12,667 | ) | ||
Net realized gain (loss) on investments and in-kind redemptions | 6,330,015 | (585,565 | ) | |||||
Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) of | ||||||||
investments and foreign currency and foreign currency translation | (22,656,862 | ) | (378,893 | ) | ||||
Net decrease in net assets resulting from operations | (17,268,151 | ) | (977,125 | ) | ||||
DISTRIBUTIONS TO SHAREHOLDERS | ||||||||
Total distributions from distributable earnings | (24,500 | ) | — | |||||
CAPITAL SHARE TRANSACTIONS | ||||||||
Net increase in net assets derived | ||||||||
from net change in outstanding shares2 | 323,905,900 | 16,070,650 | ||||||
Transaction Fees (See Note 1) | 243,915 | 6,494 | ||||||
Net increase in net assets from capital share transactions | 324,149,815 | 16,077,144 | ||||||
Total increase in net assets | $ | 306,857,164 | $ | 15,100,019 | ||||
NET ASSETS | ||||||||
Beginning of Period | 15,100,019 | — | ||||||
End of Period | $ | 321,957,183 | $ | 15,100,019 |
Summary of share transactions is as follows:
Year Ended September 30, 2021 |
Period Ended September 30, 20201 |
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Shares | Amount | Shares | Amount | |||||||||||
Shares Sold | 16,450,000 | $ | 496,261,225 | 900,000 | $ | 18,057,660 | ||||||||
Transaction Fees (See Note 1) | — | 243,915 | — | 6,494 | ||||||||||
Shares Redeemed | (5,900,000 | ) | (172,355,325 | ) | (100,000 | ) | (1,987,010 | ) | ||||||
Net Transactions in Fund Shares | 10,550,000 | $ | 324,149,815 | 800,000 | $ | 16,077,144 | ||||||||
Beginning Shares | 800,000 | — | ||||||||||||
Ending Shares | 11,350,000 | 800,000 |
1 | The Fund commenced operations on February 12, 2020. |
2 | Includes reimbursement of $1,545 due to net asset value error. |
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
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STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN NET ASSETS
Period Ended September 30, 20211 |
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OPERATIONS | ||||
Net investment loss | $ | (1,959 | ) | |
Net realized loss on swap contracts | (225,319 | ) | ||
Net change in unrealized depreciation on swap contracts | — | |||
Net decrease in net assets resulting from operations | (227,278 | ) | ||
CAPITAL SHARE TRANSACTIONS | ||||
Net increase in net assets from capital share transactions | 1,037,796 | |||
Total increase in net assets | 810,518 | |||
NET ASSETS | ||||
Beginning of Period | — | |||
End of Period | $ | 810,518 |
Summary of share transactions is as follows:
Period Ended September 30, 20211 |
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Shares | Amount | |||||||
Shares Sold | 120,000 | $ | 1,181,474 | |||||
Shares Redeemed | (20,000 | ) | (143,678 | ) | ||||
Net Transactions in Fund Shares | 100,000 | $ | 1,037,796 | |||||
Beginning Shares | — | |||||||
Ending Shares | 100,000 |
1 | The Fund commenced operations on June 15, 2021. |
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
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For a capital share outstanding throughout the year/period
Year Ended September 30, 2021 |
Period Ended September 30, 20201 |
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Net Asset Value, Beginning Year/Period | $ | 18.88 | $ | 25.00 | ||||
Income (Loss) from Investment Operations: | ||||||||
Net investment income (loss)2 | (0.13 | ) | (0.02 | ) | ||||
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments | 9.60 | (6.12 | ) | |||||
Total from investment operations | 9.47 | (6.14 | ) | |||||
Less Distributions: | ||||||||
Distributions from net investment income | (0.01 | ) | — | |||||
Net realized gains | — | — | ||||||
Total distributions | (0.01 | ) | — | |||||
Capital Shares Transactions: | ||||||||
Transaction fees added to paid-in capital | 0.03 | 0.02 | ||||||
Net asset value, end year/period | $ | 28.37 | $ | 18.88 | ||||
Total Return | 50.35 | % | -24.50 | %3 | ||||
Ratios/Supplemental Data: | ||||||||
Net assets at end year/period (000’s) | $ | 321,957 | $ | 15,100 | ||||
Expenses to Average Net Assets | 0.75 | % | 0.75 | %4 | ||||
Net Investment Income (Loss) to Average Net Assets | -0.43 | % | 0.30 | %4 | ||||
Portfolio Turnover Rate | 57 | % | 49 | %3 |
1 | Commencement of operations on February 12, 2020. |
2 | Calculated based on average shares outstanding during the year/period. |
3 | Not annualized. |
4 | Annualized. |
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
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FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS
For a capital share outstanding throughout the year/period
Period Ended September 30, 20211 |
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Net Asset Value, Beginning Period | $ | 10.00 | ||
Income (Loss) from Investment Operations: | ||||
Net investment income (loss) 2 | (0.02 | ) | ||
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments | (1.87 | ) | ||
Total from investment operations | (1.89 | ) | ||
Net asset value, end period | $ | 8.11 | ||
Total Return | -18.95 | %3 | ||
Ratios/Supplemental Data: | ||||
Net assets at end of period (000’s) | $ | 811 | ||
Gross Expenses to Average Net Assets | 0.95 | %4 | ||
Net Investment Income (Loss) to Average Net Assets | -0.80 | %4 | ||
Portfolio Turnover Rate | 0 | %3 |
1 | The Fund commenced operations on June 15, 2021. |
2 | Calculated based on average shares outstanding during the period. |
3 | Not annualized. |
4 | Annualized. |
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
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September 30, 2021
NOTE 1 – ORGANIZATION
ETFMG Travel Tech ETF (“AWAY”) and ETFMG 2x Daily Travel Tech ETF (“AWYX”) (each a “Fund”, or collectively the “Funds”) are series of ETF Managers Trust (the “Trust”), an open-end management investment company consisting of multiple investment series, organized as a Delaware statutory trust on July 1, 2009. The Trust is registered with the 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 (“Shares”) is registered under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”).
The following table is a summary of the Strategy Commencement Date and Strategy of the Funds:
Fund Ticker |
Strategy Commencement Date |
Strategy |
ETFMG Travel Tech ETF | 2/12/2020 | Seeks to provide investment results that, before fees and expenses, correspond generally to the total return performance of the Prime Travel Technology Index NTR (the “Index”). |
ETFMG 2x Daily Travel Tech ETF | 6/15/2021 | Seeks to provide daily investment results that, before fees and expenses, correspond to two times (2x) the daily total return of the Index. The Fund does not seek to achieve its stated investment objective over a period of time greater than a single day. |
The Funds may use a combination of swaps on the Index and swaps on an ETF whose investment objective is to track the performance of the same, or a substantially similar index to achieve its investment objective.
The Funds each currently offer one class of shares, which have no front end sales load, no deferred sales charges, and no redemption fees. The Funds may issue an unlimited number of shares of beneficial interest, with no par value. All shares of each Fund have equal rights and privileges.
Shares of the Funds are listed and traded on the NYSE Arca, Inc. Market prices for the shares may be different from their net asset value (“NAV”). Each Fund issues and redeems shares on a continuous basis at NAV only in blocks of 50,000 shares for AWAY and 10,000 shares for AWYX, called “Creation Units.” Creation Units are issued and redeemed principally in- kind for securities included in a specified Index. Once created, shares generally trade in the secondary market at market prices that change throughout the day in quantities less than a Creation Unit. Except when aggregated in Creation Units, shares are not redeemable securities of a Fund. Shares of a Fund 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 Corporation or (ii) a DTC 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 the shares directly from a Fund. Rather, most retail investors may purchase Shares in the secondary market with the assistance of a broker and may be subject to customary brokerage commissions or fees.
Authorized Participants transacting in Creation Units for cash may pay an additional variable charge to compensate the relevant Fund for certain transaction costs (i.e., brokerage costs) and market impact expenses relating to investing in portfolio securities. Such variable charges, if any, are included in Transaction Fees” in the Statements of Changes in Net Assets.
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NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
September 30, 2021 (Continued)
NOTE 2 – SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES
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”).
The Funds follow the investment company accounting and reporting guidance of the Financial Accounting Standards Board Accounting Standard Codification Topic 946 Financial Services – Investment Companies.
The Fund may invest in certain other investment companies (underlying funds). For specific investments in underlying funds, please refer to the complete schedule of portfolio holdings on Form N-CSR(S) for this reporting period, which is filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). For more information about the underlying Fund’s operations and policies, please refer to those Fund’s semiannual and annual reports, which are filed with the SEC.
A. | Security Valuation. Securities listed on a securities exchange, market or automated quotation system for which quotations are readily available (except for securities traded on NASDAQ), including securities traded over the counter, are valued at the last quoted sale price on the primary exchange or market (foreign or domestic) on which they are traded on the valuation date (or at approximately 4:00 pm Eastern Time if a security’s primary exchange is normally open at that time), or, if there is no such reported sale on the valuation date, at the most recent quoted bid price. For securities traded on NASDAQ, the NASDAQ Official Closing Price will be used. |
Securities for which quotations are not readily available are valued at their respective fair values as determined in good faith by the 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 Funds’ Board. The use of fair value pricing by a Fund may cause the net asset value of its shares to differ significantly from the net asset value that would be calculated without regard to such considerations. As of September 30, 2021, the Funds did not hold any securities that were fair valued by the Board.
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 valuation methods. The three levels of inputs are:
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Level 1 | Unadjusted quoted prices in active markets for identical assets or liabilities that the Funds have the ability to access. |
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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. |
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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 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.
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NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
September 30, 2021 (Continued)
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’ net assets as of September 30, 2021:
ETFMG Travel Tech ETF | ||||||||||||||||
Assets^ | Level 1 | Level 2 | Level 3 | Total | ||||||||||||
Common Stocks | $ | 321,616,009 | $ | — | $ | — | $ | 321,616,009 | ||||||||
Short-Term Investments | 1,071,079 | — | — | 1,071,079 | ||||||||||||
ETFMG Sit Ultra Short ETF** | 1,243,875 | — | — | 1,243,875 | ||||||||||||
Investments Purchased with Securities Lending Collateral* | — | — | — | 11,450,432 | ||||||||||||
Total Investments in Securities | $ | 323,930,963 | $ | — | $ | — | $ | 335,381,395 |
ETFMG 2x Daily Travel Tech ETF
Swap Contracts*** | Level 1 | Level 2 | Level 3 | Total | ||||||||||||
Long Total Return Equity Swap Contracts | $ | — | $ | — | $ | — | $ | — | ||||||||
Total Swap Contracts | $ | — | $ | — | $ | — | $ | — |
^ | See Schedule of Investments for classifications by country and industry. |
* | Certain investments that are measured at fair value used the net asset value per share (or its equivalent) practical expedient have not been categorized in the fair value hierarchy. The fair value amounts presented in the table are intended to permit reconciliation of the fair value hierarchy to the amounts presented in the Schedules of Investments. |
** | Investment was purchased with collateral. |
*** | Swap contracts are derivative instruments, which are presented at the unrealized appreciation/depreciation on the instrument. |
B. | Federal Income Taxes. The Funds have each elected to be taxed as a “regulated investment company” and intend to distribute substantially all taxable income to their shareholders and otherwise comply with the provisions of the Internal Revenue Code applicable to regulated investment companies. Therefore, no provisions for federal income taxes or excise taxes have been made. |
To avoid imposition of the excise tax applicable to regulated investment companies, each Fund intends to declare each year as dividends, in each calendar year, at least 98.0% of its net investment income (earned during the calendar year) and 98.2% of its net realized capital gains (earned during the twelve months ended October 31) plus undistributed amounts, if any, from prior years.
Net capital losses incurred after October 31, within the taxable year are deemed to arise on the first business day of each Fund’s next taxable year.
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NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
September 30, 2021 (Continued)
Each Fund recognizes the tax benefits of uncertain tax positions only where the position is “more likely than not” to be sustained assuming examination by tax authorities. Each Fund has analyzed its tax position and has concluded that no liability for unrecognized tax benefits should be recorded related to uncertain tax positions expected to be taken in the Funds’ 2020 tax returns. The Funds identify their major tax jurisdictions as U.S. Federal, the State of New Jersey, and the State of Delaware; however the Funds are 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 twelve months.
As of September 30, 2021, management has reviewed the tax positions for open periods (for Federal purposes, four years from the date of filing and for state purposes, four years from the date of filing), as applicable to the Funds, and has determined that no provision for income tax is required in the Funds’ financial statements.
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. Discounts/premiums on debt securities purchased are accreted/amortized over the life of the respective securities using the effective interest method. Dividend income is recorded on the ex-dividend date. Interest income is recorded on an accrual basis. Income, including gains, from investments in foreign securities received by the Funds may be subject to income, withholding or other taxes imposed by foreign countries. |
D. | Foreign Currency Translations and Transactions. The Funds may engage in foreign currency transactions. Foreign currency transactions are translated into U.S. dollars on the following basis: (i) market value of investment securities, assets and liabilities at the daily rates of exchange, and (ii) purchases and sales of investment securities, dividend and interest income and certain expenses at the rates of exchange prevailing on the respective dates of such transactions. For financial reporting purposes, the Funds do not isolate changes in the exchange rate of investment securities from the fluctuations arising from changes in the market prices of securities for unrealized gains and losses. However, for federal income tax purposes, the Funds do isolate and treat as ordinary income the effect of changes in foreign exchange rates on realized gains or losses from the sale of investment securities and payables and receivables arising from trade-date and settlement-date differences. |
E. | Distributions to Shareholders. Distributions to shareholders from net investment income are generally declared and paid by each of the Funds on a quarterly basis. Distributions to shareholders from realized gains on securities for each Fund normally are declared and paid on an annual basis. Distributions are recorded on the ex-dividend date. |
F. | 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 at the date of the financial statements, as well as the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the reporting period. Actual results could differ from those estimates. |
G. | Share Valuation. The net asset value (“NAV”) per share of each Fund is calculated by dividing the sum of the value of the securities held by the Fund, plus cash and other assets, minus all liabilities (including estimated accrued expenses) by the total number of shares outstanding for the Fund, rounded to the nearest cent. The Funds’ shares will not be priced on the days on which the NYSE is closed for trading. For Authorized Participants, the offering and redemption price per share for the Funds are equal to the Funds’ respective net asset value per share. |
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NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
September 30, 2021 (Continued)
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 made against the Funds that have not yet occurred. However, based on experience, the Funds expect the risk of loss to be remote. |
Derivatives
The Funds may enter into swap agreements; including interest rate, index, and total return swap agreements. Swap agreements are contracts between parties in which one party agrees to make periodic payments to the other party based on the change in market value or level of a specified rate, index or asset. In return, the other party agrees to make payments to the first party based on the return of a different specified rate, index or asset. Swap agreements will usually be done on a net basis, i.e., where the two parties make net payments with a Fund receiving or paying, as the case may be, only the net amount of the two payments. The net amount of the excess, if any, of a Fund’s obligations over its entitlements with respect to each swap is accrued on a daily basis and an amount of cash or equivalents having an aggregate value at least equal to the accrued excess is maintained by the Fund.
The total return swap contracts are subject to master netting agreements, which are agreements between a Fund and its counterparties that provide for the net settlement of all transactions and collateral with the Fund through a single payment, in the event of default or termination. Amounts presented on the schedule of total return swaps are gross settlement amounts.
The following table presents the Funds’ gross derivative assets and liabilities by counterparty and contract type, net of amounts available for offset under a master netting agreement and the related collateral received or pledged by the Funds as of September 30, 2021.
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Gross Amounts of Recognized Assets Presented in the Statements |
Gross Amounts |
Gross Amounts not offset in the Statements of Assets & Liabilities |
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Counterparty |
Investment Type |
of Assets & Liabilities |
Available Offset |
Net Amounts |
Financial Instruments |
Collateral Received |
Net Amount |
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Cowen and Company, LLC | Total Return Swap Contract | $ | 70,192 | $ | — | $ | 70,192 | $ | — | $ | — | $ | 70,192 |
The average monthly notional amount of the swap contracts during the period ended September 30, 2021 for AWYX was $1,621,897.
The following is a summary of the effect of swap contracts on the Funds’ Statements of Assets and Liabilities as of September 30, 2021:
Assets | Liabilities |
Net Unrealized Gain (Loss) |
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ETFMG 2x Daily Travel Tech ETF Swap Contract | $ | 70,192 | $ | — | $ | — |
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September 30, 2021 (Continued)
The following is a summary of the effect of swap contracts on the Funds’ Statements of Operations for the period ended September 30, 2021:
Realized Gain (Loss) |
Change in Unrealized Appreciation/Depreciation |
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ETFMG 2x Daily Travel Tech ETF Swap Contract | $ | (225,319 | ) | $ | — |
NOTE 3 – RISK FACTORS
Investing in the Funds may involve certain risks, as discussed in the Funds’ prospectus, including, but not limited to, those described below. Any of these risks could cause an investor to lose money.
Market Risk. Financial markets rise and fall in response to a variety of factors, sometimes rapidly and unpredictably. As with any investment whose performance is tied to these markets, the value of an investment in a Fund will fluctuate, which means that an investor could lose money over short or long periods.
Investment Style Risk. The Funds, other than VALT, are not actively managed (“Index Funds”). Therefore, those Funds follow the securities included in its respective index during upturns as well as downturns. Because of their indexing strategies, the Index Funds do not take steps to reduce market exposure or to lessen the effects of a declining market. In addition, because of the Index Funds’ expenses, the Index Funds’ performance may be below that of their respective index.
Equity Risk. The prices of equity securities rise and fall daily. These price movements may result from factors affecting individual companies, industries or the securities market as a whole. In addition, equity markets tend to move in cycles which may cause stock prices to fall over short or extended periods of time.
Securities Lending Risk. Securities lending involves the risk of loss of rights in, or delay in recovery of, the loaned securities if the borrower fails to return the security loaned or becomes insolvent.
Concentration Risk. To the extent that a Fund’s or an index’s portfolio is concentrated in the securities of issuers in a particular market, industry, group of industries, sector or asset class, the fund may be adversely affected by the performance of those securities, may be subject to increased price volatility and may be more vulnerable to adverse economic, market, political or regulatory occurrences affecting that market, industry, group of industries, sector or asset class.
Natural Disaster/Epidemic Risk. Natural or environmental disasters, such as earthquakes, fires, floods, hurricanes, tsunamis and other severe weather-related phenomena generally, and widespread disease, including pandemics and epidemics (for example, the novel coronavirus COVID- 19),have been and can be highly disruptive to economies and markets and have recently led, and may continue to lead, to increased market volatility and significant market losses. Such natural disaster and health crises could exacerbate political, social, and economic risks previously mentioned, and result in significant breakdowns, delays, shutdowns, social isolation, and other disruptions to important global, local and regional supply chains affected, with potential corresponding results on the operating performance of the Funds and their investments. A climate of uncertainty and panic, including the contagion of infectious viruses or diseases, may adversely affect lobal, regional, and local economies and reduce the availability of potential investment opportunities, and increases the difficulty of performing due diligence and modeling market conditions, potentially reducing the accuracy of financial projections. Under the circumstances, the Funds may have difficulty achieving their investment objectives which may adversely impact performance. Further, such events can be highly disruptive to economies and markets, significantly disrupt the operations of individual companies
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September 30, 2021 (Continued)
(including, but not limited to, the Funds’ Sponsor and third party service providers), sectors, industries, markets, securities and commodity exchanges, currencies, interest and inflation rates, credit ratings, investor sentiment, and other factors affecting the value of the Funds’ investments. These factors can cause substantial market volatility. exchange trading suspensions and closures and can impact the ability of the Funds to complete redemptions and otherwise affect Fund performance and Fund trading in the secondary market. A widespread crisis may also affect the global economy in ways that cannot necessarily be foreseen at the current time. How long such events will last and whether they will continue or recur cannot be predicted. Impacts from these events could have significant impact on a Fund’s performance, resulting in losses to the Funds.
Derivatives Risk. Derivatives are financial instruments that derive value from the underlying reference asset or assets, such as stocks, bonds, or funds (including ETFs), interest rates or indexes. A Fund’s investments in derivatives may pose risks in addition to, and greater than, those associated with directly investing in securities or other ordinary investments, including risk related to the market, leverage, imperfect daily correlations with underlying investments or the Fund’s other portfolio holdings, higher price volatility, lack of availability, counterparty risk, liquidity, valuation and legal restrictions. The use of derivatives is a highly specialized activity that involves investment techniques and risks different from those associated with ordinary portfolio securities transactions. The use of derivatives may result in larger losses or smaller gains than directly investing in securities. When a Fund uses derivatives, there may be imperfect correlation between the value of the reference assets and the derivative, which may prevent the Fund from achieving its investment objective. Because derivatives often require only a limited initial investment, the use of derivatives may expose a Fund to losses in excess of those amounts initially invested.
Daily Index Correlation/Tracking Risk. There is no guarantee that a Fund will achieve a high degree of correlation to the Index and therefore achieve its daily leveraged investment objective. To achieve a high degree of correlation with the Index, a Fund seeks to rebalance its portfolio daily to keep leverage consistent with its daily leveraged investment objective. In addition, a Fund’s exposure to the Index is impacted by the Index’s movement. Because of this, it is unlikely that a Fund will be perfectly exposed to the Index at the end of each day. The possibility of the Fund being materially over- or under-exposed to the Index increases on days when the Index is volatile near the close of the trading day. Market disruptions, regulatory restrictions and extreme volatility will also adversely affect a Fund’s ability to adjust exposure to the required levels.
NOTE 4 – MANAGEMENT AND OTHER CONTRACTS
ETF Managers Group, LLC (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 is also responsible for arranging transfer agency, custody, fund administration and accounting, and other non-distribution related services necessary for the Funds to operate.
Under the Investment Advisory Agreement, the Advisor has overall responsibility for the general management and administration of the Funds and arranges for sub-advisory, transfer agency, custody, fund administration, securities lending, and all other non-distribution related services necessary for the Funds to operate. The Funds unitary fees are accrued daily and paid monthly. The Advisor bears the costs of all advisory and non- advisory services required to operate the Funds, in exchange for a single unitary fee at the following annual rates:
ETFMG Travel Tech ETF | 0.75 | % | ||
ETFMG 2x Daily Travel Tech ETF | 0.95 | % |
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NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
September 30, 2021 (Continued)
Under the Investment Advisory Agreement, the Advisor has agreed to pay all expenses of the Funds, except for: the fee paid to the Advisor pursuant to the Investment Advisory Agreement, interest charges on any borrowings, 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 (collectively, “Excluded Expenses”). The Advisor has entered into an agreement with its affiliate ETFMG Financial, LLC to serve as distributor to the Funds (the “Distributor”). The Distributor provides marketing support for the Funds, including distributing marketing materials related to the Funds. Level ETF Ventures, LLC (“Level”) serves as the index provider for AWAY and AWYX. Level is not affiliated with the Trust or the Advisor.
U.S. Bancorp Fund Services, LLC doing business as U.S. Bank Global Fund Services (the “Administrator”) provides fund accounting, fund administration, and transfer agency services to the Funds. The Advisor compensates the Administrator for these services under an administration agreement between the two parties.
The Advisor pays each independent Trustee a quarterly fee for service to the Funds. Each Trustee is also reimbursed by the Advisor for all reasonable out-of-pocket expenses incurred in connection with his duties as Trustee, including travel and related expenses incurred in attending Board meetings.
NOTE 5 – DISTRIBUTION PLAN
The Funds have each adopted a Plan of Distribution pursuant to Rule 12b-1 under the 1940 Act. Under the Plan, each Fund may pay compensation to the Distributor or any other distributor or financial institution with which the Trust has an agreement with respect to each Fund, with the amount of such compensation not to exceed an annual rate of 0.25% of each Fund’s average daily net assets. During the period ended September 30, 2021, the Funds did not incur any 12b-1 expenses.
NOTE 6 - PURCHASES AND SALES OF SECURITIES
The costs of purchases and sales of securities, excluding short-term securities and in-kind transactions, during the period ended September 30, 2021:
Purchases | Sales | |||||||
ETFMG Travel Tech ETF | $ | 187,640,432 | $ | 125,728,958 |
The costs of purchases and sales of in-kind transactions associated with creations and redemptions during the period ended September 30, 2021:
Purchases In-Kind |
Sales In-Kind |
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ETFMG Travel Tech ETF | $ | 408,492,080 | $ | 146,196,804 |
Purchases in-kind are the aggregate of all in-kind purchases and sales in-kind are the aggregate of all in-kind sales. Net capital gains or losses resulting from in-kind redemptions are excluded from the Funds’ determination of taxable gains and are not distributed to shareholders.
There were no purchases or sales of U.S. Government obligations during the period ended September 30, 2021.
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September 30, 2021 (Continued)
NOTE 7 — SECURITIES LENDING
The Funds, may lend up to 33 1⁄3% of the value of the securities in their portfolios to brokers, dealers and financial institutions (but not individuals) under terms of participation in a securities lending program administered by U.S. Bank N.A. (the “Custodian”). The securities lending agreement requires that loans are collateralized at all times in an amount equal to at least 102% of the value of any loaned securities at the time of the loan, plus accrued interest. The Funds receive compensation in the form of fees and earn interest on the cash collateral. The amount of fees depends on a number of factors including the type of security and length of the loan. The Funds continue to receive interest payments or dividends on the securities loaned during the borrowing period. Gain or loss on the fair value of securities loaned that may occur during the term of the loan will be for the account of the Funds. The Funds have the right under the terms of the securities lending agreement to recall the securities from the borrower on demand. The cash collateral is invested by the Custodian in accordance with approved investment guidelines. Those guidelines require the cash collateral to be invested in readily marketable, high quality, short-term obligations, either directly on behalf of each Fund or through one or more joint accounts, money market funds, or short-term bond funds, including those advised by or affiliated with the Advisor; however, all such investments are subject to risk of payment delays or default on the part of the issuer or counterparty or otherwise may not generate sufficient interest to support the costs associated with securities lending. Other investment companies in which a Fund may invest cash collateral can be expected to incur fees and expenses for operations, such as investment advisory and administration fees, which would be in addition to those incurred by the Fund, and which may be received in full or in part by the Advisor. Pursuant to guidance issued by the SEC staff, fees and expenses of money market funds used for cash collateral received in connection with loans of securities are not treated as Acquired Fund Fees and Expenses, which reflect a Fund’s pro rata share of the fees and expenses incurred by other investment companies in which the Fund invests (as disclosed in the Prospectus, as applicable). The Funds could also experience delays in recovering their securities and possible loss of income or value if the borrower fails to return the borrowed securities, although the Fund is indemnified from this risk by contract with the securities lending agent.
As of the period ended September 30, 2021 the value of the securities on loan and payable for collateral due to broker were as follows:
Value of Securities on Loan Collateral Received
Fund |
Values of Securities on Loan |
Fund Collateral Received* |
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ETFMG Travel Tech ETF | $ | 12,335,713 | $ | 12,693,895 |
* | The cash collateral received was invested in the Mount Vernon Liquid Assets Portfolio, a money market fund with an overnight and continuous maturity, and ETFMG Sit Ultra Short ETF as shown on the Schedule of Investments. |
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September 30, 2021 (Continued)
NOTE 8 – FEDERAL INCOME TAXES
The components of distributable earnings (losses) and cost basis of investments for federal income tax purposes at September 30, 2021 were as follows:
Cost |
Gross Unrealized Appreciation |
Gross Unrealized Depreciation |
Net Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) |
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ETFMG Travel Tech ETF | $ | 376,640,122 | $ | 24,396,622 | $ | (65,655,349 | ) | $ | (41,258,727 | ) | ||||||
ETFMG 2x Daily Travel Tech ETF | — | — | — | — |
The difference between the tax cost of investments and the cost of investments for GAAP purposes is primarily due to the tax treatment of wash sale losses.
As of September 30, 2021, the components of distributable earnings (loss) on a tax basis were as follows:
Undistributed Ordinary Income |
Undistributed Long-Term Gain |
Total Distributable Earnings |
Other Accumulated Loss |
Total Accumulated Gain (Loss) |
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ETFMG Travel Tech ETF | $ | — | $ | — | $ | — | $ | (3,150,353 | ) | $ | (44,409,080 | ) | ||||||||
ETFMG 2x Daily Travel Tech ETF | — | — | — | (56,789 | ) | (56,789 | ) |
The difference between the tax cost of investments and the cost of investments for GAAP purposes is primarily due to the tax treatment of wash sale losses.
As of September 30, 2021, the Funds had accumulated capital loss carryovers of:
Capital Loss Carryforward ST |
Capital Loss Carryforward LT |
Expires | ||||||||||
ETFMG Travel Tech ETF | $ | (2,021,666 | ) | $ | — | Indefinite | ||||||
ETFMG 2x Daily Travel Tech ETF | (56,789 | ) | — | Indefinite |
Under current tax law, capital and currency losses realized after October 31 of a Fund’s fiscal year may be deferred and treated as occurring on the first business day of the following fiscal year for tax purposes. The following Funds had deferred post-October capital and currency losses, which will be treated as arising on the first business day of the year ending September 30, 2021.
Late Year Ordinary Loss |
Post- October Capital Loss |
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ETFMG Travel Tech ETF | $ | 1,134,749 | $ | — | ||||
ETFMG 2x Daily Travel Tech ETF | — | — |
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NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
September 30, 2021 (Continued)
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 net asset value per share. For the fiscal year ended September 30, 2021, the following table shows the reclassifications made:
Total Distributable Earnings/(Loss) | Paid-In Capital | |||||||
ETFMG Travel Tech ETF | $ | (25,876,994 | ) | $ | 25,876,994 | |||
ETFMG 2x Daily Travel Tech ETF | 170,489 | (170,489 | ) |
The tax character of distributions paid during the period ended September 30, 2021, and the period ended September 30, 2020 were as follows:
Year Ended September 30, 2021 |
Year Ended September 30, 2020 |
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From Ordinary Income |
From Capital Gains |
From Ordinary Income |
From Capital Gains |
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ETFMG Travel Tech ETF | $ | 24,500 | — | $ | — | — | ||||||||||
ETFMG 2x Daily Travel Tech ETF | — | — | — | — | ||||||||||||
NOTE 9 – INVESTMENTS IN AFFILIATES
ETFMG Travel Tech ETF
ETFMG Travel Tech ETF owned the following company during the year ended September 30, 2021. ETFMG Sit Ultra Short ETF is deemed to be an affiliate of the Fund as defined by the 1940 Act as of the year ended September 30, 2021. Transactions during the year in this security were as follows:
Security Name |
Value at September 30,
2020 |
Purchases | Sales | Realized Gain (Loss)(1) | Change in Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) | Dividend Income |
Value at September 30,
2021 |
Ending Shares | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
ETFMG Sit Ultra Short ETF * | $ | — | $ | 9,947,700 | $ | (8,702,692 | ) | $ | (1,545 | ) | $ | 412 | $ | — | $ | 1,243,875 | 25,000 |
* | Affiliate as of September 30, 2021. |
1 | Realized Losses include transactions in affiliated investments and affiliated in-kind redemptions. |
NOTE 10 – LEGAL MATTERS
The Trust, a former and current trustee of the Trust, the Adviser and certain officers of the Adviser were defendants in an action filed May 2, 2017 in the Superior Court of New Jersey captioned PureShares, LLC d/b/a PureFunds et al. v. ETF Managers Group, LLC et al., Docket No. C-63-17. The PureShares action alleged claims based on disputes arising out of contractual relationships with the Adviser relating to certain series of the Trust. The action sought damages in unspecified amounts and injunctive relief based on breach of contract, wrongful termination, and several other claims. The PureShares action was dismissed without prejudice by way of stipulation filed on February 14, 2020.
The Adviser and its parent, Exchange Traded Managers Group, LLC (“ETFMG”), were defendants in a case filed on October 26, 2017 in the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York by NASDAQ, Inc. (“Nasdaq”) captioned Nasdaq, Inc. v. Exchange Traded Managers Group, LLC et al., Case 1:17-cv-08252. This action arose out of the same facts and circumstances, and relates to the same series of the Trust, as the New Jersey litigation and asserted claims for breach of contract, conversion and certain other claims. The matter was the subject of a bench trial in May 2019, and on December 20, 2019, the Court issued an Opinion and Order awarding compensatory damages to Plaintiff in the amount of $78,403,172.36, plus prejudgment interest (the “Judgment”). The Court also denied Plaintiff’s requests for punitive damages and equitable relief. ETFMG filed a Notice of Appeal from the Judgment in the United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit on January 19, 2021, Docket No. 20-300.
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NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
September 30, 2021 (Continued)
On October 28, 2021, Nasdaq and ETFMG entered into a Judgment Payment Agreement, which satisfied the Judgment. On November 1, 2021, Nasdaq recorded a Satisfaction of Judgment with the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York reflecting that the Judgment was paid in full, and ETFMG withdrew its appeal of the Judgment with prejudice before the United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit. PureShares is not a direct party to the Judgment Payment Agreement. ETFMG, however, believes PureShares’ claims in the New Jersey case, if reinstituted, would substantially overlap with those asserted on its behalf by Nasdaq that resulted in the Judgment, which has been satisfied.
The Adviser does not believe that the resolution of these matters will have a material adverse effect on the Fund’s financial statements.
NOTE 11 – SUBSEQUENT EVENTS
In preparing these financial statements, the Funds have evaluated events and transactions for potential recognition or disclosure through the date the financial statements were issued. Except as disclosed in Note 10, this evaluation did not result in any subsequent events that necessitated disclosures and/or adjustments to the financial statements.
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Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm
To the Board of Trustees of ETF Managers Trust
and the Shareholders of ETFMG Travel Tech ETF and ETFMG 2x Daily Travel Tech ETF:
Opinion on the Financial Statements
We have audited the accompanying statements of assets and liabilities, including the schedules of investments, of ETFMG Travel Tech ETF and ETFMG 2x Daily Travel Tech ETF (collectively the “Funds”) (certain of the Funds comprising ETF Managers Trust) as of September 30, 2021, the related statements of operations for the year then ended, the statements of changes in net assets and financial highlights for each of the two years in the period then ended and the related notes (collectively referred to as the “financial statements”). In our opinion, the financial statements present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of the Funds as of September 30, 2021, and the results of their operations for the year then ended, and the changes in net assets and financial highlights for each of the two years in the period then ended, in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America.
Basis for Opinion
These financial statements and financial highlights are the responsibility of the Funds’ management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on these financial statements and financial highlights based on our audits. We are a public accounting firm registered with the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States) (“PCAOB”) and are required to be independent with respect to the Funds in accordance with the U.S. federal securities laws and the applicable rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission and the PCAOB.
We conducted our audits in accordance with the standards of the PCAOB. Those standards require that we plan and perform the audits to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements and financial highlights are free of material misstatement, whether due to error or fraud. The Funds are not required to have, nor were we engaged to perform, an audit of their internal control over financial reporting. As part of our audits we are required to obtain an understanding of internal control over financial reporting but not for the purpose of expressing an opinion on the effectiveness of the Funds’ internal control over financial reporting. Accordingly, we express no such opinion.
Our audits included performing procedures to assess the risks of material misstatement of the financial statements and financial highlights, whether due to error or fraud, and performing procedures that respond to those risks. Such procedures included examining, on a test basis, evidence regarding the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements and financial highlights. Our audits also included evaluating the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall presentation of the financial statements and financial highlights. Our procedures included confirmation of securities owned as of September 30, 2021 by correspondence with the custodian. We believe that our audits provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.
/s/WithumSmith+Brown, PC
We have served as the auditor of one or more series of the Trust since 2013.
New York, New York
November 29, 2021
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APPROVAL OF ADVISORY AGREEMENT AND BOARD CONSIDERATIONS
For the Period Ended September 30, 2021 (Unaudited)
Pursuant to Section 15(c) of the Investment Company Act of 1940 (the “1940 Act”), at a meeting held on March 30, 2021, the Board of Trustees (the “Board”) of ETF Managers Trust (the “Trust”) considered the approval of the Amended and Restated Investment Advisory Agreement (the “Agreement”) between ETF Managers Group LLC (the “Adviser”) and the Trust, on behalf of ETFMG 2x Daily Travel Tech ETF (the “New Fund”).
Pursuant to Section 15 of the 1940 Act, the Agreement must be approved by the vote of a majority of the Trustees who are not parties to the Agreement or “interested persons” of any party thereto, as defined in the 1940 Act (the “Independent Trustees”), cast in person at a meeting called for the purpose of voting on such approval. In preparation for such meeting, the Board requests and reviews a wide variety of information from the Adviser.
In reaching its decision, the Board, including the Independent Trustees, considered all factors it believed relevant, including: (i) the nature, extent and quality of the services to be provided to the New Fund’s shareholders by the Adviser; (ii) comparative fee and expense data for the New Fund in relation to other similar investment companies; (iii) the extent to which economies of scale may be realized as the New Fund grows and whether the proposed advisory fee for the New Fund reflects these expected economies of scale for the benefit of the New Fund; and (iv) other financial benefits to the Adviser and its affiliates resulting from services to be rendered to the New Fund. The Board’s review included written and oral information furnished to the Board prior to and at the meeting held on March 30, 2021, and throughout the year. Among other things, the Adviser provided responses to detailed series of questions, which included information about the Adviser’s operations, service offerings, personnel, risk assessment and compliance programs and financial condition. Representatives of the Adviser discussed the services to be provided to the New Fund, the rationale for launching the New Fund, the marketing strategy and the New Fund’s proposed fees in comparison to the fees of comparable investment companies. The Board then discussed the written and oral information that it received before the meeting and throughout the year, and the Adviser’s oral presentation and any other information that the Board received at the meeting, and deliberated on the approval of the Agreement in light of this information.
The Independent Trustees were assisted throughout the contract review process by independent legal counsel. The Independent Trustees relied upon the advice of such counsel and their own business judgment in determining the material factors to be considered in evaluating the approval of the Agreement, and the weight to be given to each such factor. The conclusions reached with respect to the Agreement were based on a comprehensive evaluation of all the information provided and not any single factor. Moreover, each Trustee may have placed varying emphasis on particular factors in reaching conclusions with respect to the New Fund. The matters discussed were also considered separately by the Independent Trustees in executive session with independent legal counsel, at which no representatives of management were present.
Nature, Extent and Quality of Services Provided.
The Trustees considered the scope of services to be provided under the Advisory Agreement, noting that the Adviser would be providing investment advisory services to the New Fund. The Board discussed the responsibilities of the Adviser, including: the investment of the New Fund’s assets in accordance with its investment objective and monitoring compliance with various fund policies and procedures and with applicable securities regulations, and arranging for transfer agency, custody, fund administration, and all other non-distribution related services necessary for the New Fund to operate. In considering the nature, extent and quality of the services provided by the Adviser, the Board considered the qualifications, experience and responsibilities of the Adviser’s investment personnel in managing funds with significant derivatives exposure; the quality of the Adviser’s compliance infrastructure and risk assessment capabilities; the marketing strategy for the New Fund and the determination of the Trust’s Chief Compliance Officer that the Adviser has appropriate compliance policies and procedures in place that are reasonably designed to prevent violations of the Federal Securities laws. The Board also took into account the significant investments that the Adviser has made in its business to help ensure the provision of high-quality services to the New Fund, such as the hiring of trading, legal and compliance personnel, and enhancements to technology and related systems. The Board also considered the Adviser’s experience managing ETFs, as well as the Adviser’s response to the market volatility and uncertainty during the recent pandemic.
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APPROVAL OF ADVISORY AGREEMENT AND BOARD CONSIDERATIONS
For the Period Ended September 30, 2021 (Unaudited) Continued)
Based on the factors above, as well as those discussed below, the Board concluded that it was satisfied with the nature, extent and quality of the services to be provided to the New Fund by the Adviser.
Historical Performance.
The Board noted that the New Fund had not yet commenced operations and that therefore there was no prior performance to review.
Cost of Services Provided, Fall-Out Benefits and Economies of Scale.
The Board reviewed the proposed investment advisory fee for the New Fund and compared it to the total operating expenses of other funds in the industry falling within the same style category, or peer group, as the New Fund, as determined by a third- party service provider and the Adviser. The Board noted that the expense ratio for the New Fund was higher than the average and median expense ratios for its peer ETFs. The Trustees also considered the total expense ratios of other ETFs that they considered to be comparable, based on the investment objectives and strategies of the ETFs. The Board took into consideration management’s discussion of the fees, including that there are limited true peers for the New Fund because of its niche strategies.
The Board also noted the importance of the fact that the advisory fee for the New Fund was a “unified fee,” meaning that the shareholders of the New Fund would pay no expenses other than the advisory fee, interest charges on any borrowings, 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 (such as, among other things and subject to Board approval, certain proxy solicitation costs and non-standard Board-related expenses and litigation against the Board, Trustees, New Fund, Adviser, and officers of the Adviser), and distribution (12b-1) fees and expenses (the “Excluded Expenses”). The Board also noted that the Adviser would be responsible for compensating the New Fund’s other service providers and paying the New Fund’s other expenses out of its own fee and resources. The Board further noted that because the New Fund is new, it was difficult to estimate the profitability of the New Fund to the Adviser. The Board, however, considered collateral or “fall-out” benefits that ETFMG and its affiliates may derive as a result of their relationship with the New Fund.
The Board noted that because the New Fund is new, it also was difficult to estimate whether the New Fund would experience economies of scale. The Board noted that the Adviser will review expenses as the New Fund’s assets grow. The Board determined to evaluate economies of scale on an ongoing basis if the New Fund achieved asset growth.
In its deliberations, the Board did not identify any single piece of information discussed above that was all-important, controlling or determinative of its decision. Based on the Board’s deliberations and its evaluation of the information described above, the Board, including the Independent Trustees, unanimously: (a) concluded that the terms of the Agreement are fair and reasonable; (b) concluded that the Adviser’s fees are reasonable in light of the services that the Adviser will provide to the New Fund; and (c) approved the Agreement for an initial term of two years.
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Six Months Ended September 30, 2021 (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. These examples are intended to help you understand your ongoing costs (in dollars) of investing in the Funds 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 for the period of time as indicated in the table below.
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 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.
Fund Name | Beginning Account Value April 1, 2021 | Ending Account Value September 30, 2021 | Expenses Paid During the Period | Annualized Expense Ratio During the Period April 1, 2021 to September 30, 2021 | ||||||||||||
ETFMG Travel Tech ETF | ||||||||||||||||
Actual | 1,000.00 | 916.50 | 3.60 | (1) | 0.75 | % | ||||||||||
Hypothetical (5% annual) | 1,000.00 | 1,021.31 | 3.80 | (1) | 0.75 | % | ||||||||||
ETFMG 2x Daily Travel Tech ETF | ||||||||||||||||
Actual | 1,000.00 | 810.50 | 2.54 | (2) | 0.95 | % | ||||||||||
Hypothetical (5% annual) | 1,000.00 | 1,020.31 | 4.81 | (3) | 0.95 | % |
(1) | Expenses are calculated using the Fund’s annualized expense ratio, multiplied by the average account value during the period, multiplied by 183/365 days (to reflect the six-month period). |
(2) | Expenses are calculated using the Fund’s annualized expense ratio, multiplied by the average account value during the period, multiplied by 108/365 days (to reflect the period since the Fund’s inception). |
(3) | For comparative purposes only as the Fund was not in operation for the full six-month period. |
ETFMG TM ETFs
September 30, 2021 (Unaudited)
NOTE 1 – FREQUENCY DISTRIBUTION OF PREMIUMS AND DISCOUNTS
Information regarding how often shares of each Fund traded on the Exchange at a price above (i.e., at a premium) or below (i.e., at a discount) the NAV is available on the Fund’s website at www.etfmgfunds.com.
NOTE 2 – FEDERAL TAX INFORMATION
Qualified Dividend Income/Dividends Received Deduction
For the fiscal year ended September 30, 2021, certain dividends paid by the Funds may be subject to a maximum tax rate of 15%, as provided for by the Jobs and Growth Tax Reconciliation Act of 2003. The percentage of dividends declared from ordinary income designated as qualified dividend income was as follows:
Fund Name | Qualified Dividend Income |
ETFMG Travel Tech ETF | 49.14% |
ETFMG 2x Daily Travel Tech ETF | 0.00% |
For corporate shareholders, the percent of ordinary income distributions qualifying for the corporate dividends received deduction for the fiscal year ended September 30, 2021 was as follows:
Fund Name | Dividends Received Deduction |
ETFMG Travel Tech ETF | 3.92% |
ETFMG 2x Daily Travel Tech ETF | 0.00% |
Short Term Capital Gain
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:
Fund Name | Short-Term Capital Gain |
ETFMG Travel Tech ETF | 0.00% |
ETFMG 2x Daily Travel Tech ETF | 0.00% |
During the year ended September 30, 2021, the Funds did not declare any long-term realized gains distributions.
NOTE 3 – INFORMATION ABOUT PORTFOLIO HOLDINGS
The Funds file their complete schedule of portfolio holdings for their first and third fiscal quarters with the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) on Part F of Form N-PORT. The Funds’ Part F of Form N-PORT is available on the website of the SEC at www.sec.gov and the Funds’ website at www.etfmgfunds.com. Each Fund’s portfolio holdings are posted on their website at www.etfmgfunds.com daily.
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SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION
September 30, 2021 (Unaudited) (Continued)
NOTE 4 – INFORMATION ABOUT PROXY VOTING
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 (877) 756-7873, by accessing the SEC’s website at www.sec.gov, or by accessing the Funds’ website at www.etfmgfunds.com.
Information regarding how the Funds voted proxies relating to portfolio securities during the period ending June 30 is available by calling toll-free at (877) 756-7873 or by accessing the SEC’s website at www.sec.gov.
Carefully consider the Fund’s investment objectives, risk factors, charges, and expenses before investing. This and additional information can be found in the Fund’s prospectus, which may be obtained by calling 1-844-ETF-MGRS (1-844-383-6477) or by visiting www.etfmgfunds.com. Read the prospectus carefully before investing.
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Set forth below are the names, birth years, positions with the Trust, length of term of office, and the principal occupations and other directorships held during at least the last five years of each of the persons currently serving as a Trustee of the Trust, as well as information about each officer. The business address of each Trustee and officer is 30 Maple Street, 2nd Floor, Summit, New Jersey 07901. The SAI includes additional information about Fund directors and is available, without charge, upon request by calling 1-844-ETF-MGRS (1-844-383-6477).
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Board of Trustees (Continued)
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ETF MANAGERS TRUST
ETF Managers Trust, (the “Trust”) has adopted the following privacy policies in order to safeguard the personal information of the Trust’s customers and consumers in accordance with Regulation S-P as promulgated by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission.
Trust officers are responsible for ensuring that the following policies and procedures are implemented:
1) The Trust is committed to protecting the confidentiality and security of
the information they collect and will handle personal customer and consumer information only in accordance with Regulation S-P and any other applicable laws, rules and regulations1. The Trust will ensure: (a) the security and confidentiality of customer records and information; (b) that customer records and information are protected from any anticipated threats and
hazards; and (c) that customer records and information are protected from unauthorized access or use.
2) The Trust conducts its business affairs through its trustees, officers and third parties that provide services pursuant to agreements with the Trust. The Trust has no employees. It is anticipated that the trustees and officers of the Trust who are not employees of service providers of the Trust will not have access to customer records and information in the performance of their normal responsibilities for the Trust.
3) The Trust may share customer information with its affiliates, subject to the customers’ right to prohibit such sharing.
4) The Trust may share customer information with unaffiliated third parties only in accordance with the requirements of Regulation S-P. Pursuant to this policy, the Trust will not share customer information with unaffiliated third parties other than as permitted by law, unless authorized to do so by the customer.
Consistent with these policies, the Trust has adopted the following procedures:
1) The Trust will determine that the policies and procedures of its affiliates and Service Providers are reasonably designed to safeguard customer information and only permit appropriate and authorized access to and use of customer information through the application of appropriate administrative, technical and physical protections.
2) The Trust will direct each of its Service Providers to adhere to the privacy policy of the Trust and to its privacy policies with respect to all customer information of the Trust and to take all actions reasonably necessary so that the Trust is in compliance with the provisions of Regulation S-P, including, as applicable, the development and delivery of privacy notices and the maintenance of appropriate and adequate records.
3) The Trust requires its Service Providers to provide periodic reports to the Trust’s Board of Trustees outlining their privacy policies and the implementation of such policies. Each Service Provider is required to promptly report to the Trust’s Board any material changes to its privacy policy before, or promptly after, the adoption of such changes
(1) | Generally, the Funds have institutional clients which are not considered “customers” for purposes of regulation S-P. |
Advisor
ETF Managers Group, LLC
30 Maple Street, Suite 2, Summit, NJ 07901
Distributor
ETFMG Financial LLC
30 Maple Street, Suite 2, Summit, NJ 07901
Custodian
U.S. Bank National Association
Custody Operations
1555 North River Center Drive, Suite 302, Milwaukee, Wisconsin 53212
Transfer Agent
U.S. Bancorp Fund Services, LLC doing business as U.S. Bank Global Fund Services
615 East Michigan Street, Milwaukee, Wisconsin 53202
Securities Lending Agent
U.S. Bank, National Association
Securities Lending
800 Nicolet Mall
Minneapolis, MN 55402-7020
Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm
WithumSmith + Brown, PC
1411 Broadway, 9th Floor, New York, NY 10018
Legal Counsel
Sullivan & Worcester LLP
1666 K Street NW, Washington, DC 20006
Annual Report
September 30, 2021
Wedbush ETFMG Video Game Tech ETF
Wedbush ETFMG Global Cloud Technology ETF
The funds are series of ETF Managers Trust.
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
September 30, 2021
Wedbush ETFMG TM ETF
On behalf of the entire team, we want to express our appreciation for the confidence you have placed in these ETFs. The following information pertains to the fiscal period from October 1, 2020 to September 30, 2021.
Performance Overview
During the 12-month period ended September, 2021, the S&P 500 Information Technology Sector Index, a broad measure of US listed technology companies, returned 20.9%. During the same period, the S&P Global 1200 Information Technology Sector Index, a broad measure of global technology companies, returned 30.3%. Below is a performance overview for each Fund for the same 12-month period.
Wedbush ETFMG Global Cloud Technology ETF (IVES)
The Wedbush ETFMG Global Cloud Technology ETF (the “Fund”) seeks to provide investment results that, before fees and expenses, correspond generally to the price and yield performance of the Dan Ives Global Cloud Technology Prime Index (the “Index”).
Over the period, the total return for the Fund was 22.28%, while the total return for the Index was 23.03%. The best performers in the Fund on the basis of contribution to return were Cloudflare Inc. - Class A, Sinch Ab, Mongodb Inc., Netapp Inc. and Elastic Nv, while the worst performers were Chindata Group Holdings- Adr, Gds Holdings Ltd. - Adr, Fastly Inc. - Class A, Coupa Software Inc. and Itochu Techno-Solutions Corp.
During the reporting period, the Fund saw an average approximate allocation of 52.0% to Software, 38.1% to IT Services, 5.0% to Equity Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs) and 4.3% to Technology Hardware, Storage & Peripherals. The Fund was exposed predominately to the United States 55.9%, followed by China 13.3%, Japan 9.1% and Israel 4.8%.
Wedbush ETFMG Video Game Tech ETF (GAMR)
The Wedbush ETFMG Video Game Tech ETF (the “Fund”) seeks to provide investment results that, before fees and expenses, correspond generally to the price and yield performance of the EEFund Video Game Tech Index (the “Index”).
Over the period, the total return for the Fund was 24.91%, while the total return for the Index was 25.05%. The best performers in the Fund on the basis of contribution to return were Gamestop Corp.-Class A, Corsair Gaming Inc., Bilibili Inc.-Sponsored Adr, Unity Software Inc. and Pearl Abyss Corp., while the worst performers were Douyu International Hold-Adr, Paradox Interactive Ab, Stillfront Group Ab, Cd Projekt Sa and Skillz Inc.
During the reporting period, the Fund saw an average approximate allocation of 68.3% to Entertainment, 10.0% to Technology Hardware, Storage & Peripherals, 5.1% to Interactive Media & Services and 4.0% to Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment. The Fund was exposed predominately to the United States 30.1%, followed by South Korea 17.7%, Japan 16.2%, and China 10.2%.
You can find further details about IVES and GAMR by visiting www.etfmg.com, or by calling 1-844-383-6477.
Sincerely,
Samuel Masucci III
Chairman of the Board
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Wedbush ETFMG Global Cloud Technology ETF
Growth of $10,000 (Unaudited)
Average Annual Returns
Year Ended September 30, 2021 |
1 Year Return | 5 Year Return | Since Inception (3/8/2016) | Value of $10,000 (9/30/2021) | ||||||||||||
Wedbush ETFMG Global Cloud Technology ETF (NAV) | 22.28% | 14.87% | 14.68% | $ | 21,429 | |||||||||||
Wedbush ETFMG Global Cloud Technology ETF (Market) | 22.00% | 14.67% | 14.64% | $ | 21,390 | |||||||||||
S&P 500 Index | 30.00% | 16.90% | 17.21% | $ | 24,196 | |||||||||||
Dan Ives Global Cloud Technology Prime Index* | 23.03% | 14.75% | 14.49% | $ | 21,230 |
* On April 7, 2020, the Fund’s investment objective and principal investment strategy were substantially revised; therefore, the performance and average annual total returns shown for periods prior to April 7, 2020 is likely to have differed had the Fund’s current investment strategy been in effect during those periods. The Fund’s prior investment objective sought to provide investment results that corresponded to the performance of the Reality Shares Drone Index. The Fund began tracking the Dan Ives Global Cloud Technology Prime Index on April 7, 2020.
Performance data quoted represents past performance and does not guarantee future results. The investment return and principal value of an investment will fluctuate so that an investor’s shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than their original cost. Current performance of the Fund may be lower or higher than the performance quoted. All performance is historical and includes reinvestment of dividends and capital gains. Performance data current to the most recent month end may be obtained by calling 1-844-ETF-MGRS (1-844-383-6477).
The chart illustrates the performance of a hypothetical $10,000 investment made on March 8, 2016,
and is not intended to imply any future performance. The returns shown do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on fund distributions from the sales of Fund shares. The chart assumes reinvestment of capital gains
and dividends, if any. The Index Returns do not reflect fees or expenses and are not available for direct investment.
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Top Ten Holdings as of September 30, 2021 (Unaudited)*
Security | % of Total Investments | |
1 | ETFMG Sit Ultra Short ETF** | 3.55% |
2 | Nice, Ltd. | 3.48% |
3 | GDS Holdings, Ltd. | 3.38% |
4 | Elastic NV | 3.35% |
5 | Open Text Corp. | 3.28% |
6 | MongoDB, Inc. | 3.16% |
7 | SINCH AB | 3.07% |
8 | Datadog, Inc. - Class A | 2.77% |
9 | Itochu Techno-Solutions Corp. | 2.73% |
10 | NetApp, Inc. | 2.66% |
Top Ten Holdings 31.43% of Total Investments | ||
* Current Fund holdings may not be indicative of future Fund holdings. | ||
** Affiliated security. Please refer to Note 9 of the Notes to Financial Statements. |
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Wedbush ETFMG Video Game Tech ETF
Growth of $10,000 (Unaudited)
Average Annual Returns
Year Ended September 30, 2021 |
1 Year Return | 5 Year Return | Since Inception (3/8/2016) | Value of $10,000 (9/30/2021) | ||||||||||||
Wedbush ETFMG Video Game Tech ETF (NAV) | 24.91% | 22.11% | 25.71% | $ | 35,727 | |||||||||||
Wedbush ETFMG Video Game Tech ETF (Market) | 24.06% | 21.82% | 25.67% | $ | 35,656 | |||||||||||
S&P 500 Index | 30.00% | 16.90% | 17.21% | $ | 24,196 | |||||||||||
EEFund Video Game Tech Index | 25.05% | 22.38% | 26.04% | $ | 36,254 |
Performance data quoted represents past performance and does not guarantee future results. The investment return and principal value of an investment will fluctuate so that an investor’s shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than their original cost. Current performance of the Fund may be lower or higher than the performance quoted. All performance is historical and includes reinvestment of dividends and capital gains. Performance data current to the most recent month end may be obtained by calling 1-844-ETF-MGRS (1-844-383-6477).
The chart illustrates the performance of a hypothetical $10,000 investment made on March 8, 2016,
and is not intended to imply any future performance. The returns shown do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on fund distributions from the sales of Fund shares. The chart assumes reinvestment of capital gains
and dividends, if any. The Index Returns do not reflect fees or expenses and are not available for direct investment.
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Wedbush ETFMG Video Game Tech ETF
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Important Disclosures and Key Risk Factors
Investing involves risk, including the possible loss of principal. Shares of any ETF are bought and sold at market price (not NAV), may trade at a discount or premium to NAV and are not individually redeemed from the Fund. Brokerage commissions will reduce returns. Narrowly focused investments typically exhibit higher volatility.
Past performance is not indicative of future return. A fund’s performance for very short time periods may not be indicative of future performance.
IVES
The Wedbush ETFMG Global Cloud Technology ETF (the “Fund”) seeks to provide investment results that, before fees and expenses, correspond generally to the price and yield performance of the Dan Ives Global Cloud Technology Prime Index (the “Index”).
Cloud Technology Companies may have limited product lines, markets, financial resources or personnel. These companies typically face intense competition and potentially rapid product obsolescence. In addition, many Cloud Technology Companies store sensitive consumer information and could be the target of cybersecurity attacks and other types of theft, which could have a negative impact on these companies. As a result, Cloud Technology Companies may be adversely impacted by government regulations and may be subject to additional regulatory oversight with regard to privacy concerns and cybersecurity risk. These companies are also heavily dependent on intellectual property rights and may be adversely affected by loss or impairment of those rights. Cloud computing companies could be negatively impacted by disruptions in service caused by hardware or software failure, or by interruptions or delays in service by third-party data center hosting facilities and maintenance providers. Cloud Technology Companies, especially smaller companies, tend to be more volatile than companies that do not rely heavily on technology. Companies in the technology field, including companies in the computers, telecommunications and electronics industries, face intense competition, which may have an adverse effect on profit margins.
Unlike with an actively managed fund, the Fund’s adviser does not use techniques or defensive strategies designed to lessen the effects of market volatility or to reduce the impact of periods of market decline. This means that, based on market and economic conditions, the Fund’s performance could be lower than other types of funds that may actively shift their portfolio assets to take advantage of market opportunities or to lessen the impact of a market decline.
Natural or environmental disasters, such as earthquakes, fires, floods, hurricanes, tsunamis and other severe weather-related phenomena generally, and widespread disease, including pandemics and epidemics, have been and may be highly disruptive to economies and markets, adversely impacting individual companies, sectors, industries, markets, currencies, interest and inflation rates, credit ratings, investor sentiment, and other factors affecting the value of the Fund’s investments. Given the increasing interdependence among global economies and markets, conditions in one country, market, or region are increasingly likely to adversely affect markets, issuers, and/or foreign exchange rates in other countries, including the U.S. Any such events could have a significant adverse impact on the value of the Fund’s investments.
Additionally, natural or environmental disasters, widespread disease or other public health issues, war, acts of terrorism or other events could result in increased premiums or discounts to the Fund’s NAV.
The Fund is distributed by ETFMG Financial LLC, which is not affiliated with Wedbush Securities, Prime Indexes, or Level ETF Ventures.
GAMR
The Wedbush ETFMG Video Game Tech ETF (the “Fund” or the “Video Game Tech ETF”) seeks to provide investment results that, before fees and expenses, correspond generally to the price and yield performance of the EEFund Video Game Tech Index™ (the “Index”).
Video Game Tech Companies face intense competition, both domestically and internationally, may have limited product lines, markets, financial resources or personnel, may have products that face rapid obsolescence, and are heavily dependent on the protection of patent and intellectual property rights. Video Game Tech Companies are also subject to increasing regulatory constraints, particularly with respect to cybersecurity and privacy. Such factors may adversely affect the profitability and value of such companies. Investments in foreign securities involve political, economic and currency risks, greater volatility and differences in accounting methods. The Fund is non-diversified, meaning it may concentrate its assets in fewer individual holdings than a diversified fund. Investments in smaller companies tend to have limited liquidity and greater price volatility than large-capitalization companies. The Fund’s return may not match or achieve a high degree of correlation with the return of the EEFund Video Game Tech Index™. To the extent the Fund utilizes a sampling approach, it may experience tracking error to a greater extent than if the Fund had sought to replicate the Index. Diversification does not guarantee a profit, nor does it protect against a loss in a declining market.
The EEFund Video Game Tech™ Index provides a benchmark for investors interested in tracking companies actively involved in the electronic gaming industry including the entertainment, education and simulation segments. The Index uses a market capitalization weighted allocation across the pure play and non-pure play sectors and a set weight for the conglomerate sector as well as an equal weighted allocation methodology for all components within each sector allocation. The index was created and is maintained by EEFund Management. You cannot invest directly in an index.
Unlike with an actively managed fund, the Fund’s adviser does not use techniques or defensive strategies designed to lessen the effects of market volatility or to reduce the impact of periods of market decline. This means that, based on market and economic conditions, the Fund’s performance could be lower than other types of funds that may actively shift their portfolio assets to take advantage of market opportunities or to lessen the impact of a market decline.
Natural or environmental disasters, such as earthquakes, fires, floods, hurricanes, tsunamis and other severe weather-related phenomena generally, and widespread disease, including pandemics and epidemics, have been and may be highly disruptive to economies and markets, adversely impacting individual companies, sectors, industries, markets, currencies, interest and inflation rates, credit ratings, investor sentiment, and other factors affecting the value of the Fund’s investments. Given the increasing interdependence among global economies and markets, conditions in one country, market, or region are increasingly likely to adversely affect markets, issuers, and/or foreign exchange rates in other countries, including the U.S. Any such events could have a significant adverse impact on the value of the Fund’s investments.
Additionally, natural or environmental disasters, widespread disease or other public health issues, war, acts of terrorism or other events could result in increased premiums or discounts to the Fund’s NAV.
The Fund is distributed by ETFMG Financial LLC, which is not affiliated with Wedbush Securities, Prime Indexes, or Level ETF Ventures.
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As of September 30, 2021 (Unaudited)
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As a percent of Net Assets: Australia | 2.9 | % | — | % | ||||
Canada | 4.9 | 0.3 | ||||||
Cayman Islands | 13.5 | 13.4 | ||||||
France | — | 2.2 | ||||||
Germany | 1.6 | 0.4 | ||||||
Israel | 5.1 | 0.5 | ||||||
Italy | 0.4 | 0.4 | ||||||
Japan | 9.2 | 16.6 | ||||||
Malta | — | 0.4 | ||||||
Netherlands | 4.3 | 0.5 | ||||||
Norway | — | 0.6 | ||||||
Poland | — | 2.8 | ||||||
Republic of Korea | 0.1 | 16.7 | ||||||
Singapore | 1.4 | — | ||||||
Sweden | 4.0 | 6.4 | ||||||
Switzerland | — | 0.4 | ||||||
Taiwan, Province of China | — | 6.8 | ||||||
United Kingdom | 1.6 | 5.7 | ||||||
United States | 50.1 | 25.1 | ||||||
Virgin Islands | — | 0.4 | ||||||
Exchange Traded Funds | 4.6 | 3.7 | ||||||
Short-Term and other Net Assets (Liabilities) | (3.7 | ) | (3.3 | ) | ||||
100.0 | % | 100.0 | % |
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Shares | Value | |||||||
COMMON STOCKS - 99.1% | ||||||||
Australia - 2.9% | ||||||||
IT Services - 2.9% (d) | ||||||||
Data#3, Ltd. | 37,442 | $ | 129,659 | |||||
Megaport, Ltd. (a) | 37,987 | 461,374 | ||||||
NEXTDC, Ltd. (a) | 110,231 | 958,690 | ||||||
Total IT Services | 1,549,723 | |||||||
Canada - 4.9% | ||||||||
Electronic Equipment, Instruments & Components - 0.6% | ||||||||
Softchoice Corp. | 15,099 | 352,143 | ||||||
Software - 4.3% (d) | ||||||||
Open Text Corp. | 47,163 | 2,301,924 | ||||||
Total Canada | 2,654,067 | |||||||
Cayman Islands - 13.5% | ||||||||
IT Services - 13.1% (d) | ||||||||
21Vianet Group, Inc. - ADR (a) | 35,511 | 614,695 | ||||||
Chinasoft International, Ltd. | 708,216 | 1,251,829 | ||||||
Chindata Group Holdings, Ltd. - ADR (a) | 90,815 | 763,754 | ||||||
GDS Holdings, Ltd. - ADR (a)(b) | 41,862 | 2,369,808 | ||||||
Kingsoft Cloud Holdings, Ltd. - ADR (a)(b) | 54,685 | 1,548,679 | ||||||
SUNeVision Holdings, Ltd. | 569,795 | 537,981 | ||||||
Total IT Services | 7,086,746 | |||||||
Software - 0.4% (d) | ||||||||
Cloopen Group Holding, Ltd. - ADR (a) | 40,430 | 178,701 | ||||||
Xunlei, Ltd. - ADR (a) | 16,726 | 47,836 | ||||||
Total Software | 226,537 | |||||||
Total Cayman Islands | 7,313,283 | |||||||
Germany - 1.6% | ||||||||
Software - 1.6% (d) | ||||||||
Software AG | 18,002 | 840,775 | ||||||
Israel - 5.1% | ||||||||
Software - 5.1% (d) | ||||||||
Jfrog, Ltd. (a)(b) | 9,134 | 305,989 | ||||||
Nice, Ltd. (a) | 8,748 | 2,442,096 | ||||||
Total Software | 2,748,085 | |||||||
Italy - 0.4% | ||||||||
Software - 0.4% (d) | ||||||||
Digital Value SpA (a) | 2,446 | 239,698 |
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
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Schedule of Investments
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Shares | Value | |||||||
Japan - 9.2% | ||||||||
IT Services - 8.7% (d) | ||||||||
Hennge KK (a) | 3,960 | $ | 210,996 | |||||
Itochu Techno-Solutions Corp. | 58,530 | 1,914,275 | ||||||
NS Solutions Corp. | 22,315 | 760,910 | ||||||
SCSK Corp. | 76,224 | 1,620,432 | ||||||
TechMatrix Corp. | 10,857 | 196,957 | ||||||
Total IT Services | 4,703,570 | |||||||
Software - 0.5% (d) | ||||||||
Cybozu, Inc. | 12,866 | 281,377 | ||||||
Total Japan | 4,984,947 | |||||||
Netherlands - 4.3% | ||||||||
Software - 4.3% (d) | ||||||||
Elastic NV (a) | 15,800 | 2,354,042 | ||||||
Republic of Korea - 0.1% | ||||||||
Diversified Telecommunication Services - 0.1% | ||||||||
KINX, Inc. | 1,196 | 45,608 | ||||||
Singapore - 1.4% | ||||||||
Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs) - 1.4% | ||||||||
Keppel DC REIT | 417,859 | 763,213 | ||||||
Sweden - 4.0% | ||||||||
Software - 4.0% (d) | ||||||||
SINCH AB (a) | 110,230 | 2,154,386 | ||||||
United Kingdom - 1.6% | ||||||||
Software - 1.6% (d) | ||||||||
Bytes Technology Group PLC (a) | 58,131 | 397,111 | ||||||
Micro Focus International PLC | 81,463 | 449,700 | ||||||
Total Software | 846,811 | |||||||
United States - 50.1% | ||||||||
Communications Equipment - 0.1% | ||||||||
Inseego Corp. (a) | 9,494 | 63,230 | ||||||
IT Services - 12.0% (d) | ||||||||
Cloudflare, Inc. - Class A (a)(b) | 14,655 | 1,650,886 | ||||||
DigitalOcean Holdings, Inc. (a)(b) | 10,031 | 778,707 | ||||||
Fastly, Inc. - Class A (a)(b) | 10,896 | 440,634 | ||||||
Grid Dynamics Holdings, Inc. (a) | 5,520 | 161,294 | ||||||
Limelight Networks, Inc. (a)(b) | 11,797 | 28,077 | ||||||
MongoDB, Inc. (a) | 4,699 | 2,215,625 | ||||||
Rackspace Technology, Inc. (a)(b) | 19,641 | 279,295 | ||||||
SolarWinds Corp. (b) | 14,767 | 247,052 | ||||||
Switch, Inc. - Class A | 22,587 | 573,484 | ||||||
Unisys Corp. (a) | 6,272 | 157,678 | ||||||
Total IT Services | 6,532,732 |
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
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Schedule of Investments
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Shares | Value | |||||||
Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs) - 2.7% | ||||||||
CoreSite Realty Corp. (b) | 4,132 | $ | 572,447 | |||||
CyrusOne, Inc. (b) | 11,390 | 881,700 | ||||||
Total Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs) | 1,454,147 | |||||||
Software - 30.3% (d) | ||||||||
8x8, Inc. (a)(b) | 10,471 | 244,917 | ||||||
Alteryx, Inc. - Class A (a)(b) | 6,286 | 459,507 | ||||||
Anaplan, Inc. (a) | 13,525 | 823,537 | ||||||
Appfolio, Inc. - Class A (a)(b) | 3,245 | 390,698 | ||||||
Appian Corp. (a)(b) | 6,689 | 618,799 | ||||||
Blackbaud, Inc. (a)(b) | 4,544 | 319,670 | ||||||
Box, Inc. - Class A (a) | 14,455 | 342,150 | ||||||
Cloudera, Inc. (a) | 27,675 | 441,970 | ||||||
CommVault Systems, Inc. (a) | 4,242 | 319,465 | ||||||
Coupa Software, Inc. (a)(b) | 6,782 | 1,486,479 | ||||||
Datadog, Inc. - Class A (a)(b) | 13,751 | 1,943,704 | ||||||
Datto Holding Corp. (a)(b) | 15,165 | 362,444 | ||||||
Domo, Inc. - Class B (a) | 3,010 | 254,164 | ||||||
Dropbox, Inc. - Class A (a) | 36,987 | 1,080,760 | ||||||
Everbridge, Inc. (a)(b) | 3,563 | 538,156 | ||||||
Intapp, Inc. (a) | 5,529 | 142,427 | ||||||
Jamf Holding Corp. (a)(b) | 11,218 | 432,117 | ||||||
Medallia, Inc. (a) | 14,988 | 507,644 | ||||||
MicroStrategy, Inc. - Class A (a)(b) | 920 | 532,128 | ||||||
N-Able, Inc. (a)(b) | 16,720 | 207,495 | ||||||
nCino, Inc. (a) | 7,743 | 549,985 | ||||||
New Relic, Inc. (a)(b) | 6,061 | 434,998 | ||||||
Nutanix, Inc. - Class A (a) | 18,073 | 681,352 | ||||||
PagerDuty, Inc. (a)(b) | 7,816 | 323,739 | ||||||
Smartsheet, Inc. - Class A (a) | 11,692 | 804,643 | ||||||
Sumo Logic, Inc. (a)(b) | 9,873 | 159,153 | ||||||
Teradata Corp. (a)(b) | 10,195 | 584,683 | ||||||
Zendesk, Inc. (a) | 11,217 | 1,305,547 | ||||||
Zeta Global Holdings Corp. - Class A (a)(b) | 17,923 | 105,029 | ||||||
Total Software | 16,397,360 | |||||||
Technology Hardware, Storage & Peripherals - 5.0% | ||||||||
NetApp, Inc. | 20,833 | 1,869,970 | ||||||
Pure Storage, Inc. - Class A (a)(b) | 26,469 | 665,960 | ||||||
Super Micro Computer, Inc. (a) | 4,690 | 171,513 | ||||||
Total Technology Hardware, Storage & Peripherals | 2,707,443 | |||||||
Total United States | 27,154,912 | |||||||
TOTAL COMMON STOCKS (Cost $37,793,882) | 53,649,550 |
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
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INVESTMENTS PURCHASED WITH PROCEEDS FROM | ||||||||
SECURITIES LENDING COLLATERAL - 25.0% | ||||||||
ETFMG Sit Ultra Short ETF (e) | 50,000 | $ | 2,487,750 | |||||
Mount Vernon Liquid Assets Portfolio, LLC, 0.09% (c) | 11,075,703 | 11,075,703 | ||||||
TOTAL INVESTMENTS PURCHASED WITH PROCEEDS | ||||||||
FROM SECURITIES LENDING COLLATERAL (Cost $13,563,653) | 13,563,453 | |||||||
SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS - 0.9% | ||||||||
Money Market Funds - 0.9% | ||||||||
First American Government Obligations Fund - Class X, 0.03% (c) | 469,458 | 469,458 | ||||||
TOTAL SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS (Cost $469,458) | ||||||||
Total Investments (Cost $51,826,993) - 125.0% | 67,682,461 | |||||||
Liabilities in Excess of Other Assets - (25.0)% | (13,527,246 | ) | ||||||
TOTAL NET ASSETS - 100.0% | $ | 54,155,215 |
Percentages are stated as a percent of net assets.
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ADR | American Depositary Receipt |
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PLC | Public Limited Company |
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(a) | Non-income producing security. |
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(b) | All or a portion of this security was out on loan at September 30, 2021. |
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(c) | The rate shown is the annualized seven-day yield at period end. |
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(d) | As of September 30, 2021, the Fund had a significant portion of its assets in the Software & IT Services Industries. |
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(e) | Affiliated security. Please refer to Note 9 of the Notes to Financial Statements. |
The Global Industry Classification Standard (GICS®) was developed by and/or is the exclusive
property of MSCI, Inc. and Standard & Poor’s Financial Services LLC (“S&P”). GICS is a service mark of MSCI and S&P and has been licensed for use by U.S. Bancorp Fund Services, LLC, doing business as U.S. Bank Global Fund Services
("Fund Services").
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
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Shares | Value | |||||||
COMMON STOCKS - 99.6% | ||||||||
Canada - 0.3% | ||||||||
Interactive Media & Services - 0.3% | ||||||||
Enthusiast Gaming Holdings, Inc. (a) | 74,613 | $ | 269,210 | |||||
Cayman Islands - 13.4% | ||||||||
Electronic Equipment, Instruments & | ||||||||
Components - 0.5% | ||||||||
VSTECS Holdings, Ltd. | 486,387 | 437,987 | ||||||
Entertainment - 9.3% (d) | ||||||||
Archosaur Games, Inc. (f) | 279,118 | 350,661 | ||||||
BAIOO Family Interactive, Ltd. (f) | 3,015,758 | 286,675 | ||||||
Bilibili, Inc. - ADR (a)(b) | 21,904 | 1,449,388 | ||||||
CMGE Technology Group, Ltd. | 952,839 | 375,767 | ||||||
DouYu International Holdings, Ltd. - ADR (a)(b) | 432,549 | 1,423,086 | ||||||
Homeland Interactive Technology, Ltd. (a) | 1,135,805 | 313,692 | ||||||
HUYA, Inc. - ADR (a) | 39,928 | 333,000 | ||||||
iDreamSky Technology Holdings, Ltd. (a)(f) | 551,199 | 295,261 | ||||||
IGG, Inc. | 1,792,620 | 1,687,925 | ||||||
NetDragon Websoft Holdings, Ltd. | 576,186 | 1,302,676 | ||||||
NetEase, Inc. - ADR | 7,939 | 677,991 | ||||||
Sea, Ltd. - ADR (a) | 1,324 | 421,999 | ||||||
XD, Inc. (a) | 74,200 | 413,194 | ||||||
Total Entertainment | 9,331,315 | |||||||
Interactive Media & Services - 1.7% | ||||||||
Hello Group, Inc. - ADR | 33,392 | 353,287 | ||||||
JOYY, Inc. - ADR (b) | 6,892 | 377,888 | ||||||
Sohu.com, Ltd. - ADR (a) | 14,399 | 300,075 | ||||||
Tencent Holdings, Ltd. | 11,806 | 699,747 | ||||||
Total Interactive Media & Services | 1,730,997 | |||||||
Software - 0.4% | ||||||||
Kingsoft Corp., Ltd. | 109,152 | 435,366 | ||||||
Technology Hardware, Storage & Peripherals - 1.5% | ||||||||
Razer, Inc. (a)(f) | 7,461,429 | 1,523,983 | ||||||
Total Cayman Islands | 13,459,648 | |||||||
France - 2.2% | ||||||||
Entertainment - 2.2% (d) | ||||||||
Focus Home Interactive SA (a) | 4,962 | 279,051 | ||||||
Ubisoft Entertainment SA (a) | 27,678 | 1,663,309 | ||||||
Vivendi SE (b) | 19,376 | 244,753 | ||||||
Total Entertainment | 2,187,113 | |||||||
Germany - 0.4% | ||||||||
Health Care Equipment & Supplies - 0.4% | ||||||||
Carl Zeiss Meditec AG | 1,969 | 378,724 |
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
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Israel - 0.5% | ||||||||
Software - 0.5% | ||||||||
ironSource, Ltd. - Class A (a) | 45,702 | $ | 496,781 | |||||
Italy - 0.4% | ||||||||
Entertainment - 0.4% (d) | ||||||||
Digital Bros SpA | 10,228 | 392,865 | ||||||
Japan - 16.6% | ||||||||
Entertainment - 12.2% (d) | ||||||||
Akatsuki, Inc. | 11,439 | 329,927 | ||||||
Ateam, Inc. | 25,564 | 346,841 | ||||||
Capcom Co., Ltd. | 62,614 | 1,746,857 | ||||||
COLOPL, Inc. | 44,347 | 320,763 | ||||||
DeNa Co., Ltd. | 24,619 | 458,779 | ||||||
Gumi, Inc. | 41,151 | 300,235 | ||||||
GungHo Online Entertainment, Inc. | 22,873 | 421,721 | ||||||
KLab, Inc. (a) | 53,717 | 301,659 | ||||||
Koei Tecmo Holdings Co., Ltd. | 9,770 | 467,015 | ||||||
Konami Holdings Corp. | 29,433 | 1,859,148 | ||||||
Marvelous, Inc. | 53,331 | 339,264 | ||||||
Nexon Co., Ltd. | 92,954 | 1,509,213 | ||||||
Nintendo Co., Ltd. | 3,686 | 1,798,703 | ||||||
SNK Corp. - ADR (a) | 20,691 | 349,510 | ||||||
Square Enix Holdings Co., Ltd. | 31,503 | 1,684,198 | ||||||
Total Entertainment | 12,233,833 | |||||||
Household Durables - 0.8% | ||||||||
Sony Corp. - ADR (a) | 7,141 | 789,652 | ||||||
Interactive Media & Services - 1.8% | ||||||||
Gree, Inc. | 246,243 | 1,362,916 | ||||||
Mixi, Inc. | 19,086 | 431,984 | ||||||
Total Interactive Media & Services | 1,794,900 | |||||||
Leisure Products - 1.3% | ||||||||
Bandai Namco Holdings, Inc. | 6,267 | 473,002 | ||||||
Furyu Corp. | 23,627 | 378,304 | ||||||
Sega Sammy Holdings, Inc. | 32,395 | 463,680 | ||||||
Total Leisure Products | 1,314,986 | |||||||
Media - 0.5% | ||||||||
CyberAgent, Inc. | 23,904 | 465,215 | ||||||
Total Japan | 16,598,586 | |||||||
Malta - 0.4% | ||||||||
Entertainment - 0.4% (d) | ||||||||
Media and Games Invest SE (a)(b) | 65,500 | 381,634 | ||||||
Netherlands - 0.5% | ||||||||
Entertainment - 0.5% (d) | ||||||||
Universal Music Group NV (b) | 19,509 | 522,357 |
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
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Norway - 0.6% |
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Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment - 0.6% | ||||||||
Nordic Semiconductor ASA (a) | 21,414 | $ | 643,271 | |||||
Poland - 2.8% | ||||||||
Entertainment - 2.8% (d) | ||||||||
CD Projekt SA | 36,690 | 1,769,349 | ||||||
TEN Square Games SA | 7,799 | 1,032,415 | ||||||
Total Entertainment | 2,801,764 | |||||||
Republic of Korea - 16.7% | ||||||||
Entertainment - 16.0% (d) | ||||||||
Com2uS Corp. | 20,444 | 1,705,969 | ||||||
Gravity Co., Ltd. - ADR (a) | 3,291 | 297,704 | ||||||
JoyCity Corp. (a) | 34,005 | 328,849 | ||||||
Kakao Games Corp. (a) | 26,651 | 1,478,860 | ||||||
Krafton, Inc. (a) | 4,322 | 1,832,469 | ||||||
Nat Games Co., Ltd. (a) | 31,410 | 366,096 | ||||||
NCSoft Corp. | 3,356 | 1,709,179 | ||||||
Neowiz (a) | 13,123 | 257,694 | ||||||
Netmarble Corp. (f) | 16,858 | 1,680,105 | ||||||
NHN Corp. (a) | 29,917 | 1,773,795 | ||||||
Pearl Abyss Corp. (a) | 24,276 | 1,648,472 | ||||||
Webzen, Inc. (a) | 14,168 | 306,335 | ||||||
WeMade Entertainment Co., Ltd. | 39,372 | 2,327,736 | ||||||
Wysiwyg Studios Co., Ltd. (a) | 24,673 | 355,300 | ||||||
Total Entertainment | 16,068,563 | |||||||
Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure - 0.3% | ||||||||
DoubleUGames Co., Ltd. | 6,359 | 338,359 | ||||||
Interactive Media & Services - 0.4% | ||||||||
AfreecaTV Co., Ltd. | 3,219 | 409,444 | ||||||
Total Republic of Korea | 16,816,366 | |||||||
Sweden - 6.4% | ||||||||
Electronic Equipment, Instruments & | ||||||||
Components - 0.3% | ||||||||
Thunderful Group AB (a) | 44,168 | 324,913 | ||||||
Entertainment - 5.1% (d) | ||||||||
Embracer Group AB (a) | 152,860 | 1,471,957 | ||||||
Enad Global 7 AB (a) | 60,396 | 228,010 | ||||||
G5 Entertainment AB | 6,426 | 292,291 | ||||||
Modern Times Group MTG - Class B (a) | 30,089 | 365,698 | ||||||
Paradox Interactive AB | 73,298 | 1,173,853 | ||||||
Stillfront Group AB (a) | 254,890 | 1,615,918 | ||||||
Total Entertainment | 5,147,727 | |||||||
Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure - 0.3% | ||||||||
LeoVegas AB (f) | 74,986 | 293,283 |
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
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Shares | Value | |||||||
Media - 0.4% | ||||||||
Nordic Entertainment Group AB - Class B (a) | 7,630 | $ | 413,120 | |||||
Technology Hardware, Storage & Peripherals - 0.3% | ||||||||
Tobii AB (a) | 40,518 | 275,615 | ||||||
Total Sweden | 6,454,658 | |||||||
Switzerland - 0.4% | ||||||||
Technology Hardware, Storage & Peripherals - 0.4% | ||||||||
Logitech International SA (b) | 4,408 | 388,565 | ||||||
Taiwan, Province of China - 6.8% | ||||||||
Entertainment - 2.4% (d) | ||||||||
Gamania Digital Entertainment Co., Ltd. | 157,528 | 323,419 | ||||||
International Games System Co., Ltd. | 75,298 | 1,770,255 | ||||||
Soft-World International Corp. | 97,981 | 308,779 | ||||||
Total Entertainment | 2,402,453 | |||||||
Technology Hardware, Storage & Peripherals - 4.4% | ||||||||
Acer, Inc. | 838,669 | 745,035 | ||||||
ASROCK, Inc. | 67,561 | 390,421 | ||||||
Asustek Computer, Inc. | 66,085 | 772,085 | ||||||
HTC Corp. (a) | 587,422 | 775,906 | ||||||
Micro-Star International Co., Ltd. | 380,718 | 1,769,637 | ||||||
Total Technology Hardware, Storage & Peripherals | 4,453,084 | |||||||
Total Taiwan, Province of China | 6,855,537 | |||||||
United Kingdom - 5.7% | ||||||||
Entertainment - 4.1% (d) | ||||||||
Frontier Developments PLC (a) | 25,889 | 854,630 | ||||||
Sumo Group PLC (a) | 270,515 | 1,775,076 | ||||||
Team17 Group PLC (a) | 147,307 | 1,518,383 | ||||||
Total Entertainment | 4,148,089 | |||||||
IT Services - 1.6% | ||||||||
Keywords Studios PLC | 40,760 | 1,599,271 | ||||||
Total United Kingdom | 5,747,360 | |||||||
United States - 25.1% | ||||||||
Entertainment - 13.8% (d) | ||||||||
Activision Blizzard, Inc. | 22,556 | 1,745,609 | ||||||
Electronic Arts, Inc. | 12,613 | 1,794,199 | ||||||
Playtika Holding Corp. (a)(b) | 68,052 | 1,880,276 | ||||||
ROBLOX Corp. - Class A (a)(b) | 21,678 | 1,637,773 | ||||||
Sciplay Corp. - Class A (a)(b) | 100,714 | 2,083,772 | ||||||
Skillz, Inc. (a)(b) | 148,262 | 1,455,933 | ||||||
Take-Two Interactive Software, Inc. (a) | 11,319 | 1,743,918 | ||||||
Zynga, Inc. - Class A (a) | 207,702 | 1,563,996 | ||||||
Total Entertainment | 13,905,476 | |||||||
Household Durables - 0.3% | ||||||||
Turtle Beach Corp. (a)(b) | 11,740 | 326,607 |
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
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Percentages are stated as a percent of net assets.
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ADR | American Depositary Receipt |
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PLC | Public Limited Company |
|
(a) | Non-income producing security. |
|
(b) | All or a portion of this security was out on loan at September 30, 2021. |
|
(c) | The rate shown is the annualized seven-day yield at period end. |
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(d) | As of September 30, 2021, the Fund had a significant portion of its assets in the Entertainment Industry. |
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(e) | Affiliated security. Please refer to Note 9 of the Notes to Financial Statements. |
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(f) | Security exempt from registration pursuant to Rule 144A under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended. This security may be resold in transactions exempt from registration to qualified insitutional investors. At September 30, 2021, the market value of these securities total $4,429,968, which represents 4.41% of total net assets. |
The Global Industry Classification Standard (GICS®) was developed by and/or is the exclusive
property of MSCI, Inc. and Standard & Poor's Financial Services LLC (“S&P”). GICS is a service mark of MSCI and S&P and has been licensed for use by U.S. Bancorp Fund Services, LLC, doing business as U.S. Bank Global Fund Services
(“Fund Services”).
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
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STATEMENTS OF ASSETS AND LIABILITIES
As of September 30, 2021
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ASSETS | ||||||||
Investments in unaffiliated securities, at value* | $ | 65,194,711 | $ | 107,693,354 | ||||
Investments in affiliated securities, at value* | 2,487,750 | 3,731,625 | ||||||
Total Investments in securities, at value | 67,682,461 | 111,424,979 | ||||||
Foreign currency* | 2,591 | — | ||||||
Dividends and interest receivable | 64,685 | 258,493 | ||||||
Securities lending income receivable | 2,225 | 29,957 | ||||||
Total Assets | 67,751,962 | 111,713,429 | ||||||
LIABILITIES | ||||||||
Collateral received for securities loaned (Note 7) | 13,563,653 | 11,220,283 | ||||||
Payables: | ||||||||
Management fees payable | 33,094 | 65,804 | ||||||
Total Liabilities | 13,596,747 | 11,286,087 | ||||||
Net Assets | $ | 54,155,215 | $ | 100,427,342 | ||||
NET ASSETS CONSIST OF: | ||||||||
Paid-in Capital | $ | 48,579,858 | $ | 126,431,538 | ||||
Total Distributable Earnings (Accumulated Loses) | 5,575,357 | (26,004,196 | ) | |||||
Net Assets | $ | 54,155,215 | $ | 100,427,342 | ||||
*Identified Cost: | ||||||||
Investments in unaffiliated securities | $ | 49,339,044 | $ | 115,671,860 | ||||
Investments in affiliated securities | 2,487,949 | 3,747,848 | ||||||
Foreign currency | 2,571 | — | ||||||
Shares Outstanding^ | 1,050,000 | 1,200,000 | ||||||
Net Asset Value, Offering and Redemption Price per Share | $ | 51.58 |
|
$ | 83.69 |
|
^ | No par value, unlimited number of shares authorized |
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
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INVESTMENT INCOME |
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Income: | ||||||||
Dividends from unaffiliated securities (net of foreign withholdings tax of $9,490 and $252,562, respectively) | $ | 281,964 | $ | 1,626,331 | ||||
Interest | 46 | 119 | ||||||
Securities lending income | 30,282 | 279,314 | ||||||
Total Investment Income | 312,292 | 1,905,764 | ||||||
Expenses: | ||||||||
Management fees | 374,261 | 953,685 | ||||||
Interest fees | — | 58 | ||||||
Total Expenses | 374,261 | 953,743 | ||||||
Net Investment Income (Loss) | (61,969 | ) | 952,021 | |||||
REALIZED & UNREALIZED GAIN (LOSS) ON INVESTMENTS |
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Net Realized Gain (Loss) on: | ||||||||
Unaffiliated Investments | 516,668 | (3,377,008 | ) | |||||
In-Kind redemptions | 6,278,774 | 76,409,795 | ||||||
Foreign currency and foreign currency translation | (401 | ) | (108,269 | ) | ||||
Net Realized Gain on Investments | 6,795,041 | 72,924,518 | ||||||
Net Change in Unrealized Appreciation/Depreciation of: | ||||||||
Unaffiliated Investments | 3,823,557 | (35,254,974 | ) | |||||
Affiliated Investments | (1,500 | ) | (1,088 | ) | ||||
Foreign currency and foreign currency translation | (13,941 | ) | 1,990 | |||||
Net Change in Unrealized Appreciation/Depreciation of Investments | 3,808,116 | (35,254,072 | ) | |||||
Net Realized and Unrealized Gain on Investments | 10,603,157 | 37,670,446 | ||||||
NET INCREASE IN NET ASSETS RESULTING FROM OPERATIONS | $ | 10,541,188 | $ | 38,622,467 |
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
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STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN NET ASSETS
Year Ended September 30, 2021 | Year Ended September 30, 2020 | |||||||
OPERATIONS | ||||||||
Net investment income (loss) | $ | (61,969 | ) | $ | 261,974 | |||
Net realized gain (loss) on investments and In-Kind Redemptions | 6,795,041 | (3,421,749 | ) | |||||
Net change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation of investments and foreign currency and foreign currency translation | 3,808,116 | 10,336,862 | ||||||
Net increase in net assets resulting from operations | 10,541,188 | 7,177,087 | ||||||
DISTRIBUTIONS TO SHAREHOLDERS | ||||||||
Total distributions from distributable earnings | (138,689 | ) | (226,000 | ) | ||||
CAPITAL SHARE TRANSACTIONS | ||||||||
Net increase (decrease) in net assets derived from net change in outstanding shares | (2,762,775 | ) | 1,842,050 | |||||
Transaction Fees (See Note 1) | — | 2,150 | ||||||
Net increase (decrease) in net assets from capital share transactions | (2,762,775 | ) | 1,844,200 | |||||
Total increase in net assets | 7,639,724 | 8,795,287 | ||||||
NET ASSETS | ||||||||
Beginning of Year | 46,515,491 | 37,720,204 | ||||||
End of Year | $ | 54,155,215 | $ | 46,515,491 |
Summary of share transactions is as follows:
Year Ended | Year Ended | |||||||||||||||
September 30, 2021 | September 30, 2020 | |||||||||||||||
Shares | Amount | Shares | Amount | |||||||||||||
Shares Sold | 250,000 | $ | 13,029,895 | 350,000 | $ | 12,901,765 | ||||||||||
Transaction Fees (See Note 1) | — | — | — | 2,150 | ||||||||||||
Shares Redeemed | (300,000 | ) | (15,792,670 | ) | (300,000 | ) | (11,059,715 | ) | ||||||||
Net Transactions in Fund Shares | (50,000 | ) | $ | (2,762,775 | ) | 50,000 | $ | 1,844,200 | ||||||||
Beginning Shares | 1,100,000 | 1,050,000 | ||||||||||||||
Ending Shares | 1,050,000 | 1,100,000 |
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
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STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN NET ASSETS
Year Ended September 30, 2021 | Year Ended September 30, 2020 | |||||||
OPERATIONS | ||||||||
Net investment income | $ | 952,021 | $ | 451,211 | ||||
Net realized gain on investments and In-Kind Redemptions | 72,924,518 | 10,026,884 | ||||||
Net change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation of investments and foreign currency and foreign currency translation | (35,254,072 | ) | 35,830,476 | |||||
Net increase in net assets resulting from operations | 38,622,467 | 46,308,571 | ||||||
DISTRIBUTIONS TO SHAREHOLDERS | ||||||||
Total distributions from distributable earnings | (1,207,000 | ) | (726,000 | ) | ||||
CAPITAL SHARE TRANSACTIONS | ||||||||
Net decrease in net assets derived from net change in outstanding shares | (58,836,885 | ) | (6,893,375 | ) | ||||
Transaction Fees (See Note 1) | 150,154 | 8,922 | ||||||
Net decrease in net assets from capital share transactions | (58,686,731 | ) | (6,884,453 | ) | ||||
Total increase (decrease) in net assets | (21,271,264 | ) | 38,698,118 | |||||
NET ASSETS | ||||||||
Beginning of Year | 121,698,606 | 83,000,488 | ||||||
End of Year | $ | 100,427,342 | $ | 121,698,606 |
Summary of share transactions is as follows:
Year Ended | Year Ended | |||||||||||||||
September 30, 2021 | September 30, 2020 | |||||||||||||||
Shares | Amount | Shares | Amount | |||||||||||||
Shares Sold | 1,800,000 | $ | 164,928,820 | 400,000 | $ | 24,396,890 | ||||||||||
Transaction Fees (See Note 1) | — | 150,154 | — | 8,922 | ||||||||||||
Shares Redeemed | (2,400,000 | ) | (223,765,705 | ) | (600,000 | ) | (31,290,265 | ) | ||||||||
Net Transactions in Fund Shares | (600,000 | ) | $ | (58,686,731 | ) | (200,000 | ) | $ | (6,884,453 | ) | ||||||
Beginning Shares | 1,800,000 | 2,000,000 | ||||||||||||||
Ending Shares | 1,200,000 | 1,800,000 |
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
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For a capital share outstanding throughout the year
Year Ended September 30, 2021 | Year Ended September 30, 2020 | Year Ended September 30, 2019 | Year Ended September 30, 2018 | Year Ended September 30, 2017 | ||||||||||||||||
Net Asset Value, Beginning of Year | $ | 42.29 | $ | 35.92 | $ | 39.05 | $ | 36.14 | $ | 26.75 | ||||||||||
Income (Loss) from | ||||||||||||||||||||
Investment Operations: | ||||||||||||||||||||
Net investment income (loss) 1 | (0.03 | ) | 0.26 | 0.28 | 0.15 | 0.27 | ||||||||||||||
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments | 9.45 | 6.34 | (3.11 | ) | 3.08 | 9.26 | ||||||||||||||
Total from investment operations | 9.42 | 6.60 | (2.83 | ) | 3.23 | 9.53 | ||||||||||||||
Less Distributions: | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distributions from net investment income | (0.13 | ) | (0.23 | ) | (0.30 | ) | (0.13 | ) | (0.04 | ) | ||||||||||
Net realized gains | — | — | — | (0.19 | ) | (0.10 | ) | |||||||||||||
Total distributions | (0.13 | ) | (0.23 | ) | (0.30 | ) | (0.32 | ) | (0.14 | ) | ||||||||||
Net asset value, end of year | $ | 51.58 | $ | 42.29 | $ | 35.92 | $ | 39.05 | $ | 36.14 | ||||||||||
Total Return | 22.28 | % | 18.58 | % | -7.23 | % | 9.03 | % | 36.39 | % | ||||||||||
Ratios/Supplemental Data: | ||||||||||||||||||||
Net assets at end of year (000's) | $ | 54,155 | $ | 46,515 | $ | 37,720 | $ | 50,771 | $ | 37,948 | ||||||||||
Expenses to Average Net Assets before legal expense | 0.68 | % | 0.71 | %2 | 0.75 | % | 0.75 | % | 0.75 | % | ||||||||||
Gross Expenses to Average Net Assets | 0.68 | % | 0.71 | %2 | 0.75 | % | 0.75 | % | 0.79 | %3 | ||||||||||
Net Investment Income (Loss) to Average Net Assets | -0.06 | % | 0.70 | % | 0.83 | % | 0.42 | % | 0.87 | % | ||||||||||
Portfolio Turnover Rate | 14 | % | 104 | % | 38 | % | 42 | % | 21 | % |
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1 | Calculated based on average shares outstanding during the year. |
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2 | Effective April 7, 2020, the Fund's expense ratio was reduced to 0.68%. |
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3 | The ratio of expenses to average net assets includes legal expense. |
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
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Wedbush ETFMG Video Game Tech ETF
FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS
For a capital share outstanding throughout the year
Year Ended September 30, 2021 | Year Ended September 30, 2020 | Year Ended September 30, 2019 | Year Ended September 30, 2018 | Year Ended September 30, 2017 | ||||||||||||||||
Net Asset Value, Beginning Year | $ | 67.61 | $ | 41.50 | $ | 47.49 | 44.37 | $ | 32.90 | |||||||||||
Income from Investment Operations: | ||||||||||||||||||||
Net investment income 1 |
0.74 | 0.25 | 0.52 | 0.74 | 0.33 | |||||||||||||||
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments | 15.96 | 26.26 | (5.87 | ) | 2.98 | 11.71 | ||||||||||||||
Total from investment operations | 16.70 | 26.51 | (5.35 | ) | 3.72 | 12.04 | ||||||||||||||
Less Distributions: | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distributions from net investment income | (0.72 | ) | (0.41 | ) | (0.65 | ) | (0.59 | ) | (0.18 | ) | ||||||||||
Net realized gains | — | — | — | (0.03 | ) | (0.39 | ) | |||||||||||||
Total distributions | (0.72 | ) | (0.41 | ) | (0.65 | ) | (0.62 | ) | (0.57 | ) | ||||||||||
Capital Share Transactions: | ||||||||||||||||||||
Transaction fees added to paid-in capital | 0.10 | 0.01 | 0.01 | 0.02 | — | |||||||||||||||
Net asset at end of year | $ | 83.69 | $ | 67.61 | $ | 41.50 | 47.49 | $ | 44.37 | |||||||||||
Total Return | 24.91 | % | 64.12 | % | -11.26 | % | 8.38 | % | 37.67 | % | ||||||||||
Ratios/Supplemental Data: | ||||||||||||||||||||
Net assets at end of year (000’s) | $ | 100,427 | $ | 121,699 | $ | 83,000 | $ | 130,609 | $ | 39,934 | ||||||||||
Expenses to Average Net Assets before legal expense | 0.75 | % | 0.75 | % | 0.75 | % | 0.75 | % | 0.75 | % | ||||||||||
Gross Expenses to Average Net Assets | 0.75 | % | 0.75 | % | 0.75 | % | 0.75 | % | 0.82 | %2 | ||||||||||
Net Investment Income to Average Net Assets | 0.87 | % | 0.51 | % | 1.22 | % | 1.48 | % | 0.86 | % | ||||||||||
Portfolio Turnover Rate | 89 | % | 53 | % | 38 | % | 42 | % | 49 | % |
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1 | Calculated based on average shares outstanding during the year. |
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2 | The ratio of expenses to average net assets includes legal expense. |
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
Wedbush ETFMG TM ETF
September 30, 2021
NOTE 1 - ORGANIZATION
Wedbush ETFMG Global Cloud Technology ETF (“IVES”) and Wedbush ETFMG Video Game Tech ETF (“GAMR”) (each a “Fund”, or collectively the “Funds”) are each a series of ETF Managers Trust (the “Trust”), an open-end management investment company consisting of multiple investment series, organized as a Delaware statutory trust on July 1, 2009. The Trust is registered with the U.S. 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 Fund’s shares (“Shares”) is registered under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”).
The Wedbush ETFMG Global Cloud Technology ETF seeks to provide investment results that, before fees and expenses, correspond generally to the price and yield performance of the Dan Ives Global Cloud Technology Prime Index (the “Index”). The Index is designed to include the securities of companies across the globe that are: i) engaged in providing infrastructure, equipment, connectivity, data back-up and storage services, and data center management for enterprise- based software applications, or ii) engaged in providing cloud-based software platforms that enable businesses to move data and software applications onto the cloud - cloud-enabling Software as a Service (SaaS) technologies. These companies are known collectively as “Cloud Technology Companies.” The Cloud Technology Companies will have a minimum market capitalization of $200 million and a maximum market capitalization of $10 billion.
The following table is a summary of the Strategy Commencement Date and Strategy of the Funds:
Fund Ticker | Strategy Commencement Date | Strategy |
Wedbush ETFMG Global Cloud Technology ETF | 4/7/2020 | Seeks to provide investment results that, before fees and expenses, correspond generally to the price and yield performance of the Dan Ives Global Cloud Technology Prime™ Index NTR. |
Wedbush ETFMG Video Game Tech ETF | 3/8/2016 | Seeks to provide investment results that, before fees and expenses, correspond generally to the price and yield performance of the EEFund Video Game Tech™ Index. |
The Funds currently offer one class of shares, which has no front end sales load, no deferred sales charges, and no redemption fees. 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.
Shares of the Funds are listed and traded on the NASDAQ Stock Market, LLC. Market prices for the Shares may be different from their net asset value (“NAV”). The Funds issue and redeem Shares on a continuous basis at NAV only in blocks of 50,000 shares, called “Creation Units.” Creation Units are issued and redeemed principally in-kind for securities included in the Index. Once created, Shares generally trade in the secondary market at market prices that change throughout the day in quantities less than a Creation Unit. Except when aggregated in Creation Units, Shares are not redeemable securities of the Funds. Shares of the Funds may only be purchased or redeemed by certain 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 Corporation or (ii) a DTC 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 the Shares directly from the Funds. Rather, most retail investors may purchase Shares in the secondary market with the assistance of a broker and may be subject to customary brokerage commissions or fees.
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NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
September 30, 2021 (Continued)
Authorized Participants transacting in Creation Units for cash may pay an additional variable charge to compensate the relevant Fund for certain transaction costs (i.e., brokerage costs) and market impact expenses relating to investing in portfolio securities. Such variable charges, if any, are included in “Transaction Fees” in the Statements of Changes in Net Assets.
NOTE 2 - SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES
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”).
The Funds follow the investment company accounting and reporting guidance of the Financial Accounting Standards Board Accounting Standard Codification Topic 946 Financial Services - Investment Companies.
The Funds may invest in certain other investment companies (underlying funds). For specific investments in underlying funds, please refer to the complete schedule of portfolio holdings on Form N-CSR(S) for this reporting period, which is filed with the SEC. For more information about the underlying fund’s operations and policies, please refer to those funds’ semiannual and annual reports, which are filed with the SEC.
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A. | Security Valuation. Securities listed on a securities exchange, market or automated quotation system for which quotations are readily available (except for securities traded on NASDAQ), including securities traded over the counter, are valued at the last quoted sale price on the primary exchange or market (foreign or domestic) on which they are traded on the valuation date (or at approximately 4:00 pm Eastern Time if a security’s primary exchange is normally open at that time), or, if there is no such reported sale on the valuation date, at the most recent quoted bid price. For securities traded on NASDAQ, the NASDAQ Official Closing Price will be used. |
Securities for which quotations are not readily available are valued at their respective fair values as determined in good faith by the 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 Funds’ Board. The use of fair value pricing by the Funds may cause the NAV of its 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 its investments on a recurring basis. U.S. GAAP establishes a hierarchy that prioritizes inputs to valuation methods. The three levels of inputs are:
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Level 1 | Unadjusted quoted prices in active markets for identical assets or liabilities that the Funds have the ability to access. |
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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. |
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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. |
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NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
September 30, 2021 (Continued)
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 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 table presents a summary of the Funds’ investments in securities, at fair value, as of September 30, 2021:
Wedbush ETFMG Global Cloud Technology ETF
Assets^ | Level 1 | Level 2 | Level 3 | Total | ||||||||||||
Common Stocks | $ | 53,649,550 | $ | — | $ | — | $ | 53,649,550 | ||||||||
Short Term Investments | 469,458 | — | — | 469,458 | ||||||||||||
ETFMG Sit Ultra Short ETF** | 2,487,750 | — | — | 2,487,750 | ||||||||||||
Investments Purchased with Securities | ||||||||||||||||
Lending Collateral* | — | — | — | 11,077,676 | ||||||||||||
Total Investments in Securities | $ | 56,606,758 | $ | — | $ | — | $ | 67,684,434 | ||||||||
Wedbush ETFMG Video Game Tech ETF | ||||||||||||||||
Assets^ | Level 1 | Level 2 | Level 3 | Total | ||||||||||||
Common Stocks | $ | 95,633,167 | $ | 4,429,968 |
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$ | — | $ | 100,063,135 | |||||||
Short Term Investments | 157,784 | — | — | 157,784 | ||||||||||||
ETFMG Sit Ultra Short ETF** | 3,731,625 | — | — | 3,731,625 | ||||||||||||
Investments Purchased with Securities | ||||||||||||||||
Lending Collateral* | — | — | — | 7,594,779 | ||||||||||||
Total Investments in Securities | $ | 99,522,576 | $ | 4,429,968 |
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$ | — | $ | 111,547,323 |
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^ | See Schedule of Investments for classifications by country and industry |
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* | Certain investments that are measured at fair value used the net asset value per share (or its equivalent) practical expediant have not been categorized in the fair value hierarchy. The fair value amounts presented in the table are intended to permit reconciliation of the fair value hierarchy to the amounts presented in the Schedules of Investments. |
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** | Investment was purchased with collateral. |
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B. | Federal Income Taxes. The Funds have elected to be taxed as a “regulated investment company” and intend to distribute substantially all taxable income to their shareholders and otherwise comply with the provisions of the Internal Revenue Code applicable to regulated investment companies. Therefore, no provisions for federal income taxes or excise taxes have been made. |
To avoid imposition of the excise tax applicable to regulated investment companies, the Funds intend to declare each year as dividends, in each calendar year, at least 98.0% of its net investment income (earned during the calendar year) and 98.2% of its net realized capital gains (earned during the twelve months ended October 31) plus undistributed amounts, if any, from prior years.
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NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
September 30, 2021 (Continued)
Net capital losses incurred after October 31, within the taxable year are deemed to arise on the first business day of the Funds’ next taxable year.
The Funds recognize the tax benefits of uncertain tax positions only where the position is “more likely than not” to be sustained assuming examination by tax authorities. The Funds have analyzed their tax position and have concluded that no liability for unrecognized tax benefits should be recorded related to uncertain tax positions expected to be taken in the Funds’ 2021 tax returns. The Funds identify its major tax jurisdictions as U.S. Federal, the State of New Jersey, and the State of Delaware; however the Funds are 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 twelve months.
As of September 30, 2021, management has reviewed the tax positions for open periods (for federal purposes, three years from the date of filing and for state purposes, four years from the date of filing) as applicable to the Funds, and has determined that no provision for income tax is required in the Funds’ financial statements.
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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. Discounts/premiums on debt securities purchased are accreted/amortized over the life of the respective securities using the effective interest method. Dividend income is recorded on the ex-dividend date. Interest income is recorded on an accrual basis. Income, including gains, from investments in foreign securities received by the Funds may be subject to income, withholding or other taxes imposed by foreign countries. |
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D. | Foreign Currency Translations and Transactions. The Funds may engage in foreign currency transactions. Foreign currency transactions are translated into U.S. dollars on the following basis: (i) market value of investment securities, assets and liabilities at the daily rates of exchange, and (ii) purchases and sales of investment securities, dividend and interest income and certain expenses at the rates of exchange prevailing on the respective dates of such transactions. For financial reporting purposes, the Funds do not isolate changes in the exchange rate of investment securities from the fluctuations arising from changes in the market prices of securities for unrealized gains and losses. However, for federal income tax purposes, the Funds do isolate and treat as ordinary income the effect of changes in foreign exchange rates on realized gains or losses from the sale of investment securities and payables and receivables arising from trade-date and settlement-date differences. |
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E. | Distributions to Shareholders. Distributions to shareholders from net investment income, if any are generally declared and paid by the Funds on a quarterly basis. Net realized gains on securities of the Funds normally are declared and paid on an annual basis. Distributions are recorded on the ex-dividend date. |
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F. | 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 at the date of the financial statements, as well as the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the period. Actual results could differ from those estimates. |
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G. | 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 shares outstanding of each Fund, rounded to the nearest cent. Each Fund’s shares will not be priced on the days on which the NYSE is closed for trading. The offering and redemption price per share for each Fund is equal to each Fund’s NAV per share. |
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NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
September 30, 2021 (Continued)
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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 made against the Funds that have not yet occurred. However, based on experience, the Funds expect the risk of loss to be remote. |
NOTE 3 - RISK FACTORS
Investing in Wedbush Global Cloud Technology ETF and the Wedbush Video Game Tech ETF may involve certain risks, as discussed in each Fund’s prospectus, including, but not limited to, those described below. Any of these risks could cause an investor to lose money.
Market Risk. Financial markets rise and fall in response to a variety of factors, sometimes rapidly and unpredictably. As with any investment whose performance is tied to these markets, the value of an investment in a fund will fluctuate, which means that an investor could lose money over short or long periods.
Investment Style Risk. The Funds are not actively managed. Therefore, the Funds follow the securities included in its respective index during upturns as well as downturns. Because of its indexing strategy, the Funds do not take steps to reduce market exposure or to lessen the effects of a declining market. In addition, because of the Funds’ expenses, the Funds’ performance may be below that of its index.
Equity Risk. The prices of equity securities rise and fall daily. These price movements may result from factors affecting individual companies, industries or the securities market as a whole. In addition, equity markets tend to move in cycles which may cause stock prices to fall over short or extended periods of time.
Securities Lending Risk. Securities lending involves the risk of loss of rights in, or delay in recovery of, the loaned securities if the borrower fails to return the security loaned or becomes insolvent.
Concentration Risk. To the extent that the Funds’ or its underlying index's portfolio is concentrated in the securities of issuers in a particular market, industry, group of industries, sector or asset class, the Funds may be adversely affected by the performance of those securities, may be subject to increased price volatility and may be more vulnerable to adverse economic, market, political or regulatory occurrences affecting that market, industry, group of industries, sector or asset class.
Natural Disaster/Epidemic Risk. Natural or environmental disasters, such as earthquakes, fires, floods, hurricanes, tsunamis and other severe weather-related phenomena generally, and widespread disease, including pandemics and epidemics (for example, the novel coronavirus COVID-19), have been and can be highly disruptive to economies and markets and have recently led, and may continue to lead, to increased market volatility and significant market losses. Such natural disaster and health crises could exacerbate political, social, and economic risks previously mentioned, and result in significant breakdowns, delays, shutdowns, social isolation, and other disruptions to important global, local and regional supply chains affected, with potential corresponding results on the operating performance of the Funds and their investments. A climate of uncertainty and panic, including the contagion of infectious viruses or diseases, may adversely affect lobal, regional, and local economies and reduce the availability of potential investment opportunities, and increases the difficulty of performing due diligence and modeling market conditions, potentially reducing the accuracy of financial projections. Under the circumstances, the Funds may have difficulty achieving their investment objectives which may adversely impact performance. Further, such events can be highly disruptive to economies and markets, significantly disrupt the operations of individual companies (including, but not limited to, the Funds’ Sponsor and third party service providers), sectors, industries, markets, securities and commodity exchanges, currencies, interest and inflation rates, credit ratings, investor sentiment, and other factors affecting the value of the Funds' investments. These factors can cause substantial market volatility, exchange trading suspensions and closures and can impact the ability of the Funds to complete redemptions and otherwise affect Fund performance and Fund trading in the secondary market. A wide spread crisis may also affect the global economy in ways that cannot necessarily be foreseen at the current time. How long such events will last and whether they will continue or recur cannot be predicted. Impacts from these events could have significant impact on a Fund's performance, resulting in losses to the Funds.
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NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
September 30, 2021 (Continued)
NOTE 4 - MANAGEMENT AND OTHER CONTRACTS
Under the Investment Advisory Agreement, the Adviser has agreed to pay all expenses of the Funds, except for: the fee paid to the Adviser pursuant to the Investment Advisory Agreement, interest charges on any borrowings, 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 (collectively, “Excluded Expenses”).
Wedbush Securities, Inc. (“Wedbush”) has entered into a licensing and marketing support agreement with Exchange Traded Managers Group LLC (“Parent”), the parent company of the Adviser (the “Wedbush Agreement”). Pursuant to the Wedbush Agreement, Wedbush has agreed to (i) license the name Wedbush for the use of the Adviser; (ii) consult with the Adviser and prepare educational materials, research materials, and updates on regulation of the global video gaming technology and global cloud computing ecosystem; and (iii) provide support in connection with phone calls, appearances, and written content relating to the marketing of IVES and GAMR. Wedbush will also assumes the obligation of the Adviser to pay certain expenses of IVES and GAMR. Although Wedbush has agreed to be responsible for the payment of certain expenses of IVES and GAMR, the Adviser retains the ultimate obligation to the Funds to pay such expenses.
Advisory Fees:
Wedbush ETFMG Global Cloud Technology ETF 0.68%
Wedbush ETFMG Video Game Tech ETF 0.75%
The Adviser has entered into an agreement with its affiliate, ETFMG Financial LLC to serve as distributor to the Funds (the “Distributor”). The Distributor provides marketing support for the Funds, including distributing marketing materials related to the Funds.
In May, 2020, Wedbush owns a minority, non-voting equity interest in the Adviser. Wedbush is not however, an affiliate of the Funds, the Adviser, the Funds’ distributor or any of their respective affiliates. Wedbush does not make investment decisions, provide investment advice, or otherwise act in the capacity of an investment adviser to the Funds. Additionally, Wedbush is not involved in the maintenance of the Index and does not otherwise act in the capacity of an index provider.
Level ETF Ventures, LLC serves as the index provider for GAMR and IVES.
U.S. Bancorp Fund Services, LLC doing business as U.S. Bank Global Fund Services (the
“Administrator”) provides fund accounting, fund administration, and transfer agency services to the Funds. The Advisor compensates the Administrator for these services under an administration agreement between the two parties.
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NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
September 30, 2021 (Continued)
The Advisor pays each independent Trustee a quarterly fee for service to the Funds. Each Trustee is also reimbursed by the Advisor for all reasonable out-of-pocket expenses incurred in connection with his duties as Trustee, including travel and related expenses incurred in attending Board meetings.
NOTE 5 - DISTRIBUTION PLAN
Each Fund has adopted a Plan of Distribution pursuant to Rule 12b-1 under the 1940 Act. Under the Plan, the Funds may pay compensation to the Distributor or any other distributor or financial institution with which the Trust has an agreement with respect to the Funds, with the amount of such compensation not to exceed an annual rate of 0.25% of each Fund’s average daily net assets. For the year ended September 30, 2021, the Funds did not incur any 12b-1 expenses.
NOTE 6 - PURCHASES AND SALES OF SECURITIES
The costs of purchases and sales of securities, excluding short-term securities and in-kind transactions, during the year ended September 30, 2021:
Purchases | Sales | |||||||
Wedbush ETFMG Global Cloud Technology ETF | $ | 8,134,450 | $ | 13,056,663 | ||||
Wedbush ETFMG Video Game Tech ETF | $ | 114,845,716 | $ | 115,882,749 |
The costs of purchases and sales of in-kind transactions associated with creations and redemptions during the year ended September 30, 2021:
Purchases In- | Sales In- | |||||||
Kind | Kind | |||||||
Wedbush ETFMG Global Cloud Technology ETF | $ | 12,936,079 | $ | 11,257,801 | ||||
Wedbush ETFMG Video Game Tech ETF | $ | 124,255,454 | $ | 180,765,288 |
Purchases in-kind are the aggregate of all in-kind purchases and sales in-kind are the aggregate of all in-kind sales. Net capital gains or losses resulting from in-kind redemptions are excluded from the Funds’ determination of taxable gains and are not distributed to shareholders.
There were no purchases or sales of U.S. Government obligations during the year ended September 30, 2021.
NOTE 7 — SECURITIES LENDING
The Funds may lend up to 33 1/3% of the value of the securities in their portfolio to brokers, dealers and financial institutions (but not individuals) under terms of participation in a securities lending program administered by U.S. Bank N. A. (“the Custodian”). The securities lending agreement requires that loans are collateralized at all times in an amount equal to at least 102% of the value of any loaned securities at the time of the loan, plus accrued interest. The Funds receive compensation in the form of fees and earns interest on the cash collateral. The amount of fees depends on a number of factors including the type of security and length of the loan. The Funds continue to receive interest payments or dividends on the securities loaned during the borrowing period. Gain or loss in the fair value of securities loaned that may occur during the term of the loan will be for the account of the Funds. The Funds have the right under the terms of the securities lending agreement to recall the securities from the borrower on demand. The cash collateral is invested by the Custodian in accordance with approved investment guidelines. Those guidelines require the cash collateral to be invested in readily marketable, high quality, short-term obligations, either directly on behalf of each Fund or through one or more joint accounts, money market funds, or short-term bond funds, including those advised by or affiliated with the Advisor; however, all such investments are subject to risk of payment delays or default on the part of the issuer or counterparty or otherwise may not generate sufficient interest to support the costs associated with securities lending. Other investment companies in which a Fund may invest cash collateral can be expected to incur fees and expenses for operations, such as investment advisory and administration fees, which would be in addition to those incurred by the Fund, and which may be received in full or in part by the Advisor. Pursuant to guidance issued by the SEC staff, fees and expenses of money market funds used for cash collateral received in connection with loans of securities are not treated as Acquired Fund Fees and Expenses, which reflect a Fund’s pro rata share of the fees and expenses incurred by other investment companies in which the Fund invests (as disclosed in the Prospectus, as applicable). The Fund could also experience delays in recovering its securities and possible loss of income or value if the borrower fails to return the borrowed securities, although the Fund is indemnified from this risk by contract with the securities lending agent.
Wedbush ETFMG TM ETF
NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
September 30, 2021 (Continued)
As of September 30, 2021, the value of the securities on loan and payable for collateral due to broker were as follows:
Value of Securities on Loan Collateral Received
Values of | Fund | |||||||
Securities | Collateral | |||||||
Fund | on Loan | Received* | ||||||
Wedbush ETFMG Global Cloud Technology ETF | $ | 13,291,307 | $ | 13,563,653 | ||||
Wedbush ETFMG Video Game Tech ETF | 10,979,169 | 11,220,283 |
* The cash collateral received was invested in the Mount Vernon Liquid Assets Portfolio, an investment with an overnight and continuous maturity, and ETFMG Sit Ultra Short ETF, as shown on the Schedule of Investments.
NOTE 8 – FEDERAL INCOME TAXES
The components of distributable earnings (losses) and cost basis of investments for federal income tax purposes at September 30, 2021 were as follows:
Net | ||||||||||||||||
Gross | Gross | Unrealized | ||||||||||||||
Cost |
Unrealized
Appreciation |
Unrealized
Depreciation |
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Wedbush ETFMG Global Cloud Technology ETF | $ | 52,150,078 | $ | 18,041,841 | $ | (2,509,458 | ) | $ | 15,532,383 | |||||||
Wedbush ETFMG Video Game Tech ETF | 124,904,168 | 6,296,179 | (19,775,368 | ) | (13,479,189 | ) |
The difference between the tax cost of investments and the cost of investments for GAAP purposes is primarily due to the tax treatment of wash sale losses.
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NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
September 30, 2021 (Continued)
As of September 30, 2021, the components of distributable earnings (loss) on a tax basis were as follows:
Undistributed Ordinary Income | Undistributed Long-Term Gain | Total Distributable Earnings | Other Accumulated Loss | Total Accumulated Gain (Loss) | ||||||||||||||||
Wedbush ETFMG Global Cloud Technology ETF | $ | — | $ | — | $ | — | $ | (9,957,026 | ) | $ | 5,575,357 | |||||||||
Wedbush ETFMG Video Game Tech ETF | 1,198,325 | — | 1,198,325 | (13,723,332 | ) | (26,004,196 | ) |
The difference between the tax cost of investments and the cost of investments for GAAP purposes is primarily due to the tax treatment of wash sale losses.
As of September 30, 2021, the Funds had accumulated capital loss carryovers of:
Capital Loss | Capital Loss | |||||||||
Carryforward | Carryforward | |||||||||
ST | LT | Expires | ||||||||
Wedbush ETFMG Global Cloud Technology ETF | $ | (1,119,912 | ) | $ | (8,708,611 | ) | Indefinite | |||
Wedbush ETFMG Video Game Tech ETF | (5,283,736 | ) | (8,439,596 | ) | Indefinite |
Under current tax law, capital and currency losses realized after October 31 of a Fund’s fiscal year may be deferred and treated as occurring on the first business day of the following fiscal year for tax purposes. The following Funds had deferred post-October capital and currency losses, which will be treated as arising on the first business day of the year ending September 30, 2021.
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Wedbush ETFMG Global Cloud Technology ETF | $ | (128,503 | ) | $ | — | |||
Wedbush ETFMG Video Game Tech ETF | — | — |
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 net asset value per share. For the fiscal year ended September 30, 2021, the following table shows the reclassifications made:
Total | ||||||||
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Earnings/(Loss) | Capital | |||||||
Wedbush ETFMG Global Cloud Technology ETF | $ | (6,188,005 | ) | 6,188,005 | ||||
Wedbush ETFMG Video Game Tech ETF | (72,605,703 | ) | 72,605,703 | |||||
Wedbush ETFMG TM ETF
NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
September 30, 2021 (Continued)
The tax charter of distributions paid during the year ended September 30, 2021, and the year ended September 30, 2020 were as follows:
Year Ended | Year Ended | |||||||||||||||
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Wedbush ETFMG Global Cloud Technology ETF | $ | 138,689 | — | $ | 226,000 | — | ||||||||||
Wedbush ETFMG Video Game Tech ETF | 1,207,000 | — | 726,000 | — |
NOTE 9 - INVESTMENTS IN AFFILIATES
Wedbush ETFMG Global Cloud Technology ETF
Wedbush ETFMG Global Cloud Technology ETF owned the following company during the year ended September 30, 2021. ETFMG Sit Ultra Short ETF is deemed to be an affiliate of the Fund as defined by the 1940 Act as of the year ended September 30, 2021. Transactions during the year in the security were as follows:
Security Name | Value, at September 30, 2020 | Purchases | Sales | Realized Gain (Loss) | Change in Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) | Dividend Income | Value, at September 30, 2021 | Ending Shares | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
ETFMG Sit Ultra Short ETF | $ | 2,489,250 | $ | — | $ | — | $ | — | $ | (1,500 | ) | $ | — | $ | 2,487,750 | 50,000 |
Wedbush ETFMG Video Game Tech ETF
Wedbush ETFMG Video Game Tech ETF owned the following company during the year ended September 30, 2021. ETFMG Sit Ultra Short ETF is deemed to be an affiliate of the Fund as defined by the 1940 Act as of the year ended September 30, 2021. Transactions during the year in the security were as follows:
Security Name | Value, at September 30, 2020 | Purchases | Sales | Realized Gain (Loss) | Change in Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) | Dividend Income | Value, at September 30, 2021 | Ending Shares | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
ETFMG Sit Ultra Short ETF | $ | 2,489,250 | $ | 1,243,463 | $ | — | $ | — | $ | (1,088 | ) | $ | — | $ | 3,731,625 | 75,000 |
NOTE 10 - LEGAL MATTERS
The Trust, a former and current trustee of the Trust, the Adviser and certain officers of the Adviser were defendants in an action filed May 2, 2017 in the Superior Court of New Jersey captioned PureShares, LLC d/b/a PureFunds et al. v. ETF Managers Group, LLC et al., Docket No. C-63-17. The PureShares action alleged claims based on disputes arising out of contractual relationships with the Adviser relating to certain series of the Trust. The action sought damages in unspecified amounts and injunctive relief based on breach of contract, wrongful termination, and several other claims. The PureShares action was dismissed without prejudice by way of stipulation filed on February 14, 2020.
The Adviser and its parent, Exchange Traded Managers Group, LLC (“ETFMG”), were defendants in a case filed on October 26, 2017 in the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York by NASDAQ, Inc. (“Nasdaq”) captioned Nasdaq, Inc. v. Exchange Traded Managers Group, LLC et al., Case 1:17-cv-08252. This action arose out of the same facts and circumstances, and relates to the same series of the Trust, as the New Jersey litigation and asserted claims for breach of contract, conversion and certain other claims. The matter was the subject of a bench trial in May 2019, and on December 20, 2019, the Court issued an Opinion and Order awarding compensatory damages to Plaintiff in the amount of $78,403,172.36, plus prejudgment interest (the “Judgment”). The Court also denied Plaintiff’s requests for punitive damages and equitable relief. ETFMG filed a Notice of Appeal from the Judgment in the United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit on January 19, 2021, Docket No. 20-300.
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NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
September 30, 2021 (Continued)
On October 28, 2021, Nasdaq and ETFMG entered into a Judgment Payment Agreement, which satisfied the Judgment. On November 1, 2021, Nasdaq recorded a Satisfaction of Judgment with the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York reflecting that the Judgment was paid in full, and ETFMG withdrew its appeal of the Judgment with prejudice before the United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit. PureShares is not a direct party to the Judgment Payment Agreement. ETFMG, however, believes PureShares’ claims in the New Jersey case, if reinstituted, would substantially overlap with those asserted on its behalf by Nasdaq that resulted in the Judgment, which has been satisfied.
The Adviser does not believe that the resolution of these matters will have a material adverse effect on the Fund’s financial statements.
NOTE 11 — SUBSEQUENT EVENTS
In preparing these financial statements, the Funds have evaluated events and transactions for potential recognition or disclosure through the date the financial statements were issued. Except as disclosed in Note 10, this evaluation did not result in any subsequent events that necessitated disclosures and/or adjustments to the financial statements.
Wedbush ETFMG TM ETF
Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm
To the Board of Trustees of ETF Managers Trust
and the Shareholders of Wedbush ETFMG Global Cloud Technology ETF
and Wedbush ETFMG Video Game Tech ETF
Opinion on the Financial Statements
We have audited the accompanying statements of assets and liabilities, including the schedules of investments, of Wedbush ETFMG Global Cloud Technology ETF and Wedbush ETFMG Video Game Tech ETF (collectively the “Funds”) (certain of the Funds comprising ETF Managers Trust) as of September 30, 2021, the related statements of operations for the year then ended, the statements of changes in net assets for each of the two years in the period then ended, the financial highlights for each of the five years in the period then ended, and the related notes (collectively referred to as the “financial statements”). In our opinion, the financial statements present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of the Funds as of September 30, 2021, and the results of their operations for the year then ended, the changes in net assets for each of the two years in the period then ended, and the financial highlights for each of the five years in the period then ended, in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America.
Basis for Opinion
These financial statements and financial highlights are the responsibility of the Funds’ management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on these financial statements and financial highlights based on our audits. We are a public accounting firm registered with the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States) (“PCAOB”) and are required to be independent with respect to the Funds in accordance with the U.S. federal securities laws and the applicable rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission and the PCAOB.
We conducted our audits in accordance with the standards of the PCAOB. Those standards require that we plan and perform the audits to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements and financial highlights are free of material misstatement, whether due to error or fraud. The Funds are not required to have, nor were we engaged to perform, an audit of their internal control over financial reporting. As part of our audits we are required to obtain an understanding of internal control over financial reporting but not for the purpose of expressing an opinion on the effectiveness of the Funds’ internal control over financial reporting. Accordingly, we express no such opinion.
Our audits included performing procedures to assess the risks of material misstatement of the financial statements and financial highlights, whether due to error or fraud, and performing procedures that respond to those risks. Such procedures included examining, on a test basis, evidence regarding the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements and financial highlights. Our audits also included evaluating the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall presentation of the financial statements and financial highlights. Our procedures included confirmation of securities owned as of September 30, 2021 by correspondence with the custodian. We believe that our audits provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.
/s/WithumSmith+Brown, PC
We have served as the auditor of one or more series of the Trust since 2013.
New York, New York
November 29, 2021
Wedbush ETFMG TM ETF
Six Months Ended September 30, 2021 (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. These examples are intended to help you understand your ongoing costs (in dollars) of investing in the Funds and to compare these costs with the ongoing costs of investing in other funds. The examples are based on an investment of $1,000 for the period of time as indicated in the table below.
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 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.
Fund Name | Beginning Account Value April 1, 2021 | Ending Account Value September 30, 2021 | Expenses Paid During the Period ^ | Annualized Expense Ratio During the Period April 1, 2021 to September 30, 2021 | ||||||||||||
Wedbush ETFMG Global Cloud Technology ETF | ||||||||||||||||
Actual | 1,000.00 | 1,076.90 | 3.54 | 0.68 | % | |||||||||||
Hypothetical (5% annual) |
1,000.00 | 1,021.66 | 3.45 | 0.68 | % | |||||||||||
Wedbush ETFMG Video Game Tech ETF | ||||||||||||||||
Actual | 1,000.00 | 870.50 | 3.52 | 0.75 | % | |||||||||||
Hypothetical (5% annual) | 1,000.00 | 1,021.31 | 3.80 | 0.75 | % |
^ The dollar amounts shown as expenses paid during the period are equal to the annualized six-month expense ratio multiplied by the average account value during the period, multiplied by 183/365 (to reflect the period from April 1, 2021 to September 30, 2021).
Wedbush ETFMG TM ETF
September 30, 2021 (Unaudited)
NOTE 1 – FREQUENCY DISTRIBUTION OF PREMIUMS AND DISCOUNTS
Information regarding how often shares of the Funds traded on the Exchange at a price above (i.e., at a premium) or below (i.e., at a discount) the NAV is available on the Funds’ website at www.etfmgfunds.com.
NOTE 2 – FEDERAL TAX INFORMATION
Qualified Dividend Income/Dividends Received Deduction
For the fiscal year ended September 30, 2021, certain dividends paid by the Funds may be subject to a maximum tax rate of 15%, as provided for by the Jobs and Growth Tax Reconciliation Act of 2003. The percentage of dividends declared from ordinary income designated as qualified dividend income was as follows:
Fund Name | QDI |
Wedbush ETFMG Global Cloud Technology ETF | 78.45% |
Wedbush ETFMG Video Game Tech ETF | 51.29% |
For corporate shareholders, the percent of ordinary income distributions qualifying for the corporate dividends received deduction for the fiscal year ended September 30, 2021 was as follows:
Fund Name | DRD |
Wedbush ETFMG Global Cloud Technology ETF | 44.52% |
Wedbush ETFMG Video Game Tech ETF | 5.93% |
Short Term Capital Gain
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 the Fund was as follows:
Fund Name | Short-Term Capital Gain |
Wedbush ETFMG Global Cloud Technology ETF | 0.00% |
Wedbush ETFMG Video Game Tech ETF | 0.00% |
During the year ended September 30, 2021, the Funds did not declare any long-term realized gains distributions.
Pursuant to Section 853 of the Internal Revenue Code the Fund designated the following amounts as foreign taxes paid for the year ended September 30, 2021. Foreign taxes paid for purposes of Section 853 may be less than actual foreign taxes paid for financial statement purposes.
Per Share | ||||||||||||||||||||
Fund | Gross Foreign Source Income | Foreign Taxes Passthrough | Gross Foreign Source Income | Foreign Taxes Passthrough | Shares Outstanding at 9/30/21 | |||||||||||||||
Wedbush ETFMG Video Game Tech ETF | $ | 1,800,463 | $ | 237,492 | $ | 1.50038583 | $ | 0.19790967 | 1,200,000 |
Wedbush ETFMG TM ETF
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION
September 30, 2021 (Unaudited) (Continued)
Foreign taxes paid or withheld should be included to taxable income with an offsetting deduction from gross income or as a credit for taxes paid to foreign governments.
Above figures may differ from those cited elsewhere in this report due to difference in the calculation of income and gains under GAAP purposes and Internal Revenue Service purposes.
Shareholders are strongly advised to consult their own tax advisors with respect to their investments in the Funds.
NOTE 3 – INFORMATION ABOUT PORTFOLIO HOLDINGS
The Funds file their complete schedule of portfolio holdings with the SEC for their first and third fiscal quarters on Part F of Form N-PORT. Once filed, each Fund’s Part F of Form N-PORT is available without charge, on the SEC’s website at www.sec.gov and the Funds' website at www.etfmgfunds.com. Each Fund’s portfolio holdings are posted on their website at www.etfmgfunds.com daily.
NOTE 4 - INFORMATION ABOUT PROXY VOTING
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 1-877-756-7873, by accessing the SEC’s website at www.sec.gov, or by accessing the Funds’ website at www.etfmgfunds.com.
Information regarding how the Funds voted proxies relating to portfolio securities during the period ending June 30 is available by calling toll-free at 1-877-756-7873 or by accessing the SEC’s website at www.sec.gov.
Carefully consider the Fund’s investment objectives, risk factors, charges, and expenses before investing. This and additional information can be found in the Fund’s prospectus, which may be obtained by calling 1-844-ETF-MGRS (1-844-383-6477) or by visiting www.etfmgfunds.com. Read the prospectus carefully before investing.
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Set forth below are the names, birth years, positions with the Trust, length of term of office, and the principal occupations and other directorships held during at least the last five years of each of the persons currently serving as a Trustee of the Trust, as well as information about each officer. The business address of each Trustee and officer is 30 Maple Street, 2nd Floor, Summit, New Jersey 07901. The SAI includes additional information about Fund directors and is available, without charge, upon request by calling 1-844-ETF-MGRS (1-844-383-6477).
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Board of Trustees (Continued)
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ETF MANAGERS TRUST
ETF Managers Trust, (the “Trust”) has adopted the following privacy policies in order to safeguard the personal information of the Trust’s customers and consumers in accordance with Regulation S-P as promulgated by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission.
Trust officers are responsible for ensuring that the following policies and procedures are implemented:
1) The Trust is committed to protecting the confidentiality and security of the information they collect and will handle personal customer and consumer information only in accordance with Regulation S-P and any other applicable laws, rules and regulations1. The Trust will ensure: (a) the security and confidentiality of customer records and information; (b) that customer records and information are protected from any anticipated threats and hazards; and (c) that customer records and information are protected from unauthorized access or use.
2) The Trust conducts its business affairs through its trustees, officers and third parties that provide services pursuant to agreements with the Trust. The Trust has no employees. It is anticipated that the trustees and officers of the Trust who are not employees of service providers of the Trust will not have access to customer records and information in the performance of their normal responsibilities for the Trust.
3) The Trust may share customer information with its affiliates, subject to the customers’ right to prohibit such sharing.
4) The Trust may share customer information with unaffiliated third parties only in accordance with the requirements of Regulation S-P. Pursuant to this policy, the Trust will not share customer information with unaffiliated third parties other than as permitted by law, unless authorized to do so by the customer.
Consistent with these policies, the Trust has adopted the following procedures:
1) The Trust will determine that the policies and procedures of its affiliates and Service Providers are reasonably designed to safeguard customer information and only permit appropriate and authorized access to and use of customer information through the application of appropriate administrative, technical and physical protections.
2) The Trust will direct each of its Service Providers to adhere to the privacy policy of the Trust and to its privacy policies with respect to all customer information of the Trust and to take all actions reasonably necessary so that the Trust is in compliance with the provisions of Regulation S-P, including, as applicable, the development and delivery of privacy notices and the maintenance of appropriate and adequate records.
3) The Trust requires its Service Providers to provide periodic reports to the Trust’s Board of Trustees outlining their privacy policies and the implementation of such policies. Each Service Provider is required to promptly report to the Trust’s Board any material changes to its privacy policy before, or promptly after, the adoption of such changes
(1) Generally, the Funds have institutional clients which are not considered “customers” for purposes of regulation S-P.
Advisor
ETF Managers Group, LLC
30 Maple Street, Suite 2, Summit, NJ 07901
Distributor
ETFMG Financial LLC
30 Maple Street, Suite 2, Summit, NJ 07901
Custodian
U.S. Bank National Association
Custody Operations
1555 North River Center Drive, Suite 302, Milwaukee, Wisconsin 53212
Transfer Agent
U.S. Bancorp Fund Services, LLC doing business as U.S. Bank Global Fund Services
615 East Michigan Street, Milwaukee, Wisconsin 53202
Securities Lending Agent
U.S. Bank, National Association
Securities Lending
800 Nicolet Mall
Minneapolis, MN 55402-7020
Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm
WithumSmith + Brown, PC
1411 Broadway, 9th Floor, New York, NY 10018
Legal Counsel
Sullivan & Worcester LLP
1666 K Street NW, Washington, DC 20006
Annual Report
September 30, 2021
ETFMG Alternative Harvest ETF
MJ
ETFMG U.S. Alternative Harvest ETF
MJUS
ETFMG 2x Daily Alternative Harvest ETF
MJXL
The funds are series of ETF Managers Trust.
ETFMG TM ETFs
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ETFMG TM ETFs
On behalf of the entire team, we want to express our appreciation for the confidence you have placed in these funds.
ETFMG Alternative Harvest ETF (MJ) Performance Review
The following information pertains to the fiscal period from October 1, 2020 to September 30, 2021.
The Fund seeks to provide investment results that, before fees and expenses, correspond generally to the price and yield performance of the Prime Alternative Harvest Index (the “Index”).
Over the period, the total return for the Fund was 40.90%, while the total return for the Index was 39.33%. The best performers on the basis of contribution to return were Aphria Inc., Tilray Inc.-Class 2 Common, GW Pharmaceuticals Ltd., Aurora Cannabis Inc. and Canopy Growth Corp., while the worst performers Charlottes Web Holdings Inc., Arena Pharmaceuticals Inc., Hydrofarm Holdings Group Inc., Corbus Pharmaceuticals Holdings and Jazz Pharmaceuticals Plc.
During the reporting period, the Fund saw an average approximate allocation of 51.8% to Pharmaceuticals, 24.9% to Tobacco and 6.0% to Specialty Retail. The Fund was exposed predominately to the Canada 46.2%, followed by the United States 44.9% and the United Kingdom 6.0%.
ETFMG U.S. Alternative Harvest ETF (MJUS) Performance Review
The following information pertains to the fiscal period from the Fund’s inception, May 12, 2021 to September 30, 2021.
The ETFMG U.S. Alternative Harvest ETF (the “Fund”) seeks to provide investment results that, before fees and expenses, correspond generally to the price and yield performance of the Prime U.S. Alternative Harvest Index (the "Index").
Over the period, the total return for the Fund was -22.82%, while the total return the for the Index was -21.43%. The best performers in the Fund on the basis of contribution to return were Innovative Industrial Proper, Ascend Wellness Holdings-A, Marimed Inc, Wm Technology Inc and Greenlane Holdings Inc - A, while the worst performers were Trulieve Cannabis Corp., Verano Holdings Corp., Cresco Labs Inc-Subordinate, Hydrofarm Holdings Group Inc. and Columbia Care Inc.
During the reporting period, the Fund saw an average approximate allocation to Pharmaceuticals 73.8%, Equity Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs) 8.1%, Machinery 4.1% and Specialty Retail 3.9%. The Fund was exposed 74.4% United States and 25.6% Canada.
ETFMG 2x Daily Alternative Harvest ETF (MJXL) Operational Review
The discussion below relates to the performance of MJXL (the “ETF”) for the period from the ETF’s inception, July 6, 2021 to the ETF’s fiscal year-end of September 30, 2021. The ETF is leveraged and seeks daily investment results, before fees and expenses, of 200% of the performance of the Index.
The ETF, as stated above, seeks daily investment results. It does not seek to track a multiple of the Index for periods of longer than one day and the performance of the ETF over longer periods may not correlate to the Index performance. The ETF should not be held by investors for long periods and should be used as short-term trading vehicles. These products are not suitable for all investors and should be utilized only by sophisticated investors who understand the risks associated with the use of leverage, the consequences of seeking daily leveraged investment results and intend to actively monitor and manage their investments.
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MJXL attempts to provide investment results that correlate to 200% of the return of the Index, meaning MJXL attempts to move in the same direction as the Index.
In seeking to achieve the ETF’s daily investment results, ETF Managers Group LLC (the “Adviser”) relies upon quantitative analysis to generate orders resulting in repositioning the ETF’s investments in accordance with its daily investment objective. Using this approach, the Adviser determines the type, quantity and mix of investment positions that it believes in combination should produce daily returns consistent with the ETF’s objective. As a consequence, if the ETF is performing as designed, the return of the Index will dictate the return for the ETF. The ETF pursues its investment objective regardless of market conditions and does not take defensive positions. The ETF has a clearly articulated goal which requires the ETF to seek economic exposure significantly in excess of its net assets. To meet its objectives, the ETF invests in some combination of financial instruments, including derivatives. The ETF invests significantly in derivatives, including swap agreements. The Adviser uses these types of investments to produce economically “leveraged” investment results. Leveraging allows the Adviser to generate a greater positive or negative return than what would be generated on the invested capital without leverage, thus changing small market movements into larger changes in the value of the investments of the ETF.
The ETF may use certain investment techniques, including investments in derivatives, which may be considered aggressive. Investments in derivatives in general are subject to market risks that may cause their prices to fluctuate dramatically over time. Additionally, use of such instruments may increase the volatility of the ETF. The use of derivatives may expose the ETF to additional risks that it would not be subject to if it invested directly in the securities underlying those derivatives, such as counterparty risk. The use of derivatives may result in larger losses or smaller gains than otherwise would be the case.
Because the ETF seeks daily investment results of the Index, a comparison of the return of the ETF to the Index does not provide an indication of whether the ETF has met its investment objective. To determine if the ETF has met its daily investment goals, the Adviser performs quantitative analysis seeking to determine the expected performance of the ETF as compared to Index. The quantitative analysis includes predictive models as well as stress-testing and back-testing.
Factors Affecting Performance of the ETF:
Leverage – The ETF seeks daily investment results (before fees and expenses) of 200% or -200% of the performance of the Index. The use of leverage magnifies an ETF’s gains or losses and increases the investment’s risk and volatility.
Index Performance – The daily performance of Index, and the factors and market conditions implicitly affecting the Index, are the primary factors driving ETF performance. Given the daily goals, the daily Index returns are most important. The market conditions that affected the Index during the past year are described in the Performance Overview section.
Volatility and Compounding – The goal of the ETF is to provide the specified multiple of the daily return of the Index. Over periods longer than a single day, the ETF should not be expected to provide the multiple of the return of the underlying index. Due to the effects of compounding, a universal mathematical concept that applies to all investments, returns of the ETF over longer periods are greater or less than the ETF’s daily stated goal. Periods of high volatility that lack a clear trend hurt the ETF’s performance while trending, low volatility markets enhance the ETF’s performance.
Cost of Financing – In order to attain leveraged or inverse leveraged exposure, the ETF receives [LIBOR] plus or minus a spread as applied to the borrowed portion of the ETF’s exposure. The spread varies by ETF and counterparty and is a function of market demand, hedging costs, access to balance sheet, borrow volatility, current counterparty exposure and administrative costs associated with the swap counterparty. An increase in interest rates which effects the cost of financing will further impact the ETF’s performance and ability to track the Index.
ETFMG TM ETFs
Fees, Expenses, and Transaction Costs – Fees and expenses are listed in the ETF’s prospectus and may be higher than many traditional index funds’ fees, which cause a greater negative impact on ETF performance. Transactions costs are not included in the expense ratio of the ETF. Transaction costs can be higher due to the ETF’s use of derivatives, shorting securities, frequent creation and redemption activity, or trading securities that are comparatively less liquid.
ETFMG 2X Daily Alternative Harvest ETF (MJXL) Performance Review
The following information pertains to the fiscal period from the Fund’s inception, July 6, 2021 to September 30, 2021.
MJXL seeks to provide daily investment results, before fees and expenses, that correspond to two times (2x) the return of the Index for a single day, not for any other period.
Over the reporting period, the Index had a total return of -27.86% and a volatility of 33.8%. Given the daily investment objectives of MJXL and the path dependency of returns for longer periods, the return of the Index for the reporting period alone should not generate expectations of MJXL performance for the same period. MJXL returned -48.90% for the reporting period and a volatility of 68.0%. For the reporting period MJXL had an average daily volume of 3,741 shares and an average daily statistical correlation of 98.6% to the return of the Index.
We thank you for your interest in the Fund. You can find further details about MJ, MJUS and MJXL by visiting www.etfmg.com, or by calling 1-844-ETF-MGRS (1-844-383-6477).
Samuel Masucci III
Chairman of the Board
ETFMG Alternative Harvest ETF
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40.90 |
% |
|
|
-8.52 |
% |
|
|
-3.91 |
% |
|
$ |
7,924 |
|
ETFMG Alternative Harvest ETF(Market) |
|
|
40.65 |
% |
|
|
-9.01 |
% |
|
|
-4.55 |
% |
|
$ |
7,624 |
|
S&P 500 Index |
|
|
30.00 |
% |
|
|
16.90 |
% |
|
|
15.80 |
% |
|
$ |
23,505 |
|
Prime Alternative Harvest Index* |
|
|
39.33 |
% |
|
|
-9.17 |
% |
|
|
-4.51 |
% |
|
$ |
7,644 |
|
* On December 26, 2017, the Fund’s investment objective and principal investment strategy were substantially revised; therefore, the performance and average annual total returns shown for periods prior to December 26, 2017 is likely to have differed had the Fund’s current investment strategy been in effect during those periods. The Fund’s prior investment objective sought to provide investment results that corresponded to the performance of the Solactive Latin America Real Estate Index, which tracked equities with primary listings in the Latin America region that derived most of their income from real estate and real estate services. The Fund began tracking the Prime Alternative Harvest Index on December 26, 2017.
Performance data quoted represents past performance and does not guarantee future results. The investment return and principal value of an investment will fluctuate so that an investor’s shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than their original cost. Current performance of the Fund may be lower or higher than the performance quoted. All performance is historical and includes reinvestment of dividends and capital gains. Performance data current to the most recent month end may be obtained by calling 1-844-ETF-MGRS (1-844-383-6477).
The chart illustrates the performance of a hypothetical $10,000 investment made on December 3, 2015, and is not intended to imply any future performance. The returns shown do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on fund distributions from the sales of Fund shares. The chart assumes reinvestment of capital gains and dividends, if any. The Index Returns do not reflect fees or expenses and are not available for direct investment.
ETFMG Alternative Harvest ETF
Top Ten Holdings as of September 30, 2021 (Unaudited)*
|
|
|
% of Total |
1 |
Security |
|
Investments |
ETFMG Sit Ultra Short ETF** |
|
6.37% |
|
2 |
Tilray, Inc. - Class 2 |
|
5.80% |
3 |
Aurora Cannabis, Inc. |
|
5.79% |
4 |
Canopy Growth Corp. |
|
5.62% |
5 |
GrowGeneration Corp. |
|
4.70% |
6 |
Organigram Holdings, Inc. |
|
4.50% |
7 |
Cronos Group, Inc. |
|
4.45% |
8 |
Imperial Brands PLC |
|
3.06% |
9 |
Arena Pharmaceuticals, Inc. |
|
3.01% |
10 |
Vector Group, Ltd. |
|
3.00% |
Top Ten Holdings= 46.30% of Total Investments
* Current Fund holdings may not be indicative of future Fund holdings.
** Affiliated security. Please refer to Note 9 of the Notes to Financial Statements.
ETFMG U.S. Alternative Harvest ETF
Growth of $10,000 (Unaudited)
|
|
Since |
|
|
Value of |
|
||
Average Cumulative Returns |
|
Inception |
|
|
$10,000 |
|
||
Period Ended September 30, 2021 |
|
(5/12/2021) |
|
|
(9/30/2021) |
|
||
ETFMG U.S. Alternative Harvest ETF (NAV) |
|
|
-22.82 |
% |
|
$ |
7,718 |
|
ETFMG U.S. Alternative Harvest ETF (Market) |
|
|
-22.92 |
% |
|
$ |
7,708 |
|
S&P 500 Index |
|
|
6.61 |
% |
|
$ |
10,661 |
|
Prime US Alternative Harvest Index NTR |
|
|
-21.43 |
% |
|
$ |
7,857 |
|
Performance data quoted represents past performance and does not guarantee future results. The investment return and principal value of an investment will fluctuate so that an investor’s shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than their original cost. Current performance of the Fund may be lower or higher than the performance quoted. All performance is historical and includes reinvestment of dividends and capital gains. Performance data current to the most recent month end may be obtained by calling 1-844-ETF-MGRS (1-844-383-6477).
The chart illustrates the performance of a hypothetical $10,000 investment made on May 12, 2020, and is not intended to imply any future performance. The returns shown do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on fund distributions from the sales of Fund shares. The chart assumes reinvestment of capital gains and dividends, if any. The Index Returns do not reflect fees or expenses and are not available for direct investment.
ETFMG U.S. Alternative Harvest ETF
Top Holdings as of September 30, 2021 (Unaudited)*
|
|
|
% of Total |
1 |
Security |
|
Investments |
Innovative Industrial Properties, Inc. |
|
34.55% |
|
2 |
WM Technology, Inc. |
|
15.78% |
3 |
Hydrofarm Holdings Group, Inc. |
|
14.81% |
4 |
GrowGeneration Corp. |
|
12.99% |
5 |
AFC Gamma, Inc. |
|
6.12% |
6 |
Charlottes Web Holdings, Inc. |
|
4.70% |
7 |
Zynerba Pharmaceuticals, Inc |
|
2.96% |
8 |
cbdMD, Inc. |
|
1.94% |
9 |
Akerna Corp. |
|
1.24% |
Top Holdings = 95.09% of Total Investments
* Current Fund holdings may not be indicative of future Fund holdings.
ETFMG 2x Daily Alternative Harvest ETF
Growth of $10,000 (Unaudited)
|
|
|
Since |
|
|
|
Value of |
|
Average Cumulative Returns |
|
|
Inception |
|
|
|
$10,000 |
|
Period Ended September 30, 2021 |
|
|
(7/6/2021) |
|
|
|
(9/30/2021) |
|
ETFMG 2x Daily Alternative Harvest ETF (NAV) |
|
|
-48.90 |
% |
|
$ |
5,110 |
|
ETFMG 2x Daily Alternative Harvest ETF (Market) |
|
|
-49.45 |
% |
|
$ |
5,055 |
|
S&P 500 Index |
|
|
-0.51 |
% |
|
$ |
9,949 |
|
Prime Alternative Harvest Index NTR |
|
|
-27.86 |
% |
|
$ |
7,214 |
|
Performance data quoted represents past performance and does not guarantee future results. The investment return and principal value of an investment will fluctuate so that an investor’s shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than their original cost. Current performance of the Fund may be lower or higher than the performance quoted. All performance is historical and includes reinvestment of dividends and capital gains. Performance data current to the most recent month end may be obtained by calling 1-844-ETF-MGRS (1-844-383-6477).
The chart illustrates the performance of a hypothetical $10,000 investment made on July 6, 2021, and is not intended to imply any future performance. The returns shown do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on fund distributions from the sales of Fund shares. The chart assumes reinvestment of capital gains and dividends, if any. The Index Returns do not reflect fees or expenses and are not available for direct investment.
ETFMG TM ETFs
Important Disclosures and Key Risk Factors
Investing involves risk, including the possible loss of principal. Shares of any ETF are bought and sold at market price (not NAV), may trade at a discount or premium to NAV and are not individually redeemed from the Fund. Brokerage commissions will reduce returns. Narrowly focused investments typically exhibit higher volatility.
Past performance is not indicative of future return. A fund’s performance for very short time periods may not be indicative of future performance.
MJ
The possession and use of marijuana, even for medical purposes, is illegal under federal and certain states’ laws, which may negatively impact the value of the Fund’s investments. Use of marijuana is regulated by both the federal government and state governments, and state and federal laws regarding marijuana often conflict. Even in those states in which the use of marijuana has been legalized, its possession and use remains a violation of federal law. Federal law criminalizing the use of marijuana pre- empts state laws that legalizes its use for medicinal and recreational purposes. Cannabis companies and pharmaceutical companies may never be able to legally produce and sell products in the United States or other national or local jurisdictions.
The Fund’s investments will be concentrated in an industry or group of industries to the extent that the Index is so concentrated. In such event, the value of the Fund’s shares may rise and fall more than the value of shares of a fund that invests in securities of companies in a broader range of industries. The consumer staples sector may be affected by the permissibility of using various product components and production methods, marketing campaigns and other factors affecting consumer demand. Tobacco companies, in particular, may be adversely affected by new laws, regulations and litigation. The consumer staples sector may also be adversely affected by changes or trends in commodity prices, which may be influenced or characterized by unpredictable factors.
Unlike with an actively managed fund, the Fund’s adviser does not use techniques or defensive strategies designed to lessen the effects of market volatility or to reduce the impact of periods of market decline. This means that, based on market and economic conditions, the Fund’s performance could be lower than other types of funds that may actively shift their portfolio assets to take advantage of market opportunities or to lessen the impact of a market decline.
Natural or environmental disasters, such as earthquakes, fires, floods, hurricanes, tsunamis and other severe weather- related phenomena generally, and widespread disease, including pandemics and epidemics, have been and may be highly disruptive to economies and markets, adversely impacting individual companies, sectors, industries, markets, currencies, interest and inflation rates, credit ratings, investor sentiment, and other factors affecting the value of the Fund’s investments. Given the increasing interdependence among global economies and markets, conditions in one country, market, or region are increasingly likely to adversely affect markets, issuers, and/or foreign exchange rates in other countries, including the U.S. Any such events could have a significant adverse impact on the value of the Fund’s investments.
Additionally, natural or environmental disasters, widespread disease or other public health issues, war, acts of terrorism or other events could result in increased premiums or discounts to the Fund’s NAV.
ETF Managers Group LLC is the investment adviser to the Fund.
The Fund is distributed by ETFMG Financial LLC. ETF Managers Group LLC and ETFMG Financial LLC are wholly owned subsidiaries of Exchange Traded Managers Group LLC (collectively, “ETFMG”). ETFMG Financial is not affiliated with Prime Indexes.
ETFMG TM ETFs
The Fund is intended to be made available only to U.S. residents. Under no circumstances is any information provided on this website intended for distribution to or use by, or to be an offer to sell to or solicitation of an offer to buy the Fund or any investment product or service of, any person or entity in any jurisdiction or country, other than the United States, where such distribution, use, offer or solicitation would subject the Fund or its affiliates to any registration requirement or be unlawful under the securities laws of that jurisdiction or country.
MJUS
The possession and use of marijuana, even for medical purposes, is illegal under federal and certain states’ laws, which may negatively impact the value of the Fund’s investments. Use of marijuana is regulated by both the federal government and state governments, and state and federal laws regarding marijuana often conflict. Even in those states in which the use of marijuana has been legalized, its possession and use remains a violation of federal law. Federal law criminalizing the use of marijuana pre- empts state laws that legalizes its use for medicinal and recreational purposes. Cannabis companies and pharmaceutical companies may never be able to legally produce and sell products in the United States or other national or local jurisdictions.
The Fund’s investments will be concentrated in an industry or group of industries to the extent that the Index is so concentrated. In such event, the value of the Fund’s shares may rise and fall more than the value of shares of a fund that invests in securities of companies in a broader range of industries. The consumer staples sector may be affected by the permissibility of using various product components and production methods, marketing campaigns and other factors affecting consumer demand. Tobacco companies, in particular, may be adversely affected by new laws, regulations and litigation. The consumer staples sector may also be adversely affected by changes or trends in commodity prices, which may be influenced or characterized by unpredictable factors.
Unlike with an actively managed fund, the Fund’s adviser does not use techniques or defensive strategies designed to lessen the effects of market volatility or to reduce the impact of periods of market decline. This means that, based on market and economic conditions, the Fund’s performance could be lower than other types of funds that may actively shift their portfolio assets to take advantage of market opportunities or to lessen the impact of a market decline.
Natural or environmental disasters, such as earthquakes, fires, floods, hurricanes, tsunamis and other severe weather- related phenomena generally, and widespread disease, including pandemics and epidemics, have been and may be highly disruptive to economies and markets, adversely impacting individual companies, sectors, industries, markets, currencies, interest and inflation rates, credit ratings, investor sentiment, and other factors affecting the value of the Fund’s investments. Given the increasing interdependence among global economies and markets, conditions in one country, market, or region are increasingly likely to adversely affect markets, issuers, and/or foreign exchange rates in other countries, including the U.S. Any such events could have a significant adverse impact on the value of the Fund’s investments.
Additionally, natural or environmental disasters, widespread disease or other public health issues, war, acts of terrorism or other events could result in increased premiums or discounts to the Fund’s NAV.
ETF Managers Group LLC is the investment adviser to the Fund.
The Fund is distributed by ETFMG Financial LLC. ETF Managers Group LLC and ETFMG Financial LLC are wholly owned subsidiaries of Exchange Traded Managers Group LLC (collectively, “ETFMG”). ETFMG is not affiliated with Prime Indexes.
ETFMG TM ETFs
The Fund is intended to be made available only to U.S. residents. Under no circumstances is any information provided on this website intended for distribution to or use by, or to be an offer to sell to or solicitation of an offer to buy the Fund or any investment product or service of, any person or entity in any jurisdiction or country, other than the United States, where such distribution, use, offer or solicitation would subject the Fund or its affiliates to any registration requirement or be unlawful under the securities laws of that jurisdiction or country.
MJXL
The possession and use of marijuana, even for medical purposes, is illegal under federal and certain states’ laws, which may negatively impact the value of the Fund’s investments. Use of marijuana is regulated by both the federal government and state governments, and state and federal laws regarding marijuana often conflict. Even in those states in which the use of marijuana has been legalized, its possession and use remains a violation of federal law. Federal law criminalizing the use of marijuana pre- empts state laws that legalizes its use for medicinal and recreational purposes. Cannabis companies and pharmaceutical companies may never be able to legally produce and sell products in the United States or other national or local jurisdictions.
The Fund’s investments will be concentrated in an industry or group of industries to the extent that the Index is so concentrated. In such event, the value of the Fund’s shares may rise and fall more than the value of shares of a fund that invests in securities of companies in a broader range of industries. The consumer staples sector may be affected by the permissibility of using various product components and production methods, marketing campaigns and other factors affecting consumer demand. Tobacco companies, in particular, may be adversely affected by new laws, regulations and litigation. The consumer staples sector may also be adversely affected by changes or trends in commodity prices, which may be influenced or characterized by unpredictable factors.
The Fund is intended to be made available only to U.S. residents. Under no circumstances is any information provided on this website intended for distribution to or use by, or to be an offer to sell to or solicitation of an offer to buy the Fund or any investment product or service of, any person or entity in any jurisdiction or country, other than the United States, where such distribution, use, offer or solicitation would subject the Fund or its affiliates to any registration requirement or be unlawful under the securities laws of that jurisdiction or country.
Investing in an ETFMG 2x Daily Leveraged ETF may be more volatile than investing in broadly diversified funds. The use of leverage by an ETF increases the risk to the ETF. The ETFMG 2x Daily Leveraged ETFs are not suitable for all investors and should be utilized only by sophisticated investors who understand leverage risk, consequences of seeking daily leveraged, or daily inverse leveraged, investment results and intend to actively monitor and manage their investment.
The use of derivatives such as swaps are subject to additional risks that may cause prices to fluctuate over time and include the effects of compounding, market volatility, leverage risk, aggressive investment techniques risk, counterparty risk, and intra- day investment risk. Please see the summary and full prospectuses for a more complete description of these and other risks of investing in the Fund.
Natural or environmental disasters, such as earthquakes, fires, floods, hurricanes, tsunamis and other severe weather- related phenomena generally, and widespread disease, including pandemics and epidemics, have been and may be highly disruptive to economies and markets, adversely impacting individual companies, sectors, industries, markets, currencies, interest and inflation rates, credit ratings, investor sentiment, and other factors affecting the value of the Fund’s investments. Given the increasing interdependence among global economies and markets, conditions in one country, market, or region are increasingly likely to adversely affect markets, issuers, and/or foreign exchange rates in other countries, including the U.S. Any such events could have a significant adverse impact on the value of the Fund’s investments.
ETFMG TM ETFs
Additionally, natural or environmental disasters, widespread disease or other public health issues, war, acts of terrorism or other events could result in increased premiums or discounts to the Fund’s NAV.
The Fund is a recently organized, diversified management investment company with limited operating history. ETF Managers Group LLC is the investment advisor to the Fund.
The Fund is distributed by ETFMG Financial LLC. ETF Managers Group LLC and ETFMG Financial LLC are wholly owned subsidiaries of Exchange Traded Managers Group LLC (collectively, “ETFMG”). ETFMG is not affiliated with Prime Indexes.
The Fund is intended to be made available only to U.S. residents. Under no circumstances is any information provided on this website intended for distribution to or use by, or to be an offer to sell to or solicitation of an offer to buy the Fund or any investment product or service of, any person or entity in any jurisdiction or country, other than the United States, where such distribution, use, offer or solicitation would subject the Fund or its affiliates to any registration requirement or be unlawful under the securities laws of that jurisdiction or country.
ETFMGTM ETFs
As of September 30, 2021
|
|
ETFMG
|
|
|
ETFMG
|
|
|
ETFMG 2x
|
|
|||
As a percent of Net Assets: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Canada |
|
|
40.8 |
% |
|
|
1.2 |
% |
|
|
— |
% |
Ireland |
|
|
3.0 |
|
|
|
— |
|
|
|
— |
|
Sweden |
|
|
2.2 |
|
|
|
— |
|
|
|
— |
|
United Kingdom |
|
|
7.5 |
|
|
|
— |
|
|
|
— |
|
United States |
|
|
46.0 |
|
|
|
23.2 |
|
|
|
— |
|
Exchange Traded Funds |
|
|
8.0 |
|
|
|
— |
|
|
|
— |
|
Total Return Swap |
|
|
— |
|
|
|
— |
|
|
|
100.0 |
|
Short-Term and other Net Assets (Liabilities) |
|
|
(7.5 |
) |
|
|
75.6 |
|
|
|
— |
|
|
|
|
100.0 |
% |
|
|
100.0 |
% |
|
|
100.0 |
% |
ETFMG Alternative Harvest ETF
September 30, 2021
|
|
Shares |
|
|
Value |
|
||
COMMON STOCKS - 99.5% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Canada - 40.8% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Food Products - 3.4% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Village Farms International, Inc. (a)(b)(e) |
|
|
4,334,626 |
|
|
$ |
36,150,781 |
|
Pharmaceuticals - 37.4% (c) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Aurora Cannabis, Inc. (a)(b)(e) |
|
|
11,265,937 |
|
|
|
77,960,284 |
|
Auxly Cannabis Group, Inc. (a)(b) |
|
|
70,916,455 |
|
|
|
13,717,457 |
|
Canopy Growth Corp. (a)(b) |
|
|
5,465,762 |
|
|
|
75,755,461 |
|
Charlottes Web Holdings, Inc. (a)(b) |
|
|
12,022,971 |
|
|
|
23,730,797 |
|
Clever Leaves Holdings, Inc. (a)(b)(e) |
|
|
2,308,712 |
|
|
|
17,915,605 |
|
Cronos Group, Inc. (a)(b) |
|
|
10,595,350 |
|
|
|
59,969,681 |
|
HEXO Corp. (a)(b) |
|
|
13,217,945 |
|
|
|
24,321,019 |
|
High Tide, Inc. (b) |
|
|
1,579,556 |
|
|
|
9,876,902 |
|
MediPharm Labs Corp. (a)(b) |
|
|
25,813,562 |
|
|
|
5,298,852 |
|
Organigram Holdings, Inc. (a)(b)(e) |
|
|
26,338,475 |
|
|
|
60,578,493 |
|
The Valens Co., Inc. (a)(b) |
|
|
16,324,413 |
|
|
|
30,029,909 |
|
Total Pharmaceuticals |
|
|
|
|
|
|
399,154,460 |
|
Total Canada |
|
|
|
|
|
|
435,305,241 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Ireland - 3.0% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Pharmaceuticals - 3.0% (c) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Jazz Pharmaceuticals PLC (b) |
|
|
249,276 |
|
|
|
32,458,228 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Mexico - 0.0% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Construction & Engineering - 0.0% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Empresas ICA SAB de CV (b)(d) |
|
|
155,893 |
|
|
|
— |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Sweden - 2.2% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Tobacco - 2.2% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Swedish Match AB (b) |
|
|
2,660,372 |
|
|
|
23,296,185 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
United Kingdom - 7.5% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Tobacco - 7.5% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
British American Tobacco PLC |
|
|
1,118,556 |
|
|
|
39,245,992 |
|
Imperial Brands PLC |
|
|
1,965,038 |
|
|
|
41,264,289 |
|
Total Tobacco |
|
|
|
|
|
|
80,510,281 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
United States - 46.0% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Biotechnology - 5.2% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Arena Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (b) |
|
|
682,116 |
|
|
|
40,620,008 |
|
Corbus Pharmaceuticals Holdings, Inc. (b)(e) |
|
|
14,101,511 |
|
|
|
14,383,541 |
|
Total Biotechnology |
|
|
|
|
|
|
55,003,549 |
|
Chemicals - 3.3% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Scotts Miracle-Gro Co. |
|
|
237,765 |
|
|
|
34,799,285 |
|
Machinery - 4.1% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Agrify Corp. (a)(b) |
|
|
624,897 |
|
|
|
11,585,590 |
|
Hydrofarm Holdings Group, Inc. (b) |
|
|
865,868 |
|
|
|
32,773,104 |
|
Total Machinery |
|
|
|
|
|
|
44,358,694 |
|
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
ETFMG Alternative Harvest ETF
Schedule of Investments
September 30, 2021 (Continued)
Percentages are stated as a percent of net assets.
PLC Public Limited Company
(a) |
This security or a portion of this security was out on loan at September 30, 2021. |
(b) |
Non-income producing security. |
(c) |
As of September 30, 2021 the Fund had a significant portion of its assets in the Pharmaceutical Industry. |
(d) |
Value determined using significant unobservable inputs. The value of this security totals $0, which represents 0.00% of total net assets. Classified as Level 3 in the fair value hierarchy. |
(e) |
Affiliated security. Please refer to Note 9 of the Notes to Financial Statements. |
(f) |
The rate quoted is the annualized seven-day yield at September 30, 2021. |
The Global Industry Classification Standard (GICS®) was developed by and/or is the exclusive property of MSCI, Inc. and Standard & Poor’s Financial Services LLC (“S&P”). GICS is a service mark of MSCI and S&P and has been licensed for use by U.S. Bancorp Fund Services, LLC, doing business as U.S. Bank Global Fund Services ("Fund Services").
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
ETFMG U.S. Alternative Harvest ETF
Schedule of Investments
September 30, 2021
|
|
Shares |
|
|
Value |
|
||
COMMON STOCKS - 24.4% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Canada - 1.2% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Pharmaceuticals - 1.2% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Charlottes Web Holdings, Inc. (a) |
|
|
37,323 |
|
|
$ |
73,668 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
United States - 23.2% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Machinery - 3.7% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Hydrofarm Holdings Group, Inc. (a) |
|
|
6,134 |
|
|
|
232,172 |
|
Pharmaceuticals - 1.3% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
cbdMD, Inc. (a) |
|
|
14,640 |
|
|
|
30,451 |
|
Zynerba Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (a) |
|
|
10,959 |
|
|
|
46,466 |
|
Total Pharmaceuticals |
|
|
|
|
|
|
76,917 |
|
Professional Services - 0.3% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Akerna Corp. (a) |
|
|
6,891 |
|
|
|
19,433 |
|
Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs) - 8.9% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
AFC Gamma, Inc. |
|
|
4,449 |
|
|
|
96,009 |
|
Innovative Industrial Properties, Inc. |
|
|
2,343 |
|
|
|
541,631 |
|
Total Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
637,640 |
|
Software Publishers - 4.1% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
WM Technology, Inc. (a) |
|
|
17,065 |
|
|
|
247,443 |
|
Specialty Retail - 3.3% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
GrowGeneration Corp. (a) |
|
|
8,255 |
|
|
|
203,651 |
|
Total United States |
|
|
|
|
|
|
1,417,256 |
|
TOTAL COMMON STOCKS (Cost $1,695,676) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
1,490,924 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS - 1.3% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Money Market Funds - 1.3% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
First American Government Obligations Fund - Class X, |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
0.03% (b) |
|
|
76,960 |
|
|
|
76,960 |
|
TOTAL SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS (Cost $76,960) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
76,960 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total Investments (Cost $1,772,636) - 25.7% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
1,567,884 |
|
Other Assets in Excess of Liabilities - 74.3% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
4,529,438 |
|
TOTAL NET ASSETS - 100.0% |
|
|
|
|
|
$ |
6,097,322 |
|
Percentages are stated as a percent of net assets.
(a) |
Non-income producing security. |
(b) |
The rate quoted is the annualized seven-day yield at September 30, 2021. |
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
ETFMG U.S. Alternative Harvest ETF
Schedule of Total Return Swaps
September 30, 2021
Long Total
Return Equity Swaps |
Counterparty |
Payment
Frequency |
Financing Rate |
Expiration
Date |
Notional
Amount |
Unrealized
Appreciation/ (Depreciation) |
||||||||||
4Front Ventures | Cowen and Company, LLC | Monthly | Overnight Bank Funding Rate Index + 1.50% | May 16, 2022 | $ | 155,635 | $ | — | ||||||||
Acreage Holdings | Cowen and Company, LLC | Monthly | Overnight Bank Funding Rate Index + 1.50% | May 16, 2022 | 45,796 | — | ||||||||||
Ascend Wellness Holdings | Cowen and Company, LLC | Monthly | Overnight Bank Funding Rate Index + 1.50% | May 16, 2022 | 239,559 | — | ||||||||||
AYR Wellness | Cowen and Company, LLC | Monthly | Overnight Bank Funding Rate Index + 1.50% | May 16, 2022 | 282,300 | — | ||||||||||
C21 Investments | Cowen and Company, LLC | Monthly | Overnight Bank Funding Rate Index + 1.50% | May 16, 2022 | 22,327 | — | ||||||||||
Cansortium | Cowen and Company, LLC | Monthly | Overnight Bank Funding Rate Index + 1.50% | May 16, 2022 | 21,419 | — | ||||||||||
Ceres Acquisition - Class A | Cowen and Company, LLC | Monthly | Overnight Bank Funding Rate Index + 1.50% | May 16, 2022 | 31,667 | — | ||||||||||
Columbia Care | Cowen and Company, LLC | Monthly | Overnight Bank Funding Rate Index + 1.50% | May 16, 2022 | 248,178 | — | ||||||||||
Cresco Labs | Cowen and Company, LLC | Monthly | Overnight Bank Funding Rate Index + 1.50% | May 16, 2022 | 435,826 | — | ||||||||||
Curaleaf Holdings | Cowen and Company, LLC | Monthly | Overnight Bank Funding Rate Index + 1.50% | May 16, 2022 | 662,919 | — | ||||||||||
Gage Growth | Cowen and Company, LLC | Monthly | Overnight Bank Funding Rate Index + 1.50% | May 16, 2022 | 68,718 | — | ||||||||||
Glass House Brands | Cowen and Company, LLC | Monthly | Overnight Bank Funding Rate Index + 1.50% | May 16, 2022 | 68,672 | — | ||||||||||
Goodness Growth Holdings | Cowen and Company, LLC | Monthly | Overnight Bank Funding Rate Index + 1.50% | May 16, 2022 | 33,173 | — | ||||||||||
Green Thumb Industries | Cowen and Company, LLC | Monthly | Overnight Bank Funding Rate Index + 1.50% | May 16, 2022 | 498,694 | — | ||||||||||
Greenrose Acquisition | Cowen and Company, LLC | Monthly | Overnight Bank Funding Rate Index + 1.50% | May 16, 2022 | 58,605 | — | ||||||||||
Harvest Health and Recovery | Cowen and Company, LLC | Monthly | Overnight Bank Funding Rate Index + 1.50% | May 16, 2022 | 232,974 | — | ||||||||||
Jushi Holdings - Class B | Cowen and Company, LLC | Monthly | Overnight Bank Funding Rate Index + 1.50% | May 16, 2022 | 170,290 | — | ||||||||||
Marimed | Cowen and Company, LLC | Monthly | Overnight Bank Funding Rate Index + 1.50% | May 16, 2022 | 78,764 | — | ||||||||||
Medicine Man Technologies | Cowen and Company, LLC | Monthly | Overnight Bank Funding Rate Index + 1.50% | May 16, 2022 | 21,367 | — | ||||||||||
Next Green Wave Canada | Cowen and Company, LLC | Monthly | Overnight Bank Funding Rate Index + 1.50% | May 16, 2022 | 17,853 | — | ||||||||||
Planet 13 Holdings | Cowen and Company, LLC | Monthly | Overnight Bank Funding Rate Index + 1.50% | May 16, 2022 | 248,320 | — | ||||||||||
Red White and Bloom Brands | Cowen and Company, LLC | Monthly | Overnight Bank Funding Rate Index + 1.50% | May 16, 2022 | 40,146 | — | ||||||||||
Riv Capital | Cowen and Company, LLC | Monthly | Overnight Bank Funding Rate Index + 1.50% | May 16, 2022 | 44,124 | — | ||||||||||
SOL Global Investments | Cowen and Company, LLC | Monthly | Overnight Bank Funding Rate Index + 1.50% | May 16, 2022 | 42,042 | — | ||||||||||
Stem Holdings | Cowen and Company, LLC | Monthly | Overnight Bank Funding Rate Index + 1.50% | May 16, 2022 | 15,244 | — | ||||||||||
Terrascend | Cowen and Company, LLC | Monthly | Overnight Bank Funding Rate Index + 1.50% | May 16, 2022 | 143,454 | — | ||||||||||
Tilt Holdings | Cowen and Company, LLC | Monthly | Overnight Bank Funding Rate Index + 1.50% | May 16, 2022 | 34,006 | — | ||||||||||
TPCO Holdings | Cowen and Company, LLC | Monthly | Overnight Bank Funding Rate Index + 1.50% | May 16, 2022 | 83,042 | — | ||||||||||
Trulieve Cannabis | Cowen and Company, LLC | Monthly | Overnight Bank Funding Rate Index + 1.50% | May 16, 2022 | 387,396 | — | ||||||||||
Verano Holdings - Class A | Cowen and Company, LLC | Monthly | Overnight Bank Funding Rate Index + 1.50% | May 16, 2022 | 251,484 | — | ||||||||||
$ | 4,683,994 | $ | — |
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
ETFMG 2x Daily Alternative Harvest ETF
Schedule of Total Return Swaps
September 30, 2021
Reference
Entity |
Fund
Pays/Receives Reference Entity |
Counterparty |
Payment
Frequency |
Financing
Rate |
Upfront
Premiums Paid/Received |
Notional
Amount |
Unrealized
Appreciation (Depreciation) |
|||||||||||||
ETFMG Alternative Harvest ETF | Receives | Cowen and Company, LLC | Monthly | Overnight Bank Funding Rate Index + 1.50% | $ | — | $ | 1,092,273 | $ | — | ||||||||||
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
ETFMG TM ETFs
STATEMENT OF ASSETS AND LIABILITIES
As of September 30, 2021
ETFMG
|
ETFMG
U.S. Alternative Harvest ETF |
ETFMG
2x Daily Alternative Harvest ETF |
||||||||||
ASSETS | ||||||||||||
Investments in unaffiliated securities, at value* | $ | 997,435,878 | $ | 1,567,884 | $ | — | ||||||
Investments in affiliated securities, at value* | 349,837,544 | — | — | |||||||||
Cash | — | 1,088,602 | 151,893 | |||||||||
Deposits at Broker for total return swap contracts | — | 3,570,000 | 590,000 | |||||||||
Receivables: | ||||||||||||
Dividends and interest receivable | 2,678,385 | 5,429 | — | |||||||||
Securities lending income receivable | 567,880 | — | — | |||||||||
Total assets | 1,350,519,687 | 6,231,915 | 741,893 | |||||||||
LIABILITIES | ||||||||||||
Collateral received for securities loaned (Note 7) | $ | 282,257,147 | $ | — | $ | — | ||||||
Payables: | ||||||||||||
Payable for open swap contracts | — | 130,774 | 179,346 | |||||||||
Management fees payable | 653,236 | 3,819 | 474 | |||||||||
Total liabilities | 282,910,383 | 134,593 | 179,820 | |||||||||
Net Assets | $ | 1,067,609,304 | $ | 6,097,322 | $ | 562,073 | ||||||
NET ASSETS CONSIST OF: | ||||||||||||
Paid-in Capital | $ | 2,212,604,521 | $ | 6,384,970 | $ | 638,817 | ||||||
Total Distributable Earnings (Accumulated Losses) | (1,144,995,217 | ) | (287,648 | ) | (76,744 | ) | ||||||
Net Assets | $ | 1,067,609,304 | $ | 6,097,322 | $ | 562,073 | ||||||
*Identified Cost: | ||||||||||||
Investments in unaffiliated securities | $ | 1,267,183,245 | $ | 1,772,636 | $ | — | ||||||
Investments in affiliated securities | 403,911,496 | — | — | |||||||||
Shares Outstanding^ | 74,150,000 | 790,000 | 110,000 | |||||||||
Net Asset Value, Offering and Redemption Price per Share | $ | 14.40 | $ | 7.72 | $ | 5.11 |
|
^ | No par value, unlimited number of shares authorized |
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
ETFMG TM ETFs
For the Year Ended September 30, 2021
|
(1) | The Fund commenced operations on May 12, 2021. |
|
(2) | The Fund commenced operations on July 6, 2021. |
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
ETFMG Alternative Harvest ETF
STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN NET ASSETS
Year Ended
September 30, 2021 |
Year Ended
September 30, 2020 |
|||||||
OPERATIONS | ||||||||
Net investment income | $ | 18,791,771 | $ | 38,371,401 | ||||
Net realized gain (loss) on investments and In-Kind | ||||||||
Redemptions | (26,438,605 | ) | (316,504,714 | ) | ||||
Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) of investments and foreign currency and foreign currency translation | 174,690,515 | (135,942,672 | ) | |||||
Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations | 167,043,681 | (414,075,985 | ) | |||||
DISTRIBUTIONS TO SHAREHOLDERS | ||||||||
Total distributions from distributable earnings | (17,257,000 | ) | (37,958,000 | ) | ||||
CAPITAL SHARE TRANSACTIONS | ||||||||
Net increase in net assets derived from net change in outstanding shares | 421,833,537 | 147,008,161 | ||||||
Transaction Fees (See Note 1) | 18,289 | 39,219 | ||||||
Net increase in net assets from capital share transactions | 421,851,826 | 147,047,380 | ||||||
Total increase (decrease) in net assets | 571,638,507 | (304,986,605 | ) | |||||
NET ASSETS | ||||||||
Beginning of Year | 495,970,797 | 800,957,402 | ||||||
End of Year | $ | 1,067,609,304 | $ | 495,970,797 |
Summary of share transactions is as follows:
Year Ended
September 30, 2021 |
Year Ended
September 30, 2020 |
|||||||||||||||
Shares | Amount | Shares | Amount | |||||||||||||
Shares Sold | 57,650,000 | $ | 1,053,114,312 | 13,200,000 | $ | 203,682,152 | ||||||||||
Transaction Fees (See Note 1) | — | 18,289 | — | 39,219 | ||||||||||||
Shares Redeemed | (31,350,000 | ) | (631,269,872 | ) | (3,800,000 | ) | (56,673,991 | ) | ||||||||
Net Transactions in Fund Shares | 26,300,000 | $ | 421,862,729 | 9,400,000 | $ | 147,047,380 | ||||||||||
Beginning Shares | 47,850,000 | 38,450,000 | ||||||||||||||
Ending Shares | 74,150,000 | 47,850,000 |
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
ETFMG U.S. Alternative Harvest ETF
STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN NET ASSETS
Period Ended
September 30, 2021(1) |
||||
OPERATIONS | ||||
Net investment income (loss) | $ | (9,128 | ) | |
Net realized gain (loss) on investments, swap contracts and In-Kind Redemptions | (1,493,703 | ) | ||
Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) of investments and swap contracts | (204,752 | ) | ||
Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations | (1,707,583 | ) | ||
CAPITAL SHARE TRANSACTIONS | ||||
Net increase (decrease) in net assets from capital share transactions | 7,804,905 | |||
Total increase (decrease) in net assets | 6,097,322 | |||
NET ASSETS | ||||
Beginning of Period | — | |||
End of Period | $ | 6,097,322 |
Summary of share transactions is as follows:
Period Ended
September 30, 2021(1) |
||||||||
Shares | Amount | |||||||
Shares Sold | 790,000 | $ | 7,804,905 | |||||
Shares Redeemed | — | — | ||||||
Net Transactions in Fund Shares | 790,000 | $ | 7,804,905 | |||||
Beginning Shares | — | |||||||
Ending Shares | 790,000 |
|
(1) | The Fund commenced operations on May 12, 2021. |
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
ETFMG 2x Daily Alternative Harvest ETF
STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN NET ASSETS
Period Ended
September 30, 2021(1) |
||||
OPERATIONS | ||||
Net investment income (loss) | $ | (1,069 | ) | |
Net realized gain (loss) on investments, swap contracts and In-Kind Redemptions | (396,127 | ) | ||
Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) of investments and swap contracts | — | |||
Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations | (397,196 | ) | ||
CAPITAL SHARE TRANSACTIONS | ||||
Net increase (decrease) in net assets from capital share transactions | 959,269 | |||
Total increase (decrease) in net assets | 562,073 | |||
NET ASSETS | ||||
Beginning of Period | — | |||
End of Period | $ | 562,073 |
Summary of share transactions is as follows:
Period Ended
September 30, 2021(1) |
||||||||
Shares | Amount | |||||||
Shares Sold | 110,000 | $ | 959,269 | |||||
Shares Redeemed | — | — | ||||||
Net Transactions in Fund Shares | 110,000 | $ | 959,269 | |||||
Beginning Shares | — | |||||||
Ending Shares | 110,000 |
|
(1) | The Fund commenced operations on July 6, 2021. |
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
ETFMG Alternative Harvest ETF
For a capital share outstanding throughout the year
Year Ended | Year Ended | Year Ended | Year Ended | Year Ended | ||||||||||||||||
September 30, | September 30, | September 30, | September 30, | September 30, | ||||||||||||||||
2021 | 2020 | 2019 | 2018 | 2017 | ||||||||||||||||
Net Asset Value, Beginning Year | $ | 10.37 | $ | 20.83 | $ | 39.74 | $ | 31.36 | $ | 29.64 | ||||||||||
Income from Investment Operations: | ||||||||||||||||||||
Net investment income1 | 0.26 | 0.91 | 1.02 | 0.37 | 0.57 | |||||||||||||||
Net realized and unrealized | ||||||||||||||||||||
gain (loss) on investments | 4.01 | (10.49 | ) | (18.96 | ) | 8.95 | 4.42 | |||||||||||||
Total from investment operations | 4.27 | (9.58 | ) | (17.94 | ) | 9.32 | 4.99 | |||||||||||||
Less Distributions: | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distributions from net investment income | (0.24 | ) | (0.88 | ) | (0.97 | ) | (0.74 | ) | (2.56 | ) | ||||||||||
Net realized gains | — | — | — | (0.20 | ) | (0.71 | ) | |||||||||||||
Total distributions | (0.24 | ) | (0.88 | ) | (0.97 | ) | (0.94 | ) | (3.27 | ) | ||||||||||
Net asset value, end year | $ | 14.40 | $ | 10.37 | $ | 20.83 | $ | 39.74 | $ | 31.36 | ||||||||||
Total Return | 40.90 | % | -46.83 | % | -45.60 | % | 33.85 | % | 20.23 | % | ||||||||||
Ratios/Supplemental Data: | ||||||||||||||||||||
Net assets at end year (000’s) | $ | 1,067,609 | $ | 495,971 | $ | 800,957 | $ | 679,559 | $ | 6,271 | ||||||||||
Gross Expenses to Average Net Assets | 0.75 | % | 0.75 | % | 0.75 | % | 0.75 | % | 0.79 | % | ||||||||||
Net Investment Income to Average Net Assets | 1.39 | % | 6.27 | % | 3.26 | % | 1.18 | % | 1.98 | % | ||||||||||
Portfolio Turnover Rate | 75 | % | 46 | % | 71 | % | 97 | % | 44 | % |
|
1 | Calculated based on average shares outstanding during the year. |
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
ETFMG U.S. Alternative Harvest ETF
FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS
For a capital share outstanding throughout the period
Period Ended | ||||
September 30, | ||||
20211 | ||||
Net Asset Value, Beginning Period | $ | 10.00 | ||
Income (Loss) from Investment Operations: | ||||
Net investment income (loss) 2 | (0.01 | ) | ||
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments | (2.27 | ) | ||
Total from investment operations | (2.28 | ) | ||
Net asset value, end period | $ | 7.72 | ||
Total Return | -22.82 | %3 | ||
Ratios/Supplemental Data: | ||||
Net assets at end of period (000’s) | $ | 6,097 | ||
Gross Expenses to Average Net Assets | 0.75 | %4 | ||
Net Investment Income (Loss) to Average Net Assets | -0.38 | %4 | ||
Portfolio Turnover Rate | 16 | %3 |
|
1 | The Fund commenced operations on May 12, 2021. |
|
2 | Calculated based on average shares outstanding during the period. |
|
3 | Not annualized. |
|
4 | Annualized. |
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
ETFMG 2x Daily Alternative Harvest ETF
FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS
For a capital share outstanding throughout the period
Period Ended | ||||
September 30, | ||||
20211 | ||||
Net Asset Value, Beginning Period | $ | 10.00 | ||
Income (Loss) from Investment Operations: | ||||
Net investment income (loss) 2 | (0.01 | ) | ||
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments | (4.88 | ) | ||
Total from investment operations | (4.89 | ) | ||
Net asset value, end period | $ | 5.11 | ||
Total Return | -48.90 | %3 | ||
Ratios/Supplemental Data: | ||||
Net assets at end of period (000’s) | $ | 562 | ||
Gross Expenses to Average Net Assets | 0.95 | %4 | ||
Net Investment Income (Loss) to Average Net Assets | -0.72 | %4 | ||
Portfolio Turnover Rate | 0 | %3 |
|
1 | The Fund commenced operations on July 6, 2021. |
|
2 | Calculated based on average shares outstanding during the period. |
|
3 | Not annualized. |
|
4 | Annualized. |
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
September 30, 2021
NOTE 1 – ORGANIZATION
ETFMG Alternative Harvest ETF (“MJ”), ETFMG U.S. Alternative Harvest ETF (“MJUS”), and ETFMG 2x Daily Alternative Harvest ETF (“MJXL”) (each a “Fund”, or collectively the “Funds”) are series of ETF Managers Trust (the “Trust”), an open-end management investment company consisting of multiple investment series, organized as a Delaware statutory trust on July 1, 2009. The Trust is registered with the 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 (“Shares”) is registered under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”).
The following table is a summary of the Strategy Commencement Date and Strategy of the Funds:
Fund Ticker |
Strategy
Commencement Date |
Strategy |
ETFMG
Alternative Harvest ETF |
12/3/2015 | Seeks to provide investment results that, before fees and expenses, correspond generally to the total return performance of the Prime Alternative Harvest Index (the “Index”). |
ETFMG U.S.
Alternative Harvest ETF |
5/12/2021 | Seeks to achieve its investment objective by investing, under normal circumstances, at least 80% of its net assets (plus any borrowings for investment purposes) in securities of companies that derive at least 50% of their net revenue from the “Cannabis Business” in the United States, and in derivatives that have economic characteristics similar to such securities. |
ETFMG 2x
Daily Alternative Harvest ETF |
7/6/2021 | Seeks daily investment results, before fees and expenses, that correspond to two times (2x) the return of the Index for a single day, not for any other period. |
The Funds may use a combination of swaps on the Index and swaps on an ETF whose investment objective is to track the performance of the same, or a substantially similar index to achieve their investment objective.
The Funds each currently offer one class of shares, which have no front end sales load, no deferred sales charges, and no redemption fees. The Funds may issue an unlimited number of shares of beneficial interest, with no par value. All shares of each Fund have equal rights and privileges.
Shares of the Funds are listed and traded on the NYSE Arca, Inc. Market prices for the shares may be different from their net asset value (“NAV”). Each Fund issues and redeems shares on a continuous basis at NAV only in blocks of 50,000 shares for MJ and MJUS and 10,000 shares for MJXL, called “Creation Units.” Creation Units are issued and redeemed principally in- kind for securities included in a specified Index. Once created, shares generally trade in the secondary market at market prices that change throughout the day in quantities less than a Creation Unit. Except when aggregated in Creation Units, shares are not redeemable securities of a Fund. Shares of a Fund 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 Corporation or (ii) a DTC 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 the shares directly from a Fund. Rather, most retail
ETFMG TM ETFs
NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
September 30, 2021 (Continued)
Authorized Participants transacting in Creation Units for cash may pay an additional variable charge to compensate the relevant Fund for certain transaction costs (i.e., brokerage costs) and market impact expenses relating to investing in portfolio securities. Such variable charges, if any, are included in Transaction Fees” in the Statements of Changes in Net Assets.
NOTE 2 – SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES
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”).
The Funds follow the investment company accounting and reporting guidance of the Financial Accounting Standards Board Accounting Standard Codification Topic 946 Financial Services – Investment Companies.
The Fund may invest in certain other investment companies (underlying funds). For specific investments in underlying funds, please refer to the complete schedule of portfolio holdings on Form N-CSR(S) for this reporting period, which is filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). For more information about the underlying Fund’s operations and policies, please refer to those Fund’s semiannual and annual reports, which are filed with the SEC.
|
A. | Security Valuation. Securities listed on a securities exchange, market or automated quotation system for which quotations are readily available (except for securities traded on NASDAQ), including securities traded over the counter, are valued at the last quoted sale price on the primary exchange or market (foreign or domestic) on which they are traded on the valuation date (or at approximately 4:00 pm Eastern Time if a security’s primary exchange is normally open at that time), or, if there is no such reported sale on the valuation date, at the most recent quoted bid price. For securities traded on NASDAQ, the NASDAQ Official Closing Price will be used. |
Securities for which quotations are not readily available are valued at their respective fair values as determined in good faith by the 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 Funds’ Board. The use of fair value pricing by a Fund may cause the net asset value of its shares to differ significantly from the net asset value that would be calculated without regard to such considerations. As of September 30, 2021, the Funds did not hold any securities that were fair valued by the Board.
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 valuation 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. |
ETFMG TM ETFs
NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
September 30, 2021 (Continued)
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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 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 table presents a summary of the Funds' investments in securities and swap contracts at fair value, as of September 30, 2021:
ETFMG Alternative Harvest ETF | ||||||||||||||||
Assets^ | Level 1 | Level 2 | Level 3 | Total | ||||||||||||
Common Stocks | $ | 1,062,422,215 | $ | — | $ | — | $ | 1,062,422,215 | ||||||||
Short Term Investments | 2,585,283 | — | — | 2,585,283 | ||||||||||||
ETFMG Sit Ultra Short ETF** | 85,827,375 | — | — | 85,827,375 | ||||||||||||
Investments Purchased with Securities Lending | ||||||||||||||||
Collateral* | — | — | — | 196,438,549 | ||||||||||||
Total Investments in Securities | $ | 1,150,834,873 | $ | — | $ | — | $ | 1,347,273,422 |
ETFMG U.S. Alternative Harvest ETF | ||||||||||||||||
Assets^ | Level 1 | Level 2 | Level 3 | Total | ||||||||||||
Common Stocks | $ | 1,490,924 | $ | — | $ | — | $ | 1,490,924 | ||||||||
Short Term Investments | 76,960 | — | — | 76,960 | ||||||||||||
Total Investments in Securities | $ | 1,567,884 | $ | — | $ | — | $ | 1,567,884 |
Swap Contracts*** | Level 1 | Level 2 | Level 3 | Total | ||||||||||||
Long Total Return Equity Swap Contracts | $ | — | $ | — | $ | — | $ | — | ||||||||
Total Swap Contracts | $ | — | $ | — | $ | — | $ | — |
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NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
September 30, 2021 (Continued)
ETFMG 2x Daily Alternative Harvest ETF | ||||||||||||||||
Swap Contracts*** | Level 1 | Level 2 | Level 3 | Total | ||||||||||||
Long Total Return Equity Swap Contracts | $ | — | $ | — | $ | — | $ | — | ||||||||
Total Swap Contracts | $ | — | $ | — | $ | — | $ | — |
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^ | See Schedule of Investments for classifications by country and industry. |
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* | Certain investments that are measured at fair value used the net asset value per share (or its equivalent) practical expedient have not been categorized in the fair value hierarchy. The fair value amounts presented in the table are intended to permit reconciliation of the fair value hierarchy to the amounts presented in the Schedules of Investments. |
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** | Investment was purchased with collateral. |
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*** | Swap contracts are derivative instruments, which are presented at the unrealized appreciation/depreciation on the instrument. |
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B. | Federal Income Taxes. The Funds have each elected to be taxed as a “regulated investment company” and intend to distribute substantially all taxable income to their shareholders and otherwise comply with the provisions of the Internal Revenue Code applicable to regulated investment companies. Therefore, no provisions for federal income taxes or excise taxes have been made. |
To avoid imposition of the excise tax applicable to regulated investment companies, each Fund intends to declare each year as dividends, in each calendar year, at least 98.0% of its net investment income (earned during the calendar year) and 98.2% of its net realized capital gains (earned during the twelve months ended October 31) plus undistributed amounts, if any, from prior years.
Net capital losses incurred after October 31, within the taxable year are deemed to arise on the first business day of each Fund’s next taxable year.
Each Fund recognizes the tax benefits of uncertain tax positions only where the position is “more likely than not” to be sustained assuming examination by tax authorities. Each Fund has analyzed its tax position and has concluded that no liability for unrecognized tax benefits should be recorded related to uncertain tax positions expected to be taken in the Funds’ 2021 tax returns. The Funds identify their major tax jurisdictions as U.S. Federal, the State of New Jersey, and the State of Delaware; however the Funds are 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 twelve months.
As of September 30, 2021, management has reviewed the tax positions for open periods (for Federal purposes, four years from the date of filing and for state purposes, four years from the date of filing), as applicable to the Funds, and has determined that no provision for income tax is required in the Funds’ financial statements.
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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. Discounts/premiums on debt securities purchased are accreted/amortized over the life of the respective securities using the effective interest method. Dividend income is recorded on the ex-dividend date. Interest income is recorded on an accrual basis. Income, including gains, from investments in foreign securities received by the Funds may be subject to income, withholding or other taxes imposed by foreign countries. |
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NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
September 30, 2021 (Continued)
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D. | Foreign Currency Translations and Transactions. The Funds may engage in foreign currency transactions. Foreign currency transactions are translated into U.S. dollars on the following basis: (i) market value of investment securities, assets and liabilities at the daily rates of exchange, and (ii) purchases and sales of investment securities, dividend and interest income and certain expenses at the rates of exchange prevailing on the respective dates of such transactions. For financial reporting purposes, the Funds do not isolate changes in the exchange rate of investment securities from the fluctuations arising from changes in the market prices of securities for unrealized gains and losses. However, for federal income tax purposes, the Funds do isolate and treat as ordinary income the effect of changes in foreign exchange rates on realized gains or losses from the sale of investment securities and payables and receivables arising from trade-date and settlement-date differences. |
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E. | Distributions to Shareholders. Distributions to shareholders from net investment income are generally declared and paid by each of the Funds on a quarterly basis. Distributions to shareholders from realized gains on securities for each Fund normally are declared and paid on an annual basis. Distributions are recorded on the ex-dividend date. |
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F. | 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 at the date of the financial statements, as well as the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the reporting period. Actual results could differ from those estimates. |
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G. | Share Valuation. The net asset value (“NAV”) per share of each Fund is calculated by dividing the sum of the value of the securities held by the Fund, plus cash and other assets, minus all liabilities (including estimated accrued expenses) by the total number of shares outstanding for the Fund, rounded to the nearest cent. The Funds’ shares will not be priced on the days on which the NYSE is closed for trading. For Authorized Participants, the offering and redemption price per share for the Funds are equal to the Funds’ respective net asset value per share. |
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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 made against the Funds that have not yet occurred. However, based on experience, the Funds expect the risk of loss to be remote. |
Derivatives
The Funds may enter into swap agreements; including interest rate, index, and total return swap agreements. Swap agreements are contracts between parties in which one party agrees to make periodic payments to the other party based on the change in market value or level of a specified rate, index or asset. In return, the other party agrees to make payments to the first party based on the return of a different specified rate, index or asset. Swap agreements will usually be done on a net basis, i.e., where the two parties make net payments with a Fund receiving or paying, as the case may be, only the net amount of the two payments. The net amount of the excess, if any, of a Fund’s obligations over its entitlements with respect to each swap is accrued on a daily basis and an amount of cash or equivalents having an aggregate value at least equal to the accrued excess is maintained by the Fund.
The total return swap contracts are subject to master netting agreements, which are agreements between a Fund and its counterparties that provide for the net settlement of all transactions and collateral with the Fund through a single payment, in the event of default or termination. Amounts presented on the schedule of total return swaps are gross settlement amounts.
ETFMG TM ETFs
NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
September 30, 2021 (Continued)
The following table presents the Funds' gross derivative assets and liabilities by counterparty and contract type, net of amounts available for offset under a master netting agreement and the related collateral received or pledged by the Funds as of September 30, 2021.
ETFMG U.S. Alternative Harvest ETF
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Cowen and Company, LLC | Total Return Swap Contracts | $ | (130,774 | ) | $ | — | $ | (130,774 | ) | $ | — | $ | — | $ | (130,774 | ) |
ETFMG 2x Daily Alternative Harvest ETF
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Cowen and Company, LLC | Total Return Swap Contract | $ | (179,346 | ) | $ | — | $ | (179,346 | ) | $ | — | $ | — | $ | (179,346 | ) |
The average monthly notional amount of the swap contracts during the period ended September 30, 2021 for the Funds were:
ETFMG U.S. Alternative Harvest ETF | Swap Contracts | $ | 4,855,145 | |||
ETFMG 2x Daily Alternative Harvest ETF | Swap Contract | $ | 1,271,326 |
The following is a summary of the effect of swap contracts on the Funds' Statements of Assets and Liabilities as of September 30, 2021:
Assets | Liabilities |
Net Unrealized
Gain (Loss)
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ETFMG U.S. Alternative Harvest ETF | Swap Contracts | $ | — | $ | 130,774 | $ | — | |||||||
ETFMG 2x Daily Alternative Harvest ETF | Swap Contract | $ | — | $ | 179,346 | $ | — |
ETFMG TM ETFs
NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
September 30, 2021 (Continued)
The following is a summary of the effect of swap contracts on the Funds' Statements of Operations for the period ended September 30, 2021:
Change in | ||||||||||
Unrealized | ||||||||||
Appreciation/ | ||||||||||
Realized Gain (Loss) | Depreciation | |||||||||
ETFMG U.S. | ||||||||||
Alternative Harvest | ||||||||||
ETF | Swap Contracts | $ | (1,484,717 | ) | $ | — | ||||
ETFMG 2x Daily | ||||||||||
Alternative Harvest | ||||||||||
ETF | Swap Contract | $ | (396,127 | ) | $ | — |
NOTE 3 – RISK FACTORS
Investing in the Funds may involve certain risks, as discussed in the Funds’ prospectus, including, but not limited to, those described below. Any of these risks could cause an investor to lose money.
Market Risk. Financial markets rise and fall in response to a variety of factors, sometimes rapidly and unpredictably. As with any investment whose performance is tied to these markets, the value of an investment in a Fund will fluctuate, which means that an investor could lose money over short or long periods.
Investment Style Risk. The Funds are not actively managed (“Index Funds”). Therefore, those Funds follow the securities included in its respective index during upturns as well as downturns. Because of their indexing strategies, the Index Funds do not take steps to reduce market exposure or to lessen the effects of a declining market. In addition, because of the Index Funds’ expenses, the Index Funds’ performance may be below that of their respective index.
Equity Risk. The prices of equity securities rise and fall daily. These price movements may result from factors affecting individual companies, industries or the securities market as a whole. In addition, equity markets tend to move in cycles which may cause stock prices to fall over short or extended periods of time.
Securities Lending Risk. Securities lending involves the risk of loss of rights in, or delay in recovery of, the loaned securities if the borrower fails to return the security loaned or becomes insolvent.
Concentration Risk. To the extent that a Fund’s or an index’s portfolio is concentrated in the securities of issuers in a particular market, industry, group of industries, sector or asset class, the fund may be adversely affected by the performance of those securities, may be subject to increased price volatility and may be more vulnerable to adverse economic, market, political or regulatory occurrences affecting that market, industry, group of industries, sector or asset class.
Natural Disaster/Epidemic Risk. Natural or environmental disasters, such as earthquakes, fires, floods, hurricanes, tsunamis and other severe weather-related phenomena generally, and widespread disease, including pandemics and epidemics (for example, the novel coronavirus COVID- 19),have been and can be highly disruptive to economies and markets and have recently led, and may continue to lead, to increased market volatility and significant market losses. Such natural disaster and health crises could exacerbate political, social, and economic risks previously mentioned, and result in significant breakdowns, delays, shutdowns, social isolation, and other disruptions to important global, local and regional supply chains affected, with potential corresponding results on the operating performance of the Funds and their investments. A climate of uncertainty and panic, including the contagion of infectious viruses or diseases, may adversely affect lobal, regional, and local economies and reduce the availability of potential investment opportunities, and increases the difficulty of performing due diligence and modeling market conditions, potentially reducing the accuracy of financial projections. Under the circumstances, the Funds may have difficulty achieving their investment objectives which may adversely impact performance. Further, such events can be highly disruptive to economies and markets, significantly disrupt the operations of individual companies (including, but not limited to, the Funds' Sponsor and third party service providers), sectors, industries, markets, securities and commodity exchanges, currencies, interest and inflation rates, credit ratings, investor sentiment, and other factors affecting the value of the Funds' investments. These factors can cause substantial market volatility. exchange trading suspensions and closures and can impact the ability of the Funds to complete redemptions and otherwise affect Fund performance and Fund trading in the secondary market. A widespread crisis may also affect the global economy in ways that cannot necessarily be foreseen at the current time. How long such events will last and whether they will continue or recur cannot be predicted. Impacts from these events could have significant impact on a Fund's performance, resulting in losses to the Funds.
ETFMG TM ETFs
NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
September 30, 2021 (Continued)
Derivatives Risk. Derivatives are financial instruments that derive value from the underlying reference asset or assets, such as stocks, bonds, or funds (including ETFs), interest rates or indexes. A Fund’s investments in derivatives may pose risks in addition to, and greater than, those associated with directly investing in securities or other ordinary investments, including risk related to the market, leverage, imperfect daily correlations with underlying investments or the Fund’s other portfolio holdings, higher price volatility, lack of availability, counterparty risk, liquidity, valuation and legal restrictions. The use of derivatives is a highly specialized activity that involves investment techniques and risks different from those associated with ordinary portfolio securities transactions. The use of derivatives may result in larger losses or smaller gains than directly investing in securities. When a Fund uses derivatives, there may be imperfect correlation between the value of the reference assets and the derivative, which may prevent the Fund from achieving its investment objective. Because derivatives often require only a limited initial investment, the use of derivatives may expose a Fund to losses in excess of those amounts initially invested.
Daily Index Correlation/Tracking Risk. There is no guarantee that a Fund will achieve a high degree of correlation to the Index and therefore achieve its daily leveraged investment objective. To achieve a high degree of correlation with the Index, a Fund seeks to rebalance its portfolio daily to keep leverage consistent with its daily leveraged investment objective. In addition, a Fund’s exposure to the Index is impacted by the Index’s movement. Because of this, it is unlikely that a Fund will be perfectly exposed to the Index at the end of each day. The possibility of the Fund being materially over- or under-exposed to the Index increases on days when the Index is volatile near the close of the trading day. Market disruptions, regulatory restrictions and extreme volatility will also adversely affect a Fund’s ability to adjust exposure to the required levels.
NOTE 4 – MANAGEMENT AND OTHER CONTRACTS
ETF Managers Group, LLC (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 is also responsible for arranging transfer agency, custody, fund administration and accounting, and other non-distribution related services necessary for the Funds to operate.
ETFMG TM ETFs
NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
September 30, 2021 (Continued)
Under the Investment Advisory Agreement, the Advisor has overall responsibility for the general management and administration of the Funds and arranges for sub-advisory, transfer agency, custody, fund administration, securities lending, and all other non-distribution related services necessary for the Funds to operate. The Funds unitary fees are accrued daily and paid monthly. The Advisor bears the costs of all advisory and non- advisory services required to operate the Funds, in exchange for a single unitary fee at the following annual rates:
ETFMG Alternative Harvest ETF | 0.75% |
ETFMG U.S. Alternative Harvest ETF | 0.75% |
ETFMG 2x Daily Alternative Harvest ETF | 0.95% |
Under the Investment Advisory Agreement, the Advisor has agreed to pay all expenses of the Funds, except for: the fee paid to the Advisor pursuant to the Investment Advisory Agreement, interest charges on any borrowings, 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 (collectively, “Excluded Expenses”). The Advisor has entered into an agreement with its affiliate ETFMG Financial, LLC to serve as distributor to the Funds (the “Distributor”). The Distributor provides marketing support for the Funds, including distributing marketing materials related to the Funds. Level ETF Ventures, LLC (“Level”) serves as the index provider for MJ, MJUS and MJXL. Level is not affiliated with the Trust or the Advisor.
U.S. Bancorp Fund Services, LLC doing business as U.S. Bank Global Fund Services (the “Administrator”) provides fund accounting, fund administration, and transfer agency services to the Funds. The Advisor compensates the Administrator for these services under an administration agreement between the two parties.
The Advisor pays each independent Trustee a quarterly fee for service to the Funds. Each Trustee is also reimbursed by the Advisor for all reasonable out-of-pocket expenses incurred in connection with his duties as Trustee, including travel and related expenses incurred in attending Board meetings.
NOTE 5 – DISTRIBUTION PLAN
The Funds have each adopted a Plan of Distribution pursuant to Rule 12b-1 under the 1940 Act. Under the Plan, each Fund may pay compensation to the Distributor or any other distributor or financial institution with which the Trust has an agreement with respect to each Fund, with the amount of such compensation not to exceed an annual rate of 0.25% of each Fund’s average daily net assets. During the period ended September 30, 2021, the Funds did not incur any 12b-1 expenses.
NOTE 6 - PURCHASES AND SALES OF SECURITIES
The costs of purchases and sales of securities, excluding short-term securities and in-kind transactions, during the period ended September 30, 2021:
Purchases | Sales | |||
ETFMG Alternative Harvest ETF | $ 1,206,934,813 | $ 1,111,075,628 | ||
ETFMG U.S. Alternative Harvest ETF | 333,903 | 228,141 |
The costs of purchases and sales of in-kind transactions associated with creations and redemptions during the period ended September 30, 2021:
Purchases In- | Sales In- | |||||
Kind | Kind | |||||
ETFMG Alternative Harvest ETF | $ | 1,013,116,642 | $ | 598,646,112 | ||
ETFMG U.S. Alternative Harvest ETF | 1,598,900 | — |
ETFMG TM ETFs
NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
September 30, 2021 (Continued)
Purchases in-kind are the aggregate of all in-kind purchases and sales in-kind are the aggregate of all in-kind sales. Net capital gains or losses resulting from in-kind redemptions are excluded from the Funds’ determination of taxable gains and are not distributed to shareholders.
There were no purchases or sales of U.S. Government obligations during the period ended September 30, 2021.
NOTE 7 — SECURITIES LENDING
The Fund may lend up to 33 1⁄3% of the value of the securities in its portfolio to brokers, dealers and financial institutions (but not individuals) under terms of participation in a securities lending program administered by U.S. Bank N.A. (“the Custodian”). The securities lending agreement requires that loans are collateralized at all times in an amount equal to at least 102% of the value of any loaned securities at the time of the loan, plus accrued interest. The Fund receives compensation in the form of fees and earn interest on the cash collateral. The amount of fees depends on a number of factors including the type of security and length of the loan. The Fund continues to receive interest payments or dividends on the securities loaned during the borrowing period. Gain or loss in the fair value of securities loaned that may occur during the term of the loan will be for the account of the Fund. The Fund has the right under the terms of the securities lending agreement to recall the securities from the borrower on demand. The cash collateral is invested by the Custodian in accordance with approved investment guidelines. Those guidelines require the cash collateral to be invested in readily marketable, high quality, short-term obligations either directly on behalf of the Fund or through one or more joint accounts, money market funds, or short-term bond funds, including those advised by or affiliated with the Advisor; however, such investments are subject to risk of payment delays or default on the part of the issuer or counterparty or otherwise may not generate sufficient interest to support the costs associated with securities lending. Other investment companies, in which the Fund may invest cash collateral, can be expected to incur fees and expenses for operations, such as investment advisory and administration fees, which would be in addition to those incurred by the Fund, and which may be received in full or in part by the Advisor. Pursuant to guidance issued by the SEC staff, fees and expenses of money market funds used for cash collateral received in connection with loans of securities are not treated as Acquired Fund Fees and Expenses, which reflect a fund’s pro rata share of the fees and expenses incurred by other investment companies in which the Fund invests (as disclosed in the Prospectus, as applicable). The Fund could also experience delays in recovering its securities and possible loss of income or value if the borrower fails to return the borrowed securities, although the Fund is indemnified from this risk by contract with the securities lending agent.
As of the period ended September 30, 2021 the value of the securities on loan and payable for collateral due to broker were as follows:
Value of Securities on Loan Collateral Received | ||||
Values of | Fund | |||
Securities on | Collateral | |||
Fund | Loan | Received* | ||
ETFMG Alternative Harvest ETF | $272,175,870 | $ 282,257,147 |
* The cash collateral received was invested in the Mount Vernon Liquid Assets Portfolio, a money market fund with an overnight and continuous maturity, and ETFMG Sit Ultra Short ETF as shown on the Schedule of Investments.
ETFMG TM ETFs
NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
September 30, 2021 (Continued)
NOTE 8 – FEDERAL INCOME TAXES
The components of distributable earnings (losses) and cost basis of investments for federal income tax purposes at September 30, 2021 were as follows:
Net | ||||||||||||||||
Gross | Gross | Unrealized | ||||||||||||||
Unrealized | Unrealized | Appreciation | ||||||||||||||
Cost | Appreciation | Depreciation | (Depreciation) | |||||||||||||
ETFMG Alternative Harvest ETF | $ | 1,747,712,784 | $ | 13,790,736 | $ | (414,230,097 | ) | $ | (400,439,361 | ) | ||||||
ETFMG U.S. Alternative Harvest ETF | 1,778,251 | 140,373 | (350,740 | ) | (210,367 | ) | ||||||||||
ETFMG 2x Daily Alternative Harvest ETF | — | — | — | — |
The difference between the tax cost of investments and the cost of investments for GAAP purposes is primarily due to the tax treatment of wash sale losses.
As of September 30, 2021, the components of distributable earnings (loss) on a tax basis were as follows:
Undistributed | Undistributed | Total | Other | Total | ||||||||||||||||
Ordinary | Long-Term | Distributable | Accumulated | Accumulated | ||||||||||||||||
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Income | Gain | Earnings | Loss | Gain (Loss) | |||||||||||||||
ETFMG Alternative Harvest ETF | $ | 2,014,017 | $ | — | $ | 2,014,017 | $ | (746,569,873 | ) | $ | (1,144,995,217 | ) | ||||||||
ETFMG U.S. Alternative Harvest ETF | — | — | — | (77,281 | ) | (287,648 | ) | |||||||||||||
ETFMG 2x Daily Alternative Harvest ETF | — | — | — | (76,744 | ) | (76,744 | ) |
The difference between the tax cost of investments and the cost of investments for GAAP purposes is primarily due to the tax treatment of wash sale losses.
As of September 30, 2021, the Funds had accumulated capital loss carryovers of:
Capital Loss | Capital Loss | ||||||||||
Carryforward | Carryforward | ||||||||||
ST | LT | Expires | |||||||||
ETFMG Alternative Harvest ETF | $ | (225,753,428 | ) | $ | (520,821,254 | ) | Indefinite | ||||
ETFMG U.S. Alternative Harvest ETF | (77,281 | ) | — | Indefinite | |||||||
ETFMG 2x Daily Alternative Harvest ETF | (76,744 | ) | — | Indefinite |
ETFMG TM ETFs
NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
September 30, 2021 (Continued)
Under current tax law, capital and currency losses realized after October 31 of a Fund’s fiscal year may be deferred and treated as occurring on the first business day of the following fiscal year for tax purposes. The following Funds had deferred post-October capital and currency losses, which will be treated as arising on the first business day of the year ending September 30, 2021.
Post- | ||||||||
Late Year | October | |||||||
Ordinary | Capital | |||||||
Loss | Loss | |||||||
ETFMG Alternative Harvest ETF | $ | — | $ | — | ||||
ETFMG U.S. Alternative Harvest ETF | — | — | ||||||
ETFMG 2x Daily Alternative Harvest ETF | — | — |
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 net asset value per share. For the fiscal year ended September 30, 2021, the following table shows the reclassifications made:
Total | ||||||||
Distributable | Paid-In | |||||||
Earnings/(Loss) | Capital | |||||||
ETFMG Alternative Harvest ETF | $ | (212,676,633 | ) | $ | 212,676,633 | |||
ETFMG U.S. Alternative Harvest ETF | 1,419,935 | (1,419,935 | ) | |||||
ETFMG 2x Daily Alternative Harvest ETF | 320,452 | (320,452 | ) |
The tax character of distributions paid during the year ended September 30, 2021, and the year ended September 30, 2020 were as follows:
Year Ended | Year Ended | |||||||||||||||
September 30, 2021 | September 30, 2020 | |||||||||||||||
From | From | From | From | |||||||||||||
Ordinary | Capital | Ordinary | Capital | |||||||||||||
Income | Gains | Income | Gains | |||||||||||||
ETFMG Alternative Harvest ETF | $ | 17,257,000 | — | $ | 38,259,296 | — | ||||||||||
ETFMG U.S. Alternative Harvest ETF | — | — | — | — | ||||||||||||
ETFMG 2x Daily Alternative Harvest ETF | — | — | — | — |
ETFMG TM ETFs
NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
September 30, 2021 (Continued)
NOTE 9 – INVESTMENTS IN AFFILIATES
ETFMG Alternative Harvest ETF
ETFMG Alternative Harvest ETF owned the following companies during the year ended September 30, 2021. 22nd Century Group, Inc., Aurora Cannabis, Inc., Clever Leaves Holdings, Inc., Corbus Pharmaceuticals Holdings, Inc., Organigram Holdings, Inc., Village Farms International, Inc., Zynerba Pharmaceuticals, Inc., and ETFMG Sit Ultra Short ETF are deemed to be affiliates of the Fund as defined by the 1940 Act as of the year ended September 30, 2021. Transactions during the year in these securities were as follows:
Security Name |
Value at
September 30, 2020 |
Purchases | Sales |
Realized
Gain (Loss)(1) |
Change in
Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) |
Dividend
Income |
Value at
September 30, 2021 |
Ending
Shares |
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22nd Century Group, Inc.* | $ | — | $ | 56,074,941 | $ | (25,031,572 | ) | $ | 9,286,846 | $ | (2,188,685 | ) | $ | — | $ | 38,141,530 | 12,885,652 | ||||||||
Aurora Cannabis, Inc. * | — | 124,867,983 | (14,705,286 | ) | (4,489,775 | ) | (27,712,638 | ) | — | 77,960,284 | 11,265,937 | ||||||||||||||
Clever Leaves Holdings, Inc. * | — | 29,169,714 | (1,354,553 | ) | (246,298 | ) | (9,653,258 | ) | — | 17,915,605 | 2,308,712 | ||||||||||||||
Corbus Pharmaceuticals Holdings, Inc. * | — | 28,867,224 | (2,817,370 | ) | (565,594 | ) | (11,100,719 | ) | — | 14,383,541 | 14,101,511 | ||||||||||||||
ETFMG Sit Ultra Short ETF * | — | 85,818,598 | — | — | 8,777 | — | 85,827,375 | 1,725,000 | |||||||||||||||||
Organigram Holdings, Inc. * | — | 61,120,389 | (5,567,085 | ) | 2,429,755 | 2,595,434 | — | 60,578,493 | 26,338,475 | ||||||||||||||||
Village Farms International, Inc. * | — | 55,766,536 | (21,536,854 | ) | 4,090,811 | (2,169,712 | ) | — | 36,150,781 | 4,334,626 | |||||||||||||||
Zynerba Pharmaceuticals, Inc. * | — | 27,689,617 | (3,330,961 | ) | (1,625,571 | ) | (3,853,150 | ) | — | 18,879,935 | 4,452,815 | ||||||||||||||
Total | $ | — | 469,375,002 | (74,343,681 | ) | $ | 8,880,174 | $ | (54,073,951 | ) | $ | — | $ | 349,837,544 | $ | 77,412,728 |
*Affiliate as of September 30, 2021.
1 Realized Losses include transactions in affiliated investments and affiliated in-kind redemptions.
NOTE 10 – LEGAL MATTERS
The Trust, a former and current trustee of the Trust, the Adviser and certain officers of the Adviser were defendants in an action filed May 2, 2017 in the Superior Court of New Jersey captioned PureShares, LLC d/b/a PureFunds et al. v. ETF Managers Group, LLC et al., Docket No. C-63-17. The PureShares action alleged claims based on disputes arising out of contractual relationships with the Adviser relating to certain series of the Trust. The action sought damages in unspecified amounts and injunctive relief based on breach of contract, wrongful termination, and several other claims. The PureShares action was dismissed without prejudice by way of stipulation filed on February 14, 2020.
The Adviser and its parent, Exchange Traded Managers Group, LLC (“ETFMG”), were defendants in a case filed on October 26, 2017 in the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York by NASDAQ, Inc. (“Nasdaq”) captioned Nasdaq, Inc. v. Exchange Traded Managers Group, LLC et al., Case 1:17-cv -08252. This action arose out of the same facts and circumstances, and relates to the same series of the Trust, as the New Jersey litigation and asserted claims for breach of contract, conversion and certain other claims. The matter was the subject of a bench trial in May 2019, and on December 20, 2019, the Court issued an Opinion and Order awarding compensatory damages to Plaintiff in the amount of $78,403,172.36, plus prejudgment interest (the “Judgment”). The Court also denied Plaintiff’s requests for punitive damages and equitable relief. ETFMG filed a Notice of Appeal from the Judgment in the United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit on January 19, 2021, Docket No. 20-300.
On October 28, 2021, Nasdaq and ETFMG entered into a Judgment Payment Agreement, which satisfied the Judgment. On November 1, 2021, Nasdaq recorded a Satisfaction of Judgment with the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York reflecting that the Judgment was paid in full, and ETFMG withdrew its appeal of the Judgment with prejudice before the United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit. PureShares is not a direct party to the Judgment Payment Agreement. ETFMG, however, believes PureShares’ claims in the New Jersey case, if reinstituted, would substantially overlap with those asserted on its behalf by Nasdaq that resulted in the Judgment, which has been satisfied.
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NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
September 30, 2021 (Continued)
The Adviser does not believe that the resolution of these matters will have a material adverse effect on the Fund’s financial statements.
NOTE 11 – SUBSEQUENT EVENTS
In preparing these financial statements, the Funds have evaluated events and transactions for potential recognition or disclosure through the date the financial statements were issued. Except as disclosed in Note 10, this evaluation did not result in any subsequent events that necessitated disclosures and/or adjustments to the financial statements.
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Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm
To the Board of Trustees of ETF Managers Trust
and the Shareholders of ETFMG Alternative Harvest ETF, ETFMG U.S. Alternative Harvest ETF and ETFMG 2x Daily Alternative Harvest ETF:
Opinion on the Financial Statements
We have audited the accompanying statements of assets and liabilities, including the schedules of investments, of ETFMG Alternative Harvest ETF, ETFMG U.S. Alternative Harvest ETF and ETFMG 2x Daily Alternative Harvest ETF (collectively the “Funds”) (certain of the Funds comprising ETF Managers Trust), as of September 30, 2021, the related statements of operations for the year then ended, the statements of changes in net assets for each of the two years in the period then ended, the financial highlights for each of the five years in the period then ended, and the related notes (collectively referred to as the “financial statements”). In our opinion, the financial statements present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of the Funds as of September 30, 2021, and the results of their operations for the year then ended, the changes in net assets for each of the two years in the period then ended, and the financial highlights for each of the five years in the period then ended, in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America.
Basis for Opinion
These financial statements and financial highlights are the responsibility of the Funds’ management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on these financial statements based on our audits. We are a public accounting firm registered with the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States) (“PCAOB”) and are required to be independent with respect to the Funds in accordance with the U.S. federal securities laws and the applicable rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission and the PCAOB.
We conducted our audits in accordance with the standards of the PCAOB. Those standards require that we plan and perform the audits to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements and financial highlights are free of material misstatement, whether due to error or fraud. The Funds are not required to have, nor were we engaged to perform, an audit of their internal control over financial reporting. As part of our audits we are required to obtain an understanding of internal control over financial reporting but not for the purpose of expressing an opinion on the effectiveness of the Funds’ internal control over financial reporting. Accordingly, we express no such opinion.
Our audits included performing procedures to assess the risks of material misstatement of the financial statements and financial highlights, whether due to error or fraud, and performing procedures that respond to those risks. Such procedures included examining, on a test basis, evidence regarding the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements and financial highlights. Our audits also included evaluating the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall presentation of the financial statements and financial highlights. Our procedures included confirmation of securities owned as of September 30, 2021 by correspondence with the custodian. We believe that our audits provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.
/s/WithumSmith+Brown, PC
We have served as the auditor for one or more series of the Trust since 2013.
New York, New York
November 29, 2021
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ETFMG 2x Daily Alternative Harvest ETF
APPROVAL OF ADVISORY AGREEMENT AND BOARD CONSIDERATIONS
For the Period Ended September 30, 2021 (Unaudited)
Pursuant to Section 15(c) of the Investment Company Act of 1940 (the “1940 Act”), at a meeting held on March 30, 2021, the Board of Trustees (the “Board”) of ETF Managers Trust (the “Trust”) considered the approval of the Amended and Restated Investment Advisory Agreement (the “Agreement”) between ETF Managers Group LLC (the “Adviser”) and the Trust, on behalf of ETFMG 2X Daily Alternative Harvest ETF and ETFMG U.S. Alternative Harvest ETF (the “New Funds”).
Pursuant to Section 15 of the 1940 Act, the Agreement must be approved by the vote of a majority of the Trustees who are not parties to the Agreement or “interested persons” of any party thereto, as defined in the 1940 Act (the “Independent Trustees”), cast in person at a meeting called for the purpose of voting on such approval. In preparation for such meeting, the Board requests and reviews a wide variety of information from the Adviser.
In reaching its decision, the Board, including the Independent Trustees, considered all factors it believed relevant, including: (i) the nature, extent and quality of the services to be provided to the New Funds’ shareholders by the Adviser; (ii) comparative fee and expense data for each New Fund in relation to other similar investment companies; (iii) the extent to which economies of scale may be realized as the New Funds grow and whether the proposed advisory fee for each New Fund reflects these expected economies of scale for the benefit of the New Fund; and (iv) other financial benefits to the Adviser and its affiliates resulting from services to be rendered to the New Funds. The Board’s review included written and oral information furnished to the Board prior to and at the meeting held on March 30, 2021, and throughout the year. Among other things, the Adviser provided responses to detailed series of questions, which included information about the Adviser’s operations, service offerings, personnel, risk assessment and compliance programs and financial condition. Representatives of the Adviser discussed the services to be provided to the New Funds, the rationale for launching the New Funds, the marketing strategy and the New Funds’ proposed fees in comparison to the fees of comparable investment companies. The Board then discussed the written and oral information that it received before the meeting and throughout the year, and the Adviser’s oral presentation and any other information that the Board received at the meeting, and deliberated on the approval of the Agreement in light of this information.
The Independent Trustees were assisted throughout the contract review process by independent legal counsel. The Independent Trustees relied upon the advice of such counsel and their own business judgment in determining the material factors to be considered in evaluating the approval of the Agreement, and the weight to be given to each such factor. The conclusions reached with respect to the Agreement were based on a comprehensive evaluation of all the information provided and not any single factor. Moreover, each Trustee may have placed varying emphasis on particular factors in reaching conclusions with respect to the New Funds. The matters discussed were also considered separately by the Independent Trustees in executive session with independent legal counsel, at which no representatives of management were present.
Nature, Extent and Quality of Services Provided.
The Trustees considered the scope of services to be provided under the Advisory Agreement, noting that the Adviser would be providing investment advisory services to the New Funds. The Board discussed the responsibilities of the Adviser, including: the investment of each New Fund’s assets in accordance with its investment objective and monitoring compliance with various fund policies and procedures and with applicable securities regulations, and arranging for transfer agency, custody, fund administration, and all other non-distribution related services necessary for the New Funds to operate. In considering the nature, extent and quality of the services provided by the Adviser, the Board considered the qualifications, experience and responsibilities of the Adviser’s investment personnel in managing funds with significant derivatives exposure; the quality of the Adviser’s compliance infrastructure and risk assessment capabilities; the marketing strategy for the New Funds and the determination of the Trust’s Chief Compliance Officer that the Adviser has appropriate compliance policies and procedures in place that are reasonably designed to prevent violations of the Federal Securities laws. The Board also took into account the significant investments that the Adviser has made in its business to help ensure the provision of high-quality services to the New Funds, such as the hiring of trading, legal and compliance personnel, and enhancements to technology and related systems. The Board also considered the Adviser’s experience managing ETFs, as well as the Adviser’s response to the market volatility and uncertainty during the recent pandemic.
ETFMG U.S. Alternative Harvest ETF
ETFMG 2x Daily Alternative Harvest ETF
APPROVAL OF ADVISORY AGREEMENT AND BOARD CONSIDERATIONS
For the Period Ended September 30, 2021 (Unaudited) (Continued)
With respect to the ETFMG U.S. Alternative Harvest ETF, the Board also considered an opinion of competent counsel that the New Fund’s investments would not cause the New Fund or its shareholders to violate the laws of the United States or state laws, or incur liability arising out of any such violation.
Based on the factors above, as well as those discussed below, the Board concluded that it was satisfied with the nature, extent and quality of the services to be provided to the New Funds by the Adviser.
Historical Performance.
The Board noted that the New Funds had not yet commenced operations and that therefore there was no prior performance to review.
Cost of Services Provided, Fall-Out Benefits and Economies of Scale.
The Board reviewed the proposed investment advisory fee for each of the New Funds and compared it to the total operating expenses of other funds in the industry falling within the same style category, or peer group, as the particular New Fund, as determined by a third-party service provider and the Adviser. The Board noted that the expense ratios for each of the New Funds was higher than or equal to the average and median expense ratios for its peer ETFs. The Trustees also considered the total expense ratios of other ETFs that they considered to be comparable, based on the investment objectives and strategies of the ETFs. The Board took into consideration management’s discussion of the fees, including that there are limited true peers for the New Funds because of their niche strategies.
The Board also noted the importance of the fact that the advisory fees for the New Funds were “unified fees,” meaning that the shareholders of the New Funds would pay no expenses other than the advisory fee, interest charges on any borrowings, 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 (such as, among other things and subject to Board approval, certain proxy solicitation costs and non-standard Board-related expenses and litigation against the Board, Trustees, New Funds, Adviser, and officers of the Adviser), and distribution (12b-1) fees and expenses (the “Excluded Expenses”). The Board also noted that the Adviser would be responsible for compensating the New Funds’ other service providers and paying the New Funds’ other expenses out of its own fee and resources. The Board further noted that because the New Funds are new, it was difficult to estimate the profitability of the New Funds to the Adviser. The Board, however, considered collateral or “fall-out” benefits that ETFMG and its affiliates may derive as a result of their relationship with the New Funds.
The Board noted that because the New Funds are new, it also was difficult to estimate whether the New Funds would experience economies of scale. The Board noted that the Adviser will review expenses as the New Funds’ assets grow. The Board determined to evaluate economies of scale on an ongoing basis if the New Funds achieved asset growth.
ETFMG U.S. Alternative Harvest ETF
ETFMG 2x Daily Alternative Harvest ETF
APPROVAL OF ADVISORY AGREEMENT AND BOARD CONSIDERATIONS
For the Period Ended September 30, 2021 (Unaudited) (Continued)
In its deliberations, the Board did not identify any single piece of information discussed above that was all-important, controlling or determinative of its decision. Based on the Board’s deliberations and its evaluation of the information described above, the Board, including the Independent Trustees, unanimously: (a) concluded that the terms of the Agreement are fair and reasonable; (b) concluded that the Adviser’s fees are reasonable in light of the services that the Adviser will provide to the New Funds; and (c) approved the Agreement for an initial term of two years.
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EXPENSE EXAMPLE
September 30, 2021 (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. These examples are intended to help you understand your ongoing costs (in dollars) of investing in the Funds 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 for the period of time as indicated in the table below.
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 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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Beginning Account Value April 1, 2021 |
Ending Account Value September 30, 2021 |
Expenses Paid During the Period |
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Actual | 1,000.00 | 636.00 | 3.08 | (1) | 0.75 | % | ||||||||||
Hypothetical (5% annual) | 1,000.00 | 1,021.31 | 3.80 | (1) | 0.75 | % | ||||||||||
ETFMG U.S. Alternative Harvest ETF | ||||||||||||||||
Actual | 1,000.00 | 771.80 | 2.58 | (2) | 0.75 | % | ||||||||||
Hypothetical (5% annual) | 1,000.00 | 1,021.31 | 3.80 | (4) | 0.75 | % | ||||||||||
ETFMG 2x Daily Alternative Harvest ETF | ||||||||||||||||
Actual | 1,000.00 | 511.00 | 1.71 | (3) | 0.95 | % | ||||||||||
Hypothetical (5% annual) | 1,000.00 | 1,020.31 | 4.81 | (4) | 0.95 | % |
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(1) | Expenses are calculated using the Fund’s annualized expense ratio, multiplied by the average account value during the period, multiplied by 183/365 days (to reflect the six-month period). |
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(2) | Expenses are calculated using the Fund’s annualized expense ratio, multiplied by the average account value during the period, multiplied by 142/365 days (to reflect the period since the Fund’s inception). |
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(3) | Expenses are calculated using the Fund’s annualized expense ratio, multiplied by the average account value during the period, multiplied by 87/365 days (to reflect the period since the Fund’s inception). |
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(4) | For comparative purposes only as the Fund was not in operation for the full six-month period. |
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SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION
September 30, 2021 (Unaudited)
NOTE 1 – FREQUENCY DISTRIBUTION OF PREMIUMS AND DISCOUNTS
Information regarding how often shares of each Fund traded on the Exchange at a price above (i.e., at a premium) or below (i.e., at a discount) the NAV is available on the Fund’s website at www.etfmgfunds.com.
NOTE 2 – FEDERAL TAX INFORMATION
Qualified Dividend Income/Dividends Received Deduction
For the fiscal year ended September 30, 2021, certain dividends paid by the Funds may be subject to a maximum tax rate of 15%, as provided for by the Jobs and Growth Tax Reconciliation Act of 2003. The percentage of dividends declared from ordinary income designated as qualified dividend income was as follows:
Fund Name | Qualified Dividend Income |
ETFMG Alternative Harvest ETF | 100.00% |
ETFMG U.S. Alternative Harvest ETF | 0.00% |
ETFMG 2x Daily Alternative Harvest ETF | 0.00% |
For corporate shareholders, the percent of ordinary income distributions qualifying for the corporate dividends received deduction for the fiscal year ended September 30, 2021 was as follows:
Fund Name | Dividends Received Deduction |
ETFMG Alternative Harvest ETF | 74.28% |
ETFMG U.S. Alternative Harvest ETF | 0.00% |
ETFMG 2x Daily Alternative Harvest ETF | 0.00% |
Short Term Capital Gain
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:
Fund Name | Short-Term Capital Gain |
ETFMG Alternative Harvest ETF | 0.00% |
ETFMG U.S. Alternative Harvest ETF | 0.00% |
ETFMG 2x Daily Alternative Harvest ETF | 0.00% |
During the year ended September 30, 2021, the Funds did not declare any long-term realized gains distributions.
Pursuant to Section 853 of the Internal Revenue Code, the Fund designated the following amounts as foreign taxes paid for the year ended September 30, 2021. Foreign taxes paid for purposes of Section 853 may be less than actual foreign taxes paid for financial statement purposes.
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Foreign Source Income |
Foreign Taxes Passthrough |
Gross
Foreign Source Income |
Foreign Taxes Passthrough |
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ETFMG Alternative Harvest ETF | 4,249,571 | 256,535 | 0.05731047 | 0.00345968 | 74,150,000 |
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SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION
September 30, 2021 (Unaudited) (Continued)
Foreign taxes paid or withheld should be included to taxable income with an offsetting deduction from gross income or as a credit for taxes paid to foreign governments.
Above figures may differ from those cited elsewhere in this report due to difference in the calculation of income and gains under GAAP purposes and Internal Revenue Service purposes.
NOTE 3 – INFORMATION ABOUT PORTFOLIO HOLDINGS
The Funds file their complete schedule of portfolio holdings for their first and third fiscal quarters with the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) on Part F of Form N-PORT. The Funds’ Part F of Form N-PORT is available on the website of the SEC at www.sec.gov and the Funds’ website at www.etfmgfunds.com. Each Fund’s portfolio holdings are posted on their website at www.etfmgfunds.com daily.
NOTE 4 – INFORMATION ABOUT PROXY VOTING
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 (877) 756-7873, by accessing the SEC’s website at www.sec.gov, or by accessing the Funds’ website at www.etfmgfunds.com.
Information regarding how the Funds voted proxies relating to portfolio securities during the period ending June 30 is available by calling toll-free at (877) 756-7873 or by accessing the SEC’s website at www.sec.gov.
Carefully consider the Fund’s investment objectives, risk factors, charges, and expenses before investing. This and additional information can be found in the Fund’s prospectus, which may be obtained by calling 1-844-ETF-MGRS (1-844-383-6477) or by visiting www.etfmgfunds.com. Read the prospectus carefully before investing.
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Set forth below are the names, birth years, positions with the Trust, length of term of office, and the principal occupations and other directorships held during at least the last five years of each of the persons currently serving as a Trustee of the Trust, as well as information about each officer. The business address of each Trustee and officer is 30 Maple Street, 2nd Floor, Summit, New Jersey 07901. The SAI includes additional information about Fund directors and is available, without charge, upon request by calling 1-844-ETF-MGRS (1-844-383-6477).
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Board of Trustees (Continued)
Name and Year
of Birth |
Position(s) Held
with the Trust, Term of Office and Length of Time Served |
Principal Occupation(s) During
Past 5 Years |
Number of
Portfolios in Fund Complex Overseen By Trustee |
Other
Directorships Held by Trustee During Past 5 Years |
Terry Loebs (1963) | Trustee (since 2014); Lead Independent Trustee (since 2020) | Founder and Managing Member, Pulsenomics LLC (index product development and consulting firm) (since 2011); Managing Director, MacroMarkets, LLC (exchange-traded products firm) (2006-2011). | 17 | None |
Eric Wiegel (1960) | Trustee (since 2020) | Senior Portfolio Manager, Little House Capital (2019-present); Managing Partner, Global Focus Capital LLC (2013-present); Chief Investment Officer, Insight Financial Strategist LLC (2017-2018). | 17 | None |
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ETF MANAGERS TRUST
ETF Managers Trust, (the “Trust”) has adopted the following privacy policies in order to safeguard the personal information of the Trust’s customers and consumers in accordance with Regulation S-P as promulgated by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission.
Trust officers are responsible for ensuring that the following policies and procedures are implemented:
1) The Trust is committed to protecting the confidentiality and security of the information they collect and will handle personal customer and consumer information only in accordance with
Regulation S-P and any other applicable laws, rules and regulations1. The Trust will ensure: (a) the security and confidentiality of customer records and information; (b) that customer records and information are protected from any anticipated threats and hazards; and (c) that customer records and information are protected from unauthorized access or use.
2) The Trust conducts its business affairs through its trustees, officers and third parties that provide services pursuant to agreements with the Trust. The Trust has no employees. It is anticipated that the trustees and officers of the Trust who are not employees of service providers of the Trust will not have access to customer records and information in the performance of their normal responsibilities for the Trust.
3) The Trust may share customer information with its affiliates, subject to the customers’ right to prohibit such sharing.
4) The Trust may share customer information with unaffiliated third parties only in accordance with the requirements of Regulation S-P. Pursuant to this policy, the Trust will not share customer information with unaffiliated third parties other than as permitted by law, unless authorized to do so by the customer.
Consistent with these policies, the Trust has adopted the following procedures:
1) The Trust will determine that the policies and procedures of its affiliates and Service Providers are reasonably designed to safeguard customer information and only permit appropriate and authorized access to and use of customer information through the application of appropriate administrative, technical and physical protections.
2) The Trust will direct each of its Service Providers to adhere to the privacy policy of the Trust and to its privacy policies with respect to all customer information of the Trust and to take all actions reasonably necessary so that the Trust is in compliance with the provisions of Regulation S -P, including, as applicable, the development and delivery of privacy notices and the maintenance of appropriate and adequate records.
The Trust requires its Service Providers to provide periodic reports to the Trust’s Board of Trustees outlining their privacy policies and the implementation of such policies. Each Service Provider is required to promptly report to the Trust’s Board any material changes to its privacy policy before, or promptly after, the adoption of such changes.
(1) Generally, the Funds have institutional clients which are not considered “customers” for purposes of regulation S-P.
Advisor
ETF Managers Group, LLC
30 Maple Street, Suite 2, Summit, NJ 07901
Distributor
ETFMG Financial LLC
30 Maple Street, Suite 2, Summit, NJ 07901
Custodian
U.S. Bank National Association
Custody Operations
1555 North River Center Drive, Suite 302, Milwaukee, Wisconsin 53212
Transfer Agent
U.S. Bancorp Fund Services, LLC doing business as U.S. Bank Global Fund Services
615 East Michigan Street, Milwaukee, Wisconsin 53202
Securities Lending Agent
U.S. Bank, National Association
Securities Lending
800 Nicolet Mall
Minneapolis, MN 55402-7020
Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm
WithumSmith + Brown, PC
1411 Broadway, 9th Floor, New York, NY 10018
Legal Counsel
Sullivan & Worcester LLP
1666 K Street NW, Washington, DC 20006
Annual Report
September 30, 2021
BlueStar Israel Technology ETF
Ticker: ITEQ
The fund is a series of ETF Managers Trust.
BlueStar Israel Technology ETF
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BlueStar Israel Technology ETF
On behalf of the entire team, we want to express our appreciation for the confidence you have placed in the BlueStar Israel Technology Exchange-Traded Fund (“ITEQ” or the “Fund”). The following information pertains to the fiscal period from October 1, 2020 to September 30, 2021.
The Fund seeks to provide investment results that, before fees and expenses, correspond generally to the price and yield performance of the BlueStar Israel Global Technology Index (the “Index”).
Over the 12-month period ending September 30, 2021, the total return for the Fund was 19.76% while the total return for the Index was 19.62%. The difference was primarily attributable to Fund expenses that are not a part of the Index. The best performers in the Fund on the basis of contribution to its return were Inmode Ltd., Kornit Digital Ltd., Novocure Ltd., Nice Ltd. and Solaredge Technologies Inc., while the worst performers were Wix.Com Ltd., Jfrog Ltd., Lemonade Inc., Nano-X Imaging Ltd. and Compugen Ltd.
During the reporting period, the Fund saw an average approximate allocation of 31.8% to Software, 15.6% to IT Services and 13.29% to Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment. The Fund was exposed predominately to Israel 50.6%, followed by the United States 48.1%.
We believe Israeli companies play an essential role in the global high technology value chain. Most technology users, from online shoppers to Fortune 500 companies, use Israeli technology applications and solutions every day without ever being aware of it. From cybersecurity and defense to clean energy and agriculture, Israeli innovations power some of the biggest names in the tech industry today.
Even in industries where Israeli companies do not have dominant individual market share, the collective footprint of Israeli companies is significant in many key technology subsectors, and Israel-based Research & Development and non-public companies are usually significant contributors to that same sub-industry’s ecosystem.
There is much ahead for Israeli Technology companies and we are thankful you have joined us. You can find further details about ITEQ by visiting www.etfmg.com, or by calling 1-844-ETF-MGRS. (1-844-383-6477).
Sincerely,
Sincerely,
Samuel Masucci III
Chairman of the Board
BlueStar Israel Technology ETF
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BlueStar Israel Technology ETF (NAV) |
|
|
19.76 |
% |
|
|
21.38 |
% |
|
|
18.26 |
% |
|
$ |
26,953 |
|
BlueStar Israel Technology ETF (Market) |
|
|
19.51 |
% |
|
|
21.25 |
% |
|
|
18.21 |
% |
|
$ |
26,884 |
|
S&P 500 Index |
|
|
30.00 |
% |
|
|
16.90 |
% |
|
|
15.10 |
% |
|
$ |
22,962 |
|
BlueStar Israel Global Technology IndexTM |
|
|
19.62 |
% |
|
|
22.39 |
% |
|
|
19.22 |
% |
|
$ |
28,273 |
|
Performance data quoted represents past performance and does not guarantee future results. The investment return and principal value of an investment will fluctuate so that an investor’s shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than their original cost. Current performance of the Fund may be lower or higher than the performance quoted. All performance is historical and includes reinvestment of dividends and capital gains. Performance data current to the most recent month end may be obtained by calling 1-844-ETF-MGRS (1-844-383-6477).
The chart illustrates the performance of a hypothetical $10,000 investment made on November 2, 2015, and is not intended to imply any future performance. The returns shown do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on fund distributions from the sales of Fund shares. The chart assumes reinvestment of capital gains and dividends, if any. The Index Returns do not reflect fees or expenses and are not available for direct investment.
BlueStar Israel Technology ETF
Top Ten Holdings as of September 30, 2021 (Unaudited)*
|
|
Security |
|
% of Total
|
1 |
|
Nice, Ltd. |
|
8.45% |
2 |
|
SolarEdge Technologies, Inc. |
|
7.22% |
3 |
|
Check Point Software Technologies, Ltd. |
|
6.23% |
4 |
|
Amdocs, Ltd. |
|
5.35% |
5 |
|
Wix.com, Ltd. |
|
4.99% |
6 |
|
Playtika Holding Corp. |
|
3.83% |
7 |
|
Varonis Systems, Inc. |
|
3.77% |
8 |
|
Fiverr International, Ltd. |
|
3.68% |
9 |
|
CyberArk Software, Ltd. |
|
3.68% |
10 |
|
Novocure, Ltd. |
|
3.68% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Top Ten Holdings = 50.88% of Total Investments * Current Fund holdings may not be indicative of future Fund holdings. |
|
|
BlueStar Israel Technology ETF
Important Disclosures and Key Risk Factors
Investing involves risk, including the possible loss of principal. Shares of any ETF are bought and sold at market price (not NAV), may trade at a discount or premium to NAV and are not individually redeemed from the Fund. Brokerage commissions will reduce returns. Narrowly focused investments typically exhibit higher volatility.
Past performance is not indicative of future return. A fund’s performance for very short time periods may not be indicative of future performance.
ITEQ
The BlueStar Israel Technology ETF (the “Fund”) seeks to provide investment results that, before fees and expenses, correspond generally to the price and yield performance of the BlueStar Israel Global Technology Index (the “Index”).
The Fund invests in Israeli companies. Foreign investing involves special risks such as currency fluctuations and political uncertainty. Funds that invest in smaller companies may experience greater volatility. Funds that emphasize investments in technology generally will experience greater price volatility. The Fund is non-diversified, meaning it may concentrate its assets in fewer individual holdings than a diversified fund.
ETF shares are not individually redeemable, and owners of the shares may acquire those shares from the Fund and tender those shares for redemption to the Fund in Creation Units only, in blocks of 50,000 shares.
Unlike with an actively managed fund, the Fund’s adviser does not use techniques or defensive strategies designed to lessen the effects of market volatility or to reduce the impact of periods of market decline. This means that, based on market and economic conditions, the Fund’s performance could be lower than other types of funds that may actively shift their portfolio assets to take advantage of market opportunities or to lessen the impact of a market decline.
Natural or environmental disasters, such as earthquakes, fires, floods, hurricanes, tsunamis and other severe weather- related phenomena generally, and widespread disease, including pandemics and epidemics, have been and may be highly disruptive to economies and markets, adversely impacting individual companies, sectors, industries, markets, currencies, interest and inflation rates, credit ratings, investor sentiment, and other factors affecting the value of the Fund’s investments. Given the increasing interdependence among global economies and markets, conditions in one country, market, or region are increasingly likely to adversely affect markets, issuers, and/or foreign exchange rates in other countries, including the U.S. Any such events could have a significant adverse impact on the value of the Fund’s investments.
Additionally, natural or environmental disasters, widespread disease or other public health issues, war, acts of terrorism or other events could result in increased premiums or discounts to the Fund’s NAV.
Distributed by ETFMG Financial LLC. ETF Managers Group LLC and ETFMG Financial LLC are wholly owned subsidiaries of Exchange Traded Managers Group LLC (collectively, “ETFMG”). ETFMG Financial LLC is not affiliated with BlueStar Indexes.
BlueStar Israel Technology ETF
As of September 30, 2021 (Unaudited)
|
|
BlueStar Israel Technology ETF |
|
|
As a percent of Net Assets: |
|
|
|
|
Gibraltar |
|
|
0.9 |
% |
Guernsey |
|
|
6.1 |
|
Israel |
|
|
62.4 |
|
Jersey |
|
|
4.2 |
|
United Kingdom |
|
|
0.6 |
|
United States |
|
|
25.4 |
|
Short-Term and other Net Assets (Liabilities) |
|
|
0.4 |
|
|
|
|
100.0 |
% |
BlueStar Israel Technology ETF
September 30, 2021
|
|
Shares |
|
|
Value |
|
||
COMMON STOCKS - 99.6% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Gibraltar - 0.9% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure - 0.9% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
888 Holdings PLC |
|
|
285,520 |
|
|
$ |
1,654,252 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Guernsey - 6.1% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
IT Services - 6.1% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Amdocs, Ltd. |
|
|
153,763 |
|
|
|
11,641,398 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Israel - 62.4% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Aerospace & Defense - 3.2% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Elbit Systems, Ltd. |
|
|
37,097 |
|
|
|
5,403,543 |
|
RADA Electronic Industries, Ltd. (a) |
|
|
77,133 |
|
|
|
820,695 |
|
Total Aerospace & Defense |
|
|
|
|
|
|
6,224,238 |
|
Auto Components - 0.2% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Foresight Autonomous Holding, Ltd. - ADR (a)(b) |
|
|
108,076 |
|
|
|
338,278 |
|
Biotechnology - 0.4% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Kamada, Ltd. (a) |
|
|
66,594 |
|
|
|
353,425 |
|
UroGen Pharma, Ltd. (a)(b) |
|
|
21,560 |
|
|
|
362,639 |
|
Total Biotechnology |
|
|
|
|
|
|
716,064 |
|
Capital Markets - 0.2% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Electreon Wireless, Ltd. (a) |
|
|
8,243 |
|
|
|
420,338 |
|
Communications Equipment - 2.8% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
AudioCodes, Ltd. |
|
|
36,320 |
|
|
|
1,181,853 |
|
BATM Advanced Communications, Ltd. (a) |
|
|
444,396 |
|
|
|
538,901 |
|
Ceragon Networks, Ltd. (a) |
|
|
127,283 |
|
|
|
444,218 |
|
Gilat Satellite Networks, Ltd. |
|
|
60,468 |
|
|
|
542,794 |
|
Ituran Location and Control, Ltd. |
|
|
21,592 |
|
|
|
548,221 |
|
Radware, Ltd. (a) |
|
|
47,541 |
|
|
|
1,603,082 |
|
Silicom, Ltd. (a) |
|
|
10,319 |
|
|
|
446,297 |
|
Total Communications Equipment |
|
|
|
|
|
|
5,305,366 |
|
Diversified Financial Services - 1.2% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Plus500, Ltd. |
|
|
126,670 |
|
|
|
2,372,385 |
|
Electrical Equipment - 0.2% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Augwind Energy Tech Storage, Ltd. (a) |
|
|
23,991 |
|
|
|
346,029 |
|
Health Care Equipment & Supplies - 4.7% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Inmode, Ltd. (a) |
|
|
50,151 |
|
|
|
7,996,577 |
|
Nano-X Imaging, Ltd. (a)(b) |
|
|
46,168 |
|
|
|
1,038,780 |
|
Total Health Care Equipment & Supplies |
|
|
|
|
|
|
9,035,357 |
|
Household Durables - 0.8% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Maytronics, Ltd. |
|
|
61,208 |
|
|
|
1,447,837 |
|
Independent Power and Renewable Electricity |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Producers - 2.0% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Doral Group Renewable Energy Resources, Ltd. (a) |
|
|
94,030 |
|
|
|
343,868 |
|
Energix-Renewable Energies, Ltd. |
|
|
320,832 |
|
|
|
1,360,373 |
|
Enlight Renewable Energy, Ltd. (a) |
|
|
983,392 |
|
|
|
2,140,374 |
|
Total Independent Power and Renewable Electricity Producers |
|
|
|
|
|
|
3,844,615 |
|
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
BlueStar Israel Technology ETF
Schedule of Investments
September 30, 2021 (Continued)
|
|
Shares |
|
|
Value |
|
||
Internet & Direct Marketing Retail - 4.2% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Fiverr International, Ltd. (a)(b) |
|
|
43,898 |
|
|
$ |
8,019,286 |
|
IT Services - 7.3% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Formula Systems 1985, Ltd. |
|
|
11,018 |
|
|
|
1,077,894 |
|
Matrix IT, Ltd. |
|
|
41,558 |
|
|
|
1,108,703 |
|
One Software Technologies, Ltd. |
|
|
41,750 |
|
|
|
674,563 |
|
Splitit, Ltd. (a)(b) |
|
|
836,534 |
|
|
|
257,028 |
|
Wix.com, Ltd. (a) |
|
|
55,423 |
|
|
|
10,861,245 |
|
Total IT Services |
|
|
|
|
|
|
13,979,433 |
|
Life Sciences Tools & Services - 0.3% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Compugen, Ltd. (a)(b) |
|
|
105,976 |
|
|
|
632,677 |
|
Machinery - 3.6% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Kornit Digital, Ltd. (a) |
|
|
47,706 |
|
|
|
6,904,967 |
|
Media - 0.9% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Perion Network, Ltd. (a) |
|
|
46,573 |
|
|
|
807,110 |
|
Tremor International, Ltd. (a) |
|
|
94,609 |
|
|
|
864,289 |
|
Total Media |
|
|
|
|
|
|
1,671,399 |
|
Pharmaceuticals - 0.1% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Redhill Biopharma, Ltd. - ADR (a)(b) |
|
|
55,930 |
|
|
|
256,159 |
|
Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment - 4.1% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Camtek, Ltd. (a) |
|
|
32,435 |
|
|
|
1,313,942 |
|
Nova Measuring Instruments, Ltd. (a) |
|
|
25,567 |
|
|
|
2,600,356 |
|
Tower Semiconductor, Ltd. (a) |
|
|
129,106 |
|
|
|
3,896,066 |
|
Total Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment |
|
|
|
|
|
|
7,810,364 |
|
Software - 24.4% (d) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Allot Communications, Ltd. (a) |
|
|
37,701 |
|
|
|
560,237 |
|
Check Point Software Technologies, Ltd. (a) |
|
|
119,939 |
|
|
|
13,557,904 |
|
Cognyte Software, Ltd. (a) |
|
|
95,685 |
|
|
|
1,966,327 |
|
CyberArk Software, Ltd. (a) |
|
|
50,761 |
|
|
|
8,011,101 |
|
Hilan, Ltd. |
|
|
18,110 |
|
|
|
1,022,355 |
|
Jfrog, Ltd. (a)(b) |
|
|
66,261 |
|
|
|
2,219,744 |
|
Magic Software Enterprises, Ltd. |
|
|
34,765 |
|
|
|
689,919 |
|
Nice, Ltd. (a) |
|
|
65,920 |
|
|
|
18,402,270 |
|
Tufin Software Technologies, Ltd. (a) |
|
|
44,238 |
|
|
|
434,860 |
|
Total Software |
|
|
|
|
|
|
46,864,717 |
|
Technology Hardware, Storage & Peripherals - 1.8% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Nano Dimension, Ltd. - ADR (a)(b) |
|
|
365,572 |
|
|
|
2,061,826 |
|
Stratasys, Ltd. (a) |
|
|
62,720 |
|
|
|
1,349,734 |
|
Total Technology Hardware, Storage & Peripherals |
|
|
|
|
|
|
3,411,560 |
|
Total Israel |
|
|
|
|
|
|
119,601,069 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Jersey - 4.2% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Health Care Equipment & Supplies - 4.2% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Novocure, Ltd. (a) |
|
|
68,898 |
|
|
|
8,003,880 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
United Kingdom - 0.6% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Software - 0.6% (d) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Sapiens International Corp. NV |
|
|
41,550 |
|
|
|
1,205,020 |
|
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
BlueStar Israel Technology ETF
Schedule of Investments
September 30, 2021 (Continued)
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
BlueStar Israel Technology ETF
Schedule of Investments
September 30, 2021 (Continued)
Percentages are stated as a percent of net assets.
ADR |
American Depositary Receipt |
PLC |
Public Limited Company |
(a) |
Non-income producing security. |
(b) |
All or a portion of this security was out on loan at September 30, 2021. |
(c) |
The rate shown is the annualized seven-day yield at period end. |
(d) |
As of September 30, 2021, the Fund had a significant portion of its assets invested in the Software Industry. |
(e) |
Amount is less than 0.05%. |
The Global Industry Classification Standard (GICS®) was developed by and/or is the exclusive property of MSCI, Inc. and Standard & Poor’s Financial Services LLC (“S&P”). GICS is a service mark of MSCI and S&P and has been licensed for use by U.S. Bancorp Fund Services, LLC, doing business as U.S. Bank Global Fund Services (“Fund Services”).
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
BlueStar Israel Technology ETF
STATEMENT OF ASSETS AND LIABILITIES
As of September 30, 2021
|
|
BlueStar Israel Technology ETF |
|
|
ASSETS |
|
|
|
|
Investments in securities, at value* |
|
$ |
217,777,955 |
|
Foreign currency* |
|
|
204 |
|
Receivables: |
|
|
|
|
Dividends and interest receivable |
|
|
129,875 |
|
Securities lending income receivable |
|
|
13,162 |
|
Total Assets |
|
|
217,921,196 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
LIABILITIES |
|
|
|
|
Collateral received for securities loaned (Note 7) |
|
|
26,121,942 |
|
Payables: |
|
|
|
|
Unitary fees payable |
|
|
126,650 |
|
Total Liabilities |
|
|
26,248,592 |
|
Net Assets |
|
$ |
191,672,604 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
NET ASSETS CONSIST OF: |
|
|
|
|
Paid-in capital |
|
$ |
170,046,421 |
|
Total distributable earnings |
|
|
21,626,183 |
|
Net Assets |
|
$ |
191,672,604 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
*Identified Cost: |
|
|
|
|
Investments in securities |
|
$ |
186,390,569 |
|
Foreign currency |
|
|
211 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Shares Outstanding^ |
|
|
2,900,000 |
|
Net Asset Value, Offering and Redemption Price per Share |
|
$ |
66.09 |
|
^ No par value, unlimited number of shares authorized
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
BlueStar Israel Technology ETF
For the Year Ended September 30, 2021
|
|
BlueStar Israel Technology ETF |
|
|
INVESTMENT INCOME |
|
|
|
|
Income: |
|
|
|
|
Dividends from securities (net of foreign withholdings tax and issuance fees of $130,169) |
|
$ |
807,742 |
|
Interest |
|
|
130 |
|
Securities lending income |
|
|
578,072 |
|
Total Investment Income |
|
|
1,385,944 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Expenses: |
|
|
|
|
Unitary Fees |
|
|
1,426,441 |
|
Total Expenses |
|
|
1,426,441 |
|
Net Investment Loss |
|
|
(40,497 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
REALIZED & UNREALIZED GAIN (LOSS) ON INVESTMENTS |
|
|
|
|
Net Realized Gain (Loss) on: |
|
|
|
|
Unaffiliated investments |
|
|
(7,166,939 |
) |
Affiliated investments |
|
|
(23,355 |
) |
In-Kind redemptions |
|
|
33,685,035 |
|
Foreign currency and foreign currency translation |
|
|
(26,324 |
) |
Net Realized Gain on Investments and In-Kind Redemptions |
|
|
26,468,417 |
|
Net Change in Unrealized Appreciation/Depreciation of: |
|
|
|
|
Unaffiliated investments |
|
|
(4,615,807 |
) |
Affiliated investments |
|
|
23,606 |
|
Foreign currency and foreign currency translation |
|
|
(4 |
) |
Net Change in Unrealized Appreciation/Depreciation of Investments |
|
|
(4,592,205 |
) |
Net Realized and Unrealized Gain on Investments |
|
|
21,876,212 |
|
NET INCREASE IN NET ASSETS RESULTING FROM OPERATIONS |
|
$ |
21,835,715 |
|
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
BlueStar Israel Technology ETF
STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN NET ASSETS
|
|
Year Ended September 30, 2021 |
|
|
Year Ended September 30, 2020 |
|
||
OPERATIONS |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net investment loss |
|
$ |
(40,497 |
) |
|
$ |
(117,631 |
) |
Net realized gain on investments and in-kind redemptions |
|
|
26,468,417 |
|
|
|
8,325,852 |
|
Net change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation of |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
investments |
|
|
(4,592,205 |
) |
|
|
23,883,271 |
|
Net increase in net assets resulting from operations |
|
|
21,835,715 |
|
|
|
32,091,492 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
DISTRIBUTIONS TO SHAREHOLDERS |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total distributions from distributable earnings |
|
|
(1,110,500 |
) |
|
|
— |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
CAPITAL SHARE TRANSACTIONS |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net increase in net assets derived from net change in outstanding |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
shares |
|
|
43,145,340 |
|
|
|
21,863,905 |
|
Net increase in net assets |
|
|
63,870,555 |
|
|
|
53,955,397 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
NET ASSETS |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Beginning of Year |
|
|
127,802,049 |
|
|
|
73,846,652 |
|
End of Year |
|
$ |
191,672,604 |
|
|
$ |
127,802,049 |
|
Summary of share transactions is as follows:
|
|
Year Ended
|
|
|
Year Ended
|
|
||||||||||
|
|
Shares |
|
|
Amount |
|
|
Shares |
|
|
Amount |
|
||||
Shares Sold |
|
|
1,500,000 |
|
|
$ |
103,500,515 |
|
|
|
900,000 |
|
|
$ |
42,363,755 |
|
Shares Redeemed |
|
|
(900,000 |
) |
|
|
(60,355,175 |
) |
|
|
(450,000 |
) |
|
|
(20,499,850 |
) |
Net Transactions in Fund Shares |
|
|
600,000 |
|
|
$ |
43,145,340 |
|
|
|
450,000 |
|
|
$ |
21,863,905 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Beginning Shares |
|
|
2,300,000 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
1,850,000 |
|
|
|
|
|
Ending Shares |
|
|
2,900,000 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
2,300,000 |
|
|
|
|
|
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
BlueStar Israel Technology ETF
For a capital share outstanding throughout the year
|
|
Year Ended
|
|
|
Year Ended
|
|
|
Year Ended
|
|
|
Year Ended
|
|
|
Year Ended
|
|
|||||
Net Asset Value, Beginning of Year |
|
$ |
55.57 |
|
|
$ |
39.92 |
|
|
$ |
36.03 |
|
|
$ |
31.38 |
|
|
$ |
25.58 |
|
Income (Loss) from Investment Operations: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net investment income (loss) |
|
|
(0.01 |
) |
|
|
(0.06 |
) |
|
|
(0.04 |
) |
|
|
0.04 |
|
|
|
0.02 |
|
Net realized and unrealized gain on investments |
|
|
10.97 |
|
|
|
15.71 |
|
|
|
4.03 |
|
|
|
4.78 |
|
|
|
5.87 |
|
Total from investment operations |
|
|
10.96 |
|
|
|
15.65 |
|
|
|
3.99 |
|
|
|
4.82 |
|
|
|
5.89 |
|
Less Distributions: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Distributions from net |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
investment income |
|
|
(0.44 |
) |
|
|
— |
|
|
|
(0.09 |
) |
|
|
(0.17 |
) |
|
|
(0.09 |
) |
Return of Capital |
|
|
— |
|
|
|
— |
|
|
|
(0.01 |
) |
|
|
— |
|
|
|
— |
|
Total Distributions |
|
|
(0.44 |
) |
|
|
— |
|
|
|
(0.10 |
) |
|
|
(0.17 |
) |
|
|
(0.09 |
) |
Net Asset Value, end of year |
|
$ |
66.09 |
|
|
$ |
55.57 |
|
|
$ |
39.92 |
|
|
$ |
36.03 |
|
|
$ |
31.38 |
|
Total Return |
|
|
19.76 |
% |
|
|
39.20 |
% |
|
|
11.17 |
% |
|
|
15.41 |
% |
|
|
23.16 |
% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Ratios/Supplemental Data: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net assets at end of year (000’s) |
|
$ |
191,673 |
|
|
$ |
127,802 |
|
|
$ |
73,847 |
|
|
$ |
61,243 |
|
|
$ |
23,538 |
|
Expenses to Average Net Assets |
|
|
0.75 |
% |
|
|
0.75 |
% |
|
|
0.75 |
% |
|
|
0.75 |
% |
|
|
0.75 |
% |
Net Investment Income (Loss) to Average Net Assets |
|
|
-0.02 |
% |
|
|
-0.12 |
% |
|
|
-0.12 |
% |
|
|
0.12 |
% |
|
|
0.07 |
% |
Portfolio Turnover Rate |
|
|
21 |
% |
|
|
19 |
% |
|
|
24 |
% |
|
|
11 |
% |
|
|
19 |
% |
1 |
Calculated based on average shares outstanding during the year. |
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
BlueStar Israel Technology ETF
September 30, 2021
NOTE 1 – ORGANIZATION
BlueStar Israel Technology ETF (the “Fund”) is a series of ETF Managers Trust (the “Trust”), an open-end management investment company consisting of multiple investment series, organized as a Delaware statutory trust on July 1, 2009. The Trust is registered with the 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 Fund’s shares (“Shares”) is registered under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”). The Fund seeks to provide investment results that, before fees and expenses, correspond generally to the total return performance of the BlueStar Israel Global Technology IndexTM (BIGITechTM” or the “Index”). The Fund commenced operations on November 2, 2015.
The Fund currently offers one class of shares, which has no front end sales load, no deferred sales charges, and no redemption fees. The Fund may issue an unlimited number of shares of beneficial interest, with no par value. All shares of the Fund have equal rights and privileges.
Shares of the Fund are listed and traded on the NASDAQ Stock Market, LLC. Market prices for the Shares may be different from their net asset value (“NAV”). The Fund issues and redeems Shares on a continuous basis at NAV only in blocks of 50,000 shares, called “Creation Units.” Creation Units are issued and redeemed principally in-kind for securities included in the Index. Once created, Shares generally trade in the secondary market at market prices that change throughout the day in quantities less than a Creation Unit. Except when aggregated in Creation Units, Shares are not redeemable securities of the Fund. Shares of the Fund may only be purchased or redeemed by 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 Corporation or (ii) a DTC 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 the Shares directly from the Fund. Rather, most retail investors may purchase Shares in the secondary market with the assistance of a broker and may be subject to customary brokerage commissions or fees.
Authorized Participants transacting in Creation Units for cash may pay an additional variable charge to compensate the relevant Fund for certain transaction costs (i.e., brokerage costs) and market impact expenses relating to investing in portfolio securities. Such variable charges, if any, are included in “Transaction Fees” in the Statements of Changes in Net Assets.
NOTE 2 – SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES
The following is a summary of significant accounting policies consistently followed by the Fund. These policies are in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (“U.S. GAAP”).
The Fund follows the investment company accounting and reporting guidance of the Financial Accounting Standards Board Accounting Standard Codification Topic 946 Financial Services – Investment Companies.
The Fund may invest in certain other investment companies (underlying funds). For specific investments in underlying funds, please refer to the complete schedule of portfolio holdings on Form N-CSR(S) for this reporting period, which is filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”). For more information about the underlying fund’s operations and policies, please refer to those funds’ semiannual and annual reports, which are filed with the SEC.
BlueStar Israel Technology ETF
NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
September 30, 2021 (Continued)
A. |
Security Valuation. Securities listed on a securities exchange, market or automated quotation system for which quotations are readily available (except for securities traded on NASDAQ), including securities traded over the counter, are valued at the last quoted sale price on the primary exchange or market (foreign or domestic) on which they are traded on the valuation date (or at approximately 4:00 pm Eastern Time if a security’s primary exchange is normally open at that time), or, if there is no such reported sale on the valuation date, at the most recent quoted bid price. For securities traded on NASDAQ, the NASDAQ Official Closing Price will be used. |
Securities for which quotations are not readily available are valued at their respective fair values as determined in good faith by the 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 Fund’s Board. The use of fair value pricing by the Fund may cause the NAV of its shares to differ significantly from the NAV that would be calculated without regard to such considerations. As of September 30, 2021, the Fund did not hold any fair valued securities.
As described above, the Fund utilizes various methods to measure the fair value of its investments on a recurring basis. U.S. GAAP establishes a hierarchy that prioritizes inputs to valuation methods. The three levels of inputs are:
Level 1 |
Unadjusted quoted prices in active markets for identical assets or liabilities that the Fund has 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 Fund’s 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 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.
BlueStar Israel Technology ETF
NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
September 30, 2021 (Continued)
The following is a summary of the inputs used to value the Fund’s net assets as of September 30, 2021:
BlueStar Israel Technology ETF
Assets^ |
|
Level 1 |
|
|
Level 2 |
|
|
Level 3 |
|
|
Total |
|
||||
Common Stocks |
|
$ |
190,902,094 |
|
|
$ |
— |
|
|
$ |
— |
|
|
$ |
190,902,094 |
|
Short-Term Investments |
|
|
753,919 |
|
|
|
— |
|
|
|
— |
|
|
|
753,919 |
|
Investments Purchased with Securities Lending Collateral* |
|
|
— |
|
|
|
— |
|
|
|
— |
|
|
|
26,121,942 |
|
Total Investments in Securities |
|
$ |
191,656,013 |
|
|
$ |
— |
|
|
$ |
— |
|
|
$ |
217,777,955 |
|
^ See Schedule of Investments for classifications by country and industry.
* Certain investments that are measured at fair value using the NAV per share (or its equivalent) practical expedient have not been categorized in the fair value hierarchy. The fair value amounts presented in the table are intended to permit reconciliation of the fair value hierarchy to the amounts presented in the Schedule of Investments.
B. |
Federal Income Taxes. The Fund has elected to be taxed as a “regulated investment company” and intends to distribute substantially all taxable income to its shareholders and otherwise comply with the provisions of the Internal Revenue Code applicable to regulated investment companies. Therefore, no provisions for federal income taxes or excise taxes have been made. |
To avoid imposition of the excise tax applicable to regulated investment companies, the Fund intends to declare each year as dividends, in each calendar year, at least 98.0% of its net investment income (earned during the calendar year) and 98.2% of its net realized capital gains (earned during the twelve months ended October 31) plus undistributed amounts, if any, from prior years.
Net capital losses incurred after October 31, within the taxable year are deemed to arise on the first business day of the Fund’s next taxable year.
The Fund recognizes the tax benefits of uncertain tax positions only where the position is “more likely than not” to be sustained assuming examination by tax authorities. The Fund has analyzed its tax position and has concluded that no liability for unrecognized tax benefits should be recorded related to uncertain tax positions expected to be taken in the Fund’s 2021 tax returns. The Fund identifies its major tax jurisdictions as U.S. Federal, the State of New Jersey, and the State of Delaware; however the Fund 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 twelve months.
As of September 30, 2021, management has reviewed the tax positions for open periods (for federal purposes, three years from the date of filing and for state purposes, four years from the date of filing) as applicable to the Fund, and has determined that no provision for income tax is required in the Fund’s financial statements.
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. Discounts/premiums on debt securities purchased are accreted/amortized over the life of the respective securities using the effective interest method. Dividend income is recorded on the ex-dividend date. Interest income is recorded on an accrual basis. Income, including gains, from investments in foreign securities received by the Fund may be subject to income, withholding or other taxes imposed by foreign countries. |
BlueStar Israel Technology ETF
NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
September 30, 2021 (Continued)
D. |
Foreign Currency Translations and Transactions. The Fund may engage in foreign currency transactions. Foreign currency transactions are translated into U.S. dollars on the following basis: (i) market value of investment securities, assets and liabilities at the daily rates of exchange, and (ii) purchases and sales of investment securities, dividend and interest income and certain expenses at the rates of exchange prevailing on the respective dates of such transactions. For financial reporting purposes, the Fund does not isolate changes in the exchange rate of investment securities from the fluctuations arising from changes in the market prices of securities for unrealized gains and losses. However, for federal income tax purposes, the Fund does isolate and treat as ordinary income the effect of changes in foreign exchange rates on realized gains or losses from the sale of investment securities and payables and receivables arising from trade-date and settlement-date differences. |
E. |
Distributions to Shareholders. Distributions to shareholders from net investment income, if any are generally declared and paid by the Fund on a quarterly basis. Net realized gains on securities of the Fund normally are declared and paid on an annual basis. Distributions are recorded on the ex-dividend date. |
F. |
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 at the date of the financial statements, as well as the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the period. Actual results could differ from those estimates. |
G. |
Share Valuation. The NAV per share of the Fund is calculated by dividing the sum of the value of the securities held by the Fund, plus cash and other assets, minus all liabilities (including estimated accrued expenses) by the total number of shares outstanding of the Fund, rounded to the nearest cent. The Fund’s shares will not be priced on the days on which the NYSE is closed for trading. The offering and redemption price per share for the Fund is equal to the Fund’s NAV share. |
H. |
Guarantees and Indemnifications. In the normal course of business, the Fund enters into contracts with service providers that contain general indemnification clauses. The Fund’s maximum exposure under these arrangements is unknown as this would involve future claims that may be made against the Fund that have not yet occurred. However, based on experience, the Fund expects the risk of loss to be remote. |
NOTE 3 – RISK FACTORS
Investing in the BlueStar Israel Technology ETF may involve certain risks, as discussed in the Fund’s prospectus, including, but not limited to, those described below. Any of these risks could cause an investor to lose money.
Market Risk. Financial markets rise and fall in response to a variety of factors, sometimes rapidly and unpredictably. As with any investment whose performance is tied to these markets, the value of an investment in a fund will fluctuate, which means that an investor could lose money over short or long periods.
Investment Style Risk. The Fund is not actively managed. Therefore, the Fund follows the securities included in its respective index during upturns as well as downturns. Because of its indexing strategy, the Fund does not take steps to reduce market exposure or to lessen the effects of a declining market. In addition, because of the Fund’s expenses, the Fund’s performance may be below that of its index.
Equity Risk. The prices of equity securities rise and fall daily. These price movements may result from factors affecting individual companies, industries or the securities market as a whole. In addition, equity markets tend to move in cycles which may cause stock prices to fall over short or extended periods of time.
BlueStar Israel Technology ETF
NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
September 30, 2021 (Continued)
Securities Lending Risk. Securities lending involves the risk of loss of rights in, or delay in recovery of, the loaned securities if the borrower fails to return the security loaned or becomes insolvent.
Concentration Risk. To the extent that the Fund’s or its underlying index’s portfolio is concentrated in the securities of issuers in a particular market, industry, group of industries, sector or asset class, the Fund may be adversely affected by the performance of those securities, may be subject to increased price volatility and may be more vulnerable to adverse economic, market, political or regulatory occurrences affecting that market, industry, group of industries, sector or asset class.
Natural Disaster/Epidemic Risk. Natural or environmental disasters, such as earthquakes, fires, floods, hurricanes, tsunamis and other severe weather related phenomena generally, and widespread disease, including pandemics and epidemics (for example, the novel coronavirus COVID-19), have been and can be highly disruptive to economies and markets and have recently led, and may continue to lead, to increased market volatility and significant market losses. Such natural disaster and health crises could exacerbate political, social, and economic risks previously mentioned, and result in significant breakdowns, delays, shutdowns, social isolation, and other disruptions to important global, local and regional supply chains affected, with potential corresponding results on the operating performance of the Fund and its investments. A climate of uncertainty and panic, including the contagion of infectious viruses or diseases, may adversely affect global, regional, and local economies and reduce the availability of potential investment opportunities, and increases the difficulty of performing due diligence and modeling market conditions, potentially reducing the accuracy of financial projections. Under these circumstances, the Fund may have difficulty achieving its investment objective which may adversely impact performance. Further, such events can be highly disruptive to economies and markets, significantly disrupt the operations of individual companies (including, but not limited to, the Fund’s third party service providers), sectors, industries, markets, securities and commodity exchanges, currencies, interest and inflation rates, credit ratings, investor sentiment, and other factors affecting the value of the Fund’s investments. These factors can cause substantial market volatility, exchange trading suspensions and closures and can impact the ability of the Fund to complete redemptions and otherwise affect Fund performance and Fund trading in the secondary market. A widespread crisis may also affect the global economy in ways that cannot necessarily be foreseen at the current time. How long such events will last and whether they will continue or recur cannot be predicted. Impacts from these events could have significant impact on the Fund’s performance, resulting in losses to the Fund.
NOTE 4 – MANAGEMENT AND OTHER CONTRACTS
ETF Managers Group, LLC (the “Advisor”), serves as the investment advisor to the Fund. Pursuant to an Investment Advisory Agreement (“Advisory Agreement”) between the Trust, on behalf of the Fund, and the Advisor, the Advisor provides investment advice to the Fund and oversees the day-today operations of the Fund, subject to the direction and control of the Board and the officers of the Trust.
Under the Investment Advisory Agreement with the Fund, the Advisor has overall responsibility for the general management and administration of the Fund and arranges for sub-advisory, transfer agency, custody, fund administration, securities lending, and all other non-distribution related services necessary for the Fund to operate. The Advisor bears the costs of all advisory and non-advisory services required to operate the Fund, in exchange for a single unitary fee. For services provided the Fund pays the Advisor at an annual rate of 0.75% of the Fund’s average daily net assets. Under the Investment Advisory Agreement, the Advisor has agreed to pay all expenses of the Fund, except for: the fee paid to the Advisor pursuant to the Investment Advisory Agreement, interest charges on any borrowings, 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 (collectively, “Excluded Expenses”). The Advisor has entered into an agreement with its affiliate, ETFMG Financial, LLC, to serve as distributor to the Fund (the “Distributor”). The Distributor provides marketing support for the Fund, including distributing marketing materials related to the Fund.
BlueStar Israel Technology ETF
NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
September 30, 2021 (Continued)
The Advisor has entered into an Agreement with BlueStar Global Investors LLC ( “BlueStar”), under which BlueStar agrees to sublicense the use of the Underlying Index from BlueStar Indexes for use by the Advisor and the Fund. BlueStar also provides marketing support for the Fund, including distributing marketing materials related to the Fund. BlueStar does not make investment decisions, provide investment advice, or otherwise act in the capacity of an investment adviser to the Fund. Additionally, BlueStar is not involved in the maintenance of the Underlying Index and does not otherwise act in the capacity of an index provider.
U.S. Bancorp Fund Services, LLC, doing business as U.S. Bank Global Fund Services (the “Administrator”), provides fund accounting, fund administration, and transfer agency services to the Fund. The Advisor compensates the Administrator for these services under an administration agreement between the two parties.
The Advisor pays each independent Trustee a quarterly fee for service to the Fund. Each Trustee is also reimbursed by the Advisor for all reasonable out-of-pocket expenses incurred in connection with his duties as Trustee, including travel and related expenses incurred in attending Board meetings.
NOTE 5 – DISTRIBUTION PLAN
The Fund has adopted a Plan of Distribution pursuant to Rule 12b- 1 under the 1940 Act. Under the Plan, the Fund may pay compensation to the Distributor or any other distributor or financial institution with which the Trust has an agreement with respect to the Fund, with the amount of such compensation not to exceed an annual rate of 0.25% of each Fund’s average daily net assets. For the year ended September 30, 2021, the Fund did not incur any 12b-1 expenses.
NOTE 6 - PURCHASES AND SALES OF SECURITIES
The costs of purchases and sales of securities, excluding short-term securities and in-kind transactions, for the year ended September 30, 2021:
|
|
Purchases |
|
|
Sales |
|
||
BlueStar Israel Technology ETF |
|
$ |
39,166,477 |
|
|
$ |
45,537,775 |
|
The costs of purchases and sales of in-kind transactions associated with creations and redemptions for the year ended September 30, 2021:
|
|
Purchases In-Kind |
|
|
Sales In-Kind |
|
||
BlueStar Israel Technology ETF |
|
$ |
102,388,477 |
|
|
$ |
56,618,453 |
|
Purchases in-kind are the aggregate of all in-kind purchases and sales in-kind are the aggregate of all proceeds from in-kind sales. Net capital gains or losses resulting from in-kind redemptions are excluded from the determination of the Fund’s taxable gains and are not distributed to shareholders.
There were no purchases or sales of U.S. Government obligations for the year ended September 30, 2021.
BlueStar Israel Technology ETF
NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
September 30, 2021 (Continued)
NOTE 7 — SECURITIES LENDING
The Fund may lend up to 33 1/3% of the value of the securities in its portfolio to brokers, dealers and financial institutions (but not individuals) under terms of participation in a securities lending program administered by U.S. Bank N.A. (“the Custodian”). The securities lending agreement requires that loans are collateralized at all times in an amount equal to at least 102% of the value of any loaned securities at the time of the loan, plus accrued interest. The Fund receives compensation in the form of fees and earns interest on the cash collateral. The amount of fees depends on a number of factors including the type of security and length of the loan. The Fund continues to receive interest payments or dividends on the securities loaned during the borrowing period. Gain or loss in the fair value of securities loaned that may occur during the term of the loan will be for the account of the Fund. The Fund has the right under the terms of the securities lending agreement to recall the securities from the borrower on demand. The cash collateral is invested by the Custodian in accordance with approved investment guidelines. Those guidelines require the cash collateral to be invested in readily marketable, high quality, short-term obligations, either directly on behalf of the Fund or through one or more joint accounts, money market funds, or short-term bond funds, including those advised by or affiliated with the Advisor; however, all such investments are subject to risk of payment delays or default on the part of the issuer or counterparty or otherwise may not generate sufficient interest to support the costs associated with securities lending. Other investment companies in which the Fund may invest cash collateral can be expected to incur fees and expenses for operations, such as investment advisory and administration fees, which would be in addition to those incurred by the Fund, and which may be received in full or in part by the Advisor. Pursuant to guidance issued by the SEC staff, fees and expenses of money market funds used for cash collateral received in connection with loans of securities are not treated as Acquired Fund Fees and Expenses, which reflect a fund’s pro rata share of the fees and expenses incurred by other investment companies in which the Fund invests (as disclosed in the Prospectus, as applicable). The Fund could also experience delays in recovering its securities and possible loss of income or value if the borrower fails to return the borrowed securities, although the Fund is indemnified from this risk by contract with the securities lending agent.
As of September 30, 2021, the value of the securities on loan and payable for collateral due to broker were as follows:
Value of Securities on Loan Collateral Received
Fund |
|
Values of Securities on Loan |
|
|
Fund Collateral Received* |
|
||
BlueStar Israel Technology ETF |
|
$ |
25,435,625 |
|
|
$ |
26,121,942 |
|
* The cash collateral received was invested in the Mount Vernon Liquid Assets Portfolio, an investment with an overnight and continuous maturity, as shown on the Schedule of Investments.
NOTE 8 – FEDERAL INCOME TAXES
The components of distributable earnings (losses) and cost basis of investments for federal income tax purposes at September 30, 2021 were as follows:
|
|
Cost |
|
|
Gross Unrealized Appreciation |
|
|
Gross Unrealized Depreciation |
|
|
Net Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) |
|
||||
BlueStar Israel Technology ETF |
|
$ |
190,434,738 |
|
|
$ |
45,823,728 |
|
|
$ |
(18,480,511 |
) |
|
$ |
27,343,217 |
|
BlueStar Israel Technology ETF
NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
September 30, 2021 (Continued)
|
|
Undistributed Ordinary Income |
|
|
Undistributed Long-Term Gain |
|
|
Total Distributable Earnings |
|
|
Other Accumulated (Loss) |
|
|
Total Accumulated Gain |
|
|||||
BlueStar Israel Technology ETF |
|
$ |
— |
|
|
$ |
— |
|
|
$ |
— |
|
|
$ |
(5,717,034 |
) |
|
$ |
21,626,183 |
|
As of September 30, 2021, the Fund had accumulated capital loss carryovers of:
|
|
Capital Loss Carryover ST |
|
|
Capital Loss Carryover LT |
|
|
Expires |
|
|||
BlueStar Israel Technology ETF |
|
$ |
(4,365,558 |
) |
|
$ |
(1,351,476 |
) |
|
|
Indefinite |
|
Under current tax law, capital and currency losses realized after October 31 of a Fund’s fiscal year may be deferred and treated as occurring on the first business day of the following fiscal year for tax purposes. The following Funds had deferred post-October capital and currency losses, which will be treated as arising on the first business day of the year ended September 30, 2021.
|
|
Late Year Ordinary Loss |
|
|
Post-October Capital Loss |
|
||
BlueStar Israel Technology ETF |
|
|
None |
|
|
|
None |
|
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 net asset value per share. For the fiscal year ended September 30, 2021, the following table shows the reclassifications made:
|
|
Total Distributable Earnings/(Loss) |
|
|
Paid-In Capital |
|
||
BlueStar Israel Technology ETF |
|
$ |
(31,660,601 |
) |
|
$ |
31,660,601 |
|
The tax character of distributions paid by the Fund during the fiscal years ended September 30, 2021 and September 30, 2020 are as follows:
|
|
Year Ended September 30, 2021 |
|
|
Year Ended September 30, 2020 |
|
||||||||||
|
|
From Ordinary Income |
|
|
From Return of Capital |
|
|
From Ordinary Income |
|
|
From Capital Gains |
|
||||
BlueStar Israel Technology ETF |
|
$ |
993,321 |
|
|
$ |
117,179 |
|
|
$ |
— |
|
|
$ |
— |
|
NOTE 9 – INVESTMENTS IN AFFILIATES
BlueStar Israel Technology ETF
BlueStar Israel Technology ETF owned the following company during the year ended September 30, 2021. ETFMG Sit Ultra Short ETF was deemed to be an affiliate of the Fund as defined by the 1940 Act during the year ended September 30, 2021, however was no longer held as of September 30, 2021. Transactions during the period in this security was as follows:
BlueStar Israel Technology ETF
NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
September 30, 2021 (Continued)
Security Name |
|
Value, at September 30, 2020 |
|
|
Purchases |
|
|
Sales |
|
|
Realized Gain (Loss) |
|
|
Change in Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) |
|
|
Dividend Income |
|
|
Value, at September 30, 2021 |
|
|
Ending Shares |
|
||||||||
ETFMG Sit Ultra Short ETF |
|
$ |
2,489,250 |
|
|
$ |
— |
|
|
$ |
2,489,501 |
|
|
$ |
(23,355 |
) |
|
$ |
23,606 |
|
|
$ |
— |
|
|
$ |
— |
|
|
$ |
— |
|
NOTE 10 – LEGAL MATTERS
The Trust, a former and current trustee of the Trust, the Adviser and certain officers of the Adviser were defendants in an action filed May 2, 2017 in the Superior Court of New Jersey captioned PureShares, LLC d/b/a PureFunds et al. v. ETF Managers Group, LLC et al., Docket No. C-63-17. The PureShares action alleged claims based on disputes arising out of contractual relationships with the Adviser relating to certain series of the Trust. The action sought damages in unspecified amounts and injunctive relief based on breach of contract, wrongful termination, and several other claims. The PureShares action was dismissed without prejudice by way of stipulation filed on February 14, 2020.
The Adviser and its parent, Exchange Traded Managers Group, LLC (“ETFMG”), were defendants in a case filed on October 26, 2017 in the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York by NASDAQ, Inc. (“Nasdaq”) captioned Nasdaq, Inc. v. Exchange Traded Managers Group, LLC et al., Case 1:17-cv -08252. This action arose out of the same facts and circumstances, and relates to the same series of the Trust, as the New Jersey litigation and asserted claims for breach of contract, conversion and certain other claims. The matter was the subject of a bench trial in May 2019, and on December 20, 2019, the Court issued an Opinion and Order awarding compensatory damages to Plaintiff in the amount of $78,403,172.36, plus prejudgment interest (the “Judgment”). The Court also denied Plaintiff’s requests for punitive damages and equitable relief. ETFMG filed a Notice of Appeal from the Judgment in the United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit on January 19, 2021, Docket No. 20-300.
On October 28, 2021, Nasdaq and ETFMG entered into a Judgment Payment Agreement, which satisfied the Judgment. On November 1, 2021, Nasdaq recorded a Satisfaction of Judgment with the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York reflecting that the Judgment was paid in full, and ETFMG withdrew its appeal of the Judgment with prejudice before the United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit. PureShares is not a direct party to the Judgment Payment Agreement. ETFMG, however, believes PureShares’ claims in the New Jersey case, if reinstituted, would substantially overlap with those asserted on its behalf by Nasdaq that resulted in the Judgment, which has been satisfied.
The Adviser does not believe that the resolution of these matters will have a material adverse effect on the Fund’s financial statements.
NOTE 11 – SUBSEQUENT EVENTS
In preparing these financial statements, the Fund has evaluated events and transactions for potential recognition or disclosure through the date the financial statements were issued. Except as disclosed in Note 10, this evaluation did not result in any subsequent events that necessitated disclosures and/or adjustments to the Financial Statements.
BlueStar Israel Technology ETF
Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm
To the Board of Trustees of ETF Managers Trust
and the Shareholders of BlueStar Israel Technology ETF:
Opinion on the Financial Statements
We have audited the accompanying statement of assets and liabilities, including the schedule of investments, of BlueStar Israel Technology ETF (the “Fund”) (a series of ETF Managers Trust) as of September 30, 2021, the related statement of operations for the year then ended, the statements of changes in net assets for each of the two years in the period then ended, the financial highlights for each of the five years in the period then ended, and the related notes (collectively referred to as the “financial statements”). In our opinion, the financial statements present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of the Fund as of September 30, 2021, and the results of its operations for the year then ended, the changes in net assets for each of the two years in the period then ended, and the financial highlights for each of the five years in the period then ended, in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America.
Basis for Opinion
These financial statements and financial highlights are the responsibility of the Fund’s management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on these financial statements based on our audits. We are a public accounting firm registered with the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States) (“PCAOB”) and are required to be independent with respect to the Fund in accordance with the U.S. federal securities laws and the applicable rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission and the PCAOB.
We conducted our audits in accordance with the standards of the PCAOB. Those standards require that we plan and perform the audits to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements and financial highlights are free of material misstatement, whether due to error or fraud. The Fund is not required to have, nor were we engaged to perform, an audit of its internal control over financial reporting. As part of our audits we are required to obtain an understanding of internal control over financial reporting but not for the purpose of expressing an opinion on the effectiveness of the Fund’s internal control over financial reporting. Accordingly, we express no such opinion.
Our audits included performing procedures to assess the risks of material misstatement of the financial statements and financial highlights, whether due to error or fraud, and performing procedures that respond to those risks. Such procedures included examining, on a test basis, evidence regarding the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements and financial highlights. Our audit also included evaluating the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall presentation of the financial statements and financial highlights. Our procedures included confirmation of securities owned as of September 30, 2021 by correspondence with the custodian. We believe that our audits provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.
/s/WithumSmith+Brown, PC
We have served as the auditor for one or more series of the Trust since 2013.
New York, NY
November 29, 2021
BlueStar Israel Technology ETF
Six Months Ended September 30, 2021 (Unaudited)
As a shareholder of BlueStar Israel Technology ETF (the “Fund”) 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. These examples are 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 example is based on an investment of $1,000 invested at the beginning of the period and held for the entire period (April 1, 2021 to September 30, 2021).
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 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.
BlueStar Israel Technology ETF
|
|
Beginning
|
|
|
Ending
|
|
|
Expenses
|
|
|
Annualized
|
|
||||
Actual |
|
$ |
1,000.00 |
|
|
$ |
1,019.00 |
|
|
$ |
3.80 |
|
|
|
0.75 |
% |
Hypothetical (5% annual) |
|
$ |
1,000.00 |
|
|
$ |
1,021.31 |
|
|
$ |
3.80 |
|
|
|
0.75 |
% |
^ The dollar amounts shown as expenses paid during the period are equal to the annualized six-month expense ratio multiplied by the average account value during the period, multiplied by 183/365 (to reflect the period from April 1, 2021 to September 30, 2021).
BlueStar Israel Technology ETF
September 30, 2021 (Unaudited)
NOTE 1 – FREQUENCY DISTRIBUTION OF PREMIUMS AND DISCOUNTS
Information regarding how often shares of the Fund traded on the Exchange at a price above (i.e., at a premium) or below (i.e., at a discount) the NAV is available on the Fund’s website at www.iteqetf.com.
NOTE 2 – FEDERAL TAX INFORMATION
Qualified Dividend Income/Dividends Received Deduction
For the fiscal year ended September 30, 2021, certain dividends paid by the Fund may be subject to a maximum tax rate of 15%, as provided for by the Jobs and Growth Tax Reconciliation Act of 2003. The percentage of dividends declared from ordinary income designated as qualified dividend income was as follows:
Fund Name |
QDI |
BlueStar Israel Technology ETF |
41.70% |
For corporate shareholders, the percent of ordinary income distributions qualifying for the corporate dividends received deduction for the fiscal year ended September 30, 2021 was as follows:
Fund Name |
DRD |
BlueStar Israel Technology ETF |
12.20% |
Short Term Capital Gain
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 the Fund was as follows:
Fund Name |
Short-Term Capital |
BlueStar Israel Technology ETF |
0.00% |
Pursuant to Section 853 of the Internal Revenue Code, the Fund designated the following amounts as foreign taxes paid for the year ended September 30, 2021. Foreign taxes paid for purposes of Section 853 may be less than actual foreign taxes paid for financial statement purposes.
Fund |
|
Gross Foreign Source Income |
|
|
Foreign Taxes Passthrough |
|
|
Gross Foreign
|
|
|
Foreign Taxes Passthrough |
|
|
Shares Outstanding at 9/30/21 |
|
|||||
BlueStar Israel Technology ETF |
|
|
905,107 |
|
|
|
128,882 |
|
|
|
0.31210579 |
|
|
|
0.04444216 |
|
|
|
2,900,000 |
|
Foreign taxes paid or withheld should be included to taxable income with an offsetting deduction from gross income or as a credit for taxes paid to foreign governments.
Above figures may differ from those cited elsewhere in this report due to difference in the calculation of income and gains under GAAP purposes and Internal Revenue Service purposes.
BlueStar Israel Technology ETF
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION
September 30, 2021 (Unaudited) (Continued)
NOTE 3 – INFORMATION ABOUT PORTFOLIO HOLDINGS
The Fund files a complete schedule of portfolio holdings with the SEC for its first and third fiscal quarters on Part F of Form N-PORT. Once filed, the Fund’s Part F of Form N-PORT is available without charge, upon request on the SEC’s website (www.sec.gov), the Fund’s website (www.iteqetf.com) and is available by calling (877) 756-7873. The Fund’s portfolio holdings are posted on the Fund’s website www.iteqetf.com daily.
NOTE 4 - INFORMATION ABOUT PROXY VOTING
A description of the policies and procedures the Fund uses 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 1-844-ETF-MGRS (1-844-383-6477), by accessing the SEC’s website at www.sec.gov, or by accessing the Fund’s website at www.iteqetf.com.
Information regarding how the Fund voted proxies relating to portfolio securities during the period ending June 30 is available by calling toll-free at 1-844-ETF-MGRS (1-844-383-6477) or by accessing the SEC’s website at www.sec.gov.
Carefully consider the Fund’s investment objectives, risk factors, charges, and expenses before investing. This and additional information can be found in the Fund’s prospectus, which may be obtained by calling 1- 844-ETF-MGRS (1-844-383-6477) or by visiting www.iteqetf.com. Read the prospectus carefully before investing.
BlueStar Israel Technology ETF
Set forth below are the names, birth years, positions with the Trust, length of term of office, and the principal occupations and other directorships held during at least the last five years of each of the persons currently serving as a Trustee of the Trust, as well as information about each officer. The business address of each Trustee and officer is 30 Maple Street, 2nd Floor, Summit, New Jersey 07901. The SAI includes additional information about Fund directors and is available, without charge, upon request by calling 1-844-ETF-MGRS (1-844-383-6477).
BlueStar Israel Technology ETF
Board of Trustees (Continued)
Name and Year of Birth |
Position(s) Held with the Trust, Term of Office and Length of Time Served |
Principal Occupation(s) During Past 5 Years |
Number of Portfolios in Fund Complex Overseen By Trustee |
Other Directorships Held by Trustee During Past 5 Years |
Terry Loebs (1963) |
Trustee (since 2014); Lead Independent Trustee (since 2020) |
Founder and Managing Member, Pulsenomics LLC (index product development and consulting firm) (since 2011); Managing Director, MacroMarkets, LLC (exchange-traded products firm) (2006-2011). |
17 |
None |
Eric Wiegel (1960) |
Trustee (since 2020) |
Senior Portfolio Manager, Little House Capital (2019-present); Managing Partner, Global Focus Capital LLC (2013-present); Chief Investment Officer, Insight Financial Strategist LLC (2017-2018). |
17 |
None |
BlueStar Israel Technology ETF
ETF MANAGERS TRUST
ETF Managers Trust, (the “Trust”) has adopted the following privacy policies in order to safeguard the personal information of the Trust’s customers and consumers in accordance with Regulation S-P as promulgated by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission.
Trust officers are responsible for ensuring that the following policies and procedures are implemented:
1) The Trust is committed to protecting the confidentiality and security of the information they collect and will handle personal customer and consumer information only in accordance with Regulation S-P and any other applicable laws, rules and regulations1. The Trust will ensure: (a) the security and confidentiality of customer records and information; (b) that customer records and information are protected from any anticipated threats and hazards; and (c) that customer records and information are protected from unauthorized access or use.
2) The Trust conducts its business affairs through its trustees, officers and third parties that provide services pursuant to agreements with the Trust. The Trust has no employees. It is anticipated that the trustees and officers of the Trust who are not employees of service providers of the Trust will not have access to customer records and information in the performance of their normal responsibilities for the Trust.
3) The Trust may share customer information with its affiliates, subject to the customers’ right to prohibit such sharing.
4) The Trust may share customer information with unaffiliated third parties only in accordance with the requirements of Regulation S-P. Pursuant to this policy, the Trust will not share customer information with unaffiliated third parties other than as permitted by law, unless authorized to do so by the customer.
Consistent with these policies, the Trust has adopted the following procedures:
1) The Trust will determine that the policies and procedures of its affiliates and Service Providers are reasonably designed to safeguard customer information and only permit appropriate and authorized access to and use of customer information through the application of appropriate administrative, technical and physical protections.
2) The Trust will direct each of its Service Providers to adhere to the privacy policy of the Trust and to its privacy policies with respect to all customer information of the Trust and to take all actions reasonably necessary so that the Trust is in compliance with the provisions of Regulation S-P, including, as applicable, the development and delivery of privacy notices and the maintenance of appropriate and adequate records.
3) The Trust requires its Service Providers to provide periodic reports to the Trust’s Board of Trustees outlining their privacy policies and the implementation of such policies. Each Service Provider is required to promptly report to the Trust’s Board any material changes to its privacy policy before, or promptly after, the adoption of such changes.
(1) Generally, the Funds have institutional clients which are not considered “customers” for purposes of regulation S-P.
Advisor
ETF Managers Group, LLC
30 Maple Street, Suite 2, Summit, NJ 07901
Distributor
ETFMG Financial LLC
30 Maple Street, Suite 2, Summit, NJ 07901
Custodian
U.S. Bank National Association
Custody Operations
1555 North River Center Drive, Suite 302, Milwaukee, Wisconsin 53212
Transfer Agent
U.S. Bancorp Fund Services, LLC doing business as U.S. Bank Global Fund Services 615 East Michigan Street, Milwaukee, Wisconsin 53202
Securities Lending Agent
U.S. Bank, National Association
Securities Lending
800 Nicolet Mall
Minneapolis, MN 55402-7020
Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm
WithumSmith + Brown, PC
1411 Broadway, 9th Floor, New York, NY 10018
Legal Counsel
Sullivan & Worcester LLP
1666 K Street NW, Washington, DC 20006
Annual Report
September 30, 2021
Etho Climate Leadership U.S. ETF
Ticker: ETHO
The fund is a series of ETF Managers Trust.
Etho Climate Leadership U.S. ETF
TABLE OF CONTENTS
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Etho Climate Leadership U.S. ETF
On behalf of the entire team, we want to express our appreciation for the confidence you have placed in the Etho Climate Leadership U.S. Exchange-Traded Fund (“ETHO” or the “Fund”). The following information pertains to the fiscal period from October 1, 2020 to September 30, 2021.
The Fund seeks to provide investment results that, before fees and expenses, correspond generally to the price and yield performance of the Etho Climate Leadership Index – U.S. (the “Index”).
For the fiscal period ended September 30, 2021, the total return for the Fund was 35.48% while the total return for the Index was 35.09%. The best performers in the Fund on the basis of contribution to its return were Sunpower Corp., Tesla Inc., Wesco International Inc., SVB Financial Group and Genmark Diagnostics Inc., while the worst performers Zoom Video Communications-A, Beyond Meat Inc., Teladoc Health Inc., Romeo Power Inc. and Quantumscape Corp.
During the reporting period, the Fund saw an average approximate allocation of 9.8% to Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment, 6.9% to Software, 5.2% to IT Services and 5.1% to Health Care Equipment & Supplies and 5.0% to Machinery. The Fund invests in the United States.
As you may know, the Etho Climate Leadership U.S. ETF offers broad diversification across companies that have demonstrated efficiency and leadership with their use of resources and their supply chains when compared to industry peers. The Fund holds roughly 265 equities equally weighted (at the time of rebalance) and results in a carbon emissions profile that is, on average, 50-70% lower per dollar invested than conventional U.S. benchmark indices.1 ETHO avoids investment in any direct fossil fuel companies, as well as enablers of that industry, along with a series of other unsustainable industries such as Tobacco/Weapons/Gambling, etc. Equal weighting of the Fund allows for the elimination of equities that do not meet ETHO’s standards without there being a significant impact on the diversification or performance of the Fund. It also creates broad exposure to both the sectors and factors that potentially make for greater stability and higher performance.
There is much ahead for environmentally sustainable and socially responsible investing. We are thankful you have joined us by investing in the Etho Climate Leadership U.S. ETF. You can find further details about ETHO by visiting www.etfmg.com, or by calling 1- 844-ETF-MGRS (1-844-383-6477).
Sincerely,
Samuel Masucci III
Chairman of the Board
1 Etho Capital. www.ethocapital.com
Etho Climate Leadership U.S. ETF
Average Annual Returns
|
|
1 Year
|
|
|
5 Year
|
|
|
Since
|
|
|
Value of
|
|
||||
Etho Climate Leadership U.S. ETF (NAV) |
|
|
35.48 |
% |
|
|
18.19 |
% |
|
|
16.91 |
% |
|
$ |
25,009 |
|
Etho Climate Leadership U.S. ETF (Market) |
|
|
35.30 |
% |
|
|
18.25 |
% |
|
|
16.93 |
% |
|
$ |
25,036 |
|
S&P 500 Index |
|
|
30.00 |
% |
|
|
16.90 |
% |
|
|
15.37 |
% |
|
$ |
23,145 |
|
Etho Climate Leadership Index - U.S. |
|
|
35.09 |
% |
|
|
17.68 |
% |
|
|
16.36 |
% |
|
$ |
24,333 |
|
Performance data quoted represents past performance and does not guarantee future results. The investment return and principal value of an investment will fluctuate so that an investor’s shares, when redeemed, may be worth more of less than their original cost. Current performance of the Fund may be lower or higher than the performance quoted. All performance is historical and includes reinvestment of dividends and capital gains. Performance data current to the most recent month end may be obtained by calling 1-844-ETF-MGRS (1-844-383-6477).
The chart illustrates the performance of a hypothetical $10,000 investment made on November 18, 2015, and is not intended to imply any future performance. The returns shown do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on fund distributions from the sales of Fund shares. The chart assumes reinvestment of capital gains and dividends, if any. The Index Returns do not reflect fees or expenses and are not available for direct investment.
Etho Climate Leadership U.S. ETF
|
|
Security |
|
% of Total
|
1 |
|
American National Group, Inc. |
0.55% |
|
2 |
|
Gartner, Inc. |
0.52% |
|
3 |
|
Herc Holdings, Inc. |
0.50% |
|
4 |
|
AMN Healthcare Services, Inc. |
0.48% |
|
5 |
|
NVIDIA Corp. |
0.48% |
|
6 |
|
DexCom, Inc. |
0.47% |
|
7 |
|
West Pharmaceutical Services, Inc. |
0.47% |
|
8 |
|
MSCI, Inc. |
0.45% |
|
9 |
|
Watts Water Technologies, Inc. - Class A |
0.44% |
|
10 |
|
Intuit, Inc. |
0.44% |
|
Top Ten Holdings 4.80% of Total Investments | ||||
* Current Fund holdings may not be indicative of future Fund holdings. |
Etho Climate Leadership U.S. ETF
Investing involves risk, including the possible loss of principal. Shares of any ETF are bought and sold at market price (not NAV), may trade at a discount or premium to NAV and are not individually redeemed from the Fund. Brokerage commissions will reduce returns. Narrowly focused investments typically exhibit higher volatility.
Past performance is not indicative of future return. A fund’s performance for very short time periods may not be indicative of future performance.
ETHO
The ETHO Climate Leadership US ETF (the “Fund”) seeks to provide investment results that, before fees and expenses, correspond generally to the price and yield performance of the Etho Climate Leadership Index (the “Index”).
The Fund’s return may not match or achieve a high degree of correlation with the return of the Etho Climate Leadership Index — US.
To the extent the Fund utilizes a sampling approach, it may experience tracking error to a greater extent than if the Fund had sought to replicate the Index.
Unlike with an actively managed fund, the Fund’s adviser does not use techniques or defensive strategies designed to lessen the effects of market volatility or to reduce the impact of periods of market decline. This means that, based on market and economic conditions, the Fund’s performance could be lower than other types of funds that may actively shift their portfolio assets to take advantage of market opportunities or to lessen the impact of a market decline.
Natural or environmental disasters, such as earthquakes, fires, floods, hurricanes, tsunamis and other severe weather- related phenomena generally, and widespread disease, including pandemics and epidemics, have been and may be highly disruptive to economies and markets, adversely impacting individual companies, sectors, industries, markets, currencies, interest and inflation rates, credit ratings, investor sentiment, and other factors affecting the value of the Fund’s investments. Given the increasing interdependence among global economies and markets, conditions in one country, market, or region are increasingly likely to adversely affect markets, issuers, and/or foreign exchange rates in other countries, including the U.S. Any such events could have a significant adverse impact on the value of the Fund’s investments.
Additionally, natural or environmental disasters, widespread disease or other public health issues, war, acts of terrorism or other events could result in increased premiums or discounts to the Fund’s NAV.
ETF Managers Group LLC serves as the investment adviser to the Fund.
The Fund is distributed by ETFMG Financial LLC. Both ETF Managers Group LLC and ETFMG Financial LLC are wholly owned subsidiaries of Exchange Traded Managers Group LLC (collectively, “ETFMG”). ETFMG Financial LLC is not affiliated with Etho Capital.
The Fund is intended to be made available only to U.S. residents. Under no circumstances is any information provided on this website intended for distribution to or use by, or to be an offer to sell to or solicitation of an offer to buy the Fund or any investment product or service of, any person or entity in any jurisdiction or country, other than the United States, where such distribution, use, offer or solicitation would subject the Fund or its affiliates to any registration requirement or be unlawful under the securities laws of that jurisdiction or country.
Etho Climate Leadership U.S. ETF
As of September 30, 2021 (Unaudited) |
|
|
Etho Climate Leadership U.S. ETF |
|
|
As a percent of Net Assets: |
|
|
|
|
Guernsey |
|
|
0.4 |
% |
United States |
|
|
99.1 |
|
Short-Term and other Net Assets (Liabilities) |
|
|
0.5 |
|
|
|
|
100.0 |
% |
Etho Climate Leadership U.S. ETF
|
|
Shares |
|
|
Value |
|
||
COMMON STOCKS - 99.5% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
||
Guernsey - 0.4% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
IT Services - 0.4% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Amdocs, Ltd. |
|
|
9,320 |
|
|
$ |
705,617 |
|
United States - 99.1% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Air Freight & Logistics - 0.4% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
United Parcel Service, Inc. - Class B |
|
|
3,855 |
|
|
|
701,996 |
|
Auto Components - 1.1% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
BorgWarner, Inc. (b) |
|
|
14,110 |
|
|
|
609,693 |
|
Gentex Corp. |
|
|
18,290 |
|
|
|
603,204 |
|
QuantumScape Corp. (a)(b) |
|
|
14,543 |
|
|
|
356,885 |
|
XL Fleet Corp. (a)(b) |
|
|
72,472 |
|
|
|
446,428 |
|
Total Auto Components |
|
|
|
|
|
|
2,016,210 |
|
Automobiles - 1.3% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Canoo, Inc. (a)(b) |
|
|
72,072 |
|
|
|
554,234 |
|
Fisker, Inc. (a)(b) |
|
|
37,792 |
|
|
|
553,653 |
|
Lordstown Motors Corp. - Class A (a)(b) |
|
|
55,293 |
|
|
|
441,238 |
|
Tesla, Inc. (a) |
|
|
974 |
|
|
|
755,317 |
|
Total Automobiles |
|
|
|
|
|
|
2,304,442 |
|
Banks - 3.0% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Amalgamated Financial Corp. |
|
|
39,507 |
|
|
|
625,001 |
|
Bank of Hawaii Corp. |
|
|
7,352 |
|
|
|
604,114 |
|
Commerce Bancshares, Inc. |
|
|
8,537 |
|
|
|
594,858 |
|
Cullen/Frost Bankers, Inc. (b) |
|
|
6,035 |
|
|
|
715,872 |
|
First Horizon Corp. (b) |
|
|
38,969 |
|
|
|
634,805 |
|
South State Corp. (b) |
|
|
8,360 |
|
|
|
624,241 |
|
SVB Financial Group (a) |
|
|
1,316 |
|
|
|
851,294 |
|
Truist Financial Corp. |
|
|
11,283 |
|
|
|
661,748 |
|
Total Banks |
|
|
|
|
|
|
5,311,933 |
|
Biotechnology - 2.3% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Agios Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (a)(b) |
|
|
12,603 |
|
|
|
581,628 |
|
Alnylam Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (a) |
|
|
4,608 |
|
|
|
870,036 |
|
Avita Medical, Inc. (a)(b) |
|
|
32,836 |
|
|
|
581,854 |
|
Biogen, Inc. (a) |
|
|
2,325 |
|
|
|
657,952 |
|
Seagen, Inc. (a) |
|
|
4,687 |
|
|
|
795,853 |
|
Vertex Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (a) |
|
|
3,028 |
|
|
|
549,249 |
|
Total Biotechnology |
|
|
|
|
|
|
4,036,572 |
|
Building Products - 2.9% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
A.O. Smith Corp. |
|
|
9,677 |
|
|
|
590,974 |
|
Advanced Drainage Systems, Inc. (b) |
|
|
6,303 |
|
|
|
681,796 |
|
Armstrong World Industries, Inc. |
|
|
7,242 |
|
|
|
691,394 |
|
Fortune Brands Home & Security, Inc. |
|
|
6,815 |
|
|
|
609,397 |
|
Lennox International, Inc. (b) |
|
|
2,091 |
|
|
|
615,109 |
|
Masco Corp. |
|
|
10,923 |
|
|
|
606,773 |
|
Simpson Manufacturing Co., Inc. |
|
|
6,283 |
|
|
|
672,093 |
|
Trex Co., Inc. (a)(b) |
|
|
7,109 |
|
|
|
724,620 |
|
Total Building Products |
|
|
|
|
|
|
5,192,156 |
|
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
Etho Climate Leadership U.S. ETF
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|
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|
|
Value |
|
||
Capital Markets - 3.7% | ||||||||
Affiliated Managers Group, Inc. |
|
|
4,366 |
|
|
$ |
659,659 |
|
Ares Management Corp. - Class A |
|
|
11,729 |
|
|
|
865,951 |
|
Charles Schwab Corp. |
|
|
10,020 |
|
|
|
729,857 |
|
Interactive Brokers Group, Inc. - Class A |
|
|
8,928 |
|
|
|
556,572 |
|
KKR & Co, Inc. |
|
|
13,366 |
|
|
|
813,722 |
|
MarketAxess Holdings, Inc. (b) |
|
|
1,308 |
|
|
|
550,263 |
|
MSCI, Inc. |
|
|
1,554 |
|
|
|
945,359 |
|
Northern Trust Corp. |
|
|
6,244 |
|
|
|
673,166 |
|
T. Rowe Price Group, Inc. |
|
|
3,861 |
|
|
|
759,459 |
|
Total Capital Markets |
|
|
|
|
|
|
6,554,008 |
|
Chemicals - 0.4% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Ecolab, Inc. |
|
|
3,048 |
|
|
|
635,874 |
|
Commercial Services & Supplies - 2.0% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Cintas Corp. |
|
|
1,911 |
|
|
|
727,441 |
|
Clean Harbors, Inc. (a) |
|
|
7,742 |
|
|
|
804,162 |
|
Copart, Inc. (a) |
|
|
5,990 |
|
|
|
830,932 |
|
Rollins, Inc. |
|
|
18,964 |
|
|
|
669,998 |
|
Steelcase, Inc. - Class A |
|
|
45,529 |
|
|
|
577,308 |
|
Total Commercial Services & Supplies |
|
|
|
|
|
|
3,609,841 |
|
Communications Equipment - 1.6% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Arista Networks, Inc. (a)(b) |
|
|
2,154 |
|
|
|
740,201 |
|
Cisco Systems, Inc. |
|
|
12,646 |
|
|
|
688,322 |
|
F5 Networks, Inc. (a) |
|
|
3,120 |
|
|
|
620,194 |
|
Motorola Solutions, Inc. |
|
|
3,474 |
|
|
|
807,079 |
|
Total Communications Equipment |
|
|
|
|
|
|
2,855,796 |
|
Construction & Engineering - 0.8% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Ameresco, Inc. - Class A (a) |
|
|
13,383 |
|
|
|
781,968 |
|
EMCOR Group, Inc. |
|
|
5,810 |
|
|
|
670,358 |
|
Total Construction & Engineering |
|
|
|
|
1,452,326 |
|
||
Construction Materials - 0.4% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Vulcan Materials Co. |
|
|
3,867 |
|
|
|
654,142 |
|
Consumer Finance - 1.6% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
American Express Co. |
|
|
4,608 |
|
|
|
771,978 |
|
Discover Financial Services |
|
|
6,887 |
|
|
|
846,069 |
|
PROG Holdings, Inc. |
|
|
15,033 |
|
|
|
631,536 |
|
SLM Corp. |
|
|
36,294 |
|
|
|
638,774 |
|
Total Consumer Finance |
|
|
|
|
|
|
2,888,357 |
|
Containers & Packaging - 1.5% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
AptarGroup, Inc. |
|
|
4,610 |
|
|
|
550,204 |
|
Avery Dennison Corp. |
|
|
3,558 |
|
|
|
737,252 |
|
Crown Holdings, Inc. |
|
|
6,724 |
|
|
|
677,645 |
|
Packaging Corp of America |
|
|
4,885 |
|
|
|
671,394 |
|
Total Containers & Packaging |
|
|
|
|
|
|
2,636,495 |
|
Distributors - 1.3% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Genuine Parts Co. |
|
|
5,680 |
|
|
|
688,586 |
|
LKQ Corp. (a)(b) |
|
|
15,374 |
|
|
|
773,620 |
|
Pool Corp. |
|
|
1,889 |
|
|
|
820,601 |
|
Total Distributors |
|
|
|
|
|
|
2,282,807 |
|
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
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|
|
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|
|
Value |
|
||
Diversified Financial Services - 0.6% | ||||||||
Cannae Holdings, Inc. (a) |
|
|
16,425 |
|
|
$ |
510,982 |
|
Voya Financial, Inc. |
|
|
10,263 |
|
|
|
630,045 |
|
Total Diversified Financial Services |
|
|
|
|
|
|
1,141,027 |
|
Diversified Telecommunication Services - 1.0% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
AT&T, Inc. |
|
|
21,772 |
|
|
|
588,062 |
|
ATN International, Inc. |
|
|
13,283 |
|
|
|
622,308 |
|
Verizon Communications, Inc. |
|
|
11,280 |
|
|
|
609,233 |
|
Total Diversified Telecommunication Services |
|
|
|
|
|
|
1,819,603 |
|
Electrical Equipment - 2.2% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Array Technologies, Inc. (a)(b) |
|
|
21,823 |
|
|
|
404,162 |
|
ChargePoint Holdings, Inc. (a)(b) |
|
|
24,375 |
|
|
|
487,256 |
|
FuelCell Energy, Inc. (a)(b) |
|
|
45,163 |
|
|
|
302,140 |
|
Hubbell, Inc. |
|
|
3,506 |
|
|
|
633,429 |
|
Rockwell Automation, Inc. |
|
|
2,464 |
|
|
|
724,514 |
|
Romeo Power, Inc. (a) |
|
|
78,129 |
|
|
|
386,739 |
|
Shoals Technologies Group, Inc. - Class A (a)(b) |
|
|
18,711 |
|
|
|
521,663 |
|
Sunrun, Inc. (a)(b) |
|
|
10,760 |
|
|
|
473,440 |
|
Total Electrical Equipment |
|
|
|
|
|
|
3,933,343 |
|
Electronic Equipment, Instruments & Components - 3.2% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
CDW Corp. |
|
|
3,937 |
|
|
|
716,613 |
|
Corning, Inc. |
|
|
15,077 |
|
|
|
550,160 |
|
IPG Photonics Corp. (a)(b) |
|
|
3,084 |
|
|
|
488,506 |
|
Itron, Inc. (a) |
|
|
7,341 |
|
|
|
555,200 |
|
Keysight Technologies, Inc. (a) |
|
|
4,537 |
|
|
|
745,383 |
|
Littelfuse, Inc. |
|
|
2,467 |
|
|
|
674,157 |
|
National Instruments Corp. |
|
|
15,208 |
|
|
|
596,610 |
|
Trimble, Inc. (a) |
|
|
8,365 |
|
|
|
688,021 |
|
Zebra Technologies Corp. - Class A (a) |
|
|
1,341 |
|
|
|
691,178 |
|
Total Electronic Equipment, Instruments & Components |
|
|
|
|
|
|
5,705,828 |
|
Entertainment - 2.2% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Activision Blizzard, Inc. |
|
|
7,022 |
|
|
|
543,433 |
|
Liberty Media Corp-Liberty Formula One - Class C (a) |
|
|
15,033 |
|
|
|
772,846 |
|
Live Nation Entertainment, Inc. (a)(b) |
|
|
7,688 |
|
|
|
700,607 |
|
Netflix, Inc. (a) |
|
|
1,246 |
|
|
|
760,484 |
|
Take-Two Interactive Software, Inc. (a) |
|
|
3,682 |
|
|
|
567,286 |
|
Walt Disney Co. (a) |
|
|
3,525 |
|
|
|
596,324 |
|
Total Entertainment |
|
|
|
|
|
|
3,940,980 |
|
Food & Staples Retailing - 0.7% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
PriceSmart, Inc. |
|
|
6,745 |
|
|
|
523,075 |
|
Sysco Corp. |
|
|
8,300 |
|
|
|
651,550 |
|
Total Food & Staples Retailing |
|
|
|
|
|
|
1,174,625 |
|
Food Products - 1.3% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Beyond Meat, Inc. (a)(b) |
|
|
5,001 |
|
|
|
526,405 |
|
Hain Celestial Group, Inc. (a)(b) |
|
|
14,925 |
|
|
|
638,491 |
|
Lamb Weston Holdings, Inc. |
|
|
8,437 |
|
|
|
517,779 |
|
McCormick & Co., Inc. |
|
|
7,338 |
|
|
|
594,598 |
|
Total Food Products |
|
|
|
|
|
|
2,277,273 |
|
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
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|
|
Shares |
|
|
Value |
|
||
Health Care Equipment & Supplies - 4.2% | ||||||||
Align Technology, Inc. (a) |
|
|
1,202 |
|
|
$ |
799,847 |
|
Cooper Cos. |
|
|
1,694 |
|
|
|
700,147 |
|
Danaher Corporation |
|
|
2,893 |
|
|
|
880,745 |
|
DexCom, Inc. (a) |
|
|
1,811 |
|
|
|
990,364 |
|
Edwards Lifesciences Corp. (a) |
|
|
7,780 |
|
|
|
880,774 |
|
IDEXX Laboratories, Inc. (a) |
|
|
1,330 |
|
|
|
827,127 |
|
ResMed, Inc. |
|
|
3,363 |
|
|
|
886,319 |
|
Teleflex, Inc. |
|
|
1,568 |
|
|
|
590,430 |
|
West Pharmaceutical Services, Inc. |
|
|
2,310 |
|
|
|
980,688 |
|
Total Health Care Equipment & Supplies |
|
|
|
|
|
|
7,536,441 |
|
Health Care Providers & Services - 1.0% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
AMN Healthcare Services, Inc. (a) |
|
|
8,830 |
|
|
|
1,013,242 |
|
Henry Schein, Inc. (a) |
|
|
9,398 |
|
|
|
715,752 |
|
Total Health Care Providers & Services |
|
|
|
|
|
|
1,728,994 |
|
Health Care Technology - 0.6% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Cerner Corp. |
|
|
9,072 |
|
|
|
639,757 |
|
Teladoc Health, Inc. (a)(b) |
|
|
3,579 |
|
|
|
453,853 |
|
Total Health Care Technology |
|
|
|
|
|
|
1,093,610 |
|
Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure - 1.2% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Booking Holdings, Inc. (a) |
|
|
278 |
|
|
|
659,936 |
|
Chipotle Mexican Grill, Inc. (a) |
|
|
457 |
|
|
|
830,607 |
|
Hilton Worldwide Holdings, Inc. (a) |
|
|
5,381 |
|
|
|
710,884 |
|
Total Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure |
|
|
|
|
|
|
2,201,427 |
|
Household Durables - 1.5% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
GoPro, Inc. - Class A (a)(b) |
|
|
55,910 |
|
|
|
523,318 |
|
NVR, Inc. (a)(b) |
|
|
138 |
|
|
|
661,583 |
|
Tempur Sealy International, Inc. |
|
|
17,849 |
|
|
|
828,372 |
|
TopBuild Corp. (a) |
|
|
3,106 |
|
|
|
636,140 |
|
Total Household Durables |
|
|
|
|
|
|
2,649,413 |
|
Household Products - 0.3% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Church & Dwight Co., Inc. (b) |
|
|
7,480 |
|
|
|
617,624 |
|
Independent Power and Renewable Electricity Producers - 1.0% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Clearway Energy, Inc. - Class A |
|
|
24,968 |
|
|
|
704,098 |
|
Ormat Technologies, Inc. (b) |
|
|
8,307 |
|
|
|
553,329 |
|
Sunnova Energy International, Inc. (a)(b) |
|
|
15,942 |
|
|
|
525,129 |
|
Total Independent Power and Renewable Electricity Producers |
|
|
|
|
|
|
1,782,556 |
|
Insurance - 3.6% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
American Financial Group, Inc. |
|
|
6,234 |
|
|
|
784,424 |
|
American National Group, Inc. |
|
|
6,074 |
|
|
|
1,148,169 |
|
Cincinnati Financial Corp. |
|
|
6,360 |
|
|
|
726,439 |
|
Citizens, Inc. (a)(b) |
|
|
112,402 |
|
|
|
698,016 |
|
Erie Indemnity Co. - Class A (b) |
|
|
2,957 |
|
|
|
527,588 |
|
Globe Life, Inc. |
|
|
6,744 |
|
|
|
600,418 |
|
Hartford Financial Services Group, Inc. |
|
|
9,815 |
|
|
|
689,504 |
|
MetLife, Inc. |
|
|
10,819 |
|
|
|
667,857 |
|
W R Berkley Corp. |
|
|
8,700 |
|
|
|
636,666 |
|
Total Insurance |
|
|
|
|
|
|
6,479,081 |
|
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
Etho Climate Leadership U.S. ETF
Schedule of Investments
|
|
|
Shares |
|
|
Value |
|
||
Interactive Media & Services - 0.5% | ||||||||
Alphabet, Inc. - Class A (a) |
|
|
315 |
|
|
$ |
842,159 |
|
Internet & Direct Marketing Retail - 1.2% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Amazon.com, Inc. (a) |
|
|
209 |
|
|
|
686,573 |
|
eBay, Inc. |
|
|
10,666 |
|
|
|
743,100 |
|
Etsy, Inc. (a)(b) |
|
|
3,226 |
|
|
|
670,879 |
|
Total Internet & Direct Marketing Retail |
|
|
|
|
|
|
2,100,552 |
|
IT Services - 5.4% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Akamai Technologies, Inc. (a) |
|
|
6,386 |
|
|
|
667,912 |
|
Broadridge Financial Solutions, Inc. |
|
|
4,272 |
|
|
|
711,886 |
|
DXC Technology Co. (a) |
|
|
20,817 |
|
|
|
699,659 |
|
Fidelity National Information Services, Inc. |
|
|
4,646 |
|
|
|
565,325 |
|
Fiserv, Inc. (a)(b) |
|
|
5,467 |
|
|
|
593,170 |
|
Gartner, Inc. (a) |
|
|
3,564 |
|
|
|
1,083,028 |
|
Global Payments, Inc. |
|
|
3,232 |
|
|
|
509,299 |
|
International Business Machines Corp. |
|
|
4,960 |
|
|
|
689,093 |
|
Jack Henry & Associates, Inc. (b) |
|
|
4,305 |
|
|
|
706,278 |
|
MasterCard, Inc. - Class A |
|
|
1,828 |
|
|
|
635,559 |
|
Paychex, Inc. |
|
|
6,696 |
|
|
|
752,965 |
|
PayPal Holdings, Inc. (a) |
|
|
2,679 |
|
|
|
697,103 |
|
VeriSign, Inc. (a) |
|
|
3,273 |
|
|
|
670,998 |
|
Visa, Inc. - Class A (b) |
|
|
3,079 |
|
|
|
685,847 |
|
Total IT Services |
|
|
|
|
|
|
9,668,122 |
|
Leisure Products - 0.3% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Hasbro, Inc. |
|
|
6,834 |
|
|
|
609,729 |
|
Life Sciences Tools & Services - 0.8% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Bio-Techne Corp. |
|
|
1,705 |
|
|
|
826,192 |
|
Illumina, Inc. (a) |
|
|
1,694 |
|
|
|
687,103 |
|
Total Life Sciences Tools & Services |
|
|
|
|
|
|
1,513,295 |
|
Machinery - 3.8% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Deere & Co. |
|
|
1,743 |
|
|
|
584,027 |
|
Dover Corporation |
|
|
4,766 |
|
|
|
741,113 |
|
Energy Recovery, Inc. (a)(b) |
|
|
35,485 |
|
|
|
675,280 |
|
Hyliion Holdings Corp. (a)(b) |
|
|
60,993 |
|
|
|
512,341 |
|
Illinois Tool Works, Inc. |
|
|
2,948 |
|
|
|
609,145 |
|
Mueller Water Products, Inc. - Class A (b) |
|
|
47,091 |
|
|
|
716,725 |
|
Parker-Hannifin Corp. |
|
|
2,072 |
|
|
|
579,373 |
|
Watts Water Technologies, Inc. - Class A |
|
|
5,490 |
|
|
|
922,815 |
|
Westinghouse Air Breaks Technologies Corp. (b) |
|
|
8,237 |
|
|
|
710,112 |
|
Xylem, Inc. |
|
|
6,206 |
|
|
|
767,558 |
|
Total Machinery |
|
|
|
|
|
|
6,818,489 |
|
Media - 2.1% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Discovery, Inc. - Class A (a)(b) |
|
|
14,974 |
|
|
|
380,040 |
|
John Wiley & Sons, Inc. - Class A (b) |
|
|
12,054 |
|
|
|
629,339 |
|
Liberty Broadband Corp. - Class C (a) |
|
|
4,334 |
|
|
|
748,482 |
|
New York Times Co. - Class A |
|
|
12,871 |
|
|
|
634,154 |
|
Sirius XM Holdings, Inc. (b) |
|
|
107,217 |
|
|
|
654,024 |
|
TEGNA, Inc. |
|
|
34,811 |
|
|
|
686,473 |
|
Total Media |
|
|
|
|
|
|
3,732,512 |
|
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
Etho Climate Leadership U.S. ETF
Schedule of Investments
|
|
|
Shares |
|
|
Value |
|
||
Metals & Mining - 0.4% | ||||||||
Compass Minerals International, Inc. (b) |
|
|
10,532 |
|
|
$ |
678,261 |
|
Multiline Retail - 0.5% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Kohl’s Corp. |
|
|
10,987 |
|
|
|
517,378 |
|
Nordstrom, Inc. (a) |
|
|
17,185 |
|
|
|
454,543 |
|
Total Multiline Retail |
|
|
|
|
|
|
971,921 |
|
Personal Products - 0.4% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Estee Lauder Cos., Inc. - Class A |
|
|
2,242 |
|
|
|
672,443 |
|
Pharmaceuticals - 2.1% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Bristol-Myers Squibb Co. |
|
|
10,361 |
|
|
|
613,060 |
|
Catalent, Inc. (a) |
|
|
6,180 |
|
|
|
822,372 |
|
Merck & Co, Inc. |
|
|
8,545 |
|
|
|
641,815 |
|
Organon & Co. |
|
|
849 |
|
|
|
27,839 |
|
Pfizer, Inc. |
|
|
18,201 |
|
|
|
782,825 |
|
Zoetis, Inc. |
|
|
4,141 |
|
|
|
803,934 |
|
Total Pharmaceuticals |
|
|
|
|
|
|
3,691,845 |
|
Professional Services - 0.9% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Robert Half International, Inc. |
|
|
8,382 |
|
|
|
840,966 |
|
Verisk Analytics, Inc. |
|
|
3,690 |
|
|
|
738,996 |
|
Total Professional Services |
|
|
|
|
|
|
1,579,962 |
|
Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITS) - 4.6% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
AGNC Investment Corp. (b) |
|
|
39,791 |
|
|
|
627,504 |
|
Annaly Capital Management, Inc. (b) |
|
|
76,964 |
|
|
|
648,037 |
|
Camden Property Trust |
|
|
5,947 |
|
|
|
877,004 |
|
Gladstone Land Corp. |
|
|
35,853 |
|
|
|
816,373 |
|
Hannon Armstrong Sustainable Infrastructure Capital, Inc. (b) |
|
|
11,651 |
|
|
|
623,095 |
|
Hudson Pacific Properties, Inc. |
|
|
24,293 |
|
|
|
638,177 |
|
Prologis, Inc. |
|
|
6,182 |
|
|
|
775,408 |
|
Public Storage, Inc. |
|
|
2,661 |
|
|
|
790,583 |
|
Regency Centers Corp. |
|
|
11,617 |
|
|
|
782,173 |
|
SBA Communications Corp. |
|
|
2,350 |
|
|
|
776,840 |
|
UDR, Inc. |
|
|
14,911 |
|
|
|
789,985 |
|
Total Real Estate Investment Trust (REITS) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
8,145,179 |
|
Road & Rail - 2.6% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
AMERCO |
|
|
1,062 |
|
|
|
686,084 |
|
CSX Corp. |
|
|
20,327 |
|
|
|
604,525 |
|
JB Hunt Transport Services, Inc. |
|
|
3,880 |
|
|
|
648,814 |
|
Landstar System, Inc. |
|
|
3,949 |
|
|
|
623,231 |
|
Lyft, Inc. - Class A (a) |
|
|
10,300 |
|
|
|
551,977 |
|
Old Dominion Freight Line, Inc. |
|
|
2,709 |
|
|
|
774,719 |
|
Ryder System, Inc. |
|
|
8,691 |
|
|
|
718,833 |
|
Total Road & Rail |
|
|
|
|
|
|
4,608,183 |
|
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
Etho Climate Leadership U.S. ETF
Schedule of Investments
|
|
|
Shares |
|
|
Value |
|
||
Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment - 7.1% | ||||||||
Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. (a) |
|
|
8,290 |
|
|
$ |
853,041 |
|
Analog Devices, Inc. |
|
|
4,081 |
|
|
|
683,486 |
|
Applied Materials, Inc. |
|
|
4,883 |
|
|
|
628,589 |
|
Cree, Inc. (a)(b) |
|
|
6,018 |
|
|
|
485,833 |
|
Enphase Energy, Inc. (a) |
|
|
4,012 |
|
|
|
601,680 |
|
First Solar, Inc. (a)(b) |
|
|
7,454 |
|
|
|
711,559 |
|
KLA Corp. |
|
|
1,976 |
|
|
|
660,992 |
|
Lam Research Corp. |
|
|
1,094 |
|
|
|
622,650 |
|
NVIDIA Corp. |
|
|
4,876 |
|
|
|
1,010,111 |
|
ON Semiconductor Corp. (a) |
|
|
15,639 |
|
|
|
715,797 |
|
Power Integrations, Inc. |
|
|
8,002 |
|
|
|
792,118 |
|
Qorvo, Inc. (a) |
|
|
3,561 |
|
|
|
595,364 |
|
Qualcomm, Inc. |
|
|
4,941 |
|
|
|
637,290 |
|
Rambus, Inc. (a)(b) |
|
|
33,476 |
|
|
|
743,167 |
|
SunPower Corp. (a)(b) |
|
|
19,456 |
|
|
|
441,262 |
|
Teradyne, Inc. |
|
|
5,354 |
|
|
|
584,496 |
|
Texas Instruments, Inc. |
|
|
3,469 |
|
|
|
666,776 |
|
Universal Display Corp. |
|
|
2,751 |
|
|
|
470,311 |
|
Xilinx, Inc. |
|
|
5,252 |
|
|
|
792,999 |
|
Total Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment |
|
|
|
|
|
|
12,697,521 |
|
Software - 6.8% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Adobe Systems, Inc. (a) |
|
|
1,367 |
|
|
|
787,009 |
|
Ansys, Inc. (a) |
|
|
1,915 |
|
|
|
651,962 |
|
Autodesk, Inc. (a) |
|
|
2,348 |
|
|
|
669,579 |
|
Cadence Design System, Inc. (a) |
|
|
4,750 |
|
|
|
719,340 |
|
Dolby Laboratories, Inc. - Class A |
|
|
6,613 |
|
|
|
581,944 |
|
FireEye, Inc. (a) |
|
|
33,255 |
|
|
|
591,939 |
|
Intuit, Inc. |
|
|
1,701 |
|
|
|
917,706 |
|
Microsoft Corp. |
|
|
2,768 |
|
|
|
780,355 |
|
NCR Corp. (a) |
|
|
17,148 |
|
|
|
664,656 |
|
Paycom Software, Inc. (a)(b) |
|
|
1,758 |
|
|
|
871,528 |
|
salesforce.com, Inc. (a) |
|
|
3,071 |
|
|
|
832,917 |
|
ServiceNow, Inc. (a) |
|
|
1,300 |
|
|
|
808,951 |
|
Splunk, Inc. (a) |
|
|
4,804 |
|
|
|
695,187 |
|
Tyler Technologies, Inc. (a) |
|
|
1,532 |
|
|
|
702,652 |
|
VMware, Inc. - Class A (a)(b) |
|
|
4,326 |
|
|
|
643,276 |
|
Workday, Inc. - Class A (a) |
|
|
2,618 |
|
|
|
654,212 |
|
Zoom Video Communications, Inc. - Class A (a) |
|
|
2,024 |
|
|
|
529,276 |
|
Total Software |
|
|
|
|
|
|
12,102,489 |
|
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
Etho Climate Leadership U.S. ETF
Schedule of Investments
|
|
|
Shares |
|
|
Value |
|
||
Specialty Retail - 3.3% | ||||||||
Advance Auto Parts, Inc. |
|
|
3,571 |
|
|
$ |
745,946 |
|
Bath & Body Works, Inc. |
|
|
10,554 |
|
|
|
665,219 |
|
Foot Locker, Inc. |
|
|
11,623 |
|
|
|
530,706 |
|
Gap, Inc. |
|
|
21,909 |
|
|
|
497,334 |
|
Lowe’s Cos., Inc. |
|
|
3,438 |
|
|
|
697,433 |
|
Ross Stores, Inc. |
|
|
5,444 |
|
|
|
592,579 |
|
TJX Cos., Inc. |
|
|
9,887 |
|
|
|
652,344 |
|
Tractor Supply Co. |
|
|
3,688 |
|
|
|
747,226 |
|
Victoria’s Secret & Co. (a) |
|
|
3,511 |
|
|
|
194,018 |
|
Williams-Sonoma, Inc. (b) |
|
|
3,648 |
|
|
|
646,900 |
|
Total Specialty Retail |
|
|
|
|
|
|
5,969,705 |
|
Technology Hardware, Storage & Peripherals - 1.6% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
3D Systems Corp. (a)(b) |
|
|
23,717 |
|
|
|
653,878 |
|
Apple, Inc. |
|
|
5,340 |
|
|
|
755,610 |
|
Hewlett Packard Enterprise Co. (b) |
|
|
41,808 |
|
|
|
595,764 |
|
NetApp, Inc. |
|
|
8,992 |
|
|
|
807,122 |
|
Total Technology Hardware, Storage & Peripherals |
|
|
|
|
|
|
2,812,374 |
|
Thrifts & Mortgage Finance - 1.5% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Capitol Federal Financial, Inc. |
|
|
50,733 |
|
|
|
582,922 |
|
New York Community Bancorp, Inc. (b) |
|
|
52,604 |
|
|
|
677,013 |
|
TFS Financial Corp. |
|
|
32,553 |
|
|
|
620,460 |
|
Washington Federal, Inc. |
|
|
21,341 |
|
|
|
732,211 |
|
Total Thrifts & Mortgage Finance |
|
|
|
|
|
|
2,612,606 |
|
Trading Companies & Distributors - 2.2% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Herc Holdings, Inc. (a)(b) |
|
|
6,423 |
|
|
|
1,049,903 |
|
MSC Industrial Direct Co., Inc. - Class A |
|
|
7,299 |
|
|
|
585,307 |
|
United Rentals, Inc. (a) |
|
|
1,974 |
|
|
|
692,736 |
|
W.W. Grainger, Inc. |
|
|
1,631 |
|
|
|
641,081 |
|
WESCO International, Inc. (a) |
|
|
7,521 |
|
|
|
867,322 |
|
Total Trading Companies & Distributors |
|
|
|
|
|
|
3,836,349 |
|
Water Utilities - 1.7% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
American States Water Co. |
|
|
8,656 |
|
|
|
740,261 |
|
American Water Works Co., Inc. |
|
|
4,362 |
|
|
|
737,352 |
|
California Water Service Group (b) |
|
|
11,611 |
|
|
|
684,236 |
|
Middlesex Water Co. |
|
|
8,270 |
|
|
|
849,992 |
|
Total Water Utilities |
|
|
|
|
|
|
3,011,841 |
|
Wireless Telecommunication Services - 0.4% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
T-Mobile US, Inc. (a) |
|
|
5,193 |
|
|
|
663,458 |
|
Total United States |
|
|
|
|
|
|
176,553,775 |
|
TOTAL COMMON STOCKS (Cost $150,132,234) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
177,259,392 |
|
INVESTMENTS PURCHASED WITH PROCEEDS |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
FROM SECURITIES LENDING COLLATERAL - 18.1% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Mount Vernon Liquid Assets Portfolio, LLC, 0.09% (c) |
|
|
32,144,280 |
|
|
|
32,144,280 |
|
TOTAL INVESTMENTS PURCHASED WITH PROCEEDS FROM |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
SECURITIES LENDING COLLATERAL (Cost $32,144,280) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
Etho Climate Leadership U.S. ETF
Schedule of Investments
|
|
|
Shares |
|
|
Value |
|
||
SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS - 0.4% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Money Market Funds - 0.4% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
First American Government Obligations Fund - Class X, 0.03% (c) |
|
|
736,522 |
|
|
$ |
736,522 |
|
TOTAL SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS (Cost $736,522) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total Investments (Cost $183,013,036) - 118.0% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
210,140,194 |
|
Liabilities in Excess of Other Assets - (18.0)% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
(32,070,019 |
) |
TOTAL NET ASSETS - 100.0% |
|
|
|
|
|
$ |
178,070,175 |
|
Percentages are stated as a percent of net assets.
(a) |
Non-income producing security. |
(b) |
All or a portion of this security was out on loan at September 30, 2021. |
(c) |
The rate shown is the annualized seven-day yield at period end. |
The Global Industry Classification Standard (GICS®) was developed by and/or is the exclusive property of MSCI, Inc. and Standard & Poor’s Financial Services LLC (“S&P”). GICS is a service mark of MSCI and S&P and has been licensed for use by U.S. Bancorp Fund Services, LLC, doing business as U.S. Bank Global Fund Services (“Fund Services”).
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
Etho Climate Leadership U.S. ETF
STATEMENT OF ASSETS AND LIABILITIES
|
|
|
Etho Climate Leadership U.S. ETF |
|
|
ASSETS |
|
|
|
|
Investments in securities, at value* |
|
$ |
210,140,194 |
|
Receivables: |
|
|
|
|
Dividends and interest receivable |
|
|
134,538 |
|
Securities lending income receivable |
|
|
5,692 |
|
Total Assets |
|
|
210,280,424 |
|
LIABILITIES |
|
|
|
|
Collateral received for securities loaned (Note 7) |
|
|
32,144,280 |
|
Payables: |
|
|
|
|
Management fees payable |
|
|
65,969 |
|
Total Liabilities |
|
|
32,210,249 |
|
Net Assets |
|
$ |
178,070,175 |
|
NET ASSETS CONSIST OF: |
|
|
|
|
Paid-in capital |
|
$ |
155,882,529 |
|
Total distributable earnings |
|
|
22,187,646 |
|
Net Assets |
|
$ |
178,070,175 |
|
*Identified Cost: |
|
|
|
|
Investments in securities |
|
$ |
183,013,036 |
|
Shares Outstanding^ |
|
|
3,000,000 |
|
Net Asset Value, Offering and Redemption Price per Share |
|
$ |
59.36 |
|
^ No par value, unlimited number of shares authorized
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
Etho Climate Leadership U.S. ETF
STATEMENT OF OPERATIONS
|
|
|
Etho Climate Leadership U.S. ETF |
|
|
INVESTMENT INCOME |
|
|
|
|
Income: |
|
|
|
|
Dividends from unaffiliated securities (net of foreign witholding tax of $687) |
|
$ |
1,674,859 |
|
Interest |
|
|
168 |
|
Securities lending income |
|
|
94,192 |
|
Total Investment Income |
|
|
1,769,219 |
|
Expenses: |
|
|
|
|
Management fees |
|
|
646,551 |
|
Total Expenses |
|
|
646,551 |
|
Net Investment Income |
|
|
1,122,668 |
|
REALIZED & UNREALIZED GAIN (LOSS) ON INVESTMENTS |
|
|
|
|
Net Realized Gain (Loss) on: |
|
|
|
|
Unaffiliated investments |
|
|
440,033 |
|
Affiliated investments |
|
|
(23,355 |
) |
In-Kind redemptions |
|
|
24,384,185 |
|
Net Realized Gain on Investments and In-Kind Redemptions |
|
|
24,800,863 |
|
Net Change in Unrealized Appreciation/Depreciation of: |
|
|
|
|
Unaffiliated investments |
|
|
9,190,245 |
|
Affiliated investments |
|
|
23,606 |
|
Net Change in Unrealized Appreciation/Depreciation of Investments |
|
|
9,213,851 |
|
Net Realized and Unrealized Gain on Investments |
|
|
34,014,714 |
|
NET INCREASE IN NET ASSETS RESULTING FROM OPERATIONS |
|
$ |
35,137,382 |
|
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
Etho Climate Leadership U.S. ETF
STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN NET ASSETS
|
|
Year Ended September 30,
|
|
|
Year Ended September 30,
|
|
||
OPERATIONS |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net investment income |
|
$ |
1,122,668 |
|
|
$ |
746,997 |
|
Net realized gain (loss) on investments and In-Kind Redemptions |
|
|
24,800,863 |
|
|
|
(4,238,356 |
) |
Net change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation of investments |
|
|
9,213,851 |
|
|
|
12,770,763 |
|
Net increase in net assets resulting from operations |
|
|
35,137,382 |
|
|
|
9,279,404 |
|
DISTRIBUTIONS TO SHAREHOLDERS
|
|
|
(1,179,000 |
) |
|
|
(660,500 |
) |
CAPITAL SHARE TRANSACTIONS |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net increase in net assets derived from net change in outstanding shares |
|
|
53,551,110 |
|
|
|
28,510,725 |
|
Net increase in net assets |
|
|
87,509,492 |
|
|
|
37,129,629 |
|
NET ASSETS |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Beginning of Year |
|
|
90,560,683 |
|
|
|
53,431,054 |
|
End of Year |
|
$ |
178,070,175 |
|
|
$ |
90,560,683 |
|
Summary of share transactions is as follows:
|
|
Year Ended
|
|
|
Year Ended
|
|
||||||||||
|
|
Shares |
|
|
Amount |
|
|
Shares |
|
|
Amount |
|
||||
Shares Sold |
|
|
2,100,000 |
|
|
$ |
120,572,535 |
|
|
|
800,000 |
|
|
$ |
32,325,825 |
|
Shares Redeemed |
|
|
(1,150,000 |
) |
|
|
(67,021,425 |
) |
|
|
(100,000 |
) |
|
|
(3,815,100 |
) |
Net Transactions in Fund Shares |
|
|
950,000 |
|
|
$ |
53,551,110 |
|
|
|
700,000 |
|
|
$ |
28,510,725 |
|
Beginning Shares |
|
|
2,050,000 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
1,350,000 |
|
|
|
|
|
Ending Shares |
|
|
3,000,000 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
2,050,000 |
|
|
|
|
|
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
Etho Climate Leadership U.S. ETF
FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS
|
|
|
Year Ended September 30,
|
|
|
Year Ended September 30,
|
|
|
Year Ended September 30,
|
|
|
Year Ended September 30,
|
|
|
Year Ended September 30,
|
|
|||||
Net Asset Value, Beginning of Year |
|
$ |
44.18 |
|
|
$ |
39.58 |
|
|
$ |
37.50 |
|
|
$ |
32.01 |
|
|
$ |
27.00 |
|
Income from Investment Operations: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net Investment Income 1 |
|
|
0.47 |
|
|
|
0.41 |
|
|
|
0.33 |
|
|
|
0.29 |
|
|
|
0.31 |
|
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments |
|
|
15.17 |
|
|
|
4.54 |
|
|
|
2.08 |
|
|
|
5.51 |
|
|
|
5.09 |
|
Total from investment operations |
|
|
15.64 |
|
|
|
4.95 |
|
|
|
2.41 |
|
|
|
5.80 |
|
|
|
5.40 |
|
Less Distributions: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
From net investment income |
|
|
(0.46 |
) |
|
|
(0.35 |
) |
|
|
(0.33 |
) |
|
|
(0.29 |
) |
|
|
(0.25 |
) |
From net realized gains |
|
|
— |
|
|
|
— |
|
|
|
— |
|
|
|
(0.02 |
) |
|
|
(0.14 |
) |
Total distributions |
|
|
(0.46 |
) |
|
|
(0.35 |
) |
|
|
(0.33 |
) |
|
|
(0.31 |
) |
|
|
(0.39 |
) |
Net asset value, end of year |
|
$ |
59.36 |
|
|
$ |
44.18 |
|
|
$ |
39.58 |
|
|
$ |
37.50 |
|
|
$ |
32.01 |
|
Total Return |
|
|
35.48 |
% |
|
|
12.59 |
% |
|
|
6.53 |
% |
|
|
18.16 |
% |
|
|
20.14 |
% |
Ratios/Supplemental Data: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net assets at end of year (000’s) |
|
$ |
178,070 |
|
|
$ |
90,561 |
|
|
$ |
53,431 |
|
|
$ |
35,627 |
|
|
$ |
19,208 |
|
Expenses to Average Net Assets |
|
|
0.45 |
% |
|
|
0.45 |
% |
|
|
0.45 |
% |
|
|
0.45 |
% |
|
|
0.45 |
% |
Net Investment Income to Average Net Assets |
|
|
0.83 |
% |
|
|
1.00 |
% |
|
|
0.88 |
% |
|
|
0.82 |
% |
|
|
1.03 |
% |
Portfolio Turnover Rate |
|
|
45 |
% |
|
|
37 |
% |
|
|
41 |
% |
|
|
19 |
% |
|
|
45 |
% |
1 Calculated based on average shares outstanding during the year.
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
Etho Climate Leadership U.S. ETF
NOTE 1 – ORGANIZATION
Etho Climate Leadership U.S. ETF (the “Fund”) is a series of ETF Managers Trust (the “Trust”), an open-end management investment company consisting of multiple investment series, organized as a Delaware statutory trust on July 1, 2009. The Trust is registered with the 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 Fund’s shares (“Shares”) is registered under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”). The Fund seeks to provide investment results that, before fees and expenses, correspond generally to the price and yield performance of the Etho Climate Leadership Index – U.S. (“the Index”). The Fund commenced operations on November 18, 2015.
The Fund currently offers one class of shares, which has no front end sales load, no deferred sales charges, and no redemption fees. The Fund may issue an unlimited number of shares of beneficial interest, with no par value. All shares of the Fund have equal rights and privileges.
Shares of the Fund are listed and traded on the NYSE Arca, Inc. Market prices for the Shares may be different from their net asset value (“NAV”). The Fund issues and redeems Shares on a continuous basis at NAV only in blocks of 50,000 shares, called “Creation Units.” Creation Units are issued and redeemed principally in-kind for securities included in the Index. Once created, Shares generally trade in the secondary market at market prices that change throughout the day in quantities less than a Creation Unit. Except when aggregated in Creation Units, Shares are not redeemable securities of the Fund. Shares of the Fund may only be purchased or redeemed by 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 Corporation or (ii) a DTC 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 the Shares directly from the Fund. Rather, most retail investors may purchase Shares in the secondary market with the assistance of a broker and may be subject to customary brokerage commissions or fees.
Authorized Participants transacting in Creation Units for cash may pay an additional variable charge to compensate the relevant Fund for certain transaction costs (i.e., brokerage costs) and market impact expenses relating to investing in portfolio securities. Such variable charges, if any, are included in “Transaction Fees” in the Statements of Changes in Net Assets.
NOTE 2 – SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES
The following is a summary of significant accounting policies consistently followed by the Fund. These policies are in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (“U.S. GAAP”).
The Fund follows the investment company accounting and reporting guidance of the Financial Accounting Standards Board Accounting Standard Codification Topic 946 Financial Services – Investment Companies.
The Fund may invest in certain other investment companies (underlying funds). For specific investments in underlying funds, please refer to the complete schedule of portfolio holdings on Form N-CSR(S) for this reporting period, which is filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”). For more information about the underlying fund’s operations and policies, please refer to those funds’ semiannual and annual reports, which are filed with the SEC.
Etho Climate Leadership U.S. ETF
NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
|
A. |
Security Valuation. Securities listed on a securities exchange, market or automated quotation system for which quotations are readily available (except for securities traded on NASDAQ), including securities traded over the counter, are valued at the last quoted sale price on the primary exchange or market (foreign or domestic) on which they are traded on the valuation date (or at approximately 4:00 pm Eastern Time if a security’s primary exchange is normally open at that time), or, if there is no such reported sale on the valuation date, at the most recent quoted bid price. For securities traded on NASDAQ, the NASDAQ Official Closing Price will be used. |
Securities for which quotations are not readily available are valued at their respective fair values as determined in good faith by the 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 Fund’s Board. The use of fair value pricing by the Fund may cause the net asset value of its shares to differ significantly from the net asset value that would be calculated without regard to such considerations. As of September 30, 2021, the Fund did not hold any fair valued securities.
As described above, the Fund utilizes various methods to measure the fair value of its investments on a recurring basis. U.S. GAAP establishes a hierarchy that prioritizes inputs to valuation methods. The three levels of inputs are:
Level 1 Unadjusted quoted prices in active markets for identical assets or liabilities that the Fund has 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 Fund’s 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 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.
Etho Climate Leadership U.S. ETF
NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
|
The following table presents a summary of the inputs used to value the Fund’s net assets as of September 30, 2021:
Etho Climate Leadership U.S. ETF |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
||||
Assets^ |
|
Level 1 |
|
|
Level 2 |
|
|
Level 3 |
|
|
Total |
|
||||
Common Stocks |
|
$ |
177,259,392 |
|
|
$ |
— |
|
|
$ |
— |
|
|
$ |
177,259,392 |
|
Short-Term Investments |
|
|
736,522 |
|
|
|
— |
|
|
|
— |
|
|
|
736,522 |
|
Investments Purchased with Securities Lending Collateral* |
|
|
— |
|
|
|
— |
|
|
|
— |
|
|
|
32,144,280 |
|
Total Investments in Securities |
|
$ |
177,995,914 |
|
|
$ |
— |
|
|
$ |
— |
|
|
$ |
210,140,194 |
|
^ See Schedule of Investments for classifications by sector or country.
* Certain investments that are measured at fair value using the net asset value per share (or its equivalent) practical expedient have not been categorized in the fair value hierarchy. The fair value amounts presented in the table are intended to permit reconciliation of the fair value hierarchy to the amounts presented in the Schedule of Investments.
B. |
Federal Income Taxes. The Fund has elected to be taxed as a “regulated investment company” and intends to distribute substantially all taxable income to its shareholders and otherwise comply with the provisions of the Internal Revenue Code applicable to regulated investment companies. Therefore, no provisions for federal income taxes or excise taxes have been made. |
To avoid imposition of the excise tax applicable to regulated investment companies, the Fund intends to declare each year as dividends, in each calendar year, at least 98.0% of its net investment income (earned during the calendar year) and 98.2% of its net realized capital gains (earned during the twelve months ended October 31) plus undistributed amounts, if any, from prior years.
Net capital losses incurred after October 31, within the taxable year are deemed to arise on the first business day of the Fund’s next taxable year.
The Fund recognizes the tax benefits of uncertain tax positions only where the position is “more likely than not” to be sustained assuming examination by tax authorities. The Fund has analyzed its tax position and has concluded that no liability for unrecognized tax benefits should be recorded related to uncertain tax positions expected to be taken in the Fund’s 2021 tax returns. The Fund identifies its major tax jurisdictions as U.S. Federal, the State of New Jersey, and the State of Delaware; however the Fund 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 twelve months.
As of September 30, 2021, management has reviewed the tax positions for open periods (for federal purposes, three years from the date of filing and for state purposes, four years from the date of filing) as applicable to the Fund, and has determined that no provision for income tax is required in the Fund’s financial statements.
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. Discounts/premiums on debt securities purchased are accreted/amortized over the life of the respective securities using the effective interest method. Dividend income is recorded on the ex-dividend date. Interest income is recorded on an accrual basis. Income, including gains, from investments in foreign securities received by the Fund may be subject to income, withholding or other taxes imposed by foreign countries. |
Etho Climate Leadership U.S. ETF
NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
|
D. |
Foreign Currency Translations and Transactions. The Fund may engage in foreign currency transactions. Foreign currency transactions are translated into U.S. dollars on the following basis: (i) market value of investment securities, assets and liabilities at the daily rates of exchange, and (ii) purchases and sales of investment securities, dividend and interest income and certain expenses at the rates of exchange prevailing on the respective dates of such transactions. For financial reporting purposes, the Fund does not isolate changes in the exchange rate of investment securities from the fluctuations arising from changes in the market prices of securities for unrealized gains and losses. However, for federal income tax purposes, the Fund does isolate and treat as ordinary income the effect of changes in foreign exchange rates on realized gains or losses from the sale of investment securities and payables and receivables arising from trade-date and settlement-date differences. |
E. |
Distributions to Shareholders. Distributions to shareholders from net investment income, if any, are declared and paid by the Fund on a quarterly basis. Distributions to shareholders from net realized gains on securities of the Fund normally are declared and paid on an annual basis. Distributions are recorded on the ex-dividend date. |
F. |
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 at the date of the financial statements, as well as the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the period. Actual results could differ from those estimates. |
G. |
Share Valuation. The net asset value (“NAV”) per share of the Fund is calculated by dividing the sum of the value of the securities held by the Fund, plus cash and other assets, minus all liabilities (including estimated accrued expenses) by the total number of shares outstanding by the Fund, rounded to the nearest cent. The Fund’s shares will not be priced on the days on which the NYSE is closed for trading. The offering and redemption price per share for the Fund is equal to the Fund’s net asset value per share. |
H. |
Guarantees and Indemnifications. In the normal course of business, the Fund enters into contracts with service providers that contain general indemnification clauses. The Fund’s maximum exposure under these arrangements is unknown as this would involve future claims that may be made against the Fund that have not yet occurred. However, based on experience, the Fund expects the risk of loss to be remote. |
NOTE 3 – RISK FACTORS
Investing in the Etho Climate Leadership U.S. ETF may involve certain risks, as discussed in the Fund’s prospectus, including, but not limited to, those described below. Any of these risks could cause an investor to lose money.
Market Risk. Financial markets rise and fall in response to a variety of factors, sometimes rapidly and unpredictably. As with any investment whose performance is tied to these markets, the value of an investment in a fund will fluctuate, which means that an investor could lose money over short or long periods.
Investment Style Risk. The Fund is not actively managed. Therefore, the Fund follows the securities included in its respective index during upturns as well as downturns. Because of its indexing strategy, the Fund does not take steps to reduce market exposure or to lessen the effects of a declining market. In addition, because of the Fund’s expenses, the Fund’s performance may be below that of its index.
Etho Climate Leadership U.S. ETF
NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
|
Equity Risk. The prices of equity securities rise and fall daily. These price movements may result from factors affecting individual companies, industries or the securities market as a whole. In addition, equity markets tend to move in cycles which may cause stock prices to fall over short or extended periods of time.
Securities Lending Risk. Securities lending involves the risk of loss of rights in, or delay in recovery of, the loaned securities if the borrower fails to return the security loaned or becomes insolvent.
Concentration Risk. To the extent that the Fund’s or its underlying index’s portfolio is concentrated in the securities of issuers in a particular market, industry, group of industries, sector or asset class, the Fund may be adversely affected by the performance of those securities, may be subject to increased price volatility and may be more vulnerable to adverse economic, market, political or regulatory occurrences affecting that market, industry, group of industries, sector or asset class.
Natural Disaster/Epidemic Risk. Natural or environmental disasters, such as earthquakes, fires, floods, hurricanes, tsunamis and other severe weather related phenomena generally, and widespread disease, including pandemics and epidemics (for example, the novel coronavirus COVID-19), have been and can be highly disruptive to economies and markets and have recently led, and may continue to lead, to increased market volatility and significant market losses. Such natural disaster and health crises could exacerbate political, social, and economic risks previously mentioned, and result in significant breakdowns, delays, shutdowns, social isolation, and other disruptions to important global, local and regional supply chains affected, with potential corresponding results on the operating performance of the Fund and its investments. A climate of uncertainty and panic, including the contagion of infectious viruses or diseases, may adversely affect global, regional, and local economies and reduce the availability of potential investment opportunities, and increases the difficulty of performing due diligence and modeling market conditions, potentially reducing the accuracy of financial projections. Under these circumstances, the Fund may have difficulty achieving its investment objective which may adversely impact performance. Further, such events can be highly disruptive to economies and markets, significantly disrupt the operations of individual companies (including, but not limited to, the Fund’s third party service providers), sectors, industries, markets, securities and commodity exchanges, currencies, interest and inflation rates, credit ratings, investor sentiment, and other factors affecting the value of the Fund’s investments. These factors can cause substantial market volatility, exchange trading suspensions and closures and can impact the ability of the Fund to complete redemptions and otherwise affect Fund performance and Fund trading in the secondary market. A widespread crisis may also affect the global economy in ways that cannot necessarily be foreseen at the current time. How long such events will last and whether they will continue or recur cannot be predicted. Impacts from these events could have significant impact on the Fund’s performance, resulting in losses to the Fund.
NOTE 4 – MANAGEMENT AND CONTRACTS
ETF Managers Group, LLC (the “Advisor”), serves as the investment advisor to the Fund. Pursuant to an Investment Advisory Agreement (“Advisory Agreement”) between the Trust, on behalf of the Fund, and the Advisor, the Advisor provides investment advice to the Fund and oversees the day-today operations of the Fund, subject to the direction and control of the Board and the officers of the Trust. Under the Advisory Agreement, the Advisor is also responsible for arranging transfer agency, custody, fund administration and accounting, and other non-distribution related services necessary for the Fund to operate.
Under the Investment Advisory Agreement with the Fund, the Advisor has overall responsibility for the general management and administration of the Fund and arranges for sub-advisory, transfer agency, custody, fund administration, securities lending, and all other non-distribution related services necessary for the Fund to operate. The Advisor bears the costs of all advisory and non-advisory services required to operate the Fund, in exchange for a single unitary fee. For services provided the Fund pays the Advisor at an annual rate of 0.45% of the Fund’s average daily net assets. Under the Investment Advisory Agreement, the Advisor has agreed to pay all expenses of the Fund, except for: the fee paid to the Advisor pursuant to the Investment Advisory Agreement, interest charges on any borrowings, 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 (collectively, “Excluded Expenses”). The Advisor has entered into an agreement with its affiliate, ETFMG Financial, LLC, to serve as distributor to the Fund (the “Distributor”). The Distributor provides marketing support for the Fund, including distributing marketing materials related to the Fund.
Etho Climate Leadership U.S. ETF
NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
|
The Advisor has entered into an Agreement with Etho Capital, LLC (“Etho”), under which Etho agrees to sublicense the use of the Underlying Index to the Advisor. Etho also provides marketing support for the Fund. Etho does not make investment decisions, provide investment advice, or otherwise act in the capacity of an investment Advisor to the Fund.
U.S. Bancorp Fund Services, LLC doing business as U.S. Bank Global Fund Services (the “Administrator”) provides fund accounting, fund administration, and transfer agency services to the Fund. The Advisor compensates the Administrator for these services under an administration agreement between the two parties.
The Advisor pays each independent Trustee a quarterly fee for service to the Fund. Each Trustee is also reimbursed by the Advisor for all reasonable out-of-pocket expenses incurred in connection with his duties as Trustee, including travel and related expenses incurred in attending Board meetings.
NOTE 5 – DISTRIBUTION PLAN
The Fund has adopted a Plan of Distribution pursuant to Rule 12b- 1 under the 1940 Act. Under the Plan, the Fund may pay compensation to the Distributor or any other distributor or financial institution with which the Trust has an agreement with respect to the Fund, with the amount of such compensation not to exceed an annual rate of 0.25% of each Fund’s average daily net assets. For the year ended September 30, 2021, the Fund did not incur any 12b-1 expenses.
NOTE 6 - PURCHASES AND SALES OF SECURITIES
The costs of purchases and sales of securities, excluding short-term securities and in-kind transactions, for the year ended September 30, 2021:
|
|
Purchases |
|
|
Sales |
|
||
Etho Climate Leadership U.S. ETF |
|
$ |
63,492,922 |
|
|
$ |
66,919,631 |
|
The costs of purchases and sales of in-kind transactions associated with creations and redemptions for the year ended September 30, 2021:
|
|
Purchases In-Kind |
|
|
Sales In-Kind |
|
||
Etho Climate Leadership U.S. ETF |
|
$ |
118,985,516 |
|
|
$ |
64,821,075 |
|
Purchases in-kind are the aggregate of all in-kind purchases and sales in-kind are the aggregate of all proceeds from in- kind sales. Net capital gains or losses resulting from in-kind redemptions are excluded from the determination of the Fund’s taxable gains and are not distributed to shareholders. There were no purchases or sales of U.S. Government obligations for the year ended September 30, 2021.
Etho Climate Leadership U.S. ETF
NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
|
NOTE 7 — SECURITIES LENDING
The Fund may lend up to 33 1/3% of the value of the securities in its portfolio to brokers, dealers and financial institutions (but not individuals) under terms of participation in a securities lending program administered by U.S. Bank N.A. (“the Custodian”). The securities lending agreement requires that loans are collateralized at all times in an amount equal to at least 102% of the value of any loaned securities at the time of the loan, plus accrued interest. The Fund receives compensation in the form of fees and earn interest on the cash collateral. The amount of fees depends on a number of factors including the type of security and length of the loan. The Fund continues to receive interest payments or dividends on the securities loaned during the borrowing period. Gain or loss in the fair value of securities loaned that may occur during the term of the loan will be for the account of the Fund. The Fund has the right under the terms of the securities lending agreement to recall the securities from the borrower on demand. The cash collateral is invested by the Custodian in accordance with approved investment guidelines. Those guidelines require the cash collateral to be invested in readily marketable, high quality, short-term obligations either directly on behalf of the Fund or through one or more joint accounts, money market funds, or short-term bond funds, including those advised by or affiliated with the Advisor; however, such investments are subject to risk of payment delays or default on the part of the issuer or counterparty or otherwise may not generate sufficient interest to support the costs associated with securities lending. Other investment companies, in which the Fund may invest cash collateral, can be expected to incur fees and expenses for operations, such as investment advisory and administration fees, which would be in addition to those incurred by the Fund, and which may be received in full or in part by the Advisor. Pursuant to guidance issued by the SEC staff, fees and expenses of money market funds used for cash collateral received in connection with loans of securities are not treated as Acquired Fund Fees and Expenses, which reflect a fund’s pro rata share of the fees and expenses incurred by other investment companies in which the Fund invests (as disclosed in the Prospectus, as applicable). The Fund could also experience delays in recovering its securities and possible loss of income or value if the borrower fails to return the borrowed securities, although the Fund is indemnified from this risk by contract with the securities lending agent.
As of September 30, 2021, the value of the securities on loan and payable for collateral due to broker were as follows:
Value of Securities on Loan Collateral Received
Fund |
|
Values of Securities on Loan |
|
|
Fund
|
|
||
Etho Climate Leadership U.S. ETF |
|
$ |
31,184,329 |
|
|
$ |
32,144,280 |
|
* The cash collateral received was invested in the Mount Vernon Liquid Assets Portfolio as shown on the Schedule of Investments, an investment with an overnight and continuous maturity.
NOTE 8 – FEDERAL INCOME TAXES
The components of distributable earnings (losses) and cost basis of investments for federal income tax purposes at September 30, 2021 were as follows:
|
|
Cost |
|
|
Gross Unrealized Appreciation |
|
|
Gross Unrealized Depreciation |
|
|
Net Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) |
|
||||
Etho Climate Leadership U.S. ETF |
|
$ |
183,876,941 |
|
|
$ |
34,421,633 |
|
|
$ |
(8,158,380 |
) |
|
$ |
26,263,253 |
|
Etho Climate Leadership U.S. ETF
NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
|
|
|
Undistributed Ordinary
|
|
|
Undistributed Long-Term
|
|
|
Total Distributable Earnings |
|
|
Other Accumulated (Loss) |
|
|
Total Accumulated Gain |
|
|||||
Etho Climate Leadership U.S. ETF |
|
$ |
31,915 |
|
|
$ |
— |
|
|
$ |
31,915 |
|
|
$ |
(4,107,522 |
) |
|
$ |
22,187,646 |
|
As of September 30, 2021, the Fund had accumulated capital loss carryovers of:
|
|
Capital Loss
|
|
|
Capital Loss Carryover LT |
|
|
Expires |
|
|||
Etho Climate Leadership U.S. ETF |
|
$ |
(4,107,522 |
) |
|
$ |
— |
|
|
|
Indefinite |
|
Under current tax law, capital and currency losses realized after October 31 of a Fund’s fiscal year may be deferred and treated as occurring on the first business day of the following fiscal year for tax purposes. The following Funds had deferred post-October capital and currency losses, which will be treated as arising on the first business day of the year ended September 30, 2021.
|
|
Late Year
|
|
|
Post-October
|
|
||
Etho Climate Leadership U.S. ETF |
|
|
None |
|
|
|
None |
|
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 net asset value per share. For the fiscal year ended September 30, 2021, the following table shows the reclassifications made:
|
|
Total Distributable Earnings/(Loss) |
|
|
Paid-In Capital |
|
||
Etho Climate Leadership U.S. ETF |
|
$ |
(24,015,823 |
) |
|
$ |
24,015,823 |
|
The tax character of distributions paid by the Fund during the fiscal years ended September 30, 2021 and September 30, 2020 are as follows:
|
|
Year Ended September 30, 2021 |
|
|
Year Ended September 30, 2020 |
|
||||||||||
|
|
From
|
|
|
From
|
|
|
From
|
|
|
From
|
|
||||
Etho Climate Leadership U.S. ETF |
|
$ |
1,179,000 |
|
|
$ |
— |
|
|
$ |
660,500 |
|
|
$ |
— |
|
Etho Climate Leadership U.S. ETF
NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
|
NOTE 9 – INVESTMENTS IN AFFILIATES
Etho Climate Leadership U.S. ETF owned the following company during the year ended September 30, 2021. ETFMG Sit Ultra Short ETF was deemed to be an affiliate of the Fund as defined by the 1940 Act during the year ended September 30, 2021, however was no longer held as of September 30, 2021. Transactions during the period in this security was as follows:
Security Name |
|
Value, at September 30, 2020 |
|
|
Purchases |
|
|
Sales |
|
|
Realized Gain (Loss) |
|
|
Change in Unrealized
|
|
|
Dividend
|
|
|
Value, at
|
|
|
Ending Shares |
|
||||||||
ETFMG Sit Ultra Short ETF |
|
$ |
2,489,250 |
|
|
$ |
— |
|
|
$ |
2,489,501 |
|
|
$ |
(23,355 |
) |
|
$ |
23,606 |
|
|
$ |
— |
|
|
$ |
— |
|
|
$ |
— |
|
NOTE 10 – LEGAL MATTERS
The Trust, a former and current trustee of the Trust, the Adviser and certain officers of the Adviser were defendants in an action filed May 2, 2017 in the Superior Court of New Jersey captioned PureShares, LLC d/b/a PureFunds et al. v. ETF Managers Group, LLC et al., Docket No. C-63-17. The PureShares action alleged claims based on disputes arising out of contractual relationships with the Adviser relating to certain series of the Trust. The action sought damages in unspecified amounts and injunctive relief based on breach of contract, wrongful termination, and several other claims. The PureShares action was dismissed without prejudice by way of stipulation filed on February 14, 2020.
The Adviser and its parent, Exchange Traded Managers Group, LLC (“ETFMG”), were defendants in a case filed on October 26, 2017 in the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York by NASDAQ, Inc. (“Nasdaq”) captioned Nasdaq, Inc. v. Exchange Traded Managers Group, LLC et al., Case 1:17-cv -08252. This action arose out of the same facts and circumstances, and relates to the same series of the Trust, as the New Jersey litigation and asserted claims for breach of contract, conversion and certain other claims. The matter was the subject of a bench trial in May 2019, and on December 20, 2019, the Court issued an Opinion and Order awarding compensatory damages to Plaintiff in the amount of $78,403,172.36, plus prejudgment interest (the “Judgment”). The Court also denied Plaintiff’s requests for punitive damages and equitable relief. ETFMG filed a Notice of Appeal from the Judgment in the United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit on January 19, 2021, Docket No. 20-300.
On October 28, 2021, Nasdaq and ETFMG entered into a Judgment Payment Agreement, which satisfied the Judgment. On November 1, 2021, Nasdaq recorded a Satisfaction of Judgment with the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York reflecting that the Judgment was paid in full, and ETFMG withdrew its appeal of the Judgment with prejudice before the United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit. PureShares is not a direct party to the Judgment Payment Agreement. ETFMG, however, believes PureShares’ claims in the New Jersey case, if reinstituted, would substantially overlap with those asserted on its behalf by Nasdaq that resulted in the Judgment, which has been satisfied.
The Adviser does not believe that the resolution of these matters will have a material adverse effect on the Fund’s financial statements.
NOTE 11 – SUBSEQUENT EVENTS
In preparing these financial statements, the Fund has evaluated events and transactions for potential recognition or disclosure through the date the financial statements were issued. Except as disclosed in Note 10, this evaluation did not result in any subsequent events that necessitated disclosures and/or adjustments to the Financial Statements.
Etho Climate Leadership U.S. ETF
Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm
To the Board of Trustees of ETF Managers Trust
and the Shareholders of Etho Climate Leadership U.S. ETF:
Opinion on the Financial Statements
We have audited the accompanying statement of assets and liabilities, including the schedule of investments, of Etho Climate Leadership U.S. ETF (the “Fund”) (a series of ETF Managers Trust) as of September 30, 2021, the related statement of operations for the year then ended, the statements of changes in net assets for each of the two years in the period then ended, and the financial highlights for each of the five years in the period then ended, and the related notes (collectively referred to as the “financial statements”). In our opinion, the financial statements present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of the Fund as of September 30, 2021, and the results of its operations for the year then ended, the changes in its net assets for each of the two years in the period then ended, and the financial highlights for each of the five years in the period then ended, in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America.
Basis for Opinion
These financial statements and financial highlights are the responsibility of the Fund’s management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on these financial statements and financial highlights based on our audits. We are a public accounting firm registered with the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States) (“PCAOB”) and are required to be independent with respect to the Fund in accordance with the U.S. federal securities laws and the applicable rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission and the PCAOB.
We conducted our audits in accordance with the standards of the PCAOB. Those standards require that we plan and perform the audits to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements and financial highlights are free of material misstatement, whether due to error or fraud. The Fund is not required to have, nor were we engaged to perform, an audit of its internal control over financial reporting. As part of our audits we are required to obtain an understanding of internal control over financial reporting but not for the purpose of expressing an opinion on the effectiveness of the Fund’s internal control over financial reporting. Accordingly, we express no such opinion.
Our audits included performing procedures to assess the risks of material misstatement of the financial statements and financial highlights, whether due to error or fraud, and performing procedures that respond to those risks. Such procedures included examining, on a test basis, evidence regarding the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements and financial highlights. Our audits also included evaluating the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall presentation of the financial statements and financial highlights. Our procedures included confirmation of securities owned as of September 30, 2021 by correspondence with the custodian. We believe that our audits provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.
/s/WithumSmith+Brown, PC
We have served as the auditor for one or more series of the Trust since 2013.
New York, New York
November 29, 2021
Etho Climate Leadership U.S. ETF
Expense Example
|
As a shareholder of Etho Climate Leadership U.S. ETF (the “Fund”) 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. These examples are 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 example is based on an investment of $1,000 invested at the beginning of the period and held for the entire period (April 1, 2021 to September 30, 2021).
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 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.
Etho Climate Leadership U.S. ETF
|
|
Beginning Account Value April 1, 2021 |
|
|
Ending Account Value September 30, 2021 |
|
|
Expenses Paid During the Period^ |
|
|
Annualized Expense Ratio During Period April 1, 2021 to September 30, 2021 |
|
||||
Actual |
|
$ |
1,000.00 |
|
|
$ |
1,043.00 |
|
|
$ |
2.30 |
|
|
|
0.45 |
% |
Hypothetical (5% annual) |
|
$ |
1,000.00 |
|
|
$ |
1,022.81 |
|
|
$ |
2.28 |
|
|
|
0.45 |
% |
^ The dollar amounts shown as expenses paid during the period are equal to the annualized six-month expense ratio multiplied by the average account value during the period, multiplied by 183/365 (to reflect the period from April 1, 2021 to September 30, 2021).
Etho Climate Leadership U.S. ETF
NOTE 1 – FREQUENCY DISTRIBUTION OF PREMIUMS AND DISCOUNTS
Information regarding how often shares of the Fund traded on the Exchange at a price above (i.e., at a premium) or below (i.e., at a discount) the NAV is available on the Fund’s website at www.ethoetf.com.
NOTE 2 – FEDERAL TAX INFORMATION
Qualified Dividend Income/Dividends Received Deduction
For the fiscal year ended September 30, 2021, certain dividends paid by the Fund may be subject to a maximum tax rate of 15%, as provided for by the Jobs and Growth Tax Reconciliation Act of 2003. The percentage of dividends declared from ordinary income designated as qualified dividend income was as follows:
Fund Name |
QDI |
Etho Climate Leadership U.S. ETF |
100.00% |
For corporate shareholders, the percent of ordinary income distributions qualifying for the corporate dividends received deduction for the fiscal year ended September 30, 2021 was as follows:
Fund Name |
DRD |
Etho Climate Leadership U.S. ETF |
100.00% |
Short Term Capital Gain
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 the Fund was as follows:
Fund Name |
Short-Term Capital Gain |
Etho Climate Leadership U.S. ETF |
0.00% |
NOTE 3 – INFORMATION ABOUT PORTFOLIO HOLDINGS
The Fund files a complete schedule of portfolio holdings with the SEC for its first and third fiscal quarters on Part F of Form N-PORT. Once filed, the Fund’s Part F of Form N-PORT is available without charge, upon request on the SEC’s website (www.sec.gov), the Fund’s website (www.ethoetf.com) and is available by calling (877) 756-7873. The Fund’s portfolio holdings are posted on the Fund’s website at www.ethoetf.com daily.
NOTE 4 - INFORMATION ABOUT PROXY VOTING
A description of the policies and procedures the Fund uses 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 1-844-ETF-MGRS (1-844-383-6477), by accessing the SEC’s website at www.sec.gov, or by accessing the Fund’s website at www.ethoetf.com.
Information regarding how the Fund voted proxies relating to portfolio securities during the period ending June 30 is available by calling toll-free at 1-844-ETF-MGRS (1-844-383-6477) or by accessing the SEC’s website at www.sec.gov.
Carefully consider the Fund’s investment objectives, risk factors, charges, and expenses before investing. This and additional information can be found in the Fund’s prospectus, which may be obtained by calling 1-844-ETF-MGRS (1-844-383-6477) or by visiting www.ethoetf.com. Read the prospectus carefully before investing.
Etho Climate Leadership U.S. ETF
Set forth below are the names, birth years, positions with the Trust, length of term of office, and the principal occupations and other directorships held during at least the last five years of each of the persons currently serving as a Trustee of the Trust, as well as information about each officer. The business address of each Trustee and officer is 30 Maple Street, 2nd Floor, Summit, New Jersey 07901. The SAI includes additional information about Fund directors and is available, without charge, upon request by calling 1-844-ETF-MGRS (1-844-383-6477).
Etho Climate Leadership U.S. ETF
Board of Trustees (Continued) |
Name and Year
|
Position(s)
|
Principal Occupation(s) During
|
Number of
|
Other
|
Terry Loebs (1963) |
Trustee (since 2014); Lead Independent Trustee (since 2020) |
Founder and Managing Member, Pulsenomics LLC (index product development and consulting firm) (since 2011); Managing Director, MacroMarkets, LLC (exchange-traded products firm) (2006-2011). |
17 |
None |
|
|
|
|
|
Eric Wiegel (1960) |
Trustee (since 2020) |
Senior Portfolio Manager, Little House Capital (2019-present); Managing Partner, Global Focus Capital LLC (2013-present); Chief Investment Officer, Insight Financial Strategist LLC (2017-2018). |
17 |
None |
Etho Climate Leadership U.S. ETF
ETF MANAGERS TRUST
ETF Managers Trust, (the “Trust”) has adopted the following privacy policies in order to safeguard the personal information of the Trust’s customers and consumers in accordance with Regulation S-P as promulgated by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission.
Trust officers are responsible for ensuring that the following policies and procedures are implemented:
1) The Trust is committed to protecting the confidentiality and security of the information they collect and will handle personal customer and consumer information only in accordance with Regulation S-P and any other applicable laws, rules and regulations. The Trust will ensure: (a) the security and confidentiality of customer records and information; (b) that customer records and information are protected from any anticipated threats and hazards; and (c) that customer records and information are protected from unauthorized access or use.
2) The Trust conducts its business affairs through its trustees, officers and third parties that provide services pursuant to agreements with the Trust. The Trust has no employees. It is anticipated that the trustees and officers of the Trust who are not employees of service providers of the Trust will not have access to customer records and information in the performance of their normal responsibilities for the Trust.
3) The Trust may share customer information with its affiliates, subject to the customers’ right to prohibit such sharing.
4) The Trust may share customer information with unaffiliated third parties only in accordance with the requirements of Regulation S -P. Pursuant to this policy, the Trust will not share customer information with unaffiliated third parties other than as permitted by law, unless authorized to do so by the customer.
Consistent with these policies, the Trust has adopted the following procedures:
1) The Trust will determine that the policies and procedures of its affiliates and Service Providers are reasonably designed to safeguard customer information and only permit appropriate and authorized access to and use of customer information through the application of appropriate administrative, technical and physical protections.
2) The Trust will direct each of its Service Providers to adhere to the privacy policy of the Trust and to its privacy policies with respect to all customer information of the Trust and to take all actions reasonably necessary so that the Trust is in compliance with the provisions of Regulation S-P, including, as applicable, the development and delivery of privacy notices and the maintenance of appropriate and adequate records.
3) The Trust requires its Service Providers to provide periodic reports to the Trust’s Board of Trustees outlining their privacy policies and the implementation of such policies. Each Service Provider is required to promptly report to the Trust’s Board any material changes to its privacy policy before, or promptly after, the adoption of such changes.
(1) Generally, the Funds have institutional clients which are not considered “customers” for purposes of regulation S-P.
Advisor
ETF Managers Group, LLC
30 Maple Street, Suite 2, Summit, NJ 07901
Distributor
ETFMG Financial LLC
30 Maple Street, Suite 2, Summit, NJ 07901
Custodian
U.S. Bank National Association
Custody Operations
1555 North River Center Drive, Suite 302, Milwaukee, Wisconsin 53212
Transfer Agent
U.S. Bancorp Fund Services, LLC doing business as U.S. Bank Global Fund
Services 615 East Michigan Street, Milwaukee, Wisconsin 53202
Securities Lending Agent
U.S. Bank, National Association
Securities Lending
800 Nicolet Mall
Minneapolis, MN 55402-7020
Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm
WithumSmith + Brown, PC
1411 Broadway, 9th Floor, New York, NY 10018
Legal Counsel
Sullivan & Worcester LLP
1666 K Street NW, Washington, DC 20006
Annual
Report
September 30, 2021
AI Powered Equity ETF
Ticker: AIEQ
The fund is a series of ETF Managers Trust.
AI Powered Equity ETF |
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AI Powered Equity ETF
On behalf of the entire team, we want to express our appreciation for the confidence you have placed in the AI Powered Equity Exchange-Traded Fund (“AIEQ” or the “Fund”). The following information pertains to the fiscal period from October 1, 2020 to September 30, 2021.
The AI Powered Equity ETF is actively managed and seeks capital appreciation. Over the fiscal period, the total return for the Fund was 34.00%, while the total return for its benchmark, the S&P 500 Index, was 30.00%. The best performers in the Fund on the basis of contribution to return were Alphabet Inc.-Cl A, Tesla Inc., Applied Materials Inc., Roku Inc. and Zscaler Inc., while the worst performers were Guardant Health Inc., Plug Power Inc., Boston Beer Company Inc.-A, Twist Bioscience Corp. and Pinterest Inc.- Class A.
During the reporting period, the Fund saw an average approximate allocation of 12.5% to Software, 9.6% to Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment, 6.7% to Biotechnology & Services and 4.7% to Interactive Media & Services. The Fund invests in the United States.
AIEQ invests primarily in equity securities listed on a U.S. exchange based on the results of a proprietary, quantitative model developed by EquBot LLC that runs on the Watson™ platform. Each day, the EquBot Model ranks each company based on the probability of the company benefiting from current economic conditions, trends, and world events and identifies approximately 30 to 150 companies with the greatest potential over the next twelve months for appreciation and weights those companies to seek a level of volatility comparable to that of the broader U.S. equity market. EquBot, the Fund’s sub-adviser, is a technology based company focused on applying artificial intelligence (“AI”) based solutions to investment analyses.
You can find further details about AIEQ by visiting www.etfmg.com, or by calling 1-844-ETF-MGRS (1-844-383-6477).
Sincerely,
Samuel Masucci III
Chairman of the Board
AI Powered Equity ETF
Average Annual Returns Year Ended September 30, 2021 |
|
1 Year Return |
|
|
3 Year Return |
|
|
Since Inception (10/17/17) |
|
|
Value of $10,000 (9/30/2021) |
|
||||
AI Powered Equity ETF (NAV) |
|
|
34.00 |
% |
|
|
15.57 |
% |
|
|
16.51 |
% |
|
$ |
18,297 |
|
AI Powered Equity ETF (Market) |
|
|
34.15 |
% |
|
|
15.40 |
% |
|
|
16.41 |
% |
|
$ |
18,235 |
|
S&P 500 Index |
|
|
30.00 |
% |
|
|
15.99 |
% |
|
|
16.19 |
% |
|
$ |
18,100 |
|
Performance data quoted represents past performance and does not guarantee future results. The investment return and principal value of an investment will fluctuate so that an investor’s shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than their original cost. Current performance of the Fund may be lower or higher than the performance quoted. All performance is historical and includes reinvestment of dividends and capital gains. Performance data current to the most recent month end may be obtained by calling 1-844-ETF-MGRS (1-844-383-6477).
The chart illustrates the performance of a hypothetical $10,000 investment made on October 17, 2017, and is not intended to imply any future performance. The returns shown do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on fund distributions from the sales of Fund shares. The chart assumes reinvestment of capital gains and dividends, if any. The index returns do not reflect fees or expenses and are not available for direct investment.
Top Ten Holdings as of September 30, 2021 (Unaudited)*
|
|
% of Total |
|
|
Security |
Investments |
|
1 |
Apple, Inc. |
6.28% |
|
2 |
Microsoft Corp. |
5.85% |
|
3 |
Alphabet, Inc. - Class A |
3.54% |
|
4 |
Amazon.com, Inc. |
3.15% |
|
5 |
Twitter, Inc. |
2.80% |
|
6 |
Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. |
2.44% |
|
7 |
Costco Wholesale Corp. |
2.30% |
|
8 |
Medical Properties Trust, Inc. |
2.23% |
|
9 |
Snap, Inc. - Class A |
2.12% |
|
10 |
Penumbra, Inc. |
2.04% |
|
Top Ten Holdings = 32.75% of Total Investments
* Current Fund holdings may not be indicative of future Fund holdings.
Important Disclosures and Key Risk Factors
Investing involves risk, including the possible loss of principal. Shares of any ETF are bought and sold at market price (not NAV), may trade at a discount or premium to NAV and are not individually redeemed from the Fund. Brokerage commissions will reduce returns. Narrowly focused investments typically exhibit higher volatility.
Past performance is not indicative of future return. A fund’s performance for very short time periods may not be indicative of future performance.
AIEQ
The AI Powered Equity Technology ETF (the “Fund”) seeks long-term capital appreciation within risk constraints commensurate with broad market US equity indices.
The equity securities held in the Fund’s portfolio may experience sudden, unpredictable drops in value or long periods of decline in value. This may occur because of factors that affect securities markets generally or factors affecting specific issuers, industries, or sectors in which the Fund invests such as political, market and economic developments, as well as events that impact specific issuers.
The Fund is actively-managed and may not meet its investment objective based on the success or failure of the Equbot Model to identify investment opportunities. Fund holdings are subject to change. For full holdings information, please visit www.etfmg.com.
The portfolio managers may actively and frequently trade securities or other instruments in the Fund’s portfolio to carry out its investment strategies. A high portfolio turnover rate increases transaction costs, which may increase the Fund’s expenses. Some of the models used by the Adviser for the Fund are predictive in nature. The use of predictive models has inherent risks. When Models and Data prove to be incorrect or incomplete, any decisions made in reliance thereon expose the Fund to potential risks. For example, by relying on Models and Data, the Adviser may be induced to buy certain investments at prices that are too high, to sell certain other investments at prices that are too low, or to miss favorable opportunities altogether. Similarly, any hedging based on faulty Models and Data may prove to be unsuccessful.
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PORTFOLIO ALLOCATIONS
As of September 30, 2021 (Unaudited)
|
|
|
AI Powered
|
|
As a percent of Net Assets: |
|
|
|
|
Ireland |
|
|
3.6 |
% |
Luxembourg |
|
|
0.1 |
|
Marshall Islands |
|
|
0.3 |
|
United Kingdom |
|
|
0.1 |
|
United States |
|
|
95.1 |
|
Rights |
|
|
0.0* |
|
Short-Term and other Net Assets (Liabilities) |
|
|
0.8 |
|
|
|
|
100.0 |
% |
*Amount is less than 0.05%.
Schedule of Investments
September 30, 2021
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Shares |
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Value |
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COMMON STOCKS - 99.2% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Ireland - 3.6% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Biotechnology - 1.8% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Prothena Corp PLC (a) |
|
|
43,230 |
|
|
$ |
3,079,272 |
|
Building Products - 1.0% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Johnson Controls International PLC |
|
|
25,218 |
|
|
|
1,716,841 |
|
Pharmaceuticals - 0.8% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Endo International PLC (a) |
|
|
394,156 |
|
|
|
1,277,066 |
|
Total Ireland |
|
|
|
|
|
|
6,073,179 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Luxembourg - 0.1% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Chemicals - 0.1% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Trinseo SA |
|
|
3,377 |
|
|
|
182,290 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Marshall Islands - 0.3% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Marine - 0.3% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Safe Bulkers, Inc. (a) |
|
|
90,749 |
|
|
|
469,172 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
United Kingdom - 0.1% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Real Estate Management & Development - 0.1% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Cushman & Wakefield PLC (a) |
|
|
12,831 |
|
|
|
238,785 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
United States - 95.1% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Aerospace & Defense - 1.1% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Hexcel Corp. (a)(b) |
|
|
32,169 |
|
|
|
1,910,517 |
|
Automobiles - 1.0% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Tesla, Inc. (a) |
|
|
2,173 |
|
|
|
1,685,118 |
|
Banks - 1.6% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Customers Bancorp, Inc. (a) |
|
|
22,120 |
|
|
|
951,602 |
|
Huntington Bancshares, Inc. |
|
|
46,250 |
|
|
|
715,025 |
|
Umpqua Holdings Corp. |
|
|
47,281 |
|
|
|
957,441 |
|
Total Banks |
|
|
|
|
|
|
2,624,068 |
|
Biotechnology - 2.1% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
G1 Therapeutics, Inc. (a)(b) |
|
|
43,446 |
|
|
|
583,045 |
|
Moderna, Inc. (a) |
|
|
6,524 |
|
|
|
2,510,827 |
|
Verastem, Inc. (a) |
|
|
120,094 |
|
|
|
369,890 |
|
Total Biotechnology |
|
|
|
|
|
|
3,463,762 |
|
Capital Markets - 2.1% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Artisan Partners Asset Management, Inc. - Class A |
|
|
16,244 |
|
|
|
794,656 |
|
Focus Financial Partners, Inc. - Class A (a) |
|
|
30,936 |
|
|
|
1,620,118 |
|
MSCI, Inc. |
|
|
1,879 |
|
|
|
1,143,071 |
|
Total Capital Markets |
|
|
|
|
|
|
3,557,845 |
|
Chemicals - 0.5% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Amyris, Inc. (a)(b) |
|
|
16,339 |
|
|
|
224,334 |
|
Intrepid Potash, Inc. (a) |
|
|
20,886 |
|
|
|
645,378 |
|
Total Chemicals |
|
|
|
|
|
|
869,712 |
|
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
AI Powered Equity ETF
Schedule of Investments
September 30, 2021 (Continued)
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|
Shares |
|
|
Value |
|
||
Commercial Services & Supplies - 0.3% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Copart, Inc. (a) |
|
|
3,936 |
|
|
$ |
546,002 |
|
Diversified Financial Services - 0.0% (e) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
GWG Holdings, Inc. (a) |
|
|
301 |
|
|
|
3,010 |
|
Diversified Telecommunication Services - 0.4% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Lumen Technologies, Inc. |
|
|
55,613 |
|
|
|
689,045 |
|
Electrical Equipment - 0.3% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
FuelCell Energy, Inc. (a) |
|
|
70,806 |
|
|
|
473,692 |
|
Entertainment - 1.9% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Roku, Inc. (a) |
|
|
10,334 |
|
|
|
3,238,159 |
|
Food & Staples Retailing - 2.7% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Costco Wholesale Corp. |
|
|
10,036 |
|
|
|
4,509,676 |
|
Food Products - 0.9% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Seneca Foods Corp. - Class A (a) |
|
|
30,667 |
|
|
|
1,478,763 |
|
Health Care Equipment & Supplies - 5.2% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
DexCom, Inc. (a) |
|
|
4,326 |
|
|
|
2,365,716 |
|
Heska Corp. (a)(b) |
|
|
4,037 |
|
|
|
1,043,726 |
|
Penumbra, Inc. (a)(b) |
|
|
15,018 |
|
|
|
4,002,298 |
|
Tandem Diabetes Care, Inc. (a)(b) |
|
|
11,417 |
|
|
|
1,362,961 |
|
Total Health Care Equipment & Supplies |
|
|
|
|
|
|
8,774,701 |
|
Health Care Providers & Services - 0.4% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Acadia Healthcare Co., Inc. (a) |
|
|
11,212 |
|
|
|
715,101 |
|
Health Care Technology - 1.2% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Inspire Medical Systems, Inc. (a) |
|
|
6,311 |
|
|
|
1,469,706 |
|
Omnicell, Inc. (a)(b) |
|
|
3,870 |
|
|
|
574,424 |
|
Total Health Care Technology |
|
|
|
|
|
|
2,044,130 |
|
Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure - 1.6% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Accel Entertainment, Inc. (a) |
|
|
11,227 |
|
|
|
136,296 |
|
MGM Resorts International |
|
|
5,624 |
|
|
|
242,676 |
|
Red Rock Resorts, Inc. - Class A (a) |
|
|
21,651 |
|
|
|
1,108,964 |
|
Ruth’s Hospitality Group, Inc. (a) |
|
|
58,256 |
|
|
|
1,206,481 |
|
Total Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure |
|
|
|
|
|
|
2,694,417 |
|
Household Durables - 0.8% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Skyline Champion Corp. (a) |
|
|
21,499 |
|
|
|
1,291,230 |
|
Insurance - 1.5% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Prudential Financial, Inc. |
|
|
11,458 |
|
|
|
1,205,381 |
|
RLI Corp. |
|
|
5,113 |
|
|
|
512,681 |
|
State Auto Financial Corp. |
|
|
16,080 |
|
|
|
819,276 |
|
Total Insurance |
|
|
|
|
|
|
2,537,338 |
|
Interactive Media & Services - 9.9% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Alphabet, Inc. - Class A (a) |
|
|
2,598 |
|
|
|
6,945,806 |
|
Snap, Inc. - Class A (a)(b) |
|
|
56,204 |
|
|
|
4,151,789 |
|
Twitter, Inc. (a) |
|
|
90,754 |
|
|
|
5,480,634 |
|
Total Interactive Media & Services |
|
|
|
|
|
|
16,578,229 |
|
Internet & Direct Marketing Retail - 3.7% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Amazon.com, Inc. (a) |
|
|
1,883 |
|
|
|
6,185,730 |
|
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
AI Powered Equity ETF
Schedule of Investments
September 30, 2021 (Continued)
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|
Shares |
|
|
Value |
|
||
IT Services - 3.5% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Cloudflare, Inc. - Class A (a) |
|
|
8,038 |
|
|
$ |
905,481 |
|
Snowflake, Inc. - Class A (a) |
|
|
6,866 |
|
|
|
2,076,484 |
|
Square, Inc. - Class A (a)(b) |
|
|
12,291 |
|
|
|
2,947,874 |
|
Total IT Services |
|
|
|
|
|
|
5,929,839 |
|
Life Sciences Tools & Services - 0.6% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Thermo Fisher Scientific, Inc. |
|
|
1,758 |
|
|
|
1,004,398 |
|
Machinery - 1.5% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
AGCO Corp. |
|
|
19,830 |
|
|
|
2,429,771 |
|
Multiline Retail - 0.9% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Dollar General Corporation |
|
|
7,042 |
|
|
|
1,493,890 |
|
Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels - 4.0% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Aemetis, Inc. (a)(b) |
|
|
164,762 |
|
|
|
3,011,849 |
|
Antero Midstream Corp. (b) |
|
|
53,670 |
|
|
|
559,241 |
|
Comstock Resources, Inc. (a) |
|
|
59,062 |
|
|
|
611,292 |
|
Kosmos Energy, Ltd. (a)(b) |
|
|
319,010 |
|
|
|
944,270 |
|
W&T Offshore, Inc. (a)(b) |
|
|
407,131 |
|
|
|
1,514,527 |
|
Total Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels |
|
|
|
|
|
|
6,641,179 |
|
Pharmaceuticals - 0.9% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Johnson & Johnson |
|
|
2,716 |
|
|
|
438,634 |
|
Marinus Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (a) |
|
|
89,395 |
|
|
|
1,017,315 |
|
Total Pharmaceuticals |
|
|
|
|
|
|
1,455,949 |
|
Professional Services - 0.9% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
CACI International, Inc. - Class A (a) |
|
|
701 |
|
|
|
183,732 |
|
Upwork, Inc. (a)(b) |
|
|
30,128 |
|
|
|
1,356,664 |
|
Total Professional Services |
|
|
|
|
|
|
1,540,396 |
|
Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs) - 13.5% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
American Campus Communities, Inc. |
|
|
20,251 |
|
|
|
981,161 |
|
Apartment Investment and Management Co. - Class A |
|
|
397,516 |
|
|
|
2,722,985 |
|
Ashford Hospitality Trust, Inc. (a) |
|
|
64,237 |
|
|
|
945,569 |
|
Highwoods Properties, Inc. |
|
|
21,818 |
|
|
|
956,937 |
|
Independence Realty Trust, Inc. |
|
|
75,434 |
|
|
|
1,535,082 |
|
Ladder Capital Corp. |
|
|
34,520 |
|
|
|
381,446 |
|
Medical Properties Trust, Inc. |
|
|
217,659 |
|
|
|
4,368,415 |
|
PotlatchDeltic Corp. |
|
|
15,229 |
|
|
|
785,512 |
|
Preferred Apartment Communities, Inc. |
|
|
35,183 |
|
|
|
430,288 |
|
Regency Centers Corp. |
|
|
22,686 |
|
|
|
1,527,448 |
|
Ryman Hospitality Properties, Inc. (a) |
|
|
18,470 |
|
|
|
1,545,939 |
|
SL Green Realty Corp. (b) |
|
|
18,869 |
|
|
|
1,336,680 |
|
Sunstone Hotel Investors, Inc. (a) |
|
|
135,808 |
|
|
|
1,621,548 |
|
UDR, Inc. |
|
|
29,571 |
|
|
|
1,566,672 |
|
Urstadt Biddle Properties, Inc. - Class A (b) |
|
|
102,320 |
|
|
|
1,936,918 |
|
Total Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
22,642,600 |
|
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
AI Powered Equity ETF
Schedule of Investments
September 30, 2021 (Continued)
|
|
Shares |
|
|
Value |
|
||
Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment - 7.0% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. (a) |
|
|
46,423 |
|
|
$ |
4,776,927 |
|
Entegris, Inc. |
|
|
5,102 |
|
|
|
642,342 |
|
FormFactor, Inc. (a) |
|
|
17,080 |
|
|
|
637,596 |
|
Impinj, Inc. (a) |
|
|
7,946 |
|
|
|
453,955 |
|
KLA Corp. |
|
|
2,453 |
|
|
|
820,553 |
|
Lattice Semiconductor Corp. (a) |
|
|
24,947 |
|
|
|
1,612,824 |
|
MACOM Technology Solutions Holdings, Inc. (a)(b) |
|
|
14,013 |
|
|
|
909,023 |
|
ON Semiconductor Corp. (a) |
|
|
24,130 |
|
|
|
1,104,430 |
|
Synaptics, Inc. (a) |
|
|
2,898 |
|
|
|
520,858 |
|
Xilinx, Inc. |
|
|
2,059 |
|
|
|
310,888 |
|
Total Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment |
|
|
|
|
|
|
11,789,396 |
|
Software - 10.9% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Avalara, Inc. (a) |
|
|
7,209 |
|
|
|
1,259,917 |
|
Blackline, Inc. (a)(b) |
|
|
3,627 |
|
|
|
428,204 |
|
Fortinet, Inc. (a) |
|
|
1,362 |
|
|
|
397,758 |
|
Manhattan Associates, Inc. (a) |
|
|
4,767 |
|
|
|
729,494 |
|
Microsoft Corp. |
|
|
40,693 |
|
|
|
11,472,170 |
|
Palo Alto Networks, Inc. (a) |
|
|
4,173 |
|
|
|
1,998,867 |
|
Tenable Holdings, Inc. (a) |
|
|
23,343 |
|
|
|
1,077,046 |
|
Vonage Holdings Corp. (a) |
|
|
56,270 |
|
|
|
907,072 |
|
Zoom Video Communications, Inc. - Class A (a) |
|
|
13 |
|
|
|
3,400 |
|
Total Software |
|
|
|
|
|
|
18,273,928 |
|
Specialty Retail - 2.4% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
AutoNation, Inc. (a)(b) |
|
|
24,858 |
|
|
|
3,026,710 |
|
Floor & Decor Holdings, Inc. - Class A (a) |
|
|
5,640 |
|
|
|
681,256 |
|
MarineMax, Inc. (a)(b) |
|
|
5,525 |
|
|
|
268,073 |
|
Total Specialty Retail |
|
|
|
|
|
|
3,976,039 |
|
Technology Hardware, Storage & Peripherals - 7.5% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Apple, Inc. |
|
|
86,960 |
|
|
|
12,304,840 |
|
Avid Technology, Inc. (a)(b) |
|
|
7,595 |
|
|
|
219,647 |
|
Total Technology Hardware, Storage & Peripherals |
|
|
|
|
|
|
12,524,487 |
|
Textiles, Apparel & Luxury Goods - 0.5% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Crocs, Inc. (a)(b) |
|
|
5,965 |
|
|
|
855,858 |
|
Thrifts & Mortgage Finance - 1.0% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
New York Community Bancorp, Inc. (b) |
|
|
103,997 |
|
|
|
1,338,442 |
|
NMI Holdings, Inc. - Class A (a) |
|
|
12,915 |
|
|
|
292,008 |
|
Total Thrifts & Mortgage Finance |
|
|
|
|
|
|
1,630,450 |
|
Trading Companies & Distributors - 0.8% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Rush Enterprises, Inc. - Class A |
|
|
26,814 |
|
|
|
1,210,920 |
|
Transcat, Inc. (a) |
|
|
500 |
|
|
|
32,240 |
|
Total Trading Companies & Distributors |
|
|
|
|
|
|
1,243,160 |
|
Total United States |
|
|
|
|
|
|
159,301,585 |
|
TOTAL COMMON STOCKS (Cost $163,988,770) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
166,265,011 |
|
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
AI Powered Equity ETF
Schedule of Investments
September 30, 2021 (Continued)
Percentages are stated as a percent of net assets.
PLC | Public Limited Company |
(a) |
Non-income producing security. |
(b) |
All or a portion of this security was out on loan at September 30, 2021. |
(c) |
Value determined using significant unobservable inputs. The value of this security totals $0, which represents 0.00% of total net assets. Classified as Level 3 in the fair value hierarchy. |
(d) |
The rate shown is the annualized seven-day yield at period end. |
(e) |
Amount is less than 0.05%. |
The Global Industry Classification Standard (GICS®) was developed by and/or is the exclusive property of MSCI, Inc. and Standard & Poor’s Financial Services LLC (“S&P”). GICS is a service mark of MSCI and S&P and has been licensed for use by U.S. Bancorp Fund Services, LLC, doing business as U.S. Bank Global Fund Services (“Fund Services”).
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
AI Powered Equity ETF
STATEMENT OF ASSETS AND LIABILITIES
As of September 30, 2021
|
|
AI Powered Equity ETF |
|
|
ASSETS |
|
|
|
|
Investments in securities, at value* |
|
$ |
196,086,242 |
|
Cash |
|
|
523 |
|
Receivables: |
|
|
|
|
Dividends and interest receivable |
|
|
63,651 |
|
Securities lending income receivable |
|
|
2,721 |
|
Receivable for investments sold |
|
|
17,949,284 |
|
Total Assets |
|
|
214,102,421 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
LIABILITIES |
|
|
|
|
Collateral received for securities loaned (Note 7) |
|
|
23,781,690 |
|
Payables: |
|
|
|
|
Payable for investments purchased |
|
|
22,650,098 |
|
Unitary fees payable |
|
|
108,280 |
|
Total Liabilities |
|
|
46,540,068 |
|
Net Assets |
|
$ |
167,562,353 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
NET ASSETS CONSIST OF: |
|
|
|
|
Paid-in Capital |
|
$ |
164,769,200 |
|
Total distributable earnings |
|
|
2,793,153 |
|
Net Assets |
|
$ |
167,562,353 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
*Identified Cost: |
|
|
|
|
Investments in securities |
|
$ |
193,810,001 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Shares Outstanding^ |
|
|
4,075,000 |
|
Net Asset Value, Offering and Redemption Price per Share |
|
$ |
41.12 |
|
^ No par value, unlimited number of shares authorized |
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
AI Powered Equity ETF
For the Year Ended September 30, 2021
|
|
AI Powered Equity ETF |
|
|
INVESTMENT INCOME |
|
|
|
|
Income: |
|
|
|
|
Dividends from investments (net of foreign withholdings tax of $850) |
|
$ |
856,114 |
|
Interest |
|
|
459 |
|
Securities lending income |
|
|
76,837 |
|
Total Investment Income |
|
|
933,410 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Expenses: |
|
|
|
|
Unitary fees |
|
|
1,082,993 |
|
Total Expenses |
|
|
1,082,993 |
|
Net Investment Loss |
|
|
(149,583 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
REALIZED & UNREALIZED GAIN (LOSS) ON INVESTMENTS |
|
|
|
|
Net Realized Gain on: |
|
|
|
|
Investments |
|
|
10,284,520 |
|
In-Kind Redemptions |
|
|
36,985,044 |
|
Net Realized Gain on Investments and In-Kind Redemptions |
|
|
47,269,564 |
|
Net Change in Unrealized Appreciation/Depreciation of: |
|
|
|
|
Investments |
|
|
(13,078,850 |
) |
Net Change in Unrealized Appreciation/Depreciation of Investments |
|
|
(13,078,850 |
) |
Net Realized and Unrealized Gain on Investments |
|
|
34,190,714 |
|
NET INCREASE IN NET ASSETS RESULTING FROM OPERATIONS |
|
$ |
34,041,131 |
|
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
AI Powered Equity ETF
STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN NET ASSETS
|
|
Year Ended September 30, 2021 |
|
|
Year Ended September 30, 2020 |
|
||
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
OPERATIONS |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net investment income (loss) |
|
$ |
(149,583 |
) |
|
$ |
489,250 |
|
Net realized gain on investments and in-kind redemptions |
|
|
47,269,564 |
|
|
|
1,987,116 |
|
Net change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation of investments |
|
|
(13,078,850 |
) |
|
|
12,344,307 |
|
Net increase in net assets resulting from operations |
|
|
34,041,131 |
|
|
|
14,820,673 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
DISTRIBUTIONS TO SHAREHOLDERS |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total distributions from distributable earnings |
|
|
(145,000 |
) |
|
|
(446,750 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
CAPITAL SHARE TRANSACTIONS |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net increase (decrease) in net assets derived from net change in outstanding shares |
|
|
40,733,047 |
|
|
|
(36,014,002 |
) |
Net increase (decrease) in net assets |
|
|
74,629,178 |
|
|
|
(21,640,079 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
NET ASSETS |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Beginning of Year |
|
|
92,933,175 |
|
|
|
114,573,254 |
|
End of Year |
|
$ |
167,562,353 |
|
|
$ |
92,933,175 |
|
Summary of share transactions is as follows:
|
|
Year Ended September 30, 2021 |
|
|
Year Ended September 30, 2020 |
|
||||||||||
|
|
Shares |
|
|
Amount |
|
|
Shares |
|
|
Amount |
|
||||
Shares Sold |
|
|
7,000,000 |
|
|
$ |
282,430,807 |
|
|
|
175,000 |
|
|
$ |
5,278,763 |
|
Shares Redeemed |
|
|
(5,950,000 |
) |
|
|
(241,697,760 |
) |
|
|
(1,525,000 |
) |
|
|
(41,292,765 |
) |
Net Transactions in Fund Shares |
|
|
1,050,000 |
|
|
$ |
40,733,047 |
|
|
|
(1,350,000 |
) |
|
$ |
(36,014,002 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Beginning Shares |
|
|
3,025,000 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
4,375,000 |
|
|
|
|
|
Ending Shares |
|
|
4,075,000 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
3,025,000 |
|
|
|
|
|
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
AI Powered Equity ETF
For a capital share outstanding throughout the year/period
|
|
Year Ended September 30, 2021 |
|
|
Year Ended September 30, 2020 |
|
|
Year Ended September 30, 2019 |
|
|
Period Ended September 30, 20181 |
|
||||
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net Asset Value, Beginning of Year/Period |
|
$ |
30.72 |
|
|
$ |
26.19 |
|
|
$ |
29.50 |
|
|
$ |
25.00 |
|
Income from Investment Operations: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net investment income (loss) 2 |
|
|
(0.03 |
) |
|
|
0.14 |
|
|
|
0.16 |
|
|
|
0.14 |
|
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on Investments |
|
|
10.47 |
|
|
|
4.52 |
|
|
|
(1.41 |
) |
|
|
4.49 |
|
Total from investment operations |
|
|
10.44 |
|
|
|
4.66 |
|
|
|
(1.25 |
) |
|
|
4.63 |
|
Less Distributions: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Distributions from net investment income |
|
|
(0.04 |
) |
|
|
(0.13 |
) |
|
|
(0.17 |
) |
|
|
(0.12 |
) |
Net realized gains |
|
|
— |
|
|
|
— |
|
|
|
(1.89 |
) |
|
|
(0.01 |
) |
Total distributions |
|
|
(0.04 |
) |
|
|
(0.13 |
) |
|
|
(2.06 |
) |
|
|
(0.13 |
) |
Net asset value, end of year/period |
|
$ |
41.12 |
|
|
$ |
30.72 |
|
|
$ |
26.19 |
|
|
$ |
29.50 |
|
Total Return |
|
|
34.00 |
% |
|
|
17.94 |
% |
|
|
-2.32 |
% |
|
|
18.53 |
%3 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Ratios/Supplemental Data: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net Assets at end of year/period (000’s) |
|
$ |
167,562 |
|
|
$ |
92,933 |
|
|
$ |
114,573 |
|
|
$ |
206,472 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Expenses to Average Net Assets |
|
|
0.75 |
% |
|
|
0.75 |
% |
|
|
0.75 |
% |
|
|
0.75 |
%4 |
Net Investment Income (Loss) to Average Net Assets |
|
|
-0.09 |
% |
|
|
0.49 |
% |
|
|
0.64 |
% |
|
|
0.52 |
%4 |
Portfolio Turnover Rate |
|
|
540 |
% |
|
|
239 |
% |
|
|
129 |
% |
|
|
260 |
%3 |
1 |
Commencement of operations on October 17, 2017. |
2 |
Calculated based on average shares outstanding during the year/period. |
3 |
Not annualized. |
4 |
Annualized. |
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
AI Powered Equity ETF
September 30, 2021
NOTE 1 – ORGANIZATION
The AI Powered Equity ETF (the “Fund”) is a series of ETF Managers Trust (the “Trust”), an open-end management investment company consisting of multiple investment series, organized as a Delaware statutory trust on July 1, 2009. The Trust is registered with the 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 Fund’s shares (“Shares”) is registered under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”). The investment objective of the Fund is capital appreciation. The Fund commenced operations on October 17, 2017.
The Fund currently offers one class of shares, which has no front end sales load, no deferred sales charges, and no redemption fees. The Fund may issue an unlimited number of shares of beneficial interest, with no par value. All shares of the Fund have equal rights and privileges.
Shares of the Fund are listed and traded on the NYSE Arca, Inc. Market prices for the Shares may be different from their net asset value (“NAV”). The Fund issues and redeems Shares on a continuous basis at NAV only in blocks of 25,000 shares, called “Creation Units.” Creation Units are issued and redeemed principally in-kind for securities included in a specified Index. Once created, Shares generally trade in the secondary market at market prices that change throughout the day in quantities less than a Creation Unit. Except when aggregated in Creation Units, Shares are not redeemable securities of the Fund. Shares of the Fund may only be purchased or redeemed by certain financial institutions (“Authorized Participant”). An Authorized Participant is either (i) a broker-dealer or other participant in the clearing process through the Continuous Net Settlement System of the National Securities Clearing Corporation or (ii) a DTC 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 the Shares directly from the Fund. 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.
Authorized Participants transacting in Creation Units for cash may pay an additional variable charge to compensate the relevant Fund for certain transaction costs (i.e., brokerage costs) and market impact expenses relating to investing in portfolio securities. Such variable charges, if any, are included in “Transaction Fees” in the Statements of Changes in Net Assets.
NOTE 2 – SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES
The following is a summary of significant accounting policies consistently followed by the Fund. These policies are in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (“U.S. GAAP”).
The Fund follows the investment company accounting and reporting guidance of the Financial Accounting Standards Board Accounting Standard Codification Topic 946 Financial Services – Investment Companies.
The Fund may invest in certain other investment companies (underlying funds). For specific investments in underlying funds, please refer to the complete schedule of portfolio holdings on Form N-CSR for this reporting period, which is filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”). For more information about the underlying Fund’s operations and policies, please refer to those fund’s semiannual and annual reports, which are filed with the SEC.
A. |
Security Valuation. Securities listed on a securities exchange, market or automated quotation system for which quotations are readily available (except for securities traded on NASDAQ), including securities traded over the counter, are valued at the last quoted sale price on the primary exchange or market (foreign or domestic) on which they are traded on the valuation date (or at approximately 4:00 pm Eastern Time if a security’s primary exchange is normally open at that time), or, if there is no such reported sale on the valuation date, at the most recent quoted bid price. For securities traded on NASDAQ, the NASDAQ Official Closing Price will be used. |
AI Powered Equity ETF
NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
September 30, 2021 (Continued)
Securities for which quotations are not readily available are valued at their respective fair values as determined in good faith by the 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 Fund’s Board. The use of fair value pricing by a fund may cause the net asset value of its shares to differ significantly from the net asset value that would be calculated without regard to such considerations. As of September 30, 2021, the Fund held one fair valued security. More detail about this security can be found in the Schedule of Investments.
As described above, the Fund utilizes various methods to measure the fair value of its investments on a recurring basis. U.S. GAAP establishes a hierarchy that prioritizes inputs to valuation methods. The three levels of inputs are:
|
Level 1 |
Unadjusted quoted prices in active markets for identical assets or liabilities that the Fund has 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 Fund’s 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 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.
AI Powered Equity ETF
NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
September 30, 2021 (Continued)
The following table presents a summary of the Fund’s investments in securities, at fair value, as of September 30, 2021:
AI Powered Equity ETF
Assets^ |
|
Level 1 |
|
|
Level 2 |
|
|
Level 3 |
|
|
Total |
|
||||
Common Stocks |
|
$ |
166,265,011 |
|
|
$ |
— |
|
|
$ |
— |
|
|
$ |
166,265,011 |
|
Rights |
|
|
— |
|
|
|
— |
|
|
|
— |
(1) |
|
|
— |
|
Short-Term Investments |
|
|
6,039,541 |
|
|
|
— |
|
|
|
— |
|
|
|
6,039,541 |
|
Investments Purchased with Securities Lending Collateral* |
|
|
— |
|
|
|
— |
|
|
|
— |
|
|
|
23,781,690 |
|
Total Investments in Securities |
|
$ |
172,304,552 |
|
|
$ |
— |
|
|
$ |
— |
|
|
$ |
196,086,242 |
|
(1) Includes a security valued at $0.
The AI Powered Equity ETF held a Level 3 security at the end of the year. The security classified as Level 3 is deemed immaterial.
^ For further information regarding security characteristics, see the Schedule of Investments.
* Certain investments that are measured at fair value using the net asset value per share (or its equivalent) practical expedient have not been categorized in the fair value hierarchy. The fair value amounts presented in the table are intended to permit reconciliation of the fair value hierarchy to the amounts presented in the Schedule of Investments.
B. |
Federal Income Taxes. The Fund has elected to be taxed as a “regulated investment company” and intends to distribute substantially all taxable income to its shareholders and otherwise comply with the provisions of the Internal Revenue Code applicable to regulated investment companies. Therefore, no provisions for federal income taxes or excise taxes have been made. |
To avoid imposition of the excise tax applicable to regulated investment companies, the Fund intends to declare each year as dividends, in each calendar year, at least 98.0% of its net investment income (earned during the calendar year) and 98.2% of its net realized capital gains (earned during the twelve months ended October 31) plus undistributed amounts, if any, from prior years.
Net capital losses incurred after October 31, within the taxable year are deemed to arise on the first business day of the Fund’s next taxable year.
The Fund recognizes the tax benefits of uncertain tax positions only where the position is “more likely than not” to be sustained assuming examination by tax authorities. The Fund has analyzed its tax position and has concluded that no liability for unrecognized tax benefits should be recorded related to uncertain tax positions expected to be taken in the Fund’s 2021 tax returns. The Fund identifies its major tax jurisdictions as U.S. Federal, the State of New Jersey, and the State of Delaware; however, the Fund 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 twelve months.
As of September 30, 2021, management has reviewed the tax positions for open periods (for Federal purposes, three years from the date of filing and for state purposes, four years from the date of filing), as applicable to the Fund, and has determined that no provision for income tax is required in the Fund’s financial statements.
AI Powered Equity ETF
NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
September 30, 2021 (Continued)
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. Discounts/premiums on debt securities purchased are accreted/amortized over the life of the respective securities using the effective interest method. Dividend income is recorded on the ex-dividend date. Interest income is recorded on an accrual basis. Income, including gains, from investments in foreign securities received by the Fund may be subject to income, withholding or other taxes imposed by foreign countries. |
D. |
Foreign Currency Translations and Transactions. The Fund may engage in foreign currency transactions. Foreign currency transactions are translated into U.S. dollars on the following basis: (i) market value of investment securities, assets and liabilities at the daily rates of exchange, and (ii) purchases and sales of investment securities, dividend and interest income and certain expenses at the rates of exchange prevailing on the respective dates of such transactions. For financial reporting purposes, the Fund does not isolate changes in the exchange rate of investment securities from the fluctuations arising from changes in the market prices of securities for unrealized gains and losses. However, for federal income tax purposes, the Fund does isolate and treat as ordinary income the effect of changes in foreign exchange rates on realized gains or losses from the sale of investment securities and payables and receivables arising from trade-date and settlement-date differences. |
E. |
Distributions to Shareholders. Distributions to shareholders from net investment income are declared and paid for the Fund on a quarterly basis. Net realized gains on securities for the Fund normally are declared and paid on an annual basis. Distributions are recorded on the ex-dividend date. |
F. |
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 at the date of the financial statements, as well as the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the period. Actual results could differ from those estimates. |
G. |
Share Valuation. The NAV per share of the Fund is calculated by dividing the sum of the value of the securities held by the Fund, plus cash and other assets, minus all liabilities (including estimated accrued expenses) by the total number of shares outstanding for the Fund, rounded to the nearest cent. The Fund’s shares will not be priced on the days on which the NYSE is closed for trading. The offering and redemption price per share for the Fund is equal to the Fund’s NAV per share. |
H. |
Guarantees and Indemnifications. In the normal course of business, the Fund enters into contracts with service providers that contain general indemnification clauses. The Fund’s maximum exposure under these arrangements is unknown as this would involve future claims that may be made against the Fund that have not yet occurred. However, based on experience, the Fund expects the risk of loss to be remote. |
NOTE 3 – RISK FACTORS
Investing in the AI Powered Equity ETF may involve certain risks, as discussed in the Fund’s prospectus, including, but not limited to, those described below. Any of these risks could cause an investor to lose money.
Equity Market Risk. The equity securities held in the Fund’s portfolio may experience sudden, unpredictable drops in value or long periods of decline in value. This may occur because of factors that affect securities markets generally or factors affecting specific issuers, industries, or sectors in which the Fund invests such as political, market and economic developments, as well as events that impact specific issuers.
AI Powered Equity ETF
NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
September 30, 2021 (Continued)
Management Risk. The Fund is subject to management risk as an actively-managed investment portfolio. The Adviser’s investment approach may fail to produce the intended results. If the Adviser’s implementation of the EquBot Model is inaccurate or incomplete, the Fund may not perform as expected and your investment could lose value over short or long-term periods. Additionally, the Adviser has not previously managed a Fund whose strategy relies on the use of AI, which may create additional risks for the Fund.
Market Trading Risk. An investment in the Fund faces numerous market trading risks, including the potential lack of an active market for Fund shares, losses from trading in secondary markets, periods of high volatility and disruption in the creation/redemption process of the Fund. Any of these factors, among others, may lead to the Fund’s shares trading at a premium or discount to NAV.
Models and Data Risk. The Fund relies heavily on proprietary quantitative models as well as information and data supplied by third parties (“Models and Data”). When Models and Data prove to be incorrect or incomplete, any decisions made in reliance thereon expose the Fund to potential risks.
Non- Diversification Risk. Because the Fund is “non-diversified,” it may invest a greater percentage of its assets in the securities of a single issuer or a small number of issuers than if it was a diversified fund. As a result, a decline in the value of an investment in a single issuer or a small number of issuers could cause the Fund’s overall value to decline to a greater degree than if the Fund held a more diversified portfolio. This may increase the Fund’s volatility and have a greater impact on the Fund’s performance.
Portfolio Turnover Risk. The portfolio managers may actively and frequently trade securities or other instruments in the Fund’s portfolio to carry out its investment strategies. A high portfolio turnover rate increases transaction costs, which may increase the Fund’s expenses.
Real Estate Investment Trust (“REIT”) Investment Risk. Investments in REITs involve unique risks. REITs may have limited financial resources, may trade less frequently and in limited volume, and may be more volatile than other securities. REITs may be affected by changes in the value of their underlying properties or mortgages or by defaults by their borrowers or tenants. Furthermore, these entities depend upon specialized management skills, have limited diversification and are, therefore, subject to risks inherent in financing a limited number of projects. In addition, the performance of a REIT may be affected by changes in the tax laws or by its failure to qualify for tax-free pass-through of income.
Sector Risk. To the extent the Fund invests more heavily in particular sectors of the economy, its performance will be especially sensitive to developments that significantly affect those sectors.
Smaller Companies Risk. Smaller companies in which the Fund may invest may be more vulnerable to adverse business or economic events than larger, more established companies, and may underperform other segments of the market or the equity market as a whole. The securities of smaller companies also tend to be bought and sold less frequently and at significantly lower trading volumes than the securities of larger companies. As a result, it may be more difficult for the Fund to buy or sell a significant amount of the securities of a smaller company without an adverse impact on the price of the company’s securities, or the Fund may have to sell such securities in smaller quantities over a longer period of time, which may increase the Fund’s tracking error.
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NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
September 30, 2021 (Continued)
Natural Disaster/Epidemic Risk. Natural or environmental disasters, such as earthquakes, fires, floods, hurricanes, tsunamis and other severe weather related phenomena generally, and widespread disease, including pandemics and epidemics (for example, the novel coronavirus COVID-19), have been and can be highly disruptive to economies and markets and have recently led, and may continue to lead, to increased market volatility and significant market losses. Such natural disaster and health crises could exacerbate political, social, and economic risks previously mentioned, and result in significant breakdowns, delays, shutdowns, social isolation, and other disruptions to important global, local and regional supply chains affected, with potential corresponding results on the operating performance of the Fund and its investments. A climate of uncertainty and panic, including the contagion of infectious viruses or diseases, may adversely affect global, regional, and local economies and reduce the availability of potential investment opportunities, and increases the difficulty of performing due diligence and modeling market conditions, potentially reducing the accuracy of financial projections. Under these circumstances, the Fund may have difficulty achieving its investment objective which may adversely impact performance. Further, such events can be highly disruptive to economies and markets, significantly disrupt the operations of individual companies (including, but not limited to, the Fund’s third party service providers), sectors, industries, markets, securities and commodity exchanges, currencies, interest and inflation rates, credit ratings, investor sentiment, and other factors affecting the value of the Fund’s investments. These factors can cause substantial market volatility, exchange trading suspensions and closures and can impact the ability of the Fund to complete redemptions and otherwise affect Fund performance and Fund trading in the secondary market. A widespread crisis may also affect the global economy in ways that cannot necessarily be foreseen at the current time. How long such events will last and whether they will continue or recur cannot be predicted. Impacts from these events could have significant impact on the Fund’s performance, resulting in losses to the Fund.
NOTE 4 – MANAGEMENT AND OTHER CONTRACTS
ETF Managers Group, LLC (the “Adviser”), serves as the investment Adviser to the Fund. Pursuant to an Investment Advisory Agreement (“Advisory Agreement”) between the Trust, on behalf of the Fund, and the Adviser, the Adviser provides investment advice to the Fund and oversees the day-to-day operations of the Fund, subject to the direction and control of the Board and the officers of the Trust.
Under the Investment Advisory Agreement with the Fund, the Adviser has overall responsibility for the general management and administration of the Fund and arranges for sub-Advisory, transfer agency, custody, fund administration, securities lending, and all other non-distribution related services necessary for the Fund to operate. The Adviser bears the costs of all Advisory and non-Advisory services required to operate the Fund, in exchange for a single unitary fee. For services provided the Fund pays the Adviser at an annual rate of 0.75% of the Fund’s average daily net assets. The Adviser has an agreement with, and is dependent on, a third party to pay the Fund’s expenses in excess of 0.75% of the Fund’s average daily net assets. Additionally, under the Investment Advisory Agreement, the Adviser has agreed to pay all expenses of the Fund, except for: the fee paid to the Adviser pursuant to the Investment Advisory Agreement, interest charges on any borrowings, 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 (collectively, “Excluded Expenses”). The Adviser has entered into an Agreement with its affiliate, ETFMG Financial, LLC, to serve as distributor the Fund (the “Distributor”). The Distributor provides marketing support for the Fund, including distributing marketing materials related to the Fund.
EquBot, LLC serves as the sub-adviser to the Fund (the “Sub-Adviser”) and provides investment advice using the EquBot Model to the Adviser and the Fund. The Adviser is responsible for paying the entire amount of the Sub-Adviser’s fee for the Fund. The Sub-Adviser also provides marketing support for the Fund.
U.S. Bancorp Fund Services, LLC doing business as U.S. Bank Global Fund Services (the “Administrator”) provides fund accounting, fund administration, and transfer agency services to the Fund. The Adviser compensates the Administrator for these services under an administration agreement between the two entities.
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NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
September 30, 2021 (Continued)
The Adviser pays each independent Trustee a quarterly fee for service to the Fund. Each Trustee is also reimbursed by the Adviser for all reasonable out-of-pocket expenses incurred in connection with their duties as Trustee, including travel and related expenses incurred in attending Board meetings.
NOTE 5 – DISTRIBUTION PLAN
The Fund has adopted a Plan of Distribution pursuant to Rule 12b- 1 under the 1940 Act. Under the Plan, the Fund may pay compensation to the Distributor or any other distributor or financial institution with which the Trust has an agreement with respect to the Fund, with the amount of such compensation not to exceed an annual rate of 0.25% of the Fund’s daily average net assets. For the year ended September 30, 2021, the Fund did not incur any 12b-1 expenses.
NOTE 6 - PURCHASES AND SALES OF SECURITIES
The costs of purchases and sales of securities, excluding short-term securities and in-kind transactions, for the year ended September 30, 2021:
|
|
Purchases |
|
|
Sales |
|
||
AI Powered Equity ETF |
|
$ |
753,407,959 |
|
|
$ |
749,606,938 |
|
The costs of purchases and sales of in-kind transactions associated with creations and redemptions for the year ended September 30, 2021:
|
|
Purchases In-Kind |
|
|
Sales In-Kind |
|
||
AI Powered Equity ETF |
|
$ |
273,474,816 |
|
|
$ |
237,293,752 |
|
Purchases in-kind are the aggregate of all in-kind purchases and sales in-kind are the aggregate of all in-kind sales. Net capital gains or losses resulting from in- kind redemptions are excluded from the Fund’s taxable gains and are not distributed to shareholders.
There were no purchases or sales of U.S. Government obligations for the year ended September 30, 2021.
NOTE 7 — SECURITIES LENDING
The Fund may lend up to 33 1/3% of the value of the securities in its portfolio to brokers, dealers and financial institutions (but not individuals) under terms of participation in a securities lending program administered by U.S. Bank N.A. (“the Custodian”). The securities lending agreement requires that loans are collateralized at all times in an amount equal to at least 102% of the value of any loaned securities at the time of the loan, plus accrued interest. The Fund receives compensation in the form of fees and earn interest on the cash collateral. The amount of fees depends on a number of factors including the type of security and length of the loan. The Fund continues to receive interest payments or dividends on the securities loaned during the borrowing period. Gain or loss in the fair value of securities loaned that may occur during the term of the loan will be for the account of the Fund. The Fund has the right under the terms of the securities lending agreement to recall the securities from the borrower on demand. The cash collateral is invested by the Custodian in accordance with approved investment guidelines. Those guidelines require the cash collateral to be invested in readily marketable, high quality, short-term obligations either directly on behalf of the Fund or through one or more joint accounts, money market funds, or short-term bond funds, including those advised by or affiliated with the Adviser; however, such investments are subject to risk of payment delays or default on the part of the issuer or counterparty or otherwise may not generate sufficient interest to support the costs associated with securities lending. Other investment companies, in which the Fund may invest cash collateral, can be expected to incur fees and expenses for operations, such as investment Advisory and administration fees, which would be in addition to those incurred by the Fund, and which may be received in full or in part by the Adviser. Pursuant to guidance issued by the SEC staff, fees and expenses of money market funds used for cash collateral received in connection with loans of securities are not treated as Acquired Fund Fees and Expenses, which reflect a fund’s pro rata share of the fees and expenses incurred by other investment companies in which the Fund invests (as disclosed in the Prospectus, as applicable). The Fund could also experience delays in recovering its securities and possible loss of income or value if the borrower fails to return the borrowed securities, although the Fund is indemnified from this risk by contract with the securities lending agent.
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NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
September 30, 2021 (Continued)
As of September 30, 2021, the value of the securities on loan and payable for collateral due to broker were as follows:
Value of Securities on Loan Collateral Received
Fund |
|
Values of Securities on Loan |
|
|
Fund Collateral Received* |
|
||
AI Powered Equity ETF |
|
$ |
23,254,430 |
|
|
$ |
23,781,690 |
|
* The cash collateral received was invested in the Mount Vernon Liquid Assets Portfolio, LLC, an investment with an overnight and continuous maturity, as shown on the Schedule of Investments.
NOTE 8 – FEDERAL INCOME TAXES
The components of distributable earnings (losses) and cost basis of investments for federal income tax purposes at September 30, 2021 were as follows:
|
|
Cost |
|
|
Gross Unrealized Appreciation |
|
|
Gross Unrealized Depreciation |
|
|
Net Unrealized Appreciation
|
|
||||
AI Powered Equity ETF |
|
$ |
195,964,868 |
|
|
$ |
6,522,605 |
|
|
$ |
(6,401,231 |
) |
|
$ |
121,374 |
|
|
|
Undistributed Ordinary Income |
|
|
Undistributed Long-term Gain |
|
|
Total Distributable Earnings |
|
|
Other Accumulated (Loss) |
|
|
Total Accumulate Gain d |
|
|||||
AI Powered Equity ETF |
|
$ |
— |
|
|
$ |
2,903,650 |
|
|
$ |
2,903,650 |
|
|
$ |
(231,871 |
) |
|
$ |
2,793,153 |
|
As of September 30, 2021, the Fund had accumulated capital loss carryovers of:
|
Capital Loss |
|
Capital Loss |
|
|
|
Carryover |
|
Carryover |
|
|
|
ST |
|
LT |
|
Expires |
AI Powered Equity ETF |
None |
|
None |
|
Indefinite |
Under current tax law, capital and currency losses realized after October 31 of a Fund’s fiscal year may be deferred and treated as occurring on the first business day of the following fiscal year for tax purposes. The following Funds had deferred post-October capital and currency losses, which will be treated as arising on the first business day of the year ended September 30, 2021.
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NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
September 30, 2021 (Continued)
|
Late Year |
|
Post-October |
|
AI Powered Equity ETF |
Ordinary Loss |
|
Capital Loss |
|
(231,871) |
|
None |
|
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 net asset value per share. For the fiscal year ended September 30, 2021, the following table shows the reclassifications made:
|
|
Total Distributable Earnings/(Loss) |
|
|
Paid-In Capital |
|
||
AI Powered Equity ETF |
|
$ |
(34,511,090 |
) |
|
$ |
34,511,090 |
|
The tax character of distributions paid by the Fund during the fiscal years ended September 30, 2021 and September 30, 2020 are as follows:
|
|
Year Ended
|
|
|
Year Ended
|
|
||||||||||
|
|
From Ordinary Income |
|
|
From Capital Gains |
|
|
From Ordinary Income |
|
|
From Capital Gains |
|
||||
AI Powered Equity ETF |
|
$ |
145,000 |
|
|
$ |
— |
|
|
$ |
446,750 |
|
|
$ |
— |
|
NOTE 9 – LEGAL MATTERS
The Trust, a former and current trustee of the Trust, the Adviser and certain officers of the Adviser were defendants in an action filed May 2, 2017 in the Superior Court of New Jersey captioned PureShares, LLC d/b/a PureFunds et al. v. ETF Managers Group, LLC et al., Docket No. C-63-17. The PureShares action alleged claims based on disputes arising out of contractual relationships with the Adviser relating to certain series of the Trust. The action sought damages in unspecified amounts and injunctive relief based on breach of contract, wrongful termination, and several other claims. The PureShares action was dismissed without prejudice by way of stipulation filed on February 14, 2020.
The Adviser and its parent, Exchange Traded Managers Group, LLC (“ETFMG”), were defendants in a case filed on October 26, 2017 in the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York by NASDAQ, Inc. (“Nasdaq”) captioned Nasdaq, Inc. v. Exchange Traded Managers Group, LLC et al., Case 1:17-cv -08252. This action arose out of the same facts and circumstances, and relates to the same series of the Trust, as the New Jersey litigation and asserted claims for breach of contract, conversion and certain other claims. The matter was the subject of a bench trial in May 2019, and on December 20, 2019, the Court issued an Opinion and Order awarding compensatory damages to Plaintiff in the amount of $78,403,172.36, plus prejudgment interest (the “Judgment”). The Court also denied Plaintiff’s requests for punitive damages and equitable relief. ETFMG filed a Notice of Appeal from the Judgment in the United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit on January 19, 2021, Docket No. 20-300.
On October 28, 2021, Nasdaq and ETFMG entered into a Judgment Payment Agreement, which satisfied the Judgment. On November 1, 2021, Nasdaq recorded a Satisfaction of Judgment with the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York reflecting that the Judgment was paid in full, and ETFMG withdrew its appeal of the Judgment with prejudice before the United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit. PureShares is not a direct party to the Judgment Payment Agreement. ETFMG, however, believes PureShares’ claims in the New Jersey case, if reinstituted, would substantially overlap with those asserted on its behalf by Nasdaq that resulted in the Judgment, which has been satisfied.
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NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
September 30, 2021 (Continued)
The Adviser does not believe that the resolution of these matters will have a material adverse effect on the Fund’s financial statements.
NOTE 10 – SUBSEQUENT EVENTS
In preparing these financial statements, the Fund has evaluated events and transactions for potential recognition or disclosure through the date the financial statements were issued. Except as disclosed in Note 9, this evaluation did not result in any subsequent events that necessitated disclosures and/or adjustments to the financial statements.
.
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Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm
To the Board of Trustees of ETF Managers Trust
and the Shareholders of AI Powered Equity ETF:
Opinion on the Financial Statements
We have audited the accompanying statement of assets and liabilities, including the schedule of investments, of AI Powered Equity ETF (the “Fund”) (a series of ETF Managers Trust) as of September 30, 2021, the related statement of operations for the year then ended, the statements of changes in net assets for each of the two years in the period then ended, the financial highlights for each of the four years in the period then ended and the related notes (collectively referred to as the “financial statements”). In our opinion, the financial statements present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of the Fund as of September 30, 2021, and the results of its operations for the year then ended, the changes in net assets for each of the two years in the period then ended, and the financial highlights for each of the three years in the period then ended, in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America.
Basis for Opinion
These financial statements and financial highlights are the responsibility of the Fund’s management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on these financial statements based on our audits. We are a public accounting firm registered with the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States) (“PCAOB”) and are required to be independent with respect to the Fund in accordance with the U.S. federal securities laws and the applicable rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission and the PCAOB.
We conducted our audits in accordance with the standards of the PCAOB. Those standards require that we plan and perform the audits to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements and financial highlights are free of material misstatement, whether due to error or fraud. The Fund is not required to have, nor were we engaged to perform, an audit of its internal control over financial reporting. As part of our audits we are required to obtain an understanding of internal control over financial reporting but not for the purpose of expressing an opinion on the effectiveness of the Fund’s internal control over financial reporting. Accordingly, we express no such opinion.
Our audits included performing procedures to assess the risks of material misstatement of the financial statements and financial highlights, whether due to error or fraud, and performing procedures that respond to those risks. Such procedures included examining, on a test basis, evidence regarding the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements and financial highlights. Our audits also included evaluating the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall presentation of the financial statements and financial highlights. Our procedures included confirmation of securities owned as of September 30, 2021 by correspondence with the custodian. We believe that our audits provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.
/s/WithumSmith+Brown, PC
We have served as the auditor of one or more series of the Trust since 2013.
New York, New York
November 29, 2021
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Expense Example
Six Months Ended September 30, 2021 (Unaudited)
As a shareholder of AI Powered Equity ETF (the “Fund”) 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. These examples are 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 example is based on an investment of $1,000 invested at the beginning of the period and held for the entire period (April 1, 2021 to September 30, 2021).
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 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.
AI Powered Equity ETF |
|
Beginning Account Value April 1, 2021 |
|
|
Ending Account Value September 30, 2021 |
|
|
Expenses Paid During the Period^ |
|
|
Annualized Expense Ratio During Period April 1, 2021 to September 30, 2021 |
|
||||
Actual |
|
$ |
1,000.00 |
|
|
$ |
1,076.60 |
|
|
$ |
3.90 |
|
|
|
0.75 |
% |
Hypothetical (5% annual) |
|
$ |
1,000.00 |
|
|
$ |
1,021.31 |
|
|
$ |
3.80 |
|
|
|
0.75 |
% |
^ The dollar amounts shown as expenses paid during the period are equal to the annualized six-month expense ratio multiplied by the average account value during the period, multiplied by 183/365 (to reflect the period from April 1, 2021 to September 30, 2021).
.
AI Powered Equity ETF
September 30, 2021 (Unaudited)
NOTE 1 – FREQUENCY DISTRIBUTION OF PREMIUMS AND DISCOUNTS
Information regarding how often shares of the Fund traded on the Exchange at a price above (i.e., at a premium) or below (i.e., at a discount) the NAV is available on the Fund’s website at www.aieqetf.com.
NOTE 2 – FEDERAL TAX INFORMATION
Qualified Dividend Income/Dividends Received Deduction
For the fiscal year ended September 30, 2021, certain dividends paid by the Fund may be subject to a maximum tax rate of 15%, as provided for by the Jobs and Growth Tax Reconciliation Act of 2003. The percentage of dividends declared from ordinary income designated as qualified dividend income was as follows:
Fund Name |
QDI |
AI Powered Equity ETF |
100.00% |
For corporate shareholders, the percent of ordinary income distributions qualifying for the corporate dividends received deduction for the fiscal year ended September 30, 2021 was as follows:
Fund Name |
DRD |
AI Powered Equity ETF |
100.00% |
Short Term Capital Gain
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 the Fund was as follows:
Fund Name |
Short-Term Capital Gain |
AI Powered Equity ETF |
0.00% |
NOTE 3 – INFORMATION ABOUT PORTFOLIO HOLDINGS
The Fund files a complete schedule of portfolio holdings with the SEC for its first and third fiscal quarters on Part F of Form N-PORT. Once filed, the Fund’s Part F of Form N-PORT is available without charge, upon request on the SEC’s website (www.sec.gov), the Fund’s website (www.aieqetf.com) and is available by calling (877) 756-7873. The Fund’s portfolio holdings are posted on its website at www.aieqetf.com daily.
NOTE 4 - INFORMATION ABOUT PROXY VOTING
A description of the policies and procedures the Fund uses 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 1-844-ETF-MGRS (1 -844-383-6477), by accessing the SEC’s website at www.sec.gov, or by accessing the Fund’s website at www.aieqetf.com.
Information regarding how the Fund voted proxies relating to portfolio securities during the period ending June 30 is available by calling toll-free at 1-844-ETF-MGRS (1-844-383-6477) or by accessing the SEC’s website at www.sec.gov.
Carefully consider the Fund’s investment objectives, risk factors, charges, and expenses before investing. This and additional information can be found in the Fund’s prospectus, which may be obtained by calling 1-844-ETF-MGRS (1-844-383-6477) or by visiting www.aieqetf.com. Read the prospectus carefully before investing.
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Set forth below are the names, birth years, positions with the Trust, length of term of office, and the principal occupations and other directorships held during at least the last five years of each of the persons currently serving as a Trustee of the Trust, as well as information about each officer. The business address of each Trustee and officer is 30 Maple Street, 2nd Floor, Summit, New Jersey 07901. The SAI includes additional information about Fund directors and is available, without charge, upon request by calling 1-844-ETF-MGRS (1-844-383-6477).
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Board of Trustees (Continued)
Name and Year of Birth |
Position(s) Held with the Trust, Term of Office and Length of Time Served |
Principal Occupation(s) During Past 5 Years |
Number of Portfolios in Fund Complex Overseen By Trustee |
Other Directorships Held by Trustee During Past 5 Years |
Terry Loebs (1963) |
Trustee (since 2014); Lead Independent Trustee (since 2020) |
Founder and Managing Member, Pulsenomics LLC (index product development and consulting firm) (since 2011); Managing Director, MacroMarkets, LLC (exchange-traded products firm) (2006-2011). |
17 |
None |
Eric Wiegel (1960) |
Trustee (since 2020) |
Senior Portfolio Manager, Little House Capital (2019-present); Managing Partner, Global Focus Capital LLC (2013-present); Chief Investment Officer, Insight Financial Strategist LLC (2017- 2018). |
17 |
None |
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ETF MANAGERS TRUST
ETF Managers Trust, (the “Trust”) has adopted the following privacy policies in order to safeguard the personal information of the Trust’s customers and consumers in accordance with Regulation S-P as promulgated by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission.
Trust officers are responsible for ensuring that the following policies and procedures are implemented:
1) The Trust is committed to protecting the confidentiality and security of the information they collect and will handle personal customer and consumer information only in accordance with Regulation S-P and any other applicable laws, rules and regulations1. The Trust will ensure: (a) the security and confidentiality of customer records and information; (b) that customer records and information are protected from any anticipated threats and hazards; and (c) that customer records and information are protected from unauthorized access or use.
2) The Trust conducts its business affairs through its trustees, officers and third parties that provide services pursuant to agreements with the Trust. The Trust has no employees. It is anticipated that the trustees and officers of the Trust who are not employees of service providers of the Trust will not have access to customer records and information in the performance of their normal responsibilities for the Trust.
3) The Trust may share customer information with its affiliates, subject to the customers’ right to prohibit such sharing.
4) The Trust may share customer information with unaffiliated third parties only in accordance with the requirements of Regulation S-P. Pursuant to this policy, the Trust will not share customer
information with unaffiliated third parties other than as permitted by law, unless authorized to do so by the customer.
Consistent with these policies, the Trust has adopted the following procedures:
1) The Trust will determine that the policies and procedures of its affiliates and Service Providers are reasonably designed to safeguard customer information and only permit appropriate and authorized access to and use of customer information through the application of appropriate administrative, technical and physical protections.
2) The Trust will direct each of its Service Providers to adhere to the privacy policy of the Trust and to its privacy policies with respect to all customer information of the Trust and to take all actions reasonably necessary so that the Trust is in compliance with the provisions of Regulation S-P, including, as applicable, the development and delivery of privacy notices and the maintenance of appropriate and adequate records.
3) The Trust requires its Service Providers to provide periodic reports to the Trust’s Board of Trustees outlining their privacy policies and the implementation of such policies. Each Service Provider is required to promptly report to the Trust’s Board any material changes to its privacy policy before, or promptly after, the adoption of such changes.
(1) Generally, the Funds have institutional clients which are not considered “customers” for purposes of regulation S-P.
Advisor
ETF Managers Group, LLC
30 Maple Street, Suite 2, Summit, NJ 07901
Distributor
ETFMG Financial LLC
30 Maple Street, Suite 2, Summit, NJ 07901
Custodian
U.S. Bank National Association
Custody Operations
1555 North River Center Drive, Suite 302, Milwaukee, Wisconsin 53212
Transfer Agent
U.S. Bancorp Fund Services, LLC doing business as U.S. Bank Global Fund Services
615 East Michigan Street, Milwaukee, Wisconsin 53202
Securities Lending Agent
U.S. Bank, National Association
Securities Lending
800 Nicolet Mall
Minneapolis, MN 55402-7020
Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm
WithumSmith + Brown, PC
1411 Broadway, 9th Floor, New York, NY 10018
Legal Counsel
Sullivan & Worcester LLP
1666 K Street NW, Washington, DC 20006
(b)
|
Not applicable.
|
FYE 9/30/2021
|
FYE 9/30/2020
|
|
Audit Fees
|
$351,200
|
$261,100
|
Audit-Related Fees
|
N/A
|
N/A
|
Tax Fees
|
$60,400
|
$46,850
|
All Other Fees
|
N/A
|
N/A
|
FYE 9/30/2021
|
FYE 9/30/2020
|
|
Audit-Related Fees
|
0%
|
0%
|
Tax Fees
|
0%
|
0%
|
All Other Fees
|
0%
|
0%
|
Non-Audit Related Fees
|
FYE 9/30/2021
|
FYE 9/30/2020
|
Registrant
|
N/A
|
N/A
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Registrant’s Investment Adviser
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The registrant is an issuer as defined in Rule 10A-3 under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, (the “Act”) and has a separately-designated standing audit committee established in accordance with Section 3(a)(58)(A) of the Act. The
independent members of the committee, consisting solely of independent trustees, are Mr. Eric Weigel and Mr. Terry Loebs.
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Not Applicable.
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a)
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Schedule of Investments is included as part of the report to shareholders filed under Item 1 of this Form.
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Not Applicable.
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The Registrant’s Principal Executive Officer and Principal Financial Officer/Treasurer 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.
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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 second fiscal quarter 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.
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EXCHANGE TRADED MANAGERS GROUP LLC
CODE OF ETHICS
This Code of Ethics (“Code”) has been adopted by Exchange Traded Managers Group LLC (the “Parent”) and its affiliates, ETF Managers Group LLC (the “Adviser”), ETFMG Financial LLC (the “Distributor”), and ETF Managers Trust (“Trust”). The Parent and each of its affiliates are collectively referred to herein as “ETFMG” and each, as context dictates, may be referred to herein as “ETFMG.” While affirming its confidence in the integrity and good faith of all of its officers and trustees, ETFMG recognizes that the knowledge of present or future portfolio transactions and, in certain instances, the power to influence portfolio transactions which may be possessed by certain of officers, employees and trustees could place such individuals, if they engage in personal transactions in securities which are eligible for investment by ETFMG, in a position where their personal interest may conflict with that of ETFMG.
This Code is designed to comply with Rule 204A-1 under the Investment Advisers Act of 1940 (“Advisers Act”) and the provisions of Rule 17j-1(b)(1) under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “1940 Act”). ETFMG has determined to adopt this Code to set forth standards of conduct and require supervised persons to comply with applicable federal securities laws. The purpose of the Code is to establish standards that promote honest and ethical conduct, full, fair, accurate and timely disclosure with regulatory authorities, compliance with all applicable governmental laws, rules and regulations, prompt internal reporting of violations of the Code and accountability for adherence to the Code. The Code prohibits certain types of transactions deemed to create conflicts of interest (or at least the potential for or the appearance of such a conflict), and to establish reporting requirements and enforcement procedures.
I. Statement of General Principles.
In recognition of the trust and confidence placed in ETFMG by its shareholders, and to give effect to the ETFMG’s belief that its operations should be directed to the benefit of its shareholders, ETFMG hereby adopts the following general principles of this Code to guide the actions of its trustees, officers and employees:
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The interests of ETFMG’s shareholders are paramount, and all of ETFMG’s personnel must conduct themselves and their operations to give maximum effect to this tenet by assiduously placing the interests of the shareholders before their own. |
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All personal transactions in securities by ETFMG’s personnel must be accomplished so as to avoid even the appearance of a conflict of interest on the part of such personnel with the interests of ETFMG and its shareholders. |
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All of ETFMG’s personnel must avoid actions or activities that allow (or appear to allow) a person to profit or benefit from his or her position with respect to ETFMG, or that otherwise bring into question the person’s independence or judgment. |
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Definitions. |
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“Access Person” shall mean (i) each director/trustee, officer, partner, employee or registered representative of ETFMG or any of ETFMG’s advisers (or of any company in a Control relationship to ETFMG), (ii) certain contractors (including investment sub-advisers) of ETFMG, as determined and notified by ETFMG’s Chief Compliance Officer (“CCO”), (iii) any other person, as determined and notified by the CCO, who, in connection with his or her regular functions or duties, makes, participates in, or obtains non-public information regarding, the purchase or sale of a Security by ETFMG, its affiliates or any series thereof (each a “Fund”), or (iv) such other persons designated under this Code. |
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An “actively managed Fund” is any Fund (as defined below) other than an index-based Fund. |
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“Account” shall mean any accounts of any Access Person or a member of their immediate family (any relative by blood or marriage) living in the Access Person’s household, and any account (brokerage, investment, dividend reinvestment programs, mutual fund, 529 Plan, 401(k) or other retirement accounts, employee stock purchase program or employee stock options programs) in which he or she has a direct or indirect beneficial interest or exercises investment discretion. An “Account” does not include accounts held directly with mutual fund companies. |
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“Beneficial Ownership” of a security is to be determined in the same manner as it is for purposes of Section 16 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. This means that a person should generally consider himself the beneficial owner of any securities in which he has a direct or indirect pecuniary interest. In addition, a person should consider himself the beneficial owner of securities held by his spouse, his minor children, a relative who shares his home, or other persons by reason of any contract, arrangement, understanding or relationship that provides him with sole or shared voting or investment power. |
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“Control” shall have the same meaning as that set forth in Section 2(a)(9) of the 1940 Act. Section 2(a)(9) provides that “control” means the power to exercise a controlling influence over the management or policies of a company, unless such power is solely the result of an official position with such company. Ownership of 25% or more of a company’s outstanding voting security is presumed to give the holder thereof control over the company. Such presumption may be countered by the facts and circumstances of a given situation. |
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“Covered Person” shall include all Access persons who (i) make or participate in the making of investments and/or potential investments for Funds; (ii) have access to non-public information on investments and/or potential investments for Funds; or (iii) have access to non-public information regarding securities recommendations to clients. |
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“Independent Trustee” means a Trustee of the ETF Managers Trust who is not an “interested person” of the Trust within the meaning of Section 2(a)(19) of the 1940 Act. |
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An “index-based Fund” is a Fund (as defined below) that seeks to provide investment results that, before fees and expenses, correspond generally to the price and yield performance of a specified index. |
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“Initial Public Offering” (“IPO”) means an offering of Securities registered under the Securities Act of 1933, the issuer of which, immediately before registration, was not subject to the reporting requirements of Section 13 or Section 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. |
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“Private Placement” means an offering that is exempt from registration under the Securities Act of 1933 pursuant to Section 4(2) or Section 4(6) in the Securities Act of 1933. |
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“Purchase or sale of a Security” includes, among other things, the writing of an option to purchase or sell a Security. |
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“Restricted Security” means any Security (i) that is held or to be acquired by an actively managed Fund; (ii) that the Adviser is researching, analyzing or considering buying or selling for a Fund; or (iii) for which a Covered Person may have material non-public information. |
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“Security” shall have the same meaning as that set forth in Section 2(a)(36) of the 1940 Act and shall include, but is not limited to: any note, stock, treasury stock, security future, bond, debenture, evidence of indebtedness, certificate of interest or participation in any profit-sharing agreement, collateral-trust certificate, preorganization certificate or subscription, transferable share, investment contract, voting-trust certificate, certificate of deposit for a security, fractional undivided interest in oil, gas, or other mineral rights, any put, call, straddle, option, or privilege on any Security (including a certificate of deposit) or on any group or index of Securities, or any put, call, straddle, option or privilege entered into on a national securities exchange relating to foreign currency, any exchange traded vehicle (including, but not limited to, closed-end mutual funds, exchange traded notes and exchange traded funds). Further, for purpose of the Code, “Security” shall include any commodity contracts and derivatives. |
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A Security “held or to be acquired” by ETFMG or any Fund means (A) any Security which (i) is or has been held by ETFMG or any Fund, or (ii) is being or has been considered by a Fund’s investment adviser or sub-adviser for purchase by the Fund; (B) and any option to purchase or sell and any Security convertible into or exchangeable for any Security described in (A) above. |
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A Security is “being purchased or sold” by ETFMG from the time when a purchase or sale program has been communicated to the person who places the buy and sell orders for ETFMG until the time when such program has been fully completed or terminated. |
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Prohibited Purchases and Sales of Securities. |
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No Access Person shall, directly or indirectly: |
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Purchase or sell any Security that ETFMG or its affiliates distribute or sponsor; |
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Employ any device, scheme or artifice to defraud a Fund; |
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Make to a Fund any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state to a Fund a material fact necessary in order to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which they are made, not misleading; |
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Engage in any act, practice or course of business which would operate as a fraud or deceit upon a Fund; or |
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Engage in any manipulative practice with respect to a Fund. |
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No Access Person shall purchase or sell, directly or indirectly, any underlying Security contained in any index-based Fund(s) that ETFMG or its affiliates distribute or sponsor for a period beginning prior to trading in connection with a respective portfolio rebalance in any such Fund(s) and ending after settlement of trades performed in connection with the portfolio rebalance (the “Restrictive Period”). The CCO shall notify all Access Persons in writing of any Securities subject to the Restrictive Period (the “Restricted List”), specifying both the commencement date and duration of such Restrictive Period. |
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No Covered Person shall purchase or sell, directly or indirectly, any Restricted Security, unless pre-approval is received from the CCO. |
(4) The requirements contained in paragraphs III(1)(A), III(2) and III(3) above shall not apply to:
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An Independent Trustee or a Member of the Board of Managers of Exchange Traded Managers Group LLC (the “Board of Managers”; |
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Purchases or sales effected in any account over which the Access Person has no direct or indirect influence or control (i.e., a managed account in which the Access Person does not exercise discretion over the account); |
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Transactions effected pursuant to an automatic 401(k) Plan or automatic dividend reinvestment plan; |
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Purchases effected upon the exercise of rights issued by an issuer pro rata to all holders of a class of its securities, to the extent such rights were acquired from such issuer, and sales of such rights so acquired; |
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Shares issued by open-end investment companies registered under the 1940 Act; and |
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Parent company stock. |
IV. Additional Restrictions and Requirements.
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Each Access Person is prohibited from acquiring, either directly or indirectly, Beneficial Ownership of any securities offered in connection with an IPO, in which ETFMG or its affiliates are either the distributor, sponsor or member of the selling group. |
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Access Persons must obtain approval of the CCO before acquiring Beneficial Ownership in any other IPO or a Private Placement. |
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No Access Person shall accept or receive any gift of more than de minimis1 value from any person or entity that does business with or on behalf of ETFMG. |
1 De minimis value is generally intended to mean gifts of less than $200 in value.
V. Reporting Obligations.
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Each Access Person (with the exception of anyone named in Section III(4)(a)) must provide to the CCO, no later than ten days after he or she becomes an Access Person, an initial holdings report, and, within forty-five days after the end of each calendar year, an annual holdings report. The initial and annual holding reports shall disclose: |
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The title and type of security, and as applicable the exchange ticker symbol or CUSIP number, number of shares and principal of amount of each Security in which such Access Person had any direct or indirect Beneficial Ownership; |
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The name of any broker, dealer or bank with whom the Access Person maintained an account in which any securities were held for the direct or indirect benefit of the Access Person; and |
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The date that the report was submitted by the Access Person. |
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The information included in the initial holdings report must be current as of a date no more than 45 days prior to the date such person
becomes an Access Person. The information included in the annual holdings report must be as of each calendar year-end. The Initial Holdings Report and Annual Holdings Report are attached as Exhibit I and Exhibit II,
respectively.
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Access Persons are not required to submit an initial or annual holdings report with respect to transactions effected for, and Securities held in, any account over which the Access Person has no direct or indirect influence or Control. |
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Except as discussed below, each Access Person (with the exception of anyone named in Section III(4)(a)) shall provide to the CCO broker trade confirmations or account statements (“trading statements”), for each Account in which the Access Person has direct or indirect Control or Beneficial Ownership, for the most recent month. Such trading statements shall include the investment activities of family members. The CCO shall submit such transaction reports with respect to his or her own personal securities transactions to an officer designated to receive his or her reports, who shall act in all respects in the manner prescribed herein for the CCO. |
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Every trading statement shall be provided on a monthly basis to the CCO not later than 30 days after the end of the month in which the transaction to which the trading statement relates was effected. The trading statements shall contain the following information: |
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The name of the account holder and the account number; |
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The date of the transaction, the title, the interest rate and maturity date (if applicable), the number of shares and the principal amount of each Security involved; |
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The nature of the transaction (i.e., purchase, sale or any other type of acquisition or disposition); |
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The price of the Security at which the transaction was effected; |
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The name of the broker, dealer or bank with or through whom the transaction was effected; |
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Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, an Independent Trustee or a Member of the Board of Managers shall report transactions in Securities only if such person knew at the time of the transaction or, in the ordinary course of fulfilling his or her official duties as a trustee, should have known immediately preceding or following the date of the trustee’s transaction, such Security was purchased or sold, or was being considered for purchase or sale, by ETFMG. (The “should have known” standard implies no duty of inquiry, does not presume there should have been any deduction or extrapolation from discussions or memoranda dealing with tactics to be employed meeting a Fund’s investment objectives, or that any knowledge is to be imputed because of prior knowledge of the Fund’s portfolio holdings, market considerations, or the Fund’s investment policies, objectives and restrictions.) |
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Each Independent Trustee or Member of the Board of Managers shall report the name of any publicly-owned company (or any company anticipating a public offering of its equity securities) and the total number of its shares beneficially owned by him or her if such total ownership is more than 1/2 of 1% of the company’s outstanding shares. Such report shall be made promptly after the date on which the Trustee’s ownership interest equaled or exceeded 1/2 of 1%. |
VI. Review and Enforcement.
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The CCO is responsible for identifying each person who is (a) an Access Person of ETFMG; and (b) required to report his or her transactions under this Code and shall inform such Access Persons of their reporting obligation under the Code. Such Access Persons shall promptly upon such request or notification execute the Compliance Certification attached hereto as Exhibit III. |
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The CCO shall compare all reported personal securities transactions with the Restricted List during each respective Restricted Period to determine whether a violation of this Code may have occurred. Before making any determination that a violation has been committed by any person, the CCO may give such person an opportunity to supply additional explanatory material. |
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If the CCO determines that a violation of this Code may have occurred, he or she shall conduct an investigation of the alleged violation and submit a written determination upon conclusion together with supporting documentation to the Chief Executive Officer (“CEO”). |
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If the CEO concludes that a violation has occurred, the CEO shall impose upon the individual such sanctions as he or she deems appropriate, including but not limited to dismissal, suspension, disgorgement of profits, cancellation of trades, selling of positions and suspension of personal trading privileges and shall report the violation and the sanction imposed to the Board of Trustees of ETFMG. |
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No person shall participate in a determination of whether he has committed a violation of the Code or of the imposition of any sanction against himself. If a securities transaction of the CEO is under consideration, any other senior officer shall act in all respects in the manner prescribed herein for the CEO. |
VII. Investment Adviser’s or Administrator’s Code of Ethics.
Each investment adviser (including, where applicable, any sub-adviser), administrator or manager (where applicable), and principal underwriter of ETFMG shall:
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Submit to the Board of Trustees of the Trust a copy of its code of ethics adopted pursuant to or in compliance with Rule 17j-1; |
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Promptly report to ETFMG in writing any material amendments to such code of ethics; |
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Promptly furnish to ETFMG, upon request, copies of any reports made pursuant to such code of ethics by any person who is an Access Person as to ETFMG; |
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Shall immediately furnish to the Board, without request, all material information regarding any violation of such code of ethics by any person who is an Access Person; and |
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At least once a year, provide the Board with a written report that describes any issue(s) that arose during the previous year under its code of ethics, including any material code violations and any resulting sanction(s), and a certification that it has adopted measures reasonably necessary to prevent its personnel from violating its code of ethics. |
VIII. Annual Written Report to the Board.
At least once a year, the CCO for ETFMG will provide the Board of Trustees a written report that includes:
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Issues Arising Under the Code. The report will describe any issue(s) that arose during the previous year under the Code, including any material code violations, and any resulting sanction(s). |
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Certification. The report will certify to the Board of Trustees that ETFMG has adopted measures reasonably necessary to prevent its personnel from violating the Code. |
IX. Records.
ETFMG shall maintain records in the manner and to the extent set forth below, which records may be maintained under the conditions described in Rule 31a-2 under the 1940 Act and shall be available for examination by representatives of the Securities and Exchange Commission.
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A copy of this Code and any other code which is, or at any time within the past five years has been, in effect shall be preserved in an easily accessible place; |
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A record of any violation of this Code and of any action taken as a result of such violation shall be preserved in an easily accessible place for a period of not less than five years following the end of the fiscal year in which the violation occurs; |
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A copy of each report submitted by an Access Person who is required to report under this Code, including any information provided in lieu of any such reports, shall be preserved for a period of not less than five years from the end of the fiscal year in which it is made or the information is provided, the first two years in an easily accessible place; |
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A list of all persons who are, or within the past five years have been, required to submit their reports pursuant to this Code, or who are or were responsible for reviewing these reports, shall be maintained in an easily accessible place; |
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A copy of each annual report to the Board of Trustees will be maintained for at least five years from the end of the fiscal year in which it is made, the first two years in an easily accessible place; and |
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A record of any decision, and the reasons supporting the decision, to approve the acquisition of Securities in an IPO or a Private Placement, shall be preserved for at least five years after the end of the fiscal year in which the approval is granted. |
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Miscellaneous. |
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Confidentiality. All reports of securities transactions and any other information filed with ETFMG pursuant to this Code shall be treated as confidential unless otherwise required by law or a court of appropriate jurisdiction. |
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Interpretation of Provisions. The Board of Trustees may from time to time adopt such interpretations of this Code as it deems appropriate. |
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Periodic Review and Reporting. The CEO shall report to the Board of Trustees at least annually as to the operation of this Code and shall address in any such report the need (if any) for further changes or modifications to this Code. |
EXHIBIT I
INITIAL HOLDINGS REPORT
Name of Reporting Person: |
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Date Person Became Subject to the Code’s Reporting Requirements: |
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Information in Report Dated as of: |
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Date Report Submitted: |
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Securities Holdings
Name of Issuer and Title of Security |
Type of Security and Ticker Symbol or CUSIP Number
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No. of Shares
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Principal Amount
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If you have no securities holdings to report, please check here. ☐
If you do not want this report to be construed as an admission that you have beneficial ownership of one or more securities reported above, please describe below and indicate which securities are at issue.
Securities Accounts
If you maintain an account in which any securities are held for your direct or indirect benefit, please provide the following information:
Name of Broker, Dealer or Bank |
Name(s) on and Type of Account |
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I certify that I have included on this report all securities holdings and accounts required to be reported pursuant to the Code of Ethics.
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EXHIBIT II
ANNUAL HOLDINGS REPORT
Name of Reporting Person: |
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Information in Report Dated as of: |
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December 31, _______ |
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Securities Holdings
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Type of Security and Ticker Symbol or CUSIP Number
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Principal Amount
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If you do not want this report to be construed as an admission that you have beneficial ownership of one or more securities reported above, please describe below and indicate which securities are at issue.
Securities Accounts
If you maintain an account in which any securities are held for your direct or indirect benefit, please provide the following information:
Name of Broker, Dealer or Bank |
Name(s) on and Type of Account |
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I certify that I have included on this report all securities holdings and accounts required to be reported pursuant to the Code of Ethics.
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EXHIBIT III
COMPLIANCE CERTIFICATION
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Initial Certification |
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(i) have received, read and reviewed ETFMG’s Code of Ethics; |
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(ii) understand the policies and procedures in the Code; |
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(iii) recognize that I am subject to such policies and procedures; |
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(iv) understand the penalties for non-compliance; |
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(v) will fully comply with ETFMG’s Code of Ethics; and |
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(vi) have fully and accurately completed this Certificate. |
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Signature: |
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I have reviewed this report on Form N-CSR of the ETF Managers Trust;
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Based on my knowledge, this report does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements made,
in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by this report;
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Based on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial information included in this report, fairly present in all material respects the financial
condition, results of operations, changes in net assets, and cash flows (if the financial statements are required to include a statement of cash flows) of the registrant as of, and for, the periods presented in this report;
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The registrant’s other certifying officer and I are responsible for establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Rule 30a-3(c)
under the Investment Company Act of 1940) and internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Rule 30a-3(d) under the Investment Company Act of 1940) for the registrant and have:
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Designed such disclosure controls and procedures, or caused such disclosure controls and procedures to be designed under our supervision, to ensure that material
information relating to the registrant, including its consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to us by others within those entities, particularly during the period in which this report is being prepared;
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Designed such internal control over financial reporting, or caused such internal control over financial reporting to be designed under our supervision, to provide
reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles;
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Evaluated the effectiveness of the registrant’s disclosure controls and procedures and presented in this report our conclusions about the effectiveness of the
disclosure controls and procedures, as of a date within 90 days prior to the filing date of this report based on such evaluation; and
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Disclosed in this report any change in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the second fiscal quarter 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; and
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The registrant’s other certifying officer and I have disclosed to the registrant’s auditors and the audit committee of the registrant’s board of directors (or
persons performing the equivalent functions):
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All significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the design or operation of internal control over financial reporting which are reasonably likely to
adversely affect the registrant’s ability to record, process, summarize, and report financial information; and
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Any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who have a significant role in the registrant’s internal control over financial
reporting.
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Date: 12/8/2021
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/s/ Samuel Masucci III
Samuel Masucci III
Principal Executive Officer, ETF Managers Trust |
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I have reviewed this report on Form N-CSR of the ETF Managers Trust;
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Based on my knowledge, this report does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements made,
in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by this report;
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Based on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial information included in this report, fairly present in all material respects the financial
condition, results of operations, changes in net assets, and cash flows (if the financial statements are required to include a statement of cash flows) of the registrant as of, and for, the periods presented in this report;
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The registrant’s other certifying officer and I are responsible for establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Rule 30a-3(c)
under the Investment Company Act of 1940) and internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Rule 30a-3(d) under the Investment Company Act of 1940) for the registrant and have:
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Designed such disclosure controls and procedures, or caused such disclosure controls and procedures to be designed under our supervision, to ensure that material
information relating to the registrant, including its consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to us by others within those entities, particularly during the period in which this report is being prepared;
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Designed such internal control over financial reporting, or caused such internal control over financial reporting to be designed under our supervision, to provide
reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles;
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Evaluated the effectiveness of the registrant’s disclosure controls and procedures and presented in this report our conclusions about the effectiveness of the
disclosure controls and procedures, as of a date within 90 days prior to the filing date of this report based on such evaluation; and
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Disclosed in this report any change in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the second fiscal quarter 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; and
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The registrant’s other certifying officer and I have disclosed to the registrant’s auditors and the audit committee of the registrant’s board of directors (or
persons performing the equivalent functions):
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All significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the design or operation of internal control over financial reporting which are reasonably likely to
adversely affect the registrant’s ability to record, process, summarize, and report financial information; and
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(b)
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Any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who have a significant role in the registrant’s internal control over financial
reporting.
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Date: 12/8/2021
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/s/ John Flanagan
John Flanagan
Principal Financial Officer/Treasurer, ETF Managers Trust |
/s/ Samuel Masucci III
Samuel Masucci III
Principal Executive Officer, ETF Managers Trust
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/s/ John Flanagan
John A. Flanagan
Principal Financial Officer/Treasurer, ETF Managers Trust
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Dated: 12/8/2021
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Dated: 12/8/2021
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