|
Page
|
|
|
Letters to Shareholders
|
1
|
|
Performance Summary
|
8
|
|
Portfolio Allocation
|
14
|
|
Schedules of Investments
|
17
|
|
Statements of Assets and Liabilities
|
48
|
|
Statements of Operations
|
49
|
|
Statements of Changes in Net Assets
|
50
|
|
Financial Highlights
|
53
|
|
Notes to Financial Statements
|
56
|
|
Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm
|
71
|
|
Trustees and Officers
|
72
|
|
Expense Examples
|
74
|
|
Federal Tax Information
|
76
|
|
Approval of Advisory Agreement & Board Consideration
|
78
|
|
Review of Liquidity Risk Management Program
|
80
|
|
Information About Portfolio Holdings
|
81
|
|
Information About Proxy Voting
|
81
|
|
Frequency Distribution of Premium and Discounts
|
81
|
|
Average Annual Returns
|
One
|
Three
|
Five
|
Since
|
|
August 31, 2020
|
Year
|
Years
|
Years
|
Inception(1)
|
|
Vident International
|
||||
|
Equity Fund – NAV
|
-1.98%
|
-4.88%
|
3.20%
|
0.12%
|
|
Vident International
|
||||
|
Equity Fund – Market
|
-2.21%
|
-5.05%
|
3.42%
|
0.06%
|
|
Vident Core International
|
||||
|
Equity Index/Vident International
|
||||
|
Equity Index(2)(3)
|
-1.37%
|
-4.36%
|
3.87%
|
0.94%
|
|
Morningstar Global ex-U.S.
|
||||
|
Large-Mid Index(2)(4)
|
8.68%
|
2.96%
|
5.99%
|
3.28%
|
|
Morningstar Global Markets
|
||||
|
ex-US Index(2)(5)
|
8.71%
|
2.80%
|
6.25%
|
3.58%
|
|
(1)
|
Inception date is October 29, 2013.
|
|
(2)
|
Indexes are unmanaged statistical composites and their returns do not include fees an investor would pay to purchase the securities they represent. Such costs would lower performance. It is
not possible to invest directly in an index.
|
|
(3)
|
Effective January 6, 2016, the Fund’s investment objective changed to track the performance, before fees and expenses, of the Vident Core International Equity Index. Prior to January 6, 2016,
the Fund’s investment objective was to track the price and total return performance, before fees and expenses, of the Vident International Equity Index. Performance shown for periods beginning January 6, 2016 is that of the Vident Core
International Equity Index, and performance shown for periods prior to January 6, 2016 is that of the Vident International Equity Index.
|
|
(4)
|
Morningstar Global ex-U.S. Large-Mid Total Return Index measures the performance of Global Markets Ex-U.S. equity markets targeting the top 90% of stocks by market capitalization.
|
|
(5)
|
Morningstar Global Markets ex-US Index provides exposure to the top 97% market capitalization in each of two economic segments, developed markets, excluding the United States, and emerging
markets.
|
|
Average Annual Returns
|
One
|
Three
|
Five
|
Since
|
|
August 31, 2020
|
Year
|
Years
|
Years
|
Inception(1)
|
|
Vident Core U.S.
|
||||
|
Equity Fund – NAV
|
2.70%
|
1.75%
|
4.96%
|
4.29%
|
|
Vident Core U.S.
|
||||
|
Equity Fund – Market
|
2.98%
|
1.78%
|
4.98%
|
4.32%
|
|
Vident Core U.S. Stock
|
||||
|
Index/Vident Core
|
||||
|
U.S. Equity Index(2)(3)
|
3.05%
|
2.02%
|
5.10%
|
4.32%
|
|
Morningstar U.S. Market
|
||||
|
Total Return Index(2)(4)
|
21.82%
|
14.24%
|
14.08%
|
12.08%
|
|
S&P 500 Index(2)(5)
|
21.94%
|
14.52%
|
14.46%
|
12.46%
|
|
(1)
|
Inception date is January 21, 2014.
|
|
(2)
|
Indexes are unmanaged statistical composites and their returns do not include fees an investor would pay to purchase the securities they represent. Such costs would lower performance. It is
not possible to invest directly in an index.
|
|
(3)
|
Effective January 6, 2016, the Fund’s investment objective changed to track the performance, before fees and expenses, of the Vident Core U.S. Stock Index. Prior to January 6, 2016, the Fund’s
investment objective was to track the price and total return performance, before fees and expenses, of the Vident Core U.S. Equity Index. Performance shown for periods beginning January 6, 2016 is that of the Vident Core U.S. Stock Index, and
performance shown for periods prior to January 6, 2016 is that of the Vident Core U.S. Equity Index.
|
|
(4)
|
Morningstar U.S. Market Total Return Index is a diversified broad market index that targets 97% market capitalization coverage of the investable universe.
|
|
(5)
|
The Standard & Poor’s 500 Index (S&P 500) is an unmanaged index containing common stocks of 500 industrial, transportation, utility, and financial companies, regarded as generally
representative of the U.S. stock market. The index return reflects the reinvestment of income dividends and capital gain distributions, if any, but does not reflect fees, brokerage commissions, or other expenses of investing.
|
|
Average Annual Returns
|
One
|
Three
|
Five
|
Since
|
|
August 31, 2020
|
Year
|
Years
|
Years
|
Inception(1)
|
|
Vident Core U.S. Bond
|
||||
|
Strategy ETF – NAV
|
4.26%
|
3.94%
|
3.60%
|
3.04%
|
|
Vident Core U.S. Bond
|
||||
|
Strategy ETF – Market
|
4.17%
|
3.84%
|
3.55%
|
3.00%
|
|
Vident Core U.S. Bond
|
||||
|
Index/Vident Core U.S. Bond
|
||||
|
Strategy Index(2)(3)
|
5.03%
|
4.69%
|
4.39%
|
3.92%
|
|
FTSE Broad Investment-Grade
|
||||
|
(BIG) Bond Index(2)(4)
|
6.55%
|
5.17%
|
4.38%
|
3.78%
|
|
(1)
|
Inception date is October 15, 2014.
|
|
(2)
|
Indexes are unmanaged statistical composites and their returns do not include fees an investor would pay to purchase the securities they represent. Such costs would lower performance. It is
not possible to invest directly in an index.
|
|
(3)
|
Effective January 6, 2016, the Fund’s investment objective changed to track the performance, before fees and expenses, of the Vident Core U.S. Bond Index. Prior to January 6, 2016, the Fund’s
investment objective was to track the price and total return performance, before fees and expenses, of the Vident Core U.S. Bond Strategy Index. Performance shown for periods beginning January 6, 2016 is that of the Vident Core U.S. Bond
Index, and performance shown for periods prior to January 6, 2016 is that of the Vident Core U.S. Bond Strategy Index.
|
|
(4)
|
FTSE Broad Investment-Grade (BIG) Bond Index tracks the performance of the U.S. Dollar-denominated bonds issued in the U.S. investment-grade bond market.
|
|
Percentage of
|
|||||
|
Country
|
Net Assets
|
||||
|
Republic of Korea
|
7.7
|
%
|
|||
|
Japan
|
7.3
|
%
|
|||
|
Singapore
|
6.7
|
%
|
|||
|
Hong Kong
|
6.5
|
%
|
|||
|
Germany
|
5.3
|
%
|
|||
|
Australia
|
5.2
|
%
|
|||
|
Taiwan
|
5.0
|
%
|
|||
|
Norway
|
4.9
|
%
|
|||
|
Switzerland
|
4.9
|
%
|
|||
|
Canada
|
4.8
|
%
|
|||
|
Sweden
|
4.8
|
%
|
|||
|
United Kingdom
|
4.7
|
%
|
|||
|
China
|
4.1
|
%
|
|||
|
Thailand
|
4.1
|
%
|
|||
|
Brazil
|
3.1
|
%
|
|||
|
South Africa
|
2.6
|
%
|
|||
|
Netherlands
|
2.2
|
%
|
|||
|
Indonesia
|
2.1
|
%
|
|||
|
Russian Federation
|
1.9
|
%
|
|||
|
Chile
|
1.6
|
%
|
|||
|
Mexico
|
1.6
|
%
|
|||
|
(a) Less than 0.05%
|
|||||
|
Percentage of
|
|||||
|
Country
|
Net Assets
|
||||
|
Malaysia
|
1.4
|
%
|
|||
|
Israel
|
1.3
|
%
|
|||
|
France
|
1.2
|
%
|
|||
|
Ireland
|
1.0
|
%
|
|||
|
Denmark
|
0.6
|
%
|
|||
|
Finland
|
0.5
|
%
|
|||
|
Italy
|
0.5
|
%
|
|||
|
Poland
|
0.5
|
%
|
|||
|
Belgium
|
0.4
|
%
|
|||
|
Colombia
|
0.4
|
%
|
|||
|
Spain
|
0.3
|
%
|
|||
|
India
|
0.0
|
%(a)
|
|||
|
Turkey
|
0.0
|
%(a)
|
|||
|
Short-Term Investments
|
0.2
|
%
|
|||
|
Investments Purchased
|
|||||
|
with Proceeds from
|
|||||
|
Securities Lending
|
2.4
|
%
|
|||
|
Liabilities in Excess of
|
|||||
|
Other Assets
|
(1.8
|
)%
|
|||
|
Total
|
100.0
|
%
|
|||
|
Percentage of
|
|||||
|
Sector
|
Net Assets
|
||||
|
Information Technology
|
21.9
|
%
|
|||
|
Consumer Discretionary
|
14.9
|
%
|
|||
|
Financials
|
11.8
|
%
|
|||
|
Health Care
|
11.6
|
%
|
|||
|
Industrials
|
10.2
|
%
|
|||
|
Communication Services
|
8.5
|
%
|
|||
|
Consumer Staples
|
8.1
|
%
|
|||
|
Energy
|
3.4
|
%
|
|||
|
Materials
|
3.4
|
%
|
|||
|
Real Estate
|
3.1
|
%
|
|||
|
Utilities
|
3.0
|
%
|
|||
|
Short-Term Investments
|
0.0
|
%(a)
|
|||
|
Investments Purchased with Proceeds from Securities Lending
|
22.3
|
%
|
|||
|
Liabilities in Excess of Other Assets
|
(22.2
|
)%
|
|||
|
Total
|
100.0
|
%
|
|||
|
Percentage of
|
|||||
|
Asset Type
|
Net Assets
|
||||
|
U.S. Government Notes/Bonds
|
61.5
|
%
|
|||
|
Corporate Bonds
|
25.0
|
%
|
|||
|
Mortgage Backed Securities – U.S. Government Agency
|
11.5
|
%
|
|||
|
U.S. Government Agency Issues
|
1.4
|
%
|
|||
|
Short-Term Investments
|
9.8
|
%
|
|||
|
Investments Purchased with Proceeds from Securities Lending
|
21.7
|
%
|
|||
|
Liabilities in Excess of Other Assets
|
(30.9
|
)%
|
|||
|
Total
|
100.0
|
%
|
|||
|
Shares
|
Security Description
|
Value
|
|||||
|
COMMON STOCKS – 97.7%
|
|||||||
|
Australia – 5.2%
|
|||||||
|
178,849
|
AGL Energy Ltd.
|
$
|
1,957,568
|
||||
|
77,632
|
Ansell Ltd.
|
2,220,731
|
|||||
|
1,353,197
|
Beach Energy Ltd.
|
1,521,155
|
|||||
|
80,432
|
BHP Billiton Ltd
|
2,255,025
|
|||||
|
252,148
|
BlueScope Steel Ltd.
|
2,366,387
|
|||||
|
329,120
|
Crown Resorts Ltd.
|
2,193,046
|
|||||
|
279,057
|
Flight Centre Travel Group Ltd.
|
2,730,370
|
|||||
|
183,766
|
Fortescue Metals Group Ltd.
|
2,367,457
|
|||||
|
48,943
|
JB Hi-Fi Ltd. (a)
|
1,815,586
|
|||||
|
26,962
|
Mineral Resources Ltd.
|
581,843
|
|||||
|
556,562
|
Qantas Airways Ltd.
|
1,621,730
|
|||||
|
1,496,441
|
Whitehaven Coal Ltd.
|
1,029,227
|
|||||
|
22,660,125
|
|||||||
|
Belgium – 0.4%
|
|||||||
|
75,325
|
Proximus SADP
|
1,494,501
|
|||||
|
1,884
|
UCB SA
|
224,234
|
|||||
|
1,718,735
|
|||||||
|
Brazil – 2.2%
|
|||||||
|
156,706
|
Cia de Saneamento Basico do Estado de Sao Paulo
|
1,376,558
|
|||||
|
334,710
|
EDP – Energias do Brasil SA
|
1,143,990
|
|||||
|
311,101
|
JBS SA
|
1,269,152
|
|||||
|
787,690
|
Minerva SA/Brazil (b)
|
1,875,213
|
|||||
|
761,179
|
TIM Participacoes SA
|
1,995,252
|
|||||
|
180,695
|
Vale SA
|
1,979,249
|
|||||
|
9,639,414
|
|||||||
|
Canada – 4.8%
|
|||||||
|
176,014
|
Air Canada (b)
|
2,377,563
|
|||||
|
87,295
|
Canadian Solar, Inc. (b)
|
2,836,214
|
|||||
|
108,771
|
Crescent Point Energy Corporation
|
191,170
|
|||||
|
83,727
|
Empire Company Ltd. – Class A
|
2,181,612
|
|||||
|
24,533
|
George Weston Ltd.
|
1,774,239
|
|||||
|
41,507
|
Loblaw Companies Ltd.
|
2,147,425
|
|||||
|
44,227
|
Magna International, Inc.
|
2,156,107
|
|||||
|
123,370
|
Manulife Financial Corporation
|
1,821,742
|
|||||
|
79,382
|
Parex Resources, Inc. (b)
|
1,087,508
|
|||||
|
Shares
|
Security Description
|
Value
|
|||||
|
COMMON STOCKS – 97.7% (Continued)
|
|||||||
|
Canada – 4.8% (Continued)
|
|||||||
|
52,744
|
Sun Life Financial, Inc.
|
$
|
2,203,756
|
||||
|
53,218
|
TFI International, Inc.
|
2,355,079
|
|||||
|
21,132,415
|
|||||||
|
Chile – 1.6%
|
|||||||
|
24,563,150
|
Banco Santander Chile
|
946,966
|
|||||
|
13,834,109
|
Enel Americas SA
|
1,995,464
|
|||||
|
26,143,930
|
Enel Chile SA
|
2,015,817
|
|||||
|
609,651
|
Falabella SA
|
1,925,867
|
|||||
|
6,884,114
|
|||||||
|
China – 4.1%
|
|||||||
|
161,000
|
Anhui Conch Cement Company Ltd. – Class H
|
1,167,487
|
|||||
|
1,770,000
|
China Medical System Holdings Ltd.
|
1,998,349
|
|||||
|
1,253,000
|
China Shenhua Energy Company Ltd. – Class H
|
2,092,065
|
|||||
|
7,212,000
|
China Telecom Corporation Ltd. – Class H
|
2,363,629
|
|||||
|
1,939,000
|
CNOOC Ltd.
|
2,206,664
|
|||||
|
647,500
|
CSC Financial Company Ltd. – Class H (a) (c)
|
962,459
|
|||||
|
2,062,500
|
Great Wall Motor Company Ltd. – Class H
|
2,238,102
|
|||||
|
3,712,000
|
Lenovo Group Ltd.
|
2,481,005
|
|||||
|
688,000
|
Sinotruk Hong Kong Ltd.
|
1,788,765
|
|||||
|
696,000
|
Yanzhou Coal Mining Company Ltd. – Class H (a)
|
536,134
|
|||||
|
17,834,659
|
|||||||
|
Colombia – 0.4%
|
|||||||
|
2,675,758
|
Ecopetrol SA
|
1,562,651
|
|||||
|
Denmark – 0.6%
|
|||||||
|
1,636
|
AP Moller – Maersk A/S – Class B
|
2,513,668
|
|||||
|
Finland – 0.5%
|
|||||||
|
150,730
|
Neles Oyj
|
2,062,226
|
|||||
|
France – 1.2%
|
|||||||
|
16,139
|
Carrefour SA
|
259,796
|
|||||
|
54,966
|
Cie de Saint-Gobain (b)
|
2,233,717
|
|||||
|
10,474
|
Cie Generale des Etablissements Michelin
|
1,185,240
|
|||||
|
57,889
|
Peugeot SA (b)
|
994,863
|
|||||
|
5,862
|
Sanofi
|
594,991
|
|||||
|
5,268,607
|
|||||||
|
Shares
|
Security Description
|
Value
|
|||||
|
COMMON STOCKS – 97.7% (Continued)
|
|||||||
|
Germany – 4.7%
|
|||||||
|
9,954
|
Allianz SE
|
$
|
2,160,890
|
||||
|
7,021
|
Aurubis AG
|
504,979
|
|||||
|
20,144
|
Continental AG
|
2,197,107
|
|||||
|
172,124
|
Deutsche Lufthansa AG (a) (b)
|
1,797,075
|
|||||
|
124,052
|
Deutsche Telekom AG
|
2,188,298
|
|||||
|
23,712
|
Fresenius Medical Care AG & Company KGaA
|
2,015,134
|
|||||
|
12,169
|
Hannover Rueck SE
|
2,075,320
|
|||||
|
13,623
|
Hella GmbH & Company KGaA
|
667,986
|
|||||
|
7,820
|
Muenchener Rueckversicherungs-Gesellschaft
|
||||||
|
AG in Muenchen
|
2,260,445
|
||||||
|
15,221
|
Rheinmetall AG
|
1,411,496
|
|||||
|
12,294
|
Siltronic AG
|
1,145,946
|
|||||
|
26,391
|
Suedzucker AG
|
540,344
|
|||||
|
49,304
|
Uniper SE
|
1,617,994
|
|||||
|
20,583,014
|
|||||||
|
Hong Kong – 6.5%
|
|||||||
|
314,500
|
China Mobile Ltd.
|
2,197,399
|
|||||
|
1,642,000
|
China Resources Cement Holdings Ltd.
|
2,394,096
|
|||||
|
1,212,800
|
China Taiping Insurance Holdings Company Ltd.
|
1,927,923
|
|||||
|
4,242,000
|
China Traditional Chinese Medicine
|
||||||
|
Holdings Company Ltd.
|
1,811,709
|
||||||
|
3,900,000
|
China Unicom Hong Kong Ltd.
|
2,762,656
|
|||||
|
391,000
|
CK Asset Holdings Ltd.
|
2,123,972
|
|||||
|
669,000
|
Haier Electronics Group Company Ltd.
|
2,291,820
|
|||||
|
2,564,000
|
Kunlun Energy Company Ltd.
|
1,912,211
|
|||||
|
2,172,000
|
Nine Dragons Paper Holdings Ltd. (a)
|
2,410,173
|
|||||
|
533,500
|
Shimao Property Holdings Ltd.
|
2,402,424
|
|||||
|
1,800,000
|
Sino Land Company Ltd.
|
2,097,250
|
|||||
|
1,503,000
|
Sun Art Retail Group Ltd. (a)
|
1,958,711
|
|||||
|
2,485,000
|
WH Group Ltd. (c)
|
2,145,075
|
|||||
|
28,435,419
|
|||||||
|
India – 0.0% (d)
|
|||||||
|
14,597
|
Tata Motors Ltd. – ADR (b)
|
142,175
|
|||||
|
Shares
|
Security Description
|
Value
|
|||||
|
COMMON STOCKS – 97.7% (Continued)
|
|||||||
|
Indonesia – 2.1%
|
|||||||
|
1,533,600
|
Astra International Tbk PT
|
$
|
537,089
|
||||
|
5,349,200
|
Bank Mandiri Persero Tbk PT
|
2,185,596
|
|||||
|
6,759,900
|
Bank Negara Indonesia Persero Tbk PT
|
2,367,416
|
|||||
|
25,555,500
|
Perusahaan Gas Negara Persero Tbk PT
|
2,202,380
|
|||||
|
10,340,100
|
Telekomunikasi Indonesian Persero Tbk PT
|
2,030,742
|
|||||
|
9,323,223
|
|||||||
|
Ireland – 1.0%
|
|||||||
|
16,803
|
Jazz Pharmaceuticals PLC (b)
|
2,258,155
|
|||||
|
37,946
|
Perrigo Company PLC (a)
|
1,984,576
|
|||||
|
4,242,731
|
|||||||
|
Israel – 1.3%
|
|||||||
|
653,354
|
Israel Discount Bank Ltd.
|
2,097,438
|
|||||
|
41,238
|
Plus500 Ltd.
|
805,324
|
|||||
|
185,393
|
Teva Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd. (a) (b)
|
1,773,312
|
|||||
|
38,259
|
Tower Semiconductor Ltd. (b)
|
753,252
|
|||||
|
5,429,326
|
|||||||
|
Italy – 0.5%
|
|||||||
|
97,038
|
Assicurazioni Generali SpA
|
1,509,256
|
|||||
|
234,295
|
UnipolSai Assicurazioni SpA
|
673,609
|
|||||
|
2,182,865
|
|||||||
|
Japan – 7.3%
|
|||||||
|
100,400
|
Alfresa Holdings Corporation
|
2,016,616
|
|||||
|
89,800
|
Dai Nippon Printing Company Ltd.
|
1,908,710
|
|||||
|
28,000
|
Daiwabo Holdings Company Ltd.
|
1,684,568
|
|||||
|
16,000
|
Fujitsu Ltd.
|
2,085,153
|
|||||
|
45,300
|
Kaken Pharmaceutical Company Ltd.
|
2,093,168
|
|||||
|
131,800
|
Kinden Corporation
|
2,175,020
|
|||||
|
159,900
|
K’s Holdings Corporation
|
2,266,299
|
|||||
|
886,300
|
Mebuki Financial Group, Inc.
|
2,147,948
|
|||||
|
113,100
|
Medipal Holdings Corporation
|
2,161,853
|
|||||
|
105,000
|
Mixi, Inc. (a)
|
2,324,862
|
|||||
|
38,000
|
NEC Corporation
|
2,003,112
|
|||||
|
49,800
|
Otsuka Holdings Company Ltd.
|
2,186,983
|
|||||
|
165,700
|
Seino Holdings Company Ltd.
|
2,532,884
|
|||||
|
Shares
|
Security Description
|
Value
|
|||||
|
COMMON STOCKS – 97.7% (Continued)
|
|||||||
|
Japan – 7.3% (Continued)
|
|||||||
|
4,500
|
Sekisui House Ltd.
|
$
|
88,943
|
||||
|
100,400
|
Showa Corporation
|
2,152,950
|
|||||
|
29,100
|
Sugi Holdings Company Ltd.
|
2,099,250
|
|||||
|
31,928,319
|
|||||||
|
Malaysia – 1.4%
|
|||||||
|
884,500
|
Genting Bhd
|
745,311
|
|||||
|
1,165,400
|
MISC Bhd
|
2,129,083
|
|||||
|
3,118,900
|
Sime Darby Bhd
|
1,639,753
|
|||||
|
637,900
|
Tenaga Nasional Bhd
|
1,663,088
|
|||||
|
6,177,235
|
|||||||
|
Mexico – 1.6%
|
|||||||
|
3,251,858
|
America Movil SAB de CV – Series L
|
1,976,136
|
|||||
|
440,077
|
Arca Continental SAB de CV
|
2,000,112
|
|||||
|
170,572
|
Gruma SAB de CV
|
2,014,661
|
|||||
|
315,035
|
Grupo Mexico SAB de CV
|
840,631
|
|||||
|
6,831,540
|
|||||||
|
Netherlands – 2.2%
|
|||||||
|
32,130
|
EXOR NV
|
1,898,227
|
|||||
|
73,726
|
Koninklijke Ahold Delhaize NV
|
2,223,701
|
|||||
|
118,178
|
Mylan NV (a) (b)
|
1,935,756
|
|||||
|
57,712
|
NN Group NV
|
2,177,590
|
|||||
|
46,331
|
Signify NV (b) (c)
|
1,550,905
|
|||||
|
9,786,179
|
|||||||
|
Norway – 4.9%
|
|||||||
|
138,527
|
Equinor ASA
|
2,260,362
|
|||||
|
53,305
|
Gjensidige Forsikring ASA (b)
|
1,143,128
|
|||||
|
375,139
|
Leroy Seafood Group ASA
|
2,387,091
|
|||||
|
757,251
|
Norsk Hydro ASA (b)
|
2,433,710
|
|||||
|
222,108
|
Orkla ASA
|
2,275,852
|
|||||
|
46,668
|
Salmar ASA (b)
|
2,546,358
|
|||||
|
321,771
|
Storebrand ASA (b)
|
1,989,656
|
|||||
|
132,199
|
Telenor ASA
|
2,164,724
|
|||||
|
99,157
|
TGS NOPEC Geophysical Company ASA
|
1,298,593
|
|||||
|
17,673
|
TOMRA Systems ASA (b)
|
862,470
|
|||||
|
Shares
|
Security Description
|
Value
|
|||||
|
COMMON STOCKS – 97.7% (Continued)
|
|||||||
|
Norway – 4.9% (Continued)
|
|||||||
|
51,158
|
Yara International ASA
|
$
|
2,157,620
|
||||
|
21,519,564
|
|||||||
|
Poland – 0.5%
|
|||||||
|
61,462
|
KGHM Polska Miedz SA (b)
|
2,292,752
|
|||||
|
Republic of Korea – 7.7%
|
|||||||
|
30,502
|
Daelim Industrial Company Ltd.
|
2,231,353
|
|||||
|
55,776
|
Dongbu Insurance Company Ltd.
|
2,049,518
|
|||||
|
345,606
|
Doosan Infracore Company Ltd. (b)
|
2,339,147
|
|||||
|
33,782
|
DoubleUGames Company Ltd.
|
2,078,849
|
|||||
|
97,213
|
GS Engineering & Construction Corporation
|
2,021,350
|
|||||
|
101,429
|
Hankook Tire & Technology Company Ltd.
|
2,518,861
|
|||||
|
74,422
|
Hyundai Engineering & Construction Company Ltd.
|
2,020,464
|
|||||
|
12,635
|
Hyundai Mobis Company Ltd.
|
2,382,557
|
|||||
|
68,674
|
Kia Motors Corporation
|
2,454,088
|
|||||
|
29,351
|
Kumho Petrochemical Company Ltd.
|
2,483,185
|
|||||
|
34,936
|
LG Electronics, Inc.
|
2,476,312
|
|||||
|
16,377
|
LG Innotek Company Ltd.
|
1,999,045
|
|||||
|
225,554
|
LG Uplus Corporation
|
2,269,021
|
|||||
|
7,044
|
NongShim Company Ltd.
|
2,131,760
|
|||||
|
9,825
|
Samsung Electronics Company Ltd.
|
446,628
|
|||||
|
11,389
|
Samsung Fire & Marine Insurance Company Ltd.
|
1,792,864
|
|||||
|
33,695,002
|
|||||||
|
Russian Federation – 1.9%
|
|||||||
|
420,578
|
Gazprom PJSC – ADR
|
2,048,215
|
|||||
|
12,833
|
LUKOIL PJSC – ADR
|
875,852
|
|||||
|
36,810
|
Magnit PJSC – GDR (e)
|
540,003
|
|||||
|
236,927
|
Mobile TeleSystems PJSC – ADR (a)
|
2,208,159
|
|||||
|
22,746
|
Novolipetsk Steel PJSC – GDR (e)
|
476,756
|
|||||
|
165,602
|
Rosneft Oil Company PJSC – GDR (e)
|
841,258
|
|||||
|
27,839
|
Severstal PJSC – GDR (e)
|
351,885
|
|||||
|
22,332
|
Tatneft PJSC – ADR (b)
|
997,794
|
|||||
|
8,339,922
|
|||||||
|
Singapore – 6.7%
|
|||||||
|
320,900
|
City Developments Ltd.
|
1,895,283
|
|||||
|
2,161,500
|
ComfortDelGro Corporation Ltd.
|
2,352,913
|
|||||
|
Shares
|
Security Description
|
Value
|
|||||
|
COMMON STOCKS – 97.7% (Continued)
|
|||||||
|
Singapore – 6.7% (Continued)
|
|||||||
|
99,600
|
DBS Group Holdings Ltd.
|
$
|
1,528,870
|
||||
|
184,056
|
Flex Ltd. (b)
|
1,998,848
|
|||||
|
3,741,700
|
Genting Singapore Ltd.
|
1,926,442
|
|||||
|
146,000
|
Jardine Cycle & Carriage Ltd.
|
2,034,937
|
|||||
|
95,100
|
Keppel DC REIT (f)
|
203,546
|
|||||
|
39,867
|
Kulicke & Soffa Industries, Inc.
|
956,011
|
|||||
|
1,175,700
|
NetLink NBN Trust (e)
|
838,797
|
|||||
|
331,900
|
Oversea-Chinese Banking Corporation Ltd.
|
2,116,485
|
|||||
|
956,800
|
Sembcorp Industries Ltd.
|
1,315,987
|
|||||
|
826,000
|
Singapore Airlines Ltd.
|
2,217,490
|
|||||
|
356,600
|
Singapore Exchange Ltd.
|
2,258,257
|
|||||
|
147,619
|
United Overseas Bank Ltd.
|
2,123,733
|
|||||
|
198,800
|
UOL Group Ltd.
|
960,662
|
|||||
|
174,100
|
Venture Corporation Ltd.
|
2,541,840
|
|||||
|
690,500
|
Wilmar International Ltd.
|
2,214,313
|
|||||
|
29,484,414
|
|||||||
|
South Africa – 2.6%
|
|||||||
|
246,614
|
Aspen Pharmacare Holdings Ltd. (b)
|
1,977,861
|
|||||
|
525,406
|
Barloworld Ltd.
|
1,854,602
|
|||||
|
257,320
|
Exxaro Resources Ltd.
|
2,083,622
|
|||||
|
64,045
|
Kumba Iron Ore Ltd. (a)
|
2,007,402
|
|||||
|
329,248
|
MultiChoice Group (b)
|
1,883,028
|
|||||
|
1,184,215
|
Telkom SA SOC Ltd.
|
1,586,759
|
|||||
|
11,393,274
|
|||||||
|
Spain – 0.3%
|
|||||||
|
104,146
|
Mapfre SA
|
197,790
|
|||||
|
162,567
|
Repsol SA
|
1,287,455
|
|||||
|
1,485,245
|
|||||||
|
Sweden – 4.8%
|
|||||||
|
75,062
|
Boliden AB
|
2,244,476
|
|||||
|
87,011
|
Getinge AB – Class B
|
1,937,961
|
|||||
|
221,959
|
Husqvarna AB – Class B
|
2,418,531
|
|||||
|
43,405
|
ICA Gruppen AB
|
2,134,783
|
|||||
|
35,688
|
Investor AB – Class B
|
2,281,563
|
|||||
|
214,345
|
Skandinaviska Enskilda Banken AB – Class A (b)
|
2,130,788
|
|||||
|
Shares
|
Security Description
|
Value
|
|||||
|
COMMON STOCKS – 97.7% (Continued)
|
|||||||
|
Sweden – 4.8% (Continued)
|
|||||||
|
102,410
|
Skanska AB – Class B (b)
|
$
|
2,092,144
|
||||
|
109,969
|
SKF AB – Class B
|
2,200,668
|
|||||
|
102,943
|
Swedish Orphan Biovitrum AB (b)
|
2,312,501
|
|||||
|
116,996
|
Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson – Class B
|
1,359,874
|
|||||
|
21,113,289
|
|||||||
|
Switzerland – 4.9%
|
|||||||
|
41,099
|
Adecco Group AG
|
2,157,076
|
|||||
|
13,845
|
Baloise Holding AG
|
2,160,278
|
|||||
|
16,194
|
Chubb Ltd.
|
2,024,250
|
|||||
|
78,280
|
Dufry AG (b)
|
2,362,005
|
|||||
|
127,416
|
Ferrexpo PLC
|
314,595
|
|||||
|
796,156
|
Glencore PLC
|
1,803,490
|
|||||
|
10,654
|
Helvetia Holding AG
|
1,006,300
|
|||||
|
25,512
|
Novartis AG
|
2,211,068
|
|||||
|
6,162
|
Roche Holding AG
|
2,160,413
|
|||||
|
18,582
|
STMicroelectronics NV
|
560,242
|
|||||
|
5,703
|
Swiss Life Holding AG
|
2,310,461
|
|||||
|
26,577
|
Swiss Re AG
|
2,143,987
|
|||||
|
21,214,165
|
|||||||
|
Taiwan – 5.0%
|
|||||||
|
295,000
|
Asustek Computer, Inc.
|
2,443,127
|
|||||
|
728,000
|
Chicony Electronics Company Ltd.
|
2,195,798
|
|||||
|
3,439,000
|
Compal Electronics Ltd.
|
2,168,311
|
|||||
|
831,000
|
Hon Hai Precision Industry Company Ltd.
|
2,177,936
|
|||||
|
2,585,000
|
Inventec Corporation
|
2,004,286
|
|||||
|
1,386,000
|
Lite-On Technology Corporation
|
2,191,790
|
|||||
|
351,000
|
Radiant Opto-Electronics Corporation
|
1,291,958
|
|||||
|
408,000
|
Sino-American Silicon Products, Inc.
|
1,340,463
|
|||||
|
2,908,000
|
United Microelectronics Corporation
|
2,101,106
|
|||||
|
1,898,000
|
Wistron Corporation
|
2,063,500
|
|||||
|
493,000
|
Zhen Ding Technology Holding Ltd.
|
2,066,663
|
|||||
|
22,044,938
|
|||||||
|
Thailand – 4.1%
|
|||||||
|
2,065,300
|
Charoen Pokphand Foods PCL – NVDR
|
2,140,121
|
|||||
|
794,800
|
Kasikornbank PCL – NVDR
|
2,151,559
|
|||||
|
Principal
|
|||||||
|
Amount
|
Security Description
|
Value
|
|||||
|
INVESTMENTS PURCHASED WITH PROCEEDS
|
|||||||
|
FROM SECURITIES LENDING – 2.4% (Continued)
|
|||||||
|
Repurchase Agreements – 1.3% (Continued)
|
|||||||
|
$
|
1,324,289
|
RBC Dominion Securities, Inc. – 0.090%, dated
|
|||||
|
08/31/20, matures 09/01/20, repurchase price
|
|||||||
|
$1,324,292 (collateralized by various U.S. Government
|
|||||||
|
obligations: Total Value $1,350,775)
|
$
|
1,324,289
|
|||||
|
5,689,713
|
|||||||
|
TOTAL INVESTMENTS PURCHASED WITH
|
|||||||
|
PROCEEDS FROM SECURITIES LENDING
|
|||||||
|
(Cost $10,646,018) (i)
|
10,646,018
|
||||||
|
TOTAL INVESTMENTS – 101.8%
|
|||||||
|
(Cost $464,775,912)
|
445,060,413
|
||||||
|
Liabilities in Excess of Other Assets – (1.8)%
|
(7,759,333
|
)
|
|||||
|
NET ASSETS – 100.0%
|
$
|
437,301,080
|
|||||
|
(a)
|
All or a portion of this security is out on loan as of August 31, 2020. Total value of securities out on loan is $10,204,225 or 2.3% of net assets.
|
|
|
(b)
|
Non-income producing security.
|
|
|
(c)
|
Security exempt from registration under Rule 144(a) and Regulation S of the Securities Act of 1933. Such securities are treated as liquid securities, according to the Fund’s liquidity
guidelines. At August 31, 2020, the value of these securities amounted to $4,658,439 or 1.1% of net assets.
|
|
|
(d)
|
Less than 0.05%.
|
|
|
(e)
|
Security exempt from registration under Regulation S of the Securities Act of 1933. Such securities are treated as liquid securities, according to the Fund’s liquidity guidelines. At August 31,
2020, the value of these securities amounted to $3,048,699 or 0.7% of net assets.
|
|
|
(f)
|
Real Estate Investment Trust.
|
|
|
(g)
|
The Money Market Deposit Account (the “MMDA”) is a short-term investment vehicle in which the Fund holds cash balances. The MMDA will bear interest at a variable rate that is determined based on
conditions and may change daily and by any amount. The rate shown is as of August 31, 2020.
|
|
|
(h)
|
Annualized seven-day yield as of August 31, 2020.
|
|
|
(i)
|
Investments purchased with cash proceeds from securities lending. As of August 31, 2020, total cash collateral has a value of $10,646,018. Additionally, total non-cash collateral has a value of
$302,184.
|
|
Shares
|
Security Description
|
Value
|
|||||
|
COMMON STOCKS – 99.9%
|
|||||||
|
Communication Services – 8.5%
|
|||||||
|
896
|
Alphabet, Inc. – Class A (a)
|
$
|
1,460,059
|
||||
|
64,583
|
AMC Networks, Inc. – Class A (a) (b)
|
1,568,721
|
|||||
|
52,445
|
AT&T, Inc. (b)
|
1,563,385
|
|||||
|
157,441
|
CenturyLink, Inc. (b)
|
1,692,491
|
|||||
|
2,774
|
Charter Communications, Inc. – Class A (a) (b)
|
1,707,702
|
|||||
|
41,163
|
Cinemark Holdings, Inc. (b)
|
603,038
|
|||||
|
36,035
|
Comcast Corporation – Class A
|
1,614,728
|
|||||
|
11,553
|
Electronic Arts, Inc. (a)
|
1,611,297
|
|||||
|
60,493
|
Fox Corporation – Class A (b)
|
1,685,335
|
|||||
|
70,019
|
Liberty Latin America Ltd. – Class C (a)
|
667,981
|
|||||
|
113,951
|
Lions Gate Entertainment Corporation – Class A (a) (b)
|
1,109,883
|
|||||
|
13,327
|
Madison Square Garden Entertainment Corporation (a)
|
1,001,791
|
|||||
|
122,508
|
News Corporation – Class A
|
1,852,321
|
|||||
|
28,487
|
Omnicom Group, Inc. (b)
|
1,540,862
|
|||||
|
64,822
|
Telephone & Data Systems, Inc.
|
1,499,333
|
|||||
|
84,578
|
The Interpublic Group of Companies, Inc.
|
1,502,105
|
|||||
|
14,898
|
T-Mobile US, Inc. (a)
|
1,738,299
|
|||||
|
14,172
|
United States Cellular Corporation (a)
|
515,577
|
|||||
|
27,087
|
Verizon Communications, Inc.
|
1,605,446
|
|||||
|
66,090
|
Yelp, Inc. (a) (b)
|
1,528,001
|
|||||
|
28,068,355
|
|||||||
|
Consumer Discretionary – 14.9%
|
|||||||
|
38,247
|
Adtalem Global Education, Inc. (a)
|
1,269,800
|
|||||
|
15,039
|
Asbury Automotive Group, Inc. (a)
|
1,590,976
|
|||||
|
28,540
|
AutoNation, Inc. (a) (b)
|
1,622,784
|
|||||
|
38,361
|
Big Lots, Inc. (b)
|
1,808,721
|
|||||
|
40,444
|
BorgWarner, Inc. (b)
|
1,641,622
|
|||||
|
39,171
|
Cooper Tire & Rubber Company (b)
|
1,354,142
|
|||||
|
59,186
|
General Motors Company
|
1,753,681
|
|||||
|
17,343
|
Group 1 Automotive, Inc. (b)
|
1,499,129
|
|||||
|
40,392
|
Hanesbrands, Inc. (b)
|
617,594
|
|||||
|
23,830
|
John Wiley & Sons, Inc. – Class A
|
754,220
|
|||||
|
46,301
|
KB Home
|
1,655,724
|
|||||
|
34,890
|
Kohl’s Corporation (b)
|
745,250
|
|||||
|
30,980
|
La-Z-Boy, Inc.
|
1,006,850
|
|||||
|
13,341
|
Lear Corporation
|
1,519,940
|
|||||
|
Shares
|
Security Description
|
Value
|
|||||
|
COMMON STOCKS – 99.9% (Continued)
|
|||||||
|
Consumer Discretionary – 14.9% (Continued)
|
|||||||
|
22,125
|
Lennar Corporation – Class A
|
$
|
1,655,393
|
||||
|
6,982
|
Lithia Motors, Inc. – Class A (b)
|
1,738,239
|
|||||
|
55,388
|
LKQ Corporation (a)
|
1,758,015
|
|||||
|
15,918
|
Meritage Homes Corporation (a)
|
1,528,606
|
|||||
|
18,289
|
Mohawk Industries, Inc. (a)
|
1,688,623
|
|||||
|
11,692
|
Murphy USA, Inc. (a)
|
1,576,783
|
|||||
|
109,500
|
Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings Ltd. (a) (b)
|
1,873,545
|
|||||
|
72,251
|
Perdoceo Education Corporation (a)
|
1,038,247
|
|||||
|
35,804
|
PulteGroup, Inc.
|
1,596,500
|
|||||
|
47,033
|
Rent-A-Center, Inc.
|
1,443,913
|
|||||
|
12,630
|
Target Corporation
|
1,909,782
|
|||||
|
223,845
|
The Michaels Company, Inc. (a) (b)
|
2,518,256
|
|||||
|
70,361
|
The ODP Corporation (b)
|
1,645,040
|
|||||
|
12,274
|
TopBuild Corporation (a)
|
1,887,741
|
|||||
|
92,739
|
TRI Pointe Group, Inc. (a)
|
1,565,434
|
|||||
|
64,463
|
Urban Outfitters, Inc. (a) (b)
|
1,517,459
|
|||||
|
9,574
|
Whirlpool Corporation (b)
|
1,701,491
|
|||||
|
18,648
|
Williams-Sonoma, Inc. (b)
|
1,636,549
|
|||||
|
49,120,049
|
|||||||
|
Consumer Staples – 8.1%
|
|||||||
|
37,711
|
BJ’s Wholesale Club Holdings, Inc. (a) (b)
|
1,674,745
|
|||||
|
9,560
|
Casey’s General Stores, Inc.
|
1,700,246
|
|||||
|
56,416
|
Darling Ingredients, Inc. (a)
|
1,803,620
|
|||||
|
52,980
|
Edgewell Personal Care Company (a) (b)
|
1,521,056
|
|||||
|
17,837
|
Fresh Del Monte Produce, Inc. (b)
|
413,640
|
|||||
|
23,568
|
General Mills, Inc.
|
1,507,174
|
|||||
|
17,707
|
Ingredion, Inc. (b)
|
1,424,351
|
|||||
|
42,871
|
Molson Coors Brewing Company – Class B
|
1,613,664
|
|||||
|
35,870
|
Nu Skin Enterprises, Inc. (b)
|
1,695,575
|
|||||
|
64,689
|
Pilgrim’s Pride Corporation (a)
|
1,035,024
|
|||||
|
14,643
|
PriceSmart, Inc.
|
962,777
|
|||||
|
57,627
|
Sprouts Farmers Market, Inc. (a)
|
1,345,590
|
|||||
|
14,250
|
The JM Smucker Company (b)
|
1,712,565
|
|||||
|
44,198
|
The Kroger Company
|
1,576,985
|
|||||
|
25,636
|
Tyson Foods, Inc. – Class A
|
1,609,941
|
|||||
|
77,313
|
United Natural Foods, Inc. (a) (b)
|
1,395,500
|
|||||
|
Shares
|
Security Description
|
Value
|
|||||
|
COMMON STOCKS – 99.9% (Continued)
|
|||||||
|
Consumer Staples – 8.1% (Continued)
|
|||||||
|
14,245
|
Universal Corporation
|
$
|
618,375
|
||||
|
19,271
|
USANA Health Sciences, Inc. (a)
|
1,511,039
|
|||||
|
11,819
|
Walmart, Inc.
|
1,641,068
|
|||||
|
26,762,935
|
|||||||
|
Energy – 3.4%
|
|||||||
|
85,226
|
Cabot Oil & Gas Corporation
|
1,616,737
|
|||||
|
17,473
|
Chevron Corporation (b)
|
1,466,509
|
|||||
|
39,967
|
ConocoPhillips
|
1,514,350
|
|||||
|
112,669
|
EQT Corporation
|
1,788,057
|
|||||
|
41,090
|
HollyFrontier Corporation (b)
|
980,818
|
|||||
|
60,630
|
Marathon Oil Corporation (b)
|
320,126
|
|||||
|
253,802
|
Range Resources Corporation
|
1,893,363
|
|||||
|
632,946
|
Southwestern Energy Company (a) (b)
|
1,759,590
|
|||||
|
11,339,550
|
|||||||
|
Financials – 11.8%
|
|||||||
|
22,363
|
Affiliated Managers Group, Inc. (b)
|
1,535,220
|
|||||
|
10,737
|
Aflac, Inc.
|
389,968
|
|||||
|
10,108
|
Ameriprise Financial, Inc. (b)
|
1,584,934
|
|||||
|
14,692
|
Assurant, Inc. (b)
|
1,785,960
|
|||||
|
101,044
|
CNO Financial Group, Inc.
|
1,647,017
|
|||||
|
48,442
|
Federated Hermes, Inc.
|
1,158,248
|
|||||
|
29,745
|
First American Financial Corporation
|
1,563,695
|
|||||
|
17,734
|
Globe Life, Inc.
|
1,462,700
|
|||||
|
30,490
|
Green Dot Corporation (a)
|
1,587,309
|
|||||
|
94,598
|
Jefferies Financial Group, Inc.
|
1,659,249
|
|||||
|
20,352
|
LPL Financial Holdings, Inc.
|
1,672,120
|
|||||
|
28,689
|
Mercury General Corporation
|
1,283,259
|
|||||
|
41,423
|
Metlife, Inc. (b)
|
1,593,129
|
|||||
|
79,835
|
Old Republic International Corporation
|
1,286,142
|
|||||
|
38,384
|
OneMain Holdings, Inc.
|
1,116,207
|
|||||
|
11,903
|
Reinsurance Group of America, Inc.
|
1,091,267
|
|||||
|
33,328
|
Stifel Financial Corporation (b)
|
1,690,063
|
|||||
|
67,465
|
Synchrony Financial (b)
|
1,673,807
|
|||||
|
16,876
|
The Allstate Corporation
|
1,569,468
|
|||||
|
13,384
|
The Hanover Insurance Group, Inc.
|
1,371,726
|
|||||
|
38,494
|
The Hartford Financial Services Group, Inc.
|
1,557,082
|
|||||
|
Shares
|
Security Description
|
Value
|
|||||
|
COMMON STOCKS – 99.9% (Continued)
|
|||||||
|
Financials – 11.8% (Continued)
|
|||||||
|
17,812
|
The Progressive Corporation
|
$
|
1,692,853
|
||||
|
13,537
|
The Travelers Companies, Inc. (b)
|
1,570,833
|
|||||
|
51,411
|
Unum Group
|
950,075
|
|||||
|
31,855
|
Voya Financial, Inc.
|
1,653,593
|
|||||
|
106,213
|
Waddell & Reed Financial, Inc. (b)
|
1,672,855
|
|||||
|
18,215
|
Walker & Dunlop, Inc.
|
997,818
|
|||||
|
38,816,597
|
|||||||
|
Health Care – 11.6%
|
|||||||
|
16,099
|
AbbVie, Inc.
|
1,541,801
|
|||||
|
14,800
|
Alexion Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (a)
|
1,690,456
|
|||||
|
15,249
|
AmerisourceBergen Corporation
|
1,479,610
|
|||||
|
6,101
|
Amgen, Inc.
|
1,545,505
|
|||||
|
5,872
|
Anthem, Inc.
|
1,653,085
|
|||||
|
5,555
|
Biogen, Inc. (a)
|
1,597,840
|
|||||
|
27,521
|
Cardinal Health, Inc.
|
1,396,966
|
|||||
|
8,974
|
Cigna Corporation
|
1,591,718
|
|||||
|
24,610
|
CVS Health Corporation
|
1,528,773
|
|||||
|
17,696
|
DaVita, Inc. (a)
|
1,535,305
|
|||||
|
21,119
|
Gilead Sciences, Inc.
|
1,409,693
|
|||||
|
12,562
|
HCA Healthcare, Inc. (b)
|
1,704,915
|
|||||
|
23,628
|
Henry Schein, Inc. (a)
|
1,569,844
|
|||||
|
4,027
|
Humana, Inc.
|
1,671,890
|
|||||
|
7,923
|
Laboratory Corporation of America Holdings (a)
|
1,392,467
|
|||||
|
11,430
|
Magellan Health, Inc. (a)
|
862,508
|
|||||
|
10,119
|
McKesson Corporation (b)
|
1,552,659
|
|||||
|
69,724
|
MEDNAX, Inc. (a)
|
1,295,472
|
|||||
|
19,539
|
Merck & Company, Inc.
|
1,666,091
|
|||||
|
8,579
|
Molina Healthcare, Inc. (a)
|
1,586,858
|
|||||
|
62,085
|
Patterson Companies, Inc. (b)
|
1,801,086
|
|||||
|
39,900
|
Pfizer, Inc.
|
1,507,821
|
|||||
|
40,685
|
Prestige Consumer Healthcare, Inc. (a)
|
1,482,155
|
|||||
|
12,612
|
Quest Diagnostics, Inc.
|
1,402,959
|
|||||
|
10,406
|
Supernus Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (a)(b)
|
228,828
|
|||||
|
5,192
|
UnitedHealth Group, Inc.
|
1,622,760
|
|||||
|
38,319,065
|
|||||||
|
Shares
|
Security Description
|
Value
|
|||||
|
COMMON STOCKS – 99.9% (Continued)
|
|||||||
|
Industrials – 10.2%
|
|||||||
|
23,659
|
Arcosa, Inc.
|
$
|
1,095,175
|
||||
|
27,790
|
BMC Stock Holdings, Inc. (a)
|
1,109,377
|
|||||
|
69,666
|
Builders FirstSource, Inc. (a) (b)
|
2,133,173
|
|||||
|
7,984
|
Cummins, Inc.
|
1,654,684
|
|||||
|
20,599
|
EMCOR Group, Inc.
|
1,545,131
|
|||||
|
39,062
|
GMS, Inc. (a)
|
1,034,752
|
|||||
|
25,390
|
Hub Group, Inc. – Class A (a)
|
1,366,998
|
|||||
|
36,011
|
Knight-Swift Transportation Holdings, Inc.
|
1,637,060
|
|||||
|
21,987
|
ManpowerGroup, Inc.
|
1,611,867
|
|||||
|
31,616
|
MasTec, Inc. (a) (b)
|
1,460,975
|
|||||
|
19,616
|
Oshkosh Corporation
|
1,510,628
|
|||||
|
25,422
|
Owens Corning
|
1,719,544
|
|||||
|
18,222
|
PACCAR, Inc.
|
1,564,177
|
|||||
|
39,390
|
Quanta Services, Inc.
|
2,018,738
|
|||||
|
16,994
|
Regal Beloit Corporation
|
1,680,027
|
|||||
|
11,002
|
Saia, Inc. (a) (b)
|
1,476,468
|
|||||
|
58,159
|
Schneider National, Inc. – Class B
|
1,573,783
|
|||||
|
24,198
|
SkyWest, Inc.
|
814,263
|
|||||
|
27,584
|
UFP Industries, Inc.
|
1,637,110
|
|||||
|
8,265
|
UniFirst Corporation
|
1,592,004
|
|||||
|
9,835
|
United Rentals, Inc. (a)
|
1,741,287
|
|||||
|
36,548
|
Werner Enterprises, Inc.
|
1,681,573
|
|||||
|
33,658,794
|
|||||||
|
Information Technology – 21.9%
|
|||||||
|
36,195
|
Alliance Data Systems Corporation
|
1,632,756
|
|||||
|
25,943
|
Amdocs Ltd.
|
1,588,490
|
|||||
|
91,420
|
Amkor Technology, Inc. (a)
|
1,114,867
|
|||||
|
23,237
|
Arrow Electronics, Inc. (a)
|
1,825,499
|
|||||
|
59,727
|
Avnet, Inc.
|
1,643,090
|
|||||
|
27,402
|
Belden, Inc. (b)
|
922,899
|
|||||
|
6,932
|
CACI International, Inc. (a)
|
1,623,405
|
|||||
|
41,464
|
Cardtronics PLC (a) (b)
|
900,183
|
|||||
|
39,701
|
Cerence, Inc. (a) (b)
|
2,112,093
|
|||||
|
27,038
|
Ciena Corporation (a)
|
1,534,947
|
|||||
|
6,749
|
Cirrus Logic, Inc. (a)
|
408,922
|
|||||
|
33,645
|
Cisco Systems, Inc.
|
1,420,492
|
|||||
|
Shares
|
Security Description
|
Value
|
|||||
|
COMMON STOCKS – 99.9% (Continued)
|
|||||||
|
Information Technology – 21.9% (Continued)
|
|||||||
|
24,858
|
Cognizant Technology Solutions Corporation
|
$
|
1,662,006
|
||||
|
51,491
|
Corning, Inc.
|
1,671,398
|
|||||
|
14,324
|
CSG Systems International, Inc.
|
609,773
|
|||||
|
26,228
|
Dell Technologies, Inc. – Class C (a)
|
1,733,146
|
|||||
|
21,793
|
Diodes, Inc. (a)
|
1,064,806
|
|||||
|
33,120
|
EchoStar Corporation – Class A (a)
|
973,066
|
|||||
|
26,379
|
First Solar, Inc. (a) (b)
|
2,020,368
|
|||||
|
40,390
|
FormFactor, Inc. (a)
|
1,055,391
|
|||||
|
164,250
|
Hewlett Packard Enterprise Company
|
1,588,297
|
|||||
|
93,238
|
HP, Inc.
|
1,822,803
|
|||||
|
31,623
|
Intel Corporation (b)
|
1,611,192
|
|||||
|
12,510
|
International Business Machines Corporation (b)
|
1,542,608
|
|||||
|
47,589
|
Jabil, Inc.
|
1,625,164
|
|||||
|
64,184
|
Juniper Networks, Inc. (b)
|
1,604,600
|
|||||
|
70,745
|
KBR, Inc.
|
1,767,918
|
|||||
|
17,267
|
Leidos Holdings, Inc. (b)
|
1,562,491
|
|||||
|
17,208
|
ManTech International Corporation – Class A
|
1,288,019
|
|||||
|
21,406
|
MAXIMUS, Inc.
|
1,660,035
|
|||||
|
31,086
|
Micron Technology, Inc. (a)
|
1,414,724
|
|||||
|
36,253
|
NetApp, Inc. (b)
|
1,718,030
|
|||||
|
45,303
|
NETGEAR, Inc. (a)
|
1,510,855
|
|||||
|
37,701
|
NetScout Systems, Inc. (a) (b)
|
872,401
|
|||||
|
58,318
|
Nuance Communications, Inc. (a) (b)
|
1,747,207
|
|||||
|
9,955
|
OSI Systems, Inc. (a) (b)
|
783,956
|
|||||
|
62,504
|
Perspecta, Inc.
|
1,298,208
|
|||||
|
21,669
|
Plexus Corporation (a)
|
1,648,361
|
|||||
|
13,732
|
Qorvo, Inc. (a)
|
1,761,404
|
|||||
|
17,219
|
QUALCOMM, Inc.
|
2,050,783
|
|||||
|
47,448
|
Sanmina Corporation (a) (b)
|
1,342,778
|
|||||
|
19,820
|
Sykes Enterprises, Inc. (a)
|
656,141
|
|||||
|
20,066
|
Synaptics, Inc. (a) (b)
|
1,712,232
|
|||||
|
12,827
|
SYNNEX Corporation
|
1,630,953
|
|||||
|
17,898
|
Teradyne, Inc.
|
1,520,793
|
|||||
|
90,830
|
TTM Technologies, Inc. (a) (b)
|
1,040,912
|
|||||
|
69,327
|
Western Union Company (b)
|
1,635,424
|
|||||
|
103,520
|
Xerox Holdings Corporation
|
1,952,387
|
|||||
|
Shares
|
Security Description
|
Value
|
|||||
|
COMMON STOCKS – 99.9% (Continued)
|
|||||||
|
Information Technology – 21.9% (Continued)
|
|||||||
|
60,465
|
Xperi Holding Corporation (b)
|
$
|
757,626
|
||||
|
5,743
|
Zebra Technologies Corporation (a) (b)
|
1,645,542
|
|||||
|
72,291,441
|
|||||||
|
Materials – 3.4%
|
|||||||
|
30,929
|
Boise Cascade Company
|
1,416,548
|
|||||
|
78,403
|
Commercial Metals Company
|
1,636,271
|
|||||
|
50,396
|
Domtar Corporation
|
1,437,294
|
|||||
|
5,544
|
Eastman Chemical Company
|
405,322
|
|||||
|
36,616
|
Nucor Corporation
|
1,664,563
|
|||||
|
15,533
|
Reliance Steel & Aluminum Company
|
1,628,946
|
|||||
|
56,974
|
Steel Dynamics, Inc.
|
1,681,872
|
|||||
|
45,837
|
WestRock Company
|
1,390,236
|
|||||
|
11,261,052
|
|||||||
|
Real Estate – 3.1%
|
|||||||
|
115,357
|
Apple Hospitality REIT, Inc.
|
1,173,181
|
|||||
|
37,207
|
CBRE Group, Inc. (a)
|
1,749,845
|
|||||
|
109,412
|
CoreCivic, Inc.
|
1,018,626
|
|||||
|
48,842
|
Equity Commonwealth
|
1,533,150
|
|||||
|
100,815
|
Host Hotels & Resorts, Inc. (b)
|
1,132,152
|
|||||
|
5,691
|
Lexington Realty Trust
|
64,707
|
|||||
|
169,750
|
Realogy Holdings Corporation (b)
|
1,880,830
|
|||||
|
137,747
|
Sunstone Hotel Investors, Inc.
|
1,147,433
|
|||||
|
62,150
|
Xenia Hotels & Resorts, Inc.
|
558,107
|
|||||
|
10,258,031
|
|||||||
|
Utilities – 3.0%
|
|||||||
|
7,927
|
Avangrid, Inc. (b)
|
380,813
|
|||||
|
41,008
|
Exelon Corporation
|
1,513,605
|
|||||
|
37,219
|
Hawaiian Electric Industries, Inc.
|
1,288,150
|
|||||
|
32,208
|
MDU Resources Group, Inc.
|
760,753
|
|||||
|
37,557
|
National Fuel Gas Company
|
1,714,101
|
|||||
|
46,149
|
NRG Energy, Inc. (b)
|
1,587,987
|
|||||
|
29,994
|
Portland General Electric Company
|
1,144,271
|
|||||
|
85,507
|
Vistra Energy Corporation
|
1,644,300
|
|||||
|
10,033,980
|
|||||||
|
TOTAL COMMON STOCKS (Cost $327,268,594)
|
329,929,849
|
||||||
|
(a)
|
Non-income producing security.
|
|
|
(b)
|
All or a portion of this security is out on loan as of August 31, 2020. Total value of securities out on loan is $70,934,546 or 21.5% of net assets.
|
|
|
(c)
|
Less than 0.05%.
|
|
|
(d)
|
The Money Market Deposit Account (the “MMDA”) is a short-term investment vehicle in which the Fund holds cash balances. The MMDA will bear interest at a variable rate that is determined based on
conditions and may change daily and by any amount. The rate shown is as of August 31, 2020.
|
|
|
(e)
|
Annualized seven-day yield as of August 31, 2020.
|
|
Principal
|
|||||||
|
Amount
|
Security Description
|
Value
|
|||||
|
CORPORATE BONDS – 25.0%
|
|||||||
|
Communication Services – 1.5%
|
|||||||
|
$
|
885,000
|
AT&T, Inc.
|
|||||
|
08/15/2058, 5.300%
|
$
|
1,169,626
|
|||||
|
830,000
|
Charter Communications Operating LLC /
|
||||||
|
Charter Communications Operating Capital
|
|||||||
|
10/23/2055, 6.834%
|
1,146,138
|
||||||
|
935,000
|
The Interpublic Group of Companies, Inc.
|
||||||
|
10/01/2048, 5.400%
|
1,110,695
|
||||||
|
1,125,000
|
VeriSign, Inc.
|
||||||
|
07/15/2027, 4.750%
|
1,200,617
|
||||||
|
970,000
|
ViacomCBS, Inc.
|
||||||
|
04/30/2036, 6.875%
|
1,327,498
|
||||||
|
5,954,574
|
|||||||
|
Consumer Discretionary – 2.6%
|
|||||||
|
1,095,000
|
Darden Restaurants, Inc.
|
||||||
|
05/01/2027, 3.850%
|
1,130,639
|
||||||
|
805,000
|
General Motors Company
|
||||||
|
04/01/2046, 6.750%
|
979,728
|
||||||
|
910,000
|
Hasbro, Inc. (a)
|
||||||
|
03/15/2040, 6.350%
|
1,084,957
|
||||||
|
1,000,000
|
Kohl’s Corporation
|
||||||
|
05/15/2025, 9.500%
|
1,205,375
|
||||||
|
1,185,000
|
Las Vegas Sands Corporation
|
||||||
|
08/08/2029, 3.900%
|
1,200,863
|
||||||
|
1,070,000
|
Lear Corporation
|
||||||
|
09/15/2027, 3.800%
|
1,144,110
|
||||||
|
1,225,000
|
Mohawk Industries, Inc.
|
||||||
|
05/15/2030, 3.625%
|
1,313,996
|
||||||
|
1,510,000
|
Nordstrom, Inc.
|
||||||
|
04/01/2030, 4.375%
|
1,221,436
|
||||||
|
1,065,000
|
Tapestry, Inc.
|
||||||
|
07/15/2027, 4.125%
|
1,041,367
|
||||||
|
10,322,471
|
|||||||
|
Consumer Staples – 0.9%
|
|||||||
|
1,005,000
|
Altria Group, Inc.
|
||||||
|
01/31/2044, 5.375%
|
1,250,960
|
||||||
|
Principal
|
|||||||
|
Amount
|
Security Description
|
Value
|
|||||
|
CORPORATE BONDS – 25.0% (Continued)
|
|||||||
|
Consumer Staples – 0.9% (Continued)
|
|||||||
|
$
|
950,000
|
Kraft Heinz Foods Company
|
|||||
|
02/09/2040, 6.500%
|
$
|
1,210,363
|
|||||
|
1,090,000
|
Molson Coors Brewing Company
|
||||||
|
05/01/2042, 5.000%
|
1,236,408
|
||||||
|
3,697,731
|
|||||||
|
Energy – 5.7%
|
|||||||
|
1,155,000
|
Cimarex Energy Company
|
||||||
|
05/15/2027, 3.900%
|
1,191,070
|
||||||
|
990,000
|
Concho Resources, Inc.
|
||||||
|
10/01/2027, 3.750%
|
1,087,591
|
||||||
|
940,000
|
Devon Energy Corporation (a)
|
||||||
|
09/30/2031, 7.875%
|
1,237,272
|
||||||
|
1,370,000
|
Enable Midstream Partners LP (a)
|
||||||
|
05/15/2044, 5.000%
|
1,184,463
|
||||||
|
1,009,000
|
Energy Transfer Operating LP
|
||||||
|
07/01/2038, 7.500%
|
1,189,796
|
||||||
|
Enterprise Products Operating LLC (b)
|
|||||||
|
1,570,000
|
08/16/2077, 4.875%
|
1,397,300
|
|||||
|
165,000
|
02/15/2078, 5.375%
|
150,687
|
|||||
|
Halliburton Company
|
|||||||
|
100,000
|
09/15/2038, 6.700%
|
128,246
|
|||||
|
900,000
|
09/15/2039, 7.450%
|
1,230,298
|
|||||
|
1,150,000
|
Hess Corporation
|
||||||
|
01/15/2040, 6.000%
|
1,334,183
|
||||||
|
980,000
|
HollyFrontier Corporation
|
||||||
|
04/01/2026, 5.875%
|
1,078,695
|
||||||
|
1,010,000
|
Kinder Morgan Energy Partners LP
|
||||||
|
01/15/2038, 6.950%
|
1,346,556
|
||||||
|
Marathon Oil Corporation
|
|||||||
|
195,000
|
03/15/2032, 6.800%
|
215,803
|
|||||
|
1,010,000
|
10/01/2037, 6.600%
|
1,091,412
|
|||||
|
1,115,000
|
MPLX LP
|
||||||
|
04/15/2058, 4.900%
|
1,189,872
|
||||||
|
Principal
|
|||||||
|
Amount
|
Security Description
|
Value
|
|||||
|
CORPORATE BONDS – 25.0% (Continued)
|
|||||||
|
Energy – 5.7% (Continued)
|
|||||||
|
$
|
1,260,000
|
Newfield Exploration Company
|
|||||
|
01/01/2026, 5.375%
|
$
|
1,252,768
|
|||||
|
ONEOK Partners LP
|
|||||||
|
1,430,000
|
10/01/2036, 6.650%
|
1,651,884
|
|||||
|
150,000
|
10/15/2037, 6.850%
|
172,390
|
|||||
|
1,075,000
|
Phillips 66 Partners LP
|
||||||
|
10/01/2046, 4.900%
|
1,163,333
|
||||||
|
1,200,000
|
Plains All American Pipeline LP /
|
||||||
|
PAA Finance Corporation
|
|||||||
|
01/15/2037, 6.650%
|
1,361,402
|
||||||
|
930,000
|
The Williams Companies, Inc.
|
||||||
|
04/15/2040, 6.300%
|
1,174,789
|
||||||
|
670,000
|
Valero Energy Corporation
|
||||||
|
06/15/2037, 6.625%
|
908,466
|
||||||
|
22,738,276
|
|||||||
|
Financials – 5.2%
|
|||||||
|
1,115,000
|
American Equity Investment Life Holding Company
|
||||||
|
06/15/2027, 5.000%
|
1,219,439
|
||||||
|
1,115,000
|
American International Group, Inc. (b)
|
||||||
|
04/01/2048, 5.750%
|
1,232,357
|
||||||
|
1,155,000
|
Ares Capital Corporation
|
||||||
|
03/01/2025, 4.250%
|
1,193,913
|
||||||
|
1,000,000
|
Athene Holding Ltd.
|
||||||
|
04/03/2030, 6.150%
|
1,208,391
|
||||||
|
1,225,000
|
Brighthouse Financial, Inc.
|
||||||
|
06/22/2047, 4.700%
|
1,184,212
|
||||||
|
1,150,000
|
Discover Bank (b)
|
||||||
|
08/09/2028, 4.682%
|
1,203,987
|
||||||
|
1,050,000
|
Enstar Group Ltd.
|
||||||
|
06/01/2029, 4.950%
|
1,172,555
|
||||||
|
705,000
|
Fifth Third Bancorp
|
||||||
|
03/01/2038, 8.250%
|
1,173,824
|
||||||
|
1,150,000
|
GLP Capital LP / GLP Financing II, Inc.
|
||||||
|
06/01/2028, 5.750%
|
1,311,305
|
||||||
|
Principal
|
|||||||
|
Amount
|
Security Description
|
Value
|
|||||
|
CORPORATE BONDS – 25.0% (Continued)
|
|||||||
|
Financials – 5.2% (Continued)
|
|||||||
|
$
|
1,245,000
|
Host Hotels & Resorts LP
|
|||||
|
12/15/2029, 3.375%
|
$
|
1,211,897
|
|||||
|
920,000
|
Legg Mason, Inc.
|
||||||
|
01/15/2044, 5.625%
|
1,255,236
|
||||||
|
1,010,000
|
Markel Corporation
|
||||||
|
04/05/2046, 5.000%
|
1,332,752
|
||||||
|
735,000
|
MetLife, Inc.
|
||||||
|
08/01/2069, 10.750%
|
1,197,761
|
||||||
|
1,000,000
|
Prudential Financial, Inc. (b)
|
||||||
|
09/15/2048, 5.700%
|
1,156,752
|
||||||
|
1,205,000
|
Synchrony Financial
|
||||||
|
08/04/2026, 3.700%
|
1,256,108
|
||||||
|
305,000
|
The Allstate Corporation (b)
|
||||||
|
05/15/2067, 6.500%
|
395,974
|
||||||
|
1,035,000
|
Unum Group
|
||||||
|
08/15/2042, 5.750%
|
1,185,984
|
||||||
|
1,155,000
|
Voya Financial, Inc. (b)
|
||||||
|
05/15/2053, 5.650%
|
1,208,990
|
||||||
|
21,101,437
|
|||||||
|
Health Care – 0.3%
|
|||||||
|
1,035,000
|
Cardinal Health, Inc.
|
||||||
|
06/15/2047, 4.368%
|
1,155,561
|
||||||
|
Industrials – 2.2%
|
|||||||
|
1,020,000
|
BNSF Funding Trust I (b)
|
||||||
|
12/15/2055, 6.613%
|
1,155,760
|
||||||
|
1,045,000
|
Delta Air Lines, Inc.
|
||||||
|
04/19/2028, 4.375%
|
979,123
|
||||||
|
950,000
|
FedEx Corporation
|
||||||
|
01/15/2044, 5.100%
|
1,201,920
|
||||||
|
1,240,000
|
Kirby Corporation
|
||||||
|
03/01/2028, 4.200%
|
1,308,440
|
||||||
|
Principal
|
|||||||
|
Amount
|
Security Description
|
Value
|
|||||
|
CORPORATE BONDS – 25.0% (Continued)
|
|||||||
|
Industrials – 2.2% (Continued)
|
|||||||
|
$
|
1,170,000
|
Owens Corning
|
|||||
|
07/15/2047, 4.300%
|
$
|
1,259,113
|
|||||
|
1,125,000
|
Southwest Airlines Company
|
||||||
|
06/15/2027, 5.125%
|
1,229,621
|
||||||
|
650,000
|
Stanley Black & Decker, Inc. (a) (b)
|
||||||
|
03/15/2060, 4.000%
|
683,474
|
||||||
|
1,050,000
|
Westinghouse Air Brake Technologies Corporation (g)
|
||||||
|
09/15/2028, 4.950%
|
1,208,999
|
||||||
|
9,026,450
|
|||||||
|
Information Technology – 1.6%
|
|||||||
|
270,000
|
Corning, Inc.
|
||||||
|
11/15/2079, 5.450%
|
338,924
|
||||||
|
950,000
|
Hewlett Packard Enterprise Company
|
||||||
|
10/15/2045, 6.350%
|
1,227,272
|
||||||
|
945,000
|
HP, Inc.
|
||||||
|
09/15/2041, 6.000%
|
1,163,516
|
||||||
|
1,170,000
|
Jabil, Inc.
|
||||||
|
01/12/2028, 3.950%
|
1,288,958
|
||||||
|
970,000
|
Micron Technology, Inc.
|
||||||
|
02/06/2029, 5.327%
|
1,160,982
|
||||||
|
1,085,000
|
Seagate HDD Cayman
|
||||||
|
06/01/2027, 4.875%
|
1,215,352
|
||||||
|
6,395,004
|
|||||||
|
Materials – 1.2%
|
|||||||
|
1,035,000
|
Martin Marietta Materials, Inc.
|
||||||
|
12/15/2047, 4.250%
|
1,173,469
|
||||||
|
920,000
|
Sonoco Products Company
|
||||||
|
11/01/2040, 5.750%
|
1,209,895
|
||||||
|
700,000
|
The Dow Chemical Company
|
||||||
|
05/15/2039, 9.400%
|
1,193,500
|
||||||
|
1,005,000
|
Vulcan Materials Company
|
||||||
|
06/15/2047, 4.500%
|
1,175,093
|
||||||
|
4,751,957
|
|||||||
|
Principal
|
|||||||
|
Amount
|
Security Description
|
Value
|
|||||
|
CORPORATE BONDS – 25.0% (Continued)
|
|||||||
|
Real Estate – 1.6%
|
|||||||
|
$
|
1,155,000
|
Brixmor Operating Partnership LP
|
|||||
|
07/01/2030, 4.050%
|
$
|
1,243,813
|
|||||
|
1,330,000
|
EPR Properties
|
||||||
|
08/15/2029, 3.750%
|
1,177,219
|
||||||
|
1,110,000
|
MPT Operating Partnership LP /
|
||||||
|
MPT Finance Corporation
|
|||||||
|
10/15/2027, 5.000%
|
1,175,795
|
||||||
|
1,125,000
|
Omega Healthcare Investors, Inc. (a)
|
||||||
|
01/15/2026, 5.250%
|
1,235,611
|
||||||
|
1,190,000
|
Sabra Health Care LP
|
||||||
|
08/15/2026, 5.125%
|
1,297,980
|
||||||
|
205,000
|
United Rentals North America, Inc.
|
||||||
|
11/15/2027, 3.875%
|
213,969
|
||||||
|
6,344,387
|
|||||||
|
Utilities – 2.2%
|
|||||||
|
1,150,000
|
Dominion Energy, Inc. (b)
|
||||||
|
10/01/2054, 5.750%
|
1,232,545
|
||||||
|
1,210,000
|
Edison International
|
||||||
|
03/15/2028, 4.125%
|
1,264,935
|
||||||
|
920,000
|
Exelon Generation Company LLC
|
||||||
|
10/01/2039, 6.250%
|
1,139,139
|
||||||
|
1,115,000
|
National Fuel Gas Company
|
||||||
|
01/15/2026, 5.500%
|
1,223,767
|
||||||
|
1,200,000
|
NextEra Energy Capital Holdings, Inc. (b)
|
||||||
|
12/01/2077, 4.800%
|
1,296,135
|
||||||
|
815,000
|
PSEG Power LLC
|
||||||
|
04/15/2031, 8.625%
|
1,204,340
|
||||||
|
1,325,000
|
The Southern Company (b)
|
||||||
|
03/15/2057, 5.500%
|
1,367,972
|
||||||
|
8,728,833
|
|||||||
|
TOTAL CORPORATE BONDS
|
|||||||
|
(Cost $94,863,615)
|
100,216,681
|
||||||
|
Principal
|
|||||||
|
Amount
|
Security Description
|
Value
|
|||||
|
MORTGAGE BACKED SECURITIES –
|
|||||||
|
U.S. GOVERNMENT AGENCY – 11.5%
|
|||||||
|
Federal Home Loan Banks
|
|||||||
|
$
|
240,000
|
11/29/2021, 1.875%
|
$
|
245,194
|
|||
|
265,000
|
12/10/2021, 2.625%
|
273,478
|
|||||
|
140,000
|
03/11/2022, 2.250%
|
144,448
|
|||||
|
145,000
|
03/11/2022, 2.500%
|
150,186
|
|||||
|
175,000
|
06/10/2022, 2.125%
|
181,131
|
|||||
|
150,000
|
09/09/2022, 2.000%
|
155,703
|
|||||
|
100,000
|
12/09/2022, 1.875%
|
103,807
|
|||||
|
100,000
|
02/17/2023, 1.375%
|
102,926
|
|||||
|
100,000
|
03/10/2023, 2.125%
|
104,895
|
|||||
|
50,000
|
06/09/2023, 2.125%
|
52,592
|
|||||
|
95,000
|
12/08/2023, 3.375%
|
104,569
|
|||||
|
360,000
|
06/09/2028, 3.250%
|
428,015
|
|||||
|
200,000
|
11/16/2028, 3.250%
|
238,993
|
|||||
|
150,000
|
07/15/2036, 5.500%
|
234,714
|
|||||
|
2,520,651
|
|||||||
|
Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation
|
|||||||
|
255,000
|
01/13/2022, 2.375%
|
262,840
|
|||||
|
50,000
|
05/05/2023, 0.375%
|
50,145
|
|||||
|
50,000
|
06/19/2023, 2.750%
|
53,509
|
|||||
|
150,000
|
09/15/2029, 6.750%
|
225,749
|
|||||
|
200,000
|
03/15/2031, 6.750%
|
312,845
|
|||||
|
50,000
|
07/15/2032, 6.250%
|
78,258
|
|||||
|
983,346
|
|||||||
|
Federal National Mortgage Association
|
|||||||
|
260,000
|
01/05/2022, 2.000%
|
266,664
|
|||||
|
335,000
|
01/11/2022, 2.625%
|
346,242
|
|||||
|
130,000
|
04/05/2022, 1.875%
|
133,571
|
|||||
|
125,000
|
04/12/2022, 2.250%
|
129,310
|
|||||
|
130,000
|
09/06/2022, 1.375%
|
133,140
|
|||||
|
110,000
|
10/05/2022, 2.000%
|
114,208
|
|||||
|
110,000
|
01/19/2023, 2.375%
|
115,743
|
|||||
|
100,000
|
09/24/2026, 1.875%
|
107,988
|
|||||
|
350,000
|
05/15/2029, 6.250%
|
505,887
|
|||||
|
200,000
|
01/15/2030, 7.125%
|
309,214
|
|||||
|
220,000
|
05/15/2030, 7.250%
|
346,483
|
|||||
|
150,000
|
11/15/2030, 6.625%
|
230,772
|
|||||
|
Principal
|
|||||||
|
Amount
|
Security Description
|
Value
|
|||||
|
U.S. GOVERNMENT NOTES/BONDS – 61.5%
|
|||||||
|
U.S. Treasury Bonds – 28.6%
|
|||||||
|
United States Treasury Bonds
|
|||||||
|
$
|
600,000
|
08/15/2023, 6.250%
|
$
|
708,234
|
|||
|
10,125,000
|
02/15/2026, 6.000% (a)
|
13,236,460
|
|||||
|
950,000
|
11/15/2027, 6.125%
|
1,332,227
|
|||||
|
8,820,000
|
08/15/2028, 5.500% (a)
|
12,236,372
|
|||||
|
3,035,000
|
11/15/2028, 5.250%
|
4,182,017
|
|||||
|
5,230,000
|
02/15/2029, 5.250%
|
7,254,786
|
|||||
|
1,905,000
|
05/15/2030, 6.250%
|
2,912,492
|
|||||
|
400,000
|
11/15/2039, 4.375%
|
623,594
|
|||||
|
1,140,000
|
02/15/2040, 4.625%
|
1,832,639
|
|||||
|
1,850,000
|
05/15/2040, 4.375%
|
2,897,924
|
|||||
|
3,095,000
|
11/15/2040, 4.250%
|
4,797,008
|
|||||
|
3,375,000
|
02/15/2041, 4.750%
|
5,556,489
|
|||||
|
4,745,000
|
05/15/2041, 4.375%
|
7,492,837
|
|||||
|
3,295,000
|
08/15/2041, 3.750%
|
4,826,660
|
|||||
|
1,140,000
|
02/15/2043, 3.125%
|
1,540,737
|
|||||
|
4,835,000
|
08/15/2043, 3.625%
|
7,038,513
|
|||||
|
4,885,000
|
11/15/2043, 3.750%
|
7,241,058
|
|||||
|
2,905,000
|
02/15/2044, 3.625%
|
4,235,740
|
|||||
|
89,945,787
|
|||||||
|
United States Treasury Inflation Indexed Bonds
|
|||||||
|
199,399
|
07/15/2023, 0.375%
|
210,882
|
|||||
|
497,376
|
10/15/2024, 0.125%
|
532,957
|
|||||
|
1,012,061
|
01/15/2025, 2.375%
|
1,188,251
|
|||||
|
1,756,568
|
04/15/2025, 0.125%
|
1,889,806
|
|||||
|
1,805,429
|
01/15/2026, 2.000%
|
2,149,821
|
|||||
|
1,390,533
|
01/15/2028, 1.750%
|
1,710,337
|
|||||
|
1,753,290
|
04/15/2028, 3.625%
|
2,429,853
|
|||||
|
1,344,818
|
01/15/2029, 2.500%
|
1,777,065
|
|||||
|
1,850,441
|
04/15/2029, 3.875%
|
2,693,489
|
|||||
|
1,122,240
|
01/15/2030, 0.125%
|
1,256,442
|
|||||
|
1,699,285
|
04/15/2032, 3.375%
|
2,614,386
|
|||||
|
1,097,312
|
02/15/2040, 2.125%
|
1,678,307
|
|||||
|
1,094,796
|
02/15/2041, 2.125%
|
1,693,114
|
|||||
|
410,720
|
02/15/2042, 0.750%
|
513,728
|
|||||
|
Principal
|
|||||||
|
Amount
|
Security Description
|
Value
|
|||||
|
U.S. GOVERNMENT NOTES/BONDS – 61.5% (Continued)
|
|||||||
|
U.S. Treasury Bonds – 28.6% (Continued)
|
|||||||
|
United States Treasury Inflation
|
|||||||
|
Indexed Bonds (Continued)
|
|||||||
|
$
|
790,509
|
02/15/2043, 0.625%
|
$
|
968,931
|
|||
|
503,294
|
02/15/2044, 1.375%
|
713,744
|
|||||
|
197,059
|
02/15/2045, 0.750%
|
250,611
|
|||||
|
146,881
|
02/15/2046, 1.000%
|
198,323
|
|||||
|
24,470,047
|
|||||||
|
U.S. Treasury Notes – 32.9%
|
|||||||
|
United States Treasury Notes
|
|||||||
|
5,695,000
|
11/30/2021, 1.750%
|
5,807,565
|
|||||
|
4,530,000
|
11/30/2021, 1.875%
|
4,627,501
|
|||||
|
6,060,000
|
12/31/2021, 2.000%
|
6,209,606
|
|||||
|
5,315,000
|
12/31/2021, 2.125%
|
5,454,934
|
|||||
|
5,135,000
|
01/15/2022, 2.500%
|
5,300,383
|
|||||
|
3,940,000
|
01/31/2022, 1.500%
|
4,015,414
|
|||||
|
5,245,000
|
01/31/2022, 1.875% (a)
|
5,372,847
|
|||||
|
1,465,000
|
02/15/2022, 2.000%
|
1,504,458
|
|||||
|
3,770,000
|
02/15/2022, 2.500%
|
3,899,226
|
|||||
|
910,000
|
02/28/2022, 1.750%
|
931,861
|
|||||
|
1,015,000
|
02/28/2022, 1.875%
|
1,041,287
|
|||||
|
12,460,000
|
08/15/2022, 1.500% (a)
|
12,791,942
|
|||||
|
16,295,000
|
08/15/2022, 1.625% (a)
|
16,770,483
|
|||||
|
13,080,000
|
08/31/2022, 1.625% (a)
|
13,469,845
|
|||||
|
10,540,000
|
08/31/2022, 1.875% (a)
|
10,906,430
|
|||||
|
8,430,000
|
09/30/2022, 1.750%
|
8,714,513
|
|||||
|
4,730,000
|
09/30/2022, 1.875%
|
4,901,462
|
|||||
|
3,130,000
|
10/15/2022, 1.375%
|
3,212,163
|
|||||
|
505,000
|
10/31/2022, 2.000% (a)
|
525,338
|
|||||
|
115,457,258
|
|||||||
|
United States Treasury Inflation Indexed Notes
|
|||||||
|
1,756,727
|
01/15/2024, 0.625%
|
1,882,734
|
|||||
|
2,156,758
|
04/15/2024, 0.500%
|
2,310,505
|
|||||
|
575,426
|
07/15/2024, 0.125%
|
614,147
|
|||||
|
1,442,157
|
01/15/2025, 0.250%
|
1,553,731
|
|||||
|
565,287
|
07/15/2025, 0.375%
|
619,732
|
|||||
|
(a)
|
All or a portion of this security is out on loan as of August 31, 2020. Total value of securities out on loan is $85,241,001 or 21.3% of net assets.
|
|
|
(b)
|
Variable or Floating Rate Security based on a reference index and spread. Certain securities are fixed to variable and currently in the fixed phase. Rate disclosed is the rate in effect as of
August 31, 2020.
|
|
|
(c)
|
Security purchased on a forward-commitment basis (“TBA commitment”). On August 31, 2020, the total value of TBA commitments was $39,785,540 or 9.9% of net assets. (See Note 2).
|
|
|
(d)
|
The Money Market Deposit Account (the “MMDA”) is a short-term investment vehicle in which the Fund holds cash balances. The MMDA will bear interest at a variable rate that is determined based on
conditions and may change daily and by any amount. The rate shown is as of August 31, 2020.
|
|
|
(e)
|
All or portion of this security has been pledged as collateral in connection with TBA commitments. At August 31, 2020, the value of securities pledged amounted to $39,341,125. In addition, the
Fund held cash collateral in the amount of $800,000.
|
|
|
(f)
|
Annualized seven-day yield as of August 31, 2020.
|
|
|
(g)
|
Variable rate security. Coupon changes periodically based upon a predetermined schedule or bond rating. Interest rate disclosed is that which is in effect at August 31, 2020.
|
|
Vident
|
Vident
|
Vident
|
||||||||||
|
International
|
Core U.S.
|
Core U.S. Bond
|
||||||||||
|
Equity Fund
|
Equity Fund
|
Strategy ETF
|
||||||||||
|
ASSETS
|
||||||||||||
|
Investments in Securities, at Value*+
|
$
|
445,060,413
|
$
|
403,852,712
|
$
|
524,446,014
|
||||||
|
Cash Held as Collateral
|
||||||||||||
|
for TBA Commitments
|
—
|
—
|
800,000
|
|||||||||
|
Foreign Currency, at Value*
|
167,165
|
—
|
—
|
|||||||||
|
Interest and Dividends Receivable
|
1,207,075
|
428,929
|
2,251,557
|
|||||||||
|
Dividend Tax Reclaim Receivable
|
1,709,992
|
—
|
—
|
|||||||||
|
Securities Lending Income Receivable
|
23,000
|
2,473
|
1,733
|
|||||||||
|
Total Assets
|
448,167,645
|
404,284,114
|
527,499,304
|
|||||||||
|
LIABILITIES
|
||||||||||||
|
Payable for Investment
|
||||||||||||
|
Securities Purchased
|
—
|
—
|
39,891,884
|
|||||||||
|
Management Fees Payable,
|
||||||||||||
|
Net of Waiver
|
220,547
|
133,977
|
132,484
|
|||||||||
|
Collateral Received for
|
||||||||||||
|
Securities Loaned (See Note 4)
|
10,646,018
|
73,793,231
|
86,980,495
|
|||||||||
|
Total Liabilities
|
10,866,565
|
73,927,208
|
127,004,863
|
|||||||||
|
NET ASSETS
|
$
|
437,301,080
|
$
|
330,356,906
|
$
|
400,494,441
|
||||||
|
NET ASSETS CONSIST OF:
|
||||||||||||
|
Paid-in Capital
|
$
|
628,899,185
|
$
|
416,856,973
|
$
|
389,901,560
|
||||||
|
Total Distributable Earnings
|
||||||||||||
|
(Accumulated Deficit)
|
(191,598,105
|
)
|
(86,500,067
|
)
|
10,592,881
|
|||||||
|
Net Assets
|
$
|
437,301,080
|
$
|
330,356,906
|
$
|
400,494,441
|
||||||
|
Net Asset Value
|
||||||||||||
|
(unlimited shares authorized):
|
||||||||||||
|
Net Assets
|
$
|
437,301,080
|
$
|
330,356,906
|
$
|
400,494,441
|
||||||
|
Shares Outstanding (No Par Value)
|
20,300,000
|
11,000,000
|
7,700,000
|
|||||||||
|
Net Asset Value, Offering and
|
||||||||||||
|
Redemption Price per Share
|
$
|
21.54
|
$
|
30.03
|
$
|
52.01
|
||||||
|
* Identified Cost:
|
||||||||||||
|
Investments in Securities
|
$
|
464,775,912
|
$
|
401,191,457
|
$
|
507,689,492
|
||||||
|
Foreign Currency
|
166,481
|
—
|
—
|
|||||||||
|
+ Includes loaned securities
|
||||||||||||
|
with a value of
|
$
|
10,204,225
|
$
|
70,934,546
|
$
|
85,241,001
|
||||||
|
Vident
|
Vident
|
Vident
|
||||||||||
|
International
|
Core U.S.
|
Core U.S. Bond
|
||||||||||
|
Equity Fund
|
Equity Fund
|
Strategy ETF
|
||||||||||
|
INVESTMENT INCOME
|
||||||||||||
|
Dividends*
|
$
|
15,279,612
|
$
|
8,091,245
|
$
|
—
|
||||||
|
Securities Lending Income, Net
|
169,953
|
159,521
|
1,733
|
|||||||||
|
Interest
|
9,918
|
5,211
|
12,437,620
|
|||||||||
|
Total Investment Income
|
15,459,483
|
8,255,977
|
12,439,353
|
|||||||||
|
EXPENSES
|
||||||||||||
|
Management Fees
|
3,252,186
|
2,033,173
|
1,803,273
|
|||||||||
|
Total Expenses
|
3,252,186
|
2,033,173
|
1,803,273
|
|||||||||
|
Fees Waived by Adviser
|
||||||||||||
|
(See Note 3)
|
(55,490
|
)
|
(40,228
|
)
|
(48,927
|
)
|
||||||
|
Net Expenses
|
3,196,696
|
1,992,945
|
1,754,346
|
|||||||||
|
Net Investment Income (Loss)
|
12,262,787
|
6,263,032
|
10,685,007
|
|||||||||
|
REALIZED AND UNREALIZED
|
||||||||||||
|
GAIN (LOSS) ON INVESTMENTS
|
||||||||||||
|
Net Realized Gain (Loss) on:
|
||||||||||||
|
Investments in Securities
|
(31,522,678
|
)
|
(9,974,496
|
)
|
11,008,383
|
|||||||
|
Foreign Currency
|
(451,064
|
)
|
—
|
—
|
||||||||
|
Net Change in Unrealized
|
||||||||||||
|
Appreciation (Depreciation) of:
|
||||||||||||
|
Investments in Securities
|
(4,680,547
|
)
|
5,800,865
|
(5,965,822
|
)
|
|||||||
|
Foreign Currency and Translation
|
||||||||||||
|
of Other Assets and Liabilities
|
||||||||||||
|
in Foreign Currency
|
124,074
|
—
|
—
|
|||||||||
|
Net Realized and Unrealized
|
||||||||||||
|
Gain (Loss) on Investments
|
(36,530,215
|
)
|
(4,173,631
|
)
|
5,042,561
|
|||||||
|
NET INCREASE (DECREASE)
|
||||||||||||
|
IN NET ASSETS RESULTING
|
||||||||||||
|
FROM OPERATIONS
|
$
|
(24,267,428
|
)
|
$
|
2,089,401
|
$
|
15,727,568
|
|||||
|
* Net of withholding tax of
|
$
|
(1,993,041
|
)
|
$
|
—
|
$
|
—
|
|||||
|
Year Ended
|
Year Ended
|
|||||||
|
August 31, 2020
|
August 31, 2019
|
|||||||
|
OPERATIONS
|
||||||||
|
Net Investment Income (Loss)
|
$
|
12,262,787
|
$
|
18,058,604
|
||||
|
Net Realized Gain (Loss) on Investments
|
||||||||
|
and Foreign Currency
|
(31,973,742
|
)
|
(36,158,428
|
)
|
||||
|
Change in Unrealized Appreciation
|
||||||||
|
(Depreciation) of Investments
|
||||||||
|
and Foreign Currency
|
(4,556,473
|
)
|
(30,876,279
|
)
|
||||
|
Net Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets
|
||||||||
|
Resulting from Operations
|
(24,267,428
|
)
|
(48,976,103
|
)
|
||||
|
DISTRIBUTIONS TO SHAREHOLDERS
|
||||||||
|
Net Distributions to Shareholders
|
(15,484,939
|
)
|
(16,869,109
|
)
|
||||
|
Total Distributions to Shareholders
|
(15,484,939
|
)
|
(16,869,109
|
)
|
||||
|
CAPITAL SHARE TRANSACTIONS
|
||||||||
|
Proceeds from Shares Sold
|
67,694,030
|
50,953,440
|
||||||
|
Payments for Shares Redeemed
|
(160,109,650
|
)
|
(25,420,650
|
)
|
||||
|
Transaction Fees (Note 7)
|
124,045
|
29,913
|
||||||
|
Net Increase (Decrease) in
|
||||||||
|
Net Assets Derived from
|
||||||||
|
Capital Share Transactions(a)
|
(92,291,575
|
)
|
25,562,703
|
|||||
|
Net Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets
|
$
|
(132,043,942
|
)
|
$
|
(40,282,509
|
)
|
||
|
NET ASSETS
|
||||||||
|
Beginning of Period
|
$
|
569,345,022
|
$
|
609,627,531
|
||||
|
End of Period
|
$
|
437,301,080
|
$
|
569,345,022
|
||||
|
(a) Summary of capital share transactions is as follows:
|
||||||||
|
Shares
|
Shares
|
|||||||
|
Shares Sold
|
2,900,000
|
2,100,000
|
||||||
|
Shares Redeemed
|
(7,800,000
|
)
|
(1,100,000
|
)
|
||||
|
Net Increase (Decrease)
|
(4,900,000
|
)
|
1,000,000
|
|||||
|
Year Ended
|
Year Ended
|
|||||||
|
August 31, 2020
|
August 31, 2019
|
|||||||
|
OPERATIONS
|
||||||||
|
Net Investment Income (Loss)
|
$
|
6,263,032
|
$
|
8,106,238
|
||||
|
Net Realized Gain (Loss) on Investments
|
(9,974,496
|
)
|
(13,053,122
|
)
|
||||
|
Change in Unrealized Appreciation
|
||||||||
|
(Depreciation) of Investments
|
5,800,865
|
(87,329,242
|
)
|
|||||
|
Net Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets
|
||||||||
|
Resulting from Operations
|
2,089,401
|
(92,276,126
|
)
|
|||||
|
DISTRIBUTIONS TO SHAREHOLDERS
|
||||||||
|
Net Distributions to Shareholders
|
(6,628,517
|
)
|
(8,142,853
|
)
|
||||
|
Total Distributions to Shareholders
|
(6,628,517
|
)
|
(8,142,853
|
)
|
||||
|
CAPITAL SHARE TRANSACTIONS
|
||||||||
|
Proceeds from Shares Sold
|
14,116,270
|
25,283,130
|
||||||
|
Payments for Shares Redeemed
|
(157,633,130
|
)
|
(117,807,110
|
)
|
||||
|
Transaction Fees (Note 7)
|
—
|
779
|
||||||
|
Net Increase (Decrease) in
|
||||||||
|
Net Assets Derived from
|
||||||||
|
Capital Share Transactions(a)
|
(143,516,860
|
)
|
(92,523,201
|
)
|
||||
|
Net Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets
|
$
|
(148,055,976
|
)
|
$
|
(192,942,180
|
)
|
||
|
NET ASSETS
|
||||||||
|
Beginning of Period
|
$
|
478,412,882
|
$
|
671,355,062
|
||||
|
End of Period
|
$
|
330,356,906
|
$
|
478,412,882
|
||||
|
(a) Summary of capital share transactions is as follows:
|
||||||||
|
|
Shares
|
Shares
|
||||||
|
Shares Sold
|
600,000
|
800,000
|
||||||
|
Shares Redeemed
|
(5,700,000
|
)
|
(3,700,000
|
)
|
||||
|
Net Increase (Decrease)
|
(5,100,000
|
)
|
(2,900,000
|
)
|
||||
|
Year Ended
|
Year Ended
|
|||||||
|
August 31, 2020
|
August 31, 2019
|
|||||||
|
OPERATIONS
|
||||||||
|
Net Investment Income (Loss)
|
$
|
10,685,007
|
$
|
15,085,361
|
||||
|
Net Realized Gain (Loss) on Investments
|
11,008,383
|
5,058,083
|
||||||
|
Change in Unrealized Appreciation
|
||||||||
|
(Depreciation) of Investments
|
(5,965,822
|
)
|
26,256,305
|
|||||
|
Net Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets
|
||||||||
|
Resulting from Operations
|
15,727,568
|
46,399,749
|
||||||
|
DISTRIBUTIONS TO SHAREHOLDERS
|
||||||||
|
Net Distributions to Shareholders
|
(11,728,591
|
)
|
(15,195,394
|
)
|
||||
|
Total Distributions to Shareholders
|
(11,728,591
|
)
|
(15,195,394
|
)
|
||||
|
CAPITAL SHARE TRANSACTIONS
|
||||||||
|
Proceeds from Shares Sold
|
—
|
28,692,070
|
||||||
|
Payments for Shares Redeemed
|
(90,220,560
|
)
|
(110,139,270
|
)
|
||||
|
Transaction Fees (Note 7)
|
103,997
|
58,942
|
||||||
|
Net Increase (Decrease) in
|
||||||||
|
Net Assets Derived from
|
||||||||
|
Capital Share Transactions(a)
|
(90,116,563
|
)
|
(81,388,258
|
)
|
||||
|
Net Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets
|
$
|
(86,117,586
|
)
|
$
|
(50,183,903
|
)
|
||
|
NET ASSETS
|
||||||||
|
Beginning of Period
|
$
|
486,612,027
|
$
|
536,795,930
|
||||
|
End of Period
|
$
|
400,494,441
|
$
|
486,612,027
|
||||
|
(a) Summary of capital share transactions is as follows:
|
||||||||
|
Shares
|
Shares
|
|||||||
|
Shares Sold
|
—
|
600,000
|
||||||
|
Shares Redeemed
|
(1,800,000
|
)
|
(2,300,000
|
)
|
||||
|
Net Increase (Decrease)
|
(1,800,000
|
)
|
(1,700,000
|
)
|
||||
|
Year Ended August 31,
|
||||||||||||||||||||
|
2020
|
2019
|
2018
|
2017
|
2016
|
||||||||||||||||
|
Net Asset Value,
|
||||||||||||||||||||
|
Beginning of Period
|
$
|
22.59
|
$
|
25.19
|
$
|
27.16
|
$
|
21.60
|
$
|
20.82
|
||||||||||
|
INCOME (LOSS) FROM
|
||||||||||||||||||||
|
INVESTMENT OPERATIONS:
|
||||||||||||||||||||
|
Net Investment Income (Loss)(a)
|
0.51
|
0.74
|
0.60
|
0.50
|
0.46
|
|||||||||||||||
|
Net Realized and Unrealized
|
||||||||||||||||||||
|
Gain (Loss) on Investments
|
(0.93
|
)(d)
|
(2.64
|
)
|
(1.91
|
)
|
5.60
|
0.70
|
||||||||||||
|
Total from Investment
|
||||||||||||||||||||
|
Operations
|
(0.42
|
)
|
(1.90
|
)
|
(1.31
|
)
|
6.10
|
1.16
|
||||||||||||
|
LESS DISTRIBUTIONS:
|
||||||||||||||||||||
|
From Net Investment Income
|
(0.64
|
)
|
(0.70
|
)
|
(0.66
|
)
|
(0.54
|
)
|
(0.38
|
)
|
||||||||||
|
Total Distributions
|
(0.64
|
)
|
(0.70
|
)
|
(0.66
|
)
|
(0.54
|
)
|
(0.38
|
)
|
||||||||||
|
CAPITAL SHARE
|
||||||||||||||||||||
|
TRANSACTIONS:
|
||||||||||||||||||||
|
Transaction Fees (See Note 7)
|
0.01
|
—
|
(b)
|
—
|
(b)
|
—
|
(b)
|
—
|
(b)
|
|||||||||||
|
Net Asset Value, End of Period
|
$
|
21.54
|
$
|
22.59
|
$
|
25.19
|
$
|
27.16
|
$
|
21.60
|
||||||||||
|
Total Return
|
-1.98
|
%
|
-7.61
|
%
|
-4.97
|
%
|
28.70
|
%
|
5.68
|
%
|
||||||||||
|
SUPPLEMENTAL DATA:
|
||||||||||||||||||||
|
Net Assets at End of Period (000’s)
|
$
|
437,301
|
$
|
569,345
|
$
|
609,628
|
$
|
722,364
|
$
|
583,078
|
||||||||||
|
RATIOS TO AVERAGE
|
||||||||||||||||||||
|
NET ASSETS:
|
||||||||||||||||||||
|
Expenses to Average
|
||||||||||||||||||||
|
Net Assets (Before
|
||||||||||||||||||||
|
Management Fees Waived)
|
0.61
|
%
|
0.61
|
%
|
0.64
|
%
|
0.68
|
%
|
0.68
|
%
|
||||||||||
|
Expenses to Average
|
||||||||||||||||||||
|
Net Assets (After
|
||||||||||||||||||||
|
Management Fees Waived)
|
0.60
|
%
|
0.61
|
%
|
0.63
|
%
|
0.68
|
%
|
0.68
|
%
|
||||||||||
|
Net Investment Income to
|
||||||||||||||||||||
|
Average Net Assets (Before
|
||||||||||||||||||||
|
Management Fees Waived)
|
2.29
|
%
|
3.09
|
%
|
2.18
|
%
|
2.13
|
%
|
2.25
|
%
|
||||||||||
|
Net Investment Income to
|
||||||||||||||||||||
|
Average Net Assets (After
|
||||||||||||||||||||
|
Management Fees Waived)
|
2.30
|
%
|
3.09
|
%
|
2.19
|
%
|
2.13
|
%
|
2.25
|
%
|
||||||||||
|
Portfolio Turnover Rate(c)
|
79
|
%
|
76
|
%
|
66
|
%
|
73
|
%
|
106
|
%
|
||||||||||
|
(a)
|
Calculated based on average shares outstanding during the period.
|
|
(b)
|
Less than $0.005.
|
|
(c)
|
Excludes impact of in-kind transactions.
|
|
(d)
|
Realized and unrealized gains and losses per share in this caption are balancing amounts necessary to reconcile the change in net asset value per share for the period, and may not reconcile with
the aggregate gains and losses in the Statement of Operations due to share transactions for the period.
|
|
Year Ended August 31,
|
||||||||||||||||||||
|
2020
|
2019
|
2018
|
2017
|
2016
|
||||||||||||||||
|
Net Asset Value,
|
||||||||||||||||||||
|
Beginning of Period
|
$
|
29.72
|
$
|
35.33
|
$
|
29.83
|
$
|
26.55
|
$
|
25.37
|
||||||||||
|
INCOME (LOSS) FROM
|
||||||||||||||||||||
|
INVESTMENT OPERATIONS:
|
||||||||||||||||||||
|
Net Investment Income (Loss)(a)
|
0.45
|
0.49
|
0.40
|
0.35
|
0.47
|
|||||||||||||||
|
Net Realized and Unrealized
|
||||||||||||||||||||
|
Gain (Loss) on Investments
|
0.33
|
(d)
|
(5.60
|
)
|
5.52
|
3.20
|
1.17
|
|||||||||||||
|
Total from Investment
|
||||||||||||||||||||
|
Operations
|
0.78
|
(5.11
|
)
|
5.92
|
3.55
|
1.64
|
||||||||||||||
|
LESS DISTRIBUTIONS:
|
||||||||||||||||||||
|
From Net Investment Income
|
(0.47
|
)
|
(0.50
|
)
|
(0.42
|
)
|
(0.27
|
)
|
(0.46
|
)
|
||||||||||
|
Total Distributions
|
(0.47
|
)
|
(0.50
|
)
|
(0.42
|
)
|
(0.27
|
)
|
(0.46
|
)
|
||||||||||
|
CAPITAL SHARE
|
||||||||||||||||||||
|
TRANSACTIONS:
|
||||||||||||||||||||
|
Transaction Fees (See Note 7)
|
—
|
—
|
(b)
|
—
|
—
|
—
|
||||||||||||||
|
Net Asset Value, End of Period
|
$
|
30.03
|
$
|
29.72
|
$
|
35.33
|
$
|
29.83
|
$
|
26.55
|
||||||||||
|
Total Return
|
2.70
|
%
|
-14.49
|
%
|
19.95
|
%
|
13.42
|
%
|
6.61
|
%
|
||||||||||
|
SUPPLEMENTAL DATA:
|
||||||||||||||||||||
|
Net Assets at End of Period (000’s)
|
$
|
330,357
|
$
|
478,413
|
$
|
671,355
|
$
|
501,156
|
$
|
467,248
|
||||||||||
|
RATIOS TO AVERAGE
|
||||||||||||||||||||
|
NET ASSETS:
|
||||||||||||||||||||
|
Expenses to Average
|
||||||||||||||||||||
|
Net Assets (Before
|
||||||||||||||||||||
|
Management Fees Waived)
|
0.50
|
%
|
0.50
|
%
|
0.52
|
%
|
0.55
|
%
|
0.55
|
%
|
||||||||||
|
Expenses to Average
|
||||||||||||||||||||
|
Net Assets (After
|
||||||||||||||||||||
|
Management Fees Waived)
|
0.49
|
%
|
0.50
|
%
|
0.51
|
%
|
0.55
|
%
|
0.55
|
%
|
||||||||||
|
Net Investment Income to
|
||||||||||||||||||||
|
Average Net Assets (Before
|
||||||||||||||||||||
|
Management Fees Waived)
|
1.53
|
%
|
1.56
|
%
|
1.20
|
%
|
1.24
|
%
|
1.87
|
%
|
||||||||||
|
Net Investment Income to
|
||||||||||||||||||||
|
Average Net Assets (After
|
||||||||||||||||||||
|
Management Fees Waived)
|
1.54
|
%
|
1.56
|
%
|
1.21
|
%
|
1.24
|
%
|
1.87
|
%
|
||||||||||
|
Portfolio Turnover Rate(c)
|
66
|
%
|
71
|
%
|
63
|
%
|
68
|
%
|
114
|
%
|
||||||||||
|
(a)
|
Calculated based on average shares outstanding during the period.
|
|
(b)
|
Less than $0.005.
|
|
(c)
|
Excludes impact of in-kind transactions.
|
|
(d)
|
Realized and unrealized gains and losses per share in this caption are balancing amounts necessary to reconcile the change in net asset value per share for the period, and may not reconcile with
the aggregate gains and losses in the Statement of Operations due to share transactions for the period.
|
|
Year Ended August 31,
|
||||||||||||||||||||
|
2020
|
2019
|
2018
|
2017
|
2016
|
||||||||||||||||
|
Net Asset Value,
|
||||||||||||||||||||
|
Beginning of Period
|
$
|
51.22
|
$
|
47.93
|
$
|
50.26
|
$
|
51.65
|
$
|
49.57
|
||||||||||
|
INCOME (LOSS) FROM
|
||||||||||||||||||||
|
INVESTMENT OPERATIONS:
|
||||||||||||||||||||
|
Net Investment Income (Loss)(a)
|
1.23
|
1.50
|
1.17
|
0.92
|
0.86
|
|||||||||||||||
|
Net Realized and Unrealized
|
||||||||||||||||||||
|
Gain (Loss) on Investments
|
0.88
|
(d)
|
3.34
|
(2.39
|
)
|
(0.74
|
)
|
1.96
|
||||||||||||
|
Total from Investment
|
||||||||||||||||||||
|
Operations
|
2.11
|
4.84
|
(1.22
|
)
|
0.18
|
2.82
|
||||||||||||||
|
LESS DISTRIBUTIONS:
|
||||||||||||||||||||
|
From Net Investment Income
|
(1.33
|
)
|
(1.56
|
)
|
(1.11
|
)
|
(0.93
|
)
|
(0.74
|
)
|
||||||||||
|
From Net Realized Gains
|
—
|
—
|
—
|
(0.65
|
)
|
—
|
||||||||||||||
|
Total Distributions
|
(1.33
|
)
|
(1.56
|
)
|
(1.11
|
)
|
(1.58
|
)
|
(0.74
|
)
|
||||||||||
|
CAPITAL SHARE
|
||||||||||||||||||||
|
TRANSACTIONS:
|
||||||||||||||||||||
|
Transaction Fees (See Note 7)
|
0.01
|
0.01
|
—
|
(b)
|
0.01
|
—
|
(b)
|
|||||||||||||
|
Net Asset Value, End of Period
|
$
|
52.01
|
$
|
51.22
|
$
|
47.93
|
$
|
50.26
|
$
|
51.65
|
||||||||||
|
Total Return
|
4.26
|
%
|
10.37
|
%
|
-2.42
|
%
|
0.50
|
%
|
5.76
|
%
|
||||||||||
|
SUPPLEMENTAL DATA:
|
||||||||||||||||||||
|
Net Assets at End of Period (000’s)
|
$
|
400,494
|
$
|
486,612
|
$
|
536,796
|
$
|
557,851
|
$
|
480,334
|
||||||||||
|
RATIOS TO AVERAGE
|
||||||||||||||||||||
|
NET ASSETS:
|
||||||||||||||||||||
|
Expenses to Average
|
||||||||||||||||||||
|
Net Assets (Before
|
||||||||||||||||||||
|
Management Fees Waived)
|
0.41
|
%
|
0.41
|
%
|
0.43
|
%
|
0.45
|
%
|
0.45
|
%
|
||||||||||
|
Expenses to Average
|
||||||||||||||||||||
|
Net Assets (After
|
||||||||||||||||||||
|
Management Fees Waived)
|
0.40
|
%
|
0.41
|
%
|
0.42
|
%
|
0.45
|
%
|
0.45
|
%
|
||||||||||
|
Net Investment Income to
|
||||||||||||||||||||
|
Average Net Assets (Before
|
||||||||||||||||||||
|
Management Fees Waived)
|
2.42
|
%
|
3.11
|
%
|
2.42
|
%
|
1.86
|
%
|
1.72
|
%
|
||||||||||
|
Net Investment Income to
|
||||||||||||||||||||
|
Average Net Assets (After
|
||||||||||||||||||||
|
Management Fees Waived)
|
2.43
|
%
|
3.11
|
%
|
2.43
|
%
|
1.86
|
%
|
1.72
|
%
|
||||||||||
|
Portfolio Turnover Rate(c)
|
247
|
%
|
384
|
%
|
324
|
%
|
296
|
%
|
440
|
%
|
||||||||||
|
(a)
|
Calculated based on average shares outstanding during the period.
|
|
(b)
|
Less than $0.005.
|
|
(c)
|
Excludes impact of in-kind transactions.
|
|
(d)
|
Realized and unrealized gains and losses per share in this caption are balancing amounts necessary to reconcile the change in net asset value per share for the period, and may not reconcile with
the aggregate gains and losses in the Statement of Operations due to share transactions for the period.
|
|
A.
|
Security Valuation. All equity securities, including domestic and foreign common stocks, preferred stocks, and exchange traded funds that are traded on a
national securities exchange, except those listed on the Nasdaq Global Market®, Nasdaq Global SelectMarket® and Nasdaq Capital Market® exchanges (collectively “Nasdaq”), are valued at the last reported sale price on the exchange on which
the security is principally traded. Securities traded on Nasdaq will be valued at the Nasdaq Official Closing Price (“NOCP”). If, on a particular day, an exchange traded or Nasdaq security does not trade, then the mean between the most recent
quoted bid and asked prices will be used. All equity securities that are not traded on a listed exchange are valued at the last sale price in the over-the-counter market. If a non-exchange traded security does not trade on a particular day,
then the mean between the last quoted closing bid and asked price will be used. Prices denominated in foreign currencies are converted to U.S. dollar equivalents at the current exchange rate, which approximates fair value.
|
|
Investments in mutual funds, including money market funds, are valued at their net asset value (“NAV”) per share.
|
|
|
Debt securities, including short-term debt instruments, are valued in accordance with prices provided by a pricing service. Pricing services may use various valuation methodologies such as the
mean between the bid and asked prices, matrix pricing and other analytical pricing models as well as market transactions and dealer quotations.
|
|
|
Units of Mount Vernon Liquid Assets Portfolio are not traded on an exchange and are valued at the investment company’s NAV per share as provided by its administrator. These shares are generally
classified as Level 2 instruments.
|
|
|
Deposit accounts are valued at acquisition cost, which approximates fair value.
|
|
|
Securities for which quotations are not readily available are valued at their respective fair values in accordance with pricing procedures adopted by the Funds’ Board of Trustees (the “Board”).
When a security is “fair valued,” consideration is given to the facts and circumstances relevant to the particular situation, including a review of various factors set forth in the pricing procedures adopted by the Board. The use of fair
value pricing by the Funds may cause the NAV of the shares to differ significantly from the NAV that would be calculated without regard to such considerations.
|
|
|
As described above, the Funds utilize various methods to measure the fair value of their investments on a recurring basis. U.S. GAAP establishes a hierarchy that prioritizes inputs to valuations
methods. The three levels of inputs are:
|
|
Level 1 –
|
Unadjusted quoted prices in active markets for identical assets or liabilities that the Funds have the ability to access.
|
|
|
Level 2 –
|
Observable inputs other than quoted prices included in Level 1 that are observable for the asset or liability, either directly or indirectly. These inputs may include quoted prices for the
identical instrument on an inactive market, prices for similar instruments, interest rates, prepayment speeds, credit risk, yield curves, default rates and similar data.
|
|
|
Level 3 –
|
Unobservable inputs for the asset or liability, to the extent relevant 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 is a summary of the inputs used to value the Funds’ investments as of the end of the current fiscal period:
|
|
Vident International Equity Fund
|
|||||||||||||||||
|
Assets^
|
Level 1
|
Level 2
|
Level 3
|
Total
|
|||||||||||||
|
Common Stocks
|
$
|
427,293,720
|
$
|
—
|
$
|
—
|
$
|
427,293,720
|
|||||||||
|
Preferred Stocks
|
6,352,469
|
—
|
—
|
6,352,469
|
|||||||||||||
|
Short-Term Investments
|
768,206
|
—
|
—
|
768,206
|
|||||||||||||
|
Investments Purchased
|
|||||||||||||||||
|
with Proceeds from
|
|||||||||||||||||
|
Securities Lending
|
—
|
10,646,018
|
—
|
10,646,018
|
|||||||||||||
|
Total Investments
|
|||||||||||||||||
|
in Securities
|
$
|
434,414,395
|
$
|
10,646,018
|
$
|
—
|
$
|
445,060,413
|
|||||||||
|
^ See Schedule of Investments for country breakouts.
|
|||||||||||||||||
|
Vident Core U.S. Equity Fund
|
|||||||||||||||||
|
Assets^
|
Level 1
|
Level 2
|
Level 3
|
Total
|
|||||||||||||
|
Common Stocks
|
$
|
329,929,849
|
$
|
—
|
$
|
—
|
$
|
329,929,849
|
|||||||||
|
Short-Term Investments
|
129,632
|
—
|
—
|
129,632
|
|||||||||||||
|
Investments Purchased
|
|||||||||||||||||
|
with Proceeds from
|
|||||||||||||||||
|
Securities Lending
|
—
|
73,793,231
|
—
|
73,793,231
|
|||||||||||||
|
Total Investments
|
|||||||||||||||||
|
in Securities
|
$
|
330,059,481
|
$
|
73,793,231
|
$
|
—
|
$
|
403,852,712
|
|||||||||
|
^ See Schedule of Investments for sector breakouts.
|
|||||||||||||||||
|
Vident Core U.S. Bond Strategy ETF
|
|||||||||||||||||
|
Description^
|
Level 1
|
Level 2
|
Level 3
|
Total
|
|||||||||||||
|
Corporate Bonds
|
$
|
—
|
$
|
100,216,681
|
$
|
—
|
$
|
100,216,681
|
|||||||||
|
Mortgage Backed
|
|||||||||||||||||
|
Securities – U.S.
|
|||||||||||||||||
|
Government Agency
|
—
|
46,187,882
|
—
|
46,187,882
|
|||||||||||||
|
U.S. Government
|
|||||||||||||||||
|
Agency Issues
|
—
|
5,502,446
|
—
|
5,502,446
|
|||||||||||||
|
U.S. Government
|
|||||||||||||||||
|
Notes/Bonds
|
—
|
246,217,385
|
—
|
246,217,385
|
|||||||||||||
|
Short-Term Investments
|
39,341,125
|
—
|
—
|
39,341,125
|
|||||||||||||
|
Investments Purchased
|
|||||||||||||||||
|
with Proceeds from
|
|||||||||||||||||
|
Securities Lending
|
—
|
86,980,495
|
—
|
86,980,495
|
|||||||||||||
|
Total Investments
|
|||||||||||||||||
|
in Securities
|
$
|
39,341,125
|
$
|
485,104,889
|
$
|
—
|
$
|
524,446,014
|
|||||||||
|
^ See Schedule of Investments for sector breakouts.
|
|||||||||||||||||
|
During the current fiscal period, the Funds did not recognize any transfers into or out of Level 3.
|
|
|
B.
|
Foreign Currency. Investment securities and other assets and liabilities denominated in foreign currencies are translated into U.S. dollar amounts at
the date of valuation. Purchases and sales of investment securities and income and expense items denominated in foreign currencies are translated into U.S. dollar amounts on the respective dates of such transactions. The Funds do not isolate
that portion of the results of operations resulting from changes in foreign exchange rates on investments and currency gains or losses realized between the trade and settlement dates on securities transactions from the fluctuations arising
from changes in market prices of securities held. Such fluctuations are included with the net realized and unrealized gain or loss from investments. The Funds report net realized foreign exchange gains or losses that arise from sales of
foreign currencies, currency gains or losses realized between the trade and settlement dates on foreign currency transactions, and the difference between the amounts of dividends, interest, and foreign withholding taxes recorded on the Funds’
books and the U.S. dollar equivalent of the amounts actually received or paid. Net unrealized foreign exchange gains and losses arise from changes in the values of assets and liabilities, other than investments in securities at fiscal period
end, resulting from changes in exchange rates.
|
|
C.
|
Securities Purchased or Sold on a Forward-Commitment Basis. Vident Core U.S. Bond Strategy ETF may enter into TBA commitments, Mortgage Dollar Roll
Transactions or other purchase and sale transactions that specify forward delivery of a financial security. TBA commitments are forward agreements for the purchase or sale of mortgage-backed pass-through securities for a fixed price, with
payment and delivery on an agreed upon future settlement date. Most commitments in mortgage-backed pass-through securities occur for future delivery in which the exact mortgage pools to be delivered are not specified until a few days prior to
settlement. The specific securities to be delivered are not identified at the trade date. However, delivered securities must follow general trade parameters, including issuer, rate and mortgage terms. When entering into TBA commitments, the
Fund may take possession of or deliver the underlying mortgage-backed pass-through securities but can extend the settlement or roll the transaction. In order to better define contractual rights and to secure rights that will help the Fund
mitigate counterparty risk, TBA commitments may be entered into by a Fund under Master Securities Forward Transaction Agreements (each, an “MSFTA”). An MSFTA typically contains, among other things, collateral posting terms and netting
provisions in the event of default and/or termination event. The collateral requirements are typically calculated by netting the mark-to-market amount for each transaction under such agreement and comparing that amount to the value of the
collateral currently pledged by a Fund and the counterparty. Cash collateral that has been pledged to cover the obligations of the Trust or cash collateral received
|
|
from the counterparty, if any, is reported separately on the Statement of Assets and Liabilities as cash held as collateral for TBA commitments or cash received as collateral for TBA
commitments, respectively. Noncash collateral pledged by the Fund, if any, is noted in the Schedule of Investments. In connection with this ability, the Fund may enter into mortgage “dollar rolls” in which a Fund sells TBA mortgage-backed
securities and simultaneously contracts to repurchase substantially similar (i.e., same type, coupon and maturity) securities on a specific future date at an agreed upon price. During the period between the sale and repurchase, a Fund is not
entitled to receive interest and principal payments on the securities sold. Mortgage dollar roll transactions are treated as purchases and sales and the Fund realizes gains and losses on these transactions.
|
|
|
The value of TBA commitments on the Statement of Assets and Liabilities for the Vident Core U.S. Bond Strategy ETF as of the end of the current fiscal period is as follows:
|
|
|
Statement of Assets and Liabilities – Values of TBA Commitments as of the end of the current fiscal period
|
|
Liabilities
|
||||
|
Location
|
Value
|
|||
|
TBA Commitments –
|
Payable for Investment
|
|||
|
Credit/interest rate risk
|
Securities Purchased
|
$39,891,884
|
||
|
The effect of TBA Commitments on the Statement of Operations for the current fiscal period
|
|
Amount of Realized Gain (Loss) on TBA
|
Change in Unrealized Appreciation
|
||||
|
Commitments Recognized in Income
|
(Depreciation) Recognized in Income
|
||||
|
Investments
|
Investments
|
||||
|
in Securities
|
in Securities
|
||||
|
TBA Commitments
|
$1,200,414
|
TBA Commitments
|
$(189,331)
|
||
|
The average monthly value of TBA Commitments during the current fiscal period was $43,468,558.
|
|
|
OFFSETTING ASSETS AND LIABILITIES
|
|
|
The Vident Core U.S. Bond Strategy ETF is subject to various MSFTAs, which govern the terms of certain transactions with select counterparties. The MSFTAs allow the Fund to close out and net its total exposure to a
counterparty in the event of a default with respect to all the transactions governed under a single agreement with a counterparty. The MSFTAs also specify collateral posting arrangements at prearranged exposure levels. Under the MSFTAs,
collateral is routinely transferred if the total net exposure to certain transactions (net of existing collateral already in place) governed under the relevant MSFTAs with a counterparty in a given account exceeds a specified threshold
depending on the counterparty and type of MSFTAs.
|
|
The following is a summary of the Assets and Liabilities subject to offsetting in the Fund as of the end of the current fiscal period.
|
|
Liabilities
|
Gross Amounts not offset
|
|||||||||||||||||||||||||
|
in the Statement of
|
||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|
Assets and Liabilities
|
||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|
Net
|
||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|
Gross
|
Amounts
|
|||||||||||||||||||||||||
|
Amounts
|
Presented
|
|||||||||||||||||||||||||
|
Gross
|
Offset in the
|
in the
|
||||||||||||||||||||||||
|
Amounts of
|
Statement of
|
Statement of
|
||||||||||||||||||||||||
|
Description /
|
Recognized
|
Assets and
|
Assets and
|
Financial
|
Collateral
|
Net
|
||||||||||||||||||||
|
Counterparty
|
Liabilities
|
Liabilities
|
Liabilities
|
Instruments
|
Pledged
|
Amount
|
||||||||||||||||||||
|
TBA Commitments
|
||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|
Goldman Sachs
|
||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|
& Co. LLC
|
$
|
20,706,020
|
$
|
—
|
$
|
20,706,020
|
$
|
(20,406,020
|
)
|
$
|
(300,000
|
)
|
$
|
—
|
||||||||||||
|
Wells Fargo
|
||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|
Securities, LLC
|
19,185,864
|
—
|
19,185,864
|
(18,685,864
|
)
|
(500,000
|
)
|
—
|
||||||||||||||||||
|
$
|
39,891,884
|
$
|
—
|
$
|
39,891,884
|
$
|
(39,091,884
|
)
|
$
|
(800,000
|
)
|
$
|
—
|
|||||||||||||
|
In some instances, the collateral amounts disclosed in the tables were adjusted due to the requirement to limit the collateral amounts to avoid the effect of overcollateralization. Actual
collateral received/pledged may be more than the amounts disclosed herein.
|
|
|
D.
|
Federal Income Taxes. The Funds’ policy is to comply with the provisions of Subchapter M of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, applicable
to regulated investment companies and to distribute substantially all of their net investment income and net capital gains to shareholders. Therefore, no federal income tax provision is required. Each Fund plans to file U.S. Federal and
various state and local tax returns.
|
|
Each Fund recognizes the tax benefits of uncertain tax positions only when the position is more likely than not to be sustained. Management has analyzed each Fund’s uncertain tax positions and
concluded that no liability for unrecognized tax benefits should be recorded related to uncertain tax positions. Management is not aware of any tax positions for which it is reasonably possible that the total amounts of unrecognized tax
benefits will change materially in the next 12 months. Income and capital gain distributions are determined in accordance with federal income tax regulations, which may differ from U.S. GAAP. The Funds recognize interest and penalties, if
any, related to unrecognized tax benefits on uncertain tax positions as income tax expenses in the Statements of Operations. During the current fiscal period, the Funds did not incur any interest or penalties.
|
|
|
E.
|
Security Transactions and Investment Income. Investment securities transactions are accounted for on the trade date. Gains and losses realized from
sales of securities are determined on a specific identification basis. Dividend income is recorded on the ex-dividend date. Withholding taxes on foreign dividends and foreign taxes on
|
|
capital gains have been provided for in accordance with the Funds’ understanding of the applicable tax rules and regulations. Interest income is recorded on an accrual basis. Discounts and
premiums on securities purchased are accreted and amortized using the effective yield method. Paydown gains and losses on mortgage-related and other asset-backed securities are recorded as components of interest income on the Statements of
Operations.
|
|
|
Distributions received from the Funds’ investments in real estate investment trusts (“REIT”) may be characterized as ordinary income, net capital gain, or a return of capital. The proper
characterization of REIT distributions is generally not known until after the end of each calendar year. As such, the Funds must use estimates in reporting the character of their income and distributions received during the current calendar
year for financial statement purposes. The actual character of distributions to the Funds’ shareholders will be reflected on the Form 1099 received by shareholders after the end of the calendar year. Due to the nature of REIT investments, a
portion of the distributions received by a Fund’s shareholders may represent a return of capital.
|
|
|
F.
|
Distributions to Shareholders. Distributions to shareholders from net investment income for the Funds are declared and paid at least on a quarterly
basis and distributions from net realized gains on securities are normally declared and paid on an annual basis. Distributions are recorded on the ex-dividend date.
|
|
G.
|
Use of Estimates. The preparation of financial statements in conformity with U.S. GAAP requires management to make estimates and assumptions that
affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements, as well as the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the current fiscal period.
Actual results could differ from those estimates.
|
|
H.
|
Share Valuation. The 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 New York Stock Exchange,
Inc. (“NYSE”) is closed for trading. The offering and redemption price per share for each Fund is equal to the Fund’s NAV per share.
|
|
I.
|
Guarantees and Indemnifications. In the normal course of business, the Funds enter into contracts with service providers that contain general
indemnification clauses. Each Fund’s 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.
|
|
J.
|
Reclassification of Capital Accounts. U.S. GAAP requires that certain components of net assets relating to permanent differences be reclassified between
financial and tax reporting. These reclassifications have no effect on net assets or NAV per share. The
|
|
permanent differences are primarily due to differing book and tax treatments for in-kind transactions. For the fiscal year ended August 31, 2020 the following table shows the reclassifications
made:
|
|
Distributable Earnings
|
||||||||||
|
(Accumulated Deficit)
|
Paid-In Capital
|
|||||||||
|
Vident International Equity Fund
|
$
|
862,106
|
$
|
(862,106
|
)
|
|||||
|
Vident Core U.S. Equity Fund
|
$
|
3,156,054
|
$
|
(3,156,054
|
)
|
|||||
|
Vident Core U.S. Bond Strategy ETF
|
$
|
(2,017,575
|
)
|
$
|
2,017,575
|
|||||
|
During the fiscal year ended August 31, 2020, the Funds realized the following net capital gains/(losses) resulting from in-kind redemptions, in which shareholders exchanged Fund shares for
securities held by the Fund rather than for cash. Because such gains/(losses) are not taxable to the Funds, and gains are not distributed to shareholders, they have been reclassified from distributable earnings (accumulated deficit) to
paid-in capital.
|
|
Vident International Equity Fund
|
$
|
(862,106
|
)
|
|||
|
Vident Core U.S. Equity Fund
|
$
|
(3,156,054
|
)
|
|||
|
Vident Core U.S. Bond Strategy ETF
|
$
|
2,017,575
|
|
K.
|
Subsequent Events. In preparing these financial statements, management has evaluated events and transactions for potential recognition or disclosure
through the date the financial statements were issued. There were no events or transactions that occurred during the period subsequent to the end of the current fiscal period that materially impacted the amounts or disclosures in the Funds’
financial statements.
|
|
L.
|
New Accounting Pronouncements. In August 2018, FASB issued ASU 2018-13, Fair Value Measurement (Topic 820): Disclosure Framework—Changes to the
Disclosure Requirements for Fair Value Measurement (“ASU 2018-13”). The primary focus of ASU 2018-13 is to improve the effectiveness of the disclosure requirements for fair value measurements. The changes affect all companies that are
required to include fair value measurement disclosures. In general, the amendments in ASU 2018-13 are effective for all entities for fiscal years and interim periods within those fiscal years, beginning after December 15, 2019. An entity is
permitted to early adopt the removed or modified disclosures upon the issuance of ASU 2018-13 and may delay adoption of the additional disclosures, which are required for public companies only, until their effective date. Management has
evaluated the impact of these changes and has adopted the disclosure framework.
|
|
In March 2017, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) issued Accounting Standards Update (“ASU”) No. 2017-08, Receivables-Nonrefundable Fees and Other Costs (Subtopic 310-20): Premium
Amortization on Purchased Callable Debt Securities. The amendments in the ASU shorten the amortization period for certain callable debt securities, held at a premium, to be amortized to the earliest call date. The ASU does not require an
accounting change for securities held at a discount;
|
|
which continues to be amortized to estimated maturity. The ASU is effective for fiscal years and interim periods within those fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2018. Management has
evaluated and adopted ASU 2017-08 and concluded these changes do not have a material impact on the Funds’ financial statements.
|
|
Value of
|
Payable for Collateral
|
||||||||
|
Securities
|
Received (excludes
|
||||||||
|
Fund
|
on Loan
|
non-cash collateral)
|
|||||||
|
Vident International Equity Fund
|
$
|
10,204,225
|
$
|
10,646,018
|
|||||
|
Vident Core U.S. Equity Fund
|
$
|
70,934,546
|
$
|
73,793,231
|
|||||
|
Vident Core U.S. Bond Strategy ETF
|
$
|
85,241,001
|
$
|
86,980,495
|
|||||
|
Fund
|
Fees and Interest Earned
|
||||
|
Vident International Equity Fund
|
$
|
169,953
|
|||
|
Vident Core U.S. Equity Fund
|
$
|
159,521
|
|||
|
Vident Core U.S. Bond Strategy ETF
|
$
|
1,733
|
|||
|
Remaining Contractual Maturity of the Agreements
|
||||||||||||||||||||
|
Securities
|
Overnight
|
Greater
|
||||||||||||||||||
|
Lending
|
and
|
Up to
|
30-90
|
than
|
||||||||||||||||
|
Transactions
|
Continuous
|
30 Days
|
Days
|
90 Days
|
Total
|
|||||||||||||||
|
Repurchase agreements
|
||||||||||||||||||||
|
collateralized by various
|
||||||||||||||||||||
|
U.S. government
|
||||||||||||||||||||
|
obligations
|
$
|
5,689,713
|
$
|
—
|
$
|
—
|
$
|
—
|
$
|
5,689,713
|
||||||||||
|
Private Funds(a)
|
$
|
4,956,305
|
$
|
—
|
$
|
—
|
$
|
—
|
$
|
4,956,305
|
||||||||||
|
U.S. Treasury
|
||||||||||||||||||||
|
Notes and Bonds
|
$
|
—
|
$
|
—
|
$
|
—
|
$
|
302,184
|
$
|
302,184
|
||||||||||
|
Total Borrowings
|
$
|
10,646,018
|
$
|
—
|
$
|
—
|
$
|
302,184
|
$
|
10,948,202
|
||||||||||
|
Remaining Contractual Maturity of the Agreements
|
||||||||||||||||||||
|
Securities
|
Overnight
|
Greater
|
||||||||||||||||||
|
Lending
|
and
|
Up to
|
30-90
|
than
|
||||||||||||||||
|
Transactions
|
Continuous
|
30 Days
|
Days
|
90 Days
|
Total
|
|||||||||||||||
|
Private Funds(a)
|
$
|
73,793,231
|
$
|
—
|
$
|
—
|
$
|
—
|
$
|
73,793,231
|
||||||||||
|
Total Borrowings
|
$
|
73,793,231
|
$
|
—
|
$
|
—
|
$
|
—
|
$
|
73,793,231
|
||||||||||
|
Remaining Contractual Maturity of the Agreements
|
||||||||||||||||||||
|
Securities
|
Overnight
|
Greater
|
||||||||||||||||||
|
Lending
|
and
|
Up to
|
30-90
|
than
|
||||||||||||||||
|
Transactions
|
Continuous
|
30 Days
|
Days
|
90 Days
|
Total
|
|||||||||||||||
|
Private Funds(a)
|
$
|
86,980,495
|
$
|
—
|
$
|
—
|
$
|
—
|
$
|
86,980,495
|
||||||||||
|
Total Borrowings
|
$
|
86,980,495
|
$
|
—
|
$
|
—
|
$
|
—
|
$
|
86,980,495
|
||||||||||
|
(a)
|
The cash collateral received was invested in the Mount Vernon Liquid Assets Portfolio, LLC as shown on the Schedule of Investments, a short-term investment portfolio with an overnight and
continuous maturity. The investment objective is to seek to maximize current income to the extent consistent with the preservation of capital and liquidity and maintain a stable NAV of $1.00 per unit.
|
|
Purchases
|
Sales
|
|||||||
|
Vident International Equity Fund
|
$
|
412,971,539
|
$
|
426,601,882
|
||||
|
Vident Core U.S. Equity Fund
|
$
|
266,775,633
|
$
|
266,664,022
|
||||
|
Vident Core U.S. Bond Strategy ETF
|
$
|
1,080,985,307
|
$
|
1,115,251,727
|
||||
|
Purchases
|
Sales
|
|||||||
|
Vident International Equity Fund
|
$
|
53,219,042
|
$
|
133,974,383
|
||||
|
Vident Core U.S. Equity Fund
|
$
|
14,072,922
|
$
|
157,295,765
|
||||
|
Vident Core U.S. Bond Strategy ETF
|
$
|
—
|
$
|
53,245,210
|
||||
|
Vident
|
Vident
|
Vident
|
||||||||||
|
International
|
Core U.S.
|
Core U.S. Bond
|
||||||||||
|
Equity Fund
|
Equity Fund
|
Strategy ETF
|
||||||||||
|
Tax cost of investments
|
$
|
468,439,444
|
$
|
402,206,019
|
$
|
507,747,451
|
||||||
|
Gross tax unrealized appreciation
|
$
|
30,853,224
|
$
|
34,180,146
|
$
|
17,870,779
|
||||||
|
Gross tax unrealized depreciation
|
(54,147,666
|
)
|
(32,533,453
|
)
|
(1,172,215
|
)
|
||||||
|
Net tax unrealized
|
||||||||||||
|
appreciation/(depreciation)
|
(23,294,442
|
)
|
1,646,693
|
16,698,564
|
||||||||
|
Undistributed ordinary income
|
4,883,478
|
1,059,454
|
2,030,360
|
|||||||||
|
Undistributed long-term capital gain
|
—
|
—
|
—
|
|||||||||
|
Other accumulated gain/(loss)
|
(173,187,141
|
)
|
(89,206,214
|
)
|
(8,136,043
|
)
|
||||||
|
Distributable earnings/
|
||||||||||||
|
(accumulated deficit)
|
$
|
(191,598,105
|
)
|
$
|
(86,500,067
|
)
|
$
|
10,592,881
|
||||
|
Short-Term
|
Long-Term
|
|||||||
|
Vident International Equity Fund
|
$
|
146,810,502
|
$
|
26,362,969
|
||||
|
Vident Core U.S. Equity Fund
|
$
|
89,206,214
|
$
|
—
|
||||
|
Vident Core U.S. Bond Strategy ETF
|
$
|
2,922,642
|
$
|
5,213,400
|
||||
|
Ordinary Income
|
Capital Gains
|
|||||||
|
Vident International Equity Fund
|
$
|
15,484,939
|
$
|
—
|
||||
|
Vident Core U.S. Equity Fund
|
$
|
6,628,517
|
$
|
—
|
||||
|
Vident Core U.S. Bond Strategy ETF
|
$
|
11,728,591
|
$
|
—
|
||||
|
Ordinary Income
|
Capital Gains
|
|||||||
|
Vident International Equity Fund
|
$
|
16,869,109
|
$
|
—
|
||||
|
Vident Core U.S. Equity Fund
|
$
|
8,142,853
|
$
|
—
|
||||
|
Vident Core U.S. Bond Strategy ETF
|
$
|
15,195,394
|
$
|
—
|
||||
|
Term of
|
Number of
|
Other
|
|||
|
Position
|
Office
|
Portfolios
|
Directorships
|
||
|
Held
|
and
|
in Fund
|
Held by
|
||
|
Name
|
with
|
Length
|
Complex
|
Trustee
|
|
|
and Year
|
the
|
of Time
|
Principal Occupation(s)
|
Overseen by
|
During Past
|
|
of Birth
|
Trust
|
Served
|
During Past Five Years
|
Trustee
|
Five Years
|
|
Independent Trustees
|
|||||
|
Leonard M.
|
Lead
|
Indefinite
|
Retired; formerly Chief
|
46
|
Independent
|
|
Rush, CPA
|
Indepen-
|
term;
|
Financial Officer,
|
Trustee,
|
|
|
Born: 1946
|
dent
|
since 2012
|
Robert W. Baird
|
Managed
|
|
|
Trustee
|
& Co. Incorporated
|
Portfolio Series
|
|||
|
and
|
(wealth management
|
(39 portfolios)
|
|||
|
Audit
|
firm) (2000–2011).
|
(since 2011).
|
|||
|
Committee
|
|||||
|
Chairman
|
|||||
|
David A. Massart
|
Trustee
|
Indefinite
|
Co-Founder, President,
|
46
|
Independent
|
|
Born: 1967
|
term;
|
and Chief Investment
|
Trustee,
|
||
|
since 2012
|
Strategist, Next Generation
|
Managed
|
|||
|
Wealth Management, Inc.
|
Portfolio Series
|
||||
|
(since 2005).
|
(39 portfolios)
|
||||
|
(since 2011).
|
|||||
|
Janet D. Olsen
|
Trustee
|
Indefinite
|
Retired; formerly Managing
|
46
|
Independent
|
|
Born: 1956
|
term;
|
Director and General Counsel,
|
Trustee,
|
||
|
since 2018
|
Artisan Partners Limited
|
PPM Funds
|
|||
|
Partnership (investment adviser)
|
(9 portfolios)
|
||||
|
(2000–2013); Executive Vice
|
(since 2018).
|
||||
|
President and General Counsel,
|
|||||
|
Artisan Partners Asset
|
|||||
|
Management Inc. (2012–2013);
|
|||||
|
Vice President and General
|
|||||
|
Counsel, Artisan Funds, Inc.
|
|||||
|
(investment company)
|
|||||
|
(2001–2012).
|
|||||
|
Interested Trustee
|
|||||
|
Michael A. Castino
|
Trustee
|
Indefinite
|
Senior Vice President, U.S.
|
46
|
None
|
|
Born: 1967
|
and
|
term;
|
Bancorp Fund Services, LLC
|
||
|
Chairman
|
Trustee
|
(since 2013); Managing Director
|
|||
|
since 2014;
|
of Index Services, Zacks
|
||||
|
Chairman
|
Investment Management
|
||||
|
since 2013
|
(2011–2013).
|
|
Term of
|
|||
|
Position(s)
|
Office
|
||
|
Held
|
and
|
||
|
Name
|
with
|
Length
|
|
|
and Year
|
the
|
of Time
|
|
|
of Birth
|
Trust
|
Served
|
Principal Occupation(s) During Past Five Years
|
|
Principal Officers of the Trust
|
|||
|
Kristina R. Nelson
|
President
|
Indefinite
|
Senior Vice President, U.S. Bancorp Fund Services, LLC
|
|
Born: 1982
|
term;
|
(since 2020); Vice President, U.S. Bancorp Fund Services,
|
|
|
since 2019
|
LLC (2014–2020); Assistant Vice President, U.S. Bancorp
|
||
|
Fund Services, LLC (2013–2014).
|
|||
|
Michael D.
|
Vice
|
Indefinite
|
Senior Vice President, U.S. Bancorp Fund Services, LLC
|
|
Barolsky
|
President
|
term;
|
(since 2019); Vice President, U.S. Bancorp Fund Services,
|
|
Born: 1981
|
and
|
since 2014
|
LLC (2012–2019); Associate, Thompson Hine LLP
|
|
Secretary
|
(other roles
|
(law firm) (2008–2012).
|
|
|
since 2013)
|
|||
|
James R. Butz
|
Chief
|
Indefinite
|
Senior Vice President, U.S. Bancorp Fund Services, LLC
|
|
Born: 1982
|
Compliance
|
term;
|
(since 2015); Vice President, U.S. Bancorp Fund Services,
|
|
Officer
|
since 2015
|
LLC (2014–2015); Assistant Vice President, U.S. Bancorp
|
|
|
Fund Services, LLC (2011–2014).
|
|||
|
Kristen M.
|
Treasurer
|
Indefinite
|
Vice President, U.S. Bancorp Fund Services, LLC (since 2015);
|
|
Weitzel, CPA
|
term;
|
Assistant Vice President, U.S. Bancorp Fund Services, LLC
|
|
|
Born: 1977
|
since 2014
|
(2011–2015); Manager, PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
|
|
|
(other roles
|
(accounting firm) (2005–2011).
|
||
|
since 2013)
|
|||
|
Brett M.
|
Assistant
|
Indefinite
|
Vice President, U.S. Bancorp Fund Services, LLC (since 2017);
|
|
Wickmann
|
Treasurer
|
term;
|
Assistant Vice President, U.S. Bancorp Fund Services, LLC
|
|
Born: 1982
|
since 2017
|
(2012–2017).
|
|
|
Elizabeth A.
|
Assistant
|
Indefinite
|
Vice President, U.S. Bancorp Fund Services, LLC (since 2020);
|
|
Winske
|
Treasurer
|
term;
|
Assistant Vice President, U.S. Bancorp Fund Services, LLC
|
|
Born: 1983
|
since 2017
|
(2016–2020); Officer, U.S. Bancorp Fund Services, LLC
|
|
|
(2012–2016).
|
|||
|
Jason E. Shlensky
|
Assistant
|
Indefinite
|
Assistant Vice President, U.S. Bancorp Fund Services, LLC
|
|
Born: 1987
|
Treasurer
|
term;
|
(since 2019); Officer, U.S. Bancorp Fund Services, LLC
|
|
since 2019
|
(2014–2019).
|
||
|
Isabella K. Gentile
|
Assistant
|
Indefinite
|
Regulatory Administration Attorney, U.S. Bancorp Fund
|
|
Born: 1994
|
Secretary
|
term;
|
Services, LLC (since 2019), Regulatory Administration
|
|
since 2020
|
Intern, U.S. Bancorp Fund Services, LLC (2018–2019) and
|
||
|
Law Student (2016–2019).
|
|
Beginning
|
Ending
|
Expenses
|
|
|
Account Value
|
Account Value
|
Paid During
|
|
|
March 1, 2020
|
August 31, 2020
|
the Period(a)
|
|
|
Actual
|
$1,000.00
|
$1,007.30
|
$2.98
|
|
Hypothetical
|
|||
|
(5% annual return
|
|||
|
before expenses)
|
$1,000.00
|
$1,002.17
|
$3.00
|
|
Vident Core U.S. Equity Fund
|
|||
|
Beginning
|
Ending
|
Expenses
|
|
|
Account Value
|
Account Value
|
Paid During
|
|
|
March 1, 2020
|
August 31,2020
|
the Period(b)
|
|
|
Actual
|
$1,000.00
|
$1,048.60
|
$2.47
|
|
Hypothetical
|
|||
|
(5% annual return
|
|||
|
before expenses)
|
$1,000.00
|
$1,022.72
|
$2.44
|
|
Vident Core U.S. Bond Strategy ETF
|
|||
|
Beginning
|
Ending
|
Expenses
|
|
|
Account Value
|
Account Value
|
Paid During
|
|
|
March 1, 2020
|
August 31, 2020
|
the Period(c)
|
|
|
Actual
|
$1,000.00
|
$1,017.70
|
$1.98
|
|
Hypothetical
|
|||
|
(5% annual return
|
|||
|
before expenses)
|
$1,000.00
|
$1,023.18
|
$1.98
|
|
(a)
|
The dollar amounts shown as expenses paid during the period are equal to the annualized expense ratio, 0.59%, multiplied by the average account value during the period, multiplied by 184/366, to
reflect the one-half year period. See Note 3.
|
|
(b)
|
The dollar amounts shown as expenses paid during the period are equal to the annualized expense ratio, 0.48%, multiplied by the average account value during the period, multiplied by 184/366, to
reflect the one-half year period. See Note 3.
|
|
(c)
|
The dollar amounts shown as expenses paid during the period are equal to the annualized expense ratio, 0.39%, multiplied by the average account value during the period, multiplied by 184/366, to
reflect the one-half year period. See Note 3.
|
|
Vident International Equity Fund
|
77.81%
|
|
|
Vident Core U.S. Equity Fund
|
100.00%
|
|
|
Vident Core U.S. Bond Strategy ETF
|
0.00%
|
|
Vident International Equity Fund
|
0.64%
|
|
|
Vident Core U.S. Equity Fund
|
100.00%
|
|
|
Vident Core U.S. Bond Strategy ETF
|
0.00%
|
|
Vident International Equity Fund
|
0.00%
|
|
|
Vident Core U.S. Equity Fund
|
0.00%
|
|
|
Vident Core U.S. Bond Strategy ETF
|
0.00%
|
|
Portion of
|
||||||||||||
|
Ordinary Income
|
||||||||||||
|
Distribution
|
||||||||||||
|
Creditable
|
Per
|
Derived from
|
||||||||||
|
Foreign Taxes
|
Share
|
Foreign
|
||||||||||
|
Paid
|
Amount
|
Sourced Income
|
||||||||||
|
Vident International Equity Fund
|
1,908,421
|
$
|
0.0940
|
100.00
|
%
|
|||||||
|
Vident Core U.S. Equity Fund
|
—
|
—
|
—
|
|||||||||
|
Vident Core U.S. Bond Strategy ETF
|
—
|
—
|
—
|
|||||||||
|
Vident International Equity Fund
|
Vident Core U.S. Equity Fund
|
|
Symbol – VIDI
|
Symbol – VUSE
|
|
CUSIP – 26922A404
|
CUSIP – 26922A503
|
|
FYE 8/31/2020
|
FYE 8/31/2019
|
|
|
Audit Fees
|
$16,000
|
$16,000
|
|
Audit-Related Fees
|
N/A
|
N/A
|
|
Tax Fees
|
$3,000
|
$3,000
|
|
All Other Fees
|
N/A
|
N/A
|
|
FYE 8/31/2020
|
FYE 8/31/2019
|
|
|
Audit Fees
|
$14,500
|
$14,500
|
|
Audit-Related Fees
|
N/A
|
N/A
|
|
Tax Fees
|
$3,000
|
$3,000
|
|
All Other Fees
|
N/A
|
N/A
|
|
FYE 8/31/2020
|
FYE 8/31/2019
|
|
|
Audit Fees
|
$16,000
|
$16,000
|
|
Audit-Related Fees
|
N/A
|
N/A
|
|
Tax Fees
|
$3,000
|
$3,000
|
|
All Other Fees
|
N/A
|
N/A
|
|
FYE 8/31/2020
|
FYE 8/31/2019
|
|
|
Audit-Related Fees
|
0%
|
0%
|
|
Tax Fees
|
0%
|
0%
|
|
All Other Fees
|
0%
|
0%
|
|
FYE 8/31/2020
|
FYE 8/31/2019
|
|
|
Audit-Related Fees
|
0%
|
0%
|
|
Tax Fees
|
0%
|
0%
|
|
All Other Fees
|
0%
|
0%
|
|
FYE 8/31/2020
|
FYE 8/31/2019
|
|
|
Audit-Related Fees
|
0%
|
0%
|
|
Tax Fees
|
0%
|
0%
|
|
All Other Fees
|
0%
|
0%
|
|
Non-Audit Related Fees
|
FYE 8/31/2020
|
FYE 8/31/2019
|
|
Registrant
|
N/A
|
N/A
|
|
Registrant’s Investment Adviser
|
N/A
|
N/A
|
|
Non-Audit Related Fees
|
FYE 8/31/2020
|
FYE 8/31/2019
|
|
Registrant
|
N/A
|
N/A
|
|
Registrant’s Investment Adviser
|
N/A
|
N/A
|
|
Non-Audit Related Fees
|
FYE 8/31/2020
|
FYE 8/31/2019
|
|
Registrant
|
N/A
|
N/A
|
|
Registrant’s Investment Adviser
|
N/A
|
N/A
|
|
(a)
|
The Registrant’s President (principal executive officer) and Treasurer (principal financial officer) have reviewed the Registrant's disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Rule 30a-3(c) under the Investment Company Act of
1940 (the “Act”)) as of a date within 90 days of the filing of this report, as required by Rule 30a-3(b) under the Act and Rules 13a-15(b) or 15d‑15(b) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. Based on their review, such officers have
concluded that the disclosure controls and procedures are effective in ensuring that information required to be disclosed in this report is appropriately recorded, processed, summarized and reported and made known to them by others within
the Registrant and by the Registrant’s service provider.
|
|
(b)
|
There were no changes in the Registrant's internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Rule 30a-3(d) under the Act) that occurred during the period covered by this report that have materially affected, or are reasonably
likely to materially affect, the Registrant's internal control over financial reporting.
|
|
1.
|
I have reviewed this report on Form N-CSR of ETF Series Solutions;
|
|
2.
|
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;
|
|
3.
|
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;
|
|
4.
|
The registrant’s other certifying officer(s) 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:
|
|
(a)
|
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;
|
|
(b)
|
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;
|
|
(c)
|
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
|
|
(d)
|
Disclosed in this report any change in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the period covered by this report that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the
registrant’s internal control over financial reporting; and
|
|
5.
|
The registrant’s other certifying officer(s) 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):
|
|
(a)
|
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
|
|
(b)
|
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.
|
|
Date: November 5, 2020
|
/s/Kristina R. Nelson
Kristina R. Nelson
President (principal executive officer)
ETF Series Solutions |
|
1.
|
I have reviewed this report on Form N-CSR of ETF Series Solutions;
|
|
2.
|
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;
|
|
3.
|
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;
|
|
4.
|
The registrant’s other certifying officer(s) 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:
|
|
(a)
|
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;
|
|
(b)
|
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;
|
|
(c)
|
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
|
|
(d)
|
Disclosed in this report any change in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the period covered by this report that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the
registrant’s internal control over financial reporting; and
|
|
5.
|
The registrant’s other certifying officer(s) 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):
|
|
(a)
|
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
|
|
(b)
|
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.
|
|
Date: November 5, 2020
|
/s/Kristen M. Weitzel
Kristen M. Weitzel
Treasurer (principal financial officer) ETF Series Solutions |
|
/s/Kristina R. Nelson
Kristina R. Nelson
President (principal executive officer)
ETF Series Solutions
|
/s/Kristen M. Weitzel
Kristen M. Weitzel
Treasurer (principal financial officer)
ETF Series Solutions
|
|
Dated: November 5, 2020
|
Dated: November 5, 2020
|