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UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

 

FORM N-CSR

 

CERTIFIED SHAREHOLDER REPORT OF REGISTERED
MANAGEMENT INVESTMENT COMPANIES

 

Investment Company Act file number 811-22668

 

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

 

615 East Michigan Street

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

 

Kristina R. Nelson

ETF Series Solutions

615 East Michigan Street

Milwaukee, WI 53202
(Name and address of agent for service)

 

414-516-1645

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code

 

Date of fiscal year end: June 30

 

Date of reporting period: June 30, 2024

 
 

 

Item 1. Reports to Stockholders.

 

(a)
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Point Bridge America First ETF
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MAGA (Principal U.S. Listing Exchange: Cboe BZX Exchange, Inc. )
Annual Shareholder Report | June 30, 2024
This annual shareholder report contains important information about the Point Bridge America First ETF for the period of July 1, 2023, to June 30, 2024. You can find additional information about the Fund at https://www.investpolitically.com/investor-materials/. You can also request this information by contacting us at 1-800-617-0004.
WHAT WERE THE FUND COSTS FOR THE PAST YEAR? (based on a hypothetical $10,000 investment)
Fund Name
Costs of a $10,000 investment
Costs paid as a percentage of a $10,000 investment
Point Bridge America First ETF
$78
0.72%
HOW DID THE FUND PERFORM LAST YEAR AND WHAT AFFECTED ITS PERFORMANCE?
The MAGA ETF was most heavily weighted in the industrials, financials, and energy sectors, which played significant and positive roles in the Fund’s overall performance. The financial sector performed the best in the MAGA ETF, benefiting from sector-specific dynamics such as a higher interest rate environment. Companies within traditional energy sectors performed second-best in the MAGA ETF, partly due to global energy demand and supply constraints. The industrials sector—which was the third-best performer in the ETF—saw strength due to ongoing infrastructure projects, defense spending, and manufacturing resilience in response to global supply chain issues. Information technology was the largest detractor in Fund performance relative to the benchmark. The MAGA Fund’s strategy inherently leads to a large underweight in information technology where companies like Facebook and Apple reside. Due to their large market capitalizations these companies are significant weightings in the benchmark.
HOW DID THE FUND PERFORM SINCE INCEPTION?*
The $10,000 chart reflects a hypothetical $10,000 investment in the class of shares noted and assumes the maximum sales charge. The chart uses total return NAV performance and assumes reinvestment of dividends and capital gains. Fund expenses, including management fees and other expenses were deducted.
CUMULATIVE PERFORMANCE (Initial Investment of $10,000)
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ANNUAL AVERAGE TOTAL RETURN (%)
 
1 Year
5 Year
Since Inception
(09/06/2017)
Point Bridge America First ETF NAV
15.30
11.98
10.53
Point Bridge America First ETF Market
15.47
11.97
10.52
S&P 500 TR
24.56
15.05
14.34
Point Bridge America First Index/GOP Stock Tracker TR Index
16.26
12.83
11.37
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Visit https://www.investpolitically.com/investor-materials/for more recent performance information.
* The Fund’s past performance is not a good predictor of the Fund’s future performance. The returns do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on Fund distributions or redemption of Fund shares.
KEY FUND STATISTICS (as of June 30, 2024)
Net Assets
$21,065,631
Number of Holdings
139
Net Advisory Fee
$142,442
Portfolio Turnover
26%
30-Day SEC Yield
1.49%
30-Day SEC Yield Unsubsidized
1.49%
Visit https://www.investpolitically.com/investor-materials/ for more recent performance information.
WHAT DID THE FUND INVEST IN? (as of June 30, 2024)
Top Sectors
(%)
Financial
22.2%
Industrial
17.1%
Consumer, Cyclical
14.0%
Consumer, Non-cyclical
13.0%
Energy
11.3%
Utilities
11.2%
Basic Materials
6.2%
Technology
2.8%
Communications
1.7%
Cash & Other
0.5%
Top 10 Issuers
(%)
HEICO Corporation
1.6%
Lennar Corporation
1.4%
Vistra Corporation
0.9%
Charter Communications, Inc.
0.9%
Howmet Aerospace, Inc.
0.8%
Extra Space Storage, Inc.
0.8%
Amgen, Inc.
0.8%
Garmin, Ltd.
0.8%
FedEx Corporation
0.8%
Walmart, Inc.
0.8%
For additional information about the Fund; including its prospectus, financial information, holdings and proxy information, scan the QR code or visit https://www.investpolitically.com/investor-materials/.
Point Bridge America First ETF is distributed by Quasar Distributors, LLC.
HOUSEHOLDING
To reduce Fund expenses, only one copy of most shareholder documents may be mailed to shareholders with multiple accounts at the same address (Householding). If you would prefer that your Point Bridge Capital, LLC documents not be householded, please contact Point Bridge Capital, LLC at 1-800-617-0004, or contact your financial intermediary. Your instructions will typically be effective within 30 days of receipt by Point Bridge Capital, LLC or your financial intermediary.
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(b) Not applicable.

 

Item 2. Code of Ethics.

 

The registrant has adopted a code of ethics that applies to the registrant’s principal executive officer and principal financial officer. The registrant has not made any substantive amendments to its code of ethics during the period covered by this report. The registrant has not granted any waivers from any provisions of the code of ethics during the period covered by this report.

 

A copy of the registrant’s Code of Ethics is filed herewith.

 

Item 3. Audit Committee Financial Expert.

 

The registrant’s board of trustees has determined that there is at least one audit committee financial expert serving on its audit committee. Mr. Leonard Rush is the “audit committee financial expert” and is considered to be “independent” as each term is defined in Item 3 of Form N-CSR.

 

Item 4. Principal Accountant Fees and Services.

 

The registrant has engaged its principal accountant to perform audit services, audit-related services, tax services and other services during the past two fiscal years. “Audit services” refer to performing an audit of the registrant’s annual financial statements or services that are normally provided by the accountant in connection with statutory and regulatory filings or engagements for those fiscal years. “Audit-related services” refer to the assurance and related services by the principal accountant that are reasonably related to the performance of the audit. “Tax services” refer to professional services rendered by the principal accountant for tax compliance, tax advice, and tax planning. There were no “other services” provided by the principal accountant. The following table details the aggregate fees billed or expected to be billed for each of the last two fiscal years for audit fees, audit-related fees, tax fees and other fees by the principal accountant.

 

  FYE  6/30/2024 FYE  6/30/2023
(a) Audit Fees $ 15,500 $ 15,000
(b) Audit-Related Fees $ 0 $ 0
(c) Tax Fees $ 3,500 $ 3,500
(d) All Other Fees $ 0 $ 0

 

(e)(1) The audit committee has adopted pre-approval policies and procedures that require the audit committee to pre-approve all audit and non-audit services of the registrant, including services provided to any entity affiliated with the registrant.

 

 

(e)(2) The percentage of fees billed by Cohen & Company, Ltd. applicable to non-audit services pursuant to waiver of pre-approval requirement were as follows:

 

  FYE  6/30/2024 FYE  6/30/2023
Audit-Related Fees 0% 0%
Tax Fees 0% 0%
All Other Fees 0% 0%

 

(f) N/A.

 

(g) The following table indicates the non-audit fees billed or expected to be billed by the registrant’s accountant for services to the registrant and to the registrant’s investment adviser (and any other controlling entity, etc.—not sub-adviser) for the last two years.

 

Non-Audit Related Fees FYE  6/30/2024 FYE  6/30/2023
Registrant N/A N/A
Registrant’s Investment Adviser N/A N/A

 

(h) The audit committee of the board of trustees has considered whether the provision of non-audit services that were rendered to the registrant’s investment adviser is compatible with maintaining the principal accountant’s independence and has concluded that the provision of such non-audit services by the accountant has not compromised the accountant’s independence.

 

(i) The registrant has not been identified by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission as having filed an annual report issued by a registered public accounting firm branch or office that is located in a foreign jurisdiction where the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board is unable to inspect or completely investigate because of a position taken by an authority in that jurisdiction.

 

(j) The registrant is not a foreign issuer.

 

Item 5. Audit Committee of Listed Registrants.

 

(a) The registrant is an issuer as defined in Rule 10A-3 under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, (the “Act”) and has a separately-designated standing audit committee established in accordance with Section 3(a)(58)(A) of the Act. The independent members of the committee are as follows: Leonard M. Rush, David A. Massart, and Janet D. Olsen.

 

(b) Not applicable

 

Item 6. Investments.

 

(a) Schedule of Investments is included within the financial statements filed under Item 7 of this Form.

 

(b) Not Applicable.
 

 

Item 7. Financial Statements and Financial Highlights for Open-End Investment Companies.

 

(a)

Point Bridge America First ETF (Ticker: MAGA)
Core Financial Statements
June 30, 2024


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Point Bridge America First ETF
Schedule of Investments
June 30, 2024
 
Shares
Value
COMMON STOCKS - 99.5%
Aerospace/Defense - 3.1%
HEICO Corporation
742
$165,919
HEICO Corporation - Class A
911
161,721
Howmet Aerospace, Inc.
2,308
179,170
Lockheed Martin Corporation
332
155,077
661,887
Agriculture - 0.8%
Altria Group, Inc.
3,534
160,974
Airlines - 1.5%
Delta Air Lines, Inc.
3,071
145,688
Southwest Airlines Company
5,672
162,276
307,964
Banks - 5.1%
Bank of America Corporation
4,053
161,188
Fifth Third Bancorp
4,155
151,616
First Citizens BancShares, Inc. - Class A
87
146,474
Huntington Bancshares, Inc.
11,314
149,119
PNC Financial Services Group, Inc.
982
152,681
Regions Financial Corporation
7,812
156,553
Truist Financial Corporation
4,017
156,060
1,073,691
Beverages - 1.4%
Keurig Dr Pepper, Inc.
4,546
151,837
Monster Beverage Corporation(a)
2,872
143,456
295,293
Biotechnology - 0.8%
Amgen, Inc.
567
177,159
Building Materials - 2.6%
Builders FirstSource, Inc.(a)
817
113,081
CRH plc
1,951
146,286
Martin Marietta Materials, Inc.
252
136,533
Vulcan Materials Company
582
144,732
540,632
Chemicals - 4.1%
Celanese Corporation
992
133,811
CF Industries Holdings, Inc.
1,898
140,680
Dow, Inc.
2,676
141,962
Ecolab, Inc.
693
164,934
LyondellBasell Industries NV -
Class A
1,487
142,246
Westlake Corporation
1,025
148,440
872,073
Commercial Services - 4.3%
Cintas Corporation
230
161,060
Equifax, Inc.
686
166,327
Global Payments, Inc.
1,230
118,941
Quanta Services, Inc.
586
148,897
 
Shares
Value
Rollins, Inc.
3,414
$166,569
United Rentals, Inc.
220
142,281
904,075
Distribution/Wholesale - 2.6%
Copart, Inc.(a)
2,751
148,994
Fastenal Company
2,250
141,390
Ferguson plc
718
139,041
Pool Corporation
413
126,927
556,352
Diversified Financial Services - 6.7%
Apollo Global Management, Inc.
1,354
159,867
Blue Owl Capital, Inc.
8,082
143,456
Charles Schwab Corporation
2,044
150,622
Franklin Resources, Inc.
6,076
135,799
Interactive Brokers Group, Inc. - Class A
1,320
161,832
Intercontinental Exchange, Inc.
1,154
157,971
LPL Financial Holdings, Inc.
571
159,480
Rocket Companies, Inc. - Class A(a)
12,423
170,195
Synchrony Financial
3,432
161,956
1,401,178
Electric - 9.7%
Ameren Corporation
2,081
147,980
American Electric Power Company,
Inc.
1,798
157,756
CenterPoint Energy, Inc.
5,314
164,628
Constellation Energy Corporation
807
161,618
Dominion Energy, Inc.
3,039
148,911
Duke Energy Corporation
1,569
157,261
Entergy Corporation
1,439
153,973
Evergy, Inc.
2,966
157,109
Exelon Corporation
4,108
142,178
FirstEnergy Corporation
4,020
153,845
PPL Corporation
5,674
156,886
Southern Company
2,094
162,432
Vistra Corporation
2,108
181,246
2,045,823
Electrical Components & Equipment - 1.4%
AMETEK, Inc.
863
143,871
Emerson Electric Company
1,382
152,241
296,112
Electronics - 1.5%
Garmin, Ltd.
1,068
173,999
Hubbell, Inc.
373
136,324
310,323
Food - 2.1%
Albertsons Cos., Inc. - Class A
7,616
150,416
Sysco Corporation
1,989
141,995
Tyson Foods, Inc. - Class A
2,505
143,135
435,546
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
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Point Bridge America First ETF
Schedule of Investments
June 30, 2024(Continued)
 
Shares
Value
COMMON STOCKS - (Continued)
Gas - 0.7%
Atmos Energy Corporation
1,311
$152,928
Hand/Machine Tools - 0.6%
Stanley Black & Decker, Inc.
1,708
136,452
Healthcare-Products - 2.9%
Abbott Laboratories
1,425
148,072
Cooper Companies, Inc.
1,725
150,592
STERIS plc
751
164,875
Zimmer Biomet Holdings, Inc.
1,284
139,352
602,891
Home Builders - 2.8%
DR Horton, Inc.
1,055
148,681
Lennar Corporation - Class A
993
148,821
Lennar Corporation - Class B
1,073
149,609
NVR, Inc.(a)
20
151,771
598,882
Household Products/Wares - 0.7%
Kimberly-Clark Corporation
1,133
156,581
Insurance - 4.4%
Allstate Corporation
901
143,854
Berkshire Hathaway, Inc. - Class B(a)
378
153,770
Chubb, Ltd.
624
159,170
Cincinnati Financial Corporation
1,382
163,214
Travelers Companies, Inc.
712
144,778
W.R. Berkley Corporation
2,000
157,160
921,946
Iron/Steel - 2.1%
Nucor Corporation
874
138,162
Reliance, Inc.
528
150,797
Steel Dynamics, Inc.
1,144
148,148
437,107
Machinery-Construction & Mining - 0.7%
Caterpillar, Inc.
443
147,563
Machinery-Diversified - 0.7%
Deere & Company
389
145,342
Media - 0.9%
Charter Communications, Inc. -
Class A(a)
602
179,974
Miscellaneous Manufacturing - 1.4%
Carlisle Cos., Inc.
380
153,980
Parker-Hannifin Corporation
275
139,097
293,077
Oil & Gas - 7.4%
ConocoPhillips
1,177
134,625
Coterra Energy, Inc.
5,419
144,525
Devon Energy Corporation
2,909
137,887
 
Shares
Value
Diamondback Energy, Inc.
737
$147,540
EOG Resources, Inc.
1,120
140,974
Hess Corporation
935
137,931
Marathon Oil Corporation
5,469
156,796
Marathon Petroleum Corporation
766
132,886
Occidental Petroleum Corporation
2,241
141,250
Phillips 66
1,003
141,594
Valero Energy Corporation
916
143,592
1,559,600
Packaging & Containers - 0.8%
Amcor plc
17,092
167,160
Pipelines - 3.9%
Cheniere Energy, Inc.
962
168,186
Kinder Morgan, Inc.
8,207
163,073
ONEOK, Inc.
1,874
152,825
Targa Resources Corporation
1,300
167,414
Williams Companies, Inc.
3,905
165,963
817,461
Private Equity - 1.5%
Blackstone, Inc.
1,251
154,874
KKR & Company, Inc.
1,605
168,910
323,784
Real Estate - 4.5%
Alexandria Real Estate Equities, Inc.
1,318
154,166
Extra Space Storage, Inc.
1,149
178,566
Invitation Homes, Inc.
4,416
158,490
Public Storage
595
171,152
VICI Properties, Inc.
5,386
154,255
Weyerhaeuser Company
4,938
140,190
956,819
Retail - 7.1%
AutoZone, Inc.(a)
52
154,133
Dollar General Corporation
1,069
141,354
Dollar Tree, Inc.(a)
1,259
134,423
Genuine Parts Company
950
131,404
Home Depot, Inc.
457
157,318
Lowe's Companies, Inc.
667
147,047
O'Reilly Automotive, Inc.(a)
146
154,185
Tractor Supply Company
555
149,850
Walmart, Inc.
2,548
172,525
Yum! Brands, Inc.
1,081
143,189
1,485,428
Software - 2.8%
Bentley Systems, Inc. - Class B
2,839
140,133
Paychex, Inc.
1,278
151,520
Roper Technologies, Inc.
291
164,025
Workday, Inc. - Class A(a)
610
136,371
592,049
Telecommunications - 0.8%
Motorola Solutions, Inc.
442
170,634
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
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Point Bridge America First ETF
Schedule of Investments
June 30, 2024(Continued)
 
Shares
Value
COMMON STOCKS - (Continued)
Transportation - 4.3%
CSX Corporation
4,511
$150,893
FedEx Corporation
576
172,708
JB Hunt Transport Services, Inc.
946
151,360
Old Dominion Freight Line, Inc.
841
148,521
Union Pacific Corporation
631
142,770
United Parcel Service, Inc. - Class B
1,038
142,050
908,302
Water - 0.8%
American Water Works Company, Inc.
1,269
163,904
TOTAL COMMON STOCKS
(Cost $17,770,466)
20,956,966
SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS - 0.4%
Money Market Funds - 0.4%
First American Government Obligations Fund - Class X, 5.23%(b)
91,624
91,624
TOTAL SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS
(Cost $91,624)
91,624
TOTAL INVESTMENTS - 99.9% (Cost $17,862,090)
21,048,590
Other Assets in Excess of
Liabilities - 0.1%
17,041
TOTAL NET ASSETS - 100.0%
$21,065,631
Percentages are stated as a percent of net assets.
NV - Naamloze Vennootschap
PLC - Public Limited Company
(a)
Non-income producing security.
(b)
The rate shown represents the 7-day effective yield as of June 30, 2024.
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
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Point Bridge America First ETF
Statement of Assets and Liabilities
June 30, 2024
ASSETS:
Investments, at value
$21,048,590
Dividends and interest receivable
28,683
Cash
801
Total assets
21,078,074
LIABILITIES:
Payable to adviser
12,443
Total liabilities
12,443
NET ASSETS
$21,065,631
NET ASSETS CONSISTS OF:
Paid-in capital
$20,260,554
Total distributable earnings
805,077
Total net assets
$21,065,631
Net asset value
$21,065,631
Shares issued and outstanding(a)
475,000
Net asset value per share
$44.35
COST:
Investments, at cost
$17,862,090
(a)
Unlimited shares authorized without par value.
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
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Point Bridge America First ETF
Statement of Operations
For the Year Ended June 30, 2024
INVESTMENT INCOME:
Dividend income
$468,149
Less:  Dividend withholding taxes
(85)
Interest income
2,338
Total investment income
470,402
EXPENSES:
Investment advisory fee
142,442
Total expenses
142,442
NET iNVESTMENT iNCOME
327,960
REALIZED AND UNREALIZED GAIN
Net realized gain from:
Investments
(257,205)
In-kind redemptions
789,062
Net realized gain
531,857
Net change in unrealized appreciation on:
Investments
1,921,333
Net change in unrealized appreciation
1,921,333
Net realized and unrealized gain
2,453,190
NET INCREASE IN NET ASSETS RESULTING FROM OPERATIONS
$2,781,150
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
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Statements of Changes in Net Assets
 
Year Ended June 30,
 
2024
2023
OPERATIONS:
Net investment income
$327,960
$275,140
Net realized gain
531,857
1,041,368
Net change in unrealized appreciation
1,921,333
434,261
Net increase in net assets from operations
2,781,150
1,750,769
DISTRIBUTIONS TO SHAREHOLDERS:
Distributions to shareholders
(316,863)
(242,140)
Total distributions to shareholders
(316,863)
(242,140)
CAPITAL TRANSACTIONS:
Subscriptions
4,175,360
8,625,900
Redemptions
(4,141,337)
(6,790,538)
Net increase in net assets from capital transactions
34,023
1,835,362
Net increase in net assets
2,498,310
3,343,991
NET ASSETS:
Beginning of the year
18,567,321
15,223,330
End of the year
$21,065,631
$18,567,321
SHARES TRANSACTIONS
Subscriptions
100,000
225,000
Redemptions
(100,000)
(175,000)
Total increase in shares outstanding
50,000
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
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Financial Highlights
 
Year Ended June 30,
 
2024
2023
2022
2021
2020
PER SHARE DATA:
Net asset value, beginning of year
$39.09
$35.82
$36.22
$24.01
$27.39
INVESTMENTS OPERATIONS:
Net investment income(a)
0.69
0.60
0.52
0.47
0.48
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on
investments(c)
5.24
3.18
(0.65)
12.51
(3.23)
Total from investment operations
5.93
3.78
(0.13)
12.98
(2.75)
LESS DISTRIBUTIONS FROM:
From net investment income
(0.67)
(0.51)
(0.27)
(0.77)
(0.63)
Total distributions
(0.67)
(0.51)
(0.27)
(0.77)
(0.63)
Net asset value, end of year
$44.35
$39.09
$35.82
$36.22
$24.01
Total return
15.30%
10.57%
−0.41%
54.82%
−10.44%
SUPPLEMENTAL DATA AND RATIOS:
Net assets, end of year (in thousands)
$21,066
$18,567
$15,223
$12,679
$8,402
Ratio of expenses to average net assets
0.72%
0.72%
0.72%
0.72%
0.72%
Ratio of net investment income to average net assets
1.66%
1.59%
1.36%
1.54%
1.83%
Portfolio turnover rate(b)
26%
36%
47%
68%
27%
(a)
Net investment income per share has been calculated based on average shares outstanding during the year.
(b)
Portfolio turnover rate excludes in-kind transactions.
(c)
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) 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 gain (loss) in the Statement of Operations due to share transactions for the period.
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
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Point Bridge America First ETF
Notes to Financial Statements
June 30, 2024
NOTE 1 – ORGANIZATION
Point Bridge America First ETF (the “Fund”) is a diversified series of ETF Series Solutions (“ESS” or the “Trust”), an open-end management investment company consisting of multiple investment series, organized as a Delaware statutory trust on February 9, 2012. The Trust is registered with the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “1940 Act”), as an open-end management investment company and the offering of the Fund’s shares is registered under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”). The investment objective of the Fund is to seek to track the performance, before fees and expenses, of the Point Bridge America First Index (the “Index”). The Fund commenced operations on September 6, 2017.
The end of the reporting period for the Fund is June 30, 2024, and the period covered by these Notes to Financial Statements is the fiscal year ended June 30, 2024 (the “current fiscal period”).
NOTE 2 – SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES
The Fund is an investment company and accordingly follows the investment company accounting and reporting guidance of the Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) Accounting Standards Codification (“ASC”) Topic 946 Financial Services - Investment Companies.
The following is a summary of significant accounting policies consistently followed by the Fund. These policies are in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (“U.S. GAAP”).
A.
Security Valuation. All equity securities, including domestic and foreign common stocks, preferred stocks and exchange traded funds that are traded on a national securities exchange, except those listed on the Nasdaq Global Market®, Nasdaq Global Select Market®, and the Nasdaq Capital Market® (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.
Securities for which quotations are not readily available are valued at their respective fair values in accordance with pricing procedures adopted by the Fund’s 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 Fund may cause the NAV of its shares to differ significantly from the NAV that would be calculated without regard to such considerations.
As described above, the Fund utilizes various methods to measure the fair value of its investments on a recurring basis. U.S. GAAP establishes a hierarchy that prioritizes inputs to valuations methods. The three levels of inputs are:
Level 1 –
Unadjusted quoted prices in active markets for identical assets or liabilities that the Fund has the ability to access.
Level 2 –
Observable inputs other than quoted prices included in Level 1 that are observable for the asset or liability, either directly or indirectly. These inputs may include quoted prices for the identical instrument on an inactive market, prices for similar instruments, interest rates, prepayment speeds, credit risk, yield curves, default rates and similar data.
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Notes to Financial Statements
June 30, 2024(Continued)
Level 3 –
Unobservable inputs for the asset or liability, to the extent relevant observable inputs are not available; representing the Fund’s own assumptions about the assumptions a market participant would use in valuing the asset or liability, and would be based on the best information available.
The availability of observable inputs can vary from security to security and is affected by a wide variety of factors, including, for example, the type of security, whether the security is new and not yet established in the marketplace, the liquidity of markets, and other characteristics particular to the security. To the extent that valuation is based on models or inputs that are less observable or unobservable in the market, the determination of fair value requires more judgment. Accordingly, the degree of judgment exercised in determining fair value is greatest for instruments categorized in Level 3.
The inputs used to measure fair value may fall into different levels of the fair value hierarchy. In such cases, for disclosure purposes, the level in the fair value hierarchy within which the fair value measurement falls in its entirety, is determined based on the lowest level input that is significant to the fair value measurement in its entirety.
The following is a summary of the inputs used to value the Fund’s investments as of the end of the current fiscal period:
Assets^
Level 1
Level 2
Level 3
Total
Common Stocks
$20,956,966
$
$
$20,956,966
Short-Term Investments
91,624
91,624
Total Investments in Securities
$21,048,590
$   —
$   —
$21,048,590
^
See Schedule of Investments for breakout of investments by industry group.
During the current fiscal period, the Fund did not recognize any transfers to or from Level 3.
B.
Federal Income Taxes. The Fund’s policy is to comply with the requirements of Subchapter M of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, applicable to regulated investment companies and to distribute substantially all of its net investment income and net capital gains to shareholders. Therefore, no federal income tax provision is required. The Fund plans to file U.S. Federal and applicable state and local tax returns.
The Fund recognizes the tax benefits of uncertain tax positions only when the position is more likely than not to be sustained. Management has analyzed the 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 Fund recognizes interest and penalties, if any, related to unrecognized tax benefits on uncertain tax positions as income tax expenses in the Statement of Operations. During the current fiscal period, the Fund did not incur any interest or penalties.
C.
Security Transactions and Investment Income. Investment securities transactions are accounted for on the trade date. Gains and losses realized from investment transactions are determined on a specific identification basis.
Dividend income and expense is recorded on the ex-dividend date. Non-cash dividends included in dividend income or separately disclosed, if any, are recorded at fair value of the security received.
Withholding taxes on foreign dividends, if any, have been provided for in accordance with the Fund’s understanding of the applicable tax rules and regulations. Interest income and expense is recorded on an accrual basis.
Distributions received from the Fund’s investments in real estate investment trusts (“REITs”) may be characterized as ordinary income, net capital gain, or a return of capital. The proper characterization of REIT distributions is generally not known until after the end of each calendar year. As such, the Fund must use estimates in reporting the character of its income and distributions received during the current calendar year
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Point Bridge America First ETF
Notes to Financial Statements
June 30, 2024(Continued)
for financial statement purposes. The actual character of distributions to a Fund’s shareholders will be reflected on the Form 1099 received by shareholders after the end of the calendar year. Due to the nature of REIT investments, a portion of the distributions received by a Fund’s shareholders may represent a return of capital.
D.
Distributions to Shareholders. Distributions to shareholders from net investment income and net realized gains on securities are declared and paid by the Fund on at least an annual basis. Distributions are recorded on the ex-dividend date.
E.
Use of Estimates. The preparation of financial statements in conformity with U.S. GAAP requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements, as well as the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the current fiscal period. Actual results could differ from those estimates.
F.
Share Valuation. The NAV per share of the Fund is calculated by dividing the sum of the value of the securities held by the Fund, plus cash and other assets, minus all liabilities (including estimated accrued expenses) by the total number of shares outstanding of the Fund. The Fund’s shares will not be priced on the days on which the New York Stock Exchange (“NYSE”) is closed for trading. The offering and redemption price per share of the Fund is equal to the Fund’s NAV per share.
G.
Guarantees and Indemnifications. In the normal course of business, the Fund enters into contracts with service providers that contain general indemnification clauses. The Fund’s maximum exposure under these arrangements is unknown as this would involve future claims that may be against the Fund that have not yet occurred. However, based on experience, the Fund expects the risk of loss to be remote.
H.
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 and are primarily due to differing book and tax treatments for redemptions in-kind. During the fiscal year ended June 30, 2024, the following table shows the reclassifications made:
Distributable Earnings
(Accumulated Losses)
Paid-In Capital
$(701,898)
$701,898
I.
Subsequent Events. In preparing these financial statements, management has evaluated events and transactions for potential recognition or disclosure through the date the financial statements were issued. 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 Fund’s financial statements.
NOTE 3 – COMMITMENTS AND OTHER RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS
Point Bridge Capital, LLC (the “Adviser”), serves as the investment adviser and index provider to the Fund. Pursuant to an Investment Advisory Agreement (“Advisory Agreement”) between the Trust, on behalf of the Fund, and the Adviser, the Adviser provides investment advice to the Fund and oversees the day-to-day operations of the Fund, subject to the direction and control of the Board and the officers of the Trust. Under the Advisory Agreement, the Adviser is also responsible for arranging, in consultation with Vident Advisory, LLC (the “Sub-Adviser”), transfer agency, custody, fund administration, and all other related services necessary for the Fund to operate. Under the Advisory Agreement, the Adviser has agreed to pay all expenses of the Fund, except for: the fee paid to the Adviser pursuant to the Advisory Agreement, interest charges on any borrowings, dividends and other expenses on securities sold short, brokerage commissions and other expenses incurred in placing orders for the purchase and sale of securities and other investment instruments, acquired fund fees and expenses, accrued deferred tax liability, extraordinary expenses, and distribution (12b-1) fees and expenses. For services provided to the Fund, the Fund pays the Adviser 0.72% at an annual rate based on the Fund’s average daily net assets. The Adviser is paid monthly, and the Adviser is responsible for paying the Sub-Adviser.
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Point Bridge America First ETF
Notes to Financial Statements
June 30, 2024(Continued)
U.S. Bancorp Fund Services, LLC, doing business as U.S. Bank Global Fund Services (“Fund Services” or “Administrator”), acts as the Fund’s Administrator and, in that capacity, performs various administrative and accounting services for the Fund. The Administrator prepares various federal and state regulatory filings, reports and returns for the Fund, including regulatory compliance monitoring and financial reporting; prepares reports and materials to be supplied to the trustees; monitors the activities of the Fund’s Custodian, transfer agent and fund accountant. Fund Services also serves as the transfer agent to the Fund. U.S. Bank N.A. (the “Custodian”), an affiliate of Fund Services, serves as the Fund’s Custodian.
All officers of the Trust are affiliated with the Administrator and Custodian.
NOTE 4 – PURCHASES AND SALES OF SECURITIES
During the current fiscal period, purchases and sales of securities by the Fund, excluding short-term securities and in-kind transactions, were $5,114,154 and $5,829,774, respectively.
During the current fiscal period, there were no purchases or sales of U.S. Government securities.
During the current fiscal period, in-kind transactions associated with creations and redemptions were $4,146,849 and $3,438,228, respectively.
NOTE 5 – INCOME TAX INFORMATION
The components of distributable earnings (accumulated losses) and cost basis of investments for federal income tax purposes as of June 30, 2024, were as follows:
Tax cost of investments
$18,263,741
Gross tax unrealized appreciation
$3,804,735
Gross tax unrealized depreciation
(1,019,886)
Net tax unrealized appreciation (depreciation)
2,784,849
Undistributed ordinary income
140,884
Undistributed long-term capital gain (loss)
Other accumulated gain (loss)
(2,120,656)
Distributable earnings (accumulated deficit)
$805,077
The difference between the cost basis for financial statements and federal income tax purposes is primarily attributable to wash sales.
A regulated investment company may elect for any taxable year to treat any portion of any qualified late year loss as arising on the first day of the next taxable year. Qualified late year losses are certain capital and ordinary losses which occur during the portion of the Fund’s taxable year subsequent to October 31 and December 31, respectively. For the taxable year ended June 30, 2024 the Fund did not elect to defer any Post-October losses or late-year ordinary losses.
As of June 30, 2024, the Fund had a short-term capital loss carryforward of $462,944 and a long-term capital loss carryforward of $1,657,712. These amounts do not have an expiration date.
The tax character of distributions paid by the Fund during the fiscal years ended June 30, 2024 and June 30, 2023 was $316,863 and $242,140 of ordinary income, respectively.
NOTE 6 – SHARE TRANSACTIONS
Shares of the Fund are listed and traded on the Cboe BZX Exchange, Inc (“Cboe”). Market prices for the shares may be different from their NAV. The Fund issues and redeems shares on a continuous basis at NAV generally in large blocks of shares, called “Creation Units.” Creation Units are issued and redeemed principally in-kind for securities included in a specified universe. Once created, shares generally trade in the secondary market at market prices that change throughout the day. Except when aggregated in Creation Units, shares are not redeemable securities of the Fund. Shares of the Fund may only be purchased or redeemed by certain financial institutions (“Authorized Participants”). An Authorized Participant is either (i) a broker-dealer or other participant in the clearing process through the Continuous
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Point Bridge America First ETF
Notes to Financial Statements
June 30, 2024(Continued)
Net Settlement System of the National Securities Clearing Corporation or (ii) a Depository Trust Company participant and, in each case, must have executed a Participant Agreement with the Distributor. Most retail investors do not qualify as Authorized Participants nor have the resources to buy and sell whole Creation Units. Therefore, they are unable to purchase or redeem shares directly from the Fund. Rather, most retail investors may purchase shares in the secondary market with the assistance of a broker and are subject to customary brokerage commissions or fees.
The Fund currently offers one class of shares, which has no front-end sales load, no deferred sales charge, and no redemption fee. A fixed transaction fee is imposed for the transfer and other transaction costs associated with the creation or redemption of Creation Units. The standard fixed transaction fee for the Fund is $300, payable to the Custodian. The fixed transaction fee may be waived on certain orders if the Fund’s Custodian has determined to waive some or all of the costs associated with the order or another party, such as the Adviser, has agreed to pay such fee. In addition, a variable fee, payable to the Fund, may be charged on all cash transactions or substitutes for Creation Units of up to a maximum of 2% as a percentage of the value of the Creation Units subject to the transaction. Variable fees are imposed to compensate the Fund for the transaction costs associated with the cash transactions fees. Variable fees received by the Fund, if any, are displayed in the Capital Transactions section of the Statements of Changes in Net Assets. The Fund may issue an unlimited number of shares of beneficial interest, with no par value. Shares of the Fund have equal rights and privileges.
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Point Bridge America First ETF
REPORT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM
To the Shareholders of Point Bridge America First ETF and
Board of Trustees of ETF Series Solutions
Opinion on the Financial Statements
We have audited the accompanying statement of assets and liabilities, including the schedule of investments, of Point Bridge America First ETF (the “Fund”), a series of ETF Series Solutions, as of June 30, 2024, the related statement of operations for the year then ended, the statements of changes in net assets for each of the two years in the period then ended, the financial highlights for each of the five years in the period then ended, and the related notes (collectively referred to as the “financial statements”). In our opinion, the financial statements present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of the Fund as of June 30, 2024, the results of its operations for the year then ended, the changes in net assets for each of the two years in the period then ended, and the financial highlights for each of the five years in the period then ended, in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America.
Basis for Opinion
These financial statements are the responsibility of the Fund’s management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on the Fund’s financial statements based on our audits. We are a public accounting firm registered with the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States) (“PCAOB”) and are required to be independent with respect to the Fund in accordance with the U.S. federal securities laws and the applicable rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission and the PCAOB.
We conducted our audits in accordance with the standards of the PCAOB. Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements are free of material misstatement whether due to error or fraud.
Our audits included performing procedures to assess the risks of material misstatement of the financial statements, whether due to error or fraud, and performing procedures that respond to those risks. Such procedures included examining, on a test basis, evidence regarding the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements. Our procedures included confirmation of securities owned as of June 30, 2024, by correspondence with the custodian. Our audits also included evaluating the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall presentation of the financial statements. We believe that our audits provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.
We have served as the Fund’s auditor since 2017.


COHEN & COMPANY, LTD.
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
August 27, 2024
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Point Bridge America First ETF
Federal Tax Information
(Unaudited)
For the fiscal year ended June 30, 2024, certain dividends paid by the Fund may be subject to a maximum tax rate of 23.8%, as provided for the Jobs and Growth Tax Relief Reconciliation Act of 2003.
The percent of dividends declared from ordinary income designated as qualified dividend income was 100%.
For the corporate shareholders, the percent of ordinary income distributions qualifying for the corporate dividends received deducted for the fiscal year ended June 30, 2024 was 100%.
The percentage of taxable ordinary income distributions that are designated as short-term capital gain distributions under Internal Revenue Section 871(k)(2)(c) was 0%.
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Point Bridge America First ETF
Information About Portfolio Holdings
(Unaudited)
The Fund files its complete schedules of portfolio holdings for its first and third fiscal quarters with the SEC on Part F of Form N-PORT. The Fund’s Part F of Form N-PORT is available without charge, upon request, by calling toll-free at (800) 617-0004.
Furthermore, you may obtain Part F of Form N-PORT on the SEC’s website at www.sec.gov or the Fund’s website at www.investpolitically.com. The Fund’s portfolio holdings are posted on its website at www.investpolitically.com daily.
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Point Bridge America First ETF
Information About Proxy Voting
(Unaudited)
A description of the policies and procedures the Fund uses to determine how to vote proxies relating to portfolio securities is provided in the Statement of Additional Information (“SAI”). The SAI is available without charge, upon request, by calling toll-free at (800) 617-0004, by accessing the SEC’s website at www.sec.gov, or by accessing the Fund’s website at www.investpolitically.com.
When available, information regarding how the Fund voted proxies relating to portfolio securities during the twelve-months ending June 30 is available by calling toll-free at (800) 617-0004 or by accessing the SEC’s website at www.sec.gov.
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Point Bridge America First ETF
Frequency Distribution of Premiums and Discounts
(Unaudited)
Information regarding how often shares of the Fund trade on an exchange at a price above (i.e., at a premium) or below (i.e., at a discount) the NAV of the Fund is available, without charge, on the Fund’s website at www.investpolitically.com.
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(b) Financial Highlights are included within the financial statements filed under Item 7 of this Form.

 

Item 8. Changes in and Disagreements with Accountants for Open-End Investment Companies.

 

There were no changes in or disagreements with accountants during the period covered by this report.

 

Item 9. Proxy Disclosure for Open-End Investment Companies.

 

There were no matters submitted to a vote of shareholders during the period covered by this report.

 

Item 10. Remuneration Paid to Directors, Officers, and Others of Open-End Investment Companies.

 

All fund expenses, including Trustee compensation is paid by the Investment Adviser pursuant to the Investment Advisory Agreement. Additional information related to those fees is available in the Fund’s Statement of Additional Information.

 

Item 11. Statement Regarding Basis for Approval of Investment Advisory Contract.

 

Not applicable

 

Item 12. Disclosure of Proxy Voting Policies and Procedures for Closed-End Management Investment Companies.

 

Not applicable to open-end investment companies.

 

Item 13. Portfolio Managers of Closed-End Management Investment Companies.

 

Not applicable to open-end investment companies.

 

Item 14. Purchases of Equity Securities by Closed-End Management Investment Company and Affiliated Purchasers.

 

Not applicable to open-end investment companies.

 

Item 15. Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.

 

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

 

 

Item 16. Controls and Procedures.

 

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

 

(b) There were no changes in the Registrant’s internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Rule 30a-3(d) under the Act) that occurred during the period covered by this report that have materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, the Registrant’s internal control over financial reporting.

 

Item 17. Disclosure of Securities Lending Activities for Closed-End Management Investment Companies

 

Not applicable to open-end investment companies.

 

Item 18. Recovery of Erroneously Awarded Compensation.

 

(a) Not Applicable.

 

(b) Not Applicable.

 

Item 19. Exhibits.

 

(a) (1) Any code of ethics or amendment thereto, that is the subject of the disclosure required by Item 2, to the extent that the registrant intends to satisfy Item 2 requirements through filing an exhibit. Filed herewith.

 

(2) Any policy required by the listing standards adopted pursuant to Rule 10D-1 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.10D-1) by the registered national securities exchange or registered national securities association upon which the registrant’s securities are listed. Not Applicable.

 

(3) A separate certification for each principal executive officer and principal financial officer of the registrant as required by Rule 30a-2(a) under the Investment Company Act of 1940 (17 CFR 270.30a-2(a)). Filed herewith.

 

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

 

(5) Change in the registrant’s independent public accountant. Provide the information called for by Item 4 of Form 8-K under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 249.308). Unless otherwise specified by Item 4, or related to and necessary for a complete understanding of information not previously disclosed, the information should relate to events occurring during the reporting period. Not applicable to open-end investment companies.

 

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

 

SIGNATURES

 

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and the Investment Company Act of 1940, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.

 

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

  Date 9/06/2024  

 

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and the Investment Company Act of 1940, this report has been signed below by the following persons on behalf of the registrant and in the capacities and on the dates indicated.

 

  By (Signature and Title)* /s/ Kristina R. Nelson  
    Kristina R. Nelson, President (principal executive officer)  

 

  Date 9/06/2024  

 

  By (Signature and Title)* /s/ Kristen M. Weitzel  
    Kristen M. Weitzel, Treasurer (principal financial officer)  

 

  Date 9/06/2024  

 

* Print the name and title of each signing officer under his or her signature.

 

EX.99.CODE ETH

 

ETF Series Solutions

 

Code of Ethics

For Principal Executive Officer & Principal Financial Officer

 

I.Introduction/Covered Persons

 

ETF Series Solutions (the “Trust”) has been successful in large part by managing its business with honesty and integrity. The principal officers of the Trust have an important and elevated role in corporate governance and in promoting investor confidence. To further the ends of ethical and honest conduct among its officers, the Audit Committee of the Board of Trustees of the Trust has adopted this Code of Ethics. This Code of Ethics is designed to comply with Section 406 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 (“Sarbanes-Oxley”) and the rules promulgated by the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) thereunder. This Code of Ethics applies to the principal executive officer, principal financial officer, controller and other senior financial officers of the Trust, as may be identified from time to time by the Audit Committee (collectively, the “Covered Persons”).

 

The Audit Committee shall be responsible for the overall administration of this Code of Ethics, but has delegated to the Trust’s Chief Compliance Officer (the “Chief Compliance Officer”) the responsibility to oversee the day-to-day operation of this Code of Ethics. This Code of Ethics is in addition to, not in replacement of, the Trust’s Code of Ethics for access persons (the “Investment Company Code of Ethics”), adopted pursuant to Rule 17j-1 under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “Investment Company Act”). The Covered Persons may also be subject to the Investment Company Code of Ethics.

 

II.Code of Ethics Requirements

 

This Code of Ethics requires each Covered Person to:

 

1.   Act with honesty and integrity, including the ethical handling of actual or apparent conflicts of interest between personal and professional relationships;

 

2.  Provide full, fair, accurate, timely and understandable disclosure in reports submitted to or filed with the SEC and in all other public communications made by the Trust;

 

3.   Comply with laws, rules and regulations of the federal government, state governments and other regulatory agencies as they apply to the Trust;

 

4.  Disclose promptly to the Chief Compliance Officer any violations of this Code of Ethics of which the Covered Person may become aware; and

 

5.   Not retaliate against any other Covered Person or any employee of the Trust or their affiliated persons for reports of potential violations that are made in good faith.

III.Conflicts of Interest

 

A conflict of interest occurs when a Covered Person’s private interest interferes in any way—or even appears to interfere—with the interests of the Trust as a whole or with his or her service to the Trust. For example, a conflict of interest would arise if a Covered Person, or a member of his or her family, receives improper personal benefits as a result of his or her position with the Trust.

 

 

Certain conflicts of interest arise out of the relationships between Covered Persons and the Trust and already are subject to conflict of interest provisions in the Investment Company Act and the Investment Advisers Act of 1940, as amended (the “Investment Advisers Act”). For example, Covered Persons may not individually engage in certain transactions with the Trust (such as the purchase or sale of securities or other property, except the Trust’s own fund shares) because of their status as “affiliated persons” of the Trust. The Trust’s and the investment adviser’s compliance programs and procedures are designed to prevent, or identify and correct, violations of these provisions. This Code does not, and is not intended to, repeat or replace these programs and procedures, and such conflicts fall outside of the parameters of this Code.

 

Although typically not presenting an opportunity for improper personal benefit, conflicts may arise from, or as a result of, the contractual relationship between the Trust and its investment adviser and/or administrator of which the Covered Persons are also officers or employees. As a result, this Code recognizes that the Covered Persons will, in the normal course of their duties (whether formally for the Trust or for the adviser and/or administrator, or for both), be involved in establishing policies and implementing decisions that will have different effects on the adviser and/or administrator and the Trust. The participation of the Covered Persons in such activities is inherent in the contractual relationship between the Trust and its investment adviser and/or administrator and is consistent with the performance by the Covered Persons of their duties as officers of the Trust. Thus, if performed in conformity with the provisions of the Investment Company Act and the Investment Advisers Act, such activities will be deemed to have been handled ethically.

 

Other conflicts of interest are covered by the Code, even if such conflicts of interest are not subject to provisions in the Investment Company Act and the Investment Advisers Act. The following list provides examples of conflicts of interest under the Code, but Covered Persons should keep in mind that these examples are not exhaustive. The overarching principle is that the personal interest of a Covered Person should not be placed improperly before the interest of the Trust.

 

Each Covered Person must:

 

•   not use his or her personal influence or personal relationships improperly to influence investment decisions or financial reporting by the Trust whereby the Covered Person would benefit personally to the detriment of the Trust; and

 

•  not cause the Trust to take action, or fail to take action, for the individual personal benefit of the Covered Person rather than for the benefit of the Trust.

 

There are some conflict of interest situations that should be discussed with the Chief Compliance Officer if material. Examples of these include:

 

•  any ownership interest in, or any consulting or employment relationship with, any of the Trust’s service providers, other than its investment adviser, principal underwriter, administrator or any affiliated person thereof; and

 

•  a direct or indirect financial interest in commissions, transaction charges or spreads paid by the Trust for effecting portfolio transactions or for selling or redeeming shares other than an interest arising from the Covered Person’s employment, such as compensation or equity ownership.

 

 

IV.Accurate, Complete, Timely and Understandable Information

 

The Covered Persons are responsible for ensuring that Trust’s shareholders and the public receive financial and other information that is accurate, complete, timely and understandable. Covered Persons are obligated to comply with all laws and regulations governing the public disclosure of Trust information. All public statements, whether oral or written, must be understandable and accurate, with no material omissions.

 

The books and records of the Trust must be kept accurate and current to ensure that the public receives information that is full, fair, accurate, complete and timely. The Covered Persons must ensure that transactions are completely and accurately recorded on the Trust’s books and records in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles. Economic evaluations must fairly represent all information relevant to the evaluation being made. No secret or unrecorded cash funds or other assets may be established or maintained for any purpose. Each Covered Person shall also comply with the Trust’s disclosure controls and procedures and the Trust’s internal controls and procedures for financial reporting.

 

V.Waivers

 

The Audit Committee may grant a waiver from one or more provisions of this Code of Ethics upon the request of a Covered Person and after a review of the relevant facts and circumstances. The decision by the Audit Committee whether to grant a waiver from this Code of Ethics shall be final.

 

“Waiver” shall mean the approval of a material departure from a provision of this Code of Ethics. If an executive officer becomes aware of a material departure from a provision of this Code of Ethics by any Covered Person, he or she shall immediately report such violation to the Chief Compliance Officer or the Audit Committee, as appropriate. The Chief Compliance Officer shall promptly report the violation to the Audit Committee. If the Audit Committee fails to take action with respect to the violation within ten business days, the Trust shall be deemed to have made an “implicit waiver” from this Code of Ethics.

 

If a waiver from one or more provisions of Section II of this Code of Ethics is granted by the Audit Committee to any Covered Person, including an implicit waiver, the Audit Committee shall direct the Trust to (a) post a notice and description of the waiver on the each applicable Fund’s website within five business days following the waiver, including the name of the person to whom the Trust granted the waiver and the date of the waiver, maintain such notice on the website for at least 12 months, and retain such notice for a period of at least 6 years following the end of the fiscal year in which the waiver occurred; or (b) include a description of the waiver in the Trust’s next report on Form N-CSR relating to the applicable Fund. If the waiver will be disclosed via a Fund’s website, the Trust must have first disclosed in its most recent Form N-CSR relating to the applicable Fund that it intends to disclose these events on the Fund’s website and website’s address.

 

VI.Amendments

 

This Code of Ethics may be amended by the Audit Committee as it deems appropriate. If a provision of the Code of Ethics that applies to any Covered Person and that relates to one or more provisions of Section II of this Code is amended, the Audit Committee shall direct the applicable Fund to (a) post a notice and description of the amendment on the Fund’s website within five business days following the amendment, maintain such notice on the website for at least 12

 

 

months, and retain such notice for a period of at least 6 years following the end of the fiscal year in which the amendment occurred; or (b) include a description of the amendment in the Trust’s next report on Form N-CSR relating to the applicable Fund. If the amendment will be disclosed via a Fund’s website, the rules applicable to website postings of waivers, discussed in Section V above, apply. Technical, administrative or other non-substantive amendments to the Code of Ethics need not be disclosed.

 

VII.Violations

 

If the Audit Committee becomes aware of an actual or potential violation of this Code of Ethics, it shall direct an investigation into the facts and circumstances surrounding the violation.

 

If a violation is found, the Audit Committee may impose on the Covered Person found to be in violation of this Code of Ethics any of a wide range of consequences as it deems appropriate, including warnings or letters of reprimand for less significant, first-time offenses, fines, reduced professional duties, suspension without pay and, in the most serious cases, termination.

 

VIII.Disclosure

 

The Audit Committee shall direct the Trust to make this Code of Ethics publicly available through one of the following three methods: (1) filing the Code as an exhibit to the Trust’s annual report on Form N-CSR relating to each Fund; (2) posting the text of the Code on the applicable Fund’s website, provided that the Fund has first disclosed the website’s address and intent to provide disclosure in this manner in its most report on Form N-CSR and provided further that the text of the Code remains on the applicable Fund’s website for as long as the Trust remains subject to the SEC’s rules promulgated under Section 406 of Sarbanes-Oxley ; or (3) providing an undertaking in its most recent report on Form N-CSR relating to each applicable Fund to provide a copy of the Code of Ethics to any person without charge upon request.

 

IX.Acknowledgement

 

Each Covered Person shall, in the form attached hereto as Appendix A, acknowledge receipt of and compliance with the Code of Ethics upon adoption of this Code of Ethics or when initially hired, whichever occurs later. Each Covered Person shall annually, in the form attached hereto as Appendix B, acknowledge receipt of and compliance with this Code of Ethics.

 

X.Confidentiality

 

All reports and records prepared or maintained pursuant to this Code will be considered confidential and shall be maintained and protected accordingly. Except as otherwise required by law or this Code or in the course of investigating any alleged violation of this Code, such matters shall not be disclosed to anyone other than the Board, its counsel, the Trust, its counsel, the investment adviser, and its counsel.

 

XI.Internal Use

 

The Code is intended solely for the internal use by the Trust and does not constitute an admission, by or on behalf of any Trust, as to any fact, circumstance, or legal conclusion.

 

Adopted: March 27, 2012

 

Amended: April 21, 2022

 

EX.99.CERT

 

CERTIFICATIONS

 

I, Kristina R. Nelson, certify that:

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:  9/06/2024   /s/ Kristina R. Nelson
    Kristina R. Nelson
President (principal executive officer)
ETF Series Solutions
 

 

CERTIFICATIONS

 

I, Kristen M. Weitzel, certify that:

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:  9/06/2024   /s/ Kristen M. Weitzel
    Kristen M. Weitzel
Treasurer (principal financial officer)
ETF Series Solutions
 

EX.99.906CERT

 

Certification Pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act

 

Pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, each of the undersigned officers of ETF Series Solutions, does hereby certify, to such officer’s knowledge, that the report on Form N-CSR of ETF Series Solutions for the year ended June 30, 2024 fully complies with the requirements of Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as applicable, and that the information contained in the Form N-CSR fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition and results of operations of ETF Series Solutions for the stated period.

 

 

/s/ Kristina R. Nelson   /s/ Kristen M. Weitzel

Kristina R. Nelson

President (principal executive officer),

ETF Series Solutions

 

Kristen M. Weitzel

Treasurer (principal financial officer),
ETF Series Solutions

 

Dated: 9/06/2024    

 

This statement accompanies this report on Form N-CSR pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 and shall not be deemed as filed by ETF Series Solutions for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.