UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, DC 20549

 

FORM N-CSR

 

CERTIFIED SHAREHOLDER REPORT OF REGISTERED

 MANAGEMENT INVESTMENT COMPANY

 

Investment Company Act file number 811-22700

 

Exchange Listed Funds Trust

 

(Exact name of registrant as specified in charter)

 

10900 Hefner Pointe Drive

Suite 400

Oklahoma City, Oklahoma 73120

 

(Address of principal executive offices)  (Zip code)

 

UMB Fund Services

235 W. Galena Street

Milwaukee, Wisconsin 53212

 

(Name and address of agent for service)

 

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (405) 778-8377

 

Date of fiscal year end: April 30

 

Date of reporting period: April 30, 2021

 

 

 

 

Item 1. Reports to Stockholders.

 

(a) Insert a copy of the report transmitted to stockholders pursuant to Rule 30e-1 under the Act (17 CFR 270.30e-1) 

 

  

EXCHANGE LISTED FUNDS TRUST

QRAFT AI-Enhanced U.S. Large Cap ETF

QRAFT AI-Enhanced U.S. Large Cap Momentum ETF

QRAFT AI-Enhanced U.S. High Dividend ETF

QRAFT AI-Enhanced U.S. Next Value ETF

Annual Report

April 30, 2021

 

Exchange Listed Funds Trust

TABLE OF CONTENTS

 

April 30, 2021  

  

Management’s Discussion of Fund Performance

 

1

QRAFT AI-Enhanced U.S. Large Cap ETF

   

Schedule of Investments

 

9

Summary of Investments

 

14

QRAFT AI-Enhanced U.S. Large Cap Momentum ETF

   

Schedule of Investments

 

15

Summary of Investments

 

16

QRAFT AI-Enhanced U.S. High Dividend ETF

   

Schedule of Investments

 

17

Summary of Investments

 

19

QRAFT AI-Enhanced U.S. Next Value ETF

   

Schedule of Investments

 

20

Summary of Investments

 

22

Statements of Assets and Liabilities

 

23

Statements of Operations

 

25

Statements of Changes in Net Assets

 

27

Financial Highlights

 

29

Notes to Financial Statements

 

30

Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

 

39

Disclosure of Fund Expenses

 

40

Board Consideration of Approval of Advisory Agreement

 

41

Other Information

 

43

Trustees

 

44

Officers

 

45

Before investing you should carefully consider each Fund’s investment objectives, risks, charges and expenses. This and other information is available in each Fund’s prospectus, a copy of which may be obtained by visiting the Funds’ website at www.qraftaietf.com. Please read a Fund’s prospectus carefully before you invest.

There are risks involved with investing, including possible loss of principal, and there is no guarantee each Fund will achieve its investment objective. Each Fund is non-diversified and may invest more of its assets in securities of a single issuer, which may have an adverse effect on a Fund’s performance. Concentration in a particular industry or sector will subject a Fund to loss due to adverse occurrences that may affect that industry or sector.

Individual shares of each Fund may be purchased or sold in the secondary market throughout the regular trading day on the NYSE Arca, Inc. (the “Exchange”) through a brokerage account. However, shares are not individually redeemable directly from each Fund. Each Fund issues and redeems shares on a continuous basis, at net asset value (“NAV”), only in large blocks of shares (“Creation Units”).

Distributor: Foreside Fund Services, LLC

i

Qraft AI-Enhanced U.S. Large Cap ETF

MANAGEMENT’S DISCUSSION OF FUND PERFORMANCE

 

April 30, 2021  

(Unaudited)  

Dear QRFT Shareholders,

Thank you for your investment in the QRAFT AI-Enhanced U.S. Large Cap ETF (“QRFT” or the “Fund”). The information presented in this report relates to the operations of QRFT for the fiscal year ended April 30, 2021.

The Fund is an actively managed exchange-traded fund that aims to provide investors with capital appreciation. Exchange Traded Concepts LLC, the Fund’s adviser, utilizes proprietary artificial intelligence (AI) technology provided by Qraft Technologies to manage the Fund’s portfolio on a day-to-day basis. The AI technology seeks to create optimal portfolio factor weights by analyzing market data. Utilizing the AI, the adviser selects stocks of U.S. large-capitalization companies providing exposure to five main factors affecting the U.S. market, namely, quality, size, valuation, momentum, and volatility. Of the factors considered by the AI technology, the quality factor was most emphasized for QRFT’s portfolio during this period.

Investors faced an unpredictable market during 2020 due to an unprecedented pandemic and volatile market sentiment. Regardless of the high levels of uncertainty, however, Qraft Technologies’ proprietary AI analyzed the market through continuous and fast-paced deep learning. The nebulous market illuminated AI’s strength in removing prejudice, bias, and anxiety. The AI’s decisive nature based on deep leaning synergized with QRFT’s monthly rebalancing period to create an ETF that is constantly learning the market and adapting accordingly. The Fund’s market price increased 53.83%, and the net asset value increased 54.12%, while the S&P 500 Index, a broad market equity index, gained 45.98%.

The largest positive contributors to the return of the Fund for the fiscal year were Facebook, Inc. (FB), Alphabet, Inc. (GOOGL) and Apple (AAPL). The largest negative contributors were Acadia Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (ACAD), Intel Corp. (INTC) and Splunk, Inc. (SPLK).

The Fund began trading on May 21, 2019, with outstanding shares of 500,001 as of April 30, 2021.

We appreciate your investment in the QRAFT AI-Enhanced U.S. Large Cap ETF.

Sincerely,

J. Garrett Stevens
Chief Executive Officer
Exchange Traded Concepts, LLC, Adviser to the Fund

1

Qraft AI-Enhanced U.S. Large Cap ETF

MANAGEMENT’S DISCUSSION OF FUND PERFORMANCE (Concluded)

 

April 30, 2021  

(Unaudited)  

Growth of a $10,000 Investment

(at net asset value)

 

 

Inception
Date
of the Fund

 

Average
Annual Return
as of 4/30/2021

 



Expense Ratios*

One Year

 

Since Inception

 

Gross

 

Net

Qraft AI-Enhanced U.S. Large Cap ETF
(Net Asset Value)

 

5/20/2019

 

54.12%

 

32.85%

 

0.75%

 

0.75%

Qraft AI-Enhanced U.S. Large Cap ETF
(Market Price)

     

53.83%

 

32.80%

       

S&P 500 Index

     

45.98%

 

24.17%

       

*    Reflects the expense ratio as reported in the Prospectus dated September 1, 2020.

The performance data quoted herein represents past performance and the return and value of an investment in the Fund will fluctuate so that shares, when redeemed or sold in the market, may be worth more or less than their original cost. Returns shown do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on Fund distributions or the redemption or sale of Fund shares. Past performance is no guarantee of future performance and should not be considered as a representation of the future results of the Fund. The Fund’s performance assumes the reinvestment of all dividends and all capital gains distributions.

Current performance may be lower or higher than performance data quoted. For the Fund’s most recent month end performance, please visit www.qraftaietf.com.

There are no assurances that the Fund will meet its stated objectives.

The Fund’s holdings and allocations are subject to change and should not be considered recommendations to buy individual securities. The information provided herein represents the opinion of Exchange Traded Concepts, LLC for the period stated and is subject to change at any time.

The S&P 500 Index is a capitalization-weighted index of 500 stocks. The index is designed to measure performance of the broad domestic economy through changes in the aggregate market value of 500 stocks representing all major industries.

The Fund’s shares are listed on an exchange. The price of the Fund’s shares is based on market price and, because exchange-traded fund shares trade at market prices rather than net asset value, shares may trade at a price greater than net asset value (premium) or less than net asset value (discount).

Net asset value - The dollar value of a single share, based on the value of the underlying assets of the fund minus its liabilities, divided by the number of shares outstanding. Calculated at the end of each business day.

2

Qraft AI-Enhanced U.S. Large Cap Momentum ETF

MANAGEMENT’S DISCUSSION OF FUND PERFORMANCE

 

April 30, 2021  

(Unaudited)  

Dear AMOM Shareholders,

Thank you for your investment in the QRAFT AI-Enhanced U.S. Large Cap Momentum ETF (“AMOM” or the “Fund”). The information presented in this report relates to the operations of AMOM for the fiscal year ended April 30, 2021.

The Fund is an actively managed exchange-traded fund that aims to provide investors with capital appreciation. Exchange Traded Concepts LLC, the Fund’s adviser, utilizes proprietary artificial intelligence (AI) technology provided by Qraft Technologies to manage the Fund’s portfolio on a day-to-day basis. The AI technology seeks to create optimal portfolio factor weights by analyzing market data. Utilizing the AI, the adviser selects stocks of U.S. large-capitalization companies based on the stocks’ momentum over a certain period.

Investors faced an unpredictable market during 2020 due to an unprecedented pandemic and volatile market sentiment. Regardless of the high levels of uncertainty, however, Qraft Technologies’ proprietary AI analyzed the market through continuous and fast-paced deep learning. The nebulous market illuminated AI’s strength in removing prejudice, bias, and anxiety. The AI’s decisive nature based on deep leaning synergized with AMOM’s monthly rebalancing period to create an ETF that is constantly learning the market and adapting accordingly. The Fund’s market price increased 69.50%, and the net asset value increased 69.95%, while the S&P 500 Index, a broad market equity index, gained 45.98%.

The largest positive contributors to the return of the Fund for the fiscal year were Tesla, Inc. (TSLA), Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. (AMD) and Shopify, Inc. (SHOP). The largest negative contributors were Facebook, Inc. (FB), Clorox Company (CLX), Elastic, NV (ESTC).

The Fund began trading on May 21, 2019, with outstanding shares of 625,001 as of April 30, 2021.

We appreciate your investment in the QRAFT AI-Enhanced U.S. Large Cap Momentum ETF.

Sincerely,

J. Garrett Stevens
Chief Executive Officer
Exchange Traded Concepts, LLC, Adviser to the Fund

3

Qraft AI-Enhanced U.S. Large Cap Momentum ETF

MANAGEMENT’S DISCUSSION OF FUND PERFORMANCE (Concluded)

 

April 30, 2021  

(Unaudited)  

Growth of a $10,000 Investment

(at net asset value)

 

 

Inception
Date
of the Fund

 

Average
Annual Return
as of 4/30/2021

 


Expense Ratios*

One Year

 

Since Inception

 

Gross

 

Net

Qraft AI-Enhanced U.S. Large Cap Momentum ETF
(Net Asset Value)

 

5/20/2019

 

69.95%

 

37.87%

 

0.75%

 

0.75%

Qraft AI-Enhanced U.S. Large Cap Momentum ETF
(Market Price)

     

69.50%

 

37.79%

       

S&P 500 Index

     

45.98%

 

24.17%

       

*    Reflects the expense ratio as reported in the Prospectus dated September 1, 2020.

The performance data quoted herein represents past performance and the return and value of an investment in the Fund will fluctuate so that shares, when redeemed or sold in the market, may be worth more or less than their original cost. Returns shown do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on Fund distributions or the redemption or sale of Fund shares. Past performance is no guarantee of future performance and should not be considered as a representation of the future results of the Fund. The Fund’s performance assumes the reinvestment of all dividends and all capital gains distributions.

Current performance may be lower or higher than performance data quoted. For the Fund’s most recent month end performance, please visit www.qraftaietf.com.

There are no assurances that the Fund will meet its stated objectives.

The Fund’s holdings and allocations are subject to change and should not be considered recommendations to buy individual securities. The information provided herein represents the opinion of Exchange Traded Concepts, LLC for the period stated and is subject to change at any time.

The S&P 500 Index is a capitalization-weighted index of 500 stocks. The index is designed to measure performance of the broad domestic economy through changes in the aggregate market value of 500 stocks representing all major industries.

The Fund’s shares are listed on an exchange. The price of the Fund’s shares is based on market price and, because exchange-traded fund shares trade at market prices rather than net asset value, shares may trade at a price greater than net asset value (premium) or less than net asset value (discount).

Net asset value - The dollar value of a single share, based on the value of the underlying assets of the fund minus its liabilities, divided by the number of shares outstanding. Calculated at the end of each business day.

4

Qraft AI-Enhanced U.S. High Dividend ETF

MANAGEMENT’S DISCUSSION OF FUND PERFORMANCE

 

April 30, 2021  

(Unaudited)  

Dear HDIV Shareholders,

Thank you for your investment in the QRAFT AI-Enhanced U.S. High Dividend Strategy ETF (“HDIV” or the “Fund”). The information presented in this report relates to the operations of HDIV for the fiscal year ended April 30, 2021.

The Fund is an actively managed exchange-traded fund that aims to provide investors with long-term total returns through regular dividend income and capital appreciation. Exchange Traded Concepts LLC, the Fund’s adviser, utilizes proprietary artificial intelligence (AI) technology provided by Qraft Technologies to manage the Fund’s portfolio on a day-to-day basis. The AI technology seeks to create optimal portfolio factor weights by analyzing market data. Utilizing the AI, the adviser selects dividend paying securities of U.S.-listed companies using a proprietary dividend factor scoring formula based on dividend and quality factors.

Investors faced an unpredictable market during 2020 due to an unprecedented pandemic and volatile market sentiment. Regardless of the high levels of uncertainty, however, Qraft Technologies’ proprietary AI analyzed the market through continuous and fast-paced deep learning. The nebulous market illuminated AI’s strength in removing prejudice, bias, and anxiety. The AI’s decisive nature based on deep leaning synergized with HDIV’s monthly rebalancing period to create an ETF that is constantly learning the market and adapting accordingly. The Fund’s market price increased 39.21%, and the net asset value increased 39.50%, while the S&P 500 Index, a broad market equity index, gained 45.98%.

The largest positive contributors to the return of the Fund for the fiscal year were Nike, Inc. (NKE), Walmart, Inc. (WMT), and Target Corp. (TGT). The largest negative contributors were Gilead Sciences, Inc. (GILD), Merck & Co. (MRK) and Verizon Communications (VZ).

The Fund began trading on February 27, 2020, with outstanding shares of 175,000 as of April 30, 2021.

We appreciate your investment in the QRAFT AI-Enhanced U.S. High Dividend Strategy ETF.

Sincerely,

J. Garrett Stevens
Chief Executive Officer
Exchange Traded Concepts, LLC, Adviser to the Fund

5

Qraft AI-Enhanced U.S. High Dividend ETF

MANAGEMENT’S DISCUSSION OF FUND PERFORMANCE (Concluded)

 

April 30, 2021  

(Unaudited)  

Growth of a $10,000 Investment

(at net asset value)

 

 

Inception
Date
of the Fund

 

Average
Annual Return
as of 4/30/2021

 

Expense Ratios*

One Year

 

Since Inception

 

Gross

 

Net

Qraft AI-Enhanced U.S. High Dividend ETF
(Net Asset Value)

 

2/26/2020

 

39.50%

 

20.75%

 

0.75%

 

0.75%

Qraft AI-Enhanced U.S. High Dividend ETF
(Market Price)

     

39.21%

 

20.82%

       

S&P 500 Index

     

45.98%

 

30.63%

       

*    Reflects the expense ratio as reported in the Prospectus dated September 1, 2020.

The performance data quoted herein represents past performance and the return and value of an investment in the Fund will fluctuate so that shares, when redeemed or sold in the market, may be worth more or less than their original cost. Returns shown do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on Fund distributions or the redemption or sale of Fund shares. Past performance is no guarantee of future performance and should not be considered as a representation of the future results of the Fund. The Fund’s performance assumes the reinvestment of all dividends and all capital gains distributions.

Current performance may be lower or higher than performance data quoted. For the Fund’s most recent month end performance, please visit www.qraftaietf.com.

There are no assurances that the Fund will meet its stated objectives.

The Fund’s holdings and allocations are subject to change and should not be considered recommendations to buy individual securities. The information provided herein represents the opinion of Exchange Traded Concepts, LLC for the period stated and is subject to change at any time.

The S&P 500 Index is a capitalization-weighted index of 500 stocks. The index is designed to measure performance of the broad domestic economy through changes in the aggregate market value of 500 stocks representing all major industries.

The Fund’s shares are listed on an exchange. The price of the Fund’s shares is based on market price and, because exchange-traded fund shares trade at market prices rather than net asset value, shares may trade at a price greater than net asset value (premium) or less than net asset value (discount).

Net asset value - The dollar value of a single share, based on the value of the underlying assets of the fund minus its liabilities, divided by the number of shares outstanding. Calculated at the end of each business day.

6

Qraft AI-Enhanced U.S. Next Value ETF

MANAGEMENT’S DISCUSSION OF FUND PERFORMANCE

 

April 30, 2021  

(Unaudited)  

Dear NVQ Shareholders,

Thank you for your investment in the QRAFT AI-Enhanced U.S. Next Value ETF (“NVQ” or the “Fund”). The information presented in this report relates to the operations of NVQ for the fiscal period ended April 30, 2021.

The Fund is an actively managed exchange-traded fund that aims to provide investors with capital appreciation. Exchange Traded Concepts LLC, the Fund’s adviser, utilizes proprietary artificial intelligence (AI) technology provided by Qraft Technologies to manage the Fund’s portfolio on a day-to-day basis. The AI technology seeks to create optimal portfolio factor weights by analyzing market data. The adviser selects stocks of U.S. listed companies that, on the basis of future intangible assets and typical value factors, the AI identifies as having an intrinsic value that is higher than book value.

Investors faced an unpredictable market during 2020 due to an unprecedented pandemic and volatile market sentiment. Regardless of the high levels of uncertainty, however, Qraft Technologies’ proprietary AI analyzed the market through continuous and fast-paced deep learning. The nebulous market illuminated AI’s strength in removing prejudice, bias, and anxiety. The AI’s decisive nature based on deep leaning synergized with NVQ’s monthly rebalancing period to create an ETF that is constantly learning the market and adapting accordingly. Since the inception of the Fund through April 30, 2021, the Fund’s market price increased 26.89%, and the net asset value increased 26.10%, while the S&P 500 Index, a broad market equity index, gained 14.63%.

The largest positive contributors to the return of the Fund for the fiscal period were Micron Technology, Inc. (MU), MicroStrategy, Inc. (MSTR) and Magna International, Inc. (MG). The largest negative contributors were 3D Systems Corp. (DDD), LiveRamp Holdings (RAMP) and Overstock.com, Inc. (OSTK).

The Fund began trading on December 3, 2020, with outstanding shares of 150,000 as of April 30, 2021.

We appreciate your investment in the QRAFT AI-Enhanced U.S. Next Value ETF.

Sincerely,

J. Garrett Stevens
Chief Executive Officer
Exchange Traded Concepts, LLC, Adviser to the Fund

7

Qraft AI-Enhanced U.S. Next Value ETF

MANAGEMENT’S DISCUSSION OF FUND PERFORMANCE (Concluded)

 

April 30, 2021  

(Unaudited)  

Growth of a $10,000 Investment

(at net asset value)

 

 

Inception
Date
of the Fund

 

Cumulative
Total Return
As of 4/30/2021

 


Expense Ratios*

Gross

 

Net

Qraft AI-Enhanced U.S. Next Value ETF
(Net Asset Value)

 

12/2/2020

 

26.10%

 

0.75%

 

0.75%

Qraft AI-Enhanced U.S. Next Value ETF
(Market Price)

     

26.89%

       

S&P 500 Index

     

14.63%

       

*    Reflects the expense ratio as reported in the Prospectus dated November 20, 2020.

The performance data quoted herein represents past performance and the return and value of an investment in the Fund will fluctuate so that shares, when redeemed or sold in the market, may be worth more or less than their original cost. Returns shown do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on Fund distributions or the redemption or sale of Fund shares. Past performance is no guarantee of future performance and should not be considered as a representation of the future results of the Fund. The Fund’s performance assumes the reinvestment of all dividends and all capital gains distributions.

Current performance may be lower or higher than performance data quoted. For the Fund’s most recent month end performance, please visit www.qraftaietf.com.

There are no assurances that the Fund will meet its stated objectives.

The Fund’s holdings and allocations are subject to change and should not be considered recommendations to buy individual securities. The information provided herein represents the opinion of Exchange Traded Concepts, LLC for the period stated and is subject to change at any time.

The S&P 500 Index is a capitalization-weighted index of 500 stocks. The index is designed to measure performance of the broad domestic economy through changes in the aggregate market value of 500 stocks representing all major industries.

The Fund’s shares are listed on an exchange. The price of the Fund’s shares is based on market price and, because exchange-traded fund shares trade at market prices rather than net asset value, shares may trade at a price greater than net asset value (premium) or less than net asset value (discount).

Net asset value - The dollar value of a single share, based on the value of the underlying assets of the fund minus its liabilities, divided by the number of shares outstanding. Calculated at the end of each business day.

8

QRAFT AI-Enhanced U.S. Large Cap ETF

SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS

 

April 30, 2021  

 

Number
of Shares

     

Value

COMMON STOCKS — 99.4%

   

COMMUNICATION SERVICES — 9.0%

 

 

 

199

 

Activision Blizzard, Inc.

 

$

18,147

174

 

Alphabet, Inc. - Class A*

 

 

409,509

1,829

 

AT&T, Inc.

 

 

57,449

263

 

BCE, Inc.

 

 

12,427

1,176

 

Comcast Corp. - Class A

 

 

66,032

863

 

Electronic Arts, Inc.

 

 

122,615

732

 

Facebook, Inc. - Class A*

 

 

237,958

51

 

Liberty Broadband Corp. - Class A*

 

 

8,041

68

 

Match Group, Inc.*

 

 

10,583

114

 

Netflix, Inc.*

 

 

58,535

1,664

 

Pinterest, Inc. - Class A*

 

 

110,440

629

 

Roku, Inc.*

 

 

215,728

2,402

 

Snap, Inc. - Class A*

 

 

148,492

507

 

Spotify Technology S.A.*

 

 

127,825

377

 

TELUS Corp.

 

 

7,823

319

 

T-Mobile US, Inc.*

 

 

42,149

204

 

Twitter, Inc.*

 

 

11,265

1,062

 

Verizon Communications, Inc.

 

 

61,373

156

 

ViacomCBS, Inc. - Class A

 

 

7,051

465

 

Walt Disney Co.*

 

 

86,499

59

 

Zillow Group, Inc. - Class A*

 

 

7,868

       

 

1,827,809

   

CONSUMER DISCRETIONARY — 7.6%

 

 

 

154

 

Airbnb, Inc. - Class A*

 

 

26,597

196

 

Amazon.com, Inc.*

 

 

679,614

5

 

AutoZone, Inc.*

 

 

7,321

66

 

Best Buy Co., Inc.

 

 

7,674

11

 

Booking Holdings, Inc.*

 

 

27,127

279

 

Carnival Corp.*

 

 

7,801

106

 

Chewy, Inc.*

 

 

8,450

7

 

Chipotle Mexican Grill, Inc.*

 

 

10,444

60

 

Dollar Tree, Inc.*

 

 

6,894

81

 

DoorDash, Inc. - Class A*

 

 

11,597

94

 

DR Horton, Inc.

 

 

9,239

176

 

eBay, Inc.

 

 

9,819

594

 

Ferrari N.V.

 

 

126,754

1,021

 

Ford Motor Co.*

 

 

11,782

277

 

Home Depot, Inc.

 

 

89,657

196

 

Las Vegas Sands Corp.*

 

 

12,007

80

 

Lennar Corp. - Class A

 

 

8,288

187

 

Lowe’s Cos., Inc.

 

 

36,699

34

 

Lululemon Athletica, Inc.*

 

 

11,399

Number
of Shares

     

Value

COMMON STOCKS (Continued)

   

CONSUMER DISCRETIONARY (Continued)

87

 

Magna International, Inc.

 

$

8,215

192

 

McDonald’s Corp.

 

 

45,327

13

 

MercadoLibre, Inc.*

 

 

20,423

404

 

NIKE, Inc. - Class B

 

 

53,579

18

 

O’Reilly Automotive, Inc.*

 

 

9,952

76

 

Peloton Interactive, Inc. - Class A*

 

 

7,475

92

 

Ross Stores, Inc.

 

 

12,046

302

 

Starbucks Corp.

 

 

34,576

128

 

Target Corp.

 

 

26,529

246

 

Tesla, Inc.*

 

 

174,522

308

 

TJX Cos., Inc.

 

 

21,868

100

 

VF Corp.

 

 

8,766

25

 

Wayfair, Inc. - Class A*

 

 

7,389

77

 

Yum! Brands, Inc.

 

 

9,203

       

 

1,549,033

   

CONSUMER STAPLES — 2.7%

 

 

 

477

 

Altria Group, Inc.

 

 

22,777

143

 

Archer-Daniels-Midland Co.

 

 

9,028

1,104

 

Coca-Cola Co.

 

 

59,594

218

 

Colgate-Palmolive Co.

 

 

17,593

114

 

Costco Wholesale Corp.

 

 

42,418

93

 

Estee Lauder Cos., Inc. - Class A

 

 

29,183

157

 

General Mills, Inc.

 

 

9,555

54

 

Hershey Co.

 

 

8,872

87

 

Kimberly-Clark Corp.

 

 

11,599

195

 

Kroger Co.

 

 

7,125

364

 

Mondelez International, Inc. - Class A

 

 

22,135

136

 

Monster Beverage Corp.*

 

 

13,199

354

 

PepsiCo, Inc.

 

 

51,033

400

 

Philip Morris International, Inc.

 

 

38,000

632

 

Procter & Gamble Co.

 

 

84,321

131

 

Sysco Corp.

 

 

11,100

94

 

Tyson Foods, Inc. - Class A

 

 

7,280

222

 

Walgreens Boots Alliance, Inc.

 

 

11,788

724

 

Walmart, Inc.

 

 

101,295

       

 

557,895

   

ENERGY — 1.3%

 

 

 

354

 

Canadian Natural Resources Ltd.

 

 

10,754

494

 

Chevron Corp.

 

 

50,917

274

 

ConocoPhillips

 

 

14,012

591

 

Enbridge, Inc.

 

 

22,795

9

QRAFT AI-Enhanced U.S. Large Cap ETF

SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (Continued)

 

April 30, 2021  

 

Number
of Shares

     

Value

COMMON STOCKS (Continued)

   

ENERGY (Continued)

 

 

 

560

 

Enterprise Products Partners LP

 

$

12,886

149

 

EOG Resources, Inc.

 

 

10,972

1,086

 

Exxon Mobil Corp.

 

 

62,163

167

 

Marathon Petroleum Corp.

 

 

9,293

266

 

MPLX LP

 

 

7,179

113

 

Phillips 66

 

 

9,143

357

 

Schlumberger N.V.

 

 

9,657

445

 

Suncor Energy, Inc.

 

 

9,532

274

 

TC Energy Corp.

 

 

13,555

105

 

Valero Energy Corp.

 

 

7,766

312

 

Williams Cos., Inc.

 

 

7,600

       

 

258,224

   

FINANCIALS — 5.0%

 

 

 

178

 

Aflac, Inc.

 

 

9,564

78

 

Allstate Corp.

 

 

9,890

206

 

American Express Co.

 

 

31,590

221

 

American International Group, Inc.

 

 

10,708

29

 

Ameriprise Financial, Inc.

 

 

7,494

58

 

Aon PLC - Class A

 

 

14,584

2,220

 

Bank of America Corp.

 

 

89,977

189

 

Bank of Montreal

 

 

17,830

227

 

Bank of New York Mellon Corp.

 

 

11,323

355

 

Bank of Nova Scotia

 

 

22,610

39

 

BlackRock, Inc.

 

 

31,953

176

 

Blackstone Group, Inc.

 

 

15,574

441

 

Brookfield Asset Management, Inc. - Class A

 

 

20,101

131

 

Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce

 

 

13,619

118

 

Capital One Financial Corp.

 

 

17,591

483

 

Charles Schwab Corp.

 

 

34,003

116

 

Chubb Ltd.

 

 

19,904

535

 

Citigroup, Inc.

 

 

38,113

92

 

CME Group, Inc.

 

 

18,583

79

 

Discover Financial Services

 

 

9,006

183

 

Fifth Third Bancorp

 

 

7,419

92

 

Goldman Sachs Group, Inc.

 

 

32,057

144

 

Intercontinental Exchange, Inc.

 

 

16,950

783

 

JPMorgan Chase & Co.

 

 

120,433

147

 

KKR & Co., Inc.

 

 

8,317

565

 

Manulife Financial Corp.

 

 

12,345

131

 

Marsh & McLennan Cos., Inc.

 

 

17,777

229

 

MetLife, Inc.

 

 

14,571

48

 

Moody’s Corp.

 

 

15,682

Number
of Shares

     

Value

COMMON STOCKS (Continued)

   

FINANCIALS (Continued)

 

 

 

464

 

Morgan Stanley

 

$

38,303

21

 

MSCI, Inc.

 

 

10,201

108

 

PNC Financial Services Group, Inc.

 

 

20,191

151

 

Progressive Corp.

 

 

15,212

102

 

Prudential Financial, Inc.

 

 

10,237

417

 

Royal Bank of Canada

 

 

39,782

62

 

S&P Global, Inc.

 

 

24,204

91

 

State Street Corp.

 

 

7,640

171

 

Sun Life Financial, Inc.

 

 

9,224

59

 

T. Rowe Price Group, Inc.

 

 

10,573

532

 

Toronto-Dominion Bank

 

 

36,575

346

 

Truist Financial Corp.

 

 

20,521

386

 

U.S. Bancorp

 

 

22,909

1,063

 

Wells Fargo & Co.

 

 

47,888

33

 

Willis Towers Watson PLC

 

 

8,542

       

 

1,011,570

   

HEALTH CARE — 22.3%

 

 

 

455

 

Abbott Laboratories

 

 

54,636

453

 

AbbVie, Inc.

 

 

50,509

567

 

ABIOMED, Inc.*

 

 

181,854

78

 

Agilent Technologies, Inc.

 

 

10,424

128

 

Alcon, Inc.

 

 

9,655

57

 

Alexion Pharmaceuticals, Inc.*

 

 

9,615

213

 

Align Technology, Inc.*

 

 

126,848

148

 

Amgen, Inc.

 

 

35,467

63

 

Anthem, Inc.

 

 

23,902

129

 

Baxter International, Inc.

 

 

11,054

75

 

Becton, Dickinson and Co.

 

 

18,661

39

 

Biogen, Inc.*

 

 

10,426

2,847

 

BioMarin Pharmaceutical, Inc.*

 

 

221,838

363

 

Boston Scientific Corp.*

 

 

15,827

576

 

Bristol-Myers Squibb Co.

 

 

35,954

149

 

Centene Corp.*

 

 

9,199

92

 

Cigna Corp.

 

 

22,909

336

 

CVS Health Corp.

 

 

25,670

182

 

Danaher Corp.

 

 

46,217

777

 

Dexcom, Inc.*

 

 

300,000

1,587

 

Edwards Lifesciences Corp.*

 

 

151,590

689

 

Eli Lilly & Co.

 

 

125,929

934

 

Exact Sciences Corp.*

 

 

123,120

322

 

Gilead Sciences, Inc.

 

 

20,437

33

 

Humana, Inc.

 

 

14,693

10

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SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (Continued)

 

April 30, 2021  

 

Number
of Shares

     

Value

COMMON STOCKS (Continued)

   

HEALTH CARE (Continued)

 

 

 

342

 

IDEXX Laboratories, Inc.*

 

$

187,755

382

 

Illumina, Inc.*

 

 

150,065

2,742

 

Incyte Corp.*

 

 

234,112

654

 

Insulet Corp.*

 

 

193,074

143

 

Intuitive Surgical, Inc.*

 

 

123,695

49

 

IQVIA Holdings, Inc.*

 

 

11,500

676

 

Johnson & Johnson

 

 

110,005

403

 

Masimo Corp.*

 

 

93,766

41

 

McKesson Corp.

 

 

7,690

346

 

Medtronic PLC

 

 

45,298

649

 

Merck & Co., Inc.

 

 

48,350

6

 

Mettler-Toledo International, Inc.*

 

 

7,880

102

 

Moderna, Inc.*

 

 

18,240

797

 

Novavax, Inc.*

 

 

188,833

2,844

 

Novocure Ltd.*

 

 

580,460

1,428

 

Pfizer, Inc.

 

 

55,192

27

 

Regeneron Pharmaceuticals, Inc.*

 

 

12,995

37

 

ResMed, Inc.

 

 

6,955

1,805

 

Seagen, Inc.*

 

 

259,487

97

 

Stryker Corp.

 

 

25,475

39

 

Teladoc Health, Inc.*

 

 

6,722

102

 

Thermo Fisher Scientific, Inc.

 

 

47,963

243

 

UnitedHealth Group, Inc.

 

 

96,908

554

 

Veeva Systems, Inc. - Class A*

 

 

156,477

746

 

Vertex Pharmaceuticals, Inc.*

 

 

162,777

54

 

Zimmer Biomet Holdings, Inc.

 

 

9,567

122

 

Zoetis, Inc.

 

 

21,110

       

 

4,518,785

   

INDUSTRIALS — 4.7%

 

 

 

148

 

3M Co.

 

 

29,177

59

 

AMETEK, Inc.

 

 

7,961

149

 

Boeing Co.*

 

 

34,912

207

 

Canadian National Railway Co.

 

 

22,284

39

 

Canadian Pacific Railway Ltd.

 

 

14,552

223

 

Carrier Global Corp.

 

 

9,718

140

 

Caterpillar, Inc.

 

 

31,935

27

 

Cintas Corp.

 

 

9,319

11

 

CoStar Group, Inc.*

 

 

9,399

196

 

CSX Corp.

 

 

19,747

38

 

Cummins, Inc.

 

 

9,578

80

 

Deere & Co.

 

 

29,668

102

 

Eaton Corp. PLC

 

 

14,579

Number
of Shares

     

Value

COMMON STOCKS (Continued)

   

INDUSTRIALS (Continued)

 

 

 

154

 

Emerson Electric Co.

 

$

13,935

147

 

Fastenal Co.

 

 

7,685

68

 

FedEx Corp.

 

 

19,741

74

 

General Dynamics Corp.

 

 

14,077

2,249

 

General Electric Co.

 

 

29,507

179

 

Honeywell International, Inc.

 

 

39,924

102

 

IHS Markit Ltd.

 

 

10,973

81

 

Illinois Tool Works, Inc.

 

 

18,667

185

 

Johnson Controls International PLC

 

 

11,533

54

 

L3Harris Technologies, Inc.

 

 

11,298

312

 

Lennox International, Inc.

 

 

104,626

72

 

Lockheed Martin Corp.

 

 

27,400

64

 

Norfolk Southern Corp.

 

 

17,871

43

 

Northrop Grumman Corp.

 

 

15,241

31

 

Old Dominion Freight Line, Inc.

 

 

7,992

112

 

Otis Worldwide Corp.

 

 

8,721

89

 

PACCAR, Inc.

 

 

7,999

33

 

Parker-Hannifin Corp.

 

 

10,356

2,911

 

Plug Power, Inc.*

 

 

82,993

389

 

Raytheon Technologies Corp.

 

 

32,380

82

 

Republic Services, Inc.

 

 

8,717

29

 

Rockwell Automation, Inc.

 

 

7,664

27

 

Roper Technologies, Inc.

 

 

12,054

152

 

Southwest Airlines Co.*

 

 

9,543

41

 

Stanley Black & Decker, Inc.

 

 

8,478

145

 

Thomson Reuters Corp.

 

 

13,443

61

 

Trane Technologies PLC

 

 

10,604

14

 

TransDigm Group, Inc.*

 

 

8,592

475

 

Uber Technologies, Inc.*

 

 

26,016

173

 

Union Pacific Corp.

 

 

38,422

222

 

United Parcel Service, Inc. - Class B

 

 

45,257

42

 

Verisk Analytics, Inc.

 

 

7,904

77

 

Waste Connections, Inc.

 

 

9,171

108

 

Waste Management, Inc.

 

 

14,901

       

 

956,514

   

INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY — 44.3%

163

 

Accenture PLC - Class A

 

 

47,265

316

 

Adobe, Inc.*

 

 

160,635

3,997

 

Advanced Micro Devices, Inc.*

 

 

326,235

154

 

Amphenol Corp. - Class A

 

 

10,370

95

 

Analog Devices, Inc.

 

 

14,550

22

 

ANSYS, Inc.*

 

 

8,045

11

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SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (Continued)

 

April 30, 2021  

 

Number
of Shares

     

Value

COMMON STOCKS (Continued)

   

INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY (Continued)

4,318

 

Apple, Inc.

 

$

567,644

236

 

Applied Materials, Inc.

 

 

31,320

421

 

Arista Networks, Inc.*

 

 

132,687

943

 

Atlassian Corp. PLC - Class A*

 

 

224,019

575

 

Autodesk, Inc.*

 

 

167,848

109

 

Automatic Data Processing, Inc.

 

 

20,382

104

 

Broadcom, Inc.

 

 

47,445

1,393

 

Cadence Design Systems, Inc.*

 

 

183,556

1,083

 

Cisco Systems, Inc.

 

 

55,136

718

 

Citrix Systems, Inc.

 

 

88,924

1,163

 

Cognex Corp.

 

 

100,158

136

 

Cognizant Technology Solutions Corp. - Class A

 

 

10,934

197

 

Corning, Inc.

 

 

8,709

57

 

Crowdstrike Holdings, Inc. - Class A*

 

 

11,885

529

 

DocuSign, Inc.*

 

 

117,935

876

 

Enphase Energy, Inc.*

 

 

121,983

439

 

F5 Networks, Inc.*

 

 

81,988

231

 

Fair Isaac Corp.*

 

 

120,446

159

 

Fidelity National Information Services, Inc.

 

 

24,311

172

 

Fiserv, Inc.*

 

 

20,661

727

 

Fortinet, Inc.*

 

 

148,475

77

 

Global Payments, Inc.

 

 

16,526

321

 

HP, Inc.

 

 

10,949

385

 

HubSpot, Inc.*

 

 

202,683

1,042

 

Intel Corp.

 

 

59,946

229

 

International Business Machines Corp.

 

 

32,491

458

 

Intuit, Inc.

 

 

188,769

635

 

Keysight Technologies, Inc.*

 

 

91,662

40

 

KLA Corp.

 

 

12,614

37

 

Lam Research Corp.

 

 

22,957

868

 

Logitech International S.A.

 

 

96,244

173

 

Marvell Technology, Inc.

 

 

7,821

256

 

Mastercard, Inc. - Class A

 

 

97,807

1,338

 

Maxim Integrated Products, Inc.

 

 

125,772

69

 

Microchip Technology, Inc.

 

 

10,370

286

 

Micron Technology, Inc.*

 

 

24,616

1,937

 

Microsoft Corp.

 

 

488,473

385

 

MongoDB, Inc.*

 

 

114,522

440

 

Monolithic Power Systems, Inc.

 

 

159,007

737

 

Motorola Solutions, Inc.

 

 

138,777

1,825

 

NetApp, Inc.

 

 

136,309

515

 

NVIDIA Corp.

 

 

309,196

Number
of Shares

     

Value

COMMON STOCKS (Continued)

   

INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY (Continued)

72

 

NXP Semiconductors N.V.

 

$

13,861

494

 

Okta, Inc.*

 

 

133,232

743

 

Oracle Corp.

 

 

56,312

460

 

Palantir Technologies, Inc. - Class A*

 

 

10,598

563

 

Palo Alto Networks, Inc.*

 

 

198,959

93

 

Paychex, Inc.

 

 

9,067

301

 

PayPal Holdings, Inc.*

 

 

78,949

776

 

PTC, Inc.*

 

 

101,609

1,340

 

QUALCOMM, Inc.

 

 

185,992

809

 

RingCentral, Inc. - Class A*

 

 

258,031

236

 

salesforce.com, Inc.*

 

 

54,355

369

 

ServiceNow, Inc.*

 

 

186,851

148

 

Shopify, Inc.*

 

 

175,011

42

 

Skyworks Solutions, Inc.

 

 

7,616

2,148

 

Slack Technologies, Inc. - Class A*

 

 

91,075

73

 

Snowflake, Inc. - Class A*

 

 

16,906

1,931

 

Splunk, Inc.*

 

 

244,117

835

 

Square, Inc. - Class A*

 

 

204,425

404

 

Synopsys, Inc.*

 

 

99,812

85

 

TE Connectivity Ltd.

 

 

11,430

672

 

Texas Instruments, Inc.

 

 

121,303

13

 

Trade Desk, Inc. - Class A*

 

 

9,481

321

 

Twilio, Inc. - Class A*

 

 

118,064

395

 

Ubiquiti, Inc.

 

 

112,705

71

 

Unity Software, Inc.*

 

 

7,212

548

 

Visa, Inc. - Class A

 

 

127,991

837

 

VMware, Inc. - Class A*

 

 

134,615

1,151

 

Wix.com Ltd.*

 

 

365,880

866

 

Workday, Inc. - Class A*

 

 

213,902

1,306

 

Xilinx, Inc.

 

 

167,116

1,733

 

Zendesk, Inc.*

 

 

253,278

74

 

Zoom Video Communications, Inc. - Class A*

 

 

23,648

       

 

8,994,460

   

MATERIALS — 1.0%

 

 

 

57

 

Air Products and Chemicals, Inc.

 

 

16,443

84

 

Ball Corp.

 

 

7,866

519

 

Barrick Gold Corp.

 

 

11,029

191

 

Corteva, Inc.

 

 

9,313

191

 

Dow, Inc.

 

 

11,937

188

 

DuPont de Nemours, Inc.

 

 

14,497

74

 

Ecolab, Inc.

 

 

16,585

56

 

Franco-Nevada Corp.

 

 

7,797

12

QRAFT AI-Enhanced U.S. Large Cap ETF

SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (Concluded)

 

April 30, 2021  

 

Number
of Shares

     

Value

COMMON STOCKS (Continued)

   

MATERIALS (Continued)

 

 

 

135

 

Linde PLC

 

$

38,588

85

 

LyondellBasell Industries N.V. - Class A

 

 

8,818

234

 

Newmont Corp.

 

 

14,604

166

 

Nutrien Ltd.

 

 

9,162

61

 

PPG Industries, Inc.

 

 

10,446

69

 

Sherwin-Williams Co.

 

 

18,897

199

 

Southern Copper Corp.

 

 

13,813

       

 

209,795

   

REAL ESTATE — 0.7%

 

 

 

114

 

American Tower Corp. - REIT

 

 

29,044

111

 

Crown Castle International Corp. - REIT

 

 

20,986

72

 

Digital Realty Trust, Inc. - REIT

 

 

11,110

23

 

Equinix, Inc. - REIT

 

 

16,578

96

 

Equity Residential - REIT

 

 

7,126

189

 

Prologis, Inc. - REIT

 

 

22,024

45

 

Public Storage - REIT

 

 

12,652

28

 

SBA Communications Corp. - REIT

 

 

8,392

84

 

Simon Property Group, Inc. - REIT

 

 

10,226

107

 

Welltower, Inc. - REIT

 

 

8,028

       

 

146,166

   

UTILITIES — 0.8%

 

 

 

127

 

American Electric Power Co., Inc.

 

 

11,266

46

 

American Water Works Co., Inc.

 

 

7,176

207

 

Dominion Energy, Inc.

 

 

16,539

198

 

Duke Energy Corp.

 

 

19,937

88

 

Eversource Energy

 

 

7,587

251

 

Exelon Corp.

 

 

11,280

503

 

NextEra Energy, Inc.

 

 

38,988

129

 

Public Service Enterprise Group, Inc.

 

 

8,148

74

 

Sempra Energy

 

 

10,180

272

 

Southern Co.

 

 

17,998

81

 

WEC Energy Group, Inc.

 

 

7,871

138

 

Xcel Energy, Inc.

 

 

9,839

       

 

166,809

   

TOTAL COMMON STOCKS
(Cost $19,521,743)

 

 

20,197,060

Number
of Shares

     

Value

SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS — 0.6%

 

118,254

 

Invesco Government & Agency Portfolio - Class Institutional, 0.03%#

 

$

118,254

 

   

TOTAL SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS
(Cost $118,254)

 

 

118,254

 

   

TOTAL INVESTMENTS — 100.0%
(Cost $19,639,997)

 

 

20,315,314

 

   

Other Liabilities in Excess of Assets — (0.0)%

 

 

(4,350

)

   

TOTAL NET ASSETS — 100.0%

 

$

20,310,964

 

*    Non-income producing security.

#   The rate is the annualized seven-day yield at year end.

13

QRAFT AI-Enhanced U.S. Large Cap ETF

SUMMARY OF INVESTMENTS

 

April 30, 2021  

 

Security Type/Sector

 

Percent of
Total
Net
Assets

Common Stocks

   

 

Information Technology

 

44.3

%

Health Care

 

22.3

%

Communication Services

 

9.0

%

Consumer Discretionary

 

7.6

%

Financials

 

5.0

%

Industrials

 

4.7

%

Consumer Staples

 

2.7

%

Energy

 

1.3

%

Materials

 

1.0

%

Utilities

 

0.8

%

Real Estate

 

0.7

%

Total Common Stocks

 

99.4

%

Short-Term Investments

 

0.6

%

Total Investments

 

100.0

%

Other Liabilities in Excess of Assets

 

(0.0

)%

Total Net Assets

 

100.0

%

14

QRAFT AI-Enhanced U.S. Large Cap Momentum ETF

SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS

 

April 30, 2021  

 

Number
of Shares

     

Value

COMMON STOCKS — 100.0%

   

CONSUMER DISCRETIONARY — 31.1%

 

 

 

546

 

Amazon.com, Inc.*

 

$

1,893,211

3,153

 

AutoNation, Inc.*

 

 

323,119

253

 

AutoZone, Inc.*

 

 

370,422

3,124

 

Best Buy Co., Inc.

 

 

363,228

902

 

Deckers Outdoor Corp.*

 

 

305,056

10,225

 

Gap, Inc.

 

 

338,448

5,024

 

Kohl’s Corp.

 

 

294,708

6,674

 

NIKE, Inc. - Class B

 

 

885,106

748

 

O’Reilly Automotive, Inc.*

 

 

413,554

902

 

Pool Corp.

 

 

381,113

7,403

 

Tapestry, Inc.*

 

 

354,234

2,848

 

Target Corp.

 

 

590,277

13,600

 

Under Armour, Inc. - Class A*

 

 

330,616

       

 

6,843,092

   

CONSUMER STAPLES — 18.1%

 

 

 

1,372

 

Casey’s General Stores, Inc.

 

 

304,845

1,776

 

Clorox Co.

 

 

324,120

5,948

 

Colgate-Palmolive Co.

 

 

480,004

2,000

 

Estee Lauder Cos., Inc. - Class A

 

 

627,600

9,775

 

Kroger Co.

 

 

357,179

4,528

 

Monster Beverage Corp.*

 

 

439,442

10,296

 

Walmart, Inc.

 

 

1,440,513

       

 

3,973,703

   

HEALTH CARE — 15.0%

 

 

 

1,124

 

Amedisys, Inc.*

 

 

303,311

4,676

 

Cerner Corp.

 

 

350,934

4,403

 

Hologic, Inc.*

 

 

288,617

802

 

IDEXX Laboratories, Inc.*

 

 

440,290

3,996

 

Incyte Corp.*

 

 

341,179

301

 

Mettler-Toledo International, Inc.*

 

 

395,309

2,352

 

Novocure Ltd.*

 

 

480,043

2,496

 

Seagen, Inc.*

 

 

358,825

1,147

 

Waters Corp.*

 

 

343,951

       

 

3,302,459

   

INDUSTRIALS — 12.5%

 

 

 

7,097

 

Fastenal Co.

 

 

371,031

978

 

Lennox International, Inc.

 

 

327,962

5,299

 

Masco Corp.

 

 

338,500

3,821

 

Robert Half International, Inc.

 

 

334,758

9,347

 

Rollins, Inc.

 

 

348,456

1,724

 

SiteOne Landscape Supply, Inc.*

 

 

309,251

3,303

 

Trex Co., Inc.*

 

 

356,691

827

 

W.W. Grainger, Inc.

 

 

358,538

       

 

2,745,187

Number
of Shares

     

Value

COMMON STOCKS (Continued)

   

INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY — 23.3%

 

 

 

2,077

 

Aspen Technology, Inc.*

 

$

271,755

1,625

 

Autodesk, Inc.*

 

 

474,354

2,801

 

Cadence Design Systems, Inc.*

 

 

369,088

2,299

 

Citrix Systems, Inc.

 

 

284,731

11,396

 

Dropbox, Inc. - Class A*

 

 

292,877

648

 

Fair Isaac Corp.*

 

 

337,874

1,950

 

Fortinet, Inc.*

 

 

398,248

3,099

 

Logitech International S.A.

 

 

343,617

1,123

 

ServiceNow, Inc.*

 

 

568,653

2,724

 

Teradyne, Inc.

 

 

340,718

4,146

 

Texas Instruments, Inc.

 

 

748,394

1,099

 

Ubiquiti, Inc.

 

 

313,578

1,700

 

VeriSign, Inc.*

 

 

371,909

       

 

5,115,796

   

TOTAL COMMON STOCKS
(Cost $21,417,922)

 

 

21,980,237

       

 

 

SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS — 0.0%

9,824

 

Invesco Government & Agency Portfolio - Class Institutional, 0.03%#

 

 

9,824

   

TOTAL SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS
(Cost $9,824)

 

 

9,824

   

TOTAL INVESTMENTS — 100.0%
(Cost $21,427,746)

 

 

21,990,061

   

Other Assets in Excess of Liabilities — 0.0%

 

 

2,096

   

TOTAL NET ASSETS — 100.0%

 

$

21,992,157

*    Non-income producing security.

#   The rate is the annualized seven-day yield at year end.

15

QRAFT AI-Enhanced U.S. Large Cap Momentum ETF

SUMMARY OF INVESTMENTS

 

April 30, 2021  

 

Security Type/Sector

 

Percent of
Total
Net
Assets

Common Stocks

   

 

Consumer Discretionary

 

31.1

%

Information Technology

 

23.3

%

Consumer Staples

 

18.1

%

Health Care

 

15.0

%

Industrials

 

12.5

%

Total Common Stocks

 

100.0

%

Short-Term Investments

 

0.0

%

Total Investments

 

100.0

%

Other Assets in Excess of Liabilities

 

0.0

%

Total Net Assets

 

100.0

%

16

QRAFT AI-Enhanced U.S. High Dividend ETF

SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS

 

April 30, 2021  

 

Number
of Shares

     

Value

COMMON STOCKS — 99.4%

   

COMMUNICATION SERVICES — 1.0%

 

 

 

1,991

 

Lumen Technologies, Inc.

 

$

25,544

1,072

 

News Corp. - Class A

 

 

28,081

       

 

53,625

   

CONSUMER DISCRETIONARY — 16.9%

120

 

Advance Auto Parts, Inc.

 

 

24,019

466

 

Best Buy Co., Inc.

 

 

54,182

423

 

Dollar Tree, Inc.*

 

 

48,603

660

 

DR Horton, Inc.

 

 

64,871

1,242

 

eBay, Inc.

 

 

69,291

7,225

 

Ford Motor Co.*

 

 

83,376

117

 

GameStop Corp. - Class A*

 

 

20,310

679

 

Gap, Inc.

 

 

22,475

262

 

Genuine Parts Co.

 

 

32,742

249

 

Hasbro, Inc.

 

 

24,763

287

 

Kohl’s Corp.

 

 

16,835

505

 

L Brands, Inc.*

 

 

33,280

568

 

Lennar Corp. - Class A

 

 

58,845

771

 

Newell Brands, Inc.

 

 

20,786

129

 

O’Reilly Automotive, Inc.*

 

 

71,322

112

 

Polaris, Inc.

 

 

15,683

484

 

PulteGroup, Inc.

 

 

28,614

133

 

Ralph Lauren Corp.*

 

 

17,728

504

 

Tapestry, Inc.*

 

 

24,116

211

 

Tractor Supply Co.

 

 

39,795

826

 

Under Armour, Inc. - Class A*

 

 

20,080

180

 

Wayfair, Inc. - Class A*

 

 

53,203

114

 

Whirlpool Corp.

 

 

26,955

138

 

Williams-Sonoma, Inc.

 

 

23,564

       

 

895,438

   

CONSUMER STAPLES — 12.9%

 

 

 

3,375

 

Altria Group, Inc.

 

 

161,156

550

 

Campbell Soup Co.

 

 

26,263

1,110

 

General Mills, Inc.

 

 

67,555

199

 

J M Smucker Co.

 

 

26,067

624

 

Kellogg Co.

 

 

38,950

614

 

Kimberly-Clark Corp.

 

 

81,858

1,374

 

Kroger Co.

 

 

50,206

393

 

Molson Coors Beverage Co. - Class B*

 

 

21,595

926

 

Sysco Corp.

 

 

78,460

662

 

Tyson Foods, Inc. - Class A

 

 

51,272

1,569

 

Walgreens Boots Alliance, Inc.

 

 

83,314

       

 

686,696

Number
of Shares

     

Value

COMMON STOCKS (Continued)

   

ENERGY — 14.5%

 

 

 

2,501

 

Canadian Natural Resources Ltd.

 

$

75,980

4,180

 

Enbridge, Inc.

 

 

161,223

4,907

 

Energy Transfer LP

 

 

42,249

3,963

 

Enterprise Products Partners LP

 

 

91,189

1,059

 

EOG Resources, Inc.

 

 

77,985

404

 

Magellan Midstream Partners LP

 

 

18,895

1,886

 

MPLX LP

 

 

50,903

807

 

ONEOK, Inc.

 

 

42,238

1,135

 

Pembina Pipeline Corp.

 

 

35,026

1,937

 

TC Energy Corp.

 

 

95,823

14

 

Texas Pacific Land Corp.

 

 

21,562

2,202

 

Williams Cos., Inc.

 

 

53,641

       

 

766,714

   

FINANCIALS — 18.7%

 

 

 

980

 

AGNC Investment Corp. - REIT

 

 

17,571

2,538

 

Annaly Capital Management, Inc. - REIT

 

 

23,045

1,339

 

Bank of Montreal

 

 

126,321

1,610

 

Bank of New York Mellon Corp.

 

 

80,307

2,509

 

Bank of Nova Scotia

 

 

159,798

186

 

BRP, Inc.

 

 

17,097

927

 

Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce

 

 

96,371

3,752

 

Deutsche Bank A.G.*

 

 

52,528

651

 

Hartford Financial Services Group, Inc.

 

 

42,940

4,000

 

Manulife Financial Corp.

 

 

87,400

719

 

Prudential Financial, Inc.

 

 

72,159

555

 

Santander Consumer USA Holdings, Inc.

 

 

18,837

641

 

State Street Corp.

 

 

53,812

2,450

 

Truist Financial Corp.

 

 

145,310

       

 

993,496

   

HEALTH CARE — 16.3%

 

 

 

372

 

AmerisourceBergen Corp.

 

 

44,938

445

 

Anthem, Inc.

 

 

168,829

534

 

Cardinal Health, Inc.

 

 

32,222

644

 

Cigna Corp.

 

 

160,362

2,378

 

CVS Health Corp.

 

 

181,679

396

 

DENTSPLY SIRONA, Inc.

 

 

26,734

2,277

 

Gilead Sciences, Inc.

 

 

144,521

259

 

Henry Schein, Inc.*

 

 

18,777

288

 

McKesson Corp.

 

 

54,017

241

 

Quest Diagnostics, Inc.

 

 

31,783

       

 

863,862

17

QRAFT AI-Enhanced U.S. High Dividend ETF

SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (Concluded)

 

April 30, 2021  

 

Number
of Shares

     

Value

COMMON STOCKS (Continued)

   

INDUSTRIALS — 4.9%

 

 

 

165

 

Allegion PLC

 

$

22,173

243

 

C.H. Robinson Worldwide, Inc.

 

 

23,590

73

 

Huntington Ingalls Industries, Inc.

 

 

15,499

70

 

Lennox International, Inc.

 

 

23,474

469

 

Masco Corp.

 

 

29,960

205

 

Robert Half International, Inc.

 

 

17,960

98

 

Snap-on, Inc.

 

 

23,285

291

 

Stanley Black & Decker, Inc.

 

 

60,170

95

 

W.W. Grainger, Inc.

 

 

41,186

       

 

257,297

   

INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY — 8.7%

 

 

 

135

 

Arrow Electronics, Inc.*

 

 

15,400

222

 

Citrix Systems, Inc.

 

 

27,495

2,361

 

Hewlett Packard Enterprise Co.

 

 

37,823

2,275

 

HP, Inc.

 

 

77,600

1,620

 

International Business Machines Corp.

 

 

229,846

595

 

Juniper Networks, Inc.

 

 

15,107

435

 

Seagate Technology PLC

 

 

40,385

746

 

Western Union Co.

 

 

19,217

       

 

462,873

   

MATERIALS — 2.9%

 

 

 

714

 

International Paper Co.

 

 

41,412

548

 

Nucor Corp.

 

 

45,078

115

 

Reliance Steel & Aluminum Co.

 

 

18,436

382

 

Steel Dynamics, Inc.

 

 

20,712

478

 

Westrock Co.

 

 

26,649

       

 

152,287

   

REAL ESTATE — 0.8%

 

 

 

1,044

 

Brookfield Property Partners LP

 

 

18,781

523

 

Iron Mountain, Inc. - REIT

 

 

20,983

       

 

39,764

   

UTILITIES — 1.8%

 

 

 

364

 

Entergy Corp.

 

 

39,782

204

 

Pinnacle West Capital Corp.

 

 

17,269

1,396

 

PPL Corp.

 

 

40,665

       

 

97,716

   

TOTAL COMMON STOCKS
(Cost $5,026,781)

 

 

5,269,768

Number
of Shares

     

Value

SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS — 0.5%

28,658

 

Invesco Government & Agency Portfolio - Class Institutional, 0.03%#

 

$

28,658

   

TOTAL SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS
(Cost
$28,658)

 

 

28,658

   

TOTAL INVESTMENTS — 99.9%
(Cost $5,055,439)

 

 

5,298,426

   

Other Assets in Excess of Liabilities — 0.1%

 

 

4,665

   

TOTAL NET ASSETS — 100.0%

 

$

5,303,091

*    Non-income producing security.

#   The rate is the annualized seven-day yield at year end.

18

QRAFT AI-Enhanced U.S. High Dividend ETF

SUMMARY OF INVESTMENTS

 

April 30, 2021  

 

Security Type/Sector

 

Percent of
Total
Net
Assets

Common Stocks

   

 

Financials

 

18.7

%

Consumer Discretionary

 

16.9

%

Health Care

 

16.3

%

Energy

 

14.5

%

Consumer Staples

 

12.9

%

Information Technology

 

8.7

%

Industrials

 

4.9

%

Materials

 

2.9

%

Utilities

 

1.8

%

Communication Services

 

1.0

%

Real Estate

 

0.8

%

Total Common Stocks

 

99.4

%

Short-Term Investments

 

0.5

%

Total Investments

 

99.9

%

Other Assets in Excess of Liabilities

 

0.1

%

Total Net Assets

 

100.0

%

19

QRAFT AI-Enhanced U.S. Next Value ETF

SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS

 

April 30, 2021  

 

Number
of Shares

     

Value

COMMON STOCKS — 99.3%

   

COMMUNICATION SERVICES — 1.4%

 

 

 

1,395

 

Discovery, Inc. - Class A*

 

$

52,536

370

 

United States Cellular Corp.*

 

 

12,628

       

 

65,164

   

CONSUMER DISCRETIONARY — 23.7%

 

 

 

1,410

 

American Eagle Outfitters, Inc.

 

 

48,744

266

 

AutoNation, Inc.*

 

 

27,260

632

 

Bed Bath & Beyond, Inc.*

 

 

16,002

849

 

BorgWarner, Inc.

 

 

41,244

763

 

Capri Holdings Ltd.*

 

 

42,026

397

 

Dick’s Sporting Goods, Inc.

 

 

32,784

672

 

Foot Locker, Inc.

 

 

39,634

11,679

 

Ford Motor Co.*

 

 

134,776

225

 

GameStop Corp. - Class A*

 

 

39,058

1,836

 

Gap, Inc.

 

 

60,772

1,505

 

Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co.*

 

 

25,901

649

 

International Game Technology PLC*

 

 

11,176

520

 

iRobot Corp.*

 

 

56,576

786

 

Kohl’s Corp.

 

 

46,107

87

 

Lithia Motors, Inc. - Class A

 

 

33,441

1,598

 

Macy’s, Inc.*

 

 

26,495

1,011

 

Magna International, Inc.

 

 

95,459

111

 

Meritage Homes Corp.*

 

 

11,809

201

 

Mohawk Industries, Inc.*

 

 

41,305

288

 

Penske Automotive Group, Inc.

 

 

25,255

256

 

PVH Corp.*

 

 

28,974

331

 

Ralph Lauren Corp.*

 

 

44,119

278

 

Rent-A-Center, Inc.

 

 

15,999

757

 

Skechers USA, Inc. - Class A*

 

 

36,707

241

 

Stamps.com, Inc.*

 

 

49,494

1,217

 

Tapestry, Inc.*

 

 

58,233

874

 

Urban Outfitters, Inc.*

 

 

31,377

       

 

1,120,727

   

CONSUMER STAPLES — 8.1%

 

 

 

1,592

 

Archer-Daniels-Midland Co.

 

 

100,503

2,602

 

Coty, Inc. - Class A*

 

 

26,046

246

 

Ingredion, Inc.

 

 

22,979

2,476

 

Kroger Co.

 

 

90,473

2,730

 

Walgreens Boots Alliance, Inc.

 

 

144,963

       

 

384,964

   

ENERGY — 9.0%

 

 

 

1,643

 

EOG Resources, Inc.

 

 

120,990

510

 

HollyFrontier Corp.

 

 

17,850

1,831

 

Marathon Petroleum Corp.

 

 

101,895

Number
of Shares

     

Value

COMMON STOCKS (Continued)

   

ENERGY (Continued)

 

 

 

1,255

 

Phillips 66

 

$

101,542

1,161

 

Valero Energy Corp.

 

 

85,868

       

 

428,145

   

HEALTH CARE — 15.0%

 

 

 

691

 

Alexion Pharmaceuticals, Inc.*

 

 

116,558

95

 

Bio-Rad Laboratories, Inc. - Class A*

 

 

59,862

895

 

Cardinal Health, Inc.

 

 

54,004

1,294

 

Cronos Group, Inc.*

 

 

10,533

3,697

 

CVS Health Corp.

 

 

282,451

359

 

Emergent BioSolutions, Inc.*

 

 

21,892

286

 

LivaNova PLC*

 

 

24,273

323

 

Merit Medical Systems, Inc.*

 

 

20,543

445

 

Patterson Cos., Inc.

 

 

14,302

301

 

United Therapeutics Corp.*

 

 

60,670

3,414

 

Viatris, Inc.*

 

 

45,406

       

 

710,494

   

INDUSTRIALS — 14.9%

 

 

 

192

 

ABM Industries, Inc.

 

 

9,871

251

 

Acuity Brands, Inc.

 

 

46,566

301

 

AGCO Corp.

 

 

43,922

403

 

Alaska Air Group, Inc.*

 

 

27,863

757

 

FedEx Corp.

 

 

219,765

1,009

 

JetBlue Airways Corp.*

 

 

20,543

428

 

Kennametal, Inc.

 

 

17,189

167

 

Korn Ferry

 

 

11,338

251

 

ManpowerGroup, Inc.

 

 

30,343

264

 

MSC Industrial Direct Co., Inc. - Class A

 

 

23,802

393

 

Quanta Services, Inc.

 

 

37,980

122

 

Regal Beloit Corp.

 

 

17,620

502

 

Resideo Technologies, Inc.*

 

 

15,065

345

 

Spirit Airlines, Inc.*

 

 

12,358

424

 

Terex Corp.

 

 

19,924

893

 

Textron, Inc.

 

 

57,366

208

 

UFP Industries, Inc.

 

 

17,480

552

 

Univar Solutions, Inc.*

 

 

12,889

182

 

WESCO International, Inc.*

 

 

16,693

573

 

Westinghouse Air Brake Technologies Corp.

 

 

47,026

       

 

705,603

20

QRAFT AI-Enhanced U.S. Next Value ETF

SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (Concluded)

 

April 30, 2021  

 

Number
of Shares

     

Value

COMMON STOCKS (Continued)

   

INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY — 21.6%

 

 

 

1,925

 

3D Systems Corp.*

 

$

41,465

925

 

Amkor Technology, Inc.

 

 

18,704

230

 

Arrow Electronics, Inc.*

 

 

26,236

361

 

Avnet, Inc.

 

 

15,855

4,034

 

BlackBerry Ltd.*

 

 

35,620

1,320

 

Cloudera, Inc.*

 

 

16,751

764

 

DXC Technology Co.*

 

 

25,143

4,056

 

Hewlett Packard Enterprise Co.

 

 

64,977

194

 

Insight Enterprises, Inc.*

 

 

19,472

2,275

 

Juniper Networks, Inc.

 

 

57,762

797

 

LiveRamp Holdings, Inc.*

 

 

39,037

2,030

 

Marvell Technology, Inc.

 

 

91,776

3,255

 

Micron Technology, Inc.*

 

 

280,158

65

 

MicroStrategy, Inc. - Class A*

 

 

42,715

1,833

 

NortonLifeLock, Inc.

 

 

39,611

956

 

Nuance Communications, Inc.*

 

 

50,831

381

 

Onto Innovation, Inc.*

 

 

26,106

150

 

SYNNEX Corp.

 

 

18,180

771

 

Vishay Intertechnology, Inc.

 

 

18,943

1,068

 

Western Digital Corp.

 

 

75,433

865

 

Xerox Holdings Corp.

 

 

20,881

       

 

1,025,656

   

MATERIALS — 5.6%

 

 

 

341

 

Commercial Metals Co.

 

 

9,964

389

 

Eastman Chemical Co.

 

 

44,887

179

 

H.B. Fuller Co.

 

 

11,961

769

 

Huntsman Corp.

 

 

22,047

4,004

 

ICL Group Ltd.

 

 

26,506

872

 

Nucor Corp.

 

 

71,731

183

 

Reliance Steel & Aluminum Co.

 

 

29,337

653

 

Steel Dynamics, Inc.

 

 

35,405

675

 

United States Steel Corp.

 

 

15,532

       

 

267,370

   

TOTAL COMMON STOCKS
(Cost $4,405,551)

 

 

4,708,123

Number
of Shares

     

Value

SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS — 0.7%

30,656

 

Invesco Government & Agency Portfolio - Class Institutional, 0.03%#

 

$

30,656

   

TOTAL SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS
(Cost $30,656)

 

 

30,656

   

TOTAL INVESTMENTS — 100.0%
(Cost
$4,436,207)

 

 

4,738,779

   

Other Assets in Excess of Liabilities — 0.0%

 

 

1,293

   

TOTAL NET ASSETS — 100.0%

 

$

4,740,072

*    Non-income producing security.

#   The rate is the annualized seven-day yield at period end.

21

QRAFT AI-Enhanced U.S. Next Value ETF

SUMMARY OF INVESTMENTS

 

April 30, 2021  

 

Security Type/Sector

 

Percent of
Total
Net
Assets

Common Stocks

   

 

Consumer Discretionary

 

23.7

%

Information Technology

 

21.6

%

Health Care

 

15.0

%

Industrials

 

14.9

%

Energy

 

9.0

%

Consumer Staples

 

8.1

%

Materials

 

5.6

%

Communication Services

 

1.4

%

Total Common Stocks

 

99.3

%

Short-Term Investments

 

0.7

%

Total Investments

 

100.0

%

Other Assets in Excess of Liabilities

 

0.0

%

Total Net Assets

 

100.0

%

22

EXCHANGE LISTED FUNDS TRUST

STATEMENTS OF ASSETS AND LIABILITIES

 

April 30, 2021  

  

 

 

QRAFT
AI-Enhanced
U.S. Large Cap ETF

 

QRAFT
AI-Enhanced
U.S. Large Cap
Momentum ETF

Assets:

 

 

   

 

 

Investments, at value (Cost $19,639,997 and $21,427,746, respectively)

 

$

20,315,314

 

$

21,990,061

Capital shares receivable

 

 

 

 

879,651

Investment securities sold receivable

 

 

252

 

 

Reclaims receivable

 

 

83

 

 

Dividends and interest receivable

 

 

7,391

 

 

10,319

Total Assets

 

 

20,323,040

 

 

22,880,031

   

 

   

 

 

Liabilities:

 

 

   

 

 

Investment securities purchased

 

 

 

 

879,651

Advisory fee payable

 

 

12,076

 

 

8,223

Total Liabilities

 

 

12,076

 

 

887,874

   

 

   

 

 

Net Assets

 

$

20,310,964

 

$

21,992,157

   

 

   

 

 

Net Assets Consist of:

 

 

   

 

 

Paid-in Capital

 

$

20,212,687

 

$

21,302,379

Total distributable earnings (loss)

 

 

98,277

 

 

689,778

Net Assets

 

$

20,310,964

 

$

21,992,157

   

 

   

 

 

Net Assets

 

$

20,310,964

 

$

21,992,157

Shares of Beneficial Interest Outstanding
(unlimited number of shares authorized, no par value)

 

 

500,001

 

 

625,001

Net Asset Value, Offering and Redemption Price Per Share

 

$

40.62

 

$

35.19

23

EXCHANGE LISTED FUNDS TRUST

STATEMENTS OF ASSETS AND LIABILITIES (Concluded)

 

April 30, 2021  

  

 

 

QRAFT
AI-Enhanced
U.S. High
Dividend ETF

 

QRAFT
AI-Enhanced
U.S. Next
Value ETF

Assets:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Investments, at value (Cost $5,055,439 and $4,436,207, respectively)

 

$

5,298,426

 

 

$

4,738,779

Capital shares receivable

 

 

 

 

 

Investment securities sold receivable

 

 

1,784

 

 

 

Reclaims receivable

 

 

247

 

 

 

Dividends and interest receivable

 

 

5,530

 

 

 

4,115

Total Assets

 

 

5,305,987

 

 

 

4,742,894

   

 

 

 

 

 

 

Liabilities:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Investment securities purchased

 

 

 

 

 

Advisory fee payable

 

 

2,896

 

 

 

2,822

Total Liabilities

 

 

2,896

 

 

 

2,822

   

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net Assets

 

$

5,303,091

 

 

$

4,740,072

   

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net Assets Consist of:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Paid-in Capital

 

$

5,309,826

 

 

$

4,443,523

Total distributable earnings (loss)

 

 

(6,735

)

 

 

296,549

Net Assets

 

$

5,303,091

 

 

$

4,740,072

   

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net Assets

 

$

5,303,091

 

 

$

4,740,072

Shares of Beneficial Interest Outstanding
(unlimited number of shares authorized, no par value)

 

 

175,000

 

 

 

150,000

Net Asset Value, Offering and Redemption Price Per Share

 

$

30.30

 

 

$

31.60

24

EXCHANGE LISTED FUNDS TRUST

STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS

 

  

  

 

QRAFT AI-Enhanced
U.S. Large Cap ETF

 

QRAFT AI-Enhanced
U.S. Large Cap
Momentum ETF

 

 

For the Year
Ended
April 30, 2021

 

For the Year
Ended
April 30, 2021

Investment Income:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Dividend income (net of foreign withholding tax of $604 and $278, respectively)

 

$

92,360

 

 

$

33,231

 

Interest

 

 

6

 

 

 

5

 

Total Investment Income

 

 

92,366

 

 

 

33,236

 

   

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Expenses:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Advisory fees

 

 

100,931

 

 

 

40,286

 

Total Expenses

 

 

100,931

 

 

 

40,286

 

   

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net Investment Income (Loss)

 

 

(8,565

)

 

 

(7,050

)

   

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss) on Investments

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net realized gain (loss) on investments

 

 

3,739,203

 

 

 

1,914,060

 

Change in unrealized appreciation/(depreciation) on investments

 

 

413,245

 

 

 

586,040

 

Net Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss) on Investments

 

 

4,152,448

 

 

 

2,500,100

 

   

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets Resulting From Operations

 

$

4,143,883

 

 

$

2,493,050

 

25

EXCHANGE LISTED FUNDS TRUST

STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS (Concluded)

 

  

  

 

QRAFT AI-Enhanced
U.S. High
Dividend ETF

 

QRAFT AI-Enhanced
U.S. Next
Value ETF

 

 

For the Year
Ended
April 30, 2021

 

For the Period
December 2, 2020
(1)
through
April 30, 2021

Investment Income:

 

 

   

 

 

Dividend income (net of foreign withholding tax of $1,368 and $101, respectively)

 

$

88,998

 

$

24,727

Interest

 

 

6

 

 

2

Total Investment Income

 

 

89,004

 

 

24,729

   

 

   

 

 

Expenses:

 

 

   

 

 

Advisory fees

 

 

23,805

 

 

11,745

Total Expenses

 

 

23,805

 

 

11,745

   

 

   

 

 

Net Investment Income (Loss)

 

 

65,199

 

 

12,984

   

 

   

 

 

Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss) on Investments

 

 

   

 

 

Net realized gain (loss) on investments

 

 

887,204

 

 

532,226

Change in unrealized appreciation/(depreciation) on investments

 

 

140,510

 

 

302,572

Net Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss) on Investments

 

 

1,027,714

 

 

834,798

   

 

   

 

 

Net Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets Resulting From Operations

 

$

1,092,913

 

$

847,782

(1)  Commencement of operations.

26

EXCHANGE LISTED FUNDS TRUST

STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN NET ASSETS

 

April 30, 2021  

  

 

QRAFT AI-Enhanced
U.S. Large Cap ETF

 

QRAFT AI-Enhanced
U.S. Large Cap Momentum ETF

 

 

For the Year
Ended
April 30, 2021

 

For the Period
May 20, 2019
(1)
through
April 30, 2020

 

For the Year
Ended
April 30, 2021

 

For the Period
May 20, 2019
(1)
through
April 30, 2020

From Investment Activities:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Operations:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net investment income (loss)

 

$

(8,565

)

 

$

17,299

 

 

$

(7,050

)

 

$

8,513

 

Net realized gain (loss) on investments

 

 

3,739,203

 

 

 

133,145

 

 

 

1,914,060

 

 

 

329,287

 

Net change in unrealized appreciation/(depreciation) on investments

 

 

413,245

 

 

 

262,072

 

 

 

586,040

 

 

 

(23,725

)

Net Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets Resulting from Operations

 

 

4,143,883

 

 

 

412,516

 

 

 

2,493,050

 

 

 

314,075

 

   

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Distributions to Shareholders:

 

 

(412,139

)

 

 

(137,957

)

 

 

(1,169,034

)

 

 

(178,709

)

   

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Capital Transactions:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Proceeds from shares issued

 

 

46,924,423

 

 

 

3,079,488

 

 

 

24,712,501

 

 

 

3,083,511

 

Cost of shares redeemed

 

 

(33,699,275

)

 

 

 

 

 

(6,619,487

)

 

 

(643,775

)

Net Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets from Capital Share Transactions

 

 

13,225,148

 

 

 

3,079,488

 

 

 

18,093,014

 

 

 

2,439,736

 

   

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets

 

 

16,956,892

 

 

 

3,354,047

 

 

 

19,417,030

 

 

 

2,575,102

 

   

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net Assets:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Beginning of period

 

 

3,354,072

 

 

 

25

(2)

 

 

2,575,127

 

 

 

25

(2)

End of period

 

$

20,310,964

 

 

$

3,354,072

 

 

$

21,992,157

 

 

$

2,575,127

 

   

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Share Transactions:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Issued

 

 

1,250,000

 

 

 

125,000

 

 

 

725,000

 

 

 

125,000

 

Redeemed

 

 

(875,000

)

 

 

 

 

 

(200,000

)

 

 

(25,000

)

Net Increase (Decrease) in Share Transactions

 

 

375,000

 

 

 

125,000

 

 

 

525,000

 

 

 

100,000

 

(1)  Commencement of operations.

(2)  Beginning capital of $25 was contributed by the Adviser in exchange for 1 share of each Fund in connection with the commencement of operations.

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EXCHANGE LISTED FUNDS TRUST

STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN NET ASSETS (Concluded)

 

April 30, 2021  

  

 

QRAFT
AI-Enhanced
U.S. High Dividend ETF

 

QRAFT
AI-Enhanced
U.S. Next
Value ETF

 

 

For the Year
Ended
April 30, 2021

 

For the Period
February 26,
2020
(1)
through
April 30, 2020

 

For the Period
December 2,
2020
(1)
through
April 30, 2021

From Investment Activities:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Operations:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net investment income (loss)

 

$

65,199

 

 

$

11,299

 

 

$

12,984

 

Net realized gain (loss) on investments

 

 

887,204

 

 

 

(423,353

)

 

 

532,226

 

Net change in unrealized appreciation/(depreciation) on investments

 

 

140,510

 

 

 

102,477

 

 

 

302,572

 

Net Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets Resulting from Operations

 

 

1,092,913

 

 

 

(309,577

)

 

 

847,782

 

   

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Distributions to Shareholders:

 

 

(66,291

)

 

 

 

 

 

(12,192

)

   

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Capital Transactions:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Proceeds from shares issued

 

 

7,004,904

 

 

 

3,082,392

 

 

 

9,898,443

 

Cost of shares redeemed

 

 

(5,501,250

)

 

 

 

 

 

(5,993,961

)

Net Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets from Capital Share Transactions

 

 

1,503,654

 

 

 

3,082,392

 

 

 

3,904,482

 

   

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets

 

 

2,530,276

 

 

 

2,772,815

 

 

 

4,740,072

 

   

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net Assets:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Beginning of period

 

 

2,772,815

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

End of period

 

$

5,303,091

 

 

$

2,772,815

 

 

$

4,740,072

 

   

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Share Transactions:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Issued

 

 

250,000

 

 

 

125,000

 

 

 

350,000

 

Redeemed

 

 

(200,000

)

 

 

 

 

 

(200,000

)

Net Increase (Decrease) in Share Transactions

 

 

50,000

 

 

 

125,000

 

 

 

150,000

 

(1)  Commencement of operations.

28

EXCHANGE LISTED FUNDS TRUST

FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS

   

Selected data for a share of beneficial interest outstanding throughout the periods indicated.

     

Investment Activities

 

Distribution to Shareholders From

             

Ratios to Average
Net Assets

 

Supplemental Data

 

 

Net Asset
Value,
Beginning
of Period

 

Net
Investment
Income
(Loss)
(1)

 

Net Realized
and
Unrealized
Gain
(Loss) on
Investments

 

Total from
Investment
Activities

 

Net
Investment
Income

 

Net Realized
Gain from
Investments

 

Total
Distributions

 

Net
Asset
Value,
End of
Period

 

Total
Return
(2)(3)

 

Total
Return at
Market
Price
(2)(4)

 

Expenses(5)

 

Net
Investment
Income
(Loss)
(5)

 

Net
Assets
at End
of
Period
(000’s)

 

Portfolio
Turnover
(2)(6)

QRAFT AI-Enhanced U.S. Large Cap ETF

                                                       

For the Year Ended April 30, 2021

 

$26.83

 

$(0.02)

 

$14.50

 

$14.48

 

$(0.02)

 

$(0.67)

 

$(0.69)

 

$40.62

 

54.12%

 

53.83%

 

0.75%

 

(0.06)%

 

$20,311

 

263%

For the Period Ended May 20, 2019(7) through April 30, 2020

 

$24.73

 

$0.14

 

  $3.07

 

  $3.21

 

$(0.12)

 

$(0.99)

 

$(1.11)

 

$26.83

 

12.84%

 

12.96%

 

0.75%

 

0.56%

 

  $3,354

 

219%

QRAFT AI-Enhanced U.S. Large Cap Momentum ETF

                                                       

For the Year Ended April 30, 2021

 

$25.75

 

$(0.04)

 

$17.27

 

$17.23

 

$(0.02)

 

$(7.77)

 

$(7.79)

 

$35.19

 

69.95%

 

69.50%

 

0.75%

 

(0.13)%

 

$21,992

 

346%

For the Period Ended May 20, 2019(7) through April 30, 2020

 

$24.70

 

$0.07

 

  $2.41

 

  $2.48

 

$(0.04)

 

$(1.39)

 

$(1.43)

 

$25.75

 

  9.99%

 

10.16%

 

0.75%

 

0.28%

 

  $2,575

 

275%

QRAFT AI-Enhanced U.S. High Dividend ETF

                                                       

For the Year Ended April 30, 2021

 

$22.18

 

$0.53

 

  $8.11

 

  $8.64

 

$(0.52)

 

$—

 

$(0.52)

 

$30.30

 

39.50%

 

39.21%

 

0.75%

 

2.05%

 

  $5,303

 

198%

For the Period Ended February 26, 2020(7) through April 30, 2020

 

$24.79

 

$0.09

 

  $(2.70)

 

  $(2.61)

 

$—

 

$—

 

$—

 

$22.18

 

(10.53)%

 

(10.29)%

 

0.75%

 

2.46%

 

  $2,773

 

  45%

QRAFT AI-Enhanced U.S. Next Value ETF

                                                       

For the Period Ended December 2, 2020(7) through April 30, 2021

 

$25.14

 

$0.10

 

  $6.46

 

$6.56

 

$(0.10)

 

$—

 

$(0.10)

 

$31.60

 

26.10%

 

26.89%

 

0.75%

 

0.83%

 

$4,740

 

173%

(1)  Per share numbers have been calculated using the average shares method.

(2)  Not annualized for periods less than one year.

(3)  Net asset value total return is calculated assuming an initial investment made at the net asset value at the beginning of the period, reinvestment of all dividends and distributions at net asset value during the period, if any, and redemption on the last day of the period at net asset value. This percentage is not an indication of the performance of a shareholder’s investment in the Fund based on market value due to the differences between the market price of the shares and the net asset value per share of the Fund.

(4)  Market value total return is calculated assuming an initial investment made at market value at the beginning of the period, reinvestment of all dividends and distributions at net asset value during the period, if any, and redemption on the last day of the period at market value. Market value is determined by the composite closing price. Composite closing security price is defined as the last reported sale price on the NYSE Arca. The composite closing price is the last reported sale, regardless of volume, and not an average price, and may have occurred on a date prior to the close of the reporting period. Market value may be greater or less than net asset value, depending on the Fund’s closing price on the NYSE Arca.

(5)  Annualized for periods less than one year.

(6)  Excludes the impact of in-kind transactions related to the processing of capital share transactions in Creation Units.

(7)  Commencement of operations.

29

EXCHANGE LISTED FUNDS TRUST

NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

 

April 30, 2021  

  

Note 1 – Organization

Exchange Listed Funds Trust (the “Trust”) was organized on April 4, 2012 as a Delaware statutory trust and is registered with the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) under the Investment Company Act of 1940 (the “1940 Act”) as an open-end management investment company. The Agreement and Declaration of Trust permits the Trust to issue an unlimited number of shares of beneficial interest (“Shares”) in one or more series representing interests in separate portfolios of securities. The Trust has registered its Shares in multiple separate series. The financial statements herein are for the QRAFT AI-Enhanced U.S. Large Cap ETF (the “AI-Enhanced U.S. Large Cap ETF”), the QRAFT AI-Enhanced U.S. Large Cap Momentum ETF (the “AI-Enhanced U.S. Large Cap Momentum ETF”), the QRAFT AI-Enhanced U.S. High Dividend ETF (the “AI-Enhanced U.S. High Dividend ETF”) and QRAFT AI-Enhanced U.S. Next Value ETF (the “AI-Enhanced U.S. Next Value ETF”) (each, a “Fund” and collectively, the “Funds”). The assets of each series in the Trust are segregated and a shareholder’s interest is limited to the Fund in which Shares are held.

Each Fund is an actively managed exchange-traded fund (“ETF”). Unlike index ETFs, actively managed ETFs do not seek to track the performance of a specified index. Instead, actively managed ETFs seek to achieve an investment objective by purchasing and selling securities and other instruments, including shares of other investment companies, in accordance with the ETF’s stated investment strategy. Actively managed ETFs are required to publish their portfolio holdings on a daily basis. The availability of this information, which is used by, among others, large institutional investors when deciding to purchase or redeem Creation Units of the ETF, is designed to ensure that shares of the ETF do not trade at a material premium or discount in relation to NAV per share.

The AI-Enhanced U.S. Large Cap ETF seeks to achieve its investment objective by investing at least 80% of its net assets, plus the amounts of any borrowings for investment purposes, in securities of U.S. listed large capitalization companies. The Fund is classified as a non-diversified investment company under the 1940 Act. The Fund commenced operations on May 20, 2019.

The AI-Enhanced U.S. Large Cap Momentum ETF seeks to achieve its investment objective by investing at least 80% of its net assets, plus the amounts of any borrowings for investment purposes, in securities of U.S.-listed large capitalization companies. The Fund is classified as a non-diversified investment company under the 1940 Act. The Fund commenced operations on May 20, 2019.

The AI-Enhanced U.S. High Dividend ETF seeks to achieve its investment objective by investing at least 80% of its net assets, plus the amounts of any borrowings for investment purposes, in dividend paying securities of U.S.-listed companies. The Fund is classified as a non-diversified investment company under the 1940 Act. The Fund commenced operations on February 26, 2020.

The AI-Enhanced U.S. Next Value ETF seeks to achieve its investment objective by investing at least 80% of its net assets, plus the amounts of any borrowings for investment purposes, in securities of U.S.-listed companies. The Fund is classified as a non-diversified investment company under the 1940 Act. The Fund commenced operations on December 2, 2020.

Under the Trust’s organizational documents, its officers and Board of Trustees (the ”Board”) are indemnified against certain liabilities arising out of the performance of their duties to the Trust. In addition, in the normal course of business, the Trust may enter into contracts with vendors and others that provide for general indemnifications. The Trust’s maximum exposure under these arrangements is unknown, as this would involve future claims that may be made against the Trust.

Note 2 – Basis of Presentation and Significant Accounting Policies

The following is a summary of the significant accounting policies followed by the Trust in the preparation of the financial statements. These policies are in conformity with generally accepted accounting principles in the United States of America (“GAAP”). The Trust is an investment company and follows accounting and reporting guidance under Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) Accounting Standards Codification (“ASC”) Topic 946, “Financial Services-Investment Companies.” The preparation of financial statements in accordance with GAAP requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosures of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and income and expenses during the reporting period. Management believes the estimates and security valuations are appropriate; however, actual results may differ from those estimates, and the security valuations reflected in the financial statements may differ from the value each Fund ultimately realizes upon sale of the securities.

30

EXCHANGE LISTED FUNDS TRUST

NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Continued)

 

April 30, 2021  

  

(a) Valuation of Investments

Each Fund’s investments are valued using procedures approved by the Board and are generally valued using market valuations (Market Approach). A market valuation generally means a valuation (i) obtained from an exchange, a pricing service, or a major market maker (or dealer) or (ii) based on a price quotation or other equivalent indication of value supplied by an exchange, a pricing service, or a major market maker (or dealer). A price obtained from a pricing service based on such pricing service’s valuation matrix may be considered a market valuation. Any assets or liabilities denominated in currencies other than the U.S. dollar are converted into U.S. dollars at the current market rates on the date of valuation as quoted by one or more sources.

In the event that current market valuations are not readily available or such valuations do not reflect current fair market value, the Trust’s procedures require the Trust’s Valuation Committee, in accordance with the Trust’s Board-approved valuation guidelines, to determine a security’s fair value. In determining such value, the Valuation Committee may consider, among other things, (i) price comparisons among multiple sources, (ii) a review of corporate actions and news events, and (iii) a review of relevant financial indicators (e.g., movement in interest rates or market indices). Fair value pricing involves subjective judgments and it is possible that the fair value determination for a security is materially different than the value that could be realized upon the sale of the security. With respect to securities that are primarily listed on foreign exchanges, the value of each Fund’s portfolio securities may change on days when the investors will not be able to purchase or sell their Shares.

Each Fund discloses the fair value of its investments in a hierarchy that distinguishes between: (1) market participant assumptions developed based on market data obtained from sources independent of each Fund (observable inputs) and (2) each Fund’s own assumptions about market participant assumptions developed based on the best information available under the circumstances (unobservable inputs). The three levels defined by the hierarchy are as follows:

•   Level 1 – Quoted prices in active markets for identical assets

•   Level 2 – Other significant observable inputs (including quoted prices for similar securities, interest rates, prepayment speeds, credit risk, etc.)

•   Level 3 – Significant unobservable inputs (including each Fund’s own assumptions in determining the fair value of investments).

The inputs or methodology used for valuing securities are not necessarily an indication of the risk associated with investing in those securities.

Pursuant to the valuation procedures noted previously, equity securities and short-term investments are generally categorized as Level 1 in the fair value hierarchy (unless there is a fair valuation event, in which case affected securities are generally categorized as Level 2 or Level 3).

The following is a summary of the valuations as of April 30, 2021 for each Fund based upon the three levels defined above:

AI-Enhanced U.S. Large Cap ETF

 

Level 1

 

Level 2

 

Level 3*

 

Total

Investments

 

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

 

Common Stocks(1)

 

$

20,197,060

 

$

 

$

 

$

20,197,060

Short-Term Investments

 

 

118,254

 

 

 

 

 

 

118,254

Total

 

$

20,315,314

 

$

 

$

 

$

20,315,314

AI-Enhanced U.S. Large Cap Momentum ETF

 

Level 1

 

Level 2

 

Level 3*

 

Total

Investments

 

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

 

Common Stocks(1)

 

$

21,980,237

 

$

 

$

 

$

21,980,237

Short-Term Investments

 

 

9,824

 

 

 

 

 

 

9,824

Total

 

$

21,990,061

 

$

 

$

 

$

21,990,061

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April 30, 2021  

  

AI-Enhanced U.S. High Dividend ETF

 

Level 1

 

Level 2

 

Level 3*

 

Total

Investments

 

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

 

Common Stocks(1)

 

$

5,269,768

 

$

 

$

 

$

5,269,768

Short-Term Investments

 

 

28,658

 

 

 

 

 

 

28,658

Total

 

$

5,298,426

 

$

 

$

 

$

5,298,426

AI-Enhanced U.S. Next Value ETF

 

Level 1

 

Level 2

 

Level 3*

 

Total

Investments

 

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

 

Common Stocks(1)

 

$

4,708,123

 

$

 

$

 

$

4,708,123

Short-Term Investments

 

 

30,656

 

 

 

 

 

 

30,656

Total

 

$

4,738,779

 

$

 

$

 

$

4,738,779

*   The Fund did not hold any Level 3 securities at period end.

(1)  For a detailed break-out of common stocks by market segment, please refer to the Schedule of Investments.

(b) Investment Transactions and Related Income

For financial reporting purposes, investment transactions are reported on trade date. However, for daily NAV determination, portfolio securities transactions are reflected no later than in the first calculation on the first business day following trade date. Dividend income is recorded on the ex-dividend date. Interest income is recognized on an accrual basis and includes, where applicable, the amortization of premium or accretion of discount based on effective yield. Gains or losses realized on sales of securities are determined using the specific identification method by comparing the identified cost of the security lot sold with the net sales proceeds. Dividend Income on the Statements of Operations is shown net of any foreign taxes withheld on income from foreign securities, which are provided for in accordance with each Fund’s understanding of the applicable tax rules and regulations.

(c) Foreign Currency Transactions

The accounting records of the Trust are maintained in U.S. dollars. Financial instruments and other assets and liabilities of the Trust denominated in a foreign currency, if any, are translated into U.S. dollars at current exchange rates. Purchases and sales of financial instruments, income receipts and expense payments are translated into U.S. dollars at the exchange rate on the date of the transaction. The Trust does not isolate that portion of the results of operations resulting from changes in foreign exchange rates from those resulting from changes in values to financial instruments. Such fluctuations are included with the net realized and unrealized gains or losses from investments. Realized foreign exchange gains or losses arise from transactions in financial instruments and foreign currencies, currency exchange fluctuations between the trade and settlement date of such transactions, and the difference between the amount of assets and liabilities recorded 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 value of assets and liabilities, including financial instruments, resulting from changes in currency exchange rates. Each Fund may be subject to foreign taxes related to foreign income received, capital gains on the sale of securities and certain foreign currency transactions (a portion of which may be reclaimable). All foreign taxes are recorded in accordance with the applicable regulations and rates that exist in the foreign jurisdictions in which each Fund invests.

(d) Federal Income Tax

It is the policy of each Fund to continue to qualify each year as a regulated investment company under Subchapter M of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (the “Code”), as amended, and to distribute substantially all of its net investment income and capital gains, if any, to its shareholders. Therefore, no federal income tax provision is required as long as each Fund qualifies as a regulated investment company.

Management of each Fund has evaluated tax positions taken or expected to be taken in the course of preparing each Fund’s tax returns to determine whether it is more-likely-than-not (i.e., greater than 50%) that each tax position will be sustained upon examination by a taxing authority based on the technical merits of the position. A tax position that meets the more-likely-than-not recognition threshold is measured to determine the amount of benefit to recognize in the financial statements. Differences

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April 30, 2021  

  

between tax positions taken in a tax return and amounts recognized in the financial statements will generally result in an increase in a liability for taxes payable (or a reduction of a tax refund receivable), including the recognition of any related interest and penalties as an operating expense. In general, tax positions taken in previous tax years remain subject to examination by tax authorities (generally three years for federal income tax purposes). The determination has been made that there are not any uncertain tax positions that would require each Fund to record a tax liability and, therefore, there is no impact to each Fund’s financial statements. Each Fund’s policy is to classify interest and penalties associated with underpayment of federal and state income taxes, if any, as income tax expense on its Statement of Operations. As of April 30, 2021, no Fund had any interest or penalties associated with the underpayment of any income taxes.

(e) Distributions to Shareholders

Each Fund distributes net investment income and capital gains, if any, at least annually. Each Fund may make distributions on a more frequent basis for such Fund to comply with the distributions requirement of the Code, in all events in a manner consistent with the provisions of the 1940 Act.

The amount of distributions from net investment income and net realized gains are determined in accordance with federal income tax regulations, which may differ from GAAP. These “book/tax” differences are either considered temporary or permanent in nature. To the extent these differences are permanent in nature (e.g., return of capital and distribution reclassifications), such amounts are reclassified within the composition of net assets based on their federal tax basis treatment; temporary differences (e.g., wash sales and straddles) do not require a reclassification.

Note 3 – Transactions with Affiliates and Other Servicing Agreements

(a) Investment Advisory Agreement

Exchange Traded Concepts, LLC (the “Adviser”) serves as the investment adviser to the Trust, including each Fund, pursuant to an investment advisory agreement entered into by the Adviser and the Trust on behalf of each Fund (“Advisory Agreement”). Under the Advisory Agreement, the Adviser provides investment advisory services to each Fund. The Adviser is responsible for the day-to-day management of the Funds, including, among other things, providing an investment program for the Funds, trading portfolio securities on behalf of the Funds, and selecting broker-dealers to execute purchase and sale transactions, subject to the supervision of the Board. The Adviser also arranges for transfer agency, custody, fund administration and accounting, and other non-distribution related services necessary for each Fund to operate. The Adviser administers each Fund’s business affairs, provides office facilities and equipment and certain clerical, bookkeeping and administrative services, and provides its officers and employees to serve as officers or Trustees of the Trust.

For the services it provides to each Fund, the Adviser receives a fee, which is calculated daily and paid monthly, at an annual rate of 0.75% of average daily net assets of each Fund.

Under the Advisory Agreement, the Adviser has agreed to pay all expenses of each Fund except for the advisory fee, interest, taxes, brokerage commissions and other expenses incurred in placing orders for the purchase and sale of securities and other investment instruments, acquired fund fees and expenses, accrued deferred tax liability, extraordinary expenses, and distribution fees and expenses paid by the Trust under any distribution plan adopted pursuant to Rule 12b-1 under the 1940 Act (“Excluded Expenses”).

QRAFT Technologies, Inc. (“QRAFT”) is the Funds’ sponsor. The Adviser has entered into an agreement with QRAFT whereby QRAFT assumes the obligation of the Adviser to pay all expenses of the Funds, except Excluded Expenses.

An Interested Trustee and certain officers of the Trust are affiliated with the Adviser and receive no compensation from the Trust for serving as officers and/or Trustee.

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April 30, 2021  

  

(b) Distribution Arrangement

Foreside Fund Services, LLC (the “Distributor”), a Delaware limited liability company, is the principal underwriter and distributor of each Fund’s Shares. The Distributor does not maintain any secondary market in any Fund’s Shares.

The Trust has adopted a Rule 12b-1 Distribution and Service Plan (the “Distribution and Service Plan”) pursuant to which payments of up to a maximum of 0.25% of average daily net assets may be made to compensate or reimburse financial intermediaries for activities principally intended to result in the sale of each Fund’s Shares. In accordance with the Distribution and Service Plan, the Distributor may enter into agreements with financial intermediaries and dealers relating to distribution and/or marketing services with respect to the Trust.

Currently, no payments are made under the Distribution and Service Plan. Such payments may only be made after approval by the Board. The Adviser and its affiliates may, out of their own resources, pay amounts to third parties for distribution or marketing services on behalf of the Trust.

Certain officers of the Trust are also employees/officers of affiliates of the Distributor and receive no compensation from the Trust for serving as officers.

(c) Other Servicing Agreements

The Bank of New York Mellon (“BNY Mellon”) serves as each Fund’s fund accountant, transfer agent, custodian and co-administrator and UMB Fund Services (“UMBFS”) serves as each Fund’s co-administrator.

Note 4 – Investment Transactions

Purchases and sales of investments, excluding in-kind transactions and short-term investments, for the year or period ended April 30, 2021 were as follows:

Fund

 

Purchases

 

Sales

AI-Enhanced U.S. Large Cap ETF

 

$

34,772,444

 

$

36,767,600

AI-Enhanced U.S. Large Cap Momentum ETF

 

 

20,346,918

 

 

22,567,046

AI-Enhanced U.S. High Dividend ETF

 

 

6,427,394

 

 

6,893,447

AI-Enhanced U.S. Next Value ETF

 

 

6,177,718

 

 

7,629,170

Purchases, sales, and realized gain/(loss) of in-kind transactions for the year or period ended April 30, 2021 were as follows:

Fund

 

Purchases

 

Sales

 

Gain/(Loss)

AI-Enhanced U.S. Large Cap ETF

 

$

46,971,023

 

$

32,272,135

 

$

4,198,569

AI-Enhanced U.S. Large Cap Momentum ETF

 

 

24,718,309

 

 

5,556,161

 

 

801,294

AI-Enhanced U.S. High Dividend ETF

 

 

6,936,218

 

 

4,982,868

 

 

774,574

AI-Enhanced U.S. Next Value ETF

 

 

9,837,376

 

 

4,512,538

 

 

551,156

Note 5 – Capital Share Transactions

Fund Shares are listed and traded on the Exchange on each day that the Exchange is open for business (“Business Day”). Each Fund’s Shares may only be purchased and sold on the Exchange through a broker-dealer. Because each Fund’s Shares trade at market prices rather than at their NAV, Shares may trade at a price equal to the NAV, greater than NAV (premium) or less than NAV (discount).

Each Fund offers and redeems Shares on a continuous basis at NAV only in large blocks of Shares, currently 25,000 Shares for each Fund (“Creation Unit”). Except when aggregated in Creation Units, Shares are not redeemable securities of a Fund. Fund Shares may only be purchased or redeemed directly from each Fund by certain financial institutions (“Authorized Participants”). An Authorized Participant is either (i) a broker-dealer or other participant in the clearing process through the Continuous Net Settlement System of the National Securities Clearing Corporation or (ii) a Depository Trust Company (“DTC”) participant and,

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April 30, 2021  

  

in each case, must have executed a Participant Agreement with the Distributor. Creation Units are available for purchase and redemption on each Business Day and are offered and redeemed on an in-kind basis, together with the specified cash amount, or for an all cash amount.

To the extent contemplated by a participant agreement, in the event an Authorized Participant has submitted a redemption request in proper form but is unable to transfer all or part of the shares comprising a Creation Unit to be redeemed by the Distributor, on behalf of each Fund, by the time as set forth in a participant agreement, the Distributor may nonetheless accept the redemption request in reliance on the undertaking by the Authorized Participant to deliver the missing shares as soon as possible, which undertaking shall be secured by the Authorized Participant’s delivery and maintenance of collateral equal to a percentage of the market value as set forth in the Participant Agreement. A participant agreement may permit each Fund to use such collateral to purchase the missing shares, and could subject an Authorized Participant to liability for any shortfall between the cost of each Fund acquiring such shares and the value of the collateral.

Most retail investors will not qualify as Authorized Participants or have the resources to buy and sell whole Creation Units. Therefore, they will be unable to purchase or redeem the Shares directly from each Fund. Rather, most retail investors will purchase Shares in the secondary market with the assistance of a broker, which will be subject to customary brokerage commissions or fees.

A purchase (i.e., creation) transaction fee may be imposed for the transfer and other transaction costs associated with the purchase of Creation Units, and investors will be required to pay a creation transaction fee regardless of the number of Creation Units created in the transaction. Each Fund may adjust the creation transaction fee from time to time based upon actual experience. In addition, a variable fee may be imposed for cash purchases, non-standard orders, or partial cash purchases of Creation Units. The variable fee is primarily designed to cover non-standard charges, e.g., brokerage, taxes, foreign exchange, execution, market impact, and other costs and expenses, related to the execution of trades resulting from such transaction. Each Fund may adjust the non-standard charge from time to time based upon actual experience. Investors who use the services of an Authorized Participant, broker or other such intermediary may be charged a fee for such services which may include an amount for the creation transaction fee and non-standard charges. Investors are responsible for the costs of transferring the securities constituting the deposit securities to the account of the Trust. The Adviser may retain all or a portion of the transaction fee to the extent the Adviser bears the expenses that otherwise would be borne by the Trust in connection with the issuance of a Creation Unit, which the transaction fee is designed to cover. The standard Creation Unit transaction fees for AI-Enhanced U.S. Large Cap ETF, AI-Enhanced U.S. Large Cap Momentum ETF, AI-Enhanced U.S. High Dividend ETF and AI-Enhanced U.S. Next Value ETF are $1,750, $250, $500 and $500, respectively, regardless of the number of Creation Units created in the transaction.

A redemption transaction fee may be imposed for the transfer and other transaction costs associated with the redemption of Creation Units, and Authorized Participants will be required to pay a redemption transaction fee regardless of the number of Creation Units created in the transaction. The redemption transaction fee is the same no matter how many Creation Units are being redeemed pursuant to any one redemption request. Each Fund may adjust the redemption transaction fee from time to time based upon actual experience. In addition, a variable fee, payable to each Fund, may be imposed for cash redemptions, non-standard orders, or partial cash redemptions for each Fund. The variable fee is primarily designed to cover non-standard charges, e.g., brokerage, taxes, foreign exchange, execution, market impact, and other costs and expenses, related to the execution of trades resulting from such transaction. Investors who use the services of an Authorized Participant, broker or other such intermediary may be charged a fee for such services which may include an amount for the redemption transaction fees and non-standard charges. Investors are responsible for the costs of transferring the securities constituting each Fund’s securities to the account of the Trust. The non-standard charges are payable to each Fund as it incurs costs in connection with the redemption of Creation Units, the receipt of each Fund’s securities and the cash redemption amount and other transactions costs. The standard redemption transaction fees for AI-Enhanced U.S. Large Cap ETF, AI-Enhanced U.S. Large Cap Momentum ETF, AI-Enhanced U.S. High Dividend ETF and AI-Enhanced U.S. Next Value ETF are $1,750, $250, $500 and $500 respectively, regardless of the number of Creation Units created in the transaction.

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April 30, 2021  

  

Note 6 – Principal Risks

As with any investment, an investor could lose all or part of their investment in each Fund and each Fund’s performance could trail that of other investments. Each Fund is subject to the principal risks noted below, any of which may adversely affect each Fund’s NAV, trading price, yield, total return and ability to meet its investment objective. Additional principal risks are disclosed in each Fund’s prospectus. Please refer to the relevant Fund’s prospectus for a complete description of the principal risks of investing in that Fund.

Market Risk: The market price of a security or instrument could decline, sometimes rapidly or unpredictably, due to general market conditions that are not specifically related to a particular company, such as real or perceived adverse economic or political conditions throughout the world, changes in the general outlook for corporate earnings, changes in interest or currency rates or adverse investor sentiment generally. Local, regional, or global events such as war, acts of terrorism, the spread of infectious illness or other public health issues, recessions, or other events could have a significant impact on the market generally and on specific securities. The market value of a security may also decline because of factors that affect a particular industry or industries, such as labor shortages or increased production costs and competitive conditions within an industry.

Models and Data Risk: Each Fund relies heavily on a proprietary artificial intelligence selection model as well as data and information supplied by third parties that are utilized by such model. To the extent the model does not perform as designed or as intended, each Fund’s strategy may not be successfully implemented, and each Fund may lose value. If the model or data are incorrect or incomplete, any decisions made in reliance thereon may lead to the inclusion or exclusion of securities that would have been excluded or included had the model or data been correct and complete.

Non-Diversification Risk: Each Fund is non-diversified, meaning that, as compared to a diversified fund, it can invest a greater percentage of its assets in securities issued by or representing a small number of issuers. As a result, the performance of these issuers can have a substantial impact on each Fund’s performance.

Sector Focus Risk:  Each Fund may invest a significant portion of its assets in one or more sectors and thus will be more susceptible to the risks affecting those sectors. Each Fund identifies its sector weightings in its Summary of Investments and the sector exposure is expected to vary over time.

Note 7 – Federal Income Taxes

GAAP requires certain components of net assets to be reclassified between financial and tax reporting. These reclassifications have no effect on net assets or NAV per share. For the year or period ended April 30, 2021, the following amounts resulting primarily from the differing book and tax treatment relating to the reversal of gains and losses emanating from redemption-in-kind transactions have been reclassified:

Fund

 

Paid-in
Capital

 

Total
Distributable
Earnings
(Loss)

AI-Enhanced U.S. Large Cap ETF

 

$

3,908,026

 

$

(3,908,026

)

AI-Enhanced U.S. Large Cap Momentum ETF

 

 

765,761

 

 

(765,761

)

AI-Enhanced U.S. High Dividend ETF

 

 

723,780

 

 

(723,780

)

AI-Enhanced U.S. Next Value ETF

 

 

539,041

 

 

(539,041

)

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April 30, 2021  

  

The tax character of the distributions paid during the tax years or periods ended April 30, 2021 and April 30, 2020 were as follows:

 

Distributions paid from

   

Fund

 

Ordinary
Income

 

Net
Long-Term
Capital Gains

 

Total
Distributions
Paid

 

Year

AI-Enhanced U.S. Large Cap ETF

 

$

365,518

 

$

46,621

 

$

412,139

 

2021

AI-Enhanced U.S. Large Cap ETF

 

 

137,957

 

 

 

 

137,957

 

2020

AI-Enhanced U.S. Large Cap Momentum ETF

 

 

1,166,815

 

 

2,219

 

 

1,169,034

 

2021

AI-Enhanced U.S. Large Cap Momentum ETF

 

 

178,709

 

 

 

 

178,709

 

2020

AI-Enhanced U.S. High Dividend ETF

 

 

66,291

 

 

 

 

66,291

 

2021

AI-Enhanced U.S. High Dividend ETF

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2020

AI-Enhanced U.S. Next Value ETF

 

 

12,192

 

 

 

 

12,192

 

2021

As of the tax year or period ended April 30, 2021, the components of distributable earnings (loss) on a tax basis were as follows:

Fund

 

Undistributed
Ordinary
Income

 

Undistributed
Long-Term
Capital Gains

 

Accumulated
Capital and
Other Losses

 

Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
on Investments

 

Distributable
Earnings
(Loss)

AI-Enhanced U.S. Large Cap ETF

 

$

 

$

 

$

(305,991

)

 

$

404,268

 

$

98,277

 

AI-Enhanced U.S. Large Cap Momentum ETF

 

 

184,439

 

 

15,998

 

 

 

 

 

489,341

 

 

689,778

 

AI-Enhanced U.S. High Dividend ETF

 

 

10,348

 

 

 

 

(247,684

)

 

 

230,601

 

 

(6,735

)

AI-Enhanced U.S. Next Value ETF

 

 

27,192

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

269,357

 

 

296,549

 

At April 30, 2021, gross unrealized appreciation and depreciation of investments owned by each Fund, based on cost for federal income tax purposes were as follows:

Fund

 

Tax Cost of
Investments

 

Unrealized
Appreciation
on Investments

 

Unrealized
Depreciation
on Investments

 

Net
Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
on Investments

AI-Enhanced U.S. Large Cap ETF

 

$

19,911,046

 

$

1,075,767

 

$

(671,499

)

 

$

404,268

AI-Enhanced U.S. Large Cap Momentum ETF

 

 

21,500,720

 

 

799,044

 

 

(309,703

)

 

 

489,341

AI-Enhanced U.S. High Dividend ETF

 

 

5,067,825

 

 

281,196

 

 

(50,595

)

 

 

230,601

AI-Enhanced U.S. Next Value ETF

 

 

4,469,422

 

 

370,836

 

 

(101,479

)

 

 

269,357

The difference between cost amounts for financial statement and federal income tax purposes is due primarily to timing differences in recognizing certain gains and losses in security transactions.

As of the tax year or period ended April 30,2021, each Fund has non-expiring accumulated capital loss carryforwards as follows:

Fund

 

Short-Term

 

Long-Term

AI-Enhanced U.S. Large Cap ETF

 

$

 

$

AI-Enhanced U.S. Large Cap Momentum ETF

 

 

 

 

AI-Enhanced U.S. High Dividend ETF

 

 

247,684

 

 

AI-Enhanced U.S. Next Value ETF

 

 

 

 

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NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Concluded)

 

April 30, 2021  

  

During the fiscal year ended April 30, 2021, the AI-Enhanced U.S. High Dividend ETF utilized $123,537 of non-expiring capital loss carryforwards.

To the extent that a fund may realize future net capital gains, those gains will be offset by any of its unused capital loss carryforward. Future capital loss carryover utilization in any given year may be subject to Internal Revenue Code limitations.

As of April 30, 2021, the AI-Enhanced U.S. Large Cap ETF had $291,010 of post-October capital losses which are deferred until May 1, 2021 for tax purposes. Net capital losses incurred after October 31 and within the taxable year are deemed to arise on the first day of the Fund’s next taxable year.

As of April 30, 2021, the AI-Enhanced U.S Large Cap ETF had $14,981 of qualified late-year ordinary losses, respectively, which are deferred until May 1, 2021 for tax purposes. Net late-year losses incurred after December 31, and within the taxable year are deemed to arise on the first day of the Fund’s next taxable year.

Note 8 – Recent Market Events

The spread of COVID-19 around the world has caused significant volatility in U.S. and international markets. There is significant uncertainty around the breadth and duration of business disruptions related to the COVID-19 pandemic, as well as its impact on the U.S. and international economies. The operational and financial performance of the issuers of securities in which the Funds invest depends on future developments, including the duration and spread of the outbreak, and such developments may in turn impact the value of the Funds’ investments. The ultimate impact of the pandemic on the financial performance of the Funds’ investments is not reasonably estimable at this time.

Note 9 – Events Subsequent to the Fiscal Period End

In preparing these financial statements, management has evaluated events and transactions for potential recognition or disclosure through the date the financial statements were issued. Management has determined there are no subsequent events that would require disclosure in the Funds’ financial statements.

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REPORT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM

 

April 30, 2021  

  

To the Shareholders of QRAFT AI-Enhanced U.S. Large Cap ETF, QRAFT AI-Enhanced U.S. Large Cap
Momentum ETF, QRAFT AI-Enhanced U.S. High Dividend ETF and QRAFT AI-Enhanced U.S. Next Value ETF and
Board of Trustees of Exchange Listed Funds Trust

Opinion on the Financial Statements

We have audited the accompanying statements of assets and liabilities, including the schedules of investments, of QRAFT AI-Enhanced U.S. Large Cap ETF, QRAFT AI-Enhanced U.S. Large Cap Momentum ETF, QRAFT AI-Enhanced U.S. High Dividend ETF and QRAFT AI-Enhanced U.S. Next Value ETF (the “Funds”), each a series of Exchange Listed Funds Trust, as of April 30, 2021, the related statements of operations, the statements of changes in net assets, the related notes, and the financial highlights for each of the periods indicated below (collectively referred to as the “financial statements”). In our opinion, the financial statements present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of each of the Funds as of April 30, 2021, the results of their operations, the changes in net assets, and the financial highlights for each of the periods indicated below in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America.

Fund Name

 

Statements of Operations

 

Statements of
Changes in
Net Assets

 

Financial
Highlights

QRAFT AI-Enhanced U.S. Large Cap ETF and QRAFT AI-Enhanced U.S. Large Cap Momentum ETF

 

For the year ended April 30, 2021.

 

For the year ended April 30, 2021 and for the period from May 20, 2019 (commencement of operations) through
April 30, 2020.

QRAFT AI-Enhanced U.S. High Dividend ETF

 

For the year ended April 30, 2021.

 

For the year ended April 30, 2021 and for the period from February 26, 2020 (commencement of operations) through April 30, 2020.

QRAFT AI-Enhanced U.S. Next Value ETF

 

For the period from December 2, 2020 (commencement of operations)
through April
30, 2021.

Basis for Opinion

These financial statements are the responsibility of the Funds’ management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on the Funds’ financial statements based on our audits. We are a public accounting firm registered with the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States) (“PCAOB”) and are required to be independent with respect to the Funds in accordance with the U.S. federal securities laws and the applicable rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission and the PCAOB.

We conducted our audits in accordance with the standards of the PCAOB. Those standards require that we plan and perform the 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 April 30, 2021, by correspondence with the custodian and brokers; when replies were not received from brokers, we performed other auditing procedures. 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 auditor of one or more investment companies advised by Exchange Traded Concepts, LLC since 2012.

COHEN & COMPANY, LTD.
Chicago, Illinois
June 25, 2021

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DISCLOSURE OF FUND EXPENSES

 

April 30, 2021  

(Unaudited)  

Expense Examples

All ETFs have operating expenses. As a shareholder of each Fund, you incur an advisory fee. In addition to the advisory fee, a shareholder may pay brokerage expenses, taxes, interest, litigation expenses and other extraordinary expenses (including acquired fund fees and expenses), if any. It is important for you to understand the impact of these ongoing costs on your investment returns. Shareholders may incur brokerage commissions on their purchases and sales of each Fund’s shares, which are not reflected in these examples.

The following examples use the annualized expense ratio and are intended to help you understand the ongoing costs (in dollars) of investing in each Fund and to compare these costs with those of other funds. The examples are based on an investment of $1,000 made at the beginning of the period shown and held for the entire period (unless otherwise noted below). The table below illustrates each Fund’s cost in two ways:

Actual Fund Return

This section helps you to estimate the actual expenses after fee waivers that each Fund may have incurred over the period. The “Expenses Paid During Period” column shows the actual dollar expense cost incurred by a $1,000 investment in each Fund, and the “Ending Account Value” number is derived from deducting that expense cost from each Fund’s gross investment return for the period.

You can use the information, together with the actual amount you invested in each Fund, to estimate the expenses you paid over the period. Simply divide your actual account value by $1,000 to arrive at a ratio (for example, an $8,600 account value divided by $1,000 = 8.6), then multiply that ratio by the number shown for the Fund under “Expenses Paid During Period.”

Hypothetical 5% Return

This section helps you compare each Fund’s costs with those of other funds. It assumes that each Fund has an annualized return of 5% before expenses and the expense ratio for the period is unchanged. This example is useful in making comparisons because the SEC requires all funds to make this 5% calculation. You can assess each Fund’s comparative cost by comparing the hypothetical results for each Fund in the “Expenses Paid During Period” column with those that appear in the same charts in the shareholder reports for other funds.

NOTE: Because the return is set at 5% for comparison purposes – not each Fund’s actual return - the account values shown may not apply to your specific investment.

 

 

Beginning Account Value

 

Ending Account Value

 

Annualized Expense Ratio

 

Expenses Paid During Period

Actual Performance*

 

11/1/20

 

4/30/21

 

 

 

11/1/20 – 4/30/21

AI-Enhanced U.S. Large Cap ETF

 

$1,000.00

 

$1,278.60

 

0.75%

 

$4.24

AI-Enhanced U.S. Large Cap Momentum ETF

 

  1,000.00

 

  1,270.70

 

0.75%

 

  4.22

AI-Enhanced U.S. High Dividend ETF

 

  1,000.00

 

  1,296.30

 

0.75%

 

  4.27

 

 

12/2/20(a)

 

4/30/21

 

 

 

12/2/20(a) – 4/30/21

AI-Enhanced U.S. Next Value ETF

 

  1,000.00

 

  1,261.00

 

0.75%

 

  3.48

Hypothetical
(5% annual return before expenses)**

 

11/1/20

 

4/30/21

 

 

 

11/1/20 – 4/30/21

AI-Enhanced U.S. Large Cap ETF

 

$1,000.00

 

$1,021.08

 

0.75%

 

$3.76

AI-Enhanced U.S. Large Cap Momentum ETF

 

  1,000.00

 

  1,021.08

 

0.75%

 

  3.76

AI-Enhanced U.S. High Dividend ETF

 

  1,000.00

 

  1,021.08

 

0.75%

 

  3.76

AI-Enhanced U.S. Next Value ETF

 

  1,000.00

 

  1,021.08

 

0.75%

 

  3.76

(a)  Commencement of operations.

*    Expenses paid during the period are equal to each Fund’s annualized expense ratio, multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by 181, 181, 181 and 150 respectively, for AI-Enhanced U.S. Large Cap ETF, AI-Enhanced U.S. Large Cap Momentum ETF, AI-Enhanced U.S. High Dividend ETF and AI-Enhanced U.S. Next Value ETF divided by 365 (to reflect the since inception period).

**  Expenses paid during the period are equal to each Fund’s annualized expense ratio, multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by 181 divided by 365 (to reflect the one-half year period).

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BOARD CONSIDERATION OF APPROVAL OF INVESTMENT ADVISORY AGREEMENT

 

April 30, 2021  

(Unaudited)  

At a meeting held on March 12, 2021 (the “Meeting”), the Board of Trustees (the “Board”) of Exchange Listed Funds Trust (the “Trust”) considered and approved the continuance of the advisory agreement (the “Agreement”) between Exchange Traded Concepts, LLC (“ETC” or the “Adviser”) and the Trust, on behalf of the QRAFT AI-Enhanced U.S. Large Cap ETF (“QRFT”) and QRAFT AI-Enhanced U.S. Large Cap Momentum ETF (“AMOM”) (each, a “Fund” and together, the “Funds”).

Pursuant to Section 15 of the Investment Company Act of 1940 (the “1940 Act”), the continuance of the Agreement must be approved: (i) by the vote of the Trustees or by a vote of the shareholders of the Funds; and (ii) by the vote of a majority of the Trustees who are not parties to the Agreement or “interested persons” of any party thereto, as defined in the 1940 Act (the “Independent Trustees”), cast in person at a meeting called for the purpose of voting on such approval. In connection with its consideration of such approvals, the Board must request and evaluate, and the Adviser is required to furnish, such information as may be reasonably necessary to evaluate the terms of the Agreement. In addition, rules under the 1940 Act require an investment company to disclose in its shareholder reports the material factors and the conclusions with respect thereto that formed the basis for the board’s approval of an investment advisory agreement.

Although the 1940 Act requires that continuance of the Agreement be approved by the in-person vote of a majority of the Independent Trustees, the Meeting was held virtually through the internet in view of the health risks associated with holding an in-person meeting during the COVID-19 pandemic and governmental restrictions on gatherings. The Meeting was held in reliance on an order issued by the Securities and Exchange Commission that provides temporary relief from the in-person voting requirements of the 1940 Act with respect to the approval of a fund’s advisory agreement in response to the challenges arising in connection with the COVID-19 pandemic.

Consistent with these responsibilities, prior to the Meeting, the Board reviewed written materials from the Adviser, and at the Meeting, representatives from the Adviser presented additional oral and written information to help the Board evaluate the Adviser’s advisory fees and other aspects of the Agreement. Among other things, representatives from the Adviser provided an overviews of the Adviser’s advisory businesses, including investment personnel and investment processes. Prior to the meeting, the Trustees met to review and discuss the information provided and requested additional information regarding the Agreement, and information was provided in response to this request. During the Meeting, the Board discussed the materials it received, including a memorandum from legal counsel to the Independent Trustees on the responsibilities of Trustees in considering the approval of investment advisory agreements under the 1940 Act, considered the Adviser’s oral presentations, and deliberated on the approval of the Agreement in light of this information. Throughout the process, the Trustees were afforded the opportunity to ask questions of and request additional materials from the Adviser. The Independent Trustees were assisted in their review by independent legal counsel and met with counsel separately without management present.

In considering whether to approve the continuance of the Agreement, the Board took into consideration (i) the nature, extent and quality of the services provided by ETC to QRFT and AMOM; (ii) each Fund’s performance; (iii) the Adviser’s costs of and profits realized from providing such services, including any fall-out benefits enjoyed by ETC or its affiliates; (iv) comparative fee and expense data for each Fund; (v) the extent to which the advisory fee for each Fund reflects economies of scale shared with Fund shareholders; and (vi) other factors the Board deemed to be relevant.

Nature, Extent and Quality of Services Provided

In considering the nature, extent and quality of the services provided to QRFT and AMOM, the Board considered specific responsibilities in all aspects of day-to-day management of QRFT and AMOM. The Board noted that, as the investment adviser to QRFT and AMOM, ETC is responsible for developing, implementing, and maintaining QRFT and AMOM’s investment program, and that ETC’s responsibilities also include, among other things, monitoring compliance with various fund policies and procedures and with applicable securities regulations, trading portfolio securities and other investment instruments on behalf of each Fund, selecting broker-dealers to execute purchase and sale transactions, subject to the oversight of the Board, determining the daily baskets of deposit securities and cash components, executing portfolio securities trades for purchases and redemptions of fund shares conducted on a cash-in-lieu basis, oversight of general portfolio compliance with relevant law, responsibility for quarterly reporting to the Board, and implementation of Board directives as they relate to QRFT and AMOM. The Board considered the qualifications, experience and responsibilities of ETC’s investment personnel, the quality of ETC’s compliance infrastructure, and the determination of the Trust’s Chief Compliance Officer that ETC has appropriate compliance policies and procedures in place. The

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EXCHANGE LISTED FUNDS TRUST

BOARD CONSIDERATION OF APPROVAL OF INVESTMENT ADVISORY AGREEMENT (Concluded)

 

April 30, 2021  

(Unaudited)  

Board noted that it had been provided with ETC’s registration form on Form ADV as well as ETC’s responses to a detailed series of questions, which included a description of ETC’s operations, service offerings, personnel, compliance program, risk management program, and financial condition. The Board considered ETC’s experience working with ETFs, including other series of the Trust and other ETFs managed by ETC outside of the Trust. The Board also considered other services provided to QRFT and AMOM by ETC, such as arranging for transfer agency, custody, fund administration and accounting, and other non-distribution related services necessary for QRFT and AMOM to operate, administering each Fund’s business affairs, providing office facilities and equipment and certain clerical, bookkeeping and administrative services, and providing its officers and employees to serve as officers or Trustees of the Trust.

Based on the factors above, as well as those discussed below, the Board concluded that it was satisfied with the nature, extent, and quality of the services provided to QRFT and AMOM by ETC.

Performance

The Board reviewed QRFT’s and AMOM’s performance in light of each Fund’s stated investment objective. The Board was provided with reports regarding the past performance of each Fund, including a report prepared by ISS-Strategic Insight, comparing each Fund’s performance with the performance of a group of peer funds and with the performance of the Fund’s benchmark for various time periods. The Board noted that each Fund is actively managed and that each Fund’s total return was above the peer group median and benchmark for the time periods measured. In reviewing each Fund’s performance, the Board took into account that each Fund has had a relatively short operating history over which to consider ETC’s performance. The Board further noted that it received regular reports regarding each Fund’s performance at its quarterly meetings.

Costs of Services Provided and Economies of Scale

The Board reviewed the advisory fees paid by each Fund to ETC under the Agreement. The Board reviewed a report prepared by ISS-Strategic Insight comparing each Fund’s advisory fee to those paid by a group of peer funds. The Board noted that the Fund’s advisory fee was at the high end of the range of advisory fees paid by the peer funds. The Board further took into account the specialized nature of each Fund’s strategy, including the quantitative model used by ETC in managing each Fund, in concluding that there are limitations in comparing its advisory fee to those of other funds and the information provided by the third-party report may not provide meaningful direct comparisons to the Funds. The Board took into consideration that the advisory fee for QRFT and AMOM is a “unified fee,” meaning that each Fund pays no expenses other than the advisory fee and certain expenses customarily excluded from unitary fee arrangements, such as brokerage commissions, taxes, and interest. The Board noted that under the Agreements, ETC is responsible for compensating each Fund’s other service providers and paying each Fund’s other expenses out of its own fee and resources. The Board considered the costs and expenses incurred by ETC in providing advisory services, evaluated the compensation and benefits received by ETC from its relationship with each Fund, and reviewed profitability analyses from ETC with respect to each Fund. In light of the foregoing information, the Board concluded for the Fund that the advisory fees were reasonable in light of the services rendered.

Economies of Scale

The Board considered for QRFT and AMOM whether economies of scale have been realized. The Board concluded that no significant economies of scale have been realized by either Fund and that the Board will have the opportunity to consider advisory fee breakpoints if and when Fund assets grow to a level that potentially produce such economies.

Conclusion

No single factor was determinative of the Board’s decision to approve the continuance of the Agreements on behalf of QRFT and AMOM; rather, the Board based its determination on the total mix of information available to it. Based on a consideration of all the factors in their totality, the Board, including a majority of the Independent Trustees, determined that the Agreement, including the compensation payable under the Agreement, was fair and reasonable to each Fund. The Board, including a majority of the Independent Trustees, therefore determined that the approval of the continuance of the Agreement was in the best interests of each Fund and its shareholders.

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OTHER INFORMATION

 

April 30, 2021  

  

Qualified Dividend Income

For the periods ended April 30, 2021, 24.46%, 2.36%, 100% and 43.30% respectively, of the dividends paid from net investment income, including short-term capital gains (if any), for the AI-Enhanced U.S. Large Cap, AI-Enhanced U.S. Large Cap Momentum, AI-Enhanced U.S. High Dividend, and AI-Enhanced U.S. Next Value ETFs is designated as qualified dividend income.

Corporate Dividends Received Deduction

For the periods ended April 30, 2021, 24.38%, 2.32%, 100%, and 20.01% respectively, of the dividends paid from net investment income, including short-term capital gains (if any), for the AI-Enhanced U.S. Large Cap, AI-Enhanced U.S. Large Cap Momentum, AI-Enhanced U.S. High Dividend, and AI-Enhanced U.S. Next Value ETFs qualifies for the dividends received deduction available to corporate shareholders.

Capital Gain Designation

For federal income tax purposes, the AI-Enhanced U.S. Large Cap and AI-Enhanced U.S. Large Cap Momentum ETFs designate long-term capital gain dividends of $46,621 and $2,219, respectively, for the fiscal periods ended April 30, 2021.

Premium/Discount Information

Information regarding how often the Shares of each Fund traded on the Exchange at a price above (i.e., at a premium) or below (i.e., at a discount) the NAV of that Fund for various time periods can be found on the Funds’ website at www.qraftaietf.com.

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EXCHANGE LISTED FUNDS TRUST

TRUSTEES

 

April 30, 2021  

  

Set forth below is information about each of the persons currently serving as a Trustee of the Trust. The address of each Trustee of the Trust is c/o Exchange Listed Funds Trust, 10900 Hefner Pointe Drive, Suite 400, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma 73120. The Funds’ Statement of Additional Information (“SAI”) contains additional information about the Trust’s Trustees. The SAI is available without charge, upon request, by calling toll-free (855) 973-7880 or at www.qraftaietf.com.

Name and
Year of Birth

 

Position(s)
Held with the
Trust

 

Term of
Office and Length of
Time Served
(1)

 

Principal
Occupation(s)
During Past 5 Years

 

Number of
Portfolios in
Fund Complex
(2)
Overseen
By Trustee

 

Other
Directorships
held by Trustee

Interested Trustee

Richard Hogan
(1961)

 

Trustee and Secretary

 

Since 2012

 

Director, Exchange Traded Concepts, LLC (since 2011); Private Investor (since 2002); Secretary, Exchange Traded Concepts Trust (since 2011); Managing Member, Yorkville ETF Advisors (2011-2016).

 

14

 

Board Member of Peconic Land Trust of Suffolk County, NY.

Independent Trustees

Timothy J. Jacoby
(1952)

 

Trustee

 

Since 2014

 

Senior Partner, Deloitte & Touche LLP, Private Equity/Hedge Fund/Mutual Fund Services Practice — (2000-2014).

 

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Independent Trustee, Edward Jones Money Market Fund (since 2017); Audit Committee Chair, Perth Mint Physical Gold ETF (2018 to 2020); Independent Trustee, Source ETF Trust (2014 to 2015).

David M. Mahle
(1943)

 

Trustee

 

Since 2012

 

Consultant, Jones Day (2012-2015); Of Counsel, Jones Day (2008-2011); Partner, Jones Day (1988-2008);

 

14

 

Independent Trustee, Exchange Traded Concepts Trust (2012 to 2020); Independent Trustee, Source ETF Trust (2014 to 2015).

Linda Petrone
(1962)

 

Trustee

 

Since 2019

 

Founding Partner, Sage Search Advisors — (since 2012).

 

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None.

(1)  Each Trustee shall serve during the continued life of the Trust until he or she dies, resigns, reaches mandatory retirement age (unless service is extended), is declared bankrupt or incompetent by a court of competent jurisdiction, or is removed.

(2)  The Fund complex includes each series of the Trust and of Exchange Traded Concepts Trust.

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OFFICERS

 

April 30, 2021  

  

Set forth below is information about each of the persons currently serving as officers of the Trust. The address of J. Garrett Stevens, Richard Hogan, and James J. Baker, Jr. is c/o Exchange Listed Funds Trust, 10900 Hefner Pointe Drive, Suite 400, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma 73120, the address of Christopher W. Roleke is Foreside Management Services, LLC, 10 High Street, Suite 302, Boston, Massachusetts 02110, and the address of Patrick Keniston is Foreside Fund Officer Services, LLC, 3 Canal Plaza, Suite 100, Portland, Maine 04101.

Name, Address, and
Year of Birth

 

Position(s) Held
with the Trust

 

Term of Office
and Length of
Time Served
(1)

 

Principal Occupation(s)
During Past 5 Years

J. Garrett Stevens
(1979)

 

President

 

Since 2012

 

Investment Adviser/Vice President, T.S. Phillips Investments, Inc. (since 2000); Chief Executive Officer, Exchange Traded Concepts, LLC (since 2009); President Exchange Traded Concepts Trust (since 2011).

Richard Hogan
(1961)

 

Trustee and Secretary

 

Since 2012

 

Director, Exchange Traded Concepts, LLC (since 2011); Private Investor (since 2003); Trustee and Secretary, Exchange Listed Funds Trust (since 2011); Managing Member, Yorkville ETF Advisors (2011 – 2016).

Christopher W. Roleke (1972)

 

Treasurer

 

Since 2012

 

Managing Director/Fund Principal Financial Officer, Foreside Management Services, LLC (since 2011).

James J. Baker Jr.
(1951)

 

Assistant Treasurer

 

Since 2015

 

Managing Partner, Exchange Traded Concepts, LLC (since 2011); Managing Partner, Yorkville ETF Advisors (2012 to 2016); Vice President, Goldman Sachs (2000 to 2011).

Patrick Keniston
(1964)

 

Chief Compliance Officer

 

Since 2017

 

Managing Director, Foreside Fund Officer Services, LLC (since 2008).

(1)  Each officer serves at the pleasure of the Board of Trustees.

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10900 Hefner Pointe Drive, Suite 400
Oklahoma City, OK 73120

Investment Adviser:

Exchange Traded Concepts, LLC
10900 Hefner Pointe Drive, Suite 400
Oklahoma City, OK 73120

Distributor:

Foreside Fund Services, LLC
Three Canal Plaza, Suite 100
Portland, ME 04101

Legal Counsel:

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

Proxy Voting Information

Exchange Traded Concepts’ proxy voting policies and procedures are attached to the Funds’ Statement of Additional Information, which is available without charge by visiting the Funds’ website at www.qraftaietf.com or the SEC’s website at www.sec.gov or by calling toll-free (855) 973-7880.

In addition, a description of how each Fund voted proxies relating to its portfolio securities during the most recent 12-month period ended June 30 is available without charge upon request by calling toll-free (855) 973-7880 or on the SEC’s website at www.sec.gov.

Quarterly Portfolio Holdings Information

Each Fund files its complete schedule of portfolio holdings with the SEC for the first and third quarters of its fiscal period as an exhibit to its reports on Form N-PORT within sixty days after the end of the period. Each Fund’s Form N-PORT reports are available on the SEC’s website at www.sec.gov. In addition, each Fund’s full portfolio holdings are updated daily and available on the Fund’s website at www.qraftaietf.com.

This report has been prepared for shareholders and may be distributed to others only if preceded or accompanied by a current prospectus.

 

 

 

(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.  This code of ethics is included as Exhibit 13(a)(1).

 

During the period covered by the report, with respect to the registrant's code of ethics that applies to its principal executive officer and principal financial officer; there have been no amendments to, not any waivers granted from, a provision that relates to any element of the code of ethics definition enumerated in paragraph (b) of this Item 2.

 

Item 3. Audit Committee Financial Expert.

 

3(a)(1) The registrant’s board of directors has determined that the registrant has at least one audit committee financial expert serving on its audit committee.

 

3(a)(2) The audit committee financial expert is Timothy J. Jacoby, who is “independent” for purposes of this Item 3 of Form N-CSR.

 

Item 4. Principal Accountant Fees and Services.

 

(a) Audit Fees:

 

2021 2020
$       53,000  $       40,500

 

Audit fees, paid to Cohen Fund Audit Services, Ltd., relate to the audit of the registrant's annual financial statements and the consent issued and included with the registrant's post-effective registration statements.

 

(b) Audit-Related Fees:

 

2021 2020
$                 -  $                 -

 

(c) Tax Fees:

 

2021 2020
$        12,000  $         9,000

 

These tax fees relate to the review of the registrant’s tax returns, and review of income and capital gain distribution calculations. These fees were paid to Cohen Fund Audit Services, Ltd.

 

(d) All Other Fees:

 

2021 2020
$                  -  $                  -

 

 

 

 

(e)(1) The Audit Committee may pre-approve at any regularly scheduled Audit Committee meeting audit, audit-related, tax and other non-audit services to be rendered or that may be rendered by the Auditor to the Trust and certain non-audit services to be rendered by the Auditor to the Advisor which require preapproval by the Audit Committee. In connection with such pre-approvals, the Auditor, or a Trust officer, with the assistance of the Auditor, shall provide the Audit Committee with a report containing information about each type of service to be pre-approved at the meeting.

 

(e)(2)

 

2021 2020
$                 -  $                 -

 

(f) Not applicable.

 

(g)

 

2021 2020
$        12,000  $         9,000

 

(h) Not applicable

 

Item 5. Audit Committee of Listed Registrants.

 

The Registrant is a listed issuer as defined in Rule 10A-3 under the Exchange Act and has a separately-designated standing audit committee established in accordance with Section 3(a)(58)(A) of the Exchange Act. The Registrant's audit committee members are Timothy J. Jacoby (chairman), David Mahle, and Linda Petrone.

 

Item 6. Investments.

 

(a) The Schedule of Investments as of the close of the reporting period are included as part of the report to shareholders filed under Item 1 of the Form N-CSR.

 

(b) Not applicable.

 

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

 

Not applicable.

 

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

 

Not applicable.

 

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

 

Not applicable.

 

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

 

Not applicable.

 

 

 

 

Item 11. Controls and Procedures.

 

(a) The registrant’s principal executive officer and principal financial officer have concluded, based on their evaluation of the registrant's disclosure controls and procedures as conducted within 90 days of the filing date of this report, that these disclosure controls and procedures are adequately designed and are operating effectively to ensure that information required to be disclosed by the registrant on Form N-CSR is recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the time periods specified in the Securities and Exchange Commission's rules and forms.

 

(b) There were no changes in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the second fiscal quarter of 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 12. Disclosure of Securities Lending Activities for Closed-End Management Investment Companies.

 

Not applicable.

 

Item 13. Exhibits.

 

(a)(1) The code of ethics that is the subject of the disclosure required by Item 2 is attached hereto.

 

(a)(2) Certifications pursuant to Rule 30a-2(a) are attached hereto.

 

(a)(3) Not applicable.

 

(a)(4) Not applicable.

 

(b) Certifications pursuant to Rule 30a-2(b) are 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) Exchange Listed Funds Trust  
     
By (Signature and Title) /s/ J. Garrett Stevens  
  J. Garrett Stevens, President and Principal Executive Officer
     
Date June 22, 2021  

 

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/ J. Garrett Stevens  
  J. Garrett Stevens, President and Principal Executive Officer
     
Date June 22, 2021  
     
By (Signature and Title) /s/ Christopher W. Roleke  
  Christopher W. Roleke, Principal Financial Officer
     
Date June 22, 2021  

 

 

 

Exhibit 99.CODE ETH

 

Exchange Listed Funds Trust

 

Financial Code of Ethics for Principal Executive and Financial Officers

 

1. HONEST AND ETHICAL CONDUCT

 

The Principal Executive Officer, Principal Financial Officer, or other Trust officers performing similar functions (the “Principal Officers”) of the Trust shall act with honesty and integrity, ethically handle actual or apparent conflicts of interest between personal and professional relationships, and shall report any material transaction or relationship that reasonably could be expected to give rise to a conflict of interest between their interests and those of the Trust to the Audit Committee, the full Board of Trustees of the Trust, and, in addition, to any other appropriate person or entity that may reasonably be expected to deal with any conflict of interest in timely and expeditious manner. A conflict of interest can arise when a person takes actions or has interests that may make it difficult to perform his or her work on behalf of the Trust objectively and effectively.

 

The Principal Officers shall act in good faith, responsibly, with due care, competence and diligence, without misrepresenting acts or allowing their independent judgment to be subordinated or compromised.

 

The names of the Principal Officers covered by this Code of Ethics are listed on Schedule A hereto.

 

2. FINANCIAL RECORDS AND REPORTING

 

The Principal Officers shall provide full, fair, accurate, timely and understandable disclosure in the reports and/or other documents to be filed with or submitted to the Securities and Exchange Commission or other applicable body by the Trust, or that is otherwise publicly disclosed or communicated. The Principal Officers shall comply with applicable rules and regulations of federal, state, and local governments, and other appropriate private and public regulatory agencies.

 

The Principal Officers shall respect the confidentiality of information acquired in the course of their work and shall not disclose such information except when authorized or legally obligated to disclose. The Principal Officers will not use for their personal benefit (directly or indirectly) any confidential information acquired in the course of their duties as Principal Officers.

 

The Principal Officers shall share knowledge with relevant parties to keep them informed of the business affairs of the Trust, as appropriate, and maintain skills important and relevant to the Trust’s needs; shall proactively promote ethical behavior of the Trust’s employees and as a partner with industry peers and associates; and shall maintain control over and responsibly manage assets and resources employed or entrusted to them by the Trust.

 

 

 

 

3. COMPLIANCE WITH LAWS, RULES AND REGULATIONS

 

The Principal Officers shall establish and maintain mechanisms to oversee the compliance of the Trust with applicable federal, state or local law, regulation or administrative rule, and to identify, report and correct in a swift and certain manner, any detected deviations from applicable federal, state or local law, regulation or rule.

 

4. COMPLIANCE WITH THIS CODE OF ETHICS

 

The Principal Officers shall promptly report any violations of this Code of Ethics, including violations of securities laws or other laws, rules and regulations applicable to the Trusts, to the Audit Committee as well as the full Board of Trustees of the Trust and shall be held accountable for strict adherence to this Code of Ethics. A proven failure to uphold the standards stated herein shall be grounds for such sanctions as shall be reasonably imposed by the Board of Trustees of the Trust.

 

5. AFFIRMATION OF THE CODE

 

Upon adoption of the Code, the Principal Officers must affirm in writing that they have received, read and understand the Code, and annually thereafter must affirm that they have complied with the requirements of the Code.

 

6. AMENDMENT AND WAIVER

 

This Code of Ethics may only be amended or modified by approval of the Board of Trustees. Any substantive amendment that is not technical or administrative in nature or any material waiver, implicit or otherwise, of any provision of this Code of Ethics shall be communicated publicly in accordance with Item 2 of Form N-CSR under the 1940 Act.

 

Adopted: February 24, 2015

 

Amended: September 29, 2015 (Schedule A)

 

 

 

 

Financial Code of Ethics for Principal Executive and Financial Officers

 

SCHEDULE A

 

Principal Executive Officer: Garrett Stevens
   
Principal Financial Officer: Christopher Roleke

 

 

 

Exhibit 99.CERT

 

CERTIFICATIONS

 

I, Garrett Stevens, certify that:

 

1. I have reviewed this report on Form N-CSR of Exchange Listed Funds Trust (the “registrant”);

 

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 second fiscal quarter of the period covered by this report that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting; and

 

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.

 

June 22, 2021   /s/ J. Garrett Stevens
Date   J. Garrett Stevens
    President and Principal Executive Officer

 

 

 

 

CERTIFICATIONS

 

I, Christopher W. Roleke, certify that:

 

1. I have reviewed this report on Form N-CSR of Exchange Listed Funds Trust (the “registrant”);

 

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 second fiscal quarter of the period covered by this report that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting; and

 

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.

 

June 22, 2021   /s/ Christopher W. Roleke
Date   Christopher W. Roleke
    Principal Financial Officer

 

 

 

Exhibit 99.906 CERT

 

This certification is provided pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, 18 U.S.C. § 1350, and accompanies the report on Form N-CSR for the period ended April 30, 2021 of Exchange Listed Funds Trust (the “registrant”)

 

I, Garrett Stevens, the President and Principal Executive Officer of the Registrant, certify that, to the best of my knowledge,:

 

1. the Form N-CSR fully complies with the requirements of Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 ( 15 U.S.C. 78m(a) or 78o(d)); and

 

2. the information contained in the Form N-CSR fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition and results of operations of the Registrant.

 

Date June 22, 2021  
     
/s/ J. Garrett Stevens  
J. Garrett Stevens  
President and Principal Executive Officer  

 

This certification is being furnished solely pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 and is not being filed as part of Form N-CSR or as a separate disclosure document. A signed original of this written statement required by Section 906 has been provided to the Registrant and will be retained by the Registrant and furnished to the Securities and Exchange Commission or its staff upon request.

 

 

 

 

This certification is provided pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, 18 U.S.C. § 1350, and accompanies the report on Form N-CSR for the period ended April 30, 2021 of Exchange Listed Funds Trust (the “registrant”)

 

I, Christopher W. Roleke, the Principal Financial Officer of the Registrant, certify that, to the best of my knowledge,:

 

1. the Form N-CSR fully complies with the requirements of Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 ( 15 U.S.C. 78m(a) or 78o(d)); and

 

2. the information contained in the Form N-CSR fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition and results of operations of the Registrant.

 

Date June 22, 2021  
     
/s/ Christopher W. Roleke  
Christopher W. Roleke  
Principal Financial Officer  

 

This certification is being furnished solely pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 and is not being filed as part of Form N-CSR or as a separate disclosure document. A signed original of this written statement required by Section 906 has been provided to the Registrant and will be retained by the Registrant and furnished to the Securities and Exchange Commission or its staff upon request.