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EXCHANGE LISTED FUNDS TRUST
QRAFT AI-Enhanced U.S. Large Cap ETF (QRFT)
QRAFT AI-Enhanced U.S. Large Cap Momentum ETF (AMOM)
QRAFT AI-Enhanced U.S. Next Value ETF (NVQ)
QRAFT AI-Pilot U.S. Large Cap Dynamic Beta and Income ETF (AIDB)
Semi-Annual Report
October 31, 2023
(Unaudited)
Exchange Listed Funds Trust TABLE OF CONTENTS | | October 31, 2023 (Unaudited) |
Before investing you should carefully consider the 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. The QRAFT AI-Enhanced U.S. Large Cap Momentum ETF and the QRAFT AI-Enhanced U.S. Next Value ETF are classified as non-diversified investment companies under the Investment Company Act of 1940 (the “1940 Act”). The QRAFT AI-Enhanced U.S. Large Cap ETF and QRAFT AI-Pilot U.S. Large Cap Dynamic Beta and Income ETF are classified as diversified investment companies under the 1940 Act. Concentration in a particular industry or sector will subject each Fund to loss due to adverse occurrences that may affect that industry or sector.
The funds rely 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, a fund's strategy may not be successfully implemented and the fund may lose value.
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 a 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
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QRAFT AI-Enhanced U.S. Large Cap ETF SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS | | October 31, 2023 (Unaudited) |
| | Number of Shares | | Value |
COMMON STOCKS — 99.7% | | | | | |
COMMUNICATION SERVICES — 4.2% | | | |
Alphabet, Inc., Class A* | | 712 | | $ | 88,345 |
AT&T, Inc. | | 345 | | | 5,313 |
BCE, Inc. | | 107 | | | 3,973 |
Comcast Corp., Class A | | 223 | | | 9,208 |
Electronic Arts, Inc. | | 13 | | | 1,609 |
Meta Platforms, Inc., Class A* | | 139 | | | 41,876 |
Netflix, Inc.* | | 32 | | | 13,174 |
Spotify Technology SA* | | 20 | | | 3,295 |
TELUS Corp. | | 234 | | | 3,772 |
T-Mobile US, Inc.* | | 66 | | | 9,495 |
Trade Desk, Inc. (The), Class A* | | 58 | | | 4,116 |
Verizon Communications, Inc. | | 226 | | | 7,939 |
Walt Disney Co. (The)* | | 105 | | | 8,567 |
| | | | | 200,682 |
CONSUMER DISCRETIONARY — 8.3% | | | |
Airbnb, Inc., Class A* | | 36 | | | 4,258 |
Amazon.com, Inc.* | | 629 | | | 83,714 |
AutoZone, Inc.* | | 1 | | | 2,477 |
Booking Holdings, Inc.* | | 2 | | | 5,579 |
Chipotle Mexican Grill, Inc.* | | 2 | | | 3,884 |
DR Horton, Inc. | | 299 | | | 31,216 |
Ferrari NV | | 10 | | | 3,016 |
Ford Motor Co. | | 231 | | | 2,252 |
Home Depot, Inc. (The) | | 62 | | | 17,651 |
Las Vegas Sands Corp. | | 59 | | | 2,800 |
Lennar Corp., Class A | | 13 | | | 1,387 |
Lowe’s Cos., Inc. | | 34 | | | 6,479 |
Lululemon Athletica, Inc.* | | 8 | | | 3,148 |
Magna International, Inc. | | 476 | | | 22,891 |
McDonald’s Corp. | | 40 | | | 10,487 |
MercadoLibre, Inc.* | | 5 | | | 6,204 |
NVR, Inc.* | | 7 | | | 37,888 |
O’Reilly Automotive, Inc.* | | 4 | | | 3,722 |
Pool Corp. | | 263 | | | 83,048 |
Ross Stores, Inc. | | 14 | | | 1,624 |
Starbucks Corp. | | 69 | | | 6,365 |
Stellantis NV | | 203 | | | 3,792 |
Tesla, Inc.* | | 206 | | | 41,373 |
TJX Cos., Inc. (The) | | 72 | | | 6,341 |
Yum! Brands, Inc. | | 19 | | | 2,296 |
| | | | | 393,892 |
| | Number of Shares | | Value |
COMMON STOCKS (Continued) | | | | | |
CONSUMER STAPLES — 7.5% | | | | | |
Altria Group, Inc. | | 77 | | $ | 3,093 |
Archer-Daniels-Midland Co. | | 532 | | | 38,075 |
Bunge Ltd. | | 427 | | | 45,253 |
Casey’s General Stores, Inc. | | 150 | | | 40,787 |
Church & Dwight Co., Inc. | | 286 | | | 26,009 |
Coca-Cola Co. (The) | | 237 | | | 13,388 |
Colgate-Palmolive Co. | | 29 | | | 2,179 |
Costco Wholesale Corp. | | 130 | | | 71,817 |
Darling Ingredients, Inc.* | | 615 | | | 27,238 |
Estee Lauder Cos., Inc. (The), Class A | | 19 | | | 2,449 |
General Mills, Inc. | | 26 | | | 1,696 |
Hershey Co. (The) | | 13 | | | 2,436 |
Kenvue, Inc. | | 182 | | | 3,385 |
Kimberly-Clark Corp. | | 14 | | | 1,675 |
Kroger Co. (The) | | 36 | | | 1,633 |
Mondelez International, Inc., Class A | | 67 | | | 4,436 |
Monster Beverage Corp.* | | 58 | | | 2,964 |
PepsiCo, Inc. | | 78 | | | 12,736 |
Philip Morris International, Inc. | | 100 | | | 8,916 |
Procter & Gamble Co. (The) | | 135 | | | 20,254 |
Sysco Corp. | | 24 | | | 1,596 |
Target Corp. | | 17 | | | 1,883 |
Walmart, Inc. | | 154 | | | 25,165 |
| | | | | 359,063 |
ENERGY — 2.7% | | | | | |
Baker Hughes Co. | | 73 | | | 2,513 |
Cameco Corp. | | 90 | | | 3,682 |
Canadian Natural Resources Ltd. | | 149 | | | 9,466 |
Cenovus Energy, Inc. | | 285 | | | 5,438 |
Chevron Corp. | | 108 | | | 15,739 |
ConocoPhillips | | 77 | | | 9,148 |
Devon Energy Corp. | | 30 | | | 1,397 |
Enbridge, Inc. | | 298 | | | 9,548 |
Energy Transfer LP | | 128 | | | 1,683 |
Enterprise Products Partners LP | | 80 | | | 2,083 |
EOG Resources, Inc. | | 40 | | | 5,050 |
Exxon Mobil Corp. | | 230 | | | 24,345 |
Halliburton Co. | | 60 | | | 2,360 |
Hess Corp. | | 24 | | | 3,466 |
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QRAFT AI-Enhanced U.S. Large Cap ETF SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (Continued) | | October 31, 2023 (Unaudited) |
| | Number of Shares | | Value |
COMMON STOCKS (Continued) | | |
ENERGY (Continued) | | | | | |
Marathon Petroleum Corp. | | 15 | | $ | 2,269 |
MPLX LP | | 47 | | | 1,694 |
Occidental Petroleum Corp. | | 63 | | | 3,894 |
Ovintiv, Inc. | | 40 | | | 1,920 |
Pembina Pipeline Corp. | | 80 | | | 2,462 |
Phillips 66 | | 17 | | | 1,939 |
Pioneer Natural Resources Co. | | 9 | | | 2,151 |
Schlumberger Ltd. | | 87 | | | 4,842 |
Suncor Energy, Inc. | | 193 | | | 6,253 |
TC Energy Corp. | | 111 | | | 3,824 |
Valero Energy Corp. | | 16 | | | 2,032 |
Williams Cos., Inc. (The) | | 52 | | | 1,789 |
| | | | | 130,987 |
FINANCIALS — 8.7% | | | | | |
Aflac, Inc. | | 24 | | | 1,875 |
American Express Co. | | 41 | | | 5,987 |
American International Group, Inc. | | 30 | | | 1,839 |
Ameriprise Financial, Inc. | | 6 | | | 1,887 |
Aon PLC, Class A | | 7 | | | 2,166 |
Apollo Global Management, Inc. | | 28 | | | 2,168 |
Arch Capital Group Ltd.* | | 20 | | | 1,734 |
Arthur J Gallagher & Co. | | 8 | | | 1,884 |
Bank of America Corp. | | 462 | | | 12,169 |
Bank of Montreal | | 96 | | | 7,253 |
Bank of New York Mellon Corp. (The) | | 45 | | | 1,912 |
Bank of Nova Scotia (The) | | 156 | | | 6,313 |
Berkshire Hathaway, Inc., Class B* | | 128 | | | 43,690 |
BlackRock, Inc. | | 10 | | | 6,123 |
Blackstone, Inc. | | 53 | | | 4,895 |
Brookfield Asset Management Ltd., Class A | | 91 | | | 2,609 |
Brookfield Corp. | | 283 | | | 8,249 |
Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce | | 118 | | | 4,162 |
Capital One Financial Corp. | | 26 | | | 2,633 |
Charles Schwab Corp. (The) | | 122 | | | 6,349 |
Chubb Ltd. | | 15 | | | 3,219 |
Citigroup, Inc. | | 116 | | | 4,581 |
CME Group, Inc. | | 16 | | | 3,415 |
Fidelity National Information Services, Inc. | | 29 | | | 1,424 |
Fiserv, Inc.* | | 40 | | | 4,550 |
| | Number of Shares | | Value |
COMMON STOCKS (Continued) | | |
FINANCIALS (Continued) | | | | | |
Global Payments, Inc. | | 22 | | $ | 2,337 |
Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. (The) | | 19 | | | 5,769 |
Intercontinental Exchange, Inc. | | 38 | | | 4,083 |
JPMorgan Chase & Co. | | 176 | | | 24,475 |
KKR & Co., Inc. | | 69 | | | 3,823 |
Manulife Financial Corp. | | 244 | | | 4,250 |
Marsh & McLennan Cos., Inc. | | 25 | | | 4,741 |
Mastercard, Inc., Class A | | 57 | | | 21,452 |
MetLife, Inc. | | 49 | | | 2,940 |
Moody’s Corp. | | 13 | | | 4,004 |
Morgan Stanley | | 95 | | | 6,728 |
Morningstar, Inc. | | 124 | | | 31,402 |
MSCI, Inc. | | 5 | | | 2,358 |
PayPal Holdings, Inc.* | | 107 | | | 5,543 |
PNC Financial Services Group, Inc. (The) | | 20 | | | 2,289 |
Progressive Corp. (The) | | 18 | | | 2,846 |
Prudential Financial, Inc. | | 25 | | | 2,286 |
Royal Bank of Canada | | 195 | | | 15,577 |
S&P Global, Inc. | | 121 | | | 42,266 |
Sun Life Financial, Inc. | | 84 | | | 3,836 |
Synchrony Financial | | 875 | | | 24,544 |
Toronto-Dominion Bank (The) | | 265 | | | 14,798 |
Truist Financial Corp. | | 130 | | | 3,687 |
US Bancorp | | 81 | | | 2,582 |
Visa, Inc., Class A | | 98 | | | 23,040 |
Wells Fargo & Co. | | 221 | | | 8,789 |
| | | | | 413,531 |
HEALTH CARE — 17.1% | | | | | |
Abbott Laboratories | | 96 | | | 9,077 |
AbbVie, Inc. | | 95 | | | 13,412 |
Agilent Technologies, Inc. | | 14 | | | 1,447 |
Alcon, Inc. | | 31 | | | 2,211 |
Amgen, Inc. | | 27 | | | 6,904 |
Baxter International, Inc. | | 754 | | | 24,452 |
Becton Dickinson & Co | | 14 | | | 3,539 |
Biogen, Inc.* | | 7 | | | 1,663 |
Boston Scientific Corp.* | | 64 | | | 3,276 |
Bristol-Myers Squibb Co. | | 104 | | | 5,359 |
Cardinal Health, Inc. | | 392 | | | 35,672 |
Cencora, Inc. | | 9 | | | 1,666 |
Centene Corp.* | | 654 | | | 45,113 |
Charles River Laboratories International, Inc.* | | 332 | | | 55,896 |
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QRAFT AI-Enhanced U.S. Large Cap ETF SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (Continued) | | October 31, 2023 (Unaudited) |
| | Number of Shares | | Value |
COMMON STOCKS (Continued) | | |
HEALTH CARE (Continued) | | | | | |
Cigna Group (The) | | 162 | | $ | 50,090 |
CVS Health Corp. | | 60 | | | 4,141 |
Danaher Corp. | | 46 | | | 8,833 |
DaVita, Inc.* | | 466 | | | 35,989 |
Dexcom, Inc.* | | 15 | | | 1,332 |
Edwards Lifesciences Corp.* | | 24 | | | 1,529 |
Elevance Health, Inc. | | 11 | | | 4,951 |
Eli Lilly & Co. | | 53 | | | 29,358 |
GE HealthCare Technologies, Inc. | | 28 | | | 1,864 |
Gilead Sciences, Inc. | | 79 | | | 6,205 |
Humana, Inc. | | 151 | | | 79,077 |
IDEXX Laboratories, Inc.* | | 134 | | | 53,529 |
Intuitive Surgical, Inc.* | | 24 | | | 6,293 |
IQVIA Holdings, Inc.* | | 11 | | | 1,989 |
Johnson & Johnson | | 131 | | | 19,433 |
Laboratory Corp. of America Holdings | | 205 | | | 40,945 |
McKesson Corp. | | 5 | | | 2,277 |
Medtronic PLC | | 84 | | | 5,927 |
Merck & Co., Inc. | | 142 | | | 14,583 |
Mettler-Toledo International, Inc.* | | 33 | | | 32,512 |
Moderna, Inc.* | | 21 | | | 1,595 |
Pfizer, Inc. | | 314 | | | 9,596 |
Regeneron Pharmaceuticals, Inc.* | | 5 | | | 3,899 |
Seagen, Inc.* | | 8 | | | 1,703 |
Stryker Corp. | | 25 | | | 6,756 |
Thermo Fisher Scientific, Inc. | | 22 | | | 9,785 |
UnitedHealth Group, Inc. | | 209 | | | 111,932 |
Veeva Systems, Inc., Class A* | | 143 | | | 27,558 |
Vertex Pharmaceuticals, Inc.* | | 12 | | | 4,345 |
West Pharmaceutical Services, Inc. | | 67 | | | 21,325 |
Zoetis, Inc. | | 24 | | | 3,768 |
| | | | | 812,806 |
INDUSTRIALS — 16.1% | | | | | |
3M Co. | | 25 | | | 2,274 |
Allegion PLC | | 223 | | | 21,934 |
AMETEK, Inc. | | 14 | | | 1,971 |
Automatic Data Processing, Inc. | | 22 | | | 4,801 |
Boeing Co. (The)* | | 33 | | | 6,165 |
Booz Allen Hamilton Holding Corp. | | 494 | | | 59,245 |
Broadridge Financial Solutions, Inc. | | 128 | | | 21,842 |
| | Number of Shares | | Value |
COMMON STOCKS (Continued) | | |
INDUSTRIALS (Continued) | | | | | |
Builders FirstSource, Inc.* | | 325 | | $ | 35,269 |
Canadian National Railway Co. | | 90 | | | 9,520 |
Canadian Pacific Kansas City Ltd. | | 131 | | | 9,297 |
Carrier Global Corp. | | 71 | | | 3,384 |
Caterpillar, Inc. | | 28 | | | 6,329 |
CH Robinson Worldwide, Inc. | | 468 | | | 38,296 |
Cintas Corp. | | 6 | | | 3,043 |
Copart, Inc.* | | 55 | | | 2,394 |
CSX Corp. | | 119 | | | 3,552 |
Cummins, Inc. | | 105 | | | 22,711 |
Deere & Co. | | 16 | | | 5,846 |
Eaton Corp. PLC | | 24 | | | 4,990 |
EMCOR Group, Inc. | | 141 | | | 29,138 |
Emerson Electric Co. | | 23 | | | 2,046 |
Expeditors International of Washington, Inc. | | 599 | | | 65,441 |
Fastenal Co. | | 44 | | | 2,567 |
FedEx Corp. | | 15 | | | 3,602 |
Ferguson PLC | | 10 | | | 1,502 |
General Dynamics Corp. | | 11 | | | 2,654 |
General Electric Co. | | 66 | | | 7,170 |
Honeywell International, Inc. | | 42 | | | 7,697 |
Huntington Ingalls Industries, Inc. | | 241 | | | 52,977 |
Illinois Tool Works, Inc. | | 17 | | | 3,810 |
Jacobs Solutions, Inc. | | 381 | | | 50,787 |
JB Hunt Transport Services, Inc. | | 274 | | | 47,092 |
Johnson Controls International PLC | | 31 | | | 1,520 |
L3Harris Technologies, Inc. | | 14 | | | 2,512 |
Leidos Holdings, Inc. | | 276 | | | 27,357 |
Lockheed Martin Corp. | | 12 | | | 5,456 |
Masco Corp. | | 728 | | | 37,922 |
Norfolk Southern Corp. | | 16 | | | 3,053 |
Northrop Grumman Corp. | | 5 | | | 2,357 |
Old Dominion Freight Line, Inc. | | 8 | | | 3,013 |
Otis Worldwide Corp. | | 20 | | | 1,544 |
PACCAR, Inc. | | 35 | | | 2,889 |
Parker-Hannifin Corp. | | 7 | | | 2,582 |
Paychex, Inc. | | 20 | | | 2,221 |
Pentair PLC | | 568 | | | 33,012 |
Republic Services, Inc. | | 13 | | | 1,930 |
Rockwell Automation, Inc. | | 9 | | | 2,365 |
RTX Corp. | | 66 | | | 5,372 |
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QRAFT AI-Enhanced U.S. Large Cap ETF SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (Continued) | | October 31, 2023 (Unaudited) |
| | Number of Shares | | Value |
COMMON STOCKS (Continued) | | |
INDUSTRIALS (Continued) | | | | | |
Tetra Tech, Inc. | | 164 | | $ | 24,749 |
Thomson Reuters Corp. | | 69 | | | 8,272 |
Trane Technologies PLC | | 14 | | | 2,664 |
TransDigm Group, Inc.* | | 4 | | | 3,312 |
Uber Technologies, Inc.* | | 158 | | | 6,838 |
U-Haul Holding Co.* | | 465 | | | 22,841 |
Union Pacific Corp. | | 34 | | | 7,059 |
United Rentals, Inc. | | 7 | | | 2,844 |
Veralto Corp.* | | 15 | | | 1,035 |
Verisk Analytics, Inc. | | 12 | | | 2,728 |
Waste Connections, Inc. | | 40 | | | 5,180 |
Waste Management, Inc. | | 14 | | | 2,301 |
WW Grainger, Inc. | | 3 | | | 2,189 |
| | | | | 766,463 |
INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY — 23.1% | | | |
Accenture PLC, Class A | | 131 | | | 38,919 |
Adobe, Inc.* | | 31 | | | 16,494 |
Advanced Micro Devices, Inc.* | | 129 | | | 12,707 |
Amdocs Ltd. | | 317 | | | 25,411 |
Amphenol Corp., Class A | | 37 | | | 2,980 |
Analog Devices, Inc. | | 36 | | | 5,664 |
Apple, Inc. | | 940 | | | 160,524 |
Applied Materials, Inc. | | 306 | | | 40,499 |
Arista Networks, Inc.* | | 17 | | | 3,406 |
Atlassian Corp., Class A* | | 21 | | | 3,793 |
Autodesk, Inc.* | | 18 | | | 3,557 |
Broadcom, Inc. | | 27 | | | 22,717 |
Cadence Design Systems, Inc.* | | 21 | | | 5,037 |
CGI, Inc.* | | 30 | | | 2,892 |
Cisco Systems, Inc. | | 256 | | | 13,345 |
Cognizant Technology Solutions Corp., Class A | | 865 | | | 55,767 |
Crowdstrike Holdings, Inc., Class A* | | 24 | | | 4,243 |
Entegris, Inc. | | 294 | | | 25,884 |
EPAM Systems, Inc.* | | 197 | | | 42,861 |
Flex Ltd.* | | 1,052 | | | 27,057 |
Fortinet, Inc.* | | 70 | | | 4,002 |
GLOBALFOUNDRIES, Inc.* | | 59 | | | 2,928 |
Intel Corp. | | 313 | | | 11,425 |
International Business Machines Corp. | | 47 | | | 6,798 |
Intuit, Inc. | | 19 | | | 9,404 |
| | Number of Shares | | Value |
COMMON STOCKS (Continued) | | |
INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY (Continued) | | | |
Jabil, Inc. | | 272 | | $ | 33,402 |
KLA Corp. | | 12 | | | 5,636 |
Lam Research Corp. | | 52 | | | 30,587 |
Marvell Technology, Inc. | | 98 | | | 4,628 |
Microchip Technology, Inc. | | 58 | | | 4,135 |
Micron Technology, Inc. | | 77 | | | 5,149 |
Microsoft Corp. | | 445 | | | 150,459 |
Motorola Solutions, Inc. | | 7 | | | 1,949 |
NVIDIA Corp. | | 154 | | | 62,801 |
NXP Semiconductors NV | | 24 | | | 4,138 |
ON Semiconductor Corp.* | | 53 | | | 3,320 |
Oracle Corp. | | 173 | | | 17,888 |
Palantir Technologies, Inc., Class A* | | 520 | | | 7,696 |
Palo Alto Networks, Inc.* | | 25 | | | 6,076 |
Qorvo, Inc.* | | 291 | | | 25,439 |
QUALCOMM, Inc. | | 370 | | | 40,326 |
Roper Technologies, Inc. | | 7 | | | 3,420 |
Salesforce, Inc.* | | 62 | | | 12,451 |
ServiceNow, Inc.* | | 15 | | | 8,728 |
Shopify, Inc., Class A* | | 233 | | | 10,995 |
Skyworks Solutions, Inc. | | 336 | | | 29,145 |
Snowflake, Inc., Class A* | | 36 | | | 5,225 |
Synopsys, Inc.* | | 11 | | | 5,164 |
TD SYNNEX Corp. | | 303 | | | 27,779 |
TE Connectivity Ltd. | | 17 | | | 2,003 |
Texas Instruments, Inc. | | 59 | | | 8,379 |
Ubiquiti, Inc. | | 238 | | | 28,905 |
VMware, Inc., Class A* | | 21 | | | 3,059 |
Workday, Inc., Class A* | | 16 | | | 3,387 |
| | | | | 1,100,583 |
MATERIALS — 7.7% | | | | | |
Agnico Eagle Mines Ltd. | | 87 | | | 4,081 |
Air Products and Chemicals, Inc. | | 13 | | | 3,672 |
Avery Dennison Corp. | | 261 | | | 45,432 |
Ball Corp. | | 710 | | | 34,186 |
Barrick Gold Corp. | | 212 | | | 3,388 |
Celanese Corp. | | 356 | | | 40,766 |
Cleveland-Cliffs, Inc.* | | 1,608 | | | 26,982 |
Corteva, Inc. | | 33 | | | 1,589 |
Dow, Inc. | | 45 | | | 2,175 |
DuPont de Nemours, Inc. | | 20 | | | 1,458 |
Eastman Chemical Co. | | 291 | | | 21,746 |
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QRAFT AI-Enhanced U.S. Large Cap ETF SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (Concluded) | | October 31, 2023 (Unaudited) |
| | Number of Shares | | Value |
COMMON STOCKS (Continued) | | |
MATERIALS (Continued) | | | |
Ecolab, Inc. | | 19 | | $ | 3,187 |
Franco-Nevada Corp. | | 24 | | | 2,917 |
International Paper Co. | | 900 | | | 30,357 |
Linde PLC | | 30 | | | 11,465 |
LyondellBasell Industries NV, Class A | | 328 | | | 29,599 |
Newmont Corp. | | 103 | | | 3,859 |
Nucor Corp. | | 21 | | | 3,104 |
Nutrien Ltd. | | 75 | | | 4,028 |
PPG Industries, Inc. | | 14 | | | 1,719 |
Reliance Steel & Aluminum Co. | | 93 | | | 23,657 |
Sherwin-Williams Co. (The) | | 15 | | | 3,573 |
Southern Copper Corp. | | 67 | | | 4,750 |
Steel Dynamics, Inc. | | 238 | | | 25,349 |
Westrock Co. | | 890 | | | 31,978 |
Wheaton Precious Metals Corp. | | 50 | | | 2,113 |
| | | | | 367,130 |
REAL ESTATE — 3.7% | | | | | |
American Tower Corp., REIT | | 31 | | | 5,524 |
CoStar Group, Inc.* | | 19 | | | 1,395 |
Crown Castle, Inc., REIT | | 29 | | | 2,697 |
Digital Realty Trust, Inc., REIT | | 17 | | | 2,114 |
EastGroup Properties, Inc., REIT | | 235 | | | 38,364 |
Equinix, Inc., REIT | | 6 | | | 4,378 |
FirstService Corp. | | 430 | | | 60,832 |
Kimco Realty Corp., REIT | | 1,243 | | | 22,299 |
Prologis, Inc., REIT | | 59 | | | 5,944 |
Public Storage, REIT | | 8 | | | 1,910 |
Realty Income Corp., REIT | | 56 | | | 2,653 |
Simon Property Group, Inc., REIT | | 23 | | | 2,528 |
Sun Communities, Inc., REIT | | 205 | | | 22,804 |
Welltower, Inc., REIT | | 35 | | | 2,926 |
| | | | | 176,368 |
UTILITIES — 0.6% | | | | | |
American Electric Power Co., Inc. | | 23 | | | 1,737 |
Brookfield Infrastructure Partners LP | | 49 | | | 1,109 |
Constellation Energy Corp. | | 15 | | | 1,694 |
Dominion Energy, Inc. | | 38 | | | 1,532 |
Duke Energy Corp. | | 30 | | | 2,667 |
Exelon Corp. | | 45 | | | 1,752 |
Fortis, Inc. | | 47 | | | 1,867 |
| | Number of Shares | | Value |
COMMON STOCKS (Continued) | | |
UTILITIES (Continued) | | | | |
NextEra Energy, Inc. | | 105 | | $ | 6,122 | |
PG&E Corp.* | | 101 | | | 1,646 | |
Sempra | | 26 | | | 1,821 | |
Southern Co. (The) | | 47 | | | 3,163 | |
Xcel Energy, Inc. | | 28 | | | 1,660 | |
| | | | | 26,770 | |
TOTAL COMMON STOCKS | | | | | | |
(Cost $4,716,364) | | | | | 4,748,275 | |
| | | | | | |
SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS — 0.3% | | | | |
Invesco Government & Agency Portfolio – Institutional Class, 5.27%(a) | | 15,772 | | | 15,772 | |
TOTAL SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS (Cost $15,772) | | | 15,772 | |
TOTAL INVESTMENTS — 100.0% (Cost $4,732,136) | | | | | 4,764,047 | |
Liabilities in Excess of Other Assets — (0.0)% | | | | | (552 | ) |
TOTAL NET ASSETS — 100.0% | | | | $ | 4,763,495 | |
REIT: Real Estate Investment Trust
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QRAFT AI-Enhanced U.S. Large Cap ETF SUMMARY OF INVESTMENTS | | October 31, 2023 (Unaudited) |
Security Type/Sector | | Percent of Total Net Assets |
Common Stocks | | | |
Communication Services | | 4.2 | % |
Consumer Discretionary | | 8.3 | % |
Consumer Staples | | 7.5 | % |
Energy | | 2.7 | % |
Financials | | 8.7 | % |
Health Care | | 17.1 | % |
Industrials | | 16.1 | % |
Information Technology | | 23.1 | % |
Materials | | 7.7 | % |
Real Estate | | 3.7 | % |
Utilities | | 0.6 | % |
Total Common Stocks | | 99.7 | % |
Short-Term Investments | | 0.3 | % |
Total Investments | | 100.0 | % |
Liabilities in Excess of Other Assets | | (0.0 | )% |
Total Net Assets | | 100.0 | % |
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QRAFT AI-Enhanced U.S. Large Cap Momentum ETF SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS | | October 31, 2023 (Unaudited) |
| | Number of Shares | | Value |
COMMON STOCKS — 99.7% |
COMMUNICATION SERVICES — 10.9% | | | |
Alphabet, Inc., Class A* | | 6,717 | | $ | 833,445 |
Meta Platforms, Inc., Class A* | | 1,148 | | | 345,858 |
| | | | | 1,179,303 |
CONSUMER DISCRETIONARY — 29.1% | | | |
Amazon.com, Inc.* | | 6,742 | | | 897,293 |
Booking Holdings, Inc.* | | 96 | | | 267,798 |
Home Depot, Inc. (The) | | 1,322 | | | 376,360 |
Lululemon Athletica, Inc.* | | 243 | | | 95,616 |
MercadoLibre, Inc.* | | 7 | | | 8,685 |
NVR, Inc.* | | 32 | | | 173,204 |
O’Reilly Automotive, Inc.* | | 546 | | | 508,020 |
Pool Corp. | | 23 | | | 7,263 |
PulteGroup, Inc. | | 1,363 | | | 100,303 |
Tractor Supply Co. | | 1,586 | | | 305,400 |
Yum! Brands, Inc. | | 3,446 | | | 416,483 |
| | | | | 3,156,425 |
CONSUMER STAPLES — 6.3% | | | | | |
Casey’s General Stores, Inc. | | 1,760 | | | 478,561 |
US Foods Holding Corp.* | | 5,272 | | | 205,292 |
| | | | | 683,853 |
ENERGY — 2.4% | | | | | |
TechnipFMC PLC. | | 12,037 | | | 259,036 |
| | | | | |
HEALTH CARE — 9.8% | | | | | |
Align Technology, Inc.* | | 25 | | | 4,615 |
Eli Lilly & Co. | | 1,637 | | | 906,783 |
IDEXX Laboratories, Inc.* | | 44 | | | 17,577 |
Mettler-Toledo International, Inc.* | | 137 | | | 134,972 |
| | | | | 1,063,947 |
INDUSTRIALS — 19.0% | | | | | |
Axon Enterprise, Inc.* | | 1,862 | | | 380,760 |
Builders FirstSource, Inc.* | | 99 | | | 10,744 |
Caterpillar, Inc. | | 1,211 | | | 273,747 |
Cintas Corp. | | 535 | | | 271,309 |
EMCOR Group, Inc. | | 1,313 | | | 271,331 |
Fastenal Co. | | 3,884 | | | 226,593 |
Lincoln Electric Holdings, Inc. | | 1,349 | | | 235,805 |
Masco Corp. | | 456 | | | 23,753 |
Old Dominion Freight Line, Inc. | | 245 | | | 92,282 |
Saia, Inc.* | | 20 | | | 7,170 |
Stantec, Inc. | | 4,442 | | | 271,717 |
| | | | | 2,065,211 |
| | Number of Shares | | Value |
COMMON STOCKS (Continued) | |
INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY — 19.4% | | | | |
Adobe, Inc.* | | 228 | | $ | 121,310 | |
Arista Networks, Inc.* | | 612 | | | 122,626 | |
Broadcom, Inc. | | 303 | | | 254,935 | |
Cadence Design Systems, Inc.* | | 539 | | | 129,279 | |
Fair Isaac Corp.* | | 8 | | | 6,767 | |
Gartner, Inc.* | | 750 | | | 249,030 | |
HubSpot, Inc.* | | 16 | | | 6,780 | |
Jabil, Inc. | | 1,348 | | | 165,534 | |
KLA Corp. | | 17 | | | 7,985 | |
LAM Research Corp. | | 12 | | | 7,059 | |
Lattice Semiconductor Corp.* | | 90 | | | 5,005 | |
Manhattan Associates, Inc.* | | 367 | | | 71,558 | |
NVIDIA Corp. | | 923 | | | 376,399 | |
Oracle Corp. | | 4,124 | | | 426,422 | |
ServiceNow, Inc.* | | 37 | | | 21,529 | |
Shopify, Inc., Class A* | | 143 | | | 6,748 | |
Synopsys, Inc.* | | 252 | | | 118,299 | |
Teradyne, Inc. | | 77 | | | 6,412 | |
| | | | | 2,103,677 | |
MATERIALS — 2.8% | | | | | | |
Reliance Steel & Aluminum Co. | | 1,208 | | | 307,291 | |
| | | | | | |
TOTAL COMMON STOCKS (Cost $11,014,683) | | | | | 10,818,743 | |
| | | | | | |
SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS — 0.3% | |
Invesco Government & Agency Portfolio – Institutional Class, 5.27%(a) | | 31,514 | | | 31,514 | |
TOTAL SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS (Cost $31,514) | | | | | 31,514 | |
TOTAL INVESTMENTS — 100.0% (Cost $11,046,197) | | | | | 10,850,257 | |
Liabilities in Excess of Other Assets — (0.0)% | | | | | (521 | ) |
TOTAL NET ASSETS — 100.0% | | | | $ | 10,849,736 | |
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QRAFT AI-Enhanced U.S. Large Cap Momentum ETF SUMMARY OF INVESTMENTS | | October 31, 2023 (Unaudited) |
Security Type/Sector | | Percent of Total Net Assets |
Common Stocks | | | |
Communication Services | | 10.9 | % |
Consumer Discretionary | | 29.1 | % |
Consumer Staples | | 6.3 | % |
Energy | | 2.4 | % |
Health Care | | 9.8 | % |
Industrials | | 19.0 | % |
Information Technology | | 19.4 | % |
Materials | | 2.8 | % |
Total Common Stocks | | 99.7 | % |
Short-Term Investments | | 0.3 | % |
Total Investments | | 100.0 | % |
Liabilities in Excess of Other Assets | | (0.0 | )% |
Total Net Assets | | 100.0 | % |
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QRAFT AI-Enhanced U.S. Next Value ETF SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS | | October 31, 2023 (Unaudited) |
| | Number of Shares | | Value |
COMMON STOCKS — 99.9% |
COMMUNICATION SERVICES — 8.2% | | | |
Alphabet, Inc., Class A* | | 2,809 | | $ | 348,541 |
Nexstar Media Group, Inc. | | 121 | | | 16,949 |
| | | | | 365,490 |
CONSUMER DISCRETIONARY — 25.5% | | | |
Abercrombie & Fitch Co., Class A* | | 309 | | | 18,793 |
Asbury Automotive Group, Inc.* | | 76 | | | 14,544 |
AutoNation, Inc.* | | 115 | | | 14,959 |
Bath & Body Works, Inc. | | 515 | | | 15,270 |
Best Buy Co., Inc. | | 251 | | | 16,772 |
Booking Holdings, Inc.* | | 50 | | | 139,478 |
BorgWarner, Inc. | | 431 | | | 15,904 |
Buckle, Inc. (The) | | 1,961 | | | 66,223 |
Cavco Industries, Inc.* | | 66 | | | 16,468 |
Century Communities, Inc. | | 261 | | | 16,052 |
Dick’s Sporting Goods, Inc. | | 160 | | | 17,112 |
Dillard’s, Inc., Class A | | 53 | | | 16,454 |
Grand Canyon Education, Inc.* | | 1,202 | | | 142,233 |
Green Brick Partners, Inc.* | | 419 | | | 16,215 |
Group 1 Automotive, Inc. | | 65 | | | 16,402 |
Installed Building Products, Inc. | | 139 | | | 15,522 |
LCI Industries | | 148 | | | 16,056 |
Lennar Corp., Class A | | 155 | | | 16,535 |
M/I Homes, Inc.* | | 207 | | | 16,989 |
MDC Holdings, Inc. | | 422 | | | 16,015 |
Meritage Homes Corp. | | 142 | | | 16,191 |
Murphy USA, Inc. | | 805 | | | 291,965 |
Oxford Industries, Inc. | | 181 | | | 15,276 |
Patrick Industries, Inc. | | 232 | | | 17,435 |
Penske Automotive Group, Inc. | | 104 | | | 14,880 |
Signet Jewelers Ltd. | | 242 | | | 16,899 |
Steven Madden Ltd. | | 548 | | | 17,969 |
Tapestry, Inc. | | 606 | | | 16,701 |
Thor Industries, Inc. | | 183 | | | 16,091 |
Toll Brothers, Inc. | | 235 | | | 16,617 |
Tri Pointe Homes, Inc.* | | 637 | | | 15,963 |
Upbound Group Inc. | | 591 | | | 15,402 |
Vista Outdoor, Inc.* | | 526 | | | 13,213 |
Williams-Sonoma, Inc. | | 112 | | | 16,827 |
Winnebago Industries, Inc. | | 293 | | | 16,979 |
| | | | | 1,142,404 |
CONSUMER STAPLES — 13.8% | | | | | |
Andersons, Inc. (The) | | 338 | | | 16,944 |
Coca-Cola Consolidated, Inc. | | 65 | | | 41,367 |
| | Number of Shares | | Value |
COMMON STOCKS (Continued) |
CONSUMER STAPLES (Continued) | | | | | |
Kroger Co. (The) | | 6,570 | | $ | 298,081 |
Sprouts Farmers Market, Inc.* | | 2,014 | | | 84,628 |
Target Corp. | | 347 | | | 38,444 |
Weis Markets, Inc. | | 2,099 | | | 136,645 |
| | | | | 616,109 |
ENERGY — 10.0% | | | | | |
Alliance Resource Partners LP | | 4,021 | | | 91,377 |
EOG Resources, Inc. | | 900 | | | 113,625 |
HF Sinclair Corp. | | 373 | | | 20,657 |
Marathon Petroleum Corp. | | 917 | | | 138,697 |
PBF Energy, Inc., Class A | | 325 | | | 15,447 |
Valero Energy Corp. | | 555 | | | 70,485 |
| | | | | 450,288 |
FINANCIALS — 1.1% | | | | | |
Affiliated Managers Group, Inc. | | 134 | | | 16,450 |
Donnelley Financial Solutions, Inc.* | | 309 | | | 16,819 |
Synchrony Financial | | 569 | | | 15,960 |
| | | | | 49,229 |
HEALTH CARE — 11.6% | | | | | |
AMN Healthcare Services, Inc.* | | 657 | | | 49,840 |
Centene Corp.* | | 3,110 | | | 214,528 |
CVS Health Corp. | | 3,710 | | | 256,027 |
| | | | | 520,395 |
INDUSTRIALS — 16.8% | | | | | |
Acuity Brands, Inc. | | 102 | | | 16,521 |
ASGN, Inc.* | | 213 | | | 17,777 |
Atkore, Inc.* | | 117 | | | 14,541 |
Beacon Roofing Supply, Inc.* | | 226 | | | 16,084 |
Boise Cascade Co. | | 169 | | | 15,844 |
Builders FirstSource, Inc.* | | 140 | | | 15,193 |
CACI International, Inc., Class A* | | 568 | | | 184,464 |
CH Robinson Worldwide, Inc. | | 681 | | | 55,726 |
Encore Wire Corp. | | 95 | | | 16,989 |
GMS, Inc.* | | 272 | | | 15,907 |
Hub Group, Inc., Class A* | | 222 | | | 15,262 |
ICF International, Inc. | | 782 | | | 99,103 |
Korn Ferry | | 367 | | | 16,706 |
Landstar System, Inc. | | 603 | | | 99,362 |
ManpowerGroup, Inc. | | 237 | | | 16,583 |
Matson, Inc. | | 196 | | | 17,062 |
Mueller Industries, Inc. | | 464 | | | 17,497 |
Robert Half, Inc. | | 238 | | | 17,795 |
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QRAFT AI-Enhanced U.S. Next Value ETF SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (Concluded) | | October 31, 2023 (Unaudited) |
| | Number of Shares | | Value |
COMMON STOCKS (Continued) |
INDUSTRIALS (Continued) | | | | | |
Simpson Manufacturing Co., Inc. | | 116 | | $ | 15,449 |
Sterling Infrastructure, Inc.* | | 237 | | | 17,265 |
UFP Industries, Inc. | | 170 | | | 16,179 |
Veritiv Corp. | | 103 | | | 17,449 |
Watts Water Technologies, Inc., Class A | | 101 | | | 17,474 |
| | | | | 752,232 |
INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY — 2.6% | | | |
Axcelis Technologies, Inc.* | | 107 | | | 13,642 |
Cognizant Technology Solutions Corp., Class A | | 395 | | | 25,466 |
Diodes, Inc.* | | 221 | | | 14,383 |
DXC Technology Co.* | | 836 | | | 16,862 |
Kulicke & Soffa Industries, Inc. | | 358 | | | 14,896 |
Teradata Corp.* | | 387 | | | 16,533 |
Vishay Intertechnology, Inc. | | 704 | | | 15,657 |
| | | | | 117,439 |
MATERIALS — 10.0% | | | | | |
Cleveland-Cliffs, Inc.* | | 1,114 | | | 18,693 |
Greif, Inc., Class A | | 1,463 | | | 92,901 |
Huntsman Corp. | | 713 | | | 16,634 |
ICL Group Ltd. | | 3,137 | | | 15,152 |
International Paper Co. | | 902 | | | 30,424 |
Louisiana-Pacific Corp. | | 315 | | | 16,153 |
LyondellBasell Industries NV, Class A | | 652 | | | 58,836 |
Mosaic Co. (The) | | 489 | | | 15,883 |
Nucor Corp. | | 111 | | | 16,405 |
Olin Corp. | | 348 | | | 14,867 |
Reliance Steel & Aluminum Co. | | 388 | | | 98,699 |
Steel Dynamics, Inc. | | 162 | | | 17,255 |
United States Steel Corp. | | 536 | | | 18,165 |
Westlake Corp. | | 140 | | | 16,150 |
| | | | | 446,217 |
REAL ESTATE — 0.3% | | | | | |
eXp World Holdings, Inc. | | 1,072 | | | 14,225 |
| | | | | |
TOTAL COMMON STOCKS (Cost $4,561,519) | | | | | 4,474,028 |
| | Number of Shares | | Value |
SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS — 0.1% | |
Invesco Government & Agency Portfolio – Institutional Class, 5.27%(a) | | 6,555 | | $ | 6,555 | |
TOTAL SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS (Cost $6,555) | | | 6,555 | |
TOTAL INVESTMENTS — 100.0% (Cost $4,568,074) | | | | | 4,480,583 | |
Liabilities in Excess of Other Assets — (0.0)% | | | | | (158 | ) |
TOTAL NET ASSETS — 100.0% | | | | $ | 4,480,425 | |
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QRAFT AI-Enhanced U.S. Next Value ETF SUMMARY OF INVESTMENTS | | October 31, 2023 (Unaudited) |
Security Type/Sector | | Percent of Total Net Assets |
Common Stocks | | | |
Communication Services | | 8.2 | % |
Consumer Discretionary | | 25.5 | % |
Consumer Staples | | 13.8 | % |
Energy | | 10.0 | % |
Financials | | 1.1 | % |
Health Care | | 11.6 | % |
Industrials | | 16.8 | % |
Information Technology | | 2.6 | % |
Materials | | 10.0 | % |
Real Estate | | 0.3 | % |
Total Common Stocks | | 99.9 | % |
Short-Term Investments | | 0.1 | % |
Total Investments | | 100.0 | % |
Liabilities in Excess of Other Assets | | (0.0 | )% |
Total Net Assets | | 100.0 | % |
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QRAFT AI-Pilot U.S. Large Cap Dynamic Beta and Income ETF SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS | | October 31, 2023 (Unaudited) |
| | Number of Shares | | Value |
EXCHANGE-TRADED FUNDS — 99.8% | |
EQUITY — 64.3% | | | | | | |
iShares Core S&P 500 ETF(a) | | 4,618 | | $ | 1,939,283 | |
FIXED INCOME — 35.5% | | | | | | |
iShares Short Treasury Bond ETF(a) | | 9,698 | | | 1,071,629 | |
TOTAL EXCHANGE-TRADED FUNDS (Cost $3,040,425) | | | 3,010,912 | |
| | | | | | |
SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS — 0.3% | |
Invesco Government & Agency Portfolio – Institutional Class, 5.27%(b) | | 7,788 | | | 7,788 | |
TOTAL SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS (Cost $7,788) | | | 7,788 | |
TOTAL INVESTMENTS — 100.1% (Cost $3,048,213) | | | | | 3,018,700 | |
Liabilities in Excess of Other Assets — (0.1)% | | | | | (3,065 | ) |
TOTAL NET ASSETS — 100.0% | | | | $ | 3,015,635 | |
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QRAFT AI-Pilot U.S. Large Cap Dynamic Beta and Income ETF SUMMARY OF INVESTMENTS | | October 31, 2023 (Unaudited) |
Security Type/Sector | | Percent of Total Net Assets |
Exchange-Traded Funds | | | |
Equity | | 64.3 | % |
Fixed Income | | 35.5 | % |
Total Exchange-Traded Funds | | 99.8 | % |
Short-Term Investments | | 0.3 | % |
Total Investments | | 100.1 | % |
Liabilities in Excess of Other Assets | | (0.1 | )% |
Total Net Assets | | 100.0 | % |
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EXCHANGE LISTED FUNDS TRUST STATEMENTS OF ASSETS AND LIABILITIES | | October 31, 2023 (Unaudited) |
| | QRAFT AI-Enhanced U.S. Large Cap ETF | | QRAFT AI-Enhanced U.S. Large Cap Momentum ETF | | QRAFT AI-Enhanced U.S. Next Value ETF | | QRAFT AI-Pilot U.S. Large Cap Dynamic Beta and Income ETF |
Assets: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Investments, at value | | $ | 4,764,047 | | | $ | 10,850,257 | | | $ | 4,480,583 | | | $ | 3,018,700 | |
Cash | | | — | | | | 120 | | | | 70 | | | | 9 | |
Dividends receivable | | | 2,482 | | | | 3,827 | | | | 2,703 | | | | 50 | |
Investment securities sold receivable | | | 80 | | | | — | | | | — | | | | 524,301 | |
Foreign tax reclaim | | | 61 | | | | 2,872 | | | | — | | | | — | |
Total Assets | | | 4,766,670 | | | | 10,857,076 | | | | 4,483,356 | | | | 3,543,060 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Liabilities: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Due to custodian | | | 86 | | | | — | | | | — | | | | — | |
Advisory fee payable | | | 3,089 | | | | 7,340 | | | | 2,931 | | | | 1,949 | |
Investment securities purchased payable | | | — | | | | — | | | | — | | | | 525,476 | |
Total Liabilities | | | 3,175 | | | | 7,340 | | | | 2,931 | | | | 527,425 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net Assets | | $ | 4,763,495 | | | $ | 10,849,736 | | | $ | 4,480,425 | | | $ | 3,015,635 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net Assets Consist of: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Paid-in capital | | $ | 8,709,094 | | | $ | 25,637,237 | | | $ | 6,282,679 | | | $ | 3,057,056 | |
Distributable earnings (loss) | | | (3,945,599 | ) | | | (14,787,501 | ) | | | (1,802,254 | ) | | | (41,421 | ) |
Net Assets | | $ | 4,763,495 | | | $ | 10,849,736 | | | $ | 4,480,425 | | | $ | 3,015,635 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Shares of Beneficial Interest Outstanding (unlimited number of shares authorized, no par value) | | | 125,001 | | | | 375,001 | | | | 150,000 | | | | 120,001 | |
Net Asset Value, Offering and Redemption Price Per Share | | $ | 38.11 | | | $ | 28.93 | | | $ | 29.87 | | | $ | 25.13 | |
Investments, at cost | | $ | 4,732,136 | | | $ | 11,046,197 | | | $ | 4,568,074 | | | $ | 3,048,213 | |
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EXCHANGE LISTED FUNDS TRUST STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS | | |
| | QRAFT AI-Enhanced U.S. Large Cap ETF | | QRAFT AI-Enhanced U.S. Large Cap Momentum ETF | | QRAFT AI-Enhanced U.S. Next Value ETF | | QRAFT AI-Pilot U.S. Large Cap Dynamic Beta and Income ETF |
| | For the Six Months Ended October 31, 2023 (Unaudited) | | For the Six Months Ended October 31, 2023 (Unaudited) | | For the Six Months Ended October 31, 2023 (Unaudited) | | For the period May 24, 2023(1) to October 31, 2023 (Unaudited) |
Investment Income: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Dividends * | | $ | 34,835 | | | $ | 62,987 | | | $ | 42,424 | | | $ | 18,792 | |
Total Investment Income | | | 34,835 | | | | 62,987 | | | | 42,424 | | | | 18,792 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Expenses: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Advisory fees | | | 18,911 | | | | 45,383 | | | | 18,876 | | | | 9,443 | |
Total Expenses | | | 18,911 | | | | 45,383 | | | | 18,876 | | | | 9,443 | |
Net Investment Income (Loss) | | | 15,924 | | | | 17,604 | | | | 23,548 | | | | 9,349 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss) | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net realized gain (loss) from: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Investments | | | (224,363 | ) | | | (1,114,163 | ) | | | (718,934 | ) | | | (18,228 | ) |
In-kind redemptions | | | 244,147 | | | | 1,815,147 | | | | 706,763 | | | | — | |
Foreign currency transactions | | | (3 | ) | | | — | | | | — | | | | — | |
Net realized gain (loss) | | | 19,781 | | | | 700,984 | | | | (12,171) | | | | (18,228) | |
Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Investments | | | (84,787 | ) | | | (830,416 | ) | | | (83,968 | ) | | | (29,513 | ) |
Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) | | | (84,787 | ) | | | (830,416 | ) | | | (83,968 | ) | | | (29,513 | ) |
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) | | | (65,006 | ) | | | (129,432 | ) | | | (96,139 | ) | | | (47,741 | ) |
Net Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets Resulting from Operations | | $ | (49,082 | ) | | $ | (111,828 | ) | | $ | (72,591 | ) | | $ | (38,392 | ) |
* Net of foreign withholding taxes | | $ | 610 | | | $ | 225 | | | $ | 2 | | | $ | — | |
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EXCHANGE LISTED FUNDS TRUST STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN NET ASSETS | | |
| | QRAFT AI-Enhanced U.S. Large Cap ETF | | QRAFT AI-Enhanced U.S. Large Cap Momentum ETF |
| | For the Six Months Ended October 31, 2023 (Unaudited) | | Year Ended April 30, 2023 | | For the Six Months Ended October 31, 2023 (Unaudited) | | Year Ended April 30, 2023 |
From Investment Activities: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Operations: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net investment income (loss) | | $ | 15,924 | | | $ | 62,094 | | | $ | 17,604 | | | $ | 113,305 | |
Net realized gain (loss) | | | 19,781 | | | | (1,678,897 | ) | | | 700,984 | | | | (1,894,073 | ) |
Change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) | | | (84,787 | ) | | | 1,213,343 | | | | (830,416 | ) | | | 1,782,542 | |
Net Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets Resulting from Operations | | | (49,082 | ) | | | (403,460 | ) | | | (111,828 | ) | | | 1,774 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Distributions to Shareholders | | | (21,731 | ) | | | (62,579 | ) | | | (17,591 | ) | | | (111,858 | ) |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Capital Share Transactions: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Proceeds from shares issued | | | 3,033,919 | | | | 6,622,440 | | | | 19,779,719 | | | | 26,676,927 | |
Cost of shares redeemed | | | (3,037,152 | ) | | | (12,940,038 | ) | | | (21,018,895 | ) | | | (30,288,470 | ) |
Net Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets Resulting from Capital Share Transactions | | | (3,233 | ) | | | (6,317,598 | ) | | | (1,239,176 | ) | | | (3,611,543 | ) |
Total Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets | | | (74,046 | ) | | | (6,783,637 | ) | | | (1,368,595 | ) | | | (3,721,627 | ) |
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Net Assets: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Beginning of period | | | 4,837,541 | | | | 11,621,178 | | | | 12,218,331 | | | | 15,939,958 | |
End of period | | $ | 4,763,495 | | | $ | 4,837,541 | | | $ | 10,849,736 | | | $ | 12,218,331 | |
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Change in Shares Outstanding: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Shares outstanding, beginning of period | | | 125,001 | | | | 300,001 | | | | 425,001 | | | | 575,001 | |
Shares issued | | | 75,000 | | | | 175,000 | | | | 650,000 | | | | 975,000 | |
Shares redeemed | | | (75,000 | ) | | | (350,000 | ) | | | (700,000 | ) | | | (1,125,000 | ) |
Shares outstanding, end of period | | | 125,001 | | | | 125,001 | | | | 375,001 | | | | 425,001 | |
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| | QRAFT AI-Enhanced U.S. Next Value ETF | | QRAFT AI-Pilot U.S. Large Cap Dynamic Beta and Income ETF |
| | For the Six Months Ended October 31, 2023 (Unaudited) | | Year Ended April 30, 2023 | | For the period May 24, 2023(1) to October 31, 2023 (Unaudited) |
From Investment Activities: | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Operations: | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net investment income (loss) | | $ | 23,548 | | | $ | 83,667 | | | $ | 9,349 | |
Net realized gain (loss) | | | (12,171 | ) | | | (486,791 | ) | | | (18,228 | ) |
Change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) | | | (83,968 | ) | | | 191,049 | | | | (29,513 | ) |
Net Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets Resulting from Operations | | | (72,591 | ) | | | (212,075 | ) | | | (38,392 | ) |
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Distributions to Shareholders | | | (38,858) | | | | (85,331) | | | | (3,029 | ) |
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Capital Share Transactions: | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Proceeds from shares issued | | | 7,095,459 | | | | 5,694,525 | | | | 3,057,031 | |
Cost of shares redeemed | | | (7,756,490 | ) | | | (5,662,960 | ) | | | — | |
Net Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets Resulting from Capital Share Transactions | | | (661,031 | ) | | | 31,565 | | | | 3,057,031 | |
Total Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets | | | (772,480 | ) | | | (265,841 | ) | | | 3,015,610 | |
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Net Assets: | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Beginning of period | | | 5,252,905 | | | | 5,518,746 | | | | 25 | (2) |
End of period | | $ | 4,480,425 | | | $ | 5,252,905 | | | $ | 3,015,635 | |
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Change in Shares Outstanding: | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Shares outstanding, beginning of period | | | 175,000 | | | | 175,000 | | | | 1 | |
Shares issued | | | 225,000 | | | | 175,000 | | | | 120,000 | |
Shares redeemed | | | (250,000 | ) | | | (175,000 | ) | | | — | |
Shares outstanding, end of period | | | 150,000 | | | | 175,000 | | | | 120,001 | |
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QRAFT AI-Enhanced U.S. Large Cap ETF Selected Per Share Data | | For the Six Months Ended October 31, 2023 (Unaudited) | |
Years Ended April 30,
| | For the period May 20, 2019(1) through April 30, 2020 |
2023 | | 2022 | | 2021 | |
Net Asset Value, beginning of period | | $ | 38.70 | | | $ | 38.74 | | | $ | 40.62 | | | $ | 26.83 | | | $ | 24.73 | |
Investment Activities | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net investment income (loss)(2) | | | 0.13 | | | | 0.32 | | | | 0.06 | | | | (0.02 | ) | | | 0.14 | |
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) | | | (0.55 | ) | | | (0.03 | ) | | | (1.91 | ) | | | 14.50 | | | | 3.07 | |
Total from investment activities | | | (0.42 | ) | | | 0.29 | | | | (1.85 | ) | | | 14.48 | | | | 3.21 | |
Distributions to shareholders from: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net investment income | | | (0.17 | ) | | | (0.33 | ) | | | (0.03 | ) | | | (0.02 | ) | | | (0.12 | ) |
Net realized gain | | | — | | | | — | | | | — | | | | (0.67 | ) | | | (0.99 | ) |
Total distributions | | | (0.17 | ) | | | (0.33 | ) | | | (0.03 | ) | | | (0.69 | ) | | | (1.11 | ) |
Net Asset Value, end of period | | $ | 38.11 | | | $ | 38.70 | | | $ | 38.74 | | | $ | 40.62 | | | $ | 26.83 | |
Total Return (%) | | | (1.10 | )(3) | | | 0.83 | | | | (4.57 | ) | | | 54.12 | | | | 12.84 | (3) |
Total Return at Market Price (%) | | | (1.07 | )(3) | | | 0.89 | | | | (4.63 | ) | | | 53.83 | | | | 12.96 | (3) |
Ratios to Average Net Assets | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Expenses (%) | | | 0.75 | (4) | | | 0.75 | | | | 0.75 | | | | 0.75 | | | | 0.75 | (4) |
Net investment income (loss) (%) | | | 0.63 | (4) | | | 0.86 | | | | 0.15 | | | | (0.06 | ) | | | 0.56 | (4) |
Supplemental Data | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net Assets at end of period (000’s) | | $ | 4,763 | | | $ | 4,838 | | | $ | 11,621 | | | $ | 20,311 | | | $ | 3,354 | |
Portfolio turnover (%)(5) | | | 143 | (3) | | | 348 | | | | 180 | | | | 263 | | | | 219 | (3) |
QRAFT AI-Enhanced U.S. Large Cap Momentum ETF Selected Per Share Data | | For the Six Months Ended October 31, 2023 (Unaudited) | |
Years Ended April 30,
| | For the period May 20, 2019(1) through April 30, 2020 |
2023 | | 2022 | | 2021 | |
Net Asset Value, beginning of period | | $ | 28.75 | | | $ | 27.72 | | | $ | 35.19 | | | $ | 25.75 | | | $ | 24.70 | |
Investment Activities | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net investment income (loss)(2) | | | 0.04 | | | | 0.24 | | | | 0.01 | | | | (0.04 | ) | | | 0.07 | |
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) | | | 0.18 | (6) | | | 1.02 | (6) | | | (7.21 | ) | | | 17.27 | | | | 2.41 | |
Total from investment activities | | | 0.22 | | | | 1.26 | | | | (7.20 | ) | | | 17.23 | | | | 2.48 | |
Distributions to shareholders from: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net investment income | | | (0.04 | ) | | | (0.23 | ) | | | (0.01 | ) | | | (0.02 | ) | | | (0.04 | ) |
Net realized gain | | | — | | | | — | | | | (0.26 | ) | | | (7.77 | ) | | | (1.39 | ) |
Total distributions | | | (0.04 | ) | | | (0.23 | ) | | | (0.27 | ) | | | (7.79 | ) | | | (1.43 | ) |
Net Asset Value, end of period | | $ | 28.93 | | | $ | 28.75 | | | $ | 27.72 | | | $ | 35.19 | | | $ | 25.75 | |
Total Return (%) | | | 0.79 | (3) | | | 4.65 | | | | (20.63 | ) | | | 69.95 | | | | 9.99 | (3) |
Total Return at Market Price (%) | | | 0.78 | (3) | | | 4.74 | | | | (20.67 | ) | | | 69.50 | | | | 10.16 | (3) |
Ratios to Average Net Assets | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Expenses (%) | | | 0.75 | (4) | | | 0.75 | | | | 0.75 | | | | 0.75 | | | | 0.75 | (4) |
Net investment income (loss) (%) | | | 0.29 | (4) | | | 0.88 | | | | 0.03 | | | | (0.13 | ) | | | 0.28 | (4) |
Supplemental Data | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net Assets at end of period (000’s) | | $ | 10,850 | | | $ | 12,218 | | | $ | 15,940 | | | $ | 21,992 | | | $ | 2,575 | |
Portfolio turnover (%)(5) | | | 203 | (3) | | | 506 | | | | 790 | | | | 346 | | | | 275 | (3) |
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QRAFT AI-Enhanced U.S. Next Value ETF Selected Per Share Data | | For the Six Months Ended October 31, 2023 (Unaudited) | |
Years Ended April 30,
| | For the period December 2, 2020(1) through April 30, 2021 |
2023 | | 2022 | |
Net Asset Value, beginning of period | | $ | 30.02 | | | $ | 31.54 | | | $ | 31.60 | | | $ | 25.14 | |
Investment Activities | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net investment income (loss)(2) | | | 0.15 | | | | 0.49 | | | | 0.52 | | | | 0.10 | |
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) | | | (0.04 | ) | | | (1.50 | ) | | | 0.01 | | | | 6.46 | |
Total from investment activities | | | 0.11 | | | | (1.01 | ) | | | 0.53 | | | | 6.56 | |
Distributions to shareholders from: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net investment income | | | (0.26 | ) | | | (0.51 | ) | | | (0.44 | ) | | | (0.10 | ) |
Net realized gain | | | — | | | | — | | | | (0.15 | ) | | | — | |
Total distributions | | | (0.26 | ) | | | (0.51 | ) | | | (0.59 | ) | | | (0.10 | ) |
Net Asset Value, end of period | | $ | 29.87 | | | $ | 30.02 | | | $ | 31.54 | | | $ | 31.60 | |
Total Return (%) | | | 0.35 | (3) | | | (3.20 | ) | | | 1.62 | | | | 26.10 | (3) |
Total Return at Market Price (%) | | | 0.30 | (3) | | | (2.98 | ) | | | 1.32 | | | | 26.89 | (3) |
Ratios to Average Net Assets | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Expenses (%) | | | 0.75 | (4) | | | 0.75 | | | | 0.75 | | | | 0.75 | (4) |
Net investment income (loss) (%) | | | 0.94 | (4) | | | 1.58 | | | | 1.63 | | | | 0.83 | (4) |
Supplemental Data | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net Assets at end of period (000’s) | | $ | 4,480 | | | $ | 5,253 | | | $ | 5,519 | | | $ | 4,740 | |
Portfolio turnover (%)(5) | | | 241 | (3) | | | 261 | | | | 379 | | | | 173 | (3) |
QRAFT AI-Pilot U.S. Large Cap Dynamic Beta and Income ETF Selected Per Share Data | | For the period May 24, 2023(1) through October 31, 2023 (Unaudited) |
Net Asset Value, beginning of period | | $ | 24.73 | |
Investment Activities | | | | |
Net investment income (loss)(2) | | | 0.09 | |
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) | | | 0.34 | (6) |
Total from investment activities | | | 0.43 | |
Distributions to shareholders from: | | | | |
Net investment income | | | (0.03 | ) |
Total distributions | | | (0.03 | ) |
Net Asset Value, end of period | | $ | 25.13 | |
Total Return (%) | | | 1.72 | (3) |
Total Return at Market Price (%) | | | 1.64 | (3) |
Ratios to Average Net Assets | | | | |
Expenses (%) | | | 0.75 | (4) |
Net investment income (loss) (%) | | | 0.74 | (4) |
Supplemental Data | | | | |
Net Assets at end of period (000’s) | | $ | 3,016 | |
Portfolio turnover (%)(5) | | | 91 | (3) |
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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 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 assets of each series in the Trust are segregated and a shareholder’s interest is limited to the series in which Shares are held. The financial statements presented herein relate to the funds listed below and are individually referred to as a “Fund” or collectively as the “Funds”:
QRAFT AI-Enhanced U.S. Large Cap ETF
QRAFT AI-Enhanced U.S. Large Cap Momentum ETF
QRAFT AI-Enhanced U.S. Next Value ETF
QRAFT AI-Pilot U.S. Large Cap Dynamic Beta and Income ETF
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, each Fund uses an active investment strategy in seeking to meet its investment objective.
Each of the QRAFT AI-Enhanced U.S. Large Cap ETF, QRAFT AI-Enhanced U.S. Large Cap Momentum ETF and the QRAFT AI-Pilot U.S. Large Cap Dynamic Beta and Income 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 (as such term is defined in each Fund’s prospectus). The QRAFT 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.
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.”
(a) Use of Estimates
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.
(b) Valuation of Investments
Each Fund records investments at fair value 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
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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 December 2020, the SEC adopted Rule 2a-5 under the 1940 Act, establishing requirements to determine fair value in good faith for purposes of the 1940 Act. The rule permits fund boards to designate a fund’s investment adviser to perform fair-value determinations, subject to board oversight and certain other conditions. The rule also defines when market quotations are “readily available” for purposes of the 1940 Act and requires a fund to fair value a portfolio investment when a market quotation is not readily available. The SEC also adopted new Rule 31a-4 under the 1940 Act, which sets forth recordkeeping requirements associated with fair-value determinations.
Pursuant to the requirements of Rule 2a-5, the Board (i) has designated the Adviser as the Board’s valuation designee to perform fair-value determinations for the Fund through the Adviser’s Valuation Committee and (ii) has approved the Adviser’s Valuation Procedures.
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 Valuation Committee, in accordance with the Trust’s Board-approved Valuation Procedures, 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 the 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 October 31, 2023 for each Fund based upon the three levels defined above:
QRAFT AI-Enhanced U.S. Large Cap ETF | | Level 1 | | Level 2 | | Level 3 | | Total |
Investments | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Common Stocks(a) | | $ | 4,748,275 | | $ | — | | $ | — | | $ | 4,748,275 |
Short-Term Investments | | | 15,772 | | | — | | | — | | | 15,772 |
Total | | $ | 4,764,047 | | $ | — | | $ | — | | $ | 4,764,047 |
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QRAFT AI-Enhanced U.S. Large Cap Momentum ETF | �� | Level 1 | | Level 2 | | Level 3 | | Total |
Investments | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Common Stocks(a) | | $ | 10,818,743 | | $ | — | | $ | — | | $ | 10,818,743 |
Short-Term Investments | | | 31,514 | | | — | | | — | | | 31,514 |
Total | | $ | 10,850,257 | | $ | — | | $ | — | | $ | 10,850,257 |
QRAFT AI-Enhanced U.S. Next Value ETF | | Level 1 | | Level 2 | | Level 3 | | Total |
Investments | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Common Stocks(a) | | $ | 4,474,028 | | $ | — | | $ | — | | $ | 4,474,028 |
Short-Term Investments | | | 6,555 | | | — | | | — | | | 6,555 |
Total | | $ | 4,480,583 | | $ | — | | $ | — | | $ | 4,480,583 |
QRAFT AI-Pilot U.S. Large Cap Dynamic Beta and Income ETF | | Level 1 | | Level 2 | | Level 3 | | Total |
Investments | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Exchange-Traded Funds(a) | | $ | 3,010,912 | | $ | — | | $ | — | | $ | 3,010,912 |
Short-Term Investments | | | 7,788 | | | — | | | — | | | 7,788 |
Total | | $ | 3,018,700 | | $ | — | | $ | — | | $ | 3,018,700 |
(c) Investment Transactions and Related Income
For financial reporting purposes, investment transactions are reported on the 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 the 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, using the effective yield method. 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 and Interest 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.
(d) Foreign Currency Transactions
The accounting records of each Fund are maintained in U.S. dollars. Financial instruments and other assets and liabilities of each Fund 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. Each Fund 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.
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(e) 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”) 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 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 the 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 Statements of Operations. As of October 31, 2023, the Funds did not have any interest or penalties associated with the underpayment of any income taxes.
(f) Distributions to Shareholders
Each Fund pays out dividends from its net investment income at least quarterly and distributes its net capital gains, if any, to investors at least annually. Each Fund may make distributions on a more frequent basis 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 and Administrative Services
Exchange Traded Concepts, LLC (the “Adviser”) serves as the investment adviser to each Fund pursuant to an investment advisory agreement with the Trust (the “Advisory Agreement”). Under the Advisory Agreement, the Adviser provides investment advisory services to each Fund and is responsible for the day-to-day management of the Funds, including, among other things, providing an investment program for each Fund, trading portfolio securities on behalf of each Fund, and selecting broker-dealers to execute purchase and sale transactions, subject to the oversight of the Board. For the services it provides, each Fund pays the Adviser a fee calculated daily and paid monthly at an annual rate of 0.75% of the Fund’s average daily net assets.
Effective January 2, 2023, ETC Platform Services, LLC (“ETC Platform Services”), a direct wholly owned subsidiary of the Adviser, began providing services to each Fund. ETC Platform Services administers each Fund’s business affairs and provides office facilities and equipment, certain clerical, bookkeeping and administrative services, paying agent services under each Fund’s unitary fee arrangement (as described below), and its officers and employees to serve as officers or Trustees of the Trust. ETC Platform Services also arranges for transfer agency, custody, fund administration and accounting, and other non-distribution related services necessary for each Fund to operate. For the services it provides to each Fund, ETC Platform Services is paid a fee calculated daily and paid monthly based on a percentage of each Fund’s average daily net assets.
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Under the Advisory Agreement, the Adviser has agreed to pay all expenses of each Fund (including the fee charged by ETC Platform Services) 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 (collectively, “Excluded Expenses”).
QRAFT Technologies, Inc. (“Qraft”) is the Funds’ sponsor. In connection with an arrangement between the Adviser and Qraft, Qraft has agreed to assume the Adviser’s obligation to pay all expenses of the Funds (except the Excluded Expenses) and, to the extent applicable, pay the Adviser a minimum fee. Qraft will also provide marketing support for the Funds including, but not limited to, distributing each Fund’s materials and providing the Funds with access to and the use of Qraft’s other marketing capabilities, including communications through print and electronic media. For its services, Qraft is entitled to a fee from the Adviser, which is calculated daily and paid monthly, based on a percentage of the average daily net assets of each Fund. Qraft does not make investment decisions, provide investment advice, or otherwise act in the capacity of an investment adviser to the Funds.
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.
(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 each Fund’s 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.
(c) Other Servicing Agreements
The Bank of New York Mellon serves as the Fund’s fund accountant, transfer agent, custodian and administrator.
Note 4 – Investment Transactions
Purchases and sales of investments, excluding in-kind transactions and short-term investments, for the period ended October 31, 2023 were as follows:
Fund | | Purchases | | Sales |
QRAFT AI-Enhanced U.S. Large Cap ETF | | $ | 7,106,375 | | $ | 8,168,899 |
QRAFT AI-Enhanced U.S. Large Cap Momentum ETF | | | 24,434,500 | | | 26,428,976 |
QRAFT AI-Enhanced U.S. Next Value ETF | | | 11,665,611 | | | 12,716,690 |
QRAFT AI-Pilot U.S. Large Cap Dynamic Beta and Income ETF | | | 2,468,734 | | | 2,459,467 |
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Purchases and sales of in-kind transactions for the period ended October 31, 2023 were as follows:
Fund | | Purchases | | Sales |
QRAFT AI-Enhanced U.S. Large Cap ETF | | $ | 3,022,553 | | $ | 1,973,419 |
QRAFT AI-Enhanced U.S. Large Cap Momentum ETF | | | 19,492,481 | | | 18,729,475 |
QRAFT AI-Enhanced U.S. Next Value ETF | | | 7,046,522 | | | 6,658,053 |
QRAFT AI-Pilot U.S. Large Cap Dynamic Beta and Income ETF | | | 3,049,386 | | | — |
Note 5 – Capital Share Transactions
Fund Shares are listed and traded on the Exchange 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 NAV, greater than NAV (premium) or less than NAV (discount).
Each Fund offers and redeems Shares on a continuous basis at NAV only in Creation Units. Except when aggregated in Creation Units, Shares are not redeemable securities of a Fund. Fund Shares may only be purchased from 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, 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 QRAFT AI-Enhanced U.S. Large Cap ETF, QRAFT AI-Enhanced U.S. Large Cap Momentum ETF, QRAFT AI-Enhanced U.S. Next Value ETF and QRAFT AI-Pilot U.S. Large Cap Dynamic Beta and Income ETF are $1,750, $500, $500 and $500, respectively, regardless of the number of Creation Units created in the transaction.
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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 QRAFT AI-Enhanced U.S. Large Cap ETF, QRAFT AI-Enhanced U.S. Large Cap Momentum ETF, QRAFT AI-Enhanced U.S. Next Value ETF and QRAFT AI-Pilot U.S. Large Cap Dynamic Beta and Income ETF are $1,750, $500, $500 and $500, respectively, regardless of the number of Creation Units redeemed in the transaction.
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 the Funds’ prospectus. Please refer to the relevant Fund’s prospectus for a complete description of the principal risks of investing in that Fund.
Market Risk. Market risk, including political, regulatory, market, and economic or other developments, and developments that impact specific economic sectors, industries or segments of the market, can affect the value of a Fund’s shares. The market price of an investment 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. The market value of an investment also may decline because of factors that affect a particular industry or industries such as labor shortages, increased production costs, and competitive conditions. Different types of investments may go through cycles of out-performance and under-performance in comparison to the general financial markets. During a general market downturn, multiple asset classes may be negatively affected. Changes in market conditions and interest rates generally do not have the same impact on all types of investments. 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 investments. For example, in recent years, the COVID-19 pandemic, the large expansion of government deficits and debt as a result of government actions to mitigate the effects of the pandemic, Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, and the rise of inflation have resulted in extreme volatility in the global economy and in global financial markets. Economies and financial markets throughout the world are becoming increasingly interconnected. As a result, whether or not a Fund invests in securities of issuers located in or with significant exposure to countries experiencing economic and financial difficulties, the value and liquidity of such Fund’s investments may be negatively affected.
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 a 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. The use of predictive models has inherent risks. For example, such models may incorrectly forecast future behavior, leading to potential losses. In addition, in unforeseen or certain low-probability scenarios (often involving a market disruption of some kind), such models may produce unexpected results, which can result in losses for the Fund. Furthermore, because predictive models are usually constructed based on historical data supplied by third parties, the success of relying on such models may depend heavily on the accuracy and reliability of the supplied historical data.
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EXCHANGE LISTED FUNDS TRUST NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Continued) | | October 31, 2023 (Unaudited) |
Non-Diversification Risk (QRAFT AI-Enhanced U.S. Large Cap Momentum ETF and QRAFT AI-Enhanced U.S. Next Value ETF only). As non-diversified investment companies under the 1940 Act, each Fund may hold a smaller number of portfolio securities than many other funds and may be more sensitive to any single economic, business, political or regulatory occurrence than a diversified fund. To the extent a Fund invests in a relatively small number of issuers, a decline in the market value of a particular security held by that Fund may affect its value more than if it invested in a larger number of issuers. The value of a Fund’s shares may be more volatile than the values of shares of more diversified funds.
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. While each Fund’s sector exposure is expected to vary over time, each Fund anticipates that it may be subject to some or all of the risks described below. The list below is not a comprehensive list of the sectors to which the Funds may have exposure over time and should not be relied on as such.
Note 7 – Federal Income Taxes
As of the tax year ended April 30, 2023, the components of distributable earnings (loss) on a tax basis were as follows:
Fund | | Undistributed Ordinary Income | | Undistributed Long-Term Capital Gains (Losses) | | Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) on Investments | | Distributable Earnings (Loss) |
QRAFT AI-Enhanced U.S. Large Cap ETF | | $ | 6,353 | | $ | (3,706,757 | ) | | $ | (174,382 | ) | | $ | (3,874,786 | ) |
QRAFT AI-Enhanced U.S. Large Cap Momentum ETF | | | — | | | (15,154,706 | ) | | | 496,624 | | | | (14,658,082 | ) |
QRAFT AI-Enhanced U.S. Next Value ETF | | | 16,184 | | | (1,502,919 | ) | | | (204,070 | ) | | | (1,690,805 | ) |
At October 30, 2023, 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 |
QRAFT AI-Enhanced U.S. Large Cap ETF | | $ | 4,732,136 | | $ | 264,258 | | $ | (232,347 | ) | | $ | 31,911 | |
QRAFT AI-Enhanced U.S. Large Cap Momentum ETF | | | 11,046,197 | | | 267,969 | | | (463,909 | ) | | | (195,940 | ) |
QRAFT AI-Enhanced U.S. Next Value ETF | | | 4,568,074 | | | 62,626 | | | (150,117 | ) | | | (87,491 | ) |
QRAFT AI-Pilot U.S. Large Cap Dynamic Beta and Income ETF | | | 3,048,213 | | | 817 | | | (30,330 | ) | | | (29,513 | ) |
As of the tax year ended April 30, 2023, each Fund had non-expiring accumulated capital loss carryforwards as follows:
Fund | | Short-Term | | Long-Term | | Total Amount |
QRAFT AI-Enhanced U.S. Large Cap ETF | | $ | 3,577,738 | | $ | 129,019 | | $ | 3,706,757 |
QRAFT AI-Enhanced U.S. Large Cap Momentum ETF | | | 15,145,114 | | | 9,592 | | | 15,154,706 |
QRAFT AI-Enhanced U.S. Next Value ETF | | | 1,479,011 | | | 23,908 | | | 1,502,919 |
To the extent that the 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.
The tax character of current year distributions will be determined at the end of the current fiscal year.
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EXCHANGE LISTED FUNDS TRUST NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Concluded) | | October 31, 2023 (Unaudited) |
Note 8 – Recent Market Events
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. Periods of market volatility may occur in response to such events and other economic, political, and global macro factors. The COVID-19 pandemic, Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, and higher inflation have resulted in extreme volatility in the financial markets, economic downturns around the world, severe losses to some sectors of the economy and individual issuers, and reduced liquidity of certain instruments. These events have caused significant disruptions to business operations, including business closures; strained healthcare systems; disruptions to supply chains and employee availability; large fluctuations in consumer demand; large expansion of government deficits and debt as a result of government actions to mitigate the effects of such events; and widespread uncertainty regarding the long-term effects of such events.
Governments and central banks, including the Federal Reserve in the United States, took extraordinary and unprecedented actions to support local and global economies and the financial markets in response to the COVID-19 pandemic, including by keeping interest rates at historically low levels for an extended period. The Federal Reserve concluded its market support activities in 2022 and began to raise interest rates in an effort to fight inflation. The Federal Reserve may determine to raise interest rates further. This and other government intervention into the economy and financial markets to address the pandemic, inflation, or other significant events in the future may not work as intended, particularly if the efforts are perceived by investors as being unlikely to achieve the desired results.
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 a Fund’s financial statements.
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EXCHANGE LISTED FUNDS TRUST DISCLOSURE OF FUND EXPENSES | | October 31, 2023 (Unaudited) |
All ETFs have operating expenses. As a shareholder of a 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 Funds’ 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 a 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 the 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 the Fund, and the “Ending Account Value” number is derived from deducting that expense cost from the Fund’s gross investment return.
You can use this information, together with the actual amount you invested in the Fund, to estimate the expenses you paid over that 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 your Fund under “Expenses Paid During Period.”
Hypothetical 5% Return
This section helps you compare your Fund’s costs with those of other funds. It assumes that the Fund had an annual 5% return before expenses during the year, but that 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 your Fund’s comparative cost by comparing the hypothetical result for your 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 your Fund’s actual return – the account values shown may not apply to your specific investment.
| | Beginning Account Value May 1, 2023 | | Ending Account Value October 31, 2023 | | Annualized Expense Ratio | | Expenses Paid During Period |
QRAFT AI-Enhanced U.S. Large Cap ETF | | | | | | | | | | | |
Actual Performance | | $ | 1,000.00 | | $ | 989.00 | | 0.75% | | $ | 3.75(1) |
Hypothetical (5% return before expenses) | | $ | 1,000.00 | | $ | 1,021.37 | | 0.75% | | $ | 3.81(1) |
QRAFT AI-Enhanced U.S. Large Cap Momentum ETF | | | | | | | | | | | |
Actual Performance | | $ | 1,000.00 | | $ | 1,007.90 | | 0.75% | | $ | 3.79(1) |
Hypothetical (5% return before expenses) | | $ | 1,000.00 | | $ | 1,021.37 | | 0.75% | | $ | 3.81(1) |
QRAFT AI-Enhanced U.S. Next Value ETF | | | | | | | | | | | |
Actual Performance | | $ | 1,000.00 | | $ | 1,003.50 | | 0.75% | | $ | 3.78(1) |
Hypothetical (5% return before expenses) | | $ | 1,000.00 | | $ | 1,021.37 | | 0.75% | | $ | 3.81(1) |
QRAFT AI-Pilot U.S. Large Cap Dynamic Beta and Income ETF | | | | | | | | | | | |
Actual Performance | | $ | 1,000.00 | | $ | 1,017.20 | | 0.75% | | $ | 3.33(2) |
Hypothetical (5% return before expenses) | | $ | 1,000.00 | | $ | 1,021.37 | | 0.75% | | $ | 3.81(1) |
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EXCHANGE LISTED FUNDS TRUST BOARD CONSIDERATION APPROVAL OF CONTINUANCE OF INVESTMENT ADVISORY AGREEMENT | | October 31, 2023 (Unaudited) |
At a meeting held on September 7, 2023 (the “Meeting”), the Board of Trustees (the “Board”) of Exchange Listed Funds Trust (the “Trust”) considered the approval of the continuance of the investment advisory agreement between the Trust, on behalf of the QRAFT AI-Enhanced U.S. Large Cap ETF, QRAFT AI-Enhanced U.S. Large Cap Momentum ETF, and QRAFT AI-Enhanced U.S. Next Value ETF (each, a “Fund” and collectively, the “Funds”), and Exchange Traded Concepts, LLC (“ETC”) pursuant to which ETC provides advisory services to the Funds (the “Agreement”).
Pursuant to Section 15 of the Investment Company Act of 1940 (the “1940 Act”), the Agreement must be approved by a vote of (i) the Trustees or the shareholders of the Fund and (ii) 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 ETC 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 each Fund 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 the Agreement.
Consistent with these responsibilities, prior to the Meeting, the Board reviewed written materials from ETC and, at the Meeting, representatives from ETC presented additional oral and written information to help the Board evaluate the Agreement. Among other things, representatives from ETC provided an overview of its advisory business, including investment personnel and investment processes. 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 ETC’s oral presentation, 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 ETC. The Independent Trustees were assisted in their review by independent legal counsel and met with counsel separately and without management present.
In considering whether to approve the continuance of the Agreement, the Board took into account the materials provided for the Meeting, the extensive discussion before and during the Meeting, including the discussion the Independent Trustees had during their executive session with independent legal counsel. In particular, the Board took into consideration (i) the nature, extent, and quality of the services provided by ETC to each Fund; (ii) each Fund’s performance; (iii) ETC’s costs of and profits realized from providing advisory services to each Fund, including any fall-out benefits enjoyed by ETC or its affiliates; (iv) comparative fee and expense data; (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. With respect to the nature, extent, and quality of the services provided to the Fund, the Board considered ETC’s specific responsibilities in all aspects of the day-to-day management of the Fund.
The Board considered that responsibilities with respect to the Fund’s portfolio include developing, implementing, and maintaining the Fund’s investment program; implementing changes to the Fund’s portfolio in connection with any rebalancing or reconstitution of the underlying index; selecting broker-dealers to execute purchase and sale transactions; 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. The Board considered that beyond portfolio management, ETC, including through its affiliates, also maintains responsibilities for overseeing compliance with relevant law; monitoring compliance with various policies and procedures and applicable securities regulations; the provision of various administrative services to the Fund and oversight of third-party administrators, quarterly reporting to the Board; and implementing Board directives as they relate to the Fund. The Board considered that those services also include arranging for and providing oversight of transfer agency, custody, fund administration and accounting, and other non-distribution related services necessary for the Fund to operate; administering the Fund’s business affairs; providing office facilities and equipment and certain clerical, bookkeeping, and administrative services; liaising with and reporting to the Board on matters relating to Fund operations; supervising the Fund’s registration as an investment company and the offering of Fund shares to the public, including oversight and preparation of regulatory filings; working with ETF market participants, including authorized participants, market makers, and exchanges, to help facilitate an orderly trading environment for the Fund’s shares; and providing its officers and employees to serve as officers or Trustees of the Trust.
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EXCHANGE LISTED FUNDS TRUST BOARD CONSIDERATION APPROVAL OF CONTINUANCE OF INVESTMENT ADVISORY AGREEMENT (Continued) | | October 31, 2023 (Unaudited) |
The Board noted that it has reviewed ETC’s responses to a detailed series of questions, which included a description of ETC’s consolidated operations, services, personnel, compliance program, risk management program, and financial condition, and an overview of the material changes to such information since it was last presented to the Board. 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 procedures that are reasonably designed to comply with the federal securities laws. The Board considered ETC’s experience working with ETFs, including the Fund, other series of the Trust, and other ETFs outside of the Trust. Based on the factors discussed above, as well as those discussed below, the Board concluded that it was satisfied with the nature, extent, and quality of services provided to the Fund by ETC.
Based on review of this information, the Board concluded that the nature, extent and quality of services provided to the Fund under the Advisory Agreement supported the Board’s approval of the continuance of the Advisory Agreement for the coming year.
Performance. The Board reviewed the performance of the Fund in light of the Fund’s stated investment objective, noting that the Fund is actively managed. The Board was provided reports regarding the Fund’s past performance, including a report prepared by ISS, an independent third party, comparing the Fund’s performance to the performance of a group of peer funds (each a “Peer Group”) for various time periods ended June 30, 2023. The Board reviewed this information for the Fund in turn, noting its observations with respect to the Fund.
QRAFT AI-Enhanced U.S. Large Cap ETF (QRFT)
The Board found that QRFT performed at the median and underperformed the mean in varying degrees for the June 30, 2023 year-to-date, 1 year and 3 year periods (annualized), and its returns were generally in line with the returns of other members of the Peer Group. The Fund’s performance for the 2022 calendar year period was approximately the same as the Peer Group mean. The Fund’s performance also underperformed its benchmark index (S&P 500) for the one- and three-year period ended June 30, 2023, but has outperformed the benchmark since inception.
QRAFT AI-Enhanced U.S. Large Cap Momentum ETF (AMOM)
The Board found that AMOM outperformed the median and mean for the June 30, 2023 year-to-date and 1 year periods (annualized), while underperforming the mean and median for the 3 year period. The Fund’s performance for the 2022 calendar year period underperformed the mean and median and was the lowest of the Peer Group. The Fund’s performance has also outperformed its benchmark index (S&P 500) for the one-year period ended June 30, 2023, underperformed for the three-year period, and has outperformed the benchmark since inception.
QRAFT AI-Enhanced U.S. Next Value ETF (NVQ)
The Board found that NVQ underperformed the median and mean for both of the June 30, 2023 year-to-date and 1 year periods (annualized). The Fund’s performance for the 2022 calendar year period outperformed the mean and median and was the second highest of the Peer Group. The Fund’s performance also underperformed its benchmark index (S&P 500) for the one-year period ended June 30, 2023, but has outperformed the benchmark since inception.
The Board considered ETC’s commentary with respect to Fund performance, including that the Funds have generated performance with positive attributes in recent periods, and are generally in line or better relative to competitors. Each Fund has also outperformed its benchmark index since inception and appears to be meeting its investment objective.
Based on this review, the Board concluded that the performance of the Fund supported the Board’s approval of the continuance of the Agreement, respectively, for the coming year.
Cost of Advisory Services and Profitability. The Board reviewed the advisory fee paid by each Fund to ETC under the Agreement. The Board reviewed a report prepared by ISS, an independent third party, comparing the Fund’s advisory fee to those paid by a group of peer funds. The Board noted that the report included mutual funds in the Fund’s peer group, which were intended to enhance the Board’s ability to evaluate the quality of fees and expenses on a broader scale. The Board took into account the
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EXCHANGE LISTED FUNDS TRUST BOARD CONSIDERATION APPROVAL OF CONTINUANCE OF INVESTMENT ADVISORY AGREEMENT (Concluded) | | October 31, 2023 (Unaudited) |
differences in operations and fee structures between ETFs and mutual funds and gave such weight to the mutual fund data as it deemed appropriate. The Board noted that ISS selected the particular mutual funds that were included in its report. In support of its review of the statistical information, the Board was provided with a description of the methodology used by ISS to prepare this information.
The Board noted that the advisory fee for each of QRFT, AMOM and NVQ was higher than the median of advisory fees paid by its peer funds, but within the range of fees paid by peers, including other actively managed ETFs. The Board took into account that due to the specialized nature of each Fund’s strategy, there are limitations in comparing each Fund’s advisory fee to those of other funds and the information provided by the peer group report may not provide meaningful direct comparisons to the Funds.
The Board took into consideration that the advisory fee for each Fund is a “unitary fee,” meaning that the 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 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 and that, while Qraft has assumed such responsibility, ETC is ultimately responsible for ensuring the obligation is satisfied. The Board considered the risks borne by ETC associated with providing services to the Fund, including the entrepreneurial risk associated with sponsoring new funds, as well as the enterprise risk emanating from litigation and reputational risks, operational and business risks, and other risks associated with the ongoing management of the Fund. Based on the foregoing information, the Board concluded that the advisory fees appeared reasonable in light of the services rendered.
Economies of Scale. The Board considered whether economies of scale have been realized with respect to the Funds. The Board concluded that no significant economies of scale have been realized and that the Board will have the opportunity to periodically reexamine whether such economies have been achieved.
Conclusion. No single factor was determinative of the Board’s decision to approve the continuance of the Agreement on behalf of each Fund; 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 the Independent Trustees, determined that the Agreement, including the compensation payable thereunder, were fair and reasonable to each Fund. The Board, including 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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EXCHANGE LISTED FUNDS TRUST BOARD CONSIDERATION OF INITIAL APPROVAL OF INVESTMENT ADVISORY AGREEMENT | | October 31, 2023 (Unaudited) |
At a meeting held on May 16, 2023 (the “Meeting”), the Board of Trustees (the “Board”) of Exchange Listed Funds Trust (the “Trust”) considered the initial approval of the investment advisory agreement between the Trust, on behalf of the Qraft AI Pilot U.S. Large Cap Dynamic Beta and Income ETF (the “Fund” or “AIDB”), and Exchange Traded Concepts, LLC (“ETC”) pursuant to which ETC provides advisory services to the Fund (the “Agreement”).
Pursuant to Section 15 of the Investment Company Act of 1940 (the “1940 Act”), the Agreement must be approved by a vote of (i) the Trustees or the shareholders of the Fund and (ii) 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 ETC 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 each Fund 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 the Agreement.
Consistent with these responsibilities, prior to the Meeting, the Board reviewed written materials from ETC and, at the Meeting, representatives from ETC presented additional oral and written information to help the Board evaluate the Agreement. Among other things, representatives from ETC provided an overview of its advisory business, including investment personnel and investment processes. 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 ETC’s oral presentation, 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 ETC. The Independent Trustees were assisted in their review by independent legal counsel and met with counsel separately and without management present.
In considering whether to approve the Agreement, the Board took into account the materials provided for the Meeting, the presentation and extensive discussion during the Meeting and had a detailed discussion with the independent legal counsel. In particular, the Trustees took into consideration (i) the nature, extent, and quality of the services to be provided by ETC; (ii) ETC’s expected costs of the profits to be realized from providing such services, including any fall-out benefits to be enjoyed by ETC or its affiliates; (iii) comparative fee and expense data; (iv) the proposed fee waiver; (v) the extent to which the advisory fee for AIDB reflects economies of scale to be shared with shareholders; and (vi) other factors the Board deemed to be relevant.
Nature, Extent, and Quality of Services. The Independent Trustees reviewed materials provided by ETC at this Meeting related to the Agreement with respect to AIDB and information provided by ETC in the ordinary course of business throughout the year, including: a description of the manner in which investment decisions are to be made and executed; an overview of the personnel that perform services for each of the Funds and their background and experience; a review of the financial condition of ETC; information regarding risk management processes and liquidity management; the compliance policies and procedures of ETC; and an independent report prepared by ISS analyzing the estimated fees and expenses of AIDB as compared to those of a peer group of other registered investment companies with similar investment strategies as selected by ISS.
With respect to the nature, extent, and quality of the services to be provided to AIDB, the Board considered ETC’s specific responsibilities in all aspects of the day-to-day management of AIDB. The Board noted that ETC’s responsibilities would include, among other things, implementing and maintaining AIDB’s portfolio consistent with the strategies described in AIDB’s prospectus, trading portfolio securities and other investment instruments on behalf of AIDB, selecting broker-dealers to execute purchase and sale transactions, determining the cash amount for creation units of the Fund, executing portfolio securities trades for purchases and redemptions of Fund shares, overseeing general portfolio compliance with relevant law, monitoring compliance with various policies and procedures and applicable securities regulations, quarterly reporting to the Board, and implementing Board directives as they relate to AIDB. The Board noted that it had been provided ETC’s registration form on Form ADV and ETC’s responses to a detailed series of questions, which included a description of ETC’s operations, services, personnel, compliance program, risk management program, and financial condition, and whether there had been material changes to such information since it was last presented to the Board. 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 Board considered ETC’s experience working with ETFs including other series of the Trust and other ETFs outside of the Trust.
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EXCHANGE LISTED FUNDS TRUST BOARD CONSIDERATION OF INITIAL APPROVAL OF INVESTMENT ADVISORY AGREEMENT (Concluded) | | October 31, 2023 (Unaudited) |
The Board also considered services to be provided to AIDB by ETC, either directly or through its subsidiary ETC Platform Services, LLC, such as arranging for service providers and other non-distribution related services necessary for AIDB to operate; providing office facilities and equipment; and certain clerical, bookkeeping, and administrative services; liaising with and reporting to the Board on matters relating to Fund operations, portfolio management and other matters essential to AIDB’s business activities; oversight and preparation of regulatory filings; working with ETF market participants, including authorized participants, market makers, and exchanges, to help facilitate an orderly trading environment for AIDB’s shares; marketing consulting services, and providing its officers and employees to serve as officers or Trustees of the Trust. The Independent Trustees also considered the significant risks assumed by ETC in connection with the services provided to AIDB, including entrepreneurial risk and ongoing risks including investment, operational, enterprise, litigation, regulatory and compliance risks. Based on the factors above, as well as those discussed below, the Board concluded that it was satisfied with the nature, extent, and quality of the services to be provided to AIDB by ETC.
Performance. Because AIDB is new and has not commenced operations, the Board noted that there were no historical performance records to consider. The Board considered backtested performance data of a strategy that utilized the signals generated by the QRAFT Risk Indicator and found that the results were not unreasonable. The Board also took into consideration other ETC advised Funds that utilized QRAFT AI technology as part of their active strategies and that it received regular reports regarding each Fund’s performance at its quarterly meetings.
Cost of Advisory Services and Profitability. The Board reviewed the advisory fee to be paid to ETC for its services to AIDB under the Agreement. The Board reviewed the report provided by ISS, an independent third party, comparing AIDB’s advisory fee to those paid by a group of peer funds. The Board found that AIDB’s proposed fee was less than the mean and the median of the ISS peer group. The Board took into consideration that the advisory fee is a “unitary fee,” meaning that AIDB would pay no expenses other than certain expenses customarily excluded from unitary fee arrangements, such as brokerage commissions, taxes, and interest. The Board noted that ETC will be responsible for compensating AIDB’s other service providers and paying AIDB’s other expenses out of its own fee and resources, and is ultimately responsible for ensuring the obligation is satisfied. The Board considered the costs and expenses to be incurred by ETC in providing advisory services, evaluated the compensation and benefits to be received by ETC from its relationship with AIDB, and reviewed a profitability analysis from ETC with respect to AIDB. The Board considered the risks borne by ETC associated with providing services to AIDB, including the entrepreneurial risk associated with sponsoring new funds, as well as the enterprise risk emanating from litigation and reputational risks, operational and business risks, and other risks associated with the ongoing management of AIDB. In light of this information, the Board concluded that the advisory fee appeared reasonable in light of the services to be rendered.
Economies of Scale. The Board considered that economies of scale may be realized for the benefit of AIDB as assets grow in size, noting however that for the initial term of the Agreement with respect to AIDB that the Fund was not likely to realize economies of scale and accordingly economies of scale would not be a relevant consideration at this time, however, the Board considered that it would have an opportunity to evaluate the extent to which economies of scale are being shared when it next considers the renewal of the Agreement.
Conclusion. The Board, having requested and received such information from ETC as it believed reasonably necessary to evaluate the terms of the Agreement and having been advised by independent counsel that it had appropriately considered and weighed all relevant factors, the Board, including the Independent Trustees, determined that the Agreement, including the compensation payable thereunder, was fair and reasonable to AIDB. The Board, including the Independent Trustees, therefore, determined that the approval of the Agreement was in the best interests of AIDB and its shareholders. No single factor was determinative of the Board’s decision to approve the Agreement on behalf of AIDB; rather, the Board based its determination on the total mix on information available to it. The Board did not identify any one factor as determinative, and each Independent Trustee may have weighed each factor differently. The Board’s conclusions may be based in part on its consideration of the advisory arrangements in prior years and on the Board’s ongoing regular review of operations throughout the year.
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Investment Adviser:
Exchange Traded Concepts, LLC
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Distributor:
Foreside Fund Services, LLC
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Legal Counsel:
Chapman and Cutler LLP
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Chicago, IL 60606
Proxy Voting Information
Exchange Traded Concepts’ proxy voting policies and procedures are attached to the Funds’ Statements 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.
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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.
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.