N-CSRS 1 v423896_ncsrs.htm SEMI-ANNUAL REPORT

 

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

 

FORM N-CSR

 

CERTIFIED SHAREHOLDER REPORT OF REGISTERED MANAGEMENT INVESTMENT COMPANIES

 

Investment Company Act file number 811-22255

 

EGA Emerging Global Shares Trust
(Exact name of registrant as specified in charter)

 

155 West 19th Street, Floor 3
New York, NY 10011
(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip code)

 

Robert C. Holderith
155 West 19th Street, Floor 3
New York, NY 10011
(Name and address of agent for service)

 

Registrant's telephone number, including area code: 1-888-800-4347

 

Date of fiscal year end: March 31

 

Date of reporting period: September 30, 2015

 

 

Form N-CSR is to be used by management investment companies to file reports with the Commission not later than 10 days after the transmission to stockholders of any report that is required to be transmitted to stockholders under Rule 30e-1 under the Investment Company Act of 1940 (17 CFR 270.30e-1). The Commission may use the information provided on Form N-CSR in its regulatory, disclosure review, inspection, and policymaking roles.

 

A registrant is required to disclose the information specified by Form N-CSR, and the Commission will make this information public. A registrant is not required to respond to the collection of information contained in Form N-CSR unless the Form displays a currently valid Office of Management and Budget ("OMB") control number. Please direct comments concerning the accuracy of the information collection burden estimate and any suggestions for reducing the burden to Secretary, Securities and Exchange Commission, 100 F Street, NE, Washington, DC 20549. The OMB has reviewed this collection of information under the clearance requirements of 44 U.S.C. § 3507.

 

 

 

 

Item 1. Reports to Stockholders.

 

The Report to Shareholders is attached hereto.

 

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EGA Emerging Global Shares Trust
 

Semi-Annual Report

September 30, 2015

 

EGShares Beyond BRICs ETF

EGShares Blue Chip ETF

EGShares Brazil Infrastructure ETF

EGShares EM Core ex-China ETF

EGShares EM Quality Dividend ETF

EGShares Emerging Markets Consumer ETF

EGShares Emerging Markets Core ETF

EGShares Emerging Markets Domestic Demand ETF

EGShares India Consumer ETF

EGShares India Infrastructure ETF

EGShares India Small Cap ETF


 
 

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Table of Contents
 

 
Shareholder Letter     1  
Portfolio Summaries     3  
Shareholder Expense Examples     14  
Schedule of Investments
        
EGShares Beyond BRICs ETF     16  
EGShares Blue Chip ETF     18  
EGShares Brazil Infrastructure ETF     19  
EGShares EM Core ex-China ETF     20  
EGShares EM Quality Dividend ETF (consolidated)     22  
EGShares Emerging Markets Consumer ETF (consolidated)     24  
EGShares Emerging Markets Core ETF (consolidated)     25  
EGShares Emerging Markets Domestic Demand ETF (consolidated)     27  
EGShares India Consumer ETF (consolidated)     28  
EGShares India Infrastructure ETF (consolidated)     29  
EGShares India Small Cap ETF (consolidated)     30  
Statements of Assets and Liabilities     32  
Statements of Operations     34  
Statements of Changes in Net Assets     36  
Financial Highlights     39  
Notes to Financial Statements     45  
Board Review and Approval of EGShares EM Core ex-China ETF Advisory Contract     57  
Board of Trustees and Officers     59  
General Information     61  

  
 


 
 

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Shareholder Letter
  
 

Dear Shareholder,

If the past twelve months have been difficult for emerging market (EM) and frontier market (FM) investors, the second and third quarters of 2015 were nerve racking. April started off on a very positive note with the broad based MSCI EM Index up 7.7% and most EGShares exchange-traded funds (ETFs) acted similarly. However, all but a percentage point of those gains were given up in May and the market continued to trend downward from June through September.

A number of factors contributed to this poor performance. First, another dramatic decline in oil and commodity prices supported fears of slowing growth in those developing countries that rely on commodity exports. Correlated to this was a sharp rise in the U.S. Dollar (USD), which normally coincides with lower oil prices and exacerbated downside pressure for USD-based investors invested in companies that are non-USD based. Additionally, with the U.S. economy appearing to gather momentum, continued expectations of an expected rate hike by the U.S. Federal Reserve weighed on EM and FM.

Frontier markets were not immune to these challenges and the MSCI FM Index followed suit as many oil-dependent economies, especially those in the Middle East, were hit hard. Overall, the MSCI EM Index was down 17.3% and the MSCI FM Index was down 10.6% from April 1 to September 30, 2015. Flows for both EM and FM ETFs were strongly negative, as were flows in EGShares ETFs. In total, U.S. EM equity ETFs lost $5.5 billion in assets.

As discussed in past editions of this letter, the investment approach at Emerging Global Advisors is based on applying a strategic beta approach to allocating within emerging markets. We continue to believe that long-term emerging market equity returns will likely be enhanced by sectors driven by domestic demand and smaller or less mature countries. Our EGShares Emerging Markets Consumer ETF (ECON), the EGShares Beyond BRICs ETF (BBRC) and the EGShares India Consumer ETF (INCO) are some of the largest of our funds that represent this approach.

During the third quarter, we launched an ETF that excludes companies domiciled in China. As the broad-based EM benchmarks plan to add China A-shares to their indices and increase the concentration in China, the EGShares EM Core ex-China ETF (XCEM) gives investors the opportunity to choose the style and size of their exposure to the world’s second largest economy or even exclude that exposure completely.

We thank you for the trust you have placed in us through your investment and look forward to improving conditions for emerging market and frontier market investors in the future.

Sincerely,

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Robert C. Holderith
President
Emerging Global Advisors, LLC

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Shareholder Letter (concluded)
  
 

This material must be accompanied or preceded by the prospectus.

Emerging market investments involve risk of capital loss from unfavorable fluctuation in currency values, from differences in generally accepted accounting principles, from economic or political instability in other nations or increased volatility and lower trading volume. Small and mid-cap companies generally will have greater volatility in price than the stocks of large companies due to limited product lines or resources, or a dependency upon a particular market niche.

Certain EGShares Funds (“Funds”) are non-diversified and, as a result, may have greater volatility than diversified-funds. A Fund may concentrate its investment in issuers of one or more particular industries to the same extent that the underlying index is concentrated. Concentration risk results from maintaining exposure to issuers conducting business in a specific industry. In certain circumstances, a Fund might not be able to dispose of certain holdings quickly or at prices that represent true market value preventing them from tracking the underlying index.

MSCI Emerging Markets Index is an index that is designed to measure equity market performance in global emerging markets.

MSCI Frontier Markets Index is an index that is designed to measure equity market performance of frontier markets.

The MSCI information may only be used for your internal use, may not be reproduced or redisseminated in any form and may not be used as a basis for or a component of any financial instruments or products or indices. None of the MSCI information is intended to constitute investment advice or a recommendation to make (or refrain from making) any kind of investment decision and may not be relied on as such. Historical data and analysis should not be taken as an indication or guarantee of any future performance analysis, forecast or prediction. The MSCI information is provided on an “as is” basis and the user of this information assumes the entire risk of any use made of this information. MSCI, each of its affiliates and each other person involved in or related to compiling, computing or creating any MSCI information (collectively, the “MSCI Parties”) expressly disclaims all warranties (including, without limitation, any warranties of originality, accuracy, completeness, timeliness, non-infringement, merchantability and fitness for a particular purpose) with respect to this information. Without limiting any of the foregoing, in no event shall any MSCI Party have any liability for any direct, indirect, special, incidental, punitive, consequential (including, without limitation, lost profits) or any other damages.

This commentary represents an assessment of the market environment at a specific point in time and is not intended to be a forecast of future events, or a guarantee of future results. This information should not be relied upon by the reader as research or investment advice. Past performance is no guarantee of future results.

Robert Holderith is a registered representative of ALPS Distributors, Inc. Emerging Global Advisors, LLC (“EGA”) and the Funds are distributed by ALPS Distributors, Inc. EGA and ALPS Distributors, Inc. are unaffiliated entities.

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Portfolio Summary (Unaudited)
EGShares Beyond BRICs ETF
 

Industry Breakdown*

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Financials

    41.3 % 

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Telecommunications

    16.1  

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Industrials

    9.9  

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Consumer Services

    9.5  

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Consumer Goods

    8.9  

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Oil & Gas

    5.6  

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Utilities

    4.2  

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Basic Materials

    3.1  

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Health Care

    1.4  

Top Ten Holdings*

 
Naspers, Ltd. N Shares     3.2 % 
America Movil SAB de CV Series L     2.8  
Fomento Economico Mexicano SAB de CV Series UBD     2.6  
MTN Group, Ltd.     2.6  
Bank Muscat SAOG     2.2  
Safaricom, Ltd.     2.2  
Guaranty Trust Bank PLC     2.2  
Public Bank Bhd     2.1  
Nigerian Breweries PLC     2.1  
Zenith Bank PLC     2.0  

* Expressed as a percentage of total investments in securities as of 9/30/2015. Holdings are subject to change.

EGShares Beyond BRICs ETF (ticker: BBRC)

The EGShares Beyond BRICs ETF’s investment objective is to seek investment results that correspond (before fees and expenses) to the price and yield performance of the FTSE Beyond BRICs Index (the “BBRC Underlying Index”). The BBRC Underlying Index is designed to represent the performance of a diversified basket of 90 liquid companies in Emerging and Frontier markets excluding Brazil, Russia, India, China (BRIC), Taiwan and Argentina as defined by FTSE’s Country Classification System. The BBRC Underlying Index is market capitalization weighted, and has 75% exposure to emerging markets and 25% to frontier markets at rebalance.

Emerging market investments involve increased risks of illiquidity of securities, price volatility, inflation or deflation, restrictions on foreign investment, nationalization, higher taxation, economic and political instability, pervasive corruption and crime, less governmental regulation and less developed legal systems. They are also subject to the risk of capital loss from unfavorable fluctuation in currency values. These risks may be greater for investments in frontier markets. This Fund will concentrate its investments in issuers of one or more particular industries to the same extent that its Underlying Index is concentrated. Concentration risk results from investing more than 25% of the Fund’s assets in issuers conducting business in the same industry. The Fund may be adversely affected by increased price volatility of securities in those industries, and may be more susceptible to adverse economic, market, political or regulatory occurrences affecting those industries. Small-cap and mid-cap companies generally will have greater volatility in price than the stocks of large companies due to limited product lines or resources, or a dependency upon a particular market niche.

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Portfolio Summary (Unaudited)
EGShares Blue Chip ETF
 

Sector Breakdown*

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Materials

    24.5 % 

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Information Technology

    23.0  

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Consumer Discretionary

    17.2  

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Consumer Staples

    12.8  

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Industrials

    6.7  

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Telecommunication Services

    6.5  

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Energy

    5.8  

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Financials

    3.5  

Top Ten Holdings*

 
Mondi PLC     4.1 % 
Jeronimo Martins SGPS SA     4.0  
LG Chem, Ltd.     4.0  
Pirelli & C. SpA     3.8  
Kansas City Southern     3.8  
Avago Technologies, Ltd.     3.7  
Visteon Corp.     3.6  
Swatch Group AG (The)     3.6  
Givaudan SA     3.6  
Old Mutual PLC     3.5  

* Expressed as a percentage of total investments in securities as of 9/30/2015. Holdings are subject to change.

EGShares Blue Chip ETF (ticker: BCHP)

The EGShares Blue Chip ETF’s investment objective is to seek investment results that correspond (before fees and expenses) to the price and yield performance of the EGAI Developed Markets Blue Chip EM Access IndexSM (the “BCHP Underlying Index”). The BCHP Underlying Index is an equal-weighted equity index comprised of 30 well-established, widely recognized companies that are domiciled and publicly traded in developed market countries (including the U.S.) and have, as of the most recent constitution, a U.S. Dollar equivalent market capitalization of at least $2 billion (based on then-current exchange rates) and measurable revenue from developing market countries.

The Fund’s foreign investments may be subject to increased volatility, and restrictions on currency trading may adversely affect the Fund’s portfolio. Although companies included in the BCHP Underlying Index are domiciled in developed market countries, the Fund has material indirect access to developing markets. The risks associated with foreign investments may be more pronounced in developing markets. This Fund will concentrate its investments in issuers of one or more particular industries to the same extent that its Underlying Index is concentrated. Concentration risk results from investing more than 25% of the Fund’s assets in issuers conducting business in the same industry. The Fund may be adversely affected by increased price volatility of securities in those industries, and may be more susceptible to adverse economic, market, political or regulatory occurrences affecting those industries. Mid-cap companies generally will have greater volatility in price than the stocks of large companies due to limited product lines or resources, or a dependency upon a particular market niche.

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Portfolio Summary (Unaudited)
EGShares Brazil Infrastructure ETF
 

Industry Breakdown*

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Utilities

    63.3 % 

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Telecommunications

    12.4  

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Basic Materials

    11.8  

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Industrials

    10.3  

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Health Care

    2.2  

Top Ten Holdings*

 
Equatorial Energia SA     6.1 % 
Ultrapar Participacoes SA     6.0  
Telefonica Brasil SA Preference Shares     5.8  
Cia Paranaense de Energia Preference Shares Class B     5.6  
Companhia de Saneamento Basico do Estado de Sao Paulo     5.5  
Tractebel Energia SA     5.4  
EDP – Energias do Brasil SA     5.3  
CCR SA     4.9  
Tim Participacoes SA     4.8  
CPFL Energia SA     4.7  

* Expressed as a percentage of total investments in securities as of 9/30/2015. Holdings are subject to change.

EGShares Brazil Infrastructure ETF (ticker: BRXX)

The EGShares Brazil Infrastructure ETF’s investment objective is to seek investment results that correspond (before fees and expenses) to the price and yield performance of the FTSE Brazil Infrastructure Extended Index (the “BRXX Underlying Index”). The BRXX Underlying Index is a free-float adjusted capitalization weighted index designed to represent the performance of the 30 largest Brazilian companies ranked by full market capitalization that FTSE determines to be representative of Brazil’s infrastructure industries.

The Fund is non-diversified and, as a result, may have greater volatility than diversified funds. Emerging market investments involve increased risks of illiquidity of securities, price volatility, inflation or deflation, restrictions on foreign investment, nationalization, higher taxation, economic and political instability, pervasive corruption and crime, less governmental regulation and less developed legal systems. They are also subject to the risk of capital loss from unfavorable fluctuation in currency values. Because the Fund invests predominantly in Brazilian securities, its NAV will be much more sensitive to changes in economic, political and other factors within Brazil than would a Fund that invested in a greater variety of countries. This Fund will concentrate its investments in issuers of one or more particular industries to the same extent that its Underlying Index is concentrated. Concentration risk results from investing more than 25% of the Fund’s assets in issuers conducting business in the same industry. The Fund may be adversely affected by increased price volatility of securities in those industries, and may be more susceptible to adverse economic, market, political or regulatory occurrences affecting those industries. Small-cap and mid-cap companies generally will have greater volatility in price than the stocks of large companies due to limited product lines or resources or a dependency upon a particular market niche.

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Portfolio Summary (Unaudited)
EGShares EM Core ex-China ETF
 

Sector Breakdown*

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Financials

    28.0 % 

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Information Technology

    20.8  

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Materials

    9.7  

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Consumer Discretionary

    9.4  

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Consumer Staples

    8.4  

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Energy

    8.2  

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Telecommunication Services

    7.9  

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Utilities

    3.2  

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Industrials

    3.1  

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Health Care

    1.3  

Top Ten Holdings*

 
Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.     5.0 % 
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co., Ltd.     3.9  
Infosys, Ltd. ADR     3.3  
Vale SA Preference Shares     2.7  
ICICI Bank, Ltd. ADR     2.3  
HDFC Bank, Ltd. ADR     2.2  
Tata Motors, Ltd. ADR     2.1  
KT&G Corp.     2.1  
Petroleo Brasileiro SA Preference Shares     2.1  
Bidvest Group, Ltd.     2.0  

* Expressed as a percentage of total investments in securities as of 9/30/2015. Holdings are subject to change.

EGShares EM Core ex-China ETF (ticker: XCEM)

The EGShares EM Core ex-China ETF’s investment objective is to seek investment results that correspond (before fees and expenses) to the price and yield performance of the EGAI Emerging Markets ex-China IndexSM (the “XCEM Underlying Index”). The XCEM Underlying Index is a market capitalization weighted index designed to provide broad, core emerging markets equity exposure by measuring the stock performance of up to 700 companies across the EGAI Emerging Markets Universe, excluding those listed or domiciled in China and Hong Kong.

This Fund is non-diversified and, as a result, may have greater volatility than diversified funds. Emerging market investments involve increased risks of illiquidity of securities, price volatility, inflation or deflation, restrictions on foreign investment, nationalization, higher taxation, economic and political instability, pervasive corruption and crime, less governmental regulation and less developed legal systems. They are also subject to the risk of capital loss from unfavorable fluctuation in currency values. These risks may be greater for investments in frontier markets. This Fund will concentrate its investments in issuers of one or more particular industries to the same extent that its Underlying Index is concentrated. Concentration risk results from investing more than 25% of the Fund’s assets in issuers conducting business in the same industry. The Fund may be adversely affected by increased price volatility of securities in those industries, and may be more susceptible to adverse economic, market, political or regulatory occurrences affecting those industries. Small-cap and mid-cap companies generally will have greater volatility in price than the stocks of large companies due to limited product lines or resources, or a dependency upon a particular market niche.

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Portfolio Summary (Unaudited)
EGShares EM Quality Dividend ETF
 

Sector Breakdown*

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Financials

    18.7 % 

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Telecommunication Services

    18.4  

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Consumer Staples

    12.6  

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Information Technology

    12.1  

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Materials

    11.4  

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Energy

    10.7  

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Industrials

    7.9  

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Utilities

    6.2  

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Consumer Discretionary

    2.0  

Top Ten Holdings*

 
Gulf International Services QSC     2.3 % 
Nigerian Breweries PLC     2.3  
Oman Telecommunications Co. SAOG     2.3  
Infosys, Ltd.     2.3  
Delta Electronics, Inc.     2.2  
PT Indofood Sukses Makmur Tbk     2.2  
CLP Holdings, Ltd.     2.1  
Tupras-Turkiye Petrol Rafinerileri AS     2.1  
British American Tobacco Malaysia Bhd     2.1  
China Merchants Bank Co., Ltd. Class H     2.1  

* Expressed as a percentage of total investments in securities as of 9/30/2015. Holdings are subject to change.

EGShares EM Quality Dividend ETF (ticker: HILO)

The EGShares EM Quality Dividend ETF’s investment objective is to seek investment results that correspond (before fees and expenses) to the price and yield performance of the EGAI Emerging Markets Quality Dividend IndexSM (the “HILO Underlying Index”). Effective as of January 26, 2015, the Fund began tracking the HILO Underlying Index instead of the FTSE Emerging All Cap ex Taiwan Low Volatility Dividend Index in order to pursue a more effective quality dividend investment strategy. The HILO Underlying Index is an equal weighted index designed to represent a portfolio of approximately 50 companies in developing markets that each have a higher dividend yield than the average dividend yield in the EGAI Developing Markets Universe.

Emerging market investments involve increased risks of illiquidity of securities, price volatility, inflation or deflation, restrictions on foreign investment, nationalization, higher taxation, economic and political instability, pervasive corruption and crime, less governmental regulation and less developed legal systems. They are also subject to the risk of capital loss from unfavorable fluctuation in currency values. These risks may be greater for investments in frontier markets. This Fund will concentrate its investments in issuers of one or more particular industries to the same extent that its Underlying Index is concentrated. Concentration risk results from investing more than 25% of the Fund’s assets in issuers conducting business in a specific industry. The Fund may be adversely affected by increased price volatility of securities in those industries, and may be more susceptible to adverse economic, market, political or regulatory occurrences affecting those industries. Small-cap and mid-cap companies generally will have greater volatility in price than the stocks of large companies due to limited product lines or resources or a dependency upon a particular market niche.

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Portfolio Summary (Unaudited)
EGShares Emerging Markets Consumer ETF
 

Industry Breakdown*

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Consumer Services

    49.3 % 

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Consumer Goods

    47.7  

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Industrials

    3.0  

Top Ten Holdings*

 
Naspers, Ltd. N Shares     10.1 % 
Ambev SA ADR     6.1  
Fomento Economico Mexicano SAB de CV Series UBD     5.9  
Steinhoff International Holdings, Ltd.     5.7  
Magnit PJSC GDR     4.8  
BRF SA ADR     4.3  
Wal-Mart de Mexico SAB de CV     4.3  
Grupo Televisa SAB Series CPO     4.0  
Ctrip.com International, Ltd. ADR     3.6  
Hengan International Group Co., Ltd.     3.4  

* Expressed as a percentage of total investments in securities as of 9/30/2015. Holdings are subject to change.

EGShares Emerging Markets Consumer ETF (ticker: ECON)

The EGShares Emerging Markets Consumer ETF’s investment objective is to seek investment results that correspond (before fees and expenses) to the price and yield performance of the Dow Jones Emerging Markets Consumer Titans 30 IndexSM (the “ECON Underlying Index”). The ECON Underlying Index is a free-float market capitalization weighted stock market index designed to measure the performance of 30 leading emerging market companies in the Consumer Goods and Consumer Services Industries, as defined by S&P Dow Jones Indices’ proprietary industry classification system.

This Fund is non-diversified and, as a result, may have greater volatility than diversified funds. Emerging market investments involve increased risks of illiquidity of securities, price volatility, inflation or deflation, restrictions on foreign investment, nationalization, higher taxation, economic and political instability, pervasive corruption and crime, less governmental regulation and less developed legal systems. They are also subject to the risk of capital loss from unfavorable fluctuation in currency values. This Fund will concentrate its investments in issuers of one or more particular industries to the same extent that its Underlying Index is concentrated. Concentration risk results from investing more than 25% of the Fund’s assets in issuers conducting business in the same industry. The Fund may be adversely affected by increased price volatility of securities in those industries, and may be more susceptible to adverse economic, market, political or regulatory occurrences affecting those industries. Mid-cap companies may have greater volatility in price than the stocks of large-cap companies due to limited product lines or resources or a dependency upon a particular market niche.

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Portfolio Summary (Unaudited)
EGShares Emerging Markets Core ETF
 

Sector Breakdown*

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Consumer Discretionary

    18.4 % 

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Financials

    17.7  

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Consumer Staples

    15.2  

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Industrials

    11.5  

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Health Care

    7.8  

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Information Technology

    7.4  

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Materials

    6.3  

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Energy

    5.3  

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Telecommunication Services

    5.3  

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Utilities

    5.1  

Top Ten Holdings*

 
PT Telekomunikasi Indonesia Persero Tbk ADR     2.1 %
Wal-Mart de Mexico SAB de CV     1.6  
SM Investments Corp.     1.5  
Jollibee Foods Corp.     1.4  
LPP SA     1.4  
Naspers, Ltd. N Shares     1.4  
Fomento Economico Mexicano SAB de CV ADR     1.4  
Ayala Land, Inc.     1.4  
Steinhoff International Holdings, Ltd.     1.4  
Haci Omer Sabanci Holding AS     1.3  

* Expressed as a percentage of total investments in securities as of 9/30/2015. Holdings are subject to change.

EGShares Emerging Markets Core ETF (ticker: EMCR)

The EGShares Emerging Markets Core ETF’s investment objective is to seek investment results that correspond (before fees and expenses) to the price and yield performance of the S&P Emerging Markets Core Index (the “EMCR Underlying Index”). The EMCR Underlying Index is an equal weighted index designed to measure the market performance of up to 116 companies that S&P Dow Jones Indices determines to be representative of all industries domiciled in emerging market countries, subject to a 15% country cap.

Emerging market investments involve increased risks of illiquidity of securities, price volatility, inflation or deflation, restrictions on foreign investment, nationalization, higher taxation, economic and political instability, pervasive corruption and crime, less governmental regulation and less developed legal systems. They are also subject to the risk of capital loss from unfavorable fluctuation in currency values. This Fund will concentrate its investments in issuers of one or more particular industries to the same extent that its Underlying Index is concentrated. Concentration risk results from investing more than 25% of the Fund’s assets in issuers conducting business in the same industry. The Fund may be adversely affected by increased price volatility of securities in those industries, and may be more susceptible to adverse economic, market, political or regulatory occurrences affecting those industries. Small-cap and mid-cap companies generally will have greater volatility in price than the stocks of large companies due to limited product lines or resources or a dependency upon a particular market niche.

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Portfolio Summary (Unaudited)
EGShares Emerging Markets Domestic Demand ETF
 

Sector Breakdown*

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Consumer Staples

    28.7 % 

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Telecommunication Services

    28.1  

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Consumer Discretionary

    28.1  

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Health Care

    9.3  

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Utilities

    5.8  

Top Ten Holdings*

 
JD.Com, Inc. ADR     5.2 % 
Naspers, Ltd. N Shares     5.0  
China Mobile, Ltd.     4.9  
Ambev SA ADR     4.8  
America Movil SAB de CV, Series L ADR     4.6  
MTN Group, Ltd.     4.5  
Steinhoff International Holdings, Ltd.     4.5  
Fomento Economico Mexicano SAB de CV ADR     4.4  
Sun Pharmaceutical Industries, Ltd.     3.4  
Magnit PJSC GDR     3.0  

* Expressed as a percentage of total investments in securities as of 9/30/2015. Holdings are subject to change.

EGShares Emerging Markets Domestic Demand ETF (ticker: EMDD)

The EGShares Emerging Markets Domestic Demand ETF’s investment objective is to seek investment results that correspond (before fees and expenses) to the price and yield performance of the S&P Emerging Markets Domestic Demand Index (the “EMDD Underlying Index”). The EMDD Underlying Index is a free-float market capitalization weighted stock market index comprised of 50 emerging market companies that derive a significant portion of their revenues from sectors that are less reliant on exports and therefore driven by domestic demand, specifically those companies in the consumer staples, consumer discretionary, telecommunications services, healthcare and utilities sectors.

Emerging market investments involve increased risks of illiquidity of securities, price volatility, inflation or deflation, restrictions on foreign investment, nationalization, higher taxation, economic and political instability, pervasive corruption and crime, less governmental regulation and less developed legal systems. They are also subject to the risk of capital loss from unfavorable fluctuation in currency values. This Fund will concentrate its investments in issuers of one or more particular industries to the same extent that its Underlying Index is concentrated. Concentration risk results from investing more than 25% of the Fund’s assets in issuers conducting business in the same industry. The Fund may be adversely affected by increased price volatility of securities in those industries, and may be more susceptible to adverse economic, market, political or regulatory occurrences affecting those industries. Mid-cap companies may have greater volatility in price than the stocks of large-cap companies due to limited product lines or resources or a dependency upon a particular market niche.

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Portfolio Summary (Unaudited)
EGShares India Consumer ETF
 

Industry Breakdown*

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Consumer Goods

    75.2 % 

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Industrials

    13.0  

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Consumer Services

    11.8  

Top Ten Holdings*

 
Mahindra & Mahindra, Ltd.     5.8 % 
Zee Entertainment Enterprises, Ltd.     5.6  
Godrej Consumer Products, Ltd.     5.6  
Bajaj Auto, Ltd.     5.5  
Dabur India, Ltd.     5.4  
MRF, Ltd.     5.1  
Nestle India, Ltd.     4.9  
Hindustan Unilever, Ltd.     4.9  
United Spirits, Ltd.     4.8  
Hero MotoCorp, Ltd.     4.5  

* Expressed as a percentage of total investments in securities as of 9/30/2015. Holdings are subject to change.

EGShares India Consumer ETF (ticker: INCO)

The EGShares India Consumer ETF’s investment objective is to seek investment results that correspond (before fees and expenses) to the price and yield performance of the Indxx India Consumer Index (the “INCO Underlying Index”). The INCO Underlying Index is a maximum 30-stock free-float adjusted market capitalization weighted index designed to measure the market performance of companies in the consumer industry, as defined by Indxx’s proprietary methodology, in India.

This Fund is non-diversified and, as a result, may have greater volatility than diversified funds. Emerging market investments involve increased risks of illiquidity of securities, price volatility, inflation or deflation, restrictions on foreign investment, nationalization, higher taxation, economic and political instability, pervasive corruption and crime, less governmental regulation and less developed legal systems. They are also subject to the risk of capital loss from unfavorable fluctuation in currency values. Because the Fund invests predominantly in Indian securities, its NAV will be much more sensitive to changes in economic, political and other factors within India than would a Fund that invested in a greater variety of countries. This Fund will concentrate its investments in issuers of one or more particular industries to the same extent that its Underlying Index is concentrated. Concentration risk results from investing more than 25% of the Fund’s assets in issuers conducting business in the same industry. The Fund may be adversely affected by increased price volatility of securities in those industries, and may be more susceptible to adverse economic, market, political or regulatory occurrences affecting those industries. Small-cap and mid-cap companies generally will have greater volatility in price than the stocks of large companies due to limited product lines or resources or a dependency upon a particular market niche.

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Portfolio Summary (Unaudited)
EGShares India Infrastructure ETF
 

Industry Breakdown*

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Industrials

    44.7 % 

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Telecommunications

    16.2  

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Utilities

    14.4  

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Consumer Goods

    9.6  

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Basic Materials

    8.4  

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Oil & Gas

    4.9  

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Consumer Services

    1.8  

Top Ten Holdings*

 
Idea Cellular, Ltd.     5.1 % 
NTPC, Ltd.     5.0  
Cummins India, Ltd.     5.0  
Bharti Infratel, Ltd.     5.0  
Ambuja Cements, Ltd.     4.9  
GAIL India, Ltd.     4.9  
UltraTech Cement, Ltd.     4.8  
Bharti Airtel, Ltd.     4.7  
Larsen & Toubro, Ltd.     4.7  
Aditya Birla Nuvo, Ltd.     4.6  

* Expressed as a percentage of total investments in securities as of 9/30/2015. Holdings are subject to change.

EGShares India Infrastructure ETF (ticker: INXX)

The EGShares India Infrastructure ETF’s investment objective is to seek investment results that correspond (before fees and expenses) to the price and yield performance of the Indxx India Infrastructure Index (the “INXX Underlying Index”). The INXX Underlying Index is a maximum 30-stock free-float adjusted market capitalization weighted index designed to measure the market performance of companies in the infrastructure industry, as defined by Indxx’s proprietary methodology, in India.

This Fund is non-diversified and, as a result, may have greater volatility than diversified funds. Emerging market investments involve increased risks of illiquidity of securities, price volatility, inflation or deflation, restrictions on foreign investment, nationalization, higher taxation, economic and political instability, pervasive corruption and crime, less governmental regulation and less developed legal systems. They are also subject to the risk of capital loss from unfavorable fluctuation in currency values. Because the Fund invests predominantly in Indian securities, its NAV will be much more sensitive to changes in economic, political and other factors within India than would a Fund that invested in a greater variety of countries. This Fund will concentrate its investments in issuers of one or more particular industries to the same extent that its Underlying Index is concentrated. Concentration risk results from investing more than 25% of the Fund’s assets in issuers conducting business in the same industry. The Fund may be adversely affected by increased price volatility of securities in those industries, and may be more susceptible to adverse economic, market, political or regulatory occurrences affecting those industries. Small-cap and mid-cap companies generally will have greater volatility in price than the stocks of large companies due to limited product lines or resources or a dependency upon a particular market niche.

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Portfolio Summary (Unaudited)
EGShares India Small Cap ETF
 

Industry Breakdown*

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Financials

    24.4 % 

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Industrials

    23.9  

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Utilities

    10.8  

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Technology

    10.8  

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Consumer Goods

    10.5  

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Oil & Gas

    7.0  

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Consumer Services

    4.7  

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Basic Materials

    4.4  

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Health Care

    3.5  

Top Ten Holdings*

 
Suzlon Energy, Ltd.     3.5 % 
SKS Microfinance, Ltd.     3.4  
Gujarat State Petronet, Ltd.     3.0  
Torrent Power, Ltd.     2.9  
Redington India, Ltd.     2.8  
Indraprastha Gas, Ltd.     2.7  
Dewan Housing Finance Corp., Ltd.     2.6  
SRF, Ltd.     2.5  
DCB Bank, Ltd.     2.5  
NCC, Ltd.     2.4  

* Expressed as a percentage of total investments in securities as of 9/30/2015. Holdings are subject to change.

EGShares India Small Cap ETF (ticker: SCIN)

The EGShares India Small Cap ETF’s investment objective is to seek investment results that correspond (before fees and expenses) to the price and yield performance of the Indxx India Small Cap Index (the “SCIN Underlying Index”). The SCIN Underlying Index is a maximum 75-stock free-float adjusted market capitalization weighted index designed to measure the market performance of companies in the small cap segment in India.

This Fund is non-diversified and, as a result, may have greater volatility than diversified funds. Emerging market investments involve increased risks of illiquidity of securities, price volatility, inflation or deflation, restrictions on foreign investment, nationalization, higher taxation, economic and political instability, pervasive corruption and crime, less governmental regulation and less developed legal systems. They are also subject to the risk of capital loss from unfavorable fluctuation in currency values. Because the Fund invests predominantly in Indian securities, its NAV will be much more sensitive to changes in economic, political and other factors within India than would a Fund that invested in a greater variety of countries. This Fund will concentrate its investments in issuers of one or more particular industries to the same extent that its Underlying Index is concentrated. Concentration risk results from investing more than 25% of the Fund’s assets in issuers conducting business in the same industry. The Fund may be adversely affected by increased price volatility of securities in those industries, and may be more susceptible to adverse economic, market, political or regulatory occurrences affecting those industries. Small-cap and mid-cap companies generally will have greater volatility in price than the stocks of large companies due to limited product lines or resources or a dependency upon a particular market niche.

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Shareholder Expense Examples (Unaudited)

 

As a shareholder of an EGShares ETF, you incur advisory fees and other Fund expenses, if any. The following example is intended to help you understand your ongoing costs (in dollars and cents) of investing in a Fund and to compare these costs with the ongoing costs of investing in other funds. The example is based on an investment of $1,000 invested at the beginning of the period and held throughout the entire period (April 1, 2015 to September 30, 2015), unless otherwise noted for Funds with operations less than six months.

Actual expenses

The first line under each Fund in the table below provides information about actual account values and actual expenses. You may use the information in this line, together with the amount you invested, to estimate the expenses that you paid over the period. Simply divide your account value by $1,000 (for example, an $8,600 account value divided by $1,000 = 8.6), then multiply the result by the number in the first line for your Fund under the heading entitled “Expenses Paid Through 9/30/2015” to estimate the expenses you paid on your account during this period.

Hypothetical example for comparison purposes

The second line under each Fund in the table provides information about hypothetical account values and hypothetical expenses based on each Fund’s actual expense ratio and an assumed rate of return of 5% per year before expenses, which is not the Fund’s actual return. The hypothetical account values and expenses may not be used to estimate the actual ending account balance or expenses you paid for the period. You may use this information to compare the ongoing costs of investing in your Fund and other funds. To do so, compare this 5% hypothetical example with the 5% hypothetical examples that appear in the shareholder reports of the other funds.

Please note that the expenses shown in the table are meant to highlight your ongoing costs only and do not reflect any transactional costs, such as brokerage commissions paid on purchases and sales of Fund shares. Therefore, the second line under each Fund in the table is useful in comparing ongoing Fund costs only and will not help you determine the relative total costs of owning different funds. In addition, if these transactional costs were included, your costs would have been higher.

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Shareholder Expense Examples (Unaudited) (concluded)

 

       
    Beginning
Account Value
  Ending
Account Value
9/30/2015
  Annualized
Expense Ratios2
  Expenses Paid
During the Period
EGShares Beyond BRICs ETF
                 
Actual   $ 1,000.00     $ 803.22       0.58 %    $ 2.613  
Hypothetical1   $ 1,000.00     $ 1,022.10       0.58 %    $ 2.933  
EGShares Blue Chip ETF
                 
Actual   $ 1,000.00     $ 901.00       0.60 %    $ 2.853  
Hypothetical1   $ 1,000.00     $ 1,022.00       0.60 %    $ 3.033  
EGShares Brazil Infrastructure ETF
                 
Actual   $ 1,000.00     $ 657.40       0.85 %    $ 3.523  
Hypothetical1   $ 1,000.00     $ 1,020.75       0.85 %    $ 4.293  
EGShares EM Core ex-China ETF
                 
Actual   $ 1,000.00     $ 980.50       0.35 %    $ 0.274  
Hypothetical1   $ 1,000.00     $ 1,023.25       0.35 %    $ 1.775  
EGShares EM Quality Dividend ETF (Consolidated)6
                 
Actual   $ 1,000.00     $ 842.80       0.85 %    $ 3.923  
Hypothetical1   $ 1,000.00     $ 1,020.75       0.85 %    $ 4.293  
EGShares Emerging Markets Consumer ETF (Consolidated)6
                 
Actual   $ 1,000.00     $ 822.31       0.84 %    $ 3.833  
Hypothetical1   $ 1,000.00     $ 1,020.80       0.84 %    $ 4.243  
EGShares Emerging Markets Core ETF (Consolidated)6
                 
Actual   $ 1,000.00     $ 836.70       0.70 %    $ 3.213  
Hypothetical1   $ 1,000.00     $ 1,021.50       0.70 %    $ 3.543  
EGShares Emerging Markets Domestic Demand ETF (Consolidated)6
                 
Actual   $ 1,000.00     $ 826.41       0.85 %    $ 3.883  
Hypothetical1   $ 1,000.00     $ 1,020.75       0.85 %    $ 4.293  
EGShares India Consumer ETF (Consolidated)6
                          
Actual   $ 1,000.00     $ 880.78       0.89 %    $ 4.183  
Hypothetical1   $ 1,000.00     $ 1,020.55       0.89 %    $ 4.503  
EGShares India Infrastructure ETF (Consolidated)6
                 
Actual   $ 1,000.00     $ 819.57       0.86 %    $ 3.913  
Hypothetical1   $ 1,000.00     $ 1,020.70       0.86 %    $ 4.343  
EGShares India Small Cap ETF (Consolidated)6
                 
Actual   $ 1,000.00     $ 847.25       0.85 %    $ 3.933  
Hypothetical1   $ 1,000.00     $ 1,020.75       0.85 %    $ 4.293  
1 Assuming 5% return before expenses.
2 Annualized expense ratios reflect expenses net of any waived fees or reimbursed expenses.
3 Expenses are calculated using each Fund’s annualized expense ratio, multiplied by the average account value for the period, multiplied by 183/366 (to reflect the six-month period).
4 Actual expenses are calculated using the Fund’s annualized expense ratio, multiplied by the average account value for the period, multiplied by 29/366 (to reflect the period of September 2, 2015 to September 30, 2015).
5 Hypothetical expenses are calculated using the Fund’s annualized expense ratio, multiplied by the average account value for the period, multiplied by 183/366 (to reflect the six-month period).
6 Expenses for these Funds include the accounts of wholly owned subsidiaries. All inter-company accounts and transactions have been eliminated in consolidation. See Note 2 in the Notes to Financial Statements.

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Schedule of Investments
EGShares Beyond BRICs ETF

 
September 30, 2015 (Unaudited)

   
 Investments   Shares   Value
COMMON STOCKS—100.4%
                 
Bangladesh—1.5%
                 
GrameenPhone, Ltd.     349,119     $ 1,279,766  
Lafarge Surma Cement, Ltd.     991,400       1,371,580  
Total Bangladesh              2,651,346  
Chile—2.0%
                 
Empresa Nacional de Electricidad SA     1,022,724       1,200,979  
Enersis SA     6,244,830       1,569,017  
S.A.C.I. Falabella     144,258       891,804  
Total Chile              3,661,800  
Colombia—0.4%
                 
Ecopetrol SA     1,627,543       701,181  
Czech Republic—0.5%
                 
CEZ AS     48,112       1,000,386  
Indonesia—6.9%
                 
PT Astra International Tbk     6,434,659       2,294,955  
PT Bank Central Asia Tbk     3,901,343       3,268,873  
PT Bank Mandiri Persero Tbk     2,990,486       1,617,720  
PT Bank Rakyat Indonesia Persero Tbk     3,453,010       2,038,808  
PT Telekomunikasi Indonesia Persero Tbk     15,575,145       2,812,031  
PT Unilever Indonesia Tbk     176,120       456,830  
Total Indonesia              12,489,217  
Kenya—3.3%
                 
Equity Group Holdings, Ltd.     4,774,135       2,051,920  
Safaricom, Ltd.     27,300,420       3,963,385  
Total Kenya              6,015,305  
Malaysia—11.2%
                 
Axiata Group Bhd     1,349,900       1,781,134  
CIMB Group Holdings Bhd     1,689,600       1,714,296  
DiGi.Com Bhd     1,205,700       1,522,297  
IHH Healthcare Bhd     813,800       1,105,246  
Malayan Banking Bhd     1,521,200       2,962,287  
Maxis Bhd     846,000       1,260,604  
Petronas Gas Bhd     254,000       1,268,916  
Public Bank Bhd     971,620       3,872,555  
Sime Darby Bhd     1,079,300       1,912,699  
Tenaga Nasional Bhd     1,120,100       3,062,868  
Total Malaysia              20,462,902  
Mexico—15.6%
                 
Alfa SAB de CV Class A     697,673       1,357,327  
America Movil SAB de CV Series L     6,267,430       5,185,028  
Arca Continental SAB de CV     73,935       415,250  
Cemex SAB de CV Series CPO     3,055,170       2,125,508  
Fomento Economico Mexicano SAB de CV Series UBD     536,089       4,785,235  
Grupo Bimbo SAB de CV Series A*     522,503       1,319,920  
Grupo Financiero Banorte SAB de CV Class O     566,778       2,769,216  
Grupo Financiero Inbursa SAB de CV Class O     563,178       1,161,133  
Grupo Mexico SAB de CV Series B     969,950       2,342,063  
Grupo Televisa SAB Series CPO     651,113       3,388,742  
Wal-Mart de Mexico SAB de CV     1,411,214       3,456,680  
Total Mexico              28,306,102  

   
 Investments   Shares   Value
Morocco—2.0%
                 
Attijariwafa Bank     106,650     $ 3,668,677  
Nigeria—6.3%
            
 
Guaranty Trust Bank PLC     32,647,344       3,932,428  
Nigerian Breweries PLC     5,140,070       3,792,172  
Zenith Bank PLC     43,726,707       3,689,064  
Total Nigeria              11,413,664  
Oman—2.2%
                 
Bank Muscat SAOG     2,812,450       3,986,495  
Philippines—3.8%
                 
Ayala Corp.     73,650       1,208,591  
Ayala Land, Inc.     1,939,600       1,410,920  
Philippine Long Distance Telephone Co.     26,660       1,249,153  
SM Investments Corp.     112,913       2,151,241  
SM Prime Holdings, Inc.     1,939,800       857,015  
Total Philippines              6,876,920  
Poland—5.3%
                 
Bank Pekao SA     40,081       1,627,462  
Bank Zachodni WBK SA*     9,546       736,808  
PGE SA     259,675       920,545  
Polski Koncern Naftowy Orlen SA     96,945       1,687,751  
Polskie Gornictwo Naftowe i Gazownictwo SA     484,930       831,480  
Powszechna Kasa Oszczednosci Bank
Polski SA*
    266,208       2,060,328  
Powszechny Zaklad Ubezpieczen SA     17,588       1,802,486  
Total Poland              9,666,860  
Qatar—7.5%
                 
Barwa Real Estate Co.     283,155       3,319,756  
Ezdan Holding Group QSC     684,925       3,516,728  
Gulf International Services QSC     126,495       2,257,568  
Industries Qatar QSC     84,651       2,858,849  
Qatar Gas Transport Co., Ltd.     86,020       525,749  
Vodafone Qatar QSC     302,000       1,126,058  
Total Qatar              13,604,708  
South Africa—15.8%
                 
Aspen Pharmacare Holdings, Ltd.*     64,188       1,364,813  
Barclays Africa Group, Ltd.     65,048       800,692  
FirstRand, Ltd.     642,990       2,285,598  
MTN Group, Ltd.     364,895       4,697,426  
Naspers, Ltd. N Shares     46,218       5,784,888  
Nedbank Group, Ltd.     29,150       463,170  
Remgro, Ltd.     102,808       1,874,590  
Sanlam, Ltd.     372,332       1,610,288  
Sasol, Ltd.     116,185       3,256,911  
Standard Bank Group, Ltd.     255,047       2,490,153  
Steinhoff International Holdings, Ltd.     527,304       3,237,731  
Vodacom Group, Ltd.     89,645       891,458  
Total South Africa              28,757,718  

 
 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.

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Schedule of Investments  (concluded)
EGShares Beyond BRICs ETF
 
September 30, 2015 (Unaudited)

   
 Investments   Shares   Value
Thailand—7.9%
                 
Advanced Info Service PCL NVDR     380,500     $ 2,369,280  
Airports of Thailand PCL NVDR     68,500       530,335  
Bangkok Bank PCL NVDR     123,520       544,516  
CP ALL PCL NVDR     1,328,900       1,748,312  
Kasikornbank PCL NVDR     370,600       1,746,042  
PTT Exploration & Production PCL NVDR     435,900       840,694  
PTT PCL NVDR     290,100       1,918,281  
Siam Cement PCL NVDR     220,250       2,815,705  
Siam Commercial Bank PCL NVDR     497,400       1,836,385  
Total Thailand              14,349,550  
Turkey—3.1%
                 
Akbank TAS     654,619       1,465,880  
KOC Holding AS     197,019       767,839  
Turk Telekomunikasyon AS     164,304       323,968  
Turkcell Iletisim Hizmetleri AS     245,891       856,791  
Turkiye Garanti Bankasi AS     676,748       1,571,312  
Turkiye Is Bankasi Class C     410,503       638,583  
Total Turkey              5,624,373  
United Arab Emirates—2.6%
                 
Abu Dhabi Commercial Bank PJSC     507,884       1,057,847  
Emaar Malls Group PJSC*     665,355       559,769  
Emaar Properties PJSC     1,083,010       1,904,854  
First Gulf Bank PJSC     333,799       1,267,815  
Total United Arab Emirates              4,790,285  
Vietnam—2.5%
                 
HAGL JSC*     5       4  
Hoa Phat Group JSC     1,115,300       1,508,403  
Vingroup JSC*     1,619,650       3,004,756  
Total Vietnam              4,513,163  
TOTAL INVESTMENTS IN SECURITIES—100.4%
 
(Cost: $234,066,444)              182,540,652  
Liabilities in Excess of Other Assets—(0.4)%              (645,767 ) 
Net Assets—100.0%            $ 181,894,885  

 
*   Non-income producing security.
NVDR   Non-Voting Depositary Receipts
PJSC   Private Joint Stock Company

   
Summary by Industry   Value   % of
Net Assets
Basic Materials   $ 5,598,974       3.1 % 
Consumer Goods     16,302,097       9.0  
Consumer Services     17,421,667       9.6  
Financials     75,312,635       41.4  
Health Care     2,470,059       1.4  
Industrials     18,089,336       9.9  
Oil & Gas     10,273,710       5.6  
Telecommunications     29,318,379       16.1  
Utilities     7,753,795       4.3  
Total Investments     182,540,652       100.4  
Liabilities in Excess of Other Assets     (645,767 )      (0.4 ) 
Net Assets   $ 181,894,885       100.0 % 

 
 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.

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Schedule of Investments   
EGShares Blue Chip ETF
 
September 30, 2015 (Unaudited)

   
 Investments   Shares   Value
COMMON STOCKS—99.3%
                 
Australia—3.0%
                 
Fortescue Metals Group, Ltd.     99,617     $ 127,320  
Belgium—3.3%
                 
Anheuser-Busch InBev NV     1,345       142,509  
Canada—2.9%
                 
Finning International, Inc.     8,386       122,472  
France—2.5%
                 
Casino Guichard Perrachon SA     2,043       108,324  
Italy—3.8%
                 
Pirelli & C. SpA     9,803       163,811  
Jersey—3.2%
                 
Randgold Resources, Ltd.     2,316       135,485  
Luxembourg—6.4%
                 
Millicom International Cellular SA     2,187       136,377  
Tenaris SA     11,569       138,566  
Total Luxembourg              274,943  
Netherlands—6.8%
                 
Akzo Nobel NV     2,314       149,788  
NXP Semiconductors NV*     1,633       142,185  
Total Netherlands              291,973  
Norway—3.2%
                 
Telenor ASA     7,474       139,228  
Portugal—4.0%
                 
Jeronimo Martins SGPS SA     12,626       169,759  
Singapore—3.6%
                 
Avago Technologies, Ltd.     1,250       156,262  
South Africa—4.0%
                 
Mondi PLC     8,273       173,311  
South Korea—3.9%
                 
LG Chem, Ltd.     701       168,848  
Switzerland—7.2%
                 
Givaudan SA*     95       154,104  
Swatch Group AG (The)     418       154,435  
Total Switzerland              308,539  
Taiwan—9.7%
                 
Catcher Technology Co., Ltd.     14,020       149,237  
Delta Electronics, Inc.     30,766       143,891  
Largan Precision Co., Ltd.     1,584       123,151  
Total Taiwan              416,279  
United Kingdom—6.0%
                 
Noble Corp. PLC     10,035       109,482  
Old Mutual PLC     52,754       151,108  
Total United Kingdom              260,590  

   
 Investments   Shares   Value
United States—25.8%
                 
Kansas City Southern     1,775     $ 161,312  
Las Vegas Sands Corp.     3,046       115,657  
Mead Johnson Nutrition Co.     1,799       126,650  
QUALCOMM, Inc.     2,501       134,379  
Skyworks Solutions, Inc.     1,588       133,725  
Southern Copper Corp.     5,215       139,345  
Visteon Corp.*     1,527       154,593  
Yum! Brands, Inc.     1,824       145,829  
Total United States              1,111,490  
TOTAL INVESTMENTS IN SECURITIES—99.3%
                 
(Cost: $5,242,333)              4,271,143  
Other Assets in Excess of Liabilities—0.7%              28,573  
Net Assets—100.0%            $ 4,299,716  

 
*   Non-income producing security.

   
Summary by Sector   Value   % of
Net Assets
Consumer Discretionary   $ 734,325       17.1 % 
Consumer Staples     547,242       12.7  
Energy     248,048       5.8  
Financials     151,108       3.5  
Industrials     283,784       6.6  
Information Technology     982,830       22.8  
Materials     1,048,201       24.4  
Telecommunication Services     275,605       6.4  
Total Investments     4,271,143       99.3  
Other Assets in Excess of Liabilities     28,573       0.7  
Net Assets   $ 4,299,716       100.0 % 

  

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.

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Schedule of Investments
EGShares Brazil Infrastructure ETF

 
September 30, 2015 (Unaudited)

   
 Investments   Shares   Value
COMMON STOCKS—98.0%
                 
Basic Materials—11.6%
                 
Companhia Siderurgica Nacional SA     334,233     $ 329,033  
Gerdau SA Preference Shares     236,531       324,922  
Metalurgica Gerdau SA Preference Shares     163,820       120,131  
Usinas Siderurgicas de Minas Gerais SA Preference Shares Class A     263,071       221,321  
Total Basic Materials              995,407  
Health Care—2.1%
                 
Fleury SA     45,255       184,682  
Industrials—10.1%
                 
Arteris SA     32,144       76,688  
CCR SA     133,367       407,608  
EcoRodovias Infraestrutura e Logistica SA     119,096       182,445  
JSL SA     44,809       108,029  
Santos Brasil Participacoes SA     27,521       88,466  
Total Industrials              863,236  
Telecommunications—12.2%
                 
Oi SA Preference Shares*     221,433       155,150  
Telefonica Brasil SA Preference Shares     52,877       486,947  
Tim Participacoes SA     212,793       401,330  
Total Telecommunications              1,043,427  

   
 Investments   Shares   Value
Utilities—62.0%
                 
AES Tiete SA Preference Shares     54,713     $ 193,325  
Alupar Investimento SA     42,531       159,146  
Centrais Eletricas Brasileiras SA Preference Shares Class B     123,012       270,308  
Cia de Gas de Sao Paulo COMGAS Preference Shares Class A     8,015       90,779  
Cia de Transmissao de Energia Eletrica Paulista Preference Shares     21,237       217,599  
Cia Paranaense de Energia Preference Shares Class B     57,553       471,761  
Companhia de Saneamento Basico do Estado de Sao Paulo     117,075       465,719  
Companhia de Saneamento de Minas Gerais     34,278       107,174  
Companhia Energetica de Minas Gerais Preference Shares     143,564       252,015  
Companhia Energetica de Sao Paulo Preference Shares Class B     96,117       367,142  
CPFL Energia SA*     106,128       396,319  
EDP—Energias do Brasil SA     155,444       448,147  
Equatorial Energia SA     60,402       513,621  
Light SA     40,967       118,828  
Tractebel Energia SA     53,559       454,087  
Transmissora Alianca de Energia Eletrica SA     60,752       290,948  
Ultrapar Participacoes SA     30,028       503,741  
Total Utilities              5,320,659  
TOTAL INVESTMENTS IN SECURITIES—98.0%
                 
(Cost: $18,632,622)              8,407,411  
Other Assets in Excess of Liabilities—2.0%              168,238  
Net Assets—100.0%            $ 8,575,649  

 
*   Non-income producing security.

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Schedule of Investments
EGShares EM Core ex-China ETF 

 
September 30, 2015 (Unaudited)

   
 Investments   Shares   Value
COMMON STOCKS—98.4%
                 
Brazil—11.9%
                 
Ambev SA     5,056     $ 24,658  
Banco Bradesco SA Preference Shares     1,872       10,070  
Banco do Brasil SA     1,208       4,611  
BB Seguridade Participacoes SA     744       4,636  
BRF SA     1,360       24,110  
Cia Brasileira de Distribuicao Preference Shares     576       7,277  
Cielo SA     1,380       12,705  
Itau Unibanco Holding SA Preference Shares     1,644       10,945  
Itausa—Investimentos Itau SA Preference Shares     12,660       22,700  
Kroton Educacional SA     4,986       9,654  
Petroleo Brasileiro SA Preference Shares*     22,108       40,197  
Ultrapar Participacoes SA     616       10,334  
Vale SA Preference Shares     15,478       51,776  
Total Brazil              233,673  
India—9.7%
                 
HDFC Bank, Ltd. ADR     698       42,641  
ICICI Bank, Ltd. ADR     5,190       43,492  
Infosys, Ltd. ADR     3,304       63,073  
Tata Motors, Ltd. ADR*     1,810       40,725  
Total India              189,931  
Indonesia—3.1%
                 
PT Astra International Tbk     15,464       5,515  
PT Bank Central Asia Tbk     23,128       19,379  
PT Bank Mandiri Persero Tbk     19,284       10,432  
PT Bank Rakyat Indonesia Persero Tbk     21,324       12,591  
PT Telekomunikasi Indonesia Persero Tbk     78,536       14,179  
Total Indonesia              62,096  
Malaysia—7.5%
                 
Axiata Group Bhd     4,400       5,806  
CIMB Group Holdings Bhd     16,400       16,640  
IHH Healthcare Bhd     9,200       12,495  
Malayan Banking Bhd     16,400       31,936  
Public Bank Bhd     4,800       19,131  
Sime Darby Bhd     12,200       21,620  
Telekom Malaysia Bhd     4,200       6,382  
Tenaga Nasional Bhd     12,800       35,001  
Total Malaysia              149,011  
Mexico—7.1%
                 
America Movil SAB de CV Series L     27,828       23,022  
Coca-Cola Femsa SAB de CV Series L     3,778       26,199  
Fibra Uno Administracion SA de CV     5,244       10,803  
Grupo Financiero Banorte SAB de CV Class O     4,662       22,778  
Grupo Financiero Santander Mexico SAB de CV Class B     6,828       10,089  
Grupo Mexico SAB de CV Series B     11,466       27,686  
Wal-Mart de Mexico SAB de CV     6,916       16,940  
Total Mexico              137,517  

   
 Investments   Shares   Value
Peru—0.6%
                 
Credicorp, Ltd.     114     $ 12,125  
Poland—1.2%
            
 
Powszechna Kasa Oszczednosci Bank
Polski SA*
    1,666       12,894  
Powszechny Zaklad Ubezpieczen SA     102       10,453  
Total Poland              23,347  
Russia—4.6%
                 
Gazprom OAO ADR     8,612       34,620  
Lukoil OAO ADR     734       24,927  
Magnit PJSC GDR     270       12,898  
Sberbank of Russia ADR     3,256       16,070  
Total Russia              88,515  
South Africa—9.8%
                 
Aspen Pharmacare Holdings, Ltd.*     548       11,652  
Bidvest Group, Ltd.     1,610       37,985  
FirstRand, Ltd.     1,510       5,367  
MTN Group, Ltd.     2,284       29,403  
Naspers, Ltd. N Shares     244       30,541  
Remgro, Ltd.     756       13,785  
Sanlam, Ltd.     2,978       12,879  
Sasol, Ltd.     1,070       29,994  
Standard Bank Group, Ltd.     542       5,292  
Steinhoff International Holdings, Ltd.     2,498       15,338  
Total South Africa              192,236  
South Korea—20.4%
                 
Hana Financial Group, Inc.     482       10,735  
Hyundai Mobis Co., Ltd.     124       24,218  
Hyundai Motor Co.     258       35,697  
KB Financial Group, Inc.     590       17,546  
KIA Motors Corp.     438       19,807  
Korea Electric Power Corp.     628       25,961  
KT&G Corp.     428       40,262  
LG Chem, Ltd.     56       13,489  
LG Display Co., Ltd.     540       10,319  
NAVER Corp.     60       25,968  
POSCO     158       22,461  
Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.     100       95,672  
Samsung Fire & Marine Insurance Co., Ltd.     54       12,756  
Samsung Sds Co., Ltd.     62       15,065  
Shinhan Financial Group Co., Ltd.     184       6,427  
SK Hynix, Inc.     220       6,227  
SK Telecom Co., Ltd.     88       19,526  
Total South Korea              402,136  

 
 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.

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Schedule of Investments  (concluded)
EGShares EM Core ex-China ETF 
 
September 30, 2015 (Unaudited)

   
 Investments   Shares   Value
Taiwan—16.6%
                 
Advanced Semiconductor Engineering, Inc.     10,696     $ 11,467  
Asustek Computer, Inc.     1,320       11,325  
Cathay Financial Holding Co., Ltd.     11,754       16,046  
China Steel Corp.     21,954       12,801  
Chunghwa Telecom Co., Ltd.     6,790       20,374  
Ctbc Financial Holding Co., Ltd.     22,690       11,680  
Delta Electronics, Inc.     1,384       6,473  
Formosa Chemicals & Fibre Corp.     6,736       13,665  
Formosa Plastics Corp.     7,950       16,756  
Fubon Financial Holding Co., Ltd.     8,420       13,118  
HON HAI Precision Industry Co., Ltd.     12,375       32,171  
Largan Precision Co., Ltd.     122       9,485  
MediaTek, Inc.     3,412       25,232  
Mega Financial Holding Co., Ltd.     15,602       10,803  
Nan Ya Plastics Corp.     8,152       13,765  
Taiwan Mobile Co., Ltd.     3,990       12,178  
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co., Ltd.     19,222       75,890  
Uni-President Enterprises Corp.     5,952       10,303  
Total Taiwan              323,532  
Thailand—5.3%
                 
Advanced Info Service PCL     2,000       12,453  
Bangkok Bank PCL     3,600       15,870  
Intouch Holdings PCL     5,022       10,066  
Kasikornbank PCL     2,800       13,192  
PTT PCL-NVDR     2,800       18,515  
Siam Cement PCL-NVDR     1,200       15,341  
Siam Commercial Bank PCL     5,400       19,937  
Total Thailand              105,374  
Turkey—0.6%
                 
Turkiye Garanti Bankasi AS     4,930       11,447  
TOTAL INVESTMENTS IN SECURITIES—98.4%
                 
(Cost: $1,982,072)              1,930,940  
Other Assets in Excess of Liabilities—1.6%              30,409  
Net Assets—100.0%            $ 1,961,349  

 
*   Non-income producing security.
ADR   American Depositary Receipts
GDR   Global Depositary Receipts
NVDR   Non-Voting Depositary Receipts
PJSC   Private Joint Stock Company

   
Summary by Sector   Value   % of
Net Assets
Consumer Discretionary   $ 181,495       9.3 % 
Consumer Staples     162,647       8.3  
Energy     158,587       8.1  
Financials     541,296       27.6  
Health Care     24,147       1.2  
Industrials     59,605       3.0  
Information Technology     401,072       20.4  
Materials     187,740       9.6  
Telecommunication Services     153,389       7.8  
Utilities     60,962       3.1  
Total Investments     1,930,940       98.4  
Other Assets in Excess of Liabilities     30,409       1.6  
Net Assets   $ 1,961,349       100.0 % 

 
 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.

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Schedule of Investments (Consolidated)†
EGShares EM Quality Dividend ETF

 
September 30, 2015 (Unaudited)

   
 Investments   Shares   Value
COMMON STOCKS—99.7%
                 
Brazil—16.8%
                 
Banco Bradesco SA Preference Shares     58,348     $ 313,870  
BB Seguridade Participacoes SA     50,260       313,151  
CETIP SA     43,498       359,393  
Cielo SA     35,865       330,193  
Itau Unibanco Holding SA Preference Shares     49,740       331,146  
Itausa—Investimentos Itau SA Preference Shares     152,003       272,555  
Souza Cruz SA     54,270       365,257  
Telefonica Brasil SA Preference Shares     34,788       320,365  
Ultrapar Participacoes SA     21,474       360,241  
Total Brazil              2,966,171  
Chile—4.0%
                 
Banco de Chile     3,437,675       357,480  
Empresa Nacional de Electricidad SA     302,700       355,459  
Total Chile              712,939  
China—9.5%
                 
Agricultural Bank of China, Ltd. Class H     811,259       306,706  
China Construction Bank Corp. Class H     504,365       335,157  
China Merchants Bank Co., Ltd. Class H     156,104       376,661  
China Minsheng Banking Corp., Ltd. Class H     380,420       350,475  
CNOOC, Ltd.     315,561       322,888  
Total China              1,691,887  
Hong Kong—2.1%
                 
CLP Holdings, Ltd.     44,436       379,280  
India—2.2%
                 
Infosys, Ltd.     22,463       397,637  
Indonesia—9.8%
                 
PT Indocement Tunggal Prakarsa Tbk     284,635       319,607  
PT Indofood Sukses Makmur Tbk     1,010,854       379,501  
PT Semen Indonesia Persero Tbk     557,533       344,414  
PT Telekomunikasi Indonesia Persero Tbk     2,017,935       364,330  
PT United Tractors Tbk     282,570       337,059  
Total Indonesia              1,744,911  
Malaysia—10.1%
                 
British American Tobacco Malaysia Bhd     27,500       377,365  
DiGi.Com Bhd     289,600       365,644  
Gamuda Bhd     332,100       331,666  
Kuala Lumpur Kepong Bhd     70,200       346,548  
Petronas Gas Bhd     72,400       361,692  
Total Malaysia              1,782,915  
Nigeria—2.3%
                 
Nigerian Breweries PLC     554,868       409,363  

   
 Investments   Shares   Value
Oman—2.3%
                 
Oman Telecommunications Co. SAOG     96,472     $ 404,471  
Qatar—2.8%
            
 
Gulf International Services QSC     22,980       410,126  
Qatar Gas Transport Co., Ltd.     15,506       94,772  
Total Qatar              504,898  
South Africa—9.9%
                 
Bidvest Group, Ltd.     15,147       357,363  
Mondi, Ltd.     16,887       354,435  
MTN Group, Ltd.     27,385       352,537  
Sasol, Ltd.     11,923       334,227  
Woolworths Holdings, Ltd.     50,899       356,333  
Total South Africa              1,754,895  
Taiwan—11.8%
                 
Delta Electronics, Inc.     81,468       381,021  
Far EasTone Telecommunications Co., Ltd.     171,774       370,388  
MediaTek, Inc.     43,930       324,864  
Nan Ya Plastics Corp.     187,509       316,620  
Pegatron Corp.     137,928       335,945  
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co., Ltd.     92,443       364,971  
Total Taiwan              2,093,809  
Thailand—7.9%
                 
Advanced Info Service PCL NVDR     57,100       355,548  
Intouch Holdings PCL NVDR     176,800       354,379  
Siam Cement PCL NVDR     26,800       342,615  
Thai Union Group PCL NVDR     688,200       348,888  
Total Thailand              1,401,430  
Turkey—6.1%
                 
Enka Insaat ve Sanayi AS     227,495       375,683  
Eregli Demir ve Celik Fabrikalari TAS     270,066       332,705  
Tupras-Turkiye Petrol Rafinerileri AS*     15,462       378,411  
Total Turkey              1,086,799  
United Arab Emirates—2.1%
                 
Emirates Telecommunications Group Co. PJSC     96,278       372,231  
TOTAL INVESTMENTS IN SECURITIES—99.7%
 
(Cost: $20,260,849)              17,703,636  
Other Assets in Excess of Liabilities—0.3%              58,322  
Net Assets—100.0%            $ 17,761,958  

 
  The Consolidated Schedule of Investments includes the accounts of the wholly owned subsidiary. All inter-company accounts and transactions have been eliminated in consolidation. See Note 2 of the Notes to Financial Statements.
*   Non-income producing security.
NVDR   Non-Voting Depositary Receipts
PJSC   Private Joint Stock Company

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.

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Schedule of Investments (Consolidated)† (concluded)
EGShares EM Quality Dividend ETF
 
September 30, 2015 (Unaudited)

   
Summary by Sector   Value   % of
Net Assets
Consumer Discretionary   $ 356,333       2.0 % 
Consumer Staples     2,226,922       12.5  
Energy     1,900,665       10.7  
Financials     3,316,594       18.7  
Industrials     1,401,771       7.9  
Information Technology     2,134,631       12.0  
Materials     2,010,396       11.3  
Telecommunication Services     3,259,893       18.4  
Utilities     1,096,431       6.2  
Total Investments     17,703,636       99.7  
Other Assets in Excess of Liabilities     58,322       0.3  
Net Assets   $ 17,761,958       100.0 % 

 
 

      
      
      

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.

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Schedule of Investments (Consolidated)†
EGShares Emerging Markets Consumer ETF

 
September 30, 2015 (Unaudited)

   
 Investments   Shares   Value
COMMON STOCKS—101.0%
                 
Brazil—13.5%
                 
Ambev SA ADR     9,065,181     $ 44,419,387  
BRF SA ADR     1,764,194       31,385,011  
Companhia Brasileira de Distribuicao Grupo Pao de Acucar Preference Shares ADR     656,227       8,229,087  
Lojas Renner SA     2,762,520       12,765,195  
Total Brazil              96,798,680  
Chile—3.4%
                 
Latam Airlines Group SA ADR*     568,586       2,774,700  
S.A.C.I. Falabella     3,490,223       21,576,579  
Total Chile              24,351,279  
China—16.7%
                 
Belle International Holdings, Ltd.     18,635,933       16,110,961  
China Mengniu Dairy Co., Ltd.     4,524,391       15,879,050  
Ctrip.com International, Ltd. ADR*     416,129       26,291,030  
Hengan International Group Co., Ltd.     2,524,358       24,543,116  
Vipshop Holdings, Ltd. ADR*     1,013,498       17,026,766  
Want Want China Holdings, Ltd.     24,130,914       19,802,790  
Total China              119,653,713  
India—8.9%
                 
Hindustan Unilever, Ltd.     1,953,730       24,250,480  
Maruti Suzuki India, Ltd.     248,791       17,759,523  
Tata Motors, Ltd. ADR*     975,000       21,937,500  
Total India              63,947,503  
Indonesia—3.0%
                 
PT Astra International Tbk     60,471,285       21,567,404  
Malaysia—2.1%
                 
Genting Bhd     9,022,962       14,922,808  
Mexico—16.3%
                 
Fomento Economico Mexicano SAB de CV Series UBD     4,826,703       43,084,093  
Grupo Bimbo SAB de CV Series A*     5,701,263       14,402,235  
Grupo Televisa SAB Series CPO     5,573,583       29,007,923  
Wal-Mart de Mexico SAB de CV     12,657,719       31,004,288  
Total Mexico              117,498,539  

   
 Investments   Shares   Value
Philippines—2.6%
                 
SM Investments Corp.     995,140     $ 18,959,610  
Russia—4.9%
            
 
Magnit PJSC GDR     732,190       34,976,716  
South Africa—24.8%
                 
Mr Price Group, Ltd.     895,701       12,502,372  
Naspers, Ltd. N Shares     582,943       72,964,210  
Shoprite Holdings, Ltd.     1,494,172       16,983,009  
Steinhoff International Holdings, Ltd.     6,671,496       40,964,057  
Tiger Brands, Ltd.     715,816       15,778,807  
Woolworths Holdings, Ltd.     2,687,556       18,815,030  
Total South Africa              178,007,485  
Thailand—4.8%
                 
CP ALL PCL     14,006,883       18,427,570  
Thai Beverage PCL     33,050,000       15,921,830  
Total Thailand              34,349,400  
TOTAL INVESTMENTS IN SECURITIES—101.0%
 
(Cost: $844,475,629)              725,033,137  
Liabilities in Excess of Other Assets—(1.0)%     (7,249,880 ) 
Net Assets—100.0%            $ 717,783,257  

 
  The Consolidated Schedule of Investments includes the accounts of the wholly owned subsidiary. All inter-company accounts and transactions have been eliminated in consolidation. See Note 2 of the Notes to Financial Statements.
*   Non-income producing security.
ADR   American Depositary Receipts
GDR   Global Depositary Receipts
PJSC   Private Joint Stock Company

   
Summary by Industry   Value   % of
Net Assets
Consumer Goods   $ 345,868,744       48.2 % 
Consumer Services     357,226,893       49.8  
Industrials     21,937,500       3.0  
Total Investments     725,033,137       101.0  
Liabilities in Excess of Other Assets     (7,249,880 )      (1.0 ) 
Net Assets   $ 717,783,257       100.0 % 

 
 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.

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Schedule of Investments (Consolidated)†
EGShares Emerging Markets Core ETF

 
September 30, 2015 (Unaudited)

   
 Investments   Shares   Value
COMMON STOCKS—100.1%
                 
Brazil—6.7%
                 
Ambev SA ADR     12,193     $ 59,746  
Banco Bradesco SA Preference Shares ADR     10,436       55,937  
BRF SA ADR     3,584       63,759  
Itau Unibanco Holding SA Preference Shares ADR     8,974       59,408  
Petroleo Brasileiro SA ADR*     12,465       54,223  
Vale SA ADR     9,504       39,917  
Total Brazil              332,990  
Chile—3.8%
                 
Empresa Nacional de Electricidad SA ADR     1,590       56,461  
Enersis SA ADR     4,426       55,944  
Latam Airlines Group SA ADR*     2,974       14,513  
S.A.C.I. Falabella     10,937       67,613  
Total Chile              194,531  
China—16.8%
                 
AAC Technologies Holdings, Inc.     5,101       31,758  
Baidu, Inc. ADR*     108       14,840  
Bank of China, Ltd. Class H     66,648       28,637  
Belle International Holdings, Ltd.     20,020       17,307  
CGN Power Co., Ltd. Class H, 144A     49,495       20,628  

China Construction Bank Corp. Class H

    38,743       25,745  
China Everbright International, Ltd.     14,366       20,057  
China Life Insurance Co., Ltd. ADR     1,931       33,561  
China Merchants Holdings International Co., Ltd.     9,099       26,710  
China Mobile, Ltd. ADR     535       31,833  
China Overseas Land & Investment, Ltd.     10,938       33,026  
China Pacific Insurance Group Co., Ltd. Class H     5,692       21,042  
China Railway Signal & Communication Corp., Ltd. Class H, 144A*     25,662       20,662  
China Resources Land, Ltd.     7,818       18,319  
China Resources Power Holdings Co., Ltd.     8,539       19,480  
China Unicom Hong Kong, Ltd. ADR     1,734       22,143  
CITIC, Ltd.     13,627       24,792  
CNOOC, Ltd.     13,450       13,762  
COSCO Pacific, Ltd.#§     20,488       20,786  
Ctrip.com International, Ltd. ADR*     515       32,538  
GCL-Poly Energy Holdings, Ltd.*     78,397       15,072  
Haier Electronics Group Co., Ltd.     9,189       15,319  
Haitong Securities Co., Ltd. Class H     13,123       18,897  
Hanergy Thin Film Power Group, Ltd.#     60,421       604  
Hengan International Group Co., Ltd.     2,343       22,780  
Industrial and Commercial Bank of China, Ltd. Class H     44,505       25,612  
JD.Com, Inc. ADR*     830       21,630  
Lenovo Group, Ltd.     19,275       16,240  
NetEase, Inc. ADR     257       30,871  
New Oriental Education & Technology Group, Inc. ADR     1,131       22,858  
PICC Property & Casualty Co., Ltd. Class H     6,852       13,315  
Ping An Insurance Group Co. of China, Ltd. Class H     3,354       16,597  
Semiconductor Manufacturing International Corp.*     339,748       30,687  

   
 Investments   Shares   Value
Shunfeng International Clean Energy, Ltd.*     23,204     $ 5,898  
Sihuan Pharmaceutical Holdings Group, Ltd.#§     19,919       4,830  
Sinopharm Group Co. Class H     8,840       30,911  
Tencent Holdings, Ltd.     1,303       21,739  
Want Want China Holdings, Ltd.     27,812       22,824  
Xinyi Solar Holdings, Ltd.     57,549       19,604  
ZTE Corp. Class H     12,947       29,469  
Total China              863,383  
Czech Republic—1.1%
                 
CEZ AS     2,796       58,137  
Hong Kong—0.4%
                 
Alibaba Pictures Group, Ltd.*     89,196       19,796  
India—16.0%
                 
Adani Ports and Special Economic Zone, Ltd.     9,000       40,996  
Dr. Reddy's Laboratories, Ltd.     801       50,793  
Hindustan Unilever, Ltd.     4,026       49,972  
Housing Development Finance Corp., Ltd.     2,715       50,162  
Infosys, Ltd. ADR     2,754       52,574  
ITC, Ltd.     13,087       65,555  
Larsen & Toubro, Ltd.     2,022       45,167  
Lupin, Ltd.     1,755       54,382  
Mahindra & Mahindra, Ltd.     2,757       53,082  
Maruti Suzuki India, Ltd.     750       53,537  
Reliance Industries, Ltd.     4,894       64,292  
Sun Pharmaceutical Industries, Ltd.*     3,914       51,781  
Tata Consultancy Services, Ltd.     934       36,826  
Tata Motors, Ltd. ADR*     1,733       38,992  
Wipro, Ltd.     5,750       52,371  
Zee Entertainment Enterprises, Ltd.     8,406       50,258  
Total India              810,740  
Indonesia—4.1%
                 
PT Astra International Tbk     114,163       40,717  
PT Telekomunikasi Indonesia Persero Tbk ADR     3,028       107,948  
PT Unilever Indonesia Tbk     22,924       59,462  
Total Indonesia              208,127  
Malaysia—5.6%
                 
Genting Bhd     38,200       63,178  
Genting Malaysia Bhd     59,000       55,702  
IHH Healthcare Bhd     38,000       51,609  
Sime Darby Bhd     37,400       66,279  
Tenaga Nasional Bhd     17,900       48,947  
Total Malaysia              285,715  
Mexico—11.8%
                 
Alfa SAB de CV Class A     34,923       67,943  
America Movil SAB de CV Series L ADR     3,326       55,045  
Cemex SAB de CV Series CPO*     65,128       45,310  
Fibra Uno Administracion SA de CV     23,785       48,997  
Fomento Economico Mexicano SAB de CV ADR     792       70,686  
Grupo Aeroportuario del Sureste SAB de CV Class B     4,397       67,013  
Grupo Mexico SAB de CV Series B     20,928       50,533  
Grupo Televisa SAB ADR     1,650       42,933  
Kimberly-Clark de Mexico SAB de CV Class A     28,499       64,291  

 
 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.

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Schedule of Investments (Consolidated)†  (concluded)
EGShares Emerging Markets Core ETF
 
September 30, 2015 (Unaudited)

   
 Investments   Shares   Value
Wal-Mart de Mexico SAB de CV     32,586     $ 79,817  
Total Mexico              592,568  
Philippines—5.6%
                 
Ayala Land, Inc.     96,200       69,979  
Jollibee Foods Corp.     17,720       73,094  
SM Investments Corp.     4,040       76,971  
SM Prime Holdings, Inc.     145,300       64,194  
Total Philippines              284,238  
Poland—2.5%
                 
LPP SA     35       71,978  
Powszechny Zaklad Ubezpieczen SA     568       58,211  
Total Poland              130,189  
Russia—4.2%
                 
Gazprom OAO ADR     11,736       47,179  
Lukoil OAO ADR     1,297       44,046  
Magnit PJSC GDR     1,307       62,435  
MMC Norilsk Nickel Pjsc ADR     4,429       63,534  
Total Russia              217,194  
South Africa—14.5%
                 
Aspen Pharmacare Holdings, Ltd.*     1,831       38,932  
Bidvest Group, Ltd.     2,093       49,380  
FirstRand, Ltd.     14,695       52,235  
Life Healthcare Group Holdings, Ltd.     20,845       53,684  
MTN Group, Ltd.     3,924       50,515  
Naspers, Ltd. N Shares     570       71,344  
Netcare, Ltd.     22,267       58,458  
Remgro, Ltd.     2,787       50,818  
Sanlam, Ltd.     10,374       44,866  
Sasol, Ltd. ADR     1,686       46,904  
Shoprite Holdings, Ltd.     4,001       45,476  
Steinhoff International Holdings, Ltd.     11,380       69,875  
Tiger Brands, Ltd.     2,112       46,555  
Woolworths Holdings, Ltd.     7,986       55,908  
Total South Africa              734,950  
Thailand—2.3%
                 
CP ALL PCL NVDR     45,200       59,465  
Siam Cement PCL NVDR     4,550       58,168  
Total Thailand              117,633  
Turkey—1.3%
                 
Haci Omer Sabanci Holding AS     23,256       68,130  

   
 Investments   Shares   Value
United Arab Emirates—2.2%
                 
DP World, Ltd.     3,087     $ 65,568  
Emaar Properties PJSC     25,041       44,043  
Total United Arab Emirates              109,611  
United States—1.2%
                 
Southern Copper Corp.     2,306       61,616  
TOTAL INVESTMENTS IN SECURITIES—100.1%
 
(Cost: $5,808,532)              5,089,548  
Liabilities in Excess of Other Assets—(0.1)%              (2,976 ) 
Net Assets—100.0%            $ 5,086,572  

 
  The Consolidated Schedule of Investments includes the accounts of the wholly owned subsidiary. All inter-company accounts and transactions have been eliminated in consolidation. See Note 2 of the Notes to Financial Statements.
*   Non-income producing security.
§   Illiquid.
#   Fair valued security.
144A   Series 144A securities were purchased pursuant to Rule 144A under the Securities Act of 1933 and may not be resold subject to that rule except to qualified institutional buyers. Unless otherwise noted, Series 144A securities are deemed to be liquid. At September 30, 2015, the net value of these securities was $41,290, representing 0.81% of net assets.
ADR   American Depositary Receipts
GDR   Global Depositary Receipts
NVDR   Non-Voting Depositary Receipts
PJSC   Private Joint Stock Company

   
Summary by Sector   Value   % of
Net Assets
Consumer Discretionary   $ 937,659       18.4 % 
Consumer Staples     772,823       15.2  
Energy     270,406       5.3  
Financials     901,731       17.7  
Health Care     395,380       7.8  
Industrials     586,175       11.5  
Information Technology     379,215       7.5  
Materials     319,078       6.3  
Telecommunication Services     267,484       5.3  
Utilities     259,597       5.1  
Total Investments     5,089,548       100.1  
Liabilities in Excess of Other Assets     (2,976 )      (0.1 ) 
Net Assets   $ 5,086,572       100.0 % 

 
 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.

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Schedule of Investments (Consolidated)†
EGShares Emerging Markets Domestic Demand ETF

 
September 30, 2015 (Unaudited)

   
 Investments   Shares   Value
COMMON STOCKS—99.5%
                 
Brazil—8.1%
                 
Ambev SA ADR     306,886     $ 1,503,741  
BRF SA ADR     42,899       763,173  
Telefonica Brasil SA ADR     32,330       295,173  
Total Brazil              2,562,087  
Chile—1.2%
                 
Enersis SA ADR     29,232       369,492  
China—24.9%
                 
Belle International Holdings, Ltd.     425,128       367,528  
CGN Power Co., Ltd. Class H, 144A     722,539       301,134  
China Mengniu Dairy Co., Ltd.     83,595       293,390  
China Mobile, Ltd.     128,640       1,523,752  
China Resources Power Holdings Co., Ltd.     130,020       296,611  
China Telecom Corp., Ltd. Class H     1,090,860       525,017  
China Unicom Hong Kong, Ltd.     375,970       475,902  
Ctrip.com International, Ltd., ADR*     10,252       647,721  
Hengan International Group Co., Ltd.     51,663       502,294  
Huaneng Power International, Inc. Class H     250,315       269,047  
JD.Com, Inc. ADR*     63,031       1,642,588  
Sinopharm Group Co. Class H     84,952       297,056  
Vipshop Holdings, Ltd. ADR*     22,313       374,858  
Want Want China Holdings, Ltd.     458,409       376,189  
Total China              7,893,087  
India—14.2%
                 
Bharti Airtel, Ltd.     114,097       587,259  
Dr. Reddy's Laboratories, Ltd. ADR     6,035       385,697  
Hindustan Unilever, Ltd.     46,621       578,678  
ITC, Ltd.     126,558       633,947  
Lupin, Ltd.     15,874       491,891  
Mahindra & Mahindra, Ltd.     21,964       422,884  
Sun Pharmaceutical Industries, Ltd.*     80,217       1,061,250  
Tata Motors, Ltd. ADR*     13,701       308,272  
Total India              4,469,878  
Indonesia—3.9%
                 
PT Astra International Tbk     1,464,517       522,328  
PT Telekomunikasi Indonesia Persero Tbk ADR     19,092       680,630  
Total Indonesia              1,202,958  
Malaysia—3.0%
                 
Axiata Group Bhd     281,100       370,899  
Tenaga Nasional Bhd     206,800       565,486  
Total Malaysia              936,385  
Mexico—14.3%
                 
America Movil SAB de CV, Series L ADR     86,240       1,427,272  
Fomento Economico Mexicano SAB de CV ADR     15,408       1,375,164  
Grupo Televisa SAB ADR     31,382       816,560  
Wal-Mart de Mexico SAB de CV     355,219       870,087  
Total Mexico              4,489,083  
Philippines—0.9%
                 
Philippine Long Distance Telephone Co., ADR     5,905       272,575  

   
 Investments   Shares   Value
Russia—3.9%
                 
Magnit PJSC GDR     19,555     $ 934,142  
Mobile TeleSystems PJSC ADR     40,597       293,110  
Total Russia              1,227,252  
South Africa—21.4%
                 
Aspen Pharmacare Holdings, Ltd.*     21,377       454,534  
Mr. Price Group, Ltd.     16,496       230,254  
MTN Group, Ltd.     110,165       1,418,194  
Naspers, Ltd. N Shares     12,587       1,575,455  
Netcare, Ltd.     82,478       216,529  
Shoprite Holdings, Ltd.     23,896       271,606  
Steinhoff International Holdings, Ltd.     227,026       1,393,976  
Tiger Brands, Ltd.     12,310       271,351  
Vodacom Group, Ltd.     41,035       408,065  
Woolworths Holdings, Ltd.     72,270       505,948  
Total South Africa              6,745,912  
Thailand—2.9%
                 
Advanced Info Service PCL     86,400       537,991  
CP ALL PCL NVDR     279,700       367,976  
Total Thailand              905,967  
Turkey—0.8%
                 
BIM Birlesik Magazalar AS     14,114       250,092  
TOTAL INVESTMENTS IN SECURITIES—99.5%
(Cost: $34,562,361)              31,324,768  
Other Assets in Excess of Liabilities—0.5%              166,873  
Net Assets—100.0%            $ 31,491,641  

 
  The Consolidated Schedule of Investments includes the accounts of the wholly owned subsidiary. All inter-company accounts and transactions have been eliminated in consolidation. See Note 2 of the Notes to Financial Statements.
*   Non-income producing security.
144A   Series 144A securities were purchased pursuant to Rule 144A under the Securities Act of 1933 and may not be resold subject to that rule except to qualified institutional buyers. Unless otherwise noted, Series 144A securities are deemed to be liquid. At September 30, 2015, the net value of these securities was $301,134, representing 0.96% of net assets.
ADR   American Depositary Receipts
GDR   Global Depositary Receipts
NVDR   Non-Voting Depositary Receipts
PJSC   Private Joint Stock Company

   
Summary by Sector   Value   % of
Net Assets
Consumer Discretionary   $ 8,808,372       28.0 % 
Consumer Staples     8,991,830       28.6  
Health Care     2,906,957       9.2  
Telecommunication Services     8,815,839       28.0  
Utilities     1,801,770       5.7  
Total Investments     31,324,768       99.5  
Other Assets in Excess of Liabilities     166,873       0.5  
Net Assets   $ 31,491,641       100.0 % 

 
 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.

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Schedule of Investments (Consolidated)†
EGShares India Consumer ETF

 
September 30, 2015 (Unaudited)

   
 Investments   Shares   Value
COMMON STOCKS—99.7%
                 
Consumer Goods—75.0%
                 
Apollo Tyres, Ltd.     579,198     $ 1,587,853  
Bajaj Auto, Ltd.     122,675       4,321,098  
Bosch, Ltd.     11,015       3,253,285  
Dabur India, Ltd.     1,002,194       4,213,979  
Emami, Ltd.     126,781       2,226,200  
Exide Industries, Ltd.     937,657       2,223,436  
GlaxoSmithKline Consumer Healthcare, Ltd.     20,975       1,933,269  
Godrej Consumer Products, Ltd.     234,381       4,355,723  
Hero MotoCorp, Ltd.     96,410       3,516,968  
Hindustan Unilever, Ltd.     306,241       3,801,186  
Marico, Ltd.     529,184       3,258,626  
Motherson Sumi Systems, Ltd.     890,747       3,125,892  
MRF, Ltd.     6,193       3,956,571  
Nestle India, Ltd.     39,645       3,845,909  
Page Industries, Ltd.     10,385       2,099,798  
Procter & Gamble Hygiene & Health Care, Ltd.*     18,218       1,733,902  
Tata Global Beverages, Ltd.     781,455       1,521,480  
TVS Motor Co., Ltd.     424,697       1,488,445  
United Breweries, Ltd.     136,779       1,837,160  
United Spirits, Ltd.*     78,996       3,723,908  
Whirlpool of India, Ltd.*     55,967       558,775  
Total Consumer Goods              58,583,463  

   
 Investments   Shares   Value
Consumer Services—11.7%
                 
Dish TV India, Ltd.*     575,666     $ 932,695  
Indian Hotels Co., Ltd.*     942,175       1,235,133  
Jubilant Foodworks, Ltd.     59,064       1,440,922  
Sun TV Network, Ltd.     216,034       1,182,362  
Zee Entertainment Enterprises, Ltd.     731,717       4,374,807  
Total Consumer Services              9,165,919  
Industrials—13.0%
                 
Bharat Forge, Ltd.     238,757       3,301,096  
Mahindra & Mahindra, Ltd.     233,169       4,489,320  
Tata Motors, Ltd.*     521,709       2,373,283  
Total Industrials              10,163,699  
TOTAL INVESTMENTS IN SECURITIES—99.7%
(Cost: $82,125,381)              77,913,081  
Other Assets in Excess of Liabilities—0.3%              215,145  
Net Assets—100.0%            $ 78,128,226  

 
  The Consolidated Schedule of Investments includes the accounts of the wholly owned subsidiary. All inter-company accounts and transactions have been eliminated in consolidation. See Note 2 of the Notes to Financial Statements.
*   Non-income producing security.

 
 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.

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Schedule of Investments (Consolidated)†
EGShares India Infrastructure ETF

 
September 30, 2015 (Unaudited)

   
 Investments   Shares   Value
COMMON STOCKS—99.4%
                 
Basic Materials—8.3%
                 
NMDC, Ltd.     767,919     $ 1,089,172  
Steel Authority of India, Ltd.     1,071,322       838,093  
Vedaa, Ltd.     1,207,460       1,558,072  
Total Basic Materials              3,485,337  
Consumer Goods—9.5%
                 
Aditya Birla Nuvo, Ltd.     58,575       1,913,280  
Cummins India, Ltd.     125,035       2,086,584  
Total Consumer Goods              3,999,864  
Consumer Services—1.8%
                 
Dish TV India, Ltd.*     465,171       753,670  
Industrials—44.5%
                 
Adani Ports and Special Economic Zone, Ltd.     413,231       1,882,329  
Amara Raja Batteries, Ltd.     84,346       1,323,078  
Ambuja Cements, Ltd.     653,535       2,049,018  
Bharat Heavy Electricals, Ltd.     576,995       1,806,845  
Eicher Motors, Ltd.     5,418       1,468,539  
Gujarat Pipavav Port, Ltd.*     281,798       795,723  
Havells India, Ltd.     212,026       814,801  
Larsen & Toubro, Ltd.     86,898       1,941,106  
National Buildings Construction Corp., Ltd.     12,674       185,264  
Shree Cement, Ltd.*     8,400       1,502,383  
Siemens, Ltd.     92,819       1,874,975  
UltraTech Cement, Ltd.     48,556       1,977,599  
Voltas, Ltd.     238,870       976,368  
Total Industrials              18,598,028  

   
 Investments   Shares   Value
Oil & Gas—4.9%
                 
GAIL India, Ltd.     444,018     $ 2,044,891  
Telecommunications—16.1%
            
 
Bharti Airtel, Ltd.     379,811       1,954,893  
Bharti Infratel, Ltd.     384,727       2,081,886  
Idea Cellular, Ltd.     929,950       2,118,031  
Tata Communications, Ltd.     90,398       569,601  
Total Telecommunications              6,724,411  
Utilities—14.3%
                 
CESC, Ltd.     52,734       415,228  
JSW Energy, Ltd.     280,814       402,996  
NTPC, Ltd.     1,109,793       2,092,274  
Reliance Infrastructure, Ltd.     119,459       633,147  
Reliance Power, Ltd.*     870,485       570,245  
Tata Power Co., Ltd.     1,883,880       1,864,077  
Total Utilities              5,977,967  
TOTAL INVESTMENTS IN SECURITIES—99.4%
(Cost: $42,949,288)              41,584,168  
Other Assets in Excess of Liabilities—0.6%              231,508  
Net Assets—100.0%            $ 41,815,676  

 
  The Consolidated Schedule of Investments includes the accounts of the wholly owned subsidiary. All inter-company accounts and transactions have been eliminated in consolidation. See Note 2 of the Notes to Financial Statements.
*   Non-income producing security.

 
 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.

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Schedule of Investments (Consolidated)†
EGShares India Small Cap ETF

 
September 30, 2015 (Unaudited)

   
 Investments   Shares   Value
COMMON STOCKS—99.5%
                 
Basic Materials—4.4%
                 
Jindal Saw, Ltd.     153,855     $ 149,659  
Monsanto India, Ltd.     4,318       171,362  
Nagarjuna Fertilizers & Chemicals, Ltd.*#§     582,385       8,872  
Rashtriya Chemicals & Fertilizers, Ltd.     114,283       83,223  
SRF, Ltd.     31,105       532,443  
Total Basic Materials              945,559  
Consumer Goods—10.4%
                 
Alok Industries, Ltd.*     885,957       82,333  
Amtek Auto, Ltd.     113,987       76,234  
Bombay Dyeing & Manufacturing Co., Ltd.     101,374       97,683  
CCL Products India, Ltd.     74,488       266,904  
Ceat, Ltd.     20,838       406,966  
Delta Corp., Ltd.     139,158       163,029  
JBF Industries, Ltd.     35,702       121,536  
JK Tyre & Industries, Ltd.     114,601       177,995  
Mahindra CIE Automotive, Ltd.*     78,468       305,313  
PC Jeweller, Ltd.     52,488       281,751  
Raymond, Ltd.     39,888       259,631  
Total Consumer Goods              2,239,375  
Consumer Services—4.7%
                 
Cox & Kings, Ltd.     92,501       290,228  
Jet Airways India, Ltd.*     58,033       286,761  
Kaya, Ltd.*     4,278       66,549  
TV18 Broadcast, Ltd.*     668,314       358,898  
Total Consumer Services              1,002,436  
Financials—24.3%
                 
Allahabad Bank     226,031       264,288  
Andhra Bank     240,030       245,003  
DCB Bank, Ltd.*     241,456       526,208  
Dewan Housing Finance Corp., Ltd.     167,828       562,367  
Housing Development & Infrastructure, Ltd.*     266,659       299,199  
IFCI, Ltd.     781,758       257,251  
Indiabulls Real Estate, Ltd.*     261,535       254,403  
Indian Overseas Bank*     323,890       178,870  
Jammu & Kashmir Bank, Ltd. (The)     237,657       326,217  
Karnataka Bank, Ltd. (The)     195,213       376,210  
Manappuram Finance, Ltd.     573,698       210,199  
Oriental Bank of Commerce     130,253       258,859  
PTC India Financial Services, Ltd.     237,969       163,867  
SKS Microfinance, Ltd.*     118,399       731,516  
Syndicate Bank     211,285       265,394  
UCO Bank     235,303       166,153  
Unitech, Ltd.*     1,339,897       125,539  
Total Financials              5,211,543  
Health Care—3.5%
                 
Granules India, Ltd.     105,042       225,319  
Marksans Pharma, Ltd.     193,246       305,737  
Suven Life Sciences, Ltd.     52,645       213,900  
Total Health Care              744,956  

   
 Investments   Shares   Value
Industrials—23.8%
                 
BEML, Ltd.     19,772     $ 374,294  
Century Textiles & Industries, Ltd.     57,290       451,757  
Engineers India, Ltd.     105,295       306,629  
Escorts, Ltd.     70,784       164,721  
Gateway Distriparks, Ltd.     74,600       405,788  
Gati, Ltd.     57,694       121,866  
Hindustan Construction Co., Ltd.*     363,028       103,145  
India Cements, Ltd.*     224,172       266,725  
IRB Infrastructure Developers, Ltd.     91,977       332,583  
Jain Irrigation Systems, Ltd.     319,640       312,384  
Jaiprakash Associates, Ltd.*     1,437,027       247,386  
JK Lakshmi Cement, Ltd.     65,940       374,604  
NCC, Ltd.     442,680       504,456  
Sintex Industries, Ltd.     225,821       362,263  
Texmaco Rail & Engineering, Ltd.     101,475       177,628  
Timken India, Ltd.     17,580       160,735  
Voltas, Ltd.     111,406       455,366  
Total Industrials              5,122,330  
Oil & Gas—7.0%
                 
Aban Offshore, Ltd.     32,020       112,002  
Gujarat State Petronet, Ltd.     360,062       645,632  
Suzlon Energy, Ltd.*     2,336,408       742,141  
Total Oil & Gas              1,499,775  
Technology—10.7%
                 
Astra Microwave Products, Ltd.     70,439       120,779  
Hexaware Technologies, Ltd.     89,835       338,797  
Himachal Futuristic Communications, Ltd.*     797,244       199,797  
KPIT Technologies, Ltd.     128,129       208,473  
Polaris Consulting & Services, Ltd.     69,905       210,759  
Redington India, Ltd.     350,652       588,427  
Rolta India, Ltd.     83,906       130,128  
Tata Elxsi, Ltd.     17,612       504,413  
Total Technology              2,301,573  
Utilities—10.7%
                 
BF Utilities, Ltd.*     13,401       95,516  
GMR Infrastructure, Ltd.*     1,707,464       352,470  
Gujarat Gas, Ltd.*     40,000       316,027  
Indraprastha Gas, Ltd.     79,030       574,846  
Jaiprakash Power Ventures, Ltd.*     1,047,651       111,724  
PTC India, Ltd.     254,667       231,039  
Torrent Power, Ltd.     228,664       620,604  
Total Utilities              2,302,226  
TOTAL INVESTMENTS IN SECURITIES—99.5%
(Cost: $25,868,487)              21,369,773  
Other Assets in Excess of Liabilities—0.5%              104,948  
Net Assets—100.0%            $ 21,474,721  

 
  The Consolidated Schedule of Investments includes the accounts of the wholly owned subsidiary. All inter-company accounts and transactions have been eliminated in consolidation. See Note 2 of the Notes to Financial Statements.
*   Non-income producing security.
#   Fair valued security.
§   Illiquid.

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.

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Statements of Assets and Liabilities
EGA Emerging Global Shares Trust

 

September 30, 2015 (Unaudited)

         
    EGShares
Beyond
BRICs ETF
  EGShares
Blue Chip ETF
  EGShares
Brazil
Infrastructure ETF
  EGShares
EM Core
ex-China ETF
 
ASSETS:
                                     
Cost of Investments:   $ 234,066,444     $ 5,242,333     $ 18,632,622     $ 1,982,072      
Investments at value     182,540,652       4,271,143       8,407,411       1,930,940      
Cash           19,846       27,970       27,497    
Foreign cash*     6,898,439             62,939       12,893      
Receivables:
                                       
Capital shares sold     2,487                      
Dividends and interest     228,094       4,845       84,091       2,242    
Foreign tax reclaims     3,362       6,054                
Investment securities sold     22,006,709             62,428       161      
Total Assets     211,679,743       4,301,888       8,644,839       1,973,733      
LIABILITIES:
                                       
Payables:
                                     
Accrued investment advisory fees     91,313       2,172       6,252       554      
Capital shares payable     1,633,362                        
Due to custodian     13,650,152                        
Income payable                            
Investment securities purchased     14,410,031             62,938       11,830      
Accrued expenses and other liabilities                            
Total Liabilities     29,784,858       2,172       69,190       12,384    
NET ASSETS   $ 181,894,885     $ 4,299,716     $ 8,575,649     $ 1,961,349    
NET ASSETS:
                                     
Paid-in capital   $ 266,405,046     $ 5,247,067     $ 49,168,604     $ 2,000,000      
Undistributed (accumulated) net investment income (loss)     6,200,173       102,117       380,016       4,002      
Undistributed (accumulated) net realized gain (loss) on investments and foreign currency transactions     (39,165,337 )      (77,774 )      (30,715,025 )      8,497      
Net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on investments and on foreign currency translations     (51,544,997 )      (971,694 )      (10,257,946 )      (51,150 )   
NET ASSETS   $ 181,894,885     $ 4,299,716     $ 8,575,649     $ 1,961,349      
Outstanding beneficial interest shares (unlimited shares of beneficial interest authorized, no par value)     11,400,000       250,000       1,450,000       100,000      
Net asset value per share   $ 15.96     $ 17.20     $ 5.91     $ 19.61      

* Cost of foreign cash:

  $ 6,909,738     $     $ 62,939     $ 12,889    

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.

 

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Statements of Assets and Liabilities
EGA Emerging Global Shares Trust

 

September 30, 2015 (Unaudited)

                              
    EGShares
EM Quality
Dividend ETF
(Consolidated)
  EGShares
Emerging Markets
Consumer ETF
(Consolidated)
  EGShares
Emerging Markets
Core ETF
(Consolidated)
  EGShares
Emerging Markets
Domestic Demand ETF
(Consolidated)
  EGShares
India
Consumer ETF
(Consolidated)
  EGShares
India
Infrastructure ETF
(Consolidated)
  EGShares
India
Small Cap ETF
(Consolidated)
ASSETS:
                                                              
Cost of Investments:   $ 20,260,849     $ 844,475,629     $ 5,808,532     $ 34,562,361     $ 82,125,381     $ 42,949,288     $ 25,868,487  
Investments at value     17,703,636       725,033,137       5,089,548       31,324,768       77,913,081       41,584,168       21,369,773  
Cash                             280,660       96,971       55,774  
Foreign cash*     2,027,310       34,885,876       262,935       367,362       7,588       92,460       34,407  
Receivables:
                                                              
Capital shares sold                       23                    
Dividends and interest     28,756       1,058,174       13,813       91,101       2,168       80,408       29,149  
Foreign tax reclaims                                          
Investment securities sold     1,244,177       10,856,758       8,289       161,145       3,109,476       2,136,480        
Total Assets     21,003,879       771,833,945       5,374,585       31,944,399       81,312,973       43,990,487       21,489,103  
LIABILITIES:
                                                              
Payables:
                                                              
Accrued investment advisory fees     12,867       519,639       2,966       22,335       58,945       29,874       14,382  
Capital shares payable           762,818             246,421       3,125,802       2,144,836        
Due to custodian     2,371,269       44,644,901       285,047       156,242                    
Income payable     144,045                                      
Investment securities purchased     713,740       8,123,330             27,760                    
Accrued expenses and other liabilities                                   101        
Total Liabilities     3,241,921       54,050,688       288,013       452,758       3,184,747       2,174,811       14,382  
NET ASSETS   $ 17,761,958     $ 717,783,257     $ 5,086,572     $ 31,491,641     $ 78,128,226     $ 41,815,676     $ 21,474,721  
NET ASSETS:
                                                              
Paid-in capital   $ 47,823,687     $ 923,385,102     $ 6,176,478     $ 36,569,145     $ 86,481,874     $ 102,556,818     $ 37,138,809  
Undistributed (accumulated) net investment income (loss)     121,496       6,106,563       65,305       400,603       (102,362 )      383,745       164,419  
Undistributed (accumulated) net realized gain (loss) on investments and foreign currency transactions     (27,613,355 )      (92,451,855 )      (437,261 )      (2,241,500 )      (4,039,113 )      (59,760,946 )      (11,330,329 ) 
Net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on investments and on foreign currency translations     (2,569,870 )      (119,256,553 )      (717,950 )      (3,236,607 )      (4,212,173 )      (1,363,941 )      (4,498,178 ) 
NET ASSETS   $ 17,761,958     $ 717,783,257     $ 5,086,572     $ 31,491,641     $ 78,128,226     $ 41,815,676     $ 21,474,721  
Outstanding beneficial interest shares (unlimited shares of beneficial interest authorized, no par value)     1,500,000       33,000,000       300,000       1,650,000       2,500,000       3,900,000       1,450,000  
Net asset value per share   $ 11.84     $ 21.75     $ 16.96     $ 19.09     $ 31.25     $ 10.72     $ 14.81  

* Cost of foreign cash:

  $ 2,039,671     $ 34,874,908     $ 261,883     $ 366,083     $ 7,484     $ 91,923     $ 34,193  

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.

   

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Statements of Operations
EGA Emerging Global Shares Trust

 

Period Ended September 30, 2015 (Unaudited)

         
    EGShares
Beyond
BRICs ETF
  EGShares
Blue Chip ETF
  EGShares
Brazil
Infrastructure ETF
  EGShares
EM Core
ex-China ETF1
 
INVESTMENT INCOME:
                                     
Dividend income*   $ 3,858,201     $ 108,360     $ 354,512     $ 4,556    
Interest income     155       25                
Total investment income     3,858,356       108,385       354,512       4,556    
EXPENSES:
                                     
Investment advisory fees     1,141,300       20,398       51,783       1,108    
Mauritius taxes paid                          
Total expenses before waivers     1,141,300       20,398       51,783       1,108    
Less: waivers of expenses from Advisor     (362,530 )                  (554 )   
Net expenses     778,770       20,398       51,783       554    
Net investment income (loss)     3,079,586       87,987       302,729       4,002    
REALIZED AND UNREALIZED GAIN (LOSS) ON INVESTMENTS AND FOREIGN CURRENCY TRANSLATIONS:
                                     
Net realized gain (loss) on:
                                     
Investments     (28,679,471 )      30,848       (140,994 )         
In-Kind Redemptions     (4,829,605 )      21,910                
Foreign currency transactions     (269,410 )      (3,349 )      (32,185 )      8,497    
Net realized gain (loss)     (33,778,486 )      49,409       (173,179 )      8,497    
Change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on:
                                     
Investments     (24,852,172 )      (646,319 )      (4,646,045 )      (51,132 )   
Foreign currency translations     (21,141 )      (38 )      (19,515 )      (18 )   
Change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation)     (24,873,313 )      (646,357 )      (4,665,560 )      (51,150 )   
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments and foreign currency translations     (58,651,799 )      (596,948 )      (4,838,739 )      (42,653 )   
NET INCREASE (DECREASE) IN NET ASSETS RESULTING FROM OPERATIONS   $ (55,572,213 )    $ (508,961 )    $ (4,536,010 )    $ (38,651 )   

* Net of foreign taxes withheld of:

  $ 392,046     $ 12,377     $     $ 572    
1 Represents the period September 2, 2015 (commencement of operations) to September 30, 2015.

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Period Ended September 30, 2015 (Unaudited)

             
    EGShares
EM Quality
Dividend ETF
(Consolidated)
  EGShares
Emerging Markets
Consumer ETF
(Consolidated)
  EGShares
Emerging Markets
Core ETF
(Consolidated)
  EGShares
Emerging Markets
Domestic
Demand ETF
(Consolidated)
  EGShares
India
Consumer ETF
(Consolidated)
  EGShares
India
Infrastructure ETF
(Consolidated)
  EGShares
India
Small Cap ETF
(Consolidated)
INVESTMENT INCOME:
                                                              
Dividend income*   $ 541,468     $ 10,257,822     $ 84,920     $ 488,068     $ 420,716     $ 401,688     $ 228,033  
Interest income     298       6       5       38                    
Total investment income     541,766       10,257,828       84,925       488,106       420,716       401,688       228,033  
EXPENSES:
                                                              
Investment advisory fees     97,831       4,236,918       19,108       153,256       353,220       217,039       110,096  
Mauritius taxes paid           7,284                         6,432       666  
Total expenses before waivers     97,831       4,244,202       19,108       153,256       353,220       223,471       110,762  
Less: waivers of expenses from Advisor                                          
Net expenses     97,831       4,244,202       19,108       153,256       353,220       223,471       110,762  
Net investment income (loss)     443,935       6,013,626       65,817       334,850       67,496       178,217       117,271  
REALIZED AND UNREALIZED GAIN (LOSS) ON INVESTMENTS AND FOREIGN CURRENCY TRANSLATIONS:
                                                              
Net realized gain (loss) on:
                                                              
Investments     (1,853,980 )      (74,640,514 )      (431,018 )      (1,862,087 )      (2,636,591 )      (6,319,468 )      (1,482,161 ) 
In-Kind Redemptions     45,564       19,538,631             86,748                    
Foreign currency transactions     11,037       (862,079 )      (4,790 )      (20,215 )      (53,016 )      (10,805 )      (12,931 ) 
Net realized gain (loss)     (1,797,379 )      (55,963,962 )      (435,808 )      (1,795,554 )      (2,689,607 )      (6,330,273 )      (1,495,092 ) 
Change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on:
                                                              
Investments     (2,038,992 )      (131,068,655 )      (620,446 )      (5,278,359 )      (8,727,962 )      (3,925,489 )      (3,241,377 ) 
Foreign currency translations     (12,570 )      185,054       1,009       339       113       1,521       512  
Change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation)     (2,051,562 )      (130,883,601 )      (619,437 )      (5,278,020 )      (8,727,849 )      (3,923,968 )      (3,240,865 ) 
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments and foreign currency translations     (3,848,941 )      (186,847,563 )      (1,055,245 )      (7,073,574 )      (11,417,456 )      (10,254,241 )      (4,735,957 ) 
NET INCREASE (DECREASE) IN NET ASSETS RESULTING FROM OPERATIONS   $ (3,405,006 )    $ (180,833,937 )    $ (989,428 )    $ (6,738,724 )    $ (11,349,960 )    $ (10,076,024 )    $ (4,618,686 ) 

* Net of foreign taxes withheld of:

  $ 78,658     $ 585,771     $ 9,467     $ 44,428     $     $     $  
1 Represents the period September 2, 2015 (commencement of operations) to September 30, 2015.

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.

   

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Statements of Changes in Net Assets
EGA Emerging Global Shares Trust

 

September 30, 2015

             
    EGShares Beyond BRICs ETF   EGShares Blue Chip ETF   EGShares Brazil Infrastructure ETF    
     For the Period
April 1, 2015
Through
September 30, 2015
(Unaudited)
  For the
Year Ended
March 31, 2015
  For the Period
April 1, 2015
Through
September 30, 2015
(Unaudited)
  For the Period
April 23, 20141
Through
March 31, 2015
  For the Period
April 1, 2015
Through
September 30, 2015
(Unaudited)
  For the
Year Ended
March 31, 2015
   
INCREASE (DECREASE) IN NET ASSETS RESULTING FROM OPERATIONS:
                                                         
Net investment income (loss)   $ 3,079,586     $ 6,756,932     $ 87,987     $ 98,001     $ 302,729     $ 1,375,348      
Net realized gain (loss) on investments and foreign currency transactions     (33,778,486 )      (3,814,732 )      49,409       (136,222 )      (173,179 )      (4,262,321 )     
Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on investments and foreign currency translations     (24,873,313 )      (28,062,462 )      (646,357 )      (325,337 )      (4,665,560 )      (7,953,557 )     
Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations     (55,572,213 )      (25,120,262 )      (508,961 )      (363,558 )      (4,536,010 )      (10,840,530 )     
DISTRIBUTIONS TO SHAREHOLDERS:
                                                         
Net investment income           (3,616,691 )            (74,832 )            (1,252,757 )     
Net realized gain           (268,047 )                             
Total distributions           (3,884,738 )            (74,832 )            (1,252,757 )     
CAPITAL SHARE TRANSACTIONS:
                                                         
Proceeds from sale of shares     3,474,554       302,924,221             8,075,633       519,506       10,594,646      
Cost of shares redeemed     (67,047,999 )      (22,263,815 )      (2,828,566 )                  (22,818,489 )     
Transaction fees                                        
Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from capital share transactions     (63,573,445 )      280,660,406       (2,828,566 )      8,075,633       519,506       (12,223,843 )     
Net Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets     (119,145,658 )      251,655,406       (3,337,527 )      7,637,243       (4,016,504 )      (24,317,130 )     
NET ASSETS:
                                                         
Beginning of period     301,040,543       49,385,137       7,637,243             12,592,153       36,909,283      
End of period   $ 181,894,885     $ 301,040,543     $ 4,299,716     $ 7,637,243     $ 8,575,649     $ 12,592,153      
Undistributed (accumulated) net investment income (loss) included in net assets at end of period   $ 6,200,173     $ 3,120,587     $ 102,117     $ 14,130     $ 380,016     $ 77,287      
SHARES CREATED AND REDEEMED:
                                                         
Shares outstanding, beginning of period     15,150,000       2,350,000       400,000             1,400,000       2,250,000      
Shares sold     150,000       13,900,000             400,000       50,000       600,000      
Shares redeemed     (3,900,000 )      (1,100,000 )      (150,000 )                  (1,450,000 )     
Shares outstanding, end of period     11,400,000       15,150,000       250,000       400,000       1,450,000       1,400,000      
1 Commencement of operations.

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.

 

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Statements of Changes in Net Assets
EGA Emerging Global Shares Trust

 

September 30, 2015

                 
    EGShares
EM Core
ex-China ETF
  EGShares
EM Quality Dividend ETF
(Consolidated)
  EGShares
Emerging Markets Consumer ETF
(Consolidated)
  EGShares
Emerging Markets Core ETF
(Consolidated)
  EGShares
Emerging Markets
Domestic Demand ETF
(Consolidated)
     For the Period
September 2, 20151
Through
September 30,
2015
(Unaudited)
  For the Period
April 1, 2015
Through
September 30,
2015
(Unaudited)
  For the
Year Ended
March 31, 2015
  For the Period
April 1, 2015
Through
September 30,
2015
(Unaudited)
  For the
Year Ended
March 31, 2015
  For the Period
April 1, 2015
Through
September 30, 2015
(Unaudited)
  For the
Year Ended
March 31, 2015
  For the Period
April 1, 2015
Through
September 30,
2015
(Unaudited)
  For the
Year Ended
March 31, 2015
INCREASE (DECREASE) IN NET ASSETS RESULTING FROM OPERATIONS:
                                                                                
Net investment income (loss)   $ 4,002     $ 443,935     $ 2,050,923     $ 6,013,626     $ 11,492,262     $ 65,817     $ 78,151     $ 334,850     $ 404,702  
Net realized gain (loss) on investments and foreign currency transactions     8,497       (1,797,379 )      (4,335,717 )      (55,963,962 )      505,015       (435,808 )      63,286       (1,795,554 )      495,319  
Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on investments and foreign currency translations     (51,150 )      (2,051,562 )      (405,793 )      (130,883,601 )      (9,075,548 )      (619,437 )      (115,273 )      (5,278,020 )      426,814  
Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations     (38,651 )      (3,405,006 )      (2,690,587 )      (180,833,937 )      2,921,729       (989,428 )      26,164       (6,738,724 )      1,326,835  
DISTRIBUTIONS TO SHAREHOLDERS:
                                                                                
Net investment income           (287,789 )      (1,527,013 )            (13,864,995 )            (83,068 )            (359,762 ) 
Net realized gain                                                      
Total distributions           (287,789 )      (1,527,013 )            (13,864,995 )            (83,068 )            (359,762 ) 
CAPITAL SHARE TRANSACTIONS:
                                                                                
Proceeds from sale of shares     2,000,000                   38,871,933       50,665,900       1,008,047       1,038,203       4,341,669       15,039,089  
Cost of shares redeemed           (3,478,464 )      (28,180,390 )      (285,413,665 )      (128,249,725 )                  (1,907,656 )      (3,636,676 ) 
Transaction fees           (1,532 )      (2,407 )      692       2,754       (150 )      (1,124 )      (1,923 )      (85 ) 
Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from capital share transactions     2,000,000       (3,479,996 )      (28,182,797 )      (246,541,040 )      (77,581,071 )      1,007,897       1,037,079       2,432,090       11,402,328  
Net Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets     1,961,349       (7,172,791 )      (32,400,397 )      (427,374,977 )      (88,524,337 )      18,469       980,175       (4,306,634 )      12,369,401  
NET ASSETS:
                                                                                
Beginning of period           24,934,749       57,335,146       1,145,158,234       1,233,682,571       5,068,103       4,087,928       35,798,275       23,428,874  
End of period   $ 1,961,349     $ 17,761,958     $ 24,934,749     $ 717,783,257     $ 1,145,158,234     $ 5,086,572     $ 5,068,103     $ 31,491,641     $ 35,798,275  
Undistributed (accumulated) net investment income (loss) included in net assets at end of period   $ 4,002     $ 121,496     $ (34,650 )    $ 6,106,563     $ 92,937     $ 65,305     $ (512 )    $ 400,603     $ 65,753  
SHARES CREATED AND REDEEMED:
                                                                                
Shares outstanding, beginning of period           1,750,000       3,550,000       43,300,000       46,500,000       250,000       200,000       1,550,000       1,050,000  
Shares sold     100,000                   1,400,000       1,800,000       50,000       50,000       200,000       650,000  
Shares redeemed           (250,000 )      (1,800,000 )      (11,700,000 )      (5,000,000 )                  (100,000 )      (150,000 ) 
Shares outstanding, end of period     100,000       1,500,000       1,750,000       33,000,000       43,300,000       300,000       250,000       1,650,000       1,550,000  
1 Commencement of operations.

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.

   

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Statements of Changes in Net Assets (concluded)
EGA Emerging Global Shares Trust
 

September 30, 2015

           
    EGShares
India Consumer ETF
(Consolidated)
  EGShares
India Infrastructure ETF
(Consolidated)
  EGShares
India Small Cap ETF
(Consolidated)
     For the Period
April 1, 2015
Through
September 30, 2015
(Unaudited)
  For the
Year Ended
March 31, 2015
  For the Period
April 1, 2015
Through
September 30, 2015
(Unaudited)
  For the
Year Ended
March 31, 2015
  For the Period
April 1, 2015
Through
September 30, 2015
(Unaudited)
  For the
Year Ended
March 31, 2015
INCREASE (DECREASE) IN NET ASSETS RESULTING FROM OPERATIONS:
                                                     
Net investment income (loss)   $ 67,496     $ (76,607 )    $ 178,217     $ 416,417     $ 117,271     $ 90,740  
Net realized gain (loss) on investments and foreign currency transactions     (2,689,607 )      (845,880 )      (6,330,273 )      (1,106,836 )      (1,495,092 )      7,422,791  
Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on investments and foreign currency translations     (8,727,849 )      3,634,932       (3,923,968 )      (246,152 )      (3,240,865 )      (1,261,182 ) 
Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations     (11,349,960 )      2,712,445       (10,076,024 )      (936,571 )      (4,618,686 )      6,252,349  
DISTRIBUTIONS TO SHAREHOLDERS:
                                                     
Net investment income           (20,840 )            (128,789 )            (133,287 ) 
Net realized gain                                    
Total distributions           (20,840 )            (128,789 )            (133,287 ) 
CAPITAL SHARE TRANSACTIONS:
                                                     
Proceeds from sale of shares     15,515,208       81,076,838       8,888,286       46,724,009             12,647,997  
Cost of shares redeemed     (14,745,167 )            (4,730,345 )      (15,511,583 )      (2,753,070 )      (6,475,034 ) 
Transaction fees     (1,950 )      (3,047 )      (1,869 )      2,097       (3,095 )      (2,581 ) 
Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from capital share transactions     768,091       81,073,791       4,156,072       31,214,523       (2,756,165 )      6,170,382  
Net Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets     (10,581,869 )      83,765,396       (5,919,952 )      30,149,163       (7,374,851 )      12,289,444  
NET ASSETS:
                                                     
Beginning of period     88,710,095       4,944,699       47,735,628       17,586,465       28,849,572       16,560,128  
End of period   $ 78,128,226     $ 88,710,095     $ 41,815,676     $ 47,735,628     $ 21,474,721     $ 28,849,572  
Undistributed (accumulated) net investment income (loss) included in net assets at end of period   $ (102,362 )    $ (169,858 )    $ 383,745     $ 205,528     $ 164,419     $ 47,148  
SHARES CREATED AND REDEEMED:
                                                     
Shares outstanding, beginning of period     2,500,000       200,000       3,650,000       1,550,000       1,650,000       1,300,000  
Shares sold     450,000       2,300,000       650,000       3,250,000             750,000  
Shares redeemed     (450,000 )            (400,000 )      (1,150,000 )      (200,000 )      (400,000 ) 
Shares outstanding, end of period     2,500,000       2,500,000       3,900,000       3,650,000       1,450,000       1,650,000  

  

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.

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Financial Highlights  
EGA Emerging Global Shares Trust
 

For a share outstanding throughout each period

EGShares Beyond BRICs ETF

       
    For the Period
April 1, 2015
Through
September 30, 2015
(Unaudited)
  For the
Year Ended
March 31, 2015
  For the
Year Ended
March 31, 2014
  For the Period
August 15, 20121
Through
March 31, 2013
Net asset value, beginning of period   $ 19.87     $ 21.01     $ 21.97     $ 20.00  
Investment operations:
                                   
Net investment income2     0.22       0.56       0.99       0.17  
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments and foreign currency translation     (4.13 )      (1.43 )      (1.77 )3     1.91  
Total from investment operations     (3.91 )      (0.87 )      (0.78 )      2.08  
Distributions to shareholders:
                                   
Net investment income           (0.25 )      (0.18 )      (0.11 ) 
Net realized gains           (0.02 )             
Total from investment operations           (0.27 )      (0.18 )      (0.11 ) 
Net asset value, end of period   $ 15.96     $ 19.87     $ 21.01     $ 21.97  
NET ASSET VALUE TOTAL RETURN4     (19.68 )%      (4.16 )%      (3.51 )%      10.41 % 
RATIOS/SUPPLEMENTAL DATA:
                                   
Net assets, end of period (000's omitted)   $ 181,895     $ 301,041     $ 49,385     $ 7,688  
Ratios to average net assets:
                                   
Expenses, net of expense reimbursements/waivers5,6     0.58 %7     0.58 %      0.66 %      0.85 %7
Expenses, prior to expense reimbursements/waivers5,6     0.85 %7     0.85 %      0.85 %      2.43 %7
Net investment income     2.29 %7     2.65 %      4.92 %      1.26 %7
Portfolio turnover rate     18 %8     33 %      63 %      1 %8

EGShares Blue Chip ETF

   
    For the Period
April 1, 2015
Through
September 30, 2015
(Unaudited)
  For the Period
April 23, 20141
Through
March 31, 2015
Net asset value, beginning of period   $ 19.09     $ 20.00  
Investment operations:
                 
Net investment income2     0.25       0.28  
Net realized and unrealized loss on investments and foreign currency translation     (2.14 )      (1.00 ) 
Total from investment operations     (1.89 )      (0.72 ) 
Distributions to shareholders:
                 
Net investment income           (0.19 ) 
Net asset value, end of period   $ 17.20     $ 19.09  
NET ASSET VALUE TOTAL RETURN4     (9.90 )%      (3.57 )% 
RATIOS/SUPPLEMENTAL DATA:
                 
Net assets, end of period (000's omitted)   $ 4,300     $ 7,637  
Ratios to average net assets:
                 
Expenses, net of expense reimbursements/waivers     0.60 %7     0.60 %7
Expenses, prior to expense reimbursements/waivers     0.60 %7     0.60 %7
Net investment income     2.59 %7     1.55 %7
Portfolio turnover rate     13 %8     82 %8
1 Commencement of operations.
2 Based on average shares outstanding.
3 The realized and unrealized gain on investments and foreign currency translation does not accord with the amounts reported in the Statements of Operations due to the timing of subscriptions or redemptions of Fund shares in relation to the investment performance during the period and contributions made by Authorized Participants to compensate the Fund for additional costs incurred in purchasing securities that were not transferred in kind (See Note 10).
4 Total return is calculated assuming an initial investment made at the net asset value at the beginning of the period, reinvestment of all dividends and distributions at net asset value during the period, and redemption at net asset value on the last day of the period. Total return calculated for a period of less than one year is not annualized. For the applicable periods shown, the total return would have been lower if certain expenses had not been reduced.
5 Effective April 1, 2013, EGA replaced the fee and expense structure with a Unified Fee. See Note 9 for additional information.
6 Effective October 1, 2013 the Fund entered into a fee waiver agreement pursuant to which the Advisor has agreed to waive its advisory fee to 0.58% of the Fund's average daily net assets (See Note 9).
7 Annualized.
8 Not annualized.

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.

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Financial Highlights  (continued)
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For a share outstanding throughout each period

EGShares Brazil Infrastructure ETF

           
    For the Period
April 1, 2015
Through
September 30, 2015
(Unaudited)
  For the
Year Ended
March 31, 2015
  For the
Year Ended
March 31, 2014
  For the
Year Ended
March 31, 2013
  For the
Year Ended
March 31, 2012
  For the
Year Ended
March 31, 2011
Net asset value, beginning of period   $ 8.99     $ 16.40     $ 21.26     $ 24.21     $ 25.38     $ 20.55  
Investment operations:
                                                     
Net investment income2     0.21       0.74       0.63       0.71       0.96       0.47  
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments and foreign currency translation     (3.29 )      (7.34 )      (4.94 )      (2.84 )      (1.15 )      4.67  
Total from investment operations     (3.08 )      (6.60 )      (4.31 )      (2.13 )      (0.19 )      5.14  
Distributions to shareholders:
                                                     
Net investment income           (0.81 )      (0.55 )      (0.82 )      (0.98 )      (0.31 ) 
Net asset value, end of period   $ 5.91     $ 8.99     $ 16.40     $ 21.26     $ 24.21     $ 25.38  
NET ASSET VALUE TOTAL RETURN3     (34.26 )%      (41.17 )%      (20.36 )%      (8.63 )%      (0.04 )%      25.16 % 
RATIOS/SUPPLEMENTAL DATA:
                                                     
Net assets, end of period (000's omitted)   $ 8,576     $ 12,592     $ 36,909     $ 79,739     $ 89,591     $ 83,760  
Ratios to average net assets:
                                                     
Expenses, net of expense reimbursements/waivers4     0.85 %6     0.85 %      0.85 %      0.85 %      0.88 %5     0.85 % 
Expenses, prior to expense reimbursements/waivers4     0.85 %6     0.85 %      0.85 %      1.52 %      1.51 %5     1.91 % 
Net investment income     4.97 %6     5.05 %      3.52 %      3.31 %      4.10 %      2.09 % 
Portfolio turnover rate     5 %7     77 %      68 %      30 %      30 %      35 % 

  

EGShares EM Core ex-China ETF

 
    For the Period
September 2, 20151
Through
September 30, 2015
(Unaudited)
Net asset value, beginning of period   $ 20.00  
Investment operations:
        
Net investment income2     0.04  
Net realized and unrealized loss on investments and foreign currency translations     (0.43 ) 
Total from investment operations     (0.39 ) 
Net asset value, end of period   $ 19.61  
NET ASSET VALUE TOTAL RETURN3     (1.95 )% 
RATIOS/SUPPLEMENTAL DATA:
        
Net assets, end of period (000's omitted)   $ 1,961  
Ratios to average net assets:
        
Expenses, net of expense reimbursements/waivers     0.35 %6
Expenses, prior to expense reimbursements/waivers     0.70 %6
Net investment income     2.53 %6
Portfolio turnover rate     0 %7
1 Commencement of operations.
2 Based on average shares outstanding.
3 Total return is calculated assuming an initial investment made at the net asset value at the beginning of the period, reinvestment of all dividends and distributions at net asset value during the period, and redemption at net asset value on the last day of the period. Total return calculated for a period of less than one year is not annualized. For the appliable periods shown, the total return would have been lower if certain expenses had not been reduced.
4 Effective April 1, 2013, EGA replaced the fee and expense structure with a Unified Fee. See Note 9 for additional information.
5 The ratio includes 0.03% for the period ended March 31, 2012 attributed to excise tax expense, which was outside the expense cap in place at that time.
6 Annualized.
7 Not annualized.

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.

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For a share outstanding throughout each period

EGShares EM Quality Dividend ETF (Consolidated)

         
    For the Period
April 1, 2015
Through
September 30, 2015
(Unaudited)
  For the
Year Ended
March 31, 2015
  For the
Year Ended
March 31, 2014
  For the
Year Ended
March 31, 2013
  For the Period
August 4, 20111
Through
March 31, 2012
Net asset value, beginning of period   $ 14.25     $ 16.15     $ 19.80     $ 20.09     $ 20.00  
Investment operations:
                                            
Net investment income2     0.27       0.77       0.64       0.86       0.33  
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments and foreign currency translations     (2.49 )      (2.08 )      (3.61 )      (0.09 )3     0.13  
Total from investment operations     (2.22 )      (1.31 )      (2.97 )      0.77       0.46  
Distributions to shareholders:
                                            
Net investment income     (0.19 )      (0.59 )      (0.65 )      (1.06 )      (0.37 ) 
Return of capital                 (0.03 )             
Total distributions     (0.19 )      (0.59 )      (0.68 )      (1.06 )      (0.37 ) 
Net asset value, end of period   $ 11.84     $ 14.25     $ 16.15     $ 19.80     $ 20.09  
NET ASSET VALUE TOTAL RETURN4     (15.72 )%      (8.37 )%      (15.14 )%      4.12 %      2.45 % 
RATIOS/SUPPLEMENTAL DATA:
                                            
Net assets, end of period (000's omitted)   $ 17,762     $ 24,935     $ 57,335     $ 89,122     $ 59,255  
Ratios to average net assets:
                                            
Expenses, net of expense reimbursements/waivers5     0.85 %6     0.89 %7     0.85 %      0.85 %      0.85 %6
Expenses, prior to expense reimbursements/waivers5     0.85 %6     0.89 %7     0.85 %      1.43 %      2.07 %6
Net investment income     3.86 %6     4.76 %      3.54 %      4.45 %      2.62 %6
Portfolio turnover rate     63 %8     168 %      137 %      86 %      45 %8

EGShares Emerging Markets Consumer ETF (Consolidated)

           
    For the Period
April 1, 2015
Through
September 30, 2015
(Unaudited)
  For the
Year Ended
March 31, 2015
  For the
Year Ended
March 31, 2014
  For the
Year Ended
March 31, 2013
  For the
Year Ended
March 31, 2012
  For the Period
September 14, 20101
Through
March 31, 2011
Net asset value, beginning of period   $ 26.45     $ 26.53     $ 26.51     $ 24.77     $ 22.76     $ 20.00  
Investment operations:
                                                     
Net investment income2     0.15       0.25       0.31       0.17       0.17       0.04  
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments and foreign currency translation     (4.85 )      (0.03 )      (0.09 )      1.68       1.96       2.74  
Total from investment operations     (4.70 )      0.22       0.22       1.85       2.13       2.78  
Distributions to shareholders:
                                                     
Net investment income           (0.30 )      (0.20 )      (0.11 )      (0.12 )      (0.02 ) 
Net asset value, end of period   $ 21.75     $ 26.45     $ 26.53     $ 26.51     $ 24.77     $ 22.76  
NET ASSET VALUE TOTAL RETURN4     (17.77 )%      0.88 %      0.82 %      7.46 %      9.44 %      13.88 % 
RATIOS/SUPPLEMENTAL DATA:
                                                     
Net assets, end of period (000's omitted)   $ 717,783     $ 1,145,158     $ 1,233,683     $ 885,476     $ 402,466     $ 194,611  
Ratios to average net assets:
                                                     
Expenses, net of expense reimbursements/waivers5     0.84 %6     0.83 %      0.84 %      0.85 %      0.85 %      0.85 %6
Expenses, prior to expense reimbursements/waivers5     0.84 %6     0.83 %      0.84 %      1.23 %      1.31 %      1.44 %6
Net investment income (loss)     1.20 %6     0.92 %      1.20 %      0.68 %      0.76 %      0.37 %6
Portfolio turnover rate     15 %8     12 %      14 %      7 %      3 %      9 %8
1 Commencement of operations.
2 Based on average shares outstanding.
3 The realized and unrealized gain on investments and foreign currency translations does not accord with the amounts reported in the Statements of Operations due to the timing of subscriptions of Fund shares in relation to the investment performance during the period and contributions made by Authorized Participants to compensate the Fund for additional costs incurred in purchasing securities that were not transferred in kind (See Note 10).
4 Total return is calculated assuming an initial investment made at the net asset value at the beginning of the period, reinvestment of all dividends and distributions at net asset value during the period, and redemption at net asset value on the last day of the period. Total return calculated for a period of less than one year is not annualized. For the applicable periods shown, the total return would have been lower if certain expenses had not been reduced.
5 Effective April 1, 2013, EGA replaced the fee and expense structure with a Unified Fee. See Note 9 for additional information.
6 Annualized.
7 The ratio includes 0.04% for the period ended March 31, 2015 attributed to tax expense, which is outside the Unified Fee.
8 Not annualized.

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.

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For a share outstanding throughout each period

EGShares Emerging Markets Core ETF (Consolidated)

       
    For the Period
April 1, 2015
Through
September 30, 2015
(Unaudited)
  For the
Year Ended
March 31, 2015
  For the
Year Ended
March 31, 2014
  For the Period
October 16, 20121
Through
March 31, 2013
Net asset value, beginning of period   $ 20.27     $ 20.44     $ 20.87     $ 20.00  
Investment operations:
                                   
Net investment income2     0.24       0.38       0.36       0.09  
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments and foreign currency translations     (3.55 )      (0.13 )      (0.44 )      0.82  
Total from investment operations     (3.31 )      0.25       (0.08 )      0.91  
Distributions to shareholders:
                                   
Net investment income           (0.42 )      (0.35 )      (0.04 ) 
Net asset value, end of period   $ 16.96     $ 20.27     $ 20.44     $ 20.87  
NET ASSET VALUE TOTAL RETURN3     (16.33 )%      1.22 %      (0.36 )%      4.55 % 
RATIOS/SUPPLEMENTAL DATA:
                                   
Net assets, end of period (000's omitted)   $ 5,087     $ 5,068     $ 4,088     $ 4,173  
Ratios to average net assets:
                                   
Expenses, net of expense reimbursements/waivers6     0.70 %4     0.71 %7     0.70 %      0.70 %4
Expenses, prior to expense reimbursements/waivers6     0.70 %4     0.71 %7     0.70 %      11.94 %4
Net investment income     2.41 %4     1.78 %      1.76 %      0.96 %4
Portfolio turnover rate     19 %5     20 %      16 %      3 %5

EGShares Emerging Markets Domestic Demand ETF (Consolidated)

       
    For the Period
April 1, 2015
Through
September 30, 2015
(Unaudited)
  For the
Year Ended
March 31, 2015
  For the
Year Ended
March 31, 2014
  For the Period
August 15, 20121
Through
March 31, 2013
Net asset value, beginning of period   $ 23.10     $ 22.31     $ 22.16     $ 20.00  
Investment operations:
                                   
Net investment income2     0.21       0.34       0.23       0.13  
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments and foreign currency translations     (4.22 )      0.73       0.14       2.11  
Total from investment operations     (4.01 )      1.07       0.37       2.24  
Distributions to shareholders:
                                   
Net investment income           (0.28 )      (0.22 )      (0.08 ) 
Net asset value, end of period   $ 19.09     $ 23.10     $ 22.31     $ 22.16  
NET ASSET VALUE TOTAL RETURN3     (17.36 )%      4.82 %      1.70 %      11.23 % 
RATIOS/SUPPLEMENTAL DATA:
                                   
Net assets, end of period (000's omitted)   $ 31,492     $ 35,798     $ 23,429     $ 2,216  
Ratios to average net assets:
                                   
Expenses, net of expense reimbursements/waivers6     0.85 %4     0.85 %      0.85 %      0.85 %4
Expenses, prior to expense reimbursements/waivers6     0.85 %4     0.85 %      0.85 %      4.53 %4
Net investment income     1.86 %4     1.43 %      1.09 %      1.02 %4
Portfolio turnover rate     16 %5     8 %      159 %      57 %5
1 Commencement of operations.
2 Based on average shares outstanding.
3 Total return is calculated assuming an initial investment made at the net asset value at the beginning of the period, reinvestment of all dividends and distributions at net asset value during the period, and redemption at net asset value on the last day of the period. Total return calculated for a period of less than one year is not annualized. For the applicable periods shown, the total return would have been lower if certain expenses had not been reduced.
4 Annualized.
5 Not annualized.
6 Effective April 1, 2013, EGA replaced the fee and expense structure with a Unified Fee. See Note 9 for additional information.
7 The ratio includes 0.01% for the period ended March 31, 2015 attributed to tax expense, which is outside the Unified Fee.

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.

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For a share outstanding throughout each period

EGShares India Consumer ETF (Consolidated)

         
    For the Period
April 1, 2015
Through
September 30, 2015
(Unaudited)
  For the
Year Ended
March 31, 2015
  For the
Year Ended
March 31, 2014
  For the
Year Ended
March 31, 2013
  For the Period
August 10, 20111
Through
March 31, 2012
Net asset value, beginning of period   $ 35.48     $ 24.72     $ 22.10     $ 19.08     $ 20.00  
Investment operations:
                                            
Net investment income (loss)2     0.03       (0.12 )      0.11       (0.00 )3     (0.00 )3
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments and foreign currency translations     (4.26 )      10.91       2.51       3.02 4     (0.92 )4
Total from investment operations     (4.23 )      10.79       2.62       3.02       (0.92 ) 
Distributions to shareholders:
                                            
Net investment income           (0.03 )                   
Net asset value, end of period   $ 31.25     $ 35.48     $ 24.72     $ 22.10     $ 19.08  
NET ASSET VALUE TOTAL RETURN5     (11.92 )%      43.64 %      11.86 %      15.83 %      (4.60 )% 
RATIOS/SUPPLEMENTAL DATA:
                                            
Net assets, end of period (000's omitted)   $ 78,128     $ 88,710     $ 4,945     $ 6,631     $ 1,908  
Ratios to average net assets:
                                            
Expenses, net of expense reimbursements/waivers9     0.89 %6     0.90 %11     0.89 %      0.89 %      0.89 %6
Expenses, prior to expense reimbursements/waivers9     0.89 %6     0.90 %11     0.89 %      4.31 %      6.16 %6
Net investment income (loss)     0.17 %6     (0.36 )%      0.50 %      (0.00 )%7     (0.04 )%6
Portfolio turnover rate     20 %8     82 %      43 %      50 %      104 %8

EGShares India Infrastructure ETF (Consolidated)

           
    For the Period
April 1, 2015
Through
September 30, 2015
(Unaudited)
  For the
Year Ended
March 31, 2015
  For the
Year Ended
March 31, 2014
  For the
Year Ended
March 31, 2013
  For the
Year Ended
March 31, 2012
  For the Period
August 11, 20101
Through
March 31, 2011
Net asset value, beginning of period   $ 13.08     $ 11.35     $ 12.27     $ 14.99     $ 19.40     $ 20.00  
Investment operations:
                                                     
Net investment income2     0.04       0.12       0.13       0.07       0.06       0.01  
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments and foreign currency translations     (2.40 )      1.65 4     0.27 4     (2.60 )      (4.39 )      (0.61 ) 
Total from investment operations     (2.36 )      1.77       0.40       (2.53 )      (4.33 )      (0.60 ) 
Distributions to shareholders:
                                                     
Net investment income           (0.04 )      (1.32 )      (0.19 )      (0.08 )       
Net asset value, end of period   $ 10.72     $ 13.08     $ 11.35     $ 12.27     $ 14.99     $ 19.40  
NET ASSET VALUE TOTAL RETURN5     (18.04 )%      15.59 %      4.04 %      (17.08 )%      (22.19 )%      (3.00 )% 
RATIOS/SUPPLEMENTAL DATA:
                                                     
Net assets, end of period (000's omitted)   $ 41,816     $ 47,736     $ 17,586     $ 51,513     $ 60,703     $ 85,377  
Ratios to average net assets:
                                                     
Expenses, net of expense reimbursements/waivers9     0.86 %6,12     0.88 %11     0.86 %10     0.85 %      0.85 %      0.85 %6
Expenses, prior to expense reimbursements/waivers9     0.86 %6,12     0.88 %11     0.86 %10     1.61 %      1.69 %      2.24 %6
Net investment income     0.70 %6     0.90 %      1.18 %      0.53 %      0.39 %      0.11 %6
Portfolio turnover rate     36 %8     75 %      76 %      24 %      23 %      9 %8
 1 Commencement of operations.
 2 Based on average shares outstanding.
 3 Less than $(0.005)
 4 The realized and unrealized gain or loss on investments and foreign currency translation does not accord with the amounts reported in the Statements of Operations due to the timing of subscriptions or redemptions of Fund shares in relation to the investment performance during the period and contributions made by Authorized Participants to compensate the Fund for additional costs incurred in purchasing securities that were not transferred in kind (See Note 10).
 5 Total return is calculated assuming an initial investment made at the net asset value at the beginning of the period, reinvestment of all dividends and distributions at net asset value during the period, and redemption at net asset value on the last day of the period. Total return calculated for a period of less than one year is not annualized. For the applicable periods shown, the total return would have been lower if certain expenses had not been reduced.
 6 Annualized.
 7 Less than (0.005)%.
 8 Not annualized.
 9 Effective April 1, 2013, EGA replaced the fee and expense structure with a Unified Fee. See Note 9 for additional information.
10 The ratio includes 0.01% for the period ended March 31, 2014 attributed to tax expense, which is outside the Unified Fee.
11 The ratio includes 0.03% for the period ended March 31, 2015 attributed to tax expense, which is outside the Unified Fee.
12 The ratio includes 0.01% for the period ended September 30, 2015 attributed to tax expense, which is outside the Unified Fee.

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.

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For a share outstanding throughout each period

EGShares India Small Cap ETF (Consolidated)

           
    For the Period
April 1, 2015
Through
September 30, 2015
(Unaudited)
  For the
Year Ended
March 31, 2015
  For the
Year Ended
March 31, 2014
  For the
Year Ended
March 31, 2013
  For the
Year Ended
March 31, 2012
  For the Period
July 7, 20101
Through
March 31, 2011
Net asset value, beginning of period   $ 17.48     $ 12.74     $ 12.45     $ 14.39     $ 19.29     $ 20.00  
Investment operations:
                                                     
Net investment income (loss)2     0.07       0.05       0.26       0.10       0.14       (0.01 ) 
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments and foreign currency translations     (2.74 )      4.77       0.25 3     (1.94 )      (4.88 )      (0.68 ) 
Total from investment operations     (2.67 )      4.82       0.51       (1.84 )      (4.74 )      (0.69 ) 
Distributions to shareholders:
                                                     
Net investment income           (0.08 )      (0.22 )      (0.10 )      (0.16 )      (0.02 ) 
Return of Capital                       (0.00 )9            
Total distributions           (0.08 )      (0.22 )      (0.10 )      (0.16 )      (0.02 ) 
Net asset value, end of period   $ 14.81     $ 17.48     $ 12.74     $ 12.45     $ 14.39     $ 19.29  
NET ASSET VALUE TOTAL RETURN4     (15.27 )%      37.86 %      4.29 %      (12.87 )%      (24.33 )%      (3.45 )% 
RATIOS/SUPPLEMENTAL DATA:
                                                     
Net assets, end of period (000's omitted)   $ 21,475     $ 28,850     $ 16,560     $ 21,163     $ 26,616     $ 34,729  
Ratios to average net assets:
                                                     
Expenses, net of expense reimbursements/waivers5     0.85 %6     0.92 %11     0.86 %10     0.85 %      0.85 %      0.90 %6,7
Expenses, prior to expense reimbursements/waivers5     0.85 %6     0.92 %11     0.86 %10     2.09 %      2.26 %      3.12 %6,7
Net investment income (loss)     0.91 %6     0.33 %      2.36 %      0.76 %      0.84 %      (0.06 )%6
Portfolio turnover rate     3 %8     117 %      56 %      43 %      125 %      1 %8
 1 Commencement of operations.
 2 Based on average shares outstanding.
 3 The realized and unrealized gain on investments and foreign currency translation does not accord with the amounts reported in the Statements of Operations due to the timing of subscriptions of Fund shares in relation to the investment performance during the period and contributions made by Authorized Participants to compensate the Fund for additional costs incurred in purchasing securities that were not transferred in kind (See Note 10).
 4 Total return is calculated assuming an initial investment made at the net asset value at the beginning of the period, reinvestment of all dividends and distributions at net asset value during the period, and redemption at net asset value on the last day of the period. Total return calculated for a period of less than one year is not annualized. For the applicable periods shown, the total return would have been lower if certain expenses had not been reduced.
 5 Effective April 1, 2013, EGA replaced the fee and expense structure with a Unified Fee. See Note 9 for additional information.
 6 Annualized.
 7 The ratio includes 0.05% for the period ended March 31, 2011 attributed to interest expense, which was outside the expense cap in place at that time.
 8 Not annualized.
 9 Less than $(0.005)
10 The ratio includes 0.01% for the period ended March 31, 2014 attributed to tax expense, which is outside the Unified Fee.
11 The ratio includes 0.07% for the period ended March 31, 2015 attributed to tax expense, which is outside the Unified Fee.

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.

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Notes to Financial Statements 
September 30, 2015 (Unaudited)
 

1. ORGANIZATION

EGA Emerging Global Shares Trust (the “Trust”) is a Delaware statutory trust organized on September 12, 2008. The Trust is an open-end management investment company, registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “1940 Act”). As of the date of this report, the Trust consisted of twelve separate non-diversified series and five diversified series, each of which tracks an underlying index (each, an “Underlying Index”). As of the date of this report, only the following exchange-traded funds (each an “ETF” or “Fund” and collectively the “ETFs” or “Funds”) were publicly offered:

 
Funds   Commencement
of Operations
EGShares Beyond BRICs ETF (“Beyond BRICs ETF”)   August 15, 2012
EGShares Blue Chip ETF (“Blue Chip ETF”)   April 23, 2014
EGShares Brazil Infrastructure ETF (“Brazil Infrastructure ETF”)   February 24, 2010
EGShares EM Core ex-China ETF (“EM Core ex-China ETF”)   September 2, 2015
EGShares EM Quality Dividend ETF (“EM Quality Dividend ETF”)   August 4, 2011
EGShares Emerging Markets Consumer ETF (“Consumer ETF”)   September 14, 2010
EGShares Emerging Markets Core ETF (“Core ETF”)   October 16, 2012
EGShares Emerging Markets Domestic Demand ETF (“Domestic Demand ETF”)   August 15, 2012
EGShares India Consumer ETF (“India Consumer ETF”)   August 10, 2011
EGShares India Infrastructure ETF (“India Infrastructure ETF”)   August 11, 2010
EGShares India Small Cap ETF (“India Small Cap ETF”)   July 7, 2010

The Beyond BRICs ETF’s investment objective is to seek investment results that correspond (before fees and expenses) to the price and yield performance of the FTSE Beyond BRICs Index (the “BBRC Underlying Index”). The BBRC Underlying Index is designed to represent the performance of a diversified basket of 90 liquid companies in Emerging and Frontier markets excluding Brazil, Russia, India, China (BRIC), Taiwan and Argentina as defined by FTSE’s Country Classification System. The BBRC Underlying Index is market capitalization weighted, and has 75% exposure to emerging markets and 25% to frontier markets at rebalance.

The Blue Chip ETF’s investment objective is to seek investment results that correspond (before fees and expenses) to the price and yield performance of the EGAI Developed Markets Blue Chip EM Access IndexSM (the “BCHP Underlying Index”). The BCHP Underlying Index is an equal-weighted equity index comprised of 30 well-established, widely recognized companies that are domiciled and publicly traded in developed market countries (including the U.S.) and have, as of the most recent constitution, a U.S. Dollar equivalent market capitalization of at least $2 billion (based on then-current exchange rates) and measurable revenue from developing market countries.

The Brazil Infrastructure ETF’s investment objective is to seek investment results that correspond (before fees and expenses) to the price and yield performance of the FTSE Brazil Infrastructure Extended Index (the “BRXX Underlying Index”). The BRXX Underlying Index is a free-float adjusted capitalization weighted index designed to represent the performance of the 30 largest Brazilian companies ranked by full market capitalization that FTSE determines to be representative of Brazil’s infrastructure industries.

The EM Core ex-China ETF’s investment objective seeks investment results that correspond (before fees and expenses) to the price and yield performance of the EGAI Emerging Markets ex-China IndexSM.(the “XCEM Underlying Index”). The XCEM Underlying Index is a market capitalization weighted index designed to provide broad, core emerging markets equity exposure by measuring the stock performance of up to 700 companies across the EGAI Emerging Markets Universe, excluding those listed or domiciled in China and Hong Kong.

The EM Quality Dividend ETF’s investment objective is to seek investment results that correspond (before fees and expenses) to the price and yield performance of the EGAI Emerging Markets Quality Dividend IndexSM (the “HILO Underlying Index”). The HILO Underlying Index is an equal weighted index designed to represent a portfolio of approximately 50 companies in developing markets that each have a higher dividend yield than the average dividend yield in the EGAI Developing Markets Universe.

The Consumer ETF’s investment objective is to seek investment results that correspond (before fees and expenses) to the price and yield performance of the Dow Jones Emerging Markets Consumer Titans 30 IndexSM (the “ECON Underlying Index”). The ECON Underlying Index is a free-float market capitalization weighted stock market index designed to measure the performance of 30 leading emerging market companies in the Consumer Goods and Consumer Services Industries, as defined by S&P Dow Jones Indices’ proprietary industry classification system.

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The Core ETF’s investment objective is to seek investment results that correspond (before fees and expenses) to the price and yield performance of the S&P Emerging Markets Core Index (the “EMCR Underlying Index”). The EMCR Underlying Index is an equal weighted index designed to measure the market performance of up to 116 companies that S&P Dow Jones Indices determines to be representative of all industries domiciled in emerging market countries, subject to a 15% country cap.

The Domestic Demand ETF’s investment objective is to seek investment results that correspond (before fees and expenses) to the price and yield performance of the S&P Emerging Markets Domestic Demand Index (the “EMDD Underlying Index”). The EMDD Underlying Index is a free-float market capitalization weighted stock market index comprised of 50 emerging market companies that derive a significant portion of their revenues from sectors that are less reliant on exports and therefore driven by domestic demand, specifically those companies in the consumer staples, consumer discretionary, telecommunications services, healthcare and utilities sectors.

The India Consumer ETF’s investment objective is to seek investment results that correspond (before fees and expenses) to the price and yield performance of the Indxx India Consumer Index (the “INCO Underlying Index”). The INCO Underlying Index is a maximum 30-stock free-float adjusted market capitalization weighted index designed to measure the market performance of companies in the consumer industry, as defined by Indxx’s proprietary methodology, in India.

The India Infrastructure ETF’s investment objective is to seek investment results that correspond (before fees and expenses) to the price and yield performance of the Indxx India Infrastructure Index (the “INXX Underlying Index”). The INXX Underlying Index is a maximum 30-stock free-float adjusted market capitalization weighted index designed to measure the market performance of companies in the infrastructure industry, as defined by Indxx’s proprietary methodology, in India.

The India Small Cap ETF’s investment objective is to seek investment results that correspond (before fees and expenses) to the price and yield performance of the Indxx India Small Cap Index (the “SCIN Underlying Index”). The SCIN Underlying Index is a maximum 75-stock free-float adjusted market capitalization weighted index designed to measure the market performance of companies in the small cap segment in India.

The classifications and presentations within the Schedule of Investments are consistent with other funds in the EGA Fund family and may not depict the same classifications and presentations in certain marketing materials.

2. CONSOLIDATION OF SUBSIDIARIES

The Consolidated Schedules of Investments; Consolidated Statements of Assets and Liabilities, of Operations and of Changes in Net Assets; and the Consolidated Financial Highlights of the ETFs listed below include the accounts of wholly owned subsidiaries. All inter-company accounts and transactions have been eliminated in consolidation.

 
Funds   Wholly Owned Subsidiary
Consumer ETF   EG Shares Consumer Mauritius
Core ETF   EG Shares Core Mauritius
Domestic Demand ETF   EG Shares Domestic Demand Mauritius
EM Quality Dividend ETF*   EG Shares High Income/Low Beta Mauritius*
India Consumer ETF   EG Shares India Consumer Mauritius
India Infrastructure ETF   EG Shares India Infrastructure Mauritius
India Small Cap ETF   EG Shares India Small Cap Mauritius
* EG Shares High Income/Low Beta Mauritius was closed effective June 2015 and is no longer a subsidiary of the EM Quality Dividend ETF.

The Consumer ETF, Core ETF and Domestic Demand ETF may each invest its assets in a wholly owned subsidiary in Mauritius, which in turn invests virtually all of its assets in Indian securities, based on the number of Indian securities that are included in each ETF’s respective Underlying Index.

The India Consumer ETF, India Infrastructure ETF and India Small Cap ETF invest substantially all of their assets in wholly owned subsidiaries in Mauritius, which in turn invest virtually all of their assets in Indian securities, based on the number of Indian securities that are included in each ETF’s respective Underlying Index.

By investing in a wholly owned subsidiary, the Funds listed in the table above each obtain benefits under the tax treaty between Mauritius and India. Each subsidiary may be subject to withholding taxes imposed by the Indian government on dividends, interest and realized

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capital gains should new legislation be passed to modify the current tax treaty with Mauritius. Any change in the provisions of this treaty could result in the imposition of withholding and other taxes on these ETFs by authorities in India. This would reduce the return on investment and the return received by each ETF’s shareholders.

A summary of each ETF’s investment in its corresponding subsidiary is as follows:

     
Funds   Inception Date
of Subsidiary
  Subsidiary
Net Assets at
September 30, 2015
  % of ETF’s Total
Net Assets at
September 30, 2015
Consumer ETF     September 14, 2010     $  59,004,076       8.2 % 
Core ETF     October 16, 2012       711,902       14.0  
Domestic Demand ETF     August 15, 2012       3,602,234       11.4  
India Consumer ETF     August 10, 2011       78,124,107       100.0  
India Infrastructure ETF     August 11, 2010       41,849,794       100.1  
India Small Cap ETF     July 7, 2010       21,434,211       99.8  

3. SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES

These financial statements are prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (“GAAP”), which requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities, the disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements, and the reported amounts of increases and decreases in net assets from operations during the reporting period. Actual amounts could differ from these estimates. The following summarizes the significant accounting policies of the ETFs.

Indemnifications

In the normal course of business, the Trust enters into contracts on behalf of its series that contain a variety of representations that provide general indemnifications. The Trust’s series’ maximum exposure under these arrangements cannot be known as this would involve future claims that may be made against a series of the Trust that have not yet occurred; however, the Trust expects any risk of loss by a series to be remote. The assets of a series may not be used to satisfy the liabilities of any other series.

Investment Valuation

The Net Asset Value (“NAV”) per share is computed as of the scheduled close of regular trading on the New York Stock Exchange (“NYSE”), ordinarily 4:00 p.m. Eastern time, on each day during which the NYSE is open for trading. The NAV per share of an ETF is computed by dividing the value of the ETF’s portfolio securities, cash and other assets (including accrued interest), less all liabilities (including accrued expenses) by the total number of shares outstanding at the time such computation is made.

Securities Valuation

Foreign equity securities are valued at the last reported sale price on the principal exchange on which such securities are traded. U.S. listed equity securities and listed ADRs and GDRs are valued at the last reported sale price on the principal exchange on which such securities are traded, as of the close of regular trading on the NYSE on the day the securities are being valued or, if there are no sales, at the mean of the most recent bid and asked prices. U.S. equity securities that are traded in over-the-counter markets are valued at the NASDAQ Official Closing Price as of the close of regular trading on the NYSE on the day the securities are valued or, if there are no sales, at the mean of the most recent bid and asked prices. Securities for which market quotations are not readily available, including restricted securities, are valued by a method that the Board of Trustees of the Trust (the “Board”) believes accurately reflects fair value. The value of assets denominated in foreign currencies is converted into U.S. dollars using exchange rates deemed appropriate by management of the ETFs. Use of a rate different from the rate used by the index provider may adversely affect an ETF’s ability to track its Underlying Index.

Foreign Currency Translations

Investments denominated in foreign currencies are subject to additional risk factors as compared to investments denominated in U.S. dollars. The value of an investment denominated in a foreign currency could change significantly as foreign currencies strengthen or weaken relative to the U.S. dollar. Generally, when the U.S. dollar gains in value against a foreign currency, an investment traded in that foreign currency loses value because that currency is worth fewer U.S. dollars. Risks related to foreign currencies also include those

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related to economic or political developments, market inefficiencies or a higher risk that essential investment information may be incomplete, unavailable or inaccurate. A U.S. dollar investment in depositary receipts or ordinary shares of foreign issuers traded on U.S. exchanges is indirectly subject to foreign currency risk to the extent that the issuer conducts its principal business in markets where transactions are denominated in foreign currencies.

Portfolio securities and other assets and liabilities denominated in foreign currencies are translated into U.S. dollars based on the exchange rate of such currencies against U.S. dollars on the date of valuation. Purchases and sales of securities and income items denominated in foreign currencies are translated into U.S. dollars at the exchange rate in effect on the transaction date.

The ETFs do not separately report the effect of changes in foreign exchange rates from changes in market prices on securities held. Such changes are included in net realized and unrealized gains or losses from investments.

Realized foreign exchange gains or losses arise from sales of foreign currencies; currency gains or losses realized between the trade and settlement dates on securities transactions; and the difference between the recorded amounts of dividends, interest, and foreign withholding taxes, and the U.S. dollar equivalent of the amounts actually received or paid. Net unrealized foreign exchange gains and losses arise from changes in foreign exchange rates on foreign denominated assets and liabilities other than investments in securities held at the end of the reporting period.

Security Transactions and Related Income

Investment transactions are recorded on trade date. The ETFs determine the gain or loss realized from the investment transactions by comparing the identified cost, which is the same basis used for federal income tax purposes, with the net sales proceeds. Dividend income is recorded on the ex-dividend date. Interest income is recorded on the accrual basis, including the accretion of discounts and amortization of premiums.

Federal Income Taxes

The Beyond BRICs ETF, Blue Chip ETF, Brazil Infrastructure ETF, EM Quality Dividend ETF, Consumer ETF, Core ETF, Domestic Demand ETF, India Consumer ETF, India Infrastructure ETF and India Small Cap ETF have qualified and continue to qualify, and the EM Core ex-China ETF intends to qualify, as a “regulated investment company” under Subchapter M of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended. If so qualified, an ETF will not be subject to federal income tax to the extent it distributes substantially all of its net investment income and capital gains to shareholders. Each ETF expects to declare and pay all of its net investment income, if any, to shareholders as dividends annually (quarterly for EM Quality Dividend ETF), and will also declare and pay net realized capital gains, if any, at least annually, except where the costs of such distributions exceed the amount of tax that the distributions are intended to avoid, in which case the ETF will pay the applicable tax. An ETF may distribute such investment income and capital gains more frequently, if necessary, in order to reduce or eliminate federal excise or income taxes on the ETF. Distributions to shareholders are recorded on the ex-dividend date.

The ETFs are subject to accounting standards that provide guidance for how uncertain tax positions should be recognized, measured, presented and disclosed in the financial statements. These standards require the evaluation of tax positions taken or expected to be taken by the ETFs and whether the tax positions are “more-likely-than-not” of being sustained by the applicable tax authority. Tax positions not deemed to meet the “more-likely-than-not” threshold would be recorded as a tax benefit or expense in the current year. Accounting for uncertainty in income taxes requires management of the ETFs to analyze all open tax years as defined by IRS statute of limitations, for all major jurisdictions, including federal tax authorities and certain state tax authorities. Open tax years are those years that are open for examination by the relevant income taxing authority. As of March 31, 2015, open federal and state income tax years include the tax periods or years ended March 31, 2012, March 31, 2013, March 31, 2014 and March 31, 2015. The ETFs have no examinations in progress.

There is no tax liability resulting from uncertain income tax positions taken or expected to be taken. The ETFs are also not aware of any tax positions for which it is reasonably possible that the total amounts of unrecognized tax expense will significantly change in the next twelve months.

Expenses

Expenses of the Trust, which are directly identifiable to a specific ETF, are applied to that ETF. Please refer to Note 9 for further discussion on fund expenses and the Unified Fee.

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4. INVESTMENT RISKS

The ETFs are subject to emerging markets risk. Investments in emerging market securities are subject to even greater risks than for foreign investments generally, including increased risks of: illiquidity of securities; price volatility; inflation or deflation; restrictions on foreign investment; nationalization; higher taxation; economic and political instability; pervasive corruption and crime; less governmental regulation; and less developed legal systems. These risks may be greater for investments in frontier markets.

Each ETF concentrates its investments in a particular industry or a group of industries to approximately the same extent as its respective underlying index, and as such, may be adversely affected by increased price volatility of securities in those industries, and may be more susceptible to adverse economic, market, political or regulatory occurrences affecting those industries.

Each ETF will invest in specific countries or geographic regions to approximately the same extent as its underlying index. To the extent that an ETF invests a significant portion of its assets in a particular country or a specific geographic region, the ETF will generally have more exposure to that country’s or region’s economic risks. In the event of economic or political turmoil or a deterioration of diplomatic relations in a country or region where a substantial portion of an ETF’s assets are invested, the ETF may experience increased volatility or illiquidity of its portfolio holdings, which may adversely affect that ETF’s performance.

Because the Brazil Infrastructure ETF invests predominantly in Brazilian securities, its NAV will be much more sensitive to changes in economic, political and other factors within Brazil than would a fund that invested in a greater variety of countries. The Brazilian economy has experienced in the past, and may continue to experience, periods of high inflation rates and political unrest. While the Brazilian economy has experienced growth in recent years, there is no guarantee that this growth will continue.

Because the Brazil Infrastructure ETF and India Infrastructure ETF concentrate their investments in the infrastructure sectors of Brazil and India, respectively, these ETFs may be adversely affected by increased price volatility of securities in that sector, and may be more susceptible to adverse economic, market, political or regulatory occurrences affecting that sector.

Because the Consumer ETF and India Consumer ETF concentrate their investments in the consumer goods and consumer services industries (specifically the consumer goods and consumer services industries of India for the India Consumer ETF), these ETFs may be adversely affected by increased price volatility of securities in those industries, and may be more susceptible to adverse economic, market, political or regulatory occurrences affecting those industries. The success of consumer goods and consumer services suppliers and retailers is tied closely to the performance of the domestic and international economy, interest rates, currency exchange rates, competition, preferences, and consumer confidence.

Because the Domestic Demand ETF concentrates its investments in the consumer staples, consumer discretionary, telecommunications services, healthcare and/or utilities industries, the ETF may be adversely affected by increased price volatility of securities in those industries, and may be more susceptible to adverse economic, market, political or regulatory occurrences affecting those industries.

Because the India Consumer ETF, India Infrastructure ETF and India Small Cap ETF invest predominantly in Indian securities, their NAVs will be much more sensitive to changes in economic, political and other factors within India than would a fund that invested in a greater variety of countries. Special risks include, among others, political and legal uncertainty, persistent religious, ethnic and border disputes, greater government control over the economy, currency fluctuations or blockage and the risk of nationalization or expropriation of assets.

The India Small Cap ETF primarily invests in small capitalization companies. Small cap companies may have greater volatility in price than the stocks of large cap companies due to limited product lines or resources or a dependency upon a particular market niche.

5. DISTRIBUTION AGREEMENT

ALPS Distributors, Inc., (the “Distributor”) serves as the distributor of creation units (see Note 9) for the ETFs pursuant to a distribution agreement. The Distributor does not maintain a secondary market in shares. The ETFs have adopted a Distribution and Service Plan (the “Plan”) pursuant to Rule 12b-1 under the 1940 Act. In accordance with the Plan, each ETF is authorized to pay an amount up to 0.25% of its average daily net assets each year for certain distribution-related activities. For the period ended September 30, 2015, no fees were paid by the ETFs under the Plan, and there are no current plans to impose these fees.

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6. FEDERAL INCOME TAX MATTERS

For the period ended September 30, 2015, federal tax cost of investments and net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) were as follows:

       
Funds   Federal
Tax Cost
of Investments
  Gross
Unrealized
Appreciation
  Gross
Unrealized
Depreciation
  Net Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
Beyond BRICs ETF   $  237,432,090     $  2,053,157     $  (56,944,595 )    $  (54,891,438 ) 
Blue Chip ETF     5,259,430       238,902       (1,227,189 )      (988,287 ) 
Brazil Infrastructure ETF     20,710,316       155,228       (12,458,133 )      (12,302,905 ) 
EM Core ex-China ETF     1,982,072       39,052       (90,184 )      (51,132 ) 
EM Quality Dividend ETF     20,268,117       96,435       (2,660,916 )      (2,564,481 ) 
Consumer ETF     859,133,751       67,891,996       (201,992,610 )      (134,100,614 ) 
Core ETF     5,817,552       278,849       (1,006,853 )      (728,004 ) 
Domestic Demand ETF     34,871,004       1,372,887       (4,919,123 )      (3,546,236 ) 
India Consumer ETF     82,694,879       2,325,534       (7,107,332 )      (4,781,798 ) 
India Infrastructure ETF     48,935,561       4,229,268       (11,580,661 )      (7,351,393 ) 
India Small Cap ETF     26,242,038       1,455,896       (6,328,161 )      (4,872,265 ) 

For the period or year ended March 31, 2015, the components of accumulated earnings (losses) on a tax-basis were as follows:

       
Funds   Undistributed
Ordinary Income
  Accumulated
Capital and
Other Losses
  Net Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
  Total
Accumulated
Earnings (Losses)
Beyond BRICs ETF   $  3,133,397     $  (2,034,014 )    $  (30,037,331 )    $  (28,937,948 ) 
Blue Chip ETF     14,130       (110,086 )      (342,434 )      (438,390 ) 
Brazil Infrastructure ETF     77,287       (28,464,152 )      (7,670,080 )      (36,056,945 ) 
EM Quality Dividend ETF     134,610       (25,977,968 )      (525,576 )      (26,368,934 ) 
Consumer ETF     92,937       (21,829,771 )      (3,031,074 )      (24,767,908 ) 
Core ETF     6,804       251       (107,533 )      (100,478 ) 
Domestic Demand ETF     65,753       (137,303 )      1,732,770       1,661,220  
India Consumer ETF           (949,866 )      3,946,178       2,996,312  
India Infrastructure ETF     205,528       (47,444,400 )      (3,426,246 )      (50,665,118 ) 
India Small Cap ETF     66,949       (9,481,487 )      (1,630,864 )      (11,045,402 ) 

The differences between book basis and tax basis components of net assets are primarily attributable to tax deferral of losses on wash sales, mark to market on Passive Foreign Investment Companies (“PFIC”) securities and deferral of post-October and December losses.

For financial reporting purposes, capital accounts are adjusted to reflect the tax character of permanent book/tax differences. Reclassifications are primarily due to tax treatment of redemptions in kind, PFIC sales adjustments, non-deductible offering costs, return of capital distributions and tax treatment of currency gains and losses. Results of operations and net assets were not affected by these reclassifications.

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Certain net losses incurred after October 31 and December 31, and within the taxable year or period are deemed to arise on the first business day of the ETFs’ next taxable year. For the period or year ended March 31, 2015, the ETFs deferred to April 1, 2015 these losses of:

   
Funds   Late Year
Ordinary Losses
  Post October
Capital Losses
Beyond BRICs ETF   $     $  2,034,014  
Blue Chip ETF            
Brazil Infrastructure ETF           2,459,477  
EM Quality Dividend ETF           3,462,675  
Consumer ETF           964,177  
Core ETF            
Domestic Demand ETF           2,115  
India Consumer ETF     169,858       175,867  
India Infrastructure ETF           219,442  
India Small Cap ETF            

At March 31, 2015, for federal income tax purposes, the following ETFs had capital loss carryforwards available to offset future capital gains:

       
    Carryforwards with No Expiration*   Carryforwards Expiring In
Funds   Short-Term
Capital Loss
Carryforward
  Long-Term
Capital Loss
Carryforward
  Fiscal Year 2018   Fiscal Year 2019
Beyond BRICs ETF   $     $     $   —     $   —  
Blue Chip ETF     110,086                    
Brazil Infrastructure ETF     8,143,770       17,860,905              
EM Quality Dividend ETF     16,819,429       5,526,604              
Consumer ETF           20,865,594              
Core ETF                        
Domestic Demand ETF     122,015       13,173              
India Consumer ETF     584,684       19,457              
India Infrastructure ETF     14,011,888       33,213,070              
India Small Cap ETF     1,254,248       8,227,239              
* Capital loss carryforwards for tax years beginning after December 22, 2010 do not expire and are carried forward in character. Amounts are subject to IRC Section 382-384 limitation in subsequent years.

7. FAIR VALUE MEASUREMENT

Financial Accounting Standards Board’s Accounting Standards Codification, Section 820-10, Fair Value Measurements and Disclosures defines fair value, establishes a framework for measuring fair value in accordance with GAAP, and expands disclosure about fair value measurements. It also provides guidance on determining when there has been a significant decrease in the volume and level of activity for an asset or liability, when a transaction is not orderly, and how that information must be incorporated into a fair value measurement. Under Fair Value Measurements and Disclosures, various inputs are used in determining the value of the ETFs’ investments. These inputs are summarized in three broad levels as follows:

Level 1 — Unadjusted quoted prices in active markets for identical assets or liabilities.

Level 2 — Observable inputs other than quoted prices included in Level 1 that are observable for the asset or liability, either directly or indirectly. These inputs may include quoted prices for the identical instrument in an inactive market, prices for similar securities, interest rates, prepayment speeds, credit risk, yield curves, default rates and similar data.

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Level 3 — Unobservable inputs for the asset or liability, to the extent relevant observable inputs are not available representing the ETFs’ own assumptions about the assumptions a market participant would use in valuing the asset or liability, and would be based on the best information available.

The availability of observable inputs can vary from security to security and is affected by a wide variety of factors, including, for example, the type of security, whether the security is new and not yet established in the marketplace, the liquidity of markets, and other characteristics particular to the security. To the extent that valuation is based on models or inputs that are less observable or unobservable in the market, the determination of fair value requires more judgment. Accordingly, the degree of judgment exercised in determining fair value is greatest for instruments categorized in Level 3.

The ETFs have adopted the Accounting Standard Update, Fair Value Measurements and Disclosures (Topic 820): Improving Disclosures about Fair Value Measurements which provides guidance on how investment assets and liabilities are to be valued and disclosed. Specifically, the amendment requires reporting entities to disclose: i) the input and valuation techniques used to measure fair value for both recurring and nonrecurring fair value measurements for Level 2 or Level 3 positions; ii) transfers between all levels (including Level 1 and Level 2) are required to be disclosed on a gross basis (i.e. transfers out must be disclosed separately from transfers in) as well as the reason(s) for the transfer; and iii) purchases, sales, issuances and settlements must be shown on a gross basis in the Level 3 roll forward rather than as one net number.

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

The following summarizes inputs used as of September 30, 2015 in valuing the ETFs’ assets and liabilities carried at fair value:

       
    Assets
Funds   Level 1
Common Stocks
  Level 2   Level 3
Common Stocks
  Total
Beyond BRICs ETF*   $  182,540,652     $   —     $     $  182,540,652  
Blue Chip ETF*     4,271,143                   4,271,143  
Brazil Infrastructure ETF**     8,407,411                   8,407,411  
EM Core ex-China ETF*     1,930,940                   1,930,940  
EM Quality Dividend ETF*     17,703,636                   17,703,636  
Consumer ETF*     725,033,137                   725,033,137  
Core ETF*     5,063,328             26,220       5,089,548  
Domestic Demand ETF*     31,324,768                   31,324,768  
India Consumer ETF**     77,913,081                   77,913,081  
India Infrastructure ETF**     41,584,168                   41,584,168  
India Small Cap ETF**     21,360,901             8,872       21,369,773  
 * Please refer to the schedule/consolidated schedule of investments to view securities segregated by country.
** Please refer to the schedule/consolidated schedule of investments to view securities segregated by industry type.

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Reconciliation of the investments in which significant unobservable inputs (Level 3) were used in determining the fair value during the period ended September 30, 2015:

 
    Core ETF
     Common Stocks
Balance as of March 31, 2015   $  —  
Realized gain (loss)1      
Change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation)2     (66,583 ) 
Purchases     4,692  
Sales      
Transfers into Level 33     88,111  
Transfers out of Level 34      
Balance as of September 30, 2015   $  26,220  
Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) from investments still held as of September 30, 2015 is:   $  (66,583 ) 

 
    India Small Cap ETF
     Common Stocks
Balance as of March 31, 2015   $   9,306  
Realized gain (loss)1      
Change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation)2     (434 ) 
Purchases      
Sales      
Transfers into Level 33      
Transfers out of Level 34      
Balance as of September 30, 2015   $ 8,872  
Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) from investments still held as of September 30, 2015 is:   $ (434 ) 
1 This amount is included in net realized gain (loss) from investment transactions in the Statement of Operations.
2 This amount is included in the net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) from investment transactions in the Statement of Operations. Change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) includes net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) resulting from changes in investment values during the period and the reversal of previously recorded unrealized appreciation (depreciation) when gains or losses are realized.
3 Transfers into Level 3 are as a result of the unavailability of a quoted price in an active market for identical investment or the unavailability of other significant observable inputs.
4 Transfers out of Level 3 are as a result of the availability of a quoted price in an active market for an identical investment or the availability of other significant observable inputs.

To estimate fair value, the Trust’s Valuation Committee (the “Committee”) followed procedures established by the Board.

Each Fund values its investments at fair value pursuant to procedures adopted by the Board if (1) market quotations are insufficient or not readily available or (2) Emerging Global Advisors, LLC (“EGA”) believes that the values available are unreliable. The Committee performs certain functions as they relate to the administration and oversight of the Funds’ valuation procedures. Under these procedures, the Committee convenes on a regular and ad-hoc basis to review such securities and considers a number of factors, including valuation methodologies and significant unobservable inputs, when arriving at fair value. The Trust’s policy is to recognize transfers in and transfers out at the fair value as of the beginning of the period.

In determining fair valuations, inputs may include duration of fair valuation event, comparable benchmark performance, and an illiquidity discount. Discounts may be applied based on the nature or duration of any restrictions on the disposition of the investments. The Committee performs regular reviews of securities that are fair valued for more than five days.

Due to the inherent uncertainty of valuations, fair values may differ significantly from the values that would have been used had an active market existed. Fair valuation could result in a different NAV than a NAV determined by using market quotes.

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September 30, 2015 (Unaudited)
 

The following is a summary of the significant unobservable inputs used as of September 30, 2015 in valuing Level 3 securities:

       
Core ETF   Fair Value   Valuation Technique   Unobservable Input   Value of
Unobservable Inputs
Investments in Securities
                   
Common Stocks
                   
COSCO Pacific, Ltd.   $ 20,786   Adjustment to market based on duration of fair value event, illiquidity discount and comparable benchmark performance   Illiquidity Discount   15.00%

       
Core ETF   Fair Value   Valuation Technique   Unobservable Input   Value of
Unobservable Inputs
Investments in Securities
                   
Common Stocks
                   
Hanergy Thin Film Power
Group, Ltd.
  $    604   Adjustment to market based on duration of fair value event, illiquidity discount and comparable benchmark performance   Illiquidity Discount   50.00%

       
Core ETF   Fair Value   Valuation Technique   Unobservable Input   Value of
Unobservable Inputs
Investments in Securities
                   
Common Stocks
                   
Sihuan Pharmaceutical
Holdings Group, Ltd.
  $  4,830   Adjustment to market based on duration of fair value event and illiquidity discount   Illiquidity Discount   50.00%

       
India Small Cap ETF   Fair Value   Valuation Technique   Unobservable Input   Value of
Unobservable Inputs
Investments in Securities
                   
Common Stocks
                   
Nagarjuna Fertilizers &
Chemicals, Ltd.
  $  8,872   Adjustment to market based on duration of fair value event and illiquidity discount   Illiquidity Discount   88.40%

Significant changes in any of the unobservable inputs may significantly impact the fair value measurement. A significant increase (decrease) in the comparable benchmark may result in a corresponding increase (decrease) in fair value. A significant increase (decrease) in the illiquidity discount may result in a corresponding decrease (increase) in fair value.

8. INVESTMENT TRANSACTIONS

The table below displays each ETF’s investment transactions during the period ended September 30, 2015. The Purchases column represents the aggregate purchases of investments excluding cost of in-kind purchases and short-term investments. The Sales column represents the aggregate sales of investments excluding proceeds from in-kind sales and short-term investments. Purchases In-Kind are the aggregate of all in-kind purchases and Sales In-Kind are the aggregate of all proceeds from in-kind sales. The transactions for each of these categories are as follows:

       
Funds   Purchases   Sales   Purchases In-Kind   Sales In-Kind
Beyond BRICs ETF   $ 45,651,836     $ 66,487,354     $ 1,697,844     $ 37,493,062  
Blue Chip ETF     863,518       1,137,508             2,459,681  
Brazil Infrastructure ETF     1,298,391       590,337              
EM Core ex-China ETF     1,164,995             817,078        
EM Quality Dividend ETF     14,327,149       16,019,672             1,710,854  
Consumer ETF     153,409,308       184,428,818       31,167,477       232,144,378  
Core ETF     1,323,081       1,043,037       814,445        
Domestic Demand ETF     6,465,031       5,809,883       3,700,600       1,621,981  
India Consumer ETF     16,623,085       15,826,391              
India Infrastructure ETF     22,395,774       17,974,013              
India Small Cap ETF     734,942       3,444,420              

 
 

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Notes to Financial Statements  (continued)
September 30, 2015 (Unaudited)
 

9. INVESTMENT ADVISORY AND OTHER AGREEMENTS

Effective April 1, 2013, EGA implemented a unified fee (“Unified Fee”) structure for all of the series of the ETF Trust. Under the Unified Fee, EGA took on the contractual obligation to pay all ordinary operating expenses of the ETFs, except for the fee payment under the investment advisory agreements between EGA and the Trust, payments under each series’ Rule 12b-1 plan (if ever implemented), brokerage expenses, taxes, interest, litigation expenses and other non-routine or extraordinary expenses.

EGA entered into a written fee waiver agreement (“BBRC Fee Waiver Agreement”) pursuant to which EGA has agreed to waive its advisory fee to 0.58% of the Beyond BRICs ETF Fund’s average daily net assets. The BBRC Fee Waiver Agreement will remain in effect and will be contractually binding until July 28, 2016. The BBRC Fee Waiver Agreement may be terminated at any time by the Board, but may not be terminated by EGA during the term of the BBRC Fee Waiver Agreement. The BBRC Fee Waiver Agreement shall automatically terminate upon the termination of the Advisory Agreement or, with respect to the Fund, in the event of merger or liquidation of the Fund.

EGA also entered into a written fee waiver agreement (“XCEM Fee Waiver Agreement”) pursuant to which EGA has agreed to waive its advisory fee to 0.35% of the Fund’s average daily net assets. The XCEM Fee Waiver Agreement will remain in effect and will be contractually binding until August 11, 2017. The XCEM Fee Waiver Agreement may be terminated at any time by the Board, but may not be terminated by EGA during the term of the Fee XCEM Waiver Agreement. The XCEM Fee Waiver Agreement shall automatically terminate upon the termination of the Advisory Agreement or, with respect to the Fund, in the event of merger or liquidation of the Fund.

The advisory fee for the remaining ETFs in the Trust is 0.85% of the Funds’ average daily net assets, with the exception of Consumer ETF (0.85% of the first $1 billion, 0.75% of the next $1 billion, and 0.70% for amounts over $2 billion), Core ETF (0.70%), the India Consumer ETF (0.89%) and the Blue Chip ETF (0.60%).

The Bank of New York Mellon serves as the ETFs’ Administrator, Custodian, Fund Accountant and Transfer Agent pursuant to a Fund Administration and Accounting Agreement, a Custody Agreement and a Transfer Agency and Service Agreement, respectively.

Since September 1, 2014, an employee of EGA has served as Chief Compliance Officer and Anti-Money Laundering Officer for the Trust.

10. CREATION AND REDEMPTION TRANSACTIONS

The ETFs issue and redeem shares on a continuous basis at NAV in blocks of 50,000 shares called “Creation Units.” Except when aggregated in Creation Units, shares are not redeemable securities of an ETF.

Only “Authorized Participants” may purchase or redeem shares directly from an ETF. An Authorized Participant is either (i) a broker-dealer or other participant in the clearing process through the Continuous Net Settlement System of the National Securities Clearing Corporation or (ii) a DTC participant and, in each case, must have executed a Participant Agreement with the Distributor. Most retail investors will not qualify as Authorized Participants or do not have the resources to buy and sell whole Creation Units. Therefore, they will be unable to purchase or redeem the shares directly from the ETFs. Rather, most retail investors will purchase shares in the secondary market with the assistance of a broker and will be subject to customary brokerage commissions or fees.

Except as discussed below, the consideration for the purchase of Creation Units of an ETF generally consists of the in-kind deposit of a designated portfolio of equity securities, which constitutes a representation of the corresponding Underlying Index and an amount of cash. The consideration for the purchase of Creation Units of the Brazil Infrastructure ETF, India Consumer ETF, India Infrastructure ETF and India Small Cap ETF consists solely of cash in U.S. dollars. Investors transacting in Creation Units for cash pay an additional variable charge to compensate the relevant ETF for brokerage and market impact expenses relating to investing in portfolio securities. This charge is either debited or credited to Paid-in Capital.

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Notes to Financial Statements  (concluded)
September 30, 2015 (Unaudited)
 

11. SUBSEQUENT EVENTS

In preparing these financial statements, the Funds’ management has evaluated events and transactions for potential recognition or disclosure through the date the financial statements were issued.

On September 18, 2015, EGA announced that it will liquidate two Funds. The Board authorized these Fund liquidations and the affected ETFs, listed below, were liquidated on October 30, 2015:

EGShares Blue Chip ETF
EGShares Brazil Infrastructure ETF

Since September 30, 2015, the following Funds paid income and liquidating dividends:

       
Fund   Ticker   Per Share
Income
Distributed
  Per Share
Principal
Distributed
  Payable Date
EGShares Blue Chip ETF     BCHP     $  0.07065     $ 18.18205       11/06/2015  
EGShares Brazil Infrastructure ETF     BRXX     $ 0.05330     $ 6.12415       11/06/2015  

Other than the above subsequent events, no other notable events have occurred between year-end and the issuance of the financial statements.

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Board Review and Approval of EGShares EM Core ex-China ETF Advisory Contract (Unaudited)
 

At the August 12, 2015 meeting (the “Meeting”) of the Board of Trustees (the “Board”) of EGA Emerging Global Shares Trust (the “Trust”), the Board, including those Trustees who are not “interested persons” (as that term is defined in the Investment Company Act of 1940 (“1940 Act”)) of the Trust (the “Independent Trustees”), approved the investment advisory agreement (the “Advisory Agreement”) between Emerging Global Advisors, LLC (“EGA”) and the Trust with respect to the EGShares EM Core ex-China ETF (the “Fund”), for a period of two years beginning August 12, 2015. Under the Advisory Agreement, EGA is obligated to pay all of the ordinary operating expenses of the Fund (the “Unified Fee”).

In considering approval of the Advisory Agreement, the Independent Trustees met in executive session with independent counsel, who provided assistance and advice. In considering the approval of the Advisory Agreement, the Board, including the Independent Trustees, reviewed the materials provided for the Meeting by EGA, including: (i) the bring-down letter that confirmed there were no changes to the materials provided by EGA at the February 26, 2015 Board meeting (other than the decrease in EGA’s assets under management); (ii) a copy of the Advisory Agreement; (iii) information describing the nature, quality, and extent of the services that EGA expects to provide to the Fund, and the fees that EGA proposes to charge for such services; (iv) information concerning the business, operations and compliance program of EGA; (v) a copy of the current Form ADV for EGA; and (v) a memorandum from Stradley Ronon Stevens & Young, LLP, counsel to the Trust and EGA, on the responsibilities of trustees in considering investment advisory arrangements under the 1940 Act.

In addition, the Board considered data compiled by EGA from an unaffiliated third party proprietary database comparing the proposed advisory fee and projected expense ratio of the Fund with the advisory fees and expense ratios of other U.S.-listed ETFs having similar investment objectives, indexes and underlying holdings, including other EGA-sponsored funds (the “Peer Group”). The data for the Peer Group included expense ratio information after fee waivers and reimbursements (the “net expense ratio”). The Board discussed the criteria used by EGA for selecting the Peer Group. The Board noted that the Peer Group and the Peer Group metrics for the Fund did not include the Fund itself. The Board, including the Independent Trustees, concluded that the data was useful and reliable for the purpose of reviewing the Advisory Agreement.

During their review of this information, the Board, including the Independent Trustees, focused on and analyzed the factors that they deemed relevant, including: the nature, quality, and extent of the services to be provided to the Fund by EGA; the personnel and operations of EGA; the profitability to EGA under the Advisory Agreement; the projected expense ratio and anticipated investment performance of the Fund; any ancillary benefits realized by EGA due to its relationship with the Fund and the Trust (i.e., “fall-out” benefits); and possible conflicts of interest.

In particular, the Board considered and reviewed the following with respect to the Fund:

(a) The nature, extent, and quality of services to be provided to the Fund by EGA.  The Board reviewed the services that EGA is expected to provide to the Fund. In connection with the advisory services to be provided to the Fund, the Board noted EGA’s significant responsibilities as the Fund’s investment adviser, including: implementation of the investment management program of the Fund; management of the day-to-day investment and reinvestment of the assets in the Fund; determining daily baskets of deposit securities and cash components; executing portfolio security trades for purchases and redemptions of Fund shares conducted on a cash-in-lieu basis, as well as during index rebalances and reconstitutions; and oversight of general portfolio compliance with relevant law. The Board noted that they had also reviewed and considered most, if not all, of these items at Board meetings throughout the course of the year with respect to other ETF series of the Trust with similar investment objectives, strategies and risks.

The Board reviewed EGA’s experience, resources, strengths and its prior performance as an adviser and sub-adviser to the other ETF series of the Trust with similar investment objectives, strategies and risks. The Board also noted EGA’s procedures to manage potential conflicts of interest and EGA’s belief that management of the series of the Trust and EGA Frontier Diversified Core Fund does not present a material conflict of interest. Based on their consideration and review of the foregoing information, the Board concluded that the Fund was likely to benefit from the nature, quality, and extent of these services, as well as EGA’s ability to render such services based on its experience, operations and resources.

(b) Comparison of services to be provided and fees to be charged by EGA and other investment advisers to similar clients, and the cost of the services to be provided.  The Board compared both the services to be rendered and the fees to be paid pursuant to the Advisory Agreement for the Fund to the contractual advisory fees of both EGA and other registered investment advisers providing services to similar ETFs in the Peer Group. In particular, the Board compared the Fund’s proposed advisory fee and projected total and net expense ratios to the advisory fees and net expense ratios of the other ETFs in the Peer Group as of July 30, 2015.

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Board Review and Approval of EGShares EM Core ex-China ETF Advisory Contract (Unaudited)  (concluded)

The Board noted that the proposed advisory fee of the Fund was above the median and average, but below the maximum, advisory fee of the other funds in the Peer Group. The Board considered the Fund’s projected expense ratio both before and after the fee waiver and expense reimbursement (the “Expense Limitation Agreement”) paid by EGA pursuant to a written agreement by EGA, which further reduced the Fund’s net expense ratio below the Unified Fee. The Board noted that the projected net expense ratio of the Fund was below the median and average net expense ratio of the other funds in the Peer Group.

The Board considered the appropriateness of the proposed advisory fee, and the projected total and net expense ratios, of the Fund compared to the advisory fees and net expense ratios of the ETFs in the Peer Group. The Board received information regarding the costs, including operational costs borne by EGA under the Unified Fee. The Board noted EGA’s assumption of the contractual obligation to limit the Fund’s ordinary operating expenses through the Unified Fee, which cannot be changed without shareholder approval. The Board also noted EGA’s 2-year commitment to further reduce expenses under the Expense Limitation Agreement.

After comparing the Fund’s proposed advisory fee, and projected total and net expense ratios, with those of the other funds in the Peer Group, and in light of the nature, quality, and extent of services to be provided by EGA and the costs incurred by EGA in rendering those services and absorbing the Fund’s ordinary operating expenses under the Unified Fee, and to further reduce expenses under the Expense Limitation Agreement, the Board concluded that the advisory fee to be paid to EGA with respect to the Fund was fair and reasonable.

(c) EGA’s profitability and the extent to which economies of scale would be realized as the Fund grows and whether fee levels would reflect such economies of scale.  The Board noted that, because the Fund had not yet commenced operations, it was not possible to assess either EGA’s profitability or the potential for economies of scale. The Board acknowledged EGA’s contractual obligation to limit the Fund’s expenses through the Unified Fee and the Expense Limitation Agreement, and the effect of such obligation on EGA’s profitability based on information presented to the Board. The Board also considered EGA’s profitability with respect to the other ETF series of the Trust, noting that EGA had in the past introduced breakpoints to its advisory fee for certain series of the Trust when assets under management had reached a significant size.

The Board considered fall-out benefits received by EGA from its relationship with the Fund and the Trust. The Board noted EGA’s positive reputational benefits from the success of the funds in the Trust, including benefits to EGA Indices, a separate group within EGA, which sponsors indexes for the Fund and certain other ETF series of the Trust.

(d) Investment performance of EGA.  The Board noted that, because the Fund had not commenced operations, it was not possible to assess EGA’s investment performance with respect to the Fund. The Board did consider EGA’s investment performance with respect to the other ETF series of the Trust, including ETF series with investment objectives, strategies and risks similar to the Fund, relative to their stated investment objectives to seek investment results that correspond (before fees and expenses) to the price and yield performance of the applicable underlying index that is referenced in each series’ investment objective, and EGA’s success in achieving each series’ objectives, including tracking difference (i.e., the difference of the returns between a fund and the underlying index it seeks to track) and tracking error (i.e., the volatility of the difference of the returns between a fund and the underlying index it seeks to track).

Conclusion.  No single factor was determinative to the decision of the Board. Based on the foregoing and such other matters as were deemed relevant, the Board, including the Independent Trustees, concluded that the proposed advisory fee and projected expense ratio were reasonable in relation to the services to be provided by EGA to the Fund, as well as the costs to be incurred and benefits to be gained by EGA in providing such services. As a result, the Board, including the Independent Trustees, determined that the approval of the Advisory Agreement with EGA would be in the best interest of the Fund and its shareholders.

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Board of Trustees and Officers (Unaudited)
 

The Trustees and officers of the Trust, along with their principal occupations over the past five years and their affiliations, if any, with EGA, are listed below. Unless otherwise noted, the address of each Trustee of the Trust is 155 West 19th Street, New York, NY 10011. The Statement of Additional Information includes additional information about Fund Trustee and is available, without charge, upon request at 155 West 19th Street, New York, NY 10011. The information below is as of September 30, 2015.

         
Name and Year of Birth   Position(s)
Held with
Trust
  Term of
Office1 and Length of Time Served
  Principal Occupation(s)
During Past 5 Years
  Number of Portfolios in Fund Complex2 Overseen by Trustee   Other Directorships Held by Trustee
Independent Trustees
                        
Robert Willens, 1946   Trustee   Since 2009   Robert Willens, LLC (tax consulting), President, since January 2008.   18   Daxor Corp. (Medical Products and Biotechnology), since 2004.
Ron Safir, 1951   Trustee   Since 2009   Retired, since 2008.   18   None
Jeffrey D. Haroldson, 1957   Trustee   Since 2009   Bridgeton Holdings LLC (real estate investment and development), Chief Operating Officer & General Counsel, since 2013; Ridgewood Capital Advisors LLC (consulting and business advisory services), President since 2012; HDG Mansur Capital Group, LLC (international real estate company), President and Chief Operating Officer, 2004 to 2011.   18   None
Interested Trustees
                        
Robert C. Holderith3, 1960   Trustee and President   Since 2008   Emerging Global Advisors, LLC, Managing Member and Chief Executive Officer, since September 2008.   18   None
1 Each Trustee holds office for an indefinite term.
2 The “Fund Complex” consists of the EGA Frontier Diversified Core Fund and the Trust, which together consist of eighteen funds. As of September 30, 2015, twelve funds were operational.
3 Mr. Holderith is considered to be an “interested persons” of the Trust as defined in the 1940 Act, due to his relationship with EGA, the Funds’ Advisor.

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Board of Trustees and Officers (Unaudited) (concluded)
 

     
Name and Year of Birth   Position(s)
Held with
the Trust
  Term of
Office1 and
Length of
Time Served
  Principal Occupation(s) During Past 5 Years
Officers
              
Marten S. Hoekstra
Emerging Global
Advisors, LLC
155 West 19th Street
New York, NY 10011
1960
  Executive Vice President   Since 2011   Chief Executive Officer, Emerging Global Advisors, LLC, since February 2011; Board of Directors, Securities Industry and Financial Markets Association, 2006 to 2011; UBS (and its predecessor, PaineWebber), 1983 to 2009 (including various executive positions starting in 2001).
Susan M. Ciccarone
Emerging Global
Advisors, LLC
155 West 19th Street
New York, NY 10011
1973
  Principal Financial Officer, Vice President and Treasurer   Since 2013   Chief Operating Officer, since April 2014, Chief Financial Officer, since August 2012, Emerging Global Advisors, LLC; Managing Director, Goldman Sachs & Co. 2009 to 2012; UBS Investment Bank, 2002 to 2009.
Maya Teufel
Emerging Global
Advisors, LLC
155 West 19th Street
New York, NY 10011
1972
  Chief Compliance Officer   Since October 20152   General Counsel and Chief Compliance Officer, Emerging Global Advisors, LLC, since November 2013; Vice President, Corporate Counsel, Jennison Associates LLC (Prudential Financial, Inc.), 2005 to November 2013.
1 Officers of the Trust are appointed by the Trustees and serve at the pleasure of the Board.
2 From September 2014 until October 9, 2015, Joseph Signora was the Chief Compliance Officer of the Trust.

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General Information (Unaudited) 
 

Investment Advisor
Emerging Global Advisors, LLC
155 West 19th Street, 3rd Floor
New York, NY 10011

Distributor
ALPS Distributors, Inc.
1290 Broadway, Suite 1100
Denver, CO 80203

Administrator, Custodian and Transfer Agent
The Bank of New York Mellon
101 Barclay Street
New York, NY 10286

Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm
BBD, LLP
1835 Market Street, 26th Floor
Philadelphia, PA 19103

 

You may obtain a description of the EGShares Funds’ proxy voting, policies, procedures and information regarding how each Fund voted proxies relating to portfolio securities during the most recent 12-month period ending June 30 (available by August 31) without charge, upon request, by calling 1-888-800-4347 or visiting the funds website www.emergingglobaladvisors.com, or by accessing the Securities Exchange Commission’s (the “SEC”) website at www.sec.gov. Such reports may be reviewed and copied at the SEC’s Public Reference Room in Washington, DC. Information on the operation of the Public Reference Room may be obtained by calling 202-942-8090.

Each of the Funds’ premium/discount information that is current as of the most recent quarter-end is available by visiting www.emergingglobaladvisors.com or by calling (888) 800-4EGS (4347).

The Trust files complete schedules of the portfolio holdings with the SEC for the first and third quarters on Form N-Q. The Form N-Q is available without charge, upon request, by calling 1-800-SEC-0330, or by accessing the SEC’s website, at www.sec.gov. It may also be reviewed and copied at the SEC’s Public Reference Room in Washington, DC.

This report has been prepared for shareholders and may be distributed to others only if preceded or accompanied by an effective prospectus, which includes information regarding the Funds’ objectives and policies, experience of its management, marketability of shares and other information.

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155 West 19th Street
New York, NY 10011
(888) 800-4EGS (4347)
www.emergingglobaladvisors.com
  
  

EGA Emerging Global Shares Trust

 

EGShares Beyond BRICs ETF

EGShares Blue Chip ETF

EGShares Brazil Infrastructure ETF

EGShares EM Core ex-China ETF

EGShares EM Quality Dividend ETF

EGShares Emerging Markets Consumer ETF

EGShares Emerging Markets Core ETF

EGShares Emerging Markets Domestic Demand ETF

EGShares India Consumer ETF

EGShares India Infrastructure ETF

EGShares India Small Cap ETF


 
 
 
EGShares are distributed by ALPS Distributors, Inc.

 

 

 

 

 

Item 2. Code of Ethics.

 

Not applicable for the semi-annual reporting period.

 

Item 3. Audit Committee Financial Expert.

 

Not applicable for the semi-annual reporting period.

 
Item 4. Principal Accountant Fees and Services.

 

Not applicable for the semi-annual reporting period.

 

Item 5. Audit Committee of Listed Registrants.

 

Not applicable for the semi-annual reporting period.

 

Item 6. Investments.

 

(a)Schedule of Investments in securities of unaffiliated issuers as of the close of the reporting period is included as part of the report to shareholders filed under Item 1 of this Form.
   
(b)Not applicable.

 

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

 

Not applicable.

 

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

 

Not applicable.

 

 

 

 

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

 

Not applicable.

 

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

 

There have been no material changes to the procedures by which the shareholders may recommend nominees to the registrant’s board of trustees, where those changes were implemented after the Registrant last provided disclosure in response to the requirements of Item 407(c)(2)(iv) of Regulation S-K (17 CFR 229.407) (as required by Item 22(b)(15) of Schedule 14A (17 CFR 240.14a-101)), or this Item.

 

Item 11. Controls and Procedures.

 

(a)The registrant’s principal executive and principal financial officers, or persons performing similar functions, have concluded that the registrant’s disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Rule 30a-3(c) under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “1940 Act”) (17 CFR 270.30a-3(c))) are effective, as of a date within 90 days of the filing date of the report that includes the disclosure required by this paragraph, based on their evaluation of these controls and procedures required by Rule 30a-3(b) under the 1940 Act (17 CFR 270.30a-3(b)) and Rules 13a-15(b) or 15d-15(b) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (17 CFR 240.13a-15(b) or 240.15d-15(b)).

 

(b)There were no changes in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Rule 30a-3(d) under the 1940 Act (17 CFR 270.30a-3(d))) that occurred during the registrant’s second fiscal quarter of the period covered by this report that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting.

 

Item 12. Exhibits.

 

(a)(1)Not applicable.

 

(a)(2)Certifications pursuant to Rule 30a-2(a) under the 1940 Act and Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 are attached hereto.

 

(a)(3)Not applicable.

 

(b)Certifications pursuant to Rule 30a-2(b) under the 1940 Act and Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 are attached hereto.

 

 

 

 

 

SIGNATURES

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

 

(Registrant) EGA Emerging Global Shares Trust
   
   
By (Signature and Title)* /s/ Robert C. Holderith
  Robert C. Holderith, President
  (principal executive officer)
   
Date December 7, 2015

 

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

 

By (Signature and Title)* /s/ Robert C. Holderith
  Robert C. Holderith, President
  (principal executive officer)
   
Date December 7, 2015
   
   
By (Signature and Title)* /s/ Susan M. Ciccarone
  Susan M. Ciccarone, Chief Financial Officer
  (principal financial officer)
   
Date December 7, 2015

 

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