N-CSRS 1 ea158162_ncsrs.htm N-CSRS

 

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

 

 

 

FORM N-CSRS

 

 

 

CERTIFIED SHAREHOLDER REPORT OF REGISTERED MANAGEMENT

INVESTMENT COMPANIES

 

Investment Company Act File Number 811-22263

 

Exchange Traded Concepts Trust

(Exact name of registrant as specified in charter)

 

 

 

10900 Hefner Pointe Drive

Suite 400

Oklahoma City, OK 73120

(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip code)

 

J. Garrett Stevens

Exchange Traded Concepts Trust

10900 Hefner Pointe Drive

Suite 400

Oklahoma City, OK 73120

(Name and address of agent for service)

 

Copy to:

Christopher Menconi

Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP

1111 Pennsylvania Avenue NW

Washington, DC 20004

 

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

 

Date of fiscal year end: November 30, 2023

 

Date of reporting period: May 31, 2023

 

 

 

 

Item 1. Reports to Stockholders.

 

(a) A copy of the report transmitted to stockholders pursuant to Rule 30e-1 under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “Act”) (17 CFR § 270.30e-1) is attached hereto.

 

 

 

EXCHANGE TRADED CONCEPTS TRUST

ETC 6 Meridian Hedged Equity-Index Option Strategy ETF

ETC 6 Meridian Low Beta Equity Strategy ETF

ETC 6 Meridian Mega Cap Equity ETF

ETC 6 Meridian Small Cap Equity ETF

ETC 6 Meridian Quality Growth ETF

Semi-Annual Report

May 31, 2023
(Unaudited)

 

ETC 6 Meridian

Table of Contents

 

Schedules of Investments

 

1

Statements of Assets and Liabilities

 

13

Statements of Operations

 

15

Statements of Changes in Net Assets

 

17

Financial Highlights

 

22

Notes to the Financial Statements

 

24

Review of Liquidity Risk Management Program

 

35

Disclosure of Fund Expenses

 

36

Supplemental Information

 

37

The Funds file their complete schedule of holdings with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (the “Commission” or the “SEC”) for the first and third quarters of each fiscal year as an exhibit to each Fund’s report on Form N-PORT within sixty days after the end of the period. Each Fund’s Form N-PORT reports are available on the Commission’s website at https://www.sec.gov.

Exchange Traded Concepts, LLC’s proxy voting policies and procedures are attached to the Funds’ Statement of Additional Information (the “SAI”). The SAI, as well as information relating to how each Fund voted proxies relating to each Fund’s securities during the most recent 12-month period ended June 30, is available without charge, upon request, by calling (866) SIXM-ETF (749-6383) and on the Commission’s website at https://www.sec.gov.

 

ETC 6 Meridian

Hedged Equity-Index Option Strategy ETF

Schedule of Investments

May 31, 2023 (Unaudited)

Description

 

Shares

 

Fair Value

COMMON STOCK — 97.9%

     

 

 

Communication Services — 9.4%

     

 

 

Alphabet, Cl A(A)*

 

43,712

 

$

5,370,893

AT&T

 

267,769

 

 

4,212,006

Netflix*

 

14,457

 

 

5,713,840

T-Mobile US*

 

32,721

 

 

4,490,957

Verizon Communications(A)

 

363,179

 

 

12,940,069

       

 

32,727,765

Consumer Discretionary — 6.2%

     

 

 

Booking Holdings*

 

1,740

 

 

4,365,260

Lowe’s(A)

 

22,504

 

 

4,526,230

McDonald’s

 

31,494

 

 

8,979,254

NIKE, Cl B

 

36,632

 

 

3,855,884

       

 

21,726,628

Consumer Staples — 20.2%

     

 

 

Altria Group(A)

 

392,311

 

 

17,426,455

Colgate-Palmolive(A)

 

116,152

 

 

8,639,385

Costco Wholesale

 

9,493

 

 

4,856,239

Kraft Heinz(A)

 

235,722

 

 

9,009,295

PepsiCo(A)

 

24,446

 

 

4,457,728

Philip Morris International(A)

 

141,506

 

 

12,736,955

Procter & Gamble

 

29,929

 

 

4,264,883

Walmart(A)

 

61,826

 

 

9,080,385

       

 

70,471,325

Energy — 6.2%

     

 

 

Chevron(A)

 

28,019

 

 

4,220,222

ConocoPhillips(A)

 

91,409

 

 

9,076,913

Exxon Mobil(A)

 

81,733

 

 

8,351,478

       

 

21,648,613

Description

 

Shares

 

Fair Value

Financials — 9.0%

     

 

 

American Express

 

29,411

 

$

4,663,408

American International Group

 

88,264

 

 

4,662,987

Bank of New York Mellon

 

111,200

 

 

4,470,240

Citigroup(A)

 

198,355

 

 

8,791,094

JPMorgan Chase

 

33,186

 

 

4,503,672

Morgan Stanley

 

53,292

 

 

4,357,154

       

 

31,448,555

Health Care — 20.7%

     

 

 

AbbVie(A)

 

60,973

 

 

8,411,835

Amgen(A)

 

19,614

 

 

4,327,829

Bristol-Myers Squibb(A)

 

68,508

 

 

4,414,656

Eli Lilly(A)

 

34,643

 

 

14,877,782

Gilead Sciences(A)

 

172,668

 

 

13,285,076

Johnson & Johnson(A)

 

28,643

 

 

4,441,384

Merck(A)

 

80,559

 

 

8,894,519

Pfizer(A)

 

239,028

 

 

9,087,845

UnitedHealth Group

 

9,453

 

 

4,605,880

       

 

72,346,806

Industrials — 5.2%

     

 

 

Caterpillar

 

21,567

 

 

4,437,410

General Electric(A)

 

46,312

 

 

4,702,057

Lockheed Martin(A)

 

19,965

 

 

8,864,660

       

 

18,004,127

Information Technology — 16.1%

     

 

 

Accenture PLC, Cl A

 

16,770

 

 

5,130,278

Adobe*

 

12,524

 

 

5,232,402

Apple(A)

 

27,630

 

 

4,897,418

Broadcom

 

7,345

 

 

5,934,466

Cisco Systems

 

98,985

 

 

4,916,585

International Business Machines(A)

 

37,163

 

 

4,778,790

NVIDIA

 

16,208

 

 

6,132,135

Oracle

 

49,393

 

 

5,232,694

QUALCOMM

 

80,907

 

 

9,175,664

Texas Instruments(A)

 

28,114

 

 

4,888,462

       

 

56,318,894

Materials — 3.7%

     

 

 

Dow(A)

 

173,208

 

 

8,449,086

Linde

 

12,586

 

 

4,451,165

       

 

12,900,251

Real Estate — 1.2%

     

 

 

Simon Property Group

 

41,289

 

 

4,341,538

       

 

 

Total Common Stock
(Cost $343,419,909)

     

 

341,934,502

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

1

ETC 6 Meridian

Hedged Equity-Index Option Strategy ETF

Schedule of Investments

May 31, 2023 (Unaudited) (Concluded)

Description

 

Shares

 

Fair Value

EXCHANGE TRADED FUND — 4.9%

 

 

 

 

SPDR Bloomberg 1-3 Month T-Bill ETF(A)

 

188,099

 

$

17,261,845

 

Total Exchange Traded Fund
(Cost $17,232,011)

     

 

17,261,845

 

Total Investments — 102.8%

(Cost $360,651,920)

     

$

359,196,347

 

       

 

 

 

WRITTEN OPTION — -2.9%

     

 

 

 

Total Written Option

(Premiums Received
$8,885,921)

     

$

(9,982,860

)

A list of the Exchange Traded Option Contracts held by the Fund at May 31, 2023, is as follows:

Description

 

Number of
Contracts

 

Notional
Amount

 

Exercise
Price

 

Expiration
Date

 

Value

WRITTEN OPTION — (2.9)%

   

 

 

 

   

 

       

 

 

 

Call Options

   

 

 

 

   

 

       

 

 

 

S&P 500 Index*

 

(878

)

 

$

359,980,000

 

$

4,100

 

06/17/23

 

$

(9,982,860

)

Total Written Option

   

 

 

 

   

 

       

 

 

 

(Premiums Received $8,885,921)

   

 

 

 

   

 

       

$

(9,982,860

)

Percentages are based on Net Assets of $349,256,565.

      Real Estate Investment Trust

*       Non-income producing security.

(A)   All or a portion of these securities has been pledged as collateral on written options with a fair value of $61,298,503.

Cl       — Class

ETF    — Exchange Traded Fund

PLC    — Public Limited Company

S&P    — Standard & Poor’s

SPDR — Standard & Poor’s Depository Receipt

As of May 31, 2023, all of the Fund’s investments were considered Level 1, in accordance with the authoritative guidance under U.S. GAAP.

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

2

ETC 6 Meridian

Low Beta Equity Strategy ETF

Schedule of Investments

May 31, 2023 (Unaudited)

Description

 

Shares

 

Fair Value

COMMON STOCK — 99.6%

     

 

 

Communication Services — 3.6%

     

 

 

Activision Blizzard*

 

8,997

 

$

721,559

AT&T

 

32,891

 

 

517,375

ATN International

 

13,425

 

 

503,840

Cogent Communications Holdings

 

9,385

 

 

577,366

Scholastic

 

14,349

 

 

609,546

TEGNA

 

32,200

 

 

498,778

Telephone and Data Systems

 

48,096

 

 

321,281

Verizon Communications

 

15,601

 

 

555,864

World Wrestling Entertainment, Cl A

 

7,112

 

 

720,588

       

 

5,026,197

Consumer Discretionary — 4.4%

     

 

 

Adtalem Global Education*

 

15,815

 

 

656,322

Graham Holdings, Cl B

 

966

 

 

545,549

Grand Canyon Education*

 

5,569

 

 

583,408

McDonald’s

 

2,404

 

 

685,405

Murphy USA

 

2,479

 

 

685,245

O’Reilly Automotive*

 

796

 

 

719,035

Perdoceo Education*

 

43,810

 

 

516,520

Service International

 

8,925

 

 

567,719

Stride*

 

15,433

 

 

623,648

Wendy’s

 

28,635

 

 

630,256

       

 

6,213,107

Consumer Staples — 20.0%

     

 

 

Altria Group

 

13,714

 

 

609,176

Andersons

 

16,671

 

 

650,336

BJ’s Wholesale Club Holdings*

 

8,835

 

 

553,513

Calavo Growers

 

19,816

 

 

640,651

Campbell Soup

 

12,366

 

 

625,101

Casey’s General Stores

 

2,881

 

 

650,098

Church & Dwight

 

7,732

 

 

714,823

Description

 

Shares

 

Fair Value

Consumer Staples (continued)

     

 

 

Clorox

 

4,221

 

$

667,678

Coca-Cola

 

10,703

 

 

638,541

Colgate-Palmolive

 

8,720

 

 

648,594

Conagra Brands

 

17,448

 

 

608,412

Edgewell Personal Care

 

14,987

 

 

583,744

Flowers Foods

 

23,141

 

 

578,062

Fresh Del Monte Produce

 

22,322

 

 

588,408

General Mills

 

8,344

 

 

702,231

Grocery Outlet Holding*

 

21,046

 

 

604,441

Hershey

 

2,677

 

 

695,217

Hormel Foods

 

14,111

 

 

539,746

Hostess Brands, Cl A*

 

28,333

 

 

704,925

Ingredion

 

6,342

 

 

663,373

J M Smucker

 

4,247

 

 

622,568

John B Sanfilippo & Son

 

6,915

 

 

803,731

Kellogg

 

9,332

 

 

623,098

Keurig Dr Pepper

 

18,285

 

 

569,029

Kimberly-Clark

 

4,939

 

 

663,209

Kraft Heinz

 

16,128

 

 

616,412

Kroger

 

14,459

 

 

655,426

Lancaster Colony

 

3,454

 

 

678,987

McCormick

 

8,550

 

 

732,992

Molson Coors Beverage, Cl B

 

12,019

 

 

743,375

PepsiCo

 

3,748

 

 

683,448

Philip Morris International

 

6,326

 

 

569,403

Pilgrim’s Pride*

 

26,946

 

 

598,201

Post Holdings*

 

6,742

 

 

572,800

Procter & Gamble

 

4,554

 

 

648,945

SpartanNash

 

20,258

 

 

463,908

Sprouts Farmers Market*

 

19,871

 

 

686,742

Tootsie Roll Industries

 

14,036

 

 

548,388

TreeHouse Foods*

 

13,320

 

 

630,702

Tyson Foods, Cl A

 

10,544

 

 

533,948

Universal

 

11,823

 

 

609,476

USANA Health Sciences*

 

10,954

 

 

664,579

Walmart

 

4,578

 

 

672,371

WD-40

 

3,662

 

 

694,498

       

 

27,953,306

Energy — 1.3%

     

 

 

Dorian LPG

 

29,623

 

 

683,698

Exxon Mobil

 

5,764

 

 

588,966

HF Sinclair

 

12,290

 

 

509,298

       

 

1,781,962

Financials — 17.7%

     

 

 

American Financial Group

 

4,715

 

 

529,353

AMERISAFE

 

11,475

 

 

585,914

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

3

ETC 6 Meridian

Low Beta Equity Strategy ETF

Schedule of Investments

May 31, 2023 (Unaudited) (Continued)

Description

 

Shares

 

Fair Value

Financials (continued)

     

 

 

BancFirst

 

7,631

 

$

645,353

Bank of Hawaii

 

8,252

 

 

323,066

Brookline Bancorp

 

46,973

 

 

386,118

Capitol Federal Financial

 

74,280

 

 

444,194

Cboe Global Markets

 

5,101

 

 

675,474

City Holding

 

6,561

 

 

565,493

CME Group, Cl A

 

3,685

 

 

658,694

Commerce Bancshares

 

9,609

 

 

460,752

Community Bank System

 

10,465

 

 

517,390

CVB Financial

 

25,546

 

 

306,807

Eagle Bancorp

 

13,417

 

 

267,401

Employers Holdings

 

14,774

 

 

534,228

Encore Capital Group*

 

11,235

 

 

483,892

First Financial Bankshares

 

17,557

 

 

454,726

First Horizon

 

26,084

 

 

268,926

Hanover Insurance Group

 

4,483

 

 

499,675

Heritage Financial

 

21,965

 

 

359,128

Horace Mann Educators

 

17,894

 

 

537,715

Independent Bank

 

7,892

 

 

348,353

International Bancshares

 

13,558

 

 

579,198

Lakeland Financial

 

9,001

 

 

452,120

Mercury General

 

16,863

 

 

506,059

NBT Bancorp

 

15,777

 

 

529,318

Northfield Bancorp

 

43,426

 

 

444,248

Northwest Bancshares

 

44,691

 

 

469,702

Old Republic International

 

24,450

 

 

598,781

PRA Group*

 

15,819

 

 

295,815

Preferred Bank

 

8,800

 

 

405,856

ProAssurance

 

32,249

 

 

391,825

Progressive

 

4,678

 

 

598,363

Prosperity Bancshares

 

8,277

 

 

473,279

Provident Financial Services

 

26,744

 

 

424,695

Reinsurance Group of America, Cl A

 

4,418

 

 

618,520

RLI

 

4,827

 

 

597,824

S&T Bancorp

 

17,284

 

 

463,557

Safety Insurance Group

 

7,404

 

 

539,159

Selective Insurance Group

 

6,350

 

 

614,236

ServisFirst Bancshares

 

8,962

 

 

361,169

Southside Bancshares

 

16,275

 

 

431,288

Tompkins Financial

 

8,318

 

 

435,031

Travelers

 

3,463

 

 

586,078

TrustCo Bank NY

 

17,345

 

 

479,242

Trustmark

 

21,254

 

 

443,784

United Bankshares

 

15,444

 

 

454,362

Universal Insurance Holdings

 

50,669

 

 

727,099

Unum Group

 

15,207

 

 

660,744

Washington Federal

 

18,110

 

 

471,041

Description

 

Shares

 

Fair Value

Financials (continued)

     

 

 

Westamerica BanCorp

 

11,372

 

$

430,203

WR Berkley

 

9,428

 

 

524,951

       

 

24,860,199

Health Care — 15.7%

     

 

 

AbbVie

 

4,441

 

 

612,680

Amgen

 

2,641

 

 

582,737

Amphastar Pharmaceuticals*

 

20,575

 

 

912,912

Becton Dickinson

 

2,574

 

 

622,290

Bristol-Myers Squibb

 

8,641

 

 

556,826

Cardinal Health

 

8,360

 

 

688,028

Chemed

 

1,290

 

 

688,563

Cigna Group

 

2,233

 

 

552,467

DaVita*

 

7,671

 

 

718,543

Elevance Health

 

1,345

 

 

602,318

Eli Lilly

 

1,907

 

 

818,980

Encompass Health

 

12,398

 

 

768,923

Envista Holdings*

 

15,777

 

 

503,129

Exelixis*

 

37,290

 

 

718,950

Gilead Sciences

 

7,457

 

 

573,742

Halozyme Therapeutics*

 

12,423

 

 

402,878

HealthEquity*

 

10,601

 

 

580,935

HealthStream

 

26,372

 

 

607,084

Humana

 

1,325

 

 

664,978

Incyte*

 

7,634

 

 

469,873

Innoviva*

 

50,669

 

 

683,525

Ironwood Pharmaceuticals, Cl A*

 

56,049

 

 

609,813

Jazz Pharmaceuticals*

 

4,206

 

 

539,041

Johnson & Johnson

 

3,942

 

 

611,247

McKesson

 

1,798

 

 

702,730

Merck

 

6,191

 

 

683,548

Molina Healthcare*

 

2,153

 

 

589,707

Neurocrine Biosciences*

 

6,132

 

 

548,998

NextGen Healthcare*

 

35,327

 

 

550,041

Perrigo PLC

 

17,746

 

 

567,162

Pfizer

 

14,717

 

 

559,540

Phibro Animal Health, Cl A

 

40,275

 

 

535,658

Prestige Consumer Healthcare*

 

10,589

 

 

606,008

Quest Diagnostics

 

4,429

 

 

587,507

Supernus Pharmaceuticals*

 

15,804

 

 

523,745

United Therapeutics*

 

2,523

 

 

529,174

       

 

22,074,280

Industrials — 10.2%

     

 

 

Aerojet Rocketdyne Holdings*

 

11,572

 

 

630,443

CACI International, Cl A*

 

2,126

 

 

636,142

Curtiss-Wright

 

3,783

 

 

597,941

FTI Consulting*

 

3,895

 

 

732,299

Huntington Ingalls Industries

 

2,901

 

 

584,203

KBR

 

12,539

 

 

740,051

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

4

ETC 6 Meridian

Low Beta Equity Strategy ETF

Schedule of Investments

May 31, 2023 (Unaudited) (Continued)

Description

 

Shares

 

Fair Value

Industrials (continued)

     

 

 

L3Harris Technologies

 

3,033

 

$

533,565

Landstar System

 

3,519

 

 

617,162

Leidos Holdings

 

6,549

 

 

511,215

Lincoln Electric Holdings

 

3,733

 

 

633,341

Lockheed Martin

 

1,373

 

 

609,626

MDU Resources Group

 

20,923

 

 

610,533

Mercury Systems*

 

11,730

 

 

476,121

MSA Safety

 

4,679

 

 

643,643

MSC Industrial Direct, Cl A

 

7,247

 

 

651,650

National Presto Industries

 

8,709

 

 

649,168

Northrop Grumman

 

1,434

 

 

624,493

Park Aerospace

 

43,989

 

 

576,256

Republic Services, Cl A

 

5,198

 

 

736,193

Rollins

 

18,060

 

 

710,119

Science Applications International

 

6,135

 

 

597,120

Waste Management

 

4,242

 

 

686,865

Werner Enterprises

 

13,276

 

 

583,082

       

 

14,371,231

Information Technology — 2.0%

     

 

 

CSG Systems International

 

10,587

 

 

507,964

Genpact

 

13,787

 

 

507,086

International Business Machines

 

4,729

 

 

608,102

MAXIMUS

 

8,573

 

 

694,070

Western Union

 

45,869

 

 

522,448

       

 

2,839,670

Materials — 3.3%

     

 

 

AptarGroup

 

5,677

 

 

638,605

CF Industries Holdings

 

7,489

 

 

460,648

Clearwater Paper*

 

16,362

 

 

497,241

NewMarket

 

1,802

 

 

702,456

Newmont

 

13,529

 

 

548,601

Royal Gold

 

5,134

 

 

635,795

Silgan Holdings

 

11,733

 

 

527,868

Sonoco Products

 

10,520

 

 

629,727

       

 

4,640,941

Real Estate — 4.9%

     

 

 

Apartment Income

 

16,736

 

 

580,572

CareTrust

 

31,678

 

 

614,553

Centerspace

 

9,273

 

 

545,345

Community Healthcare Trust

 

15,057

 

 

493,870

Corporate Office Properties Trust

 

23,879

 

 

544,919

Easterly Government Properties, Cl A

 

39,704

 

 

551,092

Four Corners Property Trust

 

22,276

 

 

572,493

Getty Realty

 

17,994

 

 

616,654

LTC Properties

 

17,215

 

 

552,774

National Retail Properties

 

13,679

 

 

581,905

Description

 

Shares

 

Fair Value

Real Estate (continued)

     

 

 

Omega Healthcare Investors

 

22,533

 

$

671,708

Universal Health Realty Income Trust

 

11,552

 

 

504,591

       

 

6,830,476

Utilities — 16.5%

     

 

 

ALLETE

 

10,304

 

 

613,809

Alliant Energy

 

11,941

 

 

614,484

Ameren

 

7,497

 

 

607,782

American Electric Power

 

6,962

 

 

578,681

American States Water

 

6,578

 

 

584,258

Avista

 

15,503

 

 

641,049

Black Hills

 

9,017

 

 

549,586

California Water Service Group

 

10,217

 

 

581,449

Chesapeake Utilities

 

5,125

 

 

654,462

CMS Energy

 

10,150

 

 

588,497

Consolidated Edison

 

6,884

 

 

642,276

Dominion Energy

 

10,431

 

 

524,471

DTE Energy

 

5,658

 

 

608,801

Duke Energy

 

6,326

 

 

564,849

Essential Utilities

 

13,569

 

 

552,801

Evergy

 

10,370

 

 

599,905

Eversource Energy

 

7,920

 

 

548,302

FirstEnergy

 

16,218

 

 

606,391

Hawaiian Electric Industries

 

14,894

 

 

534,844

IDACORP

 

6,066

 

 

631,289

Middlesex Water

 

7,148

 

 

581,561

National Fuel Gas

 

11,012

 

 

560,621

New Jersey Resources

 

12,290

 

 

595,451

NiSource

 

23,616

 

 

635,034

Northwest Natural Holding

 

12,478

 

 

532,811

NorthWestern

 

11,247

 

 

636,468

OGE Energy

 

16,530

 

 

583,178

ONE Gas

 

7,688

 

 

622,266

Pinnacle West Capital

 

8,517

 

 

658,193

PNM Resources

 

13,100

 

 

601,552

Portland General Electric

 

13,331

 

 

649,620

Sempra Energy

 

4,085

 

 

586,320

SJW Group

 

8,050

 

 

616,067

Southern

 

9,485

 

 

661,578

Spire

 

8,563

 

 

552,913

UGI

 

16,044

 

 

448,751

Unitil

 

12,008

 

 

632,702

WEC Energy Group

 

6,864

 

 

599,570

Xcel Energy

 

9,361

 

 

611,180

       

 

23,193,822

Total Common Stock

(Cost $148,101,845)

     

 

139,785,191

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

5

ETC 6 Meridian

Low Beta Equity Strategy ETF

Schedule of Investments

May 31, 2023 (Unaudited) (Concluded)

Description

 

Shares

 

Fair Value

SHORT-TERM INVESTMENT — 0.3%

 

 

 

Invesco Government & Agency Portfolio, CI Institutional, 5.04%(A)

 

449,356

 

$

449,356

Total Short-Term Investment
(Cost $449,356)

     

 

449,356

Total Investments — 99.9%

(Cost $148,551,201)

     

$

140,234,547

Percentages are based on Net Assets of $140,364,378.

      Real Estate Investment Trust

*       Non-income producing security.

(A)   The rate reported is the 7-day effective yield as of May 31, 2023.

Cl      — Class

PLC   — Public Limited Company

As of May 31, 2023, all of the Fund’s investments were considered Level 1, in accordance with the authoritative guidance under U.S. GAAP.

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

6

ETC 6 Meridian

Mega Cap Equity ETF

Schedule of Investments

May 31, 2023 (Unaudited)

Description

 

Shares

 

Fair Value

COMMON STOCK — 99.7%

     

 

 

Communication Services — 9.5%

     

 

 

Alphabet, Cl A*

 

22,106

 

$

2,716,164

AT&T

 

135,417

 

 

2,130,109

Netflix*

 

7,311

 

 

2,889,527

T-Mobile US*

 

16,548

 

 

2,271,213

Verizon Communications

 

183,662

 

 

6,543,877

       

 

16,550,890

Consumer Discretionary — 6.3%

     

 

 

Booking Holdings*

 

881

 

 

2,210,226

Lowe’s

 

11,381

 

 

2,289,061

McDonald’s

 

15,928

 

 

4,541,232

NIKE, Cl B

 

18,526

 

 

1,950,047

       

 

10,990,566

Consumer Staples — 20.5%

     

 

 

Altria Group

 

198,396

 

 

8,812,750

Colgate-Palmolive

 

58,740

 

 

4,369,081

Costco Wholesale

 

4,801

 

 

2,456,000

Kraft Heinz

 

119,209

 

 

4,556,168

PepsiCo

 

12,363

 

 

2,254,393

Philip Morris International

 

71,561

 

 

6,441,206

Procter & Gamble

 

15,136

 

 

2,156,880

Walmart

 

31,267

 

 

4,592,184

       

 

35,638,662

Energy — 6.3%

     

 

 

Chevron

 

14,170

 

 

2,134,285

ConocoPhillips

 

46,228

 

 

4,590,441

Exxon Mobil

 

41,334

 

 

4,223,508

       

 

10,948,234

Financials — 9.2%

     

 

 

American Express

 

14,874

 

 

2,358,421

American International Group

 

44,637

 

 

2,358,173

Description

 

Shares

 

Fair Value

Financials (continued)

     

 

 

Bank of New York Mellon

 

56,236

 

$

2,260,687

Citigroup

 

100,312

 

 

4,445,828

JPMorgan Chase

 

16,783

 

 

2,277,621

Morgan Stanley

 

26,951

 

 

2,203,514

       

 

15,904,244

Health Care — 21.2%

     

 

 

AbbVie

 

30,836

 

 

4,254,135

Amgen

 

9,920

 

 

2,188,848

Bristol-Myers Squibb

 

34,646

 

 

2,232,588

Eli Lilly

 

17,519

 

 

7,523,710

Gilead Sciences

 

87,320

 

 

6,718,400

Johnson & Johnson

 

14,485

 

 

2,246,044

Merck

 

40,741

 

 

4,498,214

Pfizer

 

120,881

 

 

4,595,896

UnitedHealth Group

 

4,781

 

 

2,329,494

       

 

36,587,329

Industrials — 5.2%

     

 

 

Caterpillar

 

10,907

 

 

2,244,115

General Electric

 

23,422

 

 

2,378,036

Lockheed Martin

 

10,097

 

 

4,483,169

       

 

9,105,320

Information Technology — 16.4%

     

 

 

Accenture PLC, Cl A

 

8,481

 

 

2,594,508

Adobe*

 

6,334

 

 

2,646,282

Apple

 

13,974

 

 

2,476,892

Broadcom

 

3,715

 

 

3,001,571

Cisco Systems

 

50,059

 

 

2,486,431

International Business
Machines

 

18,794

 

 

2,416,720

NVIDIA

 

8,197

 

 

3,101,253

Oracle

 

24,979

 

 

2,646,275

QUALCOMM

 

40,916

 

 

4,640,283

Texas Instruments

 

14,218

 

 

2,472,226

       

 

28,482,441

Materials — 3.8%

     

 

 

Dow

 

87,595

 

 

4,272,884

Linde

 

6,365

 

 

2,251,046

       

 

6,523,930

Real Estate — 1.3%

     

 

 

Simon Property Group

 

20,881

 

 

2,195,637

       

 

 

Total Common Stock

(Cost $173,039,541)

     

 

172,927,253

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

7

ETC 6 Meridian

Mega Cap Equity ETF

Schedule of Investments

May 31, 2023 (Unaudited) (Concluded)

Description

 

Shares

 

Fair Value

SHORT-TERM INVESTMENT — 0.2%

 

 

 

Invesco Government & Agency Portfolio, CI Institutional, 5.04%(A)

 

340,997

 

$

340,997

Total Short-Term Investment
(Cost $340,997)

     

 

340,997

Total Investments — 99.9%

(Cost $173,380,538)

     

$

173,268,250

Percentages are based on Net Assets of $173,438,379.

      Real Estate Investment Trust

*       Non-income producing security.

(A)   The rate reported is the 7-day effective yield as of May 31, 2023.

Cl     — Class

PLC — Public Limited Company

As of May 31, 2023, all of the Fund’s investments were considered Level 1, in accordance with the authoritative guidance under U.S. GAAP.

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

8

ETC 6 Meridian

Small Cap Equity ETF

Schedule of Investments

May 31, 2023 (Unaudited)

Description

 

Shares

 

Fair Value

COMMON STOCK†† — 99.8%

     

 

 

Communication Services — 3.0%

     

 

 

ATN International

 

16,732

 

$

627,952

Scholastic

 

17,808

 

 

756,484

Telephone and Data Systems

 

59,702

 

 

398,809

       

 

1,783,245

Consumer Discretionary — 10.6%

     

 

 

Asbury Automotive Group*

 

3,310

 

 

692,154

Ethan Allen Interiors

 

26,386

 

 

660,442

Group 1 Automotive

 

3,411

 

 

762,393

MDC Holdings

 

19,955

 

 

803,787

Patrick Industries

 

10,425

 

 

683,150

Perdoceo Education*

 

51,523

 

 

607,456

Sonic Automotive, Cl A

 

13,649

 

 

565,615

Upbound Group, Cl A

 

27,088

 

 

810,202

Vista Outdoor*

 

28,589

 

 

761,325

       

 

6,346,524

Consumer Staples — 9.4%

     

 

 

Calavo Growers

 

24,596

 

 

795,189

Fresh Del Monte Produce

 

27,866

 

 

734,548

Hostess Brands, Cl A*

 

35,251

 

 

877,044

John B Sanfilippo & Son

 

8,666

 

 

1,007,248

Tootsie Roll Industries

 

17,666

 

 

690,216

TreeHouse Foods*

 

16,996

 

 

804,761

Universal

 

14,590

 

 

752,115

       

 

5,661,121

Energy — 5.8%

     

 

 

Dorian LPG

 

36,154

 

 

834,434

Par Pacific Holdings*

 

29,884

 

 

637,127

REX American Resources*

 

24,299

 

 

800,409

SM Energy

 

25,048

 

 

658,512

Talos Energy*

 

43,060

 

 

530,069

       

 

3,460,551

Description

 

Shares

 

Fair Value

Financials — 27.0%

     

 

 

Ambac Financial Group*

 

49,073

 

$

683,587

Ameris Bancorp

 

16,037

 

 

506,128

AMERISAFE

 

14,482

 

 

739,451

BankUnited

 

20,277

 

 

383,641

Capitol Federal Financial

 

91,662

 

 

548,139

City Holding

 

8,062

 

 

694,863

CVB Financial

 

31,598

 

 

379,492

Employers Holdings

 

18,552

 

 

670,840

Encore Capital Group*

 

28,163

 

 

1,212,981

Enova International*

 

15,099

 

 

702,405

Hilltop Holdings

 

23,401

 

 

690,797

HomeStreet

 

27,052

 

 

141,752

Hope Bancorp

 

58,403

 

 

468,392

Horace Mann Educators

 

22,170

 

 

666,209

Lakeland Financial

 

11,000

 

 

552,530

Mercury General

 

20,844

 

 

625,528

Northfield Bancorp

 

54,897

 

 

561,596

Northwest Bancshares

 

55,161

 

 

579,742

PRA Group*

 

19,486

 

 

364,388

ProAssurance

 

40,321

 

 

489,900

Safety Insurance Group

 

9,117

 

 

663,900

Southside Bancshares

 

20,318

 

 

538,427

Stewart Information Services

 

15,624

 

 

700,580

TrustCo Bank NY

 

21,403

 

 

591,365

Universal Insurance Holdings

 

63,121

 

 

905,787

Virtus Investment Partners

 

3,284

 

 

626,522

Westamerica BanCorp

 

14,241

 

 

538,737

       

 

16,227,679

Health Care — 10.7%

     

 

 

Amphastar Pharmaceuticals*

 

25,786

 

 

1,144,125

Dynavax Technologies*

 

68,845

 

 

786,898

Innoviva*

 

126,319

 

 

1,704,044

Ironwood Pharmaceuticals,
Cl A*

 

70,596

 

 

768,084

Prestige Consumer
Healthcare*

 

13,202

 

 

755,550

REGENXBIO*

 

33,886

 

 

583,856

Vir Biotechnology*

 

26,701

 

 

712,116

       

 

6,454,673

Industrials — 13.2%

     

 

 

Aerojet Rocketdyne Holdings*

 

14,410

 

 

785,057

ArcBest

 

9,282

 

 

777,646

Boise Cascade

 

10,264

 

 

737,160

Encore Wire

 

4,684

 

 

766,630

Heidrick & Struggles
International

 

24,604

 

 

596,647

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

9

ETC 6 Meridian

Small Cap Equity ETF

Schedule of Investments

May 31, 2023 (Unaudited) (Concluded)

Description

 

Shares

 

Fair Value

Industrials (continued)

     

 

 

Korn Ferry

 

14,069

 

$

661,243

Matson

 

11,291

 

 

771,514

Mueller Industries

 

11,465

 

 

851,391

Park Aerospace

 

56,279

 

 

737,255

Resources Connection

 

44,463

 

 

679,394

Veritiv

 

5,484

 

 

579,056

       

 

7,942,993

Information Technology — 2.7%

     

 

 

Kulicke & Soffa Industries

 

14,236

 

 

752,800

Photronics*

 

41,916

 

 

889,876

       

 

1,642,676

Materials — 5.6%

     

 

 

FutureFuel

 

87,955

 

 

746,738

Mercer International

 

62,242

 

 

539,016

Olympic Steel

 

16,491

 

 

689,654

TimkenSteel*

 

38,992

 

 

664,034

Warrior Met Coal

 

21,257

 

 

696,804

       

 

3,336,246

Real Estate — 3.0%

     

 

 

Douglas Elliman

 

158,737

 

 

461,925

Easterly Government Properties, Cl A

 

48,924

 

 

679,065

LTC Properties

 

21,007

 

 

674,535

       

 

1,815,525

Utilities — 8.8%

     

 

 

American States Water

 

8,219

 

 

730,012

Avista

 

19,420

 

 

803,017

California Water Service Group

 

12,841

 

 

730,781

Chesapeake Utilities

 

6,361

 

 

812,299

Northwest Natural Holding

 

15,545

 

 

663,772

SJW Group

 

10,081

 

 

771,499

Unitil

 

15,178

 

 

799,729

       

 

5,311,109

Total Common Stock

(Cost $66,714,656)

     

 

59,982,342

Description

 

Shares

 

Fair Value

SHORT-TERM INVESTMENT — 0.1%

 

 

 

Invesco Government & Agency Portfolio, CI Institutional, 5.04%(A)

 

66,295

 

$

66,295

Total Short-Term Investment
(Cost $66,295)

     

 

66,295

Total Investments — 99.9%

(Cost $66,780,951)

     

$

60,048,637

Percentages are based on Net Assets of $60,086,358.

††    Narrow industries are utilized for compliance purposes, whereas broad sectors are utilized for reporting.

      Real Estate Investment Trust

*       Non-income producing security.

(A)   The rate reported is the 7-day effective yield as of May 31, 2023.

Cl — Class

As of May 31, 2023, all of the Fund’s investments were considered Level 1, in accordance with the authoritative guidance under U.S. GAAP.

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

10

ETC 6 Meridian

Quality Growth ETF

Schedule of Investments

May 31, 2023 (Unaudited)

Description

 

Shares

 

Fair Value

COMMON STOCK†† — 99.7%

     

 

 

Communication Services — 6.1%

     

 

 

Alphabet, Cl A*

 

12,926

 

$

1,588,217

Iridium Communications

 

1,446

 

 

86,818

Yelp, Cl A*

 

837

 

 

28,040

ZoomInfo Technologies, Cl A*

 

4,212

 

 

104,163

       

 

1,807,238

Consumer Discretionary — 8.5%

     

 

 

Cavco Industries*

 

96

 

 

23,902

Dillard’s, Cl A

 

61

 

 

16,794

Home Depot

 

4,278

 

 

1,212,598

Lululemon Athletica*

 

1,627

 

 

540,050

Murphy USA

 

252

 

 

69,658

NVR*

 

38

 

 

211,061

Skyline Champion*

 

609

 

 

35,401

Steven Madden

 

927

 

 

28,932

Ulta Beauty*

 

635

 

 

260,242

Upbound Group, Cl A

 

593

 

 

17,737

Williams-Sonoma

 

881

 

 

100,002

XPEL*

 

257

 

 

17,700

       

 

2,534,077

Consumer Staples — 9.2%

     

 

 

Colgate-Palmolive

 

10,776

 

 

801,518

elf Beauty*

 

634

 

 

65,949

Hershey

 

2,606

 

 

676,779

Kimberly-Clark

 

4,339

 

 

582,641

Lancaster Colony

 

249

 

 

48,948

Monster Beverage*

 

9,390

 

 

550,442

       

 

2,726,277

Energy — 1.4%

     

 

 

Magnolia Oil & Gas, Cl A

 

2,460

 

 

47,552

PDC Energy

 

1,126

 

 

77,266

Description

 

Shares

 

Fair Value

Energy (continued)

     

 

 

Targa Resources

 

2,789

 

$

189,791

Texas Pacific Land

 

78

 

 

101,689

       

 

416,298

Financials — 4.9%

     

 

 

Mastercard, Cl A

 

3,709

 

 

1,353,859

PJT Partners

 

511

 

 

34,441

RLI

 

543

 

 

67,251

       

 

1,455,551

Health Care — 25.9%

     

 

 

AMN Healthcare Services*

 

583

 

 

55,362

Chemed

 

188

 

 

100,348

Corcept Therapeutics*

 

1,208

 

 

28,376

CorVel*

 

113

 

 

22,085

Dynavax Technologies*

 

1,589

 

 

18,162

Edwards Lifesciences*

 

8,037

 

 

676,957

Globus Medical, Cl A*

 

1,289

 

 

69,774

Harmony Biosciences
Holdings*

 

412

 

 

14,247

Incyte*

 

2,426

 

 

149,320

Inspire Medical Systems*

 

365

 

 

106,759

Intuitive Surgical*

 

4,453

 

 

1,370,811

Ironwood Pharmaceuticals,
Cl A*

 

1,679

 

 

18,268

Karuna Therapeutics*

 

348

 

 

78,839

Merck

 

11,849

 

 

1,308,248

Moderna*

 

4,326

 

 

552,473

Neurocrine Biosciences*

 

1,286

 

 

115,136

Regeneron Pharmaceuticals*

 

1,376

 

 

1,012,131

Shockwave Medical*

 

449

 

 

123,515

Syndax Pharmaceuticals*

 

874

 

 

17,454

Veeva Systems, Cl A*

 

1,970

 

 

326,429

Vertex Pharmaceuticals*

 

3,190

 

 

1,032,188

Waters*

 

750

 

 

188,415

West Pharmaceutical Services

 

943

 

 

315,556

       

 

7,700,853

Industrials — 13.2%

     

 

 

Atkore*

 

488

 

 

56,984

Boise Cascade

 

499

 

 

35,838

Booz Allen Hamilton Holding, Cl A

 

1,657

 

 

166,660

Brady, Cl A

 

607

 

 

28,942

CH Robinson Worldwide

 

1,448

 

 

136,894

Cintas

 

1,096

 

 

517,465

Copart*

 

5,452

 

 

477,541

Expeditors International of Washington

 

2,076

 

 

229,003

Exponent

 

649

 

 

59,267

Fastenal

 

7,380

 

 

397,414

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

11

ETC 6 Meridian

Quality Growth ETF

Schedule of Investments

May 31, 2023 (Unaudited) (Concluded)

Description

 

Shares

 

Fair Value

Industrials (continued)

     

 

 

Forward Air

 

329

 

$

32,002

Graco

 

2,118

 

 

162,007

HEICO

 

1,145

 

 

176,994

Landstar System

 

442

 

 

77,518

Lincoln Electric Holdings

 

731

 

 

124,021

Mueller Industries

 

651

 

 

48,343

Nordson

 

655

 

 

142,744

Old Dominion Freight Line

 

1,292

 

 

401,088

Robert Half International

 

1,382

 

 

89,858

Rollins

 

3,296

 

 

129,599

UFP Industries

 

762

 

 

59,512

WW Grainger

 

573

 

 

371,888

       

 

3,921,582

Information Technology — 29.6%

     

 

 

Accenture PLC, Cl A

 

4,350

 

 

1,330,752

Adobe*

 

3,261

 

 

1,362,413

Agilysys*

 

253

 

 

18,808

Allegro MicroSystems*

 

862

 

 

33,902

Apple

 

8,998

 

 

1,594,896

Arista Networks*

 

2,943

 

 

489,539

Badger Meter

 

366

 

 

50,460

Box, Cl A*

 

1,743

 

 

49,100

Cadence Design Systems*

 

3,423

 

 

790,405

CommVault Systems*

 

555

 

 

38,678

Jack Henry & Associates

 

921

 

 

140,812

Lattice Semiconductor*

 

1,673

 

 

136,032

Manhattan Associates*

 

803

 

 

145,680

Monolithic Power Systems

 

557

 

 

272,880

Power Integrations

 

742

 

 

64,109

Pure Storage, Cl A*

 

3,575

 

 

102,924

Qualys*

 

431

 

 

54,418

SPS Commerce*

 

463

 

 

72,135

Synopsys*

 

1,907

 

 

867,609

Texas Instruments

 

6,825

 

 

1,186,731

       

 

8,802,283

Materials — 0.8%

     

 

 

CF Industries Holdings

 

2,544

 

 

156,481

Louisiana-Pacific

 

852

 

 

49,859

Warrior Met Coal

 

642

 

 

21,045

       

 

227,385

Real Estate — 0.1%

     

 

 

eXp World Holdings

 

984

 

 

15,144

Total Common Stock

(Cost $29,073,842)

     

 

29,606,688

Description

 

Shares

 

Fair Value

SHORT-TERM INVESTMENT — 0.4%

 

 

 

Invesco Government & Agency Portfolio, CI Institutional, 5.04%(A)

 

107,242

 

$

107,242

Total Short-Term Investment
(Cost $107,242)

     

 

107,242

Total Investments — 100.1%

(Cost $29,181,084)

     

$

29,713,930

Percentages are based on Net Assets of $29,690,445.

††    Narrow industries are utilized for compliance purposes, whereas broad sectors are utilized for reporting.

*       Non-income producing security.

(A)   The rate reported is the 7-day effective yield as of May 31, 2023.

Cl     — Class

PLC — Public Limited Company

As of May 31, 2023, all of the Fund’s investments were considered Level 1, in accordance with the authoritative guidance under U.S. GAAP.

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

12

ETC 6 Meridian

Statements of Assets and Liabilities

May 31, 2023 (Unaudited)

 

ETC
6 Meridian
Hedged
Equity-Index
Option
Strategy ETF

 

ETC
6 Meridian
Low Beta
Equity
Strategy ETF

 

ETC
6 Meridian
Mega Cap
Equity ETF

Assets:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Investments, at Cost

 

$

360,651,920

 

 

$

148,551,201

 

 

$

173,380,538

 

Investments at Fair Value

 

$

359,196,347

 

 

$

140,234,547

 

 

$

173,268,250

 

Cash and Cash Equivalents

 

 

 

 

 

871

 

 

 

1,267

 

Dividends Receivable

 

 

683,486

 

 

 

269,811

 

 

 

348,209

 

Deposits at Broker for Options

 

 

31,587

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Receivable for Investment Securities Sold

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

814,733

 

Prepaid Expenses

 

 

4,341

 

 

 

4,341

 

 

 

4,341

 

Total Assets

 

 

359,915,761

 

 

 

140,509,570

 

 

 

174,436,800

 

   

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Liabilities:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Options Written, at Value (Premiums Received $8,885,921, $— and $—, respectively)

 

 

9,982,860

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Payable to Custodian – Overdraft

 

 

269,714

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Advisory Fees Payable

 

 

182,570

 

 

 

75,339

 

 

 

90,958

 

Payable for Trustees’ Fee

 

 

32,606

 

 

 

14,427

 

 

 

17,233

 

Payable due to Administrator

 

 

20,951

 

 

 

8,645

 

 

 

10,438

 

Audit Expenses

 

 

8,402

 

 

 

8,402

 

 

 

8,402

 

Chief Compliance Officer Fees Payable

 

 

6,974

 

 

 

3,064

 

 

 

3,665

 

Payable for Capital Shares Redeemed

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

821,983

 

Other Accrued Expenses

 

 

155,119

 

 

 

35,315

 

 

 

45,742

 

   

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total Liabilities

 

 

10,659,196

 

 

 

145,192

 

 

 

998,421

 

   

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net Assets

 

$

349,256,565

 

 

$

140,364,378

 

 

$

173,438,379

 

   

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net Assets Consist of:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Paid-in Capital

 

$

396,643,727

 

 

$

161,366,064

 

 

$

200,637,627

 

Total Distributable Earnings (Accumulated Losses)

 

 

(47,387,162

)

 

 

(21,001,686

)

 

 

(27,199,248

)

   

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net Assets

 

$

349,256,565

 

 

$

140,364,378

 

 

$

173,438,379

 

Outstanding Shares of Beneficial Interest
(unlimited authorization — no par value)

 

 

11,150,000

 

 

 

4,600,000

 

 

 

5,275,000

 

Net Asset Value, Offering and Redemption Price Per Share

 

$

31.32

 

 

$

30.51

 

 

$

32.88

 

Amounts designated as “—” are $0.

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

13

ETC 6 Meridian

Statements of Assets and Liabilities

May 31, 2023 (Unaudited) (Concluded)

 

ETC
6 Meridian
Small Cap
Equity ETF

 

ETC
6 Meridian
Quality
Growth ETF

Assets:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Investments, at Cost

 

$

66,780,951

 

 

$

29,181,084

 

Investments at Fair Value

 

$

60,048,637

 

 

$

29,713,930

 

Cash and Cash Equivalents

 

 

25

 

 

 

 

Dividends Receivable

 

 

108,662

 

 

 

20,456

 

Prepaid Expenses

 

 

4,341

 

 

 

4,341

 

Total Assets

 

 

60,161,665

 

 

 

29,738,727

 

   

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Liabilities:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Advisory Fees Payable

 

 

31,506

 

 

 

16,985

 

Transfer Agent Fees Payable

 

 

14,543

 

 

 

14,548

 

Audit Expenses

 

 

8,402

 

 

 

8,401

 

Payable for Trustees’ Fee

 

 

6,115

 

 

 

2,647

 

Payable due to Administrator

 

 

3,615

 

 

 

1,758

 

Chief Compliance Officer Fees Payable

 

 

1,307

 

 

 

564

 

Payable to Custodian – Overdraft

 

 

 

 

 

149

 

Other Accrued Expenses

 

 

9,819

 

 

 

3,230

 

   

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total Liabilities

 

 

75,307

 

 

 

48,282

 

   

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net Assets

 

$

60,086,358

 

 

$

29,690,445

 

   

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net Assets Consist of:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Paid-in Capital

 

$

75,523,956

 

 

$

34,448,966

 

Total Distributable Earnings (Accumulated Losses)

 

 

(15,437,598

)

 

 

(4,758,521

)

   

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net Assets

 

$

60,086,358

 

 

$

29,690,445

 

Outstanding Shares of Beneficial Interest
(unlimited authorization — no par value)

 

 

1,525,000

 

 

 

1,300,000

 

Net Asset Value, Offering and Redemption Price Per Share

 

$

39.40

 

 

$

22.84

 

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

14

ETC 6 Meridian

Statements of Operations

For the six months ended May 31, 2023 (Unaudited)

 

ETC
6 Meridian
Hedged
Equity-Index
Option
Strategy ETF

 

ETC
6 Meridian
Low Beta
Equity
Strategy ETF

 

ETC
6 Meridian
Mega Cap
Equity ETF

Investment Income:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Dividend Income

 

$

5,682,780

 

 

$

2,118,269

 

 

$

2,849,726

 

   

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total Investment Income

 

 

5,682,780

 

 

 

2,118,269

 

 

 

2,849,726

 

   

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Expenses:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Advisory Fees

 

 

1,020,969

 

 

 

458,086

 

 

 

532,692

 

Interest Expense on Broker Account

 

 

370,947

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Chief Compliance Officer Fees

 

 

8,284

 

 

 

3,741

 

 

 

4,378

 

Administration Fees

 

 

117,160

 

 

 

52,567

 

 

 

61,129

 

Trustees’ Fees

 

 

32,418

 

 

 

14,575

 

 

 

17,042

 

Transfer Agent Fees

 

 

13,494

 

 

 

18,673

 

 

 

22,044

 

Printing Fees

 

 

6,646

 

 

 

2,993

 

 

 

3,482

 

Custodian Fees

 

 

18,789

 

 

 

8,934

 

 

 

11,295

 

Pricing Fees

 

 

2,423

 

 

 

1,684

 

 

 

1,286

 

Legal Fees

 

 

18,784

 

 

 

8,658

 

 

 

10,071

 

Audit Fees

 

 

8,901

 

 

 

8,901

 

 

 

8,901

 

Registration Fees

 

 

7,520

 

 

 

3,932

 

 

 

5,423

 

Other Fees

 

 

30,404

 

 

 

8,588

 

 

 

10,264

 

Total Expenses

 

 

1,656,739

 

 

 

591,332

 

 

 

688,007

 

   

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net Investment Income (Loss)

 

 

4,026,041

 

 

 

1,526,937

 

 

 

2,161,719

 

   

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net Realized Gain (Loss) on:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Investments(1)

 

 

(1,035,280

)

 

 

(661,077

)

 

 

(238,366

)

Written Options

 

 

3,713,657

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net Realized Gain (Loss)

 

 

2,678,377

 

 

 

(661,077

)

 

 

(238,366

)

   

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net Change in Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) on:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Investments

 

 

(15,930,149

)

 

 

(16,005,137

)

 

 

(9,386,743

)

Written Options

 

 

3,599,333

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net Change in Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation)

 

 

(12,330,816

)

 

 

(16,005,137

)

 

 

(9,386,743

)

   

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss)

 

 

(9,652,439

)

 

 

(16,666,214

)

 

 

(9,625,109

)

   

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets Resulting from Operations

 

$

(5,626,398

)

 

$

(15,139,277

)

 

$

(7,463,390

)

(1)          Includes realized gains (losses) as a result of in-kind transactions (See Note 4 in Notes to the Financial Statements).

Amounts designated as “—” are $0.

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

15

ETC 6 Meridian

Statements of Operations

For the six months ended May 31, 2023 (Unaudited) (Concluded)

 

ETC
6 Meridian
Small Cap
Equity ETF

 

ETC
6 Meridian
Quality
Growth ETF

Investment Income:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Dividend Income

 

$

1,031,692

 

 

$

124,713

 

Total Investment Income

 

 

1,031,692

 

 

 

124,713

 

   

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Expenses:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Advisory Fees

 

 

195,017

 

 

 

84,636

 

Chief Compliance Officer Fees

 

 

1,606

 

 

 

689

 

Administration Fees

 

 

22,379

 

 

 

9,712

 

Trustees’ Fees

 

 

6,301

 

 

 

2,693

 

Transfer Agent Fees

 

 

17,653

 

 

 

17,669

 

Printing Fees

 

 

1,305

 

 

 

551

 

Custodian Fees

 

 

3,597

 

 

 

1,616

 

Pricing Fees

 

 

667

 

 

 

329

 

Legal Fees

 

 

3,749

 

 

 

1,565

 

Audit Fees

 

 

8,901

 

 

 

8,901

 

Registration Fees

 

 

4,211

 

 

 

4,642

 

Other Fees

 

 

4,169

 

 

 

2,367

 

Advisory Waiver Recapture (Note 3)

 

 

 

 

 

3,377

 

Total Expenses

 

 

269,555

 

 

 

138,747

 

   

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net Investment Income (Loss)

 

 

762,137

 

 

 

(14,034

)

   

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net Realized Gain (Loss) on:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Investments(1)

 

 

(670,290

)

 

 

103,169

 

   

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net Realized Gain (Loss)

 

 

(670,290

)

 

 

103,169

 

   

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net Change in Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) on:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Investments

 

 

(6,943,285

)

 

 

1,005,636

 

   

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net Change in Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation)

 

 

(6,943,285

)

 

 

1,005,636

 

   

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss)

 

 

(7,613,575

)

 

 

1,108,805

 

   

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets Resulting from Operations

 

$

(6,851,438

)

 

$

1,094,771

 

(1)          Includes realized gains (losses) as a result of in-kind transactions (See Note 4 in Notes to the Financial Statements).

Amounts designated as “—” are $0.

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

16

ETC 6 Meridian

Statements of Changes in Net Assets

 

ETC 6 Meridian Hedged Equity-Index
Option Strategy ETF

   

Six Months Ended
May 31, 2023
(Unaudited)

 

Year Ended
November 30,
2022

Operations:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net Investment Income (Loss)

 

$

4,026,041

 

 

$

6,067,321

 

Net Realized Gain (Loss)(1)

 

 

2,678,377

 

 

 

27,841,450

 

Net Change in Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation)

 

 

(12,330,816

)

 

 

(1,846,779

)

Net Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets Resulting from Operations

 

 

(5,626,398

)

 

 

32,061,992

 

   

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Distributions:

 

 

(3,946,835

)

 

 

(6,013,160

)

   

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Capital Share Transactions:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Issued

 

 

214,900,782

 

 

 

275,960,830

 

Redeemed

 

 

(170,946,378

)

 

 

(233,753,485

)

Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets from Capital Share Transactions

 

 

43,954,404

 

 

 

42,207,345

 

   

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets

 

 

34,381,171

 

 

 

68,256,177

 

   

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net Assets:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Beginning of Year/Period

 

 

314,875,394

 

 

 

246,619,217

 

End of Year/Period

 

$

349,256,565

 

 

$

314,875,394

 

   

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Share Transactions:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Issued

 

 

6,725,000

 

 

 

9,100,000

 

Redeemed

 

 

(5,350,000

)

 

 

(7,675,000

)

   

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net Increase (Decrease) in Shares Outstanding from Share Transactions

 

 

1,375,000

 

 

 

1,425,000

 

(1)          Includes realized gains (losses) as a result of in-kind transactions. (See Note 4 in Notes to Financial Statements.)

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

17

ETC 6 Meridian

Statements of Changes in Net Assets

(Continued)

 

ETC 6 Meridian Low Beta Equity
Strategy ETF

   

Six Months Ended
May 31, 2023
(Unaudited)

 

Year Ended
November 30,
2022

Operations:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net Investment Income (Loss)

 

$

1,526,937

 

 

$

1,901,860

 

Net Realized Gain (Loss)(1)

 

 

(661,077

)

 

 

3,032,518

 

Net Change in Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation)

 

 

(16,005,137

)

 

 

(373,123

)

Net Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets Resulting from Operations

 

 

(15,139,277

)

 

 

4,561,255

 

   

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Distributions:

 

 

(1,500,070

)

 

 

(1,949,810

)

   

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Capital Share Transactions:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Issued

 

 

21,044,423

 

 

 

78,183,774

 

Redeemed

 

 

(20,939,577

)

 

 

(60,945,391

)

Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets from Capital Share Transactions

 

 

104,846

 

 

 

17,238,383

 

   

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets

 

 

(16,534,501

)

 

 

19,849,828

 

   

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net Assets:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Beginning of Year/Period

 

 

156,898,879

 

 

 

137,049,051

 

End of Year/Period

 

$

140,364,378

 

 

$

156,898,879

 

   

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Share Transactions:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Issued

 

 

625,000

 

 

 

2,350,000

 

Redeemed

 

 

(625,000

)

 

 

(1,825,000

)

   

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net Increase (Decrease) in Shares Outstanding from Share Transactions

 

 

 

 

 

525,000

 

(1)          Includes realized gains (losses) as a result of in-kind transactions. (See Note 4 in Notes to Financial Statements.)

Amounts designated as “—” are $0.

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

18

ETC 6 Meridian

Statements of Changes in Net Assets

(Continued)

 

ETC 6 Meridian Mega Cap
Equity ETF

   

Six Months Ended
May 31, 2023
(Unaudited)

 

Year Ended
November 30,
2022

Operations:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net Investment Income (Loss)

 

$

2,161,719

 

 

$

3,673,841

 

Net Realized Gain (Loss)(1)

 

 

(238,366

)

 

 

(810,644

)

Net Change in Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation)

 

 

(9,386,743

)

 

 

3,270,271

 

Net Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets Resulting from Operations

 

 

(7,463,390

)

 

 

6,133,468

 

   

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Distributions:

 

 

(2,117,378

)

 

 

(3,543,151

)

   

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Capital Share Transactions:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Issued

 

 

99,710,514

 

 

 

166,757,012

 

Redeemed

 

 

(94,371,832

)

 

 

(150,347,117

)

Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets from Capital Share Transactions

 

 

5,338,682

 

 

 

16,409,895

 

   

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets

 

 

(4,242,086

)

 

 

19,000,212

 

   

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net Assets:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Beginning of Year/Period

 

 

177,680,465

 

 

 

158,680,253

 

End of Year/Period

 

$

173,438,379

 

 

$

177,680,465

 

   

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Share Transactions:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Issued

 

 

2,950,000

 

 

 

4,900,000

 

Redeemed

 

 

(2,800,000

)

 

 

(4,375,000

)

   

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net Increase (Decrease) in Shares Outstanding from Share Transactions

 

 

150,000

 

 

 

525,000

 

(1)          Includes realized gains (losses) as a result of in-kind transactions. (See Note 4 in Notes to Financial Statements.)

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

19

ETC 6 Meridian

Statements of Changes in Net Assets

(Continued)

 

ETC 6 Meridian Small Cap
Equity ETF

   

Six Months Ended
May 31, 2023
(Unaudited)

 

Year Ended
November 30,
2022

Operations:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net Investment Income (Loss)

 

$

762,137

 

 

$

775,602

 

Net Realized Gain (Loss)(1)

 

 

(670,290

)

 

 

(200,396

)

Net Change in Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation)

 

 

(6,943,285

)

 

 

(6,437,296

)

Net Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets Resulting from Operations

 

 

(6,851,438

)

 

 

(5,862,090

)

   

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Distributions:

 

 

(723,903

)

 

 

(834,121

)

   

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Capital Share Transactions:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Issued

 

 

20,726,587

 

 

 

41,576,787

 

Redeemed

 

 

(18,379,281

)

 

 

(32,138,306

)

Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets from Capital Share Transactions

 

 

2,347,306

 

 

 

9,438,481

 

   

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets

 

 

(5,228,035

)

 

 

2,742,270

 

   

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net Assets:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Beginning of Year/Period

 

 

65,314,393

 

 

 

62,572,123

 

End of Year/Period

 

$

60,086,358

 

 

$

65,314,393

 

   

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Share Transactions:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Issued

 

 

450,000

 

 

 

900,000

 

Redeemed

 

 

(400,000

)

 

 

(700,000

)

   

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net Increase (Decrease) in Shares Outstanding from Share Transactions

 

 

50,000

 

 

 

200,000

 

(1)          Includes realized gains (losses) as a result of in-kind transactions. (See Note 4 in Notes to Financial Statements.)

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

20

ETC 6 Meridian

Statements of Changes in Net Assets

(Concluded)

 

ETC 6 Meridian Quality
Growth ETF

   

Six Months Ended
May 31, 2023
(Unaudited)

 

Year Ended
November 30,
2022

Operations:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net Investment Income (Loss)

 

$

(14,034

)

 

$

18,911

 

Net Realized Gain (Loss)(1)

 

 

103,169

 

 

 

(4,010,417

)

Net Change in Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation)

 

 

1,005,636

 

 

 

(1,389,798

)

Net Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets Resulting from Operations

 

 

1,094,771

 

 

 

(5,381,304

)

   

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Distributions:

 

 

(12,666

)

 

 

(10,465

)

   

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Capital Share Transactions:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Issued

 

 

6,682,239

 

 

 

19,776,131

 

Redeemed

 

 

(7,079,364

)

 

 

(10,821,406

)

Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets from Capital Share Transactions

 

 

(397,125

)

 

 

8,954,725

 

   

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets

 

 

684,980

 

 

 

3,562,956

 

   

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net Assets:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Beginning of Year/Period

 

 

29,005,465

 

 

 

25,442,509

 

End of Year/Period

 

$

29,690,445

 

 

$

29,005,465

 

   

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Share Transactions:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Issued

 

 

300,000

 

 

 

850,000

 

Redeemed

 

 

(325,000

)

 

 

(475,000

)

   

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net Increase (Decrease) in Shares Outstanding from Share Transactions

 

 

(25,000

)

 

 

375,000

 

(1)          Includes realized gains (losses) as a result of in-kind transactions. (See Note 4 in Notes to Financial Statements.)

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

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ETC 6 Meridian

Financial Highlights

Selected Per Share Data & Ratios

For the Six Months ended May 31, 2023 (Unaudited), the Year or Period Ended November 30.

For a Share Outstanding Throughout the Year or Period

 

Net Asset
Value,
Beginning
of
Year or
Period

 

Net
Investment
Income
(Loss)*

 

Net
Realized
and
Unrealized
Gain
(Loss) on
Investments

 

Total
from
Operations

 

Distributions
from Net
Investment
Income

 

Distributions
from Net
Realized
Capital
Gains

 

Total
Distributions

 

Net
Asset
Value,
End of
Year or Period

 

Net
Asset
Value,
Total
Return
(1)

 

Net
Assets
End of
Year or
Period
(000)

 

Ratio of
Expenses
to Average
Net Assets
(Including
Waivers)

 

Ratio of
Expenses
to Average
Net Assets
(Excluding
Waivers)

 

Ratio of
Net
Investment
Income
(Loss) to
Average
Net Assets

 

Portfolio
Turnover
(2)

ETC 6 Meridian Hedged Equity-Index Option Strategy ETF

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

     

 

 

 

     

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

2023

 

$

32.21

 

$

0.38

 

$

(0.89

)

 

$

(0.51

)

 

$

(0.38

)

 

$

 

 

$

(0.38

)

 

$

31.32

 

(1.61

)%

 

$

349,257

 

0.99

%(8)

 

0.99

%(8)

 

2.41

%(8)

 

66

%

2022

 

 

29.54

 

 

0.67

 

 

2.66

 

 

 

3.33

 

 

 

(0.66

)

 

 

 

 

 

(0.66

)

 

 

32.21

 

11.44

 

 

 

314,875

 

0.82

(7)

 

0.82

(7)

 

2.22

(7)

 

164

 

2021

 

 

26.65

 

 

0.50

 

 

2.88

 

 

 

3.38

 

 

 

(0.49

)

 

 

 

 

 

(0.49

)

 

 

29.54

 

12.76

 

 

 

246,619

 

0.84

(6)

 

0.84

(6)

 

1.72

(6)

 

171

 

2020(3)

 

 

25.34

 

 

0.25

 

 

1.30

 

 

 

1.55

 

 

 

(0.24

)

 

 

 

 

 

(0.24

)

 

 

26.65

 

6.14

 

 

 

202,524

 

0.87

(4)(5)

 

0.87

(4)(5)

 

1.71

(4)(5)

 

49

 

ETC 6 Meridian Low Beta Equity Strategy ETF

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

     

 

 

 

     

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

2023

 

$

34.11

 

$

0.33

 

$

(3.60

)

 

$

(3.27

)

 

$

(0.33

)

 

$

 

 

$

(0.33

)

 

$

30.51

 

(9.65

)%

 

$

140,364

 

0.79

%

 

0.79

%

 

2.03

%

 

23

%

2022

 

 

33.63

 

 

0.44

 

 

0.49

 

 

 

0.93

 

 

 

(0.45

)

 

 

 

 

 

(0.45

)

 

 

34.11

 

2.80

 

 

 

156,899

 

0.80

 

 

0.80

 

 

1.32

 

 

73

 

2021

 

 

28.70

 

 

0.21

 

 

4.94

 

 

 

5.15

 

 

 

(0.22

)

 

 

 

 

 

(0.22

)

 

 

33.63

 

17.96

 

 

 

137,049

 

0.82

 

 

0.82

 

 

0.64

 

 

70

 

2020(3)

 

 

25.54

 

 

0.10

 

 

3.15

 

 

 

3.25

 

 

 

(0.09

)

 

 

 

 

 

(0.09

)

 

 

28.70

 

12.72

 

 

 

93,283

 

0.88

(4)

 

0.88

(4)

 

0.65

(4)

 

13

 

ETC 6 Meridian Mega Cap Equity ETF

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

     

 

 

 

     

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

2023

 

$

34.67

 

$

0.41

 

$

(1.79

)

 

$

(1.38

)

 

$

(0.41

)

 

$

 

 

$

(0.41

)

 

$

32.88

 

(4.00

)%

 

$

173,438

 

0.79

%

 

0.79

%

 

2.48

%

 

67

%

2022

 

 

34.50

 

 

0.77

 

 

0.14

 

 

 

0.91

 

 

 

(0.74

)

 

 

 

 

 

(0.74

)

 

 

34.67

 

2.73

 

 

 

177,680

 

0.80

 

 

0.80

 

 

2.27

 

 

160

 

2021

 

 

29.14

 

 

0.58

 

 

5.39

 

 

 

5.97

 

 

 

(0.58

)

 

 

(0.03

)

 

 

(0.61

)

 

 

34.50

 

20.59

 

 

 

158,680

 

0.82

 

 

0.82

 

 

1.76

 

 

166

 

2020(3)

 

 

25.38

 

 

0.27

 

 

3.74

 

 

 

4.01

 

 

 

(0.25

)

 

 

 

 

 

(0.25

)

 

 

29.14

 

15.88

 

 

 

115,827

 

0.86

(4)

 

0.86

(4)

 

1.72

(4)

 

38

 

*       Per share data calculated using average shares method.

       For the six-month period ended May 31, 2023 (Unaudited). All ratios for the period have been annualized.

(1)     Total return is for the period indicated and has not been annualized for periods less than one year. Returns do not reflect the deduction of taxes the shareholder would pay on fund distributions or redemption of Fund shares.

(2)     Portfolio turnover rate is for the period indicated and periods of less than one year have not been annualized. Excludes effect of securities received or delivered from processing in-kind creations or redemptions.

(3)          Commenced operations on May 8, 2020.

(4)          Annualized.

(5)          The expense and investment income ratio includes interest expense. Had this expense been excluded the ratio’s would have been 0.83%, 0.83% and 1.75%.

(6)          The expense and investment income ratio includes interest expense. Had this expense been excluded the ratio’s would have been 0.80%, 0.80% and 1.76%.

(7)          The expense and investment income ratio includes interest expense. Had this expense been excluded the ratio’s would have been 0.78%, 0.78% and 2.26%.

(8)          The expense and investment income ratio includes interest expense. Had this expense been excluded the ratio’s would have been 0.77%, 0.77% and 2.63%.

Amounts designated as “—” are $0.

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

22

ETC 6 Meridian

Financial Highlights

(Concluded)

Selected Per Share Data & Ratios

For the Six Months ended May 31, 2023 (Unaudited), the Year or Period Ended November 30.

For a Share Outstanding Throughout the Year or Period

 

Net Asset
Value,
Beginning
of
Year or
Period

 

Net
Investment
Income
(Loss)*

 

Net
Realized
and
Unrealized
Gain
(Loss) on
Investments

 

Total
from
Operations

 

Distributions
from Net
Investment
Income

 

Return
of
Capital

 

Total
Distributions

 

Net
Asset
Value,
End of
Year or
Period

 

Net
Asset
Value,
Total
Return
(1)

 

Net
Assets
End of
Year or
Period
(000)

 

Ratio of
Expenses
to Average
Net Assets
(Including
Waivers)

 

Ratio of
Expenses
to Average
Net Assets
(Excluding
Waivers)

 

Ratio of
Net
Investment
Income
(Loss) to
Average
Net Assets

 

Portfolio
Turnover
(2)

ETC 6 Meridian Small Cap Equity ETF

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

     

 

 

 

     

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

2023

 

$

44.28

 

$

0.50

 

 

$

(4.90

)

 

$

(4.40

)

 

$

(0.48

)

 

$

 

 

$

(0.48

)

 

$

39.40

 

(10.00

)%

 

$

60,086

 

0.84

%

 

0.84

%

 

2.38

%

 

41

%

2022

 

 

49.08

 

 

0.56

 

 

 

(4.76

)

 

 

(4.20

)

 

 

(0.60

)

 

 

 

 

 

(0.60

)

 

 

44.28

 

(8.58

)

 

 

65,314

 

0.89

 

 

0.89

 

 

1.24

 

 

91

 

2021

 

 

35.05

 

 

0.40

 

 

 

14.00

 

 

 

14.40

 

 

 

(0.37

)

 

 

 

 

 

(0.37

)

 

 

49.08

 

41.20

 

 

 

62,572

 

0.88

 

 

0.88

 

 

0.87

 

 

104

 

2020(3)

 

 

26.43

 

 

0.13

 

 

 

8.60

 

 

 

8.73

 

 

 

(0.11

)

 

 

 

 

 

(0.11

)

 

 

35.05

 

33.11

 

 

 

32,423

 

1.00

(4)

 

1.10

(4)

 

0.76

(4)

 

29

 

ETC 6 Meridian Quality Growth ETF

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

     

 

 

 

     

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

2023

 

$

21.89

 

$

(0.01

)

 

$

0.97

 

 

$

0.96

 

 

$

(0.01

)

 

$

 

 

$

(0.01

)

 

$

22.84

 

4.39

%

 

$

29,690

 

1.00

%

 

1.00

%

 

(0.10

)%

 

30

%

2022

 

 

26.78

 

 

0.02

 

 

 

(4.90

)

 

 

(4.88

)

 

 

(0.01

)

 

 

 

 

 

(0.01

)

 

 

21.89

 

(18.23

)

 

 

29,005

 

1.00

 

 

1.08

 

 

0.07

 

 

84

 

2021(5)

 

 

24.28

 

 

(0.03

)

 

 

2.53

 

 

 

2.50

 

 

 

 

 

 

**

 

 

 

 

 

26.78

 

10.30

 

 

 

25,443

 

1.00

(4)

 

1.52

(4)

 

(0.18

)(4)

 

40

 

*       Per share data calculated using average shares method.

**     Amount represents less than $0.01.

       For the six-month period ended May 31, 2023 (Unaudited). All ratios for the period have been annualized.

(1)     Total return is for the period indicated and has not been annualized for periods less than one year. Returns do not reflect the deduction of taxes the shareholder would pay on fund distributions or redemption of Fund shares.

(2)     Portfolio turnover rate is for the period indicated and periods of less than one year have not been annualized. Excludes effect of securities received or delivered from processing in-kind creations or redemptions.

(3)          Commenced operations on May 8, 2020.

(4)          Annualized.

(5)          Commenced operations on May 10, 2021.

Amounts designated as “—” are $0.

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

23

ETC 6 Meridian

Notes to the Financial Statements

May 31, 2023 (Unaudited)

1. ORGANIZATION

Exchange Traded Concepts Trust (the “Trust”) is a Delaware statutory trust formed on July 17, 2009. The Trust is registered with the Commission under the Investment Company Act of 1940 (the “1940 Act”) as an open-end management investment company with multiple investment portfolios. The financial statements herein are those of the ETC 6 Meridian Hedged Equity-Index Option Strategy ETF, ETC 6 Meridian Low Beta Equity Strategy ETF, ETC 6 Meridian Mega Cap Equity ETF, ETC 6 Meridian Small Cap Equity ETF and ETC 6 Meridian Quality Growth ETF (each, a “Fund” and collectively, the “Funds”). Each Fund seeks to provide capital appreciation. Exchange Traded Concepts, LLC (the “Adviser”), an Oklahoma limited liability company, serves as the investment adviser for the Funds. The ETC 6 Meridian Low Beta Equity Strategy ETF and ETC 6 Meridian Small Equity ETF are classified as “diversified” under the 1940 Act. The ETC 6 Meridian Hedged Equity-Index Option Strategy ETF, ETC 6 Meridian Mega Cap Equity ETF and ETC 6 Meridian Quality Growth ETF are classified as “non-diversified” under the 1940 Act (see “Non-Diversification Risk” under Note 6). The Funds, other than the ETC 6 Meridian Quality Growth ETF, commenced operations on May 8, 2020. The ETC 6 Meridian Quality Growth ETF commenced operations on May 10, 2021.

Shares of the Funds are listed and traded on the NYSE Arca, Inc. (the “Exchange”). Market prices for shares of a Fund may be different from their net asset value (“NAV”). The Funds issue and redeem shares on a continuous basis to certain institutional investors (typically market makers or other broker-dealers) at NAV only in large blocks of shares called “Creation Units.” Creation Units are available for purchase and redemption on each business day and are offered and redeemed on an in-kind basis, together with the specified cash amount, or for an all cash amount. Once created, shares trade in a secondary market at market prices that change throughout the day in share amounts less than a Creation Unit.

2. SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES

The following significant accounting policies, which are consistently followed in the preparation of the financial statements of the Trust, are in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (“U.S. GAAP”) for investment companies. The accompanying financial statements have been prepared in accordance with U.S. GAAP on the accrual basis of accounting. Management has reviewed Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) Accounting Standards Codification (“ASC”) Topic 946, Financial Services — Investment Companies (“ASC 946”), and concluded that the Funds meet the criteria of an “investment company,” and therefore, the Funds prepare their financial statements in accordance with investment company accounting as outlined in ASC 946.

Use of Estimates and Indemnifications — Each Fund is an investment company in conformity with U.S. GAAP. Therefore, the Funds follows the accounting and reporting guidelines for investment companies. The preparation of financial statements in conformity with U.S. GAAP requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of increases and decreases in net assets from operations during the reporting period. Actual results could differ from those estimates.

In the normal course of business, the Trust, on behalf of the Funds, enters into contracts that contain a variety of representations which provide general indemnifications. Each Fund’s maximum exposure under these arrangements cannot be known; however, the Funds expect any risk of loss to be remote.

Security Valuation — The Funds record their investments at fair value. Securities listed on a securities exchange, market or automated quotation system for which quotations are readily available (except for securities traded on the NASDAQ Stock Market (“NASDAQ”), including securities traded over the counter, are valued at the last quoted sale price on the primary exchange or market (foreign or domestic) on which they are traded (or at approximately 4:00 pm Eastern Time if a security’s primary exchange is normally open at that time), or, if there is no such reported sale, at the most recent quoted bid price for long positions and at the most recent quoted ask price for short positions. For securities traded on NASDAQ, the NASDAQ Official Closing Price will be used. If available, debt securities are priced based upon valuations provided by independent, third-party pricing agents. Such values generally reflect the last reported sales price if the security is actively traded.

24

ETC 6 Meridian

Notes to the Financial Statements

May 31, 2023 (Unaudited) (Continued)

2. SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES (continued)

The third-party pricing agents may also value debt securities at an evaluated bid price by employing methodologies that utilize actual market transactions, broker-supplied valuations, or other methodologies designed to identify the fair value for such securities. Debt obligations with remaining maturities of sixty days or less when acquired will be valued at their market value. If a market value is not available from a pricing vendor or from an independent broker, the security shall be fair valued according to the Trust’s fair value procedures. Prices for most securities held in the Funds are provided daily by recognized independent pricing agents. If a security price cannot be obtained from an independent, third-party pricing agent, the Funds seek to obtain a bid price from at least one independent broker.

Options are valued at the last quoted sales price. If there is no such reported sale on the valuation date, long positions are valued at the most recent bid price, and short positions are valued at the most recent ask price.

In December 2020, the SEC adopted Rule 2a-5 under the 1940 Act, establishing requirements to determine fair value in good faith for purposes of the 1940 Act. The rule permits fund boards to designate a fund’s investment adviser to perform fair-value determinations, subject to board oversight and certain other conditions. The rule also defines when market quotations are “readily available” for purposes of the 1940 Act and requires a fund to fair value a portfolio investment when a market quotation is not readily available. The SEC also adopted new Rule 31a-4 under the 1940 Act, which sets forth recordkeeping requirements associated with fair-value determinations.

Pursuant to the requirements of Rule 2a-5, the Trust’s Board of Trustees (the “Board”) (i) has designated the Adviser as the Board’s valuation designee to perform fair-value determinations for a Fund through the Adviser’s Valuation Committee and (ii) approved the Adviser’s Valuation Procedures.

Some of the more common reasons that may necessitate that a security be valued using fair value procedures include: the security’s trading has been halted or suspended; the security has been de-listed from a national exchange; the security’s primary trading market is temporarily closed at a time, when under normal conditions, it would be open; the security has not been traded for an extended period of time; the security’s primary pricing source is not able or willing to provide a price; or trading of the security is subject to local government-imposed restrictions. In addition, a Fund may fair value its securities if an event that may materially affect the value of the Fund’s securities that traded outside of the United States (a ‘‘Significant Event’’) has occurred between the time of the security’s last close and the time that the Fund calculates its net asset value. A Significant Event may relate to a single issuer or to an entire market sector. Events that may be Significant Events include, but are not limited to, government actions, natural disasters, armed conflict, acts of terrorism and significant market fluctuations. If the Adviser becomes aware of a Significant Event that has occurred with respect to a security or group of securities after the closing of the exchange or market on which the security or securities principally trade, but before the time at which the Fund calculates its net asset value, it may request that a Committee meeting be called. When a security is valued in accordance with the fair value procedures, the Committee will determine the value after taking into consideration relevant information reasonably available to the Committee.

In accordance with the authoritative guidance on fair value measurements and disclosure under U.S. GAAP, the Funds disclose fair value of its investments in a hierarchy that prioritizes the inputs to valuation techniques used to measure the fair value. The objective of a fair value measurement is to determine the price that would be received to sell an asset, or paid to transfer a liability, in an orderly transaction between market participants at the measurement date (an exit price). Accordingly, the fair value hierarchy gives the highest priority to quoted prices (unadjusted) in active markets for identical assets or liabilities (Level 1) and the lowest priority to unobservable inputs (Level 3). The three levels of the fair value hierarchy are described below:

    Level 1 — Unadjusted quoted prices in active markets for identical, unrestricted assets or liabilities that the Funds have the ability to access at the measurement date;

    Level 2 — Quoted prices which are not active, or inputs that are observable (either directly or indirectly) for substantially the full term of the asset or liability; and

    Level 3 — Prices, inputs or exotic modeling techniques which are both significant to the fair value measurement and unobservable (supported by little or no market activity).

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2. SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES (continued)

The valuation techniques used by the Funds to measure fair value during the six months ended May 31, 2023 maximized the use of observable inputs and minimized the use of unobservable inputs. Investments are classified within the level of the lowest significant input considered in determining fair value.

Federal Income Taxes — It is each Fund’s intention to qualify as a regulated investment company for Federal income tax purposes by complying with the appropriate provisions of Subchapter M of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended. Accordingly, no provisions for Federal income taxes have been made in the financial statements.

The Funds’ policy is to classify interest and penalties associated with underpayment of federal and state income taxes, if any, as income tax expense on their Statements of Operations. As of May 31, 2023, the Funds did not have any interest or penalties associated with the underpayment of any income taxes. Current tax years remain open and subject to examination by tax jurisdictions. The Funds have reviewed all major jurisdictions and concluded that there is no impact on the Funds’ net assets and no tax liability resulting from unrecognized tax benefits relating to uncertain income tax positions taken or expected to be taken on its tax returns.

Security Transactions and Investment Income — Security transactions are accounted for on trade date. Costs used in determining realized gains and losses on the sale of investment securities are based on specific identification. Dividend income is recorded on the ex-dividend date. Interest income is recognized on the accrual basis. Withholding taxes and reclaims on foreign dividends, if any, have been provided for in accordance with the Funds’ understanding of the applicable country’s tax rules and rates.

Counterparty Risk and Collateral — The ETC 6 Meridian Hedged Equity-Index Option Strategy ETF invests in exchange-traded derivatives, such as futures and exchange-traded options. Counterparty risk on these derivatives is minimal because the clearinghouse provides protection against counterparty defaults. For futures, the Fund is required to deposit collateral in the amount specified by the clearinghouse and the clearing firm (“margin requirement”), and the margin requirement must be maintained over the life of the contract. Collateral for exchange-traded derivatives may be in the form of cash or debt securities issued by the U.S. government or related agencies, although other securities may be used. Cash posted by the Fund, if any, is reflected as cash deposits in the accompanying financial statements and generally is restricted from withdrawal by the Fund. Securities posted by the Fund, if any, are noted in the accompanying schedule of investments. Both forms of collateral remain in the Fund’s assets. Exchange-traded derivatives may only be closed out on the exchange or clearinghouse where the contracts were cleared. This ability is subject to the liquidity of underlying positions.

Options — The ETC 6 Meridian Hedged Equity-Index Option Strategy ETF may purchase and sell put and call options. A call option gives a holder the right to purchase a specific security or an index at a specified price (“exercise price”) within a specified period of time. A put option gives a holder the right to sell a specific security or an index at a specified price within a specified period of time. The initial purchaser of a call option pays the “writer,” i.e., the party selling the option, a premium which is paid at the time of purchase and is retained by the writer whether or not such option is exercised. The Fund may purchase put options to hedge its portfolio against the risk of a decline in the market value of securities held and may purchase call options to hedge against an increase in the price of securities it is committed to purchase. The Fund may write put and call options along with a long position in options to increase its ability to hedge against a change in the market value of the securities it holds or is committed to purchase. The ETC 6 Meridian Hedge Equity-Index Option Strategy ETF entered into written and purchased options during the six months ended May 31, 2023. These options were index options composed entirely of equity risk.

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2. SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES (continued)

Options may relate to particular securities and may or may not be listed on a national securities exchange and issued by the Options Clearing Corporation. Options trading is a highly specialized activity that entails greater than ordinary investment risk. Options on particular securities may be more volatile than the underlying securities, and therefore, on a percentage basis, an investment in options may be subject to greater fluctuation than an investment in the underlying securities themselves. Refer to the Fund’s Schedule of Investments for details regarding open option contracts as of May 31, 2023, if applicable. The amount of realized gain (loss) on Written Options are presented on the Statements of Operations as “Net Realized Gain (Loss) on Written Options”. The change in the net fair value of the Written Options are included in the Statement of Operations as “Net Change in Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) on Written Options”.

For the six months ended May 31, 2023, the average quarterly notional amount of options held in the ETC 6 Meridian Hedged Equity-Index Option Strategy ETF were as follows:

Average Quarterly Notional Balance Long

 

$

 

Average Quarterly Notional Balance Short

 

 

(340,513,970

)

Cash and Cash Equivalents  Idle cash may be swept into various overnight demand deposits and is classified as Cash and Cash equivalents on the Statements of Assets and Liabilities, if any. The Funds maintain cash in bank deposit accounts which, at times, may exceed United States federally insured limits. Amounts swept overnight are available on the next business day.

Dividends and Distributions to Shareholders — Each Fund pays out dividends from its net investment income monthly and distributes its net capital gains, if any, to investors at least annually. All distributions are recorded on ex-dividend date.

Creation Units — The Funds issue and redeem shares at NAV and only in Creation Units, or multiples thereof. Purchasers of Creation Units (“Authorized Participants”) at NAV must pay a standard creation transaction fee of $500, $1,000, $500, $500 and $500 per transaction, regardless of the number of Creation Units created in a given transaction for ETC 6 Meridian Hedged Equity-Index Option Strategy ETF, ETC 6 Meridian Low Beta Equity Strategy ETF, ETC 6 Meridian Mega Cap Equity ETF, ETC 6 Meridian Small Cap Equity ETF and ETC 6 Meridian Quality Growth ETF, respectively. An Authorized Participant who holds Creation Units and wishes to redeem at NAV would also pay a standard minimum redemption transaction fee of $500, $1,000, $500, $500 and $500 per transaction to the custodian on the date of such redemption, regardless of the number of Creation Units redeemed in a given transaction for ETC 6 Meridian Hedged Equity-Index Option Strategy ETF, ETC 6 Meridian Low Beta Equity Strategy ETF, ETC 6 Meridian Mega Cap Equity ETF, ETC 6 Meridian Small Cap Equity ETF and ETC 6 Meridian Quality Growth ETF, respectively. The Funds may charge, either in lieu of or in addition to the fixed creation transaction fee, a variable fee for creations and redemptions in order to cover certain non-standard brokerage, tax, foreign exchange, execution, market impact and other costs and expenses related to the execution of trades resulting from such transactions. In all cases, such fees will be limited in accordance with the requirements of the Commission applicable to management investment companies offering redeemable securities.

The Adviser may retain all or a portion of the transaction fee to the extent the Adviser bears the expenses that otherwise would be borne by the Trust in connection with the purchase or redemption of a Creation Unit, which the transaction fee is designed to cover.

Except when aggregated in Creation Units, shares are not redeemable securities of the Funds. Shares of the Funds may only be purchased or redeemed by certain Authorized Participants. An Authorized Participant is either (i) a broker-dealer or other participant in the clearing process through the Continuous Net Settlement System of the National Securities Clearing Corporation or (ii) a Depository Trust Company (“DTC”) participant and, in each case, must have executed an Authorized Participant Agreement with the Funds’ distributor. Most retail investors will not qualify as Authorized Participants or have the resources to buy and sell whole Creation Units. Therefore,

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2. SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES (continued)

they will be unable to purchase or redeem the shares directly from the Funds. 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.

To the extent contemplated by an Authorized Participant Agreement, in the event an Authorized Participant has submitted a redemption request in proper form but is unable to transfer all or part of the shares comprising a Creation Unit to be redeemed to SEI Investments Distribution Co. (the “Distributor”), on behalf of a Fund, by the time as set forth in the Authorized Participant Agreement, the Distributor may nonetheless accept the redemption request in reliance on the undertaking by the Authorized Participant to deliver the missing shares as soon as possible, which undertaking shall be secured by the Authorized Participant’s delivery and maintenance of collateral equal to a percentage of the value of the missing shares as specified in the Authorized Participant Agreement. An Authorized Participant Agreement may permit a Fund to use such collateral to purchase the missing shares, and could subject an Authorized Participant to liability for any shortfall between the cost of a Fund acquiring such shares and the value of the collateral. Amounts are disclosed as Segregated Cash Balance from Authorized Participants for Deposit Securities and Collateral Payable upon Return of Deposit Securities on the Statement of Assets and Liabilities, when applicable.

3. SERVICE PROVIDERS

Investment Advisory and Administrative Services

The Adviser is an Oklahoma limited liability company located at 10900 Hefner Pointe Drive, Suite 400, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma 73120, its principal place of business, and 295 Madison Avenue, New York, New York 10017. The Adviser serves as investment adviser to the Funds pursuant to an investment advisory agreement with the Trust (the “Advisory Agreement”). Under the Advisory Agreement, the Adviser provides investment advisory services to the Funds and is responsible for, among other things, overseeing the Sub-Adviser (as defined below), including regular review of the Sub-Adviser’s performance, trading portfolio securities on behalf of each Fund, and selecting broker-dealers to execute purchase and sale transactions, subject to the oversight of the Board.

For the services it provides, each Fund pays the Adviser a fee calculated daily and paid monthly at an annual rate of 0.61% of the average daily net assets of each Fund.

Effective January 2, 2023, ETC Platform Services, LLC (“ETC Platform Services”), a direct wholly owned subsidiary of the Adviser, began providing services to each Fund. ETC Platform Services administers each Fund’s business affairs and provides office facilities and equipment, certain clerical, bookkeeping and administrative services, paying agent services under each Fund’s fee arrangement, and its officers and employees to serve as officers or Trustees of the Trust. ETC Platform Services also arranges for transfer agency, custody, fund administration and accounting, and other non-distribution related services necessary for each Fund to operate. For the services it provides to each Fund, ETC Platform Services is paid a fee calculated daily and paid monthly based on a percentage of each Fund’s average daily net assets.

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

The Adviser has contractually agreed to waive its fees and reimburse expenses to the extent necessary to keep total annual operating expenses of each Fund (excluding amounts payable pursuant to any plan adopted in accordance with Rule 12b-1, interest expense, taxes, brokerage commissions, acquired fund fees and expenses, other expenditures which are capitalized in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles, and extraordinary expenses) from exceeding 1.00% of each Fund’s average daily net assets until at least April 1, 2024 (“Expense Cap”). The expense limitation agreement may be terminated, without payment of any penalty: (i) by the Trust for any reason and at any time and (ii) by the Adviser, for any reason, upon ninety (90) days’ prior written notice to the

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3. SERVICE PROVIDERS (continued)

Trust, such termination to be effective as of the close of business on the last day of the then-current one-year period. If it becomes unnecessary for the Adviser to waive fees or reimburse expenses, the Board may permit the Adviser to retain the difference between a Fund’s total annual operating expenses and the expense limitation currently in effect, or, if lower, the expense limitation that was in effect at the time of the waiver and/or reimbursement, to recapture all or a portion of its prior fee waivers or expense reimbursements within three years of the date they were waived or reimbursed. The fees which were waived and/or reimbursed to a Fund by the Adviser, which may be subject to possible future reimbursement, up to the expense cap in place at the time the expenses were waived and reimbursed to the Adviser are as follows:

 

Reimbursement
Amount

 

Expiration
Date

ETC 6 Meridian Quality Growth ETF

 

$

39,245

 

November 30, 2024

ETC 6 Meridian Quality Growth ETF

 

 

22,457

 

November 30, 2025

During the six months ended May 31, 2023, the Adviser recaptured previously waived fees of $3,377 for ETC 6 Meridian Quality Growth ETF, which were due to expire on November 30, 2024.

Sub-Advisory Agreement

Madison Avenue Financial Solutions, LLC (the “Sub-Adviser”), a Delaware limited liability company, serves as the Funds’ sub-adviser pursuant to a sub-advisory agreement (“Sub-Advisory Agreement”). Under the Sub-Advisory Agreement, the Sub-Adviser makes investment decisions for the Funds and continuously reviews and administers the investment program of the Funds, subject to the supervision of the Adviser and the oversight of the Board.

Under the Sub-Advisory Agreement, with respect to each Fund, the Adviser pays the Sub-Adviser a fee out of the fee the Adviser receives from the Funds, calculated daily and paid monthly at an annual rate of 0.49% of the Funds’ average daily net assets.

Pursuant to an arrangement between the Adviser and the Sub-Adviser, the Sub-Adviser has agreed to assume the Adviser’s obligation to pay Fund expenses above the Expense Cap and has agreed, to the extent applicable, to pay the Adviser a minimum fee.

Distribution Arrangement

The Distributor serves as each Fund’s underwriter and distributor of each Fund’s shares pursuant to a distribution agreement (the “Distribution Agreement”). Under the Distribution Agreement, the Distributor, as agent, receives orders to purchase shares in Creation Units and transmits such orders to the Funds’ custodian and transfer agent. The Distributor has no obligation to sell any specific quantity of a Fund’s shares. The Distributor bears the following costs and expenses relating to the distribution of shares: (i) the expenses of maintaining its registration or qualification as a dealer or broker under federal or state laws; (ii) filing fees; and (iii) all other expenses incurred in connection with the distribution services, that are not reimbursed by the Adviser, as contemplated in the Distribution Agreement. The Distributor does not maintain any secondary market in any Fund’s shares.

The Funds have adopted a Distribution and Service Plan (the “Plan”) pursuant to Rule 12b-1 under the 1940 Act. In accordance with the Plan, the Funds are authorized to pay an amount up to 0.25% of its average daily net assets each year for certain distribution-related activities. For the six months ended May 31, 2023, no fees were charged by the Distributor under the Plan and the Plan will only be implemented with approval of the Board.

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3. SERVICE PROVIDERS (continued)

Administrator, Custodian and Transfer Agent

SEI Investments Global Funds Services serves as the Funds’ administrator pursuant to an administration agreement. The Bank of New York Mellon serves as the Funds’ custodian and transfer agent pursuant to a custodian agreement and transfer agency services agreement.

An officer of the Trust is affiliated with the administrator and receives no compensation from the Trust for serving as an officer.

4. INVESTMENT TRANSACTIONS

For the six months ended May 31, 2023, the purchases and sales of investments in securities, excluding in-kind transactions, long-term U.S. Government and short-term securities were:

 

Purchases

 

Sales and
Maturities

ETC 6 Meridian Hedged Equity-Index Option Strategy ETF

 

$

247,275,242

 

$

220,021,390

ETC 6 Meridian Low Beta Equity Strategy ETF

 

 

34,934,929

 

 

34,909,642

ETC 6 Meridian Mega Cap Equity ETF

 

 

117,865,022

 

 

119,762,841

ETC 6 Meridian Small Cap Equity ETF

 

 

25,939,057

 

 

26,430,878

ETC 6 Meridian Quality Growth ETF

 

 

8,529,116

 

 

8,543,902

For the six months ended May 31, 2023, in-kind transactions associated with creations and redemptions were:

 

Purchases

 

Sales

 

Net Realized
Gain (Loss)

ETC 6 Meridian Hedged Equity-Index Option Strategy ETF

 

$

212,597,626

 

$

169,225,910

 

$

16,426,451

ETC 6 Meridian Low Beta Equity Strategy ETF

 

 

20,526,847

 

 

20,307,928

 

 

3,648,444

ETC 6 Meridian Mega Cap Equity ETF

 

 

99,054,233

 

 

91,912,658

 

 

9,177,140

ETC 6 Meridian Small Cap Equity ETF

 

 

20,401,250

 

 

17,383,689

 

 

3,412,513

ETC 6 Meridian Quality Growth ETF

 

 

6,498,813

 

 

6,862,831

 

 

767,677

For the six months ended May 31, 2023, there were no purchases of long-term U.S. Government securities by the Funds.

5. TAX INFORMATION

The amount and character of income and capital gain distributions to be paid, if any, are determined in accordance with Federal income tax regulations, which may differ from U.S. GAAP. As a result, net investment income (loss) and net realized gain (loss) on investment transactions for a reporting period may differ significantly from distributions during such period. These book/tax differences may be temporary or permanent. To the extent these differences are permanent in nature, they are charged or credited to paid-in capital or total distributable earnings (accumulated losses) as appropriate, in the period that the differences arise.

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5. TAX INFORMATION (continued)

The tax character of dividends and distributions paid during the year/period ended November 30, 2022 and November 30, 2021, were as follows:

 

Ordinary
Income

 

Return of
Capital

 

Totals

ETC 6 Meridian Hedged Equity-Index Option Strategy ETF

 

 

   

 

   

 

 

2022

 

$

6,013,160

 

$

 

$

6,013,160

2021

 

 

3,938,003

 

 

 

 

3,938,003

ETC 6 Meridian Low Beta Equity Strategy ETF

 

 

   

 

   

 

 

2022

 

$

1,949,810

 

$

 

$

1,949,810

2021

 

 

812,365

 

 

 

 

812,365

ETC 6 Meridian Mega Cap Equity ETF

 

 

   

 

   

 

 

2022

 

$

3,543,151

 

$

 

$

3,543,151

2021

 

 

2,635,002

 

 

 

 

2,635,002

ETC 6 Meridian Small Cap Equity ETF

 

 

   

 

   

 

 

2022

 

$

834,121

 

$

 

$

834,121

2021

 

 

415,999

 

 

 

 

415,999

ETC 6 Meridian Quality Growth ETF

 

 

   

 

   

 

 

2022

 

$

10,465

 

$

 

$

10,465

2021

 

 

 

 

222

 

 

222

As of November 30, 2022, the components of Distributable Earnings (Accumulated Losses) on a tax basis were as follows:

 

ETC
6 Meridian
Hedged
Equity-Index
Option
Strategy ETF

 

ETC
6 Meridian
Low Beta
Equity
Strategy ETF

 

ETC
6 Meridian
Mega Cap
Equity ETF

 

ETC
6 Meridian
Small Cap
Equity ETF

 

ETC
6 Meridian Quality
Growth ETF

Undistributed Ordinary Income

 

$

805,025

 

 

$

262,378

 

 

$

465,171

 

 

$

105,690

 

 

$

18,911

 

Post-October Losses

 

 

(8,939,002

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Capital Loss Carryforwards

 

 

(36,889,843

)

 

 

(10,747,430

)

 

 

(22,505,058

)

 

 

(7,395,412

)

 

 

(4,832,038

)

Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation)

 

 

7,924,660

 

 

 

6,352,308

 

 

 

4,834,169

 

 

 

(487,050

)

 

 

(1,017,035

)

Other Temporary Differences

 

 

(714,769

)

 

 

(229,595

)

 

 

(412,762

)

 

 

(85,485

)

 

 

(10,464

)

Total Distributable Earnings (Accumulated Losses)

 

$

(37,813,929

)

 

$

(4,362,339

)

 

$

(17,618,480

)

 

$

(7,862,257

)

 

$

(5,840,626

)

Post-October capital losses represent capital losses realized on investment transactions from November 1, 2022 through November 30, 2022, that, in accordance with Federal income tax regulations, the Funds may elect to defer and treat as having arisen in the following fiscal year.

The Funds are permitted to utilize capital losses that are carried forward and will retain their character as either short-term or long-term capital losses. As of November 30, 2022, the following Funds have capital loss carryforwards to offset capital gains for an unlimited period:

 

Non Expiring
Short-Term

 

Non Expiring
Long-Term

 

Total
Capital Loss
Carryforwards

ETC 6 Meridian Hedged Equity-Index Option Strategy ETF

 

$

29,630,458

 

$

7,259,385

 

$

36,889,843

ETC 6 Meridian Low Beta Equity Strategy ETF

 

 

8,673,213

 

 

2,074,217

 

 

10,747,430

ETC 6 Meridian Mega Cap Equity ETF

 

 

19,972,263

 

 

2,532,795

 

 

22,505,058

ETC 6 Meridian Small Cap Equity ETF

 

 

7,005,001

 

 

390,411

 

 

7,395,412

ETC 6 Meridian Quality Growth ETF

 

 

3,837,946

 

 

994,092

 

 

4,832,038

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5. TAX INFORMATION (continued)

The Federal tax cost and aggregate gross unrealized appreciation and depreciation on investments and foreign currency transactions held by the Funds at May 31, 2023, were as follows:

 

Federal Tax
Cost

 

Aggregated
Gross
Unrealized
Appreciation

 

Aggregated
Gross
Unrealized
Depreciation

 

Net Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)

ETC 6 Meridian Hedged Equity-Index Option Strategy ETF

 

$

360,651,920

 

$

15,044,569

 

$

(16,500,142

)

 

$

(1,455,573

)

ETC 6 Meridian Low Beta Equity Strategy ETF

 

 

148,551,201

 

 

8,534,459

 

 

(16,851,113

)

 

 

(8,316,654

)

ETC 6 Meridian Mega Cap Equity ETF

 

 

173,380,538

 

 

7,904,585

 

 

(8,016,873

)

 

 

(112,288

)

ETC 6 Meridian Small Cap Equity ETF

 

 

66,780,951

 

 

3,698,529

 

 

(10,430,843

)

 

 

(6,732,314

)

ETC 6 Meridian Quality Growth ETF

 

 

29,181,084

 

 

2,140,433

 

 

(1,607,587

)

 

 

532,846

 

6. PRINCIPAL RISKS OF INVESTING IN THE FUNDS

As with all exchange traded funds (“ETFs”), each shareholder of a Fund is subject to the risk that his or her investment could lose money. The Funds are subject to the principal risks noted below, any of which may adversely affect a Fund’s NAV, trading price, yield, total return and ability to meet its investment objective. Risk information is applicable to each Fund unless otherwise noted. Additional principal risks are disclosed in the Funds’ prospectus. Please refer to the Funds’ prospectus for a complete description of the principal risks of investing in a Fund.

Limited Authorized Participants, Market Makers and Liquidity Providers Risk. Because each Fund is an ETF, only a limited number of institutional investors (known as “Authorized Participants”) are authorized to purchase and redeem shares directly from the Funds. In addition, there may be a limited number of market makers and/or liquidity providers in the marketplace. To the extent either of the following events occurs, the risk of which is higher during periods of market stress, shares of the Funds may trade at a material discount to their NAV per share and possibly face delisting: (i) Authorized Participants exit the business or otherwise become unable to process creation and/or redemption orders and no other Authorized Participants step forward to perform these services, or (ii) market makers and/or liquidity providers exit the business or significantly reduce their business activities and no other entities step forward to perform their functions.

Market Risk. The market price of an investment could decline, sometimes rapidly or unpredictably, due to general market conditions that are not specifically related to a particular company, such as real or perceived adverse economic or political conditions throughout the world, changes in the general outlook for corporate earnings, changes in interest or currency rates, or adverse investor sentiment generally. The market value of an investment also may decline because of factors that affect a particular industry or industries such as labor shortages, increased production costs, and competitive conditions. Local, regional, or global events such as war, acts of terrorism, the spread of infectious illness or other public health issues, recessions, or other events could have a significant impact on the market generally and on specific investments. For example, in recent years, the COVID-19 pandemic, the large expansion of government deficits and debt as a result of government actions to mitigate the effects of the pandemic, Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, and the rise of inflation have resulted in extreme volatility in the global economy and in global financial markets. Economies and financial markets throughout the world are becoming increasingly interconnected. As a result, whether or not a Fund invests in securities of issuers located in or with significant exposure to countries experiencing economic and financial difficulties, the value and liquidity of the Fund’s investments may be negatively affected.

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Notes to the Financial Statements

May 31, 2023 (Unaudited) (Continued)

6. PRINCIPAL RISKS OF INVESTING IN THE FUNDS (continued)

Models and Data Risk. The Sub-Adviser relies heavily on quantitative models as well as data and information supplied by third parties that are utilized by the models. To the extent the models do not perform as designed or as intended, the Funds’ strategy may not be successfully implemented and the Funds may lose value. If the models or data are incorrect or incomplete, any decisions made in reliance there exclusion of securities that would have been excluded or included had the models or data been correct and complete.

Non-Diversification Risk (ETC 6 Meridian Mega Cap Equity ETF, ETC 6 Meridian Hedged Equity-Index Option Strategy ETF and ETC 6 Meridian Quality Growth ETF only). Each Fund is a non-diversified investment company under the 1940 Act, meaning that, as compared to a diversified fund, it can invest a greater percentage of its assets in securities issued by or representing a small number of issuers. As a result, the performance of these issuers can have a substantial impact on the Fund’s performance.

Options Risk (ETC 6 Meridian Hedged Equity-Index Strategy ETF only). Options give the holder of the option the right to buy (or to sell) a position in a security or in a contract to the writer of the option, at a certain price. They are subject to correlation risk because there may be an imperfect correlation between the options and the securities markets that cause a given transaction to fail to achieve its objectives. The successful use of options depends on the Sub-Adviser’s ability to correctly predict future price fluctuations and the degree of correlation between the options and securities markets. Exchanges can limit the number of positions that can be held or controlled by the Fund or the Sub-Adviser, thus limiting the ability to implement the Fund’s strategies. Options are also particularly subject to leverage risk and can be subject to liquidity risk.

7. OTHER

At May 31, 2023, the records of the Trust, reflected that 100% of the Funds’ total shares outstanding were held by Authorized Participants, in the form of Creation Units, as shown in the table below. However, the individual shares comprising such Creation Units are listed and traded on the Exchange and have been purchased and sold by persons other than Authorized Participants.

 

Number of
Authorized
Participants

ETC 6 Meridian Hedged Equity-Index Option Strategy ETF

 

3

ETC 6 Meridian Low Beta Equity Strategy ETF

 

4

ETC 6 Meridian Mega Cap Equity ETF

 

4

ETC 6 Meridian Small Cap Equity ETF

 

3

ETC 6 Meridian Quality Growth ETF

 

3

8. RECENT MARKET EVENTS

Local, regional, or global events such as war, acts of terrorism, the spread of infectious illness or other public health issues, recessions, or other events could have a significant impact on the market generally and on specific securities. Periods of market volatility may occur in response to such events and other economic, political, and global macro factors. The COVID-19 pandemic, Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, and higher inflation have resulted in extreme volatility in the financial markets, economic downturns around the world, severe losses to some sectors of the economy and individual issuers, and reduced liquidity of certain instruments. These events have caused significant disruptions to business operations, including business closures; strained healthcare systems; disruptions to supply chains and employee availability; large fluctuations in consumer demand; large expansion of government deficits and debt as a result of government actions to mitigate the effects of such events; and widespread uncertainty regarding the long-term effects of such events.

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Notes to the Financial Statements

May 31, 2023 (Unaudited) (Concluded)

8. RECENT MARKET EVENTS (continued)

Governments and central banks, including the Federal Reserve in the United States, took extraordinary and unprecedented actions to support local and global economies and the financial markets in response to the COVID-19 pandemic, including by keeping interest rates at historically low levels for an extended period. The Federal Reserve concluded its market support activities in 2022 and began to raise interest rates in an effort to fight inflation. The Federal Reserve may determine to raise interest rates further. This and other government intervention into the economy and financial markets to address the pandemic, inflation, or other significant events in the future may not work as intended, particularly if the efforts are perceived by investors as being unlikely to achieve the desired results.

9. SUBSEQUENT EVENTS

The Funds have evaluated the need for additional disclosures and/or adjustments resulting from subsequent events through the date the financial statements were issued. Based on this evaluation, no additional disclosure and/or adjustments were required to the financial statements.

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Review of Liquidity Risk Management Program

(Unaudited)

Pursuant to Rule 22e-4 under the Investment Company Act of 1940, the Trust, on behalf of the series of the Trust covered by this shareholder report (the “Funds”), has adopted a liquidity risk management program to govern the Trust’s approach to managing liquidity risk. Rule 22e-4 seeks to promote effective liquidity risk management, thereby reducing the risk that a Fund will be unable to meet its redemption obligations and mitigating dilution of the interests of its shareholders. The Trust’s liquidity risk management program (the “Program”), which adopts the liquidity risk management policies and procedures of Exchange Traded Concepts, LLC, the Trust’s investment adviser (the “Adviser”), is tailored to reflect the Funds’ particular risks, but not to eliminate all adverse impacts of liquidity risk, which would be incompatible with the nature of the Funds.

The Adviser, which is the administrator of the Program, has formed a Liquidity Risk Working Group (“LRWG”) consisting of certain individuals from the Adviser’s portfolio management, capital markets and compliance teams. The LRWG is responsible for conducting an initial assessment of the liquidity risk of the Funds and to manage the liquidity risk of the Funds on an ongoing basis. Meetings of the LRWG are held no less than monthly.

At the February 2023 meeting of the Board of Trustees of the Trust, the Trustees received a report pertaining to the operation, adequacy, and effectiveness of implementation of the Program for the period ended December 31, 2022. The report concluded that the Program is adequately designed to assess and manage the Funds’ liquidity risk and has been effectively implemented. The report reflected that no material changes have been made to the Program since its implementation.

There can be no assurance that the Program will achieve its objectives in the future. Please refer to the Funds’ prospectus for more information regarding a Fund’s exposure to liquidity risk and other principal risks to which an investment in the Fund may be subject.

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ETC 6 Meridian

Disclosure of Fund Expenses

(Unaudited)

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

The following examples use the annualized expense ratio and are intended to help you understand the ongoing costs (in dollars) of investing in a Fund and to compare these costs with those of other funds. The examples are based on an investment of $1,000 made at the beginning of the period shown and held for the entire period (December 1, 2022 to May 31, 2023) (unless otherwise noted below). The table below illustrates the Fund’s cost in two ways:

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

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

Hypothetical 5% Return. This section helps you compare your Fund’s costs with those of other funds. It assumes that the Funds had an annual 5% return before expenses during the year, but that the expense ratio (Column 3) for the period is unchanged. This example is useful in making comparisons because the Commission requires all funds to make this 5% calculation. You can assess your Fund’s comparative cost by comparing the hypothetical result for your Fund in the “Expenses Paid During Period” column with those that appear in the same charts in the shareholder reports for other funds.

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

 

 

Beginning
Account
Value
12
/1/2022

 

Ending
Account
Value
5
/31/2023

 

Annualized
Expense
Ratios

 

Expenses
Paid
During
Period
(1)

ETC 6 Meridian Hedged Equity-Index Option Strategy ETF

               

Actual Fund Return

 

$   1,000.00

 

$      983.90

 

0.99%

 

$   4.90

Hypothetical 5% Return

 

$   1,000.00

 

$   1,020.00

 

0.99%

 

$   4.99

ETC 6 Meridian Low Beta Equity Strategy ETF

               

Actual Fund Return

 

$   1,000.00

 

$      903.50

 

0.79%

 

$   3.75

Hypothetical 5% Return

 

$   1,000.00

 

$   1,020.99

 

0.79%

 

$   3.98

ETC 6 Meridian Mega Cap Equity ETF

               

Actual Fund Return

 

$   1,000.00

 

$      960.00

 

0.79%

 

$   3.86

Hypothetical 5% Return

 

$   1,000.00

 

$   1,020.99

 

0.79%

 

$   3.98

ETC 6 Meridian Small Cap Equity ETF

               

Actual Fund Return

 

$   1,000.00

 

$      900.00

 

0.84%

 

$   3.98

Hypothetical 5% Return

 

$   1,000.00

 

$   1,020.74

 

0.84%

 

$   4.23

ETC 6 Meridian Quality Growth ETF

               

Actual Fund Return

 

$   1,000.00

 

$   1,043.90

 

1.00%

 

$   5.10

Hypothetical 5% Return

 

$   1,000.00

 

$   1,019.95

 

1.00%

 

$   5.04

(1)          Expenses are equal to the Fund’s annualized expense ratio multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by 182/365 (to reflect the one-half year period shown).

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Supplemental Information

(Unaudited)

NAV is the price per share at which a Fund issues and redeems shares. It is calculated in accordance with the standard formula for valuing fund shares. The “Market Price” of the Funds generally is determined using the midpoint between the highest bid and the lowest offer on the stock exchange on which the shares of the Funds are listed for trading, as of the time that such Fund’s NAV is calculated. The Funds’ Market Price may be at, above or below its NAV. The NAV of each Fund will fluctuate with changes in the market value of such Fund’s holdings. The NAV of the Funds may also be impacted by the accrual of deferred taxes. The Market Price of a Fund will fluctuate in accordance with changes in its NAV, as well as market supply and demand.

Premiums or discounts are the differences (expressed as a percentage) between the NAV and Market Price of a Fund on a given day, generally at the time NAV is calculated. A premium is the amount that a Fund is trading above the reported NAV, expressed as a percentage of the NAV. A discount is the amount that a Fund is trading below the reported NAV, expressed as a percentage of the NAV.

Further information regarding premiums and discounts is available on the Funds’ website at www.6meridianfunds.com.

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10900 Hefner Pointe Drive, Suite 400

Oklahoma City, OK 73120

Investment Adviser:

Exchange Traded Concepts, LLC

10900 Hefner Pointe Drive, Suite 400

Oklahoma City, OK 73120

Sub-Adviser:

Madison Avenue Financial Solutions, LLC

8301 E 21st St. North

Suite 150

Wichita, KS 67206

Distributor:

SEI Investments Distribution Co.

One Freedom Valley Drive

Oaks, PA 19456

Administrator:

SEI Investments Global Funds Services

One Freedom Valley Drive

Oaks, PA 19456

Legal Counsel:

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

Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm:

Cohen & Company, Ltd.

1350 Euclid Avenue, Suite 800

Cleveland, OH 44115

This information must be preceded or accompanied by a current prospectus for the Funds.

MER-SA-001-0400

 

 

 

 

(b) Not applicable

 

Item 2. Code of Ethics.

 

Not applicable for semi-annual report.

 

Item 3. Audit Committee Financial Expert.

 

Not applicable for semi-annual report.

 

Item 4. Principal Accountant Fees and Services.

 

Not applicable for semi-annual report.

 

Item 5. Audit Committee of Listed Registrants.

 

Not applicable for semi-annual report.

 

Item 6. Investments.

 

Schedule of Investments is included as part of the Report to Shareholders filed under Item 1 of this form.

 

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

 

Not applicable to open-end management investment companies.

 

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

 

Not applicable to open-end management investment companies.

 

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

 

Not applicable to open-end management investment companies.

 

 

 

 

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

 

There have been no changes to the procedures by which shareholders may recommend nominees to the Registrant’s Board of Trustees during the period covered by this report.

 

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 Act (17 CFR 270.30a-3(c))) as of a date within 90 days of the filing date of the report, are effective based on the evaluation of these controls and procedures required by Rule 30a-3(b) under the Act (17 CFR 270.30a-3(b)) and Rules 13a-15(b) or 15d-15(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13a-15(b) or 240.15d-15(b)).

 

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

 

Item 12. Disclosure of Securities Lending Activities for Closed-End Management Investment Companies.

 

Not applicable to open-end management investment companies.

 

Item 13. Exhibits.

 

(a)(1) Not applicable for semi-annual report.

 

(a)(2) A separate certification for the principal executive officer and the principal financial officer of the Registrant as required by Rule 30a-2(a) under the Investment Company Act of 1940 Act, as amended (17 CFR 270.30a-2(a)), are filed herewith.

 

(b) Officer certifications as required by Rule 30a-2(b) under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (17 CFR 270.30a-2(b)) also accompany this filing as exhibits.

 

 

 

 

SIGNATURES

 

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

 

(Registrant) Exchange Traded Concepts Trust
   
By (Signature and Title) /s/ J. Garrett Stevens
J. Garrett Stevens, Trustee and President
   
Date: July 31, 2023  

 

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

 

By (Signature and Title) /s/ J. Garrett Stevens
  J. Garrett Stevens, Trustee and President
   
Date: July 31, 2023  
   
By (Signature and Title) /s/ Christopher W. Roleke
  Christopher W. Roleke, Treasurer
   
Date: July 31, 2023