N-CSRS 1 ea0209321-01_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:

Chapman and Cutler LLP

320 South Canal Street

Chicago, IL 60606

 

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: 1-405-778-8377

 

Date of fiscal year end: November 30, 2024

 

Date of reporting period: May 31, 2024 

 

 

 

 

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, 2024
(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 Financial Statements

 

27

Disclosure of Fund Expenses

 

38

Review of Liquidity Risk Management Program

 

39

Supplemental Information

 

40

The Funds file their complete schedule of investments with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (the “Commission”) 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 each 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, 2024 (Unaudited)

Description

 

Shares

 

Fair Value

COMMON STOCK — 98.1%

     

 

 

Communication Services — 14.9%

     

 

 

Alphabet, Cl A(A)*

 

31,056

 

$

5,357,160

AT&T

 

902,290

 

 

16,439,723

Comcast, Cl A

 

133,214

 

 

5,332,556

Meta Platforms, Cl A(A)

 

23,173

 

 

10,817,852

Netflix*

 

9,224

 

 

5,918,303

T-Mobile US

 

30,754

 

 

5,380,720

Verizon Communications(A)

 

259,632

 

 

10,683,857

       

 

59,930,171

Consumer Discretionary — 6.3%

     

 

 

Amazon.com(A)*

 

56,858

 

 

10,032,026

General Motors

 

114,432

 

 

5,148,296

Home Depot

 

15,329

 

 

5,133,222

Lowe’s(A)

 

22,366

 

 

4,949,372

       

 

25,262,916

Consumer Staples — 22.3%

     

 

 

Altria Group(A)

 

232,258

 

 

10,741,933

Coca-Cola(A)

 

82,170

 

 

5,170,958

Colgate-Palmolive(A)

 

110,746

 

 

10,294,948

Costco Wholesale(A)

 

14,092

 

 

11,412,971

Kraft Heinz(A)

 

420,803

 

 

14,883,802

PepsiCo(A)

 

58,108

 

 

10,046,873

Philip Morris International

 

52,981

 

 

5,371,214

Procter & Gamble

 

31,143

 

 

5,124,269

Target

 

32,531

 

 

5,080,041

Walmart(A)

 

172,941

 

 

11,372,600

       

 

89,499,609

Description

 

Shares

 

Fair Value

Energy — 5.0%

     

 

 

ConocoPhillips(A)

 

40,926

 

$

4,767,060

Exxon Mobil(A)

 

131,576

 

 

15,428,602

       

 

20,195,662

Financials — 10.2%

     

 

 

American Express

 

21,986

 

 

5,276,640

American International Group

 

67,125

 

 

5,290,793

Capital One Financial(A)

 

71,855

 

 

9,889,404

Charles Schwab

 

68,242

 

 

5,000,774

JPMorgan Chase

 

26,523

 

 

5,374,354

US Bancorp

 

123,965

 

 

5,026,781

Wells Fargo

 

85,497

 

 

5,122,980

       

 

40,981,726

Health Care — 13.9%

     

 

 

AbbVie(A)

 

62,933

 

 

10,147,317

Eli Lilly

 

13,103

 

 

10,748,915

Johnson & Johnson(A)

 

100,984

 

 

14,811,323

Medtronic PLC

 

62,910

 

 

5,118,987

Merck(A)

 

79,018

 

 

9,919,920

UnitedHealth Group

 

10,512

 

 

5,207,329

       

 

55,953,791

Industrials — 6.4%

     

 

 

Caterpillar(A)

 

30,741

 

 

10,406,444

Deere

 

13,132

 

 

4,921,348

General Electric(A)

 

31,865

 

 

5,262,186

Lockheed Martin

 

11,021

 

 

5,183,617

       

 

25,773,595

Information Technology — 13.7%

     

 

 

Adobe(A)*

 

10,841

 

 

4,821,643

Apple(A)

 

30,058

 

 

5,778,651

Cisco Systems(A)

 

217,284

 

 

10,103,706

International Business Machines(A)

 

61,896

 

 

10,327,348

NVIDIA(A)

 

12,256

 

 

13,436,620

QUALCOMM

 

31,008

 

 

6,327,182

Salesforce

 

18,939

 

 

4,440,059

       

 

55,235,209

Materials — 1.3%

     

 

 

Dow

 

88,918

 

 

5,124,344

Real Estate — 1.4%

     

 

 

Simon Property Group‡(A)

 

36,302

 

 

5,492,856

Utilities — 2.7%

     

 

 

Southern

 

136,575

 

 

10,945,121

       

 

 

Total Common Stock
(Cost $356,565,508)

     

 

394,395,000

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

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ETC 6 Meridian

Hedged Equity-Index Option Strategy ETF

Schedule of Investments

May 31, 2024 (Unaudited) (Concluded)

Description

 

Shares

 

Fair Value

EXCHANGE TRADED FUND — 3.0%

 

SPDR Bloomberg 1-3 Month T-Bill ETF

 

129,120

 

$

11,855,798

 

       

 

 

 

Total Exchange Traded Fund
(Cost $11,805,566)

     

 

11,855,798

 

       

 

 

 

SHORT-TERM INVESTMENT — 1.0%

 

Invesco Government & Agency Portfolio, Institutional Class, 5.23%(B)

 

3,997,531

 

 

3,997,531

 

       

 

 

 

Total Short-Term Investment
(Cost $3,997,531)

     

 

3,997,531

 

       

 

 

 

Total Investments — 102.1%
(Cost $372,368,605)

     

$

410,248,329

 

       

 

 

 

WRITTEN OPTIONS — -2.2%

     

 

 

 

Total Written Options
(Premiums Received $5,910,604)

     

$

(8,792,940

)

A list of the Exchange Traded Option Contracts held by the Fund at May 31, 2024, is as follows:

Description

 

Number of
Contracts

 

Notional
Amount

 

Exercise
Price

 

Expiration
Date

 


Value

WRITTEN OPTIONS — (2.2)%

   

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

       

 

 

 

     

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

       

 

 

 

Call Options

   

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

       

 

 

 

S&P 500 Index

 

(195

)

 

$

(102,911,445

)

 

$

5,300.00

 

07/19/24

 

$

(1,808,040

)

S&P 500 Index

 

(585

)

 

 

(308,734,335

)

 

 

5,200.00

 

06/21/24

 

 

(6,984,900

)

     

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

       

 

 

 

Total Written Options
(Premiums Received $5,910,604)

   

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

       

$

(8,792,940

)

Percentages are based on Net Assets of $401,787,312.

      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 $74,544,458.

(B)   The rate shown is the 7-day effective yield as of May 31, 2024.

Cl       — Class

ETF    — Exchange Traded Fund

PLC    — Public Limited Company

S&P    — Standard & Poor’s

SPDR — Standard & Poor’s Depositary Receipts

As of May 31, 2024, all of the Fund’s investments were considered Level 1 of the fair value hierarchy, in accordance with the authoritative guidance on fair value measurements and disclosure under U.S. Generally Accepted Accounting Principles.

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

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ETC 6 Meridian

Low Beta Equity Strategy ETF

Schedule of Investments

May 31, 2024 (Unaudited)

Description

 

Shares

 

Fair Value

COMMON STOCK — 99.6%

     

 

 

Communication Services — 4.2%

     

 

 

AT&T

 

37,641

 

$

685,818

Cogent Communications Holdings

 

9,021

 

 

534,224

Iridium Communications

 

22,767

 

 

685,514

Marcus

 

45,289

 

 

482,328

New York Times, Cl A

 

15,032

 

 

769,638

Scholastic

 

17,103

 

 

620,497

TEGNA

 

45,897

 

 

684,324

TKO Group Holdings, Cl A

 

8,154

 

 

889,357

T-Mobile US

 

3,856

 

 

674,646

Verizon Communications

 

16,197

 

 

666,507

       

 

6,692,853

Consumer Discretionary — 7.2%

     

 

 

Adtalem Global Education*

 

13,524

 

 

870,810

Aramark

 

20,808

 

 

668,977

Choice Hotels International

 

5,389

 

 

609,981

Deckers Outdoor*

 

703

 

 

769,026

Grand Canyon Education*

 

4,836

 

 

688,937

McDonald’s

 

2,208

 

 

571,629

Murphy USA

 

1,569

 

 

688,399

Ollie’s Bargain Outlet Holdings*

 

8,626

 

 

711,041

O’Reilly Automotive*

 

596

 

 

574,103

Perdoceo Education

 

36,930

 

 

830,925

Strategic Education

 

6,076

 

 

689,140

Stride*

 

10,652

 

 

731,366

Sturm Ruger

 

15,223

 

 

676,510

Texas Roadhouse, Cl A

 

4,270

 

 

737,301

Description

 

Shares

 

Fair Value

Consumer Discretionary (continued)

Ulta Beauty*

 

1,177

 

$

465,021

Wendy’s

 

34,692

 

 

605,375

Wingstop

 

1,747

 

 

644,032

       

 

11,532,573

Consumer Staples — 19.5%

     

 

 

Altria Group

 

15,597

 

 

721,361

BellRing Brands*

 

10,722

 

 

623,699

BJ’s Wholesale Club Holdings*

 

8,959

 

 

789,019

Boston Beer, Cl A*

 

2,182

 

 

684,428

Cal-Maine Foods

 

11,309

 

 

697,426

Campbell Soup

 

14,935

 

 

662,815

Casey’s General Stores

 

2,145

 

 

711,668

Church & Dwight

 

6,311

 

 

675,340

Clorox

 

4,294

 

 

564,919

Coca-Cola

 

10,860

 

 

683,420

Coca-Cola Consolidated

 

796

 

 

780,907

Colgate-Palmolive

 

7,416

 

 

689,391

Conagra Brands

 

23,134

 

 

691,244

Edgewell Personal Care

 

17,268

 

 

666,199

Flowers Foods

 

28,601

 

 

664,115

Fresh Del Monte Produce

 

26,663

 

 

622,848

Grocery Outlet Holding*

 

24,820

 

 

545,792

Ingredion

 

5,558

 

 

653,510

J & J Snack Foods

 

4,493

 

 

731,056

John B Sanfilippo & Son

 

6,327

 

 

637,951

Kellanova

 

12,006

 

 

724,442

Keurig Dr Pepper

 

22,146

 

 

758,501

Kimberly-Clark

 

5,181

 

 

690,627

Kraft Heinz

 

18,292

 

 

646,988

Kroger

 

12,805

 

 

670,598

Lamb Weston Holdings

 

6,311

 

 

557,198

Lancaster Colony

 

3,161

 

 

586,366

McCormick

 

9,465

 

 

683,562

Molson Coors Beverage, Cl B

 

10,296

 

 

564,324

Mondelez International, Cl A

 

9,030

 

 

618,826

National Beverage*

 

12,641

 

 

584,014

PepsiCo

 

3,964

 

 

685,376

Performance Food Group*

 

8,436

 

 

587,146

Pilgrim’s Pride*

 

20,223

 

 

726,612

Post Holdings*

 

6,213

 

 

662,119

PriceSmart

 

7,781

 

 

654,771

Procter & Gamble

 

4,053

 

 

666,881

Simply Good Foods*

 

19,474

 

 

749,555

SpartanNash

 

32,386

 

 

636,385

Sprouts Farmers Market*

 

10,207

 

 

806,148

Sysco

 

8,166

 

 

594,648

Tootsie Roll Industries

 

20,291

 

 

593,715

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, 2024 (Unaudited) (Continued)

Description

 

Shares

 

Fair Value

Consumer Staples (continued)

TreeHouse Foods*

 

17,975

 

$

652,672

Universal

 

13,005

 

 

623,720

US Foods Holding*

 

12,290

 

 

649,281

Walmart

 

10,677

 

 

702,120

WD-40

 

2,541

 

 

570,937

       

 

31,144,640

Energy — 2.1%

     

 

 

California Resources

 

12,172

 

 

576,344

Chevron

 

4,355

 

 

706,817

DT Midstream

 

11,088

 

 

743,783

Exxon Mobil

 

6,051

 

 

709,540

Phillips 66

 

4,400

 

 

625,284

       

 

3,361,768

Financials — 13.5%

     

 

 

Ambac Financial Group*

 

42,771

 

 

757,901

AMERISAFE

 

12,121

 

 

531,263

Aon PLC, Cl A

 

2,039

 

 

574,264

Assurant

 

3,592

 

 

623,104

Assured Guaranty

 

7,082

 

 

550,413

Cboe Global Markets

 

3,442

 

 

595,432

Chubb

 

2,581

 

 

698,986

CME Group, Cl A

 

2,944

 

 

597,573

Donnelley Financial Solutions*

 

10,040

 

 

612,038

Employers Holdings

 

14,270

 

 

601,909

Erie Indemnity, Cl A

 

1,567

 

 

567,928

Everest Group

 

1,744

 

 

681,782

EZCORP, Cl A*

 

62,244

 

 

652,940

Federated Hermes, Cl B

 

17,927

 

 

594,639

FirstCash Holdings

 

5,612

 

 

661,767

Hanover Insurance Group

 

4,906

 

 

647,249

HCI Group

 

6,583

 

 

631,178

Horace Mann Educators

 

18,272

 

 

624,354

Kinsale Capital Group

 

1,177

 

 

451,521

Mercury General

 

13,382

 

 

747,117

Morningstar

 

2,082

 

 

600,137

Old Republic International

 

22,081

 

 

701,734

Progressive

 

3,293

 

 

695,416

Radian Group

 

21,668

 

 

676,909

Reinsurance Group of America, Cl A

 

3,535

 

 

741,643

RenaissanceRe Holdings

 

2,832

 

 

645,300

RLI

 

4,349

 

 

634,867

Safety Insurance Group

 

8,106

 

 

626,999

Selective Insurance Group

 

6,175

 

 

602,742

SiriusPoint*

 

52,493

 

 

690,283

Western Union

 

46,998

 

 

601,574

Description

 

Shares

 

Fair Value

Financials (continued)

     

 

 

Willis Towers Watson

 

2,347

 

$

599,166

WisdomTree

 

78,294

 

 

780,590

WR Berkley

 

7,629

 

 

618,178

       

 

21,618,896

Health Care — 20.5%

     

 

 

Abbott Laboratories

 

5,416

 

 

553,461

AbbVie

 

3,569

 

 

575,466

Addus HomeCare*

 

6,513

 

 

747,759

Alkermes*

 

22,344

 

 

522,850

Amedisys*

 

6,947

 

 

633,219

Amgen

 

2,333

 

 

713,547

ANI Pharmaceuticals*

 

9,825

 

 

637,643

Becton Dickinson

 

2,739

 

 

635,366

Boston Scientific*

 

9,592

 

 

724,867

Cardinal Health

 

5,841

 

 

579,836

Centene*

 

8,333

 

 

596,559

Chemed

 

1,013

 

 

561,577

Collegium Pharmaceutical*

 

17,626

 

 

584,126

Corcept Therapeutics*

 

28,078

 

 

847,113

CorVel*

 

2,776

 

 

665,824

CVS Health

 

8,698

 

 

518,401

Dynavax Technologies*

 

50,804

 

 

609,140

Elevance Health

 

1,275

 

 

686,562

Eli Lilly

 

826

 

 

677,601

Encompass Health

 

8,437

 

 

728,872

Ensign Group

 

5,143

 

 

623,537

Exelixis*

 

28,898

 

 

626,798

Gilead Sciences

 

8,902

 

 

572,132

HealthEquity*

 

8,025

 

 

655,482

HealthStream

 

24,463

 

 

667,595

Henry Schein*

 

8,581

 

 

595,007

Inari Medical*

 

15,042

 

 

752,100

Innoviva*

 

42,601

 

 

672,670

Integer Holdings*

 

5,610

 

 

680,156

Jazz Pharmaceuticals*

 

5,512

 

 

580,138

Johnson & Johnson

 

4,058

 

 

595,187

LeMaitre Vascular

 

9,540

 

 

752,515

Masimo*

 

4,987

 

 

620,882

McKesson

 

1,227

 

 

698,887

Medtronic PLC

 

7,559

 

 

615,076

Merck

 

5,223

 

 

655,695

Merit Medical Systems*

 

8,634

 

 

700,649

Molina Healthcare*

 

1,664

 

 

523,461

National HealthCare

 

6,796

 

 

718,677

Neurocrine Biosciences*

 

4,886

 

 

661,613

OraSure Technologies*

 

92,787

 

 

438,883

Pacira BioSciences*

 

21,474

 

 

651,306

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, 2024 (Unaudited) (Continued)

Description

 

Shares

 

Fair Value

Health Care (continued)

     

 

 

Patterson

 

24,081

 

$

592,152

Perrigo PLC

 

23,023

 

 

633,823

Premier, Cl A

 

30,894

 

 

584,514

Prestige Consumer Healthcare*

 

9,056

 

 

582,391

Quest Diagnostics

 

5,091

 

 

722,769

Regeneron Pharmaceuticals*

 

661

 

 

647,886

United Therapeutics*

 

2,723

 

 

749,178

UnitedHealth Group

 

1,365

 

 

676,180

Varex Imaging*

 

37,383

 

 

577,567

       

 

32,624,695

Industrials — 9.1%

     

 

 

AeroVironment*

 

3,547

 

 

717,026

Brady, Cl A

 

11,271

 

 

769,472

BWX Technologies

 

6,122

 

 

564,020

CACI International, Cl A*

 

1,714

 

 

727,559

CoreCivic*

 

43,816

 

 

703,247

Curtiss-Wright

 

2,673

 

 

755,978

FTI Consulting*

 

3,132

 

 

672,754

General Dynamics

 

2,357

 

 

706,558

Hexcel

 

8,504

 

 

585,670

KBR

 

10,472

 

 

687,592

Liquidity Services*

 

36,389

 

 

713,588

Lockheed Martin

 

1,491

 

 

701,277

National Presto Industries

 

8,543

 

 

636,283

Northrop Grumman

 

1,398

 

 

630,176

Republic Services, Cl A

 

3,518

 

 

651,498

RTX

 

7,159

 

 

771,812

Science Applications International

 

4,508

 

 

607,002

Verisk Analytics, Cl A

 

2,739

 

 

692,364

Verra Mobility, Cl A*

 

29,757

 

 

792,726

Waste Management

 

3,104

 

 

654,106

Woodward

 

4,354

 

 

812,021

       

 

14,552,729

Information Technology — 4.6%

     

 

 

A10 Networks

 

47,727

 

 

723,065

CommVault Systems*

 

6,503

 

 

699,625

Dolby Laboratories, Cl A

 

7,931

 

 

642,490

GoDaddy, Cl A*

 

5,902

 

 

824,096

Insight Enterprises*

 

3,467

 

 

677,799

InterDigital

 

6,022

 

 

685,725

Juniper Networks

 

17,268

 

 

615,950

Manhattan Associates*

 

2,533

 

 

556,095

N-able*

 

49,666

 

 

663,041

NetScout Systems*

 

30,377

 

 

623,943

Progress Software

 

12,185

 

 

617,170

       

 

7,328,999

Description

 

Shares

 

Fair Value

Materials — 1.2%

     

 

 

AptarGroup

 

4,516

 

$

666,968

NewMarket

 

1,029

 

 

550,587

Royal Gold

 

5,835

 

 

747,989

       

 

1,965,544

Real Estate — 4.1%

     

 

 

CareTrust

 

27,472

 

 

702,459

Equity LifeStyle Properties

 

9,765

 

 

612,949

Essential Properties Realty Trust

 

26,151

 

 

700,324

Four Corners Property Trust

 

26,734

 

 

652,577

Gaming and Leisure Properties

 

14,218

 

 

638,388

Getty Realty

 

23,784

 

 

656,676

LTC Properties

 

20,383

 

 

701,175

NNN REIT

 

15,579

 

 

650,735

Omega Healthcare Investors

 

20,905

 

 

675,859

WP Carey

 

11,273

 

 

635,797

       

 

6,626,939

Utilities — 13.6%

     

 

 

ALLETE

 

11,204

 

 

707,533

Ameren

 

8,844

 

 

648,884

American States Water

 

9,058

 

 

666,578

Atmos Energy

 

5,610

 

 

650,311

Avista

 

19,395

 

 

717,227

California Water Service Group

 

14,182

 

 

707,540

CenterPoint Energy

 

22,852

 

 

697,215

Chesapeake Utilities

 

6,278

 

 

703,199

CMS Energy

 

10,723

 

 

674,798

Consolidated Edison

 

7,197

 

 

680,476

DTE Energy

 

5,784

 

 

674,010

Duke Energy

 

6,873

 

 

711,837

Essential Utilities

 

18,511

 

 

698,420

Evergy

 

12,759

 

 

697,407

IDACORP

 

7,319

 

 

698,745

MGE Energy

 

8,196

 

 

656,745

New Jersey Resources

 

15,192

 

 

660,244

Northwest Natural Holding

 

17,302

 

 

647,441

Northwestern Energy Group

 

13,284

 

 

690,237

OGE Energy

 

19,073

 

 

692,350

ONE Gas

 

10,441

 

 

643,479

Pinnacle West Capital

 

9,268

 

 

730,874

PPL

 

24,081

 

 

706,296

Public Service Enterprise Group

 

9,966

 

 

755,024

SJW Group

 

11,324

 

 

619,536

Southern

 

9,429

 

 

755,640

Spire

 

10,642

 

 

652,248

Unitil

 

12,475

 

 

667,288

Vistra

 

10,615

 

 

1,051,734

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, 2024 (Unaudited) (Concluded)

Description

 

Shares

 

Fair Value

Utilities (continued)

     

 

 

WEC Energy Group

 

7,961

 

$

645,080

Xcel Energy

 

13,347

 

 

740,091

       

 

21,648,487

       

 

 

Total Common Stock
(Cost $147,700,501)

     

 

159,098,123

       

 

 

SHORT-TERM INVESTMENT — 0.3%

Invesco Government & Agency Portfolio, Institutional Class, 5.23%(A)

 

478,673

 

 

478,673

       

 

 

Total Short-Term Investment
(Cost $478,673)

     

 

478,673

       

 

 

Total Investments — 99.9%
(Cost $148,179,174)

     

$

159,576,796

Percentages are based on Net Assets of $159,685,944

      Real Estate Investment Trust

*       Non-income producing security.

(A)   The rate reported is the 7-day effective yield as of May 31, 2024.

Cl      — Class

PLC  — Public Limited Company

REIT — Real Estate Investment Trust

As of May 31, 2024, all of the Fund’s investments were considered Level 1 of the fair value hierarchy, in accordance with the authoritative guidance on fair value measurements and disclosure under U.S. Generally Accepted Accounting Principles.

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

6

ETC 6 Meridian

Mega Cap Equity ETF

Schedule of Investments

May 31, 2024 (Unaudited)

Description

 

Shares

 

Fair Value

COMMON STOCK — 99.8%

     

 

 

Communication Services — 15.2%

     

 

 

Alphabet, Cl A*

 

18,833

 

$

3,248,693

AT&T

 

547,191

 

 

9,969,820

Comcast, Cl A

 

80,787

 

 

3,233,904

Meta Platforms, Cl A

 

14,054

 

 

6,560,828

Netflix*

 

5,592

 

 

3,587,939

T-Mobile US

 

18,649

 

 

3,262,829

Verizon Communications

 

157,457

 

 

6,479,356

       

 

36,343,369

Consumer Discretionary — 6.4%

     

 

 

Amazon.com*

 

34,482

 

 

6,084,004

General Motors

 

69,396

 

 

3,122,126

Home Depot

 

9,295

 

 

3,112,617

Lowe’s

 

13,562

 

 

3,001,135

       

 

15,319,882

Consumer Staples — 22.5%

     

 

 

Altria Group

 

140,856

 

 

6,514,590

Coca-Cola

 

49,830

 

 

3,135,802

Colgate-Palmolive

 

67,164

 

 

6,243,565

Costco Wholesale

 

8,545

 

 

6,920,511

Kraft Heinz

 

255,194

 

 

9,026,212

PepsiCo

 

35,239

 

 

6,092,823

Philip Morris International

 

32,129

 

 

3,257,238

Procter & Gamble

 

18,885

 

 

3,107,338

Target

 

19,728

 

 

3,080,724

Walmart

 

104,883

 

 

6,897,106

       

 

54,275,909

Description

 

Shares

 

Fair Value

Energy — 5.1%

     

 

 

ConocoPhillips

 

24,820

 

$

2,891,034

Exxon Mobil

 

79,794

 

 

9,356,644

       

 

12,247,678

Financials — 10.4%

     

 

 

American Express

 

13,331

 

 

3,199,440

American International Group

 

40,706

 

 

3,208,447

Capital One Financial

 

43,578

 

 

5,997,640

Charles Schwab

 

41,383

 

 

3,032,546

JPMorgan Chase

 

16,084

 

 

3,259,101

US Bancorp

 

75,178

 

 

3,048,468

Wells Fargo

 

51,848

 

 

3,106,732

       

 

24,852,374

Health Care — 14.2%

     

 

 

AbbVie

 

38,167

 

 

6,154,047

Eli Lilly

 

7,945

 

 

6,517,601

Johnson & Johnson

 

61,240

 

 

8,982,072

Medtronic PLC

 

38,152

 

 

3,104,428

Merck

 

47,921

 

 

6,016,002

UnitedHealth Group

 

6,374

 

 

3,157,488

       

 

33,931,638

Industrials — 6.5%

     

 

 

Caterpillar

 

18,642

 

 

6,310,690

Deere

 

7,964

 

 

2,984,589

General Electric

 

19,323

 

 

3,191,000

Lockheed Martin

 

6,683

 

 

3,143,282

       

 

15,629,561

Information Technology — 14.0%

     

 

 

Adobe*

 

6,574

 

 

2,923,853

Apple

 

18,227

 

 

3,504,141

Cisco Systems

 

131,776

 

 

6,127,584

International Business Machines

 

37,537

 

 

6,263,048

NVIDIA

 

7,431

 

 

8,146,828

QUALCOMM

 

18,804

 

 

3,836,956

Salesforce

 

11,485

 

 

2,692,543

       

 

33,494,953

Materials — 1.3%

     

 

 

Dow

 

53,923

 

 

3,107,582

Real Estate — 1.4%

     

 

 

Simon Property Group

 

22,015

 

 

3,331,090

Utilities — 2.8%

     

 

 

Southern

 

82,827

 

 

6,637,756

       

 

 

Total Common Stock
(Cost $216,685,070)

     

 

239,171,792

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

7

ETC 6 Meridian

Mega Cap Equity ETF

Schedule of Investments

May 31, 2024 (Unaudited) (Concluded)

Description

 

Shares

 

Fair Value

SHORT-TERM INVESTMENT — 0.1%

Invesco Government & Agency Portfolio, Institutional Class, 5.23%(A)

 

300,526

 

$

300,526

       

 

 

Total Short-Term Investment
(Cost $300,526)

     

 

300,526

       

 

 

Total Investments — 99.9%
(Cost $216,985,596)

     

$

239,472,318

Percentages are based on Net Assets of $239,704,428.

      Real Estate Investment Trust

*       Non-income producing security.

(A)   The rate shown is the 7-day effective yield as of May 31, 2024.

Cl     — Class

PLC — Public Limited Company

As of May 31, 2024, all of the Fund’s investments were considered Level 1 of the fair value hierarchy, in accordance with the authoritative guidance on fair value measurements and disclosure under U.S. Generally Accepted Accounting Principles.

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

8

ETC 6 Meridian

Small Cap Equity ETF

Schedule of Investments

May 31, 2024 (Unaudited)

Description

 

Shares

 

Fair Value

COMMON STOCK — 99.8%

     

 

 

Communication Services — 1.7%

     

 

 

Cogent Communications Holdings

 

11,957

 

$

708,094

Marcus

 

60,633

 

 

645,741

       

 

1,353,835

Consumer Discretionary — 13.3%

     

 

 

Adtalem Global Education*

 

18,107

 

 

1,165,910

Buckle

 

21,609

 

 

832,811

Golden Entertainment

 

26,963

 

 

816,170

Green Brick Partners*

 

16,878

 

 

921,539

M*

 

7,096

 

 

886,432

Movado Group

 

31,577

 

 

836,791

Perdoceo Education

 

101,638

 

 

2,286,854

Stride*

 

14,149

 

 

971,470

Sturm Ruger

 

20,672

 

 

918,664

Worthington Enterprises

 

13,906

 

 

793,059

       

 

10,429,700

Consumer Staples — 12.3%

     

 

 

Andersons

 

16,361

 

 

856,334

Cal-Maine Foods

 

30,855

 

 

1,902,828

J & J Snack Foods

 

6,135

 

 

998,226

John B Sanfilippo & Son

 

8,775

 

 

884,783

National Beverage*

 

16,837

 

 

777,869

Simply Good Foods*

 

25,779

 

 

992,234

SpartanNash

 

42,781

 

 

840,647

Description

 

Shares

 

Fair Value

Consumer Staples (continued)

     

 

 

Tootsie Roll Industries

 

27,515

 

$

805,089

Universal

 

17,940

 

 

860,402

WD-40

 

3,379

 

 

759,228

       

 

9,677,640

Energy — 7.7%

     

 

 

California Resources

 

16,391

 

 

776,114

CVR Energy

 

27,157

 

 

756,594

Helmerich & Payne

 

22,896

 

 

871,422

Par Pacific Holdings*

 

24,930

 

 

676,600

RPC

 

117,995

 

 

805,906

SM Energy

 

20,016

 

 

1,009,407

US Silica Holdings*

 

76,592

 

 

1,186,410

       

 

6,082,453

Financials — 20.5%

     

 

 

Ambac Financial Group*

 

58,211

 

 

1,031,499

AMERISAFE

 

16,562

 

 

725,912

Axos Financial*

 

17,025

 

 

917,137

Bread Financial Holdings

 

23,091

 

 

964,280

Employers Holdings

 

38,497

 

 

1,623,804

Enova International*

 

13,778

 

 

849,414

Hanmi Financial

 

56,622

 

 

892,363

HCI Group

 

8,993

 

 

862,249

PennyMac Mortgage Investment Trust

 

62,056

 

 

848,926

Preferred Bank

 

11,697

 

 

874,000

PROG Holdings

 

27,157

 

 

1,026,263

Safety Insurance Group

 

11,111

 

 

859,436

SiriusPoint*

 

72,162

 

 

948,930

Virtus Investment Partners

 

3,841

 

 

878,014

Westamerica BanCorp

 

18,232

 

 

890,086

WisdomTree

 

109,282

 

 

1,089,542

World Acceptance*

 

7,092

 

 

911,251

       

 

16,193,106

Health Care — 18.7%

     

 

 

Alkermes*

 

29,338

 

 

686,509

Collegium Pharmaceutical*

 

48,313

 

 

1,601,093

Corcept Therapeutics*

 

37,664

 

 

1,136,323

CorVel*

 

3,745

 

 

898,238

Cross Country Healthcare*

 

49,134

 

 

742,906

Ensign Group

 

6,948

 

 

842,376

Harmony Biosciences Holdings*

 

28,393

 

 

834,754

HealthStream

 

32,959

 

 

899,451

Innoviva*

 

117,895

 

 

1,861,563

Merit Medical Systems*

 

11,620

 

 

942,963

National HealthCare

 

9,277

 

 

981,043

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

9

ETC 6 Meridian

Small Cap Equity ETF

Schedule of Investments

May 31, 2024 (Unaudited) (Concluded)

Description

 

Shares

 

Fair Value

Health Care (continued)

     

 

 

OraSure Technologies*

 

124,736

 

$

590,001

Organon

 

49,191

 

 

1,049,244

Pacira BioSciences*

 

29,658

 

 

899,527

Prestige Consumer Healthcare*

 

12,255

 

 

788,119

       

 

14,754,110

Industrials — 10.2%

     

 

 

Brady, Cl A

 

15,177

 

 

1,036,134

DNOW*

 

61,101

 

 

891,464

Liquidity Services*

 

49,495

 

 

970,597

Masterbrand*

 

50,943

 

 

851,258

Mueller Industries

 

17,147

 

 

1,010,129

National Presto Industries

 

11,690

 

 

870,671

Titan International*

 

69,350

 

 

573,525

Verra Mobility, Cl A*

 

40,422

 

 

1,076,842

Wabash National

 

32,303

 

 

730,370

       

 

8,010,990

Information Technology — 5.8%

     

 

 

A10 Networks

 

65,700

 

 

995,355

Insight Enterprises*

 

4,708

 

 

920,414

Photronics*

 

30,680

 

 

839,098

Progress Software

 

16,617

 

 

841,651

ScanSource*

 

20,167

 

 

956,521

       

 

4,553,039

Materials — 3.7%

     

 

 

Clearwater Paper*

 

22,414

 

 

1,191,080

Olympic Steel

 

13,614

 

 

709,834

Warrior Met Coal

 

14,857

 

 

1,016,664

       

 

2,917,578

Real Estate — 2.4%

     

 

 

CareTrust

 

37,375

 

 

955,679

Getty Realty

 

32,420

 

 

895,116

       

 

1,850,795

Utilities — 3.5%

     

 

 

Avista

 

26,063

 

 

963,809

MGE Energy

 

11,091

 

 

888,722

Northwest Natural Holding

 

23,471

 

 

878,285

       

 

2,730,816

       

 

 

Total Common Stock
(Cost $74,698,320)

     

 

78,554,062

Description

 

Shares

 

Fair Value

SHORT-TERM INVESTMENT — 0.2%

Invesco Government & Agency Portfolio, Institutional Class, 5.23%(A)

 

131,420

 

$

131,420

       

 

 

Total Short-Term Investment
(Cost $131,420)

     

 

131,420

       

 

 

Total Investments — 100.0%
(Cost $74,829,740)

     

$

78,685,482

Percentages are based on Net Assets of $78,709,263.

      Real Estate Investment Trust

*       Non-income producing security.

(A)   The rate shown is the 7-day effective yield as of May 31, 2024.

Cl — Class

As of May 31, 2024, all of the Fund’s investments were considered Level 1 of the fair value hierarchy, in accordance with the authoritative guidance on fair value measurements and disclosure under U.S. Generally Accepted Accounting Principles.

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

10

ETC 6 Meridian

Quality Growth ETF

Schedule of Investments

May 31, 2024 (Unaudited)

Description

 

Shares

 

Fair Value

COMMON STOCK†† — 99.6%

     

 

 

Communication Services — 7.1%

     

 

 

Alphabet, Cl A*

 

14,774

 

$

2,548,515

Pinterest, Cl A*

 

7,802

 

 

323,705

Yelp, Cl A*

 

731

 

 

27,025

       

 

2,899,245

Consumer Discretionary — 8.4%

     

 

 

Deckers Outdoor*

 

291

 

 

318,331

DoorDash, Cl A*

 

3,524

 

 

388,028

Grand Canyon Education*

 

335

 

 

47,724

Home Depot

 

4,741

 

 

1,587,618

Lululemon Athletica*

 

1,346

 

 

419,938

Murphy USA

 

209

 

 

91,699

NVR*

 

30

 

 

230,422

Ulta Beauty*

 

554

 

 

218,880

Valvoline*

 

1,481

 

 

60,129

YETI Holdings*

 

1,019

 

 

41,514

       

 

3,404,283

Consumer Staples — 7.3%

     

 

 

Cal-Maine Foods

 

490

 

 

30,218

Coca-Cola Consolidated

 

66

 

 

64,749

Costco Wholesale

 

2,274

 

 

1,841,690

Kimberly-Clark

 

3,806

 

 

507,340

Lancaster Colony

 

217

 

 

40,254

Monster Beverage*

 

8,471

 

 

439,814

National Beverage*

 

272

 

 

12,566

WD-40

 

154

 

 

34,602

       

 

2,971,233

Energy — 0.4%

     

 

 

Liberty Energy, Cl A

 

1,712

 

 

42,269

Texas Pacific Land

 

213

 

 

130,848

       

 

173,117

Description

 

Shares

 

Fair Value

Financials — 10.0%

     

 

 

Mastercard, Cl A

 

3,817

 

$

1,706,466

Rocket, Cl A*

 

20,695

 

 

287,660

Toast, Cl A*

 

5,572

 

 

135,010

Visa, Cl A

 

7,137

 

 

1,944,547

       

 

4,073,683

Health Care — 16.1%

     

 

 

Alkermes*

 

1,919

 

 

44,905

Axonics*

 

581

 

 

38,979

Catalyst Pharmaceuticals*

 

1,242

 

 

20,083

Chemed

 

162

 

 

89,808

Corcept Therapeutics*

 

963

 

 

29,054

CorVel*

 

99

 

 

23,745

Edwards Lifesciences*

 

6,306

 

 

547,928

Exelixis*

 

3,427

 

 

74,332

Halozyme Therapeutics*

 

1,435

 

 

63,556

Hims & Hers Health*

 

1,646

 

 

31,965

IDEXX Laboratories*

 

940

 

 

467,133

Incyte*

 

2,136

 

 

123,439

Intuitive Surgical*

 

3,749

 

 

1,507,549

Lantheus Holdings*

 

793

 

 

64,891

Neurocrine Biosciences*

 

1,116

 

 

151,118

Regeneron Pharmaceuticals*

 

1,223

 

 

1,198,736

Shockwave Medical*

 

416

 

 

139,360

Veeva Systems, Cl A*

 

1,624

 

 

282,982

Vertex Pharmaceuticals*

 

3,004

 

 

1,367,840

West Pharmaceutical Services

 

817

 

 

270,762

       

 

6,538,165

Industrials — 8.5%

     

 

 

A O Smith

 

1,627

 

 

136,082

AAON

 

770

 

 

57,789

Cintas

 

971

 

 

658,308

Copart*

 

9,831

 

 

521,632

CSW Industrials

 

165

 

 

41,953

Expeditors International of Washington

 

1,605

 

 

194,045

Fastenal

 

6,453

 

 

425,769

Graco

 

1,866

 

 

150,679

Kforce

 

206

 

 

12,733

Landstar System

 

394

 

 

71,720

Mueller Industries

 

1,250

 

 

73,638

Old Dominion Freight Line

 

2,204

 

 

386,251

Rollins

 

3,311

 

 

151,280

Trex*

 

1,221

 

 

105,592

WW Grainger

 

506

 

 

466,259

       

 

3,453,730

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

11

ETC 6 Meridian

Quality Growth ETF

Schedule of Investments

May 31, 2024 (Unaudited) (Concluded)

Description

 

Shares

 

Fair Value

Information Technology — 41.8%

     

 

 

Accenture PLC, Cl A

 

4,252

 

$

1,200,297

Adobe*

 

2,960

 

 

1,316,489

Agilysys*

 

265

 

 

25,300

Appfolio, Cl A*

 

372

 

 

84,935

Apple

 

11,748

 

 

2,258,553

Applied Materials

 

7,563

 

 

1,626,650

Arista Networks*

 

2,745

 

 

817,049

Badger Meter

 

329

 

 

63,483

Blackbaud*

 

588

 

 

45,829

Cadence Design Systems*

 

3,006

 

 

860,648

CommVault Systems*

 

475

 

 

51,103

Crowdstrike Holdings, Cl A*

 

2,456

 

 

770,374

Datadog, Cl A*

 

3,521

 

 

387,944

DigitalOcean Holdings*

 

610

 

 

22,601

DoubleVerify Holdings*

 

1,516

 

 

27,591

Intuit

 

2,279

 

 

1,313,706

Lattice Semiconductor*

 

1,450

 

 

107,648

Manhattan Associates*

 

662

 

 

145,335

Monolithic Power Systems

 

499

 

 

367,079

Motorola Solutions

 

1,891

 

 

690,045

Napco Security Technologies

 

407

 

 

20,208

NVIDIA

 

2,137

 

 

2,342,858

Qualys*

 

409

 

 

57,514

ServiceNow*

 

1,927

 

 

1,265,904

SPS Commerce*

 

398

 

 

74,860

Synopsys*

 

1,697

 

 

951,678

       

 

16,895,681

       

 

 

Total Common Stock
(Cost $35,577,887)

     

 

40,409,137

Description

 

Shares

 

Fair Value

SHORT-TERM INVESTMENT — 0.5%

Invesco Government & Agency Portfolio, Institutional Class, 5.23%(A)

 

185,216

 

$

185,216

       

 

 

Total Short-Term Investment
(Cost $185,216)

     

 

185,216

       

 

 

Total Investments — 100.1%
(Cost $35,763,103)

     

$

40,594,353

Percentages are based on Net Assets of $40,563,123.

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

*       Non-income producing security.

(A)   The rate shown is the 7-day effective yield as of May 31, 2024.

Cl     — Class
PLC — Public Limited Company

As of May 31, 2024, all of the Fund’s investments were considered Level 1 of the fair value hierarchy, in accordance with the authoritative guidance on fair value measurements and disclosure under U.S. Generally Accepted Accounting Principles.

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

12

ETC 6 Meridian

Statements of Assets and Liabilities

May 31, 2024 (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

 

$

372,368,605

 

 

$

148,179,174

 

 

$

216,985,596

 

Investments, at Fair Value

 

$

410,248,329

 

 

$

159,576,796

 

 

$

239,472,318

 

Cash and Cash Equivalents

 

 

75

 

 

 

34,357

 

 

 

 

Dividends Receivable

 

 

728,305

 

 

 

208,605

 

 

 

428,950

 

Deposits at Broker for Options

 

 

295

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Reclaims Receivable

 

 

 

 

 

1,271

 

 

 

 

Prepaid Expenses

 

 

4,374

 

 

 

4,514

 

 

 

4,472

 

Total Assets

 

 

410,981,378

 

 

 

159,825,543

 

 

 

239,905,740

 

   

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Liabilities:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Options Written, at Value (Premiums Received $5,910,604, $— and $—, respectively)

 

 

8,792,940

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Advisory Fees Payable

 

 

201,694

 

 

 

81,837

 

 

 

122,796

 

Accrued Interest Expense on Broker Account

 

 

82,573

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Payable due to Administrator

 

 

23,771

 

 

 

9,391

 

 

 

14,091

 

Custody Fees Payable

 

 

14,478

 

 

 

7,751

 

 

 

7,997

 

Payable for Trustees’ Fee

 

 

12,528

 

 

 

3,905

 

 

 

7,190

 

Transfer Agent Fees Payable

 

 

11,290

 

 

 

14,945

 

 

 

16,714

 

Audit Fees Payable

 

 

8,750

 

 

 

8,750

 

 

 

8,750

 

Chief Compliance Officer Fees Payable

 

 

1,849

 

 

 

490

 

 

 

1,082

 

Other Accrued Expenses

 

 

44,193

 

 

 

12,530

 

 

 

22,692

 

   

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total Liabilities

 

 

9,194,066

 

 

 

139,599

 

 

 

201,312

 

   

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net Assets

 

$

401,787,312

 

 

$

159,685,944

 

 

$

239,704,428

 

   

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net Assets Consist of:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Paid-in Capital

 

$

432,589,478

 

 

$

168,751,148

 

 

$

240,674,134

 

Total Distributable Earnings (Accumulated Losses)

 

 

(30,802,166

)

 

 

(9,065,204

)

 

 

(969,706

)

   

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net Assets

 

$

401,787,312

 

 

$

159,685,944

 

 

$

239,704,428

 

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

 

 

11,200,000

 

 

 

4,600,000

 

 

 

5,850,000

 

Net Asset Value, Offering and Redemption Price Per Share

 

$

35.87

 

 

$

34.71

 

 

$

40.98

 

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, 2024 (Unaudited) (Concluded)

 

ETC
6 Meridian
Small Cap
Equity ETF

 

ETC
6 Meridian
Quality
Growth ETF

Assets:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Investments, at Cost

 

$

74,829,740

 

 

$

35,763,103

Investments, at Fair Value

 

$

78,685,482

 

 

$

40,594,353

Cash and Cash Equivalents

 

 

8,645

 

 

 

Dividends Receivable

 

 

90,109

 

 

 

21,193

Prepaid Expenses

 

 

4,559

 

 

 

4,581

Total Assets

 

 

78,788,795

 

 

 

40,620,127

   

 

 

 

 

 

 

Liabilities:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Advisory Fees Payable

 

 

39,737

 

 

 

25,116

Transfer Agent Fees Payable

 

 

14,023

 

 

 

14,072

Audit Fees Payable

 

 

8,750

 

 

 

8,750

Payable due to Administrator

 

 

4,560

 

 

 

2,412

Custody Fees Payable

 

 

3,605

 

 

 

2,311

Payable for Trustees’ Fee

 

 

1,934

 

 

 

912

Chief Compliance Officer Fees Payable

 

 

252

 

 

 

114

Other Accrued Expenses

 

 

6,671

 

 

 

3,317

   

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total Liabilities

 

 

79,532

 

 

 

57,004

   

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net Assets

 

$

78,709,263

 

 

$

40,563,123

   

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net Assets Consist of:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Paid-in Capital

 

$

90,342,671

 

 

$

40,402,237

Total Distributable Earnings (Accumulated Losses)

 

 

(11,633,408

)

 

 

160,886

   

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net Assets

 

$

78,709,263

 

 

$

40,563,123

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

 

 

1,700,000

 

 

 

1,450,000

Net Asset Value, Offering and Redemption Price Per Share

 

$

46.30

 

 

$

27.97

Amounts designated as “—” are $0.

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, 2024 (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

 

$

5,115,760

 

 

$

1,531,589

 

 

$

2,734,661

Less: Reclaims Withheld

 

 

 

 

 

(1,271

)

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total Investment Income

 

 

5,115,760

 

 

 

1,530,318

 

 

 

2,734,661

   

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Expenses:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Advisory Fees

 

 

1,177,199

 

 

 

459,404

 

 

 

671,562

Interest Expense on Broker Account

 

 

520,494

 

 

 

 

 

 

Administration Fees

 

 

135,088

 

 

 

52,719

 

 

 

77,064

Trustees’ Fees

 

 

39,744

 

 

 

14,735

 

 

 

22,473

Custodian Fees

 

 

21,846

 

 

 

6,938

 

 

 

12,392

Legal Fees

 

 

18,039

 

 

 

6,639

 

 

 

10,371

Transfer Agent Fees

 

 

16,913

 

 

 

19,648

 

 

 

24,146

Chief Compliance Officer Fees

 

 

10,031

 

 

 

3,730

 

 

 

5,654

Audit Fees

 

 

8,750

 

 

 

8,750

 

 

 

8,750

Registration Fees

 

 

7,089

 

 

 

4,506

 

 

 

6,505

Printing Fees

 

 

6,292

 

 

 

2,315

 

 

 

3,812

Pricing Fees

 

 

839

 

 

 

365

 

 

 

438

Other Fees

 

 

22,579

 

 

 

7,966

 

 

 

11,605

Total Expenses

 

 

1,984,903

 

 

 

587,715

 

 

 

854,772

   

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net Investment Income (Loss)

 

 

3,130,857

 

 

 

942,603

 

 

 

1,879,889

   

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net Realized Gain (Loss) on:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Investments(1)

 

 

38,178,239

 

 

 

1,309,532

 

 

 

19,971,395

Written Options

 

 

(31,418,966

)

 

 

 

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net Realized Gain (Loss)

 

 

6,759,273

 

 

 

1,309,532

 

 

 

19,971,395

   

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net Change in Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) on:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Investments

 

 

19,400,094

 

 

 

12,087,805

 

 

 

12,616,602

Written Options

 

 

5,367,454

 

 

 

 

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation)

 

 

24,767,548

 

 

 

12,087,805

 

 

 

12,616,602

   

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss)

 

 

31,526,821

 

 

 

13,397,337

 

 

 

32,587,997

   

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets Resulting from Operations

 

$

34,657,678

 

 

$

14,339,940

 

 

$

34,467,886

(1)          Includes realized gains (losses) as a result of in-kind transactions, if any (See Note 4 in Notes to 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, 2024 (Unaudited) (Concluded)

 

ETC
6 Meridian
Small Cap
Equity ETF

 

ETC
6 Meridian
Quality
Growth ETF

Investment Income:

 

 

   

 

 

 

Dividend Income

 

$

722,169

 

$

95,012

 

Total Investment Income

 

 

722,169

 

 

95,012

 

   

 

   

 

 

 

Expenses:

 

 

   

 

 

 

Advisory Fees

 

 

221,177

 

 

110,296

 

Administration Fees

 

 

25,381

 

 

12,657

 

Transfer Agent Fees

 

 

19,301

 

 

19,811

 

Audit Fees

 

 

8,750

 

 

8,750

 

Trustees’ Fees

 

 

7,042

 

 

3,451

 

Registration Fees

 

 

4,729

 

 

4,586

 

Custodian Fees

 

 

3,569

 

 

1,271

 

Legal Fees

 

 

3,198

 

 

1,582

 

Chief Compliance Officer Fees

 

 

1,780

 

 

871

 

Printing Fees

 

 

1,563

 

 

557

 

Pricing Fees

 

 

162

 

 

70

 

Other Fees

 

 

3,718

 

 

1,987

 

Advisory Waiver Recapture (Note 3)

 

 

 

 

15,342

 

Total Expenses

 

 

300,370

 

 

181,231

 

   

 

   

 

 

 

Net Investment Income (Loss)

 

 

421,799

 

 

(86,219

)

   

 

   

 

 

 

Net Realized Gain (Loss) on:

 

 

   

 

 

 

Investments(1)

 

 

832,722

 

 

2,278,180

 

   

 

   

 

 

 

Net Realized Gain (Loss)

 

 

832,722

 

 

2,278,180

 

   

 

   

 

 

 

Net Change in Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) on:

 

 

   

 

 

 

Investments

 

 

3,771,875

 

 

1,193,515

 

   

 

   

 

 

 

Net Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation)

 

 

3,771,875

 

 

1,193,515

 

   

 

   

 

 

 

Net Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss)

 

 

4,604,597

 

 

3,471,695

 

   

 

   

 

 

 

Net Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets Resulting from Operations

 

$

5,026,396

 

$

3,385,476

 

(1)          Includes realized gains (losses) as a result of in-kind transactions, if any (See Note 4 in Notes to 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

   

For the
Six Months
Ended
May 31, 2024
(Unaudited)

 

Year Ended
November 30,
2023

Operations:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net Investment Income (Loss)

 

$

3,130,857

 

 

$

7,391,093

 

Net Realized Gain (Loss)(1)

 

 

6,759,273

 

 

 

9,111,703

 

Net Change in Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation)

 

 

24,767,548

 

 

 

451,536

 

Net Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets Resulting from Operations

 

 

34,657,678

 

 

 

16,954,332

 

   

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Distributions:

 

 

(3,385,695

)

 

 

(7,207,938

)

   

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Capital Share Transactions:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Issued

 

 

269,779,824

 

 

 

392,485,217

 

Redeemed

 

 

(262,249,220

)

 

 

(354,122,280

)

Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets from Capital Share Transactions

 

 

7,530,604

 

 

 

38,362,937

 

   

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets

 

 

38,802,587

 

 

 

48,109,331

 

   

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net Assets:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Beginning of Year/Period

 

 

362,984,725

 

 

 

314,875,394

 

End of Year/Period

 

$

401,787,312

 

 

$

362,984,725

 

   

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Share Transactions:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Issued

 

 

7,800,000

 

 

 

12,300,000

 

Redeemed

 

 

(7,575,000

)

 

 

(11,100,000

)

   

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net Increase (Decrease) in Shares Outstanding from Share Transactions

 

 

225,000

 

 

 

1,200,000

 

(1)          Includes realized gains (losses) as a result of in-kind transactions, if any (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

   

For the
Six Months
Ended
May 31, 2024
(Unaudited)

 

Year Ended
November 30,
2023

Operations:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net Investment Income (Loss)

 

$

942,603

 

 

$

2,389,513

 

Net Realized Gain (Loss)(1)

 

 

1,309,532

 

 

 

(2,422,750

)

Net Change in Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation)

 

 

12,087,805

 

 

 

(8,378,666

)

Net Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets Resulting from Operations

 

 

14,339,940

 

 

 

(8,411,903

)

   

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Distributions:

 

 

(1,051,248

)

 

 

(2,332,485

)

   

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Capital Share Transactions:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Issued

 

 

40,583,832

 

 

 

42,924,208

 

Redeemed

 

 

(33,956,268

)

 

 

(49,309,011

)

Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets from Capital Share Transactions

 

 

6,627,564

 

 

 

(6,384,803

)

   

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets

 

 

19,916,256

 

 

 

(17,129,191

)

   

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net Assets:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Beginning of Year/Period

 

 

139,769,688

 

 

 

156,898,879

 

End of Year/Period

 

$

159,685,944

 

 

$

139,769,688

 

   

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Share Transactions:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Issued

 

 

1,200,000

 

 

 

1,300,000

 

Redeemed

 

 

(1,000,000

)

 

 

(1,500,000

)

   

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net Increase (Decrease) in Shares Outstanding from Share Transactions

 

 

200,000

 

 

 

(200,000

)

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

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

   

For the
Six Months
Ended
May 31, 2024
(Unaudited)

 

Year Ended
November 30,
2023

Operations:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net Investment Income (Loss)

 

$

1,879,889

 

 

$

4,055,579

 

Net Realized Gain (Loss)(1)

 

 

19,971,395

 

 

 

1,540,827

 

Net Change in Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation)

 

 

12,616,602

 

 

 

595,665

 

Net Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets Resulting from Operations

 

 

34,467,886

 

 

 

6,192,071

 

   

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Distributions:

 

 

(2,032,625

)

 

 

(3,928,312

)

   

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Capital Share Transactions:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Issued

 

 

161,267,565

 

 

 

199,380,193

 

Redeemed

 

 

(144,841,064

)

 

 

(188,481,751

)

Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets from Capital Share Transactions

 

 

16,426,501

 

 

 

10,898,442

 

   

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets

 

 

48,861,762

 

 

 

13,162,201

 

   

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net Assets:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Beginning of Year/Period

 

 

190,842,666

 

 

 

177,680,465

 

End of Year/Period

 

$

239,704,428

 

 

$

190,842,666

 

   

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Share Transactions:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Issued

 

 

4,150,000

 

 

 

5,825,000

 

Redeemed

 

 

(3,725,000

)

 

 

(5,525,000

)

   

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net Increase (Decrease) in Shares Outstanding from Share Transactions

 

 

425,000

 

 

 

300,000

 

(1)          Includes realized gains (losses) as a result of in-kind transactions, if any (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

   

For the
Six Months
Ended
May 31, 2024
(Unaudited)

 

Year Ended
November 30,
2023

Operations:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net Investment Income (Loss)

 

$

421,799

 

 

$

1,252,645

 

Net Realized Gain (Loss)(1)

 

 

832,722

 

 

 

(1,479,582

)

Net Change in Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation)

 

 

3,771,875

 

 

 

(127,104

)

Net Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets Resulting from Operations

 

 

5,026,396

 

 

 

(354,041

)

   

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Distributions:

 

 

(525,509

)

 

 

(1,166,152

)

   

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Capital Share Transactions:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Issued

 

 

31,948,577

 

 

 

39,304,120

 

Redeemed

 

 

(21,625,879

)

 

 

(39,212,642

)

Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets from Capital Share Transactions

 

 

10,322,698

 

 

 

91,478

 

   

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets

 

 

14,823,585

 

 

 

(1,428,715

)

   

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net Assets:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Beginning of Year/Period

 

 

63,885,678

 

 

 

65,314,393

 

End of Year/Period

 

$

78,709,263

 

 

$

63,885,678

 

   

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Share Transactions:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Issued

 

 

700,000

 

 

 

875,000

 

Redeemed

 

 

(475,000

)

 

 

(875,000

)

   

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net Increase (Decrease) in Shares Outstanding from Share Transactions

 

 

225,000

 

 

 

 

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

Amounts designated as “—” are $0.

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

   

For the
Six Months
Ended
May 31, 2024
(Unaudited)

 

Year Ended
November 30,
2023

Operations:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net Investment Income (Loss)

 

$

(86,219

)

 

$

(74,704

)

Net Realized Gain (Loss)(1)

 

 

2,278,180

 

 

 

47,007

 

Net Change in Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation)

 

 

1,193,515

 

 

 

4,110,525

 

Net Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets Resulting from Operations

 

 

3,385,476

 

 

 

4,082,828

 

   

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Distributions:

 

 

 

 

 

(12,666

)

Return of Capital

 

 

 

 

 

(6,245

)

   

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Capital Share Transactions:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Issued

 

 

16,809,744

 

 

 

11,518,982

 

Redeemed

 

 

(10,589,524

)

 

 

(13,630,937

)

Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets from Capital Share Transactions

 

 

6,220,220

 

 

 

(2,111,955

)

   

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets

 

 

9,605,696

 

 

 

1,951,962

 

   

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net Assets:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Beginning of Year/Period

 

 

30,957,427

 

 

 

29,005,465

 

End of Year/Period

 

$

40,563,123

 

 

$

30,957,427

 

   

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Share Transactions:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Issued

 

 

600,000

 

 

 

500,000

 

Redeemed

 

 

(375,000

)

 

 

(600,000

)

   

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net Increase (Decrease) in Shares Outstanding from Share Transactions

 

 

225,000

 

 

 

(100,000

)

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

Amounts designated as “—” are $0.

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

21

ETC 6 Meridian

Financial Highlights

ETC 6 Meridian Hedged Equity-Index Option Strategy ETF

Selected Per Share Data & Ratios
For a Share Outstanding Throughout the Year
/Period

 

For the
Six Months
Ended
May 31, 2024
(Unaudited)

 




Years Ended November 30,

 

Period Ended
November 30,
2020

2023

 

2022

 

2021

 

Net Asset Value, beginning of year/period

 

$

33.07

 

 

$

32.21

 

 

$

29.54

 

 

$

26.65

 

 

$

25.34

 

Investment Activities

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net Investment income*

 

 

0.28

 

 

 

0.69

 

 

 

0.67

 

 

 

0.50

 

 

 

0.25

 

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)

 

 

2.83

 

 

 

0.84

 

 

 

2.66

 

 

 

2.88

 

 

 

1.30

 

Total from investment activities

 

 

3.11

 

 

 

1.53

 

 

 

3.33

 

 

 

3.38

 

 

 

1.55

 

Distributions to shareholders from:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net Investment Income

 

 

(0.31

)

 

 

(0.67

)

 

 

(0.66

)

 

 

(0.49

)

 

 

(0.24

)

Total Distributions

 

 

(0.31

)

 

 

(0.67

)

 

 

(0.66

)

 

 

(0.49

)

 

 

(0.24

)

Net Asset Value, end of year/period

 

$

35.87

 

 

$

33.07

 

 

$

32.21

 

 

$

29.54

 

 

$

26.65

 

Net Asset Value, Total Return (%)(1)

 

 

9.43

 

 

 

4.86

 

 

 

11.44

 

 

 

12.76

 

 

 

6.14

 

Ratios to Average Net Assets

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Expenses (%)

 

 

1.03

(2)(3)

 

 

1.01

(4)

 

 

0.82

(5)

 

 

0.84

(6)

 

 

0.87

(2)(7)

Expenses excluding waivers (%)

 

 

1.03

(2)(3)

 

 

1.01

(4)

 

 

0.82

(5)

 

 

0.84

(6)

 

 

0.87

(2)(7)

Net investment income (loss) (%)

 

 

1.62

(2)(3)

 

 

2.15

(4)

 

 

2.22

(5)

 

 

1.72

(6)

 

 

1.71

(2)(7)

Supplemental Data

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net Assets end of year/period (000)

 

$

401,787

 

 

$

362,985

 

 

$

314,875

 

 

$

246,619

 

 

$

202,524

 

Portfolio turnover(%)(8)

 

 

86

 

 

 

160

 

 

 

164

 

 

 

171

 

 

 

49

 

*       Per share data calculated using average shares method.

             Commenced operations on May 8, 2020.

(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)          Annualized.

(3)          The expense and investment income ratio includes interest expense. Had this expense been excluded the ratio’s would have been 0.76%, 0.76% and 1.89%.

(4)          The expense and investment income ratio includes interest expense. Had this expense been excluded the ratio’s would have been 0.76%, 0.76% and 2.40%.

(5)          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%.

(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 0.83%, 0.83% and 1.75%.

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

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

22

ETC 6 Meridian

Financial Highlights

(Continued)

ETC 6 Meridian Low Beta Equity Strategy ETF

Selected Per Share Data & Ratios
For a Share Outstanding Throughout the Year
/Period

 

For the
Six Months
Ended
May 31, 2024
(Unaudited)

 




Years Ended November 30,

 

Period Ended
November 30,
2020

2023

 

2022

 

2021

 

Net Asset Value, beginning of year/period

 

$

31.77

 

 

$

34.11

 

 

$

33.63

 

 

$

28.70

 

 

$

25.54

 

Investment Activities

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net Investment income*

 

 

0.21

 

 

 

0.53

 

 

 

0.44

 

 

 

0.21

 

 

 

0.10

 

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)

 

 

2.97

 

 

 

(2.36

)

 

 

0.49

 

 

 

4.94

 

 

 

3.15

 

Total from investment activities

 

 

3.18

 

 

 

(1.83

)

 

 

0.93

 

 

 

5.15

 

 

 

3.25

 

Distributions to shareholders from:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net Investment Income

 

 

(0.24

)

 

 

(0.51

)

 

 

(0.45

)

 

 

(0.22

)

 

 

(0.09

)

Total Distributions

 

 

(0.24

)

 

 

(0.51

)

 

 

(0.45

)

 

 

(0.22

)

 

 

(0.09

)

Net Asset Value, end of year/period

 

$

34.71

 

 

$

31.77

 

 

$

34.11

 

 

$

33.63

 

 

$

28.70

 

Net Asset Value, Total Return (%)(1)

 

 

10.02

 

 

 

(5.35

)

 

 

2.80

 

 

 

17.96

 

 

 

12.72

 

Ratios to Average Net Assets

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Expenses (%)

 

 

0.78

(2)

 

 

0.79

 

 

 

0.80

 

 

 

0.82

 

 

 

0.88

(2)

Expenses excluding waivers (%)

 

 

0.78

(2)

 

 

0.79

 

 

 

0.80

 

 

 

0.82

 

 

 

0.88

(2)

Net investment income (loss) (%)

 

 

1.25

(2)

 

 

1.64

 

 

 

1.32

 

 

 

0.64

 

 

 

0.65

(2)

Supplemental Data

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net Assets end of year/period (000)

 

$

159,686

 

 

$

139,770

 

 

$

156,899

 

 

$

137,049

 

 

$

93,283

 

Portfolio turnover(%)(3)

 

 

31

 

 

 

59

 

 

 

73

 

 

 

70

 

 

 

13

 

*       Per share data calculated using average shares method.

             Commenced operations on May 8, 2020.

(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)          Annualized.

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

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

23

ETC 6 Meridian

Financial Highlights

(Continued)

ETC 6 Meridian Mega Cap Equity ETF

Selected Per Share Data & Ratios
For a Share Outstanding Throughout the Year
/Period

 

For the
Six Months
Ended
May 31, 2024
(Unaudited)

 




Years Ended November 30,

 

Period Ended
November 30,
2020

2023

 

2022

 

2021

 

Net Asset Value, beginning of year/period

 

$

35.18

 

 

$

34.67

 

 

$

34.50

 

 

$

29.14

 

 

$

25.38

 

Investment Activities

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net Investment income*

 

 

0.33

 

 

 

0.77

 

 

 

0.77

 

 

 

0.58

 

 

 

0.27

 

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)

 

 

5.83

 

 

 

0.48

 

 

 

0.14

 

 

 

5.39

 

 

 

3.74

 

Total from investment activities

 

 

6.16

 

 

 

1.25

 

 

 

0.91

 

 

 

5.97

 

 

 

4.01

 

Distributions to shareholders from:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net Investment Income

 

 

(0.36

)

 

 

(0.74

)

 

 

(0.74

)

 

 

(0.58

)

 

 

(0.25

)

Net realized capital gains

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(0.03

)

 

 

 

Total Distributions

 

 

(0.36

)

 

 

(0.74

)

 

 

(0.74

)

 

 

(0.61

)

 

 

(0.25

)

Net Asset Value, end of year/period

 

$

40.98

 

 

$

35.18

 

 

$

34.67

 

 

$

34.50

 

 

$

29.14

 

Net Asset Value, Total Return (%)(1)

 

 

17.58

 

 

 

3.74

 

 

 

2.73

 

 

 

20.59

 

 

 

15.88

 

Ratios to Average Net Assets

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Expenses (%)

 

 

0.78

(2)

 

 

0.78

 

 

 

0.80

 

 

 

0.82

 

 

 

0.86

(2)

Expenses excluding waivers (%)

 

 

0.78

(2)

 

 

0.78

 

 

 

0.80

 

 

 

0.82

 

 

 

0.86

(2)

Net investment income (loss) (%)

 

 

1.71

(2)

 

 

2.26

 

 

 

2.27

 

 

 

1.76

 

 

 

1.72

(2)

Supplemental Data

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net Assets end of year/period (000)

 

$

239,704

 

 

$

190,843

 

 

$

177,680

 

 

$

158,680

 

 

$

115,827

 

Portfolio turnover(%)(3)

 

 

83

 

 

 

144

 

 

 

160

 

 

 

166

 

 

 

38

 

*       Per share data calculated using average shares method.

             Commenced operations on May 8, 2020.

(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)          Annualized.

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

Amounts designated as “—” are $0.

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

24

ETC 6 Meridian

Financial Highlights

(Continued)

ETC 6 Meridian Small Cap Equity ETF

Selected Per Share Data & Ratios
For a Share Outstanding Throughout the Year
/Period

 

For the
Six Months
Ended
May 31, 2024
(Unaudited)

 




Years Ended November 30,

 

Period Ended
November 30,
2020

2023

 

2022

 

2021

 

Net Asset Value, beginning of year/period

 

$

43.31

 

 

$

44.28

 

 

$

49.08

 

 

$

35.05

 

 

$

26.43

 

Investment Activities

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net Investment income*

 

 

0.27

 

 

 

0.83

 

 

 

0.56

 

 

 

0.40

 

 

 

0.13

 

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)

 

 

3.05

 

 

 

(1.02

)

 

 

(4.76

)

 

 

14.00

 

 

 

8.60

 

Total from investment activities

 

 

3.32

 

 

 

(0.19

)

 

 

(4.20

)

 

 

14.40

 

 

 

8.73

 

Distributions to shareholders from:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net Investment Income

 

 

(0.33

)

 

 

(0.78

)

 

 

(0.60

)

 

 

(0.37

)

 

 

(0.11

)

Total Distributions

 

 

(0.33

)

 

 

(0.78

)

 

 

(0.60

)

 

 

(0.37

)

 

 

(0.11

)

Net Asset Value, end of year/period

 

$

46.30

 

 

$

43.31

 

 

$

44.28

 

 

$

49.08

 

 

$

35.05

 

Net Asset Value, Total Return (%)(1)

 

 

7.67

 

 

 

(0.37

)

 

 

(8.58

)

 

 

41.20

 

 

 

33.11

 

Ratios to Average Net Assets

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Expenses (%)

 

 

0.83

(2)

 

 

0.85

 

 

 

0.89

 

 

 

0.88

 

 

 

1.00

(2)

Expenses excluding waivers (%)

 

 

0.83

(2)

 

 

0.85

 

 

 

0.89

 

 

 

0.88

 

 

 

1.10

(2)

Net investment income (loss) (%)

 

 

1.16

(2)

 

 

1.96

 

 

 

1.24

 

 

 

0.87

 

 

 

0.76

(2)

Supplemental Data

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net Assets end of year/period (000)

 

$

78,709

 

 

$

63,886

 

 

$

65,314

 

 

$

62,572

 

 

$

32,423

 

Portfolio turnover(%)(3)

 

 

53

 

 

 

98

 

 

 

91

 

 

 

104

 

 

 

29

 

*       Per share data calculated using average shares method.

             Commenced operations on May 8, 2020.

(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)          Annualized.

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

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

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Financial Highlights

(Concluded)

ETC 6 Meridian Quality Growth ETF

Selected Per Share Data & Ratios
For a Share Outstanding Throughout the Year
/Period

 

For the
Six Months
Ended
May 31, 2024
(Unaudited)

 




Years Ended November 30,

 

Period Ended
November 30,
2021

2023

 

2022

 

Net Asset Value, beginning of year/period

 

$

25.27

 

 

$

21.89

 

 

$

26.78

 

 

$

24.28

 

Investment Activities

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net Investment income (loss)*

 

 

(0.07

)

 

 

(0.06

)

 

 

0.02

 

 

 

(0.03

)

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)

 

 

2.77

 

 

 

3.46

 

 

 

(4.90

)

 

 

2.53

 

Total from investment activities

 

 

2.70

 

 

 

3.40

 

 

 

(4.88

)

 

 

2.50

 

Distributions to shareholders from:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net Investment Income

 

 

 

 

 

(0.01

)

 

 

(0.01

)

 

 

 

Return of Capital

 

 

 

 

 

(0.01

)

 

 

 

 

 

(1)

Total Distributions

 

 

 

 

 

(0.02

)

 

 

(0.01

)

 

 

 

Net Asset Value, end of year/period

 

$

27.97

 

 

$

25.27

 

 

$

21.89

 

 

$

26.78

 

Net Asset Value, Total Return (%)(2)

 

 

10.68

 

 

 

15.52

 

 

 

(18.23

)

 

 

10.30

 

Ratios to Average Net Assets

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Expenses (%)

 

 

1.00

(3)

 

 

1.00

 

 

 

1.00

 

 

 

1.00

(3)

Expenses excluding waivers (%)

 

 

1.00

(3)

 

 

1.01

 

 

 

1.08

 

 

 

1.52

(3)

Net investment income (loss) (%)

 

 

(0.48

)(3)

 

 

(0.26

)

 

 

0.07

 

 

 

(0.18

)(3)

Supplemental Data

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net Assets end of year/period (000)

 

$

40,563

 

 

$

30,957

 

 

$

29,005

 

 

$

25,443

 

Portfolio turnover(%)(4)

 

 

31

 

 

 

59

 

 

 

84

 

 

 

40

 

*       Per share data calculated using average shares method.

             Commenced operations on May 10, 2021.

(1)          Amount represents less than $0.01.

(2)         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.

(3)          Annualized.

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

Amounts designated as “—” are $0.

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

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Notes to Financial Statements

May 31, 2024 (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 a 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 follow 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

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Notes to Financial Statements

May 31, 2024 (Unaudited) (Continued)

 

2. SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES (continued)

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.

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.

Rule 2a-5 under the 1940 Act, establishes 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.

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 NAV. 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 NAV, 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;

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May 31, 2024 (Unaudited) (Continued)

 

2. SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES (continued)

    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).

The valuation techniques used by the Funds to measure fair value during the six months ended May 31, 2024 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, 2024, 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, 2024. These options were index options composed entirely of equity risk.

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ETC 6 Meridian

Notes to Financial Statements

May 31, 2024 (Unaudited) (Continued)

 

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, 2024, 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, 2024, 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

 

 

(398,971,523

)

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, they

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Notes to Financial Statements

May 31, 2024 (Unaudited) (Continued)

 

2. SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES (concluded)

will be unable to purchase or redeem the shares directly from the Funds. Rather, most retail investors will purchase and sell 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 the investment adviser to each Fund pursuant to an investment advisory agreement with the Trust (the “Advisory Agreement”). Under the Advisory Agreement, the Adviser provides investment advisory services to 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.

ETC Platform Services, LLC (“ETC Platform Services”), a direct wholly owned subsidiary of the Adviser, administers each Funds’ 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, 2025 (“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 Trust, such termination to be effective as of the close of business on the last day of the then-current one-year period.

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Notes to Financial Statements

May 31, 2024 (Unaudited) (Continued)

 

3. SERVICE PROVIDERS (continued)

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

 

$

19,418

 

November 30, 2024

ETC 6 Meridian Quality Growth ETF

 

 

22,457

 

November 30, 2025

ETC 6 Meridian Quality Growth ETF

 

 

4,093

 

November 30, 2026

During the six months ended May 31, 2024, the Adviser recaptured previously waived fees of $15,342 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 the 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, 2024, 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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Notes to Financial Statements

May 31, 2024 (Unaudited) (Continued)

 

3. SERVICE PROVIDERS (concluded)

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, 2024, 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

 

$

334,639,910

 

$

374,217,378

ETC 6 Meridian Low Beta Equity Strategy ETF

 

 

46,832,235

 

 

47,319,425

ETC 6 Meridian Mega Cap Equity ETF

 

 

180,243,810

 

 

182,177,676

ETC 6 Meridian Small Cap Equity ETF

 

 

38,566,109

 

 

37,820,380

ETC 6 Meridian Quality Growth ETF

 

 

11,076,704

 

 

11,511,721

For the six months ended May 31, 2024, there were no purchases of long-term U.S. Government securities by the Funds.

For the six months ended May 31, 2024, in-kind transactions associated with creations and redemptions were:

 

Purchases

 

Sales

 

Realized
Gain (Loss)

ETC 6 Meridian Hedged Equity-Index Option Strategy ETF

 

$

272,741,266

 

$

259,122,063

 

$

46,315,466

ETC 6 Meridian Low Beta Equity Strategy ETF

 

 

39,559,600

 

 

32,548,226

 

 

6,652,878

ETC 6 Meridian Mega Cap Equity ETF

 

 

159,690,443

 

 

141,387,808

 

 

24,878,687

ETC 6 Meridian Small Cap Equity ETF

 

 

31,783,569

 

 

21,445,186

 

 

4,696,149

ETC 6 Meridian Quality Growth ETF

 

 

16,389,461

 

 

9,969,137

 

 

2,857,637

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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Notes to Financial Statements

May 31, 2024 (Unaudited) (Continued)

 

5. TAX INFORMATION (continued)

The tax character of dividends and distributions paid during the years ended November 30, 2023 and November 30, 2022, were as follows:

 

Ordinary
Income

 

Return of
Capital

 

Totals

ETC 6 Meridian Hedged Equity-Index Option Strategy ETF

 

 

   

 

   

 

 

2023

 

$

7,207,938

 

$

 

$

7,207,938

2022

 

 

6,013,160

 

 

 

 

6,013,160

ETC 6 Meridian Low Beta Equity Strategy ETF

 

 

   

 

   

 

 

2023

 

$

2,332,485

 

$

 

$

2,332,485

2022

 

 

1,949,810

 

 

 

 

1,949,810

ETC 6 Meridian Mega Cap Equity ETF

 

 

   

 

   

 

 

2023

 

$

3,928,312

 

$

 

$

3,928,312

2022

 

 

3,543,151

 

 

 

 

3,543,151

ETC 6 Meridian Small Cap Equity ETF

 

 

   

 

   

 

 

2023

 

$

1,166,152

 

$

 

$

1,166,152

2022

 

 

834,121

 

 

 

 

834,121

ETC 6 Meridian Quality Growth ETF

 

 

   

 

   

 

 

2023

 

$

12,666

 

$

6,245

 

$

18,911

2022

 

 

10,465

 

 

 

 

10,465

As of November 30, 2023, 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

 

$

296,222

 

 

$

118,974

 

 

$

192,003

 

 

$

115,132

 

 

$

 

Post-October Losses

 

 

(10,793,435

)

 

 

 

 

 

(1,833,201

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

Capital Loss Carryforwards

 

 

(59,964,103

)

 

 

(20,733,144

)

 

 

(35,932,191

)

 

 

(15,970,863

)

 

 

(6,118,099

)

Deferred Late-Year Losses

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(65,557

)

Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation)

 

 

8,387,170

 

 

 

(1,739,729

)

 

 

4,168,421

 

 

 

(278,566

)

 

 

2,959,064

 

Other Temporary Differences

 

 

(3

)

 

 

3

 

 

 

1

 

 

 

2

 

 

 

2

 

Total Distributable Earnings (Accumulated Losses)

 

$

(62,074,149

)

 

$

(22,353,896

)

 

$

(33,404,967

)

 

$

(16,134,295

)

 

$

(3,224,590

)

Post-October capital losses represent capital losses realized on investment transactions from November 1, 2023 through November 30, 2023, that, in accordance with Federal income tax regulations, the Funds may elect to defer and treat as having arisen in the following fiscal year.

Deferred late-year losses represent ordinary losses realized on investment transactions from January 1, 2023 through November 30, 2023 and specified losses realized on investment transactions from November 1, 2022 through November 30, 2023.

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ETC 6 Meridian

Notes to Financial Statements

May 31, 2024 (Unaudited) (Continued)

 

5. TAX INFORMATION (concluded)

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, 2023, the following Funds have capital loss carryforwards to offset capital gains for an unlimited period:

 

Short-Term

 

Long-Term

 

Total
Capital Loss
Carryforwards

ETC 6 Meridian Hedged Equity-Index Option Strategy ETF

 

$

45,752,076

 

$

14,212,027

 

$

59,964,103

ETC 6 Meridian Low Beta Equity Strategy ETF

 

 

13,353,631

 

 

7,379,513

 

 

20,733,144

ETC 6 Meridian Mega Cap Equity ETF

 

 

28,139,222

 

 

7,792,969

 

 

35,932,191

ETC 6 Meridian Small Cap Equity ETF

 

 

11,572,281

 

 

4,398,582

 

 

15,970,863

ETC 6 Meridian Quality Growth ETF

 

 

4,773,755

 

 

1,344,344

 

 

6,118,099

For Federal income tax purposes, the cost of securities owned at November 30, 2023, and the net realized gains or losses on securities sold for the period, were different from amounts reported for financial reporting purposes primarily due to wash sales, which cannot be used for Federal income tax purposes in the current period and have been deferred for use in future years. The Federal tax cost and aggregate gross unrealized appreciation and depreciation on investments and foreign currency transactions held by the Funds at May 31, 2024, 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

 

$

372,368,605

 

$

42,710,050

 

$

(4,830,326

)

 

$

37,879,724

ETC 6 Meridian Low Beta Equity Strategy ETF

 

 

148,179,174

 

 

18,390,499

 

 

(6,992,877

)

 

 

11,397,622

ETC 6 Meridian Mega Cap Equity ETF

 

 

216,985,596

 

 

25,373,270

 

 

(2,886,548

)

 

 

22,486,722

ETC 6 Meridian Small Cap Equity ETF

 

 

74,829,740

 

 

7,068,747

 

 

(3,213,005

)

 

 

3,855,742

ETC 6 Meridian Quality Growth ETF

 

 

35,763,103

 

 

5,959,283

 

 

(1,128,033

)

 

 

4,831,250

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

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ETC 6 Meridian

Notes to Financial Statements

May 31, 2024 (Unaudited) (Continued)

 

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

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.

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.

Sector Focus Risk (ETC 6 Meridian Quality Growth ETF only). Each Fund may invest a significant portion of its assets in one or more sectors and thus will be more susceptible to the risks affecting those sectors. While each Fund’s sector exposure is expected to vary over time, each Fund anticipates that it may be subject to some or all of the risks described below. The list below is not a comprehensive list of the sectors to which the Funds may have exposure over time and should not be relied on as such.

Information Technology Sector Risk (ETC 6 Meridian Quality Growth ETF only). The Fund is subject to the risk that market or economic factors impacting technology companies and companies that rely heavily on technology advances could have a major effect on the value of the Fund’s investments. The value of stocks of technology companies and companies that rely heavily on technology is particularly vulnerable to rapid changes in technology product cycles, rapid product obsolescence, the loss of patent, copyright and trademark protections, government regulation and competition, both domestically and internationally, including competition from foreign competitors with lower production costs. Technology companies and companies that rely heavily on technology, especially those of smaller, less-seasoned companies, tend to be more volatile than the overall market. Technology companies are heavily dependent on patent and intellectual property rights, the loss or impairment of which may adversely affect profitability. Additionally, companies in the Information Technology Sector may face dramatic and often unpredictable changes in growth rates and competition for the services of qualified personnel.

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ETC 6 Meridian

Notes to Financial Statements

May 31, 2024 (Unaudited) (Concluded)

 

7. OTHER

At May 31, 2024, 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

 

2

ETC 6 Meridian Low Beta Equity Strategy ETF

 

3

ETC 6 Meridian Mega Cap Equity ETF

 

3

ETC 6 Meridian Small Cap Equity ETF

 

2

ETC 6 Meridian Quality Growth ETF

 

2

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.

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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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.

The following examples use the annualized expense ratio and are intended to help you understand the ongoing costs (in dollars) of investing in each Fund and to compare these costs with those of other funds. The examples are based on an investment of $1,000 made at the beginning of the period shown and held for the entire period (December 1, 2023 to May 31, 2024) (unless otherwise noted below). The table below illustrates each Fund’s cost in two ways:

Actual Fund Return. This section helps you to estimate the actual expenses after fee waivers that 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 the Fund, to estimate the expenses you paid over that period. Simply divide your actual account value by $1,000 to arrive at a ratio (for example, an $8,600 account value divided by $1,000 = 8.6), then multiply that ratio by the number shown for your Fund under “Expenses Paid During Period.”

Hypothetical 5% Return. This section helps you compare your Fund’s costs with those of other funds. It assumes that the 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
/1/2023

 

Ending
Account
Value
5
/31/2024

 

Annualized
Expense
Ratios

 

Expenses
Paid
During
Period
(1)

ETC 6 Meridian Hedged Equity-Index Option Strategy ETF

               

Actual Fund Return

 

$    1,000.00

 

$    1,094.30

 

1.03%

 

$   5.39

Hypothetical 5% Return

 

$    1,000.00

 

$    1,019.85

 

1.03%

 

$   5.20

ETC 6 Meridian Low Beta Equity Strategy ETF

               

Actual Fund Return

 

$    1,000.00

 

$    1,100.20

 

0.78%

 

$   4.10

Hypothetical 5% Return

 

$    1,000.00

 

$    1,021.10

 

0.78%

 

$   3.94

ETC 6 Meridian Mega Cap Equity ETF

               

Actual Fund Return

 

$    1,000.00

 

$    1,175.80

 

0.78%

 

$   4.24

Hypothetical 5% Return

 

$    1,000.00

 

$    1,021.10

 

0.78%

 

$   3.94

ETC 6 Meridian Small Cap Equity ETF

               

Actual Fund Return

 

$    1,000.00

 

$    1,076.70

 

0.83%

 

$   4.31

Hypothetical 5% Return

 

$    1,000.00

 

$    1,020.85

 

0.83%

 

$   4.19

ETC 6 Meridian Quality Growth ETF

               

Actual Fund Return

 

$    1,000.00

 

$    1,106.80

 

1.00%

 

$   5.27

Hypothetical 5% Return

 

$    1,000.00

 

$    1,020.00

 

1.00%

 

$   5.05

(1)          Expenses are equal to the Fund’s annualized expense ratio multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by 183/366 (to reflect the one-half year period shown).

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ETC 6 Meridian

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 managing the liquidity risk of the Funds on an ongoing basis. Meetings of the LRWG are held no less than monthly.

At the March 2024 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, 2023. 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 each Fund’s 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

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 a fund generally is determined using the midpoint between the highest bid and the lowest offer on the stock exchange on which the shares of the fund are listed for trading, as of the time that the fund’s NAV is calculated. A fund’s Market Price may be at, above or below its NAV. The NAV of a fund will fluctuate with changes in the market value of the fund’s holdings. The NAV of a fund 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 21
st 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:
Chapman and Cutler LLP
320 South Canal Street
Chicago, IL 60606

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-001-0500

 

 

 

 

(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 18. Recovery of Erroneously Awarded Compensation.

 

(a) Not Applicable.

 

(b) Not Applicable.

 

Item 19. Exhibits.

 

(a)(1) Not applicable.

 

(a)(2) Not applicable.

 

(a)(3) 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,
  Principal Executive Officer
   
Date: July 19, 2024  

 

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

 

By (Signature and Title) /s/ J. Garrett Stevens
  J. Garrett Stevens,
  Principal Executive Officer
   
Date: July 19, 2024  

 

By (Signature and Title) /s/ Christopher W. Roleke
  Christopher W. Roleke,
  Principal Financial Officer
   
Date: July 19, 2024