NPORT-EX 2 s133991_nport-ex.htm SCHEDULE F

 

 

6 Meridian 

Hedged Equity-Index Option Strategy ETF 

Schedule of Investments 

August 31, 2021 (Unaudited)

 

 

 

Description  Shares   Fair Value 
         
COMMON STOCK — 95.6%          
           
Communication Services — 2.7%          
Alphabet, Cl C *    1,156   $3,363,081 
Facebook, Cl A *   8,951    3,395,831 
         6,758,912 
Consumer Discretionary — 12.4%          
Amazon.com *    942    3,269,484 
Home Depot    9,627    3,140,135 
Lowe’s   32,996    6,727,555 
McDonald’s   13,122    3,115,950 
NIKE, Cl B   37,339    6,151,227 
Target   36,745    9,075,280 
         31,479,631 
Consumer Staples — 16.5%          
Altria Group    132,021    6,631,415 
Coca-Cola     55,387    3,118,842 
Costco Wholesale   14,688    6,690,237 
Kraft Heinz    81,660    2,938,943 
Mondelez International, Cl A   49,646    3,081,528 
PepsiCo   20,153    3,151,728 
Philip Morris International   94,494    9,732,881 
Walmart   44,308    6,562,015 
         41,907,589 
Financials — 20.7%          
American Express   37,225    6,177,861 
Bank of America   82,998    3,465,167 
Berkshire Hathaway, Cl B *   11,325    3,236,345 
Capital One Financial   39,360    6,532,579 
Citigroup    93,035    6,690,147 
Goldman Sachs Group   16,659    6,888,663 
JPMorgan Chase    20,839    3,333,198 
MetLife   108,964    6,755,768 
US Bancorp    114,300    6,559,677 
Wells Fargo   68,802    3,144,251 
         52,783,656 
Health Care — 15.4%          
Abbott Laboratories   26,054    3,292,444 
AbbVie   54,580    6,592,172 
Bristol-Myers Squibb    92,640    6,193,910 
CVS Health   76,464    6,605,725 
Eli Lilly    25,550    6,599,310 
Johnson & Johnson   18,286    3,165,855 
Pfizer   143,345    6,603,905 
         39,053,321 
Industrials — 7.4%          
3M   47,851    9,318,504 
Caterpillar   15,354    3,237,698 
FedEx    11,406    3,030,460 
General Dynamics    16,088   3,222,587 
         18,809,249 
Information Technology — 14.2%          
Adobe *    5,090    3,378,233 
Broadcom   6,497    3,230,374 
Cisco Systems   56,818    3,353,398 
Intel   58,689    3,172,727 
International Business Machines   44,555    6,252,849 
NVIDIA   31,905    7,141,935 
Oracle   35,963    3,205,382 
QUALCOMM   21,163    3,104,400 
Texas Instruments   16,518    3,153,451 
         35,992,749 
Materials — 3.8%          
Dow   154,396    9,711,508 
           
Utilities — 2.5%          
Southern   98,334    6,463,494 
           
Total Common Stock         
(Cost $211,805,523)        242,960,109 
           
EXCHANGE-TRADED FUND — 5.1%          
SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust   28,420    12,833,335 
           
Total Exchange-Traded Fund         
(Cost $12,521,357)        12,833,335 
           
SHORT-TERM INVESTMENT — 0.4%          
Invesco Government & Agency, CI Institutional, 0.03%   1,076,726    1,076,726 
           
Total Short-Term Investment         
(Cost $1,076,726)        1,076,726 
           
Total Investments - 101.1%        
(Cost $225,403,606)       $256,870,170 
           
WRITTEN OPTIONS(A) — -1.1%          
Total Written Options         
(Premiums Received ($2,124,022))        (2,769,056)

 

Percentages are based on Net Assets of $254,015,935.

 

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6 Meridian 

Hedged Equity-Index Option Strategy ETF 

Schedule of Investments 

August 31, 2021 (Unaudited)

 

 

 

Description  Number of
Contracts
   Notional
Amount
   Exercise
Price
   Expiration
Date
  Value 
                    
WRITTEN OPTIONS — (1.1)%                       
                        
Call Options                       
S&P 500 Index*   (424)  $(1,582,969)  $4,500   10/16/21  $(2,253,560)
S&P 500 Index*   (141)   (541,053)   4,600   10/16/21   (515,946)
                      (2,769,056)
Total Written Options                       
(Premiums Received $2,124,022)                     (2,769,056)

 

* Non-income producing security. 

(A) Refer to table below for details on Options Contracts

 

Cl — Class 

ETF — Exchange Traded Fund

SPDR — Standard & Poor’s Depositary Receipt

S&P — Standard & Poor’s

 

As of August 31, 2021, all of the Fund’s investments were considered Level 1, in accordance with the authoritative guidance under U.S. GAAP.

 

For the period ended August 31, 2021, there have been no transfers in or out of Level 3.

 

For information on the Fund’s policy regarding valuation of investments, fair value hierarchy levels, and other significant accounting policies, please refer to the Fund’s most recent semi-annual or annual financial statements.

 

MER-QH-001-0300

 

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6 Meridian 

Low Beta Equity Strategy ETF 

Schedule of Investments

August 31, 2021 (Unaudited)

 

 

 

Description  Shares   Fair Value 
         
COMMON STOCK — 99.1%          
           
Communication Services — 3.8%          
AT&T   20,041   $549,524 
Cable One   284    596,284 
Discovery, Cl A *   19,695    568,004 
Fox   15,989    598,628 
New York Times, Cl A   11,997    609,207 
QuinStreet *   31,570    565,419 
Shenandoah Telecommunications   18,799    560,774 
ViacomCBS, Cl B   14,390    596,466 
World Wrestling Entertainment, Cl A   11,486    598,535 
         5,242,841 
Consumer Discretionary — 8.6%          
AutoZone *   339    525,162 
Dollar General   2,376    529,635 
Domino’s Pizza   1,039    537,049 
Dorman Products *   5,704    535,377 
Grand Canyon Education *   6,074    541,436 
H&R Block   22,462    576,151 
Hasbro   5,606    551,126 
Helen of Troy *   2,483    593,909 
LGI Homes *    3,510    562,758 
McDonald’s   2,377    564,442 
Murphy USA   3,710    576,089 
Ollie’s Bargain Outlet Holdings *   6,282    454,691 
O’Reilly Automotive *   920    546,554 
Papa John’s International   4,846    618,011 
Service International    8,799    552,225 
Shutterstock   5,324    613,644 
Sturm Ruger   7,292    570,161 
Target   2,141    528,784 
Wendy’s   24,975    574,925 
Williams-Sonoma   3,565    665,585 
Yum! Brands   4,180    547,705 
         11,765,419 
Consumer Staples — 16.1%          
Altria Group   11,869    596,180 
BJ’s Wholesale Club Holdings *    10,790    611,361 
Boston Beer, Cl A *   845    481,827 
Casey’s General Stores   2,893    591,792 
Central Garden & Pet, Cl A *   12,123    558,265 
Coca-Cola   9,948    560,172 
Coca-Cola Consolidated   1,446    587,307 
Colgate-Palmolive   7,133    556,017 
Costco Wholesale   1,283    584,394 
Edgewell Personal Care   13,576    574,265 
elf Beauty *   19,898    615,843 
Flowers Foods   24,610    593,839 
Grocery Outlet Holding *   16,971   441,755 
Hain Celestial Group *   14,088    527,032 
Hershey    3,131    556,379 
J & J Snack Foods   3,470    568,247 
J M Smucker   4,332    535,738 
Kraft Heinz   15,109    543,773 
Kroger     13,315    612,889 
Lancaster Colony   2,956    523,921 
Molson Coors Beverage, Cl B   11,623    552,441 
Mondelez International, Cl A   9,043    561,299 
National Beverage   12,837    597,563 
Nu Skin Enterprises, Cl A   10,658    539,508 
PepsiCo    3,622    566,445 
Philip Morris International    5,609    577,727 
Post Holdings *    5,632    630,278 
Procter & Gamble   3,917    557,742 
Sanderson Farms   3,067    602,666 
Simply Good Foods *    15,535    553,357 
Sprouts Farmers Market *   23,591    587,416 
Tootsie Roll Industries   16,576    524,630 
TreeHouse Foods *   13,232    495,803 
Tyson Foods, Cl A   7,933    622,899 
Universal    10,915    552,299 
USANA Health Sciences *   5,878    570,342 
Walgreens Boots Alliance   11,992    608,594 
Walmart    3,906    578,479 
WD-40   2,323    556,660 
         22,057,144 
Energy — 0.4%          
DT Midstream    12,697    590,030 
           
Financials — 7.6%          
Allstate   4,329    585,627 
Aon PLC, Cl A    2,151    617,037 
Assurant   3,585    609,844 
B Riley Financial    8,482    555,910 
Brown & Brown   10,393    603,314 
Cboe Global Markets   4,522    570,450 
CME Group, Cl A   2,675    539,601 
Employers Holdings   13,726    565,099 
FactSet Research Systems    1,554    590,862 
HCI Group   5,531    617,592 
Horace Mann Educators   14,322    587,202 
KKR Real Estate Finance Trust ‡   26,758    570,748 
Mercury General   9,494    566,887 
Mr Cooper Group *   14,676    570,603 
Progressive    5,854    563,974 
RenaissanceRe Holdings    3,659    573,475 
Safety Insurance Group   7,256    589,985 
Stewart Information Services   9,752    613,888 
         10,492,098 

 

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6 Meridian 

Low Beta Equity Strategy ETF 

Schedule of Investments

August 31, 2021 (Unaudited)

 

 

 

Description  Shares   Fair Value 
Health Care — 20.2%          
Abbott Laboratories   4,591   $580,165 
AbbVie   4,849    585,663 
Amedisys *   2,177    399,371 
AmerisourceBergen, Cl A   4,446    543,346 
Bristol-Myers Squibb   8,149    544,842 
Cardiovascular Systems *   14,712    526,542 
Centene *   8,079    508,815 
Cerner   6,969    532,083 
Chemed   1,177    561,076 
Collegium Pharmaceutical *   22,380    459,461 
Computer Programs and Systems   16,571    589,431 
Corcept Therapeutics *   25,876    550,641 
CorVel *   3,624    597,271 
CVS Health   6,844    591,253 
Danaher   1,825    591,592 
DaVita *   4,172    545,572 
Eli Lilly   2,126    549,125 
Encompass Health   6,698    525,458 
Glaukos *   11,353    676,979 
HealthStream *   18,819    571,909 
Hill-Rom Holdings   4,060    591,055 
Humana   1,309    530,695 
ICU Medical *   2,926    583,298 
Invacare *   80,083    677,502 
Jazz Pharmaceuticals *   3,635    478,766 
Johnson & Johnson   3,219    557,305 
Laboratory Corp of America Holdings *   1,859    563,983 
LeMaitre Vascular   10,094    571,522 
LHC Group *   2,592    484,082 
Magellan Health *   5,902    558,447 
Masimo *   1,996    541,994 
Merit Medical Systems *   8,456    606,887 
Mesa Laboratories   1,958    522,629 
ModivCare *   3,125    616,439 
NeoGenomics *   11,753    571,431 
Neurocrine Biosciences *   5,987    569,962 
Omnicell *   3,740    580,710 
Pacira BioSciences *   9,259    548,966 
Penumbra *   2,122    583,444 
Pfizer   12,352    569,057 
Prestige Consumer Healthcare *   10,495    602,308 
Quidel *   3,826    493,363 
Repligen *   2,208    624,820 
STAAR Surgical *   4,335    669,627 
STERISPLC   2,578    554,296 
Supernus Pharmaceuticals *   20,535    565,329 
Surmodics *   10,198    612,594 
United Therapeutics *   2,708    581,895 
Waters *   1,414    585,424 
         27,628,425 
Industrials — 9.6%          
3M   2,824   549,946 
AAON   8,990    612,309 
Aerojet Rocketdyne Holdings   11,994    497,991 
Atlas Air Worldwide Holdings *   8,289    606,506 
CACI International, Cl A *   2,207    568,391 
Exponent   5,024    587,306 
Forrester Research *   12,344    586,957 
FTI Consulting *   3,863    539,700 
Hub Group, Cl A *   8,814    618,743 
Huntington Ingalls Industries   2,784    568,409 
JB Hunt Transport Services   3,330    590,741 
Knight-Swift Transportation Holdings, Cl A   11,292    586,394 
L3Harris Technologies   2,432    566,680 
Lockheed Martin   1,542    554,812 
ManTech International, Cl A   6,729    532,735 
Northrop Grumman   1,561    573,980 
Republic Services, Cl A   4,683    581,301 
Science Applications International   6,776    570,742 
Toro   4,906    539,366 
Waste Management   3,748    581,352 
Watsco   1,994    555,169 
Watts Water Technologies, Cl A   3,576    613,534 
Werner Enterprises   12,360    582,898 
         13,165,962 
Information Technology — 7.2%          
Alarmcom Holdings *   6,643    560,204 
Aspen Technology *   3,833    496,374 
CSG Systems International   12,551    605,083 
EVERTEC   12,398    573,408 
ExlService Holdings *   4,858    598,214 
International Business Machines   3,908    548,449 
J2 Global *   3,950    543,915 
NETGEAR*   16,335    583,650 
NortonLifeLock   23,045    612,075 
Oracle   6,198    552,428 
OSI Systems *   5,797    573,555 
Qualys *   5,367    629,978 
Sailpoint Technologies Holdings *   11,064    518,459 
SPS Commerce *   4,970    673,584 
TTM Technologies *   39,812    557,368 
Vonage Holdings *   39,005    549,971 
Vontier   17,344    630,801 
         9,807,516 
Materials — 3.8%          
AptarGroup   4,401    593,255 
Balchem   4,262    598,470 
NewMarket   1,767    617,974 
Royal Gold   4,706    523,919 
RPM International   6,583    541,715 

 

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6 Meridian 

Low Beta Equity Strategy ETF 

Schedule of Investments

August 31, 2021 (Unaudited)

 

 

 

Description  Shares   Fair Value 
Materials (continued)          
Sealed Air   9,625   $587,414 
Sherwin-Williams   1,882    571,507 
Silgan Holdings   14,130    599,535 
Stepan   4,865    571,929 
         5,205,718 
Real Estate — 10.4%          
Apartment Income ‡   10,775    547,586 
Camden Property Trust ‡   3,770    565,651 
CareTrust ‡   24,514    539,063 
Centerspace ‡   6,083    615,478 
Community Healthcare Trust ‡   11,510    558,350 
CoreSite Realty ‡   4,007    594,519 
Crown Castle International ‡   2,860    556,813 
Duke Realty ‡   11,010    578,135 
EastGroup Properties ‡   3,214    579,356 
Extra Space Storage ‡   3,176    593,626 
First Industrial Realty Trust ‡   10,227    572,610 
Four Corners Property Trust ‡   19,773    565,706 
Getty Realty ‡   18,023    570,067 
Healthcare Realty Trust ‡   18,151    545,075 
Independence Realty Trust ‡   28,176    577,044 
Industrial Logistics Properties Trust ‡   21,024    576,688 
Lexington Realty Trust ‡   42,772    578,705 
Life Storage ‡   4,705    585,490 
LTC Properties ‡   15,696    541,669 
Mid-America Apartment Communities ‡   2,933    564,221 
National Storage Affiliates Trust ‡   10,213    584,694 
Physicians Realty Trust ‡   30,138    557,854 
Public Storage ‡   1,820    588,970 
Safehold ‡   6,073    544,202 
SBA Communications, Cl A ‡   1,599    573,993 
         14,255,565 
Utilities — 11.4%          
Alliant Energy   9,312    566,076 
American States Water   6,185    570,319 
American Water Works   3,163    576,457 
Avista   13,050    546,143 
California Water Service Group   8,637    548,881 
Chesapeake Utilities   4,382    572,728 
DTE Energy   4,737    570,051 
Duke Energy   5,230    547,372 
Essential Utilities   11,202    555,955 
FirstEnergy   14,672    570,301 
Hawaiian Electric Industries   12,829    559,344 
IDACORP   5,259    554,036 
Middlesex Water   5,219    571,011 
National Fuel Gas   10,767    557,838 
NiSource   22,105    544,888 
NorthWestern   9,012    573,162 
OGE Energy   16,368   579,590 
ONE Gas   7,560    542,959 
Pinnacle West Capital   7,138    548,912 
PNM Resources   11,606    574,497 
PPL   19,633    576,229 
Public Service Enterprise Group   8,821    564,015 
Sempra Energy   4,266    564,648 
South Jersey Industries   22,079    547,780 
Southern   8,717    572,968 
Southwest Gas Holdings   7,755    545,254 
Spire   7,654    510,522 
Unitil   11,116    551,354 
         15,663,290 
Total Common Stock         
(Cost $123,420,128)        135,874,008 
           
SHORT-TERM INVESTMENT — 0.9%          
Invesco Government & Agency, CI Institutional, 0.03%   1,216,635    1,216,635 
           
Total Short-Term Investment         
(Cost $1,216,635)        1,216,635 
           
Total Investments - 100.0%        
(Cost $124,636,763)       $137,090,643 

 

Percentages are based on Net Assets of $137,027,999

  

* Non-income producing security 

‡ Real Estate Investment Trust

 

Cl — Class 

PLC — Public Limited Company

  

As of August 31, 2021, all of the Fund’s investments were considered Level 1, in accordance with the authoritative guidance under US GAAP

 

For the period ended August 31, 2021, there have been no transfers in or out of Level 3

 

For information on the Fund’s policy regarding valuation of investments, fair value hierarchy levels, and other significant accounting policies, please refer to the Fund’s most recent semi-annual or annual financial statements

 

MER-QH-001-0300

 

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6 Meridian 

Mega Cap Equity ETF

Schedule of Investments

August 31, 2021 (Unaudited)

 

 

 

Description  Shares   Fair Value 
         
COMMON STOCK — 99.7%          
           
Communication Services — 2.8%          
Alphabet, Cl C *   773   $2,248,843 
Facebook, Cl A *   5,974    2,266,416 
         4,515,259 
Consumer Discretionary — 12.9%          
Amazoncom *   631    2,190,068 
Home Depot   6,426    2,096,033 
Lowe’s   22,023    4,490,268 
McDonald’s   8,758    2,079,675 
NIKE, Cl B   24,921    4,105,486 
Target   24,522    6,056,444 
         21,017,974 
Consumer Staples — 17.2%          
Altria Group   88,112    4,425,866 
Coca-Cola   36,967    2,081,612 
Costco Wholesale   9,804    4,465,624 
Kraft Heinz   54,502    1,961,527 
Mondelez International, Cl A   33,134    2,056,627 
PepsiCo   13,450    2,103,445 
Philip Morris International   63,063    6,495,489 
Walmart   29,570    4,379,317 
         27,969,507 
Financials — 21.7%          
American Express   24,845    4,123,276 
Bank of America   55,392    2,312,616 
Berkshire Hathaway, Cl B *   7,559    2,160,135 
Capital One Financial   26,268    4,359,700 
Citigroup   62,093    4,465,108 
Goldman Sachs Group   11,120    4,598,231 
JPMorgan Chase   13,909    2,224,745 
MetLife   72,722    4,508,764 
US Bancorp   76,284    4,377,939 
Wells Fargo   45,920    2,098,544 
         35,229,058 
Health Care — 16.0%          
Abbott Laboratories   17,389    2,197,448 
AbbVie   36,427    4,399,653 
Bristol-Myers Squibb   61,828    4,133,820 
CVS Health   51,032    4,408,654 
Eli Lilly   17,054    4,404,878 
Johnson & Johnson   12,206    2,113,225 
Pfizer   95,667    4,407,379 
         26,065,057 
Industrials — 7.7%          
3M   31,937    6,219,411 
Caterpillar   10,249    2,161,207 
FedEx   7,613   2,022,698 
General Dynamics   10,736    2,150,528 
         12,553,844 
Information Technology — 14.8%          
Adobe *   3,398    2,255,253 
Broadcom   4,338    2,156,897 
Cisco Systems   37,920    2,238,038 
Intel   39,171    2,117,584 
International Business Machines   29,738    4,173,431 
NVIDIA   21,294    4,766,662 
Oracle   24,003    2,139,387 
QUALCOMM   14,125    2,071,996 
Texas Instruments   11,025    2,104,783 
         24,024,031 
Materials — 4.0%          
Dow   103,043    6,481,405 
           
Utilities — 2.6%          
Southern   65,629    4,313,794 
           
Total Common Stock         
(Cost $142,242,766)        162,169,929 
           
SHORT-TERM INVESTMENT — 0.3%          
Invesco Government & Agency, CI Institutional, 0.03%   384,155    384,155 
           
Total Short-Term Investment         
(Cost $384,155)        384,155 
           
Total Investments - 100.0%        
(Cost $142,626,921)       $162,554,084 

 

Percentages are based on Net Assets of $162,601,168

 

* Non-income producing security

Cl — Class

 

As of August 31, 2021, all of the Fund’s investments were considered Level 1, in accordance with the authoritative guidance under US GAAP

 

For the period ended August 31, 2021, there have been no transfers in or out of Level 3

 

For information on the Fund’s policy regarding valuation of investments, fair value hierarchy levels, and other significant accounting policies, please refer to the Fund’s most recent semi-annual or annual financial statements

 

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Small Cap Equity ETF

Schedule of Investments

August 31, 2021 (Unaudited)

 

 

 

Description  Shares   Fair Value 
         
COMMON STOCK — 99.9%          
           
Communication Services — 1.1%          
EW Scripps, Cl A   34,396   $637,702 
           
Consumer Discretionary — 18.4%          
Asbury Automotive Group *   3,345    622,973 
Buckle   15,919    616,543 
Century Communities   9,306    652,351 
Conn’s *   29,178    717,779 
Dorman Products *   6,605    619,945 
Genesco *   12,247    759,681 
Group 1 Automotive   3,968    656,466 
Haverty Furniture   17,998    641,269 
La-Z-Boy, Cl Z   19,224    673,032 
M/I Homes *   10,374    667,982 
Sally Beauty Holdings *   35,201    654,387 
Shoe Carnival   20,524    785,659 
Shutterstock   6,166    710,693 
Signet Jewelers   10,470    829,224 
Sturm Ruger   8,444    660,236 
Zumiez *   16,186    650,515 
         10,918,735 
Consumer Staples — 5.6%          
Coca-Cola Consolidated   1,675    680,318 
J & J Snack Foods   4,020    658,315 
National Beverage   14,853    691,408 
USANA Health Sciences *   6,807    660,483 
WD-40   2,691    644,844 
         3,335,368 
Energy — 2.1%        
Dorian LPG *   49,298    651,720 
Helix Energy Solutions Group *   161,049    605,544 
         1,257,264 
Financials — 22.0%          
American Equity Investment Life Holding   20,489    649,296 
Axos Financial *   13,801    669,072 
BankUnited   16,190    680,466 
Banner   12,308    704,018 
Cadence BanCorp, Cl A   34,524    742,610 
Customers Bancorp *   17,143    709,892 
Encore Capital Group *   13,804    679,294 
Enova International *   20,420    673,452 
First Financial Bancorp   28,969    681,061 
Flagstar Bancorp   13,872    686,110 
Great Western Bancorp   21,045    651,553 
Hilltop Holdings   20,305    679,608 
Meta Financial Group   13,442    661,212 
Piper Sandler   4,949   707,311 
S&T Bancorp   22,480    669,904 
Safety Insurance Group   8,397    682,760 
Stewart Information Services   22,689    1,428,273 
Virtus Investment Partners   2,268    709,204 
         13,065,096 
Health Care — 12.3%          
Cardiovascular Systems *   17,022    609,217 
CorVel *   4,198    691,872 
HealthStream *   21,790    662,198 
LeMaitre Vascular   11,680    661,322 
Magellan Health *   6,829    646,160 
Mesa Laboratories   2,268    605,375 
ModivCare *   3,620    714,081 
NeoGenomics *   13,598    661,135 
Omnicell *   4,332    672,630 
Prestige Consumer Healthcare *   12,153    697,460 
Supernus Pharmaceuticals *   23,760    654,113 
         7,275,563 
Industrials — 10.1%          
ABM Industries   13,835    685,109 
Aerojet Rocketdyne Holdings   13,879    576,256 
ArcBest   9,902    660,760 
Atlas Air Worldwide Holdings *   9,599    702,359 
Boise Cascade   12,299    711,497 
Hub Group, Cl A *   10,207    716,531 
Kelly Services, Cl A   30,004    583,278 
ManTech International, Cl A   7,786    616,418 
Matson   9,222    730,106 
         5,982,314 
Information Technology — 10.4%          
Alarmcom Holdings *   7,691    648,582 
Bel Fuse, Cl B   47,874    675,981 
BM Technologies *   0    3 
CSG Systems International   14,533    700,636 
EVERTEC   14,356    663,965 
ExlService Holdings *   5,627    692,909 
NETGEAR*   18,914    675,797 
Sanmina *   17,026    672,186 
SPS Commerce *   5,756    780,111 
TTM Technologies *   46,063    644,882 
         6,155,052 
Materials — 3.5%          
AdvanSix *   18,460    673,790 
Balchem   4,937    693,254 
Koppers Holdings *   21,805    717,384 
         2,084,428 
Real Estate — 7.8%          
CareTrust ‡   28,362    623,680 

 

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Small Cap Equity ETF

Schedule of Investments

August 31, 2021 (Unaudited)

 

 

 

Description  Shares   Fair Value 
Real Estate (continued)          
Centerspace ‡   7,044   $712,713 
Community Healthcare Trust ‡   13,318    646,056 
Getty Realty ‡   20,868    660,055 
Independence Realty Trust ‡   32,600    667,648 
Lexington Realty Trust ‡   49,525    670,073 
Safehold ‡   7,033    630,227 
         4,610,452 
Utilities — 6.6%          
American States Water   7,156    659,855 
Avista   15,111    632,395 
California Water Service Group   10,001    635,564 
Chesapeake Utilities   5,076    663,433 
Middlesex Water   6,038    660,617 
Unitil   12,862    637,956 
         3,889,820 
           
Total Common Stock         
(Cost $53,426,592)        59,211,794 
           
SHORT-TERM INVESTMENT — 0.1%          
Invesco Government & Agency, CI Institutional, 0.03%   85,951    85,951 
           
Total Short-Term Investment         
(Cost $85,951)        85,951 
           
Total Investments - 100.0%        
(Cost $53,512,543)       $59,297,745 

 

Percentages are based on Net Assets of $59,273,610

 

‡ Real Estate Investment Trust 

* Non-income producing security

 

Cl — Class

 

As of August 31, 2021, all of the Fund’s investments were considered Level 1, in accordance with the authoritative guidance under US GAAP

 

For the period ended August 31, 2021, there have been no transfers in or out of Level 3

 

For information on the Fund’s policy regarding valuation of investments, fair value hierarchy levels, and other significant accounting policies, please refer to the Fund’s most recent semi-annual or annual financial statements

 

MER-QH-001-0300

 

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6 Meridian 

Quality Growth ETF

Schedule of Investments

August 31, 2021 (Unaudited)

 

 

 

Description  Shares   Fair Value 
         
COMMON STOCK — 99.7%          
           
Communication Services — 10.0%          
Alphabet, Cl A *   291   $842,139 
Facebook, Cl A *   2,175    825,152 
         1,667,291 
Consumer Discretionary — 23.9%        
Acushnet Holdings   240    11,990 
Best Buy   1,579    183,969 
Crocs *   428    61,127 
Deckers Outdoor *   195    81,598 
iRobot *   195    15,818 
Lowe’s   3,742    762,957 
Lululemon Athletica *   893    357,352 
NIKE, Cl B   4,539    747,754 
NVR*   23    119,139 
O’Reilly Automotive *   488    289,911 
Pool   280    138,404 
Revolve Group, Cl A *   559    32,120 
Shutterstock   170    19,594 
Skyline Champion *   378    23,708 
Sleep Number *   157    14,524 
Sturm Ruger   116    9,070 
Target   2,736    675,737 
Tempur Sealy International   1,376    61,507 
Wayfair, Cl A *   682    191,472 
Williams-Sonoma   535    99,885 
XPEL*   122    9,270 
YETI Holdings *   566    56,227 
         3,963,133 
Consumer Staples — 8.1%          
Costco Wholesale   1,618    736,982 
Hershey   1,460    259,442 
Lancaster Colony   140    24,814 
Medifast   88    20,055 
Monster Beverage *   2,531    246,950 
Nu Skin Enterprises, Cl A   329    16,654 
Sprouts Farmers Market *   832    20,717 
WD-40   94    22,525 
         1,348,139 
           
Energy — 0.3%        
Texas Pacific Land   41    55,749 
           
Financials — 8.0%          
Blackstone Group, Cl A   6,227    782,921 
Cohen & Steers   166    14,560 
FactSet Research Systems   263    99,998 
Houlihan Lokey, Cl A   479    43,206 
Moelis, Cl A   511    31,656 
PJT Partners   255    20,140 
T Rowe Price Group   1,561   349,461 
         1,341,942 
Health Care — 16.6%          
ABIOMED*   302    109,916 
Amedisys *   305    55,952 
Blueprint Medicines *   376    35,070 
Chemed   111    52,914 
Corcept Therapeutics *   742    15,790 
CorVel *   64    10,548 
Edwards Lifesciences *   4,381    513,365 
Globus Medical, Cl A *   705    57,528 
HealthEquity *   572    36,705 
Inari Medical *   213    17,436 
Intuitive Surgical *   627    660,581 
Karuna Therapeutics *   146    17,359 
Masimo *   365    99,112 
Mettler-Toledo International *   161    250,006 
ModivCare *   87    17,162 
NuVasive *   370    22,992 
Seagen *   960    160,896 
STAAR Surgical *   289    44,642 
Veeva Systems, Cl A *   1,089    361,526 
West Pharmaceutical Services   525    237,101 
         2,776,601 
Industrials — 8.8%          
AAON   272    18,526 
Copart *   1,528    220,521 
Expeditors International of Washington   1,213    151,188 
Exponent   354    41,383 
Fastenal   4,089    228,371 
Graco   1,216    95,358 
Healthcare Services Group   513    13,420 
Landstar System   270    45,368 
Old Dominion Freight Line   736    212,498 
Robert Half International   758    78,377 
Rollins   1,735    67,526 
Simpson Manufacturing   304    34,398 
Toro   752    82,675 
Watts Water Technologies, Cl A   226    38,775 
WW Grainger   310    134,447 
         1,462,831 
Information Technology — 23.5%          
Accenture PLC, Cl A   2,211    744,134 
Adobe *   1,252    830,951 
Arista Networks *   406    150,028 
Aspen Technology *   475    61,513 
Badger Meter   202    21,632 
Cadence Design Systems *   1,946    318,132 
EPAM Systems *   369    233,507 
Extreme Networks *   844    9,141 

 

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Quality Growth ETF

Schedule of Investments

August 31, 2021 (Unaudited)

 

 

 

Description  Shares   Fair Value 
Information Technology (continued)          
Manhattan Associates *   432   $70,412 
Maximus   442    38,494 
Nuance Communications *   2,013    110,816 
SPS Commerce *   248    33,611 
Texas Instruments   3,688    704,076 
Ubiquiti   46    14,967 
Wixcom *   421    93,496 
Zoom Video Communications, Cl A *   1,669    483,176 
         3,918,086 
Materials — 0.4%          
Balchem   223    31,314 
Louisiana-Pacific   653    41,426 
         72,740 
Real Estate — 0.1%        
eXp World Holdings   457    20,953 
           
Total Common Stock          
(Cost $15,925,834)        16,627,465 
           
SHORT-TERM INVESTMENT — 0.4%          
Invesco Government & Agency, CI Institutional, 0.03%   68,744    68,744 
           
Total Short-Term Investment          
(Cost $68,744)        68,744 
           
Total Investments - 100.1%          
(Cost $15,994,578)       $16,696,209 

 

Percentages are based on Net Assets of $16,678,537

 

* Non-income producing security

 

Cl — Class 

PLC — Public Limited Company

 

As of August 31, 2021, all of the Fund’s investments were considered Level 1, in accordance with the authoritative guidance under US GAAP.

 

For the period ended August 31, 2021, there have been no transfers in or out of Level 3.

 

For information on the Fund’s policy regarding valuation of investments, fair value hierarchy levels, and other significant accounting policies, please refer to the Fund’s most recent semi-annual or annual financial statements.

 

MER-QH-001-0300

 

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