(a) |
Following is a copy of the semi-annual report transmitted to shareholders pursuant to Rule 30e-1 under the Act.
|
Carbon Transition & Infrastructure ETF
|
Commodity Strategy ETF
|
Disrupters ETF
|
Next Generation Connected Consumer ETF
|
|
|
1
|
|
|
|
2
|
|
4
|
|
6
|
|
8
|
|
12
|
|
14
|
|
|
|
15
|
|
16
|
|
17
|
|
24
|
|
26
|
|
27
|
|
29
|
|
34
|
|
|
|
51
|
|
51
|
|
51
|
|
51
|
|
54
|
|
55
|
|
55
|
|
55
|
TICKER SYMBOL
|
|
Carbon Transition & Infrastructure
ETF
|
NBCT
|
SECTOR ALLOCATION
|
|
(as a % of Total Investments*)
|
|
Energy
|
6.2%
|
Industrials
|
36.2
|
Information Technology
|
10.5
|
Materials
|
10.3
|
Utilities
|
33.3
|
Short-Term Investments
|
3.5
|
Total
|
100.0%
|
*
|
Derivatives (other than options purchased), if
any, are excluded from this chart.
|
PERFORMANCE HIGHLIGHTS1
|
|||
|
Inception
Date
|
Six Month
Period
Ended
02/28/2023
|
Cumulative Total Return
Ended 02/28/2023
Life of Fund
|
At NAV2
|
|
|
|
Carbon Transition &
Infrastructure ETF
|
04/06/2022
|
-0.23%
|
-4.01%
|
At Market Price3
|
|
|
|
Carbon Transition &
Infrastructure ETF
|
04/06/2022
|
-0.22%
|
-3.57%
|
Index
|
|
|
|
MSCI All Country
World Index (Net)4
|
|
3.32%
|
-9.15%
|
TICKER SYMBOL
|
|
Commodity Strategy ETF
|
NRBIX
|
PORTFOLIO BY INVESTMENT
TYPE
|
|
(as a % of Total Net Assets)
|
|
Asset-Backed Securities
|
13.6%
|
Corporate Bonds
|
57.3
|
Short-Term Investments
|
19.8
|
Other Assets Less Liabilities
|
9.3*
|
Total
|
100.0%
|
*
|
Includes the impact of the Fund’s open
positions in derivatives (other than options
purchased), if any.
|
PORTFOLIO BY TYPE OF
COMMODITY FUTURE
|
|
(as a % of Total Notional Value)
|
|
Commodity Futures:
|
|
Agriculture
|
22.3%
|
Energy
|
30.3
|
Industrial Metals
|
15.5
|
Livestock
|
7.7
|
Previous Metals
|
17.5
|
Softs
|
6.7
|
Total
|
100.0%
|
PERFORMANCE HIGHLIGHTS1
|
||||||
|
Inception
Date5
|
Six Month
Period
Ended
02/28/2023
|
Average Annual Total Return
Ended 02/28/2023
|
|||
|
1 Year
|
5 Years
|
10 Years
|
Life of Fund
|
||
At NAV2
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Commodity
Strategy ETF
|
08/27/2012
|
-2.20%
|
-0.84%
|
7.17%
|
-0.20%
|
-0.52%
|
At Market
Price3
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Commodity
Strategy ETF
|
08/27/2012
|
-2.28%
|
-0.92%
|
7.15%
|
-0.21%
|
-0.53%
|
Index
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Bloomberg
Commodity
Index4
|
|
-10.92%
|
-4.72%
|
5.27%
|
-1.63%
|
-2.13%
|
TICKER SYMBOL
|
|
Disrupters ETF
|
NBDS
|
SECTOR ALLOCATION
|
|
(as a % of Total Investments*)
|
|
Communication Services
|
4.4%
|
Consumer Discretionary
|
12.5
|
Financials
|
4.2
|
Health Care
|
28.5
|
Industrials
|
7.0
|
Information Technology
|
42.3
|
Short-Term Investments
|
1.1
|
Total
|
100.0%
|
*
|
Derivatives (other than options purchased), if
any, are excluded from this chart.
|
PERFORMANCE HIGHLIGHTS1
|
|||
|
Inception
Date
|
Six Month
Period
Ended
02/28/2023
|
Cumulative Total Return
Ended 02/28/2023
Life of Fund
|
At NAV2
|
|
|
|
Disrupters ETF
|
04/06/2022
|
1.76%
|
-17.68%
|
At Market Price3
|
|
|
|
Disrupters ETF
|
04/06/2022
|
1.49%
|
-17.77%
|
Index
|
|
|
|
Russell 1000®
Growth Index4
|
|
-1.24%
|
-14.83%
|
TICKER SYMBOL
|
|
Next Generation Connected
Consumer ETF
|
NBCC
|
SECTOR ALLOCATION
|
|
(as a % of Total Investments*)
|
|
Communication Services
|
10.8%
|
Consumer Discretionary
|
56.4
|
Consumer Staples
|
13.9
|
Financials
|
3.1
|
Health Care
|
5.0
|
Information Technology
|
4.8
|
Short-Term Investments
|
6.0
|
Total
|
100.0%
|
*
|
Derivatives (other than options purchased), if
any, are excluded from this chart.
|
PERFORMANCE HIGHLIGHTS1
|
|||
|
Inception
Date
|
Six Month
Period
Ended
02/28/2023
|
Cumulative Total Return
Ended 02/28/2023
Life of Fund
|
At NAV2
|
|
|
|
Next Generation
Connected
Consumer ETF
|
04/06/2022
|
9.55%
|
-13.36%
|
At Market Price3
|
|
|
|
Next Generation
Connected
Consumer ETF
|
04/06/2022
|
9.79%
|
-12.61%
|
Index
|
|
|
|
MSCI All Country
World Index (Net)4
|
|
3.32%
|
-9.15%
|
1
|
Unlike mutual funds, ETF shares are purchased and sold in secondary market
transactions at negotiated
market prices rather than at NAV and as such ETFs may trade at a premium or discount
to their NAV. As a
result, shareholders of the Fund may pay more than NAV when purchasing shares and
receive less than
NAV when selling Fund shares. ETF shares may only be redeemed at NAV by authorized
participants in large
creation units. There can be no guarantee that an active trading market for shares
will develop or be
maintained or that the Fund’s shares will continue to be listed. The trading of
shares may incur brokerage
commissions. The Fund has a limited number of Authorized Participants. To the extent
they exit the
business or are otherwise unable to proceed in creation and redemption transactions
with the Fund and no
other Authorized Participant is able to step forward to create or redeem, shares of
the Fund may be more
likely to trade at a premium or discount to NAV and possible face trading halts or
delisting. Unexpected
episodes of illiquidity, including due to market factors, instrument or
issuer-specific factors and/or
unanticipated outflows, could have a significant negative impact on the Fund’s NAV,
liquidity, and
brokerage costs. To the extent the Fund’s investments trade in markets that are
closed when the Fund is
open, premiums or discounts to NAV may develop in share prices.
|
2
|
Returns based on the net asset value ("NAV") of the Fund.
|
3
|
Returns based on the market price of shares on the NYSE Arca.
|
4
|
Please see "Glossary of Indices" on page 11 for a description of indices. Please note
that individuals cannot
invest directly in any index. The indices described in this report do not take into
account any fees, expenses
or tax consequences of investing in the individual securities that they track. Data
about the performance of
an index are prepared or obtained by Neuberger Berman Investment Advisers LLC
("NBIA") and reflect the
reinvestment of income dividends and other distributions, if any. The Fund may invest
in securities not
included in a described index and generally does not invest in all securities
included in a described index.
|
5
|
Prior to the close of business on October 21, 2022, the ETF operated as Neuberger
Berman Commodity
Strategy Fund, an open-end mutual fund (the "Predecessor Fund"). The ETF has the same
investment
objective, strategy, restrictions and portfolio managers as the Predecessor Fund.
Prior to the ETF's listing on
October 24, 2022, the Institutional Class share NAVs of the Predecessor Fund are used
to represent both
the NAV and market price return history of the ETF. Please refer to Note A of the
Notes to Consolidated
Financial Statements for additional, important information.
|
Bloomberg Commodity Index:
|
The index is a rolling index composed of exchange-traded futures contracts on
physical commodities. The index relies primarily on liquidity data of futures
contracts,
along with U.S. dollar-adjusted production data, in determining the relative
quantities
of included commodities. The index is designed to be a highly liquid and diversified
benchmark for commodities investments. The version of the index that is calculated
on a total return basis reflects the returns on a fully collateralized investment in
the
underlying commodity futures contracts, combined with the returns on cash collateral
invested in U.S. Treasury Bills.
|
MSCI All Country World Index
(Net):
|
The index is a free float-adjusted, market capitalization-weighted index that is
designed to measure the equity market performance of developed and emerging
markets. The index consists of 47 country indexes comprising 23 developed and 24
emerging market country indexes. The developed market country indexes included
are: Australia, Austria, Belgium, Canada, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Hong
Kong, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Japan, the Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Portugal,
Singapore, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, the United Kingdom and the United States.
The emerging market country indexes included are: Brazil, Chile, China, Colombia,
the Czech Republic, Egypt, Greece, Hungary, India, Indonesia, Korea, Kuwait,
Malaysia, Mexico, Peru, the Philippines, Poland, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, South Africa,
Taiwan, Thailand, Turkey, and the UAE. China A shares are included starting from
June 1, 2018 and are partially represented at 20% of their free float-adjusted market
capitalization as of November 2019. Net total return indexes reinvest dividends after
the deduction of withholding taxes, using (for international indexes) a tax rate
applicable to non-resident institutional investors who do not benefit from double
taxation treaties. Effective after the close on March 9, 2022, MSCI reclassified MSCI
Russia Indexes from Emerging Markets to Standalone Markets status. At that time, all
Russian securities were removed from this index at a final price of 0.00001, including
both locally traded Russian equity constituents and Russian ADRs/GDRs constituents.
|
Russell 1000® Index:
|
The index is a float-adjusted, market capitalization-weighted index that measures the
performance of the large-cap segment of the U.S. equity market. It includes
approximately 1,000 of the largest securities in the Russell 3000® Index (which
measures the performance of the 3,000 largest U.S. public companies based on total
market capitalization). The index is rebalanced annually in June.
|
Russell 1000® Growth Index:
|
The index is a float-adjusted, market capitalization-weighted index that measures the
performance of the large-cap growth segment of the U.S. equity market. It includes
those Russell 1000 Index companies with higher price-to-book ratios and higher
forecasted growth rates. The index is rebalanced annually in June.
|
Actual Expenses and
Performance:
|
The first section of the table provides information about actual account values and
actual
expenses in dollars, based on the Fund’s actual performance during the period
indicated.
You may use the information in this line, together with the amount you invested, to
estimate the expenses you paid over the period. Simply divide your account value by
$1,000 (for example, an $8,600 account value divided by $1,000 = 8.6), then multiply
the result by the number in the first section of the table under the heading entitled
"Expenses Paid During the Period" to estimate the expenses you paid over the period.
|
Hypothetical Example for
Comparison Purposes:
|
The second section of the table provides information about hypothetical account values
and hypothetical expenses based on the Fund’s actual expense ratio and an assumed rate
of return at 5% per year before expenses. This return is not the Fund’s actual return.
The
hypothetical account values and expenses may not be used to estimate the actual ending
account balance or expenses you paid for the period. You may use this information to
compare the ongoing costs of investing in a Fund versus other funds. To do so, compare
the expenses shown in this 5% hypothetical example with the 5% hypothetical examples
that appear in the shareholder reports of other funds.
|
|
ACTUAL
|
HYPOTHETICAL (5% ANNUAL RETURN BEFORE EXPENSES)
|
||||||
|
Beginning
Account
Value
9/1/22
|
Ending
Account
Value
2/28/23
|
Expenses Paid
During the
Period (1)
9/1/22 – 2/28/23
|
Expense
Ratio
|
Beginning
Account
Value
9/1/22
|
Ending
Account
Value
2/28/23
|
Expenses Paid
During the
Period(2)
9/1/22 – 2/28/23
|
Expense
Ratio
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Carbon Transition &
Infrastructure ETF
|
$1,000.00
|
$997.70
|
$2.72
|
0.55%
|
$1,000.00
|
$1,022.07
|
$2.76
|
0.55%
|
Commodity Strategy ETF
|
$1,000.00
|
$978.00
|
$3.33(3)
|
0.68%
|
$1,000.00
|
$1,021.42
|
$3.41(3)
|
0.68%
|
Disrupters ETF
|
$1,000.00
|
$1,017.60
|
$2.75
|
0.55%
|
$1,000.00
|
$1,022.07
|
$2.76
|
0.55%
|
Next Generation
Connected Consumer
ETF
|
$1,000.00
|
$1,095.50
|
$2.86
|
0.55%
|
$1,000.00
|
$1,022.07
|
$2.76
|
0.55%
|
(1)
|
Expenses are equal to the annualized expense ratio, multiplied by the average
account value over the period, multiplied by 181/365 (to
reflect the one-half year period shown).
|
(2)
|
Hypothetical expenses are equal to the annualized expense ratio multiplied by the
average account value over the period (assuming a
5% annual return), multiplied by 181/365 (to reflect the one-half year period
shown).
|
(3)
|
Included the expenses of the Fund's subsidiary (See Note A of the Notes to
Consolidated Financial Statements).
|
Benchmarks:
|
|
LIBOR
|
= London Interbank Offered Rate
|
SOFR
|
= Secured Overnight Financing Rate
|
Counterparties:
|
|
SSB
|
= State Street Bank and Trust Company
|
Index Periods/Payment Frequencies:
|
|
1M
|
= 1 Month
|
3M
|
= 3 Months
|
Other Abbreviations:
|
|
Management or NBIA
|
= Neuberger Berman Investment Advisers LLC
|
Currency Abbreviations:
|
|
USD
|
= United States Dollar
|
Number of Shares
|
Value
|
|
Common Stocks 98.0%
|
||
Building Products 2.0%
|
||
7,480
|
Johnson Controls Int'l PLC
|
$469,146
|
Chemicals 8.1%
|
||
3,438
|
Linde PLC
|
1,197,696
|
2,640
|
Sika AG
|
739,710
|
|
|
1,937,406
|
Commercial Services & Supplies 2.0%
|
||
3,600
|
Waste Connections, Inc.
|
482,076
|
Construction & Engineering 2.2%
|
||
3,324
|
Quanta Services, Inc.
|
536,494
|
Construction Materials 2.4%
|
||
12,160
|
CRH PLC
|
571,536
|
Electric Utilities 16.9%
|
||
3,960
|
Acciona SA
|
745,970
|
7,559
|
Constellation Energy Corp.
|
566,094
|
4,480
|
Duke Energy Corp.
|
422,285
|
10,600
|
Exelon Corp.
|
428,134
|
51,719
|
Iberdrola SA
|
594,350
|
13,283
|
NextEra Energy, Inc.
|
943,491
|
4,040
|
Orsted AS(a)
|
353,189
|
|
|
4,053,513
|
Electrical Equipment 26.0%
|
||
26,840
|
ABB Ltd.
|
891,390
|
1,324
|
Accelleron Industries AG*
|
32,613
|
49,558
|
Ballard Power Systems, Inc.*
|
283,292
|
4,840
|
Eaton Corp. PLC
|
846,661
|
1,080
|
Generac Holdings, Inc.*
|
129,611
|
2,640
|
Hubbell, Inc.
|
664,066
|
28,640
|
Nordex SE*
|
431,063
|
12,161
|
Plug Power, Inc.*(b)
|
180,834
|
4,400
|
Schneider Electric SE
|
707,948
|
44,959
|
Siemens Gamesa Renewable Energy
SA*(b)
|
858,334
|
16,160
|
Sunrun, Inc.*
|
388,486
|
28,758
|
Vestas Wind Systems A/S
|
819,783
|
|
|
6,234,081
|
Electronic Equipment, Instruments &
Components 2.2%
|
||
9,400
|
Itron, Inc.*
|
524,238
|
Independent Power and Renewable Electricity
Producers 9.2%
|
||
14,360
|
Atlantica Sustainable Infrastructure
PLC
|
396,336
|
Number of Shares
|
Value
|
|
Independent Power and Renewable Electricity
Producers
– cont'd
|
||
10,639
|
NextEra Energy Partners LP
|
$ 704,940
|
6,280
|
Ormat Technologies, Inc.
|
530,785
|
31,360
|
Sunnova Energy Int'l, Inc.*(b)
|
557,581
|
|
|
2,189,642
|
Machinery 0.8%
|
||
1,440
|
Chart Industries, Inc.*
|
192,240
|
Multi-Utilities 7.7%
|
||
16,240
|
CenterPoint Energy, Inc.
|
451,797
|
5,840
|
Dominion Energy, Inc.
|
324,821
|
48,920
|
National Grid PLC
|
616,679
|
2,997
|
Sempra Energy
|
449,430
|
|
|
1,842,727
|
Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels 6.3%
|
||
5,320
|
Cheniere Energy, Inc.
|
837,049
|
4,600
|
DTE Midstream, Inc.
|
230,920
|
14,840
|
Williams Cos., Inc.
|
446,684
|
|
|
1,514,653
|
Professional Services 3.7%
|
||
10,680
|
Arcadis NV
|
442,812
|
3,600
|
Jacobs Solutions, Inc.
|
430,200
|
|
|
873,012
|
Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment
8.5%
|
||
17,438
|
Canadian Solar, Inc.*
|
693,160
|
2,560
|
Enphase Energy, Inc.*
|
538,957
|
4,683
|
First Solar, Inc.*
|
792,083
|
|
|
2,024,200
|
Total Common Stocks (Cost $24,310,915)
|
23,444,964
|
|
|
||
Short-Term Investments 3.5%
|
||
Investment Companies 3.5%
|
||
473,055
|
State Street Institutional
U.S. Government Money Market
Fund Premier Class, 4.43%(c)
|
473,055
|
368,895
|
State Street Navigator Securities
Lending Government Money Market
Portfolio, 4.59%(c)(d)
|
368,895
|
Total Short-Term Investments
(Cost $841,950)
|
841,950
|
|
Total Investments 101.5%
(Cost $25,152,865)
|
24,286,914
|
|
Liabilities Less Other Assets (1.5)%
|
(349,416)
|
|
Net Assets 100.0%
|
$23,937,498
|
*
|
Non-income producing security.
|
(a)
|
Security exempt from registration pursuant to Regulation S under the Securities Act
of 1933, as amended.
Regulation S applies to securities offerings that are made outside of the United
States and do not involve
directed selling efforts in the United States and as such may have restrictions on
resale. Total value of all
such securities at February 28, 2023 amounted to $353,189, which represents 1.5% of
net assets of the
Fund.
|
(b)
|
All or a portion of this security is on loan at February 28, 2023. Total value of
all such securities at
February 28, 2023 amounted to $947,166, collateralized by cash collateral of
$368,895 and non-cash
(U.S. Treasury Securities) collateral of $611,698 for the Fund (see Note A of the
Notes to Financial
Statements).
|
(c)
|
Represents 7-day effective yield as of February 28, 2023.
|
(d)
|
Represents investment of cash collateral received from securities lending.
|
POSITIONS BY COUNTRY
|
||
Country
|
Investments at
Value
|
Percentage of
Net Assets
|
United States
|
$13,777,051
|
57.6%
|
Spain
|
2,594,990
|
10.8%
|
United Kingdom
|
1,814,375
|
7.6%
|
Switzerland
|
1,663,713
|
7.0%
|
Denmark
|
1,172,972
|
4.9%
|
Canada
|
976,452
|
4.1%
|
Ireland
|
571,536
|
2.4%
|
Netherlands
|
442,812
|
1.8%
|
Germany
|
431,063
|
1.8%
|
Short-Term Investments and Other Liabilities—Net
|
492,534
|
2.0%
|
|
$23,937,498
|
100.0%
|
Asset Valuation Inputs
|
Level 1
|
Level 2
|
Level 3
|
Total
|
Investments:
|
|
|
|
|
Common Stocks#
|
$23,444,964
|
$—
|
$—
|
$23,444,964
|
Short-Term Investments
|
—
|
841,950
|
—
|
841,950
|
Total Investments
|
$23,444,964
|
$841,950
|
$—
|
$24,286,914
|
#
|
The Schedule of Investments provides information on the industry or sector
categorization as well as a
Positions by Country summary.
|
Principal Amount
|
Value
|
|
Asset-Backed Securities 13.6%
|
||
$ 1,349,250
|
Ally Auto Receivables Trust, Ser. 2022-1, Class A2, 2.67%, due
4/15/2025
|
$ 1,337,803
|
|
BMW Vehicle Lease Trust
|
|
367,276
|
Ser. 2022-1, Class A2, 0.67%, due 5/28/2024
|
365,556
|
1,031,000
|
Ser. 2023-1, Class A2, 5.27%, due 2/25/2025
|
1,030,582
|
|
Capital One Prime Auto Receivables Trust
|
|
369,870
|
Ser. 2021-1, Class A2, 0.32%, due 2/18/2025
|
366,716
|
2,808,292
|
Ser. 2022-1, Class A2, 2.71%, due 6/16/2025
|
2,770,719
|
1,821,000
|
Ser. 2023-1, Class A2, 5.20%, due 5/15/2026
|
1,819,274
|
249,720
|
CNH Equipment Trust, Ser. 2021-C, Class A2, 0.33%, due 1/15/2025
|
247,214
|
340,000
|
DLLAD LLC, Ser. 2023-1A, Class A2, 5.19%, due 4/20/2026
|
337,960(a)
|
167,610
|
DLLMT LLC, Ser. 2021-1A, Class A2, 0.60%, due 3/20/2024
|
166,298(a)
|
473,121
|
DLLST LLC, Ser. 2022-1A, Class A2, 2.79%, due 1/22/2024
|
469,822(a)
|
1,300,902
|
Ford Credit Auto Lease Trust, Ser. 2022-A, Class A2A, 2.78%, due
10/15/2024
|
1,290,465
|
|
Ford Credit Auto Owner Trust
|
|
678,839
|
Ser. 2022-A, Class A2, 0.73%, due 9/15/2024
|
672,762
|
2,463,003
|
Ser. 2022-B, Class A2A, 3.44%, due 2/15/2025
|
2,445,834
|
|
GM Financial Automobile Leasing Trust
|
|
886,557
|
Ser. 2022-2, Class A2, 2.93%, due 10/21/2024
|
875,647
|
1,683,000
|
Ser. 2023-1, Class A2A, 5.27%, due 6/20/2025
|
1,682,659
|
|
GM Financial Consumer Automobile Receivables Trust
|
|
528,542
|
Ser. 2021-4, Class A2, 0.28%, due 11/18/2024
|
524,355
|
265,917
|
Ser. 2022-1, Class A2, 0.76%, due 2/18/2025
|
263,079
|
600,561
|
Ser. 2022-2, Class A2, 2.52%, due 5/16/2025
|
593,804
|
1,987,853
|
Ser. 2022-3, Class A2A, 3.50%, due 9/16/2025
|
1,967,859
|
320,435
|
Harley-Davidson Motorcycle Trust, Ser. 2022-A, Class A2A, 2.45%,
due 5/15/2025
|
317,954
|
722,021
|
Honda Auto Receivables Owner Trust, Ser. 2021-4, Class A2, 0.39%,
due 5/21/2024
|
715,130
|
743,602
|
HPEFS Equipment Trust, Ser. 2022-1A, Class A2, 1.02%, due 5/21/2029
|
733,493(a)
|
|
Hyundai Auto Lease Securitization Trust
|
|
312,323
|
Ser. 2022-B, Class A2A, 2.75%, due 10/15/2024
|
308,662(a)
|
715,000
|
Ser. 2023-A, Class A2A, 5.20%, due 4/15/2025
|
714,178(a)
|
|
Hyundai Auto Receivables Trust
|
|
374,790
|
Ser. 2021-C, Class A2A, 0.36%, due 10/15/2024
|
371,404
|
1,256,992
|
Ser. 2022-A, Class A2A, 1.81%, due 2/18/2025
|
1,241,878
|
979,752
|
Kubota Credit Owner Trust, Ser. 2022-1A, Class A2, 2.34%, due
4/15/2025
|
962,189(a)
|
1,419,000
|
Mercedes-Benz Auto Receivables Trust, Ser. 2022-1, Class A2, 5.26%,
due 10/15/2025
|
1,418,663
|
|
MMAF Equipment Finance LLC
|
|
57,038
|
Ser. 2021-A, Class A2, 0.30%, due 4/15/2024
|
57,008(a)
|
938,791
|
Ser. 2022-A, Class A2, 2.77%, due 2/13/2025
|
923,433(a)
|
26,558
|
Navient Student Loan Trust, Ser. 2019-7A, Class A1, (1M USD LIBOR +
0.50%), 5.12%, due
1/25/2068
|
26,539(a)(b)
|
|
Nissan Auto Lease Trust
|
|
24,599
|
Ser. 2021-A, Class A2, 0.30%, due 12/15/2023
|
24,552
|
839,891
|
Ser. 2022-A, Class A2A, 3.45%, due 8/15/2024
|
833,362
|
840,000
|
Nissan Auto Receivables Owner Trust, Ser. 2022-B, Class A2, 4.50%,
due 8/15/2025
|
834,609
|
|
Santander Retail Auto Lease Trust
|
|
588,389
|
Ser. 2022-A, Class A2, 0.97%, due 3/20/2025
|
576,341(a)
|
649,324
|
Ser. 2022-B, Class A2, 2.84%, due 5/20/2025
|
639,652(a)
|
168,277
|
Tesla Auto Lease Trust, Ser. 2021-A, Class A2, 0.36%, due 3/20/2025
|
167,430(a)
|
Principal Amount
|
Value
|
|
Asset-Backed Securities – cont'd
|
||
|
Toyota Auto Receivables Owner Trust
|
|
$ 723,931
|
Ser. 2022-A, Class A2, 0.74%, due 10/15/2024
|
$ 715,389
|
546,151
|
Ser. 2022-B, Class A2A, 2.35%, due 1/15/2025
|
540,543
|
750,000
|
Ser. 2023-A, Class A2, 5.05%, due 1/15/2026
|
748,298
|
|
Toyota Lease Owner Trust
|
|
148,536
|
Ser. 2021-B, Class A2, 0.25%, due 3/20/2024
|
148,184(a)
|
408,983
|
Ser. 2022-A, Class A2, 1.73%, due 7/22/2024
|
402,693(a)
|
1,138,000
|
Verizon Master Trust, Ser. 2022-7, Class A1B, (SOFR + 0.85%),
5.25%, due 11/22/2027
|
1,142,683(b)
|
569,703
|
Verizon Owner Trust, Ser. 2020-B, Class A, 0.47%, due 2/20/2025
|
562,986
|
|
World Omni Auto Receivables Trust
|
|
990,617
|
Ser. 2022-A, Class A2, 1.15%, due 4/15/2025
|
979,537
|
771,422
|
Ser. 2022-B, Class A2A, 2.77%, due 10/15/2025
|
761,978
|
425,000
|
Ser. 2022-D, Class A2A, 5.51%, due 3/16/2026
|
425,754
|
1,576,000
|
Ser. 2023-A, Class A2A, 5.18%, due 7/15/2026
|
1,573,489
|
1,024,895
|
World Omni Automobile Lease Securitization Trust, Ser. 2022-A,
Class A2, 2.63%, due 10/15/2024
|
1,012,442
|
Total Asset-Backed Securities (Cost $39,408,825)
|
39,108,861
|
|
|
||
Corporate Bonds 57.3%
|
||
Auto Manufacturers 3.4%
|
||
|
Toyota Motor Credit Corp.
|
|
2,875,000
|
(SOFR + 0.65%), 5.12%, due 12/29/2023
|
2,885,551(b)
|
2,405,000
|
(SOFR + 0.62%), 5.07%, due 3/22/2024
|
2,410,178(b)
|
|
Volkswagen Group of America Finance LLC
|
|
875,000
|
3.13%, due 5/12/2023
|
870,844(a)
|
3,580,000
|
(SOFR + 0.95%), 5.29%, due 6/7/2024
|
3,583,571(a)(b)
|
|
|
9,750,144
|
Banks 15.9%
|
||
|
Bank of America Corp.
|
|
1,775,000
|
(3M USD LIBOR + 0.79%), 5.56%, due 3/5/2024
|
1,775,000(b)
|
4,625,000
|
(SOFR + 1.10%), 5.65%, due 4/25/2025
|
4,643,731(b)
|
5,398,000
|
Citigroup, Inc., (3M USD LIBOR + 1.10%), 5.98%, due 5/17/2024
|
5,406,785(b)
|
5,862,000
|
Goldman Sachs Group, Inc., (3M USD LIBOR + 1.60%), 6.55%, due
11/29/2023
|
5,913,531(b)
|
6,005,000
|
JPMorgan Chase & Co., (SOFR + 0.58%), 5.04%, due 6/23/2025
|
5,989,747(b)
|
|
Morgan Stanley
|
|
215,000
|
(SOFR + 0.47%), 5.04%, due 11/10/2023
|
214,971(b)
|
5,484,000
|
(SOFR + 0.63%), 5.18%, due 1/24/2025
|
5,471,880(b)
|
4,670,000
|
Royal Bank of Canada, (SOFR + 0.44%), 4.98%, due 1/21/2025
|
4,663,288(b)
|
|
Truist Bank
|
|
2,450,000
|
(SOFR + 0.73%), 5.10%, due 3/9/2023
|
2,450,243(b)
|
2,460,000
|
(SOFR + 0.20%), 4.72%, due 1/17/2024
|
2,454,955(b)
|
1,015,000
|
Truist Financial Corp., (SOFR + 0.40%), 4.77%, due 6/9/2025
|
1,007,124(b)
|
5,875,000
|
Wells Fargo & Co., 3.75%, due 1/24/2024
|
5,786,733
|
|
|
45,777,988
|
Cosmetics - Personal Care 0.6%
|
||
1,605,000
|
GSK Consumer Healthcare Co., (SOFR + 0.89%), 5.35%, due 3/24/2024
|
1,600,622(b)
|
Principal Amount
|
Value
|
|
|
||
Diversified Financial Services 3.6%
|
||
|
American Express Co.
|
|
$ 995,000
|
(SOFR + 0.23%), 4.80%, due 11/3/2023
|
$ 993,235(b)
|
5,104,000
|
(SOFR + 0.93%), 5.26%, due 3/4/2025
|
5,140,328(b)
|
|
Capital One Financial Corp.
|
|
3,130,000
|
(SOFR + 0.69%), 5.05%, due 12/6/2024
|
3,109,811(b)
|
1,175,000
|
(SOFR + 1.35%), 5.93%, due 5/9/2025
|
1,174,693(b)
|
|
|
10,418,067
|
Electric 6.6%
|
||
1,855,000
|
Duke Energy Corp., (SOFR + 0.25%), 4.63%, due 6/10/2023
|
1,853,429(b)
|
2,745,000
|
Florida Power & Light Co., (SOFR + 0.25%), 4.83%, due 5/10/2023
|
2,744,152(b)
|
985,000
|
Mississippi Power Co., Ser. A, (SOFR + 0.30%), 4.76%, due 6/28/2024
|
971,633(b)
|
|
National Rural Utilities Cooperative Finance Corp.
|
|
1,040,000
|
Ser. D, (SOFR + 0.40%), 4.98%, due 8/7/2023
|
1,039,464(b)
|
2,220,000
|
Ser. D, (SOFR + 0.33%), 4.85%, due 10/18/2024
|
2,196,609(b)
|
4,500,000
|
NextEra Energy Capital Holdings, Inc., (SOFR + 0.40%), 4.97%, due
11/3/2023
|
4,498,080(b)
|
3,767,000
|
PPL Electric Utilities Corp., (SOFR + 0.33%), 4.79%, due 6/24/2024
|
3,760,932(b)
|
1,950,000
|
Southern California Edison Co., 0.70%, due 4/3/2023
|
1,942,256
|
|
|
19,006,555
|
Entertainment 1.1%
|
||
3,110,000
|
Warnermedia Holdings, Inc., (SOFR + 1.78%), 6.20%, due 3/15/2024
|
3,131,266(a)(b)
|
Gas 1.1%
|
||
1,030,000
|
Atmos Energy Corp., (3M USD LIBOR + 0.38%), 5.10%, due 3/9/2023
|
1,030,044(b)
|
1,636,000
|
CenterPoint Energy Resources Corp., (3M USD LIBOR + 0.50%), 5.28%,
due 3/2/2023
|
1,636,000(b)
|
585,000
|
Southern California Gas Co., (3M USD LIBOR + 0.35%), 5.10%, due
9/14/2023
|
584,169(b)
|
|
|
3,250,213
|
Healthcare - Products 3.1%
|
||
|
Baxter Int'l, Inc.
|
|
2,500,000
|
(SOFR + 0.26%), 4.84%, due 12/1/2023
|
2,489,468(b)
|
2,825,000
|
(SOFR + 0.44%), 5.02%, due 11/29/2024
|
2,800,795(b)
|
|
Thermo Fisher Scientific, Inc.
|
|
1,995,000
|
(SOFR + 0.35%), 4.87%, due 4/18/2023
|
1,994,916(b)
|
1,755,000
|
(SOFR + 0.39%), 4.91%, due 10/18/2023
|
1,754,543(b)
|
|
|
9,039,722
|
Insurance 1.1%
|
||
3,091,000
|
Protective Life Global Funding, (SOFR + 0.98%), 5.44%, due
3/28/2025
|
3,097,058(a)(b)
|
Machinery - Construction & Mining 1.0%
|
||
2,887,000
|
Caterpillar Financial Services Corp., (SOFR + 0.27%), 4.66%, due
9/13/2024
|
2,880,103(b)
|
Machinery - Diversified 1.9%
|
||
|
John Deere Capital Corp.
|
|
1,522,000
|
(SOFR + 0.20%), 4.70%, due 10/11/2024
|
1,518,454(b)
|
3,798,000
|
(SOFR + 0.56%), 4.87%, due 3/7/2025
|
3,809,736(b)
|
|
|
5,328,190
|
Media 0.2%
|
||
645,000
|
Comcast Corp., (3M USD LIBOR + 0.63%), 5.42%, due 4/15/2024
|
647,926(b)
|
Principal Amount
|
Value
|
|
|
||
Miscellaneous Manufacturer 2.9%
|
||
|
General Electric Co.
|
|
$ 3,440,000
|
(3M USD LIBOR + 1.00%), 5.77%, due 3/15/2023
|
$ 3,440,889(b)
|
580,000
|
(3M USD LIBOR + 1.00%), 5.79%, due 4/15/2023
|
580,092(b)
|
|
Siemens Financieringsmaatschappij NV
|
|
800,000
|
0.40%, due 3/11/2023
|
798,950(a)
|
3,560,000
|
(SOFR + 0.43%), 4.81%, due 3/11/2024
|
3,562,316(a)(b)
|
|
|
8,382,247
|
Oil & Gas 2.8%
|
||
3,878,000
|
Pioneer Natural Resources Co., 0.55%, due 5/15/2023
|
3,840,112
|
4,115,000
|
Shell Int'l Finance BV, (3M USD LIBOR + 0.40%), 5.27%, due
11/13/2023
|
4,122,477(b)
|
|
|
7,962,589
|
Pipelines 2.2%
|
||
4,398,000
|
Enbridge, Inc., (SOFR + 0.63%), 5.20%, due 2/16/2024
|
4,388,786(b)
|
1,945,000
|
Enterprise Products Operating LLC, 3.90%, due 2/15/2024
|
1,914,957
|
|
|
6,303,743
|
Real Estate Investment Trusts 2.1%
|
||
5,042,000
|
Simon Property Group L.P., (SOFR + 0.43%), 4.94%, due 1/11/2024
|
5,029,810(b)
|
1,080,000
|
Simon Property Group LP, 2.75%, due 6/1/2023
|
1,072,932
|
|
|
6,102,742
|
Retail 2.4%
|
||
3,005,000
|
Starbucks Corp., (SOFR + 0.42%), 5.00%, due 2/14/2024
|
3,000,713(b)
|
|
Walmart, Inc.
|
|
2,865,000
|
2.55%, due 4/11/2023
|
2,856,406
|
1,150,000
|
3.40%, due 6/26/2023
|
1,143,259
|
|
|
7,000,378
|
Semiconductors 1.3%
|
||
2,462,000
|
Analog Devices, Inc., (SOFR + 0.25%), 4.73%, due 10/1/2024
|
2,437,181(b)
|
1,365,000
|
NVIDIA Corp., 0.31%, due 6/15/2023
|
1,349,061
|
|
|
3,786,242
|
Telecommunications 3.7%
|
||
5,763,000
|
AT&T, Inc., (SOFR + 0.64%), 5.10%, due 3/25/2024
|
5,763,307(b)
|
1,810,000
|
Rogers Communications, Inc., 3.00%, due 3/15/2023
|
1,808,336
|
3,103,000
|
Verizon Communications, Inc., (SOFR + 0.50%), 4.95%, due 3/22/2024
|
3,101,033(b)
|
|
|
10,672,676
|
Transportation 0.3%
|
||
750,000
|
Union Pacific Corp., 2.75%, due 4/15/2023
|
747,485
|
Total Corporate Bonds (Cost $164,855,930)
|
164,885,956
|
|
Number of Shares
|
|
|
|
||
|
||
Short-Term Investments 19.8%
|
||
Commercial Paper 2.9%
|
||
2,920,000
|
BP Capital Markets PLC, 4.70%, due 3/27/2023
|
2,909,687(c)
|
3,480,000
|
Johnson & Johnson, 4.80%, due 7/6/2023
|
3,423,083(c)
|
Number of Shares
|
Value
|
|
Commercial Paper – cont'd
|
||
1,900,000
|
Oracle Corp., 4.79%, due 3/3/2023
|
$ 1,899,247(c)
|
Total Commercial Paper (Cost $8,230,655)
|
8,232,017
|
|
Investment Companies 16.9%
|
||
48,832,887
|
State Street Institutional U.S. Government Money Market Fund
Premier Class, 4.43%(d)
|
$48,832,887
|
Total Short-Term Investments (Cost $57,063,542)
|
57,064,904
|
|
Total Investments 90.7% (Cost $261,328,297)
|
261,059,721
|
|
Other Assets Less Liabilities 9.3%
|
26,900,449(e)
|
|
Net Assets 100.0%
|
$287,960,170
|
(a)
|
Securities were purchased under Rule 144A of the Securities Act of 1933, as
amended, or are otherwise
restricted and, unless registered under the Securities Act of 1933 or exempted from
registration, may only
be sold to qualified institutional investors or may have other restrictions on
resale. At February 28, 2023,
these securities amounted to $21,677,887, which represents 7.5% of net assets of
the Fund.
|
(b)
|
Variable or floating rate security. The interest rate shown was the current rate as
of February 28, 2023 and
changes periodically.
|
(c)
|
Rate shown was the discount rate at the date of purchase.
|
(d)
|
Represents 7-day effective yield as of February 28, 2023.
|
(e)
|
Includes the impact of the Fund's open positions in derivatives at February 28,
2023.
|
Long Futures:
|
Expiration
Date
|
Number of
Contracts
|
Open Contracts
|
Notional
Amount
|
Value and
Unrealized
Appreciation/
(Depreciation)
|
3/2023
|
138
|
Lead
|
$7,238,100
|
$228,228
|
3/2023
|
41
|
Nickel
|
6,056,520
|
619,298
|
3/2023
|
73
|
Primary Aluminum
|
4,265,262
|
94,306
|
3/2023
|
189
|
Zinc
|
14,238,788
|
806,033
|
4/2023
|
202
|
Gold 100 Oz.
|
37,101,340
|
(1,345,558)
|
4/2023
|
160
|
Lead
|
8,404,000
|
(541,357)
|
4/2023
|
116
|
Platinum
|
5,541,900
|
(594,655)
|
4/2023
|
121
|
Primary Aluminum
|
7,119,731
|
(142,320)
|
5/2023
|
307
|
Cocoa
|
8,562,230
|
356,504
|
5/2023
|
157
|
Lead
|
8,259,181
|
62,370
|
5/2023
|
108
|
Low Sulphur Gasoil
|
8,742,600
|
150,477
|
5/2023
|
151
|
New York Harbor ULSD
|
17,467,136
|
2,230
|
5/2023
|
45
|
Nickel
|
6,690,330
|
(1,420,030)
|
5/2023
|
189
|
RBOB Gasoline
|
20,892,816
|
248,686
|
5/2023
|
113
|
Silver
|
11,905,115
|
(770,500)
|
Expiration
Date
|
Number of
Contracts
|
Open Contracts
|
Notional
Amount
|
Value and
Unrealized
Appreciation/
(Depreciation)
|
5/2023
|
357
|
Soybean Meal
|
$16,675,470
|
$(41,735)
|
5/2023
|
233
|
Zinc
|
17,493,931
|
(972,204)
|
6/2023
|
146
|
Lean Hogs
|
5,940,740
|
(137,713)
|
6/2023
|
205
|
Live Cattle
|
13,230,700
|
242,345
|
6/2023
|
36
|
Nickel
|
5,369,760
|
(620,623)
|
6/2023
|
17
|
Palladium
|
2,415,530
|
(375,311)
|
6/2023
|
175
|
Zinc
|
13,118,438
|
(869,847)
|
7/2023
|
265
|
Brent Crude Oil
|
21,817,450
|
263,740
|
7/2023
|
57
|
Coffee 'c'
|
3,952,238
|
179,348
|
7/2023
|
88
|
Cotton No.2
|
3,716,240
|
(57,940)
|
7/2023
|
34
|
Nickel
|
5,088,168
|
(478,059)
|
7/2023
|
148
|
Soybean Oil
|
5,305,800
|
(166,817)
|
7/2023
|
245
|
Sugar 11
|
5,372,752
|
139,663
|
7/2023
|
276
|
Wheat
|
11,129,700
|
(791,125)
|
7/2023
|
250
|
WTI Crude
|
19,225,000
|
171,719
|
7/2023
|
188
|
Zinc
|
14,070,625
|
(486,095)
|
8/2023
|
54
|
Cattle Feeder
|
5,755,725
|
204,942
|
9/2023
|
143
|
Copper
|
14,630,688
|
(154,974)
|
9/2023
|
153
|
Primary Aluminum
|
9,282,242
|
(881,417)
|
10/2023
|
303
|
Natural Gas
|
10,029,300
|
380,398
|
11/2023
|
151
|
Soybean
|
10,171,738
|
(150,451)
|
12/2023
|
835
|
Corn
|
23,787,062
|
(948,748)
|
12/2023
|
142
|
Wheat
|
5,261,100
|
(357,047)
|
Total Long Positions
|
$415,325,446
|
$(8,154,239)
|
Short Futures:
|
Expiration
Date
|
Number of
Contracts
|
Open Contracts
|
Notional
Amount
|
Value and
Unrealized
Appreciation/
(Depreciation)
|
3/2023
|
138
|
Lead
|
$(7,238,100)
|
$341,461
|
3/2023
|
41
|
Nickel
|
(6,056,520)
|
739,570
|
3/2023
|
73
|
Primary Aluminum
|
(4,265,262)
|
(20,245)
|
3/2023
|
189
|
Zinc
|
(14,238,788)
|
968,114
|
4/2023
|
160
|
Lead
|
(8,404,000)
|
(62,197)
|
4/2023
|
121
|
Primary Aluminum
|
(7,119,731)
|
(66,008)
|
5/2023
|
45
|
Nickel
|
(6,690,330)
|
842,566
|
5/2023
|
233
|
Zinc
|
(17,493,931)
|
610,557
|
6/2023
|
36
|
Nickel
|
(5,369,760)
|
530,629
|
6/2023
|
175
|
Zinc
|
(13,118,438)
|
439,166
|
7/2023
|
1
|
Nickel
|
(149,652)
|
(1,599)
|
9/2023
|
13
|
Primary Aluminum
|
(788,687)
|
(2,551)
|
Total Short Positions
|
$(90,933,199)
|
$4,319,463
|
||
Total Futures
|
|
$(3,834,776)
|
Asset Valuation Inputs
|
Level 1
|
Level 2
|
Level 3
|
Total
|
Investments:
|
|
|
|
|
Asset-Backed Securities
|
$—
|
$39,108,861
|
$—
|
$39,108,861
|
Corporate Bonds#
|
—
|
164,885,956
|
—
|
164,885,956
|
Short-Term Investments
|
—
|
57,064,904
|
—
|
57,064,904
|
Total Investments
|
$—
|
$261,059,721
|
$—
|
$261,059,721
|
#
|
The Consolidated Schedule of Investments provides information on the industry or
sector categorization.
|
Other Financial Instruments
|
Level 1
|
Level 2
|
Level 3
|
Total
|
Futures@
|
|
|
|
|
Assets
|
$8,622,350
|
$—
|
$—
|
$8,622,350
|
Liabilities
|
(12,457,126)
|
—
|
—
|
(12,457,126)
|
Total
|
$(3,834,776)
|
$—
|
$—
|
$(3,834,776)
|
@
|
Futures are reported at the cumulative unrealized appreciation/(depreciation) of
the instrument.
|
Number of Shares
|
Value
|
|
Common Stocks 98.9%
|
||
Aerospace & Defense 3.3%
|
||
511
|
TransDigm Group, Inc.
|
$380,118
|
Auto Components 2.0%
|
||
5,686
|
Mobileye Global, Inc. Class A*
|
224,654
|
Automobiles 3.3%
|
||
1,815
|
Tesla, Inc.*
|
373,364
|
Biotechnology 2.2%
|
||
7,873
|
Arrowhead Pharmaceuticals, Inc.*
|
254,298
|
Capital Markets 4.2%
|
||
6,843
|
Tradeweb Markets, Inc. Class A
|
485,100
|
Electronic Equipment, Instruments &
Components 7.9%
|
||
3,104
|
Keysight Technologies, Inc.*
|
496,516
|
1,364
|
Zebra Technologies Corp. Class A*
|
409,541
|
|
|
906,057
|
Health Care Equipment & Supplies 19.8%
|
||
6,316
|
Axonics, Inc.*
|
379,528
|
4,289
|
Dexcom, Inc.*
|
476,122
|
6,252
|
Edwards Lifesciences Corp.*
|
502,911
|
883
|
IDEXX Laboratories, Inc.*
|
417,871
|
1,370
|
Intuitive Surgical, Inc.*
|
314,264
|
1,048
|
Masimo Corp.
|
175,341
|
|
|
2,266,037
|
Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure 2.1%
|
||
1,941
|
Airbnb, Inc. Class A*
|
239,286
|
Interactive Media & Services 4.4%
|
||
4,025
|
Alphabet, Inc. Class C*
|
363,457
|
5,646
|
ZoomInfo Technologies, Inc.*
|
136,464
|
|
|
499,921
|
Internet & Direct Marketing Retail 5.2%
|
||
3,147
|
Amazon.com, Inc.*
|
296,542
|
2,453
|
Etsy, Inc.*
|
297,819
|
|
|
594,361
|
Number of Shares
|
Value
|
|
Life Sciences Tools & Services 3.9%
|
||
1,804
|
Danaher Corp.
|
$446,544
|
Pharmaceuticals 2.6%
|
||
947
|
Eli Lilly & Co.
|
294,725
|
Road & Rail 3.6%
|
||
12,599
|
Uber Technologies, Inc.*
|
419,043
|
Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment
18.5%
|
||
5,442
|
Advanced Micro Devices, Inc.*
|
427,632
|
3,138
|
Analog Devices, Inc.
|
575,729
|
839
|
ASML Holding NV
|
518,275
|
2,579
|
NVIDIA Corp.
|
598,741
|
|
|
2,120,377
|
Software 15.9%
|
||
901
|
Adobe, Inc.*
|
291,879
|
1,201
|
Intuit, Inc.
|
489,023
|
2,175
|
Palo Alto Networks, Inc.*
|
409,705
|
1,100
|
Paycom Software, Inc.*
|
317,966
|
718
|
ServiceNow, Inc.*
|
310,298
|
|
|
1,818,871
|
Total Common Stocks (Cost $11,399,880)
|
11,322,756
|
|
|
||
Short-Term Investments 1.1%
|
||
Investment Companies 1.1%
|
||
125,136
|
State Street Institutional
U.S. Government Money Market
Fund Premier Class, 4.43%(a)
(Cost $125,136)
|
125,136
|
Total Investments 100.0%
(Cost $11,525,016)
|
11,447,892
|
|
Liabilities Less Other Assets (0.0)%(b)
|
(443)
|
|
Net Assets 100.0%
|
$11,447,449
|
*
|
Non-income producing security.
|
(a)
|
Represents 7-day effective yield as of February 28, 2023.
|
(b)
|
Represents less than 0.05% of net assets of the Fund.
|
Asset Valuation Inputs
|
Level 1
|
Level 2
|
Level 3
|
Total
|
Investments:
|
|
|
|
|
Common Stocks#
|
$11,322,756
|
$—
|
$—
|
$11,322,756
|
Short-Term Investments
|
—
|
125,136
|
—
|
125,136
|
Total Investments
|
$11,322,756
|
$125,136
|
$—
|
$11,447,892
|
#
|
The Schedule of Investments provides information on the industry or sector
categorization.
|
Number of Shares
|
Value
|
|
Common Stocks 90.6%
|
||
Beverages 6.0%
|
||
70,688
|
Becle SAB de CV(a)
|
$ 171,461
|
4,164
|
Keurig Dr Pepper, Inc.
|
143,866
|
|
|
315,327
|
Diversified Consumer Services 1.6%
|
||
7,409
|
Coursera, Inc.*
|
83,499
|
Entertainment 3.7%
|
||
755
|
Spotify Technology SA*
|
87,807
|
1,046
|
Walt Disney Co.*
|
104,192
|
|
|
191,999
|
Food & Staples Retailing 3.6%
|
||
1,317
|
Walmart, Inc.
|
187,185
|
Food Products 3.3%
|
||
4,491
|
Simply Good Foods Co.*
|
171,960
|
Health Care Equipment & Supplies 2.7%
|
||
820
|
EssilorLuxottica SA
|
142,586
|
Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure 21.8%
|
||
5,212
|
Basic-Fit NV*(b)
|
183,243
|
63
|
Chipotle Mexican Grill, Inc.*
|
93,938
|
5,675
|
Cie des Alpes*
|
84,874
|
7,401
|
DraftKings, Inc. Class A*
|
139,583
|
3,042
|
Las Vegas Sands Corp.*
|
174,824
|
719
|
Marriott International, Inc. Class A
|
121,683
|
768
|
McDonald's Corp.
|
202,683
|
20,943
|
Membership Collective Group, Inc.
Class A*
|
140,109
|
|
|
1,140,937
|
Insurance 3.1%
|
||
399
|
Allstate Corp.
|
51,383
|
39,000
|
ZhongAn Online P&C Insurance Co.
Ltd. Class H*(b)
|
112,041
|
|
|
163,424
|
Interactive Media & Services 4.1%
|
||
3,885
|
Match Group, Inc.*
|
160,917
|
5,090
|
Snap, Inc. Class A*
|
51,663
|
|
|
212,580
|
Internet & Direct Marketing Retail 4.4%
|
||
16,572
|
Farfetch Ltd. Class A*
|
85,014
|
8,170
|
Ocado Group PLC*
|
53,932
|
2,920
|
Overstock.com, Inc.*
|
56,560
|
23,890
|
RealReal, Inc.*(a)
|
32,252
|
|
|
227,758
|
IT Services 3.4%
|
||
1,941
|
Toast, Inc. Class A*
|
36,724
|
Number of Shares
|
Value
|
|
IT Services – cont'd
|
||
1,566
|
Wix.com Ltd.*
|
$ 141,770
|
|
|
178,494
|
Leisure Products 1.3%
|
||
5,264
|
Peloton Interactive, Inc. Class A*
|
68,011
|
Multiline Retail 4.2%
|
||
1,529
|
Dollar Tree, Inc.*
|
222,133
|
Pharmaceuticals 2.3%
|
||
731
|
Zoetis, Inc.
|
122,077
|
Software 1.4%
|
||
8,360
|
Zuora, Inc. Class A*
|
70,809
|
Specialty Retail 9.5%
|
||
383
|
Home Depot, Inc.
|
113,575
|
8,000
|
Mister Spex SE*
|
33,889
|
2,032
|
TJX Cos., Inc.
|
155,651
|
38,000
|
Topsports International Holdings
Ltd.(b)
|
33,162
|
102
|
Ulta Beauty, Inc.*
|
52,918
|
8,341
|
Warby Parker, Inc. Class A*
|
108,516
|
|
|
497,711
|
Textiles, Apparel & Luxury Goods 11.1%
|
||
3,060
|
Aritzia, Inc.*
|
93,157
|
438
|
Crocs, Inc.*
|
53,309
|
15,000
|
Li Ning Co. Ltd.
|
127,558
|
2,584
|
Moncler SpA
|
157,973
|
1,227
|
NIKE, Inc. Class B
|
145,755
|
|
|
577,752
|
Wireless Telecommunication Services 3.1%
|
||
1,132
|
T-Mobile U.S., Inc.*
|
160,948
|
Total Common Stocks (Cost $5,313,174)
|
4,735,190
|
|
Number of Units
|
|
|
Master Limited Partnerships and Limited
Partnerships 3.6%
|
||
Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure 3.6%
|
|
|
4,105
|
Cedar Fair LP
(Cost $184,858)
|
188,502
|
Number of Shares
|
Value
|
|
|
||
Short-Term Investments 6.0%
|
||
Investment Companies 6.0%
|
||
299,477
|
State Street Institutional
U.S. Government Money Market
Fund Premier Class, 4.43%(c)
|
$ 299,477
|
14,716
|
State Street Navigator Securities
Lending Government Money Market
Portfolio, 4.59%(c)(d)
|
14,716
|
Total Short-Term Investments
(Cost $314,193)
|
314,193
|
|
Total Investments 100.2% (Cost $5,812,225)
|
5,237,885
|
|
Liabilities Less Other Assets (0.2)%
|
(10,715)
|
|
Net Assets 100.0%
|
$5,227,170
|
*
|
Non-income producing security.
|
(a)
|
All or a portion of this security is on loan at February 28, 2023. Total value of
all such securities at
February 28, 2023 amounted to $84,841, collateralized by cash collateral of $14,716
and non-cash
(U.S. Treasury Securities) collateral of $73,372 for the Fund (see Note A of the
Notes to Financial
Statements).
|
(b)
|
Security exempt from registration pursuant to Regulation S under the Securities Act
of 1933, as amended.
Regulation S applies to securities offerings that are made outside of the United
States and do not involve
directed selling efforts in the United States and as such may have restrictions on
resale. Total value of all
such securities at February 28, 2023 amounted to $328,446, which represents 6.3% of
net assets of the
Fund.
|
(c)
|
Represents 7-day effective yield as of February 28, 2023.
|
(d)
|
Represents investment of cash collateral received from securities lending.
|
POSITIONS BY COUNTRY
|
||
Country
|
Investments at
Value
|
Percentage of
Net Assets
|
United States
|
$3,362,923
|
64.3%
|
United Kingdom
|
279,055
|
5.3%
|
China
|
272,761
|
5.2%
|
France
|
227,460
|
4.4%
|
Netherlands
|
183,243
|
3.5%
|
Mexico
|
171,461
|
3.3%
|
Italy
|
157,973
|
3.0%
|
Israel
|
141,770
|
2.7%
|
Canada
|
93,157
|
1.8%
|
Germany
|
33,889
|
0.7%
|
Short-Term Investments and Other Liabilities—Net
|
303,478
|
5.8%
|
|
$5,227,170
|
100.0%
|
Asset Valuation Inputs
|
Level 1
|
Level 2
|
Level 3
|
Total
|
Investments:
|
|
|
|
|
Common Stocks#
|
$4,735,190
|
$—
|
$—
|
$4,735,190
|
Master Limited Partnerships and Limited Partnerships#
|
188,502
|
—
|
—
|
188,502
|
Short-Term Investments
|
—
|
314,193
|
—
|
314,193
|
Total Investments
|
$4,923,692
|
$314,193
|
$—
|
$5,237,885
|
#
|
The Schedule of Investments provides information on the industry or sector
categorization as well as a
Positions by Country summary.
|
|
Carbon
Transition &
Infrastructure ETF
|
Commodity
Strategy ETF**
|
Disrupters ETF
|
Next Generation
Connected
Consumer ETF
|
|
February 28,
2023
|
February 28,
2023
|
February 28,
2023
|
February 28,
2023
|
Assets
|
|
|
|
|
Investments in securities, at value*†
(Note A)—
see Schedule of Investments:
|
|
|
|
|
Unaffiliated issuers(a)
|
$24,286,914
|
$261,059,721
|
$11,447,892
|
$5,237,885
|
Cash
|
—
|
70
|
—
|
—
|
Foreign currency(b)
|
1,815
|
—
|
—
|
—
|
Cash collateral segregated for futures
contracts (Note A)
|
—
|
28,648,945
|
—
|
—
|
Dividends and interest receivable
|
26,810
|
1,383,402
|
5,192
|
3,929
|
Receivable for securities sold
|
—
|
—
|
—
|
80,789
|
Receivable from Management—net (Note B)
|
—
|
22,018
|
—
|
—
|
Receivable for Fund shares sold
|
—
|
4,978,575
|
—
|
—
|
Receivable for securities lending income
(Note A)
|
92
|
—
|
—
|
55
|
Prepaid expenses and other assets
|
—
|
2,649
|
—
|
—
|
Total Assets
|
24,315,631
|
296,095,380
|
11,453,084
|
5,322,658
|
Liabilities
|
|
|
|
|
Payable to investment manager—net
(Note B)
|
9,238
|
80,143
|
5,635
|
2,281
|
Payable for securities purchased
|
—
|
3,977,917
|
—
|
78,491
|
Payable for accumulated variation margin on
futures contracts (Note A)
|
—
|
3,834,776
|
—
|
—
|
Payable to trustees
|
—
|
20,374
|
—
|
—
|
Payable for cash collateral on loaned
securities (Note A)
|
368,895
|
—
|
—
|
14,716
|
Other accrued expenses and payables
|
—
|
222,000
|
—
|
—
|
Total Liabilities
|
378,133
|
8,135,210
|
5,635
|
95,488
|
Net Assets
|
$23,937,498
|
$287,960,170
|
$11,447,449
|
$5,227,170
|
Net Assets consist of:
|
|
|
|
|
Paid-in capital
|
$24,819,813
|
$403,283,353
|
$11,461,208
|
$5,919,763
|
Total distributable earnings/(losses)
|
(882,315)
|
(115,323,183)
|
(13,759)
|
(692,593)
|
Net Assets
|
$23,937,498
|
$287,960,170
|
$11,447,449
|
$5,227,170
|
Shares Outstanding ($0.001 par value;
unlimited shares authorized)
|
1,000,001
|
13,013,076
|
579,000
|
250,001
|
Net Asset Value, offering and
redemption price per share
|
$23.94
|
$22.13
|
$19.77
|
$20.91
|
†Securities on loan, at value:
|
|
|
|
|
Unaffiliated issuers
|
$947,166
|
$—
|
$—
|
$84,841
|
*Cost of Investments:
|
|
|
|
|
(a) Unaffiliated issuers
|
$25,152,865
|
$261,328,297
|
$11,525,016
|
$5,812,225
|
(b) Total cost of foreign currency
|
$1,885
|
$—
|
$—
|
$—
|
|
|
**
|
Consolidated financial statement, see Note A of the Notes to Financial Statements
for additional information.
|
|
Carbon
Transition &
Infrastructure ETF
|
Commodity
Strategy ETF**(a)
|
Disrupters ETF
|
Next Generation
Connected
Consumer ETF
|
|
For the Six
Months Ended
February 28, 2023
|
For the Six
Months Ended
February 28, 2023
|
For the Six
Months Ended
February 28, 2023
|
For the Six
Months Ended
February 28, 2023
|
Investment Income:
|
|
|
|
|
Income (Note A):
|
|
|
|
|
Dividend income—unaffiliated issuers
|
$59,804
|
$—
|
$11,690
|
$9,863
|
Interest and other income—unaffiliated
issuers
|
3,518
|
4,205,639
|
3,173
|
4,027
|
Income from securities loaned—net
|
131
|
—
|
—
|
3,124
|
Foreign taxes withheld
|
(601)
|
—
|
(307)
|
—
|
Total income
|
$62,852
|
$4,205,639
|
$14,556
|
$17,014
|
Expenses:
|
|
|
|
|
Investment management fees (Note B)
|
25,441
|
557,613
|
27,388
|
15,800
|
Administration fees (Note B)
|
—
|
122,986
|
—
|
—
|
Distribution Fees (Note B)
|
—
|
8,451
|
—
|
—
|
Shareholder servicing agent fees
|
—
|
6,607
|
—
|
—
|
Audit fees
|
—
|
41,217
|
—
|
—
|
Subsidiary administration fees
|
—
|
24,949
|
—
|
—
|
Custodian and accounting fees
|
—
|
89,761
|
—
|
—
|
Insurance
|
—
|
1,996
|
—
|
—
|
Legal fees
|
—
|
61,420
|
—
|
—
|
Registration and filing fees
|
—
|
62,628
|
—
|
—
|
Shareholder reports
|
—
|
2,055
|
—
|
—
|
Stock exchange listing fees
|
—
|
3,507
|
—
|
—
|
Trustees' fees and expenses
|
—
|
23,047
|
—
|
—
|
Interest
|
—
|
2,675
|
—
|
—
|
Miscellaneous and other fees
|
—
|
25,284
|
—
|
—
|
Total expenses
|
25,441
|
1,034,196
|
27,388
|
15,800
|
Expenses reimbursed by Management
(Note B)
|
—
|
(268,381)
|
—
|
—
|
Investment management fees waived
(Note B)
|
(3,914)
|
—
|
(4,214)
|
(2,431)
|
Total net expenses
|
21,527
|
765,815
|
23,174
|
13,369
|
Net investment income/(loss)
|
$41,325
|
$3,439,824
|
$(8,618)
|
$3,645
|
Realized and Unrealized Gain/(Loss)
on Investments (Note A):
|
|
|
|
|
Net realized gain/(loss) on:
|
|
|
|
|
Transactions in investment securities of
unaffiliated issuers
|
216
|
(43,077)
|
266,524
|
21,104
|
Settlement of foreign currency
transactions
|
4
|
—
|
—
|
985
|
Expiration or closing of futures contracts
|
—
|
(16,368,865)
|
—
|
—
|
Change in net unrealized
appreciation/(depreciation) in value
of:
|
|
|
|
|
Investment securities of unaffiliated
issuers
|
(663,634)
|
927,366
|
776,221
|
429,848
|
Foreign currency translations
|
(18)
|
—
|
—
|
120
|
Futures contracts
|
—
|
4,372,613
|
—
|
—
|
Net gain/(loss) on investments
|
(663,432)
|
(11,111,963)
|
1,042,745
|
452,057
|
Net increase/(decrease) in net assets
resulting from operations
|
$(622,107)
|
$(7,672,139)
|
$1,034,127
|
$455,702
|
|
|
**
|
Consolidated financial statement, see Note A of the Notes to Financial Statements
for additional information.
|
(a)
|
After the close of business on October 21, 2022, Neuberger Berman Commodity Strategy
Fund (the "Predecessor Fund”) was
reorganized into Neuberger Berman Commodity Strategy ETF. The amounts disclosed
include those of the Predecessor Fund. Refer to
Note A in the Notes to Financial Statements for additional information on the
reorganization.
|
|
Carbon
Transition &
Infrastructure ETF
|
Commodity
Strategy ETF*
|
|||
|
Six Months
Ended
|
Period
from April 6, 2022
(Commencement
of Operations) to
|
Six Months
Ended
|
Period Ended From
|
Fiscal Year
Ended
|
|
February 28,
2023
(Unaudited)
|
August 31,
2022
|
February 28,
2023(a)
(Unaudited)
|
November 1, 2021 to
August 31, 2022**
|
October 31,
2021
|
Increase/(Decrease) in Net
Assets:
|
|
|
|
|
|
From Operations (Note A):
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net investment income/(loss)
|
$41,325
|
$32,394
|
$3,439,824
|
$291,272
|
$(605,753)
|
Net realized gain/(loss) on
investments
|
220
|
(44,325)
|
(16,411,942)
|
34,251,472
|
56,535,991
|
Change in net unrealized
appreciation/(depreciation) of
investments
|
(663,652)
|
(202,354)
|
5,299,979
|
(14,553,756)
|
2,323,541
|
Net increase/(decrease) in net assets
resulting from operations
|
(622,107)
|
(214,285)
|
(7,672,139)
|
19,988,988
|
58,253,779
|
Distributions to Shareholders
From (Note A):
|
|
|
|
|
|
Distributable earnings
|
(45,923)
|
—
|
(27,372,087)(b)
|
(55,270,948)(b)
|
(641,535)(b)
|
From Fund Share Transactions
(Note D):
|
|
|
|
|
|
Proceeds from shares sold
|
19,160,520
|
5,659,293
|
136,218,516(c)
|
148,609,920(c)
|
50,480,283(c)
|
Proceeds from reinvestment of
dividends and distributions
|
—
|
—
|
25,498,601(c)
|
54,964,779(c)
|
635,330(c)
|
Payments for shares redeemed
|
—
|
—
|
(79,697,787)(c)
|
(101,415,962)(c)
|
(42,429,665)(c)
|
Net increase/(decrease) from Fund
share transactions
|
19,160,520
|
5,659,293
|
82,019,330
|
102,158,737
|
8,685,948
|
Net Increase/(Decrease) in Net
Assets
|
18,492,490
|
5,445,008
|
46,975,104
|
66,876,777
|
66,298,192
|
Net Assets:
|
|
|
|
|
|
Beginning of period
|
5,445,008
|
—
|
240,985,066
|
174,108,289
|
107,810,097
|
End of period
|
$23,937,498
|
$5,445,008
|
$287,960,170
|
$240,985,066
|
$174,108,289
|
|
|
*
|
Consolidated financial statement, see Note A of the Notes to Financial Statements
for additional information.
|
**
|
The Fund changed its fiscal year end from October 31 to August 31. See Note G of the
Notes to Financial Statements.
|
(a)
|
After the close of business on October 21, 2022, Neuberger Berman Commodity Strategy
Fund (the "Predecessor Fund”) was
reorganized into Neuberger Berman Commodity Strategy ETF. The amounts disclosed
include those of the Predecessor Fund. Refer to
Note A in the Notes to Financial Statements for additional information on the
reorganization.
|
(b)
|
Distributions to shareholders of Institutional Class shares, Class A shares and
Class C shares of the Predecessor Fund were
$(22,093,157), $(3,456,451) and $(54,635), respectively, during the period ended
February 28, 2023, $(46,096,951), $(9,160,442)
and $(13,555), respectively, during period ended August 31, 2022 and $(575,526),
$(66,009) and $0 during year ended October 31,
2021.
|
(c)
|
The dollar amounts disclosed are the total from fund share transaction of the
Institutional Class shares, Class A shares and Class C
shares of the Predecessor Fund. For the period ended February 28, 2023, proceeds
from shares sold, proceeds from reinvestment of
dividends and distributions and payments for shares redeemed were $33,206,336,
$22,014,427, and $(38,364,412), respectively, for
Institutional Class shares, $616,747, $3,433,738 and $(31,758,741), respectively,
for Class A shares and $212,134, $50,436 and
$(511,669), respectively, for Class C shares. For the period ended August 31, 2022,
proceeds from shares sold, proceeds from
reinvestment of dividends and distributions and payments for shares redeemed were
$135,750,562, $45,825,965, and $(89,597,836),
respectively, for Institutional Class shares, $12,529,181, $9,129,267 and
$(11,773,110), respectively, for Class A shares and $330,177,
$9,547 and $(45,016), respectively, for Class C shares. For the year ended October
31, 2021, proceeds from shares sold, proceeds from
reinvestment of dividends and distributions and payments for shares redeemed were
$44,013,444, $569,330, and $(34,656,618),
respectively, for the Institutional Class shares, $6,431,839, $66,000 and $
(7,764,625), respectively, for the Class A shares and
$35,000, $0 and $(8,422), respectively, for Class C shares.
|
|
Disrupters ETF
|
Next Generation
Connected
Consumer ETF
|
||
|
Six Months
Ended
|
Period
from April 6, 2022
(Commencement
of Operations) to
|
Six Months
Ended
|
Period
from April 6, 2022
(Commencement
of Operations) to
|
|
February 28,
2023
(Unaudited)
|
August 31,
2022
|
February 28,
2023
(Unaudited)
|
August 31,
2022
|
Increase/(Decrease) in Net Assets:
|
|
|
|
|
From Operations (Note A):
|
|
|
|
|
Net investment income/(loss)
|
$(8,618)
|
$(3,432)
|
$3,645
|
$4,152
|
Net realized gain/(loss) on investments
|
266,524
|
(194,541)
|
22,089
|
(142,934)
|
Change in net unrealized appreciation/(depreciation) of
investments
|
776,221
|
(853,345)
|
429,968
|
(1,004,213)
|
Net increase/(decrease) in net assets resulting from
operations
|
1,034,127
|
(1,051,318)
|
455,702
|
(1,142,995)
|
Distributions to Shareholders From (Note A):
|
|
|
|
|
Distributable earnings
|
—
|
—
|
(5,300)
|
—
|
From Fund Share Transactions (Note D):
|
|
|
|
|
Proceeds from shares sold
|
9,007,540
|
6,472,125
|
—
|
5,919,763
|
Payments for shares redeemed
|
(4,015,025)
|
—
|
—
|
—
|
Net increase/(decrease) from Fund share transactions
|
4,992,515
|
6,472,125
|
—
|
5,919,763
|
Net Increase/(Decrease) in Net Assets
|
6,026,642
|
5,420,807
|
450,402
|
4,776,768
|
Net Assets:
|
|
|
|
|
Beginning of period
|
5,420,807
|
—
|
4,776,768
|
—
|
End of period
|
$11,447,449
|
$5,420,807
|
$5,227,170
|
$4,776,768
|
|
Investment in
CS Subsidiary
|
Percentage of
Net Assets
|
|
$52,153,960
|
18.1%
|
|
Cost
|
Gross
Unrealized
Appreciation
|
Gross
Unrealized
Depreciation
|
Net Unrealized
Appreciation/
(Depreciation)
|
Carbon Transition & Infrastructure ETF
|
$25,159,132
|
$442,761
|
$1,314,979
|
$(872,218)
|
Commodity Strategy ETF
|
355,205,721
|
8,811,421
|
106,792,197
|
(97,980,776)
|
Disrupters ETF
|
11,528,710
|
540,759
|
621,577
|
(80,818)
|
Next Generation Connected Consumer ETF
|
5,810,872
|
295,588
|
868,575
|
(572,987)
|
|
Paid-in Capital
|
Total Distributable
Earnings/(Losses)
|
Commodity Strategy ETF
|
$36,404,219
|
$(36,404,219)
|
Disrupters ETF
|
(3,432)
|
3,432
|
|
Distributions Paid From:
|
|||||||
|
Ordinary Income
|
Long-Term
Capital Gain
|
Return of
Capital
|
Total
|
||||
|
2022
|
2021
|
2022
|
2021
|
2022
|
2021
|
2022
|
2021
|
Carbon Transition & Infrastructure ETF
|
$—
|
$—
|
$—
|
$—
|
$—
|
$—
|
$—
|
$—
|
Commodity Strategy ETF(a)
|
55,270,948(b)
|
641,535
|
—
|
—
|
—
|
—
|
55,270,948(b)
|
641,535
|
Disrupters ETF
|
—
|
—
|
—
|
—
|
—
|
—
|
—
|
—
|
Next Generation Connected Consumer ETF
|
—
|
—
|
—
|
—
|
—
|
—
|
—
|
—
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(a)
|
On June 23, 2022, the Neuberger Berman Alternative Funds' Board of Trustees
approved a change in fiscal
year end from October 31 to August 31 for the Predecessor Fund. This change was
effective beginning with
the prior fiscal period, November 1, 2021.
|
(b)
|
Period from November 1, 2021 to August 31, 2022.
|
|
Undistributed
Ordinary
Income
|
Undistributed
Long-Term
Capital Gain
|
Unrealized
Appreciation/
(Depreciation)
|
Loss
Carryforwards
and Deferrals
|
Other
Temporary
Differences
|
Total
|
Carbon Transition &
Infrastructure ETF
|
$31,604
|
$—
|
$(208,621)
|
$(37,268)
|
$—
|
$(214,285)
|
Commodity Strategy ETF
|
25,607,556
|
—
|
(103,280,755)
|
(2,605,497)
|
(261)
|
(80,278,957)
|
Disrupters ETF
|
—
|
—
|
(857,039)
|
(190,847)
|
—
|
(1,047,886)
|
Next Generation
Connected Consumer ETF
|
2,546
|
—
|
(1,002,860)
|
(142,681)
|
—
|
(1,142,995)
|
|
Capital Loss Carryforwards
|
|
|
Long-Term
|
Short-Term
|
Carbon Transition & Infrastructure ETF
|
$—
|
$37,268
|
Commodity Strategy ETF
|
127,718
|
2,477,779
|
Disrupters ETF
|
—
|
190,847
|
Next Generation Connected Consumer ETF
|
—
|
142,681
|
|
Asset Derivatives
|
Liability Derivatives
|
||
Fund
|
Statements of
Assets and Liabilities
Location
|
Value
|
Statements of
Assets and Liabilities
Location
|
Value
|
Commodity Strategy ETF
|
|
|
|
|
Futures
|
|
|
|
|
Commodity risk
|
Receivable/Payable for
accumulated variation margin on
futures contracts
|
$8,622,350
|
Receivable/Payable for
accumulated variation margin on
futures contracts
|
$(12,457,126)
|
Fund
|
Net Realized Gain/
(Loss) on Derivatives(a)
|
|
Change in Net Unrealized
Appreciation/
(Depreciation) on
Derivatives(b)
|
Commodity Strategy ETF
|
|
|
|
Futures
|
|
|
|
Commodity risk
|
$(16,368,865)
|
|
4,372,613
|
(a)
|
Net realized gain/(loss) on derivatives is located in the Statements of Operations
each under the caption,
"Net realized gain/(loss) on:"
|
Futures
|
Expiration or closing of futures contracts
|
(b)
|
Change in net unrealized appreciation/(depreciation) is located in the Statements
of Operations each under
the caption, "Change in net unrealized appreciation/(depreciation) in value of:"
|
Futures
|
Futures contracts
|
|
Value of Securities
Loaned
|
Carbon Transition &
Infrastructure ETF
|
$947,166
|
Next Generation
Connected Consumer
ETF
|
84,841
|
|
Remaining Contractual Maturity of the Agreements
|
||||
|
Overnight and
Continuous
|
Less Than
30 Days
|
Between
30 & 90 days
|
Greater Than
90 Days
|
Total
|
Securities Lending Transactions(a)
|
|
|
|
|
|
Common Stocks
|
|
|
|
|
|
Carbon Transition & Infrastructure ETF
|
$980,593
|
$—
|
$—
|
$—
|
$980,593
|
Next Generation Connected Consumer ETF
|
88,088
|
—
|
—
|
—
|
88,088
|
(a)
|
Amounts represent the payable for loaned securities collateral received.
|
Description
|
Gross Amounts of Assets
Presented in the Statements
of Assets and Liabilities
|
Gross Amounts of Liabilities
Presented in the Statements
of Assets and Liabilities
|
Carbon Transition &
Infrastructure ETF
|
|
|
Securities lending
|
$947,166
|
$—
|
Total
|
$947,166
|
$—
|
Next Generation
Connected Consumer
ETF
|
|
|
Securities lending
|
$84,841
|
$—
|
Total
|
$84,841
|
$—
|
Gross Amounts Not Offset in the Statements of Assets and Liabilities:
|
||||||||
|
Assets
|
Liabilities
|
||||||
Counterparty
|
Gross Amounts
Presented in
the Statements
of Assets and
Liabilities
|
Liabilities
Available
for Offset
|
Collateral
Received(a)
|
Net
Amount(b)
|
Gross Amounts
Presented in
the Statements
of Assets and
Liabilities
|
Assets
Available
for Offset
|
Collateral
Pledged(a)
|
Net
Amount(b)
|
Carbon Transition & Infrastructure ETF
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
SSB
|
$947,166
|
$—
|
$(947,166)
|
$—
|
$—
|
$—
|
$—
|
$—
|
Total
|
$947,166
|
$—
|
$(947,166)
|
$—
|
$—
|
$—
|
$—
|
$—
|
Next Generation Connected Consumer ETF
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
SSB
|
$84,841
|
$—
|
$(84,841)
|
$—
|
$—
|
$—
|
$—
|
$—
|
Total
|
$84,841
|
$—
|
$(84,841)
|
$—
|
$—
|
$—
|
$—
|
$—
|
(a)
|
Collateral received (or pledged) is limited to an amount not to exceed 100% of the
net amount of assets (or
liabilities) in the tables presented above, for each respective counterparty.
|
(b)
|
A net amount greater than zero represents amounts subject to loss as of February
28, 2023, in the event of
a counterparty failure. A net amount less than zero represents amounts
under-collateralized to each
counterparty as of February 28, 2023.
|
For such investment management services, the Funds pay NBIA an investment
management fee as a percentage
of average daily net assets(a) according to the following
table:
|
|||||||
Fund
|
First
$250
million
|
Next
$250
million
|
Next
$250
million
|
Next
$250
million
|
Next
$500
million
|
Next
$2.5
billion
|
Thereafter
|
Carbon Transition & Infrastructure ETF(b):
|
0.65%
|
0.65%
|
0.65%
|
0.65%
|
0.65%
|
0.65%
|
0.65%
|
Commodity Strategy ETF and CS Subsidiary:
|
0.50%
|
0.475%
|
0.45%
|
0.425%
|
0.40%
|
0.375%
|
0.35%
|
Disrupters ETF(b):
|
0.65%
|
0.65%
|
0.65%
|
0.65%
|
0.65%
|
0.65%
|
0.65%
|
Fund
|
First
$250
million
|
Next
$250
million
|
Next
$250
million
|
Next
$250
million
|
Next
$500
million
|
Next
$2.5
billion
|
Thereafter
|
Next Generation Connected Consumer ETF(b):
|
0.65%
|
0.65%
|
0.65%
|
0.65%
|
0.65%
|
0.65%
|
0.65%
|
(a)
|
Less the net assets of the CS Subsidiary for Commodity Strategy ETF.
|
(b)
|
NBIA has contractually agreed to waive its management fee by 0.10% of Carbon
Transition & Infrastructure
ETF, Disrupters ETF and Next Generation Connected Consumer's ETF's average net
assets. This undertaking
lasts until April 8, 2024 and may not be terminated during its term without the
consent of the Board.
Management fees contractually waived are not subject to recovery by NBIA.
|
Fund
|
Percentage of
Average Daily
Net Assets
|
Effective Date(s)
|
Management Fees
Waived for the
Period Ended
February 28, 2023
|
Carbon Transition & Infrastructure ETF
|
0.10%
|
4/6/2022
|
$3,914
|
Disrupters ETF
|
0.10%
|
4/6/2022
|
$4,214
|
Next Generation Connected Consumer ETF
|
0.10%
|
4/6/2022
|
$2,431
|
|
||
Fund
|
|
Effective Rate
|
Carbon Transition & Infrastructure ETF
|
0.55%
|
|
Commodity Strategy ETF
|
0.50%
|
|
CS Subsidiary
|
0.50%
|
|
Disrupters ETF
|
0.55%
|
|
Next Generation Connected Consumer ETF
|
0.55%
|
|
|
|
Expenses Reimbursed in
Year Ended August 31,
|
|||
|
|
|
2020(a)
|
2021(a)
|
2022(b)
|
2023
|
|
|
|
Subject to Repayment until
August 31,
|
|||
Class
|
Contractual
Expense
Limitation(c)
|
Expiration
|
2023
|
2024
|
2025
|
2026
|
Commodity Strategy ETF
|
0.64%(d)
|
8/31/26
|
$291,571
|
$300,249
|
$290,598
|
$253,802
|
(a)
|
Year ended October 31.
|
(b)
|
Period from November 1, 2021 to August 31, 2022.
|
(c)
|
Expense limitation per annum of the Fund's average daily net assets.
|
(d)
|
Expenses waived or reimbursed prior to the close of business on October 21, 2022
are of the Predecessor
Fund.
|
|
Transactions of Long-Term Securities
|
In-kind Capital Share Transactions
|
||
|
Purchases
|
Sales
|
Purchases
|
Sales
|
Carbon Transition & Infrastructure ETF
|
$95,542
|
$20
|
$18,799,427
|
$—
|
Commodity Strategy ETF
|
49,091,479
|
46,273,199
|
—
|
—
|
Disrupters ETF
|
1,315,689
|
1,062,633
|
8,769,518
|
3,968,930
|
Next Generation Connected Consumer ETF
|
1,242,204
|
1,296,807
|
—
|
—
|
Fund
|
Shares
Sold
|
Shares
Issued on
Reinvestment
of Dividends
and
Distributions
|
Shares
Redeemed
|
Total
|
Carbon Transition & Infrastructure ETF
|
775,000
|
—
|
—
|
775,000
|
Commodity Strategy ETF(1)
|
11,056,695(2)
|
5,379,030(3)
|
(11,507,092)(4)
|
4,928,633
|
Disrupters ETF
|
500,000
|
—
|
(200,000)
|
300,000
|
Next Generation Connected Consumer ETF
|
—
|
—
|
—
|
—
|
(1)
|
After the close of business on October 21, 2022, the Predecessor Fund was
reorganized into Commodity
Strategy ETF. The share activities disclosed included those of the Predecessor
Fund.
|
(2)
|
Includes shares of Institutional Class 6,374,614, Class A 118,431 and Class C
38,648, respectively.
|
(3)
|
Includes shares of Institutional Class 4,624,880, Class A 743,233 and Class C
10,916, respectively.
|
(4)
|
Includes shares of Instutional Class (6,630,077), Class A (6,356,380) and Class C
(102,880), respectively.
|
Fund
|
Shares
Sold
|
Shares
Issued on
Reinvestment
of Dividends
and
Distributions
|
Shares
Redeemed
|
Total
|
Carbon Transition & Infrastructure ETF(1)
|
225,001
|
—
|
—
|
225,001
|
Commodity Strategy ETF(2)
|
7,340,785(3)
|
3,976,440(4)
|
(5,447,728)(5)
|
5,869,497
|
Disrupters ETF(1)
|
279,000
|
—
|
—
|
279,000
|
Next Generation Connected Consumer ETF(1)
|
250,001
|
—
|
—
|
250,001
|
(1)
|
Period from April 6, 2022 (Commencement of Operations) to August 31, 2022.
|
(2)
|
Share activity is for the Predecessor Fund, for the period from November 1, 2021 to
August 31, 2022.
|
(3)
|
Includes shares of Institutional Class 5,117,728, Class A 2,169,512 and Class C
53,545, respectively.
|
(4)
|
Includes shares of Institutional Class 2,084,342, Class A 1,890,117 and Class C
1,981, respectively.
|
(5)
|
Includes shares of Institutional Class (3,382,268), Class A (2,057,845) and Class
C (7,615), respectively.
|
Fund
|
Shares
Sold
|
Shares
Issued on
Reinvestment
of Dividends
and
Distributions
|
Shares
Redeemed
|
Total
|
Commodity Strategy ETF(1)
|
7,478,561(2)
|
111,062(3)
|
(6,472,093)(4)
|
1,117,530
|
(1)
|
Share activity is for the Predecessor Fund, for the year ended October 31, 2021.
|
(2)
|
Includes shares of Institutional Class 1,470,242, Class A 956,126 and Class C
5,403, respectively.
|
(3)
|
Includes shares of Institutional Class 22,415 and Class A 11,703, respectively.
|
(4)
|
Includes shares of Institutional Class (1,197,351), Class A (1,163,240) and Class C
(1,445), respectively
|
|
Affiliated Person(s)
Percentage
Ownership of
Outstanding Shares
|
Carbon Transition & Infrastructure
ETF
|
20.00%
|
Commodity Strategy ETF
|
0.11%
|
Disrupters ETF
|
35.23%
|
Next Generation Connected
Consumer ETF
|
80.00%
|
|
|
(a)
|
Affiliated persons, as defined in the 1940 Act.
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net Asset
Value,
Beginning
of Period
|
Net
Investment
Income/
(Loss)a
|
Net Gains
or
Losses on
Securities
(both
realized
and
unrealized)
|
Total Income
(Loss) From
Investment
Operations
|
Dividends
from Net
Investment
Income
|
Distributions
from Net
Realized
Capital Gains
|
Total
Distributions
|
Carbon Transition & Infrastructure ETF
|
|||||||
|
|||||||
2/28/2023 (Unaudited)
|
$24.20
|
$0.13
|
$(0.19)
|
$(0.06)
|
$(0.20)
|
$—
|
$(0.20)
|
Period from 4/6/2022g
to 8/31/2022
|
$25.15
|
$0.14
|
$(1.09)
|
$(0.95)
|
$—
|
$—
|
$—
|
|
|||||||
Commodity Strategy ETFh
|
|||||||
|
|||||||
2/28/2023i (Unaudited)
|
$25.91
|
$0.20
|
$(3.15)
|
$(2.95)
|
$(0.83)
|
$—
|
$(0.83)
|
Period from
11/1/2021 to
8/31/2022j, k
|
$34.57
|
$0.04
|
$2.65
|
$2.69
|
$(11.35)
|
$—
|
$(11.35)
|
10/31/2021
|
$22.52
|
$(0.09)
|
$12.27
|
$12.18
|
$(0.13)
|
$—
|
$(0.13)
|
10/31/2020
|
$26.60
|
$0.18
|
$(3.82)
|
$(3.64)
|
$(0.44)
|
$—
|
$(0.44)
|
10/31/2019
|
$27.44
|
$0.53
|
$(0.71)
|
$(0.18)
|
$(0.66)
|
$(0.00)
|
$(0.66)
|
10/31/2018
|
$28.19
|
$0.35
|
$(0.04)
|
$0.31
|
$(1.06)
|
$—
|
$(1.06)
|
10/31/2017
|
$26.55
|
$0.09
|
$1.55
|
$1.64
|
$—
|
$—
|
$—
|
|
|||||||
Disrupters ETF
|
|||||||
|
|||||||
2/28/2023 (Unaudited)
|
$19.43
|
$(0.02)
|
$0.36
|
$0.34
|
$—
|
$—
|
$—
|
Period from 4/6/2022g
to 8/31/2022
|
$24.02
|
$(0.01)
|
$(4.58)
|
$(4.59)
|
$—
|
$—
|
$—
|
|
|||||||
Next Generation Connected Consumer ETF
|
|||||||
|
|||||||
2/28/2023 (Unaudited)
|
$19.11
|
$0.01
|
$1.81
|
$1.82
|
$(0.02)
|
$—
|
$(0.02)
|
Period from 4/6/2022g
to 8/31/2022
|
$24.16
|
$0.02
|
$(5.07)
|
$(5.05)
|
$—
|
$—
|
$—
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net Asset
Value,
End of Period
|
Total
Returnb
|
Net Assets,
End of
Year
(in millions)
|
Ratio
of Gross
Expenses to
Average Net
Assetsc
|
Ratio
of Net
Expenses to
Average
Net Assets
|
Ratio
of Net
Investment
Income/
(Loss) to
Average
Net Assets
|
Portfolio
Turnover
Rated
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
$23.94
|
(0.23)e
|
$23.9
|
0.65%f
|
0.55%f
|
1.06%f
|
0%e
|
$24.20
|
(3.79)e
|
$5.4
|
0.65%f
|
0.55%f
|
1.54%f
|
5%e
|
|
||||||
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
$22.13
|
(2.20)e
|
$288.0
|
0.91%f
|
0.68%f
|
3.13%f
|
30%e
|
$25.91
|
13.67e
|
$209.5
|
0.92%f
|
0.73%f
|
0.22%f
|
57%e
|
$34.57
|
54.44l
|
$147.4
|
0.99%
|
0.74%
|
(0.36)%
|
56%
|
$22.52
|
(13.98)
|
$89.4
|
0.99%
|
0.74%
|
0.74%
|
109%
|
$26.60
|
(0.41)
|
$145.3
|
0.96%
|
0.74%
|
1.99%
|
88%
|
$27.44
|
1.19
|
$100.3
|
0.98%
|
0.74%
|
1.31%
|
107%
|
$28.19
|
6.18
|
$83.1
|
1.18%
|
0.85%
|
0.36%
|
105%
|
|
||||||
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
$19.77
|
1.76e
|
$11.4
|
0.65%f
|
0.55%f
|
(0.20)%f
|
13%e
|
$19.43
|
(19.10)e
|
$5.4
|
0.65%f
|
0.55%f
|
(0.17)%f
|
9%e
|
|
||||||
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
$20.91
|
9.55e
|
$5.2
|
0.65%f
|
0.55%f
|
0.15%f
|
27%e
|
$19.11
|
(20.92)e
|
$4.8
|
0.65%f
|
0.55%f
|
0.23%f
|
28%e
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
a
|
Calculated based on the average number of shares outstanding during each fiscal
period.
|
b
|
Total return based on per share NAV reflects the effects of changes in NAV on the
performance of each
Fund during the each fiscal period. Returns assume income dividends and other
distributions, if any, were
reinvested. Results represent past performance and do not indicate future results.
Current returns may be
lower or higher than the performance data quoted. Investment returns and principal
will fluctuate and
shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than original cost. Each of Carbon
Transition &
Infrastructure ETF, Disrupters ETF and Next Generation Connected Consumer ETF, is
new and has limited
performance history that should not be relied on. Past performance, particularly
for brief periods of time,
are not indicative of future returns. Total return would have been lower if
Management had not reimbursed
and/or waived certain expenses and/or waived a portion of the investment management
fee (for certain
periods). Total return would have been higher if Management had not recouped
previously reimbursed
and/or waived expenses.
|
c
|
Represents the annualized ratios of net expenses to average daily net assets if
Management had not
reimbursed certain expenses and/or waived a portion of the investment management
fee.
|
d
|
Portfolio turnover rate excludes securities received or delivered in-kind. The
portfolio turnover rate of
Carbon Transition & Infrastructure ETF, Commodity Strategy ETF, Disrupters ETF
and Next Generation
Connected Consumer ETF including securities received or delivered in-kind was 0%,
30%, 59% and 27%,
respectively, for the six months ended February 28, 2023. The portfolio turnover
rate of Carbon Transition &
Infrastructure ETF, Disrupters ETF and Next Generation Connected Consumer ETF
including securities
received or delivered in-kind was 8%, 9% and 31%, respectively, for the period
ended August 31, 2022.
|
e
|
Not annualized.
|
f
|
Annualized.
|
g
|
The date investment operations commenced.
|
h
|
Consolidated financial highlights. See Note A in the Notes to
Consolidated Financial Statements.
|
i
|
Financial highlights prior to the close of business on October 21, 2022 are of the
Predecessor Fund.
|
j
|
After the close of business on October 14, 2022, the Predecessor Fund's
Institutional Class underwent a
reverse stock split. The per share data presented here has been retroactively
adjusted to reflect this split. See
Note A of the Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements.
|
k
|
The Predecessor Fund changed its fiscal year end from October 31 to August 31. This
period represents the
ten-month period from November 1, 2021 to August 31, 2022. See Note G of the Notes
to Consolidated
Financial Statements for more information.
|
l
|
The class action proceeds received in 2021 had no impact on the Fund's total
returns for the year ended
October 31, 2021.
|
(a) |
The complete schedule of investments for each series is disclosed in the Registrant’s semi-annual report, which is included in Item 1 of this Form N-CSR.
|
(b) |
Not applicable to the Registrant.
|
(a) |
Based on an evaluation of the disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Rule 30a-3(c) under the Act) as of a date within 90 days of the filing date of this report, the
Chief Executive Officer and President and the Treasurer and Principal Financial and Accounting Officer of the Registrant have concluded that such disclosure controls and procedures are effectively designed to ensure that information
required to be disclosed by the Registrant on Form N-CSR is accumulated and communicated to the Registrant’s management to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosure.
|
(b) |
There were no significant changes in the Registrant’s internal controls over financial reporting (as defined in Rule 30a-3(d) under the Act) that occurred during the period
covered by this report that have materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, the Registrant’s internal control over financial reporting.
|
(a)(1) |
(a)(2) |
(a)(3) |
Not applicable to the Registrant.
|
(a)(4) |
Not applicable to the Registrant.
|
By: |
/s/ Joseph V. Amato |
|
|
Joseph V. Amato |
|
|
Chief Executive Officer and President |
|
By: |
/s/ Joseph V. Amato |
|
|
Joseph V. Amato |
|
|
Chief Executive Officer and President |
|
By: |
/s/ John M. McGovern |
|
|
John M. McGovern |
|
|
Treasurer and Principal Financial
and Accounting Officer
|
By: |
/s/ Joseph V. Amato |
|
|
Joseph V. Amato |
|
|
Chief Executive Officer and President |
|
By: |
/s/ John M. McGovern |
|
|
John M. McGovern |
|
|
Treasurer and Principal Financial
and Accounting Officer
|
|
1. |
The Registrant’s periodic report on Form N-CSR for the period ended February 28, 2023, fully complies with the requirements of Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange
Act of 1934 (15 U.S.C. Section 78m(a) or 78o(d)); and
|
2. |
The information contained in such Form N-CSR fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition and results of operations of the Registrant.
|
|
By: |
/s/ Joseph V. Amato |
|
|
Joseph V. Amato |
|
|
Chief Executive Officer and President |
|
By: |
/s/ John M. McGovern |
|
|
John M. McGovern |
|
|
Treasurer and Principal Financial
and Accounting Officer
|