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As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on May 4, 2023

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

FORM N-CSR

CERTIFIED SHAREHOLDER REPORT OF
REGISTERED MANAGEMENT INVESTMENT COMPANIES

Investment Company Act file number: 811-23761

NEUBERGER BERMAN ETF TRUST
(Exact Name of Registrant as specified in charter)
c/o Neuberger Berman Investment Advisers LLC
1290 Avenue of the Americas
New York, New York 10104-0002
(Address of Principal Executive Offices – Zip Code)

Joseph V. Amato
Chief Executive Officer and President
Neuberger Berman ETF Trust
c/o Neuberger Berman Investment Advisers LLC
1290 Avenue of the Americas
New York, New York 10104-0002
 
Lori L. Schneider, Esq.
K&L Gates LLP
1601 K Street, N.W.
Washington, D.C.  20006-1600
 (Names and Addresses of agents for service)

Registrant's telephone number, including area code: (212) 476-8800

Date of fiscal year end: August 31

Date of reporting period: February 28, 2023

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

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Item 1.  Report to Shareholders.

(a)
Following is a copy of the semi-annual report transmitted to shareholders pursuant to Rule 30e-1 under the Act.


Neuberger Berman
ETF Trust
Carbon Transition & Infrastructure ETF
Commodity Strategy ETF
Disrupters ETF
Next Generation Connected Consumer ETF
Semi-Annual Report
February 28, 2023


Contents
The "Neuberger Berman" name and logo and "Neuberger Berman Investment Advisers LLC" name are registered service marks of Neuberger Berman Group LLC. The individual Fund names in this piece are either service marks or registered service marks of Neuberger Berman Group LLC or Neuberger Berman Investment Advisers LLC, an affiliate of Neuberger Berman BD LLC, distributor, member FINRA. ©2023 Neuberger Berman BD LLC, distributor. All rights reserved.

President’s Letter
Dear Shareholder,
We are pleased to present the semi-annual shareholder report for the actively managed Neuberger Berman Exchange Traded Funds (ETFs) for the six-month period ended February 28, 2023 (the reporting period).
The overall equity market experienced periods of elevated volatility, but generated a positive, albeit modest gain, during the reporting period. There was no shortage of factors that drove the market’s fluctuations, led by elevated and persistent inflation and central banks’ aggressive rate hikes to bring rising prices under control. In the U.S., the U.S. Federal Reserve Board (Fed) raised interest rates four times during the reporting period, for a total of eight hikes since it began tightening monetary policy in March 2022. The Fed’s recent increase in February 2023 pushed the Fed Funds rate to between 4.50% and 4.75%, the highest level since 2007. The European Central Bank and the Bank of England, among others, also raised rates to fight inflation.
In January 2023, the International Monetary Fund (IMF) released its World Economic Outlook Update and modestly increased its growth projections versus its update in October 2022. That said, the IMF expects global growth to moderate from 3.4% in 2022 to 2.9% in 2023. For the U.S., their estimate is 1.4% growth in 2023, down from 2.0% in 2022. The U.S. economy’s resiliency, thus far, is partly due to a strong labor market, as the unemployment rate of 3.4% in January 2023 was the lowest in 53 years. While it ticked higher the next month, it remains extremely low from a historical perspective.
As we look ahead, we anticipate the Fed to remain keenly focused on curbing inflation. That said, we also believe that the opportunity remains for the central bank to achieve their goals without triggering a severe and/or prolonged economic downturn. Key indicators as to what kind of potential "landing" we can expect will be whether inflation eases in areas of importance to the Fed, improving supply chains remain free of geopolitical complications, and wage growth can be effectively recalibrated to more accurately reflect current demand. Another critical aspect will center on the continued resetting of valuations.
We continue to believe that a judicious approach to risk and reward and a bias towards higher qualitative characteristics, sustainable business models, pricing power, balance sheet strength and managements capable of consistent execution remain a prudent course for navigating what likely remains an unsettled environment in months ahead.
In early March, events in the banking sector caused some volatility and investor concern. As was widely reported, Silicon Valley Bank (SVB) and Signature Bank (Signature) were placed in Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) receivership. In response, the U.S. Treasury, Federal Reserve and FDIC announced that the government would guarantee all deposits at the two banks. Soon after, Credit Suisse (CS) experienced substantial asset outflows amid concerns about its financial stability, which resulted in Swiss regulators’ approval of an acquisition of CS by UBS Group AG. The Neuberger Berman ETFs had no direct exposure to SVB, Signature or CS shares.
We thank you for the confidence you have placed with us and look forward to serving you in the future.
Sincerely,
Joseph V. Amato
President and CEO
Neuberger Berman ETF Trust
1

Carbon Transition & Infrastructure ETF Commentary (Unaudited)
Neuberger Berman Carbon Transition & Infrastructure ETF (the Fund) generated a -0.23% total return on a net asset value (NAV) basis for the six-month period ended February 28, 2023 (the reporting period), underperforming the 3.32% total return of its benchmark, the MSCI All Country World Index (Net) (the Index), for the same period. (Fund performance on a market price basis is provided in the table immediately following this letter.)
The Fund seeks to maximize long-term returns by investing in companies we view as innovative with commercial impact in carbon transition and infrastructure. Since its inception in April 2022, the Fund has outperformed the Index. However, during the reporting period, Fund trends were more mixed leading to the Index outpacing the Fund.
While there were many factors impacting short-term performance during the reporting period, we believe our thematic portfolio remains well positioned for the longer-term.  For perspective, during the reporting period short-term trends were mixed, evidenced by the Industrials sector where our Machinery holding detracted from returns. These results were partially offset by positive stock selection in the Materials sector. In particular, our Chemicals positions proved beneficial to performance. Our natural gas-centric midstream Energy holdings also contributed to Fund performance. Utilities helped temper episodes of significant market volatility during 2022 while the Index outpaced the sector year-to-date in 2023 given an increased investor appetite for higher beta1 (risk) sectors, including technology. That said, in our view, Utilities remains among the most attractive sectors that may benefit from carbon transition given powerful long-term electrification and clean energy tailwinds.  Further, a lack of exposure to the Financials sector, which is less exposed to the carbon transition theme, proved to be a headwind to relative performance during the reporting period. On the flip side, an overweight posture in Industrials, namely in the Electrical Equipment industry, contributed favorably to performance. Given prevailing market uncertainty, we continue to favor a barbell strategy, with an emphasis on prudently balancing between higher growth equities and lower beta opportunities characterized by compelling earnings visibility. We continue to seek exposure to fundamentally attractive companies that we believe are opportunistically positioned to deliver positive relative outperformance over the long term.
We believe the broad carbon transition opportunity remains underappreciated in the context of compelling energy transition and global decarbonization mega-themes. Our holdings represent a blend of iconic leaders and strong, up-and-coming innovators we believe are poised to benefit over the long term. We believe our disciplined portfolio management process and the team’s understanding of investing in the carbon transition and infrastructure mega-theme provide the Fund with a competitive advantage over the long-term.
Sincerely,
Timothy Creedon, Hari Ramanan, Ronald B. Silvestri, Jared Mann and James Tyre
Portfolio Managers
1 Beta is a measure of the systematic risk of a portfolio. It is the covariance of the portfolio and a market index divided by the variance of the market index. Beta measures the historical sensitivity of a portfolio’s returns to movements in the market index. The beta of the market index will always be one. A portfolio with a beta above the market index (i.e. ˃1) means that the portfolio has greater volatility than the market index. If the beta of the portfolio is 1.2, a market increase in return of 1% implies a 1.2% increase in the portfolio’s return. If the beta of the portfolio is 0.8, a market decrease in return of 1% implies a 0.8% decrease in the portfolio’s return.
Information about principal risks of investing in the Fund is set forth in the prospectus and statement of additional information.
The portfolio composition, industries and holdings of the Fund are subject to change without notice.
The opinions expressed are those of the Fund’s portfolio managers. The opinions are as of the date of this report and are subject to change without notice.
2

Carbon Transition & Infrastructure ETF (Unaudited)
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%
The performance data quoted represent past performance and do not indicate future results. Return information shown for less than one year is cumulative, not annualized. The Fund 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. Current performance may be lower or higher than the performance data quoted. For current performance data, including current to the most recent month-end, please visit www.nb.com/ETF.
The results shown in the table reflect the reinvestment of income dividends and other distributions, if any. The results do not reflect the effect of taxes a shareholder would pay on Fund distributions or on the redemption of Fund shares.
The investment return and principal value of an investment will fluctuate and shares, when sold or redeemed, may be worth more or less than their original cost.
The Market Price is the official closing price as of the closing time of the NYSE Arca (typically 4 p.m., Eastern time). Net Asset Value ("NAV") is determined at the close of each business day and represents the dollar value of one share of the Fund. It is calculated by taking the total assets of the Fund, subtracting total liabilities, and dividing by the total number of shares outstanding. The NAV is not necessarily the same as the Fund's intraday trading value. Fund investors should not expect to buy or sell shares at NAV.
Returns would have been lower if Neuberger Berman Investment Advisers LLC ("NBIA") had not waived a portion of its management fee during the period shown. Please see Note B in the Notes to Financial Statements for specific information regarding the Fund’s management fee waiver arrangement.
As stated in the Fund’s most recent prospectus, the estimated total annual operating expense ratio for fiscal year 2022 was 0.65% (before the fee waiver). The estimated expense ratio was 0.55% after the fee waiver. The expense ratios for the semi-annual period ended February 28, 2023, can be found in the Financial Highlights section of this report.
3

Commodity Strategy ETF Commentary* (Unaudited)
Neuberger Berman Commodity Strategy ETF (the Fund) generated a -2.20% total return on a net asset value (NAV) basis for the six-month period ended February 28, 2023 (the reporting period), outperforming the -10.92% total return of its benchmark, the Bloomberg Commodity Index (the Index), for the same period. (Fund performance on a market price basis is provided in the table immediately following this letter.)
Commodity markets were mixed during the reporting period. Within the Index, energy was the worst performing sector due to natural gas’s severe decline of nearly 70% during the reporting period. With China’s lockdown coming to a close, industrial metals were positive with copper leading the way and appreciating over 18%. Precious metals was the best performing sector during the reporting period and generated a return of over 9%. Here, silver and platinum were the standout commodities, both gaining nearly 20%. Meanwhile, agriculture was essentially flat during the reporting period, while softs were down approximately 1.5%. Finally, livestock was also positive, in part due to live cattle which was up over 10%.
While the Fund generated a negative absolute return during the reporting period, it outperformed the Index on a relative basis. The Fund seeks to gain exposure to the commodity markets by investing, directly or indirectly, in futures contracts on individual commodities and other commodity-linked derivative instruments. The Fund’s tactical positioning detracted from performance during the reporting period.
Looking at the commodity sectors in which the Fund invests, energy positioning was the largest detractor to performance from an absolute perspective but was by far the largest positive contributor to excess performance. As we’ve mentioned in previous reports, the Fund seeks to avoid outsized risk contribution from any one commodity, such as natural gas. During the reporting period, the Fund’s significant underweight in natural gas helped it avoid significant losses as the Bloomberg Sub Natural Gas Index fell over -70% during the reporting period. The Fund’s positioning in industrial metals was additive during the reporting period, but a slight detractor from relative performance. Specifically, positive performance from the Fund’s overweight in copper versus the Index was offset by negative performance due to an underweight in aluminum. Precious metals delivered positive performance to the overall portfolio during the reporting period. Relative to the Index, however, precious metals’ positioning was a slight detractor, mainly due to an out-of-Index position in palladium and a slight underweight in silver. Agriculture positioning detracted from performance on an absolute basis, but was slightly positive on a relative basis. Gains from an underweight versus the Index in wheat and an overweight in soybean meal were offset by negative performance from an underweight in soybeans and an overweight in Kansas wheat. Softs detracted from performance both from an absolute and a relative perspective. In particular, the Fund suffered from an overweight in cotton and an underweight in sugar. Finally, livestock was a contributor to performance, driven by overweights in feeder cattle and lean hogs versus the Index.
As we completed the first two months of 2023, we observed strengthening micro fundamentals with China reopening and solid economic data in the West. However, when macro news on central bank policy blinded investors to micro fundamentals, commodity prices stayed range bound. At some point, we believe central bank policy risks will fade away and guidance will be more predictable, resulting in demand hitting the markets in a globally synchronized manner. In our view, this demand, though, will likely then meet destocked, empty inventories, potentially creating opportunities for those who remained invested.
Sincerely,
Hakan Kaya, David Yi Wan and Michael Foster
Portfolio Managers
* Effective after the close of business on October 21, 2022, Neuberger Berman Commodity Strategy Fund was reorganized into an exchange-traded fund. Please refer to Note A of the Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements for additional, important information. For more information, call us at 800-877-9700, or visit www.nb.com/ETF.
Information about principal risks of investing in the Fund is set forth in the prospectus and statement of additional information.
The portfolio composition, industries and holdings of the Fund are subject to change without notice.
The opinions expressed are those of the Fund’s portfolio managers. The opinions are as of the date of this report and are subject to change without notice.
4

Commodity Strategy ETF (Unaudited)
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%
The performance data quoted represent past performance and do not indicate future results. Current performance may be lower or higher than the performance data quoted. For current performance data, including current to the most recent month-end, please visit www.nb.com/ETF.
The results shown in the table reflect the reinvestment of income dividends and other distributions, if any. The results do not reflect the effect of taxes a shareholder would pay on Fund distributions or on the redemption of Fund shares.
The investment return and principal value of an investment will fluctuate and shares, when sold or redeemed, may be worth more or less than their original cost.
The Market Price is the official closing price as of the closing time of the NYSE Arca (typically 4 p.m., Eastern time). Net Asset Value ("NAV") is determined at the close of each business day and represents the dollar value of one share of the Fund. It is calculated by taking the total assets of the Fund, subtracting total liabilities, and dividing by the total number of shares outstanding. The NAV is not necessarily the same as the Fund's intraday trading value. Fund investors should not expect to buy or sell shares at NAV.
Returns would have been lower if Neuberger Berman Investment Advisers LLC ("NBIA") had not reimbursed certain expenses and/or waived a portion of the investment management fees during certain of the periods shown. Please see Note B in the Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements for specific information regarding the Fund’s expense reimbursement and/or fee waiver arrangements.
As stated in the Fund’s most recent prospectus, the estimated total annual operating expense ratio for fiscal year 2022 was 0.79% (before expense reimbursements and/or fee waivers, if any). The estimated expense ratio was 0.65% after expense reimbursements and/or fee waivers. The expense ratios for the semi-annual period ended February 28, 2023, can be found in the Financial Highlights section of this report.
5

Disrupters ETF Commentary (Unaudited)
Neuberger Berman Disrupters ETF (the Fund) generated a 1.76% total return on a net asset value (NAV) basis for the six-month period ended February 28, 2023 (the reporting period), outperforming the -1.24% total return of its benchmark, the Russell 1000® Growth Index (the Index), for the same period. (Fund performance on a market price basis is provided in the table immediately following this letter.)
The overall U.S. equity market was volatile, but ultimately generated a positive return during the reporting period. Investor sentiment fluctuated given incoming economic data and expectations for U.S. Federal Reserve Board (Fed) rate hikes to fight inflation. Repercussions from the war in Ukraine and other geopolitical events also impacted the U.S. equity market. Despite concerns that elevated inflation could trigger a recession, the U.S. economy was resilient. All told, the S&P 500® Index returned 1.26% during the reporting period. In contrast, the Index returned -1.24% over the same period.
The Fund is a high conviction, all-cap portfolio that seeks to invest in companies creating new markets or disrupting old paradigms and having the potential to self-fund their growth over time. The Fund’s outperformance during the reporting period was driven by positive security selection and sector allocation.
Looking at stock selection, the Information Technology sector was the largest contributor to relative results, driven by our Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment positions. Consumer Discretionary was another area of strength, partially due to our Internet & Direct Marketing Retail positions. On the downside, within the Communication Services sector, our Interactive Media & Services stocks detracted from returns. Within the Health Care sector, stock selection among our Health Care Equipment & Supplies stocks was a drag on relative performance.
In terms of sector allocation, an overweight to Health Care and an underweight to Consumer Discretionary versus the Index were the largest contributors to relative returns. This was partially offset by our underweights to the Industrials and Communication Services sectors.
Looking ahead, we believe a recession near-term is unfortunately inevitable and there is likely a bit more downside ahead for equities. While valuations are at historically attractive levels, we believe earnings estimates have not been revised downward sufficiently at this point. What would make us more optimistic? Most importantly, inflation, and particularly wage inflation needs to get under control. An economic soft-landing scenario involves an uptick in the labor participation rate, combined with confidence that the Fed is committed to long-term price stability. From a stock-specific standpoint, the pandemic has both reaffirmed and accelerated the move to a digital economy, due to the need to be more competitive and work remotely. We have exposure to many of the companies that we believe are benefitting from technological innovation and disruption in areas including cloud computing, artificial intelligence, augmented reality, 5G, online payments, advanced microchips, quantum computing and streaming. Another area of portfolio interest, health care, has experienced increased emphasis on biotech drug research and development, genetic testing, and less invasive surgical procedures. Also, we believe the intersection of technology and medicine appears to offer much promise for health care (health software applications and telemedicine). In our opinion, these businesses have significant growth opportunities in the years ahead.
Sincerely,
Richard Bradt and Jason Tauber
Portfolio Managers
Information about principal risks of investing in the Fund is set forth in the prospectus and statement of additional information.
The portfolio composition, industries and holdings of the Fund are subject to change without notice.
The opinions expressed are those of the Fund’s portfolio managers. The opinions are as of the date of this report and are subject to change without notice.
6

Disrupters ETF (Unaudited)
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%
The performance data quoted represent past performance and do not indicate future results. Return information shown for less than one year is cumulative, not annualized. The Fund 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. Current performance may be lower or higher than the performance data quoted. For current performance data, including current to the most recent month-end, please visit www.nb.com/ETF.
The results shown in the table reflect the reinvestment of income dividends and other distributions, if any. The results do not reflect the effect of taxes a shareholder would pay on Fund distributions or on the redemption of Fund shares.
The investment return and principal value of an investment will fluctuate and shares, when sold or redeemed, may be worth more or less than their original cost.
The Market Price is the official closing price as of the closing time of the NYSE Arca (typically 4 p.m., Eastern time). Net Asset Value ("NAV") is determined at the close of each business day and represents the dollar value of one share of the Fund. It is calculated by taking the total assets of the Fund, subtracting total liabilities, and dividing by the total number of shares outstanding. The NAV is not necessarily the same as the Fund's intraday trading value. Fund investors should not expect to buy or sell shares at NAV.
Returns would have been lower if Neuberger Berman Investment Advisers LLC ("NBIA") had not waived a portion of its management fee during the period shown. Please see Note B in the Notes to Financial Statements for specific information regarding the Fund’s management fee waiver arrangement.
As stated in the Fund’s most recent prospectus, the estimated total annual operating expense ratio for fiscal year 2022 was 0.65% (before the fee waiver). The estimated expense ratio was 0.55% after the fee waiver. The expense ratios for the semi-annual period ended February 28, 2023, can be found in the Financial Highlights section of this report.
7

Next Generation Connected Consumer ETF Commentary (Unaudited)
Neuberger Berman Next Generation Connected Consumer ETF (the Fund) generated a 9.55% total return on a net asset value (NAV) basis for the six-month period ended February 28, 2023 (the reporting period), outperforming the 3.32% total return of its benchmark, the MSCI All Country World Index (Net) (the Index), for the same period. (Fund performance on a market price basis is provided in the table immediately following this letter.)
The global equity market was volatile, but ultimately generated a positive return during the reporting period. Investor sentiment fluctuated given incoming economic data and expectations for central bank rate hikes to fight inflation. Repercussions from the war in Ukraine and other geopolitical events also impacted the global equity market. All told, the Index returned 3.32% for the reporting period.
The Fund outperformed the benchmark on a relative basis during the reporting period. Stock selection drove the Fund’s outperformance, whereas sector allocation detracted from returns.
Looking at stock selection, holdings in the Consumer Discretionary sector contributed the most to performance, driven by our Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure stocks. Within Information Technology (IT), our IT Services position added the most value. On the downside, holdings in the Communication Services sector detracted the most from performance, driven by our Interactive Media & Services holdings. The Financials sector was also a headwind for results, driven by our positions in the Insurance industry.
In terms of sector allocation, an overweight to Consumer Discretionary and an underweight to Financials versus the Index were the largest detractors from relative performance. Conversely, a lack of exposure to Utilities and Real Estate benefited returns, as they both lagged the Index.
The Fund seeks long term capital appreciation by utilizing data science to identify nascent consumer megatrends primed for mass adoption and investing in companies with the potential to commercially benefit. We also use data science insights around shifting consumer behaviors to inform our sector allocation, which, in the long-term, we believe should contribute to performance. Millennials and Gen Z are only beginning their economic takeover, with decades of powerful investment implications ahead.  This rapidly growing economic influence is driven by favorable demographics, disproportionately higher income growth and digital cohesion. Specifically, these generations behave uniquely, rooted in their status as the world’s first "digitally native" generations. We focus our analysis on behavior datasets that seek to reveal what these emerging, early-adopter consumers are thinking and doing. We believe this investment opportunity and our process to capture it will lead to compelling returns over the long-term. We are taking a balanced approach to managing the portfolio, reflecting caution around underlying earnings expectations. We continue to optimize the Fund for a choppier landscape that requires a highly selective approach and believe long-term returns will be maximized by remaining true to our long-term discipline of identifying thematically-aligned investment ideas with great business models and underappreciated long-term earnings growth potential. We believe our orientation around this longer-term thematic opportunity should expose the portfolio to the most powerful megatrends.
Sincerely,
Timothy Creedon, Hari Ramanan, Kai Cui, Kevin McCarthy, and John San Marco
Portfolio Managers
Information about principal risks of investing in the Fund is set forth in the prospectus and statement of additional information.
The portfolio composition, industries and holdings of the Fund are subject to change without notice.
The opinions expressed are those of the Fund’s portfolio managers. The opinions are as of the date of this report and are subject to change without notice.
8

Next Generation Connected Consumer ETF (Unaudited)
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%
The performance data quoted represent past performance and do not indicate future results. Return information shown for less than one year is cumulative, not annualized. The Fund 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. Current performance may be lower or higher than the performance data quoted. For current performance data, including current to the most recent month-end, please visit www.nb.com/ETF.
The results shown in the table reflect the reinvestment of income dividends and other distributions, if any. The results do not reflect the effect of taxes a shareholder would pay on Fund distributions or on the redemption of Fund shares.
The investment return and principal value of an investment will fluctuate and shares, when sold or redeemed, may be worth more or less than their original cost.
The Market Price is the official closing price as of the closing time of the NYSE Arca (typically 4 p.m., Eastern time). Net Asset Value ("NAV") is determined at the close of each business day and represents the dollar value of one share of the Fund. It is calculated by taking the total assets of the Fund, subtracting total liabilities, and dividing by the total number of shares outstanding. The NAV is not necessarily the same as the Fund's intraday trading value. Fund investors should not expect to buy or sell shares at NAV.
Returns would have been lower if Neuberger Berman Investment Advisers LLC ("NBIA") had not waived a portion of its management fee during the period shown. Please see Note B in the Notes to Financial Statements for specific information regarding the Fund’s management fee waiver arrangement.
As stated in the Fund’s most recent prospectus, the estimated total annual operating expense ratio for fiscal year 2022 was 0.65% (before the fee waiver). The estimated expense ratio was 0.55% after the fee waiver. The expense ratios for the semi-annual period ended February 28, 2023, can be found in the Financial Highlights section of this report.
9

Endnotes (Unaudited)
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.
For more complete information on any of the Neuberger Berman ETFs, call us at (877) 628-2583, or visit our website at www.nb.com/ETF.
10

Glossary of Indices (Unaudited)
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.
11

Information About Your Fund’s Expenses (Unaudited)
As a Fund shareholder, you incur two types of costs: (1) transaction costs, including brokerage commissions on purchases and sales of your Fund shares; and (2) ongoing costs, including management fees, distribution and/or service (12b-1) fees (if applicable), and other Fund expenses. This example is intended to help you understand your ongoing costs (in U.S. dollars) of investing in a Fund and compare these costs with the ongoing costs of investing in other funds.
This table is designed to provide information regarding costs related to your investments. The following examples are based on an investment of $1,000 made at the beginning of the six month period ended February 28, 2023 and held for the entire period. The table illustrates each Fund’s costs in two ways:
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.
Please note that the expenses in the table are meant to highlight your ongoing costs only and do not include any transaction costs, such as brokerage commissions on purchases and sales of your Fund shares. Therefore, the information under the heading "Hypothetical (5% annual return before expenses)" is useful in comparing ongoing costs only, and will not help you determine the relative total costs of owning different funds. In addition, if these transaction costs were included, your costs would have been higher.
12

Information About Your Fund’s Expenses (Unaudited) (cont’d)
Expense Example (Unaudited)
Neuberger Berman ETF Trust
 
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).
13

Legend February 28, 2023 (Unaudited)
Neuberger Berman ETF Trust
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
14

Schedule of Investments Carbon Transition & Infrastructure ETF^ (Unaudited)
February 28, 2023
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
See Notes to Financial Statements
15

Schedule of Investments Carbon Transition & Infrastructure ETF^ (Unaudited) (cont’d)
*
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%
The following is a summary, categorized by Level (see Note A of the Notes to Financial Statements), of inputs used to value the Fund’s investments as of February 28, 2023:
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.
^
A balance indicated with a "—", reflects either a zero balance or an amount that rounds to less than 1.
See Notes to Financial Statements
16

Consolidated Schedule of Investments Commodity Strategy ETF^ (Unaudited)
February 28, 2023
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)
See Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
17

Consolidated Schedule of Investments Commodity Strategy ETF^ (Unaudited) (cont’d)
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)
See Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
18

Consolidated Schedule of Investments Commodity Strategy ETF^ (Unaudited) (cont’d)
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)
See Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
19

Consolidated Schedule of Investments Commodity Strategy ETF^ (Unaudited) (cont’d)
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)
See Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
20

Consolidated Schedule of Investments Commodity Strategy ETF^ (Unaudited) (cont’d)
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.
Derivative Instruments
Futures contracts ("futures")
At February 28, 2023, open positions in futures for the Fund were as follows:
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)
See Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
21

Consolidated Schedule of Investments Commodity Strategy ETF^ (Unaudited) (cont’d)
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)
At February 28, 2023, the Fund had $28,648,945 deposited in a segregated account to cover margin requirements on open futures.
See Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
22

Consolidated Schedule of Investments Commodity Strategy ETF^ (Unaudited) (cont’d)
For the six months ended February 28, 2023, the average notional value for the months where the Fund had futures outstanding was $309,048,397 for long positions and $(60,300,125) for short positions.
The following is a summary, categorized by Level (see Note A of the Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements), of inputs used to value the Fund’s investments as of February 28, 2023:
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.
The following is a summary, categorized by Level (see Note A of the Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements), of inputs used to value the Fund’s derivatives as of February 28, 2023:
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.
^
A balance indicated with a "—", reflects either a zero balance or an amount that rounds to less than 1.
See Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
23

Schedule of Investments Disrupters ETF^ (Unaudited)
February 28, 2023
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.
See Notes to Financial Statements
24

Schedule of Investments Disrupters ETF^ (Unaudited) (cont’d)
The following is a summary, categorized by Level (see Note A of the Notes to Financial Statements), of inputs used to value the Fund’s investments as of February 28, 2023:
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.
^
A balance indicated with a "—", reflects either a zero balance or an amount that rounds to less than 1.
See Notes to Financial Statements
25

Schedule of Investments Next Generation Connected Consumer ETF^
(Unaudited)
February 28, 2023

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
See Notes to Financial Statements
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Schedule of Investments Next Generation Connected Consumer ETF^
(Unaudited) (cont’d)
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%
See Notes to Financial Statements
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Schedule of Investments Next Generation Connected Consumer ETF^
(Unaudited) (cont’d)
The following is a summary, categorized by Level (see Note A of the Notes to Financial Statements), of inputs used to value the Fund’s investments as of February 28, 2023:
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.
^
A balance indicated with a "—", reflects either a zero balance or an amount that rounds to less than 1.
See Notes to Financial Statements
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Statements of Assets and Liabilities (Unaudited) 
Neuberger Berman ETF Trust
 
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.
See Notes to Financial Statements
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Statements of Operations (Unaudited)
Neuberger Berman ETF Trust
 
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
 
 
See Notes to Financial Statements
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Statements of Operations (Unaudited) (cont’d)
**
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.
See Notes to Financial Statements
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Statements of Changes in Net Assets
Neuberger Berman ETF Trust
 
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.
See Notes to Financial Statements
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Statements of Changes in Net Assets (cont’d)
Neuberger Berman ETF Trust
 
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
See Notes to Financial Statements
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Notes to Financial Statements ETF Trustß (Unaudited)
Note A—Summary of Significant Accounting Policies:
1
General: Neuberger Berman ETF Trust (the "Trust") is a Delaware statutory trust organized pursuant to an Amended and Restated Trust Instrument dated December 8, 2021. The Trust is registered as an open-end management investment company under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the "1940 Act"), and its shares are registered under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended. Neuberger Berman Carbon Transition & Infrastructure ETF ("Carbon Transition & Infrastructure ETF"), Neuberger Berman Commodity Strategy ETF ("Commodity Strategy ETF"), Neuberger Berman Disrupters ETF ("Disrupters ETF"), and Neuberger Berman Next Generation Connected Consumer ETF ("Next Generation Connected Consumer ETF") (each individually a "Fund," and collectively, the "Funds") are separate operating series of the Trust, each of which (except Disrupters ETF) is diversified. Each Fund offers and issues shares of beneficial interest ("Shares"). Shares of a Fund represent an equal proportionate interest in the Fund. Each Fund (except Commodity Strategy ETF) had no operations until April 6, 2022, other than matters relating to its organization and its registration of shares under the 1933 Act. As further described in Note A-2, Commodity Strategy ETF commenced operations as an ETF on October 24, 2022 following its reorganization from a mutual fund to an ETF effective after the close of business on October 21, 2022 (see Note A-2). The Trust’s Board of Trustees (the "Board") may establish additional series of shares without the approval of shareholders.
A balance indicated with a "—", reflects either a zero balance or a balance that rounds to less than 1.
The assets of each Fund belong only to that Fund, and the liabilities of each Fund are borne solely by that Fund and no other series of the Trust.
Each Fund is an investment company and accordingly follows the investment company accounting and reporting guidance of the Financial Accounting Standards Board ("FASB") Accounting Standards Codification ("ASC") Topic 946 "Financial Services—Investment Companies."
The preparation of financial statements in accordance with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles ("GAAP") requires Management to make estimates and assumptions at the date of the financial statements. Actual results could differ from those estimates.
Commodity Strategy ETF invests in commodity-related instruments through Neuberger Berman Cayman Commodity Fund I Ltd. (the "CS Subsidiary"), which is organized under the laws of the Cayman Islands. Commodity Strategy ETF is and expects to remain the sole shareholder of the CS Subsidiary. The CS Subsidiary is governed by its own Board of Directors.
As of February 28, 2023, the value of Commodity Strategy's ETF investment in the CS Subsidiary was as follows:
 
Investment in
CS Subsidiary
Percentage of
Net Assets
 
$52,153,960
18.1%
2
Reorganization: On June 23, 2022, the Neuberger Berman Alternative Fund's Board of Trustees approved the reorganization of Neuberger Berman Commodity Strategy Fund (the "Predecessor Fund") to a newly organized series of Neuberger Berman ETF Trust. The reorganization occurred after the close of business on October 21, 2022, and was effected through the reorganization of the Predecessor Fund into the Commodity Strategy ETF and conducted pursuant to an Agreement and Plan of Reorganization (the "Reorganization"). Commodity Strategy ETF was organized solely in connection with the reorganization for the purpose of acquiring the assets and liabilities of the Predecessor Fund and continuing the operations of the Predecessor Fund as an ETF. The Commodity Strategy ETF had no investment operations or performance
ß
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements for Commodity Strategy ETF
34

history prior to the Reorganization Date. Commodity Strategy ETF is the surviving legal entity, but has adopted the performance, cost basis of securities received and financial history of the Predecessor Fund, which is included in these financial statements.
The Reorganization was structured to be a tax-free reorganization under the U.S. Internal Revenue Code. After the Reorganization, shareholders of the Fund held shares of the Commodity Strategy ETF instead of the Predecessor Fund. The Commodity Strategy ETF has the same investment objective, investment strategy, investment restrictions and portfolio managers as the Predecessor Fund.
Existing shareholders of the Predecessor Fund received an information statement/prospectus describing both the Reorganization and the Commodity Strategy ETF, and summarizing the Neuberger Berman Alternative Fund's Board of Trustees' considerations in approving the Reorganization.
As described in the information statement/prospectus, the Reorganization involved several important steps. First, after the close of business on October 7, 2022, each class of shares of the Predecessor Fund was converted into Institutional Class shares (without a contingent deferred sales charge or other charge). Accordingly, after that date, all shareholders of the Predecessor Fund owned Institutional Class shares. Second, after the close of business on October 14, 2022, the Predecessor Fund conducted a reverse stock split pursuant to a stock split ratio of 1:0.2256 (old to new).
The Commodity Strategy ETF opened for trading on NYSE Arca, Inc. on October 24, 2022. In connection with the Reorganization, shareholders of the Predecessor Fund received shares of the Commodity Strategy ETF equal in value to the number of shares of the Predecessor Fund they owned, including a cash payment in lieu of fractional shares of the Predecessor Fund.
Additionally, prior to the Reorganization, the Predecessor Fund made a distribution of net investment income. The distribution was paid on September 28, 2022 to shareholders of record as of September 26, 2022.
3
Consolidation: The accompanying financial statements of Commodity Strategy ETF present the consolidated accounts of Commodity Strategy ETF and the CS Subsidiary. All intercompany accounts and transactions have been eliminated in consolidation.
4
Portfolio valuation: In accordance with ASC 820 "Fair Value Measurement" ("ASC 820"), all investments held by each of the Funds are carried at the value that Management believes each Fund would receive upon selling an investment in an orderly transaction to an independent buyer in the principal or most advantageous market for the investment under current market conditions. Various inputs, including the volume and level of activity for the asset or liability in the market, are considered in valuing the Funds' investments, some of which are discussed below. At times, Management may need to apply significant judgment to value investments in accordance with ASC 820.
ASC 820 established a three-tier hierarchy of inputs to create a classification of value measurements for disclosure purposes. The three-tier hierarchy of inputs is summarized in the three broad Levels listed below.
Level 1 – unadjusted quoted prices in active markets for identical investments
Level 2 – other observable inputs (including quoted prices for similar investments, interest rates, prepayment speeds, credit risk, amortized cost, etc.)
Level 3 – unobservable inputs (including a Fund's own assumptions in determining the fair value of investments)
The inputs or methodology used for valuing an investment are not necessarily an indication of the risk associated with investing in those securities.
The value of the Funds’ investments in equity securities and master limited partnerships and limited partnerships, for which market quotations are available, is generally determined by Management by obtaining valuations from independent pricing services based on the latest sale price quoted on a principal exchange or market for that security (Level 1 inputs). Securities traded primarily on the NASDAQ Stock Market are normally valued at the NASDAQ Official Closing Price ("NOCP") provided by NASDAQ each
35

business day. The NOCP is the most recently reported price as of 4:00:02 p.m., Eastern Time, unless that price is outside the range of the "inside" bid and asked prices (i.e., the bid and asked prices that dealers quote to each other when trading for their own accounts); in that case, NASDAQ will adjust the price to equal the inside bid or asked price, whichever is closer. Because of delays in reporting trades, the NOCP may not be based on the price of the last trade to occur before the market closes. If there is no sale of a security on a particular day, the independent pricing services may value the security based on market quotations.
The value of the Funds’ investments in debt securities is determined by Management primarily by obtaining valuations from independent pricing services based on available bid quotations, or if quotations are not available, by methods which include various considerations based on security type (generally Level 2 inputs). In addition to the consideration of yields or prices of securities of comparable quality, coupon, maturity and type, indications as to values from dealers, and general market conditions, the following is a description of other Level 2 inputs and related valuation techniques used by independent pricing services to value certain types of debt securities held by the Fund:
Corporate Bonds. Inputs used to value corporate debt securities generally include relevant credit information, observed market movements, sector news, U.S. Treasury yield curve or relevant benchmark curve, and other market information, which may include benchmark yield curves, reported trades, broker-dealer quotes, issuer spreads, comparable securities, and reference data, such as market research publications, when available ("Other Market Information").
Asset-Backed Securities. Inputs used to value asset-backed securities generally include models that consider a number of factors, which may include the following: prepayment speeds, cash flows, spread adjustments and Other Market Information.
Commercial Paper. The value of commercial paper generally includes inputs from quoted prices or similar assets, constant maturity curves using coupon, currency, issuer, sector, issuer country, credit rating information, and yield curves using money market rates (Level 2 inputs).
The value of futures contracts is determined by Management by obtaining valuations from independent pricing services at the settlement price at the market close (Level 1 inputs).
Management has developed a process to periodically review information provided by independent pricing services for all types of securities.
Investments in non-exchange traded investment companies are valued using the respective fund’s daily calculated net asset value ("NAV") per share (Level 2 inputs), when available.
If a valuation is not available from an independent pricing service, or if Management has reason to believe that the valuation received does not represent the amount a Fund might reasonably expect to receive on a current sale in an orderly transaction, Management seeks to obtain quotations from brokers or dealers (generally considered Level 2 or Level 3 inputs depending on the number of quotes available). If such quotations are not available, the security is valued using methods Management has approved in the good-faith belief that the resulting valuation will reflect the fair value of the security. Pursuant to Rule 2a-5 under the 1940 Act, the Board designated Management as the Funds' valuation designee. As the Funds' valuation designee, Management is responsible for determining fair value in good faith for any and all Fund investments. Inputs and assumptions considered in determining the fair value of a security based on Level 2 or Level 3 inputs may include, but are not limited to, the type of the security; the initial cost of the security; the existence of any contractual restrictions on the security’s disposition; the price and extent of public trading in similar securities of the issuer or of comparable companies; quotations or evaluated prices from broker-dealers and/or pricing services; information obtained from the issuer and/or analysts; an analysis of the company’s or issuer’s financial statements; an evaluation of the inputs that influence the issuer and the market(s) in which the security is purchased and sold.
The value of the Funds’ investments in foreign securities is generally determined using the same valuation methods and inputs as other Fund investments, as discussed above. Foreign security prices expressed in local currency values are normally translated from the local currency into U.S. dollars using the exchange rates as of 4:00 p.m., Eastern Time on days the New York Stock Exchange ("NYSE") is open for business.
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Management has approved the use of ICE Data Services ("ICE") to assist in determining the fair value of foreign equity securities when changes in the value of a certain index suggest that the closing prices on the foreign exchanges may no longer represent the amount that a Fund could expect to receive for those securities or on days when foreign markets are closed and U.S. markets are open. In each of these events, ICE will provide adjusted prices for certain foreign equity securities using a statistical analysis of historical correlations of multiple factors (Level 2 inputs). Management has also approved the use of ICE to evaluate the prices of foreign debt securities as of the time as of which a Fund’s share price is calculated. ICE utilizes benchmark spread and yield curves and evaluates available market activity from the local close to the time as of which a Fund’s share price is calculated (Level 2 inputs) to assist in determining prices for certain foreign debt securities. In the case of both foreign equity and foreign debt securities, in the absence of precise information about the market values of these foreign securities as of the time as of which a Fund’s share price is calculated, Management has determined on the basis of available data that prices adjusted or evaluated in this way are likely to be closer to the prices a Fund could realize on a current sale than are the prices of those securities established at the close of the foreign markets in which the securities primarily trade.
Fair value prices are necessarily estimates, and there is no assurance that such a price will be at or close to the price at which the security is next quoted or next trades.
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Foreign currency translations: The accounting records of the Funds and the CS Subsidiary are maintained in U.S. dollars. Foreign currency amounts are normally translated into U.S. dollars using the exchange rate as of 4:00 p.m. Eastern Time, on days the NYSE is open for business, to determine the value of investments, other assets and liabilities. Purchase and sale prices of securities, and income and expenses, are translated into U.S. dollars at the prevailing rate of exchange on the respective dates of such transactions. Net unrealized foreign currency gain/(loss), if any, arises from changes in the value of assets and liabilities, other than investments in securities, as a result of changes in exchange rates and is stated separately in the Statements of Operations.
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Securities transactions and investment income: Securities transactions are recorded on trade date for financial reporting purposes. Dividend income is recorded on the ex-dividend date or, for certain foreign dividends, as soon as a Fund becomes aware of the dividends. Non-cash dividends included in dividend income, if any, are recorded at the fair market value of the securities received. Interest income, including accretion of discount (adjusted for original issue discount, where applicable), and amortization of premium, where applicable, is recorded on the accrual basis. Realized gains and losses from securities transactions and foreign currency transactions, if any, are recorded on the basis of identified cost and stated separately in the Statements of Operations.
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Income tax information: Each Fund is treated as a separate entity for U.S. federal income tax purposes. It is the intention of each of Carbon Transition & Infrastructure ETF, Disrupters ETF and Next Generation Connected Consumer ETF to qualify for, and the policy of Commodity Strategy ETF to continue to qualify for, treatment as a regulated investment company ("RIC") by complying with the requirements of the U.S. Internal Revenue Code applicable to RICs and to distribute substantially all of its net investment income and net realized capital gains to its shareholders. To the extent a Fund distributes substantially all of its net investment income and net realized capital gains to shareholders, no federal income or excise tax provision is required.
ASC 740 "Income Taxes" sets forth a minimum threshold for financial statement recognition of a tax position taken, or expected to be taken, in a tax return. The Funds recognize interest and penalties, if any, related to unrecognized tax positions as an income tax expense in the Statements of Operations. The Funds are subject to examination by U.S. federal and state tax authorities for returns filed for the tax years for which the applicable statutes of limitations have not yet expired. As of February 28, 2023, the Funds did not have any unrecognized tax positions.
The CS Subsidiary is a controlled foreign corporation under the U.S. Internal Revenue Code. As a U.S. shareholder of a controlled foreign corporation, Commodity Strategy ETF will include in its taxable income its share of the CS Subsidiary’s current earnings and profits (including net realized gains). Any deficit
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generated by the CS Subsidiary will be disregarded for purposes of computing Commodity Strategy ETF's taxable income in the current period and also disregarded for all future periods.
For federal income tax purposes, the estimated cost and unrealized appreciation/(depreciation) in value of investments held at February 28, 2023 were as follows:
 
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)
Income distributions and capital gain distributions are determined in accordance with income tax regulations, which may differ from GAAP. These differences are primarily due to differing treatments of income and gains on various investment securities held by each Fund, timing differences and differing characterization of distributions made by each Fund. The Funds may also utilize earnings and profits distributed to shareholders on redemption of their shares as a part of the dividends-paid deduction for income tax purposes.
Any permanent differences resulting from different book and tax treatment are reclassified at year-end and have no impact on net income, NAV or NAV per share of the Funds. For the period ended August 31,2022, the Funds recorded permanent reclassifications related to one or more of the following: net operating losses written off, wholly owned subsidiary income and gain (loss), prior period true up adjustments, and deemed distribution on shareholder redemptions. For the period ended August 31, 2022, the Funds recorded the following permanent reclassifications:
 
Paid-in Capital
Total Distributable
Earnings/(Losses)
Commodity Strategy ETF
$36,404,219
$(36,404,219)
Disrupters ETF
(3,432)
3,432
The tax character of distributions paid during the period ended August 31, 2022, and during the year ended October 31, 2021, was as follows:
 
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.
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As of August 31, 2022, the components of distributable earnings (accumulated losses) on a U.S. federal income tax basis were as follows:
 
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)
The temporary differences between book basis and tax basis distributable earnings are primarily related to one or more of the following: losses disallowed and/or recognized on wash sales, amortization of organizational expenses, amortization of bond premium, wholly owned subsidiary inclusions and tax adjustments related to partnerships and other investments.
To the extent each Fund’s net realized capital gains, if any, can be offset by capital loss carryforwards, it is the policy of each Fund not to distribute such gains. Capital loss carryforward rules allow for RICs to carry forward capital losses indefinitely and to retain the character of capital loss carryforwards as short-term or long-term. As determined at August 31, 2022, the following Funds had unused capital loss carryforwards available for federal income tax purposes to offset future net realized capital gains, if any, as follows:
 
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
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Foreign taxes: Foreign taxes withheld, if any, represent amounts withheld by foreign tax authorities, net of refunds recoverable.
9
Distributions to shareholders: Each Fund may earn income, net of expenses, daily on its investments. Distributions from net investment income and net realized capital gains, if any, are generally distributed once a year (usually in December) and are recorded on the ex-date.

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Investments in foreign securities: Investing in foreign securities may involve sovereign and other risks, in addition to the credit and market risks normally associated with domestic securities. These additional risks include the possibility of adverse political and economic developments (including political instability, nationalization, expropriation, or confiscatory taxation) and the potentially adverse effects of unavailability of public information regarding issuers, less governmental supervision and regulation of financial markets, reduced liquidity of certain financial markets, and the lack of uniform accounting, auditing, and financial reporting standards or the application of standards that are different or less stringent than those applied in the United States. Foreign securities also may experience greater price volatility, higher rates of inflation, and delays in settlement.
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Investment company securities and other exchange-traded funds: The Funds may invest in shares of other registered investment companies, including other exchange-traded funds ("ETFs"), within the limitations prescribed by the 1940 Act, in reliance on rules adopted by the SEC, particularly Rule 12d1-4 or any other applicable exemptive relief. Rule 12d1-4 permits fund of funds arrangements, and includes (i) limits on control and voting; (ii) required evaluations and findings; (iii) required fund of funds investment agreements; and (iv) limits on complex structures. Shareholders of a Fund will indirectly bear their proportionate share of any management fees and other expenses paid by such other investment companies, in addition to the management fees and expenses of the Fund.
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When-issued/delayed delivery securities: Each Fund may purchase securities with delivery or payment to occur at a later date beyond the normal settlement period. At the time a Fund enters into a commitment to purchase a security, the transaction is recorded and the value of the security is reflected in the NAV. The price of such security and the date when the security will be delivered and paid for are fixed at the time the transaction is negotiated. The value of the security may vary with market fluctuations. No interest accrues to a Fund until payment takes place. When-issued and delayed delivery transactions can have a leverage-like effect on a Fund, which can increase fluctuations in the Fund’s NAV. Certain risks may arise upon entering into when-issued or delayed delivery securities transactions from the potential inability of counterparties to meet the terms of their contracts or if the issuer does not issue the securities due to political, economic, or other factors. Additionally, losses may arise due to changes in the value of the underlying securities.
Each Fund may also enter into a TBA agreement and "roll over" such agreement prior to the settlement date by selling the obligation to purchase the pools set forth in the agreement and entering into a new TBA agreement for future delivery of pools of mortgage-backed securities. TBA mortgage-backed securities may increase prepayment risks because the underlying mortgages may be less favorable than anticipated by a Fund.
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Derivative instruments: Commodity Strategy ETF's use of derivatives during the six months ended February 28, 2023, is described below. Please see the Consolidated Schedule of Investments for the Fund's open positions in derivatives at February 28, 2023. The disclosure requirements of ASC 815 "Derivatives and Hedging" ("ASC 815") distinguish between derivatives that qualify for hedge accounting and those that do not. Because investment companies value their derivatives at fair value and recognize changes in fair value through the Statements of Operations, they do not qualify for hedge accounting. Accordingly, even though a Fund’s investments in derivatives may represent economic hedges, they are considered non-hedge transactions for purposes of this disclosure.
Rule 18f-4 under the 1940 Act which became effective in August 2022, regulates the use of derivatives for certain funds registered under the 1940 Act ("Rule 18f-4"). The Funds have adopted a Rule 18f-4 Policy which provides, among other things, that unless a Fund qualifies as a "limited derivatives user'' as defined in Rule 18f-4, the Fund is subject to a comprehensive derivatives risk management program, is required to comply with certain value-at-risk based leverage limits and is required to provide additional disclosure both publicly and to the SEC regarding its derivatives positions. If a Fund qualifies as a limited derivatives user, Rule 18f-4 requires the Fund to have policies and procedures to manage its aggregate derivatives risk.
Futures contracts: During the six months ended February 28, 2023, Commodity Strategy ETF used commodity futures contracts (through investments in the CS Subsidiary) to provide investment exposure to individual commodities, as well as to manage and/or adjust the risk profile of the Fund.
At the time a Fund or CS Subsidiary enters into a futures contract, it is required to deposit with the futures commission merchant a specified amount of cash or liquid securities, known as "initial margin," which is a percentage of the value of the futures contract being traded that is set by the exchange upon which the futures contract is traded. Each day, the futures contract is valued at the official settlement price of the board of trade or U.S. commodity exchange on which such futures contract is traded. Subsequent payments, known as "variation margin," to and from the broker are made on a daily basis, or as needed, as the market price of the futures contract fluctuates. Daily variation margin adjustments, arising from this "mark to market," are recorded by the Fund or CS Subsidiary as unrealized gains or losses.
Although some futures by their terms call for actual delivery or acquisition of the underlying securities or currency, in most cases the contracts are closed out prior to delivery by offsetting purchases or sales of matching futures. When the contracts are closed or expire, a Fund or CS Subsidiary recognizes a gain or loss. Risks of entering into futures contracts include the possibility there may be an illiquid market, possibly at a time of rapidly declining prices, and/or a change in the value of the contract may not correlate with changes in the value of the underlying securities. Futures executed on regulated futures exchanges have minimal counterparty risk to a Fund or CS Subsidiary because the exchange’s clearinghouse assumes the position of the counterparty in each transaction. Thus, a Fund or CS Subsidiary is exposed to risk only in connection with the clearinghouse and not in connection with the original counterparty to the transaction.
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For U.S. federal income tax purposes, the futures transactions undertaken by a Fund or CS Subsidiary may cause the Fund or CS Subsidiary to recognize gains or losses from marking contracts to market even though its positions have not been sold or terminated, may affect the character of the gains or losses recognized as long-term or short-term, and may affect the timing of some capital gains and losses realized by the Fund or CS Subsidiary. Also, a Fund’s or CS Subsidiary's losses on transactions involving futures contracts may be deferred rather than being taken into account currently in calculating such Fund’s or CS Subsidiary's taxable income.
At February 28, 2023, the Fund had the following derivatives (which did not qualify as hedging instruments under ASC 815), grouped by primary risk exposure:
 
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)
The impact of the use of these derivative instruments on the Statements of Operations during the six months ended February 28, 2023, was as follows:
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
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Securities lending: Each Fund, using State Street Bank and Trust Company ("State Street") as its lending agent, may loan securities to qualified brokers and dealers in exchange for negotiated lender’s fees. These fees, if any, would be disclosed within the Statements of Operations under the caption "Income from securities loaned-net" and are net of expenses retained by State Street as compensation for its services as lending agent.
The initial collateral received by a Fund at the beginning of each transaction shall have a value equal to at least 102% of the prior day’s market value of the loaned securities (105% in the case of international securities). Collateral in the form of cash and/or securities issued or guaranteed by the U.S. government or its agencies, equivalent to at least 100% of the market value of securities, is maintained at all times. Thereafter, the value of the collateral is monitored on a daily basis, and collateral is moved daily between a counterparty and a Fund until the close of the transaction. Cash collateral is generally invested in a money market fund registered under the 1940 Act that is managed by an affiliate of State Street and is included on the Statements of Assets and Liabilities . The total value of securities received as collateral for securities on loan is included in a footnote following the applicable Schedule of Investments, but is not included within
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the Statements of Assets and Liabilities because the receiving Fund does not have the right to sell or repledge the securities received as collateral. The risks associated with lending portfolio securities include, but are not limited to, possible delays in receiving additional collateral or in the recovery of the loaned securities. Any increase or decrease in the fair value of the securities loaned and any interest earned or dividends paid or owed on those securities during the term of the loan would accrue to that Fund.
As of February 28, 2023, the Funds listed below had outstanding loans of securities to certain approved brokers each with a value as follows:
 
Value of Securities
Loaned
Carbon Transition &
Infrastructure ETF
$947,166
Next Generation
Connected Consumer
ETF
84,841
As of February 28, 2023, the Funds listed below had outstanding loans of securities to certain approved brokers for which each received collateral as follows:
 
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.
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Offsetting Assets and Liabilities: The Funds are required to disclose both gross and net information for assets and liabilities related to over-the-counter derivatives, repurchase and reverse repurchase agreements, and securities lending and securities borrowing transactions that are eligible for offset or subject to an enforceable master netting or similar agreement. Carbon Transition & Infrastructure ETF and Next Generation Connected Consumer ETF held one or more of these investments at February 28, 2023. The Funds’ securities lending assets at fair value are reported gross in the Statements of Assets and Liabilities. The following tables present securities lending assets by counterparty and net of the related collateral received by a Fund as of February 28, 2023.
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
$—
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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.
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Indemnifications: Like many other companies, the Trust’s organizational documents provide that its officers ("Officers") and trustees ("Trustees") are indemnified against certain liabilities arising out of the performance of their duties to the Trust. In addition, both in some of its principal service contracts and in the normal course of its business, the Trust enters into contracts that provide indemnifications to other parties for certain types of losses or liabilities. The Trust’s maximum exposure under these arrangements is unknown as this could involve future claims against the Trust.
Note B—Investment Management Fees, Administration Fees, Distribution Arrangements, and Other Transactions with Affiliates:
Carbon Transition & Infrastructure ETF, Disrupters ETF and Next Generation Connected Consumer ETF:
Each Fund retains NBIA as investment manager under a Management Agreement. Under the Management Agreement, Management is responsible for choosing a Fund’s investments and handling its day-to-day business. In addition, Management provides to each Fund certain Fund services and administrative services as specified in the Management Agreement.
Commodity Strategy ETF:
The Fund retains NBIA as investment manager under a Management Agreement. Under the Management Agreement, Management is responsible for choosing the Fund’s investments and handling its day-to-day business and certain Fund services.
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%
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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.
Management fees waived for the six months ended February 28, 2023 were as follows:
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
Accordingly, for the six months ended February 28, 2023, the investment management fee pursuant to the Management Agreement was equivalent to an annual effective rate of the Fund's average daily net assets(a), as follows:
 
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%
(a) Less the net assets of the CS Subsidiary for Commodity Strategy ETF.
Carbon Transition & Infrastructure ETF, Disrupters ETF and Next Generation Connected Consumer ETF:
NBIA has contractually agreed to pay all operating expenses of each Fund, except (i) interest and taxes (including, but not limited to, income, excise, transaction, transfer and withholding taxes); (ii) brokerage expenses, including commissions, and other transaction costs; (iii) acquired fund fees and expenses; (iv) dividend and interest expenses relating to short sales; (v) expenses incurred in connection with any distribution plan adopted by the Trust in compliance with Rule 12b-1 under the 1940 Act, including distribution fees; (vi) the compensation payable to NBIA under this Agreement; (vii) securities lending expenses; (viii) litigation expenses and tax reclaim expenses; (ix) indemnification expenses; and (x) any expenses determined to be extraordinary expenses by the Board. During the six months ended February 28, 2023, each Fund did not pay for any expenses other than the investment management fee. With the Funds' consent, Management may subcontract to third parties some of its responsibilities to the Funds under the Management Agreement and may compensate each such third party that provides such services. Certain expenses that are outside of the investment management fee, as described above, may be applicable to multiple funds within the complex of related investment companies and such allocations are handled as follows: Expenses directly attributable to a Fund are charged to that Fund. Expenses borne by the complex of related investment companies, which includes open-end and closed-end investment companies for which NBIA serves as investment manager, that are not directly attributable to a particular investment company (e.g., a Fund) are
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allocated among that Fund and the other investment companies or series thereof in the complex on the basis of relative net assets, except where a more appropriate allocation of expenses to each of the investment companies or series thereof in the complex can otherwise be made fairly.
Commodity Strategy ETF:
NBIA has contractually agreed to waive fees and/or reimburse certain expenses of Commodity Strategy ETF so that the total annual operating expenses of those classes do not exceed the expense limitations as detailed in the following table. These undertakings exclude interest, brokerage commissions, acquired fund fees and expenses, taxes including any expenses relating to tax reclaims, extraordinary expenses, and dividend and interest expenses relating to short sales, if any (commitment fees relating to borrowings are treated as interest for purposes of this exclusion) ("annual operating expenses"); consequently, net expenses may exceed the contractual expense limitations. The expenses of the CS Subsidiary are included in the total expenses used to calculate the reimbursement, which the Fund has agreed to share with the CS Subsidiary. For the six months ended February 28, 2023, the expenses of the CS Subsidiary amounted to $203,314. Prior to the Reorganization, the Predecessor Fund incurred fees and engaged in transactions with affiliates. Expenses, other than management fees, which include balances of both the Predecessor Fund and Commodity Strategy ETF, as shown in the Consolidated Statement of Operations were expenses incurred by the Predecessor Fund.
At February 28, 2023, Commodity Strategy ETF's contingent liabilities to NBIA under the agreement were as follows:
 
 
 
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.
Commodity Strategy ETF has agreed that it will repay NBIA for fees and expenses waived or reimbursed provided that repayment does not cause that the Fund's annual operating expenses to exceed its contractual expense limitation in place at the time the fees and expenses were waived or reimbursed, or the expense limitation in place at the time the Fund repays NBIA, whichever is lower. Any such repayment must be made within three years after the year in which NBIA incurred the expense.
During the period ended February 28, 2023, there was no repayment to NBIA under this agreement.
NBIA retains State Street as its sub-administrator under a Sub-Administration Agreement. NBIA pays State Street a fee for all services received under the Sub-Administration Agreement.
Commodity Strategy ETF retains NBIA as its administrator under an Administration Agreement. The administration fee was assessed at the class level prior to October 24, 2022 and each share class of the Fund, as applicable, paid NBIA an annual administration fee equal to the following: 0.26% for each of Class A and Class C; and 0.15% for Institutional Class, each as a percentage of its average daily net assets.
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Effective October 24, 2022, after the Reorganization, Commodity Strategy ETF pays NBIA a fee at the annual rate of 0.09% of the Fund's average daily net assets.
Neuberger Berman BD LLC (the "Distributor") serves as the distributor in connection with the continuous offering of each Fund’s shares. Each Fund (except Commodity Strategy ETF) also has a distribution agreement that allows the Fund to pay distribution fees to the Distributor and other firms that provide distribution services ("Service Providers"). Under their distribution plans (each a Plan, collectively, the "Plans") if a Service Provider provides distribution services, a Fund would pay distribution fees to the Distributor at an annual rate not to exceed 0.25% of average daily net assets, pursuant to Rule 12b-1 under the 1940 Act. The Distributor would, in turn, pay the Service Provider out of its fees. The Board currently has determined not to implement any 12b-1 fees pursuant to the Plan. 12b-1 fees may only be imposed after approval by the Board.
Note C—Securities Transactions:
During the period ended February 28, 2023, there were purchase and sale transactions of long-term securities and in-kind capital share transactions as follows:
 
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
During the six months ended February 28, 2023, no brokerage commissions on securities transactions were paid to affiliated brokers.
Note D—Fund Share Transactions:
The Funds issue or redeem capital shares in aggregation of a specified number of shares (each, a "Creation Unit") to certain institutional investors (typically market makers or other broker-dealers) on a continuous basis through the Distributor. Currently, the number of shares that constitutes a Creation Unit is 25,000 shares. Creation Unit transactions are typically conducted in exchange for the deposit or delivery of a designated portfolio of in-kind securities, cash or a combination thereof, consistent with a Fund's investment objective, policies and disclosure.
Share activity for the six months ended February 28, 2023, was as follows:
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.
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Share activity for the period ended August 31, 2022, was as follows:
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.
Share activity for the year ended October 31, 2021, was as follows:
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
Note E—Line of Credit:
At February 28, 2023, each Fund was a participant in a syndicated committed, unsecured $700,000,000 line of credit (the "Credit Facility"), to be used only for temporary or emergency purposes. Series of other investment companies managed by NBIA also participate in this line of credit on substantially the same terms. Interest is charged on borrowings under this Credit Facility at the highest of (a) a federal funds effective rate plus 1.00% per annum, (b) a daily simple Secured Overnight Financing Rate ("SOFR") plus 1.10% per annum, and (c) an overnight bank funding rate plus 1.00% per annum. The Credit Facility has an annual commitment fee of 0.15% per annum of the available line of credit, which is paid quarterly. Each Fund that is a participant has agreed to pay its pro rata share of the annual commitment fee, based on the ratio of its individual net assets to the net assets of all participants at the time the fee is due, and interest charged on any borrowing made by such Fund and other costs incurred by such Fund. Because several mutual funds participate in the Credit Facility, there is no assurance that an individual fund will have access to all or any part of the $700,000,000 at any particular time. There were no loans outstanding under the Credit Facility at February 28, 2023. During the six months ended February 28, 2023, none of the Funds utilized the Credit Facility.
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Note F—Investments in Affiliates(a):
At February 28, 2023, affiliated persons owned outstanding shares of the following Funds:
 
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.
Note G—Change in Fiscal Year End:
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.
Note H—Recent Accounting Pronouncements:
In June 2022, FASB issued Accounting Standards Update No. 2022-03, "Fair Value Measurement of Equity Securities Subject to Contractual Sale Restrictions" ("ASU 2022-03"). ASU 2022-03 clarifies the guidance in ASC 820, related to the measurement of the fair value of an equity security subject to contractual sale restrictions, where it eliminates the ability to apply a discount to the fair value of these securities, and introduces disclosure requirements related to such equity securities. The guidance is effective for fiscal years, and interim periods within those fiscal years, beginning after December 15, 2023, and allows for early adoption. Management is currently evaluating the impact of applying this update.
In December 2022, the FASB issued Accounting Standards Update No. 2022-06 ("ASU 2022-06"), "Reference Rate Reform (Topic 848)", which is an update to Accounting Standards Update No. 2021-01 ("ASU 2021-01"), "Reference Rate Reform (Topic 848)" and defers the sunset date for applying the reference rate reform relief in Topic 848. ASU 2021-01 is an update of ASU 2020-04, which is in response to concerns about structural risks of interbank offered rates, and particularly the risk of cessation of LIBOR, regulators have undertaken reference rate reform initiatives to identify alternative reference rates that are more observable or transaction based and less susceptible to manipulation. ASU 2020-04 provides optional guidance for a limited period of time to ease the potential burden in accounting for (or recognizing the effects of) reference rate reform on financial reporting. ASU 2020-04 is elective and applies to all entities, subject to meeting certain criteria, that have contracts, hedging relationships, and other transactions that reference LIBOR or another reference rate expected to be discontinued because of reference rate reform. The ASU 2021-01 update clarifies that certain optional expedients and exceptions in Topic 848 for contract modifications and hedge accounting apply to derivatives that are affected by the discounting transition. The amendments in this update are effective immediately through December 31, 2024, for all entities. Management is currently evaluating the implications, if any, of the additional requirements and its impact on the Funds' financial statements.
Note I—Other Matters:
Coronavirus: The outbreak of the novel coronavirus in many countries has, among other things, disrupted global travel and supply chains, and adversely impacted global commercial activity, the transportation industry and commodity prices in the energy sector. The impact of this virus has negatively affected and may
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continue to affect the economies of many nations, individual companies and the global securities and commodities markets, including liquidity and volatility. The development and fluidity of this situation precludes any prediction as to its ultimate impact, which may have a continued adverse effect on global economic and market conditions. Such conditions (which may be across industries, sectors or geographies) have impacted and may continue to impact certain issuers of the securities held by the Funds and in turn, may impact the financial performance of the Funds.
Russia's Invasion of Ukraine: Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, and corresponding events in late February 2022, have had, and could continue to have, severe adverse effects on regional and global economic markets for securities and commodities. Following Russia’s actions, various governments, including the United States, have issued broad-ranging economic sanctions against Russia. The current events have had, and could continue to have, an adverse effect on global markets performance and liquidity, thereby negatively affecting the value of a Fund's investments beyond any direct exposure to Russian or Ukrainian issuers. The duration of ongoing hostilities and the vast array of sanctions and related events cannot be predicted. Those events present material uncertainty and risk with respect to markets globally and the performance of a Fund and its investments or operations could be negatively impacted.
Note J—Unaudited Financial Information:
The financial information included in this interim report is taken from the records of each Fund without audit by an independent registered public accounting firm. Annual reports contain audited financial statements.
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Financial Highlights ETF Trust
The following tables include selected data for a share outstanding throughout each period and other performance information derived from the Financial Statements. Amounts that do not round to $0.01 or $(0.01) per share are presented as $0.00 or $(0.00), respectively. Ratios that do not round to 0.01% or (0.01)% are presented as 0.00% or (0.00)%, respectively. A "—" indicates that the line item was not applicable in the corresponding period.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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)
$
$
$
See Notes to Financial Highlights
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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
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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Notes to Financial Highlights  (Unaudited)
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.
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Directory
Investment Manager
Neuberger Berman Investment Advisers LLC*
1290 Avenue of the Americas
New York, NY 10104-0002
Distributor
Neuberger Berman BD LLC
1290 Avenue of the Americas
New York, NY 10104-0002
Custodian and Transfer Agent
State Street Bank and Trust Company
One Lincoln Street
Boston, MA 02111
* Investment Manager and Administrator to Commodity Strategy ETF
For Shareholders, address correspondence to:
Neuberger Berman Funds
John Adams Building
1776 Heritage Drive
North Quincy, MA 02171
Legal Counsel
K&L Gates LLP
1601 K Street, NW
Washington, DC 20006-1600
Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm
Ernst & Young LLP
200 Clarendon Street
Boston, MA 02116
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Proxy Voting Policies and Procedures
A description of the policies and procedures that the Trust uses to determine how to vote proxies relating to portfolio securities is available, without charge, by calling 877-628-2583 (toll-free) and on the SEC’s website at www.sec.gov. Information regarding how the Trust voted proxies relating to portfolio securities during the most recent 12-month period ended June 30 is also available upon request, without charge, by calling 877-628-2583 (toll-free), on the SEC’s website at www.sec.gov, and on Neuberger Berman’s website at www.nb.com.
Quarterly Portfolio Schedule
The Trust files a complete schedule of portfolio holdings for each Fund with the SEC for the first and third quarters of each fiscal year as an exhibit to its report on Form N-PORT. The Trust’s Form N-PORT is available on the SEC’s website at www.sec.gov. The portfolio holdings information on Form N-PORT is available upon request, without charge, by calling 877-628-2583 (toll-free).
Neuberger Berman Commodity Strategy ETF: Initial Consideration of the Management Agreement
Prior to approving the management agreement with Neuberger Berman Investment Advisers LLC ("Management") (the "Agreement") with respect to Neuberger Berman Commodity Strategy ETF (the "Fund"), the Board of Trustees (the "Board") of Neuberger Berman ETF Trust (the "Trust"), including the Trustees who are not "interested persons" of the Trust or of Management (including its affiliates), as such term is defined under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended ("1940 Act") ("Independent Fund Trustees"), evaluated the Agreement.  Throughout the process, the Independent Fund Trustees were advised by counsel that is experienced in 1940 Act matters and that is independent of Management ("Independent Counsel").  At this meeting, Management explained to the Board its intention to have the Fund acquire the assets of Neuberger Berman Commodity Strategy Fund ("Predecessor Fund") in a tax-free reorganization, subject to the Board's approval and the approval of the Predecessor Fund's Board of Trustees.
In evaluating the Agreement, the Board, including the Independent Fund Trustees, reviewed materials provided by Management and met with senior representatives of Management regarding its personnel, operations, and financial condition as they relate to the Fund.
In connection with its deliberations on the Agreement, the Board also considered the broad range of information relevant to the Agreement that is provided to the Board (including their various standing committees) at meetings throughout the year and for the annual consideration of continuance of contracts for other series of other open-end funds, including the Predecessor Fund, including reports on systems for monitoring portfolio risk, liquidity management, and other portfolio parameters for those series.  The Contract Review Committee, which is comprised of Independent Fund Trustees, was established by the Board to assist in its evaluation and analysis of materials for contract review.  The Board has also established other committees that focus throughout the year on specific areas relevant to contract review, such as performance or compliance matters, and that are charged with specific responsibilities regarding the annual contract review.  Those committees provide reports to the full Board, including the members of the Contract Review Committee, which consider that information as part of a contract review process.
The Independent Fund Trustees receive, at least annually, from Independent Counsel a memorandum discussing the legal standards for their consideration of the Agreement.  During the course of their deliberations regarding their review of the Agreement, the Independent Fund Trustees met with Independent Counsel separately from representatives of Management.
In connection with its approval of the Agreement, the Board evaluated the terms of the Agreement, the overall fairness of the Agreement to the Fund and whether the Agreement was in the best interests of the Fund and its
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shareholders.  The Board considered all factors it deemed relevant with respect to the Fund, including the following factors: (1) the nature, extent, and anticipated quality of the services to be provided by Management; (2) the expected costs of the services to be provided by Management; (3) the extent to which economies of scale might be realized as the Fund grows; and (4) whether proposed fee levels reflect any such potential economies of scale for the benefit of the Fund's shareholders.  The Board's determination to approve the Agreement was based on a comprehensive consideration of all information provided to the Board.  This description is not intended to include all of the factors considered by the Board.  The Board members did not identify any particular information or factor that was all-important or controlling, and each Trustee may have attributed different weights to the various factors.  The Board focused on the costs and benefits of the Agreement to the Fund and, through the Fund, its shareholders.
With respect to the nature, extent and quality of the services to be provided, the Board considered the investment philosophy and decision-making processes of, and the qualifications, experience, and capabilities of, and the resources available to, the portfolio management personnel of Management who would perform services for the Fund.  The Board noted that Management also would provide certain administrative services, including fund accounting and compliance services.  The Board also considered Management's policies and practices regarding brokerage, commissions and other trading costs, and allocation of portfolio transactions for the Fund.  Moreover, the Board considered Management's approach to potential conflicts of interest both generally and between a fund's investments and those of other funds or accounts managed by Management.  The Board noted the extensive range of services that Management will provide to the Fund beyond the investment management services.  The Board noted that Management will also be responsible for monitoring compliance with the Fund's investment objectives, policies and restrictions, as well as compliance with applicable law, including implementing rulemaking initiatives of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission.  The Board considered that Management will assume significant ongoing entrepreneurial and business risks as the investment adviser and sponsor for the Fund, for which it is entitled to reasonable compensation.  The Board also considered that Management's responsibilities will include continual management of investment, operational, cybersecurity, enterprise, legal, regulatory and compliance risks as they relate to the Fund, and the Board considers on a regular basis information regarding Management's processes for monitoring and managing risk.
The Board also noted that the Fund would use the same service providers as the other series of the Trust and considered its review and evaluation, in its capacity as the Board, of Management's activities to oversee the various outside service providers, including its renegotiation of certain service providers' fees and its evaluation of service providers' infrastructure, cybersecurity programs, compliance programs, and business continuity programs, among other matters.  The Board also considered Management's ongoing development of its own infrastructure and information technology that will support the Fund through, among other things, cybersecurity, business continuity planning, and risk management.  The Board noted Management's largely seamless implementation of its business continuity plan in response to the COVID-19 pandemic and its success in continuously providing services to other series of other open-end funds notwithstanding the disruptions caused by the pandemic.  In addition, the Board noted the positive compliance history of Management, as no significant compliance problems were reported to the Board with respect to Management.  The Board also considered the general structure of the portfolio managers' compensation for the Fund, and whether this structure provides appropriate incentives for portfolio managers to act in the best interests of the Fund that they manage.  The Board also considered the ability of Management to attract and retain qualified personnel to service the Fund.
The Board also considered the manner in which Management addressed various matters that have arisen during the year, some of them a result of developments in the broader fund industry or the regulations governing it.  In addition, the Board considered actions taken by Management in response to market conditions over the past year and considered the overall performance of Management in this context.
With respect to the overall fairness of the Agreement, the Board considered the fee structures proposed for the Fund under the Agreement for the shares to be registered initially as compared to a peer group of funds having comparable investment programs, but most of which had net assets of between $10 million and $9.1 billion.  The
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Board also considered any fall-out (i.e., indirect) benefits likely to accrue to Management or its affiliates from their relationship with the Fund.  The Board reviewed a comparison of the Fund's proposed management fee to the Predecessor Fund which would be the same.  It considered the benefits to the Predecessor Fund's shareholders from the fact that the total expense ratio of the Fund, after application of the contractual expense limitation, would be lower than the prior total expense ratio of each class of the Predecessor Fund.  The Board also reviewed a comparison of the Fund's total expense ratio against a peer group of comparable funds and noted that the comparative total expense ratio analysis includes, in the Fund's management fee, the separate administrative fees paid to Management.  However, the Board noted the unitary fee structure of the majority of funds in the peer group under which those funds pay for the advisory, supervisory, and administrative services for one set fee and noted the traditional fee structure of the Fund, consisting of separate management and administrative fees.  Accordingly, the Board considered the Fund's total expense ratio as compared with its peer group as a way of taking account of the differences in fee structure between the funds.  The Board noted that the Fund's total expense ratio was lower than the average total expense ratio of the peer group.
In addition, the Board considered the proposed contractual expense limitation for the Fund.  The Board considered that the Fund's fee structure does not provide for a reduction of payments resulting from the use of breakpoints, and concluded that the fee structure was reasonable based in part on the nature of the Fund and its investment strategy, in part based on the proposed expense limitation and the observation that the Fund was priced to scale – that is, the projected expense ratios for the Fund were comparable to those of much larger funds.  The Board concluded that the benefits expected to accrue to Management and its affiliates by virtue of their relationship to the Fund were reasonable in light of the reasonably anticipated costs of providing the investment advisory and other services and the benefits expected to accrue to the Fund.
The Board noted that the Fund did not have performance information since it had not commenced operations.  However, the Board considered the performance information of the Predecessor Fund.  The Board considered that, based on performance data for the periods ended December 31, 2021: (1) as compared to its benchmark, the Predecessor Fund's performance was higher for the 1-, 3-, and 5-year periods; and (2) as compared to its Performance Universe, the Predecessor Fund's performance was in the third quintile for the 1-year period, the second quintile for the 3-year period, and the first quintile for the 5-year period.  The Predecessor Fund was launched in 2012 and therefore does not have 10-year performance.
Conclusions
In approving the Agreement, the Board concluded that, in its business judgment, the terms of the Agreement are fair and reasonable to the Fund and that approval of the Agreement is in the best interests of the Fund and its shareholders.  In reaching this determination, the Board considered that Management could be expected to provide a high level of service to the Fund; that the Fund's proposed fee structure appeared to the Board to be reasonable given the nature, extent, and quality of services expected to be provided; and that the benefits expected to accrue to Management and its affiliates by virtue of their relationship with the Fund were reasonable in light of the reasonably anticipated costs of providing the investment advisory and other services and the benefits expected to accrue to the Fund.
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Neuberger Berman Investment Advisers LLC
1290 Avenue of the Americas
New York, NY 10104-0002
877.628.2583
www.nb.com/ETF
Statistics and projections in this report are derived from sources deemed to be reliable but cannot be regarded as a representation of future results of the Funds. This report is prepared for the general information of shareholders and is not an offer of shares of the Funds. Shares are sold only through the currently effective prospectus which you can obtain by calling 877.628.2583. An investor should consider carefully a Fund’s investment objectives, risks and fees and expenses, which are described in its prospectus, before investing.
Y0034 04/23








(b) Not applicable to the Registrant.

Item 2.  Code of Ethics.

The Board of Trustees (“Board”) of Neuberger Berman ETF Trust (“Registrant”) has adopted a code of ethics that applies to the Registrant’s principal executive officer, principal financial officer, principal accounting officer or controller, or persons performing similar functions (“Code of Ethics”).  During the period covered by this Form N-CSR, there were no substantive amendments to the Code of Ethics and there were no waivers from the Code of Ethics granted to the Registrant’s principal executive officer, principal financial officer, principal accounting officer or controller, or persons performing similar functions.
A copy of the Code of Ethics is incorporated by reference to Neuberger Berman Income Funds’ Form N-CSR, Investment Company Act file number 811-03802 (filed June 30, 2020). The Code of Ethics is also available, without charge, by calling 1-800-877-9700 (toll-free).

Item 3.  Audit Committee Financial Expert.

Not applicable to semi-annual reports on Form N-CSR.

Item 4.  Principal Accountant Fees and Services.

Not applicable to semi-annual reports on Form N-CSR.

Item 5.  Audit Committee of Listed Registrants.

Not applicable to the Registrant.

Item 6.  Investments.

(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.

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

Not applicable to the Registrant.

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

Not applicable to the Registrant.

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

Not applicable to the Registrant.

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

There were no changes to the procedures by which shareholders may recommend nominees to the Board.

Item 11.  Controls and Procedures.

(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.

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

Not applicable to the Registrant.

Item 13.  Exhibits.

(a)(1)

(a)(2)

(a)(3)
Not applicable to the Registrant.

(a)(4)
Not applicable to the Registrant.


The certification furnished pursuant to Rule 30a-2(b) under the Act and Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act will not be deemed “filed” for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (“Exchange Act”), or otherwise subject to the liability of that section.  Such certification will not be deemed to be incorporated by reference into any filing under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or the Exchange Act, except to the extent that the Registrant specifically incorporates it by reference.




SIGNATURES

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

Neuberger Berman ETF Trust

By:
/s/ Joseph V. Amato                              

 
Joseph V. Amato
 
 
Chief Executive Officer and President
 

Date: May 4, 2023


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


By:
/s/ Joseph V. Amato                              

 
Joseph V. Amato
 
 
Chief Executive Officer and President
 

Date: May 4, 2023



By:
/s/ John M. McGovern                            
 
 
John M. McGovern
 
 
Treasurer and Principal Financial
and Accounting Officer

Date: May 4, 2023


EX-99.CERT 2 exh99-cert.htm
EXHIBIT (a)(2)


CERTIFICATIONS
I, Joseph V. Amato, certify that:
1. I have reviewed this report on Form N-CSR of Neuberger Berman ETF Trust (“Registrant”);
2. Based on my knowledge, this report does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by this report;
3. Based on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial information included in this report, fairly present in all material respects the financial condition, results of operations, changes in net assets, and cash flows (if the financial statements are required to include a statement of cash flows) of the Registrant as of, and for, the periods presented in this report;
4. The Registrant’s other certifying officer(s) and I are responsible for establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Rule 30a-3(c) under the Investment Company Act of 1940) and internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Rule 30a-3(d) under the Investment Company Act of 1940) for the Registrant and have:
a) Designed such disclosure controls and procedures, or caused such disclosure controls and procedures to be designed under our supervision, to ensure that material information relating to the Registrant, including its consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to us by others within those entities, particularly during the period in which this report is being prepared;
b) Designed such internal control over financial reporting, or caused such internal control over financial reporting to be designed under our supervision, to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles;
c) Evaluated the effectiveness of the Registrant’s disclosure controls and procedures and presented in this report our conclusions about the effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures, as of a date within 90 days prior to the filing date of this report based on such evaluation; and
d) Disclosed in this report any change in the Registrant’s internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the period covered by this report that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the Registrant’s internal control over financial reporting; and
5. The Registrant’s other certifying officer(s) and I have disclosed to the Registrant’s auditors and the audit committee of the Registrant’s board of trustees (or persons performing the equivalent functions):
a) All significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the design or operation of internal control over financial reporting which are reasonably likely to adversely affect the Registrant’s ability to record, process, summarize, and report financial information; and
b) Any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who have a significant role in the Registrant’s internal control over financial reporting.
Date: May 4, 2023

By:
/s/ Joseph V. Amato                     
 
 
Joseph V. Amato
 
 
Chief Executive Officer and President
 


I, John M. McGovern, certify that:
1. I have reviewed this report on Form N-CSR of Neuberger Berman ETF Trust (“Registrant”);
2. Based on my knowledge, this report does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by this report;
3. Based on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial information included in this report, fairly present in all material respects the financial condition, results of operations, changes in net assets, and cash flows (if the financial statements are required to include a statement of cash flows) of the Registrant as of, and for, the periods presented in this report;
4. The Registrant’s other certifying officer(s) and I are responsible for establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Rule 30a-3(c) under the Investment Company Act of 1940) and internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Rule 30a-3(d) under the Investment Company Act of 1940) for the Registrant and have:
a) Designed such disclosure controls and procedures, or caused such disclosure controls and procedures to be designed under our supervision, to ensure that material information relating to the Registrant, including its consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to us by others within those entities, particularly during the period in which this report is being prepared;
b) Designed such internal control over financial reporting, or caused such internal control over financial reporting to be designed under our supervision, to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles;
c) Evaluated the effectiveness of the Registrant’s disclosure controls and procedures and presented in this report our conclusions about the effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures, as of a date within 90 days prior to the filing date of this report based on such evaluation; and
d) Disclosed in this report any change in the Registrant’s internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the period covered by this report that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the Registrant’s internal control over financial reporting; and
5. The Registrant’s other certifying officer(s) and I have disclosed to the Registrant’s auditors and the audit committee of the Registrant’s board of trustees (or persons performing the equivalent functions):
a) All significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the design or operation of internal control over financial reporting which are reasonably likely to adversely affect the Registrant’s ability to record, process, summarize, and report financial information; and
b) Any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who have a significant role in the Registrant’s internal control over financial reporting.
Date: May 4, 2023

By:
/s/ John M. McGovern                     
 
 
John M. McGovern
 
 
Treasurer and Principal Financial
and Accounting Officer
 



EX-99.906 CERT 3 exh99-906cert.htm

EXHIBIT (b)


Section 906 Certification

We, Joseph V. Amato, Chief Executive Officer and President, and John M. McGovern, Treasurer and Principal Financial and Accounting Officer, of Neuberger Berman ETF Trust (“Registrant”), certify, pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350 enacted under Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, that to our knowledge:


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.

Date: May 4, 2023

 
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
   

A signed original of this written statement required by Section 906, or other document authenticating, acknowledging, or otherwise adopting the signature that appears in typed form within the electronic version of this written statement required by Section 906, has been provided to the Registrant and will be retained by the Registrant and furnished to the Securities and Exchange Commission or its staff upon request.

This certification is being furnished to the Commission solely pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350 and is not being filed as part of the Form N-CSR with the Commission.








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