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


FORM N-CSRS
 


CERTIFIED SHAREHOLDER REPORT OF REGISTERED MANAGEMENT
INVESTMENT COMPANIES

Investment Company Act File Number 811-22704

CAMBRIA ETF TRUST
 (Exact name of registrant as specified in charter)
 


2321 Rosecrans Avenue
Suite 3225
El Segundo, CA 90245
(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip code)

Corporation Service Company
2711 Centerville Road
Suite 400
Wilmington, DE 19808
 (Name and address of agent for service)

With a Copy to:
Stacy L. Fuller
K&L Gates LLP
1601 K Street NW
Washington, DC 20006

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: 1-310-683-5500

Date of fiscal year end: April 30, 2015

Date of reporting period: October 31, 2014
 
 
 

 
 
Item 1.   Reports to Stockholders.
 

 
 
 
Cambria Shareholder Yield ETF (SYLD)
 
Cambria Foreign Shareholder Yield ETF (FYLD)
 
Cambria Global Value ETF (GVAL)
 

 
Semi-Annual Report
 
October 31, 2014
(Unaudited)
 

 
 
 

 
 

Cambria Investment Management
Table of Contents
 

 
Schedules of Investments
2
Statements of Assets and Liabilities
9
Statements of Operations
10
Statements of Changes in Net Assets
11
Financial Highlights
13
Notes to Financial Statements
14
Disclosure of Fund Expenses
22
Supplemental Information
23
 
The Funds file their complete schedules of Fund holdings with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “Commission”) for the first and third quarters of each fiscal year on Form N-Q within sixty days after the end of the period. The Funds’ Forms N-Q are available on the Commission’s website at http://www.sec.gov, and may be reviewed and copied at the Commission’s Public Reference Room in Washington, DC. Information on the operation of the Public Reference Room may be obtained by calling 1-800-SEC-0330.
 
A description of the policies and procedures that Cambria Investment Management L.P., the Funds’ investment advisor, uses to determine how to vote proxies relating to Fund securities, as well as information relating to how the Funds voted proxies relating to Fund securities during the most recent 12-month period ended June 30, is available (i) without charge, upon request, by calling (855)-383-4636; and (ii) on the Commission’s website at www.sec.gov.
 
 
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Cambria Investment Management
Schedule of Investments Cambria Shareholder Yield ETF
October 31, 2014 (Unaudited)

 
 
Description
 
Shares
   
Value
 
COMMON STOCK — 99.7%
       
Consumer Discretionary — 13.8%
           
Cato, Cl A
    34,528     $ 1,231,614  
CBS, Cl B
    35,370       1,917,761  
Dillard's, Cl A
    14,115       1,492,803  
Gannett
    78,011       2,457,346  
Gap
    47,142       1,786,210  
Home Depot
    24,515       2,390,703  
Kohl's
    37,169       2,015,303  
Lowe's
    41,850       2,393,820  
Macy's
    38,894       2,248,851  
Magna International
    15,333       1,513,521  
Newell Rubbermaid
    34,539       1,151,185  
O'Reilly Automotive*
    15,255       2,683,049  
Six Flags Entertainment
    49,797       2,006,819  
Smith & Wesson Holding*
    149,642       1,520,363  
Time Warner
    15,461       1,228,686  
Visteon*
    11,486       1,078,535  
              29,116,569  
Consumer Staples — 8.3%
               
Coca-Cola Enterprises
    44,955       1,948,799  
CVS Health
    28,890       2,479,051  
Dr Pepper Snapple Group
    34,155       2,365,234  
General Mills
    38,093       1,979,312  
Kimberly-Clark
    17,678       2,020,065  
Medifast*
    80,060       2,541,105  
Reynolds American
    35,370       2,225,127  
Wal-Mart Stores
    23,435       1,787,387  
              17,346,080  
Energy — 8.8%
               
BP ADR
    35,474       1,541,700  
Cameron International*
    33,485       1,994,032  
Chesapeake Granite Wash Trust
    167,518       1,730,461  
CVR Refining (A)
    77,811       1,886,139  
Hess
    17,603       1,492,910  
 
Description
 
Shares
   
Value
 
HollyFrontier
    37,483     $ 1,700,979  
Hugoton Royalty Trust
    109,618       982,177  
Marathon Petroleum
    20,655       1,877,539  
Northern Tier Energy(A)
    74,701       1,885,453  
Phillips 66
    13,704       1,075,764  
Western Refining
    52,908       2,412,076  
              18,579,230  
Financials — 20.4%
               
Allstate
    38,438       2,492,704  
Ameriprise Financial
    20,257       2,555,826  
Aspen Insurance Holdings
    43,470       1,896,596  
Assurant
    30,430       2,075,935  
Axis Capital Holdings
    47,957       2,308,650  
Comerica
    44,550       2,126,817  
Everest Re Group
    14,233       2,428,861  
Fifth Third Bancorp
    96,390       1,926,836  
Gladstone Capital
    212,980       1,957,286  
Huntington Bancshares
    204,074       2,022,373  
Legg Mason
    52,904       2,751,008  
LPL Financial Holdings
    45,050       1,864,620  
Montpelier Re Holdings
    70,462       2,335,111  
PartnerRe
    17,955       2,077,214  
Platinum Underwriters Holdings
    31,317       1,961,384  
RenaissanceRe Holdings
    18,225       1,883,189  
State Street
    30,777       2,322,432  
Travelers
    25,089       2,528,971  
Unum Group
    60,345       2,019,144  
WR Berkley
    24,638       1,269,843  
              42,804,800  
Health Care — 6.1%
               
Chemed
    25,870       2,673,923  
Cigna
    12,306       1,225,308  
Eli Lilly
    35,601       2,361,414  
Omnicare
    31,896       2,123,955  
Pfizer
    63,113       1,890,235  
WellPoint
    19,611       2,484,518  
              12,759,353  
Industrials — 10.7%
               
3M
    11,291       1,736,217  
Babcock & Wilcox
    63,165       1,806,519  
Flowserve
    29,797       2,025,898  
General Dynamics
    9,350       1,306,756  
Ingersoll-Rand
    26,690       1,671,328  
Joy Global
    19,911       1,047,916  
L-3 Communications Holdings
    20,115       2,443,168  
Northrop Grumman
    20,224       2,790,103  
Raytheon
    25,811       2,681,247  
Southwest Airlines
    85,715       2,955,453  
SPX
    21,487       2,036,752  
              22,501,357  
 
The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.
 
 
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Cambria Investment Management
Schedule of Investments Cambria Shareholder Yield ETF
October 31, 2014 (Unaudited) (Concluded)
 
Description
 
Shares/Face Amount
   
Value
 
Information Technology — 17.4%
           
Apple
    23,724     $ 2,562,192  
CA
    60,750       1,765,395  
Computer Sciences
    33,786       2,040,674  
Conversant*
    84,672       2,984,688  
CoreLogic*
    59,940       1,880,318  
Corning
    97,532       1,992,579  
Flextronics International*
    222,077       2,380,665  
Juniper Networks
    89,407       1,883,805  
Lexmark International, Cl A
    55,890       2,412,212  
NVIDIA
    112,090       2,190,238  
SanDisk
    25,819       2,430,601  
Seagate Technology
    39,825       2,502,205  
TE Connectivity
    35,047       2,142,423  
Texas Instruments
    45,495       2,259,282  
Western Digital
    27,767       2,731,440  
Xerox
    190,345       2,527,782  
              36,686,499  
Materials — 5.2%
               
Clearwater Paper*
    35,065       2,256,433  
Cytec Industries
    45,814       2,136,307  
E.I. du Pont de Nemours
    30,915       2,137,772  
PPG Industries
    11,070       2,254,848  
Rockwood Holdings
    29,161       2,242,773  
              11,028,133  
Telecommunication Services — 7.7%
               
AT&T
    56,324       1,962,328  
CenturyLink
    66,441       2,755,973  
Frontier Communications
    439,169       2,872,165  
Nippon Telegraph & Telephone ADR
    72,467       2,281,261  
Orange ADR
    136,913       2,175,548  
Spok Holdings
    123,660       2,008,238  
TELUS
    58,868       2,110,418  
              16,165,931  
Utilities — 1.3%
               
Ameren
    46,710       1,977,701  
Atlantic Power
    306,816       681,132  
              2,658,833  
Total Common Stock
               
(Cost $188,244,353)
            209,646,785  
                 
TIME DEPOSIT — 0.3%
               
Brown Brothers Harriman, 0.030%, 11/03/2014
  $ 593,628       593,628  
(Cost $593,628)
            593,628  
                 
Total Investments — 100.0%
               
(Cost $188,837,981)
          $ 210,240,413  
Other Assets and Liabilities — 0.0%
            22,798  
Net Assets — 100.0%
          $ 210,263,211  
 
Percentages based on Net Assets.
 
*
Non-income producing security.
(A)
Security considered to be a Master Limited Partnership. At October 31, 2014, these securities amounted to $3,771,592 or 1.8% of Net Assets.
 
ADR — American Depositary Receipt
Cl — Class
 
The following is a list of the inputs used as of October 31, 2014 in valuing the Fund’s investments carried at value:
 
Investments
in Securities
 
Level 1
   
Level 2
   
Level 3
   
Total
 
Common Stock
  $ 209,646,785     $     $     $ 209,646,785  
Time Deposit
          593,628             593,628  
Total Investments in Securities
  $ 209,646,785     $ 593,628     $     $ 210,240,413  
 
Please see Note 2 in Notes to Financial Statements for further information regarding fair value measurements.
 
There have been no transfers between Level 1, Level 2 or Level 3 assets and liabilities. It is the Fund’s policy to recognize transfers into and out of all Levels at the end of the reporting period.
 
The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.
 
 
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Cambria Investment Management
Schedule of Investments  Cambria Foreign Shareholder Yield ETF
October 31, 2014 (Unaudited)

 
 
Description
 
Shares
   
Value
 
COMMON STOCK — 97.4%
       
Australia — 14.8%
           
BC Iron
    149,308     $ 141,246  
Bradken
    164,524       558,857  
Cabcharge Australia
    187,262       814,068  
Decmil Group
    525,582       823,274  
GUD Holdings
    131,764       830,221  
Metcash
    238,432       593,793  
Mineral Resources
    85,654       640,694  
Myer Holdings
    382,265       652,605  
OZ Minerals
    227,568       775,008  
Premier Investments
    93,538       881,580  
Regis Resources*
    309,328       375,649  
Seven Group Holdings
    109,342       656,229  
Skilled Group
    220,886       447,075  
SMS Management & Technology
    184,518       636,515  
Toll Holdings
    130,441       649,703  
WorleyParsons
    51,142       610,269  
              10,086,786  
Belgium — 0.8%
               
Ageas
    16,368       546,530  
                 
Canada — 12.7%
               
Agrium
    7,680       751,407  
Canadian Oil Sands
    35,882       562,243  
Celestica*
    68,490       752,324  
Genworth MI Canada
    21,464       750,350  
IGM Financial
    13,392       535,656  
Labrador Iron Ore Royalty
    32,716       568,948  
Magna International
    8,512       840,136  
Metro, Cl A
    11,656       819,090  
Rogers Sugar
    138,108       544,075  
Suncor Energy
    19,728       700,514  
Teck Resources, Cl B
    28,314       447,427  
Transcontinental, Cl A
    44,618       609,264  
 
Description
 
Shares
   
Value
 
WestJet Airlines
    25,850     $ 732,575  
              8,614,009  
Denmark — 3.6%
               
FLSmidth
    13,616       616,669  
Topdanmark*
    26,112       830,906  
Tryg
    9,120       985,780  
              2,433,355  
Finland — 1.7%
               
Fortum
    29,938       693,685  
Ramirent
    53,754       428,421  
              1,122,106  
France — 4.6%
               
AXA
    26,879       620,111  
CNP Assurances
    36,154       675,517  
GDF Suez
    26,089       632,781  
Metropole Television
    31,002       536,326  
Total
    11,320       672,683  
              3,137,418  
Germany — 4.7%
               
E.ON
    35,986       619,166  
Freenet
    24,320       636,503  
Hannover Rueck
    8,296       691,238  
Muenchener Rueckversicherungs
    4,039       793,891  
Software
    17,880       449,134  
              3,189,932  
Guernsey — 1.0%
               
Friends Life Group
    130,798       676,671  
                 
Hong Kong — 1.9%
               
Li & Fung
    568,910       693,243  
Television Broadcasts
    110,252       603,495  
              1,296,738  
Israel — 2.1%
               
Harel Insurance Investments & Financial Services
    104,494       522,683  
Teva Pharmaceutical Industries
    16,976       938,036  
              1,460,719  
Italy — 2.0%
               
Buzzi Unicem
    49,023       661,634  
Cairo Communication
    99,604       669,028  
              1,330,662  
Japan — 13.2%
               
Autobacs Seven
    45,906       665,754  
Fujikura
    144,492       590,446  
Kinden
    61,938       625,859  
Kirin Holdings
    44,114       560,826  
Kyokuto Securities
    37,162       611,068  
Kyowa Exeo
    58,690       706,422  
Kyudenko
    90,428       991,830  
Marusan Securities Ltd.
    81,770       586,021  
Nippon Telegraph & Telephone
    13,308       816,548  
 
The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.
 
 
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Cambria Investment Management
Schedule of Investments  Cambria Foreign Shareholder Yield ETF
October 31, 2014 (Unaudited) (Continued)

 
Description
 
Shares
   
Value
 
Sanki Engineering
    111,764     $ 764,165  
Sanshin Electronics
    95,740       669,946  
Shizuoka Bank
    59,858       604,842  
SKY Perfect JSAT Holdings
    134,719       811,972  
              9,005,699  
Netherlands — 1.9%
               
BinckBank
    67,538       668,702  
Koninklijke Ahold
    34,878       583,056  
Royal Dutch Shell, Cl A
    1,170       41,771  
              1,293,529  
New Zealand — 2.3%
               
SKYCITY Entertainment Group
    221,326       674,569  
Tower
    596,379       915,811  
              1,590,380  
Norway — 7.5%
               
Gjensidige Forsikring
    48,311       877,412  
Kvaerner
    479,706       634,397  
Salmar
    51,553       928,649  
Statoil
    30,274       686,724  
Telenor
    28,314       636,388  
TGS Nopec Geophysical
    26,728       624,120  
Yara International
    16,200       743,836  
              5,131,526  
Portugal — 1.9%
               
Portucel
    130,073       483,461  
Sonaecom - SGPS*
    404,401       774,858  
              1,258,319  
South Korea — 2.2%
               
Daeduck Electronics
    101,410       858,739  
Macquarie Korea Infrastructure Fund
    95,101       634,464  
              1,493,203  
Spain — 1.3%
               
Duro Felguera
    108,236       489,645  
Endesa
    19,529       380,184  
              869,829  
Sweden — 4.2%
               
Dios Fastigheter
    106,836       721,968  
Duni
    55,658       791,437  
JM
    24,376       785,998  
TeliaSonera
    82,394       569,627  
              2,869,030  
Switzerland — 1.1%
               
Zurich Insurance Group
    2,464       744,719  
                 
United Kingdom — 11.9%
               
Amlin
    94,620       689,307  
BP
    86,978       624,730  
Cape
    158,500       689,659  
Carillion
    143,876       765,504  
Centrica
    125,828       608,891  
Chesnara
    143,428       790,423  
 
Description
   
Shares/Face Amount(1)
   
Value
 
De La Rue
    46,242     $ 386,509  
Intermediate Capital Group
    103,416       678,444  
Ladbrokes
    238,888       451,316  
Phoenix Group Holdings
    55,410       667,452  
Tullett Prebon
    131,492       597,595  
Vodafone Group
    196,534       651,739  
WM Morrison Supermarkets
    197,466       488,990  
              8,090,559  
Total Common Stock
               
(Cost $71,495,986)
            66,241,719  
                 
TIME DEPOSITS — 2.5%
               
Brown Brothers Harriman, 1.549%, 11/03/2014
  AUD
514,875
      453,091  
Brown Brothers Harriman, 0.337%, 11/03/2014
  CAD
288,333
      255,830  
Brown Brothers Harriman, 0.001%, 11/03/2014
  CHF
34,408
      35,762  
Brown Brothers Harriman, 0.000%, 11/03/2014
  DKK
15,976
      2,690  
Brown Brothers Harriman, -0.11%, 11/03/2014
  EUR
275,199
      344,865  
Brown Brothers Harriman, 0.091%, 11/03/2014
  GBP
197,112
      315,318  
Brown Brothers Harriman, 0.005%, 11/03/2014
  HKD
294,929
      38,030  
Brown Brothers Harriman, 0.005%, 11/03/2014
  JPY
12,787,896
      113,847  
Brown Brothers Harriman, 0.337%, 11/03/2014
  NOK
891,351
      132,151  
Brown Brothers Harriman, 2.55%, 11/03/2014
  NZD
40,189
      31,327  
                 
Total Time Deposits
               
(Cost $1,722,911)
            1,722,911  
                 
Total Investments — 99.9%
               
(Cost $73,218,897)
          $ 67,964,630  
Other Assets and Liabilities — 0.1%
            90,465  
Net Assets — 100.0%
          $ 68,055,095  
 
Percentages based on Net Assets.
 
*
Non-income producing security.
(1)
In U.S. Dollars unless otherwise noted.
 
The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.
 
 
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Cambria Investment Management
Schedule of Investments  Cambria Foreign Shareholder Yield ETF
October 31, 2014 (Unaudited) (Concluded)

 
AUD — Australian Dollar
CAD — Canadian Dollar
CHF — Swiss Franc
Cl — Class
DKK — Danish Krone
EUR — Euro
GBP — Great British Pound
HKD — Hong Kong Dollar
JPY — Japanese Yen
Ltd. — Limited
NOK — Norwegian Krone
NZD — New Zealand Dollar
 
The following is a list of the inputs used as of October 31, 2014 in valuing the Fund’s investments carried at value:
 
Investments
in Securities
 
Level 1
   
Level 2
   
Level 3
   
Total
 
Common Stock
  $ 66,241,719     $     $     $ 66,241,719  
Time Deposits
          1,722,911             1,722,911  
Total Investments in Securities
  $ 66,241,719     $ 1,722,911     $     $ 67,964,630  
 
Please see Note 2 in Notes to Financial Statements for further information regarding fair value measurements.
 
There have been no transfers between Level 1, Level 2 or Level 3 assets and liabilities. It is the Fund’s policy to recognize transfers into and out of all Levels at the end of the reporting period.
 
The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.
 
 
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Cambria Investment Management
Schedule of Investments  Cambria Global Value ETF
October 31, 2014 (Unaudited)

 
 
Description
 
Shares
   
Value
 
COMMON STOCK — 92.8%
       
Austria — 9.7%
           
Agrana Beteiligungs
    5,304     $ 478,562  
AMAG Austria Metall (A)
    19,482       624,384  
Erste Group Bank
    18,156       462,097  
EVN
    43,197       546,736  
Lenzing
    10,710       617,510  
OMV
    14,229       447,292  
Raiffeisen Bank International
    19,584       417,699  
UNIQA Insurance Group
    48,501       540,082  
Vienna Insurance Group Wiener Versicherung Gruppe
    13,056       627,612  
Voestalpine
    14,433       577,960  
              5,339,934  
Brazil — 7.6%
               
AMBEV
    87,975       582,263  
Banco do Brasil
    71,400       799,032  
Banco Santander Brasil
    130,101       700,936  
Cia Siderurgica Nacional
    154,581       514,667  
Cosan Industria e Comercio
    43,656       609,412  
Cosan Logistica*
    43,656       73,115  
JBS
    196,758       877,427  
              4,156,852  
Czech Republic — 7.0%
               
CEZ
    24,174       668,631  
Fortuna Entertainment Group
    97,716       533,724  
Komercni Banka
    2,652       568,059  
O2 Czech Republic
    42,585       475,749  
Pegas Nonwovens
    20,961       599,591  
Philip Morris CR
    1,173       520,533  
Unipetrol*
    84,660       495,782  
              3,862,069  
Greece — 5.9%
               
Athens Water Supply & Sewage
    55,335       382,080  
Bank of Greece
    29,988       381,431  
Eurobank Ergasias*
    1,020,714       354,312  
 
Description
 
Shares
   
Value
 
Hellenic Petroleum
    63,597     $ 326,755  
Intralot -Integrated Lottery Systems & Services*
    206,397       292,270  
Karelia Tobacco
    2,142       523,428  
Metka
    35,190       343,967  
Motor Oil Hellas Corinth Refineries
    47,124       344,872  
Public Power
    40,443       307,127  
              3,256,242  
Hungary — 4.2%
               
Magyar Telekom Telecommunications
    435,948       602,862  
MOL Hungarian Oil & Gas
    10,914       519,367  
OTP Bank
    35,649       589,403  
Richter Gedeon Nyrt
    38,760       591,652  
              2,303,284  
Ireland — 9.7%
               
Aer Lingus Group
    274,635       488,705  
CPL Resources
    64,515       533,590  
CRH
    22,134       490,749  
FBD Holdings
    25,959       429,403  
Fyffes
    499,392       581,181  
Glanbia
    42,687       602,333  
Kingspan Group
    31,722       498,495  
Origin Enterprises PLC
    64,515       638,755  
Smurfit Kappa Group
    23,205       478,936  
Total Produce
    473,892       572,351  
              5,314,498  
Israel — 10.5%
               
CLAL Insurance Enterprise*
    32,334       513,454  
Elbit Systems
    10,914       655,337  
Gazit Globe Ltd.
    48,144       562,205  
Harel Insurance Investments & Financial Services
    104,142       520,922  
Israel Chemicals
    75,684       508,417  
Melisron
    23,868       625,519  
Migdal Insurance & Financial Holding
    379,491       507,459  
Paz Oil Ltd.
    4,131       586,967  
Strauss Group
    35,139       566,965  
Teva Pharmaceutical Industries
    12,750       704,522  
              5,751,767  
Italy — 9.8%
               
Atlantia
    25,194       593,550  
Enel
    120,003       612,053  
Eni
    26,469       563,883  
GTECH Spa
    19,380       450,991  
Intesa Sanpaolo
    202,980       594,704  
Pirelli & C.
    37,536       502,368  
Saipem
    27,285       427,402  
Telecom Italia
    543,201       614,342  
UniCredit
    80,029       577,660  
Unipol Gruppo Finanziario
    88,281       425,923  
              5,362,876  
 
The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.
 
 
7

 
 
Cambria Investment Management
Schedule of Investments  Cambria Global Value ETF
October 31, 2014 (Unaudited) (Concluded)

 
Description
 
Shares
   
Value
 
Portugal — 7.8%
           
Banco Espirito Santo* (B)
    318,087     $ 47,833  
BANIF - Banco Internacional do Funchal*
    41,466,978       374,143  
CIMPOR Cimentos de Portugal SGPS
    175,236       357,504  
Corticeira Amorim SGPS
    165,291       621,402  
EDP - Energias de Portugal
    144,891       622,967  
Galp Energia SGPS
    38,505       558,040  
Portugal Telecom SGPS
    142,902       234,054  
Semapa-Sociedade de Investimento e Gestao
    44,319       535,889  
Sonae
    357,510       478,926  
Teixeira Duarte
    434,061       427,539  
              4,258,297  
Russia — 9.8%
               
Alrosa AO
    619,344       554,397  
E.ON Russia JSC
    10,995,396       638,859  
Gazprom Neft OAO
    164,220       579,215  
Gazprom OAO
    182,937       601,847  
Rosneft OAO
    97,104       541,621  
Sberbank of Russia
    282,081       499,952  
Severstal OAO
    81,396       865,052  
Uralkali
    144,891       518,788  
VTB Bank
    633,767,718       588,379  
              5,388,110  
Spain — 10.8%
               
Acciona
    8,058       561,745  
Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria
    50,618       565,051  
Banco Santander
    70,359       619,661  
CaixaBank
    101,479       553,309  
Enagas
    21,420       718,035  
Endesa
    19,278       375,298  
Ferrovial
    29,907       610,140  
Gas Natural SDG
    24,531       707,350  
Iberdrola
    96,135       679,579  
Mapfre
    155,805       533,219  
              5,923,387  
Total Common Stock
               
(Cost $61,682,049)
            50,917,316  
                 
PREFERRED STOCK — 4.7%
               
Brazil — 4.7%
               
Banco Bradesco
    54,723       824,191  
Cia Energetica de Minas Gerais
    109,854       630,866  
Telefonica Brasil
    33,864       691,657  
Vale
    52,581       457,290  
                 
Total Preferred Stock
               
(Cost $2,966,660)
            2,604,004  
 
Description
 
Face
Amount(1)
   
Value
 
TIME DEPOSITS — 1.9%
           
Brown Brothers Harriman, 0.030%, 11/03/2014
    493,835     $ 493,835  
Brown Brothers Harriman, -0.11%, 11/03/2014
   EUR 427,778       536,070  
                 
Total Time Deposits
               
(Cost $1,029,905)
            1,029,905  
                 
Total Investments — 99.4%
               
(Cost $65,678,614)
          $ 54,551,225  
Other Assets and Liabilities — 0.6%
            326,229  
Net Assets — 100.0%
          $ 54,877,454  
 
Percentages based on Net Assets.
 
*
Non-income producing security.
(1)
In U.S. Dollars unless otherwise noted.
(A)
Securities sold within terms of a private placement memorandum, exempt from registration under Section 144A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and may be sold only to dealers in that program or other “accredited investors.” These securities have been determined to be liquid under guidelines established by the Board of Trustees.
(B)
Security is fair valued by the Fund’s investment adviser using methods determined in good faith by the Fair Value Committee of the Fund. The total value of such security as of October 31, 2014 was $47,833 and represents 0.09% of Net Assets.
 
Cl — Class
EUR — Euro
Ltd. — Limited
PLC — Public Limited Company
 
The following is a list of the inputs used as of October 31, 2014 in valuing the Fund’s investments carried at value:
 
Investments
in Securities
 
Level 1
   
Level 2
   
Level 3
   
Total
 
Common Stock
  $ 50,869,483     $     $ 47,833     $ 50,917,316  
Preferred Stock
    2,604,004                   2,604,004  
Time Deposits
          1,029,905             1,029,905  
Total Investments in Securities
  $ 53,473,487     $ 1,029,905     $ 47,833     $ 54,551,225  
 
Please see Note 2 in Notes to Financial Statements for further information regarding fair value measurements.
 
There have been no transfers between Level 1 and Level 2 assets and liabilities. There have been transfers between Level 1 and Level 3 assets and liabilities. The transfers into Level 3 were due to changes in the availability of observable inputs to determine fair value. It is the Fund’s policy to recognize transfers into and out of all Levels at the end of the reporting period.
 
A reconciliation of Level 3 investments and disclosures of significant unobservable inputs are only presented when the Fund has a significant amount of Level 3 investments at the beginning and/or end of the period in relation to the net assets.
 
The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.
 
 
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Cambria Investment Management
Statements of Assets and Liabilities
October 31, 2014 (Unaudited)

 
   
Cambria Shareholder
Yield ETF
   
Cambria Foreign Shareholder
Yield ETF
   
Cambria
Global Value
ETF
 
Assets:
                 
Investments at Cost
  $ 188,837,981     $ 73,218,897     $ 65,678,614  
Cost of Foreign Currency
          184,523       268,475  
Investments at Fair Value
  $ 210,240,413     $ 67,964,630     $ 54,551,225  
Foreign Currency at Value
          145,300       256,493  
Dividends Receivable
    125,127       212,266       73,068  
Reclaims Receivable
          63,167       48,178  
Total Assets
    210,365,540       68,385,363       54,928,964  
                         
Liabilities:
                       
Payable Due to Investment Adviser
    102,286       35,675       47,717  
Payable Due to Custodian
    43       294,593       3,793  
Total Liabilities
    102,329       330,268       51,510  
                         
Net Assets
  $ 210,263,211     $ 68,055,095     $ 54,877,454  
                         
Net Assets Consist of:
                       
Paid-in Capital
  $ 180,664,449     $ 72,399,167     $ 65,836,717  
Undistributed Net Investment Income
    211,108       588,007       405,722  
Accumulated Net Realized Gain (Loss) on Investments and Foreign Currency Transactions
    7,985,222       370,076       (221,329 )
Net Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) on Investments
    21,402,432       (5,254,267 )     (11,127,389 )
Net Unrealized Depreciation on Foreign Currency Translation
          (47,888 )     (16,267 )
Net Assets
  $ 210,263,211     $ 68,055,095     $ 54,877,454  
                         
Outstanding Shares of Beneficial Interest
                       
(unlimited authorization — no par value)
    6,750,000       2,800,010       2,550,010  
Net Asset Value, Offering and Redemption Price Per Share
  $ 31.15     $ 24.31     $ 21.52  
 
The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.
 
 
9

 
 
Cambria Investment Management
Statements of Operations
For the period ended October 31, 2014 (Unaudited)

 
   
Cambria Shareholder Yield ETF
   
Cambria Foreign Shareholder
Yield ETF
   
Cambria
Global Value
ETF
 
Investment Income:
                 
Dividend Income
  $ 2,919,057     $ 2,103,053     $ 1,414,440  
Interest Income
    245       17,222       55  
Less: Foreign Taxes Withheld
    (20,872 )     (265,515 )     (183,792 )
Total Investment Income
    2,898,430       1,854,760       1,230,703  
                         
Expenses:
                       
Management Fees
    640,395       235,564       154,991  
Custodian Fees
                26,270  
Total Expenses
    640,395       235,564       181,261  
                         
Net Investment Income
    2,258,035       1,619,196       1,049,442  
                         
Net Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss) on Investments and Foreign Currency:
                       
Net Realized Gain (Loss) on Investments(1)
    3,974,288       457,355       (172,657 )
Net Realized Loss on Foreign Currency Transactions
          (72,932 )     (48,905 )
Net Change in Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) on Investments
    3,503,615       (8,121,815 )     (11,299,049 )
Net Change in Unrealized Depreciation on Foreign Currency Translation
          (50,629 )     (14,610 )
Net Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss) on Investments and Foreign Currency
    7,477,903       (7,788,021 )     (11,535,221 )
                         
Net Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets Resulting from Operations
  $ 9,735,938     $ (6,168,825 )   $ (10,485,779 )
 
(1)
Includes realized gains as a result of in-kind transactions. (See Note 4 in Notes to Financial Statements).
 
The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.
 
 
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Cambria Investment Management
Statements of Changes in Net Assets
 


   
Cambria Shareholder Yield ETF
   
Cambria Foreign Shareholder Yield ETF
 
   
Period Ended October 31, 2014
(Unaudited)
   
Period Ended April 30,
2014(1)
(Audited)
   
Period Ended October 31, 2014
(Unaudited)
   
Period Ended April 30,
2014(2)
(Audited)
 
Operations:
                       
Net Investment Income
  $ 2,258,035     $ 2,326,992     $ 1,619,196     $ 733,797  
Net Realized Gain (Loss) on Investments
    3,974,288 (3)     4,972,765 (3)     457,355 (3)     (14,347 )
Net Realized Loss on Foreign Currency Transactions
                (72,932 )     (803 )
Net Change in Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) on Investments
    3,503,615       17,898,817       (8,121,815 )     2,867,548  
Net Change in Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) on Foreign Currency Translation
                (50,629 )     2,741  
Net Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets Resulting from Operations
    9,735,938       25,198,574       (6,168,825 )     3,588,936  
                                 
Distributions to Shareholders:
                               
Investment Income
    (2,046,927 )     (2,098,524 )     (1,546,085 )     (218,964 )
Net Realized Gains
          (721,770 )            
Total Distributions to Shareholders
    (2,046,927 )     (2,820,294 )     (1,546,085 )     (218,964 )
                                 
Capital Share Transactions:
                               
Issued
    16,843,494       188,121,501       17,354,018       63,202,250  
Redeemed
    (19,425,495 )     (5,443,580 )     (8,156,235 )      
Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets from Capital Share Transactions
    (2,582,001 )     182,677,921       9,197,783       63,202,250  
                                 
Total Increase in Net Assets
    5,107,010       205,056,201       1,482,873       66,572,222  
                                 
Net Assets:
                               
Beginning of Period
    205,156,201       100,000       66,572,222        
End of Period (Includes Undistributed Net Investment Income of $211,108, $0, $588,007 and $514,896)
  $ 210,263,211     $ 205,156,201     $ 68,055,095     $ 66,572,222  
                                 
Share Transactions:
                               
Beginning of period
          4,000              
Issued
    550,000       7,050,000       650,000       2,500,010  
Redeemed
    (650,000 )     (204,000 )     (350,000 )      
Net Increase (Decrease) in Shares Outstanding from Share Transactions
    (100,000 )     6,850,000       300,000       2,500,010  
 
(1)
The Fund commenced operations on May 13, 2013.
(2)
The Fund commenced operations on December 2, 2013.
(3)
Includes realized gain as a result of in-kind transactions. (See Note 4 in Notes to Financial Statements).
 
The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.
 
 
11

 
 
Cambria Investment Management
Statements of Changes in Net Assets
 

 
   
Cambria Global Value ETF
 
   
Period Ended October 31, 2014
(Unaudited)
   
Period Ended April 30,
2014(1)
(Audited)
 
Operations:
           
Net Investment Income
  $ 1,049,442     $ 49,757  
Net Realized Gain (Loss) on Investments
    (172,657 )(2)     235  
Net Realized Loss on Foreign Currency Transactions
    (48,905 )     (5,027 )
Net Change in Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) on Investments
    (11,299,049 )     171,660  
Net Change in Unrealized Depreciation on Foreign Currency Translation
    (14,610 )     (1,657 )
Net Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets Resulting from Operations
    (10,485,779 )     214,968  
                 
Distributions to Shareholders:
               
Investment Income
    (688,452 )      
Total Distributions to Shareholders
    (688,452 )      
                 
Capital Share Transactions:
               
Issued
    45,024,280       22,945,250  
Redeemed
    (2,132,813 )      
Increase in Net Assets from Capital Share Transactions
    42,891,467       22,945,250  
                 
Total Increase in Net Assets
    31,717,236       23,160,218  
                 
Net Assets:
               
Beginning of Period
    23,160,218        
End of Period (Includes Undistributed Net Investment Income of $405,722 and $44,732)
  $ 54,877,454     $ 23,160,218  
                 
Share Transactions:
               
Issued
    1,750,000       900,010  
Redeemed
    (100,000 )      
Net Increase in Shares Outstanding from Share Transactions
    1,650,000       900,010  
 
(1)
The Fund commenced operations on March 11, 2014.
(2)
Includes realized gain as a result of in-kind transactions. (See Note 4 in Notes to Financial Statements).
 
The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.
 
 
12

 
 
Cambria Investment Management
Financial Highlights



Selected Per Share Data & Ratios
For a Share Outstanding Throughout the Period
 
 
Net Asset Value, Beginning of Period
Net Investment Income*
Net Realized and Unrealized Gain
(Loss) on Investments
Total from Operations
Distributions from Investment Income
Distributions from Net Realized Capital Gains
Total Distributions
Net Asset Value, End of Period
Total Return(2)
Net Assets End of Period (000)
Ratio of Expenses to Average Net Assets
Ratio of Net Investment Income to Average Net Assets
Portfolio Turnover(2),(3)
Cambria Shareholder Yield ETF
                   
10/31/2014 (1)
$29.95
$0.32
$1.17
$1.49
$(0.29)
$—
$(0.29)
$31.15
4.99%
$210,263
0.59%(4)
2.08%(4)
20%
04/30/2014(5)
$25.00
$0.45
$4.98
$5.43
$(0.36)
$(0.12)
$(0.48)
$29.95
21.81%
$205,156
0.59%(4)
1.67%(4)
83%
Cambria Foreign Shareholder Yield ETF
10/31/2014(1)
$26.63
$0.53
$(2.36)
$(1.83)
$(0.49)
$—
$(0.49)
$24.31
(7.00)%
$68,055
0.59%(4)
4.06%(4)
28%
04/30/2014(6)
$25.00
$0.41
$1.33
$1.74
$(0.11)
$—
$(0.11)
$26.63
6.96%
$66,572
0.59%(4)
3.91%(4)
15%
Cambria Global Value ETF
             
10/31/2014(1)
$25.73
$0.49
$(4.40)
$(3.91)
$(0.30)
$—
$(0.30)
$21.52
(15.34)%
$54,877
0.69%(4)
3.99%(4)
1%
04/30/2014(7)
$25.00
$0.14
$0.59
$0.73
$—
$—
$—
$25.73
2.92%
$23,160
0.69%(4)
4.11%(4)
—%
 
*
Per share data calculated using average shares method.
(1)
For the six-month period ended October 31, 2014 (unaudited).
(2)
Returns and portfolio turnover rates are for the period indicated and have not been annualized. Returns do not reflect the deduction of taxes the shareholder would pay on Fund distributions or redemption of Fund shares.
(3)
Portfolio turnover rate does not include securities received or delivered from processing creations or redemptions.
(4)
Annualized.
(5)
Inception date May 13, 2013.
(6)
Inception date December 2, 2013.
(7)
Inception date March 11, 2014.
 
The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.
 
 
13

 
 
Cambria Investment Management
Notes to the Financial Statements
October 31, 2014 (Unaudited)

 
1. ORGANIZATION
 
Cambria ETF Trust (the “Trust”), a Delaware statutory trust, was formed on September 9, 2011 as a diversified, open-end registered management investment company under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended. The Trust is comprised of eight Exchange Traded Funds (ETFs): Cambria Global Income and Currency Strategies ETF, Cambria Shareholder Yield ETF, Cambria Foreign Shareholder Yield ETF, Cambria Emerging Shareholder Yield ETF, Cambria Sovereign High Yield Bond ETF, Cambria Global Value ETF, Cambria Global Momentum ETF, and Cambria Value and Momentum ETF. These financial statements relate only to Cambria Shareholder Yield ETF, Cambria Foreign Shareholder Yield ETF, and the Cambria Global Value ETF (each a “Fund” and collectively, the “Funds”). Cambria Investment Management, L.P. (the “Investment Adviser”) serves as the investment adviser to the Funds. The assets of each Fund are segregated, and a shareholder’s interest is limited to the Fund in which shares are held. Each Fund is diversified.
 
The investment objective of the Cambria Shareholder Yield ETF is to seek income and capital appreciation with an emphasis on income from investments in the U.S. equity market. The Fund commenced operations on May 13, 2013.
 
The investment objective of the Cambria Foreign Shareholder Yield ETF is to seek investment results that correspond (before fees and expenses) generally to the price and yield performance of its underlying index, the Cambria Foreign Shareholder Yield Index. The Fund commenced operations on December 2, 2013.
 
The investment objective of the Cambria Global Value ETF is to seek investment results that correspond (before fees and expenses) generally to the price and yield performance of its underlying index, the Cambria Global Value Index. The Fund commenced operations on March 11, 2014.
 
Shares of the Funds are listed and traded on the NYSE Arca, Inc. Market prices for the Shares may be different from their net asset value (“NAV”). The Funds will issue and redeem Shares on a continuous basis at NAV only in large blocks of Shares, typically 50,000 Shares, called “Creation Units.” Creation Units are issued and redeemed principally in kind for a basket of securities and a balancing cash amount. Shares generally will trade in the secondary market in amounts less than a Creation Unit at market prices that change throughout the day.
 
2. SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES
 
The following is a summary of the Significant Accounting Policies followed by the Fund.
 
Use of Estimates — The Funds are investment companies in conformity with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles (“U.S. GAAP”). Therefore, the Funds follow the accounting and reporting guidelines for investment companies. The preparation of financial statements in conformity with U.S. GAAP requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of increases and decreases in net assets from operations during the reporting period. Actual results could differ from those estimates, and could have a material impact to the Funds.
 
Security Valuation — Securities listed on a securities exchange, market or automated quotation system for which quotations are readily available (except for securities traded on NASDAQ), including securities traded over the counter, are valued at the last quoted sale price on the primary exchange or market (foreign or domestic) on which they are traded (or at approximately 4:00 pm Eastern Time if a security’s primary exchange is normally open at that time), or, if there is no such reported sale, at the most recent quoted bid.
 
 
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Cambria Investment Management
Notes to the Financial Statements
October 31, 2014 (Unaudited) (Continued)

 
2. SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES (continued)
 
For securities traded on NASDAQ, the NASDAQ Official Closing Price will be used. Debt securities are priced based upon valuations provided by independent, third-party pricing agents, if available. Such values generally reflect the last reported sales price if the security is actively traded. The third-party pricing agents may also value debt securities at an evaluated bid price by employing methodologies that utilize actual market transactions, broker-supplied valuations, or other methodologies designed to identify the market value for such securities. Prices for most securities held in the Funds are provided daily by recognized independent pricing agents. If a security price cannot be obtained from an independent, third-party pricing agent, the Funds seeks to obtain a bid price from at least one independent broker.
 
Securities for which market prices are not “readily available” are valued in accordance with fair value procedures established by the Board. The Funds’ fair value procedures are implemented through a fair value committee (the “Committee”) designated by the Board. Some of the more common reasons that may necessitate that a security be valued using fair value procedures include: the security’s trading has been halted or suspended; the security has been de-listed from a national exchange; the security’s primary trading market is temporarily closed at a time when under normal conditions it would be open; the security has not been traded for an extended period of time; the security’s primary pricing source is not able or willing to provide a price; or trading of the security is subject to local government-imposed restrictions. When a security is valued in accordance with the fair value procedures, the Committee will determine the value after taking into consideration relevant information reasonably available to the Committee.
 
In accordance with the authoritative guidance on fair value measurements and disclosure under U.S. GAAP, the Funds disclose fair value of their investments in a hierarchy that prioritizes the inputs to valuation techniques used to measure the fair value. The objective of a fair value measurement is to determine the price that would be received to sell an asset or paid to transfer a liability in an orderly transaction between market participants at the measurement date (an exit price). Accordingly, the fair value hierarchy gives the highest priority to quoted prices (unadjusted) in active markets for identical assets or liabilities (Level 1) and the lowest priority to unobservable inputs (Level 3). The three levels of the fair value hierarchy are described below:
 
 
Level 1 – Unadjusted quoted prices in active markets for identical, unrestricted assets or liabilities that the Fund has the ability to access at the measurement date;
 
 
Level 2 – Quoted prices which are not active, or inputs that are observable (either directly or indirectly) for substantially the full term of the asset or liability; and
 
 
Level 3 – Prices, inputs or exotic modeling techniques which are both significant to the fair value measurement and unobservable (supported by little or no market activity).
 
For the period ended October 31, 2014, there have been no significant changes to the Funds’ fair valuation methodologies.
 
Foreign Currency Translation — The books and records of the Funds are maintained in U.S. dollars. Investment securities and other assets and liabilities denominated in a foreign currency are translated into U.S. dollars on the date of valuation. Purchases and sales of investment securities, income and expenses are translated into U.S. dollars at the relevant rates of exchange prevailing on the respective dates of such transactions. The Funds do not isolate that portion of realized or unrealized gains and losses resulting from changes in the foreign exchange rate from fluctuations arising from changes in the market prices of the securities. These gains and losses are included in net realized and unrealized gains and losses on investments on the Statement of Operations. Net realized and unrealized gains and losses on foreign currency transactions represent net foreign exchange gains or losses from foreign currency exchange contracts, disposition of foreign currencies, currency gains or losses realized between trade and settlement dates on securities transactions and the difference between the amount of the investment income and foreign withholding taxes recorded on the Funds’ books and the U.S. dollar equivalent amounts actually received or paid.
 
 
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Cambria Investment Management
Notes to the Financial Statements
October 31, 2014 (Unaudited) (Continued)

 
2. SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES (continued)
 
Federal Income Taxes — The Funds intend to qualify as “regulated investment companies” under Sub-chapter M of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended. If so qualified, the Funds will not be subject to U.S. federal income tax to the extent they distribute substantially all of their net investment income and net capital gains to their shareholders.
 
The Funds evaluate tax positions taken or expected to be taken in the course of preparing the Funds’ tax returns to determine whether it is “more-likely-than-not” (i.e., greater than 50 percent) that each tax position will be sustained upon examination by a taxing authority based on the technical merits of the position. Tax positions not deemed to meet the more-likely-than-not threshold are recorded as a tax benefit or expense in the current year. The Funds did not record any tax provisions in the current period. However, management’s conclusions regarding tax positions may be subject to review and adjustment at a later date based on factors including, but not limited to, examination by tax authorities (i.e., the last three tax year ends, as applicable), on-going analysis of and changes to tax laws, regulations and interpretations thereof.
 
As of and during the period ended October 31, 2014, the Funds did not have a liability for any unrecognized tax benefits. The Funds recognize interest and penalties, if any, related to unrecognized tax benefits as income tax expense in the Statement of Operations. During the period, the Funds did not incur any interest or penalties.
 
Master Limited Partnerships — Entities commonly referred to as “MLPs” are generally organized under state law as limited partnerships or limited liability companies. The Funds intend to primarily invest in MLPs receiving partnership taxation treatment under the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (the “Code”), and whose interests or “units” are traded on securities exchanges like shares of corporate stock. To be treated as a partnership for U.S. federal income tax purposes, an MLP whose units are traded on a securities exchange must receive at least 90% of its income from qualifying sources such as interest, dividends, real estate rents, gain from the sale or disposition of real property, income and gain from mineral or natural resources activities, income and gain from the transportation or storage of certain fuels, and, in certain circumstances, income and gain from commodities or futures, forwards and options with respect to commodities. Mineral or natural resources activities include exploration, development, production, processing, mining, refining, marketing and transportation (including pipelines) of oil and gas, minerals, geothermal energy, fertilizer, timber or industrial source carbon dioxide. An MLP consists of a general partner and limited partners (or in the case of MLPs organized as limited liability companies, a managing member and members). The general partner or managing member typically controls the operations and management of the MLP and has an ownership stake in the partnership. The limited partners or members, through their ownership of limited partner or member interests, provide capital to the entity, are intended to have no role in the operation and management of the entity and receive cash distributions. The MLPs themselves generally do not pay U.S. federal income taxes. Thus, unlike investors in corporate securities, direct MLP investors are generally not subject to double taxation (i.e., corporate level tax and tax on corporate dividends). Currently, most MLPs operate in the energy and/or natural resources sector.
 
Organizational Expenses — All organizational and offering expenses of the Trust were borne by the Investment Adviser and will not be subject to future recoupment. As a result, organizational and offering expenses are not reflected in the statement of assets and liabilities.
 
Security Transactions and Investment Income — Security transactions are accounted for on trade date. Costs used in determining realized gains and losses on the sale of investment securities are based on specific identification. Dividend income is recorded on the ex-dividend date. Interest income is recognized on the accrual basis.
 
Dividends and Distributions to Shareholders — The Funds generally pay out dividends from their net investment income, if any, quarterly, and distributes their net capital gains, if any, to shareholders at least annually. All distributions are recorded on ex-dividend date.
 
 
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Cambria Investment Management
Notes to the Financial Statements
October 31, 2014 (Unaudited) (Continued)

 
2. SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES (concluded)
 
Creation Units — The Funds issue and redeem shares on a continuous basis at NAV in groups of 50,000 shares called ‘‘Creation Units.’’ Purchasers of Creation Units (“Authorized Participants”) must pay a creation transaction fee per transaction. The fee is typically a single charge and will be the same regardless of the number of Creation Units purchased by an investor on the same day. An Authorized Participant who holds Creation Units and wishes to redeem at NAV would also pay a Redemption Fee per transaction to the custodian on the date of such redemption, regardless of the number of Creation Units redeemed that day.
 
Except when aggregated in Creation Units, shares are not redeemable securities of a Fund. Shares of the Fund may only be purchased or redeemed by Authorized Participants. An Authorized Participant is either (i) a broker-dealer or other participant in the clearing process through the Continuous Net Settlement System of the National Securities Clearing Corporation or (ii) a DTC participant and, in each case, must have executed a Participant Agreement with the Distributor. Most retail investors will not qualify as Authorized Participants or have the resources to buy and sell whole Creation Units. Therefore, they will be unable to purchase or redeem the shares directly from the Fund. Rather, most retail investors will purchase shares in the secondary market with the assistance of a broker and will be subject to customary brokerage commissions or fees.
 
If a Creation Unit is purchased or redeemed for cash, a higher transaction fee will be charged. The following table discloses Creation Unit breakdown for the period ended October 31, 2014:
 
   
Creation Unit Shares
   
Transaction Fee
   
Value
   
Redemption Fee
 
Variable Charge
Cambria Shareholder Yield ETF
    50,000     $ 700     $ 1,557,500     $ 700  
None
Cambria Foreign Shareholder Yield ETF
    50,000       2,000       1,215,500       2,000  
Up to 2.0%
Cambria Global Value ETF
    50,000       2,500       1,076,000       2,500  
Up to 2.0%
 
3. RELATED PARTIES
 
Investment Advisory Agreement — The Investment Adviser is responsible for overseeing the management and business affairs of the Funds, and has discretion to purchase and sell securities in accordance with the Funds’ objectives, policies, and restrictions. The Investment Adviser reviews, supervises, and administers the Funds’ investment program. The Investment Adviser has entered into an investment advisory agreement (“Management Agreement”) with respect to the Funds. Pursuant to that Management Agreement, the Funds pay the Investment Adviser an annual advisory fee based on its average daily nets assets for the services and facilities it provides payable at an annual rate of 0.59%.
 
With respect to the Cambria Shareholder Yield ETF and Cambria Foreign Shareholder Yield ETF, the Investment Adviser bears all of the costs of the Funds except for the advisory fee, payments under the Funds’ 12b-1 plan, brokerage expenses, acquired fund fees and expenses, taxes, interest (including borrowing costs and dividend expenses on securities sold short), litigation expenses and other extraordinary expenses. With respect to the Cambria Global Value ETF, the Investment Adviser bears all of the costs of the Fund except for the advisory fee, payments under the Fund’s 12b-1 plan, brokerage expenses, custodial expenses, acquired fund fees and expenses, taxes, interest (including borrowing costs and dividend expenses on securities sold short), litigation expenses and other extraordinary expenses. The Cambria Global Value ETF may pay up to 0.10% in custody fees. The Management Agreement for the Funds provides that it may be terminated at any time, without the payment of any penalty, by the Board of Trustees or, with respect to the Funds, by a majority of the outstanding shares of the Funds, on 60 days’ written notice to the Investment Adviser, and by the Investment Adviser on 60 days’ written notice to the Trust and that it shall be automatically terminated if it is assigned.
 
 
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Cambria Investment Management
Notes to the Financial Statements
October 31, 2014 (Unaudited) (Continued)

 
3. RELATED PARTIES (concluded)
 
Administrator, Custodian and Transfer Agent — SEI Investments Global Fund Services (the “Administrator”) serves as the Funds’ Administrator pursuant to an administration agreement. Brown Brothers Harriman (the “Custodian” and “Transfer Agent”) serves as the Funds’ Custodian and Transfer Agent pursuant to a Custodian Agreement and a Transfer Agency Services Agreement.
 
Distribution Agreement — SEI Investments Distribution Co., a wholly-owned subsidiary of SEI Investments and an affiliate of the Administrator (the “Distributor”), serves as the Funds’ distributor of Creation Units pursuant to a distribution agreement. The Distributor does not maintain any secondary market in Fund shares.
 
The Trust has adopted a Distribution and Service Plan (“Plan”) pursuant to Rule 12b-1 under the Investment Company Act of 1940 (the “1940 Act”). In accordance with its Plan, the Funds are authorized to pay an amount up to 0.25% of its average daily net assets each year for certain distribution-related activities. However, no such fee is currently paid by the Funds, and the Board of Trustees has not currently approved the commencement of any payments under the Plan.
 
4. INVESTMENT TRANSACTIONS
 
For the period ended October 31, 2014, the purchases and sales of investments in securities excluding in-kind transactions, long-term U.S. Government and short-term securities were:
 
   
Purchases
   
Sales and Maturities
 
Cambria Shareholder Yield ETF
  $ 44,229,149     $ 40,773,633  
Cambria Foreign Shareholder Yield ETF
    20,949,430       21,008,599  
Cambria Global Value ETF
    5,731,454       391,715  
 
For the period ended October 31, 2014, in-kind transactions associated with creations and redemptions were:
 
   
Purchases
   
Sales
   
Net Realized Gain (Loss)
 
Cambria Shareholder Yield ETF
  $ 16,743,699     $ 19,279,956     $ 2,366,765  
Cambria Foreign Shareholder Yield ETF
    16,696,695       7,774,790       (331,670 )
Cambria Global Value ETF
    38,582,774       1,816,851       (162,591 )
 
5. PRINCIPAL RISKS
 
As with all exchange traded funds (‘‘ETFs’’), a shareholder of the Fund is subject to the risk that his or her investment could lose money. The Funds are subject to the principal risks noted below, any of which may adversely affect the Fund’s net asset value (‘‘NAV’’), trading price, yield, total return and ability to meet its investment objective. A more complete description of principal risks is included in the prospectus under the heading ‘‘Principal Risks’’.
 
Dividend Paying Security Risk — Securities that pay high dividends as a group can fall out of favor with the market, causing these companies to underperform companies that do not pay high dividends. Also, changes in the dividend policies of companies owned by the Funds and the capital resources available for these companies’ dividend payments may adversely affect the Funds.
 
 
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Cambria Investment Management
Notes to the Financial Statements
October 31, 2014 (Unaudited) (Continued)

 
5. PRINCIPAL RISKS (concluded)
 
Equity Investing Risk — An investment in the Funds involves risks similar to those of investing in any fund holding equity securities, such as market fluctuations, changes in interest rates and perceived trends in stock prices. The values of equity securities could decline generally or could underperform other investments. In addition, securities may decline in value due to factors affecting a specific issuer, market or securities markets generally.
 
Management Risk — The Cambria Shareholder Yield ETF is actively managed using proprietary investment strategies and processes. The Cambria Foreign Shareholder Yield ETF and Cambria Emerging Shareholder Yield ETF are passively managed, meaning that they are designed to track the performance of an underlying index. There can be no guarantee that these strategies and processes will produce the intended results and no guarantee that the Fund will achieve its investment objective. This could result in the Fund’s underperformance compared to other funds with similar investment objectives.
 
Foreign Investment Risk — Returns on investments in foreign securities in the Cambria Foreign Shareholder Yield ETF and the Cambria Global Value ETF could be more volatile than, or trail the returns on, investments in U.S. securities. Investments in or exposures to foreign securities in the Cambria Foreign Shareholder Yield ETF and the Cambria Global Value ETF are subject to special risks, including risks associated with foreign securities generally, including differences in information available about issuers of securities and investor protection standards applicable in other jurisdictions; capital controls risks, including the risk of a foreign jurisdiction imposing restrictions on the ability to repatriate or transfer currency or other assets; currency risks; political, diplomatic and economic risks; regulatory risks; and foreign market and trading risks, including the costs of trading and risks of settlement in foreign jurisdictions.
 
Non-Correlation Risk — The returns of the Cambria Foreign Shareholder Yield ETF and the Cambria Global Value ETF may not match the return of their Underlying Indexes for a number of reasons. For example, each Fund incurs operating expenses not applicable to the Underlying Index, and incurs costs in buying and selling securities, especially when rebalancing the Fund’s securities holdings to reflect changes in the composition of its Underlying Index. In addition, the performance of each Fund and its Underlying Index may vary due to asset valuation differences and differences between each Fund’s portfolio and its Underlying Index resulting from legal restrictions, cost or liquidity constraints.
 
Index Risk — Unlike many investment companies, the Cambria Foreign Shareholder Yield ETF and the Cambria Global Value ETF do not utilize an investing strategy that seeks returns in excess of each Fund’s respective Underlying Index. Therefore, a Fund would not necessarily buy or sell a security unless that security is added or removed, respectively, from its respective Underlying Index, even if that security generally is underperforming.
 
6. GUARANTEES AND INDEMNIFICATIONS
 
In the normal course of business, the Funds enter into contracts with third-party service providers that contain a variety of representations and warranties and that provide general indemnifications. Additionally, under the Funds’ organizational documents, the officers and trustees are indemnified against certain liabilities arising out of the performance of their duties to the Funds. The Funds’ maximum exposure under these arrangements is unknown, as it involves possible future claims that may or may not be made against the Funds. Based on experience, the Investment Adviser is of the view that the risk of loss to the Funds in connection with the Funds’ indemnification obligations is remote; however, there can be no assurance that such obligations will not result in material liabilities that adversely affect the Funds.
 
 
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Cambria Investment Management
Notes to the Financial Statements
October 31, 2014 (Unaudited) (Continued)

 
7. INCOME TAXES
 
The amount and character of income and capital gain distributions to be paid, if any, are determined in accordance with Federal income tax regulations, which may differ from U.S. GAAP. As a result, net investment income (loss) and net realized gain (loss) on investment transactions for a reporting period may differ significantly from distributions during such period. These book/tax differences may be temporary or permanent. To the extent these differences are permanent in nature, they are charged or credited to undistributed net investment income (loss), accumulated net realized gain (loss) or paid-in capital, as appropriate, in the period that the differences arise.
 
For tax purposes, short-term realized gains are considered ordinary income. The tax character of dividends and distributions declared during the last two fiscal years were as follows:
 
   
Ordinary
Income
   
Long-Term Capital Gain
   
Return of
Capital
   
Total
 
Cambria Shareholder Yield ETF
                       
2013
  $ 2,820,294     $     $     $ 2,820,294  
Cambria Foreign Shareholder Yield ETF
                               
2013
    218,964                   218,964  
Cambria Global Value ETF
                               
2013
                       
 
Under the Regulated Investment Company Modernization Act of 2010, the Funds are permitted to carry forward capital losses incurred in taxable years beginning after December 22, 2010 for an unlimited period. Additionally, post-enactment capital losses that are carried forward will retain their character as either short-term or long-term capital losses rather than being considered all short-term as under previous law. As of April 30, 2014, there were no losses carried forward.
 
As of April 30, 2014, the components of distributable earnings on a tax basis were as follows:
 
   
Undistributed Ordinary Income
   
Undistributed Long-Term Capital Gain
   
Qualified
Late-Year Losses
   
Unrealized Appreciation
(Depreciation)
   
Other Temporary Differences
   
Total Distributable Earnings
 
Cambria Shareholder Yield ETF
  $ 3,816,712     $ 2,331     $     $ 18,090,708     $     $ 21,909,751  
Cambria Foreign Shareholder Yield ETF
    612,629             (14,347 )     2,773,038       (482 )     3,370,838  
Cambria Global Value ETF
    42,998                   169,903       2,067       214,968  
 
Deferred Late-Year Losses represent ordinary losses realized on investment transactions from January 1, 2014 through April 30, 2014 and capital and specified losses realized on investment transactions from November 1, 2013 through April 30, 2014 that, in accordance with Federal income tax regulations, the Funds defer and treat as having arisen in the following year.
 
 
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Cambria Investment Management
Notes to the Financial Statements
October 31, 2014 (Unaudited) (Concluded)

 
7. INCOME TAXES (concluded)
 
The Federal tax cost and aggregate gross unrealized appreciation and depreciation on investments held by the Fund at October 31, 2014 were as follows:
 
Cambria Investment Management
 
Federal Tax
Cost
   
Aggregated Gross Unrealized Appreciation
   
Aggregated Gross Unrealized Depreciation
   
Net Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation)
 
Cambria Shareholder Yield ETF
  $ 188,837,981     $ 25,948,606     $ (4,546,174 )   $ 21,402,432  
Cambria Foreign Shareholder Yield ETF
    73,218,897       2,338,728       (7,592,995 )     (5,254,267 )
Cambria Global Value ETF
    65,678,614       504,980       (11,632,369 )     (11,127,389 )
 
8. OTHER
 
At October 31, 2014, the records of the Trust reflected that 100% of Cambria Shareholder Yield ETF, the Cambria Foreign Shareholder Yield ETF and Cambria Global Value ETF total Shares outstanding were held by 5, 3, and 4 Authorized Participants, respectively, in the form of Creation Units. However, the individual shares comprising such Creation Units are listed and traded on the NYSE Arca, Inc. and a portion thereof have been purchased and sold by persons other than Authorized Participants. Each Authorized Participant has entered into an agreement with the Funds’ Distributor.
 
9. SUBSEQUENT EVENTS
 
The Funds have evaluated the need for additional disclosures and/or adjustments resulting from subsequent events through the date the financial statements were issued. Based on this evaluation, no adjustments were required to the financial statements.
 
 
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Cambria Investment Management
Disclosure of Fund Expenses
(Unaudited)

 
All Exchange Traded Funds (“ETF”) have operating expenses. As a shareholder of an ETF, your investment is affected by these ongoing costs, which include (among others) costs for ETF management, administrative services, brokerage fees and shareholder reports like this one. It is important for you to understand the impact of these costs on your investment returns.
 
Operating expenses such as these are deducted from an ETF’s gross income and directly reduce its final investment return. These expenses are expressed as a percentage of the ETF’s average net assets; this percentage is known as the ETF’s expense ratio.
 
The following examples use the expense ratio and are intended to help you understand the ongoing costs (in dollars) of investing in your Fund and to compare these costs with those of other funds. The examples are based on an investment of $1,000 made at the beginning of the period shown and held for the entire period.
 
The table below illustrates your Fund’s costs in two ways:
 
Actual Fund Return. This section helps you to estimate the actual expenses after fee waivers that your Fund incurred over the period. The “Expenses Paid During Period” column shows the actual dollar expense cost incurred by a $1,000 investment in the Fund, and the “Ending Account Value” number is derived from deducting that expense cost from the Fund’s gross investment return.
 
You can use this information, together with the actual amount you invested in the Fund, to estimate the expenses you paid over that period. Simply divide your actual account value by $1,000 to arrive at a ratio (for example, an $8,600 account value divided by $1,000 = 8.6), then multiply that ratio by the number shown for your Fund under “Expenses Paid During Period.”
 
Hypothetical 5% Return. This section helps you compare your Fund’s costs with those of other funds. It assumes that the Fund had an annual 5% return before expenses during the year, but that the expense ratio (Column 3) for the period is unchanged. This example is useful in making comparisons because the Commission requires all funds to make this 5% calculation. You can assess your Fund’s comparative cost by comparing the hypothetical result for your Fund in the “Expenses Paid During Period” column with those that appear in the same charts in the shareholder reports for other funds.
 
NOTE: Because the return is set at 5% for comparison purposes — NOT your Fund’s actual return — the account values shown may not apply to your specific investment.
 
 
Beginning
Account
Value
5/1/14
Ending
Account
Value
10/31/14
Annualized
Expense
Ratios
Expenses
Paid
During
Period(1)
Cambria Shareholder Yield ETF
       
Actual Fund Return
$1,000.00
$1,049.90
0.59%
$3.05
Hypothetical 5% Return
$1,000.00
$1,022.23
0.59%
$3.01
Cambria Foreign Shareholder Yield ETF
       
Actual Fund Return
$1,000.00
$930.00
0.59%
$2.87
Hypothetical 5% Return
$1,000.00
$1,022.23
0.59%
$3.01
Cambria Global Value ETF
       
Actual Fund Return
$1,000.00
$846.60
0.69%
$3.21
Hypothetical 5% Return
$1,000.00
$1,021.73
0.69%
$3.52
 
(1)
Expenses are equal to the Fund’s annualized expense ratio multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by 184/365 (to reflect the one-half year period).
 
 
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Cambria Investment Management
Supplemental Information
(Unaudited)

 
Net asset value, or “NAV”, is the price per share at which the Fund issues and redeems shares. It is calculated in accordance with the standard formula for valuing mutual fund shares. The “Market Price” of the Fund generally is determined using the midpoint between the highest bid and the lowest offer on the stock exchange on which the Shares of the Fund are listed for trading, as of the time that the Fund’s NAV is calculated. The Fund’s Market Price may be at, above or below its NAV. The NAV of the Fund will fluctuate with changes in the market value of the Fund’s holdings. The NAV of the Fund may also be impacted by the accrual of deferred taxes. The Market Price of the Fund will fluctuate in accordance with changes in its NAV, as well as market supply and demand.
 
Premiums or discounts are the differences (expressed as a percentage) between the NAV and Market Price of the Fund on a given day, generally at the time NAV is calculated. A premium is the amount that the Fund is trading above the reported NAV, expressed as a percentage of the NAV. A discount is the amount that the Fund is trading below the reported NAV, expressed as a percentage of the NAV.
 
Further information regarding premiums and discounts is available on the Funds’ website at www.cambriafunds.com.
 
Cambria Shareholder Yield ETF
Premium/Discount Analysis
Inception Date 5/13/13
Analysis Period 5/13/13-10/31/14
 
 
Percent Above
or Below Par
Number of Days
at Discount/Premium
Percent of Days
at Discount/Premium
 
-5.0%
 
-4.5%
 
-4.0%
 
-3.5%
Fund Sold at Discount
-3.0%
 
-2.5%
1
0.27%
 
-2.0%
 
-1.5%
 
-1.0%
 
-0.5%
97
26.29%
Sold at Par
0.0
 
0.5%
271
73.44%
 
1.0%
 
1.5%
 
2.0%
Fund Sold at Premium
2.5%
 
3.0%
 
3.5%
 
4.0%
 
4.5%
 
5.0%
 
 
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Cambria Investment Management
Supplemental Information
(Unaudited) (Concluded)

 
Cambria Foreign Shareholder Yield ETF
Premium/Discount Analysis
Inception Date 12/2/13
Analysis Period 12/02/13-10/31/14
 
 
Percent Above
or Below Par
Number of Days
at Discount/Premium
Percent of Days
at Discount/Premium
 
-5.0%
 
-4.5%
 
-4.0%
 
-3.5%
Fund Sold at Discount
-3.0%
 
-2.5%
 
-2.0%
1
0.44%
 
-1.5%
5
2.18%
 
-1.0%
8
3.49%
 
-0.5%
35
15.28%
Sold at Par
0.0
 
0.5%
101
44.10%
 
1.0%
67
29.26%
 
1.5%
11
4.80%
 
2.0%
1
0.44%
Fund Sold at Premium
2.5%
 
3.0%
 
3.5%
 
4.0%
 
4.5%
 
5.0%
 
Cambria Global Value ETF
Premium/Discount Analysis
Inception Date 3/11/14
Analysis Period 03/11/14-10/31/14
 
 
Percent Above
or Below Par
Number of Days
at Discount/Premium
Percent of Days
at Discount/Premium
 
-5.0%
 
-4.5%
 
-4.0%
 
-3.5%
Fund Sold at Discount
-3.0%
 
-2.5%
 
-2.0%
 
-1.5%
1
0.61%
 
-1.0%
5
3.05%
 
-0.5%
20
12.20%
Sold at Par
0.0
 
0.5%
88
53.66%
 
1.0%
42
25.61%
 
1.5%
6
3.66%
 
2.0%
2
1.22%
Fund Sold at Premium
2.5%
 
3.0%
 
3.5%
 
4.0%
 
4.5%
 
5.0%
 
 
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Investment Adviser:
 
Cambria Investment Management, L.P.
2321 Rosecrans Avenue
Suite 3225
El Segundo, CA 90245
 
Distributor:
 
SEI Investments Distribution Co.
One Freedom Valley Drive
Oaks, PA 19456
 
Legal Counsel:
 
K&L Gates LLP
1601 K Street, NW
Washington, District of Columbia 20006
 
Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm:
 
PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
Two Commerce Square, Suite 1700
 2001 Market Street
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19103
 
This information must be preceded or accompanied by a current prospectus for the Fund.
 
 
CIM-SA-001-0200
 
 
 

 
 
Item 2.   Code of Ethics.

Not applicable for semi-annual report.

Item 3.   Audit Committee Financial Expert.

Not applicable for semi-annual report.

Item 4.   Principal Accountant Fees and Services.

Not applicable for semi-annual report.

Item 5.   Audit Committee of Listed Registrants.

Not applicable to open-end management investment companies.

Item 6.   Schedule of Investments.

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

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

Not applicable to open-end management investment companies.

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

Not applicable.  Effective for closed-end management investment companies for fiscal years ending on or after December 31, 2005.

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

Not applicable to open-end management investment companies.

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

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

Item 11.   Controls and Procedures.

(a) The Registrant’s principal executive and principal financial officers, or persons performing similar functions, have concluded that the Registrant’s disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Rule 30a-3(c) under the Act (17 CFR 270.30a-3(c))) as of a date within 90 days of the filing date of the report, are effective based on the evaluation of these controls and procedures required by Rule 30a-3(b) under the Act (17 CFR 270.30a-3(b)) and Rules 13a-15(b) or 15d-15(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13a-15(b) or 240.15d-15(b)).

(b) There has been no change in the Registrant’s internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Rule 30a-3(d) under the Act (17 CFR 270.30a-3(d)) that occurred during the second fiscal quarter of 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.
 
 
 

 
 
Items 12.   Exhibits.

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

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

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

 
 

 
 

 
SIGNATURES

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

(Registrant)
Cambria ETF Trust
 
     
By (Signature and Title)
/s/ Eric Richardson  
 
Eric Richardson, President
 

Date: January 8, 2015

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

By (Signature and Title)
/s/ Eric Richardson  
 
Eric Richardson, President
 

Date: January 8, 2015

By (Signature and Title)
/s/ Peter Rodriguez  
 
Peter Rodriguez, Principal Financial Officer
 

Date: January 8, 2015