AS FILED WITH THE U.S. SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION AUGUST 23, 2017

File No. 333-180871

File No. 811-22700

U.S. SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

FORM N-1A

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Exchange Traded Concepts Trust

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Exchange Listed Funds Trust

Prospectus

[ ], 2017

REX Bitcoin Strategy ETF (Ticker Symbol: [ ])

REX Short Bitcoin Strategy ETF (Ticker Symbol: [ ])

Principal Listing Exchange for each Fund: Bats BZX Exchange, Inc.

The Funds are not suitable for all investors and are designed to be utilized only by sophisticated investors who understand the risks associated with the use of derivatives and seeking “short” investment exposure, are willing to assume a high degree of risk, and intend to actively monitor and manage their investments in the Funds.

The Funds are actively managed and are not expected to invest directly in bitcoin. As such, the Funds can be expected to perform differently from the performance of the bitcoin. Although the REX Short Bitcoin Strategy ETF seeks to provide “short” exposure, the Fund does not promise or seek to provide any specific negative multiple of the performance of bitcoin or Bitcoin Futures over any specified period of time.

Investors in the REX Short Bitcoin Strategy ETF should understand the consequences of the “short” strategy employed by the Fund, which is subject to, among others, compounding and market volatility risk. The Fund normally will adjust its portfolio on a daily basis in seeking to provide short exposure, which entails obtaining additional short exposure as the Fund experiences gains, and reducing short exposure as the Fund experiences losses. As a result, the Fund’s performance may be more vulnerable to the effects of compounding than funds that do not seek to provide short investment exposure. During periods of high volatility, this risk may be exacerbated and the Fund may have losses as a result of such adjustments, even if the value of assets held by the Fund is ultimately unchanged.

The shares of each Fund have not been approved or disapproved by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission or the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission nor has the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission or the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission passed upon the accuracy or adequacy of this Prospectus. Any representation to the contrary is a criminal offense.

About This Prospectus

This Prospectus has been arranged into different sections so that you can easily review this important information. For detailed information about the Funds, please see:

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FUND SUMMARIES	1
REX Bitcoin Strategy ETF	1
REX Short Bitcoin Strategy ETF	13
SUMMARY INFORMATION ABOUT PURCHASING AND SELLING SHARES,
TAXES AND FINANCIAL INTERMEDIARY COMPENSATION	26
MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE INVESTMENT OBJECTIVES OF THE FUNDS	26
MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE PRINCIPAL INVESTMENT STRATEGIES OF THE FUNDS	27
MORE INFORMATION ABOUT BITCOIN	28
MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE PRINCIPAL RISKS OF INVESTING IN THE FUNDS	31
PORTFOLIO HOLDINGS	53
FUND MANAGEMENT	53
PORTFOLIO MANAGER	55
BUYING AND SELLING FUND SHARES	55
DISTRIBUTION AND SERVICE PLAN	58
DIVIDENDS, DISTRIBUTIONS AND TAXES	58
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION	61
FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS	62
HOW TO OBTAIN MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FUND	BACK COVER

Fund Summary: REX Bitcoin Strategy ETF

Investment Objective

The REX Bitcoin Strategy ETF (the “Fund”) seeks to provide investors with long exposure to the price movements of bitcoin.

Fees and Expenses

This table describes the fees and expenses that you may pay if you buy and hold shares of the Fund (“Shares”). This table and the Example below do not include the brokerage commissions that investors may pay on their purchases and sales of Shares.

Annual Fund Operating Expenses (expenses that you pay each year as a percentage of the value of your investment)
Management Fee¹	[ ]%
Distribution and Service (12b-1) Fees	0.00%
Other Expenses²	[ ]%
Acquired Fund Fees and Expenses²	[ ]%
Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses	[ ]%

Exchange Traded Concepts, LLC (the “Adviser”) has contractually agreed to waive the management fee it receives from the Fund in an amount equal to the management fee paid to the Adviser by the Subsidiary (defined below). This undertaking may be terminated only with the approval of the Fund’s Board of Trustees.

²	Other Expenses and Acquired Fund Fees and Expenses are based on estimated amounts for the current fiscal year.

Example

This Example is intended to help you compare the cost of investing in the Fund with the cost of investing in other funds. The Example assumes that you invest $10,000 in the Fund for the time periods indicated and then sell all of your Shares at the end of those periods. The Example also assumes that your investment has a 5% return each year and that the Fund’s operating expenses remain the same. Any Fund fees waived by the Adviser are reflected in the 1 Year amount only. Although your actual costs may be higher or lower, based on these assumptions your cost would be:

1 Year	3 Years
$[ ]	$[ ]

Portfolio Turnover

The Fund pays transaction costs, such as commissions, when it buys and sells securities (or “turns over” its portfolio). A higher portfolio turnover rate may indicate higher transaction costs and may result in higher taxes when Shares are held in a taxable account. These costs, which are not reflected in Annual Fund Operating Expenses or in the Example, affect the Fund’s performance. Because the Fund is new, portfolio turnover information is not yet available.

Principal Investment Strategies

The Fund seeks to achieve its investment objective, under normal circumstances, by obtaining investment exposure to an actively managed portfolio of financial instruments providing long exposure to movements in the value of bitcoin, together with an actively managed portfolio of fixed income instruments. The value of the Fund’s Shares relates directly to the value of, and realized profit or loss from, the financial instruments and other assets held by the Fund. Fluctuations in the price of these financial instruments or assets could materially adversely affect an investment in the Fund.

“Bitcoin” is a digital asset based on the decentralized, open source protocol of the peer-to-peer bitcoin computer network (the “Bitcoin Network”). No single entity owns or operates the Bitcoin Network; the infrastructure is collectively maintained by a decentralized user base. The Bitcoin Network is accessed through software, and software governs bitcoin’s creation, movement, and ownership. The value of bitcoin is determined by the supply of and demand for bitcoin on websites that facilitate the transfer of bitcoin in exchange for government-issued currencies (“Bitcoin Exchanges”), and in private end-user-to-end-user transactions.

Bitcoin transaction and ownership records are reflected on the “Blockchain,” which is a digital public record or ledger. Copies of this ledger are stored in a decentralized manner on the computers of each Bitcoin Network user. Transaction data is permanently recorded in files called “blocks,” which reflect transactions that have been recorded and authenticated by Bitcoin Network participants. The Bitcoin Network software source code includes protocols that govern the creation of bitcoin and the cryptographic system that secures and verifies Bitcoin transactions.

The Fund does not expect to invest directly in bitcoin. Instead, the Fund will obtain investment exposure to the price movements of bitcoin through the use of financial instruments that provide exposure to the price movements of bitcoin, including futures contracts linked to the price of bitcoin or an index thereof and that are traded or listed in the U.S. (“Bitcoin Futures”). The Fund expects the notional value of its exposure to bitcoin to be equal to approximately 100% of Fund assets at the close of each trading day.

The Fund expects to gain significant exposure to Bitcoin Futures primarily by investing up to 25% of its total assets, as measured at the end of every quarter of the Fund’s taxable year, in a wholly-owned and controlled Cayman Islands subsidiary (the “Subsidiary”). The Subsidiary generally will invest in long positions in Bitcoin Futures and will periodically sell Bitcoin Futures to unwind a portion of its positions. The Subsidiary may also invest in other commodity futures, option, and swap contracts; fixed income securities; pooled investment vehicles, including those that are not registered pursuant to the Investment Company Act of 1940 (the “1940 Act”); and other investments intended to serve as margin or collateral for the Subsidiary’s derivatives positions. The Subsidiary is advised by the Adviser, managed on a day-to-day basis by Vident Investment Advisory, LLC (the “Sub-Adviser”), and has the same investment objective as the Fund. Unlike the Fund, the Subsidiary may invest to a greater extent in commodities, including Bitcoin Futures, than the Fund. The Subsidiary’s investments in such instruments will be subject to limits on leverage imposed by the 1940 Act. The Fund’s investment in the Subsidiary is expected to provide the Fund with an effective means of obtaining exposure to Bitcoin Futures in a manner consistent with U.S. federal tax law requirements applicable to regulated investment companies. The Fund may also invest in Bitcoin Futures directly to a limited extent, consistent with limitations imposed by the federal securities laws and U.S. federal tax law requirements applicable to regulated investment companies.

Futures contracts, by their terms, have stated expirations and, at a specified point in time prior to expiration, trading in a futures contract for the current delivery month will cease. Therefore, in order to maintain consistent exposure to Bitcoin Futures, the Fund must periodically migrate out of Bitcoin Futures nearing expiration and into Bitcoin Futures with later expirations — a process referred to as “rolling.” The effect of this continuous process of selling contracts nearing expiration and buying longer-dated contracts is called “roll yield.”

Investments in derivative instruments, such as futures, options and swap agreements, have the economic effect of creating financial leverage in the Fund’s portfolio because such investments may give rise to losses that exceed the amount the Fund has invested in those instruments. Financial leverage will magnify, sometimes significantly, the Fund’s exposure to any increase or decrease in prices associated with a particular reference asset resulting in increased volatility in the value of the Fund’s portfolio. The value of the Fund’s portfolio is likely to experience greater volatility over short-term periods. While such financial leverage has the potential to produce greater gains, it also may result in greater losses, which in some cases may cause the Fund to liquidate other portfolio investments at a loss to comply with limits on leverage and asset segregation requirements imposed by the 1940 Act or to meet redemption requests.

In addition to the Fund’s investment in the Subsidiary and in Bitcoin Futures, the Fund may also invest in (1) swap agreements that provide exposure to bitcoin or the price movements of bitcoin; (2) exchange-traded funds (“ETFs”), exchange-traded closed-end funds, other investment companies registered under the 1940 Act, and other pooled investment vehicles, including securities that are not registered under the Securities Act of 1933 (collectively, “Underlying Funds”) that provide exposure to bitcoin or the price movements of bitcoin; (3) exchange-traded notes (“ETNs”) that provide exposure to bitcoin or the price movements of bitcoin; and (4) fixed income securities (namely, commercial paper and U.S. government obligations), bank instruments, cash, and other cash equivalents to collateralize its exposure to the Bitcoin Futures and other investments and for investment purposes. The Fund may also take short positions with respect to Underlying Funds and/or ETNs that provide exposure to bitcoin.

Although the Fund seeks to provide investors with long exposure to the price movements of bitcoin, the Fund will experience positive or negative performance based on changes in the value of the Fund’s investments. As a result, price movements of bitcoin may not always correspond directly to price movements of the Fund’s holdings, and it is possible that the value of the Fund’s holdings may decrease even if the value of bitcoin increases. Investors should understand that the Fund does not expect to invest directly in, and may not successfully provide exposure to the price movements of, bitcoin.

Principal Risks

As with all funds, a shareholder is subject to the risk that his or her investment could lose money. An investment in the Fund is not a bank deposit and is not insured or guaranteed by the FDIC or any government agency. The principal risks affecting shareholders’ investments in the Fund are set forth below.

Active Management Risk. The Sub-Adviser continuously evaluates the Fund’s holdings, purchases and sales with a view to achieving the Fund’s investment objective. However, the achievement of the stated investment objective cannot be guaranteed over short- or long-term market cycles. The Sub-Adviser’s judgments about the markets, the economy, or companies may not anticipate actual market movements, economic conditions or company performance, and these judgments may affect the return on your investment.

Authorized Participants, Market Makers and Liquidity Providers Concentration Risk. Because the Fund is an ETF, only a limited number of institutional investors (known as “Authorized Participants”) are authorized to purchase and redeem shares directly from the Fund. In addition, there may be a limited number of market makers and/or liquidity providers in the marketplace. To the extent either of the following events occur, Fund shares may trade at a material discount to NAV and possibly face delisting: (i) Authorized Participants exit the business or otherwise become unable to process creation and/or redemption orders and no other Authorized Participants step forward to perform these services, or (ii) market makers and/or liquidity providers exit the business or significantly reduce their business activities and no other entities step forward to perform their functions.

Bitcoin Risk. Because of the complex nature of bitcoin itself, an investor in the Fund may face numerous material risks that may not be present in other investments. These risks include:

Bitcoin Exchange Risk. A number of Bitcoin Exchanges have been closed due to fraud, failure or security breaches. A lack of stability in the Bitcoin Exchange market and the closure or temporary shutdown of Bitcoin Exchanges may reduce confidence in the Bitcoin Network and result in greater volatility in the price of bitcoin.

Competition Risk. If a digital asset other than bitcoin obtains significant market share, this could reduce bitcoin’s market share and have an impact on the demand for, and price of, bitcoin and thereby adversely affect the value of the Fund’s investments.

Intellectual Property Risk. Third parties may assert intellectual property claims relating to the holding and transfer of digital assets and their software code.

Internet and Cybersecurity Risk. The Bitcoin Network’s functionality relies on the Internet. A significant disruption of Internet connectivity affecting large numbers of users or geographic areas could impede the functionality of the Bitcoin Network and adversely affect the Fund. In addition, certain features of the Bitcoin Network, such as decentralization, open source protocol, and reliance on peer-to-peer connectivity, may increase the risk of fraud or cyber-attack by potentially reducing the likelihood of a coordinated response.

Maintenance Risk. Transactions on the Bitcoin Network are verified by bitcoin miners, which are Bitcoin Network participants that secure and verify bitcoin transactions through a peer-to-peer computer process. Miners may not have an adequate incentive to continue mining and may cease their mining operations, which may result in a reduction in the aggregate hashrate (confirmation process) of the Bitcoin Network. Any reduction in confidence in the confirmation process or aggregate hashrate of the Bitcoin Network may adversely affect the value of bitcoin. A reduction in the hashrate expended by miners on the Bitcoin Network could increase the likelihood of a malicious actor obtaining control in excess of 50% of the aggregate hashrate active on the Bitcoin Network. If such a scenario were to materialize, the malicious actor, by virtue of controlling in excess of 50% of the aggregate hashrate active on the Bitcoin Network, could prevent new transactions from being confirmed and/or reverse transactions that were previously completed. This would likely result in the loss of confidence in the confirmation process and the Bitcoin Network, which could adversely affect the price of bitcoin and an investment in the Fund.

New Asset and Limited Trading History Risk. Bitcoin, which is a new technological innovation with a limited history, is a new and highly speculative asset. There is no assurance that usage of bitcoin will continue to grow. A contraction in the use of bitcoin may result in increased volatility or a reduction in the price of bitcoin, which could adversely affect the value of the Fund. Bitcoin was invented in 2009; bitcoin and its trading history thus have existed for a relatively short time, which limits a potential shareholder’s ability to evaluate an investment in the Fund. Moreover, Bitcoin Futures have only recently been introduced to the U.S. marketplace.

Regulatory Risk. There exists regulatory uncertainty concerning the treatment of bitcoin. To the extent that future regulatory actions or policies limit the ability to exchange bitcoin or utilize them for payments, the demand for bitcoin may be reduced, which could impact the price of bitcoin and the value of the Fund’s investments.

Structural Risk. A small group of individuals contribute to core bitcoin decisions, including proposed software upgrades that alter the protocols and software that govern the properties of bitcoin, which may adversely affect an investment in the Fund. Moreover, if less than a significant majority of the users and miners on the Bitcoin Network install such software upgrade(s), the Bitcoin Network could “fork,” effectively splitting the Bitcoin Network into two competing networks, which could adversely affect the value of the Fund’s investments. On August 1, 2017, the Bitcoin Network experienced a fork that resulted in a new digital currency referred to as “Bitcoin Cash.” The impact that the fork and Bitcoin Cash will have on the Bitcoin Network and bitcoin is unclear.

Supply Risk. It is possible, and in fact, reasonably likely, that a small group of early bitcoin adopters hold a significant proportion of the bitcoin that has thus far been created. Sales of such bitcoin may impact the price of bitcoin.

Usage Risk. The growth of the Bitcoin Network is subject to a high degree of uncertainty. There is no assurance that the Bitcoin Network, or the service providers necessary to accommodate it, will continue in existence or grow. A decline in the popularity or acceptance of the Bitcoin Network may impair the price of bitcoin, which could have an adverse effect on the value of the Fund’s investments.

Valuation Risk. Political or economic crises may motivate large-scale sales of bitcoin either globally or locally. Large-scale sales of bitcoin could result in movements in the price of bitcoin and could negatively impact the value of the Fund’s investments. Investors should be aware that there is no assurance that bitcoin will maintain its long-term value in terms of purchasing power in the future or that the acceptance of bitcoin for payments by mainstream retail merchants and commercial businesses will continue to grow.

Cash Transactions Risk. Unlike most other ETFs, the Fund expects to effect its creations and redemptions in exchange for a significant cash component and a smaller component of in-kind securities. Paying redemption proceeds in cash rather than through in-kind delivery of portfolio securities may require the Fund to dispose of or sell portfolio investments to obtain the cash needed to distribute redemption proceeds at an inopportune time. This may cause the Fund to recognize investment income and/or capital gains or losses that it might not have recognized if it had satisfied a redemption completely in-kind. As a result, the Fund may be less tax efficient than ETFs that redeem in kind. As a practical matter, only institutions and large investors, such as market makers or other large broker-dealers, purchase or redeem Creation Units. Most investors will buy and sell shares of the Fund on an exchange.

Commodity Pool Regulatory Risk. The Fund’s investment exposure to Bitcoin Futures will cause it to be deemed to be a commodity pool, thereby subjecting the Fund to regulation under the Commodity Exchange Act and Commodity Futures Trading Commission (“CFTC”) rules. The Adviser is registered as a Commodity Pool Operator (“CPO”), the Sub-Adviser is registered as a Commodity Trading Advisor (“CTA”), and the Fund will be operated in accordance with applicable CFTC rules, as well as the regulatory scheme applicable to registered investment companies. Registration as a CPO and CTA imposes additional compliance obligations on the Adviser, the Sub-Adviser and the Fund related to additional laws, regulations, and enforcement policies, which could increase compliance costs and may affect the operations and financial performance of the Fund.

Correlation Risk. The Fund is not expected to invest directly in bitcoin and may not successfully track the price movements of bitcoin.

Counterparty Credit Risk. The Fund may invest in financial instruments involving counterparties that attempt to gain exposure to bitcoin, bitcoin prices, particular groups of securities, indices or asset classes without actually purchasing those investments, or to hedge a position. The Fund’s use of such financial instruments, including swap agreements, involves risks that are different from those associated with ordinary portfolio securities transactions. For example, the Fund is exposed to the risk that the counterparty may be unwilling or unable to make timely payments to meet its contractual obligations or may fail to return holdings that are subject to the agreement with the counterparty. If the counterparty becomes bankrupt or defaults on its payment obligations to the Fund, the Fund may not receive the full amount that it is entitled to receive. If this occurs, the value of your shares in the Fund will decrease.

Credit Risk. If an issuer or guarantor of a debt security held by the Fund or a counterparty to a financial contract with the Fund defaults or is downgraded or is perceived to be less creditworthy, or if the value of the assets underlying a security declines, the value of the Fund’s portfolio will typically decline.

Derivatives Risk. The Fund and its Subsidiary may invest in and will have investment exposure to Bitcoin Futures, swap agreements, and options contracts, which are types of derivative contracts. A derivative refers to any financial instrument whose value is derived, at least in part, from the price of an underlying security, commodity, asset, rate, or index. The use of derivatives presents risks different from, and possibly greater than, the risks associated with investing directly in traditional securities. Changes in the value of a derivative may not correlate perfectly with the underlying security, asset, rate or index. Gains or losses in a derivative may be magnified and may be much greater than the derivative’s original cost. In December 2015, the SEC proposed a new rule to regulate the use of derivatives by registered investment companies, such as the Fund. Whether and when this proposed rule will be adopted and its potential effects on the Fund are unclear as of the date of this Prospectus.

Bitcoin Futures Risk. Because Bitcoin Futures were only recently introduced, the degree to which Bitcoin Futures are likely to provide exposure to movements in the price of bitcoin is extremely uncertain. If market participants executing trades in Bitcoin Futures face constraints, including capital constraints, security risks, or high execution costs with respect to direct investments in bitcoin, the price at which Bitcoin Futures trade may fail to capture price movements in the underlying price of bitcoin. Moreover, it is not clear how changes to the Bitcoin Network and determinations by any relevant futures exchange with respect to such changes to the Bitcoin Network will affect the value of any positions in Bitcoin Futures. When the Fund has an open futures contract position, it is subject to daily variation margin calls that could be substantial in the event of adverse price movements. Because futures require only a small initial investment in the form of a deposit or margin, they involve a high degree of leverage. If the Fund has insufficient cash to meet daily variation margin requirements, it might need to sell securities at a time when such sales are disadvantageous. Futures markets are highly volatile and the use of or exposure to futures contracts may increase volatility of the Fund’s NAV. Futures contracts are also subject to liquidity risk.

Swap Agreement Risk. Swap agreements are generally traded in over-the-counter (“OTC”) markets and have only recently become subject to regulation by the CFTC. CFTC rules, however, do not cover all types of swap agreements. Investors, therefore, may not receive the protection of CFTC regulation or the statutory scheme of the Commodity Exchange Act in connection with the Fund’s swap agreements. The lack of regulation in these markets could expose investors to significant losses under certain circumstances, including in the event of trading abuses or financial failure by participants. Unlike in futures contracts, the counterparty to uncleared OTC swap agreements is generally a single bank or other financial institution, rather than a clearing organization backed by a group of financial institutions. As a result, the Fund is subject to increased counterparty risk with respect to the amount it expects to receive from counterparties to uncleared swaps. If a counterparty becomes bankrupt or otherwise fails to perform its obligations due to financial difficulties, the Fund could suffer significant losses on these contracts and the value of an investor’s investment in the Fund may decline. OTC swaps of the type that may be utilized by the Fund are less liquid than futures contracts because they are not traded on an exchange, do not have uniform terms and conditions, and are generally entered into based upon the creditworthiness of the parties and the availability of credit support, such as collateral, and in general, are not transferable without the consent of the counterparty.

Options Risk. Options give the holder of the option the right to buy (or to sell) a position in a security or in a contract to the writer of the option, at a certain price. They are subject to correlation risk because there may be an imperfect correlation between the options and the securities markets that cause a given transaction to fail to achieve its objectives. The successful use of options depends on the Sub-Adviser’s ability to correctly predict future price fluctuations and the degree of correlation between the options and securities markets. Exchanges can limit the number of positions that can be held or controlled by the Fund or the Sub-Adviser, thus limiting the ability to implement the Fund’s strategies. Options are also particularly subject to leverage risk and can be subject to liquidity risk.

Early Closing Risk. An unanticipated early closing of the Bats BZX Exchange, Inc. (the “Exchange”) may result in a shareholder’s inability to buy or sell Shares of the Fund on that day.

ETN Risk. ETNs are unsecured, unsubordinated debt securities of an issuer that are listed and traded on a U.S. stock exchange. An ETN’s returns generally are linked to the performance of a particular market benchmark or strategy minus applicable fees. ETNs do not provide principal protection and may or may not make periodic coupon payments. ETNs are subject to credit risk, which is the risk that the issuer cannot pay interest or repay principal when it is due. Additionally, the value of an ETN may be influenced by time to maturity, level of supply and demand, volatility and lack of liquidity in the underlying market (e.g., the commodities market), changes in interest rates or the issuer’s credit rating, and other economic, legal, political or geographic events.

Futures Rolling Risk. The Fund’s investment strategy is subject to risks related to “rolling,” the process by which futures contracts held by a fund are closed out and replaced by contracts with a later expiration. The price of futures contracts further from expiration may be higher than the spot price of the underlying asset (a condition known as “contango”) or lower (a condition known as “backwardation”), which can impact the Fund’s returns.

Interest Rate Risk. The value of the Fund’s fixed-income assets will decline because of rising interest rates. The magnitude of this decline will often be greater for longer-term fixed-income securities than shorter-term fixed-income securities.

Leveraging Risk. The Fund’s investment in derivative instruments generally requires a small investment relative to the amount of investment exposure assumed. As a result, such investments may give rise to losses that exceed the amount invested in those instruments. The cost of investing in such instruments generally increases as interest rates increase, which will lower the Fund’s return.

Liquidity Risk. The Fund will invest in derivatives and other instruments that may be less liquid than other types of investments. Investments that are less liquid or that trade less can be more difficult or more costly to buy, or to sell, compared to other more liquid or active investments. This liquidity risk is a factor of the trading volume of a particular investment, as well as the size and liquidity of the market for such an investment. The derivatives in which the Fund invests may not always be liquid. The large size of the positions which the Fund may acquire increases the risk of illiquidity both by making its positions more difficult to liquidate and increasing the losses incurred while trying to do so. Any type of disruption or illiquidity will potentially be exacerbated due to the fact that the Fund will typically invest in financial instruments related to one index. A lack of liquidity could have a negative effect on the Fund’s ability to achieve its investment objective and may result in losses to Fund shareholders.

Unlike the futures markets for traditional physical commodities, the market for Bitcoin Futures is new and may be riskier, less liquid, more volatile and more vulnerable to economic, market and industry changes than more established futures markets. The liquidity of the market will depend on, among other things, the adoption of bitcoin and the commercial and speculative interest in the market for the ability to hedge against the price of bitcoin with Bitcoin Futures. There can be no guarantee that a liquid market for Bitcoin Futures will develop. The Fund may be unable to consistently achieve exposure to bitcoin using Bitcoin Futures if a liquid market for Bitcoin Futures does not develop.

Market Risk. Due to market conditions, the value of the Fund’s investments may fluctuate significantly from day to day. This volatility may cause the value of your investment in the Fund to decrease.

New Fund Risk. As a new fund, there can be no assurance that the Fund will grow to or maintain an economically viable size, in which case it could ultimately liquidate. The Fund will compete with direct investments in bitcoin and other potential financial vehicles that are similar to the Fund, which could limit the market for the Shares and reduce the liquidity of the Shares. The Fund’s distributor does not maintain a secondary market in the Shares.

Non-Diversification Risk. The Fund is non-diversified, meaning that, as compared to a diversified fund, it can invest a greater percentage of its assets in securities issued by or representing a small number of issuers. As a result, the performance of these issuers can have a substantial impact on the Fund’s performance.

Portfolio Turnover Risk. The Fund’s investment strategy is expected to result in high portfolio turnover, which may result in increased transaction costs and may lower Fund performance.

Short Sale Exposure Risk. The Fund may seek “short” exposure to certain instruments through financial instruments such as swap agreements, which may cause the Fund to be exposed to certain risks associated with selling securities short. These risks include, under certain market conditions, an increase in the volatility and decrease in the liquidity of securities underlying the short position, which may lower the Fund’s return, result in a loss, have the effect of limiting the Fund’s ability to obtain exposure through financial instruments, or require the Fund to seek exposure through alternative investment strategies that may be less desirable or more costly to implement.

Subsidiary Risk. The Subsidiary is not registered under the 1940 Act and, unless otherwise noted in this Prospectus, is not subject to all of the investor protections of the 1940 Act. Thus, the Fund, as the sole investor in the subsidiary, will not have all of the protections offered to shareholders of registered investment companies.

Tax Risk. The Fund must meet certain requirements regarding the source of its income and the diversification of its assets, among other requirements, to qualify as a regulated investment company (“RIC”) under Subchapter M of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the “Code”). Certain of the Fund’s investments may not generate qualifying income if made directly by the Fund. The Fund expects to gain significant exposure to Bitcoin Futures indirectly through the Subsidiary in a manner to ensure that it qualifies as a RIC under Subchapter M of the Code. Failure to comply with the requirements to qualify as a RIC would have significant negative tax consequences to Fund shareholders, including the imposition of a higher tax rate on the Fund and taxes on its distributions to shareholders, which would ultimately affect a shareholder’s return on its investment in the Fund. Additionally, the Fund’s investment in the Subsidiary could require the Fund to make substantial distributions to its shareholders in order to continue to qualify as a RIC.

Trading Risk. Shares of the Fund may trade on the Exchange above or below their net asset value (“NAV”). The NAV of Shares will fluctuate with changes in the market value of the Fund’s holdings. In addition, although the Fund’s Shares are currently listed on the Exchange, there can be no assurance that an active trading market for Shares will develop or be maintained. The Fund is also subject to the risk that the price of bitcoin may change sharply while the equity markets on which Shares of the Fund trade are closed, resulting in an inability to mitigate losses in a rapidly negative market. This risk may be heightened because of the nature of bitcoin, which is traded on exchange markets and over-the-counter 24-hours a day.

Underlying Funds Risk. The Fund may invest in ETFs, exchange-traded closed-end funds, other investment companies registered under the 1940 Act, other pooled investment vehicles not registered under the 1940 Act, and other securities that are not registered under the Securities Act of 1933 (the “Securities Act”), in which case the Fund’s performance will be directly related to the performance of those investment companies. Through its positions in these investment companies, the Fund will be subject to the risks associated with such vehicles, including the possibility that the value of their securities or instruments could decrease. Restricted securities not registered under the Securities Act may be less liquid and more difficult to value than other investments because such securities may not be readily marketable.

U.S. Government Securities Risk. The Fund may invest in U.S. government securities, which are subject to price fluctuations and to default in the event that an agency or instrumentality defaults on an obligation not backed by the full faith and credit of the United States.

Valuation Risk. Valuation risk is the risk that the Fund has valued certain investments at a higher price than the price at which they can be sold. This risk may be especially pronounced for investments, such as certain derivatives, which may be illiquid or which may become illiquid under certain market conditions, such as when trading in a particular investment has been halted temporarily by an exchange because the maximum price change of that investment has been realized. During such periods, it may be difficult for the Fund to assign an accurate daily value to those investments, and the Adviser may be required to fair value the investments in accordance with the Trust’s valuation policy, which was approved by the Board.

Volatility Risk. The Fund’s derivative investments can be highly volatile and the Fund may experience large losses when buying, selling or holding such instruments. The price of bitcoin has experienced extreme market volatility in the past and can be expect to be very volatile in the future. High volatility may have an adverse impact on the Fund.

The Fund is not suitable for all investors. The Fund should be utilized only by investors who (a) understand the risks associated with the use of derivatives, (b) are willing to assume a high degree of risk, and (c) intend to actively monitor and manage their investments in the Fund. Additionally, the Fund should be utilized only by investors who understand that the Fund does not invest in physical bitcoin and may not successfully provide exposure to the price movements of bitcoin. Investors who do not meet these criteria should not buy shares of the Fund. An investment in the Fund is not a complete investment program.

Performance Information

The Fund is new and therefore has no performance history. Once the Fund has completed a full calendar year of operations, a bar chart and table will be included that will provide some indication of the risks of investing in the Fund by showing the variability of the Fund’s return based on net assets and comparing the variability of the Fund’s return to a broad measure of market performance.

Investment Advisers

Exchange Traded Concepts, LLC serves as the investment adviser to the Fund. Vident Investment Advisory, LLC serves as the sub-adviser to the Fund.

Portfolio Manager

Denise M. Krisko, CFA, President and Co-Founder of the Sub-Adviser, has served as portfolio manager of the Fund since its inception in [ ].

For important information about the purchase and sale of Shares and tax information, please turn to “Summary Information about Purchasing and Selling Shares, Taxes, and Financial Intermediary Compensation” on page 26 of the prospectus.

Fund Summary: REX Short Bitcoin Strategy ETF

Investment Objective

The REX Short Bitcoin Strategy ETF (the “Fund”) seeks to provide investors with short exposure to the price movements of bitcoin.

Fees and Expenses

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Portfolio Turnover

Principal Investment Strategies

The Fund seeks to achieve its investment objective, under normal circumstances, by obtaining investment exposure to an actively managed portfolio of financial instruments providing short exposure to movements in the value of bitcoin, together with an actively managed portfolio of fixed income instruments. The value of the Fund’s Shares relates directly to the value of, and realized profit or loss from, the financial instruments and other assets held by the Fund. Fluctuations in the price of these financial instruments or assets could materially adversely affect an investment in the Fund.

The Fund does not expect to invest directly in bitcoin. Instead, the Fund will obtain short investment exposure to the price movements of bitcoin through financial instruments that provide short exposure to the price movements of bitcoin, including short positions in and short exposure to futures contracts linked to the price of bitcoin or an index thereof and that are traded or listed in the U.S. (“Bitcoin Futures”). The Fund will be actively managed with respect to the instruments held by the Fund, and the notional value of the Fund’s short exposure to bitcoin may vary on each trading day.

The Fund expects to gain significant exposure to Bitcoin Futures primarily by investing up to 25% of its total assets, as measured at the end of every quarter of the Fund’s taxable year, in a wholly-owned and controlled Cayman Islands subsidiary (the “Subsidiary”). The Subsidiary generally will invest in short positions in Bitcoin Futures and will periodically buy Bitcoin Futures to unwind a portion of its positions. The Subsidiary may also invest in other commodity futures, option, and swap contracts; fixed income securities; pooled investment vehicles, including those that are not registered pursuant to the Investment Company Act of 1940 (the “1940 Act”); and other investments intended to serve as margin or collateral for the Subsidiary’s derivatives positions. The Subsidiary is advised by the Adviser, managed on a day-to-day basis by Vident Investment Advisory, LLC (the “Sub-Adviser”), and has the same investment objective as the Fund. Unlike the Fund, the Subsidiary may invest to a greater extent in commodities, including Bitcoin Futures, than the Fund. The Subsidiary’s investments in such instruments will be subject to limits on leverage imposed by the 1940 Act. The Fund’s investment in the Subsidiary is expected to provide the Fund with an effective means of obtaining exposure to Bitcoin Futures in a manner consistent with U.S. federal tax law requirements applicable to regulated investment companies. The Fund may also invest in Bitcoin Futures directly to a limited extent, consistent with limitations imposed by the federal securities laws and U.S. federal tax law requirements applicable to regulated investment companies.

Futures contracts, by their terms, have stated expirations and, at a specified point in time prior to expiration, trading in a futures contract for the current delivery month will cease. Therefore, in order to maintain consistent exposure to Bitcoin Futures, the Fund must periodically migrate out of Bitcoin Futures nearing expiration and into Bitcoin Futures with later expirations — a process referred to as “rolling.” The effect of this continuous process of buying contracts nearing expiration and selling longer-dated contracts is called “roll yield.”

In addition to the Fund’s investment in the Subsidiary and in Bitcoin Futures, the Fund may also invest in (1) swap agreements that provide exposure to bitcoin or the price movements of bitcoin; (2) exchange-traded funds (“ETFs”), exchange-traded closed-end funds, other investment companies registered under the 1940 Act, and other pooled investment vehicles including securities that are not registered under the Securities Act of 1933 (collectively, “Underlying Funds”) that provide exposure to bitcoin or the price movements of bitcoin; (3) exchange-traded notes (“ETNs”) that provide exposure to bitcoin or the price movements of bitcoin; and (4) fixed income securities (namely, commercial paper and U.S. government obligations), bank instruments, cash, and other cash equivalents to collateralize its exposure to the Bitcoin Futures and other investments and for investment purposes. The Fund may also take short positions with respect to Underlying Funds and/or ETNs that provide exposure to bitcoin.

In seeking to provide short exposure to bitcoin, the Fund generally will seek to position its portfolio so that the notional value of its short exposure equals approximately 100% of Fund assets at the close of each trading day. Because the Fund seeks short exposure to bitcoin, changes in the value of the Fund’s assets during the day will affect whether the Fund’s short exposure needs to be adjusted. For example, if the price of bitcoin has increased on a given day, the notional value of the Fund’s exposure to bitcoin should increase, but net assets of the Fund should fall. As a result, the Fund’s short exposure will likely need to be decreased. Conversely, if the price of bitcoin has decreased on a given day, the notional value of the Fund’s exposure to bitcoin should decrease, but net assets of the Fund should increase. As a result, the Fund’s short exposure will need to be increased.

Although the Fund seeks to provide investors with short exposure to the price movements of bitcoin, the Fund will experience positive or negative performance based on changes in the value of the Fund’s investments. As a result, price movements of bitcoin may not always correspond directly to price movements of the Fund’s holdings, and it is possible that the value of the Fund’s holdings may decrease even if the value of bitcoin decreases. Investors should understand that the Fund does not expect to invest directly in, and may not successfully provide exposure to the price movements of, bitcoin.

Principal Risks

Investors should understand that the Fund does not seek to provide investment performance that is exactly the inverse (-1x) of the performance of bitcoin. Not only will the Fund’s investment performance be affected by compounding, but it also will reflect the Fund’s investment in other types of investment products, which due to the active nature of the Fund’s investment strategies will vary in type and amount over time.

Bitcoin Risk. Because of the complex nature of bitcoin itself, an investor in the Fund may face numerous material risks that may not be present in other investments. These risks include:

Bitcoin Exchange Risk. A number of Bitcoin Exchanges have been closed due to fraud, failure or security breaches. An increase in stability in the Bitcoin Exchange market could favorably impact the price of bitcoin, which would be likely to impact the value of the Fund’s investments.

Competition Risk. If digital assets other than bitcoin lose significant market share, this could increase bitcoin’s market share and have an impact on the demand for, and price of, bitcoin and thereby adversely affect the value of the Fund’s investments.

Regulatory Risk. There exists regulatory uncertainty concerning the treatment of bitcoin. To the extent that future regulatory actions or policies enhance the ability to exchange bitcoin or utilize them for payments, the demand for bitcoin may be increased, which could impact the price of bitcoin and the value of the Fund’s investments.

Supply Risk. Because current bitcoin protocols contemplate a fixed supply of bitcoin, other than bitcoin generated via mining, an increased demand for bitcoin may not be met by the existing bitcoin supply, which could cause the price of bitcoin to increase dramatically.

Usage Risk. The growth of the Bitcoin Network is subject to a high degree of uncertainty. There is no assurance that the Bitcoin Network, or the service providers necessary to accommodate it, will continue in existence or grow. An increased acceptance of the Bitcoin Network may benefit the price of bitcoin, which could have an adverse effect on the value of the Fund’s investments.

Valuation Risk. Political or economic crises may motivate large-scale acquisitions of bitcoin either globally or locally. Large-scale purchases of bitcoin could result in movements in the price of bitcoin and could negatively impact the value of the Fund’s investments.

Compounding Risk. In the course of managing the Fund’s investments, the Sub-Adviser will need to periodically adjust the Fund’s holdings in order to maintain short investment exposure approximately equivalent to 100% of the Fund’s assets. This process entails obtaining additional short exposure as the Fund experiences investment gains, and reducing short exposure as the Fund experiences investment losses.

Compounding is the cumulative effect of applying investment gains and losses and income to the principal amount invested over time. Gains or losses experienced over a given period will increase or reduce the principal amount invested from which the subsequent period’s returns are calculated. All types of investments are subject to compounding to varying degrees, but the effects of compounding may be more pronounced for a fund that seeks to provide short investment exposure, such as the Fund. This effect becomes more pronounced as volatility increases. The effects of compounding may cause the performance of the Fund to differ from your expectations and may have an adverse effect on your investment over time, regardless of the performance of the Fund’s individual investments.

Correlation Risk. The Fund is not expected to invest directly in bitcoin and may not successfully track the price movements of bitcoin.

Early Closing Risk. An unanticipated early closing of the Bats BZX Exchange, Inc. (the “Exchange”) may result in a shareholder’s inability to buy or sell Shares of the Fund on that day.

Futures Rolling Risk. The Fund’s investment strategy is subject to risks related to rolling, the process by which futures contracts held by a fund are closed out and replaced by contracts with a later expiration. The price of futures contracts further from expiration may be higher than the spot price of the underlying asset (a condition known as “contango”) or lower (a condition known as “backwardation”), which can impact the Fund’s returns.

Portfolio Turnover Risk. The Fund’s investment strategy is expected to result in high portfolio turnover, which may result in increased transaction costs and may lower Fund performance.

Short Exposure Risk. Shareholders are expected to lose money when the value of bitcoin rises—a result that is the opposite from traditional funds. Inverse positions can also result in the total loss of an investor’s investment. A single day or intraday increase in the price of bitcoin approaching 100% could result in the total loss or almost total loss of an investor’s investment, even if the price of bitcoin subsequently decreases.

Short Sale Exposure Risk. The Fund may seek “short” exposure to certain investments through financial investments such as swap agreements, which may cause the Fund to be exposed to certain risks associated with selling securities short. These risks include, under certain market conditions, an increase in the volatility and decrease in the liquidity of securities underlying the short position, which may lower the Fund’s return, result in a loss, have the effect of limiting the Fund’s ability to obtain exposure through financial instruments, or require the Fund to seek exposure through alternative investment strategies that may be less desirable or more costly to implement.

The Fund is not suitable for all investors. The Fund should be utilized only by investors who (a) understand the risks associated with seeking short investment exposure, (b) are willing to assume a high degree of risk, (c) understand the risks of shorting and (d) intend to actively monitor and manage their investments in the Fund. Additionally, the Fund should be utilized only by investors who understand that the Fund does not invest in physical bitcoin and may not successfully provide exposure to the price movements of bitcoin. Investors who do not meet these criteria should not buy shares of the Fund. An investment in the Fund is not a complete investment program.

Performance Information

The Fund is new, and therefore has no performance history. Once the Fund has completed a full calendar year of operations, a bar chart and table will be included that will provide some indication of the risks of investing in the Fund by showing the variability of the Fund’s return based on net assets and comparing the variability of the Fund’s return to a broad measure of market performance.

Investment Advisers

Exchange Traded Concepts, LLC serves as the investment adviser to the Fund. Vident Investment Advisory, LLC, serves as sub-adviser to the Fund.

Portfolio Manager

Denise M. Krisko, CFA, President and Co-Founder of the Sub-Adviser, has served as portfolio manager of the Fund since its inception in [ ].

Summary Information about Purchasing and Selling Shares,
Taxes, and Financial Intermediary Compensation

Purchase and Sale of Fund Shares

Individual shares (“Shares”) of the REX Bitcoin Strategy ETF and REX Short Bitcoin Strategy ETF (each, a “Fund” and together, the “Funds”) may only be purchased and sold on a national securities exchange through a broker-dealer. The Shares of the Funds are listed on the Exchange. The Shares that trade on the Exchange are “created” at their NAV by market makers, large investors and institutions only in a large specified number of shares called a “Creation Unit.” Each Fund issues and redeems Shares on a continuous basis, at NAV, only in Creation Units of at least 25,000 Shares. A “creator” enters into an authorized participant agreement (“Participant Agreement”) with the Funds’ distributor or uses a Depository Trust Company (“DTC”) participant who has executed a Participant Agreement (an “Authorized Participant”), and deposits into the relevant Fund a specified amount of cash (and, under certain circumstances, a portfolio of securities approximating certain holdings of the Fund) totaling the NAV of the Creation Unit(s), in exchange for at least 25,000 shares of the Fund (or multiples thereof).

The price of each Fund’s Shares is based on market price, and because exchange-traded fund shares trade at market prices rather than NAV, shares may trade at a price greater than NAV (premium) or less than NAV (discount). EXCEPT WHEN AGGREGATED IN CREATION UNITS, SHARES OF THE FUNDS ARE NOT REDEEMABLE SECURITIES.

Tax Information

The distributions made by the Funds are generally taxable, and will be taxed as ordinary income, qualified dividend income or capital gains, unless you are investing through a tax-deferred arrangement, such as a 401(k) plan or individual retirement account. Investments through such tax-deferred arrangements may be subject to taxation upon withdrawal therefrom.

Payments to Broker-Dealers and Other Financial Intermediaries

If you purchase shares of the Funds through a broker-dealer or other financial intermediary (such as a bank), the Funds and their related companies may pay the intermediary for the sale of Fund Shares and related services. These payments may create a conflict of interest by influencing the broker-dealer or other intermediary and your salesperson to recommend the Funds over another investment. Ask your salesperson or visit your financial intermediary’s web site for more information.

More Information about the Investment Objectives of the Funds

The investment objective of each Fund is non-fundamental and may be changed by the Trust’s Board of Trustees (“Board”) without a shareholder vote.

More Information about the Principal Investment Strategies of the Funds

Each Fund is an actively managed ETF and is not expected to invest directly in bitcoin. As such, the Funds can be expected to perform differently from the performance of bitcoin and any index tracking bitcoin prices or performance. Although the REX Short Bitcoin Strategy ETF seeks to provide “short” exposure, the Fund does not promise or seek to provide any specific negative multiple of the performance of bitcoin or Bitcoin Futures over any specified period of time. The Sub-Adviser, subject to the oversight of the Adviser and the Board, has discretion on a daily basis to manage each Fund’s portfolio in accordance with the Fund’s investment objective and investment policies.

Each Fund intends to achieve its investment objective primarily by obtaining investment exposure, under normal circumstances, to an actively managed portfolio of Bitcoin Futures (or, in the case of the REX Short Bitcoin Strategy ETF, an actively managed portfolio of short positions in Bitcoin Futures).

Each Fund’s investment in its Subsidiary is expected to provide the Fund with exposure to the commodities markets within the limitations of the federal tax requirements that apply to regulated investment companies and subject to the limits on leverage imposed by the 1940 Act. For more information about applicable federal tax requirements, please see “Dividends, Distributions and Taxes.”

It is expected that each Subsidiary will invest in Bitcoin Futures, option and swap contracts, fixed income securities, pooled investment vehicles, including those that are not registered pursuant to the 1940 Act, and other investments intended to serve as margin or collateral for the Subsidiary’s derivatives positions. Each Subsidiary is considered to be a commodity pool and therefore, subject to regulation under the Commodity Exchange Act. The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (“CFTC”), however, has not passed upon the merits on an investment in the Funds or the Subsidiaries, nor has the CFTC passed on the adequacy of this Prospectus.

The Sub-Adviser will consider whether it is advantageous for a Fund to invest directly in Bitcoin Futures as well as other bitcoin-linked financial instruments or if the desired exposure can be achieved more efficiently by investing in its Subsidiary, which would, in turn, purchase and hold Bitcoin Futures and other bitcoin-linked financial instruments. As a result, the level of each Fund’s investment in its Subsidiary may vary (up to 25%) depending on the types of bitcoin-linked investments used to achieve the Fund’s investment objective. For example, a Fund’s increased use of bitcoin-linked notes typically will result in decreased investment in the Subsidiary, whereas a Fund’s increased use of Bitcoin Futures, swaps, or options on Bitcoin Futures typically will result in increased investment in the Subsidiary.

To the extent a Subsidiary invests in bitcoin-linked derivative instruments, it will comply with the same segregation and asset coverage requirements that are applicable to the Funds’ transactions in derivatives under the 1940 Act. Similarly, to the extent they are applicable to the investment activities of a Subsidiary, the Subsidiary will be subject to the same fundamental and certain other investment restrictions (except for the restriction on the purchase and sale of commodities and commodities contracts applicable to the Funds) and will follow the same compliance policies and procedures as the Funds. The Subsidiaries are managed by the Adviser and sub-advised by the Sub-Adviser, and each Subsidiary is overseen by its own board of directors. However, because each Fund is the sole shareholder in its respective Subsidiary, the Fund’s Board of Trustees has direct oversight over the Fund’s investments in its Subsidiary and indirect oversight over the Subsidiary’s operations and investment activities. For more information about the operation and management of the Funds’ Subsidiaries, please see “Investment Policies, Techniques and Risk Factors” in the Funds’ SAI.

The Adviser does not take defensive positions in the Funds’ portfolios during periods of adverse market, economic, political, or other conditions as the Adviser intends for each Fund to remain fully invested consistent with its investment strategy under all market conditions. This means that, based on market and economic conditions, a Fund’s performance could be lower than other types of mutual funds that may shift their portfolio assets to take advantage of market opportunities or to lessen the impact of a market decline.

More Information About Bitcoin

“Bitcoin” is a digital asset based on the decentralized, open source protocol of the peer-to-peer bitcoin computer network. Bitcoin can currently be used to pay for goods and services, can be purchased or sold on websites that facilitate the transfer of bitcoin in exchange for government-issued currencies, or can be transferred in individual end-user-to-end-user transactions under a barter system. No single entity owns or operates the Bitcoin Network; the infrastructure is collectively maintained by a decentralized user base. The Bitcoin Network is accessed through software, and software governs bitcoin’s creation, movement, and ownership.

The value of bitcoin is determined by the supply of and demand for bitcoin on the Bitcoin Exchanges (and in private end-user-to-end-user transactions), as well as by the number of merchants that accept bitcoin. Bitcoin transactions can be broadcast to the Bitcoin Network by any user’s Bitcoin Network software and bitcoin can be transferred without the involvement of intermediaries or third parties, other than verification by Bitcoin Network miners, which are Bitcoin Network participants that secure and verify bitcoin transactions through a peer-to-peer computer process. Third-party service providers such as Bitcoin Exchanges and third-party bitcoin payment processing services may charge potentially substantial fees for processing transactions and for converting, or facilitating the conversion of, bitcoin to or from fiat currency. The Bitcoin Network is decentralized and does not rely on either governmental authorities or financial institutions to create, transmit or determine the value of bitcoin. Rather, bitcoin is created and allocated by the Bitcoin Network protocol through the mining process subject to a strict, well-known issuance schedule contained within the protocol.

Bitcoin records are reflected on the “Blockchain,” which is a digital public record, or ledger, on which all bitcoin is recorded. The Blockchain is comprised of a digital record, copies of which are downloaded and stored in a decentralized manner on the computers of each Bitcoin Network user. Transaction data is permanently recorded in files called “blocks,” which reflect transactions that have been recorded and authenticated by miners. Each newly recorded block of transactions refers back to and “connects” with the immediately prior recorded block of the public ledger, similar to pages of other types of transaction ledgers. Each new block records outstanding Bitcoin transactions, and outstanding transactions are settled and validated through such recording. The Blockchain represents a complete, transparent and unbroken history of all transactions on the Bitcoin Network, in the form of a public ledger that is accessible by all. The Bitcoin Network software source code includes the protocols that govern the creation of bitcoin and the cryptographic system that secures and verifies Bitcoin transactions.

To engage in bitcoin transactions, users generate two mathematically related numbers that are used to authenticate bitcoin transactions: a “public key” (also known as a “public address”) and a “private key.” The private key is frequently retained in a software program for facilitating bitcoin transactions, known as a “bitcoin wallet,” while the public key may be made publicly available. The public key serves as an address to which bitcoin can be transferred and from which bitcoin can be sent by the owner of the private key. The Bitcoin Network utilizes the Blockchain to evidence the existence of bitcoin associated with any “public key” that has been used in a transaction on the Bitcoin Network. A “private key” controls the transfer or “spending” of bitcoin from its associated public key. Only a specific private key can be used to authenticate, or “sign,” any transaction from the associated public address.

The Blockchain constitutes a canonical record of every bitcoin, every bitcoin transaction (including the creation or “mining” of new bitcoin) and every bitcoin address associated with a quantity of bitcoin. The Bitcoin Network and Bitcoin Network software programs can interpret the Blockchain to determine the exact bitcoin balance, if any, of any public bitcoin address listed in the Blockchain as having taken part in a transaction on the Bitcoin Network.

Bitcoin Network miners engage in a set of prescribed complex mathematical calculations in order to add a block to the Blockchain and thereby confirm Bitcoin transactions included in that block’s data. In addition to confirming the authenticity of some or all recent transactions and referencing the preceding block, each block also contains an answer to a mathematical problem. Miners generate potential answers to this mathematical problem at a rapid rate, effectively searching for a correct answer via computational trial-and-error. New blocks cannot be submitted to the network without a correct answer. The mathematical problem in each block is extremely difficult to solve, but once a valid solution is found, it is very easy for the rest of the network to confirm that the solution is correct. Once the mathematical problem has been solved, the miner may then transmit a copy of the newly-formed block to peers on the Bitcoin Network, which then update their respective copies of the Blockchain by appending the new block. A new block that is added to the Blockchain serves to take recent-yet-unconfirmed transactions and verify that none are fraudulent, and the miner that first solves such block receives the reward of a fixed number of bitcoin for its effort.

The protocol underlying the Bitcoin Network provides the rules by which all users and miners on the Bitcoin Network must operate. Bitcoin Network software automatically adjusts the difficulty of the mathematical problem so that a new block is mined approximately once every ten minutes. Estimates show that the current Bitcoin Network software can thus accommodate up to seven transactions per second. The protocol also lays out the block reward, the amount of bitcoin that a miner earns upon creating a new block. The initial block reward when the Bitcoin Network was introduced in 2009 was 50 bitcoin per block. That number has and will continue to halve approximately every four years until approximately 2140, when it is estimated that block rewards will go to zero. The most recent halving occurred on July 9, 2016, which reduced the block reward from 25 to 12.5 bitcoin. In addition to the block reward, end users pay fees as an incentive for a miner to confirm their transactions in newly created blocks. When a miner creates a new block, as part of the process the miner adds any unconfirmed transactions to the new block, and for doing so accepts fees associated with each transaction. Fees vary in amount based on a calculation conducted by a user’s bitcoin wallet software.

The Bitcoin Network was initially contemplated in a white paper that also described bitcoin and the operating software to govern the Bitcoin Network. The white paper was purportedly authored by Satoshi Nakamoto; however, no individual with that name has been reliably identified as Bitcoin’s creator, and the general consensus is that the name is a pseudonym for the actual inventor or inventors. The first bitcoin was created in 2009 after Nakamoto released the Bitcoin Network source code (the software and protocol that created and launched the Bitcoin Network). The Bitcoin Network protocol is built using open source software, allowing for any developer to review the underlying code and suggest changes. There is no official company or group that is responsible for making modifications to the Bitcoin Network, however, there are a number of individual developers that regularly contribute to a specific distribution of Bitcoin Network software dubbed “Bitcoin Core.” Significant changes to the Bitcoin Network protocol are typically accomplished through a so-called Bitcoin Improvement Proposal or BIP. Such proposals are generally posted on websites, and the proposals explain technical requirements for the protocol change as well as reasons why the change should be accepted.

The Bitcoin Network has no central authority, so the implementation of a change is achieved by users and miners downloading and running updated versions of Bitcoin Network software. If a significant proportion of Bitcoin Network users and miners decide to adopt a change to the Bitcoin Network that is not compatible with previous software, then this software will recognize and process transactions differently on a going-forward basis. If another significant proportion of Bitcoin Network users and miners decide not to adopt such change, then these two Bitcoin Network groups would not process transactions in the same way on a going forward basis. In this scenario, the blocks recognized as valid by one group of users will be different from the blocks recognized as valid by the other group of users, which will cause transaction records to diverge, or “fork,” on a going-forward basis. If this were to occur, two separate Bitcoin Networks could result, one running the pre-modification software program and the other running the modified version (i.e., a second “Bitcoin” network). In the event of a permanent fork with two separate and incompatible Bitcoin Networks, the price movements of different versions of bitcoin on different Bitcoin Networks may deviate. In such case, the Adviser or Sub-Adviser will evaluate the characteristics of each Bitcoin Network to determine in its sole discretion which Bitcoin Network will provide exposure that best comports with a Fund’s investment objective. On August 1, 2017, the Bitcoin Network was forked by a group of developers and miners accepting changes to the Bitcoin Network software intended to increase transaction capacity. Blocks mined on this network now diverge from blocks mined on the Bitcoin Network, which has resulted in the creation of a new blockchain whose digital asset is referred to as “Bitcoin Cash.” The Bitcoin Network and the Bitcoin Cash network now operate as separate, independent networks. Multiple proposals for increasing the capacity of the Bitcoin Network still exist, and it is possible that one or more of these proposals could result in further network “forks.”

More Information about the Principal Risks of Investing in the Funds

The following section provides additional information regarding certain of the principal risks identified under “Principal Risks” in each Fund’s summary along with additional risk information. Risk information is applicable to all Funds unless otherwise noted.

Active Management Risk. The Sub-Adviser continuously evaluates each Fund’s holdings, purchases and sales with a view to achieving the Fund’s investment objectives. However, the achievement of the stated investment objectives cannot be guaranteed. Various legislative, regulatory, or tax restrictions, policies or developments may affect the investment techniques available to the Sub-Adviser and a portfolio manager in connection with managing a Fund and may also adversely affect the ability of a Fund to achieve its investment objectives. The Sub-Adviser’s judgments about the markets, the economy, or companies may not anticipate actual market movements, economic conditions or company performance, and these judgments may affect the return on your investment. If the Sub-Adviser is incorrect in its assessment of the income, growth or price realization potential of a Fund’s holdings or incorrect in its assessment of general market or economic conditions, then the value of that Fund’s shares may decline.

Investors in the REX Short Bitcoin Strategy ETF should understand that the Fund does not seek to provide investment performance that is exactly the inverse (-1x) of the performance of bitcoin. Not only will the Fund’s investment performance be affected by compounding, but it also will reflect the Fund’s investment in other types of investment products, which due to the active nature of the Fund’s investment strategies will vary in type and amount over time.

Authorized Participants, Market Makers and Liquidity Providers Concentration Risk. Only an Authorized Participant may engage in creation or redemption transactions directly with a Fund. Each Fund has a limited number of financial institutions that may act as Authorized Participants. In addition, there may be a limited number of market makers and/or liquidity providers in the marketplace. To the extent either of the following events occur, Fund Shares may trade at a material discount to NAV and possibly face delisting: (i) Authorized Participants exit the business or otherwise become unable to process creation and/or redemption orders and no other Authorized Participants step forward to perform these services, or (ii) market makers and/or liquidity providers exit the business or significantly reduce their business activities and no other entities step forward to perform their functions.

Bitcoin Risk. Bitcoin is an extremely new and nontraditional asset. Bitcoin was invented in 2009 and not all information with respect to its origin is known, which limits a potential shareholder’s ability to evaluate the performance of bitcoin. Digital assets, represented on a decentralized public transaction ledger that is maintained by an open source protocol, are substantively different from traditional assets and investments. Because of the complex nature of bitcoin itself coupled with an investment with exposure to the performance thereof, an investor in a Fund may face numerous material risks that may not be present in other investments. These risks include:

Bitcoin Exchange Risk. The Bitcoin Exchanges on which bitcoin trades are new and, in many cases, unregulated. Furthermore, many Bitcoin Exchanges (including several of the most prominent U.S. Dollar-denominated Bitcoin Exchanges) do not provide the public with significant information regarding their ownership structure, management teams, corporate practices or regulatory compliance. As a result, the marketplace may lose confidence in or may experience problems relating to Bitcoin Exchanges, including prominent exchanges which handle a significant portion of the volume of bitcoin trading. Bitcoin Exchanges may impose daily, weekly, monthly or customer-specific transaction or distribution limits, or the Bitcoin Exchanges may suspend withdrawals entirely, rendering the exchange of virtual currency for fiat currency difficult or impossible. Bitcoin Exchanges generally operate outside of the United States. An investor may have difficulty in successfully pursuing claims in the courts of such countries or enforcing in the courts of such countries a judgment obtained in another country. In general, certain less developed countries lack fully developed legal systems and bodies of commercial law and practices normally found in countries with more developed market economies. Currently, there are no specific regulatory protections in place that would protect an investor in bitcoin from financial losses if a Bitcoin Exchange were to fail or go out of business. Participation in Bitcoin Exchanges requires users to take on credit risk by transferring bitcoin from a personal account to a third party’s account.

A number of Bitcoin Exchanges have been closed due to fraud, failure or security breaches. In many of these instances, the customers of such Bitcoin Exchanges were not compensated or made whole for the partial or complete losses of their account balances in such Bitcoin Exchanges. While smaller Bitcoin Exchanges are less likely to have the infrastructure and capitalization that make larger Bitcoin Exchanges more stable, larger Bitcoin Exchanges are more likely to be appealing targets for hackers and “malware” (i.e., software used or programmed by attackers to disrupt computer operation, gather sensitive information or gain access to private computer systems). In 2014, the largest Bitcoin Exchange at the time, Mt. Gox, filed for bankruptcy in Japan amid reports the exchange lost up to 850,000 bitcoin, valued then at over $450 million, as well as $28 million in cash from the exchanges bank accounts. In August 2016, Bitfinex, a Bitcoin Exchange located in Hong Kong, reported a security breach that resulted in the theft of approximately 120,000 bitcoin valued at the time at approximately $65 million, a loss which was allocated to all Bitfinex account holders (rather than just specified holders whose wallets were affected directly), regardless of whether the account holder held bitcoin or cash in their account.

A lack of stability in the Bitcoin Exchange Market and the closure or temporary shutdown of Bitcoin Exchanges due to fraud, business failure, hackers or malware, or government-mandated regulation may reduce confidence in the Bitcoin Network and result in greater volatility in the price of bitcoin. These potential consequences of a Bitcoin Exchange’s failure could adversely affect the price of bitcoin, which would be likely to impact the value of the Fund’s investments. Conversely, an increase in stability in the Bitcoin Exchange Market could favorably impact the price of bitcoin, which would be likely to impact the value of the Fund’s investments.

Competition Risk. The Bitcoin Network and bitcoin, as an asset, hold a “first-to-market” advantage over other digital assets. This first-to-market advantage is driven in large part by having, as of the date of this prospectus, the largest user and investor base and the largest number of miners and, consequently, the largest aggregate hashrate securing the Blockchain and verifying its transactions. Having a large mining network results in greater user confidence regarding the security and long-term stability of a digital asset’s network and its block chain; as a result, the advantage of more users and miners makes a digital asset more secure, which makes it more attractive to new users and miners, resulting in a network effect that strengthens the first-to-market advantage. However, it is possible that another digital asset could become materially popular due to either a perceived or exposed shortcoming of the Bitcoin Network protocol that is not immediately addressed by the bitcoin contributor community or a perceived advantage of an “altcoin” that includes features not incorporated into bitcoin. In particular, the digital asset “ethereum,” has gained substantial market share in recent months, which may be in part due to perceived institutional backing and/or potentially advantageous features not incorporated into bitcoin. Additionally, on August 1, 2017, the bitcoin network “forked,” creating a new digital asset referred to as Bitcoin Cash which was designed to address perceived limitations of the Bitcoin Network’s block size requirements. If a digital asset obtains significant market share (either in market capitalization, mining power or use as a payment technology), this could reduce bitcoin’s market share and have an impact on the demand for, and price of, bitcoin and thereby adversely affect the value of a Fund’s investments.

Intellectual Property Risk. Third parties may assert intellectual property claims relating to the holding and transfer of digital assets and their source code. Regardless of the merit of any intellectual property or other legal action, any threatened action that reduces confidence in the Bitcoin Network’s long-term viability or the ability of end-users to hold and transfer bitcoin may adversely affect an investment in the Shares. Additionally, a successful intellectual property claim could prevent market participants from accessing the Bitcoin Network or holding or transferring their bitcoin, which could adversely impact the price of bitcoin and the value of a Fund’s investments.

Internet and Cybersecurity Risk. The Bitcoin Network’s functionality relies on the Internet. A significant disruption of Internet connectivity affecting large numbers of users or geographic areas could impede the functionality of the Bitcoin Network and adversely affect a Fund. In addition, certain features of the Bitcoin Network, such as decentralization, open source protocol, and reliance on peer-to-peer connectivity, may increase the risk of fraud or cyber-attack by potentially reducing the likelihood of a coordinated response.

Maintenance Risk. The Bitcoin Network operates based on an open source protocol maintained by contributors. As an open source project, Bitcoin is not represented by an official organization or authority. As the Bitcoin Network protocol is not sold and its use does not generate revenues for contributors, contributors are generally not compensated for maintaining and updating the Bitcoin Network protocol. The lack of guaranteed financial incentive for contributors to maintain or develop the Bitcoin Network and the lack of guaranteed resources to adequately address emerging issues with the Bitcoin Network may reduce incentives to address the issues adequately or in a timely manner.

Bitcoin Network miners engage in a set of prescribed complex mathematical calculations in order to add a block to the Blockchain and thereby confirm Bitcoin transactions. Miners that are successful in adding a block to the Blockchain are automatically awarded a fixed number of bitcoin for their effort. As the award of new bitcoin for solving blocks declines, and if transaction fees are not sufficiently high, miners may not have an adequate incentive to continue mining and may cease their mining operations. This reduction may result in a reduction in the aggregate hashrate of the Bitcoin Network as the incentive for miners will decrease, which would adversely affect the confirmation process for transactions (i.e., temporarily decreasing the speed at which blocks are added to the Blockchain until the next scheduled adjustment in difficulty for block solutions). More significant reductions in aggregate hashrate on the Bitcoin Network could result in material, though temporary, delays in block solution confirmation time. Any reduction in confidence in the confirmation process or aggregate hashrate of the Bitcoin Network may impact the value of bitcoin, which would be likely to impact the value of a Fund’s investments.

Additionally, if a malicious actor obtains a majority of the processing power (referred to herein as “aggregate hashrate”) dedicated to mining on the Bitcoin Network, it will be able to exert unilateral control over the addition of blocks to the Blockchain. As long as the malicious actor enjoys this majority it may be able to “double-spend” its own bitcoin (i.e., spend the same bitcoin in two or more conflicting transactions) as well as prevent the confirmation of other Bitcoin transactions. A reduction in the hashrate expended by miners on the Bitcoin Network could increase the likelihood of a malicious actor obtaining control in excess of fifty (50) percent of the aggregate hashrate active on the Bitcoin Network. If such a scenario were to materialize, it could adversely affect an investment in a Fund.

New Asset and Limited Trading History Risk. Bitcoin, which is a new technological innovation with a limited history, is a new and highly speculative asset. There is no assurance that usage of bitcoin will continue to grow. A contraction in the use of bitcoin may result in increased volatility or a reduction in the price of bitcoin, which could adversely impact the value of a Fund. Bitcoin was invented in 2009; bitcoin and its trading history thus have existed for a relatively short time, which limits a potential shareholder’s ability to evaluate an investment in a Fund. Moreover, Bitcoin Futures have only recently been introduced to the U.S. marketplace.

Regulatory Risk. To the extent that future regulatory actions or policies limit or enhance the ability to exchange bitcoin or utilize them for payments, the demand for bitcoin may be reduced or increased. Furthermore, regulatory actions may limit the ability of end-users to convert bitcoin into fiat currency (e.g., U.S. Dollars) or use bitcoin to pay for goods and services. Bitcoin currently faces an uncertain regulatory landscape in not only the United States but also in many foreign jurisdictions such as the European Union, China and Russia. Some foreign jurisdictions have banned bitcoin as a means of payment. Most regulatory bodies have not yet issued official statements regarding intention to regulate or determinations on regulation of bitcoin, the Bitcoin Network and bitcoin users. Various foreign jurisdictions may, in the near future, adopt laws, regulations or directives that affect the Bitcoin Network and its users, particularly Bitcoin Exchanges and service providers that fall within such jurisdictions’ regulatory scope. Such laws, regulations or directives may conflict with those of the United States and may negatively impact the acceptance of bitcoin by users, merchants and service providers outside of the United States and may therefore impede the growth of the bitcoin economy. The effect of any future regulatory change on bitcoin is impossible to predict, but such change could be substantial and adverse to value of a Fund’s investments. Current and future legislation, CFTC and SEC rulemaking and other regulatory developments may affect how bitcoin is classified (e.g., as a security, property, commodity, currency, etc.) and regulated.

Current IRS guidance indicates that digital assets such as bitcoin should be treated and taxed as property, and that transactions involving the payment of bitcoin for goods and services should be treated as barter transactions. This treatment may create a potential tax reporting requirement in any circumstance where the ownership of a bitcoin passes from one person to another, usually by means of Bitcoin transactions. Foreign jurisdictions may also elect to treat digital assets such as bitcoin differently for tax purposes. To the extent a foreign jurisdiction with a significant share of the market of bitcoin users imposes onerous tax burdens on bitcoin users, or imposes sales or value added tax on purchases and sales of bitcoin for fiat currency, such actions could result in decreased demand for bitcoin in such jurisdiction, which could impact the price of bitcoin and negatively impact the value of a Fund’s investments. Accounting standards may also change, creating an obligation to accrue for a tax liability that was not previously required to be accrued for or in situations where it is not expected that will directly or indirectly be ultimately subject to such tax liability.

These regulatory changes have the potential to increase or decrease interest in bitcoin, which could impact the price of bitcoin and the value of a Fund’s investments.

Structural Risk. A small group of individuals contribute to core bitcoin decisions. These individuals can propose refinements or improvements to the Bitcoin Network’s source code through one or more software upgrades that alter the protocols and software that govern the Bitcoin Network and the properties of bitcoin, including the irreversibility of transactions and limitations on the mining of new bitcoin. To the extent that a significant majority of the users and miners on the Bitcoin Network install such software upgrade(s), the Bitcoin Network would be subject to new protocols and software that may adversely affect an investment in a Fund. Moreover, a developer or group of developers could potentially propose a modification to the Bitcoin Network that is not accepted by a vast majority of miners and users, but that is nonetheless accepted by a substantial population of participants in the Bitcoin Network. If less than a significant majority of the users and miners on the Bitcoin Network install such software upgrade(s), the Bitcoin Network could “fork.” If this were to occur, two separate Bitcoin Networks could result, one running the pre-modification software program and the other running the modified version (i.e., a second “Bitcoin” network). In the event of a permanent fork with two separate and incompatible Bitcoin Networks, the price movements of different versions of bitcoin on different Bitcoin Networks may deviate. In such case, the Adviser or Sub-Adviser will evaluate the characteristics of each Bitcoin Network to determine in its sole discretion which Bitcoin Network will provide exposure that best comports with each Fund’s investment objective. If the Adviser or Sub-Adviser determines to provide exposure to the price movements of bitcoin from a selected Bitcoin Network, and the interest in such selected Bitcoin Network diminishes or increases relative to the Bitcoin Network that was not selected, this could adversely affect the value of the value of a Fund’s investments. On August 1, 2017, the Bitcoin Network was forked by a group of developers and miners accepting changes to the Bitcoin Network software intended to increase transaction capacity. Blocks mined on this network now diverge from blocks mined on the Bitcoin Network, which has resulted in the creation of a new blockchain whose digital asset is referred to as “Bitcoin Cash.” The Bitcoin Network and the Bitcoin Cash network now operate as separate, independent networks. Multiple proposals for increasing the capacity of the Bitcoin Network still exist, and it is possible that one or more of these proposals could result in further network “forks.” It is possible that the consequences of the August 1, 2017 fork will not be fully appreciated for some time to come.

The nature of the Bitcoin Network’s protocols and open source software makes the protocols vulnerable to alteration. If the individuals responsible for maintaining the protocol are unable to address potential flaws in a timely manner, a malicious actor who detects flaws in the protocol could damage the Bitcoin Network and adversely affect the market for bitcoin.

Supply Risk. There is no registry showing which individuals or entities own bitcoin or the quantity of bitcoin owned by any particular person or entity. It is possible, and in fact, reasonably likely, that a small group of early bitcoin adopters hold a significant proportion of the bitcoin that has thus far been created. There are no regulations in place that would prevent a large holder of bitcoin from selling their bitcoin, which could depress the price of bitcoin. Additionally, bitcoin mining operations are awarded a fixed number of bitcoin for their effort in maintaining the Blockchain. As the incentive to mine bitcoin decreases, high fixed expenses of professionalized mining operations may lead bitcoin miners to more immediately sell bitcoin earned from mining operations on one of the various bitcoin exchanges. Such bitcoin sales may impact the price of bitcoin. Conversely, because current bitcoin protocols contemplate a fixed supply of bitcoin, other than bitcoin generated via mining, an increased demand for bitcoin may not be met by the existing bitcoin supply, which could cause the price of bitcoin to increase dramatically. The Bitcoin protocol has established the maximum number of bitcoin that can be created at a total number of 21 million, and it is estimated that this number will be mined by 2140.

Currently, there is relatively small use of bitcoin in the retail and commercial marketplace in comparison to relatively large use by speculators, contributing to price volatility that could adversely affect an investment in the Funds. Bitcoin and the Bitcoin Network have only recently become accepted as a means of payment for goods and services by certain major retail and commercial outlets, and use of bitcoin by consumers to pay such retail and commercial outlets remains limited. Conversely, a significant portion of bitcoin demand is generated by speculators and investors seeking to profit from the short- or long-term holding of bitcoins. A lack of expansion by bitcoins into retail and commercial markets, or a contraction of such use, may result in increased volatility, which could adversely affect an investment in a Fund.

Usage Risk. A digital asset such as bitcoin may be used, among other things, to buy and sell goods and services. The Bitcoin Network is a new and rapidly evolving industry. The growth of the digital asset industry in general, and the Bitcoin Network in particular, is subject to a high degree of uncertainty. The factors affecting the further development of the Bitcoin Network include:

continued worldwide growth in the adoption and use of bitcoin, which may be impacted by, among other things, negative publicity, perceived illicit uses of bitcoin, security risks for individual holders of bitcoin, and software or hardware malfunctions impacting bitcoin users;

government and quasi-government regulation of bitcoin and its use, or restrictions on or regulation of access to and operation of the Bitcoin Network;

changes in consumer demographics and public tastes and preferences;

the availability and popularity of other forms or methods of buying and selling goods and services, including new means of using fiat currencies; and

general economic conditions and the regulatory environment relating to digital assets.

Additionally, Bitcoin Exchanges may charge a high fee for effecting transactions. Moreover, in order to incentivize miners to continue to contribute hashrate to the Bitcoin Network, the Bitcoin Network may either formally or informally transition from a set reward to transaction fees earned upon solving for a block. This transition could be accomplished by miners independently or collectively electing to record in the blocks they solve only those transactions that include payment of a sufficiently large transaction fee. If transaction fees paid for Bitcoin transactions become too high, the marketplace may be reluctant to accept bitcoin as a means of payment and existing users may be motivated to switch from bitcoin to another digital asset or back to fiat currency.

There is no assurance that the Bitcoin Network, or the service providers necessary to accommodate it, will continue in existence or grow. Furthermore, there is no assurance that the availability of and access to Bitcoin Network service providers will not be negatively affected by government regulation or supply and demand of bitcoin. A decline in the popularity or acceptance of the Bitcoin Network may impair the price of bitcoin, while an increased acceptance of the Bitcoin Network may benefit the price of bitcoin, either of which could have an impact on the value of a Fund’s investments.

Valuation Risk. As an alternative to fiat currencies that are backed by governments, digital assets such as bitcoin, which are relatively new, are subject to supply and demand forces based upon the desirability of an alternative, decentralized means of buying and selling goods and services, and it is unclear how such supply and demand will be impacted by geopolitical events. Nevertheless, political or economic crises may motivate large-scale acquisitions or sales of bitcoin either globally or locally. Large-scale purchases or sales of bitcoin could result in movements in the price of bitcoin and could negatively or positively impact the value of a Fund’s investments. Because bitcoin is not backed by a government, it is not subject to the protections that apply to other currencies. For instance, no government can be expected to bolster the value of bitcoin in case of a crash in its value.

Fluctuations in the price of bitcoin could adversely affect an investment in a Fund. The price of bitcoin has fluctuated widely over the past three (3) years, and many factors may affect the value of bitcoin, including, but not limited to:

Global bitcoin supply;

Global bitcoin demand, which is influenced by the growth of retail merchants’ and commercial businesses’ acceptance of bitcoin as payment for goods and services, the security of online Bitcoin Exchanges and public keys associated with bitcoin, the perception that the use and holding of bitcoin is safe and secure, and the lack of regulatory restrictions on their use;

Investors’ expectations with respect to the rate of inflation;

Interest rates;

Currency exchange rates, including the rates at which bitcoin may be exchanged for fiat currencies;

Fiat currency withdrawal and deposit policies of the Bitcoin Exchange Market;

Interruptions in service from or failures of the Bitcoin Exchange Market;

Investment and trading activities of large investors, including private and registered funds, that may directly or indirectly invest in bitcoin;

Monetary policies of governments, trade restrictions, currency devaluations and revaluations;

Regulatory measures, if any, that restrict the use of bitcoin as a form of payment or the purchase of bitcoin on the Bitcoin Market;

The maintenance and development of the open source software protocol of the Bitcoin Network;

Global or regional political, economic or financial events and situations; and

Expectations among bitcoin market participants that the value of bitcoin will soon change.

In addition, investors should be aware that there is no assurance that bitcoin will maintain its long-term value in terms of purchasing power in the future or that the acceptance of bitcoin for payments by mainstream retail merchants and commercial businesses will continue to grow.

Cash Transactions Risk. Unlike most other ETFs, each Fund expects to effect its creations and redemptions in exchange for a significant cash component and a smaller component of in-kind securities. Other more conventional ETFs generally are able to make in-kind redemptions and avoid realizing gains in connection with transactions designed to meet redemption requests. Effecting all redemptions for cash may cause a Fund to sell portfolio securities in order to obtain the cash needed to distribute redemption proceeds. Such dispositions may occur at an inopportune time resulting in potential losses to the Fund and involve transaction costs. If a Fund recognizes a capital loss on these sales, the loss will offset capital gains and may result in smaller capital gain distributions from the Fund. If a Fund recognizes gain on these sales, this generally will cause the Fund to recognize gain it might not otherwise have recognized if it were to distribute portfolio securities in-kind or to recognize such gain sooner than would otherwise be required. Each Fund generally intends to distribute these gains to shareholders to avoid being taxed on this gain at the Fund level and otherwise comply with the special tax rules that apply to it. This strategy may cause shareholders to be subject to tax on gains they would not otherwise be subject to, or at an earlier date than, if they had made an investment in a more conventional ETF.

In addition, cash transactions may have to be carried out over several days if the securities market is relatively illiquid and may involve considerable brokerage fees and taxes. These brokerage fees and taxes, which will be higher than if a Fund sold and redeemed its shares principally in-kind, will generally be passed on to purchasers and redeemers of Creation Units in the form of creation and redemption transaction fees. However, each Fund caps the total fees that may be charged in connection with the redemption of Creation Units at 2% of the value of the Creation Units redeemed. To the extent transaction and other costs associated with a redemption exceed that cap, those transaction costs will be borne by a Fund’s remaining shareholders. As a practical matter, only institutions and large investors, such as market makers or other large broker-dealers, purchase or redeem Creation Units. Most investors will buy and sell shares of the Fund on an exchange.

Commodity Pool Regulatory Risk. Each Fund’s investment exposure to Bitcoin Futures will cause it to be deemed to be a commodity pool, thereby subjecting each Fund to regulation under the Commodity Exchange Act and CFTC rules as well as the rules that apply to registered investment companies. The Adviser is registered as a CPO, the Sub-Adviser is registered as a Commodity Trading Advisor (“CTA”), and each Fund will be operated in accordance with CFTC rules. Registration as a CPO and CTA subjects the registrant to additional laws, regulations and enforcement policies, all of which could increase compliance costs and may affect the operations and financial performance of funds whose adviser is required to register as a CPO and subadviser is required to register as a CTA. However, each Fund’s status as a commodity pool, the Adviser’s registration as a CPO, and the Sub-Adviser’s status as a CTA are not expected to materially adversely affect a Fund’s ability to achieve its investment objective.

Compounding Risk (REX Short Bitcoin Strategy ETF). The Fund’s performance for periods greater than a single day will be the result of each day’s returns compounded over the period. A “single day” is measured from the time a Fund calculates its net asset value (“NAV”) to the time of the Fund’s next NAV calculation. Particularly during periods of higher volatility of underlying instruments, compounding will cause results for periods longer than a single day to vary from the return of the underlying instruments.

In the course of managing the Fund’s investments, the Sub-Adviser will need to periodically adjust the Fund’s holdings in order to maintain short investment exposure approximately equivalent to 100% of the Fund’s assets. This process entails obtaining additional short exposure as the Fund experiences investment gains, and reducing short exposure as the Fund experiences investment losses.

Correlation Risk. The Fund is not expected to invest directly in bitcoin and may not successfully track the price movements of bitcoin.

Counterparty Credit Risk. A Fund may invest in financial instruments involving counterparties for the purpose of attempting to gain exposure to a particular group of securities, index or asset class without actually purchasing those securities or investments, or to hedge a position. Such financial instruments may include, among others, total return, index, and interest rate swap agreements. A Fund may use short-term counterparty agreements to exchange the returns (or differentials in rates of return) earned or realized in particular predetermined investments or instruments. The use of swap agreements and similar instruments involves risks that are different from those associated with ordinary portfolio securities transactions. For example, a Fund bears the risk of loss of the amount expected to be received under a swap agreement in the event of the default or bankruptcy of a swap agreement counterparty. If a counterparty defaults on its payment obligations to a Fund, the default will likely cause the value of your investment in the Fund to decrease. A Fund may experience significant delays in obtaining any recovery in a bankruptcy or other reorganization proceeding and a Fund may obtain only limited recovery or may obtain no recovery in such circumstances. A Fund seeks to mitigate risks by generally requiring that its counterparties agree to post collateral for the benefit of the Fund, marked to market daily, in an amount approximately equal to the amount the counterparty owes the Fund, subject to certain minimum thresholds. To the extent any such collateral is insufficient or there are delays in accessing the collateral, the Funds will be exposed to the risks described above. The Funds also generally structure agreements with counterparties to permit either party to terminate the contract without penalty prior to the termination date.

A Fund may enter into swap agreements with a limited number of counterparties, which may increase the Fund’s exposure to counterparty credit risk. A Fund, however, will not enter into any agreement with a counterparty unless the Adviser believes that such counterparty is creditworthy. The Adviser considers factors such as counterparty credit ratings and financial statements, among others, when determining whether a counterparty is creditworthy. The Adviser regularly monitors the creditworthiness of each counterparty with which the Funds transact. The counterparties with which the Funds transact generally are major, global financial institutions. To the extent a Fund’s financial instrument counterparties are concentrated in the financial services sector, the Fund bears the risk that those counterparties may be adversely affected by legislative or regulatory changes, adverse market conditions, increased competition, and/or wide scale credit losses resulting from financial difficulties or borrowers affecting that economic sector. Listed futures contracts can be traded on futures exchanges without material counterparty credit.

Although the counterparty to a centrally cleared swap agreement and/or exchange-traded futures contract is often backed by a futures commission merchant (“FCM”) or clearing organization that is further backed by a group of financial institutions, there may be instances in which the FCM or the clearing organization could fail to perform its obligations, causing significant losses to a Fund. For example, a Fund could lose margin payments it has deposited with a clearing organization as well as any gains owed but not paid to the Fund, if the clearing organization becomes insolvent or otherwise fails to perform its obligations. Under current CFTC regulations, a FCM maintains customers’ assets in a bulk segregated account. If a FCM fails to do so, or is unable to satisfy a substantial deficit in a customer account, its other customers may be subject to risk of loss of their funds in the event of that FCM’s bankruptcy. In that event, in the case of futures and options on futures, the FCM’s customers are entitled to recover, even in respect of property specifically traceable to them, only a proportional share of all property available for distribution to all of that FCM’s customers. Certain swap agreements also may be considered to be illiquid.

Credit Risk. If an obligor (such as the issuer itself or a party offering credit enhancement) for a security held by a Fund fails to pay amounts due when required by the terms of the security, otherwise defaults, is perceived to be less creditworthy, becomes insolvent or files for bankruptcy, a security’s credit rating is downgraded or the credit quality or value of any underlying assets declines, the value of the Fund’s investment could decline. If a Fund enters into financial contracts (such as certain derivatives, repurchase agreements, reverse repurchase agreements, and when-issued, delayed delivery and forward commitment transactions), the Fund will be subject to the credit risk presented by the counterparties. Credit risk is broadly gauged by the credit ratings of the securities in which a Fund invests.

Derivatives Risk. Each Fund and its Subsidiary may invest in Bitcoin Futures, swap agreements, and options contracts, which are types of derivative contracts. Derivatives are often more volatile than other investments and may magnify the gains or losses of a Fund. Successful use of a derivative depends upon the degree to which prices of the underlying assets correlate with price movements in the derivatives bought and sold by the Fund. A Fund could be negatively affected if the change in market value of its securities fails to correlate perfectly with the values of the derivatives it purchased or sold.

The lack of a liquid secondary market for a derivative may prevent a Fund from closing its derivative positions and could adversely impact its ability to achieve its objective and to realize profits or limit losses. Since derivatives may be purchased for a fraction of their value, relatively small price movements in a derivative may result in an immediate and substantial loss or gain to a Fund. Derivatives are often more volatile than other investments and a Fund may lose more than a derivative than it originally invested in it.

The regulation of derivatives transactions in the United States is a rapidly changing area of law and is subject to modification by government and judicial action. The effect of any future regulatory change on the Funds is impossible to predict, but could be substantial and adverse. In particular, the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act (the “Dodd-Frank Act”), which was signed into law on July 21, 2010, has made and will continue to make sweeping changes to the way in which the U.S. financial system is supervised and regulated. Title VII of the Dodd-Frank Act sets forth a new legislative framework for OTC derivatives, such as swaps, in which the Funds may invest. Title VII of the Dodd-Frank Act makes broad changes to the OTC derivatives market, grants significant new authority to the SEC and the CFTC to regulate OTC derivatives and market participants, and will require clearing and exchange trading of many OTC derivatives transactions. Provisions in the Dodd-Frank Act include the requirement that position limits on commodity futures contracts be established; new registration, recordkeeping, capital and margin requirements for “swap dealers” and “major swap participants” as determined by the Dodd-Frank Act and applicable regulations; and the mandatory use of clearinghouse mechanisms for many OTC derivatives transactions. The CFTC, the SEC and other federal regulators have been tasked with developing the rules and regulations enacting the provisions of the Dodd-Frank Act. While certain regulations have been promulgated and are already in effect, the full impact of the Dodd-Frank Act on any of the Funds remains uncertain. The legislation and the related regulations that have been and may be promulgated in the future may negatively impact a Fund’s ability to meet its investment objective either through limits on its investments or requirements imposed on it or any of its counterparties. In particular, new requirements, including capital requirements and mandatory clearing of OTC derivatives transactions, which may increase derivative counterparties’ costs and are expected to generally be passed through to other market participants in the form of higher upfront and mark-to-market margin, less favorable trade pricing, and the imposition of new or increased fees, including clearinghouse account maintenance fees, may increase the cost of a Fund’s investments and the cost of doing business, which could adversely affect investors.

The SEC has proposed a new rule related to the use of derivatives by registered investment companies, such as the Funds. Whether and when this proposed rule will be adopted and its potential effects on the Funds are unclear, although they could be substantial and adverse to the Funds. The regulation of the use of derivatives in the United States is a rapidly changing area of law and is subject to ongoing modification by government, self-regulatory and judicial action.

Bitcoin Futures Risk. Because the performance history of the Bitcoin Futures is extremely limited, the degree to which Bitcoin Futures are likely to provide exposure to movements in the price of bitcoin is extremely uncertain. If market participants executing trades in Bitcoin Futures face constraints, including capital constraints, security risks, or high execution costs with respect to direct investments in bitcoin, the price at which Bitcoin Futures trade may fail to capture price movements in the underlying price of bitcoin. Moreover, it is not clear how changes to the Bitcoin Network, including changes that result in “forks” (as described further herein) will impact the trading price and settlement price of any Bitcoin Futures. It is likely that such changes to the Bitcoin Network would require determination to be made with respect to the Bitcoin Futures by the relevant futures exchange, and it is possible that such determinations will impact the value of any positions in Bitcoin Futures. In particular, it is possible that the price of the Bitcoin Futures subsequent to a “fork” will be linked to the price of bitcoin on only one of the resulting Bitcoin Networks, rather than the aggregate price of bitcoin on all resulting Bitcoin Networks, even though investors who hold bitcoin directly would participate in the value of bitcoin on all resulting Bitcoin Networks. As a result, it is likely that price of the Bitcoin Futures could decrease, even if the aggregate value of a direct investor’s bitcoin holdings remains unchanged. Because the price at which market participants enter into futures contracts may reflect the perception of the future value of those contracts, the price of Bitcoin Futures may decrease in the event that the likelihood of a fork increases, even if a fork does not actually occur. Each Fund’s use of futures contracts involves risks different from, or possibly greater than, the risks associated with investing directly in securities and other traditional investments and could cause a Fund to lose more than the principal amount invested. Because futures require only a small initial investment in the form of a deposit or margin, they involve a high degree of leverage. Accordingly, the fluctuation of the value of futures in relation to the underlying assets upon which they are based is magnified. Thus, a Fund may experience losses that exceed losses experienced by funds that do not use futures contracts. There may be imperfect correlation, or even no correlation, between price movements of a futures contract and price movements of investments for which futures are used as a substitute. Lack of correlation (or tracking) may be due to factors unrelated to the value of the investments being hedged, such as speculative or other pressures on the markets in which these instruments are traded. Consequently, the effectiveness of futures as a security substitute will depend, in part, on the degree of correlation between price movements in the futures and price movements in underlying securities. While futures contracts are generally liquid instruments, under certain market conditions they may become illiquid. Futures exchanges may impose daily or intra-day price change limits and/or limit the volume of trading. Additionally, government regulation may further reduce liquidity through similar trading restrictions. As a result, a Fund may be unable to close out its futures contracts at a time which is advantageous. The successful use of futures depends upon a variety of factors, particularly the ability of the Sub-Adviser to predict movements of the underlying securities markets, which requires different skills than predicting changes in the prices of individual securities. There can be no assurance that any particular futures strategy adopted will succeed.

Swap Agreement Risk. Swap agreements are generally traded in over-the-counter (“OTC”) markets and have only recently become subject to regulation by the CFTC. CFTC rules, however, do not cover all types of swap agreements. Investors, therefore, may not receive the protection of CFTC regulation or the statutory scheme of the Commodity Exchange Act in connection with the Fund’s swap agreements. The lack of regulation in these markets could expose investors to significant losses under certain circumstances, including in the event of trading abuses or financial failure by participants. Unlike in futures contracts, the counterparty to uncleared OTC swap agreements is generally a single bank or other financial institution, rather than a clearing organization backed by a group of financial institutions. As a result, each Fund is subject to increased counterparty risk with respect to the amount it expects to receive from counterparties to uncleared swaps. If a counterparty becomes bankrupt or otherwise fails to perform its obligations due to financial difficulties, the Fund could suffer significant losses on these contracts and the value of an investor’s investment in a Fund may decline. OTC swaps of the type that may be utilized by the Funds are less liquid than futures contracts because they are not traded on an exchange, do not have uniform terms and conditions, and are generally entered into based upon the creditworthiness of the parties and the availability of credit support, such as collateral, and in general, are not transferable without the consent of the counterparty.

Options Risk. Options or options on futures contracts give the holder of the option the right to buy (or to sell) a position in a security or in a contract to the writer of the option, at a certain price. They are subject to correlation risk because there may be an imperfect correlation between the options and the securities markets that cause a given transaction to fail to achieve its objectives. The successful use of options depends on the Sub-Adviser’s ability to correctly predict future price fluctuations and the degree of correlation between the options and securities markets. Exchanges can limit the number of positions that can be held or controlled by the Fund or the Sub-Adviser, thus limiting the ability to implement the Fund’s strategies. Options are also particularly subject to leverage risk and can be subject to liquidity risk.

Early Closing Risk. The normal close of trading of securities listed on the Exchange is 4:00 p.m., Eastern Time. An unanticipated early closing of the Exchange may result in a shareholder’s inability to buy or sell shares of a Fund on that day. If the Exchange closes early on a day when a shareholder needs to execute trades late in a trading day, the shareholder might incur trading losses.

ETN Risk. ETNs are a type of unsecured, unsubordinated debt security that have characteristics and risks similar to those of fixed-income securities and trade on a major exchange similar to shares of ETFs. This type of debt security differs, however, from other types of bonds and notes because ETN returns are based upon the performance of a market index, minus applicable fees; no period coupon payments are distributed and no principal protections exist. The purpose of ETNs is to create a type of security that combines the aspects of both bonds and ETFs. The value of an ETN may be influenced by time to maturity, level of supply and demand, volatility and lack of liquidity in underlying commodities markets, changes in the applicable interest rates, changes in the issuer’s credit rating and other economic, legal, political or geographic events. If a Fund must sell some or all of its ETN holdings and the secondary market is weak, it may have to sell such holdings at a discount. If a Fund holds its investment in an ETN until maturity, the issuer will give the Fund a cash amount that would be equal to principal amount (subject to the day’s index factor). ETNs also are subject to credit risk, whereby the Fund could lose money if the issuer of a note is unable to pay interest or repay principal when it is due.

Futures Rolling Risk. The Funds are expected to invest in Bitcoin Futures and are subject to costs associated with and risks related to “rolling.” The contractual obligations of a buyer or seller holding a futures contract to expiration may be satisfied by settling in cash as designated in the contract specifications. Alternatively, futures contracts may be closed out prior to expiration by making an offsetting sale or purchase of an identical futures contract on the same or linked exchange before the designated date of settlement. Once this date is reached, the futures contract “expires.” As the futures contracts held by a Fund near expiration, they are generally closed out and replaced by contracts with a later expiration. This process is referred to as “rolling.”

When the market for these contracts is such that the prices are higher in the more distant delivery months than in the nearer delivery months or the spot market of the underlying asset, the sale during the course of the “rolling process” of the more nearby contract would take place at a price that is lower than the price of the more distant contract. This pattern of higher futures prices for longer expiration futures contracts is often referred to as “contango.” Alternatively, when the market for these contracts is such that the prices are higher in the nearer months or the spot market than in the more distant months, the sale during the course of the “rolling process” of the more nearby contract would take place at a price that is higher than the price of the more distant contract. This pattern of higher futures prices for shorter expiration futures contracts is referred to as “backwardation.” The presence of contango in the relevant futures contracts at the time of rolling would be expected to adversely affect the Fund with long positions, and positively affect the Fund with short positions. Similarly, the presence of backwardation in certain futures contracts at the time of rolling such contracts would be expected to adversely affect the Fund with short positions and positively affect the Fund with long positions.

Because bitcoin and Bitcoin Futures have an extremely limited price history, the extent to which contango or backwardation may exist in Bitcoin Futures markets is unclear. Extended periods of contango or backwardation could cause significant losses for the Funds.

Interest Rate Risk. Generally, when interest rates rise, prices of fixed-income securities fall. However, market factors, such as the demand for particular fixed-income securities, may cause the price of certain fixed-income securities to fall while the prices of other securities rise or remain unchanged.

Leveraging Risk. Each Fund’s investment in derivative instruments generally requires a small investment relative to the amount of investment exposure assumed. As a result, such investments may give rise to losses that exceed the amount invested in those instruments. The more a Fund invests in derivative instruments that give rise to leverage, the more this leverage will magnify any losses on those investments. Leverage will cause the value of a Fund’s shares to be more volatile than if the Fund did not use leverage. This is because leverage tends to exaggerate the effect of any increase or decrease in the value of the Fund’s portfolio securities or other investments. The use of leverage also may cause a Fund to liquidate portfolio positions when it would not be advantageous to do so in order to satisfy its obligations or to meet segregation requirements. Certain types of leveraging transactions, such as short sales that are not “against the box,” could theoretically be subject to unlimited losses in cases where a Fund, for any reason, is unable to close out the transaction. In addition, to the extent a Fund borrows money, interest costs on such borrowed money may not be recovered by any appreciation of the securities purchased with the borrowed funds and could exceed the Fund’s investment income, resulting in greater losses.

Liquidity Risk. In certain circumstances, it may be difficult for a Fund to purchase and sell particular investments within a reasonable time at a fair price. To the extent that there is not an established retail market for instruments in which a Fund may invest, trading in such instruments may be relatively inactive. Each Fund will invest in derivatives and other instruments that may be less liquid than other types of investments. Investments that are less liquid or that trade less can be more difficult or more costly to buy, or to sell, compared to other more liquid or active investments. This liquidity risk is a factor of the trading volume of a particular investment, as well as the size and liquidity of the market for such an investment. The derivatives in which a Fund invests may not always be liquid. This could have a negative effect on a Fund’s ability to achieve its investment objective and may result in losses to Fund shareholders. Trading in shares of a Fund may be halted because of market conditions or for reasons that, in the view of a stock exchange, make trading in shares inadvisable. In addition, trading in listed securities is subject to trading halts caused by extraordinary market volatility pursuant to “circuit breaker” rules. A particular investment may be difficult to purchase or sell, and the Fund may be unable to sell illiquid securities at an advantageous time or price.

Unlike the futures markets for traditional physical commodities, the market for Bitcoin Futures is new and may be riskier, less liquid, more volatile and more vulnerable to economic, market and industry changes than more established futures markets. The liquidity of the market will depend on, among other things, the adoption of bitcoin and the commercial and speculative interest in the market for the ability to hedge against the price of bitcoin with Bitcoin Futures. There can be no guarantee that a liquid market for Bitcoin Futures will develop. A Fund may be unable to consistently achieve exposure to bitcoin using Bitcoin Futures if a liquid market for Bitcoin Futures does not develop.

The exchanges on which Bitcoin Futures trade may limit the amount of fluctuation permitted in futures contract prices during a single trading day. The daily limit establishes the maximum amount that the price of a futures contract may vary either up or down from the previous day’s settlement price at the end of a trading session. Once the daily limit has been reached in a particular type of contract, no trades may be made on that day at a price beyond that limit. Futures contract prices have occasionally moved to the daily limit for several consecutive trading days with little or no trading. Similar occurrences involving Bitcoin Futures could prevent a Fund from promptly liquidating unfavorable positions and subject a Fund to substantial losses. In addition, a Fund may not be able to execute futures contract trades at favorable prices if the trading volume in such contracts is low.

Certain commodity exchanges and regulatory agencies have established limits referred to as speculative position limits or position limits on the maximum net long or net short position any person or group of persons may hold or control in particular futures. Such limits could adversely affect the operations and profitability of a Fund.

Market Risk. Investments in securities, in general, are subject to market risks that may cause their prices to fluctuate over time. A Fund’s investments may decline in value due to factors affecting securities markets generally, such as real or perceived adverse economic conditions or changes in interest or currency rates, or particular countries, segments, economic sectors, industries or companies within those markets. Fluctuations in the value of securities in which a Fund invests, directly or indirectly, will cause the NAV of the Fund to fluctuate. Historically, the markets have moved in cycles, and the value of a Fund’s securities may fluctuate drastically from day to day.

New Fund Risk. As new funds, there can be no assurance that either Fund will grow to or maintain an economically viable size, in which case it could ultimately liquidate. The Funds will compete with direct investments in bitcoin and other potential financial vehicles, possibly including securities backed by or linked to bitcoin and other digital asset, that are similar to the Funds. Market and financial conditions, and other conditions beyond the Funds’ control, may make it more attractive to invest in other financial vehicles, including vehicles that focus on other digital assets, or to invest in bitcoin directly, which could limit the market for the Shares and reduce the liquidity of the Shares. The Funds’ distributor does not maintain a secondary market in the Funds’ shares.

Non-Diversification Risk. Each Fund is non-diversified, meaning that, as compared to a diversified fund, a Fund can invest a greater percentage of its assets in securities issued by or representing a small number of issuers. As a result, the performance of these issuers can have a substantial impact on a Fund’s performance.

OTC Risk. Certain derivatives traded in OTC markets, including certain OTC options, involve significant liquidity risk. The absence or lack of liquidity may make it difficult or impossible for the Fund to sell such instruments promptly at an acceptable price. The absence of liquidity may also make it more difficult for the Fund to ascertain a market value for such instruments. The Fund will attempt to mitigate this risk through the negotiation of protective contractual provisions. Because derivatives traded in OTC markets are not guaranteed by an exchange or clearing corporation and generally do not require payment of margin, to the extent that the Fund has unrealized gains in such instruments or has deposited collateral with its counterparties, the Fund is at risk that its counterparties will become bankrupt or otherwise fail to honor their obligations. The Fund will attempt to minimize the risk that a counterparty will become bankrupt or otherwise fail to honor its obligations by engaging in transactions in derivatives traded in OTC markets only with financial institutions that appear to have substantial capital or that have provided the Fund with a third-party guaranty or other credit enhancement. OTC markets also are largely unregulated.

Portfolio Turnover Risk. Each Fund’s investment strategies may result in relatively high portfolio turnover, which may result in increased transaction costs and may lower Fund performance. High portfolio turnover may also result in a substantial amount of distributions from a Fund to be characterized as short-term capital gain distributions. Short-term capital gain distributions from a Fund are subject to tax at ordinary income tax rates and are to be reported by shareholders as ordinary income on their U.S. federal income tax returns.

Short Exposure Risk (REX Short Bitcoin Strategy ETF). Shareholders are expected to lose money when the value of bitcoin rises—a result that is the opposite from traditional funds. Short positions can also result in the total loss of an investor’s investment. A single day or intraday increase in price of bitcoin approaching 100% could result in the total loss or almost total loss of an investor’s investment, even if the price of bitcoin subsequently moves lower.

Short Sale Exposure Risk. Each Fund may seek “short” exposure to certain securities through financial instruments such as swap agreements, which may cause the Fund to be exposed to certain risks associated with selling securities short. These risks include, under certain market conditions, an increase in the volatility and decrease in the liquidity of securities underlying the short position, which may lower the Fund’s return, result in a loss, have the effect of limiting the Fund’s ability to obtain exposure through financial instruments, or require the Fund to seek exposure through alternative investment strategies that may be less desirable or more costly to implement. To the extent that, at any particular point in time, the securities underlying the short position may be thinly traded or have a limited market, including due to regulatory action, the Fund may be unable to meet its investment objective due to a lack of available securities or counterparties. Obtaining short exposure through these instruments may be considered an aggressive investment technique. Any income, dividends or payments by the assets underlying the Fund’s short positions will negatively impact the Fund.

Short Sales Risk. Short sales are transactions in which the Fund sells a security it does not own. To complete the transaction, the Fund must borrow the security to make delivery to the buyer. The Fund is then obligated to replace the security borrowed by purchasing the security at the market price at the time of replacement. The price at such time may be higher or lower than the price at which the security was sold by the Fund. If the underlying security goes down in price between the time the Fund sells the security and buys it back, the Fund will realize a gain on the transaction. Conversely, if the underlying security goes up in price during the period, the Fund will realize a loss on the transaction. Any such loss is increased by the amount of premium or interest the Fund must pay to the lender of the security. Likewise, any gain will be decreased by the amount of premium or interest the Fund must pay to the lender of the security. The Fund is also required to segregate other assets on its books to cover an obligation to return the security to the lender which means that those other assets may not be available to meet the Fund’s needs for immediate cash or other liquidity. The Fund’s investment performance may also suffer if the Fund is required to close out a short position earlier than it had intended. This would occur if the securities lender required the Fund to deliver the securities the Fund borrowed at the commencement of the short sale and the Fund was unable to borrow the securities from another securities lender or otherwise obtain the security by other means. In addition, the Fund may be subject to expenses related to short sales that are not typically associated with investing in securities directly, such as costs of borrowing and margin account maintenance costs associated with the Fund’s open short positions. These expenses negatively impact the performance of the Fund. These types of short sales expenses are sometimes referred to as the “negative cost of carry,” and will tend to cause the Fund to lose money on a short sale even in instances where the price of the underlying security sold short does not change over the duration of the short sale. Regulatory bans on certain short selling activities may prevent the Fund from fully implementing its strategies.

Subsidiary Risk. Each Subsidiary is not registered under the 1940 Act and, unless otherwise noted in this Prospectus, is not subject to all of the investor protections of the 1940 Act. Thus, each Fund, as the sole investor in its Subsidiary, will not have all of the protections offered to shareholders of registered investment companies. By investing in its Subsidiary, a Fund is exposed to the risks of investing in the commodities markets. A Fund also will incur its pro rata share of the expenses of the Subsidiary. In addition, changes in the laws of the United States or the Cayman Islands, under which each Fund and its Subsidiary, respectively, are organized, could result in the inability of a Fund and/or its Subsidiary to operate as intended and could negatively affect the Fund and its shareholders.

Tax Risk. To qualify as a RIC under Subchapter M of the Code, each Fund must meet certain requirements regarding the source of its income and the diversification of its assets, among other requirements. Specifically, each Fund must derive at least 90% of its gross income each taxable year from “qualifying income” and diversify its assets as described in more detail in the Funds’ SAI. In general, “qualifying income” is income derived from securities, foreign currency, and publicly traded partnerships. Certain of the Funds’ investments may not generate qualifying income if made directly by a Fund. To the extent the Funds invest in such instruments directly, a Fund will seek to restrict its income from such investments to a maximum of 10% of its gross income (when combined with its other investments that produce non-qualifying income) so as to qualify as a RIC. The Internal Revenue Service (“IRS”) has provided guidance that “virtual currency” such as Bitcoin is treated as property for federal income tax purposes and not treated as “foreign currency”. Accordingly, income generated from direct investments in Bitcoin and derivatives thereof including Bitcoin Futures, is unlikely to be treated as “qualifying income” to the Funds.

It is possible that the IRS or the courts may reach different conclusions concerning investments for which there currently is no IRS precedent or that the IRS may, in the future, articulate tax positions that are adverse to the Funds’ determinations. Each Fund intends to gain exposure to certain non-qualifying investments, including Bitcoin Futures and commodity-linked instruments, through its respective Subsidiary to help ensure that it qualifies as a RIC under Subchapter M of the Code. Each Fund’s investment in the subsidiary could require the Fund to make substantial distributions to its shareholders in order to continue to qualify as a RIC. The Funds intend to secure an opinion of counsel, which is not binding on the IRS or the courts, based on customary representations that actual distributions of the earnings and profits of a Subsidiary each taxable year made to a Fund should be treated as “qualifying income.” The conclusions of this opinion are consistent with the guidance articulated by the IRS in recently proposed regulations. There is the possibility that the IRS may not adopt the same position when finalizing the proposed regulations or may provide other guidance providing that a RIC’s investment in its own subsidiary no longer provides qualifying income to a RIC, which would likely cause the Funds to significantly change their investment strategy and could adversely affect the Funds.

In addition, for purposes of satisfying the asset diversification test (as described more fully in the SAI) it may be difficult for the Funds to identify the “issuer” of certain Fund investments including derivatives investments. There is a risk that the IRS could make an adverse determination with respect to identifying the issuer of certain Fund investments, such as derivative investments, and could disagree with a Fund’s valuation of the underlying issuers to a particular derivative. Such an adverse determination could, therefore, jeopardize a Fund’s status as a RIC, which would ultimately affect a shareholder’s return on its investment in a Fund. Failure to comply with the “qualifying income” or asset diversification requirements would have significant negative tax consequences to Fund shareholders, including the imposition of a higher tax rate on a Fund and taxes on its distributions to shareholders. (See the section titled “Taxes” later in this Prospectus for more information on the tax treatment of non-security and commodity-related income.)

If a Fund failed to qualify as a RIC for any taxable year (but was eligible to and did cure the failure) it would incur potentially significant additional federal income tax expense. If, on the other hand, a Fund failed to so qualify for any taxable year, and was ineligible to or otherwise did not cure the failure, such a result could cause investors to incur higher tax liabilities than they otherwise would have incurred and would have a negative impact on Fund returns. For example, the Fund would be subject to income tax on its taxable income at corporate rates, with the consequence that its income available for distribution to shareholders would be reduced. In addition, such taxable income also would be subject to tax at the shareholder level as dividend income when such income is distributed to shareholders. If a Fund attempted to re-qualify for taxation as a RIC, the Fund might be required to recognize unrealized gains, pay substantial taxes and interest and make certain distributions. In such event, the Trust’s Board may determine to reorganize or close such Fund or materially change its investment objective and strategies.

Trading Risk. Although the Shares of each Fund are or will be listed for trading on a listing exchange, there can be no assurance that an active trading market for such Shares will develop or be maintained. Secondary market trading in Fund Shares may be halted by a listing exchange because of market conditions or for other reasons. In addition, trading in Fund Shares is subject to trading halts caused by extraordinary market volatility pursuant to “circuit breaker” rules. There can be no assurance that the requirements necessary to maintain the listing of the Shares of a Fund will continue to be met or will remain unchanged.

Shares of a Fund may trade at, above or below their most recent NAV. The per share NAV of each Fund is calculated at the end of each business day and fluctuates with changes in the market value of the Fund’s holdings since the prior most recent calculation. The trading prices of each Fund’s Shares will fluctuate continuously throughout trading hours based on market supply and demand. The trading prices of each Fund’s shares may deviate significantly from NAV during periods of market volatility. These factors, among others, may lead to a Fund’s Shares trading at a premium or discount to NAV. However, given that Shares can be created and redeemed only in Creation Units at NAV (unlike shares of many closed-end funds, which frequently trade at appreciable discounts from, and sometimes at premiums to, their NAVs), the Adviser does not believe that large discounts or premiums to NAV will exist for extended periods of time. While the creation/redemption feature is designed to make it likely that a Fund’s Shares normally will trade close to the Fund’s NAV, exchange prices are not expected to correlate exactly with the Fund’s NAV due to timing reasons as well as market supply and demand factors. In addition, disruptions to creations and redemptions or the existence of extreme volatility may result in trading prices that differ significantly from NAV. If a shareholder purchases at a time when the market price of a Fund is at a premium to its NAV or sells at time when the market price is at a discount to the NAV, the shareholder may sustain losses.

Each Fund is also subject to the risk that the price of bitcoin may change sharply while the equity markets on which Shares of the Fund trade are closed. This risk may be heightened because bitcoin is traded on exchange markets and over-the-counter 24-hours a day. As a result, the price of bitcoin in the Bitcoin Exchange Market may move significantly after the close of U.S. equity markets (ordinarily 4:00 p.m. Eastern time), which may result in a substantial negative price shift for the Shares when U.S. equity markets reopen. To the extent that the price of bitcoin in the Bitcoin Exchange Market moves significantly during hours in which U.S. equity markets are closed, investors may not be able to sell their Shares until U.S. equity markets reopen, resulting in an inability to mitigate losses in a rapidly negative market. Although the Funds will not directly invest in bitcoin, a change in the price of bitcoin will likely affect the price of the instruments in which the Funds invest and the value of the Funds.

Underlying Funds Risk. Each Fund may purchase shares of investment companies, such as ETFs, mutual funds, unit investment trusts, and closed-end funds, to gain exposure to a particular portion of the market while awaiting an opportunity to purchase securities directly or when such investments present a more cost efficient alternative to investing directly in securities. When a Fund invests in an investment company, in addition to directly bearing the expenses associated with its own operations, it will bear a pro rata portion of the investment company’s expenses. Further, in part because of these additional expenses, the performance of an investment company may differ from the performance a Fund would achieve if it invested directly in the underlying investments of the investment company. While the risks of owning shares of an investment company generally reflect the risks of owning the underlying investments of the investment company, a Fund may be subject to additional or different risks than if the Fund had invested directly in the underlying investments. For example, shares of an ETF are traded at market prices, which may vary from the NAV of its underlying investments. Also, the lack of liquidity in an ETF can contribute to the increased volatility of its value in comparison to the value of the underlying portfolio securities. In addition, a Fund may invest in investment companies or other pooled investment vehicles that are not registered pursuant to the 1940 Act and therefore, not subject to the regulatory scheme of the 1940 Act, and a Fund may invest in securities that are not registered under the Securities Act.

Closed-End Fund Risk. A Fund may invest in shares of closed-end funds in pursuit of its investment objective. Unlike conventional mutual funds which continually offer new shares for sale to the investing public, closed-end funds are exchange-traded and issue only a limited number of shares of stock. As such, closed-end funds may trade at a discount to their net asset value. In addition, closed-end funds may trade infrequently, with small volume, which may make it difficult for the Fund to buy and sell shares. Also, the market price of closed-end funds tends to rise more in response to buying demand and fall more in response to selling pressure than is the case with larger capitalization companies. Closed-end funds also may employ leverage to a greater extent than mutual funds.

ETF Risk. A Fund may invest in shares of ETFs in pursuit of its investment objective. ETFs are pooled investment vehicles, which may be managed or unmanaged, that generally seek to track the performance of a specific index. Although individual shares of an ETF are traded on an exchange (such as the NYSE or NASDAQ), large blocks of shares of ETFs are redeemable at NAV. This ability to redeem large blocks of shares has historically resulted in the market price of individual shares of ETFs being at or near the NAV of the ETF’s underlying investments. However, shares of ETFs may trade below their NAV. The NAV of shares will fluctuate with changes in the market value of the ETF’s holdings. The trading prices of shares will fluctuate in accordance with changes in NAV as well as market supply and demand. The difference between the bid price and ask price, commonly referred to as the “spread,” will also vary for an ETF depending on the ETF’s trading volume and market liquidity. Generally, the greater the trading volume and market liquidity, the smaller the spread is and vice versa. Any of these factors may lead to an ETF’s shares trading at a premium or a discount to NAV. The Funds, from time to time, may invest in exchange-traded investment funds that are not registered pursuant to the 1940 Act. Such exchange-traded investment funds may include commodity pools that are registered pursuant to the Securities Act of 1933 and the Commodity Exchange Act.

Restricted Securities Risk. Restricted securities are securities that are not registered under the Securities Act. They may be less liquid and more difficult to value than other investments because such securities may not be readily marketable. A Fund may not be able to sell restricted securities promptly or at a reasonable time or price. Restricted Securities generally cannot be sold to the public and may involve a high degree of business, financial and liquidity risk, which may result in substantial losses to a Fund. Although there may be a substantial institutional market for these securities, it is not possible to predict exactly how the market for such securities will develop or whether it will continue to exist. A restricted security that was liquid at the time of purchase may subsequently become illiquid and its value may decline as a result. In addition, transaction costs may be higher for restricted securities than for more liquid securities. A Fund may have to bear the expense of registering restricted securities for resale and the risk of substantial delays in effecting the registration.

U.S. Government Securities Risk. Obligations issued or guaranteed by the U.S. government, its agencies, authorities and instrumentalities and backed by the full faith and credit of the United States only guarantee principal and interest will be timely paid to holders of the securities. The entities do not guarantee that the value of the securities will increase and, in fact, the market values of such obligations may fluctuate. In addition, not all U.S. government securities are backed by the full faith and credit of the United States; some are the obligation solely of the entity through which they are issued. There is no guarantee that the U.S. government would provide financial support to its agencies and instrumentalities if not required to do so by law.

Valuation Risk. This is the risk that a Fund has valued a security at a price different from the price at which it can be sold. This risk may be especially pronounced for investments, such as derivatives, which may be illiquid or which may become illiquid and for securities that trade in relatively thin markets and/or markets that experience extreme volatility. If market conditions make it difficult to value certain investments, a Fund may value these investments using more subjective methods, such as fair value methodologies. Authorized Participants who purchase or redeem Shares on days when a Fund is holding fair valued securities may receive fewer or more shares, or lower or higher redemption proceeds, than they would have received if the Fund had not fair valued the securities or had used a different valuation methodology. A Fund's ability to value its investments in an accurate and timely manner may be impacted by technological issues and/or errors by third party service providers, such as pricing services or accounting agents.

Volatility Risk. Each Fund’s derivative investments can be highly volatile and a Fund may experience large losses when buying, selling or holding such instruments. The price of bitcoin has experienced extreme market volatility in the past and can be expect to be very volatile in the future. As relatively new products and technologies, bitcoin and the Bitcoin Network have only recently become selectively accepted as a means of payment for goods and services by many major retail and commercial outlets, and use of bitcoin by consumers to pay such retail and commercial outlets remains limited. Banks and other established financial institutions may refuse to process funds for bitcoin transactions; process wire transfers to or from bitcoin exchanges, bitcoin-related companies or service providers; or maintain accounts for persons or entities transacting in bitcoin. Conversely, a significant portion of bitcoin demand is generated by speculators and investors seeking to profit from the short- or long-term holding of bitcoin, which may increase the volatility of bitcoin prices. As a result, bitcoin may be more likely to fluctuate in value due to changing investor confidence in future appreciation in the price of bitcoin. Price volatility undermines bitcoin’s role as a medium of exchange as retailers are much less likely to accept it as a form of payment. Market capitalization for bitcoin as a medium of exchange and payment method may always be low. A lack of expansion by bitcoin into retail and commercial markets, or a contraction of such use, may result in increased volatility or an increase or reduction in the value of bitcoin, which could adversely impact an investment in a Fund. High volatility may have an adverse impact on a Fund.

Portfolio Holdings

A description of each Fund’s policies and procedures with respect to the disclosure of each Fund’s portfolio securities is available in the Funds’ Statement of Additional Information (“SAI”). Each Fund’s portfolio holdings will be disclosed on the Funds’ website daily after the close of trading on the Exchange and prior to the opening of trading on the Exchange the following day.

Fund Management

Adviser. Exchange Traded Concepts, LLC, or the Adviser, an Oklahoma limited liability company, is located at 10900 Hefner Pointe Drive, Suite 207, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma 73120. The Adviser was formed in 2009 and provides investment advisory services to other exchange-traded funds. The Adviser serves as investment adviser to the Funds and provides investment advice to the Funds primarily in the form of oversight of the Sub-Adviser, including daily monitoring of the purchase and sale of financial instruments by the Sub-Adviser and regular review of the Sub-Adviser’s performance. The Adviser also arranges for transfer agency, custody, fund administration and accounting, and other non-distribution related services necessary for the Fund to operate. The Adviser administers the business affairs of the Funds, provides office facilities and equipment and certain clerical, bookkeeping and administrative services, and provides its officers and employees to serve as officers or Trustees of the Trust. For the services it provides to the Funds, each Fund pays the Adviser a fee, which is calculated daily and paid monthly, at an annual rate of the average daily net assets of each Fund as follows:

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Under the investment advisory agreement, the Adviser has agreed to pay all expenses incurred by the Funds except for the advisory fee, interest, taxes, brokerage commissions and other expenses incurred in placing orders or settlement of orders for the purchase and sale of securities and other investment instruments, acquired fund fees and expenses, accrued deferred tax liability, extraordinary expenses, and distribution fees and expenses paid by the Funds under any distribution plan adopted pursuant to Rule 12b-1 under the 1940 Act (“Excluded Expenses”).

Each Subsidiary is managed by the Adviser pursuant to a separate advisory agreement, under which agreement the Subsidiary pays the Adviser a management fee. The Adviser has contractually agreed to waive the management fee it receives from a Fund in an amount equal to the management fee paid to the Adviser by such Fund’s Subsidiary.

Pursuant to an SEC exemptive order and subject to the conditions of that order, the Adviser may, with Board approval but without shareholder approval, change or select new sub-advisers, materially amend the terms of an agreement with a sub-adviser (including an increase in its fee), or continue the employment of a sub-adviser after an event that would otherwise cause the automatic termination of services. Shareholders will be notified of any sub-adviser changes.

Sub-Adviser. Vident Investment Advisory, LLC, or the Sub-Adviser, is a Delaware limited liability company, located at 300 Colonial Center Parkway, Suite 330, Roswell, Georgia, 30076. The Sub-Adviser is responsible for trading portfolio securities and other investment instruments on behalf of the Fund, including selecting broker-dealers to execute purchase and sale transactions, subject to the supervision of the Adviser and the Board. Under a sub-advisory agreement, the Adviser pays the Sub-Adviser a fee calculated daily and paid monthly at an annual rate of the average daily net assets of each Fund as follows:

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Fund Sponsor. Headquartered in Westport, Connecticut, REX Shares, LLC (the “Sponsor” or “REX”) is an independent sponsor of ETFs. REX specializes in creating investment vehicles that solve specific access or efficiency challenges in investor portfolios. The Sponsor’s research was used in the creation of each Fund’s trading strategy. The Sponsor does not make investment decisions, provide investment advice, or otherwise act in the capacity of an investment adviser to the Funds. Additionally, the Sponsor does not act in the capacity of an index provider.

The Adviser has entered into a Sub-License, Marketing Support and Expense Reimbursement Agreement (“Expense Reimbursement Agreement”) with the Sponsor. Under the Expense Reimbursement Agreement, the Sponsor assumes the obligation of the Adviser to pay all expenses of the Funds, except Excluded Expenses. The Sponsor will also provide marketing support for the Funds including, but not limited to, distributing each Fund’s materials and providing the Funds with access to and the use of the Sponsor’s other marketing capabilities, including communications through print and electronic media. For its services, the Sponsor is entitled to a fee from the Adviser, which is calculated daily and paid monthly, based on a percentage of the average daily net assets of the Funds.

A discussion regarding the basis for the Board’s approval of the investment advisory agreement with the Adviser and the sub-advisory agreement with the Sub-Adviser will be available in the Funds’ first available Annual or Semi-Annual Report to Shareholders.

Portfolio Manager

Denise M. Krisko, CFA, is primarily responsible for the day-to-day management of the Funds.

Ms. Krisko joined Vident Investment Advisory LLC as its President in November 2014 and has over twenty years of investment management experience. Prior to joining Vident, Ms. Krisko was the Chief Investment Officer of Index Management Solutions. Prior to that, she was a Managing Director and Co-Head of the Equity Index Management and Head of East Coast Equity Index Strategies for Mellon Capital Management. She was also a Managing Director of The Bank of New York and Head of Equity Index Strategies for BNY Investment Advisors from August 2005 until the merger of The Bank of New York with Mellon Bank in 2007, when she assumed her role with Mellon Capital Management. Ms. Krisko attained the Chartered Financial Analyst designation in 2000. Ms. Krisko graduated with a BS from Pennsylvania State University and obtained her MBA from Villanova University.

The SAI provides additional information about the Portfolio Manager’s compensation, other accounts managed, and ownership of Fund shares.

Buying and Selling Fund Shares

Shares are listed for trading on the Exchange. When you buy or sell Shares on the secondary market, you will pay or receive the market price. You may incur customary brokerage commissions and charges and may pay some or all of the spread between the bid and the offered price in the secondary market on each leg of a round trip (purchase and sale) transaction. The Shares will trade on the Exchange at prices that may differ to varying degrees from the daily NAV of the Shares. A “Business Day” with respect to the Fund is any day on which the Exchange is open for business. The Exchange is generally open Monday through Friday and is closed weekends and the following holidays: New Year’s Day, Martin Luther King, Jr. Day, Presidents’ Day, Good Friday, Memorial Day, Independence Day, Labor Day, Thanksgiving Day and Christmas Day.

NAV per Share for the Fund is computed by dividing the value of the net assets of the Fund (i.e. the value of its total assets less total liabilities) by its total number of Shares outstanding. Expenses and fees, including management and distribution fees, if any, are accrued daily and taken into account for purposes of determining NAV. Unlike the U.S. equity markets, the closing time of the primary trading session for certain of the futures contracts to which the Funds may seek exposure is [4:15] p.m. Eastern Time. As a result, each Fund calculates NAV each Business Day at [4:15] p.m. Eastern Time. The Funds’ most recent NAVs are available on the Funds’ website at www.[ ].com.

The value of a Fund Share may be influenced by non-concurrent trading hours between the Exchange and the market in which the futures contracts and other financial instruments the Funds invest in or have exposure to are traded. The Shares of each Fund trade on the Exchange from 9:30 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. Eastern Time. The futures contracts and other financial instruments, however, may have different fixing or settlement times. Consequently, liquidity in the financial instruments may be reduced after such fixing or settlement time. As a result, during the time when the Exchange is closed but before the determination of NAV, there could be market developments or other events that cause or exacerbate the difference between the price of the Shares and the NAV of such Shares.

When determining NAV, the value of the Fund’s portfolio securities is based on market prices of the securities, which generally means a valuation obtained from an exchange or other market (or based on a price quotation or other equivalent indication of the value supplied by an exchange or other market) or a valuation obtained from an independent pricing service. If a security’s market price is not readily available or does not otherwise accurately reflect the fair value of the security, the security will be valued by another method that the Trust's Valuation Committee believes will better reflect fair value in accordance with the Trust’s valuation policies and procedures, which were approved by the Board. Fair value pricing may be used in a variety of circumstances, including but not limited to, situations when the value of a security in the Fund’s portfolio has been materially affected by events occurring after the close of the market on which the security is principally traded but prior to the close of the Exchange (such as in the case of a corporate action or other news that may materially affect the price of a security) or trading in a security has been suspended or halted. Accordingly, the Fund’s NAV may reflect certain portfolio securities’ fair values rather than their market prices. Fair value pricing involves subjective judgments and it is possible that a fair value determination for a security will materially differ from the value that could be realized upon the sale of the security.

Futures contracts traded on a U.S. exchange are calculated at their then current market value, which is based upon the settlement price or the last traded price before the NAV time, for that particular futures contract traded on the applicable U.S. exchange on the date with respect to which the NAV is being determined. If a futures contract traded on a U.S. exchange could not be liquidated on such day, due to the operation of daily limits or other rules of the exchange upon which that position is traded or otherwise, a meeting of the Fair Value Committee, which includes representatives from the Adviser and the Funds’ administrator, will be convened to determine a fair value price as the basis for determining the market value of such position for such day. Such fair value prices would generally be determined based on available inputs about the current value of the underlying futures contract and would be based on principles that the Fair Value Committee deems fair and equitable so long as such principles are consistent with normal industry standards.

The Funds may use a variety of money market instruments to invest excess cash. Short-term debt instruments used in this capacity and expected to be held-to-maturity will be priced for NAV purposes at amortized cost.

The Exchange (or market data vendors or other information providers) will disseminate, every fifteen seconds during the regular trading day, an intraday value of Shares of the Fund, also known as the “indicative optimized portfolio value,” or IOPV. The IOPV calculations are estimates of the value of the Fund’s NAV per Share and are based on the current market value of the securities and/or cash required to be deposited in exchange for a Creation Unit. Premiums and discounts between the IOPV and the market price may occur. The IOPV does not necessarily reflect the precise composition of the current portfolio of securities held by the Fund at a particular point in time or the best possible valuation of the current portfolio. Therefore, it should not be viewed as a “real-time” update of the NAV per share of the Fund, which is calculated only once a day. The quotations of certain holdings of the Fund may not be updated during U.S. trading hours if such holdings do not trade in the United States. Neither the Fund, the Adviser, the Sub-Adviser nor any of their affiliates are involved in, or responsible for, the calculation or dissemination of such IOPVs and make no warranty as to their accuracy.

Frequent Purchases and Redemptions of Fund Shares

Shares of the Funds are listed for trading on the Exchange, which allows retail investors to purchase and sell individual Shares at market prices throughout the trading day similar to other publicly traded securities. Because these secondary market trades do not involve the Funds directly, it is unlikely that secondary market trading would cause any harmful effects of market timing for example: dilution, disruption of portfolio management, increases in the Fund’s trading costs or realization of capital gains. The Board has determined not to adopt policies and procedures designed to prevent or monitor for frequent purchases and redemptions of the Funds’ Shares because the Funds sell and redeem their shares at NAV only in Creation Units pursuant to the terms of a Participant Agreement between the Funds’ distributor and an Authorized Participant, principally in exchange for a basket of securities that mirrors the composition of each Fund’s portfolio and a specified amount of cash. Direct trading by Authorized Participants is critical to ensuring that the Funds’ Shares trade at or close to NAV. The Funds also impose transaction fees on such Creation Unit transactions that are designed to offset the Funds’ transfer and other transaction costs associated with the issuance and redemption of the Creation Unit shares.

Book Entry

Each Fund’s Shares are held in book-entry form, which means that no stock certificates are issued. DTC, or its nominee, is the record owner of all outstanding Shares of the Funds and is recognized as the owner of all Shares.

Investors owning Shares of the Funds are beneficial owners as shown on the records of DTC or its participants. DTC serves as the securities depository for all Shares. Participants in DTC include securities brokers and dealers, banks, trust companies, clearing corporations and other institutions that directly or indirectly maintain a custodial relationship with DTC. As a beneficial owner of Shares, you are not entitled to receive physical delivery of stock certificates or to have Shares registered in your name, and you are not considered a registered owner of Shares. Therefore, to exercise any right as an owner of Shares, you must rely upon the procedures of DTC and its participants (e.g., broker-dealers, banks, trust companies, or clearing companies). These procedures are the same as those that apply to any stocks that you hold in book entry or “street name” through your brokerage account.

Distribution and Service Plan

Each Fund has adopted a Distribution and Service Plan in accordance with Rule 12b-1 under the 1940 Act pursuant to which payments of up to 0.25% of a Fund’s average daily net assets may be made for the sale and distribution of its Fund Shares. No payments pursuant to the Distribution and Service Plan will be made during the twelve (12) month period from the date of this Prospectus. Thereafter, 12b-1 fees may only be imposed after approval by the Board. Any forgone 12b-1 fees during this twelve month period will not be recoverable during any subsequent period. Because these fees, if imposed, would be paid out of a Fund’s assets on an on-going basis, if payments are made in the future, these fees will increase the cost of your investment and may cost you more than paying other types of sales charges.

Dividends, Distributions and Taxes

Fund Distributions

Each Fund pays out dividends and distributes its net capital gains, if any, to shareholders at least annually.

Dividend Reinvestment Service

No reinvestment service is provided by the Trust. Broker-dealers may make available the DTC book-entry dividend reinvestment service for use by shareholders of the Funds for reinvestment of their dividend distributions. Shareholders should contact their broker to determine the availability and costs of the service and the details of participation therein. Brokers may require shareholders to adhere to specific procedures and timetables. If this service is available and used, dividend distributions of both income and realized gains will be automatically reinvested in additional whole shares of the Funds.

Tax Information

The following is a summary of some important tax issues that affect the Funds and their shareholders. The summary is based on current tax laws, which may be changed by legislative, judicial or administrative action. You should not consider this summary to be a detailed explanation of the tax treatment of the Funds, or the tax consequences of an investment in the Funds. More information about taxes is located in the SAI. You are urged to consult your tax adviser regarding specific questions as to federal, state and local income taxes.

Tax Status of the Fund

Each Fund intends to qualify for the special tax treatment afforded to RICs under the Code. If the Funds meet certain minimum distribution requirements, as a RIC they are not subject to tax at the fund level on income and gains from investments that are timely distributed to shareholders.

Unless you are a tax-exempt entity or your investment in Fund shares is made through a tax-deferred retirement account, such as an individual retirement account, you need to be aware of the possible tax consequences when a Fund makes distributions, you sell Fund shares, and you purchase or redeem Creation Units (institutional investors only).

Tax Status of Distributions

Each Fund intends to distribute each year substantially all of its net investment income and net capital gains income. Dividends and distributions that are subject to tax are generally taxable to you whether you receive them in cash or in additional shares.

The income dividends you receive from a Fund will be taxed as either ordinary income or “qualified dividend income.” Dividends that are reported by a Fund as qualified dividend income are generally taxable to non-corporate shareholders at tax rates of up to 20% (lower rates apply to individuals in lower tax brackets). Qualified dividend income generally is income derived from dividends paid to a Fund by U.S. corporations or certain foreign corporations that are either incorporated in a U.S. possession or eligible for tax benefits under certain U.S. income tax treaties. In addition, dividends that a Fund receives in respect of stock of certain foreign corporations may be qualified dividend income if that stock is readily tradable on an established U.S. securities market. For dividends to be taxed as qualified dividend income to a non-corporate shareholder, a Fund must satisfy certain holding period requirements with respect to the underlying stock and the non-corporate shareholder must satisfy holding period requirements with respect to his or her ownership of Fund Shares. Holding periods may be suspended for these purposes for stock that is hedged. The Funds’ investment strategies will significantly limit their ability to distribute dividends eligible to be treated as qualified dividend income.

Distributions of a Fund’s net capital gain (the excess of a Fund’s net long-term capital gains over its net short-term capital losses) are taxable as long-term capital gains regardless of how long you have owned your shares. For noncorporate shareholders, long-term capital gains are generally taxable at tax rates of up to 20% (lower rates apply to individuals in lower tax brackets).

U.S. individuals with income exceeding certain thresholds are subject to a 3.8% Medicare contribution tax on all or a portion of their “net investment income,” which includes interest, dividends, and certain capital gains (including capital gains realized on the sale of shares of the Fund). This 3.8% tax also applies to all or a portion of the undistributed net investment income of certain shareholders that are estates and trusts.

Corporate shareholders may be entitled to a dividends-received deduction for the portion of dividends they receive from a Fund that are attributable to dividends received by the Fund from U.S. corporations, subject to certain limitations. The Funds’ investment strategies will significantly limit their ability to distribute dividends eligible for the dividends-received deduction for corporations.

Distributions paid in January but declared by a Fund in October, November or December of the previous year payable to shareholders of record in such a month may be taxable to you in the previous year.

Each Fund (or your broker) will inform you of the amount of your ordinary income dividends, qualified dividend income, and net capital gain distributions shortly after the close of each calendar year.

Tax Status of Share Transactions. Each sale of Fund Shares or redemption of Creation Units will generally be a taxable event to you. Any capital gain or loss realized upon a sale of Fund Shares is generally treated as a long-term gain or loss if the Shares have been held for more than one year. Any capital gain or loss realized upon a sale of Fund Shares held for one year or less is generally treated as short-term gain or loss, except that any capital loss on the sale of Shares held for six months or less will be treated as long-term capital loss to the extent distributions of net capital gain were paid (or treated as paid) with respect to such Shares. Any loss realized on a sale will be disallowed to the extent Shares of a Fund are acquired, including through reinvestment of dividends, within a 61-day period beginning 30 days before and ending 30 days after the sale of Fund Shares.

A person who exchanges securities for Creation Units generally will recognize gain or loss from the exchange. The gain or loss will be equal to the difference between the (i) market value of the Creation Units at the time of the exchange and (ii) the exchanger’s aggregate basis in the securities surrendered plus any cash paid for the Creation Units. A person who exchanges Creation Units for securities will generally recognize a gain or loss equal to the difference between (i) the exchanger’s basis in the Creation Units and (ii) the aggregate market value of the securities and the amount of cash received. The IRS, however, may assert that a loss that is realized upon an exchange of securities for Creation Units may not be currently deducted under the rules governing “wash sales” (for a person who does not mark-to-market their holdings), or on the basis that there has been no significant change in economic position. The Funds have the right to reject an order for a purchase of Shares of a Fund if the purchaser (or group of purchasers) would, upon obtaining the Shares so ordered, own 80% or more of the outstanding Shares of a Fund and if, pursuant to Section 351 of the Code, such Fund would have a basis in the securities different from the market value of such securities on the date of deposit.

Non-U.S. Investors. If you are a nonresident alien individual or a foreign corporation, trust or estate, each Fund’s ordinary income dividends will generally be subject to a 30% U.S. withholding tax, unless a lower treaty rate applies, but gains from the sale or other disposition of Shares of a Fund generally are not subject to U.S. taxation, unless you are a nonresident alien individual who is physically present in the U.S. for 183 days or more per year. A Fund may, under certain circumstances, report all or a portion of a dividend as an “interest-related dividend” or a “short-term capital gain dividend,” which would generally be exempt from this 30% U.S. withholding tax, provided certain other requirements are met.

Backup Withholding. Each Fund (or financial intermediaries, such as brokers, through which shareholders own Fund Shares) will generally be required in certain cases to withhold at applicable withholding rates and remit to the United States Treasury the amount withheld on amounts payable to any shareholder who (1) has provided the Fund either an incorrect tax identification number or no number at all, (2) is subject to backup withholding by the IRS for failure to properly report payments of interest or dividends, (3) has failed to certify to the Fund that such shareholder is not subject to backup withholding, or (4) has not certified that such shareholder is a U.S. person (including a U.S. resident alien).

The foregoing discussion summarizes some of the consequences under current U.S. federal income tax law of an investment in a Fund. It is not a substitute for personal tax advice. Consult your personal tax advisor about the potential tax consequences of an investment in a Fund under all applicable tax laws.

More information about taxes can be found in the Funds’ SAI.

Additional Information

Investments by Other Registered Investment Companies

For purposes of the 1940 Act, each Fund is treated as a registered investment company. Section 12(d)(1) of the 1940 Act restricts investments by investment companies in the securities of other investment companies, including Shares of the Funds. The SEC has issued an exemptive order to the Trust permitting registered investment companies to invest in exchange-traded funds offered by the Trust, including the Funds, beyond the limits of Section 12(d)(1) subject to certain terms and conditions, including that such registered investment companies enter into an agreement with the Trust.

Continuous Offering

The method by which Creation Units are purchased and traded may raise certain issues under applicable securities laws. Because new Creation Units are issued and sold by the Fund on an ongoing basis, at any point a “distribution,” as such term is used in the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”), may occur. Broker-dealers and other persons are cautioned that some activities on their part may, depending on the circumstances, result in their being deemed participants in a distribution in a manner which could render them statutory underwriters and subject them to the prospectus delivery and liability provisions of the Securities Act.

For example, a broker-dealer firm or its client may be deemed a statutory underwriter if it takes Creation Units after placing an order with the Funds’ distributor, breaks them down into individual Shares, and sells such Shares directly to customers, or if it chooses to couple the creation of a supply of new Shares with an active selling effort involving solicitation of secondary market demand for Shares. A determination of whether one is an underwriter for purposes of the Securities Act must take into account all the facts and circumstances pertaining to the activities of the broker-dealer or its client in the particular case, and the examples mentioned above should not be considered a complete description of all the activities that could lead to categorization as an underwriter.

Broker-dealer firms should also note that dealers who are not “underwriters” but are effecting transactions in Shares, whether or not participating in the distribution of Shares, are generally required to deliver a prospectus. This is because the prospectus delivery exemption in Section 4(a)(3) of the Securities Act is not available with respect to such transactions as a result of Section 24(d) of the 1940 Act. As a result, broker dealer-firms should note that dealers who are not underwriters but are participating in a distribution (as contrasted with ordinary secondary market transactions) and thus dealing with Shares that are part of an over-allotment within the meaning of Section 4(a)(3)(a) of the Securities Act would be unable to take advantage of the prospectus delivery exemption provided by Section 4(a)(3) of the Securities Act. Firms that incur a prospectus delivery obligation with respect to Shares of the Fund are reminded that under Rule 153 under the Securities Act, a prospectus delivery obligation under Section 5(b)(2) of the Securities Act owed to an exchange member in connection with a sale on the Exchange is satisfied by the fact that such Fund’s Prospectus is available on the SEC’s electronic filing system. The prospectus delivery mechanism provided in Rule 153 is only available with respect to transactions on an exchange.

Premium/Discount Information

The Funds are new and therefore do not have any information regarding how often Shares traded on the Exchange at a price above (i.e., at a premium) or below (i.e., at a discount) the NAV of each Fund. This information will be available, however, at www.[ ].com after the Funds’ Shares have traded on the Exchange for a full calendar quarter.

Financial Highlights

No financial information is available for the Funds because they had not commenced operations as of the date of this Prospectus.

Exchange Listed Funds Trust

10900 Hefner Pointe Drive, Suite 207

Oklahoma City, Oklahoma 73120

ANNUAL/SEMI-ANNUAL REPORTS TO SHAREHOLDERS

Additional information about each Fund’s investments will be available in the Funds’ annual and semi-annual reports to shareholders. In the Funds’ annual report, when available, you will find a discussion of the market conditions and investment strategies that significantly affected the Funds’ performance during its last fiscal year.

STATEMENT OF ADDITIONAL INFORMATION (SAI)

The SAI provides more detailed information about each Fund. The SAI is incorporated by reference into, and is thus legally a part of, this Prospectus.

HOUSEHOLDING

Householding is an option available to certain Fund investors. Householding is a method of delivery, based on the preference of the individual investor, in which a single copy of certain shareholder documents can be delivered to investors who share the same address, even if their accounts are registered under different names. Please contact your broker-dealer if you are interested in enrolling in householding and receiving a single copy of prospectuses and other shareholder documents, or if you are currently enrolled in householding and wish to change your householding status.

FOR MORE INFORMATION

To request a free copy of the latest annual or semi-annual report, when available, the SAI or to request additional information about the Funds or to make other inquiries, please contact us as follows:

Call:	[ ]	Write:	Exchange Listed Funds Trust
	Monday through Friday		10900 Hefner Pointe Drive, Suite 207
	8:30 a.m. to 6:30 p.m. (Eastern Time)		Oklahoma City, OK 73120

Visit:	www.[ ].com

The SAI and other information are also available from a financial intermediary (such as a broker-dealer or bank) through which each Fund’s Shares may be purchased or sold.

INFORMATION PROVIDED BY THE SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

You can review and copy information about the Funds (including the SAI) at the SEC’s Public Reference Room in Washington, DC. To find out more about this public service, call the SEC at 1-202-551-8090. Reports and other information about the Funds are also available in the EDGAR Database on the SEC’s Internet site at http://www.sec.gov, or you can receive copies of this information, after paying a duplicating fee, by electronic request at the following e-mail address: publicinfo@sec.gov, or by writing the Public Reference Section, Securities and Exchange Commission, 100 F Street, N.E., Washington, DC 20549-0102.

The Trust’s Investment Company Act file number: 811-22700

SUBJECT TO COMPLETION, DATED AUGUST 23, 2017

THE INFORMATION IN THIS STATEMENT OF ADDITIONAL INFORMATION IS NOT COMPLETE AND MAY BE CHANGED. WE MAY NOT SELL THESE SECURITIES UNTIL THE REGISTRATION STATEMENT FILED WITH THE SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION IS EFFECTIVE. THIS STATEMENT OF ADDITIONAL INFORMATION IS NOT AN OFFER TO SELL THESE SECURITIES AND IS NOT SOLICITING AN OFFER TO BUY THESE SECURITIES IN ANY JURISDICTION IN WHICH THE OFFER OR SALE IS NOT PERMITTED.

STATEMENT OF ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

REX Bitcoin Strategy ETF

Ticker Symbol: [ ]

REX Short Bitcoin Strategy ETF

Ticker Symbol: [ ]

(the “Funds”)

each, a series of EXCHANGE LISTED FUNDS TRUST

Principal Listing Exchange for the Funds: Bats BZX Exchange, Inc.

Investment Adviser:

Exchange Traded Concepts, LLC

Sub-Adviser:

Vident Investment Advisory, LLC

This Statement of Additional Information (“SAI”) is not a prospectus. This SAI should be read in conjunction with the Funds’ prospectus, dated [____], 2017 as may be revised from time to time (the “Prospectus”). Capitalized terms used herein that are not defined have the same meaning as in the Prospectus, unless otherwise noted. A copy of the Prospectus may be obtained without charge, by writing the Funds’ Distributor, Foreside Fund Services, LLC, by visiting the Funds’ website at www.[_____].com, or by calling [____].

[ ], 2017

TABLE OF CONTENTS

GENERAL INFORMATION ABOUT THE TRUST	1
INVESTMENT POLICIES, TECHNIQUES, AND RISK FACTORS	1
SPECIAL CONSIDERATIONS AND RISKS	25
INVESTMENT RESTRICTIONS	27
CONTINUOUS OFFERING	28
EXCHANGE LISTING AND TRADING	29
MANAGEMENT OF THE TRUST	30
OWNERSHIP OF FUND SHARES	37
CODES OF ETHICS	37
PROXY VOTING	38
INVESTMENT ADVISORY AND OTHER SERVICES	38
THE PORTFOLIO MANAGER	39
THE DISTRIBUTOR	40
THE ADMINISTRATORS	42
THE CUSTODIAN	42
THE TRANSFER AGENT	42
COMPLIANCE SERVICES	42
LEGAL COUNSEL	42
INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM	42
PORTFOLIO HOLDINGS DISCLOSURE POLICIES AND PROCEDURES	43
DESCRIPTION OF SHARES	43
LIMITATION OF TRUSTEES’ LIABILITY	44
PORTFOLIO TRANSACTIONS AND BROKERAGE	44
PORTFOLIO TURNOVER RATE	46
BOOK ENTRY ONLY SYSTEM	46
CONTROL PERSONS AND PRINCIPAL HOLDERS OF SECURITIES	48
CREATION AND REDEMPTION OF CREATION UNITS	48
DETERMINATION OF NET ASSET VALUE	55
DIVIDENDS AND DISTRIBUTIONS	55
FEDERAL INCOME TAXES	56
FINANCIAL STATEMENTS	65
APPENDIX A	A-1
APPENDIX B	B-1

GENERAL INFORMATION ABOUT THE TRUST

The Trust (formerly, Exchange Traded Concepts Trust II) is an open-end management investment company consisting of multiple investment series. This SAI relates to the REX Bitcoin Strategy ETF and REX Short Bitcoin Strategy ETF (each, a “Fund” and together, the “Funds”). The Trust was organized as a Delaware statutory trust on April 4, 2012. The Trust is registered with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, (the “1940 Act”) as an open-end management investment company and the offering of each Fund’s shares is registered under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”).

Each Fund offers and issues shares at their net asset value (“NAV”) in aggregated lots of at least 25,000 (each, a “Creation Unit” or a “Creation Unit Aggregation”), generally in exchange for: (i) a basket of individual securities (the “Deposit Securities”) and (ii) an amount of cash (the “Cash Component”). Shares are redeemable only in Creation Unit Aggregations and, generally, in exchange for portfolio securities and a specified cash payment. The Trust reserves the right to offer an “all cash” option for creations and redemptions of Creation Units of each Fund. The shares of each Fund, as described in the Fund’s Prospectus, trade on the Bats BZX Exchange, Inc. (the “Exchange”) at market prices that may be below, at, or above NAV per share of the Fund.

INVESTMENT POLICIES, TECHNIQUES AND RISK FACTORS

Exchange Traded Concepts, LLC (the “Adviser”) serves as the investment adviser to the Funds, each of which is a non-diversified open-end management investment company. Each Fund’s investment objective and principal investment strategies, as well as other important information, are described in the Prospectus for the Funds, which should be read together with this SAI. The investment objective of each Fund is non-fundamental and may be changed without the consent of the holders of a majority of the Fund’s outstanding shares. The day-to-day portfolio management of the Funds is provided by Vident Investment Advisory, LLC (the “Sub-Adviser”), and is subject to the supervision of the Adviser and the Board. The Sub-Adviser selects securities for each Fund’s investment pursuant to an “active” management strategy for security selection and portfolio construction.

As described more fully in each Fund’s Prospectus, each Fund seeks to achieve its investment objective, under normal circumstances, by obtaining investment exposure, through the use of the financial instruments and investments described in each Fund’s Principal Investment Strategies, to an actively managed portfolio of financial instruments providing exposure (short exposure in the case of the REX Short Bitcoin Strategy ETF) to movements in the value of bitcoin, together with an actively managed portfolio of fixed income instruments.

More information about bitcoin. “Bitcoin” is a digital asset based on the decentralized, open source protocol of the peer-to-peer bitcoin computer network (the “Bitcoin Network”). Bitcoin can currently be used to pay for goods and services, can be purchased or sold on websites that facilitate the transfer of bitcoin in exchange for government-issued currencies (“Bitcoin Exchanges”), or can be transferred in individual end-user-to-end-user transactions under a barter system. No single entity owns or operates the Bitcoin Network; the infrastructure is collectively maintained by a decentralized user base. The Bitcoin Network is accessed through software and software governs bitcoin’s creation, movement, and ownership.

Bitcoin records are reflected on the “Blockchain,” which is a digital public record, or ledger, on which all bitcoin is recorded. The Blockchain is comprised of a digital record, copies of which are downloaded and stored in a decentralized manner on the computers of each Bitcoin Network user. Transaction data is permanently recorded in files called “blocks,” which reflect transactions that have been recorded and authenticated by Bitcoin Network participants known as “miners.” Each newly recorded block of transactions refers back to and “connects” with the immediately prior recorded block of the public ledger, similar to pages of other types of transaction ledgers. Each new block records outstanding Bitcoin transactions, and outstanding transactions are settled and validated through such recording. The Blockchain represents a complete, transparent and unbroken history of all transactions on the Bitcoin Network, in the form of a public ledger that is accessible by all. The Bitcoin Network software source code includes the protocols that govern the creation of bitcoin and the cryptographic system that secures and verifies Bitcoin transactions.

To engage in bitcoin transactions, users generate two mathematically related numbers that are used to authenticate bitcoin transactions: a “public key” (also known as a “public address”) and a “private key.” which are Bitcoin Network participants that secure and verify bitcoin transactions through a peer-to-peer computer process. The Bitcoin Network utilizes the Blockchain to evidence the existence of bitcoin associated with any “public key” that has been used in a transaction on the Bitcoin Network. A “private key” controls the transfer or “spending” of bitcoin from its associated public key. Only a specific private key can be used to authenticate, or “sign,” any transaction from the associated public address.

The Blockchain constitutes a canonical record of every bitcoin, every bitcoin transaction (including the creation or “mining” of new bitcoin) and every Bitcoin address associated with a quantity of bitcoin. The Bitcoin Network and Bitcoin Network software programs can interpret the Blockchain to determine the exact bitcoin balance, if any, of any public bitcoin address listed in the Blockchain as having taken part in a transaction on the Bitcoin Network.

The protocol underlying the Bitcoin Network provides the rules by which all users and miners on the Bitcoin Network must operate. Bitcoin Network software automatically adjusts the difficulty of the mathematical problem so that a new block is mined approximately once every ten minutes. Estimates show that the current Bitcoin Network software can accommodate up to seven transactions per second. The protocol also lays out the block reward, the amount of bitcoin that a miner earns upon creating a new block. The initial block reward when the Bitcoin Network was introduced in 2009 was 50 bitcoin per block. That number has and will continue to halve approximately every four years until approximately 2140, when it is estimated that block rewards will go to zero. The most recent halving occurred on July 9, 2016, which reduced the block reward from 25 to 12.5 bitcoin. In addition to the block reward, end users pay fees as an incentive for a miner to confirm their transactions in newly created blocks. When a miner creates a new block, as part of the process the miner adds any unconfirmed transactions to the new block, and for doing so accepts fees associated with each transaction. Fees vary in amount based on a calculation conducted by a user’s bitcoin wallet software.

The Bitcoin Network has no central authority, so the implementation of a change is achieved by users and miners downloading and running updated versions of Bitcoin Network software. If a significant proportion of Bitcoin Network users and miners decide to adopt a change to the Bitcoin Network that is not compatible with previous software, then this software will recognize and process transactions differently on a going-forward basis. If another significant proportion of Bitcoin Network users and miners decide not to adopt such change, then these two Bitcoin Network groups would not process transactions in the same way on a going forward basis. In this scenario, the blocks recognized as valid by one group of users will be different from the blocks recognized as valid by the other group of users, which will cause transaction records to diverge, or “fork,” on a going-forward basis. If this were to occur, two separate Bitcoin Networks could result, one running the pre-modification software program and the other running the modified version (i.e., a second “Bitcoin” network). In the event of a permanent fork with two separate and incompatible Bitcoin Networks, the price movements of different versions of bitcoin on different Bitcoin Networks may deviate. In such case, the Adviser or Sub-Adviser will evaluate the characteristics of each Bitcoin Network to determine in its sole discretion which Bitcoin Network will provide exposure that best comports with each Fund’s investment objective. On August 1, 2017, the Bitcoin Network was forked by a group of developers and miners accepting changes to the Bitcoin Network software intended to increase transaction capacity. Blocks mined on this network now diverge from blocks mined on the Bitcoin Network, which has resulted in the creation of a new blockchain whose digital asset is referred to as “Bitcoin Cash.” The Bitcoin Network and the Bitcoin Cash network now operate as separate, independent networks. Multiple proposals for increasing the capacity of the Bitcoin Network still exist, and it is possible that one or more of these proposals could result in further network “forks.”

Regulation of bitcoin. Regulatory changes or actions may restrict the use of bitcoin or the operation of the Bitcoin Network or the Bitcoin Exchange Market in a manner that adversely affects an investment in the Fund. As bitcoin has grown in both popularity and market size, the U.S. Congress and a number of U.S. federal and state agencies (including the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (“FinCEN”), SEC, CFTC, Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (“FINRA”), the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (“CFPB”), the Department of Justice, the Department of Homeland Security, the Federal Bureau of Investigation, the IRS, and state financial institution regulators) have been examining the Bitcoin Network, bitcoin users and the Bitcoin Exchange market, with particular focus on the extent to which bitcoin can be used to launder the proceeds of illegal activities or fund criminal or terrorist enterprises and the safety and soundness of exchanges or other service providers that hold bitcoin for users. Many of these state and federal agencies have issued consumer advisories regarding the risks posed by bitcoin to investors. Ongoing and future regulatory actions may alter, perhaps to a materially adverse extent, the nature of an investment in the Shares or the ability of the Fund to continue to operate.

The Bitcoin Network is a recent technological innovation, and the bitcoin that is created, transferred, used and stored by entities and individuals have certain features associated with several types of assets, most notably commodities and currencies. In 2013 guidance, FinCEN took the position that any administrator or exchanger of convertible digital currencies, including bitcoin, must register with FinCEN as a money transmitter and must comply with the anti-money laundering regulations applicable to money transmitters. FinCEN subsequently issued several interpretive letters clarifying which entities would be considered administrators or exchangers and which would be considered mere “users” not subject to registration. The requirement that bitcoin exchangers that do business in the U.S. register with FinCEN and comply with anti-money laundering regulations may increase the cost of buying and selling bitcoin and therefore may adversely affect its price.

In 2015, the New York State Department of Financial Services (“NYDFS”) finalized a rule that requires most businesses involved in digital currency business activity in or involving New York, excluding merchants and consumers, to apply for a license, commonly known as a BitLicense, from the NYDFS and to comply with anti-money laundering, cyber security, consumer protection, and financial and reporting requirements, among others. As an alternative to the BitLicense in New York, firms can apply for a charter to become limited purpose trust companies qualified to engage in digital currency business activity. Other states have considered regimes similar to the BitLicense (for example, a bill in California would have imposed a similar regime, although the bill was shelved), or have required digital currency businesses to register with their states as money transmitters, such as Washington and Georgia, which results in digital currency businesses being subject to requirements similar to those of NYDFS’ BitLicense regime. Certain state regulators, such as the Texas Department of Banking, Kansas Office of the State Bank Commissioner and the Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation, have found that mere transmission of bitcoin, without activities involving transmission of fiat currency, does not constitute money transmission requiring licensure. The North Carolina Commissioner of Banks has issued guidance providing that North Carolina’s money transmission regulations only apply to the transmission of digital currency and not its use. The inconsistency in applying money transmitting licensure requirements to certain bitcoin businesses may make it more difficult for bitcoin businesses to provide services, which may affect consumer adoption of bitcoin and its price.

As of the date of this SAI, the SEC has not asserted regulatory authority over the Bitcoin Network or bitcoin trading or ownership and has not expressed the view that digital assets, including bitcoin, should be classified or treated as securities for purposes of U.S. federal securities laws. In a July 2017 report, however, the SEC stated that at least one blockchain-based digital asset, which is technologically similar to but legally distinct from a digital asset such as bitcoin, meets the definition of a security under the federal securities laws. The report went on to state that any exchange dealing in such digital assets must register with the SEC. Because such digital assets may trade on exchanges that also exchange bitcoin, increased regulatory compliance costs and other unforeseen consequences of this determination may reduce the number of exchanges in the Bitcoin Exchange market or otherwise adversely affect the market for digital assets, which could affect consumer adoption and the price of bitcoin. Additionally, the SEC has commented on bitcoin and bitcoin-related market developments and has taken action against investment schemes involving bitcoin. For example, in the SEC’s recent review of proposed rule changes to list and trade shares of certain bitcoin-related investment vehicles on public markets, the SEC stated that the bitcoin markets are not properly regulated, which results in the public markets’ inability to enter into surveillance-sharing agreements that help address concerns regarding fraudulent or manipulative acts and practices.

Commissioners of the CFTC initially expressed the belief that bitcoin meets the definition of a commodity and that the CFTC has regulatory authority over futures and other derivatives based on digital assets, subject to facts and circumstances. Additional clarity was obtained on September 17, 2015, when, in the Coinflip case,¹ the CFTC instituted and settled administrative proceedings that involved a bitcoin derivatives trading platform and its chief executive officer. The Coinflip order found that the respondents (i) conducted activity related to commodity options transactions without complying with the provisions of the CEA and CFTC regulations, and (ii) operated a facility for the trading of swaps without registering the facility as a swap execution facility (“SEF”) or designated contract market (“DCM”). The Coinflip order was significant as it is the first time the CFTC determined that bitcoin is properly defined as a commodity under the CEA. Based on this determination, the CFTC applied CEA provisions and CFTC regulations that apply to transactions in commodity options and swaps to the conduct of the bitcoin derivatives trading platform. Additionally, the CFTC appears to have taken the position that bitcoin is not encompassed by the definition of currency under the CEA and CFTC regulations. In Coinflip, the CFTC defined bitcoin and other “virtual currencies” as “a digital representation of value that functions as a medium of exchange, a unit of account, and/or a store of value, but does not have legal tender status in any jurisdiction. Bitcoin and other virtual currencies are distinct from ‘real’ currencies, which are the coin and paper money of the United States or another country that are designated as legal tender, circulate, and are customarily used and accepted as a medium of exchange in the country of issuance.” The CFTC affirmed its approach to the regulation of bitcoin and bitcoin-related enterprises on June 2, 2016, when the CFTC settled charges against Bitfinex, a Bitcoin Exchange based in Hong Kong. In its order, the CFTC found that Bitfinex engaged in “illegal, off-exchange commodity transactions and failed to register as a futures commission merchant” when it facilitated borrowing transactions among its users to permit the trading of bitcoin on a “leveraged, margined or financed basis” without first registering with the CFTC.²

In July 2017, the CFTC issued an order granting LedgerX, LLC (“LedgerX”) registration as a derivatives clearing organization under the CEA. Under the order, LedgerX is authorized to provide clearing services for fully-collateralized digital currency swaps. LedgerX, which was also granted an order of registration as a Swap Execution Facility in July 2017, is the first federally-regulated exchange and clearing house for derivatives contracts settling in digital currencies.

It is not known whether all U.S. or foreign regulators will share this view, adopt a single, different view or espouse a variety of differing views. As of the date of this SAI, a U.S. magistrate judge in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Texas³ and the German Ministry of Finance have ruled that bitcoin is a “form of money” and a “unit of account,” respectively; a Florida circuit court judge determined that bitcoin does not qualify as money or “tangible wealth”;⁴ and an opinion from the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois identified bitcoin as a “unit of account.”⁵ Additionally, the IRS has classified bitcoin as property that is not currency for U.S. federal income tax purposes.⁶ The degree to which such interpretations will become the norm is unknown. The New York State Department of Taxation and Finance, citing the IRS classification, defined bitcoin and other digital assets as “intangible property,”⁷ and a number of other states have issued their own guidance regarding the tax treatment of bitcoin for state income or sales tax purposes.

1	In re Coinflip, Inc., d/b/a Derivabit, and Francisco Riordan, Case No. 15-29 (CFTC September 17, 2015).

2	See In re BFXNA Inc., Case No. 16-19 (CFTC June 2, 2016). In October 2016, Poloniex, a U.S.-based digital asset exchange that permits margin trading, submitted a request to the CFTC for no-action relief to clarify the “actual delivery” exemption under the CEA, the issue at stake in In re BFXNA Inc.

3	SEC v. Shavers, Memorandum Opinion Regarding the Court’s Subject Matter Jurisdiction, Case No. 4:13-CV-00416 (E.D. Texas, Aug. 6, 2013).

4	The State of Florida v. Espinoza, Order Granting Defendant’s Motion to Dismiss the Information, Case No. F14-2923 (Fla. 11th Cir. Ct. July 22, 2016) (quoting § 896.101(2)(e), Fla. Stat. (2016)).

5	Greene v. Mt. Gox Inc., et al., Memorandum Opinion and Order, Case No. 1:14-cv-01437 (N.D.IL Aug. 26, 2016).

6	Internal Revenue Service, IRS Virtual Currency Guidelines, Notice 2014-14 (Apr. 14, 2014).

7	New York State Department of Taxation and Finance, Tax Department Policy on Transactions Using Convertible Virtual Currency (Dec. 5, 2014).

On May 25, 2017, a bipartisan bill entitled “Combatting Money Laundering, Terrorist Financing, and Counterfeiting Act of 2017” was introduced into the U.S. Senate. The proposed bill adds language to existing anti-money laundering provisions to include digital wallets, prepaid access devices and other “digital currency exchangers” if they contain over $10,000 of digital assets. If enacted, this bill may adversely affect bitcoin and, consequently, the Fund and its Shares.

Bitcoin has been characterized as a virtual commodity, digital asset, digital currency and virtual currency by other international regulatory bodies. Since December 2013, regulators in jurisdictions including the United States, the United Kingdom and Switzerland have provided greater regulatory clarity, while Chinese, Icelandic and Vietnamese government officials have taken steps to limit the participation of their respective financial services sectors from directly interacting with the Bitcoin Network ecosystem, creating additional regulatory uncertainty in those countries.⁸ In China, a December 2013 government notice classified bitcoin as “virtual commodities,” and not legal tender. The same notice restricted the existing banking and payment industries from using bitcoin, limiting the scope of the operations of bitcoin exchanges in one of the largest bitcoin markets. In January 2017, in response to informal guidance received from the People’s Bank of China (the “PBoC”) concerning the creation of tighter anti-money laundering and foreign exchange controls, the largest China-based Bitcoin Exchanges adjusted their terms to pause or limit loan and borrowing services. These exchanges later introduced a 0.2% fixed-rate transaction fee for all bitcoin buy and sell orders, with similar measures soon adopted by many of China’s smaller bitcoin exchanges. Bitcoin withdrawals have also been halted on these exchanges. In March 2017, the PBoC reaffirmed its commitment to regulating Bitcoin Exchanges and indicated the possibility of licensing a number of qualified exchanges. These events have substantially reduced trading volume on Chinese Bitcoin Exchanges.

In 2016, the Australian government announced its plan to update its anti-money laundering laws to apply to digital currency exchanges, following an inquiry by the government into the country’s tax treatment and regulation of bitcoin. In Japan, regulations went into effect in April 2017 that recognize digital currencies as a legal method of payment and require market participants, including exchanges, to meet certain compliance requirements and be subject to oversight by the Financial Services Agency, a Japanese regulator. The government of Israel and the Israel Tax Authority decided in January 2017 to apply capital gains tax to sales of bitcoin and other digital currencies. Conversely, regulatory bodies in some countries such as India have declined to exercise regulatory authority when afforded the opportunity. At the other extreme, in 2014, Ecuador, Bolivia, and Bangladesh banned the use of bitcoin and other digital currencies.

See e.g., HM Revenue & Customs, Bitcoin and Other Cryptocurrencies, Revenue and Customs Brief 9-2014 (Mar. 3, 2014); Federal Council of Switzerland, Federal Council Report on Virtual Currencies in Response to the Schwaab (13.3687) and Weibel (13.4070) Postulates (June 25, 2014); Central Bank of Iceland, Significant Risk Attached to Use of Virtual Currency, Release No. 9/2014 (Mar. 19, 2014); State Bank of Vietnam, Press Release on Bitcoins and Other Virtual Currencies (Feb. 28, 2014).

In July 2016, the European Commission released a draft directive that proposed applying counter-terrorism and anti-money laundering regulations to digital assets, and, in September 2016, the European Banking Authority advised the European Commission to institute new regulation specific to digital assets, with amendments to existing regulation as a stopgap measure.⁹ Furthermore, in April 2017, Russian regulators indicated their plan to recognize bitcoin and other digital currencies as a legitimate financial instrument by 2018, as part of the government’s broader efforts to tackle money laundering. This plan stands in sharp contrast with the government’s previous attempts to ban the conversion of bitcoin and other “money surrogates” into government currency and impose criminal penalties for such violations.

U.S. regulators, at both the state and Federal level, and foreign regulators and legislatures have taken action against digital asset businesses or enacted restrictive regimes in response to adverse publicity arising from cybersecurity risks, potential consumer harm, or digital assets used in connection with criminal activity. The value of bitcoin could thus be impacted by such adverse publicity. Various foreign jurisdictions may, in the near future, adopt laws, regulations or directives that affect the Bitcoin Network, the Bitcoin Exchange market and their users, particularly bitcoin exchanges and service providers that fall within such jurisdictions’ regulatory scope. Such laws, regulations or directives may conflict with those of the United States and may negatively impact the acceptance of bitcoin by users, merchants and service providers outside the United States and may therefore impede the growth or sustainability of the bitcoin economy globally, or otherwise negatively affect the value of bitcoin. The regulatory uncertainty surrounding the treatment of bitcoin creates risks for the Funds and their Shares.

Investments in the Subsidiary. In addition to other financial instruments, the Funds expect to obtain exposure to futures contracts linked to the price of bitcoin or an index thereof (“Bitcoin Futures”). Each Fund expects to gain significant exposure to Bitcoin Futures by investing up to 25% of its total assets, as measured at the end of every quarter of the Fund’s taxable year, in a wholly-owned and controlled Cayman Islands subsidiary (the “Subsidiary” and together, the “Subsidiaries”). The purpose of this investment in the Subsidiary is to provide the Fund with an effective means of obtaining exposure to Bitcoin Futures in a manner consistent with U.S. federal tax law requirements applicable to regulated investment companies. As a result, each Fund may be considered to be investing indirectly in the investments of its Subsidiary. For that reason, references in this SAI to the Funds may also include the Subsidiaries. The Subsidiaries may invest to a greater extent in commodities, including Bitcoin Futures, option and swap contracts, and pooled investment vehicles, than the Funds.

Each Subsidiary is managed by the Adviser and sub-advised by the Sub-Adviser. For each Subsidiary, pursuant to a management agreement between the Subsidiary and the Adviser (the “Subsidiary Agreement”), the Adviser will: (i) provide management services; (ii) pay all expenses incurred by the Subsidiary except for the fee paid to the Adviser pursuant to the Subsidiary Agreement (the “Subsidiary Management Fee”), interest, taxes, brokerage commissions and other expenses incurred in placing or settlement of orders for the purchase and sale of securities and other investment instruments, acquired fund fees and expenses, accrued deferred tax liability, and extraordinary expenses; and, in consideration thereof, (iii) receive the Subsidiary Management Fee. The Adviser has contractually agreed to waive the management fee it receives from each Fund in an amount equal to the Subsidiary Management Fee, if any, paid to the Adviser by each Fund’s Subsidiary. The Adviser, and not the Funds or their respective Subsidiaries, pays the Sub-Adviser’s fees. Please refer to the section in this SAI titled “Federal Income Taxes” for information about certain tax aspects of the Funds’ investment in the Subsidiaries.

European Commission, Proposal for Amending Directive 2015/849/EU on the Prevention of the Use of the Financial System for the Purposes of Money Laundering or Terrorist Financing and Amending Directive 2009/101/EC, Directive 2016/0208 (July 5, 2016); European Banking Authority, Opinion on the EU Commission’s Proposal to Bring Virtual Currencies into the Scope of Directive 2015/849/EU, EBA Opin. 2016-07 (Aug. 11, 2016).

As is further discussed in each Fund’s Prospectus, in addition to each Fund’s investment in the Subsidiary and Bitcoin Futures, each Fund also may invest in the following instruments to obtain exposure to bitcoin: (1) swap agreements that provide exposure to bitcoin; (2) exchange-traded funds (“ETFs”), exchange-traded closed-end funds, other investment companies registered under the 1940 Act, and other pooled investment vehicles (collectively, “Underlying Funds”) that provide exposure to bitcoin; (3) exchange-traded notes (“ETNs”) that provide exposure to bitcoin; and (4) fixed income securities (namely, commercial paper and U.S. government obligations), bank instruments, cash, and other cash equivalents to collateralize its exposure to the Bitcoin Futures and other investments and for investment purposes. The Funds may invest, directly and indirectly, in inverse index-based Underlying Funds or ETNs (i.e., Underlying Funds or ETNs that seek to return the opposite of the performance of the index or benchmark they seek to track), but each Fund will limit its long positions in such vehicles or instruments to no more than 15% of its net assets consistent with SEC Staff guidance. The Funds may not invest in leveraged index-based Underlying Funds or ETNs (i.e., Underlying Funds or ETNs that seek to return a multiple of the performance of the index or benchmark they seek to track).

The investment techniques and instruments described below and in each Fund’s Prospectus may, consistent with each Fund’s investment objective and investment policies, be used by a Fund if, in the opinion of the Adviser or the Sub-Adviser, such strategies will be advantageous to the Fund. A Fund may not invest in all of the instruments and techniques described below. In addition, each Fund is free to reduce or eliminate its activity with respect to any of the investment techniques described below without changing the Fund’s fundamental investment policies, and the Funds will periodically change the composition of their portfolios to best meet their respective investment objectives. For more information about each Fund’s principal strategies and risks, please see the Funds’ Prospectus.

Non-Diversification

Each Fund is classified as a non-diversified investment company under the 1940 Act. A “non-diversified” classification means that a Fund is not limited by the 1940 Act with regard to the percentage of their assets that may be invested in the securities of a single issuer. This means that a Fund may invest a greater portion of its assets in the securities of a single issuer than a diversified fund. This may have an adverse effect on a Fund’s performance or subject the Fund’s Shares to greater price volatility than more diversified investment companies. Moreover, in pursuing its objective, a Fund may hold the securities of a single issuer in an amount exceeding 10% of the market value of the outstanding securities of the issuer, subject to restrictions imposed by the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the “Internal Revenue Code”). In particular, as a Fund’s size grows and its assets increase, it will be more likely to hold more than 10% of the securities of a single issuer if the issuer has a relatively small public float.

Commercial Paper

Commercial paper is a short-term obligation with a maturity ranging from one to 270 days issued by banks, corporations and other borrowers. Such investments are unsecured and usually discounted. The Funds may invest in commercial paper rated A-1 or A-2 by Standard and Poor’s Ratings Services (“S&P”) or Prime-1 or Prime-2 by Moody’s Investors Service, Inc. (“Moody’s”). See “Appendix A –Description of Ratings” for a description of commercial paper ratings.

Exchange-Traded Notes

The Funds may invest in ETNs, which are senior, unsecured unsubordinated debt securities issued by an underwriting bank that are designed to provide returns that are linked to a particular benchmark less investor fees. ETNs have a maturity date and, generally, are backed only by the creditworthiness of the issuer. As a result, the value of an ETN may be influenced by time to maturity, level of supply and demand for the ETN, volatility and lack of liquidity in the underlying market (e.g., the commodities market), changes in the applicable interest rates, and changes in the issuer’s credit rating and economic, legal, political or geographic events that affect the referenced market. ETNs also may be subject to credit risk.

It is expected that the issuer’s credit rating will be investment grade at the time of investment, however, the credit rating may be revised or withdrawn at any time and there is no assurance that a credit rating will remain in effect for any given time period. If a rating agency lowers the issuer’s credit rating or there is a decline in the perceived creditworthiness of the issuer, the value of the ETN will decline as a lower credit rating reflects a greater risk that the issuer will default on its obligation to ETN investors. A Fund must pay an investor fee when investing in an ETN, which will reduce the amount of return on investment at maturity or upon redemption. There may be restrictions on a Fund’s right to redeem its investment in an ETN, which is meant to be held until maturity. There are no periodic interest payments for ETNs, and principal typically is not protected. As is the case with other exchange-traded products, an investor could lose some of or the entire amount invested in ETNs. A Fund’s decision to sell its ETN holdings may be limited by the availability of a secondary market.

Fixed Income Securities

The Funds may invest in fixed income securities. The market value of the fixed income securities in which a Fund invests will change in response to interest rate changes and other factors. During periods of falling interest rates, the values of outstanding fixed income securities generally rise. Conversely, during periods of rising interest rates, the values of such securities generally decline. Moreover, while securities with longer maturities tend to produce higher yields, the prices of longer maturity securities are also subject to greater market fluctuations as a result of changes in interest rates. Changes by recognized agencies in the rating of any fixed income security and in the ability of an issuer to make payments of interest and principal also affect the value of these investments. Changes in the value of these securities will not necessarily affect cash income derived from these securities but will affect a Fund’s NAV. Additional information regarding fixed income securities is described below:

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Duration. Duration is a measure of the expected change in value of a fixed income security for a given change in interest rates. For example, if interest rates changed by one percent (1%), the value of a security having an effective duration of two years generally would vary by two percent (2%). Duration takes the length of the time intervals between the present time and time that the interest and principal payments are scheduled, or in the case of a callable bond, expected to be received, and weighs them by the present values of the cash to be received at each future point in time.

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Variable and Floating Rate Securities. Variable and floating rate instruments involve certain obligations that may carry variable or floating rates of interest, and may involve a conditional or unconditional demand feature. Such instruments bear interest at rates which are not fixed, but which vary with changes in specified market rates or indices. The interest rates on these securities may be reset daily, weekly, quarterly, or some other reset period, and may have a set floor or ceiling on interest rate changes. There is a risk that the current interest rate on such obligations may not accurately reflect existing market interest rates. A demand instrument with a demand notice exceeding seven days may be considered illiquid if there is no secondary market for such security.

Debt Securities. A debt security is a security consisting of a certificate or other evidence of a debt (secured or unsecured) on which the issuing company or governmental body promises to pay the holder thereof a fixed, variable, or floating rate of interest for a specified length of time, and to repay the debt on the specified maturity date. Some debt securities, such as zero coupon bonds, do not make regular interest payments but are issued at a discount to their principal or maturity value. Debt securities include a variety of fixed income obligations, including, but not limited to, corporate bonds, government securities, municipal securities, convertible securities, mortgage-backed securities, and asset-backed securities. Debt securities include investment-grade securities, non-investment-grade securities, and unrated securities. Debt securities are subject to a variety of risks, such as interest rate risk, income risk, call/prepayment risk, inflation risk, credit risk, and (in the case of foreign securities) country risk and currency risk.

Corporate Debt Securities. Corporate debt securities are typically fixed-income securities issued by businesses to finance their operations, but may also include bank loans to companies. Notes, bonds, debentures and commercial paper are the most common types of corporate debt securities. The primary differences between the different types of corporate debt securities are their maturities and secured or un-secured status. Commercial paper has the shortest term and is usually unsecured. The broad category of corporate debt securities includes debt issued by domestic or foreign companies of all kinds, including those with small-, mid- and large-capitalizations. Corporate debt may be rated investment-grade or below investment-grade and may carry variable or floating rates of interest.

Because of the wide range of types, and maturities, of corporate debt securities, as well as the range of creditworthiness of its issuers, corporate debt securities have widely varying potentials for return and risk profiles. For example, commercial paper issued by a large established domestic corporation that is rated investment-grade may have a modest return on principal, but carries relatively limited risk. On the other hand, a long-term corporate note issued by a small foreign corporation from an emerging market country that has not been rated may have the potential for relatively large returns on principal, but carries a relatively high degree of risk.

Corporate debt securities carry both credit risk and interest rate risk. Credit risk is the risk that a Fund could lose money if the issuer of a corporate debt security is unable to pay interest or repay principal when it is due. Some corporate debt securities that are rated below investment-grade are generally considered speculative because they present a greater risk of loss, including default, than higher quality debt securities. The credit risk of a particular issuer’s debt security may vary based on its priority for repayment. For example, higher ranking (senior) debt securities have a higher priority than lower ranking (subordinated) securities. This means that the issuer might not make payments on subordinated securities while continuing to make payments on senior securities. In addition, in the event of bankruptcy, holders of higher-ranking senior securities may receive amounts otherwise payable to the holders of more junior securities. Interest rate risk is the risk that the value of certain corporate debt securities will tend to fall when interest rates rise. In general, corporate debt securities with longer terms tend to fall more in value when interest rates rise than corporate debt securities with shorter terms.

Non-Investment-Grade Debt Securities. Non-investment-grade securities, also referred to as “high yield securities” or “junk bonds,” are debt securities that are rated lower than the four highest rating categories by a NRSRO (for example, lower than Baa3 by Moody’s Investors Service, Inc. or lower than BBB– by Standard & Poor’s) or are determined to be of comparable quality by the Advisor. These securities are generally considered to be, on balance, predominantly speculative with respect to capacity to pay interest and repay principal in accordance with the terms of the obligation and will generally involve more credit risk than securities in the investment-grade categories. Investment in these securities generally provides greater income and increased opportunity for capital appreciation than investments in higher quality securities, but they also typically entail greater price volatility and principal and income risk.

Analysis of the creditworthiness of issuers of high yield securities may be more complex than for issuers of investment-grade securities. Thus, reliance on credit ratings in making investment decisions entails greater risks for high yield securities than for investment-grade debt securities. The success of a fund’s investment adviser in managing high yield securities is more dependent upon its own credit analysis than is the case with investment-grade securities.

Some high yield securities are issued by smaller, less-seasoned companies, while others are issued as part of a corporate restructuring, such as an acquisition, merger, or leveraged buyout. Companies that issue high yield securities are often highly leveraged and may not have available to them more traditional methods of financing. Therefore, the risk associated with acquiring the securities of such issuers generally is greater than is the case with investment-grade securities. Some high yield securities were once rated as investment-grade but have been downgraded to junk bond status because of financial difficulties experienced by their issuers.

The market values of high yield securities tend to reflect individual issuer developments to a greater extent than do investment-grade securities, which in general react to fluctuations in the general level of interest rates. High yield securities also tend to be more sensitive to economic conditions than are investment-grade securities. A projection of an economic downturn or of a period of rising interest rates, for example, could cause a decline in junk bond prices because the advent of a recession could lessen the ability of a highly leveraged company to make principal and interest payments on its debt securities. If an issuer of high yield securities defaults, in addition to risking payment of all or a portion of interest and principal, a fund investing in such securities may incur additional expenses to seek recovery.

The secondary market on which high yield securities are traded may be less liquid than the market for investment-grade securities. Less liquidity in the secondary trading market could adversely affect the ability of a fund to sell a high yield security or the price at which a fund could sell a high yield security, and could adversely affect the daily NAV of fund shares. When secondary markets for high yield securities are less liquid than the market for investment-grade securities, it may be more difficult to value the securities because such valuation may require more research, and elements of judgment may play a greater role in the valuation because there is less reliable, objective data available.

Unrated Debt Securities. Unrated debt, while not necessarily lower in quality than rated securities, may not have as broad a market. Because of the size and perceived demand for the issue, among other factors, certain issuers may decide not to pay the cost of getting a rating for their bonds. The creditworthiness of the issuer, as well as any financial institution or other party responsible for payments on the security, will be analyzed to determine whether to purchase unrated bonds.

Debt Securities Issued by the International Bank for Reconstruction and Development (“World Bank”). Debt securities issued by the World Bank may include high quality global bonds backed by 185 member governments, including the United States, Japan, Germany, France and the United Kingdom, as well as in bonds in “non-core” currencies, including emerging markets and European accession countries with ratings of AAA or Aaa, structured notes, and discount notes represented by certificates, in bearer form only, or in un-certified form (Book Entry Discount Notes) with maturities of 360 days or less at a discount, and in the case of Discount Notes, in certified form only and on an interest bearing basis in the U.S. and Eurodollar markets.

Futures and Options Transactions; CFTC Regulation

Futures and Options on Futures. The Funds will engage in futures transactions and may engage in options transactions. Futures contracts provide for the future sale by one party and purchase by another party of a specified amount of a specific security at a specified future time and at a specified price. An option on a futures contract gives the purchaser the right, in exchange for a premium, to assume a position in a futures contract at a specified exercise price during the term of the option. A fund will reduce the risk that it will be unable to close out a futures contract by only entering into futures contracts that are traded on a national futures exchange regulated by the Commodities Futures Trading Commission (“CFTC”). The Funds may use futures contracts and related options for bona fide hedging; attempting to offset changes in the value of securities held or expected to be acquired or be disposed of; attempting to gain exposure to a particular market, index, or instrument; or other risk management purposes.

The Funds may buy and sell index futures contracts with respect to any index that is traded on a recognized exchange or board of trade. An index futures contract is a bilateral agreement pursuant to which two parties agree to take or make delivery of an amount of cash equal to a specified dollar amount times the difference between the index value at the close of trading of the contract and the price at which the futures contract is originally struck. No physical delivery of the securities comprising the index is made. Instead, settlement in cash must occur upon the termination of the contract, with the settlement being the difference between the contract price, and the actual level of the stock index at the expiration of the contract. Generally, contracts are closed out prior to the expiration date of the contract.

When a Fund purchases or sells a futures contract, or sells an option thereon, it is required to “cover” its position in order to limit leveraging and related risks. To cover its position, the Fund may maintain with its custodian bank (and marked-to-market on a daily basis), a segregated account consisting of cash or liquid securities that, when added to any amounts deposited with a futures commission merchant as margin, are equal to the market value of the futures contract or otherwise “cover” its position in a manner consistent with the 1940 Act or the rules and SEC interpretations thereunder. If the Fund continues to engage in the described securities trading practices and properly segregates assets, the segregated account will function as a practical limit on the amount of leverage which the Fund may undertake and on the potential increase in the speculative character of the Fund’s outstanding portfolio securities. Additionally, such segregated accounts will generally assure the availability of adequate funds to meet the obligations of the Fund arising from such investment activities.

A Fund may also cover its long position in a futures contract by purchasing a put option on the same futures contract with a strike price (i.e., an exercise price) as high or higher than the price of the futures contract. In the alternative, if the strike price of the put is less than the price of the futures contract, the Fund will maintain, in a segregated account, cash or liquid securities equal in value to the difference between the strike price of the put and the price of the futures contract. A Fund may also cover its long position in a futures contract by taking a short position in the instruments underlying the futures contract, or by taking positions in instruments with prices which are expected to move relatively consistently with the futures contract. A Fund may cover its short position in a futures contract by taking a long position in the instruments underlying the futures contracts, or by taking positions in instruments with prices which are expected to move relatively consistently with the futures contract.

A Fund may cover its sale of a call option on a futures contract by taking a long position in the underlying futures contract at a price less than or equal to the strike price of the call option. In the alternative, if the long position in the underlying futures contract is established at a price greater than the strike price of the written (sold) call, the Fund will maintain, in a segregated account, cash or liquid securities equal in value to the difference between the strike price of the call and the price of the futures contract. The Fund may also cover its sale of a call option by taking positions in instruments with prices which are expected to move relatively consistently with the call option. The Fund may cover its sale of a put option on a futures contract by taking a short position in the underlying futures contract at a price greater than or equal to the strike price of the put option, or, if the short position in the underlying futures contract is established at a price less than the strike price of the written put, the Fund will maintain, in a segregated account, cash or liquid securities equal in value to the difference between the strike price of the put and the price of the futures contract. The Fund may also cover its sale of a put option by taking positions in instruments with prices which are expected to move relatively consistently with the put option.

There are significant risks associated with a Fund’s use of futures contracts related options, including the following: (1) the success of a hedging strategy, if any, may depend on an investment adviser’s ability to predict movements in the prices of individual securities, fluctuations in markets and movements in interest rates; (2) there may be an imperfect or no correlation between the changes in market value of the securities held by the Fund and the prices of futures and options on futures; (3) there may not be a liquid secondary market for a futures contract or option; (4) trading restrictions or limitations may be imposed by an exchange; and (5) government regulations may restrict trading in futures contracts and options on futures. In addition, some strategies reduce a Fund’s exposure to price fluctuations, while others tend to increase its market exposure.

Options. The Funds may invest may purchase and write (sell) put and call options on indices and enter into related closing transactions. A put option on a security gives the purchaser of the option the right to sell, and the writer of the option the obligation to buy, the underlying security at any time during the option period. A call option on a security gives the purchaser of the option the right to buy, and the writer of the option the obligation to sell, the underlying security at any time during the option period. The premium paid to the writer is the consideration for undertaking the obligations under the option contract.

Put and call options on indices are similar to options on securities except that options on an index give the holder the right to receive, upon exercise of the option, an amount of cash if the closing level of the underlying index is greater than (or less than, in the case of puts) the exercise price of the option. This amount of cash is equal to the difference between the closing price of the index and the exercise price of the option, expressed in dollars multiplied by a specified number. Thus, unlike options on individual securities, all settlements are in cash, and gain or loss depends on price movements in the particular market represented by the index generally, rather than the price movements in individual securities.

All options written on indices or securities must be covered. The SEC staff has indicated that a written call option on a security may be covered if a fund: (1) owns the security underlying the call until the option is exercised or expires; (2) holds an American-style call on the same security as the call written with an exercise price (a) no greater than the exercise price of the call written or (b) greater than the exercise price of the call written if the difference is maintained by the Fund in cash or other liquid assets designated on the Fund’s records or placed in a segregated account with the Fund’s custodian; (3) has an absolute and immediate right to acquire the security without additional cost (or if additional consideration is required, cash or other liquid assets in such amount have been segregated); or (4) segregates cash or other liquid assets on the Fund’s records or with the custodian in an amount equal to (when added to any margin on deposit) the current market value of the call option, but not less than the exercise price, marked to market daily. If the call option is exercised by the purchaser during the option period, the seller is required to deliver the underlying security against payment of the exercise price or pay the difference. The seller’s obligation terminates upon expiration of the option period or when the seller executes a closing purchase transaction with respect to such option.

All put options written by a Fund will be covered by: (1) segregating cash, cash equivalents, such as U.S. Treasury securities or overnight repurchase agreements, or other liquid assets on the Fund’s records or with the custodian having a value at least equal to exercise price of the option (less cash received, if any); or (2) holding a put option on the same security as the option written where the exercise price of the written put option is (i) equal to or higher than the exercise price of the option written or (ii) less than the exercise price of the option written provided the Fund segregates cash or other liquid assets in the amount of the difference.

A Fund may trade put and call options on securities, securities indices and currencies, as the Adviser or Sub-Adviser determines is appropriate in seeking the Fund’s investment objective, and except as restricted by the Fund’s investment limitations.

The initial purchase (sale) of an option contract is an “opening transaction.” In order to close out an option position, a Fund may enter into a “closing transaction,” which is simply the purchase of an option contract on the same security with the same exercise price and expiration date as the option contract originally opened. If a Fund is unable to effect a closing purchase transaction with respect to an option it has written, it will not be able to sell the underlying security until the option expires or the Fund delivers the security upon exercise.

A Fund may purchase put and call options on securities to protect against a decline in the market value of the securities in its portfolio or to anticipate an increase in the market value of securities that the Fund may seek to purchase in the future. A Fund purchasing put and call options pays a premium; therefore, if price movements in the underlying securities are such that exercise of the options would not be profitable for the Fund, loss of the premium paid may be offset by an increase in the value of the Fund’s securities or by a decrease in the cost of acquisition of securities by the Fund.

A Fund may write covered call options on securities as a means of increasing the yield on its assets and as a means of providing limited protection against decreases in its market value. When the Fund writes an option, if the underlying securities do not increase or decrease to a price level that would make the exercise of the option profitable to the holder thereof, the option generally will expire without being exercised and the Fund will realize as profit the premium received for such option. When a call option of which the Fund is the writer is exercised, the Fund will be required to sell the underlying securities to the option holder at the strike price, and will not participate in any increase in the price of such securities above the strike price. When a put option of which the Fund is the writer is exercised, the Fund will be required to purchase the underlying securities at a price in excess of the market value of such securities.

A Fund may purchase and write options on an exchange or over-the-counter. OTC options differ from exchange-traded options in several respects. They are transacted directly with dealers and not with a clearing corporation, and therefore entail the risk of non-performance by the dealer. OTC options are available for a greater variety of securities and for a wider range of expiration dates and exercise prices than are available for exchange-traded options. Because OTC options are not traded on an exchange, pricing is done normally by reference to information from a market maker. It is the SEC’s position that OTC options are generally illiquid.

The market value of an option generally reflects the market price of an underlying security. Other principal factors affecting market value include supply and demand, interest rates, the pricing volatility of the underlying security and the time remaining until the expiration date.

Risks associated with options transactions include: (1) the success of a hedging strategy may depend on an ability to predict movements in the prices of individual securities, fluctuations in markets and movements in interest rates; (2) there may be an imperfect correlation between the movement in prices of options and the securities underlying them; (3) there may not be a liquid secondary market for options; and (4) while the Fund will receive a premium when it writes covered call options, it may not participate fully in a rise in the market value of the underlying security.

CFTC Regulation. The Funds are subject to regulation under the Commodity Exchange Act (“CEA”) and Commodity Futures Trading Commission (“CFTC”) rules as commodity pools. The Adviser is registered as a commodity pool operator (“CPO”), and the Funds will be operated in accordance with applicable CFTC rules. Regulation as commodity pools may have negative effects on the ability of the Funds to engage in their planned investment programs, while the Adviser’s registration as a CPO imposes additional laws, regulations and enforcement policies, which could increase compliance costs and may affect the operations and financial performance of the Funds. However, the Funds’ status as commodity pools and the Adviser’s registration as a CPO are not expected to materially adversely affect the ability of the Funds to achieve their investment objectives.

Illiquid Securities

The Funds may purchase or hold illiquid securities, including securities that are not readily marketable and securities that are not registered (“restricted securities”) under the Securities Act, but which can be offered and sold to “qualified institutional buyers” under Rule 144A under the Securities Act, as long as the Funds do not invest more than 15% of their net assets in illiquid securities. If the percentage of a Fund’s net assets invested in illiquid securities exceeds 15% due to market activity, the Fund will take appropriate measures to reduce its holdings of illiquid securities. The term “illiquid securities” for this purpose means securities that cannot be disposed of within seven days in the ordinary course of business at approximately the amount at which a Fund has valued the securities. Under the current guidelines of the staff of the SEC, illiquid securities also are considered to include, among other securities, purchased OTC options, certain cover for OTC options, repurchase agreements with maturities in excess of seven days, and certain securities whose disposition is restricted under the federal securities laws. The Funds may not be able to sell illiquid securities when the Sub-Adviser considers it desirable to do so or may have to sell such securities at a price that is lower than the price that could be obtained if the securities were more liquid. In addition, the sale of illiquid securities also may require more time and may result in higher dealer discounts and other selling expenses than does the sale of securities that are not illiquid. Illiquid securities also may be more difficult to value due to the unavailability of reliable market quotations for such securities, and investment in illiquid securities may have an adverse impact on NAV.

Investments in Other Investment Companies

The Funds will invest in the securities of other investment companies to the extent that such an investment would be consistent with the requirements of Section 12(d)(1) of the 1940 Act, or any rule, regulation or order of the SEC or interpretation thereof. Generally, a fund may invest in the securities of another investment company (the “acquired company”) provided that the fund, immediately after such purchase or acquisition, does not own in the aggregate: (i) more than 3% of the total outstanding voting stock of the acquired company; (ii) securities issued by the acquired company having an aggregate value in excess of 5% of the value of the total assets of the fund; or (iii) securities issued by the acquired company and all other investment companies (other than Treasury stock of the fund) having an aggregate value in excess of 10% of the value of the total assets of the fund. The Trust may enter into agreements with several unaffiliated investment companies that permit, pursuant to an SEC order, the Fund to purchase shares of those investment companies beyond the Section 12(d)(1) limits described above. In addition, the Funds may rely on exemptions available under the 1940 Act or the rules thereunder to invest in excess of the limits stated above. Registered investment companies are permitted to invest in the Funds beyond the limits set forth in Section 12(d)(1) subject to certain terms and conditions set forth in an exemptive order issued by the SEC to the Trust, including that such investment companies enter into an agreement with the relevant Fund. However, so long as the Funds intend to invest in securities of other investment companies beyond the limits set forth in Section 12(d)(1)(A), registered investment companies are not permitted to rely on the exemptive relief.

When a Fund invests in, and thus, is a shareholder of, another investment company, the Fund’s shareholders will indirectly bear the Fund’s proportionate share of the fees and expenses paid by such other investment company, including advisory fees, in addition to both the management fees payable directly by the Fund to the Fund’s own investment adviser and the other expenses that the Fund bears directly in connection with the Fund’s own operations.

The Funds may invest in investment companies that are index-based, which hold substantially all of their assets in securities representing a specific index. The main risk of investing in index-based investments is the same as investing in a portfolio of securities comprising the index. The market prices of index-based investments will fluctuate in accordance with both changes in the market value of their underlying portfolio securities and due to supply and demand for the instruments on the exchanges on which they are traded (which may result in their trading at a discount or premium to their NAVs). Index-based investments may not replicate exactly the performance of their specific index because of transaction costs and the temporary unavailability of certain component securities of the index.

The Funds also may invest in investment companies that are actively managed.

Each Fund may invest in closed-end funds. Closed-end funds are pooled investment vehicles that are registered under the 1940 Act and whose shares are listed and traded on U.S. national securities exchanges. Like any stock, a closed-end fund’s share price will fluctuate in response to market conditions and other factors. Secondary market trading prices of closed-end funds should be expected to fluctuate and such prices may be higher (i.e., at a premium) or lower (i.e., at a discount) than the net asset value of a closed-end fund’s portfolio holdings. Closed-end fund shares frequently trade at persistent and ongoing discounts to the net asset value of the closed-end fund’s portfolio investments. There can be no guarantee that shares of a closed-end fund held by a Fund will not trade at a persistent and ongoing discount. Nor can there be any guarantee that an active market in shares of the closed-end funds held by a Fund will exist. A Fund may not be able to sell closed-end fund shares at a price equal to the net asset value of the closed-end fund. While a Fund seeks to take advantage of differences between the net asset value of closed-end fund shares and any secondary market premiums or discounts, the Fund may not be able to do so. In addition, there can be no assurance that any closed-end fund will achieve its stated investment objective. While a Fund investing in closed-end funds attempts to diversify its exposure to such investments, lackluster performance of a single closed-end fund can have a negative impact on the performance of the Fund as a whole. A Fund may lose money on its investment in any closed-end fund which, in turn, may cause investors to lose money on an investment in the Fund.

Investment in the Subsidiaries

Each Fund expects to achieve significant exposure to Bitcoin Futures and other bitcoin-linked financial instruments through investment in a Subsidiary. Such investment may not exceed 25% of a Fund’s total assets, as measured at the end of every quarter of the Fund’s taxable year. Each Subsidiary will invest in derivatives, including Bitcoin Futures, as well as other bitcoin-linked financial instruments, and other investments intended to serve as margin or collateral or otherwise support the Subsidiary’s derivatives positions. Unlike the Funds, the Subsidiaries may invest without limitation in futures and may use leveraged investment techniques. The Subsidiaries otherwise are subject to the same general investment policies and restrictions as the Funds. Except as noted, references to the investment strategies of the Funds for non-equity securities include the investment strategies of the Subsidiaries.

The Subsidiaries are not registered under the 1940 Act. As an investor in its Subsidiary, each Fund, as the Subsidiary’s sole shareholder, would not have the protections offered to investors in registered investment companies. However, because each Fund would wholly own and control its Subsidiary, and the Fund and Subsidiary would be managed by the Adviser, it is unlikely that the Subsidiary would take action contrary to the interests of the Fund or the Fund’s shareholders. The Board has oversight responsibility for the investment activities of the Funds, including their investments in their respective Subsidiaries, and each Fund’s role as the sole shareholder of its Subsidiary. Also, in managing a Subsidiary’s portfolio, the Adviser would be subject to the same investment restrictions and operational guidelines that apply to the management of the Funds. Changes in the laws of the United States and/or the Cayman Islands, under which the Funds and the Subsidiaries are organized, respectively, could result in the inability of a Fund and/or a Subsidiary to operate as described in this SAI and could negatively affect a Fund and its shareholders.

In order for the Funds to qualify as RICs under the Code, a Fund must derive at least 90% of its gross income each taxable year from qualifying income, which is described in more detail in the Taxes section below. In September 2016, the Internal Revenue Service (“IRS”) issued proposed regulations that would generally require the Subsidiaries to distribute their income each year in order for the Funds to treat that income as “qualifying income.” The Funds intend to secure an opinion of counsel, based on customary representations that actual distributions made to the Funds should be treated as “qualifying income,” which is consistent with the recently proposed IRS regulations. Accordingly, to the extent the Subsidiaries make distributions out of their earnings and profits, the Funds expect such distributions to be treated as qualifying income. The Adviser will carefully monitor the Funds’ investments in the Subsidiaries to ensure that no more than 25% of the Funds’ assets are invested in their respective Subsidiary to ensure compliance with the Funds’ asset diversification test as described in more detail in the Taxes section.

Accordingly, the extent to which a Fund invests in certain derivatives through its Subsidiary may be limited by the qualifying income and asset diversification tests, which the Funds must continue to satisfy to maintain their status as RICs. As such, a Fund might cease to qualify as a RIC or could be required to reduce its exposure to such investments, which may result in difficulty in implementing a Fund’s investment strategy. If a Fund did not qualify as a RIC for any taxable year and certain relief provisions were not available, the Fund’s taxable income would be subject to tax at the Fund level and to a further tax at the Fund shareholder level when such income is distributed by the Fund. Failure to comply with the requirements for qualification as a RIC would have significant negative tax consequences to Fund shareholders.

Borrowing

While the Funds do not anticipate doing so, each Fund may borrow money for investment purposes. Borrowing for investment purposes is one form of leverage. Leveraging investments, by purchasing securities with borrowed money, is a speculative technique that increases investment risk, but also increases investment opportunity. Because substantially all of each Fund’s assets will fluctuate in value, whereas the interest obligations on borrowings may be fixed, the NAV per share of a Fund will increase more when the Fund’s portfolio assets increase in value and decrease more when the Fund’s portfolio assets decrease in value than would otherwise be the case. Moreover, interest costs on borrowings may fluctuate with changing market rates of interest and may partially offset or exceed the returns on the borrowed funds. Under adverse conditions, the Funds might have to sell portfolio securities to meet interest or principal payments at a time when investment considerations would not favor such sales. The Funds may use leverage during periods when the Sub-Adviser believes that the Fund’s investment objective would be furthered.

Each Fund may also borrow money to facilitate management of the Fund’s portfolio by enabling the Fund to meet redemption requests when the liquidation of portfolio instruments would be inconvenient or disadvantageous. Such borrowing is not for investment purposes and will be repaid by the Fund promptly. As required by the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “1940 Act”), the Funds must maintain continuous asset coverage (total assets, including assets acquired with borrowed funds, less liabilities exclusive of borrowings) of 300% of all amounts borrowed. If, at any time, the value of a Fund’s assets should fail to meet this 300% coverage test, the Fund, within three days (not including Sundays and holidays), will reduce the amount of the Fund’s borrowings to the extent necessary to meet this 300% coverage requirement. Maintenance of this percentage limitation may result in the sale of portfolio securities at a time when investment considerations otherwise indicate that it would be disadvantageous to do so.

In addition to the foregoing, each Fund is authorized to borrow money as a temporary measure for extraordinary or emergency purposes in amounts not in excess of 5% of the value of the Fund’s total assets. Borrowings for extraordinary or emergency purposes are not subject to the foregoing 300% asset coverage requirement.

Lending Portfolio Securities

Each Fund may lend portfolio securities to certain creditworthy borrowers. The borrowers provide collateral that is maintained in an amount at least equal to the current market value of the securities loaned. The Funds may terminate a loan at any time and obtain the return of the securities loaned. The Funds receive the value of any interest or cash or non-cash distributions paid on the loaned securities. Distributions received on loaned securities in lieu of dividend payments (i.e., substitute payments) would not be considered qualified dividend income.

With respect to loans that are collateralized by cash, the borrower will be entitled to receive a fee based on the amount of cash collateral. The Funds are compensated by the difference between the amount earned on the reinvestment of cash collateral and the fee paid to the borrower. In the case of collateral other than cash, the Funds are compensated by a fee paid by the borrower equal to a percentage of the market value of the loaned securities. Any cash collateral may be reinvested in certain short-term instruments either directly on behalf of the lending Fund or through one or more joint accounts or money market funds, which may include those managed by the Sub-Adviser.

A Fund may pay a portion of the interest or fees earned from securities lending to a borrower as described above, and to one or more securities lending agents approved by the Board who administer the lending program for the Fund in accordance with guidelines approved by the Board. In such capacity, the lending agent causes the delivery of loaned securities from the Fund to borrowers, arranges for the return of loaned securities to the Fund at the termination of a loan, requests deposit of collateral, monitors the daily value of the loaned securities and collateral, requests that borrowers add to the collateral when required by the loan agreements, and provides recordkeeping and accounting services necessary for the operation of the program.

Securities lending involves exposure to certain risks, including operational risk (i.e., the risk of losses resulting from problems in the settlement and accounting process), “gap” risk (i.e., the risk of a mismatch between the return on cash collateral reinvestments and the fees a Fund has agreed to pay a borrower), and credit, legal, counterparty and market risk. In the event a borrower does not return a Fund’s securities as agreed, the Fund may experience losses if the proceeds received from liquidating the collateral do not at least equal the value of the loaned security at the time the collateral is liquidated plus the transaction costs incurred in purchasing replacement securities.

Pooled Investment Vehicles

The Funds may invest in the securities of pooled vehicles that are not investment companies and, thus, not required to comply with the provisions of the 1940 Act. As a shareholder of such pooled vehicles, the Funds will not have all of the investor protections afforded by the 1940 Act. Such pooled vehicles may, however, be required to comply with the provisions of other federal securities laws, such as the Securities Act of 1933. These pooled vehicles typically hold currency or commodities, such as gold or oil, or other property that is itself not a security. If a Fund invests in, and thus, is a shareholder of, a pooled vehicle, the Fund’s shareholders will indirectly bear the Fund’s proportionate share of the fees and expenses paid by the pooled vehicle, including any applicable management fees, in addition to both the management fees payable directly by the Fund to the Adviser and the other expenses that the Fund bears directly in connection with its own operations. In addition, a Fund's investment in pooled investment vehicles may be considered illiquid and subject to the Fund's restrictions on illiquid investments.

Certain pooled vehicles may be exchange-traded products (“ETPs”) that are not taxable as RICs. These non-RIC ETPs may produce non-qualifying income for purposes of the “90% Test” (as defined below), which must be met in order for the Funds to maintain their status as RICs under the Internal Revenue Code. If one or more of these non-RIC ETPs generates more non-qualifying income for purposes of the 90% Test than a Fund’s portfolio management expects, this non-qualifying income may be attributed to a Fund and could cause the Fund to inadvertently fail the 90% Test, thereby causing the Fund to inadvertently fail to qualify as a RIC under the Internal Revenue Code. Failure to comply with the requirements to qualify as a RIC would have significant negative tax consequences to Fund shareholders, including the imposition of a higher tax rate on the Fund and taxes on its distributions to shareholders, which would ultimately affect a shareholder’s return on its investment in the Fund.

Paired Class ETPs. The Funds may invest in ETPs that issue shares only in pairs of share classes (“Paired Class ETPs”). Paired Class ETPs are designed to provide exposure to measures of expected price volatility of a broad-based equity index, such as the S&P 500^®, as represented by the Paired Class ETP’s underlying index. Paired Class ETPs generally only hold cash; bills, bonds and notes issued and guaranteed by the United States Treasury with remaining maturities of three months or less; and overnight repurchase agreements collateralized by United States Treasury securities.

The structure of Paired Class ETPs differs significantly from that of more traditional ETPs. Each Paired Class ETP is designed to issue and redeem two share classes that trade separately on an exchange: “Up Shares” and “Down Shares.” The performance of each share class moves in opposite directions to the other. Up Shares are positively linked to the Paired Class ETP’s underlying index, while its Down Shares are negatively linked to the Paired Class ETP’s underlying index. Each class of shares has its own value (“Class Value”), which is based on the Paired Class ETP’s assets attributable to that class. As the performance of a Paired Class ETP’s underlying index goes up or down, the amount of Fund assets attributed to each class also goes up or down, as applicable. For example, when the value of the underlying index increases, there is a corresponding increase in the Class Value of the Up Shares and a corresponding decrease in the Class Value of the Down Shares. Conversely, when the value of the underlying index decreases, the Class Value of the Down Shares increases and there is a corresponding decrease in the value of the Up Shares. At specified intervals, the Paired Class ETP engages in distributions of cash to the shares of the class whose Class Value has increased. Such distributions may not represent any income or gains and may represent a return of a shareholder’s capital.

Investment in a Paired Class ETP involves significant risks. The receipt of distributions, in cash or in shares, will reduce an investor’s opportunity for gain in subsequent periods. The payment of cash distributions over time is expected to cause a decline in the Paired Class ETP’s Class Values, and the Paired Class ETP must offset payments of distributions in cash through creations to maintain its level of capitalization. Furthermore, payments made with respect to redemption orders, which will be made in cash, could accelerate this decline. If the Paired Class ETP’s Class Values decline to a significant extent, the market for the Paired Class ETP’s shares may become less liquid. A less liquid market for the Paired Class ETP’s shares would increase the difficulty for an investor seeking to acquire or sell Paired Class ETP shares at a desirable price. An illiquid market would prevent an investor from buying or selling shares at any price. Moreover, a significant decline in the Paired Class ETP’s Class Values may cause the sponsor to terminate the Paired Class ETP if its continued operation would be uneconomical. Such a liquidation may not occur at a time that is opportune or convenient to the Paired Class ETP’s shareholders. In addition, there is no assurance that an investor, such as a Fund, will be able to execute purchases and sales at any consistent or desired trading price.

Repurchase Agreements

The Funds may enter into repurchase agreements with financial institutions, which may be deemed to be loans. The Funds follow certain procedures designed to minimize the risks inherent in such agreements. These procedures include effecting repurchase transactions only with large, well-capitalized and well-established financial institutions whose condition will be continually monitored by the Sub-Adviser. In addition, the value of the collateral underlying the repurchase agreement will always be at least equal to the repurchase price, including any accrued interest earned on the repurchase agreement. In the event of a default or bankruptcy by a selling financial institution, the Funds will seek to liquidate such collateral. However, the exercising of a Fund’s right to liquidate such collateral could involve certain costs or delays and, to the extent that proceeds from any sale upon a default of the obligation to repurchase were less than the repurchase price, the Fund could suffer a loss. It is the current policy of each Fund not to invest in repurchase agreements that do not mature within seven days if any such investment, together with any other illiquid assets held by a Fund, amount to more than 15% of the Fund’s net assets. The investments of a Fund in repurchase agreements, at times, may be substantial when, in the view of the Sub-Adviser, liquidity or other considerations so warrant.

Reverse Repurchase Agreements

Each Fund may enter into reverse repurchase agreements without limit as part of the Fund’s investment strategy. However, each Fund does not expect to engage, under normal circumstances, in reverse repurchase agreements with respect to more than 33 ¹/₃% of its assets. Reverse repurchase agreements involve sales by a Fund of portfolio assets concurrently with an agreement by the Fund to repurchase the same assets at a later date at a fixed price. Generally, the effect of such a transaction is that the Fund can recover all or most of the cash invested in the portfolio securities involved during the term of the reverse repurchase agreement, while the Fund will be able to keep the interest income associated with those portfolio securities. Such transactions are advantageous only if the interest cost to a Fund of the reverse repurchase transaction is less than the cost of obtaining the cash otherwise. Opportunities to achieve this advantage may not always be available, and the Funds intend to use the reverse repurchase technique only when it will be advantageous to the Funds. Each Fund will establish a segregated account with the Trust’s custodian bank in which the Fund will maintain cash, cash equivalents or other portfolio securities equal in value to the Fund’s obligations in respect of reverse repurchase agreements. Such reverse repurchase agreements are not senior securities.

Short Sales

The Funds may engage in short sales transactions in which a Fund sells a security it does not own. To complete such a transaction, a Fund must borrow or otherwise obtain the security to make delivery to the buyer. The Fund then is obligated to replace the security borrowed by purchasing the security at the market price at the time of replacement. The price at such time may be more or less than the price at which the security was sold by the Fund. Until the security is replaced, the Fund is required to pay to the lender amounts equal to any dividends or interest, which accrue during the period of the loan. To borrow the security, the Fund also may be required to pay a premium, which would increase the cost of the security sold. The Fund may also use repurchase agreements to satisfy delivery obligations in short sales transactions. The proceeds of the short sale will be retained by the broker, to the extent necessary to meet the margin requirements, until the short position is closed out.

Until a Fund closes its short position or replaces the borrowed security, the Fund will: (a) maintain a segregated account containing cash or liquid securities at such a level that the amount deposited in the account plus the amount deposited with the broker as collateral will equal the current value of the security sold short; or (b) otherwise cover the Fund’s short position. Each Fund may use up to 100% of its portfolio to engage in short sales transactions and collateralize its open short positions.

Swap Agreements

The Funds may enter into swap agreements, including, but not limited to, total return swaps, index swaps, and interest rate swaps. A Fund may utilize swap agreements in an attempt to gain exposure to the securities in a market without actually purchasing those securities, or to hedge a position. Swap agreements are two-party contracts entered into primarily by institutional investors for periods ranging from a day to more than one-year. In a standard “swap” transaction, two parties agree to exchange the returns (or differentials in rates of return) earned or realized on particular predetermined investments or instruments. The gross returns to be exchanged or “swapped” between the parties are calculated with respect to a “notional amount,” i.e., the return on or increase in value of a particular dollar amount invested in a “basket” of securities representing a particular index.

Forms of swap agreements include interest rate caps, under which, in return for a premium, one party agrees to make payments to the other to the extent that interest rates exceed a specified rate, or “cap,” interest rate floors, under which, in return for a premium, one party agrees to make payments to the other to the extent that interest rates fall below a specified level, or “floor;” and interest rate collars, under which a party sells a cap and purchases a floor or vice versa in an attempt to protect itself against interest rate movements exceeding given minimum or maximum levels.

Most swap agreements entered into by the Funds will calculate the obligations of the parties to the agreement on a “net basis.” Consequently, a Fund’s obligations (or rights) under a swap agreement will generally be equal only to the net amount to be paid or received under the agreement based on the relative values of the positions held by each party to the agreement (the “net amount”). Other swap agreements may require initial premium (discount) payments as well as periodic payments (receipts) related to the interest leg of the swap or to the default of a reference obligation.

A Fund’s obligations under a swap agreement will be accrued daily (offset against any amounts owing to the fund) and any accrued but unpaid net amounts owed to a swap counterparty will be covered by segregating assets determined to be liquid. Obligations under swap agreements so covered will not be construed to be “senior securities” for purposes of a Fund’s investment restriction concerning senior securities. Because they are two party contracts and because they may have terms of greater than seven days, swap agreements may be considered to be illiquid for a Fund’s illiquid investment limitations. A Fund bears the risk of loss of the amount expected to be received under a swap agreement in the event of the default or bankruptcy of a swap agreement counterparty.

A Fund may enter into swap agreements to invest in a market without owning or taking physical custody of the underlying securities in circumstances in which direct investment is restricted for legal reasons or is otherwise impracticable. The counterparty to any swap agreement will typically be a bank, investment banking firm or broker/dealer. The counterparty will generally agree to pay the Fund the amount, if any, by which the notional amount of the swap agreement would have increased in value had it been invested in the particular stocks, plus the dividends that would have been received on those stocks. The Fund will agree to pay to the counterparty a floating rate of interest on the notional amount of the swap agreement plus the amount, if any, by which the notional amount would have decreased in value had it been invested in such stocks. Therefore, the return to the Fund on any swap agreement should be the gain or loss on the notional amount plus dividends on the stocks less the interest paid by the Fund on the notional amount.

Swap agreements typically are settled on a net basis, which means that the two payment streams are netted out, with a Fund receiving or paying, as the case may be, only the net amount of the two payments. Payments may be made at the conclusion of a swap agreement or periodically during its term. Other swap agreements may require initial premium (discount) payments as well as periodic payments (receipts) related to the interest leg of the swap or to the default of a reference obligation. A Fund will generally earmark and reserve assets necessary to meet any accrued payment obligations when it is the buyer of a credit default swap.

Swap agreements generally do not involve the delivery of securities or other underlying assets. Accordingly, the risk of loss with respect to swap agreements is limited to the net amount of payments that a Fund is contractually obligated to make. If a swap counterparty defaults, a Fund’s risk of loss consists of the net amount of payments a Fund is contractually entitled to receive, if any. The net amount of the excess, if any, of a Fund’s obligations over its entitlements with respect to each equity swap will be accrued on a daily basis and an amount of cash or liquid assets, having an aggregate NAV at least equal to such accrued excess will be maintained in a segregated account by a custodian.

The swap market has grown substantially in recent years with a large number of banks and investment banking firms acting both as principals and as agents utilizing standardized swap documentation. As a result, the swap market has become relatively liquid in comparison with the markets for other similar instruments, which are traded in the OTC market.

The Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act and related regulatory developments will ultimately require the clearing and exchange-trading of many OTC derivative instruments that the CFTC and SEC recently defined as “swaps.” Mandatory exchange-trading and clearing will occur on a phased-in basis based on the type of market participant and CFTC approval of contracts for central clearing. The Adviser will continue to monitor developments in this area, particularly to the extent regulatory changes affect the Funds ability to enter into swap agreements.

The use of swap agreements is a highly specialized activity which involves investment techniques and risks different from those associated with ordinary portfolio securities transactions. If a counterparty’s creditworthiness declines, the value of the swap would likely decline. Moreover, there is no guarantee that a Fund could eliminate its exposure under an outstanding swap agreement by entering into an offsetting swap agreement with the same or another party.

U.S. Government Securities

Each Fund may invest in U.S. government securities. Securities issued or guaranteed by the U.S. government or its agencies or instrumentalities include U.S. Treasury securities, which are backed by the full faith and credit of the U.S. Treasury and which differ only in their interest rates, maturities, and times of issuance. U.S. Treasury bills have initial maturities of one year or less; U.S. Treasury notes have initial maturities of one to ten years; and U.S. Treasury bonds generally have initial maturities of greater than ten years. Certain U.S. government securities are issued or guaranteed by agencies or instrumentalities of the U.S. government including, but not limited to, obligations of U.S. government agencies or instrumentalities such as the Federal National Mortgage Association (“Fannie Mae”), the Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation (“Freddie Mac”), the Government National Mortgage Association (“Ginnie Mae”), the Small Business Administration, the Federal Farm Credit Administration, the Federal Home Loan Banks, Banks for Cooperatives (including the Central Bank for Cooperatives), the Federal Land Banks, the Federal Intermediate Credit Banks, the Tennessee Valley Authority, the Export-Import Bank of the United States, the Commodity Credit Corporation, the Federal Financing Bank, the Student Loan Marketing Association, the National Credit Union Administration and the Federal Agricultural Mortgage Corporation (Farmer Mac).

Some obligations issued or guaranteed by U.S. government agencies and instrumentalities, including, for example, Ginnie Mae pass-through certificates, are supported by the full faith and credit of the U.S. Treasury. Other obligations issued by or guaranteed by federal agencies, such as those securities issued by Fannie Mae, are supported by the discretionary authority of the U.S. government to purchase certain obligations of the federal agency, while other obligations issued by or guaranteed by federal agencies, such as those of the Federal Home Loan Banks, are supported by the right of the issuer to borrow from the U.S. Treasury. While the U.S. government provides financial support to such U.S. government-sponsored federal agencies, no assurance can be given that the U.S. government will always do so, since the U.S. government is not so obligated by law. U.S. Treasury notes and bonds typically pay coupon interest semi-annually and repay the principal at maturity.

On September 7, 2008, the U.S. Treasury announced a federal takeover of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, placing the two federal instrumentalities in conservatorship. Under the takeover, the U.S. Treasury agreed to acquire $1 billion of senior preferred stock of each instrumentality and obtained warrants for the purchase of common stock of each instrumentality (the “Senior Preferred Stock Purchase Agreement” or “Agreement”). Under the Agreement, the U.S. Treasury pledged to provide up to $200 billion per instrumentality as needed, including the contribution of cash capital to the instrumentalities in the event their liabilities exceed their assets. This was intended to ensure that the instrumentalities maintain a positive net worth and meet their financial obligations, preventing mandatory triggering of receivership. On December 24, 2009, the U.S. Treasury announced that it was amending the Agreement to allow the $200 billion cap on the U.S. Treasury’s funding commitment to increase as necessary to accommodate any cumulative reduction in net worth over the next three years. As a result of this Agreement, the investments of holders, including the Funds, of mortgage-backed securities and other obligations issued by Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac are protected.

U.S. Treasury Obligations. U.S. Treasury obligations consist of bills, notes and bonds issued by the U.S. Treasury and separately traded interest and principal component parts of such obligations that are transferable through the federal book‑entry system known as Separately Traded Registered Interest and Principal Securities (“STRIPS”) and Treasury Receipts (“TRs”).

Receipts. Interests in separately traded interest and principal component parts of U.S. government obligations that are issued by banks or brokerage firms and are created by depositing U.S. government obligations into a special account at a custodian bank. The custodian holds the interest and principal payments for the benefit of the registered owners of the certificates or receipts. The custodian arranges for the issuance of the certificates or receipts evidencing ownership and maintains the register. TRs and STRIPS are interests in accounts sponsored by the U.S. Treasury. Receipts are sold as zero coupon securities.

U.S. Government Zero Coupon Securities. STRIPS and receipts are sold as zero coupon securities, that is, fixed income securities that have been stripped of their unmatured interest coupons. Zero coupon securities are sold at a (usually substantial) discount and redeemed at face value at their maturity date without interim cash payments of interest or principal. The amount of this discount is accreted over the life of the security, and the accretion constitutes the income earned on the security for both accounting and tax purposes. Because of these features, the market prices of zero coupon securities are generally more volatile than the market prices of securities that have similar maturity but that pay interest periodically. Zero coupon securities are likely to respond to a greater degree to interest rate changes than are non‑zero coupon securities with similar maturity and credit qualities.

U.S. Government Agencies. Some obligations issued or guaranteed by agencies of the U.S. government are supported by the full faith and credit of the U.S. Treasury, others are supported by the right of the issuer to borrow from the U.S. Treasury, while still others are supported only by the credit of the instrumentality. Guarantees of principal by agencies or instrumentalities of the U.S. government may be a guarantee of payment at the maturity of the obligation so that in the event of a default prior to maturity there might not be a market and thus no means of realizing on the obligation prior to maturity. Guarantees as to the timely payment of principal and interest do not extend to the value or yield of these securities nor to the value of shares.

When‑Issued and Delayed‑Delivery Securities

Each Fund, from time to time, in the ordinary course of business, may purchase securities on a when-issued or delayed-delivery basis (i.e., delivery and payment can take place between a month and 120 days after the date of the transaction). These securities are subject to market fluctuation and no interest accrues to the purchaser during this period. At the time a Fund makes the commitment to purchase securities on a when-issued or delayed-delivery basis, the Fund will record the transaction and thereafter reflect the value of the securities, each day, in determining the Fund’s NAV. A Fund will not purchase securities on a when-issued or delayed-delivery basis if, as a result, more than 15% of the Fund’s net assets would be so invested. At the time of delivery of the securities, the value of the securities may be more or less than the purchase price. The Fund will also establish a segregated account with its custodian bank in which the Fund will maintain cash or liquid securities equal to or greater in value than the Fund’s purchase commitments for such when-issued or delayed-delivery securities. The Trust does not believe that a Fund’s NAV or income will be adversely affected by the Fund’s purchase of securities on a when-issued or delayed-delivery basis.

Zero Coupon Bonds

Each Fund may invest in U.S. Treasury zero-coupon bonds. These securities are U.S. Treasury bonds which have been stripped of their unmatured interest coupons, the coupons themselves, and receipts or certificates representing interests in such stripped debt obligations and coupons. Interest is not paid in cash during the term of these securities, but is accrued and paid at maturity. Such obligations have greater price volatility than coupon obligations and other normal interest-paying securities, and the value of zero coupon securities reacts more quickly to changes in interest rates than do coupon bonds. Because dividend income is accrued throughout the term of the zero coupon obligation, but is not actually received until maturity, the Funds may have to sell other securities to pay said accrued dividends prior to maturity of the zero coupon obligation. Unlike regular U.S. Treasury bonds which pay semi-annual interest, U.S. Treasury zero coupon bonds do not generate semi-annual coupon payments. Instead, zero coupon bonds are purchased at a substantial discount from the maturity value of such securities, the discount reflecting the current value of the deferred interest; this discount is amortized as interest income over the life of the security, and is taxable even though there is no cash return until maturity. Zero coupon U.S. Treasury issues originally were created by government bond dealers who bought U.S. Treasury bonds and issued receipts representing an ownership interest in the interest coupons or in the principal portion of the bonds. Subsequently, the U.S. Treasury began directly issuing zero coupon bonds with the introduction of “Separate Trading of Registered Interest and Principal of Securities” (or “STRIPS”). While zero coupon bonds eliminate the reinvestment risk of regular coupon issues, that is, the risk of subsequently investing the periodic interest payments at a lower rate than that of the security held, zero coupon bonds fluctuate much more sharply than regular coupon-bearing bonds. Thus, when interest rates rise, the value of zero coupon bonds will decrease to a greater extent than will the value of regular bonds having the same interest rate.

SPECIAL CONSIDERATIONS AND RISKS

A discussion of the risks associated with an investment in the Funds is contained in the Prospectus. The discussion below supplements, and should be read in conjunction with, the Prospectus.

Investment in a Fund should be made with an understanding that the value of a Fund’s portfolio securities may fluctuate in accordance with changes in the financial condition of the issuers of the portfolio securities, the value of securities generally and other factors.

An investment in a Fund should also be made with an understanding of the risks inherent in an investment in securities, including the risk that the financial condition of issuers may become impaired or that the general condition of the securities markets may deteriorate (either of which may cause a decrease in the value of the portfolio securities and thus in the value of Shares). Securities are susceptible to general market fluctuations and to volatile increases and decreases in value as market confidence in and perceptions of their issuers change. These investor perceptions are based on various and unpredictable factors including expectations regarding government, economic, monetary and fiscal policies, inflation and interest rates, economic expansion or contraction, and global or regional political, economic and banking crises.

Holders of common stocks incur more risk than holders of preferred stocks and debt obligations because common stockholders, as owners of the issuer, have generally inferior rights to receive payments from the issuer in comparison with the rights of creditors of, or holders of debt obligations or preferred stocks issued by, the issuer. Further, unlike debt securities which typically have a stated principal amount payable at maturity (whose value, however, will be subject to market fluctuations prior thereto), or preferred stocks which typically have a liquidation preference and which may have stated optional or mandatory redemption provisions, common stocks have neither a fixed principal amount nor a maturity. Common stock values are subject to market fluctuations as long as the common stock remains outstanding.

Recent Market Circumstances

The financial crisis in the U.S. and global economies over the past several years, including the European sovereign debt crisis, has resulted, and may continue to result, in an unusually high degree of volatility in the financial markets, both domestic and foreign. Liquidity in some markets has decreased and credit has become scarcer worldwide. Recent regulatory changes, including the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act (“Dodd-Frank Act”) and the introduction of new international capital and liquidity requirements set forth by the Basel Committee on Banking Supervision (known as “Basel III”), may cause lending activity within the financial services sector to be constrained for several years as Basel III rules phase in and rules and regulations are promulgated and interpreted under the Dodd-Frank Act.

Since 2010, the risks of investing in certain foreign government debt have increased dramatically as a result of the ongoing European debt crisis, which began in Greece and has spread to varying degrees throughout various other European countries. These debt crises and the ongoing efforts of governments around the world to address these debt crises have also resulted in increased volatility and uncertainty in the global securities markets and it is impossible to predict the effects of these or similar events in the future on the Funds, though it is possible that these or similar events could have a significant adverse impact on the value and risk profile of the Funds.

In the United States, on August 5, 2011, S&P lowered its long-term sovereign credit rating on the U.S. federal government debt to “AA+” from “AAA.” Any additional downgrade by S&P, or any other rating agency, could increase volatility in both stock and bond markets, result in higher interest rates and higher Treasury yields and increase the costs of all kinds of debt.

Global economies and financial markets are also becoming increasingly interconnected, which increases the possibilities that conditions in one country or region might adversely impact issuers in a different country or region. For example, in a referendum held on June 23, 2016, citizens of the United Kingdom voted to leave the European Union (“EU”), creating economic and political uncertainty in its wake. The country’s departure from the EU (known as “Brexit”) sparked depreciation in the value of the British pound, short-term declines in the stock markets and heightened risk of continued economic volatility worldwide.

As a consequence of the United Kingdom’s vote to withdraw from the EU, the government of the United Kingdom has, pursuant to the Treaty of Lisbon (the “Treaty”), given notice of its withdrawal and commenced negotiations with the EU Council to agree to terms for the United Kingdom’s withdrawal from the EU. The Treaty provides for a two-year negotiation period, which may be shortened or extended by agreement of the parties. However, there is still considerable uncertainty relating to the potential consequences and precise timeframe for the exit, how the negotiations for the withdrawal and new trade agreements will be conducted, and whether the United Kingdom’s exit will increase the likelihood of other countries also departing the EU. During this period of uncertainty, the negative impact on not only the United Kingdom and European economies, but the broader global economy, could be significant, potentially resulting in increased volatility and illiquidity and lower economic growth for companies that rely significantly on Europe for their business activities and revenues. Any further exits from the EU, or the possibility of such exits, would likely cause additional market disruption globally and introduce new legal and regulatory uncertainties.

The impact of these types of developments in the near- and long-term is unknown and could have additional adverse effects on economies, financial markets and asset valuations around the world.

Cyber Security

Investment companies, such as the Funds, and their service providers may be subject to operational and information security risks resulting from cyber attacks. Cyber attacks include, among other behaviors, stealing or corrupting data maintained online or digitally, denial of service attacks on websites, the unauthorized release of confidential information or various other forms of cyber security breaches. Cyber attacks affecting the Funds or the Adviser, Sub-Adviser, custodian, transfer agent, intermediaries and other third-party service providers may adversely impact the Funds. For instance, cyber attacks may interfere with the processing of shareholder transactions, impact a Fund’s ability to calculate its net asset value, cause the release of private shareholder information or confidential company information, impede trading, subject a Fund to regulatory fines or financial losses, and cause reputational damage. The Funds may also incur additional costs for cyber security risk management purposes. Similar types of cyber security risks are also present for issuers of securities in which the Funds invest, which could result in material adverse consequences for such issuers, and may cause a Fund’s investment in such portfolio companies to lose value. In addition, cyber security risks may also impact issuers of securities in which a Fund invests, which may cause a Fund’s investment in such issuers to lose value. Bitcoin may generally be more susceptible to the threat of cyber attack than traditional physical commodities because bitcoin transactions are irreversible. An improper transfer, whether accidental or resulting from theft, can only be undone by the receiver of the bitcoin agreeing to send the bitcoin back to the original sender in a separate subsequent transaction. In the event that a collateral account holding bitcoin for a futures exchange or other derivatives transaction counterparty is compromised by a cyber attack, the Funds may bear the loss in the event of default by such exchange or counterparty. There can be no assurance that the Funds, their service providers, or Authorized Participants will not suffer losses relating to cyber attacks or other information security breaches in the future.

INVESTMENT RESTRICTIONS

The Trust has adopted the following investment restrictions as fundamental policies with respect to each Fund. These restrictions cannot be changed with respect to a Fund without the approval of the holders of a majority of the Fund’s outstanding voting securities. For these purposes, a “majority of outstanding voting securities” means the vote of the lesser of: (1) 67% or more of the voting securities of a Fund present at the meeting if the holders of more than 50% of the Fund’s outstanding voting securities are present or represented by proxy; or (2) more than 50% of the outstanding voting securities of a Fund.

Except with the approval of a majority of the outstanding voting securities, each Fund may not:

1.	Borrow money, except to the extent permitted by the 1940 Act, the rules and regulations thereunder and any applicable exemptive relief.

2.	Purchase or sell commodities, except to the extent permitted under the 1940 Act, the rules and regulations thereunder and any applicable exemptive relief.

Concentrate its investments in an industry or group of industries (i.e., invest more than 25% of its net assets in the securities of companies in a particular industry or group of industries). For purposes of this limitation, securities of the U.S. government (including its agencies and instrumentalities), repurchase agreements collateralized by U.S. government securities and securities of state or municipal governments and their political subdivisions are not considered to be issued by members of any industry.

4.	Make loans, except to the extent permitted under the 1940 Act, the rules and regulations thereunder and any applicable exemptive relief.

5.	Purchase or sell real estate, except to the extent permitted under the 1940 Act, the rules and regulations thereunder and any applicable exemptive relief.

6.	Issue senior securities, except to the extent permitted by the 1940 Act, the rules and regulations thereunder and any applicable exemptive relief.

7.	Underwrite securities issued by others, except to the extent that a Fund may be considered an underwriter within the meaning of the Securities Act in connection with the Fund’s purchase and sale of portfolio securities.

In addition to the investment objectives of the Funds, the investment limitation listed below is a non-fundamental policy of each Fund and may be changed with respect to a Fund by the Board.

1.	A Fund may not purchase or hold illiquid securities if, in the aggregate, more than 15% of its net assets would be invested in illiquid securities.

If a percentage limitation is adhered to at the time of investment or contract, a later increase or decrease in percentage resulting from any change in value or total or net assets will not result in a violation of such restriction, except that the percentage limitations with respect to the borrowing of money and illiquid securities will be observed continuously. If the percentage of a Fund’s net assets invested in illiquid securities exceeds 15% due to market activity or changes in the Fund’s portfolio, the Fund will take appropriate measures to reduce its holdings of illiquid securities.

The following descriptions of certain provisions of the 1940 Act may assist investors in understanding the above policies and restrictions:

Concentration. The SEC has defined concentration as investing 25% or more of an investment company’s total assets in an industry or group of industries, with certain exceptions.

Borrowing. The 1940 Act presently allows a fund to: (1) borrow from any bank (including pledging, mortgaging or hypothecating assets) in an amount up to 33 1/3% of its total assets, (2) borrow money for temporary purposes in an amount not exceeding 5% of the value of the fund’s total assets at the time of the loan, and (3) enter into reverse repurchase agreements.

Senior Securities. Senior securities may include any obligation or instrument issued by a fund evidencing indebtedness. The 1940 Act generally prohibits funds from issuing senior securities, although it does not treat certain transactions as senior securities, such as certain borrowings, short sales, reverse repurchase agreements, firm commitment agreements and standby commitments, with appropriate earmarking or segregation of assets to cover such obligation.

Lending. Under the 1940 Act, a fund may only make loans if expressly permitted by its investment policies. Each Fund’s current investment policy on lending is as follows: the Fund may not make loans except as permitted under the 1940 Act, the rules and regulations thereunder and any applicable exemptive relief.

Underwriting. Under the 1940 Act, underwriting securities involves a fund purchasing securities directly from an issuer for the purpose of selling (distributing) them or participating in any such activity either directly or indirectly.

Real Estate. The 1940 Act does not directly restrict an investment company’s ability to invest in real estate, but does require that every investment company have a fundamental investment policy governing such investments. The Fund will not purchase or sell real estate, except that, to the extent permitted by applicable law, the Fund may (a) invest in securities or other instruments directly or indirectly secured by real estate, and (b) invest in securities or other instruments issued by issuers that invest in real estate.

Commodities. The 1940 Act does not directly restrict an investment company's ability to invest in commodities, but does require that every investment company have a fundamental investment policy governing such investments. Consistent with applicable law, each Fund may purchase or sell options, futures, forward contracts, or swaps, may invest in securities or other instruments backed by commodities, including physical commodities, and may invest in companies that are engaged in a commodities business or have a significant portion of their assets in commodities.

CONTINUOUS OFFERING

The method by which Creation Units are created and sold may raise certain issues under applicable securities laws. Because new Creation Units of shares are issued and sold by each Fund on an ongoing basis, at any point a “distribution,” as such term is used in the Securities Act, may occur. Broker-dealers and other persons are cautioned that some activities on their part may, depending on the circumstances, result in their being deemed participants in a distribution in a manner which could render them statutory underwriters and subject them to the prospectus delivery requirement and liability provisions of the Securities Act.

For example, a broker-dealer firm or its client may be deemed a statutory underwriter if it takes Creation Units after placing an order with the Funds’ distributor, breaks them down into constituent shares, and sells such shares directly to customers, or if it chooses to couple the creation of a supply of new shares with an active selling effort involving solicitation of secondary market demand for shares. A determination of whether one is an underwriter for purposes of the Securities Act must take into account all the facts and circumstances pertaining to the activities of the broker-dealer or its client in the particular case, and the examples mentioned above should not be considered a complete description of all the activities that could lead to a categorization as an underwriter.

Broker-dealer firms should also note that dealers who are not “underwriters,” but are effecting transactions in shares, whether or not participating in the distribution of shares, are generally required to deliver a prospectus. This is because the prospectus delivery exemption in Section 4(a)(3) of the Securities Act is not available in respect of such transactions as a result of Section 24(d) of the 1940 Act. As a result, broker-dealer firms should note that dealers who are not underwriters but are participating in a distribution (as contrasted with ordinary secondary market transactions) and thus dealing with shares that are part of an over-allotment within the meaning of Section 4(a)(3) of the Securities Act would be unable to take advantage of the prospectus delivery exemption provided by Section 4(a)(3) of the Securities Act. Firms that incur a prospectus-delivery obligation with respect to shares of a Fund are reminded that, under Rule 153 of the Securities Act, a prospectus-delivery obligation under Section 5(b)(2) of the Securities Act owed to an exchange member in connection with a sale on the Exchange is satisfied by the fact that such Fund’s prospectus is available on the SEC’s electronic filing system. The prospectus delivery mechanism provided in Rule 153 is only available with respect to transactions on an exchange.

EXCHANGE LISTING AND TRADING

A discussion of exchange listing and trading matters associated with an investment in each Fund is contained in the Funds’ Prospectus. The discussion below supplements, and should be read in conjunction with, the Fund’s Prospectus.

Shares of the Funds are approved for listing and trading on the Exchange. The shares of the Funds will trade on the Exchange at prices that may differ to some degree from the Fund’s NAV. There can be no assurance that the requirements of the Exchange necessary to maintain the listing of shares will continue to be met.

The Exchange may, but is not required to, remove the shares of a Fund from listing if: (1) following the initial twelve-month period after commencement of trading on the Exchange of the Fund’s shares, there are fewer than 50 beneficial holders of the shares for 30 or more consecutive trading days; (2) the IOPV, as such term is defined below, is no longer calculated or available, or the portfolio of securities on which the Fund’s NAV is calculated is not made available to all market participants at the same time; (3) the Fund has failed to file any filings required by the SEC or if the Exchange is aware that the Fund is not in compliance with the conditions of any exemptive order or no-action relief granted by the SEC with respect to the Fund’s shares; or (4) such other event occurs or condition exists that, in the opinion of the Exchange, makes further dealings on the Exchange inadvisable. In addition, the Exchange will remove the shares of a Fund from listing and trading upon termination of the Trust or the Fund. If there is an interruption in the availability of a Fund’s “indicative optimized portfolio value” (“IOPV”), the Exchange may halt trading in shares of the Fund during the day in which the interruption occurs. If such interruption persists beyond the trading day in which it first occurred, the Exchange will halt trading in shares of the Fund no later than the beginning of the next trading day unless or until such time as the values begin to be disseminated at the required frequency. If the Exchange becomes aware that the NAV or the portfolio of securities on which a Fund’s NAV is calculated is not disseminated to all market participants at the same time, it will halt trading of the Fund’s shares until such time as the NAV or portfolio is available to all market participants.

The Exchange (or market data vendors or other information providers) will disseminate, every fifteen seconds during the regular trading day, an IOPV relating to each Fund. The IOPV calculations are estimates of the value of each Fund’s NAV and are based on the sum of the estimated Cash Component (defined below) effective through and including the previous Business Day (defined below), plus the current market value of the Deposit Securities (defined below) required to be deposited in exchange for a Creation Unit. Premiums and discounts between the IOPV and the market price may occur. The IOPV does not necessarily reflect the precise composition of the current portfolio of securities held by a Fund at a particular point in time or the best possible valuation of the current portfolio. Therefore, it should not be viewed as a “real-time” update of the NAV of a Fund, which is calculated only once a day. In addition, the quotations of certain Fund holdings may not be updated during U.S. trading hours if such holdings do not trade in the United States. Neither the Funds, the Adviser, nor any of their affiliates are involved in, or responsible for, the calculation or dissemination of such IOPVs and make no warranty as to their accuracy.

As in the case of other stocks traded on the Exchange, broker’s commissions on purchases or sales of shares in market transactions will be based on negotiated commission rates at customary levels.

The Trust reserves the right to adjust the price levels of shares in the future to help maintain convenient trading ranges for investors. Any adjustments would be accomplished through stock splits or reverse stock splits, which would have no effect on the net assets of a Fund.

The base and trading currencies of each Fund is the U.S. dollar. The base currency is the currency in which each Fund’s NAV per share is calculated and the trading currency is the currency in which Shares of each Fund are listed and traded on the Exchange.

MANAGEMENT OF THE TRUST

The following information supplements and should be read in conjunction with the section in the Prospectus entitled “Fund Management.”

TRUSTEES AND OFFICERS OF THE TRUST

Board Responsibilities. The management and affairs of the Trust and its series, including the Funds described in this SAI, are overseen by the Trust’s Board of Trustees (the “Board”). The Board elects the officers of the Trust who are responsible for administering the day-to-day operations of the Trust and the Funds. The Board has approved contracts, as described below, under which certain companies provide essential services to the Trust.

Like most exchange-traded funds, the day-to-day business of the Trust, including the management of risk, is performed by third party service providers, such as the Adviser, the Sub-Adviser, the Distributor and the Administrators. The Trustees are responsible for overseeing the Trust’s service providers and, thus, have oversight responsibility with respect to risk management performed by those service providers. Risk management seeks to identify and address risks, i.e., events or circumstances that could have material adverse effects on the business, operations, shareholder services, investment performance or reputation of the Funds. The Funds and their service providers employ a variety of processes, procedures and controls to identify many of those possible events or circumstances, to lessen the probability of their occurrence and/or to mitigate the effects of such events or circumstances if they do occur. Each service provider is responsible for one or more discrete aspects of the Trust’s business (e.g., the Sub-Adviser is responsible for the day-to-day management of the Fund’s portfolio investments) and, consequently, for managing the risks associated with that business. The Board has emphasized to the Funds’ service providers the importance of maintaining vigorous risk management.

The Trustees’ role in risk oversight begins before the inception of the Funds, at which time certain of the Funds’ service providers present the Board with information concerning the investment objectives, strategies and risks of the Funds as well as proposed investment limitations for the Funds. Additionally, the Adviser provides the Board with an overview of, among other things, its investment philosophy, brokerage practices and compliance infrastructure. Thereafter, the Board continues its oversight function as various personnel, including the Trust’s Chief Compliance Officer, as well as personnel of the Sub-Adviser and other service providers such as the Funds’ independent accountants, make periodic reports to the Audit Committee or to the Board with respect to various aspects of risk management. The Board and the Audit Committee oversee efforts by management and service providers to manage risks to which the Funds may be exposed.

The Board is responsible for overseeing the nature, extent and quality of the services provided to the Funds by the Adviser and the Sub-Adviser and receives information about those services at its regular meetings. In addition, on an annual basis, in connection with its consideration of whether to renew the advisory and sub-advisory agreements with the Adviser and the Sub-Adviser, the Board meets with the Adviser and the Sub-Adviser to review such services. Among other things, the Board regularly considers the Adviser and the Sub-Adviser’s adherence to the Funds’ investment restrictions and compliance with various Fund policies and procedures and with applicable securities regulations. The Board also reviews information about the Funds’ performance and the Funds’ investments, including, for example, portfolio holdings schedules.

The Trust’s Chief Compliance Officer reports regularly to the Board to review and discuss compliance issues and Fund and Adviser risk assessments. At least annually, the Trust’s Chief Compliance Officer provides the Board with a report reviewing the adequacy and effectiveness of the Trust’s policies and procedures and those of its service providers, including the Adviser and the Sub-Adviser. The report addresses the operation of the policies and procedures of the Trust and each service provider since the date of the last report; any material changes to the policies and procedures since the date of the last report; any recommendations for material changes to the policies and procedures; and any material compliance matters since the date of the last report.

The Board receives reports from the Funds’ service providers regarding operational risks and risks related to the valuation and liquidity of portfolio securities. The Board has also established a Valuation Committee that is responsible for implementing the Trust’s Pricing Procedures and providing reports to the Board concerning investments for which market quotations are not readily available. Annually, the independent registered public accounting firm reviews with the Audit Committee its audit of the Fund’s financial statements, focusing on major areas of risk encountered by each Fund and noting any significant deficiencies or material weaknesses in each Fund’s internal controls. Additionally, in connection with its oversight function, the Board oversees Fund management’s implementation of disclosure controls and procedures, which are designed to ensure that information required to be disclosed by the Trust in its periodic reports with the SEC are recorded, processed, summarized, and reported within the required time periods. The Board also oversees the Trust's internal controls over financial reporting, which comprise policies and procedures designed to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of the Trust's financial reporting and the preparation of the Trust's financial statements.

From their review of these reports and discussions with the Adviser, the Sub-Adviser, the Chief Compliance Officer, the independent registered public accounting firm and other service providers, the Board and the Audit Committee learn in detail about the material risks of the Funds, thereby facilitating a dialogue about how management and service providers identify and mitigate those risks.

The Board recognizes that not all risks that may affect the Funds can be identified and/or quantified, that it may not be practical or cost-effective to eliminate or mitigate certain risks, that it may be necessary to bear certain risks (such as investment-related risks) to achieve the Funds’ goals, and that the processes, procedures and controls employed to address certain risks may be limited in their effectiveness. Moreover, reports received by the Trustees as to risk management matters are typically summaries of the relevant information. Most of the Funds’ investment management and business affairs are carried out by or through the Adviser and other service providers each of which has an independent interest in risk management but whose policies and the methods by which one or more risk management functions are carried out may differ from the Funds’ and each other’s in the setting of priorities, the resources available or the effectiveness of relevant controls. As a result of the foregoing and other factors, the Board’s ability to monitor and manage risk, as a practical matter, is subject to limitations.

Members of the Board. There are four members of the Board, three of whom are not interested persons of the Trust, as that term is defined in the 1940 Act (“independent Trustees”). Richard Hogan, the sole interested Trustee, serves as Chairman of the Board. The Trust does not have a lead independent trustee. The Board is comprised of a super-majority (67 percent or more) of independent Trustees. The Trust has determined its leadership structure is appropriate given the specific characteristics and circumstances of the Trust. The Trust made this determination in consideration of, among other things, the fact that the independent Trustees of the Trust constitute a super-majority of the Board, the number of independent Trustees that constitute the Board, the amount of assets under management in the Trust, and the number of funds overseen by the Board. The Board also believes that its leadership structure facilitates the orderly and efficient flow of information to the independent Trustees from Fund management.

The Board has two standing committees: the Audit Committee and Governance and Nominating Committee. The Audit Committee and Governance and Nominating Committee are chaired by an independent Trustee and composed of independent Trustees.

Set forth below are the names, years of birth, positions with the Trust, lengths of term of office, and the principal occupations and other directorships held during at least the last five years of each of the persons currently serving as a Trustee of the Trust. The address of each Trustee of the Trust is c/o Exchange Listed Funds Trust, 10900 Hefner Pointe Drive, Suite 207, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma 73120.

Name and Year of Birth	Position(s) Held with the Trust	Term¹ of Office and Length of Time Served	Principal Occupation(s) During Past 5 Years	Number of Portfolios in Fund Complex Overseen By Trustee	Other Directorships held by Trustee
Interested Trustee
Richard Hogan (1963)	Trustee and Secretary	Since 2012	Director, Exchange Traded Concepts, LLC 2011-present; Private Investor 2002-present; Secretary, Exchange Traded Concepts Trust 2011-present; Managing Member, Yorkville ETF Advisors 2011-2016	[ ]	Board Member of Peconic Land Trust of Suffolk County, NY
Independent Trustees
Timothy J. Jacoby (1952)	Trustee	Since 2014	Senior Partner, Deloitte & Touche LLP, Private Equity/Hedge Fund/Mutual Fund Services Practice — 2000-2014	[ ]	Exchange Traded Concepts Trust ([ ]) — Trustee; Edward Jones Money Market Fund— Trustee; Source ETF Trust— Trustee (2014-2015)

Name and Year of Birth	Position(s) Held with the Trust	Term¹ of Office and Length of Time Served	Principal Occupation(s) During Past 5 Years	Number of Portfolios in Fund Complex Overseen By Trustee	Other Directorships held by Trustee
David M. Mahle (1944)	Trustee	Since 2012	Consultant, Jones Day 2012- present; Of Counsel, Jones Day 2008-2011; Partner, Jones Day 1988-2008	[ ]	Exchange Traded Concepts Trust ([ ]) — Trustee; Source ETF Trust— Trustee (2014-2015)
Kurt Wolfgruber (1950)	Trustee	Since 2012	Amherst Asset Management, 2010 to present — Independent Advisor; President, OppenheimerFunds, Inc. 2007-2009	[ ]	Director, New Mountain Finance Corp.; Exchange Traded Concepts Trust ([ ]) — Trustee ; Source ETF Trust— Trustee (2014-2015)

¹	Each Trustee shall serve during the continued life of the Trust until he or she dies, resigns, is declared bankrupt or incompetent by a court of competent jurisdiction, or is removed.

Individual Trustee Qualifications. The Trust has concluded that each of the Trustees should serve on the Board because of their ability to review and understand information about the Funds provided to them by management, to identify and request other information they may deem relevant to the performance of their duties, to question management and other service providers regarding material factors bearing on the management and administration of the Funds, and to exercise their business judgment in a manner that serves the best interests of each Fund’s shareholders. The Trust has concluded that each of the Trustees should serve as a Trustee based on their own experience, qualifications, attributes and skills as described below.

The Trust has concluded that Mr. Hogan should serve as a Trustee because of his 26+ years of experience in senior level ETF management which began at Spear, Leeds & Kellogg (“SLK”) in 1987, becoming a Limited Partner in 1990 and a Managing Director in 1992. As Managing Director of the Index Derivatives Group, he established trading operations in Chicago, Singapore and London as well as other satellite operations and nurtured Exchange Traded Funds (“ETFs”) as a Specialist in SPDRs, WEBS, Sector SPDRs, iShares and other ETFs. Mr. Hogan became a Managing Director of Goldman Sachs when SLK was merged and played a critical role in combining the ETF operations of SLK, Goldman and Hull Trading (a prior Goldman acquisition). He has worked closely with Exchange staff, issuers, index providers and others in conceiving, designing, developing, launching, marketing and trading new ETFs, and championed the idea of a fixed income ETF. Mr. Hogan is a Founder and Director of the Adviser.

The Trust has concluded that Mr. Jacoby should serve as a Trustee because of the experience he has gained from over 25 years in or serving the investment management industry. Until his retirement in June 2014, Mr. Jacoby served as a partner at the audit and professional services firm Deloitte & Touche LLP, where he had worked since 2000, providing various services to asset management firms that manage mutual funds, hedge funds and private equity funds. Prior to that, Mr. Jacoby held various senior positions at financial services firms. Additionally, he served as a partner at Ernst & Young LLP. Mr. Jacoby is a Certified Public Accountant.

The Trust has concluded that Mr. Mahle should serve as a Trustee because of the experience he has gained as an attorney in the investment management industry of a major law firm, representing exchange-traded funds and other investment companies as well as their sponsors and advisers and his knowledge and experience in investment management law and the financial services industry. Mr.Mahle is also a professor of law at Fordham Law School, where he lectures on investment companies and investment adviser regulations.

The Trust has concluded that Mr. Wolfgruber should serve as a Trustee because of his experience as President and Chief Investment Officer of OppenheimerFunds, Inc. where he was employed from 2000 to 2009. Mr. Wolfgruber was responsible for the oversight of sales, marketing, trading, risk management and the investment process of ten investment teams which, together, managed over $200 billion across domestic and international asset classes. Mr. Wolfgruber has been involved in investment management for over 35 years with previous experience as a research analyst, portfolio manager and team and business leader at JP Morgan Investment Management from 1974 to 2000. He is a Chartered Financial Analyst.

In its periodic assessment of the effectiveness of the Board, the Board considers the complementary individual skills and experience of the individual Trustees primarily in the broader context of the Board’s overall composition so that the Board, as a body, possesses the appropriate (and appropriately diverse) skills and experience to oversee the business of the funds.

Set forth below are the names, years of birth, positions with the Trust, lengths and term of office, and principal occupations held during at least the last five years by each of the persons currently serving as officers of the Trust. The address of J. Garrett Stevens, Richard Hogan, and James J. Baker Jr. is c/o Exchange Listed Funds Trust, 10900 Hefner Pointe Drive, Suite 207, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma 73120, the address of Christopher W. Roleke and Ann Edgeworth is Foreside, 10 High Street, Suite 302, Boston, MA 02110.

OFFICERS

Name, Address, and Year of Birth	Position(s) Held with the Trust	Term of Office¹and Length of Time Served	Principal Occupation(s) During at Least Past 5 Years
J. Garrett Stevens (1979)	President	Since 2012	Investment Advisor/Vice President, T.S. Phillips Investments, Inc. 2000 -2011; Chief Executive Officer and Secretary. Exchange Traded Concepts Trust 2009 - 2011; Chief Executive Officer, Exchange Traded Concepts, LLC 2009-present; President, Exchange Traded Concepts Trust 2011-present.
Richard Hogan (1963)	Trustee and Secretary	Since 2012	Director, Exchange Traded Concepts, LLC 2011-present; Private Investor 2002-present; Secretary, Exchange Traded Concepts Trust 2011-present; Managing Member, Yorkville ETF Advisors 2011-2016.
Christopher W. Roleke (1972)	Treasurer	Since 2012	Managing Director/Fund Principal Financial Officer, Foreside Management Services, LLC 2011-Present.
James J. Baker Jr. (1951)	Assistant Treasurer	Since 2015	Exchange Traded Concepts, LLC, 2011 to present — Managing Partner; Yorkville ETF Advisors, 2012 to present — Managing Partner; Goldman Sachs, 2000 to 2011 — Vice President.
Ann Edgeworth (1961)	Chief Compliance Officer	Since 2012	Managing Director, Foreside Fund Officer Services, LLC 2010-present.

¹	Each Officer serves at the pleasure of the Board of Trustees.

COMPENSATION OF THE TRUSTEES

The following table sets forth the compensation paid to the Trustees of the Trust for the fiscal year ended [ ], 2017. Independent Trustee fees are paid from the unitary fee paid to the Adviser by the Fund. Trustee compensation does not include reimbursed out-of-pocket expenses in connection with attendance at meetings.

Name	Aggregate Compensation¹	Pension or Retirement Benefits Accrued as Part of Fund Expenses	Estimated Annual Benefits Upon Retirement	Total Compensation from the Trust and Fund Complex²
Interested Trustee
Richard Hogan	$[ ]	[n/a]	[n/a]	$0 for service on (1) board
Independent Trustees
Timothy J. Jacoby	$[ ]	[n/a]	[n/a]	$[ ] for service on (2) boards
David M. Mahle	$[ ]	[n/a]	[n/a]	$[ ] for service on (2) boards
Kurt Wolfgruber	$[ ]	[n/a]	[n/a]	$[ ] for service on (2) boards

For the fiscal year ended [ ], 2017, as compensation for service on the Trust’s Board, the Trustees were entitled to receive a $35,000 annual base fee, as well as a $2,500 fee for each in-person meeting and a $1,000 fee for each telephonic meeting. In addition, Mr. Jacoby received a $5,000 annual fee for his service as Audit Committee chair.

For the fiscal year ended [ ], 2017, for their service on the Board of Trustees of Exchange Traded Concepts Trust in the Fund Complex, Mr. Jacoby, Mr. Wolfgruber and Mr. Mahle each received a $35,000 annual base fee, as well as a $2,500 fee for each in-person meeting (or, if both Trusts in the Fund complex met, $4,000 per day, whichever is lower), and a $1,000 fee for each telephonic meeting. In addition, Mr. Jacoby received a $5,000 annual fee for his service as Audit Committee chair.

BOARD COMMITTEES

The Board has established the following standing committees:

Audit Committee. The Board has a standing Audit Committee that is composed of each of the independent Trustees of the Trust. Mr. Jacoby serves as Chair. The Audit Committee operates under a written charter approved by the Board. The principal responsibilities of the Audit Committee include: recommending which firm to engage as the Fund’s independent registered public accounting firm and whether to terminate this relationship; reviewing the independent registered public accounting firm’s compensation, the proposed scope and terms of its engagement, and the firm’s independence; pre-approving audit and non-audit services provided by the Fund’s independent registered public accounting firm to the Trust and certain other affiliated entities; serving as a channel of communication between the independent registered public accounting firm and the Trustees; reviewing the results of each external audit, including any qualifications in the independent registered public accounting firm’s opinion, any related management letter, management’s responses to recommendations made by the independent registered public accounting firm in connection with the audit, reports submitted to the Committee by the internal auditing department of the Trust’s Administrator that are material to the Trust as a whole, if any, and management’s responses to any such reports; reviewing the Fund’s audited financial statements and considering any significant disputes between the Trust’s management and the independent registered public accounting firm that arose in connection with the preparation of those financial statements; considering, in consultation with the independent registered public accounting firm and the Trust’s senior internal accounting executive, if any, the independent registered public accounting firms’ report on the adequacy of the Trust’s internal financial controls; reviewing, in consultation with the Fund’s independent registered public accounting firm, major changes regarding auditing and accounting principles and practices to be followed when preparing the Fund’s financial statements; and other audit related matters. The Audit Committee meets periodically, as necessary, and met [ ] (XX) time during the most recently completed fiscal year.

Governance and Nominating Committee. The Board has a standing Governance and Nominating Committee that is composed of each of the independent Trustees of the Trust. Mr. Mahle serves as Chair. The Governance and Nominating Committee operates under a written charter approved by the Board. The principal responsibility of the Governance and Nominating Committee is to consider, recommend and nominate candidates to fill vacancies on the Trust’s Board, if any. The Governance and Nominating Committee generally will not consider nominees recommended by shareholders. The Governance and Nominating Committee meets periodically, as necessary, and met [ ] (XX) time during the most recently completed fiscal year.

Valuation Committee. In addition to the foregoing standing committees of the Board, the Trust has a Valuation Committee that may be comprised of representatives from the Adviser, officers of the Trust, and/or representatives from the Trust’s administrators. The Valuation Committee operates under procedures approved by the Board. The Valuation Committee is responsible for the valuation and revaluation of any portfolio investments for which market quotations or prices are not readily available. The Valuation Committee meets periodically, as necessary.

OWNERSHIP OF FUND SHARES

The following table shows the dollar amount ranges of each Trustee’s “beneficial ownership” of Shares of the Fund and each other series of the Trust as of the end of the most recently completed calendar year. Dollar amount ranges disclosed are established by the SEC. “Beneficial ownership” is determined in accordance with Rule 16a-1(a)(2) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (the “Exchange Act”).

Name	REX Bitcoin Strategy ETF	REX Short Bitcoin Strategy ETF	Aggregate Dollar Range of Fund Shares (All Funds in the Complex)
Interested Trustee
Richard Hogan	[None]	[None]	[None]
Independent Trustees
Timothy J. Jacoby	[None]	[None]	[None]
David M. Mahle	[None]	[None]	[None]
Kurt Wolfgruber	[None]	[None]	[None]

CODES OF ETHICS

The Trust, the Adviser, the Sub-Adviser and Foreside Financial Group, LLC (on behalf of the Distributor and its affiliates) have each adopted codes of ethics pursuant to Rule 17j-1 of the 1940 Act. These codes of ethics are designed to prevent affiliated persons of the Trust, the Adviser, the Sub-Adviser and Foreside Financial Group (on behalf of the Distributor, Foreside Management Services, LLC and Foreside Fund Officer Services, LLC) from engaging in deceptive, manipulative or fraudulent activities in connection with securities held or to be acquired by the Fund. These codes of ethics permit, subject to certain conditions, personnel of each of those entities to invest in securities, including those that may be purchased or held by the Fund.

There can be no assurance that the codes of ethics will be effective in preventing such activities. Each code of ethics, filed as exhibits to this registration statement, may be examined at the office of the SEC in Washington, D.C. or on the Internet at the SEC’s website at www.sec.gov.

PROXY VOTING

The Board has delegated the responsibility to vote proxies for securities held in each Fund’s portfolio to the Adviser. Proxies for the portfolio securities are voted in accordance with the Adviser’s proxy voting guidelines, which are set forth in Appendix B to this SAI. Information regarding how the Funds voted proxies relating to its portfolio securities during the most recent twelve-month period ended June 30 will be available: (1) without charge by calling 1-844-REX-1414 (1-844-739-1414); (2) on the Funds’ website at www.rexetfs.com; and (3) on the SEC’s website at www.sec.gov.

INVESTMENT ADVISORY AND OTHER SERVICES

Adviser. Exchange Traded Concepts, LLC, an Oklahoma limited liability company located at 10900 Hefner Pointe Drive, Suite 207, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma 73120, serves as the investment adviser to the Fund. The Adviser is majority owned by Cottonwood ETF Holdings LLC.

The Trust and the Adviser have entered into an investment advisory agreement (the “Advisory Agreement”), with respect to the Funds. Under the Advisory Agreement, the Adviser provides investment advice to the Funds primarily in the form of oversight of the Sub-Adviser, including daily monitoring of the purchase and sale of securities of the Sub-Adviser and regular review of the Sub-Adviser’s performance. The Adviser, in consultation with the Sub-Adviser, arranges for transfer agency, custody, fund administration and accounting, and other non-distribution related services necessary for the Funds to operate. The Adviser administers the Funds’ business affairs, provides office facilities and equipment and certain clerical, bookkeeping and administrative services, and provides its officers and employees to serve as officers or Trustees of the Trust.

For the services the Adviser provides, each Fund pays the Adviser a fee, which is calculated daily and paid monthly, as follows:

REX Bitcoin Strategy ETF	[ ]%
REX Short Bitcoin Strategy ETF	[ ]%

Under the Advisory Agreement, the Adviser has agreed to pay all expenses incurred by the Trust except for the advisory fee, interest, taxes, brokerage commissions and other expenses incurred in placing orders or settlement of orders for the purchase and sale of securities and other investment instruments, acquired fund fees and expenses, accrued deferred tax liability, extraordinary expenses, and distribution fees and expenses paid by the Funds under any distribution plan adopted pursuant to Rule 12b-1 under the 1940 Act (the “Excluded Expenses”).

After the initial two-year term, the continuance of the Advisory Agreement must be specifically approved at least annually: (i) by the vote of the Trustees or by a vote of the shareholders of each Fund; and (ii) by the vote of a majority of the Trustees who are not parties to the Advisory Agreement or “interested persons” or of any party thereto, cast in person at a meeting called for the purpose of voting on such approval. The Advisory Agreement will terminate automatically in the event of its assignment, and is terminable at any time without penalty by the Trustees of the Trust or, with respect to a Fund, by a majority of the outstanding voting securities of the Fund, or by the Adviser on not more than sixty (60) days’ nor less than thirty (30) days’ written notice to the Trust. As used in the Advisory Agreement, the terms “majority of the outstanding voting securities,” “interested persons” and “assignment” have the same meaning as such terms in the 1940 Act.

Each Subsidiary is managed by the Adviser pursuant to the Subsidiary Agreement, under which agreement each Subsidiary pays the Adviser the Subsidiary Management Fee. The Adviser has contractually agreed to waive the management fee it receives from a Fund in an amount equal to the Subsidiary Management Fee, if any, paid to the Adviser by such Fund’s Subsidiary. The Adviser, and not the Funds or their respective Subsidiaries, pays the Sub-Adviser’s fees.

The Trust and the Adviser have obtained exemptive relief, In the Matter of Exchange Traded Concepts Trust, et al., Investment Company Act Release Nos. 31453 (February 10, 2015) (Notice) and 31502 (March 10, 2015) (the “Order”), pursuant to which the Adviser may, with Board approval but without shareholder approval, change or select new sub-advisers, materially amend the terms of an agreement with a sub-adviser (including an increase in its fee), or continue the employment of a sub-adviser after an event that would otherwise cause the automatic termination of services, subject to the conditions of the Order. Shareholders will be notified of any sub-adviser changes.

Sub-Adviser. The Adviser has retained Vident Investment Advisory, LLC , 300 Colonial Center Parkway, Suite 330, Roswell, Georgia 30076, to serve as sub-adviser to the Funds. The Sub-Adviser is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Vident Financial, LLC. Vident Financial, LLC is a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Vident Investors’ Oversight Trust. Andrew T. Schmuhl and Vince L. Birley serve as the trustees of the Vident Investors’ Oversight Trust.

Under a sub-advisory agreement between the Adviser and the Sub-Adviser (the “Sub-Advisory Agreement”), the Sub-Adviser is responsible for trading portfolio securities on behalf of each Fund, including selecting broker dealers to execute purchase and sale transactions as instructed by the Adviser, subject to the supervision of the Adviser and the Board of Trustees. Under the Sub-Advisory Agreement, the Adviser pays the Sub-Adviser a fee, calculated daily and paid monthly, at an annual rate as follows:

REX Bitcoin Strategy ETF	[ ]%
REX Short Bitcoin Strategy ETF	[ ]%

After the initial two-year term, the continuance of the Sub-Advisory Agreement must be specifically approved at least annually: (i) by the vote of the Trustees or by a vote of the shareholders of the Funds; and (ii) by the vote of a majority of the Trustees who are not parties to the Sub-Advisory Agreement or “interested persons” or of any party thereto, cast in person at a meeting called for the purpose of voting on such approval. The Sub-Advisory Agreement will terminate automatically in the event of its assignment, and is terminable at any time without penalty by the Trustees of the Trust or, with respect to the Funds, by a majority of the outstanding voting securities of the Funds. The Sub-Advisory Agreement also may be terminated by the Adviser upon sixty (60) days’ written notice to the Sub-Adviser and by the Sub-Adviser upon sixty (60) day’s written notice to the Adviser and the Board. As used in the Sub-Advisory Agreement, the terms “majority of the outstanding voting securities,” “interested persons” and “assignment” have the same meaning as such terms in the 1940 Act.

THE PORTFOLIO MANAGER

Ms. Denise Krisko (the “Portfolio Manager”) serves as portfolio manager of the Funds. This section includes information about the Portfolio Manager, including information about other accounts the Portfolio Manager manages and the Portfolio Manager’s compensation.

Compensation. The Portfolio Manager is compensated by the Sub-Adviser and does not receive any compensation directly from the Funds or the Adviser. The Portfolio Manager receives a base salary and is eligible to earn discretionary bonuses from time to time. The availability and amount of any bonus will be based on factors such as the Sub-Adviser’s profitability, the Portfolio Manager’s individual performance and team contribution.

Shares Owned by Portfolio Manager. The Funds are required to show the dollar range of the Portfolio Manager’s “beneficial ownership” of shares of the Funds as of the end of the most recently completed fiscal year. Dollar amount ranges disclosed are established by the SEC. “Beneficial ownership” is determined in accordance with Rule 16a-1(a)(2) under the Exchange Act. As of the date of this SAI, the Portfolio Manager beneficially owned no shares of either Fund.

Other Accounts Managed by the Portfolio Manager. In addition to the Funds, the Portfolio Manager is responsible for the day-to-day management of certain other accounts, as follows:

Name	Registered Investment Companies^*		Other Pooled Investment Vehicles^*		Other Accounts^*
Name	Number of Accounts	Total Assets ($ millions)	Number of Accounts	Total Assets ($ millions)	Number of Accounts	Total Assets ($ millions)
Denise M. Krisko	[ ]	[ ]	[ ]	[ ]	[ ]	[ ]

*	Information provided is as of [ ], 2017. None of the accounts managed by the Portfolio Manager are subject to performance based advisory fees.

Conflicts of Interest. The Portfolio Manager’s management of “other accounts” may give rise to potential conflicts of interest in connection with the management of a Fund’s investments, on the one hand, and the investments of the Portfolio Manager’s other accounts, on the other. The other accounts may have the same investment objectives as a Fund. Therefore, a potential conflict of interest may arise as a result of the identical investment objectives, whereby the Portfolio Manager could favor one account over another. Another potential conflict could include the Portfolio Manager’s knowledge about the size, timing, and possible market impact of Fund trades, whereby the Portfolio Manager could use this information to the advantage of other accounts and to the disadvantage of a Fund. However, the Sub-Adviser has established policies and procedures to ensure that the purchase and sale of securities among all accounts managed by the Portfolio Manager are fairly and equitably allocated.

THE DISTRIBUTOR

The Trust and Foreside Fund Services, LLC (the “Distributor”) are parties to a distribution agreement (“Distribution Agreement”) whereby the Distributor acts as principal underwriter for the Trust’s shares and distributes the Shares of the Fund. Shares are continuously offered for sale by the Distributor only in Creation Units. Each Creation Unit is made up of at least 50,000 Shares. The Distributor will not distribute Shares in amounts less than a Creation Unit. The principal business address of the Distributor is Three Canal Plaza, Suite 100, Portland, Maine 04101.

The Distributor will deliver Prospectuses and, upon request, Statements of Additional Information to persons purchasing Creation Units and will maintain records of orders placed with it. The Distributor is a broker-dealer registered under the Exchange Act and a member of the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (“FINRA”).

The Distributor may also enter into agreements with securities dealers (“Soliciting Dealers”) who will solicit purchases of Creation Units of Shares. Such Soliciting Dealers may also be Authorized Participants (as discussed in “Procedures for Creation of Creation Units” below) or DTC participants (as defined below).

The Distribution Agreement will continue for two years from its effective date and is renewable thereafter. The continuance of the Distribution Agreement must be specifically approved at least annually (i) by the vote of the Trustees or by a vote of the shareholders of the Fund and (ii) by the vote of a majority of the Trustees who are not “interested persons” of the Trust and have no direct or indirect financial interest in the operations of the Distribution Agreement or any related agreement, cast in person at a meeting called for the purpose of voting on such approval. The Distribution Agreement is terminable without penalty by the Trust on 60 days’ written notice when authorized either by majority vote its outstanding voting shares or by a vote of a majority of its Board (including a majority of the Independent Trustees), or by the Distributor on 60 days’ written notice, and will automatically terminate in the event of its assignment. The Distribution Agreement provides that in the absence of willful misfeasance, bad faith or gross negligence on the part of the Distributor, or reckless disregard by it of its obligations thereunder, the Distributor shall not be liable for any action or failure to act in accordance with its duties thereunder.

The Distributor may also provide trade order processing services pursuant to a services agreement.

Distribution and Service Plan. The Trust has adopted a Distribution and Service Plan (the “Plan”) in accordance with the provisions of Rule 12b-1 under the 1940 Act, which regulates circumstances under which an investment company may directly or indirectly bear expenses relating to the distribution of its shares. No payments pursuant to the Plan will be made from the twelve (12) month period from the date of this SAI. Thereafter, 12b-1 fees may only be imposed after approval by the Board.

Continuance of the Plan must be approved annually by a majority of the Trustees of the Trust and by a majority of the Trustees who are not interested persons (as defined in the 1940 Act) of the Trust and have no direct or indirect financial interest in the Plan or in any agreements related to the Plan (“Qualified Trustees”). The Plan requires that quarterly written reports of amounts spent under the Plan and the purposes of such expenditures be furnished to and reviewed by the Trustees. The Plan may not be amended to increase materially the amount that may be spent thereunder without approval by a majority of the outstanding shares of any class of the Fund that is affected by such increase. All material amendments of the Plan will require approval by a majority of the Trustees of the Trust and of the Qualified Trustees.

The Plan provides that a Fund pays the Distributor an annual fee of up to a maximum of 0.25% of the average daily net assets of the Shares. Under the Plan, the Distributor may make payments pursuant to written agreements to financial institutions and intermediaries such as banks, savings and loan associations and insurance companies including, without limit, investment counselors, broker-dealers and the Distributor’s affiliates and subsidiaries (collectively, “Agents”) as compensation for services and reimbursement of expenses incurred in connection with distribution assistance. The Plan is characterized as a compensation plan since the distribution fee will be paid to the Distributor without regard to the distribution expenses incurred by the Distributor or the amount of payments made to other financial institutions and intermediaries. The Trust intends to operate the Plan in accordance with its terms and with the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (“FINRA”) rules concerning sales charges.

Under the Plan, subject to the limitations of applicable law and regulations, each Fund is authorized to compensate the Distributor up to the maximum amount to finance any activity primarily intended to result in the sale of Creation Units of a Fund or for providing or arranging for others to provide shareholder services and for the maintenance of shareholder accounts. Such activities may include, but are not limited to: (i) delivering copies of a Fund’s then current reports, prospectuses, notices, and similar materials, to prospective purchasers of Creation Units; (ii) marketing and promotional services, including advertising; (iii) paying the costs of and compensating others, including Authorized Participants with whom the Distributor has entered into written Authorized Participant Agreements, for performing shareholder servicing on behalf of a Fund; (iv) compensating certain Authorized Participants for providing assistance in distributing the Creation Units of a Fund, including the travel and communication expenses and salaries and/or commissions of sales personnel in connection with the distribution of the Creation Units of the Fund; (v) payments to financial institutions and intermediaries such as banks, savings and loan associations, insurance companies and investment counselors, broker-dealers, mutual fund supermarkets and the affiliates and subsidiaries of the Trust’s service providers as compensation for services or reimbursement of expenses incurred in connection with distribution assistance; (vi) facilitating communications with beneficial owners of shares, including the cost of providing (or paying others to provide) services to beneficial owners of shares, including, but not limited to, assistance in answering inquiries related to shareholder accounts, and (vi) such other services and obligations as are set forth in the Distribution Agreement.

THE ADMINISTRATORS

The Bank of New York Mellon (“BNY Mellon”) and UMB Fund Services (“UMBFS”) serve as administrators to the Fund.

For services provided under the Administration Agreements, BNY Mellon and UMBFS are each entitled to a fee, based on assets under management, subject to a minimum fee.

THE CUSTODIAN

BNY Mellon serves as the custodian of the Funds (the “Custodian”). The Custodian holds cash, securities and other assets of the Fund as required by the 1940 Act.

THE TRANSFER AGENT

BNY Mellon serves as transfer agent and dividend disbursing agent of the Funds.

COMPLIANCE SERVICES

Under the Fund CCO Agreement (the “CCO Agreement”) with the Trust, Foreside Fund Officer Services, LLC, an affiliate of the Distributor, provides a Chief Compliance Officer (“CCO”) as well as certain additional compliance support functions (“Compliance Services”). The CCO Agreement with respect to the Funds continues in effect until terminated. The CCO Agreement is terminable with or without cause and without penalty by the Board or by Foreside Fund Officer Services, LLC with respect to the Funds on 60 days’ written notice to the other party. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Board will have the right to remove the CCO at any time, with or without cause, without the payment of any penalty.

LEGAL COUNSEL

Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP, located at 1111 Pennsylvania Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20004, serves as legal counsel to the Trust.

INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM

Cohen & Company, Ltd., located at 1350 Euclid Avenue, Suite 800, Cleveland, Ohio, serves as the independent registered public accounting firm for the Funds.

PORTFOLIO HOLDINGS DISCLOSURE POLICIES AND PROCEDURES

The Trust’s Board has adopted a policy regarding the disclosure of information about the Funds’ security holdings. The policy is designed to prevent the possible misuse of knowledge of the Funds’ portfolio holdings and to ensure that the interests of the Adviser and Sub-Adviser, the Distributor, Custodian, Transfer Agent, Fund Accountant and Administrators, or any affiliated person of the Fund or the Fund’s service providers, are not placed above those of the Fund’s shareholders. The policy applies to all officers and agents of the Fund, including employees of the Adviser and Sub-Adviser.

Each Fund’s entire portfolio holdings are publicly disseminated each day the Funds are open for business through financial reporting and news services including publicly available internet web sites. In addition, the composition of the In-Kind Creation Basket and the In-Kind Redemption Basket, is publicly disseminated daily prior to the opening of the Exchange via the NSCC.

Greater than daily access to information concerning the Funds’ portfolio holdings will be permitted (i) to certain personnel of service providers to the Funds involved in portfolio management and providing administrative, operational, risk management, or other support to portfolio management and (ii) to other personnel of the Funds’ service providers who deal directly with, or assist in, functions related to investment management, administration, custody and fund accounting, as may be necessary to conduct business in the ordinary course in a manner consistent with the Trust’s exemptive relief, agreements with the Funds, and the terms of the Trust’s current registration statement. From time to time, and in the ordinary course of business, such information may also be disclosed (i) to other entities that provide services to the Funds, including pricing information vendors, and third parties that deliver analytical, statistical or consulting services to the Funds and (ii) generally after it has been disseminated to the NSCC.

Each Fund will disclose its complete portfolio holdings in public filings with the SEC on a quarterly basis, based on each Fund’s fiscal year-end, within 60 days of the end of the quarter, and will provide that information to shareholders, as required by federal securities laws and regulations thereunder.

No person is authorized to disclose any of the Fund’s portfolio holdings or other investment positions (whether in writing, by fax, by e-mail, orally, or by other means) except in accordance with this policy. The Trust’s Chief Compliance Officer may authorize disclosure of portfolio holdings. The Board reviews the implementation of this policy on a periodic basis.

DESCRIPTION OF SHARES

The Declaration of Trust authorizes the issuance of an unlimited number of funds and shares of each fund. Each share of a fund represents an equal proportionate interest in that fund with each other share. Shares are entitled upon liquidation to a pro rata share in the net assets of the fund. Shareholders have no preemptive rights. The Declaration of Trust provides that the Trustees of the Trust may create additional series or classes of shares. All consideration received by the Trust for shares of any additional funds and all assets in which such consideration is invested would belong to that fund and would be subject to the liabilities related thereto. Share certificates representing shares will not be issued. The Fund’s Shares, when issued, are fully paid and non-assessable.

Each Share has one vote with respect to matters upon which a shareholder vote is required consistent with the requirements of the 1940 Act and the rules promulgated thereunder. Shares of all funds vote together as a single class, except that if the matter being voted on affects only a particular Fund it will be voted on only by that Fund and if a matter affects a particular Fund differently from other Funds, that Fund will vote separately on such matter. As a Delaware statutory trust, the Trust is not required, and does not intend, to hold annual meetings of shareholders. Approval of shareholders will be sought, however, for certain changes in the operation of the Trust and for the election of Trustees under certain circumstances.

Under the Declaration of Trust, the Trustees have the power to liquidate the Fund without shareholder approval. While the Trustees have no present intention of exercising this power, they may do so if the Fund fails to reach a viable size within a reasonable amount of time or for such other reasons as may be determined by the Board.

LIMITATION OF TRUSTEES’ LIABILITY

The Declaration of Trust provides that a Trustee shall be liable only for his or her own willful misfeasance, bad faith, gross negligence or reckless disregard of the duties involved in the conduct of the office of Trustee, and shall not be liable for errors of judgment or mistakes of fact or law. The Trustees shall not be responsible or liable in any event for any neglect or wrong-doing of any officer, agent, employee, investment adviser or principal underwriter of the Trust, nor shall any Trustee be responsible for the act or omission of any other Trustee. The Declaration of Trust also provides that the Trust shall indemnify each person who is, or has been, a Trustee, officer, employee or agent of the Trust, any person who is serving or has served at the Trust’s request as a Trustee, officer, trustee, employee or agent of another organization in which the Trust has any interest as a shareholder, creditor or otherwise to the extent and in the manner provided in the By-Laws. However, nothing in the Declaration of Trust shall protect or indemnify a Trustee against any liability for his or her willful misfeasance, bad faith, gross negligence or reckless disregard of the duties involved in the conduct of the office of Trustee. Nothing contained in this section attempts to disclaim a Trustee’s individual liability in any manner inconsistent with the federal securities laws.

PORTFOLIO TRANSACTIONS AND BROKERAGE

The policy of the Trust regarding purchases and sales of securities for each Fund is that primary consideration will be given to obtaining the most favorable prices and efficient executions of transactions. Consistent with this policy, when securities transactions are effected on a stock exchange, the Trust’s policy is to pay commissions which are considered fair and reasonable without necessarily determining that the lowest possible commissions are paid in all circumstances. The Trust believes that a requirement always to seek the lowest possible commission cost could impede effective portfolio management and preclude the Funds and the Sub-Adviser from obtaining a high quality of brokerage and research services. In seeking to determine the reasonableness of brokerage commissions paid in any transaction, the Sub-Adviser will rely upon its experience and knowledge regarding commissions generally charged by various brokers and on its judgment in evaluating the brokerage services received from the broker effecting the transaction. Such determinations are necessarily subjective and imprecise, and in most cases, exact dollar values for those services are not ascertainable. The Trust has adopted policies and procedures that prohibit the consideration of sales of a Fund’s shares as a factor in the selection of a broker or dealer to execute its portfolio transactions.

The Sub-Adviser owes a fiduciary duty to its clients to seek to provide best execution on trades effected. In selecting a broker/dealer for each specific transaction, the Sub-Adviser chooses the broker/dealer deemed most capable of providing the services necessary to obtain the most favorable execution. Best execution is generally understood to mean the most favorable cost or net proceeds reasonably obtainable under the circumstances. The full range of brokerage services applicable to a particular transaction may be considered when making this judgment, which may include, but is not limited to: liquidity, price, commission, timing, aggregated trades, capable floor brokers or traders, competent block trading coverage, ability to position, capital strength and stability, reliable and accurate communications and settlement processing, use of automation, knowledge of other buyers or sellers, arbitrage skills, administrative ability, underwriting and provision of information on a particular security or market in which the transaction is to occur. The specific criteria will vary depending upon the nature of the transaction, the market in which it is executed, and the extent to which it is possible to select from among multiple broker/dealers. The Sub-Adviser will also use electronic crossing networks (“ECNs”) when appropriate.

Section 28(e) of the 1934 Act permits the Sub-Adviser, under certain circumstances, to cause a Fund to pay a broker or dealer a commission for effecting a transaction in excess of the amount of commission another broker or dealer would have charged for effecting the transaction in recognition of the value of brokerage and research services provided by the broker or dealer. The Sub-Adviser may receive a variety of research services and information on many topics, which it can use in connection with its management responsibilities with respect to the various accounts over which it exercises investment discretion or otherwise provides investment advice. The research services may include qualifying order management systems, portfolio attribution and monitoring services and computer software and access charges which are directly related to investment research. Accordingly, a Fund may pay a broker commission higher than the lowest available in recognition of the broker’s provision of such services to the Sub-Adviser, but only if the Sub-Adviser determines the total commission (including the soft dollar benefit) is comparable to the best commission rate that could be expected to be received from other brokers. The amount of soft dollar benefits received depends on the amount of brokerage transactions effected with the brokers. A conflict of interest exists because there is an incentive to: 1) cause clients to pay a higher commission than the firm might otherwise be able to negotiate; 2) cause clients to engage in more securities transactions than would otherwise be optimal; and 3) only recommend brokers that provide soft dollar benefits.

The Sub-Adviser faces a potential conflict of interest when it uses client trades to obtain brokerage or research services. This conflict exists because the Sub-Adviser is able to use the brokerage or research services to manage client accounts without paying cash for such services, which reduces the Sub-Adviser’s expenses to the extent that the Sub-Adviser would have purchased such products had they not been provided by brokers. Section 28(e) permits the Sub-Adviser to use brokerage or research services for the benefit of any account it manages. Certain accounts managed by the Sub-Adviser may generate soft dollars used to purchase brokerage or research services that ultimately benefit other accounts managed by the Sub-Adviser, effectively cross subsidizing the other accounts managed by the Sub-Adviser that benefit directly from the product. The Sub-Adviser may not necessarily use all of the brokerage or research services in connection with managing a Fund whose trades generated the soft dollars used to purchase such products.

Neither the Adviser nor the Sub-Adviser currently uses Fund assets for, or participates in, any third party soft dollar arrangements, although they may do so in the future. However, they may receive proprietary research from various full service brokers, the cost of which is bundled with the cost of the broker’s execution services. The Adviser and the Sub-Adviser do not “pay up” for the value of any such proprietary research.

The Sub-Adviser is responsible, subject to oversight by the Adviser and the Board, for placing orders on behalf of the Funds for the purchase or sale of portfolio securities. If purchases or sales of portfolio securities of a Fund and one or more other investment companies or clients supervised by the Sub-Adviser are considered at or about the same time, transactions in such securities are allocated among the several investment companies and clients in a manner deemed equitable and consistent with its fiduciary obligations to all by the Sub-Adviser. In some cases, this procedure could have a detrimental effect on the price or volume of the security so far as a Fund is concerned. However, in other cases, it is possible that the ability to participate in volume transactions and to negotiate lower brokerage commissions will be beneficial to a Fund. The primary consideration is prompt execution of orders at the most favorable net price.

A Fund may deal with affiliates in principal transactions to the extent permitted by exemptive order or applicable rule or regulation.

As of the date of this SAI, the Funds had not commenced operations and therefore did not pay brokerage commissions during the past fiscal year.

Brokerage with Fund Affiliates. The Funds may execute brokerage or other agency transactions through registered broker-dealer affiliates of the Funds, the Adviser, the Sub-Adviser, or the Distributor for a commission in conformity with the 1940 Act, the Exchange Act and rules promulgated by the SEC. These rules further require that commissions paid to the affiliate by the Funds for exchange transactions not exceed “usual and customary” brokerage commissions. The rules define “usual and customary” commissions to include amounts which are “reasonable and fair compared to the commission, fee or other remuneration received or to be received by other brokers in connection with comparable transactions involving similar securities being purchased or sold on a securities exchange during a comparable period of time.” The Board, including those members who are not “interested persons” of the Funds, has adopted procedures for evaluating the reasonableness of commissions paid to affiliates and reviews these procedures periodically.

Securities of “Regular Broker-Dealers.” Each Fund is required to identify any securities of its “regular brokers and dealers” (as such term is defined in the 1940 Act) which the Fund may hold at the close of its most recent fiscal year. “Regular brokers or dealers” of a Fund are the ten brokers or dealers that, during the most recent fiscal year: (i) received the greatest dollar amounts of brokerage commissions from the Fund’s portfolio transactions; (ii) engaged as principal in the largest dollar amounts of portfolio transactions of the Fund; or (iii) sold the largest dollar amounts of the Fund’s shares. [As of [ ], 2017, the Funds did not hold any securities of their “regular brokers and dealers.”]

PORTFOLIO TURNOVER RATE

Portfolio turnover may vary from year to year, as well as within a year. Generally, the higher a Fund’s rate of portfolio turnover, the higher the transaction costs borne by the Fund and its long-term shareholders. In addition, a Fund’s portfolio turnover level may adversely affect the ability of the Fund to achieve its investment objective. Because a Fund’s portfolio turnover rate, to a great extent, will depend on the creation and redemption activity of investors, it is difficult to estimate what a Fund’s actual portfolio turnover rate will be in the future.

“Portfolio Turnover Rate” is defined under the rules of the SEC as the lesser of the value of the securities purchased or of the securities sold, excluding all securities whose maturities at the time of acquisition were one-year or less, divided by the average monthly value of such securities owned during the year. Based on this definition, instruments with a remaining maturity of less than one-year are excluded from the calculation of the portfolio turnover rate. Instruments excluded from the calculation of portfolio turnover generally would include the futures contracts and options contracts in which a Fund invests since such contracts generally have a remaining maturity of less than one year.

BOOK ENTRY ONLY SYSTEM

The following information supplements and should be read in conjunction with the section in the Fund’s Prospectus entitled “Shareholder Information.”

Depository Trust Company (“DTC”) acts as securities depository for the Funds’ shares. Shares of the Fund are represented by securities registered in the name of DTC or its nominee, Cede & Co., and deposited with, or on behalf of, DTC.

DTC is a limited-purpose trust company that was created to hold securities of its participants (the “DTC Participants”) and to facilitate the clearance and settlement of securities transactions among the DTC Participants in such securities through electronic book-entry changes in accounts of the DTC Participants, thereby eliminating the need for physical movement of securities’ certificates. DTC Participants include securities brokers and dealers, banks, trust companies, clearing corporations and certain other organizations, some of whom (and/or their representatives) own DTC. More specifically, DTC is owned by a number of its DTC Participants and by the NYSE and FINRA. Access to the DTC system is also available to others such as banks, brokers, dealers and trust companies that clear through or maintain a custodial relationship with a DTC Participant, either directly or indirectly (the “Indirect Participants”).

Beneficial ownership of shares is limited to DTC Participants, Indirect Participants and persons holding interests through DTC Participants and Indirect Participants. Ownership of beneficial interests in shares (owners of such beneficial interests are referred to herein as “Beneficial Owners”) is shown on, and the transfer of ownership is effected only through, records maintained by DTC (with respect to DTC Participants) and on the records of DTC Participants (with respect to Indirect Participants and Beneficial Owners that are not DTC Participants). Beneficial Owners will receive from or through the DTC Participant a written confirmation relating to their purchase of shares.

Conveyance of all notices, statements and other communications to Beneficial Owners is effected as follows. Pursuant to the Depositary Agreement between the Trust and DTC, DTC is required to make available to the Trust upon request and for a fee to be charged to the Trust a listing of the shares of a Fund held by each DTC Participant. The Trust shall inquire of each such DTC Participant as to the number of Beneficial Owners holding shares, directly or indirectly, through such DTC Participant. The Trust shall provide each such DTC Participant with copies of such notice, statement or other communication, in such form, number and at such place as such DTC Participant may reasonably request, in order that such notice, statement or communication may be transmitted by such DTC Participant, directly or indirectly, to such Beneficial Owners. In addition, the Trust shall pay to each such DTC Participants a fair and reasonable amount as reimbursement for the expenses attendant to such transmittal, all subject to applicable statutory and regulatory requirements.

Share distributions shall be made to DTC or its nominee, Cede & Co., as the registered holder of all shares. DTC or its nominee, upon receipt of any such distributions, shall credit immediately DTC Participants’ accounts with payments in amounts proportionate to their respective beneficial interests in shares of a Fund as shown on the records of DTC or its nominee. Payments by DTC Participants to Indirect Participants and Beneficial Owners of shares held through such DTC Participants will be governed by standing instructions and customary practices, as is now the case with securities held for the accounts of customers in bearer form or registered in a “street name,” and will be the responsibility of such DTC Participants.

The Trust has no responsibility or liability for any aspect of the records relating to or notices to Beneficial Owners, or payments made on account of beneficial ownership interests in such shares, or for maintaining, supervising or reviewing any records relating to such beneficial ownership interests, or for any other aspect of the relationship between DTC and the DTC Participants or the relationship between such DTC Participants and the Indirect Participants and Beneficial Owners owning through such DTC Participants.

DTC may decide to discontinue providing its service with respect to shares at any time by giving reasonable notice to the Trust and discharging its responsibilities with respect thereto under applicable law. Under such circumstances, the Trust shall take action to find a replacement for DTC to perform its functions at a comparable cost. The DTC Participants’ rules and policies are made publicly available through its website at www.dtcc.com.

CONTROL PERSONS AND PRINCIPAL HOLDERS OF SECURITIES

As of the date of this SAI, no person owned of record or beneficially 5% or more of Shares of either Fund.

CREATION AND REDEMPTION OF CREATION UNITS

Each Fund offers and issues shares at NAV in Creation Unit Aggregations, generally in exchange for the Deposit Securities and Cash Component. Shares are redeemable only in Creation Unit Aggregations and, generally, in exchange for the Deposit Securities and Cash Component.

As is further discussed below, the Trust reserves the right to offer an “all cash” option for creations and redemptions of Creation Units for a Fund. In addition, Creation Units may be issued in advance of receipt of Deposit Securities subject to various conditions, including a requirement to maintain a cash deposit with the Trust at least equal to 115% of the market value of the missing Deposit Securities. In each instance, transaction fees may be imposed that will be higher than the transaction fees associated with traditional in-kind creations or redemptions. In all cases, such fees will be limited in accordance with SEC requirements applicable to management investment companies offering redeemable securities.

Creation

The Trust issues and sells shares of each Fund only in Creation Units on a continuous basis through the Distributor, at their NAV next determined after receipt, on any Business Day (as defined below), of an order received in proper form.

A “Business Day” with respect to a Fund is any day on which the Exchange is open for business. As of the date of the Prospectus, the Exchange observes the following holidays: New Year’s Day, Martin Luther King, Jr. Day, President’s Day (Washington’s Birthday), Good Friday, Memorial Day (observed), Independence Day, Labor Day, Thanksgiving Day and Christmas Day.

Fund Deposit. The consideration for purchase of a Creation Unit of a Fund generally consists of an in-kind deposit of a designated portfolio of securities – the “Deposit Securities” – per each Creation Unit constituting a substantial replication, or a representation, of the securities included in the Fund’s portfolio and an amount of cash – the Cash Component – computed as described below. Together, the Deposit Securities and the Cash Component constitute the “Fund Deposit,” which represents the minimum initial and subsequent investment amount for a Creation Unit of the Fund. The Cash Component is an amount equal to the difference between the NAV of the shares (per Creation Unit) and the market value of the Deposit Securities. If the Cash Component is a positive number (i.e., the NAV per Creation Unit exceeds the market value of the Deposit Securities), the Cash Component shall be such positive amount. If the Cash Component is a negative number (i.e., the NAV per Creation Unit is less than the market value of the Deposit Securities), the Cash Component shall be such negative amount and the creator will be entitled to receive cash from the Fund in an amount equal to the Cash Component. The Cash Component serves the function of compensating for any differences between the NAV per Creation Unit and the market value of the Deposit Securities.

The Administrator, through the National Securities Clearing Corporation (“NSCC”) (discussed below), makes available on each Business Day, immediately prior to the opening of business on the Exchange (currently 9:30 a.m., Eastern Time), the list of the names and the required number of shares of each Deposit Security to be included in the current Fund Deposit (based on information at the end of the previous Business Day) for each Fund. Such Fund Deposit is applicable, subject to any adjustments as described below, in order to effect creations of Creation Units of a Fund until such time as the next-announced composition of the Deposit Securities is made available.

The identity and number of shares of the Deposit Securities required for a Fund Deposit for each Fund changes as rebalancing adjustments and corporate action events are reflected from time to time by the Sub-Adviser to the Fund with a view to the investment objectives of the Fund. In addition, the Trust reserves the right to permit or require the substitution of an amount of cash – i.e., a “cash in lieu” amount – to be added to the Cash Component to replace any Deposit Security which may not be available in sufficient quantity for delivery or which may not be eligible for transfer through the Clearing Process (discussed below), or which may not be eligible for trading by an Authorized Participant (as defined below) or the investor for which it is acting. The Trust also reserves the right to offer an “all cash” option for creations of Creation Units for each Fund.

In addition to the list of names and numbers of securities constituting the current Deposit Securities of a Fund Deposit, the Administrator, through the NSCC, also makes available on each Business Day, the estimated Cash Component, effective through and including the previous Business Day, per outstanding Creation Unit of each Fund.

Procedures for Creation of Creation Units. To be eligible to place orders with the Distributor to create a Creation Unit of a Fund, an entity must be (i) a “Participating Party,” i.e., a broker-dealer or other participant in the clearing process through the Continuous Net Settlement System of the NSCC (the “Clearing Process”), a clearing agency that is registered with the SEC; or (ii) a DTC Participant (see “Book Entry Only System”), and, in each case, must have executed an agreement with the Trust, the Distributor and the Administrator with respect to creations and redemptions of Creation Units (“Participant Agreement”) (discussed below). A Participating Party and DTC Participant are collectively referred to as an “Authorized Participant.” Investors should contact the Distributor for the names of Authorized Participants that have signed a Participant Agreement with the Funds. All shares of each Fund, however created, will be entered on the records of DTC in the name of Cede & Co. for the account of a DTC Participant.

All orders to create Creation Units must be placed for one or more Creation Unit size aggregations of at least 50,000 shares. All orders to create Creation Units, whether through the Clearing Process (through a Participating Party) or outside the Clearing Process (through a DTC Participant), must be received by the Distributor no later than 3:00 p.m., Eastern Time, an hour earlier than the close of the regular trading session on the Exchange (ordinarily 4:00 p.m., Eastern Time) (“Closing Time”), in each case on the date such order is placed in order for the creation of Creation Units to be effected based on the NAV of shares of each Fund as next determined on such date after receipt of the order in proper form. The date on which an order to create Creation Units (or an order to redeem Creation Units as discussed below) is placed is referred to as the “Transmittal Date.” Orders must be transmitted by an Authorized Participant by telephone or other transmission method acceptable to the Distributor pursuant to procedures set forth in the Participant Agreement, as described below (see “Placement of Creation Orders Using Clearing Process” and “Placement of Creation Orders Outside Clearing Process”). Severe economic or market disruptions or changes, or telephone or other communication failure, may impede the ability to reach the Distributor or an Authorized Participant.

If permitted by the Sub-Adviser in its sole discretion with respect to a Fund, an Authorized Participant may also agree to enter into or arrange for an exchange of a futures contract for related position (“EFCRP”) or block trade with the relevant Fund or its Subsidiary whereby the Authorized Participant would also transfer to such Fund a number and type of exchange-traded futures contracts at or near the closing settlement price for such contracts on the purchase order date. Similarly, the Sub-Adviser in its sole discretion may agree with an Authorized Participant to use an EFCRP or block trade to effect an order to redeem Creation Units.

An EFCRP is a technique permitted by the rules of certain futures exchanges that, as utilized by a Fund in the Sub-Adviser’s discretion, would allow such Fund or its Subsidiary to take a position in a futures contract from an Authorized Participant, or give futures contracts to an Authorized Participant, in the case of a redemption, rather than to enter the futures exchange markets to obtain such a position. An EFCRP by itself will not change either party’s net risk position materially. Because the futures position that a Fund would otherwise need to take in order to meet its investment objective can be obtained without unnecessarily impacting the financial or futures markets or their pricing, EFCRPs can generally be viewed as transactions beneficial to a Fund. A block trade is a technique that permits certain Funds to obtain a futures position without going through the market auction system and can generally be viewed as a transaction beneficial to the Fund.

Orders to create Creation Units of a Fund shall be placed with an Authorized Participant, as applicable, in the form required by such Authorized Participant. In addition, the Authorized Participant may request the investor to make certain representations or enter into agreements with respect to the order, i.e., to provide for payments of cash, when required. Investors should be aware that their particular broker may not have executed a Participant Agreement and, therefore, orders to create Creation Units of a Fund have to be placed by the investor’s broker through an Authorized Participant that has executed a Participant Agreement. At any given time there may be only a limited number of broker-dealers that have executed a Participant Agreement. Those placing orders for Creation Units through the Clearing Process should afford sufficient time to permit proper submission of the order to the Distributor prior to 3:00 p.m., Eastern Time, on the Transmittal Date.

Orders for creation that are effected outside the Clearing Process are likely to require transmittal by the DTC Participant earlier on the Transmittal Date than orders effected using the Clearing Process. Those persons placing orders outside the Clearing Process, should ascertain the deadlines applicable to DTC and the Federal Reserve Bank wire system by contacting the operations department of the broker or depository institution effecting such transfer of Deposit Securities and Cash Component.

Placement of Creation Orders Using the Clearing Process. The Clearing Process is the process of creating or redeeming Creation Units through the Continuous Net Settlement System of the NSCC. Fund Deposits made through the Clearing Process must be delivered through a Participating Party that has executed a Participant Agreement. The Participant Agreement authorizes the Distributor to transmit through the Funds’ transfer agent to NSCC, on behalf of the Participating Party, such trade instructions as are necessary to effect the Participating Party’s creation order. Pursuant to such trade instructions to NSCC, the Participating Party agrees to deliver the requisite Deposit Securities and the Cash Component to the Trust, together with such additional information as may be required by the Distributor. An order to create Creation Units through the Clearing Process is deemed received by the Distributor on the Transmittal Date if (i) such order is received by the Distributor not later than 3:00 p.m., Eastern Time on such Transmittal Date and (ii) all other procedures set forth in the Participant Agreement are properly followed.

Placement of Creation Orders Outside the Clearing Process. Fund Deposits made outside the Clearing Process must be delivered through a DTC Participant that has executed a Participant Agreement with the Trust, the Distributor and the Administrator. A DTC Participant who wishes to place an order creating Creation Units to be effected outside the Clearing Process need not be a Participating Party, but such orders must state that the DTC Participant is not using the Clearing Process and that the creation of Creation Units will instead be effected through a transfer of securities and cash directly through DTC. A Fund Deposit transfer must be ordered by the DTC Participant on the Transmittal Date in a timely fashion so as to ensure the delivery of the requisite number of Deposit Securities through DTC to the account of the Trust by no later than 11:00 a.m., Eastern Time, of the next Business Day immediately following the Transmittal Date. All questions as to the number of Deposit Securities to be delivered, and the validity, form and eligibility (including time of receipt) for the deposit of any tendered securities, will be determined by the Trust, whose determination shall be final and binding. The cash equal to the Cash Component must be transferred directly to the Administrator through the Federal Reserve wire system in a timely manner so as to be received by the Administrator no later than 2:00 p.m., Eastern Time, on the next Business Day immediately following such Transmittal Date. An order to create Creation Units outside the Clearing Process is deemed received by the Distributor on the Transmittal Date if (i) such order is received by the Distributor not later than 3:00 p.m., Eastern Time on such Transmittal Date; and (ii) all other procedures set forth in the Participant Agreement are properly followed. However, if the Administrator does not receive both the requisite Deposit Securities and the Cash Component by 11:00 a.m. and 2:00 p.m., respectively, on the next Business Day immediately following the Transmittal Date, such order will be cancelled. Upon written notice to the Distributor, such cancelled order may be resubmitted the following Business Day using a Fund Deposit as newly constituted to reflect the then current NAV of the Funds. The delivery of Creation Units of a Fund so created will occur no later than the third (3rd) Business Day following the day on which the purchase order is deemed received by the Distributor.

Creation Units may be created in advance of receipt by the Trust of all or a portion of the applicable Deposit Securities as described below. In these circumstances, the initial deposit will have a value greater than the NAV of the shares on the date the order is placed in proper form since in addition to available Deposit Securities, cash must be deposited in an amount equal to the sum of (i) the Cash Component, plus (ii) 115% of the market value of the undelivered Deposit Securities (the “Additional Cash Deposit”). The order shall be deemed to be received on the Business Day on which the order is placed provided that the order is placed in proper form prior to 3:00 p.m., Eastern Time on such date and federal funds in the appropriate amount are deposited with the Administrator by 11:00 a.m., Eastern Time, the following Business Day. If the order is not placed in proper form by 3:00 p.m., Eastern Time or federal funds in the appropriate amount are not received by 11:00 a.m. the next Business Day, then the order may be deemed to be rejected and the investor shall be liable to the Trust for losses, if any, resulting therefrom. An additional amount of cash shall be required to be deposited with the Trust, pending delivery of the missing Deposit Securities to the extent necessary to maintain the Additional Cash Deposit with the Trust in an amount at least equal to 115% of the daily marked to market value of the missing Deposit Securities. To the extent that missing Deposit Securities are not received by 1:00 p.m., Eastern Time, on the third Business Day following the day on which the purchase order is deemed received by the Distributor or in the event a mark to market payment is not made within one Business Day following notification by the Distributor that such a payment is required, the Trust may use the cash on deposit to purchase the missing Deposit Securities. Authorized Participants will be liable to the Trust for the costs incurred by the Trust in connection with any such purchases. These costs will be deemed to include the amount by which the actual purchase price of the Deposit Securities exceeds the market value of such Deposit Securities on the day the purchase order was deemed received by the Distributor plus the brokerage and related transaction costs associated with such purchases. The Trust will return any unused portion of the Additional Cash Deposit once all of the missing Deposit Securities have been properly received by the Administrator or purchased by the Trust and deposited into the Trust. In addition, a transaction fee will be charged in all cases. The delivery of Creation Units of a Fund so created will occur no later than the third Business Day following the day on which the purchase order is deemed received by the Distributor.

Acceptance of Orders for Creation Units. The Trust reserves the absolute right to reject a creation order transmitted to it by the Distributor in respect of a Fund if (a) the order is not in proper form; (b) the investor(s), upon obtaining the shares ordered, would own 80% or more of the currently outstanding shares of the Fund; (c) the Deposit Securities delivered are not as disseminated through the facilities of the Exchange for that date by the Administrator, as described above; (d) acceptance of the Deposit Securities or Cash Purchase Amount would have certain adverse tax consequences to the Fund; (e) the acceptance of the Fund Deposit or Cash Purchase Amount would, in the opinion of counsel, be unlawful; (f) the acceptance of the Fund Deposit or Cash Purchase Amount would otherwise, in the discretion of the Trust or the Adviser, have an adverse effect on the Trust or the rights of beneficial owners; or (g) in the event that circumstances outside the control of the Trust, the Distributor and the Adviser make it for all practical purposes impossible to process creation orders. Examples of such circumstances include acts of God or public service or utility problems such as fires, floods, extreme weather conditions and power outages resulting in telephone, telecopy and computer failures; market conditions or activities causing trading halts; systems failures involving computer or other information systems affecting the Trust, the Adviser, the Distributor, DTC, NSCC or any other participant in the creation process, and similar extraordinary events. The Distributor shall notify a prospective creator of a Creation Unit and/or the Authorized Participant acting on behalf of the creator of a Creation Unit of its rejection of the order of such person. The Trust, the Administrator and the Distributor are under no duty, however, to give notification of any defects or irregularities in the delivery of Fund Deposits or Cash Purchase Amounts nor shall either of them incur any liability for the failure to give any such notification.

All questions as to the number of shares of each security in the Deposit Securities and the validity, form, eligibility and acceptance for deposit of any securities to be delivered shall be determined by the Trust, and the Trust’s determination shall be final and binding.

Creation Transaction Fee. To compensate the Trust for transfer and other transaction costs involved in creation transactions through the Clearing Process, investors will be required to pay a minimum creation transaction fee, assessed per transaction, as follows:

Fund	Creation Transaction Fee*
REX Bitcoin Strategy ETF	$[ ] + [ ]% of the Creation Unit’s NAV
REX Short Bitcoin Strategy ETF	$[ ] + [ ]% of the Creation Unit’s NAV

To the extent a Creation Unit consists of more than 100 securities, an additional Creation Transaction Fee may be charged to Authorized Participants to the next highest $500 increment at the following rates: (i) $5 per book-entry security settled via the NSCC’s CNS; and (ii) $15 per security for “in-kind” settlements settled outside the NSCC, and all physical settlements, including options, futures and other derivatives.

A Fund may adjust the Creation Transaction Fee from time to time based upon actual experience. Investors who use the services of a broker or other such intermediary in addition to an Authorized Participant to effect a creation of a Creation Unit may be charged a fee for such services.

Redemption

Shares may be redeemed only in Creation Units at their NAV next determined after receipt of a redemption request in proper form by a Fund through the Administrator and only on a Business Day. The Trust will not redeem shares in amounts less than Creation Units. Beneficial Owners must accumulate enough shares in the secondary market to constitute a Creation Unit in order to have such shares redeemed by the Trust. There can be no assurance, however, that there will be sufficient liquidity in the public trading market at any time to permit assembly of a Creation Unit. Investors should expect to incur brokerage and other costs in connection with assembling a sufficient number of shares to constitute a redeemable Creation Unit.

With respect to the Funds, the Administrator, through the NSCC, makes available immediately prior to the opening of business on the Exchange (currently 9:30 a.m., Eastern Time) on each Business Day, the “Fund Securities” that will be applicable (subject to possible amendment or correction) to redemption requests received in proper form (as defined below) on that day. Fund Securities received on redemption may not be identical to Deposit Securities which are applicable to creations of Creation Units.

Cash Redemption Amount. Unless cash redemptions are available or specified for a Fund, the redemption proceeds for a Creation Unit generally consist of Fund Securities – as announced by the Administrator on the Business Day of the request for redemption received in proper form – plus cash in an amount equal to the difference between the NAV of the shares being redeemed, as next determined after receipt of a request in proper form, and the value of the Fund Securities (the “Cash Redemption Amount”), less a redemption transaction fee described below in the section entitled “Redemption Transaction Fee”. In the event that the Fund Securities have a value greater than the NAV of the shares, a compensating cash payment equal to the differential is required to be made by or through an Authorized Participant by the redeeming shareholder.

Placement of Redemption Orders Using Clearing Process. Orders to redeem Creation Units through the Clearing Process must be delivered through a Participating Party that has executed the Participant Agreement. An order to redeem Creation Units using the Clearing Process is deemed received on the Transmittal Date if (i) such order is received by the Administrator not later than 3:00 p.m., Eastern Time on such Transmittal Date; and (ii) all other procedures set forth in the Participant Agreement are properly followed; such order will be effected based on the NAV of a Fund as next determined. An order to redeem Creation Units using the Clearing Process made in proper form but received by a Fund after 3:00 p.m., Eastern Time will be deemed received on the next Business Day immediately following the Transmittal Date and will be effected at the NAV next determined on such Business Day. The requisite Fund Securities and the Cash Redemption Amount will be transferred by the third (3rd) NSCC Business Day following the date on which such request for redemption is deemed received.

Placement of Redemption Orders Outside Clearing Process. Orders to redeem Creation Units outside the Clearing Process must be delivered through a DTC Participant that has executed the Participant Agreement. A DTC Participant who wishes to place an order for redemption of Creation Units to be effected outside the Clearing Process need not be a Participating Party, but such orders must state that the DTC Participant is not using the Clearing Process and that redemption of Creation Units will instead be effected through transfer of shares directly through DTC. An order to redeem Creation Units outside the Clearing Process is deemed received by the Administrator on the Transmittal Date if (i) such order is received by the Administrator not later than 3:00 p.m., Eastern Time on such Transmittal Date; (ii) such order is accompanied or proceeded by the requisite number of shares of a Fund and/or the Cash Redemption Amount specified in such order, which delivery must be made through DTC to the Administrator no later than 11:00 a.m. and 2:00 p.m., respectively, Eastern Time, on the next Business Day following such Transmittal Date (the “DTC Cut-Off-Time”); and (iii) all other procedures set forth in the Participant Agreement are properly followed.

After the Administrator has deemed an order for redemption outside the Clearing Process received, the Administrator will initiate procedures to transfer the requisite Fund Securities, which are expected to be delivered within three Business Days, and/or the Cash Redemption Amount to the Authorized Participant, on behalf of the redeeming Beneficial Owner, by the third Business Day following the Transmittal Date on which such redemption order is deemed received by the Administrator.

The calculation of the value of the Fund Securities and the Cash Redemption Amount to be delivered upon redemption will be made by the Administrator according to the procedures set forth under “Determination of Net Asset Value” computed on the Business Day on which a redemption order is deemed received by the Administrator. Therefore, if a redemption order in proper form is submitted to the Administrator by a DTC Participant not later than 3:00 p.m., Eastern Time on the Transmittal Date, and the requisite number of shares of a Fund are delivered to the custodian prior to the DTC Cut-Off-Time, then the value of the Fund Securities and/or the Cash Redemption Amount to be delivered will be determined by the Administrator on such Transmittal Date. If, however, a redemption order is submitted to the Administrator by a DTC Participant not later than 3:00 p.m., Eastern Time on the Transmittal Date, but either (1) the requisite number of shares of a Fund are not delivered by the DTC Cut-Off-Time as described above on the next Business Day following the Transmittal Date or (2) the redemption order is not submitted in proper form, then the redemption order will not be deemed received as of the Transmittal Date. In such case, the value of the Fund Securities and the Cash Redemption Amount to be delivered will be computed on the Business Day that such order is deemed received by the Administrator, i.e., the Business Day on which the shares of a Fund are delivered through DTC to the Administrator by the DTC Cut-Off-Time on such Business Day pursuant to a properly submitted redemption order.

If it is not possible to effect deliveries of the Fund Securities, the Trust may in its discretion exercise its option to redeem such shares in cash, and the redeeming Beneficial Owner will be required to receive its redemption proceeds in cash. In addition, an investor may request a redemption in cash which a Fund may, in its sole discretion, permit. In either case, the investor will receive a cash payment equal to the NAV of its shares based on the NAV of shares of a Fund next determined after the redemption request is received in proper form (minus a redemption transaction fee and additional charge for requested cash redemptions specified above, to offset the Trust’s brokerage and other transaction costs associated with the disposition of Fund Securities). Each Fund may also, in its sole discretion, upon request of a shareholder, provide such redeemer a portfolio of securities which differs from the exact composition of the Fund Securities but does not differ in NAV.

Redemptions of shares for Fund Securities will be subject to compliance with applicable federal and state securities laws and each Fund (whether or not it otherwise permits cash redemptions) reserves the right to redeem Creation Units for cash to the extent that the Fund could not lawfully deliver specific Fund Securities upon redemptions or could not do so without first registering the Fund Securities under such laws. An Authorized Participant or an investor for which it is acting subject to a legal restriction with respect to a particular stock included in the Fund Securities applicable to the redemption of a Creation Unit may be paid an equivalent amount of cash. The Authorized Participant may request the redeeming Beneficial Owner of the shares to complete an order form or to enter into agreements with respect to such matters as compensating cash payment, beneficial ownership of shares or delivery instructions. The Trust also reserves the right to offer an “all cash” option for redemptions of Creation Units for a Fund.

The right of redemption may be suspended or the date of payment postponed with respect to a Fund (1) for any period during which the Exchange is closed (other than customary weekend and holiday closings); (2) for any period during which trading on the Exchange is suspended or restricted; (3) for any period during which an emergency exists as a result of which disposal of the shares of the Fund or determination of the shares’ NAV is not reasonably practicable; or (4) in such other circumstance as is permitted by the SEC.

Redemption Transaction Fee. To compensate the Trust for transfer and other transaction costs involved in redemption transactions through the Clearing Process, investors will be required to pay a minimum redemption transaction fee, assessed per transaction as follows:

Fund	Redemption Transaction Fee*
REX Bitcoin Strategy ETF	$[ ] + [ ]% of the Creation Unit’s NAV
REX Short Bitcoin Strategy ETF	$[ ] + [ ]% of the Creation Unit’s NAV

To the extent a Creation Unit consists of more than 100 securities, an additional Redemption Transaction Fee may be charged to Authorized Participants to the next highest $500 increment at the following rates: (i) $5 per book-entry security settled via the NSCC’s CNS; and (ii) $15 per security for “in-kind” settlements settled outside the NSCC, and all physical settlements, including options, futures and other derivatives.

A Fund may adjust the Redemption Transaction Fee from time to time based upon actual experience. Investors who use the services of a broker or other such intermediary in addition to an Authorized Participant to effect a redemption of a Creation Unit may be charged a fee for such services.

DETERMINATION OF NET ASSET VALUE

The following information supplements and should be read in conjunction with the section in the Funds’ Prospectus entitled “Calculating NAV.”

The NAV per share of each Fund is computed by dividing the value of the net assets of the Fund (i.e., the value of its total assets less total liabilities) by the total number of shares of the Fund outstanding, rounded to the nearest cent. Expenses and fees, including without limitation, the management, administration and distribution fees, are accrued daily and taken into account for purposes of determining NAV per share. The NAV per share for each Fund is calculated by the Administrator and determined as of 4:15 p.m. Eastern Time on each day that such exchange is open.

In computing a Fund’s NAV, the Fund’s securities holdings are valued based on their last readily available market price. Price information on listed securities is taken from the exchange where the security is primarily traded. Other portfolio securities and assets for which market quotations are not readily available or determined to not represent the current fair value are valued based on fair value as determined in good faith by the Sub-Adviser in accordance with procedures adopted by the Board.

Futures contracts will be valued at the settlement or closing price determined by the applicable exchange. Cash Instruments may be valued at market values, as furnished by recognized dealers in such securities or assets. Cash Instruments also may be valued on the basis of information furnished by an independent pricing service that uses a valuation matrix which incorporates both dealer-supplied valuations and electronic data processing techniques.

Short-term debt securities with remaining maturities of sixty days or less for which market quotations and information furnished by an independent pricing service are not readily available will be valued at amortized cost, which approximates current value. Shares of money market mutual funds held by each Fund will be valued at their respective NAVs.

DIVIDENDS AND DISTRIBUTIONS

Dividends and Distributions

The following information supplements and should be read in conjunction with the section in the Prospectus entitled “Dividends, Distributions and Taxes.”

General Policies. Dividends from net investment income, if any, are declared and paid at least annually by the Funds. Distributions of net realized securities gains, if any, generally are declared and paid once a year, but the Fund may make distributions on a more frequent basis for the Fund to comply with the distribution requirements of the Internal Revenue Code, in all events in a manner consistent with the provisions of the 1940 Act.

Dividends and other distributions on shares are distributed, as described below, on a pro rata basis to Beneficial Owners of such shares. Dividend payments are made through DTC Participants and Indirect Participants to Beneficial Owners then of record with proceeds received from the Fund.

Each Fund may make additional distributions to the extent necessary (i) to distribute the entire annual taxable income of the Fund, plus any net capital gains and (ii) to avoid imposition of the excise tax imposed by Section 4982 of the Internal Revenue Code. Management of the Trust reserves the right to declare special dividends for the Fund if, in its reasonable discretion, such action is necessary or advisable to preserve the status of the Fund as a RIC or to avoid imposition of income or excise taxes on undistributed income.

Dividend Reinvestment Service. No reinvestment service is provided by the Trust. Broker-dealers may make available the DTC book-entry Dividend Reinvestment Service for use by Beneficial Owners of the Fund for reinvestment of their dividend distributions. Beneficial Owners should contact their broker to determine the availability and costs of the service and the details of participation therein. Brokers may require Beneficial Owners to adhere to specific procedures and timetables. If this service is available and used, dividend distributions of both income and realized gains will be automatically reinvested in additional whole shares of the Fund.

FEDERAL INCOME TAXES

The following is a summary of certain additional U.S. federal income tax considerations generally affecting the Funds and their shareholders that supplements the discussion in the Prospectus. No attempt is made to present a comprehensive explanation of the federal, state, local or foreign tax treatment of the Funds or their shareholders, and the discussion here and in the Prospectus is not intended to be a substitute for careful tax planning. The summary is very general, and does not address investors subject to special rules, such as investors who hold shares through an IRA, 401(k) or other tax-advantaged account.

The following general discussion of certain U.S. federal income tax consequences is based on provisions of the Internal Revenue Code and the regulations issued thereunder as in effect on the date of this SAI. New legislation, as well as administrative changes or court decisions, may significantly change the conclusions expressed herein, and may have a retroactive effect with respect to the transactions contemplated herein.

Shareholders are urged to consult their own tax advisers regarding the application of the provisions of tax law described in this SAI in light of the particular tax situations of the shareholders and regarding specific questions as to federal, state, or local taxes.

Regulated Investment Company Status. Each Fund will seek to qualify for treatment as a RIC under the Internal Revenue Code. By following such a policy, the Funds expect to eliminate or reduce to a nominal amount the federal taxes to which they may be subject. If a Fund qualifies as a RIC, it will generally not be subject to federal income taxes on the net investment income and net realized capital gains that it timely distributes to its shareholders. The Board reserves the right not to maintain the qualification of a Fund as a RIC if it determines such course of action to be beneficial to shareholders.

In order to qualify as a RIC under the Internal Revenue Code, each Fund must distribute annually to its shareholders at least an amount equal to the sum of 90% of the Fund’s investment company taxable income for such year (including, for this purpose, the excess of net short-term capital gains over net long-term capital losses), computed without regard to the dividends-paid deduction, and 90% of its net tax-exempt interest income for such year and also must meet certain additional requirements. One of these additional requirements for RIC qualification is that a Fund must receive at least 90% of the Fund’s gross income each year from dividends, interest, payments with respect to certain securities loans, gains from the sale or other disposition of stock, securities or foreign currencies, or other income (including but not limited to gains from options, futures or forward contracts) derived with respect to the Fund’s business of investing in stock, securities, foreign currencies and net income from interests in qualified publicly traded partnerships (the “90% Test”). A second requirement for qualification as a RIC is that a Fund must diversify its holdings so that, at the end of each quarter of the Fund’s taxable year: (a) at least 50% of the market value of the Fund’s total assets is represented by cash and cash items, U.S. government securities, securities of other RICs, and other securities, with these other securities limited, in respect to any one issuer, to an amount not greater than 5% of the value of the Fund’s total assets or 10% of the outstanding voting securities of such issuer; and (b) not more than 25% of the value of its total assets is invested, including through corporations in which the Fund owns a 20% or more voting stock interest, in the securities (other than U.S. government securities or securities of other RICs) of any one issuer, the securities (other than securities of other RICs) of two or more issuers which the Fund controls and which are engaged in the same, similar, or related trades or businesses, or the securities of one or more qualified publicly traded partnerships (the “Asset Test”).

The Funds may invest directly in certain instruments, which may not generate qualifying income for purposes of the 90% Test. The IRS has provided guidance that “virtual currency” such as Bitcoin is treated as property for federal income tax purposes and not treated as “foreign currency.” Accordingly, income generated from direct investments in bitcoin and derivatives thereof, including Bitcoin Futures, is unlikely to be treated as “qualifying income” to the Funds. To the extent a Fund invests in such instruments directly, the Fund will seek to restrict its income from investments that do not generate qualifying income to a maximum of 10% of its gross income (when combined with its other investments that produce non-qualifying income). The Funds, however, intend to principally gain exposure to certain non-qualifying investments through their investment in their respective Subsidiary. The Funds believe that income from their respective Subsidiary will be qualifying income because they expect that the Subsidiaries will make annual distributions of its earnings and profits. The Funds intend to secure an opinion of counsel based on customary representations that actual distributions of all earnings and profits of their respective Subsidiary each taxable year made to the Funds should be treated as “qualifying income.” In addition, for purposes of satisfying the Asset Test it may be difficult for a Fund to identify the “issuer” of certain Fund investments including derivative investments. The IRS could make an adverse determination with respect to identifying the issuer of Fund investments and could disagree with a Fund’s valuation of the underlying issuers to a particular derivative. Such an adverse determination could adversely affect a Fund’s ability to meet the Asset Test described above and could therefore jeopardize such Fund’s status as a RIC.

If a Fund fails to satisfy the 90% Test or the Asset Test, the Fund may be eligible for relief provisions if the failures are due to reasonable cause and not willful neglect and if a penalty tax is paid with respect to each failure to satisfy the applicable requirements. Additionally, relief is provided for certain de minimis failures of the Asset Test where a Fund corrects the failure within a specified period of time. In order to be eligible for the relief provisions with respect to a failure to meet the Asset Test, a Fund may be required to dispose of certain assets. If these relief provisions are not available to a Fund and it fails to qualify for treatment as a RIC for a taxable year, all of its taxable income would be subject to tax at regular corporate income tax rates without any deduction for distributions to shareholders, and its distributions (including capital gains distributions) generally would be taxable as ordinary income dividends to its shareholders, subject to the dividends-received deduction for corporate shareholders and the lower tax rates on qualified dividend income received by non-corporate shareholders. To requalify for treatment as a RIC in a subsequent taxable year, a Fund would be required to satisfy the RIC qualification requirements for that year and to distribute any earnings and profits from any year in which the Fund failed to qualify for tax treatment as a RIC. If a Fund fails to qualify as a RIC for a period longer than two taxable years, it would generally be required to pay a Fund-level tax on certain net built-in gains recognized with respect to certain of its assets upon a disposition of such assets within five years of qualifying as a RIC in a subsequent year. The Board reserves the right not to maintain the qualification of a Fund for treatment as a RIC if it determines such course of action to be beneficial to shareholders. If a Fund determines that it will not qualify for treatment as a RIC, the Fund will establish procedures to reflect the anticipated tax liability in the Fund’s NAV.

Each Fund intends to distribute annually to its shareholders substantially all of its investment company taxable income (computed without regard to the dividends-paid deduction) and any realized net capital gain (after taking into account any capital loss carryovers). If a Fund failed to satisfy the distribution requirement for any taxable year, the Fund would be taxed as a regular corporation, with consequences generally similar to those described above. If a Fund meets the Distribution Requirement but retains some or all of its income or gains, it will be subject to federal income tax to the extent any such income or gains are not distributed. A Fund may designate certain amounts retained as undistributed net capital gain in a notice to its shareholders, who (i) will be required to include in income for U.S. federal income tax purposes, as long-term capital gain, their proportionate shares of the undistributed amount so designated, (ii) will be entitled to credit their proportionate shares of the income tax paid by the Fund on that undistributed amount against their federal income tax liabilities and to claim refunds to the extent such credits exceed their liabilities and (iii) will be entitled to increase their tax basis, for federal income tax purposes, in their Shares in that Fund by an amount equal to the excess of the amount of undistributed net capital gain included in their respective income over their respective income tax credits.

Notwithstanding the Distribution Requirement described above, each Fund will be subject to a nondeductible 4% federal excise tax on certain undistributed income if it does not distribute (and is not deemed to distribute) to its shareholders in each calendar year an amount at least equal to 98% of its ordinary income for the calendar year plus 98.2% of its capital gain net income for the twelve months ended October 31 of that year, subject to an increase for any shortfall in the prior year’s distribution. For this purpose, any ordinary income or capital gain net income retained by a Fund and subject to corporate income tax will be considered to have been distributed. The Funds intend to declare and distribute dividends and distributions in amounts and at times necessary to avoid the application of this 4% excise tax, but can make no assurances that all such tax liability will be eliminated. A Fund may in certain circumstances be required to liquidate Fund investments in order to make sufficient distributions to avoid federal excise tax liability at a time when the investment adviser might not otherwise have chosen to do so, and liquidation of investments in such circumstances may affect the ability of the Fund to satisfy the requirement for qualification as a RIC.

A Fund may elect to treat part or all of any “qualified late year loss” as if it had been incurred in the succeeding taxable year in determining the Fund’s taxable income, net capital gain, net short-term capital gain, and earnings and profits. The effect of this election is to treat any such “qualified late year loss” as if it had been incurred in the succeeding taxable year in characterizing Fund distributions for any calendar year. A “qualified late year loss” generally includes net capital loss, net long-term capital loss, or net short-term capital loss incurred after October 31 of the current taxable year (commonly referred to as “post-October losses”) and certain other late-year losses.

Capital losses in excess of capital gains (“net capital losses”) are not permitted to be deducted against a RIC’s net investment income. Instead, for U.S. federal income tax purposes, potentially subject to certain limitations, a RIC may carry net capital losses from any taxable year forward to offset capital gains in future years. Each Fund is permitted to carry net capital losses forward indefinitely. To the extent subsequent capital gains are offset by such losses, they will not result in U.S. federal income tax liability to the applicable Fund and may not be distributed as capital gains to shareholders. Generally, a Fund may not carry forward any losses other than net capital losses. The carryover of capital losses may be limited under the general loss limitation rules if a Fund experiences an ownership change as defined in the Internal Revenue Code.

Taxation of Shareholders. The Funds receive income generally in the form of dividends and interest on investments. This income, plus net short-term capital gains, if any, less expenses incurred in the operation of a Fund, constitutes the Fund’s net investment income from which dividends may be paid to you. Any distributions by a Fund from such income will be taxable to you as ordinary income or at the lower capital gains rates that apply to individuals receiving qualified dividend income (as discussed below), whether you take them in cash or in additional Shares.

Distributions of net capital gains, if any, that a Fund reports as capital gain dividends are taxable as long-term capital gains, whether paid in cash or reinvested in Shares and regardless of how long a shareholder has held Shares of the Fund. Long-term capital gains are generally taxed to non-corporate shareholders at a maximum rate currently set at 20% (lower rates apply to individuals in lower tax brackets).

Subject to certain limitations and requirements, dividends reported by a Fund as qualified dividend income will be taxable to non-corporate shareholders at rates of up to 20%. In general, dividends may be reported by a Fund as qualified dividend income if they are paid from dividends received by the Fund on common and preferred stock of U.S. companies or on stock of certain eligible foreign corporations, provided that certain holding period and other requirements are met by the Fund with respect to the dividend-paying stocks in its portfolio. Subject to certain limitations, eligible foreign corporations include those incorporated in possessions of the United States or in certain countries with comprehensive tax treaties with the United States, and other foreign corporations if the stock with respect to which the dividends are paid is readily tradable on an established securities market in the United States. Non-corporate shareholders will only be eligible for the rates of up to 20% on a Fund’s qualified dividend income distributions if the shareholders also meet certain holding period requirements with respect to their Shares in the Fund. The Funds’ trading strategies and investments in their wholly-owned Subsidiaries will significantly limit their ability to distribute dividends eligible for treatment as qualified dividend income. In addition, distributions that the Funds receive from investment companies taxable as a RIC will be treated as qualified dividend income only to the extent so reported by such investment companies.

Certain dividends received by a Fund on stock of U.S. corporations (generally, dividends received by the Fund in respect of any share of stock (1) as to which the Fund has met certain holding period requirements and (2) that is held in an unleveraged position) may be eligible for the dividends-received deduction generally available to corporate shareholders under the Internal Revenue Code, provided such dividends are also appropriately reported as eligible for the dividends-received deduction by the Fund. In order to qualify for the dividends-received deduction, corporate shareholders must also meet minimum holding period requirements with respect to their Fund Shares, taking into account any holding period reductions from certain hedging or other transactions or positions that diminish their risk of loss with respect to their Fund shares. The Fund’s trading strategies may significantly limit its ability to distribute dividends eligible for the dividends-received deduction for corporations

A Fund’s participation in loans of securities may affect the amount, timing, and character of distributions to the Fund’s shareholders. If a Fund participates in a securities lending transaction and receives a payment in lieu of dividends (a “substitute payment”) with respect to securities on loan in a securities lending transaction, such income generally will not constitute qualified dividend income and thus dividends attributable to such income will not be eligible for taxation at the rates applicable to qualified dividend income. In addition, dividends attributable to such income will not be eligible for the dividends-received deduction for corporate shareholders.

Although dividends generally will be treated as distributed when paid, any dividend declared by a Fund in October, November or December and payable to shareholders of record in such a month that is paid during the following January will be treated for U.S. federal income tax purposes as received by shareholders on December 31 of the calendar year in which it was declared. In addition, certain other distributions made after the close of a taxable year of a Fund may be “spilled back” and treated for certain purposes as paid by the Fund during such taxable year. In such case, shareholders generally will be treated as having received such dividends in the taxable year in which the distributions were actually made. For purposes of calculating the amount of a RIC’s undistributed income and gain subject to the 4% excise tax described above, such “spilled back” dividends are treated as paid by the RIC when they are actually paid.

If a Fund’s distributions exceed its current and accumulated earnings and profits, all or a portion of the distributions made in the taxable year may be treated as a return of capital to shareholders. A return of capital distribution generally will not be taxable but will reduce the shareholder’s cost basis and result in a higher capital gain or lower capital loss when the Shares on which the distribution was received are sold. After a shareholder’s basis in the Shares has been reduced to zero, distributions in excess of earnings and profits will be treated as gain from the sale of the shareholder’s Shares. The Funds intend to take appropriate measures to minimize the return of capital.

A Fund’s shareholders will be notified annually by the Fund (or their brokers) as to the federal tax status of all distributions made by the Fund. Distributions may be subject to state and local taxes.

U.S. individuals with adjusted gross income (subject to certain adjustments) exceeding certain threshold amounts ($250,000 if married and filing jointly or if considered a “surviving spouse” for federal income tax purposes, $125,000 if married filing separately, and $200,000 in other cases) are subject to a 3.8% Medicare contribution tax on all or a portion of their “net investment income.” This 3.8% tax also applies to all or a portion of the undistributed net investment income of certain shareholders that are estates and trusts. For these purposes, interest, dividends, and certain capital gains (including capital gain distributions and capital gains realized on the sale of shares of a Fund or the redemption of Creation Units), among other categories of income, are generally taken into account in computing a shareholder’s net investment income.

A taxable shareholder may wish to avoid investing in a Fund shortly before a dividend or other distribution, because the distribution will generally be taxable even though it may economically represent a return of a portion of the shareholder’s investment.

Shareholders who have not held shares of a Fund for a full year should be aware that the Fund may report and distribute to a shareholder, as ordinary dividends or capital gain dividends, a percentage of income that is not equal to the percentage of the Fund’s ordinary income or net capital gain, respectively, actually earned during the shareholder’s period of investment in the Fund.

Sales, Exchanges or Redemption of Shares. A sale of shares or redemption of Creation Units in a Fund may give rise to a gain or loss. In general, any gain or loss realized upon a taxable disposition of Shares will be treated as capital gain or loss if the Shares are capital assets in the shareholder’s hands, and will be long-term capital gain or loss if the Shares have been held for more than 12 months, and short-term capital gain or loss if the Shares are held for 12 months or less. Any loss realized upon a taxable disposition of Shares held for six months or less will be treated as long-term, rather than short-term, to the extent of any amounts treated as distributions to the shareholder of long-term capital gain with respect to the Shares (including any amounts credited to the shareholder as undistributed capital gains). All or a portion of any loss realized upon a taxable disposition of Shares of a Fund will be disallowed if substantially identical Shares of the Fund are purchased (through reinvestment of dividends or otherwise) within 30 days before or after the disposition. In such a case, the basis of the newly purchased Shares will be adjusted to reflect the disallowed loss.

An Authorized Participant who exchanges securities for Creation Units generally will recognize gain or loss from the exchange. The gain or loss will be equal to the difference between the market value of the Creation Units at the time of the exchange and the sum of the exchanger’s aggregate basis in the securities surrendered plus the amount of cash paid for such Creation Units. Due to the ability of Authorized Participants to receive a full or partial cash redemption of Creation Units of a Fund, the Funds may be required to execute additional sale or exchange transactions of shares which may limit the tax efficiency of a Fund. A person who redeems Creation Units will generally recognize a gain or loss equal to the difference between the sum of the aggregate market value of any securities received plus the amount of any cash received for such Creation Units and the exchanger’s basis in the Creation Units. The IRS, however, may assert that a loss that is realized by an Authorized Participant upon an exchange of securities for Creation Units may not be currently deducted, under the rules governing “wash sales” (for an Authorized Participant that does not mark-to-market its holdings), or on the basis that there has been no significant change in economic position.

Any gain or loss realized upon the creation of Creation Units will generally be treated as long-term capital gain or loss if the securities exchanged for such Creation Units have been held for more than one year (and were held as capital assets in the hands of the exchanging Authorized Participant). Any capital gain or loss realized upon the redemption of Creation Units will generally be treated as long-term capital gain or loss if the shares comprising the Creation Units have been held for more than one year. Otherwise, such capital gains or losses will be treated as short-term capital gains or losses. Any loss realized upon a redemption of Creation Units held for six months or less should be treated as a long-term capital loss to the extent of any amounts treated as distributions to the applicable Authorized Participant of long-term capital gains with respect to the Creation Units (including any amounts credited to the Authorized Participant as undistributed capital gains).

The Trust on behalf of each Fund has the right to reject an order for a purchase of shares of a Fund if the purchaser (or group of purchasers) would, upon obtaining the shares so ordered, own 80% or more of the outstanding Shares of that Fund and if, pursuant to Section 351 of the Internal Revenue Code, that Fund would have a basis in the securities different from the market value of such securities on the date of deposit. The Trust also has the right to require information necessary to determine beneficial Share ownership for purposes of the 80% determination. If a Fund does issue Creation Units to a purchaser (or group of purchasers) that would, upon obtaining the Shares so ordered, own 80% or more of the outstanding shares of the Fund, the purchaser (or group of purchasers) may not recognize gain or loss upon the exchange of securities for Creation Units.

Persons purchasing or redeeming Creation Units should consult their own tax advisors with respect to the tax treatment of any creation or redemption transaction and whether the wash sales rules apply and when a loss might be deductible.

Taxation of Fund Investments. Certain of the Funds’ investments may be subject to complex provisions of the Internal Revenue Code (including provisions relating to hedging transactions, straddles, integrated transactions, foreign currency contracts, forward foreign currency contracts, and notional principal contracts) that, among other things, may affect the character of gains and losses realized by the Funds (e.g., may affect whether gains or losses are ordinary or capital), accelerate recognition of income to the Funds and defer losses. These rules could therefore affect the character, amount and timing of distributions to shareholders. These provisions also may require the Funds to mark to market certain types of positions in their portfolios (i.e., treat them as if they were closed out) which may cause the Funds to recognize income without receiving cash with which to make distributions in amounts necessary to satisfy the RIC distribution requirements for avoiding income and excise taxes. The Funds intend to monitor their transactions, intend to make appropriate tax elections, and intend to make appropriate entries in their books and records in order to mitigate the effect of these rules and preserve their qualification for treatment as RICs. To the extent a Fund invests in an Underlying Fund that is taxable as a RIC, the following discussion regarding the tax treatment of complex securities will also apply to the underlying funds that also invest in such complex securities and investments.

In particular, the Funds’ investments in derivatives may be subject to numerous special and complex tax rules. These rules could affect whether gains and losses recognized by a Fund are treated as ordinary income and loss or capital gain and loss or whether capital gains and losses are long-term or short-term in nature, accelerate the recognition of income to the Fund and/or defer the Fund’s ability to recognize losses. In turn, those rules may affect the amount, timing or character of the income distributed by a Fund.

Certain derivative investment by the Funds, such as exchange-traded products and over-the-counter derivatives may not produce qualifying income for purposes of the "90% Test" described above, which must be met in order for a Fund to maintain its status as a RIC under the Internal Revenue Code. In addition, the determination of the value and the identity of the issuer of such derivative investments are often unclear for purposes of the “Asset Test” described above. The Funds intend to carefully monitor such investments to ensure that any non-qualifying income does not exceed permissible limits and to ensure that they are adequately diversified under the Asset Test. The Funds, however, may not be able to accurately predict the non-qualifying income from these investments and there are no assurances that the IRS will agree with the Funds’ determination of the “Asset Test” with respect to such derivatives.

In general, a foreign corporation that does not conduct a U.S. trade or business is nonetheless subject to tax at a flat rate of 30 percent, generally payable through withholding, on the gross amount of certain U.S.-source income that is not effectively connected with a U.S. trade or business. Income subject to such a flat tax includes dividends and certain interest income from U.S. sources.

Each Fund expects to invest up to 25% of its total assets in its respective Subsidiary, which the Funds expect to be treated as Controlled Foreign Corporations (“CFCs”) under the Internal Revenue Code. The Funds expect their respective Subsidiary will make actual annual distributions in an amount at least equal to the subpart F income attributed to the Fund. To the extent the Subsidiaries make such distributions out of earnings and profits, the Funds expect such distributions to be treated as qualifying income. The Advisor will carefully monitor the Funds’ investments in their respective Subsidiary to ensure that no more than 25% of each Funds’ assets is invested in their respective Subsidiary.

Each of the Funds wholly owns its respective Subsidiary. A U.S. person that owns (directly, indirectly or constructively) 10% or more of the total combined voting power of all classes of stock of a foreign corporation is a “U.S. Shareholder” for purposes of the CFC provisions of the Internal Revenue Code. A foreign corporation is a CFC if, on any day of its taxable year, more than 50% of the voting power or value of its stock is owned (directly, indirectly or constructively) by “U.S. Shareholders.” Because the Funds are each a U.S. person that will own all of the stock of its respective Subsidiary, each of the Funds will be a “U.S. Shareholder” and each Subsidiary will be a CFC. As a “U.S. Shareholder,” the Funds will each be required to include in its gross income for United States federal income tax purposes its Subsidiary’s “subpart F income” (described below), whether or not such income is distributed by the Subsidiary. It is expected that all of each Subsidiary’s income will be “subpart F income.” It is expected that each Subsidiary will distribute all of its income to its respective Fund shareholder on at least an annual basis. “Subpart F income” generally includes interest, original issue discount, dividends, net gains from the disposition of stocks or securities, receipts with respect to securities loans and net payments received with respect to equity swaps and similar derivatives. “Subpart F income” also includes the excess of gains over losses from transactions (including futures, forward and similar transactions) in any commodities. Each Fund’s recognition of its respective Subsidiary’s “subpart F income” will increase each Fund’s tax basis in its Subsidiary. Distributions by each Subsidiary to its respective Fund will be tax-free, to the extent of its previously undistributed “subpart F income,” and will correspondingly reduce the Fund’s tax basis in the Subsidiary. “Subpart F income” is generally treated as ordinary income, regardless of the character of the Subsidiary’s underlying income.

In general, each “U.S. Shareholder” is required to file IRS Form 5471 with its U.S. federal income tax (or information) returns providing information about its ownership of the CFC Subsidiary. In addition, a “U.S. Shareholder” may in certain circumstances be required to report a disposition of shares in the Subsidiary by attaching IRS Form 5471 to its U.S. federal income tax (or information) return that it would normally file for the taxable year in which the disposition occurs. In general, these filing requirements will apply to investors of the Fund if the investor is a U.S. person who owns directly, indirectly or constructively (within the meaning of Sections 958(a) and (b) of the Code) 10% or more of the total combined voting power of all classes of voting stock of a foreign corporation that is a CFC for an uninterrupted period of thirty (30) days or more during any tax year of the foreign corporation, and who owned that stock on the last day of that year.

Each Fund is required for federal income tax purposes to mark-to-market and recognize as income for each taxable year its net unrealized gains and losses on certain futures contracts as of the end of the year as well as those actually realized during the year. Gain or loss from futures and options contracts on broad-based indexes required to be marked to market will be 60% long-term and 40% short-term capital gain or loss. Application of this rule may alter the timing and character of distributions to shareholders. A Fund may be required to defer the recognition of losses on futures contracts, options contracts and swaps to the extent of any unrecognized gains on offsetting positions held by the Fund. These provisions may also require the Funds to mark-to-market certain types of positions in their portfolios (i.e., treat them as if they were closed out), which may cause a Fund to recognize income without receiving cash with which to make distributions in amounts necessary to satisfy the Distribution Requirement and for avoiding the excise tax discussed above. Accordingly, in order to avoid certain income and excise taxes, a Fund may be required to liquidate its investments at a time when the investment adviser might not otherwise have chosen to do so. In addition, to the extent a Subsidiary trades in futures contracts described above, the special 60% long-term and 40% short-term capital gain or loss treatment will not pass through to a Fund when the Fund receives dividend distributions from the Subsidiary; rather such dividend distributions will be treated as ordinary income to a Fund.

A Fund may be subject to withholding and other taxes imposed by foreign countries, including taxes on interest, dividends and capital gains with respect to any investments in those countries. Any such taxes would, if imposed, reduce the yield on or return from those investments. Tax conventions between certain countries and the U.S. may reduce or eliminate such taxes in some cases. The Funds do not expect to satisfy the requirements for passing through to their shareholders any share of foreign taxes paid by the Funds, with the result that shareholders will not include such taxes in their gross incomes and will not be entitled to a tax deduction or credit for any such taxes on their own tax returns.

Backup Withholding. A Fund (or financial intermediaries, such as brokers, through which a shareholder holds Shares) will generally be required in certain cases to withhold at the applicable withholding rate and remit to the U.S. Treasury the withheld amount of dividends paid to any shareholder who (1) fails to provide a correct taxpayer identification number certified under penalty of perjury; (2) is subject to withholding by the IRS for failure to properly report all payments of interest or dividends; (3) fails to provide a certified statement that he or she is not subject to “backup withholding;” or (4) fails to provide a certified statement that he or she is a U.S. person (including a U.S. resident alien). The backup withholding rate is 28%. Backup withholding is not an additional tax and any amounts withheld may be credited against the shareholder’s ultimate U.S. tax liability.

Foreign Shareholders. Foreign shareholders (i.e., nonresident alien individuals and foreign corporations, partnerships, trusts and estates) are generally subject to U.S. withholding tax at the rate of 30% (or a lower tax treaty rate) on distributions derived from taxable ordinary income. A Fund may, under certain circumstances, report all or a portion of a dividend as an “interest-related dividend” or a “short-term capital gain dividend,” which would generally be exempt from this 30% U.S. withholding tax, provided certain other requirements are met. Short-term capital gain dividends received by a nonresident alien individual who is present in the U.S. for a period or periods aggregating 183 days or more during the taxable year are not exempt from this 30% withholding tax. Gains realized by foreign shareholders from the sale or other disposition of Shares of a Fund generally are not subject to U.S. taxation, unless the recipient is an individual who is physically present in the U.S. for 183 days or more per year. Foreign shareholders who fail to provide an applicable IRS form may be subject to backup withholding on certain payments from a Fund. Backup withholding will not be applied to payments that are subject to the 30% (or lower applicable treaty rate) withholding tax described in this paragraph. Different tax consequences may result if the foreign shareholder is engaged in a trade or business within the United States. In addition, the tax consequences to a foreign shareholder entitled to claim the benefits of a tax treaty may be different than those described above.

Unless certain non-U.S. entities that hold Fund Shares comply with IRS requirements that generally require them to report information regarding U.S. persons investing in, or holding accounts with, such entities, a 30% withholding tax may apply to Fund distributions payable to such entities and may apply to redemptions and certain capital gain dividends payable to such entities after December 31, 2018. A non-U.S. shareholder may be exempt from the withholding described in this paragraph under an applicable intergovernmental agreement between the U.S. and a foreign government, provided that the shareholder and the applicable foreign government comply with the terms of the agreement.

A beneficial holder of Shares who is a foreign person may be subject to foreign, state and local tax and to the U.S. federal estate tax in addition to the federal income tax consequences referred to above. If a shareholder is eligible for the benefits of a tax treaty, any effectively connected income or gain will generally be subject to U.S. federal income tax on a net basis only if it is also attributable to a permanent establishment or fixed base maintained by the shareholder in the United States.

Tax-Exempt Shareholders. Certain tax-exempt shareholders, including qualified pension plans, individual retirement accounts, salary deferral arrangements, 401(k)s, and other tax-exempt entities, generally are exempt from federal income taxation except with respect to their unrelated business taxable income (“UBTI”). Under current law, the Funds generally serves to block UBTI from being realized by their tax-exempt shareholders. However, notwithstanding the foregoing, the tax-exempt shareholder could realize UBTI by virtue of an investment in the Funds where, for example: (i) a Fund invests in residual interests of Real Estate Mortgage Investment Conduits (“REMICs”), (ii) a Fund invests in a REIT that is a taxable mortgage pool (“TMP”) or that has a subsidiary that is a TMP or that invests in the residual interest of a REMIC, or (iii) shares in a Fund constitute debt-financed property in the hands of the tax-exempt shareholder within the meaning of section 514(b) of the Internal Revenue Code. The IRS has issued guidance with respect to these issues and prospective shareholders, especially charitable remainder trusts, are strongly encouraged to consult their tax advisors regarding these issues.

Certain Potential Tax Reporting Requirements. Under U.S. Treasury regulations, if a shareholder recognizes a loss of $2 million or more for an individual shareholder or $10 million or more for a corporate shareholder (or certain greater amounts over a combination of years), the shareholder must file with the IRS a disclosure statement on IRS Form 8886. Direct shareholders of portfolio securities are in many cases excepted from this reporting requirement, but under current guidance shareholders of a RIC are not excepted. A shareholder who fails to make the required disclosure to the IRS may be subject to substantial penalties. The fact that a loss is reportable under these regulations does not affect the legal determination of whether the taxpayer’s treatment of the loss is proper. Shareholders should consult their tax advisors to determine the applicability of these regulations in light of their individual circumstances.

Cost Basis Reporting. The cost basis of Shares acquired by purchase will generally be based on the amount paid for the Shares and then may be subsequently adjusted for other applicable transactions as required by the Internal Revenue Code. The difference between the selling price and the cost basis of Shares generally determines the amount of the capital gain or loss realized on the sale or exchange of Shares. Contact the broker through whom you purchased your Shares to obtain information with respect to the available cost basis reporting methods and elections for your account.

State and Local Taxes. A Fund may be subject to tax or taxes in certain states where the Fund does business. Furthermore, in those states which have income tax laws, the tax treatment of a Fund and of Fund shareholders with respect to distributions by the Fund may differ from federal tax treatment.

General Considerations. The federal income tax discussion set forth above is for general information only. Prospective investors should consult their tax advisors regarding the specific federal income tax consequences of purchasing, holding and disposing of shares of a Fund, as well as the effect of state, local and foreign tax law and any proposed tax law changes.

FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

As of the date of this SAI, the Funds had not commenced operations and, therefore, did not have any financial statements.

APPENDIX A

Bond Ratings

Below is a description of Standard & Poor’s Ratings Group (“Standard & Poor’s”) and Moody’s Investors

Service, Inc. (“Moody’s”) bond rating categories.

Standard & Poor’s Ratings Group Corporate Bond Ratings

AAA -This is the highest rating assigned by Standard & Poor’s to a debt obligation and indicates an

extremely strong capacity to pay principal and interest.

AA - Bonds rated “AA” also qualify as high-quality debt obligations. Capacity to pay principal and interest is very strong, and in the majority of instances they differ from “AAA” issues only in small degree.

A - Bonds rated “A” have a strong capacity to pay principal and interest, although they are somewhat more susceptible to the adverse effects of changes in circumstances and economic conditions than bonds in higher rated categories.

BBB - Bonds rated “BBB” are regarded as having an adequate capability to pay principal and interest.

Whereas they normally exhibit adequate protection parameters, adverse economic conditions or changing

circumstances are more likely to lead to a weakened capacity to pay principal and interest for bonds in this category than for bonds in higher rated categories.

BB - Bonds rated “BB” have less near-term vulnerability to default than other speculative issues. However, they face major ongoing uncertainties or exposure to adverse business, financial, or economic conditions which could lead to inadequate capacity to meet timely interest and principal payments.

B - Bonds rated “b” have a greater vulnerability to default but currently have the capacity to meet interest

payments and principal repayments. Adverse business, financial, or economic conditions will likely impair capacity or willingness to pay interest and repay principal.

CCC - Bonds rated “CCC” have a currently identifiable vulnerability to default and are dependent upon

favorable business, financial, and economic conditions to meet timely payment of interest and repayment of principal. In the event of adverse business, financial, or economic conditions, they are not likely to have the capacity to pay interest and repay principal.

Moody’s Investors Service, Inc. Corporate Bond Ratings

Aaa - Bonds rated “Aaa” are judged to be of the best quality. They carry the smallest degree of investment risk and are generally referred to a “gilt-edged.” Interest payments are protected by a large or by an exceptionally stable margin, and principal is secure. While the various protective elements are likely to change, such changes as can be visualized are most unlikely to impair the fundamentally strong position of such issues.

Aa - Bonds rated “Aa” are judged to be of high quality by all standards. Together with the Aaa group, they comprise what are generally known as high grade bonds. They are rated lower than the best bonds because margins of protections may not be as large as in “Aaa” securities or fluctuation of protective elements may be of greater amplitude or there may be other elements present which make the long term risk appear somewhat larger than in “Aaa” securities.

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A - Bonds rated “A” possess many favorable investment attributes, and are to be considered as upper medium grade obligations. Factors giving security principal and interest are considered adequate but elements may be present which suggest a susceptibility to impairment sometime in the future.

Baa - Bonds rated “Baa” are considered as medium grade obligations (i.e., they are neither highly protected nor poorly secured). Interest payments and principal security appear adequate for the present but certain protective elements may be lacking or may be characteristically unreliable over any great length of time. Such bonds lack outstanding investment characteristics and in fact have speculative characteristics as well.

Ba - Bonds rated “Ba” are judged to have speculative elements. Their future cannot be considered as well

assured. Often the protection of interest and principal payments may be very moderate and thereby not well safeguarded during both good and bad times over the future. Uncertainty of position characterizes bonds in this class.

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APPENDIX B

Exchange Traded Concepts, LLC

PROXY VOTING POLICIES AND PROCEDURES

Introduction

Exchange Traded Concepts, LLC (“ETC”) recognizes that proxies for companies whose securities are held in client portfolios have an economic value, and it seeks to maximize that economic value by ensuring that votes are cast in a manner that it believes to be in the best interest of the affected clients. Proxies are considered client assets and are to be managed with the same care, skill and diligence as all other client assets.

Proxy Voting Policies

Proxy voting will be conducted by either ETC or the sub-advisers.¹⁰ To the extent that ETC is responsible for proxy voting, ETC has engaged Institutional Shareholder Services (“ISS”), to provide research on proxy matters and voting recommendations, and to cast votes on behalf of ETC. ISS executes and maintains appropriate records related to the proxy voting process, and ETC has access to those records. ETC maintains records of differences, if any, between this Policy and the actual votes cast. ETC may, in the future, decide to engage a different proxy advisory firm.

ETC has reviewed ISS’s voting guidelines and has determined that those guidelines provide guidance in the best interest of ETC’s clients. This Policy and ISS’s proxy voting guidelines will be reviewed at least annually. This review will include, but will not necessarily be limited to, any proxy voting issues that may have arisen or any material conflicts of interest that were identified and the steps that were taken to resolve those conflicts.

There may be times when ETC believes that the best interests of the client will be better served if ETC votes a proxy counter to ISS’s guidelines pertaining to the matter to be voted upon. In those cases, ETC will generally review the research provided by ISS on the particular issue, and it may also conduct its own research or solicit additional research from another third party on the issue. After considering this information and, as necessary, discussing the issue with other relevant parties, ETC will determine how to vote on the issue in a manner which ETC believes is consistent with this Policy and in the best interests of the client.

Each sub-adviser’s proxy voting policies and procedures have been approved by the Trusts’ Board of Trustees and when a sub-adviser has been delegated authority to vote a proxy, it will vote such proxy in accordance with the approved proxy voting policies and procedures.

In addition, the sub-advisers may engage the services of an independent third party (“Proxy Firm”) to cast proxy votes according to the sub-advisers’ established guidelines. ETC has deemed in the best interest of clients to permit a sub-adviser the authority to cast proxy votes in accordance with the proxy voting policies submitted by that firm and approved by the Trusts’ Board of Trustees. The sub-adviser must promptly notify ETC of any proxy votes that are not voted consistently with the guidelines set forth in its policy.

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As of the date of the last revision to this Policy, ETC’s only clients are the series (or portfolios) of Exchange Traded Concepts Trust, Exchange Listed Funds Trust, and ETF Series Solutions (the “Trusts”) for which ETC serves as investment adviser. ETC has engaged one or more sub-advisers for such series. For some series, ETC is responsible for voting proxies and, for the remaining series, a sub-adviser is responsible for proxy voting.

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Conflict of Interest Identification and Resolution

Although ETC does not believe that conflicts of interest will generally arise in connection with its proxy voting policies, ETC seeks to minimize the potential for conflict by utilizing the services of ISS to provide voting recommendations that are consistent with relevant regulatory requirements. Occasions may arise during the analysis and voting process in which the best financial interests of clients might conflict with the interests of ISS. ISS has developed a “separation wall” as security between its proxy recommendation service and the other services it and its affiliated companies provide to clients who may also be a portfolio company for which proxies are solicited.

In resolving a conflict, ETC may decide to take one of the following courses of action: (1) determine that the conflict or potential conflict is not material, (2) request that disclosure be made to clients for whom proxies will be voted to disclose the conflict of interest and the recommended proxy vote and to obtain consent from such clients, (3) ETC may vote the proxy or engage an independent third-party or fiduciary to determine how the proxies should be voted, (4) abstain from voting or (5) take another course of action that adequately addresses the potential for conflict. Employees are required to report to the CCO any attempted or actual improper influence regarding proxy voting.

ETC will provide clients a copy of the complete Policy. ETC will also provide to clients, upon request, information on how their securities were voted.

Proxy Voting Operational Procedures

Reconciliation Process

Each account’s custodian provides holdings to ISS on a daily basis. Proxy materials are sent to ISS, which verifies that materials for future shareholder meetings are received for each record date position. ISS researches and resolves situations where expected proxy materials have not been received. ISS also notifies ETC of any proxy materials received that were not expected.

Voting Identified Proxies

A proxy is identified when it is reported through the ISS automated system or when a custodian bank notifies ISS of its existence. As a general rule, ETC votes all proxies that it is entitled to vote that are identified within the solicitation period. ETC may apply a cost-benefit analysis to determine whether to vote a proxy. For example, if ETC is required to re-register shares of a company in order to vote a proxy and that re-registration process imposes trading and transfer restrictions on the shares, commonly referred to as “blocking,” ETC generally abstains from voting that proxy.

Although not necessarily an exhaustive list, other instances in which ETC may be unable or may determine not to vote a proxy are as follows: (1) situations where the underlying securities have been lent out pursuant to an account’s participation in a securities lending program and the cost-benefit ETC analysis indicates that the cost to recall the security outweighs the benefit; (2) instances when proxy materials are not delivered or are delivered in a manner that does not provide ETC sufficient time to analyze the proxy and make an informed decision by the voting deadline; and (3) occasions when required local-market documentation cannot be filed and approved prior to the proxy voting deadline.

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Proxy Oversight Procedures

In order to fulfill its oversight responsibilities related to the use of a proxy advisory firm, ETC will conduct a due diligence review of ISS annually and requests, at a minimum, the following information:

ISS’ Policies, Procedures and Practices Regarding Potential Conflicts of Interest

ISS’ Regulatory Code of Ethics

The most recent SSAE 16 report of ISS controls conducted by an independent auditor

(if available)

ISS’ Form ADV Part 2 to determine whether ISS disclosed any new potential conflicts of interest

On a quarterly basis, ETC will request from ISS a certification indicating that all proxies were voted and voted in accordance with pre-determined guidelines and a summary of any material changes to the firm’s policies and procedures designed to address conflicts of interest. In addition, a Proxy Voting Record Report is reviewed by ETC on a periodic basis. The Proxy Voting Record Report includes all proxies that were voted during a period of time.

In order to fulfill its oversight responsibilities when a sub-adviser is responsible for voting proxies, ETC will request a certification of compliance and completion and review the sub-advisers’ Proxy Voting Record Report on a periodic basis.

Maintenance of Proxy Voting Records

The following records are maintained for a period of five years, with records being maintained for the first two years on site:

These policy and procedures, and any amendments thereto;

Each proxy statement (the majority of which are maintained on a third-party automated system);

Record of each vote cast;

Documentation, if any, created by ETC that was material to making a decision how to vote proxies on behalf of a client or that memorializes the basis for a decision;

Various reports related to the above procedures; and

Each written client request for information and a copy of any written response by ETC to a client’s written or oral request for information.

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PART C: OTHER INFORMATION

Item 28.

Exhibits

(a)(1)

Certificate of Trust of Exchange Listed Funds Trust (formerly, Exchange Traded Concepts Trust II) (the “Registrant” or the “Trust”) dated April 3, 2012, as filed with the state of Delaware on April 4, 2012, is incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit (a)(1) of the Registrant’s Initial Registration Statement on Form N-1A (File Nos. 333-180871 and 811-22700), as filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) via EDGAR Accession No. 0001144204-12-023014 on April 20, 2012.

(a)(2)

Certificate of Amendment, dated June 2, 2015, to the Certificate of Trust dated April 3, 2012, as filed with the State of Delaware on June 2, 2015, is incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit (a)(2) of Post-Effective Amendment No. 16 to the Registrant’s Registration Statement on Form N-1A (File Nos. 333-180871 and 811-22700), as filed with the SEC via EDGAR Accession No 0001398344-15-003746 on June 5, 2015.

(a)(3)

Registrant’s Agreement and Declaration of Trust dated September 10, 2012 is incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit (a)(2) of Pre-Effective Amendment No. 1 to the Registrant’s Registration Statement on Form N-1A (File Nos. 333-180871 and 811-22700), as filed with the SEC via EDGAR Accession No. 0001144204-12-050445 on September 10, 2012.

(b)(1)

Registrant’s By-Laws are incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit (b) of Pre-Effective Amendment No. 1 to the Registrant’s Registration Statement on Form N-1A (File Nos. 333-180871 and 811-22700), as filed with the SEC via EDGAR Accession No. 0001144204-12-050445 on September 10, 2012.

(b)(2)

Registrant’s By-Laws, as amended December 5, 2013, are incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit (b)(2) of Post-Effective Amendment No. 2 to the Registrant’s Registration Statement on Form N-1A (File Nos. 333-180871 and 811-22700), as filed with the SEC via EDGAR Accession No. 0001398344-14-000396 on January 27, 2014.

(c)	Not applicable.

(d)(1)

Advisory Agreement dated June 12, 2015 between the Registrant and Exchange Traded Concepts, LLC is incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit (d)(2) of Post-Effective Amendment No. 40 to the Registrant’s Registration Statement on Form N-1A (File Nos. 333-180871 and 811-22700), as filed with the SEC via EDGAR Accession No. 0001398344-17-003605 on March 16, 2017.

(d)(2)

Revised Schedule A, dated July 7, 2017, to the Advisory Agreement dated June 12, 2015 between the Registrant and Exchange Traded Concepts, LLC is incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit (d)(2) of Post-Effective Amendment No. 45 to the Registrant’s Registration Statement on Form N-1A (File Nos. 333-180871 and 811-22700), as filed with the SEC via EDGAR Accession No. 0001398344-17-008378 on July 7, 2017.

(d)(3)

Revised Schedule A, reflecting the addition of the Quincy Jones Streaming Music, Media & Entertainment ETF, the REX Bitcoin Strategy ETF and the REX Short Bitcoin Strategy ETF, to the Advisory Agreement dated June 12, 2015 between the Registrant and Exchange Traded Concepts, LLC to be filed by amendment.

(d)(4)

Sub-Advisory Agreement dated June 12, 2015 between Exchange Traded Concepts, LLC and Horizons ETFs Management (USA) LLC, relating to the Horizons S&P 500^® Covered Call ETF, is incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit (d)(2) of Post-Effective Amendment No. 19 to the Registrant’s Registration Statement on Form N-1A (File Nos. 333-180871 and 811-22700), as filed with the SEC via EDGAR Accession No. 0001398344-15-005776 on August 28, 2015.

(d)(5)

Sub-Advisory Agreement dated July 6, 2015 between Exchange Traded Concepts, LLC and Penserra Capital Management LLC, relating to the Knowledge Leaders Developed World ETF, is incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit (d)(4) of Post-Effective Amendment No. 21 to the Registrant’s Registration Statement on Form N-1A (File Nos. 333-180871 and 811-22700), as filed with the SEC via EDGAR Accession No. 0001398344-16-010712 on March 4, 2016.

(d)(6)

Form of Sub-Advisory Agreement dated December 1, 2016 between Exchange Traded Concepts, LLC and Vident Investment Advisory, LLC, relating to The WEAR ETF and ProSports Sponsors ETF, is incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit (d)(6) of Post-Effective Amendment No. 45 to the Registrant’s Registration Statement on Form N-1A (File Nos. 333-180871 and 811-22700), as filed with the SEC via EDGAR Accession No. 0001398344-17-008378 on July 7, 2017.

(d)(7)

Form of Sub-Advisory Agreement dated March 15, 2017 between Exchange Traded Concepts, LLC and Saba Capital Management, L.P., relating to Saba Closed-End Funds ETF, is incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit (d)(6) of Post-Effective Amendment No. 40 to the Registrant’s Registration Statement on Form N-1A (File Nos. 333-180871 and 811-22700), as filed with the SEC via EDGAR Accession No. 0001398344-17-003605 on March 16, 2017.

(d)(8)

Sub-Advisory Agreement between Exchange Traded Concepts, LLC and Vident Investment Advisory, LLC, relating to the Quincy Jones Streaming Music, Media & Entertainment ETF, to be filed by amendment.

(d)(9)

Sub-Advisory Agreement between Exchange Traded Concepts, LLC and Vident Investment Advisory, LLC, relating to the REX Bitcoin Strategy ETF and the REX Short Bitcoin Strategy ETF, to be filed by amendment.

(e)(1)

ETF Distribution Agreement dated May 31, 2017 between the Registrant and Foreside Fund Services, LLC is incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit (e)(1) of Post-Effective Amendment No. 45 to the Registrant’s Registration Statement on Form N-1A (File Nos. 333-180871 and 811-22700), as filed with the SEC via EDGAR Accession No. 0001398344-17-008378 on July 7, 2017.

(e)(2)

Form of First Amendment to the ETF Distribution Agreement dated May 31, 2017 between the Registrant and Foreside Fund Services, LLC is incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit (d)(6) of Post-Effective Amendment No. 45 to the Registrant’s Registration Statement on Form N-1A (File Nos. 333-180871 and 811-22700), as filed with the SEC via EDGAR Accession No. 0001398344-17-008378 on July 7, 2017.

(e)(3)

ETF Distribution Agreement dated May 23, 2013 between the Registrant and Foreside Fund Services, LLC is incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit (e)(1) of Pre-Effective Amendment No. 2 to the Registrant’s Registration Statement on Form N-1A (File Nos. 333-180871 and 811-22700), as filed with the SEC via EDGAR Accession No. 0001398344-13-002713 on June 3, 2013.

(e)(4)

Amendment, reflecting the addition of the Quincy Jones Streaming Music, Media & Entertainment ETF, the REX Bitcoin Strategy ETF and the REX Short Bitcoin Strategy ETF, to the ETF Distribution Agreement dated May 31, 2017 between the Registrant and Foreside Fund Services, LLC to be filed by amendment.

(e)(5)

Form of Participant Agreement between Foreside Fund Services, LLC and Citibank, N.A. is incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit (e)(2) of Post-Effective Amendment No. 1 to the Registrant’s Registration Statement on Form N-1A (File Nos. 333-180871 and 811-22700), as filed with the SEC via EDGAR Accession No. 0001398344-13-002986 on June 28, 2013.

(e)(6)

Authorized Participant Agreement dated July 6, 2015 between Foreside Fund Services, LLC and Credit Suisse Securities (USA) LLC is incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit (e)(5) of Post-Effective Amendment No. 32 to the Registrant’s Registration Statement on Form N-1A (File Nos. 333-180871 and 811-22700), as filed with the SEC via EDGAR Accession No. 0001398344-16-016806 on August 15, 2016.

(f)	Not applicable.

(g)(1)

Custodial and Agency Services Agreement dated October 29, 2012 between the Registrant and Citibank, N.A. is incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit (g)(1) of Pre-Effective Amendment No. 2 to the Registrant’s Registration Statement on Form N-1A (File Nos. 333-180871 and 811-22700), as filed with the SEC via EDGAR Accession No. 0001398344-13-002713 on June 3, 2013.

(g)(2)

Custody Agreement dated June 19, 2015 between the Registrant and The Bank of New York Mellon is incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit (g)(2) of Post-Effective Amendment No. 21 to the Registrant’s Registration Statement on Form N-1A (File Nos. 333-180871 and 811-22700), as filed with the SEC via EDGAR Accession No. 0001398344-16-010712 on March 4, 2016.

(g)(3)

Form of Revised Schedule II, dated July 6, 2017, to the Custody Agreement dated June 19, 2015 between the Registrant and The Bank of New York Mellon is incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit (g)(3) of Post-Effective Amendment No. 45 to the Registrant’s Registration Statement on Form N-1A (File Nos. 333-180871 and 811-22700), as filed with the SEC via EDGAR Accession No. 0001398344-17-008378 on July 7, 2017.

(g)(4)

Revised Schedule II, reflecting the addition of the Quincy Jones Streaming Music, Media & Entertainment ETF, the REX Bitcoin Strategy ETF and the REX Short Bitcoin Strategy ETF, to the Custody Agreement dated June 19, 2015 between the Registrant and The Bank of New York Mellon to be filed by amendment.

(g)(5)

Foreign Custody Manager Agreement dated June 19, 2015 between the Registrant and The Bank of New York Mellon is incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit (g)(4) of Post-Effective Amendment No. 21 to the Registrant’s Registration Statement on Form N-1A (File Nos. 333-180871 and 811-22700), as filed with the SEC via EDGAR Accession No. 0001398344-16-010712 on March 4, 2016.

(g)(6)

Form of Revised Schedule II, dated July 6, 2017, to the Foreign Custody Manager Agreement dated June 19, 2015 between the Registrant and The Bank of New York Mellon is incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit (g)(6) of Post-Effective Amendment No. 45 to the Registrant’s Registration Statement on Form N-1A (File Nos. 333-180871 and 811-22700), as filed with the SEC via EDGAR Accession No. 0001398344-17-008378 on July 7, 2017.

(g)(7)

Revised Schedule II, reflecting the addition of the Quincy Jones Streaming Music, Media & Entertainment ETF, the REX Bitcoin Strategy ETF and the REX Short Bitcoin Strategy ETF, to the Foreign Custody Agreement dated June 19, 2015 between the Registrant and The Bank of New York Mellon to be filed by amendment.

(h)(1)

Services Agreement dated October 29, 2012 between the Registrant and Citi Fund Services Ohio, Inc. is incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit (h) of Pre-Effective Amendment No. 2 to the Registrant’s Registration Statement on Form N-1A (File Nos. 333-180871 and 811-22700), as filed with the SEC via EDGAR Accession No. 0001398344-13-002713 on June 3, 2013.

(h)(2)

Administration Agreement dated June 19, 2015 between the Registrant and UMB Fund Services, Inc. is incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit (h)(2) of Post-Effective Amendment No. 21 to the Registrant’s Registration Statement on Form N-1A (File Nos. 333-180871 and 811-22700), as filed with the SEC via EDGAR Accession No. 0001398344-16-010712 on March 4, 2016.

(h)(3)

Form of Second Amended and Restated Schedule A to the Administration Agreement dated June 19, 2015 between the Registrant and UMB Fund Services, Inc. is incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit (h)(3) of Post-Effective Amendment No. 40 to the Registrant’s Registration Statement on Form N-1A (File Nos. 333-180871 and 811-22700), as filed with the SEC via EDGAR Accession No. 0001398344-17-003605 on March 16, 2017.

(h)(4)

Third Amended and Restated Revised Schedule A, dated May 23, 2017, to the Administration Agreement dated June 19, 2015 between the Registrant and UMB Fund Services, Inc. is incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit (h)(4) of Post-Effective Amendment No. 45 to the Registrant’s Registration Statement on Form N-1A (File Nos. 333-180871 and 811-22700), as filed with the SEC via EDGAR Accession No. 0001398344-17-008378 on July 7, 2017.

(h)(5)

Revised Schedule A, reflecting the addition of the Quincy Jones Streaming Music, Media & Entertainment ETF, the REX Bitcoin Strategy ETF and the REX Short Bitcoin Strategy ETF, to the Administration Agreement dated June 19, 2015 between the Registrant and UMB Fund Services, Inc. to be filed by amendment.

(h)(6)

Fund Administration and Accounting Agreement dated June 19, 2015 between the Registrant and The Bank of New York Mellon is incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit (h)(3) of Post-Effective Amendment No. 21 to the Registrant’s Registration Statement on Form N-1A (File Nos. 333-180871 and 811-22700), as filed with the SEC via EDGAR Accession No. 0001398344-16-010712 on March 4, 2016.

(h)(7)

Form of Revised Schedule II, dated July 6, 2017, to the Fund Administration and Accounting Agreement dated June 19, 2015 between the Registrant and The Bank of New York Mellon is incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit (h)(7) of Post-Effective Amendment No. 45 to the Registrant’s Registration Statement on Form N-1A (File Nos. 333-180871 and 811-22700), as filed with the SEC via EDGAR Accession No. 0001398344-17-008378 on July 7, 2017.

(h)(8)

Revised Schedule II, reflecting the addition of the Quincy Jones Streaming Music, Media & Entertainment ETF, the REX Bitcoin Strategy ETF and the REX Short Bitcoin Strategy ETF, to the Fund Administration and Accounting Agreement dated June 19, 2015 between the Registrant and The Bank of New York Mellon to be filed by amendment.

(h)(9)

Transfer Agency and Service Agreement dated June 19, 2015 between the Registrant and The Bank of New York Mellon is incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit (h)(6) of Post-Effective Amendment No. 21 to the Registrant’s Registration Statement on Form N-1A (File Nos. 333-180871 and 811-22700), as filed with the SEC via EDGAR Accession No. 0001398344-16-010712 on March 4, 2016.

(h)(10)

Form of Revised Appendix A, dated July 6, 2017, to the Transfer Agency and Service Agreement dated June 19, 2015 between the Registrant and The Bank of New York Mellon is incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit (h)(10) of Post-Effective Amendment No. 45 to the Registrant’s Registration Statement on Form N-1A (File Nos. 333-180871 and 811-22700), as filed with the SEC via EDGAR Accession No. 0001398344-17-008378 on July 7, 2017.

(h)(11)

Revised Appendix A, reflecting the addition of the Quincy Jones Streaming Music, Media & Entertainment ETF, the REX Bitcoin Strategy ETF and the REX Short Bitcoin Strategy ETF, to the Transfer Agency and Service Agreement dated June 19, 2015 between the Registrant and The Bank of New York Mellon to be filed by amendment.

(h)(12)

Sub-License Agreement dated February 24, 2017 between the Registrant and Exchange Traded Concepts, LLC, relating to the ProSports Sponsors ETF, is incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit (h)(12) of Post-Effective Amendment No. 45 to the Registrant’s Registration Statement on Form N-1A (File Nos. 333-180871 and 811-22700), as filed with the SEC via EDGAR Accession No. 0001398344-17-008378 on July 7, 2017.

(h)(13)

Sub-License Agreement between the Registrant and Exchange Traded Concepts, LLC, relating to the Quincy Jones Streaming Music, Media & Entertainment ETF, to be filed by amendment.

(h)(14)

Sub-License Agreement between the Registrant and Exchange Traded Concepts, LLC, relating to the REX Bitcoin Strategy ETF and the REX Short Bitcoin Strategy ETF, to be filed by amendment.

(i)(1)

Opinion and Consent of Counsel, Morgan, Lewis & Bockius, LLP, relating to the Horizons S&P 500^® Covered Call ETF and Horizons S&P Energy Select Sector Covered Call ETF, is incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit (i)(1) of Post-Effective Amendment No. 19 to the Registrant’s Registration Statement on Form N-1A (File Nos. 333-180871 and 811-22700), as filed with the SEC via EDGAR Accession No. 0001398344-15-005776 on August 28, 2015.

(i)(2)

Opinion and Consent of Counsel, Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP, relating to the Knowledge Leaders Developed World ETF, is incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit (i)(2) of Post-Effective Amendment No. 16 to the Registrant’s Registration Statement on Form N-1A (File Nos. 333-180871 and 811-22700), as filed with the SEC via EDGAR Accession No 0001398344-15-003746 on June 5, 2015.

(i)(3)

Opinion and Consent of Counsel, Morgan, Lewis & Bockius, LLP, relating to The WEAR ETF, is incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit (i)(3) of Post-Effective Amendment No. 32 to the Registrant’s Registration Statement on Form N-1A (File Nos. 333-180871 and 811-22700), as filed with the SEC via EDGAR Accession No. 0001398344-16-016806 on August 15, 2016.

(i)(4)

Opinion and Consent of Counsel, Morgan, Lewis & Bockius, LLP, relating to Saba Closed-End Funds ETF, is incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit (i)(4) of Post-Effective Amendment No. 40 to the Registrant’s Registration Statement on Form N-1A (File Nos. 333-180871 and 811-22700), as filed with the SEC via EDGAR Accession No. 0001398344-17-003605 on March 16, 2017.

(i)(5)

Opinion and Consent of Counsel, Morgan, Lewis & Bockius, LLP, relating to the ProSports Sponsors ETF, is incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit (i)(5) of Post-Effective Amendment No. 45 to the Registrant’s Registration Statement on Form N-1A (File Nos. 333-180871 and 811-22700), as filed with the SEC via EDGAR Accession No. 0001398344-17-008378 on July 7, 2017.

(i)(6)

Opinion and Consent of Counsel, Morgan, Lewis & Bockius, LLP, relating to the Quincy Jones Streaming Music, Media & Entertainment ETF, to be filed by amendment.

(i)(7)

Opinion and Consent of Counsel, Morgan, Lewis & Bockius, LLP, relating to the REX Bitcoin Strategy ETF and the REX Short Bitcoin Strategy ETF, to be filed by amendment.

(j)	Not applicable.

(k)	Not applicable.

(l)

Seed Capital Subscription Agreement dated May 21, 2013 between the Registrant and Horizons ETFs Management (USA) LLC is incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit (l) of Pre-Effective Amendment No. 2 to the Registrant’s Registration Statement on Form N-1A (File Nos. 333-180871 and 811-22700), as filed with the SEC via EDGAR Accession No. 0001398344-13-002713 on June 3, 2013.

(m)(1)

Distribution and Service Plan adopted September 26, 2012, as last revised February 28, 2017, is incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit (m)(2) of Post-Effective Amendment No. 40 to the Registrant’s Registration Statement on Form N-1A (File Nos. 333-180871 and 811-22700), as filed with the SEC via EDGAR Accession No. 0001398344-17-003605 on March 16, 2017.

(m)(2)

Revised Exhibit A to the Distribution and Service Plan adopted September 26, 2012, as last revised February 28, 2017, is incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit (m)(2) of Post-Effective Amendment No. 45 to the Registrant’s Registration Statement on Form N-1A (File Nos. 333-180871 and 811-22700), as filed with the SEC via EDGAR Accession No. 0001398344-17-008378 on July 7, 2017.

(m)(3)

Revised Exhibit A, reflecting the addition of the Quincy Jones Streaming Music, Media & Entertainment ETF, the REX Bitcoin Strategy ETF and the REX Short Bitcoin Strategy ETF, to the Distribution and Service Plan adopted September 26, 2012, as last revised February 28, 2017 to be filed by amendment.

(n)	Not applicable.

(o)	Not applicable.

(p)(1)

Code of Ethics of the Registrant is incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit (p)(1) of Pre-Effective Amendment No. 2 to the Registrant’s Registration Statement on Form N-1A (File Nos. 333-180871 and 811-22700), as filed with the SEC via EDGAR Accession No. 0001398344-13-002713 on June 3, 2013.

(p)(2)

Code of Ethics of Exchange Traded Concepts, LLC is incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit (p)(2) of Pre-Effective Amendment No. 2 to the Registrant’s Registration Statement on Form N-1A (File Nos. 333-180871 and 811-22700), as filed with the SEC via EDGAR Accession No. 0001398344-13-002713 on June 3, 2013.

(p)(3)

Code of Ethics of Horizons ETFs Management (USA) LLC is incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit (p)(3) of Pre-Effective Amendment No. 2 to the Registrant’s Registration Statement on Form N-1A (File Nos. 333-180871 and 811-22700), as filed with the SEC via EDGAR Accession No. 0001398344-13-002713 on June 3, 2013.

(p)(4)

Code of Ethics of Penserra Capital Management LLC is incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit (p)(4) of Post-Effective Amendment No. 16 to the Registrant’s Registration Statement on Form N-1A (File Nos. 333-180871 and 811-22700), as filed with the SEC via EDGAR Accession No. 0001398344-15-003746 on June 5, 2015.

(p)(5)

Code of Ethics dated May 5, 2016 of Vident Investment Advisory, LLC is incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit (p)(5) of Post-Effective Amendment No. 34 to the Registrant’s Registration Statement on Form N-1A (File Nos. 333-180871 and 811-2270), as filed with the SEC via EDGAR Accession No. 0001398344-16-017495 on August 26, 2016.

(p)(6)

Code of Ethics of Saba Capital Management, L.P. is incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit (p)(6) of Post-Effective Amendment No. 40 to the Registrant’s Registration Statement on Form N-1A (File Nos. 333-180871 and 811-22700), as filed with the SEC via EDGAR Accession No. 0001398344-17-003605 on March 16, 2017.

(p)(7)

Code of Ethics of Foreside Financial Group, LLC is incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit (p)(4) of Post-Effective Amendment No. 1 to the Registrant’s Registration Statement on Form N-1A (File Nos. 333-180871 and 811-22700), filed with the SEC via EDGAR Accession No. 0001398344-13-002986 on June 28, 2013.

(q)

Powers of Attorney for Messrs. Kurt A. Wolfgruber, David M. Mahle, Richard Hogan and Timothy J. Jacoby, dated April 24, 2017 are incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit (q) of Post-Effective Amendment No. 44 to the Registrant’s Registration Statement on Form N-1A (File Nos. 333-180871 and 811-22700), filed with the SEC via EDGAR Accession No. 0001398344-17-007875 on June 22, 2017.

Item 29.

Persons Controlled by or Under Common Control with the Fund

Not applicable.

Item 30.

Indemnification

The Trustees shall not be responsible or liable in any event for any neglect or wrongdoing of any officer, agent, employee, adviser or principal underwriter of the Trust, nor shall any Trustee be responsible for the act or omission of any other Trustee, and, subject to the provisions of the By-Laws, the Trust out of its assets may indemnify and hold harmless each and every Trustee and officer of the Trust from and against any and all claims, demands, costs, losses, expenses, and damages whatsoever arising out of or related to such Trustee’s or officer’s performance of his or her duties as a Trustee or officer of the Trust; provided that nothing herein contained shall indemnify, hold harmless or protect any Trustee or officer from or against any liability to the Trust or any Shareholder to which he or she would otherwise be subject by reason of willful misfeasance, bad faith, gross negligence or reckless disregard of the duties involved in the conduct of his or her office.

Every note, bond, contract, instrument, certificate or undertaking and every other act or thing whatsoever issued, executed or done by or on behalf of the Trust or the Trustees or any of them in connection with the Trust shall be conclusively deemed to have been issued, executed or done only in or with respect to their or his or her capacity as Trustees or Trustee, and such Trustees or Trustee shall not be personally liable thereon.

Insofar as indemnification for liability arising under the Securities Act of 1933 (the “Securities Act”) may be permitted to Trustees, officers and controlling persons of the Registrant pursuant to the foregoing provisions, or otherwise, the registrant has been advised that in the opinion of the SEC such indemnification is against public policy as expressed in the Act and is, therefore, unenforceable. In the event that a claim for indemnification against such liabilities (other than the payment by the Registrant of expenses incurred or paid by a director, officer or controlling person of the Registrant in the successful defense of any action, suit or proceeding) is asserted by such Trustee, officer, or controlling person in connection with the securities being registered, the Registrant will, unless in the opinion of its counsel the matter has been settled by controlling precedent, submit to a court of appropriate jurisdiction the question whether such indemnification by it is against public policy as expressed in the Act and will be governed by the final adjudication of such issue.

Item 31.

Business and other Connections of the Investment Adviser

Exchange Traded Concepts, LLC (the “Adviser”) serves as investment adviser for each series of the Trust. The principal address of the Adviser is 10900 Hefner Pointe Drive, Suite 207, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma 73120. The Adviser is an investment adviser registered under the Investment Advisers Act of 1940.

Horizons ETFs Management (USA) LLC (“Horizons”) serves as investment sub-adviser for the Trust’s Horizons S&P 500^® Covered Call ETF and Horizons S&P Energy Select Sector Covered Call ETF. The principal address of Horizons is 1350 Avenue of the Americas, 33rd Floor, New York, New York 10019. Horizons is an investment adviser registered under the Investment Advisers Act of 1940.

Penserra Capital Management LLC (“Penserra Capital”) serves as investment sub-adviser for the Trust’s Knowledge Leaders Developed World ETF. The principal address of Penserra Capital is 4 Orinda Way, Suite 100-A, Orinda, California 94563. Penserra is an investment adviser registered under the Investment Advisers Act of 1940.

Saba Capital Management, L.P. (“Saba”) serves as investment sub-adviser for the Trust’s Saba Closed-End Funds ETF. The principal address of Saba is 405 Lexington Avenue, 58th Floor, New York, New York 10174-7199. Saba is an investment adviser registered under the Investment Advisers Act of 1940.

Vident Investment Advisory, LLC (“Vident”) serves as investment sub-adviser for the Trust’s The WEAR ETF and ProSports Sponsors ETF. The principal address for Vident is 300 Colonial Center Parkway, Suite 330, Roswell, Georgia 30076. Vident is an investment adviser registered under the Investment Advisory Act of 1940.

Any other business, profession, vocation or employment of a substantial nature in which each director or principal officer of the Adviser, Horizons, Penserra Capital, Saba, and Vident is or has been, at any time during the last two fiscal years, engaged for his or her own account or in the capacity of director, officer, employee, partner or trustee are as follows:

The Adviser

Name and Position with Adviser*	Name of Other Company*	Connection with Other Company*
J. Garrett Stevens Chief Executive Officer	T.S. Phillips Investments, Inc.	Vice President
J. Garrett Stevens Chief Executive Officer	Phillips Capital Advisors, Inc.	Vice President
James J. Baker, Jr. Treasurer	N/A	N/A

*	Information provided is as of August 10, 2017.

Horizons

Name and Position with Horizons*	Name of Other Company*	Connection with Other Company*
Taeyong Lee, Managing Director	Mirae Asset Global Investments Co., Ltd (since 2010) Horizons ETFs Management (LATAM) LLC (since 2012) Horizons ETFs Management (Canada) Inc. (since 2015)	MAGI - President, Global Business Unit Horizons LATAM - Managing Director Horizons Canada Co-Chief Executive Officer
Thomas Park, Director	Mirae Asset Global Investments (USA) Inc. (since 2013)	MAGI - Director and Vice President
Robert Shea, Executive Vice President	Mirae Asset Global Investments (USA) LLC (since 2009) Horizons ETFs Management (LATAM) LLC (since 2012) Mirae Asset Discovery Funds (since 2013) Horizons ETF Trust (since 2014)	MAGI – Chief Operating Officer Horizons LATAM – Executive Vice President MADF - Secretary Horizons ETF Trust- President and Trustee
Thomas Calabria, Chief Compliance Officer	Mirae Asset Global Investments (USA) LLC (since 2014) Horizons ETFs Management (LATAM) LLC (since 2014) Horizons ETF Trust (since 2014)	MAGI – CCO Horizons LATAM - CCO Horizons ETF Trust- Secretary

*	Information provided is as of March 6, 2017.

Penserra Capital

Name and Position with Penserra Capital*	Name of Other Company*	Connection with Other Company*
Dustin Lewellyn, CIO	Golden Gate Investment Consulting LLC Penserra Securities LLC Penserra Transition Management LLC	Founder and President Employee Employee
George Madrigal, CEO	Penserra Securities LLC Penserra Transition Management LLC	CEO CEO
Anthony Castelli, CCO	Penserra Securities LLC Penserra Transition Management LLC	CCO and COO CCO and COO

*	Information provided is as of August 10, 2017.

Saba

Name and Position with Saba*	Name of Other Company*	Connection with Other Company*
Boaz Weinstein, Portfolio Manager	N/A	N/A
Pierre Weinstein, Portfolio Manager	N/A	N/A
Paul Kazarian, Portfolio Manager	N/A	N/A

*	Information provided is as of March 6, 2017.

Vident

Name and Position with Vident*	Name of Other Company*	Connection with Other Company*
Anne Czizek, CCO	Gordian Compliance Solutions, LLC Operational Compliance Services, LLC	Sr. Compliance Consultant Managing Member & Compliance Consultant
Jumana Poonawala, COO	IFC / The World Bank Group	Investment Officer

*	Information provided is as of August 15, 2017.

Item 32.

Principal Underwriters

Item 32(a)

Foreside Fund Services, LLC (the “Distributor”) serves as principal underwriter for the following investment companies registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended:

ABS Long/Short Strategies Fund

Absolute Shares Trust

AdvisorShares Trust

AmericaFirst Quantitative Funds

American Beacon Funds

American Beacon Select Funds

Ark ETF Trust

Avenue Mutual Funds Trust

BP Capital TwinLine Energy Fund, Series of Professionally Managed Portfolios

10.

BP Capital TwinLine MLP Fund, Series of Professionally Managed Portfolios

11.

Braddock Multi-Strategy Income Fund, Series of Investment Managers Series Trust

12.

Bridgeway Funds, Inc.

13.

Brinker Capital Destinations Trust

14.

Center Coast MLP & Infrastructure Fund

15.

Center Coast MLP Focus Fund, Series of Investment Managers Series Trust

16.

Context Capital Funds

17.

CornerCap Group of Funds

18.

Davis Fundamental ETF Trust

19.

Direxion Shares ETF Trust

20.

Eaton Vance NextShares Trust

21.

Eaton Vance NextShares Trust II

22.

EIP Investment Trust

23.

Evanston Alternative Opportunities Fund

24.

Exchange Listed Funds Trust (f/k/a Exchange Traded Concepts Trust II)

25.

FEG Absolute Access Fund I LLC

26.

Fiera Capital Series Trust

27.

FlexShares Trust

28.

Forefront Income Trust

29.

Forum Funds

30.

Forum Funds II

31.

FQF Trust

32.

Friess Small Cap Growth Fund, Series of Managed Portfolio Series

33.

GraniteShares ETF Trust

34.

Guinness Atkinson Funds

35.

Horizon Spin-off and Corporate Restructuring Fund, Series of Investment Managers Series Trust (f/k/a Liberty Street Horizon Fund)

36.

Horizons ETF Trust

37.

Horizons ETF Trust I (f/k/a Recon Capital Series Trust)

38.

Infinity Core Alternative Fund

39.

Ironwood Institutional Multi-Strategy Fund LLC

40.

Ironwood Multi-Strategy Fund LLC

41.

John Hancock Exchange-Traded Fund Trust

42.

Manor Investment Funds

43.

Miller/Howard Funds Trust

44.

Miller/Howard High Income Equity Fund

45.

Moerus Worldwide Value Fund, Series of Northern Lights Fund Trust IV

46.

OSI ETF Trust

47.

Palmer Square Opportunistic Income Fund

48.

Partners Group Private Income Opportunities, LLC

49.

PENN Capital Funds Trust

50.

Performance Trust Mutual Funds, Series of Trust for Professional Managers

51.

Pine Grove Alternative Institutional Fund

52.

Plan Investment Fund, Inc.

53.

PMC Funds, Series of Trust for Professional Managers

54.

Quaker Investment Trust

55.

Ramius Archview Credit and Distressed Fund

56.

Renaissance Capital Greenwich Funds

57.

RMB Investors Trust (f/k/a Burnham Investors Trust)

58.

Robinson Opportunistic Income Fund, Series of Investment Managers Series Trust

59.

Robinson Tax Advantaged Income Fund, Series of Investment Managers Series Trust

60.

Salient MF Trust

61.

SharesPost 100 Fund

62.

Sound Shore Fund, Inc.

63.

Steben Alternative Investment Funds

64.

Steben Select Multi-Strategy Fund

65.

Strategy Shares

66.

The 504 Fund (f/k/a The Pennant 504 Fund)

67.

The Community Development Fund

68.

The Relative Value Fund

69.

Third Avenue Trust

70.

Third Avenue Variable Series Trust

71.

TIFF Investment Program

72.

Turner Funds

73.

U.S. Global Investors Funds

74.

VictoryShares Developed Enhanced Volatility Wtd ETF, Series of Victory Portfolios II

75.

VictoryShares Dividend Accelerator ETF, Series of Victory Portfolios II

76.

VictoryShares Emerging Market Volatility Wtd ETF, Series of Victory Portfolios II

77.

VictoryShares International High Div Volatility Wtd ETF, Series of Victory Portfolios II

78.

VictoryShares International Volatility Wtd ETF, Series of Victory Portfolios II

79.

VictoryShares US 500 Enhanced Volatility Wtd ETF, Series of Victory Portfolios II

80.

VictoryShares US 500 Volatility Wtd ETF, Series of Victory Portfolios II

81.

VictoryShares US Discovery Enhanced Volatility Wtd ETF, Series of Victory Portfolios II

82.

VictoryShares US EQ Income Enhanced Volatility Wtd ETF, Series of Victory Portfolios II

83.

VictoryShares US Large Cap High Div Volatility Wtd ETF, Series of Victory Portfolios II

84.

VictoryShares US Small Cap High Div Volatility Wtd ETF, Series of Victory Portfolios II

85.

VictoryShares US Small Cap Volatility Wtd ETF, Series of Victory Portfolios II

86.

Wakefield Managed Futures Strategy Fund, a Series of Wakefield Alternative Series Trust

87.

West Loop Realty Fund, Series of Investment Managers Series Trust (f/k/a Chilton Realty Income & Growth Fund)

88.

Wintergreen Fund, Inc.

89.

WisdomTree Trust

Item 32(b)

The following are the Officers and Manager of the Distributor, the Registrant’s underwriter. The Distributor’s main business address is Three Canal Plaza, Suite 100, Portland, Maine 04101.

Name	Address	Position with Foreside	Positions and Offices with Registrant
Richard J. Berthy	Three Canal Plaza, Suite 100, Portland, ME 04101	President, Treasurer and Manager	None
Mark A. Fairbanks	Three Canal Plaza, Suite 100, Portland, ME 04101	Vice President	None
Jennifer K. DiValerio	899 Cassatt Road, 400 Berwyn Park, Suite 110, Berwyn, PA 19312	Vice President	None
Nanette K. Chern	Three Canal Plaza, Suite 100, Portland, ME 04101	Vice President and Chief Compliance Officer	None
Jennifer E. Hoopes	Three Canal Plaza, Suite 100, Portland, ME 04101	Secretary	None

Item 32(c)

Not applicable.

Item 33.

Location of Accounts and Records:

Books or other documents required to be maintained by Section 31(a) of the Investment Company Act of 1940, and the rules promulgated thereunder, are maintained as follows:

Registrant:

c/o Exchange Traded Concepts, LLC

10900 Hefner Point Drive, Suite 207

Oklahoma City, Oklahoma 73120

Adviser:

Exchange Traded Concepts, LLC

10900 Hefner Pointe Drive, Suite 207

Oklahoma City, Oklahoma 73120

Sub-Advisers:

Horizons ETFs Management (USA) LLC

1350 Avenue of the Americas, 33rd Floor

New York, New York 10019

Penserra Capital Management LLC

4 Orinda Way, 100-A

Orinda, California 94563

Saba Capital Management, L.P.

405 Lexington Avenue, 58th Floor

New York, New York 10174-7199

Vident Investment Advisory, LLC

300 Colonial Center Parkway, Suite 330

Roswell, Georgia 30076

Distributor:

Foreside Fund Services, LLC

Three Canal Plaza, Suite 100

Portland, Maine 04101

Custodians:

Citibank N.A.

388 Greenwich Street

New York, New York 10013

The Bank of New York

One Wall Street

New York, New York 10286

Administrators:

Citi Fund Services Ohio, Inc.

3435 Stelzer Road

Columbus, Ohio 43219

UMB Fund Services, Inc.

235 West Galena Street

Milwaukee, Wisconsin 53212

Item 34.

Management Services

Not Applicable.

Item 35.

Undertakings

Not Applicable.

SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933 and the Investment Company Act of 1940, the Registrant has duly caused this Post-Effective Amendment No. 47 to Registration Statement No. 333-180871 to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereto duly authorized, in the City of Oklahoma City, State of Oklahoma, on this 23^rd day of August, 2017.

	Exchange Listed Funds Trust

	/s/ J. Garrett Stevens
	J. Garrett Stevens
	President

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, this Post-Effective Amendment No. 47 to the Registration Statement has been signed below by the following persons in the capacity and on the date indicated.

Signature		Title	Date

/s/ J. Garrett Stevens		President	August 23, 2017
J. Garrett Stevens

/s/ Christopher Roleke		Treasurer	August 23, 2017
Christopher Roleke

*		Trustee and Secretary	August 23, 2017
Richard Hogan

*		Trustee	August 23, 2017
Kurt A. Wolfgruber

*		Trustee	August 23, 2017
David M. Mahle

*		Trustee	August 23, 2017
Timothy J. Jacoby

*	/s/ J. Garrett Stevens
	J. Garrett Stevens

*	Attorney-in-Fact, pursuant to power of attorney.