N-CSR 1 anfield-dynamic_ncsr.htm N-CSR

united states
securities and exchange commission
washington, d.c. 20549

form n-csr

certified shareholder report of registered management
investment companies

Investment Company Act file number 811-22718

 

Two Roads Shared Trust

(Exact name of registrant as specified in charter)

 

225 Pictoria Drive, Suite 450, Cincinnati, Ohio 45246

(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip code)

 

The Corporation Trust Company

1209 Orange Street, Wilmington, DE 19801

(Name and address of agent for service)

 

Registrant's telephone number, including area code: 631-490-4300

 

Date of fiscal year end: 7/31

 

Date of reporting period: 7/31/23

 

ITEM 1. REPORTS TO SHAREHOLDERS.

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Anfield Dynamic Fixed Income ETF

 

 

ADFI

 

  

 

 

 

July 31, 2023

 

Annual Report

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Advised by: 

Regents Park Funds, LLC 

4041 MacArthur Blvd., Suite 155 

Newport Beach, CA 92660 

RegentsParkFunds.com

1-866-866-4848

 

 

Distributed by Northern Lights Distributors, LLC

Member FINRA

 

 

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August 2023

 

Annual Letter to Shareholders of the Anfield Dynamic Fixed Income ETF (ADFI)

 

General Update

 

The Anfield Dynamic Fixed Income ETF (“ADFI” or “The Fund”) continued to navigate a rising rate environment throughout the fiscal year ended July 31st, 2023. Since mid-March 2022, the U.S. Federal Reserve has tightened a cumulative 525 bps, taking the Federal Funds Rate from a range of 0.00-0.25% to the current range of 5.25-5.50%, the highest rate in over 20 years.

 

Performance Update

 

During the fiscal year ended July 31, 2023, the Fund’s performance varied widely; ultimately ending at -0.69% net of all fees and expenses. While not the positive performance we like to see, the Fund still outperformed its primary benchmark, the Bloomberg U.S. Aggregate Bond Index, by 2.68%, although past performance does not guarantee future results. ADFI also outperformed both the Bloomberg Intermediate U.S. Aggregate Bond Index and the Bloomberg Global Aggregate Bond Index by 1.88% and 2.02% respectively while the ICE BofAML US Dollar Libor 3 Month Constant Maturity Index ended the period up 3.91%.

 

In the first 3 months of the Fund’s fiscal year, performance fell sharply due to a general bond market sell-off as the U.S. Federal Reserve began raising rates. After being down 6.42% net of all fees by the second half of October, Fund performance turned around and, lifted by strong returns from Investment Grade Corporate and High Yield Corporate, regained all that had been lost in the initial slump. After a short stint in the positive in early February, the Fund performance generally leveled off with a few temporary dips to end the fiscal period just below even.

 

Current Positioning

 

Following the normalization of fixed income markets after the banking and debt ceiling crisis resolutions, the portfolio managers made the decision to position the Fund into higher-yielding, high-quality Collateralized Loan Obligations (CLOs). Management also took steps in late 2022 to moderately increase overall portfolio duration given the duration positioning of the Bloomberg US AGG Index. ADFI’s duration remains elevated, though management elected to keep portfolio duration significantly lower than the various indices due to the firm’s outlook that rates will remain “higher for longer”. The Fund does not have a policy or practice of maintaining a specified level of distributions or yield payout to shareholders, and the Fund does not have direct exposure to derivatives; however, the Fund may invest in other ETFs that utilize derivatives.

 

On behalf of the entire staff at Anfield Capital Management and Regents Park Funds, we thank you for your continued support.

 

(-s- DAVID YOUNG)

 

David Young, CFA
CEO & Founder

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The views in this report are those of the Fund’s management. This report contains certain forward-looking statements about factors that may affect the performance of the Fund in the future. These statements are based on the Fund’s management’s predictions and expectations concerning certain future events such as the performance of the economy as a whole and of specific industry sectors. Management believes these forward-looking statements are reasonable, although they are inherently uncertain and difficult to predict. Past performance is not indicative of future results.

 

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Anfield Dynamic Fixed Income ETF
PORTFOLIO REVIEW (Unaudited)
July 31, 2023
 

Average Annual Total Return through July 31, 2023*, as compared to its benchmark:

 

    Since
  One Year Inception ****
Anfield Dynamic Fixed Income ETF - NAV -0.69% -4.13%
Anfield Dynamic Fixed Income ETF - Market Price -0.80% -4.17%
Bloomberg U.S. Aggregate Bond Index ** -3.37% -4.29%
Bloomberg Intermediate U.S. Aggregate Bond Index *** -2.57% -3.03%
     
*The performance data quoted here represents past performance. Current performance may be lower or higher than the performance data quoted above. Investment return and principal value will fluctuate, so that shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than their original cost. The returns shown do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on Fund distributions or on the redemptions of Fund shares. Past performance is no guarantee of future results. Performance figures for periods less than one year are not annualized. The Fund’s adviser has contractually agreed to reduce the Fund’s fees and/or absorb expenses of the Fund until at least November 30, 2023 to ensure that total annual Fund operating expenses after fee waiver and reimbursement (exclusive of any front-end or contingent deferred loads, taxes, brokerage fees and commissions, borrowing costs (such as interest and dividend expense on securities sold short), acquired fund fees and expenses, fees and expenses associated with investments in other collective investment vehicles or derivative instruments (including for example option and swap fees and expenses), and extraordinary expenses such as litigation expenses) will not exceed 1.50% of average daily net assets. This agreement may be terminated by the Fund’s Board of Trustees on 60 days’ written notice to the adviser. These fee waivers and expense reimbursements are subject to possible recapture from the Fund in future years on a rolling three year basis (within the three years after the fees have been waived or reimbursed) if such recapture can be achieved without exceeding the foregoing expense limit as well as any expense limitation in effect at the time the waiver or reimbursement is made. Please review the Fund’s most recent prospectus for more detail on the expense waiver. The expense limit in effect prior to its expiration on November 30, 2021 was 1.30%. The Fund’s total annual operating expenses after fee waiver and expense reimbursement including underlying fund fees is 1.73% and without waiver or reimbursement the gross expenses and fees is 2.24%, per the most recent prospectus. Please review the Fund’s most recent prospectus for more detail on the expense waiver.

 

The Fund’s per share net asset value or “NAV” is the value of one share of the Fund as calculated in accordance with the standard formula for valuing exchange traded fund shares. The NAV return is based on the NAV of the Fund and the market return is based on the market price per share of the Fund. The price used to calculate market return (“Market Price”) is determined by using the midpoint between the highest bid and the lowest offer on the primary stock exchange on which shares of the Fund are listed for trading, as of the time that the Fund’s NAV is calculated. Beginning November 2, 2020, Market Price returns are calculated using the closing price and account for distributions from the Fund. Prior to November 2, 2020, Market Price returns were calculated using the midpoint price and accounted for distributions from the Fund. Market Price and NAV returns assume that dividends and capital gain distributions have been reinvested in the Fund at Market Price and NAV, respectively.

 

**The Bloomberg U.S. Aggregate Bond Index is a broad-based flagship benchmark that measures the investment grade, US dollar-denominated, fixed-rate taxable bond market. The index includes Treasuries, government-related and corporate securities, MBS (agency fixed-rate pass-throughs), ABS and CMBS (agency and non-agency). Investors may not invest directly in an index. Index returns are gross of any fees, brokerage commissions or other expenses of investing.

 

***The Bloomberg Intermediate U.S. Aggregate Bond Index is a market index of high quality, domestic fixed income securities with maturities of less than 10 years. Investors may not invest directly in an index. Index returns are gross of any fees, brokerage commissions or other expenses of investing.

 

****As of the close of business on the day of commencement of trading on August 17, 2020.

 

Comparison of the Change in Value of a $10,000 Investment

 

(LINE GRAPH)

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Anfield Dynamic Fixed Income ETF
PORTFOLIO REVIEW (Unaudited) (Continued)
July 31, 2023
 

Portfolio Composition as of July 31, 2023:

 

Compositions     Percentage of Net Assets 
Exchange-Traded Funds - Fixed Income   99.5%
Other Assets in Excess of Liabilities   0.5%
    100.0%
      

Please refer to the Schedule of Investments in this Annual Report for a detailed analysis of the Fund’s holdings.

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ANFIELD DYNAMIC FIXED INCOME ETF
SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS
July 31, 2023

 

Shares      Fair Value 
     EXCHANGE-TRADED FUNDS — 99.5%     
     FIXED INCOME - 99.5%     
 63,951   First Trust Senior Loan ETF  $2,907,852 
 85,499   Invesco Fundamental High Yield Corporate Bond ETF   1,503,072 
 9,488   iShares Convertible Bond ETF   745,662 
 36,843   iShares iBoxx $ Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF   3,973,518 
 45,857   iShares MBS ETF   4,261,033 
 217,472   iShares US Treasury Bond ETF   4,954,012 
 51,352   Janus Henderson AAA CLO ETF   2,580,181 
 15,168   SPDR Bloomberg High Yield Bond ETF   1,406,832 
         22,332,162 
           
     TOTAL EXCHANGE-TRADED FUNDS (Cost $24,213,455)   22,332,162 
           
     TOTAL INVESTMENTS - 99.5% (Cost $24,213,455)  $22,332,162 
     OTHER ASSETS IN EXCESS OF LIABILITIES- 0.5%   116,598 
     NET ASSETS - 100.0%  $22,448,760 

 

CLO - Collateralized Loan Obligation
   
ETF - Exchange-Traded Fund
   
MBS - Mortgage-Backed Securities
   
SPDR - Standard & Poor’s Depositary Receipt
   

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

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Anfield Dynamic Fixed Income ETF
STATEMENT OF ASSETS AND LIABILITIES
July 31, 2023

 

ASSETS     
Investment securities:     
At cost  $24,213,455 
At fair value  $22,332,162 
Cash   168,409 
Dividends receivable   25 
Prepaid expenses and other assets   4,766 
TOTAL ASSETS   22,505,362 
      
LIABILITIES     
Payable to related parties   11,564 
Investment advisory fees payable, net   12,835 
Accrued expenses and other liabilities   32,203 
TOTAL LIABILITIES   56,602 
NET ASSETS  $22,448,760 
      
Net Assets Consist Of:     
Paid in capital  $24,620,270 
Accumulated losses   (2,171,510)
NET ASSETS  $22,448,760 
      
Net Asset Value Per Share:     
Shares:     
Net assets  $22,448,760 
Shares of beneficial interest outstanding (a)   2,650,000 
      
Net asset value (Net Assets ÷ Shares Outstanding), offering price and redemption price per share  $8.47 
      
(a)Unlimited number of shares of beneficial interest authorized, no par value.

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

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Anfield Dynamic Fixed Income ETF
STATEMENT OF OPERATIONS
For the Year Ended July 31, 2023

 

INVESTMENT INCOME     
Dividends  $671,700 
Interest   25 
TOTAL INVESTMENT INCOME   671,725 
      
EXPENSES     
Investment advisory fees   137,882 
Administrative services fees   57,688 
Legal fees   24,455 
Audit fees   19,998 
Custodian fees   19,991 
Trustees’ fees and expenses   12,884 
Transfer agent fees   10,618 
Compliance officer fees   9,618 
Printing and postage expenses   8,501 
Insurance expense   2,555 
Other expenses   11,837 
TOTAL EXPENSES   316,027 
Less: Fees waived and expenses reimbursed by the Adviser   (57,215)
NET EXPENSES   258,812 
      
NET INVESTMENT INCOME   412,913 
      
REALIZED AND UNREALIZED LOSS ON INVESTMENTS     
Net realized loss from investments   (205,936)
Net realized loss from redemptions in-kind   (51,609)
Net change in unrealized depreciation on investments   (217,898)
NET REALIZED AND UNREALIZED LOSS ON INVESTMENTS   (475,443)
      
NET DECREASE IN NET ASSETS RESULTING FROM OPERATIONS  $(62,530)
      

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

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Anfield Dynamic Fixed Income ETF
STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN NET ASSETS

 

   For the   For the 
   Year Ended     Year Ended 
   July 31, 2023   July 31, 2022 
FROM OPERATIONS          
Net investment income  $412,913   $122,861 
Net realized loss from investments   (205,936)   (7,951)
Net realized loss from redemptions in-kind   (51,609)   (106,688)
Distributions of realized gain by underlying investment companies       24,879 
Net change in unrealized depreciation on investments   (217,898)   (1,771,617)
Net decrease in net assets resulting from operations   (62,530)   (1,738,516)
           
DISTRIBUTIONS TO SHAREHOLDERS          
Total distributions paid   (414,515)   (135,759)
Return of capital       (32,513)
Net decrease in net assets from distributions to shareholders   (414,515)   (168,272)
           
FROM SHARES OF BENEFICIAL INTEREST          
Proceeds from shares sold   10,160,116    4,371,219 
Payments for shares redeemed   (2,733,993)   (2,354,186)
Net increase in net assets from shares of beneficial interest   7,426,123    2,017,033 
           
TOTAL INCREASE IN NET ASSETS   6,949,078    110,245 
           
NET ASSETS          
Beginning of Year   15,499,682    15,389,437 
End of Year  $22,448,760   $15,499,682 
           
SHARE ACTIVITY          
Shares Sold   1,200,000    475,000 
Shares Redeemed   (325,000)   (275,000)
Net increase in shares from beneficial interest outstanding   875,000    200,000 
           

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

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Anfield Dynamic Fixed Income ETF
FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS
 
Per Share Data and Ratios for a Share of Beneficial Interest Outstanding Throughout each Year/Period Presented

 

   For the   For the   For the 
   Year Ended   Year Ended   Period Ended 
   July 31, 2023   July 31, 2022   July 31, 2021 (a) 
Net asset value, beginning of year/period  $8.73   $9.77   $10.00 
                
Activity from investment operations:               
Net investment income (b)   0.20    0.07    0.06 
Net realized and unrealized loss on investments   (0.26)   (1.02)   (0.21) (l)
Total from investment operations   (0.06)   (0.95)   (0.15)
                
Less distributions from:               
Net investment income   (0.20)   (0.07)   (0.07)
Return of capital       (0.02)   (0.01)
Total distributions   (0.20)   (0.09)   (0.08)
                
Net asset value, end of year/period  $8.47   $8.73   $9.77 
Market price, end of year/period  $8.46   $8.73   $9.76 
Total return (c)(d)   (0.69)%   (9.73)%   (1.58)% (e)
Market price total return   (0.80)%   (9.63)%   (1.63)% (e)
Net assets, end of year/period (000s)  $22,449   $15,500   $15,389 
                
Ratio of gross expenses to average net assets (g)(h)   1.83%   2.01%   2.98% (f)
Ratio of net expenses to average net assets (h)(i)   1.50%   1.43%   1.30% (f)
Ratio of net investment income to average net assets (j)   2.39%   0.74%   0.64% (f)
                
Portfolio Turnover Rate (k)   23%   35%   26% (e)
                
(a)The Anfield Dynamic Fixed Income ETF commenced operations on August 17, 2020.

 

(b)Per share amounts calculated using the average shares method, which more appropriately presents the per share data for the period.

 

(c)Total return is calculated assuming a purchase of shares at net asset value on the first day and a sale at net asset value on the last day of the year/period. Distributions are assumed, for the purpose of this calculation, to be reinvested at the ex-dividend date net asset value per share on their respective payment dates. Total return would have been lower or higher absent the fee waiver/expense reimbursement or recapture, respectively.

 

(d)Includes adjustments in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States and, consequently, the net asset value for financial reporting purposes and the returns based upon those net asset values may differ from the net asset values and returns for shareholder transactions.

 

(e)Not annualized.

 

(f)Annualized.

 

(g)Represents the ratio of expenses to average net assets absent fee waivers and/or expense reimbursements by the Adviser.

 

(h)Does not include the expenses of other investment companies in which the Fund invests.

 

(i)Represents the ratio of expenses to average net assets inclusive of fee waivers and/or expense reimbursement by the Adviser.

 

(j)Recognition of net investment income by the Fund is affected by the timing of the declaration of dividends by the underlying investment companies in which the Fund invests.

 

(k)Portfolio turnover rate excludes securities received or delivered from in-kind transactions.

 

(l)Due to the timing of shareholder transactions the per unit amounts presented may not coincide with the aggregate presentation on the Statements of Operations.

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

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Anfield Dynamic Fixed Income ETF
NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
July 31, 2023
 
(1)ORGANIZATION

 

The Anfield Dynamic Fixed Income ETF (the “Fund”) is a series of shares of beneficial interest of the Two Roads Shared Trust (the “Trust”), a statutory trust organized under the laws of the State of Delaware on June 8, 2012, and is registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “1940 Act”), as a diversified, open-end management investment company. The Fund commenced operations on August 17, 2020. The Fund is an actively managed exchange traded fund (“ETF”) that is a fund of funds. The Fund’s investment objective is to seek to provide total return with capital preservation as a secondary objective.

 

(2)SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES

 

The following is a summary of significant accounting policies followed by the Fund in the preparation of its financial statements. These policies are in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (’‘GAAP”), and require management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of increases and decreases in net assets from operations during the reporting period. Actual results could differ from those estimates. The Fund is an investment company and accordingly follows the investment company accounting and reporting guidance of the Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) Accounting Standards Codification Topic 946 “Financial Services – Investment Companies”.

 

Security Valuation – Securities listed on an exchange are valued at the last reported sale price at the close of the regular trading session of the exchange on the business day the value is being determined, or in the case of securities listed on NASDAQ at the NASDAQ Official Closing Price. In the absence of a sale such securities shall be valued at the mean between the current bid and ask prices on the day of valuation. Short-term debt obligations having 60 days or less remaining until maturity, at time of purchase may be valued at amortized cost (which approximates fair value). Investments in open-end investment companies are valued at net asset value.

 

The Fund may hold securities, such as private investments, interests in commodity pools, other non-traded securities or temporarily illiquid securities, for which market quotations are not readily available or are determined to be unreliable. These securities are valued using the “fair value” procedures approved by the Board. The Board has designated the Adviser as its valuation designee (the “Valuation Designee”) to execute these procedures. The Board may also enlist third party consultants such a valuation specialist at a public accounting firm, valuation consultant or financial officer of a security issuer on an as-needed basis to assist the Valuation Designee in determining a security-specific fair value. The Board is responsible for reviewing and approving fair value methodologies utilized by the Valuation Designee, approval of which shall be based upon whether the Valuation Designee followed the valuation procedures established by the Board.

 

Fair Valuation Process – The applicable investments are valued by the Valuation Designee pursuant to valuation procedures established by the Board. For example, fair value determinations are required for the following securities: (i) securities for which market quotations are insufficient or not readily available on a particular business day (including securities for which there is a short and temporary lapse in the provision of a price by the regular pricing source); (ii) securities for which, in the judgment of the Valuation Designee, the prices or values available do not represent the fair value of the instrument; factors which may cause the Valuation Designee to make such a judgment include, but are not limited to, the following: only a bid price or an asked price is available; the spread between bid and asked prices is substantial; the frequency of sales; the thinness of the market; the size of reported trades; and actions of the securities markets, such as the suspension or limitation of trading; (iii) securities determined to be illiquid; and (iv) securities with respect to which an event that affects the value thereof has occurred (a “significant event”) since the closing prices were established on the principal exchange on which they are traded, but prior to a Fund’s calculation of its net asset value. Specifically, interests in commodity pools or managed futures pools are valued on a daily basis by reference to the closing market prices of each futures contract or other asset held by a pool, as adjusted for pool expenses. Restricted or illiquid securities, such as

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Anfield Dynamic Fixed Income ETF
NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Continued)
July 31, 2023
 

private investments or non -traded securities are valued based upon the current bid for the security from two or more independent dealers or other parties reasonably familiar with the facts and circumstances of the security (who should take into consideration all relevant factors as may be appropriate under the circumstances). If a current bid from such independent dealers or other independent parties is unavailable, the Valuation Designee shall determine the fair value of such security using the following factors: (i) the type of security; (ii) the cost at date of purchase; (iii) the size and nature of the Fund’s holdings; (iv) the discount from market value of unrestricted securities of the same class at the time of purchase and subsequent thereto; (v) information as to any transactions or offers with respect to the security; (vi) the nature and duration of restrictions on disposition of the security and the existence of any registration rights; (vii) how the yield of the security compares to similar securities of companies of similar or equal creditworthiness; (viii) the level of recent trades of similar or comparable securities; (ix) the liquidity characteristics of the security; (x) current market conditions; and (xi) the market value of any securities into which the security is convertible or exchangeable.

 

Exchange Traded Funds – The Fund may invest in ETFs, which are a type of fund bought and sold on a securities exchange. An ETF trades like common stock and represents a fixed portfolio of securities. The risks of owning an ETF generally reflect the risks of owning the underlying securities in which it invests, although the lack of liquidity on an ETF could result in it being more volatile. Additionally, ETFs have fees and expenses that reduce their value.

 

Valuation of Underlying Funds – The Fund may invest in portfolios of open-end or closed- end investment companies (the “Underlying Funds”). Investment companies are valued at their respective net asset values as reported by such investment companies. Open-end investment companies value securities in their portfolios for which market quotations are readily available at their market values (generally the last reported sale price) and all other securities and assets at their fair value to the methods established by the board of directors of the open-end funds. The shares of many closed-end investment companies and ETFs, after their initial public offering, frequently trade at a price per share, which is different than the net asset value per share. The difference represents a market premium or market discount of such shares. There can be no assurances that the market discount or market premium on shares of any closed-end investment company or ETF purchased by the Fund will not change.

 

The Fund utilizes various methods to measure the fair value of all of its investments on a recurring basis. GAAP establishes a hierarchy that prioritizes inputs to valuation methods. The three levels of input are:

 

Level 1 – Unadjusted quoted prices in active markets for identical assets and liabilities that the Fund has the ability to access.

 

Level 2 – Observable inputs other than quoted prices included in Level 1 that are observable for the asset or liability, either directly or indirectly. These inputs may include quoted prices for the identical instrument on an inactive market, prices for similar instruments, interest rates, prepayment speeds, credit risk, yield curves, default rates and similar data.

 

Level 3 – Unobservable inputs for the asset or liability, to the extent relevant observable inputs are not available, representing the Fund’s own assumptions about the assumptions a market participant would use in valuing the asset or liability, and would be based on the best information available.

 

The availability of observable inputs can vary from security to security and is affected by a wide variety of factors, including, for example, the type of security, whether the security is new and not yet established in the marketplace, the liquidity of markets, and other characteristics particular to the security. To the extent that valuation is based on models or inputs that are less observable or unobservable in the market, the determination of fair value requires more judgment. Accordingly, the degree of judgment exercised in determining fair value is greatest for instruments categorized in Level 3.

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Anfield Dynamic Fixed Income ETF
NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Continued)
July 31, 2023
 

The inputs used to measure fair value may fall into different levels of the fair value hierarchy. In such cases, for disclosure purposes, the level in the fair value hierarchy within which the fair value measurement falls in its entirety, is determined based on the lowest level input that is significant to the fair value measurement in its entirety.

 

The inputs or methodology used for valuing securities are not necessarily an indication of the risk associated with investing in those securities. The following tables summarize the inputs used as of July 31, 2023 for the Fund’s assets and liabilities measured at fair value:

 

Assets*  Level 1   Level 2   Level 3   Total 
Exchange-Traded Funds  $22,332,162   $   $   $22,332,162 
Total  $22,332,162   $   $   $22,332,162 

 

The Fund did not hold any Level 3 securities during the year.

 

*Refer to the Schedule of Investments for portfolio composition.

 

Security Transactions and Related Income

 

Security transactions are accounted for on trade date basis. Interest income is recognized on an accrual basis. Discounts are accreted and premiums are amortized on securities purchased over the lives of the respective securities. Dividend income is recorded on the ex -dividend date. Realized gains or losses from sales of securities are determined by comparing the identified cost of the security lot sold with the net sales proceeds.

 

Dividends and Distributions to Shareholders

 

Ordinarily, dividends from net investment income, if any, are declared and paid monthly by the Fund. The Fund distributes its net realized capital gains, if any, to shareholders annually. Dividends from net investment income and distributions from net realized gains are recorded on ex-dividend date and determined in accordance with federal income tax regulations, which may differ from GAAP. These “book/tax” differences are considered either temporary (i.e., deferred losses, capital loss carry forwards) or permanent in nature. To the extent these differences are permanent in nature, such amounts are reclassified within the composition of net assets based on their federal tax-basis treatment; temporary differences do not require reclassification.

 

Federal Income Taxes

 

The Fund intends to continue to comply with the requirements of the Internal Revenue Code applicable to regulated investment companies and to distribute all of its taxable income to its shareholders. Therefore, no provision for federal income tax is required. The Fund recognizes the tax benefits of uncertain tax positions only where the position is “more likely than not” to be sustained assuming examination by tax authorities. Management has analyzed the Fund’s tax positions and has concluded that no liability for unrecognized tax benefits should be recorded related to uncertain tax positions taken on return filed for open tax years July 31, 2021 and July 31, 2022, or expected to be taken in the Fund’s July 31, 2023 tax returns. The Fund identified its major tax jurisdictions as U.S. Federal, Ohio and foreign jurisdictions where the Fund makes significant investments. The Fund is not aware of any tax positions for which it is reasonably possible that the total amounts of unrecognized tax benefits will change materially in the next twelve months.

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Anfield Dynamic Fixed Income ETF
NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Continued)
July 31, 2023
 

Expenses

 

Expenses of the Trust that are directly identifiable to a specific fund are charged to that fund. Expenses, which are not readily identifiable to a specific fund, are allocated in such a manner as deemed equitable (as determined by the Board), taking into consideration the nature and type of expense and the relative sizes of the funds in the Trust.

 

Indemnification

 

The Trust indemnifies its officers and trustees for certain liabilities that may arise from the performance of their duties to the Fund and Trust. Additionally, in the normal course of business, the Fund enters into contracts that contain a variety of representations and warranties which provide general indemnities. The Fund’s maximum exposure under these arrangements is unknown, as this would involve future claims that may be made against the Fund that have not yet occurred. However, the Fund expects the risk of loss due to these warranties and indemnities to be remote.

 

(3)INVESTMENT TRANSACTIONS

 

For the year ended July 31, 2023, cost of purchases and proceeds from sales of portfolio securities (excluding in-kind transactions and short-term investments) for the Fund amounted to $4,044,590 and $4,633,859, respectively. For the year ended July 31, 2023, cost of purchases and proceeds from sales of portfolio securities for in-kind transactions, amounted to $11,011,509 and $3,089,548, respectively.

 

(4)INVESTMENT ADVISORY AGREEMENT AND TRANSACTIONS WITH RELATED PARTIES

 

Regents Park Funds, LLC serves as the Fund’s investment adviser (the “Adviser”). Pursuant to an Investment Advisory Agreement with the Fund, the Adviser, subject to the authority of the Board, is responsible for managing the day to day operations of the Fund, including: selecting the overall investment strategies; monitoring and evaluating Sub-Adviser (as defined below) performance; and providing related administrative services and facilities.

 

Anfield Group, LLC (“Anfield Group”), which is wholly owned by the David Young and Sandra G. Glain Family Trust, wholly owns the Adviser. As compensation for its services, the Fund pays to the Adviser an annual advisory fee (computed daily and paid monthly) at an annual rate of 0.80% of its average daily net assets. For the year ended July 31, 2023, the Fund incurred advisory fees of $137,882.

 

The Adviser has engaged Anfield Capital Management, LLC (“Anfield” or the “Sub-Adviser”) to serve as Sub-Adviser to the Fund. Anfield Group owns a majority interest in Anfield. The Sub-Adviser is an affiliate of the Adviser. The Sub-Adviser, with respect to the portion of the Fund’s assets allocated to the Sub -Adviser, is responsible for selecting investments and assuring that investments are made in accordance with the Fund’s investment objective, policies and restrictions. The Adviser compensates the Sub-Adviser for its services from the management fees received from the Fund, which are computed and accrued daily and paid monthly and do not impact the financial statements of the Fund.

 

The Adviser, pursuant to an Expense Limitation Agreement (the “Agreement”), has contractually agreed to reduce the Fund’s fees and/or absorb expenses of the Fund until at least November 30, 2023 to ensure that total annual Fund operating expenses after fee waiver and reimbursement (exclusive of any front- end or contingent deferred loads, taxes, brokerage fees and commissions, borrowing costs (such as interest and dividend expense on securities sold short), acquired fund fees and expenses, fees and expenses associated with investments in other collective investment vehicles or derivative instruments (including for example option and swap fees and expenses), and extraordinary expenses such as litigation expenses) will not exceed 1.50% of average daily net assets. This agreement may be terminated by the Fund’s Board of Trustees on 60 days’ written notice to the adviser. These fee waivers and expense reimbursements are subject to possible recapture from the Fund in future years on a rolling three-year basis (within the three years after the fees have been waived or reimbursed) if such recapture can be achieved without exceeding the foregoing expense limit as well as any expense limitation in effect

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at the time the waiver or reimbursement is made. The expense limit in effect prior to its expiration on November 30, 2021 was 1.30%.

 

During the year ended July 31, 2023, the Adviser reimbursed $57,215 to the Fund. Subject to the conditions described above, the Adviser can recoup previously waived fees and reimbursed expenses of $96,600 until July 31, 2025 and $57,215 until July 31, 2026.

 

The Trust, with respect to the Fund, has adopted a distribution and service plan (“Plan”) pursuant to Rule 12b-1 under the 1940 Act. Under the Plan, the Fund is authorized to pay distribution fees to Northern Lights Distributors, LLC (the “Distributor” or “NLD”) and other firms that provide distribution and shareholder services (“Service Providers”). If a Service Provider provides these services, the Fund may pay fees at an annual rate not to exceed 0.25% of average daily net assets, pursuant to Rule 12b-1 under the 1940 Act.

 

No distribution or service fees are currently paid by the Fund and there are no current plans to impose these fees.

 

In the event Rule 12b-1 fees were charged, over time they would increase the cost of an investment in the Fund.

 

In addition, certain affiliates of the Distributor provide services to the Fund as follows:

 

Ultimus Fund Solutions, LLC (“UFS”), an affiliate of the Distributor, provides administration and fund accounting services to the Trust. Pursuant to separate servicing agreements with UFS, the Fund pays UFS customary fees for providing administration and fund accounting services to the Fund. Certain officers of the Trust are also officers of UFS, and are not paid any fees directly by the Fund for servicing in such capacities.

 

BluGiant, LLC (“BluGiant”), BluGiant, an affiliate of UFS and the Distributor, provides EDGAR conversion and filing services as well as print management services for the Fund on an ad-hoc basis. For the provision of these services, BluGiant receives customary fees from the Fund.

 

Northern Lights Compliance Services, LLC (“NLCS”), an affiliate of UFS and the Distributor, provides a Chief Compliance Officer to the Trust, as well as related compliance services, pursuant to a consulting agreement between NLCS and the Trust. Under the terms of such agreement, NLCS receives customary fees from the Fund.

 

(5)DISTRIBUTIONS TO SHAREHOLDERS AND TAX COMPONENTS OF CAPITAL

 

The Statement of Assets and Liabilities represents cost for financial reporting purposes. For the year ended July 31, 2023, aggregate cost for federal tax purposes is $24,213,455 for the Anfield Dynamic Fixed Income ETF, and differs from market value by net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) which consisted of:

 

Gross unrealized appreciation:   81,520 
Gross unrealized depreciation:   (1,962,813)
Net unrealized depreciation:  $(1,881,293)

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NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Continued)
July 31, 2023
 

The tax character of Fund distributions paid for the fiscal years ended July 31, 2023, and July 31, 2022 was as follows:

 

   Fiscal Year Ended     Fiscal Year Ended 
   July 31, 2023   July 31, 2022 
Ordinary Income  $414,515   $135,759 
Long-Term Capital Gain        
Return of Capital       32,513 
   $414,515   $168,272 
           

As of July 31, 2023, the components of accumulated earnings/(deficit) on a tax basis were as follows:

 

Undistributed   Undistributed   Post October Loss   Capital Loss   Other   Unrealized   Total 
Ordinary   Long-Term   and   Carry   Book/Tax   Appreciation/   Accumulated 
Income   Gains   Late Year Loss   Forwards   Differences   (Depreciation)   Earnings/(Deficits) 
$   $   $(261,152)  $(29,065)  $   $(1,881,293)  $(2,171,510)
                                 

Capital losses incurred after October 31 within the fiscal year are deemed to arise on the first business day of the following fiscal year for tax purposes. The Fund incurred and elected to defer such capital losses of $261,152.

 

At July 31, 2023, the Fund had capital loss carry forwards for federal income tax purposes available to offset future capital gains, as follows:

 

Short-Term   Long-Term   Total   CLCF Utilized 
$   $29,065   $29,065   $48,118 
                  

Permanent book and tax differences, primarily attributable to tax adjustments for realized gain/(loss) on in-kind redemptions and adjustments for prior year tax return, resulted in reclassification for the year ended July 31, 2023, as follows:

 

Paid In   Accumulated 
Capital   Earnings (Losses) 
$(53,426)  $53,426 
        
(6)CAPITAL SHARE TRANSACTIONS

 

Shares are not individually redeemable and may be redeemed by the Fund at NAV only in large blocks known as “Creation Units.” Shares are created and redeemed by the Fund only in Creation Unit size aggregations of 25,000 shares. Only Authorized Participants or transactions done through an Authorized Participant are permitted to purchase or redeem Creation Units from the Fund. An Authorized Participant is either (i) a broker-dealer or other participant in the clearing process through the Continuous Net Settlement System of the National Securities Clearing Corporation or (ii) a DTC participant and, in each case, must have executed a Participant Agreement with the Distributor. Such transactions are generally permitted on an in-kind basis, with a balancing cash component to equate the transaction to the NAV per share of the Fund on the transaction date. Cash may be substituted equivalent to the value of certain securities generally when they are not available in sufficient quantity for delivery,

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July 31, 2023
 

not eligible for trading by the Authorized Participant or as a result of other market circumstances. In addition, the Fund may impose transaction fees on purchases and redemptions of Fund shares to cover the custodial and other costs incurred by the Funds in effecting trades. A fixed fee payable to the Custodian may be imposed on each creation and redemption transaction regardless of the number of Creation Units involved in the transaction (“Fixed Fee”) . Purchases and redemptions of Creation Units for cash or involving cash-in-lieu are required to pay an additional variable charge to compensate the Fund and its ongoing shareholders for brokerage and market impact expenses relating to Creation Unit transactions (“Variable Charge,” and together with the Fixed Fee, the (“Transaction Fees”). Transactions in capital shares for the Fund are disclosed in the Statements of Changes in Net Assets.

 

The Transaction Fees for the Fund are listed in the table below:

 

Fee for In-Kind and Cash Purchases Maximum Additional Variable Charge for
Cash Purchases*
$250 2.00%

 

*The maximum Transaction Fee may be up to 2.00% of the amount invested.

 

(7)PRINCIPAL INVESTMENT RISKS

 

The Fund’s investments in securities, financial instruments and derivatives expose it to various risks, certain of which are discussed below. Please refer to the Fund’s prospectus and statement of additional information for further information regarding the listing of risks associated with the Fund’s investments which include, but are not limited to: active trading risk, authorized participant concentration risk, bank loan risk, cash redemption risk, collateralized loan obligations risk, common stock risk, convertible securities risk, counterparty credit risk, credit risk, credit spread risk, currency risk, cybersecurity risk, derivatives risk, emerging markets risk, energy sector risk, ETF structure risk, fixed income risk, fluctuation of net asset value risk, focus risk, foreign (non- U.S.) investment risk, forward and futures contract risk, gap risk, geographic risk, hedging transactions risk, high yield risk, index risk, investment companies and ETF risk, issuer-specific risk, leveraging risk, LIBOR risk, liquidity risk, management risk, market events risk, market risk, MLP risk, mortgage-backed and asset-backed securities risk, new fund risk, preferred stock risk, portfolio turnover risk, prepayment and extension risk, regulatory risk, securities lending risk, swap risk, underlying fund risk, U.S. government securities risk, valuation risk, variable or floating rate securities and volatility risk.

 

Investment Companies and ETFs Risks – When the Fund invests in other investment companies, including ETFs, it will bear additional expenses based on its pro rata share of other investment company’s or ETF’s operating expenses, including management fees in addition to those paid by the Fund. The risk of owning an investment company (including a closed-end fund or ETF) generally reflects the risks of owning the underlying investments held by the investment company (including a closed-end fund or ETF). The Fund will also incur brokerage costs when it purchases and sells ETFs. The Fund may invest in inverse ETFs, which may result in increased volatility and will magnify the Fund’s losses or gains. During periods of market volatility, inverse ETFs may not perform as expected.

 

Underlying Fund Risk – The Fund’s investment performance and its ability to achieve its investment objective are directly related to the performance of the Underlying Funds in which it invests. There can be no assurance that the Fund’s investments in the Underlying Funds will achieve their respective investment objectives. The Fund is subject to the risks of the Underlying Funds in direct proportion to the allocation of its assets among the Underlying Funds.

 

Bank Loan Risk – The Fund’s and Underlying Funds’ investments in secured and unsecured participations in bank loans and assignments of such loans may create substantial risk. In making investments in such loans, which are

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NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Continued)
July 31, 2023
 

made by banks or other financial intermediaries to borrowers, the Fund will depend primarily upon the creditworthiness of the borrower for payment of principal and interest.

 

Collateralized Loan Obligations Risk – The Fund is subject to certain risks as a result of its Underlying Funds’ investments in Collateralized Loan Obligations (“CLOs”). The CLO’s performance is linked to the expertise of the CLO manager. One of the primary risks to investors of a CLO is the potential change in CLO manager, over which the Fund will have no control. The Fund may be adversely affected by new (or revised) laws or regulations that may be imposed by government regulators or self-regulatory organizations that supervise the financial markets. CLO debt securities are limited recourse obligations of their issuers. If income from the underlying loans is insufficient to make payments on the CLO debt, no other assets will be available for payment. In the event of an early redemption, holders of the CLO debt being redeemed will be repaid earlier than the stated maturity of the debt. The timing of redemptions may adversely affect the returns on CLO debt. The CLO manager may not find suitable assets in which to invest during the reinvestment period or to replace assets that the manager has determined are no longer suitable for investment. Additionally, there is a risk that the reinvestment period may terminate early if, for example, the CLO defaults on payments on the securities which it issues or if the CLO manager determines that it can no longer reinvest in underlying assets.

 

Derivatives Risk – The derivative instruments in which the Fund or the Underlying Funds may invest, including futures, options, credit default swaps, total return swaps, repurchase agreements and other similar instruments, may be more volatile than other instruments. The risks associated with investments in derivatives also include liquidity, interest rate, market, counterparty, credit and management risks, mispricing or improper valuation. Changes in the market value of the derivative may not correlate perfectly with the underlying asset, rate or index, and the Fund or an Underlying Fund could lose more than the principal amount invested. In addition, if a derivative is being used for hedging purposes there can be no assurance given that each derivative position will achieve a perfect correlation with the security or currency against which it is being hedged, or that a particular derivative position will be available when sought by the portfolio manager. Trading derivative instruments involves risks different from, or possibly greater than, the risks associated with investing directly in securities and other more traditional investments, and certain derivatives may create a risk of loss greater than the amount invested.

 

ETF Structure Risks – The Fund is structured as an ETF and as a result is subject to special risks. Shares are not individually redeemable and may be redeemed by the Fund at NAV only in large blocks known as “Creation Units.” Trading in shares on the Cboe BZX Exchange, Inc (the “Exchange”) may be halted due to market conditions or for reasons that, in the view of the Exchange, make trading in shares inadvisable, such as extraordinary market volatility. There can be no assurance that shares will continue to meet the listing requirements of the Exchange. An active trading market for the Fund’s shares may not be developed or maintained. If the Fund’s shares are traded outside a collateralized settlement system, the number of financial institutions that can act as authorized participants that can post collateral on an agency basis is limited, which may limit the market for the Fund’s shares. The market prices of shares will fluctuate in response to changes in NAV and supply and demand for shares and will include a “bid-ask spread” charged by the exchange specialists, market makers or other participants that trade the particular security. There may be times when the market price and the NAV vary significantly, particularly during times of market stress, with the result that investors may pay significantly more or significantly less for Fund shares than the Fund’s NAV, which is reflected in the bid and ask price for Fund shares or in the closing price. If a shareholder purchases shares at a time when the market price is at a premium to the NAV or sells shares at a time when the market price is at a discount to NAV, the shareholder may sustain losses if the shares are sold at a price that is less than the price paid by the shareholder for the shares. When all or a portion of an ETFs underlying securities trade in a market that is closed when the market for the Fund’s shares is open, there may be changes from the last quote of the closed market and the quote from the Fund’s domestic trading day, which could lead to differences between the market value of the Fund’s shares and the Fund’s NAV. In stressed market conditions, the market for the Fund’s shares may become less liquid in response to the deteriorating liquidity of the Fund’s portfolio. This adverse effect on the liquidity of the Fund’s shares may, in turn, lead to differences between the market value of the Fund’s shares and the Fund’s NAV.

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NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Continued)
July 31, 2023
 

Fixed Income Risk – Fixed income securities are subject to interest rate risk, call risk, prepayment and extension risk, credit risk, duration, and liquidity risk. In addition, current market conditions may pose heightened risks for fixed income securities. When the Fund and the Underlying Funds invest in fixed income securities or derivatives, the value of your investment in the Fund will fluctuate with changes in interest rates. Typically, a rise in interest rates causes a decline in the value of fixed income securities or derivatives owned by the Fund or an Underlying Fund. Risks associated with rising interest rates are heightened given that interest rates in the U.S. currently remain near historic lows, but have recently risen and are expected to rise further. Moreover, new regulations applicable to and changing business practices of financial intermediaries that make markets in fixed income securities have resulted in less market making activity for certain fixed income securities, which has reduced the liquidity and may increase the volatility for such fixed income securities. The fixed-income securities market can be susceptible to increases in volatility and decreases in liquidity. Liquidity may decline unpredictably in response to overall economic conditions or credit tightening. Duration risk arises when holding long duration and long maturity investments, which will magnify certain risks, including interest rate risk and credit risk.

 

Fluctuation of Net Asset Value Risk – The NAV of the Fund’s shares will generally fluctuate with changes in the market value of the Fund’s holdings. The market prices of the shares will generally fluctuate in accordance with changes in NAV as well as the relative supply of and demand for the shares on the Exchange. The Fund’s Sub-Adviser cannot predict whether the shares will trade below, at or above their NAV. Price differences may be due, in large part, to the fact that supply and demand forces at work in the secondary trading market for the shares will be closely related to, but not identical to, the same forces influencing the prices of the Fund’s holdings trading individually or in the aggregate at any point in time. In addition, unlike conventional ETFs, the Fund is not an index fund. The Fund is actively managed and does not seek to replicate the performance of a specified Index. Actively managed ETFs have a limited trading history and, therefore, there can be no assurance as to whether and/or the extent to which the Shares will trade at premiums or discounts to NAV.

 

High Yield Risk – Investment in or exposure to high yield (lower rated or below investment grade) debt instruments (also known as “junk bonds”) may involve greater levels of interest rate, credit, liquidity and valuation risk than for higher rated instruments. High yield debt instruments are considered higher risk than investment grade instruments with respect to the issuer’s continuing ability to make principal and interest payments and, therefore, such instruments generally involve greater risk of default or price changes than higher rated debt instruments.

 

Market Risk – Overall market risk may affect the value of individual instruments in which the Fund or an Underlying Fund invests. The Fund is subject to the risk that the securities markets will move down, sometimes rapidly and unpredictably, based on overall economic conditions and other factors, which may negatively affect the Fund’s performance. Factors such as domestic and foreign (non-U.S.) economic growth and market conditions, real or perceived adverse economic or political conditions, military conflict, acts of terrorism, social unrest, natural disasters, recessions, inflation, changes in interest rate levels, supply chain disruptions, sanctions, the spread of infectious illness or other public health threats, lack of liquidity in the bond and other markets, volatility in the equities market or adverse investor sentiment affect the securities markets and political events affect the securities markets. U.S. and foreign stock markets have experienced periods of substantial price volatility in the past and may do so again in the future. Securities markets also may experience long periods of decline in value. When the value of the Fund’s investments goes down, your investment in the Fund decreases in value and you could lose money.

 

Local, state, regional, national or global events such as war, acts of terrorism, the spread of infectious illness or other public health issues, recessions, or other events could have a significant impact on the Fund and its investments and could result in decreases to the Fund’s net asset value. Political, geopolitical, natural and other events, including war, terrorism, trade disputes, government shutdowns, market closures, natural and environmental disasters, epidemics, pandemics and other public health crises and related events and governments’ reactions to such events have led, and in the future may lead, to economic uncertainty, decreased economic activity, increased market volatility and other disruptive effects on U.S. and global economies and markets. Such events may have significant adverse direct or indirect effects on the Fund and its investments. For example, a widespread health crisis such as a global pandemic could cause substantial market volatility, exchange trading

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NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Continued)
July 31, 2023
 

suspensions and closures, impact the ability to complete redemptions, and affect Fund performance. A health crisis may exacerbate other pre-existing political, social and economic risks. In addition, the increasing interconnectedness of markets around the world may result in many markets being affected by events or conditions in a single country or region or events affecting a single or small number of issuers.

 

Volatility Risk – The Fund’s investments may appreciate or decrease significantly in value over short periods of time. The value of an investment in the Fund’s portfolio may fluctuate due to factors that affect markets generally or that affect a particular industry or sector. The value of an investment in the Fund’s portfolio may also be more volatile than the market as a whole. This volatility may affect the Fund’s net asset value per share, including by causing it to experience significant increases or declines in value over short periods of time. Events or financial circumstances affecting individual investments, industries or sectors may increase the volatility of the Fund.

 

U.S. Government Securities Risk – Treasury obligations may differ in their interest rates, maturities, times of issuance and other characteristics. Obligations of U.S. Government agencies and authorities are supported by varying degrees of credit but generally are not backed by the full faith and credit of the U.S. Government. No assurance can be given that the U.S. Government will provide financial support to its agencies and authorities if it is not obligated by law to do so. In addition, the value of U.S. Government securities may be affected by changes in the credit rating of the U.S. Government.

 

(8)SUBSEQUENT EVENTS

 

Subsequent events after the Statement of Assets and Liabilities date have been evaluated through the date the financial statements were issued. Management has determined that no events or transactions occurred requiring adjustment or disclosure in the financial statements.

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EXPENSE EXAMPLES (Unaudited)
July 31, 2023
 

As a shareholder of the Fund, you incur two types of costs: (1) transaction costs for purchasing and selling shares, including brokerage commissions on purchases and sales of Fund shares (which are not reflected in the example below); and (2) ongoing costs, including management fees and other fund expenses. This example is intended to help you understand your ongoing costs (in dollars) of investing in the Fund and to compare these costs with the ongoing costs of investing in other mutual funds.

 

The Example is based on an investment of $1,000 invested at the beginning of the period and held for the entire period from February 1, 2023 to July 31, 2023.

 

Actual Expenses

 

The first line of the table below provides information about actual account values and actual expenses. You may use the information in this line, together with the amount you invested, to estimate the expenses that you paid over the period. Simply divide your account value by $1,000 (for example, an $8,600 account value divided by $1,000 = 8.6), then multiply the result by the number in the first line under the heading entitled ’‘Expenses Paid During the Period’’ to estimate the expenses you paid on your account during this period.

 

Hypothetical Example for Comparison Purposes

 

The second line of the table below provides information about hypothetical account values and hypothetical expenses based on the Fund’s actual expense ratio and an assumed rate of return of 5% per year before expenses, which is not the Fund’s actual return. The hypothetical account values and expenses may not be used to estimate the actual ending account balance or expenses you paid for the period. You may use this information to compare the ongoing costs of investing in the Fund and other funds. To do so, compare this 5% hypothetical example with the 5% hypothetical examples that appear in the shareholder reports of the other funds. Please note that the expenses shown in the table are meant to highlight your ongoing costs only and do not reflect any transactional costs, such as brokerage commissions on purchases or sales of Fund shares. Therefore, the second line of the table is useful in comparing ongoing costs only, and will not help you determine the relative total costs of owning different funds. In addition, if these transactional costs were included, your costs would have been higher.

 

  Beginning Ending Expenses Paid Expense Ratio
  Account Value Account Value During Period During the Period
Actual 2/1/23 7/31/23 2/1/23 - 7/31/23* 2/1/23 - 7/31/23
  $1,000.00 $997.80 $7.43 1.50%
         
  Beginning Ending Expenses Paid Expense Ratio
Hypothetical Account Value Account Value During Period During the Period
(5% return before expenses) 2/1/23 7/31/23 2/1/23 - 7/31/23* 2/1/23 - 7/31/23
  $1,000.00 $1,017.36 $7.50 1.50%

 

*Expenses are equal to the average account value over the period, multiplied by the Fund’s annualized expense ratio, multiplied by the actual number of days the Fund was in operation during the period (181) divided by the number of days in the fiscal year (365).

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Deloitte & Touche LLP

 

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REPORT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM

 

To the shareholders and the Board of Trustees of Two Roads Shared Trust

 

Opinion on the Financial Statements and Financial Highlights

 

We have audited the accompanying statement of assets and liabilities, including the schedule of investments, of Anfield Dynamic Fixed Income ETF, one of the funds constituting the Two Roads Shared Trust (the “Fund”), as of July 31, 2023, the related statement of operations for the year then ended, the statements of changes in net assets for each of the two years in the period then ended, the financial highlights for each of the two years in the period then ended, and the related notes. In our opinion, the financial statements and financial highlights present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of the Fund as of July 31, 2023, and the results of its operations for the year then ended, the changes in its net assets for each of the two years in the period then ended, and the financial highlights for each of the two years in the period then ended in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America. The financial highlights for the period from August 17, 2020 (commencement of operations) through July 31, 2021 were audited by other auditors whose report, dated September 29, 2021, expressed an unqualified opinion on those statements.

 

Basis for Opinion

 

These financial statements and financial highlights are the responsibility of the Fund’s management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on the Fund’s financial statements and financial highlights based on our audits. We are a public accounting firm registered with the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States) (PCAOB) and are required to be independent with respect to the Fund in accordance with the U.S. federal securities laws and the applicable rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission and the PCAOB.

 

We conducted our audits in accordance with the standards of the PCAOB. Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements and financial highlights are free of material misstatement, whether due to error or fraud. The Fund is not required to have, nor were we engaged to perform, an audit of its internal control over financial reporting. As part of our audits we are required to obtain an understanding of internal control over financial reporting but not for the purpose of expressing an opinion on the effectiveness of the Fund’s internal control over financial reporting. Accordingly, we express no such opinion.

 

Our audits included performing procedures to assess the risks of material misstatement of the financial statements and financial highlights, whether due to error or fraud, and performing procedures that respond to those risks. Such procedures included examining, on a test basis, evidence regarding the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements and financial highlights. Our audits also included evaluating the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall presentation of the financial statements and financial highlights. Our procedures included confirmation of securities owned as of July 31, 2023, by correspondence with the custodian and brokers; when replies were not received from brokers, we performed other auditing procedures. We believe that our audits provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.

 

(-s- Deloitte & Touche LLP)

 

Costa Mesa, California

September 28, 2023

 

We have served as the auditor of one or more Regents Park Funds, LLC investment companies since 2022.

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Anfield Dynamic Fixed Income ETF
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION (Unaudited)
July 31, 2023
 

Approval of Advisory Agreement

 

Regents Park Funds, LLC and Anfield Capital Management, LLC for the Anfield Dynamic Fixed Income ETF

 

At a meeting held on March 27–28, 2023 (the “Meeting”), the Board of Trustees (the “Board”) of Two Roads Shared Trust (the “Trust”), each of whom is not an “interested person” of the Trust (the “Independent Trustees” or the “Trustees”), as such term is defined under Section 2(a)(19) of the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “1940 Act”), considered the renewal (i) of the investment advisory agreement (the “Advisory Agreement”) between Regents Park Funds, LLC (“Regents Park” or the “Adviser”) and the Trust, on behalf of Anfield Dynamic Fixed Income ETF (the “Anfield ETF” or the “Fund”) and (ii) of the sub-advisory agreement (the “Sub-Advisory Agreement” and together with the Advisory Agreement, the “Agreements”) among Regents Park, Anfield Capital Management, LLC (“Anfield” or the “Sub-Adviser”) and the Trust, on behalf of the Anfield ETF.

 

In connection with the Board’s consideration of the Advisory Agreement and the Sub-Advisory Agreement, the Board received written materials in advance of the Meeting, which included information regarding: (i) the nature, extent, and quality of services provided to the Anfield ETF by the Adviser and the Sub-Adviser; (ii) a description of the Adviser’s and the Sub-Adviser’s investment management personnel; (iii) an overview of the Adviser’s and the Sub-Adviser’s respective operations and financial condition; (iv) a description of the Adviser’s and the Sub-Adviser’s brokerage practices (including any soft dollar arrangements); (v) a comparison of the Anfield ETF’s advisory fee and overall expenses with those of comparable mutual funds; (vi) the level of profitability from the Adviser’s and the Sub-Adviser’s fund-related operations; (vii) the Adviser’s and the Sub-Adviser’s compliance policies and procedures, including policies and procedures for personal securities transactions, business continuity and information security and (viii) information regarding the performance record of the Fund as compared to other mutual funds with similar investment strategies.

 

Throughout the process, including at the Meeting, the Board had numerous opportunities to ask questions of and request additional materials from Regents Park and Anfield. The Board was advised by, and met, in executive sessions with, the Board’s independent legal counsel, and received a memorandum from such independent counsel regarding their responsibilities under applicable law. The Board also noted that the evaluation process with respect to the Adviser and the Sub-Adviser is an ongoing one and that in this regard, the Board took into account discussions with management and information provided to the Board at prior meetings with respect to the services provided by the Adviser and the Sub-Adviser, including quarterly performance reports prepared by management. The Board noted that the information received and considered by the Board in connection with the Meeting and throughout the year was both written and oral.

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ADDITIONAL INFORMATION (Unaudited) (Continued)
July 31, 2023
 

Matters considered by the Board in connection with its approval of the Agreements with respect to the Fund included, among others, the following:

 

Nature, Extent and Quality of Services. The Board reviewed materials provided by Regents Park related to the Advisory Agreement with respect to the Fund, including: the Advisory Agreement; a description of the manner in which investment decisions are made and executed; an overview of the personnel that perform services for the Fund and their background and experience; a review of the financial condition of Regents Park; information regarding risk management processes and liquidity management; the compliance policies and procedures of Regents Park, including its business continuity and cybersecurity policies and a code of ethics that contained provisions reasonably necessary to prevent Access Persons, as that term is defined in Rule 17j-1 under the 1940 Act, from engaging in conduct prohibited by Rule 17j-1(b); Regents Park’s compliance resources and practices; information regarding Regents Park’s compliance and regulatory history; and an independent report prepared by Broadridge analyzing the performance record, fees and expenses of the Fund as compared to those of a peer group of other mutual funds with similar investment strategies as selected by Broadridge.

 

The Board also noted that on a regular basis it received and reviewed information from the Trust’s Chief Compliance Officer (“CCO”) regarding the Fund’s compliance policies and procedures established pursuant to Rule 38a-1 under the 1940 Act, which included evaluating the regulatory compliance systems of the Adviser and procedures reasonably designed to ensure compliance with the federal securities laws. The Board also considered the Adviser’s policies and procedures relating to business continuity and cybersecurity, including the review and evaluation of the Trust’s CCO of these policies and procedures.

 

The Board took into account that Regents Park and Anfield are affiliates under common control and share many, but not all, key personnel with each other, and considered the expansion in staffing of the Adviser in different areas. The Board considered the differing functions of each firm with respect to managing either the operations and/or the portfolio for the Fund, any potential conflicts of interest for the Fund that the arrangement served, and the Adviser’s mitigation of such conflicts.

 

The Board noted no significant disruption or impact to the services provided by the Adviser as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic and that the Adviser had continued to provide the same level, quality and extent of services to the Fund. The Board also considered the significant risks assumed by the Adviser in connection with the services provided to the Fund, including entrepreneurial risk and ongoing risks including investment, operational, enterprise, litigation, regulatory, and compliance risks with respect to the Fund.

 

The Board considered Regents Park’s role as the investment adviser to the Anfield ETF and Regents Park’s retention of a sub-adviser to manage day-to-day investment decisions for the Fund. The Board considered the oversight and supervisory role performed by Regents Park for the Fund, and noted that Regents Park provided overall management and oversight of the Fund’s operations and expenses, competitor analysis, and compliance and operational support and operated a Sub-Adviser Oversight Committee to monitor the Sub-Adviser of the Fund, among other services provided to the Fund. The Board considered that Regents Park received daily reports from the Sub-Adviser in connection with Regents Park’s oversight of the Sub-Adviser. In addition,

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ADDITIONAL INFORMATION (Unaudited) (Continued)
July 31, 2023
 

the Board considered its familiarity with Regents Park’s personnel obtained from the Board’s oversight of the Fund and of other funds in the Trust advised by Regents Park, as well as the affiliation between Regents Park and Anfield and any potential conflicts of interest with the Sub-Adviser.

 

In considering the nature, extent, and quality of the services provided by Regents Park, the Board also took into account its knowledge, acquired through discussions and reports during the preceding year and in past years, of Regents Park’s management and the quality of the performance of its duties. The Board concluded that the management of Regents Park had the skills, experience and sophistication necessary to effectively oversee the Sub-Adviser and concluded that Regents Park had sufficient quality and depth of personnel, resources, and compliance policies and procedures for performing its duties and that the nature, overall quality and extent of the services provided by Regents Park were satisfactory and reliable.

 

The Board reviewed materials provided by Anfield related to the Sub-Advisory Agreement with respect to the Anfield ETF, including: the Sub-Advisory Agreement; a description of the manner in which investment decisions are made and executed; an overview of the personnel that perform services for the Anfield ETF and their background and experience; information relating to the financial condition of the Sub-Adviser; a written report containing the Sub-Adviser’s performance commentaries for the prior quarterly period; the Sub-Adviser’s compliance policies and procedures, including its business continuity and cybersecurity policies, a code of ethics containing provisions reasonably necessary to prevent Access Persons, as that term is defined in Rule 17j-1 under the 1940 Act, from engaging in conduct prohibited by Rule 17j-1(b); information regarding risk management processes and liquidity management; an annual review of the operation of the Sub-Adviser’s compliance program; information regarding the Sub-Adviser’s compliance and regulatory history; and an independent report prepared by Broadridge, an independent third party data provider, analyzing the performance record of the Anfield ETF and the fees and expenses of the Anfield ETF as compared to other mutual funds with similar investment strategies, as applicable.

 

In considering the nature, extent, and quality of the services provided by Anfield in its capacity as a sub-adviser, the Board also took into account its knowledge of Anfield’s management and the quality of the performance of its duties as adviser and as a sub-adviser, acquired through discussions and reports during the preceding year and in past years. The Board noted no significant disruption or impact to the services provided by the Sub-Adviser as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic and that the Sub-Adviser had continued to provide the same level, quality and extent of services to the Fund. The Board reviewed the background information on Anfield’s key personnel, taking into consideration their education, financial industry experience, and fixed income experience. The Board noted the continued retention of an outside CCO and found that Anfield continued to operate an effective compliance program and had no significant compliance matters reported over the past year. The Board concluded that Anfield had sufficient quality and depth of personnel, resources, investment methodologies and compliance policies and procedures to perform its duties under the Sub-Advisory Agreement with respect to the Anfield ETF and that the nature, overall quality and extent of the services provided by Anfield were satisfactory and reliable.

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Anfield Dynamic Fixed Income ETF
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION (Unaudited) (Continued)
July 31, 2023
 

Performance. In considering the Fund’s performance, the Board noted that it reviews information about the Fund’s performance results at its regularly scheduled meetings. Among other data, the Board considered the Fund’s performance as compared to a broad-based index and against the performance of a group of peer funds provided by Broadridge, an independent third-party data provider (the “Peer Group”). The Board noted that while it found the data provided by the independent third-party generally useful, it recognized its limitations, including in particular that data may vary depending on the selected end date and that the results of the performance comparisons may vary depending on the selection of the Peer Group. The Board also noted differences in the investment strategies of the Fund relative to its Peer Group. The Board also received discount/premium information.

 

The Board also took into account management’s discussion of the performance of the Anfield ETF, including the quarterly written reports containing the Adviser’s and Sub-Adviser’s respective performance commentaries. The Board also noted that each of the Adviser and Sub-Adviser was actively monitoring the performance of the Fund.

 

With respect to the Anfield ETF, the Board noted that Anfield is responsible for the day-to-day management of the Fund’s investment portfolio and considered, among other data, the performance of the Fund for the one-year and since inception periods ended December 31, 2022 as compared to the Fund’s benchmark index, Peer Group, and Morningstar category. The Board considered that the Fund outperformed the median of its Peer Group for the one-year period, underperformed the median of its Morningstar category for the one-year and since inception periods, and underperformed the median of its Peer Group for the since inception period. The Board also noted that the Fund underperformed the benchmark index for the one-year and since inception periods. The Board took into account Regents Park’s discussion of the Fund’s performance. The Board also took into account the relatively short operational history of the Fund. The Board concluded that the overall performance of the Anfield ETF was appropriate, and the Adviser and Sub-Adviser have shown the ability to manage the Fund in accordance with the strategies set forth in the prospectus.

 

Fees and Expenses. Regarding the costs of the services provided by the Adviser and Sub-Adviser, the Board considered, among other expense data, a comparison prepared by Broadridge of the Fund’s advisory fee and operating expenses compared to the advisory fee and expenses of the funds in its Peer Group and Morningstar category. The Board noted that while it found the data provided by the independent third-party generally useful, it recognized its limitations, including potential differences in the investment strategies of the Fund relative to its Peer Group, as well as the level, quality and nature of the services provided by the Adviser and Sub-Adviser with respect to the Fund. The Board also took into account the Adviser’s discussion with respect to the fees and expenses relating to the Fund.

 

The Board noted that, with respect to the Anfield ETF, the Fund’s contractual advisory fee was above the median of the Peer Group and Morningstar category, but not the highest among the Peer Group and within a relatively small range. The Board also noted that the Fund’s net total

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ADDITIONAL INFORMATION (Unaudited) (Continued)
July 31, 2023
 

expenses were above the median of its Peer Group and Morningstar category. The Board took into account that the Adviser had agreed to reimburse expenses to limit net annual operating expenses to 1.50% of the Fund’s average net assets (exclusive of any taxes, interest, brokerage commissions, expenses incurred in connection with any merger or reorganization, indirect expenses, expenses of other investment companies in which the Fund may invest, or extraordinary expenses such as litigation) and the impact of the Fund’s current asset level on expenses given its limited operating history.

 

With respect to the sub-advisory fees relating to the Fund, the Board considered that the Fund pays an advisory fee to the Adviser and that, in turn, the Adviser pays a portion of its advisory fee to the Sub-Adviser. The Board also took into account the amount of the advisory fee to be retained by Regents Park and the services to be provided with respect to the Fund by the Adviser and the Sub-Adviser. In considering the level of the Fund’s advisory and sub-advisory fee, the Board also took into account the fees charged by the Adviser and Sub-Adviser to other accounts managed with a similar investment strategy, if any, noting that differences were attributable to the differences in the management of these different kinds of accounts. The Board also noted any reimbursement of Fund expenses by the Sub-Adviser.

 

Based on the factors above, the Board concluded that the advisory fee and sub-advisory fee of the Fund was not unreasonable.

 

Profitability. The Board considered the profitability of each of Regents Park and Anfield and their respective affiliates with respect to the Fund, as applicable, and whether these profits were reasonable in light of the services provided to the Fund. The Board reviewed profitability analyses prepared by Regents Park and Anfield based on the Fund’s asset levels and considered the total profits of each of the Adviser and the Sub-Adviser, respectively, from its relationship with the Fund and in the aggregate with certain other funds managed by the Adviser in the Trust. . The Board concluded that each of Regents Park and Anfield’s profitability from its respective relationship with the Fund, after taking into account a reasonable allocation of costs, was not excessive.

 

Economies of Scale. The Board considered whether any of Regents Park or Anfield would realize economies of scale with respect to the advisory or sub-advisory services provided to the Fund. The Board considered the profitability analyses provided by the Adviser and Sub-Adviser and noted that expenses of managing the Fund as a percentage of assets under management were expected to decrease as the Fund’s assets continue to grow. The Board noted that at current asset levels, economies of scale were not a relevant consideration and that it would revisit whether economies of scale exist in the future once the Fund had achieved sufficient size.

 

Other Benefits . The Board also considered the character and amount of other direct and incidental benefits to be received by each of Regents Park and Anfield from its respective relationship with the Fund. The Board noted that neither of Regents Park or Anfield believed it would receive any direct, indirect or ancillary material “fall-out” benefits from its relationship with the Fund, other than certain reputational benefits that may result from these relationships. The

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ADDITIONAL INFORMATION (Unaudited) (Continued)
July 31, 2023
 

Board concluded that such benefits are reasonable.

 

Conclusion. The Board, having requested and received such information from each of Regents Park and Anfield as it believed reasonably necessary to evaluate the terms of the Advisory Agreement and Sub-Advisory Agreement with respect to the Fund and having been advised by independent counsel that it had appropriately considered and weighed all relevant factors, determined that approval of Advisory Agreement and Sub-Advisory Agreement with respect to the Fund for an additional one-year term was in the best interests of the Fund and its shareholders.

 

In considering the renewal of the Advisory Agreement and Sub-Advisory Agreement with respect to the Fund, the Board considered a variety of factors, including those discussed above, and also considered other factors (including conditions and trends prevailing generally in the economy, the securities markets, and the industry). The Board did not identify any one factor as determinative, and each Independent Trustee may have weighed each factor differently. The Board’s conclusions may be based in part on its consideration of the advisory arrangements in prior years and on the Board’s ongoing regular review of Fund performance and operations throughout the year.

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Anfield Dynamic Fixed Income ETF
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION (Unaudited)
July 31, 2023
 

LIQUIDITY RISK MANAGEMENT PROGRAM

 

The Fund has adopted and implemented a written liquidity risk management program as required by Rule 22e-4 (the “Liquidity Rule”) under the 1940 Act. The program is reasonably designed to assess and manage the Fund’s liquidity risk, taking into consideration, among other factors, the Fund’s investment strategy and the liquidity of its portfolio investments during normal and reasonably foreseeable stressed conditions; its short and long-term cash flow projections; and its cash holdings and access to other funding sources.

 

During the year ended July 31, 2023, the Trust’s Liquidity Risk Management Program Committee (the “Committee”) reviewed the Fund’s investments and determined that the Fund held adequate levels of cash and highly liquid investments to meet shareholder redemption activities in accordance with applicable requirements. Accordingly, the Committee concluded that (i) the Fund’s liquidity risk management program is reasonably designed to prevent violations of the Liquidity Rule and (ii) the Fund’s liquidity risk management program has been effectively implemented.

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Anfield Dynamic Fixed Income ETF
SUPPLEMENTAL INFORMATION (Unaudited)
July 31, 2023

 

Trustees and Officers. The Trustees and officers of the Trust, together with information as to their principal business occupations during the past five years and other information, are shown below. Unless otherwise noted, the address of each Trustee and Officer is 225 Pictoria Drive, Suite 450, Cincinnati, OH 45246.

 

Independent Trustees *

 

Name, Address,
Year of Birth
Position(s)
Held with
Registrant
Term and
Length
Served
Principal
Occupation(s)
During Past 5 Years
Number of
Portfolios
Overseen
In The
Fund
Complex**
Other
Directorships Held
During Past 5
Years
Mark Garbin
Year of Birth: 1951
Trustee Indefinite, Since 2012 Managing Principal, Coherent Capital Management LLC (since 2008), Independent Director, OCHEE LP (2021-present) 7 Northern Lights Fund Trust (since 2013); Northern Lights Variable Trust (since 2013); Forethought Variable Insurance Trust (since 2013); iDirect Private Markets Fund (since 2014); Carlyle Tactical Private Credit Fund (since March 2018) and OHA CLO Enhanced Equity II Genpar LLP (since 2021)

Mark D. Gersten

Year of Birth: 1950

Chairman, Trustee Indefinite, Since 2012 Independent Consultant (since 2012); Senior Vice President – Global Fund Administration Mutual Funds & Alternative Funds, AllianceBernstein LP (1985 – 2011) 7 Northern Lights Fund Trust (since 2013); Northern Lights Variable Trust (since 2013); iDirect Private Markets Fund (since 2014); previously, Ramius Archview Credit and Distressed Fund (2015-2017); and Schroder Global Series Trust (2012 to 2017)
Neil M. Kaufman
Year of Birth: 1960
Trustee, Audit Committee Chairman Indefinite, Since 2012 Managing Member, Kaufman McGowan PLLC (legal services)(Since 2016) 7 iDirect Private Markets Fund (since 2014)
Anita K. Krug
Year of Birth: 1969
Trustee Indefinite, Since 2012 Dean and Professor (since 2019) of Chicago-Kent College of Law, Illinois Institute of Technology; Interim Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs (2018-2019) University of Washington Bothell; Interim Dean (2017-2018), Professor (2016-2019), Associate Professor (2014-2016); and Assistant Professor (2010-2014), University of Washington School of Law 7 iDirect Private Markets Fund (since 2014); Centerstone Investors Trust (2016-2021)

 

*Information as of July 31, 2023.

 

**As of July 31, 2023, the Trust was comprised of 26 active portfolios managed by eleven unaffiliated investment advisers and three affiliated investment advisers. The term “Fund Complex” applies only to those funds that (i) are advised by a common investment adviser or by an investment adviser that is an affiliated person of the investment adviser of any of the other funds in the Trust or (ii) hold themselves out to investors as related companies for purposes of investment and investor services. The Fund does not hold itself out as related to any other series within the Trust except for Anfield Diversified Alternatives ETF, Anfield Universal Fixed Income ETF, Anfield U.S. Equity Sector Rotation ETF, and Regents Park Hedged Market Strategy ETF, each of which is advised by Regents and sub-advised by the Fund’s Sub-Adviser; Anfield Universal Fixed Income Fund, which is advised by the Fund’s Sub-Adviser; and Affinity World Leaders Equity ETF, which is advised by Regents.

 

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SUPPLEMENTAL INFORMATION (Unaudited)(Continued)
July 31, 2023

 

Officers of the Trust*

 

Name, Address,
Year of Birth
Position(s)
Held with
Registrant
Principal Occupation(s)
During Past 5 Years
Number of
Portfolios
Overseen
In The
Fund
Complex**
Other
Directorships
Held During Past
5 Years
James Colantino
Year of Birth: 1969
President Since Feb. 2017 Treasurer (2012 to 2017) Senior Vice President (2012 – present); Vice President (2004 to 2012); Ultimus Fund Solutions LLC N/A N/A
Laura Szalyga
Year of Birth: 1978
Treasurer Since Feb. 2017 Vice President, Ultimus Fund Solutions LLC (since 2015); Assistant Vice President, Ultimus Fund Solutions LLC (2011-2014) N/A N/A
Timothy Burdick
Year of Birth: 1986
Vice President Since Aug. 2022 Secretary Since Aug. 2022 Vice President and Managing Counsel, Ultimus Fund Solutions, LLC (2022 – present); Assistant Vice President and Counsel, Ultimus Fund Solutions, LLC (2019 – 2022); Senior Program Compliance Manager, CJ Affiliate (2016 – 2019). N/A N/A
William B. Kimme
Year of Birth: 1962
Chief Compliance Officer Since Inception Senior Compliance Officer, Northern Lights Compliance Services, LLC (September 2011 – present) N/A N/A

 

*Information is as of July 31, 2023.

 

**As of July 31, 2023, the Trust was comprised of 26 active portfolios managed by eleven unaffiliated investment advisers and three affiliated investment advisers. The term “Fund Complex” applies only to those funds that (i) are advised by a common investment adviser or by an investment adviser that is an affiliated person of the investment adviser of any of the other funds in the Trust or (ii) hold themselves out to investors as related companies for purposes of investment and investor services. The Fund does not hold itself out as related to any other series within the Trust except for Anfield Diversified Alternatives ETF, Anfield Universal Fixed Income ETF, Anfield U.S. Equity Sector Rotation ETF, and Regents Park Hedged Market Strategy ETF, each of which is advised by Regents and sub-advised by the Fund’s Sub-Adviser; Anfield Universal Fixed Income Fund, which is advised by the Fund’s Sub-Adviser; and Affinity World Leaders Equity ETF, which is advised by Regents.

 

The Fund’s Statement of Additional Information (“SAI”) includes additional information about the Trustees and is available free of charge, upon request, by calling toll-free at 1-866-866-4848.

 

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PRIVACY NOTICE

 

FACTS WHAT DOES TWO ROADS SHARED TRUST DO WITH YOUR PERSONAL INFORMATION
   
Why? Financial companies choose how they share your personal information.
   
  Federal law gives consumers the right to limit some but not all sharing.
  Federal law also requires us to tell you how we collect, share, and protect your personal information.
Please read this notice carefully to understand what we do.
   
What? THE TYPES OF PERSONAL INFORMATION WE COLLECT AND SHARE DEPENDS ON THE PRODUCT OR SERVICE THAT YOU HAVE WITH US. THIS INFORMATION CAN INCLUDE:
   
  ●      Social Security number and income
   
  ●      Account transactions and transaction history
   
  ●      Investment experience and purchase history
   
  When you are no longer our customer, we continue to share your information as described in this notice.
   
How? All financial companies need to share customers’ personal information to run their everyday business. In the section below, we list the reasons financial companies can share their customers’ personal information; the reason Two Roads Shared Trust chooses to share and whether you can limit this sharing.

 

Reasons we can share your personal information Does Two Roads
Shared Trust share?
Can you limit
this sharing?
For our everyday business purposes –    
such as to process your transactions, maintain your account(s), respond to court orders and legal investigations, or report to credit bureaus YES NO
For our marketing purposes – NO We do not share
to offer our products and services to you    
For joint marketing with other financial companies NO We do not share
     
     
For our affiliates’ everyday business purposes – NO We do not share
information about your transactions and experiences    
     
For our affiliates’ everyday business purposes – NO We do not share
information about your creditworthiness    
For our affiliates to market to you NO We do not share
     
For nonaffiliates to market to you NO We do not share
     
Questions? Call 1-631-490-4300

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What we do

How does Two Roads Shared Trust
protect my personal information?

To protect your personal information from unauthorized access and use, we use security measures that comply with federal law.

 
These measures include computer safeguards and secured files and buildings.

   
  Our service providers are held accountable for adhering to strict policies and procedures to prevent any misuse of your nonpublic personal information.
How does Two Roads Shared Trust We collect your personal information, for example, when you
collect my personal information?  
  ●      open an account or give us contact information
   
  ●      provide account information or give us your income information
   
  ●      make deposits or withdrawals from your account
   
  We also collect your personal information from other companies.
Why can’t I limit all sharing? Federal law gives you the right to limit only
   
  ●      sharing for affiliates’ everyday business purposes – information about your creditworthiness
   
  ●      affiliates from using your information to market to you
   
  ●      sharing for nonaffiliates to market to you
   
  State laws and individual companies may give you additional rights to limit sharing
   
Definitions  
Affiliates Companies related by common ownership or control. They can be financial and nonfinancial companies.
   
  ●      Two Roads Shared Trust has no affiliates.
Nonaffiliates Companies not related by common ownership or control. They can be financial and nonfinancial companies.
   
  ●      Two Roads Shared Trust does not share with nonaffiliates so they can market to you.
Joint marketing A formal agreement between nonaffiliates financial companies that together market financial products or services to you.
   
  ●      Two Roads Shared Trust does not jointly market.

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Proxy Voting Policy

 

Information regarding how the Fund votes proxies relating to portfolio securities for the twelve month period ended June 30th as well as a description of the policies and procedures that the Fund used to determine how to vote proxies is available without charge, upon request, by calling 1-866-866-4848 or by referring to the Securities and Exchange Commission’s (“SEC”) website at http://www.sec.gov.

 

Portfolio Holdings

 

The Fund files its complete schedule of portfolio holdings with the SEC for the first and third quarters of each fiscal year as an exhibit to its reports on Form N-PORT, within sixty days after the end of the period. Form N-PORT reports are available on the SEC’s website at http://www.sec.gov. The information on Form N-PORT is available without charge, upon request, by calling 1-866-866-4848.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Adviser
Regents Park Funds, LLC
4041 MacArthur Blvd., Suite 155
Newport Beach, CA 92660
 
Administrator
Ultimus Fund Solutions, LLC
225 Pictoria Drive, Suite 450
Cincinnati, OH 45246

 

 

This report and the financial statements contained herein are submitted for the general information of shareholders and are not authorized for distribution to prospective investors unless preceded or accompanied by an effective prospectus. Nothing contained herein is to be considered an offer of sale or solicitation of an offer to buy shares of the Fund. Such an offering is made only by a prospectus, which contains information about the Fund’s investment objective, risks, fees and expenses. Investors are reminded to read the prospectus carefully before investing in the Fund.

 

 

 

ADF-AR23

 

 

(b)        Not applicable

 

ITEM 2. CODE OF ETHICS.

 

(a) The registrant has, as of the end of the period covered by this report, adopted a code of ethics that applies to the registrant's principal executive officer, principal financial officer, and principal accounting officer or controller, or persons performing similar functions, regardless of whether these individuals are employed by the registrant or a third party.

 

(c) During the period covered by this report, there were no amendments to any provision of the code of ethics.

 

(d) During the period covered by this report, there were no waivers or implicit waivers of a provision of the code of ethics.

 

 

ITEM 3. AUDIT COMMITTEE FINANCIAL EXPERT.

 

 
 

 

 

(a)(1)The registrant’s board of trustees has determined that Mark Gersten and Neil M. Kaufman are audit committee financial experts, as defined in Item 3 of Form N-CSR. Mr. Gersten and Mr. Kaufman are independent for purposes of this Item.

(a)(2) Not applicable.

(a)(3) Not applicable.

 

 

ITEM 4. PRINCIPAL ACCOUNTANT FEES AND SERVICES.

 

 

(a) Audit Fees  -  The aggregate fees billed for each of the last two fiscal years for professional services rendered by the registrant's principal accountant for the audit of the registrant's annual financial statements or services that are normally provided by the accountant in connection with statutory and regulatory filings or engagements for the fiscal year are as follows:

 

Trust Series  2023  2022  
Anfield Dynamic Fixed Income ETF $12,400 $12,400  

 

(b) Audit-Related Fees – There were no fees billed in each of the last two fiscal years for assurance and related services by the principal accountant that are reasonably related to the performance of the audit of the registrant’s financial statements and are not reported under paragraph (a) of this item.
(c) Tax Fees - The aggregate fees billed in each of the last two fiscal years for professional services rendered by the principal accountant for tax compliance, tax advice, and tax planning are as follows:

 

Trust Series  2023  2022  
Anfield Dynamic Fixed Income ETF $4,400 $4,400  

 

(d) All Other Fees – The aggregate fees billed in each of the last two fiscal years for products and services provided by the registrant’s principal accountant, other than the services reported in paragraphs (a) through (c) of this item were $0 for each of the fiscal years ended July 31, 2022 and July 31, 2023.
(e)(1) The audit committee does not have pre-approval policies and procedures. Instead, the audit committee or audit committee chairman approves on a case-by-case basis each audit or non-audit service before the principal accountant is engaged by the registrant.
(e)(2) There were no services described in each of paragraphs (b) through (d) of this Item that were approved by the audit committee pursuant to paragraph (c)(7)(i)(C) of Rule 2-01 of Regulation S-X.
(f) Not applicable. The percentage of hours expended on the principal accountant's engagement to audit the registrant's financial statements for the most recent fiscal year that were attributed to work performed by persons other than the principal accountant's full-time, permanent employees was zero percent (0%).
(g) All non-audit fees billed by the registrant's principal accountant for services rendered to the registrant for the fiscal years ended July 31, 2023 and 2022 are disclosed in (b)-(d) above. There were no audit or non-audit services performed by the registrant's principal accountant for the registrant's adviser.

(h)       Not applicable.

(i)       Not applicable.

(j)       Not applicable.

 

 

 
 

ITEM 5. AUDIT COMMITTEE OF LISTED REGISTRANTS.

 

The registrant is an issuer as defined in Rule 10A-3 under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”) and has a separately-designated standing audit committee established in accordance with Section 3(a)(58)A of the Exchange Act. The registrant’s audit committee members are Mark Garbin, Mark Gersten, Neil M. Kaufman and Anita K. Krug.

 

ITEM 6. INVESTMENTS

 

Included in annual report to shareholders filed under Item 1 of this form.

 

ITEM 7. DISCLOSURE OF PROXY VOTING POLICIES AND PROCEDURES FOR CLOSED-END MANAGEMENT INVESTMENT COMPANIES.

 

Not applicable to open-end management investment companies.

 

ITEM 8. PORTFOLIO MANAGERS OF CLOSED-END MANAGEMENT INVESTMENT COMPANIES

 

Not applicable to open-end management investment companies.

 

ITEM 9. PURCHASES OF EQUITY SECURITIES BY CLOSED-END MANAGEMENT INVESTMENT COMPANY AND AFFILIATED PURCHASERS.

 

Not applicable to open-end management investment companies.

 

ITEM 10. SUBMISSION OF MATTERS TO A VOTE OF SECURITY HOLDERS.

 

Not applicable at this time.

 

ITEM 11. CONTROLS AND PROCEDURES.

 

(a)Based on an evaluation of the registrant's disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Rule 30a-3(c) under the 1940 Act), as of a date within 90 days of the filing date of this Form N-CSR, the principal executive officer and principal financial officer of the registrant have concluded that the disclosure controls and procedures of the registrant are reasonably designed to ensure that the information required in filings on Form N-CSR is recorded, processed, summarized, and reported by the filing date, including that information required to be disclosed is accumulated and communicated to the registrant’s management, including the registrant’s principal executive officer and principal financial officer, as appropriate to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosure.

 

(b) There were no changes in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Rule 30a(d) under the 1940 Act) that occurred during the period covered by this report that have materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting.

 

ITEM 12. DISCLOSURE OF SECURITIES LENDING ACTIVITIES FOR CLOSED-END MANAGEMENT INVESTMENT COMPANIES.

 

Not applicable to open-end management investment companies.

 
 

 

ITEM 13. EXHIBITS

 

(a)(1) Code of Ethics for Principal Executive and Senior Financial Officers is attached hereto.

 

(a)(2) Certifications required by Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 (and Item 13(a)(2) of Form N-CSR) are filed herewith.

 

(a)(3) Not applicable.

 

(a)(4) Not applicable.

 

(b)Certifications required by Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 (and Item 13(b) of Form N-CSR) are filed herewith.

 

 

 

 

SIGNATURES

 

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

 

Two Roads Shared Trust

 

By James Colantino /s/ James Colantino   
Principal Executive Officer/President,
Date:  October 5, 2023  

 

 

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

 

 

By James Colantino /s/ James Colantino   
Principal Executive Officer/President,
Date: October 5, 2023  

 

 

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

 

 

By Laura Szalyga  /s/ Laura Szalyga
Principal Financial Officer/Treasurer,
Date: October 5, 2023