N-CSR 1 tm218009d1_ncsr.htm N-CSR

 

As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on March 8, 2021

 

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549

 

FORM N-CSR

 

CERTIFIED SHAREHOLDER REPORT OF

REGISTERED MANAGEMENT INVESTMENT COMPANIES

 

Investment Company Act file number: 811-23227

 

SYNTAX ETF TRUST

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)

 

One Liberty Plaza, 46th Floor

New York, NY 10006

(Address of Principal Executive Offices) (Zip Code)

 

Registrant’s Telephone Number, including Area Code: (212) 880-0200

 

Carly Arison, One Liberty Plaza, 46th Floor New York, NY 10006

(Name and Address of Agent for Service)

 

Copies to:

 

Kathleen H. Moriarty

Counsel to the Trust

Chapman & Cutler LLP

1270 Avenue of the Americas, 30th Floor

New York, New York 10020

 

Date of fiscal year end: December 31

 

Date of reporting period: December 31, 2020

 

 

 

 

Item 1:Report(s) to Shareholders.

 

The Annual Report is attached.

 

ANNUAL REPORT
Syntax Stratified LargeCap ETF
Syntax Stratified MidCap ETF
Syntax Stratified SmallCap ETF
December 31, 2020
Beginning on January 1, 2021, as permitted by regulations adopted by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, paper copies of a Fund’s annual and semi-annual shareholder reports will no longer be sent by mail, unless you specifically request paper copies of the reports from the Fund (or from your financial intermediary, such as a broker-dealer or bank). Instead, the reports will be made available on the Fund’s website (www.syntaxadvisors.com), and you will be notified by mail each time a report is posted, and provided with a website link to access the report. If you already elected to receive reports electronically, you will not be affected by this change and you need not take any action. You may elect to receive shareholder reports and other communications by contacting your financial intermediary.
You may elect to receive all future reports in paper free of charge. If you invest through a financial intermediary, you can contact your financial intermediary to request that you continue to receive paper copies of your shareholder reports. Your election to receive reports in paper will apply to all funds held in your account.

 

This report is not authorized for distribution to prospective investors in the Fund unless preceded or accompanied by an effective prospectus.

 

Dear Shareholder,
Enclosed is the report for the Syntax ETF Trust for the period ending December 31, 2020, together with Management's Discussion and Analysis for the Syntax Stratified LargeCap ETF, the Syntax Stratified MidCap ETF, and the Syntax Stratified SmallCap ETF. Also included is information about their respective indices - the Syntax Stratified LargeCap Index, the Syntax Stratified MidCap Index, and the Syntax Stratified SmallCap Index.
Syntax’s goal is to offer investors investment products that track Stratified Weight versions of major market indices. Our thesis is stratifying these indices provides diversification across business risks1. Accordingly, we are pleased to report that during 2020 we launched two new Stratified ETFs: The Syntax Stratified MidCap ETF (NYSE Arca Ticker: SMDY) began trading on January 16, 2020, and the Syntax Stratified SmallCap ETF (NYSE Arca Ticker: SSLY) began trading on May 28, 2020.
The first quarter of 2020 saw widespread selloffs in the domestic equity markets as the coronavirus (Covid-19) pandemic and resulting lockdowns sent shockwaves through the global economy. Investor fear and panic selling characterized the market’s mood. In the second quarter, despite the spread of the virus, investors returned to the equity markets, and we saw a broad-based recovery which included an unprecedented stimulus package enacted by Congress and the President. Late in the year, positive news regarding successful trials of several COVID-19 vaccines encouraged investors to shift towards riskier assets, leading to an equity market rally despite surging case numbers. 2020 ended much as it began, with volatility and uncertainty remaining as the U.S. Presidential election, civil unrest, and division left investors uncertain about the future.
Based on our analysis of market movements during the past year, we see the current market environment as one potentially favorable to investors using the Syntax Stratified Weight approach. Our research shows that the hardest hit sectors during a sell-off have generally been the best performers during the subsequent recovery. This is encouraging as the core of our Stratified Weight strategy is to spread exposure across business risk groups, instead of concentrating in the largest companies or most represented sectors and industries. In doing so, we believe our strategy will provide a more stable return by allowing investors to partake in the full economic opportunity of the reversal across sectors. Conversely, cap-weighted strategies fail to capture this reversal since they do not rebalance their weights, which leads to oversized positions in sectors with the lowest upside potential.
Although we are hopeful that 2021 brings less volatile economic and social conditions, we believe it prudent to note that the economic risks associated with the pandemic may continue. However, we are cautiously optimistic that the observed economic recovery will continue. We remain confident that the Stratified Weight approach is well positioned to benefit from continued expansion since it seeks to capture a fuller range of market opportunities by diversifying across business risks and avoiding concentrations in any one sector or industry.
We appreciate your investment in and support of The Syntax ETF Trust and look forward to serving your investment needs in the future.
1 Business risks are risks related to the nature of a company's business: what it does, who its customers are, what supplies it utilizes, and other such attributes.
 1 

Syntax Stratified LargeCap ETF (SSPY)
Manager’s Note

As an index fund, the Syntax Stratified LargeCap ETF (the “Fund”) seeks to track the returns (before fees and expenses) of its underlying index – the Syntax Stratified LargeCap Index (the “Index”). The Index reweights the constituents of the widely tracked S&P 500® to address the related business risk concentrations that occur in capitalization-weighted indices. Its goal is to deliver an unbiased return that is representative of all the business opportunities in the market, not just the largest ones.
When compared to capitalization-weighted and equal weighted strategies, the Stratified approach may provide the following potential advantages:
- Reduce the negative impact of a significant correction in an overweight sector.
- Increase the chance of participating in all sectors during a market rally.
- Capture a fuller range of market opportunities.
In accordance with its guidelines and procedures, Syntax, LLC (“Syntax” or the “Index Provider”) has contracted with S&P Opco, LLC (a subsidiary of S&P Dow Jones Indices LLC) to calculate and maintain the Index, which is a Stratified WeightTM version of the S&P 500 Index. Unlike the S&P 500 Index, which employs a market capitalization weighted methodology, the Index utilizes a patented investment technology to diversify the same constituents and use the same rebalancing schedule as the S&P 500, the primary difference is the weighting scheme applied. The Fund generally invests in all of the securities comprising the Index in proportion to their weightings in the Index.
For the year ending December 31, 2020, on a market price basis, the Fund returned 12.22%. On a net asset value (“NAV”) basis, the Fund returned 12.18%. During the same time period, the Index returned 12.38%. During the year, the Fund fully replicated the components of the Index; therefore, the Fund’s performance, on a NAV basis, differed from the return of the Index primarily due to fees and operating expenses that the Fund incurred during the period.
During this same time period, the S&P 500 Index returned 18.40% and the S&P 500 Equal Weight Index returned 12.83%. The S&P 500 is an unmanaged index weighted by market capitalization based on the average performance of approximately 505 equity securities. The S&P Equal Weight 500 is an unmanaged index and is the equal-weight
version of the S&P 500 Index. It includes the same companies as the S&P 500 Index, but each company is allocated an equal fixed weight of the index at each quarterly rebalance.
Both the S&P 500 Index and the S&P 500 Equal Weight Index were selected as performance comparators for their recognition in the marketplace. Their performance comparison is a useful measure for investors as a broad representation of the U.S. equity market using two different weighting methodologies: capitalization weighting and equal weighting. Both indices also use the same underlying universe as the Index. The performance of the Fund differed from the S&P 500 Index and the S&P 500 Equal Weight Index in part because the Fund employs a Stratified Weight methodology.
 
 2 

Syntax Stratified LargeCap ETF (SSPY)
Manager’s Note

Portfolio Allocations
Top 10 Holdings and Portfolio Weights  
Kroger Co.

0.77%
Costco Wholesale Corp.

0.77%
Walmart, Inc.

0.75%
Sysco Corp.

0.75%
Autodesk, Inc.

0.74%
ANSYS, Inc.

0.74%
Exxon Mobil Corp.

0.72%
Adobe, Inc.

0.71%
Microsoft Corp.

0.71%
Chevron Corp.

0.70%
As of December 31, 2020. Holdings subject to change  
Sector Breakdown  
Information Tools

12.82%
Financials

12.75%
Consumer Products Services

12.55%
Healthcare

12.50%
Information

12.49%
Food

12.35%
Industrials

12.27%
Energy

12.03%
Other Assets in Excess of Liabilities

0.24%
As of December 31, 2020. (% of the Fund’s Net Assets)
Due to rounding, numbers presented may not add up precisely to the totals provided and percentages may not precisely reflect the absolute figures.
 3 

Syntax Stratified LargeCap ETF (SSPY)
Manager’s Note

Performance: Growth of $10,000
Performance Return (%) As of December 31, 2020
  Cumulative Annualized Calendar Year
  YTD 4Q20 1Y 3Y 5Y Since Fund
Inception
2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020
SSPY NAV (%)

12.18 17.77 12.18 10.56 13.04 10.49 -1.44 14.11 19.73 -6.57 28.93 12.18
SSPY Market Price (%)

12.22 17.60 12.22 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 28.90 12.22
Syntax Stratified LargeCap Index (TR)

12.38 17.91 12.38 10.79 -- -- -- -- 20.12 -6.43 29.33 12.38
S&P 500 Index (TR)

18.40 12.15 18.40 14.18 15.22 12.79 1.38 11.96 21.83 -4.38 31.49 18.40
S&P 500 Equal Weight Index (TR)

12.83 18.46 12.83 10.44 12.95 10.27 -2.20 14.80 18.90 -7.64 29.24 12.83
Past performance is no guarantee of future results. Performance results do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on fund distributions or on the redemption or sale of fund shares. The Growth of $10,000 chart represents a hypothetical investment based upon the historical performance of the Fund. It includes the reinvestment of dividends and capital gains at net asset value: actual returns may differ. Performance reflects contractual reimbursements in effect until May 1, 2021. In the absence of such reimbursements, performance would be reduced. The gross and net expense ratios of the Fund are 0.45% and 0.30%, respectively. Indexes are unmanaged and do not incur fees, expenses, and other costs. Investment return and principal value will fluctuate so that shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than their original cost. Current performance may be lower or higher than that shown here. Please see important disclosures relating to Portability of Performance on page 11. A privately offered fund managed by Syntax Advisors, LLC was reorganized into the Syntax Stratified Largecap ETF (“the Fund”) as of January 2, 2019 upon commencement of the ETF operations. For periods prior to the commencement of ETF operations, the Fund’s performance is that of the private fund. The Fund’s NAV price as of January 2, 2019 was used in calculating market price performance for January 2 and January 3, prior to the fund first trading on the New York Stock Exchange on January 4, 2019.
 4 

Syntax Stratified MidCap ETF (SMDY)
Manager’s Note

As an index fund, the Syntax Stratified MidCap ETF (the “Fund”) seeks to track the returns (before fees and expenses) of its underlying index – the Syntax Stratified MidCap Index (the “Index”). The Index reweights the constituents of the widely tracked S&P 400® to address the related business risk concentrations that occur in capitalization-weighted indices. Its goal is to deliver an unbiased return that is representative of all the business opportunities in the market, not just the largest ones.
When compared to capitalization-weighted and equal weighted strategies, the Stratified approach may provide the following potential advantages:
- Reduce the negative impact of a significant correction in an overweight sector.
- Increase the chance of participating in all sectors during a market rally.
- Capture a fuller range of market opportunities.
In accordance with its guidelines and procedures, Syntax, LLC (“Syntax” or the “Index Provider”) has contracted with S&P Opco, LLC (a subsidiary of S&P Dow Jones Indices LLC) to calculate and maintain the Index, which is a Stratified WeightTM version of the S&P 400 Index. Unlike the S&P 400 Index, which employs a market capitalization weighted methodology, the Index utilizes a patented investment technology to diversify the same constituents and use the same rebalancing schedule as the S&P 400, the primary difference is the weighting scheme applied. The Fund generally invests in all of the securities comprising the Index in proportion to their weightings in the Index.
Since inception on the close of January 16, 2020 through year-end December 31, 2020, on a net asset value (“NAV”) basis, the Fund returned 17.22%. During the same time period, the Index returned 17.79%. During the year, the Fund fully replicated the components of the Index; therefore, the Fund’s performance, on a NAV basis, differed from the return of the Index primarily due to fees and operating expenses that the Fund incurred during the period.
During this same time period, the S&P 400 Index returned 13.66% and the S&P 400 Equal Weight Index returned 15.77%. The S&P 400 is an unmanaged index weighted by market capitalization based on the average performance of approximately 400 equity securities. The S&P Equal Weight 400 is an unmanaged index and is the equal-weight
version of the S&P 400 Index. It includes the same companies as the S&P 400 Index, but each company is allocated an equal fixed weight of the index at each quarterly rebalance.
Both the S&P 400 Index and the S&P 400 Equal Weight Index were selected as performance comparators for their recognition in the marketplace. Their performance comparison is a useful measure for investors as a broad representation of the U.S. equity market using two different weighting methodologies: capitalization weighting and equal weighting. Both indices also use the same underlying universe as the Index. The performance of the Fund differed from the S&P 400 Index and the S&P 400 Equal Weight Index in part because the Fund seeks to track its Index that employs a Stratified Weight methodology.
 
 5 

Syntax Stratified MidCap ETF (SMDY)
Manager’s Note

Portfolio Allocations
Top 10 Holdings and Portfolio Weights  
Ciena Corp.

1.28%
Lumentum Holdings, Inc.

1.27%
Coherent, Inc.

0.86%
Yelp, Inc.

0.86%
National Instruments Corp.

0.85%
Sabre Corp.

0.84%
Grubhub, Inc.

0.82%
PTC, Inc.

0.81%
CMC Materials, Inc.

0.81%
MKS Instruments, Inc.

0.79%
As of December 31, 2020. Holdings subject to change  
Sector Breakdown  
Industrials

15.95%
Healthcare

14.56%
Financials

14.07%
Information Tools

14.01%
Information

13.83%
Consumer Products Services

13.75%
Food

6.95%
Energy

6.62%
Other Assets in Excess of Liabilities

0.26%
As of December 31, 2020. (% of the Fund’s Net Assets)
Due to rounding, numbers presented may not add up precisely to the totals provided and percentages may not precisely reflect the absolute figures.
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Syntax Stratified MidCap ETF (SMDY)
Manager’s Note

Performance: Growth of $10,000
Performance Return (%) As of December 31, 2020
  Cumulative Annualized Calendar Year
  YTD 4Q20 1Y 3Y 5Y Since Fund
Inception
2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020
SMDY NAV (%)

17.22 26.00 17.22 10.15 12.85 9.82 -4.12 19.25 14.82 -7.58 23.35 17.22
SMDY Market Price (%)

-- 26.16 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
Syntax Stratified MidCap ETF (TR)

17.79 26.20 17.79 10.56 -- -- -- -- 15.13 -7.33 23.81 17.79
S&P 400 Index (TR)

13.66 24.37 13.66 8.45 12.35 9.79 -2.18 20.74 16.24 -11.08 26.20 13.66
S&P 400 Equal Weight Index (TR)

15.77 28.34 15.77 7.92 12.15 9.04 -5.24 23.95 13.87 -11.94 23.29 15.77
Past performance is no guarantee of future results. Performance results do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on fund distributions or on the redemption or sale of fund shares. The Growth of $10,000 chart represents a hypothetical investment based upon the historical performance of the Fund. It includes the reinvestment of dividends and capital gains at net asset value: actual returns may differ. Performance reflects contractual reimbursements in effect until May 1, 2021. In the absence of such reimbursements, performance would be reduced. The gross and net expense ratios of the Fund are 0.45% and 0.30%, respectively. Indexes are unmanaged and do not incur fees, expenses, and other costs. Investment return and principal value will fluctuate so that shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than their original cost. Current performance may be lower or higher than that shown here. Please see important disclosures relating to Portability of Performance on page 11. A privately offered fund managed by Syntax Advisors, LLC was reorganized into the Syntax Stratified Midcap ETF (“the Fund”) as of January 16, 2020 upon commencement of the ETF operations. For periods prior to the commencement of ETF operations, the Fund’s performance is that of the private fund.
 7 

Syntax Stratified SmallCap ETF (SSLY)
Manager’s Note

As an index fund, the Syntax Stratified SmallCap ETF (the “Fund”) seeks to track the returns (before fees and expenses) of its underlying index – the Syntax Stratified SmallCap Index (the “Index”). The Index reweights the constituents of the widely tracked S&P 600® to address the related business risk concentrations that occur in capitalization-weighted indices. Its goal is to deliver an unbiased return that is representative of all the business opportunities in the market, not just the largest ones.
When compared to capitalization-weighted and equal weighted strategies, the Stratified approach may provide the following potential advantages:
- Reduce the negative impact of a significant correction in an overweight sector.
- Increase the chance of participating in all sectors during a market rally.
- Capture a fuller range of market opportunities.
In accordance with its guidelines and procedures, Syntax, LLC (“Syntax” or the “Index Provider”) has contracted with S&P Opco, LLC (a subsidiary of S&P Dow Jones Indices LLC) to calculate and maintain the Index, which is a Stratified WeightTM version of the S&P 600 Index. Unlike the S&P 600 Index, which employs a market capitalization weighted methodology, the Index utilizes a patented investment technology to diversify the same constituents and use the same rebalancing schedule as the S&P 600, the primary difference is the weighting scheme applied. The Fund generally invests in all of the securities comprising the Index in proportion to their weightings in the Index.
Since inception on the close of May 28, 2020 through year-end December 31, 2020, on a market price basis, the Fund returned 45.10%. On a net asset value (“NAV”) basis, the Fund returned 44.82%. During the same time period, the Index returned 45.77%. The Fund’s performance, on a NAV basis, differed from the return of the Index due to differences in the securities that were used to seed the Fund, as well as fees and operating expenses.
During this same time period, the S&P 600 Index returned 39.11% and the S&P 600 Equal Weight Index returned 45.85%. The S&P 600 is an unmanaged index weighted by market capitalization based on the average performance of approximately 601 equity securities. The S&P Equal Weight 600 is an unmanaged index and is the equal-weight version of the S&P 600 Index. It includes the same
companies as the S&P 600 Index, but each company is allocated an equal fixed weight of the index at each quarterly rebalance.
Both the S&P 600 Index and the S&P 600 Equal Weight Index were selected as performance comparators for their recognition in the marketplace. Their performance comparison is a useful measure for investors as a broad representation of the U.S. equity market using two different weighting methodologies: capitalization weighting and equal weighting. Both indices also use the same underlying universe as the Index. The performance of the Fund differed from the S&P 600 Index and the S&P 600 Equal Weight Index in part because the Fund seeks to track its Index that employs a Stratified Weight methodology.
 
 8 

Syntax Stratified SmallCap ETF (SSLY)
Manager’s Note

Portfolio Allocations
Top 10 Holdings and Portfolio Weights  
Liquidity Services, Inc.

0.63%
Covetrus, Inc.

0.62%
Inter Parfums, Inc.

0.62%
PetMed Express, Inc.

0.62%
Shutterstock, Inc.

0.61%
California Water Service Group

0.60%
American States Water Co.

0.59%
Avista Corp.

0.59%
Chesapeake Utilities Corp.

0.59%
Cogent Communications Holdings, Inc.

0.59%
As of December 31, 2020. Holdings subject to change  
Sector Breakdown  
Information Tools

14.77%
Healthcare

14.55%
Financials

14.40%
Industrials

14.28%
Consumer Products Services

14.13%
Information

13.91%
Food

7.11%
Energy

6.66%
Other Assets in Excess of Liabilities

0.19%
As of December 31, 2020. (% of the Fund’s Net Assets)
Due to rounding, numbers presented may not add up precisely to the totals provided and percentages may not precisely reflect the absolute figures.
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Syntax Stratified SmallCap ETF (SSLY)
Manager’s Note

Performance: Growth of $10,000
Performance Return (%) As of December 31, 2020
  YTD 4Q20 1Y 3Y 5Y Since Fund
Inception
SSLY NAV (%)

44.82 31.78 -- -- -- 44.82
SSLY Market Price (%)

45.10 32.03 -- -- -- 45.10
Syntax Stratified SmallCap ETF (TR)

45.77 31.96 -- -- -- 45.77
S&P 600 Index (TR)

39.11 31.31 -- -- -- 39.11
S&P 600 Equal Weight Index (TR)

45.85 35.11 -- -- -- 45.85
Past performance is no guarantee of future results. Performance results do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on fund distributions or on the redemption or sale of fund shares. The Growth of $10,000 chart represents a hypothetical investment based upon the historical performance of the Fund. It includes the reinvestment of dividends and capital gains at net asset value: actual returns may differ. Performance reflects contractual reimbursements in effect until May 1, 2021. In the absence of such reimbursements, performance would be reduced. The gross and net expense ratios of the Fund are 0.45% and 0.30%, respectively. Indexes are unmanaged and do not incur fees, expenses, and other costs. Investment return and principal value will fluctuate so that shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than their original cost. Current performance may be lower or higher than that shown here. Please see important disclosures on below.Performance data current to the most recent month end is available by calling (866) 972-4492. The Fund is subject to certain risks, including but not limited to, equity securities risk, small-capitalization risk, index tracking risk, passive strategy/index risk, and market trading risk. Investing involves risk, including possible loss of principal.
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Syntax Stratified SmallCap ETF (SSLY)
Manager’s Note

Shares are bought and sold at market price (not NAV) and are not individually redeemed from the Fund. Investors may purchase or sell individual shares on an exchange on which they are listed. Market returns are based upon the midpoint of the bid/ask spread at 4:00 p.m. Eastern time (when NAV is normally determined for most ETFs), and do not represent the returns you would receive if you traded shares at other times. Please see the prospectus for more details.
Portability of Performance: A privately offered fund managed by Syntax Advisors, LLC was reorganized into the Syntax Stratified LargeCap ETF (“the Fund”) as of January 2, 2019 upon commencement of the ETF operations. For periods prior to the commencement of ETF operations, the Fund’s performance is that of the private fund. The returns were calculated using the methodology the SEC requires of registered funds. However, since the private fund did not calculate its returns on a per share basis, its returns have been calculated on its total net asset value. While the performance of the private fund is net of all fees and expenses, the performance of the private fund has not been restated to reflect the management and fee waivers applicable to the Fund. The Fund may be subject to higher fees which would negatively impact performance. The private fund began operations on January 1, 2015 and, on January 2, 2019, was reorganized into the Fund. Prior to the reorganization, the private fund had investment objectives, policies and strategies that were, in all material respects, the same as those of the Fund, and was managed in a manner that, in all material respects, complied with the investment guidelines and restrictions of the Fund. However, as a registered investment company, the Fund is subject to certain restrictions under the Investment Company Act of 1940 (the “1940 Act”) and the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (the “Internal Revenue Code”) which did not apply to the private fund. If the private fund had been subject to the provisions of the 1940 Act and the Internal Revenue Code, its performance could have been adversely affected. However, these restrictions are not expected to have a material effect on the Fund’s investment performance.
Portability of Performance: A privately offered fund managed by Syntax Advisors, LLC was reorganized into the Syntax Stratified MidCap ETF (“the Fund”) as of January 16, 2020 upon commencement of the ETF operations. For periods prior to the commencement of ETF operations, the Fund’s performance is that of the private fund. The returns were calculated using the methodology the SEC requires of registered funds. However, since the private fund did not calculate its returns on a per share basis, its returns have been calculated on its total net asset value. While the performance of the private fund is net of all fees and expenses, the performance of the private fund has not been restated to reflect the management and fee waivers applicable to the Fund. The Fund may be subject to higher fees which would negatively impact performance. The private fund began operations on January 1, 2015 and, on January 16, 2020, was reorganized into the Fund. Prior to the reorganization, the private fund had investment objectives, policies and strategies that were, in all material respects, the same as those of the Fund, and was managed in a manner that, in all material respects, complied with the investment guidelines and restrictions of the Fund. However, as a registered investment company, the Fund is subject to certain restrictions under the Investment Company Act of 1940 (the “1940 Act”) and the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (the “Internal Revenue Code”) which did not apply to the private fund. If the private fund had been subject to the provisions of the 1940 Act and the Internal Revenue Code, its performance could have been adversely affected. However, these restrictions are not expected to have a material effect on the Fund’s investment performance.
The Syntax Stratified LargeCap Index, Syntax Stratified MidCap Index, and Syntax Stratified SmallCap Index™ (“the Indices”) are the property of Syntax, LLC, which has contracted with S&P Opco, LLC (a subsidiary of S&P Dow Jones Indices LLC) to calculate and maintain the Indices. The Indices are not sponsored by S&P Dow Jones Indices or its affiliates or its third-party licensors (collectively, “S&P Dow Jones Indices”). S&P Dow Jones Indices will not be liable for any errors or omissions in calculating the Index. “Calculated by S&P Dow Jones Indices” and the related stylized mark(s) are service marks of S&P Dow Jones Indices and have been licensed for use by Syntax, LLC, the parent company of Syntax Advisors, LLC. S&P® is a registered trademark of Standard & Poor’s Financial Services LLC (“SPFS”), and Dow Jones® is a registered trademark of Dow Jones Trademark Holdings LLC (“Dow Jones”).
The Syntax Stratified LargeCap Index, Syntax Stratified MidCap Index, and Syntax Stratified SmallCap Index™ are the property of Syntax, LLC, the Fund’s index provider. Syntax®, Stratified®, Stratified Indices®, Stratified Weight™, and FIS™ are trademarks or registered trademarks of Locus LP. Performance of an index is not illustrative of any particular investment. It is not possible to invest directly in an index.
This report is submitted for the general information of the shareholders of the Funds. It is not authorized for distribution to prospective investors unless preceded or accompanied by an effective prospectus, which includes information regarding the Funds’ risks, objectives, fees and expenses, experience of its management, and other information.
This report is only intended for the recipient it is addressed and delivered to by Syntax Advisors, LLC and may not be redistributed without prior written consent. The report is provided for informational purposes and is not intended to be, nor should it be construed or used as an offer to sell, or a solicitation of any offer to buy shares or limited partnership interests in any funds managed by Syntax Advisors, LLC. These securities shall not be offered or sold in any jurisdiction in which such offer, solicitation or sale would be unlawful until the requirements of the laws of such jurisdiction have been satisfied. If any offer is made, it shall be pursuant to the offering documents prepared by or on behalf of a specific fund which contains detailed information concerning the investment terms and the risks, fees and expenses associated with an investment in that fund. In the case of any inconsistency between the descriptions or terms in this document and the offering documents, the offering documents shall control.
Index performance does not represent actual fund or portfolio performance and such performance does not reflect the actual investment experience of any investor. An investor cannot invest directly in an index. In addition, the results actual investors might have achieved would have differed from those shown because of differences in the timing, amounts of their investments, and fees and expenses associated with an investment in a portfolio invested in accordance with an index. None of the Syntax Indices or the benchmark indices portrayed herein charge management fees or incur brokerage expenses, and no such fees or expenses were deducted from the performance shown; provided, however, that the returns of any investment portfolio invested in accordance with such indices would be net of such fees and expenses. Additionally, none of these indices lend securities, and no revenues from securities lending were added to the performance shown.
THESE MATERIALS DO NOT CONSTITUTE AN OFFER OR SOLICITATION TO BUY ANY SECURITIES OR TO PARTICIPATE IN ANY PARTICULAR TRADING STRATEGY.
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Syntax Stratified LargeCap ETF
Schedule of Investments
December 31, 2020

Security Description Shares Value
COMMON STOCK—99.8%    
3M Co.

350 $61,177
A O Smith Corp.

950 52,079
Abbott Laboratories

1,333 145,950
AbbVie, Inc.

618 66,219
ABIOMED, Inc.(a)

84 27,233
Accenture PLC, Class A

193 50,414
Activision Blizzard, Inc.

1,705 158,309
Adobe, Inc.(a)

599 299,572
Advance Auto Parts, Inc.

406 63,949
Advanced Micro Devices, Inc.(a)

519 47,597
AES Corp.

10,116 237,726
Aflac, Inc.

1,589 70,663
Agilent Technologies, Inc.

601 71,212
Air Products and Chemicals, Inc.

75 20,492
Akamai Technologies, Inc.(a)

1,378 144,676
Alaska Air Group, Inc.

1,285 66,820
Albemarle Corp.

147 21,685
Alexandria Real Estate Equities, Inc., REIT

205 36,535
Alexion Pharmaceuticals, Inc.(a)

545 85,151
Align Technology, Inc.(a)

103 55,041
Allegion PLC

327 38,056
Alliant Energy Corp.

691 35,607
Allstate Corp.

685 75,302
Alphabet, Inc., Class A(a)

53 92,890
Alphabet, Inc., Class C(a)

53 92,850
Altria Group, Inc.

3,732 153,012
Amazon.com, Inc.(a)

22 71,652
Amcor PLC

3,116 36,675
Ameren Corp.

461 35,986
American Airlines Group, Inc.

3,768 59,421
American Electric Power Co., Inc.

1,293 107,668
American Express Co.

158 19,104
American International Group, Inc.

2,757 104,380
American Tower Corp., REIT

110 24,691
American Water Works Co., Inc.

963 147,792
Ameriprise Financial, Inc.

211 41,004
AmerisourceBergen Corp.

1,091 106,656
AMETEK, Inc.

302 36,524
Amgen, Inc.

288 66,217
Amphenol Corp., Class A

611 79,900
Analog Devices, Inc.

1,009 149,060
ANSYS, Inc.(a)

852 309,958
Anthem, Inc.

364 116,877
Aon PLC, Class A

94 19,859
Apache Corp.

1,480 21,001
Apple, Inc.

1,163 154,318
Applied Materials, Inc.

807 69,644
Aptiv PLC

1,313 171,071
Archer-Daniels-Midland Co.

4,293 216,410
Arista Networks, Inc.(a)

388 112,741
Arthur J Gallagher & Co.

159 19,670
Security Description Shares Value
Assurant, Inc.

537 $73,150
AT&T, Inc.

3,453 99,308
Atmos Energy Corp.

1,441 137,515
Autodesk, Inc.(a)

1,022 312,057
Automatic Data Processing, Inc.

364 64,137
AutoZone, Inc.(a)

54 64,014
AvalonBay Communities, Inc., REIT

377 60,482
Avery Dennison Corp.

180 27,920
Baker Hughes Co.

4,720 98,412
Ball Corp.

385 35,874
Bank of America Corp.

1,872 56,740
Bank of New York Mellon Corp.

1,180 50,079
Baxter International, Inc.

269 21,585
Becton Dickinson and Co.

87 21,769
Berkshire Hathaway, Inc., Class B(a)

947 219,581
Best Buy Co., Inc.

1,065 106,276
Biogen, Inc.(a)

274 67,092
Bio-Rad Laboratories, Inc., Class A(a)

93 54,213
BlackRock, Inc.

61 44,014
Boeing Co.

312 66,787
Booking Holdings, Inc.(a)

48 106,909
BorgWarner, Inc.

4,391 169,668
Boston Properties, Inc., REIT

359 33,936
Boston Scientific Corp.(a)

1,593 57,268
Bristol-Myers Squibb Co.

1,085 67,303
Broadcom, Inc.

234 102,457
Broadridge Financial Solutions, Inc.

320 49,024
Brown-Forman Corp., Class B

1,402 111,361
Cabot Oil & Gas Corp.

6,291 102,417
Cadence Design Systems, Inc.(a)

1,205 164,398
Campbell Soup Co.

1,941 93,847
Capital One Financial Corp.

1,546 152,822
Cardinal Health, Inc.

1,972 105,620
CarMax, Inc.(a)

684 64,611
Carnival Corp.

1,674 36,259
Carrier Global Corp.

960 36,211
Catalent, Inc.(a)

1,499 156,001
Caterpillar, Inc.

396 72,080
Cboe Global Markets, Inc.

221 20,580
CBRE Group, Inc., Class A(a)

288 18,063
CDW Corp.

349 45,995
Celanese Corp.

216 28,067
Centene Corp.(a)

1,881 112,916
CenterPoint Energy, Inc.

4,922 106,512
CenturyLink, Inc.

13,986 136,363
Cerner Corp.

638 50,070
CF Industries Holdings, Inc.

906 35,071
CH Robinson Worldwide, Inc.

381 35,764
Charles Schwab Corp.

2,166 114,885
Charter Communications, Inc., Class A(a)

219 144,879
Chevron Corp.

3,474 293,379
Chipotle Mexican Grill, Inc.(a)

166 230,194
 
See accompanying notes to financial statements.
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Schedule of Investments  (continued)
December 31, 2020

Security Description Shares Value
Chubb Ltd.

556 $85,580
Church & Dwight Co., Inc.

2,493 217,464
Cigna Corp.

545 113,458
Cincinnati Financial Corp.

1,065 93,049
Cintas Corp.

229 80,942
Cisco Systems, Inc.

2,414 108,026
Citigroup, Inc.

907 55,926
Citizens Financial Group, Inc.

671 23,995
Citrix Systems, Inc.

487 63,359
Clorox Co.

1,062 214,439
CME Group, Inc.

108 19,661
CMS Energy Corp.

601 36,667
Coca-Cola Co.

3,007 164,904
Cognizant Technology Solutions Corp., Class A

605 49,580
Colgate-Palmolive Co.

2,528 216,169
Comcast Corp., Class A

2,801 146,772
Comerica, Inc.

1,624 90,717
Conagra Brands, Inc.

2,594 94,058
Concho Resources, Inc.

374 21,823
ConocoPhillips

546 21,835
Consolidated Edison, Inc.

1,462 105,659
Constellation Brands, Inc., Class A

522 114,344
Cooper Companies, Inc.

160 58,131
Copart, Inc.(a)

810 103,073
Corning, Inc.

2,250 81,000
Corteva, Inc.

928 35,932
Costco Wholesale Corp.

854 321,770
Crown Castle International Corp., REIT

151 24,038
CSX Corp.

295 26,771
Cummins, Inc.

161 36,563
CVS Health Corp.

3,987 272,312
Danaher Corp.

237 52,647
Darden Restaurants, Inc.

1,899 226,209
DaVita, Inc.(a)

437 51,304
Deere & Co.

278 74,796
Delta Air Lines, Inc.

1,537 61,803
DENTSPLY SIRONA, Inc.

406 21,258
Devon Energy Corp.

6,621 104,678
DexCom, Inc.(a)

153 56,567
Diamondback Energy, Inc.

474 22,942
Digital Realty Trust, Inc., REIT

1,093 152,484
Discover Financial Services

1,710 154,806
Discovery, Inc., Class A(a)

1,477 44,443
Discovery, Inc., Class C(a)

1,679 43,973
DISH Network Corp., Class A(a)

2,972 96,114
Dollar General Corp.

343 72,133
Dollar Tree, Inc.(a)

667 72,063
Dominion Energy, Inc.

1,430 107,536
Domino's Pizza, Inc.

559 214,354
Dover Corp.

503 63,504
Dow, Inc.

530 29,415
Security Description Shares Value
DR Horton, Inc.

1,530 $105,448
DTE Energy Co.

853 103,563
Duke Energy Corp.

390 35,708
Duke Realty Corp., REIT

620 24,781
DuPont de Nemours, Inc.

305 21,689
DXC Technology Co.

1,986 51,140
Eastman Chemical Co.

201 20,156
Eaton Corp. PLC

694 83,377
eBay, Inc.

1,291 64,873
Ecolab, Inc.

93 20,121
Edison International

1,703 106,982
Edwards Lifesciences Corp.(a)

636 58,022
Electronic Arts, Inc.

1,053 151,211
Eli Lilly and Co.

413 69,731
Emerson Electric Co.

160 12,859
Entergy Corp.

1,040 103,834
EOG Resources, Inc.

446 22,242
Equifax, Inc.

154 29,697
Equinix, Inc., REIT

205 146,407
Equity Residential, REIT

1,038 61,533
Essex Property Trust, Inc., REIT

250 59,355
Estee Lauder Companies, Inc., Class A

873 232,384
Etsy, Inc.(a)

372 66,183
Everest Re Group Ltd.

370 86,613
Evergy, Inc.

647 35,915
Eversource Energy

414 35,815
Exelon Corp.

5,196 219,375
Expedia Group, Inc.

772 102,213
Expeditors International of Washington, Inc.

395 37,568
Extra Space Storage, Inc., REIT

553 64,071
Exxon Mobil Corp.

7,331 302,184
F5 Networks, Inc.(a)

621 109,259
Facebook, Inc., Class A(a)

697 190,393
Fastenal Co.

933 45,558
Federal Realty Investment Trust, REIT

317 26,983
FedEx Corp.

122 31,674
Fidelity National Information Services, Inc.

162 22,917
Fifth Third Bancorp

871 24,013
First Republic Bank

659 96,827
FirstEnergy Corp.

3,521 107,778
Fiserv, Inc.(a)

206 23,455
FleetCor Technologies, Inc.(a)

70 19,098
FLIR Systems, Inc.

3,834 168,044
Flowserve Corp.

1,731 63,787
FMC Corp.

305 35,054
Ford Motor Co.

11,859 104,241
Fortinet, Inc.(a)

495 73,522
Fortive Corp.

194 13,739
Fortune Brands Home & Security, Inc.

641 54,947
Fox Corp., Class A

1,462 42,573
Fox Corp., Class B(a)

1,491 43,060
Franklin Resources, Inc.

1,673 41,808
 
See accompanying notes to financial statements.
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Schedule of Investments  (continued)
December 31, 2020

Security Description Shares Value
Freeport-McMoRan, Inc.

5,795 $150,786
Gap, Inc.

4,104 82,860
Garmin Ltd.

1,197 143,233
Gartner, Inc.(a)

309 49,499
General Dynamics Corp.

473 70,392
General Electric Co.

5,477 59,152
General Mills, Inc.

1,545 90,846
General Motors Co.

2,550 106,182
Genuine Parts Co.

471 47,303
Gilead Sciences, Inc.

1,082 63,037
Global Payments, Inc.

101 21,757
Globe Life, Inc.

761 72,265
Goldman Sachs Group, Inc.

447 117,878
Halliburton Co.

3,598 68,002
Hanesbrands, Inc.

6,137 89,477
Hartford Financial Services Group, Inc.

2,317 113,487
Hasbro, Inc.

901 84,280
HCA Healthcare, Inc.

606 99,663
Healthpeak Properties, Inc., REIT

3,243 98,036
Henry Schein, Inc.(a)

1,529 102,229
Hershey Co.

540 82,258
Hess Corp.

420 22,172
Hewlett Packard Enterprise Co.

8,923 105,738
Hilton Worldwide Holdings, Inc.

455 50,623
HollyFrontier Corp.

5,838 150,912
Hologic, Inc.(a)

721 52,510
Home Depot, Inc.

404 107,310
Honeywell International, Inc.

285 60,620
Hormel Foods Corp.

4,530 211,143
Host Hotels & Resorts, Inc., REIT

3,276 47,928
Howmet Aerospace, Inc.

1,348 38,472
HP, Inc.

9,258 227,654
Humana, Inc.

291 119,389
Huntington Bancshares, Inc.

1,838 23,214
Huntington Ingalls Industries, Inc.

401 68,362
IDEX Corp.

331 65,935
IDEXX Laboratories, Inc.(a)

118 58,985
IHS Markit Ltd.

531 47,700
Illinois Tool Works, Inc.

300 61,164
Illumina, Inc.(a)

210 77,700
Incyte Corp.(a)

810 70,454
Ingersoll Rand, Inc.(a)

1,446 65,880
Intel Corp.

956 47,628
Intercontinental Exchange, Inc.

173 19,945
International Business Machines Corp.

382 48,086
International Flavors & Fragrances, Inc.

184 20,027
International Paper Co.

550 27,346
Interpublic Group of Companies, Inc.

1,986 46,711
Intuit, Inc.

173 65,714
Intuitive Surgical, Inc.(a)

27 22,089
Invesco Ltd.

2,282 39,775
IPG Photonics Corp.(a)

66 14,770
Security Description Shares Value
IQVIA Holdings, Inc.(a)

424 $75,968
Iron Mountain, Inc., REIT

785 23,142
J M Smucker Co.

795 91,902
Jack Henry & Associates, Inc.

153 24,784
Jacobs Engineering Group, Inc.

1,477 160,934
JB Hunt Transport Services, Inc.

255 34,846
Johnson & Johnson

935 147,150
Johnson Controls International PLC

1,344 62,617
JPMorgan Chase & Co.

449 57,054
Juniper Networks, Inc.

4,882 109,894
Kansas City Southern

136 27,762
Kellogg Co.

1,292 80,401
KeyCorp

1,500 24,615
Keysight Technologies, Inc.(a)

283 37,381
Kimberly-Clark Corp.

1,573 212,088
Kimco Realty Corp., REIT

1,933 29,014
Kinder Morgan, Inc.

9,675 132,257
KLA Corp.

276 71,459
Kraft Heinz Co.

2,693 93,339
Kroger Co.

10,239 325,191
L Brands, Inc.

2,160 80,330
L3Harris Technologies, Inc.

846 159,911
Laboratory Corp. of America Holdings(a)

234 47,631
Lam Research Corp.

144 68,007
Lamb Weston Holdings, Inc.

1,188 93,543
Las Vegas Sands Corp.

839 50,004
Leggett & Platt, Inc.

1,298 57,501
Leidos Holdings, Inc.

453 47,619
Lennar Corp., Class A

1,472 112,211
Lincoln National Corp.

1,388 69,830
Linde PLC(a)

80 21,081
Live Nation Entertainment, Inc.(a)

504 37,034
LKQ Corp.(a)

1,748 61,600
Lockheed Martin Corp.

195 69,221
Loews Corp.

4,899 220,553
Lowe's Companies, Inc.

676 108,505
LyondellBasell Industries N.V., Class A

323 29,606
M&T Bank Corp.

187 23,805
Marathon Oil Corp.

3,369 22,471
Marathon Petroleum Corp.

3,740 154,686
MarketAxess Holdings, Inc.

36 20,540
Marriott International, Inc., Class A

372 49,074
Marsh & McLennan Companies, Inc.

166 19,422
Martin Marietta Materials, Inc.

265 75,252
Masco Corp.

986 54,161
Mastercard, Inc., Class A

60 21,416
Maxim Integrated Products, Inc.

1,694 150,173
McCormick & Co., Inc.

982 93,879
McDonald's Corp.

1,031 221,232
McKesson Corp.

613 106,613
Medtronic PLC

190 22,257
Merck & Co., Inc.

792 64,786
 
See accompanying notes to financial statements.
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December 31, 2020

Security Description Shares Value
MetLife, Inc.

1,512 $70,988
Mettler-Toledo International, Inc.(a)

13 14,816
MGM Resorts International

1,576 49,660
Microchip Technology, Inc.

338 46,681
Micron Technology, Inc.(a)

674 50,671
Microsoft Corp.

1,338 297,598
Mid-America Apartment Communities, Inc., REIT

503 63,725
Mohawk Industries, Inc.(a)

395 55,675
Molson Coors Beverage Co., Class B

2,261 102,175
Mondelez International, Inc., Class A

1,399 81,800
Monster Beverage Corp.(a)

1,825 168,776
Moody's Corp.

103 29,895
Morgan Stanley

1,691 115,884
Mosaic Co.

1,606 36,954
Motorola Solutions, Inc.

846 143,871
MSCI, Inc.

67 29,918
Nasdaq, Inc.

151 20,044
NetApp, Inc.

1,729 114,529
Netflix, Inc.(a)

191 103,279
Newell Brands, Inc.

3,915 83,115
Newmont Corp.

2,421 144,994
News Corp., Class A

2,382 42,805
News Corp., Class B

2,396 42,577
NextEra Energy, Inc.

1,449 111,790
Nielsen Holdings PLC

2,490 51,966
NIKE, Inc., Class B

624 88,277
NiSource, Inc.

6,230 142,916
Norfolk Southern Corp.

115 27,325
Northern Trust Corp.

453 42,192
Northrop Grumman Corp.

239 72,828
NortonLifeLock, Inc.

3,234 67,203
Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings Ltd.(a)

1,347 34,254
NOV, Inc.

7,467 102,522
NRG Energy, Inc.

6,445 242,010
Nucor Corp.

2,520 134,039
NVIDIA Corp.

92 48,042
NVR, Inc.(a)

29 118,316
Occidental Petroleum Corp.

1,140 19,733
Old Dominion Freight Line, Inc.

179 34,937
Omnicom Group, Inc.

737 45,967
ONEOK, Inc.

3,434 131,797
Oracle Corp.

1,048 67,795
O'Reilly Automotive, Inc.(a)

144 65,170
Otis Worldwide Corp.

558 37,693
PACCAR, Inc.

835 72,044
Packaging Corp. of America

195 26,892
Parker-Hannifin Corp.

130 35,413
Paychex, Inc.

688 64,108
Paycom Software, Inc.(a)

150 67,838
PayPal Holdings, Inc.(a)

112 26,230
Pentair PLC

1,247 66,203
Security Description Shares Value
People's United Financial, Inc.

6,566 $84,898
PepsiCo, Inc.

555 82,307
PerkinElmer, Inc.

486 69,741
Perrigo Co. PLC

4,477 200,211
Pfizer, Inc.

1,600 58,896
Philip Morris International, Inc.

1,888 156,308
Phillips 66

2,307 161,352
Pinnacle West Capital Corp.

445 35,578
Pioneer Natural Resources Co.

205 23,347
PNC Financial Services Group, Inc.

164 24,436
Pool Corp.

136 50,660
PPG Industries, Inc.

199 28,700
PPL Corp.

1,270 35,814
Principal Financial Group, Inc.

836 41,474
Procter & Gamble Co.

1,568 218,172
Progressive Corp.

753 74,457
Prologis, Inc., REIT

243 24,217
Prudential Financial, Inc.

906 70,731
Public Service Enterprise Group, Inc.

1,892 110,304
Public Storage, REIT

278 64,199
PulteGroup, Inc.

2,525 108,878
PVH Corp.

906 85,064
Qorvo, Inc.(a)

624 103,752
QUALCOMM, Inc.

657 100,087
Quanta Services, Inc.

2,225 160,244
Quest Diagnostics, Inc.

392 46,715
Ralph Lauren Corp.

844 87,557
Raymond James Financial, Inc.

1,157 110,690
Raytheon Technologies Corp.

840 60,068
Realty Income Corp., REIT

470 29,220
Regency Centers Corp., REIT

608 27,719
Regeneron Pharmaceuticals, Inc.(a)

138 66,669
Regions Financial Corp.

1,528 24,631
Republic Services, Inc.

846 81,470
ResMed, Inc.

262 55,691
Robert Half International, Inc.

739 46,173
Rockwell Automation, Inc.

56 14,045
Rollins, Inc.

2,185 85,368
Roper Technologies, Inc.

32 13,795
Ross Stores, Inc.

1,893 232,479
Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd.

468 34,955
S&P Global, Inc.

90 29,586
salesforce.com, Inc.(a)

286 63,644
SBA Communications Corp., REIT

87 24,545
Schlumberger N.V.

3,112 67,935
Seagate Technology PLC

1,652 102,688
Sealed Air Corp.

797 36,495
Sempra Energy

278 35,420
ServiceNow, Inc.(a)

119 65,501
Sherwin-Williams Co.

38 27,927
Simon Property Group, Inc., REIT

327 27,887
Skyworks Solutions, Inc.

1,025 156,702
 
See accompanying notes to financial statements.
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Schedule of Investments  (continued)
December 31, 2020

Security Description Shares Value
SL Green Realty Corp., REIT

600 $35,748
Snap-on, Inc.

444 75,986
Southern Co.

588 36,121
Southwest Airlines Co.

1,399 65,207
Stanley Black & Decker, Inc.

457 81,602
Starbucks Corp.

2,076 222,090
State Street Corp.

653 47,525
STERIS PLC

117 22,176
Stryker Corp.

231 56,604
SVB Financial Group(a)

243 94,243
Synchrony Financial

4,421 153,453
Synopsys, Inc.(a)

604 156,581
Sysco Corp.

4,230 314,120
T Rowe Price Group, Inc.

268 40,573
Take-Two Interactive Software, Inc.(a)

749 155,635
Tapestry, Inc.

2,919 90,723
Target Corp.

415 73,260
TE Connectivity Ltd.

678 82,085
TechnipFMC PLC

7,375 69,325
Teledyne Technologies, Inc.(a)

36 14,111
Teleflex, Inc.

57 23,459
Teradyne, Inc.

620 74,332
Tesla, Inc.(a)

175 123,492
Texas Instruments, Inc.

889 145,912
Textron, Inc.

1,499 72,447
Thermo Fisher Scientific, Inc.

152 70,799
Tiffany & Co.

653 85,837
TJX Companies, Inc.

3,236 220,986
T-Mobile US, Inc.(a)

816 110,038
Tractor Supply Co.

331 46,532
Trane Technologies PLC

254 36,871
TransDigm Group, Inc.(a)

57 35,274
Travelers Companies, Inc.

635 89,135
Truist Financial Corp.

504 24,157
Twitter, Inc.(a)

3,698 200,247
Tyler Technologies, Inc.(a)

143 62,422
Tyson Foods, Inc., Class A

3,091 199,184
UDR, Inc., REIT

1,606 61,719
Ulta Beauty, Inc.(a)

403 115,725
Under Armour, Inc., Class A(a)

2,493 42,805
Under Armour, Inc., Class C(a)

2,835 42,185
Union Pacific Corp.

130 27,069
United Airlines Holdings, Inc.(a)

1,329 57,479
United Parcel Service, Inc., Class B

210 35,364
United Rentals, Inc.(a)

190 44,063
UnitedHealth Group, Inc.

338 118,530
Universal Health Services, Inc., Class B

717 98,588
Unum Group

3,065 70,311
US Bancorp

517 24,087
Valero Energy Corp.

2,719 153,814
Varian Medical Systems, Inc.(a)

125 21,876
Security Description Shares Value
Ventas, Inc., REIT

1,938 $95,040
VeriSign, Inc.(a)

678 146,719
Verisk Analytics, Inc.

148 30,723
Verizon Communications, Inc.

1,772 104,105
Vertex Pharmaceuticals, Inc.(a)

292 69,011
VF Corp.

987 84,300
ViacomCBS, Inc., Class B

2,402 89,499
Viatris, Inc.(a)

12,340 231,252
Visa, Inc., Class A

93 20,342
Vontier Corp.(a)

428 14,295
Vornado Realty Trust, REIT

919 34,315
Vulcan Materials Co.

515 76,380
W R Berkley Corp.

1,320 87,674
Walgreens Boots Alliance, Inc.

6,870 273,976
Walmart, Inc.

2,184 314,824
Walt Disney Co.(a)

487 88,235
Waste Management, Inc.

696 82,079
Waters Corp.(a)

298 73,731
WEC Energy Group, Inc.

386 35,524
Wells Fargo & Co.

1,837 55,441
Welltower, Inc., REIT

739 47,754
West Pharmaceutical Services, Inc.

83 23,515
Western Digital Corp.

2,095 116,042
Western Union Co.

2,866 62,880
Westinghouse Air Brake Technologies Corp.

478 34,990
Westrock Co.

616 26,814
Weyerhaeuser Co., REIT

2,229 74,738
Whirlpool Corp.

292 52,703
Williams Companies, Inc.

6,507 130,465
Willis Towers Watson PLC

92 19,383
WW Grainger, Inc.

111 45,326
Wynn Resorts Ltd.

430 48,517
Xcel Energy, Inc.

551 36,735
Xerox Holdings Corp.

9,400 217,986
Xilinx, Inc.

330 46,784
Xylem, Inc.

654 66,571
Yum! Brands, Inc.

2,017 218,966
Zebra Technologies Corp., Class A(a)

95 36,511
Zimmer Biomet Holdings, Inc.

377 58,092
Zions Bancorp NA

2,055 89,269
Zoetis, Inc.

410 67,855
INVESTMENTS IN

COMMON STOCK—99.8%

(Cost $33,789,937)

  41,890,187
OTHER ASSETS IN EXCESS OF LIABILITIES—0.2%

  98,878
NET ASSETS—100.0%

  $41,989,065
    
(a) Non-income producing security.
    
PLC=Public Limited Company
REIT=Real Estate Investment Trust
 
See accompanying notes to financial statements.
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December 31, 2020

INDUSTRY BREAKDOWN
AS OF December 31, 2020*
INDUSTRY PERCENTAGE OF
NET ASSETS
Business Software for Specific Uses

3.5%
Electric Competitive

3.2
Restaurants

3.2
Branded Pharmaceuticals

3.1
Processed Foods

3.1
Food Distributors

3.0
Downstream

2.9
Consumer Insurance

2.2
Content Providers

2.2
End User Hardware

2.1
Operators and Developers

2.1
Commercial Insurance

2.1
Commercial Hardware

2.1
Rental

2.1
Electric Regulated

2.0
Telecommunication Networks

2.0
Upstream Energy

1.9
Non Real Estate Banking

1.8
Home Office and Consumer Equipment Manufacture

1.6
Mechanical Components

1.6
Capital Markets

1.6
Auto Products

1.6
Home Office and Consumer Equipment Retail

1.6
Information and Electrical Components

1.6
Specialty Services

1.6
Diversified Household and Personal Products

1.6
Distribution Services

1.5
Alcohol and Tobacco

1.5
Transportation Services

1.5
Primary Foods

1.5
Online Distribution Networks

1.5
Semiconductor Services and Equipment

1.4
Analog and Mixed Signal Integrated Circuits

1.4
Digital Integrated Circuits

1.4
Internet Services

1.4
Transaction Services

1.4
Management and IT Services

1.4
Healthcare Providers and Facilities

1.4
Healthcare Insurance

1.4
Search and Social Networks

1.4
Drugstores

1.3
Investment Services

1.3
INDUSTRY PERCENTAGE OF
NET ASSETS
Transport Aerospace and Defense Equipment

1.2%
Medical Devices

1.1
Medical Research Services and Equipment

1.1
Apparel Retailers

1.1
Diversified Drugs and Devices

1.1
Personal Products

1.1
Other Natural Resources

1.1
Accessories and Footwear

1.0
Chemicals

1.0
Metals

1.0
Midstream and Gas

1.0
Branded Apparel

1.0
Hospital Equipment

1.0
Healthcare Products Distribution

1.0
Midstream

0.9
Industrial Conglomerates

0.9
Production Equipment

0.8
Operating Systems and Middleware

0.7
Brokers and Dealers

0.5
Consumer Paper Products

0.5
Real Estate Banking

0.4
Business Software for Specific Industries

0.2
Other Assets in Excess of Liabilities

0.2
Total 100.0%
*    The Fund’s industry breakdown is expressed as a percentage of net assets and may change over time.
See accompanying notes to financial statements.
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Schedule of Investments  (continued)
December 31, 2020

Security Description Shares Value
COMMON STOCK—99.7%    
Acadia Healthcare Co., Inc.(a)

282 $14,173
ACI Worldwide, Inc.(a)

448 17,217
Acuity Brands, Inc.

52 6,297
Adient PLC(a)

83 2,886
Adtalem Global Education, Inc.(a)

155 5,262
AECOM(a)

101 5,028
Affiliated Managers Group, Inc.

75 7,627
AGCO Corp.

108 11,134
Alleghany Corp.

15 9,055
ALLETE, Inc.

143 8,857
Alliance Data Systems Corp.

90 6,669
Amedisys, Inc.(a)

50 14,666
American Campus Communities, Inc.

229 9,794
American Eagle Outfitters, Inc.

675 13,547
American Financial Group, Inc.

75 6,572
Antero Midstream Corp.

1,172 9,036
Apartment Income REIT Corp.(a)

240 9,218
AptarGroup, Inc.

25 3,422
Arrow Electronics, Inc.(a)

34 3,308
Arrowhead Pharmaceuticals, Inc.(a)

238 18,262
ASGN, Inc.(a)

81 6,766
Ashland Global Holdings, Inc.

42 3,326
Associated Banc-Corp

109 1,858
AutoNation, Inc.(a)

149 10,399
Avanos Medical, Inc.(a)

54 2,478
Avient Corp.

86 3,464
Avis Budget Group, Inc.(a)

253 9,437
Avnet, Inc.

104 3,651
Axon Enterprise, Inc.(a)

82 10,047
BancorpSouth Bank

66 1,811
Bank of Hawaii Corp.

99 7,585
Bank OZK

60 1,876
Belden, Inc.

87 3,645
Bio-Techne Corp.

30 9,526
BJ's Wholesale Club Holdings, Inc.(a)

351 13,085
Black Hills Corp.

127 7,804
Blackbaud, Inc.

105 6,044
Boston Beer Co., Inc., Class A(a)

14 13,920
Boyd Gaming Corp.

82 3,519
Brighthouse Financial, Inc.(a)

393 14,229
Brink's Co.

105 7,560
Brixmor Property Group, Inc.

81 1,341
Brown & Brown, Inc.

193 9,150
Brunswick Corp.

100 7,624
Builders FirstSource, Inc.(a)

168 6,856
Cable One, Inc.

12 26,733
Cabot Corp.

67 3,007
CACI International, Inc., Class A(a)

29 7,231
Caesars Entertainment, Inc.(a)

49 3,639
Camden Property Trust

101 10,092
Cantel Medical Corp.

59 4,653
Security Description Shares Value
Carlisle Companies, Inc.

21 $3,280
Carter's, Inc.

146 13,734
Casey's General Stores, Inc.

55 9,824
Cathay General Bancorp

57 1,835
CDK Global, Inc.

345 17,881
Ceridian HCM Holding, Inc.(a)

59 6,287
ChampionX Corp.(a)

1,071 16,386
Charles River Laboratories International, Inc.(a)

38 9,495
Chemed Corp.

27 14,380
Chemours Co.

108 2,677
Choice Hotels International, Inc.

23 2,455
Churchill Downs, Inc.

17 3,311
Ciena Corp.(a)

829 43,813
Cimarex Energy Co.

149 5,589
Cinemark Holdings, Inc.

808 14,067
Cirrus Logic, Inc.(a)

167 13,727
CIT Group, Inc.

67 2,405
Clean Harbors, Inc.(a)

104 7,914
CMC Materials, Inc.

182 27,537
CNO Financial Group, Inc.

574 12,760
CNX Resources Corp.(a)

551 5,951
Cognex Corp.

131 10,517
Coherent, Inc.(a)

196 29,404
Colfax Corp.(a)

214 8,183
Columbia Sportswear Co.

160 13,981
Commerce Bancshares, Inc.

103 6,767
Commercial Metals Co.

330 6,778
CommVault Systems, Inc.(a)

114 6,312
Compass Minerals International, Inc.

108 6,666
Concentrix Corp.(a)

65 6,416
CoreLogic, Inc.

57 4,407
CoreSite Realty Corp.

149 18,667
Corporate Office Properties Trust

63 1,643
Coty, Inc., Class A

2,867 20,126
Cousins Properties, Inc.

48 1,608
Cracker Barrel Old Country Store, Inc.

99 13,060
Crane Co.

85 6,601
Cree, Inc.(a)

41 4,342
Cullen/Frost Bankers, Inc.

32 2,791
Curtiss-Wright Corp.

35 4,072
CyrusOne, Inc.

264 19,312
Dana, Inc.

157 3,065
Darling Ingredients, Inc.(a)

137 7,902
Deckers Outdoor Corp.(a)

43 12,332
Dick's Sporting Goods, Inc.

185 10,399
Domtar Corp.

107 3,387
Donaldson Co., Inc.

119 6,650
Douglas Emmett, Inc.

51 1,488
Dycom Industries, Inc.(a)

63 4,758
Eagle Materials, Inc.

65 6,588
East West Bancorp, Inc.

40 2,028
 
See accompanying notes to financial statements.
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Syntax Stratified MidCap ETF
Schedule of Investments  (continued)
December 31, 2020

Security Description Shares Value
EastGroup Properties, Inc.

27 $3,728
Eaton Vance Corp.

118 8,016
Edgewell Personal Care Co.

543 18,777
EMCOR Group, Inc.

54 4,939
Emergent BioSolutions, Inc.(a)

211 18,906
Encompass Health Corp.

156 12,900
Energizer Holdings, Inc.

464 19,572
EnerSys

72 5,980
Enphase Energy, Inc.(a)

40 7,019
EPR Properties

39 1,268
EQT Corp.

426 5,414
Equitrans Midstream Corp.

1,128 9,069
Essent Group Ltd.

183 7,906
Essential Utilities, Inc.

154 7,283
Evercore, Inc., Class A

67 7,346
Exelixis, Inc.(a)

886 17,782
FactSet Research Systems, Inc.

21 6,982
Fair Isaac Corp.(a)

34 17,375
Federated Hermes, Inc.

254 7,338
First American Financial Corp.

83 4,285
First Financial Bankshares, Inc.

53 1,917
First Horizon Corp.

513 6,546
First Industrial Realty Trust, Inc.

79 3,328
First Solar, Inc.(a)

44 4,352
FirstCash, Inc.

92 6,444
Five Below, Inc.(a)

58 10,149
Flowers Foods, Inc.

657 14,868
Fluor Corp.

294 4,695
FNB Corp.

191 1,815
Foot Locker, Inc.

311 12,577
Fox Factory Holding Corp.(a)

31 3,277
FTI Consulting, Inc.(a)

58 6,480
Fulton Financial Corp.

134 1,704
GATX Corp.

60 4,991
Generac Holdings, Inc.(a)

18 4,093
Gentex Corp.

223 7,566
Genworth Financial, Inc., Class A(a)

3,047 11,518
Glacier Bancorp, Inc.

41 1,886
Globus Medical, Inc., Class A(a)

293 19,109
Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co.

285 3,109
Graco, Inc.

95 6,873
Graham Holdings Co., Class B

11 5,867
Grand Canyon Education, Inc.(a)

53 4,935
Greif, Inc., Class A

44 2,063
Grocery Outlet Holding Corp.(a)

345 13,541
Grubhub, Inc.(a)

378 28,074
H&R Block, Inc.

474 7,518
Haemonetics Corp.(a)

39 4,631
Hain Celestial Group, Inc.(a)

261 10,479
Halozyme Therapeutics, Inc.(a)

429 18,323
Hancock Whitney Corp.

86 2,926
Hanover Insurance Group, Inc.

57 6,664
Security Description Shares Value
Harley-Davidson, Inc.

193 $7,083
Hawaiian Electric Industries, Inc.

227 8,034
Healthcare Realty Trust, Inc.

667 19,743
Healthcare Services Group, Inc.

304 8,542
HealthEquity, Inc.(a)

70 4,880
Helen of Troy Ltd.(a)

93 20,664
Herman Miller, Inc.

156 5,273
Hexcel Corp.

65 3,152
Highwoods Properties, Inc.

44 1,744
Hill-Rom Holdings, Inc.

46 4,507
HNI Corp.

159 5,479
Home BancShares, Inc.

94 1,831
Hubbell, Inc.

23 3,606
Hudson Pacific Properties, Inc.

63 1,513
IAA, Inc.(a)

161 10,462
ICU Medical, Inc.(a)

16 3,432
IDACORP, Inc.

89 8,547
II-VI, Inc.(a)

54 4,102
Ingevity Corp.(a)

38 2,878
Ingredion, Inc.

92 7,238
Insperity, Inc.

51 4,152
Integra LifeSciences Holdings Corp.(a)

45 2,921
Interactive Brokers Group, Inc., Class A

239 14,560
InterDigital, Inc.

215 13,046
International Bancshares Corp.

48 1,797
ITT, Inc.

52 4,005
J2 Global, Inc.(a)

175 17,096
Jabil, Inc.

501 21,308
Jack in the Box, Inc.

149 13,827
Janus Henderson Group PLC

229 7,445
Jazz Pharmaceuticals PLC(a)

119 19,641
JBG SMITH Properties

51 1,595
Jefferies Financial Group, Inc.

280 6,888
JetBlue Airways Corp.(a)

665 9,669
John Wiley & Sons, Inc., Class A

225 10,273
Jones Lang LaSalle, Inc.

58 8,605
KAR Auction Services, Inc.

526 9,789
KB Home

292 9,788
KBR, Inc.

176 5,444
Kemper Corp.

170 13,061
Kennametal, Inc.

206 7,465
Kilroy Realty Corp.

25 1,435
Kinsale Capital Group, Inc.

7 1,401
Kirby Corp.(a)

179 9,278
Knight-Swift Transportation Holdings, Inc.

180 7,528
Kohl's Corp.

343 13,957
Lamar Advertising Co., Class A

17 1,415
Lancaster Colony Corp.

85 15,617
Landstar System, Inc.

51 6,868
Lear Corp.

17 2,704
LendingTree, Inc.(a)

30 8,214
Lennox International, Inc.

23 6,301
 
See accompanying notes to financial statements.
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Syntax Stratified MidCap ETF
Schedule of Investments  (continued)
December 31, 2020

Security Description Shares Value
LHC Group, Inc.(a)

66 $14,079
Life Storage, Inc.

85 10,148
Ligand Pharmaceuticals, Inc.(a)

190 18,895
Lincoln Electric Holdings, Inc.

65 7,556
Lithia Motors, Inc., Class A

34 9,951
Littelfuse, Inc.

23 5,857
LivaNova PLC(a)

291 19,267
LiveRamp Holdings, Inc.(a)

82 6,002
Louisiana-Pacific Corp.

85 3,159
Lumentum Holdings, Inc.(a)

457 43,324
Macerich Co.

113 1,206
Manhattan Associates, Inc.(a)

58 6,100
ManpowerGroup, Inc.

75 6,763
Marriott Vacations Worldwide Corp.

33 4,528
Masimo Corp.(a)

51 13,687
MasTec, Inc.(a)

75 5,114
Mattel, Inc.(a)

372 6,491
MAXIMUS, Inc.

61 4,465
MDU Resources Group, Inc.

268 7,059
Medical Properties Trust, Inc.

953 20,766
Medpace Holdings, Inc.(a)

62 8,630
Mercury General Corp.

282 14,723
Mercury Systems, Inc.(a)

46 4,051
MGIC Investment Corp.

655 8,220
Middleby Corp.(a)

58 7,477
Minerals Technologies, Inc.

46 2,858
MKS Instruments, Inc.

180 27,081
Molina Healthcare, Inc.(a)

64 13,612
Monolithic Power Systems, Inc.

41 15,015
MSA Safety, Inc.

63 9,412
MSC Industrial Direct Co., Inc., Class A

37 3,122
Murphy Oil Corp.

439 5,312
Murphy USA, Inc.

78 10,208
National Fuel Gas Co.

170 6,992
National Instruments Corp.

660 29,000
National Retail Properties, Inc.

34 1,391
Navient Corp.

694 6,815
NCR Corp.(a)

587 22,054
Nektar Therapeutics(a)

1,049 17,833
Neogen Corp.(a)

34 2,696
NetScout Systems, Inc.(a)

762 20,894
New Jersey Resources Corp.

223 7,928
New York Community Bancorp, Inc.

178 1,878
New York Times Co., Class A

195 10,095
NewMarket Corp.

6 2,390
Nordson Corp.

39 7,837
Nordstrom, Inc.

429 13,389
NorthWestern Corp.

153 8,921
Nu Skin Enterprises, Inc., Class A

382 20,869
NuVasive, Inc.(a)

386 21,743
nVent Electric PLC

252 5,869
OGE Energy Corp.

262 8,347
Security Description Shares Value
O-I Glass, Inc.

187 $2,225
Old Republic International Corp.

351 6,918
Olin Corp.

139 3,414
Ollie's Bargain Outlet Holdings, Inc.(a)

127 10,385
Omega Healthcare Investors, Inc.

352 12,785
ONE Gas, Inc.

95 7,293
Oshkosh Corp.

77 6,627
Owens Corning

42 3,182
PacWest Bancorp

74 1,880
Papa John's International, Inc.

154 13,067
Park Hotels & Resorts, Inc.

150 2,573
Patterson Companies, Inc.

86 2,548
Paylocity Holding Corp.(a)

30 6,177
Pebblebrook Hotel Trust

144 2,707
Penn National Gaming, Inc.(a)

46 3,973
Penumbra, Inc.(a)

13 2,275
Perspecta, Inc.

281 6,766
Physicians Realty Trust

90 1,602
Pilgrim's Pride Corp.(a)

359 7,040
Pinnacle Financial Partners, Inc.

30 1,932
PNM Resources, Inc.

171 8,299
Polaris, Inc.

81 7,718
Post Holdings, Inc.(a)

103 10,404
PotlatchDeltic Corp.

70 3,501
PRA Health Sciences, Inc.(a)

75 9,408
Prestige Consumer Healthcare, Inc.(a)

476 16,598
Primerica, Inc.

96 12,857
PROG Holdings, Inc.

192 10,343
Prosperity Bancshares, Inc.

25 1,734
PS Business Parks, Inc.

24 3,189
PTC, Inc.(a)

233 27,869
Qualys, Inc.(a)

61 7,434
Quidel Corp.(a)

67 12,037
Rayonier, Inc.

107 3,144
Regal Beloit Corp.

33 4,053
Reinsurance Group of America, Inc.

65 7,533
Reliance Steel & Aluminum Co.

52 6,227
RenaissanceRe Holdings Ltd.

47 7,794
Repligen Corp.(a)

50 9,581
Rexford Industrial Realty, Inc.

72 3,536
RH(a)

13 5,818
RLI Corp.

64 6,666
Royal Gold, Inc.

62 6,594
RPM International, Inc.

40 3,631
Ryder System, Inc.

81 5,003
Sabra Health Care REIT, Inc.

754 13,097
Sabre Corp.

2,400 28,848
Sailpoint Technologies Holdings, Inc.(a)

120 6,389
Sanderson Farms, Inc.

50 6,610
Science Applications International Corp.

66 6,246
Scientific Games Corp., Class A(a)

489 20,289
Scotts Miracle-Gro Co.

102 20,312
 
See accompanying notes to financial statements.
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Syntax Stratified MidCap ETF
Schedule of Investments  (continued)
December 31, 2020

Security Description Shares Value
SEI Investments Co.

136 $7,816
Selective Insurance Group, Inc.

99 6,631
Semtech Corp.(a)

189 13,625
Sensient Technologies Corp.

38 2,803
Service Corp. International/US

135 6,629
Service Properties Trust

221 2,539
Signature Bank

12 1,623
Silgan Holdings, Inc.

64 2,373
Silicon Laboratories, Inc.(a)

109 13,880
Simpson Manufacturing Co., Inc.

38 3,551
Six Flags Entertainment Corp.

140 4,774
Skechers USA, Inc., Class A(a)

374 13,442
SLM Corp.

547 6,777
SolarEdge Technologies, Inc.(a)

22 7,021
Sonoco Products Co.

52 3,081
Southwest Gas Holdings, Inc.

118 7,168
Spire, Inc.

111 7,108
Spirit Realty Capital, Inc.

34 1,366
Sprouts Farmers Market, Inc.(a)

671 13,487
Steel Dynamics, Inc.

170 6,268
Stericycle, Inc.(a)

105 7,280
Sterling Bancorp

106 1,906
Stifel Financial Corp.

264 13,321
STORE Capital Corp.

39 1,325
Strategic Education, Inc.

51 4,862
Sunrun, Inc.(a)

145 10,060
Synaptics, Inc.(a)

165 15,906
Syneos Health, Inc.(a)

136 9,266
SYNNEX Corp.

42 3,420
Synovus Financial Corp.

56 1,813
Taylor Morrison Home Corp.(a)

384 9,850
TCF Financial Corp.

227 8,404
TEGNA, Inc.

915 12,764
Telephone and Data Systems, Inc.

1,413 26,239
Tempur Sealy International, Inc.(a)

223 6,021
Tenet Healthcare Corp.(a)

322 12,857
Teradata Corp.(a)

251 5,640
Terex Corp.

184 6,420
Tetra Tech, Inc.

126 14,588
Texas Capital Bancshares, Inc.(a)

137 8,151
Texas Roadhouse, Inc.

169 13,209
Thor Industries, Inc.

76 7,067
Timken Co.

43 3,326
Toll Brothers, Inc.

223 9,694
Tootsie Roll Industries, Inc.

477 14,167
TopBuild Corp.(a)

36 6,627
Toro Co.

109 10,338
TreeHouse Foods, Inc.(a)

226 9,603
Trex Co., Inc.(a)

77 6,446
TRI Pointe Group, Inc.(a)

587 10,126
Security Description Shares Value
Trimble, Inc.(a)

157 $10,483
Trinity Industries, Inc.

253 6,677
TripAdvisor, Inc.(a)

927 26,679
Trustmark Corp.

64 1,748
UGI Corp.

211 7,377
UMB Financial Corp.

38 2,622
Umpqua Holdings Corp.

123 1,862
United Bankshares, Inc.

58 1,879
United States Steel Corp.

361 6,054
United Therapeutics Corp.(a)

129 19,581
Univar Solutions, Inc.(a)

183 3,479
Universal Display Corp.

18 4,136
Urban Edge Properties

93 1,203
Urban Outfitters, Inc.(a)

492 12,595
Valley National Bancorp

183 1,784
Valmont Industries, Inc.

19 3,324
Valvoline, Inc.

141 3,263
ViaSat, Inc.(a)

755 24,651
Vishay Intertechnology, Inc.

190 3,935
Visteon Corp.(a)

59 7,406
Washington Federal, Inc.

311 8,005
Watsco, Inc.

16 3,625
Webster Financial Corp.

191 8,051
Weingarten Realty Investors

59 1,279
Wendy's Co.

599 13,130
Werner Enterprises, Inc.

184 7,216
WEX, Inc.(a)

22 4,478
Williams-Sonoma, Inc.

64 6,518
Wingstop, Inc.

101 13,388
Wintrust Financial Corp.

42 2,566
Woodward, Inc.

35 4,254
World Fuel Services Corp.

322 10,034
World Wrestling Entertainment, Inc., Class A

296 14,223
Worthington Industries, Inc.

65 3,337
WPX Energy, Inc.(a)

711 5,795
WW International, Inc.(a)

227 5,539
Wyndham Destinations, Inc.

100 4,486
Wyndham Hotels & Resorts, Inc.

46 2,734
XPO Logistics, Inc.(a)

60 7,152
Yelp, Inc.(a)

898 29,338
INVESTMENTS IN

COMMON STOCK—99.7%

(Cost $2,550,025)

  3,411,704
OTHER ASSETS IN EXCESS OF LIABILITIES—0.3%

  8,962
NET ASSETS—100.0%

  $3,420,666
    
(a) Non-income producing security.
    
PLC=Public Limited Company
REIT=Real Estate Investment Trust
 
See accompanying notes to financial statements.
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Schedule of Investments  (continued)
December 31, 2020

INDUSTRY BREAKDOWN
AS OF December 31, 2020*
INDUSTRY PERCENTAGE OF
NET ASSETS
Commercial Hardware

4.4%
Healthcare Providers and Facilities

4.4
Branded Pharmaceuticals

3.7
Business Software for Specific Uses

3.5
Production Equipment

3.0
Information and Electrical Components

2.6
Content Providers

2.4
Commercial Insurance

2.4
Operators and Developers

2.4
Real Estate Banking

2.4
Restaurants

2.3
Consumer Insurance

2.3
Rental

2.3
Home Office and Consumer Equipment Manufacture

2.2
Processed Foods

2.2
Specialty Services

2.1
Online Distribution Networks

2.0
Chemicals

2.0
Medical Devices

1.8
Personal Products

1.7
Transportation Services

1.7
Auto Products

1.7
Distribution Services

1.7
Midstream and Gas

1.7
Semiconductor Services and Equipment

1.7
Analog and Mixed Signal Integrated Circuits

1.6
Search and Social Networks

1.6
Medical Research Services and Equipment

1.6
Internet Services

1.6
Management and IT Services

1.6
Mechanical Components

1.6
Non Real Estate Banking

1.6
Telecommunication Networks

1.5
Investment Services

1.5
Transaction Services

1.5
Apparel Retailers

1.5
Hospital Equipment

1.5
Upstream Energy

1.4
Business Software for Specific Industries

1.4
Home Office and Consumer Equipment Retail

1.3
Electric Regulated

1.2
Branded Apparel

1.2
Other Natural Resources

1.2
INDUSTRY PERCENTAGE OF
NET ASSETS
Food Distributors

1.2%
Household Products

1.2
Metals

1.1
Diversified Drugs and Devices

1.1
Downstream

0.9
Digital Integrated Circuits

0.8
Primary Foods

0.8
Brokers and Dealers

0.8
Midstream

0.8
Accessories and Footwear

0.8
Contract Electronics Services

0.6
Electric Competitive

0.6
Transport Aerospace and Defense Equipment

0.5
Alcohol and Tobacco

0.4
Healthcare Insurance

0.4
Consumer Services

0.4
Industrial Conglomerates

0.2
Healthcare Products Distribution

0.1
Other Assets in Excess of Liabilities

0.3
Total 100.0%
*    The Fund’s industry breakdown is expressed as a percentage of net assets and may change over time.
See accompanying notes to financial statements.
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Syntax Stratified SmallCap ETF
Schedule of Investments  (continued)
December 31, 2020

Security Description Shares Value
COMMON STOCK—99.8%    
3D Systems Corp.(a)

2,399 $25,142
8x8, Inc.(a)

1,401 48,292
AAON, Inc.

226 15,058
AAR Corp.

365 13,220
Aaron's Co., Inc.(a)

1,492 28,288
Abercrombie & Fitch Co., Class A

801 16,308
ABM Industries, Inc.

922 34,888
Acadia Realty Trust, REIT

651 9,238
Addus HomeCare Corp.(a)

160 18,734
ADTRAN, Inc.

3,521 52,005
Advanced Energy Industries, Inc.(a)

505 48,970
AdvanSix, Inc.(a)

372 7,436
Aegion Corp.(a)

471 8,944
Aerojet Rocketdyne Holdings, Inc.(a)

325 17,176
AeroVironment, Inc.(a)

355 30,849
Agilysys, Inc.(a)

1,112 42,679
Agree Realty Corp., REIT

145 9,654
Alamo Group, Inc.

176 24,279
Alarm.com Holdings, Inc.(a)

566 58,553
Albany International Corp., Class A

184 13,509
Alexander & Baldwin, Inc.

584 10,033
Allegheny Technologies, Inc.(a)

921 15,445
Allegiance Bancshares, Inc.

102 3,481
Allegiant Travel Co.

380 71,911
Allscripts Healthcare Solutions, Inc.(a)

3,073 44,374
Ambac Financial Group, Inc.(a)

2,214 34,051
AMC Networks, Inc., Class A(a)

1,025 36,664
American Assets Trust, Inc., REIT

349 10,079
American Axle & Manufacturing Holdings, Inc.(a)

6,283 52,400
American Equity Investment Life Holding Co.

1,825 50,479
American Public Education, Inc.(a)

1,528 46,573
American States Water Co.

1,285 102,170
American Vanguard Corp.

405 6,286
American Woodmark Corp.(a)

177 16,611
America's Car-Mart, Inc.(a)

291 31,963
Ameris Bancorp

94 3,579
AMERISAFE, Inc.

694 39,856
AMN Healthcare Services, Inc.(a)

123 8,395
Amphastar Pharmaceuticals, Inc.(a)

3,532 71,029
Andersons, Inc.

1,228 30,098
AngioDynamics, Inc.(a)

853 13,076
ANI Pharmaceuticals, Inc.(a)

2,208 64,120
Anika Therapeutics, Inc.(a)

590 26,703
Apogee Enterprises, Inc.

573 18,153
Apollo Commercial Real Estate Finance, Inc., REIT

305 3,407
Applied Industrial Technologies, Inc.

162 12,634
Applied Optoelectronics, Inc.(a)

4,259 36,244
ArcBest Corp.

415 17,708
Archrock, Inc.

956 8,279
Security Description Shares Value
Arconic Corp.(a)

506 $15,079
Arcosa, Inc.

258 14,172
Arlo Technologies, Inc.(a)

2,131 16,600
Armada Hoffler Properties, Inc., REIT

943 10,580
ARMOUR Residential REIT, Inc.

1,500 16,185
Asbury Automotive Group, Inc.(a)

231 33,666
Assured Guaranty Ltd.

1,256 39,551
Astec Industries, Inc.

389 22,515
Atlas Air Worldwide Holdings, Inc.(a)

268 14,617
ATN International, Inc.

853 35,621
Avista Corp.

2,542 102,036
Axcelis Technologies, Inc.(a)

387 11,269
Axos Financial, Inc.(a)

247 9,270
AZZ, Inc.

323 15,323
B&G Foods, Inc.

966 26,787
Badger Meter, Inc.

190 17,871
Balchem Corp.

98 11,292
Banc of California, Inc.

239 3,516
BancFirst Corp.

60 3,522
BankUnited, Inc.

108 3,756
Banner Corp.

80 3,727
Barnes & Noble Education, Inc.(a)

8,979 41,752
Barnes Group, Inc.

201 10,189
Bed Bath & Beyond, Inc.

1,383 24,562
Bel Fuse, Inc., Class B

3,553 53,402
Benchmark Electronics, Inc.

1,155 31,197
Berkshire Hills Bancorp, Inc.

187 3,201
Big Lots, Inc.

585 25,114
BioTelemetry, Inc.(a)

333 24,003
BJ's Restaurants, Inc.

567 21,824
Bloomin' Brands, Inc.

1,042 20,236
Blucora, Inc.(a)

4,289 68,238
Boise Cascade Co.

724 34,607
Bonanza Creek Energy, Inc.(a)

581 11,231
Boot Barn Holdings, Inc.(a)

495 21,463
Boston Private Financial Holdings, Inc.

1,135 9,591
Bottomline Technologies DE, Inc.(a)

894 47,150
Brady Corp., Class A

353 18,645
Brandywine Realty Trust, REIT

1,283 15,281
Brightsphere Investment Group, Inc.

2,943 56,741
Brinker International, Inc.

349 19,743
Bristow Group, Inc.(a)

302 7,949
Brookline Bancorp, Inc.

293 3,528
Brooks Automation, Inc.

155 10,517
Buckle, Inc.

1,021 29,813
Cadence BanCorp

1,914 31,428
CalAmp Corp.(a)

4,813 47,745
Calavo Growers, Inc.

379 26,314
Caleres, Inc.

1,561 24,430
California Water Service Group

1,896 102,441
Callaway Golf Co.

1,743 41,849
Callon Petroleum Co.(a)

926 12,186
 
See accompanying notes to financial statements.
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Schedule of Investments  (continued)
December 31, 2020

Security Description Shares Value
Cal-Maine Foods, Inc.(a)

754 $28,305
Capitol Federal Financial, Inc.

716 8,950
Capri Holdings Ltd.(a)

869 36,498
Capstead Mortgage Corp., REIT

2,798 16,256
Cardiovascular Systems, Inc.(a)

339 14,835
Cardtronics PLC, Class A(a)

1,829 64,564
CareTrust REIT, Inc.

2,990 66,318
Carpenter Technology Corp.

542 15,783
Cato Corp., Class A

1,990 19,084
Cavco Industries, Inc.(a)

186 32,634
Centerspace, REIT

138 9,748
Central Garden & Pet Co.(a)

373 14,402
Central Garden & Pet Co., Class A(a)

403 14,641
Central Pacific Financial Corp.

497 9,448
Century Aluminum Co.(a)

1,312 14,471
Century Communities, Inc.(a)

769 33,667
CEVA, Inc.(a)

1,693 77,031
Chart Industries, Inc.(a)

145 17,080
Chatham Lodging Trust, REIT

1,690 18,252
Cheesecake Factory, Inc.

499 18,493
Chefs' Warehouse, Inc.(a)

2,119 54,437
Chesapeake Utilities Corp.

939 101,609
Chico's FAS, Inc.

11,164 17,751
Children's Place, Inc.

381 19,088
Chuy's Holdings, Inc.(a)

738 19,550
Cincinnati Bell, Inc.(a)

2,602 39,759
CIRCOR International, Inc.(a)

452 17,375
City Holding Co.

124 8,624
Clearwater Paper Corp.(a)

2,681 101,208
Cleveland-Cliffs, Inc.

1,120 16,307
Coca-Cola Consolidated, Inc.

109 29,023
Cogent Communications Holdings, Inc.

1,697 101,599
Coherus Biosciences, Inc.(a)

3,712 64,515
Cohu, Inc.

593 22,641
Columbia Banking System, Inc.

104 3,734
Comfort Systems USA, Inc.

730 38,442
Community Bank System, Inc.

438 27,292
Community Health Systems, Inc.(a)

4,635 34,438
Community Healthcare Trust, Inc., REIT

1,401 66,001
Computer Programs and Systems, Inc.

1,218 32,691
Comtech Telecommunications Corp.

2,357 48,766
CONMED Corp.

476 53,312
Conn's, Inc.(a)

2,401 28,068
CONSOL Energy, Inc.(a)

2,342 16,886
Consolidated Communications Holdings, Inc.(a)

18,529 90,607
Cooper Tire & Rubber Co.

513 20,776
Cooper-Standard Holdings, Inc.(a)

565 19,589
Corcept Therapeutics, Inc.(a)

868 22,707
Core Laboratories N.V.

301 7,980
CoreCivic, Inc., REIT

3,290 21,549
Core-Mark Holding Co., Inc.

1,608 47,227
Security Description Shares Value
CorVel Corp.(a)

464 $49,184
Covetrus, Inc.(a)

3,741 107,516
Crocs, Inc.(a)

531 33,272
Cross Country Healthcare, Inc.(a)

898 7,965
CryoLife, Inc.(a)

568 13,410
CSG Systems International, Inc.

766 34,524
CTS Corp.

754 25,885
Cubic Corp.

474 29,407
Customers Bancorp, Inc.(a)

191 3,472
Cutera, Inc.(a)

2,303 55,525
CVB Financial Corp.

177 3,452
Cytokinetics, Inc.(a)

3,248 67,493
Daktronics, Inc.

8,100 37,908
Dave & Buster's Entertainment, Inc.

990 29,720
Deluxe Corp.

1,361 39,741
Designer Brands, Inc., Class A

2,768 21,175
DiamondRock Hospitality Co., REIT

2,411 19,891
Diebold Nixdorf, Inc.(a)

9,126 97,283
Digi International, Inc.(a)

2,644 49,972
Dime Community Bancshares, Inc.

219 3,454
Dine Brands Global, Inc.

280 16,240
Diodes, Inc.(a)

978 68,949
Diversified Healthcare Trust, REIT

15,753 64,902
DMC Global, Inc.

212 9,169
Donnelley Financial Solutions, Inc.(a)

2,893 49,094
Dorian LPG Ltd.(a)

6,157 75,054
Dorman Products, Inc.(a)

203 17,624
Dril-Quip, Inc.(a)

269 7,968
DSP Group, Inc.(a)

4,089 67,837
DXP Enterprises, Inc.(a)

547 12,160
Eagle Bancorp, Inc.

87 3,593
Eagle Pharmaceuticals, Inc.(a)

485 22,586
Easterly Government Properties, Inc., REIT

475 10,759
Ebix, Inc.

1,215 46,134
Echo Global Logistics, Inc.(a)

505 13,544
eHealth, Inc.(a)

1,398 98,713
El Pollo Loco Holdings, Inc.(a)

2,783 50,372
Employers Holdings, Inc.

1,222 39,336
Enanta Pharmaceuticals, Inc.(a)

532 22,397
Encore Capital Group, Inc.(a)

725 28,239
Encore Wire Corp.

587 35,555
Endo International PLC(a)

12,447 89,369
Enerpac Tool Group Corp.

576 13,023
Enova International, Inc.(a)

1,256 31,111
EnPro Industries, Inc.

136 10,271
Ensign Group, Inc.

231 16,845
ePlus, Inc.(a)

395 34,740
ESCO Technologies, Inc.

163 16,825
Essential Properties Realty Trust, Inc., REIT

503 10,664
Ethan Allen Interiors, Inc.

1,051 21,241
EVERTEC, Inc.

819 32,203
EW Scripps Co., Class A

2,361 36,100
 
See accompanying notes to financial statements.
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Schedule of Investments  (continued)
December 31, 2020

Security Description Shares Value
ExlService Holdings, Inc.(a)

474 $40,352
Exponent, Inc.

130 11,704
Exterran Corp.(a)

1,974 8,725
Extreme Networks, Inc.(a)

6,294 43,366
EZCORP, Inc., Class A(a)

5,552 26,594
Fabrinet(a)

428 33,209
FARO Technologies, Inc.(a)

624 44,073
FB Financial Corp.

490 17,018
Federal Signal Corp.

903 29,953
Ferro Corp.(a)

525 7,681
Fiesta Restaurant Group, Inc.(a)

3,993 45,520
First BanCorp

395 3,642
First Bancorp/Southern Pines NC

106 3,586
First Commonwealth Financial Corp.

333 3,643
First Financial Bancorp

198 3,471
First Hawaiian, Inc.

383 9,031
First Midwest Bancorp, Inc.

1,887 30,041
Flagstar Bancorp, Inc.

241 9,823
FormFactor, Inc.(a)

526 22,629
Forrester Research, Inc.(a)

378 15,838
Forward Air Corp.

200 15,368
Fossil Group, Inc.(a)

1,864 16,161
Foundation Building Materials, Inc.(a)

646 12,410
Four Corners Property Trust, Inc., REIT

325 9,675
Franklin Electric Co., Inc.

234 16,195
Franklin Street Properties Corp., REIT

3,121 13,639
Fresh Del Monte Produce, Inc.

1,092 26,284
Fulgent Genetics, Inc.(a)

397 20,684
FutureFuel Corp.

3,081 39,129
GameStop Corp., Class A(a)

2,482 46,761
Gannett Co., Inc.(a)

11,802 39,655
GCP Applied Technologies, Inc.(a)

281 6,646
Genesco, Inc.(a)

665 20,010
Gentherm, Inc.(a)

391 25,501
GEO Group, Inc., REIT

2,626 23,266
Getty Realty Corp., REIT

328 9,033
Gibraltar Industries, Inc.(a)

146 10,503
G-III Apparel Group Ltd.(a)

1,091 25,900
Glatfelter Corp.

781 12,793
Glaukos Corp.(a)

978 73,604
Global Net Lease, Inc., REIT

870 14,912
Glu Mobile, Inc.(a)

3,610 32,526
GMS, Inc.(a)

441 13,442
Granite Construction, Inc.

1,377 36,780
Granite Point Mortgage Trust, Inc., REIT

1,654 16,523
Great Western Bancorp, Inc.

468 9,781
Green Dot Corp., Class A(a)

590 32,922
Green Plains, Inc.(a)

2,046 26,946
Greenbrier Companies, Inc.

680 24,738
Greenhill & Co., Inc.

796 9,663
Griffon Corp.

2,039 41,555
Group 1 Automotive, Inc.

269 35,277
Security Description Shares Value
Guess?, Inc.

852 $19,272
Hanger, Inc.(a)

1,717 37,757
Hanmi Financial Corp.

315 3,572
Harmonic, Inc.(a)

7,068 52,233
Harsco Corp.(a)

567 10,195
Haverty Furniture Companies, Inc.

2,535 70,143
Hawaiian Holdings, Inc.

3,433 60,764
Hawkins, Inc.

321 16,792
Haynes International, Inc.

616 14,685
HB Fuller Co.

144 7,471
HCI Group, Inc.

972 50,836
HealthStream, Inc.(a)

2,175 47,502
Heartland Express, Inc.

990 17,919
Heidrick & Struggles International, Inc.

297 8,726
Helix Energy Solutions Group, Inc.(a)

2,088 8,770
Helmerich & Payne, Inc.

345 7,990
Heritage Financial Corp.

145 3,392
Hersha Hospitality Trust, REIT

2,354 18,573
Heska Corp.(a)

139 20,245
Hibbett Sports, Inc.(a)

573 26,461
Hillenbrand, Inc.

618 24,596
HMS Holdings Corp.(a)

1,038 38,146
HomeStreet, Inc.

494 16,672
Hope Bancorp, Inc.

328 3,578
Horace Mann Educators Corp.

1,160 48,766
Hub Group, Inc., Class A(a)

256 14,592
Ichor Holdings Ltd.(a)

345 10,400
Independence Realty Trust, Inc., REIT

769 10,328
Independent Bank Corp.

45 3,287
Independent Bank Group, Inc.

468 29,259
Industrial Logistics Properties Trust, REIT

445 10,364
Innospec, Inc.

78 7,077
Innovative Industrial Properties, Inc., REIT

62 11,354
Innoviva, Inc.(a)

2,143 26,552
Inogen, Inc.(a)

1,716 76,671
Insight Enterprises, Inc.(a)

173 13,164
Installed Building Products, Inc.(a)

174 17,736
Insteel Industries, Inc.

1,402 31,223
Integer Holdings Corp.(a)

158 12,828
Inter Parfums, Inc.

1,767 106,886
Interface, Inc.

1,123 11,791
Invacare Corp.

7,300 65,335
Invesco Mortgage Capital, Inc., REIT

2,684 9,072
Iridium Communications, Inc.(a)

1,195 46,993
iRobot Corp.(a)

265 21,277
iStar, Inc., REIT

1,002 14,880
Itron, Inc.(a)

201 19,276
J & J Snack Foods Corp.

185 28,743
James River Group Holdings Ltd.

848 41,679
John B Sanfilippo & Son, Inc.

368 29,020
John Bean Technologies Corp.

197 22,432
Kaiser Aluminum Corp.

103 10,187
 
See accompanying notes to financial statements.
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Schedule of Investments  (continued)
December 31, 2020

Security Description Shares Value
Kaman Corp.

221 $12,626
Kelly Services, Inc., Class A

374 7,693
Kite Realty Group Trust, REIT

625 9,350
KKR Real Estate Finance Trust, Inc., REIT

192 3,441
Knowles Corp.(a)

2,851 52,544
Kontoor Brands, Inc.(a)

565 22,916
Koppers Holdings, Inc.(a)

623 19,413
Korn Ferry

201 8,744
Kraton Corp.(a)

592 16,452
Kulicke & Soffa Industries, Inc.

327 10,402
Lannett Co., Inc.(a)

10,106 65,891
Lantheus Holdings, Inc.(a)

1,354 18,265
Laredo Petroleum, Inc.(a)

620 12,214
La-Z-Boy, Inc.

510 20,318
LCI Industries

153 19,841
LeMaitre Vascular, Inc.

359 14,539
Lexington Realty Trust, REIT

1,380 14,656
LGI Homes, Inc.(a)

308 32,602
Lindsay Corp.

200 25,692
Liquidity Services, Inc.(a)

6,769 107,695
Livent Corp.(a)

402 7,574
LivePerson, Inc.(a)

754 46,921
LTC Properties, Inc., REIT

426 16,576
Lumber Liquidators Holdings, Inc.(a)

2,157 66,306
Luminex Corp.

813 18,797
Lydall, Inc.(a)

826 24,805
M/I Homes, Inc.(a)

759 33,616
Mack-Cali Realty Corp., REIT

1,119 13,943
Macy's, Inc.

2,983 33,559
Magellan Health, Inc.(a)

497 41,171
ManTech International Corp., Class A

406 36,110
Marcus & Millichap, Inc.(a)

1,219 45,383
Marcus Corp.

2,615 35,250
MarineMax, Inc.(a)

1,074 37,622
Marten Transport Ltd.

1,052 18,126
Matador Resources Co.(a)

1,014 12,229
Materion Corp.

264 16,822
Matrix Service Co.(a)

913 10,061
Matson, Inc.

321 18,287
Matthews International Corp., Class A

716 21,050
MaxLinear, Inc.(a)

2,165 82,681
MDC Holdings, Inc.

688 33,437
Medifast, Inc.

267 52,423
MEDNAX, Inc.(a)

1,736 42,601
Mercer International, Inc.

1,317 13,499
Meredith Corp.

1,691 32,467
Meridian Bioscience, Inc.(a)

1,010 18,877
Merit Medical Systems, Inc.(a)

224 12,434
Meritage Homes Corp.(a)

384 31,803
Meritor, Inc.(a)

515 14,374
Mesa Laboratories, Inc.

71 20,351
Meta Financial Group, Inc.

1,675 61,238
Security Description Shares Value
Methode Electronics, Inc.

663 $25,380
MGP Ingredients, Inc.

1,445 68,002
Michaels Companies, Inc.(a)

2,089 27,178
MicroStrategy, Inc., Class A(a)

153 59,448
Monarch Casino & Resort, Inc.(a)

472 28,896
Monro, Inc.

689 36,724
Moog, Inc., Class A

170 13,481
Motorcar Parts of America, Inc.(a)

2,066 40,535
Movado Group, Inc.

1,456 24,199
Mr Cooper Group, Inc.(a)

603 18,711
MTS Systems Corp.

294 17,099
Mueller Industries, Inc.

494 17,344
Myers Industries, Inc.

525 10,909
MYR Group, Inc.(a)

149 8,955
Myriad Genetics, Inc.(a)

1,258 24,877
Nabors Industries Ltd.

117 6,813
National Bank Holdings Corp., Class A

860 28,174
National Beverage Corp.

334 28,357
National Presto Industries, Inc.

330 29,182
National Storage Affiliates Trust, REIT

429 15,457
Natus Medical, Inc.(a)

954 19,118
NBT Bancorp, Inc.

273 8,763
Neenah, Inc.

241 13,332
NeoGenomics, Inc.(a)

327 17,606
NETGEAR, Inc.(a)

1,090 44,287
New York Mortgage Trust, Inc., REIT

2,349 8,668
NexPoint Residential Trust, Inc., REIT

237 10,027
NextGen Healthcare, Inc.(a)

2,508 45,746
NIC, Inc.

1,806 46,649
NMI Holdings, Inc., Class A(a)

1,687 38,211
Northfield Bancorp, Inc.

297 3,662
Northwest Bancshares, Inc.

709 9,033
Northwest Natural Holding Co.

2,032 93,452
NOW, Inc.(a)

1,962 14,087
Oceaneering International, Inc.(a)

1,065 8,467
ODP Corp.

996 29,183
Office Properties Income Trust, REIT

625 14,200
OFG Bancorp

1,630 30,220
Oil States International, Inc.(a)

1,662 8,343
Old National Bancorp

211 3,494
Olympic Steel, Inc.

1,006 13,410
Omnicell, Inc.(a)

383 45,968
OneSpan, Inc.(a)

4,846 100,215
Onto Innovation, Inc.(a)

468 22,253
OraSure Technologies, Inc.(a)

1,544 16,343
Orthofix Medical, Inc.(a)

1,746 75,043
OSI Systems, Inc.(a)

184 17,152
Owens & Minor, Inc.

453 12,254
Oxford Industries, Inc.

301 19,719
Pacific Premier Bancorp, Inc.

118 3,697
Pacira BioSciences, Inc.(a)

378 22,620
Palomar Holdings, Inc.(a)

682 60,589
 
See accompanying notes to financial statements.
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Schedule of Investments  (continued)
December 31, 2020

Security Description Shares Value
Par Pacific Holdings, Inc.(a)

2,845 $39,773
Park Aerospace Corp.

481 6,450
Park National Corp.

32 3,360
Patrick Industries, Inc.

287 19,616
Patterson-UTI Energy, Inc.

1,572 8,269
PBF Energy, Inc., Class A

4,535 32,198
PC Connection, Inc.

275 13,005
PDC Energy, Inc.(a)

690 14,166
PDF Solutions, Inc.(a)

1,344 29,030
Penn Virginia Corp.(a)

1,320 13,398
Pennant Group, Inc.(a)

294 17,070
PennyMac Mortgage Investment Trust, REIT

956 16,816
Perdoceo Education Corp.(a)

3,920 49,510
Perficient, Inc.(a)

708 33,736
PetMed Express, Inc.

3,317 106,343
PGT Innovations, Inc.(a)

842 17,126
Phibro Animal Health Corp., Class A

3,606 70,029
Photronics, Inc.(a)

982 10,959
Piper Sandler Companies

105 10,594
Pitney Bowes, Inc.

4,118 25,367
Plantronics, Inc.

1,548 41,842
Plexus Corp.(a)

1,288 100,734
Powell Industries, Inc.

502 14,804
Power Integrations, Inc.

910 74,493
PRA Group, Inc.(a)

655 25,977
Preferred Bank

77 3,886
PriceSmart, Inc.

566 51,557
ProAssurance Corp.

2,207 39,263
Progress Software Corp.

1,052 47,540
ProPetro Holding Corp.(a)

1,172 8,661
Proto Labs, Inc.(a)

252 38,657
Providence Service Corp.(a)

171 23,706
Provident Financial Services, Inc.

201 3,610
QEP Resources, Inc.

5,565 13,300
Quaker Chemical Corp.

63 15,964
Quanex Building Products Corp.

742 16,450
QuinStreet, Inc.(a)

788 16,895
R1 RCM, Inc.(a)

507 12,178
RadNet, Inc.(a)

1,323 25,891
Rambus, Inc.(a)

3,748 65,440
Range Resources Corp.

1,868 12,516
Raven Industries, Inc.

220 7,280
Rayonier Advanced Materials, Inc.(a)

1,661 10,830
RE/MAX Holdings, Inc., Class A

1,331 48,355
Ready Capital Corp., REIT

300 3,735
Realogy Holdings Corp.(a)

3,289 43,152
Red Robin Gourmet Burgers, Inc.(a)

948 18,230
Redwood Trust, Inc., REIT

1,001 8,789
REGENXBIO, Inc.(a)

1,652 74,935
Regis Corp.(a)

2,803 25,760
Renasant Corp.

263 8,858
Renewable Energy Group, Inc.(a)

600 42,492
Security Description Shares Value
Rent-A-Center, Inc.

775 $29,675
Resideo Technologies, Inc.(a)

934 19,857
Resources Connection, Inc.

851 10,697
Retail Opportunity Investments Corp., REIT

700 9,373
Retail Properties of America, Inc., REIT, Class A

1,066 9,125
REX American Resources Corp.(a)

323 23,731
Rogers Corp.(a)

51 7,920
RPC, Inc.(a)

2,275 7,166
RPT Realty, REIT

1,146 9,913
Ruth's Hospitality Group, Inc.

1,140 20,212
S&T Bancorp, Inc.

145 3,602
Safehold, Inc., REIT

147 10,656
Safety Insurance Group, Inc.

640 49,856
Saia, Inc.(a)

80 14,464
Sally Beauty Holdings, Inc.(a)

2,263 29,510
Sanmina Corp.(a)

3,084 98,349
Saul Centers, Inc., REIT

284 8,997
ScanSource, Inc.(a)

459 12,108
Scholastic Corp.

1,277 31,925
Schweitzer-Mauduit International, Inc.

343 13,792
Seacoast Banking Corp. of Florida(a)

124 3,652
SEACOR Holdings, Inc.(a)

1,779 73,740
Select Medical Holdings Corp.(a)

1,560 43,150
Seneca Foods Corp., Class A(a)

700 27,930
ServisFirst Bancshares, Inc.

88 3,546
Shake Shack, Inc., Class A(a)

573 48,579
Shenandoah Telecommunications Co.

886 38,319
Shoe Carnival, Inc.

548 21,471
Shutterstock, Inc.

1,468 105,256
Signet Jewelers Ltd.

1,253 34,169
Simmons First National Corp., Class A

165 3,562
Simply Good Foods Co.(a)

1,146 35,939
Simulations Plus, Inc.

743 53,437
SITE Centers Corp., REIT

919 9,300
SkyWest, Inc.

1,536 61,916
Sleep Number Corp.(a)

242 19,810
SM Energy Co.

2,027 12,405
SMART Global Holdings, Inc.(a)

1,927 72,513
Sonic Automotive, Inc., Class A

797 30,740
South Jersey Industries, Inc.

4,318 93,053
Southside Bancshares, Inc.

111 3,444
Southwestern Energy Co.(a)

4,148 12,361
SpartanNash Co.

2,812 48,957
Spectrum Pharmaceuticals, Inc.(a)

4,666 15,911
Spok Holdings, Inc.

3,959 44,064
SPS Commerce, Inc.(a)

457 49,626
SPX Corp.(a)

606 33,051
SPX FLOW, Inc.(a)

284 16,461
St Joe Co.

278 11,801
Stamps.com, Inc.(a)

62 12,164
Standard Motor Products, Inc.

965 39,044
 
See accompanying notes to financial statements.
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Syntax Stratified SmallCap ETF
Schedule of Investments  (continued)
December 31, 2020

Security Description Shares Value
Standex International Corp.

505 $39,148
Stepan Co.

92 10,977
Steven Madden Ltd.

1,009 35,638
Stewart Information Services Corp.

1,368 66,156
StoneX Group, Inc.(a)

1,047 60,621
Sturm Ruger & Co., Inc.

628 40,864
Summit Hotel Properties, Inc., REIT

2,147 19,344
SunCoke Energy, Inc.

3,039 13,220
Supernus Pharmaceuticals, Inc.(a)

1,014 25,512
Surmodics, Inc.(a)

324 14,100
Sykes Enterprises, Inc.(a)

210 7,911
Tabula Rasa HealthCare, Inc.(a)

1,173 50,251
Tactile Systems Technology, Inc.(a)

1,726 77,566
Talos Energy, Inc.(a)

1,465 12,072
Tanger Factory Outlet Centers, Inc., REIT

857 8,536
Team, Inc.(a)

992 10,813
TechTarget, Inc.(a)

276 16,314
Tennant Co.

340 23,858
Third Point Reinsurance Ltd.(a)

4,130 39,318
TimkenSteel Corp.(a)

2,771 12,941
Titan International, Inc.

1,891 9,190
Tivity Health, Inc.(a)

908 17,788
Tompkins Financial Corp.

52 3,671
Tredegar Corp.

354 5,912
Trinseo S.A.

172 8,808
Triumph Bancorp, Inc.(a)

589 28,596
Triumph Group, Inc.

703 8,830
TrueBlue, Inc.(a)

406 7,588
Trupanion, Inc.(a)

480 57,461
TrustCo Bank Corp. NY

1,391 9,278
TTEC Holdings, Inc.

112 8,168
TTM Technologies, Inc.(a)

3,741 51,607
Tupperware Brands Corp.(a)

1,212 39,257
UFP Industries, Inc.

610 33,885
Ultra Clean Holdings, Inc.(a)

321 9,999
Unifi, Inc.(a)

435 7,717
UniFirst Corp.

189 40,009
Unisys Corp.(a)

1,895 37,294
United Community Banks, Inc.

128 3,640
United Fire Group, Inc.

1,650 41,415
United Insurance Holdings Corp.

10,727 61,358
United Natural Foods, Inc.(a)

3,181 50,801
Uniti Group, Inc., REIT

924 10,839
Universal Corp.

1,334 64,846
Universal Electronics, Inc.(a)

757 39,712
Universal Health Realty Income Trust, REIT

147 9,448
Universal Insurance Holdings, Inc.

3,433 51,873
Urstadt Biddle Properties, Inc., REIT, Class A

654 9,241
Security Description Shares Value
US Concrete, Inc.(a)

926 $37,012
US Ecology, Inc.

1,027 37,311
US Physical Therapy, Inc.

221 26,575
US Silica Holdings, Inc.

1,325 9,301
USANA Health Sciences, Inc.(a)

377 29,067
Vanda Pharmaceuticals, Inc.(a)

1,724 22,653
Varex Imaging Corp.(a)

1,227 20,466
Vector Group Ltd.

5,298 61,722
Veeco Instruments, Inc.(a)

630 10,937
Vera Bradley, Inc.(a)

4,560 36,298
Veritex Holdings, Inc.

147 3,772
Veritiv Corp.(a)

658 13,680
Viad Corp.

510 18,447
Viavi Solutions, Inc.(a)

1,648 24,679
Vicor Corp.(a)

792 73,038
Virtus Investment Partners, Inc.

269 58,373
Virtusa Corp.(a)

657 33,592
Vista Outdoor, Inc.(a)

2,038 48,423
Vonage Holdings Corp.(a)

7,397 95,236
Wabash National Corp.

1,311 22,589
Waddell & Reed Financial, Inc., Class A

2,243 57,129
Walker & Dunlop, Inc.

193 17,760
Warrior Met Coal, Inc.

783 16,694
Washington Real Estate Investment Trust, REIT

637 13,778
Watts Water Technologies, Inc., Class A

139 16,916
WD-40 Co.

28 7,439
Westamerica BanCorp

528 29,193
Whitestone REIT

1,173 9,349
Winnebago Industries, Inc.

844 50,589
WisdomTree Investments, Inc.

11,480 61,418
Wolverine World Wide, Inc.

1,079 33,719
World Acceptance Corp.(a)

247 25,248
Xencor, Inc.(a)

1,525 66,536
Xenia Hotels & Resorts, Inc., REIT

1,312 19,942
Xperi Holding Corp.

565 11,808
YETI Holdings, Inc.(a)

580 39,713
Zumiez, Inc.(a)

894 32,881
Zynex, Inc.(a)

5,068 68,215
INVESTMENTS IN

COMMON STOCK—99.8%

(Cost $13,317,365)

  17,193,870
OTHER ASSETS IN EXCESS OF LIABILITIES—0.2%

  32,236
NET ASSETS—100.0%

  $17,226,106
    
(a) Non-income producing security.
    
PLC=Public Limited Company
REIT=Real Estate Investment Trust
 
See accompanying notes to financial statements.
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Syntax Stratified SmallCap ETF
Schedule of Investments  (continued)
December 31, 2020

INDUSTRY BREAKDOWN
AS OF December 31, 2020*
INDUSTRY PERCENTAGE OF
NET ASSETS
Branded Pharmaceuticals

4.9%
Healthcare Providers and Facilities

3.5
Commercial Hardware

3.4
Business Software for Specific Uses

2.9
Midstream and Gas

2.9
Medical Devices

2.5
Non Real Estate Banking

2.5
Consumer Insurance

2.5
Content Providers

2.5
Home Office and Consumer Equipment Manufacture

2.4
Operators and Developers

2.4
Real Estate Banking

2.4
Management and IT Services

2.4
Transaction Services

2.4
Transportation Services

2.3
Telecommunication Networks

2.3
Rental

2.2
Home Office and Consumer Equipment Retail

2.2
Hospital Equipment

2.2
Auto Products

2.2
Business Software for Specific Industries

2.2
Commercial Insurance

2.0
Investment Services

2.0
Information and Electrical Components

2.0
Production Equipment

1.8
Food Distributors

1.8
Mechanical Components

1.8
Distribution Services

1.7
Analog and Mixed Signal Integrated Circuits

1.7
Restaurants

1.7
Upstream Energy

1.7
Digital Integrated Circuits

1.6
Specialty Services

1.6
Semiconductor Services and Equipment

1.6
Chemicals

1.4
Apparel Retailers

1.4
Online Distribution Networks

1.2
Processed Foods

1.2
Other Natural Resources

1.2
Branded Apparel

1.2
Contract Electronics Services

1.2
Alcohol and Tobacco

1.1
Primary Foods

1.1
INDUSTRY PERCENTAGE OF
NET ASSETS
Metals

1.0%
Accessories and Footwear

1.0
Transport Aerospace and Defense Equipment

1.0
Midstream

0.9
Industrial Conglomerates

0.7
Healthcare Products Distribution

0.7
Downstream

0.7
Personal Products

0.6
Drugstores

0.6
Electric Regulated

0.6
Consumer Paper Products

0.6
Search and Social Networks

0.6
Internet Services

0.6
Brokers and Dealers

0.4
End User Hardware

0.2
Vitamins and Nutritional Supplements

0.2
Consumer Services

0.1
Medical Research Services and Equipment

0.1
Other Assets in Excess of Liabilities

0.2
Total 100.0%
*    The Fund’s industry breakdown is expressed as a percentage of net assets and may change over time.
See accompanying notes to financial statements.
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Syntax ETF Trust
Statements of Assets and Liabilities
December 31, 2020

  Syntax Stratified
LargeCap ETF
  Syntax Stratified
MidCap ETF
  Syntax Stratified
SmallCap ETF
ASSETS          
Investments in securities of unaffiliated issuers

$41,890,187   $3,411,704   $17,193,870
Cash

64,400   7,328   26,964
Dividends receivable

44,950   2,476   9,600
Total Assets

41,999,537   3,421,508   17,230,434
LIABILITIES          
Accrued Management fee

10,468   842   4,311
Accrued Other fees

4     17
Total Liabilities

10,472   842   4,328
NET ASSETS

$41,989,065   $3,420,666   $17,226,106
NET ASSETS CONSISTS OF:          
Paid in Capital

35,173,885   2,554,449   12,662,933
Distributable earnings

6,815,180   866,217   4,563,173
NET ASSETS

$41,989,065   $3,420,666   $17,226,106
NET ASSET VALUE PER SHARE

$55.99   $34.21   $43.07
SHARES OUTSTANDING (unlimited number of shares authorized, no par value)

750,000   100,000   400,000
COST OF INVESTMENTS

$33,789,937   $2,550,025   $13,317,365
See accompanying notes to financial statements.
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Syntax ETF Trust
Statements of Operations

  Syntax Stratified
LargeCap ETF
  Syntax Stratified
MidCap ETF
  Syntax Stratified
SmallCap ETF
  Year Ended
12/31/20
  For the Period 1/16/20(a)
to 12/31/20
  For the Period 5/28/20(b)
to 12/31/20
INVESTMENT INCOME          
Dividend income (net of foreign taxes withheld of $0, $5 and $55, respectively)

$671,585   $36,777   $103,808
Total Investment Income

671,585   36,777   103,808
EXPENSES          
Management fee

141,733   11,793   37,656
Other fees

1,376   100   356
Total Expenses

143,109   11,893   38,012
Expense Waiver/Reimbursement

(47,244)   (3,931)   (12,552)
Net Expenses

95,865   7,962   25,460
NET INVESTMENT INCOME (LOSS)

575,720   28,815   78,348
REALIZED AND UNREALIZED GAIN (LOSS)          
Net realized gain (loss) from transactions in investment securities

(1,199,985)   9,085   815,196
Net realized gain (loss) from in-kind redemptions of investments

9,352,080     1,881,789
Net realized gain (loss)

8,152,095   9,085   2,696,985
Net change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation on Investments

(2,055,792)   412,868   2,574,574
NET REALIZED AND UNREALIZED GAIN (LOSS)

6,096,303   421,953   5,271,559
NET INCREASE (DECREASE) IN NET ASSETS FROM OPERATIONS

$6,672,023   $450,768   $5,349,907

(a) Fund commenced operations on January 16, 2020.
(b) Fund commenced operations on May 28, 2020.
See accompanying notes to financial statements.
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Syntax ETF Trust
Statements of Changes in Net Assets

  Syntax Stratified
LargeCap ETF
  Syntax Stratified
MidCap ETF
  Syntax Stratified
SmallCap ETF
  Year Ended
12/31/20
  For the Period 1/2/19(a)
to 12/31/19
  For the Period 1/16/20(b)
to 12/31/20
  For the Period 5/28/20(c)
to 12/31/20
INCREASE (DECREASE) IN NET ASSETS FROM OPERATIONS:              
Net investment income (loss)

$575,720   $942,339   $28,815   $78,348
Net realized gain (loss)

8,152,095   (428,382)   9,085   2,696,985
Net change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation

(2,055,792)   12,145,204   412,868   2,574,574
NET INCREASE (DECREASE) IN NET ASSETS RESULTING FROM OPERATIONS

6,672,023   12,659,161   450,768   5,349,907
DISTRIBUTIONS TO SHAREHOLDERS              
Distributions to Shareholders

(684,065)   (964,675)   (30,102)   (149,507)
INCREASE (DECREASE) IN NET ASSETS FROM SHARE TRANSACTIONS:              
Proceeds from Shares Sold

16,583,551   56,595,018   3,000,000   16,028,533
Cost of Shares Redeemed

(42,731,376)   (6,240,572)     (4,002,827)
INCREASE (DECREASE) IN NET ASSETS FROM SHARE TRANSACTIONS:

(26,147,825)   50,354,446   3,000,000   12,025,706
NET INCREASE (DECREASE) IN NET ASSETS DURING THE PERIOD

(20,159,867)   62,048,932   3,420,666   17,226,106
NET ASSETS AT BEGINNING OF PERIOD

62,148,932   100,000    
NET ASSETS AT END OF PERIOD

$41,989,065   $62,148,932   $3,420,666   $17,226,106
SHARE TRANSACTIONS:              
Shares sold

375,000   1,372,500   100,000   525,000
Shares redeemed

(850,000)   (150,000)     (125,000)
NET INCREASE (DECREASE)

(475,000)   1,222,500   100,000   400,000

(a) Fund commenced operations on January 2, 2019.
(b) Fund commenced operations on January 16, 2020.
(c) Fund commenced operations on May 28, 2020.
See accompanying notes to financial statements.
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Syntax ETF Trust
Financial Highlights
Selected data for a share outstanding throughout each period

  Syntax Stratified
LargeCap ETF
  Year Ended
12/31/20
  For the
Period
1/2/19(a)
to 12/31/19
Net asset value, beginning of period

$50.73   $40.00
Income (loss) from investment operations:      
Net investment income (loss)(b)

0.88   0.84
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)

5.29   10.68
Total from investment operations

6.17   11.52
Less Distributions from:      
Net investment income

(0.82)   (0.79)
Net realized gains

(0.09)  
Net asset value, end of period

$55.99   $50.73
Total return(c)

12.18%   28.81%(d)
Ratios and Supplemental Data:      
Net assets, end of period (000s)

$41,989   $62,149
Ratios to average net assets:      
Total expenses

0.45%   0.80%(e)
Net expenses(f)

0.30%   0.30%(e)
Net investment income (loss)(f)

1.83%   1.80%(e)
Portfolio turnover rate(g)

36%   34%(d)

(a) Fund commenced operations on January 2, 2019.
(b) Per Share numbers have been calculated using the average shares method.
(c) Total return is calculated assuming a purchase of Shares at net asset value per Share on the first day and a sale at net asset value per Share on the last day of each period reported. Distributions are assumed, for the purposes of this calculation, to be reinvested at the net asset value per Share on the respective payment dates of the Fund. Total return for a period of less than one year is not annualized. Broker commission charges are not included in this calculation. Past performance is no guarantee of future results. Performance results do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on fund distributions or on the redemption or sale of fund shares.
(d) Not annualized.
(e) Annualized.
(f) Net of expenses waived/reimbursed by the Advisor.
(g) Portfolio turnover rate excludes securities received or delivered from in-kind processing of creations or redemptions of Shares.
    
See accompanying notes to financial statements.
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Syntax ETF Trust
Financial Highlights
Selected data for a share outstanding throughout this period

  Syntax Stratified
MidCap ETF
  For the
Period
1/16/20(a)
to 12/31/20
Net asset value, beginning of period

$30.00
Income (loss) from investment operations:  
Net investment income (loss)(b)

0.29
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)

4.22
Total from investment operations

4.51
Less Distributions from:  
Net investment income

(0.30)
Net asset value, end of period

$34.21
Total return(c)

15.04%(d)
Ratios and Supplemental Data:  
Net assets, end of period (000s)

$3,421
Ratios to average net assets:  
Total expenses

0.45%(e)
Net expenses(f)

0.30%(e)
Net investment income (loss)(f)

1.10%(e)
Portfolio turnover rate(g)

52%(d)

(a) Fund commenced operations on January 16, 2020.
(b) Per Share numbers have been calculated using the average shares method.
(c) Total return is calculated assuming a purchase of Shares at net asset value per Share on the first day and a sale at net asset value per Share on the last day of each period reported. Distributions are assumed, for the purposes of this calculation, to be reinvested at the net asset value per Share on the respective payment dates of the Fund. Total return for a period of less than one year is not annualized. Broker commission charges are not included in this calculation. Past performance is no guarantee of future results. Performance results do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on fund distributions or on the redemption or sale of fund shares.
(d) Not annualized.
(e) Annualized.
(f) Net of expenses waived/reimbursed by the Advisor.
(g) Portfolio turnover rate excludes securities received or delivered from in-kind processing of creations or redemptions of Shares.
    
See accompanying notes to financial statements.
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Syntax ETF Trust
Financial Highlights
Selected data for a share outstanding throughout this period

  Syntax Stratified
SmallCap ETF
  For the
Period
5/28/20(a)
to 12/31/20
Net asset value, beginning of period

$30.00
Income (loss) from investment operations:  
Net investment income (loss)(b)

0.20
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)

13.24
Total from investment operations

13.44
Less Distributions from:  
Net investment income

(0.19)
Net realized gains

(0.18)
Net asset value, end of period

$43.07
Total return(c)

44.82%(d)
Ratios and Supplemental Data:  
Net assets, end of period (000s)

$17,226
Ratios to average net assets:  
Total expenses

0.45%(e)
Net expenses(f)

0.30%(e)
Net investment income (loss)(f)

0.93%(e)
Portfolio turnover rate(g)

40%(d)

(a) Fund commenced operations on May 28, 2020.
(b) Per Share numbers have been calculated using the average shares method.
(c) Total return is calculated assuming a purchase of Shares at net asset value per Share on the first day and a sale at net asset value per Share on the last day of each period reported. Distributions are assumed, for the purposes of this calculation, to be reinvested at the net asset value per Share on the respective payment dates of the Fund. Total return for a period of less than one year is not annualized. Broker commission charges are not included in this calculation. Past performance is no guarantee of future results. Performance results do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on fund distributions or on the redemption or sale of fund shares.
(d) Not annualized.
(e) Annualized.
(f) Net of expenses waived/reimbursed by the Advisor.
(g) Portfolio turnover rate excludes securities received or delivered from in-kind processing of creations or redemptions of Shares.
See accompanying notes to financial statements.
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Syntax ETF Trust
Notes to Financial Statements
December 31, 2020

Note  1Organization
Syntax ETF Trust (the “Trust”), was organized under the laws of the State of Delaware as a statutory trust on June 27, 2013 pursuant to an Agreement and Declaration of Trust (the “Trust Deed”). Syntax Stratified LargeCap ETF, Syntax Stratified MidCap ETF, and Syntax Stratified SmallCap ETF (each a “Fund”, and collectively, the "Funds"), are each a series of the Trust.
Each Fund is registered under the U.S. Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “1940 Act”), as an open-end, diversified management investment company. The Funds have no fixed termination date and will continue unless the Fund is otherwise terminated under the terms of the Trust or unless and until required by law. Syntax Advisors, LLC (the “Advisor” or “Syntax Advisors”), a New York limited liability company, serves as the Funds’ investment adviser.
Investment Objectives:
The Funds seek to provide investment results that, before expenses, correspond generally to the total return performance of publicly traded equity securities of companies comprising the respective index listed below (each, an “Underlying Index”):
Fund   Underlying Index
Syntax Stratified LargeCap ETF

  Syntax Stratified LargeCap Index
Syntax Stratified MidCap ETF

  Syntax Stratified MidCap Index
Syntax Stratified SmallCap ETF

  Syntax Stratified SmallCap Index
Each Fund’s investment objective is to provide long-term total investment returns (capital gains plus income). To achieve the investment objective for Syntax Stratified LargeCap ETF, Syntax Stratified MidCap ETF and Syntax Stratified SmallCap ETF, the Advisor will seek to track the performance of each Underlying Index, which are stratified-weight versions of the widely used S&P 500® Index, S&P MidCap 400® Index and S&P SmallCap 600® Index, respectively. In addition, the Funds may invest in cash and cash equivalents or money market instruments, such as repurchase agreements and money market funds.
Refer to the Additional Strategies Information section of each Fund’s prospectus for more information on the methodology of the Syntax Indices.
Note  2Significant Accounting Policies
Each Fund is an investment company and accordingly follows the investment company accounting and reporting guidance of the Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) Accounting Standards Codification (“ASC”) Topic 946 Financial Services – Investment Companies. The accompanying financial statements of the Funds are prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States (“GAAP”) and in accordance with ASC as set forth by the FASB. Each Fund maintains its financial records in U.S. dollars and follows the accrual basis of accounting.
In preparing the Funds’ financial statements in accordance with GAAP, estimates or assumptions (which could differ from actual results) may be used that affect reported amounts and disclosures.
The following is a summary of significant accounting policies followed by the Funds.
In-Kind Seeding
Syntax Stratified LargeCap ETF was seeded through the exchange of ETF Shares for the securities held by the Syntax 500 Series of Syntax Index Series LP on January 2, 2019, Syntax Stratified MidCap ETF was seeded through the exchange of ETF Shares for the securities held by the Syntax 400 Series of Syntax Index Series LP on January 16, 2020 and Syntax Stratified SmallCap ETF was seeded through the exchange of ETF Shares for the securities held by the following Series of Syntax Index LP on May 28, 2020 (the “Transactions”): Financial Products and Services Series,
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Syntax ETF Trust
Notes to Financial Statements  (continued)
December 31, 2020

Note  2Significant Accounting Policies(continued)
Energy Products and Services Series, Industrial Products and Services Series, Information Tools Series, Information Products and Services Series, Consumer Products and Services Series, Food Products and Services Series and Healthcare Products Series.
The Syntax 500 Series, the Syntax 400 Series and the 8 Sector Series of the Syntax Index LP (each a “Series”) were unregistered funds managed by the Advisor. The Transactions were structured as tax-free exchanges of shares. Accordingly, the Funds carried forward the historical cost basis of investments and cumulative unrealized gains and losses as reported by the respective Series prior to the Transactions. Investment companies carry substantially all their assets at fair market value for periodic and ongoing reporting. The primary use of historical cost basis is to determine both realized and unrealized gains and losses.
The Transactions were designed to more closely align subsequent reporting of realized gains or losses with actual tax-basis gains distributable to ETF shareholders. The Transactions resulted in the following:
  Initial Market Value of Securities acquired by Fund   Cost Basis   Unrealized Gain (Loss)
Syntax Stratified LargeCap ETF

$33,554,457   $35,543,619   $(1,989,162)
Syntax Stratified MidCap ETF

2,785,553   2,336,742   448,811
Syntax Stratified SmallCap ETF

11,391,517   10,089,586   1,301,931
Investment Valuation
The following methodologies are used to determine the market value or fair value of investments. Equity investments (including preferred stocks and registered investment companies that are exchange-traded funds) traded on a recognized securities exchange for which market quotations are readily available are valued at the last sale price or official closing price, as applicable, on the primary market or exchange on which they trade. Equity investments traded on a recognized exchange for which there were no sales on that day are valued at the last published sale price or at fair value.
Investments for which valuations or market quotations are not readily available or are deemed unreliable are valued at fair value using methods determined in good faith by or at the direction of the Trustees of the Fund in a manner that fairly reflects the security’s value, or the amount that the Fund might reasonably expect to receive for the security upon its current sale in the ordinary course. Each such determination is based on a consideration of relevant factors, which are likely to vary from one pricing context to another. These factors may include, but are not limited to, the type of security, the existence of any contractual restrictions on the security’s disposition, the price and extent of public trading in similar securities of the issuer or of comparable companies or entities, quotations or relevant information obtained from broker/dealers or other market participants, information obtained from the issuer, analysts, and/or the appropriate stock exchange (for exchange-traded securities), an analysis of the company’s or entity’s financial condition, and an evaluation of the forces that influence the issuer and the market(s) in which the security is purchased and sold.
Under generally accepted accounting principles for fair value measurements, a three-tier hierarchy to prioritize the assumptions, referred to as inputs, is used in valuation techniques to measure fair value. The three-tier hierarchy of inputs is summarized in the three broad levels listed below.
The three levels of the fair value hierarchy are as follows:
Level 1 — Quoted prices in active markets for identical investments
Level 2 — Other significant observable inputs (including quoted prices for similar investments, interest rates, prepayment speeds, credit risk, etc.)
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Syntax ETF Trust
Notes to Financial Statements  (continued)
December 31, 2020

Note  2Significant Accounting Policies(continued)
Level 3 — Significant unobservable inputs (including a fund’s own assumptions in determining the fair value of investments)
The following table summarizes the value of each Fund’s investments according to the fair value hierarchy as of December 31, 2020.
Description Level 1 Level 2 Level 3 Total
Syntax Stratified LargeCap ETF        
INVESTMENTS:        
Common Stock

$41,890,187 $— $— $41,890,187
Total $41,890,187 $— $— $41,890,187
Syntax Stratified MidCap ETF        
INVESTMENTS:        
Common Stock

$3,411,704 $— $— $3,411,704
Total $3,411,704 $— $— $3,411,704
Syntax Stratified SmallCap ETF        
INVESTMENTS:        
Common Stock

$17,193,870 $— $— $17,193,870
Total $17,193,870 $— $— $17,193,870
Distributions: The Funds declare and distribute dividends from net investment income to its holders of Shares ("Shareholders"), if any, annually. Capital gain distributions, if any, are generally declared and paid annually. Additional distributions may be paid by the Funds to avoid imposition of federal income and excise tax on any remaining undistributed net investment income and capital gains. The amount and character of income and gains to be distributed are determined in accordance with federal tax regulations which may differ from net investment income and realized gains recognized for U.S. GAAP purposes.
Cash: Cash consists of cash held at the Funds’ custodian, State Street Bank and Trust Company.
Investment Transactions and Investment Income: Investment transactions for financial statement purposes are accounted for on a trade date basis. Realized gains and losses on investments sold are determined on the basis of identified cost. Dividend income, if any, is recorded on the ex-dividend date or, in the case of foreign securities, as soon as the Funds are informed of the ex-dividend dates, net of foreign taxes. Interest income, including accretion of discounts and amortization of premiums, is recorded on the accrual basis commencing on the settlement date.
Non-cash dividends received in the form of stock, if any, are recorded as dividend income at fair value. Distributions received by the Funds may include a return of capital that is estimated by the Advisor. Such amounts are recorded as a reduction of the cost of investments or reclassified to capital gains. The Funds may invest in real estate investment trusts (“REITs”) if they are part of the index. REITs determine the characterization of their income annually and may characterize a portion of their distributions as a return of capital or capital gain. The Funds' policy is to record all REIT distributions as dividend income initially and re-designate the prior calendar year’s return of capital or capital gain distributions at year end.
Organizational and Offering costs: Syntax Advisors has agreed to pay all of the Funds’ organizational and offering costs. The organizational and offering costs are not subject to repayment to Syntax Advisors by the Funds.
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Notes to Financial Statements  (continued)
December 31, 2020

Note  2Significant Accounting Policies(continued)
Federal Income Taxes: For U.S. federal income tax purposes, each Fund intends to qualify as a “regulated investment company” under Sub-chapter M of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (a “RIC”), and intends to continue to qualify as a RIC. As a RIC, each Fund will generally not be subject to U.S. federal income tax for any taxable year on income, including net capital gains, that it distributes to its Shareholders, provided that it distributes on a timely basis at least 90% of its “investment company taxable income” determined prior to the deduction for dividends paid by the Funds (generally, its taxable income other than net capital gain) for such taxable year. In addition, provided that the Funds distributes substantially all of its ordinary income and capital gains during each calendar year, the Funds will not be subject to U.S. federal excise tax. Income and capital gain distributions are determined in accordance with tax regulations which may differ from U.S. GAAP. These book-tax differences are primarily due to differing treatments for in-kind transactions, losses deferred due to wash sales, corporate actions, distributions in excess of current earnings and capital loss carryover. In addition, Syntax Stratified LargeCap ETF claimed a portion of the payments made to redeeming shareholders as a distribution for income tax purposes.
U.S. GAAP requires the evaluation of tax positions taken in the course of preparing the Funds’ tax returns to determine whether the tax positions are “more-likely-than-not” to be sustained by the applicable tax authority. For U.S. GAAP purposes, the Funds recognize the tax benefits of uncertain tax positions only when the position is more likely than not to be sustained, assuming examination by tax authorities.
Each Fund has reviewed its tax positions and has determined that no provision for income tax is required in the Fund’s financial statements. Generally, the Funds' tax returns for the prior three fiscal years remain subject to examinations by the Funds’ major tax jurisdictions, which include the United States of America, and the State of New York. The Funds recognize interest and penalties, if any, related to tax liabilities as income tax expense in the Statements of Operations. There were no such expenses for the period ended December 31, 2020.
No income tax returns are currently under examination. The Advisor has analyzed the relevant tax laws and regulations and their application to the Funds’ facts and circumstances and does not believe there are any uncertain tax positions that require recognition of any tax liabilities. Any potential tax liability is also subject to ongoing interpretation of laws by taxing authorities. The tax treatment of the Fund’s investments may change over time based on factors including, but not limited to, new tax laws, regulations and interpretations thereof.
During the year ended December 31, 2020, and the year ended December 31, 2019, the tax character of distributions paid were as follows:
  Year Ended December 31, 2020       Year Ended December 31, 2019    
  Distributions Paid from Ordinary Income   Distributions Paid from Long-Term Gain   Distributions Paid from Ordinary Income   Distributions Paid from Long-Term Gain
Syntax Stratified LargeCap ETF

$684,065   $—   $964,675   $—
Syntax Stratified MidCap ETF

30,102      
Syntax Stratified SmallCap ETF

149,507      
During the year ended December 31, 2020, the followings amounts were classified due to permanent differences between book and tax accounting:
  Paid in Capital   Distributable Earnings
Syntax Stratified LargeCap ETF

$8,490,111   $(8,490,111)
Syntax Stratified MidCap ETF

3,260   (3,260)
Syntax Stratified SmallCap ETF

1,939,158   (1,939,158)
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Notes to Financial Statements  (continued)
December 31, 2020

Note  2Significant Accounting Policies(continued)
At December 31, 2020, the components of distributable earnings on a tax basis were as follows:
  Undistrbuted Ordinary Income   Capital Loss Carryforward   Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation)
Syntax Stratified LargeCap ETF

$  $(1,197,831)   $8,013,011
Syntax Stratified MidCap ETF

6,477     859,740
Syntax Stratified SmallCap ETF

692,908     3,870,265
The differences between components of distributable earnings (accumulated losses) on a tax basis and the amounts reflected in the Statements of Assets and Liabilities are primarily due to wash sales.
At December 31, 2020, the Funds had the following capital loss carryforwards that may be utilized to offset any net realized capital gains:
  Long-Term   Short-Term
Syntax Stratified LargeCap ETF

$1,197,831   $—
At December 31, 2020, gross unrealized appreciation and gross unrealized depreciation of investment based on cost for federal income tax purposes were as follows:
  Tax Cost   Gross
Unrealized
Appreciation
  Gross
Unrealized
Depreciation
  Net Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
Syntax Stratified LargeCap ETF

$33,877,176   $8,630,588   $(617,577)   $8,013,011
Syntax Stratified MidCap ETF

2,551,964   912,714   (52,974)   859,740
Syntax Stratified SmallCap ETF

13,323,605   4,106,181   (235,916)   3,870,265
Note  3Investment Transactions
Purchases and sales of investments (excluding in-kind transactions and short term investments) for the periods ended December 31, 2020, were as follows:
  Purchases   Sales
Syntax Stratified LargeCap ETF

$11,984,244   $11,986,289
Syntax Stratified MidCap ETF

1,646,778   1,438,023
Syntax Stratified SmallCap ETF

6,039,245   5,514,659
For the periods ended December 31, 2020, the following Funds had in-kind contributions, redemptions and net realized gains (losses) in the amounts as follows:
  In-kind Contributions   In-kind Redemptions   In-kind Net Realized Gains (Losses)
Syntax Stratified LargeCap ETF

$16,512,531   $42,571,812   $9,352,080
Syntax Stratified MidCap ETF

2,336,742    
Syntax Stratified SmallCap ETF

14,116,114   4,007,577   1,881,789
Note  4Capital Share Transactions
Each Fund will issue or redeem capital shares to certain institutional investors (typically market makers or other broker dealers) on a continuous basis through the Distributor in large blocks of 25,000 capital shares (“Creation Units”). Creation Unit transactions are typically conducted in exchange for the deposit or delivery of a designated portfolio of
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Notes to Financial Statements  (continued)
December 31, 2020

Note  4Capital Share Transactions(continued)
in-kind securities and/or cash constituting a substantial replication, or a representation, of the securities included in the Underlying Index.
Note  5Fund Fees and Expenses
Investment Management Fees: Each Fund pays the Advisor monthly, in arrears, a unitary management fee based on a percentage of the Fund’s average daily net assets that is subject to an Expense Limitation Agreement. The management fee rate for each fund is as follows:
  Annual Rate
Syntax Stratified LargeCap ETF

0.45%
Syntax Stratified MidCap ETF

0.45%
Syntax Stratified SmallCap ETF

0.45%
The Advisor provides investment advisory, supervisory and administration services under an investment management agreement. The Advisor has agreed to waive its fees and/or absorb expenses of the Funds to ensure that Total Annual Operating Expenses (excluding any (i) interest expense, (ii) taxes, (iii) acquired fund fees and expenses, (iv) brokerage expenses and other expenses (such as stamp taxes) connected with the execution of portfolio transactions or in connection with creation and redemption transactions, (v) expenses associated with shareholder meetings, (vi) compensation and expenses of the Independent Trustees, (vii) compensation and expenses of the Trust’s chief compliance officer and his or her staff, (viii) distribution fees and expenses paid by the Trust under any distribution plan adopted pursuant to Rule 12b-1 under the 1940 Act, (ix) legal fees or expenses in connection with any arbitration, litigation or pending or threatened arbitration or litigation, including any settlements in connection therewith, and (x) extraordinary expenses of the Fund) ("Excluded Expenses") do not exceed the following expense limitations:
  Expense Limit
Syntax Stratified LargeCap ETF

0.30%
Syntax Stratified MidCap ETF

0.30%
Syntax Stratified SmallCap ETF

0.30%
In addition, the Adviser has agreed to waive its fees and/or absorb Excluded Expenses of each Fund to ensure that Total Annual Operating Expenses do not exceed 0.30%.
These arrangements cannot be terminated prior to one year from the effective date of the prospectus without the approval of the Board of Trustees. In connection with this arrangement, the Advisor has waived and reimbursed the following amounts in expenses for the periods ended December 31, 2020 as noted below.
  Expenses Waived and Reimbursed
Syntax Stratified LargeCap ETF

$47,244
Syntax Stratified MidCap ETF

3,931
Syntax Stratified SmallCap ETF

12,552
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Notes to Financial Statements  (continued)
December 31, 2020

Note  5Fund Fees and Expenses(continued)
Subject to approval by the Funds’ Board of Trustees, any waiver and/or reimbursement under the Expense Limitation Agreement is subject to repayment by the Fund within 36 months following the day on which fees are waived or reimbursed, if the Fund is able to make the payment without exceeding the applicable expense limitation. At December 31, 2020, the waivers and reimbursements subject to repayment is as follows:
  2022   2023
Syntax Stratified LargeCap ETF

$262,321   $47,244
Syntax Stratified MidCap ETF

  3,931
Syntax Stratified SmallCap ETF

  12,552
Distributor, Distribution and Service Fees: Foreside Fund Services, LLC (“Distributor”) is the Distributor of Fund shares. The Distributor will not distribute Fund shares in less than Creation Units and does not maintain a secondary market in Fund shares. The Distributor may enter into selected dealer agreements with other broker-dealers or other qualified financial institutions for the sale of Creation Units of Fund shares.
Each Fund has a distribution and service plan (“Distribution Plan”) pursuant to Rule 12b-1 under the 1940 Act, to which payments at an annual rate of up to 0.25% of the Fund’s average daily net assets may be made for the sale and distribution of its Fund shares. No payments pursuant to the Distribution Plan will be made through at least the next twelve (12) months of operations. Additionally, the implementation of any such payments would be approved by the Board prior to implementation.
Vantage Consulting Group, Inc. (“Vantage” or the “Sub-Adviser”) serves as the sub-adviser to the Funds and performs the day to day management of the Funds and places orders for the purchase and sale of securities for the Funds. For its services to the Funds, the Sub-Adviser is compensated by Syntax Advisors.
Note  6Indemnifications
In the normal course of business, the Funds enter into contracts that contain a variety of representations and warranties which provide general indemnifications. The Funds’ maximum exposure under these arrangements is unknown, as this would involve future claims that may be made against the Funds that have not yet occurred. However, based on experience and knowledge of management, the Funds expect the risk of loss to be remote.
Note  7Related Party Transactions
There are no related party transactions during the period except as previously disclosed.
Note  8Market Risk
In the normal course of business, the Funds invest in securities and enters into transactions where risks exist due to fluctuations in the market (market risk). Due to the level of risk associated with certain investments, it is at least reasonably possible that changes in the values of investment securities will occur in the near term and that such changes could materially affect the amounts reported in the financial statements.
An investment in the Funds involves risks similar to those of investing in any fund of equity securities, such as market fluctuations caused by such factors as economic and political developments, changes in interest rates and perceived trends in stock prices. The value of a Share will increase or decline, more or less, in correlation with any increase or decline in value of the holdings of the Underlying Index. The values of equity securities could increase or decline generally or could over or under perform other investments.
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Notes to Financial Statements  (continued)
December 31, 2020

Note  8Market Risk(continued)
Other Risks
Index Risk: Unlike many investment companies, Syntax Stratified LargeCap ETF, Syntax Stratified MidCap ETF and Syntax Stratified SmallCap ETF do not utilize an investing strategy that seeks returns in excess of its Underlying Index. Therefore, the Funds would not necessarily buy or sell a security unless that security is added or removed, respectively, from its Underlying Index, even if that security generally is underperforming.
Equity Risk: Equity risk is the risk that the value of the securities that the Funds hold will fall due to general market and economic conditions, perceptions regarding the industries in which the issuers of securities the Fund holds participate or factors relating to specific companies in which the Funds invest. For example, an adverse event, such as an unfavorable earnings report, may depress the value of securities the Funds hold; the price of securities may be particularly sensitive to general movements in the stock market; or a drop in the stock market may depress the price of most or all of the securities the Funds hold. In addition, securities of an issuer in the Funds’ portfolio may decline in price if the issuer fails to make anticipated dividend payments because, among other reasons, the issuer of the security experiences a decline in its financial condition.
Non-Correlation Risk: Each Fund’s return may not match the return of its Underlying Index for a number of reasons. For example, the Fund incurs operating expenses not applicable to its Underlying Index, and incurs costs in buying and selling securities, especially when rebalancing the Fund’s securities holdings to reflect changes in the composition of its Underlying Index. In addition, the performance of the Fund and its Underlying Index may vary due to asset valuation differences and differences between the Fund’s portfolio and its Underlying Index resulting from legal restrictions, cost or liquidity constraints.
Pandemic Risk: The onset of an infectious respiratory disease called COVID-19, caused by a novel coronavirus known as SARS-CoV-2, was first identified in China in December 2019 and now has been detected globally. Among other things, COVID-19 has led to travel restrictions, closed international borders, disruption of and delays in healthcare service preparation and delivery, prolonged quarantines, cancellations, supply chain disruptions, shuttering of offices, universities, schools, cultural institutions and sporting events, and lower consumer demand, as well as general anxiety and uncertainty. The impact of COVID-19, and other infectious disease outbreaks that may arise in the future, could adversely affect the economies of many nations or the entire global economy, individual issuers and capital markets in ways that cannot necessarily be foreseen. In addition, the impact of infectious diseases in emerging market countries may be greater due to generally less established healthcare systems. Public health crises caused by the COVID-19 spread may aggravate other pre-existing political, social and economic risks in certain countries or globally. The duration of the COVID-19 outbreak and its effects cannot be determined with certainty.
Note  9Subsequent Events
Management has evaluated the impact of all subsequent events on the Funds through the date on which the financial statements were issued and has determined that there were no subsequent events requiring adjustment or disclosure in the financial statements.
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Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm
To the Shareholders of Syntax Stratified LargeCap ETF, Syntax Stratified MidCap ETF and Syntax Stratified SmallCap ETF and Board of Trustees of Syntax ETF Trust
Opinion on the Financial Statements
We have audited the accompanying statements of assets and liabilities of Syntax Stratified LargeCap ETF, Syntax Stratified MidCap ETF and Syntax Stratified SmallCap ETF (collectively referred to as the “Funds”) (three of the funds constituting the Syntax ETF Trust (the “Trust”)), including the schedules of investments, as of December 31, 2020, and the related statements of operations, the statements of changes in net assets, and the financial highlights for each of the periods indicated in the table below and the related notes (collectively referred to as the “financial statements”). In our opinion, the financial statements present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of each of the Funds (three of the funds constituting Syntax ETF Trust) at December 31, 2020, the results of their operations, the changes in net assets and financial highlights for each of the periods indicated in the table below, in conformity with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles.
Individual Funds constituting Syntax ETF
Trust
Statement of
operations
Statements of changes in
net assets
Financial
highlights
Syntax Stratified LargeCap ETF For the year ended December 31, 2020 For the year ended December 31, 2020 and
the period from January 2, 2019
(commencement of operations) through
December 31, 2019
Syntax Stratified MidCap ETF For the period from January 16, 2020 (commencement of operations) through December 31, 2020
Syntax Stratified SmallCap ETF For the period from May 28, 2020 (commencement of operations) through December 31, 2020
Basis for Opinion
These financial statements are the responsibility of the Trust’s management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on each of the Funds’ financial statements 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 Trust 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 are free of material misstatement, whether due to error or fraud. The Trust is not required to have, nor were we engaged to perform, an audit of the Trust’s 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 Trust’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, 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. Our procedures included confirmation of securities owned as of December 31, 2020, by correspondence with the custodian. 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. We believe that our audits provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.

We have served as the auditor of one or more Syntax investment companies since 2018.
Boston, Massachusetts
February 24, 2021
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Other Information
December 31, 2020 (Unaudited)

Federal Tax Information (Unaudited)
The Form 1099-DIV you received in February 2021 showed the tax status of all distributions paid to your account in calendar year 2020. Shareholders are advised to consult their own tax adviser with respect to the tax consequences of their investment in the Fund. As required by the Internal Revenue Code and/or regulations, shareholders must be notified regarding the status of qualified dividend income for individuals and the dividends received deduction for corporations.
Qualified Dividend Income: For the fiscal year ended December 31, 2020, Syntax Stratified LargeCap ETF, Syntax Stratified MidCap ETF and Syntax Stratified SmallCap ETF designate approximately $647,510, $32,394 and $88,085, respectively, or up to the maximum amount of such dividends allowable pursuant to the Internal Revenue Code, as qualified dividend income eligible for a tax rate not greater than 20%.
Dividends Received Deduction: Corporate shareholders are generally entitled to take the dividends received deduction on the portion of each Fund’s dividend distribution that qualifies under tax law. Of the fiscal 2020 ordinary income dividends for Syntax Stratified LargeCap ETF, Syntax Stratified MidCap ETF and Syntax Stratified SmallCap ETF, 98.58%, 85.97% and 9.78%, respectively, qualify for the corporate dividends received deduction.
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Other Information  (continued)
December 31, 2020 (Unaudited)

Expense Example
As a shareholder of the Fund, you incur two types of costs: (1) transaction costs, including brokerage commissions on purchases and sales of Fund shares and (2) ongoing costs, including advisory fees and to the extent applicable, distribution (12b-1) and/or service 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. It is based on an investment of $1,000 made at the beginning of the period shown and held for the entire period from July 01, 2020 to December 31, 2020.
The table below illustrates your Fund’s cost in two ways:
Based on actual fund return ——This section helps you to estimate the actual expenses that you paid over the period. The “Ending Account Value” shown is derived from each Fund’s actual return, and the third column shows the dollar amount that would have been paid by an investor who started with $1,000 in the Fund. You may use the information here, together with the amount you invested, to estimate the expenses that you paid over the period. To do so, 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 given for the Fund under the heading “Expenses Paid During Period”.
Based on hypothetical 5% return ——This section is intended to help you compare your Fund’s costs with those of other mutual funds. It assumes that the Funds had a yearly return of 5% before expenses, but that the expense ratio is unchanged. In this case, because the return used is not the Fund’s actual return, the results do not apply to your investment. The example is useful in making comparisons because the SEC requires all mutual funds to calculate expenses based on a 5% return. You can assess your Fund’s costs by comparing this hypothetical example with the hypothetical examples that appear in shareholder reports of other funds.
Please note that the expenses shown in the table are meant to highlight your ongoing costs only and do not reflect any transaction costs, such as brokerage commissions on purchases and sales of Fund shares. Therefore, the hypothetical 5% return section 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 transaction costs were included, your costs would have been higher.
    Actual   Hypothetical (assuming a 5%
return before expenses)
  Annualized
Expense Ratio
  Ending Account
Value
  Expenses Paid
During Period
  Ending Account
Value
  Expenses Paid
During Period(a)
Syntax Stratified LargeCap ETF

0.30%   $1,246.70   $1.69   $1,023.60   $1.53
    
(a) Expenses are equal to the Fund's annualized net expense ratio multiplied by the average account value of the period, multiplied by 184 for the Fund and the Hypothetical numbers shown, then divided by 366.
    
    Actual   Hypothetical (assuming a 5%
return before expenses)
  Annualized
Expense Ratio
  Ending Account
Value
  Expenses Paid
During Period
  Ending Account
Value
  Expenses Paid
During Period(a)
Syntax Stratified MidCap ETF

0.30%   $1,307.10   $1.74   $1,023.60   $1.53
    
(a) Expenses are equal to the Fund's annualized net expense ratio multiplied by the average account value of the period, multiplied by 184 for the Fund and the Hypothetical numbers shown, then divided by 366.
    
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Other Information  (continued)
December 31, 2020 (Unaudited)

    Actual   Hypothetical (assuming a 5%
return before expenses)
  Annualized
Expense Ratio
  Ending Account
Value
  Expenses Paid
During Period
  Ending Account
Value
  Expenses Paid
During Period(a)
Syntax Stratified SmallCap ETF

0.30%   $1,385.50   $1.80   $1,023.60   $1.53
    
(a) Expenses are equal to the Fund's annualized net expense ratio multiplied by the average account value of the period, multiplied by 184 for the Fund and the Hypothetical numbers shown, then divided by 366.
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Other Information  (continued)
December 31, 2020 (Unaudited)

Premium/Discount Information
Information regarding how often the Shares of each Fund traded on the exchange at a price above (i.e., at a premium) or below (i.e., at a discount) the NAV of the Fund during the past calendar year can be found at www.syntaxadvisors.com.
Proxy Voting Policies and Procedures and Records
A description of the Funds' proxy voting policies and procedures that are used by the Funds' investment adviser to vote proxies relating to the Funds' portfolio of securities are available (i) without charge, upon request by calling 1-866-972-4492 (toll free) or (ii) on the SEC’s website at www.sec.gov. Information regarding how the investment adviser voted for the 12-month period ended June 30, is available by August 31 of each year by calling the same number, on the SEC’s website at www.sec.gov, and on the Funds' website at www.syntaxadvisors.com.
Quarterly Portfolio Schedule
Following the Funds' first and third fiscal quarter-ends, a complete schedule of investments is filed with the SEC as an exhibit on Form N-PORT, which can be found on the SEC’s website at www.sec.gov. The Funds' schedules of investments are available upon request, without charge, by calling 1-866-972-4492 (toll free) and on the Funds’ website at www.syntaxadvisors.com.
Other information regarding the Funds is available on the Funds’ website at www.syntaxadvisors.com as well as on the website of the Securities and Exchange Commission at www.sec.gov.
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Trustees and Officers of the Trust

TRUSTEES
NAME, ADDRESS
AND YEAR OF BIRTH
POSITION(S)
WITH TRUST
TERM OF OFFICE
AND LENGTH
OF TIME SERVED
PRINCIPAL
OCCUPATION(S)
DURING PAST 5 YEARS
NUMBER OF
PORTFOLIOS
IN FUND
COMPLEX
OVERSEEN BY
TRUSTEE
OTHER
DIRECTORSHIPS
HELD BY
TRUSTEE DURING
THE LAST 5 YEARS
Independent Trustees          
Deborah Fuhr
(1959)
Independent
Trustee
Term: Unlimited
Trustee since 2018
Co-Founder and Managing
Partner, ETFGI LLP (research
and consulting) (2012 to
present);
3 Co-Founder and Board
Member, Women in
ETFs (Not for Profit)
(2014 to present); Co-
founder and Board
Member, Women in
ETFs Europe Limited
(Educational
Association) (2015 to
present); Director and
Board Member, 2
Culford Gardens RTM
(Property) (2011 to
present); Director and
Board Member (2
Culford Gardens
Freehold (Property)
(2011 to present)
George Hornig
(1954)
Independent
Trustee and
Chairman of
the Audit
Committee
Term: Unlimited
Trustee since 2018
Managing Member, George
Hornig, LLC (2017 to present)
(investments); Senior Managing
Director and Chief Operating
Officer, Pinebridge Investments
(investment adviser) (2010 to
2016).
3 Director, Forrester
Research, Inc.
(technology research
company) (1996 to
2018); Director, Daniel
J. Edelman Holding
(2016 to present)
(communications
marketing firm);
Director, Xometry
(advanced
manufacturing
platform business) (2014
to present); Director,
KBL Merger Corp IV
(2017 to present)
(healthcare).
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Trustees and Officers of the Trust  (continued)

Richard Lyons
(1961)
Lead
Independent
Trustee and
Chairman of
the Nominating
and
Governance
Committee
Term: Unlimited
Trustee since 2018
Chief Innovation and
Entrepreneurship Officer, UC
Berkeley (since 2020);
Professor and William & Janet
Cronk Chair in Innovative
Leadership (2019), Dean (2008-
19), Haas School of Business,
UC Berkeley; Chief
Learning Officer (2006 to 2008),
Goldman Sachs (investment
banking and investment
management); Executive
Associate Dean (2005 to 2006),
Acting Dean (2004 to 2005),
Professor (2000 to 2004),
Associate Professor (1996 to
2000), Assistant Professor
(1993 to 1996), Haas School of
Business, UC Berkeley.
3 Director (2013 to
2016), Matthews A
Share Selections Fund,
LLC (mutual funds).
Stewart Myers
(1940)
Independent
Trustee
Term: Unlimited
Trustee since 2018
Professor Emeritus and
Professor, MIT Sloan School of
Management (since 2015);
Principal, The Brattle Group,
Inc. (since 1991).
3 Director, Entergy
Corp. (2009 to 2015).
Interested Trustees          
Rory Riggs
(1953)
Trustee and
Chief
Executive
Officer
Term: Unlimited
Trustee since 2017
Founder and Chief Executive
Officer, Locus Analytics, LLC
(since 2010); Founder and
Chief Executive Officer, Syntax
Advisors, LLC (Since 2013); and
Chief Executive Officer and
Founder of Syntax LLC (Since
2009).
3 Managing Member of
Balfour, LLC (since
2001); Board Member,
Nuredis, Inc. (2016 to
present); President,
Biomatrix Corporation
(1996 to 2000);
Director, Biomatrix
Corporation (1990 to 2000); Acting President
and Chief Exectutive
Officer of RF&P
Corporation (1991 to
1995); Managing
Director PaineWebber Incorporated
(1981 to 1990);
Co-Founder and
Chairman, RP
Management, LLC;
Chairman/Chairman
Emeritus and co-
founder, Royalty
Pharma (1996 to
present)
(biopharmaceuticals);
Chairman and Co-
Founder, Cibus
Global, Ltd. (2012 to
present) (gene editing
in agriculture);
Director GeneNews
Limited (2000 to
present); Director
Intra-Cellular
Therapies, Inc. (since
2014); Director,
FibroGen, Inc. (1993
to present).
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Trustees and Officers of the Trust  (continued)

Kathy Cuocolo
(1952)
Trustee and
President
Term: Unlimited
Trustee since 2018
President and Senior Vice
President, Syntax Advisors,
LLC and predecessor
companies (2014 to present);
Managing Director, Head of
Global ETF Services, BNY
Mellon (2008 to 2013);
Executive Vice President, State
Street (1982 to 2003).
3 Greenbacker
Renewable Energy
LLC, Audit Chair
(2013 to present);
Guardian Life Family
of Funds (2005 –
2007); Select Sector
Trust, Chairman (2000
to 2007); The China
Fund (1999 to 2003).
The Statement of Additional Information contains further information about the trustees and is available without charge upon your request by calling (866) 972-4492 (toll-free) or by visiting www.syntaxadvisors.com.
OFFICERS
NAME, ADDRESS
AND YEAR OF BIRTH
POSITION(S)
WITH TRUST
TERM OF
OFFICE
AND LENGTH
OF TIME
SERVED
PRINCIPAL OCCUPATION(S)
DURING PAST 5 YEARS
OFFICERS      
Rory Riggs
(1953)
Chief Executive Since 2018 See Trustee table above
Kathy Cuocolo
(1952)
President Since 2018 See Trustee table above
David Jaffin
(1954)
Treasurer Since 2019 Partner, B2B CFO® (January 2019 to present); Chief
Financial Officer, Poliwogg Holdings, Inc. (October 2012 to
August 2018).
Carly Arison
(1990)
Secretary Since 2018 Senior Vice President, Vice President, and Manager, Syntax
Advisors, LLC and predecessor companies (2012 to present).
Brandon Kipp
(1983)
Chief Compliance
Officer
Since 2019 Director, Foreside Financial Group, LLC (since May 2019);
Senior Fund Compliance Officer, Ultimus Fund Solutions, LLC (from July 2017 to May 2019); Assistant Vice President
and Compliance Manager, UMB Fund Services, Inc. (March 2014 to July 2017).
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Syntax ETF Trust
(Unaudited)

Fund Advisor
Syntax Advisors, LLC
One Liberty Plaza 46th FI.
New York, NY 10006
Administrator, Custodian and Transfer Agent
State Street Bank and Trust Company
One Lincoln Street
Boston, MA 02111
Distributor
Foreside Fund Services, LLC
Three Canal Plaza, Suite 100
Portland, ME 04101
Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm
Ernst & Young LLP
200 Clarendon Street
Boston, MA 02116

 

 

 

 

Item 2:Code of Ethics.

 

  (a) The Registrant has adopted a code of ethics that applies to its principal executive officer, principal financial officer, and any other officers who serve a similar function.

 

  (b) The Registrant’s code of ethics is reasonably designed as described in this Form N-CSR.

 

  (c) During the period covered by the report no amendments were made to the provisions of this code of ethics.

 

  (d) During the period covered by the report, the Registrant did not grant any waivers, including implicit waivers, from the provisions of this code of ethics.

 

  (e) Not Applicable.

 

  (f) The Registrant has filed this code of ethics as an exhibit pursuant to Item 13(a)(1) of Form N-CSR.

 

Item 3:Audit Committee Financial Experts.

 

The Registrant’s Board of Trustees has determined that George Hornig, Richard Lyons and Stewart Myers are “audit committee financial experts,” as such term is defined in Item 3 of Form N-CSR. Messrs. Hornig, Lyons and Myers are “independent” under the standards set forth in Item 3 of Form N-CSR. The designation of Messrs. Hornig, Lyons and Myers as “audit committee financial experts” pursuant to Item 3 of Form N-CSR does not (i) impose upon them any duties, obligations, or liabilities that are greater than the duties, obligations and liabilities imposed upon them as a member of the Registrant’s audit committee or Board of Trustees in the absence of such designation; or (ii) affect the duties, obligations or liabilities of any other member of the Registrant’s audit committee or Board of Trustees..

 

Item 4:Principal Accountant Fees and Services.

 

        Fiscal Year Ended 12/31   Fiscal Year Ended 12/31
        2019   2020
(a)   Audit Fees   $28,500   $87,000
(b)     Audit Related Fees(1)   $0   $0
(c)    Tax Fees(2)   $8,000   $27,000
(d)     All Other Fees(3)   $0   $0
    Total   $36,500   $114,000

 

   (1) Audit-Related Fees represent assurance and related services provided that are reasonably related to the performance of the audit of the financial statements of the fund comprising the Registrant, specifically data verification and agreed-upon procedures related to asset securitizations and agreed-upon procedures engagements.

 

  (2) Tax Fees represent tax compliance, tax planning and tax advice services provided in connection with the review of the distributions for excise tax purposes, fiscal year end taxable income calculations and certain fiscal year end shareholder reporting items on behalf of the fund comprising the Registrant.

 

  (3) All Other Fees represent service fees for analysis of potential Passive Foreign Investment Company holdings and N-14 merger related items.

 

 

 

 

 

  (e)(1) Audit Committee Pre-Approval Policies and Procedures. Generally, the Registrant’s Audit Committee must preapprove (i) all audit and non-audit services performed for the Registrant by the independent accountant and (ii) all non-audit services performed by the Registrant’s independent accountant for the Registrant’s investment adviser, and certain of the adviser’s affiliates that provide ongoing services to the Registrant, if the services to be provided by the accountant relate directly to the operations and financial reporting of the Registrant.

 

The Audit Committee may delegate preapproval authority to one or more of its members. The member or members to whom such authority is delegated shall report any preapproval decisions to the Audit Committee at its next scheduled meeting.

 

In accordance with the Procedures, the annual audit services engagement terms and fees for the Registrant will be subject to the preapproval of the Audit Committee. In addition to the annual audit services engagement approved by the Audit Committee, the Audit Committee may grant preapproval for other audit services, which are those services that only the independent accountant reasonably can provide.

 

Requests or applications to provide services that require separate approval by the Audit Committee will be submitted to the Audit Committee by both the independent accountant and the Registrant’s treasurer, and must include a joint statement as to whether, in their view, the request or application is consistent with the Securities and Exchange Commissions’ rules on auditor independence.

 

Management will promptly report to the Chair of the Audit Committee any violation of this Procedure of which it becomes aware.

 

  (e)(2) The percentage of services described in 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 for fiscal year ended 2020was 100%.

 

  (f) Not Applicable.

 

  (g) Not Applicable.

 

  (h) The Registrant’s Audit Committee has considered whether the provision of non-audit services that were rendered to the Registrant’s Adviser, and any entity controlling, controlled by, or under common control with the Adviser that provides ongoing services to the Registrant that were not pre-approved pursuant to paragraph (c)(7)(ii) of Rule 2-01 of Regulation S-X is compatible with maintain the principal accountant’s independence.

 

Item 5:Audit Committee of Listed Registrants.

 

The following individuals comprise the standing Audit Committee: Deborah Fuhr, George Hornig, Richard Lyons and Stewart Myers.

 

Item 6:Schedule of Investments.

 

(a)The schedules of investments are included in the Annual Report to shareholders filed under Item 1 of this Form N-CSR.

 

(b)Not applicable.

 

 

 

 

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

 

Not applicable.

 

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

 

Not applicable.

 

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

 

Not Applicable

 

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

 

There have been no material changes to the procedures by which shareholders may recommend nominees to the Registrant’s Board of Trustees that have been implemented since the Registrant last provided disclosure in response to the requirements of this Item.

 

Item 11:Controls and Procedures.

 

(a)The Registrant’s principal executive officer and principal financial officer evaluated the Registrant’s disclosure controls and procedures within 90 days of this filing and have concluded that the Registrant's disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Rule 30a-3(c) under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “1940 Act”)) are appropriately designed to ensure that information required to be disclosed by the Registrant in the reports that it files on Form N-CSR (a) is accumulated and communicated to Registrant's management, including its principal executive officer and principal financial officer, to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosure, and (b) is recorded, processed, summarized and reported, within the time periods specified in the rules and forms adopted by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission.

 

(b)The Registrant’s principal executive officer and principal financial officer are aware of no change in the Registrant’s internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the Registrant’s most recent fiscal half-year that has materially affected, or is 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

 

 

 

 

 

Item 13:Exhibits.

 

(a)(1)Any code of ethics, or amendment thereto, that is the subject of the disclosure required by Item 2, to the extent that the registrant intends to satisfy the Item 2 requirements through filing of an exhibit, are attached

 

(a)(2)Certifications pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002. Separate certifications for Registrant's principal executive officer and principal financial officer, as required by Rule 30a-2(a) under the 1940 Act, are attached.

 

(a)(3)Any written solicitation to purchase securities under Rule 23c 1 under the Act sent or given during the period covered by the report by or on behalf of the registrant to 10 or more persons. Not applicable.

 

(a)(4)Change in the registrant’s independent public accountant. Not applicable.

 

(b)Certification pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002. A certification for Registrant's principal executive officer and principal financial officer, as required by Rule 30a-2(b) under the 1940 Act, is attached. The certification furnished pursuant to this paragraph is not deemed to be “filed” for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, or otherwise subject to liability of that section. Such certification is not deemed to be incorporated by reference into any filing under the Securities Act of 1933 or the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, except to the extent that the Registrant specifically incorporates it by reference.

 

 

 

 

SIGNATURES

 

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

 

  Syntax ETF Trust
  (Registrant)
   
   
  By: /s/ Rory Riggs
    Rory Riggs
    CEO
    (Principal Executive Officer)
  Date: March 8, 2021

 

 

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

 

       
       
  By: /s/ Rory Riggs  
    Rory Riggs  
    CEO  
    (Principal Executive Officer)  
  Date: March 8, 2021  
       
       
       
  By: /s/ David Jaffin  
    David Jaffin  
    Treasurer  
    (Principal Financial Officer)  
  Date: March 8, 2021  

 

 

 

 

 

EXHIBIT INDEX

 

Exhibit No.   Description of Exhibit
     
13(a)(1)   Code of Ethics for Principal Executive and Senior Financial Officers
13(a)(2)(i)   Section 302 N-CSR Certification of Principal Executive Officer
13(a)(2)(ii)   Section 302 N-CSR Certification of Principal Financial Officer
13(b)   Section 906 N-CSR Certification of Principal Executive Officer and Principal Financial Officer