NPORT-EX 2 sterling_nport.htm STERLING 8.31.23

 

STERLING CAPITAL FOCUS EQUITY ETF
SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (Unaudited)
August 31, 2023
 
Shares             Fair Value
    COMMON STOCKS — 100.0%      
    AEROSPACE & DEFENSE - 3.8%      
17,274   HEICO Corporation, Class A       $ 2,339,417
             
 
    CAPITAL MARKETS - 8.2%      
12,907   S&P Global, Inc.         5,044,830
             
 
    COMMERCIAL SUPPORT SERVICES - 3.0%      
23,880   Casella Waste Systems, Inc., Class A(a)         1,881,028
             
 
    DIVERSIFIED FINANCIAL SERVICES - 4.7%      
5,305   MSCI, Inc.         2,883,904
             
 
    E-COMMERCE DISCRETIONARY - 4.9%      
21,764   Amazon.com, Inc.(a)         3,003,650
             
 
    HEALTH CARE EQUIPMENT & SUPPLIES - 5.8%      
7,055   IDEXX Laboratories, Inc.(a)         3,607,998
             
 
    HEALTH CARE TECHNOLOGY - 5.7%      
16,806   Veeva Systems, Inc., Class A(a)         3,507,412
             
 
    INTERNET MEDIA & SERVICES - 4.7%      
21,062   Alphabet, Inc., Class C(a)         2,892,866
             
 
    IT SERVICES - 13.7%      
5,894   Mastercard, Inc., Class A         2,432,100
37,090   Okta, Inc.(a)         3,097,386
44,504   Shopify, Inc., Class A(a)         2,959,071
             

8,488,557

    PROFESSIONAL SERVICES - 8.3%      
62,742   CoStar Group, Inc.(a)         5,144,217
             
 
    ROAD & RAIL - 3.2%      
4,581   Old Dominion Freight Line, Inc.         1,957,782
             
 
 
 

 

STERLING CAPITAL FOCUS EQUITY ETF
SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (Unaudited) (Continued)
August 31, 2023
 
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    COMMON STOCKS — 100.0% (Continued)      
    SOFTWARE - 24.3%      
13,274   Atlassian Corp plc, Class A(a)       $ 2,708,692
5,211   HubSpot, Inc.(a)         2,847,916
7,817   Microsoft Corporation         2,562,100
4,598   ServiceNow, Inc.(a)         2,707,440
43,360   Unity Software, Inc.(a)         1,607,355
11,006   Workday, Inc., Class A(a)         2,690,967
             

15,124,470

    TECHNOLOGY SERVICES - 9.7%      
717,030   Adyen N.V. - ADR(a)         5,972,860
             
 
               
    TOTAL COMMON STOCKS (Cost $64,884,992)    

  61,848,991

               
    TOTAL INVESTMENTS - 100.0% (Cost $64,884,992)     $ 61,848,991
    OTHER ASSETS IN EXCESS OF LIABILITIES- 0.0%    

11,238

    NET ASSETS - 100.0%        

$ 61,860,229

           
               
 

 

 

 

ADR  - American Depositary Receipt
MSCI  - Morgan Stanley Capital International
NV  - Naamioze Vennootschap
PLC  - Public Limited Company
   
 

 

 

 

(a) Non-income producing security.

 

 

 

 
 
 

 

 

 
 

 

 

STERLING CAPITAL DIVERSE MULTI-MANAGER ACTIVE ETF
SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (Unaudited)
August 31, 2023
 
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    COMMON STOCKS — 98.1%      
    AEROSPACE & DEFENSE - 1.5%      
1,714   General Dynamics Corporation       $ 388,461
4,727   Hexcel Corporation         346,489
16,024   Spirit AeroSystems Holdings, Inc., Class A         341,632
3,125   Woodward, Inc.         404,281
             

1,480,863

    ASSET MANAGEMENT - 1.3%      
1,129   Ameriprise Financial, Inc.         381,128
4,717   Raymond James Financial, Inc.         493,351
6,336   Stifel Financial Corporation         411,967
             

1,286,446

    AUTOMOTIVE - 0.3%      
6,724   BorgWarner, Inc.         274,003
             
 
    BANKING - 0.6%      
10,617   Fifth Third Bancorp         281,881
25,426   KeyCorporation         288,077
             

569,958

    BIOTECH & PHARMA - 7.7%      
2,051   Amgen, Inc.         525,753
1,120   Biogen, Inc.(a)         299,443
6,058   Eli Lilly and Company         3,357,345
8,015   Gilead Sciences, Inc.         612,987
10,526   Merck & Co., Inc.         1,147,123
907   Regeneron Pharmaceuticals, Inc.(a)         749,626
1,472   Vertex Pharmaceuticals, Inc.(a)         512,756
3,582   Zoetis, Inc.         682,407
             

7,887,440

    CHEMICALS - 1.1%      
1,959   Albemarle Corporation         389,272
4,187   Eastman Chemical Company         355,937
4,313   International Flavors & Fragrances, Inc.         303,851
             

1,049,060

    COMMERCIAL SUPPORT SERVICES - 0.9%      
4,686   Republic Services, Inc.         675,394
 
 

 

STERLING CAPITAL DIVERSE MULTI-MANAGER ACTIVE ETF
SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (Unaudited) (Continued)
August 31, 2023
 
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    COMMON STOCKS — 98.1% (Continued)      
    COMMERCIAL SUPPORT SERVICES - 0.9% (Continued)      
5,278   Stericycle, Inc.(a)       $ 233,340
             

908,734

    CONSTRUCTION MATERIALS - 1.0%      
1,204   Martin Marietta Materials, Inc.         537,478
3,443   Owens Corning         495,482
             

1,032,960

    CONTAINERS & PACKAGING - 0.6%      
1,957   Packaging Corp of America         291,789
8,283   Sealed Air Corporation         306,968
             

598,757

    DATA CENTER REIT - 0.5%      
4,008   Digital Realty Trust, Inc.         527,934
             
 
    DIVERSIFIED INDUSTRIALS - 0.8%      
2,993   Dover Corporation         443,862
3,915   Emerson Electric Co.         384,649
             

828,511

    E-COMMERCE DISCRETIONARY - 2.9%      
21,627   Amazon.com, Inc.(a)         2,984,743
             
 
    ELECTRIC UTILITIES - 1.2%      
4,898   Consolidated Edison, Inc.         435,726
6,983   Eversource Energy         445,656
4,170   WEC Energy Group, Inc.         350,780
             

1,232,162

    ELECTRICAL EQUIPMENT - 2.3%      
16,294   Carrier Global Corporation         936,089
3,513   Keysight Technologies, Inc.(a)         468,283
9,640   Sensata Technologies Holding plc         362,657
5,055   TE Connectivity Ltd.         669,231
             

2,436,260

    ENTERTAINMENT CONTENT - 2.2%      
51,075   AppLovin Corporation(a)         2,207,462
             
 
 
 

 

STERLING CAPITAL DIVERSE MULTI-MANAGER ACTIVE ETF
SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (Unaudited) (Continued)
August 31, 2023
 
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    COMMON STOCKS — 98.1% (Continued)      
    FOOD - 0.5%      
18,453   Conagra Brands, Inc.       $ 551,376
             
 
    GAS & WATER UTILITIES - 0.6%      
4,038   American Water Works Company, Inc.         560,232
             
 
    HEALTH CARE FACILITIES & SERVICES - 4.4%      
2,109   AmerisourceBergen Corporation         371,142
8,189   Catalent, Inc.(a)         409,204
6,883   Henry Schein, Inc.(a)         526,825
1,933   Laboratory Corp of America Holdings         402,257
3,957   Quest Diagnostics, Inc.         520,346
4,623   UnitedHealth Group, Inc.         2,203,229
             

4,433,003

    HOME & OFFICE PRODUCTS - 0.3%      
5,794   Scotts Miracle-Gro Company (The)         328,288
             
 
    HOME CONSTRUCTION - 1.9%      
11,378   DR Horton, Inc.         1,354,209
9,555   Masco Corporation         563,841
             

1,918,050

    HOUSEHOLD PRODUCTS - 2.0%      
10,393   Colgate-Palmolive Company         763,574
7,694   Procter & Gamble Company (The)         1,187,492
             

1,951,066

    INDUSTRIAL INTERMEDIATE PROD - 0.4%      
1,485   Valmont Industries, Inc.         376,448
             
 
    INDUSTRIAL REIT - 0.5%      
13,681   Americold Realty Trust, Inc.         460,366
             
 
    INDUSTRIAL SUPPORT SERVICES - 0.7%      
1,517   United Rentals, Inc.         722,911
             
 
 
 

 

STERLING CAPITAL DIVERSE MULTI-MANAGER ACTIVE ETF
SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (Unaudited) (Continued)
August 31, 2023
 
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    COMMON STOCKS — 98.1% (Continued)      
    INFRASTRUCTURE REIT - 0.4%      
1,689   SBA Communications Corporation       $ 379,231
             
 
    INSTITUTIONAL FINANCIAL SERVICES - 1.4%      
4,223   Houlihan Lokey, Inc.         444,851
4,223   Intercontinental Exchange, Inc.         498,272
5,628   Morgan Stanley         479,224
             

1,422,347

    INSURANCE - 2.8%      
7,780   MetLife, Inc.         492,785
3,510   Progressive Corporation (The)         468,480
3,278   Reinsurance Group of America, Inc.         454,396
2,111   RenaissanceRe Holdings Ltd.         396,636
12,912   Unum Group         635,141
6,107   Voya Financial, Inc.         425,536
             

2,872,974

    INTERNET MEDIA & SERVICES - 8.4%      
15,977   Alphabet, Inc., Class C(a)         2,194,440
11,419   Meta Platforms, Inc., Class A(a)         3,378,768
4,260   Netflix, Inc.(a)         1,847,477
24,172   Uber Technologies, Inc.(a)         1,141,644
             

8,562,329

    LEISURE FACILITIES & SERVICES - 0.6%      
3,616   Darden Restaurants, Inc.         562,324
             
 
    MACHINERY - 1.0%      
1,445   Deere & Company         593,808
1,700   Snap-on, Inc.         456,620
             

1,050,428

    MEDICAL EQUIPMENT & DEVICES - 4.9%      
3,618   Agilent Technologies, Inc.         438,031
1,088   Bio-Rad Laboratories, Inc., Class A(a)         435,418
9,209   DENTSPLY SIRONA, Inc.         341,562
7,487   GE HealthCare Technologies, Inc.         527,459
8,180   Hologic, Inc.(a)         611,373
 
 

 

STERLING CAPITAL DIVERSE MULTI-MANAGER ACTIVE ETF
SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (Unaudited) (Continued)
August 31, 2023
 
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    COMMON STOCKS — 98.1% (Continued)      
    MEDICAL EQUIPMENT & DEVICES - 4.9% (Continued)      
1,655   IDEXX Laboratories, Inc.(a)       $ 846,384
3,980   Intuitive Surgical, Inc.(a)         1,244,466
4,469   Zimmer Biomet Holdings, Inc.         532,347
             

4,977,040

    OFFICE REIT - 0.3%      
4,571   Boston Properties, Inc.         305,206
             
 
    OIL & GAS PRODUCERS - 2.2%      
23,187   Canadian Natural Resources Ltd.         1,499,967
16,148   Coterra Energy, Inc.         455,212
5,827   Murphy Oil Corporation         264,546
             

2,219,725

    OIL & GAS SERVICES & EQUIPMENT - 3.1%      
8,896   ChampionX Corporation         321,057
6,971   Helmerich & Payne, Inc.         278,770
43,593   Schlumberger Ltd         2,570,243
             

3,170,070

    REAL ESTATE SERVICES - 0.6%      
6,940   CBRE Group, Inc., Class A(a)         590,247
             
 
    RETAIL - CONSUMER STAPLES - 0.9%      
15,526   Sprouts Farmers Market, Inc.(a)         633,305
2,396   Target Corporation         303,214
             

936,519

    RETAIL - DISCRETIONARY - 1.3%      
1,292   Lowe's Companies, Inc.         297,780
11,189   TJX Companies, Inc. (The)         1,034,759
             

1,332,539

    RETAIL REIT - 0.3%      
15,495   Kimco Realty Corporation         293,475
             
 
    SEMICONDUCTORS - 9.5%      
7,306   Applied Materials, Inc.         1,116,065
1,905   Broadcom, Inc.         1,758,105
 
 

 

STERLING CAPITAL DIVERSE MULTI-MANAGER ACTIVE ETF
SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (Unaudited) (Continued)
August 31, 2023
 
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    COMMON STOCKS — 98.1% (Continued)      
    SEMICONDUCTORS - 9.5% (Continued)      
5,619   Entegris, Inc.       $ 569,036
2,399   Lam Research Corporation         1,685,058
8,400   NVIDIA Corporation         4,145,819
3,771   Skyworks Solutions, Inc.         410,059
             

9,684,142

    SOFTWARE - 11.2%      
10,032   Akamai Technologies, Inc.(a)         1,054,263
1,656   ANSYS, Inc.(a)         528,049
1,783   Intuit, Inc.         966,047
9,319   Microsoft Corporation         3,054,394
7,441   Oracle Corporation         895,822
2,765   ServiceNow, Inc.(a)         1,628,115
3,438   Synopsys, Inc.(a)         1,577,664
4,248   VMware, Inc., Class A(a)         716,977
3,897   Workday, Inc., Class A(a)         952,817
             

11,374,148

    SPECIALTY FINANCE - 1.5%      
10,684   Air Lease Corporation         435,480
4,861   American Express Co.         767,989
2,865   GATX Corporation         338,471
             

1,541,940

    SPECIALTY REIT - 0.3%      
12,903   Hannon Armstrong Sustainable Infrastructure Capital, Inc.         288,640
             
 
    STEEL - 0.5%      
4,989   Steel Dynamics, Inc.         531,778
             
 
    TECHNOLOGY HARDWARE - 3.7%      
16,380   Apple, Inc.         3,077,311
3,198   Arrow Electronics, Inc.(a)         426,709
5,907   Lumentum Holdings, Inc.(a)         319,746
             

3,823,766

    TECHNOLOGY SERVICES - 3.3%      
925   Accenture plc, Class A         299,487
 
 

 

STERLING CAPITAL DIVERSE MULTI-MANAGER ACTIVE ETF
SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (Unaudited) (Continued)
August 31, 2023
 
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    COMMON STOCKS — 98.1% (Continued)      
    TECHNOLOGY SERVICES - 3.3% (Continued)      
2,109   Broadridge Financial Solutions, Inc.       $ 392,717
564   Fair Isaac Corporation(a)         510,189
3,301   Global Payments, Inc.         418,204
6,095   PayPal Holdings, Inc.(a)         380,998
5,579   Visa, Inc., Class A         1,370,649
             

3,372,244

    TELECOMMUNICATIONS - 0.6%      
18,594   Verizon Communications, Inc.         650,418
             
 
    TIMBER REIT - 0.5%      
18,750   Weyerhaeuser Company         614,062
             
 
    TRANSPORTATION & LOGISTICS - 0.4%      
13,504   CSX Corporation         407,821
             
 
    TRANSPORTATION EQUIPMENT - 1.5%      
3,457   Cummins, Inc.         795,248
6,148   Westinghouse Air Brake Technologies Corporation         691,773
             

1,487,021

    WHOLESALE - CONSUMER STAPLES - 0.3%      
4,926   Sysco Corporation         343,096
             
 
    WHOLESALE - DISCRETIONARY - 0.4%      
7,753   LKQ Corporation         407,265
             
 
               
    TOTAL COMMON STOCKS (Cost $91,053,788)    

  99,807,828

               
    TOTAL INVESTMENTS - 98.1% (Cost $91,053,788)     $ 99,807,828
    OTHER ASSETS IN EXCESS OF LIABILITIES- 1.9%    

1,947,097

    NET ASSETS - 100.0%        

$ 101,754,925

           
               
 

 

 
 

STERLING CAPITAL DIVERSE MULTI-MANAGER ACTIVE ETF

SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (Unaudited) (Continued)

August 31, 2023

 

   
   
LTD  - Limited Company
PLC  - Public Limited Company
REIT  - Real Estate Investment Trust
   
 

 

 

 

(a) Non-income producing security.