Merk Stagflation ETF
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Consolidated Schedule of Investments
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July 31, 2023 (Unaudited)
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Shares
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Value
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EXCHANGE TRADED PRODUCTS - 100.0%
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Finance and Insurance - 100.0%
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Invesco DB Oil Fund
|
8,467
|
$
|
136,827
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Schwab U.S. TIPS ETF (b)
|
14,283
|
746,001
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VanEck Merk Gold Trust (a)(c)
|
6,642
|
126,331
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Vanguard Real Estate ETF
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1,414
|
120,557
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TOTAL EXCHANGE TRADED PRODUCTS (Cost $1,186,981)
|
1,129,716
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SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS - 0.0% (f)
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Money Market Funds - 0.0% (f)
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First American Treasury Obligations Fund - Class X, 5.17% (e)
|
76
|
76
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TOTAL SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS (Cost $76)
|
76
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Total Investments (Cost $1,187,057) - 100.0%
|
1,129,792
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Liabilities in Excess of Other Assets - (0.0)% (f)
|
(193
|
)
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TOTAL NET ASSETS - 100.0%
|
$
|
1,129,599
|
Percentages are stated as a percent of net assets.
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(a) Non-income producing security.
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(b) Fair value of this security exceeds 25% of the Fund’s net assets. Additional information for this security, including the financial statements, is available from the SEC’s EDGAR database at www.sec.gov.
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(c) All or a portion of this security is held by Merk Stagflation ETF (Cayman).
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(d) Affiliated security. Please refer to the table below.
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(e) The rate shown is the annualized seven-day yield at period end.
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(f) Amount is less than 0.05%.
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The Fund owned the following company during the period ended July 31, 2023. OUNZ is deemed to be an affiliate of the Fund as defined by the 1940 Act
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as of the period ended July 31, 2023. Transactions during the period in this security was as follows:
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Security Name
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Value at
May 1, 2023
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Purchases
|
Sales
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Realized Gain
(Loss)
|
Change in
Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation)
|
Dividend
Income
|
Value at
July 31, 2023
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Ending
Shares
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OUNZ
|
$
|
166,078
|
$
|
17,871
|
$
|
(56,122
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)
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$
|
5,113
|
$
|
(6,609
|
)
|
$
|
-
|
$
|
126,331
|
6,642
|
Fair Value Measurements
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Various inputs are used in determining the value of the Fund's investments. These inputs are summarized in three broad levels.
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Level 1 Includes quoted prices in active markets for identical securities. Level 2 Includes other significant observable inputs
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(including quoted prices for similar securities, interest rates, prepayment speeds and credit risk). Level 3 Includes significant
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unobservable inputs (including the Fund's own assumptions in determining the fair value of investments). The level assigned to the
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securities valuations may not be an indication of the risk or liquidity associated with investing in those securities.
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The Fund did not hold any investments during the period with significant unobservable inputs which would be classified as Level 3.
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The following is a summary of the inputs used to value the Fund’s investments carried at fair value as of July 31, 2023:
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Level 1
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Level 2
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Level 3
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Total
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Investments - Assets:
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Exchange Traded Products
|
$
|
1,129,716
|
$
|
-
|
$
|
-
|
$
|
1,129,716
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Money Market Funds
|
76
|
-
|
-
|
76
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Total Investments - Assets
|
$
|
1,129,792
|
$
|
-
|
$
|
-
|
$
|
1,129,792
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