GUINNESS ATKINSON FUNDS

POWER OF ATTORNEY
FOR SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION AND RELATED FILINGS

Each of the undersigned Trustees of Guinness Atkinson Funds (the “Trust”) hereby appoints Giles Robinette, Rita Dam and Diane Drake (with full power to each of them to act alone) as his or her attorney-in-fact and agent, in all capacities, to execute and file a Registration Statement of the Trust on Form N-14 under the Investment Company Act of 1940, under the Securities Act of 1933, and under the laws of all states and other domestic and foreign jurisdictions, relating to the transaction listed below, and any and all amendments thereto, and any other documents related thereto, including all exhibits and any and all documents required to be filed with respect thereto with any regulatory authority. Each of the undersigned grants to each of said attorneys full authority to do every act necessary to be done in order to effectuate the same as fully, to all intents and purposes, as he or she could do if personally present, thereby ratifying all that said attorneys-in-fact and agents may lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue hereof.

· Reorganization of Asia Pacific Dividend Builder Fund, a series of the Trust, into SmartETFs Asia Pacific Dividend Builder ETF, a series of the Trust; and

· Reorganization of Dividend Builder Fund, a series of the Trust, into SmartETFs Dividend Builder ETF, a series of the Trust.

· Reorganization of Alternative Energy Fund, a series of the Trust, into SmartETFs Sustainable Energy ETF, a series of the Trust

This Power of Attorney may be executed in multiple counterparts, each of which shall be deemed an original, but which taken together shall constitute one instrument.

Each undersigned Trustee hereby executes this Power of Attorney as of the 18th day of September 2020.

/s/ James J. Atkinson

James J. Atkinson

/s/ James. I. Fordwood

James I. Fordwood

/s/ Timothy Guinness

Timothy Guinness

/s/ Bret A. Herscher

Bret A. Herscher

/s/ Susan Penry-Williams

Susan Penry-Williams

/s/ J. Brooks Reece, Jr.

J. Brooks Reece, Jr.