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OneAscent
Large Cap Core ETF (OALC) OneAscent Core Plus Bond ETF (OACP) OneAscent International Equity ETF (OAIM) OneAscent Emerging Markets ETF (OAEM) |
NYSE Arca, Inc. |
Semi-Annual Report |
February 28, 2023 |
OneAscent
Investment Solutions, LLC 23 Inverness Center Parkway Birmingham, Alabama 35242 Telephone: 1-800-222-8274 |
Investment Results (Unaudited)
Total Returns* as of February 28, 2023
Since | ||||||
Inception | ||||||
Six Months | One Year | (11/15/2021) | ||||
OneAscent Large Cap Core ETF - NAV | 6.98% | (3.26)% | (10.29)% | |||
OneAscent Large Cap Core ETF - Market Price | 6.81% | (3.13)% | (10.25)% | |||
S&P 500® Index(a) | 1.26% | (7.69)% | (10.58)% |
Total annual operating expenses, as disclosed in the OneAscent Large Cap Core ETF’s (the “Fund”) prospectus dated December 29, 2022 was 0.82% of average daily net assets. Additional information pertaining to the Fund’s expense ratio as of February 28, 2023 can be found in the financial highlights.
The performance quoted represents past performance, which does not guarantee future results. The investment return and principal value of an investment will fluctuate so that an investor’s shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than their original cost. The returns shown do not reflect deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on Fund distributions or the redemption of Fund shares. Current performance of the Fund may be lower or higher than the performance quoted. Performance data current to the most recent month end may be obtained by calling (800) 222-8274. The Fund’s per share net asset value (“NAV”) is the value of one share of the Fund as calculated in accordance with the standard formula for valuing shares. The NAV return is based on the NAV of the Fund and the market return is based on the market price per share of the Fund. The price used to calculate market return (“Market Price”) is determined by using the midpoint between the highest bid and the lowest offer on the primary stock exchange on which the shares of the Fund are listed for trading, as of the time that the Fund’s NAV is calculated. Market Price and NAV returns assume that dividends and capital gain distributions have been reinvested in the Fund at Market Price and NAV, respectively. Since exchange-traded funds are bought and sold at prices set by the market, which can result in a premium or discount to NAV, the returns calculated using Market Price can differ from those calculated using NAV. For more information about current performance, holdings or historical premiums/discounts, please visit the Fund’s website at http://investments.oneascent.com.
* | Return figures reflect any change in price per share and assume the reinvestment of all distributions. |
Total returns for less than one year are not annualized.
(a) | The S&P 500® Index is a widely recognized unmanaged index of 500 large capitalization companies and is representative of a broader market and range of securities than are found in the Fund’s portfolio. Index returns do not reflect the deduction of expenses, which have been deducted from the Fund’s returns. Index returns assume reinvestment of all distributions and do not reflect the deduction of taxes and fees. Individuals cannot invest directly in an index. |
The Fund’s investment objective, strategies, risks, charges and expenses must be considered carefully before investing. The prospectus contains this and other important information about the Fund and may be obtained by calling (800) 222-8274. Please read it carefully before investing.
The Fund is distributed by Northern Lights Distributors, LLC, Member FINRA/SIPC.
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Investment Results (Unaudited) (continued)
Total Returns* as of February 28, 2023
Inception | ||||
Since | ||||
Six Months | (3/30/2022) | |||
OneAscent Core Plus Bond ETF - NAV | (1.91)% | (7.05)% | ||
OneAscent Core Plus Bond ETF - Market Price | (1.58)% | (6.97)% | ||
Bloomberg U.S. Aggregate Bond Index(a) | (2.13)% | (7.08)% |
Total annual operating expenses based on estimated amounts for the current fiscal year, as disclosed in the OneAscent Core Plus Bond ETF’s (the “Fund”) prospectus dated December 29, 2022 was 0.76% of average daily net assets. OneAscent Investment Solutions, LLC (the “Adviser”) contractually has agreed to waive its management fee and/or reimburse expenses so that total annual Fund operating expenses, excluding portfolio transaction and other investment-related costs (including brokerage fees and commissions); taxes; borrowing costs (such as interest and dividend expenses on securities sold short); acquired fund fees and expenses; fees and expenses associated with investments in other collective investment vehicles or derivative instruments (including for example option and swap fees and expenses); any administrative and/or shareholder servicing fees payable pursuant to a plan adopted by the Board of Trustees; expenses incurred in connection with any merger or reorganization; extraordinary expenses (such as litigation expenses, indemnification of Trust officers and Trustees and contractual indemnification of Fund service providers); and other expenses that the Trustees agree have not been incurred in the ordinary course of the Fund’s business, do not exceed 1.00% through December 31, 2023. This expense cap may not be terminated prior to this date except by the Board of Trustees upon sixty (60) days’ notice and may not be terminated by the Adviser without the Board of Trustees’ consent. Each waiver/expense payment by the Adviser is subject to recoupment by the Adviser from the Fund in the three years following the date the particular waiver/expense payment occurred, but only if such recoupment can be achieved without exceeding the annual expense limitation in effect at the time of the waiver/expense payment and any expense limitation in effect at the time of the recoupment. Additional information pertaining to the Fund’s expense ratio as of February 28, 2023 can be found in the financial highlights.
The performance quoted represents past performance, which does not guarantee future results. The investment return and principal value of an investment will fluctuate so that an investor’s shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than their original cost. The returns shown do not reflect deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on Fund distributions or the redemption of Fund shares. Current performance of the Fund may be lower or higher than the performance quoted. Performance data current to the most recent month end may be obtained by calling (800) 222-8274. The Fund’s per share net asset value (“NAV”) is the value of one share of the Fund as calculated in accordance with the standard formula for valuing shares. The NAV return is based on the NAV of the Fund and the market return is based on the market price per share of the Fund. The price used to calculate market return (“Market Price”) is determined by using the midpoint between the highest bid and the lowest offer on the primary stock exchange on which the shares of the Fund are listed for trading, as of the time that the Fund’s NAV is calculated. Market Price and NAV returns assume that dividends and capital gain distributions have been reinvested in the Fund at Market Price and NAV, respectively. Since exchange-traded funds are bought and sold at prices set by the market, which can result in a premium or discount to NAV, the returns calculated using Market Price can differ from those calculated using NAV. For more information about current performance, holdings or historical premiums/discounts, please visit the Fund’s website at http://investments.oneascent.com.
* | Return figures reflect any change in price per share and assume the reinvestment of all distributions. |
Total returns for less than one year are not annualized.
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Investment Results (Unaudited) (continued)
(a) | The Bloomberg U.S. Aggregate Bond Index is a broad based, market capitalization-weighted bond market index representing intermediate term investment grade bonds traded in the United States and is representative of a broader market and range of securities than are found in the Fund’s portfolio. Index returns do not reflect the deduction of expenses, which have been deducted from the Fund’s returns. Index returns assume reinvestment of all distributions and do not reflect the deduction of taxes and fees. Individuals cannot invest directly in an index. |
The Fund’s investment objective, strategies, risks, charges and expenses must be considered carefully before investing. The prospectus contains this and other important information about the Fund and may be obtained by calling (800) 222-8274. Please read it carefully before investing.
The Fund is distributed by Northern Lights Distributors, LLC, Member FINRA/SIPC.
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Investment Results (Unaudited) (continued)
Total Returns* as of February 28, 2023
Since | ||
Inception | ||
(9/14/2022) | ||
OneAscent International Equity ETF - NAV | 14.64% | |
OneAscent International Equity ETF - Market Price | 14.40% | |
MSCI ACWI ex USA Index(a) | 8.91% |
Total annual operating expenses based on estimated amounts for the current fiscal year, as disclosed in the OneAscent International Equity ETF’s (the “Fund”) prospectus dated August 16, 2022 were 1.29% of average daily net assets (0.95% after fee waivers/expense reimbursements by the Adviser). The Adviser contractually has agreed to waive its management fee and/or reimburse expenses so that total annual Fund operating expenses, excluding portfolio transaction and other investment-related costs (including brokerage fees and commissions); taxes; borrowing costs (such as interest and dividend expenses on securities sold short); acquired fund fees and expenses; fees and expenses associated with investments in other collective investment vehicles or derivative instruments (including for example option and swap fees and expenses); any administrative and/or shareholder servicing fees payable pursuant to a plan adopted by the Board of Trustees; expenses incurred in connection with any merger or reorganization; extraordinary expenses (such as litigation expenses, indemnification of Trust officers and Trustees and contractual indemnification of Fund service providers); and other expenses that the Trustees agree have not been incurred in the ordinary course of the Fund’s business, do not exceed 0.95% through December 31, 2023. This expense cap may not be terminated prior to this date except by the Board of Trustees upon sixty (60) days’ notice and may not be terminated by the Adviser without the Board of Trustees’ consent. Each waiver/expense payment by the Adviser is subject to recoupment by the Adviser from the Fund in the three years following the date the particular waiver/expense payment occurred, but only if such recoupment can be achieved without exceeding the annual expense limitation in effect at the time of the waiver/ expense payment and any expense limitation in effect at the time of the recoupment. Additional information pertaining to the Fund’s expense ratio as of February 28, 2023 can be found in the financial highlights.
The performance quoted represents past performance, which does not guarantee future results. The investment return and principal value of an investment will fluctuate so that an investor’s shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than their original cost. The returns shown do not reflect deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on Fund distributions or the redemption of Fund shares. Current performance of the Fund may be lower or higher than the performance quoted. Performance data current to the most recent month end may be obtained by calling (800) 222-8274. The Fund’s per share net asset value (“NAV”) is the value of one share of the Fund as calculated in accordance with the standard formula for valuing shares. The NAV return is based on the NAV of the Fund and the market return is based on the market price per share of the Fund. The price used to calculate market return (“Market Price”) is determined by using the midpoint between the highest bid and the lowest offer on the primary stock exchange on which the shares of the Fund are listed for trading, as of the time that the Fund’s NAV is calculated. Market Price and NAV returns assume that dividends and capital gain distributions have been reinvested in the Fund at Market Price and NAV, respectively. Since exchange-traded funds are bought and sold at prices set by the market, which can result in a premium or discount to NAV, the returns calculated using Market Price can differ from those calculated using NAV. For more information about current performance, holdings or historical premiums/discounts, please visit the Fund’s website at http://investments.oneascent.com.
* | Return figures reflect any change in price per share and assume the reinvestment of all distributions. The Fund’s returns reflect any fee reductions during the applicable period. If such fee reductions had |
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Investment Results (Unaudited) (continued)
not occurred, the quoted performance would have been lower. Total returns for less than one year are not annualized.
(a) | The MSCI ACWI ex USA Index captures large and mid cap representation across 22 of 23 Developed Markets countries (excluding the U.S.) and 24 Emerging Markets countries. The index covers approximately 85% of the global equity opportunity set outside the U.S. Index returns do not reflect the deduction of expenses, which have been deducted from the Fund’s returns. Index returns assume reinvestment of all distributions and do not reflect the deduction of taxes and fees. |
Individuals cannot invest directly in an index.
The Fund’s investment objective, strategies, risks, charges and expenses must be considered carefully before investing. The prospectus contains this and other important information about the Fund and may be obtained by calling (800) 222-8274. Please read it carefully before investing.
The Fund is distributed by Northern Lights Distributors, LLC, Member FINRA/SIPC.
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Investment Results (Unaudited) (continued)
Total Returns* as of February 28, 2023
Since | ||
Inception | ||
(9/14/2022) | ||
OneAscent Emerging Markets ETF - NAV | 8.28% | |
OneAscent Emerging Markets ETF - Market Price | 7.80% | |
MSCI Emerging Markets Index(a) | 0.83% |
Total annual operating expenses based on estimated amounts for the current fiscal year, as disclosed in the OneAscent Emerging Markets ETF’s (the “Fund”) prospectus dated August 16, 2022, were 2.12% of average daily net assets (1.25% after fee waivers/expense reimbursements by the Adviser). The Adviser contractually has agreed to waive its management fee and/or reimburse expenses so that total annual Fund operating expenses, excluding portfolio transaction and other investment-related costs (including brokerage fees and commissions); taxes; borrowing costs (such as interest and dividend expenses on securities sold short); acquired fund fees and expenses; fees and expenses associated with investments in other collective investment vehicles or derivative instruments (including for example option and swap fees and expenses); any administrative and/or shareholder servicing fees payable pursuant to a plan adopted by the Board of Trustees; expenses incurred in connection with any merger or reorganization; extraordinary expenses (such as litigation expenses, indemnification of Trust officers and Trustees and contractual indemnification of Fund service providers); and other expenses that the Trustees agree have not been incurred in the ordinary course of the Fund’s business, do not exceed 1.25% through December 31, 2023. This expense cap may not be terminated prior to this date except by the Board of Trustees upon sixty (60) days’ notice and may not be terminated by the Adviser without the Board of Trustees’ consent. Each waiver/expense payment by the Adviser is subject to recoupment by the Adviser from the Fund in the three years following the date the particular waiver/expense payment occurred, but only if such recoupment can be achieved without exceeding the annual expense limitation in effect at the time of the waiver/ expense payment and any expense limitation in effect at the time of the recoupment. Additional information pertaining to the Fund’s expense ratio as of February 28, 2023 can be found in the financial highlights.
The performance quoted represents past performance, which does not guarantee future results. The investment return and principal value of an investment will fluctuate so that an investor’s shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than their original cost. The returns shown do not reflect deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on Fund distributions or the redemption of Fund shares. Current performance of the Fund may be lower or higher than the performance quoted. Performance data current to the most recent month end may be obtained by calling (800) 222-8274. The Fund’s per share net asset value (“NAV”) is the value of one share of the Fund as calculated in accordance with the standard formula for valuing shares. The NAV return is based on the NAV of the Fund and the market return is based on the market price per share of the Fund. The price used to calculate market return (“Market Price”) is determined by using the midpoint between the highest bid and the lowest offer on the primary stock exchange on which the shares of the Fund are listed for trading, as of the time that the Fund’s NAV is calculated. Market Price and NAV returns assume that dividends and capital gain distributions have been reinvested in the Fund at Market Price and NAV, respectively. Since exchange-traded funds are bought and sold at prices set by the market, which can result in a premium or discount to NAV, the returns calculated using Market Price can differ from those calculated using NAV. For more information about current performance, holdings or historical premiums/discounts, please visit the Fund’s website at http://investments.oneascent.com.
* | Return figures reflect any change in price per share and assume the reinvestment of all distributions. The Fund’s returns reflect any fee reductions during the applicable period. If such fee reductions had |
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Investment Results (Unaudited) (continued)
not occurred, the quoted performance would have been lower. Total returns for less than one year are not annualized.
(a) | The MSCI Emerging Markets Index captures large and mid-cap representation across 24 Emerging Markets countries. The Index covers approximately 85% of the free float-adjusted market capitalization in each country. Index returns do not reflect the deduction of expenses, which have been deducted from the Fund’s returns. Index returns assume reinvestment of all distributions and do not reflect the deduction of taxes and fees. Individuals cannot invest directly in an index. |
The Fund’s investment objective, strategies, risks, charges and expenses must be considered carefully before investing. The prospectus contains this and other important information about the Fund and may be obtained by calling (800) 222-8274. Please read it carefully before investing.
The Fund is distributed by Northern Lights Distributors, LLC, Member FINRA/SIPC.
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Fund Holdings (Unaudited)
OneAscent Large Cap Core ETF Holdings as of February 28, 2023.*
* | As a percentage of net assets. |
The investment objective of the OneAscent Large Cap Core ETF is to seek capital appreciation.
Portfolio holdings are subject to change.
OneAscent Core Plus Bond ETF Holdings as of February 28, 2023.*
* | As a percentage of net assets. |
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Fund Holdings (Unaudited)
The investment objective of the OneAscent Core Plus Bond ETF is to seek total return, with an emphasis on income as the source of that total return, while giving special consideration to certain values-based and impact criteria.
Portfolio holdings are subject to change.
OneAscent International Equity ETF Holdings as of February 28, 2023.*
* | As a percentage of net assets. |
The investment objective of the OneAscent International Equity ETF is to seek long-term capital appreciation.
Portfolio holdings are subject to change.
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Fund Holdings (Unaudited)
OneAscent Emerging Markets ETF Holdings as of February 28, 2023.*
* | As a percentage of net assets. |
The investment objective of the OneAscent Emerging Markets ETF is to seek long-term capital appreciation.
Portfolio holdings are subject to change.
Availability of Portfolio Schedule (Unaudited)
The Funds file a complete schedule of portfolio holdings with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) for the first and third quarters of each fiscal year as an exhibit to its reports on Form N-PORT. Each Fund’s Form N-PORT reports are available on the SEC’s website at http:// www.sec.gov or on the Funds’ website at http://investments.oneascent.com.
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OneAscent Large Cap Core ETF |
Schedule of Investments |
February 28, 2023 - (Unaudited) |
COMMON STOCKS — 89.73% | Shares | Fair Value | ||||||
Consumer Discretionary — 13.77% | ||||||||
Copart, Inc.(a) | 4,342 | $ | 305,938 | |||||
Fortune Brands Home & Security, Inc. | 2,530 | 156,734 | ||||||
Gentex Corp. | 25,013 | 714,121 | ||||||
Hess Corp. | 1,446 | 194,776 | ||||||
Lennar Corp., Class A | 1,763 | 170,552 | ||||||
LKQ Corp. | 3,239 | 185,562 | ||||||
Lululemon Athletica, Inc.(a) | 270 | 83,484 | ||||||
Progressive Corp. (The) | 3,829 | 549,538 | ||||||
Thor Industries, Inc. | 9,352 | 850,939 | ||||||
Tractor Supply Co. | 1,921 | 448,092 | ||||||
Williams-Sonoma, Inc. | 2,104 | 262,832 | ||||||
YETI Holdings, Inc.(a) | 12,112 | 472,126 | ||||||
4,394,694 | ||||||||
Consumer Staples — 2.63% | ||||||||
Cboe Global Markets, Inc. | 1,773 | 223,699 | ||||||
Clorox Co. (The) | 1,114 | 173,161 | ||||||
Costco Wholesale Corp. | 327 | 158,327 | ||||||
Estee Lauder Cos., Inc. (The), Class A | 561 | 136,351 | ||||||
McCormick & Co., Inc. | 1,985 | 147,525 | ||||||
839,063 | ||||||||
Energy — 1.07% | ||||||||
EOG Resources, Inc. | 1,384 | 156,420 | ||||||
ONEOK, Inc. | 2,825 | 184,896 | ||||||
341,316 | ||||||||
Financials — 12.23% | ||||||||
Arch Capital Group Ltd.(a) | 8,484 | 593,880 | ||||||
Brown & Brown, Inc. | 2,943 | 165,014 | ||||||
Charles Schwab Corp. (The) | 10,951 | 853,301 | ||||||
Chubb Ltd. | 2,796 | 590,012 | ||||||
Cincinnati Financial Corp. | 2,176 | 262,643 | ||||||
Everest Re Group Ltd. | 996 | 382,434 | ||||||
RenaissanceRe Holdings Ltd. | 1,173 | 252,078 | ||||||
SVB Financial Group(a) | 999 | 287,822 | ||||||
T. Rowe Price Group, Inc. | 2,884 | 323,816 | ||||||
Willis Towers Watson PLC | 819 | 191,941 | ||||||
3,902,941 | ||||||||
Health Care — 8.59% | ||||||||
Cigna Corp. | 1,879 | 548,856 | ||||||
Danaher Corp. | 3,544 | 877,246 | ||||||
Elevance Health, Inc. | 1,322 | 620,904 | ||||||
Laboratory Corp. of America Holdings | 642 | 153,669 | ||||||
PerkinElmer, Inc. | 1,114 | 138,771 | ||||||
Vertex Pharmaceuticals, Inc.(a) | 1,390 | 403,503 | ||||||
2,742,949 | ||||||||
Industrials — 8.54% | ||||||||
Amphenol Corp., Class A | 8,236 | 638,455 |
See accompanying notes which are an integral part of these financial statements.
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OneAscent Large Cap Core ETF |
Schedule of Investments (continued) |
February 28, 2023 - (Unaudited) |
COMMON STOCKS — 89.73% - continued | Shares | Fair Value | ||||||
Industrials — 8.54% - continued | ||||||||
Cintas Corp. | 642 | $ | 281,498 | |||||
Expeditors International of Washington, Inc. | 1,973 | 206,297 | ||||||
Graco, Inc. | 2,353 | 163,628 | ||||||
JB Hunt Transport Services, Inc. | 937 | 169,400 | ||||||
Old Dominion Freight Line, Inc. | 524 | 177,772 | ||||||
Sensata Technologies Holding PLC | 14,133 | 714,847 | ||||||
Stanley Black & Decker, Inc. | 1,944 | 166,426 | ||||||
Toro Co. (The) | 1,881 | 207,737 | ||||||
2,726,060 | ||||||||
Materials — 3.10% | ||||||||
Newmont Corp. | 3,976 | 173,393 | ||||||
Sherwin-Williams Co. (The) | 2,741 | 606,721 | ||||||
Steel Dynamics, Inc. | 1,665 | 209,973 | ||||||
990,087 | ||||||||
Real Estate — 1.71% | ||||||||
Crown Castle International Corp. | 1,468 | 191,941 | ||||||
Jones Lang LaSalle, Inc.(a) | 701 | 122,296 | ||||||
Prologis, Inc. | 1,881 | 232,116 | ||||||
546,353 | ||||||||
Technology — 37.24% | ||||||||
Adobe, Inc.(a) | 1,211 | 392,303 | ||||||
Advanced Micro Devices, Inc.(a) | 9,393 | 738,102 | ||||||
Arista Networks, Inc.(a) | 4,811 | 667,286 | ||||||
FactSet Research Systems, Inc. | 517 | 214,322 | ||||||
Garmin Ltd. | 3,871 | 379,861 | ||||||
Intuit, Inc. | 1,378 | 561,094 | ||||||
KLA Corporation | 841 | 319,059 | ||||||
Lam Research Corp. | 798 | 387,836 | ||||||
Leidos Holdings, Inc. | 1,940 | 188,316 | ||||||
MasterCard, Inc., Class A | 2,058 | 731,187 | ||||||
Micron Technology, Inc. | 9,925 | 573,864 | ||||||
Microsoft Corp. | 8,049 | 2,007,582 | ||||||
MKS Instruments, Inc. | 9,767 | 946,714 | ||||||
NVIDIA Corp. | 3,622 | 840,884 | ||||||
S&P Global, Inc. | 672 | 229,286 | ||||||
TD SYNNEX Corp. | 9,835 | 949,274 | ||||||
Universal Display Corp. | 1,450 | 196,983 | ||||||
Verisk Analytics, Inc. | 1,216 | 208,070 | ||||||
Vishay Intertechnology, Inc. | 41,249 | 875,715 | ||||||
VMware, Inc., Class A(a) | 4,305 | 474,110 | ||||||
11,881,848 | ||||||||
Utilities — 0.85% | ||||||||
WEC Energy Group, Inc. | 3,062 | 271,477 | ||||||
Total Common Stocks/Investments — 89.73% (Cost $32,454,889) | $ | 28,636,788 | ||||||
Other Assets in Excess of Liabilities — 10.27% | 3,276,730 | |||||||
NET ASSETS — 100.00% | $ | 31,913,518 |
(a) | Non-income producing security. |
See accompanying notes which are an integral part of these financial statements.
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OneAscent Core Plus Bond ETF |
Schedule of Investments |
February 28, 2023 - (Unaudited) |
Principal | ||||||||
ASSET BACKED SECURITIES — 13.04% | Amount | Fair Value | ||||||
Century Plaza Towers, Series 2019-CPT, Class B, 3.00%, 11/13/2039(a)(b) | $ | 740,000 | $ | 552,710 | ||||
COMM Mortgage Trust, Series 2022-HC, Class B, 3.17%, 1/10/2039(a) | 1,000,000 | 865,234 | ||||||
DBUBS Mortgage Trust, Series 2017-BRBK, Class A, 3.45%, 10/10/2034(a) | 1,000,000 | 942,172 | ||||||
GoodLeap Sustainable Home Solutions Trust, Series 2022-3CS, Class B, 5.50%, 7/20/2049(a) | 1,250,000 | 1,077,843 | ||||||
GoodLeap Sustainable Home Solutions Trust, Series 2022-3CS, Class B, 5.52%, 7/20/2049(a) | 1,100,000 | 1,075,584 | ||||||
Hertz Vehicle Financing, LLC, Series 2023-2A, Class C, 7.13%, 9/25/2029(a) | 900,000 | 901,195 | ||||||
J.P. Morgan Chase Commercial Mortgage Securities Trust, Series 2020- 609M, Class A, 5.96%, 10/15/2033 (US0001M + 1.370bps)(a)(b) | 1,000,000 | 934,625 | ||||||
Mosaic Solar Loan Trust, Series 2022-3A, Class A, 6.16%, 6/20/2053(a) | 936,006 | 949,576 | ||||||
Natixis Commercial Mortgage Securities Trust, Series 2019-MILE, Class A, 6.14%, 7/15/2036 (US0001M + 1.500bps)(a)(b) | 1,000,000 | 966,168 | ||||||
One Bryant Park Trust, Series 2019-OBP, Class A, 2.52%, 9/15/2054(a) | 500,000 | 414,492 | ||||||
One Market Plaza Trust, Series 2017-1MKT, Class A, 3.61%, 2/10/2024(a) | 1,000,000 | 941,172 | ||||||
One Market Plaza Trust, Series 2017-1MKT, Class B, 3.85%, 2/10/2032(a) | 1,000,000 | 929,021 | ||||||
One Market Plaza Trust, Series 2017-1MKT, Class C, 4.02%, 2/10/2032(a) | 500,000 | 459,645 | ||||||
STWD Mortgage Trust, Series 2021-LIH, Class B, 6.24%, 11/15/2036 (US0001M + 1.656bps)(a)(b) | 1,000,000 | 965,575 | ||||||
Sunrun Jupiter Issuer, LLC, Series 2022-1A, Class A, 4.75%, 7/30/2057(a) | 943,130 | 837,865 | ||||||
Vivint Solar Financing V, LLC, Series 2018-1A, Class B, 7.37%, 4/30/2048(a) | 633,043 | 583,367 | ||||||
Total Asset Backed Securities (Cost $14,164,783) | 13,396,244 | |||||||
COLLATERALIZED MORTGAGE OBLIGATIONS — 0.85% | ||||||||
Freddie Mac Multiclass Certificates, Series 2022-P013, Class A2, 2.76%, 2/25/2032(b) | 1,000,000 | 870,487 | ||||||
Total Collateralized Mortgage Obligations (Cost $944,283) | 870,487 | |||||||
CORPORATE BONDS — 39.74% | ||||||||
Communications — 1.50% | ||||||||
Alphabet, Inc., 1.10%, 8/15/2030 | 1,000,000 | 788,166 | ||||||
Verizon Communications, Inc., 3.40%, 3/22/2041 | 1,000,000 | 752,632 | ||||||
1,540,798 | ||||||||
Consumer Discretionary — 2.89% | ||||||||
Conservation Fund, Series 2019, 3.47%, 12/15/2029 | 1,000,000 | 852,667 | ||||||
General Motors Co., 5.60%, 10/15/2032 | 500,000 | 475,419 | ||||||
Magna International, Inc., 2.45%, 6/15/2030 | 1,000,000 | 832,192 | ||||||
Walmart, Inc., 1.80%, 9/22/2031 | 1,000,000 | 806,756 | ||||||
2,967,034 | ||||||||
Consumer Staples — 1.65% | ||||||||
PepsiCo, Inc., 3.90%, 7/18/2032 | 1,100,000 | 1,033,910 | ||||||
Unilever Capital Corp., 2.63%, 8/12/2051 | 1,000,000 | 665,958 | ||||||
1,699,868 |
See accompanying notes which are an integral part of these financial statements.
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OneAscent Core Plus Bond ETF |
Schedule of Investments (continued) |
February 28, 2023 - (Unaudited) |
Principal | ||||||||
CORPORATE BONDS — 39.74% - continued | Amount | Fair Value | ||||||
Energy — 2.40% | ||||||||
BP Capital Markets America, Inc., 4.81%, 2/13/2033 | $ | 1,000,000 | $ | 981,189 | ||||
BP Capital Markets America, Inc., 2.77%, 11/10/2050 | 1,000,000 | 642,779 | ||||||
Equinor ASA, 3.95%, 5/15/2043 | 1,000,000 | 846,983 | ||||||
2,470,951 | ||||||||
Financials — 8.14% | ||||||||
Bank of America Corp., MTN, 3.38%, 4/2/2026 (SOFRRATE + 1.330bps)(b) | 1,000,000 | 956,716 | ||||||
BB Blue Financing DAC, Series A2, 4.40%, 9/20/2029 | 1,000,000 | 981,450 | ||||||
BB Blue Financing DAC, Series A1, 4.40%, 9/20/2037 | 1,000,000 | 944,190 | ||||||
HSBC Holdings PLC, 5.40%, 8/11/2033 (SOFRRATE + 2.870bps)(b) | 1,075,000 | 1,030,166 | ||||||
ING Groep N.V., 1.40%, 7/1/2026 (H15T1Y + 1.100bps)(a)(b) | 1,000,000 | 906,330 | ||||||
National Bank of Canada, MTN, 0.55%, 11/15/2024 (H15T1Y + 0.400bps)(b) | 1,000,000 | 964,435 | ||||||
OMERS Finance Trust, 3.50%, 4/19/2032(a) | 1,000,000 | 909,303 | ||||||
OMERS Finance Trust, 4.00%, 4/19/2052(a) | 1,000,000 | 824,091 | ||||||
Province of Quebec Canada, 1.90%, 4/21/2031 | 1,000,000 | 832,595 | ||||||
8,349,276 | ||||||||
Health Care — 2.36% | ||||||||
Amgen, Inc., 5.25%, 3/2/2033 | 925,000 | 917,195 | ||||||
Gilead Sciences, Inc., 2.60%, 10/1/2040 | 1,000,000 | 696,132 | ||||||
Takeda Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd., 2.05%, 3/31/2030 | 1,000,000 | 815,306 | ||||||
2,428,633 | ||||||||
Industrials — 3.71% | ||||||||
Delta Air Lines Pass Through Trust, Series 2020-1, Class A, 2.50%, | ||||||||
6/10/2028 | 1,524,982 | 1,324,063 | ||||||
Otis Worldwide Corp., 3.11%, 2/15/2040 | 1,000,000 | 742,754 | ||||||
Tote Shipholdings, LLC, 3.40%, 10/16/2040 | 1,023,000 | 910,838 | ||||||
Vessel Management Services, Inc., 3.48%, 1/16/2037 | 931,000 | 836,403 | ||||||
3,814,058 | ||||||||
Materials — 2.21% | ||||||||
Eastman Chemical Co., 5.75%, 3/8/2033 | 1,000,000 | 994,740 | ||||||
FMG Resources (August 2006) Pty Ltd., 6.13%, 4/15/2032(a) | 500,000 | 473,220 | ||||||
Newmont Corp., 2.25%, 10/1/2030 | 1,000,000 | 805,996 | ||||||
2,273,956 | ||||||||
Multi-Nationals — 5.97% | ||||||||
Central American Bank for Economic Integration, 5.00%, 2/9/2026(a) | 250,000 | 248,240 | ||||||
European Investment Bank, 0.75%, 9/23/2030 | 1,000,000 | 785,070 | ||||||
Inter-American Investment Corp., 2.63%, 4/22/2025 | 1,000,000 | 952,081 | ||||||
International Bank for Reconstruction & Development, EMTN, Zero Coupon, 3/31/2028 | 500,000 | 474,970 | ||||||
International Financial Corp., GMTN, 0.50%, 3/20/2023 | 1,000,000 | 997,747 | ||||||
Kreditanstalt fuer Wiederaufbau, 1.00%, 10/1/2026 | 1,000,000 | 886,407 | ||||||
OPEC Fund for International Development (The), 4.50%, 1/26/2026(a) | 900,000 | 887,439 | ||||||
United States International Development Finance, 3.43%, 6/1/2033 | 975,992 | 904,568 | ||||||
6,136,522 | ||||||||
Real Estate — 1.75% | ||||||||
HAT Holdings I, LLC/HAT Holdings II, LLC, 3.38%, 6/15/2026(a) | 1,000,000 | 868,525 |
See accompanying notes which are an integral part of these financial statements.
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OneAscent Core Plus Bond ETF |
Schedule of Investments (continued) |
February 28, 2023 - (Unaudited) |
Principal | ||||||||
CORPORATE BONDS — 39.74% - continued | Amount | Fair Value | ||||||
Preservation of Affordable Housing, Inc., 4.48%, 12/1/2032 | $ | 1,000,000 | $ | 926,925 | ||||
1,795,450 | ||||||||
Technology — 1.81% | ||||||||
Apple, Inc., 3.00%, 6/20/2027 | 1,000,000 | 939,559 | ||||||
Intel Corp., 4.15%, 8/5/2032 | 1,000,000 | 920,586 | ||||||
1,860,145 | ||||||||
Utilities — 5.35% | ||||||||
Ameren Illinois Co., 2.90%, 6/15/2051 | 1,000,000 | 664,954 | ||||||
Duke Energy Carolinas, LLC, 3.55%, 3/15/2052 | 1,000,000 | 743,146 | ||||||
Duke Energy Progress, LLC, 3.45%, 3/15/2029 | 850,000 | 776,868 | ||||||
New York State Electric & Gas Corp., 2.15%, 10/1/2031(a) | 1,000,000 | 785,208 | ||||||
San Diego Gas & Electric Co., 2.95%, 8/15/2051 | 1,000,000 | 660,411 | ||||||
Topaz Solar Farms, LLC, 5.75%, 9/30/2039(a) | 1,000,000 | 927,760 | ||||||
Vistra Corp., 7.00%, Perpetual (H15T5Y + 5.740bps)(a)(b) | 1,000,000 | 936,086 | ||||||
5,494,433 | ||||||||
Total Corporate Bonds (Cost $44,573,785) | 40,831,124 | |||||||
FOREIGN GOVERNMENT BONDS — 1.96% | ||||||||
Canada Government International Bond, 2.88%, 4/28/2025 | 1,100,000 | 1,056,866 | ||||||
Council of Europe Development Bank, 3.00%, 6/16/2025 | 1,000,000 | 960,664 | ||||||
Total Foreign Government Bonds (Cost $2,098,283) | 2,017,530 | |||||||
MUNICIPAL BONDS — 7.12% | ||||||||
District of Columbia — 1.64% | ||||||||
District of Columbia, Revenue, 3.85%, 2/28/2025 | 1,750,000 | 1,681,216 | ||||||
Florida — 0.98% | ||||||||
Florida Development Finance Corp., Revenue, Series A, 7.25%, 7/1/2057 | 1,000,000 | 1,003,197 | ||||||
Indiana — 0.96% | ||||||||
Fort Wayne, Solid Waste Facility, Revenue, Series 2022A-2, 10.75%, 12/1/2029 | 1,000,000 | 982,410 | ||||||
Montana — 1.00% | ||||||||
Gallatin County Industrial Development, Revenue, Series B, 11.50%, 9/1/2027 | 1,000,000 | 1,033,396 | ||||||
New York — 2.06% | ||||||||
Metropolitan Transportation Authority, Revenue, 5.18%, 11/15/2049 | 1,000,000 | 905,826 | ||||||
New York State Energy Research & Development Authority, Revenue, Series A, 4.87%, 4/1/2037 | 1,335,000 | 1,222,464 | ||||||
2,128,290 | ||||||||
Wisconsin — 0.48% | ||||||||
Fond du Lac County Social Bonds, Revenue, Series A, 5.57%, 11/1/2051 | 500,000 | 488,268 | ||||||
Total Municipal Bonds (Cost $7,627,032) | 7,316,777 | |||||||
TERM LOANS — 2.76% | ||||||||
Utilities — 1.87% | ||||||||
ExGen Renewables IV, LLC, 7.24%, 12/15/2027 (US0001M + 250.000bps)(b) | 943,711 | 943,272 |
See accompanying notes which are an integral part of these financial statements.
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OneAscent Core Plus Bond ETF |
Schedule of Investments (continued) |
February 28, 2023 - (Unaudited) |
Principal | ||||||||
TERM LOANS — 2.76% - continued | Amount | Fair Value | ||||||
TerraForm Power Operating, LLC, 6.40%, 5/30/2029 (TSFR1M + 275.000bps)(b) | $ | 995,000 | $ | 986,015 | ||||
1,929,287 | ||||||||
Industrials — 0.89% | ||||||||
LTR Intermediate Holdings, Inc., 9.35%, 5/7/2028 (US0001M + 450.000bps)(b) | 992,443 | 910,567 | ||||||
Total Term Loans (Cost $2,897,984) | 2,839,854 | |||||||
U.S. GOVERNMENT & AGENCIES — 31.03% | ||||||||
Fannie Mae Pool, 4.00%, 5/1/2044 | 883,610 | 846,466 | ||||||
Fannie Mae Pool, 2.00%, 6/1/2051 | 963,532 | 788,419 | ||||||
Fannie Mae Pool, 2.50%, 1/1/2052 | 2,258,813 | 1,923,717 | ||||||
Fannie Mae Pool, 2.50%, 2/1/2052 | 206,507 | 175,961 | ||||||
Fannie Mae Pool, 3.00%, 4/1/2052 | 2,804,514 | 2,487,820 | ||||||
Fannie Mae Pool, 3.50%, 4/1/2052 | 2,823,629 | 2,573,881 | ||||||
Fannie Mae Pool, 5.00%, 5/1/2052 | 180,103 | 177,178 | ||||||
Fannie Mae Pool, 5.00%, 7/1/2052 | 452,114 | 444,908 | ||||||
Fannie Mae Pool, 4.00%, 8/1/2052 | 1,132,112 | 1,063,413 | ||||||
Fannie Mae Pool, 4.50%, 8/1/2052 | 2,090,315 | 2,015,538 | ||||||
Fannie Mae Pool, 4.50%, 9/1/2052 | 1,211,854 | 1,168,471 | ||||||
Fannie Mae Pool, 4.00%, 10/1/2052 | 1,550,705 | 1,456,284 | ||||||
Federal National Mortgage Association, 0.88%, 8/5/2030 | 1,000,000 | 793,191 | ||||||
Freddie Mac Pool, 3.00%, 2/1/2052 | 222,143 | 197,077 | ||||||
Freddie Mac Pool, 2.00%, 3/1/2052 | 1,113,100 | 912,801 | ||||||
Ginnie Mae II Pool, 2.50%, 9/20/2051 | 1,524,709 | 1,322,592 | ||||||
Ginnie Mae II Pool, 3.00%, 12/20/2051 | 1,809,148 | 1,620,260 | ||||||
Ginnie Mae II Pool, 3.00%, 5/20/2052 | 105,906 | 94,520 | ||||||
Ginnie Mae II Pool, 3.50%, 7/20/2052 | 211,353 | 194,468 | ||||||
Ginnie Mae II Pool, 4.00%, 9/20/2052 | 1,072,613 | 1,014,339 | ||||||
Ginnie Mae II Pool, 4.50%, 12/20/2052 | 746,454 | 724,052 | ||||||
United States Treasury Bond, 2.38%, 2/15/2042 | 483,000 | 371,004 | ||||||
United States Treasury Note, 4.63%, 2/28/2025 | 1,710,000 | 1,704,456 | ||||||
United States Treasury Note, 4.00%, 2/29/2028 | 250,000 | 248,135 | ||||||
United States Treasury Note, 3.50%, 2/15/2033 | 2,248,000 | 2,171,779 | ||||||
United States Treasury Note, 3.88%, 2/15/2043 | 3,070,000 | 2,972,863 | ||||||
United States Treasury Note, 4.00%, 11/15/2052 | 2,382,900 | 2,412,686 | ||||||
Total U.S. Government & Agencies (Cost $33,511,043) | 31,876,279 | |||||||
Total Investments — 96.50% (Cost $105,817,193) | 99,148,295 | |||||||
Other Assets in Excess of Liabilities — 3.50% | 3,595,214 | |||||||
NET ASSETS — 100.00% | $ | 102,743,509 |
(a) | Security exempt from registration under Rule 144A or Section 4(2) of the Securities Act of 1933. The security may be resold in transactions exempt from registration, normally to qualified institutional buyers. |
(b) | Variable rate security. Interest rate resets periodically. The rate shown is the effective interest rate as of February 28, 2023. For securities based on a published reference rate and spread, the reference rate and spread (in basis points) are indicated parenthetically. Certain variable rate securities are not based on a published reference rate and spread but are determined by the issuer or agent and are based on current market conditions. These securities, therefore, do not indicate a reference rate and spread. |
EMTN - Euro Medium Term Note
GMTN - Global Medium Term Note
MTN - Medium Term Note
See accompanying notes which are an integral part of these financial statements.
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OneAscent International Equity ETF |
Schedule of Investments |
February 28, 2023 - (Unaudited) |
COMMON STOCKS — 93.11% | Shares | Fair Value | ||||||
Communications — 2.09% | ||||||||
Trip.com Group Ltd. (China)(a) | 44,683 | $ | 1,580,202 | |||||
Consumer Discretionary — 3.06% | ||||||||
China Literature Ltd. (Cayman Islands)(a) | 201,769 | 862,378 | ||||||
Valeo S.A. (France) | 69,386 | 1,448,723 | ||||||
2,311,101 | ||||||||
Consumer Staples — 13.17% | ||||||||
Carrefour S.A. (France) | 99,428 | 1,968,152 | ||||||
Dollarama, Inc. (Canada) | 26,818 | 1,549,067 | ||||||
Kimberly-Clark de Mexico SAB de CV (Mexico) | 1,159,428 | 2,319,059 | ||||||
L’Oreal S.A. (France) | 3,922 | 1,556,435 | ||||||
Nestle S.A. - ADR (Switzerland) | 22,684 | 2,552,290 | ||||||
9,945,003 | ||||||||
Financials — 19.22% | ||||||||
AIA Group Ltd. (Hong Kong) | 190,270 | 2,017,927 | ||||||
Bangkok Bank PCL (Thailand) | 494,490 | 2,295,383 | ||||||
Bank Rakyat Indonesia Persero Tbk P.T. (Indonesia) | 7,274,780 | 2,229,068 | ||||||
DBS Group Holdings Ltd. (Singapore) | 110,558 | 2,801,625 | ||||||
HDFC Bank Ltd. - ADR (India) | 25,228 | 1,706,422 | ||||||
KBC Group N.V. (Belgium) | 46,322 | 3,464,839 | ||||||
14,515,264 | ||||||||
Health Care — 5.54% | ||||||||
PHC Holdings Corp. (Japan) | 118,720 | 1,255,761 | ||||||
Santen Pharmaceutical Co. Ltd. (Japan) | 185,288 | 1,415,472 | ||||||
Straumann Holding AG (Switzerland) | 11,448 | 1,517,591 | ||||||
4,188,824 | ||||||||
Industrials — 22.60% | ||||||||
Adecco Group AG (Switzerland) | 51,198 | 1,818,929 | ||||||
CAE, Inc. (Canada)(a) | 79,182 | 1,785,506 | ||||||
China Airlines Ltd. (Taiwan Province of China) | 1,217,000 | 803,784 | ||||||
Daikin Industries Ltd. (Japan) | 8,639 | 1,481,419 | ||||||
Element Fleet Management Corp. (Canada) | 181,578 | 2,593,477 | ||||||
Ferguson plc (United Kingdom) | 14,098 | 2,025,506 | ||||||
Intertek Group plc (United Kingdom) | 24,486 | 1,229,307 | ||||||
Mitsubishi Electric Corp. (Japan) | 136,528 | 1,537,391 | ||||||
MTU Aero Engines A.G. (Germany) | 8,798 | 2,126,897 | ||||||
Nabtesco Corp. (Japan) | 63,851 | 1,650,939 | ||||||
17,053,155 | ||||||||
Materials — 7.65% | ||||||||
CRH plc (Ireland) | 53,742 | 2,531,310 | ||||||
Givaudan S.A. (Switzerland) | 424 | 1,279,010 | ||||||
Smurfit Kappa Group plc (Ireland) | 52,576 | 1,967,428 | ||||||
5,777,748 | ||||||||
Technology — 19.78% | ||||||||
ASML Holding N.V. - ADR (Netherlands) | 3,604 | 2,226,299 | ||||||
ASMPT Ltd. (Hong Kong) | 197,397 | 1,682,354 | ||||||
Constellation Software, Inc. (Canada) | 848 | 1,458,011 |
See accompanying notes which are an integral part of these financial statements.
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OneAscent International Equity ETF |
Schedule of Investments (continued) |
February 28, 2023 - (Unaudited) |
COMMON STOCKS — 93.11% - continued | Shares | Fair Value | ||||||
Technology — 19.78% - continued | ||||||||
Lumine Group, Inc. (Canada)(a)(b) | 2,448 | $ | — | |||||
Murata Manufacturing Co. Ltd. (Japan) | 28,100 | 1,510,908 | ||||||
Nomura Research Institute Ltd. (Japan) | 62,434 | 1,394,169 | ||||||
Novatek Microelectronics Corp. (Taiwan Province of China) | 108,000 | 1,431,871 | ||||||
NXP Semiconductors NV (Netherlands) | 7,844 | 1,399,997 | ||||||
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co., Ltd. - ADR (Taiwan Province of China) | 24,745 | 2,154,547 | ||||||
Topicus.com, Inc. (Canada)(a) | 25,652 | 1,667,824 | ||||||
14,925,980 | ||||||||
Total Common Stocks/Investments — 93.11% (Cost $61,800,673) | 70,297,277 | |||||||
Other Assets in Excess of Liabilities — 6.89% | 5,205,020 | |||||||
NET ASSETS — 100.00% | $ | 75,502,297 |
(a) | Non-income producing security. |
(b) | Security is currently being valued according to the fair value procedures approved by the Board of Trustees. |
ADR - American Depositary Receipt
See accompanying notes which are an integral part of these financial statements.
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OneAscent Emerging Markets ETF |
Schedule of Investments |
February 28, 2023 - (Unaudited) |
COMMON STOCKS — 94.39% | Shares | Fair Value | ||||||
Communications — 2.13% | ||||||||
Trip.com Group Ltd. (China)(a) | 16,332 | $ | 577,577 | |||||
Consumer Discretionary — 12.61% | ||||||||
Ace Hardware Indonesia Tbk P.T. (Indonesia) | 12,176,159 | 403,449 | ||||||
China Literature Ltd. (Cayman Islands)(a) | 147,776 | 631,607 | ||||||
Coway Co. Ltd. (South Korea) | 9,255 | 374,217 | ||||||
Haier Smart Home Co. Ltd., H Shares (China) | 320,760 | 1,133,950 | ||||||
MercadoLibre, Inc. (Argentina)(a) | 300 | 366,000 | ||||||
Sendas Distribuidora S.A. (Brazil) | 145,100 | 502,657 | ||||||
3,411,880 | ||||||||
Consumer Staples — 6.09% | ||||||||
Charoen Pokphand Foods PCL (Thailand) | 492,123 | 310,175 | ||||||
Indofood CBP Sukses Makmur Tbk P.T. (Indonesia) | 857,085 | 569,384 | ||||||
Kimberly-Clark de Mexico SAB de CV (Mexico) | 385,514 | 771,095 | ||||||
1,650,654 | ||||||||
Financials — 22.54% | ||||||||
Banco Bradesco S.A. - ADR (Brazil) | 132,067 | 334,130 | ||||||
Bangkok Bank PCL (Thailand) | 175,412 | 814,248 | ||||||
Bank Rakyat Indonesia Persero Tbk P.T. (Indonesia) | 2,840,573 | 870,380 | ||||||
BB Seguridade Participacoes S.A. (Brazil) | 92,400 | 603,483 | ||||||
Chailease Holding Co. Ltd. (Taiwan Province of China) | 147,000 | 1,078,491 | ||||||
HDFC Bank Ltd. - ADR (India) | 12,764 | 863,356 | ||||||
Hong Kong Exchanges & Clearing Ltd. (Hong Kong) | 12,776 | 512,041 | ||||||
NU Holdings Ltd., Class A (Taiwan Province of China)(a) | 68,715 | 346,324 | ||||||
Regional S.A.B. de C.V. (Mexico) | 81,131 | 673,047 | ||||||
6,095,500 | ||||||||
Health Care — 3.18% | ||||||||
Dentium Co. Ltd. (South Korea)(a) | 9,405 | 861,688 | ||||||
Industrials — 8.31% | ||||||||
China Airlines Ltd. (Taiwan Province of China) | 1,023,000 | 675,654 | ||||||
Sarana Menara Nusantara Tbk P.T. (Indonesia) | 8,102,457 | 558,204 | ||||||
Sporton International, Inc. (Taiwan Province of China) | 51,000 | 441,372 | ||||||
Voltronic Power Technology Corp. (Taiwan Province of China) | 11,000 | 574,408 | ||||||
2,249,638 | ||||||||
Materials — 3.49% | ||||||||
Hanwha Solutions Corp. (South Korea)(a) | 13,305 | 419,096 | ||||||
Orbia Advance Corp. SAB de CV (Mexico) | 252,061 | 523,589 | ||||||
942,685 | ||||||||
Technology — 36.04% | ||||||||
Accton Technology Corp. (Taiwan Province of China) | 80,000 | 736,596 | ||||||
ASMPT Ltd. (Hong Kong) | 81,840 | 697,497 | ||||||
DB HiTek Co. Ltd. (South Korea) | 24,460 | 838,997 | ||||||
eMemory Technology, Inc. (Taiwan Province of China) | 11,000 | 669,248 | ||||||
Infosys Ltd. - ADR (India) | 42,200 | 757,068 | ||||||
MediaTek, Inc. (Taiwan Province of China) | 44,000 | 1,035,008 | ||||||
Novatek Microelectronics Corp. (Taiwan Province of China) | 39,000 | 517,065 |
See accompanying notes which are an integral part of these financial statements
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OneAscent Emerging Markets ETF |
Schedule of Investments (continued) |
February 28, 2023 - (Unaudited) |
COMMON STOCKS — 94.39% - continued | Shares | Fair Value | ||||||
Technology — 36.04% - continued | ||||||||
Powerchip Semiconductor Manufacturing Corp. (Taiwan Province of China) | 240,000 | $ | 260,021 | |||||
Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd. (South Korea) | 37,796 | 1,734,300 | ||||||
Samsung SDI Co. Ltd. (South Korea) | 1,159 | 610,799 | ||||||
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. Ltd. (Taiwan Province of China) | 100,000 | 1,662,545 | ||||||
Unimicron Technology Corp. (Taiwan Province of China) | 55,000 | 229,047 | ||||||
9,748,191 | ||||||||
Total Common Stocks/Investments — 94.39% (Cost $23,707,270) | 25,537,813 | |||||||
Other Assets in Excess of Liabilities — 5.61% | 1,517,621 | |||||||
NET ASSETS — 100.00% | $ | 27,055,434 |
(a) | Non-income producing security. |
ADR - American Depositary Receipt
See accompanying notes which are an integral part of these financial statements.
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OneAscent ETFs |
Statements of Assets and Liabilities |
February 28, 2023 - (Unaudited) |
OneAscent | OneAscent | OneAscent | OneAscent | |||||||||||||
Large Cap | Core Plus | International | Emerging | |||||||||||||
Core ETF | Bond ETF | Equity ETF | Markets ETF | |||||||||||||
Assets | ||||||||||||||||
Investments in securities, at fair value (cost $32,454,889, $105,817,193, $61,800,673 and $23,707,270) | $ | 28,636,788 | $ | 99,148,295 | $ | 70,297,277 | $ | 25,537,813 | ||||||||
Cash | 3,286,947 | 5,071,033 | 5,203,184 | 1,470,944 | ||||||||||||
Receivable for fund shares sold | — | 1,128,917 | — | — | ||||||||||||
Dividend and interest receivable | 29,450 | 748,001 | 25,878 | 68,677 | ||||||||||||
Tax reclaims receivable | — | — | 19,780 | 629 | ||||||||||||
Prepaid offering cost | — | — | 6,737 | 6,737 | ||||||||||||
Prepaid expenses | 4,585 | 4,937 | 3,710 | 3,878 | ||||||||||||
Total Assets | 31,957,770 | 106,101,183 | 75,556,566 | 27,088,678 | ||||||||||||
Liabilities | ||||||||||||||||
Payable for investments purchased | — | 3,000,874 | — | — | ||||||||||||
Payable for distributions to shareholders | — | 276,300 | — | — | ||||||||||||
Due to custodian | — | — | 497 | — | ||||||||||||
Payable to Adviser | 9,774 | 39,316 | 31,722 | 14,528 | ||||||||||||
Payable to affiliates | 8,542 | 12,789 | 7,540 | 7,540 | ||||||||||||
Payable to audit and tax | 9,822 | 9,770 | 9,474 | 9,474 | ||||||||||||
Other accrued expenses | 16,114 | 18,625 | 5,036 | 1,702 | ||||||||||||
Total Liabilities | 44,252 | 3,357,674 | 54,269 | 33,244 | ||||||||||||
Net Assets | $ | 31,913,518 | $ | 102,743,509 | $ | 75,502,297 | $ | 27,055,434 | ||||||||
Net Assets consist of: | ||||||||||||||||
Paid-in capital | $ | 40,228,205 | $ | 112,917,776 | $ | 66,670,266 | $ | 24,231,035 | ||||||||
Accumulated earnings (deficit) | (8,314,687 | ) | (10,174,267 | ) | 8,832,031 | 2,824,399 | ||||||||||
Net Assets | $ | 31,913,518 | $ | 102,743,509 | $ | 75,502,297 | $ | 27,055,434 | ||||||||
Shares outstanding (unlimited number of shares authorized, no par value) | 1,475,000 | 4,550,000 | 2,650,000 | 1,000,000 | ||||||||||||
Net asset value per share | $ | 21.64 | $ | 22.58 | $ | 28.49 | $ | 27.06 |
See accompanying notes which are an integral part of these financial statements.
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OneAscent ETFs |
Statements of Operations |
For the six months ended February 28, 2023 - (Unaudited) |
OneAscent | ||||||||||||||||
OneAscent | OneAscent | OneAscent | Emerging | |||||||||||||
Large Cap | Core Plus | International | Markets | |||||||||||||
Core ETF | Bond ETF | Equity ETF(a) | ETF(a) | |||||||||||||
Investment Income | ||||||||||||||||
Dividend income (net of foreign taxes withheld of $–, $–, $35,169 and $25,955) | $ | 290,961 | $ | 31,987 | $ | 304,433 | $ | 124,288 | ||||||||
Interest income | 63,486 | 2,224,205 | 52,475 | 20,372 | ||||||||||||
Total investment income | 354,447 | 2,256,192 | 356,908 | 144,660 | ||||||||||||
Expenses | ||||||||||||||||
Adviser | 88,439 | 251,902 | 183,460 | 84,094 | ||||||||||||
Administration | 30,736 | 45,504 | 28,305 | 28,305 | ||||||||||||
Custodian | 15,622 | 9,585 | 11,372 | 10,743 | ||||||||||||
Legal | 10,055 | 11,407 | 8,467 | 8,467 | ||||||||||||
Audit and tax | 9,014 | 9,512 | 9,474 | 9,474 | ||||||||||||
Trustee | 8,369 | 8,369 | 8,056 | 7,889 | ||||||||||||
Compliance services | 7,069 | 10,812 | 6,269 | 6,269 | ||||||||||||
Report printing | 5,737 | 6,209 | 2,530 | 2,327 | ||||||||||||
Transfer agent | 5,227 | 5,417 | 4,979 | 4,978 | ||||||||||||
Insurance | 1,738 | 2,125 | — | — | ||||||||||||
Pricing | 745 | 9,838 | 2,687 | 2,290 | ||||||||||||
Offering | — | — | 2,428 | 2,428 | ||||||||||||
Organizational | — | — | 17,193 | 17,193 | ||||||||||||
Miscellaneous | 15,394 | 16,723 | 14,098 | 12,362 | ||||||||||||
Fees waived by Adviser | — | — | (61,823 | ) | (53,856 | ) | ||||||||||
Net operating expenses | 198,145 | 387,403 | 237,495 | 142,963 | ||||||||||||
Net investment income | 156,302 | 1,868,789 | 119,413 | 1,697 | ||||||||||||
Net Realized and Change in Unrealized Gain (Loss) on Investments | ||||||||||||||||
Net realized gain (loss) on: | ||||||||||||||||
Investment securities | 840,192 | (1,779,794 | ) | 548,169 | 1,058,262 | |||||||||||
Foreign currency transactions | — | — | (1,454 | ) | (55,765 | ) | ||||||||||
Change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on: | ||||||||||||||||
Investment securities | 2,570,173 | (2,260,458 | ) | 8,496,604 | 1,830,543 | |||||||||||
Foreign currency translations | — | (1 | ) | 54 | (978 | ) | ||||||||||
Net realized and change in unrealized gain (loss) on investment securities | 3,410,365 | (4,040,253 | ) | 9,043,373 | 2,832,062 | |||||||||||
Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations | $ | 3,566,667 | $ | (2,171,464 | ) | $ | 9,162,786 | $ | 2,833,759 |
(a) | For the period September 14, 2022 (commencement of operations) to February 28, 2023. |
See accompanying notes which are an integral part of these financial statements.
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Statements of Changes in Net Assets |
OneAscent Large Cap Core ETF | OneAscent Core Plus Bond ETF | |||||||||||||||
For the Six | For the Six | |||||||||||||||
Months Ended | For the Period | Months Ended | For the Period | |||||||||||||
February 28, | Ended August | February 28, | Ended August | |||||||||||||
2023 | 31, 2022(a) | 2023 | 31, 2022(b) | |||||||||||||
(Unaudited) | (Unaudited) | |||||||||||||||
Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets due to: | ||||||||||||||||
Operations | ||||||||||||||||
Net investment income | $ | 156,302 | $ | 127,620 | $ | 1,868,789 | $ | 1,108,585 | ||||||||
Net realized gain (loss) on investment securities and foreign currency transactions | 840,192 | (5,133,241 | ) | (1,779,794 | ) | (1,724,603 | ) | |||||||||
Change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on investment securities and foreign currency translations | 2,570,173 | (6,392,154 | ) | (2,260,459 | ) | (4,408,440 | ) | |||||||||
Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations | 3,566,667 | (11,397,775 | ) | (2,171,464 | ) | (5,024,458 | ) | |||||||||
Distributions to Shareholders From: | ||||||||||||||||
Earnings | (223,290 | ) | (33,250 | ) | (1,903,770 | ) | (1,074,575 | ) | ||||||||
Total distributions | (223,290 | ) | (33,250 | ) | (1,903,770 | ) | (1,074,575 | ) | ||||||||
Capital Transactions | ||||||||||||||||
Proceeds from shares sold | 1,898,633 | 73,618,036 | 9,117,185 | 115,196,878 | ||||||||||||
Amount paid for shares redeemed | (31,706,173 | ) | (3,809,330 | ) | (7,861,841 | ) | (3,534,446 | ) | ||||||||
Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from capital transactions | (29,807,540 | ) | 69,808,706 | 1,255,344 | 111,662,432 | |||||||||||
Total Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets | (26,464,163 | ) | 58,377,681 | (2,819,890 | ) | 105,563,399 | ||||||||||
Net Assets | ||||||||||||||||
Beginning of period | $ | 58,377,681 | $ | — | $ | 105,563,399 | $ | — | ||||||||
End of period | $ | 31,913,518 | $ | 58,377,681 | $ | 102,743,509 | $ | 105,563,399 | ||||||||
Share Transactions | ||||||||||||||||
Shares sold | 100,000 | 3,050,000 | 400,000 | 4,650,000 | ||||||||||||
Shares redeemed | (1,500,000 | ) | (175,000 | ) | (350,000 | ) | (150,000 | ) | ||||||||
Net increase (decrease) in shares outstanding | (1,400,000 | ) | 2,875,000 | 50,000 | 4,500,000 |
(a) | For the period November 15, 2021 (commencement of operations) to August 31, 2022. |
(b) | For the period March 30, 2022 (commencement of operations) to August 31, 2022. |
See accompanying notes which are an integral part of these financial statements.
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Statements of Changes in Net Assets (continued) |
OneAscent | OneAscent | |||||||
International | Emerging | |||||||
Equity ETF | Markets ETF | |||||||
For the | For the | |||||||
Period Ended | Period Ended | |||||||
February 28, | February 28, | |||||||
2023(a) | 2023(a) | |||||||
(Unaudited) | (Unaudited) | |||||||
Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets due to: | ||||||||
Operations | ||||||||
Net investment income | $ | 119,413 | $ | 1,697 | ||||
Net realized gain on investment securities and foreign currency transactions | 546,715 | 1,002,497 | ||||||
Change in unrealized appreciation on investment securities and foreign currency translations | 8,496,658 | 1,829,565 | ||||||
Net increase in net assets resulting from operations | 9,162,786 | 2,833,759 | ||||||
Distributions to Shareholders From: | ||||||||
Earnings | (330,755 | ) | (9,360 | ) | ||||
Total distributions | (330,755 | ) | (9,360 | ) | ||||
Capital Transactions | ||||||||
Proceeds from shares sold | 70,880,441 | 36,118,539 | ||||||
Amount paid for shares redeemed | (4,210,175 | ) | (11,887,504 | ) | ||||
Net increase in net assets resulting from capital transactions | 66,670,266 | 24,231,035 | ||||||
Total Increase in Net Assets | 75,502,297 | 27,055,434 | ||||||
Net Assets | ||||||||
Beginning of period | $ | — | $ | — | ||||
End of period | $ | 75,502,297 | $ | 27,055,434 | ||||
Share Transactions | ||||||||
Shares sold | 2,825,000 | 1,425,000 | ||||||
Shares redeemed | (175,000 | ) | (425,000 | ) | ||||
Net increase in shares outstanding | 2,650,000 | 1,000,000 |
(a) | For the period September 14, 2022 (commencement of operations) to February 28, 2023. |
See accompanying notes which are an integral part of these financial statements.
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OneAscent Large Cap Core ETF |
Financial Highlights |
(For a share outstanding during each period)
For the Six | For the | |||||||
Months | Period | |||||||
Ended | Ended | |||||||
February | August 31, | |||||||
28, 2023 | 2022(a) | |||||||
(Unaudited) | ||||||||
Selected Per Share Data: | ||||||||
Net asset value, beginning of period | $ | 20.31 | $ | 25.00 | ||||
Investment operations: | ||||||||
Net investment income | 0.06 | 0.04 | ||||||
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments | 1.35 | (4.72 | ) | |||||
Total from investment operations | 1.41 | (4.68 | ) | |||||
Less distributions to shareholders from: | ||||||||
Net investment income | (0.08 | ) | (0.01 | ) | ||||
Total distributions | (0.08 | ) | (0.01 | ) | ||||
Net asset value, end of period | $ | 21.64 | $ | 20.31 | ||||
Market price, end of period | $ | 21.65 | $ | 20.35 | ||||
Total Return(b) | 6.98 | % (c) | (18.71 | %) (c) | ||||
Ratios and Supplemental Data: | ||||||||
Net assets, end of period (000 omitted) | $ | 31,914 | $ | 58,378 | ||||
Ratio of net expenses to average net assets | 0.79 | % (d) | 0.81 | % (d) | ||||
Ratio of net investment income to average net assets | 0.62 | % (d) | 0.28 | % (d) | ||||
Portfolio turnover rate(e) | 24 | % (c) | 52 | % (c) |
(a) | For the period November 15, 2021 (commencement of operations) to August 31, 2022. |
(b) | Total return is calculated assuming a purchase of shares at net asset value on the first day and a sale at net asset value on the last day of the period. Distributions are assumed, for the purpose of this calculation, to be reinvested at the ex-dividend date net asset value per share on their respective payment dates. |
(c) | Not annualized. |
(d) | Annualized. |
(e) | Portfolio turnover rate excludes securities received or delivered from in-kind processing of creations or redemptions. |
See accompanying notes which are an integral part of these financial statements
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OneAscent Core Plus Bond ETF |
Financial Highlights |
(For a share outstanding during each period)
For the Six | For the | |||||||
Months | Period | |||||||
Ended | Ended | |||||||
February | August 31, | |||||||
28, 2023 | 2022(a) | |||||||
(Unaudited) | ||||||||
Selected Per Share Data: | ||||||||
Net asset value, beginning of period | $ | 23.46 | $ | 25.00 | ||||
Investment operations: | ||||||||
Net investment income | 0.42 | 0.24 | ||||||
Net realized and unrealized loss on investments | (0.87 | ) | (1.55 | ) | ||||
Total from investment operations | (0.45 | ) | (1.31 | ) | ||||
Less distributions to shareholders from: | ||||||||
Net investment income | (0.43 | ) | (0.23 | ) | ||||
Total distributions | (0.43 | ) | (0.23 | ) | ||||
Net asset value, end of period | $ | 22.58 | $ | 23.46 | ||||
Market price, end of period | $ | 22.60 | $ | 23.40 | ||||
Total Return(b) | (1.91 | %) (c) | (5.23 | %) (c) | ||||
Ratios and Supplemental Data: | ||||||||
Net assets, end of period (000 omitted) | $ | 102,744 | $ | 105,563 | ||||
Ratio of net expenses to average net assets | 0.77 | % (d) | 0.83 | % (d) | ||||
Ratio of net investment income to average net assets | 3.71 | % (d) | 2.51 | % (d) | ||||
Portfolio turnover rate(e) | 70 | % (c) | 122 | % (c) |
(a) | For the period March 30, 2022 (commencement of operations) to August 31, 2022. |
(b) | Total return is calculated assuming a purchase of shares at net asset value on the first day and a sale at net asset value on the last day of the period. Distributions are assumed, for the purpose of this calculation, to be reinvested at the ex-dividend date net asset value per share on their respective payment dates. |
(c) | Not annualized. |
(d) | Annualized. |
(e) | Portfolio turnover rate excludes securities received or delivered from in-kind processing of creations or redemptions. |
See accompanying notes which are an integral part of these financial statements.
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OneAscent International Equity ETF |
Financial Highlights |
(For a share outstanding during the period)
For the | ||||
Period | ||||
Ended | ||||
February | ||||
28, 2023(a) | ||||
(Unaudited) | ||||
Selected Per Share Data: | ||||
Net asset value, beginning of period | $ | 25.00 | ||
Investment operations: | ||||
Net investment income | 0.08 | |||
Net realized and unrealized gain on investments | 3.57 | |||
Total from investment operations | 3.65 | |||
Less distributions to shareholders from: | ||||
Net investment income | (0.16 | ) | ||
Total distributions | (0.16 | ) | ||
Net asset value, end of period | $ | 28.49 | ||
Market price, end of period | $ | 28.43 | ||
Total Return(b) | 14.64 | % (c) | ||
Ratios and Supplemental Data: | ||||
Net assets, end of period (000 omitted) | $ | 75,502 | ||
Ratio of net expenses to average net assets | 0.95 | % (d) | ||
Ratio of gross expenses to average net assets before waiver | 1.20 | % (d) | ||
Ratio of net investment income to average net assets | 0.48 | % (d) | ||
Portfolio turnover rate(e) | 8 | % (c) |
(a) | For the period September 14, 2022 (commencement of operations) to February 28, 2023. |
(b) | Total return is calculated assuming a purchase of shares at net asset value on the first day and a sale at net asset value on the last day of the period. Distributions are assumed, for the purpose of this calculation, to be reinvested at the ex-dividend date net asset value per share on their respective payment dates. |
(c) | Not annualized. |
(d) | Annualized. |
(e) | Portfolio turnover rate excludes securities received or delivered from in-kind processing of creations or redemptions. |
See accompanying notes which are an integral part of these financial statements.
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OneAscent Emerging Markets ETF |
Financial Highlights |
(For a share outstanding during the period)
For the | ||||
Period | ||||
Ended | ||||
February | ||||
28, 2023(a) | ||||
(Unaudited) | ||||
Selected Per Share Data: | ||||
Net asset value, beginning of period | $ | 25.00 | ||
Investment operations: | ||||
Net investment income | — | (b) | ||
Net realized and unrealized gain on investments | 2.07 | |||
Total from investment operations | 2.07 | |||
Less distributions to shareholders from: | ||||
Net investment income | (0.01 | ) | ||
Total distributions | (0.01 | ) | ||
Net asset value, end of period | $ | 27.06 | ||
Market price, end of period | $ | 26.94 | ||
Total Return(c) | 8.28 | % (d) | ||
Ratios and Supplemental Data: | ||||
Net assets, end of period (000 omitted) | $ | 27,055 | ||
Ratio of net expenses to average net assets | 1.25 | % (e) | ||
Ratio of gross expenses to average net assets before waiver | 1.72 | % (e) | ||
Ratio of net investment income to average net assets | 0.01 | % (e) | ||
Portfolio turnover rate(f) | 36 | % (d) |
(a) | For the period September 14, 2022 (commencement of operations) to February 28, 2023. |
(b) | Less than $0.005. |
(c) | Total return is calculated assuming a purchase of shares at net asset value on the first day and a sale at net asset value on the last day of the period. Distributions are assumed, for the purpose of this calculation, to be reinvested at the ex-dividend date net asset value per share on their respective payment dates. |
(d) | Not annualized. |
(e) | Annualized. |
(f) | Portfolio turnover rate excludes securities received or delivered from in-kind processing of creations or redemptions. |
See accompanying notes which are an integral part of these financial statements.
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Notes to the Financial Statements |
February 28, 2023 - (Unaudited) |
NOTE 1. ORGANIZATION
OneAscent Large Cap Core ETF (the “Large Cap Core ETF”), OneAscent Core Plus Bond ETF (the “Core Plus Bond ETF”), OneAscent International Equity ETF (the “International Equity ETF”) and OneAscent Emerging Markets ETF (the “Emerging Markets ETF”) (each a “Fund” and collectively the “Funds”) are registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (“1940 Act”), as diversified series of Unified Series Trust (the “Trust”). The Trust is an open-end investment company established under the laws of Ohio by an Agreement and Declaration of Trust dated October 14, 2002, as amended (the “Trust Agreement”). The Trust Agreement permits the Board of Trustees of the Trust (the “Board” or “Trustees”) to issue an unlimited number of shares of beneficial interest of separate series. Each Fund is one of a series of funds currently authorized by the Board. The Funds’ investment adviser is OneAscent Investment Solutions, LLC (the “Adviser”). The Adviser has retained Teachers Advisors, LLC (the “Sub-Adviser”) to serve as sub-adviser to the Core Plus Bond ETF. The investment objective of the Large Cap Core ETF is to seek capital appreciation. The investment objective of the Core Plus Bond ETF is to seek total return, with an emphasis on income as the source of that total return, while giving special consideration to certain values-based and impact criteria. The investment objective of the International Equity ETF and Emerging Markets ETF is to achieve long-term capital appreciation.
NOTE 2. SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES
The Funds are investment companies and follow accounting and reporting guidance under Financial Accounting Standards Board Accounting Standards Codification (“ASC”) Topic 946, “Financial Services-Investment Companies” including Accounting Standards Update 2013-08. The following is a summary of significant accounting policies followed by the Funds in the preparation of their financial statements. These policies are in conformity with generally accepted accounting principles in the United States of America (“GAAP”).
New Accounting Pronouncements - In March 2020, FASB issued Accounting Standards Update 2020-04, Reference Rate Reform: Facilitation of the Effects of Reference Rate Reform on Financial Reporting (“ASU 2020-04”), in January 2021, the FASB issued Accounting Standards Update 2021-01, Reference Rate Reform (Topic 848): Scope (“ASU 2021-01”), and in December 2022, the FASB issued Accounting Standards Update ASU 2022-06, Reference Rate Reform (Topic 848): Deferral of the Sunset Date of Topic 848 (“ASU 2022-06”), which provides optional, temporary relief with respect to the financial reporting of contracts subject to certain types of modifications due to the planned discontinuation of the London Interbank Offered Rate (“LIBOR”) and other interbank offered rates as of the end of 2021. The temporary relief provided by ASU 2020-04, ASU 2021-01, and ASU 2022-06 are effective for certain reference rate-related contract
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Notes to the Financial Statements (continued) |
February 28, 2023 - (Unaudited) |
modifications that occur during the period from March 12, 2020 through December 31, 2024. Management is evaluating the impact of ASU 2020-04, ASU 2021-01, and ASU 2022-06 on the Funds’ investments, derivatives, debt, and other contracts that will undergo reference rater elated modifications as a result of the reference rate reform. Management is also currently actively working with other financial institutions and counterparties to modify contracts as required by applicable regulation and within the regulatory deadlines.
Estimates – The preparation of financial statements in conformity with GAAP requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of increases and decreases in net assets from operations during the reporting period. Actual results could differ from those estimates.
Federal Income Taxes – The Funds make no provision for federal income or excise tax. Each Fund has qualified and intends to qualify each year as a regulated investment company (“RIC”) under subchapter M of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, by complying with the requirements applicable to RICs and by distributing substantially all of its taxable income. Each Fund also intends to distribute sufficient net investment income and net capital gains, if any, so that it will not be subject to excise tax on undistributed income and gains. If the required amount of net investment income or gains is not distributed, the Funds could incur a tax expense.
As of and during the six months ended February 28, 2023, the Funds did not have any liabilities for any unrecognized tax benefits. The Funds recognize interest and penalties, if any, related to unrecognized tax benefits as income tax expense in the Statements of Operations when incurred. During the period, the Funds did not incur any interest or penalties. Management of the Funds has reviewed tax positions taken in tax years that remain subject to examination by all major tax jurisdictions, including federal (i.e., the previous tax year end and the interim tax period since then, as applicable) and has concluded that no provision for unrecognized tax benefits or expenses is required in these financial statements and does not expect this to change over the next twelve months.
Expenses – Expenses incurred by the Trust that do not relate to a specific fund of the Trust are allocated to the individual funds based on each fund’s relative net assets or another appropriate basis (as determined by the Board).
Security Transactions and Related Income – The Funds follow industry practice and record security transactions on the trade date for financial reporting purposes. The specific identification method is used for determining gains or losses for financial statements and income tax purposes. Dividend income is recorded on the ex-dividend date and interest income is recorded on an accrual basis. Distributions received from investments in real
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Notes to the Financial Statements (continued) |
February 28, 2023 - (Unaudited) |
estate investment trusts (“REITs”) that represent a return of capital or capital gain are recorded as a reduction of the cost of investment or as a realized gain, respectively. The calendar year-end amounts of ordinary income, capital gains, and return of capital included in distributions received from the Funds’ investments in REITs are reported to the Funds after the end of the calendar year; accordingly, the Funds estimate these amounts for accounting purposes until the characterization of REIT distributions is reported. Estimates are based on the most recent REIT distributions information available. Withholding taxes on foreign dividends and related reclaims have been provided for in accordance with the Funds’ understanding of the applicable country’s tax rules and rates.
Dividends and Distributions – The Large Cap Core ETF intends to distribute its dividends from net investment income and net realized long-term and short-term capital gains, if any, at least annually. The Core Plus Bond ETF typically distributes dividends from net investment income monthly and any realized net capital gains, if any, annually. The International Equity ETF and Emerging Markets ETF ordinarily distribute dividends from net investment income, if any, annually and distribute net realized gains, if any, to shareholders annually. Dividends and distributions to shareholders, which are determined in accordance with income tax regulations, are recorded on the ex-dividend date. The treatment for financial reporting purposes of distributions made to shareholders during the period from net investment income or net realized capital gains may differ from their ultimate treatment for federal income tax purposes. These differences are caused primarily by differences in the timing of the recognition of certain components of income, expense or realized capital gain for federal income tax purposes. Where such differences are permanent in nature, they are reclassified among the components of net assets based on their ultimate characterization for federal income tax purposes. Any such reclassifications will have no effect on net assets, results of operations or net asset value (“NAV”) per share of the Funds.
Organization and Offering Costs – The Adviser advanced some of the Funds’ organization and initial offering costs and was subsequently reimbursed by the Funds. Costs of $9,165 incurred in connection with the offering and initial registration of each of the International Equity ETF and Emerging Markets ETF have been deferred and are being amortized on a straight-line basis over the first twelve months after commencement of operations. Costs of $17,193 incurred in connection with the organization of each of the International Equity ETF and Emerging Markets ETF were expensed as incurred. As of February 28, 2023, the amount of the offering costs remaining to amortize was $6,737 for the International Equity ETF and $6,737 for the Emerging Markets ETF.
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Notes to the Financial Statements (continued) |
February 28, 2023 - (Unaudited) |
NOTE 3. SECURITIES VALUATION AND FAIR VALUE MEASUREMENTS
Each Fund values its portfolio securities at fair value as of the close of regular trading on the New York Stock Exchange (“NYSE”) (normally 4:00 p.m. Eastern time) on each business day the NYSE is open for business. Fair value is defined as the price that a Fund would receive upon selling an investment in a timely transaction to an independent buyer in the principal or most advantageous market of the investment. GAAP establishes a three-tier hierarchy to maximize the use of observable market data and minimize the use of unobservable inputs and to establish classification of fair value measurements for disclosure purposes.
Inputs refer broadly to the assumptions that market participants would use in pricing the asset or liability, including assumptions about risk (the risk inherent in a particular valuation technique used to measure fair value including a pricing model and/or the risk inherent in the inputs to the valuation technique). Inputs may be observable or unobservable. Observable inputs are inputs that reflect the assumptions market participants would use in pricing the asset or liability developed based on market data obtained and available from sources independent of the reporting entity. Unobservable inputs are inputs that reflect the reporting entity’s own assumptions about the assumptions market participants would use in pricing the asset or liability developed based on the best information available in the circumstances.
Various inputs are used in determining the value of each Fund’s investments. These inputs are summarized in the three broad levels listed below.
● | Level 1 – unadjusted quoted prices in active markets for identical investments and/or registered investment companies where the value per share is determined and published and is the basis for current transactions for identical assets or liabilities at the valuation date |
● | Level 2 – other significant observable inputs (including, but not limited to, quoted prices for an identical security in an inactive market, quoted prices for similar securities, interest rates, prepayment speeds, credit risk, etc.) |
● | Level 3 – significant unobservable inputs (including the Funds’ own assumptions in determining fair value of investments based on the best information available) |
The inputs used to measure fair value may fall into different levels of the fair value hierarchy. In such cases, for disclosure purposes, the level in the fair value hierarchy which is reported is determined based on the lowest level input that is significant to the fair value measurement in its entirety.
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Notes to the Financial Statements (continued) |
February 28, 2023 - (Unaudited) |
Equity securities that are traded on any stock exchange are generally valued at the last quoted sale price on the security’s primary exchange. Lacking a last sale price, an exchange-traded security is generally valued at its last bid price. Securities traded in the Nasdaq over-the-counter market are generally valued at the Nasdaq Official Closing Price. When using market quotations and when the market is considered active, the security is classified as a Level 1 security. In the event that market quotations are not readily available or are considered unreliable due to market or other events, securities are valued in good faith by the Adviser, as Valuation Designee, under the oversight of the Board. The Adviser has adopted written policies and procedures for valuing securities and other assets in circumstances where market quotes are not readily available. In the event that market quotes are not readily available, and the security or asset cannot be valued pursuant to one of the valuation methods, the value of the security or asset will be determined in good faith by the Adviser pursuant to its policies and procedures. The Trust’s administrator maintains a pricing review committee that will review any fair value provided by the Valuation Designee, subject to the ultimate review of the pricing methodology by the Pricing & Liquidity Committee of the Board on a quarterly basis. Under these policies, the securities will be classified as Level 2 or 3 within the fair value hierarchy, depending on the inputs used.
Debt securities are valued by using the mean between the closing bid and ask prices provided by a pricing service. If the closing bid and ask prices are not readily available, the pricing service may provide a price determined by a matrix pricing method. Matrix pricing is a mathematical technique used to value fixed income securities without relying exclusively on quoted prices. Matrix pricing takes into consideration recent transactions, yield, liquidity, risk, credit quality, coupon, maturity, type of issue and any other factors or market data the pricing service deems relevant for the actual security being priced and for other securities with similar characteristics. These securities will generally be categorized as Level 2 securities. If the Adviser, as Valuation Designee, decides that a price provided by the pricing service does not accurately reflect the fair value of the securities or when prices are not readily available from a pricing service, securities are valued at fair value as determined by the Valuation Designee, in conformity with guidelines adopted by and subject to review of the Board through its Pricing and Liquidity Committee. These securities will generally be categorized as Level 3 securities.
In accordance with the Trust’s valuation policies and fair value determinations pursuant to Rule 2a-5, the Adviser as Valuation Designee is required to consider all appropriate factors relevant to the value of securities for which it has determined other pricing sources are not available or reliable as described above. No single method exists for determining fair value, because fair value depends upon the circumstances of each individual case. As a general principle, the current fair value of a security being valued by the Valuation
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Notes to the Financial Statements (continued) |
February 28, 2023 - (Unaudited) |
Designee would be the amount that the Funds might reasonably expect to receive upon the current sale. Methods that are in accordance with this principle may, for example, be based on (i) a multiple of earnings; (ii) a discount from market prices of a similar freely traded security (including a derivative security or a basket of securities traded on other markets, exchanges or among dealers); or (iii) yield to maturity with respect to debt issues, or a combination of these and other methods. Fair-value pricing is permitted if, in the Valuation Designee’s opinion, the validity of market quotations appears to be questionable based on factors such as evidence of a thin market in the security based on a small number of quotations, a significant event occurs after the close of a market but before a Fund’s NAV calculation that may affect a security’s value, or the Valuation Designee is aware of any other data that calls into question the reliability of market quotations.
The following is a summary of the inputs used to value the Funds’ investments as of February 28, 2023:
Valuation Inputs | ||||||||||||||||
Assets | Level 1 | Level 2 | Level 3 | Total | ||||||||||||
Large Cap Core ETF | ||||||||||||||||
Common Stocks(a) | $ | 28,636,788 | $ | — | $ | — | $ | 28,636,788 | ||||||||
Total | $ | 28,636,788 | $ | — | $ | — | $ | 28,636,788 | ||||||||
Core Plus Bond ETF | ||||||||||||||||
Asset Backed Securities | $ | — | $ | 13,396,244 | $ | — | $ | 13,396,244 | ||||||||
Collateralized Mortgage Obligations | — | 870,487 | — | 870,487 | ||||||||||||
Corporate Bonds | — | 40,831,124 | — | 40,831,124 | ||||||||||||
Foreign Government Bonds | — | 2,017,530 | — | 2,017,530 | ||||||||||||
Municipal Bonds | — | 7,316,777 | — | 7,316,777 | ||||||||||||
Term Loans | — | 2,839,854 | — | 2,839,854 | ||||||||||||
U.S. Government & Agencies | — | 31,876,279 | — | 31,876,279 | ||||||||||||
Total | $ | — | $ | 99,148,295 | $ | — | $ | 99,148,295 | ||||||||
International Equity ETF | ||||||||||||||||
Common Stocks(a) | $ | 70,297,277 | $ | — | $ | — | (b) | $ | 70,297,277 | |||||||
Total | $ | 70,297,277 | $ | — | $ | — | $ | 70,297,277 | ||||||||
Emerging Markets ETF | ||||||||||||||||
Common Stocks(a) | $ | 25,537,813 | $ | — | $ | — | $ | 25,537,813 | ||||||||
Total | $ | 25,537,813 | $ | — | $ | — | $ | 25,537,813 |
(a) | Refer to Schedule of Investments for sector classifications. |
(b) | Lumine Group, Inc. is currently being fair valued according to the fair value procedures approved by the Board. |
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OneAscent ETFs |
Notes to the Financial Statements (continued) |
February 28, 2023 - (Unaudited) |
NOTE 4. FEES AND OTHER TRANSACTIONS WITH AFFILIATES AND OTHER SERVICE PROVIDERS
The Adviser, under the terms of the management agreement with the Trust with respect to each Fund (each an “Agreement”), manages the Funds’ investments. As compensation for its management services, each Fund is obligated to pay the Adviser a management fee computed and accrued daily and paid monthly as follows:
Large Cap | Core Plus | International | Emerging | |||||
Core ETF | Bond ETF | Equity ETF | Markets ETF | |||||
Management fee rate | 0.35% | 0.50% | 0.74% | 0.74% | ||||
Management fees earned | $88,439 | $251,902 | $183,460 | $84,094 | ||||
Management fees waived | $- | $- | $(61,823) | $(53,856) |
The Adviser has retained a sub-adviser to provide portfolio management and related services to the Core Plus Bond ETF. The Sub-Adviser receives a fee from the Adviser for these services.
The Adviser has contractually agreed to waive its management fee and/or reimburse expenses so that total annual operating expenses, excluding portfolio transaction and other investment-related costs (including brokerage fees and commissions); taxes; borrowing costs (such as interest and dividend expenses on securities sold short); acquired fund fees and expenses; fees and expenses associated with investments in other collective investment vehicles or derivative instruments (including for example option and swap fees and expenses); any administrative and/or shareholder servicing fees payable pursuant to a plan adopted by the Board; expenses incurred in connection with any merger or reorganization; extraordinary expenses (such as litigation expenses, indemnification of Trust officers and Trustees and contractual indemnification of Fund service providers); and other expenses that the Trustees agree have not been incurred in the ordinary course of the Funds’ business, do not exceed 1.00% of the Core Plus Bond ETF’s average daily net assets, 0.95% of the International Equity ETF’s average daily net assets and 1.25% of the Emerging Markets ETF’s average daily net assets. The contractual arrangements for the Funds are in place through December 31, 2023. Prior to January 1, 2023, the Adviser had contractually agreed to waive its management fee and/or reimburse expenses so that total annual operating expenses did not exceed 1.00% of the Large Cap Core ETF’s average daily net assets.
Each fee waiver/expense payment by the Adviser is subject to recoupment by the Adviser from the Fund in the three years following the date in which that particular waiver/expense payment occurred, but only if such recoupment can be achieved without exceeding the annual expense limitation in effect at the time of the waiver/expense payment and
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OneAscent ETFs |
Notes to the Financial Statements (continued) |
February 28, 2023 - (Unaudited) |
any expense limitation in effect at the time of the recoupment. The amounts subject to repayment by the Funds, pursuant to the aforementioned conditions are as follows:
International | Emerging | |||||||
Recoverable Through | Equity ETF | Markets ETF | ||||||
February 28, 2026 | $ | 61,823 | $ | 53,856 |
Ultimus Fund Solutions, LLC (“Ultimus”) provides administration, fund accounting and transfer agent services to the Funds. The Funds pay Ultimus fees in accordance with the agreements for such services.
Northern Lights Compliance Services, LLC (“NLCS”), an affiliate of Ultimus, provides a Chief Compliance Officer to the Trust, as well as related compliance services, pursuant to a consulting agreement between NLCS and the Trust. Under the terms of such agreement, NLCS receives fees from the Funds, which are approved annually by the Board.
Under the terms of a Distribution Agreement with the Trust, Northern Lights Distributors, LLC (the “Distributor”) serves as principal underwriter to the Funds. The Distributor is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Ultimus. The Distributor is compensated by the Adviser (not the Funds) for acting as principal underwriter.
Certain officers and a Trustee of the Trust are also employees of Ultimus and such persons are not paid by the Funds for serving in such capacities.
The Board supervises the business activities of the Trust. Each Trustee serves as a trustee until termination of the Trust unless the Trustee dies, resigns, retires, or is removed. The Chairman of the Board and more than 75% of the Trustees are “Independent Trustees,” which means that they are not “interested persons” as defined in the 1940 Act. The Independent Trustees review and establish compensation at least annually. Each Independent Trustee of the Trust receives annual compensation, which is an established amount paid quarterly per fund in the Trust at the time of the regular quarterly Board meetings. The Chairman of the Board receives the highest compensation, commensurate with his additional duties and each Chair of a committee receives additional compensation as well. Independent Trustees also receive $1,000 for attending any special meeting that requires an in-person approval of a contract and $250 for the first hour and $200 for each additional hour for attending other special meetings. In addition, the Trust reimburses Independent Trustees for out-of-pocket expenses incurred in conjunction with attendance at meetings.
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OneAscent ETFs |
Notes to the Financial Statements (continued) |
February 28, 2023 - (Unaudited) |
NOTE 5. PURCHASES AND SALES OF SECURITIES
For the six months ended February 28, 2023, purchases and sales of investment securities, other than short-term investments, were as follows:
U.S. | U.S. | |||||||||||||||
Government | Government | |||||||||||||||
Purchases | Sales | Purchases | Sales | |||||||||||||
Large Cap Core ETF | $ | 11,089,445 | $ | 11,223,809 | $ | — | $ | — | ||||||||
Core Plus Bond ETF | 16,201,740 | 26,702,553 | 52,396,280 | 42,559,683 | ||||||||||||
International Equity ETF(a) | 4,560,294 | 4,678,057 | — | — | ||||||||||||
Emerging Markets ETF(a) | 22,124,031 | 8,646,897 | — | — |
For the six months ended February 28, 2023, purchases and sales for in-kind transactions were as follows:
Purchases | Sales | |||||||
Large Cap Core ETF | $ | 1,715,623 | $ | 29,018,361 | ||||
Core Plus Bond ETF | — | — | ||||||
International Equity ETF(a) | 65,260,763 | 3,890,496 | ||||||
Emerging Markets ETF(a) | 14,323,499 | 5,151,624 |
For the six months ended February 28, 2023, the Funds incurred net realized gains on in-kind redemptions as follows:
In-Kind | ||||
Realized Gains | ||||
Large Cap Core ETF | $ | 778,640 | ||
Core Plus Bond ETF | — | |||
International Equity ETF(a) | 90,270 | |||
Emerging Markets ETF(a) | 835,739 |
(a) | For the period September 14, 2022 (commencement of operations) to February 28, 2023. |
NOTE 6. CAPITAL SHARE TRANSACTIONS
Shares are not individually redeemable and may be redeemed by each Fund at NAV only in large blocks known as “Creation Units.” Shares are created and redeemed by the Large Cap Core ETF, International Equity ETF and Emerging Markets ETF only in Creation Unit size aggregations of 25,000 shares. Shares are created and redeemed by the Core Plus Bond ETF only in Creation Unit size aggregations of 50,000 shares. Only Authorized Participants or
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OneAscent ETFs |
Notes to the Financial Statements (continued) |
February 28, 2023 - (Unaudited) |
transactions done through an Authorized Participant are permitted to purchase or redeem Creation Units from a Fund. An Authorized Participant is either (i) a broker-dealer or other participant in the clearing process through the Continuous Net Settlement System of the National Securities Clearing Corporation or (ii) a Depository Trust Company participant and, in each case, must have executed a Participant Agreement with the Distributor. Such transactions are generally permitted on an in-kind basis, with a balancing cash component to equate the transaction to the NAV per share of a Fund on the transaction date. Cash may be substituted equivalent to the value of certain securities generally when they are not available in sufficient quantity for delivery, not eligible for trading by the Authorized Participant or as a result of other market circumstances. In addition, a Fund may impose transaction fees on purchases and redemptions of Fund shares to cover the custodial and other costs incurred by the Fund in effecting trades. A fixed fee payable to the Custodian may be imposed on each creation and redemption transaction regardless of the number of Creation Units involved in the transaction (“Fixed Fee”). Purchases and redemptions of Creation Units for cash or involving cash-in-lieu are required to pay an additional variable charge to compensate a Fund and its ongoing shareholders for brokerage and market impact expenses relating to Creation Unit transactions (“Variable Charge,” and together with the Fixed Fee, the “Transaction Fees”). For the six months ended February 28, 2023, the Large Cap Core ETF, the Core Plus Bond ETF, the International Equity ETF and the Emerging Market ETF received $7,000, $2,200, $7,000 and $8,100 in fixed fees, respectively. For the six months ended February 28, 2023, the Emerging Markets ETF had a variable charge of $3,571. The Transaction Fees for each Fund are listed in the table below:
Variable | ||||
Fixed Fee | Charge | |||
Large Cap Core ETF | $500 | 2.00%* | ||
Core Plus Bond ETF | $200 | 2.00%* | ||
International Equity ETF | $1,000 | 2.00%* | ||
Emerging Market ETF | $1,350 | 2.00%* |
* | The maximum Transaction Fee may be up to 2.00% of the amount invested. |
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OneAscent ETFs |
Notes to the Financial Statements (continued) |
February 28, 2023 - (Unaudited) |
NOTE 7. FEDERAL TAX INFORMATION
At February 28, 2023, the net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) and tax cost of investments for tax purposes were as follows:
Large Cap Core | Core Plus Bond | International | Emerging | |||||||||||||
ETF | ETF | Equity ETF | Markets ETF | |||||||||||||
Gross unrealized appreciation | $ | 502,492 | $ | 88,033 | $ | 8,641,993 | $ | 2,367,785 | ||||||||
Gross unrealized depreciation | (5,036,784 | ) | (6,799,563 | ) | (145,389 | ) | (537,242 | ) | ||||||||
Net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on investments | $ | (4,534,292 | ) | $ | (6,711,530 | ) | $ | 8,496,604 | $ | 1,830,543 | ||||||
Tax cost of investments | $ | 33,171,080 | $ | 105,859,825 | $ | 61,800,673 | $ | 23,707,270 |
The tax character of distributions paid for the fiscal period ended August 31, 2022, the Funds’ most recent fiscal year end, were as follows:
Large Cap Core | Core Plus Bond | |||||||
ETF | ETF | |||||||
Distributions paid from: | ||||||||
Ordinary income(a) | $ | 33,250 | $ | 817,625 | ||||
Total distributions paid | $ | 33,250 | $ | 817,625 |
At August 31, 2022, the components of accumulated earnings (deficit) on a tax basis were as follows:
Large Cap Core | Core Plus Bond | |||||||
ETF | ETF | |||||||
Undistributed ordinary income | $ | 80,978 | $ | 309,935 | ||||
Distributions payable | — | (256,950 | ) | |||||
Accumulated capital and other losses | (4,634,577 | ) | (1,700,946 | ) | ||||
Unrealized depreciation on investments | (7,104,465 | ) | (4,451,072 | ) | ||||
Total accumulated deficit | $ | (11,658,064 | ) | $ | (6,099,033 | ) |
As of August 31, 2022, the Core Plus Bond ETF had short-term capital loss carryforwards available to offset future gains and not subject to expiration in the amount of $1,700,946.
Under current tax law, net investment losses after December 31 and capital losses realized after October 31 of a Fund’s fiscal year may be deferred and treated as occurring on the first business day of the following fiscal period for tax purposes. For the fiscal period ended August 31, 2022, the Large Cap Core ETF deferred Post-October capital losses of $4,634,577.
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OneAscent ETFs |
Notes to the Financial Statements (continued) |
February 28, 2023 - (Unaudited) |
NOTE 8. SECTOR RISK
If a Fund has significant investments in the securities of issuers within a particular sector, any development affecting that sector will have a greater impact on the value of the net assets of the Fund than would be the case if the Fund did not have significant investments in that sector. In addition, this may increase the risk of loss in the Fund and increase the volatility of the Fund’s NAV per share. For instance, economic or market factors, regulatory changes or other developments may negatively impact all companies in a particular sector, and therefore the value of a Fund’s portfolio will be adversely affected. As of February 28, 2023, the Large Cap Core ETF and Emerging Markets ETF had 37.24% and 36.04% of the value of its net assets invested in securities within the Technology sector, respectively.
NOTE 9. COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES
The Trust indemnifies its officers and Trustees for certain liabilities that may arise from their performance of their duties to the Trust or the Funds. Additionally, in the normal course of business, the Trust enters into contracts that contain a variety of representations and warranties which provide general indemnifications. The Trust’s maximum exposure under these arrangements is unknown, as this would involve future claims that may be made against the Trust that have not yet occurred.
NOTE 10. SUBSEQUENT EVENTS
Management of the Funds has evaluated the need for disclosures and/or adjustments resulting from subsequent events through the date at which these financial statements were issued. Based upon this evaluation, management has determined there were no items requiring adjustment of the financial statements or additional disclosure.
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Summary of Fund Expenses (Unaudited) |
As a shareholder of a Fund, you incur two types of costs: (1) transaction and (2) ongoing costs, including management fees and other Fund expenses. These examples are intended to help you understand your ongoing costs (in dollars) of investing in each Fund and to compare these costs with the ongoing costs of investing in other mutual funds. You may pay brokerage commissions on purchases and sales of exchange-traded fund shares, which are not reflected in the example. Each Fund’s example is based on an investment of $1,000 invested at the beginning of the period and held for the entire period from September 1, 2022 through February 28, 2023.
Actual Expenses
The first line of the table below provides information about actual account values and actual expenses. You may use the information in this line, together with the amount you invested, to estimate the expenses that you paid over the period. Simply divide your account value by $1,000 (for example, an $8,600 account value divided by $1,000 = 8.6), then multiply the result by the number in the first line under the heading “Expenses Paid During Period” to estimate the expenses you paid on your account during this period.
Hypothetical Example for Comparison Purposes
The second line of the table below provides information about hypothetical account values and hypothetical expenses based on each Fund’s actual expense ratio and an assumed rate of return of 5% per year before expenses, which is not the Fund’s actual return. The hypothetical account values and expenses may not be used to estimate the actual ending account balance or expenses you paid for the period. You may use this information to compare the ongoing costs of investing in the Funds and other funds. To do so, compare this 5% hypothetical example with the 5% hypothetical examples that appear in the shareholder reports of other funds.
Expenses shown in the table are meant to highlight your ongoing costs only and do not reflect any transactional costs. Therefore, the second line of the table below is useful in comparing ongoing costs only and will not help you determine the relative total costs of owning different funds. In addition, if transaction costs were included, your costs would have been higher.
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Summary of Fund Expenses (Unaudited) (continued) |
Beginning | Ending | ||||||||||||||
Account | Account | Expenses | |||||||||||||
Value | Value | Paid | Annualized | ||||||||||||
September | February | During | Expense | ||||||||||||
1, 2022 | 28, 2023 | Period(a) | Ratio | ||||||||||||
OneAscent Large Cap Core ETF | |||||||||||||||
Actual | $ | 1,000.00 | $ | 1,069.80 | $ | 4.04 | 0.79% | ||||||||
Hypothetical(b) | $ | 1,000.00 | $ | 1,020.89 | $ | 3.94 | 0.79% | ||||||||
OneAscent Core Plus Bond ETF | |||||||||||||||
Actual | $ | 1,000.00 | $ | 980.90 | $ | 3.78 | 0.77% | ||||||||
Hypothetical(b) | $ | 1,000.00 | $ | 1,020.98 | $ | 3.85 | 0.77% | ||||||||
OneAscent International Equity ETF | |||||||||||||||
Actual (c) | $ | 1,000.00 | $ | 1,146.40 | $ | 4.69 | 0.95% | ||||||||
Hypothetical(b) | $ | 1,000.00 | $ | 1,020.08 | $ | 4.76 | 0.95% | ||||||||
OneAscent Emerging Markets ETF | |||||||||||||||
Actual (c) | $ | 1,000.00 | $ | 1,082.80 | $ | 5.99 | 1.25% | ||||||||
Hypothetical(b) | $ | 1,000.00 | $ | 1,018.60 | $ | 6.26 | 1.25% |
(a) | Expenses are equal to the Fund’s annualized expense ratios, multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by 181/365 (to reflect the one-half year period). |
(b) | Hypothetical assumes 5% annual return before expenses. |
(c) | Actual expenses are equal to the Fund’s annualized expense ratios, multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by 168/365 (to reflect the period since commencement of operations on September 14, 2022). |
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Investment Advisory Agreement Approval (Unaudited) |
The OneAscent Emerging Markets ETF (the “Emerging Markets Fund”) and the OneAscent International Equity ETF (the “International Fund”) (each, a “Fund”, together, the “Funds”) are series of Unified Series Trust (the “Trust”). The Trust’s Board of Trustees (the “Board” or “Trustees”) oversees the management of the Funds and, as required by law, considered the approval of each Fund’s management agreement with its investment adviser, OneAscent Investment Solutions, LLC (“OneAscent”). The Board approved the management agreements.
The Board requested and evaluated all information that the Trustees deemed reasonably necessary under the circumstances in connection with the approval of the management agreements.
The Trustees met on May 13, 2022 and at their quarterly meeting in May 2022 to review and discuss materials provided by OneAscent and the Trust CCO which were compiled by Ultimus Fund Solutions, LLC, the Trust’s administrator, with regard to approval of the management agreements between the Trust and OneAscent. The Trustees noted that the Board had previously approved management agreements with OneAscent for the same strategies in the form of open-end mutual funds, but that the registration statement had been withdrawn as OneAscent is instead pursuing the strategies in exchange traded funds. They further noted that the SEC had already provided comments in connection with the prior fund filings and that all prior comments had been taken into consideration. At the Trustees’ quarterly meeting, the Board interviewed certain executives of OneAscent, including OneAscent’s President, its Director of Portfolio Strategy and its Chief Compliance Officer. the Trust’s CCO and Assistant CCO had completed a review of OneAscent’s Code of Ethics and compliance program and reported to the Board. After reviewing all of the information provided and based upon various factors discussed below and their related conclusions, the Trustees, including the Trustees who are not “interested persons” (as that term is defined in the Investment Company Act of 1940) of the Trust or OneAscent (the “Independent Trustees”), unanimously approved the management agreements between the Trust and OneAscent each for an initial period of two years. The Trustees’ approval of each Fund’s management agreement was based on a consideration of all the information provided to the Trustees, and was not the result of any single factor. Some of the factors that figured particularly in the Trustees’ deliberations are described below, although individual Trustees may have evaluated this information differently, ascribing different weights to various factors.
(i) The Nature, Extent, and Quality of Services. The Trustees reviewed and considered information regarding the nature, extent, and quality of services that OneAscent would provide to the Funds, which include, but are not limited to, providing a continuous investment program for the Funds, adhering to the Funds’ investment restrictions, complying with the Trust’s policies and procedures, and voting proxies on behalf of the Funds. The Trustees considered the qualifications and experience of OneAscent’s portfolio managers who would be responsible for the day-to-day management of each Fund’s portfolio, as well as the qualifications and experience of the other individuals at OneAscent who would provide services to the Funds, noting the team had recently been expanded to add an analyst. They discussed OneAscent’s value-based investment strategy, how any screens are applied, and the self-discipline associated with such impact investing. The Trustees discussed and reviewed OneAscent’s compliance program and its compliance policies and procedures with respect to regulatory requirements for ETFs, and Ms. Gosselink and Mr. Wood provided assurances regarding their continuing review and oversight with respect to adoption of appropriate compliance policies. They further discussed with OneAscent the firm’s financial
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Investment Advisory Agreement Approval (Unaudited) (continued) |
position and its commitment with respect to supporting the expense reimbursement and fee waiver commitments to the Funds. They noted OneAscent has prior experience with ETFs and the reasons OneAscent now desires to move forward with these strategies as ETFs. After a thorough discussion and consideration, the Trustees concluded that OneAscent has adequate resources to provide satisfactory investment management services to the Funds.
(ii) Fund Performance. The Trustees next reviewed and discussed the performance of model portfolios that have investment strategies similar to those of the proposed Funds and which are managed by key personnel of OneAscent. The Trustees once again considered OneAscent’s values-based investment strategy and how that would be applied to each Fund. It was the consensus of the Trustees that it was reasonable to conclude that OneAscent has the experience and ability to manage the proposed Funds successfully from a performance standpoint.
(iii) Fee Rate and Profitability. The Trustees reviewed fee and expense comparisons for the Morningstar Foreign Large Blend and Diversified Emerging Markets categories, which indicated that the International Fund’s proposed management fee is higher than the average but equal to the median for its category and lower than the peer group average, and that the Emerging Markets Fund’s proposed management fee is lower than the average for its Morningstar category and peer group. The Trustees noted that the estimated net expense ratio for each Fund is higher than the average and median for its respective category, but that OneAscent is executing expense limitation agreements with respect to the Funds. The Trustees also considered profitability analyses prepared by OneAscent for its management of the Funds, which indicated that, both before and after the deduction of marketing expenses, OneAscent expects to earn a profit as a result of managing the International Fund in its first and second years of operations, and expects to earn a profit as a result of managing the Emerging Markets Fund beginning in its second year of operations.
The Trustees considered other potential benefits that OneAscent may receive in connection with its management of the Funds, including third-party research obtained by soft dollars, and noted that OneAscent currently does not have soft dollar arrangements in place but may in the future. After considering the above information, the Trustees concluded that the proposed management fees represent reasonable compensation in light of the nature and quality of the services that OneAscent proposes to provide to the Funds and the fees paid by other funds in the same Morningstar categories.
(iv) Economies of Scale. In determining the reasonableness of the proposed management fees, the Trustees also considered the extent to which OneAscent may realize economies of scale as each Fund grows larger. The Trustees determined that, in light of the anticipated size of each
Fund in its first two years of operations, it does not appear that OneAscent will realize benefits from economies of scale in managing the Funds in the near term to such an extent that breakpoints in the management fee need to be considered at this time.
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PROXY VOTING |
A description of the policies and procedures that each Fund uses to determine how to vote proxies relating to portfolio securities and information regarding how each Fund voted those proxies during the most recent twelve month period ended June 30, are available (1) without charge upon request by calling the Funds at (800) 222-8274 and (2) in Fund documents filed with the SEC on the SEC’s website at www.sec.gov.
TRUSTEES Daniel J. Condon, Chairman David R. Carson Kenneth G.Y. Grant Freddie Jacobs, Jr. Catharine B. McGauley Ronald C. Tritschler |
INDEPENDENT
REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM Cohen & Company, Ltd. 151 North Franklin Street, Suite 575 Chicago, IL 60606 |
OFFICERS Martin R. Dean, President GwenethK. Gosselink, Chief Compliance Officer Zachary P. Richmond, Treasurer and Chief Financial Officer Lynn E. Wood, Assistant Chief Compliance Officer |
LEGAL
COUNSEL Thompson Hine LLP 312 Walnut Street, 20th Floor Cincinnati, OH 45202 |
INVESTMENT
ADVISER OneAscent Investment Solutions, LLC 23 Inverness Center Parkway Birmingham, AL 35242 |
CUSTODIANAND
TRANSFER AGENT Brown Brothers Harriman & Co. 50 Post Office Square Boston, MA 02110 |
DISTRIBUTOR Northern Lights Distributors, LLC 4221 North 203rd Street, Suite 100 Elkhorn, NE 68022 |
ADMINISTRATOR AND FUND ACCOUNTANT |
This report is intended only for the information of shareholders or those who have received the Funds’ prospectus which contains information about the Funds’ management fee and expenses. Please read the prospectus carefully before investing.
Distributed by Northern Lights Distributors, LLC, Member FINRA/SIPC
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