Annual Report

 

August 31, 2022

 

Nationwide ETFs

 

Nationwide Nasdaq-100® Risk-Managed Income ETF| NUSI
(formerly known as Nationwide Risk-Managed Income ETF)

 

Nationwide Dow Jones® Risk-Managed Income ETF| NDJI

 

Nationwide Russell 2000® Risk-Managed Income ETF| NTKI

 

Nationwide S&P 500® Risk-Managed Income ETF| NSPI

 

 

 

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Nationwide ETFs

 

 

Table of Contents

 

 

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Letter to Investors

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Fund Commentaries

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Fund Performance

12

Portfolio Allocations

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Schedules of Investments

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Statements of Assets and Liabilities

53

Statements of Operations

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Statements of Changes in Net Assets

55

Financial Highlights

59

Notes to Financial Statements

63

Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

73

Trustees and Officers

74

Expense Examples

76

Review of Liquidity Risk Management Program

78

Approval of Advisory Agreements and Board Considerations

79

Federal Tax Information

82

Information About Portfolio Holdings

82

Information About Proxy Voting

82

Frequency Distribution of Premiums and Discounts

82

 

 

 

Letter to Investors (Unaudited)

 

 

August 31, 2022

 

Dear Investor,

 

During this continued period of volatility, Nationwide is focused on caring for our employees, communities and you, our investors. We remain steadfast in our commitment to protecting people, businesses and futures with extraordinary care.

 

Equity markets faced a convergence of macro uncertainties and volatility during the annual reporting period ended August 31, 2022, as investors dealt with a challenging global economic recovery, supply chain disruptions, decelerating Gross Domestic Product (GDP), the highest inflation in 40 years, and the Federal Reserve ending the COVID-19 quantitative easing program started in March 2020.

 

Economic growth fluctuated during the reporting period, increasing at 2.3% during third quarter 2021, the slowest growth rate since the economic recovery began. Growth at a +6.9% during fourth quarter 2021 was primarily driven by consumer activity and sizeable increases in business inventories. In the first and second quarters of 2022, geopolitical risk, high inflation, and recession expectations led GDP to fall by -1.6% and -0.6% respectively. Economists lowered third and fourth quarter GDP estimates for 2022 as decades-high inflation and rising interest rates weigh on consumer sentiment and business confidence. Corporate profits have been resilient, with double-digit revenue and earnings growth occurring in third and fourth quarter 2021. Given the consecutive GDP decline during the first half of 2022, analysts expect more modest earnings growth for third quarter 2022. Similarly, 2023 earnings estimates are likely to moderate as margin pressure from high inflation will challenge corporate profits.

 

Significant macro weakness driven primarily by central banks, geopolitical risks, decades-high inflation, and recessionary risks will continue to cloud the investment horizon.

 

Markets endured unrelenting volatility during the reporting period, with increasing negative headlines challenging investor sentiment. In the early phase of the reporting period, negative headlines included news about the COVID-19 Delta variant, debt ceiling issues, growing inflation concerns, and the Federal Reserve deliberating over asset tapering*. The S&P 500® Index (S&P 500) started the period with a modest cumulative return between September and December 2021. During first quarter 2022, the market’s upward trend was upended as markets faced rising interest rates, spiking inflation, persistent supply-chain issues, and the Russia-Ukraine war. As a result, the S&P 500 fell to finish the turbulent quarter. Likewise, the Bloomberg U.S. Aggregate Bond Index suffered its most significant quarterly loss since 1980 during first quarter 2022. The S&P 500 fell into a bear market in June 2022, down over 20% from its all-time high on January 3, 2022.

 

Aggressive monetary policy, high inflation, geopolitical instability, and recessionary fears contributed to the bear-market selloff. Investor sentiment reached pessimism levels not seen since 2008. The S&P 500 Index closed second quarter 2022 with an approximate loss of -16%, the ninth-worst quarter since World War II, and fell approximately -21% during the first half of 2022, one of the worst declines since 1970. Similarly, the Bloomberg U.S. Aggregate Bond Index finished the first half of 2022 with a loss of -11.6%. For the last five weeks of the reporting period, investor sentiment was bolstered by softer-than-expected inflation data, a tight labor market, and improving supply chains, which reduced fears that the Federal Reserve will continue to aggressively raise rates. During the last week of August 2022, the Federal Reserve reiterated its commitment to fighting inflation, convincing investors that the Federal Reserve will keep interest rates higher “for some time.” For the reporting period, the S&P 500 finished with a return of -11.2% and the U.S. Aggregate Bond Index closed at -11.5%. The MSCI EAFE® Index returned -19.8%, and the MSCI Emerging Markets® Index returned -21.8%, continuing to lag domestic markets for much of the past decade. The dismal performance directly results from the global recovery facing strong headwinds. For example, European economies are struggling with much higher energy prices because of the war in Ukraine. In addition, stubbornly high inflation and hawkish central banks worldwide will continue to raise rates, causing a deceleration in economic growth.

 

The S&P 500 was higher in six of the 12 months during the reporting period.

 

Arguably the first four months of the reporting period can be characterized as a deep breath before the plunge; equities rose in fourth quarter 2021, with the forward price-to-earnings (P/E) for the S&P 500 reaching 21.9x at the beginning of 2022, even with mounting macroeconomic warning signs. Russia’s invasion of Ukraine in late February 2022 kicked off a global shock, roiling equities, increasing inflation pressures, exacerbating supply chains, and driving commodity prices higher. Value stocks outperformed growth stocks while large-capitalization stocks beat small-cap stocks.

 

The Federal Reserve’s tone turned more hawkish during the reporting period, and the “lift-off” from zero came as expected in March 2022, with

 

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the Federal Reserve implementing a 0.25% rate hike. Fixed income markets were volatile over the reporting period. The spread between the 10-year and 2-year Treasury yields narrowed to -0.30% during the reporting period; an inversion of this size that hasn’t occurred since 2000. Cautionary indicators in the bond market, comprising credit spreads, commercial paper spreads, and the TED spread**, are all wide but far below levels from the early stages of the pandemic. As the reporting period evolved, central banks turned more hawkish as global inflation intensified, with the Consumer Price Index hitting a 40-year high annual increase of 9.1% in June 2022. As the markets digested evolving hawkish Fed commentary, a repricing of the speed and number of rate hikes gripped the markets. For example, the 3-month Treasury bill was 0.04% in September 2021 and climbed over 2.90% during the reporting period. The magnitude of the move highlights how volatile and uncertain the economic outlook has been.

 

Although negative sentiment and volatility continue to impact markets, the labor market remains a bright spot for the economy, with the unemployment rate falling to 3.5%, a 50-year low. Following a strong 2021 in which S&P 500 earnings rose by double-digits, future estimates for companies may prove too optimistic due to various economic headwinds, including rising wages, higher input costs, and fear of a looming recession. Nevertheless, investors must remember that focusing on fundamentals and valuations rather than investing based on emotions will produce better investment outcomes.

 

At Nationwide, we continue to take a steady approach to long-term growth, despite the economic and market environment. Thank you for your continued support and confidence. We value your trust.

 

Sincerely,

 

 

John Carter
President
Nationwide Fund Advisors

 

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Tapering modifies a central bank’s monetary expansion policies and can be initiated to stimulate an economy. During a program of quantitative easing, a nation’s central bank may buy asset-backed securities from its member banks, injecting money into the economy, to boost recovery and stimulate an economy.

 

** The TED spread is the difference between the three-month Treasury bill and the three-month LIBOR based in U.S. dollars.

 

The following chart provides returns for various market segments for the twelve-month reporting period ended August 31, 2022:

 

Index

 

Annual Total
Return
(as of
August 31,
2022)

 

Bloomberg Emerging Markets USD Aggregate Bond

    -17.68%

Bloomberg Municipal Bond

    -8.63%

Bloomberg U.S. 1-3 Year Government/Credit Bond

    -3.98%

Bloomberg U.S. 10-20 Year Treasury Bond

    -20.68%

Bloomberg U.S. Aggregate Bond

    -11.52%

Bloomberg U.S. Corporate High Yield

    -10.60%

Cboe S&P 500® Zero-Cost Put Spread Collar Index

    -10.11%

Cboe Russell 2000® Zero-Cost Put Spread Collar Index

    -13.31%

MSCI EAFE®

    -19.80%

MSCI Emerging Markets®

    -21.80%

MSCI ACWI ex USA

    -19.52%

Russell 1000® Growth

    -19.06%

Russell 1000® Value

    -6.23%

Russell 2000®

    -17.88%

S&P 500®

    -11.23%

 

Source: Morningstar

 

Index Definitions

 

Bloomberg Emerging Markets USD Aggregate Bond Index: An unmanaged index that includes fixed and floating-rate US dollar-denominated debt issued from sovereign, quasi sovereign, and corporate emerging markets issuers.

 

Bloomberg U.S. Municipal Bond Index: An unmanaged index that covers the USD-denominated long-term tax-exempt bond market. The index has four main sectors: state and local general obligation bonds, revenue bonds, insured bonds and pre-refunded bonds.

 

Bloomberg U.S. Government/Credit 1-3 Year Index: An unmanaged index that measures the performance of non-securitized component of the U.S. Aggregate Index with maturities of 1-3 years, including Treasuries, government-related issues and corporates.

 

Bloomberg U.S. 10-20 Year Treasury Bond Index: An unmanaged index that measures U.S. dollar-denominated, fixed-rate, nominal debt issued by the U.S. Treasury with 10 to 20 years to maturity.

 

Bloomberg U.S. Aggregate Bond Index: An unmanaged, market value-weighted index of U.S. dollar denominated, investment-grade, fixed-rate, taxable debt issues, which includes Treasuries, government-related and corporate securities, mortgage-backed securities (agency fixed-rate and hybrid adjustable-rate mortgage pass-throughs), asset-backed securities and commercial mortgage-backed securities (agency and non-agency).

 

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Bloomberg U.S. Corporate High Yield Index: An unmanaged index that measures the U.S. dollar-denominated, high yield, fixed-rate corporate bond market.

 

Cboe S&P 500® Zero-Cost Put Spread Collar Index: A benchmark index designed to track the performance of a hypothetical low volatility strategy that (1) holds a long position indexed to the S&P 500 Index (SPX Index), (2) buys a monthly 2.5% Out-of-the-Money (OTM) SPX Put option to reduce the risk and sells a monthly 5% OTM SPX Put option (SPX Put Spread), and (3) sells a OTM monthly SPX Call option(s) to cover the cost of the Put spread.

 

Cboe Russell 2000® Zero-Cost Put Spread Collar Index: A benchmark index designed to track the performance of a hypothetical low volatility strategy that (1) holds a long position indexed to the Russell 2000 Index, (2) buys a monthly 2.5% Out-of-the-Money (OTM) RUT Put option to reduce the risk and sells a monthly 5% OTM RUT Put option (RUT Put Spread), and (3) sells an OTM monthly RUT Call option(s) to cover the cost of the Put spread.

 

Dow Jones Industrial Average Index: A price-weighted index that measures the daily stock market movements of 30 U.S. publicly traded companies listed on the NASDAQ or the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE). The 30 publicly owned companies are considered leaders in the United States economy.

 

MSCI EAFE® Index: An unmanaged, free float-adjusted, market capitalization-weighted index that is designed to measure the performance of large-cap and mid-cap stocks in developed markets as determined by MSCI; excludes the United States and Canada.

 

MSCI Emerging Markets® Index: An unmanaged, free float adjusted, market capitalization-weighted index that is designed to measure the performance of large-cap and mid-cap stocks in emerging-country markets as determined by MSCI.

 

MSCI ACWI® ex USA: An unmanaged, free float-adjusted, market capitalization-weighted index that is designed to measure the performance of large-cap and mid-cap stocks in global developed and emerging markets as determined by MSCI; excludes the United States.

 

Russell 1000® Growth Index: An unmanaged index that measures the performance of the large-capitalization growth segment of the U.S. equity universe; includes those Russell 1000® Index companies with higher price-to-book ratios and higher forecasted growth values.

 

Russell 1000® Value Index: An unmanaged index that measures the performance of the large-capitalization value segment of the U.S. equity universe; includes those Russell 1000® Index companies with lower price-to-book ratios and lower forecasted growth values.

 

Russell 2000® Index: An unmanaged index that measures the performance of the small-capitalization segment of the U.S. equity universe.

 

S&P 500® Index: An unmanaged, market capitalization-weighted index of 500 stocks of leading large-cap U.S. companies in leading industries; gives a broad look at the U.S. equities market and those companies’ stock price performance.

 

Russell Investment Group is the source and owner of the trademarks, service marks and copy rights related to the Russell Indexes. The Fund is not sponsored, endorsed, or promoted by Russell, and Russell bears no liability with respect to any such funds or securities or any index on which such funds or securities are based. Russell® is a trademark of Russell Investment Group.

 

Bloomberg® and its indexes are service marks of Bloomberg Finance L.P. and its affiliates including Bloomberg Index Services Limited, the administrator of the index, and have been licensed for use for certain purposes by Nationwide. Bloomberg is not affiliated with Nationwide, and Bloomberg does not approve, endorse, review or recommend this product. Bloomberg does not guarantee the timeliness, accurateness, or completeness of any date or information relating to this product.

 

Investing involves risk, including the possible loss of principal. Shares of any ETF are bought and sold at market price (not NAV), may trade at a discount or premium to NAV and are not individually redeemed from the Fund. Brokerage commissions will reduce returns. The Fund’s return may not match or achieve a high degree of correlation with the return of the underlying index.

 

KEY RISKS: The Funds are subject to the risks of investing in equity securities. The Funds may also be subject to the risks of investing in foreign securities (which are volatile, harder to price and less liquid than U.S. securities), including emerging markets (which may include currency fluctuations, political risks, differences in account and limited availability of information). Please refer to the summary prospectus for a more detailed explanation of the Funds’ principal risks. There is no assurance that the investment objectives of any fund will be achieved.

 

Diversification does not assure a profit or protect against a loss in a declining market.

 

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Nationwide Fund Advisors (NFA) is the registered investment advisor to Nationwide ETFs, which are distributed by Quasar Distributors LLC. NFA is not affiliated with any distributor, subadviser, or index provider contracted by NFA for the Nationwide ETFs. Nationwide is not an affiliate of third-party sources such as Morningstar, Inc. or MSCI. Representatives of the Nationwide ETF Sales Desk are registered with Nationwide Investment Services Corporation, member FINRA, Columbus, Ohio.

 

Nationwide, the Nationwide N and Eagle and Nationwide is on your side are service marks of Nationwide Mutual Insurance Company © 2022 Nationwide Services LLC.

 

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Fund Commentaries (Unaudited)

Nationwide Nasdaq-100® Risk-Managed Income ETF

 

August 31, 2022

 

During the reporting period, the Nationwide Nasdaq-100® Risk-Managed Income ETF (the “Fund”) was down -24.09% (net asset value (“NAV”)) compared to its benchmark index, the Cboe S&P 500® Zero-Cost Put Spread Collar Index (CLLZ), which returned -10.11%.

 

The Fund’s underperformance during the reporting period is directly attributable to the market environment during the 2022 calendar year. The growth sector of the market was in risk-off mode starting in January as the market started to digest the reality of higher inflation and a Fed that was more likely to aggressively raise rates. Starting in March with a 25 basis points hike, then 50 basis points in May, and an even higher 75 basis points in June and July, the underlying reference index to the Fund, the Nasdaq 100® Index, could not gain any ground from the beginning of the year. Performance year to date through the end of the reporting period, August 31, 2022, for the Nasdaq 100® Index was down -24.38%, while the Fund was down -24.09% at NAV.

 

The Fund consists of an underlying equity portfolio that seeks to fully replicate the constituents of the Nasdaq-100 Index and implements a rules-based, systematic option collar strategy. The option collar strategy consists of a short NDX Index call option and a long NDX Index put option. The option collar is rolled monthly with an expiration going out one month.

 

On a weighted basis, the top contributing equity holdings during the reporting period were Tesla, Inc., Apple, Inc., and Costco Wholesale Corporation, which returned 0.54%, 0.46%, and 0.28%, respectively. Conversely, the top detractors from Fund performance were Amazon.com, Inc., Meta Platforms, Inc. – Class A, and Microsoft Corporation, which returned -1.77%, -1.56%, and -1.32%, respectively. The Fund continues to hold these securities as they are part of the Nasdaq 100 Index.

 

All sectors during this period detracted from the Fund’s performance. The sectors down the least were Utilities, Consumer Staples, and Industrials, which returned -0.04%, -0.36%, and -0.47%, respectively. The Fund’s exposure to Information Technology, Consumer Discretionary, and Communication Services were the largest detractors, with their performance at -10.97%, -4.46%, and -3.28%, respectively.

 

The Fund seeks to maintain relatively stable monthly distributions, although the amount of income earned by a Fund varies from period-to-period. Each month, the Fund determines the amount of distribution to pay based on a combination of the amount of options premium generated from the Fund’s options collar strategy implemented for the applicable month, the dividends generated by the Fund’s underlying equity portfolio, and the appreciation of the Fund’s equity holdings. As a result of such distribution strategy, the Fund’s distributions are expected to exceed its earnings and profits in some or all tax years, and consequently, all or a portion of the distributions made for a taxable year may be characterized as a return of capital to shareholders.

 

The Fund made monthly distributions of approximately 0.65% of net assets during each calendar month of the fiscal year. Approximately 98.8% was return of capital for the current fiscal period.

 

Harvest Volatility Management

 

Portfolio Managers: Troy Cates, Garrett Paolella, and Curt Brockelman

 

Must be preceded or accompanied by a prospectus.

 

Investing involves risk, including the possible loss of principal. Shares of any ETF are bought and sold at market price (not NAV), may trade at a discount or premium to NAV and are not individually redeemed from the Fund. Brokerage commissions will reduce returns.

 

KEY RISKS: The Fund is subject to the risks of investing in equity securities, including tracking stock (a class of common stock that “tracks” the performance of a unit or division within a larger company). A tracking stock’s value may decline even if the larger company’s stock increases in value. The Fund is subject to the risks of investing in foreign securities (currency fluctuations, political risks, differences in accounting and limited availability of information, all of which are magnified in emerging markets). The Fund may invest in more-aggressive investments such as derivatives (which create investment leverage and illiquidity and are highly volatile). The Fund employs a collared options strategy (using call and put options is speculative and can lead to losses because of adverse movements in the price or value of the reference asset). The success of the Fund’s investment strategy may depend on the effectiveness of the subadviser’s quantitative tools for screening securities and on data provided by third parties.

 

The Fund expects to invest a portion of its assets to replicate the holdings of an index. Correlation between Fund performance and index performance may be affected by Fund expenses and because the Fund may not be invested fully in the securities of the index or may hold securities not included in the index. The Fund frequently may buy and sell portfolio securities and other assets to rebalance its exposure to various market sectors. Higher portfolio turnover may result in higher levels of transaction costs paid by the Fund and greater tax liabilities for shareholders. The Fund may concentrate on specific sectors or industries, subjecting it to greater volatility than that of other ETFs. The Fund may hold large positions in a small number of securities, and an increase or decrease in the value of such securities may have a disproportionate impact on the Fund’s value and total return. Although the Fund intends to invest in a variety of securities and instruments, the Fund will be considered nondiversified. Additional Fund risk includes:

 

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Collared options strategy risk, correlation risk, derivatives risk, foreign investment risk, and industry concentration risk.

 

The Fund’s return may not match or achieve a high degree of correlation with the return of the underlying index. The Fund is subject to the risks of investing in equity securities. Please refer to the summary prospectus for a more detailed explanation of the Fund’s principal risks. There is no assurance that the investment objective of any fund will be achieved. Diversification does not assure a profit or protect against a loss in a declining market. Fund holdings and/or sector allocations are subject to change at any time and are not recommendations to buy or sell any security. For a complete listing of the Fund’s holdings, please refer to the Schedule of Investments in this report.

 

Nasdaq-100® Index: A rules-based, market capitalization-weighted index of the 100 largest, most actively traded U.S companies listed on the Nasdaq stock exchange. The Index includes companies from various industries except for the financial industry, like commercial and investment banks. These non-financial sectors include retail, biotechnology, industrial, technology, health care, and others.

 

Nasdaq® and the Nasdaq-100® are registered trademarks of Nasdaq, Inc. (which with its affiliates is referred to as the “Corporations”) and are licensed for use by Nationwide Fund Advisors. The Product has not been passed on by the Corporations as to their legality or suitability. The Product is not issued, endorsed, sold, or promoted by the Corporations. The Corporations make no warranties and bear no liability with respect to the product.

 

Cboe S&P 500® Zero-Cost Put Spread Collar Index: An index designed to track the performance of a hypothetical option trading strategy that 1) holds a long position indexed to the S&P 500 Index; 2) on a monthly basis buys a 2.5% - 5% S&P 500 Index (SPX) put option spread; and 3) sells a monthly out-of-the-money (OTM) SPX call option to cover the cost of the put spread.

 

Definitions

 

Annualized Distribution Yield: Calculated by annualizing the most recent distribution and dividing by the most recent fund NAV. The yield represents a single distribution from the fund and does not represent total return of the fund.

 

Basis Point: A common unit of measure for interest rates and other percentages in finance. One basis point is equivalent to one hundredth of one percent. Accordingly, one hundred basis points is the equivalent of one percentage point.

 

Call options: Financial contracts that give the option buyer the right, but not the obligation, to buy a stock, bond, commodity, or other asset or instrument at a specified price within a specific time period.

 

Out-of-the-money: When the market price of an instrument on which you hold an option is not close to the strike price.

 

Options Collar: A collar is an options strategy that involves buying a downside put and selling an upside call that is implemented to protect against large losses, but which also limits large upside gains. The protective collar strategy involves two strategies known as a protective put and covered call.

 

Put: An option that gives the right, but not the obligation, to sell a certain amount of the underlying asset at a set price within a specific time.

 

Rolling positions: An effective way to increase trade duration and gives you more time to be right with assumptions and let the probabilities work.

 

Topping out: Denoting a market or a security that is at the end of a period of rising prices and can now be expected to stay on a plateau or even to decline.

 

Nationwide Fund Advisors (NFA) is the registered investment advisor to Nationwide ETFs, which are distributed by Quasar Distributors LLC. NFA is not affiliated with any distributor, subadvisor, or index provider contracted by NFA for the Nationwide ETFs. Nationwide is not an affiliate of third-party sources such as Morningstar, Inc. or MSCI. Representatives of the Nationwide ETF Sales Desk are registered with Nationwide Investment Services Corporation, member FINRA, Columbus, Ohio. Indexes are unmanaged and have been provided for comparison purposes only. No fees or expenses have been reflected. Individuals cannot invest directly in an index.

 

Nationwide, the Nationwide N and Eagle, and Nationwide is on your side are service marks of Nationwide Mutual Insurance Company. © 2022 Nationwide

 

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Fund Commentaries (Unaudited)

Nationwide Dow Jones® Risk-Managed Income ETF

 

August 31, 2022

 

During the reporting period (inception on December 16, 2021 through August 31, 2022), the Nationwide Dow Jones® Risk-Managed Income ETF (the “Fund”) returned -11.97% (net asset value (“NAV”)) compared to its benchmark index, the Cboe S&P 500® Zero-Cost Put Spread Collar Index (CLLZ), which returned -11.38%.

 

The Fund’s underperformance during the reporting period is attributable to the risk of the market environment during 2022. The market sell-off hit most asset classes, including the large cap names of the Dow Jones Industrial Average®. The market has continued to adjust and react to inflation data and Fed hikes throughout the year. The Fund was launched in December 2021 and has largely performed in line with the underlying reference index while paying a monthly distribution to shareholders and attracting new assets. The Fund was down -11.97% at NAV vs. – 10.90% for the Dow Jones Industrial Average® since inception.

 

The Fund consists of an underlying equity portfolio that seeks to fully replicate the constituents of the Dow Jones Industrial Average Index and implements a rules-based, systematic option collar strategy. The option collar strategy consists of a short DJX Index call option and a long DJX Index put option. The option collar is rolled monthly with an expiration going out one month.

 

On a weighted basis, the top contributing equity holdings during the reporting period were Chevron Corporation, UnitedHealth Group, Inc., and Amgen, Inc., which returned 1.24%, 0.68%, and 0.38%, respectively. Conversely, the top detractors from Fund performance were Home Depot, Inc., Salesforce, Inc., and Microsoft Corporation, which returned -1.48%, -1.21%, and -1.00%, respectively. The Fund continues to hold these securities as they are part of the Dow Jones Industrial Average® Index.

 

At a sector level, the two sectors that contributed to Fund performance were Energy and Health Care which returned 1.24% and 1.15%, respectively. All other sectors were detractors of performance, with Information Technology, Consumer Discretionary, and Industrials down the most at -3.17%, -2.39%, and -1.85%, respectively.

 

The Fund seeks to maintain relatively stable monthly distributions, although the amount of income earned by a Fund varies from period-to-period. Each month, the Fund determines the amount of distribution to pay based on a combination of the amount of options premium generated from the Fund’s options collar strategy implemented for the applicable month, the dividends generated by the Fund’s underlying equity portfolio, and the appreciation of the Fund’s equity holdings. As a result of such distribution strategy, the Fund’s distributions are expected to exceed its earnings and profits in some or all tax years, and consequently, all or a portion of the distributions made for a taxable year may be characterized as a return of capital to shareholders.

 

The Fund made monthly distributions of approximately 0.58% of net assets during each calendar month of the fiscal year. Approximately 79.9% was return of capital for the current fiscal period.

 

Harvest Volatility Management

 

Portfolio Managers: Troy Cates, Garrett Paolella, and Curt Brockelman

 

Must be preceded or accompanied by a prospectus.

 

Investing involves risk, including the possible loss of principal. Shares of any ETF are bought and sold at market price (not NAV), may trade at a discount or premium to NAV and are not individually redeemed from the Fund. Brokerage commissions will reduce returns.

 

KEY RISKS: The Fund is subject to the risks of investing in equity securities, including tracking stock (a class of common stock that “tracks” the performance of a unit or division within a larger company). A tracking stock’s value may decline even if the larger company’s stock increases in value. The Fund is subject to the risks of investing in foreign securities (currency fluctuations, political risks, differences in accounting and limited availability of information, all of which are magnified in emerging markets). The Fund may invest in more-aggressive investments such as derivatives (which create investment leverage and illiquidity and are highly volatile). The Fund employs a collared options strategy (using call and put options is speculative and can lead to losses because of adverse movements in the price or value of the reference asset). The success of the Fund’s investment strategy may depend on the effectiveness of the subadviser’s quantitative tools for screening securities and on data provided by third parties.

 

The Fund expects to invest a portion of its assets to replicate the holdings of an index. Correlation between Fund performance and index performance may be affected by Fund expenses and because the Fund may not be invested fully in the securities of the index or may hold securities not included in the index. The Fund frequently may buy and sell portfolio securities and other assets to rebalance its exposure to various market sectors. Higher portfolio turnover may result in higher levels of transaction costs paid by the Fund and greater tax liabilities for shareholders. The Fund may concentrate on specific sectors or industries, subjecting it to greater volatility than that of other ETFs. The Fund may hold large positions in a small number of securities, and an increase or decrease in the value of such securities may have a disproportionate impact on the Fund’s value and total return. Although the Fund intends to invest in a variety of securities and instruments, the Fund will be considered nondiversified. Additional Fund risk includes: Collared options strategy risk, correlation risk, derivatives risk, foreign investment risk, and industry concentration risk.

 

The Fund’s return may not match or achieve a high degree of correlation with the return of the underlying index. The Fund is subject to the risks of investing in equity securities. Please refer

 

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to the summary prospectus for a more detailed explanation of the Fund’s principal risks. There is no assurance that the investment objective of any fund will be achieved. Diversification does not assure a profit or protect against a loss in a declining market. Fund holdings and/or sector allocations are subject to change at any time and are not recommendations to buy or sell any security. For a complete listing of the Fund’s holdings, please refer to the Schedule of Investments in this report.

 

Dow Jones Industrial Average®: A price-weighted index composed of 30 “blue-chip” U.S. stocks. The index covers all industries except transportation and utilities, respectively.

 

The Dow Jones Industrial Average® is a product of S&P Dow Jones Indices LLC or its affiliates (“SPDJI”), and has been licensed for use by Nationwide Fund Advisors. Standard & Poor’s® and S&P® are registered trademarks of Standard & Poor’s Financial Services LLC (“S&P”); Dow Jones®, Dow Jones Industrial Average®, DJIA® and The Dow® are registered trademarks of Dow Jones Trademark Holdings LLC (“Dow Jones”); and these trademarks have been licensed for use by SPDJI and sublicensed for certain purposes by Nationwide Fund Advisors. The Nationwide Dow Jones® Risk-Managed Income ETF (“NDJI”) is not sponsored, endorsed, sold or promoted by SPDJI, Dow Jones, S&P or their respective affiliates, and none of such parties make any representation regarding the advisability of investing in such product(s), nor do they have any liability for any errors, omissions or interruptions of the Dow Jones Industrial Average®.

 

Cboe S&P 500® Zero-Cost Put Spread Collar Index: An index designed to track the performance of a hypothetical option trading strategy that 1) holds a long position indexed to the S&P 500 Index; 2) on a monthly basis buys a 2.5% - 5% S&P 500 Index (SPX) put option spread; and 3) sells a monthly out-of-the-money (OTM) SPX call option to cover the cost of the put spread.

 

Definitions

 

Annualized Distribution Yield: Calculated by annualizing the most recent distribution and dividing by the most recent fund NAV. The yield represents a single distribution from the fund and does not represent total return of the fund.

 

Basis Point: A common unit of measure for interest rates and other percentages in finance. One basis point is equivalent to one hundredth of one percent. Accordingly, one hundred basis points is the equivalent of one percentage point.

 

Call options: Financial contracts that give the option buyer the right, but not the obligation, to buy a stock, bond, commodity, or other asset or instrument at a specified price within a specific time period.

 

Out-of-the-money: When the market price of an instrument on which you hold an option is not close to the strike price.

 

Options Collar: A collar is an options strategy that involves buying a downside put and selling an upside call that is implemented to protect against large losses, but which also limits large upside gains. The protective collar strategy involves two strategies known as a protective put and covered call.

 

Put: An option that gives the right, but not the obligation, to sell a certain amount of the underlying asset at a set price within a specific time.

 

Rolling positions: An effective way to increase trade duration and gives you more time to be right with assumptions and let the probabilities work.

 

Topping out: Denoting a market or a security that is at the end of a period of rising prices and can now be expected to stay on a plateau or even to decline.

 

Nationwide Fund Advisors (NFA) is the registered investment advisor to Nationwide ETFs, which are distributed by Quasar Distributors LLC. NFA is not affiliated with any distributor, subadvisor, or index provider contracted by NFA for the Nationwide ETFs. Nationwide is not an affiliate of third-party sources such as Morningstar, Inc. or MSCI. Representatives of the Nationwide ETF Sales Desk are registered with Nationwide Investment Services Corporation, member FINRA, Columbus, Ohio. Indexes are unmanaged and have been provided for comparison purposes only. No fees or expenses have been reflected. Individuals cannot invest directly in an index.

 

Nationwide, the Nationwide N and Eagle, and Nationwide is on your side are service marks of Nationwide Mutual Insurance Company. © 2022 Nationwide

 

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Fund Commentaries (Unaudited)

Nationwide Russell 2000® Risk-Managed Income ETF

 

August 31, 2022

 

During the reporting period (inception of December 16, 2021 through August 31, 2022), the Nationwide Russell 2000® Risk-Managed Income ETF (the “Fund”) was down -11.37% (net asset value (“NAV”)) compared to its benchmark index, the Cboe Russell 2000® Zero-Cost Put Spread Collar Index (CLLR), which returned -12.08%.

 

The Fund outperformed both its benchmark, CLLR Index, and its reference index, the Russell 2000® Index, since its inception in December of 2021. While facing the headwinds of higher inflation, geopolitical tensions, and the Fed raising rates, the Fund’s option portfolio assisted in Fund outperformance. The Russell 2000 Index was lower by -14.42%, while the Fund was down -11.37% at NAV since inception.

 

The Fund consists of an underlying equity portfolio that seeks to fully replicate the constituents of the Russell 2000® Index and implements a rules-based, systematic option collar strategy. The option collar strategy consists of a short RTY Index call option and a long RTY Index put option. The option collar is rolled monthly with an expiration going out one month.

 

On a weighted basis, the top contributing equity holdings during the reporting period were Lantheus Holdings, Inc., PBF Energy, Inc. – Class A, and Shockwave Medical, Inc., which returned 0.36%, 0.28%, and 0.28%, respectively. Conversely, the top detractors from Fund performance were Synaptics, Inc., Crocs, Inc., and Intellia Therapeutics, Inc. which returned -0.10%, -0.08%, and -0.07%, respectively. The Fund continues to hold these securities as they are part of the Russell 2000® Index.

 

Three sectors contributed to Fund performance during the reporting period. Energy, Materials, and Utilities returned 3.05%, 0.22%, and 0.14%, respectively. All other sectors detracted from Fund performance, with Information Technology, Consumer Discretionary, and Financials down the most at -2.32%, -1.83%, and -1.32%, respectively.

 

The Fund seeks to maintain relatively stable monthly distributions, although the amount of income earned by a Fund varies from period-to-period. Each month, the Fund determines the amount of distribution to pay based on a combination of the amount of options premium generated from the Fund’s options collar strategy implemented for the applicable month, the dividends generated by the Fund’s underlying equity portfolio, and the appreciation of the Fund’s equity holdings. As a result of such distribution strategy, the Fund’s distributions are expected to exceed its earnings and profits in some or all tax years, and consequently, all or a portion of the distributions made for a taxable year may be characterized as a return of capital to shareholders.

 

The Fund made monthly distributions of approximately 0.58% of net assets during each calendar month of the fiscal year. Approximately 92.8% was return of capital for the current fiscal period.

 

Harvest Volatility Management

 

Portfolio Managers: Troy Cates, Garrett Paolella, and Curt Brockelman

 

Must be preceded or accompanied by a prospectus.

 

Investing involves risk, including the possible loss of principal. Shares of any ETF are bought and sold at market price (not NAV), may trade at a discount or premium to NAV and are not individually redeemed from the Fund. Brokerage commissions will reduce returns.

 

KEY RISKS: The Fund is subject to the risks of investing in equity securities, including tracking stock (a class of common stock that “tracks” the performance of a unit or division within a larger company). A tracking stock’s value may decline even if the larger company’s stock increases in value. The Fund is subject to the risks of investing in foreign securities (currency fluctuations, political risks, differences in accounting and limited availability of information, all of which are magnified in emerging markets). The Fund may invest in more-aggressive investments such as derivatives (which create investment leverage and illiquidity and are highly volatile). The Fund employs a collared options strategy (using call and put options is speculative and can lead to losses because of adverse movements in the price or value of the reference asset). The success of the Fund’s investment strategy may depend on the effectiveness of the subadviser’s quantitative tools for screening securities and on data provided by third parties.

 

The Fund expects to invest a portion of its assets to replicate the holdings of an index. Correlation between Fund performance and index performance may be affected by Fund expenses and because the Fund may not be invested fully in the securities of the index or may hold securities not included in the index. The Fund frequently may buy and sell portfolio securities and other assets to rebalance its exposure to various market sectors. Higher portfolio turnover may result in higher levels of transaction costs paid by the Fund and greater tax liabilities for shareholders. The Fund may concentrate on specific sectors or industries, subjecting it to greater volatility than that of other ETFs. The Fund may hold large positions in a small number of securities, and an increase or decrease in the value of such securities may have a disproportionate impact on the Fund’s value and total return. Although the Fund intends to invest in a variety of securities and instruments, the Fund will be considered nondiversified. Additional Fund risk includes: Collared options strategy risk, correlation risk, derivatives risk, foreign investment risk, and industry concentration risk.

 

The Fund’s return may not match or achieve a high degree of correlation with the return of the underlying index. The Fund is subject to the risks of investing in equity securities. Please refer to the summary prospectus for a more detailed explanation of the Fund’s principal risks. There is no assurance that the investment objective of any fund will be achieved. Diversification does not assure a profit or protect against a loss in a declining

 

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Fund Commentaries (Unaudited) (Continued)

Nationwide Russell 2000® Risk-Managed Income ETF

 

August 31, 2022

 

market. Fund holdings and/or sector allocations are subject to change at any time and are not recommendations to buy or sell any security. For a complete listing of the Fund’s holdings, please refer to the Schedule of Investments in this report.

 

Russell 2000® Index: An unmanaged index that measures the performance of the small-capitalization segment of the U.S. equity universe.

 

FTSE Russell (“Russell”) is the Index Provider for the Russell 2000® Index (“Russell 2000®” or the “Index”). Russell is not affiliated with the Fund, Nationwide Fund Advisors, the Distributor nor any of their respective affiliates. Nationwide Fund Advisors has entered into a license agreement with Russell to use the Russell 2000®.

 

The Nationwide Russell 2000® Risk-Managed Income ETF (“NTKI”) has been developed solely by Nationwide Fund Advisors. NTKI is not in any way connected to nor sponsored, endorsed, sold or promoted by the London Stock Exchange Group plc and its group undertakings (collectively, the “LSE Group”). FTSE Russell is a trading name of certain of the LSE Group companies. All rights in the Russell 2000® vest in the relevant LSE Group company which owns the Index. “Russell®” is a trademark of the relevant LSE Group company and is used by any other LSE Group company under license. The Index is calculated by or on behalf of FTSE International Limited or its affiliate, agent or partner. The LSE Group does not accept any liability whatsoever to any person arising out of (a) the use of reliance on or any error in the Index or (b) investment in or operation of NTKI. The LSE Group makes no claim, prediction, warranty nor representation either as to the results to be obtained from NTKI or the suitability of the Index for the purpose to which it is being put by Nationwide Fund Advisors.

 

Cboe S&P 500® Zero-Cost Put Spread Collar Index: An index designed to track the performance of a hypothetical option trading strategy that 1) holds a long position indexed to the S&P 500 Index; 2) on a monthly basis buys a 2.5% - 5% S&P 500 Index (SPX) put option spread; and 3) sells a monthly out-of-the-money (OTM) SPX call option to cover the cost of the put spread.

 

Definitions

 

Annualized Distribution Yield: Calculated by annualizing the most recent distribution and dividing by the most recent fund NAV. The yield represents a single distribution from the fund and does not represent total return of the fund.

 

Basis Point: A common unit of measure for interest rates and other percentages in finance. One basis point is equivalent to one hundredth of one percent. Accordingly, one hundred basis points is the equivalent of one percentage point.

 

Call options: Financial contracts that give the option buyer the right, but not the obligation, to buy a stock, bond, commodity, or other asset or instrument at a specified price within a specific time period.

 

Out-of-the-money: When the market price of an instrument on which you hold an option is not close to the strike price.

 

Options Collar: A collar is an options strategy that involves buying a downside put and selling an upside call that is implemented to protect against large losses, but which also limits large upside gains. The protective collar strategy involves two strategies known as a protective put and covered call.

 

Put: An option that gives the right, but not the obligation, to sell a certain amount of the underlying asset at a set price within a specific time.

 

Rolling positions: An effective way to increase trade duration and gives you more time to be right with assumptions and let the probabilities work.

 

Topping out: Denoting a market or a security that is at the end of a period of rising prices and can now be expected to stay on a plateau or even to decline.

 

Nationwide Fund Advisors (NFA) is the registered investment advisor to Nationwide ETFs, which are distributed by Quasar Distributors LLC. NFA is not affiliated with any distributor, subadvisor, or index provider contracted by NFA for the Nationwide ETFs. Nationwide is not an affiliate of third-party sources such as Morningstar, Inc. or MSCI. Representatives of the Nationwide ETF Sales Desk are registered with Nationwide Investment Services Corporation, member FINRA, Columbus, Ohio. Indexes are unmanaged and have been provided for comparison purposes only. No fees or expenses have been reflected. Individuals cannot invest directly in an index.

 

Nationwide, the Nationwide N and Eagle, and Nationwide is on your side are service marks of Nationwide Mutual Insurance Company. © 2022 Nationwide

 

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Fund Commentaries (Unaudited)

Nationwide S&P 500® Risk-Managed Income ETF

 

August 31, 2022

 

During the reporting period (inception of December 16, 2021 through August 31, 2022, the Nationwide S&P 500® Risk-Managed Income ETF (the “Fund”) returned -12.84% (net asset value (“NAV”)) compared to its benchmark index, the Cboe S&P 500® Zero-Cost Put Spread Collar Index (CLLZ), which returned -11.38%.

 

The Fund’s underperformance can largely be attributed to the risk of the market environment of 2022. The Fund was launched in December 2021, right into headwinds of rising inflation and talk of the Fed raising rates. With geopolitical tensions rising and inflation making the cost of goods higher, the Fed started to raise rates in March 2022 and continued during the next few meetings while also increasing the size of each hike.

 

The Fund consists of an underlying equity portfolio that seeks to fully replicate the constituents of the S&P 500® Index and implements a rules-based, systematic option collar strategy. The option collar strategy consists of a short SPX Index call option and a long SPX Index put option. The option collar is rolled monthly with an expiration going out one month.

 

On a weighted basis, the top contributing equity holdings during the reporting period were Exxon Mobil Corporation, Chevron Corporation, and Occidental Petroleum Corporation, which returned 0.70%, 0.36%, and 0.29%, respectively. Conversely, the largest detractors from Fund performance were Microsoft Corporation, Amazon, Inc., and Apple, Inc., which returned -1.06%, -0.80%, and -0.56%, respectively. The Fund continues to hold these securities as they are part of the S&P 500® Index.

 

Only two sectors during the reporting period contributed to Fund performance. Energy and Utilities returned 2.45% and 0.25%, respectively. All other sectors detracted from fund performance, with Information Technology, Consumer Discretionary, and Communication Services down the most at -4.51%, -2.12%, and -1.97%, respectively.

 

The Fund seeks to maintain relatively stable monthly distributions, although the amount of income earned by a Fund varies from period-to-period. Each month, the Fund determines the amount of distribution to pay based on a combination of the amount of options premium generated from the Fund’s options collar strategy implemented for the applicable month, the dividends generated by the Fund’s underlying equity portfolio, and the appreciation of the Fund’s equity holdings. As a result of such distribution strategy, the Fund’s distributions are expected to exceed its earnings and profits in some or all tax years, and consequently, all or a portion of the distributions made for a taxable year may be characterized as a return of capital to shareholders.

 

The Fund made monthly distributions of approximately 0.58% of net assets during each calendar month of the fiscal year. Approximately 87.8% was return of capital for the current fiscal period.

 

Harvest Volatility Management

 

Portfolio Managers: Troy Cates, Garrett Paolella, and Curt Brockelman

 

Must be preceded or accompanied by a prospectus.

 

Investing involves risk, including the possible loss of principal. Shares of any ETF are bought and sold at market price (not NAV), may trade at a discount or premium to NAV and are not individually redeemed from the Fund. Brokerage commissions will reduce returns.

 

KEY RISKS: The Fund is subject to the risks of investing in equity securities, including tracking stock (a class of common stock that “tracks” the performance of a unit or division within a larger company). A tracking stock’s value may decline even if the larger company’s stock increases in value. The Fund is subject to the risks of investing in foreign securities (currency fluctuations, political risks, differences in accounting and limited availability of information, all of which are magnified in emerging markets). The Fund may invest in more-aggressive investments such as derivatives (which create investment leverage and illiquidity and are highly volatile). The Fund employs a collared options strategy (using call and put options is speculative and can lead to losses because of adverse movements in the price or value of the reference asset). The success of the Fund’s investment strategy may depend on the effectiveness of the subadviser’s quantitative tools for screening securities and on data provided by third parties.

 

The Fund expects to invest a portion of its assets to replicate the holdings of an index. Correlation between Fund performance and index performance may be affected by Fund expenses and because the Fund may not be invested fully in the securities of the index or may hold securities not included in the index. The Fund frequently may buy and sell portfolio securities and other assets to rebalance its exposure to various market sectors. Higher portfolio turnover may result in higher levels of transaction costs paid by the Fund and greater tax liabilities for shareholders. The Fund may concentrate on specific sectors or industries, subjecting it to greater volatility than that of other ETFs. The Fund may hold large positions in a small number of securities, and an increase or decrease in the value of such securities may have a disproportionate impact on the Fund’s value and total return. Although the Fund intends to invest in a variety of securities and instruments, the Fund will be considered nondiversified. Additional Fund risk includes: Collared options strategy risk, correlation risk, derivatives risk, foreign investment risk, and industry concentration risk.

 

The Fund’s return may not match or achieve a high degree of correlation with the return of the underlying index. The Fund is subject to the risks of investing in equity securities. Please refer to the summary prospectus for a more detailed explanation of the Fund’s principal risks. There is no assurance that the investment objective of any fund will be achieved. Diversification does not assure a profit or protect against a loss in a declining

 

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Fund Commentaries (Unaudited) (Continued)

Nationwide S&P 500® Risk-Managed Income ETF

 

August 31, 2022

 

market. Fund holdings and/or sector allocations are subject to change at any time and are not recommendations to buy or sell any security. For a complete listing of the Fund’s holdings, please refer to the Schedule of Investments in this report.

 

S&P 500® Index: An unmanaged, market capitalization-weighted index of 500 stocks of leading large-cap U.S. companies in leading industries; gives a broad look at the U.S. equities market and those companies’ stock price performance.

 

The S&P 500® Index is a product of S&P Dow Jones Indices LLC or its affiliates (“SPDJI”) and has been licensed for use by Nationwide Fund Advisors. Standard & Poor’s®, S&P®, and S&P 500® are registered trademarks of Standard & Poor’s Financial Services LLC (“S&P”); Dow Jones® is a registered trademark of Dow Jones Trademark Holdings LLC (“Dow Jones”); and these trademarks have been licensed for use by SPDJI and sublicensed for certain purposes by Nationwide Fund Advisors. The Nationwide S&P 500® Risk-Managed Income ETF (“NSPI”) is not sponsored, endorsed, sold or promoted by SPDJI, Dow Jones, S&P or their respective affiliates, and none of such parties makes any representation regarding the advisability of investing in such product(s) nor do they have any liability for any errors, omissions or interruptions of the S&P 500® Index.

 

Cboe S&P 500® Zero-Cost Put Spread Collar Index: An index designed to track the performance of a hypothetical option trading strategy that 1) holds a long position indexed to the S&P 500 Index; 2) on a monthly basis buys a 2.5% - 5% S&P 500 Index (SPX) put option spread; and 3) sells a monthly out-of-the-money (OTM) SPX call option to cover the cost of the put spread.

 

Definitions

 

Annualized Distribution Yield: Calculated by annualizing the most recent distribution and dividing by the most recent fund NAV. The yield represents a single distribution from the fund and does not represent total return of the fund.

 

Basis Point: A common unit of measure for interest rates and other percentages in finance. One basis point is equivalent to one hundredth of one percent. Accordingly, one hundred basis points is the equivalent of one percentage point.

 

Call options: Financial contracts that give the option buyer the right, but not the obligation, to buy a stock, bond, commodity, or other asset or instrument at a specified price within a specific time period.

 

Out-of-the-money: When the market price of an instrument on which you hold an option is not close to the strike price.

 

Options Collar: A collar is an options strategy that involves buying a downside put and selling an upside call that is implemented to protect against large losses, but which also limits large upside gains. The protective collar strategy involves two strategies known as a protective put and covered call.

 

Put: An option that gives the right, but not the obligation, to sell a certain amount of the underlying asset at a set price within a specific time.

 

Rolling positions: An effective way to increase trade duration and gives you more time to be right with assumptions and let the probabilities work.

 

Topping out: Denoting a market or a security that is at the end of a period of rising prices and can now be expected to stay on a plateau or even to decline.

 

Nationwide Fund Advisors (NFA) is the registered investment advisor to Nationwide ETFs, which are distributed by Quasar Distributors LLC. NFA is not affiliated with any distributor, subadvisor, or index provider contracted by NFA for the Nationwide ETFs. Nationwide is not an affiliate of third-party sources such as Morningstar, Inc. or MSCI. Representatives of the Nationwide ETF Sales Desk are registered with Nationwide Investment Services Corporation, member FINRA, Columbus, Ohio. Indexes are unmanaged and have been provided for comparison purposes only. No fees or expenses have been reflected. Individuals cannot invest directly in an index.

 

Nationwide, the Nationwide N and Eagle, and Nationwide is on your side are service marks of Nationwide Mutual Insurance Company. © 2022 Nationwide

 

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Fund Performance (Unaudited)

Nationwide Nasdaq-100® Risk-Managed Income ETF

 

 

Growth of $10,000

 

 

Average Annual Returns
August 31, 2022

One Year

Since
Inception
(12/19/2019)

Nationwide Nasdaq-100® Risk-Managed Income ETF — NAV

-24.09%

-0.15%

Nationwide Nasdaq-100® Risk-Managed Income ETF — Market

-23.98%

-0.07%

Cboe S&P 500 Zero-Cost Put Spread Collar Index

-10.11%

4.11%

 

This chart illustrates the performance of a hypothetical $10,000 investment made on December 19, 2019 and is not intended to imply any future performance. The returns shown do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on fund distributions or the redemption of fund shares. The chart assumes reinvestment of capital gains and dividends.

 

The performance data quoted represents past performance; Past performance does not guarantee future results. The investment return and principal value of an investment will fluctuate so that an investor’s shares, when sold or redeemed, may be worth more or less than their original cost and current performance may be lower or higher than the performance quoted. To obtain the most recent month-end performance, go to etf.nationwide.com or call 800-617-0004. The gross expense ratio as of the most recent prospectus is 0.68%.

 

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Fund Performance (Unaudited)

Nationwide Dow Jones® Risk-Managed Income ETF

 

 

Growth of $10,000

 

 

Cumulative Returns
August 31, 2022

Since
Inception
(12/16/2021)

Nationwide Dow Jones® Risk-Managed Income ETF — NAV

-11.97%

Nationwide Dow Jones® Risk-Managed Income ETF — Market

-11.88%

Cboe S&P 500 Zero-Cost Put Spread Collar Index

-11.38%

 

This chart illustrates the performance of a hypothetical $10,000 investment made on December 16, 2021 and is not intended to imply any future performance. The returns shown do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on fund distributions or the redemption of fund shares. The chart assumes reinvestment of capital gains and dividends.

 

The performance data quoted represents past performance; Past performance does not guarantee future results. The investment return and principal value of an investment will fluctuate so that an investor’s shares, when sold or redeemed, may be worth more or less than their original cost and current performance may be lower or higher than the performance quoted. To obtain the most recent month-end performance, go to etf.nationwide.com or call 800-617-0004. The gross expense ratio as of the most recent prospectus is 0.68%.

 

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Fund Performance (Unaudited)

Nationwide Russell 2000® Risk-Managed Income ETF

 

 

Growth of $10,000

 

 

Cumulative Returns
August 31, 2022

Since
Inception
(12/16/2021)

Nationwide Russell 2000® Risk-Managed Income ETF — NAV

-11.37%

Nationwide Russell 2000® Risk-Managed Income ETF — Market

-11.33%

Cboe Russell 2000 Zero-Cost Put Spread Collar Index

-12.08%

 

This chart illustrates the performance of a hypothetical $10,000 investment made on December 16, 2021 and is not intended to imply any future performance. The returns shown do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on fund distributions or the redemption of fund shares. The chart assumes reinvestment of capital gains and dividends.

 

The performance data quoted represents past performance; Past performance does not guarantee future results. The investment return and principal value of an investment will fluctuate so that an investor’s shares, when sold or redeemed, may be worth more or less than their original cost and current performance may be lower or higher than the performance quoted. To obtain the most recent month-end performance, go to etf.nationwide.com or call 800-617-0004. The gross expense ratio as of the most recent prospectus is 0.68%.

 

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Fund Performance (Unaudited)

Nationwide S&P 500® Risk-Managed Income ETF

 

 

Growth of $10,000

 

 

Cumulative Returns
August 31, 2022

Since
Inception
(12/16/2021)

Nationwide S&P 500® Risk-Managed Income ETF — NAV

-12.84%

Nationwide S&P 500® Risk-Managed Income ETF — Market

-12.69%

Cboe S&P 500 Zero-Cost Put Spread Collar Index

-11.38%

 

This chart illustrates the performance of a hypothetical $10,000 investment made on December 16, 2021 and is not intended to imply any future performance. The returns shown do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on fund distributions or the redemption of fund shares. The chart assumes reinvestment of capital gains and dividends.

 

The performance data quoted represents past performance; Past performance does not guarantee future results. The investment return and principal value of an investment will fluctuate so that an investor’s shares, when sold or redeemed, may be worth more or less than their original cost and current performance may be lower or higher than the performance quoted. To obtain the most recent month-end performance, go to etf.nationwide.com or call 800-617-0004. The gross expense ratio as of the most recent prospectus is 0.68%.

 

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Portfolio Allocations

Nationwide ETFs

 

As of August 31, 2022 (Unaudited)

 

Nationwide Nasdaq-100® Risk-Managed
Income ETF

Sector/Asset Class

Percentage
of Net
Assets

Information Technology (a)

47.4%

Consumer Discretionary

15.7

Communication Services

15.5

Consumer Staples

6.1

Health Care

5.7

Purchased Options

4.9

Industrials

3.3

Utilities

1.3

Short-Term Investments and Other Assets and Liabilities

0.1

Total

100.0%

 

Nationwide Dow Jones® Risk-Managed Income ETF

Sector/Asset Class

Percentage
of Net
Assets

Health Care

20.7%

Information Technology

20.2

Financials

15.7

Industrials

13.6

Consumer Discretionary

13.3

Consumer Staples

7.6

Energy

3.2

Communication Services

3.2

Materials

1.0

Short-Term Investments and Other Assets and Liabilities

0.8

Purchased Options

0.7

Total

100.0%

 

Nationwide Russell 2000® Risk-Managed
Income ETF

Sector/Asset Class

Percentage
of Net
Assets

Financials

16.1%

Health Care

15.1

Industrials

14.2

Information Technology

11.3

Consumer Discretionary

9.7

Short-Term Investments and Other Assets and Liabilities

8.0

Real Estate

5.9

Energy

5.5

Materials

4.1

Utilities

3.2

Consumer Staples

3.2

Communication Services

2.5

Purchased Options

1.2

Total

100.0%

 

Nationwide S&P 500® Risk-Managed Income ETF

Sector/Asset Class

Percentage
of Net
Assets

Information Technology (a)

25.9%

Health Care

13.2

Consumer Discretionary

10.9

Financials

10.3

Communication Services

7.9

Industrials

7.6

Consumer Staples

6.4

Energy

4.6

Short-Term Investments and Other Assets and Liabilities

4.3

Utilities

2.9

Real Estate

2.6

Materials

2.4

Purchased Options

1.0

Total

100.0%

 

(a)

To the extent that the Fund invests more heavily in particular sectors of the economy, its performance will be especially sensitive to developments that significantly affect those sectors. See Note 8 in the Notes to Financial Statements.

 

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Schedules of Investments

 

August 31, 2022

 

Nationwide Nasdaq-100® Risk-Managed Income ETF

 

 

Shares

 

Security Description

 

Value

 
     

COMMON STOCKS — 95.0%

       
       

Communication Services — 15.5%

    37,888  

Activision Blizzard, Inc.

  $ 2,973,829  
    176,789  

Alphabet, Inc. - Class A (a)

    19,132,106  
    184,816  

Alphabet, Inc. - Class C (a)

    20,172,666  
    11,789  

Baidu, Inc. - ADR (a)

    1,697,262  
    8,448  

Charter Communications, Inc. - Class A (a)

    3,485,898  
    219,340  

Comcast Corporation - Class A

    7,937,914  
    13,713  

Electronic Arts, Inc.

    1,739,768  
    13,924  

Match Group, Inc. (a)

    787,124  
    101,084  

Meta Platforms, Inc. - Class A (a)

    16,469,616  
    10,242  

NetEase, Inc. - ADR

    906,519  
    21,634  

Netflix, Inc. (a)

    4,836,498  
    191,496  

Sirius XM Holdings, Inc.

    1,166,211  
    60,632  

T-Mobile US, Inc. (a)

    8,728,583  
              90,033,994  
       

Consumer Discretionary — 15.7%

       
    18,125  

Airbnb, Inc. - Class A (a)

    2,050,300  
    297,661  

Amazon.com, Inc. (a)

    37,734,486  
    2,073  

Booking Holdings, Inc. (a)

    3,888,554  
    11,024  

Dollar Tree, Inc. (a)

    1,495,736  
    28,568  

eBay, Inc.

    1,260,706  
    29,054  

JD.com, Inc. - ADR

    1,844,638  
    80,201  

Lucid Group, Inc. (a)

    1,230,283  
    6,101  

Lululemon Athletica, Inc. (a)

    1,830,056  
    15,893  

Marriott International, Inc. - Class A

    2,443,390  
    2,519  

MercadoLibre, Inc. (a)

    2,154,652  
    3,354  

O’Reilly Automotive, Inc. (a)

    2,338,141  
    21,541  

Pinduoduo, Inc. - ADR (a)

    1,535,873  
    17,237  

Ross Stores, Inc.

    1,487,036  
    55,873  

Starbucks Corporation

    4,697,243  
    90,963  

Tesla, Inc. (a)

    25,070,313  
              91,061,407  
       

Consumer Staples — 6.1%

       
    21,600  

Costco Wholesale Corporation

    11,277,360  
    68,814  

Keurig Dr Pepper, Inc.

    2,623,190  
    59,408  

Kraft Heinz Company

    2,221,859  
    67,338  

Mondelez International, Inc. - Class A

    4,165,529  
    25,791  

Monster Beverage Corporation (a)

    2,291,015  
    67,175  

PepsiCo, Inc.

    11,572,236  
    41,927  

Walgreens Boots Alliance, Inc.

    1,469,961  
              35,621,150  
                 
                 
       

Health Care — 5.7%

       
    3,911  

Align Technology, Inc. (a)

  953,111  
    27,082  

Amgen, Inc.

    6,507,804  
    27,727  

AstraZeneca plc - ADR

    1,729,610  
    7,196  

Biogen, Inc. (a)

    1,405,954  
    18,997  

DexCom, Inc. (a)

    1,561,743  
    60,848  

Gilead Sciences, Inc.

    3,862,023  
    4,151  

IDEXX Laboratories, Inc. (a)

    1,442,971  
    7,723  

Illumina, Inc. (a)

    1,557,266  
    17,381  

Intuitive Surgical, Inc. (a)

    3,575,967  
    19,599  

Moderna, Inc. (a)

    2,592,360  
    5,249  

Regeneron Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (a)

    3,049,984  
    8,982  

Seagen, Inc. (a)

    1,385,833  
    12,445  

Vertex Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (a)

    3,506,503  
              33,131,129  
       

Industrials — 3.3%

       
    5,083  

Cintas Corporation

    2,067,967  
    11,604  

Copart, Inc. (a)

    1,388,419  
    106,402  

CSX Corporation

    3,367,623  
    27,975  

Fastenal Company

    1,407,982  
    33,302  

Honeywell International, Inc.

    6,305,734  
    5,632  

Old Dominion Freight Line, Inc.

    1,528,581  
    16,878  

PACCAR, Inc.

    1,476,994  
    7,879  

Verisk Analytics, Inc.

    1,474,634  
              19,017,934  
       

Information Technology — 47.4% (b)

    22,951  

Adobe, Inc. (a)

    8,570,821  
    82,228  

Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. (a)

    6,978,690  
    25,470  

Analog Devices, Inc.

    3,859,469  
    4,322  

ANSYS, Inc. (a)

    1,073,153  
    476,977  

Apple, Inc.

    74,990,324  
    42,893  

Applied Materials, Inc.

    4,034,945  
    4,081  

ASML Holding NV - NY

    1,999,445  
    6,917  

Atlassian Corporation plc - Class A (a)

    1,713,064  
    10,722  

Autodesk, Inc. (a)

    2,163,056  
    20,431  

Automatic Data Processing, Inc.

    4,993,541  
    19,926  

Broadcom, Inc.

    9,945,266  
    13,509  

Cadence Design Systems, Inc. (a)

    2,347,459  
    201,452  

Cisco Systems, Inc.

    9,008,933  
    25,500  

Cognizant Technology Solutions Corporation - Class A

    1,610,835  
    10,133  

Crowdstrike Holdings, Inc. - Class A (a)

    1,850,387  
    12,900  

Datadog, Inc. - Class A (a)

    1,353,855  

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.

 

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Shares     Security Description   Value  
      COMMON STOCKS — 95.0% (Continued)
        Information Technology — 47.4% (b) (Continued)        
  9,642     DocuSign, Inc. (a)   $ 561,357  
  31,692     Fiserv, Inc. (a)     3,206,913  
  39,077     Fortinet, Inc. (a)     1,902,659  
  197,486     Intel Corporation     6,303,753  
  13,798     Intuit, Inc.     5,957,700  
  7,366     KLA Corporation     2,534,862  
  6,812     Lam Research Corporation     2,983,043  
  40,920     Marvell Technology, Inc.     1,915,874  
  27,012     Microchip Technology, Inc.     1,762,533  
  54,307     Micron Technology, Inc.     3,069,975  
  219,133     Microsoft Corporation     57,296,707  
  102,892     NVIDIA Corporation     15,530,518  
  12,804     NXP Semiconductors NV     2,107,282  
  7,245     Okta, Inc. (a)     662,193  
  4,879     Palo Alto Networks, Inc. (a)     2,716,676  
  17,567     Paychex, Inc.     2,166,714  
  56,554     PayPal Holdings, Inc. (a)     5,284,405  
  54,796     QUALCOMM, Inc.     7,247,867  
  8,052     Skyworks Solutions, Inc.     793,525  
  7,742     Splunk, Inc. (a)     697,012  
  7,518     Synopsys, Inc. (a)     2,601,378  
  44,846     Texas Instruments, Inc.     7,409,008  
  5,412     VeriSign, Inc. (a)     986,175  
  9,609     Workday, Inc. - Class A (a)     1,581,257  
  11,820     Zoom Video Communications, Inc. - Class A (a)     950,328  
  6,845     Zscaler, Inc. (a)     1,089,998  
              275,812,955  
        Utilities — 1.3%        
  24,500     American Electric Power Company, Inc.     2,454,900  
  15,902     Constellation Energy Corporation     1,297,444  
  47,636     Exelon Corporation     2,091,697  
  26,473     Xcel Energy, Inc.     1,965,620  
              7,809,661  
        TOTAL COMMON STOCKS (Cost $625,622,235)     552,488,230  

 

 

Contracts

 

Security
Description

 

Notional
Amount

   

Value

 
       

PURCHASED OPTIONS (c) — 4.9%

    450  

Nasdaq 100 Index Put, Expiration: 09/16/2022, Exercise Price: $12,850.00

  $ 552,241,350     $ 28,631,250  
       

TOTAL PURCHASED OPTIONS (Cost $6,373,896)

    28,631,250  
                         
 

Shares

                   
       

SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS — 0.7%

       

Money Market Funds — 0.7%

    4,112,732  

Invesco Government & Agency Portfolio - Institutional Class, 2.22% (d)

    4,112,732  
       

TOTAL SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS (Cost $4,112,732)

    4,112,732  
                         
       

Total Investments (Cost $636,108,863) — 100.6%

    585,232,212  
       

Liabilities in Excess of Other Assets — (0.6)%

    (3,592,251 )
       

TOTAL NET ASSETS — 100.0%

  $ 581,639,961  

 

Percentages are stated as a percent of net assets.

ADR

American Depositary Receipt.

NY

New York Registry Shares.

(a)

Non-income producing security.

(b)

To the extent the Fund invests more heavily in particular sectors of the economy, its performance will be especially sensitive to developments that significantly affect those sectors. See Note 8 in Notes to Financial Statements.

(c)

Exchange traded.

(d)

Rate shown is the annualized seven-day yield as of August 31, 2022.

The Global Industry Classification Standard (GICS®) was developed by and/or is the exclusive property of MSCI, Inc. (“MSCI”) and Standard & Poor’s Financial Services LLC (“S&P”). GICS is a service mark of MSCI and S&P and has been licensed for use by U.S. Bancorp Fund Services, LLC.

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.

 

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Value

 
       

COMMON STOCKS — 98.5%

       
       

Communication Services — 3.2%

    6,243  

Verizon Communications, Inc.

  $ 261,020  
    6,243  

Walt Disney Company (a)

    699,715  
              960,735  
       

Consumer Discretionary — 13.3%

       
    6,243  

Home Depot, Inc.

    1,800,606  
    6,243  

McDonald’s Corporation

    1,574,984  
    6,243  

NIKE, Inc. - Class B

    664,567  
              4,040,157  
       

Consumer Staples — 7.6%

       
    6,243  

Coca-Cola Company

    385,256  
    6,243  

Procter & Gamble Company

    861,159  
    6,243  

Walgreens Boots Alliance, Inc.

    218,880  
    6,243  

Walmart, Inc.

    827,509  
              2,292,804  
       

Energy — 3.2%

       
    6,243  

Chevron Corporation

    986,769  
                 
       

Financials — 15.7%

       
    6,243  

American Express Company

    948,936  
    6,243  

Goldman Sachs Group, Inc.

    2,076,859  
    6,243  

JPMorgan Chase & Company

    710,016  
    6,243  

Travelers Companies, Inc.

    1,009,119  
              4,744,930  
       

Health Care — 20.7%

       
    6,243  

Amgen, Inc.

    1,500,193  
    6,243  

Johnson & Johnson

    1,007,246  
    6,243  

Merck & Company, Inc.

    532,902  
    6,243  

UnitedHealth Group, Inc.

    3,242,177  
              6,282,518  
       

Industrials — 13.6%

       
    6,243  

3M Company

    776,317  
    6,243  

Boeing Company (a)

    1,000,441  
    6,243  

Caterpillar, Inc.

    1,153,145  
    6,243  

Honeywell International, Inc.

    1,182,111  
              4,112,014  
       

Information Technology — 20.2%

       
    6,243  

Apple, Inc.

    981,524  
    6,243  

Cisco Systems, Inc.

    279,187  
    6,243  

Intel Corporation

    199,277  
    6,243  

International Business Machines Corporation

    801,913  
    6,243  

Microsoft Corporation

    1,632,357  
    6,243  

Salesforce, Inc. (a)

    974,657  
    6,243  

Visa, Inc. - Class A

    1,240,547  
              6,109,462  
       

Materials — 1.0%

       
    6,243  

Dow, Inc.

  318,393  
                 
       

TOTAL COMMON STOCKS (Cost $32,516,614)

    29,847,782  

 

 

Contracts

     

Notional
Amount

         
       

PURCHASED OPTIONS (b) — 0.7%

    937  

Dow Jones Industrial Average Index Put, Expiration: 09/16/2022, Exercise Price: $305.00

    $29,524,870       200,050  
       

TOTAL PURCHASED OPTIONS (Cost $42,498)

    200,050  
                         
 

Shares

                   
       

SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS — 3.8%

       

Money Market Funds — 3.8%

    1,139,533  

Invesco Government & Agency Portfolio - Institutional Class, 2.22% (c)

    1,139,533  
       

TOTAL SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS (Cost $1,139,533)

    1,139,533  
                         
       

Total Investments (Cost $33,698,645) — 103.0%

    31,187,365  
       

Liabilities in Excess of Other Assets — (3.0)%

    (907,270 )
       

TOTAL NET ASSETS — 100.0%

  $ 30,280,095  

 

Percentages are stated as a percent of net assets.

(a)

Non-income producing security.

(b)

Exchange traded.

(c)

Rate shown is the annualized seven-day yield as of August 31, 2022.

The Global Industry Classification Standard (GICS®) was developed by and/or is the exclusive property of MSCI, Inc. (“MSCI”) and Standard & Poor’s Financial Services LLC (“S&P”). GICS is a service mark of MSCI and S&P and has been licensed for use by U.S. Bancorp Fund Services, LLC.

 

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.

 

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Security Description

 

Value

 
       

COMMON STOCKS — 90.8%

       
       

Communication Services — 2.5%

    77  

AdTheorent Holding Company, Inc. (a)

  $ 203  
    429  

Advantage Solutions, Inc. (a)

    1,562  
    161  

AMC Networks, Inc. - Class A (a)

    4,313  
    65  

Anterix, Inc. (a)

    2,759  
    60  

Arena Group Holdings, Inc. (a)

    631  
    60  

ATN International, Inc.

    2,811  
    686  

Audacy, Inc. (a)

    378  
    122  

Bandwidth, Inc. - Class A (a)

    1,891  
    114  

Boston Omaha Corporation - Class A (a)

    3,059  
    385  

Bumble, Inc. - Class A (a)

    9,644  
    182  

Cardlytics, Inc. (a)

    2,410  
    517  

Cargurus, Inc. (a)

    9,668  
    369  

Cars.com, Inc. (a)

    4,705  
    573  

Charge Enterprises, Inc. (a)

    1,392  
    557  

Cinemark Holdings, Inc. (a)

    7,843  
    1,969  

Clear Channel Outdoor Holdings, Inc. (a)

    3,150  
    229  

Cogent Communications Holdings, Inc.

    12,194  
    412  

Consolidated Communications Holdings, Inc. (a)

    2,365  
    100  

Cumulus Media, Inc. - Class A (a)

    932  
    6  

Daily Journal Corporation (a)

    1,567  
    210  

DHI Group, Inc. (a)

    1,071  
    202  

EchoStar Corporation - Class A (a)

    3,719  
    330  

Entravision Communications Corporation - Class A

    1,676  
    391  

Eventbrite, Inc. - Class A (a)

    2,780  
    104  

EverQuote, Inc. - Class A (a)

    900  
    290  

EW Scripps Company - Class A (a)

    4,336  
    727  

fuboTV, Inc. (a)

    2,632  
    45  

Gambling.com Group, Ltd. (a)

    356  
    756  

Gannett Company, Inc. (a)

    1,754  
    3,413  

Globalstar, Inc. (a)

    6,826  
    310  

Gogo, Inc. (a)

    4,607  
    462  

Gray Television, Inc.

    8,824  
    110  

IDT Corporation - Class B (a)

    2,813  
    598  

iHeartMedia, Inc. - Class A (a)

    5,292  
    265  

IMAX Corporation (a)

    4,155  
    103  

Innovid Corporation (a)

    378  
    91  

Integral Ad Science Holding Corporation (a)

  740  
    645  

Iridium Communications, Inc. (a)

    28,632  
    241  

John Wiley & Sons, Inc. - Class A

    11,092  
    169  

KORE Group Holdings, Inc. (a)

    505  
    22  

Leafly Holdings, Inc. (a)

    35  
    228  

Liberty Latin America, Ltd. - Class A (a)

    1,596  
    880  

Liberty Latin America, Ltd. - Class C (a)

    6,134  
    56  

Liberty Media Corporation-Liberty Braves - Class A (a)

    1,574  
    198  

Liberty Media Corporation-Liberty Braves - Class C (a)

    5,413  
    290  

Lions Gate Entertainment Corporation - Class A (a)

    2,857  
    606  

Lions Gate Entertainment Corporation - Class B (a)

    5,654  
    106  

Loyalty Ventures, Inc. (a)

    224  
    140  

Madison Square Garden Entertainment Corporation (a)

    7,778  
    655  

Magnite, Inc. (a)

    4,932  
    114  

Marcus Corporation

    1,834  
    101  

MediaAlpha, Inc. - Class A (a)

    843  
    114  

Ooma, Inc. (a)

    1,379  
    39  

Outbrain, Inc. (a)

    172  
    380  

Playstudios, Inc. (a)

    1,376  
    203  

PubMatic, Inc. - Class A (a)

    3,973  
    254  

QuinStreet, Inc. (a)

    3,051  
    316  

Radius Global Infrastructure, Inc. - Class A (a)

    4,351  
    97  

Reservoir Media, Inc. (a)

    635  
    140  

Scholastic Corporation

    6,427  
    264  

Shenandoah Telecommunications Company

    5,885  
    114  

Shutterstock, Inc.

    6,317  
    241  

Sinclair Broadcast Group, Inc. - Class A

    5,324  
    1,374  

Skillz, Inc. (a)

    1,827  
    303  

Stagwell, Inc. (a)

    2,054  
    130  

Starry Group Holdings, Inc. - Class A (a)

    293  
    140  

TechTarget, Inc. (a)

    9,086  
    1,209  

TEGNA, Inc.

    25,872  
    541  

Telephone and Data Systems, Inc.

    8,802  
    39  

Thryv Holdings, Inc. (a)

    998  

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.

 

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Nationwide Russell 2000® Risk-Managed Income ETF (Continued)

 

 

Shares

 

Security Description

 

Value

 
       

COMMON STOCKS — 90.8% (Continued)

       

Communication Services — 2.5% (Continued)

    492  

TrueCar, Inc. (a)

  $ 1,073  
    78  

United States Cellular Corporation (a)

    2,230  
    43  

Urban One, Inc. - Class A (a)

    235  
    62  

Urban One, Inc. - Class D (a)

    260  
    692  

Vimeo, Inc. (a)

    4,097  
    1,088  

Vinco Ventures, Inc. (a)

    1,055  
    111  

Wejo Group, Ltd. (a)

    125  
    290  

WideOpenWest, Inc. (a)

    5,162  
    365  

Yelp, Inc. (a)

    12,472  
    228  

Ziff Davis, Inc. (a)

    17,619  
    372  

ZipRecruiter, Inc. - Class A (a)

    6,205  
              343,794  
       

Consumer Discretionary — 9.7%

       
    144  

1-800-Flowers.com, Inc. - Class A (a)

    1,250  
    33  

1stdibs.com, Inc. (a)

    223  
    391  

2U, Inc. (a)

    2,784  
    170  

Aaron’s Company, Inc.

    2,023  
    320  

Abercrombie & Fitch Company - Class A (a)

    4,605  
    424  

Academy Sports & Outdoors, Inc.

    18,266  
    308  

Accel Entertainment, Inc. (a)

    2,898  
    189  

Acushnet Holdings Corporation

    9,007  
    529  

Adient plc (a)

    17,563  
    264  

Adtalem Global Education, Inc. (a)

    9,950  
    54  

aka Brands Holding Corporation (a)

    112  
    423  

Allbirds, Inc. - Class A (a)

    1,739  
    638  

American Axle & Manufacturing Holdings, Inc. (a)

    6,603  
    837  

American Eagle Outfitters, Inc.

    9,425  
    105  

American Public Education, Inc. (a)

    1,085  
    34  

America’s Car-Mart, Inc./TX (a)

    2,741  
    430  

AMMO, Inc. (a)

    1,638  
    657  

Arko Corporation

    6,261  
    130  

Asbury Automotive Group, Inc. (a)

    22,682  
    145  

Aterian, Inc. (a)

    331  
    166  

Bally’s Corporation (a)

    3,933  
    257  

BARK, Inc. (a)

    596  
    500  

Beachbody Company, Inc. (a)

    580  
    154  

Beazer Homes USA, Inc. (a)

    2,193  
    557  

Bed Bath & Beyond, Inc. (a)

    5,308  
    118  

Big 5 Sporting Goods Corporation

  1,444  
    174  

Big Lots, Inc.

    3,579  
    4  

Biglari Holdings, Inc. - Class B (a)

    539  
    119  

BJ’s Restaurants, Inc. (a)

    2,985  
    481  

Bloomin’ Brands, Inc.

    9,726  
    78  

Bluegreen Vacations Holding Corporation

    1,626  
    160  

Boot Barn Holdings, Inc. (a)

    10,659  
    194  

Bowlero Corporation (a)

    2,293  
    62  

Boxed, Inc. (a)

    66  
    242  

Brinker International, Inc. (a)

    5,931  
    170  

Buckle, Inc.

    5,488  
    80  

Build-A-Bear Workshop, Inc.

    1,226  
    208  

Caleres, Inc.

    5,308  
    620  

Callaway Golf Company (a)

    13,722  
    232  

Camping World Holdings, Inc. - Class A

    6,988  
    616  

Canoo, Inc. (a)

    1,965  
    241  

CarParts.com, Inc. (a)

    1,562  
    82  

Carriage Services, Inc.

    2,904  
    108  

Cato Corporation - Class A

    1,167  
    52  

Cavco Industries, Inc. (a)

    12,169  
    880  

Cenntro Electric Group, Ltd. (a)

    1,162  
    147  

Century Casinos, Inc. (a)

    1,083  
    160  

Century Communities, Inc.

    7,470  
    247  

Cheesecake Factory, Inc.

    7,563  
    662  

Chegg, Inc. (a)

    13,029  
    642  

Chico’s FAS, Inc. (a)

    3,647  
    78  

Children’s Place, Inc. (a)

    3,290  
    107  

Chuy’s Holdings, Inc. (a)

    2,389  
    44  

Citi Trends, Inc. (a)

    889  
    148  

Clarus Corporation

    2,245  
    97  

Conn’s, Inc. (a)

    932  
    166  

Container Store Group, Inc. (a)

    1,125  
    2,803  

ContextLogic, Inc. - Class A (a)

    3,644  
    398  

Coursera, Inc. (a)

    4,577  
    129  

Cracker Barrel Old Country Store, Inc.

    13,924  
    318  

Crocs, Inc. (a)

    23,437  
    807  

Dana, Inc.

    12,484  
    215  

Dave & Buster’s Entertainment, Inc. (a)

    8,888  
    332  

Denny’s Corporation (a)

    3,137  
    330  

Designer Brands, Inc. - Class A

    5,630  
    293  

Destination XL Group, Inc. (a)

    1,614  
    32  

Dillard’s, Inc. - Class A

    9,480  
    84  

Dine Brands Global, Inc.

    5,594  

 

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Consumer Discretionary — 9.7% (Continued)

    147  

Dorman Products, Inc. (a)

  $ 13,326  
    104  

Dream Finders Homes, Inc. - Class A (a)

    1,284  
    66  

Duluth Holdings, Inc. - Class B (a)

    585  
    116  

Duolingo, Inc. (a)

    10,906  
    101  

El Pollo Loco Holdings, Inc. (a)

    914  
    252  

Ermenegildo Zegna NV

    2,580  
    122  

Ethan Allen Interiors, Inc.

    2,900  
    72  

European Wax Center, Inc. - Class A

    1,557  
    437  

Everi Holdings, Inc. (a)

    8,085  
    312  

EVgo, Inc. (a)

    2,961  
    320  

Express, Inc. (a)

    486  
    111  

F45 Training Holdings, Inc. (a)

    278  
    302  

Faraday Future Intelligent Electric, Inc. (a)

    338  
    66  

First Watch Restaurant Group, Inc. (a)

    1,107  
    898  

Fisker, Inc. (a)

    8,109  
    433  

Foot Locker, Inc.

    15,952  
    260  

Fossil Group, Inc. (a)

    1,100  
    233  

Fox Factory Holding Corporation (a)

    21,717  
    155  

Franchise Group, Inc.

    5,253  
    426  

Frontdoor, Inc. (a)

    10,002  
    187  

Full House Resorts, Inc. (a)

    1,260  
    135  

Funko, Inc. - Class A (a)

    3,006  
    81  

Genesco, Inc. (a)

    4,583  
    176  

Gentherm, Inc. (a)

    10,542  
    242  

G-III Apparel Group, Ltd. (a)

    5,099  
    90  

Golden Entertainment, Inc. (a)

    3,443  
    1,465  

Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company (a)

    20,554  
    695  

GoPro, Inc. - Class A (a)

    4,233  
    21  

Graham Holdings Company - Class B

    11,874  
    168  

Green Brick Partners, Inc. (a)

    4,092  
    98  

Group 1 Automotive, Inc.

    17,502  
    118  

Groupon, Inc. (a)

    1,169  
    308  

GrowGeneration Corporation (a)

    1,463  
    221  

Guess?, Inc.

    3,861  
    94  

Haverty Furniture Companies, Inc.

    2,521  
    132  

Helen of Troy, Ltd. (a)

    16,318  
    83  

Hibbett, Inc.

    4,864  
    456  

Hilton Grand Vacations, Inc. (a)

    18,596  
    262  

Holley, Inc. (a)

  1,486  
    29  

Hovnanian Enterprises, Inc. - Class A (a)

    1,163  
    56  

Inspirato, Inc. (a)

    156  
    118  

Inspired Entertainment, Inc. (a)

    1,235  
    131  

Installed Building Products, Inc.

    11,863  
    511  

International Game Technology plc

    9,167  
    147  

iRobot Corporation (a)

    8,655  
    119  

Jack in the Box, Inc.

    9,503  
    66  

JOANN, Inc.

    469  
    30  

Johnson Outdoors, Inc. - Class A

    1,834  
    441  

KB Home

    12,635  
    294  

Kontoor Brands, Inc.

    10,946  
    132  

Krispy Kreme, Inc.

    1,551  
    19  

Kura Sushi USA, Inc. - Class A (a)

    1,420  
    78  

Lands’ End, Inc. (a)

    1,078  
    52  

Landsea Homes Corporation (a)

    348  
    166  

Latham Group, Inc. (a)

    948  
    528  

Laureate Education, Inc.

    5,819  
    228  

La-Z-Boy, Inc.

    6,017  
    127  

LCI Industries

    14,715  
    39  

Legacy Housing Corporation (a)

    667  
    114  

LGI Homes, Inc. (a)

    10,820  
    202  

Life Time Group Holdings, Inc. (a)

    2,394  
    65  

Lifetime Brands, Inc.

    580  
    518  

Light & Wonder, Inc. (a)

    25,502  
    153  

Lindblad Expeditions Holdings, Inc. (a)

    1,183  
    140  

Liquidity Services, Inc. (a)

    2,449  
    140  

LL Flooring Holdings, Inc. (a)

    1,140  
    792  

Lordstown Motors Corporation - Class A (a)

    1,695  
    52  

Lovesac Company (a)

    1,604  
    26  

Lulu’s Fashion Lounge Holdings, Inc. (a)

    166  
    1,197  

Luminar Technologies, Inc. (a)

    10,318  
    153  

M/I Homes, Inc. (a)

    6,616  
    114  

Malibu Boats, Inc. - Class A (a)

    6,843  
    39  

Marine Products Corporation

    387  
    117  

MarineMax, Inc. (a)

    4,252  
    101  

MasterCraft Boat Holdings, Inc. (a)

    2,433  
    303  

MDC Holdings, Inc.

    9,417  
    202  

Meritage Homes Corporation (a)

    15,826  

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.

 

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Consumer Discretionary — 9.7% (Continued)

    264  

Modine Manufacturing Company (a)

  $ 3,955  
    65  

Monarch Casino & Resort, Inc. (a)

    3,925  
    166  

Monro, Inc.

    7,687  
    101  

Motorcar Parts of America, Inc. (a)

    1,501  
    78  

Movado Group, Inc.

    2,487  
    82  

Mullen Automotive, Inc. (a)

    55  
    127  

Murphy USA, Inc.

    36,851  
    455  

National Vision Holdings, Inc. (a)

    15,120  
    52  

NEOGAMES SA (a)

    831  
    254  

Nerdy, Inc. (a)

    777  
    202  

Noodles & Company (a)

    960  
    254  

ODP Corporation (a)

    9,081  
    101  

ONE Group Hospitality, Inc. (a)

    721  
    277  

OneSpaWorld Holdings, Ltd. (a)

    2,440  
    52  

OneWater Marine, Inc. - Class A (a)

    2,072  
    241  

Overstock.com, Inc. (a)

    6,290  
    88  

Oxford Industries, Inc.

    9,392  
    166  

Papa John’s International, Inc.

    13,418  
    554  

Party City Holdco, Inc. (a)

    1,091  
    140  

Patrick Industries, Inc.

    7,416  
    352  

Perdoceo Education Corporation (a)

    4,076  
    101  

PetMed Express, Inc.

    2,078  
    140  

PLBY Group, Inc. (a)

    630  
    417  

Porch Group, Inc. (a)

    897  
    114  

Portillo’s, Inc. - Class A (a)

    2,510  
    233  

Poshmark, Inc. - Class A (a)

    2,521  
    303  

PowerSchool Holdings, Inc. - Class A (a)

    5,454  
    303  

Purple Innovation, Inc. (a)

    867  
    466  

Quotient Technology, Inc. (a)

    867  
    2,056  

Qurate Retail, Inc. - Series A

    6,373  
    39  

RCI Hospitality Holdings, Inc.

    2,543  
    430  

RealReal, Inc. (a)

    920  
    303  

Red Rock Resorts, Inc. - Class A

    11,581  
    88  

Rent the Runway, Inc. - Class A (a)

    392  
    329  

Rent-A-Center, Inc./TX

    8,501  
    189  

Revolve Group, Inc. (a)

    4,440  
    26  

Rocky Brands, Inc.

    679  
    457  

Rover Group, Inc. (a)

    1,741  
    50  

RumbleON, Inc. - Class B (a)

    1,093  
    264  

Rush Street Interactive, Inc. (a)

    1,278  
    166  

Ruth’s Hospitality Group, Inc.

  3,025  
    593  

Sally Beauty Holdings, Inc. (a)

    8,824  
    264  

SeaWorld Entertainment, Inc. (a)

    13,266  
    189  

Shake Shack, Inc. - Class A (a)

    9,008  
    88  

Shoe Carnival, Inc.

    2,094  
    277  

Signet Jewelers, Ltd.

    18,107  
    277  

Skyline Champion Corporation (a)

    15,698  
    127  

Sleep Number Corporation (a)

    5,262  
    228  

Smith & Wesson Brands, Inc.

    3,032  
    65  

Snap One Holdings Corporation (a)

    727  
    267  

Solid Power, Inc. (a)

    1,757  
    67  

Solo Brands, Inc. - Class A (a)

    278  
    243  

Sonder Holdings, Inc. (a)

    452  
    114  

Sonic Automotive, Inc. - Class A

    6,064  
    616  

Sonos, Inc. (a)

    9,265  
    254  

Sportsman’s Warehouse Holdings, Inc. (a)

    2,022  
    114  

Standard Motor Products, Inc.

    4,184  
    430  

Steven Madden, Ltd.

    12,517  
    518  

Stitch Fix, Inc. - Class A (a)

    2,600  
    166  

StoneMor, Inc. (a)

    571  
    140  

Stoneridge, Inc. (a)

    2,660  
    127  

Strategic Education, Inc.

    8,217  
    228  

Stride, Inc. (a)

    8,696  
    88  

Sturm Ruger & Company, Inc.

    4,598  
    65  

Superior Group of Companies, Inc.

    722  
    73  

Sweetgreen, Inc. - Class A (a)

    1,234  
    127  

Target Hospitality Corporation (a)

    1,688  
    642  

Taylor Morrison Home Corporation (a)

    16,120  
    365  

Tenneco, Inc. - Class A (a)

    6,884  
    365  

Texas Roadhouse, Inc.

    32,398  
    296  

ThredUp, Inc. - Class A (a)

    713  
    188  

Tile Shop Holdings, Inc.

    737  
    114  

Tilly’s, Inc. - Class A

    855  
    68  

Torrid Holdings, Inc. (a)

    381  
    129  

Traeger, Inc. (a)

    341  
    65  

TravelCenters of America, Inc. (a)

    3,515  
    593  

Tri Pointe Homes, Inc. (a)

    10,277  
    254  

Tupperware Brands Corporation (a)

    2,855  
    65  

Udemy, Inc. (a)

    966  
    65  

Unifi, Inc. (a)

    738  
    65  

Universal Electronics, Inc. (a)

    1,445  

 

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Consumer Discretionary — 9.7% (Continued)

    166  

Universal Technical Institute, Inc. (a)

  $ 1,139  
    365  

Urban Outfitters, Inc. (a)

    7,347  
    232  

Vacasa, Inc. - Class A (a)

    928  
    303  

Vista Outdoor, Inc. (a)

    8,520  
    140  

Visteon Corporation (a)

    16,776  
    121  

Vivid Seats, Inc. - Class A

    979  
    505  

Vivint Smart Home, Inc. (a)

    3,161  
    307  

Vizio Holding Corporation - Class A (a)

    3,291  
    522  

Volta, Inc. (a)

    1,117  
    303  

Vuzix Corporation (a)

    2,276  
    427  

Warby Parker, Inc. - Class A (a)

    5,367  
    101  

Weber, Inc. - Class A

    725  
    30  

Weyco Group, Inc.

    768  
    153  

Wingstop, Inc.

    17,421  
    13  

Winmark Corporation

    2,683  
    176  

Winnebago Industries, Inc.

    10,134  
    440  

Wolverine World Wide, Inc.

    8,598  
    655  

Workhorse Group, Inc. (a)

    2,050  
    290  

WW International, Inc. (a)

    1,514  
    39  

Xometry, Inc. - Class A (a)

    1,911  
    88  

XPEL, Inc. (a)

    6,031  
    39  

Xponential Fitness, Inc. - Class A (a)

    715  
    114  

Zumiez, Inc. (a)

    2,959  
              1,328,810  
       

Consumer Staples — 3.2%

       
    857  

22nd Century Group, Inc. (a)

    1,148  
    33  

Alico, Inc.

    1,120  
    170  

Andersons, Inc.

    6,295  
    396  

AppHarvest, Inc. (a)

    1,140  
    359  

B&G Foods, Inc.

    7,776  
    430  

Beauty Health Company (a)

    4,988  
    217  

BellRing Brands, Inc. (a)

    5,141  
    744  

Benson Hill, Inc. (a)

    2,641  
    264  

Beyond Meat, Inc. (a)

    6,442  
    130  

BRC, Inc. - Class A (a)

    1,268  
    91  

Calavo Growers, Inc.

    3,826  
    229  

Cal-Maine Foods, Inc.

    12,277  
    292  

Celsius Holdings, Inc. (a)

    30,220  
    54  

Central Garden & Pet Company (a)

    2,156  
    219  

Central Garden & Pet Company - Class A (a)

    8,269  
    169  

Chefs’ Warehouse, Inc. (a)

    5,634  
    22  

Coca-Cola Consolidated, Inc.

    10,435  
    176  

Duckhorn Portfolio, Inc. (a)

  3,210  
    293  

Edgewell Personal Care Company

    11,415  
    262  

elf Beauty, Inc. (a)

    9,990  
    374  

Energizer Holdings, Inc.

    10,509  
    190  

Fresh Del Monte Produce, Inc.

    5,195  
    385  

Hain Celestial Group, Inc. (a)

    7,800  
    529  

Herbalife Nutrition, Ltd. (a)

    13,802  
    193  

HF Foods Group, Inc. (a)

    982  
    438  

Honest Company, Inc. (a)

    1,581  
    704  

Hostess Brands, Inc. (a)

    16,319  
    77  

Ingles Markets, Inc. - Class A

    6,740  
    95  

Inter Parfums, Inc.

    7,459  
    80  

J & J Snack Foods Corporation

    11,922  
    47  

John B Sanfilippo & Son, Inc.

    3,794  
    101  

Lancaster Colony Corporation

    17,023  
    140  

Landec Corporation (a)

    1,470  
    88  

Local Bounti Corporation (a)

    327  
    65  

Medifast, Inc.

    8,156  
    78  

MGP Ingredients, Inc.

    8,538  
    215  

Mission Produce, Inc. (a)

    3,462  
    131  

National Beverage Corporation

    7,265  
    52  

Natural Grocers by Vitamin Cottage, Inc.

    747  
    52  

Nature’s Sunshine Products, Inc. (a)

    504  
    264  

Nu Skin Enterprises, Inc. - Class A

    10,808  
    127  

PriceSmart, Inc.

    8,035  
    844  

Primo Water Corporation

    11,090  
    277  

Rite Aid Corporation (a)

    1,989  
    26  

Seneca Foods Corporation - Class A (a)

    1,374  
    453  

Simply Good Foods Company (a)

    13,839  
    127  

Sovos Brands, Inc. (a)

    1,939  
    189  

SpartanNash Company

    5,751  
    616  

Sprouts Farmers Market, Inc. (a)

    17,803  
    474  

SunOpta, Inc. (a)

    4,707  
    241  

Tattooed Chef, Inc. (a)

    1,605  
    39  

Thorne HealthTech, Inc. (a)

    183  
    77  

Tootsie Roll Industries, Inc.

    2,759  
    277  

TreeHouse Foods, Inc. (a)

    12,908  
    78  

Turning Point Brands, Inc.

    1,819  
    264  

United Natural Foods, Inc. (a)

    11,638  
    127  

Universal Corporation/VA

    6,482  
    65  

USANA Health Sciences, Inc. (a)

    4,194  
    303  

Utz Brands, Inc.

    5,048  
    782  

Vector Group, Ltd.

    7,664  

 

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Consumer Staples — 3.2% (Continued)

    329  

Veru, Inc. (a)

  $ 5,034  
    39  

Village Super Market, Inc. - Class A

    857  
    165  

Vintage Wine Estates, Inc. (a)

    975  
    53  

Vita Coco Company, Inc. (a)

    794  
    127  

Vital Farms, Inc. (a)

    1,645  
    65  

WD-40 Company

    12,296  
    88  

Weis Markets, Inc.

    6,838  
    209  

Whole Earth Brands, Inc. (a)

    1,068  
              430,128  
       

Energy — 5.5%

       
    167  

Aemetis, Inc. (a)

    1,523  
    380  

Alto Ingredients, Inc. (a)

    1,642  
    187  

Amplify Energy Corporation (a)

    1,393  
    80  

Arch Resources, Inc.

    11,646  
    316  

Archaea Energy, Inc. (a)

    6,244  
    743  

Archrock, Inc.

    5,491  
    184  

Ardmore Shipping Corporation (a)

    1,774  
    14  

Battalion Oil Corporation (a)

    185  
    374  

Berry Corporation

    3,422  
    814  

Borr Drilling, Ltd. (a)

    3,264  
    215  

Brigham Minerals, Inc. - Class A

    6,396  
    114  

Bristow Group, Inc. (a)

    3,307  
    290  

Cactus, Inc. - Class A

    11,586  
    470  

California Resources Corporation

    23,481  
    258  

Callon Petroleum Company (a)

    10,980  
    972  

Centennial Resource Development, Inc./DE - Class A (a)

    8,000  
    39  

Centrus Energy Corporation - Class A (a)

    1,943  
    1,112  

ChampionX Corporation

    24,254  
    218  

Chord Energy Corporation

    30,858  
    242  

Civitas Resources, Inc.

    16,260  
    847  

Clean Energy Fuels Corporation (a)

    5,692  
    1,183  

CNX Resources Corporation (a)

    20,904  
    506  

Comstock Resources, Inc. (a)

    9,918  
    173  

CONSOL Energy, Inc.

    12,418  
    171  

Crescent Energy Company - Class A

    2,929  
    154  

CVR Energy, Inc.

    5,030  
    355  

Delek US Holdings, Inc.

    10,029  
    281  

Denbury, Inc. (a)

    24,989  
    777  

DHT Holdings, Inc.

    6,068  
    540  

Diamond Offshore Drilling, Inc. (a)

  3,839  
    101  

DMC Global, Inc. (a)

    2,254  
    153  

Dorian LPG, Ltd.

    2,226  
    195  

Dril-Quip, Inc. (a)

    4,315  
    144  

Earthstone Energy, Inc. - Class A (a)

    2,189  
    36  

Empire Petroleum Corporation (a)

    531  
    805  

Energy Fuels, Inc./Canada (a)

    6,537  
    2,230  

Equitrans Midstream Corporation

    20,672  
    86  

Excelerate Energy, Inc. - Class A

    2,208  
    228  

Expro Group Holdings NV (a)

    3,083  
    146  

FLEX LNG, Ltd.

    4,828  
    649  

Frontline, Ltd./Bermuda (a)

    7,697  
    1,142  

Gevo, Inc. (a)

    3,574  
    520  

Golar LNG, Ltd. (a)

    14,180  
    262  

Green Plains, Inc. (a)

    9,597  
    67  

Gulfport Energy Corporation (a)

    6,550  
    747  

Helix Energy Solutions Group, Inc. (a)

    3,227  
    549  

Helmerich & Payne, Inc.

    23,470  
    29  

HighPeak Energy, Inc.

    734  
    257  

International Seaways, Inc.

    7,589  
    33  

Kinetik Holdings, Inc.

    1,217  
    2,366  

Kosmos Energy, Ltd. (a)

    16,728  
    52  

Laredo Petroleum, Inc. (a)

    4,036  
    453  

Liberty Energy, Inc. (a)

    6,795  
    743  

Magnolia Oil & Gas Corporation - Class A

    17,735  
    554  

Matador Resources Company

    33,019  
    769  

Murphy Oil Corporation

    29,968  
    26  

Nabors Industries, Ltd. (a)

    3,445  
    22  

NACCO Industries, Inc. - Class A

    989  
    189  

National Energy Services Reunited Corporation (a)

    1,327  
    479  

Newpark Resources, Inc. (a)

    1,380  
    140  

NextDecade Corporation (a)

    1,032  
    844  

NexTier Oilfield Solutions, Inc. (a)

    7,908  
    189  

Noble Corporation (a)

    5,736  
    818  

Nordic American Tankers, Ltd.

    2,127  
    264  

Northern Oil and Gas, Inc.

    8,353  
    528  

Oceaneering International, Inc. (a)

    4,673  
    316  

Oil States International, Inc. (a)

    1,548  
    241  

Par Pacific Holdings, Inc. (a)

    4,531  
    906  

Patterson-UTI Energy, Inc.

    13,499  
    554  

PBF Energy, Inc. - Class A (a)

    18,925  

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.

 

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COMMON STOCKS — 90.8% (Continued)

       

Energy — 5.5% (Continued)

    454  

Peabody Energy Corporation (a)

  $ 11,196  
    440  

ProPetro Holding Corporation (a)

    4,030  
    114  

Ranger Oil Corporation - Class A

    4,445  
    78  

REX American Resources Corporation (a)

    2,363  
    153  

Riley Exploration Permian, Inc.

    3,846  
    469  

Ring Energy, Inc. (a)

    1,520  
    342  

RPC, Inc.

    2,719  
    162  

SandRidge Energy, Inc. (a)

    3,399  
    228  

Scorpio Tankers, Inc.

    9,485  
    303  

Select Energy Services, Inc. - Class A (a)

    2,154  
    655  

SFL Corporation, Ltd.

    7,009  
    63  

SilverBow Resources, Inc. (a)

    2,505  
    56  

Sitio Royalties Corporation

    1,425  
    593  

SM Energy Company

    26,134  
    153  

Solaris Oilfield Infrastructure, Inc. - Class A

    1,637  
    202  

Talos Energy, Inc. (a)

    4,187  
    365  

Teekay Corporation (a)

    1,274  
    114  

Teekay Tankers, Ltd. - Class A (a)

    2,804  
    2,014  

Tellurian, Inc. (a)

    8,056  
    642  

TETRA Technologies, Inc. (a)

    2,555  
    202  

Tidewater, Inc. (a)

    4,476  
    1,258  

Uranium Energy Corporation (a)

    5,686  
    932  

Ur-Energy, Inc. (a)

    1,286  
    378  

US Silica Holdings, Inc. (a)

    5,303  
    316  

VAALCO Energy, Inc.

    1,583  
    323  

Valaris, Ltd. (a)

    16,467  
    274  

Vertex Energy, Inc. (a)

    2,329  
    492  

W&T Offshore, Inc. (a)

    3,198  
    406  

Weatherford International plc (a)

    11,425  
    335  

World Fuel Services Corporation

    8,643  
              749,036  
       

Financials — 16.1%

       
    88  

1st Source Corporation

    4,153  
    44  

ACNB Corporation

    1,565  
    66  

AFC Gamma, Inc.

    1,148  
    80  

Alerus Financial Corporation

    1,901  
    104  

Allegiance Bancshares, Inc.

    4,405  
    72  

Amalgamated Financial Corporation

    1,620  
    94  

A-Mark Precious Metals, Inc.

  2,906  
    244  

Ambac Financial Group, Inc. (a)

    3,682  
    154  

Amerant Bancorp, Inc.

    4,033  
    443  

American Equity Investment Life Holding Company

    16,834  
    55  

American National Bankshares, Inc.

    1,811  
    369  

Ameris Bancorp

    17,225  
    109  

AMERISAFE, Inc.

    5,212  
    41  

Angel Oak Mortgage, Inc.

    569  
    758  

Apollo Commercial Real Estate Finance, Inc.

    8,831  
    775  

Arbor Realty Trust, Inc.

    11,610  
    232  

Ares Commercial Real Estate Corporation

    3,060  
    172  

Argo Group International Holdings, Ltd.

    3,376  
    482  

ARMOUR Residential REIT, Inc.

    3,422  
    77  

Arrow Financial Corporation

    2,472  
    324  

Artisan Partners Asset Management, Inc. - Class A

    10,938  
    104  

AssetMark Financial Holdings, Inc. (a)

    2,011  
    802  

Associated Banc-Corp

    16,072  
    9  

Associated Capital Group, Inc. - Class A

    356  
    408  

Atlantic Union Bankshares Corporation

    13,240  
    27  

Atlanticus Holdings Corporation (a)

    769  
    318  

Axos Financial, Inc. (a)

    13,286  
    101  

B Riley Financial, Inc.

    5,027  
    262  

Bakkt Holdings, Inc. (a)

    679  
    295  

Banc of California, Inc.

    4,980  
    93  

BancFirst Corporation

    10,031  
    171  

Banco Latinoamericano de Comercio Exterior SA

    2,497  
    290  

Bancorp, Inc. (a)

    6,879  
    34  

Bank First Corporation

    2,763  
    86  

Bank of Marin Bancorp

    2,657  
    264  

Bank of NT Butterfield & Son, Ltd.

    8,612  
    493  

BankUnited, Inc.

    18,266  
    30  

Bankwell Financial Group, Inc.

    946  
    189  

Banner Corporation

    11,484  
    82  

Bar Harbor Bankshares

    2,323  
    66  

BayCom Corporation

    1,228  
    75  

BCB Bancorp, Inc.

    1,350  
    271  

Berkshire Hills Bancorp, Inc.

    7,645  
    1,739  

BGC Partners, Inc. - Class A

    6,991  

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.

 

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COMMON STOCKS — 90.8% (Continued)

       

Financials — 16.1% (Continued)

    858  

Blackstone Mortgage Trust, Inc. - Class A

  $ 24,864  
    262  

Blucora, Inc. (a)

    5,261  
    158  

Blue Foundry Bancorp (a)

    1,796  
    95  

Blue Ridge Bankshares, Inc.

    1,394  
    254  

Bread Financial Holdings, Inc.

    9,761  
    114  

Bridgewater Bancshares, Inc. (a)

    1,959  
    298  

Bright Health Group, Inc. (a)

    450  
    332  

Brightsphere Investment Group, Inc.

    5,674  
    450  

BrightSpire Capital, Inc.

    3,780  
    708  

Broadmark Realty Capital, Inc.

    4,567  
    425  

Brookline Bancorp, Inc.

    5,300  
    253  

BRP Group, Inc. - Class A (a)

    7,944  
    108  

Business First Bancshares, Inc.

    2,548  
    134  

Byline Bancorp, Inc.

    2,923  
    1,024  

Cadence Bank

    26,091  
    40  

Cambridge Bancorp

    3,289  
    77  

Camden National Corporation

    3,483  
    437  

Cannae Holdings, Inc. (a)

    9,444  
    45  

Capital Bancorp, Inc.

    1,115  
    70  

Capital City Bank Group, Inc.

    2,235  
    713  

Capitol Federal Financial, Inc.

    6,460  
    110  

Capstar Financial Holdings, Inc.

    2,217  
    143  

Carter Bankshares, Inc. (a)

    2,355  
    407  

Cathay General Bancorp

    17,070  
    102  

CBTX, Inc.

    3,040  
    148  

Central Pacific Financial Corporation

    3,225  
    34  

Chicago Atlantic Real Estate Finance, Inc.

    519  
    1,255  

Chimera Investment Corporation

    10,668  
    83  

Citizens & Northern Corporation

    1,992  
    82  

City Holding Company

    6,971  
    79  

Civista Bancshares, Inc.

    1,671  
    477  

Claros Mortgage Trust, Inc.

    8,152  
    88  

CNB Financial Corporation/PA

    2,316  
    675  

CNO Financial Group, Inc.

    12,427  
    47  

Coastal Financial Corporation/WA (a)

    1,889  
    140  

Cohen & Steers, Inc.

    9,993  
    87  

Colony Bankcorp, Inc.

    1,228  
    424  

Columbia Banking System, Inc.

    12,699  
    209  

Columbia Financial, Inc. (a)

    4,458  
    291  

Community Bank System, Inc.

    19,026  
    84  

Community Trust Bancorp, Inc.

    3,549  
    286  

Compass Diversified Holdings

  5,966  
    207  

ConnectOne Bancorp, Inc.

    5,181  
    78  

Consumer Portfolio Services, Inc. (a)

    908  
    144  

Cowen, Inc. - Class A

    5,537  
    90  

Crawford & Company - Class A

    547  
    255  

CrossFirst Bankshares, Inc. (a)

    3,361  
    111  

Curo Group Holdings Corporation

    733  
    157  

Customers Bancorp, Inc. (a)

    5,446  
    715  

CVB Financial Corporation

    18,762  
    17  

Diamond Hill Investment Group, Inc.

    2,908  
    187  

Dime Community Bancshares, Inc.

    5,846  
    80  

Donegal Group, Inc. - Class A

    1,162  
    156  

Donnelley Financial Solutions, Inc. (a)

    6,622  
    198  

Dynex Capital, Inc.

    3,071  
    177  

Eagle Bancorp, Inc.

    8,590  
    945  

Eastern Bankshares, Inc.

    18,333  
    132  

eHealth, Inc. (a)

    845  
    291  

Ellington Financial, Inc.

    4,272  
    156  

Employers Holdings, Inc.

    6,109  
    80  

Enact Holdings, Inc.

    2,032  
    156  

Encore Capital Group, Inc. (a)

    8,530  
    196  

Enova International, Inc. (a)

    6,848  
    66  

Enstar Group, Ltd. (a)

    12,491  
    53  

Enterprise Bancorp, Inc./MA

    1,706  
    192  

Enterprise Financial Services Corporation

    8,778  
    72  

Equity Bancshares, Inc. - Class A

    2,249  
    34  

Esquire Financial Holdings, Inc.

    1,271  
    605  

Essent Group, Ltd.

    24,195  
    273  

EZCORP, Inc. - Class A (a)

    2,389  
    64  

Farmers & Merchants Bancorp, Inc.

    1,828  
    169  

Farmers National Banc Corporation

    2,415  
    180  

FB Financial Corporation

    7,132  
    47  

Federal Agricultural Mortgage Corporation - Class C

    5,134  
    522  

Federated Hermes, Inc.

    17,778  
    104  

Finance Of America Companies, Inc. - Class A (a)

    127  
    85  

Financial Institutions, Inc.

    2,213  
    56  

First Bancorp, Inc.

    1,624  
    1,112  

First BanCorp/Puerto Rico

    15,902  
    189  

First Bancorp/Southern Pines NC

    6,881  

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.

 

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COMMON STOCKS — 90.8% (Continued)

       

Financials — 16.1% (Continued)

    111  

First Bancshares, Inc.

  $ 3,319  
    86  

First Bank/Hamilton NJ

    1,289  
    281  

First Busey Corporation

    6,463  
    43  

First Business Financial Services, Inc.

    1,431  
    509  

First Commonwealth Financial Corporation

    6,861  
    93  

First Community Bankshares, Inc.

    2,932  
    518  

First Financial Bancorp

    11,178  
    704  

First Financial Bankshares, Inc.

    29,926  
    52  

First Financial Corporation/IN

    2,418  
    220  

First Foundation, Inc.

    4,171  
    32  

First Guaranty Bancshares, Inc.

    713  
    52  

First Internet Bancorp

    1,907  
    482  

First Interstate BancSystem, Inc. - Class A

    19,405  
    307  

First Merchants Corporation

    12,225  
    91  

First Mid Bancshares, Inc.

    3,217  
    129  

First of Long Island Corporation

    2,375  
    40  

First Western Financial, Inc. (a)

    1,061  
    216  

FirstCash Holdings, Inc.

    16,839  
    66  

Five Star Bancorp

    1,678  
    281  

Flagstar Bancorp, Inc.

    10,827  
    161  

Flushing Financial Corporation

    3,325  
    323  

Focus Financial Partners, Inc. - Class A (a)

    12,645  
    196  

Franklin BSP Realty Trust, Inc.

    2,528  
    859  

Fulton Financial Corporation

    13,942  
    62  

FVCBankcorp, Inc. (a)

    1,194  
    30  

GAMCO Investors, Inc. - Class A

    607  
    243  

GCM Grosvenor, Inc. - Class A

    1,908  
    2,795  

Genworth Financial, Inc. - Class A (a)

    11,795  
    133  

German American Bancorp, Inc.

    4,995  
    606  

Glacier Bancorp, Inc.

    30,711  
    96  

Goosehead Insurance, Inc. - Class A (a)

    4,992  
    293  

Granite Point Mortgage Trust, Inc.

    2,760  
    55  

Great Southern Bancorp, Inc.

    3,233  
    296  

Green Dot Corporation - Class A (a)

    6,006  
    17  

Greene County Bancorp, Inc.

    904  
    144  

Greenlight Capital Re, Ltd. - Class A (a)

    1,136  
    45  

Guaranty Bancshares, Inc./TX

    1,559  
    198  

Hamilton Lane, Inc. - Class A

    13,777  
    472  

Hancock Whitney Corporation

  22,764  
    170  

Hanmi Financial Corporation

    4,202  
    418  

Hannon Armstrong Sustainable Infrastructure Capital, Inc.

    16,518  
    260  

HarborOne Bancorp, Inc.

    3,546  
    56  

HBT Financial, Inc.

    1,012  
    33  

HCI Group, Inc.

    1,577  
    220  

Heartland Financial USA, Inc.

    9,827  
    323  

Heritage Commerce Corporation

    3,647  
    193  

Heritage Financial Corporation/WA

    5,016  
    342  

Hilltop Holdings, Inc.

    9,029  
    8  

Hingham Institution For Savings

    2,375  
    1,209  

Hippo Holdings, Inc. (a)

    1,173  
    42  

Home Bancorp, Inc.

    1,640  
    839  

Home BancShares, Inc./AR

    19,742  
    39  

Home Point Capital, Inc.

    90  
    109  

HomeStreet, Inc.

    3,794  
    80  

HomeTrust Bancshares, Inc.

    1,858  
    638  

Hope Bancorp, Inc.

    9,232  
    231  

Horace Mann Educators Corporation

    8,263  
    235  

Horizon Bancorp, Inc./IN

    4,446  
    278  

Houlihan Lokey, Inc.

    21,822  
    249  

Independent Bank Corporation

    19,479  
    110  

Independent Bank Corporation/MI

    2,257  
    193  

Independent Bank Group, Inc.

    13,000  
    294  

International Bancshares Corporation

    12,269  
    175  

Invesco Mortgage Capital, Inc.

    2,781  
    7  

Investors Title Company

    1,031  
    408  

Jackson Financial, Inc. - Class A

    12,753  
    205  

James River Group Holdings, Ltd.

    4,871  
    55  

John Marshall Bancorp, Inc.

    1,387  
    378  

Kearny Financial Corporation/MD

    4,294  
    119  

Kinsale Capital Group, Inc.

    30,176  
    192  

KKR Real Estate Finance Trust, Inc.

    3,698  
    616  

Ladder Capital Corporation

    6,813  
    264  

Lakeland Bancorp, Inc.

    4,301  
    127  

Lakeland Financial Corporation

    9,568  
    177  

Lemonade, Inc. (a)

    3,915  
    505  

LendingClub Corporation (a)

    6,600  
    65  

LendingTree, Inc. (a)

    1,982  
    166  

Live Oak Bancshares, Inc.

    6,016  

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.

 

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COMMON STOCKS — 90.8% (Continued)

       

Financials — 16.1% (Continued)

    78  

Luther Burbank Corporation

  $ 1,023  
    140  

Macatawa Bank Corporation

    1,333  
    82  

Manning & Napier, Inc.

    1,044  
    90  

MarketWise, Inc. (a)

    251  
    254  

MBIA, Inc. (a)

    2,995  
    78  

Mercantile Bank Corporation

    2,580  
    78  

Merchants Bancorp/IN

    2,104  
    133  

Mercury General Corporation

    4,243  
    101  

Metrocity Bankshares, Inc.

    2,019  
    52  

Metropolitan Bank Holding Corporation (a)

    3,723  
    574  

MFA Financial, Inc.

    6,274  
    78  

Mid Penn Bancorp, Inc.

    2,269  
    114  

Midland States Bancorp, Inc.

    2,860  
    78  

MidWestOne Financial Group, Inc.

    2,379  
    329  

Moelis & Company - Class A

    13,706  
    760  

Moneylion, Inc. (a)

    1,087  
    342  

Mr Cooper Group, Inc. (a)

    14,467  
    52  

MVB Financial Corporation

    1,663  
    153  

National Bank Holdings Corporation - Class A

    6,140  
    13  

National Western Life Group, Inc. - Class A

    2,474  
    844