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Shares Trust |
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Table
of Contents |
Management’s Discussion of Fund
Performance |
1 | |
Performance Summaries |
9 | |
Portfolio Allocations |
15 | |
Schedules of Investments |
16 | |
Statements of Assets and Liabilities |
23 | |
Statements of Operations |
25 | |
Statements of Changes in Net Assets |
27 | |
Financial Highlights |
29 | |
Notes to Financial Statements |
32 | |
Report of Independent Registered Public
Accounting Firm |
41 | |
Trustees and Officers |
42 | |
Approval of Advisory Agreements and Board
Considerations |
45 | |
Expense Examples |
47 | |
Federal Tax Information |
49 | |
Information About the Portfolio
Holdings |
50 | |
Information About Proxy Voting |
50 | |
Information About the Funds’ Trustees |
50 | |
Frequency Distributions of Premiums and
Discounts |
50 |
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Shares Trust |
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Management’s
Discussion of Fund Performance |
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June 30, 2022
(Unaudited) |
Steven Van Solkema, CFA |
Don Schreiber, Jr. |
Co-Portfolio Manager |
Co-Portfolio Manager |
President & Chief Investment
Officer |
Founder & Co-CEO |
Absolute
Shares Trust |
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Management’s Discussion of Fund
Performance (continued) |
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June 30, 2022
(Unaudited) |
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Shares Trust |
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Management’s Discussion of Fund
Performance (continued) |
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June 30, 2022
(Unaudited) |
• |
Actively managed equity fund utilizing
proprietary multifactor security selection models. | |
• |
Seeks to manage risk to capital and provide
attractive returns for long-term capital growth. | |
• |
Proprietary dynamic trailing stop loss process
is used to help identify sale candidates and manage downside
risk. | |
• |
Cash allocation is used as the primary risk
mitigation tool, and the strategy can raise up to 100% cash. | |
• |
As of June 30, 2022, the Fund held 17
securities in addition to a position in a money market fund which served
as a cash equivalent. Baker Hughes Co, General Dynamics Corp,
International Business Machines Corp, Unum Group, and Johnson &
Johnson were some of the largest positions in the Fund on this
date. | |
• |
Examples of securities that made positive
contributions to the Fund’s performance during the fiscal period include
Devon Energy Corp, AmerisourceBergen Corp, Abbvie Inc.,
Archer-Daniels-Midland Co, and BioNTech SE. | |
• |
Examples of securities that detracted from the
Fund’s performance during the fiscal period include Amazon.com Inc., Dow
Inc., Cisco Systems Inc., Blackstone Inc., and Kohls Corp. | |
• |
Asset allocation and security selection
decisions in Energy, Health Care, and Consumer Staples sectors positively
affected Fund performance versus its benchmark during the
period. |
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Shares Trust |
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Management’s Discussion of Fund
Performance (continued) |
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June 30, 2022
(Unaudited) |
• |
Asset allocation and security selection
decisions in Consumer Discretionary, Information Technology, and Utilities
sectors negatively affected Fund performance versus its benchmark during
the period. | |
• |
In general, the combination of temporary cash
allocations during periods of higher market volatility and a value-based
diversified equity portfolio that tactically focused on defensive sectors
including energy company exposure in the last three quarters of the fiscal
period helped the Fund capture a significant amount of any equity market
upside, while attempting to protect investors from excessive downside risk
during the bear market selloff. |
• |
Actively managed equity fund utilizing
proprietary multifactor security selection models. | |
• |
Seeks to manage risk to capital and provide
attractive returns for long-term capital growth. | |
• |
Proprietary dynamic trailing stop loss process
is used to help identify sale candidates and manage downside
risk. | |
• |
Cash allocation is used as the primary risk
mitigation tool, and the strategy can raise up to 100% cash. | |
• |
As of June 30, 2022, the Fund held 20
securities in addition to a position in a money market fund which served
as a cash equivalent. General Mills Inc., Baker Hughes Co, General
Dynamics Corp, International Business Machines Corp, and Molson Coors
Beverage Co were some of the largest positions in the Fund on this
date. | |
• |
Examples of securities that made positive
contributions to the Fund’s performance during the fiscal period include
EOG Resources Inc., United States Steel Corp, BioNTech SE,
Archer-Daniels-Midland Co, and AmerisourceBergen Corp. | |
• |
Examples of securities that detracted from the
Fund’s performance during the fiscal period include Walgreens Boots
Alliance Inc., Cisco Systems Inc., Southern Copper Corp, Dow Inc., and
LyondellBasell Industries. |
• |
Asset allocation and security selection
decisions in Energy, Health Care, and Consumer Staples sectors positively
affected Fund performance versus its benchmark during the
period. | |
• |
Asset allocation and security selection
decisions in Financials, Utilities, and Information Technology sectors
negatively affected Fund performance versus its benchmark during the
period. | |
• |
In general, the combination of temporary cash
allocations during periods of higher market volatility and a yield-based
diversified equity portfolio that tactically focused on defensive sectors
including energy company exposure in the last three quarters of the fiscal
period helped the Fund capture a significant amount of any equity market
upside, while attempting to protect investors from excessive downside risk
during the bear market selloff. |
• |
Actively managed equity fund utilizing
proprietary multifactor security selection models. | |
• |
Seeks to manage risk to capital and provide
attractive returns for long-term capital growth. | |
• |
Proprietary dynamic trailing stop loss process
is used to help identify sale candidates and manage downside
risk. | |
• |
Cash allocation is used as the primary risk
mitigation tool, and the strategy can raise up to 100% cash. | |
• |
As of June 30, 2022, the Fund held 18
securities in addition to a position in a money market fund which served
as a cash equivalent. General Mills Inc., General Dynamics Corp,
International Business Machines Corp, Unum Group, and Johnson &
Johnson were some of the largest positions in the Fund on this
date. | |
• |
Examples of securities that made positive
contributions to the Fund’s performance during the fiscal period include
EOG Resources Inc., Abbvie Inc., Devon Energy Corp, BioNTech SE, and Home
Depot Inc. |
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Shares Trust |
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Management’s Discussion of Fund
Performance (continued) |
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June 30, 2022
(Unaudited) |
• |
Examples of securities that detracted from the
Fund’s performance during the fiscal period include Lennar Corp, Old
Republic Intl Corp, Blackrock Inc., Visa Inc., and Louisiana-Pacific
Corp. | |
• |
Asset allocation and security selection
decisions in Energy, Consumer Staples, and Health Care sectors positively
affected Fund performance versus its benchmark during the
period. | |
• |
Asset allocation and security selection
decisions in Consumer Discretionary, Materials, and Utilities sectors
negatively affected Fund performance versus its benchmark during the
period. | |
• |
In general, the combination of temporary cash
allocations during periods of higher market volatility and a quality-based
diversified equity portfolio that tactically focused on defensive sectors
including energy company exposure in the last three quarters of the fiscal
period helped the Fund capture a significant amount of any equity market
upside, while attempting to protect investors from excessive downside risk
during the bear market selloff. |
• |
Actively managed income fund utilizing
quantitative bond models and tactical bond and equity allocation
decisions. | |
• |
Seeks to manage risk to capital and provide
attractive returns for long-term capital growth. | |
• |
Proprietary models are used to manage interest
rate and credit quality risk in the portfolio. | |
• |
Cash allocation can also be used to mitigate
risk and the strategy can raise up to 100% cash. | |
• |
As of June 30, 2022, the Fund held 7
securities in addition to a position in a money market fund which served
as a cash equivalent. The Schwab Short-Term U.S. Treasury ETF, SPDR
Portfolio Long Term Treasury ETF, Vanguard Long-Term Treasury ETF, iShares
20+ Year Treasury Bond ETF, and Diamondback Energy Inc. were some of the
largest positions in the Fund on this date. | |
• |
Examples of securities that made positive
contributions to the Fund’s performance during the fiscal period include
NRG Energy Inc., Merck & Co. Inc., Vanguard Long-Term Corp Bond ETF,
Kraft Heinz Co, and Phillips 66. | |
• |
Examples of securities that detracted from the
Fund’s performance during the fiscal period include iShares Preferred
& Income Securities ETF, SPDR Portfolio Long Term Treasury ETF,
Vanguard Long-Term Treasury ETF, Xtrackers USD High Yield Corp Bond ETF,
and SPDR Blackstone Senior Loan ETF. | |
• |
Asset allocation and security selection
decisions in the High Yield Corporate Bond and short duration U.S.
Treasury Bill sectors positively affected Fund performance versus its
benchmark during the period. | |
• |
Asset allocation and security selection
decisions in the U.S. Treasury Bond and equities sectors negatively
affected Fund performance versus its benchmark during the
period. | |
• |
In general, quantitative models and tactical
decisions used by the portfolio management team led to a significant
allocation to High Yield Corporate Bond exposure throughout much of the
fiscal period which, combined with more moderate exposure to U.S.
Treasuries, Senior Leveraged Loans and equities, allowed the Fund generate
income while still attempting to protect investors from excessive downside
risk during a volatile bond market decline. |
• |
Fund utilizes quantitative trend models to
optimize risk and return for domestic stock and fixed income
exposure. | |
• |
Seeks to manage risk to capital and provide
attractive returns for long-term capital growth. |
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Shares Trust |
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Management’s Discussion of Fund
Performance (continued) |
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June 30, 2022
(Unaudited) |
• |
Proprietary quantitative equity model is used
to evaluate when conditions are deemed favorable for equity market
exposure. Proprietary quantitative bond model is used to identify the
credit quality and duration exposure that will be implemented when equity
market exposure is deemed unfavorable. The combination of these
quantitative model signals “switch” the recommended exposure of the entire
Fund accordingly. | |
• |
As of June 30, 2022, the Fund held 3
securities in addition to a position in a money market fund which served
as a cash equivalent. The SPDR Portfolio Long Term Treasury ETF, iShares
20+ Year Treasury Bond ETF, and Vanguard Long-Term Treasury ETF were the
largest positions in the Fund on this date. | |
• |
Examples of securities that made positive
contributions to the Fund’s performance during the fiscal period include
SPDR Portfolio Long Term Treasury ETF, Vanguard Long-Term Treasury ETF,
iShares 20+ Year Treasury Bond ETF, iShares iBoxx Investment Grade Bond
ETF, and SPDR Bloomberg 1-3 Month Treasury Bill ETF. | |
• |
Examples of securities that detracted from the
Fund’s performance during the fiscal period include iShares Russell 3000
ETF, Vanguard Total Stock Market ETF, Schwab US Broad Market ETF, iShares
Broad USD High Yield Corporate Bond ETF, and Xtrackers USD High Yield
Corporate Bond ETF. | |
• |
Asset allocation and security selection
decisions in the High Yield Corporate Bond sector positively affected Fund
performance versus its benchmark during the period. | |
• |
Asset allocation and security selection
decisions in the U.S. Treasury Bond sector negatively affected Fund
performance versus its benchmark during the period. | |
• |
In general, the quantitative models used by
the portfolio management team recommended equity market exposure
throughout approximately 60% of the fiscal year period which helped the
Fund capture any equity market upside while maintaining that exposure.
However, the models recommended several switches out of equities and into
high yield corporate bonds and U.S. Treasuries in an attempt to protect
investors from excessive downside risk and volatility while still
maximizing return potential and income. The lack of equity market exposure
during certain periods of the fiscal year positively affected Fund
performance versus its benchmark, which is an equity market index that
suffered significant losses during the last two quarters of the
fiscal year. |
• |
Passively managed equity fund intended to
track the Solactive Power Factor™
High Dividend Index. | |
• |
The underlying index utilizes a multifactor
security selection model that attempts to identify companies with high
quality fundamentals that also generate high dividend income. | |
• |
The composition of the underlying index is
adjusted quarterly and screened monthly for dividend cuts or an overall
negative outlook concerning a constituent’s dividend policy. | |
• |
Trading activity in the Fund results primarily
from changes to the holdings of this underlying index. | |
• |
As of June 30, 2022, the Fund held 50
securities in addition to a position in a money market fund which served
as a cash equivalent. International Business Machines Corp, Gilead
Sciences Inc., Phillips 66, Verizon Communications Inc., and Philip Morris
International Inc., were some of the largest positions in the Fund on this
date. | |
• |
Examples of securities that made positive
contributions to the Fund’s performance during the fiscal period include
Chevron Corp, Abbvie Inc., Newmont Corp, Southern Co, and Interpublic
Group Inc. | |
• |
Examples of securities that detracted from the
Fund’s performance during the fiscal period include Big 5 Sporting Goods
Corp, Foot Locker Inc., Hanesbrands Inc., International Paper Co, and
American Eagle Outfitters. | |
• |
Asset allocation and security selection in
Financials, Communication Services, and Information Technology sectors
positively affected Fund performance versus its benchmark during the
period. | |
• |
Asset allocation and security selection in
Consumer Discretionary, Real Estate, and Consumer Staples sectors
negatively affected Fund performance versus its benchmark during the
period. |
Absolute
Shares Trust |
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Management’s Discussion of Fund
Performance (continued) |
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June 30, 2022
(Unaudited) |
• |
In general, the underlying index, and
therefore the Fund, were exposed to a diversified equity portfolio that
contained a significant amount of small and mid-capitalization company
exposure throughout the fiscal period. The Fund also maintained a large
allocation to value based companies which exhibit quality fundamentals but
appear to be undervalued. This helped the Fund capture a significant
amount of any potential equity market upside, generate income, and
outperform its benchmark during the fiscal
period. |
Absolute
Shares Trust |
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Management’s Discussion of Fund
Performance (continued) |
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June 30, 2022
(Unaudited) |
Absolute
Shares Trust |
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WBI
BullBear Value 3000 ETF |
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Performance Summary (Unaudited) |
Since | |||
Average Annual
Returns |
Inception | ||
Period Ended June 30,
2022 |
1
Year |
5
Years |
(8/25/14) |
WBI BullBear Value 3000 ETF—NAV |
(5.62)% |
3.45% |
3.10% |
WBI BullBear Value 3000 ETF—Market |
(5.88)% |
3.34% |
3.07% |
Russell 3000 Value Total Return |
(7.46)% |
7.01% |
7.12% |
Absolute
Shares Trust |
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WBI
BullBear Yield 3000 ETF |
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Performance Summary (Unaudited) |
Since | |||
Average Annual
Returns |
Inception | ||
Period Ended June 30,
2022 |
1
Year |
5
Years |
(8/25/14) |
WBI BullBear Yield 3000—NAV |
(0.73)% |
4.14% |
1.89% |
WBI BullBear Yield 3000—Market |
(0.86)% |
4.07% |
1.87% |
Russell 3000 Value Total Return |
(7.46)% |
7.01% |
7.12% |
Absolute
Shares Trust |
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WBI
BullBear Quality 3000 ETF |
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Performance Summary
(Unaudited) |
Since | |||
Average Annual
Returns |
Inception | ||
Period Ended June 30,
2022 |
1
Year |
5
Years |
(8/25/14) |
WBI BullBear Quality 3000 ETF—NAV |
(4.58)% |
3.49% |
2.53% |
WBI BullBear Quality 3000 ETF—Market |
(4.76)% |
3.41% |
2.51% |
Russell 3000 Total Return |
(13.87)% |
10.60% |
10.00% |
Absolute
Shares Trust |
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WBI
BullBear Global Income ETF |
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Performance Summary
(Unaudited) |
Since | |||
Average Annual
Returns |
Inception | ||
Period Ended June 30,
2022 |
1
Year |
5
Years |
(8/25/14) |
WBI BullBear Global Income ETF—NAV |
(12.05)% |
(0.15)% |
0.61% |
WBI BullBear Global Income ETF—Market |
(11.93)% |
(0.18)% |
0.61% |
Bloomberg U.S. Aggregate Bond Index |
(10.29)% |
0.88% |
1.43% |
Absolute
Shares Trust |
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WBI
Power Factor®
High Dividend ETF |
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Performance Summary (Unaudited) |
Since | |||
Average Annual
Returns |
Inception | ||
Period Ended June 30,
2022 |
1
Year |
5
Years |
(12/19/16) |
WBI Power Factor®
High Dividend ETF—NAV |
(1.40)% |
6.93% |
5.93% |
WBI Power Factor®
High Dividend ETF—Market |
(1.72)% |
6.79% |
5.90% |
Russell 3000 Value Index |
(7.46)% |
7.01% |
6.98% |
Solactive Power Factor®
High Dividend Index |
(0.60)% |
8.02% |
7.02% |
Absolute
Shares Trust |
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WBI
BullBear Trend Switch US 3000 Total Return ETF |
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Performance Summary (Unaudited) |
Since | |||
Average Annual
Returns |
Inception | ||
Period Ended June 30,
2022 |
1
Year |
(5/28/19) | |
WBI BullBear Trend Switch US 3000 Total Return
ETF —NAV |
(9.66)% |
0.61% | |
WBI BullBear Trend Switch US 3000 Total Return
ETF —Market |
(9.53)% |
0.62% | |
Russell 3000 Total Return |
(13.87)% |
11.26% |
Absolute
Shares Trust |
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Portfolio
Allocations |
WBI BullBear Value 3000
ETF |
|
Percentage
of | |
Industry Group |
Net
Assets |
Pharmaceuticals, Biotechnology |
|
& Life Sciences |
20.1% |
Energy |
8.8% |
Software & Services |
8.5% |
Health Care Equipment |
|
& Services |
8.3% |
Insurance |
5.4% |
Capital Goods |
4.7% |
Transportation |
4.0% |
Telecommunication Services |
3.1% |
Short-Term Investments |
|
and Other Assets and
Liabilities |
37.1% |
TOTAL |
100.0% |
WBI BullBear Yield 3000
ETF |
|
Percentage
of | |
Industry Group |
Net
Assets |
Pharmaceuticals, Biotechnology |
|
& Life Sciences |
20.0% |
Food, Beverage & Tobacco |
9.4% |
Energy |
8.8% |
Software & Services |
8.4% |
Health Care Equipment |
|
& Services |
8.2% |
Capital Goods |
4.8% |
Consumer Services |
4.1% |
Transportation |
4.0% |
Insurance |
3.0% |
Media & Entertainment |
0.4% |
Telecommunication Services |
0.1% |
Short-Term Investments |
|
and Other Assets and
Liabilities |
28.8% |
TOTAL |
100.0% |
WBI BullBear Quality 3000
ETF |
|
Percentage
of | |
Industry Group |
Net
Assets |
Pharmaceuticals, Biotechnology |
|
& Life Sciences |
20.0% |
Health Care Equipment |
|
& Services |
8.3% |
Software & Services |
5.9% |
Retailing |
5.0% |
Capital Goods |
4.7% |
Food, Beverage & Tobacco |
4.7% |
Insurance |
4.4% |
Energy |
4.0% |
Transportation |
4.0% |
Media & Entertainment |
0.4% |
Commercial & |
|
Professional Services |
0.1% |
Short-Term Investments |
|
and Other Assets and
Liabilities |
38.5% |
TOTAL |
100.0% |
WBI BullBear Global Income
ETF |
|
Percentage
of | |
Industry Group |
Net
Assets |
Exchange Traded Funds |
47.8% |
Energy |
2.7% |
Short-Term Investments |
|
and Other Assets and
Liabilities |
49.5% |
TOTAL |
100.0% |
WBI Power Factor®
High Dividend ETF |
|
Percentage
of | |
Industry Group |
Net
Assets |
Energy |
12.3% |
Telecommunication Services |
10.3% |
Materials |
10.1% |
Retailing |
10.1% |
Software & Services |
9.0% |
Food, Beverage & Tobacco |
6.6% |
Banks |
6.4% |
Consumer Durables & Apparel |
6.0% |
Insurance |
5.9% |
Pharmaceuticals, Biotechnology |
|
& Life Sciences |
5.6% |
Diversified Financials |
4.7% |
Food & Staples Retailing |
4.6% |
Capital Goods |
2.9% |
Media & Entertainment |
1.3% |
Consumer Services |
1.2% |
Transportation |
1.0% |
Utilities |
0.8% |
Short-Term Investments |
|
and Other Assets and
Liabilities |
1.2% |
TOTAL |
100.0% |
WBI BullBear Trend
Switch |
|
US 3000 Total
Return ETF |
|
Percentage
of | |
Industry Group |
Net
Assets |
Exchange Traded Funds |
99.1% |
Short-Term Investments |
|
and Other Assets and
Liabilities |
0.9% |
TOTAL |
100.0% |
Absolute
Shares Trust |
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WBI
BullBear Value 3000 ETF |
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Schedule
of Investments |
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June 30, 2022 |
Shares/ |
|||||||
Amount |
Security
Description |
Value |
|||||
COMMON STOCKS —
62.9% |
|||||||
Capital Goods —
4.7% |
|||||||
9,059 |
General Dynamics Corp. |
$ |
2,004,304 |
||||
Energy — 8.8% |
|||||||
70,348 |
Baker Hughes Co. + |
2,030,947 |
|||||
19,950 |
Exxon Mobil Corp. |
1,708,518 |
|||||
3,739,465 |
|||||||
Health Care Equipment &
Services — 8.3% |
|||||||
3,764 |
Humana, Inc. |
1,761,816 |
|||||
3,415 |
UnitedHealth Group, Inc. |
1,754,046 |
|||||
3,515,862 |
|||||||
Insurance — 5.4% |
|||||||
1,128 |
Hanover Insurance Group, Inc. |
164,970 |
|||||
1,806 |
Reinsurance Group of America, Inc. |
211,826 |
|||||
55,751 |
Unum Group + |
1,896,649 |
|||||
2,273,445 |
|||||||
Pharmaceuticals,
Biotechnology & Life Sciences — 20.1% |
|||||||
11,226 |
AbbVie, Inc. + |
1,719,374 |
|||||
22,355 |
Bristol-Myers Squibb Co. |
1,721,335 |
|||||
10,139 |
Johnson & Johnson |
1,799,774 |
|||||
19,632 |
Merck & Company, Inc. |
1,789,849 |
|||||
28,628 |
Pfizer, Inc. |
1,500,966 |
|||||
8,531,298 |
|||||||
Software & Services —
8.5% |
|||||||
7,830 |
Automatic Data Processing, Inc. |
1,644,613 |
|||||
13,886 |
International Business Machines Corp.
+ |
1,960,565 |
|||||
3,605,178 |
|||||||
Telecommunication Services
— 3.1% |
|||||||
119,085 |
Lumen Technologies, Inc. |
1,299,217 |
|||||
Transportation —
4.0% |
|||||||
58,941 |
CSX Corp. |
1,712,825 |
|||||
TOTAL COMMON
STOCKS |
|||||||
(Cost $26,237,948) |
26,681,594 |
||||||
SHORT TERM INVESTMENT —
38.4% |
|||||||
16,311,146 |
U.S. Bank Money Market |
||||||
Deposit Account, 0.60% |
16,311,146 |
||||||
TOTAL SHORT TERM
INVESTMENT |
|||||||
(Cost $16,311,146) |
16,311,146 |
||||||
INVESTMENTS PURCHASED
WITH |
|||||||
PROCEEDS FROM SECURITIES
LENDING — 8.2% |
|||||||
3,480,083 |
Mount Vernon Liquid Assets |
||||||
Portfolio, LLC, 1.61%
(a)(b) |
3,480,083 |
||||||
TOTAL INVESTMENTS PURCHASED
WITH |
|||||||
PROCEEDS FROM SECURITIES
LENDING |
|||||||
(Cost $3,480,083) |
3,480,083 |
||||||
TOTAL INVESTMENTS —
109.5% |
|||||||
(Cost $46,029,177) |
46,472,823 |
||||||
Liabilities in Excess of Other Assets —
(9.5)% |
(3,970,118 |
) | |||||
NET ASSETS —
100.0% |
$ |
42,502,705 |
+ |
All or portion of this security is on loan as
of June 30, 2022. Total value of securities on loan is
$3,360,055. |
(a) |
The rate quoted is the annualized seven-day
yield as of June 30, 2022. |
(b) |
Privately offered liquidity
fund. |
Absolute
Shares Trust |
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WBI
BullBear Yield 3000 ETF |
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Schedule
of Investments |
||
June 30, 2022 |
Shares/ |
|||||||
Amount |
Security
Description |
Value |
|||||
COMMON STOCKS —
71.2% |
|||||||
Capital Goods —
4.8% |
|||||||
8,170 |
General Dynamics Corp. |
$ |
1,807,613 |
||||
233 |
Huntington Ingalls Industries, Inc. |
50,752 |
|||||
1,858,365 |
|||||||
Consumer Services —
4.1% |
|||||||
44,416 |
H&R Block, Inc. + |
1,568,773 |
|||||
Energy — 8.8% |
|||||||
63,362 |
Baker Hughes Co. + |
1,829,261 |
|||||
17,992 |
Exxon Mobil Corp. |
1,540,835 |
|||||
3,370,096 |
|||||||
Food, Beverage &
Tobacco — 9.4% |
|||||||
24,685 |
General Mills, Inc. |
1,862,483 |
|||||
31,798 |
Molson Coors Brewing Co. |
1,733,309 |
|||||
3,595,792 |
|||||||
Health Care Equipment &
Services — 8.2% |
|||||||
3,378 |
Humana, Inc. |
1,581,141 |
|||||
3,075 |
UnitedHealth Group, Inc. |
1,579,412 |
|||||
3,160,553 |
|||||||
Insurance — 3.0% |
|||||||
4,159 |
Everest Re Group, LTD. — ADR (a) |
1,165,684 |
|||||
Media & Entertainment —
0.4% |
|||||||
819 |
Nexstar Media Group, Inc. — Class A |
133,399 |
|||||
Pharmaceuticals,
Biotechnology & Life Sciences — 20.0% |
|||||||
10,096 |
AbbVie, Inc. |
1,546,303 |
|||||
20,027 |
Bristol-Myers Squibb Co. |
1,542,079 |
|||||
9,104 |
Johnson & Johnson |
1,616,051 |
|||||
17,588 |
Merck & Company, Inc. |
1,603,498 |
|||||
25,974 |
Pfizer, Inc. |
1,361,817 |
|||||
7,669,748 |
|||||||
Software & Services —
8.4% |
|||||||
7,051 |
Automatic Data Processing, Inc. |
1,480,992 |
|||||
12,464 |
International Business Machines Corp. |
1,759,792 |
|||||
3,240,784 |
|||||||
Telecommunication Services
— 0.1% |
|||||||
3,250 |
Lumen Technologies, Inc. |
35,457 |
|||||
Transportation —
4.0% |
|||||||
52,926 |
CSX Corp. |
1,538,030 |
|||||
TOTAL COMMON
STOCKS |
|||||||
(Cost $26,632,004) |
27,336,681 |
||||||
SHORT TERM INVESTMENT —
29.5% |
|||||||
11,348,542 |
U.S. Bank Money Market |
||||||
Deposit Account, 0.60% |
11,348,542 |
||||||
TOTAL SHORT TERM
INVESTMENT |
|||||||
(Cost $11,348,542) |
11,348,542 |
||||||
INVESTMENTS PURCHASED
WITH |
|||||||
PROCEEDS FROM SECURITIES
LENDING — 7.4% |
|||||||
2,836,777 |
Mount Vernon Liquid Assets |
||||||
Portfolio, LLC, 1.61%
(b)(c) |
2,836,777 |
||||||
TOTAL INVESTMENTS PURCHASED
WITH |
|||||||
PROCEEDS FROM SECURITIES
LENDING |
|||||||
(Cost $2,836,777) |
2,836,777 |
||||||
TOTAL INVESTMENTS —
108.1% |
|||||||
(Cost $40,817,323) |
41,522,000 |
||||||
Liabilities in Excess of Other Assets —
(8.1)% |
(3,105,684 |
) | |||||
NET ASSETS —
100.0% |
$ |
38,416,316 |
ADR |
American Depository Receipt |
+ |
All or portion of this security is on loan as
of June 30, 2022. Total value of securities on loan is
$2,748,560. |
(a) |
Foreign issued security. Foreign concentration
is as follows: Bermuda: 3.03%. |
(b) |
The rate quoted is the annualized seven-day
yield as of June 30, 2022. |
(c) |
Privately offered liquidity
fund. |
Absolute
Shares Trust |
||
WBI
BullBear Quality 3000 ETF |
||
Schedule
of Investments |
||
June 30, 2022 |
Shares/ |
|||||||
Amount |
Security
Description |
Value |
|||||
COMMON STOCKS —
61.5% |
|||||||
Capital Goods —
4.7% |
|||||||
7,843 |
General Dynamics Corp. |
$ |
1,735,264 |
||||
Commercial &
Professional Services — 0.1% |
|||||||
952 |
KBR, Inc. |
46,067 |
|||||
Energy — 4.0% |
|||||||
17,205 |
Exxon Mobil Corp. |
1,473,436 |
|||||
Food, Beverage &
Tobacco — 4.7% |
|||||||
23,041 |
General Mills, Inc. + |
1,738,443 |
|||||
Health Care Equipment &
Services — 8.3% |
|||||||
3,236 |
Humana, Inc. |
1,514,674 |
|||||
2,949 |
UnitedHealth Group, Inc. |
1,514,695 |
|||||
3,029,369 |
|||||||
Insurance — 4.4% |
|||||||
47,367 |
Unum Group + |
1,611,425 |
|||||
Media & Entertainment —
0.4% |
|||||||
834 |
Nexstar Media Group, Inc. — Class A |
135,842 |
|||||
Pharmaceuticals,
Biotechnology & Life Sciences — 20.0% |
|||||||
9,682 |
AbbVie, Inc. + |
1,482,895 |
|||||
19,219 |
Bristol-Myers Squibb Co. |
1,479,863 |
|||||
8,729 |
Johnson & Johnson |
1,549,485 |
|||||
16,878 |
Merck & Co., Inc. |
1,538,767 |
|||||
24,907 |
Pfizer, Inc. |
1,305,874 |
|||||
7,356,884 |
|||||||
Retailing — 5.0% |
|||||||
9,053 |
LKQ Corp. |
444,412 |
|||||
13,204 |
Penske Automotive Group, Inc. |
1,382,327 |
|||||
1,826,739 |
|||||||
Software & Services —
5.9% |
|||||||
2,112 |
Automatic Data Processing, Inc. |
443,604 |
|||||
12,250 |
International Business Machines Corp.
+ |
1,729,578 |
|||||
2,173,182 |
|||||||
Transportation —
4.0% |
|||||||
50,744 |
CSX Corp. |
1,474,621 |
|||||
TOTAL COMMON
STOCKS |
|||||||
(Cost $22,398,074) |
22,601,272 |
||||||
SHORT TERM INVESTMENT —
39.1% |
|||||||
14,387,081 |
U.S. Bank Money Market |
||||||
Deposit Account, 0.60% |
14,387,081 |
||||||
TOTAL SHORT TERM
INVESTMENT |
|||||||
(Cost $14,387,081) |
14,387,081 |
||||||
INVESTMENTS PURCHASED
WITH |
|||||||
PROCEEDS FROM SECURITIES
LENDING — 13.2% |
|||||||
4,847,204 |
Mount Vernon Liquid Assets |
||||||
Portfolio, LLC, 1.61%
(a)(b) |
4,847,204 |
||||||
TOTAL INVESTMENTS PURCHASED
WITH |
|||||||
PROCEEDS FROM SECURITIES
LENDING |
|||||||
(Cost $4,847,204) |
4,847,204 |
||||||
TOTAL INVESTMENTS —
113.8% |
|||||||
(Cost $41,632,359) |
41,835,557 |
||||||
Liabilities in Excess of Other Assets —
(13.8)% |
(5,077,689 |
) | |||||
NET ASSETS —
100.0% |
$ |
36,757,868 |
+ |
All or portion of this security is on loan as
of June 30, 2022. Total value of securities on loan is
$4,722,960. |
(a) |
The rate quoted is the annualized seven-day
yield as of June 30, 2022. |
(b) |
Privately offered liquidity
fund. |
Absolute
Shares Trust |
||
WBI
BullBear Global Income ETF |
||
Schedule
of Investments |
||
June 30, 2022 |
Shares/ |
|||||||
Amount |
Security
Description |
Value |
|||||
COMMON STOCKS —
2.7% |
|||||||
Energy — 2.7% |
|||||||
1,535 |
Chevron Corp. |
$ |
222,237 |
||||
5,518 |
Diamondback Energy, Inc. |
668,505 |
|||||
6,433 |
Halliburton Company + |
201,739 |
|||||
1,092,481 |
|||||||
TOTAL COMMON
STOCKS |
|||||||
(Cost $1,346,128) |
1,092,481 |
||||||
EXCHANGE TRADED FUNDS —
47.8% |
|||||||
18,053 |
iShares 20+ Year Treasury Bond ETF + |
2,073,748 |
|||||
185,113 |
Schwab Short-Term U.S. Treasury ETF |
9,105,710 |
|||||
125,357 |
SPDR Portfolio |
||||||
Long Term Treasury ETF + |
4,145,556 |
||||||
59,090 |
Vanguard Long-Term Treasury ETF |
4,145,754 |
|||||
TOTAL EXCHANGE TRADED
FUNDS |
|||||||
(Cost $19,200,811) |
19,470,768 |
||||||
SHORT TERM INVESTMENT —
49.6% |
|||||||
20,197,072 |
U.S. Bank Money Market |
||||||
Deposit Account, 0.60% |
20,197,072 |
||||||
TOTAL SHORT TERM
INVESTMENT |
|||||||
(Cost $20,197,072) |
20,197,072 |
||||||
INVESTMENTS PURCHASED
WITH |
|||||||
PROCEEDS FROM SECURITIES
LENDING — 10.7% |
|||||||
4,340,751 |
Mount Vernon Liquid Assets |
||||||
Portfolio, LLC, 1.61%
(a)(b) |
4,340,751 |
||||||
TOTAL INVESTMENTS PURCHASED
WITH |
|||||||
PROCEEDS FROM SECURITIES
LENDING |
|||||||
(Cost $4,340,751) |
4,340,751 |
||||||
TOTAL INVESTMENTS —
110.8% |
|||||||
(Cost $45,084,762) |
45,101,072 |
||||||
Liabilities in Excess of Other Assets —
(10.8)% |
(4,389,981 |
) | |||||
NET ASSETS —
100.0% |
$ |
40,711,091 |
+ |
All or portion of this security is on loan as
of June 30, 2022. Total value of securities on loan is
$4,248,378. |
(a) |
The rate quoted is the annualized seven-day
yield as of June 30, 2022. |
(b) |
Privately offered liquidity
fund. |
Absolute
Shares Trust |
||
WBI
Power Factor®
High Dividend ETF |
||
Schedule
of Investments |
||
June 30, 2022 |
Shares |
Security
Description |
Value |
|||||
COMMON STOCKS —
98.8% |
|||||||
Banks — 6.4% |
|||||||
6,329 |
First Financial Bancorp + |
$ |
122,783 |
||||
18,862 |
First Interstate BancSystem, Inc. |
718,831 |
|||||
57,820 |
FNB Corp. |
627,925 |
|||||
22,495 |
Fulton Financial Corp. |
325,053 |
|||||
15,766 |
Hope Bancorp, Inc. |
218,201 |
|||||
144,867 |
New York Community Bancorp, Inc. + |
1,322,636 |
|||||
6,833 |
Provident Financial Services, Inc. + |
152,102 |
|||||
31,422 |
Umpqua Holdings Corp. |
526,947 |
|||||
4,014,478 |
|||||||
Capital Goods —
2.9% |
|||||||
13,799 |
3M Company |
1,785,729 |
|||||
Consumer Durables &
Apparel — 6.0% |
|||||||
128,295 |
Hanesbrands, Inc. + |
1,320,156 |
|||||
11,447 |
Kontoor Brands, Inc. + |
381,986 |
|||||
92,653 |
Newell Brands, Inc. + |
1,764,113 |
|||||
1,958 |
Whirlpool Corp. + |
303,236 |
|||||
3,769,491 |
|||||||
Consumer Services —
1.2% |
|||||||
8,609 |
Cracker Barrel Old Country Store, Inc.
+ |
718,765 |
|||||
Diversified Financials —
4.7% |
|||||||
11,565 |
Artisan Partners Asset |
||||||
Management, Inc. — Class A
+ |
411,367 |
||||||
63,726 |
Franklin Resources, Inc. + |
1,485,453 |
|||||
10,369 |
Moelis & Co. |
408,020 |
|||||
45,930 |
Navient Corp. |
642,561 |
|||||
2,947,401 |
|||||||
Energy — 12.3% |
|||||||
0,436 |
Hess Midstream LP + |
572,208 |
|||||
172,754 |
Kinder Morgan, Inc. |
2,895,357 |
|||||
41,051 |
Phillips 66 |
3,365,772 |
|||||
82,744 |
Plains GP Holdings LP — Class A |
853,918 |
|||||
7,687,255 |
|||||||
Food & Staples
Retailing — 4.6% |
|||||||
75,052 |
Walgreens Boots Alliance, Inc. |
2,844,471 |
|||||
Food, Beverage &
Tobacco — 6.6% |
|||||||
31,253 |
Philip Morris International, Inc. |
3,085,921 |
|||||
26,336 |
The Kraft Heinz Co. + |
1,004,455 |
|||||
4,090,376 |
|||||||
Insurance — 5.9% |
|||||||
18,947 |
Fidelity National Financial, Inc. |
700,281 |
|||||
4,013 |
Mercury General Corp. |
177,776 |
|||||
31,637 |
Old Republic International Corp. |
707,403 |
|||||
9,500 |
Principal Financial Group, Inc. + |
634,505 |
|||||
7,088 |
Prudential Financial, Inc. |
678,180 |
|||||
22,997 |
Unum Group |
782,358 |
|||||
3,680,503 |
|||||||
Materials — 10.1% |
|||||||
49,962 |
Dow, Inc. |
2,578,539 |
|||||
24,803 |
International Paper Co. |
1,037,509 |
|||||
30,399 |
LyondellBasell Industries |
||||||
N.V. — Class A — ADR (c) |
2,658,697 |
||||||
6,274,745 |
|||||||
Media & Entertainment —
1.3% |
|||||||
12,405 |
Omnicom Group, Inc. + |
789,082 |
|||||
Pharmaceuticals,
Biotechnology & Life Sciences — 5.6% |
|||||||
56,604 |
Gilead Sciences, Inc. |
3,498,693 |
|||||
Retailing — 10.1% |
|||||||
148,499 |
American Eagle Outfitters, Inc. + |
1,660,219 |
|||||
25,706 |
Big 5 Sporting Goods Corp. + |
288,164 |
|||||
43,965 |
Camping World |
||||||
Holdings, Inc. — Class A
+ |
949,204 |
||||||
92,518 |
Foot Locker, Inc. + |
2,336,079 |
|||||
7,537 |
Franchise Group, Inc. + |
264,323 |
|||||
22,678 |
Guess?, Inc. + |
386,660 |
|||||
22,618 |
Rent-A-Center, Inc. + |
439,920 |
|||||
6,324,569 |
|||||||
Software & Services —
9.0% |
|||||||
28,075 |
International Business Machines Corp.
+ |
3,963,909 |
|||||
98,835 |
Western Union Co. + |
1,627,812 |
|||||
5,591,721 |
|||||||
Telecommunication Services
— 10.3% |
|||||||
281,658 |
Lumen Technologies, Inc. + |
3,072,889 |
|||||
65,380 |
Verizon Communications, Inc. |
3,318,035 |
|||||
6,390,924 |
|||||||
Transportation —
1.0% |
|||||||
6,278 |
Eagle Bulk Shipping, Inc. — ADR+ (a) |
325,703 |
|||||
17,064 |
Genco Shipping & |
||||||
Trading LTD. — ADR+ (a) |
329,676 |
||||||
655,379 |
|||||||
Utilities — 0.8% |
|||||||
13,628 |
Clearway Energy, Inc. |
474,800 |
|||||
TOTAL COMMON
STOCKS |
|||||||
(Cost $68,588,205) |
61,538,382 |
Absolute
Shares Trust |
||
WBI
Power Factor®
High Dividend ETF |
||
Schedule of Investments (concluded) |
||
June 30, 2022 |
Shares/ |
|||||||
Amount |
Security
Description |
Value |
|||||
SHORT TERM INVESTMENT —
1.2% |
|||||||
760,220 |
U.S. Bank Money Market |
||||||
Deposit Account, 0.60% |
$ |
760,220 |
|||||
TOTAL SHORT TERM
INVESTMENT |
|||||||
(Cost $760,220) |
760,220 |
||||||
INVESTMENTS PURCHASED
WITH |
|||||||
PROCEEDS FROM SECURITIES
LENDING — 31.3% |
|||||||
19,534,969 |
Mount Vernon Liquid Assets |
||||||
Portfolio, LLC, 1.61%
(b)(c) |
19,534,969 |
||||||
TOTAL INVESTMENTS PURCHASED
WITH |
|||||||
PROCEEDS FROM SECURITIES
LENDING |
|||||||
(Cost $19,534,969) |
19,534,969 |
||||||
TOTAL INVESTMENTS —
131.3% |
|||||||
(Cost $88,883,394) |
81,833,571 |
||||||
Liabilities in Excess of Other Assets —
(31.3)% |
(19,500,765 |
) | |||||
NET ASSETS —
100.0% |
$ |
62,332,806 |
ADR |
American Depository Receipt |
+ |
All or portion of this security is on loan as
of June 30, 2022. Total value of securities on loan is
$18,773,081. |
(a) |
Foreign issued security. Foreign concentration
is as follows: Netherlands: 4.27%, Marshall Island: 1.05%. |
(b) |
The rate quoted is the annualized seven-day
yield as of June 30, 2022. |
(c) |
Privately offered liquidity
fund. |
Absolute
Shares Trust |
||
WBI
BullBear Trend Switch US 3000 Total Return ETF |
||
Schedule
of Investments |
||
June 30, 2022 |
Shares/ |
|||||||
Amount |
Security
Description |
Value |
|||||
EXCHANGE TRADED FUNDS —
99.1% |
|||||||
58,423 |
iShares 20+ Year |
||||||
Treasury Bond ETF + |
$ |
6,711,050 |
|||||
244,732 |
SPDR Portfolio |
||||||
Long Term Treasury ETF |
8,093,287 |
||||||
115,386 |
Vanguard |
||||||
Long-Term Treasury ETF + |
8,095,482 |
||||||
TOTAL EXCHANGE TRADED
FUNDS |
|||||||
(Cost $22,078,870) |
22,899,819 |
||||||
SHORT TERM INVESTMENT —
1.0% |
|||||||
221,625 |
U.S. Bank Money Market |
||||||
Deposit Account, 0.60% |
221,625 |
||||||
TOTAL SHORT TERM
INVESTMENT |
|||||||
(Cost $221,625) |
221,625 |
||||||
INVESTMENTS PURCHASED
WITH |
|||||||
PROCEEDS FROM SECURITIES
LENDING — 31.7% |
|||||||
7,334,364 |
Mount Vernon Liquid Assets |
||||||
Portfolio, LLC, 1.61%
(a)(b) |
7,334,364 |
||||||
TOTAL INVESTMENTS PURCHASED
WITH |
|||||||
PROCEEDS FROM SECURITIES
LENDING |
|||||||
(Cost $7,334,364) |
7,334,364 |
||||||
TOTAL INVESTMENTS —
131.8% |
|||||||
(Cost $29,634,859) |
30,455,808 |
||||||
Liabilities in Excess of Other Assets —
(31.8)% |
(7,342,525 |
) | |||||
NET ASSETS —
100.0% |
$ |
23,113,283 |
+ |
All or portion of this security is on loan as
of June 30, 2022. Total value of securities on loan is
$7,246,886. |
(a) |
The rate quoted is the annualized seven-day
yield as of June 30, 2022. |
(b) |
Privately offered liquidity
fund. |
Absolute
Shares Trust |
||
Statements
of Assets and Liabilities |
WBI
BullBear |
||||||||||||||||
WBI
BullBear |
WBI
BullBear |
WBI
BullBear |
Global |
|||||||||||||
Value
3000 ETF |
Yield
3000 ETF |
Quality
3000 ETF |
Income
ETF |
|||||||||||||
ASSETS |
||||||||||||||||
Investments in securities, at value *+ (Note
2) |
$ |
46,472,823 |
$ |
41,522,000 |
$ |
41,835,557 |
$ |
45,101,072 |
||||||||
Receivable for investments sold |
— |
— |
137,965 |
— |
||||||||||||
Dividends and interest receivable |
41,996 |
40,893 |
47,310 |
5,712 |
||||||||||||
Prepaid expenses and other assets |
9,870 |
9,901 |
9,902 |
10,249 |
||||||||||||
Securities lending income receivable |
142 |
142 |
132 |
2,781 |
||||||||||||
Total
Assets |
46,524,831 |
41,572,936 |
42,030,866 |
45,119,814 |
||||||||||||
LIABILITIES |
||||||||||||||||
Payables |
||||||||||||||||
Collateral
received for securities loaned (Note 7) |
3,480,083 |
2,836,777 |
4,847,204 |
4,340,751 |
||||||||||||
Investments
purchased |
469,662 |
251,976 |
359,228 |
— |
||||||||||||
Audit
fees |
24,527 |
24,527 |
24,526 |
23,614 |
||||||||||||
Administration
and fund accounting fees |
22,706 |
22,682 |
22,771 |
22,426 |
||||||||||||
Management
fees |
19,106 |
14,697 |
13,382 |
15,815 |
||||||||||||
Accrued
other expenses |
2,834 |
2,836 |
2,821 |
2,935 |
||||||||||||
Chief
Compliance Officer fee |
1,217 |
1,216 |
1,216 |
1,216 |
||||||||||||
Custody
fees |
1,190 |
1,108 |
1,038 |
1,161 |
||||||||||||
Legal
fees |
788 |
788 |
799 |
792 |
||||||||||||
Directors
fees |
13 |
13 |
13 |
13 |
||||||||||||
Total
Liabilities |
4,022,126 |
3,156,620 |
5,272,998 |
4,408,723 |
||||||||||||
NET ASSETS |
$ |
42,502,705 |
$ |
38,416,316 |
$ |
36,757,868 |
$ |
40,711,091 |
||||||||
NET ASSETS CONSIST
OF: |
||||||||||||||||
Paid-in capital |
$ |
59,830,368 |
$ |
95,815,172 |
$ |
64,497,065 |
$ |
56,371,312 |
||||||||
Total accumulated deficit |
(17,327,663 |
) |
(57,398,856 |
) |
(27,739,197 |
) |
(15,660,221 |
) | ||||||||
Net
Assets |
$ |
42,502,705 |
$ |
38,416,316 |
$ |
36,757,868 |
$ |
40,711,091 |
||||||||
*Cost |
||||||||||||||||
Investments
in securities |
$ |
46,029,177 |
$ |
40,817,323 |
$ |
41,632,359 |
$ |
45,084,762 |
||||||||
Net Asset Value (unlimited shares
authorized): |
||||||||||||||||
Net Assets |
$ |
42,502,705 |
$ |
38,416,316 |
$ |
36,757,868 |
$ |
40,711,091 |
||||||||
Shares Outstanding^ |
1,438,315 |
1,480,183 |
1,277,182 |
1,900,000 |
||||||||||||
Net Asset Value, Offering and Redemption Price
per Share |
$ |
29.55 |
$ |
25.95 |
$ |
28.78 |
$ |
21.43 |
^ |
No Par Value |
+ |
Including securities on loan of $3,360,055,
$2,748,560, $4,722,960, and $4,248,378
respectively. |
Absolute
Shares Trust |
||
Statements of Assets and
Liabilities (concluded) |
WBI
BullBear |
||||||||
WBI
Power |
Trend
Switch |
|||||||
Factor®
High |
US 3000
Total |
|||||||
Dividend
ETF |
Return
ETF |
|||||||
ASSETS |
||||||||
Investments in securities, at value *+ (Note
2) |
$ |
81,833,571 |
$ |
30,455,808 |
||||
Dividends and interest receivable |
82,038 |
157 |
||||||
Prepaid expenses and other assets |
9,075 |
— |
||||||
Securities lending income receivable |
8,352 |
2,949 |
||||||
Total
Assets |
81,933,036 |
30,458,914 |
||||||
LIABILITIES |
||||||||
Payables |
||||||||
Collateral
received for securities loaned (Note 7) |
19,534,969 |
7,334,364 |
||||||
Audit
fees |
23,615 |
— |
||||||
Administration
and fund accounting fees |
22,899 |
— |
||||||
Management
fees |
11,411 |
10,397 |
||||||
Accrued
other expenses |
3,492 |
— |
||||||
Custody
fees |
1,822 |
— |
||||||
Chief
Compliance Officer fee |
1,217 |
— |
||||||
Legal
fees |
792 |
857 |
||||||
Directors
fees |
13 |
13 |
||||||
Total
Liabilities |
19,600,230 |
7,345,631 |
||||||
NET ASSETS |
$ |
62,332,806 |
$ |
23,113,283 |
||||
NET ASSETS CONSIST
OF: |
||||||||
Paid-in capital |
$ |
73,608,869 |
$ |
28,286,139 |
||||
Total accumulated deficit |
(11,276,063 |
) |
(5,172,856 |
) | ||||
Net
Assets |
$ |
62,332,806 |
$ |
23,113,283 |
||||
*Cost |
||||||||
Investments
in securities |
$ |
88,883,394 |
$ |
29,634,859 |
||||
Net Asset Value (unlimited shares
authorized): |
||||||||
Net Assets |
$ |
62,332,806 |
$ |
23,113,283 |
||||
Shares Outstanding^ |
2,400,000 |
1,275,000 |
||||||
Net Asset Value, Offering and Redemption Price
per Share |
$ |
25.97 |
$ |
18.13 |
^ |
No Par Value |
+ |
Including securities on loan of $18,773,081,
and $7,246,886 respectively. |
Absolute
Shares Trust |
||
Statements
of Operations |
WBI
BullBear |
||||||||||||||||
WBI
BullBear |
WBI
BullBear |
WBI
BullBear |
Global |
|||||||||||||
Value
3000 ETF |
Yield
3000 ETF |
Quality
3000 ETF |
Income
ETF |
|||||||||||||
INVESTMENT INCOME |
||||||||||||||||
Income: |
||||||||||||||||
Dividends+ |
$ |
1,045,029 |
$ |
1,164,183 |
$ |
958,242 |
$ |
1,706,125 |
||||||||
Interest |
11,267 |
8,892 |
9,844 |
7,247 |
||||||||||||
Securities
lending income (Note 7) |
3,597 |
4,662 |
3,271 |
56,738 |
||||||||||||
Total
Investment Income |
1,059,893 |
1,177,737 |
971,357 |
1,770,110 |
||||||||||||
Expenses: |
||||||||||||||||
Management
fees (Note 3) |
412,022 |
373,149 |
362,182 |
423,440 |
||||||||||||
Administration,
fund accounting and custodian fees (Note 6) |
139,266 |
139,085 |
139,357 |
137,029 |
||||||||||||
Professional
fees |
62,229 |
62,229 |
62,229 |
61,404 |
||||||||||||
Insurance
expenses |
18,441 |
18,441 |
18,441 |
19,092 |
||||||||||||
Director’s
fees and expenses |
18,343 |
18,343 |
18,343 |
18,343 |
||||||||||||
Exchange
fees |
8,198 |
8,105 |
8,105 |
8,289 |
||||||||||||
Shareholder
reporting expenses |
3,332 |
3,425 |
3,641 |
3,704 |
||||||||||||
Miscellaneous
expenses |
6,060 |
6,059 |
6,060 |
6,117 |
||||||||||||
Total
Expenses |
667,891 |
628,836 |
618,358 |
677,418 |
||||||||||||
Less:
Fees (Waived)/Recouped |
(61,975 |
) |
(80,088 |
) |
(85,736 |
) |
(57,457 |
) | ||||||||
Net
Expenses |
605,916 |
548,748 |
532,622 |
619,961 |
||||||||||||
Net Investment
Income |
453,977 |
628,989 |
438,735 |
1,150,149 |
||||||||||||
REALIZED & UNREALIZED
GAIN ON INVESTMENTS |
||||||||||||||||
Net realized gain (loss) on: |
||||||||||||||||
Investments
in securities |
(1,498,281 |
) |
778,032 |
(249,778 |
) |
(5,318,980 |
) | |||||||||
Net change in unrealized depreciation
of: |
||||||||||||||||
Investments
in securities |
(1,540,311 |
) |
(1,588,211 |
) |
(1,954,650 |
) |
(1,732,647 |
) | ||||||||
Net realized and unrealized
loss on investments |
(3,038,592 |
) |
(810,179 |
) |
(2,204,428 |
) |
(7,051,627 |
) | ||||||||
NET DECREASE IN NET
ASSETS |
||||||||||||||||
RESULTING FROM OPERATIONS |
$ |
(2,584,615 |
) |
$ |
(181,190 |
) |
$ |
(1,765,693 |
) |
$ |
(5,901,478 |
) |
+ |
Net of withholding taxes of $752, $987,
$1,148, and $0 respectively. |
Absolute
Shares Trust |
||
Statements of Operations (concluded) |
WBI
BullBear |
||||||||
WBI
Power |
Trend
Switch |
|||||||
Factor®
High |
US 3000
Total |
|||||||
Dividend
ETF |
Return
ETF |
|||||||
INVESTMENT INCOME |
||||||||
Dividends+ |
$ |
3,154,023 |
$ |
645,780 |
||||
Interest |
448 |
191 |
||||||
Securities
lending income (Note 7) |
38,341 |
18,520 |
||||||
Total
Investment Income |
3,192,812 |
664,491 |
||||||
Expenses: |
||||||||
Management
fees (Note 3) |
361,071 |
182,701 |
||||||
Administration,
fund accounting and custodian fees (Note 6) |
141,583 |
— |
||||||
Professional
fees |
61,404 |
2,500 |
||||||
Insurance
expenses |
19,092 |
— |
||||||
Director’s
fees and expenses |
18,343 |
18,343 |
||||||
Exchange
fees |
6,283 |
— |
||||||
Shareholder
reporting expenses |
5,727 |
— |
||||||
Miscellaneous
expenses |
6,004 |
— |
||||||
Total
Expenses |
619,507 |
203,544 |
||||||
Less:
Fees (Waived)/Recouped |
(159,961 |
) |
— |
|||||
Net
Expenses |
459,546 |
203,544 |
||||||
Net Investment
Income |
2,733,266 |
460,947 |
||||||
REALIZED & UNREALIZED
GAIN ON INVESTMENTS |
||||||||
Net realized gain (loss) on: |
||||||||
Investments
in securities |
8,496,837 |
(2,304,066 |
) | |||||
Net change in unrealized depreciation
of: |
||||||||
Investments
in securities |
(12,032,347 |
) |
(564,385 |
) | ||||
Net realized and unrealized
loss on investments |
(3,535,510 |
) |
(2,868,451 |
) | ||||
NET DECREASE IN NET
ASSETS |
||||||||
RESULTING FROM OPERATIONS |
$ |
(802,244 |
) |
$ |
(2,407,504 |
) |
+ |
Net of withholding taxes of $0 and $0,
respectively. |
Absolute
Shares Trust |
||
Statements
of Changes in Net Assets |
WBI
BullBear Value 3000 ETF |
WBI
BullBear Yield 3000 ETF |
|||||||||||||||
Year
Ended |
Year
Ended |
Year
Ended |
Year
Ended |
|||||||||||||
June
30, 2022 |
June
30, 2021 |
June
30, 2022 |
June
30, 2021 |
|||||||||||||
INCREASE (DECREASE) IN NET
ASSETS: |
||||||||||||||||
OPERATIONS |
||||||||||||||||
Net
investment income |
$ |
453,977 |
$ |
724,224 |
$ |
628,989 |
$ |
875,769 |
||||||||
Net
realized gain (loss) on investments |
(1,498,281 |
) |
8,002,798 |
778,032 |
7,963,136 |
|||||||||||
Net
change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) |
||||||||||||||||
of
investments |
(1,540,311 |
) |
716,494 |
(1,588,211 |
) |
596,299 |
||||||||||
Net increase (decrease) in
net assets |
||||||||||||||||
resulting from operations |
(2,584,615 |
) |
9,443,516 |
(181,190 |
) |
9,435,204 |
||||||||||
DISTRIBUTIONS TO
SHAREHOLDERS |
||||||||||||||||
Net
distributions to shareholders |
(686,698 |
) |
(581,210 |
) |
(890,827 |
) |
(827,211 |
) | ||||||||
Total
distributions to shareholders |
(686,698 |
) |
(581,210 |
) |
(890,827 |
) |
(827,211 |
) | ||||||||
CAPITAL SHARE
TRANSACTIONS |
||||||||||||||||
Net
increase (decrease) in net assets |
||||||||||||||||
from
capital share transactions |
(7,823,085 |
) |
1,516,665 |
(7,989,090 |
) |
(20,377,660 |
) | |||||||||
Total increase (decrease)
in net assets |
$ |
(11,094,398 |
) |
$ |
10,378,971 |
$ |
(9,061,107 |
) |
$ |
(11,769,667 |
) | |||||
NET ASSETS |
||||||||||||||||
Beginning of Year |
$ |
53,597,103 |
$ |
43,218,132 |
$ |
47,477,423 |
$ |
59,247,090 |
||||||||
End of Year |
$ |
42,502,705 |
$ |
53,597,103 |
$ |
38,416,316 |
$ |
47,477,423 |
||||||||
WBI
BullBear Quality 3000 ETF |
WBI
BullBear Global Income ETF |
|||||||||||||||
Year
Ended |
Year
Ended |
Year
Ended |
Year
Ended |
|||||||||||||
June
30, 2022 |
June
30, 2021 |
June
30, 2022 |
June
30, 2021 |
|||||||||||||
INCREASE (DECREASE) IN NET
ASSETS: |
||||||||||||||||
OPERATIONS |
||||||||||||||||
Net
investment income |
$ |
438,735 |
$ |
206,816 |
$ |
1,150,149 |
$ |
2,058,564 |
||||||||
Net
realized gain (loss) on investments |
(249,778 |
) |
6,968,780 |
(5,318,980 |
) |
2,460,324 |
||||||||||
Net
change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) |
||||||||||||||||
of
investments |
(1,954,650 |
) |
823,939 |
(1,732,647 |
) |
1,210,676 |
||||||||||
Net increase (decrease) in
net assets |
||||||||||||||||
resulting from
operations |
(1,765,693 |
) |
7,999,535 |
(5,901,478 |
) |
5,729,564 |
||||||||||
DISTRIBUTIONS TO
SHAREHOLDERS |
||||||||||||||||
Net
distributions to shareholders |
(824,798 |
) |
(101,423 |
) |
(1,151,329 |
) |
(2,031,404 |
) | ||||||||
Total
distributions to shareholders |
(824,798 |
) |
(101,423 |
) |
(1,151,329 |
) |
(2,031,404 |
) | ||||||||
CAPITAL SHARE
TRANSACTIONS |
||||||||||||||||
Net
decrease in net assets |
||||||||||||||||
from
capital share transactions |
(6,058,735 |
) |
(16,625,190 |
) |
(7,069,140 |
) |
(17,136,175 |
) | ||||||||
Total decrease in net
assets |
$ |
(8,649,226 |
) |
$ |
(8,727,078 |
) |
$ |
(14,121,947 |
) |
$ |
(13,438,014 |
) | ||||
NET ASSETS |
||||||||||||||||
Beginning of Year |
$ |
45,407,094 |
$ |
54,134,172 |
$ |
54,833,038 |
$ |
68,271,053 |
||||||||
End of Year |
$ |
36,757,868 |
$ |
45,407,094 |
$ |
40,711,091 |
$ |
54,833,038 |
Absolute
Shares Trust |
||
Statements of Changes in Net Assets (concluded) |
WBI
BullBear Trend Switch |
||||||||||||||||
WBI
Power Factor®
High Dividend ETF |
US 3000
Total Return ETF |
|||||||||||||||
Year
Ended |
Year
Ended |
Year
Ended |
Period
Ended |
|||||||||||||
June
30, 2022 |
June
30, 2021 |
June
30, 2022 |
June
30, 2021 |
|||||||||||||
INCREASE (DECREASE) IN NET
ASSETS: |
||||||||||||||||
OPERATIONS |
||||||||||||||||
Net
investment income |
$ |
2,733,266 |
$ |
2,324,293 |
$ |
460,947 |
$ |
895,331 |
||||||||
Net
realized gain (loss) on investments |
8,496,837 |
10,512,040 |
(2,304,066 |
) |
3,090,476 |
|||||||||||
Net
change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) |
||||||||||||||||
of
investments |
(12,032,347 |
) |
6,832,069 |
(564,385 |
) |
2,765,312 |
||||||||||
Net increase (decrease) in
net assets |
||||||||||||||||
resulting from
operations |
(802,244 |
) |
19,668,402 |
(2,407,504 |
) |
6,751,119 |
||||||||||
DISTRIBUTIONS TO
SHAREHOLDERS |
||||||||||||||||
Net
distributions to shareholders |
(2,666,669 |
) |
(2,233,944 |
) |
(461,326 |
) |
(869,319 |
) | ||||||||
Total
distributions to shareholders |
(2,666,669 |
) |
(2,233,944 |
) |
(461,326 |
) |
(869,319 |
) | ||||||||
CAPITAL SHARE
TRANSACTIONS |
||||||||||||||||
Net
increase (decrease) in net assets |
||||||||||||||||
from capital share transactions |
1,344,496 |
4,820,810 |
(3,071,403 |
) |
(12,108,760 |
) | ||||||||||
Total
increase (decrease) in net assets |
$ |
(2,124,417 |
) |
$ |
22,255,268 |
$ |
(5,940,233 |
) |
$ |
(6,226,960 |
) | |||||
NET ASSETS |
||||||||||||||||
Beginning of Year |
$ |
64,457,223 |
$ |
42,201,952 |
$ |
29,053,516 |
$ |
35,280,476 |
||||||||
End of Year |
$ |
62,332,806 |
$ |
64,457,223 |
$ |
23,113,283 |
$ |
29,053,516 |
Absolute
Shares Trust |
||
Financial
Highlights |
WBI
BullBear Value 3000 ETF |
||||||||||||||||||||
Year
Ended |
Year
Ended |
Year
Ended |
Year
Ended |
Year
Ended |
||||||||||||||||
June
30, |
June
30, |
June
30, |
June
30, |
June
30, |
||||||||||||||||
2022 |
2021 |
2020 |
2019 |
2018 |
||||||||||||||||
Net Asset Value, Beginning
of Year |
$ |
31.75 |
$ |
25.60 |
$ |
27.19 |
$ |
28.19 |
$ |
26.20 |
||||||||||
Income (Loss) from
Investment Operations: |
||||||||||||||||||||
Net investment income1 |
0.29 |
0.49 |
0.07 |
0.32 |
0.18 |
|||||||||||||||
Net gain (loss) on investments (realized and
unrealized)2 |
(2.06 |
) |
6.05 |
(1.54 |
) |
(0.99 |
) |
2.00 |
||||||||||||
Total
from investment operations |
(1.77 |
) |
6.54 |
(1.47 |
) |
(0.67 |
) |
2.18 |
||||||||||||
Less
Distributions: |
||||||||||||||||||||
Distributions from net investment
income |
(0.43 |
) |
(0.39 |
) |
(0.12 |
) |
(0.33 |
) |
(0.19 |
) | ||||||||||
Total
Distributions |
(0.43 |
) |
(0.39 |
) |
(0.12 |
) |
(0.33 |
) |
(0.19 |
) | ||||||||||
Net asset value, end of year |
$ |
29.55 |
$ |
31.75 |
$ |
25.60 |
$ |
27.19 |
$ |
28.19 |
||||||||||
Market price, end of year |
$ |
29.48 |
$ |
31.77 |
$ |
25.61 |
$ |
27.16 |
$ |
28.17 |
||||||||||
Net Assets
Total Return3 |
-5.62 |
% |
25.59 |
% |
-5.40 |
% |
-2.53 |
% |
8.40 |
% | ||||||||||
Supplemental Data: |
||||||||||||||||||||
Net assets, end of year (000’s) |
$ |
42,503 |
$ |
53,597 |
$ |
43,218 |
$ |
50,297 |
$ |
64,843 |
||||||||||
Ratios to Average Net Assets: |
||||||||||||||||||||
Expenses
before fees (waived)/recouped |
1.38 |
% |
1.36 |
% |
1.25 |
% |
1.18 |
% |
1.05 |
% | ||||||||||
Expenses
after fees (waived)/recouped |
1.25 |
% |
1.25 |
% |
1.25 |
% |
1.18 |
% |
1.05 |
% | ||||||||||
Net
investment income to average net assets |
0.94 |
% |
1.71 |
% |
0.27 |
% |
1.11 |
% |
0.64 |
% | ||||||||||
Portfolio turnover rate4 |
845 |
% |
800 |
% |
894 |
% |
567 |
% |
527 |
% | ||||||||||
WBI
BullBear Yield 3000 ETF |
||||||||||||||||||||
Year
Ended |
Year
Ended |
Year
Ended |
Year
Ended |
Year
Ended |
||||||||||||||||
June
30, |
June
30, |
June
30, |
June
30, |
June
30, |
||||||||||||||||
2022 |
2021 |
2020 |
2019 |
2018 |
||||||||||||||||
Net Asset Value, Beginning of Year |
$ |
26.67 |
$ |
22.53 |
$ |
24.02 |
$ |
25.87 |
$ |
22.89 |
||||||||||
Income (Loss) from
Investment Operations: |
||||||||||||||||||||
Net investment income1 |
0.39 |
0.41 |
0.21 |
0.51 |
0.25 |
|||||||||||||||
Net gain (loss) on investments (realized and
unrealized)2 |
(0.57 |
) |
4.13 |
(1.46 |
) |
(1.84 |
) |
2.98 |
||||||||||||
Total
from investment operations |
(0.18 |
) |
4.54 |
(1.25 |
) |
(1.33 |
) |
3.23 |
||||||||||||
Less
Distributions: |
||||||||||||||||||||
Distributions from net investment
income |
(0.54 |
) |
(0.40 |
) |
(0.21 |
) |
(0.52 |
) |
(0.25 |
) | ||||||||||
Tax return of capital to shareholders |
— |
— |
(0.03 |
) |
— |
— |
||||||||||||||
Total
Distributions |
(0.54 |
) |
(0.40 |
) |
(0.24 |
) |
(0.52 |
) |
(0.25 |
) | ||||||||||
Net asset value, end of year |
$ |
25.95 |
$ |
26.67 |
$ |
22.53 |
$ |
24.02 |
$ |
25.87 |
||||||||||
Market price, end of year |
$ |
25.92 |
$ |
26.68 |
$ |
22.52 |
$ |
23.96 |
$ |
25.83 |
||||||||||
Net Assets
Total Return3 |
-0.73 |
% |
20.36 |
% |
-5.22 |
% |
-5.22 |
% |
14.14 |
% | ||||||||||
Supplemental Data: |
||||||||||||||||||||
Net assets, end of year (000’s) |
$ |
38,416 |
$ |
47,477 |
$ |
59,247 |
$ |
74,472 |
$ |
82,779 |
||||||||||
Ratios to Average Net
Assets: |
||||||||||||||||||||
Expenses
before fees (waived)/recouped |
1.43 |
% |
1.27 |
% |
1.14 |
% |
1.04 |
% |
1.04 |
% | ||||||||||
Expenses
after fees (waived)/recouped |
1.25 |
% |
1.25 |
% |
1.14 |
% |
1.04 |
% |
1.04 |
% | ||||||||||
Net
investment income to average net assets |
1.44 |
% |
1.68 |
% |
0.88 |
% |
2.04 |
% |
0.99 |
% | ||||||||||
Portfolio turnover rate4 |
824 |
% |
820 |
% |
895 |
% |
610 |
% |
491 |
% |
1 |
Calculated based on average shares outstanding
during the year. |
2 |
The amount for a share outstanding throughout
the period may not be in accordance with the aggregate net realized and
unrealized gain (loss) on investment for the period because of the timing
of capital share transactions in relation to fluctuating market values of
the Funds’ underlying securities. |
3 |
Net asset value total return is calculated
assuming an initial investment made at the net asset value at the
beginning of the period, reinvestment of all dividends and distributions
at net asset value during the period, and the redemption on the last day
of the period. Net asset value total return includes adjustments in
accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United
States of America and as such, the net asset value for financial reporting
purposes and the returns based upon those net asset values may differ from
the net asset value and returns for shareholder transactions. |
4 |
Excludes securities received or delivered as a
result of processing capital share transactions in creation
units. |
Absolute
Shares Trust |
||
Financial Highlights (continued) |
WBI
BullBear Quality 3000 ETF |
||||||||||||||||||||
Year
Ended |
Year
Ended |
Year
Ended |
Year
Ended |
Year
Ended |
||||||||||||||||
June
30, |
June
30, |
June
30, |
June
30, |
June
30, |
||||||||||||||||
2022 |
2021 |
2020 |
2019 |
2018 |
||||||||||||||||
Net Asset Value, Beginning
of Year |
$ |
30.74 |
$ |
26.06 |
$ |
27.20 |
$ |
26.07 |
$ |
25.25 |
||||||||||
Income (Loss) from
Investment Operations: |
||||||||||||||||||||
Net investment income1 |
0.32 |
0.12 |
0.07 |
0.20 |
0.23 |
|||||||||||||||
Net gain (loss) on investments (realized and
unrealized)2 |
(1.68 |
) |
4.62 |
(1.10 |
) |
1.13 |
0.81 |
|||||||||||||
Total
from investment operations |
(1.36 |
) |
4.74 |
(1.03 |
) |
1.33 |
1.04 |
|||||||||||||
Less
Distributions: |
||||||||||||||||||||
Distributions from net investment
income |
(0.60 |
) |
(0.06 |
) |
(0.09 |
) |
(0.20 |
) |
(0.22 |
) | ||||||||||
Tax return of capital to shareholders |
— |
— |
(0.02 |
) |
— |
— |
||||||||||||||
Total
Distributions |
(0.60 |
) |
(0.06 |
) |
(0.11 |
) |
(0.20 |
) |
(0.22 |
) | ||||||||||
Net asset value, end of year |
$ |
28.78 |
$ |
30.74 |
$ |
26.06 |
$ |
27.20 |
$ |
26.07 |
||||||||||
Market price, end of year |
$ |
28.73 |
$ |
30.75 |
$ |
26.07 |
$ |
27.18 |
$ |
26.10 |
||||||||||
Net Assets
Total Return3 |
-4.58 |
% |
18.21 |
% |
-3.79 |
% |
5.08 |
% |
4.11 |
% | ||||||||||
Supplemental Data: |
||||||||||||||||||||
Net assets, end of year (000’s) |
$ |
36,758 |
$ |
45,407 |
$ |
54,134 |
$ |
61,202 |
$ |
59,955 |
||||||||||
Ratios to Average Net
Assets: |
||||||||||||||||||||
Expenses
before fees (waived)/recouped |
1.45 |
% |
1.31 |
% |
1.23 |
% |
1.21 |
% |
1.07 |
% | ||||||||||
Expenses
after fees (waived)/recouped |
1.25 |
% |
1.25 |
% |
1.23 |
% |
1.21 |
% |
1.07 |
% | ||||||||||
Net
investment income to average net assets |
1.04 |
% |
0.43 |
% |
0.27 |
% |
0.74 |
% |
0.86 |
% | ||||||||||
Portfolio turnover rate4 |
899 |
% |
838 |
% |
886 |
% |
477 |
% |
553 |
% | ||||||||||
WBI
BullBear Global Income ETF |
||||||||||||||||||||
Year
Ended |
Year
Ended |
Year
Ended |
Year
Ended |
Year
Ended |
||||||||||||||||
June
30, |
June
30, |
June
30, |
June
30, |
June
30, |
||||||||||||||||
2022 |
2021 |
2020 |
2019 |
2018 |
||||||||||||||||
Net Asset Value, Beginning
of Year |
$ |
24.92 |
$ |
23.54 |
$ |
25.24 |
$ |
23.86 |
$ |
25.35 |
||||||||||
Income (Loss) from
Investment Operations: |
||||||||||||||||||||
Net investment income1 |
0.55 |
0.84 |
1.00 |
0.87 |
0.68 |
|||||||||||||||
Net gain (loss) on investments (realized and
unrealized)2 |
(3.49 |
) |
1.36 |
(1.72 |
) |
1.40 |
(1.47 |
) | ||||||||||||
Total
from investment operations |
(2.94 |
) |
2.20 |
(0.72 |
) |
2.27 |
(0.79 |
) | ||||||||||||
Less
Distributions: |
||||||||||||||||||||
Distributions from net investment
income |
(0.55 |
) |
(0.82 |
) |
(0.98 |
) |
(0.89 |
) |
(0.70 |
) | ||||||||||
Total
Distributions |
(0.55 |
) |
(0.82 |
) |
(0.98 |
) |
(0.89 |
) |
(0.70 |
) | ||||||||||
Net asset value, end of year |
$ |
21.43 |
$ |
24.92 |
$ |
23.54 |
$ |
25.24 |
$ |
23.86 |
||||||||||
Market price, end of year |
$ |
21.42 |
$ |
24.88 |
$ |
23.53 |
$ |
25.20 |
$ |
23.83 |
||||||||||
Net Assets Total Return3 |
-12.05 |
% |
9.48 |
% |
-2.97 |
% |
9.75 |
% |
-3.20 |
% | ||||||||||
Supplemental Data: |
||||||||||||||||||||
Net assets, end of year (000’s) |
40,711 |
54,833 |
68,271 |
136,288 |
96,626 |
|||||||||||||||
Ratios to Average Net
Assets: |
||||||||||||||||||||
Expenses
before fees (waived)/recouped |
1.36 |
% |
1.20 |
% |
1.03 |
% |
0.99 |
% |
1.02 |
% | ||||||||||
Expenses
after fees (waived)/recouped |
1.24 |
% |
1.20 |
% |
1.03 |
% |
0.99 |
% |
1.02 |
% | ||||||||||
Net
investment income to average net assets |
2.31 |
% |
3.42 |
% |
4.02 |
% |
3.60 |
% |
2.71 |
% | ||||||||||
Portfolio turnover rate4 |
793 |
% |
331 |
% |
1116 |
% |
686 |
% |
551 |
% |
1 |
Calculated based on average shares outstanding
during the year. |
2 |
The amount for a share outstanding throughout
the period may not be in accordance with the aggregate net realized and
unrealized gain (loss) on investment for the period because of the timing
of capital share transactions in relation to fluctuating market values of
the Funds’ underlying securities. |
3 |
Net asset value total return is calculated
assuming an initial investment made at the net asset value at the
beginning of the period, reinvestment of all dividends and distributions
at net asset value during the period, and the redemption on the last day
of the period. Net asset value total return includes adjustments in
accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United
States of America and as such, the net asset value for financial reporting
purposes and the returns based upon those net asset values may differ from
the net asset value and returns for shareholder transactions. |
4 |
Excludes securities received or delivered as a
result of processing capital share transactions in creation
units. |
Absolute
Shares Trust |
||
Financial Highlights (concluded) |
WBI
Power Factor®
High Dividend ETF |
||||||||||||||||||||
Year
Ended |
Year
Ended |
Year
Ended |
Year
Ended |
Year
Ended |
||||||||||||||||
June
30, |
June
30, |
June
30, |
June
30, |
June
30, |
||||||||||||||||
2022 |
2021 |
2020 |
2019 |
2018 |
||||||||||||||||
Net Asset Value, Beginning
of Year |
$ |
27.43 |
$ |
18.76 |
$ |
24.56 |
$ |
26.87 |
$ |
24.22 |
||||||||||
Income (Loss) from
Investment Operations: |
||||||||||||||||||||
Net investment income1 |
1.16 |
1.10 |
1.12 |
1.12 |
1.21 |
|||||||||||||||
Net gain (loss) on investments (realized and
unrealized)2 |
(1.49 |
) |
8.65 |
(5.76 |
) |
(2.08 |
) |
3.19 |
||||||||||||
Total
from investment operations |
(0.33 |
) |
9.75 |
(4.64 |
) |
(0.96 |
) |
4.40 |
||||||||||||
Less
Distributions: |
||||||||||||||||||||
Distributions from net investment
income |
(1.13 |
) |
(1.08 |
) |
(1.16 |
) |
(1.13 |
) |
(1.15 |
) | ||||||||||
Distributions from net realized gain |
— |
— |
— |
(0.22 |
) |
(0.60 |
) | |||||||||||||
Total
Distributions |
(1.13 |
) |
(1.08 |
) |
(1.16 |
) |
(1.35 |
) |
(1.75 |
) | ||||||||||
Net asset value, end of year |
$ |
25.97 |
$ |
27.43 |
$ |
18.76 |
$ |
24.56 |
$ |
26.87 |
||||||||||
Market price, end of year |
$ |
25.92 |
$ |
27.48 |
$ |
18.75 |
$ |
24.53 |
$ |
26.87 |
||||||||||
Net Assets Total Return3 |
-1.40 |
% |
53.09 |
% |
-19.24 |
% |
-3.25 |
% |
18.51 |
% | ||||||||||
Supplemental Data: |
||||||||||||||||||||
Net assets, end of year (000’s) |
$ |
62,333 |
$ |
64,457 |
$ |
42,202 |
$ |
103,160 |
$ |
52,402 |
||||||||||
Ratios to Average Net
Assets: |
||||||||||||||||||||
Expenses
before fees (waived)/recouped |
0.94 |
% |
0.98 |
% |
0.77 |
% |
0.70 |
% |
0.85 |
% | ||||||||||
Expenses
after fees (waived)/recouped |
0.70 |
% |
0.70 |
% |
0.70 |
% |
0.70 |
% |
0.70 |
% | ||||||||||
Net
investment income to average net assets |
4.16 |
% |
4.73 |
% |
4.83 |
% |
4.46 |
% |
4.73 |
% | ||||||||||
Portfolio turnover rate6 |
183 |
% |
191 |
% |
196 |
% |
163 |
% |
171 |
% | ||||||||||
WBI
BullBear Trend Switch US 3000 Total Return ETF |
||||||||||||||||||||
Year
Ended |
Year
Ended |
Year
Ended |
Period
Ended |
|||||||||||||||||
June
30, |
June
30, |
June
30, |
June
30, |
|||||||||||||||||
2022 |
2021 |
2020 |
20197
|
|||||||||||||||||
Net Asset Value, Beginning
of Period/Year |
$ |
20.39 |
$ |
17.00 |
$ |
20.67 |
$ |
20.00 |
||||||||||||
Income (Loss) from
Investment Operations: |
||||||||||||||||||||
Net investment income1 |
0.34 |
0.56 |
0.98 |
0.02 |
||||||||||||||||
Net gain (loss) on investments (realized and
unrealized)2 |
(2.27 |
) |
3.41 |
(3.25 |
) |
0.67 |
||||||||||||||
Total
from investment operations |
(1.93 |
) |
3.97 |
(2.27 |
) |
0.69 |
||||||||||||||
Less
Distributions: |
||||||||||||||||||||
Distributions from net investment
income |
(0.33 |
) |
(0.58 |
) |
(0.95 |
) |
(0.02 |
) | ||||||||||||
Distributions from net realized gain |
— |
— |
(0.45 |
) |
— |
|||||||||||||||
Total
Distributions |
(0.33 |
) |
(0.58 |
) |
(1.40 |
) |
(0.02 |
) | ||||||||||||
Net asset value, end of period/year |
$ |
18.13 |
$ |
20.39 |
$ |
17.00 |
$ |
20.67 |
||||||||||||
Market price, end of period/year |
$ |
18.13 |
$ |
20.37 |
$ |
17.04 |
$ |
20.69 |
||||||||||||
Net Assets
Total Return3 |
-9.66 |
% |
23.42 |
% |
-11.65 |
% |
3.45 |
%4 | ||||||||||||
Supplemental Data: |
||||||||||||||||||||
Net assets, end of period/year
(000’s) |
$ |
23,113 |
$ |
29,054 |
$ |
35,280 |
$ |
47,030 |
||||||||||||
Ratios to Average Net
Assets: |
||||||||||||||||||||
Expenses
before fees (waived)/recouped |
0.72 |
% |
0.72 |
% |
0.70 |
% |
0.66 |
%5 | ||||||||||||
Expenses
after fees (waived)/recouped |
0.72 |
% |
0.72 |
% |
0.70 |
% |
0.66 |
%5 | ||||||||||||
Net
investment income to average net assets |
1.64 |
% |
2.89 |
% |
5.02 |
% |
1.07 |
%5 | ||||||||||||
Portfolio turnover rate6 |
873 |
% |
99 |
% |
1393 |
% |
126 |
%4 |
1 |
Calculated based on average shares outstanding
during the period/year. |
2 |
The amount for a share outstanding throughout
the period may not be in accordance with the aggregate net realized and
unrealized gain (loss) on investment for the period because of the timing
of capital share transactions in relation to fluctuating market values of
the Funds’ underlying securities. |
3 |
Net asset value total return is calculated
assuming an initial investment made at the net asset value at the
beginning of the period, reinvestment of all dividends and distributions
at net asset value during the period, and the redemption on the last day
of the period. Net asset value total return includes adjustments in
accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United
States of America and as such, the net asset value for financial reporting
purposes and the returns based upon those net asset values may differ from
the net asset value and returns for shareholder transactions. |
4 |
Not annualized. |
5 |
Annualized. The ratios to average net
assets shown for the WBI BullBear Trend Switch US 3000 Total Return ETF
were amended to be annualized after the issuance of the June 30, 2019
annual report. |
6 |
Excludes securities received or delivered as a
result of processing capital share transactions in creation
units. |
7 |
Fund commenced operations on May 28, 2019. The
information presented is for the period from May 28, 2019 to June 30,
2019. |
Absolute
Shares Trust |
||
Notes
to Financial Statements |
||
June 30, 2022 |
Absolute
Shares Trust |
||
Notes to Financial Statements (continued) |
||
June 30, 2022 |
WBI BullBear Value 3000
ETF |
||||||||||||||||
Assets^ |
Level 1 |
Level 2 |
Level 3 |
Total |
||||||||||||
Common Stocks |
$ |
26,681,594 |
$ |
— |
$ |
— |
$ |
26,681,594 |
||||||||
Short-Term Investments |
16,311,146 |
— |
— |
16,311,146 |
||||||||||||
Investments Purchased With Proceeds From
Securities Lending |
— |
3,480,083 |
3,480,083 |
|||||||||||||
Total Investments in Securities, at
value |
$ |
42,992,740 |
$ |
3,480,083 |
$ |
— |
$ |
46,472,823 |
||||||||
WBI BullBear Yield 3000
ETF |
||||||||||||||||
Assets^ |
Level 1 |
Level 2 |
Level 3 |
Total |
||||||||||||
Common Stocks |
$ |
27,336,681 |
$ |
— |
$ |
— |
$ |
27,336,681 |
||||||||
Short-Term Investments |
11,348,542 |
— |
— |
11,348,542 |
||||||||||||
Investments Purchased With Proceeds From
Securities Lending |
— |
2,836,777 |
— |
2,836,777 |
||||||||||||
Total Investments in Securities, at
value |
$ |
38,685,223 |
$ |
2,836,777 |
$ |
— |
$ |
41,522,000 |
||||||||
WBI BullBear Quality 3000
ETF |
||||||||||||||||
Assets^ |
Level 1 |
Level 2 |
Level 3 |
Total |
||||||||||||
Common Stocks |
$ |
22,601,272 |
$ |
— |
$ |
— |
$ |
22,601,272 |
||||||||
Short-Term Investments |
14,387,081 |
— |
— |
14,387,081 |
||||||||||||
Investments Purchased With Proceeds From
Securities Lending |
— |
4,847,204 |
4,847,204 |
|||||||||||||
Total Investments in Securities, at
value |
$ |
36,988,353 |
$ |
4,847,204 |
$ |
— |
$ |
41,835,557 |
||||||||
WBI BullBear Global Income
ETF |
||||||||||||||||
Assets^ |
Level 1 |
Level 2 |
Level 3 |
Total |
||||||||||||
Common Stocks |
$ |
1,092,481 |
$ |
— |
$ |
— |
$ |
1,092,481 |
||||||||
Exchange Traded Funds |
19,470,768 |
— |
— |
19,470,768 |
||||||||||||
Short-Term Investments |
20,197,072 |
— |
— |
20,197,072 |
||||||||||||
Investments Purchased With Proceeds From
Securities Lending |
— |
4,340,751 |
4,340,751 |
|||||||||||||
Total Investments in Securities, at
value |
$ |
40,760,321 |
$ |
4,340,751 |
$ |
— |
$ |
45,101,072 |
||||||||
WBI Power Factor®
High Dividend ETF |
||||||||||||||||
Assets^ |
Level 1 |
Level 2 |
Level 3 |
Total |
||||||||||||
Common Stocks |
$ |
61,538,382 |
$ |
— |
$ |
— |
$ |
61,538,382 |
||||||||
Short-Term Investments |
760,220 |
— |
— |
760,220 |
||||||||||||
Investments Purchased With Proceeds From
Securities Lending |
— |
19,534,969 |
— |
19,534,969 |
||||||||||||
Total Investments in Securities, at
value |
$ |
62,298,602 |
$ |
19,534,969 |
$ |
— |
$ |
81,833,571 |
||||||||
WBI BullBear Trend Switch
US 3000 Total Return ETF |
||||||||||||||||
Assets^ |
Level 1 |
Level 2 |
Level 3 |
Total |
||||||||||||
Exchange Traded Funds |
$ |
22,899,819 |
$ |
— |
$ |
— |
$ |
22,899,819 |
||||||||
Short-Term Investments |
221,625 |
— |
— |
221,625 |
||||||||||||
Investments Purchased With Proceeds From
Securities Lending |
— |
7,334,364 |
— |
7,334,364 |
||||||||||||
Total Investments in Securities, at
value |
$ |
23,121,444 |
$ |
7,334,364 |
$ |
— |
$ |
30,455,808 |
Absolute
Shares Trust |
||
Notes to Financial Statements (continued) |
||
June 30, 2022 |
Absolute
Shares Trust |
||
Notes to Financial Statements (continued) |
||
June 30, 2022 |
Distributable
Earnings |
||||||||
(Accumulated
Deficit) |
Paid In
Capital |
|||||||
WBI BullBear Value 3000 ETF |
$ |
(399,903 |
) |
$ |
399,903 |
|||
WBI BullBear Yield 3000 ETF |
(296,245 |
) |
296,245 |
|||||
WBI BullBear Quality 3000 ETF |
(161,777 |
) |
161,777 |
|||||
WBI BullBear Global Income ETF |
(86,654 |
) |
86,654 |
|||||
WBI Power Factor®
High Dividend ETF |
(111,549 |
) |
111,549 |
|||||
WBI BullBear Trend Switch US 3000 Total Return
ETF |
(18,577 |
) |
18,577 |
WBI BullBear Value 3000 ETF |
$ |
394,090 |
||||||
WBI BullBear Yield 3000 ETF |
310,124 |
|||||||
WBI BullBear Quality 1000 ETF |
167,720 |
|||||||
WBI BullBear Global Income ETF |
99,957 |
|||||||
WBI Power Factor®
High Dividend ETF |
113,948 |
|||||||
WBI BullBear Trend Switch US 3000 Total Return
ETF |
57,088 |
Absolute
Shares Trust |
||
Notes to Financial Statements (continued) |
||
June 30, 2022 |
Absolute
Shares Trust |
||
Notes to Financial Statements (continued) |
||
June 30, 2022 |
Expiration |
||||||||||||
June
30, 2023 |
June
30, 2024 |
June
30, 2025 |
||||||||||
WBI BullBear Value 3000 ETF |
$ |
— |
$ |
48,759 |
$ |
61,975 |
||||||
WBI BullBear Yield 3000 ETF |
— |
10,011 |
80,088 |
|||||||||
WBI BullBear Quality 3000 ETF |
— |
29,355 |
85,736 |
|||||||||
WBI BullBear Global Income ETF |
— |
— |
57,457 |
|||||||||
WBI Power Factor®
High Dividend ETF |
55,416 |
135,307 |
159,961 |
Fund |
Value
of Securities on Loan |
Collateral
Received* | ||||||
WBI BullBear Value 3000 ETF |
$ |
3,360,055 |
$ |
3,480,083 |
||||
WBI BullBear Yield 3000 ETF |
2,748,560 |
2,836,777 |
||||||
WBI BullBear Quality 3000 ETF |
4,722,960 |
4,847,204 |
||||||
WBI BullBear Global Income ETF |
4,248,378 |
4,340,751 |
||||||
WBI Power Factor®
High Dividend ETF |
18,773,081 |
19,534,969 |
||||||
WBI BullBear Trend Switch US 3000 Total Return
ETF |
7,246,886 |
7,334,364 |
* |
The cash collateral received was invested in
the Mount Vernon Liquid Assets Portfolio as shown on the Schedule of
Investments,a short-term investment portfolio with an overnight and
continuous maturity. |
Fund |
Fees
and Interest Income Earned |
|||||||
WBI BullBear Value 3000 ETF |
$ |
3,597 |
||||||
WBI BullBear Yield 3000 ETF |
4,662 |
|||||||
WBI BullBear Quality 3000 ETF |
3,271 |
|||||||
WBI BullBear Global Income ETF |
56,738 |
|||||||
WBI Power Factor®
High Dividend ETF |
38,341 |
|||||||
WBI BullBear Trend Switch US 3000 Total Return
ETF |
18,520 |
Absolute
Shares Trust |
||
Notes to Financial Statements (continued) |
||
June 30, 2022 |
Gross
Amounts |
Net
Amounts |
||||||||||||||||||||
Value
of |
Offset
in the |
Presented in
the |
|||||||||||||||||||
Securities |
Statement
of |
Statement
of |
Collateral |
Net |
|||||||||||||||||
Fund |
Description |
on
Loan |
Assets
& Liabilities |
Assets
& Liabilities |
Received |
Amount |
|||||||||||||||
WBI BullBear Value 3000 ETF |
Securities
Lending |
$ |
3,360,055 |
$ |
— |
$ |
3,360,055 |
$ |
3,360,055 |
$ |
— |
||||||||||
WBI BullBear Yield 3000 ETF |
Securities
Lending |
2,748,560 |
— |
2,748,560 |
2,748,560 |
— |
|||||||||||||||
WBI BullBear Quality 3000 ETF |
Securities
Lending |
4,722,960 |
— |
4,722,960 |
4,722,960 |
— |
|||||||||||||||
WBI BullBear Global Income ETF |
Securities
Lending |
4,248,378 |
— |
4,248,378 |
4,248,378 |
— |
|||||||||||||||
WBI Power Factor®
High Dividend ETF |
Securities
Lending |
18,773,081 |
— |
18,773,081 |
18,773,081 |
— |
|||||||||||||||
WBI BullBear Trend Switch |
|||||||||||||||||||||
US 3000 Total Return ETF |
Securities
Lending |
7,246,886 |
— |
7,246,886 |
7,246,886 |
— |
Year/Period
Ended June 30, 2022 |
Year/Period
Ended June 30, 2021 |
||||||||||||||||||||||
Ordinary |
Long
Term |
Return
of |
Ordinary |
Long
Term |
Return
of |
||||||||||||||||||
Fund |
Income |
Capital
Gain |
Capital |
Income |
Capital
Gain |
Capital |
|||||||||||||||||
WBI BullBear Value 3000 ETF |
$ |
686,698 |
$ |
— |
$ |
— |
$ |
581,210 |
$ |
— |
$ |
— |
|||||||||||
WBI BullBear Yield 3000 ETF |
890,827 |
— |
— |
827,211 |
— |
— |
|||||||||||||||||
WBI BullBear Quality 3000 ETF |
824,798 |
— |
— |
101,423 |
— |
— |
|||||||||||||||||
WBI BullBear Global Income ETF |
1,151,329 |
— |
— |
2,031,404 |
— |
— |
|||||||||||||||||
WBI PowerFactor™
High Dividend ETF |
2,666,669 |
— |
— |
2,233,944 |
— |
— |
|||||||||||||||||
WBI BullBear Trend Switch US 3000 Total Return
ETF1 |
461,326 |
— |
— |
869,319 |
— |
— |
WBI
BullBear |
WBI
BullBear |
WBI
BullBear |
WBI
BullBear |
|||||||||||||
Value
3000 ETF |
Yield
3000 ETF |
Quality
3000 ETF |
Global
Income ETF |
|||||||||||||
Cost of investments |
$ |
46,029,177 |
$ |
40,817,323 |
$ |
41,632,359 |
$ |
45,569,064 |
||||||||
Gross tax unrealized appreciation |
743,543 |
940,333 |
470,115 |
313,013 |
||||||||||||
Gross tax unrealized depreciation |
(299,897 |
) |
(235,655 |
) |
(266,917 |
) |
(781,006 |
) | ||||||||
Net tax unrealized appreciation |
443,646 |
704,678 |
203,198 |
(467,993 |
) | |||||||||||
WBI
BullBear |
||||||||||||||||
WBI
Power |
Trend
Switch |
|||||||||||||||
Factor™
High |
US 3000
Total |
|||||||||||||||
Dividend
ETF |
Return
ETF |
|||||||||||||||
Cost of investments |
$ |
89,000,246 |
$ |
29,777,690 |
||||||||||||
Gross tax unrealized appreciation |
1,435,011 |
820,949 |
||||||||||||||
Gross tax unrealized depreciation |
(8,601,686 |
) |
(142,831 |
) |
||||||||||||
Net tax unrealized appreciation
(depreciation) |
(7,166,675 |
) |
678,118 |
WBI
BullBear |
WBI
BullBear |
WBI
BullBear |
WBI
BullBear |
|||||||||||||
Value
3000 ETF |
Yield
3000 ETF |
Quality
3000 ETF |
Global
Income ETF |
|||||||||||||
Net tax unrealized appreciation
(depreciation) |
$ |
443,646 |
$ |
704,678 |
$ |
203,198 |
$ |
(467,993 |
) | |||||||
Undistributed ordinary income |
210,725 |
304,680 |
176,110 |
30,868 |
||||||||||||
Undistributed long term gain (loss) |
— |
— |
— |
— |
||||||||||||
Total distributable earnings |
210,725 |
304,680 |
176,110 |
30,868 |
||||||||||||
Other accumulated gain (loss) |
(17,982,034 |
) |
(58,408,214 |
) |
(28,118,505 |
) |
(15,223,096 |
) | ||||||||
Total accumulated gain (loss) |
$ |
(17,327,663 |
) |
$ |
(57,398,856 |
) |
$ |
(27,739,197 |
) |
$ |
(15,660,221 |
) |
Absolute
Shares Trust |
||
Notes to Financial Statements (continued) |
||
June 30, 2022 |
WBI
BullBear |
||||||||||||||||
WBI
Power |
Trend
Switch |
|||||||||||||||
Factor™
High |
US 3000
Total |
|||||||||||||||
Dividend
ETF |
Return
ETF |
|||||||||||||||
Net tax unrealized appreciation
(depreciation) |
$ |
(7,166,675 |
) |
$ |
678,118 |
|||||||||||
Undistributed ordinary income |
256,127 |
25,633 |
||||||||||||||
Undistributed long term gain (loss) |
— |
— |
||||||||||||||
Total distributable earnings |
256,127 |
25,633 |
||||||||||||||
Other accumulated gain (loss) |
(4,365,515 |
) |
(5,876,607 |
) |
||||||||||||
Total accumulated gain (loss) |
$ |
(11,276,063 |
) |
$ |
(5,172,856 |
) |
Short-Term |
Long-Term |
||||||||
WBI BullBear Value 3000 ETF+ |
17,982,034 |
— |
|||||||
WBI BullBear Yield 3000 ETF+ |
58,408,214 |
— |
|||||||
WBI BullBear Quality 3000 ETF+ |
28,118,505 |
— |
|||||||
WBI BullBear Global Income ETF |
15,223,096 |
— |
|||||||
WBI PowerFactor™
High Dividend ETF |
— |
4,365,515 |
|||||||
WBI BullBear Trend Switch US 3000 Total Return
ETF |
5,876,607 |
— |
+ |
Annual limitation may apply to a portion of
the losses under IRC 382. |
Capital |
Ordinary |
||||||||
WBI
BullBear Value 3000 ETF |
— |
— |
|||||||
WBI
BullBear Yield 3000 ETF |
— |
— |
|||||||
WBI
BullBear Quality 3000 ETF |
— |
— |
|||||||
WBI
BullBear Global Income ETF |
— |
— |
|||||||
WBI
PowerFactor™
High Dividend ETF |
— |
— |
|||||||
WBI
BullBear Trend Switch US 3000 Total Return ETF |
— |
— |
Fund |
Purchases |
Sales |
|||||||
WBI BullBear Value 3000 ETF |
$ |
345,099,643 |
$ |
361,830,440 |
|||||
WBI BullBear Yield 3000 ETF |
303,315,826 |
315,055,761 |
|||||||
WBI BullBear Quality 3000 ETF |
308,621,146 |
324,295,285 |
|||||||
WBI BullBear Global Income ETF |
361,811,735 |
381,896,309 |
|||||||
WBI Power Factor®
High Dividend ETF |
117,357,969 |
117,387,344 |
|||||||
WBI BullBear Trend Switch US 3000 Total Return
ETF |
241,852,765 |
241,869,957 |
Fund |
Subscriptions |
Redemptions |
|||||||
WBI BullBear Value 3000 ETF |
$ |
— |
$ |
6,999,303 |
|||||
WBI BullBear Yield 3000 ETF |
— |
7,208,695 |
|||||||
WBI BullBear Quality 3000 ETF |
— |
4,454,683 |
|||||||
WBI BullBear Global Income ETF |
— |
6,523,112 |
|||||||
WBI Power Factor®
High Dividend ETF |
2,742,601 |
1,430,001 |
|||||||
WBI BullBear Trend Switch US 3000 Total Return
ETF |
— |
3,037,665 |
Absolute
Shares Trust |
||
Notes to Financial Statements (concluded) |
||
June 30, 2022 |
Fund |
Creation
Unit |
|
WBI BullBear Value 3000 ETF |
50,000 |
|
WBI BullBear Yield 3000 ETF |
50,000 |
|
WBI BullBear Quality 3000 ETF |
50,000 |
|
WBI BullBear Global Income ETF |
50,000 |
|
WBI Power Factor®
High Dividend ETF |
50,000 |
|
WBI BullBear Trend Switch US 3000 Total Return
ETF |
25,000 |
WBI
BullBear Value 3000 ETF |
WBI
BullBear Yield 3000 ETF |
||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Year
Ended |
Year
Ended |
Year
Ended |
Year
Ended |
||||||||||||||||||||||||
June
30, 2022 |
June
30, 2021 |
June
30, 2022 |
June
30, 2021 |
||||||||||||||||||||||||
Shares |
Amount |
Shares |
Amount |
Shares |
Amount |
Shares |
Amount |
||||||||||||||||||||
Shares
Sold |
— |
$ |
— |
450,000 |
$ |
13,741,370 |
— |
$ |
— |
600,000 |
$ |
15,370,200 |
|||||||||||||||
Shares
Redeemed |
(250,000 |
) |
(7,823,085 |
) |
(450,000 |
) |
(12,224,705 |
) |
(300,000 |
) |
(7,989,090 |
) |
(1,450,000 |
) |
(35,747,860 |
) | |||||||||||
(250,000 |
) |
$ |
(7,823,085 |
) |
— |
$ |
1,516,665 |
(300,000 |
) |
$ |
(7,989,090 |
) |
(850,000 |
) |
$ |
(20,377,660 |
) | ||||||||||
Beginning
Shares |
1,688,315 |
1,688,315 |
1,780,183 |
2,630,183 |
|||||||||||||||||||||||
Ending
Shares |
1,438,315 |
1,688,315 |
1,480,183 |
1,780,183 |
|||||||||||||||||||||||
WBI
BullBear Quality 3000 ETF |
WBI
BullBear Global Income ETF |
||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Year
Ended |
Year
Ended |
Year
Ended |
Year
Ended |
||||||||||||||||||||||||
June
30, 2022 |
June
30, 2021 |
June
30, 2022 |
June
30, 2021 |
||||||||||||||||||||||||
Shares |
Amount |
Shares |
Amount |
Shares |
Amount |
Shares |
Amount |
||||||||||||||||||||
Shares
Sold |
— |
$ |
— |
450,000 |
$ |
13,158,315 |
— |
$ |
— |
50,000 |
$ |
1,237,430 |
|||||||||||||||
Shares
Redeemed |
(200,000 |
) |
(6,058,735 |
) |
(1,050,001 |
) |
(29,783,505 |
) |
(300,000 |
) |
(7,069,140 |
) |
(750,000 |
) |
(18,373,605 |
) | |||||||||||
(200,000 |
) |
$ |
(6,058,735 |
) |
(600,001 |
) |
$ |
(16,625,190 |
) |
(300,000 |
) |
$ |
(7,069,140 |
) |
(700,000 |
) |
$ |
(17,136,175 |
) | ||||||||
Beginning
Shares |
1,477,182 |
2,077,183 |
2,200,000 |
2,900,000 |
|||||||||||||||||||||||
Ending
Shares |
1,277,182 |
1,477,182 |
1,900,000 |
2,200,000 |
|||||||||||||||||||||||
WBI
Power Factor®
High Dividend ETF |
WBI
BullBear Trend Switch US 3000 Total Return ETF |
||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Year
Ended |
Year
Ended |
Year
Ended |
Year
Ended |
||||||||||||||||||||||||
June
30, 2022 |
June
30, 2021 |
June
30, 2022 |
June
30, 2021 |
||||||||||||||||||||||||
Shares |
Amount |
Shares |
Amount |
Shares |
Amount |
Shares |
Amount |
||||||||||||||||||||
Shares
Sold |
100,000 |
$ |
2,795,926 |
700,000 |
$ |
18,438,840 |
— |
$ |
— |
150,000 |
$ |
2,941,075 |
|||||||||||||||
Shares
Redeemed |
(50,000 |
) |
(1,451,430 |
) |
(600,000 |
) |
(13,618,030 |
) |
(150,000 |
) |
(3,071,403 |
) |
(800,000 |
) |
(15,049,835 |
) | |||||||||||
50,000 |
$ |
1,344,496 |
100,000 |
$ |
4,820,810 |
(150,000 |
) |
$ |
(3,071,403 |
) |
(650,000 |
) |
$ |
(12,108,760 |
) | ||||||||||||
Beginning
Shares |
2,350,000 |
2,250,000 |
1,425,000 |
2,075,000 |
|||||||||||||||||||||||
Ending
Shares |
2,400,000 |
2,350,000 |
1,275,000 |
1,425,000 |
Absolute
Shares Trust |
||
Report
of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm |
Absolute
Shares Trust |
||
Trustees
and Officers |
||
(Unaudited) |
Number of |
|||||
Portfolios |
Other | ||||
in Fund |
Directorships | ||||
Position(s) |
Term of Office |
Complex |
Held by | ||
Held |
and Length of |
Principal
Occupation(s) |
Overseen by |
Trustee During | |
Name and Year of Birth(1) |
with Trust |
Time Served(2) |
During Past 5
Years |
Trustee(3) |
Past 5 Years |
Independent
Trustees: |
|||||
Jude T. Depko |
Trustee |
Since |
Technical Consultant, |
6 |
None |
1946 |
June 2014 |
Michael Baker Jr., Inc. |
|||
(consulting) (2009 to present). |
|||||
John A. Flanagan |
Trustee |
Since |
Chief Financial Officer and |
6 |
None |
1946 |
June 2014 |
Treasurer, ETF Managers Trust |
|||
(investment company) (2015 to |
|||||
present); Principal Financial |
|||||
Officer, ETF Managers Capital, |
|||||
LLC (commodity pool operator) |
|||||
(2014 to present); President, |
|||||
John A. Flanagan CPA, LLC |
|||||
(accounting services) |
|||||
(2010 to present). |
|||||
Andrew Putterman |
Trustee |
Since |
Principal, 1812 Park, LLC |
6 |
Independent Board |
1959 |
June 2014 |
(financial consulting) (2014 to |
Member of Steben | ||
present); Advisory Board Member, |
Select Multi-Strategy | ||||
Silver Lane Advisors (2016 to |
Fund (2018 to | ||||
present); Advisory Board Member, |
present); Independent | ||||
Vestigo Ventures 1 GP, LLC (2016 |
Board Member of | ||||
to present); Managing Director, B+ |
Steben Select | ||||
Institutional Services, LLC |
Managed Futures | ||||
(2014 to present). |
Strategy Fund (2018 | ||||
to present); | |||||
Independent Board | |||||
Member of Steben | |||||
Alternative | |||||
Investment Funds | |||||
(2018 to present) |
Absolute
Shares Trust |
||
Trustees and
Officers (continued) |
||
(Unaudited) |
Number of |
|||||
Portfolios |
Other | ||||
in Fund |
Directorships | ||||
Position(s) |
Term of Office |
Complex |
Held by | ||
Held |
and Length of |
Principal
Occupation(s) |
Overseen by |
Trustee During | |
Name and Year of Birth(1) |
with Trust |
Time Served(2) |
During Past 5
Years |
Trustee(3) |
Past 5 Years |
Interested
Trustees: |
|||||
Don Schreiber, Jr. |
Trustee, |
Since |
Co-Chief Executive Officer, |
6 |
None |
1955(4) |
President and |
November 2013 |
Director, Treasurer and Co-Portfolio |
||
Principal |
Manager, WBI Investments, Inc. |
||||
Executive |
(registered investment advisor) |
||||
Officer |
(1984 to present); Chief Executive |
||||
Officer, Treasurer, Director |
|||||
Millington Securities, Inc.
(registered |
|||||
investment advisor) (2013 to
present); |
|||||
Chief Executive Officer, Vice |
|||||
President, Director and Treasurer, |
|||||
WBI Trading, Inc. (financial
services) |
|||||
(2011 to present); Co-Chief Executive |
|||||
Officer, Vice President, Director and |
|||||
Treasurer, Hartshorne Group, Inc. |
|||||
(wealth management services) |
|||||
(2008 to present); Managing Member, |
|||||
Secretary, Treasurer, and Chief |
|||||
Visionary Officer, CyborgTech, LLC |
|||||
(2019 to present). |
|||||
Matthew Schreiber |
|||||
1980(4) |
Trustee |
Since June 2014 |
Co-Chief Executive Officer of WBI |
6 |
None |
Investments, Inc. (2019 to present); |
|||||
Chief Investment Strategist of WBI |
|||||
Investments, Inc. (2017 to Present), |
|||||
Chief Executive Officer of |
|||||
CyborgTech, LLC (2019 to present); |
|||||
Co-Chief Executive Officer, |
|||||
Hartshorne Group, Inc. (wealth |
|||||
management service) |
|||||
(April 2022-present). |
Absolute
Shares Trust |
||
Trustees and
Officers (concluded) |
||
(Unaudited) |
Position(s) |
Term of Office |
||
Held |
and Length |
||
Name and Year of Birth(1) |
with Trust |
of Time Served(2) |
Principal Occupation(s)
During Past 5 Years |
Other Officers: |
|||
Ann Schreiber |
Secretary |
Since |
President, CyborgTech, LLC (2019 to present);
Chief Marketing |
1984(5) |
June 2014 |
Officer, WBI Investments, Inc. (2015 to
present); Secretary, WBI | |
Trading, Inc. (2012 to present); Secretary,
Millington Securities, Inc. | |||
(2013 to present); Secretary, Hartshorne
Group, Inc. (2012 to present); | |||
Corporate Secretary, WBI Investments, Inc.
(2012 to present); Project | |||
Manager, Advisor Toolbox, Inc. (2008 to
present). | |||
Steven Van Solkema |
Treasurer & |
Since |
President, WBI Investments Inc. (2020 to
present); Chief Investment |
1970 |
Principal |
November 2015 |
Officer and Co-Portfolio Manager, WBI
Investments, Inc. (2019 to |
Financial |
present); Chief Quantitative Officer,
CyborgTech, LLC (2019 to present); | ||
Officer |
Chief Operating Officer, Millington
Securities, Inc. (2014 to 2019); | ||
Chief Compliance Officer, Millington
Securities, Inc. (2014 to 2018). | |||
Scott F. Kreitz |
Assistant |
Since |
Chief Operating Officer, WBI Investments, Inc.
(2020 to present); |
1973 |
Treasurer |
March 2019 |
Chief Operating Officer, Millington
Securities, Inc. (2019 to present); |
Chief Operating Officer, CyborgTech LLC (2019
to present); Vice | |||
President of Operations, Millington
Securities, Inc. (2018 to 2019); | |||
Associate Director, Model Risk Governance, RBC
Capital Markets | |||
(2016 to 2018); | |||
Kevin Murphy |
Chief Legal |
Since |
Chief Compliance Officer and General Counsel,
WBI Investments, Inc. |
1974 |
Officer |
February 2021 |
(2020 to present); Chief Compliance Officer
and General Counsel, |
Hartshorne Group, Inc. (2020 to present);
Chief Compliance Officer | |||
and General Counsel, Millington Securities,
Inc. (2020 to present); | |||
Principal KBM Consulting Services (2019
–2020); Chief Compliance | |||
Officer and Head of Legal, Robeco
Institutional Asset Management US, | |||
Inc. (2018 –2019); Chief Compliance Officer,
Itau USA Asset | |||
Management Inc. (2014 –2018). | |||
Rodney L. Ruehle |
Chief |
Since |
Director, Foreside Fund Officer Services, LLC
(formerly Foreside |
1968 |
Compliance |
November 2017 |
Compliance Services, LLC) (financial services)
(2016 to present). |
Officer |
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Alison Johnson |
Assistant |
Since |
Chief of Staff, WBI Investments Inc. (2020 to
present); Human |
1980 |
Secretary |
September 2020 |
Resources Manager, WBI Investments Inc. (2015
to 2020). |
Misty Marlowe |
Assistant |
Since |
Director, Wealth Management Services,
Hartshorne Group, Inc. |
1965 |
Secretary |
September 2020 |
(2016 to present) |
(1) |
The address of each Trustee or officer is c/o
Absolute Shares Trust, 331 Newman Springs Road, Suite 143, Red Bank, New
Jersey 07701. |
(2) |
Trustees and Officers serve until their
successors are duly elected and qualified. |
(3) |
The Funds are part of a “Fund Complex” as
defined in the 1940 Act. The Fund Complex includes all open-end funds
(including all of their portfolios) advised by the Advisor or the
Sub-Advisor and any funds that have an investment advisor that is an
affiliated person of the Advisor. As of the date of this SAI, the Fund
Complex consists of 6 Funds of the Trust. |
(4) |
Don Schreiber Jr. and Matthew Schreiber are
each an “interested person” of the Trust (as that term is defined in the
1940 Act) because of their affiliations with the Advisor and the
Sub-Advisor. Don Schreiber, Jr. is the father of Matthew
Schreiber. |
(5) |
Ann Schreiber is the daughter of Don
Schreiber, Jr., and the sister of Matthew
Schreiber. |
Absolute
Shares Trust |
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Approval
of Advisory Agreements and Board Considerations |
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(Unaudited) |
Absolute
Shares Trust |
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Approval of Advisory Agreements
and Board Considerations (concluded) |
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(Unaudited) |
Absolute
Shares Trust |
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Expense
Examples |
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For the Period Ended June
30, 2022 (Unaudited) |
WBI BullBear Value 3000
ETF |
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Beginning |
Ending |
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Account
Value |
Account
Value |
Expenses
Paid | |
January
1, 2022 |
June
30, 2022 |
During
the Period^ | |
Actual |
$1,000.00 |
$
958.70 |
$6.14 |
Hypothetical (5% annual return before
expenses) |
$1,000.00 |
$1,018.52 |
$6.33 |
WBI BullBear Yield 3000
ETF |
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Beginning |
Ending |
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Account
Value |
Account
Value |
Expenses
Paid | |
January
1, 2022 |
June
30, 2022 |
During
the Period^ | |
Actual |
$1,000.00 |
$
977.80 |
$6.21 |
Hypothetical (5% annual return before
expenses) |
$1,000.00 |
$1,018.52 |
$6.34 |
WBI BullBear Quality 3000
ETF |
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Beginning |
Ending |
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Account
Value |
Account
Value |
Expenses
Paid | |
January
1, 2022 |
June
30, 2022 |
During
the Period^ | |
Actual |
$1,000.00 |
$
928.80 |
$6.06 |
Hypothetical (5% annual return before
expenses) |
$1,000.00 |
$1,018.51 |
$6.34 |
WBI BullBear Global Income
ETF |
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Beginning |
Ending |
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Account
Value |
Account
Value |
Expenses
Paid | |
January
1, 2022 |
June
30, 2022 |
During
the Period^ | |
Actual |
$1,000.00 |
$
866.80 |
$5.87 |
Hypothetical (5% annual return before
expenses) |
$1,000.00 |
$1,018.50 |
$6.35 |
Absolute
Shares Trust |
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Expense Examples (concluded) |
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For the Period Ended June
30, 2022 (Unaudited) |
WBI Power Factor®
High Dividend ETF |
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Beginning |
Ending |
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Account
Value |
Account
Value |
Expenses
Paid | |
January
1, 2022 |
June
30, 2022 |
During
the Period^ | |
Actual |
$1,000.00 |
$
944.60 |
$3.43 |
Hypothetical (5% annual return before
expenses) |
$1,000.00 |
$1,021.27 |
$3.57 |
WBI BullBear Trend Switch
US 3000 Total Return ETF |
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Beginning |
Ending |
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Account
Value |
Account
Value |
Expenses
Paid | |
January
1, 2022 |
June
30, 2022 |
During
the Period^ | |
Actual |
$1,000.00 |
$
850.80 |
$3.30 |
Hypothetical (5% annual return before
expenses) |
$1,000.00 |
$1,021.23 |
$3.61 |
^ |
The dollar amounts shown as expenses paid
during the period are equal to the annualized expense ratio multiplied by
the average account value during the period, multiplied by the number of
days in the most recent six-month period, multiplied by 181/365 to reflect
the one-half year period. |
Absolute
Shares Trust |
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Federal
Tax Information |
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(Unaudited) |
BullBear Value 3000 ETF |
77.30% |
BullBear Yield 3000 ETF |
89.08% |
BullBear Quality 3000 ETF |
74.74% |
BullBear Global Income ETF |
11.65% |
Power Factor High Dividend ETF |
100.00% |
BullBear Trend Switch US 3000 Total Return
ETF |
35.27% |
BullBear Value 1000 ETF |
77.30% |
BullBear Yield 1000 ETF |
89.08% |
BullBear Quality 1000 ETF |
74.60% |
BullBear Global Income ETF |
11.65% |
Power Factor High Dividend ETF |
100.00% |
BullBear Trend Switch US 3000 Total Return
ETF |
0.74% |
BullBear Value 3000 ETF |
0.00% |
BullBear Yield 3000 ETF |
0.00% |
BullBear Quality 3000 ETF |
0.00% |
BullBear Global Income ETF |
0.00% |
Power Factor High Dividend ETF |
0.00% |
BullBear Trend Switch US 3000 Total Return
ETF |
0.00% |
Absolute
Shares Trust |
Absolute
Shares Trust |
WBI
BullBear Value 3000 ETF |
WBIF |
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WBI
BullBear Yield 3000 ETF |
WBIG |
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WBI
BullBear Quality 3000 ETF |
WBIL |
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WBI
BullBear Global Income ETF |
WBII |
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WBI Power
Factor®
High Dividend ETF |
WBIY |
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WBI
BullBear Trend Switch US 3000 Total Return ETF |
WBIT |