EXCHANGE TRADED CONCEPTS TRUST

ETC 6 Meridian Hedged Equity-Index Option Strategy ETF

ETC 6 Meridian Low Beta Equity Strategy ETF

ETC 6 Meridian Mega Cap Equity ETF

ETC 6 Meridian Small Cap Equity ETF

ETC 6 Meridian Quality Growth ETF

Annual Report

November 30, 2023

 

ETC 6 Meridian

Table of Contents

 

Management Discussion of Fund Performance

 

1

Schedules of Investments

 

11

Statements of Assets and Liabilities

 

23

Statements of Operations

 

25

Statements of Changes in Net Assets

 

27

Financial Highlights

 

32

Notes to Financial Statements

 

37

Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

 

49

Trustees and Officers of the Trust

 

50

Disclosure of Fund Expenses

 

52

Board Considerations of Approval of Advisory Agreement

 

53

Notice to Shareholders

 

57

Supplemental Information

 

58

The Funds file their complete schedule of investments with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (the “Commission”) for the first and third quarters of each fiscal year as an exhibit to each Fund’s report on Form N-PORT within sixty days after the end of the period. Each Fund’s Form N-PORT are available on the Commission’s website at https://www.sec.gov.

Exchange Traded Concepts, LLC’s proxy voting policies and procedures are attached to each Funds’ Statement of Additional Information (the “SAI”). The SAI, as well as information relating to how each Fund voted proxies relating to each Fund’s securities during the most recent 12-month period ended June 30, is available without charge, upon request, by calling (866) SIXM-ETF (749-6383) and on the Commission’s website at https://www.sec.gov.

 

ETC 6 Meridian

Hedged Equity-Index Option Strategy ETF

Management Discussion of Fund Performance

(Unaudited)

Dear Shareholders,

Thank you for your investment in the ETC 6 Meridian Hedged Equity-Index Option Strategy ETF (“SIXH” or the “Fund”). The information presented in this report relates to the operations of SIXH for the fiscal year ended November 30, 2023.

The Fund is an actively managed exchange-traded fund that seeks to provide capital appreciation by investing in a portfolio of equity securities, mostly common stocks, while selling call options against market indices or funds. The Fund may invest in securities of companies of any capitalization. The Fund’s Sub-Adviser Madison Avenue Financial Solutions, LLC (doing business as 6 Meridian) (the “Sub-Adviser”), employs a strategy pairing a portfolio of equity securities with an index call option writing overlay designed to reduce the exposure of the Fund to broad equity market risk with the goal of providing good risk-adjusted returns. Pursuant to this investment strategy, the Sub-Adviser sells (or writes) call options on broad equity market indices or funds. In constructing the equity portfolio, the Sub-Adviser uses quantitatively-driven methods emphasizing high quality large-capitalization stocks.

Utilizing the same underlying holdings as the ETC 6 Meridian Mega Cap Equity ETF, the story is much the same. The Fund was underweight relative to key drivers of the broader Magnificent 7 stocks, but the Fund did see some benefit from momentum and quality factors. The Fund’s call-writing and holding of cash-equivalents over broader market exposure for much of this period were not relative benefits given the upward trend of the market for most of the last 12-months.

For the fiscal year ended November 30, 2023, the Fund’s market price increased 3.87% and the net asset value increased 4.86%, while the Cboe S&P 500® BuyWrite Index, a broad market index which also writes options against its portfolio, increased 8.27% over the same period.

The Fund commenced operations on May 8, 2020, with 10,975,000 shares outstanding as of November 30, 2023.

We appreciate your investment in the ETC 6 Meridian Hedged Equity-Index Option Strategy ETF.

Sincerely,

J. Garrett Stevens,

Chief Executive Officer

Exchange Traded Concepts, Adviser to the Fund

The Cboe S&P 500® BuyWrite Index is a benchmark index designed to show the hypothetical performance of a portfolio that engages in a buy-write strategy using S&P 500® index call options.

The Magnificent Seven stocks are a group of high-performing and influential companies in the U.S. stock market: Alphabet, Amazon, Apple, Meta Platforms, Microsoft, NVIDIA and Tesla.

This material represents an assessment of the market environment at a specific point in time and is not intended to be a forecast of future events, or a guarantee of future results. This information should not be relied upon by the reader as research or investment advice.

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ETC 6 Meridian

Hedged Equity-Index Option Strategy ETF

Management Discussion of Fund Performance

(Unaudited) (Concluded)

Growth of a $10,000 Investment

(at Net Asset Value)

AVERAGE ANNUAL TOTAL RETURN
FOR THE YEAR ENDED
NOVEMBER 30, 2023

 

One Year
Return

Three Year
Return

Annualized
Inception To Date*

 

Net Asset
Value

Market
Price

Net Asset
Value

Market
Price

Net Asset
Value

Market
Price

ETC 6 Meridian Hedged Equity-Index Option Strategy ETF

4.86%

3.87%

9.63%

9.60%

9.87%

9.74%

Cboe S&P 500® BuyWrite Index

8.27%

8.27%

6.03%

6.03%

9.52%

9.52%

*       Fund commenced operations on May 8, 2020.

The performance data quoted herein represents past performance and the return and value of an investment in the Fund will fluctuate so that shares, when redeemed or sold in the market, may be worth more or less than their original cost. Past performance is no guarantee of future performance and should not be considered as a representation of the future results of the Fund. The Fund’s performance assumes the reinvestment of all dividends and all capital gains. Index returns assume reinvestment of dividends and, unlike the Fund’s returns, do not reflect any fees or expenses. If such fees and expenses were included in the Index returns, the performance would have been lower. Please note that one cannot invest directly in an unmanaged index.

Investors should consider the investment objectives, risks, charges and expenses of the Fund carefully before investing. A prospectus, containing this and other information, is available at www.6meridianfunds.com. Investors should read the prospectus carefully before investing. There are risks associated with investing, including possible loss of principal.

Current performance may be lower or higher than the performance data shown above.

Performance data current to the most recent month-end is available at www.6meridianfunds.com.

There are no assurances that the Fund will meet its stated objective.

The Fund’s holdings and allocations are subject to change and should not be considered recommendations to buy individual securities.

Returns shown do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on Fund distributions or the redemption of Fund shares.

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ETC 6 Meridian

Low Beta Equity Strategy ETF

Management Discussion of Fund Performance

(Unaudited)

Dear Shareholders,

Thank you for your investment in the ETC 6 Meridian Low Beta Equity Strategy ETF (“SIXL” or the “Fund”). The information presented in this report relates to the operations of SIXL for the fiscal year ended November 30, 2023.

The Fund is an actively managed exchange-traded fund that seeks to provide capital appreciation by investing in equity securities, mainly common stocks. The Fund may invest in equity security companies of any capitalization. The Fund may also invest in real estate investment trusts (“REITs”). The Fund’s Sub-Adviser, Madison Avenue Financial Solutions, LLC (doing business as 6 Meridian) (the “Sub-Adviser”), uses a quantitatively driven strategy designed to emphasize high quality securities with a relatively low exposure to broad equity market risk. The Sub-Adviser believes that, when held over a full market cycle, high quality securities with lower relative exposure to broad market risk may produce high risk-adjusted returns than securities of lower quality with higher relative exposure to broad market risk.

Over the past 12-months, the low beta factor employed by the Fund has been outpaced by the higher beta peers in both large-capitalization and mid-capitalization markets. Looking at the broad market of high versus low volume indices, the performance shows that high beta outperformed low volume by 11.5% in large-capitalization securities, 9.7% in mid-capitalization securities and 0.8% in small-capitalization securities. The Fund was underweight in the Information Technology Sector, the largest driver of underperformance, while the Fund’s overweighting in the Consumer Staples Sector and Utilities Sector were also drags from a sector perspective.

For the fiscal year ended November 30, 2023, the Fund’s market price decreased 5.30% and the net asset value decreased 5.35%, while the S&P 500® Index, a broad market index, increased 13.84% over the same period.

The Fund commenced operations on May 8, 2020, with 4,400,000 shares outstanding as of November 30, 2023.

We appreciate your investment in the ETC 6 Meridian Low Beta Equity Strategy ETF.

Sincerely,

J. Garrett Stevens,

Chief Executive Officer

Exchange Traded Concepts, Adviser to the Fund

The Equal Blend is an equal blend of the S&P 500® Index, S&P SmallCap 600® Index and S&P MidCap 400® Index.

The S&P 500® Index is a market-value weighted index consisting of 500 stocks chosen for market size, liquidity and industry group representation, with each stock’s weight in the S&P 500® Index proportionate to its market value.

The S&P SmallCap 600® Index seeks to measure the small-cap segment of the U.S. equity market. The index is designed to track companies that meet specific inclusion criteria to ensure that they are liquid and financially viable.

The S&P MidCap 400® Index tracks the performance of companies considered to be in the mid-range of market capitalization of market value.

This material represents an assessment of the market environment at a specific point in time and is not intended to be a forecast of future events, or a guarantee of future results. This information should not be relied upon by the reader as research or investment advice.

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ETC 6 Meridian

Low Beta Equity Strategy ETF

Management Discussion of Fund Performance

(Unaudited) (Concluded)

Growth of a $10,000 Investment

(at Net Asset Value)

AVERAGE ANNUAL TOTAL RETURN

FOR THE YEAR ENDED

NOVEMBER 30, 2023

 

One Year
Return

Three Year
Return

Annualized
Inception To Date*

 

Net Asset
Value

Market
Price

Net Asset
Value

Market
Price

Net Asset
Value

Market
Price

ETC 6 Meridian Low Beta Equity Strategy ETF

-5.35%

-5.30%

4.70%

4.70%

7.49%

7.49%

Equal Blend of the following 3 Indices:

3.55%

3.55%

7.77%

7.77%

14.70%

14.70%

S&P 500® Index

13.84%

13.84%

9.76%

9.76%

15.10%

15.10%

S&P SmallCap 600® Index

-4.02%

-4.02%

5.85%

5.85%

14.19%

14.19%

S&P MidCap 400® Index

1.17%

1.17%

7.36%

7.36%

14.39%

14.39%

*       Fund commenced operations on May 8, 2020.

The performance data quoted herein represents past performance and the return and value of an investment in the Fund will fluctuate so that shares, when redeemed or sold in the market, may be worth more or less than their original cost. Past performance is no guarantee of future performance and should not be considered as a representation of the future results of the Fund. The Fund’s performance assumes the reinvestment of all dividends and all capital gains. Index returns assume reinvestment of dividends and, unlike the Fund’s returns, do not reflect any fees or expenses. If such fees and expenses were included in the Index returns, the performance would have been lower. Please note that one cannot invest directly in an unmanaged index.

Investors should consider the investment objectives, risks, charges and expenses of the Fund carefully before investing. A prospectus, containing this and other information, is available at www.6meridianfunds.com. Investors should read the prospectus carefully before investing. There are risks associated with investing, including possible loss of principal.

Current performance may be lower or higher than the performance data shown above.

Performance data current to the most recent month-end is available at www.6meridianfunds.com.

There are no assurances that the Fund will meet its stated objective.

The Fund’s holdings and allocations are subject to change and should not be considered recommendations to buy individual securities.

Returns shown do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on Fund distributions or the redemption of Fund shares.

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ETC 6 Meridian

Mega Cap Equity ETF

Management Discussion of Fund Performance

(Unaudited)

Dear Shareholders,

Thank you for your investment in the ETC 6 Meridian Mega Cap Equity ETF (“SIXA” or the “Fund”). The information presented in this report relates to the operations of SIXA for the fiscal year ended November 30, 2023.

The Fund is an actively managed exchange-traded fund that seeks to provide capital appreciation by investing in mega capitalization equity securities, mainly common stocks. The Fund’s Sub-Adviser Madison Avenue Financial Solutions, LLC (doing business as 6 Meridian) (the “Sub-Adviser”), considers mega capitalization companies to be the largest 10% of stocks included in the Russell 3000® Index by market capitalization. In selecting investments for the Fund, the Sub-Adviser uses a quantitatively driven strategy designed to emphasize high quality large-capitalization stocks.

The Fund’s underperformance relative to its benchmark, the S&P 500® Index, was largely attributed to an underweighting of the Magnificent 7 stocks. Accounting for about only 22% of the S&P 500® Index a year ago, the Magnificent 7’s weight grew tremendously, ending near 30% of the S&P 500® Index as of November 30, 2023. Effectively, you could parse out the Magnificent 7 stocks and the remainder of the market was only up approximately 0.87% during the last 12-month period (Magnificent 7 proportionately cap-weighted was 50.8%). From a factor perspective, the portfolio benefitted from both momentum and quality exposures, while beta, value and yield were less in favor.

For the fiscal year ended November 30, 2023, the Fund’s market price increased 3.95% and the net asset value increased 3.74%, while the S&P 500® Index, a broad market index, increased 13.84% over the same period.

The Fund commenced operations on May 8, 2020, with 5,425,000 shares outstanding as of November 30, 2023.

We appreciate your investment in the ETC 6 Meridian Mega Cap Equity ETF.

Sincerely,

J. Garrett Stevens,

Chief Executive Officer

Exchange Traded Concepts, Adviser to the Fund

The S&P 500® Index is a market-value weighted index consisting of 500 stocks chosen for market size, liquidity and industry group representation, with each stock’s weight in the S&P 500® Index proportionate to its market value.

The Magnificent Seven stocks are a group of high-performing and influential companies in the U.S. stock market: Alphabet, Amazon, Apple, Meta Platforms, Microsoft, NVIDIA and Tesla.

This material represents an assessment of the market environment at a specific point in time and is not intended to be a forecast of future events, or a guarantee of future results. This information should not be relied upon by the reader as research or investment advice.

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ETC 6 Meridian

Mega Cap Equity ETF

Management Discussion of Fund Performance

(Unaudited) (Concluded)

Growth of a $10,000 Investment

(at Net Asset Value)

AVERAGE ANNUAL TOTAL RETURN
FOR THE YEAR ENDED
NOVEMBER 30, 2023

 

One Year
Return

Three Year
Return

Annualized
Inception To Date*

 

Net Asset
Value

Market
Price

Net Asset
Value

Market
Price

Net Asset
Value

Market
Price

ETC 6 Meridian Mega Cap Equity ETF

  3.74%

  3.95%

8.72%

8.75%

11.82%

11.82%

S&P 500® Index

13.84%

13.84%

9.76%

9.76%

15.10%

15.10%

*       Fund commenced operations on May 8, 2020.

The performance data quoted herein represents past performance and the return and value of an investment in the Fund will fluctuate so that shares, when redeemed or sold in the market, may be worth more or less than their original cost. Past performance is no guarantee of future performance and should not be considered as a representation of the future results of the Fund. The Fund’s performance assumes the reinvestment of all dividends and all capital gains. Index returns assume reinvestment of dividends and, unlike the Fund’s returns, do not reflect any fees or expenses. If such fees and expenses were included in the Index returns, the performance would have been lower. Please note that one cannot invest directly in an unmanaged index.

Investors should consider the investment objectives, risks, charges and expenses of the Fund carefully before investing. A prospectus, containing this and other information, is available at www.6meridianfunds.com. Investors should read the prospectus carefully before investing. There are risks associated with investing, including possible loss of principal.

Current performance may be lower or higher than the performance data shown above.

Performance data current to the most recent month-end is available at www.6meridianfunds.com.

There are no assurances that the Fund will meet its stated objective.

The Fund’s holdings and allocations are subject to change and should not be considered recommendations to buy individual securities.

Returns shown do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on Fund distributions or the redemption of Fund shares.

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ETC 6 Meridian

Small Cap Equity ETF

Management Discussion of Fund Performance

(Unaudited)

Dear Shareholders,

Thank you for your investment in the ETC 6 Meridian Small Cap Equity ETF (“SIXS” or the “Fund”). The information presented in this report relates to the operations of SIXS for the fiscal year ended November 30, 2023.

The Fund is an actively managed exchange-traded fund that seeks to provide capital appreciation by investing primarily in small-capitalization equity securities, mainly common stocks. The Fund may also invest in equity securities of companies of any capitalization and in real estate investment trusts. The Fund’s Sub-Adviser, Madison Avenue Financial Solutions, LLC (doing business as 6 Meridian) (the “Sub-Adviser”), considers small-capitalization securities to be those with market capitalizations within the range of the market capitalization of companies included in the S&P SmallCap 600® Index. In selecting investments for the Fund, the Sub-Adviser uses a quantitatively-driven strategy designed to emphasize high quality small-capitalization securities. The Fund’s holdings are focused on low beta and small-capitalization value stocks.

Small-capitalization stocks had a very volatile period — both steep rallies and drawdowns occurred over the past 12-months, with the key highlight being the banking collapses in March 2023. The Fund managed to outperform its benchmark, the S&P SmallCap 600® Index. However, the value factor outperformed the S&P SmallCap 600® Index by a large margin, while the beta factor was more in line with the broader market.

For the fiscal year ended November 30, 2023, the Fund’s market price decreased 0.14% and the net asset value decreased 0.37%, while the S&P SmallCap 600® Index, a broad market index, decreased 4.02% over the same period.

The Fund commenced operations on May 8, 2020, with 1,475,000 shares outstanding as of November 30, 2023.

We appreciate your investment in the ETC 6 Meridian Small Cap Equity ETF.

Sincerely,

J. Garrett Stevens,

Chief Executive Officer

Exchange Traded Concepts, Adviser to the Fund

The S&P SmallCap 600® Index seeks to measure the small-cap segment of the U.S. equity market. The index is designed to track companies that meet specific inclusion criteria to ensure that they are liquid and financially viable.

This material represents an assessment of the market environment at a specific point in time and is not intended to be a forecast of future events, or a guarantee of future results. This information should not be relied upon by the reader as research or investment advice.

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ETC 6 Meridian

Small Cap Equity ETF

Management Discussion of Fund Performance

(Unaudited) (Concluded)

Growth of a $10,000 Investment

(at Net Asset Value)

AVERAGE ANNUAL TOTAL RETURN
FOR THE YEAR ENDED
NOVEMBER 30, 2023

 

One Year
Return

Three Year
Return

Annualized
Inception To Date*

 

Net Asset
Value

Market
Price

Net Asset
Value

Market
Price

Net Asset
Value

Market
Price

ETC 6 Meridian Small Cap Equity ETF

-0.37%

-0.14%

8.75%

8.83%

16.28%

16.31%

S&P SmallCap 600® Index

-4.02%

-4.02%

5.85%

5.85%

14.19%

14.19%

*       Fund commenced operations on May 8, 2020.

The performance data quoted herein represents past performance and the return and value of an investment in the Fund will fluctuate so that shares, when redeemed or sold in the market, may be worth more or less than their original cost. Past performance is no guarantee of future performance and should not be considered as a representation of the future results of the Fund. The Fund’s performance assumes the reinvestment of all dividends and all capital gains. Index returns assume reinvestment of dividends and, unlike the Fund’s returns, do not reflect any fees or expenses. If such fees and expenses were included in the Index returns, the performance would have been lower. Please note that one cannot invest directly in an unmanaged index.

Investors should consider the investment objectives, risks, charges and expenses of the Fund carefully before investing. A prospectus, containing this and other information, is available at www.6meridianfunds.com. Investors should read the prospectus carefully before investing. There are risks associated with investing, including possible loss of principal.

Current performance may be lower or higher than the performance data shown above.

Performance data current to the most recent month-end is available at www.6meridianfunds.com.

There are no assurances that the Fund will meet its stated objective.

The Fund’s holdings and allocations are subject to change and should not be considered recommendations to buy individual securities.

Returns shown do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on Fund distributions or the redemption of Fund shares.

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ETC 6 Meridian

Quality Growth ETF

Management Discussion of Fund Performance

(Unaudited)

Dear Shareholders,

Thank you for your investment in the ETC 6 Meridian Quality Growth ETF (“SXQG” or the “Fund”). The information presented in this report relates to the operations of SXQG for the fiscal year ended November 30, 2023.

The Fund is an actively managed exchange-traded fund that seeks capital appreciation by investing in equity securities. The Fund invests mainly in common stocks and may invest in the securities of companies of any capitalization. In selecting investments for the Fund, the Fund’s Sub-Adviser, Madison Avenue Financial Solutions, LLC (doing business as 6 Meridian) (the “Sub-Adviser”), uses a quantitatively-driven strategy designed to emphasize securities of companies that exhibit high quality and growth characteristics relative to their peers. Quality is defined as high and improving profitability, low leverage and low default probability and low net equity and debt issuance relative to dividends and net buybacks. From an initial universe consisting of companies in the broad U.S. equity market, the Sub-Adviser excludes micro-cap companies (i.e., companies with a market capitalization of less than $500 million) and securities of companies that exhibit poor liquidity and momentum characteristics.

Relative to the S&P 500® Index, performance for the Fund was very strong as the quality and growth factors were both in favor over the past year, despite the continuation of increasing interest rates in the United States. The Fund was well positioned in both the broad Financial Sector and individual Financial Sector securities during the last 12 months — the key positive contributor over the period. Negative contributors came from the Communication Services Sector, Health Care Sector and Consumer Discretionary Sector.

The performance of the Fund relative to the Russell 1000® Growth Index, which has 45-50% of its index weight in the Magnificent 7 stocks, was a different story. The Magnificent 7 stocks account for so much weight in the Russell 1000® Growth Index that the Fund was underweight for most of the other stocks. This created a significant variance in performance for the highly concentrated stocks over the period.

The Fund had positive performance during the fiscal year ended November 30, 2023. The market price for the Fund increased 15.89% and the net asset value increased 15.52%, while the S&P 500® Index, a broad market index, gained 13.84% over the same period.

The Fund commenced operations on May 10, 2021, with 1,225,000 shares outstanding as of November 30, 2023.

We appreciate your investment in the ETC 6 Meridian Quality Growth ETF.

Sincerely,

J. Garrett Stevens,

Chief Executive Officer

Exchange Traded Concepts, Adviser to the Fund

The Russell 1000® Growth Index seeks to track the investment results of an index composed of large- and mid-capitalization U.S. equities that exhibit growth characteristics.

The S&P 500® Index is a market-value weighted index consisting of 500 stocks chosen for market size, liquidity and industry group representation, with each stock’s weight in the S&P 500® Index proportionate to its market value.

The Magnificent Seven stocks are a group of high-performing and influential companies in the U.S. stock market: Alphabet, Amazon, Apple, Meta Platforms, Microsoft, NVIDIA and Tesla.

This material represents an assessment of the market environment at a specific point in time and is not intended to be a forecast of future events, or a guarantee of future results. This information should not be relied upon by the reader as research or investment advice.

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ETC 6 Meridian

Quality Growth ETF

Management Discussion of Fund Performance

(Unaudited) (Concluded)

Growth of a $10,000 Investment

(at Net Asset Value)

AVERAGE ANNUAL TOTAL RETURN
FOR THE YEAR ENDED
NOVEMBER 30, 2023

 

One Year
Return

Annualized
Inception To Date*

 

Net Asset
Value

Market
Price

Net Asset
Value

Market
Price

ETC 6 Meridian Quality Growth ETF

15.52%

15.89%

1.62%

1.62%

Russell 1000® Growth Index

26.17%

26.17%

6.75%

6.75%

S&P 500® Index

13.84%

13.84%

5.11%

5.11%

*       Fund commenced operations on May 10, 2021.

The performance data quoted herein represents past performance and the return and value of an investment in the Fund will fluctuate so that shares, when redeemed or sold in the market, may be worth more or less than their original cost. Past performance is no guarantee of future performance and should not be considered as a representation of the future results of the Fund. The Fund’s performance assumes the reinvestment of all dividends and all capital gains. Index returns assume reinvestment of dividends and, unlike the Fund’s returns, do not reflect any fees or expenses. If such fees and expenses were included in the Index returns, the performance would have been lower. Please note that one cannot invest directly in an unmanaged index.

Investors should consider the investment objectives, risks, charges and expenses of the Fund carefully before investing. A prospectus, containing this and other information, is available at www.6meridianfunds.com. Investors should read the prospectus carefully before investing. There are risks associated with investing, including possible loss of principal.

Current performance may be lower or higher than the performance data shown above.

Performance data current to the most recent month-end is available at www.6meridianfunds.com.

There are no assurances that the Fund will meet its stated objective.

The Fund’s holdings and allocations are subject to change and should not be considered recommendations to buy individual securities.

Returns shown do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on Fund distributions or the redemption of Fund shares.

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ETC 6 Meridian

Hedged Equity-Index Option Strategy ETF

Schedule of Investments

November 30, 2023

Description

 

Shares

 

Fair Value

COMMON STOCK — 97.1%

Communication Services — 12.9%

Alphabet, Cl A(A)*

 

70,487

 

$

9,341,642

Comcast, Cl A

 

213,128

 

 

8,927,932

Meta Platforms, Cl A*

 

28,581

 

 

9,350,274

Netflix*

 

10,606

 

 

5,026,926

T-Mobile US*

 

30,724

 

 

4,622,426

Verizon Communications(A)

 

251,780

 

 

9,650,727

       

 

46,919,927

Consumer Discretionary — 8.0%

 

 

 

Amazon.com*

 

32,528

 

 

4,752,016

Booking Holdings*

 

1,612

 

 

5,038,628

Home Depot

 

15,548

 

 

4,874,142

Lowe’s(A)

 

23,296

 

 

4,631,944

McDonald’s(A)

 

17,012

 

 

4,794,662

NIKE, Cl B

 

44,175

 

 

4,871,177

       

 

28,962,569

Consumer Staples — 17.9%

 

 

 

Altria Group(A)

 

335,080

 

 

14,086,764

Coca-Cola

 

78,958

 

 

4,614,306

Colgate-Palmolive(A)

 

118,952

 

 

9,369,849

Costco Wholesale

 

8,004

 

 

4,744,291

Kraft Heinz(A)

 

276,802

 

 

9,718,518

PepsiCo(A)

 

54,061

 

 

9,097,925

Philip Morris International(A)

 

50,065

 

 

4,674,068

Procter & Gamble

 

29,787

 

 

4,572,900

Walmart(A)

 

27,030

 

 

4,208,301

       

 

65,086,922

Energy — 7.3%

     

 

 

Chevron(A)

 

61,904

 

 

8,889,415

ConocoPhillips(A)

 

76,395

 

 

8,828,970

Exxon Mobil(A)

 

84,372

 

 

8,668,379

       

 

26,386,764

Description

 

Shares

 

Fair Value

Financials — 5.5%

 

 

 

American Express

 

30,429

 

$

5,196,361

Bank of New York Mellon

 

103,227

 

 

4,987,929

Capital One Financial

 

44,443

 

 

4,962,505

Goldman Sachs Group

 

14,508

 

 

4,955,062

       

 

20,101,857

Health Care — 16.4%

 

 

 

AbbVie(A)

 

93,843

 

 

13,362,306

Amgen(A)

 

17,085

 

 

4,606,799

Eli Lilly(A)

 

24,114

 

 

14,252,338

Gilead Sciences(A)

 

111,149

 

 

8,514,013

Johnson & Johnson(A)

 

29,971

 

 

4,635,315

Medtronic PLC

 

62,898

 

 

4,985,924

Merck(A)

 

43,329

 

 

4,440,356

UnitedHealth Group

 

8,383

 

 

4,635,548

       

 

59,432,599

Industrials — 10.3%

 

 

 

Caterpillar

 

38,447

 

 

9,639,432

Deere

 

12,029

 

 

4,383,488

Emerson Electric

 

49,730

 

 

4,420,997

FedEx

 

18,322

 

 

4,742,283

General Electric(A)

 

41,551

 

 

5,060,912

Lockheed Martin(A)

 

9,851

 

 

4,410,982

United Parcel Service, Cl B

 

31,877

 

 

4,832,872

       

 

37,490,966

Information Technology — 16.1%

 

 

 

Adobe*

 

16,369

 

 

10,001,623

Advanced Micro Devices*

 

41,248

 

 

4,997,608

Apple(A)

 

25,616

 

 

4,865,759

Broadcom

 

5,226

 

 

4,837,865

Cisco Systems

 

85,387

 

 

4,131,023

International Business Machines(A)

 

30,650

 

 

4,859,864

Microsoft

 

12,877

 

 

4,879,224

NVIDIA

 

21,059

 

 

9,849,295

QUALCOMM

 

40,187

 

 

5,186,132

Texas Instruments(A)

 

31,127

 

 

4,753,404

       

 

58,361,797

Materials — 1.3%

     

 

 

Linde

 

11,512

 

 

4,763,320

Real Estate — 1.4%

     

 

 

Simon Property Group,(A)

 

39,616

 

 

4,947,642

Total Common Stock
(Cost $334,055,783)

     

 

352,454,363

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

11

ETC 6 Meridian

Hedged Equity-Index Option Strategy ETF

Schedule of Investments

November 30, 2023 (Concluded)

Description

 

Shares

 

Fair Value

EXCHANGE TRADED FUND — 6.1%

 

 

 

 

SPDR Bloomberg 1-3 Month T-Bill ETF

 

241,517

 

$

22,180,921

 

Total Exchange Traded Fund
(Cost $22,099,871)

     

 

22,180,921

 

SHORT-TERM INVESTMENT — 0.2%

 

Invesco Government & Agency Portfolio, Institutional Class, 5.28%(B)

 

715,108

 

$

715,108

 

Total Short-Term Investment
(Cost $715,108)

     

 

715,108

 

Total Investments — 103.4%
(Cost $356,870,762)

     

$

375,350,392

 

WRITTEN OPTIONS — -3.5%

     

 

 

 

Total Written Options
(Premiums Received
$4,555,788)

     

$

(12,805,578

)

A list of the Exchange Traded Option Contracts held by the Fund at November 30, 2023, is as follows:

Description

 

Number of
Contracts

 

Notional
Amount

 

Exercise
Price

 

Expiration
Date

 

Value

WRITTEN OPTIONS — (3.5)%

   

 

 

 

   

 

       

 

 

 

Call Options

   

 

 

 

   

 

       

 

 

 

S&P 500 Index*

 

(618

)

 

$

271,920,000

 

$

4,400

 

12/16/23

 

$

(10,376,220

)

S&P 500 Index*

 

(206

)

 

 

91,670,000

 

 

4,450

 

12/16/23

 

 

(2,429,358

)

Total Written Options
(Premiums Received $4,555,788)

   

 

 

 

   

 

       

$

(12,805,578

)

Percentages are based on Net Assets of $362,984,725.

      Real Estate Investment Trust

*       Non-income producing security.

(A)         All or a portion of these securities has been pledged as collateral on written options with a fair value of $63,816,199.

(B)          The rate reported is the 7-day effective yield as of November 30, 2023.

Cl       — Class

ETF    — Exchange Traded Fund

PLC    — Public Limited Company

SPDR  — Standard & Poor’s Depository Receipt

As of November 30, 2023, all of the Fund’s investments were considered Level 1, in accordance with the authoritative guidance on fair value measurements and disclosure under U.S. Generally Accepted Accounting Principles.

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

12

ETC 6 Meridian

Low Beta Equity Strategy ETF

Schedule of Investments

November 30, 2023

Description

 

Shares

 

Fair Value

COMMON STOCK — 99.6%

 

 

 

Communication Services — 4.6%

 

 

 

AT&T

 

42,321

 

$

701,258

ATN International

 

15,547

 

 

473,251

Electronic Arts

 

4,834

 

 

667,140

Iridium Communications

 

11,922

 

 

454,228

Madison Square Garden
Sports*

 

3,104

 

 

525,166

Marcus

 

36,438

 

 

506,853

New York Times, Cl A

 

14,706

 

 

691,035

Scholastic

 

13,472

 

 

511,801

TEGNA

 

34,629

 

 

530,863

T-Mobile US*

 

4,402

 

 

662,281

Verizon Communications

 

18,163

 

 

696,188

       

 

6,420,064

Consumer Discretionary — 7.1%

 

 

 

Adtalem Global Education*

 

13,149

 

 

749,099

Grand Canyon Education*

 

5,180

 

 

708,210

McDonald’s

 

2,065

 

 

582,000

Monro

 

16,775

 

 

485,133

Murphy USA

 

1,971

 

 

728,383

O’Reilly Automotive*

 

641

 

 

629,706

Perdoceo Education

 

37,193

 

 

647,902

Service International

 

9,084

 

 

556,577

Strategic Education

 

7,877

 

 

700,817

Stride*

 

15,088

 

 

914,030

Sturm Ruger

 

10,723

 

 

471,383

Texas Roadhouse, Cl A

 

5,430

 

 

611,200

Ulta Beauty*

 

1,352

 

 

575,938

Valvoline

 

16,171

 

 

553,695

Wendy’s

 

27,443

 

 

514,556

Yum! Brands

 

4,410

 

 

553,676

       

 

9,982,305

Description

 

Shares

 

Fair Value

Consumer Staples — 19.1%

 

 

 

Altria Group

 

13,466

 

$

566,111

BellRing Brands*

 

16,550

 

 

875,495

BJ’s Wholesale Club Holdings*

 

8,711

 

 

562,556

Calavo Growers

 

15,800

 

 

342,702

Cal-Maine Foods

 

16,885

 

 

809,130

Campbell Soup

 

13,123

 

 

527,282

Casey’s General Stores

 

2,431

 

 

669,497

Church & Dwight

 

6,262

 

 

605,097

Clorox

 

3,613

 

 

517,924

Coca-Cola

 

9,760

 

 

570,374

Coca-Cola Consolidated

 

853

 

 

626,546

Colgate-Palmolive

 

7,769

 

 

611,964

Conagra Brands

 

18,338

 

 

518,782

Edgewell Personal Care

 

15,263

 

 

531,305

Flowers Foods

 

23,757

 

 

494,383

Fresh Del Monte Produce

 

21,237

 

 

484,204

General Mills

 

8,052

 

 

512,590

Grocery Outlet Holding*

 

17,803

 

 

502,223

Hershey

 

2,597

 

 

488,028

Hormel Foods

 

14,615

 

 

447,073

Ingredion

 

5,410

 

 

554,471

J & J Snack Foods

 

3,429

 

 

564,242

J M Smucker

 

3,965

 

 

435,079

John B Sanfilippo & Son

 

5,537

 

 

509,625

Kellanova

 

9,595

 

 

504,121

Keurig Dr Pepper

 

17,634

 

 

556,705

Kimberly-Clark

 

4,637

 

 

573,736

Kraft Heinz

 

16,794

 

 

589,637

Kroger

 

11,972

 

 

530,000

Lamb Weston Holdings

 

7,070

 

 

707,213

Lancaster Colony

 

3,065

 

 

508,484

McCormick

 

6,784

 

 

439,807

MGP Ingredients

 

4,918

 

 

420,243

Molson Coors Beverage, Cl B

 

9,072

 

 

558,291

Mondelez International, Cl A

 

8,016

 

 

569,617

National Beverage*

 

11,143

 

 

529,738

PepsiCo

 

3,210

 

 

540,211

Philip Morris International

 

6,159

 

 

575,004

Post Holdings*

 

6,779

 

 

579,130

Procter & Gamble

 

3,816

 

 

585,832

Simply Good Foods*

 

15,466

 

 

599,153

SpartanNash

 

26,498

 

 

587,461

Sprouts Farmers Market*

 

15,588

 

 

671,532

Tootsie Roll Industries

 

17,324

 

 

573,251

TreeHouse Foods*

 

11,388

 

 

463,605

Universal

 

12,070

 

 

679,058

USANA Health Sciences*

 

8,939

 

 

422,457

Walmart

 

3,742

 

 

582,592

       

 

26,673,561

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

13

ETC 6 Meridian

Low Beta Equity Strategy ETF

Schedule of Investments

November 30, 2023 (Continued)

Description

 

Shares

 

Fair Value

Financials — 14.3%

     

 

 

Ambac Financial Group*

 

42,170

 

$

622,008

American Financial Group

 

5,314

 

 

607,868

AMERISAFE

 

10,997

 

 

529,616

Arch Capital Group*

 

7,724

 

 

646,422

Cboe Global Markets

 

4,070

 

 

741,514

Chubb

 

2,950

 

 

676,819

City Holding

 

6,089

 

 

586,188

CME Group, Cl A

 

2,890

 

 

631,060

Employers Holdings

 

15,157

 

 

580,665

Erie Indemnity, Cl A

 

2,003

 

 

592,167

Everest Group

 

1,668

 

 

684,797

EZCORP, Cl A*

 

64,192

 

 

526,374

Federated Hermes, Cl B

 

17,954

 

 

571,296

FirstCash Holdings

 

5,935

 

 

664,720

Globe Life

 

5,217

 

 

642,369

Hanover Insurance Group

 

5,275

 

 

655,683

Horace Mann Educators

 

20,566

 

 

688,138

Interactive Brokers Group, Cl A

 

6,635

 

 

516,468

Mercury General

 

19,407

 

 

722,911

Northfield Bancorp

 

49,999

 

 

476,990

Old Republic International

 

21,183

 

 

620,874

Progressive

 

4,683

 

 

768,152

Reinsurance Group of America, Cl A

 

4,223

 

 

688,602

RenaissanceRe Holdings

 

3,069

 

 

657,871

RLI

 

4,359

 

 

591,080

Safety Insurance Group

 

8,169

 

 

628,441

Selective Insurance Group

 

5,736

 

 

583,294

Travelers

 

3,514

 

 

634,699

United Fire Group

 

28,499

 

 

595,344

Unum Group

 

11,775

 

 

506,325

WisdomTree

 

91,292

 

 

594,311

WR Berkley

 

9,572

 

 

694,449

       

 

19,927,515

Health Care — 21.5%

     

 

 

AbbVie

 

4,011

 

 

571,126

Acadia Healthcare*

 

7,729

 

 

564,140

Addus HomeCare*

 

6,316

 

 

550,755

Amedisys*

 

6,450

 

 

603,591

Amgen

 

2,436

 

 

656,843

AMN Healthcare Services*

 

6,590

 

 

446,802

Amphastar Pharmaceuticals*

 

9,434

 

 

531,323

Boston Scientific*

 

11,682

 

 

652,906

Bristol-Myers Squibb

 

9,795

 

 

483,677

Cardinal Health

 

6,494

 

 

695,377

Chemed

 

1,153

 

 

653,751

Cigna Group

 

2,068

 

 

543,636

Description

 

Shares

 

Fair Value

Health Care (continued)

     

 

 

Corcept Therapeutics*

 

18,997

 

$

483,854

CorVel*

 

2,775

 

 

579,587

Cross Country Healthcare*

 

43,025

 

 

872,116

Elevance Health

 

1,279

 

 

613,268

Eli Lilly

 

1,319

 

 

779,582

Encompass Health

 

8,435

 

 

549,709

Enhabit*

 

43,501

 

 

463,721

Ensign Group

 

6,113

 

 

654,519

Exelixis*

 

29,230

 

 

637,506

Gilead Sciences

 

7,531

 

 

576,875

Haemonetics*

 

6,595

 

 

533,338

Halozyme Therapeutics*

 

13,971

 

 

539,420

Harmony Biosciences
Holdings*

 

17,634

 

 

512,444

HealthEquity*

 

8,847

 

 

592,926

HealthStream

 

26,010

 

 

650,250

Humana

 

1,224

 

 

593,469

Incyte*

 

9,312

 

 

506,014

Innoviva*

 

43,661

 

 

604,705

Ironwood Pharmaceuticals, Cl A*

 

53,233

 

 

527,007

Jazz Pharmaceuticals*

 

4,554

 

 

538,419

Johnson & Johnson

 

3,506

 

 

542,238

LeMaitre Vascular

 

10,418

 

 

549,029

LivaNova*

 

10,379

 

 

465,498

McKesson

 

1,406

 

 

661,607

Merck

 

5,643

 

 

578,295

Molina Healthcare*

 

1,956

 

 

715,034

Neurocrine Biosciences*

 

5,830

 

 

679,720

Option Care Health*

 

17,750

 

 

528,063

Pacira BioSciences*

 

15,007

 

 

409,391

Perrigo PLC

 

16,246

 

 

494,853

Prestige Consumer Healthcare*

 

8,801

 

 

504,737

Quest Diagnostics

 

4,369

 

 

599,558

Regeneron Pharmaceuticals*

 

773

 

 

636,805

Supernus Pharmaceuticals*

 

18,412

 

 

501,727

UFP Technologies*

 

3,249

 

 

540,829

United Therapeutics*

 

2,507

 

 

601,680

UnitedHealth Group

 

1,179

 

 

651,952

Vanda Pharmaceuticals*

 

101,107

 

 

376,118

Varex Imaging*

 

26,112

 

 

492,211

Vertex Pharmaceuticals*

 

1,741

 

 

617,724

       

 

29,909,725

Industrials — 9.9%

     

 

 

Brady, Cl A

 

11,668

 

 

656,559

BWX Technologies

 

8,023

 

 

626,035

CACI International, Cl A*

 

1,672

 

 

536,628

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

14

ETC 6 Meridian

Low Beta Equity Strategy ETF

Schedule of Investments

November 30, 2023 (Continued)

Description

 

Shares

 

Fair Value

Industrials (continued)

     

 

 

Curtiss-Wright

 

2,929

 

$

626,513

Exponent

 

6,718

 

 

517,017

FTI Consulting*

 

3,215

 

 

708,779

General Dynamics

 

2,645

 

 

653,236

Genpact

 

16,354

 

 

555,382

Huntington Ingalls Industries

 

2,613

 

 

619,333

KBR

 

9,638

 

 

497,995

L3Harris Technologies

 

3,178

 

 

606,394

Leidos Holdings

 

6,102

 

 

654,867

Lockheed Martin

 

1,330

 

 

595,534

MAXIMUS

 

7,444

 

 

621,500

MDU Resources Group

 

28,200

 

 

539,748

National Presto Industries

 

7,407

 

 

553,451

Northrop Grumman

 

1,352

 

 

642,416

Republic Services, Cl A

 

3,990

 

 

645,742

Rollins

 

14,710

 

 

599,285

RTX

 

7,008

 

 

571,012

Science Applications International

 

4,869

 

 

571,669

UniFirst

 

3,584

 

 

618,598

Waste Management

 

3,694

 

 

631,637

       

 

13,849,330

Information Technology — 4.2%

 

 

 

A10 Networks

 

37,452

 

 

467,775

Agilysys*

 

8,017

 

 

690,183

Aspen Technology*

 

3,146

 

 

592,266

CommVault Systems*

 

8,351

 

 

614,467

Harmonic*

 

53,570

 

 

592,485

Insight Enterprises*

 

4,157

 

 

629,453

International Business
Machines

 

4,108

 

 

651,364

NetScout Systems*

 

21,168

 

 

425,053

PC Connection

 

11,379

 

 

678,530

Progress Software

 

9,802

 

 

527,936

       

 

5,869,512

Materials — 2.9%

AptarGroup

 

4,912

 

 

623,284

Corteva

 

10,576

 

 

478,035

Graphic Packaging Holding

 

25,616

 

 

580,715

Greif, Cl A

 

7,911

 

 

552,979

NewMarket

 

1,298

 

 

688,602

Royal Gold

 

5,226

 

 

636,527

Silgan Holdings

 

13,488

 

 

562,719

       

 

4,122,861

Real Estate — 4.3%

     

 

 

CareTrust

 

28,959

 

 

668,374

Community Healthcare Trust

 

16,255

 

 

440,511

Description

 

Shares

 

Fair Value

Real Estate (continued)

     

 

 

Easterly Government Properties, Cl A

 

41,031

 

$

478,421

Equity LifeStyle Properties

 

8,524

 

 

606,056

Four Corners Property Trust

 

23,153

 

 

532,287

Getty Realty

 

18,911

 

 

556,551

LTC Properties

 

17,571

 

 

573,166

NNN REIT

 

14,695

 

 

596,911

Omega Healthcare Investors

 

18,726

 

 

594,551

Physicians Realty Trust

 

40,777

 

 

476,275

Universal Health Realty Income Trust

 

12,474

 

 

497,338

       

 

6,020,441

Utilities — 11.7%

     

 

 

ALLETE

 

10,626

 

 

589,530

American States Water

 

6,890

 

 

550,511

Atmos Energy

 

5,053

 

 

575,082

Avista

 

15,997

 

 

543,098

Black Hills

 

10,415

 

 

537,310

California Water Service Group

 

11,514

 

 

582,263

CenterPoint Energy

 

20,410

 

 

576,991

Chesapeake Utilities

 

5,258

 

 

502,665

CMS Energy

 

10,263

 

 

582,528

Consolidated Edison

 

6,635

 

 

597,879

Duke Energy

 

6,624

 

 

611,263

Evergy

 

10,341

 

 

527,805

Hawaiian Electric Industries

 

15,975

 

 

194,735

IDACORP, Cl Rights

 

6,008

 

 

579,772

Middlesex Water

 

7,408

 

 

473,371

National Fuel Gas

 

10,956

 

 

556,455

New Jersey Resources

 

13,297

 

 

561,133

Northwest Natural Holding

 

14,336

 

 

524,984

Northwestern Energy Group

 

10,912

 

 

548,983

OGE Energy

 

17,084

 

 

598,794

ONE Gas

 

7,649

 

 

440,812

Otter Tail

 

6,607

 

 

504,180

PNM Resources

 

13,366

 

 

555,625

Portland General Electric

 

12,714

 

 

522,037

SJW Group

 

8,555

 

 

561,550

Southern

 

8,734

 

 

619,940

Spire

 

9,750

 

 

594,848

Unitil

 

11,855

 

 

574,730

Vistra

 

18,533

 

 

656,254

WEC Energy Group

 

6,790

 

 

567,780

       

 

16,412,908

Total Common Stock
(Cost $139,878,405)

     

 

139,188,222

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

15

ETC 6 Meridian

Low Beta Equity Strategy ETF

Schedule of Investments

November 30, 2023 (Concluded)

Description

 

Shares

 

Fair Value

SHORT-TERM INVESTMENT — 0.3%

 

 

 

Invesco Government & Agency Portfolio, Institutional Class, 5.28%(A)

 

425,865

 

$

425,865

Total Short-Term Investment
(Cost $425,865)

     

 

425,865

Total Investments — 99.9%
(Cost $140,304,270)

     

$

139,614,087

Percentages are based on Net Assets of $139,769,688.

       Real Estate Investment Trust

*        Non-income producing security.

(A)           The rate reported is the 7-day effective yield as of November 30, 2023.

Cl     — Class

PLC  — Public Limited Company

REIT — Real Estate Investment Trust

As of November 30, 2023, all of the Fund’s investments were considered Level 1, in accordance with the authoritative guidance on fair value measurements and disclosure under U.S. Generally Accepted Accounting Principles.

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

16

ETC 6 Meridian

Mega Cap Equity ETF

Schedule of Investments

November 30, 2023

Description

 

Shares

 

Fair Value

COMMON STOCK — 99.7%

 

 

 

Communication Services — 13.3%

 

 

 

Alphabet, Cl A*

 

38,043

 

$

5,041,839

Comcast, Cl A

 

115,031

 

 

4,818,649

Meta Platforms, Cl A*

 

15,426

 

 

5,046,615

Netflix*

 

5,724

 

 

2,713,004

T-Mobile US*

 

16,582

 

 

2,494,762

Verizon Communications

 

135,893

 

 

5,208,779

       

 

25,323,648

Consumer Discretionary — 8.2%

 

 

 

Amazon.com*

 

17,555

 

 

2,564,610

Booking Holdings*

 

869

 

 

2,716,234

Home Depot

 

8,391

 

 

2,630,494

Lowe’s

 

12,573

 

 

2,499,890

McDonald’s

 

9,181

 

 

2,587,573

NIKE, Cl B

 

23,841

 

 

2,628,947

       

 

15,627,748

Consumer Staples — 18.4%

     

 

 

Altria Group

 

180,847

 

 

7,602,807

Coca-Cola

 

42,615

 

 

2,490,421

Colgate-Palmolive

 

64,201

 

 

5,057,112

Costco Wholesale

 

4,319

 

 

2,560,044

Kraft Heinz

 

149,397

 

 

5,245,329

PepsiCo

 

29,178

 

 

4,910,365

Philip Morris International

 

27,021

 

 

2,522,680

Procter & Gamble

 

16,076

 

 

2,467,988

Walmart

 

14,588

 

 

2,271,206

       

 

35,127,952

Description

 

Shares

 

Fair Value

Energy — 7.5%

     

 

 

Chevron

 

33,411

 

$

4,797,820

ConocoPhillips

 

41,233

 

 

4,765,298

Exxon Mobil

 

45,537

 

 

4,678,471

       

 

14,241,589

Financials — 5.7%

 

 

 

American Express

 

16,423

 

 

2,804,556

Bank of New York Mellon

 

55,714

 

 

2,692,101

Capital One Financial

 

23,987

 

 

2,678,388

Goldman Sachs Group

 

7,830

 

 

2,674,258

       

 

10,849,303

Health Care — 16.8%

     

 

 

AbbVie

 

50,648

 

 

7,211,770

Amgen

 

9,221

 

 

2,486,350

Eli Lilly

 

13,013

 

 

7,691,203

Gilead Sciences

 

59,990

 

 

4,595,234

Johnson & Johnson

 

16,176

 

 

2,501,780

Medtronic PLC

 

33,948

 

 

2,691,058

Merck

 

23,385

 

 

2,396,495

UnitedHealth Group

 

4,524

 

 

2,501,636

       

 

32,075,526

Industrials — 10.6%

     

 

 

Caterpillar

 

20,750

 

 

5,202,441

Deere

 

6,491

 

 

2,365,385

Emerson Electric

 

26,840

 

 

2,386,076

FedEx

 

9,888

 

 

2,559,311

General Electric

 

22,426

 

 

2,731,487

Lockheed Martin

 

5,316

 

 

2,380,345

United Parcel Service, Cl B

 

17,204

 

 

2,608,298

       

 

20,233,343

Information Technology — 16.5%

Adobe*

 

8,834

 

 

5,397,662

Advanced Micro Devices*

 

22,262

 

 

2,697,264

Apple

 

13,825

 

 

2,626,059

Broadcom

 

2,820

 

 

2,610,559

Cisco Systems

 

46,085

 

 

2,229,592

International Business Machines

 

16,542

 

 

2,622,900

Microsoft

 

6,950

 

 

2,633,425

NVIDIA

 

11,366

 

 

5,315,878

QUALCOMM

 

21,689

 

 

2,798,965

Texas Instruments

 

16,799

 

 

2,565,375

       

 

31,497,679

Materials — 1.3%

     

 

 

Linde

 

6,213

 

 

2,570,753

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

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Mega Cap Equity ETF

Schedule of Investments

November 30, 2023 (Concluded)

Description

 

Shares

 

Fair Value

Real Estate — 1.4%

     

 

 

Simon Property Group

 

21,381

 

$

2,670,273

Total Common Stock
(Cost $180,347,694)

     

 

190,217,814

SHORT-TERM INVESTMENT — 0.2%

 

 

 

Invesco Government & Agency Portfolio, Institutional Class, 5.28%(A)

 

360,540

 

 

360,540

Total Short-Term Investment
(Cost $360,540)

     

 

360,540

Total Investments — 99.9%
(Cost $180,708,234)

     

$

190,578,354

Percentages are based on Net Assets of $190,842,666.

      Real Estate Investment Trust

*       Non-income producing security.

(A)         The rate reported is the 7-day effective yield as of November 30, 2023.

Cl     — Class

PLC — Public Limited Company

As of November 30, 2023, all of the Fund’s investments were considered Level 1, in accordance with the authoritative guidance on fair value measurements and disclosure under U.S. Generally Accepted Accounting Principles.

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

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Small Cap Equity ETF

Schedule of Investments

November 30, 2023

Description

 

Shares

 

Fair Value

COMMON STOCK — 98.5%

 

 

 

Communication Services — 3.6%

 

 

 

ATN International

 

19,639

 

$

597,811

Madison Square Garden
Sports*

 

6,380

 

 

1,079,432

Scholastic

 

16,903

 

 

642,145

       

 

2,319,388

Consumer Discretionary — 16.1%

 

 

 

Buckle

 

20,607

 

 

794,606

Century Communities

 

9,940

 

 

717,072

Chico’s FAS*

 

121,912

 

 

919,216

Ethan Allen Interiors

 

20,769

 

 

557,440

M*

 

7,801

 

 

823,084

MDC Holdings

 

14,901

 

 

659,518

Meritage Homes

 

5,118

 

 

723,173

Movado Group

 

26,860

 

 

702,389

Patrick Industries

 

8,735

 

 

716,619

Perdoceo Education

 

53,085

 

 

924,741

Strategic Education

 

9,817

 

 

873,418

Stride*

 

18,911

 

 

1,145,629

Tri Pointe Homes*

 

24,144

 

 

704,522

       

 

10,261,427

Consumer Staples — 12.2%

     

 

 

Andersons

 

14,039

 

 

699,985

Cal-Maine Foods

 

21,422

 

 

1,026,542

Edgewell Personal Care

 

17,913

 

 

623,552

Fresh Del Monte Produce

 

26,725

 

 

609,330

J & J Snack Foods

 

4,228

 

 

695,717

John B Sanfilippo & Son

 

6,844

 

 

629,922

National Beverage*

 

13,734

 

 

652,914

Description

 

Shares

 

Fair Value

Consumer Staples (continued)

 

 

 

SpartanNash

 

33,319

 

$

738,682

Tootsie Roll Industries

 

21,543

 

 

712,862

TreeHouse Foods*

 

14,242

 

 

579,792

Universal

 

14,910

 

 

838,837

       

 

7,808,135

Energy — 12.2%

     

 

 

California Resources

 

14,190

 

 

726,670

Civitas Resources

 

10,221

 

 

702,080

Comstock Resources

 

61,259

 

 

604,626

CVR Energy

 

20,164

 

 

640,610

Dorian LPG

 

26,476

 

 

1,121,524

FutureFuel

 

76,526

 

 

454,564

Par Pacific Holdings*

 

23,111

 

 

792,015

RPC

 

88,730

 

 

643,293

SM Energy

 

19,839

 

 

742,971

US Silica Holdings*

 

58,085

 

 

655,198

World Kinect

 

33,637

 

 

707,722

       

 

7,791,273

Financials — 11.1%

     

 

 

Ambac Financial Group*

 

52,933

 

 

780,762

AMERISAFE

 

13,806

 

 

664,897

Bread Financial Holdings

 

19,615

 

 

551,182

Employers Holdings

 

18,945

 

 

725,783

Enova International*

 

13,696

 

 

564,275

Genworth Financial, Cl A*

 

123,540

 

 

727,651

Horace Mann Educators

 

26,011

 

 

870,327

Mr Cooper Group*

 

12,462

 

 

754,200

Radian Group

 

26,929

 

 

692,345

Safety Insurance Group

 

10,238

 

 

787,609

       

 

7,119,031

Health Care — 17.0%

     

 

 

Addus HomeCare*

 

7,811

 

 

681,119

Amphastar Pharmaceuticals*

 

11,731

 

 

660,690

Corcept Therapeutics*

 

23,688

 

 

603,333

Cross Country Healthcare*

 

33,637

 

 

681,823

Dynavax Technologies*

 

55,265

 

 

757,131

Enhabit*

 

54,734

 

 

583,464

Harmony Biosciences
Holdings*

 

22,727

 

 

660,447

HealthStream

 

32,049

 

 

801,225

Innoviva*

 

112,801

 

 

1,562,293

Ironwood Pharmaceuticals,
Cl A*

 

135,033

 

 

1,336,826

LeMaitre Vascular

 

12,933

 

 

681,569

Prestige Consumer Healthcare*

 

11,125

 

 

638,019

Supernus Pharmaceuticals*

 

23,234

 

 

633,127

Vanda Pharmaceuticals*

 

131,207

 

 

488,090

       

 

10,769,156

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

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ETC 6 Meridian

Small Cap Equity ETF

Schedule of Investments

November 30, 2023 (Concluded)

Description

 

Shares

 

Fair Value

Industrials — 8.2%

     

 

 

Boise Cascade

 

6,730

 

$

735,589

Encore Wire

 

4,484

 

 

826,401

Matson

 

7,707

 

 

738,099

Mueller Industries

 

18,839

 

 

782,384

Resources Connection

 

45,849

 

 

623,546

Titan International*

 

64,348

 

 

841,029

Wabash National

 

30,976

 

 

678,994

       

 

5,226,042

Information Technology — 2.6%

 

 

 

Agilysys*

 

10,116

 

 

870,886

Insight Enterprises*

 

5,318

 

 

805,252

       

 

1,676,138

Materials — 3.8%

     

 

 

AdvanSix

 

18,791

 

 

491,009

Olympic Steel

 

14,596

 

 

825,112

Warrior Met Coal

 

19,357

 

 

1,083,411

       

 

2,399,532

Real Estate — 5.4%

     

 

 

CareTrust

 

35,766

 

 

825,480

Community Healthcare Trust

 

20,533

 

 

556,444

Four Corners Property Trust

 

29,100

 

 

669,009

Getty Realty

 

23,703

 

 

697,579

LTC Properties

 

21,972

 

 

716,727

       

 

3,465,239

Utilities — 6.3%

     

 

 

American States Water

 

8,612

 

 

688,099

Avista

 

19,603

 

 

665,522

Chesapeake Utilities

 

6,437

 

 

615,377

Northwest Natural Holding

 

17,420

 

 

637,921

SJW Group

 

10,753

 

 

705,826

Unitil

 

14,925

 

 

723,564

       

 

4,036,309

Total Common Stock
(Cost $62,787,803)

     

 

62,871,670

Description

 

Shares

 

Fair Value

SHORT-TERM INVESTMENT — 1.4%

 

 

 

Invesco Government & Agency Portfolio, Institutional Class, 5.28%(A)

 

925,487

 

$

925,487

Total Short-Term Investment
(Cost $925,487)

     

 

925,487

Total Investments — 99.9%
(Cost $63,713,290)

     

$

63,797,157

Percentages are based on Net Assets of $63,885,678.

      Real Estate Investment Trust

*       Non-income producing security.

(A)         The rate reported is the 7-day effective yield as of November 30, 2023.

Cl — Class

As of November 30, 2023, all of the Fund’s investments were considered Level 1, in accordance with the authoritative guidance on fair value measurements and disclosure under U.S. Generally Accepted Accounting Principles.

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

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ETC 6 Meridian

Quality Growth ETF

Schedule of Investments

November 30, 2023

Description

 

Shares

 

Fair Value

COMMON STOCK†† — 100.0%

     

 

 

Communication Services — 4.9%

Alphabet, Cl A*

 

10,792

 

$

1,430,263

Cargurus, Cl A*

 

1,696

 

 

36,668

Yelp, Cl A*

 

794

 

 

34,706

       

 

1,501,637

Consumer Discretionary — 5.4%

 

 

 

Cavco Industries*

 

105

 

 

29,692

Deckers Outdoor*

 

322

 

 

213,798

Grand Canyon Education*

 

377

 

 

51,543

Home Depot

 

88

 

 

27,587

Lululemon Athletica*

 

1,542

 

 

688,966

Murphy USA

 

257

 

 

94,974

NVR*

 

41

 

 

252,371

Skyline Champion*

 

672

 

 

40,448

Ulta Beauty*

 

642

 

 

273,486

XPEL*

 

263

 

 

12,019

       

 

1,684,884

Consumer Staples — 4.2%

     

 

 

Cal-Maine Foods

 

599

 

 

28,704

Celsius Holdings*

 

2,112

 

 

104,565

Coca-Cola Consolidated

 

60

 

 

44,071

Kimberly-Clark

 

4,419

 

 

546,763

Lancaster Colony

 

253

 

 

41,973

Monster Beverage*

 

9,642

 

 

531,756

National Beverage*

 

301

 

 

14,310

       

 

1,312,142

Description

 

Shares

 

Fair Value

Energy — 2.3%

     

 

 

Cheniere Energy

 

2,999

 

$

546,268

Crescent Energy, Cl A

 

1,601

 

 

18,251

Par Pacific Holdings*

 

709

 

 

24,297

Texas Pacific Land

 

66

 

 

110,349

       

 

699,165

Financials — 11.3%

     

 

 

Apollo Global Management

 

4,733

 

 

435,436

Kinsale Capital Group

 

283

 

 

99,078

Mastercard, Cl A

 

3,274

 

 

1,354,879

PJT Partners

 

486

 

 

43,769

StoneCo, Cl A*

 

3,659

 

 

57,080

Visa, Cl A

 

5,878

 

 

1,508,766

       

 

3,499,008

Health Care — 22.3%

     

 

 

Axonics*

 

660

 

 

36,953

Catalyst Pharmaceuticals*

 

1,251

 

 

18,052

Cencora, Cl A

 

2,246

 

 

456,769

Chemed

 

196

 

 

111,132

Corcept Therapeutics*

 

908

 

 

23,127

CorVel*

 

120

 

 

25,063

Dynavax Technologies*

 

1,500

 

 

20,550

Edwards Lifesciences*

 

7,884

 

 

533,826

Humana

 

1,556

 

 

754,442

IDEXX Laboratories*

 

1,091

 

 

508,210

Incyte*

 

2,440

 

 

132,590

Inmode*

 

899

 

 

21,351

Inspire Medical Systems*

 

393

 

 

57,107

Intuitive Surgical*

 

3,719

 

 

1,156,014

Ironwood Pharmaceuticals, Cl A*

 

1,728

 

 

17,107

Karuna Therapeutics*

 

452

 

 

86,427

Lantheus Holdings*

 

983

 

 

70,402

Neurocrine Biosciences*

 

1,289

 

 

150,285

Regeneron Pharmaceuticals*

 

1,313

 

 

1,081,662

Shockwave Medical*

 

483

 

 

84,308

Veeva Systems, Cl A*

 

2,092

 

 

364,657

Vertex Pharmaceuticals*

 

3,330

 

 

1,181,516

       

 

6,891,550

Industrials — 11.2%

     

 

 

Atkore*

 

529

 

 

68,717

Cintas

 

1,122

 

 

620,746

Copart*

 

11,120

 

 

558,446

Expeditors International of Washington

 

1,967

 

 

236,709

Exponent

 

659

 

 

50,717

Fastenal

 

7,496

 

 

449,535

Graco

 

2,160

 

 

174,485

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

21

ETC 6 Meridian

Quality Growth ETF

Schedule of Investments

November 30, 2023 (Concluded)

Description

 

Shares

 

Fair Value

Industrials (continued)

     

 

 

Landstar System

 

468

 

$

80,800

Mueller Industries

 

1,442

 

 

59,886

Old Dominion Freight Line

 

1,285

 

 

499,942

Rollins

 

3,423

 

 

139,453

UFP Industries

 

766

 

 

83,977

WW Grainger

 

581

 

 

456,777

       

 

3,480,190

Information Technology — 38.3%

 

 

 

Accenture PLC, Cl A

 

4,045

 

 

1,347,551

Adobe*

 

2,412

 

 

1,473,756

Allegro MicroSystems*

 

960

 

 

26,131

Apple

 

7,937

 

 

1,507,633

Arista Networks*

 

3,083

 

 

677,366

Autodesk*

 

2,813

 

 

614,444

Axcelis Technologies*

 

437

 

 

54,310

Badger Meter

 

375

 

 

55,264

Cadence Design Systems*

 

3,443

 

 

940,869

CommVault Systems*

 

553

 

 

40,690

Fortinet*

 

10,911

 

 

573,482

KLA

 

1,754

 

 

955,264

Lattice Semiconductor*

 

1,732

 

 

101,409

Manhattan Associates*

 

786

 

 

175,317

Monolithic Power Systems

 

578

 

 

317,160

PDF Solutions*

 

431

 

 

12,926

Power Integrations

 

767

 

 

58,606

Pure Storage, Cl A*

 

3,716

 

 

123,780

Qualys*

 

438

 

 

80,960

Rambus*

 

1,403

 

 

94,941

ServiceNow*

 

2,119

 

 

1,453,083

SPS Commerce*

 

471

 

 

81,144

Synopsys*

 

1,954

 

 

1,061,471

       

 

11,827,557

Materials — 0.1%

     

 

 

Alpha Metallurgical Resources

 

157

 

 

44,048

Real Estate — 0.0%

     

 

 

eXp World Holdings

 

987

 

 

11,953

Total Common Stock
(Cost $27,314,399)

     

 

30,952,134

Description

 

Shares

 

Fair Value

SHORT-TERM INVESTMENT — 0.1%

Invesco Government & Agency Portfolio, Institutional Class, 5.28%(A)

 

44,338

 

$

44,338

Total Short-Term Investment
(Cost $44,338)

     

 

44,338

Total Investments — 100.1%
(Cost $27,358,737)

     

$

30,996,472

Percentages are based on Net Assets of $30,957,427.

††    Narrow industries are utilized for compliance purposes, whereas broad sectors are utilized for reporting.

*       Non-income producing security.

(A)         The rate reported is the 7-day effective yield as of November 30, 2023.

Cl     — Class

PLC — Public Limited Company

As of November 30, 2023, all of the Fund’s investments were considered Level 1, in accordance with the authoritative guidance on fair value measurements and disclosure under U.S. Generally Accepted Accounting Principles.

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

22

ETC 6 Meridian

Statements of Assets and Liabilities

November 30, 2023

 

ETC
6 Meridian
Hedged
Equity-Index
Option
Strategy ETF

 

ETC
6 Meridian
Low Beta
Equity
Strategy ETF

 

ETC
6 Meridian
Mega Cap
Equity ETF

Assets:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Investments, at Cost

 

$

356,870,762

 

 

$

140,304,270

 

 

$

180,708,234

 

Investments at Fair Value

 

$

375,350,392

 

 

$

139,614,087

 

 

$

190,578,354

 

Dividends Receivable

 

 

849,329

 

 

 

288,246

 

 

 

434,381

 

Deposits at Broker for Options

 

 

4,643

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Reclaims Receivable

 

 

 

 

 

887

 

 

 

 

Total Assets

 

 

376,204,364

 

 

 

139,903,220

 

 

 

191,012,735

 

   

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Liabilities:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Options Written, at Value (Premiums Received $4,555,788, $— and $—, respectively)

 

 

12,805,578

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Advisory Fees Payable

 

 

180,873

 

 

 

69,540

 

 

 

93,761

 

Accrued Interest expense on Broker Account

 

 

118,202

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Payable Due to Administrator

 

 

20,756

 

 

 

7,980

 

 

 

10,759

 

Audit Expenses

 

 

17,500

 

 

 

17,500

 

 

 

17,500

 

Payable for Trustees’ Fee

 

 

13,744

 

 

 

5,057

 

 

 

6,985

 

Custody Fees Payable

 

 

13,175

 

 

 

7,960

 

 

 

7,144

 

Transfer Agent Fees Payable

 

 

10,136

 

 

 

13,889

 

 

 

15,289

 

Chief Compliance Officer Fees Payable

 

 

3,377

 

 

 

1,242

 

 

 

1,716

 

Other Accrued Expenses

 

 

36,298

 

 

 

10,364

 

 

 

16,915

 

Total Liabilities

 

 

13,219,639

 

 

 

133,532

 

 

 

170,069

 

   

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net Assets

 

$

362,984,725

 

 

$

139,769,688

 

 

$

190,842,666

 

   

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net Assets Consist of:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Paid-in Capital

 

$

425,058,874

 

 

$

162,123,584

 

 

$

224,247,633

 

Total Distributable Earnings (Accumulated Losses)

 

 

(62,074,149

)

 

 

(22,353,896

)

 

 

(33,404,967

)

Net Assets

 

$

362,984,725

 

 

$

139,769,688

 

 

$

190,842,666

 

   

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Outstanding Shares of Beneficial Interest
(unlimited authorization — no par value)

 

 

10,975,000

 

 

 

4,400,000

 

 

 

5,425,000

 

Net Asset Value, Offering and Redemption Price Per Share

 

$

33.07

 

 

$

31.77

 

 

$

35.18

 

Amounts designated as “—” are $0.

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

23

ETC 6 Meridian

Statements of Assets and Liabilities

November 30, 2023 (Concluded)

 

ETC
6 Meridian
Small Cap
Equity ETF

 

ETC
6 Meridian
Quality
Growth ETF

Assets:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Investments, at Cost

 

$

63,713,290

 

 

$

27,358,737

 

Investments at Fair Value

 

$

63,797,157

 

 

$

30,996,472

 

Receivable for Capital Shares Sold

 

 

1,082,806

 

 

 

 

Dividends Receivable

 

 

183,494

 

 

 

11,973

 

Total Assets

 

 

65,063,457

 

 

 

31,008,445

 

   

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Liabilities:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Payable for Investment Securities Purchased

 

 

1,064,051

 

 

 

 

Due to Custodian

 

 

36,260

 

 

 

 

Advisory Fees Payable

 

 

31,490

 

 

 

12,518

 

Audit Expenses

 

 

17,500

 

 

 

17,500

 

Transfer Agent Fees Payable

 

 

12,904

 

 

 

12,917

 

Custody Fees Payable

 

 

3,777

 

 

 

2,603

 

Payable Due to Administrator

 

 

3,614

 

 

 

1,735

 

Payable for Trustees’ Fee

 

 

2,335

 

 

 

1,072

 

Chief Compliance Officer Fees Payable

 

 

574

 

 

 

263

 

Other Accrued Expenses

 

 

5,274

 

 

 

2,410

 

Total Liabilities

 

 

1,177,779

 

 

 

51,018

 

   

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net Assets

 

$

63,885,678

 

 

$

30,957,427

 

   

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net Assets Consist of:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Paid-in Capital

 

$

80,019,973

 

 

$

34,182,017

 

Total Distributable Earnings (Accumulated Losses)

 

 

(16,134,295

)

 

 

(3,224,590

)

Net Assets

 

$

63,885,678

 

 

$

30,957,427

 

Outstanding Shares of Beneficial Interest
(unlimited authorization — no par value)

 

 

1,475,000

 

 

 

1,225,000

 

Net Asset Value, Offering and Redemption Price Per Share

 

$

43.31

 

 

$

25.27

 

Amounts designated as “—” are $0.

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

24

ETC 6 Meridian

Statements of Operations

For the Year Ended November 30, 2023

 

ETC
6 Meridian
Hedged
Equity-Index
Option
Strategy ETF

 

ETC
6 Meridian
Low
Beta Equity
Strategy ETF

 

ETC
6 Meridian
Mega
Cap Equity
ETF

Investment Income:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Dividend Income

 

$

10,875,941

 

 

$

3,545,182

 

 

$

5,465,753

Less: Reclaims Withheld

 

 

 

 

 

(887

)

 

 

Total Investment Income

 

 

10,875,941

 

 

 

3,544,295

 

 

 

5,465,753

   

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Expenses:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Advisory Fees

 

 

2,099,188

 

 

 

888,720

 

 

 

1,096,665

Interest Expense on Broker Account

 

 

855,609

 

 

 

 

 

 

Chief Compliance Officer Fees

 

 

19,305

 

 

 

7,901

 

 

 

10,133

Administration Fees

 

 

240,890

 

 

 

101,984

 

 

 

125,847

Trustees’ Fees

 

 

73,053

 

 

 

29,548

 

 

 

38,149

Transfer Agent Fees

 

 

31,343

 

 

 

45,713

 

 

 

46,701

Printing Fees

 

 

12,908

 

 

 

5,239

 

 

 

6,545

Custodian Fees

 

 

38,946

 

 

 

22,675

 

 

 

21,243

Pricing Fees

 

 

2,880

 

 

 

1,164

 

 

 

1,527

Legal Fees

 

 

34,511

 

 

 

14,948

 

 

 

18,216

Audit Fees

 

 

18,000

 

 

 

18,000

 

 

 

18,000

Registration Fees

 

 

14,587

 

 

 

7,376

 

 

 

10,228

Other Fees

 

 

43,628

 

 

 

11,514

 

 

 

16,920

Total Expenses

 

 

3,484,848

 

 

 

1,154,782

 

 

 

1,410,174

   

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net Investment Income (Loss)

 

 

7,391,093

 

 

 

2,389,513

 

 

 

4,055,579

   

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net Realized Gain (Loss) on:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Investments(1)

 

 

3,466,597

 

 

 

(2,422,750

)

 

 

1,540,827

Written Options

 

 

5,645,106

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net Realized Gain (Loss)

 

 

9,111,703

 

 

 

(2,422,750

)

 

 

1,540,827

   

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net Change in Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) on:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Investments

 

 

4,005,054

 

 

 

(8,378,666

)

 

 

595,665

Written Options

 

 

(3,553,518

)

 

 

 

 

 

Net Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation)

 

 

451,536

 

 

 

(8,378,666

)

 

 

595,665

   

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss)

 

 

9,563,239

 

 

 

(10,801,416

)

 

 

2,136,492

   

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets Resulting from Operations

 

$

16,954,332

 

 

$

(8,411,903

)

 

$

6,192,071

(1)          Includes realized gains (losses) as a result of in-kind transactions, if any (See Note 4 in Notes to Financial Statements).

Amounts designated as “—” are $0.

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

25

ETC 6 Meridian

Statements of Operations

For the Year Ended November 30, 2023 (Concluded)

 

ETC
6 Meridian
Small
Cap Equity
ETF

 

ETC
6 Meridian
Quality
Growth ETF

Investment Income:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Dividend Income

 

$

1,794,369

 

 

$

213,709

 

Total Investment Income

 

 

1,794,369

 

 

 

213,709

 

   

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Expenses:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Advisory Fees

 

 

389,700

 

 

 

175,931

 

Chief Compliance Officer Fees

 

 

3,572

 

 

 

1,660

 

Administration Fees

 

 

44,720

 

 

 

20,189

 

Trustees’ Fees

 

 

13,509

 

 

 

6,292

 

Transfer Agent Fees

 

 

38,437

 

 

 

38,282

 

Printing Fees

 

 

2,388

 

 

 

1,059

 

Custodian Fees

 

 

9,744

 

 

 

6,606

 

Pricing Fees

 

 

510

 

 

 

141

 

Legal Fees

 

 

6,666

 

 

 

2,830

 

Audit Fees

 

 

18,000

 

 

 

18,000

 

Registration Fees

 

 

7,931

 

 

 

8,950

 

Other Fees

 

 

6,547

 

 

 

4,704

 

Advisory Waiver Recapture (Note 3)

 

 

 

 

 

7,862

 

Total Expenses

 

 

541,724

 

 

 

292,506

 

   

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Less:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Waiver of Advisory Fees (Note 3)

 

 

 

 

 

(4,093

)

Net Expenses

 

 

(541,724

)

 

 

(288,413

)

   

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net Investment Income (Loss)

 

 

1,252,645

 

 

 

(74,704

)

   

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net Realized Gain (Loss) on:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Investments(1)

 

 

(1,479,582

)

 

 

47,007

 

Net Realized Gain (Loss)

 

 

(1,479,582

)

 

 

47,007

 

   

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net Change in Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) on:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Investments

 

 

(127,104

)

 

 

4,110,525

 

Net Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation)

 

 

(127,104

)

 

 

4,110,525

 

   

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss)

 

 

(1,606,686

)

 

 

4,157,532

 

   

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets Resulting from Operations

 

$

(354,041

)

 

$

4,082,828

 

(1)          Includes realized gains (losses) as a result of in-kind transactions, if any (See Note 4 in Notes to Financial Statements).

Amounts designated as “—” are $0.

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

26

ETC 6 Meridian

Statements of Changes in Net Assets

 

 

ETC 6 Meridian Hedged
Equity-Index Option Strategy ETF

   

Year Ended
November 30,
2023

 

Year Ended
November 30,
2022

Operations:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net Investment Income (Loss)

 

$

7,391,093

 

 

$

6,067,321

 

Net Realized Gain (Loss)(1)

 

 

9,111,703

 

 

 

27,841,450

 

Net Change in Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation)

 

 

451,536

 

 

 

(1,846,779

)

   

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets Resulting from Operations

 

 

16,954,332

 

 

 

32,061,992

 

   

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Distributions:

 

 

(7,207,938

)

 

 

(6,013,160

)

   

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Capital Share Transactions:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Issued

 

 

392,485,217

 

 

 

275,960,830

 

Redeemed

 

 

(354,122,280

)

 

 

(233,753,485

)

Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets from Capital Share Transactions

 

 

38,362,937

 

 

 

42,207,345

 

   

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets

 

 

48,109,331

 

 

 

68,256,177

 

   

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net Assets:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Beginning of Year

 

 

314,875,394

 

 

 

246,619,217

 

End of Year

 

$

362,984,725

 

 

$

314,875,394

 

   

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Share Transactions:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Issued

 

 

12,300,000

 

 

 

9,100,000

 

Redeemed

 

 

(11,100,000

)

 

 

(7,675,000

)

   

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net Increase (Decrease) in Shares Outstanding from Share Transactions

 

 

1,200,000

 

 

 

1,425,000

 

(1)          Includes realized gains (losses) as a result of in-kind transactions, if any (See Note 4 in Notes to Financial Statements).

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

27

ETC 6 Meridian

Statements of Changes in Net Assets

(Continued)

 

ETC 6 Meridian Low Beta
Equity Strategy ETF

   

Year Ended
November 30,
2023

 

Year Ended
November 30,
2022

Operations:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net Investment Income (Loss)

 

$

2,389,513

 

 

$

1,901,860

 

Net Realized Gain (Loss)(1)

 

 

(2,422,750

)

 

 

3,032,518

 

Net Change in Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation)

 

 

(8,378,666

)

 

 

(373,123

)

   

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets Resulting from Operations

 

 

(8,411,903

)

 

 

4,561,255

 

   

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Distributions:

 

 

(2,332,485

)

 

 

(1,949,810

)

   

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Capital Share Transactions:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Issued

 

 

42,924,208

 

 

 

78,183,774

 

Redeemed

 

 

(49,309,011

)

 

 

(60,945,391

)

Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets from Capital Share Transactions

 

 

(6,384,803

)

 

 

17,238,383

 

   

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets

 

 

(17,129,191

)

 

 

19,849,828

 

   

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net Assets:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Beginning of Year

 

 

156,898,879

 

 

 

137,049,051

 

End of Year

 

$

139,769,688

 

 

$

156,898,879

 

   

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Share Transactions:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Issued

 

 

1,300,000

 

 

 

2,350,000

 

Redeemed

 

 

(1,500,000

)

 

 

(1,825,000

)

   

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net Increase (Decrease) in Shares Outstanding from Share Transactions

 

 

(200,000

)

 

 

525,000

 

(1)          Includes realized gains (losses) as a result of in-kind transactions, if any (See Note 4 in Notes to Financial Statements).

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

28

ETC 6 Meridian

Statements of Changes in Net Assets

(Continued)

 

ETC 6 Meridian Mega Cap
Equity ETF

   

Year Ended
November 30,
2023

 

Year Ended
November 30,
2022

Operations:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net Investment Income (Loss)

 

$

4,055,579

 

 

$

3,673,841

 

Net Realized Gain (Loss)(1)

 

 

1,540,827

 

 

 

(810,644

)

Net Change in Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation)

 

 

595,665

 

 

 

3,270,271

 

   

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets Resulting from Operations

 

 

6,192,071

 

 

 

6,133,468

 

   

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Distributions:

 

 

(3,928,312

)

 

 

(3,543,151

)

   

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Capital Share Transactions:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Issued

 

 

199,380,193

 

 

 

166,757,012

 

Redeemed

 

 

(188,481,751

)

 

 

(150,347,117

)

Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets from Capital Share Transactions

 

 

10,898,442

 

 

 

16,409,895

 

   

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets

 

 

13,162,201

 

 

 

19,000,212

 

   

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net Assets:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Beginning of Year

 

 

177,680,465

 

 

 

158,680,253

 

End of Year

 

$

190,842,666

 

 

$

177,680,465

 

   

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Share Transactions:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Issued

 

 

5,825,000

 

 

 

4,900,000

 

Redeemed

 

 

(5,525,000

)

 

 

(4,375,000

)

   

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net Increase (Decrease) in Shares Outstanding from Share Transactions

 

 

300,000

 

 

 

525,000

 

(1)          Includes realized gains (losses) as a result of in-kind transactions, if any (See Note 4 in Notes to Financial Statements).

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

29

ETC 6 Meridian

Statements of Changes in Net Assets

(Continued)

 

ETC 6 Meridian Small Cap
Equity ETF

   

Year Ended
November 30,
2023

 

Year Ended
November 30,
2022

Operations:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net Investment Income (Loss)

 

$

1,252,645

 

 

$

775,602

 

Net Realized Gain (Loss)(1)

 

 

(1,479,582

)

 

 

(200,396

)

Net Change in Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation)

 

 

(127,104

)

 

 

(6,437,296

)

   

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets Resulting from Operations

 

 

(354,041

)

 

 

(5,862,090

)

   

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Distributions:

 

 

(1,166,152

)

 

 

(834,121

)

   

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Capital Share Transactions:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Issued

 

 

39,304,120

 

 

 

41,576,787

 

Redeemed

 

 

(39,212,642

)

 

 

(32,138,306

)

Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets from Capital Share Transactions

 

 

91,478

 

 

 

9,438,481

 

   

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets

 

 

(1,428,715

)

 

 

2,742,270

 

   

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net Assets:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Beginning of Year

 

 

65,314,393

 

 

 

62,572,123

 

End of Year

 

$

63,885,678

 

 

$

65,314,393

 

   

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Share Transactions:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Issued

 

 

875,000

 

 

 

900,000

 

Redeemed

 

 

(875,000

)

 

 

(700,000

)

   

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net Increase (Decrease) in Shares Outstanding from Share Transactions

 

 

 

 

 

200,000

 

(1)          Includes realized gains (losses) as a result of in-kind transactions, if any (See Note 4 in Notes to Financial Statements).

Amounts designated as “—” are $0.

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

30

ETC 6 Meridian

Statements of Changes in Net Assets

(Concluded)

 

ETC 6 Meridian Quality
Growth ETF

   

Year Ended
November 30,
2023

 

Year Ended
November 30,
2022

Operations:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net Investment Income (Loss)

 

$

(74,704

)

 

$

18,911

 

Net Realized Gain (Loss)(1)

 

 

47,007

 

 

 

(4,010,417

)

Net Change in Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation)

 

 

4,110,525

 

 

 

(1,389,798

)

   

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets Resulting from Operations

 

 

4,082,828

 

 

 

(5,381,304

)

   

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Distributions:

 

 

(12,666

)

 

 

(10,465

)

Return of Capital:

 

 

(6,245

)

 

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Capital Share Transactions:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Issued

 

 

11,518,982

 

 

 

19,776,131

 

Redeemed

 

 

(13,630,937

)

 

 

(10,821,406

)

Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets from Capital Share Transactions

 

 

(2,111,955

)

 

 

8,954,725

 

   

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets

 

 

1,951,962

 

 

 

3,562,956

 

   

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net Assets:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Beginning of Year

 

 

29,005,465

 

 

 

25,442,509

 

End of Year

 

$

30,957,427

 

 

$

29,005,465

 

   

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Share Transactions:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Issued

 

 

500,000

 

 

 

850,000

 

Redeemed

 

 

(600,000

)

 

 

(475,000

)

   

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net Increase (Decrease) in Shares Outstanding from Share Transactions

 

 

(100,000

)

 

 

375,000

 

(1)          Includes realized gains (losses) as a result of in-kind transactions, if any (See Note 4 in Notes to Financial Statements).

Amounts designated as “—” are $0.

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

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ETC 6 Meridian

Financial Highlights

 

ETC 6 Meridian Hedged Equity-Index Option Strategy ETF

Selected Per Share Data & Ratios
For a Share Outstanding Throughout the Year/Period

 

Years Ended November 30,

 

Period Ended
2020(1)

   

2023

 

2022

 

2021

 

Net Asset Value, beginning of year/period

 

$

32.21

 

 

$

29.54

 

 

$

26.65

 

 

$

25.34

 

Investment Activities

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net Investment income*

 

 

0.69

 

 

 

0.67

 

 

 

0.50

 

 

 

0.25

 

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)

 

 

0.84

 

 

 

2.66

 

 

 

2.88

 

 

 

1.30

 

Total from investment activities

 

 

1.53

 

 

 

3.33

 

 

 

3.38

 

 

 

1.55

 

Distributions to shareholders from:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net Investment Income

 

 

(0.67

)

 

 

(0.66

)

 

 

(0.49

)

 

 

(0.24

)

Total Distributions

 

 

(0.67

)

 

 

(0.66

)

 

 

(0.49

)

 

 

(0.24

)

Net Asset Value, end of year/period

 

$

33.07

 

 

$

32.21

 

 

$

29.54

 

 

$

26.65

 

Net Asset Value, Total Return (%)(2)

 

 

4.86

 

 

 

11.44

 

 

 

12.76

 

 

 

6.14

 

Ratios to Average Net Assets

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Expenses (%)

 

 

1.01

(8)

 

 

0.82

(7)

 

 

0.84

(6)

 

 

0.87

(3)(4)

Expenses excluding waivers (%)

 

 

1.01

(8)

 

 

0.82

(7)

 

 

0.84

(6)

 

 

0.87

(3)(4)

Net investment income (loss) (%)

 

 

2.15

(8)

 

 

2.22

(7)

 

 

1.72

(6)

 

 

1.71

(3)(4)

Supplemental Data

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net Assets end of year/period (000)

 

$

362,985

 

 

$

314,875

 

 

$

246,619

 

 

$

202,524

 

Portfolio turnover (%)(5)

 

 

160

 

 

 

164

 

 

 

171

 

 

 

49

 

*       Per share data calculated using average shares method.

(1)          Commenced operations on May 8, 2020.

(2)         Total return is for the period indicated and has not been annualized for periods less than one year. Returns do not reflect the deduction of taxes the shareholder would pay on fund distributions or redemption of Fund shares.

(3)          Annualized.

(4)          The expense and investment income ratio includes interest expense. Had this expense been excluded the ratio’s would have been 0.83%, 0.83% and 1.75%.

(5)          Portfolio turnover rate is for the period indicated and periods of less than one year have not been annualized. Excludes effect of securities received or delivered from processing in-kind creations or redemptions, if any.

(6)          The expense and investment income ratio includes interest expense. Had this expense been excluded the ratio’s would have been 0.80%, 0.80% and 1.76%.

(7)          The expense and investment income ratio includes interest expense. Had this expense been excluded the ratio’s would have been 0.78%, 0.78% and 2.26%.

(8)          The expense and investment income ratio includes interest expense. Had this expense been excluded the ratio’s would have been 0.76%, 0.76% and 2.40%.

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

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ETC 6 Meridian

Financial Highlights

(Continued)

ETC 6 Meridian Low Beta Equity Strategy ETF

Selected Per Share Data & Ratios
For a Share Outstanding Throughout the Year/Period

 

Years Ended November 30,

 

Period Ended
2020(1)

   

2023

 

2022

 

2021

 

Net Asset Value, beginning of year/period

 

$

34.11

 

 

$

33.63

 

 

$

28.70

 

 

$

25.54

 

Investment Activities

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net Investment income*

 

 

0.53

 

 

 

0.44

 

 

 

0.21

 

 

 

0.10

 

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)

 

 

(2.36

)

 

 

0.49

 

 

 

4.94

 

 

 

3.15

 

Total from investment activities

 

 

(1.83

)

 

 

0.93

 

 

 

5.15

 

 

 

3.25

 

Distributions to shareholders from:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net Investment Income

 

 

(0.51

)

 

 

(0.45

)

 

 

(0.22

)

 

 

(0.09

)

Total Distributions

 

 

(0.51

)

 

 

(0.45

)

 

 

(0.22

)

 

 

(0.09

)

Net Asset Value, end of year/period

 

$

31.77

 

 

$

34.11

 

 

$

33.63

 

 

$

28.70

 

Net Asset Value, Total Return (%)(2)

 

 

(5.35

)

 

 

2.80

 

 

 

17.96

 

 

 

12.72

 

Ratios to Average Net Assets

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Expenses (%)

 

 

0.79

 

 

 

0.80

 

 

 

0.82

 

 

 

0.88

(3)

Expenses excluding waivers (%)

 

 

0.79

 

 

 

0.80

 

 

 

0.82

 

 

 

0.88

(3)

Net investment income (loss) (%)

 

 

1.64

 

 

 

1.32

 

 

 

0.64

 

 

 

0.65

(3)

Supplemental Data

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net Assets end of year/period (000)

 

$

139,770

 

 

$

156,899

 

 

$

137,049

 

 

$

93,283

 

Portfolio turnover (%)(4)

 

 

59

 

 

 

73

 

 

 

70

 

 

 

13

 

*       Per share data calculated using average shares method.

(1)          Commenced operations on May 8, 2020.

(2)         Total return is for the period indicated and has not been annualized for periods less than one year. Returns do not reflect the deduction of taxes the shareholder would pay on fund distributions or redemption of Fund shares.

(3)          Annualized.

(4)          Portfolio turnover rate is for the period indicated and periods of less than one year have not been annualized. Excludes effect of securities received or delivered from processing in-kind creations or redemptions, if any.

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

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ETC 6 Meridian

Financial Highlights

(Continued)

ETC 6 Meridian Mega Cap Equity ETF

Selected Per Share Data & Ratios
For a Share Outstanding Throughout the Year/Period

 

Years Ended November 30,

 

Period Ended 2020(1)

   

2023

 

2022

 

2021

 

Net Asset Value, beginning of year/period

 

$

34.67

 

 

$

34.50

 

 

$

29.14

 

 

$

25.38

 

Investment Activities

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net Investment income*

 

 

0.77

 

 

 

0.77

 

 

 

0.58

 

 

 

0.27

 

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)

 

 

0.48

 

 

 

0.14

 

 

 

5.39

 

 

 

3.74

 

Total from investment activities

 

 

1.25

 

 

 

0.91

 

 

 

5.97

 

 

 

4.01

 

Distributions to shareholders from:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net Investment Income

 

 

(0.74

)

 

 

(0.74

)

 

 

(0.58

)

 

 

(0.25

)

Net realized capital gains

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(0.03

)

 

 

 

Total Distributions

 

 

(0.74

)

 

 

(0.74

)

 

 

(0.61

)

 

 

(0.25

)

Net Asset Value, end of year/period

 

$

35.18

 

 

$

34.67

 

 

$

34.50

 

 

$

29.14

 

Net Asset Value, Total Return (%)(2)

 

 

3.74

 

 

 

2.73

 

 

 

20.59

 

 

 

15.88

 

Ratios to Average Net Assets

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Expenses (%)

 

 

0.78

 

 

 

0.80

 

 

 

0.82

 

 

 

0.86

(3)

Expenses excluding waivers (%)

 

 

0.78

 

 

 

0.80

 

 

 

0.82

 

 

 

0.86

(3)

Net investment income (loss) (%)

 

 

2.26

 

 

 

2.27

 

 

 

1.76

 

 

 

1.72

(3)

Supplemental Data

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net Assets end of year/period (000)

 

$

190,843

 

 

$

177,680

 

 

$

158,680

 

 

$

115,827

 

Portfolio turnover (%)(4)

 

 

144

 

 

 

160

 

 

 

166

 

 

 

38

 

*       Per share data calculated using average shares method.

(1)          Commenced operations on May 8, 2020.

(2)         Total return is for the period indicated and has not been annualized for periods less than one year. Returns do not reflect the deduction of taxes the shareholder would pay on fund distributions or redemption of Fund shares.

(3)          Annualized.

(4)          Portfolio turnover rate is for the period indicated and periods of less than one year have not been annualized. Excludes effect of securities received or delivered from processing in-kind creations or redemptions, if any.

Amounts designated as “—” are $0.

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

34

ETC 6 Meridian

Financial Highlights

(Continued)

ETC 6 Meridian Small Cap Equity ETF

Selected Per Share Data & Ratios
For a Share Outstanding Throughout the Year/Period

 

Years Ended November 30,

 

Period Ended 2020(1)

   

2023

 

2022

 

2021

 

Net Asset Value, beginning of year/period

 

$

44.28

 

 

$

49.08

 

 

$

35.05

 

 

$

26.43

 

Investment Activities

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net Investment income*

 

 

0.83

 

 

 

0.56

 

 

 

0.40

 

 

 

0.13

 

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)

 

 

(1.02

)

 

 

(4.76

)

 

 

14.00

 

 

 

8.60

 

Total from investment activities

 

 

(0.19

)

 

 

(4.20

)

 

 

14.40

 

 

 

8.73

 

Distributions to shareholders from:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net Investment Income

 

 

(0.78

)

 

 

(0.60

)

 

 

(0.37

)

 

 

(0.11

)

Total Distributions

 

 

(0.78

)

 

 

(0.60

)

 

 

(0.37

)

 

 

(0.11

)

Net Asset Value, end of year/period

 

$

43.31

 

 

$

44.28

 

 

$

49.08

 

 

$

35.05

 

Net Asset Value, Total Return (%)(2)

 

 

(0.37

)

 

 

(8.58

)

 

 

41.20

 

 

 

33.11

 

Ratios to Average Net Assets

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Expenses (%)

 

 

0.85

 

 

 

0.89

 

 

 

0.88

 

 

 

1.00

(3)

Expenses excluding waivers (%)

 

 

0.85

 

 

 

0.89

 

 

 

0.88

 

 

 

1.10

(3)

Net investment income (loss) (%)

 

 

1.96

 

 

 

1.24

 

 

 

0.87

 

 

 

0.76

(3)

Supplemental Data

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net Assets end of year/period (000)

 

$

63,886

 

 

$

65,314

 

 

$

62,572

 

 

$

32,423

 

Portfolio turnover (%)(4)

 

 

98

 

 

 

91

 

 

 

104

 

 

 

29

 

*       Per share data calculated using average shares method.

(1)          Commenced operations on May 8, 2020.

(2)         Total return is for the period indicated and has not been annualized for periods less than one year. Returns do not reflect the deduction of taxes the shareholder would pay on fund distributions or redemption of Fund shares.

(3)          Annualized.

(4)          Portfolio turnover rate is for the period indicated and periods of less than one year have not been annualized. Excludes effect of securities received or delivered from processing in-kind creations or redemptions, if any.

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

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ETC 6 Meridian

Financial Highlights

(Concluded)

ETC 6 Meridian Quality Growth ETF

Selected Per Share Data & Ratios
For a Share Outstanding Throughout the Year/Period

 

Years Ended November 30,

 

Period Ended 2021(1)

   

2023

 

2022

 

Net Asset Value, beginning of year/period

 

$

21.89

 

 

$

26.78

 

 

$

24.28

 

Investment Activities

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net Investment income (loss)*

 

 

(0.06

)

 

 

0.02

 

 

 

(0.03

)

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)

 

 

3.46

 

 

 

(4.90

)

 

 

2.53

 

Total from investment activities

 

 

3.40

 

 

 

(4.88

)

 

 

2.50

 

Distributions to shareholders from:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net Investment Income

 

 

(0.01

)

 

 

(0.01

)

 

 

 

Return of Capital

 

 

(0.01

)

 

 

 

 

 

**

Total Distributions

 

 

(0.02

)

 

 

(0.01

)

 

 

 

Net Asset Value, end of year/period

 

$

25.27

 

 

$

21.89

 

 

$

26.78

 

Net Asset Value, Total Return (%)(2)

 

 

15.52

 

 

 

(18.23

)

 

 

10.30

 

Ratios to Average Net Assets

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Expenses (%)

 

 

1.00

 

 

 

1.00

 

 

 

1.00

(3)

Expenses excluding waivers (%)

 

 

1.01

 

 

 

1.08

 

 

 

1.52

(3)

Net investment income (loss) (%)

 

 

(0.26

)

 

 

0.07

 

 

 

(0.18

)(3)

Supplemental Data

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net Assets end of year/period (000)

 

$

30,957

 

 

$

29,005

 

 

$

25,443

 

Portfolio turnover (%)(4)

 

 

59

 

 

 

84

 

 

 

40

 

*       Per share data calculated using average shares method.

**     Amount represents less than $0.01.

(1)          Commenced operations on May 10, 2021.

(2)         Total return is for the period indicated and has not been annualized for periods less than one year. Returns do not reflect the deduction of taxes the shareholder would pay on fund distributions or redemption of Fund shares.

(3)          Annualized.

(4)          Portfolio turnover rate is for the period indicated and periods of less than one year have not been annualized. Excludes effect of securities received or delivered from processing in-kind creations or redemptions, if any.

Amounts designated as “—” are $0.

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

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ETC 6 Meridian

Notes to Financial Statements

November 30, 2023

1. ORGANIZATION

Exchange Traded Concepts Trust (the “Trust”) is a Delaware statutory trust formed on July 17, 2009. The Trust is registered with the Commission under the Investment Company Act of 1940 (the “1940 Act”) as an open-end management investment company with multiple investment portfolios. The financial statements herein are those of the ETC 6 Meridian Hedged Equity-Index Option Strategy ETF, ETC 6 Meridian Low Beta Equity Strategy ETF, ETC 6 Meridian Mega Cap Equity ETF, ETC 6 Meridian Small Cap Equity ETF and ETC 6 Meridian Quality Growth ETF (each, a “Fund” and collectively, the “Funds”). Each Fund seeks to provide capital appreciation. Exchange Traded Concepts, LLC (the “Adviser”), an Oklahoma limited liability company, serves as the investment adviser for the Funds. The ETC 6 Meridian Low Beta Equity Strategy ETF and ETC 6 Meridian Small Equity ETF are classified as “diversified” under the 1940 Act. The ETC 6 Meridian Hedged Equity-Index Option Strategy ETF, ETC 6 Meridian Mega Cap Equity ETF and ETC 6 Meridian Quality Growth ETF are classified as “non-diversified” under the 1940 Act (see “Non-Diversification Risk” under Note 6). The Funds, other than the ETC 6 Meridian Quality Growth ETF, commenced operations on May 8, 2020. The ETC 6 Meridian Quality Growth ETF commenced operations on May 10, 2021.

Shares of the Funds are listed and traded on the NYSE Arca, Inc. (the “Exchange”). Market prices for shares of a Fund may be different from their net asset value (“NAV”). The Funds issue and redeem shares on a continuous basis to certain institutional investors (typically market makers or other broker-dealers) at NAV only in large blocks of shares called “Creation Units.” Creation Units are available for purchase and redemption on each business day and are offered and redeemed on an in-kind basis, together with a specified cash amount, or for an all cash amount. Once created, shares trade in a secondary market at market prices that change throughout the day in share amounts less than a Creation Unit.

2. SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES

The following significant accounting policies, which are consistently followed in the preparation of the financial statements of the Trust, are in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (“U.S. GAAP”) for investment companies. The accompanying financial statements have been prepared in accordance with U.S. GAAP on the accrual basis of accounting. Management has reviewed Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) Accounting Standards Codification (“ASC”) Topic 946, Financial Services — Investment Companies (“ASC 946”), and concluded that the Funds meet the criteria of an “investment company,” and therefore, the Funds prepare their financial statements in accordance with investment company accounting as outlined in ASC 946.

Use of Estimates and Indemnifications — Each Fund is an investment company in conformity with U.S. GAAP. Therefore, the Funds follow the accounting and reporting guidelines for investment companies. The preparation of financial statements in conformity with U.S. GAAP requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of increases and decreases in net assets from operations during the reporting period. Actual results could differ from those estimates.

In the normal course of business, the Trust, on behalf of the Funds, enters into contracts that contain a variety of representations which provide general indemnifications. Each Fund’s maximum exposure under these arrangements cannot be known; however, the Funds expect any risk of loss to be remote.

Security Valuation — The Funds record their investments at fair value. Securities listed on a securities exchange, market or automated quotation system for which quotations are readily available (except for securities traded on the NASDAQ Stock Market (“NASDAQ”), including securities traded over the counter, are valued at the last quoted sale price on the primary exchange or market (foreign or domestic) on which they are traded (or at approximately 4:00 pm Eastern Time if a security’s primary exchange is normally open at that time), or, if there is no such reported sale, at the most recent quoted bid price for long positions and at the most recent quoted ask

37

ETC 6 Meridian

Notes to Financial Statements

November 30, 2023 (Continued)

2. SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES (continued)

price for short positions. For securities traded on NASDAQ, the NASDAQ Official Closing Price will be used. If available, debt securities are priced based upon valuations provided by independent, third-party pricing agents. Such values generally reflect the last reported sales price if the security is actively traded.

The third-party pricing agents may also value debt securities at an evaluated bid price by employing methodologies that utilize actual market transactions, broker-supplied valuations, or other methodologies designed to identify the fair value for such securities. Debt obligations with remaining maturities of sixty days or less when acquired will be valued at their market value. If a market value is not available from a pricing vendor or from an independent broker, the security shall be fair valued according to the Trust’s fair value procedures. Prices for most securities held in the Funds are provided daily by recognized independent pricing agents. If a security price cannot be obtained from an independent, third-party pricing agent, the Funds seek to obtain a bid price from at least one independent broker.

Options are valued at the last quoted sales price. If there is no such reported sale on the valuation date, long positions are valued at the most recent bid price, and short positions are valued at the most recent ask price.

Rule 2a-5 under the 1940 Act, establishes requirements to determine fair value in good faith for purposes of the 1940 Act. The rule permits fund boards to designate a fund’s investment adviser to perform fair-value determinations, subject to board oversight and certain other conditions. The rule also defines when market quotations are “readily available” for purposes of the 1940 Act and requires a fund to fair value a portfolio investment when a market quotation is not readily available. Rule 31a-4 under the 1940 Act, sets forth recordkeeping requirements associated with fair-value determinations.

Pursuant to the requirements of Rule 2a-5, the Trust’s Board of Trustees (the “Board”) (i) has designated the Adviser as the Board’s valuation designee to perform fair-value determinations for a Fund through the Adviser’s Valuation Committee and (ii) approved the Adviser’s Valuation Procedures.

Some of the more common reasons that may necessitate that a security be valued using fair value procedures include: the security’s trading has been halted or suspended; the security has been de-listed from a national exchange; the security’s primary trading market is temporarily closed at a time, when under normal conditions, it would be open; the security has not been traded for an extended period of time; the security’s primary pricing source is not able or willing to provide a price; or trading of the security is subject to local government-imposed restrictions. In addition, a Fund may fair value its securities if an event that may materially affect the value of the Fund’s securities that traded outside of the United States (a ‘‘Significant Event’’) has occurred between the time of the security’s last close and the time that the Fund calculates its net asset value. A Significant Event may relate to a single issuer or to an entire market sector. Events that may be Significant Events include, but are not limited to, government actions, natural disasters, armed conflict, acts of terrorism and significant market fluctuations. If the Adviser becomes aware of a Significant Event that has occurred with respect to a security or group of securities after the closing of the exchange or market on which the security or securities principally trade, but before the time at which the Fund calculates its net asset value, it may request that a Committee meeting be called. When a security is valued in accordance with the fair value procedures, the Committee will determine the value after taking into consideration relevant information reasonably available to the Committee.

In accordance with the authoritative guidance on fair value measurements and disclosure under U.S. GAAP, the Funds disclose fair value of its investments in a hierarchy that prioritizes the inputs to valuation techniques used to measure the fair value. The objective of a fair value measurement is to determine the price that would be received to sell an asset, or paid to transfer a liability, in an orderly transaction between market participants at the measurement date (an exit price). Accordingly, the fair value hierarchy gives the highest priority to quoted prices (unadjusted) in active markets for identical assets or liabilities (Level 1) and the lowest priority to unobservable inputs (Level 3).

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2. SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES (continued)

The three levels of the fair value hierarchy are described below:

    Level 1 — Unadjusted quoted prices in active markets for identical, unrestricted assets or liabilities that the Funds have the ability to access at the measurement date;

    Level 2 — Quoted prices which are not active, or inputs that are observable (either directly or indirectly) for substantially the full term of the asset or liability; and

    Level 3 — Prices, inputs or exotic modeling techniques which are both significant to the fair value measurement and unobservable (supported by little or no market activity).

The valuation techniques used by the Funds to measure fair value during the year ended November 30, 2023 maximized the use of observable inputs and minimized the use of unobservable inputs. Investments are classified within the level of the lowest significant input considered in determining fair value.

Federal Income Taxes  It is each Fund’s intention to qualify as a regulated investment company for Federal income tax purposes by complying with the appropriate provisions of Subchapter M of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended. Accordingly, no provisions for Federal income taxes have been made in the financial statements.

The Funds’ policy is to classify interest and penalties associated with underpayment of federal and state income taxes, if any, as income tax expense on their Statements of Operations. As of November 30, 2023, the Funds did not have any interest or penalties associated with the underpayment of any income taxes. Current tax years remain open and subject to examination by tax jurisdictions. The Funds have reviewed all major jurisdictions and concluded that there is no impact on the Funds’ net assets and no tax liability resulting from unrecognized tax benefits relating to uncertain income tax positions taken or expected to be taken on its tax returns.

Security Transactions and Investment Income — Security transactions are accounted for on trade date. Costs used in determining realized gains and losses on the sale of investment securities are based on specific identification. Dividend income is recorded on the ex-dividend date. Interest income is recognized on the accrual basis. Withholding taxes and reclaims on foreign dividends, if any, have been provided for in accordance with the Funds’ understanding of the applicable country’s tax rules and rates.

Counterparty Risk and Collateral — The ETC 6 Meridian Hedged Equity-Index Option Strategy ETF invests in exchange-traded derivatives, such as futures and exchange-traded options. Counterparty risk on these derivatives is minimal because the clearinghouse provides protection against counterparty defaults. For futures, the Fund is required to deposit collateral in the amount specified by the clearinghouse and the clearing firm (“margin requirement”), and the margin requirement must be maintained over the life of the contract. Collateral for exchange-traded derivatives may be in the form of cash or debt securities issued by the U.S. government or related agencies, although other securities may be used. Cash posted by the Fund, if any, is reflected as cash deposits in the accompanying financial statements and generally is restricted from withdrawal by the Fund. Securities posted by the Fund, if any, are noted in the accompanying schedule of investments. Both forms of collateral remain in the Fund’s assets. Exchange-traded derivatives may only be closed out on the exchange or clearinghouse where the contracts were cleared. This ability is subject to the liquidity of underlying positions.

Options — The ETC 6 Meridian Hedged Equity-Index Option Strategy ETF may purchase and sell put and call options. A call option gives a holder the right to purchase a specific security or an index at a specified price (“exercise price”) within a specified period of time. A put option gives a holder the right to sell a specific security or an index at a specified price within a specified period of time. The initial purchaser of a call option pays the “writer,” i.e., the party selling the option, a premium which is paid at the time of purchase and is retained by the writer whether or not such option is exercised. The Fund may purchase put options to hedge its portfolio against the risk of a decline in the market value of securities held and may purchase call options to hedge against an

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2. SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES (continued)

increase in the price of securities it is committed to purchase. The Fund may write put and call options along with a long position in options to increase its ability to hedge against a change in the market value of the securities it holds or is committed to purchase. The ETC 6 Meridian Hedge Equity-Index Option Strategy ETF entered into written and purchased options during the year ended November 30, 2023. These options were index options composed entirely of equity risk.

Options may relate to particular securities and may or may not be listed on a national securities exchange and issued by the Options Clearing Corporation. Options trading is a highly specialized activity that entails greater than ordinary investment risk. Options on particular securities may be more volatile than the underlying securities, and therefore, on a percentage basis, an investment in options may be subject to greater fluctuation than an investment in the underlying securities themselves. Refer to the Fund’s Schedule of Investments for details regarding open option contracts as of November 30, 2023, if applicable. The amount of realized gain (loss) on Written Options are presented on the Statements of Operations as “Net Realized Gain (Loss) on Written Options”. The change in the net fair value of the Written Options are included in the Statement of Operations as “Net Change in Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) on Written Options”.

For the year ended November 30, 2023, the average quarterly notional amount of options held in the ETC 6 Meridian Hedged Equity-Index Option Strategy ETF were as follows:

Average Quarterly Notional Balance Long

 

$

Average Quarterly Notional Balance Short

 

 

(354,168,790)

Cash and Cash Equivalents  Idle cash may be swept into various overnight demand deposits and is classified as Cash and Cash equivalents on the Statements of Assets and Liabilities, if any. The Funds maintain cash in bank deposit accounts which, at times, may exceed United States federally insured limits. Amounts swept overnight are available on the next business day.

Dividends and Distributions to Shareholders  Each Fund pays out dividends from its net investment income monthly and distributes its net capital gains, if any, to investors at least annually. All distributions are recorded on ex-dividend date.

Creation Units — The Funds issue and redeem shares at NAV and only in Creation Units, or multiples thereof. Purchasers of Creation Units (“Authorized Participants”) at NAV must pay a standard creation transaction fee of $500, $1,000, $500, $500 and $500 per transaction, regardless of the number of Creation Units created in a given transaction for ETC 6 Meridian Hedged Equity-Index Option Strategy ETF, ETC 6 Meridian Low Beta Equity Strategy ETF, ETC 6 Meridian Mega Cap Equity ETF, ETC 6 Meridian Small Cap Equity ETF and ETC 6 Meridian Quality Growth ETF, respectively. An Authorized Participant who holds Creation Units and wishes to redeem at NAV would also pay a standard minimum redemption transaction fee of $500, $1,000, $500, $500 and $500 per transaction to the custodian on the date of such redemption, regardless of the number of Creation Units redeemed in a given transaction for ETC 6 Meridian Hedged Equity-Index Option Strategy ETF, ETC 6 Meridian Low Beta Equity Strategy ETF, ETC 6 Meridian Mega Cap Equity ETF, ETC 6 Meridian Small Cap Equity ETF and ETC 6 Meridian Quality Growth ETF, respectively. The Funds may charge, either in lieu of or in addition to the fixed creation transaction fee, a variable fee for creations and redemptions in order to cover certain non-standard brokerage, tax, foreign exchange, execution, market impact and other costs and expenses related to the execution of trades resulting from such transactions. In all cases, such fees will be limited in accordance with the requirements of the Commission applicable to management investment companies offering redeemable securities.

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2. SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES (continued)

The Adviser may retain all or a portion of the transaction fee to the extent the Adviser bears the expenses that otherwise would be borne by the Trust in connection with the purchase or redemption of a Creation Unit, which the transaction fee is designed to cover.

Except when aggregated in Creation Units, shares are not redeemable securities of the Funds. Shares of the Funds may only be purchased or redeemed by certain Authorized Participants. An Authorized Participant is either (i) a broker-dealer or other participant in the clearing process through the Continuous Net Settlement System of the National Securities Clearing Corporation or (ii) a Depository Trust Company (“DTC”) participant and, in each case, must have executed an Authorized Participant Agreement with the Funds’ distributor. Most retail investors will not qualify as Authorized Participants or have the resources to buy and sell whole Creation Units. Therefore, they will be unable to purchase or redeem the shares directly from the Funds. Rather, most retail investors will purchase and sell shares in the secondary market with the assistance of a broker and will be subject to customary brokerage commissions or fees.

To the extent contemplated by an Authorized Participant Agreement, in the event an Authorized Participant has submitted a redemption request in proper form but is unable to transfer all or part of the shares comprising a Creation Unit to be redeemed to SEI Investments Distribution Co. (the “Distributor”), on behalf of a Fund, by the time as set forth in the Authorized Participant Agreement, the Distributor may nonetheless accept the redemption request in reliance on the undertaking by the Authorized Participant to deliver the missing shares as soon as possible, which undertaking shall be secured by the Authorized Participant’s delivery and maintenance of collateral equal to a percentage of the value of the missing shares as specified in the Authorized Participant Agreement. An Authorized Participant Agreement may permit a Fund to use such collateral to purchase the missing shares, and could subject an Authorized Participant to liability for any shortfall between the cost of a Fund acquiring such shares and the value of the collateral. Amounts are disclosed as Segregated Cash Balance from Authorized Participants for Deposit Securities and Collateral Payable upon Return of Deposit Securities on the Statement of Assets and Liabilities, when applicable.

3. SERVICE PROVIDERS

Investment Advisory and Administrative Services

The Adviser is an Oklahoma limited liability company located at 10900 Hefner Pointe Drive, Suite 400, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma 73120, its principal place of business, and 295 Madison Avenue, New York, New York 10017. The Adviser serves as the investment adviser to each Fund pursuant to an investment advisory agreement with the Trust (the “Advisory Agreement”). Under the Advisory Agreement, the Adviser provides investment advisory services to the Funds and is responsible for, among other things, overseeing the Sub-Adviser (as defined below), including regular review of the Sub-Adviser’s performance, trading portfolio securities on behalf of each Fund, and selecting broker-dealers to execute purchase and sale transactions, subject to the oversight of the Board.

For the services it provides, each Fund pays the Adviser a fee calculated daily and paid monthly at an annual rate of 0.61% of the average daily net assets of each Fund.

ETC Platform Services, LLC (“ETC Platform Services”), a direct wholly owned subsidiary of the Adviser, administers each Funds’ business affairs and provides office facilities and equipment, certain clerical, bookkeeping and administrative services, paying agent services under each Fund’s fee arrangement, and its officers and employees to serve as officers or Trustees of the Trust. ETC Platform Services also arranges for transfer agency, custody, fund administration and accounting, and other non-distribution related services necessary for each Fund to operate. For the services it provides to each Fund, ETC Platform Services is paid a fee calculated daily and paid monthly based on a percentage of each Fund’s average daily net assets.

A Trustee and certain officers of the Trust are affiliated with the Adviser and receive no compensation from the Trust for serving as officers and/or Trustee.

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3. SERVICE PROVIDERS (continued)

The Adviser has contractually agreed to waive its fees and reimburse expenses to the extent necessary to keep total annual operating expenses of each Fund (excluding amounts payable pursuant to any plan adopted in accordance with Rule 12b-1, interest expense, taxes, brokerage commissions, acquired fund fees and expenses, other expenditures which are capitalized in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles, and extraordinary expenses) from exceeding 1.00% of each Fund’s average daily net assets until at least April 1, 2024 (“Expense Cap”). The expense limitation agreement may be terminated, without payment of any penalty: (i) by the Trust for any reason and at any time and (ii) by the Adviser, for any reason, upon ninety (90) days’ prior written notice to the Trust, such termination to be effective as of the close of business on the last day of the then-current one-year period. If it becomes unnecessary for the Adviser to waive fees or reimburse expenses, the Board may permit the Adviser to retain the difference between a Fund’s total annual operating expenses and the expense limitation currently in effect, or, if lower, the expense limitation that was in effect at the time of the waiver and/or reimbursement, to recapture all or a portion of its prior fee waivers or expense reimbursements within three years of the date they were waived or reimbursed. The fees which were waived and/or reimbursed to a Fund by the Adviser, which may be subject to possible future reimbursement, up to the expense cap in place at the time the expenses were waived and reimbursed to the Adviser are as follows:

 

Reimbursement
Amount

 

Expiration Date

ETC 6 Meridian Quality Growth ETF

 

$

34,760

 

November 30, 2024

ETC 6 Meridian Quality Growth ETF

 

 

22,457

 

November 30, 2025

ETC 6 Meridian Quality Growth ETF

 

 

4,093

 

November 30, 2026

During the year ended November 30, 2023, the Adviser recaptured previously waived fees of $7,862 for ETC 6 Meridian Quality Growth ETF, which were due to expire on November 30, 2024.

Sub-Advisory Agreement

Madison Avenue Financial Solutions, LLC (the “Sub-Adviser”), a Delaware limited liability company, serves as the Funds’ sub-adviser pursuant to a sub-advisory agreement (“Sub-Advisory Agreement”). Under the Sub-Advisory Agreement, the Sub-Adviser makes investment decisions for the Funds and continuously reviews and administers the investment program of the Funds, subject to the supervision of the Adviser and the oversight of the Board.

Under the Sub-Advisory Agreement, with respect to each Fund, the Adviser pays the Sub-Adviser a fee out of the fee the Adviser receives from the Funds, calculated daily and paid monthly at an annual rate of 0.49% of the Funds’ average daily net assets.

Pursuant to an arrangement between the Adviser and the Sub-Adviser, the Sub-Adviser has agreed to assume the Adviser’s obligation to pay Fund expenses above the Expense Cap and has agreed, to the extent applicable, to pay the Adviser a minimum fee.

Distribution Arrangement

The Distributor serves as each Fund’s underwriter and distributor of each Fund’s shares pursuant to a distribution agreement (the “Distribution Agreement”). Under the Distribution Agreement, the Distributor, as agent, receives orders to purchase shares in Creation Units and transmits such orders to the Funds’ custodian and transfer agent. The Distributor has no obligation to sell any specific quantity of a Fund’s shares. The Distributor bears the following costs and expenses relating to the distribution of shares: (i) the expenses of maintaining its registration or qualification as a dealer or broker under federal or state laws; (ii) filing fees; and (iii) all other expenses incurred in connection with the distribution services, that are not reimbursed by the Adviser, as contemplated in the Distribution Agreement. The Distributor does not maintain any secondary market in any Fund’s shares.

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3. SERVICE PROVIDERS (continued)

The Funds have adopted a Distribution and Service Plan (the “Plan”) pursuant to Rule 12b-1 under the 1940 Act. In accordance with the Plan, the Funds are authorized to pay an amount up to 0.25% of its average daily net assets each year for certain distribution-related activities. For the year ended November 30, 2023, no fees were charged by the Distributor under the Plan and the Plan will only be implemented with approval of the Board.

Administrator, Custodian and Transfer Agent

SEI Investments Global Funds Services serves as the Funds’ administrator pursuant to an administration agreement. The Bank of New York Mellon serves as the Funds’ custodian and transfer agent pursuant to a custodian agreement and transfer agency services agreement.

An officer of the Trust is affiliated with the administrator and receives no compensation from the Trust for serving as an officer.

4. INVESTMENT TRANSACTIONS

For the year ended November 30, 2023, the purchases and sales of investments in securities, excluding in-kind transactions, long-term U.S. Government and short-term securities were:

 

Purchases

 

Sales and
Maturities

ETC 6 Meridian Hedged Equity-Index Option Strategy ETF

 

$

569,515,626

 

$

551,805,341

ETC 6 Meridian Low Beta Equity Strategy ETF

 

 

86,293,221

 

 

85,840,014

ETC 6 Meridian Mega Cap Equity ETF

 

 

258,553,562

 

 

261,332,022

ETC 6 Meridian Small Cap Equity ETF

 

 

62,282,383

 

 

63,817,128

ETC 6 Meridian Quality Growth ETF

 

 

17,075,827

 

 

17,395,663

For the year ended November 30, 2023, in-kind transactions associated with creations and redemptions were:

 

Purchases

 

Sales

 

Net Realized
Gain (Loss)

ETC 6 Meridian Hedged Equity-Index Option Strategy ETF

 

$

392,034,526

 

$

348,098,606

 

$

36,718,588

ETC 6 Meridian Low Beta Equity Strategy ETF

 

 

41,895,115

 

 

48,316,044

 

 

7,636,770

ETC 6 Meridian Mega Cap Equity ETF

 

 

197,799,268

 

 

184,237,913

 

 

19,758,268

ETC 6 Meridian Small Cap Equity ETF

 

 

38,672,444

 

 

37,622,970

 

 

7,052,576

ETC 6 Meridian Quality Growth ETF

 

 

11,203,377

 

 

12,957,365

 

 

1,542,362

For the year ended November 30, 2023, there were no purchases of long-term U.S. Government securities by the Funds.

5. TAX INFORMATION

The amount and character of income and capital gain distributions to be paid, if any, are determined in accordance with Federal income tax regulations, which may differ from U.S. GAAP. As a result, net investment income (loss) and net realized gain (loss) on investment transactions for a reporting period may differ significantly from distributions during such period. These book/tax differences may be temporary or permanent. To the extent these differences are permanent in nature, they are charged or credited to paid-in capital or total distributable earnings (accumulated losses) as appropriate, in the period that the differences arise.

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5. TAX INFORMATION (continued)

Accordingly, the following permanent differences primarily attributable to redemptions in-kind, distribution in excess and net operating losses have been reclassified within the components of net assets for the year ended November 30, 2023:

Fund Name

 

Total
Distributable
Earnings
(Accumulated
Losses)

 

Paid-in
Capital

ETC 6 Meridian Hedged Equity-Index Option Strategy ETF

 

$

(34,006,614

)

 

$

34,006,614

ETC 6 Meridian Low Beta Equity Strategy ETF

 

 

(7,247,169

)

 

 

7,247,169

ETC 6 Meridian Mega Cap Equity ETF

 

 

(18,050,246

)

 

 

18,050,246

ETC 6 Meridian Small Cap Equity ETF

 

 

(6,751,845

)

 

 

6,751,845

ETC 6 Meridian Quality Growth ETF

 

 

(1,454,126

)

 

 

1,454,126

The tax character of dividends and distributions paid during the years ended November 30, 2023 and November 30, 2022, were as follows:

 

Ordinary Income

 

Return of Capital

 

Totals

ETC 6 Meridian Hedged Equity-Index Option Strategy ETF

 

 

   

 

   

 

 

2023

 

$

7,207,938

 

$

 

$

7,207,938

2022

 

 

6,013,160

 

 

 

 

6,013,160

ETC 6 Meridian Low Beta Equity Strategy ETF

 

 

   

 

   

 

 

2023

 

$

2,332,485

 

$

 

$

2,332,485

2022

 

 

1,949,810

 

 

 

 

1,949,810

ETC 6 Meridian Mega Cap Equity ETF

 

 

   

 

   

 

 

2023

 

$

3,928,312

 

$

 

$

3,928,312

2022

 

 

3,543,151

 

 

 

 

3,543,151

ETC 6 Meridian Small Cap Equity ETF

 

 

   

 

   

 

 

2023

 

$

1,166,152

 

$

 

$

1,166,152

2022

 

 

834,121

 

 

 

 

834,121

ETC 6 Meridian Quality Growth ETF

 

 

   

 

   

 

 

2023

 

$

12,666

 

$

6,245

 

$

18,911

2022

 

 

10,465

 

 

 

 

10,465

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5. TAX INFORMATION (continued)

As of November 30, 2023, the components of Distributable Earnings (Accumulated Losses) on a tax basis were as follows:

 

ETC
6 Meridian
Hedged
Equity-Index
Option
Strategy ETF

 

ETC
6 Meridian
Low Beta
Equity
Strategy ETF

 

ETC
6 Meridian
Mega Cap
Equity ETF

 

ETC
6 Meridian
Small Cap
Equity ETF

 

ETC
6 Meridian
Quality
Growth ETF

Undistributed Ordinary Income

 

$

296,222

 

 

$

118,974

 

 

$

192,003

 

 

$

115,132

 

 

$

 

Post-October Losses

 

 

(10,793,435

)

 

 

 

 

 

(1,833,201

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

Capital Loss Carryforwards

 

 

(59,964,103

)

 

 

(20,733,144

)

 

 

(35,932,191

)

 

 

(15,970,863

)

 

 

(6,118,099

)

Deferred Late-Year Losses

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(65,557

)

Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation)

 

 

8,387,170

 

 

 

(1,739,729

)

 

 

4,168,421

 

 

 

(278,566

)

 

 

2,959,064

 

Other Temporary Differences

 

 

(3

)

 

 

3

 

 

 

1

 

 

 

2

 

 

 

2

 

Total Distributable Earnings (Accumulated Losses)

 

$

(62,074,149

)

 

$

(22,353,896

)

 

$

(33,404,967

)

 

$

(16,134,295

)

 

$

(3,224,590

)

Post-October capital losses represent capital losses realized on investment transactions from November 1, 2023 through November 30, 2023, that, in accordance with Federal income tax regulations, the Funds may elect to defer and treat as having arisen in the following fiscal year.

Deferred late-year losses represent ordinary losses realized on investment transactions from January 1, 2023 through November 30, 2023 and specified losses realized on investment transactions from November 1, 2022 through November 30, 2023.

The Funds are permitted to utilize capital losses that are carried forward and will retain their character as either short-term or long-term capital losses. As of November 30, 2023, the following Funds have capital loss carryforwards to offset capital gains for an unlimited period:

 

Short-Term

 

Long-Term

 

Total
Capital Loss
Carryforwards

ETC 6 Meridian Hedged Equity-Index Option Strategy ETF

 

$

45,752,076

 

$

14,212,027

 

$

59,964,103

ETC 6 Meridian Low Beta Equity Strategy ETF

 

 

13,353,631

 

 

7,379,513

 

 

20,733,144

ETC 6 Meridian Mega Cap Equity ETF

 

 

28,139,222

 

 

7,792,969

 

 

35,932,191

ETC 6 Meridian Small Cap Equity ETF

 

 

11,572,281

 

 

4,398,582

 

 

15,970,863

ETC 6 Meridian Quality Growth ETF

 

 

4,773,755

 

 

1,344,344

 

 

6,118,099

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5. TAX INFORMATION (continued)

For Federal income tax purposes, the cost of securities owned at November 30, 2023, and the net realized gains or losses on securities sold for the period, were different from amounts reported for financial reporting purposes primarily due to wash sales, which cannot be used for Federal income tax purposes in the current period and have been deferred for use in future years. The Federal tax cost and aggregate gross unrealized appreciation and depreciation on investments and foreign currency transactions held by the Funds at November 30, 2023, were as follows:

 

Federal Tax
Cost

 

Aggregated
Gross
Unrealized
Appreciation

 

Aggregated
Gross
Unrealized
Depreciation

 

Net
Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)

ETC 6 Meridian Hedged Equity-Index Option Strategy ETF

 

$

366,963,222

 

$

25,403,895

 

$

(17,016,725

)

 

$

8,387,170

 

ETC 6 Meridian Low Beta Equity Strategy ETF

 

 

141,353,816

 

 

10,649,599

 

 

(12,389,328

)

 

 

(1,739,729

)

ETC 6 Meridian Mega Cap Equity ETF

 

 

186,409,933

 

 

13,453,932

 

 

(9,285,511

)

 

 

4,168,421

 

ETC 6 Meridian Small Cap Equity ETF

 

 

64,075,723

 

 

5,024,758

 

 

(5,303,324

)

 

 

(278,566

)

ETC 6 Meridian Quality Growth ETF

 

 

28,037,408

 

 

4,450,561

 

 

(1,491,497

)

 

 

2,959,064

 

6. PRINCIPAL RISKS OF INVESTING IN THE FUNDS

As with all exchange traded funds (“ETFs”), each shareholder of a Fund is subject to the risk that his or her investment could lose money. The Funds are subject to the principal risks noted below, any of which may adversely affect a Fund’s NAV, trading price, yield, total return and ability to meet its investment objective. Risk information is applicable to each Fund unless otherwise noted. Additional principal risks are disclosed in the Funds’ prospectus. Please refer to the Funds’ prospectus for a complete description of the principal risks of investing in a Fund.

Limited Authorized Participants, Market Makers and Liquidity Providers Risk. Because each Fund is an ETF, only a limited number of institutional investors (known as “Authorized Participants”) are authorized to purchase and redeem shares directly from the Funds. In addition, there may be a limited number of market makers and/or liquidity providers in the marketplace. To the extent either of the following events occurs, the risk of which is higher during periods of market stress, shares of the Funds may trade at a material discount to their NAV per share and possibly face delisting: (i) Authorized Participants exit the business or otherwise become unable to process creation and/or redemption orders and no other Authorized Participants step forward to perform these services, or (ii) market makers and/or liquidity providers exit the business or significantly reduce their business activities and no other entities step forward to perform their functions.

Market Risk. The market price of an investment could decline, sometimes rapidly or unpredictably, due to general market conditions that are not specifically related to a particular company, such as real or perceived adverse economic or political conditions throughout the world, changes in the general outlook for corporate earnings, changes in interest or currency rates, or adverse investor sentiment generally. The market value of an investment also may decline because of factors that affect a particular industry or industries such as labor shortages, increased production costs, and competitive conditions. Local, regional, or global events such as war, acts of terrorism, the spread of infectious illness or other public health issues, recessions, or other events could have a significant impact on the market generally and on specific investments. For example, in recent years, the COVID-19 pandemic, the large expansion of government deficits and debt as a result of government actions to mitigate the effects of the pandemic, Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, and the rise of inflation have resulted in extreme volatility in the global economy and in global financial markets. Economies and financial markets throughout the world are becoming increasingly interconnected. As a result, whether or not a Fund invests in securities of issuers located in or with significant exposure to countries experiencing economic and financial difficulties, the value and liquidity of the Fund’s investments may be negatively affected.

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Notes to Financial Statements

November 30, 2023 (Continued)

6. PRINCIPAL RISKS OF INVESTING IN THE FUNDS (continued)

Models and Data Risk. The Sub-Adviser relies heavily on quantitative models as well as data and information supplied by third parties that are utilized by the models. To the extent the models do not perform as designed or as intended, the Funds’ strategy may not be successfully implemented and the Funds may lose value. If the models or data are incorrect or incomplete, any decisions made in reliance there exclusion of securities that would have been excluded or included had the models or data been correct and complete.

Non-Diversification Risk (ETC 6 Meridian Mega Cap Equity ETF, ETC 6 Meridian Hedged Equity-Index Option Strategy ETF and ETC 6 Meridian Quality Growth ETF only). Each Fund is a non-diversified investment company under the 1940 Act, meaning that, as compared to a diversified fund, it can invest a greater percentage of its assets in securities issued by or representing a small number of issuers. As a result, the performance of these issuers can have a substantial impact on the Fund’s performance.

Options Risk (ETC 6 Meridian Hedged Equity-Index Strategy ETF only). Options give the holder of the option the right to buy (or to sell) a position in a security or in a contract to the writer of the option, at a certain price. They are subject to correlation risk because there may be an imperfect correlation between the options and the securities markets that cause a given transaction to fail to achieve its objectives. The successful use of options depends on the Sub-Adviser’s ability to correctly predict future price fluctuations and the degree of correlation between the options and securities markets. Exchanges can limit the number of positions that can be held or controlled by the Fund or the Sub-Adviser, thus limiting the ability to implement the Fund’s strategies. Options are also particularly subject to leverage risk and can be subject to liquidity risk.

7. OTHER

At November 30, 2023, the records of the Trust, reflected that 100% of the Funds’ total shares outstanding were held by Authorized Participants, in the form of Creation Units, as shown in the table below. However, the individual shares comprising such Creation Units are listed and traded on the Exchange and have been purchased and sold by persons other than Authorized Participants.

 

Number of
Authorized
Participants

ETC 6 Meridian Hedged Equity-Index Option Strategy ETF

 

3

ETC 6 Meridian Low Beta Equity Strategy ETF

 

2

ETC 6 Meridian Mega Cap Equity ETF

 

3

ETC 6 Meridian Small Cap Equity ETF

 

4

ETC 6 Meridian Quality Growth ETF

 

3

8. RECENT MARKET EVENTS

Local, regional, or global events such as war, acts of terrorism, the spread of infectious illness or other public health issues, recessions, or other events could have a significant impact on the market generally and on specific securities. Periods of market volatility may occur in response to such events and other economic, political, and global macro factors. The COVID-19 pandemic, Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, and higher inflation have resulted in extreme volatility in the financial markets, economic downturns around the world, severe losses to some sectors of the economy and individual issuers, and reduced liquidity of certain instruments. These events have caused significant disruptions to business operations, including business closures; strained healthcare systems; disruptions to supply chains and employee availability; large fluctuations in consumer demand; large expansion of government deficits and debt as a result of government actions to mitigate the effects of such events; and widespread uncertainty regarding the long-term effects of such events.

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Notes to Financial Statements

November 30, 2023 (Concluded)

8. RECENT MARKET EVENTS (continued)

Governments and central banks, including the Federal Reserve in the United States, took extraordinary and unprecedented actions to support local and global economies and the financial markets in response to the COVID-19 pandemic, including by keeping interest rates at historically low levels for an extended period. The Federal Reserve concluded its market support activities in 2022 and began to raise interest rates in an effort to fight inflation. The Federal Reserve may determine to raise interest rates further. This and other government intervention into the economy and financial markets to address the pandemic, inflation, or other significant events in the future may not work as intended, particularly if the efforts are perceived by investors as being unlikely to achieve the desired results.

9. SUBSEQUENT EVENTS

The Funds have evaluated the need for additional disclosures and/or adjustments resulting from subsequent events through the date the financial statements were issued. Based on this evaluation, no additional disclosure and/or adjustments were required to the financial statements.

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Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

 

To the Shareholders of ETC 6 Meridian Hedged Equity-Index Option Strategy ETF, ETC 6 Meridian Low Beta Equity Strategy ETF, ETC 6 Meridian Mega Cap Equity ETF, ETC 6 Meridian Small Cap Equity ETF, and ETC 6 Meridian Quality Growth ETF and Board of Trustees of Exchange Traded Concepts Trust

Opinion on the Financial Statements

We have audited the accompanying statements of assets and liabilities, including the schedules of investments, of the funds listed below (the “Funds”), each a series of Exchange Traded Concepts Trust, as of November 30, 2023, the related statements of operations, the statements of changes in net assets, the related notes, and the financial highlights for each of the periods indicated below (collectively referred to as the “financial statements”). In our opinion, the financial statements present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of each of the Funds as of November 30, 2023, the results of their operations, the changes in net assets, and the financial highlights for each of the periods indicated below in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America.

Fund Name

Statements of
Operations

Statements of
Changes in
Net Assets

Financial
Highlights

ETC 6 Meridian Hedged Equity-Index Option Strategy ETF,

ETC 6 Meridian Low Beta Equity Strategy ETF,

ETC 6 Meridian Mega Cap Equity ETF, and

ETC 6 Meridian Small Cap Equity ETF

For the year ended November 30, 2023

For the years ended November 30, 2023 and 2022

For the years ended November 30, 2023, 2022 and 2021 and for the period May 8, 2020 (commencement of operations) through November 30, 2020

ETC 6 Meridian Quality Growth ETF

For the year ended November 30, 2023

For the years ended November 30, 2023 and 2022

For the years ended November 30, 2023 and 2022 and for the period May 10, 2021 (commencement of operations) through November 30, 2021

Basis for Opinion

These financial statements are the responsibility of the Funds’ management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on the Funds’ financial statements based on our audits. We are a public accounting firm registered with the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States) (“PCAOB”) and are required to be independent with respect to the Funds in accordance with the U.S. federal securities laws and the applicable rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission and the PCAOB.

We conducted our audits in accordance with the standards of the PCAOB. Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements are free of material misstatement whether due to error or fraud.

Our audits included performing procedures to assess the risks of material misstatement of the financial statements, whether due to error or fraud, and performing procedures that respond to those risks. Such procedures included examining, on a test basis, evidence regarding the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements. Our procedures included confirmation of securities owned as of November 30, 2023, by correspondence with the custodian and brokers; when replies were not received from brokers, we performed other auditing procedures. Our audits also included evaluating the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall presentation of the financial statements. We believe that our audits provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.

We have served as the auditor of one or more investment companies advised by Exchange Traded Concepts, LLC since 2012.

COHEN & COMPANY, LTD.

Cleveland, Ohio

January 19, 2024

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Trustees and Officers of the Trust

(Unaudited)

Set forth below is information about the Trustees of the Trust. The address of each Trustee of the Trust is c/o Exchange Traded Concepts Trust, 10900 Hefner Pointe Drive, Suite 400, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma 73120. The Fund’s Statement of Additional Information (“SAI”) includes additional information about the Trustees. The SAI may be obtained without charge by calling 833-466-6383.

Name and
Year of Birth

Position(s)
Held with
the Trust

Term of
Office and
Length of
Time
Served
(1)

Principal
Occupation(s)
During Past 5 Years

Number of
Portfolios in
Fund Complex
Overseen By
Trustee
(2)


Other
Directorships
Held by Trustee
During Past 5 Years

Interested Trustee(3)

 

 

 

 

J. Garrett Stevens
(1979)

Trustee and President

Trustee
since 2009; President

since 2011

Investment Adviser/Vice President, T.S. Phillips Investments, Inc. (since 2000); Chief Executive Officer, Exchange Traded Concepts, LLC (since 2009); President, Exchange Traded Concepts Trust (since 2011); President, Exchange Listed Funds Trust (since 2012).

18

None

Independent Trustees

 

 

 

 

Timothy Jacoby
(1952)

Trustee

Since 2014

None.

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Independent Trustee, Bridge Builder Trust (14 portfolios) (since 2022); Independent Trustee, Edward Jones Money Market Fund (since 2017); Audit Committee Chair, Perth Mint Physical Gold ETF (2018 to 2020).

Linda Petrone
(1962)

Trustee

Since 2019

Founding Partner, Sage Search Advisors
(since 2012).

34

None.

Stuart Strauss
(1953)

Trustee

Since 2021

Partner, Dechert, LLP
(2009 to 2020).

34

None.

Mark Zurack
(1957)

Trustee

Since 2011

Professor, Columbia Business School
(since 2002).

18

Independent Trustee, AQR Funds (36 portfolios) (since 2014); Independent Trustee, Exchange Listed Funds Trust (2019).

(1)          Each Trustee shall serve during the continued life of the Trust until he or she dies, resigns, is declared bankrupt or incompetent by a court of competent jurisdiction, or is removed.

(2)          The fund complex includes each series of the Trust and of Exchange Listed Funds Trust.

(3)          Mr. Stevens is an “interested person” of the Trust, as that term is defined in the 1940 Act, by virtue of his employment with, and ownership interest in, the Adviser.

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Trustees and Officers of the Trust

(Unaudited) (Concluded)

Set forth below is information about each of the persons currently serving as officers of the Trust. The address of J. Garrett Stevens, Richard Malinowski, Christopher Roleke, Matthew B. Fleischer and Heather Nichols is c/o Exchange Traded Concepts Trust, 10900 Hefner Pointe Drive, Suite 400, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma 73120; the address of Eric Olsen is SEI Investments Company, One Freedom Valley Drive, Oaks, Pennsylvania 19456.

Name and
Year of Birth

Position(s)
Held with the Trust

Term of Office and
Length of Time Served
(1)

Principal
Occupation(s)
During Past 5 Years

Officers

J. Garrett Stevens
(1979)

Trustee and
President

Trustee since 2009;
President since 2011

Investment Adviser/Vice President, T.S. Phillips Investments, Inc. (since 2000); Chief Executive Officer, Exchange Traded Concepts, LLC (since 2009); President, Exchange Listed Funds Trust (since 2012).

Richard Malinowski
(1983)

Vice President and Secretary

Since 2022

General Counsel, Exchange Traded Concepts, LLC (since 2022); Senior Vice President and Senior Managing Counsel, Ultimus Fund Solutions LLC, (2020 to 2022); Senior Vice President, Ultimus Fund Solutions LLC (2017 to 2020).

Christopher Roleke
(1972)

Treasurer

Since 2022

Controller, Exchange Traded Concepts, LLC (since 2022); Managing Director/Fund Principal Financial Officer, Foreside Management Services, LLC (2011 to 2022).

Eric Olsen
(1970)

Assistant Treasurer

Since 2021

Director, Fund Accounting, SEI Investments Global Funds Services (since 2021); Deputy Head of Fund Operations, Traditional Assets, Aberdeen Standard Investments (2013 to 2021).

Matthew B. Fleischer
(1983)

Chief Compliance
Officer

Since 2021

Chief Compliance Officer, Exchange Traded Concepts Trust (since 2021); Chief Compliance Officer, Exchange Listed Funds Trust (since 2021); Vice President, Compliance, Goldman Sachs Asset Management Funds (2017 to 2021).

Heather Nichols
(1983)

Assistant Secretary

Since 2023

Counsel, Exchange Traded Concepts, LLC (since 2023); Principal, HND Compliance and Regulatory Services, LLC (2015 to 2023).

(1)          Each officer serves at the pleasure of the Board of Trustees.

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Disclosure of Fund Expenses

(Unaudited)

All ETFs have operating expenses. As a shareholder of a Fund you incur an advisory fee. In addition to the advisory fee, a shareholder may pay brokerage expenses, taxes, interest, litigation expenses and other extraordinary expenses (including acquired fund fees and expenses), if any. It is important for you to understand the impact of these ongoing costs on your investment returns. Shareholders may incur brokerage commissions on their purchases and sales of a Fund’s shares, which are not reflected in these examples.

The following examples use the annualized expense ratio and are intended to help you understand the ongoing costs (in dollars) of investing in each Fund and to compare these costs with those of other funds. The examples are based on an investment of $1,000 made at the beginning of the period shown and held for the entire period (June 1, 2023 to November 30, 2023) (unless otherwise noted below). The table below illustrates each Fund’s cost in two ways:

Actual Fund Return. This section helps you to estimate the actual expenses after fee waivers that your Fund incurred over the period. The “Expenses Paid During Period” column shows the actual dollar expense cost incurred by a $1,000 investment in the Funds, and the “Ending Account Value” number is derived from deducting that expense cost from the Fund’s gross investment return.

You can use this information, together with the actual amount you invested in the Fund, to estimate the expenses you paid over that period. Simply divide your actual account value by $1,000 to arrive at a ratio (for example, an $8,600 account value divided by $1,000 = 8.6), then multiply that ratio by the number shown for your Fund under “Expenses Paid During Period.”

Hypothetical 5% Return. This section helps you compare your Fund’s costs with those of other funds. It assumes that the Funds had an annual 5% return before expenses during the year, but that the expense ratio (Column 3) for the period is unchanged. This example is useful in making comparisons because the Commission requires all funds to make this 5% calculation. You can assess your Fund’s comparative cost by comparing the hypothetical result for your Fund in the “Expenses Paid During Period” column with those that appear in the same charts in the shareholder reports for other funds.

NOTE: Because the return is set at 5% for comparison purposes — NOT your Fund’s actual return — the account values shown may not apply to your specific investment.

Beginning
Account
Value
6
/1/2023

Ending
Account
Value
11
/30/2023

Annualized
Expense
Ratios

Expenses
Paid
During
Period
(1)

ETC 6 Meridian Hedged Equity-Index Option Strategy ETF

Actual Fund Return

$  1,000.00

$  1,065.80

1.03%

$  5.33

Hypothetical 5% Return

$  1,000.00

$  1,019.90

1.03%

$  5.22

ETC 6 Meridian Low Beta Equity Strategy ETF

Actual Fund Return

$  1,000.00

$  1,047.50

0.80%

$  4.11

Hypothetical 5% Return

$  1,000.00

$  1,021.06

0.80%

$  4.05

ETC 6 Meridian Mega Cap Equity ETF

Actual Fund Return

$  1,000.00

$  1,080.60

0.78%

$  4.07

Hypothetical 5% Return

$  1,000.00

$  1,021.16

0.78%

$  3.95

ETC 6 Meridian Small Cap Equity ETF

Actual Fund Return

$  1,000.00

$  1,107.00

0.85%

$  4.49

Hypothetical 5% Return

$  1,000.00

$  1,020.81

0.85%

$  4.31

ETC 6 Meridian Quality Growth ETF

Actual Fund Return

$  1,000.00

$  1,106.60

1.00%

$  5.28

Hypothetical 5% Return

$  1,000.00

$  1,020.05

1.00%

$  5.06

(1)      Expenses are equal to the Fund’s annualized expense ratio multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by 183/365 (to reflect the one-half year period shown).

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Board Considerations of Approval of Advisory Agreement

(Unaudited)

At a meeting held on September 7, 2023 (the “Meeting”), the Board of Trustees (the “Board”) of Exchange Traded Concepts Trust (the “Trust”) considered and approved the continuance of the following agreements (together, the “Agreements”) with respect to the 6 Meridian Mega Cap Equity ETF (“SIXA”), ETC 6 Meridian Hedged Equity-Index Option ETF (“SIXH”), ETC 6 Meridian Low Beta Equity ETF (“SIXL”), ETC 6 Meridian Small Cap Equity ETF (“SIXS”), ETC 6 Meridian Quality Growth ETF (“SXQG”), ETC 6 Meridian Quality Value ETF (“SXQV”), and ETC 6 Meridian Quality Dividend Yield ETF (“SXQY”) (each, a “Fund” and collectively, the “Funds”):

    the investment advisory agreement between the Trust, on behalf of the Fund, and Exchange Traded Concepts, LLC (“ETC”) pursuant to which ETC provides advisory services to the Funds; and

    the sub-advisory agreement between ETC and Madison Avenue Financial Solutions, LLC1 (“Madison Avenue”) pursuant to which Madison Avenue provides sub-advisory services to the Funds.

Pursuant to Section 15 of the Investment Company Act of 1940 (the “1940 Act”), the Agreements must be approved by a vote of (i) the Trustees or the shareholders of the Fund and (ii) a majority of the Trustees who are not parties to the Agreements or “interested persons” of any party thereto, as defined in the 1940 Act (the “Independent Trustees”), cast in person at a meeting called for the purpose of voting on such approval. In connection with its consideration of such approval, the Board must request and evaluate, and ETC and Madison Avenue are required to furnish, such information as may be reasonably necessary to evaluate the terms of the Agreements. In addition, rules under the 1940 Act require the Fund to disclose in its shareholder reports the material factors and the conclusions with respect thereto that formed the basis for the Board’s approval of the Agreements.

Consistent with these responsibilities, prior to the Meeting, the Board reviewed materials from ETC and Madison Avenue and, at the Meeting, representatives from ETC presented additional information to help the Board evaluate the Agreements. Among other things, the Board was provided an overview of ETC’s and Madison Avenue’s advisory business, including investment personnel and investment processes. During the Meeting, the Board discussed the materials it received, including a memorandum from legal counsel to the Independent Trustees on the responsibilities of Trustees in considering the approval of investment advisory agreements under the 1940 Act, considered ETC’s oral presentations, and deliberated on the approval of the Agreements in light of this information. Throughout the process, the Trustees were afforded the opportunity to ask questions of and request additional materials from ETC and Madison Avenue. The Independent Trustees were assisted in their review by independent legal counsel and met with counsel separately and without management present.

In considering whether to approve the continuance of the Agreements, the Board took into account the materials provided for the Meeting, the extensive discussion before and during the Meeting, including the discussion the Independent Trustees had during their executive session with independent legal counsel. In particular, the Board took into consideration (i) the nature, extent, and quality of the services provided by ETC and Madison Avenue to each Fund; (ii) each Fund’s performance; (iii) ETC’s and Madison Avenue’s costs of and profits realized from providing advisory and sub-advisory services to each Fund, including any fall-out benefits enjoyed by ETC and Madison Avenue or their respective affiliates; (iv) comparative fee and expense data; (v) the extent to which the advisory fee reflect economies of scale shared with Fund shareholders; and (vi) other factors the Board deemed to be relevant.

Nature, Extent and Quality of Services. With respect to the nature, extent, and quality of the services provided to each Fund, the Board considered ETC’s and Madison Avenue’s specific responsibilities in all aspects of day-to-day management of each Fund.

1           Effective November 1, 2022, the sub-advisory services provided to the Funds by Hightower 6M Holding, LLC (“6M”) transitioned to Madison Avenue Financial Solutions, LLC (“Madison Avenue”) as part of an internal reorganization by Hightower Holding, LLC, which wholly owns both 6M and Madison Avenue.

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Board Considerations of Approval of Advisory Agreement

(Unaudited) (Continued)

The Board considered that beyond portfolio management, ETC’s responsibilities, including through its affiliates, include overseeing the activities of Madison Avenue, including regular review of Madison Avenue’s performance and compliance functions; trading portfolio securities and other investment instruments on behalf of each Fund based on instructions from Madison Avenue; selecting broker-dealers to execute purchase and sale transactions; determining the daily baskets of deposit securities and cash components; executing portfolio securities trades for purchases and redemptions of Fund shares conducted on a cash-in-lieu basis; monitoring compliance with various policies and procedures and applicable securities regulations; quarterly reporting to the Board; and implementing Board directives as they relate to the Funds, and (ii) subject to the supervision of ETC and oversight of the Board, Madison Avenue’s responsibilities include developing, implementing, and maintaining each Fund’s investment program; providing security selection instructions to ETC; overseeing general portfolio compliance with relevant law; quarterly reporting to the Board; and implementing Board directives as they relate to the Funds. The Board noted that it had been provided with ETC’s and Madison Avenue’s registration forms on Form ADV as well as their responses to a detailed series of questions, which included a description of their operations, services, personnel, compliance programs, risk management programs, and financial conditions, and whether there had been material changes to such information since it was last presented to the Board. The Board considered the qualifications, experience, and responsibilities of ETC’s and Madison Avenue’s investment personnel, the quality of ETC’s and Madison Avenue’s compliance infrastructures, and the determination of the Trust’s Chief Compliance Officer that each has appropriate compliance policies and procedures in place. The Board considered ETC’s and Madison Avenue’s experience working with ETFs, including the Funds, and noted ETC’s experience managing other series of the Trust and other ETFs outside of the Trust.

The Board considered ETC’s experience working with ETFs including other series of the Trust and other ETFs outside of the Trust. The Board also considered other services provided to the Funds by ETC, such as arranging for transfer agency, custody, fund administration and accounting, and other non-distribution related services necessary for the Funds to operate; administering the Funds’ business affairs; providing office facilities and equipment and certain clerical, bookkeeping and administrative services; liaising with and reporting to the Board on matters relating to Fund operations, portfolio management and other matters essential to the Funds’ business activities; supervising each Fund’s registration as an investment company and the offering of shares to the public, including oversight and preparation of regulatory filings; working with ETF market participants, including authorized participants, market makers, and exchanges, to help facilitate an orderly trading environment for each Fund’s shares; and providing its officers and employees to serve as officers or Trustees of the Trust.

The Board also considered other services provided to the Funds by ETC, including through its affiliates, such as arranging for transfer agency, custody, fund administration and accounting, and other non-distribution related services necessary for the Funds to operate; administering each Fund’s business affairs; providing office facilities and equipment and certain clerical, bookkeeping and administrative services; liaising with and reporting to the Board on matters relating to Fund operations, portfolio management and other matters essential to each Fund’s business activities; supervising each Fund’s registration as an investment company and the offering of Fund shares to the public, including oversight and preparation of regulatory filings; working with ETF market participants, including authorized participants, market makers, and exchanges, to help facilitate an orderly trading environment for each Fund’s shares; and providing its officers and employees to serve as officers or Trustees of the Trust.

Based on review of this information, the Board concluded that the nature, extent and quality of services provided to the Funds under the Agreements supported the Board’s approval of the continuance of the Agreements, respectively, for the coming year.

Performance. The Board noted that performance information was not available for SXQY and SXQV because those Funds had not yet commenced operations. The Board reviewed the performance of each of the other Funds in light of each Fund’s stated investment objective, noting that each Fund is actively managed. The Board was provided reports regarding each Fund’s past performance, including a report prepared by ISS, an independent third party, comparing the Fund’s performance to the performance of a group of peer funds (each a “Peer Group”) for various time periods ended June 30, 2023. The Board reviewed this information for each Fund in turn, noting its observations with respect to each Fund.

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Board Considerations of Approval of Advisory Agreement

(Unaudited) (Continued)

ETC 6 Meridian Mega Cap Equity ETF (SIXA)

The Board found that SIXA underperformed both the mean and median for the June 30, 2023 year-to-date, 1 year and 3 year periods (annualized) relative to its Peer Group, however, its returns were generally in line with certain other competitors within the Peer Group and led for the 2022 calendar year period. The Fund also underperformed its benchmark index (S&P 500) for the one-year, three-year and since inception periods ended June 30, 2023.

ETC 6 Meridian Low Beta Equity Strategy ETF (SIXL)

The Board found that SIXL underperformed both the mean and median for the June 30, 2023 year-to-date, 1 year and 3 year periods (annualized) relative to its Peer Group, however, the Fund’s 2022 calendar year returns were generally in the range of its peers and exceeded the mean and median for the Peer Group for that period. The Fund also underperformed its benchmark index (Equal Weight Blended return of the S&P 500 Index, S&P SmallCap 600 Index, and S&P MidCap 400 Index) for the one-year, three-year and since inception periods June 30, 2023.

ETC 6 Meridian Hedged Equity-Index Option Strategy ETF (SIXH)

The Board found that SIXH underperformed both the mean and median for the June 30, 2023 year-to-date period relative to its Peer Group, but outperformed both for the 1 year period and outperformed the mean and was at the median for the 3 year period (annualized). The Fund led the Peer Group for the 2022 calendar year returns. The Fund also outperformed its benchmark index (CBOE S&P 500 Buy/Write Index) for the one-year period ended June 30, 2023, but has underperformed for the three-year and since inception periods.

ETC 6 Meridian Small Cap Equity ETF (SIXS)

The Board found that SIXS underperformed both the mean and median for the June 30, 2023 year-to-date, 1 year and 3 year periods (annualized) relative to its Peer Group, however, its returns were generally in line with certain other competitors within the Peer Group and approximate to the median for the three-year period. The Fund also underperformed its benchmark index (S&P SmallCap 600 Index) for the one-year and three-year period ended June 30, 2023, but has approximated the return of its benchmark since inception.

ETC 6 Meridian Quality Growth ETF (SXQG)

The Board found that SXQG performed at the median but below the mean for the June 30, 2023 year-to-date period and outperformed the mean and median for the 1 year period (annualized). Its calendar year 2022 return underperformed the mean and median of the Peer Group but was generally in line with certain other competitors within the Peer Group. The Fund underperformed its benchmark index (Russell 1000 Growth Index) for the one-year period ended June 30, 2023.

The Board considered ETC’s observation that although returns for the year ended June 30, 2023 varied across the Funds and generally underperformed each Fund’s benchmark, the ISS reports focus on a different period for measurement and reflect that for the year ended December 31, 2022, each of SIXH, SIXA and SIXL outperformed the mean and median of the net total returns of each Fund’s peer group, and that SIXS and SXQG underperformed the mean and median of the net total returns of each Fund’s peer group, but were within the range of returns of other funds in each peer group, reflecting that although Madison Avenue has potentially struggled with underperformance for the most recent six months ended June 30, 2023, performance measured for the most recent calendar year does not reflect the same.

Based on the information presented, the Adviser believes that the performance of Madison Avenue is satisfactory for the period with respect to each of the Funds. The Board noted that, based on the experience of Madison Avenue and with oversight by ETC, each of ETC and Madison Avenue are expected to continue to provide satisfactory performance for the Fund and its shareholders.

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Board Considerations of Approval of Advisory Agreement

(Unaudited) (Concluded)

Cost of Advisory Services and Profitability. The Board reviewed the advisory fee paid or to be paid by each Fund to ETC and the sub-advisory fee paid or to be paid by ETC to Madison Avenue under the Agreements. The Board reviewed a report prepared by ISS, an independent third party, comparing each Fund’s advisory fee to those paid by a group of peer funds. The Board noted that the report included mutual funds in each Fund’s peer group, which were intended to enhance the Board’s ability to evaluate the quality of fees and expenses on a broader scale. The Board took into account the differences in operations and fee structures between ETFs and mutual funds, noting that, unlike most ETFs, the Funds’ advisory fee was not structured as a unitary fee, and gave such weight to the mutual fund data as it deemed appropriate. The Board noted that ISS selected the particular mutual funds that were included in its report. In support of its review of the statistical information, the Board was provided with a description of the methodology used by ISS to prepare this information.

The Board noted that certain of the Fund’s advisory fee were at the high end of its respective peer group range, where SIXAs, SIXS, and SIXL’s net total expenses were the highest among its peer ETFs and third, second, and second highest among its entire peer group; and where SXQG’s, SXQY’s, SXQV’s actual and estimated net total expenses were the highest of its peer group. SIXH’s net total expenses were less than the median of its Peer Group. The Board took into account that due to the specialized nature of each Fund’s strategy, there are limitations in comparing each Fund’s advisory fee to those of other funds and the information provided by the peer group report may not provide meaningful direct comparisons to the Funds.

The Board also considered that ETC has contractually agreed to waive its fees and reimburse expenses for the Funds to ensure that the total operating expenses of each Fund do not exceed a certain amount. The Board considered that the sub-advisory fee is paid by ETC, not the Funds, and that the sub-advisory fee reflects an arm’s length negotiation between ETC and Madison Avenue. The Board further found that the sub-advisory fee reflected a reasonable allocation of the advisory fee between ETC and Madison Avenue given the work performed by each firm. The Board considered information provided about the costs and expenses incurred by ETC and Madison Avenue in providing advisory and sub-advisory services, evaluated the compensation and benefits received by each of ETC and Madison Avenue from its relationship with the Funds, and reviewed profitability information from ETC and Madison Avenue with respect to each Fund. The Board considered the risks borne by ETC associated with providing services to the Funds, including the entrepreneurial risk associated with sponsoring new funds, as well as the enterprise risk emanating from litigation and reputational risks, operational and business risks, and other risks associated with the ongoing management of the Funds. Based on the foregoing information, the Board concluded that the advisory and sub-advisory fees appeared reasonable in light of the services rendered.

Economies of Scale. The Board considered whether economies of scale have been realized with respect to the Funds. The Board concluded that no significant economies of scale have been realized and that the Board will have the opportunity to periodically reexamine whether such economies have been achieved.

Conclusion. No single factor was determinative of the Board’s decision to approve the continuance of the Agreements on behalf of each Fund; rather, the Board based its determination on the total mix of information available to it. Based on a consideration of all the factors in their totality, the Board, including the Independent Trustees, determined that the Agreements, including the compensation payable thereunder, were fair and reasonable to each Fund. The Board, including the Independent Trustees, therefore, determined that the approval of the continuance of the Agreements was in the best interests of each Fund and its shareholders.

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ETC 6 Meridian

Notice to Shareholders

(Unaudited)

For shareholders that do not have a November 30, 2023 tax year end, this notice is for informational purposes only. For shareholders with a November 30, 2023 tax year end, please consult your tax advisor as to the pertinence of this notice.

For the fiscal year ended November 30, 2023, the Funds is designating the following items with regard to distributions paid during the year.

Fund Name

 

Return
of
Capital

 

Ordinary
Income
Distributions

 

Total
Distributions

 

Qualifying
For
Corporate
Dividend
Received
Deduction
(1)

 

Qualifying
Dividend
Income
(2)

 

U.S.
Government
Interest
(3)

 

Interest
Related
Dividends
(4)

 

Qualified
Short-
Term
Capital
Gain
(5)

 

Foreign
Tax
Credit

ETC 6 Meridian Hedged Equity-Index Option Strategy ETF

 

0.00%

 

100.00%

 

100.00%

 

100.00%

 

100.00%

 

0.00%

 

0.00%

 

0.00%

 

0.00%

ETC 6 Meridian Low Beta Equity Strategy ETF

 

0.00%

 

100.00%

 

100.00%

 

100.00%

 

100.00%

 

0.00%

 

0.00%

 

0.00%

 

0.00%

ETC 6 Meridian Mega Cap Equity ETF

 

0.00%

 

100.00%

 

100.00%

 

100.00%

 

100.00%

 

0.00%

 

0.00%

 

0.00%

 

0.00%

ETC 6 Meridian Small Cap Equity ETF

 

0.00%

 

100.00%

 

100.00%

 

100.00%

 

100.00%

 

0.00%

 

0.00%

 

0.00%

 

0.00%

ETC 6 Meridian Quality Growth ETF

 

33.02%

 

66.98%

 

100.00%

 

100.00%

 

100.00%

 

0.00%

 

0.00%

 

0.00%

 

0.00%

(1)

 

Qualifying dividends represent dividends which qualify for the corporate dividends received deduction and are reflected as a percentage ordinary Income distributions (the total of short-term capital gain and net investment income distributions).

(2)

 

The percentage in this column represents the amount of “Qualifying Dividend Income” as created by the Jobs and Growth Relief Reconciliation Act of 2003 and it’s reflected as a percentage of ordinary income distributions (the total of short-term capital gain and net investment income distributions). It is the intention of the Fund to designate the maximum amount permitted by law.

(3)

 

U.S. Government Interest represents the amount of interest that was derived from U.S. Government obligations and distributed during the fiscal year. Generally, interest from direct U.S. Government obligations is exempt from state income tax.

(4)

 

The percentage in this column represents the amount of “Interest Related Dividends” as created by the American Jobs Creation Act of 2004 and is a percentage of net investment income that is exempt from U.S. withholding tax when paid for foreign investors.

(5)

 

The percentage in this column represents the amount of “Qualifying Short-Term Capital Gain” as created by the American Jobs Creation Act of 2004 and is reflected as a percentage of short-term capital gain distributions that is exempt from U.S. withholding tax when paid to foreign investors.

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ETC 6 Meridian

Supplemental Information

(Unaudited)

NAV is the price per share at which a fund issues and redeems shares. It is calculated in accordance with the standard formula for valuing fund shares. The “Market Price” of a fund generally is determined using the midpoint between the highest bid and the lowest offer on the stock exchange on which the shares of the fund are listed for trading, as of the time that the fund’s NAV is calculated. A fund’s Market Price may be at, above or below its NAV. The NAV of a fund will fluctuate with changes in the market value of the fund’s holdings. The NAV of a fund may also be impacted by the accrual of deferred taxes. The Market Price of a fund will fluctuate in accordance with changes in its NAV, as well as market supply and demand.

Premiums or discounts are the differences (expressed as a percentage) between the NAV and Market Price of a fund on a given day, generally at the time NAV is calculated. A premium is the amount that a fund is trading above the reported NAV, expressed as a percentage of the NAV. A discount is the amount that a fund is trading below the reported NAV, expressed as a percentage of the NAV.

Further information regarding premiums and discounts is available on the Funds’ website at www.6meridianfunds.com.

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10900 Hefner Pointe Drive, Suite 400
Oklahoma City, OK 73120

Investment Adviser:

Exchange Traded Concepts, LLC

10900 Hefner Pointe Drive, Suite 400

Oklahoma City, OK 73120

Sub-Adviser:

Madison Avenue Financial Solutions, LLC

8301 E 21st St. North

Suite 150

Wichita, KS 67206

Distributor:

SEI Investments Distribution Co.

One Freedom Valley Drive

Oaks, PA 19456

Administrator:

SEI Investments Global Funds Services

One Freedom Valley Drive

Oaks, PA 19456

Legal Counsel:

Chapman and Cutler LLP
320 South Canal Street
Chicago, IL 60606

Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm:

Cohen & Company, Ltd.

1350 Euclid Avenue, Suite 800

Cleveland, OH 44115

This information must be preceded or accompanied by a current prospectus for the Funds.

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