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

Semi-Annual Report

May 31, 2022
(Unaudited)

 

6 Meridian

Table of Contents

 

Schedules of Investments

 

1

Statements of Assets and Liabilities

 

13

Statements of Operations

 

15

Statements of Changes in Net Assets

 

17

Financial Highlights

 

22

Notes to Financial Statements

 

23

Disclosure of Fund Expenses

 

33

Supplemental Information

 

35

Review of Liquidity Risk Management Program

 

36

Board Consideration of Approval of Sub-Advisory Agreement

 

37

The Funds file their complete schedule of Fund holdings with the 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 period end. Each Fund’s Form N-PORT reports 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 the Funds’ Statement of Additional Information (the “SAI”). The SAI, as well as information relating to how each Fund voted proxies relating to its 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

Schedule of Investments

May 31, 2022 (Unaudited)

Description

 

Shares

 

Fair Value

COMMON STOCK — 93.6%

     

 

 

Communication Services — 6.6%

     

 

 

Alphabet, Cl A*

 

1,480

 

$

3,367,355

Comcast, Cl A

 

85,360

 

 

3,779,741

Verizon Communications

 

224,074

 

 

11,492,755

       

 

18,639,851

Consumer Discretionary — 5.5%

     

 

 

Home Depot(A)

 

11,247

 

 

3,405,029

Lowe’s(A)

 

16,996

 

 

3,319,319

NIKE, Cl B

 

27,385

 

 

3,254,707

Target(A)

 

15,024

 

 

2,432,085

Tesla*

 

3,822

 

 

2,898,070

       

 

15,309,210

Consumer Staples — 21.7%

     

 

 

Altria Group(A)

 

187,053

 

 

10,117,697

Colgate-Palmolive

 

91,857

 

 

7,239,250

Costco Wholesale(A)

 

6,527

 

 

3,043,018

Kraft Heinz(A)

 

164,504

 

 

6,223,186

Mondelez International, Cl A

 

54,128

 

 

3,440,376

PepsiCo

 

20,581

 

 

3,452,463

Philip Morris International(A)

 

105,092

 

 

11,166,025

Procter & Gamble

 

21,798

 

 

3,223,488

Walgreens Boots Alliance

 

162,415

 

 

7,118,650

Walmart

 

45,437

 

 

5,844,561

       

 

60,868,714

Energy — 9.5%

     

 

 

Chevron

 

86,458

 

 

15,100,754

Exxon Mobil(A)

 

119,880

 

 

11,508,480

       

 

26,609,234

Description

 

Shares

 

Fair Value

Financials — 10.2%

     

 

 

American Express

 

20,119

 

$

3,396,490

American International Group

 

58,462

 

 

3,430,550

Berkshire Hathaway, Cl B*

 

10,851

 

 

3,428,699

Capital One Financial

 

27,265

 

 

3,486,102

JPMorgan Chase

 

28,666

 

 

3,790,505

Morgan Stanley

 

42,126

 

 

3,628,734

US Bancorp

 

141,368

 

 

7,502,400

       

 

28,663,480

Health Care — 23.1%

     

 

 

AbbVie(A)

 

70,053

 

 

10,323,711

Bristol-Myers Squibb

 

45,987

 

 

3,469,719

CVS Health(A)

 

71,562

 

 

6,923,624

Eli Lilly

 

23,848

 

 

7,474,917

Gilead Sciences

 

171,762

 

 

11,138,765

Johnson & Johnson(A)

 

19,326

 

 

3,469,597

Merck

 

39,393

 

 

3,625,338

Pfizer(A)

 

285,724

 

 

15,154,802

UnitedHealth Group

 

6,889

 

 

3,422,317

       

 

65,002,790

Industrials — 1.2%

     

 

 

General Dynamics

 

14,802

 

 

3,329,118

Information Technology — 12.1%

     

 

 

Adobe(A)*

 

8,476

 

 

3,530,084

Apple

 

43,719

 

 

6,507,136

Broadcom

 

5,989

 

 

3,474,399

Intel

 

76,797

 

 

3,411,323

International Business Machines(A)

 

25,952

 

 

3,603,176

NVIDIA(A)

 

35,353

 

 

6,601,111

QUALCOMM

 

23,767

 

 

3,403,910

Texas Instruments(A)

 

19,843

 

 

3,507,449

       

 

34,038,588

Materials — 2.5%

     

 

 

Dow

 

102,980

 

 

7,000,580

Real Estate — 1.2%

     

 

 

Simon Property Group

 

29,550

 

 

3,387,908

       

 

 

Total Common Stock
(Cost $260,393,872)

     

 

262,849,473

EXCHANGE-TRADED FUND — 6.9%

 

 

 

SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust(A)

 

47,183

 

 

19,483,276

Total Exchange-Traded Fund
(Cost $19,798,498)

     

 

19,483,276

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

1

ETC 6 Meridian

Hedged Equity-Index Option Strategy ETF

Schedule of Investments

May 31, 2022 (Unaudited) (Concluded)

Description

 

Shares

 

Fair Value

SHORT-TERM INVESTMENT — 0.1%

 

 

 

 

Invesco Government & Agency, CI Institutional, 2.26%(B)

 

287,111

 

$

287,111

 

Total Short-Term Investment (Cost $287,111)

     

 

287,111

 

Total Investments — 100.6%
(Cost $280,479,481)

     

$

282,619,860

 

WRITTEN OPTION(C) — -0.6%

     

 

 

 

Total Written Option

(Premiums Received
($1,335,228))

     

$

(1,547,522

)

Percentages are based on Net Assets of $280,897,450.

*       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 $29,446,370.

(B)   The rate reported is the 7-day effective yield as of May 31, 2022.

(C)   Refer to table below for details on Options Contracts

Description

 

Number of
Contracts

 

Notional
Amount

 

Exercise
Price

 

Expiration
Date

 

Value

WRITTEN OPTION — (0.6)%

   

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

       

 

 

 

Call Options

   

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

       

 

 

 

S&P 500 Index

 

(202

)

 

$

(83,469,430

)

 

$

4,150

 

06/18/22

 

$

(1,547,522

)

     

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

       

 

(1,547,522

)

Total Written Option

   

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

       

 

 

 

(Premiums Received $1,335,228)

   

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

       

$

(1,547,522

)

Cl       — Class

ETF    — Exchange Traded Fund

PLC    — Public Limited Company

SPDR — Standard & Poor’s Depository Receipt

S&P    — Standard & Poor’s

As of May 31, 2022, all of the Fund’s investments were considered Level 1, in accordance with the authoritative guidance under U.S. GAAP.

For more information on valuation inputs, see Note 2 — Significant Accounting Policies in the Notes to Financial Statements.

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

2

ETC 6 Meridian

Low Beta Equity Strategy ETF

Schedule of Investments

May 31, 2022 (Unaudited)

Description

 

Shares

 

Fair Value

COMMON STOCK — 99.8%

     

 

 

Communication Services — 3.3%

     

 

 

ATN International

 

16,635

 

$

733,437

Cable One

 

381

 

 

496,480

Charter Communications, Cl A*

 

978

 

 

495,778

Cogent Communications Holdings

 

9,570

 

 

577,932

New York Times, Cl A

 

14,348

 

 

494,863

Shenandoah Telecommunications

 

26,908

 

 

617,808

Verizon Communications

 

11,230

 

 

575,987

World Wrestling Entertainment, Cl A

 

11,578

 

 

773,063

       

 

4,765,348

Consumer Discretionary — 2.8%

     

 

 

Dollar General

 

2,960

 

 

652,206

Helen of Troy*

 

2,942

 

 

544,829

Murphy USA

 

3,258

 

 

811,633

Papa John’s International

 

4,938

 

 

434,593

Service International

 

9,540

 

 

668,086

Standard Motor Products

 

12,762

 

 

509,842

Wendy’s

 

26,398

 

 

492,060

       

 

4,113,249

Consumer Staples — 19.2%

     

 

 

Altria Group

 

11,928

 

 

645,186

B&G Foods

 

19,526

 

 

441,483

BellRing Brands*

 

7,294

 

 

190,738

BJ’s Wholesale Club Holdings*

 

10,003

 

 

578,874

Boston Beer, Cl A*

 

1,428

 

 

507,368

Brown-Forman, Cl B

 

8,917

 

 

589,592

Cal-Maine Foods

 

14,512

 

 

692,659

Campbell Soup

 

319

 

 

15,283

Casey’s General Stores

 

3,219

 

 

674,509

Church & Dwight

 

5,930

 

 

534,056

Description

 

Shares

 

Fair Value

Consumer Staples (continued)

     

 

 

Coca-Cola

 

9,821

 

$

622,455

Coca-Cola Consolidated

 

1,054

 

 

595,478

Colgate-Palmolive

 

7,380

 

 

581,618

Conagra Brands

 

17,244

 

 

567,155

Edgewell Personal Care

 

13,937

 

 

507,307

Flowers Foods

 

21,289

 

 

587,576

General Mills

 

8,812

 

 

615,518

Grocery Outlet Holding*

 

23,725

 

 

907,481

Hain Celestial Group*

 

16,170

 

 

426,080

Hershey

 

2,954

 

 

625,391

Hormel Foods

 

12,746

 

 

620,348

Hostess Brands, Cl A*

 

29,333

 

 

623,326

Ingredion

 

7,023

 

 

665,008

J & J Snack Foods

 

3,991

 

 

511,726

J M Smucker

 

4,375

 

 

548,494

John B Sanfilippo & Son

 

7,529

 

 

575,065

Kellogg

 

9,727

 

 

678,361

Kraft Heinz

 

17,234

 

 

651,962

Kroger

 

13,378

 

 

708,633

Lancaster Colony

 

3,893

 

 

474,557

McCormick

 

5,889

 

 

546,028

Mondelez International, Cl A

 

8,933

 

 

567,781

National Beverage

 

14,067

 

 

698,146

PepsiCo

 

3,472

 

 

582,428

Philip Morris International

 

5,780

 

 

614,125

Pilgrim’s Pride*

 

21,567

 

 

718,613

Post Holdings*

 

5,753

 

 

473,069

Procter & Gamble

 

3,705

 

 

547,895

Sanderson Farms

 

3,297

 

 

657,752

SpartanNash

 

23,218

 

 

798,931

Sprouts Farmers Market*

 

20,792

 

 

563,255

Tootsie Roll Industries

 

18,878

 

 

624,295

TreeHouse Foods*

 

16,587

 

 

682,058

Tyson Foods, Cl A

 

6,784

 

 

607,914

Universal

 

11,744

 

 

747,857

USANA Health Sciences*

 

6,485

 

 

456,090

Walmart

 

4,293

 

 

552,209

WD-40

 

2,727

 

 

514,830

       

 

27,916,563

Energy — 0.5%

     

 

 

DT Midstream

 

11,700

 

 

679,770

Financials — 7.5%

     

 

 

Alleghany*

 

871

 

 

726,223

Allstate

 

4,903

 

 

670,191

AMERISAFE

 

11,571

 

 

583,178

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

3

ETC 6 Meridian

Low Beta Equity Strategy ETF

Schedule of Investments

May 31, 2022 (Unaudited) (Continued)

Description

 

Shares

 

Fair Value

Financials (continued)

     

 

 

Capitol Federal Financial

 

54,756

 

$

555,773

Cboe Global Markets

 

4,976

 

 

558,855

Ellington Financial

 

36,981

 

 

572,836

Employers Holdings

 

15,488

 

 

641,358

Encore Capital Group*

 

9,053

 

 

553,229

FirstCash Holdings

 

8,580

 

 

640,497

Hanover Insurance Group

 

4,249

 

 

622,903

Hartford Financial Services Group

 

8,494

 

 

615,900

Horace Mann Educators

 

15,074

 

 

609,894

KKR Real Estate Finance Trust

 

28,404

 

 

580,009

Mercury General

 

11,389

 

 

557,492

PRA Group*

 

13,213

 

 

488,881

Progressive

 

5,487

 

 

655,038

RenaissanceRe Holdings

 

3,871

 

 

594,276

Safety Insurance Group

 

6,968

 

 

647,048

       

 

10,873,581

Health Care — 21.6%

     

 

 

AbbVie

 

4,254

 

 

626,912

Allscripts Healthcare Solutions*

 

29,032

 

 

496,157

AmerisourceBergen, Cl A

 

4,382

 

 

678,290

Amgen

 

2,692

 

 

691,144

AMN Healthcare Services*

 

5,768

 

 

558,919

Amphastar Pharmaceuticals*

 

23,922

 

 

888,463

Anika Therapeutics*

 

19,959

 

 

433,909

Anthem

 

1,336

 

 

680,839

Baxter International

 

6,901

 

 

524,821

Becton Dickinson

 

2,221

 

 

568,132

Bristol-Myers Squibb

 

9,216

 

 

695,347

Bruker

 

8,849

 

 

552,886

Cardinal Health

 

11,524

 

 

649,032

Centene*

 

7,428

 

 

604,936

Cerner

 

6,543

 

 

620,604

Chemed

 

1,278

 

 

619,063

Cigna

 

2,701

 

 

724,651

Collegium Pharmaceutical*

 

33,000

 

 

515,460

Computer Programs and Systems*

 

21,604

 

 

688,951

CorVel*

 

3,993

 

 

595,596

CVS Health

 

5,515

 

 

533,576

DaVita*

 

5,474

 

 

533,660

Eagle Pharmaceuticals*

 

13,433

 

 

627,321

Encompass Health

 

9,939

 

 

651,402

Gilead Sciences

 

9,374

 

 

607,904

HealthStream*

 

25,137

 

 

512,041

Humana

 

1,393

 

 

632,742

ICU Medical*

 

2,819

 

 

512,043

Description

 

Shares

 

Fair Value

Health Care (continued)

     

 

 

Innoviva*

 

38,301

 

$

581,026

Jazz Pharmaceuticals*

 

4,246

 

 

635,541

Johnson & Johnson

 

3,489

 

 

626,380

Laboratory Corp of America Holdings

 

2,155

 

 

531,682

LivaNova*

 

8,167

 

 

555,928

Masimo*

 

2,690

 

 

377,757

Merck

 

7,625

 

 

701,729

Meridian Bioscience*

 

24,979

 

 

686,922

Mesa Laboratories

 

2,223

 

 

465,163

Molina Healthcare*

 

2,000

 

 

580,440

Neurocrine Biosciences*

 

7,378

 

 

689,769

Omnicell*

 

3,943

 

 

438,304

OraSure Technologies*

 

88,116

 

 

365,681

Orthofix Medical*

 

19,794

 

 

544,137

Pacira BioSciences*

 

9,302

 

 

588,352

Perrigo PLC

 

16,325

 

 

650,715

Pfizer

 

11,301

 

 

599,405

Prestige Consumer Healthcare*

 

10,267

 

 

573,104

Quest Diagnostics

 

4,462

 

 

629,231

QuidelOrtho*

 

6,059

 

 

575,786

Repligen*

 

2,979

 

 

489,956

Supernus Pharmaceuticals*

 

19,361

 

 

539,591

Syneos Health, Cl A*

 

6,664

 

 

492,403

Tandem Diabetes Care*

 

5,109

 

 

348,281

United Therapeutics*

 

2,970

 

 

684,110

Vertex Pharmaceuticals*

 

2,473

 

 

664,371

       

 

31,640,565

Industrials — 9.0%

     

 

 

3M

 

3,723

 

 

555,807

Aerojet Rocketdyne Holdings*

 

16,166

 

 

658,603

CACI International, Cl A*

 

2,357

 

 

660,832

CH Robinson Worldwide

 

6,751

 

 

732,551

Forrester Research*

 

11,246

 

 

588,503

FTI Consulting*

 

4,063

 

 

682,584

Heartland Express

 

41,508

 

 

592,734

Knight-Swift Transportation Holdings, Cl A

 

10,737

 

 

522,248

L3Harris Technologies

 

2,807

 

 

676,206

Lockheed Martin

 

1,532

 

 

674,249

ManTech International, Cl A

 

7,414

 

 

709,148

Marten Transport

 

35,973

 

 

631,686

MDU Resources Group

 

21,002

 

 

575,035

Northrop Grumman

 

1,617

 

 

756,707

NV5 Global*

 

5,896

 

 

726,269

Science Applications International

 

7,214

 

 

624,444

Stericycle*

 

10,273

 

 

519,300

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

4

ETC 6 Meridian

Low Beta Equity Strategy ETF

Schedule of Investments

May 31, 2022 (Unaudited) (Continued)

Description

 

Shares

 

Fair Value

Industrials (continued)

     

 

 

Toro

 

6,236

 

$

514,408

UniFirst

 

3,312

 

 

541,313

Waste Management

 

4,124

 

 

653,696

Werner Enterprises

 

13,598

 

 

551,671

       

 

13,147,994

Information Technology — 5.0%

     

 

 

Aspen Technology*

 

1

 

 

228

Coherent*

 

2,345

 

 

635,401

CSG Systems International

 

10,448

 

 

649,761

EVERTEC

 

14,165

 

 

537,420

ExlService Holdings*

 

4,893

 

 

695,735

Genpact

 

12,284

 

 

545,041

International Business Machines

 

4,366

 

 

606,175

Knowles*

 

28,255

 

 

543,061

NortonLifeLock

 

21,709

 

 

528,397

OSI Systems*

 

7,574

 

 

635,611

Qualys*

 

4,637

 

 

605,964

TTM Technologies*

 

44,474

 

 

635,533

Western Union

 

33,018

 

 

598,947

       

 

7,217,274

Materials — 4.5%

     

 

 

AptarGroup

 

5,197

 

 

556,547

Balchem

 

4,288

 

 

533,556

Ball

 

6,387

 

 

452,774

International Paper

 

12,803

 

 

620,305

NewMarket

 

2,004

 

 

660,358

Newmont

 

9,825

 

 

666,626

Packaging Corp of America

 

4,080

 

 

641,703

Royal Gold

 

5,853

 

 

661,857

RPM International

 

6,930

 

 

610,533

Silgan Holdings

 

13,571

 

 

594,546

Sonoco Products

 

10,620

 

 

620,951

       

 

6,619,756

Real Estate — 9.1%

     

 

 

Apartment Income

 

11,346

 

 

508,982

Camden Property Trust

 

3,597

 

 

516,134

CareTrust

 

30,574

 

 

566,536

Centerspace

 

6,466

 

 

536,549

Community Healthcare Trust

 

13,906

 

 

523,978

Corporate Office Properties Trust

 

23,950

 

 

661,978

Easterly Government Properties, Cl A

 

29,347

 

 

576,082

Extra Space Storage

 

2,972

 

 

529,610

First Industrial Realty Trust

 

9,935

 

 

528,045

Four Corners Property Trust

 

22,856

 

 

630,140

Getty Realty

 

21,037

 

 

587,774

Description

 

Shares

 

Fair Value

Real Estate (continued)

     

 

 

Independence Realty Trust

 

25,358

 

$

596,167

Industrial Logistics Properties Trust

 

26,442

 

 

403,505

Lexington Realty Trust

 

39,746

 

 

459,464

LTC Properties

 

17,890

 

 

693,058

National Retail Properties

 

13,906

 

 

616,036

NexPoint Residential Trust

 

7,748

 

 

569,323

Omega Healthcare Investors

 

22,022

 

 

655,595

Physicians Realty Trust

 

34,365

 

 

637,471

PS Business Parks

 

3,667

 

 

688,038

Public Storage

 

1,647

 

 

544,564

Uniti Group

 

52,041

 

 

590,145

Washington Real Estate Investment Trust

 

24,698

 

 

599,914

       

 

13,219,088

Utilities — 17.3%

     

 

 

ALLETE

 

9,460

 

 

586,709

Alliant Energy

 

10,127

 

 

646,305

Ameren

 

6,889

 

 

655,764

American Electric Power

 

6,712

 

 

684,825

American States Water

 

6,748

 

 

534,779

American Water Works

 

3,850

 

 

582,313

Avista

 

13,557

 

 

588,916

Black Hills

 

9,220

 

 

706,806

California Water Service Group

 

10,020

 

 

537,773

Chesapeake Utilities

 

4,537

 

 

606,007

CMS Energy

 

9,258

 

 

657,688

Consolidated Edison

 

6,957

 

 

690,553

Dominion Energy

 

7,470

 

 

629,123

DTE Energy

 

4,985

 

 

661,559

Duke Energy

 

5,745

 

 

646,427

Essential Utilities

 

13,118

 

 

606,838

Evergy

 

9,183

 

 

642,259

Eversource Energy

 

6,824

 

 

629,992

FirstEnergy

 

14,479

 

 

622,018

Hawaiian Electric Industries

 

14,263

 

 

615,734

IDACORP

 

5,576

 

 

607,896

Middlesex Water

 

6,162

 

 

523,955

National Fuel Gas

 

10,114

 

 

743,682

New Jersey Resources

 

14,976

 

 

687,698

NiSource

 

20,403

 

 

641,674

Northwest Natural Holding

 

12,749

 

 

692,143

NorthWestern

 

10,308

 

 

631,571

OGE Energy

 

15,864

 

 

655,183

ONE Gas

 

7,949

 

 

691,722

PNM Resources

 

13,179

 

 

626,398

PPL

 

20,364

 

 

614,586

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

5

ETC 6 Meridian

Low Beta Equity Strategy ETF

Schedule of Investments

May 31, 2022 (Unaudited) (Concluded)

Description

 

Shares

 

Fair Value

Utilities (continued)

     

 

 

Public Service Enterprise Group

 

8,982

 

$

615,626

South Jersey Industries

 

24,005

 

 

836,575

Southern

 

8,718

 

 

659,604

Spire

 

9,400

 

 

736,020

UGI

 

14,342

 

 

612,977

Unitil

 

11,753

 

 

679,441

WEC Energy Group

 

6,325

 

 

664,568

Xcel Energy

 

8,707

 

 

655,985

       

 

25,109,692

Total Common Stock
(Cost $138,717,159)

     

 

145,302,880

SHORT-TERM INVESTMENT — 0.6%

 

 

 

Invesco Government & Agency, CI Institutional, 0.67%(A)

 

939,646

 

 

939,646

Total Short-Term Investment
(Cost $939,646)

     

 

939,646

Total Investments — 100.4%
(Cost $139,656,805)

     

$

146,242,526

Percentages are based on Net Assets of $145,602,192.

      Real Estate Investment Trust

*       Non-income producing security.

(A)    The rate reported is the 7-day effective yield as of May 31, 2022.

Cl     — Class

PLC — Public Limited Company

As of May 31, 2022, all of the Fund’s investments were considered Level 1, in accordance with the authoritative guidance under U.S. GAAP.

For more information on valuation inputs, see Note 2 — Significant Accounting Policies in the Notes to Financial Statements.

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

6

ETC 6 Meridian

Mega Cap Equity ETF

Schedule of Investments

May 31, 2022 (Unaudited)

Description

 

Shares

 

Fair Value

COMMON STOCK — 99.8%

     

 

 

Communication Services — 7.1%

     

 

 

Alphabet, Cl A*

 

921

 

$

2,095,496

Comcast, Cl A

 

53,071

 

 

2,349,984

Verizon Communications

 

139,311

 

 

7,145,261

       

 

11,590,741

Consumer Discretionary — 5.8%

     

 

 

Home Depot

 

6,993

 

 

2,117,131

Lowe’s

 

10,568

 

 

2,063,930

NIKE, Cl B

 

17,027

 

 

2,023,659

Target

 

9,343

 

 

1,512,445

Tesla*

 

2,377

 

 

1,802,384

       

 

9,519,549

Consumer Staples — 23.1%

     

 

 

Altria Group

 

116,293

 

 

6,290,288

Colgate-Palmolive

 

57,111

 

 

4,500,917

Costco Wholesale

 

4,058

 

 

1,891,921

Kraft Heinz

 

102,277

 

 

3,869,139

Mondelez International, Cl A

 

33,653

 

 

2,138,985

PepsiCo

 

12,796

 

 

2,146,529

Philip Morris International

 

65,338

 

 

6,942,163

Procter & Gamble

 

13,554

 

 

2,004,366

Walgreens Boots Alliance

 

100,979

 

 

4,425,909

Walmart

 

28,251

 

 

3,633,926

       

 

37,844,143

Energy — 10.1%

     

 

 

Chevron

 

53,753

 

 

9,388,499

Exxon Mobil

 

74,532

 

 

7,155,072

       

 

16,543,571

Description

 

Shares

 

Fair Value

Financials — 10.9%

     

 

 

American Express

 

12,509

 

$

2,111,769

American International Group

 

36,348

 

 

2,132,901

Berkshire Hathaway, Cl B*

 

6,747

 

 

2,131,917

Capital One Financial

 

16,951

 

 

2,167,355

JPMorgan Chase

 

17,823

 

 

2,356,735

Morgan Stanley

 

26,192

 

 

2,256,179

US Bancorp

 

87,894

 

 

4,664,535

       

 

17,821,391

Health Care — 24.6%

     

 

 

AbbVie

 

43,554

 

 

6,418,553

Bristol-Myers Squibb

 

28,592

 

 

2,157,266

CVS Health

 

44,493

 

 

4,304,697

Eli Lilly

 

14,828

 

 

4,647,688

Gilead Sciences

 

106,787

 

 

6,925,137

Johnson & Johnson

 

12,017

 

 

2,157,412

Merck

 

24,492

 

 

2,253,999

Pfizer

 

177,639

 

 

9,421,973

UnitedHealth Group

 

4,284

 

 

2,128,206

       

 

40,414,931

Industrials — 1.3%

     

 

 

General Dynamics

 

9,204

 

 

2,070,072

       

 

 

Information Technology — 12.9%

     

 

 

Adobe*

 

5,271

 

 

2,195,266

Apple

 

27,182

 

 

4,045,769

Broadcom

 

3,725

 

 

2,160,984

Intel

 

47,747

 

 

2,120,922

International Business Machines

 

16,136

 

 

2,240,322

NVIDIA

 

21,981

 

 

4,104,293

QUALCOMM

 

14,777

 

 

2,116,362

Texas Instruments

 

12,337

 

 

2,180,688

       

 

21,164,606

Materials — 2.7%

     

 

 

Dow

 

64,026

 

 

4,352,487

       

 

 

Real Estate — 1.3%

     

 

 

Simon Property Group

 

18,373

 

 

2,106,464

Total Common Stock
(Cost $161,508,999)

     

 

163,427,955

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

7

ETC 6 Meridian

Mega Cap Equity ETF

Schedule of Investments

May 31, 2022 (Unaudited) (Concluded)

Description

 

Shares

 

Fair Value

SHORT-TERM INVESTMENT — 0.3%

 

 

 

Invesco Government & Agency, CI Institutional, 0.67%(A)

 

444,799

 

$

444,799

Total Short-Term Investment
(Cost $444,799)

     

 

444,799

Total Investments — 100.1%
(Cost $161,953,798)

     

$

163,872,754

Percentages are based on Net Assets of $163,757,082.

*       Non-income producing security.

(A)   The rate reported is the 7-day effective yield as of May 31, 2022.

Cl     — Class

PLC — Public Limited Company

As of May 31, 2022, all of the Fund’s investments were considered Level 1, in accordance with the authoritative guidance under U.S. GAAP.

For more information on valuation inputs, see Note 2 — Significant Accounting Policies in the Notes to Financial Statements.

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

8

ETC 6 Meridian

Small Cap Equity ETF

Schedule of Investments

May 31, 2022 (Unaudited)

Description

 

Shares

 

Fair Value

COMMON STOCK — 99.6%

     

 

 

Communication Services — 2.3%

     

 

 

Shenandoah Telecommunications

 

36,102

 

$

828,902

Thryv Holdings*

 

24,923

 

 

652,733

       

 

1,481,635

Consumer Discretionary — 19.6%

     

 

 

Asbury Automotive Group*

 

4,688

 

 

849,231

Buckle

 

21,038

 

 

691,309

Cato, Cl A

 

47,043

 

 

613,911

Century Communities

 

12,029

 

 

654,017

Conn’s*

 

33,297

 

 

439,520

Ethan Allen Interiors

 

30,521

 

 

709,918

Genesco*

 

12,379

 

 

697,061

G-III Apparel Group*

 

28,475

 

 

713,584

Group 1 Automotive

 

4,580

 

 

822,522

Haverty Furniture

 

26,320

 

 

743,803

LGI Homes*

 

6,169

 

 

604,500

MarineMax*

 

16,537

 

 

684,797

Movado Group

 

20,780

 

 

705,065

Perdoceo Education*

 

72,357

 

 

789,415

Shoe Carnival

 

23,783

 

 

648,325

Sturm Ruger

 

11,668

 

 

792,141

Vista Outdoor*

 

19,452

 

 

749,680

Zumiez*

 

17,833

 

 

585,101

       

 

12,493,900

Consumer Staples — 12.9%

     

 

 

B&G Foods

 

24,464

 

 

553,131

Cal-Maine Foods

 

19,250

 

 

918,802

Coca-Cola Consolidated

 

1,343

 

 

758,755

Hostess Brands, Cl A*

 

37,481

 

 

796,471

J & J Snack Foods

 

5,139

 

 

658,923

John B Sanfilippo & Son

 

9,662

 

 

737,984

Tootsie Roll Industries

 

24,056

 

 

795,532

TreeHouse Foods*

 

20,775

 

 

854,268

Description

 

Shares

 

Fair Value

Consumer Staples (continued)

     

 

 

USANA Health Sciences*

 

8,194

 

$

576,284

Vector Group

 

69,416

 

 

854,511

WD-40

 

3,470

 

 

655,101

       

 

8,159,762

Financials — 14.0%

     

 

 

Ambac Financial Group*

 

54,126

 

 

579,689

BankUnited

 

17,927

 

 

746,839

Customers Bancorp*

 

12,847

 

 

530,581

Enova International*

 

19,839

 

 

626,516

Greenhill

 

41,915

 

 

515,555

HomeStreet

 

15,797

 

 

636,777

KKR Real Estate Finance Trust

 

36,415

 

 

743,594

Meta Financial Group

 

13,338

 

 

554,461

Piper Sandler

 

5,166

 

 

680,827

PRA Group*

 

16,909

 

 

625,633

S&T Bancorp

 

24,803

 

 

729,456

Safety Insurance Group

 

8,938

 

 

829,983

Stewart Information Services

 

10,377

 

 

575,820

Virtus Investment Partners

 

3,067

 

 

590,888

       

 

8,966,619

Health Care — 11.1%

     

 

 

Amphastar Pharmaceuticals*

 

30,233

 

 

1,122,854

Collegium Pharmaceutical*

 

43,283

 

 

676,080

Eagle Pharmaceuticals*

 

17,236

 

 

804,921

HealthStream*

 

32,138

 

 

654,651

Innoviva*

 

100,348

 

 

1,522,280

iTeos Therapeutics*

 

21,878

 

 

382,865

Mesa Laboratories

 

2,839

 

 

594,060

Omnicell*

 

5,060

 

 

562,470

Prestige Consumer Healthcare*

 

12,540

 

 

699,983

       

 

7,020,164

Industrials — 9.8%

     

 

 

Aerojet Rocketdyne Holdings*

 

20,217

 

 

823,641

Boise Cascade

 

9,583

 

 

740,958

Encore Wire

 

6,805

 

 

850,761

Heartland Express

 

52,536

 

 

750,214

Heidrick & Struggles International

 

17,534

 

 

605,975

ManTech International, Cl A

 

10,411

 

 

995,812

Matson

 

8,113

 

 

729,196

Mueller Industries

 

13,842

 

 

745,392

       

 

6,241,949

Information Technology — 5.1%

     

 

 

CSG Systems International

 

13,434

 

 

835,460

OSI Systems*

 

9,600

 

 

805,633

TTM Technologies*

 

56,018

 

 

800,497

Xperi Holding

 

47,101

 

 

775,282

       

 

3,216,872

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

9

ETC 6 Meridian

Small Cap Equity ETF

Schedule of Investments

May 31, 2022 (Unaudited) (Concluded)

Description

 

Shares

 

Fair Value

Materials — 3.8%

     

 

 

AdvanSix

 

18,793

 

$

870,680

SunCoke Energy

 

102,691

 

 

830,770

Trinseo

 

14,423

 

 

682,064

       

 

2,383,514

Real Estate — 10.9%

     

 

 

Centerspace

 

8,286

 

 

687,572

Community Healthcare Trust

 

17,768

 

 

669,498

Easterly Government Properties, Cl A

 

37,284

 

 

731,885

Getty Realty

 

26,632

 

 

744,098

Independence Realty Trust

 

32,588

 

 

766,144

Industrial Logistics Properties Trust

 

33,850

 

 

516,551

Lexington Realty Trust

 

50,570

 

 

584,589

LTC Properties

 

22,506

 

 

871,883

NexPoint Residential Trust

 

9,871

 

 

725,321

Realogy Holdings*

 

47,683

 

 

590,316

       

 

6,887,857

Utilities — 10.1%

     

 

 

American States Water

 

8,574

 

 

679,490

Avista

 

17,374

 

 

754,727

California Water Service Group

 

12,713

 

 

682,306

Chesapeake Utilities

 

5,772

 

 

770,966

Middlesex Water

 

7,957

 

 

676,584

Northwest Natural Holding

 

16,169

 

 

877,815

South Jersey Industries

 

30,642

 

 

1,067,873

Unitil

 

15,079

 

 

871,717

       

 

6,381,478

Total Common Stock
(Cost $64,477,756)

     

 

63,233,750

Description

 

Shares

 

Fair Value

SHORT-TERM INVESTMENT — 0.4%

 

 

 

Invesco Government & Agency, CI Institutional, 0.67%(A)

 

259,078

 

$

259,078

Total Short-Term Investment
(Cost $259,078)

     

 

259,078

Total Investments — 100.0%
(Cost $64,736,834)

     

$

63,492,828

Percentages are based on Net Assets of $63,469,391.

      Real Estate Investment Trust

*       Non-income producing security.

(A)   The rate reported is the 7-day effective yield as of May 31, 2022.

Cl — Class

As of May 31, 2022, all of the Fund’s investments were considered Level 1, in accordance with the authoritative guidance under U.S. GAAP.

For more information on valuation inputs, see Note 2 — Significant Accounting Policies in the Notes to Financial Statements.

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

10

ETC 6 Meridian

Quality Growth ETF

Schedule of Investments

May 31, 2022 (Unaudited)

Description

 

Shares

 

Fair Value

COMMON STOCK — 99.6%

     

 

 

Communication Services — 9.7%

     

 

 

Alphabet, Cl A*

 

519

 

$

1,180,850

Cargurus, Cl A*

 

1,150

 

 

29,118

Meta Platforms, Cl A*

 

6,433

 

 

1,245,685

Pinterest, Cl A*

 

6,470

 

 

127,136

       

 

2,582,789

Consumer Discretionary — 11.1%

     

 

 

Columbia Sportswear

 

357

 

 

27,767

Deckers Outdoor*

 

315

 

 

84,596

Lululemon Athletica*

 

1,314

 

 

384,595

NIKE, Cl B

 

8,967

 

 

1,065,729

NVR*

 

32

 

 

142,420

Pool

 

423

 

 

168,616

Revolve Group, Cl A*

 

722

 

 

21,212

Shutterstock

 

247

 

 

14,869

Skyline Champion*

 

534

 

 

28,371

Sleep Number*

 

227

 

 

10,426

Target

 

4,988

 

 

807,457

Wayfair, Cl A*

 

1,047

 

 

62,182

Williams-Sonoma

 

769

 

 

98,371

YETI Holdings*

 

836

 

 

38,247

       

 

2,954,858

Consumer Staples — 4.7%

     

 

 

Church & Dwight

 

2,656

 

 

239,200

Freshpet*

 

441

 

 

31,739

Hershey

 

2,183

 

 

462,162

Lancaster Colony

 

207

 

 

25,233

Medifast

 

114

 

 

19,010

Monster Beverage*

 

4,058

 

 

361,649

Nu Skin Enterprises, Cl A

 

510

 

 

23,791

Sanderson Farms

 

225

 

 

44,888

Sprouts Farmers Market*

 

1,178

 

 

31,912

WD-40

 

142

 

 

26,808

       

 

1,266,392

Description

 

Shares

 

Fair Value

Energy — 0.4%

     

 

 

Texas Pacific Land

 

65

 

$

101,789

       

 

 

Financials — 3.0%

     

 

 

Cohen & Steers

 

257

 

 

19,586

FactSet Research Systems

 

397

 

 

151,566

Houlihan Lokey, Cl A

 

708

 

 

60,846

MarketAxess Holdings

 

373

 

 

105,067

Moelis, Cl A

 

775

 

 

36,363

S&P Global

 

354

 

 

123,716

T Rowe Price Group

 

2,329

 

 

295,992

       

 

793,136

Health Care — 28.7%

     

 

 

Abbott Laboratories

 

10,168

 

 

1,194,333

ABIOMED*

 

474

 

 

124,994

Align Technology*

 

789

 

 

219,058

Chemed

 

162

 

 

78,473

Corcept Therapeutics*

 

1,082

 

 

22,549

CorVel*

 

96

 

 

14,319

Edwards Lifesciences*

 

6,651

 

 

670,753

Fulgent Genetics*

 

196

 

 

10,684

Globus Medical, Cl A*

 

1,075

 

 

71,595

Incyte*

 

1,963

 

 

148,972

Intuitive Surgical*

 

3,699

 

 

842,040

Masimo*

 

544

 

 

76,394

Mettler-Toledo International*

 

238

 

 

306,097

Neogen*

 

1,148

 

 

30,376

Neurocrine Biosciences*

 

983

 

 

91,901

Regeneron Pharmaceuticals*

 

1,108

 

 

736,532

ResMed

 

1,545

 

 

314,346

STAAR Surgical*

 

491

 

 

32,377

Tenet Healthcare*

 

1,206

 

 

78,040

UnitedHealth Group

 

2,694

 

 

1,338,326

Veeva Systems, Cl A*

 

1,609

 

 

273,948

Vericel*

 

472

 

 

12,815

Vertex Pharmaceuticals*

 

2,719

 

 

730,459

West Pharmaceutical Services

 

788

 

 

244,579

       

 

7,663,960

Industrials — 7.9%

     

 

 

AAON

 

452

 

 

24,218

Copart*

 

2,271

 

 

260,097

Expeditors International of Washington

 

1,824

 

 

198,524

Exponent

 

599

 

 

54,144

Fastenal

 

6,470

 

 

346,534

Graco

 

1,815

 

 

114,890

Kforce

 

210

 

 

13,793

Landstar System

 

418

 

 

63,298

Mueller Industries

 

592

 

 

31,879

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

11

ETC 6 Meridian

Quality Growth ETF

Schedule of Investments

May 31, 2022 (Unaudited) (Concluded)

Description

 

Shares

 

Fair Value

Industrials (continued)

     

 

 

Old Dominion Freight Line

 

1,227

 

$

316,860

Robert Half International

 

1,126

 

 

101,508

Rollins

 

2,560

 

 

90,778

Simpson Manufacturing

 

464

 

 

50,274

Toro

 

1,114

 

 

91,894

Trex*

 

1,257

 

 

80,097

Vicor*

 

311

 

 

20,930

WW Grainger

 

491

 

 

239,151

       

 

2,098,869

Information Technology — 33.7%

     

 

 

Accenture PLC, Cl A

 

3,785

 

 

1,129,671

Adobe*

 

2,566

 

 

1,068,688

Apple

 

8,427

 

 

1,254,275

Arista Networks*

 

2,461

 

 

251,711

Badger Meter

 

312

 

 

24,692

Cadence Design Systems*

 

2,918

 

 

448,584

CommVault Systems*

 

452

 

 

27,577

Gartner*

 

838

 

 

219,891

Intuit

 

2,149

 

 

890,675

Jack Henry & Associates

 

784

 

 

147,486

Manhattan Associates*

 

670

 

 

81,023

Microsoft

 

4,806

 

 

1,306,606

Monolithic Power Systems

 

460

 

 

207,179

Power Integrations

 

588

 

 

49,615

Qualys*

 

357

 

 

46,653

SPS Commerce*

 

372

 

 

39,819

Texas Instruments

 

7,402

 

 

1,308,378

Ubiquiti

 

70

 

 

18,309

Zebra Technologies, Cl A*

 

578

 

 

195,474

Zoom Video Communications, Cl A*

 

2,631

 

 

282,701

       

 

8,999,007

Materials — 0.4%

     

 

 

Balchem

 

345

 

 

42,928

Louisiana-Pacific

 

939

 

 

64,848

       

 

107,776

Real Estate — 0.0%

     

 

 

eXp World Holdings

 

707

 

 

9,877

Total Common Stock
(Cost $31,346,663)

     

 

26,578,453

Description

 

Shares

 

Fair Value

SHORT-TERM INVESTMENT — 0.4%

 

 

 

Invesco Government & Agency, CI Institutional, 0.67%(A)

 

105,673

 

$

105,673

Total Short-Term Investment
(Cost $105,673)

     

 

105,673

Total Investments — 100.0%
(Cost $31,452,336)

     

$

26,684,126

Percentages are based on Net Assets of $26,673,279.

*       Non-income producing security.

(A)   The rate reported is the 7-day effective yield as of May 31, 2022.

Cl    — Class

PLC — Public Limited Company

As of May 31, 2022, all of the Fund’s investments were considered Level 1, in accordance with the authoritative guidance under U.S. GAAP.

For more information on valuation inputs, see Note 2 — Significant Accounting Policies in the Notes to Financial Statements.

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

12

6 Meridian

Statements of Assets and Liabilities

May 31, 2022 (Unaudited)

 

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

 

$

280,479,481

 

 

$

139,656,805

 

$

161,953,798

Investments at Fair Value

 

$

282,619,860

 

 

$

146,242,526

 

$

163,872,754

Cash and Cash Equivalents

 

 

744

 

 

 

1,918

 

 

Dividends Receivable

 

 

686,652

 

 

 

197,143

 

 

427,872

Deposits at Broker for Options

 

 

2,407

 

 

 

 

 

Prepaid Expenses

 

 

5,213

 

 

 

4,940

 

 

4,992

Total Assets

 

 

283,314,876

 

 

 

146,446,527

 

 

164,305,618

   

 

 

 

 

 

   

 

 

Liabilities:

 

 

 

 

 

 

   

 

 

Options Written, at Value (Premium Received $1,335,228, $— and $—, respectively)

 

 

1,547,522

 

 

 

 

 

Income distributions Payable

 

 

658,013

 

 

 

125,840

 

 

416,442

Advisory Fees Payable

 

 

142,363

 

 

 

73,972

 

 

83,801

Payable due to Administrator

 

 

16,337

 

 

 

8,489

 

 

9,617

Audit Expenses

 

 

8,700

 

 

 

8,700

 

 

8,700

Payable for Trustees’ Fee

 

 

8,256

 

 

 

4,038

 

 

5,002

Chief Compliance Officer Fees Payable

 

 

1,961

 

 

 

936

 

 

1,186

Payable for Investment Securities Purchased

 

 

 

 

 

603,179

 

 

Payable due to Custodian

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

19

Other Accrued Expenses

 

 

34,274

 

 

 

19,181

 

 

23,769

   

 

 

 

 

 

   

 

 

Total Liabilities

 

 

2,417,426

 

 

 

844,335

 

 

548,536

   

 

 

 

 

 

   

 

 

Net Assets

 

$

280,897,450

 

 

$

145,602,192

 

$

163,757,082

   

 

 

 

 

 

   

 

 

Net Assets Consist of:

 

 

 

 

 

 

   

 

 

Paid-in Capital

 

$

296,028,468

 

 

$

140,618,207

 

$

163,265,503

Total Distributable Earnings/(Loss)

 

 

(15,131,018

)

 

 

4,983,985

 

 

491,579

   

 

 

 

 

 

   

 

 

Net Assets

 

$

280,897,450

 

 

$

145,602,192

 

$

163,757,082

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

 

 

8,950,000

 

 

 

4,325,000

 

 

4,750,000

Net Asset Value, Offering and Redemption Price Per Share

 

$

31.39

 

 

$

33.67

 

$

34.48

Amounts designated as “—” are $0.

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

13

6 Meridian

Statements of Assets and Liabilities

May 31, 2022 (Unaudited) (Concluded)

 

ETC
6 Meridian
Small Cap
Equity ETF

 

ETC
6 Meridian
Quality
Growth ETF

Assets:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Investments, at Cost

 

$

64,736,834

 

 

$

31,452,336

 

Investments at Fair Value

 

$

63,492,828

 

 

$

26,684,126

 

Receivable for Capital Shares Sold

 

 

1,113,498

 

 

 

 

Dividends Receivable

 

 

67,936

 

 

 

16,000

 

Prepaid Expenses

 

 

4,748

 

 

 

4,658

 

Total Assets

 

 

64,679,010

 

 

 

26,704,784

 

Liabilities:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Payable for Investment Securities Purchased

 

 

1,106,824

 

 

 

 

Income distributions Payable

 

 

44,513

 

 

 

 

Advisory Fees Payable

 

 

31,805

 

 

 

12,048

 

Audit Expenses

 

 

8,700

 

 

 

8,700

 

Payable due to Administrator

 

 

3,650

 

 

 

1,553

 

Payable for Trustees’ Fee

 

 

1,705

 

 

 

734

 

Chief Compliance Officer Fees Payable

 

 

390

 

 

 

168

 

Payable for Offering Costs

 

 

 

 

 

1,003

 

Other Accrued Expenses

 

 

12,032

 

 

 

7,299

 

   

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total Liabilities

 

 

1,209,619

 

 

 

31,505

 

   

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net Assets

 

$

63,469,391

 

 

$

26,673,279

 

   

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net Assets Consist of:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Paid-in Capital

 

$

64,640,879

 

 

$

32,674,072

 

Total Distributable Earnings/(Losses)

 

 

(1,171,488

)

 

 

(6,000,793

)

   

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net Assets

 

$

63,469,391

 

 

$

26,673,279

 

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

 

 

1,425,000

 

 

 

1,275,000

 

Net Asset Value, Offering and Redemption Price Per Share

 

$

44.54

 

 

$

20.92

 

Amounts designated as “—” are $0.

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

14

6 Meridian

Statements of Operations

For the six months ended May 31, 2022 (Unaudited)

 

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

 

$

3,543,069

 

 

$

1,328,249

 

 

$

2,238,035

 

   

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total Investment Income

 

 

3,543,069

 

 

 

1,328,249

 

 

 

2,238,035

 

   

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Expenses:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Advisory Fees

 

 

812,146

 

 

 

437,366

 

 

 

502,187

 

Dividend Expense

 

 

26,318

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Chief Compliance Officer Fees

 

 

6,808

 

 

 

3,730

 

 

 

4,235

 

Administration Fees

 

 

93,197

 

 

 

50,189

 

 

 

57,628

 

Trustees’ Fees

 

 

24,411

 

 

 

13,349

 

 

 

15,168

 

Transfer Agent Fees

 

 

21,507

 

 

 

17,052

 

 

 

20,687

 

Printing Fees

 

 

6,766

 

 

 

3,699

 

 

 

4,136

 

Custodian Fees

 

 

14,343

 

 

 

9,810

 

 

 

10,010

 

Pricing Fees

 

 

760

 

 

 

1,385

 

 

 

557

 

Legal Fees

 

 

8,511

 

 

 

4,667

 

 

 

5,282

 

Audit Fees

 

 

8,450

 

 

 

8,450

 

 

 

8,450

 

Registration Fees

 

 

5,723

 

 

 

5,694

 

 

 

5,147

 

Other Fees

 

 

17,684

 

 

 

10,768

 

 

 

11,875

 

Total Expenses

 

 

1,046,624

 

 

 

566,159

 

 

 

645,362

 

   

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net Investment Income

 

 

2,496,445

 

 

 

762,090

 

 

 

1,592,673

 

   

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net Realized Gain (Loss) on:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Investments(1)

 

 

8,099,577

 

 

 

1,473,158

 

 

 

4,844,829

 

Written Options

 

 

18,562,243

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) on:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Investments

 

 

(7,908,240

)

 

 

(1,475,885

)

 

 

(4,085,228

)

Written Options

 

 

(1,788,758

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss) on Investments

 

 

16,964,822

 

 

 

(2,727

)

 

 

759,601

 

   

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net Increase in Net Assets Resulting from Operations

 

$

19,461,267

 

 

$

759,363

 

 

$

2,352,274

 

(1)          Includes realized gains as a result of in-kind transactions (see Note 4 in Notes to Financial Statements).

Amounts designated as “—” are $0.

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

15

6 Meridian

Statements of Operations

For the six months ended May 31, 2022 (Unaudited) (Concluded)

 

ETC
6 Meridian
Small Cap
Equity ETF

 

ETC
6 Meridian
Quality
Growth ETF

Investment Income:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Dividend Income

 

$

688,485

 

 

$

113,157

 

Total Investment Income

 

 

688,485

 

 

 

113,157

 

   

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Expenses:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Advisory Fees

 

 

195,576

 

 

 

83,061

 

Chief Compliance Officer Fees

 

 

1,665

 

 

 

704

 

Administration Fees

 

 

22,443

 

 

 

9,532

 

Trustees’ Fees

 

 

5,955

 

 

 

2,520

 

Transfer Agent Fees

 

 

17,399

 

 

 

13,793

 

Printing Fees

 

 

1,634

 

 

 

718

 

Custodian Fees

 

 

4,467

 

 

 

2,112

 

Pricing Fees

 

 

527

 

 

 

483

 

Offering Cost Fees

 

 

 

 

 

21,061

 

Legal Fees

 

 

2,121

 

 

 

927

 

Audit Fees

 

 

8,450

 

 

 

8,450

 

Registration Fees

 

 

5,101

 

 

 

5,598

 

Other Fees

 

 

5,913

 

 

 

3,996

 

Total Expenses

 

 

271,251

 

 

 

152,955

 

Less: Advisory Fee Waiver

 

 

 

 

 

(16,838

)

   

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net Investment Income (Loss)

 

 

417,234

 

 

 

(22,960

)

   

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net Realized Gain (Loss) on:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Investments(1)

 

 

1,551,850

 

 

 

(1,028,899

)

   

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) on:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Investments

 

 

(7,892,273

)

 

 

(5,685,218

)

Net Realized and Unrealized Loss on Investments

 

 

(6,340,423

)

 

 

(6,714,117

)

   

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net Decrease in Net Assets Resulting from Operations

 

$

(5,923,189

)

 

$

(6,737,077

)

(1)          Includes realized gains as a result of in-kind transactions (see Note 4 in Notes to Financial Statements).

Amounts designated as “—” are $0.

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

16

6 Meridian

Statements of Changes in Net Assets

 

ETC 6 Meridian Hedged Equity-Index
Option Strategy ETF

Six Months ended
May 31, 2022
(Unaudited)

 

Year ended
November 30,
2021

Operations:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net Investment Income

 

$

2,496,445

 

 

$

3,987,999

 

Net Realized Gain on Investments(1)

 

 

8,099,577

 

 

 

52,448,917

 

Net Realized Gain (Loss) on Written Options

 

 

18,562,243

 

 

 

(25,904,484

)

Net Change in Unrealized Depreciation on Investments

 

 

(7,908,240

)

 

 

(12,657,666

)

Net Change in Unrealized Gain/(Loss) on Written Options

 

 

(1,788,758

)

 

 

9,017,522

 

Net Increase in Net Assets Resulting from Operations

 

 

19,461,267

 

 

 

26,892,288

 

   

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Distributions:

 

 

(2,556,178

)

 

 

(3,938,003

)

   

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Capital Share Transactions:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Issued

 

 

162,514,317

 

 

 

368,553,550

 

Redeemed

 

 

(145,141,173

)

 

 

(347,412,571

)

Increase in Net Assets from Capital Share Transactions

 

 

17,373,144

 

 

 

21,140,979

 

   

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total Increase in Net Assets

 

 

34,278,233

 

 

 

44,095,264

 

   

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net Assets:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Beginning of Year/Period

 

 

246,619,217

 

 

 

202,523,953

 

End of Year/Period

 

$

280,897,450

 

 

$

246,619,217

 

   

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Share Transactions:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Issued

 

 

5,325,000

 

 

 

12,725,000

 

Redeemed

 

 

(4,725,000

)

 

 

(11,975,000

)

   

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net Increase in Shares Outstanding from Share Transactions

 

 

600,000

 

 

 

750,000

 

(1)          Includes realized gains as a result of in-kind transactions (see Note 4 in Notes to Financial Statements).

Amounts designated as “—” are $0.

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

17

6 Meridian

Statements of Changes in Net Assets (Continued)

 

 

ETC 6 Meridian Low Beta Equity Strategy ETF

   

Six Months ended
May 31, 2022
(Unaudited)

 

Year ended
November 30,
2021

Operations:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net Investment Income

 

$

762,090

 

 

$

787,029

 

Net Realized Gain on Investments(1)

 

 

1,473,158

 

 

 

18,088,315

 

Net Change in Unrealized Depreciation on Investments

 

 

(1,475,885

)

 

 

(1,643,112

)

Net Increase in Net Assets Resulting from Operations

 

 

759,363

 

 

 

17,232,232

 

   

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Distributions:

 

 

(778,610

)

 

 

(812,365

)

   

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Capital Share Transactions:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Issued

 

 

41,922,656

 

 

 

93,154,294

 

Redeemed

 

 

(33,350,268

)

 

 

(65,807,713

)

Increase in Net Assets from Capital Share Transactions

 

 

8,572,388

 

 

 

27,346,581

 

   

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total Increase in Net Assets

 

 

8,553,141

 

 

 

43,766,448

 

   

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net Assets:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Beginning of Year/Period

 

 

137,049,051

 

 

 

93,282,603

 

End of Year/Period

 

$

145,602,192

 

 

$

137,049,051

 

   

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Share Transactions:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Issued

 

 

1,250,000

 

 

 

2,775,000

 

Redeemed

 

 

(1,000,000

)

 

 

(1,950,000

)

   

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net Increase in Shares Outstanding from Share Transactions

 

 

250,000

 

 

 

825,000

 

(1)          Includes realized gains as a result of in-kind transactions (see Note 4 in Notes to Financial Statements).

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

18

6 Meridian

Statements of Changes in Net Assets (Continued)

 

ETC 6 Meridian Mega Cap
Equity ETF

Six Months ended
May 31, 2022
(Unaudited)

 

Year ended
November 30,
2021

Operations:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net Investment Income

 

$

1,592,673

 

 

$

2,565,082

 

Net Realized Gain on Investments(1)

 

 

4,844,829

 

 

 

30,886,423

 

Net Change in Unrealized Depreciation on Investments

 

 

(4,085,228

)

 

 

(7,036,859

)

Net Increase in Net Assets Resulting from Operations

 

 

2,352,274

 

 

 

26,414,646

 

   

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Distributions:

 

 

(1,631,159

)

 

 

(2,635,002

)

   

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Capital Share Transactions:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Issued

 

 

100,976,696

 

 

 

225,065,126

 

Redeemed

 

 

(96,620,982

)

 

 

(205,991,448

)

Increase in Net Assets from Capital Share Transactions

 

 

4,355,714

 

 

 

19,073,678

 

   

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total Increase in Net Assets

 

 

5,076,829

 

 

 

42,853,322

 

   

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net Assets:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Beginning of Year/Period

 

 

158,680,253

 

 

 

115,826,931

 

End of Year/Period

 

$

163,757,082

 

 

$

158,680,253

 

   

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Share Transactions:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Issued

 

 

2,875,000

 

 

 

6,850,000

 

Redeemed

 

 

(2,725,000

)

 

 

(6,225,000

)

   

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net Increase in Shares Outstanding from Share Transactions

 

 

150,000

 

 

 

625,000

 

(1)          Includes realized gains as a result of in-kind transactions (see Note 4 in Notes to Financial Statements).

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

19

6 Meridian

Statements of Changes in Net Assets (Continued)

 

 

ETC 6 Meridian Small Cap
Equity ETF

Six Months ended
May 31, 2022
(Unaudited)

 

Year ended
November 30,
2021

Operations:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net Investment Income

 

$

417,234

 

 

$

457,264

 

Net Realized Gain on Investments(1)

 

 

1,551,850

 

 

 

14,570,660

 

Net Change in Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) on Investments

 

 

(7,892,273

)

 

 

248,109

 

Net Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets Resulting from Operations

 

 

(5,923,189

)

 

 

15,276,033

 

   

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Distributions:

 

 

(451,753

)

 

 

(415,999

)

   

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Capital Share Transactions:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Issued

 

 

26,268,485

 

 

 

58,895,529

 

Redeemed

 

 

(18,996,275

)

 

 

(43,606,590

)

Increase in Net Assets from Capital Share Transactions

 

 

7,272,210

 

 

 

15,288,939

 

   

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total Increase in Net Assets

 

 

897,268

 

 

 

30,148,973

 

   

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net Assets:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Beginning of Year/Period

 

 

62,572,123

 

 

 

32,423,150

 

End of Year/Period

 

$

63,469,391

 

 

$

62,572,123

 

   

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Share Transactions:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Issued

 

 

550,000

 

 

 

1,325,000

 

Redeemed

 

 

(400,000

)

 

 

(975,000

)

   

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net Increase in Shares Outstanding from Share Transactions

 

 

150,000

 

 

 

350,000

 

(1)          Includes realized gains as a result of in-kind transactions (see Note 4 in Notes to Financial Statements).

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

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Statements of Changes in Net Assets (Concluded)

 

 

ETC 6 Meridian Quality
Growth ETF

Six Months ended
May 31, 2022
(Unaudited)

 

Period ended
November 30,
2021
(1)

Operations:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net Investment Loss

 

$

(22,960

)

 

$

(15,182

)

Net Realized Gain (Loss) on Investments(2)

 

 

(1,028,899

)

 

 

333,599

 

Net Change in Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) on Investments

 

 

(5,685,218

)

 

 

917,008

 

Net Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets Resulting from Operations

 

 

(6,737,077

)

 

 

1,235,425

 

   

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Distributions:

 

 

 

 

 

(222

)

   

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Capital Share Transactions:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Issued

 

 

13,928,375

 

 

 

28,170,071

 

Redeemed

 

 

(5,960,528

)

 

 

(3,962,765

)

Increase in Net Assets from Capital Share Transactions

 

 

7,967,847

 

 

 

24,207,306

 

   

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total Increase in Net Assets

 

 

1,230,770

 

 

 

25,442,509

 

   

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net Assets:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Beginning of Year/Period

 

 

25,442,509

 

 

 

 

End of Year/Period

 

$

26,673,279

 

 

$

25,442,509

 

   

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Share Transactions:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Issued

 

 

575,000

 

 

 

1,100,000

 

Redeemed

 

 

(250,000

)

 

 

(150,000

)

   

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net Increase in Shares Outstanding from Share Transactions

 

 

325,000

 

 

 

950,000

 

(1)          Commenced operations on May 10, 2021

(2)          Includes realized gains as a result of in-kind transactions (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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Financial Highlights

Selected Per Share Data & Ratios

For the Six Months ended May 31, 2022 (Unaudited), the Year or Period Ended November 30.

For a Share Outstanding Throughout the Year/Period

 

Net Asset
Value,
Beginning
of
Year
/
Period

 

Net
Investment
Income
(Loss)*

 

Net
Realized and
Unrealized
Gain
(Loss) on
Investments

 

Total
from
Operations

 

Distributions
from Net
Investment
Income

 

Distributions
from Net
Realized
Capital
Gains

 

Return
of
Capital

 

Total
Distributions

 

Net
Asset
Value,
End of
Year
/
Period

 

Market
Price,
End of
Year
/
Period

 

Total
Return
(1)

 

Net
Assets
End of
Year
/
Period
(000)

 

Ratio of
Expenses
to Average
Net Assets
(Including
Waivers)

 

Ratio of
Expenses
to Average
Net
Assets
(Excluding
Waivers)

 

Ratio of
Net
Investment
Income
(Loss) to
Average
Net Assets

 

Portfolio
Turnover
(2)

ETC 6 Meridian Hedged Equity-Index Option Strategy ETF

 

   

 

2022

 

$

29.54

 

$

0.29

 

 

$

1.85

 

 

$

2.14

 

 

$

(0.29

)

 

$

 

 

 

 

$

(0.29

)

 

$

31.39

 

$

31.40

 

7.28

%

 

$

280,897

 

0.79

%

 

0.79

%

 

1.88

%

 

90

%

2021

 

 

26.65

 

 

0.50

 

 

 

2.88

 

 

 

3.38

 

 

 

(0.49

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(0.49

)

 

 

29.54

 

 

29.56

 

12.76

 

 

 

246,619

 

0.84

(7)

 

0.84

(7)

 

1.72

(7)

 

171

 

2020(3)

 

 

25.34

 

 

0.25

 

 

 

1.30

 

 

 

1.55

 

 

 

(0.24

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(0.24

)

 

 

26.65

 

 

26.56

 

6.14

 

 

 

202,524

 

0.87

(4)(5)

 

0.87

(4)(5)

 

1.71

(4)(5)

 

49

 

ETC 6 Meridian Low Beta Equity Strategy ETF

 

2022

 

$

33.63

 

$

0.18

 

 

$

0.04

 

 

$

0.22

 

 

$

(0.18

)

 

$

 

 

 

 

$

(0.18

)

 

$

33.67

 

$

33.67

 

0.65

%

 

$

145,602

 

0.79

%

 

0.79

%

 

1.06

%

 

39

%

2021

 

 

28.70

 

 

0.21

 

 

 

4.94

 

 

 

5.15

 

 

 

(0.22

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(0.22

)

 

 

33.63

 

 

33.66

 

17.96

 

 

 

137,049

 

0.82

 

 

0.82

 

 

0.64

 

 

70

 

2020(3)

 

 

25.54

 

 

0.10

 

 

 

3.15

 

 

 

3.25

 

 

 

(0.09

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(0.09

)

 

 

28.70

 

 

28.70

 

12.72

 

 

 

93,283

 

0.88

(4)

 

0.88

(4)

 

0.65

(4)

 

13

 

ETC 6 Meridian Mega Cap Equity ETF

 

2022

 

$

34.50

 

$

0.34

 

 

$

(0.01

)

 

$

0.33

 

 

$

(0.35

)

 

$

 

 

 

 

$

(0.35

)

 

$

34.48

 

$

39.49

 

0.94

%

 

$

163,757

 

0.78

%

 

0.78

%

 

1.93

%

 

92

%

2021

 

 

29.14

 

 

0.58

 

 

 

5.39

 

 

 

5.97

 

 

 

(0.58

)

 

 

(0.03

)

 

 

 

 

(0.61

)

 

 

34.50

 

 

34.48

 

20.59

 

 

 

158,680

 

0.82

 

 

0.82

 

 

1.76

 

 

166

 

2020(3)

 

 

25.38

 

 

0.27

 

 

 

3.74

 

 

 

4.01

 

 

 

(0.25

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(0.25

)

 

 

29.14

 

 

29.12

 

15.88

 

 

 

115,827

 

0.86

(4)

 

0.86

(4)

 

1.72

(4)

 

38

 

ETC 6 Meridian Small Cap Equity ETF

 

2022

 

$

49.08

 

$

0.31

 

 

$

(4.51

)

 

$

(4.20

)

 

$

(0.34

)

 

$

 

 

 

 

$

(0.34

)

 

$

44.54

 

$

44.53

 

(8.62

)%

 

$

63,469

 

0.85

%

 

0.85

%

 

1.30

%

 

48

%

2021

 

 

35.05

 

 

0.40

 

 

 

14.00

 

 

 

14.40

 

 

 

(0.37

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(0.37

)

 

 

49.08

 

 

49.22

 

41.20

 

 

 

62,572

 

0.88

 

 

0.88

 

 

0.87

 

 

104

 

2020(3)

 

 

26.43

 

 

0.13

 

 

 

8.60

 

 

 

8.73

 

 

 

(0.11

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(0.11

)

 

 

35.05

 

 

35.01

 

33.11

 

 

 

32,423

 

1.00

(4)

 

1.10

(4)

 

0.76

(4)

 

29

 

ETC 6 Meridian Quality Growth ETF

 

2022

 

$

26.78

 

$

(0.02

)

 

$

(5.84

)

 

$

(5.86

)

 

$

 

 

$

 

 

 

 

$

 

 

$

20.92

 

$

20.93

 

(21.88

)%

 

$

26,673

 

1.00

%

 

1.13

%

 

(0.17

)%

 

37

%

2021(6)

 

 

24.28

 

 

(0.03

)

 

 

2.53

 

 

 

2.50

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

**

 

 

 

 

 

26.78

 

 

26.84

 

10.30

 

 

 

25,443

 

1.00

(4)

 

1.52

(4)

 

(0.18

)(4)

 

40

 

*       Per share data calculated using average shares method.

**     Amount represents less than $0.01.

       For the six-month period ended May 31, 2022 (unaudited). All ratios for the period have been annualized.

(1)   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.

(2)    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.

(3)          Commenced operations on May 8, 2020.

(4)          Annualized.

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

(6)          Commenced operations on May 10, 2021.

(7)          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%

Amounts designated as “—” are $0.

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

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Notes to Financial Statements

May 31, 2022 (Unaudited)

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. 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). Exchange Traded Concepts, LLC (the “Adviser”), an Oklahoma limited liability Company, serves as the investment adviser for the Funds and is subject to the oversight of the Board of Trustees (the “Board”). 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 each Fund are listed and traded on the NYSE Arca, Inc. (the “Exchange”). Market prices for the shares 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, typically 25,000 shares, called “Creation Units”. Creation Unit transactions for a Fund are typically conducted in exchange for the deposit or delivery of a portfolio of securities closely approximating the holdings of that Fund and a specified amount of cash. 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 (“ASC 946”), and concluded that the Funds meet criteria of an “investment company,” and therefore, the Funds prepare its 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 follows 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’ investments are recorded 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 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 for long positions and the most recent ask 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

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Notes to Financial Statements

May 31, 2022 (Unaudited) (Continued)

2. SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES (continued)

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.

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.

Prices for most securities held by 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.

Securities for which market prices are not “readily available” are valued in accordance with fair value procedures established by the Board. The Funds’ fair value procedures are implemented through a fair value committee (the “Committee”) designated by the Board. 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, the Funds may fair value their securities if an event that may materially affect the value of the Funds’ 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 Funds calculates their 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 Funds calculate their 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 GAAP, the Funds disclose fair value of their 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). 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 has 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/period ended May 31, 2022 maximized the use of observable inputs and minimized the use of unobservable inputs.

For the six months ended May 31, 2022, there have been no significant changes to the Funds’ fair valuation methodologies.

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Notes to Financial Statements

May 31, 2022 (Unaudited) (Continued)

2. SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES (continued)

Federal Income Taxes  It is the Funds’ 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 May 31, 2022, the Funds did not have any interest or penalties associated with the underpayment of any income taxes. Tax years that are open, remain 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 have been provided for in accordance with the Funds’ understanding of the applicable country’s tax rules and rates.

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 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 six months ended May 31, 2022. These options were index options composed entirely of equity risk.

Options that relate to particular securities 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 May 31, 2022, if applicable. The amount of realized gain (loss) on Purchased and Written Option is presented on the Statement of Operations as “Net Realized Gain (Loss) on Purchased and Written Options” The change in the net fair value of the Purchased and Written Options is included in the Statement of Operations as “Net Change in Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) on Purchased and Written Options”.

For the six months ended May 31, 2022, the average quarterly notional amount of options held were as follows:

ETC 6 Meridian Hedged Equity-Index Option Strategy ETF

 

 

 

 

Average Quarterly Notional Balance Long

 

$

 

Average Quarterly Notional Balance Short

 

 

(203,664,457

)

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. The Fund maintains 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.

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Notes to Financial Statements

May 31, 2022 (Unaudited) (Continued)

2. SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES (continued)

Offering costs — Offering costs, including costs of printing initial prospectus, legal and registration fees, are expensed monthly from inception for each Fund. During the six months ended May 31, 2022, the ETC 6 Meridian Quality Growth ETF expensed $21,061 of offering costs.

Creation Units — The Funds issue and redeem shares at NAV and only in large blocks of shares (each block of shares for the Funds is called a “Creation Unit” or multiples thereof). Purchasers of Creation Units at NAV must pay a standard creation transaction fee as presented in the table below. An authorized participant who holds Creation Units (“Authorized Participants”) and wishes to redeem at NAV would also pay a standard redemption transaction fee as presented in the table below. 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 a Fund 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 shares in the secondary market with the assistance of a broker and will be subject to customary brokerage commissions or fees.

The following table discloses the Creation Unit breakdown based on the NAV as of May 31, 2022:

 

Creation
Unit
Shares

 

Creation
Transaction
Fee

 

Value

 

Redemption
Transaction

Fee

ETC 6 Meridian Hedged Equity-Index Option Strategy ETF

 

25,000

 

$

500

 

$

784,750

 

$

500

ETC 6 Meridian Low Beta Equity Strategy ETF

 

25,000

 

 

1,000

 

 

841,750

 

 

1,000

ETC 6 Meridian Mega Cap Equity ETF

 

25,000

 

 

500

 

 

862,000

 

 

500

ETC 6 Meridian Small Cap Equity ETF

 

25,000

 

 

500

 

 

1,113,500

 

 

500

ETC 6 Meridian Quality Growth ETF

 

25,000

 

 

500

 

 

523,000

 

 

500

To the extent contemplated by a 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 the Distributor, on behalf of a Fund, by the time as set forth in a 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 participant agreement. A 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.

3. SERVICE PROVIDERS

Investment Advisory Agreement

The Adviser is 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 investment adviser to the Trust, including the Funds, pursuant to an investment advisory agreement (“Advisory Agreement”). Under the Advisory Agreement, the Adviser provides investment advisory services to each Fund. The Adviser is responsible for, among other things, overseeing the Sub-Adviser (as defined below), including regular review of the

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3. SERVICE PROVIDERS (continued)

Sub-Adviser’s performance, and 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. The Adviser also arranges for transfer agency, custody, fund administration and accounting, and other non-distribution related services necessary for the Funds to operate. The Adviser administers each Fund’s business affairs, provides office facilities and equipment and certain clerical, bookkeeping and administrative services, and provides its officers and employees to serve as officers or Trustees of the Trust.

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

With respect to 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, and ETC 6 Meridian Small Cap Equity ETF, due to an administrative error, the Board did not approve the continuance of the investment advisory agreement between the Trust, on behalf 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, and ETC 6 Meridian Small Cap Equity ETF, and the Adviser (the “Original Agreement”) prior to the expiration of its initial term at the end of the day on May 6, 2022.

The Board unanimously approved a new investment advisory agreement between the Trust and the Adviser with respect to the Funds at a meeting on June 22, 2022, subject to shareholder approval. Despite the termination of the Original Agreement, the Adviser is providing uninterrupted services to the Funds consistent with its terms and conditions and is ensuring that the Funds continue to operate and function normally.

The Board is soliciting shareholder approval of a new investment advisory agreement with respect to 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, and ETC 6 Meridian Small Cap Equity ETF, which is identical in all material respects to the Original Agreement, and seeking shareholder approval of the payment of the accrued but unpaid advisory fees to the Adviser.

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) (the “Excluded Expenses) from exceeding 1.00% of each Fund’s average daily net assets until at least April 1, 2023. 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 the Funds’ 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 the 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 Small Cap Equity ETF

 

$

13,217

 

November 30, 2023

ETC 6 Meridian Quality Growth ETF

 

 

42,622

 

November 30, 2024

ETC 6 Meridian Quality Growth ETF

 

 

16,838

 

May 31, 2025

Pursuant to an arrangement between the Adviser and the Sub-Adviser (defined below), the Sub-Adviser has agreed to assume the Adviser’s obligation to pay Fund expenses (except for Excluded Expenses) and has agreed, to the extent applicable, to pay the Adviser a minimum fee.

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3. SERVICE PROVIDERS (continued)

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.

Sub-Advisory Agreement

Hightower 6M Holding, 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, supervises, 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.

Distribution Arrangement

SEI Investments Distribution Co. (the “Distributor”) serves as the Funds’ underwriter and distributor of each Fund’s shares pursuant to an amended and restated 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.

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 their average daily assets each year for certain distribution-related activities. For the six months ended May 31, 2022, no fees were paid by the Funds 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 (the “Administrator”) serves as the Funds’ Administrator pursuant to an Administration Agreement. Bank of New York Mellon (the “Custodian” and “Transfer Agent”) serves as the Funds’ Custodian and Transfer agent pursuant to a Custodian Agreement and Transfer Agency Services Agreement. The Adviser of the Funds pay these fees.

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 six months ended May 31, 2022, 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

 

$

249,429,523

 

$

235,868,179

ETC 6 Meridian Low Beta Equity Strategy ETF

 

 

55,458,553

 

 

55,583,809

ETC 6 Meridian Mega Cap Equity ETF

 

 

150,098,145

 

 

152,627,792

ETC 6 Meridian Small Cap Equity ETF

 

 

30,787,903

 

 

30,869,961

ETC 6 Meridian Quality Growth ETF

 

 

10,629,924

 

 

10,092,753

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4. INVESTMENT TRANSACTIONS (continued)

There were no purchases or sales of long-term U.S. Government securities by any of the Funds.

For the six months ended May 31, 2022, in-kind transactions associated with creations and redemptions were:

 

Purchases

 

Sales

 

Net Realized
Gain

ETC 6 Meridian Hedged Equity-Index Option Strategy ETF

 

$

160,219,751

 

$

142,722,818

 

$

22,448,959

ETC 6 Meridian Low Beta Equity Strategy ETF

 

 

41,078,613

 

 

32,252,171

 

 

6,300,572

ETC 6 Meridian Mega Cap Equity ETF

 

 

99,947,137

 

 

93,058,120

 

 

14,485,853

ETC 6 Meridian Small Cap Equity ETF

 

 

26,103,449

 

 

18,873,917

 

 

4,691,203

ETC 6 Meridian Quality Growth ETF

 

 

13,192,041

 

 

5,578,375

 

 

715,700

For the year/period ended November 30, 2021, 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 Fund had $58,191,573, $20,707,273, $35,223,600, $15,635,777 and $514,325 of net redemptions as a result of in-kind transactions, respectively.

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 as appropriate, in the period that the differences arise.

The tax character of dividends and distributions paid during the year/period ended November 30, 2021 were as follows:

 

Ordinary
Income

 

Return of
Capital

 

Totals

ETC 6 Meridian Hedged Equity-Index Option Strategy ETF

 

 

   

 

   

 

 

2021

 

$

3,938,003

 

$

 

$

3,938,003

2020

 

 

1,754,443

 

 

 

 

1,754,443

ETC 6 Meridian Low Beta Equity Strategy ETF

 

 

   

 

   

 

 

2021

 

$

812,365

 

$

 

$

812,365

2020

 

 

263,570

 

 

 

 

263,570

ETC 6 Meridian Mega Cap Equity ETF

 

 

   

 

   

 

 

2021

 

$

2,635,002

 

$

 

$

2,635,002

2020

 

 

969,400

 

 

 

 

969,400

ETC 6 Meridian Small Cap Equity ETF

 

 

   

 

   

 

 

2021

 

$

415,999

 

$

 

$

415,999

2020

 

 

87,651

 

 

 

 

87,651

ETC 6 Meridian Quality Growth ETF

 

 

   

 

   

 

 

2021

 

$

 

$

222

 

$

222

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5. TAX INFORMATION (continued)

As of November 30, 2021, 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

 

$

605,234

 

 

$

146,852

 

 

$

321,104

 

 

$

129,233

 

 

$

 

Post-October Losses

 

 

(2,170,924

)

 

 

 

 

 

(835,606

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

Capital Loss Carryforwards

 

 

(37,517,031

)

 

 

(2,645,149

)

 

 

(3,931,212

)

 

 

(1,286,833

)

 

 

(121,045

)

Unrealized Appreciation

 

 

8,039,493

 

 

 

7,622,728

 

 

 

4,615,562

 

 

 

6,434,219

 

 

 

857,328

 

Other Temporary Differences

 

 

(992,879

)

 

 

(121,199

)

 

 

(399,384

)

 

 

(73,165

)

 

 

1

 

Total Distributable Earnings (Accumulated Losses)

 

$

(32,036,107

)

 

$

5,003,232

 

 

$

(229,536

)

 

$

5,203,454

 

 

$

736,284

 

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, 2021, the following Funds have capital loss carryforwards to offset capital gains for an unlimited period:

 

Non Expiring
Short-Term

 

Non Expiring
Long-Term

 

Total
Capital Loss
Carryforwards

ETC 6 Meridian Hedged Equity-Index Option Strategy ETF

 

$

(18,712,137

)

 

$

(18,804,894

)

 

$

(37,517,031

)

ETC 6 Meridian Low Beta Equity Strategy ETF

 

 

(1,478,272

)

 

 

(1,166,877

)

 

 

(2,645,149

)

ETC 6 Meridian Mega Cap Equity ETF

 

 

(3,931,212

)

 

 

 

 

 

(3,931,212

)

ETC 6 Meridian Small Cap Equity ETF

 

 

(1,070,735

)

 

 

(216,098

)

 

 

(1,286,833

)

ETC 6 Meridian Quality Growth ETF

 

 

(121,405

)

 

 

 

 

 

(121,405

)

For Federal income tax purposes, the cost of securities owned at November 30, 2021, 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 May 31, 2022, 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

 

$

280,479,481

 

$

12,392,341

 

$

(10,251,962

)

 

$

2,140,379

 

ETC 6 Meridian Low Beta Equity Strategy ETF

 

 

139,656,805

 

 

13,382,792

 

 

(6,797,071

)

 

 

6,585,721

 

ETC 6 Meridian Mega Cap Equity ETF

 

 

161,953,798

 

 

8,061,959

 

 

(6,143,003

)

 

 

1,918,956

 

ETC 6 Meridian Small Cap Equity ETF

 

 

64,736,834

 

 

4,391,036

 

 

(5,635,042

)

 

 

(1,244,006

)

ETC 6 Meridian Quality Growth ETF

 

 

31,452,336

 

 

325,286

 

 

(5,093,496

)

 

 

(4,768,210

)

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6. PRINCIPAL RISKS OF INVESTING IN THE FUNDS

As with all exchange traded funds (“ETFs”), a shareholder of any of the Funds is subject to the risk that his or her investment could lose money. Unless otherwise indicated, each Fund is subject to the risks noted below. Any of these risks may adversely affect a Fund’s NAV, trading price, yield, total return and ability to meet its investment objective. 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 the Funds 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 a security or instrument 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. 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. The market value of a security may also decline because of factors that affect a particular industry or industries, such as labor shortages or increased production costs and competitive conditions within an industry.

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 thereon may lead to the inclusion or 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). The Funds are 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 Funds’ performance.

Options Risk (ETC 6 Meridian Hedged Equity-Index Strategy ETF). 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.

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7. OTHER

At May 31, 2022, the records of the Trust, reflected in the table below, shows the total shares outstanding held by Authorized Participants, in the form of Creation Units. 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.

Fund Name

 

Total Shares
Outstanding
Held

 

Number of
Authorized
Participants

ETC 6 Meridian Hedged Equity-Index Option Strategy ETF

 

8,950,000

 

3

ETC 6 Meridian Low Beta Equity Strategy ETF

 

4,325,000

 

3

ETC 6 Meridian Mega Cap Equity ETF

 

4,750,000

 

4

ETC 6 Meridian Small Cap Equity ETF

 

1,425,000

 

4

ETC 6 Meridian Quality Growth ETF

 

1,275,000

 

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8. RECENT MARKET EVENTS

The spread of COVID-19 around the world has caused significant volatility in U.S. and international markets. There is significant uncertainty around the breadth and duration of business disruptions related to the COVID-19 pandemic, as well as its impact on the U.S. and international economies. The operational and financial performance of the issuers of securities in which the Funds invest depends on future developments, including the duration and spread of the outbreak, and such developments may in turn impact the value of the Funds’ investments. The ultimate impact of the pandemic on the financial performance of the Funds’ investments is not reasonably able to be approximated at this time.

On February 24, 2022, Russia engaged in military actions in the sovereign territory of Ukraine. The current political and financial uncertainty surrounding Russia and Ukraine may increase market volatility and the economic risk of investing in securities in these countries and may also cause uncertainty for the global economy and broader financial markets. The ultimate fallout and long-term impact from these events are not known.

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 disclosure and/or adjustments were required to the financial statements.

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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 of your investment returns. Shareholders may incur brokerage commissions on their purchases and sales of a Fund’s shares, which are not reflected in the examples below.

The following examples use the annualized expense ratio and are intended to help you understand the ongoing costs (in dollars) of investing in a 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 (December 1, 2021 to May 31, 2022) (unless otherwise noted below). The table below illustrates a 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 a 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.

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Beginning
Account
Value
12/1/2021

 

Ending
Account
Value
05/31/2022

 

Annualized
Expense
Ratios

 

Expenses
Paid
During
Period(1)

ETC 6 Meridian Hedged Equity-Index Option Strategy ETF

               

Actual Fund Return

 

$   1,000.00

 

$   1,072.80

 

0.79%

 

$   4.08

Hypothetical 5% Return

 

$   1,000.00

 

$   1,020.99

 

0.79%

 

$   3.98

ETC 6 Meridian Low Beta Equity Strategy ETF

               

Actual Fund Return

 

$   1,000.00

 

$   1,006.50

 

0.79%

 

$   3.95

Hypothetical 5% Return

 

$   1,000.00

 

$   1,020.99

 

0.79%

 

$   3.98

ETC 6 Meridian Mega Cap Equity ETF

               

Actual Fund Return

 

$   1,000.00

 

$   1,009.40

 

0.78%

 

$   3.91

Hypothetical 5% Return

 

$   1,000.00

 

$   1,021.04

 

0.78%

 

$   3.93

ETC 6 Meridian Small Cap Equity ETF

               

Actual Fund Return

 

$   1,000.00

 

$      913.80

 

0.85%

 

$   4.06

Hypothetical 5% Return

 

$   1,000.00

 

$   1,020.69

 

0.85%

 

$   4.28

ETC 6 Meridian Quality Growth ETF

               

Actual Fund Return

 

$   1,000.00

 

$      781.20

 

1.00%

 

$   4.44

Hypothetical 5% Return

 

$   1,000.00

 

$   1,019.95

 

1.00%

 

$   5.04

(1)          Expenses are equal to the Fund’s annualized expense ratio multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by 182/365 (to reflect the one-half year period).

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6 Meridian

Supplemental Information

(Unaudited)

NAV is the price per share at which the Funds issue and redeem shares. It is calculated in accordance with the standard formula for valuing mutual 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 Funds’ NAV is calculated. The 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 a Fund’s holdings. 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 the 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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6 Meridian

Review of Liquidity Risk Management Program

(Unaudited)

Pursuant to Rule 22e-4 under the Investment Company Act of 1940, the Trust, on behalf of the series of the Trust covered by this shareholder report (the “Funds”), has adopted a liquidity risk management program to govern the Trust’s approach to managing liquidity risk. Rule 22e-4 seeks to promote effective liquidity risk management, thereby reducing the risk that a Fund will be unable to meet its redemption obligations and mitigating dilution of the interests of its shareholders. The Trust’s liquidity risk management program (the “Program”), which adopts the liquidity risk management policies and procedures of Exchange Traded Concepts, LLC, the Trust’s investment adviser (the “Adviser”), is tailored to reflect the Funds’ particular risks, but not to eliminate all adverse impacts of liquidity risk, which would be incompatible with the nature of the Funds.

The Adviser, which is the administrator of the Program, has formed a Liquidity Risk Working Group (“LRWG”) consisting of certain individuals from the Adviser’s portfolio management, capital markets, and legal and compliance teams. The LRWG is responsible for conducting an initial assessment of the liquidity risk of the Funds and to manage the liquidity risk of the Funds on an ongoing basis. Meetings of the LRWG are held no less than monthly.

At the February 2022 meeting of the Board of Trustees of the Trust, the Trustees received a report pertaining to the operation, adequacy, and effectiveness of implementation of the Program for the period ended December 31, 2021. The report concluded that the Program is adequately designed to assess and manage the Funds’ liquidity risk and has been effectively implemented. The report reflected that no material changes have been made to the Program since its implementation.

There can be no assurance that the Program will achieve its objectives in the future. Please refer to the Funds’ prospectus for more information regarding a Fund’s exposure to liquidity risk and other principal risks to which an investment in a Fund may be subject.

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6 Meridian

Board Consideration of Approval of Sub-Advisory Agreement

(Unaudited)

On December 29, 2021, 6 Meridian LLC, the former sub-adviser to the Funds, concluded a transaction with Hightower Holdings, LLC (“Hightower”) pursuant to which Hightower 6M Holding, LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of Hightower, acquired the assets of 6 Meridian LLC (the “Transaction”). The Transaction caused a change in control of 6 Meridian LLC under the Investment Company Act of 1940 (the “1940 Act”) and resulted in the assignment and automatic termination of the sub-advisory agreement dated May 6, 2020, between Exchange Traded Concepts, LLC (“ETC”) and 6 Meridian LLC pursuant to which 6 Meridian LLC had served as sub-adviser and provided sub-advisory services to the Funds (the “Prior Sub-Advisory Agreement”).

At a meeting held on December 9, 2021 (the “Meeting”), the Board, including the Trustees who are not “interested persons” of the Trust as defined by the 1940 Act (the “Independent Trustees”), approved a new investment sub-advisory agreement between ETC and Hightower 6M Holding, LLC (the “New Sub-Advisory Agreement”) pursuant to which Hightower 6M Holding, LLC currently serves as sub-adviser to the Funds and provides the same investment sub-advisory services that were provided under the Prior Sub-Advisory Agreement. In addition, the New Sub-Advisory Agreement includes the same terms as provided for in the Prior Sub-Advisory Agreement, including the rate of compensation. Hightower 6M Holding, LLC also does business as “6 Meridian” and is referred to as 6 Meridian below.

At the Meeting, the Board considered the approval of the New Sub-Advisory Agreement, noting that it had most recently considered and approved the Prior Sub-Advisory Agreement at its March 12, 2021 meeting. The Board considered and discussed information and analysis provided by ETC and 6 Meridian LLC for the Meeting and over the course of 6 Meridian LLC’s service to the Funds as sub-adviser. At the Meeting, the Board also discussed information provided by 6 Meridian LLC, Hightower, and ETC about the Transaction. The Board considered all factors that it deemed to be relevant. In its deliberations, the Board did not identify any single factor that was paramount or controlling and individual Trustees may have attributed different weights to various factors. Certain factors considered by the Board are addressed in more detail below.

Nature, Extent, and Quality of Services to be Provided

In considering the nature, extent and quality of the services to be provided by 6 Meridian after the Transaction, the Board considered 6 Meridian’s specific responsibilities in all aspects of day-to-day management of the Funds. The Board noted that such responsibilities would include making investment decisions for the Funds and continuously reviewing and administering each Fund’s investment program, subject to the supervision of ETC and oversight of the Board. The Board considered the qualifications, experience, and responsibilities of 6 Meridian’s investment personnel. The Board also considered the quality of 6 Meridian’s compliance infrastructure and the determination of the Trust’s Chief Compliance Officer that 6 Meridian has appropriate compliance policies and procedures in place. The Board noted that it had been provided with 6 Meridian’s and Hightower’s registration form on Form ADV as well as 6 Meridian’s and Hightower’s responses to a detailed series of questions, which included a description of 6 Meridian’s and Hightower’s operations, service offerings, personnel, compliance program, risk management program, and financial condition. Based on the factors above, as well as those discussed below, the Board concluded that it was satisfied with the nature, extent, and quality of the services expected to be provided to the Funds by 6 Meridian.

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6 Meridian

Board Consideration of Approval of Sub-Advisory Agreement

(Unaudited) (Concluded)

Performance

In connection with the assessment of 6 Meridian’s ability to perform its duties under the New Sub-Advisory Agreement, the Board considered the sufficiency of 6 Meridian’s resources and reviewed 6 Meridian’s overall investment experience, including its experience sub-advising the Funds as 6 Meridian, LLC.

Costs of Services to be Provided and Profitability

The Board reviewed the proposed sub-advisory fee to be paid to 6 Meridian for its services to each Fund, noting that the fee is the same under the New Sub-Advisory Agreement as it is under the Prior Sub-Advisory Agreement. The Board considered the costs and expenses to be incurred by 6 Meridian in providing advisory services and evaluated the compensation and benefits to be received by 6 Meridian from its relationship with the Funds. In light of this information, the Board concluded that the sub-advisory fee appeared reasonable in light of the services to be rendered.

Economies of Scale

The Board considered the potential for economies of scale as each Fund’s assets grow. The Board concluded that, to date, no significant economies of scale had been achieved, and noted that it would have an opportunity to evaluate the extent to which economies of scale are being shared in the future.

Conclusion

No single factor was determinative of the Board’s decision to approve the New Sub-Advisory Agreement on behalf of the Funds; 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 New Sub-Advisory Agreement, including the compensation payable thereunder, was fair and reasonable to the Funds. The Board, including the Independent Trustees, therefore determined that the approval of the New Sub-Advisory Agreement is in the best interests of the Funds and their respective shareholders.

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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:

Hightower 6M Holding, 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:

Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP

1111 Pennsylvania Avenue NW

Washington, DC 20004

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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