Semi-Annual Report

January 31, 2022

US Vegan Climate ETF

Ticker: VEGN

US Vegan Climate ETF

TABLE OF CONTENTS

 

Page

Letter to Shareholders

1

Portfolio Allocation

4

Schedule of Investments

5

Statement of Assets and Liabilities

14

Statement of Operations

15

Statements of Changes in Net Assets

16

Financial Highlights

17

Notes to Financial Statements

18

Expense Example

26

Review of Liquidity Risk Management Program

28

Federal Tax Information

29

Information About Portfolio Holdings

29

Information About Proxy Voting

29

Information About the Trustees

30

Frequency Distribution of Premiums and Discounts

30

US Vegan Climate ETF

Letter to Shareholders

(Unaudited)

Dear Shareholders,

As CEO of Beyond Investing, I would like to express our sincere gratitude for the confidence you have placed in us by investing in the US Vegan Climate ETF (“VEGN” or the “Fund”). The following information pertains to the period from August 1, 2021 through January 31, 2022 (the “current fiscal period”).

The Fund seeks to track the total return performance, before fees and expenses, of the Beyond Investing US Vegan Climate ® Index (“VEGAN” or the “Index”). The Index, developed by Beyond Investing, is a passive, rules-based index of U.S. mainly large cap stocks, screened according to vegan and climate- conscious principles.

Taking the largest 500 stocks in the U.S. market, VEGAN excludes companies engaged in animal exploitation, defense, human rights abuses, fossil fuels extraction and energy production, and other environmentally damaging activities. VEGAN includes mid cap stocks that replace companies in sectors that become underweight through these exclusions.

The Fund experienced a slight negative performance during the current fiscal period. The market price for VEGN fell by 0.33% while the net asset value (“NAV”) reduced by 0.32%, whereas the S&P 500 ® Index, a broad market index, gained 3.44% over the same period. The Fund’s Index fell 0.01% over the same period. Meanwhile, outstanding shares ended the period at 1,850,000.

For the current fiscal period, the top five contributors to Fund performance contributed the following amounts:

NVIDIA Corporation

1.22%

Tesla, Inc.

1.45%

UnitedHealth Group, Inc.

0.53%

Microsoft Corporation

0.45%

Broadcom, Inc.

0.23%

For the current fiscal period, the bottom five contributors to Fund performance detracted by the following amounts:

PayPal Holdings, Inc.

-1.58%

Comcast Corporation

-0.46%

Block, Inc.

-0.33%

Zoom Video Communications, Inc.

-0.33%

Snap, Inc.

-0.30%

Over the course of this half year, both the Fund and the S&P 500 ® Index hit all-time highs, the Fund at 44.28 on November 8, 2021 and the S&P 500 ® Index at 4793.54 on January 4, 2022.

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US Vegan Climate ETF

Letter to Shareholders

(Unaudited) (Continued)

Factors impacting market performance in late 2021 into early 2022, using the S&P 500 ® Index as a market benchmark, were a robust economic recovery in the US with strong new jobs reports, spurring the S&P 500 ® Index to new highs. However, the breadth of stock performance across the market narrowed over the course of 2021 with just five stocks—Microsoft Corporation (MSFT), Google (Alphabet, Inc. - Class C, GOOG), Apple, Inc. (AAPL), NVIDIA Corporation (NVDA) and Tesla, Inc. (TSLA) accounting for 51% of the S&P 500’s return from April 2021 through to December 2021. Moving into 2022, inflation fears have dogged the market with the Consumer Price Index (CPI) at end 2021 rising at the fastest pace on an annual basis since the early 1980s.

Fund relative performance during this period was supported by the strength of information technology stocks, while its overweight to communications stocks detracted. The Fund’s underweight to the energy sector hurt as oil prices rose from $74 to $88 over the period causing stocks in the energy sector to rally dramatically. There was a slight benefit from an overweight to financials, whereas the underweight to consumer staples detracted.

By category of exclusion, the main contributors to Fund underperformance were the exclusion of stocks associated with animal testing, fossil fuel production and energy production from fossil fuel. Counteracting this, the Fund’s avoidance of stocks that have high carbon emissions and that produce and sell animal-derived products was a benefit to the Fund.

Thanking you once again for your trust.

Sincerely,

Claire Smith, Chief Executive Officer
Beyond Investing LLC, Adviser to the Fund

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US Vegan Climate ETF

Letter to Shareholders

(Unaudited) (Continued)

Must be preceded or accompanied by a prospectus.

Fund holdings and allocations are subject to change at any time and should not be considered a recommendation to buy or sell any security. Please see the Schedule of Investments in this report for complete Fund holdings.

Investing involves risk, including the possible loss of principal. Shares of an ETF are bought and sold at market price (not NAV), may trade at a discount or premium to NAV and are not individually redeemed from the Fund. Brokerage commissions will reduce returns. The Fund is not actively managed and may be affected by a general decline in market segments related to the Index. The Fund invests in securities included in, or representative of securities included in, the Index, regardless of their investment merits. The performance of the Fund may diverge from that of the Index and may experience tracking error to a greater extent than a fund that seeks to replicate an index.

Standard & Poor’s 500 Index (S&P 500 ® Index) – An index of 500 stocks chosen for market size, liquidity and industry grouping, among other factors. The S&P 500 ® Index is designed to be a leading indicator of U.S. equities and is meant to reflect the risk/return characteristics of the large cap universe. Quotes for the Index can be found under the symbol “SPX” on the Bloomberg Professional service and other financial data providers.

The Beyond Investing US Vegan Climate ® Index is a passive rules-based index of primarily U.S. large cap stocks that seeks to avoid investments in companies whose activities directly contribute to animal suffering, destruction of the natural environment and climate change. Quotes for the Index can be found under the symbol “VEGAN” on the Bloomberg Professional service and other financial data providers.

One may not directly invest in an index.

Past performance does not guarantee future results.

The US Vegan Climate ETF is distributed by Quasar Distributors, LLC.

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US Vegan Climate ETF

Portfolio Allocation

As of January 31, 2022 (Unaudited)

Sector

Percentage of
Net Assets

Technology (a)

32.8%

Financial

23.6

Communications

15.2

Consumer, Non-Cyclical

12.0

Industrial

8.0

Consumer, Cyclical

7.4

Short-Term Investments

0.4

Energy

0.3

Utilities

0.2

Other Assets in Excess of Liabilities

0.1

 

100.0%

(a)

To the extent that the Fund invests more heavily in particular sectors of the economy, its performance will be especially sensitive to developments that significantly affect those sectors. See Note 7 in the Notes to Financial Statements.

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US Vegan Climate ETF

Schedule of Investments

January 31, 2022 (Unaudited)

 

Shares

 

Security Description

 

Value

 
       

COMMON STOCKS — 99.5%

       
       

Communications — 15.2%

       
    1,511  

Airbnb, Inc. - Class A (a)

  $ 232,649  
    620  

Alphabet, Inc. - Class A (a)

    1,677,763  
    616  

Alphabet, Inc. - Class C (a)

    1,671,805  
    1,074  

Arista Networks, Inc. (a)

    133,509  
    33,841  

AT&T, Inc.

    862,945  
    193  

Booking Holdings, Inc. (a)

    474,033  
    641  

CDW Corporation

    121,181  
    572  

Charter Communications, Inc. - Class A (a)

    339,390  
    18,449  

Cisco Systems, Inc.

    1,027,056  
    21,609  

Comcast Corporation - Class A

    1,080,234  
    916  

DoorDash, Inc. - Class A (a)

    103,957  
    2,968  

eBay, Inc.

    178,288  
    685  

Expedia Group, Inc. (a)

    125,554  
    173  

FactSet Research Systems, Inc.

    72,987  
    682  

Liberty Broadband Corporation - Class C (a)

    101,216  
    5,197  

Lumen Technologies, Inc.

    64,235  
    1,283  

Lyft, Inc. - Class A (a)

    49,421  
    1,260  

Match Group, Inc. (a)

    142,002  
    694  

Okta, Inc. (a)

    137,336  
    999  

Omnicom Group, Inc.

    75,285  
    449  

Palo Alto Networks, Inc. (a)

    232,313  
    2,614  

Pinterest, Inc. - Class A (a)

    77,270  
    549  

Roku, Inc. (a)

    90,063  
    5,653  

Snap, Inc. - Class A (a)

    183,949  
    2,782  

T-Mobile US, Inc. (a)

    300,929  
    2,038  

Trade Desk, Inc. - Class A (a)

    141,722  
    3,684  

Twitter, Inc. (a)

    138,187  
    6,905  

Uber Technologies, Inc. (a)

    258,247  
    462  

VeriSign, Inc. (a)

    100,337  
    18,891  

Verizon Communications, Inc.

    1,005,568  
    559  

Zendesk, Inc. (a)

    55,067  
    801  

Zillow Group, Inc. - Class C (a)

    40,434  
              11,294,932  

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

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US Vegan Climate ETF

Schedule of Investments
January 31, 2022 (Unaudited) (Continued)

 

Shares

 

Security Description

 

Value

 
       

COMMON STOCKS — 99.5% (Continued)

       

Consumer, Cyclical — 7.4%

       
    297  

Advance Auto Parts, Inc.

  $ 68,758  
    258  

AutoNation, Inc. (a)

    28,122  
    99  

AutoZone, Inc. (a)

    196,649  
    1,043  

Best Buy Company, Inc.

    103,549  
    764  

CarMax, Inc. (a)

    84,934  
    394  

Carvana Company (a)

    63,852  
    1,000  

Copart, Inc. (a)

    129,250  
    677  

Cummins, Inc.

    149,536  
    1,618  

DR Horton, Inc.

    144,358  
    1,569  

DraftKings, Inc. - Class A (a)

    34,659  
    2,767  

Fastenal Company

    156,834  
    302  

GameStop Corporation - Class A (a)

    32,897  
    659  

Genuine Parts Company

    87,799  
    1,268  

Lennar Corporation - Class A

    121,867  
    134  

Lithia Motors, Inc.

    39,145  
    696  

Live Nation Entertainment, Inc. (a)

    76,219  
    382  

National Vision Holdings, Inc. (a)

    15,616  
    15  

NVR, Inc. (a)

    79,908  
    320  

O’Reilly Automotive, Inc. (a)

    208,560  
    1,653  

PACCAR, Inc.

    153,712  
    1,251  

Peloton Interactive, Inc. - Class A (a)

    34,190  
    391  

Planet Fitness, Inc. - Class A (a)

    34,658  
    187  

Pool Corporation

    89,059  
    3,485  

Tesla, Inc. (a)

    3,264,469  
    200  

W.W. Grainger, Inc.

    99,022  
              5,497,622  
       

Consumer, Non-Cyclical — 12.0%

       
    786  

Affirm Holdings, Inc. (a)

    50,359  
    1,147  

Anthem, Inc.

    505,815  
    2,003  

Automatic Data Processing, Inc.

    412,958  
    262  

Beyond Meat, Inc. (a)

    17,064  
    1,882  

Block, Inc. (a)

    230,150  
    2,700  

Centene Corporation (a)

    209,952  
    668  

Chegg, Inc. (a)

    17,682  

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

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Schedule of Investments
January 31, 2022 (Unaudited) (Continued)

 

Shares

 

Security Description

 

Value

 
       

COMMON STOCKS — 99.5% (Continued)

       

Consumer, Non-Cyclical — 12.0% (Continued)

    1,604  

Cigna Corporation

  $ 369,658  
    1,907  

CoStar Group, Inc. (a)

    133,795  
    571  

Equifax, Inc.

    136,903  
    380  

FleetCor Technologies, Inc. (a)

    90,539  
    384  

Gartner, Inc. (a)

    112,854  
    5,817  

Ginkgo Bioworks Holdings, Inc. (a)

    34,786  
    1,378  

Global Payments, Inc.

    206,535  
    1,174  

HCA Healthcare, Inc.

    281,819  
    601  

Humana, Inc.

    235,892  
    1,694  

IHS Markit, Ltd.

    197,842  
    304  

Ingredion, Inc.

    28,789  
    888  

IQVIA Holdings, Inc. (a)

    217,471  
    173  

MarketAxess Holdings, Inc.

    59,595  
    747  

McKesson Corporation

    191,770  
    278  

Molina Healthcare, Inc. (a)

    80,753  
    758  

Moody’s Corporation

    259,994  
    5,555  

PayPal Holdings, Inc. (a)

    955,127  
    1,139  

S&P Global, Inc.

    472,936  
    679  

Teladoc Health, Inc. (a)

    52,086  
    930  

TransUnion

    95,902  
    338  

United Rentals, Inc. (a)

    108,201  
    6,062  

UnitedHealth Group, Inc.

    2,864,719  
    756  

Verisk Analytics, Inc.

    148,274  
    291  

Waters Corporation (a)

    93,155  
              8,873,375  
       

Energy — 0.3%

       
    575  

Enphase Energy, Inc. (a)

    80,770  
    444  

First Solar, Inc. (a)

    34,801  
    2,699  

Plug Power, Inc. (a)

    59,027  
    942  

Sunrun, Inc. (a)

    24,426  
              199,024  
       

Financial — 23.6%

       
    182  

Affiliated Managers Group, Inc.

    26,610  
    2,906  

Aflac, Inc.

    182,555  

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

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US Vegan Climate ETF

Schedule of Investments
January 31, 2022 (Unaudited) (Continued)

 

Shares

 

Security Description

 

Value

 
       

COMMON STOCKS — 99.5% (Continued)

       

Financial — 23.6% (Continued)

    1,367  

Allstate Corporation

  $ 164,956  
    1,770  

Ally Financial, Inc.

    84,464  
    2,815  

American Express Company

    506,193  
    4,052  

American International Group, Inc.

    234,003  
    2,164  

American Tower Corporation

    544,246  
    536  

Ameriprise Financial, Inc.

    163,110  
    1,019  

Aon plc - Class A

    281,692  
    1,869  

Arch Capital Group, Ltd. (a)

    86,572  
    970  

Arthur J. Gallagher & Company

    153,202  
    671  

AvalonBay Communities, Inc.

    163,878  
    3,631  

Bank of New York Mellon Corporation

    215,173  
    709  

Boston Properties, Inc.

    79,465  
    470  

Camden Property Trust

    75,242  
    2,092  

Capital One Financial Corporation

    306,959  
    498  

Cboe Global Markets, Inc.

    59,028  
    1,528  

CBRE Group, Inc. - Class A (a)

    154,848  
    1,749  

Chubb, Ltd.

    345,043  
    748  

Cincinnati Financial Corporation

    88,137  
    2,091  

Citizens Financial Group, Inc.

    107,624  
    1,682  

CME Group, Inc.

    386,019  
    609  

Coinbase Global, Inc. - Class A (a)

    115,801  
    2,037  

Crown Castle International Corporation

    371,773  
    1,374  

Discover Financial Services

    159,040  
    1,791  

Duke Realty Corporation

    103,484  
    420  

Equinix, Inc.

    304,458  
    1,718  

Equity Residential

    152,438  
    314  

Essex Property Trust, Inc.

    104,405  
    633  

Extra Space Storage, Inc.

    125,454  
    3,339  

Fifth Third Bancorp

    149,020  
    841  

First Republic Bank

    145,989  
    1,684  

Hartford Financial Services Group, Inc.

    121,029  
    6,892  

Huntington Bancshares, Inc.

    103,794  
    415  

Interactive Brokers Group, Inc. - Class A

    28,299  
    2,641  

Intercontinental Exchange, Inc.

    334,509  

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

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US Vegan Climate ETF

Schedule of Investments
January 31, 2022 (Unaudited) (Continued)

 

Shares

 

Security Description

 

Value

 
       

COMMON STOCKS — 99.5% (Continued)

       

Financial — 23.6% (Continued)

    2,911  

Invitation Homes, Inc.

  $ 122,204  
    4,516  

KeyCorp

    113,171  
    2,649  

KKR & Company, Inc.

    188,503  
    601  

M&T Bank Corporation

    101,797  
    58  

Markel Corporation (a)

    71,499  
    2,390  

Marsh & McLennan Companies, Inc.

    367,200  
    6,677  

Mastercard, Inc. - Class A

    2,579,859  
    3,226  

MetLife, Inc.

    216,336  
    545  

Mid-America Apartment Communities, Inc.

    112,641  
    552  

Nasdaq, Inc.

    98,924  
    254  

Orion Office REIT, Inc. (a)

    4,227  
    2,029  

PNC Financial Services Group, Inc.

    417,954  
    2,767  

Progressive Corporation

    300,662  
    3,496  

Prologis, Inc.

    548,243  
    1,824  

Prudential Financial, Inc.

    203,504  
    714  

Public Storage

    255,990  
    915  

Raymond James Financial, Inc.

    96,871  
    2,673  

Realty Income Corporation

    185,533  
    4,680  

Regions Financial Corporation

    107,359  
    509  

SBA Communications Corporation

    165,649  
    1,545  

Simon Property Group, Inc.

    227,424  
    538  

Sun Communities, Inc.

    101,660  
    262  

SVB Financial Group (a)

    152,982  
    2,580  

Synchrony Financial

    109,882  
    1,158  

Travelers Companies, Inc.

    192,436  
    6,274  

Truist Financial Corporation

    394,133  
    1,393  

UDR, Inc.

    79,178  
    235  

Upstart Holdings, Inc. (a)

    25,617  
    1,857  

Ventas, Inc.

    98,458  
    11,964  

Visa, Inc. - Class A

    2,705,898  
    2,002  

Welltower, Inc.

    173,433  
    605  

Willis Towers Watson plc

    141,546  
    881  

WP Carey, Inc.

    68,366  
              17,457,651  

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

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US Vegan Climate ETF

Schedule of Investments
January 31, 2022 (Unaudited) (Continued)

 

Shares

 

Security Description

 

Value

 
       

COMMON STOCKS — 99.5% (Continued)

       

Industrial — 8.0%

       
    968  

Builders FirstSource, Inc. (a)

  $ 65,814  
    4,106  

Carrier Global Corporation

    195,774  
    804  

Cognex Corporation

    53,434  
    609  

Crown Holdings, Inc.

    69,670  
    10,673  

CSX Corporation

    365,230  
    1,323  

Deere & Company

    497,977  
    703  

Dover Corporation

    119,447  
    1,883  

Eaton Corporation plc

    298,324  
    1,587  

Energizer Holdings, Inc.

    59,687  
    797  

Expeditors International of Washington, Inc.

    91,241  
    1,160  

FedEx Corporation

    285,198  
    645  

Fortune Brands Home & Security, Inc.

    60,740  
    1,441  

Graphic Packaging Holding Company

    27,249  
    354  

IDEX Corporation

    76,266  
    3,369  

Johnson Controls International plc

    244,825  
    864  

Keysight Technologies, Inc. (a)

    145,861  
    105  

Mettler-Toledo International, Inc. (a)

    154,631  
    1,165  

Norfolk Southern Corporation

    316,868  
    489  

Old Dominion Freight Line, Inc.

    147,644  
    2,022  

Otis Worldwide Corporation

    172,739  
    477  

Owens Corning

    42,310  
    437  

Packaging Corporation of America

    65,825  
    605  

Parker-Hannifin Corporation

    187,556  
    547  

Rockwell Automation, Inc.

    158,203  
    199  

Simpson Manufacturing Company, Inc.

    22,445  
    768  

Stanley Black & Decker, Inc.

    134,131  
    1,121  

Trane Technologies plc

    194,045  
    542  

Trex Company, Inc. (a)

    49,577  
    1,228  

Trimble, Inc. (a)

    88,613  
    3,100  

Union Pacific Corporation

    758,105  
    3,451  

United Parcel Service, Inc. - Class B

    697,827  
    846  

Westinghouse Air Brake Technologies Corporation

    75,209  
              5,922,465  

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

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Schedule of Investments
January 31, 2022 (Unaudited) (Continued)

 

Shares

 

Security Description

 

Value

 
       

COMMON STOCKS — 99.5% (Continued)

       

Technology — 32.8% (b)

    3,178  

Accenture plc - Class A

  $ 1,123,677  
    3,654  

Activision Blizzard, Inc.

    288,703  
    3,832  

Adobe, Inc. (a)

    2,047,438  
    5,762  

Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. (a)

    658,308  
    756  

Akamai Technologies, Inc. (a)

    86,600  
    406  

ANSYS, Inc. (a)

    138,044  
    4,257  

Applied Materials, Inc.

    588,232  
    1,054  

Autodesk, Inc. (a)

    263,279  
    435  

Bill.com Holdings, Inc. (a)

    81,871  
    1,888  

Broadcom, Inc.

    1,106,141  
    544  

Broadridge Financial Solutions, Inc.

    86,616  
    1,293  

Cadence Design Systems, Inc. (a)

    196,717  
    629  

Ceridian HCM Holding, Inc. (a)

    47,691  
    1,434  

Cerner Corporation

    130,781  
    1,100  

Cloudflare, Inc. - Class A (a)

    106,040  
    2,541  

Cognizant Technology Solutions Corporation - Class A

    217,052  
    345  

Coupa Software, Inc. (a)

    46,323  
    947  

Crowdstrike Holdings, Inc. - Class A (a)

    171,066  
    1,050  

Datadog, Inc. - Class A (a)

    153,415  
    1,386  

Dell Technologies, Inc. - Class C (a)

    78,739  
    904  

DocuSign, Inc. (a)

    113,696  
    1,342  

Electronic Arts, Inc.

    178,030  
    635  

Entegris, Inc.

    76,098  
    257  

EPAM Systems, Inc. (a)

    122,368  
    2,869  

Fidelity National Information Services, Inc.

    344,050  
    2,843  

Fiserv, Inc. (a)

    300,505  
    654  

Fortinet, Inc. (a)

    194,395  
    205  

HubSpot, Inc. (a)

    100,204  
    19,248  

Intel Corporation

    939,687  
    4,286  

International Business Machines Corporation

    572,481  
    1,259  

Intuit, Inc.

    699,035  
    713  

KLA Corporation

    277,550  
    846  

Kyndryl Holdings, Inc. (a)

    14,280  
    666  

Lam Research Corporation

    392,887  

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

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Schedule of Investments
January 31, 2022 (Unaudited) (Continued)

 

Shares

 

Security Description

 

Value

 
       

COMMON STOCKS — 99.5% (Continued)

       

Technology — 32.8% (b) (Continued)

    3,892  

Marvell Technology, Inc.

  $ 277,889  
    2,546  

Microchip Technology, Inc.

    197,264  
    5,294  

Micron Technology, Inc.

    435,537  
    287  

MongoDB, Inc. (a)

    116,267  
    200  

Monolithic Power Systems, Inc.

    80,586  
    378  

MSCI, Inc.

    202,653  
    1,056  

NetApp, Inc.

    91,355  
    1,480  

Nuance Communications, Inc. (a)

    81,770  
    11,822  

NVIDIA Corporation

    2,894,735  
    2,015  

ON Semiconductor Corporation (a)

    118,885  
    7,576  

Oracle Corporation

    614,868  
    1,524  

Paychex, Inc.

    179,466  
    239  

Paycom Software, Inc. (a)

    80,137  
    528  

PTC, Inc. (a)

    61,385  
    524  

Qorvo, Inc. (a)

    71,935  
    5,377  

QUALCOMM, Inc.

    945,062  
    379  

RingCentral, Inc. - Class A (a)

    66,890  
    1,274  

ROBLOX Corporation - Class A (a)

    83,906  
    8,122  

salesforce.com, Inc. (a)

    1,889,421  
    983  

Seagate Technology Holdings plc

    105,328  
    944  

ServiceNow, Inc. (a)

    552,976  
    778  

Skyworks Solutions, Inc.

    113,993  
    1,259  

Snowflake, Inc. - Class A (a)

    347,358  
    759  

Splunk, Inc. (a)

    94,055  
    1,057  

SS&C Technologies Holdings, Inc.

    84,423  
    715  

Synopsys, Inc. (a)

    222,007  
    543  

Take-Two Interactive Software, Inc. (a)

    88,694  
    777  

Teradyne, Inc.

    91,243  
    4,374  

Texas Instruments, Inc.

    785,089  
    776  

Twilio, Inc. - Class A (a)

    159,949  
    196  

Tyler Technologies, Inc. (a)

    92,865  
    1,192  

UiPath, Inc. - Class A (a)

    43,544  
    729  

Unity Software, Inc. (a)

    76,654  
    648  

Veeva Systems, Inc. - Class A (a)

    153,278  

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

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Schedule of Investments
January 31, 2022 (Unaudited) (Continued)

 

Shares

 

Security Description

 

Value

 
       

COMMON STOCKS — 99.5% (Continued)

       

Technology — 32.8% (b) (Continued)

    965  

VMware, Inc. - Class A

  $ 123,983  
    1,439  

Western Digital Corporation (a)

    74,454  
    895  

Workday, Inc. - Class A (a)

    226,444  
    256  

Zebra Technologies Corporation - Class A (a)

    130,335  
    966  

Zoom Video Communications, Inc. - Class A (a)

    149,034  
    1,088  

ZoomInfo Technologies, Inc. (a)

    57,512  
    379  

Zscaler, Inc. (a)

    97,445  
              24,302,673  
       

Utilities — 0.2%

       
    863  

American Water Works Company, Inc.

    138,770  
       

TOTAL COMMON STOCKS (Cost $63,127,399)

    73,686,512  
                 
       

SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS — 0.4%

       
    286,865  

First American Government Obligations Fund - Class X — 0.03% (c)

    286,865  
       

TOTAL SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS (Cost $286,865)

    286,865  
       

TOTAL INVESTMENTS (Cost $63,414,264) — 99.9%

    73,973,377  
       

Other Assets in Excess of Liabilities — 0.1%

    78,889  
       

NET ASSETS — 100.0%

  $ 74,052,266  

Percentages are stated as a percent of net assets.

(a)

Non-income producing security.

(b)

To the extent that the Fund invests more heavily in particular sectors of the economy, its performance will be especially sensitive to developments that significantly affect those sectors. See Note 7 in the Notes to Financial Statements.

(c)

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

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

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Statement of Assets and Liabilities

January 31, 2022 (Unaudited)

ASSETS

       

Investments in securities, at value (Cost $63,414,264)

  $ 73,973,377  

Dividends and interest receivable

    51,970  

Receivable for capital shares sold

    1,944,915  

Total assets

    75,970,262  
         

LIABILITIES

       

Payable for securities purchased

    1,880,648  

Management fees payable

    37,348  

Total liabilities

    1,917,996  
         

NET ASSETS

  $ 74,052,266  
         

Net Asset Consist of:

       

Paid-in capital

  $ 61,296,619  

Total distributable earnings (accumulated deficit)

    12,755,647  

Net assets

  $ 74,052,266  
         

Net Asset Value:

       

Net assets

  $ 74,052,266  

Shares outstanding ^

    1,850,000  

Net asset value, offering and redemption price per share

  $ 40.03  

^

No par value, unlimited number of shares authorized.

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

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Statement of Operations

For the Six-Months Ended January 31, 2022 (Unaudited)

INCOME

       

Dividends *

  $ 371,278  

Interest

    32  

Total investment income

    371,310  
         

EXPENSES

       

Management fees

    207,087  

Total expenses

    207,087  
         

Net investment income (loss)

    164,223  
         

REALIZED AND UNREALIZED GAIN (LOSS) ON INVESTMENTS

       

Net realized gain (loss) on investments

    2,429,322  

Change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on investments

    (3,360,139 )

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments

    (930,817 )

Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations

  $ (766,594 )

*

Net of foreign taxes withheld of $450.

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

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Statements of Changes in Net Assets

   

Six-Months Ended
January 31, 2022
(Unaudited)

   

Year Ended
July 31, 2021

 

OPERATIONS

               

Net investment income (loss)

  $ 164,223     $ 228,949  

Net realized gain (loss) on investments

    2,429,322       1,035,166  

Change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on investments

    (3,360,139 )     11,563,315  

Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations

    (766,594 )     12,827,430  
                 

DISTRIBUTIONS TO SHAREHOLDERS

               

Net distributions to shareholders

    (157,325 )     (223,463 )

Total distributions to shareholders

    (157,325 )     (223,463 )
                 

CAPITAL SHARE TRANSACTIONS

               

Proceeds from shares sold

    20,778,493       27,903,765  

Payments for shares redeemed

    (5,163,675 )     (3,570,520 )

Net increase (decrease) in net assets derived from capital share transactions (a)

    15,614,818       24,333,245  

Net increase (decrease) in net assets

  $ 14,690,899     $ 36,937,212  
                 

NET ASSETS

               

Beginning of period/year

  $ 59,361,367     $ 22,424,155  

End of period/year

  $ 74,052,266     $ 59,361,367  

(a)

A summary of capital share transactions is as follows:

   

Shares

   

Shares

 

Shares sold

    500,000       800,000  

Shares redeemed

    (125,000 )     (100,000 )

Net increase (decrease)

    375,000       700,000  

   

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

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Financial Highlights

For a capital share outstanding throughout the period/year

   

Six-Months Ended
January 31, 2022
(Unaudited)

   

Year Ended
July 31, 2021

   

Period Ended
July 31, 2020
(1)

 

Net asset value, beginning of period/year

  $ 40.24     $ 28.93     $ 25.00  
                         

INCOME (LOSS) FROM INVESTMENT OPERATIONS:

                       

Net investment income (loss) (2)

    0.10       0.20       0.27  

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments (3)

    (0.22 )     11.31       3.87  

Total income (loss) from investment operations

    (0.12 )     11.51       4.14  
                         

DISTRIBUTIONS TO SHAREHOLDERS:

                       

Distributions from:

                       

Net investment income

    (0.09 )     (0.20 )     (0.21 )

Total distributions to shareholders

    (0.09 )     (0.20 )     (0.21 )
                         

Net asset value, end of period/year

  $ 40.03     $ 40.24     $ 28.93  
                         

Total return

    -0.32 % (4)     39.89 %     16.71 % (4)
                         

SUPPLEMENTAL DATA:

                       

Net assets at end of period/year (000’s)

  $ 74,052     $ 59,361     $ 22,424  
                         

RATIOS TO AVERAGE NET ASSETS:

                       

Expenses to average net assets

    0.60 % (5)     0.60 %     0.60 % (5)

Net investment income (loss) to average net assets

    0.48 % (5)     0.58 %     1.16 % (5)

Portfolio turnover rate (6)

    9 % (4)     22 %     18 % (4)

(1)

Commencement of operations on September 9, 2019.

(2)

Calculated based on average shares outstanding during the period.

(3)

Net Realized and unrealized gain (loss) per share in this caption are balancing amounts necessary to reconcile the change in net asset value per share for the period, and may not reconcile with the aggregate gain (loss) in the Statement of Operations due to share transactions for the period.

(4)

Not annualized.

(5)

Annualized

(6)

Excludes the impact of in-kind transactions.

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

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Notes to Financial Statements
January 31, 2022 (Unaudited)

NOTE 1 – ORGANIZATION

US Vegan Climate ETF (the “Fund”) is a diversified series of ETF Series Solutions (“ESS” or the “Trust”), an open-end management investment company consisting of multiple investment series, organized as a Delaware statutory trust on February 9, 2012. The Trust is registered with the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “1940 Act”), as an open-end management investment company and the offering of the Fund’s shares is registered under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”). The investment objective of the Fund is to track the performance, before fees and expenses, of the Beyond Investing US Vegan Climate ® Index (the “Index”). The Fund commenced operations on September 9, 2019.

The end of the reporting period for the Fund is January 31, 2022, and the period covered by these Notes to Financial Statements is the six-month period ended January 31, 2022 (the “current fiscal period”).

NOTE 2 – SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES

The Fund is an investment company and accordingly follows the investment company accounting and reporting guidance of the Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) Accounting Standards Codification (“ASC”) Topic 946 Financial Services - Investment Companies.

The following is a summary of significant accounting policies consistently followed by the Fund. These policies are in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (“U.S. GAAP”).

 

A.

Security Valuation. All equity securities, including domestic and foreign common stocks, preferred stocks and exchange traded funds that are traded on a national securities exchange, except those listed on the Nasdaq Global Market ® , Nasdaq Global Select Market ® , and the Nasdaq Capital Market ® Exchanges (collectively, “Nasdaq”), are valued at the last reported sale price on the exchange on which the security is principally traded. Securities traded on Nasdaq will be valued at the Nasdaq Official Closing Price (“NOCP”). If, on a particular day, an exchange-traded or Nasdaq security does not trade, then the mean between the most recent quoted bid and asked prices will be used. All equity securities that are not traded on a listed exchange are valued at the last sale price in the over-the-counter market. If a non-exchange traded security does not trade on a particular day, then the mean between the last quoted closing bid and asked price will be used. Prices denominated in foreign currencies are converted to U.S. dollar equivalents at the current exchange rate, which approximates fair value.

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NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
January 31, 2022 (Unaudited) (Continued)

Investments in mutual funds, including money market funds, are valued at their net asset value (“NAV”) per share.

Securities for which quotations are not readily available are valued at their respective fair values in accordance with pricing procedures adopted by the Fund’s Board of Trustees (the “Board”). When a security is “fair valued,” consideration is given to the facts and circumstances relevant to the particular situation, including a review of various factors set forth in the pricing procedures adopted by the Board. The use of fair value pricing by the Fund may cause the NAV of its shares to differ significantly from the NAV that would be calculated without regard to such considerations.

As described above, the Fund utilizes various methods to measure the fair value of its investments on a recurring basis. U.S. GAAP establishes a hierarchy that prioritizes inputs to valuations methods. The three levels of inputs are:

 

Level 1 –

Unadjusted quoted prices in active markets for identical assets or liabilities that the Fund has the ability to access.

 

Level 2 –

Observable inputs other than quoted prices included in Level 1 that are observable for the asset or liability, either directly or indirectly. These inputs may include quoted prices for the identical instrument on an inactive market, prices for similar instruments, interest rates, prepayment speeds, credit risk, yield curves, default rates and similar data.

 

Level 3 –

Unobservable inputs for the asset or liability, to the extent relevant observable inputs are not available; representing the Fund’s own assumptions about the assumptions a market participant would use in valuing the asset or liability, and would be based on the best information available.

The availability of observable inputs can vary from security to security and is affected by a wide variety of factors, including, for example, the type of security, whether the security is new and not yet established in the marketplace, the liquidity of markets, and other characteristics particular to the security. To the extent that valuation is based on models or inputs that are less observable or unobservable in the market, the determination of fair value requires more judgment. Accordingly, the degree of judgment exercised in determining fair value is greatest for instruments categorized in Level 3.

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NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
January 31, 2022 (Unaudited) (Continued)

The inputs used to measure fair value may fall into different levels of the fair value hierarchy. In such cases, for disclosure purposes, the level in the fair value hierarchy within which the fair value measurement falls in its entirety, is determined based on the lowest level input that is significant to the fair value measurement in its entirety.

The following is a summary of the inputs used to value the Fund’s investments as of the end of the current fiscal period:

Assets^

 

Level 1

   

Level 2

   

Level 3

   

Total

 

Common Stocks

  $ 73,686,512     $     $     $ 73,686,512  

Short-Term Investments

    286,865                   286,865  

Total Investments in Securities

  $ 73,973,377     $     $     $ 73,973,377  

^

See Schedule of Investments for breakout of investments by sector.

During the current fiscal period, the Fund did not recognize any transfers to or from Level 3.

 

B.

Federal Income Taxes. The Fund’s policy is to comply with the requirements of Subchapter M of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, applicable to regulated investment companies and to distribute substantially all of its net investment income and net capital gains to shareholders. Therefore, no federal income tax provision is required. The Fund plans to file U.S. Federal and applicable state and local tax returns.

The Fund recognizes the tax benefits of uncertain tax positions only when the position is more likely than not to be sustained. Management has analyzed the Fund’s uncertain tax positions and concluded that no liability for unrecognized tax benefits should be recorded related to uncertain tax positions. Management is not aware of any tax positions for which it is reasonably possible that the total amounts of unrecognized tax benefits will change materially in the next 12 months. Income and capital gain distributions are determined in accordance with federal income tax regulations, which may differ from U.S. GAAP. The Fund recognizes interest and penalties, if any, related to unrecognized tax benefits on uncertain tax positions as income tax expenses in the Statement of Operations. During the current fiscal period, the Fund did not incur any interest or penalties.

 

C.

Security Transactions and Investment Income. Investment securities transactions are accounted for on the trade date. Gains and losses realized on sales of securities are determined on a specific identification basis. Dividend

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NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
January 31, 2022 (Unaudited) (Continued)

income and expense are recorded on the ex-dividend date. Withholding taxes on foreign dividends, if any, have been provided for in accordance with the Fund’s understanding of the applicable tax rules and regulations. Interest income and expense is recorded on an accrual basis.

Distributions received from the Fund’s investments in Real Estate Investment Trusts (“REITs”) may be characterized as ordinary income, net capital gain, or a return of capital. The proper characterization of REIT distributions is generally not known until the end of each calendar year. As such, the Fund must use estimates in reporting the character of its income and distributions received during the current calendar year for financial statement purposes. The actual character of distributions to the Fund’s shareholders will be reflected on the Form 1099 received by shareholders after the end of the calendar year. Due to the nature of REIT investments, a portion of the distributions received by the Fund’s shareholders may represent a return of capital.

 

D.

Distributions to Shareholders. Distributions to shareholders from net investment income, if any, are declared and paid quarterly by the Fund. Distributions to shareholders of net realized gains on securities are declared and paid by the Fund on an annual basis. Distributions are recorded on the ex-dividend date.

 

E.

Use of Estimates. 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, as well as the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the current fiscal period. Actual results could differ from those estimates.

 

F.

Share Valuation. The NAV per share of the Fund is calculated by dividing the sum of the value of the securities held by the Fund, plus cash and other assets, minus all liabilities (including estimated accrued expenses) by the total number of shares outstanding of the Fund, rounded to the nearest cent. The Fund’s shares will not be priced on the days on which the New York Stock Exchange (“NYSE”) is closed for trading. The offering and redemption price per share of the Fund is equal to the Fund’s NAV per share.

 

G.

Reclassification of Capital Accounts. U.S. GAAP requires that certain components of net assets relating to permanent differences be reclassified between financial and tax reporting. These reclassifications have no effect on net assets or NAV per share.

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NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
January 31, 2022 (Unaudited) (Continued)

The permanent differences primarily relate to redemptions in-kind. For the fiscal year ended July 31, 2021, the following table shows the reclassifications made:

Distributable Earnings
(Accumulated Deficit)

Paid-In Capital

$(1,133,586)

$1,133,586

During the fiscal year ended July 31, 2021, the Fund realized $1,133,586 of net capital gains resulting from in-kind redemptions in which shareholders exchanged Fund shares for securities held by the Fund rather than for cash. Because such gains are not taxable to the Fund, and are not distributed to shareholders, they have been reclassified from distributable earnings (accumulated deficit) to paid-in capital.

 

H.

Guarantees and Indemnifications. In the normal course of business, the Fund enters into contracts with service providers that contain general indemnification clauses. The Fund’s maximum exposure under these arrangements is unknown as this would involve future claims that may be against the Fund that have not yet occurred. However, based on experience, the Fund expects the risk of loss to be remote.

 

I.

Subsequent Events. In preparing these financial statements, management has evaluated events and transactions for potential recognition or disclosure through the date the financial statements were issued. There were no events or transactions that occurred during the period subsequent to the end of the current fiscal period, that materially impacted the amounts or disclosures in the Fund’s financial statements.

NOTE 3 – COMMITMENTS AND OTHER RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS

Beyond Investing LLC (the “Adviser”), serves as the investment adviser to the Fund. Pursuant to an Investment Advisory Agreement (“Advisory Agreement”) between the Trust, on behalf of the Fund, and the Adviser, the Adviser provides investment advice to the Fund and oversees the day-to-day operations of the Fund, subject to the direction and control of the Board and the officers of the Trust. Under the Advisory Agreement, the Adviser is also responsible for arranging, in consultation with Penserra Capital Management, LLC (the “Sub-Adviser”), transfer agency, custody, fund administration and accounting, and all other non-distribution related services necessary for the Fund to operate. Under the Advisory Agreement, the Adviser has agreed to pay all expenses of the Fund, except for: the fee paid to the Adviser pursuant to the Advisory Agreement, interest charges on any borrowings, dividends and other expenses on securities sold short, taxes, brokerage commissions and other expenses incurred in placing orders

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NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
January 31, 2022 (Unaudited) (Continued)

for the purchase and sale of securities and other investment instruments, acquired fund fees and expenses, accrued deferred tax liability, extraordinary expenses, and distribution (12b-1) fees and expenses. For the services it provides to the Fund, the Fund pays the Adviser a unified management fee, which is calculated daily and paid monthly, at an annual rate of 0.60% of the Fund’s average daily net assets.

U.S. Bancorp Fund Services, LLC, doing business as U.S. Bank Global Fund Services (“Fund Services” or “Administrator”), acts as the Fund’s Administrator and, in that capacity, performs various administrative and accounting services for the Fund. The Administrator prepares various federal and state regulatory filings, reports and returns for the Fund, including regulatory compliance monitoring and financial reporting; prepares reports and materials to be supplied to the trustees; monitors the activities of the Fund’s Custodian, transfer agent and fund accountant. Fund Services also serves as the transfer agent and fund accountant to the Fund. U.S. Bank N.A. (the “Custodian”), an affiliate of Fund Services, serves as the Fund’s Custodian.

A Trustee and all officers of the Trust are affiliated with the Administrator and Custodian.

NOTE 4 – PURCHASES AND SALES OF SECURITIES

During the current fiscal period, purchases and sales of securities by the Fund, excluding short-term securities and in-kind transactions, were $6,719,771 and $6,009,731, respectively.

During the current fiscal period, there were no purchases or sales of U.S. Government securities.

During the current fiscal period, in-kind transactions associated with creations and redemptions were $20,150,858 and $5,232,260, respectively.

NOTE 5 – INCOME TAX INFORMATION

The amount and character of tax basis distributions and composition of net assets, including distributable earnings (accumulated deficit) are finalized at fiscal year-end; accordingly, tax basis balances have not been determined for the current fiscal period.

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NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
January 31, 2022 (Unaudited) (Continued)

The components of distributable earnings (accumulated deficit) and cost basis of investments for federal income tax purposes at July 31, 2021 were as follows:

Tax cost of investments

  $ 45,540,007  

Gross tax unrealized appreciation

  $ 14,414,264  

Gross tax unrealized depreciation

    (600,522 )

Net tax unrealized appreciation (depreciation)

    13,813,742  

Undistributed ordinary income

    30,678  

Undistributed long-term capital gains

     

Other accumulated gain (loss)

    (164,854 )

Distributable earnings (accumulated deficit)

  $ 13,679,566  

The differences between the cost basis for financial statement and federal income tax purposes are primarily due to timing differences in recognizing wash sales.

A regulated investment company may elect for any taxable year to treat any portion of any qualified late year loss as arising on the first day of the next taxable year. Qualified late year losses are certain capital and ordinary losses which occur during the portion of the Fund’s taxable year subsequent to October 31 and December 31, respectively. For the taxable year ended July 31, 2021, the Fund did not elect to defer any post-October capital losses or late-year ordinary losses.

As of July 31, 2021, the Fund had a short-term capital loss carryforward of $164,854. This amount does not have an expiration date.

The tax character of distributions paid by the Fund during the fiscal periods ended July 31, 2021 and July 31, 2020, was as follows:

 

Year Ended
July 31, 2021

Period Ended
July 31, 2020

Ordinary Income

$223,463

$126,482

NOTE 6 – SHARE TRANSACTIONS

Shares of the Fund are listed and traded on the New York Stock Exchange Arca, Inc. (“NYSE Arca”). Market prices for the shares may be different from their NAV. The Fund issues and redeems shares on a continuous basis at NAV generally in blocks of 25,000 shares, called “Creation Units.” Creation Units are issued and redeemed principally in-kind for securities included in a specified universe. Once created, shares generally trade in the secondary market at market prices that change throughout the day. Except when aggregated in Creation Units, shares are not redeemable securities of the Fund.

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NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
January 31, 2022 (Unaudited) (Continued)

Creation Units may only be purchased or redeemed by certain financial institutions (“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 participant and, in each case, must have executed a Participant Agreement with the Distributor. Most retail investors do not qualify as Authorized Participants nor have the resources to buy and sell whole Creation Units. Therefore, they are unable to purchase or redeem shares directly from the Fund. Rather, most retail investors may purchase shares in the secondary market with the assistance of a broker and are subject to customary brokerage commissions or fees.

The Fund currently offers one class of shares, which has no front-end sales load, no deferred sales charge, and no redemption fee. A fixed transaction fee is imposed for the transfer and other transaction costs associated with the creation or redemption of Creation Units. The standard fixed transaction fee for the Fund is $500, payable to the Custodian. The fixed transaction fee may be waived on certain orders if the Fund’s Custodian has determined to waive some or all of the costs associated with the order or another party, such as the Adviser, has agreed to pay such fee. In addition, a variable fee, payable to the Fund, may be charged on all cash transactions or substitutes for Creation Units of up to a maximum of 2% as a percentage of the value of the Creation Units subject to the transaction. Variable fees received by the Fund, if any, are displayed in the Capital Shares Transactions section of the Statements of Changes in Net Assets. The Fund may issue an unlimited number of shares of beneficial interest, with no par value. Shares of the Fund have equal rights and privileges.

NOTE 7 – RISKS

Concentration Risk. To the extent the Fund invests more heavily in particular industries, groups of industries, or sectors of the economy, its performance will be especially sensitive to developments that significantly affect those industries, groups of industries, or sectors of the economy, and the value of shares may rise and fall more than the value of shares that invest in securities of companies in a broader range of industries or sectors.

Covid-19 Risk. The recent global outbreak of COVID-19 has disrupted economic markets and the prolonged economic impact is uncertain. The operational and financial performance of the issuers of securities in which the Fund invests depends on future developments, including the duration and spread of the outbreak, and such uncertainty may in turn impact the value of the Fund’s investments.

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Expense Example

For the Six-Months Ended January 31, 2022 (Unaudited)

As a shareholder of the Fund, you incur two types of costs: (1) transaction costs, including brokerage commissions on purchases and sales of Fund shares, and (2) ongoing costs, including management fees and other Fund expenses. This example is intended to help you understand your ongoing costs (in dollars) of investing in the Fund and to compare these costs with the ongoing costs of investing in other funds. The example is based on an investment of $1,000 invested at the beginning of the period and held for the entire six-month period as indicated in the following Expense Example Table.

Actual Expenses

The first line of the table provides information about actual account values based on actual returns and actual expenses. You may use the information in this line, together with the amount you invested, to estimate the expenses that you paid over the period. Simply divide your account value by $1,000 (for example, an $8,600 account value divided by $1,000 = 8.6), then, multiply the result by the number in the first line under the heading entitled “Expenses Paid During the Period’’ to estimate the expenses you paid on your account during this period.

Hypothetical Example for Comparison Purposes

The second line of the table provides information about hypothetical account values based on a hypothetical return and hypothetical expenses based on the Fund’s actual expense ratio and an assumed rate of return of 5% per year before expenses, which is not the Fund’s actual return. The hypothetical account values and expenses may not be used to estimate the actual ending account balance or expenses you paid for the period. You may use this information to compare the ongoing costs of investing in the Fund and other funds. To do so, compare this 5% hypothetical example with the 5% hypothetical examples that appear in the shareholder reports of the other funds. Please note that the expenses shown in the table are meant to highlight your ongoing costs only and do not reflect any transactional costs, such as brokerage commissions paid on purchases and sales of Fund shares. Therefore, the second line of the table is useful in comparing ongoing costs only and will not help you determine the relative total costs of owning different funds. If these transactional costs were included, your costs would have been higher.

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Expense Example

For the Six-Months Ended January 31, 2022 (Unaudited) (Continued)

 

Beginning
Account Value
August 1, 2021

Ending
Account Value
January 31, 2022

Expenses Paid
During the Period
(1)

Actual

$1,000.00

$996.80

$3.02

Hypothetical (5% annual return before expenses)

$1,000.00

$1,022.18

$3.06

(1)

The dollar amounts shown as expenses paid during the period are equal to the annualized expense ratio, 0.60%, multiplied by the average account value during the period, multiplied by 184/365, to reflect the one-half year period.

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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 “Series”), 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 fund shareholders. The Trust’s liquidity risk management program is tailored to reflect the Series’ particular risks, but not to eliminate all adverse impacts of liquidity risk, which would be incompatible with the nature of such Series.

The investment adviser to the Series has adopted and implemented its own written liquidity risk management program (the “Program”) tailored specifically to assess and manage the liquidity risk of the Series.

At a recent 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, 2020. The report concluded that the Program is reasonably designed to assess and manage the Series’ liquidity risk and has operated adequately and effectively to manage such risk. The report reflected that there were no liquidity events that impacted the Series’ ability to timely meet redemptions without dilution to existing shareholders. The report further noted 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 prospectus for more information regarding the Series’ exposure to liquidity risk and other principal risks to which an investment in the Series may be subject.

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Federal Tax Information

(Unaudited)

For the fiscal period ended July 31, 2021, certain dividends paid by the Fund may be subject to the maximum rate of 23.8%, as provided for by the Jobs and Growth Tax relief Reconciliation Act of 2003.

The percentage of dividends declared from ordinary income designated as qualified dividend income was 100.00%.

For corporate shareholders, the percentage of ordinary income distributions that qualified for the corporate dividend received deduction for the fiscal year ended July 31, 2021 was 100.00%.

The percentage of taxable ordinary income distributions that are designated as short-term capital gain distributions under Internal Revenue Section 871(k)(2)(C) for the Fund was 0.00%.

Information About Portfolio Holdings
(Unaudited)

The Fund files its complete schedules of portfolio holdings for its first and third fiscal quarters with the SEC on Part F of Form N-PORT. The Fund’s Part F of Form N-PORT is available without charge, upon request, by calling toll-free at (800) 617-0004 or by accessing the Fund’s website at www.veganetf.com . Furthermore, you may obtain the Part F of Form N-PORT on the SEC’s website at www.sec.gov . The Fund’s portfolio holdings are posted on its website at www.veganetf.com daily.

Information About Proxy Voting
(Unaudited)

A description of the policies and procedures the Fund uses to determine how to vote proxies relating to portfolio securities is provided in the Statement of Additional Information (“SAI”). The SAI is available without charge, upon request, by calling toll-free at (800) 617-0004, by accessing the SEC’s website at www.sec.gov , or by accessing the Fund’s website at www.veganetf.com .

When available, information regarding how the Fund voted proxies relating to portfolio securities during the twelve-months ending June 30 is available by calling toll-free at (800) 617-0004 or by accessing the SEC’s website at www.sec.gov .

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Information About the Trustees

(Unaudited)

The SAI includes additional information about the Fund’s Trustees and is available without charge, upon request, by calling (800) 617-0004 or by accessing the SEC’s website at www.sec.gov or by accessing the Fund’s website at www.veganetf.com .

Frequency Distribution of Premiums and Discounts
(Unaudited)

Information regarding how often shares of the Fund trade on the exchange at a price above (i.e. at a premium) or below (i.e. at a discount) the NAV of the Fund is available, without charge, on the Fund’s website at www.veganetf.com .

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Adviser
Beyond Investing LLC
14391 Spring Hill Drive, Suite 301
Spring Hill, Florida 34609

Sub-Adviser
Penserra Capital Management LLC
4 Orinda Way, Suite 100-A
Orinda, California 94563

Index Provider
Beyond Advisors IC
Digital Hub Jersey, Block 3, Ground Floor Grenvile Street
St. Helier, Jersey JE2 4UF

Distributor
Quasar Distributors, LLC
111 East Kilbourne Avenue, Suite 2200
Milwaukee, Wisconsin 53202

Custodian
U.S. Bank National Association
1555 North Rivercenter Drive, Suite 302
Milwaukee, Wisconsin 53212

Transfer Agent
U.S. Bancorp Fund Services, LLC
615 East Michigan Street
Milwaukee, Wisconsin 53202

Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm
Cohen & Company, Ltd.
342 North Water Street, Suite 830
Milwaukee, Wisconsin 53202

Legal Counsel
Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP
1111 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW
Washington, DC 20004

US Vegan Climate ETF
Symbol – VEGN
CUSIP – 26922A297