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LeaderShares® Activist Leaders® ETF
PORTFOLIO REVIEW
April 30, 2022 (Unaudited)
 

The Fund’s performance figures* for the period ended April 30, 2022, compared to its benchmark:

 

      Annualized
  Six Months One Year Since Inception(a)
LeaderShares® Activist Leaders® ETF - NAV (7.06)% (4.04)% 26.87%
LeaderShares® Activist Leaders® ETF - Market Price (7.03)% (3.85)% 26.92%
S&P 500 Index (b) (9.65)% 0.21% 15.43%
       
* The performance data quoted here represents past performance. Current performance may be lower or higher than the performance data quoted above. Past performance is no guarantee of future results. The investment return and principal value of an investment will fluctuate so that investor’s shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than their original cost. The returns shown do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on Fund distributions or on the redemption of Fund shares. The Fund’s per share net asset value or “NAV” is the value of one share of the Fund as calculated in accordance with the standard formula for valuing shares. The NAV return is based on the NAV of the Fund and the market return is based on the market price per share of the Fund. The price used to calculate market return (“Market Price”) is determined by using the midpoint between the highest bid and the lowest offer on the primary stock exchange on which shares of the Fund are listed for trading, as of the time that the Fund’s NAV is calculated. Since shares of the Fund did not trade in the secondary market until after the Fund’s inception, for the period from inception (10/26/2020) to the first day of secondary market trading shares of the Fund, the NAV of the Fund is used as a proxy for the Market Price to calculate market returns. Market and NAV returns assume that dividends and capital gain distributions have been reinvested in the Fund at Market Price and NAV, respectively. The Fund’s total annual operating expenses are 0.75% per the March 1, 2022 prospectus. Please see the Financial Highlights for a more recent expense ratio. For performance information current to the most recent month-end, please call toll-free 1-480-757-4277.

 

(a) As of the close of business on the day of commencement of trading October 26, 2020

 

(b) The S&P 500 Index is a market-capitalization-weighted index of the 500 largest U.S. publicly traded companies. The S&P 500 Index is a float-weighted index, meaning company market capitalizations are adjusted by the number of shares available for public trading. Investors cannot invest directly in an index or benchmark. Index returns are gross of any fees, brokerage commissions or other expenses of investing.

 

 

 

PORTFOLIO ANALYSIS
April 30, 2022
    Percent of
Top 10 Industries   Net Assets
Technology Services   13.6%
Biotech & Pharma   10.4%
Software   10.2%
Chemicals   6.9%
Asset Management   6.8%
Leisure Facilities & Services   6.8%
Technology Hardware   6.8%
Food   3.5%
Machinery   3.5%
Aerospace & Defense   3.4%
Other/Cash and Equivalents   28.1%
Total   100.0%
     

Please refer to the Portfolio of Investments for a detailed listing of the Fund’s holdings.

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LeaderShares® AlphaFactor® Tactical Focused ETF
PORTFOLIO REVIEW
April 30, 2022 (Unaudited)
 

The Fund’s performance figures* for the period ended April 30, 2022, compared to its benchmark:

 

      Annualized
  Six Months One Year Since Inception(a)
LeaderShares® AlphaFactor® Tactical Focused ETF - NAV (4.50)% (1.15)% 21.72%
LeaderShares® AlphaFactor® Tactical Focused ETF - Market Price (4.61)% (1.21)% 21.67%
S&P 500 Index (b) (9.65)% 0.21% 15.43%
       
* The performance data quoted here represents past performance. Current performance may be lower or higher than the performance data quoted above. Past performance is no guarantee of future results. The investment return and principal value of an investment will fluctuate so that investor’s shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than their original cost. The returns shown do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on Fund distributions or on the redemption of Fund shares. The Fund’s per share net asset value or “NAV” is the value of one share of the Fund as calculated in accordance with the standard formula for valuing shares. The NAV return is based on the NAV of the Fund and the market return is based on the market price per share of the Fund. The price used to calculate market return (“Market Price”) is determined by using the midpoint between the highest bid and the lowest offer on the primary stock exchange on which shares of the Fund are listed for trading, as of the time that the Fund’s NAV is calculated. Since shares of the Fund did not trade in the secondary market until after the Fund’s inception, for the period from inception (10/26/2020) to the first day of secondary market trading shares of the Fund, the NAV of the Fund is used as a proxy for the Market Price to calculate market returns. Market and NAV returns assume that dividends and capital gain distributions have been reinvested in the Fund at Market Price and NAV, respectively. The Fund’s total annual operating expenses are 0.99% per the March 1, 2022 prospectus. Please see the Financial Highlights for a more recent expense ratio. For performance information current to the most recent month-end, please call toll-free 1-480-757-4277.

 

(a) As of the close of business on the day of commencement of trading October 26, 2020

 

(b) The S&P 500 Index is a market-capitalization-weighted index of the 500 largest U.S. publicly traded companies. The S&P 500 Index is a float-weighted index, meaning company market capitalizations are adjusted by the number of shares available for public trading. Investors cannot invest directly in an index or benchmark. Index returns are gross of any fees, brokerage commissions or other expenses of investing.

 

PORTFOLIO ANALYSIS
April 30, 2022
    Percent of
Top 10 Industries   Net Assets
Specialty Finance   13.5%
Retail - Discretionary   10.2%
Insurance   10.1%
Technology Hardware   9.5%
Institutional Financial Services   9.0%
Technology Services   6.6%
Health Care Facilities & Services   6.4%
Wholesale - Discretionary   3.8%
Chemicals   3.7%
Home & Office Products   3.6%
Other/Cash and Equivalents   23.6%
Total   100.0%
     

Please refer to the Portfolio of Investments for a detailed listing of the Fund’s holdings.

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Leadershares® AlphaFactor® US Core Equity ETF
PORTFOLIO REVIEW
April 30, 2022 (Unaudited)
 

The Fund’s performance figures* for the period ended April 30, 2022, compared to its benchmark:

 

      Annualized Annualized
  Six Months One Year Three Year Since Inception(a)
LeaderShares® AlphaFactor® US Core Equity ETF - NAV (8.84)% (5.05)% 7.80% 6.49%
LeaderShares® AlphaFactor® US Core Equity ETF - Market Price (8.94)% (4.96)% 7.83% 6.51%
S&P 500 Index (b) (9.65)% 0.21% 13.85% 12.07%
AlphaFactor® US Core Equity Index (c) (8.47)% (4.19)% 8.86% 7.53%
         
* The performance data quoted here represents past performance. Current performance may be lower or higher than the performance data quoted above. Past performance is no guarantee of future results. The investment return and principal value of an investment will fluctuate so that investor’s shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than their original cost. The returns shown do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on Fund distributions or on the redemption of Fund shares. The Fund’s per share net asset value or “NAV” is the value of one share of the Fund as calculated in accordance with the standard formula for valuing shares. The NAV return is based on the NAV of the Fund and the market return is based on the market price per share of the Fund. The price used to calculate market return (“Market Price”) is determined by using the midpoint between the highest bid and the lowest offer on the primary stock exchange on which shares of the Fund are listed for trading, as of the time that the Fund’s NAV is calculated. Since shares of the Fund did not trade in the secondary market until after the Fund’s inception, for the period from inception (10/1/2018) to the first day of secondary market trading shares of the Fund, the NAV of the Fund is used as a proxy for the Market Price to calculate market returns. Market and NAV returns assume that dividends and capital gain distributions have been reinvested in the Fund at Market Price and NAV, respectively. The Fund’s total annual operating expenses are 0.75% per the March 1, 2022 prospectus. Please see the Financial Highlights for a more recent expense ratio. For performance information current to the most recent month-end, please call toll-free 1-480-757-4277.

 

(a) As of the close of business on the day of commencement of trading October 1, 2018

 

(b) The S&P 500 Index is a market-capitalization-weighted index of the 500 largest U.S. publicly traded companies. The S&P 500 Index is a float-weighted index, meaning company market capitalizations are adjusted by the number of shares available for public trading. Investors cannot invest directly in an index or benchmark. Index returns are gross of any fees, brokerage commissions or other expenses of investing.

 

(c) The AlphaFactor® US Core Equity Index, the Fund advisor’s proprietary index, utilizes a quantitative rules-based investment methodology that applies a multi-factor ranking process and is focused on the largest 1,000 U.S. common stocks based on market capitalization. Companies within this group of the top 1,000 market capitalizations may be considered large or mid-cap companies. Investors cannot invest directly in an index or benchmark. Index returns are gross of any fees, brokerage commissions or other expenses of investing.

 

PORTFOLIO ANALYSIS
April 30, 2022
    Percent of
Top 10 Industries   Net Assets
Retail - Discretionary   11.5%
Insurance   8.9%
Chemicals   6.1%
Oil & Gas Producers   6.1%
Specialty Finance   6.0%
Health Care Facilities & Services   4.9%
Banking   4.7%
Steel   4.1%
Leisure Facilities & Services   4.0%
Aerospace & Defense   3.9%
Other/Cash and Equivalents   39.8%
Total   100.0%
     

Please refer to the Portfolio of Investments for a detailed listing of the Fund’s holdings.

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LeaderShares® Equity Skew ETF
PORTFOLIO REVIEW
April 30, 2022 (Unaudited)
 

The Fund’s performance figures* for the period ended April 30, 2022, compared to its benchmark:

 

      Annualized
  Six Months One Year Since Inception(a)
LeaderShares® Equity Skew ETF - NAV (12.80)% (9.73)% 17.41%
LeaderShares® Equity Skew ETF - Market Price (13.00)% (9.67)% 17.40%
S&P 500 Index (b) (9.65)% 0.21% 20.88%
       
* The performance data quoted here represents past performance. Current performance may be lower or higher than the performance data quoted above. Past performance is no guarantee of future results. The investment return and principal value of an investment will fluctuate so that investor’s shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than their original cost. The returns shown do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on Fund distributions or on the redemption of Fund shares. The Fund’s per share net asset value or “NAV” is the value of one share of the Fund as calculated in accordance with the standard formula for valuing shares. The NAV return is based on the NAV of the Fund and the market return is based on the market price per share of the Fund. The price used to calculate market return (“Market Price”) is determined by using the midpoint between the highest bid and the lowest offer on the primary stock exchange on which shares of the Fund are listed for trading, as of the time that the Fund’s NAV is calculated. Since shares of the Fund did not trade in the secondary market until after the Fund’s inception, for the period from inception (5/11/2020) to the first day of secondary market trading shares of the Fund, the NAV of the Fund is used as a proxy for the Market Price to calculate market returns. Market and NAV returns assume that dividends and capital gain distributions have been reinvested in the Fund at Market Price and NAV, respectively. The Fund’s total annual operating expenses are 0.75% per the March 1, 2022 prospectus. Please see the Financial Highlights for a more recent expense ratio. For performance information current to the most recent month-end, please call toll-free 1-480-757-4277.

 

(a) As of the close of business on the day of commencement of trading May 11, 2020

 

(b) The S&P 500 Index is a market-capitalization-weighted index of the 500 largest U.S. publicly traded companies. The S&P 500 Index is a float-weighted index, meaning company market capitalizations are adjusted by the number of shares available for public trading. Investors cannot invest directly in an index or benchmark. Index returns are gross of any fees, brokerage commissions or other expenses of investing.

 

 

 

PORTFOLIO ANALYSIS
April 30, 2022
    Percent of
Top 10 Industries   Net Assets
Exchange Traded Funds   44.6%
Software   5.1%
Banking   4.2%
Semiconductors   4.0%
Technology Hardware   3.9%
Biotech & Pharma   2.5%
Internet Media & Services   1.9%
Medical Equipment & Devices   1.9%
Technology Services   1.9%
Retail - Discretionary   1.7%
Other/Cash and Equivalents   28.3%
Total   100.0%
     

Please refer to the Portfolio of Investments for a detailed listing of the Fund’s holdings.

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LeaderShares® Dynamic Yield ETF
PORTFOLIO REVIEW
April 30, 2022 (Unaudited)
 

The Fund’s performance figures* for the period ended April 30, 2022, compared to its benchmark:

 

  Six Months Since Inception(a)
LeaderShares® Dynamic Yield ETF - NAV (8.34)% (7.54)%
LeaderShares® Dynamic Yield ETF - Market Price (8.61)% (7.62)%
Bloomberg US Aggregate Bond Index (b) (9.47)% (9.32)%
     
* The performance data quoted here represents past performance. Current performance may be lower or higher than the performance data quoted above. Past performance is no guarantee of future results. The investment return and principal value of an investment will fluctuate so that investor’s shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than their original cost. The returns shown do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on Fund distributions or on the redemption of Fund shares. The Fund’s per share net asset value or “NAV” is the value of one share of the Fund as calculated in accordance with the standard formula for valuing shares. The NAV return is based on the NAV of the Fund and the market return is based on the market price per share of the Fund. The price used to calculate market return (“Market Price”) is determined by using the midpoint between the highest bid and the lowest offer on the primary stock exchange on which shares of the Fund are listed for trading, as of the time that the Fund’s NAV is calculated. Since shares of the Fund did not trade in the secondary market until after the Fund’s inception, for the period from inception (6/28/2021) to the first day of secondary market trading shares of the Fund, the NAV of the Fund is used as a proxy for the Market Price to calculate market returns. Market and NAV returns assume that dividends and capital gain distributions have been reinvested in the Fund at Market Price and NAV, respectively. The Fund’s total annual operating expenses are 0.75% per the March 1, 2022 prospectus. Please see the Financial Highlights for a more recent expense ratio. For performance information current to the most recent month-end, please call toll-free 1-480-757-4277.

 

(a) As of the close of business on the day of commencement of trading June 28, 2021.

 

(b) The Bloomberg U.S. Aggregate Bond Index is a broadbased benchmark that measures the investment grade, U.S. dollar-denominated, fixed-rate taxable bond market. This includes Treasuries, government-related and corporate securities, mortgagebacked securities, asset-backed securities and collateralised mortgage-backed securities. Investors cannot invest directly in an index or benchmark. Index returns are gross of any fees, brokerage commissions or other expenses of investing.

 

PORTFOLIO ANALYSIS
April 30, 2022
    Percent of
Top 10 Industries   Net Assets
U.S. Government & Agencies   66.0%
Banking   7.3%
Telecommunications   3.9%
Biotech & Pharma   2.4%
Food   2.1%
Health Care Facilities & Services   2.1%
Institutional Financial Services   2.1%
Software   2.0%
Aerospace & Defense   1.5%
Technology Hardware   1.4%
Other/Cash and Equivalents   9.2%
Total   100.0%
     

Please refer to the Schedule of Investments for a detailed listing of the Fund’s holdings.

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LEADERSHARES ACTIVIST LEADERS ETF
SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (Unaudited)
April 30, 2022

 

Shares         Fair Value  
        COMMON STOCKS — 98.9%        
        AEROSPACE & DEFENSE - 3.4%        
  49,028     Mercury Systems, Inc.(a)   $ 2,735,272  
                 
        ASSET MANAGEMENT - 6.8%        
  145,592     Invesco Ltd.     2,675,981  
  87,909     Janus Henderson Group plc     2,679,466  
              5,355,447  
        AUTOMOTIVE - 3.4%        
  182,777     Dana, Inc.     2,706,927  
                 
        BIOTECH & PHARMA - 10.4%        
  142,689     Bausch Health Companies, Inc.(a)     2,712,518  
  160,424     Innoviva, Inc.(a)     2,736,833  
  231,904     Ironwood Pharmaceuticals, Inc.(a)     2,782,848  
              8,232,199  
        CHEMICALS - 6.9%        
  87,518     GCP Applied Technologies, Inc.(a)     2,745,439  
  80,825     Huntsman Corporation     2,737,543  
              5,482,982  
        ENGINEERING & CONSTRUCTION - 3.4%        
  38,504     AECOM     2,716,842  
                 
        FOOD - 3.5%        
  87,184     TreeHouse Foods, Inc.(a)     2,746,296  
                 
        HEALTH CARE FACILITIES & SERVICES - 3.3%        
  142,905     Mednax, Inc.(a)     2,646,601  
                 
        HOME & OFFICE PRODUCTS - 3.4%        
  117,188     Newell Brands, Inc.     2,712,902  
                 
        INSURANCE - 3.3%        
  329,504     eHealth, Inc.(a)     2,652,507  
                 

See accompanying notes which are an integral part of these financial statements.

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LEADERSHARES ACTIVIST LEADERS ETF
SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (Unaudited) (Continued)
April 30, 2022

 

Shares         Fair Value  
        COMMON STOCKS — 98.9% (Continued)        
        INTERNET MEDIA & SERVICES - 3.4%        
  33,872     GoDaddy, Inc., Class A(a)   $ 2,737,196  
                 
        LEISURE FACILITIES & SERVICES - 6.8%        
  29,818     Papa John’s International, Inc.     2,714,930  
  47,311     Restaurant Brands International, Inc.     2,700,985  
              5,415,915  
        MACHINERY - 3.5%        
  115,976     Welbilt, Inc.(a)     2,739,353  
                 
        REAL ESTATE OWNERS & DEVELOPERS - 3.4%        
  27,063     Howard Hughes Corporation(a)     2,714,148  
                 
        SOFTWARE - 10.2%        
  44,366     CommVault Systems, Inc.(a)     2,706,326  
  97,726     Evolent Health, Inc., Class A(a)     2,689,420  
  119,898     LivePerson, Inc.(a)     2,712,093  
              8,107,839  
        TECHNOLOGY HARDWARE - 6.8%        
  32,761     Seagate Technology Holdings plc     2,687,712  
  156,140     Xerox Holdings Corporation     2,716,836  
              5,404,548  
        TECHNOLOGY SERVICES - 13.6%        
  483,388     Conduent, Inc.(a)     2,721,474  
  101,629     Green Dot Corporation, Class A(a)     2,691,136  
  27,439     Insight Enterprises, Inc.(a)     2,726,614  
  102,215     Nielsen Holdings plc     2,740,385  
              10,879,609  
        WHOLESALE - DISCRETIONARY - 3.4%        
  54,676     LKQ Corporation     2,713,569  
                 

See accompanying notes which are an integral part of these financial statements.

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LEADERSHARES ACTIVIST LEADERS ETF
SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (Unaudited) (Continued)
April 30, 2022
 

 

          Fair Value  
        TOTAL COMMON STOCKS (Cost $84,803,830)   $ 78,700,152  
                 
        TOTAL INVESTMENTS - 98.9% (Cost $84,803,830)   $ 78,700,152  
        OTHER ASSETS IN EXCESS OF LIABILITIES - 1.1%     881,150  
        NET ASSETS - 100.0%   $ 79,581,302  

 

LTD - Limited Company
   
PLC - Public Limited Company

 

Diversification of Assets
Country   % of Net Assets  
United States     78.5 %
Canada     6.8 %
United Kingdom     3.4 %
Ireland     3.4 %
Jersey     3.4 %
Bermuda     3.4 %
Total     98.9 %
Other Assets Less Liabilities - Net     1.1 %
Grand Total     100.0 %

 

(a) Non-income producing security.

 

See accompanying notes which are an integral part of these financial statements.

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LEADERSHARES ALPHAFACTOR TACTICAL FOCUSED ETF
SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (Unaudited)
April 30, 2022

 

Shares         Fair Value  
        COMMON STOCKS — 98.8%        
        AEROSPACE & DEFENSE - 3.3%        
  20,540     L3Harris Technologies, Inc.   $ 4,770,620  
                 
        BANKING - 3.1%        
  54,540     BOK Financial Corporation     4,523,002  
                 
        CHEMICALS - 3.7%        
  52,287     Ashland Global Holdings, Inc.     5,488,566  
                 
        CONTAINERS & PACKAGING - 3.1%        
  41,038     Crown Holdings, Inc.     4,515,822  
                 
        ELECTRIC UTILITIES - 2.9%        
  118,882     Brookfield Renewable Corporation     4,267,864  
                 
        HEALTH CARE FACILITIES & SERVICES - 6.4%        
  20,443     HCA Healthcare, Inc.     4,386,046  
  37,511     Quest Diagnostics, Inc.     5,020,472  
              9,406,518  
        HOME & OFFICE PRODUCTS - 3.6%        
  29,416     Whirlpool Corporation     5,339,592  
                 
        INSTITUTIONAL FINANCIAL SERVICES - 9.0%        
  102,310     Bank of New York Mellon Corporation (The)     4,303,159  
  46,299     Evercore, Inc., Class A     4,896,119  
  137,923     Virtu Financial, Inc., Class A     3,983,216  
              13,182,494  
        INSURANCE - 10.1%        
  28,220     Assurant, Inc.     5,132,654  
  164,345     Equitable Holdings, Inc.     4,738,066  
  77,113     Voya Financial, Inc.     4,868,915  
              14,739,635  
        OIL & GAS PRODUCERS - 3.6%        
  59,675     Marathon Petroleum Corporation     5,207,241  
                 

See accompanying notes which are an integral part of these financial statements.

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LEADERSHARES ALPHAFACTOR TACTICAL FOCUSED ETF
SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (Unaudited) (Continued)
April 30, 2022

 

Shares         Fair Value  
        COMMON STOCKS — 98.8% (Continued)        
        RETAIL - DISCRETIONARY - 10.2%        
  24,923     Advance Auto Parts, Inc.   $ 4,975,378  
  84,689     Kohl’s Corporation     4,901,799  
  25,340     Lowe’s Companies, Inc.     5,010,478  
              14,887,655  
        SPECIALTY FINANCE - 13.5%        
  117,923     Ally Financial, Inc.     4,712,203  
  376,168     MGIC Investment Corporation     4,912,754  
  285,330     SLM Corporation     4,773,571  
  147,623     Synchrony Financial     5,434,002  
              19,832,530  
        TECHNOLOGY HARDWARE - 9.5%        
  141,305     HP, Inc.     5,176,002  
  52,608     Lumentum Holdings, Inc.(a)     4,272,296  
  256,725     Xerox Holdings Corporation     4,467,015  
              13,915,313  
        TECHNOLOGY SERVICES - 6.6%        
  28,768     CDW Corporation/DE     4,694,362  
  17,293     Gartner, Inc.(a)     5,024,482  
              9,718,844  
        TELECOMMUNICATIONS - 3.1%        
  456,339     Lumen Technologies, Inc.     4,590,770  
                 
        TRANSPORTATION EQUIPMENT - 3.3%        
  129,614     Allison Transmission Holdings, Inc.     4,852,749  
                 
        WHOLESALE - DISCRETIONARY - 3.8%        
  113,247     LKQ Corporation     5,620,449  
                 
        TOTAL COMMON STOCKS (Cost $159,479,472)     144,859,664  
                 
        TOTAL INVESTMENTS - 98.8% (Cost $159,479,472)   $ 144,859,664  
        OTHER ASSETS IN EXCESS OF LIABILITIES - 1.2%     1,706,832  
        NET ASSETS - 100.0%   $ 146,566,496  

 

(a) Non-income producing security.
   

 See accompanying notes which are an integral part of these financial statements.

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LEADERSHARES ALPHAFACTOR US CORE EQUITY ETF
SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (Unaudited)
April 30, 2022

 

Shares         Fair Value  
        COMMON STOCKS — 98.9%        
        ADVERTISING & MARKETING - 0.9%        
  16,366     Omnicom Group, Inc.   $ 1,245,944  
                 
        AEROSPACE & DEFENSE - 3.9%        
  5,589     L3Harris Technologies, Inc.     1,298,101  
  3,154     Lockheed Martin Corporation     1,362,906  
  3,111     Northrop Grumman Corporation     1,366,974  
  18,797     Textron, Inc.     1,301,692  
              5,329,673  
        ASSET MANAGEMENT - 1.8%        
  9,732     Affiliated Managers Group, Inc.     1,222,047  
  4,585     Ameriprise Financial, Inc.     1,217,272  
              2,439,319  
        AUTOMOTIVE - 0.8%        
  1,292     Tesla, Inc.(a)     1,125,022  
                 
        BANKING - 4.7%        
  33,695     Bank of America Corporation     1,202,238  
  32,604     Bank OZK     1,252,646  
  59,717     First Horizon Corporation     1,336,465  
  28,760     Wells Fargo & Company     1,254,799  
  21,186     Zions Bancorp     1,197,221  
              6,243,369  
        CHEMICALS - 6.1%        
  13,315     CF Industries Holdings, Inc.     1,289,291  
  43,969     Chemours Company (The)     1,454,056  
  12,387     Eastman Chemical Company     1,271,773  
  37,121     Huntsman Corporation     1,257,288  
  20,690     Mosaic Company (The)     1,291,470  
  26,725     Olin Corporation     1,534,016  
              8,097,894  
        COMMERCIAL SUPPORT SERVICES - 1.1%        
  53,680     H&R Block, Inc.     1,399,438  
                 

See accompanying notes which are an integral part of these financial statements.

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LEADERSHARES ALPHAFACTOR US CORE EQUITY ETF
SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (Unaudited) (Continued)
April 30, 2022

 

Shares         Fair Value  
        COMMON STOCKS — 98.9% (Continued)        
        CONSTRUCTION MATERIALS - 2.0%        
  10,790     Eagle Materials, Inc.   $ 1,330,623  
  15,134     Owens Corning     1,376,134  
              2,706,757  
        CONSUMER SERVICES - 1.0%        
  21,268     Service Corporation International     1,395,393  
                 
        CONTAINERS & PACKAGING - 2.0%        
  11,141     Crown Holdings, Inc.     1,225,956  
  8,955     Packaging Corporation of America     1,443,277  
              2,669,233  
        ELECTRIC UTILITIES - 1.1%        
  59,923     Vistra Corporation     1,499,273  
                 
        ELECTRICAL EQUIPMENT - 1.0%        
  21,669     A O Smith Corporation     1,266,120  
                 
        ENGINEERING & CONSTRUCTION - 1.0%        
  18,104     AECOM     1,277,418  
                 
        FOOD - 1.1%        
  15,646     Tyson Foods, Inc., Class A     1,457,581  
                 
        FORESTRY, PAPER & WOOD PRODUCTS - 1.1%        
  22,114     Louisiana-Pacific Corporation     1,426,795  
                 
        HEALTH CARE FACILITIES & SERVICES - 4.9%        
  12,305     DaVita, Inc.(a)     1,333,492  
  5,541     HCA Healthcare, Inc.     1,188,822  
  15,997     Henry Schein, Inc.(a)     1,297,357  
  5,242     Laboratory Corp of America Holdings(a)     1,259,548  
  4,573     McKesson Corporation     1,415,846  
              6,495,065  

See accompanying notes which are an integral part of these financial statements.

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LEADERSHARES ALPHAFACTOR US CORE EQUITY ETF
SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (Unaudited) (Continued)
April 30, 2022

 

Shares         Fair Value  
        COMMON STOCKS — 98.9% (Continued)        
        HOUSEHOLD PRODUCTS - 1.0%        
  15,676     Spectrum Brands Holdings, Inc.   $ 1,333,557  
                 
        INSTITUTIONAL FINANCIAL SERVICES - 3.6%        
  27,782     Bank of New York Mellon Corporation (The)     1,168,511  
  12,506     Evercore, Inc., Class A     1,322,509  
  15,925     Morgan Stanley     1,283,396  
  37,445     Virtu Financial, Inc., Class A     1,081,412  
              4,855,828  
        INSURANCE - 8.9%        
  21,546     Aflac, Inc.     1,234,155  
  22,140     American International Group, Inc.     1,295,411  
  7,660     Assurant, Inc.     1,393,202  
  3,933     Berkshire Hathaway, Inc., Class B(a)     1,269,690  
  19,316     Hartford Financial Services Group, Inc. (The)     1,350,768  
  21,481     Loews Corporation     1,349,866  
  19,765     MetLife, Inc.     1,298,165  
  18,890     Principal Financial Group, Inc.     1,287,165  
  7,604     Travelers Companies, Inc. (The)     1,300,740  
              11,779,162  
        LEISURE FACILITIES & SERVICES - 4.0%        
  3,461     Domino’s Pizza, Inc.     1,169,818  
  32,734     MGM Resorts International     1,343,403  
  16,328     Wyndham Hotels & Resorts, Inc.     1,436,211  
  11,712     Yum! Brands, Inc.     1,370,421  
              5,319,853  
        MACHINERY - 1.9%        
  12,816     Crane Company     1,233,284  
  9,247     Curtiss-Wright Corporation     1,321,488  
              2,554,772  
        METALS & MINING - 0.8%        
  15,340     Alcoa Corporation     1,040,052  
                 
        OIL & GAS PRODUCERS - 6.1%        
  33,184     APA Corporation     1,358,221  
                 

See accompanying notes which are an integral part of these financial statements.

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LEADERSHARES ALPHAFACTOR US CORE EQUITY ETF
SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (Unaudited) (Continued)
April 30, 2022

 

Shares         Fair Value  
        COMMON STOCKS — 98.9% (Continued)        
        OIL & GAS PRODUCERS - 6.1% (Continued)        
  13,814     ConocoPhillips   $ 1,319,513  
  23,253     Devon Energy Corporation     1,352,627  
  10,042     Diamondback Energy, Inc.     1,267,602  
  54,559     Marathon Oil Corporation     1,359,610  
  16,179     Marathon Petroleum Corporation     1,411,780  
              8,069,353  
        PUBLISHING & BROADCASTING - 0.9%        
  7,413     Nexstar Media Group, Inc., Class A     1,174,367  
                 
        REAL ESTATE SERVICES - 0.9%        
  5,777     Jones Lang LaSalle, Inc.(a)     1,263,603  
                 
        RETAIL - CONSUMER STAPLES - 2.1%        
  24,376     Kroger Company     1,315,329  
  6,507     Target Corporation     1,487,826  
              2,803,155  
        RETAIL - DISCRETIONARY - 11.5%        
  13,637     AutoNation, Inc.(a)     1,580,666  
  681     AutoZone, Inc.(a)     1,331,675  
  29,052     Bath & Body Works, Inc.     1,536,560  
  21,306     Builders FirstSource, Inc.(a)     1,311,810  
  13,840     Dick’s Sporting Goods, Inc.     1,334,453  
  4,678     Home Depot, Inc.     1,405,271  
  4,580     Lithia Motors, Inc., A     1,296,735  
  6,880     Lowe’s Companies, Inc.     1,360,382  
  2,030     O’Reilly Automotive, Inc.(a)     1,231,297  
  14,473     Penske Automotive Group, Inc.     1,517,060  
  9,743     Williams-Sonoma, Inc.     1,271,267  
              15,177,176  
        SEMICONDUCTORS - 1.8%        
  10,502     Applied Materials, Inc.     1,158,896  
  11,733     Teradyne, Inc.     1,237,362  
              2,396,258  

 

See accompanying notes which are an integral part of these financial statements.

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LEADERSHARES ALPHAFACTOR US CORE EQUITY ETF
SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (Unaudited) (Continued)
April 30, 2022

 

Shares         Fair Value  
        COMMON STOCKS — 98.9% (Continued)        
        SOFTWARE - 1.9%        
  15,040     Cerner Corporation   $ 1,408,346  
  28,163     Teradata Corporation(a)     1,164,540  
              2,572,886  
        SPECIALTY FINANCE - 6.0%        
  31,984     Ally Financial, Inc.     1,278,081  
  7,414     American Express Company     1,295,300  
  10,610     Capital One Financial Corporation     1,322,218  
  2,524     Credit Acceptance Corporation(a)     1,293,550  
  12,612     Discover Financial Services     1,418,346  
  77,470     SLM Corporation     1,296,073  
              7,903,568  
        STEEL - 4.1%        
  9,312     Nucor Corporation     1,441,311  
  7,552     Reliance Steel & Aluminum Company     1,497,184  
  16,616     Steel Dynamics, Inc.     1,424,822  
  37,714     United States Steel Corporation     1,149,900  
              5,513,217  
        TECHNOLOGY HARDWARE - 3.0%        
  11,710     Arrow Electronics, Inc.(a)     1,380,141  
  24,899     Cisco Systems, Inc.     1,219,553  
  38,472     HP, Inc.     1,409,228  
              4,008,922  
        TECHNOLOGY SERVICES - 3.0%        
  7,804     CDW Corporation/DE     1,273,457  
  4,693     Gartner, Inc.(a)     1,363,551  
  7,081     Jack Henry & Associates, Inc.     1,342,416  
              3,979,424  
        TRANSPORTATION & LOGISTICS - 1.8%        
  37,180     CSX Corporation     1,276,761  
  5,068     Union Pacific Corporation     1,187,382  
              2,464,143  
        WHOLESALE - DISCRETIONARY - 1.1%        
  30,694     LKQ Corporation     1,523,344  
                 

See accompanying notes which are an integral part of these financial statements.

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SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (Unaudited) (Continued)
April 30, 2022

 

            Fair Value  
        TOTAL COMMON STOCKS (Cost $138,218,336)   $ 131,806,934  
                 
        TOTAL INVESTMENTS - 98.9% (Cost $138,218,336)   $ 131,806,934  
        OTHER ASSETS IN EXCESS OF LIABILITIES - 1.1%     1,454,012  
        NET ASSETS - 100.0%   $ 133,260,946  

 

(a) Non-income producing security.
   

See accompanying notes which are an integral part of these financial statements.

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LEADERSHARES EQUITY SKEW ETF
SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (Unaudited)
April 30, 2022

 

Shares         Fair Value  
        COMMON STOCKS — 53.6%        
        AEROSPACE & DEFENSE - 0.4%        
  4,023     Aerojet Rocketdyne Holdings, Inc.(a)   $ 160,839  
  1,327     AeroVironment, Inc.(a)     106,585  
  110     L3Harris Technologies, Inc.     25,549  
  30     TransDigm Group, Inc.(a)     17,844  
  6,945     Triumph Group, Inc.(a)     156,540  
              467,357  
        APPAREL & TEXTILE PRODUCTS - 0.6%        
  2,717     Kontoor Brands, Inc.     107,946  
  914     NIKE, Inc., Class B     113,976  
  1,086     Oxford Industries, Inc.     97,306  
  5,468     Steven Madden Ltd.     224,516  
  4,133     Wolverine World Wide, Inc.     81,916  
              625,660  
        ASSET MANAGEMENT - 0.4%        
  90     Ameriprise Financial, Inc.     23,894  
  1,696     B Riley Financial, Inc.     76,591  
  97     BlackRock, Inc.     60,594  
  3,627     Brightsphere Investment Group, Inc.     72,685  
  1,471     Charles Schwab Corporation     97,571  
  207     T Rowe Price Group, Inc.     25,469  
  745     Virtus Investment Partners, Inc.     131,985  
              488,789  
        AUTOMOTIVE - 1.3%        
  1,893     Dorman Products, Inc.(a)     186,877  
  3,361     Gentherm, Inc.(a)     226,599  
  1,118     Tesla, Inc.(a)     973,509  
  1,843     XPEL, Inc.(a)     79,747  
              1,466,732  
        BANKING - 4.2%        
  4,038     Ameris Bancorp     168,385  
  5,778     Axos Financial, Inc.(a)     218,870  
  6,213     Bancorp, Inc. (The)(a)     140,973  
  4,422     Bank of America Corporation     157,777  
  1,571     Banner Corporation     84,363  
                 

See accompanying notes which are an integral part of these financial statements.

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LEADERSHARES EQUITY SKEW ETF
SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (Unaudited) (Continued)
April 30, 2022

 

Shares         Fair Value  
        COMMON STOCKS — 53.6% (Continued)        
        BANKING - 4.2% (Continued)        
  7,195     Citizens Financial Group, Inc.   $ 283,482  
  2,598     Community Bank System, Inc.     167,311  
  3,181     Customers Bancorp, Inc.(a)     133,825  
  2,029     Eagle Bancorp, Inc.     102,160  
  20,708     First BanCorporation     281,835  
  240     First Republic Bank     35,813  
  5,779     Flagstar Bancorp, Inc.     203,999  
  3,379     Hilltop Holdings, Inc.     86,131  
  2,150     HomeStreet, Inc.     87,269  
  2,130     Independent Bank Corporation     164,351  
  1,874     JPMorgan Chase & Company     223,680  
  2,678     Lakeland Financial Corporation     195,012  
  3,112     Meta Financial Group, Inc.     135,839  
  4,505     Pacific Premier Bancorp, Inc.     141,277  
  970     Park National Corporation     114,315  
  1,424     Preferred Bank     95,579  
  3,261     Seacoast Banking Corp of Florida     105,983  
  5,035     ServisFirst Bancshares, Inc.     404,410  
  83     Signature Bank     20,107  
  2,185     Southside Bancshares, Inc.     85,630  
  79     SVB Financial Group(a)     38,524  
  2,581     Triumph Bancorp, Inc.(a)     179,225  
  7,258     United Community Banks, Inc.     218,755  
  5,201     Veritex Holdings, Inc.     170,853  
  3,137     WSFS Financial Corporation     125,700  
              4,571,433  
        BEVERAGES - 0.7%        
  3,964     Celsius Holdings, Inc.(a)     206,128  
  462     Coca-Cola Consolidated, Inc.     203,973  
  1,249     MGP Ingredients, Inc.     114,071  
  249     Monster Beverage Corporation(a)     21,334  
  755     PepsiCo, Inc.     129,641  
              675,147  
                 

See accompanying notes which are an integral part of these financial statements.

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LEADERSHARES EQUITY SKEW ETF
SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (Unaudited) (Continued)
April 30, 2022

 

Shares         Fair Value  
        COMMON STOCKS — 53.6% (Continued)        
        BIOTECH & PHARMA - 2.5%        
  1,263     AbbVie, Inc.   $ 185,509  
  303     Amgen, Inc.     70,657  
  2,577     Amphastar Pharmaceuticals, Inc.(a)     91,406  
  6,463     Avid Bioservices, Inc.(a)     86,992  
  6,135     Corcept Therapeutics, Inc.(a)     131,964  
  8,529     Cytokinetics, Inc.(a)     340,050  
  1,053     Eli Lilly & Company     307,612  
  1,071     Heska Corporation(a)     117,639  
  6,479     Innoviva, Inc.(a)     110,532  
  1,716     Ligand Pharmaceuticals, Inc.(a)     159,348  
  460     Moderna, Inc.(a)     61,829  
  2,798     Pacira BioSciences, Inc.(a)     208,647  
  4,159     Pfizer, Inc.     204,082  
  2,807     Prestige Consumer Healthcare, Inc.(a)     153,431  
  142     Regeneron Pharmaceuticals, Inc.(a)     93,594  
  5,553     Supernus Pharmaceuticals, Inc.(a)     154,929  
  193     Vertex Pharmaceuticals, Inc.(a)     52,731  
  6,066     Xencor, Inc.(a)     151,529  
  407     Zoetis, Inc.     72,141  
              2,754,622  
        CHEMICALS - 1.4%        
  102     Albemarle Corporation     19,669  
  3,380     Balchem Corporation     416,416  
  2,526     HB Fuller Company     168,484  
  1,222     Materion Corporation     104,053  
  854     Quaker Chemical Corporation     138,954  
  1,931     Rogers Corporation(a)     522,761  
  167     Sherwin-Williams Company     45,918  
  812     WD-40 Company     149,392  
              1,565,647  
        COMMERCIAL SUPPORT SERVICES - 1.0%        
  4,965     AMN Healthcare Services, Inc.(a)     485,329  
  2,369     Brady Corporation, Class A     106,013  
  51     Cintas Corporation     20,260  
                 

See accompanying notes which are an integral part of these financial statements.

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LEADERSHARES EQUITY SKEW ETF
SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (Unaudited) (Continued)
April 30, 2022

 

Shares         Fair Value  
        COMMON STOCKS — 53.6% (Continued)        
        COMMERCIAL SUPPORT SERVICES - 1.0% (Continued)        
  943     CorVel Corporation(a)   $ 146,240  
  5,602     Korn Ferry     344,187  
  255     Waste Management, Inc.     41,932  
              1,143,961  
        CONSUMER SERVICES - 0.2%        
  1,174     Medifast, Inc.     209,395  
                 
        DATA CENTER REIT - 0.0%(b)        
  51     Equinix, Inc.     36,673  
                 
        DIVERSIFIED INDUSTRIALS - 0.0%(b)        
  160     Illinois Tool Works, Inc.     31,538  
                 
        E-COMMERCE DISCRETIONARY - 1.4%        
  597     Amazon.com, Inc.(a)     1,483,921  
  648     eBay, Inc.     33,644  
  182     Etsy, Inc.(a)     16,961  
              1,534,526  
        ELECTRICAL EQUIPMENT - 1.0%        
  2,671     AAON, Inc.     130,185  
  4,113     Advanced Energy Industries, Inc.     314,726  
  4,756     Alarm.com Holdings, Inc.(a)     290,496  
  422     Amphenol Corporation, Class A     30,173  
  1,923     Badger Meter, Inc.     155,167  
  84     Generac Holdings, Inc.(a)     18,428  
  184     Keysight Technologies, Inc.(a)     25,810  
  81     Rockwell Automation, Inc.     20,466  
  2,005     SPX Corporation(a)     84,010  
              1,069,461  
        ENGINEERING & CONSTRUCTION - 1.3%        
  3,717     Comfort Systems USA, Inc.     313,789  
  5,180     Exponent, Inc.     496,296  
  2,541     Installed Building Products, Inc.     204,474  
  1,803     MYR Group, Inc.(a)     142,599  
                 

See accompanying notes which are an integral part of these financial statements.

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LEADERSHARES EQUITY SKEW ETF
SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (Unaudited) (Continued)
April 30, 2022

 

Shares         Fair Value  
        COMMON STOCKS — 53.6% (Continued)        
        ENGINEERING & CONSTRUCTION - 1.3% (Continued)        
  1,166     NV5 Global, Inc.(a)   $ 139,687  
              1,296,845  
        FOOD - 0.4%        
  671     J & J Snack Foods Corporation     100,449  
  8,448     Simply Good Foods Company (The)(a)     351,859  
              452,308  
        FORESTRY, PAPER & WOOD PRODUCTS - 0.6%        
  2,076     Boise Cascade Company     156,904  
  6,614     UFP Industries, Inc.     511,725  
              668,629  
        GAS & WATER UTILITIES - 0.5%        
  2,428     American States Water Company     190,986  
  3,119     California Water Service Group     161,783  
  924     Chesapeake Utilities Corporation     115,657  
  1,213     Middlesex Water Company     107,896  
              576,322  
        HEALTH CARE FACILITIES & SERVICES - 1.0%        
  3,863     Apollo Medical Holdings, Inc.(a)     140,922  
  13,334     Community Health Systems, Inc.(a)     102,272  
  2,758     Ensign Group, Inc. (The)     221,550  
  1,965     Fulgent Genetics, Inc.(a)     107,839  
  191     HCA Healthcare, Inc.     40,979  
  174     IQVIA Holdings, Inc.(a)     37,930  
  10,203     NeoGenomics, Inc.(a)     96,418  
  4,765     RadNet, Inc.(a)     92,918  
  521     UnitedHealth Group, Inc.     264,955  
              1,105,783  
        HEALTH CARE REIT - 0.1%        
  4,712     CareTrust REIT, Inc.     76,382  
                 
        HOME & OFFICE PRODUCTS - 0.1%        
  1,653     iRobot Corporation(a)     83,724  
                 

See accompanying notes which are an integral part of these financial statements.

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LEADERSHARES EQUITY SKEW ETF
SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (Unaudited) (Continued)
April 30, 2022

 

Shares         Fair Value  
        COMMON STOCKS — 53.6% (Continued)        
        HOME CONSTRUCTION - 0.7%        
  909     Cavco Industries, Inc.(a)   $ 214,751  
  3,169     Century Communities, Inc.     167,070  
  2,303     LGI Homes, Inc.(a)     215,814  
  1,894     Meritage Homes Corporation(a)     156,350  
              753,985  
        HOUSEHOLD PRODUCTS - 0.3%        
  4,872     elf Beauty, Inc.(a)     118,536  
  181     Estee Lauder Companies, Inc., Class A     47,795  
  1,781     Inter Parfums, Inc.     145,561  
              311,892  
        INDUSTRIAL INTERMEDIATE PROD - 0.9%        
  3,554     Chart Industries, Inc.(a)     599,987  
  6,222     Mueller Industries, Inc.     336,921  
              936,908  
        INDUSTRIAL REIT - 0.5%        
  2,769     Innovative Industrial Properties, Inc.     400,370  
  586     Prologis, Inc.     93,930  
              494,300  
        INDUSTRIAL SUPPORT SERVICES - 0.2%        
  1,645     Applied Industrial Technologies, Inc.     172,215  
  358     Fastenal Company     19,801  
  57     United Rentals, Inc.(a)     18,042  
              210,058  
        INFRASTRUCTURE REIT - 0.3%        
  295     American Tower Corporation, A     71,101  
  245     Crown Castle International Corporation     45,376  
  74     SBA Communications Corporation     25,686  
  14,380     Uniti Group, Inc.     178,168  
              320,331  
        INSTITUTIONAL FINANCIAL SERVICES - 0.4%        
  456     Goldman Sachs Group, Inc.     139,303  
  435     Intercontinental Exchange, Inc.     50,377  
  964     Morgan Stanley     77,689  
  120     Nasdaq, Inc.     18,884  
                 

See accompanying notes which are an integral part of these financial statements.

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LEADERSHARES EQUITY SKEW ETF
SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (Unaudited) (Continued)
April 30, 2022

 

Shares         Fair Value  
        COMMON STOCKS — 53.6% (Continued)        
        INSTITUTIONAL FINANCIAL SERVICES - 0.4% (Continued)        
  1,466     Piper Sandler Cos   $ 168,562  
              454,815  
        INSURANCE - 0.4%        
  118     Arthur J Gallagher & Company     19,882  
  399     Marsh & McLennan Companies, Inc.     64,518  
  2,354     Palomar Holdings, Inc.(a)     128,175  
  3,723     Trupanion, Inc.(a)     236,858  
              449,433  
        INTERNET MEDIA & SERVICES - 1.9%        
  400     Alphabet, Inc., Class A(a)     912,876  
  3,055     Meta Platforms, Inc., Class A(a)     612,436  
  595     Netflix, Inc.(a)     113,264  
  2,414     Shutterstock, Inc.     182,788  
  2,721     TechTarget, Inc.(a)     183,151  
  502     Twitter, Inc.(a)     24,608  
              2,029,123  
        LEISURE FACILITIES & SERVICES - 0.8%        
  23     Chipotle Mexican Grill, Inc.(a)     33,479  
  6,036     Cinemark Holdings, Inc.(a)     95,731  
  150     Hilton Worldwide Holdings, Inc.(a)     23,294  
  1,478     Jack in the Box, Inc.     122,319  
  437     McDonald’s Corporation     108,883  
  1,324     Monarch Casino & Resort, Inc.(a)     92,879  
  2,189     Shake Shack, Inc., Class A(a)     126,590  
  3,434     St Joe Company (The)     182,722  
  754     Starbucks Corporation     56,279  
  185     Yum! Brands, Inc.     21,647  
              863,823  
        LEISURE PRODUCTS - 0.5%        
  1,715     LCI Industries     166,904  
  1,876     Sturm Ruger & Company, Inc.     127,849  
  5,811     Vista Outdoor, Inc.(a)     204,721  
  1,782     Winnebago Industries, Inc.     94,767  
              594,241  

 

See accompanying notes which are an integral part of these financial statements.

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LEADERSHARES EQUITY SKEW ETF
SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (Unaudited) (Continued)
April 30, 2022

 

Shares         Fair Value  
        COMMON STOCKS — 53.6% (Continued)        
        MACHINERY - 0.9%        
  1,706     Albany International Corporation, Class A   $ 133,443  
  176     Deere & Company     66,449  
  3,947     Federal Signal Corporation     134,316  
  2,715     Franklin Electric Company, Inc.     189,887  
  3,995     Hillenbrand, Inc.     163,076  
  2,031     John Bean Technologies Corporation     239,435  
  674     Lindsay Corporation     91,091  
              1,017,697  
        MEDICAL EQUIPMENT & DEVICES - 1.9%        
  1,259     Abbott Laboratories     142,897  
  242     Agilent Technologies, Inc.     28,863  
  91     Align Technology, Inc.(a)     26,382  
  51     Bio-Techne Corporation     19,364  
  1,916     CONMED Corporation     254,750  
  571     Danaher Corporation     143,395  
  120     DexCom, Inc.(a)     49,030  
  487     Edwards Lifesciences Corporation(a)     51,515  
  2,417     Glaukos Corporation(a)     114,300  
  74     IDEXX Laboratories, Inc.(a)     31,856  
  100     Illumina, Inc.(a)     29,665  
  315     Intuitive Surgical, Inc.(a)     75,380  
  3,805     Lantheus Holdings, Inc.(a)     252,690  
  2,809     Merit Medical Systems, Inc.(a)     174,186  
  19     Mettler-Toledo International, Inc.(a)     24,273  
  4,423     Myriad Genetics, Inc.(a)     90,672  
  174     PerkinElmer, Inc.     25,510  
  113     ResMed, Inc.     22,597  
  182     Stryker Corporation     43,909  
  514     Thermo Fisher Scientific, Inc.     284,200  
  4,595     Vericel Corporation(a)     130,958  
  62     Waters Corporation(a)     18,787  
  93     West Pharmaceutical Services, Inc.     29,301  
              2,064,480  

 

See accompanying notes which are an integral part of these financial statements.

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LEADERSHARES EQUITY SKEW ETF
SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (Unaudited) (Continued)
April 30, 2022

 

Shares         Fair Value  
        COMMON STOCKS — 53.6% (Continued)        
        METALS & MINING - 0.6%        
  2,169     Encore Wire Corporation   $ 244,685  
  857     Freeport-McMoRan, Inc.     34,751  
  15,685     Livent Corporation(a)     335,032  
              614,468  
        MORTGAGE FINANCE - 0.1%        
  12,118     Redwood Trust, Inc.     117,545  
                 
        MULTI ASSET CLASS REIT - 0.1%        
  3,787     Washington Real Estate Investment Trust     91,229  
                 
        MULTI ASSET CLASS REITS - 0.3%        
  3,883     iStar, Inc.     65,390  
  14,612     Lexington Realty Trust     183,381  
              248,771  
        OIL & GAS PRODUCERS - 2.3%        
  4,891     Callon Petroleum Company(a)     250,762  
  7,555     Civitas Resources, Inc.     442,874  
  830     Devon Energy Corporation     48,281  
  227     Diamondback Energy, Inc.     28,654  
  356     EOG Resources, Inc.     41,567  
  251     Hess Corporation     25,871  
  11,664     Matador Resources Company     569,435  
  474     Occidental Petroleum Corporation     26,113  
  168     Pioneer Natural Resources Company     39,055  
  13,011     SM Energy Company     462,281  
  73,784     Southwestern Energy Company(a)     553,380  
              2,488,273  
        REAL ESTATE SERVICES - 0.0%(b)        
  214     CBRE Group, Inc., Class A(a)     17,771  
                 
        RENEWABLE ENERGY - 0.0%(b)        
  170     Enphase Energy, Inc.(a)     27,438  
                 

See accompanying notes which are an integral part of these financial statements.

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LEADERSHARES EQUITY SKEW ETF
SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (Unaudited) (Continued)
April 30, 2022

 

Shares         Fair Value  
        COMMON STOCKS — 53.6% (Continued)        
        RESIDENTIAL REIT - 0.8%        
  960     Centerspace   $ 88,570  
  22,353     Independence Realty Trust, Inc.     609,343  
  90     Mid-America Apartment Communities, Inc.     17,701  
  2,315     NexPoint Residential Trust, Inc.     206,405  
              922,019  
        RETAIL - CONSUMER STAPLES - 0.2%        
  294     Costco Wholesale Corporation     156,326  
  360     Target Corporation     82,314  
              238,640  
        RETAIL - DISCRETIONARY - 1.7%        
  2,857     Abercrombie & Fitch Company, Class A(a)     98,795  
  4,959     Academy Sports & Outdoors, Inc.     185,268  
  1,133     Asbury Automotive Group, Inc.(a)     208,143  
  26     AutoZone, Inc.(a)     50,842  
  3,095     Boot Barn Holdings, Inc.(a)     278,736  
  3,318     Buckle, Inc. (The)     103,057  
  2,530     GMS, Inc.(a)     121,314  
  1,093     Home Depot, Inc.     328,337  
  939     Lowe’s Companies, Inc.     185,668  
  2,468     MarineMax, Inc.(a)     100,991  
  91     O’Reilly Automotive, Inc.(a)     55,196  
  2,543     Sleep Number Corporation(a)     103,144  
  152     Tractor Supply Company     30,620  
              1,850,111  
        RETAIL REIT - 0.9%        
  3,235     Agree Realty Corporation     219,721  
  6,485     Essential Properties Realty Trust, Inc.     155,640  
  3,868     Four Corners Property Trust, Inc.     106,215  
  6,123     Retail Opportunity Investments Corporation     114,071  
  256     Simon Property Group, Inc.     30,208  
  10,000     SITE Centers Corporation     159,000  
  10,831     Tanger Factory Outlet Centers, Inc.     174,704  
  5,142     Urban Edge Properties     96,104  
              1,055,663  

 

See accompanying notes which are an integral part of these financial statements.

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LEADERSHARES EQUITY SKEW ETF
SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (Unaudited) (Continued)
April 30, 2022

 

Shares         Fair Value  
        COMMON STOCKS — 53.6% (Continued)        
        SELF-STORAGE REIT - 0.0%(b)        
  170     Extra Space Storage, Inc.   $ 32,300  
  116     Public Storage     43,094  
              75,394  
        SEMICONDUCTORS - 4.0%        
  2,422     Advanced Micro Devices, Inc.(a)     207,129  
  1,267     Applied Materials, Inc.     139,813  
  3,751     Axcelis Technologies, Inc.(a)     204,242  
  316     Broadcom, Inc.     175,187  
  2,318     CEVA, Inc.(a)     84,236  
  3,066     Cohu, Inc.(a)     81,433  
  5,257     Diodes, Inc.(a)     383,919  
  5,333     FormFactor, Inc.(a)     203,241  
  208     KLA Corporation     66,406  
  6,891     Kulicke & Soffa Industries, Inc.     319,811  
  194     Lam Research Corporation     90,357  
  7,938     MaxLinear, Inc., A(a)     379,992  
  368     Microchip Technology, Inc.     23,994  
  59     Monolithic Power Systems, Inc.     23,142  
  3,514     NVIDIA Corporation     651,741  
  5,272     Onto Innovation, Inc.(a)     375,050  
  1,629     QUALCOMM, Inc.     227,555  
  12,082     Rambus, Inc.(a)     300,963  
  225     Teradyne, Inc.     23,729  
  615     Texas Instruments, Inc.     104,704  
  4,929     Ultra Clean Holdings, Inc.(a)     153,637  
  5,616     Veeco Instruments, Inc.(a)     128,719  
              4,349,000  
        SOFTWARE - 5.1%        
  615     Adobe, Inc.(a)     243,509  
  4,810     Allscripts Healthcare Solutions, Inc.(a)     99,375  
  69     ANSYS, Inc.(a)     19,023  
  187     Autodesk, Inc.(a)     35,395  
  2,192     Bottomline Technologies DE, Inc.(a)     124,111  
  362     Cadence Design Systems, Inc.(a)     54,608  
                 

See accompanying notes which are an integral part of these financial statements.

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LEADERSHARES EQUITY SKEW ETF
SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (Unaudited) (Continued)
April 30, 2022

 

Shares         Fair Value  
        COMMON STOCKS — 53.6% (Continued)        
        SOFTWARE - 5.1% (Continued)        
  3,050     Donnelley Financial Solutions, Inc.(a)   $ 89,274  
  179     Fortinet, Inc.(a)     51,733  
  372     Intuit, Inc.     155,775  
  4,165     LivePerson, Inc.(a)     94,212  
  10,067     Microsoft Corporation     2,793,793  
  4,526     Omnicell, Inc.(a)     494,103  
  2,130     Oracle Corporation     156,342  
  4,423     Progress Software Corporation     212,216  
  811     Salesforce, Inc.(a)     142,687  
  276     ServiceNow, Inc.(a)     131,956  
  3,613     SPS Commerce, Inc.(a)     432,223  
  135     Synopsys, Inc.(a)     38,717  
  5,690     Xperi Holding Corporation     88,764  
              5,457,816  
        SPECIALTY FINANCE - 0.7%        
  360     American Express Company     62,896  
  264     Capital One Financial Corporation     32,900  
  382     Discover Financial Services     42,960  
  3,509     Enova International, Inc.(a)     131,237  
  1,456     Stewart Information Services Corporation     75,130  
  3,144     Walker & Dunlop, Inc.     376,524  
              721,647  
        STEEL - 0.2%        
  6,071     Allegheny Technologies, Inc.(a)     165,010  
  199     Nucor Corporation     30,801  
              195,811  
        TECHNOLOGY HARDWARE - 3.9%        
  12,833     3D Systems Corporation(a)     145,526  
  5,361     ADTRAN, Inc.     93,228  
  20,887     Apple, Inc.     3,292,835  
  297     Arista Networks, Inc.(a)     34,324  
  2,508     Cisco Systems, Inc.     122,842  
  13,455     Extreme Networks, Inc.(a)     129,168  
  10,819     Harmonic, Inc.(a)     89,798  
                 

See accompanying notes which are an integral part of these financial statements.

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LEADERSHARES EQUITY SKEW ETF
SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (Unaudited) (Continued)
April 30, 2022

 

Shares         Fair Value  
        COMMON STOCKS — 53.6% (Continued)        
        TECHNOLOGY HARDWARE - 3.9% (Continued)        
  783     HP, Inc.   $ 28,681  
  1,693     InterDigital, Inc.     96,247  
  131     Motorola Solutions, Inc.     27,993  
  15,093     Viavi Solutions, Inc.(a)     216,434  
  51     Zebra Technologies Corporation, Class A(a)     18,853  
              4,295,929  
        TECHNOLOGY SERVICES - 1.9%        
  282     Automatic Data Processing, Inc.     61,527  
  1,932     CSG Systems International, Inc.     118,760  
  67     EPAM Systems, Inc.(a)     17,754  
  165     Equifax, Inc.     33,581  
  4,079     EVERTEC, Inc.     160,713  
  3,261     ExlService Holdings, Inc.(a)     443,985  
  110     Gartner, Inc.(a)     31,961  
  511     Mastercard, Inc., Class A     185,687  
  140     Moody’s Corporation     44,307  
  107     MSCI, Inc.     45,074  
  213     Paychex, Inc.     26,993  
  830     PayPal Holdings, Inc.(a)     72,982  
  3,344     Perficient, Inc.(a)     332,427  
  284     S&P Global, Inc.     106,926  
  1,892     TTEC Holdings, Inc.     139,649  
  109     Verisk Analytics, Inc.     22,241  
  922     Visa, Inc., Class A     196,506  
              2,041,073  
        TELECOMMUNICATIONS - 0.7%        
  11,620     8x8, Inc.(a)     106,555  
  2,773     Cogent Communications Holdings, Inc.     162,221  
  25,964     Vonage Holdings Corporation(a)     518,241  
              787,017  
        TOBACCO & CANNABIS - 0.1%        
  11,910     Vector Group Ltd.     151,495  
                 

See accompanying notes which are an integral part of these financial statements.

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LEADERSHARES EQUITY SKEW ETF
SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (Unaudited) (Continued)
April 30, 2022

 

Shares         Fair Value  
        COMMON STOCKS — 53.6% (Continued)        
        TRANSPORTATION & LOGISTICS - 1.0%        
  2,957     ArcBest Corporation   $ 213,377  
  235     Expeditors International of Washington, Inc.     23,281  
  3,019     Forward Air Corporation     292,752  
  4,495     Matson, Inc.     386,660  
  138     Old Dominion Freight Line, Inc.     38,657  
  364     Union Pacific Corporation     85,282  
  434     United Parcel Service, Inc., Class B     78,111  
              1,118,120  
        WHOLESALE - CONSUMER STAPLES - 0.2%        
  5,970     United Natural Foods, Inc.(a)     256,292  
                 
        WHOLESALE - DISCRETIONARY - 0.0%(b)        
  191     Copart, Inc.(a)     21,708  
  52     Pool Corporation     21,071  
              42,779  
        TOTAL COMMON STOCKS (Cost $66,319,962)     58,566,321  
                 
        EXCHANGE-TRADED FUNDS — 44.6%        
        EQUITY - 44.6%        
  513,088     SPDR Portfolio Emerging Markets ETF     18,625,094  
  255,474     SPDR Portfolio S&P 500 Value ETF     10,142,318  
  255,270     SPDR S&P 600 Small Cap Value ETF     19,926,376  
        TOTAL EXCHANGE-TRADED FUNDS (Cost $52,584,381)     48,693,788  
                 
        TOTAL INVESTMENTS - 98.2% (Cost $118,904,343)   $ 107,260,109  
        OTHER ASSETS IN EXCESS OF LIABILITIES - 1.8%     1,948,643  
        NET ASSETS - 100.0%   $ 109,208,752  

 

ETF - Exchange-Traded Fund
   
LTD - Limited Company
   
MSCI - Morgan Stanley Capital International
   
REIT - Real Estate Investment Trust
   
SPDR - Standard & Poor’s Depositary Receipt

 

 (a) Non-income producing security.
   
(b) Percentage rounds to less than 0.1%.
   

See accompanying notes which are an integral part of these financial statements.

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LEADERSHARES DYNAMIC YIELD ETF
SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (Unaudited) (Continued)
April 30, 2022

 

Principal
Amount ($)
        Spread   Coupon
Rate (%)
  Maturity   Fair Value  
      CORPORATE BONDS — 29.4%              
        AEROSPACE & DEFENSE — 1.5%                    
  184,000     Boeing Company (The) Series       4.8750   05/01/25   $ 186,602  
  280,000     Boeing Company (The) Series       2.1960   02/04/26     255,727  
  184,000     Boeing Company (The) Series       5.1500   05/01/30     183,818  
  132,000     Boeing Company (The) Series       5.7050   05/01/40     132,355  
  132,000     Boeing Company (The) Series       5.8050   05/01/50     133,016  
  132,000     Boeing Company (The) Series       5.9300   05/01/60     131,341  
  184,000     Raytheon Technologies Corporation Series       4.1250   11/16/28     184,482  
  132,000     Raytheon Technologies Corporation Series       4.5000   06/01/42     131,424  
                          1,338,765  
        BANKING — 7.3%                    
  184,000     Bank of America Corporation (a)   ICE LIBOR USD
3 Month + 1.210%
  3.9740   02/07/30     178,163  
  280,000     Bank of America Corporation       3.3000   01/11/23     282,387  
  280,000     Bank of America Corporation (a)   US0003M + 0.790%   3.0040   12/20/23     279,423  
  280,000     Bank of America Corporation (a)   SOFRRATE + 0.960%   1.7340   07/22/27     251,766  
  280,000     Bank of America Corporation (a)   US0003M + 1.040%   3.4190   12/20/28     265,651  
  184,000     Bank of America Corporation (a)   US0003M + 1.310%   4.2710   07/23/29     180,920  
  280,000     Bank of America Corporation (a)   US0003M + 0.990%   2.4960   02/13/31     240,759  
  280,000     Bank of America Corporation (a)   SOFRRATE + 1.320%   2.6870   04/22/32     240,861  
  280,000     Bank of America Corporation (a)   SOFRRATE + 1.930%   2.6760   06/19/41     210,540  
  280,000     Bank of America Corporation (a)   SOFRRATE + 1.580%   3.3110   04/22/42     229,994  
  184,000     Bank of America Corporation (a)   US0003M + 3.150%   4.0830   03/20/51     166,545  
  280,000     Citigroup, Inc. (a)   SOFRRATE + 2.842%   3.1060   04/08/26     271,368  
  184,000     Citigroup, Inc.       4.4500   09/29/27     183,025  
  184,000     Citigroup, Inc. (a)   SOFRRATE + 3.914%   4.4120   03/31/31     180,128  
  280,000     Citigroup, Inc. (a)   SOFRRATE + 2.107%   2.5720   06/03/31     240,846  
  280,000     JPMorgan Chase & Company (a)   SOFRRATE + 1.850%   2.0830   04/22/26     263,640  
  280,000     JPMorgan Chase & Company (a)   SOFRRATE + 0.885%   1.5780   04/22/27     253,681  
  280,000     JPMorgan Chase & Company (a)   SOFRRATE + 1.510%   2.7390   10/15/30     249,556  
                             

See accompanying notes which are an integral part of these financial statements.

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LEADERSHARES DYNAMIC YIELD ETF
SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (Unaudited) (Continued)
April 30, 2022

 

Principal
Amount ($)
        Spread   Coupon
Rate (%)
  Maturity   Fair Value  
        CORPORATE BONDS — 29.4% (Continued)          
        BANKING — 7.3% (Continued)          
  184,000     JPMorgan Chase & Company (a)   SOFRRATE + 3.790%   4.4930   03/24/31   $ 183,844  
  280,000     JPMorgan Chase & Company (a)   SOFRRATE + 1.250%   2.5800   04/22/32     240,396  
  118,000     JPMorgan Chase & Company       6.4000   05/15/38     140,177  
  184,000     JPMorgan Chase & Company (a)   US0003M + 1.380%   3.9640   11/15/48     163,630  
  184,000     JPMorgan Chase & Company (a)   SOFRRATE + 1.580%   3.3280   04/22/52     147,690  
  280,000     Wells Fargo & Company       3.0000   04/22/26     269,738  
  280,000     Wells Fargo & Company       3.0000   10/23/26     267,846  
  280,000     Wells Fargo & Company (a)   SOFRRATE + 2.100%   2.3930   06/02/28     255,333  
  280,000     Wells Fargo & Company (a)   US0003M + 1.170%   2.8790   10/30/30     251,601  
  280,000     Wells Fargo & Company (a)   SOFRRATE + 2.530%   3.0680   04/30/41     226,241  
  132,000     Wells Fargo & Company (a)   US0003M + 4.240%   5.0130   04/04/51     138,462  
                          6,454,211  
        BEVERAGES — 0.8%                    
  180,000     Anheuser-Busch Companies, LLC / Anheuser-Busch   3.6500   02/01/26     178,928  
  128,000     Anheuser-Busch Companies, LLC / Anheuser-Busch   4.7000   02/01/36     127,031  
  128,000     Anheuser-Busch Companies, LLC / Anheuser-Busch     4.9000   02/01/46     126,648  
  128,000     Anheuser-Busch InBev Worldwide, Inc.       4.7500   01/23/29     131,979  
  128,000     Anheuser-Busch InBev Worldwide, Inc.       5.5500   01/23/49     137,557  
                          702,143  
        BIOTECH & PHARMA — 2.4%                    
  280,000     AbbVie, Inc.       2.6000   11/21/24     273,564  
  280,000     AbbVie, Inc.       3.6000   05/14/25     278,658  
  280,000     AbbVie, Inc.       2.9500   11/21/26     268,574  
  280,000     AbbVie, Inc.       3.2000   11/21/29     261,275  
  184,000     AbbVie, Inc.       4.0500   11/21/39     169,055  
  132,000     AbbVie, Inc.       4.2500   11/21/49     121,522  
  132,000     Amgen, Inc.       4.6630   06/15/51     127,640  
  118,000     AstraZeneca plc       6.4500   09/15/37     146,061  
  74,000     Bristol-Myers Squibb Company       3.4000   07/26/29     71,842  
  132,000     Bristol-Myers Squibb Company       4.2500   10/26/49     127,810  
  118,000     GlaxoSmithKline Capital, Inc.       6.3750   05/15/38     145,269  
  118,000     Pfizer, Inc.       7.2000   03/15/39     159,491  
                             

See accompanying notes which are an integral part of these financial statements.

32

 

LEADERSHARES DYNAMIC YIELD ETF
SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (Unaudited) (Continued)
April 30, 2022

 

Principal
Amount ($)
        Spread   Coupon
Rate (%)
  Maturity   Fair Value  
        CORPORATE BONDS — 29.4% (Continued)          
        BIOTECH & PHARMA — 2.4% (Continued)          
                        $ 2,150,761  
        CABLE & SATELLITE — 0.6%                    
  184,000     Comcast Corporation       4.1500   10/15/28     185,643  
  36,000     Comcast Corporatio       4.6000   10/15/38     36,037  
  40,000     Comcast Corporation       4.7000   10/15/48     40,275  
  160,000     Comcast Corporatio (b)       2.8870   11/01/51     118,917  
  166,000     Comcast Corporation (b)       2.9370   11/01/56     119,529  
                          500,401  
        DIVERSIFIED INDUSTRIALS — 0.1%                    
  85,000     General Electric Company       6.7500   03/15/32     99,554  
                             
        E-COMMERCE DISCRETIONARY — 0.3%                    
  184,000     Amazon.com, Inc.       3.1500   08/22/27     180,486  
  132,000     Amazon.com, Inc.       4.0500   08/22/47     129,244  
                          309,730  
        FOOD — 2.1%                    
  384,000     Kraft Heinz Foods Company       3.0000   06/01/26     367,696  
  384,000     Kraft Heinz Foods Company       3.8750   05/15/27     376,386  
  64,000     Kraft Heinz Foods Company       4.2500   03/01/31     62,167  
  170,000     Kraft Heinz Foods Company (b)       7.1250   08/01/39     199,546  
  236,000     Kraft Heinz Foods Company       5.0000   06/04/42     228,039  
  236,000     Kraft Heinz Foods Company       5.2000   07/15/45     229,134  
  236,000     Kraft Heinz Foods Company       4.3750   06/01/46     207,446  
  236,000     Kraft Heinz Foods Company       4.8750   10/01/49     220,175  
                          1,890,589  
        HEALTH CARE FACILITIES & SERVICES — 2.1%                    
  132,000     Cigna Corporation       4.9000   12/15/48     131,806  
  184,000     Cigna Corporation       4.3750   10/15/28     185,126  
  132,000     CVS Health Corporation       5.0500   03/25/48     134,096  
  100,000     CVS Health Corporation       4.3000   03/25/28     100,534  
  132,000     CVS Health Corporation       4.7800   03/25/38     130,961  
  132,000     CVS Health Corporation       5.1250   07/20/45     132,641  
  236,000     HCA, Inc.       5.3750   02/01/25     242,741  
  236,000     HCA, Inc.       5.8750   02/15/26     244,003  
                             

See accompanying notes which are an integral part of these financial statements.

33

 

LEADERSHARES DYNAMIC YIELD ETF
SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (Unaudited) (Continued)
April 30, 2022

 

Principal
Amount ($)
        Spread   Coupon
Rate (%)
  Maturity   Fair Value  
      CORPORATE BONDS — 29.4% (Continued)    
        HEALTH CARE FACILITIES & SERVICES — 2.1% (Continued)          
  236,000     HCA, Inc. Series       5.6250   09/01/28   $ 244,223  
  384,000     HCA, Inc. Series       3.5000   09/01/30     345,232  
                          1,891,363  
        INSTITUTIONAL FINANCIAL SERVICES — 2.1%                    
  280,000     Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. (The)       3.5000   04/01/25     276,271  
  184,000     Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. (The) (a)   US0003M + 1.301%   4.2230   05/01/29     180,272  
  280,000     Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. (The) (a)   SOFRRATE + 1.281%   2.6150   04/22/32     237,357  
  118,000     Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. (The)       6.7500   10/01/37     136,652  
  118,000     Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. (The)       6.2500   02/01/41     138,430  
  184,000     Morgan Stanley       3.8750   01/27/26     182,670  
  280,000     Morgan Stanley (a)   SOFRRATE + 0.879%   1.5930   05/04/27     252,257  
  184,000     Morgan Stanley (a)   US0003M + 1.628%   4.4310   01/23/30     182,593  
  280,000     Morgan Stanley GMTN (a)   SOFRRATE + 1.143%   2.6990   01/22/31     246,678  
                          1,833,180  
        LEISURE FACILITIES & SERVICES — 0.0%(c)                    
  9,000     Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd. Series (b)       5.5000   04/01/28     8,228  
                             
        MEDICAL EQUIPMENT & DEVICES — 0.2%                    
  132,000     Abbott Laboratories       4.9000   11/30/46     145,118  
                             
        METALS & MINING — 0.3%                    
  236,000     Freeport-McMoRan, Inc.       5.4500   03/15/43     236,275  
                             
        OIL & GAS PRODUCERS — 0.7%                    
  9,000     Cheniere Energy Partners, L.P.       4.0000   03/01/31     8,160  
  11,000     ConocoPhillips Company       6.5000   02/01/39     13,646  
  106,000     ConocoPhillips Company (b)       4.0250   03/15/62     95,298  
  236,000     Continental Resources Inc. (b)       5.7500   01/15/31     241,958  
  118,000     Shell International Finance BV       6.3750   12/15/38     144,841  
  132,000     Shell International Finance BV       4.3750   05/11/45     128,610  
                          632,513  
                             

See accompanying notes which are an integral part of these financial statements.

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LEADERSHARES DYNAMIC YIELD ETF
SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (Unaudited) (Continued)
April 30, 2022

 

Principal
Amount ($)
        Spread   Coupon
Rate (%)
  Maturity   Fair Value  
        CORPORATE BONDS — 29.4% (Continued)          
        REAL ESTATE INVESTMENT TRUSTS — 0.0%(c)          
  9,000     SBA Communications Corporation (b)       3.1250   02/01/29   $ 7,733  
                             
        RETAIL - DISCRETIONARY — 0.2%                    
  118,000     Home Depot, Inc. (The)       5.8750   12/16/36     139,647  
                             
        SEMICONDUCTORS — 0.3%                    
  184,000     Broadcom, Inc. (b)       3.1370   11/15/35     149,045  
  184,000     Broadcom, Inc. (b)       3.1870   11/15/36     145,721  
                          294,766  
        SOFTWARE — 2.0%                    
  280,000     Microsoft Corporation       2.4000   08/08/26     271,361  
  184,000     Microsoft Corporation       3.3000   02/06/27     184,535  
  280,000     Microsoft Corporation       2.5250   06/01/50     211,391  
  280,000     Microsoft Corporation       2.9210   03/17/52     229,025  
  294,000     Microsoft Corporation       2.6750   06/01/60     216,898  
  280,000     Oracle Corporation       2.5000   04/01/25     267,719  
  294,000     Oracle Corporation       3.6000   04/01/50     211,783  
  294,000     Oracle Corporation       3.8500   04/01/60     208,975  
                          1,801,687  
        TECHNOLOGY HARDWARE — 1.4%                    
  280,000     Apple, Inc.       2.4000   05/03/23     280,376  
  280,000     Apple, Inc.       3.2500   02/23/26     279,873  
  184,000     Apple, Inc.       3.8500   05/04/43     174,632  
  132,000     Apple, Inc.       4.6500   02/23/46     140,421  
  132,000     Dell International, LLC / EMC Corporation       6.0200   06/15/26     139,564  
  236,000     Western Digital Corporation       4.7500   02/15/26     234,549  
                          1,249,415  
        TECHNOLOGY SERVICES — 0.5%                    
  280,000     Visa, Inc. Series       3.1500   12/14/25     278,409  
  132,000     Visa, Inc. Series       4.3000   12/14/45     133,261  
                          411,670  
        TELECOMMUNICATIONS — 3.9%                    
  184,000     AT&T, Inc.       4.3500   03/01/29     186,062  
  184,000     AT&T, Inc.       4.3000   02/15/30     185,232  
                             

See accompanying notes which are an integral part of these financial statements.

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LEADERSHARES DYNAMIC YIELD ETF
SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (Unaudited) (Continued)
April 30, 2022

 

Principal
Amount ($)
        Spread   Coupon
Rate (%)
  Maturity   Fair Value  
        CORPORATE BONDS — 29.4% (Continued)             
        TELECOMMUNICATIONS — 3.9% (Continued)          
  172,000     AT&T, Inc.       2.5500   12/01/33   $ 143,144  
  172,000     AT&T, Inc.       3.5000   09/15/53     135,589  
  172,000     AT&T, Inc.       3.5500   09/15/55     133,778  
  268,000     AT&T, Inc.       3.8000   12/01/57     215,627  
  172,000     AT&T, Inc.       3.6500   09/15/59     133,454  
  118,000     British Telecommunications plc       9.6250   12/15/30     151,225  
  118,000     Deutsche Telekom International Finance BV       8.7500   06/15/30     150,378  
  118,000     Orange S.A.       9.0000   03/01/31     155,794  
  184,000     Verizon Communications, Inc.       4.1250   03/16/27     185,047  
  184,000     Verizon Communications, Inc.       4.3290   09/21/28     185,263  
  184,000     Verizon Communications, Inc.       4.0160   12/03/29     180,531  
  280,000     Verizon Communications, Inc.       2.5500   03/21/31     243,712  
  130,000     Verizon Communications, Inc.       4.5000   08/10/33     130,367  
  280,000     Verizon Communications, Inc.       3.4000   03/22/41     236,354  
  130,000     Verizon Communications, Inc.       4.8620   08/21/46     131,576  
  184,000     Verizon Communications, Inc.       3.5500   03/22/51     152,163  
  184,000     Verizon Communications, Inc.       3.7000   03/22/61     150,955  
  184,000     Vodafone Group plc       4.3750   05/30/28     187,258  
  132,000     Vodafone Group plc       5.2500   05/30/48     132,632  
                          3,506,141  
        TOBACCO & CANNABIS — 0.3%                    
  280,000     BAT Capital Corporation Series       3.5570   08/15/27     261,641  
                             
        TRANSPORTATION & LOGISTICS — 0.3%                    
  9,000     American Airlines, Inc./AAdvantage Loyalty IP Ltd. (b)       5.5000   04/20/26     8,932  
  9,000     American Airlines, Inc./AAdvantage Loyalty IP Ltd. (b)       5.7500   04/20/29     8,687  
  236,000     Delta Air Lines, Inc. Series       7.3750   01/15/26     251,616  
                          269,235  
        TOTAL CORPORATE BONDS (Cost $30,536,981)       26,134,766  
                             

See accompanying notes which are an integral part of these financial statements.

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LEADERSHARES DYNAMIC YIELD ETF
SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (Unaudited) (Continued)
April 30, 2022

 

Principal
Amount ($)
        Coupon
Rate (%)
  Maturity   Fair Value  
        U.S. GOVERNMENT & AGENCIES — 66.0%                
        U.S. TREASURY BILLS — 66.0%                
  5,941,000     United States Treasury Bill (d)   0.0000   05/12/22   $ 5,940,768  
  1,620,000     United States Treasury Bill (d)   0.0000   06/16/22     1,619,109  
  3,252,000     United States Treasury Bill (d)   0.0000   07/14/22     3,246,896  
  3,249,000     United States Treasury Bill (d)   0.0000   08/18/22     3,239,357  
  3,248,000     United States Treasury Bill (d)   0.0000   09/08/22     3,235,663  
  3,246,000     United States Treasury Bill (d)   0.0000   10/06/22     3,229,685  
  3,245,000     United States Treasury Bill (d)   0.0000   11/03/22     3,221,852  
  3,241,000     United States Treasury Bill (d)   0.0000   12/01/22     3,214,298  
  8,104,000     United States Treasury Bill (d)   0.0000   01/26/23     8,005,961  
  8,068,000     United States Treasury Bill (d)   0.0000   02/23/23     7,952,999  
  7,964,000     United States Treasury Note   1.5000   02/29/24     7,802,231  
  7,986,000     United States Treasury Note   1.5000   02/15/25     7,692,764  
  110,000     United States Treasury Note   1.6250   05/15/31     99,013  
  140,000     United States Treasury Note   2.2500   05/15/41     121,682  
  107,000     United States Treasury Note   2.3750   05/15/51     94,662  
        TOTAL U.S. GOVERNMENT & AGENCIES (Cost $59,381,872)       58,716,940  
                         
        TOTAL INVESTMENTS - 95.4% (Cost $89,918,853)       $ 84,851,706  
        OTHER ASSETS IN EXCESS OF LIABILITIES - 4.6%         4,072,042  
        NET ASSETS - 100.0%           $ 88,923,748  
                         

 

LLC - Limited Liability Company
   
LP - Limited Partnership
   
LTD - Limited Company
   
PLC - Public Limited Company
   
REIT - Real Estate Investment Trust
   
S/A - Société Anonyme
   
ICE LIBOR USD
3 Month
ICE LIBOR USD 3 Month
   
SOFRRATE United States SOFR Secured Overnight Financing Rate
   
US0003M ICE LIBOR USD 3 Month
   

 

 (a) Variable rate security; the rate shown represents the rate on April 30, 2022.
   
(b) Security exempt from registration under Rule 144A or Section 4(2) of the Securities Act of 1933. The security may be resold in transactions exempt from registration, normally to qualified institutional buyers. As of April 30, 2022 the total market value of 144A securities is 1,103,594 or 1.2% of net assets.
   
(c) Percentage rounds to less than 0.1%.
   
(d) Zero coupon bond.
   

See accompanying notes which are an integral part of these financial statements.

37

 

LeaderShares® ETF's
STATEMENTS OF ASSETS AND LIABILITIES (Unaudited)
April 30, 2022

 

          LeaderShares®     LeaderShares®              
ASSETS   LeaderShares®     AlphaFactor®     AlphaFactor®     LeaderShares®     LeaderShares®  
Investment securities:   Activist Leaders® ETF     Tactical Focused ETF     US Core Equity ETF     Equity Skew ETF     Dynamic Yield ETF  
Investments, at cost   $ 84,803,830     $ 159,479,472     $ 138,218,336     $ 118,904,343     $ 89,918,853  
Investments, at fair value   $ 78,700,152     $ 144,859,664     $ 131,806,934     $ 107,260,109     $ 84,851,706  
Cash     677,419       1,608,912       1,425,400       1,950,955       3,747,715  
Receivable for capital stock sold           37,226                    
Receivable for investments sold     3,573,772                          
Dividends and interest receivable     41,946       183,013       63,383       11,543       326,326  
TOTAL ASSETS     82,993,289       146,688,815       133,295,717       109,222,607       88,925,747  
                                         
LIABILITIES                                        
Payable for investments purchased     3,375,046       45,386                    
Payable for capital shares redeemed     31,530             10,985              
Investment advisory fees payable     5,411       76,933       23,786       13,855       1,999  
TOTAL LIABILITIES     3,411,987       122,319       34,771       13,855       1,999  
NET ASSETS   $ 79,581,302     $ 146,566,496     $ 133,260,946     $ 109,208,752     $ 88,923,748  
                                         
Net Assets Consist Of:                                        
Paid in capital   $ 81,197,250     $ 146,160,294     $ 142,022,319     $ 120,021,046     $ 96,830,544  
Accumulated gains (deficit)     (1,615,948 )     406,202       (8,761,373 )     (10,812,294 )     (7,906,796 )
NET ASSETS   $ 79,581,302     $ 146,566,496     $ 133,260,946     $ 109,208,752     $ 88,923,748  
                                         
Net Asset Value Per Share:                                        
Net Assets   $ 79,581,302     $ 146,566,496     $ 133,260,946     $ 109,208,752     $ 88,923,748  
Shares of beneficial interest outstanding ($0 par value, unlimited shares authorized)     2,400,000       4,525,000       4,350,000       3,650,000       3,900,000  
Net asset value (Net Assets ÷ Shares Outstanding)   $ 33.16     $ 32.39     $ 30.63     $ 29.92     $ 22.80  

 

See accompanying notes which are an integral part of these financial statements.

38

 

LeaderShares® ETF's
STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS (Unaudited)
For the Six Months Ended April 30, 2022

 

          LeaderShares®     LeaderShares®              
    LeaderShares®     AlphaFactor®     AlphaFactor®     LeaderShares®     LeaderShares®  
INVESTMENT INCOME   Activist Leaders® ETF     Tactical Focused ETF     US Core Equity ETF     Equity Skew ETF     Dynamic Yield ETF  
Dividends   $ 422,512     $ 1,894,406     $ 934,140     $ 909,629     $  
Interest                             844,716  
Less: Foreign withholding expense     (6,886 )     (6,493 )     (1,648 )     (20 )      
TOTAL INVESTMENT INCOME     415,626       1,887,913       932,492       909,609       844,716  
                                         
EXPENSES                                        
Investment advisory fees     294,914       708,319       496,190       411,554       293,625  
TOTAL EXPENSES     294,914       708,319       496,190       411,554       293,625  
NET INVESTMENT INCOME     120,712       1,179,594       436,302       498,055       551,091  
                                         
REALIZED AND UNREALIZED GAIN (LOSS) ON INVESTMENTS                                        
Net realized gain (loss) on:                                        
Investments     (3,046,474 )     (4,312,036 )     (8,927,243 )     (5,929,181 )     (2,849,535 )
In-kind redemptions     7,803,465       18,725,416       7,464,377       6,708,460        
Realized gain (loss) on investments     4,756,991       14,413,380       (1,462,866 )     779,279       (2,849,535 )
Change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on:                                        
Investments     (10,980,624 )     (23,606,307 )     (12,265,811 )     (17,093,594 )     (4,719,853 )
                                         
NET REALIZED AND UNREALIZED LOSS ON INVESTMENTS     (6,223,633 )     (9,192,927 )     (13,728,677 )     (16,314,315 )     (7,569,388 )
                                         
NET DECREASE IN NET ASSETS RESULTING FROM OPERATIONS   $ (6,102,921 )   $ (8,013,333 )   $ (13,292,375 )   $ (15,816,260 )   $ (7,018,297 )

 

See accompanying notes which are an integral part of these financial statements.

39

 

LeaderShares® Activist Leaders® ETF
STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN NET ASSETS

 

    For the Six Months     For the Year  
    Ended     Ended  
    April 30, 2022     October 31, 2021  
    (Unaudited)        
FROM OPERATIONS            
Net investment income   $ 120,712     $ 13,343  
Net realized gain (loss) on investments     (3,046,474 )     5,349,722  
Net realized gain on in-kind redemptions     7,803,465       13,403,776  
Unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on investments     (10,980,624 )     4,959,880  
Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations     (6,102,921 )     23,726,721  
                 
DISTRIBUTIONS TO SHAREHOLDERS                
Total distributions paid     (5,702,895 )     (55,755 )
Net decrease in net assets resulting from distributions to shareholders     (5,702,895 )     (55,755 )
                 
FROM SHARES OF BENEFICIAL INTEREST                
Proceeds from shares sold     41,976,183       61,902,239  
Cost of shares redeemed     (27,550,212 )     (51,125,339 )
Net increase in net assets resulting from shares of beneficial interest     14,425,971       10,776,900  
                 
TOTAL INCREASE IN NET ASSETS     2,620,155       34,447,866  
                 
NET ASSETS                
Beginning of Year/Period     76,961,147       42,513,281  
End of Year/Period   $ 79,581,302     $ 76,961,147  
                 
SHARE ACTIVITY                
Shares sold     1,175,000       1,825,000  
Shares redeemed     (775,000 )     (1,575,000 )
Net increase in shares of beneficial interest outstanding     400,000       250,000  

 

See accompanying notes which are an integral part of these financial statements.

40

 

LeaderShares® AlphaFactor® Tactical Focused ETF
STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN NET ASSETS

 

    For the Six Months     For the Year  
    Ended     Ended  
    April 30, 2022     October 31, 2021  
    (Unaudited)        
FROM OPERATIONS                
Net investment income   $ 1,179,594     $ 1,514,399  
Net realized gain (loss) on investments     (4,312,036 )     2,829,623  
Net realized gain on in-kind redemptions     18,725,416       16,666,091  
Unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on investments     (23,606,307 )     9,255,410  
Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations     (8,013,333 )     30,265,523  
                 
DISTRIBUTIONS TO SHAREHOLDERS                
Total distributions paid     (4,684,095 )     (248,363 )
Net decrease in net assets resulting from distributions to shareholders     (4,684,095 )     (248,363 )
                 
FROM SHARES OF BENEFICIAL INTEREST                
Proceeds from shares sold     150,090,081       137,674,873  
Cost of shares redeemed     (118,970,177 )     (87,118,974 )
Net increase in net assets resulting from shares of beneficial interest     31,119,904       50,555,899  
                 
TOTAL INCREASE IN NET ASSETS     18,422,476       80,573,059  
                 
NET ASSETS                
Beginning of Year/Period     128,144,020       47,570,961  
End of Year/Period   $ 146,566,496     $ 128,144,020  
                 
SHARE ACTIVITY                
Shares sold     4,225,000       4,575,000  
Shares redeemed     (3,350,000 )     (2,900,000 )
Net increase in shares of beneficial interest outstanding     875,000       1,675,000  

 

See accompanying notes which are an integral part of these financial statements.

41

 

LeaderShares® AlphaFactor® US Core Equity ETF
STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN NET ASSETS

 

    For the Six Months     For the Year  
    Ended     Ended  
    April 30, 2022     October 31, 2021  
    (Unaudited)        
FROM OPERATIONS                
Net investment income   $ 436,302     $ 335,080  
Net realized gain (loss) on investments     (8,927,243 )     9,442,544  
Net realized gain on in-kind redemptions     7,464,377       13,262,681  
Unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on investments     (12,265,811 )     3,346,892  
Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations     (13,292,375 )     26,387,197  
                 
DISTRIBUTIONS TO SHAREHOLDERS                
Total distributions paid     (476,855 )     (296,928 )
Net decrease in net assets resulting from distributions to shareholders     (476,855 )     (296,928 )
                 
FROM SHARES OF BENEFICIAL INTEREST                
Proceeds from shares sold     91,940,776       159,184,764  
Cost of shares redeemed     (68,003,688 )     (135,722,428 )
Net increase in net assets resulting from shares of beneficial interest     23,937,088       23,462,336  
                 
TOTAL INCREASE IN NET ASSETS     10,167,858       49,552,605  
                 
NET ASSETS                
Beginning of Year/Period     123,093,088       73,540,483  
End of Year/Period   $ 133,260,946     $ 123,093,088  
                 
SHARE ACTIVITY                
Shares sold     2,725,000       5,100,000  
Shares redeemed     (2,025,000 )     (4,425,000 )
Net increase in shares of beneficial interest outstanding     700,000       675,000  

 

See accompanying notes which are an integral part of these financial statements.

42

 

LeaderShares® Equity Skew ETF
STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN NET ASSETS

 

    For the Six Months     For the Year  
    Ended     Ended  
    April 30, 2022     October 31, 2021  
    (Unaudited)        
FROM OPERATIONS                
Net investment income   $ 498,055     $ 638,335  
Net realized gain (loss) on investments     (5,929,181 )     8,046,652  
Net realized gain on in-kind redemptions     6,708,460       10,990,596  
Unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on investments     (17,093,594 )     2,836,584  
Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations     (15,816,260 )     22,512,167  
                 
DISTRIBUTIONS TO SHAREHOLDERS                
Total distributions paid     (8,797,066 )     (3,395,723 )
Net decrease in net assets resulting from distributions to shareholders     (8,797,066 )     (3,395,723 )
                 
FROM SHARES OF BENEFICIAL INTEREST                
Proceeds from shares sold     112,184,886       98,072,672  
Cost of shares redeemed     (83,841,013 )     (65,730,531 )
Net increase in net assets resulting from shares of beneficial interest     28,343,873       32,342,141  
                 
TOTAL INCREASE IN NET ASSETS     3,730,547       51,458,585  
                 
NET ASSETS                
Beginning of Year/Period     105,478,205       54,019,620  
End of Year/Period   $ 109,208,752     $ 105,478,205  
                 
SHARE ACTIVITY                
Shares sold     3,250,000       2,775,000  
Shares redeemed     (2,425,000 )     (1,875,000 )
Net increase in shares of beneficial interest outstanding     825,000       900,000  

 

See accompanying notes which are an integral part of these financial statements.

43

 

LeaderShares® Dynamic Yield ETF
STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN NET ASSETS

 

    For the Six Months     For the Period *  
    Ended     Ended  
    April 30, 2022     October 31, 2021  
    (Unaudited)        
FROM OPERATIONS                
Net investment income   $ 551,091     $ 424,807  
Net realized gain (loss) on investments     (2,849,535 )     24,978  
Unrealized depreciation on investments     (4,719,853 )     (347,294 )
Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations     (7,018,297 )     102,491  
                 
DISTRIBUTIONS TO SHAREHOLDERS                
Total distributions paid     (604,125 )     (386,865 )
Net decrease in net assets resulting from distributions to shareholders     (604,125 )     (386,865 )
                 
FROM SHARES OF BENEFICIAL INTEREST                
Proceeds from shares sold     25,085,041       71,745,503  
Net increase in net assets resulting from shares of beneficial interest     25,085,041       71,745,503  
                 
TOTAL INCREASE IN NET ASSETS     17,462,619       71,461,129  
                 
NET ASSETS                
Beginning of Period     71,461,129        
End of Period   $ 88,923,748     $ 71,461,129  
                 
SHARE ACTIVITY                
Shares sold     1,050,000       2,850,000  
Net increase in shares of beneficial interest outstanding     1,050,000       2,850,000  

 

* Fund commenced operation on June 28, 2021.

 

See accompanying notes which are an integral part of these financial statements.

44

 

LeaderShares® Activist Leaders® ETF
FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS
 
Per Share Data and Ratios for a Share of Beneficial Interest Outstanding Throughout The Year/Period Presented

 

    For the Six Months     For the Year     For the Period  
    Ended     Ended     Ended  
    April 30, 2022     October 31, 2021     October 31, 2020 *  
    (Unaudited)                  
Net asset value, beginning of year/period   $ 38.48     $ 24.29     $ 25.00  
                         
Activity from investment operations:                        
Net investment gain (loss) (1)     0.05       0.01       (0.00 ) **
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments     (2.58 )     14.21       (0.71 )
Total from investment operations     (2.53 )     14.22       (0.71 )
Less distributions from:                        
Net investment income     (0.05 )     (0.03 )      
Net realized gains     (2.74 )            
Total distributions     (2.79 )     (0.03 )      
                         
Net asset value, end of year/period   $ 33.16     $ 38.48     $ 24.29  
                         
Market price, end of year/period   $ 33.18     $ 38.49     $ 24.30  
                         
Total return (2)     (7.06 )% (4)     58.60 %     (2.84 )% (4)
                         
Net assets, at end of year/period (000s)   $ 79,581     $ 76,961     $ 42,513  
                         
Ratio of expenses to average net assets     0.75 % (3)     0.75 %     0.75 % (3)
Ratio of net investment income/(loss) to average net assets     0.31 % (3)     0.02 %     (0.75 )% (3)
Portfolio Turnover Rate (5)     40 % (4)     49 %     3 % (4)
                         
* Fund commenced operation on October 26, 2020.

 

** Represents less than $0.01 per share.

 

(1) Per share amounts calculated using the average shares method, which more appropriately presents the per share data for each period.

 

(2) Total return is calculated assuming a purchase of shares at net asset value on the first day and a sale at net asset value on the last day of the period. Distributions are assumed, for the purpose of this calculation, to be reinvested at the ex-dividend date net asset value per share on their respective payment dates.

 

(3) Annualized

 

(4) Not annualized

 

(5) Portfolio turnover rate excludes portfolio securities received or delivered as a result of processing capital share transactions in Creation Units. (Note 7)

 

See accompanying notes which are an integral part of these financial statements.

45

 

LeaderShares® AlphaFactor® Tactical Focused ETF
FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS
 
Per Share Data and Ratios for a Share of Beneficial Interest Outstanding Throughout The Year/Period Presented

 

    For the Six Months     For the Year     For the Period  
    Ended     Ended     Ended  
    April 30, 2022     October 31, 2021     October 31, 2020 *  
    (Unaudited)              
Net asset value, beginning of year/period   $ 35.11     $ 24.09     $ 25.00  
                         
Activity from investment operations:                        
Net investment gain (1)     0.29       0.51       0.03  
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments     (1.79 )     10.60       (0.94 )
Total from investment operations     (1.50 )     11.11       (0.91 )
Less distributions from:                        
Net investment income     (0.46 )     (0.09 )      
Net realized gains     (0.76 )            
Total distributions     (1.22 )     (0.09 )      
                         
Net asset value, end of year/period   $ 32.39     $ 35.11     $ 24.09  
                         
Market price, end of year/period   $ 32.37     $ 35.13     $ 24.10  
                         
Total return (2)     (4.50 )% (4)     46.20 %     (3.64 )% (4)
                         
Net assets, at end of year/period (000s)   $ 146,566     $ 128,144     $ 47,571  
                         
Ratio of expenses to average net assets     0.99 % (3)     0.99 %     0.99 % (3)
Ratio of net investment income to average net assets     1.65 % (3)     1.53 %     16.95 % (3)
Portfolio Turnover Rate (5)     132 % (4)     78 %     0 % (4)
                         
* Fund commenced operation on October 26, 2020.

 

(1) Per share amounts calculated using the average shares method, which more appropriately presents the per share data for each period.

 

(2) Total return is calculated assuming a purchase of shares at net asset value on the first day and a sale at net asset value on the last day of the period. Distributions are assumed, for the purpose of this calculation, to be reinvested at the ex-dividend date net asset value per share on their respective payment dates.

 

(3) Annualized

 

(4) Not annualized

 

(5) Portfolio turnover rate excludes portfolio securities received or delivered as a result of processing capital share transactions in Creation Units. (Note 7)

 

See accompanying notes which are an integral part of these financial statements.

46

 

LeaderShares® AlphaFactor® US Core Equity ETF
FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS
 
Per Share Data and Ratios for a Share of Beneficial Interest Outstanding Throughout The Year/Period Presented

 

    For the Six Months     For the Year     For the Year     For the Year     For the Period  
    Ended     Ended     Ended     Ended     Ended  
    April 30, 2022     October 31, 2021     October 31, 2020     October 31, 2019     October 31, 2018*  
    (Unaudited)                                  
Net asset value, beginning of year/period   $ 33.72     $ 24.72     $ 25.44     $ 22.85     $ 25.00  
                                         
Activity from investment operations:                                        
Net investment gain (loss) (1)     0.11       0.11       0.17       0.18       (0.00 ) **
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments     (3.08 )     8.99       (0.71 )     2.58       (2.15 )
Total from investment operations     (2.97 )     9.10       (0.54 )     2.76       (2.15 )
Less distributions from:                                        
Net investment income     (0.12 )     (0.10 )     (0.18 )     (0.17 )      
Return of capital                 (0.00 ) **            
Total distributions     (0.12 )     (0.10 )     (0.18 )     (0.17 )      
                                         
Net asset value, end of year/period   $ 30.63     $ 33.72     $ 24.72     $ 25.44     $ 22.85  
                                         
Market price, end of year/period   $ 30.65     $ 33.78     $ 24.72     $ 25.45     $ 22.86  
                                         
Total return (2)     (8.84 )% (4)     36.84 %     (2.09 )%     12.16 %     (8.60 )% (4)
                                         
Net assets, at end of year/period (000s)   $ 133,261     $ 123,093     $ 73,540     $ 74,412     $ 50,849  
                                         
Ratio of expenses to average net assets     0.75 % (3)     0.75 %     0.75 %     0.75 %     0.75 % (3)
Ratio of net investment income/(loss) to average net assets     0.66 % (3)     0.35 %     0.70 %     0.77 %     (0.01 )% (3)
Portfolio Turnover Rate (5)     107 % (4)     177 %     181 %     193 %     0 % (4)
                                         
* Fund commenced operation on October 1, 2018.

 

** Represents less than $0.01 per share.

 

(1) Per share amounts calculated using the average shares method, which more appropriately presents the per share data for each year/period.

 

(2) Total return is calculated assuming a purchase of shares at net asset value on the first day and a sale at net asset value on the last day of the period. Distributions are assumed, for the purpose of this calculation, to be reinvested at the ex-dividend date net asset value per share on their respective payment dates.

 

(3) Annualized

 

(4) Not annualized

 

(5) Portfolio turnover rate excludes portfolio securities received or delivered as a result of processing capital share transactions in Creation Units. (Note 7)

 

See accompanying notes which are an integral part of these financial statements.

47

 

LeaderShares® Equity Skew ETF
FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS
 
Per Share Data and Ratios for a Share of Beneficial Interest Outstanding Throughout The Year/Period Presented

 

    For the Six Months     For the Year     For the Period  
    Ended     Ended     Ended  
    April 30, 2022     October 31, 2021     October 31, 2020 *  
    (Unaudited)                  
Net asset value, beginning of year/period   $ 37.34     $ 28.06     $ 25.00  
Activity from investment operations:                        
Net investment gain (1)     0.15       0.28       0.09  
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments     (4.56 )     10.67       2.97  
Total from investment operations     (4.41 )     10.95       3.06  
Less distributions from:                        
Net investment income     (0.26 )     (0.26 )      
Net realized gains     (2.75 )     (1.41 )      
Total distributions     (3.01 )     (1.67 )      
                         
Net asset value, end of year/period   $ 29.92     $ 37.34     $ 28.06  
                         
Market price, end of year/period   $ 29.91     $ 37.41     $ 27.83  
                         
Total return (2)     (12.80 )% (4)     40.17 %     12.24 % (4)
                         
Net assets, at end of year/period (000s)   $ 109,209     $ 105,478     $ 54,020  
                         
Ratio of expenses to average net assets     0.75 % (3)     0.75 %     0.75 % (3)
Ratio of net investment income to average net assets     0.91 % (3)     0.80 %     0.71 % (3)
Portfolio Turnover Rate (5)     181 % (4)     58 %     57 % (4)
                         
* Fund commenced operation on May 11, 2020.

 

(1) Per share amounts calculated using the average shares method, which more appropriately presents the per share data for each period.

 

(2) Total return is calculated assuming a purchase of shares at net asset value on the first day and a sale at net asset value on the last day of the period. Distributions are assumed, for the purpose of this calculation, to be reinvested at the ex-dividend date net asset value per share on their respective payment dates.

 

(3) Annualized

 

(4) Not annualized

 

(5) Portfolio turnover rate excludes portfolio securities received or delivered as a result of processing capital share transactions in Creation Units. (Note 7)

 

See accompanying notes which are an integral part of these financial statements.

48

 

LeaderShares® Dynamic Yield ETF
FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS
 
Per Share Data and Ratios for a Share of Beneficial Interest Outstanding Throughout The Period Presented

 

    For the Six Months     For the Period  
    Ended     Ended  
    April 30, 2022     October 31, 2021 *  
    (Unaudited)        
Net asset value, beginning of period   $ 25.07     $ 25.00  
                 
Activity from investment operations:                
Net investment gain (1)     0.17       0.18  
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments     (2.36 )     0.04  
Total from investment operations     (2.19 )     0.22  
Less distributions from:                
Net investment income     (0.07 )     (0.15 )
Net realized gains     (0.01 )      
Total distributions     (0.08 )     (0.15 )
                 
Net asset value, end of period   $ 22.80     $ 25.07  
                 
Market price, end of period   $ 22.78     $ 25.12  
                 
Total return (2)     (8.34 )% (4)     0.88 % (4)
                 
Net assets, at end of period (000s)   $ 88,924     $ 71,461  
                 
Ratio of expenses to average net assets     0.75 % (3)     0.75 % (3)
Ratio of net investment income to average net assets     1.41 % (3)     2.11 % (3)
Portfolio Turnover Rate (5)     118 % (4)     3 % (4)
                 
* Fund commenced operation on June 28, 2021.

 

(1) Per share amounts calculated using the average shares method, which more appropriately presents the per share data for each period.

 

(2) Total return is calculated assuming a purchase of shares at net asset value on the first day and a sale at net asset value on the last day of the period. Distributions are assumed, for the purpose of this calculation, to be reinvested at the ex-dividend date net asset value per share on their respective payment

 

(3) Annualized

 

(4) Not annualized

 

(5) Portfolio turnover rate excludes portfolio securities received or delivered as a result of processing capital share transactions in Creation Units. (Note 7)

 

See accompanying notes which are an integral part of these financial statements.

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1. ORGANIZATION

 

The LeaderShares® Activist Leaders® ETF, LeaderShares® AlphaFactor® Tactical Focused ETF, LeaderShares® AlphaFactor® US Core Equity ETF, LeaderShares® Equity Skew ETF, and LeaderShares® Dynamic Yield ETF (each, a “Fund” and collectively the “Funds”) are each a series of shares of beneficial interest of the Two Roads Shared Trust (the “Trust”), a statutory trust organized under the laws of the State of Delaware on June 8, 2012, and registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “1940 Act”), as diversified, open-end management investment companies. The LeaderShares® Activist Leaders® ETF, LeaderShares® AlphaFactor® Tactical Focused ETF and LeaderShares® Equity Skew ETF seek to generate long-term capital growth. The LeaderShares® AlphaFactor® US Core Equity ETF seeks to provide investment results that correspond generally, before fees and expenses, to the performance of the AlphaFactor® US Core Equity Index. The LeaderShares® Dynamic Yield ETF seeks current income. The LeaderShares® AlphaFactor® US Core Equity ETF commenced operations on October 1, 2018. The LeaderShares® Equity Skew ETF commenced operations May 11, 2020. The LeaderShares® Activist Leaders® ETF and LeaderShares®AlphaFactor® Tactical Focused ETF commenced operations on October 26, 2020. The LeaderShares® Dynamic Yield ETF commenced operations on June 28, 2021.

 

2. SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES

 

The following is a summary of significant accounting policies followed by the Funds in preparation of their financial statements. These policies are in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (“GAAP”). The preparation of financial statements 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 income and expenses for the period. Actual results could differ from those estimates. The Funds are investment companies and accordingly follow the investment company accounting and reporting guidance of the Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) Accounting Standards Codification Topic 946 “Financial Services – Investment Companies” including FASB Accounting Standards Update ASU 2013-08.

 

Securities valuation – Securities listed on an exchange are valued at the last reported sale price at the close of the regular trading session of the exchange on the business day the value is being determined, or in the case of securities listed on NASDAQ at the NASDAQ Official Closing Price. In the absence of a sale, such securities shall be valued at the mean between the current bid and ask prices on the day of valuation. Options contracts listed on a securities exchange or board of trade (not including Index Options contracts) for which market quotations are readily available shall be valued at the last quoted sales price or, in the absence of a sale, at the mean between the current bid and ask prices on the valuation date. Index Options listed on a securities exchange or board of trade for which market quotations are readily available shall be valued at the mean between the current bid and ask prices on the valuation date. The independent pricing service does not distinguish between smaller-sized bond positions known as “odd lots” and larger institutional-sized bond positions known as “round lots”. The Funds may fair value a particular bond if the adviser does not believe that the round lot value provided by the independent pricing service reflects fair value of the Funds’ holding. Short-term debt obligations having 60 days or less remaining until maturity, at time of purchase may be valued at amortized cost

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(which approximates fair value). Investments in open-end investment companies are valued at net asset value.

 

Valuation of Underlying Funds – The Funds may invest in portfolios of open-end or closed-end investment companies (the “Underlying Funds”). The Underlying Funds value securities in their portfolios for which market quotations are readily available at their market values (generally the last reported sale price) and all other securities and assets at their fair value to the methods established by the board of directors of the Underlying Funds.

 

Open-end funds are valued at their respective net asset values as reported by such investment companies. The shares of many closed-end investment companies, after their initial public offering, frequently trade at a price per share, which is different than the net asset value per share. The difference represents a market premium or market discount of such shares. There can be no assurances that the market discount or premium on shares of any closed-end investment company purchased by the Funds will not change.

 

The Funds may hold securities, such as private investments, interests in commodity pools, other non-traded securities or temporarily illiquid securities, for which market quotations are not readily available or are determined to be unreliable. These securities will be valued using the “fair value” procedures approved by the Board. The Board has delegated execution of these procedures to a fair value committee composed of one or more representatives from each of the (i) Trust, (ii) administrator, and (iii) advisor. The committee may also enlist third party consultants such as a valuation specialist at a public accounting firm, valuation consultant or financial officer of a security issuer on an as-needed basis to assist in determining a security-specific fair value. The Board has also engaged a third party valuation firm to, as needed, attend valuation meetings held by the Trust, review minutes of such meetings and report to the Board on a quarterly basis. The Board reviews and considers the determinations reached by the Fair Value Committee in ratifying the Fair Value Committee’s application of the fair valuation methodologies employed.

 

Fair Valuation Process –The applicable investments are valued collectively via inputs from each group within the fair value committee. For example, fair value determinations are required for the following securities: (i) securities for which market quotations are insufficient or not readily available on a particular business day (including securities for which there is a short and temporary lapse in the provision of a price by the regular pricing source); (ii) securities for which, in the judgment of the advisor, the prices or values available do not represent the fair value of the instrument; factors which may cause the advisor to make such a judgment include, but are not limited to, the following: only a bid price or an ask price is available; the spread between bid and ask prices is substantial; the frequency of sales; the thinness of the market; the size of reported trades; and actions of the securities markets, such as the suspension or limitation of trading; (iii) securities determined to be illiquid; and (iv) securities with respect to which an event that will affect the value thereof has occurred (a “significant event”) since the closing prices were established on the principal exchange on which they are traded, but prior to a Fund’s calculation of its net asset value. Specifically, interests in commodity pools or managed futures pools are valued on a daily basis by reference to the closing market prices of each futures contract or other asset held by a pool, as adjusted for pool expenses. Restricted or illiquid securities, such as private investments or non-traded securities are valued via inputs from the advisor based upon the current bid for the

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security from two or more independent dealers or other parties reasonably familiar with the facts and circumstances of the security (who should take into consideration all relevant factors as may be appropriate under the circumstances). If the advisor is unable to obtain a current bid from such independent dealers or other independent parties, the fair value committee shall determine the fair value of such security using the following factors: (i) the type of security; (ii) the cost at date of purchase; (iii) the size and nature of the Fund’s holdings; (iv) the discount from market value of unrestricted securities of the same class at the time of purchase and subsequent thereto; (v) information as to any transactions or offers with respect to the security; (vi) the nature and duration of restrictions on disposition of the security and the existence of any registration rights; (vii) how the yield of the security compares to similar securities of companies of similar or equal creditworthiness; (viii) the level of recent trades of similar or comparable securities; (ix) the liquidity characteristics of the security; (x) current market conditions; and (xi) the market value of any securities into which the security is convertible or exchangeable.

 

The Funds utilize various methods to measure the fair value of all of their investments on a recurring basis. GAAP establishes a hierarchy that prioritizes inputs to valuation methods. The three levels of input are:

 

Level 1 – Unadjusted quoted prices in active markets for identical assets and 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.

 

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.

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The inputs or methodology used for valuing securities are not necessarily an indication of the risk associated with investing in those securities. The following tables summarize the inputs used as of April 30, 2022 for the Funds’ investments measured at fair value:

 

LeaderShares® Activist Leaders® ETF  
                         
Assets *   Level 1     Level 2     Level 3     Total  
Common Stock   $ 78,700,152     $     $     $ 78,700,152  
Total   $ 78,700,152     $     $     $ 78,700,152  
                                 
LeaderShares® AlphaFactor® Tactical Focused ETF  
                         
Assets *   Level 1     Level 2     Level 3     Total  
Common Stock   $ 144,859,664     $     $     $ 144,859,664  
Total   $ 144,859,664     $     $     $ 144,859,664  
                                 
LeaderShares® AlphaFactor® US Core Equity ETF  
                         
Assets *   Level 1     Level 2     Level 3     Total  
Common Stock   $ 131,806,934     $     $     $ 131,806,934  
Total   $ 131,806,934     $     $     $ 131,806,934  
                                 
LeaderShares® Equity Skew ETF  
                         
Assets *   Level 1     Level 2     Level 3     Total  
Common Stock   $ 58,566,321     $     $     $ 58,566,321  
Exchange Traded Funds     48,693,788                   48,693,788  
Total   $ 107,260,109           $     $ 107,260,109  
                                 
LeaderShares® Dynamic Yield ETF  
                         
Assets *   Level 1     Level 2     Level 3     Total  
Corporate Bonds   $     $ 26,134,766     $     $ 26,134,766  
U.S. Government & Agencies           58,716,940             58,716,940  
Total   $     $ 84,851,706     $     $ 84,851,706  

 

The Funds did not hold any Level 3 securities during the period.

 

* See Schedule of Investments for industry classification.

 

Security Transactions and Related Income – Security transactions are accounted for on the trade date. Interest income is recognized on an accrual basis. Discounts are accreted and premiums are amortized on securities purchased over the lives of the respective securities. Dividend income is recorded on the ex-dividend date. Realized gains or losses from sales of securities are determined by comparing the identified cost of the security lot sold with the net sales proceeds. Withholding taxes on foreign dividends have been provided for in accordance with the Funds’ understanding of the applicable country’s tax rules and rates.

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Dividends and Distributions to Shareholders – For the LeaderShares® AlphaFactor® US Core Equity ETF Fund, dividends from net investment income, if any, are declared and paid quarterly. For the LeaderShares® Activist Leader® ETF, LeaderShares® AlphaFactor® Tactical Focused ETF, and the LeaderShares® US Equity Skew ETF, dividends from net investment income, if any, are declared and paid annually. For the LeaderShares® Dynamic Yield ETF, dividends from net investment income, if any, are declared and paid monthly. Distributable net realized capital gains, if any, are declared and distributed annually. Dividends from net investment income and distributions from net realized gains are determined in accordance with federal income tax regulations, which may differ from GAAP. These “book/tax” differences are considered either temporary (e.g., deferred losses) or permanent in nature. To the extent these differences are permanent in nature, such amounts are reclassified within the composition of net assets based on their federal tax-basis treatment; temporary differences do not require reclassification. Quarterly distributions in excess of ordinary taxable income are treated as returns of capital. Dividends and distributions to shareholders are recorded on the ex-dividend date.

 

Option Transactions – The Funds are subject to equity price risk in the normal course of pursuing its investment objective and may purchase or sell options to help hedge against risk. When a Fund writes put and call options, an amount equal to the premium received is included in the statement of assets and liability as a liability. The amount of the liability is subsequently marked-to-market to reflect the current market value of the option. If an option expires on its stipulated expiration date or if a Fund enters into a closing purchase transaction, a gain or loss is realized. If a written call option is exercised, a gain or loss is realized for the sale of the underlying security and the proceeds from the sale are increased by the premium originally received. As writer of an option, the Funds have no control over whether the option will be exercised and, as a result, retain the market risk of an unfavorable change in the price of the security underlying the written option.

 

Put options are purchased to hedge against a decline in the value of securities held in the Funds’ portfolio. If such a decline occurs, the put options will permit the Funds to sell the securities underlying such options at the exercise price, or to close out the options at a profit. The premium paid for a put or call option plus any transaction costs will reduce the benefit, if any, realized by the Funds upon exercise of the option, and, unless the price of the underlying security rises or declines sufficiently, the option may expire worthless to the Funds. In addition, in the event that the price of the security in connection with which an option was purchased moves in a direction favorable to the Funds, the benefits realized by the Funds as a result of such favorable movement will be reduced by the amount of the premium paid for the option and related transaction costs. Written and purchased options are non-income producing securities. With purchased options, there is minimal counterparty risk to the Funds since these options are exchange traded and the exchange’s clearinghouse, as counterparty to all exchange traded options, guarantees against a possible default.

 

Federal Income Taxes – It is the Funds’ policy to qualify as a regulated investment company by complying with the provisions of the Internal Revenue Code that are applicable to regulated investment companies and to distribute substantially all of its taxable income and net realized gains to shareholders. Therefore, no federal income tax provision has been recorded.

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Management has analyzed the Funds’ tax positions and has concluded that no liability for unrecognized tax benefits should be recorded related to uncertain tax positions taken on returns filed for open tax years or expected to be taken in the Funds’ October 31, 2022 year-end tax returns. The Funds identify their major tax jurisdictions as U.S. Federal, Ohio and foreign jurisdictions where the Funds make significant investments; however the Funds are not aware of any tax positions for which it is reasonably expected that the total amounts of unrecognized tax benefits will change materially in the next twelve months.

 

The Funds recognize interest and penalties, if any, related to unrecognized tax benefits as income tax expense in the Statement of Operations. During the period, the Funds did not incur any interest or penalties.

 

Indemnification – The Trust indemnifies its officers and Trustees for certain liabilities that may arise from the performance of their duties to the Trust. Additionally, in the normal course of business, the Funds enter into contracts that contain a variety of representations and warranties and which provide general indemnities. The Funds’ maximum exposure under these arrangements is unknown, as this would involve future claims that may be made against the Funds that have not yet occurred. However, the risk of loss due to these warranties and indemnities appears to be remote.

 

3. INVESTMENT TRANSACTIONS

 

For the six months ended April 30, 2022, cost of purchases and proceeds from sales of portfolio securities (excluding in-kind transactions and short-term investments), as well as cost of purchases and proceeds from sales of portfolio securities for in-kind transactions amounted to:

 

    Purchases     Sales     Purchases In-Kind     Sales In-Kind  
LeaderShares® Activist Leaders® ETF   $ 23,809,060     $ 29,857,931     $ 42,077,022     $ 27,508,296  
LeaderShares® AlphaFactor® Tactical Focused ETF     132,855,387       140,864,934       152,380,671       117,040,801  
LeaderShares® AlphaFactor® US Core Equity ETF     111,313,229       109,517,976       89,953,159       67,428,704  
LeaderShares® Equity Skew ETF     147,901,945       161,163,651       115,661,597       83,351,872  
LeaderShares® Dynamic Yield ETF     49,894,834       50,938,612       24,002,612        

 

4. INVESTMENT ADVISORY AGREEMENT AND TRANSACTIONS WITH RELATED PARTIES

 

Redwood Investment Management, LLC serves as the Funds’ Investment Advisor (the “Advisor”). Pursuant to investment advisory agreements with the Funds, the Advisor, under the oversight of the Board, directs the daily operations of the Funds and supervises the performance of administrative and professional services provided by others. As compensation for its services and the related expenses borne by the Advisor, the LeaderShares® Activist Leaders® ETF Fund, LeaderShares® AlphaFactor® Tactical Focused ETF Fund, LeaderShares® AlphaFactor® US Core Equity ETF Fund, LeaderShares® Equity Skew ETF Fund, and LeaderShares® Dynamic Yield ETF Fund pay the Advisor a unitary management fee, computed and accrued daily and paid monthly, at an annual rate of 0.75%, 0.99%, 0.75%,

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0.75% and 0.75% respectively of each Funds’ average daily net assets. For the six months (except as indicated) ended April 30, 2022 the Funds incurred the following advisory fees:

 

    Investment
Advisory Fees
 
LeaderShares® Activist Leaders ETF   $ 294,914  
LeaderShares® AlphaFactor® Tactical Focused ETF     708,319  
LeaderShares® AlphaFactor® US Core Equity ETF     496,190  
LeaderShares® Equity Skew ETF     411,554  
LeaderShares® Dynamic Yield ETF     293,625  

 

The Advisor’s unitary management fee is designed to pay the Funds’ expenses and to compensate the Advisor for providing services for the Funds. Out of the unitary management fee, the Advisor pays substantially all expenses of the Funds, including the costs of transfer agency, custody, fund administration, legal, audit and other services and Independent Trustees’ fees, but not payments under the Funds’ 12b-1 plan, brokerage fees and commissions, taxes, borrowing costs (such as dividend expense on securities sold short and interest), fees and expenses of other investment companies in which the Funds may invest, and extraordinary or non-recurring expenses (including litigation to which the Trust or the Funds may be a party and indemnification of the Trustees and officers with respect thereto). The Advisor, and not the Funds’ shareholders, would benefit from any reduction in fees paid for third-party services, including reductions based on increases in net assets.

 

The Funds have adopted a distribution and service plan (“Plan”) pursuant to Rule 12b-1 under the 1940 Act. Under the Plan, the Funds are authorized to pay distribution fees to the distributor and other firms that provide distribution and shareholder services (“Service Providers”). If a Service Provider provides these services, the Funds may pay fees at an annual rate not to exceed 0.25% of average daily net assets, pursuant to Rule 12b-1 under the 1940 Act. No distribution or service fees are currently paid by the Funds, and there are no current plans to impose these fees. In the event Rule 12b-1 fees were charged, over time they would increase the cost of an investment in the Funds. Northern Lights Distributors, LLC, the Funds’ distributor, its affiliates, and the Funds’ Advisor or its affiliates may, at their own expense and out of their own legitimate profits, provide additional cash payments to financial intermediaries who sell shares of the Funds, including affiliates of the Advisor.

 

Ultimus Fund Solutions, LLC (“UFS”) UFS, an affiliate of the Distributor, provides administration and fund accounting services to the Funds. Pursuant to a separate servicing agreement with UFS, the advisor on behalf of the Funds pay UFS customary fees for providing administration and fund accounting services to the Fund. Certain officers of the Trust are also officers of UFS, and are not paid any fees directly by the Funds for serving in such capacities.

 

Northern Lights Compliance Services, LLC (“NLCS”) – NLCS, an affiliate of UFS and the Distributor, provides a Chief Compliance Officer to the Trust, as well as related compliance services, pursuant to a consulting agreement between NLCS and the Funds. Under the terms of such agreement, NLCS receives customary fees from the Trust. The Chief Compliance Officer of the Trust is also an officer of NLCS, and is not paid any fees directly by the Funds for serving in such capacity.

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Blu Giant, LLC (“Blu Giant”) – Blu Giant, an affiliate of UFS and the Distributor, provides EDGAR conversion and filing services as well as print management services for the Funds on an ad-hoc basis. For the provision of these services, Blu Giant receives customary fees from the advisor on behalf of the Funds.

 

5. AGGREGATE UNREALIZED APPRECIATION AND DEPRECIATION – TAX BASIS

 

The identified cost of investments in securities owned by the Funds for federal income tax purposes and its respective gross unrealized appreciation and depreciation at April 30, 2022, was as follows:

 

    Cost for                 Tax Net  
    Federal Tax     Unrealized     Unrealized     Unrealized  
Portfolio   purposes     Depreciation     Appreciation     App/Dep  
LeaderShares® Activist Leaders® ETF   $ 85,099,231     $ 3,195,426     $ (9,594,505 )   $ (6,399,079 )
LeaderShares® AlphaFactor® Tactical Focused ETF     159,480,074       4,192,696       (18,813,106 )     (14,620,410 )
LeaderShares® AlphaFactor® US Core Equity ETF     138,220,438       3,938,690       (10,352,194 )     (6,413,504 )
LeaderShares® Equity Skew ETF     118,899,842       534,573       (12,174,306 )     (11,639,733 )
LeaderShares® Dynamic Yield ETF     89,924,755       234       (5,073,283 )     (5,073,049 )

 

6. DISTRIBUTIONS TO SHAREHOLDERS AND TAX COMPONENTS OF CAPITAL

 

The tax character of fund distributions paid for the year ended October 31, 2021, and October 31, 2020 was as follows:

 

For the period ended October 31, 2021:  
    Ordinary     Long-Term     Return     Tax Exempt        
Portfolio   Income     Capital Gains     of Capital     Income     Total  
LeaderShares® Activist Leaders ETF   $ 55,755     $     $     $     $ 55,755  
LeaderShares® AlphaFactor Tactical Focused ETF     248,363                         248,363  
LeaderShares® AlphaFactor® US Core Equity ETF     296,928                         296,928  
LeaderShares® Equity Skew ETF     3,395,546       177                   3,395,723  
LeaderShares® Dynamic Yield ETF     386,865                         386,865  
                                         
For the period ended October 31, 2020:  
    Ordinary     Long-Term     Return     Tax Exempt        
Portfolio   Income     Capital Gains     of Capital     Income     Total  
LeaderShares® Activist Leaders ETF   $     $     $     $     $  
LeaderShares® AlphaFactor Tactical Focused ETF                              
LeaderShares® AlphaFactor® US Core Equity ETF     546,464             6,256             552,720  
LeaderShares® Equity Skew ETF                              
LeaderShares® Dynamic Yield ETF                              

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As of October 31, 2021, the components of accumulated earnings/(deficit) on a tax basis were as follows:

 

    Undistributed     Undistributed     Post October Loss     Capital Loss     Other     Unrealized     Total  
    Ordinary     Long-Term     and     Carry     Book/Tax     Appreciation/     Accumulated  
Portfolio   Income     Capital Gains     Late Year Loss     Forwards     Differences     (Depreciation)     Earnings/(Deficits)  
LeaderShares® Activist Leaders® ETF   $ 5,597,048     $ 11,275     $     $     $     $ 4,581,545     $ 10,189,868  
LeaderShares® AlphaFactor® Tactical Focused ETF     3,777,220       340,513                         8,985,897       13,103,630  
LeaderShares® AlphaFactor® US Core Equity ETF     29,053                   (873,503 )           5,852,307       5,007,857  
LeaderShares® Equity Skew ETF     7,126,711       1,220,460                         5,453,861       13,801,032  
LeaderShares® Dynamic Yield ETF     68,822                               (353,196 )     (284,374 )

 

The difference between book basis and tax basis undistributed net investment income, accumulated net realized gains and unrealized appreciation/(depreciation) from investments is primarily attributable to the tax deferral of losses on wash sale, adjustments for debt modification and adjustments for real estate investment trusts and C-Corporation return of capital distributions.

 

Late year losses incurred after December 31 within the fiscal year are deemed to arise on the first business day of the following fiscal year for tax purposes. The LeaderShares® Activist Leaders ETF incurred and elected to defer such capital losses of $33,460.

 

At October 31, 2021, the LeaderShares® AlphaFactor® US Core Equity ETF and LeaderShares Equity Skew ETF had capital loss carry forwards for federal income tax purposes available to offset future capital gains, as follows:

 

    Non-Expiring  
Portfolio   Short-Term     Long-Term     Total  
LeaderShares AlphaFactor® US Core Equity ETF     873,503             873,503  
LeaderShares Equity Skew ETF     59,130             59,130  

 

Permanent book and tax differences, primarily attributable to the book/tax basis treatment of realized gain (loss) on in-kind redemptions and adjustments for prior year tax returns resulted in reclassifications for the Funds for the year ended October 31, 2021 as follows:

 

    Paid in     Accumulated  
Portfolio   Capital     Earnings (Losses)  
LeaderShares®Activist Leaders ETF   $ 13,402,208     $ (13,402,208 )
LeaderShares® AlphaFactor® Tactical Focused ETF     16,666,091       (16,666,091 )
LeaderShares® AlphaFactor® US Core Equity ETF     13,258,270       (13,258,270 )
LeaderShares® Equity Skew ETF     10,990,739       (10,990,739 )
LeaderShares® Dynamic Yield ETF            

 

7. CAPITAL SHARE TRANSACTIONS

 

Shares are not individually redeemable and may be redeemed by the Funds at NAV only in large blocks known as “Creation Units.” Shares are created and redeemed by the Funds only in Creation Unit size aggregations of 25,000 shares. Only Authorized Participants are permitted to purchase or redeem Creation Units from the Funds. 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

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have executed a Participant Agreement with the distributor. Such transactions are generally permitted on an in-kind basis, with a balancing cash component to equate the transaction to the NAV per share of the Funds on the transaction date. Cash may be substituted equivalent to the value of certain securities generally when they are not available in sufficient quantity for delivery, not eligible for trading by the Authorized Participant or as a result of other market circumstances. In addition, the Funds may impose transaction fees on purchases and redemptions of Funds shares to cover the custodial and other costs incurred by the Funds in effecting trades. A fixed fee payable to the custodian is imposed on each creation and redemption transaction regardless of the number of Creation Units involved in the transaction (“Fixed Fee”). Purchases and redemptions of Creation Units for cash or involving cash-in-lieu are required to pay an additional variable charge to compensate the Funds and its ongoing shareholders for brokerage and market impact expenses relating to Creation Unit transactions (“Variable Charge,” and together with the Fixed Fee, the “Transaction Fees”). Transactions in capital shares for the Funds are disclosed in the Statements of Changes in Net Assets.

 

Investors who use the services of a broker, or other such intermediary may be charged a fee for such services. The Transaction Fees for the Funds are listed in the tables below:

 

LeaderShares® Activist Leaders® ETF, LeaderShares® AlphaFactor® Tactical Focused ETF, LeaderShares® AlphaFactor® US Core Equity ETF and LeaderShares® Equity Skew ETF

 

Fee for In-Kind and
Cash Purchases

Minimum Additional Variable
Charge for Cash Purchases*

Maximum Additional Variable
Charge for Cash Purchases*

$600 0.20% 2.00%

 

LeaderShares® Dynamic Yield ETF

 

Fee for In-Kind and
Cash Purchases

Minimum Additional Variable
Charge for Cash Purchases*

Maximum Additional Variable
Charge for Cash Purchases*

$500 0.20% 2.00%

 

* As a percentage of the amount invested.

 

8. PRINCIPAL INVESTMENT RISKS

 

The Funds’ investments in securities, financial instruments and derivatives expose it to various risks, certain of which are discussed below. Each Fund’s prospectus and statement of additional information include further information regarding the risks associated with each Fund’s investments. The Risks associated with the Funds’ investments include, but are not limited to:

 

LeaderShares® Activist Leaders ETF: activist risk, active trading risk, authorized participant concentration risk, cybersecurity risk, derivatives risk, equity risk, ETF structure risks, fluctuation of net asset value risk, gap risk, information technology sector risk, management risk, market capitalization risk, market risk, market events risk, new fund risk, quantitative investing risk, rules-based strategy risk, sector risk, swap risk, and volatility risk.

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LeaderShares® AlphaFactor® Tactical Focused ETF: active trading risk, authorized participant concentration risk, cash positions risk, cybersecurity risk, derivatives risk, equity risk, ETF structure risks, fluctuation of net asset value risk, focus risk, gap risk, investment companies and ETFs Risk, management risk, market capitalization risk, market risk, market events risk, money market instrument risk, new fund risks, quantitative investing risk, rules-based strategy risk, sector risk, swap risk, tactical overlay strategy risk, U.S. Government securities risk, and volatility risk.

 

LeaderShares® AlphaFactor® US Core Equity ETF: active trading risk, authorized participant concentration risk, calculation methodology risk, concentration risk, consumer discretionary sector risk, derivatives risk, ETF structure risks, equity risk, financial sector risk, fluctuation of net asset value risk, gap risk, index tracking error risk, industrial sectors risk, information technology sector risk, management risk, market capitalization risk, market risk, market events risk, new fund risk, passive investment risk, portfolio turnover risk, retail sector risk, rules-based strategy risk, and volatility risk.

 

LeaderShares® Equity Skew ETF: active trading risk, authorized participant concentration risk, cybersecurity risk, equity risk, emerging markets risk, ETF structure risks, fluctuation of net asset value risk, gap risk, geographic and sector risk, management risk, investment companies and ETFs Risk, foreign (Non-US) investments risk, market capitalization risk, market risk, market events risk, new fund risks, and quantitative investing risk.

 

LeaderShares® Dynamic Yield ETF: market risk, fixed income securities risk, active trading risk, asset allocation risk, authorized participant concentration risk, bank loan risk, cash positions risk, convertible securities risk, counterparty credit risk, credit risk, credit spread risk, currency risk, cybersecurity risk, derivatives risk, emerging markets risk, ETF structure risk, equity risk, fluctuation of net asset value risk, foreign (Non-US) investments risk, future contract risk, gap risk, high yield risk, index risk, investment companies and ETFs risk, issuer-specific risk, leveraging risk, LIBOR risk, liquidity risk, management risk, market events risk, model risk, mortgage-backed and asset-backed securities risk, new fund risk, odd lot pricing risk, portfolio turnover risk, prepayment and extension risk, regulatory risk, sector risk, swap risk, US government securities risk, valuation risk, variable or floating rate securities risk, and volatility risk.

 

ETF Structure Risks. Each Fund is structured as an ETF and as a result is subject to special risks. Shares are not individually redeemable and may be redeemed by the Fund at NAV only in large blocks known as “Creation Units.”

 

Trading in shares on the Exchange may be halted due to market conditions or for reasons that, in the view of the Exchange, make trading in shares inadvisable, such as extraordinary market volatility. There can be no assurance that shares will continue to meet the listing requirements of the Exchange. An active trading market for the Fund’s shares may not be developed or maintained. If the Fund’s shares are traded outside a collateralized settlement system, the number of financial institutions that can act as authorized participants that can post collateral on an agency basis is limited, which may limit the market for the Fund’s shares.

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The market prices of shares will fluctuate in response to changes in NAV and supply and demand for shares and will include a “bid-ask spread” charged by the exchange specialists, market makers or other participants that trade the particular security. There may be times when the market price and the NAV vary significantly, particularly during times of market stress, with the result that investors may pay significantly more or significantly less for Fund shares than the Fund’s NAV, which is reflected in the bid and ask price for Fund shares or in the closing price. If a shareholder purchases shares at a time when the market price is at a premium to the NAV or sells shares at a time when the market price is at a discount to NAV, the shareholder may sustain losses if the shares are sold at a price that is less than the price paid by the shareholder for the shares. When all or a portion of an ETFs underlying securities trade in a market that is closed when the market for the Fund’s shares is open, there may be changes from the last quote of the closed market and the quote from the Fund’s domestic trading day, which could lead to differences between the market value of the Fund’s shares and the Fund’s NAV. In stressed market conditions, the market for the Fund’s shares may become less liquid in response to the deteriorating liquidity of the Fund’s portfolio. This adverse effect on the liquidity of the Fund’s shares may, in turn, lead to differences between the market value of the Fund’s shares and the Fund’s NAV.

 

Equity Risk. Equity securities are susceptible to general market fluctuations, volatile increases and decreases in value as market confidence in and perceptions of their issuers change and unexpected trading activity among retail investors. Factors that may influence the price of equity securities include developments affecting a specific company or industry, or the changing economic, political or market conditions.

 

Fluctuation of Net Asset Value Risk. The NAV of the Fund’s shares will generally fluctuate with changes in the market value of the Fund’s holdings. The market prices of the shares will generally fluctuate in accordance with changes in NAV as well as the relative supply of and demand for the shares on the Exchange. The Advisor cannot predict whether the shares will trade below, at or above their NAV. Price differences may be due, in large part, to the fact that supply and demand forces at work in the secondary trading market for the shares will be closely related to, but not identical to, the same forces influencing the prices of the Fund’s holdings trading individually or in the aggregate at any point in time. Unlike conventional ETFs, Activist Leaders ETF, Tactical Focused ETF, Equity SKEW ETF, and Dynamic Yield are not index funds. The Funds are actively managed and do not seek to replicate the performance of a specified Index. Actively managed ETFs have a limited trading history and, therefore, there can be no assurance as to whether and/or the extent to which the shares will trade at premiums or discounts to NAV.

 

Index Tracking Error Risk. As with all index funds, the performance of the Fund and the Index may differ from each other for a variety of reasons. For example, the Fund incurs operating expenses and portfolio transaction costs not incurred by the Index. In addition, the Fund may not be fully invested in the securities of the Index at all times, may deviate from the relative weightings of Index or may hold securities not included in the Index. Tracking error risk may be heightened during times or market volatility or other unusual market conditions.

 

Market Risk. Overall market risk may affect the value of individual instruments in which the Fund invests. The Fund is subject to the risk that the securities markets will move down, sometimes rapidly and unpredictably, based on overall economic conditions and other factors, which may negatively affect

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the Fund’s performance. Factors such as domestic and foreign (non-U.S.) economic growth and market conditions, real or perceived adverse economic or political conditions, inflation, changes in interest rate levels, lack of liquidity in the bond or other markets, volatility in the securities markets, adverse investor sentiment affect the securities markets and political events affect the securities markets. U.S. and foreign stock markets have experienced periods of substantial price volatility in the past and may do so again in the future. Securities markets also may experience long periods of decline in value. When the value of the Fund’s investments goes down, your investment in the Fund decreases in value and you could lose money.

 

Local, state, regional, national 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 Fund and its investments and could result in decreases to the Fund’s net asset value. Political, geopolitical, natural and other events, including war, terrorism, trade disputes, government shutdowns, market closures, natural and environmental disasters, epidemics, pandemics and other public health crises and related events and governments’ reactions to such events have led, and in the future may lead, to economic uncertainty, decreased economic activity, increased market volatility and other disruptive effects on U.S. and global economies and markets. Such events may have significant adverse direct or indirect effects on the Fund and its investments. For example, a widespread health crisis such as a global pandemic could cause substantial market volatility, exchange trading suspensions and closures, impact the ability to complete redemptions, and affect Fund performance. A health crisis may exacerbate other pre-existing political, social and economic risks. In addition, the increasing interconnectedness of markets around the world may result in many markets being affected by events or conditions in a single country or region or events affecting a single or small number of issuers.

 

COVID-19 has resulted in travel restrictions, closed international borders, enhanced health screenings at ports of entry and elsewhere, disruption of and delays in healthcare service preparation and delivery, prolonged quarantines, cancellations, business and school closings, supply chain disruptions, and lower consumer demand, as well as general concern and uncertainty. The impact of COVID-19, and other infectious illness outbreaks that may arise in the future, could adversely affect the economies of many nations or the entire global economy, individual issuers and capital markets in ways that cannot necessarily be foreseen.

 

9. NEW REGULATORY UPDATES

 

In March 2020, FASB issued ASU 2020-04, Reference Rate Reform (Topic 848): Facilitation of the Effects of Reference Rate Reform on Financial Reporting (’‘ASU 2020-04’’). The amendments in ASU 2020-04 provide optional temporary financial reporting relief from the effect of certain types of contract modifications due to the planned discontinuation of LIBOR and other interbank-offered based reference rates as of the end of 2021. ASU 2020-04 is effective for certain reference rate-related contract modifications that occur during the period March 12, 2020 through December 31, 2022. Management is currently evaluating the impact, if any of applying this ASU.

 

In October 2020, the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) adopted new regulations governing the use of derivative by registered investment companies (“Rule 18f-4”). Rule 18f-4 will impose limits on the amount of derivatives a Fund can enter into, eliminate the asset segregation framework currently

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used by funds to comply with Section 18 of the 1940 Act, and require funds whose use of derivatives is greater than a limited specified amount to establish and maintain a comprehensive derivatives risk management program and appoint a derivatives risk manager. Funds will be required to comply with Rule 18f-4 by August 19,2022. It is not currently clear what impact, if any, Rule 18f-4 will have on the availability, liquidity or performance of derivatives. Management is currently evaluating the potential impact of Rule 18f-4 on the Funds. When fully implemented, Rule 18f-4 may require changes in how a Fund uses derivatives, adversely affect the Fund’s performance and increase costs related to the Funds’ use of derivatives.

 

10. SUBSEQUENT EVENTS

 

Subsequent events after the date of the Statements of Assets and Liabilities have been evaluated through the date the financial statements were issued. Management has determined that no events or transactions occurred requiring adjustment or disclosure in the financial statements.

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On April 5, 2022, the Audit Committee of the Board of Trustees of Two Roads Shared Trust (the “Trust” or “registrant”) selected and appointed and recommended Cohen & Company, Ltd. (“Cohen”) as the Funds’ independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending October 31, 2022, in replacement of Grant Thornton LLP (“GT”), who were dismissed as the independent registered public accounting firm for the Fund.

 

GT reports on the Funds’ financial statements for either of the past two years did not contain an adverse opinion or a disclaimer of opinion, nor were such reports qualified or modified as to uncertainty, audit scope or accounting principles.

 

During the years or periods ended prior to October 31, 2022 and the subsequent interim period through April 5, 2022, (i) there were no disagreements between the Funds and GT on any matter of accounting principles or practices, financial statement disclosure, or auditing scope or procedure, which disagreements, if not resolved to the satisfaction of GT, would have caused it to make reference to the subject matter of the disagreement in its report on the financial statements for such period and (ii) there were no reportable events (as defined in Item 304(a)(1)(v) of Regulation S-K).

 

During the years or periods ended prior to October 31, 2022, and during the subsequent interim period through April 5, 2022, neither the registrant, nor anyone acting on its behalf, consulted with Cohen on behalf of the Funds regarding the application of accounting principles to a specified transaction (either completed or proposed), the type of audit opinion that might be rendered on the Funds’ financial statements, or any matter that was either: (i) the subject of a “disagreement,” as described in Item 304(a)(1)(iv) of Regulation S-K and the instructions thereto; or (ii) a “reportable event,” as defined in Item 304(a)(1)(v) of Regulation S-K.

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As a shareholder of the Funds, you incur two types of costs: (1) transaction costs, including brokerage commissions on purchases and sales of Fund shares; (2) ongoing costs, including a unitary management fee 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 mutual funds.

 

The example for is based on an investment of $1,000 invested for the period of time as indicated in the table below.

 

Actual Expenses

 

The “Actual” expenses line in the table below provides information about actual account values and actual expenses. You may use the information below, 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 table under the heading entitled “Expenses Paid During Period” to estimate the expenses you paid on your account during this period.

 

Hypothetical Example for Comparison Purposes

 

The “Hypothetical” line in the table below provides information about hypothetical account values 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 balances or expenses you paid for the period. You may use this information to compare this 5% hypothetical example with the 5% hypothetical examples that appear in the shareholder reports of 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 table is useful in comparing ongoing costs only, and will not help you determine the relative total costs of owning different funds. In addition, if these transactional costs were included, your costs would have been higher.

 

                    Hypothetical  
            Actual*   (5% return before expenses)  
    Fund’s   Beginning   Ending       Ending      
    Annualized   Account   Account   Expenses   Account   Expenses  
    Expense   Value   Value   Paid During   Value   Paid During  
    Ratio   11/1/21   4/30/22   Period   4/30/22   Period  
                           
LeaderShares® Activist Leaders® ETF   0.75%   $1,000.00   $961.27   $3.65   $1,021.08   $3.76  
LeaderShares® AlphaFactor® Tactical Focused ETF   0.99%   $1,000.00   $972.78   $4.84   $1,019.89   $4.96  
LeaderShares® AlphaFactor® US Core Equity ETF   0.75%   $1,000.00   $952.44   $3.63   $1,021.08   $3.76  
LeaderShares® Equity Skew ETF   0.75%   $1,000.00   $932.81   $3.59   $1,021.08   $3.76  
LeaderShares® Dynamic Yield ETF   0.75%   $1,000.00   $954.92   $3.64   $1,021.08   $3.76  

 

* Expenses are equal to the average account value over the period, multiplied by the Funds’ annualized expense ratio, multiplied by the number of days in the period (181) divided by the number of days in the fiscal year (365).

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Approval of Advisory Agreement

 

LeaderShares ETFs

 

At a meeting held on December 8-9, 2021 (the “Meeting”), the Board of Trustees (the “Board”) of Two Roads Shared Trust (the “Trust”), each of whom is not an “interested person” of the Trust (the “Independent Trustees” or the “Trustees”), as such term is defined under Section 2(a)(19) of the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “1940 Act”), considered the reapproval of the investment advisory agreements (each an “Advisory Agreement” and collectively the “Advisory Agreements”) between Redwood Investment Management LLC (“Redwood” or the “Adviser”) and the Trust, on behalf of the LeaderShares Activist Leaders ETF, the LeaderShares AlphaFactor Tactical Focused ETF, LeaderShares AlphaFactor US Core Equity ETF and the LeaderShares Equity Skew ETF (each a “LeaderShares ETF” or a “Fund”, and together the “LeaderShares ETFs”). In connection with the Board’s consideration of the Advisory Agreements, the Board received written materials in advance of the Meeting, which included information regarding: (i) the nature, extent, and quality of services to be provided to each LeaderShare ETF by Redwood; (ii) a description of the Adviser’s investment management personnel; (iii) an overview of the Adviser’s operations and financial condition; (iv) a description of the Adviser’s brokerage practices (including any soft dollar arrangements); (v) a comparison of each LeaderShares ETF’s advisory fees and overall expenses with those of comparable mutual funds; (vi) the anticipated level of profitability from the Adviser’s fund-related operations; (vii) the Adviser’s compliance policies and procedures, including policies and procedures for personal securities transactions, business continuity and information security and (viii) information regarding the performance record of each LeaderShares ETF as compared to other mutual funds with similar investment strategies.

 

Throughout the process, including at the meeting, the Board had numerous opportunities to ask questions of and request additional materials from Redwood. During the Meeting, the Board was advised by, and met in executive session with, the Board’s independent legal counsel, and received a memorandum from such independent counsel regarding their responsibilities under applicable law. The Board also noted that the evaluation process with respect to the Adviser was an ongoing one and that in this regard, the Board took into account discussions with management and information provided to the Board at prior meetings with respect to the services provided by the Adviser.

 

Matters considered by the Board in connection with its approval of the Advisory Agreements included, among others, the following:

 

Nature, Extent and Quality of Services. The Board reviewed materials provided by Redwood related to the Advisory Agreements with the Trust with respect to each of the LeaderShares ETFs, including the Advisory Agreements, a description of the manner in which investment decisions are made and executed; an overview of the personnel that perform services for the LeaderShares ETFs and their background and experience; a summary of the financial condition of

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Redwood; a written report containing Redwood’s performance commentary for the prior quarterly period; Redwood’s compliance policies and procedures, including its business continuity and cybersecurity policies, a Code of Ethics containing provisions reasonably necessary to prevent Access Persons, as that term is defined in Rule 17j-1 under the 1940 Act, from engaging in conduct prohibited by Rule 17j-1(b); information regarding risk management processes and liquidity management; an annual review of the operation of Redwood’s compliance program; information regarding Redwood’s compliance and regulatory history; and an independent report prepared by Broadridge, an independent third party data provider, analyzing the performance record, fees and expenses of each of the LeaderShares ETFs as compared to other mutual funds or ETFs, as applicable, with similar investment strategies.

 

In reaching its conclusions with respect to the nature, extent and quality of services to be provided by Redwood under the Advisory Agreements, the Board considered Redwood’s asset management, risk management, operations, and compliance experience. The Board considered that Redwood had summarized each of the investment strategies used in the LeaderShares ETFs and that the LeaderShares ETFs each employed quantitative and tactical investment elements and require a significant level of sophistication to execute. The Board noted that in addition to the portfolio management functions, on a regular basis it receives and reviews information from the Trust’s Chief Compliance Officer (CCO) regarding Redwood’s compliance policies and procedures established pursuant to Rule 38a-1 under the 1940 Act which included evaluating the regulatory compliance systems of Redwood and procedures reasonably designed to assure compliance with federal securities laws. The Board also considered Redwood’s policies and procedures in the areas of business continuity and with respect to information systems security and the Trust CCO’s review and evaluation of the same, by the CCO who found them to be satisfactory. The Board also considered the operation of Redwood’s compliance program, and that Redwood had not had any significant turnover in staff performing compliance and operations functions, as well as made certain process-related enhancements. The Board noted that Redwood appeared to have adequate capacity to operate both its investment and compliance programs, including the implementation of trading procedures reasonably designed to mitigate conflicts among accounts, that Redwood had adopted cybersecurity and business continuity policies and procedures, and that Redwood’s risk management and associated policies appeared to be operating effectively to identify and monitor risks. The Board also considered the financial condition and operations of the Adviser during the COVID-19 pandemic and noted that there had been no material disruption of the Adviser’s services to the LeaderShares ETFs and that the Adviser had continued to provide the same level, nature, extent and quality of services to the LeaderShares ETFs. The Board also considered the significant risks assumed by the Adviser in connection with the services provided to the LeaderShares ETFs, including entrepreneurial risk and ongoing risks including investment, operational, enterprise, litigation, regulatory and compliance risks with respect to the LeaderShares ETFs.

 

In considering the nature, extent, and quality of the services provided by Redwood, the Board also took into account its knowledge, acquired through discussions and reports during the

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preceding year and in past years, of Redwood’s management and the quality of the performance of Redwood’s duties.

 

The Board concluded that Redwood had sufficient quality and depth of personnel, resources, investment methodologies and compliance policies and procedures to perform its duties under the Advisory Agreements with respect to each of the LeaderShares ETFs and that the nature, overall quality and extent of the management services provided by Redwood to the LeaderShares ETFs was satisfactory and reliable.

 

Performance. In considering each LeaderShares ETF’s performance, the Board noted that it reviews at its regularly scheduled quarterly meetings information about each of the LeaderShares ETF’s performance results. Among other data, the Board considered each LeaderShares ETF’s performance as compared to a broad -based index and against a group of peer funds (the “Peer Group”) provided by Broadridge, an independent third-party data provider. The Board noted that while it found the data provided by the independent third-party generally useful it recognized its limitations, including in particular that the data may vary depending on the end date selected and that the results of the performance comparisons may vary depending on the selection of the peer group. With respect to those LeaderShares ETFs that operated as ETFs, the Board also received discount/premium information, as well as tracking error information for those LeaderShares ETFs passively managed against an index.

 

With respect to the LeaderShares Activist Leaders ETF, the Board considered that the Fund had commenced operations on October 26, 2020 and reviewed the Fund’s performance for the since inception period ended August 31, 2021 as compared to its Peer Group and the Fund’s Morningstar category (Small Value). The Board considered that the Fund had outperformed the median of the Peer Group and benchmark index (S&P 500), and while it underperformed as compared to the Morningstar category for the same period, the Fund delivered a 58.93% return for its initial period and ranked in the top quartile of its Peer Group. The Board also noted the relatively short performance history of the Fund.

 

With respect to the LeaderShares AlphaFactor Tactical Focused ETF, the Board considered that the Fund had commenced operations on October 26, 2020 and reviewed the Fund’s performance for the since inception period ended August 31, 2021 as compared to its Peer Group and the Fund’s Morningstar category (Mid-Cap Value). The Board considered that the Fund had outperformed the median of the Peer Group and benchmark index (S&P 500) for this period, and while it underperformed as compared to the Morningstar category median for the same period, the Fund delivered a 50.57% return and was ranked in the top quartile of its Peer Group. The Board also noted the relatively short performance history of the Fund.

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With respect to the LeaderShares Equity Skew ETF, the Board considered, among other performance data, the Fund’s performance for the one-year and since inception periods ended August 31, 2021 as compared to its Peer Group and the Fund’s Morningstar category (Mid -Cap Blend). The Board noted that the Fund outperformed its Peer Group median for both the one-year and since inception periods, while underperforming compared to the Morningstar category median for the same periods. The Board also noted the relatively short performance history of the Fund.

 

With respect to the LeaderShares AlphaFactor US Core Equity ETF, the Board considered the Fund’s performance for the one-year and since inception periods ended August 31, 2021 as compared to its Peer Group and the Fund’s Morningstar category (Large Blend). The Board considered that the Fund had outperformed the median of the Peer Group and Morningstar category for the one -year period and had underperformed each since inception, noting that the Fund has delivered a positive performance track record since its inception. The Board also noted the relatively short performance history of the Fund.

 

The Board also considered the Adviser’s discussion of each of the LeaderShares ETFs’ performance, including the factors that contributed to any underperformance, as well as the quarterly written report containing Redwood’s performance commentary. The Board noted each LeaderShares ETF’s risk adjusted returns and how each LeaderShares ETF was managed, including whether each LeaderShares ETF was managed according to an index or actively managed by Redwood. The Board also noted that that Redwood was actively monitoring the performance of each LeaderShares ETF. The Board also considered more recent performance information provided at this Meeting. The Board concluded that the overall performance of each of the LeaderShares ETFs was satisfactory or, in the case of longer term underperformance, was being appropriately monitored and/or addressed.

 

Fees and Expenses. As to the costs of the services provided by Redwood, among other expense data, the Board considered a comparison prepared by Broadridge of each LeaderShares ETF’s advisory fee and operating expenses compared to each LeaderShares ETF’s Peer Group and respective Morningstar category.

 

With respect to the LeaderShares Activist Leaders ETF, the Board noted, among other data, that the Fund’s unitary fee is equal to that of the Peer Group contractual management fee median, although it is higher than the Morningstar category median. The Fund’s net expenses are above the median of the Peer Group and Morningstar category, but not the highest in the category, and are lower than the fees charged to other clients of Redwood for a similar strategy.

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With respect to the LeaderShares Equity Skew ETF, the Board noted, among other data, that the unitary fee was above the median of the contractual management fees in the Fund’s Peer Group and Morningstar category and that net total expenses were above the median of both the Fund’s Peer Group and the Morningstar category. The Board also noted, however, that the Fund’s unitary fee was within the range of contractual management fees for others in the Peer Group and net expenses were less than the Morningstar category high and within the range of others in the Peer Group.

 

With respect to the LeaderShares AlphaFactor US Core Equity ETF, the Board noted, among other data, that the unitary fee was above the median of the contractual management fee and net total expenses of both the Fund’s Peer Group and the Morningstar category, but less than the Morningstar category high and within range of other funds in the Peer Group. The Board also considered Redwood’s commentary regarding differences in the Fund’s strategy from certain of the other funds in the Peer Group as compared to those more closely resembling the Fund’s investment strategy.

 

With respect to the LeaderShares AlphaFactor Tactical Focused ETF, the Board noted, among other data, that the unitary fee and net total expenses were above the median of both the contractual management fees and net total expenses of the Fund’s Peer Group and the Morningstar category, but within range of other Funds in the Peer Group.

 

The Board took into account Redwood’s discussion of the LeaderShares ETFs’ expenses. The Board also noted the extent to which the Adviser was reimbursing expenses, which when factored in, causes the total expenses of each LeaderShares ETF to be more competitive compared to the other funds in such LeaderShares ETF’s respective Peer Group.

 

In considering the level of the advisory fee paid with respect to each of the LeaderShares ETFs, the Board took into account the cost of other accounts managed by Redwood that used a similar strategy, if any, noting that differences were attributable to the differences in the management of these different kinds of accounts and that the fees and expenses of the applicable LeaderShares ETFs generally were lower than those charged to these other accounts.

 

With respect to the LeaderShares Equity Skew ETF, the Board determined that the services provided by Redwood under the Advisory Agreement with respect to such LeaderShares ETF were in addition to, rather than duplicative of, the advisory services provided to the underlying funds in which such LeaderShares ETF invests.

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Based on the factors above, the Board concluded that the advisory fee of each of the LeaderShares ETFs was not unreasonable.

 

Profitability. The Board considered Redwood’s profitability and whether these profits were reasonable in light of the services provided to each of the LeaderShares ETFs. The Board reviewed profitability analyses prepared by Redwood based on each LeaderShares ETF’s asset levels and considered the total profits of Redwood from its relationship with each of the LeaderShares ETFs on a Fund-by-Fund basis and for such LeaderShares ETFs in the aggregate. The Board also took into account that Redwood had entered into unitary fee arrangements with respect to those LeaderShares ETFs operating as ETFs under which Redwood reimbursed such LeaderShares ETFs for expenses over the applicable unitary fee rate. The Board concluded that Redwood’s profitability from its relationship with each of the LeaderShares ETFs, after taking into account a reasonable allocation of costs, was not excessive.

 

Economies of Scale. The Board considered whether Redwood would realize economies of scale with respect to its management of each LeaderShares ETF as each LeaderShares ETF grew and whether fee levels reflected these economies. The Board noted that each LeaderShares ETF’s current advisory fee does not include breakpoints and took into account Redwood’s discussion of the LeaderShares ETFs’ fee structures, including the current size of the LeaderShares ETFs as well as the level of expenses with respect to each LeaderShares ETF. The Board considered the profitability analysis included in the Board Materials and noted that while expenses of managing each LeaderShares ETF as a percentage of assets under management were expected to decrease as each LeaderShares ETF’s assets continued to grow, at current asset levels, economies of scale have not yet been reached. The Board noted that it would revisit whether economies of scale exist in the future once each LeaderShares ETF had achieved sufficient scale.

 

Other Benefits. The Board also considered the character and amount of other direct and incidental benefits to be received by Redwood from its association with the LeaderShares ETFs. The Board considered that Redwood uses each of the LeaderShares ETFs as components of model portfolios it builds for its clients and that expanding its offering of mutual funds will result in a greater number and type of model portfolios offered by Redwood. Redwood did not anticipate receiving any other direct, indirect or ancillary material “fall-out” benefits from its relationship with the LeaderShares ETFs.

 

Conclusion. The Board, having requested and received such information from Redwood as it believed reasonably necessary to evaluate the terms of the Advisory Agreements, and having been advised by independent counsel that the Board had appropriately considered and weighed all relevant factors, determined that approval of the Advisory Agreement with respect to each of

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SUPPLEMENTAL INFORMATION (Unaudited)(Continued)
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the LeaderShares ETFs for an additional one-year term was in the best interests of each LeaderShares ETF and its shareholders.

 

In evaluating each Advisory Agreement’s renewal, the Board considered a variety of factors, including the factors discussed above, conditions and trends prevailing generally in the economy, the securities markets, and the industry. The Board did not identify any one factor as determinative, and each Independent Trustee may have weighed each factor differently. The Board’s conclusions may be based in part on its consideration of the advisory arrangements in prior years and on the Board’s ongoing regular review of fund performance and operations throughout the year.

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PRIVACY NOTICE

 

FACTS WHAT DOES TWO ROADS SHARED TRUST DO WITH YOUR PERSONAL INFORMATION
   
Why? Financial companies choose how they share your personal information.
   
  Federal law gives consumers the right to limit some but not all sharing.
 

Federal law also requires us to tell you how we collect, share, and protect your personal information.

Please read this notice carefully to understand what we do.

   
What? THE TYPES OF PERSONAL INFORMATION WE COLLECT AND SHARE DEPENDS ON THE PRODUCT OR SERVICE THAT YOU HAVE WITH US. THIS INFORMATION CAN INCLUDE:
   
  ●      Social Security number and income
   
  ●      Account transactions and transaction history
   
  ●      Investment experience and purchase history
   
  When you are no longer our customer, we continue to share your information as described in this notice.
   
How? All financial companies need to share customers’ personal information to run their everyday business. In the section below, we list the reasons financial companies can share their customers’ personal information; the reason Two Roads Shared Trust chooses to share and whether you can limit this sharing.

 

Reasons we can share your personal information Does Two Roads
Shared Trust share?
Can you limit
this sharing?
For our everyday business purposes – YES NO
such as to process your transactions, maintain your account(s), respond to court orders and legal investigations, or report to credit bureaus    
For our marketing purposes – NO We do not share
to offer our products and services to you    
For joint marketing with other financial companies NO We do not share
     
For our affiliates’ everyday business purposes – NO We do not share
information about your transactions and experiences    
     
For our affiliates’ everyday business purposes – NO We do not share
information about your creditworthiness    
For our affiliates to market to you NO We do not share
     
For nonaffiliates to market to you NO We do not share
     
Questions? Call 1-402-895-1600

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What we do

How does Two Roads Shared Trust
protect my personal information?

To protect your personal information from unauthorized access and use, we use security measures that comply with federal law.

 

These measures include computer safeguards and secured files and buildings.

   
  Our service providers are held accountable for adhering to strict policies and procedures to prevent any misuse of your nonpublic personal information.
How does Two Roads Shared Trust We collect your personal information, for example, when you
collect my personal information?  
  ●      open an account or give us contact information
  ●      provide account information or give us your income information
  ●      make deposits or withdrawals from your account
   
  We also collect your personal information from other companies.
Why can’t I limit all sharing? Federal law gives you the right to limit only
   
  ●      sharing for affiliates’ everyday business purposes – information about your creditworthiness
  ●      affiliates from using your information to market to you
  ●      sharing for nonaffiliates to market to you
   
  State laws and individual companies may give you additional rights to limit sharing
   
Definitions  
Affiliates Companies related by common ownership or control. They can be financial and nonfinancial companies.
   
  ●      Two Roads Shared Trust has no affiliates.
Nonaffiliates Companies not related by common ownership or control. They can be financial and nonfinancial companies.
   
  ●      Two Roads Shared Trust does not share with nonaffiliates so they can market to you.
Joint marketing A formal agreement between nonaffiliates financial companies that together market financial products or services to you.
   
  ●      Two Roads Shared Trust does not jointly market.

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Proxy Voting Policy

 

Information regarding how the Funds vote proxies relating to portfolio securities for the 12 month period ended June 30th as well as a description of the policies and procedures that the Funds used to determine how to vote proxies is available without charge, upon request, by calling 1-480-757-4277 or by referring to the Securities and Exchange Commission’s (“SEC”) website at http://www.sec.gov.

 

Portfolio Holdings

 

Each Fund files its complete schedule of portfolio holdings with the SEC for the first and third quarters of each fiscal year on Form N-PORT. Form N-PORT is available on the SEC’s website at http://www.sec.gov. The information on Form N-PORT is available without charge, upon request, by calling 1-480-757-4277.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 
Investment Advisor
Redwood Investment Management, LLC
4110 N Scottsdale Rd, Suite 125
Scottsdale, AZ 85251
 
Administrator
Ultimus Fund Solutions, LLC
4221 North 203rd Street, Suite 100
Elkhorn, NE 68022-3474
 
 
 
 
 
 
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