(COVER) 

 

 

Dear Shareholder,

 

LeaderShares® Activist Leaders® ETF (ACTV)*: -3.43%

 

* From November 1, 2022 through October 31, 2023. Source: Ultimus Fund Solutions.

 

During the LeaderShares® Activist Leaders® ETF’s (the “Fund”) fiscal year, risk markets staged a recovery as inflation cooled and the Federal Reserve signaled the end of its aggressive rate hiking policy. However, while equity securities managed to recoup some of their losses from the year before, many fixed-income asset classes liked treasuries and investment-grade bonds continue to demonstrate uncharacteristic volatility and remain in their worst drawdowns in history.

 

The Fund posted a return of -3.43% (Source: Ultimus) during the period as compared to 10.14% for the S&P 500 **. During the period, the Fund was invested in a portfolio of stocks based on its quantitative selection methodology. The Fund is an active fund and does not track an index. The AI boom this year has driven mega-cap tech stocks higher, boosting market-cap weighted indices like the S&P 500. Meanwhile, the Fund’s concentrated exposure in companies involved in shareholder activism seemed to drive the underperformance against the S&P 500 Index. The Fund will continue to implement its disciplined quantitative stock selection process.

 

** Standard and Poor’s 500 Total Return Index is a capitalization-weighted index of 500 stocks. The index is designed to measure the performance of the broad domestic economy through changes in the aggregate market value of 500 stocks representing all major industries. Investors cannot invest directly in an index or benchmark. Index returns are gross of any fees, brokerage commissions or other expenses of investing.

 

The views in this report are those of the Fund’s management. This report contains certain forward-looking statements about factors that may affect the performance of the Fund in the future. These statements are based on the Fund’s management’s predictions and expectations concerning certain future events such as the performance of the economy as a whole and of specific industry sectors. Management believes these forward-looking statements are reasonable, although they are inherently uncertain and difficult to predict. 

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Dear Shareholder,

 

LeaderShares® AlphaFactor® Tactical Focused ETF (LSAT)* -1.32%

 

* From November 1, 2022 through October 31, 2023. Source: Ultimus Fund Solutions.

 

During the LeaderShares® AlphaFactor® Tactical Focused ETF’s (the “Fund”) fiscal year, risk markets staged a recovery as inflation cooled and the Federal Reserve signaled the end of its aggressive rate hiking policy. However, while equity securities managed to recoup some of their losses from the year before, many fixed-income asset classes liked treasuries and investment-grade bonds continue to demonstrate uncharacteristic volatility and remain in their worst drawdowns in history.

 

The Fund posted a return of -1.32% (Source: Ultimus) during the period as compared to 10.14% for the S&P 500**. Utilizing our quantitative risk-managed process, the Fund had several tactical shifts to and from defensive posturing, that resulted in the Fund being exposed to risk assets for only a portion of the period. When the Fund was risk on, it was invested in a portfolio of stocks based on its quantitative selection methodology. The Fund is an active fund and does not track an index. The AI boom this year has driven mega-cap tech stocks higher, boosting market-cap weighted indices like the S&P 500. Meanwhile, the Fund’s characteristic of being equal-weighted and value-tilted led to some of the underperformance against the S&P 500 Index. The Fund will continue to implement its disciplined quantitative security selection and risk management process.

 

** Standard and Poor’s 500 Total Return Index is a capitalization-weighted index of 500 stocks. The index is designed to measure the performance of the broad domestic economy through changes in the aggregate market value of 500 stocks representing all major industries. Investors cannot invest directly in an index or benchmark. Index returns are gross of any fees, brokerage commissions or other expenses of investing.

 

The views in this report are those of the Fund’s management. This report contains certain forward-looking statements about factors that may affect the performance of the Fund in the future. These statements are based on the Fund’s management’s predictions and expectations concerning certain future events such as the performance of the economy as a whole and of specific industry sectors. Management believes these forward-looking statements are reasonable, although they are inherently uncertain and difficult to predict. 

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Dear Shareholder,

 

LeaderShares® AlphaFactor® US Core Equity ETF (LSAF): 1.66%*

 

* From November 1, 2022 through October 31, 2023. Source: Ultimus Fund Solutions.

 

During the LeaderShares® AlphaFactor® US Core Equity ETF’s (the “Fund”) fiscal year, risk markets staged a recovery as inflation cooled and the Federal Reserve signaled the end of its aggressive rate hiking policy. However, while equity securities managed to recoup some of their losses from the year before, many fixed-income asset classes liked treasuries and investment-grade bonds continue to demonstrate uncharacteristic volatility and remain in their worst drawdowns in history.

 

The Fund posted a return of 1.66% (Source: Ultimus) for the year ended October 31, 2021, as compared to the 2.42% return of its benchmark AlphaFactor® US Core Equity Index** (Source: Ultimus). During the period, the Fund was invested in a portfolio of stocks based on its quantitative selection methodology. Generally, systematic correlation to the overall U.S. equity market was as expected on both down and up trends. The Fund will continue to implement its disciplined quantitative stock selection process.

 

Capital markets are infinitely complex. Every day, new information becomes available that changes the risk and return dynamic of any investment. We do not attempt to forecast or suggest what may lie ahead. Instead, we utilize a quantitative approach, aiming to minimize the subjectivity of investing.

 

** The AlphaFactor® US Core Equity Index utilizes a quantitative rules-based investment methodology that applies a multi-factor ranking process focused on the largest 1,000 U.S. common stocks based on market capitalization. The methodology selects stocks based on a number of characteristics that include, net share count reduction, cash flow growth, dividend yield, volatility, and debt/asset ratios.

 

The views in this report are those of the Fund’s management. This report contains certain forward-looking statements about factors that may affect the performance of the Fund in the future. These statements are based on the Fund’s management’s predictions and expectations concerning certain future events such as the performance of the economy as a whole and of specific industry sectors. Management believes these forward-looking statements are reasonable, although they are inherently uncertain and difficult to predict. 

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Dear Shareholder,

 

LeaderShares® Equity Skew ETF (SQEW): -1.69%*

 

* From November 1, 2022 through October 31, 2023. Source: Ultimus Fund Solutions

 

During the LeaderShares® Equity Skew ETF’s (the “Fund”) fiscal year, risk markets staged a recovery as inflation cooled and the Federal Reserve signaled the end of its aggressive rate hiking policy. However, while equity securities managed to recoup some of their losses from the year before, many fixed-income asset classes liked treasuries and investment-grade bonds continue to demonstrate uncharacteristic volatility and remain in their worst drawdowns in history.

 

The Fund posted a return of -1.69% (Source: Ultimus) during the period as compared to 10.14% for the S&P 500**. During the period, the Fund was invested in a portfolio of stocks and ETFs based on its quantitative selection methodology. The Fund is an active fund and does not track an index. The AI boom this year has driven mega-cap tech stocks higher, boosting market-cap weighted indices like the S&P 500. The Fund’s overexposure to factors like emerging market equities drove the underperformance against the S&P 500 Index which returned 10.14% (Source: Ultimus) for the reporting period. However, systematic correlation to the overall U.S. equity market was as expected on both down and up trends. The Fund will continue to implement its disciplined quantitative stock selection process.

 

Capital markets are infinitely complex. Every day, new information becomes available that changes the risk and return dynamic of any investment. We do not attempt to forecast or suggest what may lie ahead. Instead, we utilize a quantitative approach, aiming to minimize the subjectivity of investing.

 

** Standard and Poor’s 500 Total Return Index is a capitalization-weighted index of 500 stocks. The index is designed to measure the performance of the broad domestic economy through changes in the aggregate market value of 500 stocks representing all major industries. Investors cannot invest directly in an index or benchmark. Index returns are gross of any fees, brokerage commissions or other expenses of investing.

 

The views in this report are those of the Fund’s management. This report contains certain forward-looking statements about factors that may affect the performance of the Fund in the future. These statements are based on the Fund’s management’s predictions and expectations concerning certain future events such as the performance of the economy as a whole and of specific industry sectors. Management believes these forward-looking statements are reasonable, although they are inherently uncertain and difficult to predict. 

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Dear Shareholder,

 

LeaderShares® Dynamic Yield ETF (DYLD)*: 3.17%

 

* From November 1, 2022 through October 31, 2023. Source: Ultimus Fund Solutions.

 

During the LeaderShares® Dynamic Yield ETF’s (the “Fund”) fiscal year, risk markets staged a recovery as inflation cooled and the Federal Reserve signaled the end of its aggressive rate hiking policy. However, while equity securities managed to recoup some of their losses from the year before, many fixed-income asset classes liked treasuries and investment-grade bonds continue to demonstrate uncharacteristic volatility and remain in their worst drawdowns in history.

 

The Fund returned 3.17% (Source: Ultimus). The Fund is an active fund and does not track an index. During the period, the Fund was invested in a portfolio of high-yield corporate bonds, investment-grade corporate bonds, as well as US treasuries based on its quantitative selection methodology. The Fund derived most of its total return from active management and the ability to shed its interest rate sensitive positions and decrease the portfolio duration risk. As a result, the Fund outperformed its benchmark, the Bloomberg U.S. Aggregate Bond Index**, which returned 0.36% (Source: Ultimus) for the period, as investment-grade corporates and treasuries continued to struggle.

 

Capital markets are infinitely complex. Every day, new information becomes available that changes the risk and return dynamic of any investment. We do not attempt to forecast or suggest what may lie ahead. Instead, we utilize a disciplined, quantitative approach, aiming to minimize the subjectivity of investing.

 

** The Bloomberg U.S. Aggregate Bond Index is a broad-based benchmark that measures the investment grade, U.S. dollar-denominated, fixed-rate taxable bond market. This includes Treasuries, government-related and corporate securities, mortgage-backed securities, asset-backed securities and collateralized mortgage-backed securities.

 

The views in this report are those of the Fund’s management. This report contains certain forward-looking statements about factors that may affect the performance of the Fund in the future. These statements are based on the Fund’s management’s predictions and expectations concerning certain future events such as the performance of the economy as a whole and of specific industry sectors. Management believes these forward-looking statements are reasonable, although they are inherently uncertain and difficult to predict.

 

3662-NLD-12/27/2023 

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LeaderShares® Activist Leaders® ETF

PORTFOLIO REVIEW

October 31, 2023 (Unaudited)

 

The Fund’s performance figures* for the period ended October 31, 2023, compared to its benchmark:

 

  One Year Since Inception(a)
LeaderShares® Activist Leaders® ETF - NAV (3.43)% 6.35%
LeaderShares® Activist Leaders® ETF - Market Price (3.50)% 6.37%
S&P 500 Index (b) 10.14% 8.89%

 

* 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, 2023 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.

 

Comparison of the Change in Value of a $10,000 Investment

 

(LINE GRAPH)

 

PORTFOLIO ANALYSIS
October 31, 2023
    Percent of  
Top 10 Industries      Net Assets  
Biotech & Pharma     10.0 %
Technology Services     9.8 %
Leisure Facilities & Services     9.0 %
Retail Discretionary     8.1 %
Asset Management     7.4 %
Health Care Facilities & Services     4.9 %
Electric Ultilities     4.8 %
Construction Materials     4.0 %
Internet Media and Services     4.0 %
Aerospace & Defense     4.0 %
Other/Cash and Equivalents     34.0 %
Total     100.0 %

 

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

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LeaderShares® AlphaFactor® Tactical Focused ETF
PORTFOLIO REVIEW
October 31, 2023 (Unaudited)

 

The Fund’s performance figures* for the period ended October 31, 2023, compared to its benchmark:

 

  One Year Since Inception(a)
LeaderShares® AlphaFactor® Tactical Focused ETF - NAV (1.32)% 10.52%
LeaderShares® AlphaFactor® Tactical Focused ETF - Market Price (1.20)% 10.51%
S&P 500 Index (b) 10.14% 8.89%

 

* 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, 2023 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.

 

Comparison of the Change in Value of a $10,000 Investment

 

(LINE GRAPH)

 

PORTFOLIO ANALYSIS
October 31, 2023
Holdings by Type of   Percent of  
Investment      Net Assets  
U.S. Treasury Bill     98.7 %
Other/Cash and Equivalents     1.3 %
Total     100.0 %

 

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

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Leadershares® AlphaFactor® US Core Equity ETF

PORTFOLIO REVIEW 

October 31, 2023 (Unaudited)

 

The Fund’s performance figures* for the year ended October 31, 2023, compared to its benchmark:

 

    Annualized Annualized
  One Year Five Year Since Inception(a)
LeaderShares® AlphaFactor® US Core Equity ETF - NAV 1.66% 6.64% 4.66%
LeaderShares® AlphaFactor® US Core Equity ETF - Market Price 1.53% 6.63% 4.65%
S&P 500 Index (b) 10.14% 11.01% 9.21%
AlphaFactor® US Core Equity Index (c) 2.42% 7.57% 5.56%

 

* 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, 2023 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.

 

Comparison of the Change in Value of a $10,000 Investment

 

(LINE GRAPH)

 

PORTFOLIO ANALYSIS
October 31, 2023
    Percent of  
Top 10 Industries      Net Assets  
Oil & Gas Producers     15.9 %
Technology Services     8.1 %
Retail Discretionary     7.7 %
Insurance     7.3 %
Health Care Facilities & Services     6.3 %
Leisure Facilities & Services     5.0 %
Home Construction     3.9 %
Semiconductors     3.9 %
Steel     3.1 %
Technology Hardware     3.0 %
Other/Cash and Equivalents     35.8 %
Total     100.0 %

 

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

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LeaderShares® Equity Skew ETF

PORTFOLIO REVIEW 

October 31, 2023 (Unaudited)

 

The Fund’s performance figures* for the year ended October 31, 2023, compared to its benchmark:

 

  One Year Since Inception(a)
LeaderShares® Equity Skew ETF - NAV (1.69)% 7.28%
LeaderShares® Equity Skew ETF - Market Price (1.66)% 7.24%
S&P 500 Index (b) 10.14% 12.65%

 

* 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 0.81% per the March 1, 2023 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.

 

Comparison of the Change in Value of a $10,000 Investment

 

(LINE GRAPH)

 

PORTFOLIO ANALYSIS
October 31, 2023
    Percent of  
Top 10 Industries      Net Assets  
Exchange Traded Funds     45.0 %
Technology Hardware     8.2 %
Software     6.5 %
Biotech & Pharma     6.1 %
Semiconductors     5.6 %
Oil & Gas Producers     3.9 %
Technology Services     3.0 %
Health Care Facilities & Services     2.4 %
Internet Media & Services     2.2 %
E-Commerce Discretionary     1.8 %
Other/Cash and Equivalents     15.3 %
Total     100.0 %

 

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

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LeaderShares® Dynamic Yield ETF

PORTFOLIO REVIEW 

October 31, 2023 (Unaudited)

 

The Fund’s performance figures* for the year ended October 31, 2023, compared to its benchmark:

 

  One Year Since Inception(a)
LeaderShares® Dynamic Yield ETF - NAV 3.17% (3.89)%
LeaderShares® Dynamic Yield ETF - Market Price 2.88% (3.99)%
Bloomberg US Aggregate Bond Index (b) 0.36% (6.82)%

 

* 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, 2023 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, mortgage-backed securities, asset-backed securities and collateralized 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.

 

Comparison of the Change in Value of a $10,000 Investment

 

(LINE GRAPH)

 

PORTFOLIO ANALYSIS
October 31, 2023
    Percent of  
Top 10 Industries      Net Assets  
U.S. Government & Agencies     11.1 %
Banking     10.9 %
Telecommunications     6.5 %
Biotech & Pharma     4.3 %
Health Care Facilities & Services     3.7 %
Institutional Financial Services     3.6 %
Food     3.3 %
Software     3.1 %
Aerospace & Defense     2.8 %
Technology Hardware     1.9 %
Other/Cash and Equivalents     48.8 %
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
October 31, 2023

 

Shares         Fair Value  
        COMMON STOCKS — 99.0%        
        AEROSPACE & DEFENSE - 4.0%        
  15,177     Howmet Aerospace, Inc.   $ 669,306  
  79,819     Mercury Systems, Inc.(a)     2,871,888  
              3,541,194  
        ASSET MANAGEMENT - 7.4%        
  224,346     Invesco Ltd.     2,909,767  
  126,069     Janus Henderson Group plc     2,908,412  
  12,050     KKR & Company, Inc.     667,570  
              6,485,749  
        AUTOMOTIVE - 3.2%        
  247,541     Dana, Inc.     2,841,771  
                 
        BIOTECH & PHARMA - 10.0%        
  435,485     Bausch Health Companies, Inc.(a)     2,970,007  
  233,233     Innoviva, Inc.(a)     2,894,422  
  318,794     Ironwood Pharmaceuticals, Inc.(a)     2,859,582  
              8,724,011  
        CHEMICALS - 0.8%        
  5,425     Rogers Corporation(a)     666,678  
                 
        CONSTRUCTION MATERIALS - 4.0%        
  13,249     Knife River Corporation(a)     666,690  
  155,404     MDU Resources Group, Inc.     2,892,069  
              3,558,759  
        CONSUMER SERVICES - 3.3%        
  111,393     Upbound Group, Inc.     2,902,902  
                 
        CONTAINERS & PACKAGING - 3.3%        
  35,724     Crown Holdings, Inc.     2,879,354  
                 
        ELECTRIC UTILITIES - 4.8%        
  569,613     Algonquin Power & Utilities Corporation     2,865,154  
  18,747     FirstEnergy Corporation     667,393  
  40,877     PG&E Corporation(a)     666,295  
              4,198,842  

 

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

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LEADERSHARES® ACTIVIST LEADERS® ETF
SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (Continued)
October 31, 2023

 

Shares         Fair Value  
        COMMON STOCKS — 99.0% (Continued)        
        ELECTRICAL EQUIPMENT - 0.8%        
  17,042     Vertiv Holdings Company   $ 669,239  
                 
        ENGINEERING & CONSTRUCTION - 0.8%        
  8,738     AECOM     668,894  
                 
        FOOD - 3.3%        
  69,070     TreeHouse Foods, Inc.(a)     2,879,527  
                 
        GAS & WATER UTILITIES - 3.3%        
  49,525     Southwest Gas Holdings, Inc.     2,902,660  
                 
        HEALTH CARE FACILITIES & SERVICES - 4.9%        
  20,209     Catalent, Inc.(a)     694,988  
  103,408     Fortrea Holdings, Inc.(a)     2,936,787  
  24,499     Option Care Health, Inc.(a)     679,357  
              4,311,132  
        HOME & OFFICE PRODUCTS - 3.3%        
  428,373     Newell Brands, Inc.     2,878,667  
                 
        INTERNET MEDIA & SERVICES - 4.0%        
  39,516     GoDaddy, Inc., Class A(a)     2,893,756  
  22,484     Pinterest, Inc., Class A(a)     671,822  
              3,565,578  
        LEISURE FACILITIES & SERVICES - 9.0%        
  123,294     Bloomin’ Brands, Inc.     2,877,682  
  345     Chipotle Mexican Grill, Inc.(a)     670,059  
  43,016     Restaurant Brands International, Inc.     2,890,675  
  11,807     Shake Shack, Inc., Class A(a)     661,664  
  34,827     Wendy’s Company (The)     662,410  
              7,762,490  
        METALS & MINING - 0.8%        
  28,321     Peabody Energy Corporation     668,092  

 

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

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LEADERSHARES® ACTIVIST LEADERS® ETF
SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (Continued)
October 31, 2023

 

Shares         Fair Value  
        COMMON STOCKS — 99.0% (Continued)        
        OIL & GAS PRODUCERS - 1.5%        
  20,886     CVR Energy, Inc.   $ 684,016  
  7,539     Denbury, Inc.(a)     670,142  
              1,354,158  
        REAL ESTATE OWNERS & DEVELOPERS - 3.2%        
  43,202     Howard Hughes Holdings, Inc.(a)     2,865,589  
                 
        REAL ESTATE SERVICES - 0.8%        
  9,566     CBRE Group, Inc., Class A(a)     663,306  
                 
        RETAIL - DISCRETIONARY - 8.1%        
  97,370     Bath & Body Works, Inc.     2,887,021  
  49,521     Freshpet, Inc.(a)     2,842,505  
  30,942     Guess?, Inc.     665,253  
  79,230     Hertz Global Holdings, Inc.(a)     667,909  
              7,062,688  
        SOFTWARE - 3.0%        
  27,285     Evolent Health, Inc., Class A(a)     666,572  
  39,959     Gen Digital, Inc.     665,717  
  7,689     New Relic, Inc.(a)     666,406  
  4,523     Splunk, Inc.(a)     665,605  
              2,664,300  
        TECHNOLOGY HARDWARE - 0.8%        
  43,817     NCR Voyix Corporation(a)     669,962  
                 
        TECHNOLOGY SERVICES - 9.8%        
  883,642     Conduent, Inc.(a)     2,818,818  
  259,450     Green Dot Corporation, Class A(a)     2,900,651  
  20,141     Insight Enterprises, Inc.(a)     2,886,205  
              8,605,674  
        TELECOMMUNICATIONS - 0.8%        
  42,103     DigitalBridge Group, Inc.     667,333  
                 

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

13

 

LEADERSHARES® ACTIVIST LEADERS® ETF
SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (Continued)
October 31, 2023

 

Shares         Fair Value
        COMMON STOCKS — 99.0% (Continued)
         
        TOTAL COMMON STOCKS (Cost $97,220,081)   $86,658,549
         
        TOTAL INVESTMENTS - 99.0% (Cost $97,220,081)   $86,658,549
        OTHER ASSETS IN EXCESS OF LIABILITIES- 1.0%   878,072
        NET ASSETS - 100.0%   $87,536,621

 

(a) Non-income producing security.

 

LTD - Limited Company

 

PLC - Public Limited Company

 

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

14

 

LEADERSHARES® ACTIVIST LEADERS® ETF
SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (Continued)
October 31, 2023

 

Diversification of Assets      
Country   % of Net Assets  
United States     82.4 %
Canada     10.0 %
Bermuda     3.3 %
Jersey     3.3 %
Total     99.0 %
Other Assets Less Liabilities - Net     1.0 %
Grand Total     100.0 %

 

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

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LEADERSHARES® ALPHAFACTOR® TACTICAL FOCUSED ETF
SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS
October 31, 2023

 

Principal         Coupon Rate              
Amount ($)         (%)     Maturity     Fair Value  
        SHORT-TERM INVESTMENT — 98.7%                    
        U.S. TREASURY BILL — 98.7%                    
  186,420,000     United States Treasury Bill(a) (Cost $184,087,497)   0.0000     01/25/24     $ 184,083,786  
                             
        TOTAL INVESTMENTS - 98.7% (Cost $184,087,497)               $ 184,083,786  
        OTHER ASSETS IN EXCESS OF LIABILITIES- 1.3%                 2,370,506  
        NET ASSETS - 100.0%               $ 186,454,292  

 

(a) Zero coupon bond.

 

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

16

 

LEADERSHARES® ALPHAFACTOR® US CORE EQUITY ETF
SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS
October 31, 2023

 

Shares         Fair Value  
        COMMON STOCKS — 99.0%        
        ADVERTISING & MARKETING - 1.0%        
  21,537     Omnicom Group, Inc.   $ 1,613,337  
                 
        AEROSPACE & DEFENSE - 2.0%        
  3,909     Lockheed Martin Corporation     1,777,187  
  20,303     Textron, Inc.     1,543,028  
              3,320,215  
        ASSET MANAGEMENT - 1.9%        
  4,815     Ameriprise Financial, Inc.     1,514,654  
  6,665     LPL Financial Holdings, Inc.     1,496,426  
              3,011,080  
        BIOTECH & PHARMA - 1.9%        
  72,049     Exelixis, Inc.(a)     1,483,489  
  1,937     Regeneron Pharmaceuticals, Inc.(a)     1,510,647  
              2,994,136  
        CABLE & SATELLITE - 1.0%        
  36,146     Comcast Corporation, Class A     1,492,468  
                 
        CHEMICALS - 2.9%        
  3,463     NewMarket Corporation     1,669,686  
  31,871     Olin Corporation     1,361,529  
  49,636     Valvoline, Inc.     1,472,700  
              4,503,915  
        COMMERCIAL SUPPORT SERVICES - 1.0%        
  36,855     H&R Block, Inc.     1,512,898  
                 
        CONSTRUCTION MATERIALS - 1.8%        
  9,467     Eagle Materials, Inc.     1,457,066  
  11,640     Owens Corning     1,319,627  
              2,776,693  
        CONSUMER SERVICES - 1.0%        
  13,598     Grand Canyon Education, Inc.(a)     1,609,051  
                 

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

17

 

LEADERSHARES® ALPHAFACTOR® US CORE EQUITY ETF
SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (Continued)
October 31, 2023

 

Shares         Fair Value  
        COMMON STOCKS — 99.0% (Continued)        
        ELECTRIC UTILITIES - 1.0%        
  48,403     Vistra Corporation   $ 1,583,746  
                 
        ELECTRICAL EQUIPMENT - 1.0%        
  51,467     Vontier Corporation     1,521,365  
                 
        ENGINEERING & CONSTRUCTION - 2.0%        
  7,568     EMCOR Group, Inc.     1,563,927  
  38,148     WillScot Mobile Mini Holdings Corporation(a)     1,503,413  
              3,067,340  
        ENTERTAINMENT CONTENT - 0.9%        
  40,061     AppLovin Corporation(a)     1,459,823  
                 
        FOOD - 0.9%        
  12,946     JM Smucker Co./The     1,473,773  
                 
        HEALTH CARE FACILITIES & SERVICES - 6.3%        
  18,326     Cardinal Health, Inc.     1,667,666  
  6,492     HCA Healthcare, Inc.     1,468,101  
  3,250     Humana, Inc.     1,701,992  
  3,650     McKesson Corp.     1,662,064  
  6,516     Medpace Holdings, Inc.(a)     1,581,238  
  12,657     Universal Health Services, Inc., Class B     1,593,390  
              9,674,451  
        HOME CONSTRUCTION - 3.9%        
  53,589     AZEK Company, Inc. (The)(a)     1,404,032  
  14,828     DR Horton, Inc.     1,548,043  
  21,571     PulteGroup, Inc.     1,587,410  
  21,683     Toll Brothers, Inc.     1,533,205  
              6,072,690  
        HOUSEHOLD PRODUCTS - 1.0%        
  20,365     Spectrum Brands Holdings, Inc.     1,533,892  
                 

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

18

 

LEADERSHARES® ALPHAFACTOR® US CORE EQUITY ETF
SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (Continued)
October 31, 2023

 

Shares         Fair Value  
        COMMON STOCKS — 99.0% (Continued)        
        INDUSTRIAL INTERMEDIATE PROD - 1.0%        
  21,642     Timken Company (The)   $ 1,495,895  
                 
        INDUSTRIAL SUPPORT SERVICES - 1.1%        
  55,105     Core & Main, Inc.(a)     1,657,558  
                 
        INSTITUTIONAL FINANCIAL SERVICES - 1.9%        
  11,467     Evercore, Inc., Class A     1,492,774  
  26,357     SEI Investments Company     1,414,317  
              2,907,091  
        INSURANCE - 7.3%        
  20,708     Aflac, Inc.     1,617,502  
  26,219     American International Group, Inc.     1,607,487  
  14,514     Globe Life, Inc.     1,688,849  
  22,330     Hartford Financial Services Group, Inc. (The)     1,640,139  
  25,166     Loews Corporation     1,610,876  
  58,773     Old Republic International Corporation     1,609,205  
  8,171     Primerica, Inc.     1,561,968  
              11,336,026  
        INTERNET MEDIA & SERVICES - 1.9%        
  12,133     Alphabet, Inc., A(a)     1,505,462  
  514     Booking Holdings, Inc.(a)     1,433,834  
              2,939,296  
        LEISURE FACILITIES & SERVICES - 5.0%        
  13,092     Choice Hotels International, Inc.     1,446,666  
  10,661     Hilton Worldwide Holdings, Inc.     1,615,461  
  14,998     Hyatt Hotels Corporation, Class A     1,536,395  
  8,142     Marriott International, Inc., Class A     1,535,256  
  43,313     MGM Resorts International     1,512,490  
              7,646,268  
        MACHINERY - 1.8%        
  5,841     Caterpillar, Inc.     1,320,358  
  16,675     Oshkosh Corporation     1,462,898  
              2,783,256  

 

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

19

 

LEADERSHARES® ALPHAFACTOR® US CORE EQUITY ETF
SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (Continued)
October 31, 2023

 

Shares         Fair Value  
        COMMON STOCKS — 99.0% (Continued)        
        OIL & GAS PRODUCERS - 15.9%        
  38,637     APA Corporation   $ 1,534,662  
  9,622     Cheniere Energy, Inc.     1,601,293  
  18,423     Chesapeake Energy Corporation     1,585,852  
  9,467     Chevron Corporation     1,379,626  
  13,244     ConocoPhillips     1,573,387  
  58,644     Coterra Energy, Inc.     1,612,710  
  33,189     Devon Energy Corp.     1,545,612  
  12,533     EOG Resources, Inc.     1,582,291  
  13,595     Exxon Mobil Corporation     1,439,031  
  27,787     HF Sinclair Corporation     1,538,844  
  59,077     Marathon Oil Corporation     1,613,393  
  10,579     Marathon Petroleum Corporation     1,600,074  
  4,652     Murphy USA, Inc.     1,687,233  
  24,448     Occidental Petroleum Corporation     1,511,131  
  13,236     Phillips 66     1,509,831  
  11,198     Valero Energy Corporation     1,422,146  
              24,737,116  
        RETAIL - DISCRETIONARY - 7.7%        
  10,482     AutoNation, Inc.(a)     1,363,499  
  624     AutoZone, Inc.(a)     1,545,729  
  8,901     Avis Budget Group, Inc.(a)     1,449,083  
  12,747     Builders FirstSource, Inc.(a)     1,383,304  
  7,673     Lowe’s Companies, Inc.     1,462,244  
  1,747     O’Reilly Automotive, Inc.(a)     1,625,478  
  9,513     Penske Automotive Group, Inc.     1,361,120  
  14,109     Ross Stores, Inc.     1,636,220  
              11,826,677  
        SEMICONDUCTORS - 3.9%        
  9,109     Analog Devices, Inc.     1,433,119  
  11,515     Applied Materials, Inc.     1,524,010  
  3,464     KLA Corporation     1,627,041  
  2,544     Lam Research Corporation     1,496,432  
              6,080,602  

 

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

20

 

LEADERSHARES® ALPHAFACTOR® US CORE EQUITY ETF
SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (Continued)
October 31, 2023

 

Shares         Fair Value  
        COMMON STOCKS — 99.0% (Continued)        
        SOFTWARE - 2.0%        
  58,068     Dropbox, Inc., Class A(a)   $ 1,527,189  
  35,106     Teradata Corporation(a)     1,499,728  
              3,026,917  
        SPECIALTY FINANCE - 1.0%        
  94,447     MGIC Investment Corporation     1,590,487  
                 
        STEEL - 3.1%        
  10,191     Nucor Corporation     1,506,128  
  14,930     Steel Dynamics, Inc.     1,590,194  
  49,080     United States Steel Corporation     1,663,321  
              4,759,643  
        TECHNOLOGY HARDWARE - 3.0%        
  9,318     Apple, Inc.     1,591,235  
  12,696     Arrow Electronics, Inc.(a)     1,439,853  
  12,690     Jabil, Inc.     1,558,332  
              4,589,420  
        TECHNOLOGY SERVICES - 8.1%        
  5,024     CACI International, Inc., Class A(a)     1,631,594  
  7,903     CDW Corporation     1,583,761  
  1,819     Fair Isaac Corporation(a)     1,538,638  
  14,147     Fiserv, Inc.(a)     1,609,221  
  4,027     Mastercard, Inc., Class A     1,515,561  
  14,995     Science Applications International Corporation     1,638,053  
  6,738     Verisk Analytics, Inc.     1,531,952  
  6,927     Visa, Inc., Class A     1,628,538  
              12,677,318  
        TRANSPORTATION & LOGISTICS - 0.9%        
  14,872     Ryder System, Inc.     1,450,615  
                 
        TRANSPORTATION EQUIPMENT - 0.9%        
  27,007     Allison Transmission Holdings, Inc.     1,361,693  
                 

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

21

 

LEADERSHARES® ALPHAFACTOR® US CORE EQUITY ETF
SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (Continued)
October 31, 2023

 

Shares         Fair Value  
        COMMON STOCKS — 99.0% (Continued)        
        WHOLESALE - CONSUMER STAPLES - 1.0%        
  21,141     Archer-Daniels-Midland Company   $ 1,513,061  
                 
                 
        TOTAL COMMON STOCKS (Cost $149,298,151)     153,599,812  
                 
        TOTAL INVESTMENTS - 99.0% (Cost $149,298,151)   $ 153,599,812  
        OTHER ASSETS IN EXCESS OF LIABILITIES- 1.0%     1,580,142  
        NET ASSETS - 100.0%   $ 155,179,954  
                 
(a) Non-income producing security.

 

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

22

 

LEADERSHARES® EQUITY SKEW ETF
SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS
October 31, 2023

 

Shares         Fair Value  
        COMMON STOCKS — 54.0%        
        AEROSPACE & DEFENSE - 0.5%        
  490     General Dynamics Corporation   $ 118,242  
  663     Lockheed Martin Corporation     301,426  
  415     Northrop Grumman Corporation     195,643  
  106     TransDigm Group, Inc.(a)     87,778  
              703,089  
        ASSET MANAGEMENT - 0.5%        
  424     Ameriprise Financial, Inc.     133,378  
  2,917     Blackstone, Inc.     269,385  
  3,579     Charles Schwab Corporation     186,251  
  775     Raymond James Financial, Inc.     73,966  
              662,980  
        AUTOMOTIVE - 1.7%        
  11,234     Tesla, Inc.(a)     2,256,237  
                 
        BEVERAGES - 1.4%        
  10,707     Coca-Cola Company     604,838  
  379     Constellation Brands, Inc., Class A     88,743  
  3,180     Monster Beverage Corporation(a)     162,498  
  5,887     PepsiCo, Inc.     961,229  
              1,817,308  
        BIOTECH & PHARMA - 6.1%        
  7,595     AbbVie, Inc.     1,072,262  
  2,235     Amgen, Inc.     571,490  
  285     Biogen, Inc.(a)     67,699  
  8,800     Bristol-Myers Squibb Company     453,464  
  3,440     Eli Lilly and Company     1,905,518  
  5,237     Gilead Sciences, Inc.     411,314  
  6,376     Johnson & Johnson     945,816  
  10,869     Merck & Co., Inc.     1,116,246  
  1,303     Moderna, Inc.(a)     98,976  
  23,182     Pfizer, Inc.     708,442  
  450     Regeneron Pharmaceuticals, Inc.(a)     350,951  
  1,085     Vertex Pharmaceuticals, Inc.(a)     392,889  
              8,095,067  

 

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

23

 

LEADERSHARES® EQUITY SKEW ETF
SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (Continued)
October 31, 2023

 

Shares         Fair Value  
        COMMON STOCKS — 54.0% (Continued)        
        CHEMICALS - 0.7%        
  933     Air Products and Chemicals, Inc.   $ 263,517  
  465     Albemarle Corporation     58,953  
  2,021     Corteva, Inc.     97,291  
  1,235     Linde plc     471,967  
              891,728  
        COMMERCIAL SUPPORT SERVICES - 0.2%        
  210     Cintas Corporation     106,495  
  923     Waste Management, Inc.     151,677  
              258,172  
        DIVERSIFIED INDUSTRIALS - 0.1%        
  585     Illinois Tool Works, Inc.     131,110  
                 
        E-COMMERCE DISCRETIONARY - 1.8%        
  17,280     Amazon.com, Inc.(a)     2,299,796  
                 
        ELECTRIC UTILITIES - 0.2%        
  8,984     PG&E Corporation(a)     146,439  
  1,608     Sempra Energy     112,608  
              259,047  
        ELECTRICAL EQUIPMENT - 0.1%        
  2,417     Amphenol Corporation, Class A     194,689  
                 
        ENGINEERING & CONSTRUCTION - 0.1%        
  601     Quanta Services, Inc.     100,439  
                 
        ENTERTAINMENT CONTENT - 0.1%        
  686     Electronic Arts, Inc.     84,920  
                 
        FOOD - 0.3%        
  1,691     General Mills, Inc.     110,321  
  634     Hershey Company (The)     118,780  
  3,124     Mondelez International, Inc., A     206,840  
              435,941  

 

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

24

 

LEADERSHARES® EQUITY SKEW ETF
SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (Continued)
October 31, 2023

 

Shares         Fair Value  
        COMMON STOCKS — 54.0% (Continued)        
        HEALTH CARE FACILITIES & SERVICES - 2.4%        
  609     Cigna Group (The)   $ 188,303  
  1,001     Elevance Health, Inc.     450,540  
  457     HCA Healthcare, Inc.     103,346  
  330     Humana, Inc.     172,818  
  368     IQVIA Holdings, Inc.(a)     66,545  
  263     McKesson Corp.     119,760  
  244     Molina Healthcare, Inc.(a)     81,240  
  3,863     UnitedHealth Group, Inc.     2,068,868  
              3,251,420  
        HOUSEHOLD PRODUCTS - 0.8%        
  1,919     Colgate-Palmolive Company     144,155  
  696     Kimberly-Clark Corporation     83,269  
  5,566     Procter & Gamble Company     835,068  
              1,062,492  
        INDUSTRIAL SUPPORT SERVICES - 0.1%        
  181     WW Grainger, Inc.     132,099  
                 
        INFRASTRUCTURE REIT - 0.1%        
  1,022     American Tower Corp., A     182,110  
                 
        INSURANCE - 0.7%        
  581     Arthur J Gallagher & Company     136,820  
  1,339     Marsh & McLennan Companies, Inc.     253,941  
  2,463     Progressive Corporation (The)     389,375  
  524     Travelers Companies, Inc.     87,739  
              867,875  
        INTERNET MEDIA & SERVICES - 2.2%        
  684     Airbnb, Inc., Class A(a)     80,910  
  24,223     Alphabet, Inc., A(a)     3,005,590  
              3,086,500  
        LEISURE FACILITIES & SERVICES - 0.9%        
  114     Chipotle Mexican Grill, Inc.(a)     221,411  
  513     Hilton Worldwide Holdings, Inc.     77,735  
  519     Marriott International, Inc., Class A     97,863  

 

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

25

 

LEADERSHARES® EQUITY SKEW ETF
SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (Continued)
October 31, 2023

 

Shares         Fair Value  
        COMMON STOCKS — 54.0% (Continued)        
        LEISURE FACILITIES & SERVICES - 0.9% (Continued)        
  1,923     McDonald’s Corporation   $ 504,152  
  2,465     Starbucks Corporation     227,371  
  746     Yum! Brands, Inc.     90,162  
              1,218,694  
        MACHINERY - 0.6%        
  1,261     Caterpillar, Inc.     285,049  
  1,136     Deere & Company     415,050  
  898     Veralto Corporation(a)     61,962  
              762,061  
        MEDICAL EQUIPMENT & DEVICES - 1.7%        
  3,740     Abbott Laboratories     353,617  
  729     Agilent Technologies, Inc.     75,357  
  3,186     Boston Scientific Corporation(a)     163,091  
  2,738     Danaher Corporation     525,751  
  1,524     DexCom, Inc.(a)     135,377  
  1,036     Hologic, Inc.(a)     68,552  
  165     IDEXX Laboratories, Inc.(a)     65,913  
  711     Intuitive Surgical, Inc.(a)     186,438  
  1,596     Thermo Fisher Scientific, Inc.     709,853  
              2,283,949  
        METALS & MINING - 0.1%        
  5,863     Freeport-McMoRan, Inc.     198,052  
                 
        OIL & GAS PRODUCERS - 3.9%        
  7,372     Chevron Corporation     1,074,321  
  4,974     ConocoPhillips     590,911  
  3,078     Coterra Energy, Inc.     84,645  
  2,608     Devon Energy Corp.     121,455  
  733     Diamondback Energy, Inc.     117,515  
  2,419     EOG Resources, Inc.     305,399  
  16,576     Exxon Mobil Corporation     1,754,569  
  1,136     Hess Corporation     164,038  
  800     Marathon Petroleum Corporation     121,000  
  2,674     Occidental Petroleum Corporation     165,280  

 

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

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LEADERSHARES® EQUITY SKEW ETF
SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (Continued)
October 31, 2023

 

Shares         Fair Value  
        COMMON STOCKS — 54.0% (Continued)        
        OIL & GAS PRODUCERS - 3.9% (Continued)        
  2,469     ONEOK, Inc.   $ 160,979  
  956     Pioneer Natural Resources Company     228,484  
  911     Targa Resources Corporation     76,169  
  5,063     Williams Companies, Inc. (The)     174,167  
              5,138,932  
        OIL & GAS SERVICES & EQUIPMENT - 0.1%        
  3,142     Schlumberger Ltd.     174,884  
                 
        RETAIL - CONSUMER STAPLES - 0.6%        
  1,197     Costco Wholesale Corporation     661,271  
  913     Dollar General Corporation     108,684  
  871     Dollar Tree, Inc.(a)     96,759  
              866,714  
        RETAIL - DISCRETIONARY - 1.3%        
  74     AutoZone, Inc.(a)     183,308  
  2,234     Home Depot, Inc.     635,996  
  1,691     Lowe’s Companies, Inc.     322,254  
  252     O’Reilly Automotive, Inc.(a)     234,471  
  3,023     TJX Companies, Inc.     266,236  
  453     Tractor Supply Company     87,230  
  201     Ulta Beauty, Inc.(a)     76,643  
              1,806,138  
        SELF-STORAGE REIT - 0.1%        
  414     Public Storage     98,826  
                 
        SEMICONDUCTORS - 5.6%        
  3,379     Advanced Micro Devices, Inc.(a)     332,832  
  967     Analog Devices, Inc.     152,138  
  3,390     Applied Materials, Inc.     448,667  
  1,020     Broadcom, Inc.     858,197  
  549     KLA Corporation     257,865  
  535     Lam Research Corporation     314,698  
  1,082     Microchip Technology, Inc.     77,136  
  192     Monolithic Power Systems, Inc.     84,814  

 

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

27

 

LEADERSHARES® EQUITY SKEW ETF
SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (Continued)
October 31, 2023

 

Shares         Fair Value  
        COMMON STOCKS — 54.0% (Continued)        
        SEMICONDUCTORS - 5.6% (Continued)        
  9,929     NVIDIA Corporation   $ 4,049,045  
  1,737     ON Semiconductor Corporation(a)     108,806  
  4,606     QUALCOMM, Inc.     502,008  
  2,377     Texas Instruments, Inc.     337,558  
              7,523,764  
        SOFTWARE - 6.5%        
  885     Adobe Systems, Inc.(a)     470,873  
  475     Autodesk, Inc.(a)     93,874  
  1,107     Cadence Design Systems, Inc.(a)     265,514  
  2,660     Fortinet, Inc.(a)     152,072  
  607     Intuit, Inc.     300,435  
  17,736     Microsoft Corp.     5,996,719  
  3,844     Oracle Corporation     397,470  
  1,223     Palo Alto Networks, Inc.(a)     297,213  
  821     ServiceNow, Inc.(a)     477,699  
  609     Synopsys, Inc.(a)     285,889  
              8,737,758  
        SPECIALTY FINANCE - 0.1%        
  1,202     American Express Company     175,528  
                 
        STEEL - 0.1%        
  1,006     Nucor Corporation     148,677  
                 
        TECHNOLOGY HARDWARE - 8.2%        
  61,687     Apple, Inc.     10,534,289  
  1,012     Arista Networks, Inc.(a)     202,774  
  381     Motorola Solutions, Inc.     106,093  
              10,843,156  
        TECHNOLOGY SERVICES - 3.0%        
  1,691     Automatic Data Processing, Inc.     369,010  
  1,698     CoStar Group, Inc.(a)     124,650  
  101     Fair Isaac Corporation(a)     85,433  
  1,782     Fiserv, Inc.(a)     202,703  
  329     Gartner, Inc.(a)     109,241  

 

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

28

 

LEADERSHARES® EQUITY SKEW ETF
SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (Continued)
October 31, 2023

 

Shares         Fair Value  
        COMMON STOCKS — 54.0% (Continued)        
        TECHNOLOGY SERVICES - 3.0% (Continued)        
  3,471     Mastercard, Inc., Class A   $ 1,306,311  
  307     Moody’s Corporation     94,556  
  185     MSCI, Inc.     87,237  
  749     Paychex, Inc.     83,176  
  6,693     Visa, Inc., Class A     1,573,524  
              4,035,841  
        TELECOMMUNICATIONS - 0.2%        
  1,472     T-Mobile US, Inc.(a)     211,762  
                 
        TOBACCO & CANNABIS - 0.3%        
  3,828     Altria Group, Inc.     153,771  
  3,413     Philip Morris International, Inc.     304,303  
              458,074  
        TRANSPORTATION & LOGISTICS - 0.4%        
  3,975     CSX Corporation     118,654  
  360     Old Dominion Freight Line, Inc.     135,598  
  1,271     Union Pacific Corporation     263,872  
              518,124  
        WHOLESALE - CONSUMER STAPLES - 0.1%        
  1,102     Archer-Daniels-Midland Company     78,870  
                 
        WHOLESALE - DISCRETIONARY - 0.1%        
  3,570     Copart, Inc.(a)     155,366  
                 
                 
        TOTAL COMMON STOCKS (Cost $73,349,670)     72,208,189  
                 
        EXCHANGE-TRADED FUNDS — 45.0%        
        EQUITY - 45.0%        
  336,089     SPDR Portfolio Emerging Markets ETF     10,912,810  
  66,482     SPDR Portfolio S&P 500 Value ETF     2,695,180  
  149,211     SPDR S&P 600 Small Cap Growth ETF     10,389,562  
  264,496     SPDR S&P 600 Small Cap Value ETF     17,953,988  

 

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

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LEADERSHARES® EQUITY SKEW ETF
SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (Continued)
October 31, 2023

 

Shares         Fair Value  
        EXCHANGE-TRADED FUNDS — 45.0% (Continued)        
        EQUITY - 45.0% (Continued)        
  482,027     Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF   $ 18,288,105  
        TOTAL EXCHANGE-TRADED FUNDS (Cost $62,607,101)     60,239,645  
                 
        TOTAL INVESTMENTS - 99.0% (Cost $135,956,771)   $ 132,447,834  
        OTHER ASSETS IN EXCESS OF LIABILITIES- 1.0%     1,364,309  
        NET ASSETS - 100.0%   $ 133,812,143  

 

ETF - Exchange-Traded Fund

 

LTD - Limited Company

 

MSCI - Morgan Stanley Capital International

 

PLC - Public Limited Company

 

REIT - Real Estate Investment Trust

 

SPDR - Standard & Poor’s Depositary Receipt

 

(a) Non-income producing security.

 

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

30

 

LEADERSHARES® DYNAMIC YIELD ETF
SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS
October 31, 2023

 

Principal             Coupon Rate          
Amount ($)         Spread   (%)   Maturity   Fair Value  
        CORPORATE BONDS — 49.6%                    
        AEROSPACE & DEFENSE — 2.8%                    
  346,000     Boeing Company (The)       4.8750   05/01/25   $ 339,924  
  480,000     Boeing Company (The)       2.1960   02/04/26     441,119  
  356,000     Boeing Company (The)       5.1500   05/01/30     334,292  
  316,000     Boeing Company (The)       5.7050   05/01/40     280,931  
  316,000     Boeing Company (The)       5.8050   05/01/50     274,108  
  316,000     Boeing Company (The)       5.9300   05/01/60     267,847  
  346,000     RTX Corporation       4.1250   11/16/28     318,068  
  316,000     RTX Corporation       4.5000   06/01/42     246,571  
                          2,502,860  
        BANKING — 10.9%                    
  480,000     Bank of America Corporation(a)   SOFRRATE + 0.960%   1.7340   07/22/27     423,696  
  470,000     Bank of America Corporation(a)   TSFR3M + 1.302%   3.4190   12/20/28     418,828  
  356,000     Bank of America Corporation(a)   TSFR3M + 1.572%   4.2710   07/23/29     324,223  
  356,000     Bank of America Corporation(a)   TSFR3M + 1.472%   3.9740   02/07/30     315,096  
  490,000     Bank of America Corporation(a)   TSFR3M + 1.252%   2.4960   02/13/31     387,112  
  490,000     Bank of America Corporation(a)   SOFRRATE + 1.320%   2.6870   04/22/32     376,590  
  508,000     Bank of America Corporation(a)   SOFRRATE + 1.930%   2.6760   06/19/41     311,457  
  488,000     Bank of America Corporation(a)   SOFRRATE + 1.580%   3.3110   04/22/42     325,464  
  391,000     Bank of America Corporation B(a)   TSFR3M + 3.412%   4.0830   03/20/51     276,191  
  470,000     Citigroup, Inc.(a)   SOFRRATE + 2.842%   3.1060   04/08/26     448,669  
  356,000     Citigroup, Inc.       4.4500   09/29/27     329,027  
  356,000     Citigroup, Inc.(a)   SOFRRATE + 3.914%   4.4120   03/31/31     315,613  
  490,000     Citigroup, Inc.(a)   SOFRRATE + 2.107%   2.5720   06/03/31     384,214  
  470,000     JPMorgan Chase & Company(a)   SOFRRATE + 1.850%   2.0830   04/22/26     442,045  
                             

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

31

 

LEADERSHARES® DYNAMIC YIELD ETF
SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (Continued)
October 31, 2023

 

Principal             Coupon Rate          
Amount ($)         Spread   (%)   Maturity   Fair Value  
        CORPORATE BONDS — 49.6% (Continued)                    
        BANKING — 10.9% (Continued)                    
  480,000     JPMorgan Chase & Company(a)   SOFRRATE + 0.885%   1.5780   04/22/27     428,324  
  490,000     JPMorgan Chase & Company(a)   SOFRRATE + 1.510%   2.7390   10/15/30     402,899  
  356,000     JPMorgan Chase & Company(a)   SOFRRATE + 3.790%   4.4930   03/24/31     321,849  
  490,000     JPMorgan Chase & Company(a)   SOFRRATE + 1.250%   2.5800   04/22/32     379,309  
  257,000     JPMorgan Chase & Company       6.4000   05/15/38     260,518  
  391,000     JPMorgan Chase & Company(a)   TSFR3M + 1.642%   3.9640   11/15/48     275,426  
  411,000     JPMorgan Chase & Company(a)   SOFRRATE + 1.580%   3.3280   04/22/52     254,081  
  470,000     Wells Fargo & Company       3.0000   04/22/26     436,784  
  470,000     Wells Fargo & Company       3.0000   10/23/26     430,634  
  480,000     Wells Fargo & Company(a)   SOFRRATE + 2.100%   2.3930   06/02/28     418,690  
  480,000     Wells Fargo & Company(a)   TSFR3M + 1.432%   2.8790   10/30/30     392,928  
  488,000     Wells Fargo & Company(a)   SOFRRATE + 2.530%   3.0680   04/30/41     313,546  
  292,000     Wells Fargo & Company(a)   TSFR3M + 4.502%   5.0130   04/04/51     233,276  
                          9,626,489  
        BEVERAGES — 1.6%                    
  352,000     Anheuser-Busch Companies, LLC / Anheuser-Busch       3.6500   02/01/26     338,496  
  312,000     Anheuser-Busch Companies, LLC / Anheuser-Busch       4.7000   02/01/36     275,388  
  298,000     Anheuser-Busch Companies, LLC / Anheuser-Busch       4.9000   02/01/46     249,418  
  288,000     Anheuser-Busch InBev Worldwide, Inc.       4.7500   01/23/29     278,240  
  288,000     Anheuser-Busch InBev Worldwide, Inc.       5.5500   01/23/49     263,080  
                          1,404,622  
        BIOTECH & PHARMA — 4.3%                    
  470,000     AbbVie, Inc.       2.6000   11/21/24     454,195  
  470,000     AbbVie, Inc.       3.6000   05/14/25     454,453  
                             

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

32

 

LEADERSHARES® DYNAMIC YIELD ETF
SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (Continued)
October 31, 2023

 

Principal             Coupon Rate          
Amount ($)         Spread   (%)   Maturity   Fair Value  
        CORPORATE BONDS — 49.6% (Continued)                    
        BIOTECH & PHARMA — 4.3% (Continued)                    
  470,000     AbbVie, Inc.       2.9500   11/21/26   $ 435,430  
  480,000     AbbVie, Inc.       3.2000   11/21/29     418,788  
  367,000     AbbVie, Inc.       4.0500   11/21/39     288,244  
  326,000     AbbVie, Inc.       4.2500   11/21/49     246,263  
  316,000     Amgen, Inc.       4.6630   06/15/51     242,053  
  257,000     AstraZeneca PLC       6.4500   09/15/37     268,144  
  243,000     Bristol-Myers Squibb Company       3.4000   07/26/29     218,180  
  316,000     Bristol-Myers Squibb Company       4.2500   10/26/49     237,042  
  257,000     GlaxoSmithKline Capital, Inc.       6.3750   05/15/38     268,448  
  247,000     Pfizer, Inc.       7.2000   03/15/39     273,516  
                          3,804,756  
        CABLE & SATELLITE — 1.2%                    
  346,000     Comcast Corporation       4.1500   10/15/28     323,574  
  203,000     Comcast Corporation       4.6000   10/15/38     169,264  
  207,000     Comcast Corporation       4.7000   10/15/48     166,109  
  387,000     Comcast Corporation       2.8870   11/01/51     214,783  
  403,000     Comcast Corporation       2.9370   11/01/56     215,363  
                          1,089,093  
        DIVERSIFIED INDUSTRIALS — 0.3%                    
  222,000     General Electric Company       6.7500   03/15/32     235,876  
                             
        E-COMMERCE DISCRETIONARY — 0.6%                    
  356,000     Amazon.com, Inc.       3.1500   08/22/27     329,715  
  316,000     Amazon.com, Inc.       4.0500   08/22/47     242,695  
                          572,410  
        FOOD — 3.3%                    
  565,000     Kraft Heinz Foods Company       3.0000   06/01/26     528,455  
  565,000     Kraft Heinz Foods Company       3.8750   05/15/27     530,084  
  245,000     Kraft Heinz Foods Company       4.2500   03/01/31     217,019  
  324,000     Kraft Heinz Foods Company(b)       7.1250   08/01/39     332,441  
  421,000     Kraft Heinz Foods Company       5.0000   06/04/42     348,922  
  411,000     Kraft Heinz Foods Company       5.2000   07/15/45     341,583  
  431,000     Kraft Heinz Foods Company       4.3750   06/01/46     317,451  
  421,000     Kraft Heinz Foods Company       4.8750   10/01/49     331,646  

 

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

33

 

LEADERSHARES® DYNAMIC YIELD ETF
SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (Continued)
October 31, 2023

 

Principal             Coupon Rate          
Amount ($)         Spread   (%)   Maturity   Fair Value  
        CORPORATE BONDS — 49.6% (Continued)                    
        FOOD — 3.3% (Continued)               $ 2,947,601  
        HEALTH CARE FACILITIES & SERVICES — 3.7%                    
  346,000     Cigna Group (The)       4.3750   10/15/28     323,689  
  316,000     Cigna Group (The)       4.9000   12/15/48     255,239  
  269,000     CVS Health Corporation       4.3000   03/25/28     252,285  
  316,000     CVS Health Corporation       4.7800   03/25/38     262,373  
  316,000     CVS Health Corporation       5.1250   07/20/45     253,777  
  316,000     CVS Health Corporation       5.0500   03/25/48     249,612  
  413,000     HCA, Inc.       5.3750   02/01/25     408,656  
  413,000     HCA, Inc.       5.8750   02/15/26     409,489  
  413,000     HCA, Inc.       5.6250   09/01/28     399,936  
  575,000     HCA, Inc.       3.5000   09/01/30     477,027  
                          3,292,083  
        INSTITUTIONAL FINANCIAL SERVICES — 3.6%                    
  470,000     Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. (The)       3.5000   04/01/25     452,596  
  356,000     Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. (The)(a)   TSFR3M + 1.563%   4.2230   05/01/29     325,243  
  490,000     Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. (The)(a)   SOFRRATE + 1.281%   2.6150   04/22/32     374,446  
  267,000     Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. (The)       6.7500   10/01/37     261,760  
  257,000     Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. (The)       6.2500   02/01/41     250,029  
  356,000     Morgan Stanley       3.8750   01/27/26     339,635  
  480,000     Morgan Stanley(a)   SOFRRATE + 0.879%   1.5930   05/04/27     426,504  
  356,000     Morgan Stanley(a)   TSFR3M + 1.890%   4.4310   01/23/30     324,413  
  490,000     Morgan Stanley Series GMTN(a)   SOFRRATE + 1.143%   2.6990   01/22/31     394,401  
                          3,149,027  
        LEISURE FACILITIES & SERVICES — 0.2%                    
  206,000     Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd.(b)       5.5000   04/01/28     188,059  
                             
        MEDICAL EQUIPMENT & DEVICES — 0.3%                    
  292,000     Abbott Laboratories       4.9000   11/30/46     253,432  
                             
        METALS & MINING — 0.4%                    
  411,000     Freeport-McMoRan, Inc.       5.4500   03/15/43     338,772  

 

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

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LEADERSHARES® DYNAMIC YIELD ETF
SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (Continued)
October 31, 2023

 

Principal             Coupon Rate          
Amount ($)         Spread   (%)   Maturity   Fair Value  
        CORPORATE BONDS — 49.6% (Continued)                    
        OIL & GAS PRODUCERS — 1.6%                    
  195,000     Cheniere Energy Partners, L.P.       4.0000   03/01/31   $ 163,449  
  145,000     ConocoPhillips       6.5000   02/01/39     150,498  
  286,000     ConocoPhillips Company       4.0250   03/15/62     194,678  
  413,000     Continental Resources Inc.(b)       5.7500   01/15/31     383,811  
  257,000     Shell International Finance BV       6.3750   12/15/38     263,686  
  316,000     Shell International Finance BV       4.3750   05/11/45     248,186  
                          1,404,308  
        REAL ESTATE INVESTMENT TRUSTS — 0.2%                    
  191,000     SBA Communications Corporation       3.1250   02/01/29     158,109  
                             
        RETAIL - DISCRETIONARY — 0.3%                    
  257,000     Home Depot, Inc. (The)       5.8750   12/16/36     255,364  
                             
        SEMICONDUCTORS — 0.7%                    
  411,000     Broadcom, Inc.(b)       3.1370   11/15/35     290,882  
  411,000     Broadcom, Inc.(b)       3.1870   11/15/36     285,577  
                          576,459  
        SOFTWARE — 3.1%                    
  470,000     Microsoft Corporation       2.4000   08/08/26     437,088  
  346,000     Microsoft Corporation       3.3000   02/06/27     327,039  
  508,000     Microsoft Corporation       2.5250   06/01/50     293,342  
  488,000     Microsoft Corporation       2.9210   03/17/52     303,867  
  547,000     Microsoft Corporation       2.6750   06/01/60     304,600  
  470,000     Oracle Corporation       2.5000   04/01/25     448,446  
  547,000     Oracle Corporation       3.6000   04/01/50     337,384  
  557,000     Oracle Corporation       3.8500   04/01/60     337,057  
                          2,788,823  
        TECHNOLOGY HARDWARE — 1.9%                    
  470,000     Apple, Inc.       3.2500   02/23/26     449,882  
  367,000     Apple, Inc.       3.8500   05/04/43     285,602  
  292,000     Apple, Inc.       4.6500   02/23/46     250,648  
  292,000     Dell International, LLC / EMC Corporation       6.0200   06/15/26     292,416  

 

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

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LEADERSHARES® DYNAMIC YIELD ETF
SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (Continued)
October 31, 2023

 

Principal             Coupon Rate          
Amount ($)         Spread   (%)   Maturity   Fair Value  
        CORPORATE BONDS — 49.6% (Continued)                     
        TECHNOLOGY HARDWARE — 1.9% (Continued)                    
  411,000     Western Digital Corporation       4.7500   02/15/26   $ 386,206  
                          1,664,754  
        TECHNOLOGY SERVICES — 0.8%                    
  470,000     Visa, Inc.       3.1500   12/14/25     448,519  
  316,000     Visa, Inc.       4.3000   12/14/45     254,126  
                          702,645  
        TELECOMMUNICATIONS — 6.5%                    
  188,000     AT&T, Inc.       4.3500   03/01/29     173,213  
  188,000     AT&T, Inc.       4.3000   02/15/30     168,915  
  389,000     AT&T, Inc.       2.5500   12/01/33     280,039  
  399,000     AT&T, Inc.       3.5000   09/15/53     236,774  
  409,000     AT&T, Inc.       3.5500   09/15/55     239,626  
  486,000     AT&T, Inc.       3.8000   12/01/57     294,962  
  409,000     AT&T, Inc.       3.6500   09/15/59     238,561  
  247,000     British Telecommunications PLC       9.6250   12/15/30     285,526  
  247,000     Deutsche Telekom International Finance BV       8.7500   06/15/30     277,066  
  247,000     Orange S.A.       9.0000   03/01/31     283,520  
  346,000     Verizon Communications, Inc.       4.1250   03/16/27     328,102  
  342,000     Verizon Communications, Inc.       4.3290   09/21/28     318,728  
  356,000     Verizon Communications, Inc.       4.0160   12/03/29     318,240  
  485,000     Verizon Communications, Inc.       2.5500   03/21/31     379,800  
  314,000     Verizon Communications, Inc.       4.5000   08/10/33     272,887  
  488,000     Verizon Communications, Inc.       3.4000   03/22/41     331,299  
  314,000     Verizon Communications, Inc.       4.8620   08/21/46     251,271  
  401,000     Verizon Communications, Inc.       3.5500   03/22/51     253,870  
  411,000     Verizon Communications, Inc.       3.7000   03/22/61     253,178  
  330,000     Vodafone Group Plc       4.3750   05/30/28     314,108  
  316,000     Vodafone Group Plc       5.2500   05/30/48     256,702  
                          5,756,387  
        TOBACCO & CANNABIS — 0.5%                    
  475,000     BAT Capital Corporation       3.5570   08/15/27     431,130  
                             
        TRANSPORTATION & LOGISTICS — 0.8%                    
  145,833     American Airlines, Inc./AAdvantage Loyalty IP Ltd.(b)       5.5000   04/20/26     141,974  

 

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

36

 

LEADERSHARES® DYNAMIC YIELD ETF
SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (Continued)
October 31, 2023

 

Principal         Coupon Rate              
Amount ($)         (%)     Maturity     Fair Value  
        CORPORATE BONDS — 49.6% (Continued)                    
        TRANSPORTATION & LOGISTICS — 0.8% (Continued)                    
  185,000     American Airlines, Inc./AAdvantage Loyalty IP Ltd.(b)   5.7500     04/20/29     $ 167,029  
  413,000     Delta Air Lines, Inc.   7.3750     01/15/26       417,537  
                          726,540  
        TOTAL CORPORATE BONDS (Cost $53,257,077)                 43,869,599  
                             
        U.S. GOVERNMENT & AGENCIES — 11.1%                    
        U.S. TREASURY NOTES — 11.1%                    
  4,941,000     United States Treasury Note   1.5000     02/29/24       4,877,387  
  5,007,000     United States Treasury Note   1.5000     02/15/25       4,770,634  
  112,000     United States Treasury Note   1.6250     05/15/31       89,368  
  92,000     United States Treasury Note   2.2500     05/15/41       60,693  
  69,000     United States Treasury Note   2.3750     05/15/51       41,457  
        TOTAL U.S. GOVERNMENT & AGENCIES (Cost $10,210,917)                 9,839,539  
                             
        SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS – 36.7%                    
  24,350,000     United States Treasury Bill(c)   0.0000     11/09/23       24,321,490  
  8,250,000     United States Treasury Bill(c)   0.0000     01/04/24       8,172,377  
        TOTAL SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS (Cost $32,493,747)                 32,493,867  
                             
        TOTAL INVESTMENTS - 97.4% (Cost $95,961,741)               $ 86,203,005  
        OTHER ASSETS IN EXCESS OF LIABILITIES- 2.6%                 2,313,389  
        NET ASSETS - 100.0%               $ 88,516,394  

 

BV - Besloten Vennootschap
   
GMTN - Global Medium Term Note
   
LLC - Limited Liability Company
   
LTD - Limited Company
   
PLC - Public Limited Company
   
S.A. - Société Anonyme
   
SOFRRATE United States SOFR Secured Overnight Financing Rate

 

(a) Variable rate security: the rate shown represents the rate on October 31, 2023.

 

(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 October 31, 2023 the total fair market value of 144A securities is $1,789,773 or 2.0% of net assets.

 

(c) Zero coupon bond.

 

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

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LeaderShares® ETFs
STATEMENTS OF ASSETS AND LIABILITIES
Ocotber 31, 2023

 

    LeaderShares®
Activist Leaders® ETF
    LeaderShares®
AlphaFactor®
Tactical Focused ETF
    LeaderShares®
AlphaFactor®
US Core Equity ETF
    LeaderShares®
Equity Skew ETF
    LeaderShares®
Dynamic Yield ETF
 
ASSETS                                        
Investment securities:                                        
Investments, at cost   $ 97,220,081     $ 184,087,497     $ 149,298,151     $ 135,956,771     $ 95,961,741  
Investments, at fair value   $ 86,658,549     $ 184,083,786     $ 153,599,812     $ 132,447,834     $ 86,203,005  
Cash     392,175       2,458,851       1,622,618       1,395,618       2,118,391  
Receivable for capital stock sold     1,415,241                          
Receivable for investments sold     7,742,618                          
Dividends and interest receivable     35,520       71,030       42,194       41,672       561,774  
TOTAL ASSETS     96,244,103       186,613,667       155,264,624       133,885,124       88,883,170  
                                         
LIABILITIES                                        
Payable for investments purchased     6,989,728                          
Payable for capital shares redeemed     1,660,256                          
Investment advisory fees payable     57,498       159,375       84,670       72,981       44,106  
Dividends payable                             322,670  
TOTAL LIABILITIES     8,707,482       159,375       84,670       72,981       366,776  
NET ASSETS   $ 87,536,621     $ 186,454,292     $ 155,179,954     $ 133,812,143     $ 88,516,394  
                                         
Net Assets Consist Of:                                        
Paid in capital   $ 125,601,075     $ 222,449,386     $ 192,526,189     $ 172,206,808     $ 101,266,007  
Accumulated deficit     (38,064,454 )     (35,995,094 )     (37,346,235 )     (38,394,665 )     (12,749,613 )
NET ASSETS   $ 87,536,621     $ 186,454,292     $ 155,179,954     $ 133,812,143     $ 88,516,394  
                                         
Net Asset Value Per Share:                                        
Net Assets   $ 87,536,621     $ 186,454,292     $ 155,179,954     $ 133,812,143     $ 88,516,394  
Shares of beneficial interest outstanding ($0 par value, unlimited shares authorized)     3,150,000       5,750,000       5,075,000       4,825,000       4,100,000  
Net asset value (Net Assets ÷ Shares Outstanding)   $ 27.79     $ 32.43     $ 30.58     $ 27.73     $ 21.59  

 

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

38

 

LeaderShares® ETFs
STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS
For the Year Ended October 31, 2023

 

          LeaderShares®     LeaderShares®              
    LeaderShares®     AlphaFactor®     AlphaFactor®     LeaderShares®     LeaderShares®  
    Activist Leaders® ETF     Tactical Focused ETF     US Core Equity ETF     Equity Skew ETF     Dynamic Yield ETF  
INVESTMENT INCOME                                        
Dividends   $ 1,687,034     $ 3,566,871     $ 2,496,022     $ 2,166,178     $  
Interest     40,969       812,691       79,842       62,277       4,026,336  
Less: Foreign withholding expense     (23,336 )     (16,741 )     (1,297 )     (132 )      
TOTAL INVESTMENT INCOME     1,704,667       4,362,821       2,574,567       2,228,323       4,026,336  
                                         
EXPENSES                                        
Investment advisory fees     702,210       1,860,737       1,206,052       999,214       758,811  
TOTAL EXPENSES     702,210       1,860,737       1,206,052       999,214       758,811  
NET INVESTMENT INCOME     1,002,457       2,502,084       1,368,515       1,229,109       3,267,525  
                                         
REALIZED AND UNREALIZED GAIN (LOSS) ON INVESTMENTS                                        
Net realized gain (loss) on:                                        
Investments     (15,585,791 )     (17,207,554 )     (11,918,281 )     (14,628,955 )      
In-kind redemptions     13,363,512       16,621,389       19,366,208       9,761,192       (358,853 )
Realized gain (loss) on investments     (2,222,279 )     (586,165 )     7,447,927       (4,867,763 )     (358,853 )
Change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on:                                        
Investments     (2,174,800 )     (3,554,782 )     (5,982,151 )     1,009,043       (70,568 )
                                         
NET REALIZED AND UNREALIZED GAIN (LOSS) ON INVESTMENTS     (4,397,079 )     (4,140,947 )     1,465,776       (3,858,720 )     (429,421 )
                                         
NET INCREASE (DECREASE) IN NET ASSETS RESULTING FROM OPERATIONS   $ (3,394,622 )   $ (1,638,863 )   $ 2,834,291     $ (2,629,611 )   $ 2,838,104  

 

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

39

 

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

 

    For the Year     For the Year  
    Ended     Ended  
    October 31, 2023     October 31, 2022  
             
FROM OPERATIONS                
Net investment income   $ 1,002,457     $ 357,062  
Net realized loss on investments     (15,585,791 )     (13,604,753 )
Net realized gain on in-kind redemptions     13,363,512       14,107,118  
Unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on investments     (2,174,800 )     (18,004,123 )
Net decrease in net assets resulting from operations     (3,394,622 )     (17,144,696 )
                 
DISTRIBUTIONS TO SHAREHOLDERS FROM                
Return of capital           (4,972,381 )
Distributable Earnings     (243,068 )     (730,514 )
Net decrease in net assets resulting from distributions to shareholders     (243,068 )     (5,702,895 )
                 
FROM SHARES OF BENEFICIAL INTEREST                
Proceeds from shares sold     76,050,884       74,872,618  
Cost of shares redeemed     (67,131,486 )     (46,731,261 )
Net increase in net assets resulting from shares of beneficial interest     8,919,398       28,141,357  
                 
TOTAL INCREASE IN NET ASSETS     5,281,708       5,293,766  
                 
NET ASSETS                
Beginning of Year     82,254,913       76,961,147  
End of Year   $ 87,536,621     $ 82,254,913  
                 
SHARE ACTIVITY                
Shares sold     2,425,000       2,250,000  
Shares redeemed     (2,125,000 )     (1,400,000 )
Net increase in shares of beneficial interest outstanding     300,000       850,000  

 

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

40

 

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

 

    For the Year     For the Year  
    Ended     Ended  
    October 31, 2023     October 31, 2022  
FROM OPERATIONS                
Net investment income   $ 2,502,084     $ 2,188,153  
Net realized loss on investments     (17,207,554 )     (20,802,828 )
Net realized gain on in-kind redemptions     16,621,389       22,029,508  
Unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on investments     (3,554,782 )     (8,089,496 )
Net decrease in net assets resulting from operations     (1,638,863 )     (4,674,663 )
                 
DISTRIBUTIONS TO SHAREHOLDERS FROM                
Return of capital           (1,296,694 )
Distributable Earnings     (596,625 )     (3,387,401 )
Net decrease in net assets resulting from distributions to shareholders     (596,625 )     (4,684,095 )
                 
FROM SHARES OF BENEFICIAL INTEREST                
Proceeds from shares sold     210,728,219       175,555,756  
Cost of shares redeemed     (179,523,658 )     (136,855,799 )
Net increase in net assets resulting from shares of beneficial interest     31,204,561       38,699,957  
                 
TOTAL INCREASE IN NET ASSETS     28,969,073       29,341,199  
                 
NET ASSETS                
Beginning of Year     157,485,219       128,144,020  
End of Year   $ 186,454,292     $ 157,485,219  
                 
SHARE ACTIVITY                
Shares sold     6,525,000       5,025,000  
Shares redeemed     (5,550,000 )     (3,900,000 )
Net increase in shares of beneficial interest outstanding     975,000       1,125,000  

 

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

41

 

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

 

    For the Year     For the Year  
    Ended     Ended  
    October 31, 2023     October 31, 2022  
FROM OPERATIONS                
Net investment income   $ 1,368,515     $ 1,177,343  
Net realized loss on investments     (11,918,281 )     (29,826,248 )
Net realized gain on in-kind redemptions     19,366,208       9,700,848  
Unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on investments     (5,982,151 )     4,429,403  
Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations     2,834,291       (14,518,654 )
                 
DISTRIBUTIONS TO SHAREHOLDERS FROM                
Distributable Earnings     (502,425 )     (1,093,305 )
Net decrease in net assets resulting from distributions to shareholders     (502,425 )     (1,093,305 )
                 
FROM SHARES OF BENEFICIAL INTEREST                
Proceeds from shares sold     141,748,704       134,897,260  
Cost of shares redeemed     (135,285,199 )     (95,993,806 )
Net increase in net assets resulting from shares of beneficial interest     6,463,505       38,903,454  
                 
TOTAL INCREASE IN NET ASSETS     8,795,371       23,291,495  
                 
NET ASSETS                
Beginning of Year     146,384,583       123,093,088  
End of Year   $ 155,179,954     $ 146,384,583  
                 
SHARE ACTIVITY                
Shares sold     4,600,000       4,250,000  
Shares redeemed     (4,375,000 )     (3,050,000 )
Net increase in shares of beneficial interest outstanding     225,000       1,200,000  
                 

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

42

 

LeaderShares® Equity Skew ETF
STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN NET ASSETS

 

    For the Year     For the Year  
    Ended     Ended  
    October 31, 2023     October 31, 2022  
FROM OPERATIONS                
Net investment income   $ 1,229,109     $ 1,069,309  
Net realized loss on investments     (14,628,955 )     (20,970,506 )
Net realized gain on in-kind redemptions     9,761,192       13,232,844  
Unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on investments     1,009,043       (15,691,444 )
Net decrease in net assets resulting from operations     (2,629,611 )     (22,359,797 )
                 
DISTRIBUTIONS TO SHAREHOLDERS FROM                
Return of capital           (7,449,169 )
Distributable Earnings     (480,938 )     (1,347,897 )
Net decrease in net assets resulting from distributions to shareholders     (480,938 )     (8,797,066 )
                 
FROM SHARES OF BENEFICIAL INTEREST                
Proceeds from shares sold     135,827,916       137,818,637  
Cost of shares redeemed     (115,722,042 )     (95,323,161 )
Net increase in net assets resulting from shares of beneficial interest     20,105,874       42,495,476  
                 
TOTAL INCREASE IN NET ASSETS     16,995,325       11,338,613  
                 
NET ASSETS                
Beginning of Year     116,816,818       105,478,205  
End of Year   $ 133,812,143     $ 116,816,818  
                 
SHARE ACTIVITY                
Shares sold     4,700,000       4,150,000  
Shares redeemed     (4,000,000 )     (2,850,000 )
Net increase in shares of beneficial interest outstanding     700,000       1,300,000  

 

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

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LeaderShares® Dynamic Yield ETF
STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN NET ASSETS

 

    For the Year     For the Year  
    Ended     Ended  
    October 31, 2023     October 31, 2022  
FROM OPERATIONS                
Net investment income   $ 3,267,525     $ 1,330,393  
Net realized gain (loss) on investments           (3,096,271 )
Net realized loss on in-kind redemptions     (358,853 )     (23,219 )
Unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on investments     (70,568 )     (9,340,874 )
Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations     2,838,104       (11,129,971 )
                 
DISTRIBUTIONS TO SHAREHOLDERS FROM                
Distributable Earnings     (3,214,975 )     (1,343,205 )
Net decrease in net assets resulting from distributions to shareholders     (3,214,975 )     (1,343,205 )
                 
FROM SHARES OF BENEFICIAL INTEREST                
Proceeds from shares sold     17,822,910       31,782,845  
Cost of shares redeemed     (18,582,377 )     (1,118,066 )
Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from shares of beneficial interest     (759,467 )     30,664,779  
                 
TOTAL INCREASE (DECREASE) IN NET ASSETS     (1,136,338 )     18,191,603  
                 
NET ASSETS                
Beginning of Year     89,652,732       71,461,129  
End of Year   $ 88,516,394     $ 89,652,732  
                 
SHARE ACTIVITY                
Shares sold     800,000       1,350,000  
Shares redeemed     (850,000 )     (50,000 )
Net increase (decrease) in shares of beneficial interest outstanding     (50,000 )     1,300,000  

 

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 Year     For the Year     For the Year     For the Period  
    Ended     Ended     Ended     Ended  
    October 31, 2023     October 31, 2022     October 31, 2021     October 31, 2020 *  
Net asset value, beginning of year/period   $ 28.86     $ 38.48     $ 24.29     $ 25.00  
Activity from investment operations:                                
Net investment income (loss) (1)     0.33       0.15       0.01       (0.00 ) **
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments     (1.32 )     (6.98 )     14.21       (0.71 )
Total from investment operations     (0.99 )     (6.83 )     14.22       (0.71 )
Less distributions from:                                
Net investment income     (0.08 )     (0.36 )     (0.03 )      
Return of capital           (2.43 )            
Total distributions     (0.08 )     (2.79 )     (0.03 )      
Net asset value, end of year/period   $ 27.79     $ 28.86     $ 38.48     $ 24.29  
Market price, end of year/period   $ 27.81     $ 28.90     $ 38.49     $ 24.30  
Total return (2)     (3.43 )%     (19.11 )%     58.60 %     (2.84 )% (4)
Net assets, at end of year/period (000s)   $ 87,537     $ 82,255     $ 76,961     $ 42,513  
Ratio of expenses to average net assets     0.75 %     0.75 %     0.75 %     0.75 % (3)
Ratio of net investment income (loss) to average net assets     1.07 %     0.45 %     0.02 %     (0.75 )% (3)
Portfolio Turnover Rate (5)     89 %     67 %     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 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.

 

(3) Annualized.

 

(4) Not annualized.

 

(5) Portfolio turnover rate excludes portfolio securities received or delivered as a result of processing capital share transactions in creations or redemptions. (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 Year     For the Year     For the Year     For the Period  
    Ended     Ended     Ended     Ended  
    October 31, 2023     October 31, 2022     October 31, 2021     October 31, 2020*  
Net asset value, beginning of year/period   $ 32.98     $ 35.11     $ 24.09     $ 25.00  
Activity from investment operations:                                
Net investment income (1)     0.44       0.49       0.51       0.03  
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments     (0.88 )     (1.40 )     10.60       (0.94 )
Total from investment operations     (0.44 )     (0.91 )     11.11       (0.91 )
Less distributions from:                                
Net investment income     (0.11 )     (0.88 )     (0.09 )      
Return of capital           (0.34 )            
Total distributions     (0.11 )     (1.22 )     (0.09 )      
Net asset value, end of year/period   $ 32.43     $ 32.98     $ 35.11     $ 24.09  
Market price, end of year/period   $ 32.42     $ 32.93     $ 35.13     $ 24.10  
Total return (2)     (1.32 )%     (2.76 )%     46.20 %     3.64 % (4)
Net assets, at end of year/period (000s)   $ 186,454     $ 157,485     $ 128,144     $ 47,571  
Ratio of expenses to average net assets     0.99 %     0.99 %     0.99 %     0.99 % (3)
Ratio of net investment income to average net assets     1.33 %     1.48 %     1.53 %     16.95 % (3)
Portfolio Turnover Rate (5)     192 %     229 %     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 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.

 

(3) Annualized.

 

(4) Not annualized.

 

(5) Portfolio turnover rate excludes portfolio securities received or delivered as a result of processing capital share transactions in creations or redemptions. (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 Presented

 

    For the Year     For the Year     For the Year     For the Year     For the Year  
    Ended     Ended     Ended     Ended     Ended  
    October 31, 2023     October 31, 2022     October 31, 2021     October 31, 2020     October 31, 2019  
Net asset value, beginning of year   $ 30.18     $ 33.72     $ 24.72     $ 25.44     $ 22.85  
Activity from investment operations:                                        
Net investment income (1)     0.27       0.27       0.11       0.17       0.18  
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments     0.23       (3.56 )     8.99       (0.71 )     2.58  
Total from investment operations     0.50       (3.29 )     9.10       (0.54 )     2.76  
Less distributions from:                                        
Net investment income     (0.10 )     (0.25 )     (0.10 )     (0.18 )     (0.17 )
Return of capital                       (0.00 ) *      
Total distributions     (0.10 )     (0.25 )     (0.10 )     (0.18 )     (0.17 )
Net asset value, end of year   $ 30.58     $ 30.18     $ 33.72     $ 24.72     $ 25.44  
Market price, end of year   $ 30.56     $ 30.20     $ 33.78     $ 24.72     $ 25.45  
Total return (2)     1.66 %     (9.76 )%     36.84 %     (2.09 )%     12.16 %
Net assets, at end of year (000s)   $ 155,180     $ 146,385     $ 123,093     $ 73,540     $ 74,412  
Ratio of expenses to average net assets     0.75 %     0.75 %     0.75 %     0.75 %     0.75 %
Ratio of net investment income to average net assets     0.85 %     0.88 %     0.35 %     0.70 %     0.77 %
Portfolio Turnover Rate (3)     136 %     150 %     177 %     181 %     193 %
                                         

 

* 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.

 

(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.

 

(3) Portfolio turnover rate excludes portfolio securities received or delivered as a result of processing capital share transactions in creations or redemptions. (Note 7)

 

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

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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 Year     For the Year     For the Year     For the Period  
    Ended     Ended     Ended     Ended  
    October 31, 2023     October 31, 2022     October 31, 2021     October 31, 2020 *  
Net asset value, beginning of year/period   $ 28.32     $ 37.34     $ 28.06     $ 25.00  
Activity from investment operations:                                
Net investment income (1)     0.27       0.30       0.28       0.09  
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments     (0.75 )     (6.31 )     10.67       2.97  
Total from investment operations     (0.48 )     (6.01 )     10.95       3.06  
Less distributions from:                                
Net investment income     (0.11 )     (0.46 )     (0.26 )      
Net realized gains                 (1.41 )      
Return of capital           (2.55 )            
Total distributions     (0.11 )     (3.01 )     (1.67 )      
Net asset value, end of year/period   $ 27.73     $ 28.32     $ 37.34     $ 28.06  
Market price, end of year/period   $ 27.69     $ 28.27     $ 37.41     $ 27.83  
Total return (2)     (1.69 )%     (17.47 )%     40.17 %     12.24 % (4)
Net assets, at end of year/period (000s)   $ 133,812     $ 116,817     $ 105,478     $ 54,020  
Ratio of expenses to average net assets     0.75 %     0.75 %     0.75 %     0.75 % (3)
Ratio of net investment income to average net assets     0.92 %     0.95 %     0.80 %     0.71 % (3)
Portfolio Turnover Rate (5)     143 %     184 %     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 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.

 

(3) Annualized.

 

(4) Not annualized.

 

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

 

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

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LeaderShares® Dynamic Yield ETF
FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS

 

Per Share Data and Ratios for a Share of Beneficial Interest Outstanding Throughout the Year/Period Presented

 

    For the Year     For the Year     For the Period  
    Ended     Ended     Ended  
    October 31, 2023     October 31, 2022     October 31, 2021 *  
Net asset value, beginning of year/period   $ 21.60     $ 25.07     $ 25.00  
Activity from investment operations:                        
Net investment income (1)     0.72       0.36       0.18  
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments     (0.03 )     (3.46 )     0.04  
Total from investment operations     0.69       (3.10 )     0.22  
Less distributions from:                        
Net investment income     (0.70 )     (0.36 )     (0.15 )
Net realized gains           (0.01 )      
Total distributions     (0.70 )     (0.37 )     (0.15 )
Net asset value, end of year/period   $ 21.59     $ 21.60     $ 25.07  
Market price, end of year/period   $ 21.54     $ 21.61     $ 25.12  
Total return (2)     3.17 %     (12.45 )%     0.88 % (4)
Net assets, at end of year/period (000s)   $ 88,516     $ 89,653     $ 71,461  
Ratio of expenses to average net assets     0.75 %     0.75 %     0.75 % (3)
Ratio of net investment income to average net assets     3.23 %     1.58 %     2.11 % (3)
Portfolio Turnover Rate (5)     0 %     66 %     6 % (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 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.

 

(3) Annualized.

 

(4) Not annualized.

 

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

 

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

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LeaderShares® ETFs
NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
October 31, 2023

 

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 increases and decreases in net assets from operations during the reporting 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 Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) Accounting Standards Codification Topic 946 “Financial Services – Investment Companies” including FASB Accounting Standards Update ASU 2013-08.

 

Security Valuation – Securities listed on an exchange are valued at the last quoted 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. Debt securities not traded on an exchange may be valued at prices supplied by a pricing agent(s) based on broker or dealer supplied valuations or matrix pricing, a method of valuing securities by reference to the value of other securities with similar characteristics, such as rating, interest rate and maturity. 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 (which approximates fair value). Investments in open-end investment companies are valued at net asset value.

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LeaderShares® ETFs
NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Continued)
October 31, 2023

 

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.

 

Exchange Traded Funds – The Fund may invest in exchange traded funds (“ETFs”). ETFs are a type of index fund bought and sold on a securities exchange. An ETF trades like common stock and may be actively traded or represent a fixed portfolio of securities designed to track the performance and dividend yield of a particular domestic or foreign market index. The risks of owning an ETF generally reflect the risks of owning the underlying securities they are designed to track, although the lack of liquidity on an ETF could result in it being more volatile. Each ETF is subject to specific risks, depending on the nature of the ETF. Additionally, ETFs have fees and expenses that reduce their value.

 

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 are valued using the “fair value” procedures approved by the Board of Trustees of the Trust (the “Board”). The Board has appointed the Funds’ Adviser as its valuation designee (the “Valuation Designee”) for all fair value determinations and responsibilities, other than overseeing pricing service providers used by the Trust. This designation is subject to Board oversight and certain reporting and other requirements designed to facilitate the Board’s ability effectively to oversee the designee’s fair value determinations. The Board may also enlist third party consultants such a valuation specialist at a public accounting firm, valuation consultant or financial officer of a security issuer on an as-needed basis to assist the Valuation Designee in determining a security-specific fair value. The Board is responsible for reviewing and approving fair value methodologies utilized by the Valuation Designee, approval of which shall be based upon whether the Valuation Designee followed the valuation procedures approved by the Board.

 

Fair Valuation Process – The applicable investments are valued by the Valuation Designee pursuant to valuation procedures approved by the Board. 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 Valuation Designee, the prices or values available do not represent the fair value of the instrument; factors which may cause the Valuation Designee to make such a judgment include, but are not limited to, the following: only a bid price or an asked price is available; the spread between bid and

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LeaderShares® ETFs
NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Continued)
October 31, 2023

 

asked 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 affects 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 each 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 based upon the current bid for the 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 a current bid from such independent dealers or other independent parties is unavailable, the Valuation Designee 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.

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LeaderShares® ETFs
NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Continued)
October 31, 2023

 

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

 

The 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 October 31, 2023 for the Funds’ investments measured at fair value:

 

LeaderShares® Activist Leaders® ETF  
                         
Assets *   Level 1     Level 2     Level 3     Total  
Common Stocks   $ 86,658,549     $     $     $ 86,658,549  
Total   $ 86,658,549     $     $     $ 86,658,549  
                                 
LeaderShares® AlphaFactor® Tactical Focused ETF  
                         
Assets *   Level 1     Level 2     Level 3     Total  
Short-Term Investment - Treasury Bill   $     $ 184,083,786     $     $ 184,083,786  
Total   $       184,083,786     $     $ 184,083,786  
                                 
LeaderShares® AlphaFactor® US Core Equity ETF  
                         
Assets *   Level 1     Level 2     Level 3     Total  
Common Stocks   $ 153,599,812     $     $     $ 153,599,812  
Total   $ 153,599,812     $     $     $ 153,599,812  
                                 
LeaderShares® Equity Skew ETF  
                         
Assets *   Level 1     Level 2     Level 3     Total  
Common Stocks   $ 72,208,189     $     $     $ 72,208,189  
Exchange-Traded Funds     60,239,645                   60,239,645  
Total   $ 132,447,834     $     $     $ 132,447,834  
                                 
LeaderShares® Dynamic Yield ETF  
                         
Assets *   Level 1     Level 2     Level 3     Total  
Corporate Bonds   $     $ 43,869,599     $     $ 43,869,599  
U.S. Government & Agencies           9,839,539             9,839,539  
Short-Term Investments - Treasury Bills           32,493,867             32,493,867  
Total   $     $ 86,203,005     $     $ 86,203,005  

 

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

 

* 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

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have been provided for in accordance with the Funds’ understanding of the applicable country’s tax rules and rates.

 

Dividends and Distributions to Shareholders – For the LeaderShares® Activist Leader® ETF, LeaderShares® AlphaFactor® Tactical Focused ETF, LeaderShares® AlphaFactor® US Core Equity 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.

 

Cash – The Funds consider their investments in an FDIC insured interest bearing savings account to be cash. The Funds maintain cash balances, which, at times, may exceed federally insured limits. The Funds maintain these balances with a high quality financial institution.

 

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. There were no options held at October 31, 2023, and there were no options transactions for the year ended October 31, 2023.

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Federal Income Taxes – It is each Fund’s 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 their taxable income and net realized gains to shareholders. Therefore, no federal income tax provision has been recorded.

 

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 ended October 31, 2020 to October 31, 2022 or expected to be taken in the Funds’ October 31, 2023 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 Statements 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.

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3. INVESTMENT TRANSACTIONS

 

For the year ended October 31, 2023, 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  
          U.S. Gov’t           U.S. Gov’t  
    Other     Obligations     Other     Obligations  
LeaderShares® Activist Leaders® ETF   $ 86,079,383     $     $ 84,428,152     $  
LeaderShares® AlphaFactor® Tactical Focused ETF     306,487,353             354,745,761        
LeaderShares® AlphaFactor® US Core Equity ETF     228,486,820             226,924,616        
LeaderShares® Equity Skew ETF     201,748,610             199,117,700        
LeaderShares® Dynamic Yield ETF                        
                                 
    Purchases In-Kind     Sales In-Kind  
          U.S. Gov’t           U.S. Gov’t  
    Other     Obligations     Other     Obligations  
LeaderShares® Activist Leaders® ETF   $ 75,568,314     $     $ 67,543,968     $  
LeaderShares® AlphaFactor® Tactical Focused ETF     73,284,895             177,419,608        
LeaderShares® AlphaFactor® US Core Equity ETF     138,843,911             133,517,768        
LeaderShares® Equity Skew ETF     132,013,214             114,023,742        
LeaderShares® Dynamic Yield ETF     8,779,790       1,994,072       8,209,110       2,045,835  

 

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, LeaderShares® AlphaFactor® Tactical Focused ETF, LeaderShares® AlphaFactor® US Core Equity ETF, LeaderShares ® Equity Skew ETF, and LeaderShares® Dynamic Yield ETF 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%, 0.75% and 0.75% respectively of each Funds’ average daily net assets. For the year ended October 31, 2023 the Funds incurred the following advisory fees:

 

    Investment Advisory Fees  
LeaderShares® Activist Leaders® ETF   $ 702,210  
LeaderShares® AlphaFactor® Tactical Focused ETF     1,860,737  
LeaderShares® AlphaFactor® US Core Equity ETF     1,206,052  
LeaderShares® Equity Skew ETF     999,214  
LeaderShares® Dynamic Yield ETF     758,811  

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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 (the “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 Funds. 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 Advisor on behalf of the Funds. The Chief Compliance Officer of the Trust is also an officer of NLCS, and is not paid any fees directly by the Advisor or Funds for serving in such capacity.

 

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.

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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 October 31, 2023, was as follows:

 

Portfolio   Cost for
Federal Tax
purposes
    Unrealized
Appreciation
    Unrealized
Depreciation
    Tax Net
Unrealized
App/Dep
 
LeaderShares® Activist Leaders® ETF   $ 98,437,518     $ 1,216,335     $ (12,995,304 )   $ (11,778,969 )
LeaderShares® AlphaFactor® Tactical Focused ETF     193,313,640             (9,229,854 )     (9,229,854 )
LeaderShares® AlphaFactor® US Core Equity ETF     149,275,248       10,626,736       (6,302,172 )     4,324,564  
LeaderShares® Equity Skew ETF     135,955,358       1,602,282       (5,109,806 )     (3,507,524 )
LeaderShares® Dynamic Yield ETF     95,968,089       8,621       (9,773,705 )     (9,765,084 )

 

6. DISTRIBUTIONS TO SHAREHOLDERS AND TAX COMPONENTS OF CAPITAL

 

The tax character of fund distributions paid for the year ended October 31, 2023 and October 31, 2022 was as follows:

 

For the period ended October 31, 2023:
    Ordinary     Long-Term     Return     Tax Exempt        
Portfolio   Income     Capital Gains     of Capital     Income     Total  
LeaderShares® Activist Leaders ETF   $ 243,068     $     $     $     $ 243,068  
LeaderShares® AlphaFactor Tactical Focused ETF     596,625                         596,625  
LeaderShares® AlphaFactor® US Core Equity ETF     502,425                         502,425  
LeaderShares® Equity Skew ETF     480,938                         480,938  
LeaderShares® Dynamic Yield ETF     3,214,975                         3,214,975  
                                         
For the period ended October 31, 2022:
    Ordinary     Long-Term     Return     Tax Exempt        
Portfolio   Income     Capital Gains     of Capital     Income     Total  
LeaderShares® Activist Leaders ETF   $ 730,514     $     $ 4,972,381     $     $ 5,702,895  
LeaderShares® AlphaFactor Tactical Focused ETF     3,387,401             1,296,694             4,684,095  
LeaderShares® AlphaFactor® US Core Equity ETF     1,093,305                         1,093,305  
LeaderShares® Equity Skew ETF     1,347,897             7,449,169             8,797,066  
LeaderShares® Dynamic Yield ETF     1,343,205                         1,343,205  

 

As of October 31, 2023, 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   $ 751,040     $     $     $ (27,036,525 )   $     $ (11,778,969 )   $ (38,064,454 )
LeaderShares® AlphaFactor® Tactical Focused ETF     1,905,459                   (28,670,699 )           (9,229,854 )     (35,995,094 )
LeaderShares® AlphaFactor® US Core Equity ETF     900,407                   (42,571,206 )           4,324,564       (37,346,235 )
LeaderShares® Equity Skew ETF     744,231                   (35,631,372 )           (3,507,524 )     (38,394,665 )
LeaderShares® Dynamic Yield ETF     109,237                   (3,093,766 )           (9,765,084 )     (12,749,613 )

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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 sales, adjustments for debt modification and adjustments for C-Corps.

 

At October 31, 2023, the Fund 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     CLCF Utilized  
LeaderShares®Activist Leaders ETF     19,456,828       7,579,697       27,036,525        
LeaderShares® AlphaFactor® Tactical Focused ETF     28,670,699             28,670,699        
LeaderShares® AlphaFactor® US Core Equity ETF     39,904,403       2,666,803       42,571,206        
LeaderShares® Equity Skew ETF     35,203,726       427,646       35,631,372        
LeaderShares® Dynamic Yield ETF     3,093,727       39       3,093,766       2,059  

 

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, 2023 as follows:

 

    Paid in     Accumulated  
Portfolio   Capital     Earnings (Losses)  
LeaderShares®Activist Leaders ETF   $ 12,299,517     $ (12,299,517 )
LeaderShares® AlphaFactor® Tactical Focused ETF     16,633,430       (16,633,430 )
LeaderShares® AlphaFactor® US Core Equity ETF     19,376,491       (19,376,491 )
LeaderShares® Equity Skew ETF     9,759,883       (9,759,883 )
LeaderShares® Dynamic Yield ETF     (361,589 )     361,589  

 

7. CAPITAL SHARE TRANSACTIONS

 

Shares are not individually redeemable and may be redeemed by the Funds at net asset value (“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 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

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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 Minimum Additional Variable Maximum Additional Variable
Cash Purchases Charge for Cash Purchases* Charge for Cash Purchases*
$600 0.20% 2.00%
     
LeaderShares® Dynamic Yield ETF
Fee for In-Kind and Minimum Additional Variable Maximum Additional Variable
Cash Purchases Charge for Cash Purchases* 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 and financial instruments 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, 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 and volatility risk.

 

LeaderShares® AlphaFactor® Tactical Focused ETF: active trading risk, authorized participant concentration risk, cash positions risk, cybersecurity 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, 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, 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, passive investment risk, portfolio turnover risk, retail sector risk, rules-based strategy risk, and volatility risk.

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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, foreign (Non-US) investments risk, gap risk, geographic and sector risk, investment companies and ETFs Risk, management risk, market capitalization risk, market risk, market events risk, new fund risks, and quantitative investing risk.

 

LeaderShares® Dynamic Yield ETF: active trading risk, asset allocation risk, authorized participant concentration risk, bank loan risk, cash positions risk, convertible securities risk, credit risk, credit spread risk, currency risk, cybersecurity risk, emerging markets risk, ETF structure risk, equity risk, fixed income securities risk, fluctuation of net asset value risk, foreign (Non-US) investments 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, market 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 New York Stock Exchange (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.

 

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.

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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 Funds’ 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 Funds’ holdings trading individually or in the aggregate at any point in time. Unlike conventional ETFs, LeaderShares® Activist Leaders® ETF, LeaderShares® AlphaFactor® Tactical Focused ETF, LeaderShares® Equity Skew ETF, and LeaderShares® Dynamic Yield ETF 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 Funds incur operating expenses and portfolio transaction costs not incurred by the Index. In addition, the Funds 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 Funds invests. The Funds are 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 the Funds’ performance. Factors such as domestic and foreign (non-U.S.) economic growth and market conditions, real or perceived adverse economic or political conditions, military conflict, acts of terrorism, social unrest, natural disasters, recessions, inflation, changes in interest rate levels, supply chain disruptions, sanctions, the spread of infectious illness or other public health threats, 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. A change in financial condition or other event affecting a single issuer or market may adversely impact securities markets as a whole. Rates of inflation have recently risen. The value of assets or income from an investment may be worth less in the future as inflation decreases the value of money. As inflation increases, the real value of the Funds’ assets can decline as can the value of the Funds’ distributions. When the value of the Funds’ investments goes down, your investment in the Funds 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

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NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Continued)
October 31, 2023

 

Funds and its investments and could result in decreases to the Fund’s net asset values. 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 Funds and their 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.

 

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. RECENT REGULATORY UPDATES

 

On January 24, 2023, the SEC adopted rule and form amendments to require mutual funds and ETFs to transmit concise and visually engaging streamlined annual and semiannual reports to shareholders that highlight key information. Other information, including financial statements, will no longer appear in a streamlined shareholder report but must be available online, delivered free of charge upon request, and filed on a semiannual basis on Form N-CSR. The rule and form amendments have a compliance date of July 24, 2024. At this time, management is evaluating the impact of these amendments on the shareholder reports for the Funds.

 

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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REPORT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM

 

To the Shareholders of 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 and Board of Trustees of Two Roads Shared Trust

 

Opinion on the Financial Statements

 

We have audited the accompanying statements of assets and liabilities, including the schedules of investments, of LeaderShares® Activist Leaders® ETF, LeaderShares® AlphaFactor® Tactical Focused ETF, LeaderShares® AlphaFactor® US Core Equity ETF, LeaderShares® Equity Skew ETF and LeaderShares® Dynamic Yield ETF (the “Funds”), each a series of Two Roads Shared Trust, as of October 31, 2023, the related statements of operations for the year then ended, and the statements of changes in net assets, the related notes, and the financial highlights for each of the years in the two-year period then ended (collectively referred to as the “financial statements”). In our opinion, the financial statements present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of each of the Funds as of October 31, 2023, the results of their operations for the year then ended, and the changes in net assets and the financial highlights for each of the years in the two-year period then ended, in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America.

 

The Funds’ financial highlights for the year ended October 31, 2021, and prior years or periods, were audited by other auditors whose report dated January 10, 2022, expressed an unqualified opinion on those financial statements and financial highlights.

 

Basis for Opinion

 

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

 

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

 

Our audits included performing procedures to assess the risks of material misstatement of the financial statements, whether due to error or fraud, and performing procedures that respond to those risks. Such procedures included examining, on a test basis, evidence regarding the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements. Our procedures included confirmation of securities owned as of October 31, 2023, by correspondence with the custodians and brokers; when replies were not received from brokers, we performed other auditing procedures. Our audits also included evaluating the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall presentation of the financial statements. We believe that our audits provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.

 

We have served as the Funds’ auditor since 2022.

 

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COHEN & COMPANY, LTD.

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

December 29, 2023

 

COHEN & COMPANY, LTD.
800.229.1099 | 866.818.4538 fax | cohencpa.com

 

Registered with the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board

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LeaderShares® ETFs
LIQUIDITY RISK MANAGEMENT PROGRAM (Unaudited)
October 31, 2023

 

The Funds have adopted and implemented a written liquidity risk management program as required by Rule 22e-4 (the “Liquidity Rule”) under the Investment Company Act. The program is reasonably designed to assess and manage the Funds liquidity risk, taking into consideration, among other factors, the Funds investment strategy and the liquidity of its portfolio investments during normal and reasonably foreseeable stressed conditions; its short and long-term cash flow projections; and its cash holdings and access to other funding sources.

 

During the fiscal year ended October 31, 2023 the Trust’s Liquidity Risk Management Program Committee (the “Committee”) reviewed the Funds investments and determined that the Funds held adequate levels of cash and highly liquid investments to meet shareholder redemption activities in accordance with applicable requirements. Accordingly, the Committee concluded that (i) the Funds liquidity risk management program is reasonably designed to prevent violations of the Liquidity Rule and (ii) the Funds liquidity risk management program has been effectively implemented.

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LeaderShares® ETFs
EXPENSE EXAMPLES (Unaudited)
October 31, 2023

 

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 (which are not reflected in the example below); (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   5/1/23   10/31/23   Period   10/31 /23   Period  
                             
  LeaderShares® Activist Leaders® ETF   0.75%   $1,000.00   $937.00   $3.66   $1,021.42   $3.82  
  LeaderShares® AlphaFactor® Tactical Focused ETF   0.99%   $1,000.00   $1,008.70   $5.01   $1,020.21   $5.04  
  LeaderShares® AlphaFactor® US Core Equity ETF   0.75%   $1,000.00   $1,004.90   $3.79   $1,021.42   $3.82  
  LeaderShares® Equity Skew ETF   0.75%   $1,000.00   $1,001.40   $3.78   $1,021.42   $3.82  
  LeaderShares® Dynamic Yield ETF   0.75%   $1,000.00   $974.20   $3.73   $1,021.42   $3.82  

 

* 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 (184) divided by the number of days in the fiscal year (365).

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LeaderShares® ETFs
SUPPLEMENTAL INFORMATION (Unaudited)
October 31, 2023

 

Trustees and Officers. The Trustees and officers of the Trust, together with information as to their principal business occupations during the past five years and other information, are shown below. Unless otherwise noted, the address of each Trustee and Officer is 225 Pictoria Drive, Suite 450, Cincinnati, OH 45246.

 

Independent Trustees *

 

Name, Address,
Year of Birth
Position(s)
Held with
Registrant
Term and
Length
Served
Principal
Occupation(s) During
Past 5 Years
Number of
Portfolios
Overseen In
The Fund
Complex**
Other Directorships
Held During Past 5
Years
Mark Garbin
Year of Birth: 1951
Trustee Indefinite, Since 2012 Managing Principal, Coherent Capital Management LLC (since 2008), Independent Director, OCHEE LP (2021- present) 10 Northern Lights Fund Trust (since 2013); Northern Lights Variable Trust (since 2013); Forethought Variable Insurance Trust (since 2013); iDirect Private Markets Fund (since 2014); Carlyle Tactical Private Credit Fund (since March 2018); OHA CLO Enhanced Equity II Genpar LLP (since 2021) and Carlyle Credit Income Fund (since September 2023)
Mark D. Gersten
Year of Birth: 1950
Chairman, Trustee Indefinite, Since 2012 Independent Consultant (since 2012); Senior Vice President – Global Fund Administration Mutual Funds & Alternative Funds, AllianceBernstein LP (1985 – 2011) 10 Northern Lights Fund Trust (since 2013); Northern Lights Variable Trust (since 2013); iDirect Private Markets Fund (since 2014); previously, Ramius Archview Credit and Distressed Fund (2015-2017); and Schroder Global Series Trust (2012 to 2017)
Neil M. Kaufman
Year of Birth: 1960
Trustee, Audit Committee Chairman Indefinite, Since 2012 Managing Member, Kaufman McGowan PLLC (legal services)(Since 2016) 10 iDirect Private Markets Fund (since 2014)
Anita K. Krug
Year of Birth: 1969
Trustee Indefinite, Since 2012 Dean and Professor (since 2019) of Chicago-Kent College of Law, Illinois Institute of Technology; Interim Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs (2018-2019) University of Washington Bothell; Interim Dean (2017-2018), Professor (2016-2019), Associate Professor (2014-2016); and Assistant Professor (2010-2014), University of Washington School of Law 10 iDirect Private Markets Fund (since 2014); Centerstone Investors Trust (2016-2021)

 

* Information as of October 31, 2023.

 

** As of October 31, 2023, the Trust was comprised of 30 active portfolios managed by nine unaffiliated investment advisers and two affiliated investment advisers. The term “Fund Complex” applies only to those funds that (i) are advised by a common investment adviser or by an investment adviser that is an affiliated person of the investment adviser of any of the other funds in the Trust or (ii) hold themselves out to investors as related companies for purposes of investment and investor services. The Funds do not hold themselves out as related to any other series within the Trust, except for the Redwood Managed Volatility Fund, Redwood Managed Volatility Portfolio, Redwood Managed Municipal Income Fund, Redwood AlphaFactor Tactical International Fund, and Redwood Systematic Macro Trend (“SMarT”) Fund, which are also advised by the Funds’ Adviser.

 

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LeaderShares® ETFs
SUPPLEMENTAL INFORMATION (Unaudited)(Continued)
October 31, 2023

 

Officers of the Trust*

 

Name, Address,
Year of Birth
Position(s)
Held with
Registrant
Principal Occupation(s) During
Past 5 Years
Number of
Portfolios
Overseen In
The Fund
Complex**
Other
Directorships
Held During Past
5 Years
James Colantino
Year of Birth: 1969
President Since Feb. 2017 Treasurer (2012 to 2017) Senior Vice President (2012- present); Vice President (2004 to 2012); Ultimus Fund Solutions LLC N/A N/A
Laura Szalyga
Year of Birth: 1978
Treasurer Since Feb. 2017 Vice President, Ultimus Fund Solutions LLC (since 2015); Assistant Vice President, Ultimus Fund Solutions LLC (2011-2014) N/A N/A
Timothy Burdick
Year of Birth: 1986
Vice President Since Aug. 2022 Secretary Since Aug. 2022 Vice President and Managing Counsel, Ultimus Fund Solutions, LLC (2022 – present); Assistant Vice President and Counsel, Ultimus Fund Solutions, LLC (2019 – 2022); Senior Program Compliance Manager, CJ Affiliate (2016 – 2019). N/A N/A
William B. Kimme
Year of Birth: 1962
Chief Compliance Officer Since Inception Senior Compliance Officer, Northern Lights Compliance Services, LLC (September 2011 - present) N/A N/A

 

* Information is as of October 31, 2023.

 

** As of October 31, 2023, the Trust was comprised of 30 active portfolios managed by nine unaffiliated investment advisers and two affiliated investment advisers. The term “Fund Complex” applies only to those funds that (i) are advised by a common investment adviser or by an investment adviser that is an affiliated person of the investment adviser of any of the other funds in the Trust or (ii) hold themselves out to investors as related companies for purposes of investment and investor services. The Funds do not hold themselves out as related to any other series within the Trust, except for the Redwood Managed Volatility Fund, Redwood Managed Volatility Portfolio, Redwood Managed Municipal Income Fund, Redwood AlphaFactor Tactical International Fund, and Redwood Systematic Macro Trend (“SMarT”) Fund, which are also advised by the Fund’s Adviser.

 

The Fund’s Statement of Additional Information (“SAI”) includes additional information about the Trustees and is available free of charge, upon request, by calling toll-free at 1-855-733-3863.

 

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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 –
such as to process your transactions, maintain your account(s), respond to court orders and legal investigations, or report to credit bureaus
YES NO
For our marketing purposes –
to offer our products and services to you
NO We do not share
For joint marketing with other financial companies NO We do not share
For our affiliates’ everyday business purposes –
information about your transactions and experiences
NO We do not share
For our affiliates’ everyday business purposes –
information about your creditworthiness
NO We do not share
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 1-631-490-4300

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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 collect my personal information? We collect your personal information, for example, when you
  ●     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
225 Pictoria Drive, Suite 450
Cincinnati, OH 45246
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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