(INSPIRE LOGO)

 

Inspire Global Hope ESG ETF (BLES)

(formerly known as Inspire Global Hope ETF)

 

Inspire Small/Mid Cap ESG ETF (ISMD)

(formerly known as Inspire Small/Mid Cap Impact ETF)

 

Inspire Corporate Bond ESG ETF (IBD)

(formerly known as Inspire Corporate Bond Impact ETF)

 

Inspire 100 ESG ETF (BIBL)

(formerly known as Inspire 100 ETF)

 

Inspire International ESG ETF (WWJD)

 

Inspire Tactical Balanced ESG ETF (RISN)

 

Inspire Faithward Mid Cap Momentum ESG ETF

(GLRY)

 

Inspire Faithward Large Cap Momentum ESG ETF

(FEVR)

 

 

 

 

Semi-Annual Report

May 31, 2022

 

 

 

 

 

1-877-658-9473

www.inspireetf.com

 

 

INSPIRE ETF SEMI-ANNUAL REPORT

 

SHAREHOLDER LETTER (unaudited)

 

Dear Shareholders:

 

We are honored to present you with the Semi-Annual Report for the Inspire Investing suite of Exchange Traded Funds (ETFs) as of May 31,2022.

 

We believe the past 6 months ended May 31, 2022 is the correction process that we have been expecting and although we can’t say when it will end, we do have confidence that it will end and the markets will enter the next bull phase. Even if some want to classify this correction as a “bear market” this too will end as all bear markets do and we believe long-term investors will be rewarded for holding steady in the face of all the recent bad news and volatility. We have faced several headwinds in the past 6 months that not only brought on the correction but have exacerbated the volatility. These headwinds include inflation running at levels not seen since the early 80s, a Federal Reserve that is trying to play catch up by raising interest rates at an accelerated pace, the unprovoked invasion of Ukraine by Russia, and a slowing economy that is probably already in a recession. These challenges are not a surprise to our Heavenly Father and our faith is steadfast in him.

 

We are thankful that the Lord has been faithful during the past 6 months and provided for our needs in amazing ways for His Glory. In the past 6 months, God continued to bless Inspire and has opened many opportunities to expand the biblically responsible investing (BRI) movement. We remain thankful as well for you, our shareholders, for being part of the BRI movement through the Inspire ETFs. We could not do what we do without you, and we sincerely appreciate the trust you have placed in Inspire by investing in one or more of the Inspire ETFs.

 

BLES – Inspire Global Hope ETF

 

The market correction that we have been in for the past 6 months has provided a bumpy but sustained decline in the stock market. This is the first negative 6-month period for the fund since inception. BLES is down for the past 6 months ended May 31, 2022, -6.40% on a market price basis and -6.16% on the NAV.

 

ISMD – Inspire Small/Mid Cap Impact ETF

 

The small-cap and mid-cap markets slightly outperformed the US large-cap markets over the past 6 months ended May 31, 2022 with ISMD being down only -5.47% on a market price basis and -5.26% on the NAV.

 

IBD – Inspire Corporate Bond Impact ETF

 

The high inflation that has become evident over the past 6 months as well as the interest rate increases that the Federal Reserve has announced has caused interest rates to rise across the yield curve and bond values to fall. This caused negative total returns for IBD over the past 6 months. For the 6 months ended May 31, 2022, IBD is down -7.18% on a market price basis and down -7.32% on the NAV.

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BIBL – Inspire 100 ETF

 

BIBL participated in the steep correction in the US large cap markets to finish the past 6 months ended May 31,2022 with a negative return of -13.50% on a market price basis and -13.44% on the NAV.

 

WWJD – Inspire International ESG ETF

 

The correction we saw in the US domestic markets over the past 6 months was also experienced across both the international developed countries as well as emerging markets. International and emerging markets had negative performance in line with the negative moves in the US markets. For the 6 months ended May 31, 2022, WWJD was down -6.12% on a market price basis and down -5.32% on the NAV.

 

RISN – Inspire Tactical Balanced ESG

 

RISN holds an 80% exposure to US large cap stocks and 20% to US fixed income during normal market conditions but the last 6 months have not been normal markets. The Fund adjusted to a defensive allocation over the past several months ending the quarter with an allocation of 10% US large cap stocks/80% US fixed income/10% Gold. Even with moving to a more conservative stance the fund still experienced negative performance in the 6 months ended May 31, 2022. RISN was down -11.70% on a market price basis and down -11.58% on the NAV.

 

GLRY – Inspire Faithward Mid Cap Momentum ESG

 

GLRY is focused on US mid cap stocks that the manager believes have the potential of outperformance over a market cycle when momentum factors are in favor. Momentum factors seemed to suffer more than the broader market in the 6 months ended May 31, 2022, as GLRY was down -17.79% on a market price basis and -17.68% on the NAV.

 

FEVR – Inspire Faithward Large Cap Momentum ESG

 

FEVR is focused on US large cap stocks that the manager believes have the potential of outperformance over a market cycle when momentum factors are in favor. Momentum factors seemed to suffer more than the broader market in the 6 months ended May 31, 2022, as FEVR was down -20.28% on a market price basis and -20.25% on the NAV.

 

Note: None of the Inspire ETFs use derivatives and all continue to be invested in ways that are consistent with the stated objectives and investment strategy detailed in each fund’s prospectus. Although Inspire doesn’t have a policy or practice of maintaining a specified level of distributions or yield payout to shareholders, we payout income monthly from the Fixed Income fund and quarterly from the Equity funds.

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Closing Comments

 

Although the first 6 months of the fiscal year have been full of challenges as well as a deep correction in the capital markets bringing sustained negative performance for several months in a row, we know that our God is still on the throne as our Provider. We are grateful to God our Father, for His provision and wisdom in good times as well as these present challenging times. We cannot be certain of what the future holds but we remain confident in the one that holds the future. Even with all of the bad news in the media we remain thankful to be a part of the mission of making a positive impact in the world through our ETFs alongside you, our brothers and sisters in Christ and fellow shareholders.

 

Thank you again for being shareholders, but more importantly thank you for being co-workers with us in making a positive impact in the world by inspiring transformation for God’s Glory.

 

May the Grace and Peace of Jesus Christ our Lord be with you in the remainder of 2022.

 

Sincerely,

 

Darrell Jayroe, CIO

 

The views in this report were those of the Author as of May 31, 2022 and may not reflect their views on the date that this report is first published or anytime thereafter. These views are intended to assist shareholders in understanding their investments and do not constitute investment advice.

 

There is no guarantee that the Funds will achieve their objectives, generate positive returns, or avoid losses.

 

Biblically Responsible Investment Risk. The Funds utilize related biblical values screening criteria in selecting its component securities. As a result of its strategy, a Fund’s exclusion of securities of certain issuers for nonfinancial reasons may cause the Fund to forgo some market opportunities available to funds that do not use these criteria. This could be due to biblically responsible companies falling out of favor with investors or failing to perform as well as companies that do not screen favorably.

 

ETF shares are not redeemable with the issuing fund other than in large Creation Unit aggregations. Instead, investors must buy or sell ETF Shares in the secondary market with the assistance of a stockbroker. In doing so, the investor may incur brokerage commissions and may pay more than net asset value when buying and receive less than net asset value when selling. Certain Funds track an underlying index and may focus their investments in securities of a particular industry to the extent the underlying index does. This may cause those Funds’ net asset value to fluctuate more than that of a fund that does not focus in a particular industry.

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Certain of the Funds are not actively managed, and the Adviser will not sell shares of an equity security of those Funds due to current or projected underperformance of a security, industry or sector, unless that security is removed from the underlying index or the selling of shares of that security is otherwise required upon a rebalancing of the underlying index as addressed in its methodology. Tracking error may occur because of imperfect correlation between a Fund’s holdings of portfolio securities and those in the underlying index. Certain Funds’ use of a representative sampling approach, if used, could result in its holding a smaller number of securities than are in the underlying index. To the extent the assets in the Funds are smaller, these risks will be greater.

 

Before investing, consider the Funds’ investment objectives, risks, charges and expenses. To obtain a prospectus which contains this and other information visit www.inspireetf.com. Read it carefully. The Inspire ETFs are distributed by Foreside Financial Services LLC, Member FINRA. Inspire Investing, LLC and Foreside Financial Services LLC are not affiliated.

 

Advisory Services are offered through Inspire Investing, LLC, a Registered Investment Adviser with the SEC.

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Inspire Global Hope ESG ETF
PORTFOLIO REVIEW (Unaudited)
May 31, 2022

 

The Fund’s performance figures* for the periods ended May 31, 2022, as compared to its benchmarks:

 

          Annualized
      Annualized Annualized Since Inception** -
  Six Month One Year Three Year Five Year May 31, 2022
Inspire Global Hope ETF - NAV (6.16)% (6.45)% 12.94% 9.06% 9.44%
Inspire Global Hope ETF - Market Price (6.40)% (6.73)% 12.76% 8.92% 9.43%
Inspire Global Hope Large Cap Equal Weight Index *** (6.29)% (5.74)% 12.52% 9.29% 9.76%
S&P Global 1200 Total Return Index **** (7.84)% (4.15)% 13.18% 10.29% 10.78%

 

* The Fund’s past performance does not guarantee future results. The investment return and principal value of an investment in the Fund will fluctuate so that an 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 a shareholder would pay on Fund distributions, if any, or the redemption of the Fund shares. Current performance of the Fund may be lower or higher than the performance quoted. Performance data current to the most recent month-end may be obtained by visiting www.inspireetf.com or by calling 1-877-658-9473.

 

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. Since November 2, 2020, market price returns are calculated using the closing price and account for distributions from the Fund. Prior to November 2, 2020, market price returns were calculated using the midpoint price and accounted for distributions from the Fund. Market Price 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 adviser had contractually agreed to reduce its fees and/or absorb expenses of the Fund until March 31, 2022 to ensure that total annual fund operating expenses after fee waiver and/or reimbursement (exclusive of any front-end or contingent deferred loads, taxes, brokerage fees and commissions, borrowing costs (such as interest and dividend expense on securities sold short), acquired fund fees and expenses, fees and expenses associated with investments in other collective investment vehicles or derivative instruments (including for example option and swap fees and expenses), or extraordinary expenses such as litigation) would not exceed 0.52% of average daily net assets. The fee waiver and expense reimbursements are subject to possible recoupment from the Fund by the adviser in future years (within the three years after the fees have been waived or reimbursed), if such recoupment can be achieved within the lesser of the foregoing expense limits or those in place at the time of recapture. The Fund’s total annual operating expenses (gross) are 0.49% per the March 30, 2022 prospectus.

 

** As of the commencement of operations on February 27, 2017.

 

*** Inspire Global Hope Large Cap Equal Weight Index (BLESI) tracks the stock performance of 400 of the most inspiring large cap companies from around the globe, as determined by the adviser’s revolutionary Inspire Impact Score4 methodology which measures a company’s positive impact on the world. Under normal circumstances, the index will be comprised of 50% US large cap companies, 40% international developed large cap companies and 10% emerging market large cap companies. Inspire defines “large cap” as a market capitalization of $5B or greater. The index is equally weighted, rebalanced quarterly and calculated on a gross total return basis in United States Dollars. Investors cannot invest directly in an index.

 

**** The S&P Global 1200 Total Return Index provides efficient exposure to the global equity market. Capturing approximately 70% of global market capitalization, it is constructed as a composite of 7 headline indices, many of which are accepted leaders in their regions. These include the S&P 500® (US), S&P Europe 350, S&P TOPIX 150 (Japan), S&P/TSX 60 (Canada), S&P/ASX All Australian 50, S&P Asia 50 and S&P Latin America 40. Investors cannot invest directly in an index.

 

An index is a statistical measure of a specified financial market or sector. An index does not actually hold a portfolio of securities and therefore does not reflect deductions for fees or expenses. In comparison, the Fund’s performance is negatively impacted by these deductions. Index returns reflect all items of income, gain and loss and the reinvestment of dividends and other income.

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Inspire Global Hope ESG ETF
PORTFOLIO REVIEW (Unaudited)(Continued)
May 31, 2022

 

The Fund’s Top Sectors and Industries are as follows:

 

Sectors/Industries   % of Net Assets  
Banking     5.6 %
Electric Utilities     5.3 %
Chemicals     5.2 %
Medical Equipment & Devices     5.2 %
Oil & Gas Producers     4.7 %
Technology Services     4.0 %
Semiconductors     3.8 %
Software     3.7 %
Transportation & Logistics     3.2 %
Insurance     3.0 %
Collateral For Securities Loaned     1.4 %
Other Sectors     54.7 %
Other Assets Less Liabilities     0.2 %
      100.0 %

 

Please refer to the Schedule of Investments in this Semi-Annual Report for a detailed listing of the Fund’s holdings.

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Inspire Small/Mid Cap ESG ETF
PORTFOLIO REVIEW (Unaudited)
May 31, 2022

 

The Fund’s performance figures* for the periods ended May 31, 2022, as compared to its benchmarks:

 

          Annualized
      Annualized Annualized Since Inception** -
  Six Month One Year Three Year Five Year May 31, 2022
Inspire Small/Mid Cap Impact ETF - NAV (5.26)% (7.13)% 12.29% 8.84% 7.82%
Inspire Small/Mid Cap Impact ETF - Market Price (5.47)% (7.41)% 12.22% 8.81% 7.79%
Inspire Small/Mid Cap Impact Equal Weight Index *** (5.09)% (6.17)% 14.52% 10.30% 9.22%
S&P SmallCap 600 Equal Weight Total Return Index **** (6.65)% (9.34)% 16.19% 10.79% 9.35%

 

* The Fund’s past performance does not guarantee future results. The investment return and principal value of an investment in the Fund will fluctuate so that an 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 a shareholder would pay on Fund distributions, if any, or the redemption of the Fund shares. Current performance of the Fund may be lower or higher than the performance quoted. Performance data current to the most recent month-end may be obtained by visiting www.inspireetf.com or by calling 1-877-658-9473.

 

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. Since November 2, 2020, market price returns are calculated using the closing price and account for distributions from the Fund. Prior to November 2, 2020, market price returns were calculated using the midpoint price and accounted for distributions from the Fund. Market Price 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 adviser had contractually agreed to reduce its fees and/or absorb expenses of the Fund until March 31, 2022 to ensure that total annual fund operating expenses after fee waiver and/or reimbursement (exclusive of any front-end or contingent deferred loads, taxes, brokerage fees and commissions, borrowing costs (such as interest and dividend expense on securities sold short), acquired fund fees and expenses, fees and expenses associated with investments in other collective investment vehicles or derivative instruments (including for example option and swap fees and expenses), or extraordinary expenses such as litigation) would not exceed 0.60% of average daily net assets. The fee waiver and expense reimbursements are subject to possible recoupment from the Fund by the adviser in future years (within the three years after the fees have been waived or reimbursed), if such recoupment can be achieved within the lesser of the foregoing expense limits or those in place at the time of recapture. The Fund’s total annual operating expenses (gross) are 0.48% per the March 30, 2022 prospectus.

 

** As of the commencement of operations on February 27, 2017.

 

*** Inspire Small/Mid Cap Impact Equal Weight Index (ISMDI) tracks the stock performance of 500 of the most inspiring small and mid cap companies in the U.S., as determined by the adviser’s revolutionary Inspire Impact Score4 methodology which measures a company’s positive impact on the world. Under normal circumstances the index will be comprised of 50% U.S. mid cap companies with market cap between $2B-3.5B, and 50% U.S. small cap companies with market cap between $1B-2B. The adviser believes that companies in this “smid cap” capitalization range have the potential to deliver above average growth. The index is equally weighted, rebalanced quarterly and calculated on a gross total return basis in United States Dollars. Investors cannot invest directly in an index.

 

**** The S&P SmallCap 600 Equal Weight Total Return Index (EWI) is the equal-weight version of the S&P SmallCap 600. The index has the same constituents as the capitalization weighted S&P SmallCap 600, but each company in the S&P SmallCap 600 EWI is allocated a fixed weight. Investors cannot invest directly in an index.

 

An index is a statistical measure of a specified financial market or sector. An index does not actually hold a portfolio of securities and therefore does not reflect deductions for fees or expenses. In comparison, the Fund’s performance is negatively impacted by these deductions. Index returns reflect all items of income, gain and loss and the reinvestment of dividends and other income.

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Inspire Small/Mid Cap ESG ETF
PORTFOLIO REVIEW (Unaudited)(Continued)
May 31, 2022

 

The Fund’s Top Sectors and Industries are as follows:

 

Sectors/Industries   % of Net Assets  
Banking     9.9 %
Chemicals     4.3 %
Machinery     4.2 %
Technology Hardware     3.7 %
Software     3.6 %
Semiconductors     3.4 %
Biotech & Pharma     3.3 %
Insurance     3.1 %
Home Construction     2.9 %
Food     2.9 %
Collateral For Securities Loaned     0.7 %
Other Sectors     57.8 %
Other Assets Less Liabilities     0.2 %
      100.0 %

 

Please refer to the Schedule of Investments in this Semi-Annual Report for a detailed listing of the Fund’s holdings.

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Inspire Corporate Bond ESG ETF
PORTFOLIO REVIEW (Unaudited)
May 31, 2022

 

The Fund’s performance figures* for the periods ended May 31, 2022, as compared to its benchmarks:

 

        Annualized
      Annualized Since Inception** -
  Six Month One Year Three Year May 31, 2022
Inspire Corporate Bond Impact ETF - NAV (7.32)% (7.73)% (0.20)% 0.86%
Inspire Corporate Bond Impact ETF - Market Price (7.18)% (7.77)% (0.23)% 0.85%
Inspire Corporate Bond Impact Equal Weight Index *** (7.29)% (7.52)% 1.71% 2.41%
Bloomberg U.S. Intermediate Credit Total Return Index **** (6.76)% (7.00)% 0.95% 1.85%

 

* The Fund’s past performance does not guarantee future results. The investment return and principal value of an investment in the Fund will fluctuate so that an 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 a shareholder would pay on Fund distributions, if any, or the redemption of the Fund shares. Current performance of the Fund may be lower or higher than the performance quoted. Performance data current to the most recent month-end may be obtained by visiting www.inspireetf.com or by calling 1-877-658-9473.

 

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. Since November 2, 2020, market price returns are calculated using the closing price and account for distributions from the Fund. Prior to November 2, 2020, market price returns were calculated using the midpoint price and accounted for distributions from the Fund. Market Price 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 (gross) are 0.44% per the March 30, 2022 prospectus.

 

** As of the commencement of operations on July 10, 2017.

 

*** Inspire Corporate Bond Impact Equal Weight Index (INSP BOND) is comprised of 250 investment grade, intermediate term corporate bonds issued by some of the most inspiring large cap “blue chip” companies in the United States, as determined by Inspire’s revolutionary Inspire Impact Score methodology which measures a company’s positive impact on the world. The adviser defines “large cap” as a market capitalization of $5B or greater and “investment grade” as BBB-/Baa3 or higher. The index is equally weighted, rebalanced quarterly and calculated on a total return basis in US Dollars. Investors cannot invest directly in an index.

 

**** The Bloomberg U.S. Intermediate Credit Total Return Index (LUICTRUU) measures the investment grade, fixed-rate, taxable corporate bond market whose maturity ranges between 1 to 9.9999 years. It includes USD denominated securities publicly issued by US and non-US industrial, utility and financial issuers. Investors cannot invest directly in an index.

 

An index is a statistical measure of a specified financial market or sector. An index does not actually hold a portfolio of securities and therefore does not reflect deductions for fees or expenses. In comparison, the Fund’s performance is negatively impacted by these deductions. Index returns reflect all items of income, gain and loss and the reinvestment of dividends and other income.

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Inspire Corporate Bond ESG ETF
PORTFOLIO REVIEW (Unaudited)(Continued)
May 31, 2022

 

The Fund’s Top Sectors and Industries are as follows:

 

Sectors/Industries   % of Net Assets  
Real Estate Investment Trusts     15.0 %
Oil & Gas Producers     6.4 %
Semiconductors     5.4 %
Electrical Equipment     4.8 %
Electric Utilities     4.5 %
Home Construction     4.4 %
Technology Services     4.4 %
Commercial Support Services     4.0 %
Diversified Industrials     3.8 %
Food     3.4 %
Other Sectors     41.0 %
Other Assets Less Liabilities     2.9 %
      100.0 %

 

Please refer to the Schedule of Investments in this Semi-Annual Report for a detailed listing of the Fund’s holdings.

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Inspire 100 ESG ETF
PORTFOLIO REVIEW (Unaudited)
May 31, 2022

 

The Fund’s performance figures* for the periods ended May 31, 2022, as compared to its benchmarks:

 

        Annualized
      Annualized Since Inception** -
  Six Month One Year Three Year May 31, 2022
Inspire 100 ETF - NAV (13.44)% (7.97)% 15.09% 11.10%
Inspire 100 ETF - Market Price (13.50)% (8.02)% 15.07% 11.10%
Inspire 100 Index *** (13.62)% (7.45)% 16.24% 12.09%
S&P 500 Total Return Index **** (8.85)% (0.30)% 16.44% 12.89%

 

* The Fund’s past performance does not guarantee future results. The investment return and principal value of an investment in the Fund will fluctuate so that an 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 a shareholder would pay on Fund distributions, if any, or the redemption of the Fund shares. Current performance of the Fund may be lower or higher than the performance quoted. Performance data current to the most recent month-end may be obtained by visiting www.inspireetf.com or by calling 1-877-658-9473.

 

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. Since November 2, 2020, market price returns are calculated using the closing price and account for distributions from the Fund. Prior to November 2, 2020, market price returns were calculated using the midpoint price and accounted for distributions from the Fund. Market Price 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 adviser has contractually agreed to reduce its fees and/or absorb expenses of the Fund until at least March 31, 2023 to ensure that total annual fund operating expenses after fee waiver and/or reimbursement (exclusive of any front-end or contingent deferred loads, taxes, brokerage fees and commissions, borrowing costs (such as interest and dividend expense on securities sold short), acquired fund fees and expenses, fees and expenses associated with investments in other collective investment vehicles or derivative instruments (including for example option and swap fees and expenses), or extraordinary expenses such as litigation) will not exceed 0.35% of average daily net assets. This fee waiver and expense reimbursement is subject to possible recoupment from the Fund if such recoupment does not cause the Fund’s expense ratio (after the repayment is taken into account) to exceed both: (i) the Fund’s expense cap in place at the time such expenses were waived, and (ii) the Fund’s current expense cap at the time of recoupment. This agreement may be terminated on by the Trust’s Board of Trustees only 60 days’ written notice to the Fund’s adviser. The Fund’s total annual operating expenses (gross) are 0.42% per the March 30, 2022 prospectus.

 

** As of the commencement of operations on October 30, 2017.

 

*** The Inspire 100 Index (INSP100) is a rules based, passive index which tracks the stock performance of the one-hundred highest Inspire Impact Scoring companies in the United States with market capitalizations above $20B. The index is market-cap weighted, rebalanced annually and calculated on a total return basis in U.S. Dollars. Investors cannot invest directly in an index.

 

**** The S&P 500 Total Return Index is an unmanaged market capitalization-weighted index which is comprised of 500 of the largest U.S. domiciled companies and includes the reinvestment of all dividends. Investors cannot invest directly in an index or benchmark.

 

An index is a statistical measure of a specified financial market or sector. An index does not actually hold a portfolio of securities and therefore does not reflect deductions for fees or expenses. In comparison, a Fund’s performance is negatively impacted by these deductions. Index returns reflect all items of income, gain and loss and the reinvestment of dividends and other income.

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Inspire 100 ESG ETF
PORTFOLIO REVIEW (Unaudited)(Continued)
May 31, 2022

 

The Fund’s Top Sectors and Industries are as follows:

 

Sectors/Industries   % of Net Assets  
Technology Services     10.9 %
Semiconductors     10.1 %
Medical Equipment & Devices     10.0 %
Software     9.3 %
Industrial Reit     4.0 %
Metals & Mining     4.0 %
Health Care Facilities & Services     3.8 %
Residential Reit     3.5 %
Commercial Support Services     2.9 %
Electrical Equipment     2.9 %
Other Sectors     38.3 %
Other Assets Less Liabilities     0.3 %
      100.0 %

 

Please refer to the Schedule of Investments in this Semi-Annual Report for a detailed listing of the Fund’s holdings.

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Inspire International ESG ETF
PORTFOLIO REVIEW (Unaudited)
May 31, 2022

 

The Fund’s performance figures* for the periods ended May 31, 2022, as compared to its benchmarks:

 

      Annualized
      Since Inception** -
  Six Month One Year May 31, 2022
Inspire International ESG ETF - NAV (5.32)% (9.53)% 10.97%
Inspire International ESG ETF - Market Price (6.12)% (9.69)% 10.95%
Inspire Global Hope Ex-US Index *** (4.81)% (8.79)% 9.08%
S&P International 700 Total Return Index **** (5.88)% (10.54)% 7.01%

 

* The Fund’s past performance does not guarantee future results. The investment return and principal value of an investment in the Fund will fluctuate so that an 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 a shareholder would pay on Fund distributions, if any, or the redemption of the Fund shares. Current performance of the Fund may be lower or higher than the performance quoted. Performance data current to the most recent month-end may be obtained by visiting www.inspireetf.com or by calling 1-877-658-9473.

 

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. Since November 2, 2020, market price returns are calculated using the closing price and account for distributions from the Fund. Prior to November 2, 2020, market price returns were calculated using the midpoint price and accounted for distributions from the Fund. Market Price 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 adviser had contractually agreed to reduce its fees and/or absorb expenses of the Fund until March 31, 2022 to ensure that total annual fund operating expenses after fee waiver and/or reimbursement (exclusive of any front-end or contingent deferred loads, taxes, brokerage fees and commissions, borrowing costs (such as interest and dividend expense on securities sold short), acquired fund fees and expenses, fees and expenses associated with investments in other collective investment vehicles or derivative instruments (including for example option and swap fees and expenses), or extraordinary expenses such as litigation) would not exceed 0.80% of average daily net assets. The fee waiver and expense reimbursements are subject to possible recoupment from the Fund by the adviser in future years (within the three years after the fees have been waived or reimbursed), if such recoupment can be achieved within the lesser of the foregoing expense limits or those in place at the time of recapture. The Fund’s total annual operating expenses (gross) are 0.69% per the March 30, 2022 prospectus.

 

** As of the commencement of operations on September 30, 2019.

 

*** The Inspire Global Hope Ex-US Index (IGHXUSG) intends to track the price movements of a portfolio of 150 of the most inspiring, biblically aligned large cap companies outside of the United States. The index is comprised of 80% international developed large cap companies and 20% emerging markets large cap companies. The adviser defines “large cap” as a market capitalization of $5B USD or greater. The index is equally weighted, rebalanced quarterly and calculated on a gross total return basis in USD. Investors cannot invest directly in an index.

 

**** The S&P International 700 Total Return Index measures the non-U.S. component of the global equity market through an index that is designed to be highly liquid and efficient to replicate. The index covers all regions included in the S&P Global 1200 except for the U.S., which is represented by the S&P 500. Investors cannot invest directly in an index.

 

An index is a statistical measure of a specified financial market or sector. An index does not actually hold a portfolio of securities and therefore does not reflect deductions for fees or expenses. In comparison, a Fund’s performance is negatively impacted by these deductions. Index returns reflect all items of income, gain and loss and the reinvestment of dividends and other income.

13

 

Inspire International ESG ETF
PORTFOLIO REVIEW (Unaudited)(Continued)
May 31, 2022

 

The Fund’s Top Sectors and Industries are as follows:

 

Sectors/Industries   % of Net Assets  
Banking     9.5 %
Chemicals     7.2 %
Electric Utilities     6.6 %
Transportation & Logistics     4.2 %
Automotive     4.1 %
Metals & Mining     4.1 %
Oil & Gas Producers     3.9 %
Asset Management     3.7 %
Telecommunications     3.6 %
Construction Materials     3.2 %
Collateral For Securities Loaned     4.6 %
Other Sectors     47.7 %
Liabilities in Excess of Other Assets     (2.4) %
      100.0 %

 

Please refer to the Schedule of Investments in this Semi-Annual Report for a detailed listing of the Fund’s holdings.

14

 

Inspire Tactical Balanced ESG ETF
PORTFOLIO REVIEW (Unaudited)
May 31, 2022

 

The Fund’s performance figures* for the periods ended November 30, 2021, as compared to its benchmark:

 

      Since Inception** -
  Six Month One Year May 31, 2022
Inspire Tactical Balanced ESG ETF - NAV (11.58)% (6.01)% 6.25%
Inspire Tactical Balanced ESG ETF - Market Price (11.70)% (6.20)% 6.17%
S&P Target Risk Moderate Index *** (8.66)% (7.20)% 2.09%

 

* The Fund’s past performance does not guarantee future results. The investment return and principal value of an investment in the Fund will fluctuate so that an 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 a shareholder would pay on Fund distributions, if any, or the redemption of the Fund shares. Current performance of the Fund may be lower or higher than the performance quoted. Performance data current to the most recent month-end may be obtained by visiting www.inspireetf.com or by calling 1-877-658-9473.

 

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. Since November 2, 2020, market price returns are calculated using the closing price and account for distributions from the Fund. Prior to November 2, 2020, market price returns were calculated using the midpoint price and accounted for distributions from the Fund. Market Price 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 (gross) are 0.71% per the March 30, 2022 prospectus.

 

** As of the commencement of operations on July 15, 2020.

 

*** The S&P Target Risk Moderate Index is designed to measure the performance of moderate stock-bond allocations to fixed income while seeking to increase opportunities for higher returns through equities. Investors cannot invest directly in an index.

 

An index is a statistical measure of a specified financial market or sector. An index does not actually hold a portfolio of securities and therefore does not reflect deductions for fees or expenses. In comparison, a Fund’s performance is negatively impacted by these deductions. Index returns reflect all items of income, gain and loss and the reinvestment of dividends and other income.

15

 

Inspire Tactical Balanced ESG ETF
PORTFOLIO REVIEW (Unaudited)(Continued)
May 31, 2022

 

The Fund’s Top Asset Types are as follows:

 

Asset Type   % of Net Assets  
Exchange Traded Fund        
Fixed Income     79.2 %
Closed-End Fund        
Commodity     10.0 %
Common Stock        
Technology Services     1.2 %
Medical Equipment & Devices     1.1 %
Semiconductors     1.0 %
Software     0.9 %
Industrial Reit     0.4 %
Metals & Mining     0.4 %
Health Care Facilities & Services     0.4 %
Residential Reit     0.3 %
Oil & Gas Producers     0.3 %
Transportation & Logistics     0.3 %
Other Sectors     4.0 %
Other Assets Less Liabilities     0.5 %
      100.0 %

 

Please refer to the Schedule of Investments in this Semi-Annual Report for a detailed listing of the Fund’s holdings.

16

 

Inspire Faithward Mid Cap Momentum ESG ETF
PORTFOLIO REVIEW (Unaudited)
May 31, 2022

 

The Fund’s performance figures* for the period ended November 30, 2021, as compared to its benchmark:

 

      Since Inception** -
  Six Month One Year May 31, 2022
Inspire Faithward Mid Cap Momentum ESG ETF - NAV (17.68)% (18.05)% (2.31)%
Inspire Faithward Mid Cap Momentum ESG ETF - Market Price (17.79)% (18.02)% (2.31)%
S&P MidCap 400 Index® *** (6.46)% (6.52)% 9.71%

 

* The Fund’s past performance does not guarantee future results. The investment return and principal value of an investment in the Fund will fluctuate so that an 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 a shareholder would pay on Fund distributions, if any, or the redemption of the Fund shares. Current performance of the Fund may be lower or higher than the performance quoted. Performance data current to the most recent month-end may be obtained by visiting www.inspireetf.com or by calling 1-877-658-9473.

 

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. Since November 2, 2020, market price returns are calculated using the closing price and account for distributions from the Fund. Prior to November 2, 2020, market price returns were calculated using the midpoint price and accounted for distributions from the Fund. Market Price 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 adviser has contractually agreed to reduce its fees and/or absorb expenses of the Fund until at least March 31, 2023 to ensure that total annual fund operating expenses after fee waiver and/or reimbursement (exclusive of any front-end or contingent deferred loads, taxes, brokerage fees and commissions, borrowing costs (such as interest and dividend expense on securities sold short), acquired fund fees and expenses, fees and expenses associated with investments in other collective investment vehicles or derivative instruments (including for example option and swap fees and expenses), or extraordinary expenses such as litigation) will not exceed 0.80% of average daily net assets. This fee waiver and expense reimbursement is subject to possible recoupment from the Fund if such recoupment does not cause the Fund’s expense ratio (after the repayment is taken into account) to exceed both: (i) the Fund’s expense cap in place at the time such expenses were waived, and (ii) the Fund’s current expense cap at the time of recoupment. This agreement may be terminated on by the Trust’s Board of Trustees only 60 days’ written notice to the Fund’s adviser. The Fund’s total annual operating expenses (gross) are 1.02% per the March 30, 2022 prospectus.

 

** As of the commencement of operations on December 7, 2020.

 

*** The S&P MidCap 400 Index® provides investors with a benchmark for mid-sized companies. The index, which is distinct from the large-cap S&P 500®, is designed to measure the performance of 400 mid-sized companies, reflecting the distinctive risk and return characteristics of this market segment. Investors cannot invest directly in an

 

An index is a statistical measure of a specified financial market or sector. An index does not actually hold a portfolio of securities and therefore does not reflect deductions for fees or expenses. In comparison, a Fund’s performance is negatively impacted by these deductions. Index returns reflect all items of income, gain and loss and the reinvestment of dividends and other income.

17

 

Inspire Faithward Mid Cap Momentum ESG ETF
PORTFOLIO REVIEW (Unaudited)(Continued)
May 31, 2022

 

The Fund’s Top Sectors and Industries are as follows:

 

Sectors/Industries   % of Net Assets  
Insurance     11.3 %
Semiconductors     10.8 %
Software     7.4 %
Steel     5.5 %
Banking     5.5 %
Technology Hardware     5.5 %
Leisure Products     5.1 %
Biotech & Pharma     3.3 %
Chemicals     3.3 %
Electrical Equipment     3.3 %
Other Sectors     38.1 %
Other Assets Less Liabilities     0.9 %
      100.0 %

 

Please refer to the Schedule of Investments in this Semi-Annual Report for a detailed listing of the Fund’s holdings.

18

 

Inspire Faithward Large Cap Momentum ESG ETF
PORTFOLIO REVIEW (Unaudited)
May 31, 2022

 

The Fund’s performance figures* for the period ended November 30, 2021, as compared to its benchmark:

 

      Since Inception** -
  Six Month One Year May 31, 2022
Inspire Faithward Large Cap Momentum ESG ETF - NAV (20.25)% (9.18)% (2.88)%
Inspire Faithward Large Cap Momentum ESG ETF - Market Price (20.28)% (9.25)% (2.91)%
S&P 500 Total Return Index *** (8.85)% (0.30)% 9.48%

 

* The Fund’s past performance does not guarantee future results. The investment return and principal value of an investment in the Fund will fluctuate so that an 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 a shareholder would pay on Fund distributions, if any, or the redemption of the Fund shares. Current performance of the Fund may be lower or higher than the performance quoted. Performance data current to the most recent month-end may be obtained by visiting www.inspireetf.com or by calling 1-877-658-9473.

 

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. Since November 2, 2020, market price returns are calculated using the closing price and account for distributions from the Fund. Prior to November 2, 2020, market price returns were calculated using the midpoint price and accounted for distributions from the Fund. Market Price 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 adviser has contractually agreed to reduce its fees and/or absorb expenses of the Fund until at least March 31, 2023 to ensure that total annual fund operating expenses after fee waiver and/or reimbursement (exclusive of any front-end or contingent deferred loads, taxes, brokerage fees and commissions, borrowing costs (such as interest and dividend expense on securities sold short), acquired fund fees and expenses, fees and expenses associated with investments in other collective investment vehicles or derivative instruments (including for example option and swap fees and expenses), or extraordinary expenses such as litigation) will not exceed 0.80% of average daily net assets. This fee waiver and expense reimbursement is subject to possible recoupment from the Fund if such recoupment does not cause the Fund’s expense ratio (after the repayment is taken into account) to exceed both: (i) the Fund’s expense cap in place at the time such expenses were waived, and (ii) the Fund’s current expense cap at the time of recoupment. This agreement may be terminated on by the Trust’s Board of Trustees only 60 days’ written notice to the Fund’s adviser. The Fund’s total annual operating expenses (gross) are 1.09% per the March 30, 2022 prospectus.

 

** As of the commencement of operations on December 7, 2020.

 

*** The S&P 500 Total Return Index is an unmanaged market capitalization-weighted index which is comprised of 500 of the largest U.S. domiciled companies and includes the reinvestment of all dividends. Investors cannot invest directly in an index or benchmark.

 

An index is a statistical measure of a specified financial market or sector. An index does not actually hold a portfolio of securities and therefore does not reflect deductions for fees or expenses. In comparison, a Fund’s performance is negatively impacted by these deductions. Index returns reflect all items of income, gain and loss and the reinvestment of dividends and other income.

19

 

Inspire Faithward Large Cap Momentum ESG ETF
PORTFOLIO REVIEW (Unaudited)(Continued)
May 31, 2022

 

The Fund’s Top Sectors and Industries are as follows:

 

Sectors/Industries   % of Net Assets  
Software     16.4 %
Technology Hardware     8.1 %
Banking     6.3 %
Insurance     5.7 %
Semiconductors     5.6 %
Chemicals     5.4 %
Entertainment Content     4.9 %
Medical Equipment & Devices     4.1 %
Real Estate Investment Trusts     3.4 %
Oil & Gas Producers     3.3 %
Other Sectors     36.1 %
Other Assets Less Liabilities     0.7 %
      100.0 %

 

Please refer to the Schedule of Investments in this Semi-Annual Report for a detailed listing of the Fund’s holdings.

20

 

INSPIRE GLOBAL HOPE ESG ETF
SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (Unaudited)
May 31, 2022

 

Shares         Fair Value  
        COMMON STOCKS — 98.3%        
        AEROSPACE & DEFENSE - 1.4%        
  270,436     Rolls-Royce Holdings plc(a)   $ 295,433  
  3,038     Safran S.A.     313,843  
  775     Teledyne Technologies, Inc.(a)     313,991  
  4,870     Textron, Inc.     317,962  
  2,872     Thales S.A.     350,177  
  547     TransDigm Group, Inc.(a)     331,137  
              1,922,543  
        APPAREL & TEXTILE PRODUCTS - 0.4%        
  2,790     Cie Financiere Richemont S.A.     309,270  
  252     Hermes International(a)     300,225  
              609,495  
        ASSET MANAGEMENT - 2.1%        
  20,182     3i Group plc     322,866  
  3,437     Groupe Bruxelles Lambert S.A.     317,103  
  12,347     Industrivarden A.B.     319,840  
  12,596     Industrivarden A.B., C Shares     326,419  
  16,250     Investor A.B.     304,511  
  6,945     L E Lundbergforetagen A.B.     341,821  
  296     Partners Group Holding A.G.     317,624  
  3,283     Raymond James Financial, Inc.     323,343  
  8,544     Schroders plc     318,913  
              2,892,440  
        AUTOMOTIVE - 1.9%        
  4,089     Bayerische Motoren Werke A.G.     353,865  
  2,663     Cie Generale des Etablissements Michelin SCA     346,559  
  4,868     Continental A.G.     372,428  
  5,616     Denso Corporation     343,665  
  1,662     Ferrari N.V.     324,040  
  226,356     Geely Automobile Holdings Ltd.     432,681  
  5,222     Toyota Industries Corporation     336,715  
              2,509,953  
        BANKING - 5.6%        
  4,551     Commonwealth Bank of Australia     340,778  
  29,471     Credit Agricole S.A. (b)     326,247  

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

21

 

INSPIRE GLOBAL HOPE ESG ETF
SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (Unaudited) (Continued)
May 31, 2022

 

Shares         Fair Value  
        COMMON STOCKS — 98.3% (Continued)        
        BANKING - 5.6% (Continued)        
  20,786     Danske Bank A/S   $ 340,135  
  2,214     First Republic Bank     343,236  
  48,323     Grupo Financiero Banorte S.A.B. de C.V.     312,380  
  153,793     Intesa Sanpaolo SpA     335,169  
  8,704     KakaoBank Corporation(a)     284,827  
  4,937     KBC Group N.V.     307,867  
  2,140     M&T Bank Corporation     385,135  
  2,353     Macquarie Group Ltd.     313,992  
  171,228     Malayan Banking Bhd     355,829  
  15,055     National Australia Bank Ltd.     337,676  
  9,541     OTP Bank Nyrt     227,373  
  37,417     Powszechna Kasa Oszczednosci Bank Polski S.A.(a)     279,370  
  326,991     Public Bank Bhd     353,201  
  16,232     Regions Financial Corporation     358,565  
  1,201     Signature Bank     259,740  
  32,361     Skandinaviska Enskilda Banken A.B.     357,184  
  28,970     Standard Bank Group Ltd.     330,963  
  649     SVB Financial Group(a)     317,082  
  38,284     Svenska Handelsbanken A.B., A Shares     376,618  
  21,208     Swedbank A.B., A Shares     320,398  
  15,330     United Overseas Bank Ltd.     330,182  
              7,493,947  
        BEVERAGES - 0.3%        
  4,585     Monster Beverage Corporation(a)     408,615  
                 
        BIOTECH & PHARMA - 1.9%        
  2,209     Alnylam Pharmaceuticals, Inc.(a)     277,892  
  2,516     Celltrion, Inc.     325,078  
  10,655     Chugai Pharmaceutical Company Ltd.     292,031  
  1,804     CSL Ltd.     351,856  
  19,884     Grifols S.A. (b)     418,082  
  4,611     Incyte Corporation(a)     349,929  
  529     Regeneron Pharmaceuticals, Inc.(a)     351,647  

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

22

 

INSPIRE GLOBAL HOPE ESG ETF
SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (Unaudited) (Continued)
May 31, 2022

 

Shares         Fair Value  
        COMMON STOCKS — 98.3% (Continued)        
        BIOTECH & PHARMA - 1.9% (Continued)        
  3,055     UCB S.A.   $ 269,399  
              2,635,914  
        CABLE & SATELLITE - 0.2%        
  2,686     Liberty Broadband Corporation - Series A(a)     327,719  
                 
        CHEMICALS - 5.2%        
  2,059     Air Liquide S.A. (b)     359,866  
  4,155     Akzo Nobel N.V.     362,565  
  1,648     Albemarle Corporation     429,172  
  8,895     Asian Paints Ltd.     327,485  
  2,077     Avery Dennison Corporation     358,407  
  4,438     Brenntag S.E.     342,770  
  2,535     Celanese Corporation     396,778  
  524,680     Chandra Asri Petrochemical Tbk P.T.     368,997  
  3,526     Croda International plc     307,034  
  3,208     Eastman Chemical Company     353,393  
  375     EMS-Chemie Holding A.G.     320,900  
  12,730     Evonik Industries A.G.     340,623  
  88     Givaudan S.A.     323,049  
  2,016     Koninklijke DSM N.V.     340,364  
  54,512     Mitsubishi Chemical Holdings Corporation     324,475  
  5,330     Novozymes A/S, Class B     338,336  
  2,760     PPG Industries, Inc.     349,112  
  4,239     Sociedad Quimica y Minera de Chile S.A., Class B(a)     452,763  
  3,528     Solvay S.A.     344,962  
  3,015     Symrise A.G.     332,501  
              7,073,552  
        COMMERCIAL SUPPORT SERVICES - 2.3%        
  12,274     Bureau Veritas S.A.     353,979  
  848     Cintas Corporation     337,784  
  16,660     Compass Group plc     373,174  
  7,277     Edenred     358,656  
  3,572     Eurofins Scientific S.E.     332,855  
  2,729     Republic Services, Inc.     365,249  

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

23

 

INSPIRE GLOBAL HOPE ESG ETF
SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (Unaudited) (Continued)
May 31, 2022

 

Shares         Fair Value  
        COMMON STOCKS — 98.3% (Continued)        
        COMMERCIAL SUPPORT SERVICES - 2.3% (Continued)        
  10,360     Rollins, Inc.   $ 367,366  
  125     SGS S.A.     310,086  
  2,302     Waste Management, Inc.     364,890  
              3,164,039  
        CONSTRUCTION MATERIALS - 2.3%        
  5,919     Cie de Saint-Gobain     350,045  
  7,004     CRH plc     288,924  
  6,142     HeidelbergCement A.G.     356,641  
  7,408     Holcim Ltd.     366,613  
  11,576     James Hardie Industries plc - ADR     299,845  
  939     Martin Marietta Materials, Inc.     318,678  
  31,958     Siam Cement PCL (The) - ADR     346,417  
  1,106     Sika A.G.     306,066  
  1,960     Vulcan Materials Company     323,145  
              2,956,374  
        CONTAINERS & PACKAGING - 1.1%        
  31,852     Amcor plc - ADR     418,919  
  2,865     Crown Holdings, Inc.     299,221  
  7,893     International Paper Company     382,416  
  2,336     Packaging Corporation of America     367,406  
              1,467,962  
        DATA CENTER REIT - 0.3%        
  2,540     Digital Realty Trust, Inc.     354,559  
                 
        DIVERSIFIED INDUSTRIALS - 1.0%        
  10,665     Alfa Laval A.B.     287,844  
  2,285     Dover Corporation     305,984  
  1,870     Honeywell International, Inc.     362,070  
  1,713     Illinois Tool Works, Inc.     356,424  
              1,312,322  
        E-COMMERCE DISCRETIONARY - 0.5%        
  2,725     Etsy, Inc.(a)     221,052  
  3,029     Wayfair, Inc., Class A(a)     179,892  

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

24

 

INSPIRE GLOBAL HOPE ESG ETF
SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (Unaudited) (Continued)
May 31, 2022

 

Shares         Fair Value  
        COMMON STOCKS — 98.3% (Continued)        
        E-COMMERCE DISCRETIONARY - 0.5% (Continued)        
  6,664     Zalando S.E.(a),   $ 270,723  
              671,667  
        ELECTRIC UTILITIES - 5.3%        
  14,408     AES Corporation (The)     317,552  
  5,836     Alliant Energy Corporation     372,454  
  7,837     Avangrid, Inc.     372,963  
  11,910     CenterPoint Energy, Inc.     381,716  
  3,877     Consolidated Edison, Inc.     384,831  
  30,729     E.ON S.E.     312,798  
  74,420     EDP - Energias de Portugal S.A.     373,178  
  16,987     Endesa S.A.     376,132  
  2,984,447     Enel Americas S.A. (a)     323,055  
  53,829     Enel SpA     349,192  
  27,191     Engie S.A. (a)     364,687  
  3,131     Entergy Corporation     376,722  
  5,372     Evergy, Inc.     375,718  
  19,448     Fortum OYJ     359,027  
  238,200     Gulf Energy Development PCL - ADR     336,637  
  33,030     Iberdrola S.A.     391,205  
  15,922     SSE plc     355,539  
  168,384     Tenaga Nasional Bhd     351,841  
  43,562     Terna Rete Elettrica Nazionale SpA     368,900  
  3,657     WEC Energy Group, Inc.     384,241  
              7,228,388  
        ELECTRICAL EQUIPMENT - 2.4%        
  2,703     AMETEK, Inc.     328,333  
  4,783     Amphenol Corporation, Class A     338,923  
  13,209     Assa Abloy A.B., Class B     324,858  
  4,700     Cognex Corporation     227,574  
  30,906     Delta Electronics Thailand PCL     311,600  
  25,571     Hexagon A.B.     311,301  
  2,286     Keysight Technologies, Inc.(a)     332,842  
  767     Roper Technologies, Inc.     339,351  
  1,675     Schindler Holding A.G.     343,325  

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

25

 

INSPIRE GLOBAL HOPE ESG ETF
SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (Unaudited) (Continued)
May 31, 2022

 

Shares         Fair Value  
        COMMON STOCKS — 98.3% (Continued)        
        ELECTRICAL EQUIPMENT - 2.4% (Continued)        
  5,043     Trimble, Inc.(a)   $ 343,177  
              3,201,284  
        ENGINEERING & CONSTRUCTION - 1.0%        
  10,263     Bouygues S.A. (b)     353,923  
  13,629     Ferrovial S.A.     351,221  
  2,795     Quanta Services, Inc.     332,605  
  3,501     Vinci S.A.     336,986  
              1,374,735  
        ENTERTAINMENT CONTENT - 1.4%        
  4,557     Activision Blizzard, Inc.     354,899  
  6,620     AppLovin Corporation(a)     252,288  
  69,209     Bollore S.E.     368,441  
  9,135     Fox Corporation, Class A     324,384  
  2,352     Take-Two Interactive Software, Inc.(a)     292,895  
  14,254     Warner Bros Discovery, Inc.(a)     262,986  
              1,855,893  
        FOOD - 1.7%        
  12,546     Ajinomoto Company, Inc.     305,458  
  155     Barry Callebaut A.G.     339,594  
  3     Chocoladefabriken Lindt & Spruengli A.G.(a)     310,816  
  10,990     Conagra Brands, Inc.     361,461  
  121,200     Grupo Bimbo S.A.B. de C.V.     397,440  
  7,130     Hormel Foods Corporation     347,017  
  102,338     Wilmar International Ltd.     311,469  
              2,373,255  
        FORESTRY, PAPER & WOOD PRODUCTS - 0.8%        
  18,102     Stora Enso OYJ, R Shares     350,013  
  30,268     Suzano S.A.     338,710  
  10,856     UPM-Kymmene OYJ     384,394  
              1,073,117  
        GAS & WATER UTILITIES - 0.5%        
  12,048     Naturgy Energy Group S.A.     363,884  
  63,677     Snam SpA     369,746  
              733,630  

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

26

 

INSPIRE GLOBAL HOPE ESG ETF
SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (Unaudited) (Continued)
May 31, 2022

 

Shares         Fair Value  
        COMMON STOCKS — 98.3% (Continued)        
        HEALTH CARE FACILITIES & SERVICES - 2.0%        
  3,315     Catalent, Inc.(a)   $ 341,644  
  5,470     Fresenius Medical Care A.G. & Company KGaA     332,533  
  10,037     Fresenius S.E. & Company KGaA     343,436  
  1,441     HCA Healthcare, Inc.     303,186  
  246,836     IHH Healthcare Bhd     377,667  
  1,584     IQVIA Holdings, Inc.(a)     340,956  
  1,074     Molina Healthcare, Inc.(a)     311,696  
  13,617     Sonic Healthcare Ltd.     358,183  
              2,709,301  
        HEALTH CARE REIT - 0.4%        
  17,119     Medical Properties Trust, Inc.     318,071  
  5,848     Ventas, Inc.     331,816  
              649,887  
        HOME CONSTRUCTION - 1.0%        
  4,670     DR Horton, Inc.     350,951  
  584     Geberit A.G.     320,058  
  4,377     Lennar Corporation, Class A     351,254  
  79     NVR, Inc.(a)     351,599  
              1,373,862  
        HOUSEHOLD PRODUCTS - 0.8%        
  3,418     Beiersdorf A.G.     354,090  
  5,434     Henkel A.G. & Company KGaA     365,980  
  507     LG Household & Health Care Ltd.(a)     299,575  
              1,019,645  
        INDUSTRIAL REIT - 0.6%        
  6,203     Duke Realty Corporation     327,704  
  21,134     Goodman Group     311,619  
  2,240     Prologis, Inc.     285,555  
              924,878  
        INDUSTRIAL SUPPORT SERVICES - 0.9%        
  5,753     Ashtead Group plc     301,080  
  6,155     Fastenal Company     329,662  
  1,022     United Rentals, Inc.(a)     304,740  

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

27

 

INSPIRE GLOBAL HOPE ESG ETF
SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (Unaudited) (Continued)
May 31, 2022

 

Shares         Fair Value  
        COMMON STOCKS — 98.3% (Continued)        
        INDUSTRIAL SUPPORT SERVICES - 0.9% (Continued)        
  705     WW Grainger, Inc.   $ 343,384  
              1,278,866  
        INFRASTRUCTURE REIT - 1.0%        
  1,462     American Tower Corporation, A     374,462  
  1,989     Crown Castle International Corporation     377,214  
  1,069     SBA Communications Corporation     359,836  
              1,111,512  
        INSTITUTIONAL FINANCIAL SERVICES - 1.4%        
  110,308     B3 S.A. - Brasil Bolsa Balcao     294,962  
  3,210     Cboe Global Markets, Inc.     360,515  
  1,988     Deutsche Boerse A.G.     333,396  
  5,448     Interactive Brokers Group, Inc., Class A     335,270  
  2,735     Intercontinental Exchange, Inc.     280,037  
  3,522     London Stock Exchange Group plc     328,522  
              1,932,702  
        INSURANCE - 3.0%        
  10,832     Admiral Group plc     303,441  
  5,054     Brown & Brown, Inc.     300,056  
  2,660     Cincinnati Financial Corporation     340,108  
  17,443     Dai-ichi Life Holdings, Inc.     356,863  
  102,055     Legal & General Group plc     333,989  
  5,609     Loews Corporation     367,332  
  246     Markel Corporation(a)     336,880  
  24,807     Prudential plc     324,331  
  7,383     Sampo OYJ, A Shares     333,451  
  24,435     SBI Life Insurance Company Ltd.     369,375  
  566     Swiss Life Holding A.G.     320,341  
  14,931     Tryg A/S     348,067  
              4,034,234  
        INTERNET MEDIA & SERVICES - 1.2%        
  158     Booking Holdings, Inc.(a)     354,482  
  3,110     Naspers Ltd., N Shares     340,830  
  6,564     Prosus N.V.     340,142  
  3,569     REA Group Ltd.     288,373  

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

28

 

INSPIRE GLOBAL HOPE ESG ETF
SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (Unaudited) (Continued)
May 31, 2022

 

Shares         Fair Value  
        COMMON STOCKS — 98.3% (Continued)        
        INTERNET MEDIA & SERVICES - 1.2% (Continued)        
  1,654     VeriSign, Inc.(a)   $ 288,706  
              1,612,533  
        LEISURE FACILITIES & SERVICES - 0.2%        
  3,116     Live Nation Entertainment, Inc.(a)     296,176  
                 
        MACHINERY - 2.2%        
  27,828     Atlas Copco A.B.     311,539  
  6,957     Atlas Copco A.B.(a)     5,684  
  1,647     Caterpillar, Inc.     355,505  
  22,603     CNH Industrial N.V.     336,486  
  2,042     FANUC Corporation     334,802  
  1,595     Nordson Corporation     347,519  
  1,254     Parker-Hannifin Corporation     341,301  
  16,608     Sandvik A.B.     340,094  
  644     SMC Corporation     333,252  
  50,547     WEG S.A.     269,792  
              2,975,974  
        MEDICAL EQUIPMENT & DEVICES - 5.2%        
  1,117     ABIOMED, Inc.(a)     294,553  
  830     Align Technology, Inc.(a)     230,441  
  634     Bio-Rad Laboratories, Inc., Class A(a)     340,959  
  2,423     Coloplast A/S - Series B     288,173  
  8,060     Demant A/S(a),     354,849  
  7,406     DENTSPLY SIRONA, Inc.     292,981  
  707     DexCom, Inc.(a)     210,644  
  3,138     Edwards Lifesciences Corporation(a)     316,467  
  1,921     EssilorLuxottica S.A. (b)     309,376  
  5,153     Exact Sciences Corporation(a)     256,671  
  4,796     Hologic, Inc.(a)     360,995  
  668     IDEXX Laboratories, Inc.(a)     261,602  
  1,390     Insulet Corporation(a)     296,737  
  1,204     Intuitive Surgical, Inc.(a)     274,079  
  2,358     Masimo Corporation(a)     331,134  
  262     Mettler-Toledo International, Inc.(a)     336,963  

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

29

 

INSPIRE GLOBAL HOPE ESG ETF
SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (Unaudited) (Continued)
May 31, 2022

 

Shares         Fair Value  
        COMMON STOCKS — 98.3% (Continued)        
        MEDICAL EQUIPMENT & DEVICES - 5.2% (Continued)        
  1,473     ResMed, Inc.   $ 299,697  
  883     Sonova Holding A.G.     312,001  
  1,493     STERIS plc     340,703  
  1,366     Stryker Corporation     320,327  
  1,051     Teleflex, Inc.     302,415  
  1,142     Waters Corporation(a)     374,519  
  880     West Pharmaceutical Services, Inc.     273,134  
              6,979,420  
        METALS & MINING - 2.5%        
  2,576     Anglo American Platinum Ltd.     282,140  
  16,333     Antofagasta plc     304,102  
  9,635     BHP Group Ltd.     308,400  
  24,613     Fortescue Metals Group Ltd.     355,146  
  7,222     Freeport-McMoRan, Inc.     282,236  
  18,130     Newcrest Mining Ltd.     325,734  
  4,590     Newmont Corporation     311,432  
  35,424     Norsk Hydro ASA     284,002  
  4,168     Rio Tinto Ltd.     342,274  
  4,587     Rio Tinto plc     332,370  
  4,768     Southern Copper Corporation     294,567  
              3,422,403  
        MULTI ASSET CLASS REIT - 0.6%        
  20,486     Segro plc     286,037  
  4,464     WP Carey, Inc.     375,601  
              661,638  
        OFFICE REIT - 0.4%        
  1,814     Alexandria Real Estate Equities, Inc.     301,033  
  2,808     Boston Properties, Inc.     312,193  
              613,226  
        OIL & GAS PRODUCERS - 4.7%        
  5,845     Continental Resources, Inc.     397,869  
  6,077     Devon Energy Corporation     455,167  
  2,643     Diamondback Energy, Inc.     401,789  
  19,440     Ecopetrol S.A. - ADR(b)     328,536  

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

30

 

INSPIRE GLOBAL HOPE ESG ETF
SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (Unaudited) (Continued)
May 31, 2022

 

Shares         Fair Value  
        COMMON STOCKS — 98.3% (Continued)        
        OIL & GAS PRODUCERS - 4.7% (Continued)        
  96,521     ENEOS Holdings, Inc.   $ 390,817  
  24,525     Eni SpA     373,732  
  3,031     EOG Resources, Inc.     415,126  
  30,549     Inpex Corporation     398,469  
  19,233     Kinder Morgan, Inc.     378,698  
  6,397     Occidental Petroleum Corporation     443,376  
  7,529     OMV A.G.     439,602  
  5,123     ONEOK, Inc.     337,350  
  82,484     PTT Exploration & Production PCL - ADR     407,397  
  3,657     Valero Energy Corporation     473,947  
  10,937     Williams Companies, Inc. (The)     405,325  
  16,718     Woodside Energy Group Ltd.     356,985  
              6,404,185  
        OIL & GAS SERVICES & EQUIPMENT - 0.6%        
  9,539     Halliburton Company     386,330  
  8,715     Schlumberger N.V.     400,541  
              786,871  
        PUBLISHING & BROADCASTING - 0.5%        
  5,801     Liberty Media Corp-Liberty Formula One - Series A(a)     330,773  
  16,142     News Corporation, CLASS A - NON-VOTING     280,871  
              611,644  
        REAL ESTATE INVESTMENT TRUSTS - 0.2%        
  8,969     Invitation Homes, Inc.     338,311  
                 
        REAL ESTATE OWNERS & DEVELOPERS - 1.5%        
  119,902     China Overseas Land & Investment Ltd.     348,375  
  72,290     Hongkong Land Holdings Ltd.     335,426  
  495,662     SM Prime Holdings, Inc.     348,579  
  12,992     Sumitomo Realty & Development Company Ltd.     350,734  
  143,714     Swire Properties Ltd.     351,629  
  7,582     Vonovia S.E.     288,485  
              2,023,228  
        RESIDENTIAL REIT - 1.5%        
  2,168     Camden Property Trust     311,086  

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

31

 

 

INSPIRE GLOBAL HOPE ESG ETF
SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (Unaudited) (Continued)
May 31, 2022

 

Shares         Fair Value  
        COMMON STOCKS — 98.3% (Continued)        
        RESIDENTIAL REIT - 1.5% (Continued)        
  4,730     Equity LifeStyle Properties, Inc.   $ 358,061  
  4,014     Equity Residential     308,396  
  1,051     Essex Property Trust, Inc.     298,326  
  1,723     Mid-America Apartment Communities, Inc.     311,863  
  2,059     Sun Communities, Inc.     337,944  
  6,322     UDR, Inc.     302,192  
              2,227,868  
        RETAIL - CONSUMER STAPLES - 1.5%        
  16,914     Aeon Company Ltd.     309,774  
  6,899     Avenue Supermarts Ltd.(a)     352,870  
  637     Costco Wholesale Corporation     296,982  
  1,611     Dollar General Corporation     354,968  
  2,287     Dollar Tree, Inc.(a)     366,675  
  15,111     Jeronimo Martins SGPS S.A.     309,291  
              1,990,560  
        RETAIL - DISCRETIONARY - 2.8%        
  177     AutoZone, Inc.(a)     364,558  
  1,928     Burlington Stores, Inc.(a)     324,482  
  3,616     CarMax, Inc.(a)     358,960  
  4,212     Floor & Decor Holdings, Inc., Class A(a)     317,753  
  2,853     Genuine Parts Company     390,091  
  4,442     Next plc     362,615  
  527     O’Reilly Automotive, Inc.(a)     335,789  
  3,719     Pandora A/S     300,311  
  3,955     Ross Stores, Inc.     336,254  
  20,919     SM Investments Corporation     342,072  
  1,581     Tractor Supply Company     296,216  
              3,729,101  
        RETAIL REIT - 0.8%        
  14,685     Kimco Realty Corporation     347,300  
  5,210     Realty Income Corporation     355,426  
  2,723     Simon Property Group, Inc.     312,192  
              1,014,918  

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

32

 

INSPIRE GLOBAL HOPE ESG ETF
SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (Unaudited) (Continued)
May 31, 2022

 

Shares         Fair Value  
        COMMON STOCKS — 98.3% (Continued)        
        SELF-STORAGE REIT - 0.4%        
  1,754     Extra Space Storage, Inc.   $ 312,563  
  926     Public Storage     306,173  
              618,736  
        SEMICONDUCTORS - 3.8%        
  2,205     Analog Devices, Inc.     371,322  
  528     ASML Holding N.V.     303,754  
  582     Broadcom, Inc.     337,636  
  2,706     Entegris, Inc.     300,258  
  10,390     Infineon Technologies A.G.     322,729  
  980     KLA Corporation     357,553  
  5,019     Marvell Technology, Inc.     296,874  
  4,802     Microchip Technology, Inc.     348,865  
  751     Monolithic Power Systems, Inc.     338,243  
  1,326     NVIDIA Corporation     247,591  
  1,961     NXP Semiconductors N.V.     372,118  
  5,693     ON Semiconductor Corporation(a)     345,451  
  2,878     Qorvo, Inc.(a)     321,617  
  2,687     Skyworks Solutions, Inc.     292,534  
  8,172     STMicroelectronics N.V. - ADR     327,534  
  3,034     Teradyne, Inc.     331,495  
              5,215,574  
        SOFTWARE - 3.7%        
  1,146     ANSYS, Inc.(a)     298,373  
  2,253     Cadence Design Systems, Inc.(a)     346,354  
  5,285     Ceridian HCM Holding, Inc.(a)     297,546  
  3,911     Cerner Corporation     370,958  
  2,651     Check Point Software Technologies Ltd.(a)     331,587  
  7,192     Dassault Systemes S.E.     302,478  
  3,404     DocuSign, Inc.(a)     285,630  
  1,073     Fortinet, Inc.(a)     315,612  
  16     Nice Ltd.(a)     3,232  
  18     Nice Ltd. - ADR(a)     3,577  
  1,058     Paycom Software, Inc.(a)     300,832  
  3,357     PTC, Inc.(a)     391,190  

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

33

 

INSPIRE GLOBAL HOPE ESG ETF
SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (Unaudited) (Continued)
May 31, 2022

 

Shares         Fair Value  
        COMMON STOCKS — 98.3% (Continued)        
        SOFTWARE - 3.7% (Continued)        
  3,008     RingCentral, Inc., Class A(a)   $ 189,925  
  639     ServiceNow, Inc.(a)     298,713  
  4,825     SS&C Technologies Holdings, Inc.     308,752  
  1,105     Synopsys, Inc.(a)     352,716  
  827     Tyler Technologies, Inc.(a)     294,263  
  1,711     Veeva Systems, Inc., Class A(a)     291,315  
              4,983,053  
        STEEL - 0.2%        
  2,457     Nucor Corporation     325,454  
                 
        TECHNOLOGY HARDWARE - 1.4%        
  2,661     Arista Networks, Inc.(a)     272,167  
  3,057     Garmin Ltd.     322,880  
  4,243     NetApp, Inc.     305,284  
  36,876     Panasonic Holdings Corporation     339,190  
  780     Samsung SDI Company Ltd.     361,048  
  855     Zebra Technologies Corporation, Class A(a)     289,152  
              1,889,721  
        TECHNOLOGY SERVICES - 4.0%        
  4,013     Cognizant Technology Solutions Corporation, Class A     299,771  
  5,403     CoStar Group, Inc.(a)     329,259  
  1,250     EPAM Systems, Inc.(a)     423,150  
  1,538     Equifax, Inc.     311,568  
  3,629     Fidelity National Information Services, Inc.     379,231  
  1,469     FleetCor Technologies, Inc.(a)     365,502  
  1,218     Gartner, Inc.(a)     319,603  
  2,673     Global Payments, Inc.     350,270  
  1,504     Globant S.A.(a)     285,023  
  1,059     MarketAxess Holdings, Inc.     298,299  
  721     MSCI, Inc.     318,934  
  8,512     NEC Corporation     344,522  
  18,280     NTT Data Corporation     287,431  
  2,682     Paychex, Inc.     332,112  
  7,346     Tata Consultancy Services Ltd.     318,188  

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

34

 

INSPIRE GLOBAL HOPE ESG ETF
SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (Unaudited) (Continued)
May 31, 2022

 

Shares         Fair Value  
        COMMON STOCKS — 98.3% (Continued)        
        TECHNOLOGY SERVICES - 4.0% (Continued)        
  1,690     Verisk Analytics, Inc.   $ 295,615  
  3,409     Wolters Kluwer N.V.     337,131  
              5,595,609  
        TELECOMMUNICATIONS - 1.8%        
  350,744     America Movil S.A.B. de C.V.     377,981  
  104,620     Koninklijke KPN N.V.     380,998  
  27,642     MTN Group Ltd.     298,263  
  186,210     Singapore Telecommunications Ltd.     352,001  
  32,508     Telefonica Brasil S.A.     349,072  
  89,918     Telia Company A.B.     368,447  
  124,960     Telstra Corp Ltd.     347,883  
              2,474,645  
        TIMBER REIT - 0.4%        
  9,557     Weyerhaeuser Company     377,693  
                 
        TRANSPORTATION & LOGISTICS - 3.2%        
  2,162     Aena SME S.A.(a),     329,858  
  17,337     Atlantia SpA     419,980  
  9,710     CSX Corporation     308,681  
  1,843     DSV A/S     302,513  
  6,181     East Japan Railway Company     317,592  
  3,491     Expeditors International of Washington, Inc.     379,959  
  1,776     JB Hunt Transport Services, Inc.     306,502  
  1,251     Kuehne + Nagel International A.G.     329,633  
  1,178     Old Dominion Freight Line, Inc.     304,207  
  31,035     Poste Italiane SpA     335,599  
  4,354     Ryanair Holdings plc - ADR(a)     379,669  
  36,615     Transurban Group     377,526  
  1,326     Union Pacific Corporation     291,428  
              4,383,147  
        TRANSPORTATION EQUIPMENT - 1.3%        
  15,041     Alstom S.A.     410,047  
  52,094     Iveco Group N.V.(a)     331,284  
  4,117     PACCAR, Inc.     357,520  

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

35

 

INSPIRE GLOBAL HOPE ESG ETF
SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (Unaudited) (Continued)
May 31, 2022

 

Shares         Fair Value  
        COMMON STOCKS — 98.3% (Continued)        
                 
        TRANSPORTATION EQUIPMENT - 1.3% (Continued)        
  18,343     Volvo A.B.   $ 335,807  
  3,703     Westinghouse Air Brake Technologies Corporation     349,785  
              1,784,443  
                 
        WHOLESALE - CONSUMER STAPLES - 0.2%        
  10,597     ITOCHU Corporation     304,190  
                 
        WHOLESALE - DISCRETIONARY - 0.8%        
  2,877     Copart, Inc.(a)     329,503  
  7,860     LKQ Corporation     403,925  
  819     Pool Corporation     326,471  
              1,059,899  
                 
        TOTAL COMMON STOCKS (Cost $132,419,235)     133,376,510  
                             
Shares         Expiration
Date
  Exercise
Price
    Fair Value  
        WARRANT — 0.1%                    
                             
        OIL & GAS PRODUCERS - 0.1%                    
  2,243     Occidental Petroleum Corporation(a) (b)   08/03/2027   $ 22.00       106,206  
                             
        TOTAL WARRANT (Cost $0)                 106,206  

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

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INSPIRE GLOBAL HOPE ESG ETF
SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (Unaudited) (Continued)
May 31, 2022

 

Shares         Fair Value  
        COLLATERAL FOR SECURITIES LOANED — 1.4%        
                 
        MONEY MARKET FUND - 1.4%        
  1,836,655     Fidelity Government Portfolio - Institutional Class, 0.01% (Cost $1,836,655)(c)(d)   $ 1,836,655  
                 
        TOTAL INVESTMENTS - 99.8% (Cost $134,255,890)   $ 135,319,371  
        OTHER ASSETS IN EXCESS OF LIABILITIES - 0.2%     307,339  
        NET ASSETS - 100.0%   $ 135,626,710  
                 
ADR - American Depositary Receipt
     
A/S - Anonim Sirketi
     
LTD - Limited Company
     
MSCI - Morgan Stanley Capital International
     
NV - Naamioze Vennootschap
     
OYJ - Julkinen osakeyhtiö
     
PLC - Public Limited Company
     
PT - Perseroan Terbatas
     
REIT - Real Estate Investment Trust
     
S/A - Société Anonyme
     
(a) - Non-income producing security.
     
(b) - All or a portion of the security is on loan. The total fair value of the securities on loan as of May 31, 2022 was $1,729,965.
     
(c) - Security was purchased with cash received as collateral for securities on loan at May 31, 2022. Total collateral had a value of $1,836,655 at May 31, 2022.
     
(d) - Rate disclosed is the seven day effective yield as of May 31, 2022.

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

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INSPIRE SMALL/MID CAP ESG ETF
SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (Unaudited)
May 31, 2022

 

Shares         Fair Value  
        COMMON STOCKS — 99.1%        
        ADVERTISING & MARKETING - 0.2%        
  20,897     QuinStreet, Inc.(a)   $ 229,867  
                 
        AEROSPACE & DEFENSE - 1.0%        
  4,998     AAR Corporation(a)     241,004  
  6,279     Aerojet Rocketdyne Holdings, Inc.(a)     255,806  
  2,582     AeroVironment, Inc.(a)     237,441  
  6,074     Barnes Group, Inc.     218,846  
  1,930     Woodward, Inc.     196,107  
              1,149,204  
        APPAREL & TEXTILE PRODUCTS - 0.6%        
  2,600     Carter’s, Inc.     200,330  
  2,702     Oxford Industries, Inc.     246,314  
  5,937     Skechers USA, Inc., Class A(a)     233,918  
              680,562  
        ASSET MANAGEMENT - 0.6%        
  6,149     Artisan Partners Asset Management, Inc., Class A     236,184  
  2,826     Cohen & Steers, Inc.     215,369  
  3,530     Stifel Financial Corporation     226,520  
              678,073  
        AUTOMOTIVE - 1.5%        
  13,723     Dana, Inc.     227,253  
  2,567     Dorman Products, Inc.(a)     259,395  
  8,340     Gentex Corporation     259,207  
  3,325     Gentherm, Inc.(a)     229,226  
  5,600     Standard Motor Products, Inc.     223,720  
  13,303     Tenneco, Inc., Class A(a)     230,275  
  2,201     Visteon Corporation(a)     246,974  
              1,676,050  
        BANKING - 9.9%        
  5,548     Ameris Bancorp     252,932  
  10,558     Associated Banc-Corporation     218,551  
  15,303     Brookline Bancorp, Inc.     216,844  
  9,102     Byline Bancorp, Inc.     227,368  
  5,411     Cathay General Bancorp     222,446  

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

38

 

INSPIRE SMALL/MID CAP ESG ETF
SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (Unaudited) (Continued)
May 31, 2022

 

Shares         Fair Value  
        COMMON STOCKS — 99.1% (Continued)        
        BANKING - 9.9% (Continued)        
  3,095     City Holding Company   $ 254,068  
  3,391     Commerce Bancshares, Inc.     234,589  
  3,474     Community Bank System, Inc.     229,284  
  1,744     Cullen/Frost Bankers, Inc.     217,965  
  4,622     Customers Bancorp, Inc.(a)     190,889  
  4,259     Eagle Bancorp, Inc.     211,076  
  3,044     East West Bancorp, Inc.     223,856  
  15,985     First Commonwealth Financial Corporation     223,950  
  10,490     First Financial Bancorp     220,080  
  5,483     First Financial Bankshares, Inc.     226,119  
  10,341     First Horizon Corporation     236,085  
  6,641     First Interstate BancSystem, Inc., Class A     252,822  
  5,713     Flagstar Bancorp, Inc.     220,122  
  19,337     FNB Corporation     234,945  
  14,570     Fulton Financial Corporation     230,935  
  4,799     Glacier Bancorp, Inc.     232,320  
  8,253     Hilltop Holdings, Inc.(b)     247,673  
  10,778     Home BancShares, Inc.     243,475  
  15,103     Hope Bancorp, Inc.     220,202  
  5,701     International Bancshares Corporation     239,043  
  14,509     Lakeland Bancorp, Inc.     225,180  
  6,763     NBT Bancorp, Inc.     250,096  
  22,563     New York Community Bancorp, Inc.     225,179  
  18,014     Northwest Bancshares, Inc.     232,200  
  2,632     Pinnacle Financial Partners, Inc.     214,297  
  3,498     Prosperity Bancshares, Inc.     253,604  
  7,308     Renasant Corporation     226,110  
  8,236     S&T Bancorp, Inc.     242,221  
  2,535     ServisFirst Bancshares, Inc.     211,318  
  9,281     Simmons First National Corporation, Class A     238,615  
  5,958     Southside Bancshares, Inc.     240,286  
  4,902     Synovus Financial Corporation     209,070  
  4,253     Texas Capital Bancshares, Inc.(a)     240,422  
  8,125     Towne Bank     239,525  

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

39

 

INSPIRE SMALL/MID CAP ESG ETF
SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (Unaudited) (Continued)
May 31, 2022

 

Shares         Fair Value  
        COMMON STOCKS — 99.1% (Continued)        
        BANKING - 9.9% (Continued)        
  8,022     Trustmark Corporation   $ 233,360  
  2,496     UMB Financial Corporation     230,506  
  12,949     Umpqua Holdings Corporation     228,550  
  6,977     United Bankshares, Inc.     262,055  
  6,961     United Community Banks, Inc.     218,784  
  18,640     Valley National Bancorp     236,914  
  4,292     Webster Financial Corporation     210,694  
  7,033     WesBanco, Inc.     239,544  
  4,039     Westamerica BanCorporation     243,188  
  2,586     Wintrust Financial Corporation     225,991  
              11,305,348  
        BEVERAGES - 0.2%        
  492     Coca-Cola Consolidated, Inc.     277,965  
                 
        BIOTECH & PHARMA - 3.3%        
  2,033     Biohaven Pharmaceutical Holding Company Ltd.(a)     292,202  
  50,093     Bluebird Bio, Inc.(a)     160,298  
  18,640     Coherus Biosciences, Inc.(a)     136,818  
  6,540     Cytokinetics, Inc.(a)     260,946  
  5,861     Emergent BioSolutions, Inc.(a)     193,179  
  3,358     Enanta Pharmaceuticals, Inc.(a)     134,085  
  6,083     Halozyme Therapeutics, Inc.(a)     279,696  
  1,744     Heska Corporation(a)     174,034  
  12,485     Innoviva, Inc.(a)     189,397  
  19,330     Ironwood Pharmaceuticals, Inc.(a)     217,849  
  45,168     Nektar Therapeutics(a)     157,185  
  3,191     Pacira BioSciences, Inc.(a)     201,831  
  4,570     Prestige Consumer Healthcare, Inc.(a)     255,097  
  12,568     Revance Therapeutics, Inc.(a)     171,930  
  7,233     Sage Therapeutics, Inc.(a)     226,176  
  3,085     Sarepta Therapeutics, Inc.(a)     224,650  
  7,550     Supernus Pharmaceuticals, Inc.(a)     210,419  
  1,359     United Therapeutics Corporation(a)     313,031  
              3,798,823  


See accompanying notes to financial statements.

40

 

INSPIRE SMALL/MID CAP ESG ETF
SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (Unaudited) (Continued)
May 31, 2022

 

Shares         Fair Value  
        COMMON STOCKS — 99.1% (Continued)        
        CABLE & SATELLITE - 0.2%        
  163     Cable One, Inc.   $ 212,405  
                 
        CHEMICALS - 4.3%        
  4,696     AdvanSix, Inc.     217,566  
  1,767     Balchem Corporation     219,868  
  3,518     Cabot Corporation     265,996  
  7,633     Chemours Company (The)     328,905  
  11,671     Codexis, Inc.(a)     124,646  
  7,746     GCP Applied Technologies, Inc.(a)     241,056  
  3,630     HB Fuller Company     258,020  
  3,745     Ingevity Corporation(a)     260,952  
  2,621     Innospec, Inc.     267,421  
  2,842     Materion Corporation     232,987  
  3,653     Minerals Technologies, Inc.     242,048  
  747     NewMarket Corporation     246,151  
  4,610     Olin Corporation     303,292  
  1,390     Quaker Houghton     217,396  
  895     Rogers Corporation(a)     237,515  
  2,959     RPM International, Inc.     260,688  
  2,888     Sensient Technologies Corporation     252,527  
  5,070     Trinseo plc     239,760  
  7,633     Valvoline, Inc.     255,400  
  1,326     WD-40 Company     250,336  
              4,922,530  
        COMMERCIAL SUPPORT SERVICES - 2.6%        
  5,286     ABM Industries, Inc.     255,578  
  5,222     Brady Corporation, Class A     253,319  
  3,561     Brink’s Company (The)     216,616  
  1,425     CorVel Corporation(a)     212,553  
  7,984     Deluxe Corporation     191,057  
  4,312     Forrester Research, Inc.(a)     225,647  
  1,544     FTI Consulting, Inc.(a)     259,392  
  19,988     Harsco Corporation(a)     165,900  
  2,402     Insperity, Inc.     240,368  

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

41

 

INSPIRE SMALL/MID CAP ESG ETF
SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (Unaudited) (Continued)
May 31, 2022

 

Shares         Fair Value  
        COMMON STOCKS — 99.1% (Continued)        
        COMMERCIAL SUPPORT SERVICES - 2.6% (Continued)        
  3,719     Korn Ferry   $ 228,570  
  2,454     TriNet Group, Inc.(a)     192,737  
  8,384     TrueBlue, Inc.(a)     184,616  
  1,314     UniFirst Corporation     214,760  
  6,791     Viad Corporation(a)     204,545  
              3,045,658  
        CONSTRUCTION MATERIALS - 1.0%        
  973     Carlisle Companies, Inc.     247,560  
  1,864     Eagle Materials, Inc.     243,364  
  9,105     MDU Resources Group, Inc.     249,295  
  2,204     Simpson Manufacturing Company, Inc.     238,803  
  7,738     Summit Materials, Inc., Class A(a)     211,325  
              1,190,347  
        CONSUMER SERVICES - 1.5%        
  394     Graham Holdings Company, Class B     241,530  
  2,487     Grand Canyon Education, Inc.(a)     221,766  
  7,548     Matthews International Corporation, Class A     244,253  
  1,427     Medifast, Inc.     237,952  
  9,713     Rent-A-Center, Inc.     267,496  
  3,670     Service Corporation International     257,010  
  3,628     Strategic Education, Inc.     238,795  
              1,708,802  
        CONTAINERS & PACKAGING - 0.8%        
  2,045     AptarGroup, Inc.     218,999  
  3,718     Greif, Inc., Class A     221,109  
  5,222     Silgan Holdings, Inc.     228,777  
  3,860     Sonoco Products Company     225,694  
              894,579  
        ELECTRIC UTILITIES - 1.9%        
  3,606     ALLETE, Inc.     223,644  
  3,153     Black Hills Corporation     241,709  
  5,720     Hawaiian Electric Industries, Inc.     246,932  
  2,095     IDACORP, Inc.     228,397  
  3,040     MGE Energy, Inc.     241,285  

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

42

 

INSPIRE SMALL/MID CAP ESG ETF
SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (Unaudited) (Continued)
May 31, 2022

 

Shares         Fair Value  
        COMMON STOCKS — 99.1% (Continued)        
        ELECTRIC UTILITIES - 1.9% (Continued)        
  4,019     NorthWestern Corporation   $ 246,244  
  5,983     OGE Energy Corporation     247,098  
  2,994     Ormat Technologies, Inc.     251,377  
  5,091     PNM Resources, Inc.     241,975  
              2,168,661  
        ELECTRICAL EQUIPMENT - 2.0%        
  4,381     AAON, Inc.     234,734  
  2,824     Advanced Energy Industries, Inc.     230,043  
  2,422     Badger Meter, Inc.     191,677  
  4,371     Belden, Inc.     251,682  
  4,671     FARO Technologies, Inc.(a)     150,500  
  4,596     Itron, Inc.(a)     237,200  
  967     Littelfuse, Inc.     261,283  
  5,972     National Instruments Corporation     210,931  
  2,839     OSI Systems, Inc.(a)     238,249  
  1,721     Watts Water Technologies, Inc., Class A     225,158  
              2,231,457  
        ENGINEERING & CONSTRUCTION - 2.0%        
  3,129     AECOM     218,561  
  2,707     Comfort Systems USA, Inc.     242,872  
  2,148     EMCOR Group, Inc.     226,893  
  2,258     Exponent, Inc.     204,101  
  2,844     Installed Building Products, Inc.     271,716  
  4,426     KBR, Inc.     220,238  
  2,786     MasTec, Inc.(a)     232,882  
  2,568     MYR Group, Inc.(a)     235,254  
  1,461     Tetra Tech, Inc.     197,191  
  1,328     TopBuild Corporation(a)     261,961  
              2,311,669  
        ENTERTAINMENT CONTENT - 0.2%        
  5,941     AMC Networks, Inc., Class A(a)     233,244  
                 
        FOOD - 2.9%        
  10,440     BellRing Brands, Inc.(a)     273,006  

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

43

 

INSPIRE SMALL/MID CAP ESG ETF
SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (Unaudited) (Continued)
May 31, 2022

 

Shares         Fair Value  
        COMMON STOCKS — 99.1% (Continued)        
        FOOD - 2.9% (Continued)        
  4,400     Cal-Maine Foods, Inc.   $ 210,012  
  2,989     Darling Ingredients, Inc.(a)     239,329  
  9,455     Flowers Foods, Inc.     260,958  
  9,439     Fresh Del Monte Produce, Inc.     241,072  
  7,010     Hain Celestial Group, Inc. (The)(a)     184,714  
  2,769     Ingredion, Inc.     262,197  
  1,577     J & J Snack Foods Corporation     202,203  
  2,923     John B Sanfilippo & Son, Inc.     223,259  
  4,018     Lamb Weston Holdings, Inc.     271,536  
  1,647     Lancaster Colony Corporation     200,769  
  12,089     Phibro Animal Health Corporation, Class A     232,230  
  3,502     Post Holdings, Inc.(a)     287,969  
  1,304     Sanderson Farms, Inc.     260,148  
              3,349,402  
        FORESTRY, PAPER & WOOD PRODUCTS - 0.4%        
  3,856     Louisiana-Pacific Corporation     266,296  
  3,635     Trex Company, Inc.(a)     231,622  
              497,918  
        GAS & WATER UTILITIES - 2.0%        
  2,718     American States Water Company     215,402  
  2,024     Atmos Energy Corporation     235,411  
  3,507     National Fuel Gas Company     257,870  
  5,279     New Jersey Resources Corporation     242,412  
  2,742     ONE Gas, Inc.     238,609  
  7,075     South Jersey Industries, Inc.     246,564  
  3,107     Southwest Gas Holdings, Inc.     289,354  
  3,386     Spire, Inc.     265,124  
  6,675     UGI Corporation     285,289  
              2,276,035  
        HEALTH CARE FACILITIES & SERVICES - 2.5%        
  3,685     Acadia Healthcare Company, Inc.(a)     262,261  
  1,405     Amedisys, Inc.(a)     162,854  
  481     Chemed Corporation     232,996  
  20,684     Community Health Systems, Inc.(a)     108,384  

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

44

 

INSPIRE SMALL/MID CAP ESG ETF
SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (Unaudited) (Continued)
May 31, 2022

 

Shares         Fair Value  
        COMMON STOCKS — 99.1% (Continued)        
        HEALTH CARE FACILITIES & SERVICES - 2.5% (Continued)        
  2,699     Ensign Group, Inc. (The)   $ 219,078  
  3,548     HealthEquity, Inc.(a)     222,034  
  1,441     LHC Group, Inc.(a)     240,157  
  3,455     National HealthCare Corporation     242,852  
  5,424     Owens & Minor, Inc.     189,189  
  6,772     Premier, Inc., Class A     253,341  
  10,200     Select Medical Holdings Corporation     248,370  
  2,807     Tenet Healthcare Corporation(a)     181,641  
  7,532     Tivity Health, Inc.(a)     244,037  
              2,807,194  
        HEALTH CARE REIT - 0.8%        
  12,497     CareTrust REIT, Inc.     231,569  
  11,344     Medical Properties Trust, Inc.     210,772  
  13,701     Physicians Realty Trust     254,154  
  16,230     Sabra Health Care REIT, Inc.     227,869  
              924,364  
        HOME & OFFICE PRODUCTS - 0.7%        
  6,516     HNI Corporation     248,455  
  11,220     Newell Brands, Inc.     240,557  
  8,692     Tempur Sealy International, Inc.     229,208  
  12,408     Tupperware Brands Corporation(a)     82,265  
              800,485  
        HOME CONSTRUCTION - 2.9%        
  4,953     American Woodmark Corporation(a)     257,952  
  2,673     Armstrong World Industries, Inc.     223,196  
  12,112     Griffon Corporation     388,432  
  17,967     Interface, Inc.     258,545  
  7,382     KB Home     254,605  
  2,462     LGI Homes, Inc.(a)     241,251  
  5,418     M/I Homes, Inc.(a)     253,292  
  3,061     Meritage Homes Corporation(a)     261,134  
  3,982     Patrick Industries, Inc.     239,358  
  13,421     PGT Innovations, Inc.(a)     269,762  
  8,742     Taylor Morrison Home Corporation(a)     253,256  

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

45

 

INSPIRE SMALL/MID CAP ESG ETF
SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (Unaudited) (Continued)
May 31, 2022

 

Shares         Fair Value  
        COMMON STOCKS — 99.1% (Continued)        
        HOME CONSTRUCTION - 2.9% (Continued)        
  5,096     Toll Brothers, Inc.   $ 257,195  
  11,975     Tri Pointe Homes, Inc.(a)     252,313  
              3,410,291  
        HOTEL REIT - 1.0%        
  23,706     DiamondRock Hospitality Company(a)     243,935  
  17,036     RLJ Lodging Trust     228,793  
  2,587     Ryman Hospitality Properties, Inc.(a)     230,993  
  24,201     Summit Hotel Properties, Inc.(a)     211,517  
  12,510     Xenia Hotels & Resorts, Inc.(a)     230,059  
              1,145,297  
        HOUSEHOLD PRODUCTS - 1.2%        
  5,505     Central Garden & Pet Company(a)     248,716  
  6,650     Edgewell Personal Care Company     242,060  
  7,948     Energizer Holdings, Inc.     238,361  
  1,237     Helen of Troy Ltd.(a)     229,080  
  2,764     Inter Parfums, Inc.     203,983  
  5,091     Nu Skin Enterprises, Inc., Class A     237,495  
              1,399,695  
        INDUSTRIAL INTERMEDIATE PROD - 1.3%        
  1,411     Chart Industries, Inc.(a)     248,167  
  5,630     Gibraltar Industries, Inc.(a)     235,109  
  4,611     Proto Labs, Inc.(a)     222,204  
  1,258     RBC Bearings, Inc.(a)     234,479  
  3,949     Timken Company (The)     241,165  
  1,013     Valmont Industries, Inc.     260,087  
              1,441,211  
        INDUSTRIAL REIT - 0.9%        
  1,184     EastGroup Properties, Inc.     191,275  
  3,882     First Industrial Realty Trust, Inc.     206,328  
  1,432     PS Business Parks, Inc.     268,686  
  3,216     Rexford Industrial Realty, Inc.     205,406  
  5,810     STAG Industrial, Inc.     193,473  
              1,065,168  

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

46

 

INSPIRE SMALL/MID CAP ESG ETF
SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (Unaudited) (Continued)
May 31, 2022

 

Shares         Fair Value  
        COMMON STOCKS — 99.1% (Continued)        
        INDUSTRIAL SUPPORT SERVICES - 0.8%        
  2,376     Applied Industrial Technologies, Inc.   $ 245,703  
  6,348     Textainer Group Holdings Ltd.     205,929  
  791     Watsco, Inc.     202,203  
  1,852     WESCO International, Inc.(a)     232,574  
              886,409  
        INFRASTRUCTURE REIT - 0.2%        
  17,680     Uniti Group, Inc.     200,491  
                 
        INSTITUTIONAL FINANCIAL SERVICES - 0.6%        
  2,170     Evercore, Inc., Class A     247,814  
  2,772     Houlihan Lokey, Inc.     238,226  
  4,000     SEI Investments Company     233,720  
              719,760  
        INSURANCE - 3.1%        
  288     Alleghany Corporation(a)     240,129  
  1,658     American Financial Group, Inc.     234,275  
  4,859     AMERISAFE, Inc.     244,894  
  9,616     CNO Financial Group, Inc.     197,801  
  5,913     Employers Holdings, Inc.     244,857  
  64,663     Genworth Financial, Inc., Class A(a)     261,885  
  1,610     Hanover Insurance Group, Inc. (The)     236,026  
  5,852     Horace Mann Educators Corporation     236,772  
  4,260     Kemper Corporation     225,056  
  4,389     Mercury General Corporation     214,842  
  1,757     Primerica, Inc.     221,382  
  9,128     ProAssurance Corporation     202,733  
  2,211     Reinsurance Group of America, Inc.     278,254  
  2,186     RLI Corporation     264,768  
  2,691     Safety Insurance Group, Inc.     249,886  
              3,553,560  
        INTERNET MEDIA & SERVICES - 0.2%        
  12,124     HealthStream, Inc.(a)     246,966  
                 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

47

 

INSPIRE SMALL/MID CAP ESG ETF
SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (Unaudited) (Continued)
May 31, 2022

 

Shares         Fair Value  
        COMMON STOCKS — 99.1% (Continued)        
        LEISURE FACILITIES & SERVICES - 2.1%        
  8,609     BJ’s Restaurants, Inc.(a)   $ 226,158  
  6,061     Cheesecake Factory, Inc. (The)     197,952  
  14,047     Cinemark Holdings, Inc.(a)     238,519  
  2,605     Jack in the Box, Inc.     177,922  
  1,517     Marriott Vacations Worldwide Corporation     224,091  
  2,314     Papa John’s International, Inc.     203,655  
  3,223     SeaWorld Entertainment, Inc.(a)     174,622  
  3,584     Shake Shack, Inc., Class A(a)     174,362  
  4,090     St Joe Company (The)     206,504  
  2,895     Texas Roadhouse, Inc.     225,723  
  10,980     Wendy’s Company (The)     204,667  
  2,026     Wingstop, Inc.     161,391  
              2,415,566  
        LEISURE PRODUCTS - 1.6%        
  2,968     Brunswick Corporation     223,283  
  10,260     Callaway Golf Company(a)     222,745  
  2,454     Fox Factory Holding Corporation(a)     201,277  
  2,279     Polaris, Inc.     242,827  
  3,505     Sturm Ruger & Company, Inc.     237,954  
  3,059     Thor Industries, Inc.     232,392  
  6,666     Vista Outdoor, Inc.(a)     256,908  
  4,466     Winnebago Industries, Inc.     220,844  
              1,838,230  
        MACHINERY - 4.2%        
  1,651     AGCO Corporation     211,543  
  1,679     Alamo Group, Inc.     197,501  
  2,882     Albany International Corporation, Class A     243,241  
  2,220     Crane Holdings Company     212,365  
  1,602     Curtiss-Wright Corporation     227,452  
  4,645     Donaldson Company, Inc.     242,841  
  3,466     ESCO Technologies, Inc.     228,097  
  2,907     Franklin Electric Company, Inc.     214,304  
  3,444     Graco, Inc.     218,005  
  5,473     Hillenbrand, Inc.     228,990  

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

48

 

INSPIRE SMALL/MID CAP ESG ETF
SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (Unaudited) (Continued)
May 31, 2022

 

Shares         Fair Value  
        COMMON STOCKS — 99.1% (Continued)        
        MACHINERY - 4.2% (Continued)        
  2,036     John Bean Technologies Corporation   $ 247,883  
  8,426     Kennametal, Inc.     233,737  
  1,754     Lincoln Electric Holdings, Inc.     238,228  
  1,533     Lindsay Corporation     193,158  
  1,815     MSA Safety, Inc.     231,394  
  2,385     Oshkosh Corporation     221,590  
  1,622     Regal Rexnord Corporation     202,669  
  2,405     Standex International Corporation     223,906  
  3,070     Tennant Company     191,077  
  6,756     Terex Corporation     239,095  
  2,830     Toro Company (The)     233,447  
  6,718     Zurn Water Solutions Corporation     193,613  
              4,874,136  
        MEDICAL EQUIPMENT & DEVICES - 1.7%        
  11,371     Artivion, Inc.(a)     222,417  
  3,282     Globus Medical, Inc., Class A(a)     218,581  
  3,857     Haemonetics Corporation(a)     243,994  
  1,076     ICU Medical, Inc.(a)     195,445  
  3,740     Integra LifeSciences Holdings Corporation(a)     234,274  
  3,627     Merit Medical Systems, Inc.(a)     222,662  
  9,642     Myriad Genetics, Inc.(a)     185,512  
  7,854     Neogen Corporation(a)     207,817  
  4,283     NuVasive, Inc.(a)     245,886  
              1,976,588  
        METALS & MINING - 0.9%        
  54,525     Coeur Mining, Inc.(a)     212,102  
  3,858     Compass Minerals International, Inc.     173,340  
  2,117     Encore Wire Corporation     264,667  
  36,720     Hecla Mining Company     173,318  
  1,707     Royal Gold, Inc.     193,028  
              1,016,455  
        MORTGAGE FINANCE - 0.5%        
  17,515     Apollo Commercial Real Estate Finance, Inc.     222,966  
  107,012     Invesco Mortgage Capital, Inc.(b)     190,481  

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

49

 

INSPIRE SMALL/MID CAP ESG ETF
SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (Unaudited) (Continued)
May 31, 2022

 

Shares         Fair Value  
        COMMON STOCKS — 99.1% (Continued)        
        MORTGAGE FINANCE - 0.5% (Continued)        
  15,121     MFA Financial, Inc.   $ 204,436  
              617,883  
        MULTI ASSET CLASS REIT - 0.4%        
  15,359     LXP Industrial Trust     177,550  
  9,481     Washington Real Estate Investment Trust     230,293  
              407,843  
        OFFICE REIT - 1.8%        
  6,343     American Assets Trust, Inc.     216,296  
  16,990     Brandywine Realty Trust     189,439  
  8,418     Corporate Office Properties Trust     232,674  
  5,953     Cousins Properties, Inc.     205,676  
  7,182     Douglas Emmett, Inc.     203,035  
  5,221     Highwoods Properties, Inc.     205,133  
  3,139     Kilroy Realty Corporation     190,537  
  13,936     Mack-Cali Realty Corporation(a)     224,230  
  13,947     Piedmont Office Realty Trust, Inc., Class A     205,579  
              1,872,599  
        OIL & GAS PRODUCERS - 1.2%        
  6,144     HF Sinclair Corporation     301,670  
  1,651     Oasis Petroleum, Inc.     262,063  
  6,153     SM Energy Company     297,005  
  33,580     Southwestern Energy Company(a)     306,251  
  9,018     World Fuel Services Corporation     223,556  
              1,390,545  
        OIL & GAS SERVICES & EQUIPMENT - 0.2%        
  15,840     Oceaneering International, Inc.(a)     201,485  
                 
        PUBLISHING & BROADCASTING - 1.1%        
  11,655     EW Scripps Company (The), Class A(a)     184,965  
  53,447     Gannett Company, Inc.(a)     210,047  
  5,265     New York Times Company (The), Class A     181,590  
  1,276     Nexstar Media Group, Inc., Class A     223,581  
  6,044     Scholastic Corporation     226,831  

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

50

 

INSPIRE SMALL/MID CAP ESG ETF
SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (Unaudited) (Continued)
May 31, 2022

 

Shares         Fair Value  
        COMMON STOCKS — 99.1% (Continued)        
        PUBLISHING & BROADCASTING - 1.1% (Continued)        
  3,874     World Wrestling Entertainment, Inc., Class A   $ 258,666  
              1,285,680  
        REAL ESTATE INVESTMENT TRUSTS - 0.2%        
  7,743     Omega Healthcare Investors, Inc.     230,509  
                 
        RENEWABLE ENERGY - 0.6%        
  3,244     EnerSys     219,684  
  2,885     First Solar, Inc.(a)     203,710  
  7,837     Green Plains, Inc.(a)     255,329  
              678,723  
        RESIDENTIAL REIT - 0.3%        
  4,287     American Campus Communities, Inc.     278,656  
  9,086     Independence Realty Trust, Inc.     213,612  
              492,268  
        RETAIL - CONSUMER STAPLES - 1.2%        
  7,016     Big Lots, Inc.     171,822  
  1,222     Casey’s General Stores, Inc.     256,058  
  1,512     Five Below, Inc.(a)     197,452  
  5,630     Ollie’s Bargain Outlet Holdings, Inc.(a)     264,441  
  7,589     Sprouts Farmers Market, Inc.(a)     205,586  
  3,393     Weis Markets, Inc.     249,453  
              1,344,812  
        RETAIL - DISCRETIONARY - 2.9%        
  1,455     Asbury Automotive Group, Inc.(a)     263,573  
  924     Avis Budget Group, Inc.(a)     175,819  
  3,704     Builders FirstSource, Inc.(a)     241,093  
  2,413     Dick’s Sporting Goods, Inc.(b)     196,008  
  898     Dillard’s, Inc., Class A     270,729  
  19,095     EVgo, Inc.(a)(b)     182,930  
  5,601     Hibbett, Inc.     284,251  
  9,187     La-Z-Boy, Inc.     234,544  
  797     Lithia Motors, Inc.     242,663  
  5,966     MarineMax, Inc.(a)     247,052  
  5,505     Monro, Inc.     261,047  

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

51

 

INSPIRE SMALL/MID CAP ESG ETF
SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (Unaudited) (Continued)
May 31, 2022

 

Shares         Fair Value  
        COMMON STOCKS — 99.1% (Continued)        
        RETAIL - DISCRETIONARY - 2.9% (Continued)        
  15,726     Sally Beauty Holdings, Inc.(a)   $ 238,406  
  4,862     Sleep Number Corporation(a)     223,312  
  5,670     Sonic Automotive, Inc., Class A     258,609  
              3,320,036  
        RETAIL REIT - 1.6%        
  11,143     Acadia Realty Trust     219,071  
  3,643     Agree Realty Corporation     253,444  
  8,924     Four Corners Property Trust, Inc.     246,035  
  10,585     Kite Realty Group Trust     221,862  
  5,328     National Retail Properties, Inc.     236,030  
  12,488     Retail Opportunity Investments Corporation     225,658  
  4,590     Saul Centers, Inc.     225,185  
  14,031     Tanger Factory Outlet Centers, Inc.     245,683  
              1,872,968  
        SEMICONDUCTORS - 3.4%        
  11,026     Amkor Technology, Inc.     225,371  
  2,857     Azenta, Inc.     218,960  
  6,012     CEVA, Inc.(a)     216,853  
  2,858     Cirrus Logic, Inc.(a)     233,041  
  887     Coherent, Inc.(a)     240,342  
  8,207     Cohu, Inc.(a)     249,739  
  2,770     Diodes, Inc.(a)     213,318  
  3,320     II-VI, Inc.(a)     207,500  
  2,212     IPG Photonics Corporation(a)     233,344  
  4,103     MaxLinear, Inc., A(a)     162,438  
  1,600     MKS Instruments, Inc.     197,600  
  2,593     Power Integrations, Inc.     218,797  
  3,464     Semtech Corporation(a)     222,008  
  1,609     Silicon Laboratories, Inc.(a)     239,998  
  1,230     Synaptics, Inc.(a)     182,188  
  8,883     Veeco Instruments, Inc.(a)     190,363  
  12,259     Vishay Intertechnology, Inc.     250,574  
  2,104     Wolfspeed, Inc.(a)     158,284  
              3,860,718  

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

52

 

INSPIRE SMALL/MID CAP ESG ETF
SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (Unaudited) (Continued)
May 31, 2022

 

Shares         Fair Value  
        COMMON STOCKS — 99.1% (Continued)        
        SOFTWARE - 3.6%        
  7,607     ACI Worldwide, Inc.(a)   $ 202,650  
  21,507     Alignment Healthcare, Inc.(a)     229,695  
  10,711     Allscripts Healthcare Solutions, Inc.(a)     183,051  
  4,039     Blackbaud, Inc.(a)     257,083  
  4,967     CDK Global, Inc.     270,504  
  3,646     CommVault Systems, Inc.(a)     222,442  
  7,340     Donnelley Financial Solutions, Inc.(a)     228,347  
  3,202     Envestnet, Inc.(a)     213,317  
  10,048     LivePerson, Inc.(a)     168,605  
  10,888     Mandiant, Inc.(a)     240,080  
  1,734     Manhattan Associates, Inc.(a)     209,693  
  498     MicroStrategy, Inc., Class A(a)(b)     131,816  
  3,589     New Relic, Inc.(a)     168,181  
  1,884     Omnicell, Inc.(a)     209,425  
  3,007     Pegasystems, Inc.     148,967  
  5,208     Progress Software Corporation     251,599  
  1,677     Qualys, Inc.(a)     219,150  
  1,824     SPS Commerce, Inc.(a)     195,241  
  4,683     Verint Systems, Inc.(a)     239,020  
  2,516     Ziff Davis, Inc.(a)     192,071  
              4,180,937  
        SPECIALTY FINANCE - 1.9%        
  3,874     Encore Capital Group, Inc.(a)     236,740  
  6,356     Enova International, Inc.(a)     200,722  
  3,707     First American Financial Corporation     224,607  
  2,022     LendingTree, Inc.(a)     127,608  
  17,835     MGIC Investment Corporation     248,442  
  2,858     Nelnet, Inc., Class A     242,044  
  13,299     SLM Corporation     260,528  
  4,019     Stewart Information Services Corporation     223,014  
  1,876     Walker & Dunlop, Inc.     199,438  
  1,269     World Acceptance Corporation(a)     187,901  
              2,151,044  

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

53

 

INSPIRE SMALL/MID CAP ESG ETF
SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (Unaudited) (Continued)
May 31, 2022

 

Shares         Fair Value  
        COMMON STOCKS — 99.1% (Continued)        
        SPECIALTY REIT - 0.2%        
  2,068     Lamar Advertising Company, Class A   $ 202,561  
                 
        STEEL - 1.2%        
  8,945     Allegheny Technologies, Inc.(a)     245,988  
  5,812     Commercial Metals Company     230,911  
  1,313     Reliance Steel & Aluminum Company     255,246  
  2,878     Steel Dynamics, Inc.     245,724  
  6,470     United States Steel Corporation     162,203  
  4,699     Worthington Industries, Inc.     219,161  
              1,359,233  
        TECHNOLOGY HARDWARE - 3.7%        
  14,551     3D Systems Corporation(a)     157,296  
  13,118     ADTRAN, Inc.     243,077  
  2,030     Arrow Electronics, Inc.(a)     244,920  
  9,793     Benchmark Electronics, Inc.     249,624  
  28,357     GoPro, Inc., Class A(a)     195,947  
  26,149     Harmonic, Inc.(a)     251,815  
  3,808     InterDigital, Inc.     248,624  
  3,912     Jabil, Inc.     240,666  
  11,140     Knowles Corporation(a)     214,111  
  2,464     Lumentum Holdings, Inc.(a)     212,101  
  6,015     NCR Corporation(a)     208,660  
  7,559     NetScout Systems, Inc.(a)     259,500  
  2,962     Plexus Corporation(a)     251,178  
  5,985     Sanmina Corporation(a)     262,682  
  6,348     Super Micro Computer, Inc.(a)     317,780  
  16,438     TTM Technologies, Inc.(a)     234,899  
  4,941     ViaSat, Inc.(a)     195,120  
  3,466     Vicor Corporation(a)     233,262  
              4,221,262  
        TECHNOLOGY SERVICES - 2.4%        
  801     CACI International, Inc., Class A(a)     224,576  
  3,803     CSG Systems International, Inc.     236,509  
  1,703     ExlService Holdings, Inc.(a)     242,150  

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

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INSPIRE SMALL/MID CAP ESG ETF
SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (Unaudited) (Continued)
May 31, 2022

 

Shares         Fair Value  
        COMMON STOCKS — 99.1% (Continued)        
        TECHNOLOGY SERVICES - 2.4% (Continued)        
  518     Fair Isaac Corporation(a)   $ 212,147  
  8,852     Green Dot Corporation, Class A(a)     255,292  
  1,225     Jack Henry & Associates, Inc.     230,447  
  2,797     ManTech International Corporation, Class A     267,532  
  3,208     MAXIMUS, Inc.     208,167  
  2,189     Perficient, Inc.(a)     214,325  
  21,143     Sabre Corporation(a)     158,784  
  2,611     Science Applications International Corporation     226,008  
  1,353     WEX, Inc.(a)     230,389  
              2,706,326  
        TELECOMMUNICATIONS - 1.4%        
  19,414     8x8, Inc.(a)     140,752  
  3,713     Cogent Communications Holdings, Inc.     224,228  
  41,333     Consolidated Communications Holdings, Inc.(a)     273,623  
  5,996     Iridium Communications, Inc.(a)     222,512  
  10,360     Shenandoah Telecommunications Company     237,866  
  12,978     Telephone and Data Systems, Inc.     230,100  
  12,032     Vonage Holdings Corporation(a)     233,060  
              1,562,141  
        TIMBER REIT - 0.4%        
  4,577     PotlatchDeltic Corporation     240,109  
  5,823     Rayonier, Inc.     240,024  
              480,133  
        TRANSPORTATION & LOGISTICS - 2.0%        
  1,486     Allegiant Travel Company(a)     222,083  
  2,493     Forward Air Corporation     232,323  
  17,180     Heartland Express, Inc.     245,329  
  3,143     Hub Group, Inc., Class A(a)     229,376  
  4,790     Knight-Swift Transportation Holdings, Inc.     232,986  
  1,602     Landstar System, Inc.     242,591  
  1,991     Matson, Inc.     178,951  
  978     Saia, Inc.(a)     193,243  
  8,429     SkyWest, Inc.(a)     227,246  

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

55

 

INSPIRE SMALL/MID CAP ESG ETF
SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (Unaudited) (Continued)
May 31, 2022

 

Shares         Fair Value  
        COMMON STOCKS — 99.1% (Continued)        
        TRANSPORTATION & LOGISTICS - 2.0% (Continued)        
  5,898     Werner Enterprises, Inc.   $ 239,282  
              2,243,410  
        TRANSPORTATION EQUIPMENT - 0.2%        
  7,028     Trinity Industries, Inc.     174,716  
                 
        WHOLESALE - CONSUMER STAPLES - 0.2%        
  4,775     Andersons, Inc. (The)     179,588  
                 
        WHOLESALE - DISCRETIONARY - 0.7%        
  4,315     ePlus, Inc.(a)     244,833  
  6,953     ScanSource, Inc.(a)     269,359  
  1,808     Veritiv Corporation(a)     262,794  
              776,986  
                 
        TOTAL COMMON STOCKS (Cost $116,668,129)     113,374,871  
                 
Shares         Fair Value  
        COLLATERAL FOR SECURITIES LOANED — 0.7%        
        MONEY MARKET FUND - 0.7%        
  746,849     Fidelity Government Portfolio - Institutional Class, 0.01% (Cost $746,849) (c)(d)     746,849  
                 
        TOTAL INVESTMENTS - 99.8% (Cost $117,414,978)   $ 114,121,720  
        OTHER ASSETS IN EXCESS OF LIABILITIES - 0.2%     206,600  
        NET ASSETS - 100.0%   $ 114,328,320  

 

LTD - Limited Company

 

PLC - Public Limited Company

 

REIT - Real Estate Investment Trust

 

(a) - Non-income producing security.

 

(b) - All or a portion of the security is on loan. The total fair value of the securities on loan as of May 31, 2022 was $710,419.

 

(c) - Security was purchased with cash received as collateral for securities on loan at May 31, 2022. Total collateral had a value of $746,849 at May 31, 2022.

 

(d) - Rate disclosed is the seven day effective yield as of May 31, 2022.

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

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INSPIRE CORPORATE BOND ESG ETF
SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (Unaudited)
May 31, 2022

 

Principal         Coupon Rate          
Amount ($)         (%)   Maturity   Fair Value  
        CORPORATE BONDS — 97.1%                
        AEROSPACE & DEFENSE — 1.4%                
  800,000     Teledyne Technologies, Inc.   0.9500   04/01/24   $ 765,448  
  800,000     Teledyne Technologies, Inc.   1.6000   04/01/26     730,524  
  950,000     Teledyne Technologies, Inc.   2.2500   04/01/28     844,276  
  800,000     Textron, Inc.   3.0000   06/01/30     717,327  
                      3,057,575  
        BANKING — 1.4%                
  800,000     M&T Bank Corporation   3.5500   07/26/23     805,923  
  1,000,000     Regions Financial Corporation   1.8000   08/12/28     876,431  
  800,000     SVB Financial Group   2.1000   05/15/28     705,198  
  800,000     SVB Financial Group   3.1250   06/05/30     710,132  
                      3,097,684  
        CHEMICALS — 3.3%                
  800,000     Albemarle Corporation   4.1500   12/01/24     822,443  
  1,644,000     Avery Dennison Corporation   4.8750   12/06/28     1,696,340  
  400,000     Avery Dennison Corporation   2.6500   04/30/30     349,780  
  800,000     Celanese US Holdings, LLC   3.5000   05/08/24     800,099  
  800,000     Celanese US Holdings, LLC   1.4000   08/05/26     715,074  
  800,000     Eastman Chemical Company   3.8000   03/15/25     801,352  
  800,000     Eastman Chemical Company   4.5000   12/01/28     802,930  
  800,000     PPG Industries, Inc.   1.2000   03/15/26     730,195  
  800,000     PPG Industries, Inc.   3.7500   03/15/28     805,090  
                      7,523,303  
        COMMERCIAL SUPPORT SERVICES — 4.0%                
  2,024,000     Cintas Corp No 2   3.7000   04/01/27     2,039,219  
  800,000     Republic Services, Inc.   2.5000   08/15/24     787,429  
  1,460,000     Republic Services, Inc.   3.2000   03/15/25     1,448,315  
  400,000     Republic Services, Inc.   3.9500   05/15/28     401,919  
  950,000     Republic Services, Inc.   2.3000   03/01/30     833,888  
  400,000     Waste Connections, Inc.   4.2500   12/01/28     403,143  
  800,000     Waste Management, Inc.   2.4000   05/15/23     798,841  
  800,000     Waste Management, Inc.   3.1250   03/01/25     800,701  
  800,000     Waste Management, Inc.   3.1500   11/15/27     784,570  
  800,000     Waste Management, Inc.   2.0000   06/01/29     712,550  
                      9,010,575  

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

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INSPIRE CORPORATE BOND ESG ETF
SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (Unaudited) (Continued)
May 31, 2022

 

Principal         Coupon Rate          
Amount ($)         (%)   Maturity   Fair Value  
        CORPORATE BONDS — 97.1% (Continued)                
        CONSTRUCTION MATERIALS 2.1%                
  1,000,000     Carlisle Companies, Inc.   2.2000   03/01/32   $ 805,320  
  800,000     Martin Marietta Materials, Inc.   0.6500   07/15/23     780,502  
  800,000     Martin Marietta Materials, Inc.   3.5000   12/15/27     775,988  
  800,000     Vulcan Materials Company   4.5000   04/01/25     820,774  
  1,460,000     Vulcan Materials Company   3.9000   04/01/27     1,466,955  
                      4,649,539  
        CONTAINERS & PACKAGING 1.7%                
  800,000     Amcor Finance USA, Inc.   3.6250   04/28/26     787,684  
  400,000     Amcor Finance USA, Inc.   4.5000   05/15/28     406,980  
  1,000,000     AptarGroup, Inc.   3.6000   03/15/32     921,070  
  800,000     Bemis Company, Inc.   2.6300   06/19/30     686,982  
  1,000,000     Packaging Corp of America   3.4000   12/15/27     980,899  
                      3,783,615  
        DIVERSIFIED INDUSTRIALS — 3.8%                
  800,000     Dover Corporation   3.1500   11/15/25     792,492  
  800,000     Honeywell International, Inc.   2.3000   08/15/24     792,714  
  800,000     Honeywell International, Inc.   1.3500   06/01/25     764,096  
  2,359,000     Honeywell International, Inc.   2.5000   11/01/26     2,287,719  
  800,000     Illinois Tool Works, Inc.   3.5000   03/01/24     810,394  
  2,324,000     Illinois Tool Works, Inc.   2.6500   11/15/26     2,264,006  
  800,000     Parker-Hannifin Corporation   3.2500   03/01/27     780,124  
                      8,491,545  
        ELECTRIC UTILITIES — 4.5%                
  400,000     Alliant Energy Finance, LLC (a)   3.7500   06/15/23     400,470  
  800,000     Avangrid, Inc.   3.1500   12/01/24     792,994  
  1,260,000     Avangrid, Inc.   3.8000   06/01/29     1,224,390  
  800,000     CenterPoint Energy, Inc.   1.4500   06/01/26     732,711  
  236,000     CenterPoint Energy, Inc.   4.2500   11/01/28     235,929  
  400,000     CenterPoint Energy, Inc.   2.6500   06/01/31     349,237  
  800,000     Consolidated Edison, Inc.   0.6500   12/01/23     774,167  
  800,000     Entergy Corporation   0.9000   09/15/25     729,741  
  800,000     Entergy Corporation   1.9000   06/15/28     701,668  
  800,000     Entergy Corporation   2.8000   06/15/30     707,153  
  800,000     Evergy, Inc.   2.4500   09/15/24     778,816  

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

58

 

INSPIRE CORPORATE BOND ESG ETF
SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (Unaudited) (Continued)
May 31, 2022

 

Principal         Coupon Rate          
Amount ($)         (%)   Maturity   Fair Value  
        CORPORATE BONDS — 97.1% (Continued)                
        ELECTRIC UTILITIES — 4.5% (Continued)                
  400,000     Evergy, Inc.   2.9000   09/15/29   $ 361,747  
  800,000     WEC Energy Group, Inc.   0.5500   09/15/23     776,008  
  1,700,000     WEC Energy Group, Inc.   1.3750   10/15/27     1,495,421  
                      10,060,452  
        ELECTRICAL EQUIPMENT — 4.8%                
  800,000     Amphenol Corporation   2.0500   03/01/25     772,087  
  2,539,000     Amphenol Corporation   4.3500   06/01/29     2,562,560  
  800,000     Keysight Technologies, Inc.   4.5500   10/30/24     817,190  
  800,000     Keysight Technologies, Inc.   4.6000   04/06/27     817,970  
  800,000     Keysight Technologies, Inc.   3.0000   10/30/29     729,915  
  800,000     Roper Technologies, Inc.   3.6500   09/15/23     807,157  
  2,062,000     Roper Technologies, Inc.   3.8000   12/15/26     2,059,915  
  800,000     Roper Technologies, Inc.   4.2000   09/15/28     808,354  
  800,000     Trimble, Inc.   4.7500   12/01/24     814,953  
  800,000     Trimble, Inc.   4.9000   06/15/28     806,161  
                      10,996,262  
        ENGINEERING & CONSTRUCTION — 0.3%                
  800,000     Quanta Services, Inc. B   2.9000   10/01/30     696,623  
                         
        ENTERTAINMENT CONTENT — 1.9%                
  1,500,000     Activision Blizzard, Inc.   3.4000   06/15/27     1,481,255  
  800,000     Discovery Communications, LLC   3.8000   03/13/24     804,807  
  800,000     Discovery Communications, LLC   3.9000   11/15/24     802,816  
  800,000     Fox Corporation   4.0300   01/25/24     812,158  
  400,000     Fox Corporation   3.5000   04/08/30     372,380  
                      4,273,416  
        FOOD — 3.4%                
  400,000     Campbell Soup Company   4.1500   03/15/28     400,229  
  800,000     Conagra Brands, Inc.   0.5000   08/11/23     777,164  
  800,000     Conagra Brands, Inc.   4.6000   11/01/25     816,979  
  800,000     Conagra Brands, Inc.   1.3750   11/01/27     686,267  
  1,828,000     Conagra Brands, Inc.   4.8500   11/01/28     1,855,341  
  800,000     Hormel Foods Corporation   0.6500   06/03/24     766,192  
  800,000     Hormel Foods Corporation   1.7000   06/03/28     720,104  

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

59

 

INSPIRE CORPORATE BOND ESG ETF
SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (Unaudited) (Continued)
May 31, 2022

 

Principal         Coupon Rate          
Amount ($)         (%)   Maturity   Fair Value  
        CORPORATE BONDS — 97.1% (Continued)                
        FOOD — 3.4% (Continued)                
  800,000     Hormel Foods Corporation   1.8000   06/11/30   $ 680,935  
  1,000,000     Ingredion, Inc.   2.9000   06/01/30     894,355  
                      7,597,566  
        GAS & WATER UTILITIES — 0.1%                
  400,000     Atmos Energy Corporation   1.5000   01/15/31     328,140  
                         
        HEALTH CARE FACILITIES & SERVICES — 1.7%                
  1,190,000     HCA, Inc.   5.3750   02/01/25     1,231,126  
  1,790,000     HCA, Inc.   4.5000   02/15/27     1,808,104  
  800,000     HCA, Inc.   5.8750   02/01/29     845,404  
                      3,884,634  
        HOME CONSTRUCTION — 4.4%                
  800,000     DR Horton, Inc.   5.7500   08/15/23     822,226  
  800,000     DR Horton, Inc.   2.5000   10/15/24     780,360  
  400,000     DR Horton, Inc.   1.3000   10/15/26     355,614  
  800,000     Fortune Brands Home & Security, Inc.   4.0000   09/21/23     809,337  
  800,000     Fortune Brands Home & Security, Inc.   4.0000   06/15/25     802,293  
  800,000     Fortune Brands Home & Security, Inc.   3.2500   09/15/29     715,729  
  800,000     Lennar Corporation   4.8750   12/15/23     814,792  
  800,000     Lennar Corporation   5.8750   11/15/24     832,811  
  860,000     Lennar Corporation   4.7500   11/29/27     866,349  
  800,000     Mohawk Industries, Inc.   3.6250   05/15/30     741,110  
  1,700,000     PulteGroup, Inc.   5.5000   03/01/26     1,777,822  
  800,000     PulteGroup, Inc.   5.0000   01/15/27     826,005  
                      10,144,448  
        HOUSEHOLD PRODUCTS — 0.3%                
  800,000     Church & Dwight Company, Inc.   3.1500   08/01/27     777,640  
                         
        INDUSTRIAL SUPPORT SERVICES — 0.3%                
  800,000     WW Grainger, Inc.   1.8500   02/15/25     771,443  
                         
        INSTITUTIONAL FINANCIAL SERVICES — 1.5%                
  3,524,000     Cboe Global Markets, Inc.   3.6500   01/12/27     3,524,905  
                         

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

60

 

INSPIRE CORPORATE BOND ESG ETF
SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (Unaudited) (Continued)
May 31, 2022

 

Principal         Coupon Rate          
Amount ($)         (%)   Maturity   Fair Value  
        CORPORATE BONDS — 97.1% (Continued)                
        INSURANCE — 1.1%                
  800,000     Arch Capital Finance, LLC   4.0110   12/15/26   $ 807,915  
  800,000     Brown & Brown, Inc.   4.2000   09/15/24     807,644  
  1,000,000     Reinsurance Group of America, Inc.   3.1500   06/15/30     917,573  
                      2,533,132  
        INTERNET MEDIA & SERVICES — 2.1%                
  800,000     Booking Holdings, Inc.   3.6500   03/15/25     804,397  
  800,000     Booking Holdings, Inc.   3.5500   03/15/28     787,770  
  920,000     Booking Holdings, Inc.   4.6250   04/13/30     951,693  
  800,000     VeriSign, Inc.   5.2500   04/01/25     830,413  
  800,000     VeriSign, Inc.   4.7500   07/15/27     800,315  
  830,000     VeriSign, Inc.   2.7000   06/15/31     694,796  
                      4,869,384  
        LEISURE PRODUCTS — 0.7%                
  1,000,000     Brunswick Corporation   2.4000   08/18/31     782,221  
  800,000     Hasbro, Inc.   3.5500   11/19/26     783,532  
                      1,565,753  
        MACHINERY — 3.2%                
  800,000     Caterpillar, Inc.   3.4000   05/15/24     809,665  
  800,000     Caterpillar, Inc.   2.6000   09/19/29     745,422  
  800,000     Parker-Hannifin Corporation   2.7000   06/14/24     789,010  
  1,934,000     Parker-Hannifin Corporation   3.3000   11/21/24     1,933,939  
  3,035,000     Parker-Hannifin Corporation   3.2500   06/14/29     2,844,746  
                      7,122,782  
        MEDICAL EQUIPMENT & DEVICES — 2.5%                
  1,884,000     DENTSPLY SIRONA, Inc.   3.2500   06/01/30     1,643,108  
  800,000     Edwards Lifesciences Corporation   4.3000   06/15/28     811,523  
  800,000     Stryker Corporation   0.6000   12/01/23     772,995  
  800,000     Stryker Corporation   1.1500   06/15/25     748,137  
  800,000     Stryker Corporation   3.6500   03/07/28     787,892  
  1,000,000     Stryker Corporation   1.9500   06/15/30     855,527  
                      5,619,182  
        METALS & MINING — 0.3%                
  800,000     Newmont Corporation   2.8000   10/01/29     729,674  

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

61

 

INSPIRE CORPORATE BOND ESG ETF
SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (Unaudited) (Continued)
May 31, 2022

 

Principal         Coupon Rate          
Amount ($)         (%)   Maturity   Fair Value  
        CORPORATE BONDS — 97.1% (Continued)                
        OIL & GAS PRODUCERS — 6.4%                
  400,000     Devon Energy Corporation   7.8750   09/30/31   $ 492,622  
  400,000     Diamondback Energy, Inc.   3.1250   03/24/31     363,592  
  800,000     EOG Resources, Inc.   3.1500   04/01/25     797,864  
  800,000     Kinder Morgan Energy Partners, L.P.   3.5000   09/01/23     803,015  
  800,000     Kinder Morgan, Inc.   4.3000   06/01/25     811,705  
  920,000     Kinder Morgan, Inc.   4.3000   03/01/28     923,214  
  400,000     Kinder Morgan, Inc.   7.8000   08/01/31     483,503  
  1,934,000     ONEOK Partners, L.P.   4.9000   03/15/25     1,976,850  
  800,000     ONEOK, Inc.   7.5000   09/01/23     833,909  
  800,000     ONEOK, Inc.   4.0000   07/13/27     787,734  
  1,000,000     Tennessee Gas Pipeline Company, LLC   7.0000   10/15/28     1,135,085  
  2,024,000     Valero Energy Corporation   3.4000   09/15/26     1,983,182  
  1,437,000     Williams Companies, Inc.   3.9000   01/15/25     1,440,551  
  800,000     Williams Companies, Inc. (The)   4.5000   11/15/23     813,130  
  800,000     Williams Companies, Inc. (The)   3.7500   06/15/27     787,336  
                      14,433,292  
        OIL & GAS SERVICES & EQUIPMENT — 0.8%                
  800,000     Halliburton Company   3.5000   08/01/23     803,985  
  1,030,000     Halliburton Company   3.8000   11/15/25     1,041,076  
                      1,845,061  
        PUBLISHING & BROADCASTING — 0.7%                
  860,000     Discovery Communications, LLC   3.9500   03/20/28     830,448  
  800,000     Discovery Communications, LLC   4.1250   05/15/29     766,596  
                      1,597,044  
        REAL ESTATE INVESTMENT TRUSTS — 15.0%                
  800,000     Alexandria Real Estate Equities, Inc.   3.4500   04/30/25     798,022  
  800,000     Alexandria Real Estate Equities, Inc.   3.9500   01/15/28     796,006  
  800,000     Alexandria Real Estate Equities, Inc.   2.7500   12/15/29     721,699  
  800,000     American Tower Corporation   3.0000   06/15/23     800,891  
  800,000     American Tower Corporation   2.9500   01/15/25     786,102  
  890,000     American Tower Corporation   3.3750   10/15/26     862,925  
  400,000     American Tower Corporation   3.6000   01/15/28     381,062  
  800,000     American Tower Corporation   3.9500   03/15/29     763,260  
  800,000     Camden Property Trust   4.1000   10/15/28     805,586  

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

62

 

INSPIRE CORPORATE BOND ESG ETF
SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (Unaudited) (Continued)
May 31, 2022

 

Principal         Coupon Rate          
Amount ($)         (%)   Maturity   Fair Value  
        CORPORATE BONDS — 97.1% (Continued)                
        REAL ESTATE INVESTMENT TRUSTS — 15.0% (Continued)                
  800,000     Crown Castle International Corporation   3.1500   07/15/23   $ 801,439  
  1,100,000     Crown Castle International Corporation   1.3500   07/15/25     1,019,539  
  800,000     Crown Castle International Corporation   4.0000   03/01/27     797,098  
  400,000     Crown Castle International Corporation   3.8000   02/15/28     389,786  
  1,000,000     Crown Castle International Corporation   4.3000   02/15/29     987,728  
  890,000     Digital Realty Trust, L.P.   3.7000   08/15/27     864,951  
  800,000     Digital Realty Trust, L.P.   3.6000   07/01/29     754,500  
  1,000,000     Extra Space Storage, L.P.   2.5500   06/01/31     853,711  
  800,000     Invitation Homes Operating Partnership, L.P.   2.0000   08/15/31     642,962  
  2,024,000     Kimco Realty Corporation   2.7000   03/01/24     2,000,516  
  800,000     Kimco Realty Corporation   3.3000   02/01/25     793,190  
  800,000     Kimco Realty Corporation   2.8000   10/01/26     763,753  
  400,000     Kimco Realty Corporation   1.9000   03/01/28     354,603  
  800,000     Kimco Realty Corporation   2.7000   10/01/30     711,728  
  1,000,000     National Health Investors, Inc.   3.0000   02/01/31     798,193  
  800,000     Public Storage   3.0940   09/15/27     775,680  
  800,000     Realty Income Corporation   3.8750   04/15/25     806,569  
  2,024,000     Realty Income Corporation   4.1250   10/15/26     2,053,385  
  400,000     Realty Income Corporation   2.2000   06/15/28     359,951  
  500,000     Realty Income Corporation   3.2500   06/15/29     473,600  
  400,000     Sun Communities Operating, L.P.   2.3000   11/01/28     350,885  
  800,000     Sun Communities Operating, L.P.   2.7000   07/15/31     677,949  
  800,000     UDR, Inc.   3.2000   01/15/30     740,273  
  800,000     Ventas Realty, L.P.   3.5000   04/15/24     803,004  
  800,000     Ventas Realty, L.P.   2.6500   01/15/25     778,153  
  2,024,000     Ventas Realty, L.P.   3.2500   10/15/26     1,960,597  
  400,000     Ventas Realty, L.P.   4.0000   03/01/28     393,630  
  1,130,000     Ventas Realty, L.P.   4.4000   01/15/29     1,122,959  
  1,000,000     Ventas Realty, L.P.   2.5000   09/01/31     851,958  
  800,000     WP Carey, Inc.   4.6000   04/01/24     814,887  
  800,000     WP Carey, Inc.   4.0000   02/01/25     805,063  
  800,000     WP Carey, Inc.   2.4000   02/01/31     673,507  
                      33,691,300  
        RETAIL - CONSUMER STAPLES — 3.0%                

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

63

 

INSPIRE CORPORATE BOND ESG ETF
SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (Unaudited) (Continued)
May 31, 2022

 

Principal         Coupon Rate          
Amount ($)         (%)   Maturity   Fair Value  
        CORPORATE BONDS — 97.1% (Continued)                
        RETAIL - CONSUMER STAPLES — 3.0% (Continued)                
  1,121,000     Costco Wholesale Corporation   2.7500   05/18/24   $ 1,124,612  
  2,046,000     Costco Wholesale Corporation   3.0000   05/18/27     2,031,149  
  800,000     Dollar General Corporation   3.2500   04/15/23     803,145  
  830,000     Dollar General Corporation   3.8750   04/15/27     832,125  
  2,039,000     Dollar Tree, Inc.   4.2000   05/15/28     2,035,611  
                      6,826,642  
        RETAIL - DISCRETIONARY — 3.0%                
  1,621,000     AutoZone, Inc.   3.1250   07/15/23     1,621,174  
  400,000     AutoZone, Inc.   3.6250   04/15/25     400,737  
  2,024,000     AutoZone, Inc.   3.7500   06/01/27     2,011,588  
  800,000     Genuine Parts Company   1.8750   11/01/30     642,283  
  400,000     O’Reilly Automotive, Inc.   3.5500   03/15/26     398,014  
  830,000     O’Reilly Automotive, Inc.   3.6000   09/01/27     819,567  
  980,000     Tractor Supply Company   1.7500   11/01/30     791,412  
                      6,684,775  
        SEMICONDUCTORS — 5.4%                
  1,384,000     Analog Devices, Inc.   2.9500   04/01/25     1,375,255  
  800,000     Analog Devices, Inc.   3.5000   12/05/26     804,677  
  400,000     Analog Devices, Inc.   1.7000   10/01/28     356,743  
  800,000     Analog Devices, Inc.   2.1000   10/01/31     700,692  
  800,000     Broadcom, Inc.   3.6250   10/15/24     799,083  
  800,000     Broadcom, Inc.   3.4590   09/15/26     781,017  
  2,000,000     Broadcom, Inc.   4.1100   09/15/28     1,952,551  
  800,000     KLA Corporation   4.6500   11/01/24     825,360  
  980,000     KLA Corporation   4.1000   03/15/29     992,716  
  800,000     Microchip Technology, Inc.   4.3330   06/01/23     809,016  
  800,000     NVIDIA Corporation   0.3090   06/15/23     784,049  
  800,000     NVIDIA Corporation   3.2000   09/16/26     804,178  
  400,000     NVIDIA Corporation   1.5500   06/15/28     357,669  
  800,000     NVIDIA Corporation   2.8500   04/01/30     751,416  
                      12,094,422  
        SOFTWARE — 1.2%                
  800,000     Fortinet, Inc.   1.0000   03/15/26     717,341  
  800,000     Fortinet, Inc.   2.2000   03/15/31     665,251  

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

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SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (Unaudited) (Continued)
May 31, 2022

 

Principal         Coupon Rate          
Amount ($)         (%)   Maturity   Fair Value  
        CORPORATE BONDS — 97.1% (Continued)                
        SOFTWARE — 1.2% (Continued)                
  800,000     Roper Technologies, Inc.   2.3500   09/15/24   $ 785,283  
  800,000     ServiceNow, Inc.   1.4000   09/01/30     649,053  
                      2,816,928  
        STEEL — 1.7%                
  800,000     Nucor Corporation   2.0000   06/01/25     765,894  
  800,000     Nucor Corporation   3.9500   05/01/28     793,267  
  800,000     Nucor Corporation   2.7000   06/01/30     716,392  
  800,000     Steel Dynamics, Inc.   2.8000   12/15/24     786,425  
  800,000     Steel Dynamics, Inc.   3.4500   04/15/30     745,573  
                      3,807,551  
        TECHNOLOGY HARDWARE — 1.3%                
  800,000     FLIR Systems, Inc.   2.5000   08/01/30     686,708  
  800,000     NetApp, Inc.   3.3000   09/29/24     799,065  
  800,000     NetApp, Inc.   2.3750   06/22/27     747,145  
  800,000     NetApp, Inc.   2.7000   06/22/30     699,749  
                      2,932,667  
        TECHNOLOGY SERVICES — 4.4%                
  800,000     Equifax, Inc.   3.9500   06/15/23     807,021  
  800,000     Equifax, Inc.   2.6000   12/01/24     782,772  
  800,000     Fidelity National Information Services, Inc.   0.6000   03/01/24     763,519  
  920,000     Fidelity National Information Services, Inc.   1.1500   03/01/26     831,996  
  920,000     Fidelity National Information Services, Inc.   1.6500   03/01/28     806,114  
  800,000     Fidelity National Information Services, Inc.   3.7500   05/21/29     766,821  
  800,000     Global Payments, Inc.   3.7500   06/01/23     803,908  
  920,000     Global Payments, Inc.   2.6500   02/15/25     894,607  
  800,000     Global Payments, Inc.   4.4500   06/01/28     793,889  
  890,000     Global Payments, Inc.   3.2000   08/15/29     806,134  
  1,160,000     Verisk Analytics, Inc.   4.0000   06/15/25     1,175,685  
  800,000     Verisk Analytics, Inc.   4.1250   03/15/29     788,212  
                      10,020,678  
        TRANSPORTATION & LOGISTICS — 3.2%                
  400,000     CH Robinson Worldwide, Inc.   4.2000   04/15/28     392,991  
  800,000     CSX Corporation   3.4000   08/01/24     803,546  
  800,000     CSX Corporation   3.3500   11/01/25     798,763  

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

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SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (Unaudited) (Continued)
May 31, 2022

 

Principal         Coupon Rate          
Amount ($)         (%)   Maturity   Fair Value  
        CORPORATE BONDS — 97.1% (Continued)                
        TRANSPORTATION & LOGISTICS — 3.2% (Continued)                
  800,000     CSX Corporation   2.6000   11/01/26   $ 764,795  
  920,000     CSX Corporation   4.2500   03/15/29     934,373  
  800,000     JB Hunt Transport Services, Inc.   3.8750   03/01/26     805,745  
  800,000     Kansas City Southern   3.0000   05/15/23     801,606  
  800,000     Union Pacific Corporation   3.5000   06/08/23     807,357  
  400,000     Union Pacific Corporation   3.7500   07/15/25     405,339  
  800,000     Union Pacific Corporation   2.1500   02/05/27     752,677  
                      7,267,192  
        TRANSPORTATION EQUIPMENT — 0.2%                
  400,000     Westinghouse Air Brake Technologies Corporation   4.9500   09/15/28     403,117  
                         
        TOTAL CORPORATE BONDS (Cost $240,278,342)             219,529,941  
                         
        TOTAL INVESTMENTS - 97.1% (Cost $240,278,342)           $ 219,529,941  
        OTHER ASSETS IN EXCESS OF LIABILITIES- 2.9%             6,589,189  
        NET ASSETS - 100.0%           $ 226,119,130  
                         
(a) 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 May 31, 2022 the total market value of 144A securities is 400,470 or 0.2% of net assets.

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

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SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (Unaudited)
May 31, 2022

 

Shares         Fair Value  
        COMMON STOCKS — 99.7%        
        AEROSPACE & DEFENSE - 0.7%        
  4,448     Teledyne Technologies, Inc.(a)   $ 1,802,107  
                 
        BANKING - 1.6%        
  6,899     Signature Bank     1,492,047  
  6,067     SVB Financial Group(a)     2,964,154  
              4,456,201  
        BIOTECH & PHARMA - 1.2%        
  12,523     Alnylam Pharmaceuticals, Inc.(a)     1,575,393  
  21,634     Incyte Corporation(a)     1,641,805  
              3,217,198  
        CHEMICALS - 2.0%        
  10,578     Albemarle Corporation     2,754,723  
  8,338     Avery Dennison Corporation     1,438,805  
  12,567     Eastman Chemical Company     1,384,381  
              5,577,909  
        COMMERCIAL SUPPORT SERVICES - 2.9%        
  9,971     Cintas Corporation     3,971,748  
  32,370     Republic Services, Inc.     4,332,402  
              8,304,150  
        CONTAINERS & PACKAGING - 0.5%        
  13,055     Crown Holdings, Inc.     1,363,464  
                 
        DATA CENTER REIT - 1.5%        
  29,127     Digital Realty Trust, Inc.     4,065,838  
                 
        DIVERSIFIED INDUSTRIALS - 0.7%        
  14,799     Dover Corporation     1,981,734  
                 
        E-COMMERCE DISCRETIONARY - 0.7%        
  15,449     Etsy, Inc.(a)     1,253,222  
  11,909     Wayfair, Inc., Class A(a)     707,276  
              1,960,498  
        ELECTRIC UTILITIES - 2.5%        
  63,244     AES Corporation (The)     1,393,898  

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

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SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (Unaudited) (Continued)
May 31, 2022

 

Shares         Fair Value  
        COMMON STOCKS — 99.7% (Continued)        
        ELECTRIC UTILITIES - 2.5% (Continued)        
  25,156     Alliant Energy Corporation   $ 1,605,456  
  38,021     Avangrid, Inc.     1,809,419  
  62,151     CenterPoint Energy, Inc.     1,991,940  
              6,800,713  
        ELECTRICAL EQUIPMENT - 2.9%        
  62,449     Amphenol Corporation, Class A     4,425,136  
  16,512     Cognex Corporation     799,511  
  18,907     Keysight Technologies, Inc.(a)     2,752,859  
              7,977,506  
        ENGINEERING & CONSTRUCTION - 0.6%        
  14,009     Quanta Services, Inc.     1,667,071  
                 
        ENTERTAINMENT CONTENT - 1.7%        
  39,052     AppLovin Corporation(a)     1,488,272  
  57,346     Fox Corporation, Class A     2,036,356  
  71,229     Warner Bros Discovery, Inc.(a)     1,314,175  
              4,838,803  
        FOOD - 1.0%        
  54,380     Hormel Foods Corporation     2,646,675  
                 
        HEALTH CARE FACILITIES & SERVICES - 3.8%        
  18,347     Catalent, Inc.(a)     1,890,842  
  32,471     HCA Healthcare, Inc.     6,831,898  
  6,128     Molina Healthcare, Inc.(a)     1,778,468  
              10,501,208  
        HEALTH CARE REIT - 1.2%        
  59,105     Medical Properties Trust, Inc.     1,098,171  
  39,647     Ventas, Inc.     2,249,571  
              3,347,742  
        INDUSTRIAL REIT - 4.0%        
  37,977     Duke Realty Corporation     2,006,325  
  74,400     Prologis, Inc.     9,484,512  
              11,490,837  

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

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INSPIRE 100 ESG ETF
SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (Unaudited) (Continued)
May 31, 2022

 

Shares         Fair Value  
        COMMON STOCKS — 99.7% (Continued)        
        INDUSTRIAL SUPPORT SERVICES - 0.8%        
  7,205     United Rentals, Inc.(a)   $ 2,148,387  
                 
        INSURANCE - 0.6%        
  24,870     Loews Corporation     1,628,736  
                 
        MACHINERY - 1.8%        
  5,984     Nordson Corporation     1,303,794  
  13,244     Parker-Hannifin Corporation     3,604,619  
              4,908,413  
        MEDICAL EQUIPMENT & DEVICES - 10.0%        
  61,025     Edwards Lifesciences Corporation(a)     6,154,371  
  16,802     Exact Sciences Corporation(a)     836,908  
  8,465     IDEXX Laboratories, Inc.(a)     3,315,063  
  35,037     Intuitive Surgical, Inc.(a)     7,975,823  
  6,187     Masimo Corporation(a)     868,840  
  2,370     Mettler-Toledo International, Inc.(a)     3,048,104  
  16,247     ResMed, Inc.     3,305,615  
  7,705     West Pharmaceutical Services, Inc.     2,391,478  
              27,896,202  
        METALS & MINING - 4.0%        
  147,726     Freeport-McMoRan, Inc.     5,773,132  
  76,357     Newmont Corporation     5,180,822  
              10,953,954  
        MULTI ASSET CLASS REIT - 0.6%        
  19,399     WP Carey, Inc.     1,632,232  
                 
        OFFICE REIT - 1.6%        
  15,895     Alexandria Real Estate Equities, Inc.     2,637,775  
  15,379     Boston Properties, Inc.     1,709,837  
              4,347,612  
        OIL & GAS PRODUCERS - 2.9%        
  67,392     Devon Energy Corporation     5,047,661  
  18,064     Diamondback Energy, Inc.     2,746,089  
              7,793,750  

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

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INSPIRE 100 ESG ETF
SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (Unaudited) (Continued)
May 31, 2022

 

Shares         Fair Value  
        COMMON STOCKS — 99.7% (Continued)        
        OIL & GAS SERVICES & EQUIPMENT - 2.3%        
  140,966     Schlumberger N.V.   $ 6,478,797  
                 
        REAL ESTATE INVESTMENT TRUSTS - 0.9%        
  63,386     Invitation Homes, Inc.     2,390,920  
                 
        RESIDENTIAL REIT - 3.5%        
  10,735     Camden Property Trust     1,540,365  
  19,002     Equity LifeStyle Properties, Inc.     1,438,451  
  38,571     Equity Residential     2,963,410  
  12,203     Sun Communities, Inc.     2,002,878  
  32,875     UDR, Inc.     1,571,425  
              9,516,529  
        RETAIL - DISCRETIONARY - 1.1%        
  7,338     Burlington Stores, Inc.(a)     1,234,985  
  14,814     Genuine Parts Company     2,025,519  
              3,260,504  
        RETAIL REIT - 1.5%        
  59,304     Realty Income Corporation     4,045,719  
                 
        SELF-STORAGE REIT - 0.8%        
  13,078     Extra Space Storage, Inc.     2,330,500  
                 
        SEMICONDUCTORS - 10.1%        
  52,896     Analog Devices, Inc.     8,907,687  
  14,417     Entegris, Inc.     1,599,710  
  15,226     KLA Corporation     5,555,206  
  58,065     Microchip Technology, Inc.     4,218,422  
  43,318     ON Semiconductor Corporation(a)     2,628,536  
  11,634     Qorvo, Inc.(a)     1,300,100  
  16,769     Skyworks Solutions, Inc.     1,825,641  
  17,166     Teradyne, Inc.     1,875,557  
              27,910,859  
        SOFTWARE - 9.3%        
  8,870     ANSYS, Inc.(a)     2,309,393  

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

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SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (Unaudited) (Continued)
May 31, 2022

 

Shares         Fair Value  
        COMMON STOCKS — 99.7% (Continued)        
        SOFTWARE - 9.3% (Continued)        
  15,777     Ceridian HCM Holding, Inc.(a)   $ 888,245  
  17,823     DocuSign, Inc.(a)     1,495,528  
  6,286     Paycom Software, Inc.(a)     1,787,361  
  10,008     RingCentral, Inc., Class A(a)     631,905  
  21,205     ServiceNow, Inc.(a)     9,912,702  
  14,863     Synopsys, Inc.(a)     4,744,270  
  4,115     Tyler Technologies, Inc.(a)     1,464,199  
  14,745     Veeva Systems, Inc., Class A(a)     2,510,484  
              25,744,087  
        STEEL - 1.2%        
  24,882     Nucor Corporation     3,295,870  
                 
        TECHNOLOGY HARDWARE - 1.3%        
  24,038     NetApp, Inc.     1,729,534  
  5,701     Zebra Technologies Corporation, Class A(a)     1,928,021  
              3,657,555  
        TECHNOLOGY SERVICES - 10.9%        
  39,401     CoStar Group, Inc.(a)     2,401,097  
  5,556     EPAM Systems, Inc.(a)     1,880,817  
  59,868     Fidelity National Information Services, Inc.     6,256,205  
  7,632     FleetCor Technologies, Inc.(a)     1,898,918  
  8,407     Gartner, Inc.(a)     2,205,997  
  28,360     Global Payments, Inc.     3,716,294  
  4,060     MarketAxess Holdings, Inc.     1,143,621  
  8,508     MSCI, Inc.     3,763,514  
  34,555     Paychex, Inc.     4,278,946  
  16,051     Verisk Analytics, Inc.     2,807,641  
              30,353,050  
        TRANSPORTATION & LOGISTICS - 2.6%        
  17,607     Expeditors International of Washington, Inc.     1,916,346  
  11,667     JB Hunt Transport Services, Inc.     2,013,491  
  12,854     Old Dominion Freight Line, Inc.     3,319,417  
              7,249,254  

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

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SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (Unaudited) (Continued)
May 31, 2022

 

Shares         Fair Value  
        COMMON STOCKS — 99.7% (Continued)        
        TRANSPORTATION EQUIPMENT - 1.8%        
  35,856     PACCAR, Inc.   $ 3,113,735  
  19,037     Westinghouse Air Brake Technologies Corporation     1,798,235  
              4,911,970  
        WHOLESALE - DISCRETIONARY - 0.6%        
  29,881     LKQ Corporation     1,535,585  
                 
        TOTAL COMMON STOCKS (Cost $311,113,840)     275,990,139  
                 
        TOTAL INVESTMENTS - 99.7% (Cost $311,113,840)   $ 275,990,139  
        OTHER ASSETS IN EXCESS OF LIABILITIES- 0.3%     829,972  
        NET ASSETS - 100.0%   $ 276,820,111  

 

MSCI - Morgan Stanley Capital International
     
NV - Naamioze Vennootschap
     
REIT - Real Estate Investment Trust
     
(a) - Non-income producing security.

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

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SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (Unaudited)
May 31, 2022

 

Shares         Fair Value  
        COMMON STOCKS — 97.8%        
        AEROSPACE & DEFENSE - 1.4%        
  473,509     Rolls-Royce Holdings plc(a)   $ 517,277  
  5,319     Safran S.A. (b)     549,483  
  5,027     Thales S.A.     612,931  
              1,679,691  
        APPAREL & TEXTILE PRODUCTS - 0.9%        
  4,886     Cie Financiere Richemont S.A.     541,610  
  440     Hermes International     524,203  
              1,065,813  
        ASSET MANAGEMENT - 3.7%        
  35,337     3i Group plc     565,312  
  6,018     Groupe Bruxelles Lambert S.A.     555,229  
  21,631     Industrivarden A.B.     560,336  
  22,065     Industrivarden A.B., C Shares     571,804  
  28,465     Investor A.B.     533,410  
  12,162     L E Lundbergforetagen A.B.     598,590  
  518     Partners Group Holding A.G.     555,843  
  14,960     Schroders plc     558,396  
              4,498,920  
        AUTOMOTIVE - 4.1%        
  7,132     Bayerische Motoren Werke A.G.     617,209  
  4,661     Cie Generale des Etablissements Michelin SCA     606,575  
  8,500     Continental A.G.     650,295  
  9,829     Denso Corporation     601,475  
  2,909     Ferrari N.V.     567,168  
  396,273     Geely Automobile Holdings Ltd.     757,480  
  22,770     Tata Motors Ltd. - ADR(a) (b)     648,945  
  9,139     Toyota Industries Corporation     589,283  
              5,038,430  
        BANKING - 9.5%        
  7,973     Commonwealth Bank of Australia     597,017  
  51,596     Credit Agricole S.A. (b)     571,172  
  36,389     Danske Bank A/S     595,456  
  84,312     Grupo Financiero Banorte S.A.B. de C.V.     545,028  
  10,434     HDFC Bank Ltd. - ADR     600,685  

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

73

 

INSPIRE INTERNATIONAL ESG ETF
SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (Unaudited) (Continued)
May 31, 2022

 

Shares         Fair Value  
        COMMON STOCKS — 97.8% (Continued)        
        BANKING - 9.5% (Continued)        
  33,741     ICICI Bank Ltd. - ADR   $ 649,515  
  269,248     Intesa Sanpaolo SpA     586,786  
  14,696     KakaoBank Corporation(a)     480,907  
  8,645     KBC Group N.V.     539,095  
  4,122     Macquarie Group Ltd.     550,054  
  289,321     Malayan Banking Bhd     601,237  
  26,370     National Australia Bank Ltd.     591,466  
  16,706     OTP Bank Nyrt     398,123  
  65,501     Powszechna Kasa Oszczednosci Bank Polski S.A.(a),     489,056  
  552,510     Public Bank Bhd     596,797  
  56,685     Skandinaviska Enskilda Banken A.B.     625,659  
  50,693     Standard Bank Group Ltd.     579,134  
  67,062     Svenska Handelsbanken A.B., A Shares     659,721  
  37,149     Swedbank A.B., A Shares     561,226  
  26,837     United Overseas Bank Ltd.     578,022  
              11,396,156  
        BIOTECH & PHARMA - 2.5%        
  4,248     Celltrion, Inc.     548,859  
  18,648     Chugai Pharmaceutical Company Ltd.     511,103  
  3,162     CSL Ltd.     616,723  
  34,813     Grifols S.A. (b)     731,980  
  5,347     UCB S.A.     471,514  
              2,880,179  
        CHEMICALS - 7.2%        
  3,605     Air Liquide S.A. (b)     630,072  
  7,277     Akzo Nobel N.V.     634,990  
  7,812     Brenntag S.E.     603,361  
  919,294     Chandra Asri Petrochemical Tbk P.T.     646,522  
  6,173     Croda International plc     537,527  
  657     EMS-Chemie Holding A.G.     562,217  
  22,357     Evonik Industries A.G.     598,218  
  155     Givaudan S.A.     569,006  
  3,529     Koninklijke DSM N.V.     595,805  
  95,403     Mitsubishi Chemical Holdings Corporation     567,873  

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

74

 

INSPIRE INTERNATIONAL ESG ETF
SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (Unaudited) (Continued)
May 31, 2022

 

Shares         Fair Value  
        COMMON STOCKS — 97.8% (Continued)        
        CHEMICALS - 7.2% (Continued)        
  9,334     Novozymes A/S, Class B   $ 592,500  
  7,531     Sociedad Quimica y Minera de Chile S.A. - ADR     799,566  
  6,176     Solvay S.A.     603,879  
  5,293     Symrise A.G.     583,724  
              8,525,260  
        COMMERCIAL SUPPORT SERVICES - 2.5%        
  21,488     Bureau Veritas S.A.     619,709  
  29,168     Compass Group plc     653,343  
  12,739     Edenred(b)     627,858  
  6,255     Eurofins Scientific S.E.     582,869  
  221     SGS S.A.     548,233  
              3,032,012  
        CONSTRUCTION MATERIALS - 3.2%        
  10,360     Cie de Saint-Gobain     612,682  
  12,778     CRH plc     527,110  
  10,748     HeidelbergCement A.G.     624,092  
  12,969     Holcim Ltd.     641,820  
  20,276     James Hardie Industries plc - ADR     525,195  
  55,870     Siam Cement PCL (The) - ADR     605,618  
  1,937     Sika A.G.     536,031  
              4,072,548  
        CONTAINERS & PACKAGING - 0.6%        
  55,789     Amcor plc - ADR     733,739  
                 
        DIVERSIFIED INDUSTRIALS - 0.4%        
  18,680     Alfa Laval A.B.     504,166  
                 
        E-COMMERCE DISCRETIONARY - 0.4%        
  11,821     Zalando S.E.(a),     480,224  
                 
        ELECTRIC UTILITIES - 6.6%        
  36,129     Azure Power Global Ltd.(a) (b)     536,877  
  53,678     E.ON S.E.     546,401  
  130,289     EDP - Energias de Portugal S.A.     653,333  

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

75

 

INSPIRE INTERNATIONAL ESG ETF
SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (Unaudited) (Continued)
May 31, 2022

 

Shares         Fair Value  
        COMMON STOCKS — 97.8% (Continued)        
        ELECTRIC UTILITIES - 6.6% (Continued)        
  29,741     Endesa S.A.   $ 658,536  
  107,268     Enel Americas S.A. - ADR(b)     589,974  
  94,240     Enel SpA     611,341  
  47,605     Engie S.A.     638,480  
  34,049     Fortum OYJ     628,574  
  416,427     Gulf Energy Development PCL - ADR     588,517  
  57,815     Iberdrola S.A.     684,758  
  27,877     SSE plc     622,494  
  284,515     Tenaga Nasional Bhd     594,499  
  76,265     Terna Rete Elettrica Nazionale SpA     645,842  
              7,999,626  
        ELECTRICAL EQUIPMENT - 1.9%        
  23,138     Assa Abloy A.B., Class B     569,050  
  54,029     Delta Electronics Thailand PCL     544,730  
  44,793     Hexagon A.B.     545,310  
  2,931     Schindler Holding A.G.     600,765  
              2,259,855  
        ENGINEERING & CONSTRUCTION - 1.5%        
  17,967     Bouygues S.A. (b)     619,598  
  23,859     Ferrovial S.A.     614,849  
  6,129     Vinci S.A.     589,942  
              1,824,389  
        ENTERTAINMENT CONTENT - 0.5%        
  121,167     Bollore S.E.     645,045  
                 
        FOOD - 2.4%        
  21,956     Ajinomoto Company, Inc.     534,564  
  270     Barry Callebaut A.G.     591,551  
  5     Chocoladefabriken Lindt & Spruengli A.G.(a)     518,027  
  214,605     Grupo Bimbo S.A.B. de C.V.     703,733  
  179,157     Wilmar International Ltd.     545,270  
              2,893,145  
        FORESTRY, PAPER & WOOD PRODUCTS - 1.5%        
  31,694     Stora Enso OYJ, R Shares     612,823  

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

76

 

INSPIRE INTERNATIONAL ESG ETF
SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (Unaudited) (Continued)
May 31, 2022

 

Shares         Fair Value  
        COMMON STOCKS — 97.8% (Continued)        
        FORESTRY, PAPER & WOOD PRODUCTS - 1.5% (Continued)        
  51,167     Suzano S.A.   $ 572,577  
  19,007     UPM-Kymmene OYJ     673,008  
              1,858,408  
        GAS & WATER UTILITIES - 1.1%        
  21,092     Naturgy Energy Group S.A.     637,039  
  111,480     Snam SpA     647,318  
              1,284,357  
        HEALTH CARE FACILITIES & SERVICES - 2.0%        
  9,649     Fresenius Medical Care A.G. & Company KGaA     586,583  
  17,654     Fresenius S.E. & Company KGaA     604,067  
  417,073     IHH Healthcare Bhd     638,134  
  23,848     Sonic Healthcare Ltd.     627,300  
              2,456,084  
        HOME CONSTRUCTION - 0.5%        
  1,024     Geberit A.G.     561,198  
                 
        HOUSEHOLD PRODUCTS - 1.5%        
  6,030     Beiersdorf A.G.     624,681  
  9,495     Henkel A.G. & Company KGaA     639,489  
  857     LG Household & Health Care Ltd.(a)     506,382  
              1,770,552  
        INDUSTRIAL REIT - 0.5%        
  37,013     Goodman Group     545,753  
                 
        INDUSTRIAL SUPPORT SERVICES - 0.4%        
  10,072     Ashtead Group plc     527,113  
                 
        INSTITUTIONAL FINANCIAL SERVICES - 1.4%        
  186,275     B3 S.A. - Brasil Bolsa Balcao     498,097  
  3,501     Deutsche Boerse A.G.     587,133  
  6,169     London Stock Exchange Group plc     575,426  
              1,660,656  
        INSURANCE - 3.4%        
  18,968     Admiral Group plc     531,357  

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

77

 

INSPIRE INTERNATIONAL ESG ETF
SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (Unaudited) (Continued)
May 31, 2022

 

Shares         Fair Value  
        COMMON STOCKS — 97.8% (Continued)        
        INSURANCE - 3.4% (Continued)        
  30,528     Dai-ichi Life Holdings, Inc.   $ 624,568  
  178,689     Legal & General Group plc     584,784  
  43,435     Prudential plc     567,876  
  12,925     Sampo OYJ, A Shares     583,754  
  993     Swiss Life Holding A.G.     562,011  
  26,141     Tryg A/S     609,391  
              4,063,741  
        INTERNET MEDIA & SERVICES - 1.4%        
  5,442     Naspers Ltd., N Shares     596,398  
  11,493     Prosus N.V.     595,559  
  6,252     REA Group Ltd.     505,157  
              1,697,114  
        MACHINERY - 2.8%        
  47,474     Atlas Copco A.B.     531,479  
  11,762     Atlas Copco A.B.(a)     9,610  
  39,571     CNH Industrial N.V.     589,084  
  3,577     FANUC Corporation     586,478  
  29,092     Sandvik A.B.     595,738  
  1,127     SMC Corporation     583,191  
  85,458     WEG S.A.     456,128  
              3,351,708  
        MEDICAL EQUIPMENT & DEVICES - 1.8%        
  4,241     Coloplast A/S - Series B     504,391  
  14,110     Demant A/S(a),     621,207  
  3,362     EssilorLuxottica S.A. (b)     541,449  
  1,545     Sonova Holding A.G.     545,914  
              2,212,961  
        METALS & MINING - 4.1%        
  4,506     Anglo American Platinum Ltd.     493,526  
  28,598     Antofagasta plc     532,462  
  16,875     BHP Group Ltd.     540,140  
  43,108     Fortescue Metals Group Ltd.     622,016  
  31,753     Newcrest Mining Ltd.     570,492  
  62,079     Norsk Hydro ASA     497,701  

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

78

 

INSPIRE INTERNATIONAL ESG ETF
SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (Unaudited) (Continued)
May 31, 2022

 

Shares         Fair Value  
        COMMON STOCKS — 97.8% (Continued)        
        METALS & MINING - 4.1% (Continued)        
  7,301     Rio Tinto Ltd.   $ 599,555  
  8,030     Rio Tinto plc     581,847  
  8,365     Southern Copper Corporation     516,790  
              4,954,529  
        MULTI ASSET CLASS REIT - 0.4%        
  35,869     Segro plc     500,824  
                 
        OIL & GAS PRODUCERS - 3.9%        
  34,112     Ecopetrol S.A. - ADR(b)     576,493  
  168,923     ENEOS Holdings, Inc.     683,975  
  42,935     Eni SpA     654,278  
  53,467     Inpex Corporation     697,403  
  13,180     OMV A.G.     769,553  
  144,203     PTT Exploration & Production PCL - ADR     712,233  
  29,280     Woodside Energy Group Ltd.     625,230  
              4,719,165  
        REAL ESTATE OWNERS & DEVELOPERS - 2.9%        
  209,909     China Overseas Land & Investment Ltd.     609,890  
  127,171     Hongkong Land Holdings Ltd.     590,073  
  869,628     SM Prime Holdings, Inc.     611,574  
  22,736     Sumitomo Realty & Development Company Ltd.     613,785  
  251,597     Swire Properties Ltd.     615,590  
  13,293     Vonovia S.E.     505,782  
              3,546,694  
        RETAIL - CONSUMER STAPLES - 0.9%        
  29,601     Aeon Company Ltd.     542,132  
  26,455     Jeronimo Martins SGPS S.A.     541,480  
              1,083,612  
        RETAIL - DISCRETIONARY - 1.5%        
  7,776     Next plc     634,780  
  6,512     Pandora A/S     525,846  
  36,703     SM Investments Corporation     600,175  
              1,760,801  

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

79

 

INSPIRE INTERNATIONAL ESG ETF
SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (Unaudited) (Continued)
May 31, 2022

 

Shares         Fair Value  
        COMMON STOCKS — 97.8% (Continued)        
        SEMICONDUCTORS - 2.0%        
  925     ASML Holding N.V.   $ 532,146  
  18,294     Infineon Technologies A.G.     568,239  
  3,428     NXP Semiconductors N.V.     650,497  
  14,293     STMicroelectronics N.V. - ADR     572,863  
              2,323,745  
        SOFTWARE - 1.4%        
  4,642     Check Point Software Technologies Ltd.(a)     580,622  
  12,589     Dassault Systemes S.E.     529,462  
  2,895     Nice Ltd. - ADR(a)     575,295  
              1,685,379  
        SPECIALTY FINANCE - 0.0%(d)        
  1     Isracard Ltd.     3  
                 
        TECHNOLOGY HARDWARE - 1.5%        
  5,343     Garmin Ltd.     564,328  
  64,537     Panasonic Holdings Corporation     593,619  
  1,318     Samsung SDI Company Ltd.     610,077  
              1,768,024  
        TECHNOLOGY SERVICES - 1.8%        
  2,660     Globant S.A.(a)     504,097  
  14,896     NEC Corporation     602,912  
  31,992     NTT Data Corporation     503,036  
  5,966     Wolters Kluwer N.V.     590,004  
              2,200,049  
        TELECOMMUNICATIONS - 3.6%        
  612,633     America Movil S.A.B. de C.V.     660,208  
  183,161     Koninklijke KPN N.V.     667,024  
  48,369     MTN Group Ltd.     521,912  
  325,988     Singapore Telecommunications Ltd.     616,230  
  54,989     Telefonica Brasil S.A.     590,473  
  157,511     Telia Company A.B.     645,415  
  218,861     Telstra Corp Ltd.     609,299  
              4,310,561  

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

80

 

INSPIRE INTERNATIONAL ESG ETF
SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (Unaudited) (Continued)
May 31, 2022

 

Shares         Fair Value  
        COMMON STOCKS — 97.8% (Continued)        
        TRANSPORTATION & LOGISTICS - 4.2%        
  3,784     Aena SME S.A.(a),   $ 577,327  
  30,353     Atlantia SpA     735,287  
  3,228     DSV A/S     529,848  
  10,818     East Japan Railway Company     555,851  
  2,188     Kuehne + Nagel International A.G.     576,528  
  54,334     Poste Italiane SpA     587,544  
  7,617     Ryanair Holdings plc - ADR(a)     664,202  
  64,130     Transurban Group     661,224  
              4,887,811  
        TRANSPORTATION EQUIPMENT - 1.6%        
  26,332     Alstom S.A.     717,863  
  91,200     Iveco Group N.V.(a)     579,972  
  32,134     Volvo A.B.     588,279  
              1,886,114  
        WHOLESALE - CONSUMER STAPLES - 0.4%        
  18,558     ITOCHU Corporation     532,712  
                 
        TOTAL COMMON STOCKS (Cost $124,704,578)     117,678,866  
                         
Shares         Expiration
Date
  Exercise
Price
  Fair Value  
        WARRANT — 0.0%(d)                
        APPAREL & TEXTILE PRODUCTS - 0.0% (d)                
  12,580     CIE FINANCIERE RICHMO-A WARRANTS   11/23/2023   $67.00     7,474  
                         
        TOTAL WARRANT (Cost $6,914)             7,474  
                         

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

81

 

INSPIRE INTERNATIONAL ESG ETF
SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (Unaudited) (Continued)
May 31, 2022

 

Shares         Fair Value  
             
        COLLATERAL FOR SECURITIES LOANED — 4.6%        
                 
        MONEY MARKET FUND - 4.6%        
  5,535,135     Fidelity Government Portfolio - Institutional Class, , 0.01% (Cost $5,535,135)(c) (e)   $ 5,535,135  
                 
        TOTAL INVESTMENTS - 102.4% (Cost $130,246,627)   $ 123,221,475  
        LIABILITIES IN EXCESS OF OTHER ASSETS - (2.4)%     (2,843,837 )
        NET ASSETS - 100.0%   $ 120,377,638  

 

ADR - American Depositary Receipt
     
A/S - Anonim Sirketi
     
LTD - Limited Company
     
NV - Naamioze Vennootschap
     
OYJ - Julkinen osakeyhtiö
     
PLC - Public Limited Company
     
PT - Perseroan Terbatas
     
REIT - Real Estate Investment Trust
     
S/A - Société Anonyme
     
(a) - Non-income producing security.
     
(b) - All or a portion of the security is on loan. The total fair value of the securities on loan as of May 31, 2022 was $5,270,950.
     
(c) - Security was purchased with cash received as collateral for securities on loan at May 31, 2022. Total collateral had a value of $5,535,135 at May 31, 2022.
     
(d) - Percentage rounds to less than 0.1%.
     
(e) - Rate disclosed is the seven day effective yield as of May 31, 2022.

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

82

 

INSPIRE TACTICAL BALANCED ESG ETF
SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (Unaudited)
May 31, 2022

 

Shares         Fair Value  
        CLOSED END FUND — 10.0%        
        COMMODITY - 10.0%        
  793,172     Sprott Physical Gold Trust(a)   $ 11,405,813  
                 
        TOTAL CLOSED END FUND (Cost $11,539,486)     11,405,813  
                 
Shares         Fair Value  
        COMMON STOCKS — 10.3%        
        AEROSPACE & DEFENSE - 0.1%        
  188     Teledyne Technologies, Inc.(a)     76,168  
                 
        BANKING - 0.1%        
  376     Signature Bank     81,318  
  188     SVB Financial Group(a)     91,850  
              173,168  
        BIOTECH & PHARMA - 0.1%        
  564     Alnylam Pharmaceuticals, Inc.(a)     70,951  
  940     Incyte Corporation(a)     71,337  
              142,288  
        CHEMICALS - 0.2%        
  376     Albemarle Corporation     97,918  
  376     Avery Dennison Corporation     64,883  
  564     Eastman Chemical Company     62,130  
              224,931  
        COMMERCIAL SUPPORT SERVICES - 0.2%        
  376     Cintas Corporation     149,772  
  1,316     Republic Services, Inc.     176,134  
              325,906  
        CONTAINERS & PACKAGING - 0.1%        
  564     Crown Holdings, Inc.     58,904  
                 
        DATA CENTER REIT - 0.2%        
  1,316     Digital Realty Trust, Inc.     183,701  

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

83

 

INSPIRE TACTICAL BALANCED ESG ETF
SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (Unaudited) (Continued)
May 31, 2022

 

Shares         Fair Value  
        COMMON STOCKS — 10.3% (Continued)        
        DIVERSIFIED INDUSTRIALS - 0.1%        
  564     Dover Corporation   $ 75,525  
                 
        E-COMMERCE DISCRETIONARY - 0.1%        
  752     Etsy, Inc.(a)     61,002  
  564     Wayfair, Inc., Class A(a)     33,496  
              94,498  
        ELECTRIC UTILITIES - 0.3%        
  2,632     AES Corporation (The)     58,009  
  1,128     Alliant Energy Corporation     71,989  
  1,692     Avangrid, Inc.     80,522  
  2,632     CenterPoint Energy, Inc.     84,356  
              294,876  
        ELECTRICAL EQUIPMENT - 0.2%        
  2,632     Amphenol Corporation, Class A     186,504  
  752     Cognex Corporation     36,412  
  752     Keysight Technologies, Inc.(a)     109,491  
              332,407  
        ENGINEERING & CONSTRUCTION - 0.1%        
  564     Quanta Services, Inc.     67,116  
                 
        ENTERTAINMENT CONTENT - 0.2%        
  1,692     AppLovin Corporation(a)     64,482  
  2,444     Fox Corporation, Class A     86,786  
  3,008     Warner Bros Discovery, Inc.(a)     55,498  
              206,766  
        FOOD - 0.1%        
  2,256     Hormel Foods Corporation     109,800  
                 
        HEALTH CARE FACILITIES & SERVICES - 0.4%        
  752     Catalent, Inc.(a)     77,501  
  1,316     HCA Healthcare, Inc.     276,887  
  188     Molina Healthcare, Inc.(a)     54,561  
              408,949  

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

84

 

INSPIRE TACTICAL BALANCED ESG ETF
SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (Unaudited) (Continued)
May 31, 2022

 

Shares         Fair Value  
        COMMON STOCKS — 10.3% (Continued)        
        HEALTH CARE REIT - 0.1%        
  2,444     Medical Properties Trust, Inc.   $ 45,410  
  1,692     Ventas, Inc.     96,004  
              141,414  
        INDUSTRIAL REIT - 0.4%        
  1,692     Duke Realty Corporation     89,388  
  3,196     Prologis, Inc.     407,427  
              496,815  
        INDUSTRIAL SUPPORT SERVICES - 0.1%        
  376     United Rentals, Inc.(a)     112,116  
                 
        INSURANCE - 0.1%        
  1,128     Loews Corporation     73,873  
                 
        MACHINERY - 0.2%        
  188     Nordson Corporation     40,961  
  564     Parker-Hannifin Corporation     153,504  
              194,465  
        MEDICAL EQUIPMENT & DEVICES - 1.1%        
  2,632     Edwards Lifesciences Corporation(a)     265,437  
  752     Exact Sciences Corporation(a)     37,457  
  376     IDEXX Laboratories, Inc.(a)     147,249  
  1,504     Intuitive Surgical, Inc.(a)     342,370  
  188     Masimo Corporation(a)     26,401  
  188     Mettler-Toledo International, Inc.(a)     241,791  
  752     ResMed, Inc.     153,002  
  376     West Pharmaceutical Services, Inc.     116,703  
              1,330,410  
        METALS & MINING - 0.4%        
  6,016     Freeport-McMoRan, Inc.     235,105  
  3,196     Newmont Corporation     216,849  
              451,954  
        MULTI ASSET CLASS REIT - 0.1%        
  752     WP Carey, Inc.     63,273  
                 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

85

 

INSPIRE TACTICAL BALANCED ESG ETF
SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (Unaudited) (Continued)
May 31, 2022

 

Shares         Fair Value  
        COMMON STOCKS — 10.3% (Continued)        
        OFFICE REIT - 0.2%        
  752     Alexandria Real Estate Equities, Inc.   $ 124,794  
  564     Boston Properties, Inc.     62,706  
              187,500  
        OIL & GAS PRODUCERS - 0.3%        
  2,820     Devon Energy Corporation     211,218  
  752     Diamondback Energy, Inc.     114,319  
              325,537  
        OIL & GAS SERVICES & EQUIPMENT - 0.2%        
  5,828     Schlumberger N.V.     267,855  
                 
        REAL ESTATE INVESTMENT TRUSTS - 0.1%        
  2,820     Invitation Homes, Inc.     106,370  
                 
        RESIDENTIAL REIT - 0.3%        
  376     Camden Property Trust     53,952  
  752     Equity LifeStyle Properties, Inc.     56,926  
  1,692     Equity Residential     129,996  
  564     Sun Communities, Inc.     92,569  
  1,504     UDR, Inc.     71,891  
              405,334  
        RETAIL - DISCRETIONARY - 0.1%        
  376     Burlington Stores, Inc.(a)     63,281  
  564     Genuine Parts Company     77,116  
              140,397  
        RETAIL REIT - 0.1%        
  2,444     Realty Income Corporation     166,730  
                 
        SELF-STORAGE REIT - 0.1%        
  564     Extra Space Storage, Inc.     100,505  
                 
        SEMICONDUCTORS - 1.0%        
  2,256     Analog Devices, Inc.     379,911  
  564     Entegris, Inc.     62,581  
  564     KLA Corporation     205,775  

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

86

 

INSPIRE TACTICAL BALANCED ESG ETF
SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (Unaudited) (Continued)
May 31, 2022

 

Shares         Fair Value  
        COMMON STOCKS — 10.3% (Continued)        
        SEMICONDUCTORS - 1.0% (Continued)        
  2,444     Microchip Technology, Inc.   $ 177,557  
  1,880     ON Semiconductor Corporation(a)     114,078  
  564     Qorvo, Inc.(a)     63,027  
  752     Skyworks Solutions, Inc.     81,870  
  752     Teradyne, Inc.     82,164  
              1,166,963  
        SOFTWARE - 0.9%        
  376     ANSYS, Inc.(a)     97,895  
  752     Ceridian HCM Holding, Inc.(a)     42,338  
  752     DocuSign, Inc.(a)     63,100  
  188     Paycom Software, Inc.(a)     53,456  
  376     RingCentral, Inc., Class A(a)     23,741  
  940     ServiceNow, Inc.(a)     439,421  
  564     Synopsys, Inc.(a)     180,029  
  188     Tyler Technologies, Inc.(a)     66,894  
  564     Veeva Systems, Inc., Class A(a)     96,027  
              1,062,901  
        STEEL - 0.1%        
  940     Nucor Corporation     124,512  
                 
        TECHNOLOGY HARDWARE - 0.1%        
  940     NetApp, Inc.     67,633  
  188     Zebra Technologies Corporation, Class A(a)     63,580  
              131,213  
        TECHNOLOGY SERVICES - 1.2%        
  1,692     CoStar Group, Inc.(a)     103,110  
  188     EPAM Systems, Inc.(a)     63,642  
  2,632     Fidelity National Information Services, Inc.     275,044  
  376     FleetCor Technologies, Inc.(a)     93,553  
  376     Gartner, Inc.(a)     98,662  
  1,128     Global Payments, Inc.     147,813  
  188     MarketAxess Holdings, Inc.     52,956  
  376     MSCI, Inc.     166,324  
  1,504     Paychex, Inc.     186,240  

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

87

 

INSPIRE TACTICAL BALANCED ESG ETF
SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (Unaudited) (Continued)
May 31, 2022

 

Shares         Fair Value  
        COMMON STOCKS — 10.3% (Continued)        
        TECHNOLOGY SERVICES - 1.2% (Continued)        
  752     Verisk Analytics, Inc.   $ 131,540  
              1,318,884  
                 
        TRANSPORTATION & LOGISTICS - 0.3%        
  752     Expeditors International of Washington, Inc.     81,848  
  564     JB Hunt Transport Services, Inc.     97,335  
  564     Old Dominion Freight Line, Inc.     145,647  
              324,830  
                 
        TRANSPORTATION EQUIPMENT - 0.2%        
  1,504     PACCAR, Inc.     130,607  
  752     Westinghouse Air Brake Technologies Corporation     71,034  
              201,641  
                 
        WHOLESALE - DISCRETIONARY - 0.1%        
  1,316     LKQ Corporation     67,629  
                 
        TOTAL COMMON STOCKS (Cost $10,984,443)     11,738,124  
                 
Shares         Fair Value  
        EXCHANGE-TRADED FUND — 79.2%        
        FIXED INCOME - 79.2%        
  1,795,400     WisdomTree Floating Rate Treasury Fund     90,362,482  
                 
        TOTAL EXCHANGE-TRADED FUND (Cost $90,403,097)     90,362,482  
                 
        TOTAL INVESTMENTS - 99.5% (Cost $112,927,026)   $ 113,506,419  
        OTHER ASSETS IN EXCESS OF LIABILITIES- 0.5%     561,611  
        NET ASSETS - 100.0%   $ 114,068,030  

 

MSCI - Morgan Stanley Capital International
     
NV - Naamioze Vennootschap
     
REIT - Real Estate Investment Trust
     
(a) - Non-income producing security.

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

88

 

INSPIRE FAITHWARD MID CAP MOMENTUM ESG ETF
SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (Unaudited)
May 31, 2022

 

Shares         Fair Value  
        COMMON STOCKS — 99.1%        
        ASSET MANAGEMENT - 2.7%        
  5,310     Affiliated Managers Group, Inc.   $ 709,522  
                 
        BANKING - 5.5%        
  17,955     Bank OZK     744,594  
  16,065     Synovus Financial Corporation     685,172  
              1,429,766  
        BIOTECH & PHARMA - 3.3%        
  3,780     United Therapeutics Corporation(a)     870,685  
                 
        CHEMICALS - 3.3%        
  13,050     Olin Corporation     858,559  
                 
        CONSTRUCTION MATERIALS - 3.0%        
  3,060     Carlisle Companies, Inc.     778,556  
                 
        ELECTRICAL EQUIPMENT - 3.3%        
  3,105     Littelfuse, Inc.     838,971  
                 
        ENGINEERING & CONSTRUCTION - 2.9%        
  9,090     MasTec, Inc.(a)     759,833  
                 
        GAS & WATER UTILITIES - 2.9%        
  10,350     National Fuel Gas Company     761,036  
                 
        HEALTH CARE FACILITIES & SERVICES - 2.6%        
  1,395     Chemed Corporation     675,738  
                 
        INDUSTRIAL INTERMEDIATE PROD - 3.0%        
  3,060     Valmont Industries, Inc.     785,655  
                 
        INSTITUTIONAL FINANCIAL SERVICES - 2.8%        
  12,330     SEI Investments Company     720,442  
                 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

89

 

INSPIRE FAITHWARD MID CAP MOMENTUM ESG ETF
SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (Unaudited) (Continued)
May 31, 2022

 

Shares         Fair Value  
        COMMON STOCKS — 99.1% (Continued)        
        INSURANCE - 11.3%        
  4,950     American Financial Group, Inc.   $ 699,435  
  3,105     Kinsale Capital Group, Inc.     682,727  
  29,970     Old Republic International Corporation     716,882  
  6,615     Reinsurance Group of America, Inc.     832,498  
              2,931,542  
        LEISURE PRODUCTS - 5.1%        
  6,930     Polaris, Inc.     738,392  
  13,140     YETI Holdings, Inc.(a)     601,155  
              1,339,547  
        OIL & GAS PRODUCERS - 2.8%        
  17,280     Murphy Oil Corporation     733,018  
                 
        OIL & GAS SERVICES & EQUIPMENT - 2.7%        
  35,460     NOV, Inc.     709,200  
                 
        RETAIL - CONSUMER STAPLES - 2.3%        
  10,350     BJ’s Wholesale Club Holdings, Inc.(a)     598,955  
                 
        RETAIL - DISCRETIONARY - 3.2%        
  6,975     AutoNation, Inc.(a)     833,931  
                 
        RETAIL REIT - 2.6%        
  5,985     Federal Realty Investment Trust     688,095  
                 
        SELF-STORAGE REIT - 2.2%        
  4,905     Life Storage, Inc.     572,708  
                 
        SEMICONDUCTORS - 10.8%        
  8,910     Azenta, Inc.     682,862  
  14,220     Lattice Semiconductor Corporation(a)     739,724  
  5,940     MKS Instruments, Inc.     733,590  
  4,365     Synaptics, Inc.(a)     646,544  
              2,802,720  

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

90

 

INSPIRE FAITHWARD MID CAP MOMENTUM ESG ETF
SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (Unaudited) (Continued)
May 31, 2022

 

Shares         Fair Value  
        COMMON STOCKS — 99.1% (Continued)        
        SOFTWARE - 7.4%        
  5,805     Omnicell, Inc.(a)   $ 645,284  
  5,265     Qualys, Inc.(a)     688,030  
  15,390     Teradata Corporation(a)     591,438  
              1,924,752  
        SPECIALTY REITS - 2.4%        
  6,345     Lamar Advertising Company, Class A     621,493  
                 
        STEEL - 5.5%        
  4,050     Reliance Steel & Aluminum Company     787,320  
  14,850     Ternium S.A. - ADR     652,955  
              1,440,275  
        TECHNOLOGY HARDWARE - 5.5%        
  9,315     Dolby Laboratories, Inc., Class A     723,030  
  8,190     Lumentum Holdings, Inc.(a)     704,995  
              1,428,025  
                 
        TOTAL COMMON STOCKS (Cost $27,346,708)     25,813,024  
                 
        TOTAL INVESTMENTS - 99.1% (Cost $27,346,708)   $ 25,813,024  
        OTHER ASSETS IN EXCESS OF LIABILITIES - 0.9%     227,380  
        NET ASSETS - 100.0%   $ 26,040,404  

 

ADR - American Depositary Receipt
     
REIT - Real Estate Investment Trust
     
S/A - Société Anonyme
     
(a) - Non-income producing security.

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

91

 

INSPIRE FAITHWARD LARGE CAP MOMENTUM ESG ETF
SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (Unaudited)
May 31, 2022

 

Shares         Fair Value  
        COMMON STOCKS — 99.3%        
        ASSET MANAGEMENT - 2.9%        
  18,360     KKR & Company, Inc.   $ 1,006,312  
                 
        BANKING - 6.3%        
  6,523     M&T Bank Corporation     1,173,944  
  2,146     SVB Financial Group(a)     1,048,471  
              2,222,415  
        BIOTECH & PHARMA - 2.7%        
  1,416     Regeneron Pharmaceuticals, Inc.(a)     941,272  
                 
        CHEMICALS - 5.4%        
  14,418     Mosaic Company (The)     903,288  
  9,993     Nutrien Ltd.     971,219  
              1,874,507  
        ELECTRIC UTILITIES - 3.0%        
  16,398     Alliant Energy Corporation     1,046,520  
                 
        ENGINEERING & CONSTRUCTION - 2.7%        
  7,917     Quanta Services, Inc.     942,123  
                 
        ENTERTAINMENT CONTENT - 4.9%        
  9,182     Sea Ltd. - ADR(a)     758,984  
  7,515     Take-Two Interactive Software, Inc.(a)     935,843  
              1,694,827  
        FOOD - 3.3%        
  14,134     Darling Ingredients, Inc.(a)     1,131,709  
                 
        HEALTH CARE FACILITIES & SERVICES - 2.5%        
  4,082     HCA Healthcare, Inc.     858,853  
                 
        INDUSTRIAL SUPPORT SERVICES - 2.8%        
  18,566     Fastenal Company     994,395  
                 
        INSURANCE - 5.7%        
  7,773     Cincinnati Financial Corporation     993,855  

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

92

 

INSPIRE FAITHWARD LARGE CAP MOMENTUM ESG ETF
SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (Unaudited) (Continued)
May 31, 2022

 

Shares         Fair Value  
        COMMON STOCKS — 99.3% (Continued)        
        INSURANCE - 5.7% (Continued)        
  3,481     Everest Re Group Ltd.   $ 983,383  
              1,977,238  
        MEDICAL EQUIPMENT & DEVICES - 4.1%        
  2,548     Align Technology, Inc.(a)     707,427  
  1,936     IDEXX Laboratories, Inc.(a)     758,176  
              1,465,603  
        OIL & GAS PRODUCERS - 3.3%        
  8,286     EOG Resources, Inc.     1,134,851  
                 
        REAL ESTATE INVESTMENT TRUSTS - 3.4%        
  767     Texas Pacific Land Corporation     1,201,114  
                 
        RENEWABLE ENERGY - 2.7%        
  3,481     SolarEdge Technologies, Inc.(a)     949,582  
                 
        RETAIL - CONSUMER STAPLES - 2.7%        
  4,318     Dollar General Corporation     951,428  
                 
        RETAIL - DISCRETIONARY - 2.4%        
  4,495     Tractor Supply Company     842,183  
                 
        SELF-STORAGE REIT - 2.5%        
  2,596     Public Storage     858,341  
                 
        SEMICONDUCTORS - 5.6%        
  3,068     KLA Corporation     1,119,359  
  4,580     NVIDIA Corporation     855,178  
              1,974,537  
        SOFTWARE - 16.4%        
  6,645     Cadence Design Systems, Inc.(a)     1,021,537  
  9,698     Cloudflare, Inc., Class A(a)     543,088  
  4,919     Crowdstrike Holdings, Inc., Class A(a)     786,991  
  10,395     DocuSign, Inc.(a)     872,244  
  3,127     Fortinet, Inc.(a)     919,776  

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

93

 

INSPIRE FAITHWARD LARGE CAP MOMENTUM ESG ETF
SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (Unaudited) (Continued)
May 31, 2022

 

Shares         Fair Value  
        COMMON STOCKS — 99.3% (Continued)        
        SOFTWARE - 16.4% (Continued)        
  5,358     Veeva Systems, Inc., Class A(a)   $ 912,253  
  4,672     Zscaler, Inc.(a)     715,236  
              5,771,125  
        TECHNOLOGY HARDWARE - 8.1%        
  13,581     NetApp, Inc.     977,154  
  3,717     Ubiquiti, Inc.     972,219  
  2,607     Zebra Technologies Corporation, Class A(a)     881,661  
              2,831,034  
        WHOLESALE - CONSUMER STAPLES - 3.0%        
  8,990     Bunge Ltd.     1,063,697  
                 
        WHOLESALE - DISCRETIONARY - 2.9%        
  2,537     Pool Corporation     1,011,299  
                 
        TOTAL COMMON STOCKS (Cost $39,663,933)     34,744,965  
                 
        TOTAL INVESTMENTS - 99.3% (Cost $39,663,933)   $ 34,744,965  
        OTHER ASSETS IN EXCESS OF LIABILITIES - 0.7%     247,069  
        NET ASSETS - 100.0%   $ 34,992,034  

 

ADR - American Depositary Receipt
     
LTD - Limited Company
     
REIT - Real Estate Investment Trust
     
(a) - Non-income producing security.

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

94

 

The Inspire ETFs
STATEMENTS OF ASSETS AND LIABILITIES (Unaudited)
May 31, 2022

 

    Inspire Global Hope
ESG ETF
    Inspire Small/Mid
Cap ESG ETF
    Inspire Corporate
Bond ESG ETF
    Inspire 100 ESG ETF  
ASSETS                                
Investment securities:                                
At cost   $ 134,255,890     $ 117,414,978     $ 240,278,342     $ 311,113,840  
At value   $ 135,319,371     $ 114,121,720     $ 219,529,941     $ 275,990,139  
Cash     853,905       857,219       4,872,971       653,604  
Foreign currencies (Cost $1,183,245, $0, $0 and $0, respectively)     791,308                    
Dividends and interest receivable     525,872       126,464       1,789,647       228,680  
Receivable for Fund shares sold                       2,256,822  
Prepaid expenses     32,935       22,996       17,110       50,724  
TOTAL ASSETS     137,523,391       115,128,399       226,209,669       279,179,969  
                                 
LIABILITIES                                
Payable for investments purchased                       2,256,822  
Securities lending collateral payable     1,836,655       746,849              
Investment advisory fees payable     33,656       27,284       57,380       49,044  
Payable for Fund shares repurchased                       4,985  
Payable to related parties     18,507       23,436       20,307       46,294  
Accrued expenses and other liabilities     7,863       2,510       12,852       2,713  
TOTAL LIABILITIES     1,896,681       800,079       90,539       2,359,858  
NET ASSETS   $ 135,626,710     $ 114,328,320     $ 226,119,130     $ 276,820,111  
                                 
Net Assets Consist Of:                                
Paid in capital   $ 129,569,273     $ 113,900,736     $ 247,196,239     $ 306,607,407  
Accumulated earnings (deficit)     6,057,437       427,584       (21,077,109 )     (29,787,296 )
NET ASSETS   $ 135,626,710     $ 114,328,320     $ 226,119,130     $ 276,820,111  
                                 
Net Asset Value Per Share:                                
Net Assets   $ 135,626,710     $ 114,328,320     $ 226,119,130     $ 276,820,111  
Shares of beneficial interest outstanding ($0 par value, unlimited shares authorized)     4,050,000       3,650,000       9,500,000       8,550,000  
Net asset value, offering and redemption price per share (Net Assets ÷ Shares Outstanding)   $ 33.49     $ 31.32     $ 23.80     $ 32.38  

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

95

 

The Inspire ETFs
STATEMENTS OF ASSETS AND LIABILITIES (Unaudited)(Continued)
May 31, 2022

 

    Inspire International
ESG ETF
    Inspire Tactical
Balanced ESG ETF
    Inspire Faithward Mid
Cap
Momentum ESG ETF
    Inspire Faithward
Large Cap
Momentum ESG ETF
 
ASSETS                                
Investment securities:                                
At cost   $ 130,246,627     $ 112,927,026     $ 27,346,708     $ 39,663,933  
At value   $ 123,221,475     $ 113,506,419     $ 25,813,024     $ 34,744,965  
Cash     894,493       613,721       223,571       243,426  
Foreign currencies (Cost $1,211,847, $0, $0, and $0, respectively)     1,219,474                    
Receivable for Fund shares sold     3,156,529       746,447              
Dividends and interest receivable     608,834       17,087       19,550       27,439  
Prepaid expenses     34,381       4,182       8,323       8,493  
TOTAL ASSETS     129,135,186       114,887,856       26,064,468       35,024,323  
                                 
LIABILITIES                                
Payable for investments purchased     3,156,529       746,447              
Securities lending collateral payable     5,535,135                    
Investment advisory fees payable     43,803       48,111       1,396       6,695  
Payable to related parties     19,898       19,076       13,486       13,760  
Accrued expenses and other liabilities     2,183       6,192       9,182       11,834  
TOTAL LIABILITIES     8,757,548       819,826       24,064       32,289  
NET ASSETS   $ 120,377,638     $ 114,068,030     $ 26,040,404     $ 34,992,034  
                                 
Net Assets Consist Of:                                
Paid in capital   $ 124,594,562     $ 122,368,233     $ 31,043,322     $ 40,217,884  
Accumulated deficit     (4,216,924 )     (8,300,203 )     (5,002,918 )     (5,225,850 )
NET ASSETS   $ 120,377,638     $ 114,068,030     $ 26,040,404     $ 34,992,034  
                                 
Net Asset Value Per Share:                                
Net Assets   $ 120,377,638     $ 114,068,030     $ 26,040,404     $ 34,992,034  
Shares of beneficial interest outstanding ($0 par value, unlimited shares authorized)     4,300,000       4,700,000       1,125,000       1,475,000  
Net asset value, offering and redemption price per share (Net Assets ÷ Shares Outstanding)   $ 27.99     $ 24.27     $ 23.15     $ 23.72  

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

96

 

The Inspire ETFs
STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS (Unaudited)
For the Six Months Ended May 31, 2022

 

    Inspire Global Hope
ESG ETF
    Inspire Small/Mid
Cap ESG ETF
    Inspire Corporate
Bond ESG ETF
    Inspire 100 ESG ETF  
INVESTMENT INCOME                                
Dividends   $ 2,066,719     $ 945,626     $     $ 1,920,334  
Interest     165       116       1,767,977       110  
Securities lending income     7,856       14,682             2,748  
Less: Foreign withholding taxes     (213,803 )                  
TOTAL INVESTMENT INCOME     1,860,937       960,424       1,767,977       1,923,192  
                                 
EXPENSES                                
Investment advisory fees     208,917       174,004       341,162       452,305  
Administrative services     62,126       45,457       74,870       101,040  
Custodian fees     59,424       15,992       19,899       27,491  
Trustees fees and expenses     9,611       9,301       9,828       10,146  
Audit fees     7,493       7,495       7,450       7,486  
Legal fees     7,433       5,971       6,099       6,303  
Transfer agent fees     6,880       5,949       6,006       4,753  
Professional fees     5,543       7,415       10,749       15,494  
Printing and postage expenses     4,649       3,566       7,017       9,727  
Insurance expense     1,754       1,746       1,755       1,751  
Other Expenses     7,094       6,207       8,923       9,400  
TOTAL EXPENSES     380,924       283,103       493,758       645,896  
                                 
Less: Fees waived by the Adviser     (3,420 )                 (118,293 )
NET EXPENSES     377,504       283,103       493,758       527,603  
                                 
NET INVESTMENT INCOME     1,483,433       677,321       1,274,219       1,395,589  
                                 
REALIZED AND UNREALIZED GAIN (LOSS) ON INVESTMENTS                                
Net realized gain (loss) on:                                
In-kind redemptions           1,007,685       84,154       3,864,740  
Investments     4,042,278       2,409,444       (445,066 )     1,029,302  
Foreign currency transactions     453,540                    
      4,495,818       3,417,129       (360,912 )     4,894,042  
Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on:                                
Investments     (15,032,805 )     (10,675,913 )     (18,266,780 )     (52,270,843 )
Foreign currency translations     (416,983 )     8              
      (15,449,788 )     (10,675,905 )     (18,266,780 )     (52,270,843 )
                                 
NET REALIZED AND UNREALIZED LOSS ON INVESTMENTS     (10,953,970 )     (7,258,776 )     (18,627,692 )     (47,376,801 )
                                 
NET DECREASE IN NET ASSETS RESULTING FROM OPERATIONS   $ (9,470,537 )   $ (6,581,455 )   $ (17,353,473 )   $ (45,981,212 )

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

97

 

The Inspire ETFs
STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS (Unaudited)(Continued)
For the Six Months Ended May 31, 2022

 

    Inspire International
ESG ETF
    Inspire Tactical
Balanced ESG ETF
    Inspire Faithward
Mid Cap
Momentum ESG
ETF
    Inspire Faithward
Large Cap
Momentum ESG
ETF
 
INVESTMENT INCOME                                
Dividends   $ 2,617,991     $ 522,603     $ 300,105     $ 687,311  
Interest     375       385              
Securities lending income     16,718       10,354              
Less: Foreign withholding taxes     (362,528 )                 (10,208 )
TOTAL INVESTMENT INCOME     2,272,556       533,342       300,105       677,103  
                                 
EXPENSES                                
Investment advisory fees     255,804       279,705       91,190       129,834  
Administrative services     52,307       39,019       23,540       23,638  
Custodian fees     54,894       16,517       11,927       10,797  
Audit fees     7,470       7,488       7,565       7,566  
Legal fees     6,178       6,411       8,384       8,241  
Trustees fees and expenses     9,193       9,502       8,463       8,463  
Transfer agent fees     6,445       5,261       4,849       4,442  
Professional fees     7,168       7,168       5,227       5,224  
Printing and postage expenses     6,518       3,165       5,585       4,213  
Insurance expense     1,743       1,743       1,737       1,736  
Other Expenses     7,586       6,052       6,547       6,548  
TOTAL EXPENSES     415,306       382,031       175,014       210,702  
                                 
Less: Fees waived by the Adviser                 (23,871 )     (19,339 )
NET EXPENSES     415,306       382,031       151,143       191,363  
                                 
NET INVESTMENT INCOME     1,857,250       151,311       148,962       485,740  
                                 
REALIZED AND UNREALIZED GAIN (LOSS) ON INVESTMENTS                                
Net realized gain (loss) on:                                
In-kind redemptions     1,375,732       29,358       1,072,400       2,415,066  
Investments     108,062       (8,726,752 )     (4,594,785 )     (2,219,808 )
Foreign currency transactions     (49,523 )                  
      1,434,271       (8,697,394 )     (3,522,385 )     195,258  
Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on:                                
Investments     (10,258,399 )     (5,540,966 )     (1,198,249 )     (9,696,437 )
Foreign currency translations     (2,695 )           8        
      (10,261,094 )     (5,540,966 )     (1,198,241 )     (9,696,437 )
                                 
NET REALIZED AND UNREALIZED LOSS ON INVESTMENTS     (8,826,823 )     (14,238,360 )     (4,720,626 )     (9,501,179 )
                                 
NET DECREASE IN NET ASSETS RESULTING FROM OPERATIONS   $ (6,969,573 )   $ (14,087,049 )   $ (4,571,664 )   $ (9,015,439 )

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

98

 

Inspire Global Hope ESG ETF
STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN NET ASSETS

 

    Six Months Ended        
    May 31, 2022     Year Ended  
    (Unaudited)     November 30, 2021  
FROM OPERATIONS                
Net investment income   $ 1,483,433     $ 2,758,181  
Net realized gain on investments and foreign currency transactions     4,495,818       20,956,535  
Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on investments and foreign currency     (15,449,788 )     1,676,880  
Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations     (9,470,537 )     25,391,596  
                 
DISTRIBUTIONS TO SHAREHOLDERS                
From distributable earnings:     (10,809,835 )     (2,405,165 )
Net decrease in net assets resulting from distributions to shareholders     (10,809,835 )     (2,405,165 )
                 
FROM SHARES OF BENEFICIAL INTEREST                
Proceeds from shares sold     18,574,716       16,826,653  
Cost of shares redeemed           (22,942,204 )
Transaction fees (Note 5)     3,500       5,000  
Net Increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from shares of beneficial interest     18,578,216       (6,110,551 )
                 
TOTAL INCREASE (DECREASE) IN NET ASSETS     (1,702,156 )     16,875,880  
                 
NET ASSETS                
Beginning of Period     137,328,866       120,452,986  
End of Period   $ 135,626,710     $ 137,328,866  
                 
SHARE ACTIVITY                
Shares Sold     500,000       450,000  
Shares Redeemed           (650,000 )
Net increase (decrease) in shares of beneficial interest outstanding     500,000       (200,000 )

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

99

 

Inspire Small/Mid Cap ESG ETF
STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN NET ASSETS

 

    Six Months Ended        
    May 31, 2022     Year Ended  
    (Unaudited)     November 30, 2021  
FROM OPERATIONS                
Net investment income   $ 677,321     $ 1,232,021  
Net realized gain on investments and foreign currency transactions     3,417,129       29,850,226  
Net change in unrealized depreciation on investments and foreign currency translations     (10,675,905 )     (4,504,325 )
Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations     (6,581,455 )     26,577,922  
                 
DISTRIBUTIONS TO SHAREHOLDERS                
From distributable earnings:     (10,766,620 )     (1,008,145 )
Net decrease in net assets resulting from distributions to shareholders     (10,766,620 )     (1,008,145 )
                 
FROM SHARES OF BENEFICIAL INTEREST                
Proceeds from shares sold     18,328,057       23,410,418  
Cost of shares redeemed     (11,312,500 )     (10,314,230 )
Transaction fees (Note 5)     3,000       4,000  
Net increase in net assets resulting from shares of beneficial interest     7,018,557       13,100,188  
                 
TOTAL INCREASE (DECREASE) IN NET ASSETS     (10,329,518 )     38,669,965  
                 
NET ASSETS                
Beginning of Period     124,657,838       85,987,873  
End of Period   $ 114,328,320     $ 124,657,838  
                 
SHARE ACTIVITY                
Shares Sold     550,000       650,000  
Shares Redeemed     (350,000 )     (300,000 )
Net increase in shares of beneficial interest outstanding     200,000       350,000  

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

100

 

Inspire Corporate Bond ESG ETF
STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN NET ASSETS

 

    Six Months Ended        
    May 31, 2022     Year Ended  
    (Unaudited)     November 30, 2021  
FROM OPERATIONS                
Net investment income   $ 1,274,219     $ 1,997,066  
Net realized gain (loss) on investments     (360,912 )     3,197,394  
Net change in unrealized depreciation on investments     (18,266,780 )     (7,460,826 )
Net decrease in net assets resulting from operations     (17,353,473 )     (2,266,366 )
                 
DISTRIBUTIONS TO SHAREHOLDERS                
From distributable earnings:     (1,908,910 )     (2,091,010 )
Net decrease in net assets resulting from distributions to shareholders     (1,908,910 )     (2,091,010 )
                 
FROM SHARES OF BENEFICIAL INTEREST                
Proceeds from shares sold     22,585,141       118,021,775  
Cost of shares redeemed     (15,430,568 )     (42,275,130 )
Transaction fees (Note 5)     2,250       6,750  
Net increase in net assets resulting from shares of beneficial interest     7,156,823       75,753,395  
                 
TOTAL INCREASE (DECREASE) IN NET ASSETS     (12,105,560 )     71,396,019  
                 
NET ASSETS                
Beginning of Period     238,224,690       166,828,671  
End of Period   $ 226,119,130     $ 238,224,690  
                 
SHARE ACTIVITY                
Shares Sold     900,000       4,500,000  
Shares Redeemed     (600,000 )     (1,600,000 )
Net increase in shares of beneficial interest outstanding     300,000       2,900,000  

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

101

 

Inspire 100 ESG ETF
STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN NET ASSETS

 

    Six Months Ended        
    May 31, 2022     Year Ended  
    (Unaudited)     November 30, 2021  
FROM OPERATIONS                
Net investment income   $ 1,395,589     $ 2,395,648  
Net realized gain on investments     4,894,042       53,803,970  
Net change in unrealized depreciation on investments     (52,270,843 )     (9,930,520 )
Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations     (45,981,212 )     46,269,098  
                 
DISTRIBUTIONS TO SHAREHOLDERS                
From distributable earnings:     (46,430,000 )     (3,163,725 )
Net decrease in net assets resulting from distributions to shareholders     (46,430,000 )     (3,163,725 )
                 
FROM SHARES OF BENEFICIAL INTEREST                
Proceeds from shares sold     96,923,545       126,510,363  
Cost of shares redeemed     (23,663,756 )     (22,987,934 )
Transaction fees (Note 5)     10,000       13,250  
Net increase in net assets resulting from shares of beneficial interest     73,269,789       103,535,679  
                 
TOTAL INCREASE (DECREASE) IN NET ASSETS     (19,141,423 )     146,641,052  
                 
NET ASSETS                
Beginning of Period     295,961,534       149,320,482  
End of Period   $ 276,820,111     $ 295,961,534  
                 
SHARE ACTIVITY                
Shares Sold     2,550,000       3,100,000  
Shares Redeemed     (700,000 )     (550,000 )
Net increase in shares of beneficial interest outstanding     1,850,000       2,550,000  

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

102

 

Inspire International ESG ETF
STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN NET ASSETS

 

    Six Months Ended        
    May 31, 2022     Year Ended  
    (Unaudited)     November 30, 2021  
FROM OPERATIONS                
Net investment income   $ 1,857,250     $ 2,310,590  
Net realized gain on investments and foreign currency transactions     1,434,271       18,893,284  
Net change in unrealized depreciation on investments and foreign currency translations     (10,261,094 )     (8,512,922 )
Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations     (6,969,573 )     12,690,952  
                 
DISTRIBUTIONS TO SHAREHOLDERS                
From distributable earnings:     (13,043,645 )     (2,312,460 )
Net decrease in net assets resulting from distributions to shareholders     (13,043,645 )     (2,312,460 )
                 
FROM SHARES OF BENEFICIAL INTEREST                
Proceeds from shares sold     34,550,775       38,749,118  
Cost of shares redeemed     (5,175,614 )     (16,028,210 )
Transaction fees (Note 5)     7,000       7,500  
Net increase in net assets resulting from shares of beneficial interest     29,382,161       22,728,408  
                 
TOTAL INCREASE IN NET ASSETS     9,368,943       33,106,900  
                 
NET ASSETS                
Beginning of Period     111,008,695       77,901,795  
End of Period   $ 120,377,638     $ 111,008,695  
                 
SHARE ACTIVITY                
Shares Sold     1,150,000       1,150,000  
Shares Redeemed     (150,000 )     (500,000 )
Net increase in shares of beneficial interest outstanding     1,000,000       650,000  

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

103

 

Inspire Tactical Balanced ESG ETF
STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN NET ASSETS

 

    Six Months Ended        
    May 31, 2022     Year Ended  
    (Unaudited)     November 30, 2021  
FROM OPERATIONS                
Net investment income   $ 151,311     $ 642,124  
Net realized gain (loss) on investments     (8,697,394 )     11,271,049  
Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreceiation) on investments     (5,540,966 )     4,294,080  
Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations     (14,087,049 )     16,207,253  
                 
DISTRIBUTIONS TO SHAREHOLDERS                
From distributable earnings:     (9,812,770 )     (3,641,975 )
Net decrease in net assets resulting from distributions to shareholders     (9,812,770 )     (3,641,975 )
                 
FROM SHARES OF BENEFICIAL INTEREST                
Proceeds from shares sold     30,034,866       29,948,906  
Cost of shares redeemed     (1,897,972 )     (4,250,027 )
Transaction fees (Note 5)     6,750       7,750  
Net increase in net assets resulting from shares of beneficial interest     28,143,644       25,706,629  
                 
TOTAL INCREASE IN NET ASSETS     4,243,825       38,271,907  
                 
NET ASSETS                
Beginning of Period     109,824,205       71,552,298  
End of Period   $ 114,068,030     $ 109,824,205  
                 
SHARE ACTIVITY                
Shares Sold     1,125,000       1,075,000  
Shares Redeemed     (75,000 )     (150,000 )
Net increase in shares of beneficial interest outstanding     1,050,000       925,000  

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

104

 

Inspire Faithward Mid Cap Momentum ESG ETF
STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN NET ASSETS

 

    Six Months Ended        
    May 31, 2022     Period Ended  
    (Unaudited)     November 30, 2021 (a)  
FROM OPERATIONS                
Net investment income   $ 148,962     $ 108,082  
Net realized gain (loss) on investments and foreign currency transactions     (3,522,385 )     3,906,784  
Net change in unrealized depreciation on investments and foreign currency translations     (1,198,241 )     (335,449 )
Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations     (4,571,664 )     3,679,417  
                 
DISTRIBUTIONS TO SHAREHOLDERS                
From distributable earnings:     (1,740,658 )     (58,050 )
Net decrease in net assets resulting from distributions to shareholders     (1,740,658 )     (58,050 )
                 
FROM SHARES OF BENEFICIAL INTEREST                
Proceeds from shares sold     4,387,188       59,461,608  
Cost of shares redeemed     (15,980,541 )     (19,147,396 )
Transaction fees (Note 5)     2,250       8,250  
Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from shares of beneficial interest     (11,591,103 )     40,322,462  
                 
TOTAL INCREASE (DECREASE) IN NET ASSETS     (17,903,425 )     43,943,829  
                 
NET ASSETS                
Beginning of Period     43,943,829        
End of Period   $ 26,040,404     $ 43,943,829  
                 
SHARE ACTIVITY                
Shares Sold     175,000       2,125,000  
Shares Redeemed     (550,000 )     (625,000 )
Net increase (decrease) in shares of beneficial interest outstanding     (375,000 )     1,500,000  

 

(a) The Inspire Faithward Mid Cap Momentum ESG ETF commenced operations on December 7, 2020.

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

105

 

Inspire Faithward Large Cap Momentum ESG ETF
STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN NET ASSETS

 

    Six Months Ended        
    May 31, 2022     Period Ended  
    (Unaudited)     November 30, 2021 (a)  
FROM OPERATIONS                
Net investment income (loss)   $ 485,740     $ (145,687 )
Net realized gain on investments     195,258       2,480,402  
Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on investments     (9,696,437 )     4,777,469  
Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations     (9,015,439 )     7,112,184  
                 
FROM SHARES OF BENEFICIAL INTEREST                
Proceeds from shares sold     10,738,954       62,165,914  
Cost of shares redeemed     (18,818,453 )     (16,748,116 )
Transaction fees (Note 5)     3,000       8,250  
Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from shares of beneficial interest     (8,076,499 )     45,426,048  
                 
TOTAL INCREASE (DECREASE) IN NET ASSETS     (17,546,198 )     52,538,232  
                 
NET ASSETS                
Beginning of Period     52,538,232        
End of Period   $ 34,992,034     $ 52,538,232  
                 
SHARE ACTIVITY                
Shares Sold     400,000       2,325,000  
Shares Redeemed     (675,000 )     (575,000 )
Net increase (decrease) in shares of beneficial interest outstanding     (275,000 )     1,750,000  

 

(a) The Inspire Faithward Large Cap Momentum ESG ETF commenced operations on December 7, 2020.

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

106

 

Inspire Global Hope ESG ETF
FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS
 
Per Share Data and Ratios for a Share of Beneficial Interest Outstanding Throughout Each Year or Period Presented

 

    Six Months Ended                                
    May 31, 2022     Year Ended     Year Ended     Year Ended     Year Ended     Period Ended  
    (Unaudited)     November 30, 2021     November 30, 2020     November 30, 2019     November 30, 2018     November 30, 2017 (1)  
Net asset value, beginning of period   $ 38.68     $ 32.12     $ 29.21     $ 26.20     $ 27.86     $ 25.00  
Activity from investment operations:                                                
Net investment income (2)     0.38       0.78       0.50       0.67       0.48       0.36  
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments     (2.53 )     6.46       2.96       3.08       (1.49 )     2.78  
Total from investment operations     (2.15 )     7.24       3.46       3.75       (1.01 )     3.14  
Less distributions from:                                                
Net investment income     (0.14 )     (0.68 )     (0.52 )     (0.58 )     (0.49 )     (0.28 )
Net realized gains     (2.90 )           (0.03 )     (0.16 )     (0.16 )      
Total distributions     (3.04 )     (0.68 )     (0.55 )     (0.74 )     (0.65 )     (0.28 )
Net asset value, end of period   $ 33.49     $ 38.68     $ 32.12     $ 29.21     $ 26.20     $ 27.86  
Total return (6)     (6.16 )% (4)     22.63 %     12.35 %     14.60 %     (3.74 )%     12.63 % (4)
Net assets, at end of period (000s)   $ 135,627     $ 137,329     $ 120,453     $ 160,673     $ 87,770     $ 52,929  
Ratio of gross expenses to average net assets (3)     0.54 %     0.49 %     0.61 %     0.52% (8)       0.62 %     0.75 %
Ratio of net expenses to average net assets (3)     0.54 %     0.49 %     0.61 %     0.54% (7)       0.62 %     0.65 %
Ratio of net investment income to average net assets (3)     2.13 %     2.08 %     1.82 %     2.42 %     1.71 %     1.80 %
Portfolio Turnover Rate (5)     19 % (4)     94 %     36 %     22 %     22 %     15 % (4)

 

 
(1) The Inspire Global Hope ETF commenced operations on February 27, 2017.

 

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

 

(3) Annualized for periods less than one year.

 

(4) Not annualized.

 

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

 

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

 

(7) Represents the ratio of expenses to average net assets after adviser recapture of waived/reimbursed fees from prior periods.

 

(8) Represents the ratio of expenses to average net assets before adviser recapture of waived/reimbursed fees from prior periods.

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

107

 

Inspire Small/Mid Cap ESG ETF
FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS
 
Per Share Data and Ratios for a Share of Beneficial Interest Outstanding Throughout Each Year or Period Presented

 

    Six Months Ended                                
    May 31, 2022     Year Ended     Year Ended     Year Ended     Year Ended     Period Ended  
    (Unaudited)     November 30, 2021     November 30, 2020     November 30, 2019     November 30, 2018     November 30, 2017 (1)  
Net asset value, beginning of period   $ 36.13     $ 27.74     $ 27.56     $ 26.73     $ 26.82     $ 25.00  
Activity from investment operations:                                                
Net investment income (2)     0.19       0.38       0.37       0.32       0.30       0.20  
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments     (1.88 )     8.32       0.13 (7)     1.29       0.20  (7)     1.73  
Total from investment operations     (1.69 )     8.70       0.50       1.61       0.50       1.93  
Less distributions from:                                                
Net investment income     (0.12 )     (0.31 )     (0.31 )     (0.22 )     (0.21 )     (0.11 )
Net realized gains     (3.00 )           (0.01 )     (0.56 )     (0.38 )      
Total distributions     (3.12 )     (0.31 )     (0.32 )     (0.78 )     (0.59 )     (0.11 )
Net asset value, end of period   $ 31.32     $ 36.13     $ 27.74     $ 27.56     $ 26.73     $ 26.82  
Total return (6)     (5.26 )% (4)     31.44 %     2.12 %     6.42 %     1.89 %     7.75 % (4)
Net assets, at end of period (000s)   $ 114,328     $ 124,658     $ 85,988     $ 99,226     $ 50,788     $ 29,499  
Ratio of gross expenses to average net assets (3)     0.49 %     0.48 % (9)     0.57 % (9)     0.64 %     0.71 %     0.94 %
Ratio of net expenses to average net assets (3)     0.49 %     0.52 % (8)     0.60 % (8)     0.60 %     0.62 %     0.65 %
Ratio of net investment income to average net assets (3)     1.17 %     1.08 %     1.53 %     1.24 %     1.07 %     1.06 %
Portfolio Turnover Rate (5)     15 % (4)     168 %     92 %     42 %     24 %     16 % (4)

 

 
(1) The Inspire Small/Mid Cap Impact ETF commenced operations on February 27, 2017.

 

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

 

(3) Annualized for periods less than one year.

 

(4) Not annualized.

 

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

 

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

 

(7) The amount of net realized and unrealized gain on investments per share does not accord with the amounts in the Statements of Operations due to the timing of shareholder subscriptions and redemptions relative to fluctuating net asset values during the year.

 

(8) Represents the ratio of expenses to average net assets after adviser recapture of waived/reimbursed fees from prior periods.

 

(9) Represents the ratio of expenses to average net assets before adviser recapture of waived/reimbursed fees from prior periods.

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

108

 

Inspire Corporate Bond ESG ETF
FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS
 
Per Share Data and Ratios for a Share of Beneficial Interest Outstanding Throughout Each Year or Period Presented

 

    Six Months Ended                                
    May 31, 2022     Year Ended     Year Ended     Year Ended     Year Ended     Period Ended  
    (Unaudited)     November 30, 2021     November 30, 2020     November 30, 2019     November 30, 2018     November 30, 2017 (1)  
Net asset value, beginning of period   $ 25.89     $ 26.48     $ 25.69     $ 24.18     $ 24.95     $ 25.00  
Activity from investment operations:                                                
Net investment income (2)     0.14       0.27       0.45       0.64       0.56       0.18  
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments     (2.07 )     (0.57 )     0.86       1.49       (0.81 )     (0.09 )
Total from investment operations     (1.93 )     (0.30 )     1.31       2.13       (0.25 )     0.09  
Less distributions from:                                                
Net investment income     (0.09 )     (0.29 )     (0.44 )     (0.62 )     (0.52 )     (0.14 )
Net realized gains     (0.07 )           (0.08 )           (0.00 )(7)      
Total distributions     (0.16 )     (0.29 )     (0.52 )     (0.62 )     (0.52 )     (0.14 )
Net asset value, end of period   $ 23.80     $ 25.89     $ 26.48     $ 25.69     $ 24.18     $ 24.95  
Total return (6)     (7.32 )% (4)     (1.15 )%     5.16 %     8.91 %     (0.99 )%     0.37 % (4)
Net assets, at end of period (000s)   $ 226,119     $ 238,225     $ 166,829     $ 138,723     $ 58,031     $ 22,453  
Ratio of gross expenses to average net assets (3)     0.43 %     0.44 %     0.49 %     0.50 % (9)     0.68 %     1.51 %
Ratio of net expenses to average net assets (3)     0.43 %     0.44 %     0.49 %     0.58 % (8)     0.62 %     0.65 %
Ratio of net investment income to average net assets (3)     1.12 %     1.04 %     1.75 %     2.52 %     2.27 %     1.81 %
Portfolio Turnover Rate (5)     5 % (4)     126 %     35 %     18 %     5 %     6 % (4)

 

 
(1) The Inspire Corporate Bond Impact ETF commenced operations on July 10, 2017.

 

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

 

(3) Annualized for periods less than one year.

 

(4) Not annualized.

 

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

 

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

 

(7) Represents less than $0.005.

 

(8) Represents the ratio of expenses to average net assets after adviser recapture of waived/reimbursed fees from prior periods.

 

(9) Represents the ratio of expenses to average net assets before adviser recapture of waived/reimbursed fees from prior periods.

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

109

 

Inspire 100 ESG ETF
FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS
 
Per Share Data and Ratios for a Share of Beneficial Interest Outstanding Throughout Each Year or Period Presented

 

    Six Months Ended                                
    May 31, 2022     Year Ended     Year Ended     Year Ended     Year Ended     Period Ended  
    (Unaudited)     November 30, 2021     November 30, 2020     November 30, 2019     November 30, 2018     November 30, 2017 (1)  
Net asset value, beginning of period   $ 44.17     $ 35.98     $ 29.52     $ 26.06     $ 25.69     $ 25.00  
Activity from investment operations:                                                
Net investment income (2)     0.17       0.43       0.41       0.43       0.61       0.05  
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments     (5.15 )     8.39       6.43       3.35       0.19  (7)     0.64  
Total from investment operations     (4.98 )     8.82       6.84       3.78       0.80       0.69  
Less distributions from:                                                
Net investment income     (0.15 )     (0.43 )     (0.38 )     (0.31 )     (0.42 )      
Net realized gains     (6.66 )     (0.20 )           (0.01 )            
Return of capital                             (0.01 )      
Total distributions     (6.81 )     (0.63 )     (0.38 )     (0.32 )     (0.43 )      
Net asset value, end of period   $ 32.38     $ 44.17     $ 35.98     $ 29.52     $ 26.06     $ 25.69  
Total return (6)     (13.44 )% (4)     24.79 %     23.50 %     14.64 %     3.09 %     2.76 % (4)
Net assets, at end of period (000s)   $ 276,820     $ 452,533     $ 149,320     $ 92,986     $ 39,085     $ 6,423  
Ratio of gross expenses to average net assets (3)     0.46 %     0.42 %     0.48 %     0.57 %     0.84 %     3.78 %
Ratio of net expenses to average net assets (3)     0.35 %     0.35 %     0.35 %     0.35 %     0.35 %     0.35 %
Ratio of net investment income to average net assets (3)     0.93 %     1.04 %     1.31 %     1.59 %     2.27 %     2.41 %
Portfolio Turnover Rate (5)     11 % (4)     100 %     60 %     23 %     8 %     0 % (4)

 

 
(1) The Inspire 100 ETF commenced operations on October 30, 2017.

 

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

 

(3) Annualized for periods less than one year.

 

(4) Not annualized.

 

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

 

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

 

(7) The amount of net realized and unrealized gain on investments per share does not accord with the amounts in the Statements of Operations due to the timing of shareholder subscriptions and redemptions relative to fluctuating net asset values during the year.

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

110

 

Inspire International ESG ETF
FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS
 
Per Share Data and Ratios for a Share of Beneficial Interest Outstanding Throughout Each Year or Period Presented

 

    Six Months Ended                    
    May 31, 2022     Year Ended     Year Ended     Period Ended  
    (Unaudited)     November 30, 2021     November 30, 2020     November 30, 2019 (1)  
Net asset value, beginning of period   $ 33.64     $ 29.40     $ 26.51     $ 25.00  
Activity from investment operations:                                
Net investment income (loss) (2)     0.48       0.81       0.36       (0.05 )
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments     (2.01 )     4.22       2.81       1.56  
Total from investment operations     (1.53 )     5.03       3.17       1.51  
Less distributions from:                                
Net investment income     (0.15 )     (0.79 )     (0.28 )      
Net realized gains     (3.97 )                  
Total distributions     (4.12 )     (0.79 )     (0.28 )      
Net asset value, end of period   $ 27.99     $ 33.64     $ 29.40     $ 26.51  
Total return (6)     (5.32 )% (4)     17.11 %     12.29 %     6.04 % (4)
Net assets, at end of period (000s)   $ 120,378     $ 152,629     $ 77,902     $ 11,930  
Ratio of net expenses to average net assets (3)     0.73 %     0.69 %     0.94 %     2.44 %
Ratio of net investment income (loss) to average net assets (3)     3.27 %     2.38 %     1.44 %     (1.16 )%
Portfolio Turnover Rate(5)     29 % (4)     106 %     27 %     0 % (4)

 

 
(1) The Inspire International ESG ETF commenced operations on September 30, 2019.

 

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

 

(3) Annualized for periods less than one year.

 

(4) Not annualized.

 

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

 

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

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

111

 

Inspire Tactical Balanced ESG ETF
FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS
 
Per Share Data and Ratios for a Share of Beneficial Interest Outstanding Throughout the Year or Period Presented

 

    Six Months Ended              
    May 31, 2022     Year Ended     Period Ended  
    (Unaudited)     November 30, 2021     November 30, 2020 (1)  
Net asset value, beginning of period   $ 30.09     $ 26.26     $ 25.00  
Activity from investment operations:                        
Net investment income (2)     0.03       0.20       0.08  
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments     (3.20 )     4.93       1.21  
Total from investment operations     (3.17 )     5.13       1.29  
Less distributions from:                        
Net investment income     (0.05 )     (0.25 )     (0.03 )
Net realized gains     (2.60 )     (1.05 )      
Total distributions     (2.65 )     (1.30 )     (0.03 )
Net asset value, end of period   $ 24.27     $ 30.09     $ 26.26  
Total return (6)     (11.58 )% (4)     20.49 %     5.18 % (4)
Net assets, at end of period (000s)   $ 114,068     $ 143,802     $ 71,552  
Ratio of net expenses to average net assets (3)     0.68 %     0.69 %     0.80 %
Ratio of net investment income to average net assets (3)     0.27 %     0.70 %     0.81 %
Portfolio Turnover Rate (5)     272 % (4)     114 %     282 % (4)

 

 
(1) The Inspire Tactical Balanced ESG ETF commenced operations on July 15, 2020.

 

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

 

(3) Annualized for periods less than one year.

 

(4) Not annualized.

 

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

 

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

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

112

 

Inspire Faithward Mid Cap Momentum ESG ETF
FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS
 
Per Share Data and Ratios for a Share of Beneficial Interest Outstanding Throughout the Period Presented

 

    Six Months Ended        
    May 31, 2022     Period Ended  
    (Unaudited)     November 30, 2021 (1)  
Net asset value, beginning of period   $ 29.30     $ 25.00  
Activity from investment operations:                
Net investment income (2)     0.14       0.08  
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments     (5.12 )     4.26  
Total from investment operations     (4.98 )     4.34  
Less distributions from:                
Net investment income     (0.09 )     (0.04 )
Net realized gains     (1.08 )      
Total distributions     (1.17 )     (0.04 )
Net asset value, end of period   $ 23.15     $ 29.30  
Total return (4)(6)     (17.68 )%     17.35 %
Net assets, at end of period (000s)   $ 26,040     $ 43,944  
Ratio of gross expenses to average net assets (3)     1.25 %     1.02 %
Ratio of net expenses to average net assets (3)     1.08 %     1.02 %
Ratio of net investment income to average net assets (3)     1.07 %     0.27 %
Portfolio Turnover Rate (4)(5)     54 %     270 %

 

 
(1) The Inspire Faithward Mid Cap Momentum ESG ETF commenced operations on December 7, 2020.

 

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

 

(3) Annualized for periods less than one year.

 

(4) Not annualized.

 

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

 

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

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

113

 

Inspire Faithward Large Cap Momentum ESG ETF
FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS
 
Per Share Data and Ratios for a Share of Beneficial Interest Outstanding Throughout the Period Presented

 

    Six Months Ended        
    May 31, 2022     Period Ended  
    (Unaudited)     November 30, 2021 (1)  
Net asset value, beginning of period   $ 30.02     $ 25.00  
Activity from investment operations:                
Net investment income (loss) (2)     0.32       (0.11 )
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments     (6.35 )     5.13  
Total from investment operations     (6.03 )     5.02  
Less distributions from:                
Net investment income     (0.27 )      
Total distributions     (0.27 )      
Net asset value, end of period   $ 23.72     $ 30.02  
Total return (4)(6)     (20.25 )%     20.08 %
Net assets, at end of period (000s)   $ 34,992     $ 52,538  
Ratio of gross expenses to average net assets (3)     1.06 %     1.09 %
Ratio of net expenses to average net assets (3)     0.96 %     1.09 %
Ratio of net investment income (loss) to average net assets (3)     1.06 %     (0.40 )%
Portfolio Turnover Rate (4)(5)     33 %     178 %

 

 
(1) The Inspire Faithward Large Cap Momentum ESG ETF commenced operations on December 7, 2020.

 

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

 

(3) Annualized for periods less than one year.

 

(4) Not annualized.

 

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

 

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

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

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1. ORGANIZATION

 

The Inspire Global Hope ESG ETF (“BLES”), Inspire Small/Mid Cap ESG ETF (“ISMD”), Inspire Corporate Bond ESG ETF (“IBD”), Inspire 100 ESG ETF (“BIBL”), Inspire International ESG ETF (“WWJD”), Inspire Tactical Balanced ESG ETF (“RISN”), Inspire Faithward Mid Cap Momentum ESG ETF (“GLRY”), and Inspire Faithward Large Cap Momentum ESG ETF (“FEVR”) (each a “Fund” and collectively the “Funds”) are each a diversified series of Northern Lights Fund Trust IV (the “Trust”), a statutory trust organized under the laws of the State of Delaware on June 2, 2015, which is registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “1940 Act”), as an open-end management investment company. BLES’s investment objective seeks to replicate investment results that generally correspond, before fees and expenses, to the performance of the Inspire Global Hope Large Cap Equal Weight Index. ISMD’s investment objective seeks to replicate investment results that generally correspond, before fees and expenses, to the performance of the Inspire Small/Mid Cap Impact Equal Weight Index. IBD’s investment objective seeks to replicate investment results that generally correspond, before fees and expenses, to the performance of the Inspire Corporate Bond Impact Equal Weight Index. BIBL’s investment objective seeks to replicate investment results that generally correspond, before fees and expenses, to the performance of the Inspire 100 Index. WWJD’s investment objective seeks to replicate the investment results that generally correspond, before fees and expenses, to the performance of the Inspire Global Hope ex-US Index. RISN’s investment objective seeks to provide capital appreciation with lower volatility than the US large cap stock market over the long term. GLRY’s investment objective seeks to maximize growth and outperform the results (before fees and expenses) of the broader U.S. midcap stock market when Momentum is in favor. FEVR’s investment objective seeks to maximize growth with lower volatility than the broader U.S. large cap stock market when momentum is in favor. The investment objectives are non-fundamental. BLES and ISMD commenced operations on February 27, 2017. IBD commenced operations on July 10, 2017. BIBL commenced operations on October 30, 2017. WWJD commenced operations on September 30, 2019. RISN commenced operations on July 15, 2020. GLRY and FEVR commenced operations on December 7, 2020.

 

2. SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES

 

The following is a summary of significant accounting policies followed by the Funds in preparation of their financial statements. These policies are in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (“GAAP”). The preparation of financial statements requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of income and expenses for the period. Actual results could differ from those estimates. The Funds are each 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.

 

Securities valuation – Securities listed on an exchange are valued at the last reported sale price at the close of the regular trading session of the primary 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 (“NOCP”). In the absence of a sale, such securities shall be valued at the mean between the current bid

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and ask prices on the primary exchange on the day of valuation. Debt securities (other than short-term obligations) are valued each day by an independent pricing service approved by the Trust’s Board of Trustees (the “Board”) based on methods which include consideration of: yields or prices of securities of comparable quality, coupon, maturity and type, indications as to values from dealers, and general market conditions or market quotations from a major market maker in the securities. Investments valued in currencies other than the U.S. dollar are converted to U.S. dollars using exchange rates obtained from pricing services. 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”. Short-term debt obligations having 60 days or less remaining until maturity, at time of purchase, may be valued at amortized cost. Investments in open-end investment companies are valued at net asset value.

 

Each Fund may hold securities, such as private investments, interests in commodity pools, other non-traded securities or temporarily illiquid securities, for which market quotations are not readily available or are determined to be unreliable. These securities will be valued using the “fair value” procedures approved by the Board. The Board has delegated execution of these procedures to a fair value committee composed of one or more representatives from each of the (i) Trust, (ii) administrator, and (iii) adviser. The committee may also enlist third party consultants, such as a valuation specialist at a public accounting firm, valuation consultant or financial officer of a security issuer, on an as-needed basis to assist in determining a security-specific fair value. The Board reviews and ratifies the execution of this process and the resultant fair value prices at least quarterly to assure the process produces reliable results.

 

Fair Valuation Process – As noted above, the fair value committee is composed of one or more representatives from each of the (i) Trust, (ii) administrator, and (iii) the adviser. The applicable investments are valued collectively via inputs from each of these groups. 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 adviser, the prices or values available do not represent the fair value of the instrument. Factors which may cause an adviser to make such a judgment include, but are not limited to, the following: only a bid price or an ask price is available, the spread between bid and ask prices is substantial, the frequency of sales, the thinness of the market, the size of reported trades, and actions of the securities markets, such as the suspension or limitation of trading; (iii) securities determined to be illiquid; and (iv) securities with respect to which an event that will affect the value thereof has occurred (a “significant event”) since the closing prices were established on the principal exchange on which they are traded, but prior to the Funds’ calculation of their net asset values. Specifically, interests in commodity pools or managed futures pools are valued on a daily basis by reference to the closing market prices of each futures contract or other asset held by a pool, as adjusted for pool expenses. Restricted or illiquid securities, such as private investments or non-traded securities, are valued via inputs from the adviser 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 the adviser is unable to obtain a current bid from such independent dealers or other independent parties, the fair value committee shall determine the fair value of such security using the following factors: (i) the type of

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security; (ii) the cost at date of purchase; (iii) the size and nature of the applicable 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.

 

Securities Lending Risk - Securities lending involves exposure to certain risks, including operational risk (i.e., the risk of losses resulting from problems in the settlement and accounting process), “gap” risk (i.e., the risk of a mismatch between the return on cash collateral reinvestments and the fees a Fund has agreed to pay a borrower), and credit, legal, counterparty and market risk. In the event a borrower does not return a Fund’s securities as agreed, the Fund may experience losses if the proceeds received from liquidating the collateral do not at least equal the value of the loaned security at the time the collateral is liquidated plus the transaction costs incurred in purchasing replacement securities.

 

Fixed Income Risk – When a Fund invests in fixed income securities, the value of your investment in the Fund will fluctuate with changes in interest rates. Typically, a rise in interest rates causes a decline in the value of fixed income securities owned by the Fund. In general, the market price of fixed income securities with longer maturities will increase or decrease more in response to changes in interest rates than shorter-term securities. Other risk factors include credit risk (the debtor may default), extension risk (an issuer may exercise its right to repay principal on a fixed rate obligation held by the Fund later than expected), and prepayment risk (the debtor may pay its obligation early, reducing the amount of interest payments) . These risks could affect the value of a particular investment by each Fund, possibly causing the Fund’s share price and total return to be reduced and fluctuate more than other types of investments.

 

Foreign Securities Risk – Foreign companies are generally not subject to the same regulatory requirements of U.S. companies thereby resulting in less publicly available information about these companies. The lack of readily available public information may lead to inaccurate Inspire Impact Scores. Not all countries and jurisdictions monitor or regulate all environmental, social and governance (ESG) factors so that there may be no relevant information available for certain factors. In addition, foreign accounting, auditing and financial reporting standards generally differ from those applicable to U.S. companies.

 

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 Funds have the ability to access.

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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 in 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 Funds’ 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 value requires more judgment. Accordingly, the degree of judgment exercised in determining value is greatest for instruments categorized in Level 3.

 

The inputs used to measure 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 May 31, 2022 for the Funds’ assets measured at value:

 

BLES
Assets *   Level 1     Level 2     Level 3     Total  
Common Stocks   $ 133,376,510     $     $     $ 133,376,510  
Warrant     106,206                   106,206  
Collateral For Securities Loaned     1,836,655                   1,836,655  
Total   $ 135,319,371     $     $     $ 135,319,371  
                                 
ISMD
Assets *   Level 1     Level 2     Level 3     Total  
Common Stocks   $ 113,374,871     $     $     $ 113,374,871  
Collateral For Securities Loaned     746,849                   746,849  
Total   $ 114,121,720     $     $     $ 114,121,720  
                                 
IBD
Assets *   Level 1     Level 2     Level 3     Total  
Corporate Bonds   $     $ 219,529,941     $     $ 219,529,941  
Total   $     $ 219,529,941     $     $ 219,529,941  

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BIBL
Assets *   Level 1     Level 2     Level 3     Total  
Common Stocks   $ 275,990,139     $     $     $ 275,990,139  
Total   $ 275,990,139     $     $     $ 275,990,139  
                                 
WWJD
Assets *   Level 1     Level 2     Level 3     Total  
Common Stocks   $ 117,678,866     $     $     $ 117,678,866  
Warrant     7,474                   7,474  
Collateral For Securities Loaned     5,535,135                   5,535,135  
Total   $ 123,221,475     $     $     $ 123,221,475  
                                 
RISN
Common Stocks   $ 11,738,124     $     $     $ 11,738,124  
Exchange Traded Fund     90,362,482                   90,362,482  
Closed End Fund     11,405,813                   11,405,813  
Total   $ 113,506,419     $     $     $ 113,506,419  
                                 
GLRY
Assets *   Level 1     Level 2     Level 3     Total  
Common Stocks   $ 25,813,024     $     $     $ 25,813,024  
Total   $ 25,813,024     $     $     $ 25,813,024  
                                 
FEVR
Assets *   Level 1     Level 2     Level 3     Total  
Common Stocks   $ 34,744,965     $     $     $ 34,744,965  
Total   $ 34,744,965     $     $     $ 34,744,965  

 

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

 

* See Schedule of Investments for industry classification.

 

Security transactions and related income – Security transactions are accounted for on the trade date. Interest income is recognized on an accrual basis. Discounts are accreted and premiums are amortized on securities purchased over the lives of the respective securities using the effective yield method. 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.

 

Dividends and distributions to shareholders – Dividends from net investment income, if any, are declared and paid quarterly for BLES, ISMD, BIBL, WWJD, RISN, GLRY and FEVR and monthly for IBD. Dividends and distributions to shareholders are recorded on the ex-dividend date. Distributable net

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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.

 

Withholding taxes on foreign dividends, if applicable, are paid (a portion of which may be reclaimable) or provided for in accordance with the applicable country’s tax rules and rates and are disclosed in the Statement of Operations. Withholding tax reclaims are filed in certain countries to recover a portion of the amounts previously withheld. The Funds record a reclaim receivable based on a number of factors, including a jurisdiction’s legal obligation to pay reclaims as well as payment history and market convention. The Funds may be subject to foreign taxation related to capital gains on the sale of securities in the foreign jurisdictions in which they invest. When a capital gain tax is determined to apply, the Funds record an estimated deferred tax liability in an amount that may be payable if securities were disposed of on the valuation date.

 

Federal Income Taxes – The Funds comply with the requirements of the Internal Revenue Code applicable to regulated investment companies and to distribute all of their taxable income to shareholders. Therefore, no provision for federal income tax is required.

 

The Funds recognize the tax benefits of uncertain tax positions only where the position is “more likely than not” to be sustained assuming examination by tax authorities. Management has analyzed each Fund’s tax position and has concluded that no liability for unrecognized tax benefits should be recorded related to uncertain tax positions taken on returns filed for open tax years or expected to be taken in each Fund’s November 30, 2022 year-end tax return. Each Fund identified its major tax jurisdictions as U.S. federal, Ohio and foreign jurisdictions where the Fund makes significant investments. Each Fund recognizes interest and penalties, if any, related to unrecognized tax benefits as income tax expenses, in the Statements of Operations. The Funds are not aware of any tax positions for which it is reasonably possible that the total amounts of unrecognized tax benefits will change materially in the next twelve months.

 

Exchange Traded Funds (“ETFs”) – The Funds may invest in ETFs. ETFs are generally a type of fund bought and sold on a securities exchange. An ETF trades like common stock and represents a portfolio of securities. The risks of owning an ETF generally reflect the risks of owning the underlying securities they hold, although the lack of liquidity on an ETF could result in it being more volatile. Additionally, ETFs have fees and expenses that reduce their value.

 

Expenses – Expenses of the Trust that are directly identifiable to a specific Fund are charged to that Fund. Expenses, which are not readily identifiable to a specific Fund, are allocated in such a manner as deemed equitable (as determined by the Board), taking into consideration the nature and type of expense and the relative sizes of the Funds in the Trust.

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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.

 

Foreign Currency – The accounting records of the Funds are maintained in U.S. dollars. Investment securities and other assets and liabilities denominated in a foreign currency, and income receipts and expense payments are translated into U.S. dollars using the prevailing exchange rate at the London market close. Purchases and sales of securities are translated into U.S. dollars at the contractual currency rates established at the approximate time of the trade. Net realized gains and losses on foreign currency transactions represent net gains and losses from currency realized between the trade and settlement dates on securities transactions, gains and losses on the purchase and sale of foreign currencies and the difference between income accrued versus income received. The effects of changes in foreign currency exchange rates on investments in securities are included with the net realized and unrealized gain or loss on investment securities.

 

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, based on experience, the risk of loss due to these warranties and indemnities appears to be remote.

 

3. INVESTMENT TRANSACTIONS

 

For the six months ended May 31, 2022, cost of purchases and proceeds from sales of portfolio securities (excluding in-kind transactions and short-term investments) for the Funds were as follows:

 

    Purchases     Sales  
BLES   $ 26,263,960     $ 34,347,213  
ISMD   $ 17,714,064     $ 24,292,470  
IBD   $ 20,117,928     $ 10,181,751  
BIBL   $ 33,819,964     $ 81,014,620  
WWJD   $ 33,702,162     $ 32,483,543  
RISN   $ 303,788,952     $ 310,806,799  
GLRY   $ 15,278,026     $ 16,471,836  
FEVR   $ 13,495,310     $ 13,561,757  

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For the six months ended May 31, 2022, cost of purchases and proceeds from sales of portfolio securities for in-kind transactions for the Funds were as follows:

 

    Purchases     Sales  
BLES   $ 17,388,547     $  
ISMD   $ 18,198,493     $ 11,256,173  
IBD   $ 21,733,206     $ 14,878,917  
BIBL   $ 99,677,987     $ 23,392,589  
WWJD   $ 32,550,516     $ 8,831,534  
RISN   $ 27,024,351     $ 1,261,272  
GLRY   $ 4,318,265     $ 16,059,345  
FEVR   $ 10,670,398     $ 18,623,553  

 

4. INVESTMENT ADVISORY AGREEMENT AND TRANSACTIONS WITH RELATED PARTIES

 

The business activities of the Funds are overseen by the Board. Inspire Investing, LLC (the “Adviser”) serves as the Funds’ investment adviser pursuant to an Investment Advisory Agreement with the Trust (the “Advisory Agreement”). The Adviser has engaged SevenOneSeven Capital Management, LTD as the sub-adviser (the “Sub-Adviser”) to manage the assets of GLRY and FEVR. The Trust has entered into a Global Custody Agreement with Brown Brothers Harriman & Co. (the “Custodian”) to serve as custodian and to act as transfer and shareholder services agent. The Trust has also entered into an Underwriting Agreement with Foreside Financial Services, LLC (the “Distributor”) to serve as the principal underwriter and distributor for the Funds.

 

Pursuant to the Advisory Agreement, the Adviser, 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 Adviser, the Funds pay the Adviser a fee, computed and accrued daily and paid monthly, at an annual rate indicated below of each Fund’s average daily net assets. For the six months ended May 31, 2022, each Fund incurred the following in advisory fees:

 

      ANNUAL RATE     TOTAL ADVISORY FEE  
BLES     0.30%     $ 208,917  
ISMD     0.30%     $ 174,004  
IBD     0.30%     $ 341,162  
BIBL     0.30%     $ 452,305  
WWJD     0.45%     $ 255,804  
RISN     0.50%     $ 279,705  
GLRY     0.65%     $ 91,190  
FEVR     0.65%     $ 129,834  

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Pursuant to a written contract (the “Waiver Agreement”), the Adviser has agreed for BIBL, GLRY and FEVR at least until March 31, 2023, to waive a portion of its advisory fee and has agreed to reimburse the Funds for other expenses to the extent necessary so that total expenses incurred (exclusive of any front-end or contingent deferred loads, taxes, brokerage fees and commissions, borrowing costs (such as interest and dividend expense on securities sold short), acquired fund fees and expenses, fees and expenses associated with investments in other collective investment vehicles or derivative instruments (including for example option and swap fees and expenses), or extraordinary expenses such as litigation) will not exceed 0.35% and 0.80% of average daily net assets for BIBL and GLRY and FEVR, respectively. Effective April 1, 2022, the BLES, ISMD and WWJD do not have a Waiver Agreement in place. BLES, ISMD, IBD, WWJD, and RISN currently do not have a Waiver Agreement in place.

 

If the Adviser waives any fee or reimburses any expenses pursuant to the Waiver Agreement, and a Fund’s operating expenses are subsequently lower than its Expense Limitation, or limitation in place at time of waiver, the Adviser, on a rolling three-year period, shall be entitled to reimbursement by the Fund provided that such reimbursement does not cause that Fund’s operating expense to exceed the Expense Limitation. If a Fund’s operating expenses subsequently exceed the Expense Limitation, the reimbursements for the Fund shall be suspended. For the six months ended May 31, 2022, the Adviser waived fees and/or reimbursed expenses in the amount of $3,420, $118,293, $23,871 and 19,339 for BLES, BIBL, GLRY and FEVR, respectively, pursuant to the Waiver Agreement.

 

The following amounts previously waived by the Adviser are subject to recapture by the Funds by the following dates:

 

    11/30/2022     11/30/2023     11/30/2024  
BIBL   $ 131,308     $ 133,196     $ 168,196  

 

The Adviser may seek reimbursement only for expenses waived or paid by it during the three years prior to such reimbursement; provided, however, that such expenses may only be reimbursed to the extent they were waived or paid after the effective date of the Waiver Agreement (or any similar agreement).

 

The Board may terminate this expense reimbursement arrangement at any time.

 

The Trust, with respect to the Funds, has 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.

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Ultimus Fund Solutions, LLC (“UFS”) - UFS provides administration and fund accounting services to the Trust. Pursuant to separate servicing agreements with UFS, 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, provides a Chief Compliance Officer to the Trust, as well as related compliance services, pursuant to a consulting agreement between NLCS and the Trust. Under the terms of such agreement, NLCS receives customary fees from each Fund.

 

Blu Giant, LLC (“Blu Giant”) – Blu Giant, an affiliate of UFS, 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 Funds.

 

5. CAPITAL SHARE TRANSACTIONS

 

Shares are not individually redeemable and may be redeemed by the Funds at the 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 50,000 shares for BLES, ISMD, BIBL, and WWJD, 100,000 shares for IBD, and 25,000 for RISN, GLRY and FEVR. Only Authorized Participants or transactions done through an Authorized Participant 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 DTC 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 Fund shares to cover the custodial and other costs incurred by the Funds in effecting trades. A fixed fee may be 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 their ongoing shareholders for brokerage and market impact expenses relating to Creation Unit transactions (“Variable Charge,” and together with the Fixed Fee, the “Transaction Fees”).

 

The Transaction Fees for the Funds are listed in the table below:

 

        Fee for In-Kind and Cash     Maximum Additional Variable  
  ETFs     Purchases     Charge for Cash Purchases*  
  BLES     $500     0.00%  
  ISMD     $250     0.00%  
  IBD     $250     0.00%  
  BIBL     $250     0.00%  
  WWJD     $500     0.00%  
  RISN     $250     0.00%  
  GLRY     $250     2.00%  
  FEVR     $250     2.00%  

 

* The maximum Transaction Fee may be up to 2.00% as a percentage of the amount invested.

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6. DISTRIBUTIONS TO SHAREHOLDERS AND TAX COMPONENTS OF CAPITAL

 

The tax character of fund distributions paid for the year or period ended November 30, 2021 and November 30, 2020 was as follows:

 

For the Year or Period Ended November 30, 2021:  
    Ordinary     Long-Term     Return        
Portfolio   Income     Capital Gains     Of Capital     Total  
BLES   $ 2,405,165     $     $     $ 2,405,165  
ISMD     1,008,145                   1,008,145  
IBD     2,091,010                   2,091,010  
BIBL     3,163,725                   3,163,725  
WWJD     2,505,170                   2,505,170  
RISN     3,640,613       1,362             3,641,975  
GLRY     58,050                   58,050  
FEVR                        
                                 
For the Year or Period Ended November 30, 2020:  
    Ordinary     Long-Term     Return        
Portfolio   Income     Capital Gains     Of Capital     Total  
BLES   $ 2,471,705     $     $     $ 2,471,705  
ISMD     1,033,282             3,473       1,036,755  
IBD     2,541,188       107,242             2,648,430  
BIBL     1,183,515                   1,183,515  
WWJD     635,887                   635,887  
RISN     88,835                   88,835  
GLRY                        
FEVR                        

 

* The difference between ordinary distributions paid from book and ordinary distributions paid from tax relates to allowable foreign tax credits of $197,710 and $57,261 for fiscal years ended November 30, 2021 and November 30, 2020, respectively for WWJD, which have been passed through to the Funds’ underlying shareholders and are deemed dividends for tax purposes.

 

As of November 30, 2021, the components of accumulated earnings/ (deficit) on a tax basis were as follows:

 

    Undistributed     Undistributed     Post October Loss     Capital Loss     Other     Unrealized     Total  
    Ordinary     Long-Term     and     Carry     Book/Tax     Appreciation/     Accumulated  
Portfolio   Income     Capital Gains     Late Year Loss     Forwards     Differences     (Depreciation)     Earnings/(Deficits)  
BLES   $ 2,907,992     $ 7,379,444     $     $     $     $ 16,050,373     $ 26,337,809  
ISMD     10,337,181                               7,438,478       17,775,659  
IBD     49,782       631,037                         (2,495,545 )     (1,814,726 )
BIBL     11,104,133       34,380,565                         17,139,218       62,623,916  
WWJD     2,888,458       9,748,877                         3,158,959       15,796,294  
RISN     9,428,341       198,320                         5,972,955       15,599,616  
GLRY     1,669,937                               (360,533 )     1,309,404  
FEVR                 (125,649 )     (367,667 )           4,737,165       4,243,849  

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May 31, 2022

 

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

 

Late year losses incurred after December 31 within the fiscal year are deemed to arise on the first business day of the following fiscal year for tax purposes. FEVR incurred and elected to defer such late year losses of $125,649.

 

At November 30, 2021, the Funds had capital loss carry forwards for federal income tax purposes available to offset future capital gains and utilized capital loss carryforwards as follows:

 

    Non-Expiring              
Portfolio   Short-Term     Long-Term     Total     CLCF Utilized  
BLES   $     $     $     $ 3,964,531  
ISMD                       17,448,628  
IBD                       448,880  
BIBL                        
WWJD                       1,093,235  
RISN                        
GLRY                        
FEVR     367,667             367,667        

 

Permanent book and tax differences, primarily attributable to realized gain (loss) on in-kind redemptions, non-deductible expenses and distribution reclasses, resulted in reclassifications for the Funds for the period ended November 30, 2021 as follows:

 

    Paid        
    In     Accumulated  
Portfolio   Capital     Earnings (Deficit)  
BLES   $ 6,502,995     $ (6,502,995 )
ISMD     2,313,742       (2,313,742 )
IBD     2,131,401       (2,131,401 )
BIBL     8,575,352       (8,575,352 )
WWJD     5,312,560       (5,312,560 )
RISN     742,028       (742,028 )
GLRY     2,311,963       (2,311,963 )
FEVR     2,868,335       (2,868,335 )

 

7. AGGREGATE UNREALIZED APPRECIATION AND DEPRECIATION – TAX BASIS

 

                      Net Unrealized  
          Gross Unrealized     Gross Unrealized     Appreciation/  
Portfolio   Tax Cost     Appreciation     Depreciation     (Depreciation)  
BLES   $ 136,152,757     $ 16,245,053     $ (17,078,439 )   $ (833,386 )
ISMD     118,217,661       9,383,184       (13,479,125 )     (4,095,941 )
IBD     240,264,418             (20,734,477 )     (20,734,477 )
BIBL     311,121,764       13,880,685       (49,012,310 )     (35,131,625 )
WWJD     135,850,266       6,295,972       (18,924,763 )     (12,628,791 )
RISN     113,074,430       1,548,119       (1,116,130 )     431,989  
GLRY     27,371,792       711,431       (2,270,199 )     (1,558,768 )
FEVR     39,704,237       1,810,413       (6,769,685 )     (4,959,272 )

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8. SECURITIES LENDING

 

Each Fund may lend up to 33 1/3% of the value of the securities in its portfolio to brokers, dealers and financial institutions (but not individuals) under terms of participation in a securities lending program administered by the Custodian. The securities lending agreement requires that loans are collateralized at all times in an amount equal to at least 100% of the value of any loaned securities at the time of the loan. Each Fund receives compensation in the form of fees. The amount of fees depends on a number of factors including the type of security and length of the loan. Each Fund continues to receive interest payments or dividends on the securities loaned during the borrowing period. Gain or loss in the fair value of securities loaned that may occur during the term of the loan will be for the account of each Fund. Each Fund has the right under the terms of the securities lending agreement to recall the securities from the borrower on demand. The cash collateral is held by the Custodian in accordance with the custody agreement. Each Fund could experience delays in recovering their securities and possible loss of income or value if the borrower fails to return the borrowed securities, although the Funds are indemnified from this risk by contract with the securities lending agent.

 

As of May 31, 2022, the below table shows the securities loan and collateral for the loan both of which are presented gross on the Statement of Assets and Liabilities. All individual open security loan transactions were overcollateralized. This cash is invested in the Fidelity Government Portfolio – Institutional Class.

 

             
    Fair Value of     Collateral Value of  
Ticker   Securities on Loan     Securities on Loan  
BLES   $ 1,729,965     $ 1,836,655  
ISMD     710,419       746,849  
WWJD     5,270,950       5,535,135  

 

The following table is a summary of the Funds’ securities loaned and related collateral, which are subject to a netting agreement as of May 31, 2022:

 

                      Gross Amounts Not        
                      Offset in the Statement of        
                      Assets & Liabilities        
          Gross     Net Amounts                    
          Amounts     of Assets                    
    Gross     Offset in the     Presented in                    
    Amounts of     Statement of     the Statement                    
    Recognized     Assets &     of Assets &     Financial     Collateral     Net  
Fund   Assets     Liabilities     Liabilities     Instruments     Received     Amount  
BLES Securities Lending   $ 1,836,655     $     $ 1,836,655     $     $ 1,836,655     $  
ISMD Securities Lending   $ 746,849     $     $ 746,849     $     $ 746,849     $  
WWJD Securities Lending   $ 5,535,135     $     $ 5,535,135     $     $ 5,535,135     $  

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It is each Fund’s policy to obtain additional collateral from, or return excess collateral to, the borrower by the end of the next business day following the valuation date of the securities loaned. Therefore, the value of the collateral held may be temporarily less than that required under the lending contract. As of November 30, 2021, the collateral consisted of institutional government money market funds.

 

9. RECENT ACCOUNTING PRONOUNCEMENTS AND REPORTING UPDATES

 

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

 

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 other events or transactions occurred requiring adjustment or disclosure in the financial statements other than the following.

 

The Board declared the following distributions after May 31, 2022:

 

    Distribution Per Share     Record Date   Payable Date  
BLES   $ 0.2692     6/27/2022   7/5/2022  
ISMD   $ 0.1580     6/27/2022   7/5/2022  
IBD   $ 0.0236     6/27/2022   7/5/2022  
BIBL   $ 0.0793     6/27/2022   7/5/2022  
WWJD   $ 0.3426     6/27/2022   7/5/2022  
GLRY   $ 0.0704     6/27/2022   7/5/2022  
FEVR   $ 0.0428     6/27/2022   7/5/2022  

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May 31, 2022

 

As a shareholder of one or more of the Funds, you incur two types of costs: (1) transaction costs, including brokerage commissions on purchases and sales of Fund shares; (2) ongoing costs, including management fees and other Fund expenses. This example is intended to help you understand your ongoing costs (in dollars) of investing in the Fund and to compare these costs with the ongoing costs of investing in other funds.

 

The example is based on an investment of $1,000 invested at the beginning of the period and held for the entire period from December 1, 2021 through May 31, 2022.

 

Actual Expenses

 

The “Actual” lines in the table below provide 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” lines in the table below provide information about hypothetical account values and hypothetical expenses based on the Funds’ actual expense ratio and an assumed rate of return of 5% per year before expenses, which is not the Funds’ 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.

 

    Beginning     Ending   Expenses Paid   Expenses Paid
    Account Value     Account Value   During Period*   During Period**
Actual   12/1/2021     5/31/2022   12/1/21 - 5/31/2022   12/1/21 - 5/31/2022
BLES   $ 1,000.00     $938.40   $2.62   0.54%
ISMD   $ 1,000.00     $947.40   $2.37   0.49%
IBD   $ 1,000.00     $926.80   $2.09   0.43%
BIBL   $ 1,000.00     $865.60   $1.63   0.35%
WWJD   $ 1,000.00     $946.80   $3.54   0.73%
RISN   $ 1,000.00     $884.20   $3.21   0.68%
GLRY   $ 1,000.00     $823.20   $4.91   1.08%
FEVR   $ 1,000.00     $797.50   $4.30   0.96%

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    Beginning     Ending   Expenses Paid   Expenses Paid
Hypothetical   Account Value     Account Value   During Period*   During Period**
(5% return before expenses)   12/1/2021     5/31/2022   12/1/21 - 5/31/2022   12/1/21 - 5/31/2022
BLES   $ 1,000.00     $1,022.23   $2.73   0.54%
ISMD   $ 1,000.00     $1,022.50   $2.46   0.49%
IBD   $ 1,000.00     $1,022.77   $2.19   0.43%
BIBL   $ 1,000.00     $1,023.19   $1.77   0.35%
WWJD   $ 1,000.00     $1,021.29   $3.68   0.73%
RISN   $ 1,000.00     $1,021.53   $3.44   0.68%
GLRY   $ 1,000.00     $1,019.54   $5.44   1.08%
FEVR   $ 1,000.00     $1,020.14   $4.84   0.96%

 

* Expenses are equal to the average account value over the period, multiplied by the Fund’s annualized expense ratio net of waived/reimbursed fees, multiplied by the number of days in the period (182) divided by the number of days in the fiscal year (365). “Hypothetical” expense information is presented on the basis of the full one -half year period to enable a comparison to other funds. It is based on assuming the same net expense ratio and average account value over the period but is multiplied by 182/365 (to reflect the full half-year period).

 

** Annualized.

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May 31, 2022

 

Renewal of the Investment Advisory Agreement with Inspire Investing, LLC

 

In connection with the Meeting of the Board of Trustees (the “Trustees”) of Northern Lights Fund Trust IV (the “Trust”), held on January 19 and 20, 2022, the Trustees, including a majority of the Trustees who are not “interested persons” as that term is defined in the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “1940 Act”), discussed the renewal of an investment advisory agreement (the “Inspire Advisory Agreement”) between Inspire Investing, LLC (“Inspire”) and the Trust, with respect to Inspire 100 ESG ETF (“Inspire 100”), Inspire Corporate Bond ESG ETF (“Inspire Corporate Bond”), Inspire Global Hope ESG ETF (“Inspire Global Hope”), Inspire International ESG ETF (“Inspire International”), Inspire Small/Mid Cap ESG ETF (“Inspire Small/Mid Cap”) Inspire Tactical Balanced ESG ETF (“Inspire TBE”), Inspire Faithward Large Cap Momentum ESG ETF (“Inspire FLCM”) and Inspire Faithward Mid Cap Momentum ESG ETF (“Inspire FMCM”) (together “the Inspire ETFs”). In considering the renewal of the Inspire Advisory Agreement, the Trustees received materials specifically relating to the Inspire Advisory Agreement in advance of the Meeting.

 

The Trustees were assisted by legal counsel throughout the review process. The Trustees relied upon the advice of legal counsel and their own business judgment in determining the material factors to be considered in evaluating the advisory agreement and the weight to be given to each such factor. The conclusions reached by the Trustees were based on a comprehensive evaluation of all of the information provided, including peer groups for each Inspire ETF that were independently sourced by Broadridge Financial Solutions, Inc. (“Broadridge”) and were not the result of any one factor. Moreover, each Trustee may have afforded different weight to the various factors in reaching his conclusions with respect to the renewal of the advisory agreement.

 

Nature, Extent and Quality of Services. The Trustees noted the investment experience and background of the key investment personnel responsible for servicing the Inspire ETFs. The Trustees discussed Inspire’s adherence to managing the Inspire ETFs to track their respective indexes, each of which utilizes the Inspire Impact Score© investment methodology. The Trustees noted Inspire’s commitment to building a strong infrastructure by adding to their staff. The Trustees reviewed Inspire’s practices for monitoring compliance as set forth in the investment adviser questionnaire response. The Trust CCO noted the adequacy of Inspire’s compliance program. The Trustees observed that Inspire selected broker/dealers on the basis of best execution. The Trustees noted that Inspire monitors daily trading on the listing exchange by, among other means, using a third-party data and analysis provider. After further discussion, the Trustees concluded that Inspire continues to have the ability to provide a level of service consistent with their expectations.

 

Performance. The Trustees discussed the reports prepared by Broadridge and reviewed the performance of each Inspire ETF as compared to its respective Inspire index that it seeks to track; and, secondarily compared to its Broadridge selected peer group and Morningstar category for the one year, three year and since inception periods. The Trustees considered each Inspire ETF’s respective investment objective and each of the Inspire ETF’s Broadridge selected peer group and Morningstar category, noting the shortage of direct comparisons because none were passively managed biblically responsible ETFs:

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Inspire 100: The Trustees considered Inspire 100’s performance, noting that Inspire 100, a passively managed ETF, seeks to track its own Inspire benchmark index. The Trustees evaluated the correlation and tracking error between the Inspire benchmark index and Inspire 100’s performance. Based on its review, the Trustees found that the nature and extent of services provided to Inspire 100 under the Inspire Advisory Agreement was appropriate and that the quality of portfolio management services provided was satisfactory. The Trustees noted that the Inspire 100’s performance was lower than the Index for both the one- period and three-year periods. The Trustees recognized that unlike Inspire 100, the performance of an unmanaged index does not reflect deductions for transaction costs, taxes, management fees or other expenses. In addition, the Trustees noted that Inspire 100 must maintain a certain amount of cash, which also contributes to tracking error. The Trustees noted Inspire 100’s performance was below its Morningstar Category median and Broadridge selected peer group median for the one-year period but above its Morningstar Category median and Broadridge selected median for the three-year period. The Trustees concluded Inspire 100’s performance was satisfactory.

 

Inspire Corporate Bond: The Trustees considered Inspire Corporate Bond’s performance noting that Inspire Corporate bond, a passively managed ETF, seeks to track its own Inspire benchmark index. The Trustees evaluated the correlation and tracking error between the Inspire benchmark index and Inspire Corporate Bond’s performance. Based on its review, the Trustees found that the nature and extent of services provided to Inspire Corporate Bond under the Inspire Advisory Agreement was appropriate and that the quality of the portfolio management services provided was satisfactory. The Trustees noted that Inspire Corporate Bond’s performance was lower than the Index for both periods, noting that unlike Inspire Corporate Bond, the performance of the unmanaged Index does not reflect deductions for transaction costs, taxes, management fees or other expenses. In addition, the Trustees noted that Inspire Corporate Bond must maintain a certain amount of cash, which also contributes to tracking error. The Trustees concluded Inspire Corporate Bond’s performance was satisfactory.

 

Inspire FLCM: The Trustees considered the performance of Inspire FLCM, an actively managed ETF, and discussed the reports prepared by Broadridge and reviewed the performance of Inspire FLCM as compared to its Broadridge selected peer group, Morningstar category and benchmark for the period since inception. The Trustees noted that Inspire FLCM outperformed its respective peer group and Morningstar category for the period since inception but underperformed its benchmark. The Trustees concluded that the performance for Inspire FLCM was satisfactory.

 

Inspire FMCM: The Trustees considered the performance of the ETF, an actively managed ETF, and discussed the reports prepared by Broadridge and reviewed the performance of Inspire FMCM as compared to its Broadridge selected peer group, Morningstar category for the period since inception. The Trustees noted that Inspire FMCM underperformed its respective peer group, Morningstar category and benchmark for the period since inception but was within the peer group and Morningstar ranges. The Trustees concluded that the performance for Inspire FMCM was satisfactory.

 

Inspire Global Hope: The Trustees considered Inspire Global Hope’s performance noting that Inspire Global Hope, a passively managed ETF, seeks to track its own Inspire benchmark index. The Trustees evaluated the correlation and tracking error between the Inspire benchmark index and Inspire Global Hope’s performance. Based on its review, the Trustees found that the nature and extent of services provided to Inspire Global Hope under the Inspire Advisory Agreement was appropriate and that the

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quality was satisfactory. The Trustees noted Inspire Global Hope’s performance was lower than the Inspire benchmark index for the one-year and since inception periods and higher than the Inspire benchmark index for the three-year period, noting that unlike Inspire Global Hope, the performance of the unmanaged Index does not reflect deductions for transaction costs, taxes, management fees or other expenses. In addition, the Trustees noted that Inspire Global Hope must maintain a certain amount of cash, which also contributes to tracking error. It was noted that Inspire Global Hope outperformed its Morningstar Category median and peer group median for the one and three-year periods but underperformed them for the period since inception. The Trustees concluded Inspire Global Hope’s performance was satisfactory.

 

Inspire International: The Trustees considered the performance of Inspire International, a passively managed ETF, noting that Inspire International seeks to track its own Inspire benchmark index. The Trustees evaluated the correlation and tracking error between the Inspire benchmark index and Inspire International’s performance. Based on its review, the Trustees found that the nature and extent of services provided to Inspire International under the Inspire Advisory Agreement was appropriate and that the quality was satisfactory. The Trustees noted Inspire International’s performance was higher than the Inspire benchmark index Inspire International tracks for the one-year period and since inception. While the outperformance of the index was a positive development for shareholders on an absolute basis, the Trustees noted the steps taken by Inspire to reduce tracking error. It was noted Inspire International outperformed its Morningstar Category and peer group for the one- year and since inception periods, ranking first in both its Morningstar Category and peer group for the one-year period. The Trustees concluded Inspire International’s performance was satisfactory.

 

Inspire Small/Mid Cap: The Trustees considered the performance of Inspire Small/Mid Cap, a passively managed ETF, noting that Inspire Small/Mid Cap seeks to track its own Inspire benchmark index. The Trustees evaluated the correlation and tracking error between the Inspire benchmark index and Inspire Small/Mid Cap’s performance. Based on its review, the Trustees found that the nature and extent of services provided to Inspire Small/Mid Cap under the Investment Advisory Agreement was appropriate and that the quality was satisfactory. The Trustees noted Inspire Small/Mid Cap’s performance was lower than the Inspire benchmark index for the one-year period, three-year period and the period since inception, noting that unlike Inspire Small/Mid Cap, the performance of the unmanaged Index does not reflect deductions for transaction costs, taxes, management fees or other expenses. In addition, the Trustees noted that the ETF must maintain a certain amount of cash, which also contributes to tracking error. The Trustees noted Inspire Small/Mid Cap outperformed its Morningstar Category median and peer group median for the one-year period but underperformed for the period since inception. The Trustees concluded Inspire Small/Mid Cap’s performance was satisfactory.

 

Inspire TBE: The Trustees considered the performance of Inspire TBE, an actively managed ETF, and discussed the reports prepared by Broadridge and reviewed the performance of Inspire TBE as compared to its Broadridge selected peer group, Morningstar category and benchmark for the one-year and since inception periods. The Trustees noted that Inspire TBE underperformed its respective peer group median but outperformed its Morningstar category median and benchmark for both periods. The Trustees concluded that the performance for Inspire TBE was satisfactory.

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Fees and Expenses.

 

Inspire 100: The Trustees evaluated Inspire 100’s advisory fee, noting that the advisory fee of 0.30% was lower than the Broadridge peer group average and the Morningstar category average. The Trustees discussed Inspire 100’s net expense ratio and noted that it was higher that its Broadridge peer group average and Morningstar Category Average but within the range of listed peers of both. The Trustees considered that Inspire had a contractual expense limitation in place with respect to Inspire 100 and agreed to renew it for an additional year. The Trustees concluded that Inspire 100’s advisory fee was not unreasonable.

 

Inspire Corporate Bond: The Trustees evaluated Inspire Corporate Bond’s advisory fee, noting that the advisory fee of 0.45% was higher than the Broadridge Category peer group average and Morningstar category peer group average but below the Broadridge Category high. The Trustees discussed Inspire Corporate Bond’s net expense ratio and noted that it was higher than its peer group average and peer group median but below the Broadridge Category high. The Trustees concluded that Inspire Corporate Bond’s advisory fee was not unreasonable.

 

Inspire FLCM: The Trustees evaluated Inspire FLCM’s advisory fee, noting that the advisory fee of 0.65% was higher than the Broadridge Category average and peer group average but below the Broadridge Category and peer group high. The Trustees discussed Inspire FLCM’s net expense ratio and noted that it was higher than its Broadridge Category average and peer group average but below the Broadridge Category and peer group high. The Board noted that Inspire, out of its advisory fee, paid the sub-adviser of Inspire FLCM a sub- advisory fee of 0.35% of Inspire FLCM’s average net assets. The Trustees considered that effective April 1, 2022, Inspire was putting an expense limitation in place with respect to Inspire FLCM for one year. The Trustees concluded that Inspire FLCM’s advisory fee was not unreasonable.

 

Inspire FMCM: The Trustees evaluated Inspire FMCM’s advisory fee, noting that the advisory fee of 0.65% was lower than the Broadridge Category average and peer group average. The Trustees discussed Inspire FMCM’s net expense ratio and noted that it was higher than its Morningstar Category average and peer group median but below the Category high. They further noted that Inspire FMCM’s net expense ratio was higher than its assigned Morningstar category median and average. The Trustees noted that that Inspire, out of its advisory fee, paid the sub-adviser of Inspire FMCM a sub-advisory fee of 0.35% of Inspire FMCM’s average net assets. The Trustees considered that effective April 1, 2022, the Adviser was putting an expense limitation in place with respect to Inspire FMCM for one year. The Trustees concluded that Inspire FMCM’s advisory fee was not unreasonable.

 

Inspire Global Hope: The Trustees evaluated Inspire Global Hope’s advisory fee, noting that the advisory fee of 0.30% was lower than the Broadridge peer group average and median and the Morningstar category average and median. The Trustees discussed Inspire Global Hope’s net expense ratio and noted that it was higher than its peer group average and median; and its assigned Morningstar category median and average but within the range of the category. The Board further considered the Inspire’s assertion that non-advisory fee related expenses were a driver of total operating expenses and that Inspire Global Hope’s advisory fee on an absolute basis was low given the services provided by Inspire. The Trustees concluded that the Inspire Global Hope’s advisory fee was not unreasonable.

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Inspire International: The Trustees evaluated Inspire Internationals advisory fee, noting that the advisory fee of 0.45% was higher than the Broadridge peer group average and below the Morningstar category high. The Trustees discussed Inspire International’s net expense ratio and noted that it was higher than its Broadridge peer group average but well below the Morningstar Category high. They further noted that Inspire International’s net expense ratio was higher than its assigned Morningstar category median and average but within the range of the category. The Trustees concluded that Inspire International’s advisory fee was not unreasonable.

 

Inspire Small/Mid Cap: The Trustees evaluated Inspire Small/Mid Cap’s advisory fee, noting that the advisory fee of 0.30% was lower than its peer group average and in line with its peer group average. The Trustees noted Inspire Small/Mid Cap’s advisory fee was slightly higher than its Broadridge peer group median and average. They further noted that Inspire Small/Mid Cap’s net expense ratio was higher than its assigned Morningstar category median and average but within the range of the category. The Trustees concluded that Inspire Small/Mid Cap’s advisory fee was not unreasonable.

 

Inspire TBE: The Trustees evaluated Inspire TBE’s advisory fee, noting that the advisory fee of 0.50% was lower than the Broadridge peer group median and average and below the Morningstar category median average. The Trustees discussed Inspire TBE’s net expense ratio and noted that it was lower than its Broadridge peer group average and median. They further noted that Inspire TBE’s net expense ratio was higher than its assigned Morningstar category median and average but within the range of the category. The Trustees concluded that Inspire TBE’s advisory fee was not unreasonable.

 

Profitability. The Trustees reviewed Inspire’s profitability analysis in connection with the advisory services it provides to each of the Inspire ETFs. The Trustees noted that Inspire was managing Inspire FLCM and Inspire FMCM at a loss. The Trustees noted Inspire was providing investment management services to Inspire Corporate Bond, Inspire Global Hope, Inspire International, Inspire Small/Mid Cap and Inspire TBE each at a modest profit. The Trustees concluded, therefore, that Inspire’s profitability with respect to each ETF was not excessive.

 

Economies of Scale. The Trustees noted Inspire’s assertion that economies of scale had not yet been reached. The Trustees noted that consideration of economies of scale would be revisited as each ETF’s assets grow significantly.

 

Conclusion. The Trustees relied upon the advice of counsel, and their own business judgment in determining the material factors to be considered in evaluating the Inspire Advisory Agreement and the weight to be given to each such factor. Accordingly, having requested and received such information from Inspire as the Trustees believed to be reasonably necessary to evaluate the terms of the Inspire Advisory Agreement, and as assisted by the advice of independent counsel, the Trustees including all of the Independent Trustees, determined that, with respect to the re-approval of the Inspire Advisory Agreement with respect to each of the Inspire ETFs, (a) the terms of the Inspire Advisory Agreement were reasonable; (b) the advisory fee paid by each Inspire ETF was not unreasonable; and (c) the profitability of the Adviser earned, if any, under the Inspire Advisory Agreement was not excessive with respect to each of the Inspire ETFs and its respective shareholders. In considering the renewal of the Inspire Advisory Agreement, the Trustees did not identify any one factor as all important, but rather considered these factors collectively and determined that approval

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of the renewal of the Inspire Advisory Agreement was in the best interests of each Inspire ETF and its respective shareholders, as appropriate.

 

Consideration of Renewal of Investment Sub-Advisory Agreement between Inspire and Seven One Seven Capital Management LLC (“SOS”

 

In connection with the Meeting held on January 19 and 20, 2022, the Trustees, including a majority of the Trustees who are not “interested persons” as that term is defined in the 1940 Act, discussed the renewal of the investment sub-advisory agreement (the “SOS Sub-Advisory Agreement”) between Inspire and SOS with respect to Inspire FLCM and Inspire FMCM”) (together “the Inspire Faithward ETFs”

 

The Trustees relied upon the advice of independent legal counsel and their own business judgment in determining the material factors to be considered in evaluating the SOS Sub-Advisory Agreement and the weight to be given to each such factor. The Trustees’ conclusions were based on an evaluation of all of the information provided and were not the result of any one factor. Moreover, each Trustee may have afforded different weight to the various factors in reaching conclusions with respect to the SOS Sub-Advisory Agreement.

 

Nature, Extent & Quality of Services. The Trustees observed that SOS, formed in 2019, had $713 million in assets under management at the end of the review period. The Trustees reviewed the background information of the key investment personnel who were responsible for providing sub-advisory services to Inspire FMCM and Inspire FLCM, taking into consideration their education and experience. The Trustees were comfortable with SOS’s financial condition. The Trustees noted that SOS uses its proprietary system of technical analysis to select investments and to manage the assets as Inspire FLCM and Inspire FMCM and noted the use of Bloomberg analytics to construct portfolio allocations. In consideration of the compliance policies and procedures for SOS, the Trustees noted Inspire’s belief that SOS has the capabilities, resources and personnel necessary to continue provide sub-advisory services to the Inspire Faithward ETFs in a compliant way. The Trustees concluded that SOS had sufficient quality and depth of personnel, resources, investment methods and compliance policies and procedures essential to performing its duties under the SOS Sub-Advisory Agreement and that the nature, overall quality and extent of investment management services provided to Inspire FLCM and Inspire FMCM are satisfactory. Based on the information provided, including Inspire’s satisfaction with the services of SOS, the Trustees concluded that the nature, extent and quality of the service provided were acceptable.

 

Performance. The Trustees noted Inspire FLCM’s performance of 19.27% for the period since inception underperformed its benchmark performance of 24.04%. The Trustees noted Inspire FMCM’s performance of 18.75% underperformed its benchmark’s performance of 21.95%. The Trustees noted SOS’s assertion that momentum style investing had underperformed during the period. The Trustees agreed that SOS’s performance was acceptable, especially because the performance measurement period was still relatively short.

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Fees and Expenses. The Board noted that SOS received a sub-advisory fee of 0.35% of each Inspire Faithward ETF’s average net assets, which was paid by Inspire out of its advisory fee. The Trustees compared the Fund’s sub-advisory fee to the fees paid to SOS for managing separately managed accounts. After discussion, the Trustees concluded that the sub-advisory fee was not unreasonable.

 

Profitability. The Trustees reviewed the profitability analysis provided by SOS, acknowledging that SOS received a small profit in terms of actual dollars and percentage of revenue earned. They further noted that they agreed that with SOS’s assertion that the profits were reasonable based on the amount of research and intensive analysis required to select the Fund’s investments. After further discussion, the Trustees concluded that SOS’s profitability was not excessive.

 

Economies of Scale. The Trustees considered whether SOS had realized economies of scale with respect to the sub-advisory services provided to the Inspire Faithward ETFs. The Trustees agreed that this was primarily an adviser level issue and had been considered with respect to the overall advisory agreement, taking into consideration the impact of the sub-advisory expense and the breakpoints in the sub-advisory fee.

 

Conclusion. Having requested and received such information from SOS as the Trustees believed to be reasonably necessary to evaluate the terms of the SOS Sub-Advisory Agreement, and as assisted by the advice of independent counsel, the Trustees concluded that the sub-advisory fee structure was not unreasonable and that renewal of the SOS Sub-Advisory Agreement was in the best interests of the Trust and the shareholders of the Inspire Faithward ETFs.

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PRIVACY NOTICE

 

Northern Lights Fund Trust IV

 

Rev. August 2015

 

FACTS WHAT DOES NORTHERN LIGHTS FUND TRUST IV 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 wire transfer instructions

 

●         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 reasons Northern Lights Fund Trust IV chooses to share; and whether you can limit this sharing.

 

Reasons we can share
your personal
information:
Does Northern Lights Fund
Trust IV share information?
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 don’t share
For joint marketing with other financial companies. NO We don’t share
For our affiliates’ everyday business purposes - information about your transactions and records. NO We don’t share
For our affiliates’ everyday business purposes - information about your credit worthiness. NO We don’t share
For nonaffiliates to market to you NO We don’t share

 

QUESTIONS?   Call 1-402-493-4603

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What we do:

 

How does Northern Lights Fund Trust IV 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 Northern Lights Fund Trust IV collect my personal information?

We collect your personal information, for example, when you

●     open an account or deposit money

 

●     direct us to buy securities or direct us to sell your securities

 

●     seek advice about your investments

 

We also collect your personal information from others, such as credit bureaus, affiliates, or 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.

 

●     Northern Lights Fund Trust IV has no affiliates.

Nonaffiliates

Companies not related by common ownership or control. They can be financial and nonfinancial companies.

 

●     Northern Lights Fund Trust IV does not share with nonaffiliates so they can market to you.

Joint marketing

A formal agreement between nonaffiliated financial companies that together market financial products or services to you.

 

●     Northern Lights Fund Trust IV does not jointly market.

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PROXY VOTING POLICY

 

Information regarding how the Funds voted proxies relating to portfolio securities for the most recent twelve-month period ended June 30 as well as a description of the policies and procedures that the Funds use to determine how to vote proxies is available without charge, upon request, by calling 1-877 -658-9473 or by referring to the Securities and Exchange Commission’s (“SEC”) website at http://www.sec.gov.

 

PORTFOLIO HOLDINGS

 

The Funds file a complete schedule of portfolio holdings with the SEC for the first and third quarters of each fiscal year as an exhibit to their reports on Form N-PORT, within sixty days after the end of the period. Form N-PORT reports are available at the SEC’s website at www.sec.gov.

 

PREMIUM/DISCOUNT INFORMATION

 

Information regarding how often the Shares of each Fund traded on the exchange at a price above (i.e. at a premium) or below (i.e. at a discount) the NAV of the Fund during the past calendar year can be found at www.inspireetf.com.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

INVESTMENT ADVISER
Inspire Investing, LLC
3597 E Monarch Sky Lane,
Suite 330
Meridian, ID 83646
 
INVESTMENT SUB-ADVISER
Seven One Seven Capital Management LTD
1755 Oregon Pike
Lancaster, PA 17601
 
ADMINISTRATOR
Ultimus Fund Solutions, LLC
4221 North 203rd Street, Suite 100
Elkhorn, NE 68022-3474
 
 
 
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