Table of Contents

 

Performance Overview  
ALPS Clean Energy ETF 1
ALPS Disruptive Technologies ETF 4
ALPS Global Travel Beneficiaries ETF 7
ALPS Medical Breakthroughs ETF 10
Disclosure of Fund Expenses 13
Financial Statements  
Schedules of Investments  
ALPS Clean Energy ETF 14
ALPS Disruptive Technologies ETF 16
ALPS Global Travel Beneficiaries ETF 18
ALPS Medical Breakthroughs ETF 20
Statements of Assets and Liabilities 22
Statements of Operations 23
Statements of Changes in Net Assets  
ALPS Clean Energy ETF 24
ALPS Disruptive Technologies ETF 25
ALPS Global Travel Beneficiaries ETF 26
ALPS Medical Breakthroughs ETF 27
Financial Highlights 28
Notes to Financial Statements 32
Additional Information 41
Liquidity Risk Management Program 45

 

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ALPS Clean Energy ETF

Performance Overview May 31, 2023 (Unaudited)

 

Investment Objective 

The ALPS Clean Energy ETF (the “Fund” or “ACES”) seeks investment results that correspond (before fees and expenses) generally to the performance of its underlying index, the CIBC Atlas Clean Energy Total Return Index (ticker symbol NACEX) (the “Underlying Index”). The Underlying Index utilizes a rules-based methodology developed by CIBC National Trust Company, which is designed to provide exposure to a diverse set of U.S. and Canadian companies involved in the clean energy sector including renewables and clean technology.

 

The Fund employs a “passive management” – or indexing – investment approach designed to track the performance of the Underlying Index. The Underlying Index utilizes a rules-based methodology developed by CIBC National Trust Company (the “Index Provider”), which is designed to provide exposure to a diverse set of U.S. and Canadian companies involved in the clean energy sector including renewables and clean technology. The clean energy sector is comprised of companies that provide the products and services that enable the evolution of a more sustainable energy sector. Clean energy business segments include, but are not limited to, the following activities: (i) renewable energy sources, including solar power, wind power, hydroelectricity, geothermal energy, biomass, biofuels, and tidal/wave energy, (ii) clean technologies, including electric vehicles, energy storage, lithium, fuel cell, smart grid, and energy efficiency technologies and (iii) other emerging clean energy activities and technologies. The Underlying Index is compiled by the Index Provider and may be comprised of U.S. or Canadian companies. In order to be eligible for inclusion in the Underlying Index, a company’s stock must be traded on one or more major U.S. or Canadian securities exchanges, be based in the U.S. or in Canada, have a minimum float-adjusted market capitalization and minimum average daily trading value thresholds established by the index rulebook of at least $300 million, and have a minimum median average daily trading liquidity of greater than $3 million over the last 60 trading days prior to the selection date, and the company must derive a majority of its value from clean energy business segments (as defined above). Such eligible companies shall be defined as the “Index Universe.” All equity securities meeting the above criteria are selected for inclusion in the Index Universe. The Underlying Index is reconstituted and rebalanced quarterly on the third Friday in March, June, September and December.

 

Fund Performance (as of May 31, 2023)          

 

  6 Months 1 Year 3 Year Since Inception^
ALPS Clean Energy ETF - NAV -21.71% -17.51% 7.18% 13.11%
ALPS Clean Energy ETF - Market Price* -21.62% -17.44% 7.17% 13.10%
S&P 1000® Total Return Index -6.65% -4.03% 12.86% 5.28%
CIBC Atlas Clean Energy Total Return Index -21.83% -17.62% 7.42% 13.57%

 

Total Expense Ratio (per the current prospectus) is 0.55%.

 

Performance data quoted represents past performance. Past performance does not guarantee future results. Total return figures assume reinvestment of dividends and capital gains distributions, if any. The table does not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on Fund distributions or the redemption of Fund shares. Investment return and principal value of an investment will fluctuate so that an investor’s shares, when sold or redeemed, may be worth more or less than the original cost. Current performance data may be higher or lower than actual data quoted. For the most current month-end performance data please visit www.alpsfunds.com or call 1.866.759.5679.

 

Net Asset Value (NAV) is an exchange-traded fund’s per-share value. The per-share dollar amount of the fund is derived by dividing the total value of all the securities in its portfolio, less any liabilities, by the number of fund shares outstanding. Market Price is the price at which a share can currently be traded in the market. Information detailing the number of days the Market Price of the Fund was greater than the Fund’s NAV and the number of days it was less than the Fund’s NAV can be obtained at www.alpsfunds.com.

 

^ The Fund commenced operations on June 28, 2018, with the first day of trading on the exchange of June 29, 2018.

* Market Price means the official closing price of a share or, if it more accurately reflects the market value of a share at the time as of which the Fund calculates current net asset value per share, the price that is the midpoint of the bid-ask spread as of that time. It does not represent the returns an investor would receive if shares were traded at other times.

 

CIBC Atlas Clean Energy Total Return Index is an adjusted market cap weighted index designed to provide exposure to a diverse set of U.S. or Canadian based companies involved in the clean energy sector including renewables and clean technology. The clean energy sector is comprised of companies that provide the products and services which enable the evolution of a more sustainable energy sector. Clean energy business segments include but are not limited to: solar, wind, hydro, geothermal, electric vehicles, LED, biomass, smart grid, energy efficiency and storage. Total return assumes reinvestment of any dividends and distributions realized during a given time period.

1 | May 31, 2023 

 

ALPS Clean Energy ETF

Performance Overview May 31, 2023 (Unaudited)

 

The S&P 1000® Total Return Index combines the S&P MidCap 400® and the S&P SmallCap 600® to form an investable benchmark for the mid- to small-cap segment of the U.S. equity market. Total return assumes reinvestment of any dividends and distributions realized during a given time period.

 

One cannot invest directly in an index. Index performance does not reflect fund performance.

 

The Fund’s shares are not individually redeemable. Investors buy and sell shares of the Fund on a secondary market. Only market makers or “authorized participants” may trade directly with the Fund, typically in blocks of 25,000 shares.

 

The ALPS Clean Energy ETF is not suitable for all investors. Investments in the Fund are subject to investment risks, including possible loss of the principal amount invested.

 

ALPS Portfolio Solutions Distributor, Inc., a FINRA member, is the Distributor for the ALPS Clean Energy ETF.

2 | May 31, 2023 

 

ALPS Clean Energy ETF

Performance Overview May 31, 2023 (Unaudited)

 

Top Ten Holdings* (as of May 31, 2023)

 

Brookfield Renewable Partners LP 5.95%
Tesla, Inc. 5.90%
Darling Ingredients, Inc. 5.67%
First Solar, Inc. 5.53%
Northland Power, Inc. 5.16%
Rivian Automotive, Inc. 4.98%
NextEra Energy Partners LP 4.91%
Lucid Group, Inc. 4.59%
Enphase Energy, Inc. 4.58%
Albemarle Corp. 4.27%
Total % of Top 10 Holdings 51.54%

 

* % of Total Investments (excluding investments purchased with collateral from securities loaned)

Clean Energy Segment Allocation* (as of May 31, 2023)

 

 



Future holdings are subject to change.

 

Growth of $10,000 (as of May 31, 2023) 

Comparison of change in value of a $10,000 investment in the Fund and the Index

 

 

The chart above compares historical performance of a hypothetical investment of $10,000 in the Fund since inception with the performance of the Fund’s benchmark indices. Results include the reinvestment of all dividends and capital gains distributions. Past performance does not guarantee future results. The chart does not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on Fund distributions or the redemption of Fund shares.

3 | May 31, 2023 

 

ALPS Disruptive Technologies ETF 

Performance Overview May 31, 2023 (Unaudited)

 

Investment Objective 

ALPS Disruptive Technologies ETF (the “Fund” or “DTEC”) seeks investment results that correspond (before fees and expenses) generally to the performance of the Indxx Disruptive Technologies Net Total Return Index (ticker symbol IDTEC) (the “Underlying Index”). The Fund will invest at least 80% of its net assets in securities that comprise the Underlying Index.

 

The Fund employs a “passive management” – or indexing – investment approach designed to track the performance of the Underlying Index. The Underlying Index utilizes a rules-based methodology developed by Indxx, LLC (the “Index Provider”), which is designed to identify the companies using disruptive technologies in each of ten thematic areas: Healthcare Innovation, Internet of Things, Clean Energy and Smart Grid, Cloud Computing, Data and Analytics, FinTech, Robotics and Artificial Intelligence, Cybersecurity, 3D Printing, and Mobile Payments (each a “Theme” and together, the “Themes”). Companies using disruptive technologies are those that are entering traditional markets with new digital forms of production and distribution, seek to disrupt an existing market and value network, displace established market-leading firms, products and alliances and increasingly gain market share. The Underlying Index is compiled by the Index Provider and may be comprised of U.S. and non-U.S. companies, including foreign and emerging markets companies. In order to be eligible for inclusion in the Underlying Index’s Index Universe, a company’s stock must be traded on one or more major global securities exchanges, have a minimum market capitalization of at least $500 million, and have a six month minimum average daily trading volume of $2 million, and the company must derive a minimum of 50% of its revenue from a single Theme. All equity securities meeting the above criteria are selected for inclusion in the Index Universe. From the Index Universe, the Underlying Index methodology selects ten stocks in each Theme according to proprietary quantitative and qualitative factors. The eligible stocks that are selected for inclusion in the Underlying Index’s portfolio are equally weighted. The Underlying Index is reconstituted annually on the third Friday of September and rebalanced quarterly.

 

Fund Performance (as of May 31, 2023)

  

  6 Months 1 Year 5 Year Since Inception^
ALPS Disruptive Technologies ETF - NAV 7.44% 2.76% 6.63% 7.99%
ALPS Disruptive Technologies ETF - Market Price* 7.35% 2.79% 6.50% 7.99%
Indxx Disruptive Technologies Net Total Return Index 7.85% 3.12% 6.92% 8.30%
Morningstar® Global Markets Net Return Index 3.01% 0.31% 6.29% 5.82%

 

Total Expense Ratio (per the current prospectus) is 0.50%.

 

Performance data quoted represents past performance. Past performance does not guarantee future results. Total return figures assume reinvestment of dividends and capital gains distributions, if any. The table does not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on Fund distributions or the redemption of Fund shares. Investment return and principal value of an investment will fluctuate so that an investor’s shares, when sold or redeemed, may be worth more or less than the original cost. Current performance data may be higher or lower than actual data quoted. For the most current month-end performance data please visit www.alpsfunds.com or call 1.866.759.5679.

 

Net Asset Value (NAV) is an exchange-traded fund’s per-share value. The per-share dollar amount of the fund is derived by dividing the total value of all the securities in its portfolio, less any liabilities, by the number of fund shares outstanding. Market Price is the price at which a share can currently be traded in the market. Information detailing the number of days the Market Price of the Fund was greater than the Fund’s NAV and the number of days it was less than the Fund’s NAV can be obtained at www.alpsfunds.com.

 

^ The Fund commenced operations on December 28, 2017, with the first day of trading on the exchange of December 29, 2017.

* Market Price means the official closing price of a share or, if it more accurately reflects the market value of a share at the time as of which the Fund calculates current net asset value per share, the price that is the midpoint of the bid-ask spread as of that time. It does not represent the returns an investor would receive if shares were traded at other times.

 

Indxx Disruptive Technologies Net Total Return Index (Ticker: IDTEC) is based around companies that enter traditional markets with new digital forms of production and distribution, are likely to disrupt an existing market and value network, displace established market leading firms, products and alliances and increasingly gain market share. Total Return assumes reinvestment of any dividends and distributions realized during a given time period. Net Total Return (NTR) is obtained by reinvesting the net dividend, which is equal to the ordinary gross dividend minus the amount of withholding tax.

 

The Morningstar® Global Markets Net Return Index, measures the performance of the stocks located in the developed and emerging countries across the world. Stocks in the index are weighted by their float capital, which removes corporate cross ownership, government holdings and other locked-in shares.

 

One cannot invest directly in an index. Index performance does not reflect fund performance.

4 | May 31, 2023 

 

ALPS Disruptive Technologies ETF

Performance Overview May 31, 2023 (Unaudited)

 

The Fund’s shares are not individually redeemable. Investors buy and sell shares of the Fund on a secondary market. Only market makers or “authorized participants” may trade directly with the Fund, typically in blocks of 25,000 shares.

 

The ALPS Disruptive Technologies ETF is not suitable for all investors. Investments in the Fund are subject to investment risks, including possible loss of the principal amount invested.

 

ALPS Portfolio Solutions Distributor, Inc., a FINRA member, is the Distributor for the ALPS Disruptive Technologies ETF.

5 | May 31, 2023 

 

ALPS Disruptive Technologies ETF 

Performance Overview May 31, 2023 (Unaudited)

 

Top Ten Holdings* (as of May 31, 2023)     

 

Nemetschek SE 1.37%
Datadog, Inc. 1.35%
Intuitive Surgical, Inc. 1.34%
Netflix, Inc. 1.32%
Crowdstrike Holdings, Inc. 1.31%
ServiceNow, Inc. 1.27%
Dynatrace, Inc. 1.26%
Itron, Inc. 1.25%
Salesforce, Inc. 1.25%
Xero, Ltd. 1.24%
Total % of Top 10 Holdings 12.96%

 

* % of Total Investments (excluding investments purchased with collateral from securities loaned)

Thematic Allocation* (as of May 31, 2023)

 



Future holdings are subject to change.

 

Growth of $10,000 (as of May 31, 2023) 

Comparison of change in value of a $10,000 investment in the Fund and the Index

 

 

The chart above compares historical performance of a hypothetical investment of $10,000 in the Fund since inception with the performance of the Fund’s benchmark indices. Results include the reinvestment of all dividends and capital gains distributions. Past performance does not guarantee future results. The chart does not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on Fund distributions or the redemption of Fund shares.

6 | May 31, 2023 

 

ALPS Global Travel Beneficiaries ETF

Performance Overview May 31, 2023 (Unaudited)

 

Investment Objective 

ALPS Global Travel Beneficiaries ETF (the "Fund" or "JRNY") seeks investment results that replicate as closely as possible, before fees and expenses, the performance of the S-Network Global Travel Net Total Return Index (ticker symbol TRAVEL) (the “Underlying Index”).

 

The Underlying Index uses a rules-based methodology developed by S-Network Global Indexes Inc. (the "Index Provider"), which is designed to identify exchange-traded stocks of companies that are materially engaged in the global travel industry, including four segments: Airlines & Airport Services; Hotels, Casinos, Cruise Lines; Booking & Rental Agencies; and Ancillary Beneficiaries. The Underlying Index is compiled by the Index Provider and may be comprised of U.S. and non-U.S. companies, including foreign and emerging markets companies. In order to be eligible for inclusion in the Underlying Index's Index Universe, a company's stock must be traded on one or more major global securities exchanges and is principally engaged in or derives significant revenue from one of the segments. In addition, a company's stock must have a minimum market capitalization of at least $100 million, a three-month minimum average daily trading volume of $1 million, and a minimum free float factor of 18%. All equity securities meeting the above criteria are selected for inclusion in the Index Universe. From the Index Universe, the Underlying Index methodology selects and weights twenty stocks in each segment, subject to a minimum of one constituent per geographic region (U.S. & Canada, Europe, Pacific (ex-Canada), and Emerging) and a 65% maximum weight per geographic region. The Underlying Index is rebalanced and reconstituted quarterly on the third Friday of the last month in each calendar quarter.

 

Fund Performance (as of May 31, 2023)

 

  6 Months 1 Year Since Inception^
ALPS Global Travel Beneficiaries ETF - NAV 3.17% 1.34% -7.36%
ALPS Global Travel Beneficiaries ETF - Market Price* 2.87% 0.97% -7.34%
S-Network Global Travel Net Total Return Index 3.72% 1.82% -6.91%
Morningstar® Global Markets Net Return Index 3.01% 0.31% -6.64%

 

Total Expense Ratio (per the current prospectus) is 0.65%.

 

Performance data quoted represents past performance. Past performance does not guarantee future results. Total return figures assume reinvestment of dividends and capital gains distributions, if any. The table does not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on Fund distributions or the redemption of Fund shares. Investment return and principal value of an investment will fluctuate so that an investor’s shares, when sold or redeemed, may be worth more or less than the original cost. Current performance data may be higher or lower than actual data quoted. For the most current month-end performance data please visit www.alpsfunds.com or call 1.866.759.5679.

 

Net Asset Value (NAV) is an exchange-traded fund’s per-share value. The per-share dollar amount of the fund is derived by dividing the total value of all the securities in its portfolio, less any liabilities, by the number of fund shares outstanding. Market Price is the price at which a share can currently be traded in the market. Information detailing the number of days the Market Price of the Fund was greater than the Fund’s NAV and the number of days it was less than the Fund’s NAV can be obtained at www.alpsfunds.com.

 

^ The Fund commenced operations on September 8, 2021, with the first day of trading on the exchange of September 9, 2021.

* Market Price means the official closing price of a share or, if it more accurately reflects the market value of a share at the time as of which the Fund calculates current net asset value per share, the price that is the midpoint of the bid-ask spread as of that time. It does not represent the returns an investor would receive if shares were traded at other times.

 

The S-Network Global Travel Net Total Return Index (Ticker: TRAVEL) is an Index of stocks listed on global recognized stock exchanges that are materially engaged in segments of the global travel industry, including Airlines & Airport Services; Hotels, Casinos, and Cruise Lines; Booking & Rental Agencies; and ancillary beneficiaries of global travel. Total Return assumes reinvestment of any dividends and distributions realized during a given time period. Net Total Return (NTR) is obtained by reinvesting the net dividend, which is equal to the ordinary gross dividend minus the amount of withholding tax.

 

The Morningstar® Global Markets Net Return Index, measures the performance of the stocks located in the developed and emerging countries across the world. Stocks in the index are weighted by their float capital, which removes corporate cross ownership, government holdings and other locked-in shares.

 

One cannot invest directly in an index. Index performance does not reflect fund performance.

 

The Fund’s shares are not individually redeemable. Investors buy and sell shares of the Fund on a secondary market. Only market makers or “authorized participants” may trade directly with the Fund, typically in blocks of 25,000 shares.

7 | May 31, 2023 

 

ALPS Global Travel Beneficiaries ETF 

Performance Overview May 31, 2023 (Unaudited)

 

The ALPS Global Travel Beneficiaries ETF is not suitable for all investors. Investments in the Fund are subject to investment risks, including possible loss of the principal amount invested.

 

ALPS Portfolio Solutions Distributor, Inc., a FINRA member, is the Distributor for the ALPS Global Travel Beneficiaries ETF.

8 | May 31, 2023 

 

ALPS Global Travel Beneficiaries ETF

Performance Overview May 31, 2023 (Unaudited)

 

Top Ten Holdings* (as of May 31, 2023)

 

Uber Technologies, Inc. 5.45%
LVMH Moet Hennessy Louis Vuitton SE 4.75%
Marriott International, Inc. 4.65%
Booking Holdings, Inc. 4.65%
Hilton Worldwide Holdings, Inc. 4.44%
American Express Co. 4.27%
Airbnb, Inc. 4.25%
Walt Disney Co. 4.24%
L'Oreal SA 3.97%
The Estee Lauder Company, Inc. 3.51%
Total % of Top 10 Holdings 44.18%

 

* % of Total Investments (excluding investments purchased with collateral from securities loaned)

Thematic Allocation* (as of May 31, 2023)

 

 



Future holdings are subject to change.

 

Growth of $10,000 (as of May 31, 2023) 

Comparison of change in value of a $10,000 investment in the Fund and the Index

 

 

The chart above compares historical performance of a hypothetical investment of $10,000 in the Fund since inception with the performance of the Fund’s benchmark indices. Results include the reinvestment of all dividends and capital gains distributions. Past performance does not guarantee future results. The chart does not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on Fund distributions or the redemption of Fund shares.

9 | May 31, 2023 

 

ALPS Medical Breakthroughs ETF

Performance Overview May 31, 2023 (Unaudited)

 

Investment Objective 

ALPS Medical Breakthroughs ETF (the “Fund” or “SBIO”) seeks investment results that correspond (before fees and expenses) generally to the performance of the S-Network® Medical Breakthroughs Total Return Index (the “Underlying Index”). The Fund will normally invest at least 80% of its net assets in securities that comprise the Underlying Index (or depositary receipts based on such securities).

 

The Fund employs a “passive management” – or indexing – investment approach designed to track the performance of the Underlying Index. The Underlying Index is comprised of small- and mid-cap stocks of biotechnology companies that have one or more drugs in either Phase II or Phase III of the U.S. Food and Drug Administration ("FDA") clinical trials. In a Phase II trial, the drug is administered to a group of 100-300 people to see if it is effective and to evaluate its safety. In a Phase III trial, the drug is given to a larger group, between 500-3,000 people, to confirm its effectiveness, monitor side effects, compare it to commonly used treatments and collect information that will allow the drug or treatment to be used safely. Stocks selected for inclusion in the Underlying Index must be listed on a U.S. stock exchange. Underlying Index constituents must have a market capitalization of no less than $200 million and no more than $5 billion. Stocks included in the Underlying Index must also sustain an average daily trading volume in excess of $1 million for the 90-day period preceding an Underlying Index reconstitution. Constituents must be able to sustain the monthly rates at which they use shareholder capital ("cash burn rates") for at least 24 months. The Underlying Index is reconstituted semi-annually on the third Fridays of June and December.

 

Fund Performance (as of May 31, 2023)          

 

  6 Months 1 Year 5 Year Since Inception^
ALPS Medical Breakthroughs ETF - NAV 0.93% 22.83% -3.18% 3.56%
ALPS Medical Breakthroughs ETF - Market Price* 0.96% 22.80% -3.20% 3.55%
S-Network Medical Breakthroughs Total Return Index 1.00% 23.87% -2.82% 3.95%
NASDAQ Biotechnology Total Return Index -5.82% 10.65% 4.33% 3.55%

 

Total Expense Ratio (per the current prospectus) is 0.50%

 

Performance data quoted represents past performance. Past performance does not guarantee future results. Total return figures assume reinvestment of dividends and capital gains distributions, if any. Investment return and principal value of an investment will fluctuate so that an investor’s shares, when sold or redeemed, may be worth more or less than the original cost. Current performance data may be higher or lower than actual data quoted. For most current month-end performance data please visit www.alpsfunds.com or call 1.866.759.5679.

 

Net Asset Value (NAV) is an exchange- traded fund’s per-share value. The per-share dollar amount of the fund is derived by dividing the total value of all the securities in its portfolio, less any liabilities, by the number of fund shares outstanding. Market Price is the price at which a share can currently be traded in the market. Information detailing the number of days the Market Price of the Fund was greater than the Fund’s NAV and the number of days it was less than the Fund’s NAV can be obtained at www.alpsfunds.com.

 

^ The Fund commenced investment operations on December 30, 2014.

* Market Price means the official closing price of a share or, if it more accurately reflects the market value of a share at the time as of which the Fund calculates current net asset value per share, the price that is the midpoint of the bid-ask spread as of that time. It does not represent the returns an investor would receive if shares were traded at other times.

 

NASDAQ Biotechnology Total Return Index (Ticker: NBI) is a modified market capitalization-weighted index designed to measure the performance of all the NASDAQ stocks in the biotechnology sector. Total return assumes reinvestment of any dividends and distributions realized during a given time period.

 

S-Network Medical Breakthroughs Total Return Index (Ticker: PMBI) is designed to capture research and development opportunities in the biotechnology industry. PMBI consists of small-cap and mid-cap biotechnology stocks listed on U.S. stock exchanges that have one or more drugs in either Phase II or Phase III U.S. FDA clinical trials. Total return assumes reinvestment of any dividends and distributions realized during a given time period.

 

One cannot invest directly in an index. Index performance does not reflect fund performance.

 

Companies in the pharmaceuticals and biotechnology industry may be subject to extensive litigation based on product liability and similar claims. Legislation introduced or considered by certain governments on such industries or on the healthcare sector cannot be predicted.

 

Companies in the pharmaceuticals industry are subject to competitive forces that may make it difficult to raise prices and, in fact, may result in price discounting. The profitability of some companies in the pharmaceuticals industry may be dependent on a relatively limited number of products. In addition, their products can become obsolete due to industry innovation, changes in technologies or other market developments. Many new products in the pharmaceuticals industry are subject to government approvals, regulation and reimbursement rates. The process of obtaining government approvals may be long and costly. Many companies in the pharmaceuticals industry are heavily dependent on patents and intellectual property rights. The loss or impairment of these rights may adversely affect the profitability of these companies.

10 | May 31, 2023 

 

ALPS Medical Breakthroughs ETF

Performance Overview May 31, 2023 (Unaudited)

 

The development of new drugs generally has a high failure rate, and such failures may negatively impact the stock price of the company developing the failed drug. Biotechnology companies may have persistent losses during a new product’s transition from development to production. In order to fund operations, biotechnology companies may require financing from the capital markets, which may not always be available on satisfactory terms or at all.

 

The Fund’s shares are not individually redeemable. Investors buy and sell shares of the Fund on a secondary market. Only market makers or “authorized participants” may trade directly with the Fund, typically in blocks of 25,000 shares.

 

The ALPS Medical Breakthroughs ETF is not suitable for all investors. Investments in the Fund are subject to investment risks, including possible loss of the principal amount invested.

 

ALPS Portfolio Solutions Distributor, Inc., a FINRA member, is the Distributor for the ALPS Medical Breakthroughs ETF.

 

ALPS Portfolio Solutions Distributor, Inc. is not affiliated with S-Network Global Indexes, Inc.

11 | May 31, 2023 

 

ALPS Medical Breakthroughs ETF

Performance Overview May 31, 2023 (Unaudited)

 

Top Ten Holdings* (as of May 31, 2023)  

 

Prometheus Biosciences, Inc. 5.54%
Roivant Sciences, Ltd. 4.05%
IVERIC bio, Inc. 3.04%
Cerevel Therapeutics Holdings, Inc. 3.00%
Alkermes PLC 2.79%
Denali Therapeutics, Inc. 2.42%
Vaxcyte, Inc. 2.33%
ACADIA Pharmaceuticals, Inc. 2.24%
Arrowhead Pharmaceuticals, Inc. 2.19%
Cytokinetics, Inc. 2.11%
Total % of Top 10 Holdings 29.71%

 

* % of Total Investments (excluding investments purchased with collateral from securities loaned)

Sector Allocation* (as of May 31, 2023)

 

 



Future holdings are subject to change.

 

Growth of $10,000 (as of May 31, 2023) 

Comparison of change in value of a $10,000 investment in the Fund and the Index

 

 

The chart above compares historical performance of a hypothetical investment of $10,000 in the Fund since inception with the performance of the Fund’s benchmark indices. Results include the reinvestment of all dividends and capital gains distributions. Past performance does not guarantee future results. The chart does not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on Fund distributions or the redemption of Fund shares.

12 | May 31, 2023 

 

ALPS ETF Trust 

Disclosure of Fund Expenses May 31, 2023 (Unaudited)

 

Shareholder Expense Example: As a shareholder of a Fund, you incur certain ongoing costs, including management fees and other Fund expenses. These examples are intended to help you understand your ongoing costs (in dollars) of investing in a Fund and to compare these costs with the ongoing costs of investing in other funds. It is based on an investment of $1,000 invested at the beginning of the six month period and held through May 31, 2023.

 

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

 

Hypothetical 5% Return: The second line of the table provides information about hypothetical account values and hypothetical expenses based on the Fund’s actual expense ratio and an assumed rate of return of 5% per year before expenses, which is not the Fund’s actual return. The hypothetical account values and expenses may not be used to estimate the actual ending account balance or expenses you paid for the period. You may use this information to compare ongoing costs of investing in the Fund and other funds. To do so, compare this 5% hypothetical example with the 5% hypothetical examples that appear in the shareholder reports of the other funds.

 

The expenses shown in the table are meant to highlight ongoing Fund costs only and do not reflect any transaction costs, such as brokerage commissions and other fees to financial intermediaries. Therefore, the second line 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 costs were included, your costs would have been higher.

 

  Beginning Account Value 12/1/22 Ending Account Value 5/31/23 Expense Ratio(a) Expenses Paid During Period 12/1/22 - 5/31/23(b)
ALPS Clean Energy ETF        
Actual $1,000.00 $782.90 0.55% $2.44
Hypothetical (5% return before expenses) $1,000.00 $1,022.19 0.55% $2.77
ALPS Disruptive Technologies ETF        
Actual $1,000.00 $1,074.40 0.50% $2.59
Hypothetical (5% return before expenses) $1,000.00 $1,022.44 0.50% $2.52
ALPS Global Travel Beneficiaries ETF        
Actual $1,000.00 $1,031.70 0.65% $3.29
Hypothetical (5% return before expenses) $1,000.00 $1,021.69 0.65% $3.28
ALPS Medical Breakthroughs ETF        
Actual $1,000.00 $1,009.30 0.50% $2.50
Hypothetical (5% return before expenses) $1,000.00 $1,022.44 0.50% $2.52

 

(a) Annualized, based on the Fund's most recent fiscal half year expenses.

(b) Expenses are equal to the Fund's annualized expense ratio multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by the number of days in the most recent fiscal half year (182), divided by 365.

13 | May 31, 2023 

 

ALPS Clean Energy ETF

Schedule of Investments May 31, 2023 (Unaudited)

 

Security Description   Shares     Value  
COMMON STOCKS (88.66%)                
Consumer Discretionary (15.83%)                
EVgo, Inc.(a)(b)     301,112     $ 1,192,404  
Lucid Group, Inc.(a)(b)     2,746,883       21,315,811  
Rivian Automotive, Inc.(a)(b)     1,567,847       23,094,386  
Tesla, Inc.(a)     134,138       27,354,762  
Workhorse Group, Inc.(a)     721,423       606,500  
Total Consumer Discretionary             73,563,863  
                 
Consumer Staples (5.67%)                
Darling Ingredients, Inc.(a)     415,176       26,313,855  
                 
Energy (2.97%)                
Clean Energy Fuels Corp.(a)     739,402       2,972,396  
Gevo, Inc.(a)     1,010,873       1,304,026  
Green Plains, Inc.(a)     252,725       7,329,025  
REX American Resources Corp.(a)     67,224       2,214,359  
Total Energy             13,819,806  
                 
Financials (2.00%)                
Hannon Armstrong Sustainable Infrastructure Capital, Inc.     395,697       9,310,750  
                 
Industrials (22.54%)                
Ameresco, Inc., Class A(a)     139,323       6,002,035  
Array Technologies, Inc.(a)     629,620       13,958,675  
Ballard Power Systems, Inc.(a)     1,043,919       4,363,581  
Blink Charging Co.(a)(b)     229,019       1,541,298  
ChargePoint Holdings, Inc.(a)(b)     1,207,098       11,672,638  
Energy Vault Holdings, Inc.(a)(b)     415,684       872,936  
Fluence Energy, Inc.(a)     171,293       4,248,067  
Hyliion Holdings Corp.(a)     573,726       940,911  
Li-Cycle Holdings Corp.(a)     567,246       2,677,401  
Lion Electric Co.(a)(b)     418,664       791,275  
Nikola Corp.(a)(b)     1,796,758       1,121,177  
Plug Power, Inc.(a)     1,917,277       15,951,745  
Proterra, Inc.(a)     832,157       890,408  
Shoals Technologies Group, Inc., Class A(a)     602,824       14,160,336  
Stem, Inc.(a)     643,294       3,550,983  
SunPower Corp.(a)     373,456       3,958,634  
Sunrun, Inc.(a)(b)     917,398       16,182,901  
TPI Composites, Inc.(a)     175,286       1,868,549  
Total Industrials             104,753,550  
                 
Information Technology (12.97%)                
Enphase Energy, Inc.(a)     122,167       21,242,398  
First Solar, Inc.(a)     126,312       25,636,284  
Security Description   Shares     Value  
Information Technology (continued)                
Itron, Inc.(a)     197,680     $ 13,388,866  
Total Information Technology             60,267,548  
                 
Materials (8.16%)                
Albemarle Corp.     102,328       19,803,538  
Livent Corp.(a)     785,458       18,104,807  
Total Materials             37,908,345  
                 
Utilities (18.52%)                
Altus Power, Inc.(a)     212,764       1,010,629  
Boralex, Inc., Class A(b)     448,931       12,404,716  
Clearway Energy, Inc., Class C     359,106       10,317,115  
Innergex Renewable Energy, Inc.(b)     678,766       7,030,166  
Montauk Renewables, Inc.(a)     262,179       1,819,522  
Northland Power, Inc.(b)     1,090,786       23,928,992  
Ormat Technologies, Inc.     205,782       17,512,048  
Sunnova Energy International, Inc.(a)     435,020       7,682,453  
TransAlta Renewables, Inc.(b)     468,304       4,350,139  
Total Utilities             86,055,780  
                 
TOTAL COMMON STOCKS                
(Cost $615,848,469)             411,993,497  
             
Security Description   Shares     Value  
MASTER LIMITED PARTNERSHIPS (11.09%)                
Energy (0.25%)                
Enviva, Inc.     134,205       1,178,320  
                 
Utilities (10.84%)                
Brookfield Renewable Partners LP     911,312       27,584,390  
NextEra Energy Partners LP(b)     380,080       22,774,394  
Total Utilities             50,358,784  
                 
TOTAL MASTER LIMITED PARTNERSHIPS                
(Cost $65,159,055)             51,537,104  

14 | May 31, 2023

 

ALPS Clean Energy ETF

Schedule of Investments May 31, 2023 (Unaudited)

 

7 Day Yield

    Shares     Value  
SHORT TERM INVESTMENTS (8.43%)                        
Money Market Fund (0.08%)                        
State Street Institutional Treasury Plus Money Market Fund (Premier Class)                        
(Cost $364,549)     5.02 %     364,549     $ 364,549  
                         
Investments Purchased with Collateral from Securities Loaned (8.35%)                        
State Street Navigator Securities Lending Government Money Market Portfolio, 5.11%                        
(Cost $38,794,170)             38,794,170       38,794,170  
TOTAL SHORT TERM INVESTMENTS                        
(Cost $39,158,719)                     39,158,719  
                         
TOTAL INVESTMENTS (108.18%)                        
(Cost $720,166,243)                   $ 502,689,320  
LIABILITIES IN EXCESS OF OTHER ASSETS (-8.18%)                     (38,003,917 )
NET ASSETS - 100.00%                   $ 464,685,403  

 

(a)  Non-income producing security.
(b)  Security, or a portion of the security position is currently on loan. The total market value of securities on loan is $59,805,453.

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

15 | May 31, 2023

 

ALPS Disruptive Technologies ETF

Schedule of Investments May 31, 2023 (Unaudited)

 

Security Description   Shares     Value  
COMMON STOCKS (98.83%)                
Communication Services (1.32%)                
Netflix, Inc.(a)     3,823     $ 1,510,964  
                 
Consumer Discretionary (3.78%)                
ADT, Inc.     149,152       848,675  
Garmin, Ltd.     11,806       1,217,789  
iRobot Corp.(a)     25,957       920,176  
Tesla, Inc.(a)     6,596       1,345,122  
Total Consumer Discretionary             4,331,762  
                 
Financials (14.89%)                
Adyen NV(a)(b)(c)     787       1,284,383  
American Express Co.     6,632       1,051,570  
Block, Inc., Class A(a)     15,447       932,844  
Fidelity National Information Services, Inc.     19,086       1,041,523  
Fiserv, Inc.(a)     9,891       1,109,671  
FleetCor Technologies, Inc.(a)     5,545       1,256,219  
Global Payments, Inc.     10,801       1,055,150  
GMO Payment Gateway, Inc.     13,600       1,075,701  
Kaspi.KZ JSC, GDR(c)     15,117       1,209,360  
Mastercard, Inc., Class A     3,196       1,166,604  
Moody's Corp.     3,871       1,226,642  
Pagseguro Digital, Ltd., Class A(a)     129,418       1,287,709  
PayPal Holdings, Inc.(a)     15,007       930,284  
S&P Global, Inc.     3,415       1,254,774  
Visa, Inc., Class A     5,160       1,140,515  
Total Financials             17,022,949  
                 
Health Care (10.59%)                
Align Technology, Inc.(a)     3,543       1,001,464  
Boston Scientific Corp.(a)     24,157       1,243,602  
Cutera, Inc.(a)(d)     37,004       622,037  
Dexcom, Inc.(a)     10,179       1,193,590  
DiaSorin SpA     9,701       997,537  
HealthEquity, Inc.(a)     17,081       936,039  
Insulet Corp.(a)     4,034       1,106,325  
Intuitive Surgical, Inc.(a)     4,965       1,528,425  
PROCEPT BioRobotics Corp.(a)     34,853       1,165,833  
ResMed, Inc.     5,404       1,139,109  
Smith & Nephew PLC, Sponsored ADR     39,529       1,181,917  
Total Health Care             12,115,878  
                 
Industrials (14.78%)                
AeroVironment, Inc.(a)     12,499       1,167,532  
AutoStore Holdings, Ltd.(a)(b)(c)(d)     505,748       1,065,697  
Security Description   Shares     Value  
Industrials (continued)                
Experian PLC     33,947     $ 1,195,909  
FANUC Corp.     31,662       1,090,359  
Proto Labs, Inc.(a)     34,196       1,051,869  
RELX PLC, Sponsored ADR(d)     37,278       1,166,801  
Schneider Electric SE     6,853       1,181,845  
Sensata Technologies Holding PLC     22,797       946,531  
SS&C Technologies Holdings, Inc.     19,900       1,093,704  
Thomson Reuters Corp.(d)     9,325       1,185,769  
TransUnion     18,150       1,306,437  
Verisk Analytics, Inc.     6,233       1,365,713  
Vestas Wind Systems A/S     37,875       1,078,298  
Wolters Kluwer NV     9,616       1,097,750  
Xinjiang Goldwind Science & Technology Co., Ltd., Class H     1,254,800       910,199  
Total Industrials             16,904,413  
                 
Information Technology (51.49%)                
Adobe, Inc.(a)     3,363       1,405,028  
Alarm.com Holdings, Inc.(a)     22,660       1,137,985  
Allegro MicroSystems, Inc.(a)     25,186       990,565  
ams-OSRAM AG(a)     144,954       1,063,500  
ANSYS, Inc.(a)     3,790       1,226,406  
Autodesk, Inc.(a)     5,674       1,131,339  
Black Knight, Inc.(a)     19,183       1,108,394  
Check Point Software Technologies, Ltd.(a)     9,102       1,136,021  
Cognex Corp.     23,592       1,296,616  
Crowdstrike Holdings, Inc., Class A(a)     9,352       1,497,535  
CyberArk Software, Ltd.(a)     7,904       1,222,985  
Dassault Systemes SE     29,273       1,286,330  
Datadog, Inc., Class A(a)     16,245       1,541,812  
Dynatrace, Inc.(a)     28,146       1,435,165  
FARO Technologies, Inc.(a)     42,326       638,699  
First Solar, Inc.(a)     5,368       1,089,489  
Fortinet, Inc.(a)     19,007       1,298,748  
Gen Digital, Inc.     64,127       1,124,788  
Guidewire Software, Inc.(a)     15,576       1,292,496  
Intuit, Inc.     2,830       1,186,110  
Itron, Inc.(a)     21,095       1,428,765  
Keyence Corp.     2,500       1,216,580  
Materialise NV, ADR(a)     135,516       1,263,009  
Nemetschek SE     19,966       1,563,066  
Okta, Inc.(a)     13,588       1,235,149  
Omron Corp.     19,700       1,191,261  
Palo Alto Networks, Inc.(a)     6,156       1,313,629  
PTC, Inc.(a)     9,434       1,267,930  

16 | May 31, 2023

 

ALPS Disruptive Technologies ETF

Schedule of Investments May 31, 2023 (Unaudited)

 

             
             
Security Description   Shares     Value  
Information Technology (continued)                
Qorvo, Inc.(a)     11,633     $ 1,131,426  
Qualys, Inc.(a)     9,594       1,211,338  
Renishaw PLC     22,756       1,145,316  
Salesforce, Inc.(a)     6,384       1,426,058  
SAP SE, Sponsored ADR     9,799       1,278,182  
ServiceNow, Inc.(a)     2,675       1,457,286  
Silicon Laboratories, Inc.(a)     6,602       928,703  
Skyworks Solutions, Inc.     10,015       1,036,653  
Snowflake, Inc., Class A(a)     8,344       1,379,764  
SolarEdge Technologies, Inc.(a)     3,620       1,031,085  
Splunk, Inc.(a)     12,001       1,191,579  
Stratasys, Ltd.(a)(d)     81,203       1,181,504  
Temenos AG     14,668       1,235,929  
Trend Micro, Inc.     23,770       1,132,839  
VMware, Inc., Class A(a)     9,672       1,318,197  
Workday, Inc., Class A(a)     6,263       1,327,693  
Xero, Ltd.(a)     19,759       1,413,101  
Xinyi Solar Holdings, Ltd.     990,000       977,300  
Zoom Video Communications, Inc., Class A(a)     16,798       1,127,650  
Zscaler, Inc.(a)     10,349       1,402,083  
Total Information Technology             58,923,086  
                 
Real Estate (1.08%)                
Equinix, Inc.     1,652       1,231,649  
                 
Utilities (0.90%)                
China Longyuan Power Group Corp., Ltd., Class H     918,000       1,029,320  
                 
TOTAL COMMON STOCKS                
(Cost $124,020,217)             113,070,021  

 

Security Description   Shares     Value  
MASTER LIMITED PARTNERSHIPS (1.07%)                
Utilities (1.07%)                
Brookfield Renewable Partners LP     40,281       1,219,261  
                 
TOTAL MASTER LIMITED PARTNERSHIPS                
(Cost $1,224,303)             1,219,261  

7
Day
Yield

    Shares     Value  
SHORT TERM INVESTMENTS (1.00%)                        
Money Market Fund (0.01%)                        
State Street Institutional Treasury Plus Money Market Fund (Premier Class)                        
(Cost $11,835)     5.02 %     11,835     $ 11,835  
                         
Investments Purchased with Collateral from Securities Loaned (0.99%)                        
State Street Navigator Securities Lending Government Money Market Portfolio, 5.11%                        
(Cost $1,133,397)             1,133,397       1,133,397  
TOTAL SHORT TERM INVESTMENTS                        
(Cost $1,145,232)                     1,145,232  
                         
TOTAL INVESTMENTS (100.90%)                        
(Cost $126,389,752)                   $ 115,434,514  
LIABILITIES IN EXCESS OF OTHER ASSETS (-0.90%)                     (1,028,697 )
NET ASSETS - 100.00%                   $ 114,405,817  

 

(a)  Non-income producing security.
(b)  Securities exempt from registration under Rule 144A of the Securities Act of 1933. These securities may be sold in the ordinary course of business in transactions exempt from registration, normally to qualified institutional buyers. At period end, the aggregate market value of those securities was $2,350,080, representing 2.05% of net assets.
(c)  Securities were purchased pursuant to Regulation S under the Securities Act of 1933, which exempts securities offered and sold outside of the United States from registration. Such securities cannot be sold in the United States without either an effective registration statement filed pursuant to the Securities Act of 1933, or pursuant to an exemption from registration. As of May 31, 2023, the market value of those securities was $3,559,440 representing 3.11% of net assets.
(d)  Security, or a portion of the security position is currently on loan. The total market value of securities on loan is $2,809,638.
   
See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

17 | May 31, 2023

 

ALPS Global Travel Beneficiaries ETF

Schedule of Investments May 31, 2023 (Unaudited)

 

Security Description   Shares     Value  
COMMON STOCKS (99.86%)                
Communication Services (4.44%)                
TripAdvisor, Inc.(a)     764     $ 11,888  
Walt Disney Co.(a)     2,891       254,292  
Total Communication Services             266,180  
                 
Consumer Discretionary (50.02%)                
Airbnb, Inc., Class A(a)     2,322       254,886  
Amadeus IT Group SA     1,764       126,143  
Booking Holdings, Inc.(a)     111       278,474  
Caesars Entertainment, Inc.(a)     1,404       57,578  
Churchill Downs, Inc.     478       64,922  
Cie Financiere Richemont SA, Class A     1,214       192,680  
Dufry AG(a)     339       15,324  
Expedia Group, Inc.(a)     944       90,350  
Flight Centre Travel Group, Ltd.(a)     1,199       16,479  
Galaxy Entertainment Group, Ltd.(a)     11,000       68,202  
Genting Singapore, Ltd.     87,700       65,501  
H World Group, Ltd., ADR     1,585       58,043  
Hilton Worldwide Holdings, Inc.     1,953       265,842  
InterContinental Hotels Group PLC     383       25,099  
Las Vegas Sands Corp.(a)     1,907       105,133  
LVMH Moet Hennessy Louis Vuitton SE     327       284,484  
Marriott International, Inc., Class A     1,661       278,699  
Marriott Vacations Worldwide Corp.     244       30,066  
MGM Resorts International     2,280       89,581  
Oriental Land Co., Ltd.     4,400       165,073  
Sabre Corp.(a)(b)     3,392       10,515  
Samsonite International SA(a)(c)(d)     11,400       28,942  
Sega Sammy Holdings, Inc.     1,300       25,296  
Sonder Holdings, Inc.(a)     15,712       11,152  
Tongcheng Travel Holdings, Ltd.(a)(d)     7,600       15,160  
Trainline PLC(a)(c)(d)     5,138       15,646  
Trip.com Group, Ltd., ADR     4,097       129,384  
TUI AG(a)     5,718       36,146  
Vacasa, Inc.(a)(b)     11,823       9,071  
Vail Resorts, Inc.     322       78,310  
WH Smith PLC     813       15,878  
Wyndham Hotels & Resorts, Inc.     647       44,158  
Security Description   Shares     Value  
Consumer Discretionary (continued)                
Wynn Resorts, Ltd.     462     $ 45,599  
Total Consumer Discretionary             2,997,816  
                 
Consumer Staples (9.57%)                
Estee Lauder Cos., Inc., Class A     1,144       210,530  
Hormel Foods Corp.     2,035       77,838  
Kose Corp.     300       30,145  
L'Oreal SA     558       237,983  
Premium Brands Holdings Corp.     231       17,017  
Total Consumer Staples             573,513  
                 
Financials (4.95%)                
American Express Co.     1,615       256,074  
Euronet Worldwide, Inc.(a)     365       40,661  
Total Financials             296,735  
                 
Industrials (26.17%)                
Aena SME SA(c)(d)     177       27,660  
Air Canada(a)     1,806       28,510  
Airports of Thailand PCL(a)     8,300       16,874  
Alaska Air Group, Inc.(a)     1,095       49,198  
American Airlines Group, Inc.(a)     3,678       54,361  
ANA Holdings, Inc.(a)     4,200       93,300  
Auckland International Airport, Ltd.(a)     6,425       34,344  
Avis Budget Group, Inc.(a)     74       12,416  
Dassault Aviation SA     82       13,866  
Delta Air Lines, Inc.(a)     5,173       187,935  
Deutsche Lufthansa AG(a)     2,378       23,283  
Elis SA     838       14,493  
Grab Holdings, Ltd.(a)     5,182       15,442  
Grupo Aeroportuario del Centro Norte SAB de CV     1,880       19,471  
Grupo Aeroportuario del Pacifico SAB de CV     2,256       39,915  
Grupo Aeroportuario del Sureste SAB de CV, ADR     145       40,652  
Hertz Global Holdings, Inc.(a)     840       13,171  
International Consolidated Airlines Group SA(a)     8,481       16,289  
Japan Airlines Co., Ltd.     3,000       57,405  
Korean Air Lines Co., Ltd.     3,178       52,917  
Localiza Rent a Car SA     2,792       34,143  
Lyft, Inc., Class A(a)     1,741       15,704  
Qantas Airways, Ltd.(a)     14,398       62,278  
Ryanair Holdings PLC, ADR(a)     169       17,759  
Sixt SE     116       12,709  
Southwest Airlines Co.     5,330       159,207  

18 | May 31, 2023

 

ALPS Global Travel Beneficiaries ETF

Schedule of Investments May 31, 2023 (Unaudited)

 

Security Description   Shares     Value  
Industrials (continued)                
Turk Hava Yollari AO(a)     3,361     $ 23,307  
Uber Technologies, Inc.(a)     8,607       326,464  
United Airlines Holdings, Inc.(a)     2,212       104,993  
Total Industrials             1,568,066  
                 
Information Technology (0.77%)                
Agilysys, Inc.(a)     187       13,902  
Clear Secure, Inc.     571       14,109  
PROS Holdings, Inc.(a)     605       18,344  
Total Information Technology             46,355  
                 
Real Estate (3.94%)                
Gaming and Leisure Properties, Inc.     2,473       119,050  
Host Hotels & Resorts, Inc.     4,037       67,014  
Ryman Hospitality Properties, Inc.     542       49,718  
Total Real Estate             235,782  
                 
TOTAL COMMON STOCKS                
(Cost $6,537,555)             5,984,447  

 

               

7 Day Yield

    Shares     Value  
SHORT TERM INVESTMENTS (0.34%)                        
Money Market Fund (0.11%)                        
State Street Institutional Treasury Plus Money Market Fund (Premier Class)                        
(Cost $6,309)     5.02 %     6,309       6,309  
                         
Investments Purchased with Collateral from Securities Loaned (0.23%)                        
State Street Navigator Securities Lending Government Money Market Portfolio, 5.11%                        
(Cost $14,038)             14,038       14,038  
TOTAL SHORT TERM INVESTMENTS                        
(Cost $20,347)                     20,347  
                         
TOTAL INVESTMENTS (100.20%)                        
(Cost $6,557,902)                   $ 6,004,794  
LIABILITIES IN EXCESS OF OTHER ASSETS (-0.20%)                     (11,899 )
NET ASSETS - 100.00%                   $ 5,992,895  
(a)  Non-income producing security.
(b)  Security, or a portion of the security position is currently on loan. The total market value of securities on loan is $12,621.
(c)  Securities exempt from registration under Rule 144A of the Securities Act of 1933. These securities may be sold in the ordinary course of business in transactions exempt from registration, normally to qualified institutional buyers. At period end, the aggregate market value of those securities was $72,248, representing 1.21% of net assets.
(d)  Securities were purchased pursuant to Regulation S under the Securities Act of 1933, which exempts securities offered and sold outside of the United States from registration. Such securities cannot be sold in the United States without either an effective registration statement filed pursuant to the Securities Act of 1933, or pursuant to an exemption from registration. As of May 31, 2023, the market value of those securities was $87,409 representing 1.46% of net assets.

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

19 | May 31, 2023

 

ALPS Medical Breakthroughs ETF

Schedule of Investments May 31, 2023 (Unaudited)

 

Security Description   Shares     Value  
COMMON STOCKS (100.00%)                
Biotechnology (88.46%)                
89bio, Inc.(a)     33,547     $ 611,562  
Aadi Bioscience, Inc.(a)     16,187       129,496  
ACADIA Pharmaceuticals, Inc.(a)     107,555       2,527,543  
Aerovate Therapeutics, Inc.(a)     16,322       265,233  
Affimed NV(a)     96,828       85,180  
Agenus, Inc.(a)     202,238       315,491  
Agios Pharmaceuticals, Inc.(a)     36,678       927,220  
Akero Therapeutics, Inc.(a)     31,001       1,382,025  
Aldeyra Therapeutics, Inc.(a)     38,853       368,715  
Alector, Inc.(a)     55,089       409,862  
Alkermes PLC(a)     109,021       3,153,979  
Allovir, Inc.(a)(b)     60,710       228,877  
Altimmune, Inc.(a)     32,694       132,084  
ALX Oncology Holdings, Inc.(a)     27,039       180,350  
AnaptysBio, Inc.(a)     18,529       353,904  
Anavex Life Sciences Corp.(a)     51,775       478,401  
Arbutus Biopharma Corp.(a)(b)     107,861       268,574  
Arcellx, Inc.(a)     29,094       1,284,500  
Arcus Biosciences, Inc.(a)     48,439       994,937  
Arcutis Biotherapeutics, Inc.(a)(b)     40,527       304,358  
Arrowhead Pharmaceuticals, Inc.(a)     71,805       2,470,810  
Aura Biosciences, Inc.(a)     23,911       270,673  
Aurinia Pharmaceuticals, Inc.(a)(b)     94,593       847,553  
Avidity Biosciences, Inc.(a)     46,978       498,906  
BELLUS Health, Inc.(a)     83,785       1,224,099  
BioAtla, Inc.(a)     31,334       98,702  
BioCryst Pharmaceuticals, Inc.(a)(b)     123,683       1,022,858  
Bioxcel Therapeutics, Inc.(a)     18,588       333,469  
Blueprint Medicines Corp.(a)     39,776       2,248,139  
Cara Therapeutics, Inc.(a)     35,791       113,815  
Catalyst Pharmaceuticals, Inc.(a)     68,987       796,800  
Celldex Therapeutics, Inc.(a)     31,324       996,103  
Cerevel Therapeutics Holdings, Inc.(a)(b)     103,887       3,386,716  
Chinook Therapeutics, Inc.(a)     64,385       1,056,740  
Cogent Biosciences, Inc.(a)     46,369       544,372  
Compass Pathways PLC, ADR(a)(b)     28,283       207,597  
Crinetics Pharmaceuticals, Inc.(a)     35,770       780,859  
Cytokinetics, Inc.(a)(b)     63,110       2,378,617  
Day One Biopharmaceuticals, Inc.(a)     48,824       649,359  
Security Description   Shares     Value  
Biotechnology (continued)                
Denali Therapeutics, Inc.(a)     90,614     $ 2,738,355  
Emergent BioSolutions, Inc.(a)     33,269       283,785  
Enanta Pharmaceuticals, Inc.(a)     13,856       325,339  
EQRx, Inc.(a)     324,171       570,541  
FibroGen, Inc.(a)     62,228       1,073,433  
Galapagos NV, Sponsored ADR(a)(b)     43,318       1,791,632  
Geron Corp.(a)     290,010       948,333  
Gritstone bio, Inc.(a)     58,158       112,245  
HilleVax, Inc.(a)     22,128       376,619  
I-Mab, ADR(a)(b)     55,059       170,683  
Immunocore Holdings PLC, ADR(a)(b)     31,872       1,758,697  
ImmunoGen, Inc.(a)     149,922       2,044,936  
Immunovant, Inc.(a)     86,277       1,812,680  
Intercept Pharmaceuticals, Inc.(a)     27,648       291,410  
iTeos Therapeutics, Inc.(a)     23,600       384,208  
IVERIC bio, Inc.(a)     90,914       3,432,004  
Keros Therapeutics, Inc.(a)     18,937       906,325  
Kezar Life Sciences, Inc.(a)(b)     45,447       126,343  
Kodiak Sciences, Inc.(a)(b)     34,705       205,801  
Krystal Biotech, Inc.(a)     17,071       2,011,817  
Kura Oncology, Inc.(a)     45,410       604,861  
MannKind Corp.(a)(b)     174,625       810,260  
Marinus Pharmaceuticals Inc(a)     32,921       234,068  
Mersana Therapeutics, Inc.(a)     71,672       538,973  
Merus NV(a)     30,728       667,412  
Mirati Therapeutics, Inc.(a)     38,424       1,427,836  
Novavax, Inc.(a)(b)     57,175       460,259  
Ocugen, Inc.(a)     150,226       69,104  
OmniAb Operations, Inc.(a)     7,306        
PDS Biotechnology Corp.(a)(b)     18,910       181,158  
Point Biopharma Global, Inc.(a)     70,093       649,762  
Prometheus Biosciences, Inc.(a)     31,506       6,260,240  
Protagonist Therapeutics, Inc.(a)     32,643       851,003  
Prothena Corp. PLC(a)(b)     34,838       2,314,288  
RAPT Therapeutics, Inc.(a)     22,520       451,076  
Recursion Pharmaceuticals, Inc.(a)(b)     126,898       1,112,895  
REGENXBIO, Inc.(a)     28,834       496,810  
Replimune Group, Inc.(a)     37,590       713,834  
Rhythm Pharmaceuticals, Inc.(a)     37,651       627,266  
Rocket Pharmaceuticals, Inc.(a)     52,641       1,101,776  
Roivant Sciences, Ltd.(a)     503,061       4,572,823  
Sage Therapeutics, Inc.(a)     39,587       1,959,557  
SpringWorks Therapeutics, Inc.(a)(b)     41,470       1,135,449  

20 | May 31, 2023

 

ALPS Medical Breakthroughs ETF

Schedule of Investments May 31, 2023 (Unaudited)

 

             
             
Security Description   Shares     Value  
Biotechnology (continued)                
Stoke Therapeutics, Inc.(a)(b)     29,290     $ 328,048  
Syndax Pharmaceuticals, Inc.(a)     45,406       906,758  
Travere Therapeutics, Inc.(a)     48,451       866,788  
Ultragenyx Pharmaceutical, Inc.(a)     46,545       2,297,461  
Vanda Pharmaceuticals, Inc.(a)     37,673       224,154  
Vaxcyte, Inc.(a)     53,057       2,627,383  
Vera Therapeutics, Inc.(a)     27,824       232,330  
Vericel Corp.(a)     31,425       1,009,371  
Viking Therapeutics, Inc.(a)     52,082       1,143,721  
Vir Biotechnology, Inc.(a)     88,527       2,361,015  
Xencor, Inc.(a)     39,831       1,079,420  
Xenon Pharmaceuticals, Inc.(a)     41,780       1,609,783  
Zai Lab, Ltd., ADR(a)(b)     68,998       2,241,745  
Total Biotechnology             99,862,351  
                 
Health Care Providers & Services (0.63%)                
OPKO Health, Inc.(a)     512,639       712,568  
                 
Pharmaceuticals (10.91%)                
Aclaris Therapeutics, Inc.(a)(b)     44,245       369,446  
Amylyx Pharmaceuticals, Inc.(a)     43,893       1,083,717  
Arvinas, Inc.(a)     35,344       771,560  
ATAI Life Sciences NV(a)     110,053       196,995  
Atea Pharmaceuticals, Inc.(a)     55,294       220,623  
Axsome Therapeutics, Inc.(a)(b)     28,842       2,127,962  
Belite Bio, Inc., ADR(a)     15,897       262,142  
Cassava Sciences, Inc.(a)(b)     27,694       628,931  
Corcept Therapeutics, Inc.(a)     71,518       1,679,957  
Cymabay Therapeutics, Inc.(a)     62,819       564,115  
Edgewise Therapeutics, Inc.(a)(b)     41,972       424,757  
Fulcrum Therapeutics, Inc.(a)(b)     40,978       111,460  
NGM Biopharmaceuticals, Inc.(a)     54,435       164,938  
Pliant Therapeutics, Inc.(a)     32,348       699,687  
Tarsus Pharmaceuticals, Inc.(a)     17,693       296,358  
Terns Pharmaceuticals, Inc.(a)(b)     31,825       337,663  
Ventyx Biosciences, Inc.(a)     37,580       1,295,383  
Verona Pharma PLC, ADR(a)(b)     50,279       1,082,004  
Total Pharmaceuticals             12,317,698  
                 
TOTAL COMMON STOCKS                
(Cost $120,030,055)             112,892,617  

7
Day
Yield

    Shares     Value  
SHORT TERM INVESTMENTS (2.64%)                        
Money Market Fund (0.04%)                        
State Street Institutional Treasury Plus Money Market Fund (Premier Class)                        
(Cost $44,213)     5.02 %     44,213     $ 44,213  
                         
Investments Purchased with Collateral from Securities Loaned (2.60%)                        
State Street Navigator Securities Lending Government Money Market Portfolio, 5.11%                        
(Cost $2,939,478)             2,939,478       2,939,478  
TOTAL SHORT TERM INVESTMENTS                        
(Cost $2,983,691)                     2,983,691  
                         
TOTAL INVESTMENTS (102.64%)                        
(Cost $123,013,746)                   $ 115,876,308  
LIABILITIES IN EXCESS OF OTHER ASSETS (-2.64%)                     (2,980,310 )
NET ASSETS - 100.00%                   $ 112,895,998  

 

(a)  Non-income producing security.
(b)  Security, or a portion of the security position is currently on loan. The total market value of securities on loan is $7,599,291.

 

See Notes to Financial Statements

21 | May 31, 2023

 

ALPS ETF Trust

Statements of Assets and Liabilities May 31, 2023 (Unaudited)

 

   

ALPS Clean

Energy ETF

   

ALPS Disruptive

Technologies

ETF

   

ALPS Global

Travel

Beneficiaries

ETF

   

ALPS Medical

Breakthroughs

ETF

 
ASSETS:                                
Investments, at value(a)   $ 502,689,320     $ 115,434,514     $ 6,004,794     $ 115,876,308  
Cash     31,507       5,631              
Dividends receivable     973,967       146,192       5,546       7,151  
Receivable for investments sold     1,285,174       1,163,613              
Total Assets     504,979,968       116,749,950       6,010,340       115,883,459  
                                 
LIABILITIES:                                
Payable to adviser     214,862       47,785       3,407       47,983  
Payable for investments purchased     199,819       225,199              
Payable for capital shares redeemed     1,085,714       937,752              
Payable for collateral upon return of securities loaned     38,794,170       1,133,397       14,038       2,939,478  
Total Liabilities     40,294,565       2,344,133       17,445       2,987,461  
NET ASSETS   $ 464,685,403     $ 114,405,817     $ 5,992,895     $ 112,895,998  
                                 
NET ASSETS CONSIST OF:                                
Paid-in capital   $ 832,316,310     $ 143,568,462     $ 7,200,570     $ 257,648,284  
Total distributable earnings/(accumulated losses)     (367,630,907 )     (29,162,645 )     (1,207,675 )     (144,752,286 )
NET ASSETS   $ 464,685,403     $ 114,405,817     $ 5,992,895     $ 112,895,998  
                                 
INVESTMENTS, AT COST   $ 720,166,243     $ 126,389,752     $ 6,557,902     $ 123,013,746  
                                 
PRICING OF SHARES                                
Net Assets   $ 464,685,403     $ 114,405,817     $ 5,992,895     $ 112,895,998  
Shares of beneficial interest outstanding (Unlimited number of shares authorized, par value $0.01 per share)     10,700,002       3,050,002       275,002       3,575,000  
Net Asset Value, offering and redemption price per share   $ 43.43     $ 37.51     $ 21.79     $ 31.58  

 

(a)  Includes $59,805,453, $2,809,638, $12,621 and $7,599,291 of securities on loan.

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

22 | May 31, 2023

 

ALPS ETF Trust

Statements of Operations For the Six Months Ended May 31, 2023 (Unaudited)

 

   

ALPS Clean

Energy ETF

   

ALPS Disruptive

Technologies

ETF

   

ALPS Global

Travel

Beneficiaries

ETF

   

ALPS Medical

Breakthroughs

ETF

 
INVESTMENT INCOME:                                
Dividends*   $ 2,884,082     $ 426,965     $ 38,261     $ 1,105  
Securities Lending Income     2,486,704       5,474       119       58,496  
Total Investment Income     5,370,786       432,439       38,380       59,601  
                                 
EXPENSES:                                
Investment adviser fees     1,492,689       284,899       23,120       269,268  
Total Expenses     1,492,689       284,899       23,120       269,268  
NET INVESTMENT INCOME/(LOSS)     3,878,097       147,540       15,260       (209,667 )
                                 
REALIZED AND UNREALIZED GAIN/(LOSS)                                
Net realized gain/(loss) on investments(a)     (33,967,397 )     (961,444 )     182,361       (3,932,354 )
Net realized gain/(loss) on foreign currency transactions     3,115       (22 )     (310 )      
Total net realized gain/(loss)     (33,964,282 )     (961,466 )     182,051       (3,932,354 )
Net change in unrealized appreciation/(depreciation) on investments     (114,175,648 )     8,794,104       164,717       5,068,524  
Net change in unrealized appreciation/(depreciation) on translation of assets and liabilities denominated in foreign currencies     (1,036 )     (3,180 )     (17 )      
Total net change in unrealized appreciation/(depreciation)     (114,176,684 )     8,790,924       164,700       5,068,524  
NET REALIZED AND UNREALIZED GAIN/(LOSS) ON INVESTMENTS     (148,140,966 )     7,829,458       346,751       1,136,170  
NET INCREASE/(DECREASE) IN NET ASSETS RESULTING FROM OPERATIONS   $ (144,262,869 )   $ 7,976,998     $ 362,011     $ 926,503  
*Net of foreign tax withholding.   $ 379,657     $ 30,124     $ 2,457     $  

 

(a)  Includes realized gain or loss as a result of in-kind transactions (See Note 4 in Notes to Financial Statements).

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

23 | May 31, 2023

 

ALPS Clean Energy ETF

Statements of Changes in Net Assets

 

   

For the Six 

Months Ended 

May 31, 2023 

(Unaudited) 

   

For the 

Year Ended 

November 30, 2022 

 
OPERATIONS:            
Net investment income   $ 3,878,097     $ 5,115,730  
Net realized loss     (33,964,282 )     (19,774,548 )
Net change in unrealized appreciation/(depreciation)     (114,176,684 )     (235,883,266 )
Net decrease in net assets resulting from operations     (144,262,869 )     (250,542,084 )
                 
DISTRIBUTIONS TO SHAREHOLDERS:                
From distributable earnings     (2,612,095 )     (2,463,315 )
From tax return of capital           (3,378,816 )
Total distributions     (2,612,095 )     (5,842,131 )
                 
CAPITAL SHARE TRANSACTIONS:                
Proceeds from sale of shares     29,705,074       203,438,962  
Cost of shares redeemed     (126,055,561 )     (253,910,852 )
Net decrease from capital share transactions     (96,350,487 )     (50,471,890 )
Net decrease in net assets     (243,225,451 )     (306,856,105 )
                 
NET ASSETS:                
Beginning of period     707,910,854       1,014,766,959  
End of period   $ 464,685,403     $ 707,910,854  
                 
OTHER INFORMATION:                
CAPITAL SHARE TRANSACTIONS:                
Beginning shares     12,700,002       13,725,002  
Shares sold     650,000       3,625,000  
Shares redeemed     (2,650,000 )     (4,650,000 )
Shares outstanding, end of period     10,700,002       12,700,002  

 

See Notes to Financial Statements. 

24 | May 31, 2023 

 

ALPS Disruptive Technologies ETF 

Statements of Changes in Net Assets

 

   

For the Six 

Months Ended 

May 31, 2023 

(Unaudited) 

   

For the 

Year Ended 

November 30, 2022

 
OPERATIONS:            
Net investment income/(loss)   $ 147,540     $ (74,355 )
Net realized gain/(loss)     (961,466 )     4,788,241  
Net change in unrealized appreciation/(depreciation)     8,790,924       (64,939,656 )
Net increase/(decrease) in net assets resulting from operations     7,976,998       (60,225,770 )
                 
DISTRIBUTIONS TO SHAREHOLDERS:                
From distributable earnings     (25,708 )     (621,900 )
Total distributions     (25,708 )     (621,900 )
                 
CAPITAL SHARE TRANSACTIONS:                
Proceeds from sale of shares     1,675,546       14,781,795  
Cost of shares redeemed     (17,434,603 )     (69,266,142 )
Net decrease from capital share transactions     (15,759,057 )     (54,484,347 )
Net decrease in net assets     (7,807,767 )     (115,332,017 )
                 
NET ASSETS:                
Beginning of period     122,213,584       237,545,601  
End of period   $ 114,405,817     $ 122,213,584  
                 
OTHER INFORMATION:                
CAPITAL SHARE TRANSACTIONS:                
Beginning shares     3,500,002       4,925,002  
Shares sold     50,000       325,000  
Shares redeemed     (500,000 )     (1,750,000 )
Shares outstanding, end of period     3,050,002       3,500,002  

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

25 | May 31, 2023 

 

ALPS Global Travel Beneficiaries ETF 

Statements of Changes in Net Assets

 

   

For the Six 

Months Ended 

May 31, 2023 

(Unaudited) 

   

For the 

Year Ended 

November 30, 

2022 

 
OPERATIONS:            
Net investment income/(loss)   $ 15,260     $ (16,209 )
Net realized gain/(loss)     182,051       (513,843 )
Net change in unrealized appreciation/(depreciation)     164,700       (342,658 )
Net increase/(decrease) in net assets resulting from operations     362,011       (872,710 )
                 
DISTRIBUTIONS TO SHAREHOLDERS:                
From distributable earnings     (3,090 )     (12,194 )
Total distributions     (3,090 )     (12,194 )
                 
CAPITAL SHARE TRANSACTIONS:                
Proceeds from sale of shares     576,399       9,593,771  
Cost of shares redeemed     (2,863,139 )     (8,453,163 )
Net increase/(decrease) from capital share transactions     (2,286,740 )     1,140,608  
Net increase/(decrease) in net assets     (1,927,819 )     255,704  
                 
NET ASSETS:                
Beginning of period     7,920,714       7,665,010  
End of period   $ 5,992,895     $ 7,920,714  
                 
OTHER INFORMATION:                
CAPITAL SHARE TRANSACTIONS:                
Beginning shares     375,002       325,002  
Shares sold     25,000       450,000  
Shares redeemed     (125,000 )     (400,000 )
Shares outstanding, end of period     275,002       375,002  

 

See Notes to Financial Statements. 

26 | May 31, 2023 

 

ALPS Medical Breakthroughs ETF 

Statements of Changes in Net Assets

 

   

For the Six 

Months Ended 

May 31, 2023 

(Unaudited) 

   

For the 

Year Ended 

November 30, 2022

 
OPERATIONS:            
Net investment loss   $ (209,667 )   $ (481,312 )
Net realized loss     (3,932,354 )     (64,609,014 )
Net change in unrealized appreciation/(depreciation)     5,068,524       14,490,450  
Net increase/(decrease) in net assets resulting from operations     926,503       (50,599,876 )
                 
CAPITAL SHARE TRANSACTIONS:                
Proceeds from sale of shares     5,897,730       23,693,301  
Cost of shares redeemed     (8,936,811 )     (47,014,164 )
Net decrease from capital share transactions     (3,039,081 )     (23,320,863 )
Net decrease in net assets     (2,112,578 )     (73,920,739 )
                 
NET ASSETS:                
Beginning of period     115,008,576       188,929,315  
End of period   $ 112,895,998     $ 115,008,576  
                 
OTHER INFORMATION:                
CAPITAL SHARE TRANSACTIONS:                
Beginning shares     3,675,000       4,400,000  
Shares sold     200,000       725,000  
Shares redeemed     (300,000 )     (1,450,000 )
Shares outstanding, end of period     3,575,000       3,675,000  

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

27 | May 31, 2023 

 

ALPS Clean Energy ETF

Financial Highlights For a Share Outstanding Throughout the Periods Presented

 

   

For the

Six Months Ended

May 31, 2023

(Unaudited)

   

For the Year

Ended

November 30,

2022

   

For the Year

Ended

November 30,

 2021

   

For the Year

Ended

November 30,

2020

   

For the Year

Ended

November 30,

2019

   

For the Period

June 28, 2018

(Commencement

of Operations) to

November 30,

2018

 
NET ASSET VALUE, BEGINNING OF PERIOD   $ 55.74     $ 73.94     $ 70.05     $ 32.23     $ 25.03     $ 24.95  
                                                 
INCOME/(LOSS) FROM INVESTMENT OPERATIONS:                                                
Net investment income(a)     0.34       0.39       0.20       0.25       0.32       0.09  
Net realized and unrealized gain/(loss)     (12.44 )     (18.14 )     4.11       38.08       7.42       (0.01 )
Total from investment operations     (12.10 )     (17.75 )     4.31       38.33       7.74       0.08  
                                                 
DISTRIBUTIONS:                                                
From net investment income     (0.21 )     (0.19 )     (0.17 )     (0.18 )     (0.23 )      
Tax return of capital           (0.26 )     (0.25 )     (0.33 )     (0.31 )      
Total distributions     (0.21 )     (0.46 )     (0.42 )     (0.51 )     (0.54 )      
                                                 
Net increase/(decrease) in net asset value     (12.31 )     (18.20 )     3.89       37.82       7.20       0.08  
NET ASSET VALUE, END OF PERIOD   $ 43.43     $ 55.74     $ 73.94     $ 70.05     $ 32.23     $ 25.03  
TOTAL RETURN(b)     (21.71 )%     (24.00 )%     6.16 %     120.45 %     31.28 %     0.32 %
                                                 
RATIOS/SUPPLEMENTAL DATA:                                                
Net assets, end of period (000s)   $ 464,685     $ 707,911     $ 1,014,767     $ 609,457     $ 106,359     $ 16,271  
                                                 
Ratio of expenses to average net assets     0.55 %(c)     0.55 %     0.56 %(d)     0.65 %     0.65 %     0.65 %(c)
Ratio of net investment income to average net assets     1.43 %(c)     0.69 %     0.26 %     0.57 %     1.10 %     0.89 %(c)
Portfolio turnover rate(e)     23 %     44 %     39 %     34 %     15 %     9 %

 

(a) Based on average shares outstanding during the period.

(b) Total return is calculated assuming an initial investment made at the net asset value at the beginning of the period and redemption at the net asset value on the last day of the period and assuming all distributions are reinvested at reinvestment prices. Total return calculated for a period of less than one year is not annualized.

(c) Annualized.

(d) Effective January 1, 2021, the Fund's Advisory Fee changed from 0.65% to 0.55%.

(e) Portfolio turnover for periods less than one year are not annualized and does not include securities received or delivered from processing creations or redemptions in-kind.

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

28 | May 31, 2023 

 

ALPS Disruptive Technologies ETF 

Financial Highlights For a Share Outstanding Throughout the Periods Presented

 

   

For the

Six Months Ended

May 31, 2023

(Unaudited)

   

For the Year

Ended

November 30,

2022

   

For the Year

Ended

November 30,

 2021

   

For the Year

Ended

November 30,

2020

   

For the Year

Ended

November 30,

2019

   

For the Period

December 28, 2017

(Commencement

of Operations) to

November 30,

2018

 
NET ASSET VALUE, BEGINNING OF PERIOD   $ 34.92     $ 48.23     $ 42.99     $ 31.88     $ 26.21     $ 25.08  
                                                 
INCOME/(LOSS) FROM INVESTMENT OPERATIONS:                                                
Net investment income/(loss)(a)     0.05       (0.02 )     0.15       0.25       0.14       0.13  
Net realized and unrealized gain/(loss)     2.55       (13.17 )     5.26       11.00       5.61       1.00 (b)
Total from investment operations     2.60       (13.19 )     5.41       11.25       5.75       1.13  
DISTRIBUTIONS:                                                
From net investment income     (0.01 )     (0.12 )     (0.17 )     (0.14 )     (0.08 )      
Total distributions     (0.01 )     (0.12 )     (0.17 )     (0.14 )     (0.08 )      
                                                 
Net increase/(decrease) in net asset value     2.59       (13.31 )     5.24       11.11       5.67       1.13  
NET ASSET VALUE, END OF PERIOD   $ 37.51     $ 34.92     $ 48.23     $ 42.99     $ 31.88     $ 26.21  
TOTAL RETURN(c)     7.44 %     (27.41 )%     12.60 %     35.42 %     22.04 %     4.47 %
RATIOS/SUPPLEMENTAL DATA:                                                
Net assets, end of period (000s)   $ 114,406     $ 122,214     $ 237,546     $ 150,459     $ 74,910     $ 48,483  
                                                 
Ratio of expenses to average net assets     0.50 %(d)     0.50 %     0.50 %     0.50 %     0.50 %     0.50 %(d)
Ratio of net investment income/(loss) to average net assets     0.26 %(d)     (0.05 )%     0.31 %     0.72 %     0.48 %     0.53 %(d)
Portfolio turnover rate(e)     14 %     31 %     26 %     38 %     42 %     33 %

 

(a) Based on average shares outstanding during the period.

(b) Net realized and unrealized gain on investments per share does not correlate to aggregate of the net realized and unrealized loss in the Statements of Operations for the period ended November 30, 2018, primarily due to the timing of the sales and repurchases of the Fund's shares in relation to the fluctuating market values for the Fund's portfolio.

(c) Total return is calculated assuming an initial investment made at the net asset value at the beginning of the period and redemption at the net asset value on the last day of the period and assuming all distributions are reinvested at reinvestment prices. Total return calculated for a period of less than one year is not annualized.

(d) Annualized.

(e) Portfolio turnover for periods less than one year are not annualized and does not include securities received or delivered from processing creations or redemptions in-kind.

 

See Notes to Financial Statements. 

29 | May 31, 2023 

 

ALPS Global Travel Beneficiaries ETF 

Financial Highlights For a Share Outstanding Throughout the Periods Presented

 

   

For the 

Six Months Ended 

May 31, 2023 

(Unaudited) 

   

For the Year 

Ended 

November 30, 

2022 

   

For the Period 

September 8, 

2021 

(Commencement 

of Operations) to 

November 30, 

2021

 
NET ASSET VALUE, BEGINNING OF PERIOD   $ 21.12     $ 23.58     $ 24.91  
                         
INCOME/(LOSS) FROM INVESTMENT OPERATIONS:                        
Net investment income/(loss)(a)     0.05       (0.04 )     0.05  
Net realized and unrealized gain/(loss)     0.63       (2.39 )     (1.38 )
Total from investment operations     0.68       (2.43 )     (1.33 )
                         
DISTRIBUTIONS:                        
From net investment income     (0.01 )     (0.03 )      
Total distributions     (0.01 )     (0.03 )      
                         
Net increase/(decrease) in net asset value     0.67       (2.46 )     (1.33 )
NET ASSET VALUE, END OF PERIOD   $ 21.79     $ 21.12     $ 23.58  
TOTAL RETURN(b)     3.17 %     (10.27 )%     (5.34 )%
                         
RATIOS/SUPPLEMENTAL DATA:                        
Net assets, end of period (000s)   $ 5,993     $ 7,921     $ 7,665  
                         
Ratio of expenses to average net assets     0.65 %(c)     0.65 %     0.65 %(c)
Ratio of net investment income/(loss) to average net assets     0.43 %(c)     (0.18 )%     0.82 %(c)
Portfolio turnover rate(d)     28 %     57 %     19 %

 

(a) Based on average shares outstanding during the period.

(b) Total return is calculated assuming an initial investment made at the net asset value at the beginning of the period and redemption at the net asset value on the last day of the period and assuming all distributions are reinvested at reinvestment prices. Total return calculated for a period of less than one year is not annualized.

(c) Annualized.

(d) Portfolio turnover for periods less than one year are not annualized and does not include securities received or delivered from processing creations or redemptions in-kind.

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

30 | May 31, 2023 

 

ALPS Medical Breakthroughs ETF

Financial Highlights For a Share Outstanding Throughout the Periods Presented

 

   

For the 

Six Months Ended 

May 31, 2023 

(Unaudited) 

   

For the Year 

Ended 

November 30, 

2022 

   

For the Year 

Ended 

November 30, 

2021 

   

For the Year 

Ended 

November 30, 

2020 

   

For the Year 

Ended 

November 30, 

2019 

   

For the Year 

Ended 

November 30, 

2018

 
NET ASSET VALUE, BEGINNING OF PERIOD   $ 31.29     $ 42.94     $ 49.00     $ 39.51     $ 33.59     $ 31.70  
                                                 
INCOME/(LOSS) FROM INVESTMENT OPERATIONS:                                                
Net investment income/(loss)(a)     (0.06 )     (0.13 )     (0.18 )     (0.13 )     0.03       (0.10 )
Net realized and unrealized gain/(loss)     0.35       (11.52 )     (5.88 )     9.64       6.67       2.57 (b)
Total from investment operations     0.29       (11.65 )     (6.06 )     9.51       6.70       2.47  
                                                 
DISTRIBUTIONS:                                                
From net investment income                       (0.02 )     (0.78 )     (0.58 )
Total distributions                       (0.02 )     (0.78 )     (0.58 )
                                                 
Net increase/(decrease) in net asset value     0.29       (11.65 )     (6.06 )     9.49       5.92       1.89  
NET ASSET VALUE, END OF PERIOD   $ 31.58     $ 31.29     $ 42.94     $ 49.00     $ 39.51     $ 33.59  
TOTAL RETURN(c)     0.93 %     (27.13 )%     (12.37 )%     24.07 %     20.99 %     7.81 %
                                                 
RATIOS/SUPPLEMENTAL DATA:                                                
Net assets, end of period (000s)   $ 112,896     $ 115,009     $ 188,929     $ 242,542     $ 197,570     $ 221,694  
                                                 
Ratio of expenses to average net assets     0.50 %(d)     0.50 %     0.50 %     0.50 %     0.50 %     0.50 %
Ratio of net investment income/(loss) to average net assets     (0.39 )%(d)     (0.39 )%     (0.36 )%     (0.33 )%     0.09 %     (0.27 )%
Portfolio turnover rate(e)     35 %     88 %     81 %     68 %     88 %     48 %

 

(a) Based on average shares outstanding during the period.

(b) Net realized and unrealized gain on investments per share does not correlate to aggregate of the net realized and unrealized loss in the Statements of Operations for the year ended November 30, 2018, primarily due to the timing of the sales and repurchases of the Fund's shares in relation to the fluctuating market values for the Fund's portfolio.

(c) Total return is calculated assuming an initial investment made at the net asset value at the beginning of the period and redemption at the net asset value on the last day of the period and assuming all distributions are reinvested at reinvestment prices. Total return calculated for a period of less than one year is not annualized.

(d) Annualized.

(e) Portfolio turnover for periods less than one year are not annualized and does not include securities received or delivered from processing creations or redemptions in-kind.

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

31 | May 31, 2023 

 

ALPS ETF Trust

Notes to Financial Statements May 31, 2023 (Unaudited)

  

1. ORGANIZATION

  

ALPS ETF Trust (the “Trust”), a Delaware statutory trust, is an open-end management investment company registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “1940 Act”). As of May 31, 2023, the Trust consisted of twenty-three separate portfolios. Each portfolio represents a separate series of the Trust. This report pertains to the ALPS Clean Energy ETF, ALPS Disruptive Technologies ETF, ALPS Global Travel Beneficiaries ETF and the ALPS Medical Breakthroughs ETF (each a “Fund” and collectively, the “Funds”).

 

The investment objective of the ALPS Clean Energy ETF is to seek investment results that correspond generally, before fees and expenses, to the performance of the CIBC Atlas Clean Energy Total Return Index. The investment objective of the ALPS Disruptive Technologies ETF is to seek investment results that correspond generally, before fees and expenses, to the performance of the Indxx Disruptive Technologies Index. The investment objective of the ALPS Global Travel Beneficiaries ETF is to seek investment results that correspond generally, before fees and expenses, to the performance of the S-Network Global Travel Index. The investment objective of the ALPS Medical Breakthroughs ETF is to seek investment results that correspond generally, before fees and expenses, to the performance of the S-Network Medical Breakthroughs Index.

 

ALPS Clean Energy ETF is considered non-diversified and may invest a greater portion of assets in securities of individual issuers than a diversified fund. As a result, changes in the market value of a single investment could cause greater fluctuations in share price than would occur in a diversified fund. ALPS Disruptive Technologies ETF, ALPS Global Travel Beneficiaries ETF and ALPS Medical Breakthroughs ETF have elected to qualify as a diversified series of the Trust under the 1940 Act.

 

Each Fund’s Shares (“Shares”) are listed on the NYSE Arca, Inc. (the “NYSE Arca”). Each Fund issues and redeems Shares, at net asset value (“NAV”) in blocks of 25,000 Shares, each of which is called a “Creation Unit”. Creation Units are issued and redeemed principally in-kind for securities included in the Underlying Index. Except when aggregated in Creation Units, Shares are not redeemable securities of the Fund.

 

Pursuant to the Trust’s organizational documents, its Officers and Trustees are indemnified against certain liability arising out of the performance of their duties to the Trust. Additionally, in the normal course of business, the Trust enters into contracts with service providers that contain general indemnification clauses. The Trust’s maximum exposure under these arrangements is unknown, as this would involve future claims that may be made against the Trust that have not yet occurred.

 

2. SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES

 

The following is a summary of significant accounting policies consistently followed by the Funds in the preparation of the financial statements. The accompanying financial statements were prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (“U.S. GAAP”). The preparation of financial statements in conformity with U.S. GAAP requires management to make certain estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosures of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of revenue and expenses during the period. Actual results could differ from those estimates. Each Fund is considered an investment company under U.S. GAAP and follows the accounting and reporting guidance applicable to investment companies in the Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) Accounting Standards Codification Topic 946.

 

A. Portfolio Valuation 

Each Fund’s NAV is determined daily, as of the close of regular trading on the New York Stock Exchange (the “NYSE”), normally 4:00 p.m. Eastern time, on each day the NYSE is open for trading. The NAV is computed by dividing the value of all assets of the Fund (including accrued interest and dividends), less all liabilities (including accrued expenses and dividends declared but unpaid), by the total number of shares outstanding.

 

Portfolio securities listed on any exchange other than the NASDAQ Stock Market LLC (“NASDAQ”) are valued at the last sale price on the business day as of which such value is being determined. If there has been no sale on such day, the securities are valued at the mean of the most recent bid and ask prices on such day. Securities traded on the NASDAQ are valued at the NASDAQ Official Closing Price as determined by NASDAQ. Portfolio securities traded on more than one securities exchange are valued at the last sale price on the business day as of which such value is being determined at the close of the exchange representing the principal market for such securities. Portfolio securities traded in the over-the-counter market, but excluding securities traded on the NASDAQ, are valued at the last quoted sale price in such market.

 

The Funds’ investments are valued at market value or, in the absence of market value with respect to any portfolio securities, at fair value according to procedures adopted by the Trust’s Board of Trustees (the “Board”). Pursuant to Rule 2a-5 under the 1940 Act, the Board designated ALPS Advisors, Inc. (the "Adviser") as the valuation designee ("Valuation Designee") for each Fund to perform the fair value determinations relating to Fund investments. The Adviser may carry out its designated responsibilities as Valuation Designee through various teams and committees. When market quotations are not readily available or when events occur that make established valuation methods unreliable, securities of the Funds may be valued in good faith by the Valuation Designee. These securities generally include, but are not limited to, restricted securities (securities which may not be publicly sold without registration under the Securities Act of 1933) for which a pricing service is unable to provide a market price; securities whose trading has been formally suspended; a security whose market price is not available from a pre-established primary pricing source or the pricing source is not willing to provide a price; a security with respect to which an event has occurred that is most likely to materially affect the value of the security after the market has closed but before the calculation of the Fund’s NAV or make it difficult or impossible to obtain a reliable market quotation; or a security whose price, as provided by the pricing service, does not reflect the security’s “fair value” due to the security being de-listed from a national exchange or the security’s primary trading market is temporarily closed at a time when, under normal conditions, it would be open. As a general principle, the current “fair value” of a security would be the amount which the owner might reasonably expect to receive from the sale on the applicable exchange or principal market. A variety of factors may be considered in determining the fair value of such securities.

32 | May 31, 2023

 

ALPS ETF Trust