Roundhill Acquirers Deep Value ETF

Annual Report

August 31, 2022

Roundhill Acquirers Deep Value ETF
Ticker: DEEP

Roundhill Acquirers Deep Value ETF

TABLE OF CONTENTS

 

Page

Letter to Shareholders

1

Performance Summary

3

Portfolio Allocation

4

Schedule of Investments

5

Statement of Assets and Liabilities

10

Statement of Operations

11

Statements of Changes in Net Assets

12

Financial Highlights

13

Notes to Financial Statements

15

Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

24

Trustees and Officers

26

Expense Example

29

Review of Liquidity Risk Management Program

30

Federal Tax Information

31

Information About Portfolio Holdings

31

Information About Proxy Voting

31

Frequency Distribution of Premiums and Discounts

32

Roundhill Acquirers Deep Value ETF

Letter to Shareholders
(Unaudited)

Dear DEEP Shareholders,

Thank you for your investment in Roundhill Acquirers Deep Value ETF (the “Fund” or “DEEP”). The information presented in this report relates to the operations of DEEP for the fiscal period from September 1, 2021 through August 31, 2022 (the “current fiscal period”).

As a reminder, the Fund seeks to provide investment results that, before fees and expenses, correspond to the total return performance of the Acquirers Deep Value Index (the “Index”). Acquirers Funds LLC (“Acquirers” or the “Index Provider”) recently changed the Index to a small and microcap value-based index from a large capitalization value-based index. Acquirers will apply the same deep-value philosophy to the small and microcap Index. Acquirers begins its investment process with the “acquirer’s multiple,” the measure financial acquirers such as activists and buyout firms use to find potential targets. Acquirers takes a holistic approach to valuation, examining assets, earnings, and cash flows, to understand the economic reality of each company. An important part of this process is a forensic-accounting diligence of the financial statements, particularly the notes and management’s discussion and analysis, to find information that may impact investment decisions.

The Fund had negative performance during the current fiscal period. The market price for DEEP decreased -10.57% and the NAV decreased -10.61%, while the S&P 500 ® Index, a broad market index, decreased -11.23% over the same period. The Fund’s Index returned -9.92%.

The Fund seeks to hold deeply undervalued, high-quality, small, and micro capitalization stocks. Small and micro-cap stocks underperformed large cap stocks as they have for many years. Deeply undervalued stocks, and higher quality stocks have slightly outperformed over the last twelve months. Together, the “size” factor saw the Fund outperform the larger indexes last year, but the “value” and “quality” factors saw the Fund outperform the small and micro indexes. We look forward to better, more consistent performance from undervalued, high-quality, small, and micro capitalization stocks.

For the current fiscal period, the best-performing constituents of the Fund were Resources Connection, Inc. (RGP); Donnelley Financial Solutions, Inc. (DFIN) and Mueller Industries, Inc. (MLI)

For the current fiscal period, the worst-performing constituents of the Fund were Big 5 Sporting Goods Corporation (BGFV); Rent-A-Center, Inc. (RCII) and GrafTech International, Ltd. (EAF).

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Roundhill Acquirers Deep Value ETF

Letter to Shareholders (Continued)
(Unaudited)

The Fund commenced operations on September 22, 2014 and has 1,400,000 outstanding shares as of August 31, 2022.

We appreciate your investment in Roundhill Acquirers Deep Value ETF.

Sincerely,

J. Garrett Stevens
Chief Executive Officer
Exchange Traded Concepts, Adviser to the Fund

Must be preceded or accompanied by a prospectus.

Investing involves risk. Principal loss is possible. The Fund has the same risks as the underlying securities traded on the exchange throughout the day. Redemptions are limited and often commissions are charged on each trade, and ETFs may trade at a premium or discount to their net asset value. The Fund is non-diversified, meaning it may concentrate its assets in fewer individual holdings than a diversified fund. Therefore, the Fund is more exposed to individual stock volatility than a diversified fund. As with all index funds, the performance of the Fund and its Index may differ from each other for a variety of reasons. For example, the Fund incurs operating expenses and portfolio transaction costs not incurred by the Index. In addition, the Fund may not be fully invested in the securities of the Index at all times or may hold securities not included in the Index. The Fund is not actively managed and may be affected by a general decline in market segments related to the index. Unlike mutual funds, ETFs may trade at a premium or discount to their net asset value.

Free Cash Flow – a measure of performance calculated as operating cash flow minus capital expenditures.

Acquirers Deep Value Index – The Index tracks the performance of a portfolio of 100 of the most undervalued, fundamentally strong stocks drawn from the smallest 75% of stocks listed in the United States by market capitalization meeting certain liquidity thresholds. The Index identifies potentially undervalued stocks by using The Acquirer’s Multiple ® , which is a valuation metric developed and published in 2014 by Tobias Carlisle, Managing Member of the Index Provider. The initial universe of stocks is then valued holistically—assets, earnings, and cash flows are examined—in accordance with the Index methodology to understand the economic reality of each stock. Each stock is then ranked on the basis of such valuation. Potential components are further evaluated using statistical measures of fraud, earnings manipulation, and financial distress. Each potential component is then examined for a margin of safety in three ways: (a) a wide discount to a conservative valuation, (b) a strong, liquid balance sheet, and (c) a robust business capable of generating free cash flows. Finally, a forensic-accounting due diligence review is performed, in accordance with the Index methodology, with respect to each remaining potential component’s financial statements, particularly with respect to the notes and management’s discussion and analysis. The Index is formed from the 100 highest ranked components that pass each stage. Each stock will be weighted to approximately 1% of the Index value at the time of each quarterly reconstitution of the Index.

Standard & Poor’s 500 (S&P 500 ® Index) – An index of 500 stocks chosen for market size, liquidity and industry grouping, among other factors. The S&P 500 ® is designed to be a leading indicator of U.S. equities and is meant to reflect the risk/return characteristics of the large cap universe. You cannot invest directly in an index.

Past performance is not a guarantee of future results.

Fund holdings are subject to change and are not a recommendation to buy or sell any security. For a complete listing of the Fund’s holdings please view the schedule of investments.

Roundhill Acquirers Deep Value ETF is distributed by Quasar Distributors, LLC.

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Roundhill Acquirers Deep Value ETF

Performance Summary
(Unaudited)

Growth of $10,000

Average Annual Returns
August 31, 2022

1 Year

3 Year

5 Year

Since
Inception
9/22/2014

Roundhill Acquirers Deep Value ETF - NAV

-10.61%

6.37%

4.95%

6.09%

Roundhill Acquirers Deep Value ETF - Market

-10.57%

6.41%

4.96%

6.10%

Deep Value Index/Acquirers Deep Value Index (1)

-9.92%

7.20%

5.64%

6.82%

S&P 500 ® Index

-11.23%

12.39%

11.82%

11.10%

This chart illustrates the performance of a hypothetical $10,000 investment made on September 22, 2014, and is not intended to imply any future performance. The returns shown do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on Fund distributions or the redemption of Fund shares. The chart assumes reinvestment of capital gains and dividends. It is not possible to invest directly in an index.

 

(1)

Effective June 22, 2020, the Fund’s investment objective changed to track the performance, before fees and expenses, of the Acquirers Deep Value Index. Prior to June 22, 2020, the Fund’s investment objective was to track the price and total return performance, before fees and expenses, of the Deep Value Index. Performance shown for periods prior to June 22, 2020 is that of the Deep Value Index.

The Performance data quoted is historical. Past performance is no guarantee of future results. Current performance may be higher or lower than the performance data quoted. The principal value and investment return of an investment will fluctuate so that your shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than their original cost. The returns shown do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on Fund distributions or on the redemptions of Fund shares. The total operating expenses as stated in the fee table to the Fund’s prospectus dated December 31, 2021, is 0.80%. For performance information current to the most recent month-end, please call 1-800-617-0004.

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Portfolio Allocation
As of August 31, 2022 (Unaudited)

Sector

Percentage of
Net Assets

Consumer Discretionary (a)

32.8%

Industrials

18.2

Financials

16.7

Information Technology

8.5

Materials

7.4

Health Care

6.8

Consumer Staples

4.7

Energy

2.6

Communication Services

0.9

Real Estate

0.9

Short-Term Investments

0.5

Other Assets in Excess of Liabilities (b)

0.0

 

100.0%

(a)

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

(b)

Less than 0.05% of net assets.

The Global Industry Classification Standard (GICS ® ) was developed by and/or is the exclusive property of MSCI, Inc. and Standard & Poor’s Financial Services LLC (“S&P”). GICS ® is a service mark of MSCI, Inc. and S&P and has been licensed for use by the Fund’s Administrator, U.S. Bancorp Fund Services, LLC.

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Schedule of Investments
August 31, 2022

 

Shares

 

Security Description

 

Value

 
       

COMMON STOCKS — 99.5%

       
       

Communication Services — 0.9%

       
    14,627  

AMC Networks, Inc. - Class A (a)

  $ 391,857  
                 
       

Consumer Discretionary — 32.8% (b)

       
    4,369  

America’s Car-Mart, Inc. (a)

    352,185  
    34,940  

Big 5 Sporting Goods Corporation

    427,666  
    14,108  

Buckle, Inc.

    455,406  
    18,090  

Camping World Holdings, Inc. - Class A

    544,871  
    9,366  

Children’s Place, Inc. (a)

    395,058  
    58,529  

Container Store Group, Inc. (a)

    396,827  
    20,387  

Ethan Allen Interiors, Inc.

    484,599  
    54,944  

Garrett Motion, Inc. (a)

    378,564  
    19,519  

G-III Apparel Group, Ltd. (a)

    411,265  
    16,355  

Haverty Furniture Companies, Inc.

    438,641  
    8,962  

Hibbett, Inc.

    525,173  
    26,099  

Lakeland Industries, Inc. (a)

    352,336  
    17,794  

La-Z-Boy, Inc.

    469,584  
    11,498  

M/I Homes, Inc. (a)

    497,174  
    8,060  

Malibu Boats, Inc. - Class A (a)

    483,842  
    11,125  

MarineMax, Inc. (a)

    404,282  
    19,892  

MasterCraft Boat Holdings, Inc. (a)

    479,198  
    12,728  

Movado Group, Inc.

    405,896  
    39,562  

Perdoceo Education Corporation (a)

    458,128  
    19,983  

PetMed Express, Inc.

    411,050  
    20,377  

Rent-A-Center, Inc.

    526,542  
    33,712  

Sally Beauty Holdings, Inc. (a)

    501,635  
    16,408  

Shoe Carnival, Inc.

    390,346  
    12,237  

Sleep Number Corporation (a)

    506,979  
    30,771  

Smith & Wesson Brands, Inc.

    409,254  
    6,612  

Sturm Ruger & Company, Inc.

    345,477  
    56,370  

Tilly’s, Inc. - Class A

    422,775  
    26,083  

Tri Pointe Homes, Inc. (a)

    452,018  
    62,237  

Tupperware Brands Corporation (a)

    699,544  
    2,144  

Winmark Corporation

    442,457  
    9,129  

Winnebago Industries, Inc.

    525,648  

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

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Schedule of Investments
August 31, 2022 (Continued)

 

Shares

 

Security Description

 

Value

 
       

COMMON STOCKS — 99.5% (Continued)

       

Consumer Discretionary — 32.8% (b) (Continued)

       
    14,854  

Zumiez, Inc. (a)

  $ 385,610  
              14,380,030  
       

Consumer Staples — 4.7%

       
    4,918  

Ingles Markets, Inc. - Class A

    430,473  
    6,024  

John B Sanfilippo & Son, Inc.

    486,318  
    35,705  

Nature’s Sunshine Products, Inc. (a)

    346,338  
    8,050  

Seneca Foods Corporation - Class A (a)

    425,281  
    5,843  

USANA Health Sciences, Inc. (a)

    376,990  
              2,065,400  
       

Energy — 2.6%

       
    10,657  

Natural Resource Partners LP - MLP

    461,555  
    16,578  

Sitio Royalties Corporation

    421,744  
    55,461  

VAALCO Energy, Inc.

    277,860  
              1,161,159  
       

Financials — 16.7%

       
    12,212  

Atlanticus Holdings Corporation (a)

    347,676  
    10,444  

Community Trust Bancorp, Inc.

    441,259  
    17,887  

Cowen, Inc. - Class A

    687,755  
    70,535  

Curo Group Holdings Corporation

    465,531  
    15,006  

Donnelley Financial Solutions, Inc. (a)

    637,005  
    10,513  

Employers Holdings, Inc.

    411,689  
    12,376  

Flagstar Bancorp, Inc.

    476,847  
    10,342  

International Bancshares Corporation

    431,572  
    3,696  

Piper Sandler Companies

    423,451  
    5,905  

PJT Partners, Inc. - Class A

    408,744  
    24,373  

PROG Holdings, Inc. (a)

    451,875  
    4,622  

Safety Insurance Group, Inc.

    416,211  
    8,736  

Stewart Information Services Corporation

    442,391  
    14,494  

Trustmark Corporation

    457,141  
    24,812  

Waterstone Financial, Inc.

    428,999  
    3,569  

World Acceptance Corporation (a)

    414,861  
              7,343,007  

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

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Schedule of Investments
August 31, 2022 (Continued)

 

Shares

 

Security Description

 

Value

 
       

COMMON STOCKS — 99.5% (Continued)

       

Health Care — 6.8%

       
    14,453  

Emergent BioSolutions, Inc. (a)

  $ 347,161  
    27,918  

Innoviva, Inc. (a)

    367,401  
    36,083  

Ironwood Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (a)

    388,253  
    14,478  

Meridian Bioscience, Inc. (a)

    471,838  
    11,340  

National Research Corporation

    386,807  
    36,581  

SIGA Technologies, Inc.

    551,642  
    43,118  

Vanda Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (a)

    456,188  
              2,969,290  
       

Industrials — 18.2%

       
    4,769  

Atkore International Group, Inc. (a)

    402,551  
    6,015  

Barrett Business Services, Inc.

    485,050  
    6,451  

BlueLinx Holdings, Inc. (a)

    452,215  
    6,357  

Boise Cascade Company

    396,232  
    24,188  

Ennis, Inc.

    513,511  
    13,137  

Global Industrial Company

    395,161  
    54,726  

GrafTech International, Ltd.

    321,789  
    13,885  

Heidrick & Struggles International, Inc.

    395,167  
    44,802  

Infrastructure and Energy Alternatives, Inc. (a)

    636,637  
    12,016  

Insteel Industries, Inc.

    347,262  
    7,128  

Kforce, Inc.

    390,044  
    8,114  

Mueller Industries, Inc.

    512,561  
    6,629  

National Presto Industries, Inc.

    452,230  
    19,686  

Quanex Building Products Corporation

    438,998  
    23,392  

Resources Connection, Inc.

    457,080  
    101,383  

Safe Bulkers, Inc.

    323,412  
    21,879  

Shyft Group, Inc.

    524,002  
    17,208  

Titan Machinery, Inc. (a)

    529,662  
              7,973,564  
       

Information Technology — 8.5%

       
    12,508  

Cass Information Systems, Inc.

    458,793  
    12,151  

CTS Corporation

    514,230  
    22,684  

Hackett Group, Inc.

    465,703  
    77,855  

Immersion Corporation (a)

    464,016  

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

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Schedule of Investments
August 31, 2022 (Continued)

 

Shares

 

Security Description

 

Value

 
       

COMMON STOCKS — 99.5% (Continued)

       

Information Technology — 8.5% (Continued)

    17,559  

Ituran Location and Control, Ltd.

  $ 436,517  
    10,948  

Methode Electronics, Inc.

    442,956  
    9,407  

NVE Corporation

    477,123  
    9,398  

PC Connection, Inc.

    466,893  
              3,726,231  
       

Materials — 7.4%

       
    12,212  

AdvanSix, Inc.

    442,807  
    56,673  

FutureFuel Corporation

    413,146  
    11,546  

Hawkins, Inc.

    442,443  
    22,988  

Kronos Worldwide, Inc.

    296,085  
    29,966  

Resolute Forest Products, Inc. (a)

    607,111  
    21,314  

TimkenSteel Corporation (a)

    326,957  
    9,517  

Valhi, Inc.

    332,524  
    12,219  

Warrior Met Coal, Inc.

    397,729  
              3,258,802  
       

Real Estate — 0.9%

       
    35,389  

City Office REIT, Inc.

    408,743  
                 
       

TOTAL COMMON STOCKS (Cost $45,770,397)

    43,678,083  

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

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Schedule of Investments
August 31, 2022 (Continued)

  Shares   Security Description   Value  
        SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS — 0.5%        
   196,320  

First American Treasury Obligations Fund, Class X — 2.14% (c)

  $ 196,320  
        TOTAL SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS (Cost $196,320)     196,320  
                 
        TOTAL INVESTMENTS — 100.0% (Cost $45,966,717)     43,874,403  
       

Other Assets in Excess of Liabilities — 0.0% (d)

    19,572  
        NET ASSETS — 100.0%   $ 43,893,975  

Percentages are stated as a percent of net assets.

MLP

Master Limited Partnership.

(a)

Non-income producing security.

(b)

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

(c)

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

(d)

Represents less than 0.05% of net assets.

The Global Industry Classification Standard (GICS ® ) was developed by and/or is the exclusive property of MSCI, Inc. (“MSCI”) and Standard & Poor’s Financial Services LLC (“S&P”). GICS ® is a service mark of MSCI and S&P and has been licensed for use by the Fund’s Administrator, U.S. Bancorp Fund Services, LLC.

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

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Statement of Assets and Liabilities
August 31, 2022

ASSETS

       

Investments in securities, at value (Cost $45,966,717)

  $ 43,874,403  

Dividends and interest receivable

    51,368  

Total assets

    43,925,771  
         

LIABILITIES

       

Management fees payable

    31,796  

Total liabilities

    31,796  
         

NET ASSETS

  $ 43,893,975  
         

Net Assets Consist of:

       

Paid-in capital

  $ 100,909,197  

Total distributable earnings (accumulated deficit)

    (57,015,222 )

Net assets

  $ 43,893,975  
         

Net Asset Value:

       

Net assets

  $ 43,893,975  

Shares outstanding ^

    1,400,000  

Net asset value, offering and redemption price per share

  $ 31.35  

^

No par value, unlimited number of shares authorized.

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

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Statement of Operations
For the Year Ended August 31, 2022

INCOME

       

Dividends (1)

  $ 991,085  

Interest

    689  

Total investment income

    991,774  
         

EXPENSES

       

Management fees

    399,523  

Total expenses

    399,523  

Net investment income (loss)

    592,251  
         

REALIZED AND UNREALIZED GAIN (LOSS) ON INVESTMENTS

       

Net realized gain (loss) on investments

    44,063  

Change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on investments

    (6,505,855 )

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments

    (6,461,792 )

Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations

  $ (5,869,541 )

(1)

Net of foreign withholding taxes of $3,878.

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

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Statements of Changes in Net Assets

 

   

Year Ended
August 31, 2022

   

Year Ended
August 31, 2021

 

OPERATIONS

               

Net investment income (loss)

  $ 592,251     $ 569,618  

Net realized gain (loss) on investments

    44,063       8,533,782  

Change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on investments

    (6,505,855 )     3,802,042  

Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations

    (5,869,541 )     12,905,442  
                 

DISTRIBUTIONS TO SHAREHOLDERS

               

Net distributions to shareholders

    (650,879 )     (485,628 )

Total distributions to shareholders

    (650,879 )     (485,628 )
                 

CAPITAL SHARE TRANSACTIONS

               

Proceeds from shares sold

    40,083,990       69,587,600  

Payments for shares redeemed

    (37,625,115 )     (56,139,865 )

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

    2,458,875       13,447,735  

Net increase (decrease) in net assets

  $ (4,061,545 )   $ 25,867,549  
                 

NET ASSETS

               

Beginning of year

  $ 47,955,520     $ 22,087,971  

End of year

  $ 43,893,975     $ 47,955,520  

(a)

A summary of capital share transactions is as follows:

   

Shares

   

Shares

 

Shares sold

    1,150,000       2,300,000  

Shares redeemed

    (1,100,000 )     (1,900,000 )

Net increase (decrease)

    50,000       400,000  

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

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Financial Highlights

For a capital share outstanding throughout the year

   

Year Ended August 31,

 
   

2022

   

2021

   

2020

   

2019

   

2018

 

Net asset value, beginning of year

  $ 35.52     $ 23.25     $ 28.70     $ 35.63     $ 28.60  
                                         

INCOME (LOSS) FROM INVESTMENT OPERATIONS:

                                       

Net investment income (loss) (1)

    0.40       0.48       1.12       1.07       1.05  

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments (2)

    (4.13 )     12.18       (4.84 )     (7.18 )     6.86  

Total from investment operations

    (3.73 )     12.66       (3.72 )     (6.11 )     7.91  
                                         

DISTRIBUTIONS TO SHAREHOLDERS:

                                       

Distributions from:

                                       

Net investment income

    (0.44 )     (0.39 )     (1.73 )     (0.82 )     (0.88 )

Total distributions to shareholders

    (0.44 )     (0.39 )     (1.73 )     (0.82 )     (0.88 )
                                         

Net asset value, end of year

  $ 31.35     $ 35.52     $ 23.25     $ 28.70     $ 35.63  
                                         

Total return

    -10.61 %     54.67 %     -12.95 %     -17.24 %     27.84 %
                                         

SUPPLEMENTAL DATA:

                                       

Net assets at end of year (000’s)

  $ 43,894     $ 47,956     $ 22,088     $ 269,810     $ 158,552  
                                         

RATIOS TO AVERAGE NET ASSETS:

                                       

Expenses to average net assets (before fees waived)

    0.80 %     0.80 %     0.80 %     0.80 %     0.80 %

Expenses to average net assets (after fees waived)

    0.80 %     0.80 %     0.27 % (3)     0.40 % (4)     0.48 % (5)

Net investment income (loss) to average net assets (before fees waived)

    1.19 %     1.53 %     3.14 %     2.97 %     2.84 %

Net investment income (loss) to average net assets (after fees waived)

    1.19 %     1.53 %     3.67 % (3)     3.37 % (4)     3.16 % (5)

Portfolio turnover rate (6)

    119 %     148 %     143 %     97 %     126 %

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

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Financial Highlights (Continued)
For a capital share outstanding throughout the year

(1)

Calculated based on average shares outstanding during the period.

(2)

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

(3)

Effective January 1, 2020 through June 22, 2020, the Adviser contractually agreed to waive 21 basis points (0.21%) of its management fees for the Fund. The Adviser voluntarily waived an additional 33 basis points (0.33%) of its management fee during the period September 1, 2019 through June 22, 2020.

(4)

Effective January 1, 2019 the Adviser contractually agreed to waive 21 basis points (0.21%) of its management fees for the Fund until at least December 31, 2019. The Adviser voluntarily waived an additional 33 basis points (0.33%) of its management fee during the period from March 6, 2019 through August 31, 2019.

(5)

Effective January 1, 2018 the Adviser contractually agreed to waive 21 basis points (0.21%) of its management fees for the Fund until at least December 31, 2018. The Adviser voluntarily waived an additional 8 basis points (0.08%) during the year and voluntarily reimbursed the Fund an additional $30,758.

(6)

Excludes the impact of in-kind transactions.

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

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Notes to Financial Statements

August 31, 2022

NOTE 1 – ORGANIZATION

Roundhill Acquirers Deep Value ETF (the “Fund”) is a non-diversified series of ETF Series Solutions (“ESS” or the “Trust”), an open-end management investment company consisting of multiple investment series, organized as a Delaware statutory trust on February 9, 2012. The Trust is registered with the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “1940 Act”), as an open-end management investment company and the offering of the Fund’s shares is registered under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”). The investment objective of the Fund is to seek investment results that, before expenses and fees, track the Acquirers Deep Value Index (the “Index”). The Fund commenced operations on September 22, 2014.

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

NOTE 2 – SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES

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

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

 

A.

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

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NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
August 31, 2022 (Continued)

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

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

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

 

Level 1 –

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

 

Level 2 –

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

 

Level 3 –

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

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

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NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
August 31, 2022 (Continued)

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

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

Assets^

 

Level 1

   

Level 2

   

Level 3

   

Total

 

Common Stocks

  $ 43,678,083     $     $     $ 43,678,083  

Short-Term Investments

    196,320                   196,320  

Total Investments in Securities

  $ 43,874,403     $     $     $ 43,874,403  

^

See Schedule of Investments for breakout of investments by sector classification.

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

 

B.

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

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

 

C.

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

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NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
August 31, 2022 (Continued)

income is recorded on the ex-dividend date. Non-cash dividends included in dividend income or separately disclosed, if any, are recorded at the fair value of the security received. Interest income is recorded on an accrual basis. Withholding taxes on foreign dividends, if any, have been provided for in accordance with the Fund’s understanding of the applicable tax rules and regulations.

 

D.

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

 

E.

Use of Estimates . The preparation of financial statements in conformity with U.S. GAAP requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities, disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements, as well as the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the current fiscal period. Actual results could differ from those estimates.

 

F.

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

 

G.

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

 

H.

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

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NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
August 31, 2022 (Continued)

The permanent differences primarily relate to redemptions in-kind. During the current fiscal period, the following table shows the reclassifications made:

Distributable
Earnings
(Accumulated
Deficit)

Paid-In Capital

$(6,446,081)

$6,446,081

During the current fiscal period, the Fund realized $6,446,081 in net capital gains resulting from in-kind redemptions, in which shareholders exchanged Fund shares for securities held by the Fund rather than for cash. Because such gains are not taxable to the Fund, and are not distributed to shareholders, they have been reclassified from distributable earnings (accumulated deficit) to paid-in capital.

 

I.

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

NOTE 3 – COMMITMENTS AND OTHER RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS

Exchange Traded Concepts, LLC (the “Adviser”), serves as the investment adviser to the Fund. Pursuant to an Investment Advisory Agreement (“Advisory Agreement”) between the Trust, on behalf of the Fund, and the Adviser, the Adviser provides investment advice to the Fund and oversees the day-to-day operations of the Fund, subject to the direction and control of the Board and the officers of the Trust. Under the Advisory Agreement, the Adviser is also responsible for arranging transfer agency, custody, fund administration and accounting, and other non-distribution related services necessary for the Fund to operate. Under the Advisory Agreement, the Adviser has agreed to pay all expenses of the Fund, except for: the fee paid to the Adviser pursuant to the Advisory Agreement, interest charges on any borrowings, taxes, brokerage commissions and other expenses incurred in placing orders for the purchase and sale of securities and other investment instruments, acquired fund fees and expenses, accrued deferred tax liability, extraordinary expenses, and distribution (12b-1) fees and expenses. For the services it provides to the Fund, the Fund pays the Adviser a unified management fee, which is calculated daily and paid monthly, at an annual rate of 0.80% of the Fund’s average daily net assets.

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NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
August 31, 2022 (Continued)

Roundhill Financial Inc. (the “Sponsor”) has licensed the Index from the Index Provider and entered into a sub-licensing and expense reimbursement agreement with the Adviser, pursuant to which the Sponsor agrees to sub-license the use of the Index to the Adviser for the Fund. The Sponsor also provides marketing support for the Fund, including, but not limited to, distributing the Fund’s materials and providing the Fund with access to and the use of the Sponsor’s other marketing capabilities, including communications through print and electronic media discussing the Index. The Sponsor is a registered investment adviser that provides advisory services to ETFs, but does not act as an investment adviser or otherwise provide investment advice to the Fund. Additionally, the Sponsor is not involved in the maintenance of the Index and does not otherwise act in the capacity of an index provider.

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

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

NOTE 4 – PURCHASES AND SALES OF SECURITIES

During the current fiscal period, purchases and sales of securities by the Fund, excluding short-term securities and in-kind transactions, were $58,622,938 and $59,718,829, respectively.

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

During the current fiscal period, in-kind transactions associated with creations and redemptions were $39,808,427 and $35,942,137, respectively.

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NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
August 31, 2022 (Continued)

NOTE 5 – INCOME TAX INFORMATION

The components of distributable earnings (accumulated deficit) and cost basis of investments and net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) for federal income tax purposes at August 31, 2022 were as follows:

Tax cost of investments

  $ 46,639,279  

Gross tax unrealized appreciation

  $ 3,420,982  

Gross tax unrealized depreciation

    (6,185,858 )

Net tax unrealized appreciation (depreciation)

    (2,764,876 )

Undistributed ordinary income

    75,485  

Undistributed long-term capital gains

     

Other accumulated gain (loss)

    (54,325,831 )

Distributable earnings (accumulated deficit)

  $ (57,015,222 )

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

A regulated investment company may elect for any taxable year to treat any portion of any qualified late year loss as arising on the first day of the next taxable year. Qualified late year losses are certain capital and ordinary losses which occur during the portion of the Fund’s taxable year subsequent to October 31 and December 31, respectively. For the taxable year ended August 31, 2022, the Fund did not elect to defer any post-October capital losses or late-year ordinary losses.

As of August 31, 2022, the Fund had a short-term capital loss carryforward of $38,840,255 and a long-term capital loss carryforward of $15,485,576. These amounts do not have an expiration date.

The tax character of distributions paid by the Fund during the years ended August 31, 2022 and August 31, 2021 were as follows:

 

Year Ended
August 31, 2022

Year Ended
August 31, 2021

Ordinary Income

$650,879

$485,628

NOTE 6 – SHARE TRANSACTIONS

Shares of the Fund are listed and traded on New York Stock Exchange Arca, Inc. (“NYSE Arca”). Market prices for the shares may be different from their NAV. The Fund issues and redeems shares on a continuous basis at NAV generally in blocks of 50,000 shares, called “Creation Units.” Creation Units are issued and redeemed principally

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NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
August 31, 2022 (Continued)

in-kind for securities included in a specified universe. Once created, shares generally trade in the secondary market at market prices that change throughout the day. Except when aggregated in Creation Units, shares are not redeemable securities of the Fund. Creation Units may only be purchased or redeemed by certain financial institutions (“Authorized Participants”). An Authorized Participant is either (i) a broker-dealer or other participant in the clearing process through the Continuous Net Settlement System of the National Securities Clearing Corporation or (ii) a Depository Trust Company participant and, in each case, must have executed a Participant Agreement with the Distributor. Most retail investors do not qualify as Authorized Participants nor have the resources to buy and sell whole Creation Units. Therefore, they are unable to purchase or redeem the shares directly from the Fund. Rather, most retail investors may purchase shares in the secondary market with the assistance of a broker and are subject to customary brokerage commissions or fees.

The Fund currently offers one class of shares, which has no front end sales load, no deferred sales charge, and no redemption fee. A fixed transaction fee is imposed for the transfer and other transaction costs associated with the purchase or sale of Creation Units. The standard fixed transaction fee for the Fund is $300, payable to the Custodian. The fixed transaction fee may be waived on certain orders if the Fund’s Custodian has determined to waive some or all of the costs associated with the order or another party, such as the Adviser, has agreed to pay such fee. In addition, a variable fee may be charged on all cash transactions or substitutes for Creation Units of up to a maximum of 2% as a percentage of the value of the Creation Units subject to the transaction. Variable fees are imposed to compensate the Fund for the transaction costs associated with cash transactions. Variable fees received by the Fund, if any, are displayed in the Capital Shares Transactions section of the Statements of Changes in Net Assets. The Fund may issue an unlimited number of shares of beneficial interest, with no par value. All shares of the Fund have equal rights and privileges.

NOTE 7 – RISKS

Non-Diversification Risk . Because the Fund is “non-diversified,” it may invest a greater percentage of its assets in the securities of a single issuer or a small number of issuers than if it was a diversified fund. As a result, a decline in the value of an investment in a single issuer could cause the Fund’s overall value to decline to a greater degree than if the Fund held a more diversified portfolio. This may increase the Fund’s volatility and cause the performance of a relatively smaller number of issuers to have a greater impact on the Fund’s performance.

Sector Risk . To the extent that the Fund invests more heavily in particular sectors of the economy, its performance will be especially sensitive to developments that significantly affect those sectors.

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NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
August 31, 2022 (Continued)

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

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Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

To the Shareholders of Roundhill Acquirers Deep Value ETF and
Board of Trustees of ETF Series Solutions

Opinion on the Financial Statements

We have audited the accompanying statement of assets and liabilities, including the schedule of investments, of Roundhill Acquirers Deep Value ETF (the “Fund”), a series of ETF Series Solutions, as of August 31, 2022, the related statement of operations for the year then ended, the statements of changes in net assets for each of the two years in the period then ended, the related notes, and the financial highlights for each of the five years in the period then ended (collectively referred to as the “financial statements”). In our opinion, the financial statements present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of the Fund as of August 31, 2022, the results of its operations for the year then ended, the changes in net assets for each of the two years in the period then ended, and the financial highlights for each of the five years in the period then ended, in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America.

Basis for Opinion

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

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

Our audits included performing procedures to assess the risks of material misstatement of the financial statements, whether due to error or fraud, and performing procedures that respond to those risks. Such procedures included examining, on a test basis, evidence regarding the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements. Our procedures included confirmation of securities owned as of August 31, 2022, by correspondence with the custodian and brokers. Our audits also included evaluating the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall presentation of the financial statements. We believe that our audits provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.

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Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm
(Continued)

We have served as the auditor of one or more of Exchange Traded Concepts, LLC’s investment companies since 2012.

COHEN & COMPANY, LTD.
Milwaukee, Wisconsin
October 27, 2022

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Trustees and Officers
(Unaudited)

Additional information about each Trustee of the Trust is set forth below. The address of each Trustee of the Trust is c/o U.S. Bank Global Fund Services, 615 E. Michigan Street, Milwaukee, WI 53202.

Name and
Year of Birth

Position
Held with
the Trust

Term of
Office and
Length of
Time Served

Principal Occupation(s)
During Past 5 Years

Number of
Portfolios in
Fund Complex
Overseen by
Trustee

Other
Directorships Held
by Trustee During
Past 5 Years

Independent Trustees

Leonard M. Rush, CPA Born: 1946

Lead Independent Trustee and Audit Committee Chairman

Indefinite term; since 2012

Retired; formerly Chief Financial Officer, Robert W. Baird & Co. Incorporated (wealth management firm) (2000–2011).

54

Independent Trustee, Managed Portfolio Series (34 portfolios) (since 2011).

David A. Massart Born: 1967

Trustee

Indefinite term; since 2012

Partner and Managing Director, Beacon Pointe Advisors, LLC (since 2022); Co-Founder, President, and Chief Investment Strategist, Next Generation Wealth Management, Inc. (2005-2021).

54

Independent Trustee, Managed Portfolio Series (34 portfolios) (since 2011).

Janet D. Olsen
Born: 1956

Trustee

Indefinite term; since 2018

Retired; formerly Managing Director and General Counsel, Artisan Partners Limited Partnership (investment adviser) (2000–2013); Executive Vice President and General Counsel, Artisan Partners Asset Management Inc. (2012–2013); Vice President and General Counsel, Artisan Funds, Inc. (investment company) (2001–2012).

54

Independent Trustee, PPM Funds (2 portfolios) (since 2018).

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Trustees and Officers
(Unaudited) (Continued)

Name and
Year of Birth

Position
Held with
the Trust

Term of
Office and
Length of
Time Served

Principal Occupation(s)
During Past 5 Years

Number of
Portfolios in
Fund Complex
Overseen by
Trustee

Other
Directorships Held
by Trustee During
Past 5 Years

Interested Trustee

Michael A. Castino Born: 1967

Trustee and Chairman

Indefinite term; Trustee since 2014; Chairman since 2013

Senior Vice President, U.S. Bancorp Fund Services, LLC (since 2013); Managing Director of Index Services, Zacks Investment Management (2011–2013).

54

None

The officers of the Trust conduct and supervise its daily business. The address of each officer of the Trust is c/o U.S. Bank Global Fund Services, 615 E. Michigan Street, Milwaukee, WI 53202. Additional information about the Trust’s officers is as follows:

Name and
Year of Birth

Position(s)
Held with
the Trust

Term of Office and
Length of Time
Served

Principal Occupation(s)
During Past 5 Years

Principal Officers of the Trust

Kristina R. Nelson
Born: 1982

President

Indefinite term; since 2019

Senior Vice President, U.S. Bancorp Fund Services, LLC (since 2020); Vice President, U.S. Bancorp Fund Services, LLC (2014–2020).

Alyssa M. Bernard
Born: 1988

Vice President

Indefinite term; since 2021

Vice President, U.S. Bancorp Fund Services, LLC (since 2021); Assistant Vice President, U.S. Bancorp Fund Services, LLC (2018–2021); Attorney, Waddell & Reed Financial, Inc. (2017–2018).

Cynthia L. Andrae
Born: 1971

Chief Compliance Officer and Anti-Money Laundering Officer

Indefinite term; since 2022 (other roles since 2021)

Vice President, U.S. Bancorp Fund Services, LLC (since 2019); Compliance Officer, U.S. Bancorp Fund Services, LLC (2015-2019).

Kristen M. Weitzel
Born: 1977

Treasurer

Indefinite term; since 2014 (other roles since 2013)

Vice President, U.S. Bancorp Fund Services, LLC (since 2015); Assistant Vice President, U.S. Bancorp Fund Services, LLC (2011–2015).

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Trustees and Officers
(Unaudited) (Continued)

Name and
Year of Birth

Position(s)
Held with
the Trust

Term of Office and
Length of Time
Served

Principal Occupation(s)
During Past 5 Years

Isabella K. Zoller
Born: 1994

Secretary

Indefinite term; since 2021 (other roles since 2020)

Assistant Vice President, U.S. Bancorp Fund Services, LLC (since 2021); Regulatory Administration Attorney, U.S. Bancorp Fund Services, LLC (since 2019); Regulatory Administration Intern, U.S. Bancorp Fund Services, LLC (2018–2019); Law Student (2016–2019).

Elizabeth A. Winske Born: 1983

Assistant Treasurer

Indefinite term; since 2017

Vice President, U.S. Bancorp Fund Services, LLC (since 2020); Assistant Vice President, U.S. Bancorp Fund Services, LLC (2016–2020).

Jason E. Shlensky
Born: 1987

Assistant Treasurer

Indefinite term; since 2019

Assistant Vice President, U.S. Bancorp Fund Services, LLC (since 2019); Officer, U.S. Bancorp Fund Services, LLC (2014–2019).

Jessica L. Vorbeck
Born: 1984

Assistant Treasurer

Indefinite term; since 2020

Officer, U.S. Bancorp Fund Services, LLC (since 2018; 2014-2017).

The Statement of Additional Information (“SAI”) includes additional information about the Trustees and is available without charge, upon request, by calling toll free at (800) 617-0004, by accessing the SEC’s website at www.sec.gov , or by accessing the Fund’s website at www.roundhillinvestments.com/etf/deep .

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Expense Example

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

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

Actual Expenses

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

Hypothetical Example for Comparison Purposes

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

 

Beginning
Account Value
March 1, 2022

Ending
Account Value
August 31, 2022

Expenses
Paid During
the Period
(1)

Actual

$1,000.00

$ 910.30

$3.85

Hypothetical (5% annual return before expenses)

$1,000.00

$ 1,021.17

$4.08

(1)

The dollar amounts shown as expenses paid during the period are equal to the annualized six-month net expense ratio, 0.80%, multiplied by the average account value during the period, multiplied by 184/365 to reflect the one-half year period.

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Review of Liquidity Risk Management Program
(Unaudited)

Pursuant to Rule 22e-4 under the Investment Company Act of 1940, the Trust, on behalf of the series of the Trust covered by this shareholder report (the “Series”), has adopted a liquidity risk management program to govern the Trust’s approach to managing liquidity risk. Rule 22e-4 seeks to promote effective liquidity risk management, thereby reducing the risk that a fund will be unable to meet its redemption obligations and mitigating dilution of the interests of fund shareholders. The Trust’s liquidity risk management program is tailored to reflect the Series’ particular risks, but not to eliminate all adverse impacts of liquidity risk, which would be incompatible with the nature of such Series.

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

At a recent meeting of the Board of Trustees of the Trust, the Trustees received a report pertaining to the operation, adequacy, and effectiveness of implementation of the Program for the period ended December 31, 2021. The report concluded that the Program is reasonably designed to assess and manage the Series’ liquidity risk and has operated adequately and effectively to manage such risk. The report reflected that there were no liquidity events that impacted the Series’ ability to timely meet redemptions without dilution to existing shareholders. The report further noted that no material changes have been made to the Program since its implementation.

There can be no assurance that the Program will achieve its objectives in the future. Please refer to the prospectus for more information regarding the Series’ exposure to liquidity risk and other principal risks to which an investment in the Series may be subject.

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Federal Tax Information

(Unaudited)

For the fiscal year ended August 31, 2022, certain dividends paid by the Fund may be subject to a maximum rate of 20.0%, as provided for by the Jobs and Growth Tax relief Reconciliation Act of 2003. The percentage of dividends declared from ordinary income designated as qualified dividend income was 100.00%.

For corporate shareholders, the percent of ordinary income distributions qualifying for the corporate dividend received deduction for the fiscal year ended August 31, 2022 was 100.00%..

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

Information About Portfolio Holdings
(Unaudited)

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

Information About Proxy Voting
(Unaudited)

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

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

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Frequency Distribution of Premiums and Discounts

(Unaudited)

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

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Adviser

Exchange Traded Concepts, LLC
10900 Hefner Pointe Drive, Suite 207
Oklahoma City, Oklahoma 73120

Index Provider

Acquirers Funds, LLC
609 Deep Valley Drive, Suite 200
Rolling Hills, California 90274

Distributor

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

Custodian

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

Transfer Agent

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

Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

Cohen & Company Ltd.
342 North Water Street, Suite 830
Milwaukee, Wisconsin 53202

Legal Counsel

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

Roundhill Acquirers Deep Value ETF

Symbol – DEEP
CUSIP – 26922A701