EXCHANGE LISTED FUNDS TRUST

QRAFT AI-Enhanced U.S. High Dividend ETF (HDIV)

   QRAFT AI-Enhanced U.S. Large Cap ETF (QRFT)  

QRAFT AI-Enhanced U.S. Large Cap Momentum ETF (AMOM)

  QRAFT AI-Enhanced U.S. Next Value ETF (NVQ)  

Semi-Annual Report

October 31, 2021

(Unaudited)

 

Exchange Listed Funds Trust

TABLE OF CONTENTS

 

October 31, 2021  

(Unaudited)  

QRAFT AI-Enhanced U.S. High Dividend ETF

   

Schedule of Investments

 

1

Summary of Investments

 

3

QRAFT AI-Enhanced U.S. Large Cap ETF

   

Schedule of Investments

 

4

Summary of Investments

 

9

QRAFT AI-Enhanced U.S. Large Cap Momentum ETF

   

Schedule of Investments

 

10

Summary of Investments

 

11

QRAFT AI-Enhanced U.S. Next Value ETF

   

Schedule of Investments

 

12

Summary of Investments

 

14

Statements of Assets and Liabilities

 

15

Statements of Operations

 

16

Statements of Changes in Net Assets

 

17

Financial Highlights

 

19

Notes to Financial Statements

 

21

Disclosure of Fund Expenses

 

29

Review of Liquidity Risk Management Program

 

30

Board Consideration of Approval of Advisory Agreement

 

31

Before investing you should carefully consider each Fund’s investment objectives, risks, charges and expenses. This and other information is available in each Fund’s prospectus, a copy of which may be obtained by visiting the Funds’ website at www.qraftaietf.com. Please read a Fund’s prospectus carefully before you invest.

There are risks involved with investing, including possible loss of principal, and there is no guarantee each Fund will achieve its investment objective. Each Fund is classified as a non-diversified investment company under the Investment Company Act of 1940 (the “1940 Act”) and may invest more of its assets in securities of a single issuer, which may have an adverse effect on a Fund’s performance. Concentration in a particular industry or sector will subject a Fund to loss due to adverse occurrences that may affect that industry or sector.

Individual shares of each Fund may be purchased or sold in the secondary market throughout the regular trading day on the NYSE Arca, Inc. (the “Exchange”) through a brokerage account. However, shares are not individually redeemable directly from each Fund. Each Fund issues and redeems shares on a continuous basis, at net asset value (“NAV”), only in large blocks of shares (“Creation Units”).

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QRAFT AI-Enhanced U.S. High Dividend ETF

SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS

 

October 31, 2021  

(Unaudited)  

 

Number of
Shares

 

Value

COMMON STOCKS99.5%

COMMUNICATION SERVICES — 5.0%

Fox Corp., Class A

 

508

 

$

20,188

Lumen Technologies, Inc.

 

1,006

 

 

11,931

Sirius XM Holdings, Inc.

 

3,687

 

 

22,454

Verizon Communications, Inc.

 

3,769

 

 

199,719

ViacomCBS, Inc., Class A

 

534

 

 

20,789

       

 

275,081

CONSUMER DISCRETIONARY — 14.8%

Best Buy Co., Inc.

 

228

 

 

27,871

Ford Motor Co.*

 

3,572

 

 

61,010

Genuine Parts Co.

 

130

 

 

17,044

Home Depot, Inc. (The)

 

961

 

 

357,242

Kohl’s Corp.

 

142

 

 

6,891

Lowe’s Cos., Inc.

 

630

 

 

147,307

Newell Brands, Inc.

 

387

 

 

8,858

Scientific Games Corp.*

 

88

 

 

7,044

Target Corp.

 

446

 

 

115,791

Tractor Supply Co.

 

104

 

 

22,586

Wayfair, Inc., Class A*

 

70

 

 

17,437

Williams-Sonoma, Inc.

 

68

 

 

12,630

YETI Holdings, Inc.*

 

80

 

 

7,866

       

 

809,577

CONSUMER STAPLES — 27.9%

Altria Group, Inc.

 

1,679

 

 

74,061

BJ’s Wholesale Club Holdings, Inc.*

 

124

 

 

7,247

Campbell Soup Co.

 

276

 

 

11,026

Clorox Co. (The)

 

112

 

 

18,257

Colgate-Palmolive Co.

 

768

 

 

58,514

Conagra Brands, Inc.

 

437

 

 

14,071

Estee Lauder Cos., Inc. (The), Class A

 

212

 

 

68,758

General Mills, Inc.

 

552

 

 

34,114

Hershey Co. (The)

 

132

 

 

23,146

Kellogg Co.

 

310

 

 

19,003

Kimberly-Clark Corp.

 

307

 

 

39,753

Kroger Co. (The)

 

680

 

 

27,214

PepsiCo, Inc.

 

1,258

 

 

203,293

Philip Morris International, Inc.

 

1,419

 

 

134,152

Procter & Gamble Co. (The)

 

2,210

 

 

316,008

Sysco Corp.

 

466

 

 

35,835

Tyson Foods, Inc., Class A

 

268

 

 

21,432

Walgreens Boots Alliance, Inc.

 

787

 

 

37,005

Walmart, Inc.

 

2,551

 

 

381,170

       

 

1,524,059

 

Number of
Shares

 

Value

COMMON STOCKS (Continued)

ENERGY — 13.2%

Baker Hughes Co.

 

754

 

$

18,910

ConocoPhillips

 

1,219

 

 

90,803

Coterra Energy, Inc.

 

364

 

 

7,760

Energy Transfer LP

 

2,462

 

 

23,414

Enterprise Products Partners LP

 

1,989

 

 

45,111

EOG Resources, Inc.

 

531

 

 

49,096

Exxon Mobil Corp.

 

3,854

 

 

248,467

Magellan Midstream Partners LP

 

203

 

 

9,947

Marathon Oil Corp.

 

718

 

 

11,718

MPLX LP

 

934

 

 

28,132

Occidental Petroleum Corp.

 

850

 

 

28,500

ONEOK, Inc.

 

406

 

 

25,830

Phillips 66 Partners LP

 

208

 

 

7,684

Plains All American Pipeline LP

 

653

 

 

6,608

Schlumberger NV

 

1,273

 

 

41,067

Targa Resources Corp.

 

208

 

 

11,371

Valero Energy Corp.

 

372

 

 

28,767

Western Midstream Partners LP

 

376

 

 

7,990

Williams Cos., Inc. (The)

 

1,106

 

 

31,068

       

 

722,243

FINANCIALS — 5.6%

AGNC Investment Corp., REIT

 

478

 

 

7,610

Annaly Capital Management, Inc., REIT

 

1,315

 

 

11,125

Ares Capital Corp.

 

412

 

 

8,833

Citizens Financial Group, Inc.

 

388

 

 

18,383

CNA Financial Corp.

 

247

 

 

11,080

Credicorp Ltd.

 

72

 

 

9,336

Jefferies Financial Group, Inc.

 

225

 

 

9,675

MetLife, Inc.

 

780

 

 

48,984

OneMain Holdings, Inc.

 

120

 

 

6,337

People’s United Financial, Inc.

 

390

 

 

6,685

Prudential Financial, Inc.

 

351

 

 

38,628

Regions Financial Corp.

 

869

 

 

20,578

State Street Corp.

 

313

 

 

30,846

Truist Financial Corp.

 

1,215

 

 

77,116

       

 

305,216

HEALTH CARE — 18.2%

     

 

 

AbbVie, Inc.

 

1,609

 

 

184,504

Amgen, Inc.

 

517

 

 

107,004

Anthem, Inc.

 

222

 

 

96,599

Bristol-Myers Squibb Co.

 

2,023

 

 

118,143

Cerner Corp.

 

269

 

 

19,984

CVS Health Corp.

 

1,201

 

 

107,225

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QRAFT AI-Enhanced U.S. High Dividend ETF

SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (Concluded)

 

October 31, 2021  

(Unaudited)  

 

Number of
Shares

 

Value

COMMON STOCKS (Continued)

HEALTH CARE (Continued)

Gilead Sciences, Inc.

 

1,141

 

$

74,028

Humana, Inc.

 

117

 

 

54,190

McKesson Corp.

 

141

 

 

29,311

Merck & Co., Inc.

 

2,304

 

 

202,867

       

 

993,855

INDUSTRIALS — 4.0%

     

 

 

3M Co.

 

527

 

 

94,164

CH Robinson Worldwide, Inc.

 

120

 

 

11,639

Fastenal Co.

 

523

 

 

29,853

PACCAR, Inc.

 

316

 

 

28,320

TransDigm Group, Inc.*

 

50

 

 

31,191

WW Grainger, Inc.

 

47

 

 

21,766

       

 

216,933

INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY — 9.3%

Citrix Systems, Inc.

 

113

 

 

10,705

Intel Corp.

 

3,693

 

 

180,957

International Business Machines Corp.

 

816

 

 

102,082

Juniper Networks, Inc.

 

296

 

 

8,738

NetApp, Inc.

 

204

 

 

18,217

NortonLifeLock, Inc.

 

529

 

 

13,463

Texas Instruments, Inc.

 

840

 

 

157,483

Ubiquiti, Inc.

 

57

 

 

17,415

       

 

509,060

MATERIALS — 0.4%

CF Industries Holdings, Inc.

 

196

 

 

11,133

Westrock Co.

 

243

 

 

11,688

       

 

22,821

REAL ESTATE — 0.3%

     

 

 

Iron Mountain, Inc., REIT

 

263

 

 

12,003

Vornado Realty Trust, REIT

 

174

 

 

7,418

       

 

19,421

UTILITIES — 0.8%

     

 

 

Edison International

 

346

 

 

21,774

PPL Corp.

 

701

 

 

20,189

       

 

41,963

TOTAL COMMON STOCKS
(Cost $5,335,502)

     

 

5,440,229

 

Number of
Shares

 

Value

SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS — 0.3%

Invesco Government & Agency Portfolio – Institutional Class, 0.03%(a)

 

13,735

 

$

13,735

TOTAL SHORT TERM INVESTMENTS
(Cost $13,735)

     

 

13,735

TOTAL INVESTMENTS — 99.8%
(Cost $5,349,237)

     

 

5,453,964

Other Assets in Excess of Liabilities — 0.2%

     

 

11,524

TOTAL NET ASSETS — 100.0%

     

$

5,465,488

*    Non-income producing security.

(a)  The rate is the annualized seven-day yield at period end.

REIT

 

:

 

Real Estate Investment Trust

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QRAFT AI-Enhanced U.S. High Dividend ETF

SUMMARY OF INVESTMENTS

 

October 31, 2021  

(Unaudited)  

Security Type/Sector

 

Percent of
Total
Net
Assets

Common Stocks

   

 

Communication Services

 

5.0

%

Consumer Discretionary

 

14.8

%

Consumer Staples

 

27.9

%

Energy

 

13.2

%

Financials

 

5.6

%

Health Care

 

18.2

%

Industrials

 

4.0

%

Information Technology

 

9.3

%

Materials

 

0.4

%

Real Estate

 

0.3

%

Utilities

 

0.8

%

Total Common Stocks

 

99.5

%

Short-Term Investments

 

0.3

%

Total Investments

 

99.8

%

Other Assets in Excess of Liabilities

 

0.2

%

Total Net Assets

 

100.0

%

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QRAFT AI-Enhanced U.S. Large Cap ETF

SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS

 

October 31, 2021  

(Unaudited)  

 

Number of
Shares

 

Value

COMMON STOCKS99.8%

COMMUNICATION SERVICES — 5.1%

Activision Blizzard, Inc.

 

176

 

$

13,761

Alphabet, Inc., Class A*

 

140

 

 

414,529

AT&T, Inc.

 

1,616

 

 

40,820

BCE, Inc.

 

461

 

 

23,728

Comcast Corp., Class A

 

1,037

 

 

53,333

Electronic Arts, Inc.

 

65

 

 

9,116

Facebook, Inc., Class A*

 

537

 

 

173,757

Liberty Broadband Corp., Class A*

 

43

 

 

6,913

Match Group, Inc.*

 

60

 

 

9,047

Netflix, Inc.*

 

101

 

 

69,721

ROBLOX Corp., Class A*

 

118

 

 

9,914

Roku, Inc.*

 

25

 

 

7,622

Snap, Inc., Class A*

 

301

 

 

15,827

Spotify Technology SA*

 

42

 

 

12,155

TELUS Corp.

 

689

 

 

15,813

T-Mobile US, Inc.*

 

283

 

 

32,553

Twitter, Inc.*

 

181

 

 

9,691

Verizon Communications, Inc.

 

937

 

 

49,652

Walt Disney Co. (The)*

 

412

 

 

69,657

       

 

1,037,609

CONSUMER DISCRETIONARY — 6.6%

Airbnb, Inc., Class A*

 

78

 

 

13,312

Amazon.com, Inc.*

 

114

 

 

384,457

AutoZone, Inc.*

 

5

 

 

8,924

Booking Holdings, Inc.*

 

10

 

 

24,208

Chipotle Mexican Grill, Inc.*

 

6

 

 

10,674

Coupang, Inc.*

 

353

 

 

10,505

DoorDash, Inc., Class A*

 

67

 

 

13,052

DR Horton, Inc.

 

82

 

 

7,320

eBay, Inc.

 

155

 

 

11,892

Ferrari NV

 

43

 

 

10,198

Ford Motor Co.*

 

887

 

 

15,150

Home Depot, Inc. (The)

 

240

 

 

89,218

Lowe’s Cos., Inc.

 

160

 

 

37,411

Lucid Group, Inc.*

 

366

 

 

13,538

Lululemon Athletica, Inc.*

 

29

 

 

13,514

Magna International, Inc.

 

154

 

 

12,520

McDonald’s Corp.

 

168

 

 

41,252

MercadoLibre, Inc.*

 

100

 

 

148,102

O’Reilly Automotive, Inc.*

 

16

 

 

9,957

Ross Stores, Inc.

 

82

 

 

9,282

Starbucks Corp.

 

267

 

 

28,321

 

Number of
Shares

 

Value

COMMON STOCKS (Continued)

CONSUMER DISCRETIONARY (Continued)

Target Corp.

 

112

 

$

29,078

Tesla, Inc.*

 

332

 

 

369,848

TJX Cos., Inc. (The)

 

273

 

 

17,879

Yum! Brands, Inc.

 

68

 

 

8,496

       

 

1,338,108

CONSUMER STAPLES — 2.4%

     

 

 

Altria Group, Inc.

 

417

 

 

18,394

Archer-Daniels-Midland Co.

 

127

 

 

8,158

Coca-Cola Co. (The)

 

977

 

 

55,074

Colgate-Palmolive Co.

 

192

 

 

14,628

Costco Wholesale Corp.

 

101

 

 

49,646

Estee Lauder Cos., Inc. (The), Class A

 

53

 

 

17,190

General Mills, Inc.

 

138

 

 

8,528

Kimberly-Clark Corp.

 

76

 

 

9,841

Kroger Co. (The)

 

168

 

 

6,723

Mondelez International, Inc., Class A

 

317

 

 

19,255

Monster Beverage Corp.*

 

120

 

 

10,200

PepsiCo, Inc.

 

312

 

 

50,419

Philip Morris International, Inc.

 

354

 

 

33,467

Procter & Gamble Co. (The)

 

555

 

 

79,359

Sysco Corp.

 

115

 

 

8,844

Walgreens Boots Alliance, Inc.

 

196

 

 

9,216

Walmart, Inc.

 

634

 

 

94,732

       

 

493,674

ENERGY — 1.7%

     

 

 

Canadian Natural Resources Ltd.

 

604

 

 

25,676

Cenovus Energy, Inc.

 

1,026

 

 

12,292

Chevron Corp.

 

437

 

 

50,032

ConocoPhillips

 

305

 

 

22,720

Enbridge, Inc.

 

1,031

 

 

43,158

Enterprise Products Partners LP

 

496

 

 

11,249

EOG Resources, Inc.

 

131

 

 

12,112

Exxon Mobil Corp.

 

958

 

 

61,762

Marathon Petroleum Corp.

 

147

 

 

9,692

Pembina Pipeline Corp.

 

281

 

 

9,298

Phillips 66

 

106

 

 

7,927

Pioneer Natural Resources Co.

 

55

 

 

10,284

Schlumberger NV

 

317

 

 

10,226

Suncor Energy, Inc.

 

756

 

 

19,883

TC Energy Corp.

 

499

 

 

26,996

Williams Cos., Inc. (The)

 

292

 

 

8,202

       

 

341,509

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QRAFT AI-Enhanced U.S. Large Cap ETF

SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (Continued)

 

October 31, 2021  

(Unaudited)  

 

Number of
Shares

 

Value

COMMON STOCKS (Continued)

FINANCIALS — 8.1%

     

 

 

Aflac, Inc.

 

151

 

$

8,104

Allstate Corp. (The)

 

68

 

 

8,410

American Express Co.

 

180

 

 

31,280

American International Group, Inc.

 

195

 

 

11,523

Ameriprise Financial, Inc.

 

28

 

 

8,460

Aon PLC, Class A

 

51

 

 

16,316

Arthur J Gallagher & Co.

 

50

 

 

8,383

Bank of America Corp.

 

1,921

 

 

91,785

Bank of Montreal

 

328

 

 

35,591

Bank of New York Mellon Corp. (The)

 

196

 

 

11,603

Bank of Nova Scotia (The)

 

617

 

 

40,451

Berkshire Hathaway, Inc., Class B*

 

518

 

 

148,671

BlackRock, Inc.

 

35

 

 

33,021

Blackstone Group, Inc.

 

157

 

 

21,732

Brookfield Asset Management, Inc., Class A

 

843

 

 

50,909

Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce

 

229

 

 

27,769

Capital One Financial Corp.

 

103

 

 

15,556

Charles Schwab Corp. (The)

 

410

 

 

33,632

Chubb Ltd.

 

100

 

 

19,538

Citigroup, Inc.

 

468

 

 

32,367

CME Group, Inc.

 

82

 

 

18,085

Coinbase Global, Inc., Class A*

 

33

 

 

10,541

Discover Financial Services

 

69

 

 

7,819

FactSet Research Systems, Inc.

 

391

 

 

173,561

Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. (The)

 

76

 

 

31,415

Intercontinental Exchange, Inc.

 

127

 

 

17,584

JPMorgan Chase & Co.

 

685

 

 

116,375

KKR & Co., Inc.

 

131

 

 

10,437

Manulife Financial Corp.

 

988

 

 

19,256

Marsh & McLennan Cos., Inc.

 

114

 

 

19,015

MetLife, Inc.

 

198

 

 

12,434

Moody’s Corp.

 

41

 

 

16,570

Morgan Stanley

 

415

 

 

42,654

MSCI, Inc.

 

218

 

 

144,944

Nasdaq, Inc.

 

37

 

 

7,765

PNC Financial Services Group, Inc. (The)

 

95

 

 

20,048

Progressive Corp. (The)

 

132

 

 

12,524

Prudential Financial, Inc.

 

89

 

 

9,794

 

Number of
Shares

 

Value

COMMON STOCKS (Continued)

FINANCIALS (Continued)

Robinhood Markets, Inc., Class A*

 

175

 

$

6,120

Royal Bank of Canada

 

724

 

 

75,303

S&P Global, Inc.

 

54

 

 

25,605

Sun Life Financial, Inc.

 

299

 

 

17,034

SVB Financial Group*

 

13

 

 

9,326

T Rowe Price Group, Inc.

 

52

 

 

11,278

Toronto-Dominion Bank (The)

 

925

 

 

67,072

Truist Financial Corp.

 

303

 

 

19,231

US Bancorp

 

336

 

 

20,284

Wells Fargo & Co.

 

930

 

 

47,579

       

 

1,644,754

HEALTH CARE — 24.9%

     

 

 

Abbott Laboratories

 

401

 

 

51,685

AbbVie, Inc.

 

399

 

 

45,753

ABIOMED, Inc.*

 

575

 

 

190,923

Acceleron Pharma, Inc.*

 

848

 

 

147,705

Agilent Technologies, Inc.

 

69

 

 

10,867

Alcon, Inc.

 

110

 

 

9,170

Align Technology, Inc.*

 

18

 

 

11,239

Alnylam Pharmaceuticals, Inc.*

 

740

 

 

118,074

Amgen, Inc.

 

597

 

 

123,561

Anthem, Inc.

 

55

 

 

23,932

Baxter International, Inc.

 

119

 

 

9,396

Becton Dickinson and Co.

 

67

 

 

16,052

Biogen, Inc.*

 

34

 

 

9,067

BioMarin Pharmaceutical, Inc.*

 

3,713

 

 

294,181

Boston Scientific Corp.*

 

2,317

 

 

99,932

Bristol-Myers Squibb Co.

 

503

 

 

29,375

Centene Corp.*

 

131

 

 

9,332

Cigna Corp.

 

77

 

 

16,448

CVS Health Corp.

 

299

 

 

26,695

Danaher Corp.

 

162

 

 

50,507

Dexcom, Inc.*

 

337

 

 

210,022

Edwards Lifesciences Corp.*

 

1,573

 

 

188,477

Eli Lilly & Co.

 

992

 

 

252,722

Exact Sciences Corp.*

 

1,139

 

 

108,456

Gilead Sciences, Inc.

 

284

 

 

18,426

Humana, Inc.

 

30

 

 

13,895

IDEXX Laboratories, Inc.*

 

20

 

 

13,323

Illumina, Inc.*

 

350

 

 

145,271

Incyte Corp.*

 

2,502

 

 

167,584

Insulet Corp.*

 

828

 

 

256,696

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QRAFT AI-Enhanced U.S. Large Cap ETF

SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (Continued)

 

October 31, 2021  

(Unaudited)  

 

Number of
Shares

 

Value

COMMON STOCKS (Continued)

HEALTH CARE (Continued)

Intuitive Surgical, Inc.*

 

83

 

$

29,974

IQVIA Holdings, Inc.*

 

43

 

 

11,241

Johnson & Johnson

 

596

 

 

97,076

Masimo Corp.*

 

411

 

 

116,535

McKesson Corp.

 

35

 

 

7,276

Medtronic PLC

 

304

 

 

36,437

Merck & Co., Inc.

 

573

 

 

50,453

Mettler-Toledo International, Inc.*

 

5

 

 

7,404

Moderna, Inc.*

 

91

 

 

31,414

Natera, Inc.*

 

1,097

 

 

125,683

Novavax, Inc.*

 

721

 

 

107,306

Novocure Ltd.*

 

894

 

 

91,698

Pfizer, Inc.

 

1,266

 

 

55,375

Regeneron Pharmaceuticals, Inc.*

 

380

 

 

243,177

ResMed, Inc.

 

458

 

 

120,413

Seagen, Inc.*

 

946

 

 

166,808

Stryker Corp.

 

86

 

 

22,882

Thermo Fisher Scientific, Inc.

 

89

 

 

56,343

UnitedHealth Group, Inc.

 

214

 

 

98,541

Veeva Systems, Inc., Class A*

 

953

 

 

302,110

Vertex Pharmaceuticals, Inc.*

 

2,063

 

 

381,511

Waters Corp.*

 

274

 

 

100,709

West Pharmaceutical Services, Inc.

 

17

 

 

7,308

Zimmer Biomet Holdings, Inc.

 

50

 

 

7,156

Zoetis, Inc.

 

569

 

 

123,018

       

 

5,066,614

INDUSTRIALS — 5.3%

     

 

 

3M Co.

 

130

 

 

23,228

Axon Enterprise, Inc.*

 

761

 

 

136,950

Boeing Co. (The)*

 

132

 

 

27,328

Canadian National Railway Co.

 

360

 

 

47,848

Canadian Pacific Railway Ltd.

 

339

 

 

26,239

Carrier Global Corp.

 

197

 

 

10,289

Caterpillar, Inc.

 

124

 

 

25,297

Cintas Corp.

 

23

 

 

9,961

Copart, Inc.*

 

54

 

 

8,386

CoStar Group, Inc.*

 

1,194

 

 

102,744

CSX Corp.

 

510

 

 

18,447

Cummins, Inc.

 

33

 

 

7,915

Deere & Co.

 

71

 

 

24,304

Eaton Corp. PLC

 

90

 

 

14,828

 

Number of
Shares

 

Value

COMMON STOCKS (Continued)

INDUSTRIALS (Continued)

Emerson Electric Co.

 

137

 

$

13,290

Equifax, Inc.

 

29

 

 

8,045

FedEx Corp.

 

60

 

 

14,132

Ferguson PLC

 

51

 

 

7,712

General Dynamics Corp.

 

64

 

 

12,976

General Electric Co.

 

249

 

 

26,113

Honeywell International, Inc.

 

157

 

 

34,323

IHS Markit Ltd.

 

95

 

 

12,418

Illinois Tool Works, Inc.

 

72

 

 

16,407

Johnson Controls International PLC

 

162

 

 

11,886

L3Harris Technologies, Inc.

 

47

 

 

10,835

Lockheed Martin Corp.

 

64

 

 

21,268

Norfolk Southern Corp.

 

56

 

 

16,411

Northrop Grumman Corp.

 

36

 

 

12,860

Old Dominion Freight Line, Inc.

 

25

 

 

8,534

Otis Worldwide Corp.

 

96

 

 

7,710

Parker-Hannifin Corp.

 

30

 

 

8,898

Plug Power, Inc.*

 

3,725

 

 

142,556

Raytheon Technologies Corp.

 

341

 

 

30,301

Republic Services, Inc.

 

72

 

 

9,691

Rockwell Automation, Inc.

 

28

 

 

8,943

Roper Technologies, Inc.

 

23

 

 

11,221

Southwest Airlines Co.*

 

143

 

 

6,761

Thomson Reuters Corp.

 

252

 

 

30,323

Trane Technologies PLC

 

54

 

 

9,770

TransDigm Group, Inc.*

 

13

 

 

8,110

Uber Technologies, Inc.*

 

426

 

 

18,667

Union Pacific Corp.

 

147

 

 

35,486

Verisk Analytics, Inc.

 

37

 

 

7,780

Waste Connections, Inc.

 

132

 

 

17,953

Waste Management, Inc.

 

95

 

 

15,222

       

 

1,080,366

INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY — 42.8%

Accenture PLC, Class A

 

150

 

 

53,819

Adobe, Inc.*

 

638

 

 

414,930

Advanced Micro Devices, Inc.*

 

1,280

 

 

153,894

Akamai Technologies, Inc.*

 

936

 

 

98,711

Amphenol Corp., Class A

 

136

 

 

10,441

Analog Devices, Inc.

 

124

 

 

21,513

ANSYS, Inc.*

 

472

 

 

179,162

Apple, Inc.

 

3,750

 

 

561,750

Applied Materials, Inc.

 

208

 

 

28,423

6

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SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (Continued)

 

October 31, 2021  

(Unaudited)  

 

Number of
Shares

 

Value

COMMON STOCKS (Continued)

INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY (Continued)

Arista Networks, Inc.*

 

361

 

$

147,898

Atlassian Corp. PLC, Class A*

 

373

 

 

170,882

Autodesk, Inc.*

 

764

 

 

242,654

Automatic Data Processing, Inc.

 

95

 

 

21,327

Broadcom, Inc.

 

265

 

 

140,893

Cadence Design Systems, Inc.*

 

1,062

 

 

183,843

Ceridian HCM Holding, Inc.*

 

36

 

 

4,509

CGI, Inc.*

 

111

 

 

9,922

Check Point Software Technologies Ltd.*

 

952

 

 

113,859

Cisco Systems, Inc.

 

954

 

 

53,395

Cognizant Technology Solutions Corp., Class A

 

120

 

 

9,371

Corning, Inc.

 

194

 

 

6,901

Crowdstrike Holdings, Inc., Class A*

 

26

 

 

7,327

Datadog, Inc., Class A*

 

22

 

 

3,675

Descartes Systems Group, Inc. (The)*

 

1,343

 

 

109,817

DocuSign, Inc.*

 

26

 

 

7,236

Enphase Energy, Inc.*

 

797

 

 

184,609

Entegris, Inc.

 

688

 

 

96,857

EPAM Systems, Inc.*

 

13

 

 

8,752

Fair Isaac Corp.*

 

410

 

 

163,262

Fidelity National Information Services, Inc.

 

141

 

 

15,614

Fiserv, Inc.*

 

149

 

 

14,675

Five9, Inc.*

 

533

 

 

84,219

Fortinet, Inc.*

 

882

 

 

296,652

Global Payments, Inc.

 

67

 

 

9,580

HP, Inc.

 

272

 

 

8,250

HubSpot, Inc.*

 

185

 

 

149,893

Intel Corp.

 

918

 

 

44,982

International Business Machines Corp.

 

202

 

 

25,270

Intuit, Inc.

 

235

 

 

147,108

Keysight Technologies, Inc.*

 

41

 

 

7,381

KLA Corp.

 

353

 

 

131,584

Lam Research Corp.

 

33

 

 

18,598

Marvell Technology, Inc.

 

185

 

 

12,672

Mastercard, Inc., Class A

 

221

 

 

74,150

Microchip Technology, Inc.

 

123

 

 

9,113

Micron Technology, Inc.

 

254

 

 

17,551

Microsoft Corp.

 

2,120

 

 

703,034

 

Number of
Shares

 

Value

COMMON STOCKS (Continued)

INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY (Continued)

Monolithic Power Systems, Inc.

 

302

 

$

158,689

Motorola Solutions, Inc.

 

540

 

 

134,239

NetApp, Inc.

 

1,136

 

 

101,445

NVIDIA Corp.

 

562

 

 

143,687

NXP Semiconductors NV

 

61

 

 

12,252

Open Text Corp.

 

1,855

 

 

93,399

Oracle Corp.

 

575

 

 

55,165

Palantir Technologies, Inc., Class A*

 

233

 

 

6,030

Palo Alto Networks, Inc.*

 

414

 

 

210,763

Paychex, Inc.

 

82

 

 

10,109

Paycom Software, Inc.*

 

175

 

 

95,874

Paylocity Holding Corp.*

 

338

 

 

103,137

PayPal Holdings, Inc.*

 

266

 

 

61,869

PTC, Inc.*

 

742

 

 

94,494

QUALCOMM, Inc.

 

1,829

 

 

243,330

RingCentral, Inc., Class A*

 

606

 

 

147,731

Salesforce.com, Inc.*

 

617

 

 

184,909

ServiceNow, Inc.*

 

422

 

 

294,455

Shopify, Inc., Class A*

 

58

 

 

85,070

Snowflake, Inc., Class A*

 

68

 

 

24,061

Splunk, Inc.*

 

1,302

 

 

214,596

Square, Inc., Class A*

 

89

 

 

22,650

Synopsys, Inc.*

 

678

 

 

225,896

TE Connectivity Ltd.

 

74

 

 

10,804

Texas Instruments, Inc.

 

210

 

 

39,371

Trade Desk, Inc. (The), Class A*

 

34

 

 

2,547

Twilio, Inc., Class A*

 

37

 

 

10,780

Ubiquiti, Inc.

 

433

 

 

132,294

Unity Software, Inc.*

 

28

 

 

4,237

VeriSign, Inc.*

 

525

 

 

116,902

Visa, Inc., Class A

 

381

 

 

80,684

Workday, Inc., Class A*

 

726

 

 

210,525

Xilinx, Inc.

 

1,531

 

 

275,580

Zendesk, Inc.*

 

1,159

 

 

117,986

Zoom Video Communications, Inc., Class A*

 

37

 

 

10,162

Zscaler, Inc.*

 

14

 

 

4,464

       

 

8,720,144

MATERIALS — 1.3%

     

 

 

Air Products and Chemicals, Inc.

 

51

 

 

15,290

Barrick Gold Corp.

 

904

 

 

16,606

Corteva, Inc.

 

166

 

 

7,163

7

QRAFT AI-Enhanced U.S. Large Cap ETF

SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (Concluded)

 

October 31, 2021  

(Unaudited)  

 

Number of
Shares

 

Value

COMMON STOCKS (Continued)

MATERIALS (Continued)

Dow, Inc.

 

168

 

$

9,403

DuPont de Nemours, Inc.

 

121

 

 

8,422

Ecolab, Inc.

 

66

 

 

14,667

Franco-Nevada Corp.

 

96

 

 

13,712

International Flavors & Fragrances, Inc.

 

57

 

 

8,405

Linde PLC

 

119

 

 

37,985

LyondellBasell Industries NV, Class A

 

75

 

 

6,961

Newmont Corp.

 

407

 

 

21,978

Nutrien Ltd.

 

290

 

 

20,274

Piedmont Lithium, Inc.*

 

357

 

 

22,255

PPG Industries, Inc.

 

54

 

 

8,671

Sherwin-Williams Co. (The)

 

60

 

 

18,997

Southern Copper Corp.

 

176

 

 

10,558

Teck Resources Ltd., Class B

 

291

 

 

8,119

Wheaton Precious Metals Corp.

 

230

 

 

9,294

       

 

258,760

REAL ESTATE — 0.8%

     

 

 

American Tower Corp., REIT

 

103

 

 

29,043

AvalonBay Communities, Inc., REIT

 

32

 

 

7,574

CBRE Group, Inc., Class A*

 

76

 

 

7,910

Crown Castle International Corp., REIT

 

97

 

 

17,489

Digital Realty Trust, Inc., REIT

 

66

 

 

10,416

Equinix, Inc., REIT

 

20

 

 

16,741

Equity Residential, REIT

 

85

 

 

7,344

Prologis, Inc., REIT

 

167

 

 

24,208

Public Storage, REIT

 

39

 

 

12,955

SBA Communications Corp., REIT

 

24

 

 

8,288

Simon Property Group, Inc., REIT

 

74

 

 

10,847

Welltower, Inc., REIT

 

95

 

 

7,638

       

 

160,453

UTILITIES — 0.8%

     

 

 

American Electric Power Co., Inc.

 

119

 

 

10,081

American Water Works Co., Inc.

 

41

 

 

7,141

Brookfield Infrastructure Partners LP

 

150

 

 

8,825

Dominion Energy, Inc.

 

182

 

 

13,819

Duke Energy Corp.

 

175

 

 

17,852

Exelon Corp.

 

221

 

 

11,755

Fortis, Inc.

 

239

 

 

10,638

NextEra Energy, Inc.

 

463

 

 

39,508

 

Number of
Shares

 

Value

COMMON STOCKS (Continued)

 

UTILITIES (Continued)

 

Public Service Enterprise Group, Inc.

 

114

 

$

7,273

 

Sempra Energy

 

72

 

 

9,189

 

Southern Co. (The)

 

247

 

 

15,393

 

Xcel Energy, Inc.

 

122

 

 

7,880

 

       

 

159,354

 

TOTAL COMMON STOCKS
(Cost $18,545,365)

     

 

20,301,345

 

       

 

 

 

SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS — 0.3%

 

Invesco Government & Agency Portfolio – Institutional Class, 0.03%(a)

 

52,889

 

 

52,889

 

TOTAL SHORT TERM INVESTMENTS
(Cost $52,889)

     

 

52,889

 

TOTAL INVESTMENTS — 100.1%
(Cost $18,598,254)

     

 

20,354,234

 

Liabilities in Excess of Other Assets — (0.1%)

     

 

(4,625

)

TOTAL NET ASSETS — 100.0%

     

$

20,349,609

 

*    Non-income producing security.

(a)  The rate is the annualized seven-day yield at period end.

REIT

 

:

 

Real Estate Investment Trust

8

QRAFT AI-Enhanced U.S. Large Cap ETF

SUMMARY OF INVESTMENTS

 

October 31, 2021  

(Unaudited)  

Security Type/Sector

 

Percent of
Total
Net
Assets

Common Stocks

   

 

Communication Services

 

5.1

%

Consumer Discretionary

 

6.6

%

Consumer Staples

 

2.4

%

Energy

 

1.7

%

Financials

 

8.1

%

Health Care

 

24.9

%

Industrials

 

5.3

%

Information Technology

 

42.8

%

Materials

 

1.3

%

Real Estate

 

0.8

%

Utilities

 

0.8

%

Total Common Stocks

 

99.8

%

Short-Term Investments

 

0.3

%

Total Investments

 

100.1

%

Liabilities in Excess of Other Assets

 

(0.1

)%

Total Net Assets

 

100.0

%

9

QRAFT AI-Enhanced U.S. Large Cap Momentum ETF

SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS

 

October 31, 2021  

(Unaudited)  

 

Number of
Shares

 

Value

COMMON STOCKS — 99.7%

CONSUMER DISCRETIONARY — 49.7%

Amazon.com, Inc.*

 

714

 

$

2,407,915

AutoNation, Inc.*

 

2,881

 

 

348,947

AutoZone, Inc.*

 

285

 

 

508,679

Bath & Body Works, Inc.

 

6,167

 

 

426,078

Best Buy Co., Inc.

 

4,117

 

 

503,262

BRP, Inc.

 

3,745

 

 

330,122

Capri Holdings Ltd.*

 

7,114

 

 

378,749

Crocs, Inc.*

 

2,453

 

 

396,037

Deckers Outdoor Corp.*

 

991

 

 

391,752

Dick’s Sporting Goods, Inc.

 

2,892

 

 

359,215

Etsy, Inc.*

 

2,090

 

 

523,942

GameStop Corp., Class A*

 

2,127

 

 

390,326

Home Depot, Inc. (The)

 

5,954

 

 

2,213,340

Kohl’s Corp.

 

7,313

 

 

354,900

Lowe’s Cos., Inc.

 

4,813

 

 

1,125,376

O’Reilly Automotive, Inc.*

 

833

 

 

518,393

Pool Corp.

 

902

 

 

464,674

Tapestry, Inc.

 

9,686

 

 

377,560

Target Corp.

 

3,678

 

 

954,882

Tempur Sealy International, Inc.

 

7,600

 

 

337,972

Tractor Supply Co.

 

2,070

 

 

449,542

Under Armour, Inc., Class A*

 

17,239

 

 

378,569

Wayfair, Inc., Class A*

 

1,579

 

 

393,329

Williams-Sonoma, Inc.

 

2,101

 

 

390,219

YETI Holdings, Inc.*

 

4,027

 

 

395,975

Yum! Brands, Inc.

 

3,933

 

 

491,389

       

 

15,811,144

CONSUMER STAPLES — 4.5%

     

 

 

BJ’s Wholesale Club Holdings, Inc.*

 

10,114

 

 

591,062

Colgate-Palmolive Co.

 

10,883

 

 

829,176

       

 

1,420,238

ENERGY — 2.0%

     

 

 

Continental Resources, Inc.

 

13,008

 

 

634,920

HEALTH CARE — 9.8%

     

 

 

Align Technology, Inc.*

 

1,156

 

 

721,772

Bruker Corp.

 

7,372

 

 

591,971

Incyte Corp.*

 

8,606

 

 

576,430

Shockwave Medical, Inc.*

 

2,692

 

 

575,280

Waters Corp.*

 

1,747

 

 

642,110

       

 

3,107,563

 

Number of
Shares

 

Value

COMMON STOCKS (Continued)

 

INDUSTRIALS — 17.4%

     

 

 

 

Avis Budget Group, Inc.*

 

4,776

 

$

827,729

 

Builders FirstSource, Inc.*

 

11,031

 

 

642,776

 

Fastenal Co.

 

12,800

 

 

730,624

 

Generac Holdings, Inc.*

 

1,572

 

 

783,736

 

Lennox International, Inc.

 

1,944

 

 

581,800

 

Rollins, Inc.

 

17,050

 

 

600,672

 

SiteOne Landscape Supply, Inc.*

 

2,817

 

 

661,882

 

WW Grainger, Inc.

 

1,570

 

 

727,083

 

       

 

5,556,302

 

INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY — 10.4%

 

DocuSign, Inc.*

 

2,944

 

 

819,286

 

Logitech International SA

 

6,698

 

 

556,135

 

Manhattan Associates, Inc.*

 

3,697

 

 

671,153

 

Monolithic Power Systems, Inc.

 

1,290

 

 

677,844

 

Synaptics, Inc.*

 

3,076

 

 

598,497

 

       

 

3,322,915

 

MATERIALS — 5.9%

     

 

 

 

Alcoa Corp.

 

11,508

 

 

528,793

 

Cleveland-Cliffs, Inc.*

 

28,611

 

 

689,811

 

Olin Corp.

 

11,536

 

 

657,321

 

       

 

1,875,925

 

TOTAL COMMON STOCKS
(Cost $29,441,797)

     

 

31,729,007

 

       

 

 

 

SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS — 0.3%

 

Invesco Government & Agency Portfolio – Institutional Class, 0.03%(a)

 

92,746

 

 

92,746

 

TOTAL SHORT TERM INVESTMENTS
(Cost $92,746)

     

 

92,746

 

TOTAL INVESTMENTS — 100.0%
(Cost $29,534,543)

     

 

31,821,753

 

Liabilities in Excess of Other Assets — (0.0)%

     

 

(4,759

)

TOTAL NET ASSETS — 100.0%

     

$

31,816,994

 

*    Non-income producing security.

(a)  The rate is the annualized seven-day yield at period end.

10

QRAFT AI-Enhanced U.S. Large Cap Momentum ETF

SUMMARY OF INVESTMENTS

 

October 31, 2021  

(Unaudited)  

Security Type/Sector

 

Percent of
Total
Net
Assets

Common Stocks

   

 

Consumer Discretionary

 

49.7

%

Consumer Staples

 

4.5

%

Energy

 

2.0

%

Health Care

 

9.8

%

Industrials

 

17.4

%

Information Technology

 

10.4

%

Materials

 

5.9

%

Total Common Stocks

 

99.7

%

Short-Term Investments

 

0.3

%

Total Investments

 

100.0

%

Liabilities in Excess of Other Assets

 

(0.0

)%

Total Net Assets

 

100.0

%

11

QRAFT AI-Enhanced U.S. Next Value ETF

SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS

 

October 31, 2021  

(Unaudited)  

 

Number of
Shares

 

Value

COMMON STOCKS — 99.6%

COMMUNICATION SERVICES — 2.0%

Liberty Global PLC, Class A*

 

1,569

 

$

45,093

Nexstar Media Group, Inc., Class A

 

149

 

 

22,339

TEGNA, Inc.

 

768

 

 

15,099

Yelp, Inc.*

 

1,098

 

 

42,416

       

 

124,947

CONSUMER DISCRETIONARY — 8.2%

Acushnet Holdings Corp.

 

367

 

 

18,695

Advance Auto Parts, Inc.

 

217

 

 

48,938

American Eagle Outfitters, Inc.

 

639

 

 

15,170

BorgWarner, Inc.

 

1,201

 

 

54,129

Dick’s Sporting Goods, Inc.

 

238

 

 

29,562

Foot Locker, Inc.

 

525

 

 

25,027

Gap, Inc. (The)

 

1,243

 

 

28,203

Hyatt Hotels Corp., Class A*

 

204

 

 

17,381

Lennar Corp., Class A

 

841

 

 

84,041

MDC Holdings, Inc.

 

535

 

 

26,204

Meritage Homes Corp.*

 

188

 

 

20,437

PulteGroup, Inc.

 

922

 

 

44,330

Ralph Lauren Corp.

 

207

 

 

26,324

Rent-A-Center, Inc./TX

 

472

 

 

25,139

Skechers USA, Inc., Class A*

 

832

 

 

38,447

Urban Outfitters, Inc.*

 

410

 

 

13,091

       

 

515,118

CONSUMER STAPLES — 8.2%

     

 

 

Archer-Daniels-Midland Co.

 

1,537

 

 

98,737

Coca-Cola Consolidated, Inc.

 

59

 

 

23,683

Flowers Foods, Inc.

 

1,767

 

 

43,733

Ingredion, Inc.

 

337

 

 

32,092

Kroger Co. (The)

 

2,031

 

 

81,281

Nomad Foods Ltd*

 

691

 

 

18,816

Sanderson Farms, Inc.

 

80

 

 

15,156

Tyson Foods, Inc., Class A

 

836

 

 

66,855

US Foods Holding Corp.*

 

783

 

 

27,147

Walgreens Boots Alliance, Inc.

 

2,318

 

 

108,992

       

 

516,492

ENERGY — 25.4%

Chevron Corp.

 

4,707

 

 

538,904

ConocoPhillips

 

3,626

 

 

270,101

EOG Resources, Inc.

 

1,591

 

 

147,104

Exxon Mobil Corp.

 

8,119

 

 

523,432

Phillips 66

 

1,177

 

 

88,016

Plains All American Pipeline LP

 

2,129

 

 

21,545

       

 

1,589,102

 

Number of
Shares

 

Value

COMMON STOCKS (Continued)

FINANCIALS — 0.6%

LendingClub Corp.*

 

499

 

$

22,934

PROG Holdings, Inc.

 

411

 

 

16,625

       

 

39,559

HEALTH CARE — 11.0%

Alkermes PLC*

 

1,426

 

 

43,194

Bio-Rad Laboratories, Inc., Class A*

 

129

 

 

102,514

Centene Corp.*

 

1,786

 

 

127,235

DENTSPLY SIRONA, Inc.

 

1,012

 

 

57,896

Henry Schein, Inc.*

 

485

 

 

37,030

Inovalon Holdings, Inc., Class A*

 

524

 

 

21,374

Integer Holdings Corp.*

 

252

 

 

22,685

Jazz Pharmaceuticals PLC*

 

527

 

 

70,112

LivaNova PLC*

 

368

 

 

28,233

Nektar Therapeutics*

 

2,022

 

 

30,653

Patterson Cos., Inc.

 

415

 

 

12,973

Prothena Corp. PLC*

 

331

 

 

18,321

United Therapeutics Corp.*

 

357

 

 

68,101

Viatris, Inc.

 

3,486

 

 

46,538

       

 

686,859

INDUSTRIALS — 15.8%

ABM Industries, Inc.

 

352

 

 

15,492

Acuity Brands, Inc.

 

224

 

 

46,016

CACI International, Inc., Class A*

 

141

 

 

40,557

Colfax Corp.*

 

599

 

 

30,920

Johnson Controls International PLC

 

2,133

 

 

156,498

ManpowerGroup, Inc.

 

251

 

 

24,259

MSC Industrial Direct Co., Inc., Class A

 

241

 

 

20,261

Oshkosh Corp.

 

366

 

 

39,162

Raytheon Technologies Corp.

 

4,152

 

 

368,947

Regal Rexnord Corp.

 

209

 

 

31,837

SPX FLOW, Inc.

 

208

 

 

15,540

Textron, Inc.

 

964

 

 

71,191

UniFirst Corp./MA

 

128

 

 

25,339

Univar Solutions, Inc.*

 

738

 

 

18,878

WESCO International, Inc.*

 

210

 

 

27,208

Westinghouse Air Brake Technologies Corp.

 

616

 

 

55,890

       

 

987,995

12

QRAFT AI-Enhanced U.S. Next Value ETF

SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (Concluded)

 

October 31, 2021  

(Unaudited)  

 

Number of
Shares

 

Value

COMMON STOCKS (Continued)

INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY — 18.7%

3D Systems Corp.*

 

792

 

$

22,303

Amkor Technology, Inc.

 

1,521

 

 

33,340

Arrow Electronics, Inc.*

 

246

 

 

28,474

Avnet, Inc.

 

489

 

 

18,636

Dolby Laboratories, Inc., Class A

 

571

 

 

50,448

Hewlett Packard Enterprise Co.

 

3,793

 

 

55,567

Insight Enterprises, Inc.*

 

163

 

 

15,436

Intel Corp.

 

8,963

 

 

439,187

Juniper Networks, Inc.

 

2,352

 

 

69,431

Kulicke & Soffa Industries, Inc.

 

1,063

 

 

60,591

Onto Innovation, Inc.*

 

576

 

 

45,625

SYNNEX Corp.

 

208

 

 

21,840

Tower Semiconductor Ltd.*

 

1,064

 

 

33,910

Viasat, Inc.*

 

419

 

 

25,010

Vishay Intertechnology, Inc.

 

1,832

 

 

35,211

VMware, Inc., Class A*

 

781

 

 

118,478

Western Digital Corp.*

 

1,050

 

 

54,904

Xerox Holdings Corp.

 

2,306

 

 

41,047

       

 

1,169,438

MATERIALS — 9.5%

     

 

 

Ashland Global Holdings, Inc.

 

228

 

 

21,890

Commercial Metals Co.

 

497

 

 

15,994

Domtar Corp.*

 

387

 

 

21,126

DuPont de Nemours, Inc.

 

1,429

 

 

99,459

Element Solutions, Inc.

 

840

 

 

19,076

Greif, Inc., Class A

 

180

 

 

11,642

HB Fuller Co.

 

340

 

 

23,973

Huntsman Corp.

 

1,175

 

 

38,282

ICL Group Ltd.

 

4,789

 

 

41,521

International Flavors & Fragrances, Inc.

 

840

 

 

123,858

Nucor Corp.

 

866

 

 

96,689

Reliance Steel & Aluminum Co.

 

261

 

 

38,148

Steel Dynamics, Inc.

 

703

 

 

46,454

       

 

598,112

REAL ESTATE — 0.2%

     

 

 

EPR Properties, REIT

 

285

 

 

14,310

TOTAL COMMON STOCKS
(Cost $6,210,124)

     

 

6,241,932

 

Number of
Shares

 

Value

SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS — 0.4%

 

Invesco Government & Agency Portfolio – Institutional Class, 0.03%(a)

 

23,163

 

$

23,163

 

TOTAL SHORT TERM INVESTMENTS
(Cost $23,163)

     

 

23,163

 

TOTAL INVESTMENTS — 100.0%
(Cost $6,233,287)

     

 

6,265,095

 

Liabilities in Excess of Other Assets — (0.0)%

     

 

(769

)

TOTAL NET ASSETS — 100.0%

     

$

6,264,326

 

*    Non-income producing security.

(a)  The rate is the annualized seven-day yield at period end.

REIT

 

:

 

Real Estate Investment Trust

13

QRAFT AI-Enhanced U.S. Next Value ETF

SUMMARY OF INVESTMENTS

 

October 31, 2021  

(Unaudited)  

Security Type/Sector

 

Percent of
Total
Net
Assets

Common Stocks

   

 

Communication Services

 

2.0

%

Consumer Discretionary

 

8.2

%

Consumer Staples

 

8.2

%

Energy

 

25.4

%

Financials

 

0.6

%

Health Care

 

11.0

%

Industrials

 

15.8

%

Information Technology

 

18.7

%

Materials

 

9.5

%

Real Estate

 

0.2

%

Total Common Stocks

 

99.6

%

Short-Term Investments

 

0.4

%

Total Investments

 

100.0

%

Liabilities in Excess of Other Assets

 

(0.0

)%

Total Net Assets

 

100.0

%

14

EXCHANGE LISTED FUNDS TRUST

STATEMENTS OF ASSETS AND LIABILITIES

 

October 31, 2021  

(Unaudited)  

 

 

QRAFT
AI-Enhanced
U.S. High
Dividend ETF

 

QRAFT
AI-Enhanced
U.S. Large
Cap ETF

 

QRAFT
AI-Enhanced
U.S. Large Cap
Momentum ETF

 

QRAFT
AI-Enhanced
U.S. Next
Value ETF

Assets:

 

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

 

Investments, at value

 

$

5,453,964

 

$

20,354,234

 

$

31,821,753

 

$

6,265,095

Cash

 

 

1,389

 

 

 

 

 

 

Dividends receivable

 

 

11,953

 

 

7,348

 

 

14,977

 

 

2,809

Investment securities sold

 

 

1,316

 

 

223

 

 

 

 

383

Foreign tax reclaim

 

 

288

 

 

205

 

 

 

 

Total Assets

 

 

5,468,910

 

 

20,362,010

 

 

31,836,730

 

 

6,268,287

   

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

 

Liabilities:

 

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

 

Due to custodian

 

 

 

 

536

 

 

 

 

Advisory fee payable

 

 

3,422

 

 

11,865

 

 

19,736

 

 

3,961

Total Liabilities

 

 

3,422

 

 

12,401

 

 

19,736

 

 

3,961

   

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

 

Net Assets

 

$

5,465,488

 

$

20,349,609

 

$

31,816,994

 

$

6,264,326

   

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

 

Net Assets Consist of:

 

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

 

Paid-in capital

 

$

5,296,580

 

$

18,100,083

 

$

28,974,606

 

$

6,066,624

Distributable earnings (loss)

 

 

168,908

 

 

2,249,526

 

 

2,842,388

 

 

197,702

Net Assets

 

$

5,465,488

 

$

20,349,609

 

$

31,816,994

 

$

6,264,326

   

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

 

Net Assets

 

$

5,465,488

 

$

20,349,609

 

$

31,816,994

 

$

6,264,326

Shares of Beneficial Interest Outstanding (unlimited number of shares authorized, no par value)

 

 

175,000

 

 

450,001

 

 

850,001

 

 

200,000

Net Asset Value, Offering and Redemption Price Per Share

 

$

31.23

 

$

45.22

 

$

37.43

 

$

31.32

Investments, at cost

 

$

5,349,237

 

$

18,598,254

 

$

29,534,543

 

$

6,233,287

15

EXCHANGE LISTED FUNDS TRUST

STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS

 

  

  

 

QRAFT
AI-Enhanced
U.S. High
Dividend ETF

 

QRAFT
AI-Enhanced
U.S. Large
Cap ETF

 

QRAFT
AI-Enhanced
U.S. Large Cap
Momentum ETF

 

QRAFT
AI-Enhanced
U.S. Next
Value ETF

 

 

For the
Six Months
Ended
October 31, 
2021
(Unaudited)

 

For the
Six Months
Ended
October 31, 
2021
(Unaudited)

 

For the
Six Months
Ended
October 31, 
2021
(Unaudited)

 

For the
Six Months
Ended
October 31, 
2021
(Unaudited)

Investment Income:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Dividends*

 

$

94,040

 

 

$

81,503

 

 

$

109,365

 

 

$

56,841

 

Total Investment Income

 

 

94,040

 

 

 

81,503

 

 

 

109,365

 

 

 

56,841

 

   

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Expenses:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Advisory fees

 

 

24,760

 

 

 

74,624

 

 

 

124,462

 

 

 

22,641

 

Total Expenses

 

 

24,760

 

 

 

74,624

 

 

 

124,462

 

 

 

22,641

 

Net Investment Income (Loss)

 

 

69,280

 

 

 

6,879

 

 

 

(15,097

)

 

 

34,200

 

   

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net realized gain (loss) from:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Investments

 

 

(222,305

)

 

 

(851,220

)

 

 

(4,602,908

)

 

 

(411,223

)

In-kind redemptions

 

 

535,757

 

 

 

1,925,149

 

 

 

5,045,720

 

 

 

581,501

 

Foreign currency transactions

 

 

(11

)

 

 

38

 

 

 

 

 

 

14

 

Net realized gain (loss)

 

 

313,441

 

 

 

1,073,967

 

 

 

442,812

 

 

 

170,292

 

Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Investments

 

 

(138,260

)

 

 

1,080,663

 

 

 

1,724,895

 

 

 

(270,764

)

Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation)

 

 

(138,260

)

 

 

1,080,663

 

 

 

1,724,895

 

 

 

(270,764

)

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)

 

 

175,181

 

 

 

2,154,630

 

 

 

2,167,707

 

 

 

(100,472

)

Net Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets Resulting from Operations

 

$

244,461

 

 

$

2,161,509

 

 

$

2,152,610

 

 

$

(66,272

)

* Net of foreign withholding taxes

 

$

3,181

 

 

$

2,055

 

 

$

1,453

 

 

$

226

 

16

EXCHANGE LISTED FUNDS TRUST

STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN NET ASSETS

 

  

  

 

QRAFT AI-Enhanced
U.S. High Dividend ETF

 

QRAFT AI-Enhanced
U.S. Large Cap ETF

 

 

For the
Six Months
Ended
October 31,
2021
(Unaudited)

 

Year Ended
April 30,
2021

 

For the
Six Months
Ended
October 31, 
2021
(Unaudited)

 

Year Ended
April 30,
2021

From Investment Activities:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Operations:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net investment income (loss)

 

$

69,280

 

 

$

65,199

 

 

$

6,879

 

 

$

(8,565

)

Net realized gain (loss)

 

 

313,441

 

 

 

887,204

 

 

 

1,073,967

 

 

 

3,739,203

 

Change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation)

 

 

(138,260

)

 

 

140,510

 

 

 

1,080,663

 

 

 

413,245

 

Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations

 

 

244,461

 

 

 

1,092,913

 

 

 

2,161,509

 

 

 

4,143,883

 

   

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Distributions to Shareholders

 

 

(68,818

)

 

 

(66,291

)

 

 

(10,260

)

 

 

(412,139

)

   

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Capital Transactions:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Proceeds from shares issued

 

 

7,023,064

 

 

 

7,004,904

 

 

 

16,779,385

 

 

 

46,924,423

 

Cost of shares redeemed

 

 

(7,036,310

)

 

 

(5,501,250

)

 

 

(18,891,989

)

 

 

(33,699,275

)

Net increase (Decrease) in Net Assets Resulting from Capital Share Transactions

 

 

(13,246

)

 

 

1,503,654

 

 

 

(2,112,604

)

 

 

13,225,148

 

Total Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets

 

 

162,397

 

 

 

2,530,276

 

 

 

38,645

 

 

 

16,956,892

 

   

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net Assets:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Beginning of period

 

 

5,303,091

 

 

 

2,772,815

 

 

 

20,310,964

 

 

 

3,354,072

 

End of period

 

$

5,465,488

 

 

$

5,303,091

 

 

$

20,349,609

 

 

$

20,310,964

 

   

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Change in Shares Outstanding:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Shares outstanding, beginning of period

 

 

175,000

 

 

 

125,000

 

 

 

500,001

 

 

 

125,001

 

Shares issued

 

 

225,000

 

 

 

250,000

 

 

 

400,000

 

 

 

1,250,000

 

Shares redeemed

 

 

(225,000

)

 

 

(200,000

)

 

 

(450,000

)

 

 

(875,000

)

Shares outstanding, end of period

 

 

175,000

 

 

 

175,000

 

 

 

450,001

 

 

 

500,001

 

17

EXCHANGE LISTED FUNDS TRUST

STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN NET ASSETS (Concluded)

 

  

  

 

QRAFT AI-Enhanced
U.S. Large Cap Momentum ETF

 

QRAFT AI-Enhanced
U.S. Next Value ETF

 

 

For the
Six Months
Ended
October 31, 
2021
(Unaudited)

 

Year Ended
April 30,
2021

 

For the
Six Months
Ended
October 31, 
2021
(Unaudited)

 

For the period
December 2,
2020
(1) to
April 30,
2021

From Investment Activities:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Operations:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net investment income (loss)

 

$

(15,097

)

 

$

(7,050

)

 

$

34,200

 

 

$

12,984

 

Net realized gain (loss)

 

 

442,812

 

 

 

1,914,060

 

 

 

170,292

 

 

 

532,226

 

Change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation)

 

 

1,724,895

 

 

 

586,040

 

 

 

(270,764

)

 

 

302,572

 

Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations

 

 

2,152,610

 

 

 

2,493,050

 

 

 

(66,272

)

 

 

847,782

 

   

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Distributions to Shareholders

 

 

 

 

 

(1,169,034

)

 

 

(32,575

)

 

 

(12,192

)

   

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Capital Transactions:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Proceeds from shares issued

 

 

66,707,309

 

 

 

24,712,501

 

 

 

6,545,909

 

 

 

9,898,443

 

Cost of shares redeemed

 

 

(59,035,082

)

 

 

(6,619,487

)

 

 

(4,922,808

)

 

 

(5,993,961

)

Net increase (Decrease) in Net Assets Resulting from Capital Share Transactions

 

 

7,672,227

 

 

 

18,093,014

 

 

 

1,623,101

 

 

 

3,904,482

 

Total Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets

 

 

9,824,837

 

 

 

19,417,030

 

 

 

1,524,254

 

 

 

4,740,072

 

   

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net Assets:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Beginning of period

 

 

21,992,157

 

 

 

2,575,127

 

 

 

4,740,072

 

 

 

 

End of period

 

$

31,816,994

 

 

$

21,992,157

 

 

$

6,264,326

 

 

$

4,740,072

 

   

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Change in Shares Outstanding:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Shares outstanding, beginning of period

 

 

625,001

 

 

 

100,001

 

 

 

150,000

 

 

 

 

Shares issued

 

 

1,850,000

 

 

 

725,000

 

 

 

200,000

 

 

 

350,000

 

Shares redeemed

 

 

(1,625,000

)

 

 

(200,000

)

 

 

(150,000

)

 

 

(200,000

)

Shares outstanding, end of period

 

 

850,001

 

 

 

625,001

 

 

 

200,000

 

 

 

150,000

 

(1)  Commencement of operations.

18

EXCHANGE LISTED FUNDS TRUST

FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS

 

  

  

QRAFT AI-Enhanced U.S. High Dividend ETF
Selected Per Share Data

 

For the
Six Months
Ended
October 31, 2021
(Unaudited)

 

Year Ended
April 30,
2021

 

For the
period
February 26,
2020
(1) through
April 30, 2020

Net Asset Value, beginning of period

 

$

30.30

 

 

$

22.18

 

 

$

24.79

 

Investment Activities

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net investment income (loss)(2)

 

 

0.33

 

 

 

0.53

 

 

 

0.09

 

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)

 

 

0.95

 

 

 

8.11

 

 

 

(2.70

)

Total from investment activities

 

 

1.28

 

 

 

8.64

 

 

 

(2.61

)

Distributions to shareholders from

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net investment income

 

 

(0.35

)

 

 

(0.52

)

 

 

 

Total distributions

 

 

(0.35

)

 

 

(0.52

)

 

 

 

Net Asset Value, end of period

 

$

31.23

 

 

$

30.30

 

 

$

22.18

 

Total Return (%)

 

 

4.24

(3)

 

 

39.50

 

 

 

(10.53

)(3)

Total Return at Market Price (%)

 

 

4.15

(3)

 

 

39.21

 

 

 

(10.29

)(3)

Ratios to Average Net Assets

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Expenses (%)

 

 

0.75

(4)

 

 

0.75

 

 

 

0.75

(4)

Net investment income (loss) (%)

 

 

2.10

(4)

 

 

2.05

 

 

 

2.46

(4)

Supplemental Data

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net Assets at end of period (000’s)

 

$

5,465

 

 

$

5,303

 

 

$

2,773

 

Portfolio turnover (%)(5)

 

 

125

(3)

 

 

198

 

 

 

45

(3)

QRAFT AI-Enhanced U.S. Large Cap ETF
Selected Per Share Data

 

For the
Six Months
Ended
October 31, 2021
(Unaudited)

 

Year Ended
April 30,
2021

 

For the
period
May 20, 2019
(1)
through
April 30, 2020

Net Asset Value, beginning of period

 

$

40.62

 

 

$

26.83

 

 

$

24.73

 

Investment Activities

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net investment income (loss)(2)

 

 

0.01

 

 

 

(0.02

)

 

 

0.14

 

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)

 

 

4.61

 

 

 

14.50

 

 

 

3.07

 

Total from investment activities

 

 

4.62

 

 

 

14.48

 

 

 

3.21

 

Distributions to shareholders from

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net investment income

 

 

(0.02

)

 

 

(0.02

)

 

 

(0.12

)

Net realized gain

 

 

 

 

 

(0.67

)

 

 

(0.99

)

Total distributions

 

 

(0.02

)

 

 

(0.69

)

 

 

(1.11

)

Net Asset Value, end of period

 

$

45.22

 

 

$

40.62

 

 

$

26.83

 

Total Return (%)

 

 

11.39

(3)

 

 

54.12

 

 

 

12.84

(3)

Total Return at Market Price (%)

 

 

11.60

(3)

 

 

53.83

 

 

 

12.96

(3)

Ratios to Average Net Assets

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Expenses (%)

 

 

0.75

(4)

 

 

0.75

 

 

 

0.75

(4)

Net investment income (loss) (%)

 

 

0.07

(4)

 

 

(0.06

)

 

 

0.56

(4)

Supplemental Data

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net Assets at end of period (000’s)

 

$

20,350

 

 

$

20,311

 

 

$

3,354

 

Portfolio turnover (%)(5)

 

 

69

(3)

 

 

263

 

 

 

219

(3)

(1)  Commencement of operations.

(2)  Per share numbers have been calculated using the average shares method.

(3)  Not annualized for periods less than one year.

(4)  Annualized for periods less than one year.

(5)  Excludes the impact of in-kind transactions related to the processing of capital share transactions in Creation Units.

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EXCHANGE LISTED FUNDS TRUST

FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS (Concluded)

   

QRAFT AI-Enhanced U.S. Large Cap Momentum ETF
Selecte
d Per Share Data

 

For the
Six Months
Ended
October 31, 2021
(Unaudited)

 

Year Ended
April 30,
2021

 

For the
period
May 20, 2019
(1)
through
April 30, 2020

Net Asset Value, beginning of period

 

$

35.19

 

 

$

25.75

 

 

$

24.70

 

Investment Activities

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net investment income (loss)(2)

 

 

(0.02

)

 

 

(0.04

)

 

 

0.07

 

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)

 

 

2.26

 

 

 

17.27

 

 

 

2.41

 

Total from investment activities

 

 

2.24

 

 

 

17.23

 

 

 

2.48

 

Distributions to shareholders from

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net investment income

 

 

 

 

 

(0.02

)

 

 

(0.04

)

Net realized gain

 

 

 

 

 

(7.77

)

 

 

(1.39

)

Total distributions

 

 

 

 

 

(7.79

)

 

 

(1.43

)

Net Asset Value, end of period

 

$

37.43

 

 

$

35.19

 

 

$

25.75

 

Total Return (%)

 

 

6.38

(3)

 

 

69.95

 

 

 

9.99

(3)

Total Return at Market Price (%)

 

 

6.66

(3)

 

 

69.50

 

 

 

10.16

(3)

Ratios to Average Net Assets

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Expenses (%)

 

 

0.75

(4)

 

 

0.75

 

 

 

0.75

(4)

Net investment income (loss) (%)

 

 

(0.09

)(4)

 

 

(0.13

)

 

 

0.28

(4)

Supplemental Data

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net Assets at end of period (000’s)

 

$

31,817

 

 

$

21,992

 

 

$

2,575

 

Portfolio turnover (%)(5)

 

 

348

(3)

 

 

346

 

 

 

275

(3)

QRAFT AI-Enhanced U.S. Next Value ETF
Selected Per Share Data

 

For the
Six Months
Ended
October 31, 2021
(Unaudited)

 

For the
period
December 2,
2020
(1) through
April 30, 2021

   

Net Asset Value, beginning of period

 

$

31.60

 

 

$

25.14

 

 

Investment Activities

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net investment income (loss)(2)

 

 

0.18

 

 

 

0.10

 

 

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)

 

 

(0.29

)

 

 

6.46

 

 

Total from investment activities

 

 

(0.11

)

 

 

6.56

 

 

Distributions to shareholders from

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net investment income

 

 

(0.17

)

 

 

(0.10

)

 

Total distributions

 

 

(0.17

)

 

 

(0.10

)

 

Net Asset Value, end of period

 

$

31.32

 

 

$

31.60

 

 

Total Return (%)

 

 

(0.35

)(3)

 

 

26.10

(3)

 

Total Return at Market Price (%)

 

 

(0.39

)(3)

 

 

26.89

(3)

 

Ratios to Average Net Assets

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Expenses (%)

 

 

0.75

(4)

 

 

0.75

(4)

 

Net investment income (loss) (%)

 

 

1.13

(4)

 

 

0.83

(4)

 

Supplemental Data

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net Assets at end of period (000’s)

 

$

6,264

 

 

$

4,740

 

 

Portfolio turnover (%)(5)

 

 

212

(3)

 

 

173

(3)

 

(1)  Commencement of operations.

(2)  Per share numbers have been calculated using the average shares method.

(3)  Not annualized for periods less than one year.

(4)  Annualized for periods less than one year.

(5)  Excludes the impact of in-kind transactions related to the processing of capital share transactions in Creation Units.

20

EXCHANGE LISTED FUNDS TRUST

NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

 

October 31, 2021  

(Unaudited)  

Note 1 – Organization

Exchange Listed Funds Trust (the “Trust”) was organized on April 4, 2012 as a Delaware statutory trust and is registered with the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) under the 1940 Act as an open-end management investment company. The Agreement and Declaration of Trust permits the Trust to issue an unlimited number of shares of beneficial interest (“Shares”) in one or more series representing interests in separate portfolios of securities. The Trust has registered its Shares in multiple separate series. The financial statements presented herein relate to the funds listed below and are individually referred to as a “Fund” or collectively as the “Funds”:

QRAFT AI-Enhanced U.S. High Dividend ETF

QRAFT AI-Enhanced U.S. Large Cap ETF

QRAFT AI-Enhanced U.S. Large Cap Momentum ETF

QRAFT AI-Enhanced U.S. Next Value ETF

Each Fund is an actively managed exchange-traded fund (“ETF”). Unlike index ETFs, actively managed ETFs do not seek to track the performance of a specified index. Instead, actively managed ETFs use an active investment strategy in seeking to meet their investment objectives. Actively managed ETFs are required to publish their portfolio holdings on a daily basis. The availability of this information, which is used by, among others, large institutional investors when deciding to purchase or redeem Creation Units of the ETF, is designed to ensure that shares of the ETF do not trade at a material premium or discount in relation to NAV per share.

The AI-Enhanced U.S. High Dividend ETF seeks to achieve its investment objective by investing at least 80% of its net assets, plus the amounts of any borrowings for investment purposes, in dividend paying securities of U.S. listed companies. Each of the AI-Enhanced U.S. Large Cap ETF, AI-Enhanced U.S. Large Cap Momentum ETF and AI-Enhanced U.S. Next Value ETF seeks to achieve its investment objective by investing at least 80% of its net assets, plus the amounts of any borrowings for investment purposes, in securities of U.S. listed large capitalization companies (as such term is defined in each Fund’s prospectus).

Under the Trust’s organizational documents, its officers and Board of Trustees (the “Board”) are indemnified against certain liabilities arising out of the performance of their duties to the Trust. In addition, in the normal course of business, the Trust may enter into contracts with vendors and others that provide for general indemnifications. The Trust’s maximum exposure under these arrangements is unknown, as this would involve future claims that may be made against the Trust.

Note 2 – Basis of Presentation and Significant Accounting Policies

The following is a summary of the significant accounting policies followed by the Trust in the preparation of the financial statements. These policies are in conformity with generally accepted accounting principles in the United States of America (“GAAP”). The Trust is an investment company and follows accounting and reporting guidance under Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) Accounting Standards Codification (“ASC”) Topic 946, Financial Services-Investment Companies. The preparation of financial statements in accordance with GAAP requires management to make 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 income and expenses during the reporting period. Management believes the estimates and security valuations are appropriate; however, actual results may differ from those estimates, and the security valuations reflected in the financial statements may differ from the value each Fund ultimately realizes upon sale of the securities.

(a) Valuation of Investments

Each Fund’s investments are valued using procedures approved by the Board and are generally valued using market valuations (Market Approach). A market valuation generally means a valuation (i) obtained from an exchange, a pricing service, or a major market maker (or dealer) or (ii) based on a price quotation or other equivalent indication of value supplied by

21

EXCHANGE LISTED FUNDS TRUST

NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Continued)

 

October 31, 2021  

(Unaudited)  

an exchange, a pricing service, or a major market maker (or dealer). A price obtained from a pricing service based on such pricing service’s valuation matrix may be considered a market valuation. Any assets or liabilities denominated in currencies other than the U.S. dollar are converted into U.S. dollars at the current market rates on the date of valuation as quoted by one or more sources.

In the event that current market valuations are not readily available or such valuations do not reflect current fair market value, the Trust’s procedures require the Trust’s Valuation Committee, in accordance with the Trust’s Board-approved valuation guidelines, to determine a security’s fair value. In determining such value, the Valuation Committee may consider, among other things, (i) price comparisons among multiple sources, (ii) a review of corporate actions and news events, and (iii) a review of relevant financial indicators (e.g., movement in interest rates or market indices). Fair value pricing involves subjective judgments and it is possible that the fair value determination for a security is materially different than the value that could be realized upon the sale of the security. With respect to securities that are primarily listed on foreign exchanges, the value of each Fund’s portfolio securities may change on days when the investors will not be able to purchase or sell their Shares.

Each Fund discloses the fair value of its investments in a hierarchy that distinguishes between: (1) market participant assumptions developed based on market data obtained from sources independent of each Fund (observable inputs) and (2) each Fund’s own assumptions about market participant assumptions developed based on the best information available under the circumstances (unobservable inputs). The three levels defined by the hierarchy are as follows:

•   Level 1 – Quoted prices in active markets for identical assets

•   Level 2 – Other significant observable inputs (including quoted prices for similar securities, interest rates, prepayment speeds, credit risk, etc.)

•   Level 3 – Significant unobservable inputs (including each Fund’s own assumptions in determining the fair value of investments).

The inputs or methodology used for valuing securities are not necessarily an indication of the risk associated with investing in those securities.

Pursuant to the valuation procedures noted previously, equity securities and short-term investments are generally categorized as Level 1 in the fair value hierarchy (unless there is a fair valuation event, in which case affected securities are generally categorized as Level 2 or Level 3).

The following is a summary of the valuations as of October 31, 2021 for each Fund based upon the three levels defined above:

QRAFT AI-Enhanced U.S. High Dividend ETF

 

Level 1

 

Level 2

 

Level 3

 

Total

Investments

 

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

 

Common Stocks(a)

 

$

5,440,229

 

$

 

$

 

$

5,440,229

Short-Term Investments

 

 

13,735

 

 

 

 

 

 

13,735

Total

 

$

5,453,964

 

$

 

$

 

$

5,453,964

QRAFT AI-Enhanced U.S. Large Cap ETF

 

Level 1

 

Level 2

 

Level 3

 

Total

Investments

 

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

 

Common Stocks(a)

 

$

20,301,345

 

$

 

$

 

$

20,301,345

Short-Term Investments

 

 

52,889

 

 

 

 

 

 

52,889

Total

 

$

20,354,234

 

$

 

$

 

$

20,354,234

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NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Continued)

 

October 31, 2021  

(Unaudited)  

QRAFT AI-Enhanced U.S. Large Cap Momentum ETF

 

Level 1

 

Level 2

 

Level 3

 

Total

Investments

 

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

 

Common Stocks(a)

 

$

31,729,007

 

$

 

$

 

$

31,729,007

Short-Term Investments

 

 

92,746

 

 

 

 

 

 

92,746

Total

 

$

31,821,753

 

$

 

$

 

$

31,821,753

QRAFT AI-Enhanced U.S. Next Value ETF

 

Level 1

 

Level 2

 

Level 3

 

Total

Investments

 

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

 

Common Stocks(a)

 

$

6,241,932

 

$

 

$

 

$

6,241,932

Short-Term Investments

 

 

23,163

 

 

 

 

 

 

23,163

Total

 

$

6,265,095

 

$

 

$

 

$

6,265,095

(a)  See Schedule of Investments for additional detailed categorizations.

(b) Investment Transactions and Related Income

For financial reporting purposes, investment transactions are reported on trade date. However, for daily NAV determination, portfolio securities transactions are reflected no later than in the first calculation on the first business day following trade date. Dividend income is recorded on the ex-dividend date. Interest income is recognized on an accrual basis and includes, where applicable, the amortization of premium or accretion of discount based on effective yield. Gains or losses realized on sales of securities are determined using the specific identification method by comparing the identified cost of the security lot sold with the net sales proceeds. Dividend Income on the Statements of Operations is shown net of any foreign taxes withheld on income from foreign securities, which are provided for in accordance with each Fund’s understanding of the applicable tax rules and regulations.

(c) Foreign Currency Transactions

The accounting records of the Trust are maintained in U.S. dollars. Financial instruments and other assets and liabilities of the Trust denominated in a foreign currency, if any, are translated into U.S. dollars at current exchange rates. Purchases and sales of financial instruments, income receipts and expense payments are translated into U.S. dollars at the exchange rate on the date of the transaction. The Trust does not isolate that portion of the results of operations resulting from changes in foreign exchange rates from those resulting from changes in values to financial instruments. Such fluctuations are included with the net realized and unrealized gains or losses from investments. Realized foreign exchange gains or losses arise from transactions in financial instruments and foreign currencies, currency exchange fluctuations between the trade and settlement date of such transactions, and the difference between the amount of assets and liabilities recorded and the U.S. dollar equivalent of the amounts actually received or paid. Net unrealized foreign exchange gains and losses arise from changes in the value of assets and liabilities, including financial instruments, resulting from changes in currency exchange rates. Each Fund may be subject to foreign taxes related to foreign income received, capital gains on the sale of securities and certain foreign currency transactions (a portion of which may be reclaimable). All foreign taxes are recorded in accordance with the applicable regulations and rates that exist in the foreign jurisdictions in which each Fund invests.

(d) Federal Income Tax

It is the policy of each Fund to continue to qualify each year as a regulated investment company under Subchapter M of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (the “Code”), as amended, and to distribute substantially all of its net investment income and capital gains, if any, to its shareholders. Therefore, no federal income tax provision is required as long as each Fund qualifies as a regulated investment company.

Management of each Fund has evaluated tax positions taken or expected to be taken in the course of preparing each Fund’s tax returns to determine whether it is more-likely-than-not (i.e., greater than 50%) that each tax position will be sustained upon examination by a taxing authority based on the technical merits of the position. A tax position that meets the more-likely-than-not

23

EXCHANGE LISTED FUNDS TRUST

NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Continued)

 

October 31, 2021  

(Unaudited)  

recognition threshold is measured to determine the amount of benefit to recognize in the financial statements. Differences between tax positions taken in a tax return and amounts recognized in the financial statements will generally result in an increase in a liability for taxes payable (or a reduction of a tax refund receivable), including the recognition of any related interest and penalties as an operating expense. In general, tax positions taken in previous tax years remain subject to examination by tax authorities (generally three years for federal income tax purposes). The determination has been made that there are not any uncertain tax positions that would require each Fund to record a tax liability and, therefore, there is no impact to each Fund’s financial statements. Each Fund’s policy is to classify interest and penalties associated with underpayment of federal and state income taxes, if any, as income tax expense on its Statement of Operations. As of October 31, 2021, no Fund had any interest or penalties associated with the underpayment of any income taxes.

(e) Distributions to Shareholders

Each Fund pays out dividends from its net investment income at least quarterly and distributes its net capital gains, if any, to investors at least annually. Each Fund may make distributions on a more frequent basis for such Fund to comply with the distributions requirement of the Code, in all events in a manner consistent with the provisions of the 1940 Act.

The amount of distributions from net investment income and net realized gains are determined in accordance with federal income tax regulations, which may differ from GAAP. These “book/tax” differences are either considered temporary or permanent in nature. To the extent these differences are permanent in nature (e.g., return of capital and distribution reclassifications), such amounts are reclassified within the composition of net assets based on their federal tax basis treatment; temporary differences (e.g., wash sales and straddles) do not require a reclassification.

Note 3 – Transactions with Affiliates and Other Servicing Agreements

(a) Investment Advisory Agreement

Exchange Traded Concepts, LLC (the “Adviser”) serves as the investment adviser to the Trust, including each Fund, pursuant to an investment advisory agreement entered into by the Adviser and the Trust on behalf of each Fund (“Advisory Agreement”). Under the Advisory Agreement, the Adviser provides investment advisory services to each Fund. The Adviser also arranges for transfer agency, custody, fund administration and accounting, and other non-distribution related services necessary for each Fund to operate. The Adviser administers each Fund’s business affairs, provides office facilities and equipment and certain clerical, bookkeeping and administrative services, and provides its officers and employees to serve as officers or Trustees of the Trust.

For the services it provides to each Fund, the Adviser receives a fee, which is calculated daily and paid monthly, at an annual rate of 0.75% of average daily net assets of each Fund.

Under the Advisory Agreement, the Adviser has agreed to pay all expenses of each Fund except for the advisory fee, interest, 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 fees and expenses paid by the Trust under any distribution plan adopted pursuant to Rule 12b-1 under the 1940 Act (“Excluded Expenses”).

QRAFT Technologies, Inc. (“QRAFT”) is the Funds’ sponsor. The Adviser has entered into an agreement with QRAFT whereby QRAFT assumes the obligation of the Adviser to pay all expenses of the Funds, except Excluded Expenses and, to the extent applicable, pay the Adviser’s minimum fee under the arrangement. Qraft will also provide marketing support for the Funds including, but not limited to, distributing each Fund’s materials and providing the Funds with access to and the use of Qraft’s other marketing capabilities, including communications through print and electronic media. For its services, Qraft is entitled to a fee from the Adviser, which is calculated daily and paid monthly, based on a percentage of the average daily net assets of each Fund. Qraft does not make investment decisions, provide investment advice, or otherwise act in the capacity of an investment adviser to the Funds.

24

EXCHANGE LISTED FUNDS TRUST

NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Continued)

 

October 31, 2021  

(Unaudited)  

An Interested Trustee and certain officers of the Trust are affiliated with the Adviser and receive no compensation from the Trust for serving as officers and/or Trustee.

(b) Distribution Arrangement

Foreside Fund Services, LLC (the “Distributor”), a Delaware limited liability company, is the principal underwriter and distributor of each Fund’s Shares. The Distributor does not maintain any secondary market in any Fund’s Shares.

The Trust has adopted a Rule 12b-1 Distribution and Service Plan (the “Distribution and Service Plan”) pursuant to which payments of up to a maximum of 0.25% of average daily net assets may be made to compensate or reimburse financial intermediaries for activities principally intended to result in the sale of each Fund’s Shares. In accordance with the Distribution and Service Plan, the Distributor may enter into agreements with financial intermediaries and dealers relating to distribution and/or marketing services with respect to the Trust.

Currently, no payments are made under the Distribution and Service Plan. Such payments may only be made after approval by the Board. The Adviser and its affiliates may, out of their own resources, pay amounts to third parties for distribution or marketing services on behalf of the Trust.

An officer of the Trust is also an employee of an affiliate of the Distributor and receives no compensation from the Trust for serving as an officer.

(c) Other Servicing Agreements

The Bank of New York Mellon (“BNY Mellon”) serves as each Fund’s fund accountant, transfer agent, custodian and administrator.

Note 4 – Investment Transactions

Purchases and sales of investments, excluding in-kind transactions and short-term investments, for the period ended October 31, 2021 were as follows:

Fund

 

Purchases

 

Sales

AI-Enhanced U.S. High Dividend ETF

 

$

8,154,492

 

$

8,596,112

AI-Enhanced U.S. Large Cap ETF

 

 

13,937,901

 

 

16,398,777

AI-Enhanced U.S. Large Cap Momentum ETF

 

 

110,849,178

 

 

116,576,455

AI-Enhanced U.S. Next Value ETF

 

 

12,439,158

 

 

13,303,237

Purchases and sales of in-kind transactions for the period ended October 31, 2021 were as follows:

Fund

 

Purchases

 

Sales

AI-Enhanced U.S. High Dividend ETF

 

$

6,945,793

 

$

6,503,173

AI-Enhanced U.S. Large Cap ETF

 

 

16,736,062

 

 

16,324,172

AI-Enhanced U.S. Large Cap Momentum ETF

 

 

66,664,637

 

 

53,356,258

AI-Enhanced U.S. Next Value ETF

 

 

6,495,673

 

 

3,996,899

Note 5 – Capital Share Transactions

Fund Shares are listed and traded on the Exchange on each day that the Exchange is open for business (“Business Day”). Each Fund’s Shares may only be purchased and sold on the Exchange through a broker-dealer. Because each Fund’s Shares trade at market prices rather than at their NAV, Shares may trade at a price equal to the NAV, greater than NAV (premium) or less than NAV (discount).

Each Fund offers and redeems Shares on a continuous basis at NAV only in large blocks of Shares (“Creation Unit”). Except when aggregated in Creation Units, Shares are not redeemable securities of a Fund. Fund Shares may only be purchased or redeemed directly from each Fund by certain financial institutions (“Authorized Participants”). An Authorized Participant

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NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Continued)

 

October 31, 2021  

(Unaudited)  

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 (“DTC”) participant and, in each case, must have executed a Participant Agreement with the Distributor. Creation Units are available for purchase and redemption on each Business Day and are offered and redeemed on an in-kind basis, together with the specified cash amount, or for an all cash amount.

To the extent contemplated by a participant agreement, in the event an Authorized Participant has submitted a redemption request in proper form but is unable to transfer all or part of the shares comprising a Creation Unit to be redeemed by the Distributor, on behalf of each Fund, by the time as set forth in a participant agreement, the Distributor may nonetheless accept the redemption request in reliance on the undertaking by the Authorized Participant to deliver the missing shares as soon as possible, which undertaking shall be secured by the Authorized Participant’s delivery and maintenance of collateral equal to a percentage of the market value as set forth in the Participant Agreement. A participant agreement may permit each Fund to use such collateral to purchase the missing shares, and could subject an Authorized Participant to liability for any shortfall between the cost of each Fund acquiring such shares and the value of the collateral.

Most retail investors will not qualify as Authorized Participants or have the resources to buy and sell whole Creation Units. Therefore, they will be unable to purchase or redeem the Shares directly from each Fund. Rather, most retail investors will purchase Shares in the secondary market with the assistance of a broker, which will be subject to customary brokerage commissions or fees.

A purchase (i.e., creation) transaction fee may be imposed for the transfer and other transaction costs associated with the purchase of Creation Units, and investors will be required to pay a creation transaction fee regardless of the number of Creation Units created in the transaction. Each Fund may adjust the creation transaction fee from time to time based upon actual experience. In addition, a variable fee may be imposed for cash purchases, non-standard orders, or partial cash purchases of Creation Units. The variable fee is primarily designed to cover non-standard charges, e.g., brokerage, taxes, foreign exchange, execution, market impact, and other costs and expenses, related to the execution of trades resulting from such transaction. Each Fund may adjust the non-standard charge from time to time based upon actual experience. Investors who use the services of an Authorized Participant, broker or other such intermediary may be charged a fee for such services which may include an amount for the creation transaction fee and non-standard charges. Investors are responsible for the costs of transferring the securities constituting the deposit securities to the account of the Trust. The Adviser may retain all or a portion of the transaction fee to the extent the Adviser bears the expenses that otherwise would be borne by the Trust in connection with the issuance of a Creation Unit, which the transaction fee is designed to cover. The standard Creation Unit transaction fees for AI-Enhanced U.S. High Dividend ETF, AI-Enhanced U.S. Large Cap ETF, AI-Enhanced U.S. Large Cap Momentum ETF and AI-Enhanced U.S. Next Value ETF are $500, $1,750, $250 and $500, respectively, regardless of the number of Creation Units created in the transaction.

A redemption transaction fee may be imposed for the transfer and other transaction costs associated with the redemption of Creation Units, and Authorized Participants will be required to pay a redemption transaction fee regardless of the number of Creation Units created in the transaction. The redemption transaction fee is the same no matter how many Creation Units are being redeemed pursuant to any one redemption request. Each Fund may adjust the redemption transaction fee from time to time based upon actual experience. In addition, a variable fee, payable to each Fund, may be imposed for cash redemptions, non-standard orders, or partial cash redemptions for each Fund. The variable fee is primarily designed to cover non-standard charges, e.g., brokerage, taxes, foreign exchange, execution, market impact, and other costs and expenses, related to the execution of trades resulting from such transaction. Investors who use the services of an Authorized Participant, broker or other such intermediary may be charged a fee for such services which may include an amount for the redemption transaction fees and non-standard charges. Investors are responsible for the costs of transferring the securities constituting each Fund’s securities to the account of the Trust. The non-standard charges are payable to each Fund as it incurs costs in connection with the redemption of Creation Units, the receipt of each Fund’s securities and the cash redemption amount and other transactions costs. The standard redemption transaction fees for AI-Enhanced U.S. High Dividend ETF, AI-Enhanced U.S. Large Cap ETF, AI-Enhanced U.S. Large Cap Momentum ETF and AI-Enhanced U.S. Next Value ETF are $500, $1,750, $250 and $500, respectively, regardless of the number of Creation Units created in the transaction.

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October 31, 2021  

(Unaudited)   

Note 6 – Principal Risks

As with any investment, an investor could lose all or part of their investment in each Fund and each Fund’s performance could trail that of other investments. Each Fund is subject to the principal risks noted below, any of which may adversely affect each Fund’s NAV, trading price, yield, total return and ability to meet its investment objective. Additional principal risks are disclosed in each Fund’s prospectus. Please refer to the relevant Fund’s prospectus for a complete description of the principal risks of investing in that Fund.

Market Risk: The market price of a security or instrument could decline, sometimes rapidly or unpredictably, due to general market conditions that are not specifically related to a particular company, such as real or perceived adverse economic or political conditions throughout the world, changes in the general outlook for corporate earnings, changes in interest or currency rates or adverse investor sentiment generally. Local, regional, or global events such as war, acts of terrorism, the spread of infectious illness or other public health issues, recessions, or other events could have a significant impact on the market generally and on specific securities. The market value of a security may also decline because of factors that affect a particular industry or industries, such as labor shortages or increased production costs and competitive conditions within an industry.

Models and Data Risk: Each Fund relies heavily on a proprietary artificial intelligence selection model as well as data and information supplied by third parties that are utilized by such model. To the extent the model does not perform as designed or as intended, each Fund’s strategy may not be successfully implemented, and each Fund may lose value. If the model or data are incorrect or incomplete, any decisions made in reliance thereon may lead to the inclusion or exclusion of securities that would have been excluded or included had the model or data been correct and complete.

Non-Diversification Risk: Each Fund is non-diversified, meaning that, as compared to a diversified fund, it can invest a greater percentage of its assets in securities issued by or representing a small number of issuers. As a result, the performance of these issuers can have a substantial impact on each Fund’s performance.

Sector Focus Risk: Each Fund may invest a significant portion of its assets in one or more sectors and thus will be more susceptible to the risks affecting those sectors. Each Fund identifies its sector weightings in its Summary of Investments and the sector exposure is expected to vary over time.

Note 7 – Federal Income Taxes

At October 31, 2021, gross unrealized appreciation and depreciation of investments owned by each Fund, based on cost for federal income tax purposes were as follows:

Fund

 

Tax Cost

 

Unrealized
Appreciation

 

Unrealized
Depreciation

 

Net Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)

AI-Enhanced U.S. High Dividend ETF

 

$

5,349,237

 

$

258,462

 

$

(153,735

)

 

$

104,727

AI-Enhanced U.S. Large Cap ETF

 

 

18,598,254

 

 

2,220,464

 

 

(464,484

)

 

 

1,755,980

AI-Enhanced U.S. Large Cap Momentum ETF

 

 

29,534,543

 

 

2,757,156

 

 

(469,946

)

 

 

2,287,210

AI-Enhanced U.S. Next Value ETF

 

 

6,233,287

 

 

242,364

 

 

(210,556

)

 

 

31,808

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

Fund

 

Undistributed
Ordinary
Income

 

Undistributed
Long-Term
Capital
Gains (Losses)

 

Accumulated
Capital and
Other Losses

 

Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
on Investments

 

Accumulated
Earnings
(Deficit)

AI-Enhanced U.S. High Dividend ETF

 

$

10,348

 

$

 

$

(247,684

)

 

$

230,601

 

$

(6,735

)

AI-Enhanced U.S. Large Cap ETF

 

 

 

 

 

 

(305,991

)

 

 

404,268

 

 

98,277

 

AI-Enhanced U.S. Large Cap Momentum ETF

 

 

184,439

 

 

15,998

 

 

 

 

 

489,341

 

 

689,778

 

AI-Enhanced U.S. Next Value ETF

 

 

27,192

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

269,357

 

 

296,549

 

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NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Concluded)

 

October 31, 2021  

(Unaudited)   

As of the tax period ended April 30, 2021, each Fund has non-expiring accumulated capital loss carryforwards as follows:

Fund

 

Short-Term

 

Long-Term

 

Total Amount

AI-Enhanced U.S. High Dividend ETF

 

$

247,684

 

$

 

$

247,684

To the extent that a fund may realize future net capital gains, those gains will be offset by any of its unused capital loss carryforward. Future capital loss carryover utilization in any given year may be subject to Internal Revenue Code limitations.

As of April 30, 2021, the AI-Enhanced U.S. Large Cap ETF had $291,010 of post-October capital losses which are deferred until May 1, 2021 for tax purposes. Net capital losses incurred after October 31 and within the taxable year are deemed to arise on the first day of the Fund’s next taxable year.

As of April 30, 2021, the AI-Enhanced U.S Large Cap ETF had $14,981 of qualified late-year ordinary losses, respectively, which are deferred until May 1, 2021 for tax purposes. Net late-year losses incurred after December 31, and within the taxable year are deemed to arise on the first day of the Fund’s next taxable year.

The tax character of current year distributions will be determined at the end of the current fiscal year.

Note 8 – Recent Market Events

The spread of COVID-19 around the world has caused significant volatility in U.S. and international markets. There is significant uncertainty around the breadth and duration of business disruptions related to the COVID-19 pandemic, as well as its impact on the U.S. and international economies. The operational and financial performance of the issuers of securities in which the Funds invest depends on future developments, including the duration and spread of the outbreak, and such developments may in turn impact the value of the Funds’ investments. The ultimate impact of the pandemic on the financial performance of the Funds’ investments is not reasonably able to be approximated at this time.

Note 9 – Events Subsequent to the Fiscal Year End

In preparing these financial statements, management has evaluated events and transactions for potential recognition or disclosure through the date the financial statements were issued. Management has determined there are no subsequent events that would require disclosure in the Funds’ financial statements.

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DISCLOSURE OF FUND EXPENSES

 

October 31, 2021  

(Unaudited)   

All ETFs have operating expenses. As a shareholder of the Fund, you incur an advisory fee. In addition to the advisory fee, a shareholder may pay brokerage expenses, taxes, interest, litigation expenses and other extraordinary expenses (including acquired fund fees and expenses), if any. It is important for you to understand the impact of these ongoing costs on your investment returns. Shareholders may incur brokerage commissions on their purchases and sales of the Fund’s shares, which are not reflected in these examples.

The following examples use the annualized expense ratio and are intended to help you understand the ongoing costs (in dollars) of investing in the Fund and to compare these costs with those of other funds. The examples are based on an investment of $1,000 made at the beginning of the period shown and held for the entire period (unless otherwise noted below). The table below illustrates the Fund’s cost in two ways:

Actual Fund Return

This section helps you to estimate the actual expenses after fee waivers that your Fund incurred over the period. The “Expenses Paid During Period” column shows the actual dollar expense cost incurred by a $1,000 investment in the Fund, and the “Ending Account Value” number is derived from deducting that expense cost from the Fund’s gross investment return.

You can use this information, together with the actual amount you invested in the Fund, to estimate the expenses you paid over that period. Simply divide your actual account value by $1,000 to arrive at a ratio (for example, an $8,600 account value divided by $1,000 = 8.6), then multiply that ratio by the number shown for your Fund under “Expenses Paid During Period.”

Hypothetical 5% Return

This section helps you compare your Fund’s costs with those of other funds. It assumes that the Fund had an annual 5% return before expenses during the year, but that the expense ratio for the period is unchanged. This example is useful in making comparisons because the Commission requires all funds to make this 5% calculation. You can assess your Fund’s comparative cost by comparing the hypothetical result for your Fund in the “Expenses Paid During Period” column with those that appear in the same charts in the shareholder reports for other funds.

NOTE: Because the return is set at 5% for comparison purposes – NOT your Fund’s actual return – the account values shown may not apply to your specific investment.

 

 

Beginning
Account Value
May 1, 2021

 

Ending
Account Value
October 31, 2021

 

Annualized
Expense
Ratio

 

Expenses Paid
During Period(1)

QRAFT AI-Enhanced U.S. High Dividend ETF

 

 

   

 

       

 

 

Actual Performance

 

$

1,000.00

 

$

1,042.40

 

0.75%

 

$

3.86

Hypothetical (5% return before expenses)

 

$

1,000.00

 

$

1,021.42

 

0.75%

 

$

3.82

QRAFT AI-Enhanced U.S. Large Cap ETF

 

 

   

 

       

 

 

Actual Performance

 

$

1,000.00

 

$

1,113.90

 

0.75%

 

$

4.00

Hypothetical (5% return before expenses)

 

$

1,000.00

 

$

1,021.42

 

0.75%

 

$

3.82

QRAFT AI-Enhanced U.S. Large Cap Momentum ETF

 

 

   

 

       

 

 

Actual Performance

 

$

1,000.00

 

$

1,063.80

 

0.75%

 

$

3.90

Hypothetical (5% return before expenses)

 

$

1,000.00

 

$

1,021.42

 

0.75%

 

$

3.82

QRAFT AI-Enhanced U.S. Next Value ETF

 

 

   

 

       

 

 

Actual Performance

 

$

1,000.00

 

$

996.50

 

0.75%

 

$

3.77

Hypothetical (5% return before expenses)

 

$

1,000.00

 

$

1,021.42

 

0.75%

 

$

3.82

(1)  Expenses paid during the period are equal to each Fund’s annualized expense ratio, multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by 184 (the number of days in the most recent six-month period), then divided by 365.

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REVIEW OF LIQUIDITY RISK MANAGEMENT PROGRAM

 

October 31, 2021  

(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 “Funds”), 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 its shareholders. The Trust’s liquidity risk management program (the “Program”), which adopts the liquidity risk management policies and procedures of Exchange Traded Concepts, LLC, the Trust’s investment adviser (the “Adviser”), is tailored to reflect the Funds’ particular risks, but not to eliminate all adverse impacts of liquidity risk, which would be incompatible with the nature of the Funds.

The Adviser, which is the administrator of the Program, has formed a Liquidity Risk Working Group (“LRWG”) consisting of certain individuals from ETC’s portfolio management, capital markets, and legal and compliance teams. The LRWG is responsible for conducting an initial assessment of the liquidity risk of the Funds and to manage the liquidity risk of the Funds on an ongoing basis. Meetings of the LRWG are held no less than monthly.

At the March 2021 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, 2020. The report concluded that the Program is adequately designed to assess and manage the Funds’ liquidity risk and has been effectively implemented. The report reflected 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 each Fund’s prospectus for more information regarding a Fund’s exposure to liquidity risk and other principal risks to which an investment in the Fund may be subject.

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BOARD CONSIDERATION OF APPROVAL OF INVESTMENT ADVISORY AGREEMENT

 

October 31, 2021  

(Unaudited)  

At a meeting held on August 25, 2020 (the “Meeting”), the Board of Trustees (the “Board”) of Exchange Listed Funds Trust (the “Trust”) considered and approved an investment advisory agreement between the Trust, on behalf of the QRAFT AI-Enhanced U.S. Next Value ETF (the “Fund”), and Exchange Traded Concepts, LLC (“ETC” or the “Adviser”) pursuant to which ETC would provide advisory services to the Fund (the “Agreement”).

Pursuant to Section 15 of the Investment Company Act of 1940 (the “1940 Act”), the Agreement must be approved by a vote of (i) the Trustees or the shareholders of the Fund and (ii) a majority of the Trustees who are not parties to the Agreement or “interested persons” of any party thereto, as defined in the 1940 Act (the “Independent Trustees”), cast in person at a meeting called for the purpose of voting on such approval. In connection with its consideration of such approvals, the Board must request and evaluate, and the Adviser is required to furnish, such information as may be reasonably necessary to evaluate the terms of the Agreement. In addition, rules under the 1940 Act require an investment company to disclose in its shareholder reports the material factors and the conclusions with respect thereto that formed the basis for the Board’s approval of an investment advisory agreement.

Although the 1940 Act requires that the Agreement be approved by the in-person vote of a majority of the Independent Trustees, the Meeting was held virtually through the internet in view of the health risks associated with holding an in-person meeting during the COVID-19 pandemic and possible restrictions on gatherings. The Meeting was held in reliance on an order issued by the Securities and Exchange Commission that provides temporary relief from the in-person voting requirements of the 1940 Act with respect to the approval of a fund’s advisory agreement in response to the challenges arising in connection with the COVID-19 pandemic.

Consistent with these responsibilities, prior to the Meeting, the Board reviewed written materials from the Adviser and, at the Meeting, representatives from the Adviser presented additional oral and written information to help the Board evaluate the Agreement. Among other things, representatives from the Adviser provided an overview of its advisory business, including investment personnel and investment processes. During the Meeting, the Board discussed the materials it received, including a memorandum from legal counsel to the Independent Trustees on the responsibilities of Trustees in considering the approval of investment advisory agreements under the 1940 Act, considered the Adviser’s oral presentation, and deliberated on the approval of the Agreement in light of this information. Throughout the process, the Trustees were afforded the opportunity to ask questions of and request additional materials from the Adviser. The Independent Trustees were assisted in their review by independent legal counsel and met with counsel separately and without management present.

In considering whether to approve the Agreement, the Board took into account the presentation made and the extensive discussion during the Meeting, including the discussion the Independent Trustees had during their executive session with independent legal counsel. In particular, the Trustees took into consideration (i) the nature, extent, and quality of the services to be provided by the Adviser to the Fund; (ii) the Adviser’s expected costs of and profits to be realized from providing advisory services to the Fund, including any fall-out benefits to be enjoyed by the Adviser or its affiliates; (iii) comparative fee and expense data for the Fund; (iv) the extent to which the advisory fee for the Fund reflects economies of scale to be shared with Fund shareholders; and (v) other factors the Board deemed to be relevant.

Nature, Extent, and Quality of Services to be Provided

In considering the nature, extent, and quality of the services to be provided to the Fund, the Board considered ETC’s specific responsibilities in all aspects of day-to-day management of the Fund. The Board noted that such responsibilities would include providing investment advice to the Fund, monitoring compliance with various fund policies and procedures and applicable securities regulations, trading portfolio securities and other investment instruments on behalf of the Fund, selecting broker-dealers to execute purchase and sale transactions, determining the daily baskets of deposit securities and cash components, executing portfolio securities trades for purchases and redemptions of fund shares, oversight of general portfolio compliance with relevant law, responsibility for quarterly reporting to the Board, and implementation of Board directives as they relate to the Fund. The Board considered the qualifications, experience, and responsibilities of ETC’s investment personnel, the quality of ETC’s compliance infrastructure, and the determination of the Trust’s Chief Compliance Officer that ETC has appropriate compliance policies and procedures in place. The Board noted that it had recently reviewed ETC’s registration form on Form ADV and that it had been provided with ETC’s responses to a detailed series of questions, which

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BOARD CONSIDERATION OF APPROVAL OF INVESTMENT ADVISORY AGREEMENT (Concluded)

 

October 31, 2021  

(Unaudited)  

included a description of ETC’s operations, service, offerings, personnel, compliance program, risk management program, and financial condition. The Board considered ETC’s experience working with ETFs, including other series of the Trust and other ETFs managed by ETC. The Board also considered other services to be provided to the Fund by ETC, such as arranging for transfer agency, custody, fund administration and accounting, and other non-distribution related services necessary for the Fund to operate; administering the Fund’s business affairs; providing office facilities and equipment and certain clerical, bookkeeping, and administrative services; liaising with and reporting to the Board on matters relating to Fund operations, portfolio management and other matters essential to the Fund’s business activities; supervising the Fund’s registration as an investment company and the offering of its shares to the public, including oversight and preparation of regulatory filings; working with ETF market participants, including authorized participants, market makers, and exchanges, to help facilitate an orderly trading environment for the Fund’s shares; and providing its officers and employees to serve as officers or Trustees of the Trust.

Based on the factors above, as well as those discussed below, the Board concluded that it was satisfied with the nature, extent, and quality of the services to be provided to the Fund by ETC.

Performance

Because the Fund is new and has not commenced operations, the Board noted that there were no historical performance records to consider.

Cost of Advisory Services and Profitability

The Board reviewed the proposed advisory fee to be paid to ETC for its services to the Fund under the Agreement. The Board reviewed a report comparing the Fund’s advisory fee to those paid by a group of peer funds. The Board noted that the Fund’s advisory fee was within the range of advisory fees paid by the peer funds. The Board took into consideration that the advisory fee is a “unitary fee,” meaning that the Fund would pay no expenses other than certain expenses customarily excluded from unitary fee arrangements, such as brokerage commissions, taxes, and interest. The Board noted that ETC will be responsible for compensating the Fund’s other service providers and paying the Fund’s other expenses out of its own fee and resources and that while the Fund’s sponsor has agreed to assume such responsibility, ETC is ultimately responsible for ensuring the obligation to the Fund is satisfied. The Board considered the costs and expenses to be incurred by ETC in providing advisory services, evaluated the compensation and benefits to be received by ETC from its relationship with the Fund, and reviewed a profitability analysis from ETC with respect to the Fund. In light of this information, the Board concluded that the advisory fee appeared reasonable in light of the services to be rendered.

Economies of Scale

The Board considered the expected costs, and anticipated profits, of the advisory services to the Fund, and the potential for economies of scale as fund assets grow The Board noted that such economies would, to some degree, be shared with Fund shareholders through the unified fee structure of the Fund. The Board further noted that it would have an opportunity to evaluate the extent to which economies of scale are being shared if and when the Fund experiences significant growth.

Conclusion

No single factor was determinative of the Board’s decision to approve the Agreement on behalf of the Fund; rather, the Board based its determination on the total mix on information available to it. Based on a consideration of all the factors in their totality, the Board, including the Independent Trustees, determined that the Agreement, including the compensation payable thereunder, was fair and reasonable to the Fund. The Board, including the Independent Trustees, therefore, determined that the approval of the Agreement was in the best interests of the Fund and its shareholders.

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Investment Adviser:

Exchange Traded Concepts, LLC
10900 Hefner Pointe Drive, Suite 400
Oklahoma City, OK 73120

Distributor:

Foreside Fund Services, LLC
Three Canal Plaza, Suite 100
Portland, ME 04101

Legal Counsel:

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

Proxy Voting Information

Exchange Traded Concepts’ proxy voting policies and procedures are attached to the Funds’ SAI, which is available without charge by visiting the Funds’ website at www.qraftaietf.com or the SEC’s website at www.sec.gov or by calling toll-free (855) 973-7880.

In addition, a description of how each Fund voted proxies relating to its portfolio securities during the most recent 12-month period ended June 30 is available without charge upon request by calling toll-free (855) 973-7880 or on the SEC’s website at www.sec.gov.

Quarterly Portfolio Holdings Information

Each Fund files its complete schedule of portfolio holdings with the SEC for the first and third quarters of its fiscal period as an exhibit to its reports on Form N-PORT within sixty days after the end of the period. Each Fund’s Form N-PORT reports are available on the SEC’s website at www.sec.gov. In addition, each Fund’s full portfolio holdings are updated daily and available on the Fund’s website at www.qraftaietf.com.

This report has been prepared for shareholders and may be distributed to others only if preceded or accompanied by a current prospectus.