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IMPACT SHARES TRUST I

Impact Shares YWCA Women’s Empowerment ETF

Impact Shares NAACP Minority Empowerment ETF

Impact Shares Sustainable Development Goals Global Equity ETF

Impact Shares Affordable Housing MBS ETF

Impact Shares MSCI Global Climate Select ETF

 

 

 

Semi-Annual Report

December 31, 2021


 

 

Impact Shares Trust I

Table of Contents

 

 

 

 

 

Schedules of Investments

    1  

Statements of Assets and Liabilities

    13  

Statements of Operations

    15  

Statements of Changes in Net Assets

    17  

Financial Highlights

    22  

Notes to Financial Statements

    24  

Disclosure of Fund Expenses

    42  

Board Considerations in Approving an Amended and Restated Investment Advisory Agreement

    43  

Approval of Impact Shares Affordable Housing MBS ETF Advisory and Sub-Advisory Agreements

    46  

Approval of Impact Shares MSCI Global Climate Select ETF Advisory Agreement

    48  

 

 

Each Fund files its complete schedule of Fund holdings with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “Commission”) for the first and third quarters of each fiscal year or as an exhibit to its reports on Form N-PORT. The Fund’s Form N-PORT is available on the Commission’s website at http://www.sec.gov.

A description of the policies and procedures that Impact Shares, Corp. uses to determine how to vote proxies relating to Fund securities, as well as information relating to how a Fund voted proxies relating to Fund securities during the most recent 12-month period ended June 30, is available (i) without charge, upon request, by calling 1-844-448-3383; and (ii) on the Commission’s website at http://www.sec.gov.


 

 

Impact Shares YWCA Women’s Empowerment ETF

Schedule of Investments

December 31, 2021 (Unaudited)

 

 

 

 

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Description    Shares      Fair Value  

COMMON STOCK — 102.2%

 

Communication Services — 13.1%

     

Alphabet, Cl A*

     331      $ 958,920  

Alphabet, Cl C*

     308        891,226  

AT&T

     14,555        358,053  

Comcast, Cl A

     9,441        475,166  

Interpublic Group

     801        29,997  

Lumen Technologies

     1,959        24,585  

Meta Platforms, Cl A*

     3,473        1,168,144  

Verizon Communications

     8,435        438,283  

Walt Disney*

     3,773        584,400  
     

 

 

 
                4,928,774  
     

 

 

 

Consumer Discretionary — 10.9%

     

Amazon.com*

     549        1,830,553  

Aptiv*

     543        89,568  

Autoliv

     158        16,338  

Best Buy

     464        47,142  

Carnival*

     1,687        33,942  

Darden Restaurants

     267        40,221  

Deckers Outdoor*

     54        19,780  

eBay

     1,372        91,238  

Expedia Group*

     297        53,674  

Ford Motor

     8,017        166,513  

Gap

     420        7,413  

General Motors*

     2,955        173,252  

Hasbro

     269        27,379  

Hilton Worldwide Holdings*

     573        89,382  

Lululemon Athletica*

     251        98,254  

Marriott International, Cl A*

     567        93,691  

McDonald’s

     1,550        415,509  

Royal Caribbean Cruises*

     467        35,912  

Starbucks

     2,478        289,852  

Target

     777        179,829  

TJX

     2,529        192,002  

VF

     663        48,545  

Yum! Brands

     542        75,262  
     

 

 

 
        4,115,251  
     

 

 

 
Description    Shares      Fair Value  

Consumer Staples — 5.8%

     

Archer-Daniels-Midland

     859      $ 58,060  

Campbell Soup

     300        13,038  

Church & Dwight

     379        38,848  

Clorox

     187        32,605  

Coca-Cola

     6,051        358,280  

Colgate-Palmolive

     1,318        112,478  

Conagra Brands

     726        24,793  

Estee Lauder, Cl A

     362        134,012  

General Mills

     922        62,124  

Hershey

     222        42,950  

J M Smucker

     164        22,275  

Kellogg

     386        24,866  

Kimberly-Clark

     520        74,318  

Kraft Heinz

     1,028        36,905  

Kroger

     1,037        46,934  

Molson Coors Beverage, Cl B

     278        12,885  

PepsiCo

     2,160        375,214  

Procter & Gamble

     3,801        621,768  

Tyson Foods, Cl A

     456        39,745  

Walgreens Boots Alliance

     1,111        57,950  
     

 

 

 
                2,190,048  
     

 

 

 

Financials — 8.1%

     

Aflac

     954        55,704  

Allstate

     462        54,354  

American Express

     1,006        164,582  

American International PLC

     1,318        74,941  

Ameriprise Financial

     177        53,394  

Bank of America

     11,474        510,478  

Bank of New York Mellon

     1,232        71,554  

BlackRock, Cl A

     225        206,001  

Capital One Financial

     694        100,692  

Citigroup

     3,150        190,228  

Fifth Third Bancorp

     1,069        46,555  

First Republic Bank

     271        55,964  

Goldman Sachs Group

     531        203,134  

Hannon Armstrong Sustainable Infrastructure Capital

     1,300        69,056  

Hartford Financial Services Group

     542        37,420  

Huntington Bancshares

     2,268        34,973  

KeyCorp

     1,464        33,862  

Lincoln National

     269        18,362  

MetLife

     1,130        70,614  

Moody’s

     258        100,770  

Morgan Stanley

     2,316        227,339  

Northern Trust

     326        38,993  

Principal Financial Group

     384        27,775  

Progressive

     912        93,617  

Prudential Financial

     601        65,052  

Regions Financial

     1,460        31,828  

S&P Global

     386        182,165  

State Street

     565        52,545  

T Rowe Price Group

     358        70,397  

US Bancorp

     2,104        118,182  

Voya Financial

     168        11,140  
     

 

 

 
        3,071,671  
     

 

 

 

 

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

 

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Impact Shares YWCA Women’s Empowerment ETF

Schedule of Investments

December 31, 2021 (Unaudited)

 

 

 

 

Description    Shares      Fair Value  

Health Care — 14.6%

     

Abbott Laboratories

     2,797      $ 393,650  

AbbVie

     2,758        373,433  

Agilent Technologies

     480        76,632  

AmerisourceBergen, Cl A

     230        30,565  

Amgen

     895        201,348  

Anthem

     385        178,463  

Baxter International

     780        66,955  

Becton Dickinson

     455        114,423  

Biogen*

     234        56,141  

BioMarin Pharmaceutical*

     285        25,180  

Bristol-Myers Squibb

     3,488        217,477  

Cardinal Health

     444        22,862  

Cigna

     534        122,622  

CVS Health

     2,058        212,303  

Edwards Lifesciences*

     1,020        132,141  

Eli Lilly

     1,259        347,761  

Gilead Sciences

     1,976        143,478  

Johnson & Johnson

     4,132        706,861  

McKesson

     241        59,905  

Medtronic PLC

     2,126        219,935  

Merck

     3,862        295,984  

Perrigo PLC

     200        7,780  

Pfizer

     8,830        521,411  

Quest Diagnostics

     188        32,526  

Regeneron Pharmaceuticals*

     168        106,095  

UnitedHealth Group

     1,490        748,189  

Vertex Pharmaceuticals*

     406        89,158  
     

 

 

 
                5,503,278  
     

 

 

 

Industrials — 5.9%

     

3M

     903        160,400  

Caterpillar

     857        177,176  

CSX

     3,479        130,810  

Cummins

     221        48,209  

Delta Air Lines*

     995        38,884  

Eaton PLC

     629        108,704  

Emerson Electric

     941        87,485  

General Electric

     1,722        162,677  

IHS Markit

     635        84,404  

Illinois Tool Works

     441        108,839  

Johnson Controls International PLC

     1,111        90,335  

Norfolk Southern

     377        112,237  

Owens Corning

     155        14,028  

Pentair

     255        18,623  

Rockwell Automation

     179        62,444  

Southwest Airlines*

     602        25,790  

TransUnion

     297        35,219  

Trex*

     172        23,225  

Union Pacific

     996        250,922  

United Parcel Service, Cl B

     1,152        246,920  

Verisk Analytics, Cl A

     251        57,411  

Waste Management

     604        100,808  

WW Grainger

     69        35,758  

Xylem

     283        33,937  
     

 

 

 
        2,215,245  
     

 

 

 
Description    Shares      Fair Value  

Information Technology — 38.1%

     

Accenture PLC, Cl A

     2,011      $ 833,660  

Adobe*

     1,536        871,004  

Apple

     12,327        2,188,905  

Autodesk*

     714        200,770  

Automatic Data Processing

     662        163,236  

Enphase Energy*

     2,241        409,968  

First Solar*

     1,766        153,925  

HP

     3,732        140,585  

Intel

     12,748        656,522  

Intuit

     883        567,963  

Keysight Technologies*

     588        121,428  

Mastercard, Cl A

     1,418        509,516  

Microsoft

     6,164        2,073,076  

Motorola Solutions

     531        144,273  

NVIDIA

     8,163        2,400,820  

PayPal Holdings*

     1,896        357,548  

QUALCOMM

     3,572        653,212  

salesforce.com*

     3,076        781,704  

SolarEdge Technologies*

     869        243,815  

TE Connectivity

     1,031        166,341  

Visa, Cl A

     2,695        584,033  

Workday, Cl A*

     599        163,635  
     

 

 

 
                14,385,939  
     

 

 

 

Materials — 1.5%

     

Air Products and Chemicals

     345        104,970  

Avery Dennison

     128        27,721  

Celanese, Cl A

     170        28,570  

Dow

     1,161        65,852  

Ecolab

     388        91,021  

International Flavors & Fragrances

     392        59,055  

International Paper

     792        37,208  

Mosaic

     518        20,352  

Newmont

     1,210        75,044  

PPG Industries

     369        63,630  

Sylvamo*

     75        2,092  
     

 

 

 
        575,515  
     

 

 

 

Real Estate — 1.8%

     

AvalonBay Communities‡

     213        53,802  

CBRE Group, Cl A*

     524        56,859  

Equinix‡

     139        117,572  

Equity LifeStyle Properties‡

     259        22,704  

Healthpeak Properties‡

     818        29,522  

Host Hotels & Resorts*‡

     1,087        18,903  

Iron Mountain‡

     436        22,816  

Orion Office REIT*‡

     2        37  

Prologis‡

     1,146        192,940  

Realty Income‡

     25        1,790  

Ventas‡

     600        30,672  

Welltower‡

     652        55,922  

Weyerhaeuser‡

     1,156        47,604  

WP Carey‡

     275        22,564  
     

 

 

 
        673,707  
     

 

 

 

 

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

 

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Impact Shares YWCA Women’s Empowerment ETF

Schedule of Investments

December 31, 2021 (Unaudited)

 

 

 

 

Description    Shares      Fair Value  

Utilities — 2.4%

     

American Water Works

     273      $ 51,559  

Atlantica Sustainable Infrastructure PLC

     1,833        65,548  

Brookfield Renewable, Cl A

     5,313        195,678  

CenterPoint Energy

     880        24,561  

CMS Energy

     434        28,232  

Consolidated Edison

     529        45,134  

Dominion Energy

     1,236        97,100  

Edison International

     569        38,834  

Entergy

     302        34,020  

Essential Utilities

     333        17,879  

Eversource Energy

     510        46,400  

Exelon

     1,493        86,236  

NiSource

     584        16,124  

PG&E*

     2,245        27,254  

PPL

     1,167        35,080  

Sempra Energy

     489        64,685  

UGI

     307        14,094  

Vistra

     715        16,281  
     

 

 

 
        904,699  
     

 

 

 

Total Common Stock

     

(Cost $31,156,457)

        38,564,127  
     

 

 

 

SHORT-TERM INVESTMENT — 0.5%

 

Invesco Government & Agency, Cl Institutional, 0.030% (A)

     202,333        202,333  
     

 

 

 

Total Short-Term Investment

     

(Cost $202,333)

        202,333  
     

 

 

 

Total Investments - 102.7%

     

(Cost $31,358,790)

        $     38,766,460  
     

 

 

 
     

 

 

 

Percentages are based on Net Assets of $ $37,741,689.

 

*

   Non-income producing security.

   Real Estate Investment Trust

(A)

   Rate shown represents the 7-day effective yield as of December 31, 2021.

ADR – American Depositary Receipt

Cl — Class

PLC — Public Limited Company

As of December 31, 2021, all of the Fund’s investments were considered Level 1, in accordance with the authoritative guidance under U.S. Generally Accepted Accounting Principles.

For the period ended December 31, 2021, were no transfers in or out of Level 3.

For more information on valuation inputs, see Note 2 in the Notes to Financial Statements.

 

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

 

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Impact Shares NAACP Minority Empowerment ETF

Schedule of Investments

December 31, 2021 (Unaudited)

 

 

 

 

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Description    Shares      Fair Value  

COMMON STOCK — 101.7%

     

Communication Services — 12.4%

     

Alphabet, Cl A*

     334      $ 967,611  

Alphabet, Cl C*

     312        902,800  

AT&T

     26,859        660,732  

Electronic Arts

     1,071        141,265  

Meta Platforms, Cl A*

     3,671        1,234,741  

Twitter*

     3,181        137,483  

Verizon Communications

     15,570        809,017  
     

 

 

 
                4,853,649  
     

 

 

 

Consumer Discretionary — 11.9%

     

Amazon.com*

     60        200,060  

Aptiv*

     426        70,269  

Autoliv

     118        12,202  

Dollar Tree*

     370        51,993  

DR Horton

     529        57,370  

eBay

     1,076        71,554  

Floor & Decor Holdings, Cl A*

     170        22,102  

Ford Motor

     6,305        130,955  

Gap

     310        5,471  

General Motors*

     2,327        136,432  

Hilton Worldwide Holdings*

     450        70,195  

Home Depot

     1,763        731,663  

Las Vegas Sands*

     559        21,041  

Lear

     92        16,832  

Lowe’s

     1,152        297,769  

Marriott International, Cl A*

     445        73,532  

McDonald’s

     1,224        328,118  

MercadoLibre*

     79        106,524  

NIKE, Cl B

     2,094        349,007  

NVR*

     5        29,544  

Royal Caribbean Cruises*

     362        27,838  

Target

     819        189,549  

Tesla*

     1,321        1,396,006  

TJX

     1,991        151,157  
Description    Shares      Fair Value  

VF

     518      $ 37,928  

Yum! Brands

     481        66,791  
     

 

 

 
        4,651,902  
     

 

 

 

Consumer Staples — 4.0%

     

Archer-Daniels-Midland

     898        60,696  

Bunge

     221        20,632  

Campbell Soup

     307        13,342  

Clorox

     197        34,349  

Coca-Cola

     6,373        377,345  

Constellation Brands, Cl A

     272        68,264  

Hormel Foods

     437        21,330  

J M Smucker

     169        22,954  

Kellogg

     401        25,832  

Kimberly-Clark

     546        78,034  

Kraft Heinz

     1,073        38,521  

Kroger

     1,085        49,107  

Molson Coors Beverage, Cl B

     288        13,349  

Mondelez International, Cl A

     2,288        151,717  

PepsiCo

     2,277        395,538  

Sysco

     825        64,804  

Tyson Foods, Cl A

     474        41,314  

Walgreens Boots Alliance

     1,162        60,610  
     

 

 

 
                1,537,738  
     

 

 

 

Energy — 0.0%

     

DT Midstream

     201        9,644  
     

 

 

 

Financials — 8.3%

     

American Express

     1,060        173,416  

Aon PLC, Cl A

     377        113,311  

Bank of America

     12,093        538,018  

Bank of New York Mellon

     1,290        74,923  

Charles Schwab

     2,496        209,914  

Citigroup

     3,316        200,253  

Hannon Armstrong Sustainable Infrastructure Capital‡

     2,195        116,599  

Huntington Bancshares

     2,368        36,514  

JPMorgan Chase

     4,916        778,449  

MetLife

     1,187        74,176  

Moody’s

     270        105,456  

Morgan Stanley

     2,437        239,216  

Nasdaq

     191        40,112  

PNC Financial Services Group

     696        139,562  

Prudential Financial

     629        68,083  

Regions Financial

     1,523        33,201  

S&P Global

     405        191,132  

Synchrony Financial

     923        42,818  

Travelers

     406        63,510  
     

 

 

 
        3,238,663  
     

 

 

 

Health Care — 12.1%

     

Abbott Laboratories

     2,947        414,761  

AbbVie

     2,905        393,337  

Agilent Technologies

     503        80,304  

AstraZeneca ADR

     17        990  

Baxter International

     820        70,389  

Becton Dickinson

     477        119,956  

Biogen*

     248        59,500  

 

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

 

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Impact Shares NAACP Minority Empowerment ETF

Schedule of Investments

December 31, 2021 (Unaudited)

 

 

 

 

Description    Shares      Fair Value  

Boston Scientific*

     2,392      $ 101,612  

Bristol-Myers Squibb

     3,672        228,949  

Cigna

     563        129,282  

CVS Health

     2,165        223,341  

Edwards Lifesciences*

     1,071        138,748  

Gilead Sciences

     2,077        150,811  

Illumina*

     249        94,730  

Laboratory Corp of America Holdings*

     159        49,959  

Medtronic PLC

     2,240        231,728  

Merck

     4,066        311,618  

Perrigo PLC

     203        7,897  

Pfizer

     9,303        549,342  

Quest Diagnostics

     197        34,083  

ResMed

     244        63,557  

Teleflex

     77        25,293  

Thermo Fisher Scientific

     650        433,706  

UnitedHealth Group

     1,569        787,858  
     

 

 

 
        4,701,751  
     

 

 

 

Industrials — 7.9%

     

3M

     950        168,748  

AMETEK

     379        55,728  

Boeing*

     911        183,403  

Canadian Pacific Railway

     418        30,037  

Carrier Global

     1,410        76,478  

CSX

     3,656        137,465  

Cummins

     232        50,609  

Deere

     471        161,501  

Delta Air Lines*

     1,041        40,682  

Eaton PLC

     659        113,889  

Emerson Electric

     988        91,854  

Expeditors International of Washington

     275        36,930  

FedEx

     408        105,525  

General Electric

     1,812        171,180  

Honeywell International

     1,139        237,493  

Howmet Aerospace

     617        19,639  

IHS Markit

     665        88,392  

Illinois Tool Works

     465        114,762  

JB Hunt Transport Services

     134        27,390  

Nordson

     85        21,698  

Rockwell Automation

     188        65,584  

Southwest Airlines*

     943        40,398  

Stanley Black & Decker

     264        49,796  

Uber Technologies*

     8,188        343,323  

Union Pacific

     1,049        264,274  

United Airlines Holdings*

     515        22,547  

United Parcel Service, Cl B

     1,213        259,994  

United Rentals*

     120        39,875  

WW Grainger

     71        36,795  

Xylem

     294        35,256  
     

 

 

 
                3,091,245  
     

 

 

 

Information Technology — 37.8%

     

Accenture PLC, Cl A

     3,175        1,316,196  

Apple

     12,466        2,213,588  

Automatic Data Processing

     698        172,113  

Booz Allen Hamilton Holding, Cl A

     210        17,806  
Description    Shares      Fair Value  

Cisco Systems

     4,257      $ 269,766  

Dell Technologies, Cl C*

     1,365        76,672  

Enphase Energy*

     3,781        691,696  

First Solar*

     2,982        259,911  

HP

     5,890        221,876  

Intel

     20,135        1,036,953  

Mastercard, Cl A

     1,494        536,824  

Microsoft

     6,130        2,061,642  

NVIDIA

     6,416        1,887,010  

PayPal Holdings*

     1,998        376,783  

QUALCOMM

     5,643        1,031,935  

salesforce.com*

     4,858        1,234,563  

SolarEdge Technologies*

     1,466        411,316  

Visa, Cl A

     2,837        614,806  

VMware, Cl A*

     574        66,515  

Workday, Cl A*

     945        258,155  
     

 

 

 
                14,756,126  
     

 

 

 

Materials — 1.8%

     

Albemarle

     157        36,702  

CF Industries Holdings

     341        24,136  

DuPont de Nemours

     835        67,451  

Eastman Chemical

     215        25,996  

Ecolab

     406        95,244  

FMC

     205        22,527  

Freeport-McMoRan, Cl B

     2,394        99,902  

International Flavors & Fragrances

     410        61,766  

Martin Marietta Materials

     100        44,052  

Mosaic

     537        21,099  

Newmont

     1,270        78,765  

PPG Industries

     384        66,217  

Vulcan Materials

     215        44,630  
     

 

 

 
        688,487  
     

 

 

 

Real Estate — 1.4%

     

AvalonBay Communities‡

     223        56,328  

Crown Castle International‡

     702        146,535  

Equinix‡

     146        123,493  

Equity Residential‡

     539        48,780  

Healthpeak Properties‡

     852        30,749  

Iron Mountain‡

     452        23,653  

Regency Centers‡

     237        17,858  

Ventas‡

     627        32,052  

Welltower‡

     685        58,752  
     

 

 

 
        538,200  
     

 

 

 

Utilities — 4.1%

     

AES

     1,057        25,685  

Alliant Energy

     388        23,850  

American Electric Power

     795        70,731  

American Water Works

     290        54,769  

Atlantica Sustainable Infrastructure PLC

     3,090        110,499  

Avangrid

     93        4,639  

CMS Energy

     452        29,403  

Consolidated Edison

     556        47,438  

Dominion Energy

     1,296        101,814  

DTE Energy

     306        36,579  

Duke Energy

     1,227        128,712  

 

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

 

5


 

 

Impact Shares NAACP Minority Empowerment ETF

Schedule of Investments

December 31, 2021 (Unaudited)

 

 

 

 

Description    Shares      Fair Value  

Edison International

     593      $ 40,472  

Entergy

     314        35,372  

Eversource Energy

     534        48,583  

Exelon

     1,568        90,568  

FirstEnergy

     865        35,975  

NextEra Energy

     3,206        299,312  

NiSource

     600        16,566  

NRG Energy

     383        16,500  

OGE Energy

     296        11,361  

PPL

     1,218        36,613  

Public Service Enterprise Group

     806        53,784  

Sempra Energy

     514        67,992  

Southern

     1,707        117,066  

WEC Energy Group

     498        48,341  

Xcel Energy

     850        57,545  
     

 

 

 
        1,610,169  
     

 

 

 

Total Common Stock

     

(Cost $30,856,288)

        39,677,574  
     

 

 

 

SHORT-TERM INVESTMENT — 0.8%

 

Invesco Government & Agency, Cl Institutional, 0.030% (A)

     307,679        307,679  
     

 

 

 

Total Short-Term Investment

     

(Cost $307,679)

        307,679  
     

 

 

 

Total Investments - 102.5%

     

(Cost $31,163,967)

        $     39,985,253  
     

 

 

 

Percentages are based on Net Assets of $39,015,976.

 

*

   Non-income producing security.

   Real Estate Investment Trust

(A)

   Rate shown represents the 7-day effective yield as of December 31, 2021.

ADR – American Depositary Receipt

Cl — Class

PLC — Public Limited Company

As of December 31, 2021, all of the Fund’s investments were considered Level 1, in accordance with the authoritative guidance under U.S. Generally Accepted Accounting Principles.

For the period ended December 31, 2021, there were no transfers in or out of Level 3.

For more information on valuation inputs, see Note 2 in the Notes to Financial Statements.

 

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

 

6


 

 

Impact Shares Sustainable Development Goals Global Equity ETF

Schedule of Investments

December 31, 2021 (Unaudited)

 

 

 

 

LOGO

 

Description    Shares      Fair Value  

COMMON STOCK — 107.6%

     

Australia — 3.7%

     

Aurizon Holdings

     1,555      $ 3,935  

Australia & New Zealand Banking Group

     2,649        52,837  

Brambles

     1,293        9,966  

Dexus‡

     1,002        8,079  

Downer EDI

     561        2,424  

Fortescue Metals Group

     1,615        22,494  

Mirvac Group‡

     3,489        7,361  

National Australia Bank

     3,038        63,526  

Newcrest Mining

     765        13,578  

OZ Minerals

     283        5,790  

Qantas Airways*

     733        2,662  

QBE Insurance Group

     1,335        10,986  

Scentre Group‡

     1,483        3,398  

Stockland‡

     2,189        6,729  

Sydney Airport*

     1,242        7,816  

Vicinity Centres‡

     3,288        4,029  
     

 

 

 

Total Australia

                225,610  
     

 

 

 

Canada — 7.2%

     

Agnico Eagle Mines

     219        11,544  

B2Gold

     882        3,446  

Bank of Nova Scotia

     1,152        80,933  

Brookfield Renewable, Cl A

     142        5,186  

CAE*

     309        7,736  

Gildan Activewear

     182        7,658  

Kinross Gold

     1,099        6,329  

Lundin Mining

     565        4,379  

Ritchie Bros Auctioneers

     97        5,891  

Royal Bank of Canada

     1,341        141,238  

Stantec

     97        5,408  

Thomson Reuters

     162        19,226  

Toronto-Dominion Bank

     1,724        131,168  

Yamana Gold

     809        3,377  
     

 

 

 

Total Canada

        433,519  
     

 

 

 
Description    Shares      Fair Value  

France — 3.7%

     

AXA

     1,935      $ 57,359  

BNP Paribas

     1,095        75,331  

Covivio‡

     40        3,269  

Kering

     71        56,818  

Societe Generale

     755        25,816  

Valeo

     218        6,560  
     

 

 

 

Total France

                225,153  
     

 

 

 

Germany — 5.3%

     

Bayerische Motoren Werke

     306        30,654  

Commerzbank*

     879        6,656  

SAP

     1,043        147,473  

Siemens

     764        132,051  
     

 

 

 

Total Germany

        316,834  
     

 

 

 

Italy — 1.2%

     

Intesa Sanpaolo

     16,215        41,742  

UniCredit

     2,142        32,842  
     

 

 

 

Total Italy

        74,584  
     

 

 

 

Japan — 4.1%

     

ANA Holdings*

     31        648  

Asics

     22        487  

Astellas Pharma

     1,398        22,724  

Bridgestone

     456        19,611  

Canon

     786        19,132  

East Japan Railway

     145        8,912  

Eisai

     216        12,259  

Fast Retailing

     60        34,052  

FUJIFILM Holdings

     298        22,079  

Fujitsu

     142        24,347  

Konica Minolta

     15        68  

Mizuho Financial Group

     1,968        25,020  

NEC

     190        8,767  

Nidec

     235        27,610  

Takeda Pharmaceutical

     694        18,919  
     

 

 

 

Total Japan

        244,635  
     

 

 

 

South Africa — 0.9%

     

Anglo American Platinum

     57        6,510  

AngloGold Ashanti

     354        7,315  

Gold Fields

     772        8,452  

Impala Platinum Holdings

     756        10,694  

Nedbank Group

     387        4,258  

Standard Bank Group

     1,250        11,003  

Vodacom Group

     627        5,307  
     

 

 

 

Total South Africa

        53,539  
     

 

 

 

Spain — 0.8%

     

Atlantica Sustainable Infrastructure PLC

     344        12,302  

Industria de Diseno Textil

     1,071        34,591  
     

 

 

 

Total Spain

        46,893  
     

 

 

 

Switzerland — 9.1%

     

Barry Callebaut

     3        7,271  

Nestle

     2,295        319,907  

Novartis

     2,285        200,645  

Sonova Holding

     52        20,351  
     

 

 

 

Total Switzerland

        548,174  
     

 

 

 

 

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

 

7


 

 

Impact Shares Sustainable Development Goals Global Equity ETF

Schedule of Investments

December 31, 2021 (Unaudited)

 

 

 

 

Description    Shares      Fair Value  

United Kingdom — 3.9%

 

  

GlaxoSmithKline PLC

     4,716      $ 102,255  

ITV*

     3,245        4,842  

Lloyds Banking Group PLC

     67,438        43,505  

Mondi PLC

     459        11,311  

NatWest Group

     4,983        15,179  

Pearson

     665        5,503  

Pennon Group

     263        4,142  

Unilever PLC

     932        49,628  
     

 

 

 

Total United Kingdom

        236,365  
     

 

 

 

United States — 67.8%

 

  

Communication Services — 5.9%

     

Alphabet, Cl A*

     66        191,205  

Alphabet, Cl C*

     53        153,360  

Interpublic Group

     361        13,519  
     

 

 

 
        358,084  
     

 

 

 

Consumer Discretionary — 7.7%

     

Ford Motor

     3,624        75,270  

Gap

     188        3,318  

General Motors*

     1,339        78,506  

Lululemon Athletica*

     113        44,234  

McDonald’s

     708        189,793  

NIKE, Cl B

     53        8,833  

VF

     301        22,039  

Yum! Brands

     280        38,881  
     

 

 

 
        460,874  
     

 

 

 

Consumer Staples — 6.4%

     

Colgate-Palmolive

     806        68,784  

Mondelez International, Cl A

     1,331        88,259  

PepsiCo

     1,317        228,776  
     

 

 

 
                385,819  
     

 

 

 

Financials — 10.9%

     

Bank of America

     6,965        309,873  

Hannon Armstrong Sustainable Infrastructure Capital‡

     251        13,333  

JPMorgan Chase

     1,672        264,761  

Moody’s

     158        61,712  

Morgan Stanley

     75        7,362  
     

 

 

 
        657,041  
     

 

 

 

Health Care — 9.2%

     

AbbVie

     1,688        228,555  

Anthem

     234        108,469  

Edwards Lifesciences*

     620        80,321  

Medtronic PLC

     1,296        134,071  
     

 

 

 
        551,416  
     

 

 

 

Industrials — 2.4%

     

CSX

     1,700        63,920  

Nordson

     51        13,019  

United Airlines Holdings*

     300        13,134  

Verisk Analytics, Cl A

     155        35,453  

Xylem

     173        20,746  
     

 

 

 
        146,272  
     

 

 

 
Description   Shares/Number
of Warrants
     Fair Value  

Information Technology — 23.4%

 

Accenture PLC, Cl A

    615      $ 254,948  

Cisco Systems

    4,062        257,409  

Dell Technologies, Cl C*

    264        14,829  

Enphase Energy*

    429        78,481  

First Solar*

    339        29,547  

Hewlett Packard Enterprise

    1,215        19,161  

HP

    1,138        42,869  

Intel

    3,836        197,554  

QUALCOMM

    1,084        198,231  

salesforce.com*

    948        240,915  

SolarEdge Technologies*

    169        47,417  

VMware, Cl A*

    103        11,936  

Western Digital*

    283        18,454  
    

 

 

 
       1,411,751  
    

 

 

 

Materials — 0.8%

    

Newmont

    736        45,647  
    

 

 

 

Real Estate — 0.3%

    

Healthpeak Properties‡

    509        18,370  
    

 

 

 

Utilities — 0.7%

    

Brookfield Renewable, Cl A

    1,151        42,391  
    

 

 

 

Total United States

       4,077,665  
    

 

 

 

Total Common Stock

    

(Cost $5,651,743)

       6,482,971  
    

 

 

 

PREFERRED STOCK — 0.1%

 

Germany — 0.1%

 

  

Bayerische Motoren Werke (A)

    52        4,315  
    

 

 

 

Total Germany

       4,315  
    

 

 

 

Total Preferred Stock

    

(Cost $4,506)

       4,315  
    

 

 

 

WARRANT — 0.0%

 

Occidental Petroleum
Expires, 8/6/27

Strike Price $22.00*

    21        265  
    

 

 

 

Total Warrant

    

(Cost $—)

       265  
    

 

 

 

Total Investments — 107.7%

    

(Cost $5,656,249)

     $     6,487,551  
    

 

 

 
    

 

 

 

Percentages are based on Net Assets of $6,025,498.

 

  

Real Estate Investment Trust

*

  

Non-income producing security.

(A)

  

There is currently no rate available.

Cl — Class

PLC — Public Limited Company

As of December 31, 2021, all of the Fund’s investments were considered Level 1, in accordance with the authoritative guidance under U.S. Generally Accepted Accounting Principles.

For the period ended December 31, 2021, there were no transfers in or out of Level 3.

For more information on valuation inputs, see Note 2 in the Notes to Financial Statements.

 

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

 

8


 

 

Impact Shares Affordable Housing MBS ETF

Schedule of Investments

December 31, 2021 (Unaudited)

 

 

 

 

LOGO

 

Description   Face
Amount/Shares
     Fair Value  

MORTGAGE-BACKED SECURITIES — 94.9%

 

Agency Mortgage-Backed Obligations — 94.9%

 

  

FHLMC

    

6.000%,12/01/2023

  $ 171,293      $ 187,991  

5.500%,02/01/2029

    117,602        128,725  

5.000%,03/01/2050

    35,756        38,981  

4.500%, 01/01/2049 to 03/01/2050

    946,692        1,015,195  

4.000%, 04/01/2048 to 06/01/2048

    1,858,050        1,976,430  

3.500%,10/01/2051

    257,267        273,285  

3.000%, 09/01/2034 to 06/01/2051

    8,900,794        9,235,397  

2.500%, 08/01/2051 to 12/01/2051

    6,993,487        7,172,002  

2.000%, 08/01/2035 to 12/01/2051

    12,499,802        12,614,917  

1.500%,08/01/2036

    491,673        493,271  

FNMA

    

5.500%,04/01/2031

    199,121        217,774  

5.000%, 12/01/2048 to 03/01/2050

    604,258        658,743  

4.500%, 11/01/2048 to 02/01/2050

    1,136,845        1,217,048  

4.000%, 07/01/2048 to 11/01/2050

    3,629,776        3,866,499  

3.500%, 06/01/2028 to 01/01/2051

    8,480,605        8,931,123  

3.000%, 04/01/2025 to 11/01/2051

    3,931,973        4,090,301  

2.500%, 05/01/2026 to 12/01/2051

    13,574,136        13,955,330  

2.000%, 04/01/2036 to 12/01/2051

    18,219,191        18,309,054  

1.500%, 10/01/2036 to 09/01/2051

    1,724,883        1,688,952  

GNMA

    

5.000%,03/20/2050

    211,188        226,749  

4.500%,02/20/2050

    601,655        636,947  

4.000%, 10/20/2050 to 01/20/2051

    1,275,731        1,344,536  

3.500%,12/20/2050

    2,499,718        2,607,284  

3.000%,03/20/2050

    3,205,234        3,318,962  

2.500%,08/20/2051

    1,689,515        1,739,331  
    

 

 

 

Total Mortgage-Backed Securities
(Cost $96,981,612)

         95,944,827  
    

 

 

 

SHORT-TERM INVESTMENT — 4.9%

 

Morgan Stanley Institutional Liquidity Fund, Government Portfolio, 0.030% (A)

    4,910,581        4,910,581  
    

 

 

 

Total Short-Term Investment
(Cost $4,910,581)

       4,910,581  
    

 

 

 

Total Investments - 99.8%
(Cost $101,892,193)

     $ 100,855,408  
    

 

 

 
    

 

 

 

Percentages are based on Net Assets of $101,107,399.

 

(A)

  

Rate shown represents the 7-day effective yield as of December 31, 2021.

The following is a summary of the inputs used as of December 31, 2021 in valuing the Fund’s investments carried at value:

 

Investments in
Securities
  Level 1     Level 2     Level 3     Total  

Mortgage-Backed Securities

  $     $ 95,944,827     $     —     $ 95,944,827  

Short-Term Investment

    4,910,581                   4,910,581  
 

 

 

 

Total Investments in Securities

  $ 4,910,581     $ 95,944,827     $     $ 100,855,408  
 

 

 

 

For the period ended December 31, 2021, there were no transfers in or out of Level 3.

For more information on valuation inputs, see Note 2 in the Notes to Financial Statements.

 

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

 

9


 

 

Impact Shares MSCI Global Climate Select ETF

Schedule of Investments

December 31, 2021 (Unaudited)

 

 

 

 

LOGO

 

Description    Shares      Fair Value  

COMMON STOCK — 89.6%

 

Communication Services — 7.8%

     

Alphabet, Cl A*

     22      $ 63,735  

Alphabet, Cl C*

     2        5,787  

AT&T

     136        3,346  

BT Group, Cl A

     3,360        7,689  

Elisa

     94        5,759  

Informa PLC*

     842        5,870  

KDDI

     2        58  

Koninklijke KPN

     2,218        6,855  

Orange

     422        4,497  

Pearson

     594        4,916  

Publicis Groupe

     60        4,021  

Rogers Communications, Cl B

     30        1,418  

SEEK

     76        1,807  

Singapore Telecommunications

     2,422        4,156  

Swisscom

     16        9,006  

Tele2, Cl B

     34        485  

Telefonica

     500        2,180  

Telenor

     20        314  

Telia

     166        649  

TELUS

     198        4,627  

Verizon Communications

     226        11,743  

Vodafone Group PLC

     2,554        3,869  

Walt Disney*

     24        3,717  
     

 

 

 
                156,504  
     

 

 

 

Consumer Discretionary — 7.6%

     

adidas

     8        2,293  

Allianz

     30        7,052  

Berkeley Group Holdings

     36        2,320  

Best Buy

     86        8,738  

Burberry Group

     106        2,600  

Etsy*

     16        3,503  

H & M Hennes & Mauritz, Cl B

     18        354  

Home Depot

     38        15,770  

Hydro One

     152        3,925  

Industria de Diseno Textil

     294        9,495  

Kingfisher

     1,664        7,597  
Description    Shares      Fair Value  

Klepierre*‡

     86      $ 2,030  

Lowe’s

     10        2,585  

Lululemon Athletica*

     6        2,349  

McDonald’s

     16        4,289  

MercadoLibre*

     2        2,697  

NIKE, Cl B

     34        5,667  

NIO ADR*

     56        1,774  

Oriental Land

     2        337  

Puma

     26        3,164  

Sekisui House

     2        43  

Sony Group

     2        251  

Target

     32        7,406  

Tesla*

     42        44,385  

VF

     54        3,954  

XPeng ADR, Cl A*

     128        6,442  

Zalando*

     22        1,772  
     

 

 

 
        152,792  
     

 

 

 

Consumer Staples — 2.2%

     

Aeon

     2        47  

Beiersdorf

     30        3,069  

Carrefour

     202        3,683  

Coca-Cola

     98        5,803  

Colgate-Palmolive

     98        8,363  

Estee Lauder, Cl A

     8        2,962  

General Mills

     30        2,021  

ICA Gruppen

     6        354  

Kellogg

     28        1,804  

Procter & Gamble

     94        15,377  
     

 

 

 
                43,483  
     

 

 

 

Financials — 15.7%

     

3i Group

     768        15,019  

Allstate

     16        1,883  

American Express

     78        12,761  

Australia & New Zealand Banking Group

     84        1,675  

AXA

     1,010        29,939  

Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria

     504        2,995  

Bank of America

     66        2,936  

Bank of Montreal

     34        3,633  

Bank of New York Mellon

     94        5,459  

Bank of Nova Scotia

     60        4,215  

BlackRock, Cl A

     12        10,987  

Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce

     150        17,352  

Citigroup

     48        2,899  

CME Group, Cl A

     10        2,284  

Credit Suisse Group

     304        2,950  

DBS Group Holdings

     88        2,126  

Deutsche Bank*

     366        4,565  

Deutsche Boerse

     14        2,331  

DNB Bank

     30        687  

FirstRand

     130        497  

Insurance Australia Group

     418        1,291  

Intact Financial

     20        2,580  

Intesa Sanpaolo

     1,864        4,799  

Invesco

     186        4,282  

JPMorgan Chase

     136        21,536  

KBC Group

     30        2,563  

 

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

 

10


 

 

Impact Shares MSCI Global Climate Select ETF

Schedule of Investments

December 31, 2021 (Unaudited)

 

 

 

 

Description    Shares      Fair Value  

KeyCorp

     172      $ 3,978  

Lloyds Banking Group PLC

     6,500        4,193  

London Stock Exchange Group PLC

     132        12,346  

Marsh & McLennan

     48        8,343  

Moody’s

     60        23,435  

Morgan Stanley

     54        5,301  

Nedbank Group

     1        11  

NN Group

     164        8,839  

Northern Trust

     106        12,679  

Old Mutual

     146        120  

PNC Financial Services Group

     34        6,818  

Prudential Financial

     50        5,412  

Regions Financial

     152        3,314  

Royal Bank of Canada

     16        1,685  

S&P Global

     52        24,540  

SBI Holdings

     2        54  

State Street

     46        4,278  

Sun Life Financial

     68        3,756  

SVB Financial Group*

     6        4,069  

Swedbank

     28        563  

Swiss Re

     32        3,159  

T Rowe Price Group

     26        5,113  

Toronto-Dominion Bank

     36        2,739  

Travelers

     30        4,693  

Zurich Insurance Group

     6        2,628  
     

 

 

 
                316,310  
     

 

 

 

Health Care — 9.0%

     

AbbVie

     48        6,500  

Agilent Technologies

     16        2,554  

Amgen

     30        6,749  

Anthem

     18        8,343  

Astellas Pharma

     2        32  

AstraZeneca PLC

     88        10,306  

Becton Dickinson

     14        3,521  

Biogen*

     12        2,879  

Bristol-Myers Squibb

     42        2,619  

Chugai Pharmaceutical

     2        65  

Cigna

     60        13,778  

CVS Health

     86        8,872  

Daiichi Sankyo

     2        51  

DaVita*

     34        3,868  

Edwards Lifesciences*

     120        15,546  

Eisai

     2        113  

Eli Lilly

     52        14,363  

Gilead Sciences

     110        7,987  

GlaxoSmithKline PLC

     320        6,938  

Humana

     16        7,422  

IDEXX Laboratories*

     4        2,634  

Illumina*

     12        4,565  

Johnson & Johnson

     112        19,160  

Merck

     60        4,598  

Novartis

     34        2,986  

Novo Nordisk, Cl B

     12        1,343  

Ono Pharmaceutical

     2        50  

Quest Diagnostics

     14        2,422  

Takeda Pharmaceutical

     2        55  

UCB

     26        2,954  

UnitedHealth Group

     20        10,043  
Description    Shares      Fair Value  

Vertex Pharmaceuticals*

     10      $ 2,196  

Waters*

     6        2,236  

Zoetis, Cl A

     14        3,416  
     

 

 

 
        181,164  
     

 

 

 

Industrials — 11.4%

     

ABB

     1,078        41,151  

Alstom

     184        6,503  

Brambles

     258        1,988  

Central Japan Railway

     2        267  

Expeditors International of Washington

     28        3,760  

Ferguson PLC

     72        12,734  

IHS Markit

     180        23,925  

Keisei Electric Railway

     2        54  

Kingspan Group

     102        12,124  

Kintetsu Group Holdings*

     2        56  

KION Group

     44        4,806  

Legrand

     62        7,222  

Nibe Industrier, Cl B

     94        1,420  

Odakyu Electric Railway

     2        37  

Plug Power*

     62        1,750  

Robert Half International

     30        3,346  

Schneider Electric

     292        57,008  

SGS

     4        13,331  

Shimizu

     2        13  

Sunrun*

     98        3,362  

Thomson Reuters

     72        8,545  

Tokyu

     2        26  

Trane Technologies

     22        4,444  

Transurban Group

     684        6,854  

Vestas Wind Systems

     90        2,740  

West Japan Railway

     2        84  

WSP Global

     52        7,491  

WW Grainger

     6        3,110  
     

 

 

 
                228,151  
     

 

 

 

Information Technology — 26.4%

     

Accenture PLC, Cl A

     98        40,626  

Adobe*

     36        20,414  

Analog Devices

     104        18,280  

Apple

     400        71,028  

Atos

     66        2,794  

Autodesk*

     32        8,998  

Azbil

     2        91  

Capgemini

     16        3,903  

Citrix Systems

     68        6,432  

Dassault Systemes

     438        25,938  

Dell Technologies, Cl C*

     136        7,639  

Edenred

     44        2,021  

Enphase Energy*

     24        4,391  

Fujitsu

     2        343  

GDS Holdings ADR*

     52        2,452  

Getlink

     292        4,813  

Hewlett Packard Enterprise

     742        11,701  

Intel

     240        12,360  

Intuit

     24        15,437  

Keysight Technologies*

     20        4,130  

Mastercard, Cl A

     52        18,685  

Microsoft

     356        119,730  

 

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

 

11


 

 

Impact Shares MSCI Global Climate Select ETF

Schedule of Investments

December 31, 2021 (Unaudited)

 

 

 

 

Description    Shares      Fair Value  

NEC

     2      $ 92  

Nokia*

     474        2,991  

Nomura Research Institute

     2        86  

NVIDIA

     98        28,823  

Omron

     2        199  

Oracle

     306        26,686  

PayPal Holdings*

     52        9,806  

salesforce.com*

     76        19,314  

ServiceNow*

     32        20,772  

SolarEdge Technologies*

     16        4,489  

Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson, Cl B

     18        198  

TIS

     2        59  

Visa, Cl A

     8        1,734  

VMware, Cl A*

     108        12,515  

Worldline*

     22        1,221  
     

 

 

 
        531,191  
     

 

 

 

Materials — 1.1%

     

L’Oreal

     38        17,936  

Novozymes, Cl B

     18        1,472  

Wheaton Precious Metals

     68        2,896  
     

 

 

 
        22,304  
     

 

 

 

Real Estate — 7.5%

     

Boston Properties‡

     68        7,832  

British Land‡

     694        4,973  

CapitaLand Integrated Commercial Trust‡

     1,936        2,921  

Capitaland Investment*

     764        1,927  

CBRE Group, Cl A*

     178        19,315  

Covivio‡

     34        2,779  

Daiwa House Industry

     2        57  

Dexus‡

     394        3,177  

Equinix‡

     14        11,842  

Gecina‡

     30        4,174  

Goodman Group‡

     648        12,450  

Healthpeak Properties‡

     230        8,301  

Iron Mountain‡

     132        6,908  

Land Securities Group‡

     362        3,793  

Mitsui Fudosan

     2        40  

Prologis‡

     130        21,887  

Segro‡

     872        16,905  

Simon Property Group‡

     24        3,834  

Unibail-Rodamco-Westfield*‡

     54        3,767  

Ventas‡

     38        1,943  

Vonovia*

     206        11,310  
     

 

 

 
        150,135  
     

 

 

 

Utilities — 0.9%

     

Elia Group

     20        2,619  

Meridian Energy

     526        1,743  

Red Electrica

     286        6,160  

Terna - Rete Elettrica Nazionale

     932        7,506  
     

 

 

 
        18,028  
     

 

 

 

Total Common Stock
(Cost $1,781,570)

        1,800,062  
     

 

 

 

Total Investments - 89.6%
(Cost $1,781,570)

      $     1,800,062  
     

 

 

 

Percentages are based on Net Assets of $2,008,557.

 

*

Non-income producing security.

Real Estate Investment Trust

ADR – American Depositary Receipt

Cl — Class

PLC — Public Limited Company

As of December 31, 2021, all of the Fund’s investments were considered Level 1, in accordance with the authoritative guidance under U.S. Generally Accepted Accounting Principles.

For the period ended December 31, 2021, there were no transfers in or out of Level 3.

For more information on valuation inputs, see Note 2 in the Notes to Financial Statements.

 

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

 

12


 

 

Impact Shares Trust I

Statements of Assets and Liabilities

December 31, 2021 (Unaudited)

 

 

 

 

     Impact Shares
YWCA
Women’s
Empowerment
ETF
     Impact Shares
NAACP
Minority
Empowerment
ETF
     Impact Shares
Sustainable
Development
Goals Global
Equity ETF
 

Assets:

        

Investments, at Cost

   $ 31,358,790        $ 31,163,967        $ 5,656,249    
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Investments, at Fair Value

   $   38,766,460        $   39,985,253        $ 6,487,551    

Dividends Receivable

     17,845          17,635          5,632    

Receivable for Expense Reimbursement

     8,003          8,536          1,353    

Reclaims Receivable

     969          473          8,785    
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total Assets

     38,793,277          40,011,897          6,503,321    
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Liabilities:

        

Due to Custodian

     1,019,326          971,280          443,556    

Advisory Fees Payable

     24,259          16,105          3,667    

Payable for Trustees’ Fee

     8,003          8,536          1,353    

Foreign Currency Payable, at value (Cost $–, $– and $30,822)

     —          —          29,247    
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total Liabilities

     1,051,588          995,921          477,823    
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net Assets

   $ 37,741,689        $ 39,015,976        $ 6,025,498    
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net Assets Consist of:

        

Paid-in Capital

   $ 30,427,399        $ 29,984,073        $ 5,195,618    

Total Distributable Earnings

     7,314,290          9,031,903          829,880    
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net Assets

   $ 37,741,689        $ 39,015,976        $   6,025,498    
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Outstanding Shares of Beneficial Interest (unlimited authorization — no par value)

     1,075,001          1,100,000          225,001    

Net Asset Value, Offering and Redemption Price Per Share

   $ 35.11        $ 35.47        $ 26.78    
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Amounts designated as “-“ are $0.

 

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

 

13


 

 

Impact Shares Trust I

Statements of Assets and Liabilities

December 31, 2021 (Unaudited)

 

 

 

 

     Impact Shares
Affordable
Housing MBS
ETF
    Impact Shares
MSCI Global
Climate
Select ETF
 

Assets:

    

Investments, at Cost

   $ 101,892,193     $ 1,781,570  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Investments, at Fair Value

   $ 100,855,408     $ 1,800,062  

Cash and Cash Equivalents

     24,138       198,407  

Foreign Currency, at Value (Cost $– and $35)

           35  

Dividends and Interest Receivable

     211,717       1,789  

Deferred Offering Costs

     62,226       11,794  

Receivable for Expense Reimbursement

     21,679       429  

Reimbursement/Receivable due from Investment Adviser

     2,290       26,477  

Reclaims Receivable

           75  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Assets

     101,177,458       2,039,068  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Liabilities:

    

Payable for Trustees’ Fee

     26,324       2,888  

Payable for Audit Fees

     11,612       6,146  

Payable for Registration Fees

     7,986       2,641  

Payable for Miscellaneous Fees

     7,206       3,380  

Payable for Printing Fees

     5,496       2,459  

Payable due to Administrator

     5,179       2,123  

Payable for Insurance Fees

     4,645       2,459  

Other Accrued Expenses

     1,611       8,415  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Liabilities

     70,059       30,511  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net Assets

   $ 101,107,399     $ 2,008,557  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net Assets Consist of:

    

Paid-in Capital

   $ 102,940,516     $ 2,000,000  

Total Distributable Earnings/(Loss)

     (1,833,117     8,557  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net Assets

   $ 101,107,399     $ 2,008,557  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Outstanding Shares of Beneficial Interest (unlimited authorization — no par value)

     5,150,000       100,000  

Net Asset Value, Offering and Redemption Price Per Share

   $ 19.63     $ 20.09  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Amounts designated as “-“ are $0.

 

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

 

14


 

 

Impact Shares Trust

Statements of Operations

For the Period Ended December 31, 2021 (Unaudited)

 

 

 

 

     Impact Shares
YWCA
Women’s
Empowerment
ETF
    Impact Shares
NAACP
Minority
Empowerment
ETF
    Impact Shares
Sustainable
Development
Goals Global
Equity ETF
 

Investment Income:

      

Dividend Income

   $ 221,673     $ 239,801     $ 56,213  

Less: Foreign Taxes Withheld

     (353     (10     (2,465
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Investment Income

     221,320       239,791       53,748  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Expenses:

      

Advisory Fees

     125,598       87,539       21,251  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net Investment Income

     95,722       152,252       32,497  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net Realized Gain (Loss) on:

      

Investments

     (10,294     314,452       8,634  

Foreign Currency Transactions

                 (1,324
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net Realized Gain (Loss) on Investments and Foreign Currency Transactions

     (10,294     314,452       7,310  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net Change in Unrealized Appreciation:

      

Investments

     2,975,989       3,434,750       383,851  

Foreign Currency Translation

                 1,612  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net Change in Unrealized Appreciation on Investments and Foreign Currency Translation

     2,975,989       3,434,750       385,463  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net Realized and Unrealized Gain on Investments and Foreign Currency Transactions

     2,965,695       3,749,202       392,773  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net Increase in Net Assets Resulting from Operations

       $  3,061,417         $  3,901,454         $  425,270  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Amounts designated as “-“ are either $0 or have been rounded to $0.

 

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

 

15


 

 

Impact Shares Trust

Statements of Operations

For the Period Ended December 31, 2021 (Unaudited)

 

 

 

 

     Impact Shares
Affordable
Housing MBS
ETF(1)
    Impact Shares
MSCI Global
Climate Select
ETF(2)
 

Investment Income:

    

Dividend Income

   $ 499     $ 4,371  

Interest Income

     289,312        

Less: Foreign Taxes Withheld

           (205
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Investment Income

     289,811       4,166  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Expenses:

    

Advisory Fees

     122,575       918  

Trustee Fees

     4,645       2,459  

Administration fees

     29,629       4,178  

Audit fees

     11,612       6,146  

Legal fees

     10,534       4,097  

Custodian Fees

     12,335       4,916  

Offering Costs

     41,956       16,840  

Pricing fees

     4,018       1,639  

Printing Fees

     5,496       2,459  

Registration fees

     7,986       2,640  

Transfer Agent Fees

     2,157       17  

Other Fees

     11,851       5,839  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Expenses

     264,794       52,148  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Less:

    

Advisory Waiver

     (122,575     (918

Advisor Expense Reimbursement

     (19,834     (49,817
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net Expenses

     122,385       1,413  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net Investment Income

     167,426       2,753  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net Realized Gain (Loss) on:

    

Investments

     (226,660     113  

Foreign Currency Transactions

           12  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net Realized Gain (Loss) on Investments and Foreign Currency Transactions

     (226,660     125  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation):

    

Investments

     (1,036,785     18,492  

Foreign Currency Translation

           9  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) on Investments and Foreign Currency Translation

     (1,036,785     18,501  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss) on Investments and Foreign Currency Transactions

     (1,263,445     18,626  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets Resulting from Operations

       $  (1,096,019       $    21,379  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

(1)

        Commenced operations on July 26, 2021.

(2)

        Commenced operations on November 2, 2021.

 

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

 

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Impact Shares Trust I

Statements of Changes in Net Assets

 

 

 

 

    Impact Shares YWCA Women’s
Empowerment ETF
 
    Period Ended
December 31,
2021

(Unaudited)
    Year ended
June 30, 2021
 

Operations:

   

Net Investment Income

      $ 95,722         $ 102,403  

Net Realized Gain (Loss) on Investments and Foreign Currency Transaction

    (10,294     1,269,849  

Net Change in Unrealized Appreciation on Investments and Foreign Currency Translation

    2,975,989       3,863,812  
 

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net Increase in Net Assets Resulting from Operations

    3,061,417       5,236,064  
 

 

 

   

 

 

 

Distributions

    (1,055,395     (770,423
 

 

 

   

 

 

 

Capital Share Transactions:

   

Issued

    6,173,881       17,681,768  
 

 

 

   

 

 

 

Increase in Net Assets from Capital Share Transactions

    6,173,881       17,681,768  
 

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Increase in Net Assets

    8,179,903       22,147,409  
 

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net Assets:

   

Beginning of Period/Year

    29,561,786       7,414,377  
 

 

 

   

 

 

 

End of Period/Year

      $     37,741,689         $     29,561,786  
 

 

 

   

 

 

 

Share Transactions:

   

Issued

    175,000       575,000  
 

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net Increase in Shares Outstanding from Share Transactions

    175,000       575,000  
 

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

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

 

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Impact Shares Trust I

Statements of Changes in Net Assets

 

 

 

 

    Impact Shares NAACP Minority
Empowerment ETF
 
    Period Ended
December 31,
2021

(Unaudited)
    Year ended
June 30, 2021
 

Operations:

   

Net Investment Income

      $ 152,252         $ 188,380  

Net Realized Gain on Investments and Foreign Currency Transactions

    314,452       882,950  

Net Change in Unrealized Appreciation on Investments and Foreign Currency Translation

    3,434,750       5,143,120  
 

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net Increase in Net Assets Resulting from Operations

    3,901,454       6,214,450  
 

 

 

   

 

 

 

Distributions

    (1,041,517     (317,178
 

 

 

   

 

 

 

Capital Share Transactions:

   

Issued

    5,137,532       20,185,823  

Redeemed

    (856,098      
 

 

 

   

 

 

 

Increase in Net Assets from Capital Share Transactions

    4,281,434       20,185,823  
 

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Increase in Net Assets

    7,141,371       26,083,095  
 

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net Assets:

   

Beginning of Period/Year

    31,874,605       5,791,510  
 

 

 

   

 

 

 

End of Period/Year

      $     39,015,976         $ 31,874,605  
 

 

 

   

 

 

 

Share Transactions:

   

Issued

    150,000       725,000  

Redeemed

    (25,000      
 

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net Increase in Shares Outstanding from Share Transactions

    125,000       725,000  
 

 

 

   

 

 

 

Amounts designated as “-“ are $0.

 

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

 

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Impact Shares Trust I

Statements of Changes in Net Assets

 

 

 

 

    Impact Shares Sustainable
Development Goals Global Equity
ETF
 
    Period Ended
December 31,
2021

(Unaudited)
    Year ended
June 30, 2021
 

Operations:

   

Net Investment Income

      $ 32,497         $ 48,037  

Net Realized Gain on Investments and Foreign Currency Transactions

    7,310       580,112  

Net Change in Unrealized Appreciation on Investments and Foreign Currency Translation

    385,463       556,082  
 

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net Increase in Net Assets Resulting from Operations

    425,270       1,184,231  
 

 

 

   

 

 

 

Distributions

    (588,657     (65,595
 

 

 

   

 

 

 

Capital Share Transactions:

   

Issued

    733,414       1,328,612  
 

 

 

   

 

 

 

Increase in Net Assets from Capital Share Transactions

    733,414       1,328,612  
 

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Increase in Net Assets

    570,027       2,447,248  
 

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net Assets:

   

Beginning of Period/Year

    5,455,471       3,008,223  
 

 

 

   

 

 

 

End of Period/Year

      $     6,025,498         $       5,455,471  
 

 

 

   

 

 

 

Share Transactions:

   

Issued

    25,000       50,000  
 

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net Increase in Shares Outstanding from Share Transactions

    25,000       50,000  
 

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

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

 

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Impact Shares Trust I

Statements of Changes in Net Assets

 

 

 

 

    Impact Shares
Affordable
Housing MBS
ETF
 
    Period Ended
December 31,
2021(1)

(Unaudited)
 

Operations:

 

Net Investment Income

      $ 167,426  

Net Realized Loss on Investments and Foreign Currency Transactions

    (226,660

Net Unrealized Depreciation on Investments and Foreign Currency Translation

    (1,036,785
 

 

 

 

Net Decrease in Net Assets Resulting from Operations

    (1,096,019
 

 

 

 

Distributions

    (737,098
 

 

 

 

Capital Share Transactions:

 

Issued

    102,940,516  
 

 

 

 

Increase in Net Assets from Capital Share Transactions

    102,940,516  
 

 

 

 

Total Increase in Net Assets

    101,107,399  
 

 

 

 

Net Assets:

 

Beginning of Period

     
 

 

 

 

End of Period

      $     101,107,399  
 

 

 

 

Share Transactions:

 

Issued

    5,150,000  
 

 

 

 

Net Increase in Shares Outstanding from Share Transactions

    5,150,000  
 

 

 

 

 

(1)

Commenced operations on July 26, 2021.

Amount designated as “-” is $0.

 

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

 

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Impact Shares Trust I

Statements of Changes in Net Assets

 

 

 

 

    Impact Shares
MSCI Global
Climate Select
ETF
 
    Period Ended
December 31,
2021(1)

(Unaudited)
 

Operations:

 

Net Investment Income

      $ 2,753  

Net Realized Gain on Investments and Foreign Currency Transactions

    125  

Net Unrealized Appreciation on Investments and Foreign Currency Translation

    18,501  
 

 

 

 

Net Increase in Net Assets Resulting from Operations

    21,379  
 

 

 

 

Distributions

    (12,822
 

 

 

 

Capital Share Transactions:

 

Issued

    2,000,000  
 

 

 

 

Increase in Net Assets from Capital Share Transactions

    2,000,000  
 

 

 

 

Total Increase in Net Assets

    2,008,557  
 

 

 

 

Net Assets:

 

Beginning of Period

     
 

 

 

 

End of Period

      $     2,008,557  
 

 

 

 

Share Transactions:

 

Issued

    100,000  
 

 

 

 

Net Increase in Shares Outstanding from Share Transactions

    100,000  
 

 

 

 

 

(1)

Commenced operations on November 2, 2021.

Amount designated as “-” is $0.

 

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

 

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Impact Shares Trust I

Financial Highlights

 

 

 

 

Selected Per Share Data & Ratios

For the six month period ended December 31, 2021 (Unaudited) and the period ended June 30,

For a Share Outstanding Throughout the Period

 

    Net Asset
Value,
Beginning
of Period
($)
    Net
Investment
Income
($)*
    Net Realized
and Unrealized
Gain (Loss) on
Investments
($)
    Total from
Operations
($)
    Distributions
from Net
Investment
Income ($)
    Distributions
from Net
Realized
Capital
Gains ($)
    Return
of
Capital
($)
    Total
Distributions
($)
    Net
Asset
Value,
End of
Period
($)
    Market
Price, End
of Period
($)
    Total
Return(%)(1)
    Net Assets
End of
Period ($)
(000)
    Ratio of
Expenses to
Average Net
Assets
(%)
    Ratio of Net
Investment
Income to
Average Net
Assets (%)
    Portfolio
Turnover
(%)(2)
 

Impact Shares YWCA Women’s Empowerment ETF

 

2021**     32.85       0.10       3.15       3.25       (0.10     (0.89           (0.99     35.11       35.16       9.88       37,742       0.75 (4)      0.57 (4)      12  
2021     22.81       0.21       11.59       11.80       (0.47     (1.29           (1.76     32.85       32.88       52.85       29,562       0.75 (12)      0.73       39  
2020     20.63       0.28       2.16       2.44       (0.26                 (0.26     22.81       22.77       11.92       7,414       0.75 (10)      1.30       47  
2019(3)     20.00       0.27       0.63       0.90       (0.25     (0.02         (0.27     20.63       20.62       4.71       4,126       0.76 (4)(5)      1.60 (4)      7  

Impact Shares NAACP Minority Empowerment ETF

 

2021**     32.69       0.15       3.58       3.73       (0.14     (0.81           (0.95     35.47       35.69       11.42       39,016       0.49 (4)      0.85 (4)      16  
2021     23.17       0.30       9.68       9.98       (0.35     (0.11           (0.46     32.69       32.76       43.35       31,875       0.50 (13)      1.03       49  
2020     21.16       0.28       1.97       2.25       (0.24                 (0.24     23.17       23.23       10.71       5,792       0.75 (10)      1.27       25  
2019(6)     20.00       0.28       1.17       1.45       (0.28     (0.01           (0.29     21.16       21.11       7.37       2,222       0.75 (4)(7)      1.46 (4)      19  

Impact Shares Sustainable Development Goals Global Equity ETF

 

2021**     27.28       0.16       1.97       2.13       (0.15     (2.48           (2.63     26.78       27.04       7.79       6,025       0.75 (4)      1.15 (4)      4  
2021     20.05       0.30       7.33       7.63       (0.35     (0.05           (0.40     27.28       27.51       38.16       5,455       0.75 (12)      1.21       77  
2020     20.54       0.35       (0.70     (0.35     (0.14                 (0.14     20.05       20.00       (1.75     3,008       0.75 (11)      1.72       41  
2019(8)     20.00       0.32       0.60       0.92       (0.38                 (0.38     20.54       20.66       4.67       1,027       0.75 (4)(9)      2.08 (4)      25  

 

*   

Per share data calculated using average shares method.

**   

For the six month period ended December 31, 2021 (Unaudited).

^   

Amount is less than $0.005.

(1)   

Total return is based on the change in net asset value of a share during the year or period and assumes reinvestment of dividends and distributions at net asset value. Total return is for the period indicated and periods of less than one year have not been annualized. The return shown does not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on Fund distributions or the redemption of Fund shares.

(2)   

Portfolio turnover rate is for the period indicated and has not been annualized. Excludes effect of in-kind transfers.

(3)   

Commenced operations on August 24, 2018.

(4)   

Annualized

(5)   

The ratio of Expenses to Average Net Assets includes the voluntary expense reimbursements (See Note 3). If these reimbursements were excluded, the ratio would have been 2.24% for the period ended June 30, 2019.

(6)   

Commenced operations on July 18, 2018.

(7)   

The ratio of Expenses to Average Net Assets includes the voluntary expense reimbursements (See Note 3). If these reimbursements were excluded, the ratio would have been 1.66% for the period ended June 30, 2019.

(8)   

Commenced operations on September 20, 2018.

(9)   

The ratio of Expenses to Average Net Assets includes the voluntary expense reimbursements (See Note 3). If these reimbursements were excluded, the ratio would have been 1.38% for the period ended June 30, 2019.

(10)   

The ratio of Expenses to Average Net Assets includes the voluntary expense reimbursements (See Note 3). If these reimbursements were excluded, the ratio would have been 1.11% for the year ended June 30, 2020.

(11)   

The ratio of Expenses to Average Net Assets includes the voluntary expense reimbursements (See Note 3). If these reimbursements were excluded, the ratio would have been 1.27% for the year ended June 30, 2020.

(12)   

The ratio of Expenses to Average Net Assets includes the voluntary expense reimbursements (See Note 3). If these reimbursements were excluded, the ratio would have been 0.86% for the year ended June 30, 2021.

(13)   

The ratio of Expenses to Average Net Assets includes the voluntary expense reimbursements (See Note 3). If these reimbursements were excluded, the ratio would have been 0.61% for the year ended June 30, 2021.

Amounts designated as “-“ are $0.

 

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

 

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Financial Highlights

 

 

 

 

Selected Per Share Data & Ratios

For the period ended December 31, 2021 (Unaudited),

For a Share Outstanding Throughout the Period

 

    Net Asset
Value,
Beginning
of Period ($)
    Net
Investment
Income ($)*
    Net Realized
and Unrealized
Gain (Loss) on
Investments
($)
    Total from
Operations
($)
    Distributions
from Net
Investment
Income ($)
    Distributions
from Net
Realized
Capital
Gains ($)
    Total
Distributions
($)
    Net
Asset
Value,
End of
Period
($)
    Market
Price, End
of Period
($)
    Total
Return(%)(1)
    Net Assets
End of
Period ($)
(000)
    Ratio of
Expenses
to Average
Net Assets
(%)(2)
    Ratio of
Expenses
to Average
Net Assets
(Excluding
Waivers)(%)(2)
    Ratio of Net
Investment
Income to
Average Net
Assets (%)(2)
    Portfolio
Turnover
(%)(3)
 

Impact Shares Affordable Housing MBS ETF

 

2021(4)     20.00       0.04       (0.26     (0.22     (0.15           (0.15     19.63       19.65       (1.12     101,107       0.30       0.65       0.41       60  

Impact Shares MSCI Global Climate Select ETF

 

2021(5)     20.00       0.03       0.19       0.22       (0.13           (0.13     20.09       20.13       1.09       2,009       0.45       16.47       0.87       3  

 

*   

Per share data calculated using average shares method.

(1)   

Total return is based on the change in net asset value of a share during the year or period and assumes reinvestment of dividends and distributions at net asset value. Total return is for the period indicated and periods of less than one year have not been annualized. The return shown does not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on Fund distributions or the redemption of Fund shares.

(2)   

Annualized.

(3)   

Portfolio turnover rate is for the period indicated and has not been annualized. Excludes effect of in-kind transfers.

(4)   

Commenced operations on July 26, 2021.

(5)   

Commenced operations on November 2, 2021.

Amounts designated as “-“ are $0.

 

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

 

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Impact Shares Trust I

Notes to Financial Statements

December 31, 2021 (Unaudited)

 

 

 

 

1. ORGANIZATION

Impact Shares Trust I (the “Trust”), is an open-end management investment company organized as a Delaware statutory trust pursuant to a Declaration of Trust dated May 19, 2016. The Trust is registered with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “Commission”) under the Investment Company Act of 1940 (the “1940 Act”), as amended, as an open-end management investment company with three separate exchange-traded funds or series. The financial statements herein and the related notes are those of Impact Shares YWCA Women’s Empowerment ETF (the “Women’s ETF”), Impact Shares NAACP Minority Empowerment ETF (the “Minority ETF”), Impact Shares Sustainable Development Goals Global Equity ETF (the “Sustainable Development ETF”), Impact Shares Affordable Housing MBS ETF (the “Affordable Housing ETF”) and the Impact Shares MSCI Global Climate Select ETF (the “Global Climate ETF”) (each a “Fund” and collectively, the “Funds”). The Women’s ETF, Minority ETF, Sustainable Development ETF and Global Climate ETF each seek to provide investment results that, before fees and expenses, track the total return performance of the Morningstar® Women’s Empowerment Index, the Morningstar® Minority Empowerment Index, the Morningstar® Societal Development Index and the MSCI ACWI Climate Pathway Select Index (the “Underlying Indices” or “Index”), respectively. The primary investment objective of the Affordable Housing MBS ETF is to generate current income. The Funds are classified as “non-diversified” funds under the 1940 Act. Impact Shares, Corp. (the “Adviser”) serves as the investment adviser for the Funds and is subject to the supervision of the Board of Trustees (the “Board”). The Adviser is responsible for managing the investment activities of the Funds, the Funds’ business affairs and other administrative matters. The Adviser is a nonprofit corporation organized under the laws of Texas and is tax exempt under Section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code.

The Women’s ETF commenced operations on August 24, 2018.

The Minority ETF commenced operations on July 18, 2018.

The Sustainable Development ETF commenced operations on September 20, 2018.

The Affordable Housing ETF commenced operations on July 26, 2021.

The Global Climate ETF commenced operations on November 2, 2021.

Shares of the Funds (“Shares”) are listed and traded on NYSE Arca, Inc. Market prices for the Shares may be different from their net asset value (“NAV”). The Funds will issue and redeem Shares on a continuous basis at NAV only in large blocks of Shares, each of which currently comprises 50,000 shares (“Creation Units”) or such other amount as may be from time to time determined to be in the best interests of a Fund by the President of the Fund (The President of the Funds has determined that it is in the best interests of the Minority ETF, Women’s ETF and Sustainable Development ETF, that the size of a creation unit in each of these Funds remain at 25,000 shares indefinitely). Creation Units will be issued and redeemed principally in-kind for securities included in the Funds’ Underlying Indices. Once created, Shares will trade in a secondary market at market prices that change throughout the day in amounts less than a Creation Unit.

2. SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES

The following is a summary of the significant accounting policies followed by the Funds:

Use of Estimates — The Funds are registered investment companies under Accounting Standard Codification in Topic 946 by the U.S. Financial Accounting Standards Board. The preparation of financial statements in conformity with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles (“U.S. GAAP”) requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of increases and decreases in net assets from operations during the reporting period. Actual results could materially differ from those estimates.

Security Valuation — Securities listed on a securities exchange, market or automated quotation system for which quotations are readily available (except for securities traded on the NASDAQ Stock Market (the “NASDAQ”)), including securities traded over the counter, are valued at the last quoted sale price on the primary exchange or market (foreign or domestic) on which they are traded (or at approximately 4:00 pm Eastern Time if a security’s primary exchange is normally open at that time), or, if there is no such reported sale, at the most recent quoted bid.

 

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Impact Shares Trust I

Notes to Financial Statements

December 31, 2021 (Unaudited)

 

 

 

 

For securities traded on NASDAQ, the NASDAQ Official Closing Price will be used. The prices for foreign securities are reported in local currency and converted to U.S. dollars using spot currency exchange rates. If available, debt securities are priced based upon valuations provided by independent, third-party pricing agents. Such values generally reflect the last reported sales price if the security is actively traded. The third-party pricing agents may also value debt securities at an evaluated bid price by employing methodologies that utilize actual market transactions, broker-supplied valuations, or other methodologies designed to identify the fair value for such securities. Debt obligations with remaining maturities of sixty days or less may be valued at their amortized cost, if the Funds’ Fair Value Committee concludes it approximates fair value after taking into account factors such as credit, liquidity and interest rate conditions as well as issuer specific factors. Foreign securities listed on foreign exchanges are valued based on quotations from the primary market in which they are traded and are translated from the local currency into U.S. dollars using current exchange rates. Foreign securities may trade on weekends or other days when the Fund does not calculate NAV. As a result, the fair value of these investments may change on days when you cannot buy or redeem shares of the Fund. Prices for most securities held in the Funds are provided daily by recognized independent pricing agents. If a security price cannot be obtained from an independent, third-party pricing agent, the Funds seek to obtain a bid price from at least one independent broker. Securities for which market prices are not “readily available” are valued in accordance with fair value procedures established and implemented by the Board. Some of the more common reasons that may necessitate that a security be valued using Fair Value Procedures include: the security’s trading has been halted or suspended; the security has been de-listed from a national exchange; the security’s primary trading market is temporarily closed at a time when under normal conditions it would be open; the security has not been traded for an extended period of time; the security’s primary pricing source is not able or willing to provide a price; or trading of the security is subject to local government-imposed restrictions. In addition, the Funds may fair value their securities if an event that may materially affect the value of the Funds’ securities that traded outside of the United States (a “Significant Event”) has occurred between the time of the security’s last close and the time that the Funds calculate their net asset value. A Significant Event may relate to a single issuer or to an entire market sector. Events that may be Significant Events include: government actions, natural disasters, armed conflict, acts of terrorism and significant market fluctuations. If the Adviser becomes aware of a Significant Event that has occurred with respect to a security or group of securities after the closing of the exchange or market on which the security or securities principally trade, but before the time at which the Funds calculate their net asset value, it may request that a Committee meeting be called. When a security is valued in accordance with the fair value procedures, the Committee will determine the value after taking into consideration relevant information reasonably available to the Committee .In accordance with the authoritative guidance on fair value measurements and disclosure under U.S. GAAP, the Funds disclose fair value of their investments in a hierarchy that prioritizes the inputs to valuation techniques used to measure the fair value. The objective of a fair value measurement is to determine the price that would be received to sell an asset or paid to transfer a liability in an orderly transaction between market participants at the measurement date (an exit price). Accordingly, the fair value hierarchy gives the highest priority to quoted prices (unadjusted) in active markets for identical assets or liabilities (Level 1) and the lowest priority to unobservable inputs (Level 3). The three levels of the fair value hierarchy are described below:

 

   

Level 1 – Unadjusted quoted prices in active markets for identical, unrestricted assets or liabilities that the Funds have the ability to access at the measurement date;

 

   

Level 2 – Quoted prices which are not active, or inputs that are observable (either directly or indirectly) for substantially the full term of the asset or liability; and

 

   

Level 3 – Prices, inputs or exotic modeling techniques which are both significant to the fair value measurement and unobservable (supported by little or no market activity).

The valuation techniques used by the Funds to measure fair value during the period ended December 31, 2021 maximized the use of observable inputs and minimized the use of unobservable inputs.

For the period ended December 31, 2021, there have been no significant changes to the Funds’ fair valuation methodologies.

 

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Notes to Financial Statements

December 31, 2021 (Unaudited)

 

 

 

 

Federal Income Taxes — It is the Funds’ intention to qualify as a regulated investment company for Federal income tax purposes by complying with the appropriate provisions of Subchapter M of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (the “Code”), as amended. Accordingly, no provisions for federal income taxes have been made in the financial statements.

The Funds evaluate tax positions taken or expected to be taken in the course of preparing the Funds’ tax returns to determine whether it is “more-likely-than not” (i.e., greater than 50-percent) that each tax position will be sustained upon examination by a taxing authority based on the technical merits of the position. Tax positions not deemed to meet the more-likely-than-not threshold are recorded as a tax benefit or expense in the current period. The Funds did not record any tax provision in the current period. However, management’s conclusions regarding tax positions taken may be subject to review and adjustment at a later date based on factors including, but not limited to, examination by tax authorities (i.e., the last 3 year ends, as applicable), on-going analysis of and changes to tax laws, regulations and interpretations thereof. As of and during the period ended December 31, 2021, the Funds did not have a liability for any unrecognized tax benefits. The Funds recognize interest and penalties, if any, related to unrecognized tax benefits as income tax expense in the Statements of Operations. For the period ended December 31, 2021, the Funds did not recognize any interest or penalties.

Security Transactions and Investment Income — Security transactions are accounted for on trade date. Costs used in determining realized gains and losses on the sale of investment securities are based on specific identification. Dividend income is recorded on the ex-dividend date. Interest income is recognized on the accrual basis. Withholding taxes and reclaims on foreign dividends have been provided for in accordance with the Funds’ understanding of the applicable country’s tax rules and rates.

Dividends and Distributions to Shareholders — The Funds intend to declare and pay dividends of net investment income quarterly and to pay any capital gain distributions on an annual basis. All distributions are recorded on ex-dividend date.

Cash and Cash Equivalents — Idle cash may be swept into various time deposits and is classified as cash and cash equivalents on the Statements of Assets and Liabilities. The Funds maintain cash in bank deposit accounts which, at times, may exceed United States federally insured limits. Amounts swept overnight are available on the next business day.

Cash Overdraft Charges — Per the terms of an agreement with the Bank of New York Mellon, if a Fund has a cash overdraft on a given day, it will be assessed an overdraft charge. Cash overdraft charges are included in other fees on the Statements of Operations.

Creation Units — The Funds issue and redeem shares (“Shares”) at Net Asset Value (“NAV”) and only in large blocks of Shares currently comprised of 50,000 shares for the Affordable Housing ETF and Global Climate ETF and 25,000 shares for the remaining Funds. Shares (each such block of Shares for the Funds are called a “Creation Unit” or multiples thereof). Purchasers of Creation Units at NAV must pay a standard creation transaction fee of $500 per transaction. The fee is a single charge and will be the same regardless of the number of Creation Units purchased by an investor on the same day. An Authorized Participant who holds Creation Units (“Authorized Participants”) and wishes to redeem at NAV would also pay a standard redemption transaction fee of $500 per transaction to the custodian on the date of such redemption, regardless of the number of Creation Units redeemed that day. Creations and redemptions are also subject to an additional variable charge of up to 1% of the net asset value per Creation Unit, inclusive of the standard transaction fee, for (i) in-kind creations or redemptions effected outside the normal Clearing Process, (ii) in whole or partial cash creations, (iii) in whole or partial cash redemptions or (iv) non-standard orders. The variable component 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. In all cases, the Transaction Fee will be limited in accordance with the requirements of the SEC applicable to management investment companies offering redeemable securities. The Fund may determine not to charge the variable portion of a Transaction Fee on certain orders when Impact Shares has determined that doing

 

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December 31, 2021 (Unaudited)

 

 

 

 

so is in the best interests of Fund shareholders, e.g., for redemption orders that facilitate the rebalance of the Fund’s portfolio in a more tax efficient manner than could be achieved without such order. The variable portion of a Transaction Fee may be higher or lower than the trading expenses incurred by a Fund with respect to the transaction.

Except when aggregated in Creation Units, Shares are not redeemable securities of the Funds. Shares of the Funds may only be purchased or redeemed by certain financial institutions (“Authorized Participants”). An Authorized Participant is either (i) a broker-dealer or other participant in the clearing process through the Continuous Net Settlement System of the National Securities Clearing Corporation or (ii) a Depository Trust Company (“DTC”) participant and, in each case, must have executed an Authorized Participant Agreement with the Funds’ distributor. 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 the Funds. Rather, most retail investors will purchase Shares in the secondary market with the assistance of a broker and will be subject to customary brokerage commissions or fees.

The size of a creation unit for a Fund may be changed from time to time in the future if determined to be in the best interests of a Fund by the President of the Fund. The President of the Funds has determined that it is in the best interests of the Women’s ETF, Minority ETF, and Sustainable Development ETF, that the size of a creation unit in each Fund remain at 25,000 shares indefinitely.

If a Creation Unit is purchased or redeemed in cash, a higher transaction fee will be charged. The following table discloses the Creation Unit breakdown based on the NAV as of December 31, 2021:

 

     Creation Unit
Shares
     Creation
Transaction Fee
     Value      Redemption
Transaction
Fee
 

YWCA Women’s Empowerment ETF

     25,000      $ 500      $ 877,750    $ 500

NAACP Minority Empowerment ETF

     25,000        500        886,750      500

Sustainable Development Goals Global Equity ETF

     25,000        500        669,500      500

Affordable Housing MBS ETF

     50,000        500        981,500      500

MSCI Global Climate Select ETF

     50,000        500        1,004,500      500

Foreign Currency Translation — The books and records of the Funds are maintained in U.S. dollars. Investment securities and other asset and liabilities denominated in a foreign currency are translated into U.S. dollars on the date of valuation. Purchases and sales of investment securities, income and expenses are translated into U.S. dollars at the relevant rates of exchange prevailing on the respective dates of such transactions. The Funds do not isolate that portion of realized or unrealized gains and losses resulting from changes in the foreign exchange rate from fluctuations arising from changes in the market prices of the securities. These gains and losses are included in net realized and unrealized gains and losses on investments on the Statements of Operations. Net realized and unrealized gains and losses on foreign currency transactions represent net foreign exchange gains or losses from foreign currency exchange contracts, disposition of foreign currencies, currency gains or losses realized between trade and settle dates on securities transactions and the difference between the amount of the investment income and foreign withholding taxes recorded on the Funds’ books and the U.S. dollar equivalent amounts actually received or paid.

Indemnifications — In the normal course of business, the Funds enter into contracts that provide general indemnifications. The Funds’ maximum exposure under these arrangements is dependent on future claims that may be made against the Funds and, therefore, cannot be established; however, based on experience, the risk of loss from such claims is considered remote.

3. AGREEMENTS

Investment Advisory Agreements

The Adviser serves as investment adviser to the Funds, pursuant to an investment advisory agreement (“Advisory Agreement”). The Adviser arranges for transfer agency, custody, fund administration and accounting, and other

 

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December 31, 2021 (Unaudited)

 

 

 

 

non-distribution related services necessary for the Funds to operate. The Adviser administers the Funds’ 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.

Impact Shares Corp. has entered into the following three separate advisory agreements with the series of the Trust at the advisory fee rates noted below:

 

Amended & Restated Investment Advisory Agreement, Dated July 16, 2021:   

Impact Shares YWCA Women’s Empowerment ETF

 

0.75%

  

Impact Shares NAACP Minority Empowerment ETF

 

0.49%

  

Impact Shares Sustainable Development Goals Global Equity ETF

 

0.75%

  
Investment Advisory Agreement, Dated July 16, 2021:     

Impact Shares Affordable Housing MBS ETF

 

0.30%

  
Investment Advisory Agreement, Dated September 2, 2021:   

Impact Shares MSCI Global Climate Select ETF

 

0.30%

  

For the services it provides to the Women’s ETF, Minority ETF and the Sustainable Development ETF, 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 the Women’s ETF and the Sustainable Development ETF, and 0.49% of average daily net assets with respect to Minority ETF. Under the Advisory Agreement, the Adviser is responsible for substantially all expenses of the Fund, including the cost of transfer agency, custody, fund administration, legal, audit and other services, except for: (i) distribution and service fees payable pursuant to a Rule 12b-1 plan, if any; (ii) taxes and governmental fees, if any, levied against a Fund; (iii) brokerage fees and commissions, and other portfolio transaction expenses incurred by or for a Fund; (iv) expenses of a Fund’s securities lending (if any), including any securities lending agent fees, as governed by a separate securities lending agreement; costs, including interest expenses, of borrowing money or engaging in other types of leverage financing; (v) extraordinay expenses, including extraordinary legal expenses, as may arise, including, without limitation, expenses incurred in connection with litigation, proceedings, other claims, contractual arrangements with Partner Charities and the legal obligations of a Fund to indemnify its Trustees, officers, employees, shareholders, distributors, and agents with respect thereto; and (vi) expenses of a Fund which are capitalized in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles (the “Excluded Expenses”).

Certain officers or interested trustees of the Trust are also officers or employees of the Advisor or its affiliates. They receive no fees for serving as officers of the Trust.

For the services it provides to the Affordable Housing ETF, the Fund pays the Adviser an annual fee, payable monthly, at the rate of 0.30% of the Fund’s Average Daily Managed Assets. The Adviser has voluntarily agreed to waive all advisory fees payable by the Fund under the Advisory Agreement in excess of 0.25% of the average daily managed net assets of the Fund until the Fund’s net assets are greater than $100 million. The Adviser will pay all expenses incurred by it in connection with its activities under the Investment Advisory Agreement, except such expenses as are assumed by the Fund and such expenses as are assumed by a sub-adviser under its sub-advisory agreement.

For the services it provides to the Global Climate ETF, under the Advisory Agreement, the Fund pays the Adviser an annual unitary fee, payable monthly, at the rate of 0.30% of the Fund’s Average Daily Managed Assets. The Adviser will pay all expenses incurred by it in connection with its activities under the Investment Advisory Agreement, except such expenses as are assumed by the Fund and such expenses as are assumed by a sub-adviser under its sub-advisory agreement. From time to time, the Adviser may waive all or a portion of its fee. The Adviser has contractually agreed to limit the total annual operating expenses (exclusive of fees paid by the Fund pursuant to its distribution plan under Rule 12b-1 under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, taxes, brokerage

 

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December 31, 2021 (Unaudited)

 

 

 

 

commissions and other transaction costs, interest payments, acquired fund fees and expenses, extraordinary expenses and dividend expenses on short sales) of the Fund to 0.30% through at least November 1, 2022. This contract may not be terminated without the action or consent of the Board of Trustees. The Adviser has agreed to assume the Fund’s organization and offering costs. The Fund does not have an obligation to reimburse the Adviser for organization and offering costs paid on its behalf.

Sub-Advisory Agreement

The Adviser has entered into a Sub-advisory Agreement with CCM (the “Sub-Advisory Agreement”). Under the terms of the Sub-Advisory Agreement, CCM acts as Sub-Adviser to the Affordable Housing ETF. In such capacity, CCM, subject to the supervision of the Adviser and the Board, regularly shall provide the Fund with portfolio management, investment research, advice, and supervision and shall furnish continuously an investment program, consistent with the investment objective and policies of the Fund. The Sub-Adviser shall determine, from time to time, what securities shall be purchased for the Fund, what securities shall be held or sold by the Fund, and what portion of the Fund’s assets shall be held uninvested in cash, subject always to the investment objective, policies, and restrictions of the Fund, as each of the same from time to time shall be in effect. To carry out these obligations, the Sub-Adviser can exercise full discretion and act for the Adviser in the same manner and with the same force and effect as the Adviser itself might or could do with respect to purchases, sales, or other transactions.

The Adviser pays the Sub-Adviser, as compensation for the Sub-Adviser’s services, a fee equal to 0.25% of the Fund’s Average Daily Managed Assets. The Fund has no responsibility for any fee payable to the Sub-Adviser. The Sub-Adviser has agreed to assume the Fund’s organization and offering costs. The Fund does not have an obligation to reimburse the Sub-Adviser for organization and offering costs paid on its behalf.

CCM has contractually agreed to limit the total annual operating expenses (exclusive of fees paid by the Fund pursuant to its distribution plan under Rule 12b-1 under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, taxes, brokerage commissions and other transaction costs, interest payments, acquired fund fees and expenses, extraordinary expenses and dividend expenses on short sales) of the Fund to 0.30% through July 30, 2022. This contract may not be terminated without the action or consent of the Fund’s Board of Trustees.

The Fund is a party to contractual arrangements with various parties, including, among others, the Fund’s investment adviser, administrator, distributor, and shareholder servicing agent, who provide services to the Fund. Shareholders are not parties to, or intended (“third-party”) beneficiaries of, any such contractual arrangements, and such contractual arrangements are not intended to create in any individual shareholder or group of shareholders any right to enforce them against the service providers or to seek any remedy under them against the service providers, either directly or on behalf of the Fund.

Distribution Agreement

SEI Investments Distribution Co. (the “Distributor”) serves as the Funds’ underwriter and distributor of Shares pursuant to a Distribution Agreement. Under the Distribution Agreement, the Distributor, as agent, receives orders to purchase shares in Creation Units and transmits such orders to the Funds’ custodian and transfer agent. The Distributor has no obligation to sell any specific quantity of Fund shares. The Distributor bears the following costs and expenses relating to the distribution of shares: (i) the expenses of maintaining its registration or qualification as a dealer or broker under federal or state laws; (ii) filing fees; and (iii) all other expenses incurred in connection with the distribution services, that are not reimbursed by the Adviser, as contemplated in the Distribution Agreement. The Distributor does not maintain any secondary market in Fund Shares.

The Funds have adopted a Distribution and Service Plan (the “Plan”) pursuant to Rule 12b-1 under the 1940 Act. In accordance with the Plan, the Funds are authorized to pay an amount up to 0.25% of their average net assets each year for certain distribution-related activities. For the period ended December 31, 2021, no fees were charged by the Distributor under the Plan. No payments have yet been authorized by the Board, nor are any such expected to be made by a Fund under the Plan during the current fiscal year.

 

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Notes to Financial Statements

December 31, 2021 (Unaudited)

 

 

 

 

For the period ended December 31, 2021, the Funds incurred Trustee fees of $8,003, $8,536, $1,353, $21,679 and $429 for the Women’s ETF, Minority ETF, Sustainable Development ETF, Affordable Housing ETF and Global Climate ETF respectively, for which the Adviser voluntarily agreed to reimburse the Funds. Of these amounts, $8,003, $8,536, $1,353, $21,679 and $429 remain payable to the Trustees and are shown as a receivable from the Adviser on the Statements of Assets and Liabilities for the Women’s ETF, Minority ETF, Sustainable Development ETF, Affordable Housing ETF and Global Climate ETF respectively, as of December 31, 2021. Trustee fees are shown gross within expenses with a corresponding expense reimbursement on the Statement of Operations as such fees were voluntarily paid by the Adviser on behalf of the Funds. The Adviser does not have the ability to recoup these voluntary expense reimbursements in the future. Impact Shares has paid all of the Trustees in full and are up to date on all directors fees due them through December 31, 2021.

Administrator, Custodian and Transfer Agent

SEI Investments Global Funds Services (the “Administrator”) serves as the Funds’ Administrator pursuant to an Administration Agreement. The Bank of New York Mellon (the “Custodian” and “Transfer Agent”) serves as the Funds’ Custodian and Transfer Agent pursuant to a Custodian Agreement and Transfer Agency Services Agreement. The Adviser of the Funds pays these fees.

Certain officers of the Trust may also be officers of the Administrator or its affiliates. They receive no fees for serving as officers of the Trust.

4. INVESTMENT TRANSACTIONS

For the period ended December 31, 2021, the purchases and sales of investments in securities, excluding in-kind transactions, long-term U.S. Government and short-term securities were:

 

     Purchases      Sales  

YWCA Women’s Empowerment ETF

   $ 4,067,786        $ 4,137,186    

NAACP Minority Empowerment ETF

     5,650,490          7,345,226    

Sustainable Development Goals Global Equity ETF

     291,609          220,303    

Affordable Housing MBS ETF

       149,703,270              51,876,213    

MSCI Global Climate Select ETF

     51,611          51,505    

There were no purchases or sales of long-term U.S. Government securities by the Funds.

For the period ended December 31, 2021, in-kind transactions associated with creations and redemptions were:

 

           Purchases        Sales and
      Maturities      
         Realized
      Gain/(Loss)  
 

YWCA Women’s Empowerment ETF

     $ 6,104,658          $        $         –  

NAACP Minority Empowerment ETF

         5,084,257              847,046        325,365  

Sustainable Development Goals Global Equity ETF

     662,627                  

Affordable Housing MBS ETF

     –                  

MSCI Global Climate Select ETF

     1,781,371                  

For the year ended June 30, 2020, in-kind transactions associated with creations and redemptions were:

 

     Purchases              Sales and      
      Maturities      
     Realized
  Gain/(Loss)  
 

YWCA Women’s Empowerment ETF

     $     2,530,398          $         –        $         –  

NAACP Minority Empowerment ETF

     3,232,443                  

Sustainable Development Goals Global Equity ETF

     1,793,690                  

5. TAX INFORMATION

The amount and character of income and capital gain distributions to be paid, if any, are determined in accordance with Federal income tax regulations, which may differ from U.S. GAAP. As a result, net investment income (loss) and

 

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December 31, 2021 (Unaudited)

 

 

 

 

net realized gain (loss) on investment transactions for a reporting period may differ significantly from distributions during such period. These book/tax differences may be temporary or permanent. To the extent these differences are permanent in nature, they are charged or credited to distributable earnings or paid-in capital, as appropriate, in the period that the differences arise.

The tax character of dividends and distributions paid during the last two fiscal years ending June 30, were as follows:

 

     Ordinary
    Income    
     Long-Term
 Capital Gain 
     Total  

YWCA Women’s Empowerment ETF

 

2021

   $ 665,602      $ 104,821      $ 770,423  

2020

     79,706               79,706  

NAACP Minority Empowerment ETF

 

2021

     290,187        26,991        317,178  

2020

     36,817               36,817  

Sustainable Development Goals Global Equity ETF

 

2021

     39,855        25,740        65,595  

2020

     9,427               9,427  

The Affordable Housing MBS ETF and MSCI Global Climate Select ETF did not commence operations until July 26, 2021 and November 2, 2021, respectively.

As of June 30, 2021, the components of distributable earnings (accumulated losses) on a tax basis were as follows:

 

     Undistributed
Ordinary
Income
     Undistributed
Long Term
Capital Gains
     Unrealized
Appreciation/

(Depreciation)
     Other
Temporary
Differences
    Total
Distributable
Earnings
 

YWCA Women’s Empowerment ETF

   $ 464,816      $     448,766      $     4,394,687      $ (1   $     5,308,268  

NAACP Minority Empowerment ETF

       632,528        231,702        5,307,735                    1       6,171,966  

Sustainable Development Goals Global Equity ETF

            546,287        446,978        2       993,267  

Late year loss deferral represents specified losses realized from foreign currency transactions from November 1 to June 30, 2021 that, in accordance with Federal income tax regulations, the Fund may elect to defer and treat as having arisen in the following fiscal year. None of the Funds have late year loss to defer in current fiscal year.

The Federal tax cost and aggregate gross unrealized appreciation and depreciation on investments and foreign currency transactions held by the Funds at December 31, 2021, were as follows:

 

     Federal Tax
        Cost        
     Aggregated
Gross
Unrealized
  Appreciation  
     Aggregated
Gross
Unrealized
  Depreciation  
    Net Unrealized
Appreciation
  (Depreciation)  
 

YWCA Women’s Empowerment ETF

   $ 31,358,790      $ 7,781,798      $ (374,128   $ 7,407,670  

NAACP Minority Empowerment ETF

     31,163,967          9,331,633        (510,347     8,821,286  

Sustainable Development Goals Global Equity ETF

     5,656,249        958,988        (127,686     831,302  

Affordable Housing MBS ETF

      101,892,193        1,674            (1,038,459         (1,036,785

MSCI Global Climate Select ETF

     1,781,570        73,895        (55,403     18,492  

The book/tax difference on cost is primarily related to wash sale adjustments.

6. RISKS OF INVESTING IN THE FUNDS

As with all exchange traded funds (“ETFs”), a shareholder of the Fund is subject to the risk that his or her investment could lose money. The Funds are subject to the principal risks noted below, any of which may adversely affect the Fund’s NAV, trading price, yield, total return and ability to meet its investment objective. A more complete description of principal risks is included in the prospectus under the heading “Principal Risks”.

 

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December 31, 2021 (Unaudited)

 

 

 

 

Under normal circumstances, the Funds will invest at least 80% of their total assets in securities of the Index, which reflects the performance of an investable universe of publicly-traded companies that directly or indirectly provide services or support to ETFs, including but not limited to the management, servicing, trading or sale of ETFs (“ETF Activities”).

An investment in the Fund is not a bank deposit and is not insured or guaranteed by the FDIC or any other government agency. As with any investment company, there is no guarantee that the Fund will achieve its goal.

Active Investment Management Risk (Affordable Housing ETF only) - The Fund is actively managed. The Adviser’s judgments about the attractiveness, relative value, or potential appreciation of a particular sector, security or investment strategy.

Asset Class Risk (All Funds) - The securities in an Underlying Index or in a Fund’s portfolio may underperform the returns of other securities or indices that track other countries, regions, industries, groups of industries, markets, asset classes or sectors. Various types of securities or indices tend to experience cycles of outperformance and underperformance in comparison to general securities markets.

Brexit (Impact Shares Sustainable Development Goals Global Equity ETF and Global Climate ETF only) - In June 2016, the United Kingdom approved a referendum to leave the European Union (commonly known as “Brexit”). On January 31, 2020, the United Kingdom left the European Union and during a transition period that ended on December 31, 2020, negotiated an agreement that governs the terms of the ongoing relationship between the United Kingdom and the European Union. At present the political and economic consequences of Brexit remain uncertain. Given the size and importance of the United Kingdom’s economy, uncertainty about its legal, political, and economic relationship with the remaining member states of the European Union may continue to be a source of instability. Moreover, other countries may seek to withdraw from the European Union and/or abandon the euro, the common currency of the European Union. The ultimate effects of these events and other socio-political or geopolitical issues are not known but could profoundly affect global economies and markets. Whether or not a Fund invests in securities of issuers located in Europe or with significant exposure to European issuers or countries, these events could negatively affect the value and liquidity of the Fund’s investments.

Call Risk (Affordable Housing ETF only) - Some debt securities may be redeemed, or “called,” at the option of the issuer before their stated maturity date. In general, an issuer will call its debt securities if they can be refinanced by issuing new debt securities which bear a lower interest rate. The Fund is subject to the possibility that during periods of falling interest rates an issuer will call its high yielding debt securities. The Fund would then be forced to invest the proceeds at lower interest rates, likely resulting in a decline in the Fund’s income.

Cash Transaction Risk (All Funds) - The Funds can effect creations and redemptions principally for cash, rather than for in-kind securities. ETFs generally are able to make in-kind redemptions and avoid being taxed on gain on the distributed portfolio securities at the fund level. Because the Funds currently can effect redemptions for cash, rather than for in-kind securities, they may be required to sell portfolio securities in order to obtain the cash needed to distribute redemption proceeds. The Funds may recognize a capital gain on these sales that might not have been incurred if the Funds had made a redemption in-kind, and this may decrease the tax efficiency of the Funds compared to ETFs that utilize an in-kind redemption process.

Counterparty Risk (All Funds) - The Funds may engage in transactions in securities and financial instruments that involve counterparties. Counterparty risk is the risk that a counterparty (the other party to a transaction or an agreement or the party with whom a Fund executes transactions) to a transaction with a Fund may be unable or unwilling to make timely principal, interest, settlement or margin payments, or otherwise honor its obligations. If a counterparty becomes bankrupt or otherwise fails to perform its obligations due to financial difficulties, the affected Fund’s income or the value of its assets may decrease. A Fund may experience significant delays in obtaining any recovery in a bankruptcy or other reorganization proceeding and a Fund may obtain only limited recovery or may obtain no recovery in such circumstances. In an attempt to limit the counterparty risk associated with such transactions, the Funds conduct business only with financial institutions judged by the Adviser to present acceptable credit risk.

 

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December 31, 2021 (Unaudited)

 

 

 

 

Credit Risk (Affordable Housing ETF only) - An issuer or other obligated party of a debt security may be unable or unwilling to make dividend, interest and/or principal payments when due. In addition, the value of a debt security may decline because of concerns about the issuer’s ability or unwillingness to make such payments. In certain cases, the issuer could be late in paying interest or principal, or could fail to pay its financial obligations altogether.

Derivatives Risk (All Funds) - Derivatives Risk is a combination of several risks, including the risks that: (1) an investment in a derivative instrument may not correlate well with the performance of the securities or asset class to which the Fund seeks exposure, (2) derivative contracts, including options, may expire worthless and the use of derivatives may result in losses to the Fund, (3) a derivative instrument entailing leverage may result in a loss greater than the principal amount invested, (4) derivatives not traded on an exchange may be subject to credit risk, for example, if the counterparty does not meet its obligations (see also “Counterparty Risk”), and (5) derivatives not traded on an exchange may be subject to liquidity risk and the related risk that the instrument is difficult or impossible to value accurately. As a general matter, when the Fund establishes certain derivative instrument positions, such as certain futures and options contract positions, it will segregate liquid assets (such as cash, U.S. Treasury bonds or commercial paper) equivalent to the Fund’s outstanding obligations under the contract or in connection with the position. In addition, recent legislation has called for a new regulatory framework for the derivatives market. The impact of the new regulations are still unknown, but has the potential to increase the costs of using derivatives, may limit the availability of some forms of derivatives or the Fund’s ability to use derivatives, and may adversely affect the performance of some derivative instruments used by the Fund as well as the Fund’s ability to pursue its investment objective through the use of such instruments.

Derivatives Risk – Futures Contracts Risk (All Funds). A futures contract is an exchange-traded derivative transaction between two parties in which a buyer (holding the “long” position) agrees to pay a fixed price (or rate) at a specified future date for delivery of an underlying reference from a seller (holding the “short” position). The seller hopes that the market price on the delivery date is less than the agreed upon price, while the buyer hopes for the contrary. Certain futures contract markets are highly volatile, and futures contracts may be illiquid. Futures exchanges may limit fluctuations in futures contract prices by imposing a maximum permissible daily price movement. The Fund may be disadvantaged if it is prohibited from executing a trade outside the daily permissible price movement. At or prior to maturity of a futures contract, the Fund may enter into an offsetting contract and may incur a loss to the extent there has been adverse movement in futures contract prices. The liquidity of the futures markets depends on participants entering into offsetting transactions rather than making or taking delivery. To the extent participants make or take delivery, liquidity in the futures market could be reduced. Because of the low margin deposits normally required in futures trading, it is possible that the Fund may employ a high degree of leverage in the portfolio. As a result, a relatively small price movement in a futures contract may result in substantial losses to the Fund, exceeding the amount of the margin paid. For certain types of futures contracts, losses are potentially unlimited. Futures markets are highly volatile, and the use of futures may increase the volatility of the Fund’s NAV. Futures contracts executed (if any) on foreign exchanges may not provide the same protection as U.S. exchanges. Futures contracts can increase the Fund’s risk exposure to underlying references and their attendant risks.

Derivatives Risk – Options Risk (All Funds). Options are derivatives that give the purchaser the option to buy (call) or sell (put)an underlying reference from or to a counterparty at a specified price (the strike price) on or before an expiration date. By investing in options, the Fund is exposed to the risk that it may be required to buy or sell the underlying reference at a disadvantageous price on or before the expiration date. Options may involve economic leverage, which could result in greater volatility in price movement. The Fund’s losses could be significant, and are potentially unlimited for certain types of options. Options may be traded on a securities exchange or in the over-the-counter market. At or prior to maturity of an options contract, the Fund may enter into an offsetting contract and may incur a loss to the extent there has been adverse movement in options prices. Options can increase the Fund’s risk exposure to underlying references and their attendant risks.

Emerging Markets Risk (Impact Shares Sustainable Development Goals Global Equity ETF and Global Climate ETF only) - Investing in issuers located in or tied economically to emerging markets is subject to the same risks as foreign market investments, generally to a greater extent. The Fund will be subject to these risks to an even greater

 

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extent, to the extent the Fund invests in issuers exposed to countries defined as “low income” or “lower middle income” by the World Bank or as a “Least Developed Country” by the United Nations. These countries typically confront severe structural impediments to sustainable development and are highly vulnerable to economic and environmental shocks and have low levels of human assets. Emerging markets may have additional risks including greater fluctuations in market values and currency exchange rates; increased risk of default; greater social, economic, and political uncertainty and instability; increased risk of nationalization, expropriation, or other confiscation of assets of issuers to which the Fund may be exposed; increased risk of embargoes or economic sanctions on a country, sector, or issuer; greater governmental involvement in the economy; less governmental supervision and regulation of the securities markets and participants in those markets; controls on non-U.S. investment, capital controls and limitations on repatriation of invested capital, dividends, interest, and other income, and on the Fund’s ability to exchange local currencies for U.S. dollars; lower levels of liquidity; inability to purchase and sell investments or otherwise settle security or derivative transactions; greater risk of issues with share registration and safe custody; unavailability of currency hedging techniques; differences in, or lack of, auditing and financial reporting standards and resulting unavailability of material information about issuers; slower clearance and longer settlement; and difficulties in obtaining and/or enforcing legal judgments.

Additionally a foreign issuer is not generally subject to uniform accounting, auditing and financial reporting standards and practices comparable to those in the United States. The Public Company Accounting Oversight Board, which regulates auditors of U.S. public companies, is unable to inspect audit work papers in certain foreign countries. Investors in foreign countries often have limited rights and few practical remedies to pursue shareholder claims, including class actions or fraud claims, and the ability of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, the U.S. Department of Justice and other authorities to bring and enforce actions against foreign issuers or foreign persons is limited.

Equity Investing Risk (All Funds, except Affordable Housing ETF) - The market prices of equity securities owned by a Fund may go up or down, sometimes rapidly or unpredictably. The value of a security may decline for a number of reasons that may directly relate to the issuer, such as management performance, financial leverage, non-compliance with regulatory requirements, and reduced demand for the issuer’s goods or services. The values of equity securities also may decline due to general industry or market conditions that are not specifically related to a particular company, such as real or perceived adverse economic conditions, changes in the general outlook for corporate earnings, changes in interest or currency rates, or adverse investor sentiment generally. In addition, equity markets tend to move in cycles, which may cause stock prices to fall over short or extended periods of time.

ESG Index Risk (All Funds, except Affordable Housing ETF) - The index provider uses environmental, social and governance (ESG) related ratings and research to construct the Index. These ESG related ratings and research may exclude securities of certain companies from the Index for non-financial reasons and as a result, the Fund may forgo market opportunities available to other index funds that do not seek to track the performance of an ESG related index. In evaluating a company, the index provider is often dependent upon information and data obtained through voluntary or third- party reporting that, where available, may be incomplete or inaccurate, which could cause the index provider to incorrectly assess a company’s ESG risks and opportunities. In addition, there is a risk that the companies included in the Index will not meet their climate objectives.

Ethnic Diversity Risk (Impact Shares NAACP Minority Empowerment ETF only) - The returns on a portfolio of securities that excludes companies that are not ethnically diverse may trail the returns on a portfolio of securities that includes companies that are not ethnically diverse. Investing only in a portfolio of securities that are ethnically diverse may affect the Fund’s exposure to certain types of investments and may adversely impact the Fund’s performance depending on whether such investments are in or out of favor in the market.

Exchange-Traded Funds Risk (All Funds) - The price movement of an exchange-traded fund may not exactly track the underlying index and may result in a loss. In addition, shareholders bear both their proportionate share of the Fund’s expenses and similar expenses of the underlying investment company when the Fund invests in shares of another investment company.

 

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December 31, 2021 (Unaudited)

 

 

 

 

Extension Risk (Affordable Housing ETF only) - Extension risk is the risk that, when interest rates rise, certain obligations will be paid off by the issuer (or other obligated party) more slowly than anticipated, causing the value of these debt securities to fall. Rising interest rates tend to extend the duration of debt securities, making their market value more sensitive to changes in interest rates. The value of longer-term debt securities generally changes more in response to changes in interest rates than shorter-term debt securities. As a result, in a period of rising interest rates, securities may exhibit additional volatility and may lose value.

Fee Risk (All Funds) - Because the fees paid by a Fund to Impact Shares are based on the average daily value of the total assets of such Fund, less all accrued liabilities of such Fund (other than the amount of any outstanding borrowings constituting financial leverage), Impact Shares has a financial incentive to cause the Funds to utilize leverage, which creates a conflict of interest between Impact Shares, on the one hand, and the shareholders of the Funds, on the other hand.

Foreign Securities Risk (Impact Shares Sustainable Development Goals Global Equity ETF and Global Climate ETF only) - Investments in securities of non-U.S. issuers involve certain risks not involved in domestic investments (for example, fluctuations in foreign exchange rates (for non-U.S. securities not denominated in U.S. dollars); future foreign economic, financial, political and social developments; nationalization; exploration or confiscatory taxation; smaller markets; different trading and settlement practices; less governmental supervision; and different accounting, auditing and financial recordkeeping standards and requirements) that may result in the Fund experiencing more rapid and extreme changes in value than a fund that invests exclusively in securities of U.S. companies. These risks are magnified for investments in issuers tied economically to emerging markets, the economies of which tend to be more volatile than the economies of developed markets. In addition, investments by the Fund in non-U.S. securities may be subject to withholding and other taxes imposed by foreign countries on dividends, interest, capital gains, or other income or proceeds. Those taxes will reduce the Fund’s yield on any such securities.

Futures Contracts Risk (All Funds) - Futures contracts provide for the future sale by one party and purchase by another party of a specified amount of an underlying asset at a price, date and time specified when the contract is made. Funds, such as the Funds, that use futures contracts, which are a type of derivative, are subject to the risk of loss caused by unanticipated market movements. In addition, there may at times be an imperfect correlation between the movement in the prices of futures contracts and the value of their underlying instruments or indexes and there may at times not be a liquid secondary market for certain futures contracts.

Gender Diversity Risk (Impact Shares YWCA Women’s Empowerment ETF only) - The returns on a portfolio of securities that excludes companies that are not gender diverse may trail the returns on a portfolio of securities that includes companies that are not gender diverse. Investing only in a portfolio of securities that are gender diverse may affect the Fund’s exposure to certain types of investments and may adversely impact the Fund’s performance depending on whether such investments are in or out of favor in the market.

Geographic Risk (Impact Shares Sustainable Development Goals Global Equity ETF and Global Climate ETF only) - To the extent the Fund’s investments in a single country or a limited number of countries represent a large percentage of the Fund’s assets, the Fund will be subject to the risk that economic, political and social conditions in those countries will have a significant impact on its investment performance and the Fund’s shares may be subject to increased price volatility.

Income Risk (Affordable Housing ETF only) - The Fund’s income may decline when interest rates fall or if there are defaults in the mortgage loans underling the securities in its portfolio. This decline can occur because the Fund may subsequently invest in lower-yielding securities as debt securities in its portfolio mature, are near maturity or are called, or the Fund otherwise needs to purchase additional debt securities.

Illiquid Securities Risk (All Funds) - Illiquid investments may be difficult to resell at approximately the price they are valued in the ordinary course of business within seven days. When investments cannot be sold readily at the desired time or price, a Fund may have to accept a much lower price, may not be able to sell the investment at all or may be forced to forego other investment opportunities, all of which may adversely impact a Fund’s returns. Illiquid investments also may be subject to valuation risk.

 

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December 31, 2021 (Unaudited)

 

 

 

 

Index Performance Risk (All Funds, except Affordable Housing ETF) - Each Fund is linked to an index maintained by a third party provider unaffiliated with the Funds or the Adviser. There can be no guarantee or assurance that the methodology used by the third party provider to create the index will result in the Funds achieving high, or even positive, returns. Further, there can be no guarantee that the methodology underlying the index or the daily calculation of the index will be free from error. It is also possible that the value of the index may be subject to intentional manipulation by third-party market participants. The particular indices used by the Funds may underperform other asset classes and may underperform other similar indices. Each of these factors could have a negative impact on the performance of the Funds.

Industry Concentration Risk (All Funds, except Affordable Housing ETF) - Because each Fund may invest 25% or more of the value of its assets in an industry or group of industries to the extent that the Underlying Index concentrates in an industry or group of industries, the Fund’s performance largely depends on the overall condition of such industry or group of industries and the Fund is susceptible to economic, political and regulatory risks or other occurrences associated with that industry or group of industries.

Inflation Risk (Affordable Housing ETF only) - Inflation risk is the risk that the value of assets or income from investments will be less in the future as inflation decreases the value of money. As inflation increases, the present value of the Fund’s assets and distributions may decline.

Intellectual Property Risk (All Funds, except Affordable Housing ETF) - The Funds rely on licenses that permit the Adviser to use the Underlying Indices and associated trade names, trademarks and service marks, as well as the partner nonprofits’ names and logos (the “Intellectual Property”) in connection with the investment strategies of each respective Fund and/or in marketing and other materials for each Fund. Such licenses may be terminated, and, as a result, the relevant Fund may lose its ability to use the Intellectual Property. In the event a license is terminated or the license provider does not have rights to license the Intellectual Property, the operations of such Fund may be adversely affected.

Interest Rate Risk (Affordable Housing ETF only) - Interest rate risk is the risk that the value of the debt securities in the Fund’s portfolio will decline because of rising market interest rates. Interest rate risk is generally lower for shorter term debt securities and higher for longer-term debt securities. The Fund may be subject to a greater risk of rising interest rates than would normally be the case due to the current period of historically low rates and the effect of potential government fiscal policy initiatives and resulting market reaction to those initiatives. Duration is a reasonably accurate measure of a debt security’s price sensitivity to changes in interest rates and a common measure of interest rate risk. Duration measures a debt security’s expected life on a present value basis, taking into account the debt security’s yield, interest payments and final maturity. In general, duration represents the expected percentage change in the value of a security for an immediate 1% change in interest rates. For example, the price of a debt security with a three-year duration would be expected to drop by approximately 3% in response to a 1% increase in interest rates. Therefore, prices of debt securities with shorter durations tend to be less sensitive to interest rate changes than debt securities with longer durations. As the value of a debt security changes over time, so will its duration. As of the date of this Prospectus, the United States is experiencing a low interest rate environment, which may increase the Fund’s exposure to risks associated with rising market interest rates. Rising market interest rates could have unpredictable effects on the markets and may expose fixed-income and related markets to heightened volatility. To the extent that the Fund invests in fixed-income securities, an increase in market interest rates may lead to increased redemptions and increased portfolio turnover, which could reduce liquidity for certain investments, adversely affect values, and increase costs. Increased redemptions may cause the Fund to liquidate portfolio positions when it may not be advantageous to do so and may lower returns. If dealer capacity in fixed-income markets is insufficient for market conditions, it may further inhibit liquidity and increase volatility in the fixed-income markets. Further, recent and potential future changes in government policy may affect interest rates.

Limited Fund Size Risk (All Funds) - The Funds may not attract sufficient assets to achieve or maximize investment and operational efficiencies and remain viable. If a Fund fails to achieve sufficient scale, it may be liquidated.

 

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December 31, 2021 (Unaudited)

 

 

 

 

Liquidity Risk (Affordable Housing ETF only) - The Fund may hold certain investments that may trade over-the-counter or in limited volume or lack an active trading market. Accordingly, the Fund may not be able to sell or close out of such investments at favorable times or prices (or at all), or at the prices approximating those at which the Fund currently values them. Illiquid securities may trade at a discount from comparable, more liquid investments and may be subject to wide fluctuations in market value. The prices of illiquid securities may be more volatile than more liquid investments. The risks associated with illiquid securities may be greater in times of financial stress.

Management Risk (All Funds) - Management risk is the risk associated with the fact that the Fund relies on the Adviser’s ability to achieve its investment objective. The Adviser is a non-profit organization with limited personnel and financial resources. The relative lack of resources may increase the Fund’s management risk.

Market Price Variance Risk (All Funds) - Fund shares are listed for trading on NYSE Arca, Inc. (the “Exchange”) and can be bought and sold in the secondary market at prevailing market prices. The market prices of shares will fluctuate in response to changes in the NAV and supply and demand for shares. As a result, the trading prices of Shares may deviate significantly from NAV during periods of market volatility. The Adviser cannot predict whether shares will trade above, below or at their NAV. Given the fact that shares can be created and redeemed in Creation Units, the Adviser believes that large discounts or premiums to the NAV of shares should not be sustained in the long-term. In addition, the securities held by the Fund may be traded in markets that close at a different time than NYSE. Liquidity in those securities may be reduced after the applicable closing times. Accordingly, during the time when NYSE is open but after the applicable market closing, fixing or settlement times, bid-ask spreads and the resulting premium or discount to the Shares’ NAV may widen. Further, secondary markets may be subject to irregular trading activity, wide bid/ask spreads and extended trade settlement periods, which could cause a material decline in the Fund’s NAV. In times of market stress, market makers and authorized participants may step away from their respective roles in making a market in Fund shares or in executing purchase and redemption orders, which could lead to variances between the market price of Fund shares and the underlying value of those shares. Also, in stressed market conditions, the market for Fund shares may become less liquid in response to deteriorating liquidity of the Fund’s portfolio holdings, which could lead to differences between the market price of the Fund’s shares and the underlying value of those shares. During periods of high market volatility, a Fund share may trade at a significant discount to its NAV, and in these circumstances certain types of brokerage orders may expose an investor to an increased risk of loss. A “stop order,” sometimes called a “stop-loss order,” may cause a Fund share to be sold at the next prevailing market price once the “stop” level is reached, which during a period of high volatility can be at a price that is substantially below NAV. By including a “limit” criteria with your brokerage order, you may be able to limit the size of the loss resulting from the execution of an ill-timed stop order. The Fund’s shares may be listed or traded on U.S. and non-U.S. stock exchanges other than the U.S. stock exchange where the Fund’s primary listing is maintained, and may otherwise be made available to non-U.S. investors through funds or structured investment vehicles similar to depositary receipts. There can be no assurance that the Fund’s shares will continue to trade on any such stock exchange or in any market or that the Fund’s shares will continue to meet the requirements for listing or trading on any exchange or in any market. The Fund’s shares may be less actively traded in certain markets than in others, and investors are subject to the execution and settlement risks and market standards of the market where they or their broker direct their trades for execution. Certain information available to investors who trade Fund shares on a U.S. stock exchange during regular U.S. market hours may not be available to investors who trade in other markets, which may result in secondary market prices in such markets being less efficient.

The Fund’s investment results are measured based upon the daily NAV of the Fund. Investors purchasing and selling shares in the secondary market may not experience investment results consistent with those experienced by those purchasing and redeeming directly with the Fund.

Mid-Cap Company Risk (All Funds, except Affordable Housing ETF) - Investing in securities of mid-cap companies may entail greater risks than investments in larger, more established companies. Mid-cap companies tend to have more narrow product lines, more limited financial resources and a more limited trading market for their stocks, as compared with larger companies. As a result, their stock prices may decline significantly as market conditions change.

 

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December 31, 2021 (Unaudited)

 

 

 

 

Mortgage-Related Securities Risk (Affordable Housing ETF only) - Mortgage-related securities are subject to the same risks as investments in other types of debt securities, including credit risk, interest rate risk, liquidity risk and valuation risk. However, these investments make the Fund more susceptible to adverse economic, political or regulatory events that affect the value of real estate. Mortgage-related securities are also significantly affected by the rate of prepayments and modifications of the mortgage loans underlying those securities, as well as by other factors such as borrower defaults, delinquencies, realized or liquidation losses and other shortfalls. Mortgage-related securities are particularly sensitive to prepayment risk, given that the term to maturity for mortgage loans is generally substantially longer than the expected lives of those securities. As the timing and amount of prepayments cannot be accurately predicted, the timing of changes in the rate of prepayments of the mortgage loans may significantly affect the Fund’s actual yield to maturity on any mortgage-related securities. Along with prepayment risk, mortgage-related securities are significantly affected by interest rate risk.

Non-Diversification Risk (All Funds) - Due to the nature of the Funds’ investment strategies and their non-diversified status (for purposes of the 1940 Act), the Funds may invest a greater percentage of their respective assets in the securities of fewer issuers than a “diversified” fund, and accordingly may be more vulnerable to changes in the value of those issuers’ securities. Since the Funds invest in the securities of a limited number of issuers, the Funds are particularly exposed to adverse developments affecting those issuers, and a decline in the market value of a particular security held by a Fund is likely to affect such Fund’s performance more than if such Fund invested in the securities of a larger number of issuers. Although the Funds will be “non-diversified” for purposes of the 1940 Act, the Funds intend to comply with the diversification requirements under Subchapter M of the Code in order to be eligible to qualify as a regulated investment company.

Operational and Technology Risk (All Funds) - Cyber-attacks, disruptions, or failures that affect the Fund’s service providers, index providers, Authorized Participants, market makers, counterparties, market participants, or issuers of securities held by the Fund may adversely affect the Fund and its shareholders, including by causing losses for the Fund or impairing Fund operations.

Options Risk (All Funds) - Options, such as covered calls and covered puts, are subject to the risk that significant differences between the securities and options markets that could result in an imperfect correlation between these markets.

Passive Investment Risk (All Funds) - The Funds are not actively managed and may be affected by a general decline in market segments included in the applicable Underlying Indices. The Funds invest in securities included in, or representative of, each Fund’s respective Underlying Index regardless of such security’s investment merits. The Adviser does not attempt to take defensive positions under any market conditions, including during declining markets.

Prepayment Risk (Affordable Housing ETF only) - Prepayment risk is the risk that the issuer of a debt security will repay principal prior to the scheduled maturity date. Debt securities allowing prepayment may offer less potential for gains during a period of declining interest rates, as the Fund may be required to reinvest the proceeds of any prepayment at lower interest rates. These factors may cause the value of an investment in the Fund to change.

Securities Market Risk (All Funds) - Securities market risk is the risk that the value of securities owned by a Fund may go up or down, sometimes rapidly or unpredictably, due to factors affecting particular companies or the securities markets generally. The profitability of a Fund substantially depends upon the Adviser correctly assessing the future price movements of stocks, bonds, loans, options on stocks, and other securities and the movements of interest rates. The Adviser cannot guarantee that it will be successful in accurately predicting price movements. The market prices of equities may decline for reasons that directly relate to the issuing company (such as poor management performance or reduced demand for its goods or services), factors that affect a particular industry (such as a decline in demand, labor or raw material shortages, or increased production costs) or general market conditions not specifically related to a company or industry (such as real or perceived adverse economic conditions, changes in the general outlook for corporate earnings, changes in interest or currency rates, or adverse investor

 

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December 31, 2021 (Unaudited)

 

 

 

 

sentiment generally, or natural and environmental disasters and systemic market dislocations). The spread of infectious disease including epidemics and pandemics such as the recent COVID-19 outbreak, the novel respiratory disease also known as “coronavirus,” also could affect the economies of many nations in ways that cannot necessarily be foreseen. The coronavirus has resulted in travel restrictions and disruptions, closed borders, enhanced health screenings at ports of entry and elsewhere, disruption of and delays in healthcare service preparation and delivery, quarantines, event cancellations and restrictions, service cancellations or reductions, disruptions to business operations, supply chains and customer activity, lower consumer demand for goods and services, as well as general concern and uncertainty that has negatively affected the economic environment. The impact of this outbreak and any other epidemic or pandemic that may arise in the future could adversely affect the economies of many nations or the entire global economy, the financial performance of individual issuers, borrowers and sectors and the health of capital markets and other markets generally in potentially significant and unforeseen ways. This crisis or other public health crises may also exacerbate other pre-existing political, social and economic risks in certain countries or globally. The duration of the COVID-19 outbreak and its effects cannot be determined with certainty. The foregoing could lead to a significant economic downturn or recession, increased market volatility, a greater number of market closures, higher default rates and adverse effects on the values and liquidity of securities or other assets. Such impacts, which may vary across asset classes, may adversely affect the performance of the Fund’s investments, the Fund and your investment in the Fund.

In addition, the increasing popularity of passive index-based investing may have the potential to increase security price correlations and volatility. As passive strategies generally buy or sell securities based simply on inclusion and representation in an index, securities prices will have an increasing tendency to rise or fall based on whether money is flowing into or out of passive strategies rather than based on an analysis of the prospects and valuation of individual securities. This may result in increased market volatility as more money is invested through passive strategies. As a result of the nature of a Fund’s investment activities, it is possible that such Fund’s financial performance may fluctuate substantially from period to period. Additionally, at any point in time an investment in a Fund may be worth less than the original investment, even after taking into account the reinvestment of dividends and distributions.

Significant Exposure Risk (All Funds) - To the extent that the Fund invests a large percentage of its assets in a single asset class or the securities of issuers within the same country, state, region, industry or sector, an adverse economic, business or political development may affect the value of the Fund’s investments more than if the Fund were more broadly diversified. A significant exposure makes the Fund more susceptible to any single occurrence and may subject the Fund to greater market risk than a fund that is more broadly diversified.

Small-Cap Company Risk (All Funds, except Affordable Housing ETF) - Investing in the securities of small-cap companies either directly or indirectly through investments in ETFs, closed-end funds or mutual funds may pose greater market and liquidity risks than larger, more established companies, because of limited product lines and/or operating history, limited financial resources, limited trading markets, and the potential lack of management depth. In addition, the securities of such companies are typically more volatile than securities of larger capitalization companies.

Specified Pools Risk (Affordable Housing ETF only) - The Fund is expected to primarily invest in specified pools of mortgage loans. This may cause the Fund to take longer to fully achieve its principal investment strategy.

Swaps Risk (All Funds) - Investments in swaps involve both the risks associated with an investment in the underlying investments or instruments (including equity investments) and counterparty risk. In a standard over-the-counter (“OTC”) swap transaction, two parties agree to exchange the returns, differentials in rates of return or some other amount calculated based on the “notional amount” of predetermined investments or instruments, which may be adjusted for an interest factor. Swaps can involve greater risks than direct investments in securities, because swaps may be leveraged and OTC swaps are subject to counterparty risk (e.g., the risk of a counterparty’s defaulting on the obligation or bankruptcy), credit risk and pricing risk (i.e., swaps may be difficult to value). Swaps may also be considered illiquid. Certain swap transactions, including interest rate swaps and index credit default swaps, may be

 

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subject to mandatory clearing and exchange trading, although the swaps in which the Fund will invest are not currently subject to mandatory clearing and exchange trading. The use of swaps is a highly specialized activity which involves investment techniques, risk analyses and tax planning different from those associated with ordinary portfolio securities transactions. The value of swaps, like many other derivatives, may move in unexpected ways and may result in losses for the Fund.

Tracking Error Risk (All Funds, except Affordable Housing ETF) - The performance of the Fund may diverge from that of the Underlying Index. Because the Fund employs a representative sampling strategy, the Fund may experience tracking error to a greater extent than a fund that seeks to replicate an index. The Adviser may not be able to cause the Fund’s performance to correlate to that of the Fund’s benchmark, either on a daily or aggregate basis. Because the Underlying Index rebalances monthly but the Fund is not obligated to do the same, the risk of tracking error may increase following the rebalancing of the Underlying Index.

Trading Issues Risk (All Funds) - Although the shares of the Fund are listed for trading on the Exchange, there can be no assurance that an active trading market for such shares will develop or be maintained. Trading in shares on the Exchange may be halted due to market conditions or for reasons that, in the view of the Exchange, make trading in shares inadvisable. In addition, trading in shares on the Exchange is subject to trading halts caused by extraordinary market volatility pursuant to the Exchange’s “circuit breaker” rules. Market makers are under no obligation to make a market in the Fund’s shares, and authorized participants are not obligated to submit purchase or redemption orders for Creation Units (as defined below). In the event market makers cease making a market in the Fund’s shares or authorized participants stop submitting purchase or redemption orders for Creation Units, Fund shares may trade at a larger premium or discount to their net asset value. There can be no assurance that the requirements of the Exchange necessary to maintain the listing of the Fund will continue to be met or will remain unchanged. The Fund may have difficulty maintaining its listing on the Exchange in the event the Fund’s assets are small or the Fund does not have enough shareholders.

Transactions Risk (Affordable Housing ETF only) - The Fund may purchase securities via to-be-announced transactions (“TBA Transactions”). In such a transaction, the purchase price of the securities is typically fixed at the time of the commitment, but delivery and payment can take place a month or more after the date of the commitment. At the time of delivery of the securities, the value may be more or less than the purchase or sale price. Purchasing securities in a TBA Transaction may give rise to investment leverage and may increase the Fund’s volatility. Default by, or bankruptcy of, a counterparty to a TBA Transaction would expose the Fund to possible losses because of an adverse market action, expenses or delays in connection with the purchase or sale of the pools specified in such transaction.

U.S. Government Securities Risk (Affordable Housing ETF only) - U.S. government securities are subject to interest rate risk but generally do not involve the credit risks associated with investments in other types of debt securities. As a result, the yields available from U.S. government securities are generally lower than the yields available from other debt securities. U.S. government securities are guaranteed only as to the timely payment of interest and the payment of principal when held to maturity. While securities issued or guaranteed by U.S. federal government agencies (such as Ginnie Mae) are backed by the full faith and credit of the U.S. Department of the Treasury, securities issued by government sponsored entities (such as Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac) are solely the obligation of the issuer and generally do not carry any guarantee from the U.S. government.

Obligations of U.S. government agencies, authorities, instrumentalities and sponsored enterprises (such as Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac) have historically involved little risk of loss of principal if held to maturity. However, the maximum potential liability of the issuers of some of these securities may greatly exceed their current resources and no assurance can be given that the U.S. government would provide financial support to any of these entities if it were not obligated to do so by law. Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac have been operating under conservatorship, with the Federal Housing Finance Administration (“FHFA”) acting as their conservator, since 2008. The entities are dependent upon the continued support of the U.S. Department of the Treasury and FHFA in order to continue their business operations. These factors, among others, could affect the future status and role of Fannie Mae or Freddie

 

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Impact Shares Trust I

Notes to Financial Statements

December 31, 2021 (Unaudited)

 

 

 

 

Mac and the value of their securities and the securities that they guarantee. Additionally, the U.S. government and its agencies and instrumentalities do not guarantee the market values of their securities, which may fluctuate.

Valuation Risk (All Funds) - The Funds are subject to the risk of mispricing or improper valuation of their investments, in particular to the extent that their securities are fair valued.

7. OTHER

At December 31, 2021, the records of the Trust reflected that 100% of the Funds’ total Shares outstanding were held by four Authorized Participants, in the form of Creation Units. However, the individual shares comprising such Creation Units are listed and traded on the NYSE Arca, Inc. and have been purchased and sold by persons other than Authorized Participants.

8. SUBSEQUENT EVENTS

The Funds have evaluated the need for additional disclosures and/or adjustments resulting from subsequent events through the date the financial statements were issued. Based on this evaluation, no disclosure and/or adjustments were required to the financial statements.

 

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Impact Shares Trust I

Disclosure of Fund Expenses

December 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 of your investment returns. Shareholders may incur brokerage commissions on their purchases and sales of Fund 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 each 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 (July 1, 2021 to December 31, 2021) (unless otherwise noted below).

The table below illustrates each 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 (Column 3) 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
7/1/21
     Ending
Account
Value
12/31/21
     Annualized
Expense
Ratios
    Expenses
Paid During
Period(1)
 

Impact Shares YWCA Women’s Empowerment ETF

 

Actual Fund Return

   $     1,000.00      $     1,098.80        0.75   $     3.97  

Hypothetical 5% Return

     1,000.00        1,021.43        0.75       3.82  

Impact Shares NAACP Minority Empowerment ETF

 

Actual Fund Return

   $ 1,000.00      $ 1,114.20        0.49   $ 2.61  

Hypothetical 5% Return

     1,000.00        1,022.74        0.49       2.50  

Impact Shares Sustainable Development Goals Global Equity ETF

 

Actual Fund Return

   $ 1,000.00      $ 1,077.90        0.75   $ 3.93  

Hypothetical 5% Return

     1,000.00        1,021.43        0.75       3.82  

Impact Shares Affordable Housing MBS ETF*

 

Actual Fund Return

   $ 1,000.00      $ 988.80        0.30   $ 1.29 (2) 

Hypothetical 5% Return

     1,000.00        1,023.69        0.30       1.53  

Impact Shares MSCI Global Climate Select ETF**

 

Actual Fund Return

   $ 1,000.00      $ 1,010.90        0.45   $ 0.73 (3) 

Hypothetical 5% Return

     1,000.00        1,022.96        0.45       2.28  

(1) Expenses are equal to the Fund’s annualized expense ratio multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied 184/365 (to reflect the one-half year period shown).

(2) Expenses are equal to the Fund’s annualized expense ratio multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by 158/365 (to reflect the period from inception to date).

(3) Expenses are equal to the Fund’s annualized expense ratio multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by 59/365 (to reflect the period from inception to date).

* Commenced operations on July 26, 2021.

** Commenced operations on November 2, 2021.

 

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Impact Shares Trust I

Board Considerations in Approving an Amended and Restated

Investment Advisory Agreement

December 31, 2021 (Unaudited)

 

 

 

 

At a meeting held on July 16, 2021, the trustees (collectively, the “Trustees” or the “Board”) of Impact Shares Trust I (the “Trust”), including the Trustees who are not “interested persons” (as such term is defined in Section 2(a)(19) of the 1940 Act) of the Trust (such Trustees, the “Independent Trustees”), met to consider an amended and restated investment advisory agreement (the “Amended Investment Advisory Agreement”) between the Trust and Impact Shares, Corp. (the “Adviser”) with respect to Impact Shares NAACP Minority Empowerment ETF, Impact Shares YWCA Women’s Empowerment ETF and Impact Shares Sustainable Development Goals Global Equity ETF (each a “Fund,” and collectively, the “Funds”). In approving the Amended Investment Advisory Agreement, the Board considered the same factors and information it considered at its February 24, 2021 meeting (the “February Meeting”) in connection with its approval to continue the original investment advisory agreement (the “Investment Advisory Agreement”) between the Trust and the Adviser with respect to the Funds for an additional one-year term. The Board noted that the only difference between the Investment Advisory Agreement and the Amended Investment Advisory Agreement was the narrowing of the list of expenses to be borne by a Fund under the its unitary fee structure, the effect of which would reduce the amount of expenses to be borne by a Fund and commensurately increase the expenses to be borne by the Adviser with the potential to reduce the fees paid by the Fund.

In connection with their consideration of the Investment Advisory Agreement at the February Meeting, the Independent Trustees considered the following factors. In their deliberations, the Trustees did not identify any particular information that was all-important or controlling, and each Trustee may have attributed different weights to the various factors. The following summarizes the Trustees’ process of requesting and evaluating the information they believed to be reasonably necessary to determine whether to approve the continuation of the Investment Advisory Agreement at its February Meeting.

The Nature, Extent, and Quality of the Services

In considering the Investment Advisory Agreement, the Independent Trustees evaluated the nature, extent and quality of the advisory services provided to each Fund by the Adviser. They considered the terms of the Investment Advisory Agreement and received and considered information provided by management that described, among other matters:

 

 

the nature and scope of the advisory services provided to each Fund and information regarding the experience, qualifications and adequacy of the personnel providing those services,

 

 

the investment program used by the Adviser to manage each Fund,

 

 

possible fall-out benefits and potential conflicts of interest,

 

 

anticipated brokerage practices,

 

 

the compliance functions of the Adviser, and

 

 

the financial resources of the Adviser.

In addition to considering each Fund’s investment performance (see below), the Independent Trustees considered, among other matters, the general oversight of the Trust by the Adviser. They also took into account information concerning the investment processes used by the Adviser in managing each Fund.

The Independent Trustees considered, among other matters, that the Adviser provides the Trust with office space and personnel, and, under the unitary fee structure set forth in the Investment Advisory Agreement, the Adviser is responsible for bearing all of each Fund’s expenses, including the costs of transfer agency, custody, fund administration, legal, audit and other services provided to each Fund, with the exceptions set forth below under “Fees and Other Expenses.” They also took into account the Adviser’s compliance and operational functions, as well as the resources being devoted by the Adviser to such functions.

 

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Impact Shares Trust I

Board Considerations in Approving an Amended and Restated

Investment Advisory Agreement

December 31, 2021 (Unaudited)

 

 

 

 

The Independent Trustees noted that the Adviser’s current cash flows and expenses outpaced revenues. The Independent Trustees considered the Adviser’s statements as to its discussions with the Rockefeller foundation and others to subsidize operating expenses, as well as on-going discussions regarding potential partnerships to support the viability of the Funds.

The Independent Trustees concluded, within the context of their overall conclusions regarding the Investment Advisory Agreement, that the scope of the services provided to each Fund under the Investment Advisory Agreement was consistent with such Fund’s operational requirements; that the Adviser has the capabilities, resources and personnel necessary to provide the advisory services required by each Fund; and that, overall, the nature, extent and quality of the services provided by the Adviser to each Fund were sufficient to warrant approval of the Investment Advisory Agreement for an additional one-year term.

Performance

The Independent Trustees noted that each Fund was relatively new with a limited performance history. The Independent Trustees considered that each Fund seeks investment results that, before fees and expenses, track the performance of its respective underlying index and each Fund’s performance was within an acceptable level of its underlying index. The Independent Trustees also considered that each Fund experienced twelve-month performance ended December 31, 2020 above the median of its Morningstar category.

The Independent Trustees concluded, within the context of their overall conclusions regarding the Investment Advisory Agreement, that the limited performance history for each Fund was not inconsistent with approval of the Investment Advisory Agreement.

The Costs of the Services Provided by the Adviser and the Profits Realized by the Adviser

The Independent Trustees considered the cost of services provided by the Adviser and the profitability to the Adviser of its relationship with the Trust. The Independent Trustees recognized that the Adviser should, in the abstract, be entitled to earn a reasonable level of profit for the services provided to each Fund, and that it is difficult to make comparisons of profitability from ETF advisory contracts because comparative information is not generally available and is affected by numerous factors, including the structure of the particular adviser, the types and sizes of funds it manages, its business mix, numerous assumptions about cost allocations and the adviser’s capital structure and cost of capital.

The Independent Trustees also considered that the Adviser is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit and considered whether it might be appropriate to analyze some or all of the amounts the Adviser has committed to donate to each Fund’s partner nonprofit as analogous to the profits earned by for-profit investment advisers to investment companies. The Independent Trustees noted that the Adviser’s expenses currently exceed revenues and that, based on the Adviser’s projections, it was unlikely that the fees paid to the Adviser by a Fund would significantly exceed the Adviser’s cost of providing services to that Fund in the near term. Further the Independent Trustees concluded that, even if any such excess were to be analyzed as though it were profit to the Adviser, the expected “profitability” was not excessive and supported the approval of the Investment Advisory Agreement for an additional one-year term.

Fees and Other Expenses

The Independent Trustees considered the unitary fee paid by each Fund to the Adviser, as well as each Fund’s distribution and service (Rule 12b-1) plan, “other expenses” and total expenses. In doing so, the Independent Trustees reviewed information provided by Impact Shares comparing the expenses of each Fund relative to those of its Morningstar Peer Group and Morningstar category universe for active ESG funds. The Independent Trustees considered that each Fund’s net expense ratio was below the median of its Morningstar category (including both mutual funds and ETFs) and above the median of its Morningstar category (including index funds only).

 

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Impact Shares Trust I

Board Considerations in Approving an Amended and Restated

Investment Advisory Agreement

December 31, 2021 (Unaudited)

 

 

 

 

The Independent Trustees noted that, under the unitary fee arrangement described in the Investment Advisory Agreement, the Adviser is responsible for substantially all expenses of each Fund, including the cost of transfer agency, custody, fund administration, legal, audit and other services except for (i) distribution and service fees payable pursuant to a Rule 12b-1 plan, if any; (ii) salaries and other compensation or expenses, including travel expenses, of any of a Fund’s executive officers and employees, if any, who are not officers, directors, shareholders, members, partners or employees of the Adviser or its subsidiaries or affiliates; (iii) taxes and governmental fees, if any, levied against a Fund; (iv) brokerage fees and commissions, and other portfolio transaction expenses incurred by or for a Fund; (v) expenses of a Fund’s securities lending (if any), including any securities lending agent fees, as governed by a separate securities lending agreement; costs, including interest expenses, of borrowing money or engaging in other types of leverage financing; (vi) fees and expenses of any underlying funds or other pooled vehicles in which a Fund invests; (vii) dividend and interest expenses on short positions taken by a Fund; (viii) fees and expenses, including travel expenses, and fees and expenses of legal counsel retained for their benefit, of Trustees who are not officers, employees, partners, shareholders or members of the Adviser or its subsidiaries or affiliates; (ix) extraordinary expenses, including extraordinary legal expenses, as may arise, including, without limitation, expenses incurred in connection with litigation, proceedings, other claims, contractual arrangements with partner nonprofits and the legal obligations of a Fund to indemnify its Trustees, officers, employees, shareholders, distributors, and agents with respect thereto; (x) fees and expenses, including legal, printing and mailing, solicitation and other fees and expenses associated with and incident to shareholder meetings and proxy solicitations involving shareholder proposals or other non-routine matters that are not initiated or proposed by Fund management; (xi) organizational and offering expenses of a Fund, including registration (including Share registration fees), legal, marketing, printing, accounting and other expenses, associated with organizing a Fund in its state of jurisdiction and in connection with the initial registration of a Fund under the 1940 Act and the initial registration of its shares under the Securities Act (i.e., through the effectiveness of the Fund’s initial registration statement on Form N-1A); (xii) fees and expenses associated with seeking, applying for and obtaining formal exemptive, no-action and/or other relief from the SEC; and (xiii) expenses of a Fund which are capitalized in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles.

The Independent Trustees noted that the Adviser, at the time of the Meeting, did not advise any accounts other than the Funds.

Based on this and other information, the Independent Trustees concluded, within the context of their overall conclusions regarding the Investment Advisory Agreement, that the fees and expenses charged represented reasonable compensation to the Adviser in light of the services provided to each Fund.

Possible Fall-Out Benefits

The Independent Trustees considered information regarding the direct and indirect benefits to the Adviser from its relationship with each Fund, including reputational and other “fall out” benefits. The Independent Trustees considered the receipt of these benefits in light of the Adviser’s “profitability,” and concluded that such benefits were not excessive, even if the amounts the Adviser has committed to donate to the partner nonprofits were to be analyzed as though they were profits to the Adviser.

Possible Economies of Scale

The Independent Trustees considered the extent to which the Adviser may realize economies of scale or other efficiencies in managing and supporting each Fund. The Independent Trustees considered that no Fund has any breakpoints in its fee arrangement with the Adviser. The Independent Trustees concluded that each Fund’s overall fee arrangements represent an appropriate sharing at the present time between Fund shareholders and the Adviser of any economies of scale or other efficiencies in the management of each Fund at current asset levels.

Based on the factors described above, the Independent Trustees concluded that the approval of the Investment Advisory Agreement for an additional one-year term was in the best interests of the Funds and should be approved.

 

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Impact Shares Trust I

Approval of Impact Shares Affordable Housing MBS ETF Advisory and

Sub-Advisory Agreements

December 31, 2021 (Unaudited)

 

 

 

 

At a meeting held on July 16, 2021, the Trustees of the Trust who are not “interested persons” (as such term is defined in Section 2(a)(19) of the Investment Company Act of 1940) of the Trust (collectively, the “Trustees” or the “Board”), met to consider the proposed investment advisory agreement between the Trust and the Adviser and the proposed sub-advisory agreement between the Adviser and Community Capital Management, Inc. (the “Sub-Adviser), each for an initial two-year period (together, the “Investment Advisory Agreements”). The following summarizes the Trustees’ process of requesting and evaluating the information they believed to be reasonably necessary to determine whether to approve the Investment Advisory Agreements. In their deliberations, the Trustees did not identify any particular information that was all-important or controlling, and each Trustee may have attributed different weights to the various factors.

The Nature, Extent, and Quality of the Services

In considering the Investment Advisory Agreements, the Independent Trustees evaluated the nature, extent and quality of the advisory services to be provided to the Fund by the Adviser. They considered the terms of the Investment Advisory Agreements and received and considered information provided by management that described, among other matters:

 

   

the nature and scope of the advisory and sub-advisory services to be provided to the Fund and information regarding the number, experience, qualifications and adequacy of the personnel providing those services,

   

the investment program to be used by the Sub-Adviser to manage the Fund,

   

possible fall-out benefits and potential conflicts of interest,

   

anticipated brokerage practices,

   

the compliance functions of the Adviser and Sub-Adviser, and

   

the financial resources of the Adviser and Sub-Adviser.

They also took into account information concerning the investment processes to be used by the Adviser and Sub-Adviser in managing the Fund. The Independent Trustees considered, among other matters, that the Adviser provides the Trust with office space and personnel. They also took into account the Adviser’s and Sub-Adviser’s compliance and operational functions, as well as the resources being devoted by each of the Adviser and Sub-Adviser to such functions.

The Independent Trustees noted that the Adviser had limited personnel and financial resources, but had received a grant from a charitable foundation to support its initial operations and additional funding from the foundation in the form of an operating capital credit agreement. The Independent Trustees also noted the Sub-Adviser’s financial resources and financial performance history.

The Independent Trustees concluded, within the context of their overall conclusions regarding the Investment Advisory Agreements, that the scope of the services to be provided to the Fund under the Investment Advisory Agreements was consistent with the Fund’s operational requirements; that each of the Adviser and Sub-Adviser has the capabilities, resources and personnel necessary to provide the advisory services required by the Fund; and that, overall, the nature, extent and quality of the services to be provided by the Adviser and Sub-Adviser to the Fund were sufficient to warrant approval of the Investment Advisory Agreements.

Performance

The Independent Trustees noted that the Fund was new and had no performance history. The Independent Trustees concluded, within the context of their overall conclusions regarding the Investment Advisory Agreement, that the absence of a performance history for the Fund was not inconsistent with approval of the Investment Advisory Agreements.

The Costs of the Services Provided by the Adviser and the Profits Realized by the Adviser

The Independent Trustees considered the cost of services provided and to be provided by the Adviser and Sub-Adviser and the impact of the proposals on the anticipated profitability of the Adviser and Sub-Adviser. The

 

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Impact Shares Trust I

Approval of Impact Shares Affordable Housing MBS ETF Advisory and

Sub-Advisory Agreements

December 31, 2021 (Unaudited)

 

 

 

 

Independent Trustees recognized that the Adviser should, in the abstract, be entitled to earn a reasonable level of profit for the services provided and to be provided to the Fund, and that it is difficult to make comparisons of profitability from advisory contracts because comparative information is not generally available and is affected by numerous factors, including the structure of the particular adviser, the types and sizes of funds it manages, its business mix, numerous assumptions about cost allocations and the adviser’s capital structure and cost of capital.

The Independent Trustees considered the fees to be charged by the Sub-Adviser relative to the fees charged by the Sub-Adviser to another client. The Independent Trustees also considered the compensation payable by the Adviser to the Sub-Adviser for sub-advisory services for the Fund, including the portion of the contractual fee rate that is to be paid to the Sub-Adviser, as compared to the compensation to be paid to the Adviser.

The Independent Trustees also considered that the Adviser is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit and that the Adviser expects to utilize any net profits from the Affordable Housing ETF to fund operating costs associated with the continued growth of the Fund. The Independent Trustees noted that the Adviser agreed to waive all advisory fees payable by the Affordable Housing ETF in excess of the amount of the fee paid to the Sub-Adviser until the Fund’s net assets were greater than $100 million. The Independent Trustees considered it was therefore unlikely that the fees paid to the Adviser by a Fund would significantly exceed the Adviser’s cost of providing services to that Fund in the near term, and concluded that, even if any such excess were to be analyzed as though it were profit to the Adviser, the expected “profitability” was not excessive and supported the approval of the Investment Advisory Agreement.

Fees and Other Expenses

The Independent Trustees considered the proposed advisory fee to be paid by the Fund to the Adviser, as well as the Fund’s proposed distribution and service (Rule 12b-1) plan, “other expenses” and total expenses. In doing so, the Independent Trustees reviewed information provided by Impact Shares comparing the projected expenses of the Fund relative to those of other exchange traded Funds that invest in mortgage backed securities. The Independent Trustees considered that the Sub-Adviser had entered into an expense limitation agreement with the Fund pursuant to which it will pay or reimburse the Fund for any expenses in excess of 0.30% of average net assets, subject to certain exceptions set forth in the expense limitation agreement.

Based on this and other information, the Independent Trustees concluded, within the context of their overall conclusions regarding the Investment Advisory Agreements, that the fees and expenses to be charged represented reasonable compensation to the Adviser in light of the services provided and to be provided to the Fund.

Possible Fall-Out Benefits

The Independent Trustees considered information regarding the direct and indirect benefits to each of the Adviser and Sub-Adviser from its relationship with the Fund, including reputational and other “fall out” benefits. The Independent Trustees considered the receipt of these benefits in light of the Adviser and Sub-Adviser’s estimated “profitability,” and concluded that such benefits were not excessive.

Possible Economies of Scale

The Independent Trustees considered the extent to which the Adviser or Sub-Adviser may realize economies of scale or other efficiencies in managing and supporting the Fund. The Independent Trustees considered that the Fund did not have any breakpoints in its fee arrangement with the Adviser or the Adviser’s fee arrangement with the Sub-Adviser. The Independent Trustees concluded that the Fund’s overall fee arrangements represent an appropriate sharing at the present time between Fund shareholders and the Adviser of any economies of scale or other efficiencies in the management of the Fund.

Based on the factors described above, the Independent Trustees concluded that the approval of the Investment Advisory Agreements was in the best interests of the Fund and should be approved.

 

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Impact Shares Trust I

Approval of Impact Shares MSCI Global Climate Select ETF Advisory Agreement

December 31, 2021 (Unaudited)

 

 

 

 

At a meeting held on September 20, 2021, the Trustees of the Trust who are not “interested persons” (as such term is defined in Section 2(a)(19) of the Investment Company Act of 1940) of the Trust (collectively, the “Trustees” or the “Board”), met to consider the proposed investment advisory agreement between the Trust and the Adviser on behalf of the Impact Shares MSCI Global Climate Select ETF (the “Fund”) for an initial two-year period (the “Investment Advisory Agreement”). The following summarizes the Trustees’ process of requesting and evaluating the information they believed to be reasonably necessary to determine whether to approve the Investment Advisory Agreement. In their deliberations, the Trustees did not identify any particular information that was all-important or controlling, and each Trustee may have attributed different weights to the various factors.

The Nature, Extent, and Quality of the Services

In considering the Investment Advisory Agreement, the Independent Trustees evaluated the nature, extent and quality of the advisory services to be provided to the Fund by the Adviser. They considered the terms of the Investment Advisory Agreement and received and considered information provided by management that described, among other matters:

 

   

the nature and scope of the advisory services to be provided to the Fund and information regarding the number, experience, qualifications and adequacy of the personnel providing those services,

   

the investment program to be used by the Adviser to manage the Fund,

   

possible fall-out benefits and potential conflicts of interest,

   

anticipated brokerage practices,

   

the compliance functions of the Adviser, and

   

the financial resources of the Adviser.

They also took into account information concerning the investment processes to be used by the Adviser in managing the Fund. The Independent Trustees considered, among other matters, that the Adviser provides the Trust with office space and personnel. They also took into account the Adviser’s compliance and operational functions, as well as the resources being devoted by the Adviser to such functions.

The Independent Trustees noted that the Adviser had limited personnel and financial resources, but had received a grant from a charitable foundation to support its initial operations and additional funding from the foundation in the form of an operating capital credit agreement.

The Independent Trustees concluded, within the context of their overall conclusions regarding the Investment Advisory Agreement, that the scope of the services to be provided to the Fund under the Investment Advisory Agreement was consistent with the Fund’s operational requirements; that the Adviser has the capabilities, resources and personnel necessary to provide the advisory services required by the Fund; and that, overall, the nature, extent and quality of the services to be provided by the Adviser to the Fund were sufficient to warrant approval of the Investment Advisory Agreement.

Performance

The Independent Trustees noted that the Fund was new and had no performance history. The Independent Trustees concluded, within the context of their overall conclusions regarding the Investment Advisory Agreement, that the absence of a performance history for the Fund was not inconsistent with approval of the Investment Advisory Agreement.

The Costs of the Services Provided by the Adviser and the Profits Realized by the Adviser

The Independent Trustees considered the cost of services provided and to be provided by the Adviser and the impact of the proposals on the anticipated profitability of the Adviser. The Independent Trustees recognized that the Adviser should, in the abstract, be entitled to earn a reasonable level of profit for the services provided and to be

 

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Impact Shares Trust I

Approval of Impact Shares MSCI Global Climate Select ETF Advisory Agreement

December 31, 2021 (Unaudited)

 

 

 

 

provided to the Fund, and that it is difficult to make comparisons of profitability from advisory contracts because comparative information is not generally available and is affected by numerous factors, including the structure of the particular adviser, the types and sizes of funds it manages, its business mix, numerous assumptions about cost allocations and the adviser’s capital structure and cost of capital.

The Independent Trustees also considered that the Adviser is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit and that the Adviser expects to utilize any net profits from the Fund to fund operating costs associated with the continued growth of the Fund. The Independent Trustees noted that the Adviser agreed to limit the total annual operating expenses (exclusive of fees paid by the Fund pursuant to its distribution plan under Rule 12b-1 under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, taxes, brokerage commissions and other transaction costs, interest payments, acquired fund fees and expenses, extraordinary expenses and dividend expenses on short sales) of the Fund to 0.30% for at least a year from the effective date of the Fund’s initial registration statement. The Independent Trustees considered it was therefore unlikely that the fees paid to the Adviser by a Fund would significantly exceed the Adviser’s cost of providing services to that Fund in the near term, and concluded that, even if any such excess were to be analyzed as though it were profit to the Adviser, the expected “profitability” was not excessive and supported the approval of the Investment Advisory Agreement.

Fees and Other Expenses

The Independent Trustees considered the proposed advisory fee to be paid by the Fund to the Adviser, as well as the Fund’s proposed distribution and service (Rule 12b-1) plan, “other expenses” and total expenses. In doing so, the Independent Trustees reviewed information provided by Impact Shares comparing the projected expenses of the Fund relative to those of other exchange traded Funds that invest in mortgage backed securities.

Based on this and other information, the Independent Trustees concluded, within the context of their overall conclusions regarding the Investment Advisory Agreement, that the fees and expenses to be charged represented reasonable compensation to the Adviser in light of the services provided and to be provided to the Fund.

Possible Fall-Out Benefits

The Independent Trustees considered information regarding the direct and indirect benefits to the Adviser from its relationship with the Fund, including reputational and other “fall out” benefits. The Independent Trustees considered the receipt of these benefits in light of the Adviser’s estimated “profitability,” and concluded that such benefits were not excessive.

Possible Economies of Scale

The Independent Trustees considered the extent to which the Adviser may realize economies of scale or other efficiencies in managing and supporting the Fund. The Independent Trustees considered that the Fund did not have any breakpoints in its fee arrangement with the Adviser. The Independent Trustees concluded that the Fund’s overall fee arrangements represent an appropriate sharing at the present time between Fund shareholders and the Adviser of any economies of scale or other efficiencies in the management of the Fund.

Based on the factors described above, the Independent Trustees concluded that the approval of the Investment Advisory Agreement was in the best interests of the Fund and should be approved.

 

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