ETFMG Prime Cyber Security ETF

HACK

 

ETFMG Prime Mobile Payments ETF 

IPAY

 

ETFMG Sit Ultra Short ETF 

VALT

 

ETFMG Treatments, Testing and 

Advancements ETF 

GERM

 

Annual Report

 

September 30, 2022

 

 

 

 

The funds are series of ETF Managers Trust.


ETFMG™ ETFs

 

TABLE OF CONTENTS

September 30, 2022

 

  Page
Shareholders’ Letter 2
   
Growth of $10,000 Investment and Top 10 Holdings 4
   
Important Disclosures and Key Risk Factors 12
   
Portfolio Allocations 16
   
Schedules of Investments 17
   
Statements of Assets and Liabilities 35
   
Statements of Operations 36
   
Statements of Changes in Net Assets 37
   
Financial Highlights 41
   
Notes to the Financial Statements 45
   
Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm 58
   
Expense Examples 59
   
Trustees and Officers Table 60
   
Federal Tax Information 62
   
Information about Portfolio Holdings 63
   
Information about Proxy Voting 63
   
Privacy Policy 64
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ETFMG™ ETFs

 

Dear Shareholder,

 

On behalf of the entire team, we want to express our appreciation for the confidence you have placed in these ETFs. The following information pertains to the fiscal period from October 1, 2021 to September 30, 2022.

 

Market Overview

 

Beginning in the first quarter of 2020, financial markets in the United States and around the world experienced extreme and, in many cases, unprecedented volatility and severe losses due to the global pandemic caused by COVID-19. Some sectors of the economy and individual issuers have experienced particularly large losses because of these disruptions. In response to these disruptions, the U.S. government and the Federal Reserve have taken extraordinary actions to support the domestic economy and financial markets, contributing to inflationary pressure and expectations for inflation. Further, Russia’s military invasion of Ukraine in February 2022, the resulting responses by the United States and other countries, and the potential for wider conflict have increased volatility and uncertainty in the financial markets and adversely affect regional and global economies. The full extent and duration of these conditions and the totality of repercussions are impossible to predict but could continue to result in significant market disruptions and may continue to negatively affect global supply chains, inflation and global growth. These and related events have impacted the ETFs’ performance, among other factors, and the value of an investment in the ETFs. We encourage you to talk with your financial advisor and visit etfmg.com for further insight about investing in today’s markets.

 

Performance Overview

 

During the fiscal year-ended September 30, 2022, the S&P 500 Information Technology Sector Index, a broad measure of US listed technology companies, returned -20.0%. During the same period, the S&P Global 1200 Information Technology Sector Index, a broad measure of global technology companies, returned -24.5%. Also, during that period, the S&P 500, a broad measure of US listed companies, returned -15.47%. Below is a performance overview for each Fund for the same 12-month period, except as noted otherwise.

 

ETFMG Prime Cyber Security ETF (HACK)

 

The ETFMG Prime Cyber Security ETF (“HACK”) seeks to provide investment results that, before fees and expenses, correspond generally to the price and yield performance of the Prime Cyber Defense Index (the “PCD Index”).

 

Over the period, the total return for HACK was -28.77%, while the total return for the PCD Index was -28.56%. The best performers in HACK, on the basis of contribution to return were, Mandiant Inc, Sailpoint Technologies Holdi, Qualys Inc, Mantech International Corp-A and Booz Allen Hamilton Holdings, while the worst performers were Okta Inc, Splunk Inc, Cloudflare Inc - Class A, Akamai Technologies Inc, and Zscaler Inc.

 

During the reporting period, HACK saw an average approximate allocation of 79% to the Information Technology sector and 20.17% to Industrials. The portfolio securities held by HACK were exposed predominately to the United States at 84.76%, 6.41% to the United Kingdom, and 4.65% to Israel.

 

ETFMG Prime Mobile Payments ETF (IPAY)

 

The ETFMG Prime Mobile Payments ETF (“IPAY”) seeks to provide investment results that, before fees and expenses, correspond generally to the price and yield performance of the Prime Mobile Payments Index (the “PMP Index”).

 

Over the period, the total return for IPAY was -44.18%, while the total return for the PMP Index was -44.31%. The best performers in IPAY, on the basis of contribution to return were, Cielo Sa, Evo Payments Inc-Class A, Jack Henry & Associates Inc, International Money Express and Moneygram International Inc, while the worst performers were Block Inc, Paypal Holdings Inc, Adyen Nv, Affirm Holdings Inc, and Nuvei Corp-Subordinate Vtg.

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During the reporting period, IPAY saw an average approximate allocation of 86.69% to the IT Services sector and 12.0% to Consumer Finance. The portfolio securities held by IPAY were exposed predominately to the United States at 70.99%, followed by the Brazil at 4.25% and the Netherlands at 4.05%.

 

ETFMG Sit Ultra Short ETF (VALT)

 

The ETFMG Sit Ultra Short ETF (“VALT”) is an actively managed exchange-traded fund that seeks maximum current income, consistent with preservation of capital and daily liquidity.

 

Over the fiscal period, the total return for VALT was -2.29%, while the total return for its benchmark, the Bloomberg Barclays U.S. Treasury Bills Index: 1-3 month Index, was 0.64%.

 

VALT seeks to achieve its investment objective by investing in a diversified portfolio of high-quality, short-term U.S. dollar-denominated domestic and foreign debt securities and other instruments. VALT uses the Bloomberg Barclays U.S. Treasury Bills Index: 1-3-month Index as its benchmark index. During normal market conditions, the average portfolio effective duration for VALT is expected be more than 2 months, but less than 1 year. However, VALT is not a money market fund, does not seek to maintain a fixed or stable net asset value of $1, is not subject to the rules that govern the quality, maturity, liquidity, and other features of securities that money market funds may purchase, and does not have the tax advantages of a money market fund.

 

ETFMG Treatments, Testing and Advancements ETF (GERM)

 

The ETFMG Treatments, Testing and Advancements ETF (“GERM”) seeks to provide investment results that, before fees and expenses, correspond generally to the price and yield performance of the Prime Treatments, Testing and Advancements Index (the “PTT Index”).

 

Over the fiscal period, the total return for GERM was - 49.14%, while the total return for the PTT Index was -49.35%. The best performers in GERM, on the basis of contribution to return were, Dicerna Pharmaceuticals Inc, Immunocore Holdings Plc-Adr, Meridian Bioscience Inc, Eli Lilly & Co and Abbvie Inc, while the worst performers were Novavax Inc, Moderna Inc, Curevac Nv, I-Mab-Sponsored Adr, and Biontech Se-Adr.

 

During the reporting period, GERM saw an average approximate allocation of 99.5% of its portfolio holdings to the Health Care sector. The portfolio securities held by GERM were exposed predominately to the United States at 78.56% followed by Germany at 8.3%, and China at 3.9%.

 

You can find further details about HACK, IPAY, VALT, and GERM by visiting www.etfmg.com, or by calling 1-844-383-6477.

 

Sincerely,

 

 

 

Samuel Masucci III 

Chairman of the Board

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ETFMG Prime Cyber Security ETF

Growth of $10,000 (Unaudited)

 

 

 

                Since     Value of  
Average Annual Returns   1 Year     5 Year     Inception     $10,000  
Year Ended September 30, 2022   Return     Return     (11/11/14)     (9/30/2022)  
ETFMG Prime Cyber Security ETF (NAV)   -28.77 %   8.12 %   7.75 %   $ 18,018  
ETFMG Prime Cyber Security ETF (Market)     -28.61 %     8.13 %     7.75 %   $ 18,017  
S&P 500 Index     -15.47 %     9.24 %     9.48 %   $ 20,423  
Prime Cyber Defense Index*     -28.56 %     8.50 %     8.19 %   $ 18,596  

 

*  The Fund’s benchmark before 8/1/17 was the ISE Cyber Security Index. On 8/1/17, the Fund’s benchmark became the Prime Cyber Defense Index.

 

Performance data quoted represents past performance and does not guarantee future results. The investment return and principal value of an investment will fluctuate so that an investor’s shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than their original cost. Current performance of the Fund may be lower or higher than the performance quoted. All performance is historical and includes reinvestment of dividends and capital gains. Performance data current to the most recent month end may be obtained by calling 1-844-ETF-MGRS (1-844-383-6477).

 

The chart illustrates the performance of a hypothetical $10,000 investment made on November 11, 2014, and is not intended to imply any future performance. The returns shown do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on fund distributions from the sales of Fund shares. The chart assumes reinvestment of capital gains and dividends, if any. The Index Returns do not reflect fees or expenses and are not available for direct investment.

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ETFMG Prime Cyber Security ETF

 

Top Ten Holdings as of September 30, 2022 (Unaudited)*

 

  Security   % of Total Investments
1 Zscaler, Inc.   4.84%
2 Fortinet, Inc.   4.70%
3 BAE Systems PLC   4.66%
4 Crowdstrike Holdings, Inc. - Class A   4.42%
5 VeriSign, Inc.   4.42%
6 Cloudflare, Inc. - Class A   4.33%
7 Booz Allen Hamilton Holding Corp.   4.19%
8 Palo Alto Networks, Inc.   4.18%
9 NortonLifeLock, Inc.   4.15%
10 Leidos Holdings, Inc.   4.14%

 

Top Ten Holdings = 44.03% of Total Investments 

* Current Fund holdings may not be indicative of future Fund holdings.

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ETFMG Prime Mobile Payments ETF 

Growth of $10,000 (Unaudited)

 

 

 

                Since     Value of  
Average Annual Returns   1 Year     5 Year     Inception     $10,000  
Year Ended September 30, 2022   Return     Return     (7/15/15)     (9/30/2022)  
ETFMG Prime Mobile Payments ETF (NAV)     -44.18 %     3.21 %     6.11 %   $ 15,336  
ETFMG Prime Mobile Payments ETF (Market)     -44.21 %     3.08 %     6.06 %   $ 15,287  
S&P 500 Index     -15.47 %     9.24 %     9.70 %   $ 19,493  
Prime Mobile Payments Index*     -44.31 %     3.68 %     6.65 %   $ 15,907  

 

*  The Fund’s benchmark before 8/1/17 was the ISE Mobile Payments Index. On 8/1/17, the Fund’s benchmark became the Prime Mobile Payments Index.

 

Performance data quoted represents past performance and does not guarantee future results. The investment return and principal value of an investment will fluctuate so that an investor’s shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than their original cost. Current performance of the Fund may be lower or higher than the performance quoted. All performance is historical and includes reinvestment of dividends and capital gains. Performance data current to the most recent month end may be obtained by calling 1-844-ETF-MGRS (1-844-383-6477).

 

The chart illustrates the performance of a hypothetical $10,000 investment made on July 15, 2015, and is not intended to imply any future performance. The returns shown do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on fund distributions from the sales of Fund shares. The chart assumes reinvestment of capital gains and dividends, if any. The Index Returns do not reflect fees or expenses and are not available for direct investment.

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ETFMG Prime Mobile Payments ETF

 

Top Ten Holdings as of September 30, 2022 (Unaudited)*

 
  Security   % of Total Investments
1 ETFMG Sit Ultra Short ETF**   7.26%
2 PayPal Holdings, Inc.   5.17%
3 Fiserv, Inc.   5.02%
4 American Express Co.   4.98%
5 Visa, Inc. - Class A   4.95%
6 MasterCard, Inc. - Class A   4.87%
7 Fidelity National Information Services, Inc.   4.01%
8 Adyen NV   3.63%
9 Block, Inc.   3.06%
10 Global Payments, Inc.   2.96%

 

Top Ten Holdings= 45.91% of Total Investments 

* Current Fund holdings may not be indicative of future Fund holdings. 

** Affiliated security. Please refer to Note 9 of the Notes to Financial Statements.

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ETFMG Sit Ultra Short ETF 

Growth of $10,000 (Unaudited)

 

 

          Since     Value of  
Average Annual Returns   1 Year     Inception     $10,000  
Year Ended September 30, 2022   Return     (10/8/2019)     (9/30/2022)  
ETFMG Sit Ultra Short ETF (NAV)     -2.29 %     -0.13 %   $ 9,962  
ETFMG Sit Ultra Short ETF  (Market)     -2.36 %     -0.16 %   $ 9,954  

 

Performance data quoted represents past performance and does not guarantee future results. The investment return and principal value of an investment will fluctuate so that an investor’s shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than their original cost. Current performance of the Fund may be lower or higher than the performance quoted. All performance is historical and includes reinvestment of dividends and capital gains. Performance data current to the most recent month end may be obtained by calling 1-844-ETF-MGRS (1-844-383-6477).

 

The chart illustrates the performance of a hypothetical $10,000 investment made on October 8, 2019, and is not intended to imply any future performance. The returns shown do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on fund distributions from the sales of Fund shares. The chart assumes reinvestment of capital gains and dividends, if any. The Index Returns do not reflect fees or expenses and are not available for direct investment.

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ETFMG Sit Ultra Short ETF

 

Top Ten Holdings as of September 30, 2022 (Unaudited)*

 

  Security   % of Total Investments
1 Brighthouse Financial Global Funding   2.96%
2 Brown & Brown, Inc.   2.75%
3 Triton Container International, Ltd.   2.62%
4 Nationwide Mutual Insurance Co.   2.43%
5 General Mills, Inc.   2.34%
6 CNO Global Funding   2.23%
7 Truist Bank   2.17%
8 Kinder Morgan, Inc.   2.10%
9 First Horizon Corp.   2.08%
10 Citigroup, Inc.   2.00%

 

Top Ten Holdings = 23.68% of Total Investments 

* Current Fund holdings may not be indicative of future Fund holdings.

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ETFMG Treatments, Testing and Advancements ETF

Growth of $10,000 (Unaudited)

 

 

 

          Since     Value of  
Average Annual Returns   1 Year     Inception     $10,000  
Year Ended September 30, 2022   Return     (6/17/2020)     (9/30/2022)  
ETFMG Treatments, Testing and Advancements ETF (NAV)     -49.14 %     -7.23 %   $ 8,423  
ETFMG Treatments, Testing and Advancements ETF (Market)     -49.19 %     -7.21 %   $ 8,427  
S&P 500 Index     -15.47 %     8.00 %   $ 11,925  
Prime Treatments, Testing and Advancements Index NTR     -49.35 %     -7.60 %   $ 8,363  

 

Performance data quoted represents past performance and does not guarantee future results. The investment return and principal value of an investment will fluctuate so that an investor’s shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than their original cost. Current performance of the Fund may be lower or higher than the performance quoted. All performance is historical and includes reinvestment of dividends and capital gains. Performance data current to the most recent month end may be obtained by calling 1-844-ETF-MGRS (1-844-383-6477).

 

The chart illustrates the performance of a hypothetical $10,000 investment made on June 17, 2020, and is not intended to imply any future performance. The returns shown do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on fund distributions from the sales of Fund shares. The chart assumes reinvestment of capital gains and dividends, if any. The Index Returns do not reflect fees or expenses and are not available for direct investment.

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ETFMG Treatments, Testing and Advancements ETF

 

Top Ten Holdings as of September 30, 2022 (Unaudited)*

 

  Security   % of Total Investments
1 Quest Diagnostics, Inc.   5.18%
2 Alnylam Pharmaceuticals, Inc.   5.04%
3 BioNTech SE - ADR   4.86%
4 Laboratory Corp. of America Holdings   4.80%
5 Moderna, Inc.   4.53%
6 ETFMG Sit Ultra Short ETF**   4.31%
7 QuidelOrtho Corp.   3.18%
8 Bio-Rad Laboratories, Inc. - Class A   3.04%
9 AbCellera Biologics, Inc.   2.99%
10 Vir Biotechnology, Inc.   2.71%

 

Top Ten Holdings = 40.64% of Total Investments 

* Current Fund holdings may not be indicative of future Fund holdings. 

** Affiliated security. Please refer to Note 9 of the Notes to Financial Statements.

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Important Disclosures and Key Risk Factors

 

Investing involves risk, including the possible loss of principal. Shares of any ETF are bought and sold at market price (not NAV), may trade at a discount or premium to NAV and are not individually redeemed from the Fund. Brokerage commissions will reduce returns. Narrowly focused investments typically exhibit higher volatility.

 

Past performance is not indicative of future return. A fund’s performance for very short time periods may not be indicative of future performance.

 

HACK

 

The Fund seeks to provide investment results that, before fees and expenses, correspond generally to the price and yield performance of the Prime Cyber Defense Index (the “Index”).

 

The fund is concentrated in technology-related companies face intense competition, both domestically and internationally, which may have an adverse effect on profit margins. Such companies may have limited product lines, markets, financial resources or personnel. The products of such companies may face obsolescence due to rapid technological developments, frequent new product introduction, unpredictable changes in growth rates, competition for the services of qualified personnel, and competition from foreign competitors with lower production costs. Technology companies are heavily dependent on patent and intellectual property rights. The loss or impairment of these rights may adversely affect the profitability of these companies. Investments in foreign securities involve political, economic and currency risks, greater volatility and differences in accounting methods. The Funds are non-diversified, meaning they may concentrate its assets in fewer individual holdings than a diversified fund. Investments in smaller companies tend to have limited liquidity and greater price volatility than large-capitalization companies. Diversification does not assure a profit or protect against a loss in a declining market. The Fund’s return may not match or achieve a high degree of correlation with the return of the Prime Cyber Defense Index. To the extent the Fund utilizes a sampling approach, it may experience tracking error to a greater extent than if the Fund had sought to replicate the Prime Cyber Defense Index. The Prime Cyber Defense Index provides a benchmark for investors interested in tracking companies actively involved in providing cyber security technology and services. The Index uses a market capitalization weighted allocation across the infrastructure provider and service provider categorizations as well as an equal weighted allocation methodology for all components within each sector allocation. Index components are reviewed semi-annually for eligibility, and the weights are re-set accordingly. An investment cannot be made directly in an index.

 

Unlike with an actively managed fund, the Fund’s adviser does not use techniques or defensive strategies designed to lessen the effects of market volatility or to reduce the impact of periods of market decline. This means that, based on market and economic conditions, the Fund’s performance could be lower than other types of funds that may actively shift their portfolio assets to take advantage of market opportunities or to lessen the impact of a market decline.

 

Natural or environmental disasters, such as earthquakes, fires, floods, hurricanes, tsunamis and other severe weather-related phenomena generally, and widespread disease, including pandemics and epidemics, have been and may be highly disruptive to economies and markets, adversely impacting individual companies, sectors, industries, markets, currencies, interest and inflation rates, credit ratings, investor sentiment, and other factors affecting the value of the Fund’s investments. Given the increasing interdependence among global economies and markets, conditions in one country, market, or region are increasingly likely to adversely affect markets, issuers, and/or foreign exchange rates in other countries, including the U.S. Any such events could have a significant adverse impact on the value of the Fund’s investments.

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Additionally, natural or environmental disasters, widespread disease or other public health issues, war, acts of terrorism or other events could result in increased premiums or discounts to the Fund’s NAV.

 

ETF Managers Group LLC is the investment adviser to the Fund.

 

The Fund is distributed by ETFMG Financial LLC. ETF Managers Group LLC and ETFMG Financial LLC are wholly owned subsidiaries of Exchange Traded Managers Group LLC (collectively, “ETFMG”). ETFMG Financial LLC is not affiliated with Prime Indexes.

 

IPAY

 

The ETFMG Prime Mobile Payments ETF (the “Fund” or the “Mobile Payments ETF”) seeks to provide investment results that, before fees and expenses, correspond generally to the price and yield performance of the Prime Mobile Payments Index (the “Index”).

 

Mobile Payment Companies face intense competition, both domestically and internationally, and are subject to increasing regulatory constraints, particularly with respect to fees, competition and anti-trust matters, cybersecurity and privacy. Mobile Payment Companies may be highly dependent on their ability to enter into agreements with merchants and other third parties to utilize a particular payment method, system, software or service, and such agreements may be subject to increased regulatory scrutiny. Additionally, certain Mobile Payment Companies have recently faced increased costs related to class-action litigation challenging such agreements. Such factors may adversely affect the profitability and value of such companies. The Fund is non-diversified, meaning it may concentrate its assets in fewer individual holdings than a diversified fund. Investments in smaller companies tend to have limited liquidity and greater price volatility than large-capitalization companies. The Fund’s return may not match or achieve a high degree of correlation with the return of the Prime Mobile Payments Index. To the extent the Fund utilizes a sampling approach, it may experience tracking error to a greater extent than if the Fund had sought to replicate the Index. Diversification does not guarantee a profit, nor does it protect against a loss in a declining market.

 

The Prime Mobile Payments Index is designed to provide a benchmark for investors interested in tracking the mobile and electronic payments industry. The stocks are screened for liquidity and weighted according to a modified linear-based capitalization-weighted methodology. The Index generally is comprised of 25-40 securities. An investment cannot be made directly in an index.

 

Unlike with an actively managed fund, the Fund’s adviser does not use techniques or defensive strategies designed to lessen the effects of market volatility or to reduce the impact of periods of market decline. This means that, based on market and economic conditions, the Fund’s performance could be lower than other types of funds that may actively shift their portfolio assets to take advantage of market opportunities or to lessen the impact of a market decline.

 

Natural or environmental disasters, such as earthquakes, fires, floods, hurricanes, tsunamis and other severe weather-related phenomena generally, and widespread disease, including pandemics and epidemics, have been and may be highly disruptive to economies and markets, adversely impacting individual companies, sectors, industries, markets, currencies, interest and inflation rates, credit ratings, investor sentiment, and other factors affecting the value of the Fund’s investments. Given the increasing interdependence among global economies and markets, conditions in one country, market, or region are increasingly likely to adversely affect markets, issuers, and/or foreign exchange rates in other countries, including the U.S. Any such events could have a significant adverse impact on the value of the Fund’s investments.

 

Additionally, natural or environmental disasters, widespread disease or other public health issues, war, acts of terrorism or other events could result in increased premiums or discounts to the Fund’s NAV.

 

ETF Managers Group LLC is the investment adviser to the Fund.

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The Fund is distributed by ETFMG Financial LLC. ETF Managers Group LLC and ETFMG Financial LLC are wholly owned subsidiaries of Exchange Traded Managers Group LLC (collectively, “ETFMG”). ETFMG Financial LLC is not affiliated with Prime Indexes.

 

VALT

 

The ETFMG Sit Ultra Short ETF (the “Fund” or the “Ultra Short ETF”) seeks maximum current income, consistent with preservation of capital and daily liquidity.

 

The market price of the Fund’s fixed-income instruments may change, sometimes rapidly or unpredictably, in response to changes in interest rates, factors affecting securities markets generally, and other factors. Generally, when interest rates rise, the values of fixed-income instruments fall, and vice versa. The Fund may invest in floating rate securities, which are generally less sensitive to interest rate changes than securities with fixed interest rates but may decline in value if their interest rates do not rise as much, or as quickly, as comparable market interest rates. The Fund may invest in U.S. dollar-denominated debt obligations of foreign issuers. Mortgage- and asset-backed securities are subject to interest rate risk. Modest movements in interest rates (both increases and decreases) may quickly and significantly reduce the value of certain types of these securities. From time to time the Fund may invest a substantial amount of its assets in taxable or tax-exempt municipal securities whose interest is paid solely from revenues of similar projects.

 

Natural or environmental disasters, such as earthquakes, fires, floods, hurricanes, tsunamis and other severe weather-related phenomena generally, and widespread disease, including pandemics and epidemics, have been and may be highly disruptive to economies and markets, adversely impacting individual companies, sectors, industries, markets, currencies, interest and inflation rates, credit ratings, investor sentiment, and other factors affecting the value of the Fund’s investments. Given the increasing interdependence among global economies and markets, conditions in one country, market, or region are increasingly likely to adversely affect markets, issuers, and/or foreign exchange rates in other countries, including the U.S. Any such events could have a significant adverse impact on the value of the Fund’s investments.

 

The Fund’s investment strategy may require it to redeem shares for cash or to otherwise include cash as part of its redemption proceeds. In the event of large shareholder redemptions, the Fund may have to sell portfolio securities at times when it would not otherwise do so, which may negatively impact the Fund’s performance.

 

Distributed by ETFMG Financial LLC, which is not affiliated with Sit Investment Associates.

 

GERM

 

The ETFMG Treatments, Testing and Advancements ETF (the “Fund”) seeks to provide investment results that, before fees and expenses, correspond generally to the total return performance of the Prime Treatments, Testing and Advancements Index (the “Index”).

 

Vaccine development companies are involved in discovering, developing and commercializing novel drugs with significant market potential. These companies face challenges including pre-clinical testing and clinical trial stages of development. Clinical trials may be delayed, and certain programs may never advance in the clinic or may be more costly to conduct than anticipated. Vaccine development requires companies to seek and secure significant funding. If there are delays in obtaining required regulatory and marketing approvals the ability of vaccine development companies to generate revenue will be materially impaired. If regulatory approval is obtained, products will still remain subject to regulatory scrutiny with regulatory authorities having the ability impose significant restrictions on the indicated uses or marketing. Lastly, even if a licensed product is achieved, vaccine development companies may encounter difficulties in manufacturing, product release, shelf life, testing, storage, supply chain management, or shipping.

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Unlike with an actively managed fund, the Fund’s adviser does not use techniques or defensive strategies designed to lessen the effects of market volatility or to reduce the impact of periods of market decline. This means that, based on market and economic conditions, the Fund’s performance could be lower than other types of funds that may actively shift their portfolio assets to take advantage of market opportunities or to lessen the impact of a market decline.

 

Natural or environmental disasters, such as earthquakes, fires, floods, hurricanes, tsunamis and other severe weather-related phenomena generally, and widespread disease, including pandemics and epidemics, have been and may be highly disruptive to economies and markets, adversely impacting individual companies, sectors, industries, markets, currencies, interest and inflation rates, credit ratings, investor sentiment, and other factors affecting the value of the Fund’s investments. Given the increasing interdependence among global economies and markets, conditions in one country, market, or region are increasingly likely to adversely affect markets, issuers, and/or foreign exchange rates in other countries, including the U.S. Any such events could have a significant adverse impact on the value of the Fund’s investments.

 

Additionally, natural or environmental disasters, widespread disease or other public health issues, war, acts of terrorism or other events could result in increased premiums or discounts to the Fund’s NAV.

 

The Fund is distributed by ETFMG Financial LLC, which is not affiliated with Prime Indexes.

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PORTFOLIO ALLOCATIONS

As of September 30, 2022 (Unaudited)

 

    ETFMG
Prime
Cyber
Security
ETF
    ETFMG
Prime
Mobile
Payments
ETF
    ETFMG
Sit Ultra
Short
ETF
    ETFMG
Treatments,
Testing and
Advancements
ETF
 
As a percent of Net Assets:                        
Australia     %     0.2 %     %     %
Bermuda           1.1       2.6        
Brazil           1.4              
Canada     1.2       1.4       0.8       4.6  
Cayman Islands     0.0 *     5.9             3.8  
Cyprus           0.0 *            
Finland     0.2                    
France           2.1             0.8  
Germany     0.1                   6.2  
Ireland                 1.4        
Isle of Man     0.2                    
Israel     6.9                    
Italy           2.1              
Japan     1.7       2.3             0.8  
Netherlands           4.3             2.1  
Puerto Rico           1.3              
Republic of Korea           1.6              
Sweden     0.0 *                  
United Kingdom     6.3       4.2       1.8       4.3  
United States     82.6       70.5       80.4       76.9  
Municipal Bonds                 4.2        
U.S. Government Agency Issues                 4.4        
Short-Term and other Net Assets (Liabilities)     0.8       1.6       4.4       0.5  
      100.0 %     100.0 %     100.0 %     100.0 %

 

* Amount is less than 0.05%.

 

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

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ETFMG Prime Cyber Security ETF

 

Schedule of Investments

September 30, 2022

 

    Shares     Value  
COMMON STOCKS - 99.2%                
Canada - 1.2%                
Software - 1.2% (d)                
Absolute Software Corp.     267,236     $ 3,091,491  
BlackBerry, Ltd. (a)(b)     3,029,643       14,278,044  
Total Software             17,369,535  
                 
Cayman Islands - 0.0% (f)                
Software - 0.0% (d)(f)                
Arqit Quantum, Inc. (a)(b)     131,995       743,132  
                 
Finland - 0.2%                
Software - 0.2% (d)                
F-Secure Oyj (a)     614,851       1,478,436  
WithSecure Oyj (a)     603,121       947,748  
Total Software             2,426,184  
                 
Germany - 0.1%                
IT Services - 0.1%                
Secunet Security Networks AG     8,689       1,571,984  
                 
Isle Of Man - 0.2%                
Software - 0.2% (d)                
Kape Technologies PLC (a)     797,951       2,378,831  
                 
Israel - 6.9%                
Communications Equipment - 0.3%                
Radware, Ltd. (a)     195,925       4,269,206  
Software - 6.6% (d)                
Allot Communications, Ltd. (a)     186,614       731,527  
Check Point Software Technologies, Ltd. (a)     537,262       60,184,089  
Cognyte Software, Ltd. (a)     353,820       1,429,433  
CyberArk Software, Ltd. (a)     213,896       32,071,566  
Total Software             94,416,615  
Total Israel             98,685,821  
                 
Japan - 1.7%                
Software - 1.7% (d)                
Cyber Security Cloud, Inc. (a)     29,470       350,431  
Digital Arts, Inc.     43,547       1,892,563  
Trend Micro, Inc.     406,473       21,962,405  
Total Software             24,205,399  

 

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

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ETFMG Prime Cyber Security ETF

 

Schedule of Investments

September 30, 2022 (Continued)

 

    Shares     Value  
Sweden - 0.0% (f)            
Electronic Equipment, Instruments & Components - 0.0% (f)                
Fingerprint Cards AB - Class B (a)(b)     1,360,334     $ 690,608  
                 
United Kingdom - 6.3%                
Aerospace & Defense - 5.7%                
BAE Systems PLC     8,066,215       71,131,692  
QinetiQ Group PLC     2,754,321       10,148,566  
Total Aerospace & Defense             81,280,258  
IT Services - 0.3%                
NCC Group PLC     1,671,367       4,077,552  
Software - 0.3% (d)                
Darktrace PLC (a)     1,246,459       4,106,988  
Total United Kingdom             89,464,798  
                 
United States - 82.6%                
Aerospace & Defense - 1.5%                
Parsons Corp. (a)(b)     548,622       21,505,982  
Communications Equipment - 11.5%                
Cisco Systems, Inc.     1,564,188       62,567,520  
F5 Networks, Inc. (a)     316,152       45,756,679  
Juniper Networks, Inc.     1,698,612       44,367,745  
NetScout Systems, Inc. (a)     366,042       11,464,435  
Total Communications Equipment             164,156,379  
IT Services - 17.1%                
Akamai Technologies, Inc. (a)(b)     785,302       63,075,457  
Cerberus Cyber Sentinel Corp. (a)(b)     267,263       788,426  
Cloudflare, Inc. - Class A (a)(b)     1,194,242       66,053,525  
Okta, Inc. (a)(b)     797,534       45,355,759  
SolarWinds Corp. (a)     213,414       1,653,959  
VeriSign, Inc. (a)     388,325       67,452,053  
Total IT Services             244,379,179  
Professional Services - 12.9%                
Booz Allen Hamilton Holding Corp.     692,802       63,980,265  
CACI International, Inc. - Class A (a)(b)     122,944       32,095,761  
Leidos Holdings, Inc.     721,781       63,134,184  
Science Applications International Corp. (b)     295,510       26,131,949  
Total Professional Services             185,342,159  
Software - 39.6% (d)                
A10 Networks, Inc. (b)     356,342       4,728,658  
CommVault Systems, Inc. (a)(b)     236,486       12,543,217  
Crowdstrike Holdings, Inc. - Class A (a)(b)     409,561       67,499,748  
Everbridge, Inc. (a)(b)     203,566       6,286,118  
ForgeRock, Inc. - Class A (a)(b)     168,865       2,453,608  
Fortinet, Inc. (a)     1,459,159       71,688,482  
KnowBe4, Inc. - Class A (a)     395,799       8,236,577  

 

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

18

ETFMG™ ETFs

 

ETFMG Prime Cyber Security ETF

 

Schedule of Investments

September 30, 2022 (Continued)

 

    Shares     Value  
LiveRamp Holdings, Inc. (a)(b)     347,291     $ 6,306,805  
N-able, Inc. (a)(b)     318,155       2,936,571  
NortonLifeLock, Inc.     3,142,600       63,291,966  
OneSpan, Inc. (a)     186,327       1,604,276  
Palo Alto Networks, Inc. (a)(b)     389,846       63,852,876  
Ping Identity Holding Corp. (a)     380,545       10,681,898  
Qualys, Inc. (a)(b)     185,205       25,815,725  
Rapid7, Inc. (a)     308,177       13,220,793  
SecureWorks Corp. - Class A (a)(b)     50,122       403,482  
SentinelOne, Inc. - Class A (a)(b)     1,074,302       27,459,159  
Splunk, Inc. (a)     794,140       59,719,328  
Sumo Logic, Inc. (a)     605,532       4,541,490  
Telos Corp. (a)     224,829       1,998,730  
Tenable Holdings, Inc. (a)     586,512       20,410,618  
Varonis Systems, Inc. (a)(b)     577,091       15,304,453  
ZeroFox Holdings, Inc. (a)(b)     470,198       2,868,208  
Zscaler, Inc. (a)(b)     449,195       73,834,182  
Total Software             567,686,968  
Total United States             1,183,070,667  
TOTAL COMMON STOCKS (Cost $1,702,764,377)             1,420,606,959  
                 
INVESTMENTS PURCHASED WITH PROCEEDS FROM SECURITIES LENDING COLLATERAL - 6.6%                
ETFMG Sit Ultra Short ETF (e)     850,000       40,863,750  
Mount Vernon Liquid Assets Portfolio, LLC, 3.18% (c)     53,996,337       53,996,337  
TOTAL INVESTMENTS PURCHASED WITH PROCEEDS                
FROM SECURITIES LENDING COLLATERAL (Cost $96,313,548)             94,860,087  
                 
SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS - 0.8%                
Money Market Funds - 0.8%                
First American Government Obligations Fund - Class X, 2.77% (c)     10,742,283       10,742,283  
TOTAL SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS (Cost $10,742,283)                
                 
Total Investments (Cost $1,809,820,208) - 106.6%             1,526,209,329  
Liabilities in Excess of Other Assets - (6.6)%             (94,693,877 )
TOTAL NET ASSETS - 100.0%           $ 1,431,515,452  

 

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

19

ETFMG™ ETFs

 

ETFMG Prime Cyber Security ETF

 

Schedule of Investments

September 30, 2022 (Continued)

 

Percentages are stated as a percent of net assets.

 

PLC Public Limited Company
(a) Non-income producing security.
(b) All or a portion of this security was out on loan at September 30, 2022.
(c) The rate shown is the annualized seven-day yield at period end.
(d) As of September 30, 2022 the Fund had a significant portion of its assets in the Software Industry.
(e) Affiliated security. Please refer to Note 9 of the Notes to Financial Statements.
(f) Amount is less than 0.05%.

 

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

 

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

20

ETFMG™ ETFs

 

ETFMG Prime Mobile Payments ETF

 

Schedule of Investments

September 30, 2022

 

    Shares     Value  
COMMON STOCKS - 98.4%                
Australia - 0.2%                
IT Services - 0.2% (d)                
EML Payments, Ltd. (a)     2,243,948     $ 1,148,277  
                 
Bermuda - 1.1%                
Electronic Equipment, Instruments & Components - 1.1%                
PAX Global Technology, Ltd.     7,148,276       5,427,468  
                 
Brazil - 1.4%                
IT Services - 1.4% (d)                
Cielo SA     7,164,652       7,172,156  
                 
Canada - 1.4%                
IT Services - 1.4% (d)                
Nuvei Corp. (a)(f)     269,095       7,272,101  
                 
Cayman Islands - 5.9%                
IT Services - 5.9% (d)                
Dlocal, Ltd. (a)(b)     378,022       7,757,011  
Pagseguro Digital, Ltd. - Class A (a)     555,681       7,351,660  
StoneCo., Ltd. - Class A (a)(b)     806,977       7,690,491  
Yeahka, Ltd. (a)     3,031,345       6,843,035  
Total IT Services             29,642,197  
                 
Cyprus - 0.0% (i)                
IT Services - 0.0% (d)(i)                
QIWI PLC - ADR (b)(g)     235,051        
                 
France - 2.1%                
IT Services - 2.1 (d)                
Worldline SA (a)(f)     265,265       10,575,660  
                 
Italy - 2.1%                
IT Services - 2.1% (d)                
Nexi SpA (a)(f)     1,322,173       10,809,486  
                 
Japan - 2.3%                
Consumer Finance - 0.5%                
Jaccs Co., Ltd.     93,578       2,321,184  
IT Services - 1.7% (d)                
GMO Financial Gate, Inc.     12,546       1,113,042  
GMO Payment Gateway, Inc.     113,869       7,828,346  
Total IT Services             8,941,388  

 

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

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ETFMG™ ETFs

 

ETFMG Prime Mobile Payments ETF

 

Schedule of Investments

September 30, 2022 (Continued)

 

    Shares     Value  
Software - 0.1%            
Intelligent Wave, Inc.     120,819     $ 614,405  
Total Japan             11,876,977  
                 
Netherlands - 4.3%                
IT Services - 4.3% (d)                
Adyen NV (a)(f)     16,965       21,644,358  
                 
Puerto Rico - 1.3%                
IT Services - 1.3% (d)                
EVERTEC, Inc.     215,517       6,756,458  
                 
Republic of Korea - 1.6%                
IT Services - 1.6% (d)                
Danal Co., Ltd. (a)     252,239       1,013,751  
Kakaopay Corp. (a)     199,015       6,829,969  
Total IT Services             7,843,720  
                 
United Kingdom - 4.2%                
IT Services - 4.2% (d)                
Network International Holdings PLC (a)(f)     2,530,972       8,562,610  
PayPoint PLC     188,991       1,266,102  
Wise PLC - Class A (a)     1,577,142       11,632,835  
Total IT Services             21,461,547  
                 
United States - 70.5%                
Consumer Finance - 11.4%                
American Express Co. (b)     219,765       29,648,497  
Bread Financial Holdings, Inc.     186,866       5,876,936  
Discover Financial Services     173,975       15,817,807  
Green Dot Corp. - Class A (a)     340,241       6,457,774  
Total Consumer Finance             57,801,014  
IT Services - 56.8% (d)                
Affirm Holdings, Inc. (a)(b)     391,984       7,353,620  
Block, Inc. (a)     331,056       18,204,769  
Boku, Inc. (a)(f)     1,227,809       1,528,558  
Cantaloupe, Inc. (a)     219,821       764,977  
Euronet Worldwide, Inc. (a)(b)     92,461       7,004,845  
Evo Payments, Inc. - Class A (a)     211,676       7,048,811  
Fidelity National Information Services, Inc.     315,772       23,862,890  
Fiserv, Inc. (a)     319,700       29,914,329  
FleetCor Technologies, Inc. (a)     60,410       10,642,430  
Flywire Corp. (a)(b)     309,786       7,112,687  
Global Payments, Inc.     162,914       17,602,858  
I3 Verticals, Inc. - Class A (a)     110,000       2,203,300  
International Money Express, Inc. (a)     113,096       2,577,458  
Jack Henry & Associates, Inc. (b)     62,125       11,323,524  

 

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

22

ETFMG™ ETFs

 

ETFMG Prime Mobile Payments ETF

 

Schedule of Investments

September 30, 2022 (Continued)

 

    Shares     Value  
Lesaka Technologies, Inc. (a)(h)     23,046     $ 81,122  
Marqeta, Inc. - Class A (a)(b)     1,091,450       7,771,124  
MasterCard, Inc. - Class A (b)     102,107       29,033,104  
MoneyGram International, Inc. (a)     652,497       6,785,969  
Payoneer Global, Inc. (a)     1,092,118       6,607,314  
PayPal Holdings, Inc. (a)(b)     357,940       30,807,895  
Remitly Global, Inc. (a)(b)     662,496       7,366,956  
Shift4 Payments, Inc. - Class A (a)(b)     168,948       7,536,770  
Visa, Inc. - Class A (b)     165,892       29,470,714  
Western Union Co. (b)     589,604       7,959,654  
WEX, Inc. (a)     59,310       7,528,811  
Total IT Services             288,094,489  
Software - 2.3%                
ACI Worldwide, Inc. (a)     320,228       6,692,765  
NCR Corp. (a)     262,126       4,983,015  
Total Software             11,675,780  
Total United States             357,571,283  
TOTAL COMMON STOCKS (Cost $743,979,040)             499,201,688  
                 
INVESTMENTS PURCHASED WITH PROCEEDS FROM SECURITIES LENDING COLLATERAL - 17.7%                
ETFMG Sit Ultra Short ETF (e)     900,000       43,267,500  
Mount Vernon Liquid Assets Portfolio, LLC, 3.18% (c)     46,450,445       46,450,445  
TOTAL INVESTMENTS PURCHASED WITH PROCEEDS FROM SECURITIES LENDING COLLATERAL (Cost $91,456,962)             89,717,945  
                 
SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS - 1.3%                
Money Market Funds - 1.3%                
First American Government Obligations Fund - Class X, 2.77% (c)     6,670,311       6,670,311  
TOTAL SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS (Cost $6,670,311)             6,670,311  
                 
Total Investments (Cost $842,106,313) - 117.4%             595,589,944  
Liabilities in Excess of Other Assets - (17.4)%             (88,381,955 )
TOTAL NET ASSETS - 100.0%           $ 507,207,989  

 

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

23

ETFMG™ ETFs

 

ETFMG Prime Mobile Payments ETF

 

Schedule of Investments

September 30, 2022 (Continued)

 

Percentages are stated as a percent of net assets.

 


ADR American Depositary Receipt

PLC Public Limited Company

(a) Non-income producing security.

(b) All or a portion of this security was out on loan at September 30, 2022.

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

(d) As of September 30, 2022 the Fund had a significant portion of its assets in the IT Services Industry.

(e) Affiliated security. Please refer to Note 9 of the Notes to Financial Statements.

(f) Restricted security as defined in Rule 144(a) under the Securities Act of 1933. Resale to the public may require registration or may extend only to qualified institutional buyers. At September 30, 2022, the market value of these securities total $60,392,773, which represents 11.9% of total net assets.

(g) Value determined using significant unobservable inputs. The value of this security totals $0, which represents 0.0% of total net assets. Classified as Level 3 in the fair value hierarchy.

(h) Security has been deemed illiquid according to the Fund’s liquidity guidelines. The value of these securities total $81,122, which represents 0.0% of net assets.

(i) Amount is less than 0.05%.

 

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

 

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

24

ETFMG™ ETFs

 

ETFMG Sit Ultra Short ETF

 

Schedule of Investments

September 30, 2022

 

    Principal
Amount
    Value  
CORPORATE BONDS - 87.0%                
Bermuda - 2.6%                
Commercial and Industrial Machinery and Equipment Rental and Leasing - 2.6%                
Triton Container International, Ltd.                
1.150%, 06/07/2024 (a)   $ 3,550,000     $ 3,326,580  
                 
Canada - 0.8%                
Banks - 0.8%                
Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce                
2.761%, (SOFRIX + 0.420%), 10/18/2024 (b)     1,000,000       982,583  
                 
Ireland - 1.4%                
Capital Goods – 1.1%                
AerCap Ireland Capital DAC / AerCap Global Aviation Trust                
1.750%, 10/29/2024     1,500,000       1,366,176  
Automotive - 0.3%                
SMBC Aviation Capital Finance DAC                
3.550%, 04/15/2025 (a)     395,000       380,059  
Total Ireland             1,746,325  
                 
United Kingdom - 1.8%                
Banks - 1.8%                
Barclays PLC                
4.302%, (3 Month LIBOR USD + 1.380%), 05/16/2024 (b)     2,281,000       2,279,960  
                 
United States - 80.4%                
Automotive - 6.3%                
General Motors Financial Co., Inc.                
3.047%, (SOFR + 0.760%), 03/08/2024 (b)     2,244,000       2,213,264  
2.153%, (SOFR + 0.620%), 10/15/2024 (b)     1,000,000       970,454  
Hyundai Capital America                
1.250%, 09/18/2023 (a)     2,564,000       2,467,224  
Penske Truck Leasing Co. Lp / PTL Finance Corp.                
3.450%, 07/01/2024 (a)     2,200,000       2,118,724  
              7,769,666  
Banks – 18.9%                
Bank of America Corp.                
3.864%, (3 Month LIBOR USD + 0.940%), 07/23/2024 (b)     1,194,000       1,178,306  
3.458%, (3 Month LIBOR USD + 0.970%), 03/15/2025 (b)     1,658,000       1,606,815  

 

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

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ETFMG™ ETFs

 

ETFMG Sit Ultra Short ETF

 

Schedule of Investments

September 30, 2022 (Continued)

 

    Principal
Amount
    Value  
Citigroup, Inc.                
3.352%, (3 Month LIBOR USD + 0.897%), 04/24/2025 (b)   $ 2,557,000     $ 2,468,085  
0.981%, (SOFR + 0.669%), 05/01/2025 (b)     2,000,000       1,854,898  
Citizens Financial Group, Inc.                
3.750%, 07/01/2024     500,000       483,195  
Comerica Bank                
4.000%, 07/27/2025     1,436,000       1,371,838  
First Horizon Corp.                
4.000%, 05/26/2025     2,660,000       2,568,217  
The Huntington National Bank                
4.008%, (SOFR + 1.205%), 05/16/2025 (b)     600,000       588,186  
JPMorgan Chase & Co.                
0.653%, (TSFR3M + 0.600%), 09/16/2024 (b)     1,000,000       954,237  
3.845%, (SOFR + 0.980%), 06/07/2025 (b)     2,500,000       2,431,196  
KeyBank NA                
4.150%, 08/08/2025     2,100,000       2,037,509  
PNC Bank NA                
3.875%, 04/10/2025     2,268,000       2,198,886  
Truist Bank                
3.689%, (3 Month LIBOR USD + 0.735%), 08/02/2024 (b)     2,700,000       2,672,037  
Webster Financial Corp.                
4.375%, 02/15/2024     750,000       739,288  
              23,152,693  
                 
Capital Goods – 0.8%                
Air Lease Corp.                
0.800%, 08/18/2024     1,040,000       948,407  
Chemicals - 0.7%                
The Sherwin-Williams Co.                
4.050%, 08/08/2024     950,000       935,221  
Communications Equipment - 0.5%                
Motorola Solutions, Inc.                
4.000%, 09/01/2024     580,000       569,146  
Consumer Services - 0.8%                
7-Eleven, Inc.                
0.800%, 02/10/2024 (a)     1,000,000       946,223  

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

 

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Schedule of Investments

September 30, 2022 (Continued)

 

    Principal
Amount
    Value  
Diversified Financial Services - 6.4%                
American Express Co.                
3.950%, 08/01/2025   $ 1,700,000     $ 1,647,506  
BGC Partners, Inc.                
5.375%, 07/24/2023     1,245,000       1,245,001  
Goldman Sachs Group, Inc.                
3.500%, 01/23/2025     1,000,000       962,089  
Morgan Stanley                
4.083%, (3 Month LIBOR USD + 1.220%), 05/08/2024 (b)     2,242,000       2,243,844  
3.620%, (SOFR + 1.160%), 04/17/2025 (b)     1,000,000       971,200  
0.790%, (SOFR + 0.525%), 05/30/2025 (b)     997,000       918,467  
              7,988,107  
Diversified Telecommunication Services - 1.5%                
T-Mobile USA, Inc.                
3.500%, 04/15/2025     2,000,000       1,913,609  
Food Products - 3.5%                
General Mills, Inc.                
3.750%, (3 Month LIBOR USD + 1.010%), 10/17/2023 (b)     2,871,000       2,886,067  
Hormel Foods Corp.                
0.650%, 06/03/2024     1,536,000       1,437,765  
              4,323,832  
Health Care Equipment & Supplies - 1.1%                
Zimmer Biomet Holdings, Inc.                
1.450%, 11/22/2024     1,500,000       1,388,830  
Insurance - 21.8%                
Brighthouse Financial Global Funding                
1.562%, (SOFR + 0.760%), 04/12/2024 (a)(b)     3,693,000       3,659,245  
Brown & Brown, Inc.                
4.200%, 09/15/2024     3,453,000       3,388,109  
CNO Global Funding                
1.650%, 01/06/2025 (a)     3,000,000       2,756,555  
F&G Global Funding                
0.900%, 09/20/2024 (a)     2,700,000       2,459,609  
Fairfax US, Inc.                
4.875%, 08/13/2024 (a)     745,000       730,167  
Finial Holdings, Inc.                
7.125%, 10/15/2023     1,415,000       1,450,367  
Health Care Service Corp A Mutual Legal Reserve Corp.                
1.500%, 06/01/2025 (a)     2,000,000       1,821,355  
Jackson Financial, Inc.                
1.125%, 11/22/2023 (a)     500,000       478,352  
Jackson National Life Global Funding                
3.875%, 06/11/2025 (a)     718,000       689,387  
John Hancock Life Insurance Co.                
7.375%, 02/15/2024 (a)     495,000       509,476  
Liberty Mutual Insurance Co.                
8.500%, 05/15/2025 (a)     1,500,000       1,568,456  

 

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

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Schedule of Investments

September 30, 2022 (Continued)

 

    Principal
Amount
    Value  
Metropolitan Life Insurance Co.                
7.875%, 02/15/2024 (a)   $ 1,695,000     $ 1,753,010  
Nationwide Mutual Insurance Co.                
5.583%, (3 Month LIBOR USD + 2.290%), 12/15/2024 (a)(b)(c)     3,000,000       3,000,381  
Pacific Life Insurance Co.                
7.900%, 12/30/2023 (a)     1,700,000       1,753,388  
Reliance Standard Life Global Funding II                
2.500%, 10/30/2024 (a)     1,000,000       944,594  
              26,962,451  
Multi-Utilities - 10.6%                
AMEREN ILL Co.                
3.250%, 03/01/2025     350,000       337,437  
Atlantic City Electric Co.                
3.375%, 09/01/2024     535,000       519,049  
Baltimore Gas and Electric Co.                
3.350%, 07/01/2023     870,000       863,480  
CenterPoint Energy, Inc.                
2.937%, (SOFRINDX + 0.650%), 05/13/2024 (b)     2,473,000       2,439,260  
CMS Energy Corp.                
3.875%, 03/01/2024     1,570,000       1,541,271  
DTE Energy Co.                
1.050%, 06/01/2025     1,500,000       1,344,463  
4.220%, 11/01/2025     1,000,000       981,680  
PacifiCorp                
3.350%, 07/01/2025     750,000       719,624  
Potomac Electric Power Co.                
3.600%, 03/15/2024     1,000,000       983,547  
Public Service Co. of Colorado                
2.900%, 05/15/2025     700,000       665,467  
Public Service Electric and Gas Co.                
3.050%, 11/15/2024     350,000       336,671  
3.000%, 05/15/2025     460,000       438,865  
WEC Energy Group, Inc.                
5.000%, 09/27/2025     1,500,000       1,495,913  
Wisconsin Electric Power Co.                
3.100%, 06/01/2025     450,000       430,714  
              13,097,441  
Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels - 3.6%                
Kinder Morgan, Inc.                
3.792%, (3 Month LIBOR USD + 1.280%), 01/15/2023 (b)     2,588,000       2,590,466  
Magellan Midstream Partners LP                
3.200%, 03/15/2025     1,992,000       1,885,109  
              4,475,575  

 

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

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Schedule of Investments

September 30, 2022 (Continued)

 

    Principal
Amount
    Value  
Professional Services - 0.7%                
Equifax, Inc.                
3.950%, 06/15/2023   $ 842,000     $ 837,906  
Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment - 0.6%                
Analog Devices, Inc.                
0.929%, (SOFR + 0.250%), 10/01/2024 (b)     813,000       799,614  
Retailing - 2.8%                
Dollar General Corp.                
4.250%, 09/20/2024     1,000,000       988,968  
Genuine Parts Co.                
1.750%, 02/01/2025     2,089,000       1,930,799  
Ross Stores, Inc.                
4.600%, 04/15/2025     500,000       495,839  
              3,415,606  
Total United States             99,524,327  
TOTAL CORPORATE BONDS (Cost $111,310,252)             107,769,685  
                 
MUNICIPAL BONDS - 4.2%                
United States – 4.2%                
City of Moline IL                
2.130%, 12/01/2022     100,000       99,668  
City of Oakland CA                
4.000%, 12/15/2022     700,000       700,371  
Colorado Bridge Enterprise                
0.923%, 12/31/2023     2,000,000       1,911,222  
Homewood Educational Building Authority                
2.000%, 12/01/2023     620,000       601,725  
Indiana Finance Authority                
0.955%, 03/01/2024     450,000       428,939  
Iowa Student Loan Liquidity Corp.                
3.586%, 12/01/2023     1,000,000       986,953  
Kentucky Housing Corp.                
0.800%, 01/01/2024     350,000       335,004  
North Springs Improvement District                
1.000%, 05/01/2023     215,000       210,989  
TOTAL MUNICIPAL BONDS (Cost $5,451,371)             5,274,871  
                 
U.S. GOVERNMENT AGENCY ISSUES - 4.4%                
United States – 4.4%                
Federal Home Loan Banks                
4.000%, 08/28/2025     2,000,000       1,973,410  
Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp.                
4.050%, 07/21/2025     1,800,000       1,775,864  
Federal National Mortgage Association                
4.125%, 08/28/2025     1,700,000       1,678,203  
TOTAL U.S. GOVERNMENT AGENCY ISSUES (Cost $5,500,000)             5,427,477  

 

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

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Schedule of Investments

September 30, 2022 (Continued)

 

    Shares     Value  
SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS - 4.0%                
Money Market Funds - 4.0%                
First American Government Obligations Fund - Class X, 2.77% (d)     4,945,688     $ 4,945,688  
TOTAL MONEY MARKET FUNDS (Cost $4,945,688)             4,945,688  
                 
Total Investments (Cost $127,207,311) - 99.6%             123,417,721  
Other Assets in Excess of Liabilities - 0.4%             480,625  
TOTAL NET ASSETS - 100.0%           $ 123,898,346  

 

Percentages are stated as a percent of net assets.

 


PLC Public Limited Company

(a) Restricted security as defined in Rule 144(a) under the Securities Act of 1933. Resale to the public may require registration or may extend only to qualified institutional buyers. At September 30, 2022, the market value of these securities total $30,794,433, which represents 24.9% of total net assets.

(b) Variable rate security based on a reference index and spread. The rate reported is the rate in effect as of September 30, 2022.

(c) Variable rate security. The coupon is based on an underlying pool of assets. The rate reported is the rate in effect as of September 30, 2022.

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

 

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

 

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

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Schedule of Investments

September 30, 2022

 

    Shares     Value  
             
COMMON STOCKS - 99.5%                
Canada - 4.6%                
Biotechnology - 0.8% (d)                
Arbutus Biopharma Corp. (a)(b)     44,250     $ 84,518  
VBI Vaccines, Inc. (a)     76,210       53,789  
XBiotech, Inc. (a)     8,982       32,515  
Total Biotechnology             170,822  
Life Sciences Tools & Services - 3.8%                
AbCellera Biologics, Inc. (a)     84,143       832,174  
Total Canada             1,002,996  
                 
Cayman Islands - 3.8%                
Biotechnology - 3.8% (d)                
I-Mab - ADR (a)(b)     24,522       98,333  
Zai Lab, Ltd. - ADR (a)     21,353       730,273  
Total Biotechnology             828,606  
                 
France - 0.8%                
Pharmaceuticals - 0.8%                
Sanofi - ADR     4,369       166,109  
                 
Germany - 6.2%                
Biotechnology - 6.2% (d)                
BioNTech SE - ADR (b)     10,031       1,352,981  
                 
Japan - 0.8%                
Pharmaceuticals - 0.8%                
Takeda Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd. - ADR (b)     12,846       166,613  
                 
Netherlands - 2.1%                
Biotechnology - 2.1% (d)                
CureVac NV (a)(b)     55,320       435,922  
InflaRx NV (a)     13,044       34,436  
Total Biotechnology             470,358  
                 
United Kingdom - 4.3%                
Biotechnology - 2.8% (d)                
Immunocore Holdings PLC - ADR (a)     12,944       607,591  
Pharmaceuticals - 1.5%                
AstraZeneca PLC - ADR (b)     2,856       156,623  
GSK PLC - ADR (b)     5,570       163,925  
Total Pharmaceuticals             320,548  
Total United Kingdom             928,139  

 

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

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Schedule of Investments

September 30, 2022 (Continued)

 

    Shares     Value  
United States - 76.9%                
Biotechnology - 40.2% (d)                
AbbVie, Inc. (b)     1,275     $ 171,118  
Alnylam Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (a)     7,018       1,404,722  
Altimmune, Inc. (a)(b)     14,467       184,744  
Arcturus Therapeutics Holdings, Inc. (a)(b)     7,843       116,233  
Assembly Biosciences, Inc. (a)     14,293       23,441  
Atossa Therapeutics, Inc. (a)     37,366       31,137  
BioCryst Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (a)     54,871       691,375  
CEL-SCI Corp. (a)(b)     12,797       39,543  
Chimerix, Inc. (a)     25,857       49,904  
Cue Biopharma, Inc. (a)     10,441       23,283  
Dynavax Technologies Corp. (a)(b)     37,322       389,642  
Emergent BioSolutions, Inc. (a)     14,714       308,847  
Enanta Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (a)     6,116       317,237  
Enochian Biosciences, Inc. (a)(b)     15,625       28,281  
Gilead Sciences, Inc.     2,718       167,673  
GreenLight Biosciences Holdings PBC (a)(b)     36,500       84,680  
Gritstone bio, Inc. (a)     21,544       55,368  
HilleVax, Inc. (a)     9,864       168,576  
Hookipa Pharma, Inc. (a)     16,143       21,632  
iBio, Inc. (a)     64,379       10,964  
Icosavax, Inc. (a)     11,770       37,193  
ImmunityBio, Inc. (a)(b)     118,127       587,091  
Inovio Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (a)     73,597       126,955  
Invivyd, Inc. (a)(b)     32,115       100,520  
Moderna, Inc. (a)     10,670       1,261,728  
Novavax, Inc. (a)(b)     23,081       420,074  
Ocugen, Inc. (a)(b)     63,907       113,754  
Regeneron Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (a)(b)     294       202,528  
Silverback Therapeutics, Inc. (a)     10,468       55,271  
Sorrento Therapeutics, Inc. (a)(b)     132,778       208,461  
SQZ Biotechnologies Co. (a)     8,631       19,679  
Vaxart, Inc. (a)(b)     37,331       81,382  
Vaxcyte, Inc. (a)     17,504       420,096  
Vaxxinity, Inc. - Class A (a)(b)     37,189       73,634  
Vir Biotechnology, Inc. (a)(b)     39,141       754,638  
Total Biotechnology             8,751,404  
Health Care Equipment & Supplies - 8.6%                
Abbott Laboratories     1,684       162,944  
Co-Diagnostics, Inc. (a)     9,969       32,000  
Cue Health, Inc. (a)(b)     43,719       131,594  
Hologic, Inc. (a)(b)     2,580       166,462  
Meridian Bioscience, Inc. (a)     12,910       407,052  
OraSure Technologies, Inc. (a)     21,429       81,216  
QuidelOrtho Corp. (a)     12,397       886,138  
Total Health Care Equipment & Supplies             1,867,406  

 

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

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Schedule of Investments

September 30, 2022 (Continued)

 

    Shares     Value  
Health Care Providers & Services - 16.3%                
Fulgent Genetics, Inc. (a)     8,931     $ 340,450  
Laboratory Corp. of America Holdings     6,529       1,337,204  
OPKO Health, Inc. (a)(b)     227,801       430,544  
Quest Diagnostics, Inc. (b)     11,756       1,442,344  
Total Health Care Providers & Services             3,550,542  
Life Sciences Tools & Services - 5.3%                
Adaptive Biotechnologies Corp. (a)     42,161       300,186  
Bio-Rad Laboratories, Inc. - Class A (a)     2,033       848,046  
Total Life Sciences Tools & Services             1,148,232  
Pharmaceuticals - 6.5%                
AN2 Therapeutics, Inc. (a)(b)     5,726       99,518  
Atea Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (a)     24,569       139,798  
Bristol-Myers Squibb Co.     2,555       181,635  
CorMedix, Inc. (a)     12,160       34,413  
Eli Lilly and Co.     571       184,633  
Johnson & Johnson     1,068       174,468  
Merck & Co., Inc.     2,025       174,393  
Paratek Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (a)     16,190       41,608  
Pfizer, Inc.     3,785       165,632  
SIGA Technologies, Inc.     21,549       221,954  
Total Pharmaceuticals             1,418,052  
Total United States             16,735,636  
TOTAL COMMON STOCKS (Cost $42,419,555)             21,651,438  
                 
INVESTMENTS PURCHASED WITH PROCEEDS FROM SECURITIES LENDING COLLATERAL - 27.9%                
ETFMG Sit Ultra Short ETF (e)     25,000       1,201,875  
Mount Vernon Liquid Assets Portfolio, LLC, 3.18% (c)     4,866,984       4,866,984  
TOTAL INVESTMENTS PURCHASED WITH PROCEEDS FROM SECURITIES LENDING COLLATERAL (Cost $6,110,959)             6,068,859  
                 
SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS - 0.6%                
Money Market Funds - 0.6%                
First American Government Obligations Fund - Class X, 2.77% (c)     142,751       142,751  
TOTAL SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS (Cost $142,751)             142,751  
                 
Total Investments (Cost $48,673,265) - 128.0%             27,863,048  
Liabilities in Excess of Other Assets - (28.0)%             (6,099,816 )
TOTAL NET ASSETS - 100.0%           $ 21,763,232  

 

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

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Schedule of Investments

September 30, 2022 (Continued)

 

Percentages are stated as a percent of net assets.

 


ADR American Depositary Receipt

PLC Public Limited Company

(a) Non-income producing security.

(b) All or a portion of this security was out on loan at September 30, 2022.

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

(d) As of September 30, 2022 the Fund had a significant portion of its assets in the Biotechnology Industry.

(e) Affiliated security. Please refer to Note 9 of the Notes to Financial Statements.

 

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

 

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

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ETFMG™ ETFs

 

STATEMENTS OF ASSETS AND LIABILITIES

As of September 30, 2022

 

    ETFMG Prime
Cyber Security
ETF
    ETFMG
Prime Mobile
Payments
ETF
    ETFMG Sit
Ultra Short
ETF
    ETFMG
Treatments,
Testing and
Advancements
ETF
 
ASSETS                        
Investments in unaffiliated securities, at value*   $ 1,485,345,579     $ 552,322,444     $ 123,417,721     $ 26,661,173  
Investments in affiliated securities, at value*     40,863,750       43,267,500             1,201,875  
Foreign currency*           86,319              
Receivables:                                
Receivable for investments sold     2,152,644       1,689,370              
Dividends and interest receivable     1,200,506       1,597,587       849,472       9,373  
Securities lending income receivable     105,115       49,429             15,088  
Total Assets     1,529,667,594       599,012,649       124,267,193       27,887,509  
                                 
LIABILITIES                                
Collateral received for securities loaned (Note 7)     96,313,548       91,456,962             6,110,959  
Payables:                                
Foreign currency payable to custodian, at value*     33                    
Payable for investments purchased     1,084,657       916       337,848        
Management fees payable     753,904       346,782       30,999       13,318  
Total Liabilities     98,152,142       91,804,660       368,847       6,124,277  
Net Assets   $ 1,431,515,452     $ 507,207,989     $ 123,898,346     $ 21,763,232  
                                 
NET ASSETS CONSIST OF:                                
Paid-in Capital   $ 2,020,866,419     $ 963,674,226     $ 131,007,142     $ 50,416,908  
Total Distributable Earnings (Accumulated Losses)     (589,350,967 )     (456,466,237 )     (7,108,796 )     (28,653,676 )
Net Assets   $ 1,431,515,452     $ 507,207,989     $ 123,898,346     $ 21,763,232  
                                 
*Identified Cost:                                
                                 
Investments in unaffiliated securities   $ 1,767,486,056     $ 797,099,796     $ 127,207,311     $ 47,429,290  
Investments in affiliated securities     42,334,152       45,006,517             1,243,975  
Foreign currency     33       85,707              
                                 
Shares Outstanding^     33,000,000       13,400,000       2,575,000       1,050,000  
                                 
Net Asset Value, Offering and Redemption Price per Share   $ 43.38     $ 37.85     $ 48.12     $ 20.73  

 

^ No par value, unlimited number of shares authorized

 

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

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ETFMG™ ETFs

 

STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS

For the Year ended September 30, 2022

 

    ETFMG
Prime Cyber
Security
ETF
    ETFMG
Prime Mobile
Payments
ETF
    ETFMG Sit
Ultra Short
ETF
    ETFMG
Treatments,
Testing and
Advancements
ETF
 
INVESTMENT INCOME                        
Income:                        
Dividends from unaffiliated securities (net of foreign withholdings tax of   $ 13,035,079     $ 5,185,509     $     $ 184,341  
$254,865, $159,241, $-, $10,356)                                
Interest     111,320       43,252       2,876,846       1,658  
Securities lending income     775,303       320,680             204,056  
Total Investment Income     13,921,702       5,549,441       2,876,846       390,055  
                                 
Expenses:                                
Management fees     11,704,377       6,268,531       646,546       252,157  
Total Expenses     11,704,377       6,268,531       646,546       252,157  
Net Investment Income (Loss)     2,217,325       (719,090 )     2,230,300       137,898  
                                 
REALIZED & UNREALIZED GAIN (LOSS) ON INVESTMENTS                                
Net Realized Gain (Loss) on:                                
Unaffiliated Investments     (176,174,507 )     (139,279,129 )     (2,255,726 )     (5,683,107 )
Affiliated Investments     (1,269,522 )                  
In-Kind redemptions     189,171,525       18,912,380             647,043  
Foreign currency and foreign currency translation     (458,118 )     72,126              
Net Realized Gain (Loss) on Investments and In-Kind redemptions     11,269,378       (120,294,623 )     (2,255,726 )     (5,036,064 )
Net Change in Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) of:                                
Unaffiliated Investments     (640,792,385 )     (377,815,898 )     (4,305,127 )     (22,047,191 )
Affiliated Investments     13,133,420       (1,512,000 )           (42,000 )
Foreign currency and foreign currency translation     3,646       (4,428 )            
Net change in Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) of Investments     (627,655,319 )     (379,332,326 )     (4,305,127 )     (22,089,191 )
Net Realized and Unrealized Loss on Investments     (616,385,941 )     (499,626,949 )     (6,560,853 )     (27,125,255 )
NET DECREASE IN NET ASSETS RESULTING FROM OPERATIONS   $ (614,168,616 )   $ (500,346,039 )   $ (4,330,553 )   $ (26,987,357 )

 

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

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ETFMG Prime Cyber Security ETF

 

STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN NET ASSETS

 

    Year Ended
September 30,
2022
    Year Ended
September 30,
2021
 
OPERATIONS            
Net investment income   $ 2,217,325     $ 7,093,741  
Net realized gain on investments and In-Kind Redemptions     11,269,378       330,529,386  
Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) of                
investments and foreign currency and foreign currency translation     (627,655,319 )     153,820,198  
Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations     (614,168,616 )     491,443,325  
                 
DISTRIBUTIONS TO SHAREHOLDERS                
Total distributions from distributable earnings     (2,222,505 )     (6,619,000 )
                 
CAPITAL SHARE TRANSACTIONS                
Net increase (decrease) in net assets derived from net change in outstanding shares     (259,776,610 )     318,934,925  
Transaction Fees (See Note 1)     35,598       74,347  
Net increase (decrease) in net assets from capital share transactions     (259,741,012 )     319,009,272  
Total increase (decrease) in net assets     (876,132,133 )     803,833,597  
                 
NET ASSETS                
Beginning of Year     2,307,647,585       1,503,813,988  
End of Year   $ 1,431,515,452     $ 2,307,647,585  

 

Summary of share transactions is as follows:

 

    Year Ended
September 30, 2022
    Year Ended
September 30, 2021
 
    Shares     Amount     Shares     Amount  
Shares Sold     15,400,000     $ 864,143,480       16,750,000     $ 994,736,015  
Transaction Fees (See Note 1)           35,598             74,347  
Shares Redeemed     (20,250,000 )     (1,123,920,090 )     (11,200,000 )     (675,801,090 )
Net Transactions in Fund Shares     (4,850,000 )   $ (259,741,012 )     5,550,000     $ 319,009,272  
Beginning Shares     37,850,000               32,300,000          
Ending Shares     33,000,000               37,850,000          

 

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

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ETFMG Prime Mobile Payments ETF

 

STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN NET ASSETS

 

    Year Ended
September 30,
2022
    Year Ended
September 30,
2021
 
OPERATIONS            
Net investment loss   $ (719,090 )   $ (2,268,082 )
Net realized gain (loss) on investments and In-Kind Redemptions     (120,294,623 )     143,616,233  
Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) of investments and foreign currency and foreign currency translation     (379,332,326 )     59,723,122  
Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations     (500,346,039 )     201,071,273  
                 
CAPITAL SHARE TRANSACTIONS                
Net increase (decrease) in net assets derived from net change in outstanding shares     (186,127,525 )     194,384,200  
Transaction Fees (See Note 1)     44,420       39,220  
Net increase (decrease) in net assets from capital share transactions     (186,083,105 )     194,423,420  
Total increase (decrease) in net assets     (686,429,144 )     395,494,693  
                 
NET ASSETS                
Beginning of Year     1,193,637,133       798,142,440  
End of Year   $ 507,207,989     $ 1,193,637,133  

 

Summary of share transactions is as follows:

 

    Year Ended
September 30, 2022
    Year Ended
September 30, 2021
 
    Shares     Amount     Shares     Amount  
Shares Sold     2,100,000     $ 114,795,455       8,700,000     $ 593,606,155  
Transaction Fees (See Note 1)           44,420             39,220  
Shares Redeemed     (6,300,000 )     (300,922,980 )     (5,800,000 )     (399,221,955 )
Net Transactions in Fund Shares     (4,200,000 )   $ (186,083,105 )     2,900,000     $ 194,423,420  
Beginning Shares     17,600,000               14,700,000          
Ending Shares     13,400,000               17,600,000          

 

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

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ETFMG Sit Ultra Short ETF

 

STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN NET ASSETS

 

    Year Ended
September 30,
2022
    Year Ended
September 30,
2021
 
OPERATIONS            
Net investment income   $ 2,230,300     $ 1,093,399  
Net realized gain (loss) on investments and In-Kind Redemptions     (2,255,726 )     74,759  
Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) of                
investments and foreign currency and foreign currency translation     (4,305,127 )     (112,246 )
Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations     (4,330,553 )     1,055,912  
                 
DISTRIBUTIONS TO SHAREHOLDERS                
Total distributions from distributable earnings     (2,064,413 )     (1,070,997 )
                 
CAPITAL SHARE TRANSACTIONS                
Net increase (decrease) in net assets derived from net change in outstanding shares     (112,259,140 )     136,797,377  
Net increase (decrease) in net assets     (118,654,106 )     136,782,292  
                 
NET ASSETS                
Beginning of Year     242,552,452       105,770,160  
End of Year   $ 123,898,346     $ 242,552,452  

 

Summary of share transactions is as follows:

 

   

Year Ended

September 30, 2022

   

Year Ended

September 30, 2021

 
    Shares     Amount     Shares     Amount  
Shares Sold         $       3,050,000     $ 151,723,497  
Shares Redeemed     (2,300,000 )     (112,259,140 )     (300,000 )     (14,926,120 )
Net Transactions in Fund Shares     (2,300,000 )   $ (112,259,140 )     2,750,000     $ 136,797,377  
Beginning Shares     4,875,000               2,125,000          
Ending Shares     2,575,000               4,875,000          

 

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

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ETFMG Treatments, Testing and Advancements ETF

 

STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN NET ASSETS

 

    Year Ended
September
    Year Ended
September
 
    30, 2022     30, 2021  
OPERATIONS            
Net investment income   $ 137,898     $ 578,226  
Net realized gain (loss) on investments and In-Kind Redemptions     (5,036,064 )     13,807,775  
Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) of investments and foreign currency and foreign currency translation     (22,089,191 )     6,476,857  
Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations     (26,987,357 )     20,862,858  
                 
DISTRIBUTIONS TO SHAREHOLDERS                
Total distributions from distributable earnings     (119,444 )     (647,750 )
                 
CAPITAL SHARE TRANSACTIONS                
Net decrease in net assets derived from net change in outstanding shares     (14,610,560 )     (10,764,405 )
Net increase (decrease) in net assets     (41,717,361 )     9,450,703  
                 
NET ASSETS                
Beginning of Year     63,480,593       54,029,890  
End of Year   $ 21,763,232     $ 63,480,593  

 

Summary of share transactions is as follows:

 

   

Year Ended

September 30, 2022

   

Year Ended

September 30, 2021

 
    Shares     Amount     Shares     Amount  
Shares Sold     100,000     $ 2,739,590       900,000     $ 35,594,570  
Shares Redeemed     (600,000 )     (17,350,150 )     (1,300,000 )     (46,358,975 )
Net Transactions in Fund Shares     (500,000 )   $ (14,610,560 )     (400,000 )   $ (10,764,405 )
Beginning Shares     1,550,000               1,950,000          
Ending Shares     1,050,000               1,550,000          

 

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

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ETFMG Prime Cyber Security ETF

 

FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS 

For a capital share outstanding throughout the year

 

    Year Ended
September 30,
2022
    Year Ended
September 30,
2021
    Year Ended
September 30,
2020
    Year Ended
September 30,
2019
   

Year Ended

September 30,
2018

 
                               
Net Asset Value, Beginning Year   $ 60.97     $ 46.56     $ 37.46     $ 40.08     $ 30.11  
Income (Loss) from Investment Operations:                                        
Net investment income 1     0.06       0.20       0.64       0.07       0.03  
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments     (17.59 )     14.39       9.10       (2.64 )     9.94  
Total from investment operations     (17.53 )     14.59       9.74       (2.57 )     9.97  
Less Distributions:                                        
Distributions from net investment income     (0.06 )     (0.18 )     (0.64 )     (0.05 )     (0.00 )2
Total distributions     (0.06 )     (0.18 )     (0.64 )     (0.05 )     (0.00 )2
Net asset value, end year   $ 43.38     $ 60.97     $ 46.56     $ 37.46     $ 40.08  
Total Return     (28.77 )%     31.34 %     26.75 %     (6.42 )%     33.16 %
                                         
Ratios/Supplemental Data:                                        
Net assets at end of year (000’s)   $ 1,431,515     $ 2,307,648     $ 1,503,814     $ 1,427,200     $ 1,835,861  
                                         
Gross Expenses to Average Net Assets     0.60 %     0.60 %     0.60 %     0.60 %     0.60 %
Net Investment Income to Average Net Assets     0.11 %     0.35 %     1.50 %     0.19 %     0.07 %
Portfolio Turnover Rate     51 %     34 %     33 %     36 %     41 %

 


1 Calculated based on average shares outstanding during the year.

2 Per share amount is less than $0.01.

 

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

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ETFMG Prime Mobile Payments ETF

 

FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS 

For a capital share outstanding throughout the year

 

   

Year Ended

September 30,

2022

   

Year Ended

September 30,

2021

   

Year Ended

September 30,

2020

   

Year Ended

September 30,

2019

   

Year Ended

September 30,

2018

 
                               
Net Asset Value, Beginning Year   $ 67.82     $ 54.30     $ 46.60     $ 42.86     $ 32.57  
Income (Loss) from Investment Operations:                                        
Net investment income (loss) 1     (0.04 )     (0.13 )     (0.04 )     0.03       0.07  
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments     (29.93 )     13.65       7.75       3.93       10.22  
Total from investment operations     (29.97 )     13.52       7.71       3.96       10.29  
Less Distributions:                                        
Distributions from net investment income                 (0.02 )     (0.05 )     (0.01 )
Net realized gains                       (0.18 )      
Total distributions                 (0.02 )     (0.23 )     (0.01 )
Capital Share Transactions:                                        
Transaction fees added to paid-in capital                 0.01       0.01       0.01  
Net asset value, end year   $ 37.85     $ 67.82     $ 54.30     $ 46.60     $ 42.86  
Total Return     (44.18 )%     24.91 %     16.56 %     9.49 %     31.62 %
                                         
Ratios/Supplemental Data:                                        
Net assets at end year (000’s)   $ 507,208     $ 1,193,637     $ 798,142     $ 743,198     $ 522,874  
                                         
Gross Expenses to Average Net Assets     0.75 %     0.75 %     0.75 %     0.75 %     0.75 %
Net Investment Income (Loss) to Average Net Assets     (0.09 )%     (0.20 )%     (0.08 )%     0.06 %     0.16 %
Portfolio Turnover Rate     35 %     27 %     19 %     28 %     16 %

 


1 Calculated based on average shares outstanding during the year.

 

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

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ETFMG Sit Ultra Short ETF

 

FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS 

For a capital share outstanding throughout the year/period

 

   

Year Ended

September 30,

2022

   

Year Ended September 30,

2021

   

Period Ended

September 30,

20201

 
                   
Net Asset Value, Beginning Year/Period   $ 49.75     $ 49.77     $ 50.00  
Income (Loss) from Investment Operations:                        
Net investment income 2     0.51       0.39       0.86  
Net realized and unrealized loss on investments     (1.63 )     (0.02 )     (0.27 )
Total from investment operations     (1.12 )     0.37       0.59  
Less Distributions:                        
Distributions from net investment income     (0.51 )     (0.39 )     (0.82 )
Total distributions     (0.51 )     (0.39 )     (0.82 )
Net asset at end of year/period   $ 48.12     $ 49.75     $ 49.77  
Total Return     (2.29 )%     0.75 %5     1.19 %3
                         
Ratios/Supplemental Data:                        
Net assets at end of year/period (000’s)   $ 123,898     $ 242,552     $ 105,770  
                         
Gross Expenses to Average Net Assets     0.30 %     0.30 %     0.30 %4
Net Investment Income to Average Net Assets     1.03 %     0.77 %     1.78 %4
Portfolio Turnover Rate     70 %     55 %     132 %3

 


1 Commencement of operations on October 8, 2019.

2 Calculated based on average shares outstanding during the year/period.

3 Not annualized.

4 Annualized.

5 The returns reflect the actual performance for the period and do not include the impact of trades executed on the last business day of the period that were recorded on the first business day of the next period.

 

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

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ETFMG Treatments, Testing and Advancements ETF

 

FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS

For a capital share outstanding throughout the year/period 

 

    Year Ended
September 30,
2022
    Year Ended
September 30,
2021
    Period Ended
September 30,
20201
 
                   
Net Asset Value, Beginning Year/Period   $ 40.96     $ 27.71     $ 25.00  
Income (Loss) from Investment Operations:                        
Net investment income 2     0.11       0.36       0.02  
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments     (20.23 )     13.28       2.69  
Total from investment operations     (20.12 )     13.64       2.71  
Less Distributions:                        
Distributions from net investment income     (0.11 )     (0.39 )      
Total distributions     (0.11 )     (0.39 )      
Net asset at end of year/period   $ 20.73     $ 40.96     $ 27.71  
Total Return     (49.14 )%     49.43 %5     10.82 %3
                         
Ratios/Supplemental Data:                        
Net assets at end of year/period (000’s)   $ 21,763     $ 63,481     $ 54,030  
                         
Gross Expenses to Average Net Assets     0.68 %     0.68 %     0.68 %4
Net Investment Income to Average Net Assets     0.37 %     0.98 %     0.25 %4
Portfolio Turnover Rate     30 %     39 %     41 %3

 


1 Commencement of operations on June 17, 2020.

2 Calculated based on average shares outstanding during the year/period.

3 Not annualized.

4 Annualized.

5 The returns reflect the actual performance for the period and do not include the impact of trades executed on the last business day of the period that were recorded on the first business day of the next period.

 

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

 

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NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS 

September 30, 2022

 

NOTE 1 – ORGANIZATION

 

ETFMG Prime Cyber Security ETF (“HACK”), ETFMG Prime Mobile Payments ETF (“IPAY”), ETFMG Sit Ultra Short ETF (“VALT”), and ETFMG Treatments, Testing and Advancements ETF (“GERM”) (each a “Fund”, or collectively the “Funds”) are series of ETF Managers Trust (the “Trust”), an open-end management investment company consisting of multiple investment series, organized as a Delaware statutory trust on July 1, 2009. The Trust is registered with the SEC under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “1940 Act”), as an open-end management investment company and the offering of the Funds’ shares (“Shares”) is registered under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”).

 

The following table is a summary of the Strategy Commencement Date and Strategy of the Funds:

 

Fund Ticker

Strategy
Commencement

Date 

Strategy

ETFMG Prime

Cyber Security

ETF 

8/1/2017 Seeks to provide investment results that, before fees and expenses, correspond generally to the price and yield of the Prime Cyber Defense Index (“Prime Cyber Index”).

ETFMG Prime Mobile

Payments ETF

8/1/2017 Seeks to provide investment results that, before fees and expenses, correspond generally to the price and yield performance of the Prime Mobile Payments Index (“Prime Mobile Index”).

ETFMG Sit

Ultra Short

ETF

10/8/2019 Seeks to achieve its investment objective by investing in a diversified portfolio of high-quality short-term U.S. dollar denominated domestic and foreign debt securities and other instruments.

ETFMG

Treatments, Testing and Advancements

ETF

6/17/2020 Seeks to provide investment results that, before fees and expenses, correspond generally to the price and yield performance of the Prime Treatments, Testing and Advancements Index.

 

The Funds each currently offer one class of shares, which have no front end sales load, no deferred sales charges, and no redemption fees. The Funds may issue an unlimited number of shares of beneficial interest, with no par value. All shares of each Fund have equal rights and privileges.

 

Shares of the Funds are listed and traded on the NYSE Arca, Inc. Market prices for the shares may be different from their net asset value (“NAV”). Each Fund issues and redeems shares on a continuous basis at NAV only in blocks of 50,000 shares, called “Creation Units.” Creation Units are issued and redeemed principally in-kind for securities included in a specified Index. Once created, shares generally trade in the secondary market at market prices that change throughout the day in quantities less than a Creation Unit. Except when aggregated in Creation Units, shares are not redeemable securities of a Fund. Shares of a Fund 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 DTC participant and, in each case, must have executed a Participant Agreement with the Distributor. Most retail investors do not qualify as Authorized Participants nor have the resources to buy and sell whole Creation Units. Therefore, they are unable to purchase or redeem the shares directly from a Fund. Rather, most retail investors may purchase Shares in the secondary market with the assistance of a broker and may be subject to customary brokerage commissions or fees.

 

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ETFMG™ ETFs

 

NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS 

September 30, 2022 (Continued)

 

Authorized Participants transacting in Creation Units for cash may pay an additional variable charge to compensate the relevant Fund for certain transaction costs (i.e., brokerage costs) and market impact expenses relating to investing in portfolio securities. Such variable charges, if any, are included in Transaction Fees” in the Statements of Changes in Net Assets.

 

NOTE 2 – SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES

 

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

 

The Funds follow the investment company accounting and reporting guidance of the Financial Accounting Standards Board Accounting Standard Codification Topic 946 Financial Services - Investment Companies.

 

New Accounting Pronouncements

 

In March 2020, the Financial Accounting Standards Board issued Accounting Standards Update (ASU) 2020-04, Reference Rate Reform (Topic 848) - Facilitation of the Effects of Reference Rate Reform on Financial Reporting. The amendments in ASU 2020-04 provides optional temporary financial reporting relief from the effect of certain types of contract modifications due to the planned discontinuation of LIBOR and other interbank-offered based reference rates as of the end of 2021. ASU 2020-04 is effective for certain reference rate-related contract modifications that occur during the period March 12, 2020 through December 31, 2022. Management is currently evaluating the impact, if any, of applying this ASU.

 

The Funds may invest in certain other investment companies (underlying funds). For more information about the underlying Fund’s operations and policies, please refer to those Fund’s semiannual and annual reports, which are filed with the SEC.

 


A. Security Valuation. Securities listed on a securities exchange, market or automated quotation system for which quotations are readily available (except for securities traded on 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 on the valuation date (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 on the valuation date, at the most recent quoted bid price. For securities traded on NASDAQ, the NASDAQ Official Closing Price will be used.

 

Debt obligations are generally valued on the basis of valuations provided by third party pricing services, as derived from such services’ pricing models. Inputs to the models may include, but are not limited to, reported trades, executable bid and ask prices, broker/dealer quotations, prices or yields of securities with similar characteristics, interest rates, anticipated prepayments, benchmark curves or information pertaining to the issuer, as well as industry and economic events. The pricing services may use a matrix approach, which considers information regarding securities with similar characteristics to determine the valuation for a security.

 

Securities for which quotations are not readily available are valued at their respective fair values as determined in good faith by ETF Managers Group, LLC (the “Adviser”), using procedures adopted by the Board of Trustees (the “Board”). When a security is “fair valued,” consideration is given to the facts and circumstances relevant to the particular situation, including a review of various factors set forth in the pricing procedures adopted by the Funds’ Board. The use of fair value pricing by a Fund may cause the net asset value of its shares to differ significantly from the net asset value that would be calculated without regard to such considerations. As of September 30, 2022, the ETFMG Prime Mobile Payments ETF held one security that was fair valued by the Adviser.

 

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As described above, the Funds utilize various methods to measure the fair value of their investments on a recurring basis. U.S. GAAP establishes a hierarchy that prioritizes inputs to valuation methods. The three levels of inputs are:

 

Level 1        Unadjusted quoted prices in active markets for identical assets or liabilities that the Funds have the ability to access.

 

Level 2       Observable inputs other than quoted prices included in Level 1 that are observable for the asset or liability, either directly or indirectly. These inputs may include quoted prices for the identical instrument on an inactive market, prices for similar instruments, interest rates, prepayment speeds, credit risk, yield curves, default rates and similar data.

 

Level 3      Unobservable inputs for the asset or liability, to the extent relevant observable inputs are not available; representing the Funds’ own assumptions about the assumptions a market participant would use in valuing the asset or liability and would be based on the best information available.

 

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

 

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

 

The following is a summary of the inputs used to value the Funds’ net assets as of September 30, 2022:

 

ETFMG Prime Cyber Security ETF

Assets^   Level 1     Level 2     Level 3     Total  
Common Stocks   $ 1,420,606,959     $     $     $ 1,420,606,959  
Short-Term Investments     10,742,283                   10,742,283  
ETFMG Sit Ultra Short ETF**     40,863,750                   40,863,750  
Investments Purchased with Securities Lending Collateral*                       53,996,337  
Total Investments in Securities   $ 1,472,212,992     $     $     $ 1,526,209,329  

 

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ETFMG Prime Mobile Payments ETF

Assets^   Level 1     Level 2     Level 3     Total  
Common Stocks   $ 499,201,688
  $     $ (1)    $ 499,201,688  
Short-Term Investments     6,670,311                   6,670,311  
ETFMG Sit Ultra Short ETF**     43,267,500                   43,267,500  
Investments Purchased with Securities Lending Collateral*                       46,450,445  
Total Investments in Securities   $ 549,139,499
  $     $     $ 595,589,944  

 

ETFMG Sit Ultra Short ETF

Assets^   Level 1     Level 2     Level 3     Total  
Fixed Income                                
Corporate Bonds   $     $ 107,769,685     $     $ 107,769,685  
Municipal Bonds           5,274,871             5,274,871  
U.S. Government Agency Issues           5,427,477             5,427,477  
Short-Term Investments     4,945,688                   4,945,688  
Total Investments in Securities   $ 4,945,688     $ 118,472,033     $     $ 123,417,721  

 

ETFMG Treatments, Testing and Advancements ETF

Assets^   Level 1     Level 2     Level 3     Total  
Common Stocks   $ 21,651,438     $     $     $ 21,651,438  
Short-Term Investments     142,751                   142,751  
ETFMG Sit Ultra Short ETF**     1,201,875                   1,201,875  
Investments Purchased with Securities Lending Collateral*                       4,866,984  
Total Investments in Securities   $ 22,996,064     $     $     $ 27,863,048  

 


(1) Includes security valued at $0 with a cost of $2,636,627. This security transfered from Level 1 to Level 3 during the year.

^ See Schedule of Investments for classifications by country and industry.

* Certain investments that are measured at fair value used the net asset value per share (or its equivalent) practical expedient have not been categorized in the fair value hierarchy. The fair value amounts presented in the table are intended to permit reconciliation of the fair value hierarchy to the amounts presented in the Schedules of Investments.

** Investment was purchased with collateral.

 


B. Federal Income Taxes. The Funds have each elected to be taxed as a “regulated investment company” and intend to distribute substantially all taxable income to their shareholders and otherwise comply with the provisions of the Internal Revenue Code applicable to regulated investment companies. Therefore, no provisions for federal income taxes or excise taxes have been made.

 

To avoid imposition of the excise tax applicable to regulated investment companies, each Fund intends to declare each year as dividends, in each calendar year, at least 98.0% of its net investment income (earned during the calendar year) and 98.2% of its net realized capital gains (earned during the twelve months ended October 31) plus undistributed amounts, if any, from prior years.

 

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Net capital losses incurred after October 31, within the taxable year are deemed to arise on the first business day of each Fund’s next taxable year.

 

Each Fund recognizes the tax benefits of uncertain tax positions only where the position is “more likely than not” to be sustained assuming examination by tax authorities. Each Fund has analyzed its tax position and has concluded that no liability for unrecognized tax benefits should be recorded related to uncertain tax positions expected to be taken in the Funds’ 2022 tax returns. The Funds identify their major tax jurisdictions as U.S. Federal, the State of New Jersey, and the State of Delaware; however the Funds are not aware of any tax positions for which it is reasonably possible that the total amounts of unrecognized tax benefits will change materially in the next twelve months.

 

As of September 30, 2022, management has reviewed the tax positions for open periods (for Federal purposes, three years from the date of filing and for state purposes, generally a range of three to four years from the date of filing), as applicable to the Funds, and has determined that no provision for income tax is required in the Funds’ financial statements.

 


C. Security Transactions and Investment Income. Investment securities transactions are accounted for on the trade date. Gains and losses realized on sales of securities are determined on a specific identification basis. Discounts/premiums on debt securities purchased are accreted/amortized over the life of the respective securities using the effective interest method. Dividend income is recorded on the ex-dividend date. Interest income is recorded on an accrual basis. Income, including gains, from investments in foreign securities received by the Funds may be subject to income, withholding or other taxes imposed by foreign countries.

 


D. Foreign Currency Translations and Transactions. The Funds may engage in foreign currency transactions. Foreign currency transactions are translated into U.S. dollars on the following basis: (i) market value of investment securities, assets and liabilities at the daily rates of exchange, and (ii) purchases and sales of investment securities, dividend and interest income and certain expenses at the rates of exchange prevailing on the respective dates of such transactions. For financial reporting purposes, the Funds do not isolate changes in the exchange rate of investment securities from the fluctuations arising from changes in the market prices of securities for unrealized gains and losses. However, for federal income tax purposes, the Funds do isolate and treat as ordinary income the effect of changes in foreign exchange rates on realized gains or losses from the sale of investment securities and payables and receivables arising from trade-date and settlement-date differences.

 


E. Distributions to Shareholders. Distributions to shareholders from net investment income are generally declared and paid by each of the Funds on a quarterly basis. Distributions to shareholders from realized gains on securities for each Fund normally are declared and paid on an annual basis. Distributions are recorded on the ex-dividend date.

 


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

 


G. Share Valuation. The net asset value (“NAV”) per share of each Fund is calculated by dividing the sum of the value of the securities held by the Fund, plus cash and other assets, minus all liabilities (including estimated accrued expenses) by the total number of shares outstanding for the Fund, rounded to the nearest cent. The Funds’ shares will not be priced on the days on which the NYSE is closed for trading. For Authorized Participants, the offering and redemption price per share for the Funds are equal to the Funds’ respective net asset value per share.

 

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

 

NOTE 3 – RISK FACTORS

 

Investing in the Funds may involve certain risks, as discussed in the Funds’ prospectus, including, but not limited to, those described below. Any of these risks could cause an investor to lose money.

 

Market Risk. Financial markets rise and fall in response to a variety of factors, sometimes rapidly and unpredictably. As with any investment whose performance is tied to these markets, the value of an investment in a Fund will fluctuate, which means that an investor could lose money over short or long periods.

 

Investment Style Risk. The Funds, other than VALT, are not actively managed (“Index Funds”). Therefore, those Funds follow the securities included in its respective index during upturns as well as downturns. Because of their indexing strategies, the Index Funds do not take steps to reduce market exposure or to lessen the effects of a declining market. In addition, because of the Index Funds’ expenses, the Index Funds’ performance may be below that of their respective index.

 

Equity Risk. The prices of equity securities rise and fall daily. These price movements may result from factors affecting individual companies, industries or the securities market as a whole. In addition, equity markets tend to move in cycles which may cause stock prices to fall over short or extended periods of time.

 

Securities Lending Risk. Securities lending involves the risk of loss of rights in, or delay in recovery of, the loaned securities if the borrower fails to return the security loaned or becomes insolvent.

 

Concentration Risk. To the extent that a Fund’s or an index’s portfolio is concentrated in the securities of issuers in a particular market, industry, group of industries, sector or asset class, the fund may be adversely affected by the performance of those securities, may be subject to increased price volatility and may be more vulnerable to adverse economic, market, political or regulatory occurrences affecting that market, industry, group of industries, sector or asset class.

 

Natural Disaster/Epidemic Risk. Natural or environmental disasters, such as earthquakes, fires, floods, hurricanes, tsunamis and other severe weather-related phenomena generally, and widespread disease, including pandemics and epidemics (for example, the novel coronavirus COVID-19), have been and can be highly disruptive to economies and markets and have recently led, and may continue to lead, to increased market volatility and significant market losses. Such natural disaster and health crises could exacerbate political, social, and economic risks previously mentioned, and result in significant breakdowns, delays, shutdowns, social isolation, and other disruptions to important global, local and regional supply chains affected, with potential corresponding results on the operating performance of the Funds and their investments. A climate of uncertainty and panic, including the contagion of infectious viruses or diseases, may adversely affect lobal, regional, and local economies and reduce the availability of potential investment opportunities, and increases the difficulty of performing due diligence and modeling market conditions, potentially reducing the accuracy of financial projections. Under the circumstances, the Funds may have difficulty achieving their investment objectives which may adversely impact performance. Further, such events can be highly disruptive to economies and markets, significantly disrupt the operations of individual companies (including, but not limited to, the Funds’ Sponsor and third party service providers), sectors, industries, markets, securities and commodity exchanges, currencies, interest and inflation rates, credit ratings, investor sentiment, and other factors affecting the value of the Funds’ investments. These factors can cause substantial market volatility. exchange trading suspensions and closures and can impact the ability of the Funds to complete redemptions and otherwise affect Fund performance and Fund trading in the secondary market. A widespread crisis may also affect the global economy in ways that cannot necessarily be foreseen at the current time. How long such events will last and whether they will continue or recur cannot be predicted. Impacts from these events could have significant impact on a Fund’s performance, resulting in losses to the Funds.

 

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LIBOR is used extensively in the U.S. and globally as a “benchmark” or “reference rate” for various commercial and financial contracts, including corporate bonds. Instruments in which VALT invests may pay interest at floating rates based on LIBOR or may be subject to interest caps or floors based on LIBOR. The industry currently anticipates the conversion of all LIBOR based instruments to SOFR based instruments in June 2023 or sooner.

 

Since 2017, the United Kingdom’s Financial Conduct Authority has been working towards the cessation of LIBOR at the end of December 2021. In November 2020, though, the administrator of the U.S. Dollar LIBOR benchmarks, the ICE Benchmark Administration, extended the retirement date for most U.S. Dollar LIBOR rates until June 2023. Regulators and industry working groups have suggested numerous alternative reference rates to LIBOR. Leading alternatives include Sonia in the United Kingdom, €STR in the European Union, Tonar in Japan, and in the U.S., the New York Fed has been working to develop the Secured Overnight Financing Rate (SOFR). Global consensus is still coalescing around the transition to a new reference rate and the process for amending existing contracts. Abandonment of or modifications to LIBOR could have adverse impacts on newly issued financial instruments and existing financial instruments which reference LIBOR. There also remains uncertainty and risk regarding the willingness and ability of issuers to include enhanced provisions in new and existing contracts or instruments. The transition away from LIBOR may lead to increased volatility and illiquidity in markets that are tied to LIBOR, reduced values of LIBOR-related investments, and reduced effectiveness of hedging strategies, adversely affecting VALT’s performance or NAV. In addition, the alternative reference rate may be an ineffective substitute resulting in prolonged adverse market conditions for VALT.

 

On February 24, 2022, Russia commenced a military attack on Ukraine. The outbreak of hostilities between the two countries could result in more widespread conflict and could have a severe adverse effect on the region and the markets. In addition, sanctions imposed on Russia by the United States and other countries, and any sanctions imposed in the future could have a significant adverse impact on the Russian economy and related markets. The price and liquidity of investments may fluctuate widely as a result of the conflict and related events. How long such conflict and related events will last and whether it will escalate further cannot be predicted, nor its effect on the Funds.

 

A complete description of the principal risks is included in each Fund’s prospectus under the heading “Principal Investment Risks.”

 

NOTE 4 – MANAGEMENT AND OTHER CONTRACTS

 

The Adviser serves as the investment advisor to the Funds. Pursuant to an Investment Advisory Agreement (“Advisory Agreement”) between the Trust, on behalf of the Funds, and the Adviser, the Adviser provides investment advice to the Funds and oversees the day-to-day operations of the Funds, subject to the direction and control of the Board and the officers of the Trust. Under the Advisory Agreement, the Adviser is also responsible for arranging transfer agency, custody, fund administration and accounting, and other non-distribution related services necessary for the Funds to operate.

 

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Under the Investment Advisory Agreement, the Adviser has overall responsibility for the general management and administration of the Funds and arranges for sub-advisory, transfer agency, custody, fund administration, securities lending, and all other non-distribution related services necessary for the Funds to operate. The Funds unitary fees are accrued daily and paid monthly. The Adviser bears the costs of all advisory and non-advisory services required to operate the Funds, in exchange for a single unitary fee at the following annual rates:

 

ETFMG Prime Cyber Security ETF     0.60 %
ETFMG Prime Mobile Payments ETF     0.75 %
ETFMG Sit Ultra Short ETF     0.30 %
ETFMG Treatments, Testing and Advancements ETF     0.68 %

 

Under the Investment Advisory Agreement, the Adviser has agreed to pay all expenses of the Funds, except for: the fee paid to the Adviser pursuant to the Investment Advisory Agreement, interest charges on any borrowings, taxes, brokerage commissions and other expenses incurred in placing orders for the purchase and sale of securities and other investment instruments, acquired fund fees and expenses, accrued deferred tax liability, extraordinary expenses, and distribution (12b-1) fees and expenses (collectively, “Excluded Expenses”). The Adviser has entered into an agreement with its affiliate ETFMG Financial, LLC to serve as distributor to the Funds (the “Distributor”). The Distributor provides marketing support for the Funds, including distributing marketing materials related to the Funds. Level ETF Ventures, LLC (“Level”) serves as the index provider for HACK, IPAY, and GERM. Level is not affiliated with the Trust or the Adviser.

 

U.S. Bancorp Fund Services, LLC doing business as U.S. Bank Global Fund Services (the “Administrator”) provides fund accounting, fund administration, and transfer agency services to the Funds. The Adviser compensates the Administrator for these services under an administration agreement between the two parties.

 

The Adviser pays each independent Trustee a quarterly fee for service to the Funds. Each Trustee is also reimbursed by the Adviser for all reasonable out-of-pocket expenses incurred in connection with his duties as Trustee, including travel and related expenses incurred in attending Board meetings.

 

NOTE 5 – DISTRIBUTION PLAN

 

The Funds have each adopted a Plan of Distribution pursuant to Rule 12b-1 under the 1940 Act. Under the Plan, each Fund may pay compensation to the Distributor or any other distributor or financial institution with which the Trust has an agreement with respect to each Fund, with the amount of such compensation not to exceed an annual rate of 0.25% of each Fund’s average daily net assets. During the year ended September 30, 2022, the Funds did not incur any 12b-1 expenses.

 

NOTE 6 – PURCHASES AND SALES OF SECURITIES

 

The costs of purchases and sales of securities, excluding short-term securities and in-kind transactions, during the year ended September 30, 2022:

 

    Purchases     Sales  
ETFMG Prime Cyber Security ETF   $ 1,023,215,890     $ 1,089,697,920  
ETFMG Prime Mobile Payments ETF     310,047,274       320,800,136