Table of Contents
Performance Overview | 1 |
Disclosure of Fund Expenses | 14 |
Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm | 15 |
Financial Statements | |
Schedules of Investments | 16 |
Statements of Assets and Liabilities | 26 |
Statements of Operations | 27 |
Statements of Changes in Net Assets | 29 |
Financial Highlights | 33 |
Notes to Financial Statements | 37 |
Additional Information | 46 |
Trustees & Officers | 48 |
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ALPS | O’Shares U.S. Quality Dividend ETF | |
Performance Overview | November 30, 2022 (Unaudited) |
Performance Objective
The ALPS|O’Shares U.S. Quality Dividend ETF (the "Fund") seeks investment results that track the performance, before fees and expenses, of the O'Shares U.S. Quality Dividend Index (the "Underlying Index").
The Underlying Index is designed to measure the performance of publicly-listed large-capitalization and mid-capitalization dividend-paying issuers in the United States that meet certain market capitalization, liquidity, high quality, low volatility and dividend yield thresholds, as determined by O'Shares Investment Advisers, LLC. The high quality and low volatility requirements are designed to reduce exposure to high dividend equities that have experienced large price declines. The constituents of the Underlying Index are selected from the S-Network U.S. Equity Large-Cap 500 Index.
Performance Overview
The ALPS | O’Shares U.S. Quality Dividend ETF, for the trailing five-month period ended November 30, 2022, generated a total return of 8.27%, performing relatively in line with the Fund’s Underlying Index, net of fees, which returned 8.51%. The Fund slightly underperformed the Russell 1000® Value Index and the S&P 500® Total Return Index (S&P 500), which returned 10.56% and 8.56%, respectively.
The trailing-twelve-month yield for the Fund’s underlying constituents as of November 30, 2022 was 1.85% vs. 1.88% for the Russell 1000® Value Index.
The S&P 500 returned 8.56% for the trailing five-month period ended November 30, 2022. Pressured by the Federal Reserve (Fed) raising interest rates to combat inflation, markets adjusted equity values to reflect a forward-looking slowed economy. Main macroeconomic talking points throughout 2022 centered on the path of future interest rates driven by monetary policy, and inflation sustaining levels well above the Fed’s 2% inflation target. Inflation fears continued to be justified with the year-over-year Consumer Price Index (CPI) surging above 9% in June, along with core inflation readings maintaining levels above 6%. Despite the quantitative tightening efforts in 2022, many economic indicators remain strong including consumer spending, wage growth and low unemployment in the U.S., offering a sliver of hope for a soft landing. Global supply chains were relieved of backlogs and most delays stemming from COVID-19 restrictions, benefitting company margins and lowering some pressure on prices of inflated goods. The latest economic data shows U.S. Real Gross Domestic Product year-over-year rising 1.9% in the U.S., offset by CPI of 7.7%. Looking forward, we believe markets have likely discounted a significant portion of quantitative tightening as the S&P 500® Index Price-to-Earnings ratio is below its 10-year average, and any pause or pivot in rate hikes would serve as a positive catalyst for U.S. and global equities.
Compared to the Russell 1000® Value Index, for the trailing five-month period ended November 30, 2022, the Fund saw a positive impact from its higher-quality holdings across non-cyclical sectors. The Fund outperformed the Index across Consumer Discretionary, Information Technology, and Health Care sectors, although its underweight to Energy drove the bulk of relative underperformance.
The best-performing stocks in the Fund for the period were TJX Companies Inc. (TJX), which increased 44.61%, Gilead Sciences Inc. (GILD), which saw a gain of 43.69%, and Trane Technologies Plc (TT), rising 37.97%. The largest detractors for the Fund were Verizon Communications Inc. (VZ), which decreased 20.88%, Intel Corp. (INTC), which fell 17.75%, and Church & Dwight Co Inc. (CHD), which lost 17.15%.
Looking forward we believe the Fund’s methodology of selecting large-cap and mid-cap companies in the U.S. with fundamental determinates including quality, low volatility, and dividend growth, provides a cost-efficient core investment holding.
Effective November 30, 2022, the Board of Trustees approved changing the fiscal year-end of the Fund from June 30 to November 30.
Performance (as of November 30, 2022)
1 Year | 5 Year | Since Inception^ | |
ALPS | O'Shares U.S. Quality Dividend ETF – NAV | 1.09% | 8.99% | 10.21% |
ALPS | O'Shares U.S. Quality Dividend ETF – Market Price* | 0.96% | 8.96% | 10.20% |
O'Shares U.S. Quality Dividend Index** | 1.58% | 9.54% | 10.77% |
Russell 1000® Value Index | 2.42% | 7.86% | 8.58% |
Total Expense Ratio (per the current prospectus) is 0.48%.
Performance data quoted represents past performance. The Fund adopted the historical performance of the O'Shares U.S. Quality Dividend ETF (the "Predecessor Fund") as the result of a reorganization in which the Fund acquired all of the assets, subject to liabilities, of the Predecessor Fund on June 17, 2022. The returns presented for the Fund for periods prior to June 17, 2022 reflect the performance of the Predecessor Fund. At the time of the reorganization, the investment objectives of the Fund and the Predecessor Fund were identical and the investment strategies of the Fund and the Predecessor Fund were substantially the same. Previously, the Predecessor Fund had adopted the historical performance of the O’Shares FTSE U.S. Quality Dividend ETF (the “Previous Predecessor Fund”), a series of FQF Trust, as the result of a reorganization in which the Predecessor Fund acquired all of the assets, subject to liabilities, of the Previous Predecessor Fund on June 28, 2018. The returns presented for the Predecessor Fund for periods prior to June 28, 2018 reflect the performance of the Previous Predecessor Fund. At the time of the reorganization, the investment objectives of the Previous Predecessor Fund and the Predecessor Fund were identical and the investment strategies of the Previous Predecessor Fund and the Predecessor Fund were substantially the same. Effective June 1, 2020, the Predecessor Fund’s underlying index was changed to the Underlying Index from the FTSE USA Qual/Vol/Yield Factor 5% Capped Index (the “Former Index”). Thus, Predecessor Fund performance shown through May 31, 2020 reflects the Predecessor Fund seeking to track the performance of the Former Index, and Predecessor Fund performance shown beginning June 1, 2020 reflects the Predecessor Fund seeking to track the performance of the Underlying Index. In addition, the Underlying Index performance shown reflects the blended performance of the Former Index through May 31, 2020 and the Underlying Index thereafter. Past performance does not guarantee future results. Total return figures assume reinvestment of dividends and capital gains distributions, if any. The table does not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on Fund distributions or the redemption of Fund shares. Investment return and principal value of an investment will fluctuate so that an investor’s shares, when sold or redeemed, may be worth more or less than the original cost. Current performance data may be higher or lower than actual data quoted. For the most current month-end performance data please visit www.alpsfunds.com or call 1.866.675.2639.
1 | November 30, 2022
ALPS | O’Shares U.S. Quality Dividend ETF | |
Performance Overview | November 30, 2022 (Unaudited) |
Net Asset Value (NAV) is an exchange-traded fund's per-share value. The per-share dollar amount of the Fund is derived by dividing the total value of all the securities in its portfolio, less any liabilities, by the number of Fund shares outstanding. Market price is the price at which a share can currently be traded in the market. Information detailing the number of days the Market Price of the Fund was greater than the Fund's NAV and the number of days it was less than the Fund's NAV can be obtained at www.alpsfunds.com.
^ | The Fund commencement date was July 14, 2015. |
* | Market Price means the official closing price of a share or, if it more accurately reflects the market value of a share at the time as of which the Fund calculates current net asset value per shares, the price that is the midpoint of the bid-ask spread as of that time. It does not represent the returns an investor would receive if shares were traded at other times. |
** | The O’Shares U.S. Quality Dividend Index performance information reflects the blended performance of the FTSE USA Qual/Vol/Yield Factor 5% Capped Index through May 31, 2020 and the O’Shares U.S. Quality Dividend Index thereafter. |
The O’Shares U.S. Quality Dividend Index is designed to measure the performance of publicly-listed large-capitalization and mid-capitalization dividend-paying issuers in the United States that meet certain market capitalization, liquidity, high quality, low volatility and dividend yield thresholds. The high quality and low volatility requirements are designed to reduce exposure to high dividend equities that have experienced large price declines. The index is reported on a total return basis, which assumes reinvestment of any dividends and distributions realized during a given time period.
The Russell 1000® Value Index measures the performance of the large-cap value segment of the U.S. equity universe. It includes those Russell 1000 companies with lower price-to-book ratios and lower expected growth values.
The indexes are not actively managed and do not reflect any deductions for fees, expenses or taxes. One cannot invest directly in an index. Index performance does not reflect fund performance.
The Fund's shares are not individually redeemable. Investors buy and sell shares of the Fund on a secondary market. Only market makers or "authorized participants" may trade directly with the Fund, typically in blocks of 25,000 shares.
The ALPS | O’Shares U.S. Quality Dividend ETF is not suitable for all investors. Investments in the Fund are subject to investment risks, including possible loss of the principal amount invested.
ALPS Portfolio Solutions Distributor, Inc., a FINRA member, is the distributor for the Fund.
2 | November 30, 2022
ALPS | O’Shares U.S. Quality Dividend ETF | |
Performance Overview | November 30, 2022 (Unaudited) |
Top 10 Holdings* (as of November 30, 2022)
Home Depot, Inc. | 5.11% |
Microsoft Corp. | 4.66% |
Johnson & Johnson | 4.25% |
Pfizer, Inc. | 4.03% |
S&P Global, Inc. | 3.91% |
Merck & Co., Inc. | 3.82% |
Marsh & McLennan Cos., Inc. | 3.80% |
T Rowe Price Group, Inc. | 3.73% |
Apple, Inc. | 3.39% |
McDonald's Corp. | 3.15% |
Total % of Top 10 Holdings | 39.85% |
* % of Total Investments (excluding short term investments)
Future holdings are subject to change.
Sector Allocation* (as of November 30, 2022)
Information Technology | 21.43% |
Health Care | 21.02% |
Consumer Discretionary | 16.43% |
Financials | 15.31% |
Industrials | 11.15% |
Consumer Staples | 9.64% |
Communication Services | 4.90% |
Money Market Fund | 0.12% |
Total | 100.00% |
Growth of $10,000 (as of November 30, 2022)
Comparison of Change in Value of $10,000 Investment in the Fund and the Indexes
The chart above compares historical performance of a hypothetical investment of $10,000 in the Fund since inception with the performance of the Fund’s benchmark index. Results include the reinvestment of all dividends and capital gains distributions. Past performance does not guarantee future results. The chart does not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on Fund distributions or the redemption of Fund shares.
3 | November 30, 2022
ALPS | O’Shares U.S. Small-Cap Quality Dividend ETF | |
Performance Overview | November 30, 2022 (Unaudited) |
Performance Objective
The ALPS|O’Shares U.S. Small-Cap Quality Dividend ETF (the "Fund") seeks investment results that track the performance, before fees and expenses, of the O'Shares U.S. Small-Cap Quality Dividend Index (the "Underlying Index").
The Underlying Index is designed to measure the performance of publicly-listed small-capitalization dividend-paying issuers in the United States that meet certain market capitalization, liquidity, high quality, low volatility and dividend yield thresholds, as determined by O'Shares Investment Advisers, LLC. The high quality and low volatility factors are designed to reduce exposure to high dividend equities that have experienced large price declines, as may occur with some dividend investing strategies. The constituents of the Underlying Index are selected from the S-Network U.S. Equity Mid/Small-Cap 2500 Index.
Performance Overview
The ALPS | O’Shares U.S. Small-Cap Quality Dividend ETF, for the trailing five-month period ended November 30, 2022, generated a total return of 12.39%, relatively in line with the Fund’s Underlying Index, net of fees, which returned 12.63%. The Fund outperformed the S&P 500® Total Return Index and Russell 2000® Value Index, which returned 8.56% and 10.68%, respectively, for the same period.
The trailing-twelve-month yield for the Fund’s underlying constituents as of 11/30/2022 was 1.81% vs. 1.95% for the Russell 2000 Value Index. The Russell 2000® Value Index returned 10.68% for the trailing five-month period ended November 30, 2022. Pressured by the Federal Reserve (Fed) raising interest rates to combat inflation, markets adjusted equity values to reflect a forward-looking slowed economy. Main macroeconomic talking points throughout 2022 centered on the path of future interest rates driven by monetary policy, and inflation sustaining levels well above the Fed’s 2% inflation target. Inflation fears continued to be justified with the year-over-year Consumer Price Index (CPI) surging above 9% in June, along with core inflation readings maintaining levels above 6%. Despite the quantitative tightening efforts in 2022, many economic indicators remain strong including consumer spending, wage growth and low unemployment in the U.S., offering a sliver of hope for a soft landing. Global supply chains were relieved of backlogs and most delays stemming from COVID-19 restrictions, benefitting company margins and lowering some pressure on prices of inflated goods. The latest economic data shows U.S. Real Gross Domestic Product year-over-year rising 1.9% in the U.S., offset by CPI of 7.7%. Looking forward, we believe markets have likely discounted a significant portion of quantitative tightening as the Russell 2000 Value Index Price-to-Earnings ratio is below its 10-year average, and any pause or pivot in rate hikes would serve as a positive catalyst for U.S. and global equities.
Compared to the Russell 2000® Value Index, for the trailing five-month period ended November 30, 2022, the Fund saw a positive impact from its higher-quality holdings across non-cyclical sectors. The Fund outperformed the Index across Information Technology, Consumer Staples, Communication Services and Industrials sectors, although its underweight to Energy drove the bulk of relative underperformance.
The best-performing stocks in the Fund for the period were Lancaster Colony Corp. (LANC), which increased 61.60%, Erie Indemnity Company (ERIE), which saw a gain of 48.47%, and National Instruments Corp. (NATI), rising 33.28%. The largest detractors for the Fund were Cable One Inc. (CABO), which decreased 43.46%, Mercury General Corp. (MCY), which fell 27.03%, and Standard Motor Products, Inc. (SMP), which lost 23.09%. Looking forward, we believe the Fund’s methodology of selecting small-cap companies in the U.S. with fundamental determinates including quality, low volatility, and dividend growth, provides a cost-efficient core investment holding.
Effective November 30, 2022, the Board of Trustees approved changing the fiscal year-end of the Fund from June 30 to November 30.
Performance (as of November 30, 2022)
1 Year | 5 Year | Since Inception^ | |
ALPS | O'Shares U.S. Small-Cap Quality Dividend ETF – NAV | 2.51% | 7.58% | 8.23% |
ALPS | O'Shares U.S. Small-Cap Quality Dividend ETF – Market Price* | 2.53% | 7.56% | 8.23% |
O'Shares U.S. Small-Cap Quality Dividend Index** | 3.02% | 8.11% | 8.77% |
Russell 2000® Value Index | -4.75% | 5.35% | 5.93% |
Total Expense Ratio (per the current prospectus) is 0.48%.
Performance data quoted represents past performance. The Fund adopted the historical performance of the O'Shares U.S. Small-Cap Quality Dividend ETF (the "Predecessor Fund") as the result of a reorganization in which the Fund acquired all of the assets, subject to liabilities, of the Predecessor Fund on June 17, 2022. The returns presented for the Fund for periods prior to June 17, 2022 reflect the performance of the Predecessor Fund. At the time of the reorganization, the investment objectives of the Fund and the Predecessor Fund were identical and the investment strategies of the Fund and the Predecessor Fund were substantially the same. Effective May 4, 2018, the Predecessor Fund’s underlying index was changed from the FTSE USA Small Cap Qual/Vol/Yield Factor 3% Capped Index (the “Former Underlying Index 1”) to the FTSE USA Small Cap ex Real Estate 2Qual/Vol/Yield 3% Capped Factor Index (the “Former Underlying Index 2” and together with the Former Underlying Index 1, the “Former Underlying Indexes”). Effective June 1, 2020, the Predecessor Fund’s underlying index was changed from the Former Underlying Index 2 to the Underlying Index. Thus, Predecessor Fund performance shown prior to May 4, 2018 reflects the Predecessor Fund seeking to track the performance of the Former Underlying Index 1, Predecessor Fund performance shown from May 4, 2018 through May 31, 2020 reflects the Predecessor Fund seeking to track the performance of the Former Underlying Index 2, and Predecessor Fund performance shown beginning June 1, 2020 reflects the Predecessor Fund seeking to track the performance of the Underlying Index.
4 | November 30, 2022
ALPS | O’Shares U.S. Small-Cap Quality Dividend ETF | |
Performance Overview | November 30, 2022 (Unaudited) |
In addition, the Underlying Index performance shown reflects the blended performance of the Former Underlying Index 1 through May 3, 2018, the Former Underlying Index 2 from May 4, 2018 through May 31, 2020 and the Underlying Index thereafter. Past performance does not guarantee future results. Total return figures assume reinvestment of dividends and capital gains distributions, if any. The table does not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on Fund distributions or the redemption of Fund shares. Investment return and principal value of an investment will fluctuate so that an investor’s shares, when sold or redeemed, may be worth more or less than the original cost. Current performance data may be higher or lower than actual data quoted. For the most current month end performance data please visit www.alpsfunds.com or call 1.866.675.2639.
Net Asset Value (NAV) is an exchange-traded fund's per-share value. The per-share dollar amount of the Fund is derived by dividing the total value of all the securities in its portfolio, less any liabilities, by the number of Fund shares outstanding. Market price is the price at which a share can currently be traded in the market. Information detailing the number of days the Market Price of the Fund was greater than the Fund's NAV and the number of days it was less than the Fund's NAV can be obtained at www.alpsfunds.com.
^ | The Fund commencement date was December 30, 2016. |
* | Market Price means the official closing price of a share or, if it more accurately reflects the market value of a share at the time as of which the Fund calculates current net asset value per shares, the price that is the midpoint of the bid-ask spread as of that time. It does not represent the returns an investor would receive if shares were traded at other times. |
** | The O’Shares U.S. Small-Cap Quality Dividend Index performance information reflects the blended performance of the FTSE USA Small Cap Qual/Vol/Yield 3% Capped Factor Index through May 3, 2018, the FTSE USA Small Cap ex Real Estate 2Qual/Vol/Yield 3% Capped Factor Index from May 4, 2018 through May 31, 2020 and the O’Shares U.S. Small-Cap Quality Dividend Index thereafter. |
The O’Shares U.S. Small-Cap Quality Dividend Index is designed to reflect the performance of publicly-listed small-capitalization dividend paying issuers in the United States that meet certain market capitalization, liquidity, high quality, low volatility and dividend yield thresholds. The quality and low volatility requirements are designed to reduce exposure to high dividend equities that have experienced large price declines. The index is reported on a total return basis, which assumes reinvestment of any dividends and distributions realized during a given time period.
The Russell 2000® Value Index measures the performance of the small capitalization value sector of the U.S. equity market.
The indexes are not actively managed and do not reflect any deductions for fees, expenses or taxes. One cannot invest directly in an index. Index performance does not reflect fund performance.
The Fund's shares are not individually redeemable. Investors buy and sell shares of the Fund on a secondary market. Only market makers or "authorized participants" may trade directly with the Fund, typically in blocks of 25,000 shares.
The ALPS | O’Shares U.S. Small-Cap Quality Dividend ETF is not suitable for all investors. Investments in the Fund are subject to investment risks, including possible loss of the principal amount invested.
ALPS Portfolio Solutions Distributor, Inc., a FINRA member, is the distributor for the Fund.
5 | November 30, 2022
ALPS | O’Shares U.S. Small-Cap Quality Dividend ETF | |
Performance Overview | November 30, 2022 (Unaudited) |
Top 10 Holdings* (as of November 30, 2022)
Houlihan Lokey, Inc. | 2.41% |
Erie Indemnity Co. | 2.40% |
Juniper Networks, Inc. | 2.21% |
Interpublic Group of Cos., Inc. | 2.18% |
Encompass Health Corp. | 2.18% |
Donaldson Co., Inc. | 2.16% |
SEI Investments Co. | 2.12% |
Old Republic International Corp. | 2.11% |
Snap-on, Inc. | 2.07% |
Gentex Corp. | 2.05% |
Total % of Top 10 Holdings | 21.89% |
* % of Total Investments (excluding short term investments)
Future holdings are subject to change.
Sector Allocation* (as of November 30, 2022)
Industrials | 22.69% |
Financials | 21.30% |
Information Technology | 20.19% |
Consumer Discretionary | 13.30% |
Health Care | 7.96% |
Consumer Staples | 5.68% |
Utilities | 4.51% |
Communication Services | 4.28% |
Money Market Fund | 0.09% |
Total | 100.00% |
Growth of $10,000 (as of November 30, 2022)
Comparison of Change in Value of $10,000 Investment in the Fund and the Indexes
The chart above compares historical performance of a hypothetical investment of $10,000 in the Fund since inception with the performance of the Fund’s benchmark index. Results include the reinvestment of all dividends and capital gains distributions. Past performance does not guarantee future results. The chart does not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on Fund distributions or the redemption of Fund shares.
6 | November 30, 2022
ALPS | O’Shares Global Internet Giants ETF | |
Performance Overview | November 30, 2022 (Unaudited) |
Performance Objective
The ALPS|O’Shares Global Internet Giants ETF (the "Fund") seeks investment results that track the performance, before fees and expenses, of the O'Shares Global Internet Giants Index (the "Underlying Index").
The Underlying Index is a rules-based index intended to give investors a means of tracking stocks exhibiting quality and growth characteristics in the "internet sector", as defined by O'Shares Investment Advisers, LLC.
Performance Overview
The ALPS|O’Shares Global Internet Giants ETF generated a total return of -7.27% for the trailing five-month period ended November 30, 2022, relatively in line with the Fund’s Underlying Index, net of fees, which returned -7.07%. The Fund underperformed the NASDAQ 100 Index, which returned 4.99% for the same period.
The S&P 500® Total Return Index returned 8.56% for the trailing five-month period that ended November 30, 2022. Pressured by the Federal Reserve (Fed) raising interest rates to combat inflation, markets adjusted equity values to reflect a forward-looking slowed economy. Main macroeconomic talking points throughout 2022 centered on the path of future interest rates driven by monetary policy, and inflation sustaining levels well above the Fed’s 2% inflation target. Inflation fears continued to be justified with the year-over-year Consumer Price Index surging above 9% in June, along with core inflation readings maintaining levels above 6%. Despite the quantitative tightening efforts in 2022, many economic indicators remain strong including consumer spending, wage growth and low unemployment across developed and emerging markets, offering a sliver of hope for a soft landing. Global supply chains were relieved of backlogs and most delays stemming from COVID-19 restrictions, benefitting company margins and lowering some pressure on prices of inflated goods. The latest economic data shows Real Gross Domestic Product year-over-year rising 1.9% in the U.S., 2.3% in the Eurozone, 1.8% in Japan and 3.9% in China. Looking forward, we believe global markets have likely discounted a significant portion of quantitative tightening. We believe that global stocks, as measured by the Morningstar Global Markets Index, that exhibit Price-to-Earnings ratios below 10-year averages, along with any pause or pivot in rate hikes across developed central banks, will likely serve as positive catalysts for global equities.
The Fund underperformed the NASDAQ 100 Index, which returned 4.99% for the trailing five-month period ending November 30, 2022. The Fund holds roughly 80% U.S. equities and 20% foreign equities, with the majority of foreign holdings domiciled in China. The U.S. Dollar created a headwind for global equities, strengthening relative to global currencies and cementing its status as the global reserve currency, causing ex-U.S. markets to underperform. Global markets and economic activity were directly impacted by Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, as well as the combined impact of regulatory crackdowns and the Zero COVID mandate in China pressuring supply chains. For emerging economies, higher energy prices and inflation was uncontrollable, disproportionately impacting yields and output compared to developed economies. Energy and natural gas shortages stemming from Russia have exacerbated inflation, adding to currency devaluation across ex-U.S. countries. Value outperformed growth equities in global markets for the trailing twelve-month period, with cyclical sectors leading due to company pricing power amidst higher prices. Although global growth prospects remain murky, quantitative tightening, defined as monetary policies that contract or reduce the Federal Reserve balance sheet, is well on its way, with China ahead of the pack and beginning to stimulate its economy through easing COVID-19 restrictions and monetary policy.
The best-performing stocks in the Fund for the period were Etsy Inc. (ETSY US), which increased by 80.43%, and Netflix Inc. (NFLX US), which saw a gain of 74.72%. Other top performers included Global-E Online Ltd (GLBE US), which climbed 64.95%. The largest detractors were Applovin Corp. (APP US), which decreased 58.16%, Sinch AB (SINCH SS), which fell 52.79%, and Twilio Inc. (TWLO) lost 41.51%.
Looking forward, we believe the Fund’s rules-based approach of investing in some of the largest global companies that derive most of their revenue from the internet technology and e-commerce business segments with above-average growth potential provides a quality and differentiated investment holding.
Effective November 30, 2022, the Board of Trustees approved changing the fiscal year-end of the Fund from June 30 to November 30.
Performance (as of November 30, 2022)
1 Year | Since Inception^ | |
ALPS | O'Shares Global Internet Giants ETF – NAV | -51.83% | 0.10% |
ALPS | O'Shares Global Internet Giants ETF – Market Price* | -51.72% | 0.14% |
O'Shares Global Internet Giants Index | -51.58% | 0.60% |
NASDAQ 100 Index | -24.81% | 13.32% |
Total Expense Ratio (per the current prospectus) is 0.48%.
Performance data quoted represents past performance. The Fund adopted the historical performance of the O'Shares Global Internet Giants ETF (the "Predecessor Fund") as the result of a reorganization in which the Fund acquired all of the assets, subject to liabilities, of the Predecessor Fund on June 17, 2022. The returns presented for the Fund for periods prior to June 17, 2022 reflect the performance of the Predecessor Fund. At the time of the reorganization, the investment objectives of the Fund and the Predecessor Fund were identical and the investment strategies of the Fund and the Predecessor Fund were substantially the same. Past performance does not guarantee future results. Total return figures assume reinvestment of dividends and capital gains distributions, if any. The table does not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on Fund distributions or the redemption of Fund shares. Investment return and principal value of an investment will fluctuate so that an investor’s shares, when sold or redeemed, may be worth more or less than the original cost. Current performance data may be higher or lower than actual data quoted. For the most current month-end performance data please visit www.alpsfunds.com or call 1.866.675.2639.
7 | November 30, 2022
ALPS | O’Shares Global Internet Giants ETF | |
Performance Overview | November 30, 2022 (Unaudited) |
Net Asset Value (NAV) is an exchange-traded fund's per-share value. The per-share dollar amount of the Fund is derived by dividing the total value of all the securities in its portfolio, less any liabilities, by the number of Fund shares outstanding. Market price is the price at which a share can currently be traded in the market. Information detailing the number of days the Market Price of the Fund was greater than the Fund's NAV and the number of days it was less than the Fund's NAV can be obtained at www.alpsfunds.com.
^ | The Fund commencement date was June 5, 2018. |
* | Market Price means the official closing price of a share or, if it more accurately reflects the market value of a share at the time as of which the Fund calculates current net asset value per shares, the price that is the midpoint of the bid-ask spread as of that time. It does not represent the returns an investor would receive if shares were traded at other times. |
The O’Shares Global Internet Giants Index is a rules-based index intended to give investors a means of tracking stocks exhibiting quality and growth characteristics in the internet technology and e-commerce business segments and pass screens for gross margin and cash burn sustainability. Companies included in the Underlying Index derive at least 50% of their revenues from a) internet technology companies whose principal business is to provide the technologies that support internet commerce; and b) internet commerce companies whose principal business is to sell products and services via the internet. The index is reported on a total return basis, which assumes reinvestment of any dividends and distributions realized during a given time period.
The NASDAQ 100 Index includes 100 of the largest domestic and international non-financial companies listed on the Nasdaq Stock Market based on market capitalization.
The indexes are not actively managed and do not reflect any deductions for fees, expenses or taxes. One cannot invest directly in an index. Index performance does not reflect fund performance.
The Fund's shares are not individually redeemable. Investors buy and sell shares of the Fund on a secondary market. Only market makers or "authorized participants" may trade directly with the Fund, typically in blocks of 25,000 shares.
The ALPS | O’Shares Global Internet Giants ETF is not suitable for all investors. Investments in the Fund are subject to investment risks, including possible loss of the principal amount invested.
ALPS Portfolio Solutions Distributor, Inc., a FINRA member, is the distributor for the Fund.
Top 10 Holdings* (as of November 30, 2022)
Microsoft Corp. | 6.88% |
Alphabet, Inc. | 5.93% |
Amazon.com, Inc. | 5.18% |
Meituan | 2.30% |
Pinduoduo, Inc. | 1.86% |
Shopify, Inc. | 1.81% |
Snowflake, Inc. | 1.77% |
ServiceNow, Inc. | 1.75% |
MercadoLibre, Inc. | 1.75% |
Take-Two Interactive Software, Inc. | 1.48% |
Total % of Top 10 Holdings | 30.71% |
* | % of Total Investments (excluding short term investments) |
Future holdings are subject to change.
Country Exposure* (as of November 30, 2022)
United States | 76.98% |
China | 12.18% |
Canada | 1.81% |
Uruguay | 1.75% |
Germany | 1.71% |
Israel | 1.70% |
Poland | 1.21% |
Singapore | 1.08% |
New Zealand | 0.72% |
Japan | 0.52% |
Sweden | 0.34% |
Total | 100.00% |
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ALPS | O’Shares Global Internet Giants ETF | |
Performance Overview | November 30, 2022 (Unaudited) |
Growth of $10,000 (as of November 30, 2022)
Comparison of Change in Value of $10,000 Investment in the Fund and the Indexes
The chart above compares historical performance of a hypothetical investment of $10,000 in the Fund since inception with the performance of the Fund’s benchmark index. Results include the reinvestment of all dividends and capital gains distributions. Past performance does not guarantee future results. The chart does not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on Fund distributions or the redemption of Fund shares.
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ALPS | O’Shares Europe Quality Dividend ETF | |
Performance Overview | November 30, 2022 (Unaudited) |
Performance Objective
The ALPS|O’Shares Europe Quality Dividend ETF (the "Fund") seeks investment results that track the performance, before fees and expenses, of the O'Shares Europe Quality Dividend Index (the "Underlying Index").
The Underlying Index is designed to measure the performance of publicly-listed large-capitalization and mid-capitalization dividend-paying issuers in Europe that meet certain market capitalization, liquidity, high quality, low volatility and dividend yield thresholds, as determined by O'Shares Investment Advisers, LLC. The high quality and low volatility requirements are designed to reduce exposure to high dividend equities that have experienced large price declines. The constituents of the Underlying Index are selected from the S-Network Europe Equity 500 Index.
Performance Overview
The ALPS|O’Shares Europe Quality Dividend ETF generated a total return of 7.78% for the trailing five-month period ended November 30, 2022, relatively in-line with the Fund’s Underlying Index, net of fees, which returned 8.41%. The Fund outperformed the Morningstar Developed Markets ex-North America Index (MSDINUS Index) but lagged the Euro Stoxx 50 Index, which returned 5.73% and 13.48%, respectively, for the same period.
The trailing five-month yield for the Fund’s constituents as of November 30, 2022 was 1.90% vs. 3.29% for the MSDINUS Index.
European stocks, as represented by the Euro Stoxx 50 Index, returned 15.36% for the trailing five-month period ended November 30, 2022.
Developed Markets (ex-U.S.), as represented by the MSDINUS Index, returned 5.73% for the trailing five-month period ended November 30, 2022 compared to the S&P 500 Total Return Index return of 8.56%. Pressured by the Federal Reserve (Fed) raising interest rates to combat inflation, markets adjusted equity values to reflect a forward-looking slowed economy. Main macroeconomic talking points throughout 2022 centered on the path of future interest rates driven by monetary policy, and inflation sustaining levels well above the Fed’s 2% inflation target. Inflation fears continued to be justified with the year-over-year Consumer Price Index surging above 9% in June, along with core inflation readings maintaining levels above 6%. Despite the quantitative tightening efforts in 2022, many economic indicators remain strong including consumer spending, wage growth and low unemployment across developed and emerging markets, offering a sliver of hope for a soft landing. Global supply chains were relieved of backlogs and most delays stemming from COVID-19 restrictions, benefitting company margins and lowering some pressure on prices of inflated goods. The latest economic data shows Real Gross Domestic Product year-over-year rising 1.9% in the U.S., 2.3% in the Eurozone, 1.8% in Japan, and 3.9% in China. Looking forward, we believe global markets have likely discounted a significant portion of quantitative tightening. We believe that global stocks, as measured by the MSDINUS Index, that exhibit Price-to-Earnings ratios below 10-year averages, along with any pause or pivot in rate hikes across developed central banks, will likely serve as positive catalysts for global equities.
Compared to the Euro Stoxx 50 Index, the Fund saw a positive impact of +0.36% from its relative underweight to Industrials while the Fund’s underweight to Financials was the largest detractor (-2.11%) from relative performance. From a geographical perspective, the highest contribution to return was attributed to holdings based in Germany, which contributed +1.83% towards overall Fund performance. All regions in the Fund contributed positive performance for the trailing five-month period.
The best-performing stocks for the trailing five-month period were Hermes International (RMS FP), which increased 42.43%, Atlas Copco AB (ATCOA SS), which returned 31.15%, and LVMH Moet Hennessy Louis Vuitton (MC FP), which gained 24.88%. The worst performing stocks were GSK PLC (GSK LN), losing 21.08%, Essity Aktiebolag (ESSITYB SS), which fell 16.66%, and Accelleron Industries AG (ACLN SW), which decreased by 13.57%.
Looking forward, we believe the Fund’s methodology of selecting large-cap and mid-cap companies in Europe with fundamental determinates including quality, low volatility and dividend growth, provides a cost-efficient core investment holding.
Effective November 30, 2022, the Board of Trustees approved changing the fiscal year-end of the Fund from June 30 to November 30.
Performance (as of November 30, 2022)
1 Year | 5 Year | Since Inception^ | |
ALPS | O'Shares Europe Quality Dividend ETF – NAV | -10.59% | 2.18% | 2.51% |
ALPS | O'Shares Europe Quality Dividend ETF – Market Price* | -10.27% | 2.33% | 2.65% |
O'Shares Europe Quality Dividend Index** | -10.25% | 2.66% | 3.00% |
EURO STOXX 50 Net Return USD Index | -8.49% | 1.55% | 3.24% |
Total Expense Ratio (per the current prospectus) is 0.48%.
Performance data quoted represents past performance. The Fund adopted the historical performance of the O'Shares Europe Quality Dividend ETF (the "Predecessor Fund") as the result of a reorganization in which the Fund acquired all of the assets, subject to liabilities, of the Predecessor Fund on June 17, 2022. The returns presented for the Fund for periods prior to June 17, 2022 reflect the performance of the Predecessor Fund. At the time of the reorganization, the investment objectives of the Fund and the Predecessor Fund were identical and the investment strategies of the Fund and the Predecessor Fund were substantially the same. Previously, the Predecessor Fund had adopted the historical performance of the O’Shares FTSE Europe Quality Dividend ETF (the “Previous Predecessor Fund”), a series of FQF Trust, as the result of a reorganization in which the Predecessor Fund acquired all of the assets, subject to liabilities, of the Previous Predecessor Fund on June 28, 2018. The returns presented for the Predecessor Fund for periods prior to June 28, 2018 reflect the performance of the Previous Predecessor Fund. At the time of the reorganization, the investment objectives of the Previous Predecessor Fund and the Predecessor Fund were identical and the investment strategies of the Previous Predecessor Fund and the Predecessor Fund were substantially the same.
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ALPS | O’Shares Europe Quality Dividend ETF | |
Performance Overview | November 30, 2022 (Unaudited) |
Effective June 1, 2020, the Predecessor Fund’s underlying index was changed to the Underlying Index from the FTSE Developed Europe Qual/Vol/Yield 5% Capped Factor Index (the “Former Index”). Thus, Predecessor Fund performance shown through May 31, 2020 reflects the Predecessor Fund seeking to track the performance of the Former Index, and Predecessor Fund performance shown beginning June 1, 2020 reflects the Predecessor Fund seeking to track the performance of the Underlying Index. In addition, the Underlying Index performance shown reflects the blended performance of the Former Index through May 31, 2020 and the Underlying Index thereafter. Past performance does not guarantee future results. Total return figures assume reinvestment of dividends and capital gains distributions, if any. The table does not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on Fund distributions or the redemption of Fund shares. Investment return and principal value of an investment will fluctuate so that an investor’s shares, when sold or redeemed, may be worth more or less than the original cost. Current performance data may be higher or lower than actual data quoted. For the most current month end performance data please visit www.alpsfunds.com or call 1.866.675.2639.
Net Asset Value (NAV) is an exchange-traded fund's per-share value. The per-share dollar amount of the Fund is derived by dividing the total value of all the securities in its portfolio, less any liabilities, by the number of Fund shares outstanding. Market price is the price at which a share can currently be traded in the market. Information detailing the number of days the Market Price of the Fund was greater than the Fund's NAV and the number of days it was less than the Fund's NAV can be obtained at www.alpsfunds.com.
^ | The Fund commencement date was August 19, 2015. |
* | Market Price means the official closing price of a share or, if it more accurately reflects the market value of a share at the time as of which the Fund calculates current net asset value per shares, the price that is the midpoint of the bid-ask spread as of that time. It does not represent the returns an investor would receive if shares were traded at other times. |
** | The O’Shares Europe Quality Dividend Index performance information reflects the blended performance of the FTSE Developed Europe Qual/Vol/Yield 5% Capped Factor Index through May 31, 2020 and the O’Shares Europe Quality Dividend Index thereafter. |
The O’Shares Europe Quality Dividend Index is designed to reflect the performance of publicly-listed large-capitalization and mid-capitalization dividend paying issuers in Europe that meet certain market capitalization, liquidity, high quality, low volatility and high dividend yield thresholds. The quality and low volatility requirements are designed to reduce exposure to high dividend equities that have experienced large price declines. The index is reported on a Net Total Return basis which assumes reinvestment of any dividends and distributions realized during a given time period (net of any amounts of withholding tax).
The EURO STOXX 50 Net Return USD Index represents the performance of the 50 largest companies among the 20 supersectors in terms of free-float market cap in Eurozone countries.
The indexes are not actively managed and do not reflect any deductions for fees, expenses or taxes. One cannot invest directly in an index. Index performance does not reflect fund performance.
The Fund's shares are not individually redeemable. Investors buy and sell shares of the Fund on a secondary market. Only market makers or "authorized participants" may trade directly with the Fund, typically in blocks of 25,000 shares.
The ALPS | O’Shares Europe Quality Dividend ETF is not suitable for all investors. Investments in the Fund are subject to investment risks, including possible loss of the principal amount invested.
ALPS Portfolio Solutions Distributor, Inc., a FINRA member, is the distributor for the Fund.
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ALPS | O’Shares Europe Quality Dividend ETF | |
Performance Overview | November 30, 2022 (Unaudited) |
Top 10 Holdings* (as of November 30, 2022)
SAP SE | 5.67% |
ASML Holding NV | 5.49% |
LVMH Moet Hennessy Louis Vuitton SE | 5.38% |
Novartis AG | 4.92% |
Nestle SA | 4.73% |
Novo Nordisk A/S | 4.61% |
Roche Holding AG | 3.93% |
Schneider Electric SE | 3.40% |
Kering SA | 2.81% |
3i Group PLC | 2.72% |
Total % of Top 10 Holdings | 43.66% |
Country Exposure* (as of November 30, 2022)
Switzerland | 21.86% |
France | 18.59% |
Great Britain | 13.77% |
Germany | 13.02% |
Netherlands | 10.65% |
Sweden | 8.05% |
Denmark | 6.73% |
Finland | 3.44% |
Spain | 2.47% |
Ireland | 1.37% |
United States | 0.05% |
Total | 100.00% |
* | % of Total Investments (excluding short term investments) |
Future holdings are subject to change.
Sector Allocation* (as of November 30, 2022)
Industrials | 23.39% |
Health Care | 15.68% |
Information Technology | 15.64% |
Consumer Staples | 15.23% |
Consumer Discretionary | 14.92% |
Utilities | 6.56% |
Financials | 5.84% |
Communication Services | 1.52% |
Transportation | 1.17% |
Money Market Fund | 0.05% |
Total | 100.00% |
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ALPS | O’Shares Europe Quality Dividend ETF | |
Performance Overview | November 30, 2022 (Unaudited) |
Growth of $10,000 (as of November 30, 2022)
Comparison of Change in Value of $10,000 Investment in the Fund and the Indexes
The chart above compares historical performance of a hypothetical investment of $10,000 in the Fund since inception with the performance of the Fund’s benchmark index. Results include the reinvestment of all dividends and capital gains distributions. Past performance does not guarantee future results. The chart does not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on Fund distributions or the redemption of Fund shares.
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ALPS ETF Trust | |
Disclosure of Fund Expenses | November 30, 2022 (Unaudited) |
Shareholder Expense Example: As a shareholder of a Fund, you incur certain ongoing costs, including management fees and other Fund expenses. These examples are intended to help you understand your ongoing costs (in dollars) of investing in the Fund and to compare these costs with the ongoing costs of investing in other funds. It is based on an investment of $1,000 invested at the beginning of the six month period and held through November 30, 2022.
Actual Return: The first line of the table provides information about actual account values and actual expenses. You may use the information in this line, together with the amount you invested, to estimate the expenses that you incurred over the period. Simply divide your account value by $1,000 (for example, an $8,600 account value divided by $1,000 = 8.6), then multiply the result by the number in the first line under the heading entitled “Expenses Paid During Period” to estimate the expenses attributable to your investment during this period.
Hypothetical 5% Return: The second line of the table provides information about hypothetical account values and hypothetical expenses based on the Fund’s actual expense ratio and an assumed rate of return of 5% per year before expenses, which is not the Fund’s actual return. The hypothetical account values and expenses may not be used to estimate the actual ending account balance or expenses you paid for the period. You may use this information to compare ongoing costs of investing in the Fund and other funds. To do so, compare this 5% hypothetical example with the 5% hypothetical examples that appear in the shareholder reports of other funds.
The expenses shown in the table are meant to highlight ongoing Fund costs only and do not reflect any transaction costs, such as brokerage commissions and other fees to financial intermediaries. Therefore, the second line is useful in comparing ongoing costs only, and will not help you determine the relative total costs of owning different funds. In addition, if these costs were included, your costs would have been higher.
Beginning Account Value 6/1/22 | Ending Account Value 11/30/22 | Expense Ratio(a) | Expenses Paid During Period 6/1/22 - 11/30/22(b) | |
ALPS | O’Shares U.S. Quality Dividend ETF | ||||
Actual(c) | $ 1,000.00 | $ 1,082.70 | 0.48% | $ 2.10 |
Hypothetical (5% return before expenses) | $ 1,000.00 | $ 1,018.95 | 0.48% | $ 2.03 |
ALPS | O’Shares U.S. Small-Cap Quality Dividend ETF | ||||
Actual(c) | $ 1,000.00 | $ 1,123.90 | 0.48% | $ 2.14 |
Hypothetical (5% return before expenses) | $ 1,000.00 | $ 1,018.95 | 0.48% | $ 2.03 |
ALPS | O’Shares Global Internet Giants ETF | ||||
Actual(c) | $ 1,000.00 | $ 927.30 | 0.48% | $ 1.94 |
Hypothetical (5% return before expenses) | $ 1,000.00 | $ 1,018.95 | 0.48% | $ 2.03 |
ALPS | O’Shares Europe Quality Dividend ETF | ||||
Actual(c) | $ 1,000.00 | $ 1,077.80 | 0.48% | $ 2.09 |
Hypothetical (5% return before expenses) | $ 1,000.00 | $ 1,018.95 | 0.48% | $ 2.03 |
(a) | Annualized based on the Fund's most recent fiscal half-year expenses. |
(b) | Expenses are equal to the Fund's annualized expense ratio multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by the number of days in the most recent fiscal half year (183), divided by 365. |
(c) | The Funds' fiscal year end changed from June 30th to November 30th. Actual expenses on the Funds are equal to the Fund's annualized expense ratio multiplied by the average account value of the period, multiplied by the number of days since the prior year-end (153) divided by 365. Actual returns for the Funds represent the period July 1, 2022 to November 30, 2022. |
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ALPS ETF Trust |
Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm |
To the Board of Trustees of ALPS ETF Trust and the Shareholders of ALPS | O’Shares U.S. Quality Dividend ETF, ALPS | O’Shares U.S. Small-Cap Quality Dividend ETF, ALPS | O’Shares Global Internet Giants ETF, and ALPS | O’Shares Europe Quality Dividend ETF
Opinion on the Financial Statements
We have audited the accompanying statements of assets and liabilities of ALPS | O’Shares U.S. Quality Dividend ETF, ALPS | O’Shares U.S. Small-Cap Quality Dividend ETF, ALPS | O’Shares Global Internet Giants ETF, and ALPS | O’Shares Europe Quality Dividend ETF, each a series of shares of beneficial interest in ALPS ETF Trust (the “Funds”), including the schedules of investments, as of November 30, 2022, and the related statements of operations for the period July 1, 2022 through November 30, 2022 and for the year ended June 30, 2022, the statements of changes in net assets for the period July 1, 2022 through November 30, 2022 and for each of the years in the two-year period ended June 30, 2022, the financial highlights as noted in the table below, and the related notes (collectively referred to as the “financial statements”). In our opinion, the financial statements present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of the Funds as of November 30, 2022, and the results of their operations and the changes in their net assets for each of the periods noted above and their financial highlights for each of the periods noted in the table below, in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America.
Fund | Financial Highlights Presented |
ALPS | O’Shares U.S. Quality Dividend ETF | For the period July 1, 2022 through November 30, 2022 and each of the years in the five-year period ended June 30, 2022 |
ALPS | O’Shares U.S. Small-Cap Quality Dividend ETF | For the period July 1, 2022 through November 30, 2022 and each of the years in the five-year period ended June 30, 2022 |
ALPS | O’Shares Global Internet Giants ETF | For the period July 1, 2022 through November 30, 2022 and each of the years in the four-year period ended June 30, 2022 and for the period from June 5, 2018 (commencement of operations) to June 30, 2018 |
ALPS | O’Shares Europe Quality Dividend ETF | For the period July 1, 2022 through November 30, 2022 and each of the years in the five-year period ended June 30, 2022 |
Basis for Opinion
These financial statements are the responsibility of the Funds' management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on the Funds’ financial statements based on our audits. We are a public accounting firm registered with the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States) (“PCAOB”) and are required to be independent with respect to the Funds in accordance with the U.S. federal securities law and the applicable rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission and the PCAOB.
We conducted our audits in accordance with the standards of the PCAOB. Those standards require that we plan and perform the audits to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements are free of material misstatement, whether due to error or fraud. The Funds are not required to have, nor were we engaged to perform, an audit of their internal control over financial reporting. As part of our audits we are required to obtain an understanding of internal control over financial reporting but not for the purpose of expressing an opinion on the effectiveness of the Funds’ internal control over financial reporting. Accordingly, we express no such opinion.
Our audits included performing procedures to assess the risk of material misstatement of the financial statements, whether due to error or fraud, and performing procedures that respond to those risks. Such procedures included examining, on a test basis, evidence regarding the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements. Our procedures included confirmation of securities owned as of November 30, 2022 by correspondence with the custodian. Our audits also included evaluating the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall presentation of the financial statements. We believe that our audits provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.
BBD, LLP
We have served as the auditor of one or more of the Funds in the ALPS ETF Trust and the former OSI ETF Trust since 2017.
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
January 27, 2023
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ALPS | O’Shares U.S. Quality Dividend ETF | |
Schedule of Investments | November 30, 2022 |
Security Description | Shares | Value | ||||||
COMMON STOCKS (99.87%) | ||||||||
Aerospace & Defense (2.06%) | ||||||||
General Dynamics Corp. | 9,684 | $ | 2,444,145 | |||||
L3Harris Technologies, Inc. | 4,529 | 1,028,445 | ||||||
Lockheed Martin Corp. | 14,014 | 6,799,453 | ||||||
Northrop Grumman Corp. | 9,702 | 5,173,980 | ||||||
Total Aerospace & Defense | 15,446,023 | |||||||
Air Freight & Logistics (2.48%) | ||||||||
CH Robinson Worldwide, Inc. | 7,791 | 780,814 | ||||||
Expeditors International of Washington, Inc. | 14,999 | 1,740,784 | ||||||
United Parcel Service, Inc., Class B | 84,975 | 16,122,308 | ||||||
Total Air Freight & Logistics | 18,643,906 | |||||||
Beverages (2.79%) | ||||||||
Brown-Forman Corp., Class B | 13,139 | 959,410 | ||||||
Coca-Cola Co. | 159,487 | 10,144,968 | ||||||
PepsiCo, Inc. | 52,749 | 9,785,467 | ||||||
Total Beverages | 20,889,845 | |||||||
Biotechnology (3.22%) | ||||||||
AbbVie, Inc. | 65,107 | 10,493,946 | ||||||
Amgen, Inc. | 34,801 | 9,967,006 | ||||||
Gilead Sciences, Inc. | 41,353 | 3,632,034 | ||||||
Total Biotechnology | 24,092,986 | |||||||
Building Products (0.18%) | ||||||||
Trane Technologies PLC | 7,379 | 1,316,561 | ||||||
Capital Markets (10.91%) | ||||||||
BlackRock, Inc. | 8,046 | 5,760,936 | ||||||
Blackstone, Inc. | 78,275 | 7,164,511 | ||||||
Moody's Corp. | 21,928 | 6,540,465 | ||||||
MSCI, Inc. | 9,965 | 5,060,526 | ||||||
S&P Global, Inc. | 82,816 | 29,217,484 | ||||||
T Rowe Price Group, Inc. | 223,207 | 27,880,786 | ||||||
Total Capital Markets | 81,624,708 | |||||||
Commercial Services & Supplies (0.45%) | ||||||||
Cintas Corp. | 2,932 | 1,353,939 | ||||||
Waste Management, Inc. | 11,909 | 1,997,377 | ||||||
Total Commercial Services & Supplies | 3,351,316 | |||||||
Communications Equipment (2.61%) | ||||||||
Cisco Systems, Inc. | 369,578 | 18,375,418 | ||||||
Motorola Solutions, Inc. | 4,244 | 1,155,217 | ||||||
Total Communications Equipment | 19,530,635 | |||||||
Diversified Telecommunication Services (2.52%) | ||||||||
AT&T, Inc. | 245,015 | 4,723,889 | ||||||
Verizon Communications, Inc. | 364,080 | 14,191,839 | ||||||
Total Diversified Telecommunication Services | 18,915,728 |
Security Description | Shares | Value | ||||||
Electrical Equipment (0.42%) | ||||||||
Eaton Corp. PLC | 7,210 | $ | 1,178,475 | |||||
Emerson Electric Co. | 20,194 | 1,933,979 | ||||||
Total Electrical Equipment | 3,112,454 | |||||||
Electronic Equipment, Instruments & Components (0.56%) | ||||||||
Amphenol Corp., Class A | 19,324 | 1,554,229 | ||||||
Corning, Inc. | 17,525 | 598,128 | ||||||
TE Connectivity, Ltd. | 15,993 | 2,017,038 | ||||||
Total Electronic Equipment, Instruments & Components | 4,169,395 | |||||||
Food & Staples Retailing (1.34%) | ||||||||
Costco Wholesale Corp. | 9,415 | 5,077,039 | ||||||
Walmart, Inc. | 32,463 | 4,948,010 | ||||||
Total Food & Staples Retailing | 10,025,049 | |||||||
Food Products (0.94%) | ||||||||
Archer-Daniels-Midland Co. | 8,837 | 861,608 | ||||||
General Mills, Inc. | 14,936 | 1,274,041 | ||||||
Hershey Co. | 6,920 | 1,627,376 | ||||||
Mondelez International, Inc., Class A | 36,530 | 2,469,793 | ||||||
Tyson Foods, Inc., Class A | 12,328 | 817,100 | ||||||
Total Food Products | 7,049,918 | |||||||
Health Care Equipment & Supplies (1.85%) | ||||||||
Abbott Laboratories | 103,504 | 11,134,961 | ||||||
Medtronic PLC | 34,631 | 2,737,234 | ||||||
Total Health Care Equipment & Supplies | 13,872,195 | |||||||
Health Care Providers & Services (1.67%) | ||||||||
CVS Health Corp. | 5,513 | 561,664 | ||||||
Elevance Health, Inc. | 1,357 | 723,172 | ||||||
Quest Diagnostics, Inc. | 4,922 | 747,308 | ||||||
UnitedHealth Group, Inc. | 19,061 | 10,440,854 | ||||||
Total Health Care Providers & Services | 12,472,998 | |||||||
Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure (6.31%) | ||||||||
McDonald's Corp. | 86,351 | 23,555,689 | ||||||
Starbucks Corp. | 177,081 | 18,097,678 | ||||||
Yum! Brands, Inc. | 43,168 | 5,553,995 | ||||||
Total Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure | 47,207,362 | |||||||
Household Durables (0.34%) | ||||||||
Garmin, Ltd. | 27,086 | 2,518,727 | ||||||
Household Products (3.47%) | ||||||||
Colgate-Palmolive Co. | 37,066 | 2,871,874 | ||||||
Kimberly-Clark Corp. | 12,085 | 1,639,089 | ||||||
Procter & Gamble Co. | 143,909 | 21,465,466 | ||||||
Total Household Products | 25,976,429 | |||||||
Industrial Conglomerates (1.80%) | ||||||||
3M Co. | 38,333 | 4,828,808 |
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Schedule of Investments | November 30, 2022 |
Security Description | Shares | Value | ||||||
Industrial Conglomerates (continued) | ||||||||
Honeywell International, Inc. | 39,373 | $ | 8,644,342 | |||||
Total Industrial Conglomerates | 13,473,150 | |||||||
Insurance (4.40%) | ||||||||
Chubb, Ltd. | 20,444 | 4,489,298 | ||||||
Marsh & McLennan Cos., Inc. | 164,149 | 28,427,324 | ||||||
Total Insurance | 32,916,622 | |||||||
IT Services (5.31%) | ||||||||
Accenture PLC, Class A | 42,251 | 12,714,594 | ||||||
Automatic Data Processing, Inc. | 10,320 | 2,725,925 | ||||||
Cognizant Technology Solutions Corp., Class A | 44,643 | 2,777,241 | ||||||
International Business Machines Corp. | 8,580 | 1,277,562 | ||||||
Mastercard, Inc., Class A | 11,246 | 4,008,074 | ||||||
Paychex, Inc. | 18,368 | 2,278,183 | ||||||
Visa, Inc., Class A | 64,471 | 13,990,208 | ||||||
Total IT Services | 39,771,787 | |||||||
Life Sciences Tools & Services (0.27%) | ||||||||
Agilent Technologies, Inc. | 4,488 | 695,550 | ||||||
Danaher Corp. | 2,959 | 809,021 | ||||||
Thermo Fisher Scientific, Inc. | 964 | 540,052 | ||||||
Total Life Sciences Tools & Services | 2,044,623 | |||||||
Machinery (1.58%) | ||||||||
Caterpillar, Inc. | 7,691 | 1,818,229 | ||||||
Cummins, Inc. | 6,666 | 1,674,233 | ||||||
Illinois Tool Works, Inc. | 30,029 | 6,830,697 | ||||||
Otis Worldwide Corp. | 18,772 | 1,465,905 | ||||||
Total Machinery | 11,789,064 | |||||||
Media (2.38%) | ||||||||
Comcast Corp., Class A | 485,032 | 17,771,572 | ||||||
Multiline Retail (0.78%) | ||||||||
Dollar General Corp. | 11,185 | 2,859,781 | ||||||
Target Corp. | 17,665 | 2,951,291 | ||||||
Total Multiline Retail | 5,811,072 | |||||||
Personal Products (0.09%) | ||||||||
Estee Lauder Cos., Inc., Class A | 2,760 | 650,780 | ||||||
Pharmaceuticals (14.01%) | ||||||||
Bristol-Myers Squibb Co. | 65,139 | 5,229,359 | ||||||
Eli Lilly & Co. | 19,733 | 7,322,522 | ||||||
Johnson & Johnson | 178,491 | 31,771,397 | ||||||
Merck & Co., Inc. | 259,821 | 28,611,489 | ||||||
Pfizer, Inc. | 601,042 | 30,130,234 | ||||||
Zoetis, Inc. | 10,912 | 1,681,976 | ||||||
Total Pharmaceuticals | 104,746,977 |
Security Description | Shares | Value | ||||||
Professional Services (0.10%) | ||||||||
Verisk Analytics, Inc. | 4,151 | $ | 762,580 | |||||
Road & Rail (1.64%) | ||||||||
CSX Corp. | 54,830 | 1,792,393 | ||||||
Norfolk Southern Corp. | 9,009 | 2,310,809 | ||||||
Union Pacific Corp. | 37,398 | 8,131,446 | ||||||
Total Road & Rail | 12,234,648 | |||||||
Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment (4.42%) | ||||||||
Analog Devices, Inc. | 15,064 | 2,589,652 | ||||||
Broadcom, Inc. | 5,390 | 2,970,052 | ||||||
Intel Corp. | 115,875 | 3,484,361 | ||||||
QUALCOMM, Inc. | 7,865 | 994,844 | ||||||
Texas Instruments, Inc. | 127,548 | 23,017,312 | ||||||
Total Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment | 33,056,221 | |||||||
Software (5.01%) | ||||||||
Microsoft Corp. | 136,740 | 34,887,844 | ||||||
Oracle Corp. | 31,346 | 2,602,658 | ||||||
Total Software | 37,490,502 | |||||||
Specialty Retail (8.49%) | ||||||||
Home Depot, Inc. | 117,997 | 38,229,849 | ||||||
Lowe's Cos., Inc. | 59,962 | 12,744,923 | ||||||
TJX Cos., Inc. | 115,370 | 9,235,369 | ||||||
Tractor Supply Co. | 14,646 | 3,314,536 | ||||||
Total Specialty Retail | 63,524,677 | |||||||
Technology Hardware, Storage & Peripherals (3.51%) | ||||||||
Apple, Inc. | 171,198 | 25,342,440 | ||||||
HP, Inc. | 29,383 | 882,665 | ||||||
Total Technology Hardware, Storage & Peripherals | 26,225,105 | |||||||
Textiles, Apparel & Luxury Goods (0.51%) | ||||||||
NIKE, Inc., Class B | 35,041 | 3,843,647 | ||||||
Tobacco (1.01%) | ||||||||
Altria Group, Inc. | 29,582 | 1,377,930 | ||||||
Philip Morris International, Inc. | 61,895 | 6,169,074 | ||||||
Total Tobacco | 7,547,004 | |||||||
Trading Companies & Distributors (0.44%) | ||||||||
Fastenal Co. | 63,493 | 3,270,524 | ||||||
TOTAL COMMON STOCKS | ||||||||
(Cost $654,946,874) | 747,146,790 |
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7 Day Yield | Shares | Value | ||||||||||
SHORT TERM INVESTMENTS (0.12%) | ||||||||||||
Money Market Fund (0.12%) | ||||||||||||
State Street Institutional Treasury Plus Money Market Fund (Premier Class) | 3.69 | % | 925,127 | $ | 925,127 | |||||||
TOTAL SHORT TERM INVESTMENTS | ||||||||||||
(Cost $925,127) | 925,127 | |||||||||||
TOTAL INVESTMENTS (99.99%) | ||||||||||||
(Cost $655,872,001) | $ | 748,071,917 | ||||||||||
OTHER ASSETS IN EXCESS OF LIABILITIES (0.01%) | 49,585 | |||||||||||
NET ASSETS - 100.00% | $ | 748,121,502 |
See Notes to Financial Statements.
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Schedule of Investments | November 30, 2022 |
Security Description | Shares | Value | ||||||
COMMON STOCKS (99.88%) | ||||||||
Air Freight & Logistics (0.43%) | ||||||||
Forward Air Corp. | 6,962 | $ | 782,320 | |||||
Auto Components (3.04%) | ||||||||
BorgWarner, Inc. | 29,368 | 1,248,434 | ||||||
Gentex Corp. | 129,201 | 3,733,908 | ||||||
Lear Corp. | 3,853 | 555,757 | ||||||
Total Auto Components | 5,538,099 | |||||||
Beverages (0.32%) | ||||||||
Molson Coors Beverage Co., Class B | 10,706 | 590,008 | ||||||
Building Products (2.75%) | ||||||||
A O Smith Corp. | 61,138 | 3,713,522 | ||||||
Simpson Manufacturing Co., Inc. | 6,918 | 643,720 | ||||||
UFP Industries, Inc. | 7,874 | 644,566 | ||||||
Total Building Products | 5,001,808 | |||||||
Capital Markets (12.34%) | ||||||||
Artisan Partners Asset | ||||||||
Management, Inc., Class A | 35,803 | 1,242,006 | ||||||
Cohen & Steers, Inc. | 20,657 | 1,368,526 | ||||||
Diamond Hill Investment Group, Inc. | 4,759 | 846,912 | ||||||
Evercore, Inc., Class A | 18,548 | 2,136,359 | ||||||
GCM Grosvenor, Inc. | 166,823 | 1,463,038 | ||||||
Hamilton Lane, Inc., Class A | 13,389 | 989,179 | ||||||
Houlihan Lokey, Inc. | 44,515 | 4,378,049 | ||||||
Invesco, Ltd. | 40,269 | 769,541 | ||||||
Lazard, Ltd., Class A | 57,969 | 2,122,245 | ||||||
Moelis & Co., Class A | 55,716 | 2,408,046 | ||||||
Morningstar, Inc. | 3,558 | 872,173 | ||||||
SEI Investments Co. | 62,047 | 3,864,287 | ||||||
Total Capital Markets | 22,460,361 | |||||||
Commercial Services & Supplies (1.21%) | ||||||||
Ennis, Inc. | 40,165 | 933,033 | ||||||
Tetra Tech, Inc. | 8,190 | 1,266,092 | ||||||
Total Commercial Services & Supplies | 2,199,125 | |||||||
Communications Equipment (2.21%) | ||||||||
Juniper Networks, Inc. | 120,959 | 4,020,677 | ||||||
Consumer Finance (0.55%) | ||||||||
FirstCash Holdings, Inc. | 10,716 | 1,005,804 | ||||||
Diversified Consumer Services (2.42%) | ||||||||
H&R Block, Inc. | 30,910 | 1,351,076 | ||||||
Service Corp. International | 42,647 | 3,047,128 | ||||||
Total Diversified Consumer Services | 4,398,204 |
Security Description | Shares | Value | ||||||
Diversified Telecommunication Services (0.43%) | ||||||||
Cogent Communications | ||||||||
Holdings, Inc. | 13,598 | $ | 789,364 | |||||
Electric Utilities (1.97%) | ||||||||
ALLETE, Inc. | 3,789 | 250,832 | ||||||
IDACORP, Inc. | 3,470 | 383,539 | ||||||
MGE Energy, Inc. | 2,654 | 191,115 | ||||||
NRG Energy, Inc. | 21,318 | 904,950 | ||||||
OGE Energy Corp. | 22,277 | 901,327 | ||||||
Otter Tail Corp. | 4,754 | 283,481 | ||||||
Pinnacle West Capital Corp. | 5,582 | 437,182 | ||||||
Portland General Electric Co. | 4,630 | 227,935 | ||||||
Total Electric Utilities | 3,580,361 | |||||||
Electronic Equipment, Instruments & Components (5.08%) | ||||||||
Avnet, Inc. | 74,899 | 3,383,188 | ||||||
Littelfuse, Inc. | 6,438 | 1,586,967 | ||||||
National Instruments Corp. | 73,109 | 2,998,931 | ||||||
Vishay Intertechnology, Inc. | 55,242 | 1,272,776 | ||||||
Total Electronic Equipment, Instruments & Components | 9,241,862 | |||||||
Food & Staples Retailing (0.45%) | ||||||||
Casey's General Stores, Inc. | 2,282 | 554,572 | ||||||
Weis Markets, Inc. | 3,039 | 265,031 | ||||||
Total Food & Staples Retailing | 819,603 | |||||||
Food Products (4.34%) | ||||||||
Cal-Maine Foods, Inc. | 14,756 | 859,980 | ||||||
Flowers Foods, Inc. | 76,971 | 2,312,978 | ||||||
Ingredion, Inc. | 22,938 | 2,247,236 | ||||||
J & J Snack Foods Corp. | 2,632 | 431,701 | ||||||
Lamb Weston Holdings, Inc. | 4,430 | 384,967 | ||||||
Lancaster Colony Corp. | 6,431 | 1,332,117 | ||||||
Tootsie Roll Industries, Inc. | 7,236 | 325,258 | ||||||
Total Food Products | 7,894,237 | |||||||
Gas Utilities (1.48%) | ||||||||
Chesapeake Utilities Corp. | 772 | 92,432 | ||||||
National Fuel Gas Co. | 12,702 | 841,253 | ||||||
New Jersey Resources Corp. | 4,266 | 212,234 | ||||||
Spire, Inc. | 2,625 | 194,513 | ||||||
UGI Corp. | 35,202 | 1,360,556 | ||||||
Total Gas Utilities | 2,700,988 | |||||||
Health Care Equipment & Supplies (1.31%) | ||||||||
DENTSPLY SIRONA, Inc. | 78,547 | 2,376,832 | ||||||
Health Care Providers & Services (4.95%) | ||||||||
Encompass Health Corp. | 67,693 | 3,958,688 | ||||||
National HealthCare Corp. | 28,727 | 1,770,732 | ||||||
Premier, Inc., Class A | 98,564 | 3,287,109 | ||||||
Total Health Care Providers & Services | 9,016,529 |
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Security Description | Shares | Value | ||||||
Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure (3.59%) | ||||||||
Choice Hotels International, Inc. | 6,992 | $ | 861,554 | |||||
Cracker Barrel Old Country Store, Inc. | 4,689 | 538,297 | ||||||
Texas Roadhouse, Inc. | 15,099 | 1,499,633 | ||||||
Vail Resorts, Inc. | 12,087 | 3,112,887 | ||||||
Wyndham Hotels & Resorts, Inc. | 7,265 | 532,670 | ||||||
Total Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure | 6,545,041 | |||||||
Household Durables (1.28%) | ||||||||
Leggett & Platt, Inc. | 34,863 | 1,241,471 | ||||||
Whirlpool Corp. | 7,364 | 1,079,047 | ||||||
Total Household Durables | 2,320,518 | |||||||
Household Products (0.57%) | ||||||||
Reynolds Consumer Products, Inc. | 20,503 | 655,275 | ||||||
WD-40 Co. | 2,237 | 374,698 | ||||||
Total Household Products | 1,029,973 | |||||||
Independent Power and Renewable Electricity Producers (0.15%) | ||||||||
Clearway Energy, Inc. | 7,681 | 272,215 | ||||||
Insurance (7.66%) | ||||||||
Erie Indemnity Co., Class A | 15,433 | 4,358,125 | ||||||
First American Financial Corp. | 64,905 | 3,547,058 | ||||||
Old Republic International Corp. | 156,335 | 3,830,208 | ||||||
RLI Corp. | 9,677 | 1,258,687 | ||||||
Stewart Information Services Corp. | 21,131 | 935,258 | ||||||
Total Insurance | 13,929,336 | |||||||
IT Services (9.71%) | ||||||||
Amdocs, Ltd. | 41,520 | 3,689,467 | ||||||
CSG Systems International, Inc. | 19,305 | 1,193,821 | ||||||
Genpact, Ltd. | 61,962 | 2,857,068 | ||||||
Jack Henry & Associates, Inc. | 17,601 | 3,332,749 | ||||||
Maximus, Inc. | 44,475 | 3,126,593 | ||||||
Western Union Co. | 235,928 | 3,458,704 | ||||||
Total IT Services | 17,658,402 | |||||||
Leisure Products (0.78%) | ||||||||
Brunswick Corp. | 6,849 | 508,196 | ||||||
Sturm Ruger & Co., Inc. | 16,574 | 910,410 | ||||||
Total Leisure Products | 1,418,606 | |||||||
Machinery (11.53%) | ||||||||
Crane Holdings Co. | 15,009 | 1,590,053 | ||||||
Donaldson Co., Inc. | 64,488 | 3,928,608 | ||||||
Franklin Electric Co., Inc. | 11,812 | 983,940 | ||||||
Graco, Inc. | 53,030 | 3,710,509 | ||||||
ITT, Inc. | 16,095 | 1,360,349 | ||||||
Lincoln Electric Holdings, Inc. | 25,079 | 3,708,683 |
Security Description | Shares | Value | ||||||
Machinery (continued) | ||||||||
Mueller Industries, Inc. | 10,583 | $ | 727,793 | |||||
Snap-on, Inc. | 15,631 | 3,760,819 | ||||||
Watts Water Technologies, Inc., Class A | 7,691 | 1,218,639 | ||||||
Total Machinery | 20,989,393 | |||||||
Media (3.85%) | ||||||||
Cable One, Inc. | 441 | 319,412 | ||||||
Interpublic Group of Cos., Inc. | 115,250 | 3,959,989 | ||||||
John Wiley & Sons, Inc., Class A | 15,094 | 715,607 | ||||||
New York Times Co., Class A | 16,655 | 610,406 | ||||||
News Corp., Class A | 49,397 | 945,953 | ||||||
TEGNA, Inc. | 22,360 | 441,386 | ||||||
Total Media | 6,992,753 | |||||||
Multi-Utilities (0.59%) | ||||||||
Avista Corp. | 3,025 | 124,872 | ||||||
Black Hills Corp. | 2,405 | 172,270 | ||||||
NiSource, Inc. | 21,372 | 597,134 | ||||||
NorthWestern Corp. | 3,025 | 176,690 | ||||||
Total Multi-Utilities | 1,070,966 | |||||||
Pharmaceuticals (1.69%) | ||||||||
Organon & Co. | 118,366 | 3,079,883 | ||||||
Professional Services (2.85%) | ||||||||
Exponent, Inc. | 16,243 | 1,679,689 | ||||||
Robert Half International, Inc. | 44,510 | 3,506,497 | ||||||
Total Professional Services | 5,186,186 | |||||||
Road & Rail (2.12%) | ||||||||
Landstar System, Inc. | 11,584 | 2,003,800 | ||||||
Schneider National, Inc., Class B | 71,726 | 1,847,662 | ||||||
Total Road & Rail | 3,851,462 | |||||||
Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment (0.74%) | ||||||||
Power Integrations, Inc. | 16,741 | 1,347,316 | ||||||
Software (2.45%) | ||||||||
Dolby Laboratories, Inc., Class A | 47,004 | 3,519,189 | ||||||
InterDigital, Inc. | 18,763 | 941,340 | ||||||
Total Software | 4,460,529 | |||||||
Textiles, Apparel & Luxury Goods (2.19%) | ||||||||
Carter's, Inc. | 16,132 | 1,178,281 | ||||||
Columbia Sportswear Co. | 13,321 | 1,193,428 | ||||||
Ralph Lauren Corp. | 8,190 | 926,453 | ||||||
Steven Madden, Ltd. | 19,718 | 681,060 | ||||||
Total Textiles, Apparel & Luxury Goods | 3,979,222 | |||||||
Thrifts & Mortgage Finance (0.74%) | ||||||||
Essent Group, Ltd. | 14,490 | 580,904 |
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Security Description | Shares | Value | ||||||
Thrifts & Mortgage Finance (continued) | ||||||||
Radian Group, Inc. | 38,734 | $ | 758,024 | |||||
Total Thrifts & Mortgage Finance | 1,338,928 | |||||||
Trading Companies & Distributors (1.80%) | ||||||||
Watsco, Inc. | 12,167 | 3,272,680 | ||||||
Water Utilities (0.31%) | ||||||||
American States Water Co. | 2,183 | 213,912 | ||||||
Essential Utilities, Inc. | 7,401 | 357,024 | ||||||
Total Water Utilities | 570,936 | |||||||
TOTAL COMMON STOCKS | ||||||||
(Cost $162,735,624) | 181,730,527 |
7 Day Yield | Shares | Value | ||||||||||
SHORT TERM INVESTMENTS (0.09%) | ||||||||||||
Money Market Fund (0.09%) | ||||||||||||
State Street Institutional Treasury Plus Money Market Fund (Premier Class) | 3.69 | % | 161,958 | 161,958 | ||||||||
TOTAL SHORT TERM INVESTMENTS | ||||||||||||
(Cost $161,958) | 161,958 | |||||||||||
TOTAL INVESTMENTS (99.97%) | ||||||||||||
(Cost $162,897,582) | $ | 181,892,485 | ||||||||||
OTHER ASSETS IN EXCESS OF LIABILITIES (0.03%) | 51,429 | |||||||||||
NET ASSETS - 100.00% | $ | 181,943,914 |
See Notes to Financial Statements.
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Schedule of Investments | November 30, 2022 |
Security Description | Shares | Value | ||||||
COMMON STOCKS (99.93%) | ||||||||
Entertainment (9.07%) | ||||||||
Activision Blizzard, Inc. | 14,645 | $ | 1,082,998 | |||||
Bilibili, Inc., ADR(a) | 89,474 | 1,553,269 | ||||||
Electronic Arts, Inc. | 5,528 | 722,952 | ||||||
Live Nation Entertainment, Inc.(a) | 16,400 | 1,193,264 | ||||||
NetEase, Inc. | 39,068 | 546,685 | ||||||
Netflix, Inc.(a) | 3,751 | 1,146,043 | ||||||
Nexon Co., Ltd. | 38,000 | 796,379 | ||||||
ROBLOX Corp., Class A(a) | 44,181 | 1,403,630 | ||||||
Roku, Inc.(a) | 16,441 | 976,102 | ||||||
Sea, Ltd., ADR(a) | 28,155 | 1,643,407 | ||||||
Spotify Technology SA(a) | 6,544 | 519,724 | ||||||
Take-Two Interactive Software, Inc.(a) | 21,303 | 2,251,515 | ||||||
Total Entertainment | 13,835,968 | |||||||
Interactive Media & Services (13.46%) | ||||||||
Alphabet, Inc., Class A(a) | 89,622 | 9,050,926 | ||||||
Baidu, Inc., Sponsored ADR(a) | 5,244 | 569,498 | ||||||
Kanzhun, Ltd., ADR(a) | 99,873 | 1,879,610 | ||||||
Kuaishou Technology(a)(b)(c) | 146,000 | 1,057,016 | ||||||
Match Group, Inc.(a) | 10,472 | 529,464 | ||||||
Meta Platforms, Inc., Class A(a) | 15,649 | 1,848,147 | ||||||
Pinterest, Inc., Class A(a) | 41,903 | 1,065,174 | ||||||
Snap, Inc., Class A(a) | 88,021 | 907,497 | ||||||
Tencent Holdings, Ltd. | 57,117 | 2,100,129 | ||||||
ZoomInfo Technologies, Inc.(a) | 53,283 | 1,523,894 | ||||||
Total Interactive Media & Services | 20,531,355 | |||||||
Internet & Direct Marketing Retail (17.89%) | ||||||||
Alibaba Group Holding, Ltd., | ||||||||
Sponsored ADR(a) | 17,950 | 1,571,702 | ||||||
Allegro.eu SA(a)(b)(c) | 372,124 | 1,853,032 | ||||||
Amazon.com, Inc.(a) | 81,924 | 7,908,944 | ||||||
Chewy, Inc., Class A(a) | 21,463 | 925,699 | ||||||
Delivery Hero SE(a)(b)(c) | 44,998 | 1,918,425 | ||||||
DoorDash, Inc., Class A(a) | 30,335 | 1,767,014 | ||||||
Etsy, Inc.(a) | 6,894 | 910,628 | ||||||
JD.com, Inc., Class A | 50,846 | 1,424,296 | ||||||
Meituan, Class B(a)(b)(c) | 167,366 | 3,505,473 | ||||||
MercadoLibre, Inc.(a) | 2,861 | 2,663,548 | ||||||
Pinduoduo, Inc., ADR(a) | 34,537 | 2,833,415 | ||||||
Total Internet & Direct Marketing Retail | 27,282,176 | |||||||
IT Services (9.08%) | ||||||||
Cloudflare, Inc., Class A(a) | 39,513 | 1,941,669 | ||||||
DigitalOcean Holdings, Inc.(a) | 47,344 | 1,412,272 | ||||||
MongoDB, Inc.(a) | 8,586 | 1,310,996 | ||||||
Okta, Inc.(a) | 32,594 | 1,737,912 | ||||||
Shopify, Inc., Class A(a) | 67,619 | 2,764,264 | ||||||
Snowflake, Inc., Class A(a) | 18,913 | 2,702,668 | ||||||
Twilio, Inc., Class A(a) | 28,941 | 1,418,688 | ||||||
VeriSign, Inc.(a) | 2,825 | 564,463 | ||||||
Total IT Services | 13,852,932 |
Security Description | Shares | Value | ||||||
Software (50.43%) | ||||||||
Adobe, Inc.(a) | 5,895 | $ | 2,033,362 | |||||
AppLovin Corp., Class A(a) | 39,811 | 573,677 | ||||||
Asana, Inc., Class A(a) | 91,122 | 1,654,776 | ||||||
Atlassian Corp., Class A(a) | 12,600 | 1,657,530 | ||||||
Bill.com Holdings, Inc.(a) | 15,422 | 1,857,117 | ||||||
Ceridian HCM Holding, Inc.(a) | 18,235 | 1,248,003 | ||||||
Confluent, Inc., Class A(a) | 82,399 | 1,897,649 | ||||||
Crowdstrike Holdings, Inc., Class A(a) | 16,490 | 1,940,049 | ||||||
Datadog, Inc., Class A(a) | 28,435 | 2,154,804 | ||||||
DocuSign, Inc.(a) | 14,557 | 685,198 | ||||||
Dynatrace, Inc.(a) | 37,677 | 1,459,984 | ||||||
Elastic NV(a) | 22,495 | 1,376,469 | ||||||
Five9, Inc.(a) | 17,849 | 1,144,299 | ||||||
Fortinet, Inc.(a) | 41,478 | 2,204,970 | ||||||
Gitlab, Inc., Class A(a) | 41,820 | 1,653,981 | ||||||
HashiCorp, Inc., Class A(a) | 63,764 | 1,740,757 | ||||||
HubSpot, Inc.(a) | 5,793 | 1,755,453 | ||||||
Intuit, Inc. | 3,912 | 1,594,492 | ||||||
Kingdee International Software Group Co., Ltd.(a) | 934,215 | 1,540,490 | ||||||
Microsoft Corp. | 41,144 | 10,497,480 | ||||||
Monday.com, Ltd.(a) | 17,416 | 1,872,220 | ||||||
Nice, Ltd., ADR(a) | 3,660 | 710,662 | ||||||
Oracle Corp. | 25,795 | 2,141,759 | ||||||
Palantir Technologies, Inc., Class A(a) | 228,160 | 1,711,200 | ||||||
Palo Alto Networks, Inc.(a) | 11,783 | 2,001,932 | ||||||
Paycom Software, Inc.(a) | 4,895 | 1,659,895 | ||||||
Paylocity Holding Corp.(a) | 7,098 | 1,546,157 | ||||||
Qualtrics International, Inc., Class A(a) | 117,644 | 1,207,027 | ||||||
Salesforce, Inc.(a) | 13,084 | 2,096,711 | ||||||
Samsara, Inc., Class A(a) | 165,937 | 1,581,380 | ||||||
SAP SE | 6,319 | 686,885 | ||||||
SentinelOne, Inc., Class A(a) | 86,006 | 1,247,087 | ||||||
ServiceNow, Inc.(a) | 6,427 | 2,675,560 | ||||||
Smartsheet, Inc., Class A(a) | 56,827 | 1,746,862 | ||||||
Splunk, Inc.(a) | 16,482 | 1,280,322 | ||||||
Trade Desk, Inc., Class A(a) | 34,990 | 1,824,379 | ||||||
Tyler Technologies, Inc.(a) | 1,438 | 492,860 | ||||||
UiPath, Inc., Class A(a) | 143,923 | 1,794,720 | ||||||
Unity Software, Inc.(a) | 47,786 | 1,888,025 | ||||||
VMware, Inc., Class A(a) | 4,842 | 588,255 | ||||||
Workday, Inc., Class A(a) | 9,589 | 1,609,993 | ||||||
Xero, Ltd.(a) | 22,899 | 1,097,933 | ||||||
Zoom Video Communications, Inc., Class A(a) | 6,937 | 523,258 | ||||||
Zscaler, Inc.(a) | 16,853 | 2,249,033 | ||||||
Total Software | 76,904,655 | |||||||
TOTAL COMMON STOCKS | ||||||||
(Cost $244,205,523) | 152,407,086 |
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Schedule of Investments | November 30, 2022 |
7 Day Yield | Shares | Value | ||||||||||
SHORT TERM INVESTMENTS (0.09%) | ||||||||||||
Money Market Fund (0.09%) | ||||||||||||
State Street Institutional Treasury Plus Money Market Fund (Premier Class) | 3.69 | % | 132,849 | $ | 132,849 | |||||||
TOTAL SHORT TERM INVESTMENTS | ||||||||||||
(Cost $132,849) | 132,849 | |||||||||||
TOTAL INVESTMENTS (100.02%) | ||||||||||||
(Cost $244,338,372) | $ | 152,539,935 | ||||||||||
LIABILITIES IN EXCESS OF OTHER ASSETS (-0.02%) | (26,828 | ) | ||||||||||
NET ASSETS - 100.00% | $ | 152,513,107 |
(a) | Non-income producing security. |
(b) | Securities exempt from registration under Rule 144A of the Securities Act of 1933. These securities may be sold in the ordinary course of business in transactions exempt from registration, normally to qualified institutional buyers. At period end, the aggregate market value of those securities was $8,333,946, representing 5.46% of net assets. |
(c) | Securities were purchased pursuant to Regulation S under the Securities Act of 1933, which exempts securities offered and sold outside of the United States from registration. Such securities cannot be sold in the United States without either an effective registration statement filed pursuant to the Securities Act of 1933, or pursuant to an exemption from registration. As of November 30, 2022, the market value of those securities was $8,333,946 representing 5.46% of net assets. |
See Notes to Financial Statements.
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Schedule of Investments | November 30, 2022 |
Security Description | Shares | Value | ||||||
COMMON STOCKS (99.55%) | ||||||||
Air Freight & Logistics (2.14%) | ||||||||
Deutsche Post AG | 19,409 | $ | 764,056 | |||||
Auto Components (1.17%) | ||||||||
Cie Generale des Etablissements Michelin SCA | 14,961 | 416,068 | ||||||
Automobiles (3.86%) | ||||||||
Bayerische Motoren Werke AG | 10,653 | 956,795 | ||||||
Stellantis NV | 27,146 | 420,673 | ||||||
Total Automobiles | 1,377,468 | |||||||
Beverages (3.04%) | ||||||||
Carlsberg A/s(a) | 1,873 | 234,127 | ||||||
Diageo PLC | 12,496 | 573,518 | ||||||
Heineken NV | 1,536 | 141,104 | ||||||
Pernod Ricard SA | 672 | 132,130 | ||||||
Total Beverages | 1,080,879 | |||||||
Building Products (2.33%) | ||||||||
Assa Abloy AB, Class B | 25,896 | 587,612 | ||||||
Geberit AG | 515 | 243,173 | ||||||
Total Building Products | 830,785 | |||||||
Capital Markets (5.10%) | ||||||||
3i Group PLC | 59,441 | 966,086 | ||||||
Partners Group Holding AG | 876 | 856,328 | ||||||
Total Capital Markets | 1,822,414 | |||||||
Communications Equipment (2.18%) | ||||||||
Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson | 125,246 | 776,627 | ||||||
Diversified Telecommunication Services (1.52%) | ||||||||
Elisa Oyj | 10,459 | 541,572 | ||||||
Electric Utilities (4.70%) | ||||||||
Iberdrola SA | 78,190 | 877,113 | ||||||
SSE PLC | 38,764 | 798,220 | ||||||
Total Electric Utilities | 1,675,333 | |||||||
Electrical Equipment (6.39%) | ||||||||
ABB, Ltd. | 22,951 | 712,118 | ||||||
Legrand SA | 4,453 | 359,028 | ||||||
Schneider Electric SE | 8,354 | 1,207,660 | ||||||
Total Electrical Equipment | 2,278,806 | |||||||
Electronic Equipment, Instruments & Components (2.28%) | ||||||||
Hexagon AB, Class B | 72,435 | 814,923 | ||||||
Food & Staples Retailing (0.94%) | ||||||||
Koninklijke Ahold Delhaize NV | 11,629 | 336,595 |
Security Description | Shares | Value | ||||||
Food Products (4.89%) | ||||||||
Chocoladefabriken Lindt & Spruengli AG | 6 | $ | 62,901 | |||||
Nestle SA | 14,142 | 1,678,956 | ||||||
Total Food Products | 1,741,857 | |||||||
Health Care Equipment & Supplies (0.29%) | ||||||||
Coloplast A/S, Class B | 894 | 104,271 | ||||||
Household Products (1.50%) | ||||||||
Reckitt Benckiser Group PLC | 7,450 | 534,080 | ||||||
Insurance (0.70%) | ||||||||
Zurich Insurance Group AG | 524 | 250,800 | ||||||
Machinery (4.19%) | ||||||||
Atlas Copco AB | 55,318 | 680,344 | ||||||
Kone Oyj, Class B | 13,741 | 679,343 | ||||||
Schindler Holding AG(a) | 733 | 137,227 | ||||||
Total Machinery | 1,496,914 | |||||||
Marine (2.70%) | ||||||||
A P Moller-Maersk A/S(a) | 193 | 414,508 | ||||||
Kuehne + Nagel International AG | 2,280 | 550,814 | ||||||
Total Marine | 965,322 | |||||||
Multi-Utilities (1.84%) | ||||||||
E.ON SE | 69,127 | 656,325 | ||||||
Personal Products (4.50%) | ||||||||
L'Oreal SA | 1,847 | 681,924 | ||||||
Unilever PLC | 18,514 | 924,696 | ||||||
Total Personal Products | 1,606,620 | |||||||
Pharmaceuticals (15.33%) | ||||||||
GSK PLC | 8,671 | 147,021 | ||||||
Merck KGaA | 1,297 | 234,572 | ||||||
Novartis AG | 19,762 | 1,746,991 | ||||||
Novo Nordisk A/S, Class B | 13,247 | 1,638,463 | ||||||
Roche Holding AG | 4,292 | 1,396,119 | ||||||
Sanofi | 3,347 | 301,201 | ||||||
Total Pharmaceuticals | 5,464,367 | |||||||
Professional Services (6.69%) | ||||||||
Experian PLC | 13,868 | 485,556 | ||||||
RELX PLC | 30,034 | 836,912 | ||||||
SGS SA | 55 | 127,873 | ||||||
Wolters Kluwer NV | 8,541 | 934,997 | ||||||
Total Professional Services | 2,385,338 | |||||||
Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment (5.47%) | ||||||||
ASML Holding NV | 3,341 | 1,950,753 |
24 | November 30, 2022
ALPS | O’Shares Europe Quality Dividend ETF | |
Schedule of Investments | November 30, 2022 |
Security Description | Shares | Value | ||||||
Software (5.65%) | ||||||||
SAP SE | 18,531 | $ | 2,014,347 | |||||
Textiles, Apparel & Luxury Goods (9.84%) | ||||||||
Hermes International | 371 | 595,504 | ||||||
Kering SA | 1,691 | 998,432 | ||||||
LVMH Moet Hennessy Louis Vuitton SE | 2,492 | 1,911,957 | ||||||
Total Textiles, Apparel & Luxury Goods | 3,505,893 | |||||||
Tobacco (0.31%) | ||||||||
British American Tobacco PLC | 2,666 | 108,960 | ||||||
TOTAL COMMON STOCKS | ||||||||
(Cost $38,001,595) | 35,501,373 |
7 Day Yield | Shares | Value | ||||||||||
SHORT TERM INVESTMENTS (0.05%) | ||||||||||||
Money Market Fund (0.05%) | ||||||||||||
State Street Institutional Treasury Plus Money Market Fund (Premier Class) | 3.69 | % | 18,888 | 18,888 | ||||||||
TOTAL SHORT TERM INVESTMENTS | ||||||||||||
(Cost $18,888) | 18,888 | |||||||||||
TOTAL INVESTMENTS (99.60%) | ||||||||||||
(Cost $38,020,483) | $ | 35,520,261 | ||||||||||
OTHER ASSETS IN EXCESS OF LIABILITIES (0.40%) | 143,827 | |||||||||||
NET ASSETS - 100.00% | $ | 35,664,088 |
(a) | Non-income producing security. |
See Notes to Financial Statements.
25 | November 30, 2022
ALPS ETF Trust | |
Statements of Assets and Liabilities | November 30, 2022 |
ALPS | O'Shares U.S. Quality Dividend ETF | ALPS | O'Shares U.S. Small-Cap Quality Dividend ETF | ALPS | O'Shares Global Internet Giants ETF | ALPS | O'Shares Europe Quality Dividend ETF | |||||||||||||
ASSETS: | ||||||||||||||||
Investments, at value | $ | 748,071,917 | $ | 181,892,485 | $ | 152,539,935 | $ | 35,520,261 | ||||||||
Foreign Currency, at value (Cost $–, $–, $– and $326) | – | – | – | 329 | ||||||||||||
Dividends and foreign tax reclaims receivable | 1,690,850 | 457,429 | 33,016 | 218,611 | ||||||||||||
Receivable for shares sold | – | 1,728,531 | – | – | ||||||||||||
Total Assets | 749,762,767 | 184,078,445 | 152,572,951 | 35,739,201 | ||||||||||||
LIABILITIES: | ||||||||||||||||
Payable to adviser | 282,523 | 66,916 | 59,844 | 13,413 | ||||||||||||
Payable for investments purchased | – | 1,727,842 | – | – | ||||||||||||
Distribution payable | 1,358,742 | 339,773 | – | 61,700 | ||||||||||||
Total Liabilities | 1,641,265 | 2,134,531 | 59,844 | 75,113 | ||||||||||||
NET ASSETS | $ | 748,121,502 | $ | 181,943,914 | $ | 152,513,107 | $ | 35,664,088 | ||||||||
NET ASSETS CONSIST OF: | ||||||||||||||||
Paid-in capital | $ | 711,649,987 | $ | 176,154,800 | $ | 388,523,703 | $ | 47,807,829 | ||||||||
Total distributable earnings/(accumulated losses) | 36,471,515 | 5,789,114 | (236,010,596 | ) | (12,143,741 | ) | ||||||||||
NET ASSETS | $ | 748,121,502 | $ | 181,943,914 | $ | 152,513,107 | $ | 35,664,088 | ||||||||
INVESTMENTS, AT COST | $ | 655,872,001 | $ | 162,897,582 | $ | 244,338,372 | $ | 38,020,483 | ||||||||
PRICING OF SHARES | ||||||||||||||||
Net Assets | $ | 748,121,502 | $ | 181,943,914 | $ | 152,513,107 | $ | 35,664,088 | ||||||||
Shares of beneficial interest outstanding (Unlimited number of shares authorized, par value $0.01 per share) | 17,300,000 | 5,154,000 | 6,075,000 | 1,475,000 | ||||||||||||
Net Asset Value, offering and redemption price per share | $ | 43.24 | $ | 35.30 | $ | 25.11 | $ | 24.18 |
See Notes to Financial Statements.
26 | November 30, 2022
ALPS ETF Trust |
Statements of Operations |
ALPS | O'Shares U.S. Quality Dividend ETF(a) | ALPS | O'Shares U.S. Small-Cap Quality Dividend ETF(a) | |||||||||||||||
For the Period Ended November 30, 2022 | For the Year Ended June 30, 2022 | For the Period Ended November 30, 2022 | For the Year Ended June 30, 2022 | |||||||||||||
INVESTMENT INCOME: | ||||||||||||||||
Dividends* | $ | 7,811,756 | $ | 17,213,528 | $ | 1,857,374 | $ | 3,386,138 | ||||||||
Total Investment Income | 7,811,756 | 17,213,528 | 1,857,374 | 3,386,138 | ||||||||||||
EXPENSES: | ||||||||||||||||
Investment adviser fees | 1,448,088 | 3,652,468 | 323,006 | 749,085 | ||||||||||||
Total Expenses | 1,448,088 | 3,652,468 | 323,006 | 749,085 | ||||||||||||
NET INVESTMENT INCOME | 6,363,668 | 13,561,060 | 1,534,368 | 2,637,053 | ||||||||||||
REALIZED AND UNREALIZED GAIN/LOSS | ||||||||||||||||
Net realized gain on investments(b) | 3,499,404 | 43,405,783 | 669,930 | 14,022,562 | ||||||||||||
Total net realized gain | 3,499,404 | 43,405,783 | 669,930 | 14,022,562 | ||||||||||||
Net change in unrealized appreciation/(depreciation) on investments | 47,553,595 | (83,029,339 | ) | 17,488,042 | (29,865,443 | ) | ||||||||||
Total net change in unrealized appreciation/(depreciation) | 47,553,595 | (83,029,339 | ) | 17,488,042 | (29,865,443 | ) | ||||||||||
NET REALIZED AND UNREALIZED GAIN/(LOSS) ON INVESTMENTS | 51,052,999 | (39,623,556 | ) | 18,157,972 | (15,842,881 | ) | ||||||||||
NET INCREASE/(DECREASE) IN NET ASSETS RESULTING FROM OPERATIONS | $ | 57,416,667 | $ | (26,062,496 | ) | $ | 19,692,340 | $ | (13,205,828 | ) | ||||||
*Net of foreign tax withholding. | $ | – | $ | – | $ | – | $ | – |
(a) | Effective November 30, 2022, the Board approved changing the fiscal year-end of the Fund from June 30 to November 30. |
(b) | Includes realized gain or loss as a result of in-kind transactions (See Note 4 in Notes to Financial Statements). |
See Notes to Financial Statements.
27 | November 30, 2022
ALPS ETF Trust |
Statements of Operations |
ALPS | O'Shares Global Internet Giants ETF(a) | ALPS | O'Shares Europe Quality Dividend ETF(a) | |||||||||||||||
For the Period Ended November 30, 2022 | For the Year Ended June 30, 2022 | For the Period Ended November 30, 2022 | For the Year Ended June 30, 2022 | |||||||||||||
INVESTMENT INCOME: | ||||||||||||||||
Dividends* | $ | 89,176 | $ | 521,381 | $ | 117,298 | $ | 1,137,271 | ||||||||
Income from non-cash dividends | – | 223,794 | – | 45,145 | ||||||||||||
Total Investment Income | 89,176 | 745,175 | 117,298 | 1,182,416 | ||||||||||||
EXPENSES: | ||||||||||||||||
Investment adviser fees | 395,612 | 2,219,431 | 73,655 | 211,895 | ||||||||||||
Total Expenses | 395,612 | 2,219,431 | 73,655 | 211,895 | ||||||||||||
NET INVESTMENT INCOME/(LOSS) | (306,436 | ) | (1,474,256 | ) | 43,643 | 970,521 | ||||||||||
REALIZED AND UNREALIZED GAIN/LOSS | ||||||||||||||||
Net realized gain/(loss) on investments(b) | (48,523,377 | ) | (38,672,396 | ) | (4,894,756 | ) | 3,229,389 | |||||||||
Net realized loss on foreign currency transactions | (28,528 | ) | (4,792 | ) | (3,093 | ) | (32,845 | ) | ||||||||
Total net realized gain/(loss) | (48,551,905 | ) | (38,677,188 | ) | (4,897,849 | ) | 3,196,544 | |||||||||
Net change in unrealized appreciation/(depreciation) on investments | 34,370,466 | (244,942,759 | ) | 6,973,714 | (14,648,951 | ) | ||||||||||
Net change in unrealized appreciation/(depreciation) on translation of assets and liabilities denominated in foreign currencies | 89 | (128 | ) | 2,078 | (11,589 | ) | ||||||||||
Total net change in unrealized appreciation/(depreciation) | 34,370,555 | (244,942,887 | ) | 6,975,792 | (14,660,540 | ) | ||||||||||
NET REALIZED AND UNREALIZED GAIN/(LOSS) ON INVESTMENTS | (14,181,350 | ) | (283,620,075 | ) | 2,077,943 | (11,463,996 | ) | |||||||||
NET INCREASE/(DECREASE) IN NET ASSETS RESULTING FROM OPERATIONS | $ | (14,487,786 | ) | $ | (285,094,331 | ) | $ | 2,121,586 | $ | (10,493,475 | ) | |||||
*Net of foreign tax withholding. | $ | – | $ | 8,960 | $ | 6,733 | $ | 159,771 |
(a) | Effective November 30, 2022, the Board approved changing the fiscal year-end of the Fund from June 30 to November 30. |
(b) | Includes realized gain or loss as a result of in-kind transactions (See Note 4 in Notes to Financial Statements). |
See Notes to Financial Statements.
28 | November 30, 2022
ALPS | O’Shares U.S. Quality Dividend ETF |
Statements of Changes in Net Assets |
For the Period July 1, 2022 to November 30, 2022(a) | For the Year Ended June 30, 2022 | For the Year Ended June 30, 2021 | ||||||||||
OPERATIONS: | ||||||||||||
Net investment income | $ | 6,363,668 | $ | 13,561,060 | $ | 10,746,630 | ||||||
Net realized gain | 3,499,404 | 43,405,783 | 32,907,730 | |||||||||
Net change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation | 47,553,595 | (83,029,339 | ) | 102,443,817 | ||||||||
Net increase/(decrease) in net assets resulting from operations | 57,416,667 | (26,062,496 | ) | 146,098,177 | ||||||||
DISTRIBUTIONS TO SHAREHOLDERS: | ||||||||||||
From distributable earnings | (6,308,456 | ) | (13,415,408 | ) | (10,300,014 | ) | ||||||
Total distributions | (6,308,456 | ) | (13,415,408 | ) | (10,300,014 | ) | ||||||
CAPITAL SHARE TRANSACTIONS: | ||||||||||||
Proceeds from sale of shares | 6,268,102 | 230,032,035 | 193,214,199 | |||||||||
Cost of shares redeemed | (46,483,693 | ) | (142,045,551 | ) | (119,413,177 | ) | ||||||
Net increase/(decrease) from capital share transactions | (40,215,591 | ) | 87,986,484 | 73,801,022 | ||||||||
Net increase in net assets | 10,892,620 | 48,508,580 | 209,599,185 | |||||||||
NET ASSETS: | ||||||||||||
Beginning of period | 737,228,882 | 688,720,302 | 479,121,117 | |||||||||
End of period | $ | 748,121,502 | $ | 737,228,882 | $ | 688,720,302 | ||||||
OTHER INFORMATION: | ||||||||||||
CAPITAL SHARE TRANSACTIONS: | ||||||||||||
Beginning shares | 18,300,000 | 16,400,000 | 14,450,000 | |||||||||
Shares sold | 150,000 | 5,200,000 | 5,150,000 | |||||||||
Shares redeemed | (1,150,000 | ) | (3,300,000 | ) | (3,200,000 | ) | ||||||
Shares outstanding, end of period | 17,300,000 | 18,300,000 | 16,400,000 |
(a) | Effective November 30, 2022, the Board approved changing the fiscal year-end of the Fund from June 30 to November 30. |
See Notes to Financial Statements.
29 | November 30, 2022
ALPS | O’Shares U.S. Small-Cap Quality Dividend ETF |
Statements of Changes in Net Assets |
For the Period July 1, 2022 to November 30, 2022(a) | For the Year Ended June 30, 2022 | For the Year Ended June 30, 2021 | ||||||||||
OPERATIONS: | ||||||||||||
Net investment income | $ | 1,534,368 | $ | 2,637,053 | $ | 2,556,369 | ||||||
Net realized gain | 669,930 | 14,022,562 | 4,938,284 | |||||||||
Net change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation | 17,488,042 | (29,865,443 | ) | 34,458,826 | ||||||||
Net increase/(decrease) in net assets resulting from operations | 19,692,340 | (13,205,828 | ) | 41,953,479 | ||||||||
DISTRIBUTIONS TO SHAREHOLDERS: | ||||||||||||
From distributable earnings | (1,333,102 | ) | (2,765,428 | ) | (2,128,261 | ) | ||||||
Total distributions | (1,333,102 | ) | (2,765,428 | ) | (2,128,261 | ) | ||||||
CAPITAL SHARE TRANSACTIONS: | ||||||||||||
Proceeds from sale of shares | 13,889,462 | 78,553,967 | 18,805,699 | |||||||||
Cost of shares redeemed | (5,623,137 | ) | (56,478,862 | ) | (3,228,094 | ) | ||||||
Net increase from capital share transactions | 8,266,325 | 22,075,105 | 15,577,605 | |||||||||
Net increase in net assets | 26,625,563 | 6,103,849 | 55,402,823 | |||||||||
NET ASSETS: | ||||||||||||
Beginning of period | 155,318,351 | 149,214,502 | 93,811,679 | |||||||||
End of period | $ | 181,943,914 | $ | 155,318,351 | $ | 149,214,502 | ||||||
OTHER INFORMATION: | ||||||||||||
CAPITAL SHARE TRANSACTIONS: | ||||||||||||
Beginning shares | 4,904,000 | 4,254,000 | 3,754,000 | |||||||||
Shares sold | 425,000 | 2,250,000 | 600,000 | |||||||||
Shares redeemed | (175,000 | ) | (1,600,000 | ) | (100,000 | ) | ||||||
Shares outstanding, end of period | 5,154,000 | 4,904,000 | 4,254,000 |
(a) | Effective November 30, 2022, the Board approved changing the fiscal year-end of the Fund from June 30 to November 30. |
See Notes to Financial Statements.
30 | November 30, 2022
ALPS | O’Shares Global Internet Giants ETF |
Statements of Changes in Net Assets |
For the Period July 1, 2022 to November 30, 2022(a) | For the Year Ended June 30, 2022 | For the Year Ended June 30, 2021 | ||||||||||
OPERATIONS: | ||||||||||||
Net investment loss | $ | (306,436 | ) | $ | (1,474,256 | ) | $ | (2,450,867 | ) | |||
Net realized gain/(loss) | (48,551,905 | ) | (38,677,188 | ) | 108,500,737 | |||||||
Net change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation | 34,370,555 | (244,942,887 | ) | 77,354,082 | ||||||||
Net increase/(decrease) in net assets resulting from operations | (14,487,786 | ) | (285,094,331 | ) | 183,403,952 | |||||||
CAPITAL SHARE TRANSACTIONS: | ||||||||||||
Proceeds from sale of shares | – | 5,994,386 | 558,000,546 | |||||||||
Cost of shares redeemed | (42,866,222 | ) | (229,798,933 | ) | (295,150,967 | ) | ||||||
Net increase/(decrease) from capital share transactions | (42,866,222 | ) | (223,804,547 | ) | 262,849,579 | |||||||
Net increase/(decrease) in net assets | (57,354,008 | ) | (508,898,878 | ) | 446,253,531 | |||||||
NET ASSETS: | ||||||||||||
Beginning of period | 209,867,115 | 718,765,993 | 272,512,462 | |||||||||
End of period | $ | 152,513,107 | $ | 209,867,115 | $ | 718,765,993 | ||||||
OTHER INFORMATION: | ||||||||||||
CAPITAL SHARE TRANSACTIONS: | ||||||||||||
Beginning shares | 7,750,000 | 12,600,000 | 7,200,000 | |||||||||
Shares sold | – | 150,000 | 11,100,000 | |||||||||
Shares redeemed | (1,675,000 | ) | (5,000,000 | ) | (5,700,000 | ) | ||||||
Shares outstanding, end of period | 6,075,000 | 7,750,000 | 12,600,000 |
(a) | Effective November 30, 2022, the Board approved changing the fiscal year-end of the Fund from June 30 to November 30. |
See Notes to Financial Statements.
31 | November 30, 2022
ALPS | O’Shares Europe Quality Dividend ETF |
Statements of Changes in Net Assets |
For the Period July 1, 2022 to November 30, 2022(a) | For the Year Ended June 30, 2022 | For the Year Ended June 30, 2021 | ||||||||||
OPERATIONS: | ||||||||||||
Net investment income | $ | 43,643 | $ | 970,521 | $ | 458,122 | ||||||
Net realized gain/(loss) | (4,897,849 | ) | 3,196,544 | 747,430 | ||||||||
Net change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation | 6,975,792 | (14,660,540 | ) | 4,207,028 | ||||||||
Net increase/(decrease) in net assets resulting from operations | 2,121,586 | (10,493,475 | ) | 5,412,580 | ||||||||
DISTRIBUTIONS TO SHAREHOLDERS: | ||||||||||||
From distributable earnings | (284,255 | ) | (1,031,977 | ) | (682,515 | ) | ||||||
Total distributions | (284,255 | ) | (1,031,977 | ) | (682,515 | ) | ||||||
CAPITAL SHARE TRANSACTIONS: | ||||||||||||
Proceeds from sale of shares | – | 43,521,283 | 4,045,935 | |||||||||
Cost of shares redeemed | (6,889,121 | ) | (17,876,858 | ) | – | |||||||
Net increase/(decrease) from capital share transactions | (6,889,121 | ) | 25,644,425 | 4,045,935 | ||||||||
Net increase/(decrease) in net assets | (5,051,790 | ) | 14,118,973 | 8,776,000 | ||||||||
NET ASSETS: | ||||||||||||
Beginning of period | 40,715,878 | 26,596,905 | 17,820,905 | |||||||||
End of period | $ | 35,664,088 | $ | 40,715,878 | $ | 26,596,905 | ||||||
OTHER INFORMATION: | ||||||||||||
CAPITAL SHARE TRANSACTIONS: | ||||||||||||
Beginning shares | 1,800,000 | 950,000 | 800,000 | |||||||||
Shares sold | – | 1,550,000 | 150,000 | |||||||||
Shares redeemed | (325,000 | ) | (700,000 | ) | – | |||||||
Shares outstanding, end of period | 1,475,000 | 1,800,000 | 950,000 |
(a) | Effective November 30, 2022, the Board approved changing the fiscal year-end of the Fund from June 30 to November 30. |
See Notes to Financial Statements.
32 | November 30, 2022
ALPS | O’Shares U.S. Quality Dividend ETF | |
Financial Highlights | For a Share Outstanding Throughout the Periods Presented |
For the Period July 1, 2022 to November 30, 2022(a) | For the Year Ended June 30, 2022 | For the Year Ended June 30, 2021 | For the Year Ended June 30, 2020 | For the Year Ended June 30, 2019 | For the Year Ended June 30, 2018 | |||||||||||||||||||
NET ASSET VALUE, BEGINNING OF PERIOD | $ | 40.29 | $ | 42.00 | $ | 33.16 | $ | 34.13 | $ | 30.69 | $ | 29.25 | ||||||||||||
INCOME FROM OPERATIONS: | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Net investment income(b) | 0.36 | 0.77 | 0.69 | (c) | 0.93 | 0.89 | (c) | 0.78 | ||||||||||||||||
Net realized and unrealized gain/(loss) | 2.95 | (1.72 | ) | 8.81 | (0.96 | ) | 3.44 | 1.46 | ||||||||||||||||
Total from investment operations | 3.31 | (0.95 | ) | 9.50 | (0.03 | ) | 4.33 | 2.24 | ||||||||||||||||
DISTRIBUTIONS: | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
From net investment income | (0.36 | ) | (0.76 | ) | (0.66 | ) | (0.94 | ) | (0.89 | ) | (0.80 | ) | ||||||||||||
Total distributions | (0.36 | ) | (0.76 | ) | (0.66 | ) | (0.94 | ) | (0.89 | ) | (0.80 | ) | ||||||||||||
NET INCREASE/(DECREASE) IN NET ASSET VALUE | 2.95 | (1.71 | ) | 8.84 | (0.97 | ) | 3.44 | 1.44 | ||||||||||||||||
NET ASSET VALUE, END OF PERIOD | $ | 43.24 | $ | 40.29 | $ | 42.00 | $ | 33.16 | $ | 34.13 | $ | 30.69 | ||||||||||||
TOTAL RETURN(d) | 8.27 | % | (2.38 | )% | 28.84 | % | (0.12 | )% | 14.31 | % | 7.67 | % | ||||||||||||
RATIOS/SUPPLEMENTAL DATA: | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Net assets, end of period (in 000s) | $ | 748,122 | $ | 737,229 | $ | 688,720 | $ | 479,121 | $ | 496,574 | $ | 411,269 | ||||||||||||
Ratio of expenses to average net assets | 0.48 | %(e) | 0.48 | % | 0.48 | % | 0.48 | % | 0.48 | % | 0.48 | %(f) | ||||||||||||
Ratio of expenses including waiver/reimbursement to average net assets | 0.48 | %(e) | 0.48 | % | 0.48 | % | 0.48 | % | 0.48 | % | 0.48 | %(f) | ||||||||||||
Ratio of net investment income excluding waiver/reimbursement to average net assets | 2.11 | %(e) | 1.78 | % | 1.81 | % | 2.71 | % | 2.76 | % | 2.53 | % | ||||||||||||
Ratio of net investment income including waiver/reimbursement to average net assets | 2.11 | %(e) | 1.78 | % | 1.81 | %(g) | 2.71 | % | 2.76 | %(g) | 2.54 | % | ||||||||||||
Portfolio turnover rate(h) | 25 | % | 15 | % | 26 | % | 64 | %(i) | 15 | % | 18 | % |
(a) | Effective November 30, 2022, the Board approved changing the fiscal year-end of the Fund from June 30 to November 30. |
(b) | Based on average shares outstanding during the period. |
(c) | The net investment income per share excluding the impact of large, non-recurring dividends (special dividends) was $0.67 during the year ended June 30, 2021 and $0.88 during the year ended June 30, 2019. |
(d) | Total return is calculated assuming an initial investment made at the net asset value at the beginning of the period and redemption at the net asset value on the last day of the period and assuming all distributions are reinvested at the reinvestment prices. Total return calculated for a period of less than one year is not annualized. |
(e) | Annualized. |
(f) | Prior to June 28, 2018, the unitary management fee was 0.48% and the former investment advisor to the Fund agreed to contractually waive its fees and reimburse expenses so that the total annual fund operating expenses were limited to 0.48%. |
(g) | The ratio of net investment income, including waiver/reimbursement and excluding the impact of large, non-recurring dividends (special dividends) was 1.77% during the year ended June 30, 2021 and 2.71% during the year ended June 30, 2019. |
(h) | Portfolio turnover for periods less than one year are not annualized and does not include securities received or delivered from processing creations or redemptions in-kind. |
(i) | Increase in the Portfolio turnover was a result of the Index change that was effective on June 1, 2020. |
See Notes to Financial Statements.
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ALPS | O’Shares U.S. Small-Cap Quality Dividend ETF | |
Financial Highlights | For a Share Outstanding Throughout the Periods Presented |
For the Period July 1, 2022 to November 30, 2022(a) | For the Year Ended June 30, 2022 | For the Year Ended June 30, 2021 | For the Year Ended June 30, 2020 | For the Year Ended June 30, 2019 | For the Year Ended June 30, 2018 | |||||||||||||||||||
NET ASSET VALUE, BEGINNING OF PERIOD | $ | 31.67 | $ | 35.08 | $ | 24.99 | $ | 27.45 | $ | 27.07 | $ | 25.41 | ||||||||||||
INCOME/(LOSS) FROM OPERATIONS: | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Net investment income(b) | 0.31 | 0.59 | 0.64 | (c) | 0.64 | (c) | 0.58 | (c) | 0.66 | |||||||||||||||
Net realized and unrealized gain/(loss) | 3.59 | (3.38 | ) | 9.98 | (2.48 | ) | 0.38 | (d) | 1.70 | |||||||||||||||
Total from investment operations | 3.90 | (2.79 | ) | 10.62 | (1.84 | ) | 0.96 | 2.36 | ||||||||||||||||
DISTRIBUTIONS: | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
From net investment income | (0.27 | ) | (0.62 | ) | (0.53 | ) | (0.57 | ) | (0.58 | ) | (0.66 | ) | ||||||||||||
From net realized gain/loss | – | – | – | – | – | – | (e) | |||||||||||||||||
From tax return of capital | – | – | – | (0.05 | ) | – | (0.04 | ) | ||||||||||||||||
Total distributions | (0.27 | ) | (0.62 | ) | (0.53 | ) | (0.62 | ) | (0.58 | ) | (0.70 | ) | ||||||||||||
NET INCREASE/(DECREASE) IN NET ASSET VALUE | 3.63 | (3.41 | ) | 10.09 | (2.46 | ) | 0.38 | 1.66 | ||||||||||||||||
NET ASSET VALUE, END OF PERIOD | $ | 35.30 | $ | 31.67 | $ | 35.08 | $ | 24.99 | $ | 27.45 | $ | 27.07 | ||||||||||||
TOTAL RETURN(f) | 12.39 | % | (8.12 | )% | 42.79 | % | (6.82 | )% | 3.65 | % | 9.39 | % | ||||||||||||
RATIOS/SUPPLEMENTAL DATA: | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Net assets, end of period (in 000s) | $ | 181,944 | $ | 155,318 | $ | 149,215 | $ | 93,812 | $ | 97,570 | $ | 136,802 | ||||||||||||
Ratio of expenses to average net assets | 0.48 | %(g) | 0.48 | % | 0.48 | % | 0.48 | % | 0.48 | % | 0.48 | % | ||||||||||||
Ratio of net investment income to average net assets | 2.28 | %(g) | 1.69 | % | 2.08 | %(h) | 2.38 | %(h) | 2.16 | %(h) | 2.51 | % | ||||||||||||
Portfolio turnover rate(i) | 34 | % | 34 | % | 60 | % | 101 | %(j) | 52 | % | 64 | % |
(a) | Effective November 30, 2022, the Board approved changing the fiscal year-end of the Fund from June 30 to November 30. |
(b) | Based on average shares outstanding during the period. |
(c) | The net investment income per share excluding the impact of large, non-recurring dividends (special dividends) was $0.57 during the year ended June 30, 2021, $0.62 during the year ended June 30, 2020 and $0.54 during the year ended June 30, 2019. |
(d) | The amount shown for a share outstanding throughout the period is not in accordance with the aggregate net realized and unrealized gain (loss) for that period because of the timing of sales and repurchases of the Fund shares in relation to fluctuating market value of the investments in the Fund. |
(e) | Per share amount is less than $0.01. |
(f) | Total return is calculated assuming an initial investment made at the net asset value at the beginning of the period and redemption at the net asset value on the last day of the period and assuming all distributions are reinvested at the reinvestment prices. Total return calculated for a period of less than one year is not annualized. |
(g) Annualized.
(h) | The ratio of net investment income, including waiver/reimbursement and excluding the impact of large, non-recurring dividends (special dividends) was 1.84% during the year ended June 30, 2021, 2.30% during the year ended June 30, 2020 and 2.03% during the year ended June 30, 2019. |
(i) | Portfolio turnover for periods less than one year are not annualized and does not include securities received or delivered from processing creations or redemptions in-kind. |
(j) | Increase in the Portfolio turnover was a result of the Index change that was effective on June 1, 2020. |
See Notes to Financial Statements.
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ALPS | O’Shares Global Internet Giants ETF | |
Financial Highlights | For a Share Outstanding Throughout the Periods Presented |
For the Period July 1, 2022 to November 30, 2022(a) | For the Year Ended June 30, 2022 | For the Year Ended June 30, 2021 | For the Year Ended June 30, 2020 | For the Year Ended June 30, 2019 | For the Period June 5, 2018 (Commencement of operations) to June 30, 2018 | |||||||||||||||||||
NET ASSET VALUE, BEGINNING OF PERIOD | $ | 27.08 | $ | 57.04 | $ | 37.85 | $ | 25.04 | $ | 24.06 | $ | 25.00 | ||||||||||||
INCOME/(LOSS) FROM OPERATIONS: | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Net investment loss(b) | (0.04 | ) | (0.15 | ) | (0.21 | ) | (0.10 | ) | (0.06 | )(c) | (0.01 | ) | ||||||||||||
Net realized and unrealized gain/(loss) | (1.93 | ) | (29.81 | ) | 19.40 | 12.91 | 1.04 | (0.93 | ) | |||||||||||||||
Total from investment operations | (1.97 | ) | (29.96 | ) | 19.19 | 12.81 | 0.98 | (0.94 | ) | |||||||||||||||
NET INCREASE/(DECREASE) IN NET ASSET VALUE | (1.97 | ) | (29.96 | ) | 19.19 | 12.81 | 0.98 | (0.94 | ) | |||||||||||||||
NET ASSET VALUE, END OF PERIOD | $ | 25.11 | $ | 27.08 | $ | 57.04 | $ | 37.85 | $ | 25.04 | $ | 24.06 | ||||||||||||
TOTAL RETURN(d) | (7.27 | )% | (52.52 | )% | 50.70 | % | 51.16 | % | 4.07 | % | (3.76 | )% | ||||||||||||
RATIOS/SUPPLEMENTAL DATA: | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Net assets, end of period (in 000s) | $ | 152,513 | $ | 209,867 | $ | 718,766 | $ | 272,512 | $ | 48,834 | $ | 51,735 | ||||||||||||
Ratio of expenses to average net assets | 0.48 | %(e) | 0.48 | % | 0.48 | % | 0.48 | % | 0.48 | % | 0.48 | %(e) | ||||||||||||
Ratio of net investment loss to average net assets | (0.37 | )%(e) | (0.32 | )% | (0.40 | )% | (0.34 | )% | (0.28 | )%(f) | (0.48 | )%(e) | ||||||||||||
Portfolio turnover rate(g) | 22 | % | 51 | % | 48 | % | 38 | % | 55 | % | 8 | % |
(a) | Effective November 30, 2022, the Board approved changing the fiscal year-end of the Fund from June 30 to November 30. |
(b) | Based on average shares outstanding during the period. |
(c) | The net investment loss per share excluding the impact of large, non-recurring dividends (special dividends) was $(0.07) during the year ended June 30, 2019. |
(d) | Total return is calculated assuming an initial investment made at the net asset value at the beginning of the period and redemption at the net asset value on the last day of the period and assuming all distributions are reinvested at the reinvestment prices. Total return calculated for a period of less than one year is not annualized. |
(e) | Annualized. |
(f) | The ratio of net investment loss, including waiver/reimbursement and excluding the impact of large, non-recurring dividends (special dividends) was (0.31)% during the year ended June 30, 2019. |
(g) | Portfolio turnover for periods less than one year are not annualized and does not include securities received or delivered from processing creations or redemptions in-kind. |
See Notes to Financial Statements.
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ALPS | O’Shares Europe Quality Dividend ETF | |
Financial Highlights | For a Share Outstanding Throughout the Periods Presented |
For the Period July 1, 2022 to November 30, 2022(a) | For the Year Ended June 30, 2022 | For the Year Ended June 30, 2021 | For the Year Ended June 30, 2020 | For the Year Ended June 30, 2019 | For the Year Ended June 30, 2018 | |||||||||||||||||||
NET ASSET VALUE, BEGINNING OF PERIOD | $ | 22.62 | $ | 28.00 | $ | 22.28 | $ | 24.28 | $ | 23.94 | $ | 24.69 | ||||||||||||
INCOME/(LOSS) FROM OPERATIONS: | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Net investment income(b) | 0.03 | 0.58 | 0.55 | (c) | 0.64 | (c) | 0.76 | (c) | 0.69 | |||||||||||||||
Net realized and unrealized gain/(loss) | 1.71 | (5.33 | ) | 5.97 | (1.95 | ) | 0.44 | (0.55 | ) | |||||||||||||||
Total from investment operations | 1.74 | (4.75 | ) | 6.52 | (1.31 | ) | 1.20 | 0.14 | ||||||||||||||||
DISTRIBUTIONS: | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
From net investment income | (0.18 | ) | (0.63 | ) | (0.80 | ) | (0.69 | ) | (0.86 | ) | (0.89 | ) | ||||||||||||
Total distributions | (0.18 | ) | (0.63 | ) | (0.80 | ) | (0.69 | ) | (0.86 | ) | (0.89 | ) | ||||||||||||
NET INCREASE/(DECREASE) IN NET ASSET VALUE | 1.56 | (5.38 | ) | 5.72 | (2.00 | ) | 0.34 | (0.75 | ) | |||||||||||||||
NET ASSET VALUE, END OF PERIOD | $ | 24.18 | $ | 22.62 | $ | 28.00 | $ | 22.28 | $ | 24.28 | $ | 23.94 | ||||||||||||
TOTAL RETURN(d) | 7.78 | % | (17.29 | )% | 29.72 | % | (5.44 | )% | 5.16 | % | 0.53 | % | ||||||||||||
RATIOS/SUPPLEMENTAL DATA: | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Net assets, end of period (in 000s) | $ | 35,664 | $ | 40,716 | $ | 26,597 | $ | 17,821 | $ | 25,498 | $ | 40,698 | ||||||||||||
Ratio of expenses to average net assets | 0.48 | %(e) | 0.48 | % | 0.48 | % | 0.48 | % | 0.48 | % | 0.60 | %(f) | ||||||||||||
Ratio of expenses including waiver/reimbursement to average net assets | 0.48 | %(e) | 0.48 | % | 0.48 | % | 0.48 | % | 0.48 | % | 0.58 | %(f) | ||||||||||||
Ratio of net investment income to average net assets | 0.29 | %(e) | 2.20 | % | 2.18 | % | 2.72 | % | 3.23 | % | 2.75 | % | ||||||||||||
Ratio of net investment income including waiver/reimbursement to average net assets | 0.29 | %(e) | 2.20 | % | 2.18 | %(g) | 2.72 | %(g) | 3.23 | %(g) | 2.77 | %(g) | ||||||||||||
Portfolio turnover rate(h) | 38 | % | 22 | % | 42 | % | 72 | %(i) | 35 | % | 30 | % |
(a) | Effective November 30, 2022, the Board approved changing the fiscal year-end of the Fund from June 30 to November 30. |
(b) | Based on average shares outstanding during the period. |
(c) | The net investment income per share excluding the impact of large, non-recurring dividends (special dividends) was $0.54 during the year ended June 30, 2021, $0.63 during the year ended June 30, 2020 and $0.74 during the year ended June 30, 2019. |
(d) | Total return is calculated assuming an initial investment made at the net asset value at the beginning of the period and redemption at the net asset value on the last day of the period and assuming all distributions are reinvested at the reinvestment prices. Total return calculated for a period of less than one year is not annualized. |
(e) | Annualized. |
(f) | Prior to June 28, 2018, the unitary management fee was 0.58% and the former investment advisor to the Fund agreed to contractually waive its fees and reimburse expenses so that the total annual fund operating expenses were limited to 0.58%. |
(g) | The ratio of net investment income, including waiver/reimbursement and excluding the impact of large, non-recurring dividends (special dividends) was 2.15% during the year ended June 30, 2021, 2.70% during the year ended June 30, 2020 and 3.15% during the year ended June 30, 2019 and 2.76% during the year ended June 30, 2018. |
(h) | Portfolio turnover for periods less than one year are not annualized and does not include securities received or delivered from processing creations or redemptions in-kind. |
(i) | Increase in the Portfolio turnover was a result of the Index change that was effective on June 1, 2020. |
See Notes to Financial Statements.
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1. ORGANIZATION
ALPS ETF Trust (the ‘‘Trust’’), a Delaware statutory trust, is an open-end management investment company registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the ‘‘1940 Act’’). As of November 30, 2022, the Trust consisted of twenty-three separate portfolios. Each portfolio represents a separate series of the Trust. This report pertains to the ALPS | O’Shares U.S. Quality Dividend ETF, the ALPS | O’Shares U.S. Small-Cap Quality Dividend ETF, the ALPS | O’Shares Global Internet Giants ETF and the ALPS | O’Shares Europe Quality Dividend ETF (each a “Fund” and collectively, the “Funds”). Effective November 30, 2022, the Trust's Board of Trustees (the "Board") approved changing the fiscal year-end of the Funds from June 30 to November 30.
The investment objective of the ALPS | O’Shares U.S. Quality Dividend ETF is to seek investment results that track the performance (before fees and expenses) of the O’Shares U.S. Quality Dividend Index. The investment objective of the ALPS | O’Shares U.S. Small-Cap Quality Dividend ETF is to seek investment results that track the performance (before fees and expenses) of the O’Shares U.S. Small-Cap Quality Dividend Index. The investment objective of the ALPS | O’Shares Global Internet Giants ETF is to seek investment results that track the performance (before fees and expenses) of the O’Shares Global Internet Giants Index. The investment objective of the ALPS | O’Shares Europe Quality Dividend ETF is to seek investment results that track the performance (before fees and expenses) of the O’Shares Europe Quality Dividend Index.
ALPS | O’Shares Global Internet Giants ETF is considered non-diversified and may invest a greater portion of assets in securities of individual issuers than a diversified fund. As a result, changes in the market value of a single investment could cause greater fluctuations in share price than would occur in a diversified fund. ALPS | O’Shares U.S. Quality Dividend ETF, ALPS | O’Shares U.S. Small-Cap Quality Dividend ETF and ALPS | O’Shares Europe Quality Dividend ETF have each elected to qualify as a diversified series of the Trust under the 1940 Act The Funds, previously part of another investment company, OSI ETF Trust, reorganized effective after the close of business on June 17, 2022. See Note 7 for further discussion on the reorganizations.
Each Fund’s Shares (“Shares”) are listed on the Cboe BZX Exchange, Inc. (the “Cboe BZX”). Each Fund issues and redeems Shares, at net asset value (“NAV”) in blocks of 25,000 Shares, each of which is called a “Creation Unit”. Creation Units are issued and redeemed principally in-kind for securities included in the Underlying Index. Except when aggregated in Creation Units, Shares are not redeemable securities of the Fund.
Pursuant to the Trust’s organizational documents, its Officers and Trustees are indemnified against certain liability arising out of the performance of their duties to the Trust. Additionally, in the normal course of business, the Trust enters into contracts with service providers that contain general indemnification clauses. The Trust’s maximum exposure under these arrangements is unknown, as this would involve future claims that may be made against the Trust that have not yet occurred.
2. SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES
The following is a summary of significant accounting policies consistently followed by the Funds in the preparation of the financial statements. The accompanying financial statements were prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (“U.S. GAAP”). The preparation of financial statements in conformity with U.S. GAAP requires management to make certain estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosures of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of revenue and expenses during the period. Actual results could differ from those estimates. Each Fund is considered an investment company under U.S. GAAP and follows the accounting and reporting guidance applicable to investment companies in the Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) Accounting Standards Codification Topic 946.
A. Portfolio Valuation
Each Fund’s NAV is determined daily, as of the close of regular trading on the New York Stock Exchange (the “NYSE”), normally 4:00 p.m. Eastern Time, on each day the NYSE is open for trading. The NAV is computed by dividing the value of all assets of each Fund (including accrued interest and dividends), less all liabilities (including accrued expenses and dividends declared but unpaid), by the total number of shares outstanding.
Portfolio securities listed on any exchange other than the NASDAQ Stock Market LLC (“NASDAQ”) are valued at the last sale price on the business day as of which such value is being determined. If there has been no sale on such day, the securities are valued at the mean of the most recent bid and ask prices on such day. Securities traded on the NASDAQ are valued at the NASDAQ Official Closing Price as determined by NASDAQ. Portfolio securities traded on more than one securities exchange are valued at the last sale price on the business day as of which such value is being determined at the close of the exchange representing the principal market for such securities. Portfolio securities traded in the over-the-counter market, but excluding securities traded on the NASDAQ, are valued at the last quoted sale price in such market.
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The Funds’ investments are valued at market value or, in the absence of market value with respect to any portfolio securities, at fair value according to procedures adopted by the Trust’s Board. Pursuant to Rule 2a-5 under the 1940 Act, the Board designated ALPS Advisors, Inc. (the "Adviser") as the valuation designee ("Valuation Designee") for each Fund to perform the fair value determinations relating to Fund investments. The Adviser may carry out its designated responsibilities as Valuation Designee through various teams and committees. When market quotations are not readily available or when events occur that make established valuation methods unreliable, securities of the Funds may be valued in good faith by the Valuation Designee. These securities generally include, but are not limited to, restricted securities (securities which may not be publicly sold without registration under the Securities Act of 1933) for which a pricing service is unable to provide a market price; securities whose trading has been formally suspended; a security whose market price is not available from a pre-established primary pricing source or the pricing source is not willing to provide a price; a security with respect to which an event has occurred that is most likely to materially affect the value of the security after the market has closed but before the calculation of a Fund’s NAV or make it difficult or impossible to obtain a reliable market quotation; or a security whose price, as provided by the pricing service, does not reflect the security’s “fair value” due to the security being de-listed from a national exchange or the security’s primary trading market is temporarily closed at a time when, under normal conditions, it would be open. As a general principle, the current “fair value” of a security would be the amount which the owner might reasonably expect to receive from the sale on the applicable exchange or principal market. A variety of factors may be considered in determining the fair value of such securities.
B. Fair Value Measurements
Each Fund discloses the classification of its fair value measurements following a three-tier hierarchy based on the inputs used to measure fair value. Inputs refer broadly to the assumptions that market participants would use in pricing the asset or liability, including assumptions about risk. Inputs may be observable or unobservable. Observable inputs reflect the assumptions market participants would use in pricing the asset or liability that are developed based on market data obtained from sources independent of the reporting entity. Unobservable inputs reflect the reporting entity’s own assumptions about the assumptions market participants would use in pricing the asset or liability that are developed based on the best information available.
Valuation techniques used to value the Funds’ investments by major category are as follows:
Equity securities, including restricted securities, for which market quotations are readily available, are valued at the last reported sale price or official closing price as reported by a third party pricing vendor on the primary market or exchange on which they are traded and are categorized as Level 1 in the hierarchy. In the event there were no sales during the day or closing prices are not available, securities are valued at the mean of the most recent quoted bid and ask prices on such day and are generally categorized as Level 2 in the hierarchy. Investments in open-end mutual funds are valued at their closing NAV each business day and are categorized as Level 1 in the hierarchy.
Changes in valuation techniques may result in transfers in or out of an assigned level within the disclosure hierarchy.
Various inputs are used in determining the value of each Fund’s investments as of the end of the reporting period. When inputs used fall into different levels of the fair value hierarchy, the level in the hierarchy within which the fair value measurement falls is determined based on the lowest level input that is significant to the fair value measurement in its entirety. The designated input levels are not necessarily an indication of the risk or liquidity associated with these investments.
These inputs are categorized in the following hierarchy under applicable financial accounting standards:
Level 1 – | Unadjusted quoted prices in active markets for identical investments, unrestricted assets or liabilities that a Fund has the ability to access at the measurement date; |
Level 2 – | Quoted prices which are not active, quoted prices for similar assets or liabilities in active markets or inputs other than quoted prices that are observable (either directly or indirectly) for substantially the full term of the asset or liability; and |
Level 3 – | Significant unobservable prices or inputs (including the Fund’s own assumptions in determining the fair value of investments) where there is little or no market activity for the asset or liability at the measurement date. |
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The following is a summary of the inputs used to value the Funds’ investments as of November 30, 2022:
ALPS | O’Shares U.S. Quality Dividend ETF
Investments in Securities at Value | Level 1 - Quoted and Unadjusted Prices | Level 2 - Other Significant Observable Inputs | Level 3 - Significant Unobservable Inputs | Total | ||||||||||||
Common Stocks* | $ | 747,146,790 | $ | – | $ | – | $ | 747,146,790 | ||||||||
Short Term Investments | 925,127 | – | – | 925,127 | ||||||||||||
Total | $ | 748,071,917 | $ | – | $ | – | $ | 748,071,917 |
ALPS | O’Shares U.S. Small-Cap Quality Dividend ETF
Investments in Securities at Value | Level 1 - Quoted and Unadjusted Prices | Level 2 - Other Significant Observable Inputs | Level 3 - Significant Unobservable Inputs | Total | ||||||||||||
Common Stocks* | $ | 181,730,527 | $ | – | $ | – | $ | 181,730,527 | ||||||||
Short Term Investments | 161,958 | – | – | 161,958 | ||||||||||||
Total | $ | 181,892,485 | $ | – | $ | – | $ | 181,892,485 |
ALPS | O’Shares Global Internet Giants ETF
Investments in Securities at Value | Level 1 - Quoted and Unadjusted Prices | Level 2 - Other Significant Observable Inputs | Level 3 - Significant Unobservable Inputs | Total | ||||||||||||
Common Stocks* | $ | 152,407,086 | $ | – | $ | – | $ | 152,407,086 | ||||||||
Short Term Investments | 132,849 | – | – | 132,849 | ||||||||||||
Total | $ | 152,539,935 | $ | – | $ | – | $ | 152,539,935 |
ALPS | O’Shares Europe Quality Dividend ETF
Investments in Securities at Value | Level 1 - Quoted and Unadjusted Prices | Level 2 - Other Significant Observable Inputs | Level 3 - Significant Unobservable Inputs | Total | ||||||||||||
Common Stocks* | $ | 35,501,373 | $ | – | $ | – | $ | 35,501,373 | ||||||||
Short Term Investments | 18,888 | – | – | 18,888 | ||||||||||||
Total | $ | 35,520,261 | $ | – | $ | – | $ | 35,520,261 |
* | For a detailed sector breakdown, see the accompanying Schedule of Investments. |
The Funds did not have any securities that used significant unobservable inputs (Level 3) in determining fair value and there were no transfers into or out of Level 3 during the period ended November 30, 2022.
C. Foreign Investment Risk
The ALPS | O’Shares Global Internet Giants ETF and the ALPS | O’Shares Europe Quality Dividend ETF may directly purchase securities of foreign issuers. Investments in non-U.S. issuers may involve unique risks compared to investing in securities of U.S. issuers, including, among others, less liquidity generally, greater market volatility than U.S. securities and less complete financial information than for U.S. issuers. In addition, adverse political, economic or social developments could undermine the value of the Fund’s investments or prevent the Fund from realizing the full value of its investments. Financial reporting standards for companies based in foreign markets differ from those in the United States. Finally, the value of the currency of the country in which the Fund has invested could decline relative to the value of the U.S. dollar, which may affect the value of the investment to U.S. investors.
Countries with emerging markets may have relatively unstable governments and may present the risks of nationalization of businesses, restrictions on foreign ownership and prohibitions on the repatriation of assets. The economies of emerging markets countries also may be based on only a few industries, making them more vulnerable to changes in local or global trade conditions and more sensitive to debt burdens, inflation rates or adverse news and events.
Because foreign markets may be open on different days than the days during which investors may purchase the shares of each Fund, the value of each Fund's securities may change on the days when investors are not able to purchase the shares of the Funds. The value of securities denominated in foreign currencies is converted into U.S. dollars using exchange rates determined daily as of the close of regular trading on the NYSE or NASDAQ. Any use of a different rate from the rates used by the Index may adversely affect a Fund's ability to track its Index.
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D. Foreign Currency Translation
The books and records of the Funds are maintained in U.S. dollars. Investment valuations and other assets and liabilities initially expressed in foreign currencies are converted each business day into U.S. dollars based upon current exchange rates. The portion of realized and unrealized gains or losses on investments due to fluctuations in foreign currency exchange rates is not separately disclosed and is included in realized and unrealized gains or losses on investments, when applicable.
E. Securities Transactions and Investment Income
Securities transactions are recorded as of the trade date. Realized gains and losses from securities transactions are recorded on the specific identification in accordance with GAAP. Dividend income and capital gains distributions, if any, are recorded on the ex-dividend date, net of any foreign taxes withheld. Non-cash dividends, if any, are recorded at the fair market value of the asset received. Interest income, if any, is recorded on the accrual basis, including amortization of premiums and accretion of discounts.
F. Dividends and Distributions to Shareholders
Dividends from net investment income for each Fund, if any, are declared and paid monthly or as the Board may determine from time to time. Distributions of net realized capital gains earned by the Funds, if any, are distributed at least annually.
G. Federal Tax and Tax Basis Information
The timing and character of income and capital gain distributions are determined in accordance with income tax regulations, which may differ from U.S. GAAP. Reclassifications are made to the Funds’ capital accounts for permanent tax differences to reflect income and gains available for distribution (or available capital loss carryforwards) under income tax regulations.
For the fiscal period ended November 30, 2022, the following reclassifications, which had no impact on results of operations or net assets, were recorded to reflect permanent tax differences resulting primarily from in-kind transactions:
Fund | Paid-in Capital | Total Distributable Earnings/ (Accumulated Losses) | ||||||
ALPS | O'Shares U.S. Quality Dividend ETF | $ | 9,788,871 | $ | (9,788,871 | ) | |||
ALPS | O'Shares U.S. Small-Cap Quality Dividend ETF | 812,536 | (812,536 | ) | |||||
ALPS | O'Shares Global Internet Giants ETF | (4,466,480 | ) | 4,466,480 | |||||
ALPS | O'Shares Europe Quality Dividend ETF | (514,928 | ) | 514,928 |
The tax character of the distributions paid for the fiscal period ended November 30, 2022, and fiscal years ended June 30, 2022 and June 30, 2021 were as follows:
Ordinary Income | Long-Term Capital Gain | Return of Capital | ||||||||||
November 30, 2022 | ||||||||||||
ALPS | O'Shares U.S. Quality Dividend ETF | $ | 6,308,456 | $ | – | $ | – | ||||||
ALPS | O'Shares U.S. Small-Cap Quality Dividend ETF | 1,333,102 | – | – | |||||||||
ALPS | O'Shares Global Internet Giants ETF | – | – | – | |||||||||
ALPS | O'Shares Europe Quality Dividend ETF | 284,255 | – | – |
Ordinary Income | Long-Term Capital Gain | Return of Capital | ||||||||||
June 30, 2022 | ||||||||||||
ALPS | O’Shares U.S. Quality Dividend ETF | $ | 13,415,408 | $ | – | $ | – | ||||||
ALPS | O’Shares U.S. Small-Cap Quality Dividend ETF | 2,765,428 | – | – | |||||||||
ALPS | O’Shares Global Internet Giants ETF | – | – | – | |||||||||
ALPS | O’Shares Europe Quality Dividend ETF | 1,031,977 | – | – |
Ordinary Income | Long-Term Capital Gain | Return of Capital | ||||||||||
June 30, 2021 | ||||||||||||
ALPS | O'Shares U.S. Quality Dividend ETF | $ | 10,300,014 | $ | – | $ | – | ||||||
ALPS | O'Shares U.S. Small-Cap Quality Dividend ETF | 2,128,261 | – | – | |||||||||
ALPS | O'Shares Global Internet Giants ETF | – | – | – | |||||||||
ALPS | O'Shares Europe Quality Dividend ETF | 682,515 | – | – |
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The character of distributions made during the period may differ from its ultimate characterization for federal income tax purposes.
As of November 30, 2022, the components of distributable earnings on a tax basis for each Fund were as follows:
Accumulated net investment income | Accumulated net realized gain/(loss) on investments | Other accumulated gains | Net unrealized appreciation/ (depreciation) on investments | Total | ||||||||||||||||
ALPS | O’Shares U.S. Quality Dividend ETF | $ | 679,101 | $ | (56,166,401 | ) | $ | – | $ | 91,958,815 | $ | 36,471,515 | |||||||||
ALPS | O’Shares U.S. Small-Cap Quality Dividend | ||||||||||||||||||||
ETF | 332,539 | (13,374,787 | ) | – | 18,831,362 | 5,789,114 | ||||||||||||||
ALPS | O’Shares Global Internet Giants ETF | – | (141,909,794 | ) | – | (94,100,802 | ) | (236,010,596 | ) | ||||||||||||
ALPS | O’Shares Europe Quality Dividend ETF | 107,853 | (9,590,888 | ) | – | (2,660,706 | ) | (12,143,741 | ) |
Under current law, capital losses maintain their character as short-term or long-term and are carried forward to the next tax year without expiration. As of November 30, 2022, the following amounts are available as carry forwards to the next tax year:
Fund | Short-Term | Long-Term | ||||||
ALPS | O'Shares U.S. Quality Dividend ETF | $ | 19,082,389 | $ | 37,084,012 | ||||
ALPS | O'Shares U.S. Small-Cap Quality Dividend ETF | 4,402,596 | 8,972,191 | ||||||
ALPS | O'Shares Global Internet Giants ETF | 91,621,464 | 50,288,330 | ||||||
ALPS | O'Shares Europe Quality Dividend ETF | 2,867,763 | 6,723,125 |
As of November 30, 2022, the cost of investments for federal income tax purposes and accumulated net unrealized appreciation/(depreciation) on investments were as follows:
ALPS | O’Shares U.S. Quality Dividend ETF | ALPS | O’Shares U.S. Small-Cap Quality Dividend ETF | ALPS| O’Shares Global Internet Giants ETF | ALPS| O’Shares Europe Quality Dividend ETF | |||||||||||||
Gross appreciation (excess of value over tax cost) | $ | 124,003,662 | $ | 23,994,061 | $ | 2,549,861 | $ | 1,656,634 | ||||||||
Gross depreciation (excess of tax cost over value) | (32,044,847 | ) | (5,162,699 | ) | (96,650,478 | ) | (4,308,785 | ) | ||||||||
Net depreciation of foreign currency | – | – | (185 | ) | (8,555 | ) | ||||||||||
Net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) | $ | 91,958,815 | $ | 18,831,362 | $ | (94,100,802 | ) | $ | (2,660,706 | ) | ||||||
Cost of investments for income tax purposes | $ | 656,113,102 | $ | 163,061,123 | $ | 246,640,552 | $ | 38,172,412 |
The differences between book-basis and tax basis are primarily due to the deferral of losses from wash sales, investments in partnerships and investments in passive foreign investment companies.
H. Income Taxes
No provision for income taxes is included in the accompanying financial statements, as each Fund intends to distribute to shareholders all taxable investment income and realized gains and otherwise comply with Subchapter M of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, applicable to regulated investment companies. Each Fund evaluates tax positions taken (or expected to be taken) in the course of preparing the Funds’ tax returns to determine whether these positions meet a “more-likely-than-not” standard that, based on the technical merits, have a more than fifty percent likelihood of being sustained by a taxing authority upon examination. A tax position that meets the “more-likely-than-not” recognition threshold is measured to determine the amount of benefit to recognize in the financial statements.
As of and during the fiscal period ended November 30, 2022, each Fund did not have a liability for any unrecognized tax benefits. Each Fund files U.S. federal, state, and local tax returns as required. Each Fund’s tax returns are subject to examination by the relevant tax authorities until expiration of the applicable statute of limitations, which is generally three years after the filing of the tax return, but may extend to four years in certain jurisdictions. Each Fund’s tax returns for open years have incorporated no uncertain tax positions that require a provision for income taxes.
I. Lending of Portfolio Securities
Effective June 20, 2022, the Funds have entered into a securities lending agreement with State Street Bank & Trust Co. (“SSB”), the Funds’ lending agent. Each Fund may lend its portfolio securities only to borrowers that are approved by SSB. Each Fund will limit such lending to not more than 33 1/3% of the value of its total assets. The Funds' securities held at SSB as custodian shall be available to be lent except those securities the Funds or ALPS Advisors, Inc. specifically identifies in writing as not being available for lending. The borrower pledges and maintains with the Funds collateral consisting of cash (U.S. Dollars only), securities issued or guaranteed by the U.S. government or its agencies or instrumentalities, and cash equivalents (including irrevocable bank letters of credit) issued by a person other than the borrower or an affiliate of the borrower. The initial collateral received by the Fund is required to have a value of no less than 102% of the market value of the loaned securities for U.S equity securities and a value of no less than 105% of the market value for non-U.S. equity securities. The collateral is maintained thereafter, at a market value equal to not less than 102% of the current value of the U.S. equity securities on loan and not less than 105% of the current value of the non-U.S. equity securities on loan. The market value of the loaned securities is determined at the close of each business day and any additional required collateral is delivered to the Fund on the next business day. During the term of the loan, each Fund is entitled to all distributions made on or in respect of the loaned securities. Loans of securities are terminable at any time and the borrower, after notice, is required to return borrowed securities within the customary time period for settlement of securities transactions.
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Any cash collateral received is reinvested in a money market fund managed by SSB as disclosed in the Fund’s Schedule of Investments and is reflected in the Statements of Assets and Liabilities as a payable for collateral upon return of securities loaned. Non-cash collateral, in the form of securities issued or guaranteed by the U.S. government or its agencies or instrumentalities, is not disclosed in the Funds' Statements of Assets and Liabilities as it is held by the lending agent on behalf of the Funds, and the Funds do not have the ability to re-hypothecate these securities. Income earned by the Fund from securities lending activity is disclosed in the Statement of Operations. The Funds did not participate in any securities lending during the fiscal period ended November 30, 2022.
3. INVESTMENT ADVISORY FEE AND OTHER AFFILIATED TRANSACTIONS
ALPS Advisors, Inc. serves as the Funds’ investment adviser pursuant to an Investment Advisory Agreement with the Trust on behalf of each Fund (the “Advisory Agreement”). Pursuant to the Advisory Agreement, each Fund pays the Adviser an annual management fee for the services and facilities it provides, payable on a monthly basis as a percentage of the relevant Fund’s average daily net assets as set out below. From time to time, the Adviser may waive all or a portion of its fee.
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