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Leatherback Long/Short Alternative Yield ETF
Ticker: LBAY

Semi-Annual Report

February 28, 2023

Leatherback Long/Short Alternative Yield ETF

TABLE OF CONTENTS

Portfolio Allocation

1

Schedule of Investments

2

Statement of Assets and Liabilities

5

Statement of Operations

6

Statements of Changes in Net Assets

7

Financial Highlights

8

Notes to Financial Statements

9

Expense Example

19

Basis for Trustees’ Approval of Investment Advisory and Sub-Advisory Agreements

20

Statement Regarding Liquidity Risk Management Program

24

Additional Information

25

This report is not authorized for distribution to prospective investors in the Fund unless preceded or accompanied by an effective prospectus.

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ALLOCATION OF PORTFOLIO HOLDINGS  at February 28, 2023 (Unaudited)

Sector

% of Total
Investments

Consumer, Non-cyclical

27.6

%

Financial

22.1

Industrial

9.9

Basic Materials

9.1

Cash & Cash Equivalents (1)  

8.3

Technology

5.7

Communications

5.0

Utilities

4.9

Energy

3.8

Consumer, Cyclical

3.6

 

 

100.0

%

ALLOCATION OF SECURITIES SOLD SHORT at February 28, 2023 (Unaudited)

Sector

% of Total
Securities
Sold Short

Consumer, Cyclical

39.8

%

Technology

29.1

Financial

21.3

Communications

9.8

 

 

100.0

%

(1) Represents cash, short-term investments, investments purchased with collateral from securities lending and liabilities in excess of other assets.

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

SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS  at February 28, 2023 (Unaudited)

 

Shares

 

Value

Common Stocks — 115.8%

 

Aerospace & Defense — 3.0%

L3Harris Technologies, Inc. (1)  

13,618

$ 2,875,985

 

Agriculture — 5.2%

Bunge Ltd. (1)  

51,418

4,910,419

 

Banks — 3.2%

Popular, Inc. (1)  

41,818

2,985,805

 

Beverages — 5.2%

The Coca-Cola Co. (1)  

39,316

2,339,695

Keurig Dr Pepper, Inc. (1)  

73,461

2,538,078

 

4,877,773

Building Materials — 3.6%

Carrier Global Corp. (1) (2)  

74,788

3,367,704

 

Chemicals — 6.4%

Air Products and Chemicals, Inc. (1)  

13,469

3,851,865

Nutrien Ltd. (1) (2)  

28,462

2,213,774

 

6,065,639

Commercial Services — 5.4%

H&R Block, Inc. (1)  

64,251

2,364,437

S&P Global, Inc. (1)  

8,061

2,750,413

 

5,114,850

Diversified Financial Services — 12.0%

The Charles Schwab Corp. (1)  

53,929

4,202,148

Intercontinental Exchange, Inc. (1)  

33,740

3,434,732

Visa, Inc. — Class A (1) (2)  

16,939

3,725,563

 

11,362,443

Electric — 3.8%

PG&E Corp. (1) (4)  

228,136

3,563,484

 

Entertainment — 3.2%

Vail Resorts, Inc. (1) (2)  

12,942

3,021,828

 

Environmental Control — 3.5%

Waste Management, Inc.

22,340

3,345,638

 

Food — 3.0%

Lancaster Colony Corp. (1)  

14,833

2,847,639

 

Healthcare — Products — 10.5%

GE HealthCare Technologies, Inc. (1) (4)  

33,782

2,567,432

Medtronic PLC (1)  

37,712

3,122,553

Zimmer Biomet Holdings, Inc. (1)  

34,441

4,266,207

 

9,956,192

Insurance — 4.3%

Old Republic International Corp. (1)  

154,627

4,077,514

 

Media — 3.4%

Comcast Corp. — Class A (1) (2)  

85,220

3,167,627

 

 

Shares

 

Value

Common Stocks — 115.8% (Continued)

 

Mining — 5.8%

Newmont Corp. (1)  

70,352

$ 3,068,051

Rio Tinto PLC — ADR (1) (2)  

33,911

2,364,614

 

5,432,665

Oil & Gas — 5.1%

Exxon Mobil Corp. (1)  

43,557

4,787,350

 

Packaging & Containers — 3.1%

Packaging Corp. of America (1)  

21,137

2,889,851

 

Pharmaceuticals — 7.5%

AbbVie, Inc. (1)  

29,033

4,468,179

Johnson & Johnson (1)  

16,874

2,586,109

 

7,054,288

Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs) — 3.4%

PotlatchDeltic Corp. (1) (2)  

70,022

3,232,215

 

Retail — 1.6%

Domino’s Pizza, Inc. (2)  

5,247

1,542,670

 

Software — 7.5%

Activision Blizzard, Inc. (1)  

46,669

3,558,512

Fidelity National Information
Services, Inc.
(1)  

56,125

3,556,641

 

7,115,153

Telecommunications — 3.3%

AT&T, Inc. (1)  

163,617

3,093,998

 

Water — 2.8%

American Water Works Co., Inc. (1)  

18,699

2,624,966

 

Total Common Stocks

(Cost $107,743,735)

109,313,696

 

Convertible Preferred Stocks — 6.6%

 

Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs) — 6.6%

AGNC Investment Corp. (1)  

6.125% (3)  

158,041

3,418,427

EPR Properties

5.750% (3)  

146,134

2,801,389

 

6,219,816

Total Convertible Preferred Stocks

(Cost $6,526,653)

6,219,816

 

Short-Term Investments — 5.5%

 

Money Market Funds — 5.5%

First American Government Obligations Fund, Class X, 4.370% (5)  

5,179,761

5,179,761

 

Total Short-Term Investments

(Cost $5,179,761)

5,179,761

 


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

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Shares

 

Value

Investments Purchased with Collateral from Securities Lending — 5.6%

Mount Vernon Liquid Assets
Portfolio, LLC, 4.750%
(5)  

5,319,758

$ 5,319,758

Total Investments Purchased with Collateral From Securities Lending

(Cost $5,319,758)

5,319,758

 

Total Investments in Securities —133.5%

(Cost $124,769,907)

126,033,031

Liabilities in Excess of Other
Assets — (33.5)%

(31,629,710)

Total Net Assets — 100.0%

$ 94,403,321

ADR American Depositary Receipt

(1) All or a portion of the shares of this security have been committed as collateral for securities sold short.

(2) This security or a portion of this security was out on loan as of February 28, 2023. Total loaned securities had a value of $5,181,860 or 5.5% of net assets. The remaining contractual maturity of all of the securities lending transactions is overnight and continuous.

(3) Perpetual maturity.

(4) Non-income producing security.

(5) The rate shown is the annualized seven-day effective yield as of February 28, 2023.

SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS  at February 28, 2023 (Unaudited) (Continued)

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

SCHEDULE OF SECURITIES SOLD SHORT at February 28, 2023 (Unaudited)

 

Shares

 

Value

Common Stocks (1) — 31.3%

 

Auto Manufacturers — 1.8%

Tesla, Inc.

8,504

$ 1,749,358

 

Banks — 1.7%

SVB Financial Group

5,440

1,567,318

 

Computers — 1.5%

Apple, Inc.

9,543

1,406,734

 

Diversified Financial Services — 1.6%

BlackRock, Inc.

2,216

1,527,777

 

Entertainment — 1.4%

DraftKings, Inc. — Class A

70,709

1,333,572

 

Home Builders — 1.5%

DR Horton, Inc.

15,487

1,432,238

 

Insurance — 0.8%

Trupanion, Inc.

12,150

721,467

 

Internet — 3.1%

DoorDash, Inc. — Class A

27,116

1,482,160

Shopify, Inc. — Class A

34,033

1,400,118

 

2,882,278

Leisure Time — 2.7%

Planet Fitness, Inc. — Class A

19,927

1,615,083

YETI Holdings, Inc.

24,986

973,954

 

2,589,037

Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs) — 2.6%

Equinix, Inc.

1,807

1,243,704

Prologis, Inc.

10,122

1,249,055

 

2,492,759

Retail — 5.0%

Chipotle Mexican Grill, Inc.

968

1,443,365

Lululemon Athletica, Inc.

4,800

1,484,160

Ollie’s Bargain Outlet Holdings, Inc.

30,397

1,749,043

 

4,676,568

Semiconductors — 3.8%

Broadcom, Inc.

2,831

1,682,435

NVIDIA Corp.

8,195

1,902,551

 

3,584,986

Software — 3.8%

HubSpot, Inc.

2,403

929,625

ROBLOX Corp. — Class A

26,914

986,129

Salesforce, Inc.

10,349

1,693,200

 

3,608,954

Total Common Stocks

(Proceeds $29,677,576)

29,573,046

 

Total Securities Sold Short — 31.3%

(Proceeds $29,677,576)

$ 29,573,046

(1) Non-income producing securities .

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

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STATEMENT OF ASSETS AND LIABILITIES  at February 28, 2023 (Unaudited)

Assets:

Investments in securities, at value (Cost $124,769,907) (Note 2) (1)

$ 126,033,031

Collateral at broker for securities sold short

3,140,124

Receivables:

Dividends and interest

144,891

Securities lending income (Note 5)

722

Prepaid Expenses

50,353

Total assets

129,369,121

 

Liabilities:

Collateral received from securities loaned (Note 5)

5,319,758

Securities sold short (Proceeds $29,677,576) (Note 2)

29,573,046

Payables:

Management fees (Note 4)

72,996

Total liabilities

34,965,800

Net Assets

$ 94,403,321

 

Components of Net Assets:

Paid-in capital

$ 94,129,307

Total distributable (accumulated) earnings (losses)

274,014

Net assets

$ 94,403,321

 

Net Asset Value (unlimited shares authorized):

Net assets

$ 94,403,321

Shares of beneficial interest issued and outstanding

3,400,000

Net asset value

$ 27.77

(1) Includes loaned securities with a value of $5,181,860.

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

STATEMENT OF OPERATIONS  For the Six-Months Ended February 28, 2023 (Unaudited)

Investment Income:

Dividend income (net of foreign withholding tax of $8,740)

$ 1,115,551

Interest income

41,646

Securities lending income (Note 5)

3,124

Total investment income

1,160,321

 

Expenses:

Management fees (Note 4)

341,565

Total expenses before dividends on securities sold short, interest, and tax expenses

341,565

Dividends on securities sold short

64,882

Interest expense

6,157

Tax expense

7,971

Net expenses

420,575

Net investment income (loss)

739,746

 

Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss) :

Net realized gain (loss) on:

Investments

(492,643

)

Securities sold short

(1,449,621

)

Change in net unrealized appreciation/depreciation on:

Investments

2,462,456

Securities sold short

(1,375,961

)

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments and securities sold short

(855,769

)

Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations

$ (116,023

)

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

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STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN NET ASSETS

 

 

Six-Months Ended February 28, 2023 (Unaudited)

 

Year Ended
August 31, 2022

 

Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets From:

 

Operations:

Net investment income (loss)

$ 739,746

$ 729,616

Net realized gain (loss)

(1,942,264

)

1,348,173

Change in net unrealized appreciation/depreciation

1,086,495

(547,688

)

Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations

(116,023

)

1,530,101

 

Distributions to Shareholders:

Net distributions to shareholders

(1,155,250

)

(776,289

)

 

Capital Share Transactions:

Net increase (decrease) in net assets derived from net change in outstanding shares ( 1 )

41,146,113

47,795,642

Total increase (decrease) in net assets

39,874,840

48,549,454

 

Net Assets:

Beginning of period

54,528,481

5,979,027

End of period

$ 94,403,321

$ 54,528,481

( 1 ) Summary of share transactions is as follows:

Six-Months Ended
February 28, 2023
(Unaudited)

Year Ended
August 31, 2022

Shares

Value

Shares

Value

Shares sold

1,800,000

$ 52,532,165

1,925,000

$ 52,585,897

Shares redeemed

(400,000

)

(11,386,052

)

(175,000

)

(4,790,255

)

Net increase (decrease)

1,400,000

$ 41,146,113

1,750,000

$ 47,795,642

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

FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS  For a capital share outstanding throughout the period

 

 

Six-Months Ended
February 28, 2023 (Unaudited)