Subversive Decarbonization ETF
Ticker Symbol:  DKRB

Subversive Food Security ETF
Ticker Symbol:  KCAL

Subversive Mental Health ETF
Ticker Symbol:  SANE

Subversive Metaverse ETF
Ticker Symbol:  PUNK

Semi-Annual Report
March 31, 2023



SUBVERSIVE ETFs




Subversive Decarbonization ETF
 
Fund Performance
 
Since inception and for the period ending March 31, 2023, the market returns were 1.85% while the returns on the S&P 500 total returns were 6.45%.
 
Performance Discussion
 
The war in Europe has fundamentally, and we believe permanently, altered the supply chain and relative value of rare earth mineral deposits required for battery production we believe will be required for a decarbonized world. We also believe it will be nuclear and solar power that will largely fuel those future batteries. Elements of the energy sector did come under pressure in the first quarter and there were correlations impacts in some parts of the renewable energy sectors during the quarter.
 
Looking Ahead
 
We do believe Japan will be the most accommodative central bank among the G-7 and are looking toward Asia, Japan in particular, for outperformance in the near term. There are two key themes we are watching closely. First is the U.S. debt ceiling negotiations and how cuts to solar or electric vehicle credits could be included in any debt deal. This would be generally negative for U.S. solar companies but potentially positive for Canadian solar where we are invested. The other issue we are watching for are U.S. support for reactor development among the G-7 as the world begins to realize reliance on Russian sourced energy is misguided and the war in Europe is likely to last years. All of these moving parts will impact the relative value of these sectors and present both challenges and opportunities.
 

 
The views in this letter were as of 3/31/2023 and may not necessarily reflect the same views on the date this letter is first published or any time thereafter. These views are intended to help shareholders in understanding the Fund’s investment methodology and do not constitute investment advice.
 
This material must be preceded or accompanied by a prospectus.
 
Past performance is not indicative of future results.
 
Important Risks:
 
Investing involves risk including possible loss of principal. The Adviser’s evaluations and assumptions regarding issuers, securities, and other factors may not successfully achieve the Fund’s investment objectives given actual market conditions. Companies in the energy and water industry are subject to many business, economic, environmental, and regulatory risks that can adversely affect the costs, revenues, profits, and viability of companies in the industry.
 
Decarbonization Investing Risks: The Fund’s strategy may limit the types of investments available to the Fund, and, as a result, the Fund’s returns may be lower than other funds that do not seek to invest in companies that support the decarbonization of our energy supply chain. The types of companies in which the Fund may invest may be more volatile than more established companies and may be dependent on government regulation and subsidies related to reducing our carbon footprint.
 
Distributor: Quasar Distributors, LLC.
 
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Subversive Food Security ETF
 
Fund Performance
 
Since inception and for the period ending March 31, 2023, the market returns were -3.26% while the returns on the S&P 500 total returns were 6.45%.
 
Performance Discussion
 
The fund holds a diverse basket of securities related to food security including everything from seed and fertilizer companies, farm equipment and consumer facing brands. During the first quarter of 2023 headline inflation peaked largely due to declines in food input costs. As the cost of fertilizer, equipment, and especially eggs, declined, earnings and margins, and forward guidance among these names were lowered while the S&P rallied largely due to the extraordinary rally in big tech. Fund performance was driven largely by margin compression in food space and a strong start to broad indices largely unrelated to food security.
 
Looking Ahead
 
We have minimized allocations to fertilizer sectors in favor of water holdings, Japanese food companies and core US based farm infrastructure companies. Part of this is our macro belief that the Japanese central bank will be the most accommodative among the G-7 (The group of 7 is a political forum consisting of 7 of the largest liberal democracies) and Japanese equities will outperform so where can we find value in the food space there? We also believe that certain water assets in the US are fundamentally undervalued but we also like how legacy farm equipment companies are adopting new technology such as AI and GPS guided planting to expand efficiency. Ultimately, we still approach this space as a value investor, looking for cash flow and companies that can expand margins without squeezing the consumer as we also believe the Federal Reserve is not done raising rates. This is the big question we will be watching for the remainder of the year.
 

 
The views in this letter were as of 3/31/2023 and may not necessarily reflect the same views on the date this letter is first published or any time thereafter. These views are intended to help shareholders in understanding the Fund’s investment methodology and do not constitute investment advice.
 
This material must be preceded or accompanied by a prospectus.
 
Past performance is not indicative of future results.
 
Important Risks:
 
Investing involves risk including possible loss of principal. The Adviser’s evaluations and assumptions regarding issuers, securities, and other factors may not successfully achieve the Fund’s investment objectives given actual market conditions. The food industry is highly competitive and can be significantly affected by demographic and product trends, competitive pricing, food fads, marketing campaigns, environmental factors, government regulation, adverse changes in general economic conditions, agricultural commodity prices, evolving consumer preferences, nutritional and health-related concerns, federal, state and local food inspection and processing controls, consumer product liability claims, consumer boycotts, risks of product tampering and the availability and expense of liability insurance. The water industry can be significantly affected by economic trends or other conditions or developments, such as the availability of water, the level of rainfall and occurrence of other climatic events, changes in water consumption, new technologies relating to the supply of water, and water conservation.
 
Distributor: Quasar Distributors, LLC.
 
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Subversive Mental Health ETF
 
Fund Performance
 
For the period since inception and ending March 31, 2023, the market returns of the Fund were -.79% compared to a return of the S&P 500 index over the same period of 8.01%.
 
Performance Discussion
 
The S&P 500 had a strong start to the year largely driven by large tech names that this Fund has no exposure to.
 
Looking Ahead
 
We believe there is a change underway in the public understanding of the connection between metabolic disorders and a broad array of mental health disorders. If you have heard about the drug Ozempic, you have heard about our investment thesis. There is an entire ecosystem of medical devices, treatments in the pipeline, and new treatments that target particular protein accumulation in the aging brain that have the potential to revolutionize this space.
 
We are particularly focused on, and investing in, companies in the glucagon-like peptide-1 receptor and beta-amyloid treatment space. As the understanding of this space evolves, we believe valuations will evolve with it. Some of our allocations could be classified as more of a growth picture. We have exposure to consumer facing brands that are cash flow positive but also drug companies in phase-1 trials with quite a high cash burn. Through prudent risk management, we believe we can navigate this space but believe this is a Fund with a bit more patient capital as the timeline for these themes to develop will be years, instead of months.
 
Glucagon-like peptide-1 receptor (GLP-1R): GLP-1R is a receptor for the glucagon-like peptide-1 (GLP-1), a hormone that is released in response to food intake. The GLP-1R is mainly found in the pancreas but is also present in other tissues including the heart, lungs, kidneys, and brain. When GLP-1 binds to its receptor, it stimulates the secretion of insulin from the pancreas, inhibits the release of glucagon (another hormone that raises blood sugar), and slows down gastric emptying. This process helps to regulate blood sugar levels. GLP-1R is a target of several drugs used to treat type 2 diabetes, and we believe there are future uses as well.
 
The Beta-amyloid hypothesis is the defining feature of most current late-stage AD treatment. It is a protein fragment that’s derived from a larger protein known as amyloid precursor protein (APP). Beta-amyloid is best known for its role in Alzheimer’s disease, and this is why it is targeted by treatment. In this disease, beta-amyloid fragments accumulate to form hard plaques in the brain. These plaques are believed to contribute to the death of neurons, leading to the symptoms of Alzheimer’s.
 

 

 
The views in this letter were as of 3/31/2023 and may not necessarily reflect the same views on the date this letter is first published or any time thereafter. These views are intended to help shareholders in understanding the Fund’s investment methodology and do not constitute investment advice.
 
This material must be preceded or accompanied by a prospectus.
 
Past performance is not indicative of future results.
 

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Important Risks:
 
Investing involves risk including possible loss of principal. The Adviser’s evaluations and assumptions regarding issuers, securities, and other factors may not successfully achieve the Fund’s investment objectives given actual market conditions.
 
The equity securities held in the Fund’s portfolio may experience sudden, unpredictable drops in value or long periods of decline in value. This may occur because of factors that affect securities markets generally or factors affecting specific issuers, industries, sectors or companies in which the Fund invests. Growth stocks may be more volatile than other stocks because they are more sensitive to investors’ perceptions of the issuing company’s growth potential. Also, the growth investing style may over time go in and out of favor.
 
Investments in the medical and pharmaceutical industry may involve increased risks. These industries are subject to a significant amount of governmental regulation, and changes in governmental policies and the need for regulatory approvals may have a material adverse effect on this industry. In addition, they tend to spend heavily on research and development, and their products or services may not prove commercially successful or may become obsolete quickly. Companies in the pharmaceutical industry are subject to risks of new technologies and competitive pressures and are heavily dependent on patents and intellectual property rights. The loss or impairment of these rights may adversely affect the profitability of these companies.
 
Distributor: Quasar Distributors, LLC.
 
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Subversive Metaverse ETF
 
Fund Performance
 
During the six-month period from October 1, 2022 – March 31, 2023, the market returns of the Fund were 7.42% compared to the Nasdaq 100 Total Return of 20.72%.
 
Performance Discussion
 
The 6 months covering this report were two very different market environments. Many of the names in the universe space came under pressure during the last half of 2022 but with a large cap roar during the first quarter. The underperformance of PUNK was driven by an allocation to smaller cap-metaverse specific names but also by not over-allocating to the large cap names that rebounded during the first quarter of 2023 Microsoft, Apple, and Amazon. While we hold names like Microsoft, Apple, and Amazon in the fund, they are held in lower concentrations than the index and this broader diversification into names more specific to the metaverse was the primary driver of the difference of returns. The fund does hold a less than 1% short on Meta and that short position, the Fund’s only short, did detract from performance as well.
 
Looking Ahead
 
With the release of Chat GPT by Open AI, and specifically the public release of Chat GPT-4 on March 14, 2023, we believe investor appetite for metaverse-specific has disappeared and made the decision to close the Metaverse Fund effective May 31, 2023. The fund will continue operations normally until that date. Chat GPT is the name of the public-facing AI tool released by OpenAI.
 

 

 
The views in this letter were as of 3/31/2023, and may not necessarily reflect the same views on the date this letter is first published or any time thereafter. These views are intended to help shareholders in understanding the Fund’s investment methodology and do not constitute investment advice.
 
For a list of current fund holdings, please see the holdings information provided in the Semi-Annual Report.
 
This material must be preceded or accompanied by a prospectus.
 
Past performance is not indicative of future results.
 
Important Risks:
 
Metaverse Companies Risk include, but are not limited to, small or limited markets for such securities, changes in business cycles, world economic growth, technological progress, rapid obsolescence, and government regulation. Securities of Metaverse Companies, especially smaller, start-up companies, tend to be more volatile than securities of companies that do not rely heavily on technology. Rapid change to technologies that affect a company’s products could have a material adverse effect on such company’s operating results. Metaverse Companies may rely on a combination of patents, copyrights, trademarks and trade secret laws to establish and protect their proprietary rights in their products and technologies. There can be no assurance that the steps taken by these companies to protect their proprietary rights will be adequate to prevent the misappropriation of their technology or that competitors will not independently develop technologies that are substantially equivalent or superior to such companies’ technology.
 
Distributor: Quasar Distributor, LLC.
 
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Expense Example (Unaudited)
March 31, 2023

As a shareholder of the Funds, you incur two types of costs: (1) transaction costs, including broker commissions on the purchases and sales of the Fund’s shares, and (2) ongoing costs, including management fees and other Fund specific expenses. The expense example is intended to help the shareholder understand ongoing costs (in dollars) of investing in each of the Funds and to compare these costs with the ongoing costs of investing in other mutual funds. The example is based on an investment of $1,000 invested at the beginning of the period and held for the most recent period.
 
The Actual Expenses comparison provides information about actual account values and actual expenses. A shareholder may use the information in this line, together with the amount invested, to estimate the expenses paid over the period. A shareholder may divide his/her account value by $1,000 (e.g., 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 paid on his/her account during this period.
 
The Hypothetical Example for Comparison Purposes provides information about hypothetical account values and hypothetical expenses based on each Funds’ actual expense ratio and an assumed rate of return of 5% per year before expenses, which is not the Funds’ actual return. The hypothetical account values and expenses may not be used to estimate the actual ending account balance or expenses paid for the period. A shareholder may use this information to compare the ongoing costs of investing in the Fund and other funds. To do so, a shareholder would 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 your ongoing costs only and do not reflect any transactional costs, such as brokerage commissions paid on purchases and sales of Fund shares. Therefore, the Hypothetical Example for Comparisons Purposes is useful in comparing ongoing costs only and will not help to determine the relevant total costs of owning different funds. In addition, if these transactional costs were included, shareholder costs would have been higher.

             
Expenses Paid
 
Annualized Net
 
Beginning
 
Ending
 
Since Inception(1)
 
Expense Ratio
 
Account Value
 
Account Value
 
(12/21/2022 –
 
(3/31/2023)
 
(12/21/2022)
 
(3/31/2023)
 
3/31/2023)
Subversive Decarbonization ETF
             
Actual(2)
0.75%
 
$1,000.00
 
$1,017.80
 
$3.77
Hypothetical (5% annual return before expenses)
0.75%
 
$1,000.00
 
$1,021.19
 
$3.78
 
(1)
Inception date of the Fund was December 21, 2022. Expense are equal to the Fund’s annualized expense ratio for the period multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by 100/365 to reflect the period since inception to March 31, 2023.
(2)
Based on the actual NAV returns for the period ended March 31, 2023 of 1.78%.

             
Expenses Paid
 
Annualized Net
 
Beginning
 
Ending
 
Since Inception(1)
 
Expense Ratio
 
Account Value
 
Account Value
 
(12/21/2022 –
 
(3/31/2023)
 
(12/21/2022)
 
(3/31/2023)
 
3/31/2023)
Subversive Food Security ETF
             
Actual(2)
0.75%
 
$1,000.00
 
$   966.90
 
$3.68
Hypothetical (5% annual return before expenses)
0.75%
 
$1,000.00
 
$1,021.19
 
$3.78
 
(1)
Inception date of the Fund was December 21, 2022. Expense are equal to the Fund’s annualized expense ratio for the period multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by 100/365 to reflect the period since inception to March 31, 2023.
(2)
Based on the actual NAV returns for the period ended March 31, 2023 of -3.31%.

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Expense Example (Unaudited) – Continued
March 31, 2023

             
Expenses Paid
 
Annualized Net
 
Beginning
 
Ending
 
Since Inception(1)
 
Expense Ratio
 
Account Value
 
Account Value
 
(12/22/2022 –
 
(3/31/2023)
 
(12/22/2022)
 
(3/31/2023)
 
3/31/2023)
Subversive Mental Health ETF
             
Actual(2)
0.75%
 
$1,000.00
 
$   992.30
 
$3.73
Hypothetical (5% annual return before expenses)
0.75%
 
$1,000.00
 
$1,021.19
 
$3.78

 
(1)
Inception date of the Fund was December 22, 2022. Expense are equal to the Fund’s annualized expense ratio for the period multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by 99/365 to reflect the period since inception to March 31, 2023.
(2)
Based on the actual NAV returns for the period ended March 31, 2023 of -0.77%.

             
Expenses Paid
 
Annualized Net
 
Beginning
 
Ending
 
During Period(1)
 
Expense Ratio
 
Account Value
 
Account Value
 
(10/1/2022 –
 
(3/31/2023)
 
(10/1/2022)
 
(3/31/2023)
 
3/31/2023)
Subversive Metaverse ETF
             
Actual(2)
0.75%
 
$1,000.00
 
$1,077.80
 
$3.89
Hypothetical (5% annual return before expenses)
0.75%
 
$1,000.00
 
$1,021.19
 
$3.78
 
(1)
Expense are equal to the Fund’s annualized expense ratio for the period multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by 182/365 to reflect its six-month period.
(2)
Based on the actual NAV returns for the period ended March 31, 2023 of 7.78%.

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SUBVERSIVE DECARBONIZATION ETF


Allocation of Portfolio(1) (% of Investments) (Unaudited)
March 31, 2023




Top 10 Equity Holdings(1) (% of Investments) (Unaudited)
March 31, 2023
 
 
Shell plc
5.62%
 
Cameco Corp.
5.03%
 
Generac Holdings, Inc.
4.99%
 
TransAlta Renewables, Inc.
4.81%
 
NexGen Energy Ltd.
4.68%
 
The Kansai Electric Power Co, Inc.
4.64%
 
Iberdrola SA
4.62%
 
BWX Technologies, Inc.
4.56%
 
NRG Energy, Inc.
4.50%
 
Public Service Enterprise Group, Inc.
4.39%

(1)
Fund holdings and sector allocations are subject to change at any time and are not recommendations to buy or sell any security.

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SUBVERSIVE FOOD SECURITY ETF


Allocation of Portfolio(1) (% of Investments) (Unaudited)
March 31, 2023





Top 10 Equity Holdings(1) (% of Investments) (Unaudited)
March 31, 2023
 
 
Deere & Co.
5.52%
 
The Andersons Inc.
5.46%
 
Itafos, Inc.
5.04%
 
MP Evans Group plc
4.88%
 
Archer-Daniels-Midland Co.
4.87%
 
Cadiz, Inc.
4.79%
 
CVR Partners LP
4.79%
 
Oceana Group Ltd.
4.55%
 
KWS Saat SE & Co KGaA
4.53%
 
Balchem Corp.
4.51%

(1)
Fund holdings and sector allocations are subject to change at any time and are not recommendations to buy or sell any security.

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SUBVERSIVE MENTAL HEALTH ETF


Allocation of Portfolio(1) (% of Investments) (Unaudited)
March 31, 2023





Top 10 Equity Holdings(1) (% of Investments) (Unaudited)
March 31, 2023
 
 
Novartis AG
6.22%
 
Merck & Co, Inc.
4.87%
 
Sanofi
4.59%
 
Alkermes plc
4.42%
 
Regeneron Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
4.42%
 
Biogen, Inc.
4.26%
 
Medtronic
4.26%
 
Eli Lilly & Co.
4.26%
 
GSK plc
4.11%
 
AbbVie, Inc.
4.00%

(1)
Fund holdings and sector allocations are subject to change at any time and are not recommendations to buy or sell any security.

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SUBVERSIVE METAVERSE ETF


Allocation of Portfolio(1) (% of Investments) (Unaudited)
March 31, 2023





Top 10 Equity Holdings(1) (% of Investments) (Unaudited)
March 31, 2023
 
 
GLOBALFOUNDRIES, Inc.
7.42%
 
NVIDIA Corp.
6.10%
 
Apple, Inc.
5.08%
 
Advanced Micro Devices, Inc.
4.85%
 
Intel Corp.
4.85%
 
Analog Devices, Inc.
4.80%
 
Microsoft Corp.
4.80%
 
Samsara, Inc.
4.69%
 
Yext, Inc.
4.66%
 
Agilent Technologies, Inc.
4.32%
 
(1)
Fund holdings and sector allocations are subject to change at any time and are not recommendations to buy or sell any security.

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SUBVERSIVE DECARBONIZATION ETF


Schedule of Investments (Unaudited)
March 31, 2023

   
Shares
   
Value
 
COMMON STOCKS – 92.21%
           
Aerospace & Defense – 7.62%
           
BWX Technologies, Inc.
   
425
   
$
26,792
 
Rolls-Royce Holdings plc (a)(b)
   
12,011
     
21,740
 
             
48,532
 
Building Products – 4.55%
               
A.O. Smith Corp.
   
327
     
22,612
 
Advanced Drainage Systems, Inc.
   
75
     
6,316
 
             
28,928
 
Chemicals – 3.32%
               
Livent Corp. (a)
   
664
     
14,422
 
Umicore SA (b)
   
796
     
6,718
 
             
21,140
 
Electric Utilities – 16.26%
               
Iberdrola SA (a)(b)
   
2,176
     
27,103
 
The Kansai Electric Power Co, Inc. (b)
   
2,803
     
27,254
 
NextEra Energy, Inc.
   
295
     
22,739
 
NRG Energy, Inc.
   
770
     
26,403
 
             
103,499
 
Electrical Equipment – 5.85%
               
Generac Holdings, Inc. (a)
   
271
     
29,271
 
NuScale Power Corp. (a)
   
879
     
7,990
 
             
37,261
 
Independent Power and Renewable Electricity Producers – 4.43%
               
TransAlta Renewables, Inc. (b)
   
3,065
     
28,212
 
Machinery – 12.40%
               
Cummins, Inc.
   
77
     
18,394
 
Evoqua Water Technologies Corp. (a)
   
463
     
23,020
 
Pentair plc (b)
   
420
     
23,214
 
Watts Water Technologies, Inc.
   
85
     
14,307
 
             
78,935
 
Metals & Mining – 5.41%
               
Carpenter Technology Corp.
   
404
     
18,083
 
MP Materials Corp. (a)
   
356
     
10,036
 
Vale SA (b)
   
399
     
6,296
 
             
34,415
 

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

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Schedule of Investments (Unaudited) – Continued
March 31, 2023

   
Shares
   
Value
 
Multi-Utilities – 7.00%
           
Consolidated Edison, Inc.
   
196
   
$
18,751
 
Public Service Enterprise Group, Inc.
   
413
     
25,792
 
             
44,543
 
Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels – 19.21%
               
Cameco Corp. (a)(b)
   
1,129
     
29,546
 
Centrus Energy Corp. (a)
   
470
     
15,134
 
Energy Fuels Inc. (a)(b)
   
1,892
     
10,557
 
NexGen Energy Ltd. (a)(b)
   
7,156
     
27,480
 
Shell plc (b)
   
1,158
     
32,977
 
Uranium Energy Corp. (a)
   
2,291
     
6,598
 
             
122,292
 
Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment – 3.10%
               
ON Semiconductor Corp. (a)
   
240
     
19,757
 
Trading Companies & Distributors – 3.06%
               
Sumitomo Corp. (b)
   
1,106
     
19,500
 
Total Common Stocks
               
  (Cost $562,266)
           
587,014
 
                 
SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS – 7.30%
               
Money Market Fund – 7.30%
               
First American Government Obligations Fund, Class X, 4.64% (c)
   
46,491
     
46,491
 
Total Short-Term Investments
               
  (Cost $46,491)
           
46,491
 
                 
Total Investments
               
  (Cost $608,757) – 99.51%
           
633,505
 
Other Assets In Excess Of Liabilities – 0.49%
           
3,112
 
Net Assets – 100.00%
         
$
636,617
 

plc – Public Limited Company
(a)
Non-income producing security.
(b)
Foreign Security.
(c)
The rate quoted is the annualized seven-day effective yield as of March 31, 2023.

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

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

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SUBVERSIVE FOOD SECURITY ETF


Schedule of Investments (Unaudited)
March 31, 2023

   
Shares
   
Value
 
COMMON STOCKS – 92.81%
           
             
Chemicals – 38.24%
           
American Vanguard Corp.
   
1,126
   
$
24,637
 
Balchem Corp.
   
200
     
25,296
 
CF Industries Holdings, Inc.
   
260
     
18,847
 
Corteva, Inc.
   
417
     
25,149
 
CVR Partners LP
   
301
     
26,840
 
FMC Corp.
   
149
     
18,197
 
Incitec Pivot Ltd. (b)
   
9,671
     
20,234
 
Intrepid Potash, Inc. (a)
   
206
     
5,686
 
Itafos, Inc. (a)(b)
   
18,189
     
28,263
 
K+S AG (b)
   
1,027
     
21,825
 
NUTRIEN Ltd. (a)(b)
   
100
     
7,385
 
The Mosaic Co.
   
59
     
2,707
 
Yara International ASA (b)
   
136
     
5,896
 
             
230,962
 
Food & Staples Retailing – 5.07%
               
The Andersons, Inc.
   
741
     
30,618
 
Food Products – 35.82%
               
Archer-Daniels-Midland Co.
   
343
     
27,323
 
Bunge Ltd. (b)
   
246
     
23,498
 
Cal-Maine Foods, Inc.
   
347
     
21,129
 
Kellogg Co.
   
344
     
23,034
 
KWS Saat SE & Co KGaA (b)
   
383
     
25,379
 
Mowi ASA (b)
   
983
     
18,158
 
MP Evans Group plc (b)
   
2,503
     
27,357
 
Oceana Group Ltd. (b)
   
6,542
     
25,488
 
Vilmorin & Cie SA (b)
   
529
     
24,985
 
             
216,351
 
Machinery – 6.13%
               
Deere & Co.
   
75
     
30,966
 
Titan International, Inc. (a)
   
578
     
6,057
 
             
37,023
 
Trading Companies & Distribution – 3.11%
               
Titan Machinery, Inc. (a)
   
617
     
18,788
 
Water Utilities – 4.44%
               
Cadiz, Inc. (a)
   
6,645
     
26,846
 
Total Common Stocks
               
  (Cost $575,438)
           
560,588
 


The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
14


SUBVERSIVE FOOD SECURITY ETF


Schedule of Investments (Unaudited) – Continued
March 31, 2023

   
Shares
   
Value
 
SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS – 6.78%
           
Money Market Fund – 6.78%
           
First American Government Obligations Fund, Class X, 4.64% (c)
   
40,929
   
$
40,929
 
Total Short-Term Investments
               
  (Cost $40,929)
           
40,929
 
Total Investments
               
  (Cost $616,367) – 99.59%
           
601,517
 
Other Assets In Excess Of Liabilities – 0.41%
           
2,451
 
Net Assets – 100.00%
         
$
603,968
 

ADR – American Depository Receipt
plc – Public Limited Company
(a)
Non-income producing security.
(b)
Foreign Security.
(c)
The rate quoted is the annualized seven-day effective yield as of March 31, 2023.

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

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
15


SUBVERSIVE MENTAL HEALTH ETF


Schedule of Investments (Unaudited)
March 31, 2023

   
Shares
   
Value
 
COMMON STOCKS – 98.90%
           
Biotechnology – 29.47%
           
AbbVie, Inc.
   
154
   
$
24,543
 
Alkermes plc (a)(b)
   
962
     
27,119
 
Alnylam Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (a)
   
90
     
18,029
 
Biogen, Inc. (a)
   
94
     
26,135
 
Compass Pathways plc (a)(b)
   
693
     
6,882
 
Horizon Therapeutics plc (a)(b)
   
165
     
18,008
 
Regeneron Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (a)
   
33
     
27,115
 
Sage Therapeutics, Inc. (a)
   
470
     
19,721
 
United Therapeutics Corp. (a)
   
68
     
15,229
 
             
182,781
 
Health Care Equipment & Supplies – 16.64%
               
Abbott Laboratories
   
173
     
17,518
 
Becton Dickinson and Co.
   
74
     
18,318
 
Insulet Corp. (a)
   
62
     
19,775
 
Medtronic (b)
   
324
     
26,121
 
PHC Holdings Corp. (b)
   
1,992
     
21,484
 
             
103,216
 
Pharmaceuticals – 49.52%
               
AstraZeneca plc (b)
   
276
     
19,157
 
Bristol-Myers Squibb Co.
   
340
     
23,565
 
Eli Lilly & Co.
   
76
     
26,100
 
GSK plc (b)
   
708
     
25,191
 
H. Lundbeck A/S (b)
   
4,973
     
23,007
 
Jazz Pharmaceuticals plc (a)(b)
   
157
     
22,974
 
Johnson & Johnson
   
140
     
21,700
 
Merck & Co, Inc.
   
281
     
29,895
 
Novartis AG (b)
   
417
     
38,175
 
Pfizer, Inc.
   
362
     
14,769
 
Roche Holding AG (b)
   
58
     
16,542
 
Sanofi (b)
   
517
     
28,135
 
Supernus Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (a)
   
494
     
17,898
 
             
307,108
 
Technology Hardware, Storage & Peripherals – 3.27%
               
Apple, Inc.
   
123
     
20,283
 
Total Common Stocks
               
  (Cost $619,408)
           
613,388
 


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

16


SUBVERSIVE MENTAL HEALTH ETF


Schedule of Investments (Unaudited) – Continued
March 31, 2023

   
Shares
   
Value
 
SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS- 0.52%
           
Money Market Fund – 0.52%
           
First American Government Obligations Fund, Class X, 4.64% (c)
   
3,240
   
$
3,240
 
Total Short-Term Investments
               
  (Cost $3,240)
           
3,240
 
Total Investments
               
  (Cost $622,648) – 99.42%
           
616,628
 
Other Assets In Excess Of Liabilities – 0.58%
           
3,585
 
Net Assets – 100.00%
         
$
620,213
 

plc – Public Limited Company
(a)
Non-income producing security.
(b)
Foreign Security.
(c)
The rate quoted is the annualized seven-day effective yield as of March 31, 2023.

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


The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
17


SUBVERSIVE METAVERSE ETF


Schedule of Investments (Unaudited)
March 31, 2023

   
Shares
   
Value
 
COMMON STOCKS – 94.73%
           
Entertainment – 11.31%
           
Activision Blizzard, Inc.
   
312
   
$
26,704
 
Nintendo Co. Ltd. – ADR
   
2,500
     
24,225
 
ROBLOX Corp. – Class A (a)
   
52
     
2,339
 
Take-Two Interactive Software, Inc. (a)
   
214
     
25,530
 
The Walt Disney Co. (c)
   
266
     
26,635
 
             
105,433
 
Financial Services – 2.40%
               
Block, Inc. (a)
   
326
     
22,380
 
Household Durables – 3.87%
               
Sony Group Corp. – ADR (c)
   
398
     
36,078
 
Interactive Media & Services – 0.49%
               
Alphabet, Inc. – Class C (a)(c)
   
44
     
4,576
 
Internet & Direct Marketing Retail – 1.11%
               
Amazon.com, Inc. (a)
   
100
     
10,329
 
IT Services – 5.48%
               
Cloudflare, Inc. – Class A (a)
   
370
     
22,814
 
International Business Machines Corp.
   
216
     
28,315
 
             
51,129
 
Life Sciences Tools & Services – 4.10%
               
Agilent Technologies, Inc. (c)
   
276
     
38,182
 
Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment – 43.86%
               
Advanced Micro Devices, Inc.
   
437
     
42,831
 
Analog Devices, Inc.
   
215
     
42,402
 
ASML Holding NV (b)
   
42
     
28,590
 
GLOBALFOUNDRIES, Inc. (a)(b)
   
908
     
65,539
 
Intel Corp.
   
1,310
     
42,798
 
Marvell Technology, Inc.
   
454
     
19,658
 
Micron Technology, Inc. (c)
   
544
     
32,825
 
NVIDIA Corp.
   
194
     
53,887
 
QUALCOMM, Inc.
   
60
     
7,655
 
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. Ltd. (b)
   
375
     
34,883
 
Texas Instruments, Inc.
   
160
     
29,762
 
Wolfspeed, Inc. (a)
   
124
     
8,054
 
             
408,884
 


The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
18


SUBVERSIVE METAVERSE ETF


Schedule of Investments (Unaudited) – Continued
March 31, 2023

   
Shares
   
Value
 
Software – 13.40%
           
Microsoft Corp. (c)
   
147
   
$
42,380
 
Samsara, Inc. (a)
   
2,100
     
41,412
 
Yext, Inc. (a)
   
4,280
     
41,131
 
             
124,923
 
Technology Hardware, Storage & Peripherals – 8.71%
               
Apple, Inc. (c)
   
272
     
44,853
 
Corsair Gaming, Inc. (a)
   
1,978
     
36,296
 
             
81,149
 
Total Common Stocks
               
  (Cost $908,827)
           
883,063
 
                 
SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS – 1.32%
               
Money Market Fund – 1.32%
               
First American Government Obligations Fund, Class X, 4.64% (d)
   
12,326
     
12,326
 
Total Short-Term Investments
               
  (Cost $12,326)
           
12,326
 
Total Investments
               
  (Cost $921,153) – 96.05%
           
895,389
 
Other Assets In Excess Of Liabilities – 3.95%
           
36,777
 
Net Assets – 100.00%
         
$
932,166
 

ADR – American Depository Receipt
(a)
Non-income producing security.
(b)
Foreign security.
(c)
All or a portion of this security has been committed as collateral for securities sold short. The total value of assets committed as collateral as of March 31, 2023 is $225,529.
(d)
The rate quoted is the annualized seven-day effective yield as of March 31, 2023.

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

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

19


SUBVERSIVE METAVERSE ETF


Schedule of Securities Sold Short (Unaudited)
March 31, 2023

   
Shares
   
Value
 
COMMON STOCKS – (0.27)%
           
Interactive Media & Services – (0.27)%
           
Meta Platforms, Inc.
   
(12
)
 
$
(2,543
)
Total Securities Sold Short – (0.27)%
               
  (Proceeds $3,535)
         
$
(2,543
)


The Global Industry Classification Standard (GICS®) was developed by and/or is the exclusive property of MSCI, Inc. and Standard & Poor Financial Services LLC (“S&P”). GICS is a service mark of MSCI and S&P and has been licensed for use by U.S. Bancorp Fund Services, LLC.
 
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
20


SUBVERSIVE ETFs


Statements of Assets and Liabilities (Unaudited)
March 31, 2023

   
Subversive
   
Subversive
   
Subversive
   
Subversive
 
   
Decarbonization
   
Food Security
   
Mental Health
   
Metaverse
 
   
ETF
   
ETF
   
ETF
   
ETF
 
ASSETS:
                       
Investments, at value
                       
  (Cost $608,757, $616,367, $622,648, $921,153)
 
$
633,505
   
$
601,517
   
$
616,628
   
$
895,389
 
Cash
   
     
     
     
442
 
Foreign currency, at value
                               
  (Cost $151, $—, $—, $—)
   
151
     
     
     
 
Receivable for investments sold
   
     
     
     
40,228
 
Dividends and interest receivable
   
1,126
     
509
     
1,681
     
409
 
Receivable from Adviser
   
1,935
     
1,950
     
1,958
     
6,644
 
Total assets
   
636,717
     
603,976
     
620,267
     
943,112
 
                                 
LIABILITIES:
                               
Securities sold short, at value
                               
  (Proceeds of $—, $—, $—, $3,535)
   
     
     
     
2,543
 
Dividend payable
   
100
     
8
     
54
     
35
 
Payable to brokers for securities sold short
   
     
     
     
8,368
 
Total liabilities
   
100
     
8
     
54
     
10,946
 
                                 
NET ASSETS
 
$
636,617
   
$
603,968
   
$
620,213
   
$
932,166
 
                                 
NET ASSETS CONSIST OF:
                               
Paid-in capital
 
$
625,000
   
$
625,000
   
$
625,000
   
$
1,250,000
 
Total distributable earnings (accumulated losses)
   
11,617
     
(21,032
)
   
(4,787
)
   
(317,834
)
Total net assets
 
$
636,617
   
$
603,968
   
$
620,213
   
$
932,166
 
                                 
Net assets
 
$
636,617
   
$
603,968
   
$
620,213
   
$
932,166
 
Shares issued and outstanding(1)
   
25,000
     
25,000
     
25,000
     
50,000
 
Net asset value
 
$
25.46
   
$
24.16
   
$
24.81
   
$
18.64
 

(1)
Unlimited shares authorized without par value.

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
21


SUBVERSIVE ETFs


Statements of Operations (Unaudited)
For the Period Ended March 31, 2023

   
Subversive
   
Subversive
   
Subversive
   
Subversive
 
   
Decarbonization
   
Food Security
   
Mental Health
   
Metaverse
 
   
ETF(1)
   
ETF(1)
   
ETF(2)
   
ETF
 
INVESTMENT INCOME:
                       
Dividend Income (Net of foreign
                       
  withholding taxes of $260, $38, $418, $74)
 
$
3,707
   
$
2,354
   
$
4,451
   
$
3,441
 
Interest income
   
128
     
112
     
43
     
707
 
Total investment income
   
3,835
     
2,466
     
4,494
     
4,148
 
                                 
EXPENSES:
                               
Investment advisory fees (See Note 3)
   
1,324
     
1,280
     
1,245
     
3,303
 
Total expenses
   
1,324
     
1,280
     
1,245
     
3,303
 
NET INVESTMENT INCOME
   
2,511
     
1,186
     
3,249
     
845
 
                                 
REALIZED AND CHANGE IN UNREALIZED
                               
  GAIN (LOSS) ON INVESTMENTS:
                               
Net realized gain (loss) on:
                               
Investments
   
(15,759
)
   
(6,881
)
   
(2,098
)
   
(116,119
)
Securities sold short
   
     
     
     
(12,061
)
Foreign currency translation
   
116
     
(160
)
   
72
     
44
 
Net realized loss
   
(15,643
)
   
(7,041
)
   
(2,026
)
   
(128,136
)
Net change in unrealized
                               
  appreciation (depreciation) on:
                               
Investments
   
24,748
     
(14,850
)
   
(6,020
)
   
209,680
 
Securities sold short
   
     
     
     
(15,131
)
Foreign currency translation
   
1
     
     
10
     
 
Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation)
   
24,749
     
(14,850
)
   
(6,010
)
   
194,549
 
Net realized and change in
                               
  unrealized gain (loss) on investments
   
9,106
     
(21,891
)
   
(8,036
)
   
66,413
 
NET INCREASE (DECREASE) IN NET
                               
  ASSETS RESULTING FROM OPERATIONS
 
$
11,617
   
$
(20,705
)
 
$
(4,787
)
 
$
67,258
 

(1)
Inception date of the Fund was December 21, 2022.
(2)
Inception date of the Fund was December 22, 2022.

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
22


SUBVERSIVE DECARBONIZATION ETF


Statement of Changes in Net Assets

   
For the Period
 
   
Inception through
 
   
March 31, 2023(1)
 
   
(Unaudited)
 
OPERATIONS:
     
Net investment gain
 
$
2,511
 
Net realized loss on investments
   
(15,643
)
Change in net unrealized appreciation on investments
   
24,749
 
Net increase in net assets resulting from operations
   
11,617
 
         
CAPITAL SHARE TRANSACTIONS:
       
Net increase in net assets resulting from capital share transactions(2)
   
625,000
 
         
NET INCREASE IN NET ASSETS
   
636,617
 
         
NET ASSETS:
       
Beginning of period
   
 
End of period
 
$
636,617
 

(1)
Inception date of the Fund was December 21, 2022.
(2)
A summary of capital share transactions is as follows:

   
For the Period Inception
through March 31, 2023(1)
(Unaudited)
 
SHARE TRANSACTIONS:
 
Shares
   
Amount
 
Issued
   
25,000
   
$
625,000
 
Net increase in shares outstanding
   
25,000
   
$
625,000
 


The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
23


SUBVERSIVE FOOD SECURITY ETF


Statement of Changes in Net Assets

   
For the Period
 
   
Inception through
 
   
March 31, 2023(1)
 
   
(Unaudited)
 
OPERATIONS:
     
Net investment gain
 
$
1,186
 
Net realized loss on investments
   
(7,041
)
Change in net unrealized depreciation on investments
   
(14,850
)
Net decrease in net assets resulting from operations
   
(20,705
)
         
DISTRIBUTIONS TO SHAREHOLDERS:
       
From distributable earnings (See Note 4)
   
(327
)
Total distributions to shareholders
   
(327
)
         
CAPITAL SHARE TRANSACTIONS:
       
Net increase in net assets resulting from capital share transactions(2)
   
625,000
 
         
NET INCREASE IN NET ASSETS
   
603,968
 
         
NET ASSETS:
       
Beginning of period
   
 
End of period
 
$
603,968
 

(1)
Inception date of the Fund was December 21, 2022.
(2)
A summary of capital share transactions is as follows:

   
For the Period Inception
through March 31, 2023(1)
(Unaudited)
 
SHARE TRANSACTIONS:
 
Shares
   
Amount
 
Issued
   
25,000
   
$
625,000
 
Net increase in shares outstanding
   
25,000
   
$
625,000
 


The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
24


SUBVERSIVE MENTAL HEALTH ETF


Statement of Changes in Net Assets

   
For the Period
 
   
Inception through
 
   
March 31, 2023(1)
 
   
(Unaudited)
 
OPERATIONS:
     
Net investment gain
 
$
3,249
 
Net realized loss on investments
   
(2,026
)
Change in net unrealized depreciation on investments
   
(6,010
)
Net decrease in net assets resulting from operations
   
(4,787
)
         
CAPITAL SHARE TRANSACTIONS:
       
Net increase in net assets resulting from capital share transactions(2)
   
625,000
 
         
NET INCREASE IN NET ASSETS
   
620,213
 
         
NET ASSETS:
       
Beginning of period
   
 
End of period
 
$
620,213
 

(1)
Inception date of the Fund was December 22, 2022.
(2)
A summary of capital share transactions is as follows:

   
For the Period Inception
through March 31, 2023(1)
(Unaudited)
 
SHARE TRANSACTIONS:
 
Shares
   
Amount
 
Issued
   
25,000
   
$
625,000
 
Net increase in shares outstanding
   
25,000
   
$
625,000
 


The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
25


SUBVERSIVE METAVERSE ETF


Statements of Changes in Net Assets

   
Six Months Ended
   
For the
 
   
March 31, 2023
   
Period Ended
 
   
(Unaudited)
   
September 30, 2022(1)
 
OPERATIONS:
           
Net investment gain (loss)
 
$
845
   
$
(1,734
)
Net realized loss on investments and securities sold short
   
(128,136
)
   
(164,037
)
Change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation)
               
  on investments and securities sold short
   
194,549
     
(219,321
)
Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations
   
67,258
     
(385,092
)
                 
CAPITAL SHARE TRANSACTIONS:
               
Net increase in net assets resulting from capital share transactions(2)
   
     
1,250,000
 
                 
NET INCREASE IN NET ASSETS
   
67,258
     
864,908
 
                 
NET ASSETS:
               
Beginning of period
   
864,908
     
 
End of period
 
$
932,166
   
$
864,908
 

(1)
Inception date of the Fund was January 26, 2022.
(2)
A summary of capital share transactions is as follows:

   
For the Six Months Ended
March 31, 2023
(Unaudited)
   
For the Period Inception
through September 30, 2022(1)
 
SHARE TRANSACTIONS:
 
Shares
   
Amount
   
Shares
   
Amount
 
Issued
   
   
$
     
50,000
   
$
1,250,000
 
Redeemed
   
     
     
     
 
Net increase in shares outstanding
   
   
$
     
50,000
   
$
1,250,000
 


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


Financial Highlights

   
For the Period
 
   
Inception through
 
   
March 31, 2023(1)
 
PER SHARE DATA:(2)
     
Net asset value, beginning of period
 
$
25.00
 
         
INVESTMENT OPERATIONS:
       
Net investment income(3)
   
(0.10
)
Net realized and unrealized gain on investments
   
0.36
 
Total from investment operations
   
0.46
 
         
LESS DISTRIBUTIONS:
       
From net investment income
   
 
From net realized gains
   
 
Total distributions paid
   
 
         
CAPITAL SHARE TRANSACTIONS:
       
Transaction fees (see Note 6)
   
 
Total transaction fees
   
 
Net Asset Value, end of period
 
$
25.46
 
         
TOTAL RETURN, AT NAV(4)
   
1.78
%(5)
TOTAL RETURN, AT MARKET(4)
   
1.85
%(5)
         
SUPPLEMENTAL DATA AND RATIOS:
       
Net assets, end of period (in thousands)
 
$
636
 
         
Ratio of expenses to average net assets
   
0.75
%(6)
Ratio of net investment income to average net assets
   
1.42
%(6)
Portfolio turnover rate(7)(8)
   
28
%

(1)
The Fund commenced investment operations on December 21, 2022.
(2)
For Fund share outstanding for the entire period.
(3)
Calculated based on average shares outstanding during the period.
(4)
Total return in the table represents the rate that the investor would have earned or lost on an investment in the Fund, assuming reinvestment of distributions.
(5)
Not annualized for periods less than one year.
(6)
Annualized for periods less that one years.
(7)
Excludes in-kind transactions associated with creations of the Fund.
(8)
The numerator for the portfolio turnover rate includes the lesser of purchases or sales (excluding short-term investments and securities sold short). The denominator includes the average fair value of long positions throughout the period.

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
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SUBVERSIVE FOOD SECURITY ETF


Financial Highlights

   
For the Period
 
   
Inception through
 
   
March 31, 2023(1)
 
PER SHARE DATA:(2)
     
Net asset value, beginning of period
 
$
25.00
 
         
INVESTMENT OPERATIONS:
       
Net investment gain(3)
   
0.05
 
Net realized and unrealized loss on investments
   
(0.88
)
Total from investment operations
   
(0.83
)
         
LESS DISTRIBUTIONS:
       
From net investment income
   
(0.01
)
From net realized gains
   
 
Total distributions paid
   
(0.01
)
         
CAPITAL SHARE TRANSACTIONS:
       
Transaction fees (see Note 6)
   
 
Total transaction fees
   
 
Net Asset Value, end of period
 
$
24.16
 
         
TOTAL RETURN, AT NAV(4)
   
-3.31
%(5)
TOTAL RETURN, AT MARKET(4)
   
-3.26
%(5)
         
SUPPLEMENTAL DATA AND RATIOS:
       
Net assets, end of period (in thousands)
 
$
604
 
         
Ratio of expenses to average net assets
   
0.75
%(6)
Ratio of net investment income to average net assets
   
0.69
%(6)
Portfolio turnover rate(7)(8)
   
9
%

(1)
The Fund commenced investment operations on December 21, 2022.
(2)
For Fund share outstanding for the entire period.
(3)
Calculated based on average shares outstanding during the period.
(4)
Total return in the table represents the rate that the investor would have earned or lost on an investment in the Fund, assuming reinvestment of distributions.
(5)
Not annualized for periods less than one year.
(6)
Annualized for periods less that one years.
(7)
Excludes in-kind transactions associated with creations of the Fund.
(8)
The numerator for the portfolio turnover rate includes the lesser of purchases or sales (excluding short-term investments and securities sold short). The denominator includes the average fair value of long positions throughout the period.

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
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SUBVERSIVE MENTAL HEALTH ETF


Financial Highlights

   
For the Period
 
   
Inception through
 
   
March 31, 2023(1)
 
PER SHARE DATA:(2)
     
Net asset value, beginning of period
 
$
25.00
 
         
INVESTMENT OPERATIONS:
       
Net investment gain(3)
   
0.14
 
Net realized and unrealized loss on investments
   
(0.33
)
Total from investment operations
   
(0.19
)
         
LESS DISTRIBUTIONS:
       
From net investment income
   
 
From net realized gains
   
 
Total distributions paid
   
 
         
CAPITAL SHARE TRANSACTIONS:
       
Transaction fees (see Note 6)
   
 
Total transaction fees
   
 
Net Asset Value, end of period
 
$
24.81
 
         
TOTAL RETURN, AT NAV(4)
   
-0.77
%(5)
TOTAL RETURN, AT MARKET(4)
   
-0.79
%(5)
         
SUPPLEMENTAL DATA AND RATIOS:
       
Net assets, end of period (in thousands)
 
$
620
 
         
Ratio of expenses to average net assets
   
0.75
%(6)
Ratio of net investment income to average net assets
   
1.96
%(6)
Portfolio turnover rate(7)(8)
   
11
%

(1)
The Fund commenced investment operations on December 22, 2022.
(2)
For Fund share outstanding for the entire period.
(3)
Calculated based on average shares outstanding during the period.
(4)
Total return in the table represents the rate that the investor would have earned or lost on an investment in the Fund, assuming reinvestment of distributions.
(5)
Not annualized for periods less than one year.
(6)
Annualized for periods less that one years.
(7)
Excludes in-kind transactions associated with creations of the Fund.
(8)
The numerator for the portfolio turnover rate includes the lesser of purchases or sales (excluding short-term investments and securities sold short). The denominator includes the average fair value of long positions throughout the period.


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


Financial Highlights

   
Six Months Ended
   
For the Period
 
   
March 31, 2023
   
Inception through
 
   
(Unaudited)
   
September 30, 2022(1)
 
PER SHARE DATA:(2)
           
Net asset value, beginning of period
 
$
17.30
   
$
25.00
 
                 
INVESTMENT OPERATIONS:
               
Net investment gain (loss)(3)
   
0.02
     
(0.03
)
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments
   
1.32
     
(7.67
)
Total from investment operations
   
1.34
     
(7.70
)
                 
LESS DISTRIBUTIONS:
               
From net investment income
   
     
 
From net realized gains
   
     
 
Total distributions paid
   
     
 
                 
CAPITAL SHARE TRANSACTIONS:
               
Transaction fees (see Note 6)
   
     
 
Total transaction fees
   
     
 
Net Asset Value, end of period
 
$
18.64
   
$
17.30
 
                 
TOTAL RETURN, AT NAV(4)
   
7.78
%(5)
   
-30.81
%(5)
TOTAL RETURN, AT MARKET(4)
   
7.42
%(5)
   
-30.59
%(5)
                 
SUPPLEMENTAL DATA AND RATIOS:
               
Net assets, end of period (in thousands)
 
$
932
   
$
865
 
                 
Ratio of expenses to average net assets
   
0.75
%(6)
   
0.75
%(6)
Ratio of net investment income to average net assets
   
0.19
%(6)
   
(0.24
)%(6)
Portfolio turnover rate(7)(8)
   
47
%
   
32
%

(1)
The Fund commenced investment operations on January 26, 2022.
(2)
For Fund share outstanding for the entire period.
(3)
Calculated based on average shares outstanding during the period.
(4)
Total return in the table represents the rate that the investor would have earned or lost on an investment in the Fund, assuming reinvestment of distributions.
(5)
Not annualized for periods less than one year.
(6)
Annualized for periods less that one years.
(7)
Excludes in-kind transactions associated with creations of the Fund.
(8)
The numerator for the portfolio turnover rate includes the lesser of purchases or sales (excluding short-term investments and securities sold short). The denominator includes the average fair value of long positions throughout the period.


The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
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Notes to the Financial Statements (Unaudited)
March 31, 2023
 
1.  ORGANIZATION
 
Series Portfolios Trust (the “Trust”) was organized as a Delaware statutory trust under a Declaration of Trust dated July 27, 2015. The Trust is registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “1940 Act”), as an open-end management investment company. The Subversive Decarbonization ETF (the “Decarbonization ETF”), Subversive Food Security ETF (the “Food Security ETF”), Subversive Mental Health ETF (the “Mental Health ETF”), and Subversive Metaverse ETF (the “Metaverse ETF”) (each a “Fund” and collectively, the “Funds”) each has its own investment objectives and policies with the Trust. The Decarbonization ETF and Food Security ETF commenced operations on December 21, 2022. The Mental Health ETF commenced operations on December 22, 2022, and the Metaverse ETF commenced operations on January 26, 2022.
 
The Funds’ investment adviser, Subversive Capital Advisor LLC (the “Adviser”) is responsible for providing management oversight, investment advisory services, day-to-day management of the Funds’ assets, as well as compliance, sales, marketing, and operations services to the Funds. The Funds are investment companies and accordingly follow the investment company accounting and reporting guidance of the Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) Accounting Standards Codification (the “Codification”) Topic 946 Financial Services – Investment Companies. The Funds do not hold themselves out as related to any other series of the Trust for purposes of investment and investor services, nor does it share the same investment adviser with any other series of the Trust.
 
The Decarbonization ETF seeks to achieve long-term capital appreciation by investing primarily in equity securities of publicly traded companies that provide services and products that support the infrastructure and application of Decarbonization (“Decarbonization Companies”). “Decarbonization Companies” are defined as companies that each has at least 50% of its net assets in the tools, technology, infrastructure, or raw materials that support decarbonization efforts (and companies whose announced future capital expenditures are anticipated to result in that company’s assets meeting that same test), or companies that each invests at least 50% of capital expenditures (either currently or announced future capital expenditures) in tools, technology, infrastructure or raw materials that support the decarbonization of the current global energy supply chain. To continue, Decarbonization Companies are generally expected to consist of companies dedicated to battery technology, companies involved in the production, distribution, and delivery of water and carbon, and companies involved in the infrastructure that supports decarbonization efforts (for example, nuclear technology), as well as the infrastructure that supports wind and solar networks. Decarbonization Companies are also rare earth mineral companies and the companies supporting them.
 
The Food Security ETF seeks to achieve long-term capital appreciation by investing primarily in equity securities of publicly traded companies that provide services and products that support Food Security Companies, as defined below. Food Security Companies are companies  that each have 50% of its assets invested in or 50% of its revenues derived from the production, distribution, or delivery of food, or companies that invested in or 50% of its revenues derived from the production, distribution, or delivery of food or companies that each invest at least 50% of its capital expenditures (either currently or announced future capital expenditures) in technology and tools necessary to support the global food security. To continue, Food Security Companies include companies involved in the support, maintenance, irrigation and processing of plant and animal foods (for example, fertilizer/potash companies). The Fund considers food security to be a global food supply chain that can reliably and predictably produce, distribute, and deliver food. Accordingly, the Fund will invest in companies in the fertilizer/potash and meat and food production industries, as well as companies in the industrials sector that provide the machinery and equipment necessary to support such industries.
 
The Mental Health ETF seeks to achieve long-term capital appreciation by investing primarily in equity securities of publicly traded companies that provide services and products that support Mental Health Companies, as defined below. Mental Health Companies are companies that have at least 50% of assets or revenues tied to products and
 
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March 31, 2023

services used in the treatment, prevention, or diagnosis of long-term mental health disorders, including depression and Alzheimer’s. As mental health starts with metabolic health, assets or revenues “tied to” such disorders include assets in, or revenues tied to the fitness, sleep, and nutrition products and services. The Adviser will also seek to identify Mental Health Companies working on new tools, treatments, and medications designed to help address the global toll of long-term mental health disorders, including major and minor depressive disorder, Alzheimer’s, Parkinson’s and metabolic Epilepsy.
 
The Metaverse ETF seeks to achieve long-term capital appreciation by investing primarily in equity securities of publicly traded companies that provide services and products that support the infrastructure and applications of the Metaverse (“Metaverse Companies”). “Metaverse” is a term used to describe the next generation of the Internet, which has the potential to allow creators to build the next chapter of human interaction through immersive experiences in three-dimensional virtual spaces.
 
2.  SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES
 
The following is a summary of significant accounting policies consistently followed by the Fund in the preparation of its financial statements. These policies are in conformity with generally accepted accounting principles in the United States of America (“GAAP”).
 
A. Investment Valuation – The following is a summary of the Funds’ pricing procedures. It is intended to be a general discussion and may not necessarily reflect all the pricing procedures followed by the Funds. Equity securities, including common stocks, preferred stocks, and real estate investment trusts (“REITS”) that are traded on a national securities exchange, except those listed on the Nasdaq Global Market®, Nasdaq Global Select Market® and the Nasdaq Capital Market® exchanges (collectively “Nasdaq”), are valued at the last reported sale price on that exchange on which the security is principally traded. Securities traded on Nasdaq will be valued at the Nasdaq Official Closing Price (“NOCP”). If, on a particular day, an exchange traded or Nasdaq security does not trade, then the mean between the most recent quoted bid and asked prices will be used. All equity securities that are not traded on a listed exchange are valued at the last sale price in the over-the-counter market. If a non-exchanged traded equity security does not trade on a particular day, then the mean between the last quoted closing bid and asked price will be used. To the extent these securities are actively traded, and valuation adjustments are not applied, they are categorized in Level 1 of the fair value hierarchy.
 
In the case of foreign securities, the occurrence of events after the close of foreign markets, but prior to the time the Funds’ NAV is calculated will result in an adjustment to the trading prices of foreign securities when foreign markets open on the following business day. The Fund will value foreign securities at fair value, taking into account such events in calculating the NAV. In such cases, use of fair valuation can reduce an investor’s ability to seek profit by estimating the Funds’ NAV in advance of the time the NAV is calculated. These securities are categorized in Level 2 of the fair value hierarchy.
 
Investments in registered open-end investment companies (including money market funds), other than exchange traded funds, are valued at their reported net asset values (“NAV”). To the extent these securities are valued at their NAV per share, they are categorized in Level 1 of the fair value hierarchy.
 
The Board of Trustees (the “Board”) has adopted a pricing and valuation policy for use by the Funds and its Valuation Designee (as defined below) in calculating the Funds’ NAV. Pursuant to Rule 2a-5 under the 1940 Act, the Funds have designated the Adviser as its “Valuation Designee” to perform all of the fair value determinations as well as to perform all of the responsibilities that may be performed by the Valuation Designee in accordance with Rule 2a-5.
 
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March 31, 2023
 
The Valuation Designee is authorized to make all necessary determinations of the fair values of the portfolio securities and other assets for which market quotations are not readily available or if it is deemed that the prices obtained from brokers and dealers, or independent pricing services are unreliable.
 
The Fund has adopted authoritative fair value accounting standards which establish an authoritative definition of fair value and set out a hierarchy for measuring fair value. These standards require additional disclosures about the various inputs and valuation techniques used to develop the measurements of fair value, a discussion in changes in valuation techniques and related inputs during the period and expanded disclosure of valuation levels for major security types. These inputs are summarized in the three broad levels listed below:
 
Level 1 –
Unadjusted quoted prices in active markets for identical assets or liabilities that the Fund has the ability to access.
   
Level 2 –
Observable inputs other than quoted prices included in Level 1 that are observable for the asset or liability, either directly or indirectly. These inputs may include quoted prices for the identical instrument on an inactive market, prices for similar instruments, interest rates, prepayment speeds, credit risk, yield curves, default rates and similar data.
   
Level 3 –
Unobservable inputs for the asset or liability, to the extent relevant observable inputs are not available, representing the Funds’ own assumptions about the assumptions a market participant would use in valuing the asset or liability, and would be based on the best information available.

The inputs or methodology used for valuing securities are not an indication of the risk associated with investing in those securities.
 
The following is a summary of the inputs used to value the Funds’ securities by level within the fair value hierarchy as of March 31, 2023:

Subversive Decarbonization ETF                        
                         
Investments at Fair Value
 
Level 1
   
Level 2
   
Level 3
   
Total
 
Assets
                       
Common Stocks
 
$
587,014
   
$
   
$
   
$
587,014
 
Short-Term Investments
   
46,491
     
     
     
46,491
 
Total
 
$
633,505
   
$
   
$
   
$
633,505
 
                                 
Subversive Food Security ETF
                               
                                 
Investments at Fair Value
 
Level 1
   
Level 2
   
Level 3
   
Total
 
Assets
                               
Common Stocks
 
$
560,588
   
$
   
$
   
$
560,588
 
Short-Term Investments
   
40,929
     
     
     
40,929
 
Total
 
$
601,517
   
$
   
$
   
$
601,517
 

 
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March 31, 2023

 
Subversive Mental Health ETF
 
Investments at Fair Value
 
Level 1
   
Level 2
   
Level 3
   
Total
 
Assets
                       
Common Stocks
 
$
613,388
   
$
   
$
   
$
613,388
 
Short-Term Investments
   
3,240
     
     
     
3,240
 
Total
 
$
616,628
   
$
   
$
   
$
616,628
 
                                 
Subversive Metaverse ETF
                               
                                 
Investments at Fair Value
 
Level 1
   
Level 2
   
Level 3
   
Total
 
Assets
                               
Common Stocks
 
$
883,063
   
$
   
$
   
$
883,063
 
Short-Term Investments
   
12,326
     
     
     
12,326
 
Total
 
$
895,389
   
$
   
$
   
$
895,389
 
                                 
Liabilities
                               
Short Common Stocks
 
$
(2,543
)
 
$
   
$
   
$
(2,543
)
Total
 
$
(2,543
)
 
$
   
$
   
$
(2,543
)

As of the period ended March 31, 2023, the Funds did not hold any level 3 securities, nor were there any transfers into or out of Level 3.
 
B. Securities Sold Short – The Metaverse ETF sells securities or currencies short for economic hedging purposes or any other investment purpose. For financial statement purposes, an amount equal to the settlement amount is initially included in the Statement of Assets and Liabilities as an asset and an equivalent liability. The amount of the liability is subsequently priced to reflect the current value of the short position. Subsequent fluctuations in the market prices of securities or currencies sold, but not yet purchased, may require purchasing the securities or currencies at prices which may differ from the fair value reflected on the Statement of Assets and Liabilities. Short sale transactions result in off balance sheet risk because the ultimate obligation may exceed the related amounts shown in the Statement of Assets and Liabilities. The Fund will incur losses if the price of the security increases between the date of the short sale and the date on which the Fund purchases the securities to replace the borrowed securities. The Fund’s losses on short sales are potentially unlimited because there is no upward limit on the price a borrowed security could attain.
 
The Metaverse ETF is liable for any dividends and interest payable on securities while those securities are sold short. Until the security is replaced, the Fund is required to pay to the lender any income earned, which is recorded as an expense by the Fund. The Funds’ policy is to segregate liquid assets in an amount equal to the fair value of securities sold short (not including proceeds received), which is reflected in the Schedule of Investments. These assets are required to be adjusted daily to reflect changes in the value of the securities or currencies sold short.
 
C. Transactions with Brokers – The Metaverse ETF deposits at brokers for securities sold short are with one security’s dealer. The Fund does not require the brokers to maintain collateral in support of the receivables from the brokers for proceeds on securities sold short. The Fund is required by the brokers to maintain collateral at the brokers or in a segregated account at the Funds’ custodian for securities sold short. The Fund may maintain cash deposits at brokers beyond the receivables for short sales. The Funds’ securities sold short cash deposits are monitored daily by the Adviser and counterparty. Cash deposits by the Fund are presented as deposits at broker for securities sold short on the Statement of Assets and Liabilities. These transactions may involve market risk in excess of the assets or liabilities reflected on the Statement of Assets and Liabilities.
 
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March 31, 2023

D. Foreign Securities and Currency Translation – Investment securities and other assets and liabilities denominated in foreign currencies are translated into U.S. dollar amounts at the date of valuation. Purchases and sales of investment securities and income and expense items denominated in foreign currencies are translated into U.S. dollar amounts on the respective dates of such transactions. The Funds do not isolate the portion of the results of operations from changes in foreign exchange rates on investments from the fluctuations arising from changes in market prices of securities held. Reported net realized foreign exchange gains or losses arise from sales of foreign currencies, and the difference between the amounts of dividends, interest, and foreign withholding taxes recorded on the Funds’ books and the U.S. dollar equivalent of the amounts actually received or paid. Net unrealized foreign exchange gains and losses arise from changes in the fair values of assets and liabilities, other than investments in securities at fiscal year-end, resulting from changes in exchange rates.
 
Investments in foreign securities entail certain risks. There may be a possibility of nationalization or expropriation of assets, confiscatory taxation, political or financial instability, and diplomatic developments that could affect the value of the Funds’ investments in certain foreign countries. Since foreign securities normally are denominated and traded in foreign currencies, the value of the Funds’ assets may be affected favorably or unfavorably by currency exchange rates, currency exchange control regulations, foreign withholding taxes, and restrictions or prohibitions on the repatriation of foreign currencies. There may be less information publicly available about a foreign issuer than about a U.S. issuer, and foreign issuers are not generally subject to accounting, auditing, and financial reporting standards and practices comparable to those in the United States. The securities of some foreign issuers are less liquid and at times more volatile than securities of comparable U.S. issuers.
 
E. Cash and Cash Equivalents – The Funds consider highly liquid short-term fixed income investments purchased with an original maturity of less than three months and money market funds to be cash equivalents. Cash equivalents are included in short term investments on the Schedule of Investments as well as in investments on the Statement of Assets and Liabilities. Temporary cash overdrafts are reported as payable to custodian.
 
F. Guarantees and Indemnifications – In the normal course of business, the Funds enter into contracts with service providers that contain general indemnification clauses. The Funds’ maximum exposure under these arrangements is unknown, as this would involve future claims that may be made against the Funds that have not yet occurred.
 
G. Security Transactions, Income and Expenses – The Funds follow industry practice and records security transactions on the trade date. Realized gains and losses on sales of securities are calculated on the basis of identified cost. Dividend income is recorded on the ex-dividend date and interest income and expense is recorded on an accrual basis. Withholding taxes on foreign dividends have been provided for in accordance with the Funds’ understanding of the applicable country’s tax rules and regulations. Discounts and premiums on securities purchased are amortized over the expected life of the respective securities. Interest income is accounted for on the accrual basis and includes amortization of premiums and accretion of discounts on the effective interest method.
 
H. Share Valuation – The NAV per share of the Funds are calculated by dividing the sum of the value of the securities held by the Funds, plus cash or other assets, minus all liabilities (including estimated accrued expenses) by the total number of shares outstanding for the Funds, rounded to the nearest cent. The Funds’ shares will not be priced on days which the Cboe BZX Exchange, Inc. is closed for trading.
 
I. Use of Estimates – The preparation of financial statements in conformity with GAAP requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of income and expenses during the reporting period. Actual results could differ from those estimates.
 
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March 31, 2023

J. Statement of Cash Flows – Pursuant to the Cash Flows Topic of the Codification, the Funds qualify for an exemption from the requirement to provide a statement of cash flows and has elected not to provide a statement of cash flows.
 
3.  RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS
 
The Trust has an agreement with the Adviser to furnish investment advisory services to the Funds’. Pursuant to an Investment Advisory Agreement between the Trust and the Adviser, the Adviser is entitled to receive, on a monthly basis, a unified management fee (accrued daily) based upon the average daily net assets of each Fund at the annual rate of 0.75%.
 
The Adviser has retained Toroso Investments, LLC (“sub-adviser”) to serve as sub-adviser to the Funds.  The sub-adviser is responsible for trading portfolio securities for the Funds, including selecting broker-dealers to execute purchase and sale transactions, subject to the supervision of the Adviser and the Board. Fees associated with these services are paid to the sub-adviser by the Adviser.
 
Under the Investment Advisory Agreement, the Adviser has agreed to pay all expenses of the Funds except for the fee paid to the Adviser pursuant to the Investment Advisory Agreement, interest charges on any borrowings, taxes, brokerage commissions and other expenses incurred in placing orders for the purchase and sale of securities and other investment instruments, acquired fund fees and expenses, accrued deferred tax liability, extraordinary expenses, and distribution fees and expenses paid by the Trust under any distribution plan adopted pursuant to Rule 12b-1 under the 1940 Act.
 
The Advisory Agreement continues in effect for an initial two year period, and from year to year thereafter only if such continuance is specifically approved at least annually by the Board or by vote of a majority of the Funds’ outstanding voting securities and by a majority of the Independent Trustees, who are not parties to the Advisory Agreement or interested persons of any such party, in each case cast in person at a meeting called for the purpose of voting on the Advisory Agreement. The Advisory Agreement is terminable without penalty by the Trust on behalf of a Fund on not more than 60 days’, nor less than 30 days’, written notice to the Adviser when authorized either by a majority vote of the Funds’ shareholders or by a vote of a majority of the Trustees, or by the Adviser on not more than 60 days’ written notice to the Trust, and will automatically terminate in the event of its “assignment” (as defined in the 1940 Act). The Advisory Agreement provides that the Adviser shall not be liable under such agreement for any error of judgment or mistake of law or for any loss arising out of any investment or for any act or omission in the execution of portfolio transactions for the Funds, except for willful misfeasance, bad faith or gross negligence in the performance of its duties, or by reason of reckless disregard of its obligations and duties thereunder.
 
U.S. Bancorp Fund Services, LLC, doing business as U.S. Bank Global Fund Services (“Fund Services” or “Administrator”) acts as the Funds’ Administrator, transfer agent, and fund accountant. U.S. Bank N.A. (the “Custodian”) serves as the custodian to the Fund. The Custodian is an affiliate of the Administrator. The Administrator performs various administrative and accounting services for the Fund. The Administrator prepares various federal and state regulatory filings, reports and returns for the Fund; prepares reports and materials to be supplied to the Board; monitors the activities of the Funds’ custodian; coordinates the payment of the Funds’ expenses and reviews the Funds’ expense accruals. The officers of the Trust, including the Chief Compliance Officer, are employees of the Administrator. A trustee of the Trust is an officer of the Administrator. As compensation for its services, the Administrator is entitled to a monthly fee at an annual rate based upon the average daily net assets of the Funds, subject to annual minimums. The Advisor has agreed to pay all expenses of the Funds’ Administrator, transfer agent, fund accountant and custodian in accordance with the Investment Advisory Agreement.
 
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Notes to the Financial Statements (Unaudited) – Continued
March 31, 2023

Quasar Distributors, LLC is the Funds’ distributor (the “Distributor”). The Distributor is not affiliated with the Adviser, Fund Services, or its affiliated companies.
 
4.  TAX FOOTNOTE
 
Federal Income Taxes – The Funds intend to comply with the requirements of Subchapter M of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, necessary to qualify as a regulated investment company and distributes substantially all net taxable investment income and net realized gains to shareholders in a manner which results in no tax cost to the Funds. Therefore, no federal income or excise tax provision is required. As of, and during the period ended March 31, 2023, the Funds did not have any tax positions that did not meet the “more-likely-than-not” threshold of being sustained by the applicable tax authority and did not have liabilities for any unrecognized tax benefits. The Funds recognizes interest and penalties, if any, related to unrecognized tax benefits on uncertain tax positions as income tax expense in the Statement of Operations. The Funds are subject to examination by taxing authorities for the tax periods since the commencement of operations.
 
At September 30, 2022, the most recently completed fiscal year end for the Metaverse ETF, the components of accumulated earnings (losses) on a tax basis were as follows:
 
Tax Cost of Investments*
 
$
1,109,537
 
Gross unrealized appreciation
 
$
29,344
 
Gross unrealized depreciation
   
(248,665
)
Net unrealized appreciation
   
(219,321
)
Undistributed ordinary income
   
 
Undistributed long-term capital gains
   
 
Distributable earnings
   
 
Other accumulated losses
   
(165,771
)
Total accumulated loss
 
$
(385,092
)

*
  Tax cost of investments differs from book cost of investments due to wash sales.

As of September 30, 2022, the most recently completed fiscal year end for the Metaverse ETF, the Fund had $164,095 in short-term capital loss carryovers which will be permitted to be carried over for an unlimited period. A regulated investment company may elect for any taxable year to treat any portion of any qualified late year loss as arising on the first day of the next taxable year. For the taxable year ended September 30, 2022, the Fund had $1,676 of deferred qualified late year losses. Qualified late year losses are certain ordinary losses which occur during the portion of the Funds’ taxable year subsequent to December 31.
 
Distributions to Shareholders – The Funds intend to distribute all net investment income and net realized gains at least annually. Distributions to shareholders are recorded on the ex-dividend date. The treatment for financial reporting purposes of distributions made to shareholders during the year from net investment income or net realized capital gains may differ from their treatment for federal income tax purposes. These differences are caused primarily by differences in the timing of the recognition of certain components of income, expense or realized capital gain for federal income tax purposes. Where such differences are permanent in nature, GAAP requires that they be reclassified in the components of the net assets based on their ultimate characterization for federal income tax purposes. Any such reclassifications will have no effect on net assets, results of operations or net asset values per share of the Funds.
 
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Notes to the Financial Statements (Unaudited) – Continued
March 31, 2023
 
The tax character of distributions paid for the period ended March 31, 2023, were as follows:
 
Fund
Ordinary Income
Total
Decarbonization ETF
$   —
$   —
Food Security ETF
    327
    327
Mental Health ETF
     —
     —
Metaverse ETF
     —
     —

For the period ended September 30, 2022, the Metaverse ETF did not make any distributions to shareholders.
 
5.  DISTRIBUTION FEES
 
The Board has adopted a Distribution and Service Plan pursuant to Rule 12b-1 under the 1940 Act (“the Plan”). In accordance with the Plan, the Funds are authorized to pay an amount up to 0.25% of the Funds’ average daily net assets each year for certain distribution-related activities. As authorized by the Board, no Rule 12b-1 fees are currently paid by the Funds and there are no plans to impose these fees. However, in the event Rule 12b-1 fees are charged in the future, they will be paid out of the Funds’ assets. The Adviser and its affiliates may, out of their own resources, pay amounts to third parties for distribution or marketing services on behalf of the Funds.
 
6.  SHARE TRANSACTIONS
 
Shares of the Funds are listed and trade on the Cboe BZX Exchange, Inc. Market prices for the shares may be different from their NAV. The Fund issues and redeems shares on a continuous basis at NAV generally in blocks of 25,000 shares called “Creation Units.” Creation Units are issued and redeemed principally in-kind for securities included in a specified universe. Once created, shares generally trade in the secondary market at market prices that change throughout the day. Except when aggregated in Creation Units, shares are not redeemable securities of the Fund. Creation Units may only be purchased or redeemed by certain financial institutions (“Authorized Participants”). An Authorized Participant is either (i) a broker-dealer or other participant in the clearing process through the Continuous Net Settlement System of the National Securities Clearing Corporation or (ii) a Depository Trust Company participant and, in each case, must have executed a Participant Agreement with the Distributor. Most retail investors do not qualify as Authorized Participants nor have the resources to buy and sell whole Creation Units. Therefore, they are unable to purchase or redeem shares directly from the Fund. Rather, most retail investors may purchase shares in the secondary market with the assistance of a broker and are subject to customary brokerage commissions or fees.
 
A fixed transaction fee is imposed for the transfer and other transaction costs associated with the purchase or sale of Creation Units. The standard fixed transaction fee for the Fund is $500, payable to the Custodian. The fixed transaction fee may be waived on certain orders if the Funds’ Custodian has determined to waive some or all of the creation order costs associated with the order, or another party, such as the Adviser, has agreed to pay such fee. In addition, a variable fee, payable to the Funds, may be charged on all cash transactions or substitutes for Creation Units of up to a maximum of 2% as a percentage of the value of the Creation Units subject to the transaction. Variable fees received by the Funds, if any, are displayed in the Capital Shares Transactions section of the Statements of Changes in Net Assets. The Funds may issue an unlimited number of shares of beneficial interest, with no par value. All shares of the Funds have equal rights and privileges.
 
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Notes to the Financial Statements (Unaudited) – Continued
March 31, 2023
 
7.  INVESTMENT TRANSACTIONS
 
The aggregate purchases and sales (excluding short-term investments), creations in-kind and redemptions in-kind, by the Funds for the period ended March 31, 2023, were as follows:

   
Purchases
   
Sales
   
Creation In-Kind
   
Redemptions In-Kind
 
Subversive Decarbonization ETF
                       
U.S. Government
 
$
   
$
   
$
   
$
 
Other
 
$
174,980.04
   
$
221,778.48
   
$
   
$
 
                                 
Subversive Food Security ETF
                               
U.S. Government
 
$
   
$
   
$
   
$
 
Other
 
$
166,373.79
   
$
180,216.11
   
$
   
$
 
                                 
Subversive Mental Health ETF
                               
U.S. Government
 
$
   
$
   
$
   
$
 
Other
 
$
65,917.15
   
$
65,495.56
   
$
   
$
 
                                 
Subversive Metaverse ETF
                               
U.S. Government
 
$
   
$
   
$
   
$
 
Other
 
$
401,635.35
   
$
450,148.31
   
$
   
$
 

 8.  BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP
 
The beneficial ownership, either directly or indirectly, of more than 25% of the voting securities of a fund creates a presumption of control of the fund, under Section 2(a)(9) of the Investment Company Act of 1940. As of March 31, 2023, no individuals or entities, for the benefit of their customers, owned more than 25% of the outstanding shares of the Funds. Shareholders with a controlling interest could affect the outcome of proxy voting or direction of management of the Funds.

9.  RECENT MARKET EVENTS RISK
 
One or more markets in which the Funds invest may go down in value, including the possibility that the markets will go down sharply and unpredictably. This may be due to numerous factors, including interest rates, the outlook for corporate profits, the health of the national and world economies, national and world social and political events, and the fluctuation of other stock markets around the world. The global pandemic outbreak of an infectious respiratory illness caused by a novel coronavirus known as COVID-19 and subsequent efforts to contain its spread have resulted and may continue to result in, among other things, substantial market volatility and reduced liquidity in financial markets; exchange trading suspensions and closures; higher default rates; travel restrictions and disruptions; significant global disruptions to business operations and supply chains; lower consumer demand for goods and services; significant job losses and increasing unemployment; event and service cancellations and restrictions; significant challenges in healthcare service preparation and delivery; prolonged quarantines; and general concern and uncertainty. The impact of this pandemic and any other public health emergencies (such as any other epidemics or pandemics) that may arise in the future could adversely affect the economies of many nations or the entire global economy and the financial performance of the individual issuers, sectors, industries, asset classes, and markets in significant and unforeseen ways.
 
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Notes to the Financial Statements (Unaudited) – Continued
March 31, 2023
 
10.  SUBSEQUENT EVENTS
 
The Board of Trustees of Series Portfolios Trust, based upon a recommendation from the Adviser approved a plan of liquidation (the “Plan of Liquidation”) for the Metaverse Fund.  Pursuant to the Plan of Liquidation, the Metaverse Fund is expected to be liquidated immediately after the close of business on May 31, 2023.
 
Management has evaluated events and transactions for potential recognition or disclosure through the date the financial statements were issued and has determined there were no additional items that required recognition or disclosure.
 
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Board Consideration of Investment Advisory Agreement (Unaudited)
March 31, 2023

Under Section 15 of the Investment Company Act of 1940 (the “1940 Act”), the Board of Trustees (the “Board”) of Series Portfolios Trust (the “Trust”), including a majority of the Trustees who have no direct or indirect interest in the investment advisory agreement and who are not “interested persons” of the Trust, as defined in the 1940 Act (the “Independent Trustees”), must approve the investment advisory agreement for any new fund of the Trust.
 
In this regard, at a meeting held on December 16, 2022 (the “Meeting”), the Board, including the Independent Trustees, considered and unanimously approved an advisory agreement (the “Advisory Agreement”) between the Trust, on behalf of its series, the Subversive Decarbonization ETF, the Subversive Food Security ETF, and the Subversive Mental Health ETF (each a “Fund” or together, the “Funds”) and Subversive Capital Advisor LLC (“Subversive”), for an initial two-year term. At the Meeting, the Board considered the factors and reached the conclusions described below in selecting Subversive to serve as the Funds’ investment adviser and approving the Advisory Agreement.
 
In advance of the Meeting, Subversive provided information to the Board in response to requests submitted to it by the Trust’s administrator, on behalf of the Trustees, to facilitate the Board’s evaluation of the terms of the Advisory Agreement. The information furnished by Subversive included materials describing, among other things: (i) the nature, extent, and quality of the services to be provided to the Funds by Subversive; (ii) the investment performance of the strategy to be used in managing the Funds; (iii) each Fund’s overall fees and operating expenses, including the proposed unified management fee payable to Subversive, compared with those of a peer group of registered funds; and (iv) potential “fall-out” benefits Subversive may receive based on its relationship with the Fund. In addition, the Board considered such additional information as it deemed reasonably necessary to evaluate the Advisory Agreement with respect to each Fund, which included information furnished to the Board at its meetings throughout the year in connection with Subversive’s management of an existing series of the Trust, as well as information specifically prepared in connection with the approval of the Advisory Agreement that was presented at the Board’s meeting held on October 26-27, 2022 and the Meeting. The Board also considered the presentation by representatives of Subversive received at the Meeting.
 
In considering and approving the Advisory Agreement, the Board considered the information it believed relevant, including, but not limited to, the information discussed below. The Board did not identify any particular information or consideration that was all-important or controlling, and each individual Trustee may have attributed different weights to various factors.
 
The Independent Trustees were assisted in their evaluation of the Advisory Agreement by independent legal counsel, from whom they received separate legal advice and with whom they met separately from Subversive, the Interested Trustee, and management. The following summarizes a number of relevant, but not necessarily all, factors considered by the Board in reaching its determination.
 
NATURE, EXTENT AND QUALITY OF SERVICES
 
The Board received and considered various information regarding the nature, extent and quality of services proposed to be provided to the Fund by Subversive under the Advisory Agreement. This information included, among other things, the qualifications, background, tenure and responsibilities of the portfolio managers who will be primarily responsible for the day-to-day management of the Funds. The Board also noted that Subversive would provide investment advisory services in connection with selecting, monitoring and supervising each Fund’s sub-adviser, and that Subversive had recommended to the Board that Toroso Investments, LLC (“Toroso”) be appointed as the
 
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Board Consideration of Investment Advisory Agreement (Unaudited) – Continued
March 31, 2023

sub-adviser to the Funds. In this regard, the Board evaluated information about the nature and extent of responsibilities retained and risks assumed by Subversive that were not proposed to be delegated to or assumed by Toroso. The Board considered that Subversive would oversee Toroso’s process for monitoring best execution of portfolio trades and other trading operations.
 
The Board also considered information about Subversive’s plans with respect to each Fund’s investment process and portfolio strategy, the approach to security selection and the overall positioning of each Fund’s portfolio. The Board considered the unique characteristics of each Fund’s thematic investment strategy. The Board evaluated the ability of Subversive, based on attributes such as its financial condition, resources and reputation, to attract and retain qualified investment professionals, including research, advisory and supervisory personnel. The Board further considered the compliance program and compliance record of Subversive.
 
The Board considered the special attributes of each Fund as an exchange-traded fund (“ETF”) relative to a traditional mutual fund and the benefits that are expected to be realized from such a structure. The Board also considered the resources committed by Subversive to support the on-going operations of each Fund.
 
INVESTMENT PERFORMANCE
 
The Board reviewed Subversive’s process for identifying and selecting investments for inclusion in each Fund’s portfolio. The Board acknowledged that each Fund is newly formed and has no actual investment performance record. The Board then reviewed Subversive’s representations with respect to backtested performance of each Fund. The Board then noted that it would have the opportunity to review each Fund’s actual performance on an on-going basis after its launch and in connection with future reviews of the Advisory Agreement.
 
FUND EXPENSES AND INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT FEE RATE
 
The Board received and considered information regarding each Fund’s proposed management fee and anticipated total operating expense ratio.
 
The Board considered each Fund’s anticipated total expense ratio in comparison to the average and median ratios of funds in an expense group (the “Expense Group”) that was derived from information provided by Morningstar, Inc., an independent provider of investment company data, based on screening criteria applied by the Trust’s administrator in consultation with Subversive. The Board received a description of the methodology and screening criteria used by the Trust’s administrator to select the registered funds and share classes in the Expense Group. The Board considered the inherent limitations of comparisons to the Expense Group in light of uncertainty as to how the fees of other funds in the Expense Group are set and potentially material differences between the Funds and such other funds. The Board also reviewed each Fund’s anticipated total expense ratio in comparison to the expense ratios of a peer group of funds selected by Subversive. The Board noted it would be able to reevaluate fees in the future in the context of future contract renewals.
 
The Board reviewed and considered the contractual investment management fee rate that would be payable by each Fund to Subversive for investment advisory services (the “Management Fee Rate”). Among other information reviewed by the Board was a comparison of the Management Fee Rate of each Fund with those of other funds in the Expense Group. The Board noted the Management Fee Rate of each Fund is higher than the Expense Group’s average and median rates, but the Board noted that the overall expense structure of each Fund is competitive in the context of other factors considered by the Board. In this regard, the Board was informed by Subversive that the funds in the
 
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Board Consideration of Investment Advisory Agreement (Unaudited) – Continued
March 31, 2023

Expense Group may vary widely in their complexity. The Board also took into consideration each Fund’s “unified fee” structure, under which Subversive would, in addition to providing investment management services, bear the costs of various third-party services necessary for the Fund to operate. The Board considered that, other than the management fee, Subversive would pay all operating expenses of each Fund, except for certain costs such as interest, brokerage, acquired fund fees and expenses, extraordinary expenses, and, to the extent it is implemented, fees pursuant to a Distribution and/or Shareholder Servicing (12b-1) Plan.
 
The Board then noted that Subversive does not manage any accounts with the same or similar strategies as proposed for the Funds. Based on its consideration of the factors and information it deemed relevant, including those described above, the Board determined that the Management Fee Rate is reasonable in light of the services to be covered by the Advisory Agreement.
 
PROFITABILITY
 
The Board acknowledged that there is no actual information about Subversive’s profitability earned from each Fund but considered information about Subversive’s projected profitability based on a set of assumptions described to the Board. The Board noted that it would have an opportunity to review information about actual profitability earned from each Fund in the context of future contract renewals.
 
ECONOMIES OF SCALE
 
With respect to possible economies of scale, the Board considered that the Funds have not yet commenced operations and that Subversive did not present the Board with information regarding the extent to which economies of scale are expected to be realized as the assets of the Funds grow. The Board noted that the amount and structure of each Fund’s unified fee contemplates a sharing of economies of scale with Fund shareholders. The Board also considered that any reduction in fixed costs associated with the management of the Funds would benefit Subversive due to the unified fee structure of the Funds, but that the unified fee would protect shareholders from a rise in operating costs and/or a decline in Fund assets and is a transparent means of informing each Fund’s shareholders of the fees associated with the Fund. The Board noted that it would have an opportunity to consider economies of scale in the context of future contract renewals.
 
OTHER BENEFITS TO SUBVERSIVE
 
The Board received and considered information regarding potential “fall-out” or ancillary benefits to Subversive, as a result of its relationship with the Funds. Ancillary benefits could include, among others, benefits attributable to research credits generated by a Fund’s portfolio transactions.
 
CONCLUSION
 
After considering the above-described factors and based on its deliberations and its evaluation of the information described above, among other information and factors deemed relevant by the Board, the Board unanimously approved the Advisory Agreement for an initial two-year term.
 
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Board Consideration of Investment Sub-Advisory Agreement (Unaudited)
March 31, 2023

Under Section 15 of the Investment Company Act of 1940 (the “1940 Act”), the Board of Trustees (the “Board”) of Series Portfolios Trust (the “Trust”), including a majority of the Trustees who have no direct or indirect interest in the investment advisory agreement and who are not “interested persons” of the Trust, as defined in the 1940 Act (the “Independent Trustees”), must approve the investment advisory agreement for any new fund of the Trust.
 
In this regard, at a meeting held on December 16, 2022 (the “Meeting”), the Board, including the Independent Trustees, considered and unanimously approved an investment sub-advisory agreement (the “Sub-Advisory Agreement”) between Subversive Capital Advisor LLC (“Subversive”) and Toroso Investments, LLC (“Toroso”), with respect to the Subversive Decarbonization ETF, the Subversive Food Security ETF, the Subversive Mental Health ETF, and the Subversive Metaverse ETF (the “Funds”) for an initial two-year term. At the Meeting, the Board considered the factors and reached the conclusions described below in selecting Toroso to serve as the Funds’ sub-adviser and approving the Advisory Agreement.
 
In advance of the Meeting, Toroso provided information to the Board in response to requests submitted to it by the Trust’s administrator, on behalf of the Trustees, to facilitate the Board’s evaluation of the terms of the Sub-Advisory Agreement. The information furnished by Toroso included materials describing, among other things: (i) the nature, extent, and quality of the services proposed to be provided to the Funds by Toroso; (ii) the proposed sub-advisory fee payable to Toroso by Subversive; and (iii) potential “fall-out” benefits Toroso may receive based on its relationship with the Funds. In addition, the Board considered such additional information as it deemed reasonably necessary to evaluate the Sub-Advisory Agreement with respect to each Fund, which included information specifically prepared in connection with the approval of the Sub-Advisory Agreement that was presented at the Board’s meeting held on October 26-27, 2022 and the Meeting. The Board also considered the presentation by a representative of Toroso received at the Meeting.
 
In considering and approving the Sub-Advisory Agreement, the Board considered the information it believed relevant, including, but not limited to, the information discussed below. The Board did not identify any particular information or consideration that was all-important or controlling, and each individual Trustee may have attributed different weights to various factors.
 
The Independent Trustees were assisted in their evaluation of the Sub-Advisory Agreement by independent legal counsel, from whom they received separate legal advice and with whom they met separately from Subversive and Toroso, the Interested Trustee, and management. The following summarizes a number of relevant, but not necessarily all, factors considered by the Board in reaching its determination.
 
NATURE, EXTENT AND QUALITY OF SERVICES
 
The Trustees considered the nature, extent and quality of services proposed to be provided by Toroso to the Funds. The Trustees considered Toroso’s specific responsibilities with respect to the Funds, noting that Toroso would be responsible for trading portfolio securities for the Funds, including selecting broker-dealers to execute purchase and sale transactions or in connection with any rebalancing of the Funds, subject to the supervision of the Subversive. The Board considered Toroso’s trade execution capabilities and experience. The Board discussed the qualifications, experience and responsibilities of the personnel at Toroso who would be responsible for implementing the securities trading for the Funds. The Trustees concluded that Toroso had sufficient quality and depth of personnel, resources, trading methods and compliance policies and procedures essential to performing its duties under the Toroso Sub-Advisory Agreement and that the nature, overall quality and extent of the services proposed to be provided to the Funds were satisfactory.
 
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Board Consideration of Investment Sub-Advisory Agreement (Unaudited) – Continued
March 31, 2023

INVESTMENT PERFORMANCE
 
In assessing the portfolio management services to be provided by Toroso, the Board considered that Toroso would not be responsible for making specific investment decisions for the Funds but would instead be responsible for trading portfolio securities for the Funds. The Trustees concluded that the Fund and its shareholders were likely to benefit from Toroso’s responsibilities under the Toroso Sub-Advisory Agreement.
 
FUND EXPENSES, SUB-ADVISORY FEE RATE AND PROFITABILITY OF THE SUB-ADVISER
 
The Trustees reviewed and considered the sub-advisory fees payable by Subversive to Toroso under the Toroso Sub-Advisory Agreement. The Trustees considered that, since Toroso’s sub-advisory fees would be paid by Subversive, the management fee paid by a Fund would not be directly affected by Toroso’s sub-advisory fee. The Board also considered statements from Subversive and Toroso that Toroso’s fees were negotiated at arm’s length. Consequently, the Trustees concluded that the costs of services to be provided by Toroso and its profitability from its relationship with the Funds were less relevant factors with respect to the Board’s consideration of the Sub-Advisory Agreement. Based on all these factors, the Trustees concluded that the sub-advisory fees to be paid to Toroso by Subversive were reasonable in light of the services to be provided under the Toroso Sub-Advisory Agreement.
 
ECONOMIES OF SCALE AND FEE LEVELS REFLECTING THOSE ECONOMIES
 
Because the sub-advisory fee is not paid by the Funds, the Board did not consider whether the sub-advisory fees should reflect any potential economies of scale that might be realized as a Fund’s assets increase.
 
OTHER BENEFITS TO TOROSO
 
The Trustees considered the direct and indirect benefits that could be realized by Toroso and its affiliates from its relationship with the Funds. The Trustees considered that Toroso may receive some form of reputational benefit from services rendered to the Funds, but that such benefits are immaterial and cannot otherwise be quantified.
 
CONCLUSION
 
After considering the above-described factors and based on its deliberations and its evaluation of the information described above, among other information and factors deemed relevant by the Board, the Board unanimously approved the Toroso Sub-Advisory Agreement for an initial two-year term.
 
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Additional Information (Unaudited)
March 31, 2023
 
AVAILABILITY OF FUND PORTFOLIO INFORMATION
 
The Funds file complete schedules of portfolio holdings with the SEC for the first and third quarters of each fiscal year on Part F of Form N-PORT, which is available on the SEC’s website at www.sec.gov. The Funds’ Part F of Form N-PORT may be reviewed and copied at the SEC’s Public Reference Room in Washington, D.C. For information on the Public Reference Room call 1-800-SEC-0330. In addition, the Funds’ Part F of Form N-PORT is available without charge upon request by calling 1-800-617-0004.
 
AVAILABILITY OF PROXY VOTING INFORMATION
 
A description of the Funds’ Proxy Voting Policies and Procedures is available without charge, upon request, by calling 1-800-617-0004. Information regarding how the Funds voted proxies relating to portfolio securities during the most recent period ended June 30, is available (1) without charge, upon request, by calling 1-800-617-0004, or on the SEC’s website at www.sec.gov.
 
FREQUENCY DISTRIBUTION OF PREMIUMS AND DISCOUNTS
 
Information regarding how often shares of the Funds trade on the exchange at a price about (i.e. at a premium) or below (i.e. at a discount) the NAV of the Funds are available, without charge on the Funds’ website at www.subversive.com/ETFs.
 
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Privacy Notice (Unaudited)


The Fund collects non-public information about you from the following sources:
 
 
Information we receive about you on applications or other forms;
 
Information you give us orally; and/or
 
Information about your transactions with us or others

We do not disclose any non-public personal information about our customers or former customers without the customer’s authorization, except as permitted by law. We may share information with affiliated and unaffiliated third parties with whom we have contracts for servicing the Fund. We will provide unaffiliated third parties with only the information necessary to carry out their assigned responsibilities. We maintain physical, electronic and procedural safeguards to guard your personal information and require third parties to treat your personal information with the same high degree of confidentiality.
 
In the event that you hold shares of the Fund through a financial intermediary, including, but not limited to, a broker-dealer, bank, or trust company, the privacy policy of your financial intermediary would govern how your non-public personal information would be shared with unaffiliated third parties.
 
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INVESTMENT ADVISER
 Subversive Capital Advisor LLC
217 Centre Street, Suite 122
New York, NY 10013

DISTRIBUTOR
Quasar Distributors, LLC
111 East Kilbourn Avenue, Suite 2200
Milwaukee, WI 53202

CUSTODIAN
U.S. Bank N.A.
1555 North Rivercenter Drive
Milwaukee, WI 53212

ADMINISTRATOR, FUND ACCOUNTANT AND TRANSFER AGENT
U.S. Bancorp Fund Services, LLC
615 East Michigan Street
Milwaukee, WI 53202

INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM
Cohen & Company, Ltd.
342 North Water Street, Suite 830
Milwaukee, WI 53202

LEGAL COUNSEL
Goodwin Procter LLP
1900 N Street, NW
Washington, DC 20001











This report should be accompanied or preceded by a prospectus.
 
The Fund’s Statement of Additional Information contains additional information about the
Fund’s trustees and is available without charge upon request by calling 1-800-617-0004.