TrueShares Structured Outcome ETFs

 

TrueShares Structured Outcome (July) ETF (JULZ)
TrueShares Structured Outcome (August) ETF
(AUGZ)
TrueShares Structured Outcome (September) ETF
(SEPZ)
TrueShares Structured Outcome (October) ETF
(OCTZ)
TrueShares Structured Outcome (November) ETF (NOVZ)
TrueShares Structured Outcome (December) ETF
(DECZ)
TrueShares Structured Outcome (January) ETF (JANZ)
TrueShares Structured Outcome (February) ETF
(FEBZ)
TrueShares Structured Outcome (March) ETF
(MARZ)
TrueShares Structured Outcome (April) ETF
(APRZ)
TrueShares Structured Outcome (May) ETF
(MAYZ)
TrueShares Structured Outcome (June) ETF
(JUNZ)

 

 

SEMI-ANNUAL REPORT

 

June 30, 2023

 

(Unaudited)

 

This report is submitted for the general information of shareholders of the Funds. It is not authorized for distribution unless preceded or accompanied by a current prospectus for the Funds.

 

 

TrueShares Structured Outcome ETFs

Table of Contents

(Unaudited)

 

   

Shareholder Expense Example

2

Schedules of Investments and Written Options

4

Statements of Assets and Liabilities

16

Statements of Operations

19

Statements of Changes in Net Assets

22

Financial Highlights

28

Notes to Financial Statements

34

Board Consideration and Approval of Advisory and Sub-Advisory Agreements

49

Review of Liquidity Risk Management Program

53

Supplemental Information

54

 

 

1

 

 

TrueShares Structured Outcome ETFs

Shareholder Expense Example

(Unaudited)

 

As a shareholder of a fund you incur two types of costs: (1) transaction costs, including brokerage commissions on purchases and sales of fund shares; and (2) ongoing costs, including management fees and other fund expenses. The following example is intended to help you understand your ongoing costs (in dollars and cents) of investing in the Funds and to compare these costs with the ongoing costs of investing in other funds. The examples are based on an investment of $1,000 invested at the beginning of the period and held throughout the entire period (January 1, 2023 to June 30, 2023).

 

ACTUAL EXPENSES

 

The following table provides information about actual account values and actual expenses. You may use the information in this line, together with the amount you invested, to estimate the expenses that you paid over the period. Simply divide your account value by $1,000 (for example, an $8,600 account value divided by $1,000 = 8.6), then multiply the result by the number in the applicable line under the heading entitled “Expenses Paid During Period” to estimate the expenses you paid on your account during this period.

 

   

Beginning
Account
Value
(1/1/2023)

   

Ending
Account
Value
(6/30/2023)

   

Annualized
Expense
Ratios

   

Expenses
Paid
During the
Period
(1)

 

TrueShares Structured Outcome (July) ETF

  $ 1,000.00     $ 1,111.60       0.79 %     $4.14  

TrueShares Structured Outcome (August) ETF

    1,000.00       1,105.70       0.79       4.12  

TrueShares Structured Outcome (September) ETF

    1,000.00       1,111.40       0.79       4.14  

TrueShares Structured Outcome (October) ETF

    1,000.00       1,121.50       0.79       4.16  

TrueShares Structured Outcome (November) ETF

    1,000.00       1,119.30       0.79       4.15  

TrueShares Structured Outcome (December) ETF

    1,000.00       1,117.20       0.79       4.15  

TrueShares Structured Outcome (January) ETF

    1,000.00       1,119.70       0.80       4.20  

TrueShares Structured Outcome (February) ETF

    1,000.00       1,139.50       0.80       4.24  

TrueShares Structured Outcome (March) ETF

    1,000.00       1,136.00       0.79       4.18  

TrueShares Structured Outcome (April) ETF

    1,000.00       1,152.60       0.79       4.22  

TrueShares Structured Outcome (May) ETF

    1,000.00       1,092.60       0.79       4.10  

TrueShares Structured Outcome (June) ETF

    1,000.00       1,101.90       0.79       4.12  

 

(1)

Expenses are calculated using the Fund’s annualized expense ratio, multiplied by the average account value for the period, multiplied by 181/365 (to reflect the six-month period).

 

 

2

 

 

TrueShares Structured Outcome ETFs

Shareholder Expense Example

(Unaudited) (Continued)

 

HYPOTHETICAL EXAMPLE FOR COMPARISON PURPOSES

 

The following table provides information about hypothetical account values and hypothetical expenses based on the Funds’ actual expense ratios and an assumed rate of return of 5% per year before expenses, which are not the Funds’ actual returns. The hypothetical account values and expenses may not be used to estimate the actual ending account balance or expenses you paid for the period. You may use this information to compare the ongoing costs of investing in the Funds and other funds. To do so, compare this 5% hypothetical example with the 5% hypothetical examples that appear in the shareholder reports of the other funds. Please note that 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 with respect to the Funds. Therefore, the table below is useful in comparing ongoing costs only and will not help you determine the relative total costs of owning different funds. In addition, if these transactional costs were included, your costs would have been higher.

 

   

Beginning
Account
Value
(1/1/2023)

   

Ending
Account
Value
(6/30/2023)

   

Annualized
Expense
Ratios

   

Expenses
Paid
During the
Period
(1)

 

TrueShares Structured Outcome (July) ETF

  $ 1,000.00     $ 1,020.88       0.79 %     $3.96  

TrueShares Structured Outcome (August) ETF

    1,000.00       1,020.88       0.79       3.96  

TrueShares Structured Outcome (September) ETF

    1,000.00       1,020.88       0.79       3.96  

TrueShares Structured Outcome (October) ETF

    1,000.00       1,020.88       0.79       3.96  

TrueShares Structured Outcome (November) ETF

    1,000.00       1,020.88       0.79       3.96  

TrueShares Structured Outcome (December) ETF

    1,000.00       1,020.88       0.79       3.96  

TrueShares Structured Outcome (January) ETF

    1,000.00       1,020.83       0.80       4.01  

TrueShares Structured Outcome (February) ETF

    1,000.00       1,020.83       0.80       4.01  

TrueShares Structured Outcome (March) ETF

    1,000.00       1,020.88       0.79       3.96  

TrueShares Structured Outcome (April) ETF

    1,000.00       1,020.88       0.79       3.96  

TrueShares Structured Outcome (May) ETF

    1,000.00       1,020.88       0.79       3.96  

TrueShares Structured Outcome (June) ETF

    1,000.00       1,020.88       0.79       3.96  

 

(1)

Expenses are calculated using the Fund’s annualized expense ratio, multiplied by the average account value for the period, multiplied by 181/365 (to reflect the six-month period).

 

3

 

 

TrueShares Structured Outcome (July) ETF

Schedule of Investments

June 30, 2023 (Unaudited)

 

Sector Diversification *

 

 

*

Percentages are stated as a percent of net assets. Percentages expressed exclude written options.

 

 

 

Shares /
Principal
Amount

   

Value

   

 

 

SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS — 144.7%

               

Money Market Funds — 49.5%

                       

First American Treasury Obligations Fund - Class X, 5.04% (a)

    5,254,344     $ 5,254,344          

Total Money Market Funds (Cost $5,254,344)

            5,254,344          
                         

U.S. Treasury Bills — 95.2%

                       

5.37%, 06/13/2024 (c)(d)

    10,628,000       10,104,370          

Total U.S. Treasury Bills (Cost $10,111,648)

            10,104,370          

TOTAL SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS (Cost $15,365,992)

            15,358,714          

 

 

 

Number of
Contracts
(b)

   

Value

   

Notional
Value

 

PURCHASED OPTIONS — 6.8%

               

PURCHASED CALL OPTIONS — 6.8%

               

CBOE SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust

                       

Expiration: June 28, 2024, Exercise Price: $443.28

    192     $ 729,024     $ 8,510,976  

TOTAL PURCHASED OPTIONS (Cost $729,222)

            729,024          
                         

TOTAL INVESTMENTS (Cost $16,095,214) — 151.5%

            16,087,738          

Other Assets and Liabilities, net — (51.5)%

            (5,471,703 )        

TOTAL NET ASSETS — 100.0%

          $ 10,616,035          

 

Percentages are stated as a percent of net assets.

 

CBOE Chicago Board Options Exchange

 

SPDR Standard & Poor’s Depositary Receipt

 

(a)

The rate shown is the seven day yield at period end.

 

(b)

Each contract has a multiplier of 100.

 

(c)

The rate shown is the effective yield as of June 30, 2023.

 

(d)

Designated as collateral for written options.

 

Schedule of Written Options

June 30, 2023 (Unaudited)

 

 

 

Number of
Contracts
(a)

   

Value

   

Notional
Value

 

WRITTEN OPTIONS — (2.7)%

               

WRITTEN PUT OPTIONS — (2.7)%

               

CBOE SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust

                       

Expiration: June 28, 2024, Exercise Price: $398.95

    266     $ 288,610     $ 11,791,248  

TOTAL WRITTEN OPTIONS (Premiums Received $288,335)

          $ 288,610          

 

 

Percentages are stated as a percent of net assets.

 

CBOE Chicago Board Options Exchange

 

SPDR Standard & Poor’s Depositary Receipt

 

(a)

Each contract has a multiplier of 100.

 

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

 

4

 

 

TrueShares Structured Outcome (August) ETF

Schedule of Investments

June 30, 2023 (Unaudited)

 

Sector Diversification *

 

 

*

Percentages are stated as a percent of net assets. Percentages expressed exclude written options.

 

 

 

Shares /
Principal
Amount

   

Value

   

 

 

SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS — 94.4%

               

Money Market Funds — 0.1%

                       

First American Treasury Obligations Fund - Class X, 5.04% (a)

    20,640     $ 20,640          

Total Money Market Funds (Cost $20,640)

            20,640          
                         

U.S. Treasury Bills — 94.3%

                       

4.29%, 07/13/2023 (c)(d)

    12,697,000       12,679,254          

Total U.S. Treasury Bills (Cost $12,678,835)

            12,679,254          

TOTAL SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS (Cost $12,699,475)

            12,699,894          

 

 

 

Number of
Contracts
(b)

   

Value

   

Notional
Value

 

PURCHASED OPTIONS — 5.7%

               

PURCHASED CALL OPTIONS — 5.7%

               

CBOE SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust

               

Expiration: July 31, 2023, Exercise Price: $411.99

    225     $ 760,442     $ 9,973,800  

TOTAL PURCHASED OPTIONS (Cost $493,602)

            760,442          
                         

TOTAL INVESTMENTS (Cost $13,193,077) — 100.1%

            13,460,336          

Other Assets and Liabilities, net — (0.1)%

            (14,784 )        

TOTAL NET ASSETS — 100.0%

          $ 13,445,552          

 

Percentages are stated as a percent of net assets.

 

CBOE Chicago Board Options Exchange

 

SPDR Standard & Poor’s Depositary Receipt

 

(a)

The rate shown is the seven day yield at period end.

 

(b)

Each contract has a multiplier of 100.

 

(c)

The rate shown is the effective yield as of June 30, 2023.

 

(d)

Designated as collateral for written options.

 

Schedule of Written Options

June 30, 2023 (Unaudited)

 

 

 

Number of
Contracts
(a)

   

Value

   

Notional
Value

 

WRITTEN OPTIONS — (0.1)%

               

WRITTEN PUT OPTIONS — (0.1)%

               

CBOE SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust

               

Expiration: July 31, 2023, Exercise Price: $370.79

    343     $ 6,695     $ 15,204,504  

TOTAL WRITTEN OPTIONS (Premiums Received $694,990)

          $ 6,695          

 

 

Percentages are stated as a percent of net assets.

 

CBOE Chicago Board Options Exchange

 

SPDR Standard & Poor’s Depositary Receipt

 

(a)

Each contract has a multiplier of 100.

 

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

 

5

 

 

TrueShares Structured Outcome (September) ETF

Schedule of Investments

June 30, 2023 (Unaudited)

 

Sector Diversification *

 

 

*

Percentages are stated as a percent of net assets. Percentages expressed exclude written options.

 

 

 

Shares /
Principal
Amount

   

Value

   

 

 

SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS — 90.8%

               

Money Market Funds — 0.2%

                       

First American Treasury Obligations Fund - Class X, 5.04% (a)

    35,482     $ 35,482          

Total Money Market Funds (Cost $35,482)

            35,482          
                         

U.S. Treasury Bills — 90.6%

                       

5.00%, 08/10/2023 (c)(d)

    18,925,000       18,822,621          

Total U.S. Treasury Bills (Cost $18,855,022)

            18,822,621          

TOTAL SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS (Cost $18,890,504)

            18,858,103          

 

 

 

Number of
Contracts
(b)

   

Value

   

Notional
Value

 

PURCHASED OPTIONS — 9.4%

               

PURCHASED CALL OPTIONS — 9.4%

               

CBOE SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust

                       

Expiration: August 31, 2023, Exercise Price: $395.07

    367     $ 1,942,560     $ 16,268,376  

TOTAL PURCHASED OPTIONS (Cost $1,520,321)

            1,942,560          
                         

TOTAL INVESTMENTS (Cost $20,410,825) — 100.2%

            20,800,663          

Other Assets and Liabilities, net — (0.2)%

            (33,346 )        

TOTAL NET ASSETS — 100.0%

          $ 20,767,317          

 

Percentages are stated as a percent of net assets.

 

CBOE Chicago Board Options Exchange

 

SPDR Standard & Poor’s Depositary Receipt

 

(a)

The rate shown is the seven day yield at period end.

 

(b)

Each contract has a multiplier of 100.

 

(c)

The rate shown is the effective yield as of June 30, 2023.

 

(d)

Designated as collateral for written options.

 

Schedule of Written Options

June 30, 2023 (Unaudited)

 

 

 

Number of
Contracts
(a)

   

Value

   

Notional
Value

 

WRITTEN OPTIONS — (0.1)%

               

WRITTEN PUT OPTIONS — (0.1)%

               

CBOE SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust

                       

Expiration: August 31, 2023, Exercise Price: $355.56

    536     $ 21,981     $ 23,759,808  

TOTAL WRITTEN OPTIONS (Premiums Received $1,088,099)

          $ 21,981          

 

 

Percentages are stated as a percent of net assets.

 

CBOE Chicago Board Options Exchange

 

SPDR Standard & Poor’s Depositary Receipt

 

(a)

Each contract has a multiplier of 100.

 

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

 

6

 

 

TrueShares Structured Outcome (October) ETF

Schedule of Investments

June 30, 2023 (Unaudited)

 

Sector Diversification *

 

*

Percentages are stated as a percent of net assets. Percentages expressed exclude written options.

 

 

 

Shares /
Principal
Amount

   

Value

   

 

 

SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS — 83.6%

               

Money Market Funds — 0.3%

               

First American Treasury Obligations Fund - Class X, 5.04% (a)

    9,914     $ 9,914          

Total Money Market Funds (Cost $9,914)

            9,914          
                         

U.S. Treasury Bills — 83.3%

                       

5.23%, 10/05/2023 (c)(d)

    2,763,000       2,725,665          

Total U.S. Treasury Bills (Cost $2,732,922)

            2,725,665          

TOTAL SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS (Cost $2,742,836)

            2,735,579          

 

 

 

Number of
Contracts
(b)

   

Value

   

Notional
Value

 

PURCHASED OPTIONS — 16.5%

               

PURCHASED CALL OPTIONS — 16.5%

               

CBOE SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust

               

Expiration: September 29, 2023, Exercise Price: $357.18

    60     $ 541,882     $ 2,659,680  

TOTAL PURCHASED OPTIONS (Cost $246,423)

            541,882          
                         

TOTAL INVESTMENTS (Cost $2,989,259) — 100.1%

            3,277,461          

Other Assets and Liabilities, net — (0.1)%

            (4,584 )        

TOTAL NET ASSETS — 100.0%

          $ 3,272,877          

 

Percentages are stated as a percent of net assets.

 

CBOE Chicago Board Options Exchange

 

SPDR Standard & Poor’s Depositary Receipt

 

(a)

The rate shown is the seven day yield at period end.

 

(b)

Each contract has a multiplier of 100.

 

(c)

The rate shown is the effective yield as of June 30, 2023.

 

(d)

Designated as collateral for written options.

 

Schedule of Written Options

June 30, 2023 (Unaudited)

 

 

 

Number of
Contracts
(a)

   

Value

   

Notional
Value

 

WRITTEN OPTIONS — (0.1)%

               

WRITTEN PUT OPTIONS — (0.1)%

               

CBOE SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust

               

Expiration: September 29, 2023, Exercise Price: $321.46

    86     $ 3,906     $ 3,812,208  

TOTAL WRITTEN OPTIONS (Premiums Received $169,584)

          $ 3,906          

 

 

Percentages are stated as a percent of net assets.

 

CBOE Chicago Board Options Exchange

 

SPDR Standard & Poor’s Depositary Receipt

 

(a)

Each contract has a multiplier of 100.

 

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

 

7

 

 

TrueShares Structured Outcome (November) ETF

Schedule of Investments

June 30, 2023 (Unaudited)

 

Sector Diversification *

 

 

*

Percentages are stated as a percent of net assets. Percentages expressed exclude written options.

 

 

 

Shares /
Principal
Amount

   

Value

   

 

 

SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS — 88.5%

               

Money Market Funds — 1.4%

                       

First American Treasury Obligations Fund - Class X, 5.04% (a)

    127,525     $ 127,525          

Total Money Market Funds (Cost $127,525)

            127,525          
                         

U.S. Treasury Bills — 87.1%

                       

5.30%, 11/02/2023 (c)(d)

    8,360,000       8,212,537          

Total U.S. Treasury Bills (Cost $8,233,876)

            8,212,537          

TOTAL SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS (Cost $8,361,401)

            8,340,062          

 

 

 

Number of
Contracts
(b)

   

Value

   

Notional
Value

 

PURCHASED OPTIONS — 11.8%

               

PURCHASED CALL OPTIONS — 11.8%

               

CBOE SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust

               

Expiration: October 31, 2023, Exercise Price: $386.21

    171     $ 1,116,929     $ 7,580,088  

TOTAL PURCHASED OPTIONS (Cost $745,568)

            1,116,929          
                         

TOTAL INVESTMENTS (Cost $9,106,969) — 100.3%

            9,456,991          

Other Assets and Liabilities, net — (0.3)%

            (33,124 )        

TOTAL NET ASSETS — 100.0%

          $ 9,423,867          

 

Percentages are stated as a percent of net assets.

 

CBOE Chicago Board Options Exchange

 

SPDR Standard & Poor’s Depositary Receipt

 

(a)

The rate shown is the seven day yield at period end.

 

(b)

Each contract has a multiplier of 100.

 

(c)

The rate shown is the effective yield as of June 30, 2023.

 

(d)

Designated as collateral for written options.

 

Schedule of Written Options

June 30, 2023 (Unaudited)

 

 

 

Number of
Contracts
(a)

   

Value

   

Notional
Value

 

WRITTEN OPTIONS — (0.3)%

               

WRITTEN PUT OPTIONS — (0.3)%

               

CBOE SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust

                       

Expiration: October 31, 2023, Exercise Price: $347.59

    243     $ 29,648     $ 10,771,704  

TOTAL WRITTEN OPTIONS (Premiums Received $463,864)

          $ 29,648          

 

 

Percentages are stated as a percent of net assets.

 

CBOE Chicago Board Options Exchange

 

SPDR Standard & Poor’s Depositary Receipt

 

(a)

Each contract has a multiplier of 100.

 

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

 

8

 

 

TrueShares Structured Outcome (December) ETF

Schedule of Investments

June 30, 2023 (Unaudited)

 

Sector Diversification *

 

*

Percentages are stated as a percent of net assets. Percentages expressed exclude written options.

 

 

 

Shares/
Principal
Amount

   

Value

   

 

 

SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS — 92.3%

               

Money Market Funds — 0.4%

                       

First American Treasury Obligations Fund - Class X, 5.04% (a)

    21,520     $ 21,520          

Total Money Market Funds (Cost $21,520)

            21,520          
                         

U.S. Treasury Bills — 91.9%

                       

5.31%, 11/30/2023 (c)(d)

    4,880,000       4,774,465          

Total U.S. Treasury Bills (Cost $4,789,176)

            4,774,465          

TOTAL SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS (Cost $4,810,696)

            4,795,985          

 

 

 

Number of
Contracts
(b)

   

Value

   

Notional
Value

 

PURCHASED OPTIONS — 8.4%

               

PURCHASED CALL OPTIONS — 8.4%

               

CBOE SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust

               

Expiration: November 30, 2023, Exercise Price: $407.68

    89     $ 434,065     $ 3,945,192  

TOTAL PURCHASED OPTIONS (Cost $376,972)

            434,065          
                         

TOTAL INVESTMENTS (Cost $5,187,668) — 100.7%

            5,230,050          

Other Assets and Liabilities, net — (0.7)%

            (33,981 )        

TOTAL NET ASSETS — 100.0%

          $ 5,196,069          

 

Percentages are stated as a percent of net assets.

 

CBOE Chicago Board Options Exchange

 

SPDR Standard & Poor’s Depositary Receipt

 

(a)

The rate shown is the seven day yield at period end.

 

(b)

Each contract has a multiplier of 100.

 

(c)

The rate shown is the effective yield as of June 30, 2023.

 

(d)

Designated as collateral for written options.

 

Schedule of Written Options

June 30, 2023 (Unaudited)

 

 

 

Number of
Contracts
(a)

   

Value

   

Notional
Value

 

WRITTEN OPTIONS — (0.6)%

               

WRITTEN PUT OPTIONS — (0.6)%

               

CBOE SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust

               

Expiration: November 30, 2023, Exercise Price: $366.91

    134     $ 31,548     $ 5,939,952  

TOTAL WRITTEN OPTIONS (Premiums Received $257,548)

          $ 31,548          

 

 

Percentages are stated as a percent of net assets.

 

CBOE Chicago Board Options Exchange

 

SPDR Standard & Poor’s Depositary Receipt

 

(a)

Each contract has a multiplier of 100.

 

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

 

9

 

 

TrueShares Structured Outcome (January) ETF

Schedule of Investments

June 30, 2023 (Unaudited)

 

Sector Diversification *

 

*

Percentages are stated as a percent of net assets. Percentages expressed exclude written options.

 

 

 

Shares

   

Value

   

 

 

SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS — 87.5%

               

Money Market Funds — 0.7%

               

First American Treasury Obligations Fund - Class X, 5.04% (a)

    18,485     $ 18,485          

Total Money Market Funds (Cost $18,485)

            18,485          
                         

U.S Treasury Bills — 86.8%

                       

5.39%, 12/28/2023 (c)(d)

    2,313,000       2,253,109          

Total U.S Treasury Bills (Cost $2,262,114)

            2,253,109          

TOTAL SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS (Cost $2,280,599)

            2,271,594          

 

 

 

 

Number of
Contracts
(b)

   

Value

   

Notional
Value

 

PURCHASED OPTIONS — 13.1%

               

PURCHASED CALL OPTIONS — 13.1%

               

CBOE SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust

               

Expiration: December 29, 2023, Exercise Price: $382.43

    47     $ 338,985     $ 2,083,416  

TOTAL PURCHASED OPTIONS (Cost $197,031)

            338,985          
                         

TOTAL INVESTMENTS (Cost $2,477,630) — 100.6%

            2,610,579          

Other Assets and Liabilities, net — (0.6)%

            (14,201 )        

TOTAL NET ASSETS — 100.0%

          $ 2,596,378          

 

Percentages are stated as a percent of net assets.

 

CBOE Chicago Board Options Exchange

 

SPDR Standard & Poor’s Depositary Receipt

 

(a)

The rate shown is the seven day yield at period end.

 

(b)

Each contract has a multiplier of 100.

 

(c)

The rate shown is the effective yield as of June 30, 2023.

 

(d)

Designated as collateral for written options.

 

Schedule of Written Options

June 30, 2023 (Unaudited)

 

 

 

Number of
Contracts
(a)

   

Value

   

Notional
Value

 

WRITTEN OPTIONS — 0.5%

               

WRITTEN PUT OPTIONS — 0.5%

               

CBOE SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust

               

Expiration: December 29, 2023, Exercise Price: $344.19

    67     $ 13,846     $ 2,969,976  

TOTAL WRITTEN OPTIONS (Premiums Received $113,895)

          $ 13,846          

 

 

Percentages are stated as a percent of net assets.

 

CBOE Chicago Board Options Exchange

 

SPDR Standard & Poor’s Depositary Receipt

 

(a)

Each contract has a multiplier of 100.

 

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

 

10

 

 

TrueShares Structured Outcome (February) ETF

Schedule of Investments

June 30, 2023 (Unaudited)

 

Sector Diversification *

 

*

Percentages are stated as a percent of net assets. Percentages expressed exclude written options.

 

 

 

Shares /
Principal
Amount

   

Value

   

 

 

SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS — 91.4%

               

Money Market Funds — 0.7%

                       

First American Treasury Obligations Fund - Class X, 5.04% (a)

    22,657     $ 22,657          

Total Money Market Funds (Cost $22,657)

            22,657          
                         

U.S. Treasury Bills — 90.7%

                       

5.17%, 1/25/2024 (c)(d)

    3,165,000       3,074,169          

Total U.S. Treasury Bills (Cost $3,082,801)

            3,074,169          

TOTAL SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS (Cost $3,105,458)

            3,096,826          

 

 

 

Number of
Contracts
(b)

   

Value

   

Notional
Value

 

PURCHASED OPTIONS — 9.6%

               

PURCHASED CALL OPTIONS — 9.6%

               

CBOE SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust

               

Expiration: January 31, 2024, Exercise Price: $406.48

    60     $ 324,577     $ 2,659,680  

TOTAL PURCHASED OPTIONS (Cost $225,382)

            324,577          
                         

TOTAL INVESTMENTS (Cost $3,330,840) — 101.0%

            3,421,403          

Other Assets and Liabilities, net — (1.0)%

            (31,813 )        

TOTAL NET ASSETS — 100.0%

          $ 3,389,590          

 

Percentages are stated as a percent of net assets.

 

CBOE Chicago Board Options Exchange

 

SPDR Standard & Poor’s Depositary Receipt

 

(a)

The rate shown is the seven day yield at period end.

 

(b)

Each contract has a multiplier of 100.

 

(c)

The rate shown is the effective yield as of June 30, 2023.

 

(d)

Designated as collateral for written options.

 

Schedule of Written Options

June 30, 2023 (Unaudited)

 

 

 

Number of
Contracts
(a)

   

Value

   

Notional
Value

 

WRITTEN OPTIONS — (0.9)%

               

WRITTEN PUT OPTIONS — (0.9)%

               

CBOE SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust

               

Expiration: January 31, 2024, Exercise Price: $365.83

    86     $ 30,938     $ 3,812,208  

TOTAL WRITTEN OPTIONS (Premiums Received $117,083)

          $ 30,938          

 

 

Percentages are stated as a percent of net assets.

 

CBOE Chicago Board Options Exchange

 

SPDR Standard & Poor’s Depositary Receipt

 

(a)

Each contract has a multiplier of 100.

 

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

 

11

 

 

TrueShares Structured Outcome (March) ETF

Schedule of Investments

June 30, 2023 (Unaudited)

 

Sector Diversification *

 

*

Percentages are stated as a percent of net assets. Percentages expressed exclude written options.

 

 

 

Shares /
Principal
Amount

   

Value

   

 

 

SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS — 89.3%

               

Money Market Funds — 0.5%

                       

First American Treasury Obligations Fund - Class X, 5.04% (a)

    21,845     $ 21,845          

Total Money Market Funds (Cost $21,845)

            21,845          
                         

U.S. Treasury Bills — 88.8%

                       

5.24%, 2/22/2024 (c)(d)

    3,616,000       3,496,893          

Total U.S. Treasury Bills (Cost $3,503,257)

            3,496,893          

TOTAL SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS (Cost $3,525,102)

            3,518,738          

 

 

 

Number of
Contracts
(b)

   

Value

   

Notional
Value

 

PURCHASED OPTIONS — 11.6%

               

PURCHASED CALL OPTIONS — 11.6%

               

CBOE SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust

               

Expiration: February 29, 2024, Exercise Price: $396.26

    70     $ 458,375     $ 3,102,960  

TOTAL PURCHASED OPTIONS (Cost $279,077)

            458,375          
                         

TOTAL INVESTMENTS (Cost $3,804,179) — 100.9%

            3,977,113          

Other Assets and Liabilities, net — (0.9)%

            (37,390 )        

TOTAL NET ASSETS — 100.0%

          $ 3,939,723          

 

Percentages are stated as a percent of net assets.

 

CBOE Chicago Board Options Exchange

 

SPDR Standard & Poor’s Depositary Receipt

 

(a)

The rate shown is the seven day yield at period end.

 

(b)

Each contract has a multiplier of 100.

 

(c)

The rate shown is the effective yield as of June 30, 2023.

 

(d)

Designated as collateral for written options.

 

Schedule of Written Options

June 30, 2023 (Unaudited)

 

 

 

Number of
Contracts
(a)

   

Value

   

Notional
Value

 

WRITTEN OPTIONS — (0.9)%

               

WRITTEN PUT OPTIONS — (0.9)%

               

CBOE SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust

               

Expiration: February 29, 2024, Exercise Price: $356.63

    101     $ 36,460     $ 4,477,128  

TOTAL WRITTEN OPTIONS (Premiums Received $130,644)

          $ 36,460          

 

 

Percentages are stated as a percent of net assets.

 

CBOE Chicago Board Options Exchange

 

SPDR Standard & Poor’s Depositary Receipt

 

(a)

Each contract has a multiplier of 100.

 

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

 

12

 

 

TrueShares Structured Outcome (April) ETF

Schedule of Investments

June 30, 2023 (Unaudited)

 

Sector Diversification *

 

*

Percentages are stated as a percent of net assets. Percentages expressed exclude written options.

 

 

 

Shares /
Principal
Amount

   

Value

   

 

 

SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS — 91.3%

               

Money Market Funds — 0.7%

                       

First American Treasury Obligations Fund - Class X, 5.04% (a)

    35,472     $ 35,472          

Total Money Market Funds (Cost $35,472)

            35,472          
                         

U.S. Treasury Bills — 90.6%

                       

5.31%, 03/21/2024 (c)(d)

    4,608,000       4,436,505          

Total U.S. Treasury Bills (Cost $4,460,630)

            4,436,505          

TOTAL SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS (Cost $4,496,102)

            4,471,977          

 

 

 

Number of
Contracts
(b)

   

Value

   

Notional
Value

 

PURCHASED OPTIONS — 10.2%

               

PURCHASED CALL OPTIONS — 10.2%

               

CBOE SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust

               

Expiration: March 28, 2024, Exercise Price: $409.39

    89     $ 497,122     $ 3,945,192  

TOTAL PURCHASED OPTIONS (Cost $344,523)

            497,122          
                         

TOTAL INVESTMENTS (Cost $4,840,625) — 101.5%

            4,969,099          

Other Assets and Liabilities, net — (1.5)%

            (72,001 )        

TOTAL NET ASSETS — 100.0%

          $ 4,897,098          

 

Percentages are stated as a percent of net assets.

 

CBOE Chicago Board Options Exchange

 

SPDR Standard & Poor’s Depositary Receipt

 

(a)

The rate shown is the seven day yield at period end.

 

(b)

Each contract has a multiplier of 100.

 

(c)

The rate shown is the effective yield as of June 30, 2023.

 

(d)

Designated as collateral for written options.

 

Schedule of Written Options

June 30, 2023 (Unaudited)

 

 

 

Number of
Contracts
(a)

   

Value

   

Notional
Value

 

WRITTEN OPTIONS — (1.3)%

               

WRITTEN PUT OPTIONS — (1.3)%

               

CBOE SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust

               

Expiration: March 28, 2024, Exercise Price: $368.45

    125     $ 63,683       $5,541,000  

TOTAL WRITTEN OPTIONS (Premiums Received $181,117)

          $ 63,683          

 

 

Percentages are stated as a percent of net assets.

 

CBOE Chicago Board Options Exchange

 

SPDR Standard & Poor’s Depositary Receipt

 

(a)

Each contract has a multiplier of 100.

 

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

 

13

 

 

TrueShares Structured Outcome (May) ETF

Schedule of Investments

June 30, 2023 (Unaudited)

 

Sector Diversification *

 

*

Percentages are stated as a percent of net assets. Percentages expressed exclude written options.

 

 

 

Shares /
Principal
Amount

   

Value

   

 

 

SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS — 91.7%

               

Money Market Funds — 0.6%

                       

First American Treasury Obligations Fund - Class X, 5.04% (a)

    28,281     $ 28,281          

Total Money Market Funds (Cost $28,281)

            28,281          
                         

U.S. Treasury Bills — 91.1%

                       

5.36%, 4/18/2024 (c)(d)

    4,082,000       3,912,648          

Total U.S. Treasury Bills (Cost $3,931,347)

            3,912,648          

TOTAL SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS (Cost $3,959,628)

            3,940,929          

 

 

 

Number of
Contracts
(b)

   

Value

   

Notional
Value

 

PURCHASED OPTIONS — 9.6%

               

PURCHASED CALL OPTIONS — 9.6%

               

CBOE SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust

               

Expiration: April 30, 2024, Exercise Price: $415.93

    77     $ 412,079     $ 3,413,256  

TOTAL PURCHASED OPTIONS (Cost $299,048)

            412,079          
                         

TOTAL INVESTMENTS (Cost $4,258,676) — 101.3%

            4,353,008          

Other Assets and Liabilities, net — (1.3)%

            (57,146 )        

TOTAL NET ASSETS — 100.0%

          $ 4,295,862          

 

Percentages are stated as a percent of net assets.

 

CBOE Chicago Board Options Exchange

 

SPDR Standard & Poor’s Depositary Receipt

 

(a)

The rate shown is the seven day yield at period end.

 

(b)

Each contract has a multiplier of 100.

 

(c)

The rate shown is the effective yield as of June 30, 2023.

 

(d)

Designated as collateral for written options.

 

Schedule of Written Options

June 30, 2023 (Unaudited)

 

 

 

Number of
Contracts
(a)

   

Value

   

Notional
Value

 

WRITTEN OPTIONS — (1.6)%

               

WRITTEN PUT OPTIONS — (1.6)%

               

CBOE SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust

               

Expiration: April 30, 2024, Exercise Price: $374.34

    109     $ 68,122     $ 4,831,752  

TOTAL WRITTEN OPTIONS (Premiums Received $156,952)

          $ 68,122          

 

 

Percentages are stated as a percent of net assets.

 

CBOE Chicago Board Options Exchange

 

SPDR Standard & Poor’s Depositary Receipt

 

(a)

Each contract has a multiplier of 100.

 

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

 

14

 

 

TrueShares Structured Outcome (June) ETF

Schedule of Investments

June 30, 2023 (Unaudited)

 

Sector Diversification *

 

*

Percentages are stated as a percent of net assets. Percentages expressed exclude written options.

 

 

 

Shares /
Principal
Amount

   

Value

   

 

 

SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS — 91.7%

               

Money Market Funds — 0.8%

                       

First American Treasury Obligations Fund - Class X, 5.04% (a)

    27,181     $ 27,181          

Total Money Market Funds (Cost $27,181)

            27,181          
                         

U.S. Treasury Bills — 90.9%

                       

5.38%, 5/16/2024 (c)(d)

    3,117,000       2,975,037          

Total U.S. Treasury Bills (Cost $2,981,223)

            2,975,037          

TOTAL SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS (Cost $3,008,404)

            3,002,218          

 

 

 

Number of
Contracts
(b)

   

Value

   

Notional
Value

 

PURCHASED OPTIONS — 10.2%

               

PURCHASED CALL OPTIONS — 10.2%

               

CBOE SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust

               

Expiration: May 31, 2024, Exercise Price: $417.85

    61     $ 333,754     $ 2,704,008  

TOTAL PURCHASED OPTIONS (Cost $239,099)

            333,754          
                         

TOTAL INVESTMENTS (Cost $3,247,503) — 101.9%

            3,335,972          

Other Assets and Liabilities, net — (1.9)%

            (60,915 )        

TOTAL NET ASSETS — 100.0%

          $ 3,275,057          

 

Percentages are stated as a percent of net assets.

 

CBOE Chicago Board Options Exchange

 

SPDR Standard & Poor’s Depositary Receipt

 

(a)

The rate shown is the seven day yield at period end.

 

(b)

Each contract has a multiplier of 100.

 

(c)

The rate shown is the effective yield as of June 30, 2023.

 

(d)

Designated as collateral for written options.

 

Schedule of Written Options

June 30, 2023 (Unaudited)

 

 

 

Number of
Contracts
(a)

   

Value

   

Notional
Value

 

WRITTEN OPTIONS — (1.8)%

               

WRITTEN PUT OPTIONS — (1.8)%

               

CBOE SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust

               

Expiration: May 31, 2024, Exercise Price: $376.07

    83     $ 58,381     $ 3,679,224  

TOTAL WRITTEN OPTIONS (Premiums Received $109,761)

          $ 58,381          

 

 

Percentages are stated as a percent of net assets.

 

CBOE Chicago Board Options Exchange

 

SPDR Standard & Poor’s Depositary Receipt

 

(a)

Each contract has a multiplier of 100.

 

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

 

15

 

 

TrueShares Structured Outcome ETFs

Statements of Assets and Liabilities

June 30, 2023 (Unaudited)

 

   

TrueShares
Structured
Outcome
(July) ETF

   

TrueShares
Structured
Outcome
(August) ETF

   

TrueShares
Structured
Outcome
(September) ETF

   

TrueShares
Structured
Outcome
(October) ETF

 

Assets

                               

Investments, at value(1)

  $ 16,087,738     $ 13,460,336     $ 20,800,663     $ 3,277,461  

Receivable for investment securities sold

    1,542,779                    

Deposits at broker for options

    175,659       1,515       1,698       1,355  

Interest receivable

    15,439       158       162       48  

Total assets

    17,821,615       13,462,009       20,802,523       3,278,864  
                                 

Liabilities

                               

Payable to Adviser

    7,219       9,762       13,225       2,081  

Written options, at value(2)

    288,610       6,695       21,981       3,906  

Payable for investment securities purchased

    6,555,847                    

Payable for Fund shares redeemed

    353,904                    

Total liabilities

    7,205,580       16,457       35,206       5,987  

Net Assets

  $ 10,616,035     $ 13,445,552     $ 20,767,317     $ 3,272,877  
                                 

Net Assets Consists of:

                               

Paid-in capital

  $ 9,695,852     $ 12,698,463     $ 19,870,592     $ 3,196,099  

Total distributable earnings

    920,183       747,089       896,725       76,778  

Net Assets

  $ 10,616,035     $ 13,445,552     $ 20,767,317     $ 3,272,877  
                                 

Shares of beneficial interest outstanding (unlimited number of shares authorized, no par value)

    300,000       405,000       635,000       100,000  

Net Asset Value, redemption price and offering price per share

  $ 35.39     $ 33.20     $ 32.70     $ 32.73  
                                 

(1) Cost of investments

  $ 16,095,214     $ 13,193,077     $ 20,410,825     $ 2,989,259  

(2) Premiums received

    288,335       694,990       1,088,099       169,584  

 

 

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

 

16

 

 

TrueShares Structured Outcome ETFs

Statements of Assets and Liabilities

June 30, 2023 (Unaudited) (Continued)

 

   

TrueShares
Structured
Outcome
(November) ETF

   

TrueShares
Structured
Outcome
(December) ETF

   

TrueShares
Structured
Outcome
(January) ETF

   

TrueShares
Structured
Outcome
(February) ETF

 

Assets

                               

Investments, at value(1)

  $ 9,456,991     $ 5,230,050     $ 2,610,579     $ 3,421,403  

Deposits at broker for options

    1,982       1,261       1,218       1,184  

Interest receivable

    538       121       82       100  

Total assets

    9,459,511       5,231,432       2,611,879       3,422,687  
                                 

Liabilities

                               

Payable to Adviser

    5,996       3,815       1,655       2,159  

Written options, at value(2)

    29,648       31,548       13,846       30,938  

Total liabilities

    35,644       35,363       15,501       33,097  

Net Assets

  $ 9,423,867     $ 5,196,069     $ 2,596,378     $ 3,389,590  
                                 

Net Assets Consists of:

                               

Paid-in capital

  $ 9,596,912     $ 5,095,099     $ 2,749,300     $ 3,023,732  

Total distributable earnings (accumulated losses)

    (173,045 )     100,970       (152,922 )     365,858  

Net Assets

  $ 9,423,867     $ 5,196,069     $ 2,596,378     $ 3,389,590  
                                 

Shares of beneficial interest outstanding (unlimited number of shares authorized, no par value)

    280,000       170,000       90,000       110,000  

Net Asset Value, redemption price and offering price per share

  $ 33.66     $ 30.57     $ 28.85     $ 30.81  
                                 

(1) Cost of investments

  $ 9,106,969     $ 5,187,668     $ 2,477,630     $ 3,330,840  

(2) Premiums received

    463,864       257,548       113,895       117,083  

 

 

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

 

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TrueShares Structured Outcome ETFs

Statements of Assets and Liabilities

June 30, 2023 (Unaudited) (Continued)

 

   

TrueShares
Structured
Outcome
(March) ETF

   

TrueShares
Structured
Outcome
(April) ETF

   

TrueShares
Structured
Outcome
(May) ETF

   

TrueShares
Structured
Outcome
(June) ETF

 

Assets

                               

Investments, at value(1)

  $ 3,977,113     $ 4,969,099     $ 4,353,008     $ 3,335,972  

Deposits at broker for options

    1,481             13,542       1,675  

Interest receivable

    98       5       168       1,638  

Total assets

    3,978,692       4,969,104       4,366,718       3,339,285  
                                 

Liabilities

                               

Payable to Adviser

    2,509       3,117       2,734       5,847  

Written options, at value(2)

    36,460       63,683       68,122       58,381  

Payable to broker for options

          5,206              

Total liabilities

    38,969       72,006       70,856       64,228  

Net Assets

  $ 3,939,723     $ 4,897,098     $ 4,295,862     $ 3,275,057  
                                 

Net Assets Consists of:

                               

Paid-in capital

  $ 3,460,161     $ 4,791,706     $ 4,406,138     $ 2,747,262  

Total distributable earnings (accumulated losses)

    479,562       105,392       (110,276 )     527,795  

Net Assets

  $ 3,939,723     $ 4,897,098     $ 4,295,862     $ 3,275,057  
                                 

Shares of beneficial interest outstanding (unlimited number of shares authorized, no par value)

    140,000       170,000       170,000       125,000  

Net Asset Value, redemption price and offering price per share

  $ 28.14     $ 28.81     $ 25.27     $ 26.20  
                                 

(1) Cost of investments

  $ 3,804,179     $ 4,840,625     $ 4,258,676     $ 3,247,503  

(2) Premiums received

    130,644       181,117       156,952       109,761  

 

 

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

 

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TrueShares Structured Outcome ETFs

Statements of Operations

For the Six Months Ended June 30, 2023 (Unaudited)

 

   

TrueShares
Structured
Outcome
(July) ETF

   

TrueShares
Structured
Outcome
(August) ETF

   

TrueShares
Structured
Outcome
(September) ETF

   

TrueShares
Structured
Outcome
(October) ETF

 

Investment Income

                               

Interest income

  $ 151,796     $ 248,300     $ 332,315     $ 77,321  

Total investment income

    151,796       248,300       332,315       77,321  
                                 

Expenses

                               

Investment advisory fees

    45,615       58,090       80,523       16,474  

Interest expense

    30       29       36       36  

Total expenses

    45,645       58,119       80,559       16,510  

Net Investment Income

    106,151       190,181       251,756       60,811  
                                 

Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss) on Investments

                               

Net realized gain (loss) on:

                               

Investments

    (8,745 )     (20,840 )     (12,479 )     (6,237 )

Purchased options

    504,702       (350,297 )     (39,857 )     68,679  

Written options

    716,495       99,281       83,133       74,915  

Net realized gain (loss)

    1,212,452       (271,856 )     30,797       137,357  

Net change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation on:

                               

Investments

    93,135       105,401       107,490       4,701  

Purchased options

    200,199       857,050       1,007,842       200,149  

Written options

    (406,771 )     634,865       779,309       32,803  

Net change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation

    (113,437 )     1,597,316       1,894,641       237,653  

Net realized and unrealized gain on investments

    1,099,015       1,325,460       1,925,438       375,010  

Net increase in net assets from operations

  $ 1,205,166     $ 1,515,641     $ 2,177,194     $ 435,821  

 

 

 

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

 

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TrueShares Structured Outcome ETFs

Statements of Operations

For the Six Months Ended June 30, 2023 (Unaudited) (Continued)

 

   

TrueShares
Structured
Outcome
(November) ETF

   

TrueShares
Structured
Outcome
(December) ETF

   

TrueShares
Structured
Outcome
(January) ETF

   

TrueShares
Structured
Outcome
(February) ETF

 

Investment Income

                               

Interest income

  $ 197,461     $ 126,221     $ 74,991     $ 61,840  

Total investment income

    197,461       126,221       74,991       61,840  
                                 

Expenses

                               

Investment advisory fees

    36,562       22,465       13,836       12,030  

Interest expense

    24             143       134  

Total expenses

    36,586       22,465       13,979       12,164  

Net Investment Income

    160,875       103,756       61,012       49,676  
                                 

Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss) on Investments

                               

Net realized gain (loss) on:

                               

Investments

    (2,183 )     (2,695 )     (578 )     184,004  

Purchased options

    (10,308 )     (9,528 )     28,096       (6,302 )

Written options

    36,627       36,501       44,873        

Net realized gain

    24,136       24,278       72,391       177,702  

Net change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation on:

                               

Investments

    (13,477 )     (14,400 )     (9,005 )     (2,905 )

Purchased options

    524,130       235,362       142,036       71,103  

Written options

    354,306       276,692       100,170       105,366  

Net change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation

    864,959       497,654       233,201       173,564  

Net realized and unrealized gain on investments

    889,095       521,932       305,592       351,266  

Net increase in net assets from operations

  $ 1,049,970     $ 625,688     $ 366,604     $ 400,942  

 

 

 

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

 

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TrueShares Structured Outcome ETFs

Statements of Operations

For the Six Months Ended June 30, 2023 (Unaudited) (Continued)

 

   

TrueShares
Structured
Outcome
(March) ETF

   

TrueShares
Structured
Outcome
(April) ETF

   

TrueShares
Structured
Outcome
(May) ETF

   

TrueShares
Structured
Outcome
(June) ETF

 

Investment Income

                               

Interest income

  $ 69,616     $ 82,475     $ 57,736     $ 93,322  

Total investment income

    69,616       82,475       57,736       93,322  
                                 

Expenses

                               

Investment advisory fees

    15,129       20,430       14,604       20,783  

Interest expense

    12       17             14  

Total expenses

    15,141       20,447       14,604       20,797  

Net Investment Income

    54,475       62,028       43,132       72,525  
                                 

Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss) on Investments

                               

Net realized gain (loss) on:

                               

Investments

    783       (8,739 )     (152 )     (9,676 )

Purchased options

    (40,489 )     (369,722 )     (266,246 )     63,415  

Written options

    197,675       315,851       231,630       296,220  

Net realized gain (loss)

    157,969       (62,610 )     (34,768 )     349,959  

Net change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation on:

                               

Investments

    11,475       10,705       6,954       22,493  

Purchased options

    217,877       516,033       340,892       243,139  

Written options

    46,386       197,221       (6,486 )     (7,897 )

Net change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation

    275,738       723,959       341,360       257,735  

Net realized and unrealized gain on investments

    433,707       661,349       306,592       607,694  

Net increase in net assets from operations

  $ 488,182     $ 723,377     $ 349,724     $ 680,219  

 

 

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

 

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TrueShares Structured Outcome ETFs

Statements of Changes in Net Assets

 

 

   

TrueShares Structured
Outcome (July) ETF

   

TrueShares Structured
Outcome (August) ETF

 
   

Six Months
Ended
June 30, 2023
(Unaudited)

   

Year Ended
December 31,
2022

   

Six Months
Ended
June 30, 2023
(Unaudited)

   

Year Ended
December 31,
2022

 

From Operations

                               

Net investment income

  $ 106,151     $ 64,777     $ 190,181     $ 78,427  

Net realized gain (loss) on investments, purchased options and written options

    1,212,452       (447,076 )     (271,856 )     (152,816 )

Net change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation on investments, purchased options and written options

    (113,437 )     (993,945 )     1,597,316       (1,782,216 )

Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations

    1,205,166       (1,376,244 )     1,515,641       (1,856,605 )
                                 

From Distributions

                               

Distributable earnings

          (8,369 )           (52,402 )

Total distributions

          (8,369 )           (52,402 )
                                 

From Capital Share Transactions

                               

Proceeds from shares sold

    10,840,111       825,110       8,519,616       1,552,810  

Cost of shares redeemed

    (13,371,294 )     (2,464,597 )     (9,353,814 )     (5,421,015 )

Transaction fees (Note 4)

    2,675       658       3,574       1,395  

Net decrease in net assets resulting from capital share transactions

    (2,528,508 )     (1,638,829 )     (830,624 )     (3,866,810 )
                                 

Total Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets

    (1,323,342 )     (3,023,442 )     685,017       (5,775,817 )
                                 

Net Assets

                               

Beginning of period

    11,939,377       14,962,819       12,760,535       18,536,352  

End of period

  $ 10,616,035     $ 11,939,377     $ 13,445,552     $ 12,760,535  
                                 

Changes in Shares Outstanding

                               

Shares outstanding, beginning of period

    375,000       425,000       425,000       550,000  

Shares sold

    310,000       25,000       270,000       50,000  

Shares redeemed

    (385,000 )     (75,000 )     (290,000 )     (175,000 )

Shares outstanding, end of period

    300,000       375,000       405,000       425,000  

 

 

 

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

 

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TrueShares Structured Outcome ETFs

Statements of Changes in Net Assets

(Continued)

 

   

TrueShares Structured
Outcome (September) ETF

   

TrueShares Structured
Outcome (October) ETF

 
   

Six Months
Ended
June 30, 2023
(Unaudited)

   

Year Ended
December 31,
2022

   

Six Months
Ended
June 30, 2023
(Unaudited)

   

Year Ended
December 31,
2022

 

From Operations

                               

Net investment income

  $ 251,756     $ 142,160     $ 60,811     $ 29,464  

Net realized gain (loss) on investments, purchased options and written options

    30,797       (841,784 )     137,357       (500,538 )

Net change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation on investments, purchased options and written options

    1,894,641       (1,546,738 )     237,653       (267,860 )

Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations

    2,177,194       (2,246,362 )     435,821       (738,934 )
                                 

From Distributions

                               

Distributable earnings

          (142,172 )           (29,502 )

Total distributions

          (142,172 )           (29,502 )
                                 

From Capital Share Transactions

                               

Proceeds from shares sold

    311,152       5,282,900             710,545  

Cost of shares redeemed

    (2,319,940 )     (8,159,950 )     (1,540,569 )     (3,754,253 )

Transaction fees (Note 4)

    526       2,689       308       893  

Net decrease in net assets resulting from capital share transactions

    (2,008,262 )     (2,874,361 )     (1,540,261 )     (3,042,815 )
                                 

Total Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets

    168,932       (5,262,895 )     (1,104,440 )     (3,811,251 )
                                 

Net Assets

                               

Beginning of period

    20,598,385       25,861,280       4,377,317       8,188,568  

End of period

  $ 20,767,317     $ 20,598,385     $ 3,272,877     $ 4,377,317  
                                 

Changes in Shares Outstanding

                               

Shares outstanding, beginning of period

    700,000       800,000       150,000       250,000  

Shares sold

    10,000       175,000             25,000  

Shares redeemed

    (75,000 )     (275,000 )     (50,000 )     (125,000 )

Shares outstanding, end of period

    635,000       700,000       100,000       150,000  

 

 

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

 

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TrueShares Structured Outcome ETFs

Statements of Changes in Net Assets

(Continued)

 

   

TrueShares Structured
Outcome (November) ETF

   

TrueShares Structured
Outcome (December) ETF

 
   

Six Months
Ended
June 30, 2023
(Unaudited)

   

Year Ended
December 31,
2022

   

Six Months
Ended
June 30, 2023
(Unaudited)

   

Year Ended
December 31,
2022

 

From Operations

                               

Net investment income (loss)

  $ 160,875     $ 27,593     $ 103,756     $ (11,564 )

Net realized gain (loss) on investments, purchased options and written options

    24,136       (1,145,771 )     24,278       (295,446 )

Net change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation on investments, purchased options and written options

    864,959       (347,523 )     497,654       (396,354 )

Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations

    1,049,970       (1,465,701 )     625,688       (703,364 )
                                 

From Distributions

                               

Distributable earnings

          (24,115 )           (78,840 )

Total distributions

          (24,115 )           (78,840 )
                                 

From Capital Share Transactions

                               

Proceeds from shares sold

          769,145             2,907,555  

Cost of shares redeemed

    (1,398,726 )     (3,688,620 )     (902,112 )     (2,739,967 )

Transaction fees (Note 4)

    280       1,058       181       1,130  

Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from capital share transactions

    (1,398,446 )     (2,918,417 )     (901,931 )     168,718  
                                 

Total Decrease in Net Assets

    (348,476 )     (4,408,233 )     (276,243 )     (613,486 )
                                 

Net Assets

                               

Beginning of period

    9,772,343       14,180,576       5,472,312       6,085,798  

End of period

  $ 9,423,867     $ 9,772,343     $ 5,196,069     $ 5,472,312  
                                 

Changes in Shares Outstanding

                               

Shares outstanding, beginning of period

    325,000       425,000       200,000       200,000  

Shares sold

          25,000             100,000  

Shares redeemed

    (45,000 )     (125,000 )     (30,000 )     (100,000 )

Shares outstanding, end of period

    280,000       325,000       170,000       200,000  

 

 

 

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

 

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TrueShares Structured Outcome ETFs

Statements of Changes in Net Assets

(Continued)

 

   

TrueShares Structured
Outcome (January) ETF

   

TrueShares Structured
Outcome (February) ETF

 
   

Six Months
Ended
June 30, 2023
(Unaudited)

   

Year Ended
December 31,
2022

   

Six Months
Ended
June 30, 2023
(Unaudited)

   

Year Ended
December 31,
2022

 

From Operations

                               

Net investment income (loss)

  $ 61,012     $ (13,936 )   $ 49,676     $ (3,026 )

Net realized gain (loss) on investments, purchased options and written options

    72,391       (495,703 )     177,702       123,088  

Net change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation on investments, purchased options and written options

    233,201       9,717       173,564       (465,195 )

Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations

    366,604       (499,922 )     400,942       (345,133 )
                                 

From Distributions

                               

Distributable earnings

          (8,073 )            

Total distributions

          (8,073 )            
                                 

From Capital Share Transactions

                               

Proceeds from shares sold

          2,823,720       284,375       3,537,113  

Cost of shares redeemed

    (1,636,412 )     (632,698 )           (4,256,143 )

Transaction fees (Note 4)

    327       691       57       133  

Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from capital share transactions

    (1,636,085 )     2,191,713       284,432       (718,897 )
                                 

Total Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets

    (1,269,481 )     1,683,718       685,374       (1,064,030 )
                                 

Net Assets

                               

Beginning of period

    3,865,859       2,182,141       2,704,216       3,768,246  

End of period

  $ 2,596,378     $ 3,865,859     $ 3,389,590     $ 2,704,216  
                                 

Changes in Shares Outstanding

                               

Shares outstanding, beginning of period

    150,000       75,000       100,000       125,000  

Shares sold

          100,000       10,000       125,000  

Shares redeemed

    (60,000 )     (25,000 )           (150,000 )

Shares outstanding, end of period

    90,000       150,000       110,000       100,000  

 

 

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

 

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TrueShares Structured Outcome ETFs

Statements of Changes in Net Assets

(Continued)

 

   

TrueShares Structured
Outcome (March) ETF

   

TrueShares Structured
Outcome (April) ETF

 
   

Six Months
Ended
June 30, 2023
(Unaudited)

   

Year Ended
December 31,
2022

   

Six Months
Ended
June 30, 2023
(Unaudited)

   

Year Ended
December 31,
2022

 

From Operations

                               

Net investment income

  $ 54,475     $ 1,583     $ 62,028     $ 33,062  

Net realized gain (loss) on investments, purchased options and written options

    157,969       187,620       (62,610 )     409,156  

Net change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation on investments, purchased options and written options

    275,738       (937,517 )     723,959       (1,159,867 )

Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations

    488,182       (748,314 )     723,377       (717,649 )
                                 

From Distributions

                               

Distributable earnings

          (29,055 )           (33,064 )

Total distributions

          (29,055 )           (33,064 )
                                 

From Capital Share Transactions

                               

Proceeds from shares sold

    267,159       5,942,770             7,484,830  

Cost of shares redeemed

    (531,454 )     (7,174,000 )     (1,450,210 )     (7,500,717 )

Transaction fees (Note 4)

    160       773       290       796  

Net decrease in net assets resulting from capital share transactions

    (264,135 )     (1,230,457 )     (1,449,920 )     (15,091 )
                                 

Total Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets

    224,047       (2,007,826 )     (726,543 )     (765,804 )
                                 

Net Assets

                               

Beginning of period

    3,715,676       5,723,502       5,623,641       6,389,445  

End of period

  $ 3,939,723     $ 3,715,676     $ 4,897,098     $ 5,623,641  
                                 

Changes in Shares Outstanding

                               

Shares outstanding, beginning of period

    150,000       200,000       225,000       225,000  

Shares sold

    10,000       225,000             275,000  

Shares redeemed

    (20,000 )     (275,000 )     (55,000 )     (275,000 )

Shares outstanding, end of period

    140,000       150,000       170,000       225,000  

 

 

 

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

 

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TrueShares Structured Outcome ETFs

Statements of Changes in Net Assets

(Continued)

 

   

TrueShares Structured
Outcome (May) ETF

   

TrueShares Structured
Outcome (June) ETF

 
   

Six Months
Ended
June 30, 2023
(Unaudited)

   

Year Ended
December 31,
2022

   

Six Months
Ended
June 30, 2023
(Unaudited)

   

Year Ended
December 31,
2022

 

From Operations

                               

Net investment income

  $ 43,132     $ 23,907     $ 72,525     $ 16,664  

Net realized gain (loss) on investments, purchased options and written options

    (34,768 )     (164,620 )     349,959       (34,529 )

Net change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation on investments, purchased options and written options

    341,360       (720,575 )     257,735       (496,415 )

Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations

    349,724       (861,288 )     680,219       (514,280 )
                                 

From Distributions

                               

Distributable earnings

          (23,776 )           (16,658 )

Total distributions

          (23,776 )           (16,658 )
                                 

From Capital Share Transactions

                               

Proceeds from shares sold

    476,954       5,598,692       8,940,188       584,553  

Cost of shares redeemed

          (6,662,275 )     (9,321,322 )     (1,198,208 )

Transaction fees (Note 4)

    95       486       3,652       123  

Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from capital share transactions

    477,049       (1,063,097 )     (377,482 )     (613,532 )
                                 

Total Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets

    826,773       (1,948,161 )     302,737       (1,144,470 )
                                 

Net Assets

                               

Beginning of period

    3,469,089       5,417,250       2,972,320       4,116,790  

End of period

  $ 4,295,862     $ 3,469,089     $ 3,275,057     $ 2,972,320  
                                 

Changes in Shares Outstanding

                               

Shares outstanding, beginning of period

    150,000       200,000       125,000       150,000  

Shares sold

    20,000       225,000       360,000       25,000  

Shares redeemed

          (275,000 )     (360,000 )     (50,000 )

Shares outstanding, end of period

    170,000       150,000       125,000       125,000  

 

 

 

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

 

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TrueShares Structured Outcome ETFs

Financial Highlights

For a Share Outstanding Throughout each Period

 

   

Per Share
Operating
Performance
(For a share
outstanding
throughout
each period)

 
           

Income from
Investment
Operations

   

Less
Distributions Paid From:

 
   

Net Asset
Value,
Beginning
of Period

   

Net
investment
income
(loss)
(1)

   

Net realized
and
unrealized
gain (loss) on
investments

   

Total from
investment
operations

   

Net
Investment
Income

   

Net realized
gains

   

Total
distributions
paid

 

TrueShares Structured Outcome (July) ETF

                                               

For the period 01/01/2023 - 6/30/2023 (Unaudited)

  $ 31.84       0.30       3.24       3.54                    

For the year 01/01/2022 - 12/31/2022

  $ 35.21       0.16       (3.51 )     (3.35 )     (0.02 )           (0.02 )

For the year 01/01/2021 - 12/31/2021

  $ 29.20       (0.25 )     6.25       6.00                    

For the period 7/01/2020(7) — 12/31/2020

  $ 25.00       (0.09 )     4.29       4.20                    

TrueShares Structured Outcome (August) ETF

                                               

For the period 01/01/2023 - 6/30/2023 (Unaudited)

  $ 30.02       0.40       2.77       3.17                    

For the year 01/01/2022 - 12/31/2022

  $ 33.70       0.16       (3.72 )     (3.56 )     (0.12 )           (0.12 )

For the year 01/01/2021 - 12/31/2021

  $ 27.89       (0.24 )     6.04       5.80                    

For the period 8/03/2020(7) — 12/31/2020

  $ 25.00       (0.08 )     2.96       2.88                    

TrueShares Structured Outcome (September) ETF

                                               

For the period 01/01/2023 - 6/30/2023 (Unaudited)

  $ 29.43       0.38       2.89       3.27                    

For the year 01/01/2022 - 12/31/2022

  $ 32.33       0.18       (2.88 )     (2.70 )     (0.20 )           (0.20 )

For the year 01/01/2021 - 12/31/2021

  $ 26.63       (0.23 )     5.94       5.71             (0.02 )     (0.02 )

For the period 9/01/2020(7) — 12/31/2020

  $ 25.00       (0.06 )     1.68       1.62                    

TrueShares Structured Outcome (October) ETF

                                               

For the period 01/01/2023 - 6/30/2023 (Unaudited)

  $ 29.18       0.44       3.11       3.55                    

For the year 01/01/2022 - 12/31/2022

  $ 32.75       0.14       (3.51 )     (3.37 )     (0.20 )           (0.20 )

For the year 01/01/2021 - 12/31/2021

  $ 27.21       (0.23 )     5.77       5.54                    

For the period 10/01/2020(7) — 12/31/2020

  $ 25.00       (0.05 )     2.26       2.21                    

 

 

(1)

Per share net investment income (loss) was calculated using average shares outstanding.

(2)

Annualized for periods less than one year.

(3)

Net asset value total return is calculated assuming an initial investment made at the net asset value at the beginning of the period, reinvestment of all dividends and distributions at net asset value during the period, if any, and redemption on the last day of the period at net asset value. This percentage is not an indication of the performance of a shareholder’s investment in the Fund based on market value due to the differences between the market price of the shares and the net asset value per share of the Fund.

(4)

Market value total return is calculated assuming an initial investment made at market value at the beginning of the period, reinvestment of all dividends and distributions at market value during the period, if any, and redemption on the last day of the period at market value. Market value is determined by the composite closing price. Composite closing security price is defined as the last reported sale price on the Cboe BZX Echange, Inc. The composite closing price is the last reported sale, regardless of volume, and not an average price, and may have occurred on a date prior to the close of the reporting period. Market value may be greater or less than net asset value, depending on the Fund’s closing price on the Cboe BZX Echange, Inc.

 

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

 

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TrueShares Structured Outcome ETFs

Financial Highlights

For a Share Outstanding Throughout each Period (Continued)

 

 

Per Share
Operating
Performance
(For a share
outstanding
throughout
each period)

   

Ratios/
Supplemental
Data

 
 

Capital Share
Transactions:

                                   

Ratios to
Average Net
Assets of:
(2)

         
 

Transaction
fees
(see Note 4)

   

Net Asset Value,
End of Period

   

Total return,
at NAV
(3)(5)

   

Total return,
at Market
(4)(5)

   

Net assets,
end of period
(000’s)

   

Expenses

   

Net investment
income (loss)

   

Portfolio
turnover
rate
(5)(6)

 
                                                               
    0.01     $ 35.39       11.16 %     11.30 %   $ 10,616       0.79 %     1.84 %     0 %
    0.00 (8)    $ 31.84       (9.50 )%     (9.35 )%   $ 11,939       0.79 %     0.49 %     0 %
    0.01     $ 35.21       20.56 %     20.66 %   $ 14,963       0.79 %     (0.76 )%     1307 %
    0.00 (8)    $ 29.20       16.81 %     16.55 %   $ 6,571       0.79 %     (0.68 )%     0 %
                                                               
    0.01     $ 33.20       10.57 %     10.73 %   $ 13,446       0.79 %     2.59 %     0 %
    0.00 (8)    $ 30.02       (10.55 )%     (10.42 )%   $ 12,761       0.80 %(9)     0.51 %     134 %
    0.01     $ 33.70       20.83 %     20.74 %   $ 18,536       0.79 %     (0.77 )%     1297 %
    0.01     $ 27.89       11.57 %     11.31 %   $ 9,065       0.79 %     (0.73 )%     0 %
                                                               
    0.00 (8)    $ 32.70       11.14 %     11.47 %   $ 20,767       0.79 %     2.47 %     0 %
    0.00 (8)    $ 29.43       (8.34 )%     (8.51 )%   $ 20,598       0.79 %     0.60 %     0 %
    0.01     $ 32.33       21.47 %     21.83 %   $ 25,861       0.79 %     (0.76 )%     1301 %
    0.01     $ 26.63       6.51 %     6.08 %   $ 10,651       0.79 %     (0.73 )%     0 %
                                                               
    0.00 (8)    $ 32.73       12.15 %     12.28 %   $ 3,273       0.79 %     2.92 %     0 %
    0.00 (8)    $ 29.18       (10.31 )%     (10.23 )%   $ 4,377       0.79 %     0.48 %     0 %
    0.00 (8)    $ 32.75       20.37 %     20.49 %   $ 8,189       0.79 %     (0.77 )%     1021 %
    0.00 (8)    $ 27.21       8.85 %     8.57 %   $ 4,082       0.79 %     (0.73 )%     0 %

 

 

(5)

Not annualized for periods less than one year.

(6)

Excludes in-kind transactions associated with creations and redemptions of the Fund.

(7)

Commencement of operations.

(8)

Less than $0.005.

(9)

Includes interest expense of 0.01%.

 

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

 

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TrueShares Structured Outcome ETFs

Financial Highlights

For a Share Outstanding Throughout each Period (Continued)

 

   

Per Share
Operating
Performance
(For a share
outstanding
throughout
each period)

 
           

Income from
Investment
Operations

   

Less
Distributions Paid From:

 
   

Net Asset
Value,
Beginning
of Period

   

Net
investment
income
(loss)
(1)

   

Net realized
and
unrealized
gain
(loss) on
investments

   

Total from
investment
operations

   

Net
Investment
Income

   

Net realized
gains

   

Total
distributions
paid

 

TrueShares Structured Outcome (November) ETF

                                               

For the period 01/01/2023 - 6/30/2023 (Unaudited)

  $ 30.07       0.54       3.05       3.59                    

For the year 01/01/2022 - 12/31/2022

  $ 33.37       0.07       (3.30 )     (3.23 )     (0.07 )           (0.07 )

For the year 01/01/2021 - 12/31/2021

  $ 27.62       (0.24 )     6.14       5.90             (0.17 )     (0.17 )

For the period 11/02/2020(8) — 12/31/2020

  $ 25.00       (0.03 )     2.65       2.62                    

TrueShares Structured Outcome (December) ETF

                                               

For the period 01/01/2023 - 6/30/2023 (Unaudited)

  $ 27.36       0.52       2.69       3.21                    

For the year 01/01/2022 - 12/31/2022

  $ 30.43       (0.05 )     (2.63 )     (2.68 )           (0.39 )     (0.39 )

For the year 01/01/2021 - 12/31/2021

  $ 25.44       (0.21 )     5.33       5.12             (0.14 )     (0.14 )

For the period 12/01/2020(8) — 12/31/2020

  $ 25.00       (0.02 )     0.46       0.44                    

TrueShares Structured Outcome (January) ETF

                                               

For the period 01/01/2023 - 6/30/2023 (Unaudited)

  $ 25.77       0.37       2.71       3.08                    

For the year 01/01/2022 - 12/31/2022

  $ 29.10       (0.08 )     (3.20 )     (3.28 )           (0.05 )     (0.05 )

For the period 01/04/2021(8) — 12/31/2021

  $ 25.00       (0.19 )     5.61       5.42             (1.32 )     (1.32 )

TrueShares Structured Outcome (February) ETF

                                               

For the period 01/01/2023 - 6/30/2023 (Unaudited)

  $ 27.04       0.47       3.30       3.77                    

For the year 01/01/2022 - 12/31/2022

  $ 30.15       (0.02 )     (3.09 )     (3.11 )                  

For the period 02/01/2021(8) — 12/31/2021

  $ 25.00       (0.20 )     5.35       5.15                    

 

 

(1)

Per share net investment income (loss) was calculated using average shares outstanding.

(2)

Annualized for periods less than one year.

(3)

Net asset value total return is calculated assuming an initial investment made at the net asset value at the beginning of the period, reinvestment of all dividends and distributions at net asset value during the period, if any, and redemption on the last day of the period at net asset value. This percentage is not an indication of the performance of a shareholder’s investment in the Fund based on market value due to the differences between the market price of the shares and the net asset value per share of the Fund.

(4)

Market value total return is calculated assuming an initial investment made at market value at the beginning of the period, reinvestment of all dividends and distributions at market value during the period, if any, and redemption on the last day of the period at market value. Market value is determined by the composite closing price. Composite closing security price is defined as the last reported sale price on the Cboe BZX Echange, Inc. The composite closing price is the last reported sale, regardless of volume, and not an average price, and may have occurred on a date prior to the close of the reporting period. Market value may be greater or less than net asset value, depending on the Fund’s closing price on the Cboe BZX Echange, Inc.

 

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

 

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TrueShares Structured Outcome ETFs

Financial Highlights

For a Share Outstanding Throughout each Period (Continued)

 

 

Per Share
Operating
Performance
(For a share
outstanding
throughout
each period)

   

Ratios/
Supplemental
Data

 
 

Capital Share
Transactions:

                                   

Ratios to
Average Net
Assets of:
(2)

         
 

Transaction
fees
(see Note 4)

   

Net Asset Value,
End of Period

   

Total return,
at NAV
(3)(5)

   

Total return,
at Market
(4)(5)

   

Net assets,
end of period
(000’s)

   

Expenses

   

Net investment
income (loss)

   

Portfolio
turnover
rate
(5)(6)

 
                                                               
    0.00 (9)    $ 33.66       11.93 %     11.99 %   $ 9,424       0.79 %     3.48 %     0 %
    0.00 (9)    $ 30.07       (9.66 )%     (9.58 )%   $ 9,772       0.79 %     0.23 %     0 %
    0.02     $ 33.37       21.40 %     21.46 %   $ 14,181       0.79 %     (0.76 )%     1302 %
    0.00 (9)    $ 27.62       10.51 %(7)     10.35 %(7)   $ 1,381       0.79 %     (0.75 )%     0 %
                                                               
    0.00 (9)    $ 30.57       11.72 %     12.04 %   $ 5,196       0.79 %     3.65 %     0 %
    0.00 (9)    $ 27.36       (8.80 )%     (8.94 )%   $ 5,472       0.80 %(10)     (0.17 )%     0 %
    0.01     $ 30.43       20.17 %     20.15 %   $ 6,086       0.79 %     (0.77 )%     1286 %
    0.00 (9)    $ 25.44       1.75 %     1.72 %   $ 5,723       0.79 %     (0.74 )%     0 %
                                                               
    0.00 (9)    $ 28.85       11.97 %     12.09 %   $ 2,596       0.80 %(10)     3.49 %     0 %
    0.00 (9)    $ 25.77       (11.29 )%     (11.43 )%   $ 3,866       0.79 %     (0.32 )%     2899 %
    0.00 (9)    $ 29.10       21.65 %     21.66 %   $ 2,182       0.79 %     (0.77 )%     0 %
                                                               
    0.00 (9)    $ 30.81       13.95 %     14.10 %   $ 3,390       0.80 %(10)     3.27 %     0 %
    0.00 (9)    $ 27.04       (10.30 )%     (10.32 )%   $ 2,704       0.79 %     (0.09 )%     1309 %
    0.00 (9)    $ 30.15       20.58 %     20.56 %   $ 3,768       0.79 %     (0.77 )%     0 %

 

 

(5)

Not annualized for periods less than one year.

(6)

Excludes in-kind transactions associated with creations and redemptions of the Fund.

(7)

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

(8)

Commencement of operations.

(9)

Less than $0.005.

(10)

Includes interest expense of 0.01%.

 

 

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

 

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Financial Highlights

For a Share Outstanding Throughout each Period (Continued)

 

   

Per Share
Operating
Performance
(For a share
outstanding
throughout
each period)

 
           

Income from
Investment
Operations

   

Less
Distributions Paid From:

 
   

Net Asset
Value,
Beginning
of Period

   

Net
investment
income
(loss)
(1)

   

Net realized
and
unrealized
gain
(loss) on
investments

   

Total from
investment
operations

   

Net
Investment
Income

   

Net realized
gains

   

Total
distributions
paid

 

TrueShares Structured Outcome (March) ETF

                                               

For the period 01/01/2023 - 6/30/2023 (Unaudited)

  $ 24.77       0.37       3.00       3.37                    

For the year 01/01/2022 - 12/31/2022

  $ 28.62       0.01       (3.67 )     (3.66 )     (0.01 )     (0.18 )     (0.19 )

For the period 03/01/2021(7) — 12/31/2021

  $ 25.00       (0.17 )     4.48       4.31               (0.70 )     (0.70 )

TrueShares Structured Outcome (April) ETF

                                               

For the period 01/01/2023 - 6/30/2023 (Unaudited)

  $ 24.99       0.32       3.50       3.82                    

For the year 01/01/2022 - 12/31/2022

  $ 28.40       0.14       (3.40 )     (3.26 )     (0.15 )           (0.15 )

For the period 04/01/2021(7) — 12/31/2021

  $ 25.00       (0.16 )     3.56       3.40                    

TrueShares Structured Outcome (May) ETF

                                               

For the period 01/01/2023 - 6/30/2023 (Unaudited)

  $ 23.13       0.28       1.86       2.14                    

For the year 01/01/2022 - 12/31/2022

  $ 27.09       0.13       (3.93 )     (3.80 )     (0.16 )           (0.16 )

For the period 05/03/2021(7) — 12/31/2021

  $ 25.00       (0.13 )     2.72       2.59             (0.51 )     (0.51 )

TrueShares Structured Outcome (June) ETF

                                               

For the period 01/01/2023 - 6/30/2023 (Unaudited)

  $ 23.78       0.34       2.06       2.40                    

For the year 01/01/2022 - 12/31/2022

  $ 27.45       0.11       (3.65 )     (3.54 )     (0.13 )           (0.13 )

For the period 06/01/2021(7) — 12/31/2021

  $ 25.00       (0.12 )     2.66       2.54             (0.09 )     (0.09 )

 

 

(1)

Per share net investment income (loss) was calculated using average shares outstanding.

(2)

Annualized for periods less than one year.

(3)

Net asset value total return is calculated assuming an initial investment made at the net asset value at the beginning of the period, reinvestment of all dividends and distributions at net asset value during the period, if any, and redemption on the last day of the period at net asset value. This percentage is not an indication of the performance of a shareholder’s investment in the Fund based on market value due to the differences between the market price of the shares and the net asset value per share of the Fund.

(4)

Market value total return is calculated assuming an initial investment made at market value at the beginning of the period, reinvestment of all dividends and distributions at market value during the period, if any, and redemption on the last day of the period at market value. Market value is determined by the composite closing price. Composite closing security price is defined as the last reported sale price on the Cboe BZX Echange, Inc. The composite closing price is the last reported sale, regardless of volume, and not an average price, and may have occurred on a date prior to the close of the reporting period. Market value may be greater or less than net asset value, depending on the Fund’s closing price on the Cboe BZX Echange, Inc.

 

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

 

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Financial Highlights

For a Share Outstanding Throughout each Period (Continued)

 

 

Per Share
Operating
Performance
(For a share
outstanding
throughout
each period)

   

Ratios/
Supplemental
Data

 
 

Capital Share
Transactions:

                                   

Ratios to
Average Net
Assets of:
(2)

         
 

Transaction
fees
(see Note 4)

   

Net Asset Value,
End of Period

   

Total return,
at NAV
(3)(5)

   

Total return,
at Market
(4)(5)

   

Net assets,
end of period
(000’s)

   

Expenses

   

Net investment
income (loss)

   

Portfolio
turnover
rate
(5)(6)

 
                                                               
    0.00 (8)    $ 28.14       13.60 %     13.68 %   $ 3,940       0.79 %     2.85 %     30 %
    0.00 (8)    $ 24.77       (12.76 )%     (12.70 )%   $ 3,716       0.79 %     0.03 %     1280 %
    0.01     $ 28.62       17.24 %     17.14 %   $ 5,724       0.79 %     (0.76 )%     0 %
                                                               
    0.00 (8)    $ 28.81       15.26 %     15.41 %   $ 4,897       0.79 %     2.40 %     0 %
    0.00 (8)    $ 24.99       (11.47 )%     (11.43 )%   $ 5,624       0.79 %     0.55 %     1153 %
    0.00 (8)    $ 28.40       13.59 %     13.49 %   $ 6,389       0.79 %     (0.77 )%     0 %
                                                               
    0.00 (8)    $ 25.27       9.26 %     9.45 %   $ 4,296       0.79 %     1.16 %     0 %
    0.00 (8)    $ 23.13       (14.03 )%     (13.99 )%   $ 3,469       0.79 %     0.54 %     0 %
    0.01     $ 27.09       10.39 %     10.17 %   $ 5,417       0.79 %     (0.77 )%     0 %
                                                               
    0.02     $ 26.20       10.19 %     10.60 %   $ 3,275       0.79 %     2.76 %     1052 %
    0.00 (8)    $ 23.78       (12.87 )%     (12.97 )%   $ 2,972       0.79 %     0.46 %     0 %
    0.00 (8)    $ 27.45       10.13 %     9.96 %   $ 4,117       0.79 %     (0.77 )%     0 %

 

 

(5)

Not annualized for periods less than one year.

(6)

Excludes in-kind transactions associated with creations and redemptions of the Fund.

(7)

Commencement of operations.

(8)

Less than $0.005.

 

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

 

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Notes to Financial Statements

June 30, 2023 (Unaudited)

 

1. ORGANIZATION

 

The TrueShares ETFs are a series of Listed Funds Trust (the “Trust”), formerly Active Weighting Funds ETF Trust. The Trust was organized as a Delaware statutory trust on August 26, 2016, under a Declaration of Trust amended on December 21, 2018 and is registered with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) as an open-end management investment company under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “1940 Act”). As of June 30, 2023, the TrueShares ETFs consist of eighteen active series identified below, twelve of which are covered in this report (each a “Fund,” and collectively, the “Funds” or “Structured Outcome ETFs”).

 

Fund Name

Ticker

Diversified/
Non-Diversified

Commencement
of Operations

TrueShares Structured Outcome (July) ETF (“JULZ ETF”)

JULZ

Non-Diversified

July 1, 2020

TrueShares Structured Outcome (August) ETF (“AUGZ ETF”)

AUGZ

Non-Diversified

August 3, 2020

TrueShares Structured Outcome (September) ETF (“SEPZ ETF”)

SEPZ

Non-Diversified

September 1, 2020

TrueShares Structured Outcome (October) ETF (“OCTZ ETF”)

OCTZ

Non-Diversified

October 1, 2020

TrueShares Structured Outcome (November) ETF (“NOVZ ETF”)

NOVZ

Non-Diversified

November 2, 2020

TrueShares Structured Outcome (December) ETF (“DECZ ETF”)

DECZ

Non-Diversified

December 1, 2020

TrueShares Structured Outcome (January) ETF (“JANZ ETF”)

JANZ

Non-Diversified

January 4, 2021

TrueShares Structured Outcome (February) ETF (“FEBZ ETF”)

FEBZ

Non-Diversified

February 1, 2021

TrueShares Structured Outcome (March) ETF (“MARZ ETF”)

MARZ

Non-Diversified

March 1, 2021

TrueShares Structured Outcome (April) ETF (“APRZ ETF”)

APRZ

Non-Diversified

April 1, 2021

TrueShares Structured Outcome (May) ETF (“MAYZ ETF”)

MAYZ

Non-Diversified

May 3, 2021

TrueShares Structured Outcome (June) ETF (“JUNZ ETF”)

JUNZ

Non-Diversified

June 1, 2021

 

The operational TrueShares ETFs covered outside of this report consists of:

 

Fund Name

Ticker

Diversified/
Non-Diversified

Commencement
of Operations

TrueShares Technology, AI & Deep Learning ETF (“AI ETF”)

LRNZ

Non-diversified

February 28, 2020

TrueShares ESG Active Opportunities ETF (“ESG ETF”)

ECOZ

Diversified

February 28, 2020

TrueShares Low Volatility Equity Income ETF (“DIVZ ETF”)

DIVZ

Non-diversified

January 27, 2021

TrueShares Eagle Global Renewable Energy Income ETF (“RNWZ ETF”)

RNWZ

Non-diversified

December 8, 2022

RiverNorth Patriot ETF (“FLDZ ETF”)

FLDZ

Non-diversified

December 31, 2021

RiverNorth Enhanced Pre-Merger SPAC ETF (“SPCZ ETF”)

SPCZ

Non-diversified

July 11, 2022

 

Each Fund is an actively-managed exchange-traded fund (“ETF”) that seeks to achieve its total return investment objective by investing in Options that reference the S&P 500® Price Index, employing a “buffer protect” options strategies that uses such options to seek to achieve exposure to the S&P 500® Price Index while mitigating the first 8% to 12% decline in the S&P 500® Price Index over a 12-month period.

 

Costs incurred by the Funds in connection with the organization, registration and the initial public offering of shares were paid by TrueMark Investments, LLC (“TrueMark” or the “Adviser”), the Funds’ Investment Adviser.

 

2. SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES

 

Each Fund is an investment company and accordingly follows the investment company accounting and reporting guidance of the Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) Accounting Standards Codification (“ASC”) Topic 946, Financial Services — Investment Companies. Each Fund prepares its financial statements in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (“U.S. GAAP”) and follows the significant accounting policies described below.

 

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Notes to Financial Statements

June 30, 2023 (Unaudited) (Continued)

 

Use of Estimates

 

The preparation of the financial statements in conformity with U.S. GAAP requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosures of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of increases and decreases in net assets from operations during the reporting period. Actual results could differ from these estimates.

 

Share Transactions

 

The net asset value (“NAV”) per share of each Fund will be equal to a Fund’s total assets minus a Fund’s total liabilities divided by the total number of shares outstanding. The NAV that is published will be rounded to the nearest cent. The NAV is determined as of the close of trading (generally, 4:00 p.m. Eastern Time) on each day the New York Stock Exchange (“NYSE”) is open for trading.

 

Fair Value Measurement

 

In calculating the NAV, each Fund’s exchange-traded equity securities will be valued at fair value, which will generally be determined using the last reported official closing or last trading price on the exchange or market on which the security is primarily traded at the time of valuation. Such valuations are typically categorized as Level 1 in the fair value hierarchy described below.

 

Securities listed on the NASDAQ Stock Market, Inc. are generally valued at the NASDAQ official closing price.

 

If market quotations are not readily available, or if it is determined that a quotation of a security does not represent fair value, then the security is valued at fair value as determined in good faith by the Adviser using procedures adopted by the Board of Trustees of the Trust (the “Board”). The circumstances in which a security may be fair valued include, among others: the occurrence of events that are significant to a particular issuer, such as mergers, restructurings or defaults; the occurrence of events that are significant to an entire market, such as natural disasters in a particular region or government actions; trading restrictions on securities; thinly traded securities; and market events such as trading halts and early market closings. Due to the inherent uncertainty of valuations, fair values may differ significantly from the values that would have been used had an active market existed. Fair valuation could result in a different NAV than a NAV determined by using market quotations. Such valuations are typically categorized as Level 2 or Level 3 in the fair value hierarchy described below.

 

Money market funds are valued at NAV. If NAV is not readily available the securities will be valued at fair value.

 

FASB ASC Topic 820, Fair Value Measurements and Disclosures (“ASC 820”) defines fair value, establishes a framework for measuring fair value in accordance with U.S. GAAP, and requires disclosure about fair value measurements. It also provides guidance on determining when there has been a significant decrease in the volume and level of activity for an asset or liability, when a transaction is not orderly, and how that information must be incorporated into fair value measurements. Under ASC 820, various inputs are used in determining the value of the Funds’ investments. These inputs are summarized in the following hierarchy:

 

 

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

 

 

Level 2 — Observable inputs other than quoted prices included in Level 1 that are observable for the asset or liability, either directly or indirectly. These inputs may include quoted prices for the identical instrument on an inactive market, prices for similar securities, 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 fair value hierarchy gives the highest priority to quoted prices (unadjusted) in active markets for identical assets or liabilities (Level 1) and the lowest priority to unobservable inputs (Level 3).

 

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Notes to Financial Statements

June 30, 2023 (Unaudited) (Continued)

 

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

 

Debt securities, including short-term debt instruments having a maturity of less than 60 days, are generally valued using the last available bid prices or current market quotations provided by dealers or prices (including evaluated prices) supplied by approved independent third-party pricing services. Pricing services may use matrix pricing or valuation models that utilize certain inputs and assumptions to derive values. Due to the inherent uncertainty of valuations, fair values may differ significantly from the values that would have been used had an active market existed. An amortized cost method of valuation may be used with respect to debt obligations with sixty days or less remaining to maturity, unless the Adviser determines in good faith that such method does not represent fair value.

 

Exchange-traded options are valued at the composite mean price, which calculates the mean of the highest bid price and lowest asked price across the exchange. On the last trading day prior to expiration, expiring options may be priced at intrinsic value. The premium a fund pays when purchasing a call or put option or receives when writing a call or put option will reflect, among other things, the market price of the security, the relationship of the exercise price to the market price of the security, the relationship of the exercise price to the volatility of the security, the length of the option period and supply and demand factors. The premium is the value of an option at the date of purchase.

 

FLexible EXchange Options (“FLEX Options”) are valued at a model-based price provided by the exchange on which the option is traded. If the exchange on which the option is traded is unable to provide a price, FLEX Options are valued at a model-based price provided by an approved secondary pricing service.

 

All other securities and investments for which market values are not readily available, including restricted securities, and those securities for which it is inappropriate to determine prices in accordance with the aforementioned procedures, are valued at fair value as determined in good faith under procedures adopted by the Board, although the actual calculations may be done by others. Factors considered in making this determination may include, but are not limited to, information obtained by contacting the issuer, analysts, or the appropriate stock exchange (for exchange-traded securities), analysis of the issuer’s financial statements or other available documents and, if necessary, available information concerning other securities in similar circumstances.

 

The inputs or methodology used for valuing securities are not necessarily an indication of the risk associated with investing in those securities. The hierarchy classification of inputs used to value the Funds’ investments at June 30, 2023, are as follows:

 

   

Level 1

   

Level 2

   

Level 3

   

Total

 

TrueShares Structured Outcome (July) ETF

                               

Investments - Assets:

                               

Money Market Funds

  $ 5,254,344     $     $     $ 5,254,344  

U.S. Treasury Bills

          10,104,370             10,104,370  

Purchased Call Options

          729,024             729,024  

Total Investments - Assets

  $ 5,254,344     $ 10,833,394     $     $ 16,087,738  

Other Financial Instruments - Liabilities:

                               

Written Put Options

  $     $ 288,610     $     $ 288,610  

 

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Notes to Financial Statements

June 30, 2023 (Unaudited) (Continued)

 

   

Level 1

   

Level 2

   

Level 3

   

Total

 

TrueShares Structured Outcome (August) ETF

                               

Investments - Assets:

                               

Money Market Funds

  $ 20,640     $     $     $ 20,640  

U.S. Treasury Bills

          12,679,254             12,679,254  

Purchased Call Options

          760,442             760,442  

Total Investments - Assets

  $ 20,640     $ 13,439,696     $     $ 13,460,336  

Other Financial Instruments - Liabilities:

                               

Written Put Options

  $     $ 6,695     $     $ 6,695  

 

   

Level 1

   

Level 2

   

Level 3

   

Total

 

TrueShares Structured Outcome (September) ETF

                               

Investments - Assets:

                               

Money Market Funds

  $ 35,482     $     $     $ 35,482  

U.S. Treasury Bills

          18,822,621             18,822,621  

Purchased Call Options

          1,942,560             1,942,560  

Total Investments - Assets

  $ 35,482     $ 20,765,181     $     $ 20,800,663  

Other Financial Instruments - Liabilities:

                               

Written Put Options

  $     $ 21,981     $     $ 21,981  

 

   

Level 1

   

Level 2

   

Level 3

   

Total

 

TrueShares Structured Outcome (October) ETF

                               

Investments - Assets:

                               

Money Market Funds

  $ 9,914     $     $     $ 9,914  

U.S. Treasury Bills

          2,725,665             2,725,665  

Purchased Call Options

          541,882             541,882  

Total Investments - Assets

  $ 9,914     $ 3,267,547     $     $ 3,277,461  

Other Financial Instruments - Liabilities:

                               

Written Put Options

  $     $ 3,906     $     $ 3,906  

 

   

Level 1

   

Level 2

   

Level 3

   

Total

 

TrueShares Structured Outcome (November) ETF

                               

Investments - Assets:

                               

Money Market Funds

  $ 127,525     $     $     $ 127,525  

U.S. Treasury Bills

          8,212,537             8,212,537  

Purchased Call Options

          1,116,929             1,116,929  

Total Investments - Assets

  $ 127,525     $ 9,329,466     $     $ 9,456,991  

Other Financial Instruments - Liabilities:

                               

Written Put Options

  $     $ 29,648     $     $ 29,648  

 

 

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Notes to Financial Statements

June 30, 2023 (Unaudited) (Continued)

 

   

Level 1

   

Level 2

   

Level 3

   

Total

 

TrueShares Structured Outcome (December) ETF

                               

Investments - Assets:

                               

Money Market Funds

  $ 21,520     $     $     $ 21,520  

U.S. Treasury Bills

          4,774,465             4,774,465  

Purchased Call Options

          434,065             434,065  

Total Investments - Assets

  $ 21,520     $ 5,208,530     $     $ 5,230,050  

Other Financial Instruments - Liabilities:

                               

Written Put Options

  $     $ 31,548     $     $ 31,548  

 

   

Level 1

   

Level 2

   

Level 3

   

Total

 

TrueShares Structured Outcome (January) ETF

                               

Investments - Assets:

                               

Money Market Funds

  $ 18,485     $     $     $ 18,485  

U.S. Treasury Bills

          2,253,109             2,253,109  

Purchased Call Options

          338,985             338,985  

Total Investments - Assets

  $ 18,485       2,592,094           $ 2,610,579  

Other Financial Instruments - Liabilities:

                               

Written Put Options

  $     $ 13,846     $     $ 13,846  

 

   

Level 1

   

Level 2

   

Level 3

   

Total

 

TrueShares Structured Outcome (February) ETF

                               

Investments - Assets:

                               

Money Market Funds

  $ 22,657     $     $     $ 22,657  

U.S. Treasury Bills

          3,074,169             3,074,169  

Purchased Call Options

          324,577             324,577  

Total Investments - Assets

  $ 22,657     $ 3,398,746     $     $ 3,421,403  

Other Financial Instruments - Liabilities:

                               

Written Put Options

  $     $ 30,938     $     $ 30,938  

 

   

Level 1

   

Level 2

   

Level 3

   

Total

 

TrueShares Structured Outcome (March) ETF

                               

Investments - Assets:

                               

Money Market Funds

  $ 21,845     $     $     $ 21,845  

U.S. Treasury Bills

          3,496,893             3,496,893  

Purchased Call Options

          458,375             458,375  

Total Investments - Assets

  $ 21,845     $ 3,955,268     $     $ 3,977,113  

Other Financial Instruments - Liabilities:

                               

Written Put Options

  $     $ 36,460     $     $ 36,460  

 

 

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Notes to Financial Statements

June 30, 2023 (Unaudited) (Continued)

 

   

Level 1

   

Level 2

   

Level 3

   

Total

 

TrueShares Structured Outcome (April) ETF

                               

Investments - Assets:

                               

Money Market Funds

  $ 35,472     $     $     $ 35,472  

U.S. Treasury Bills

          4,436,505             4,436,505  

Purchased Call Options

          497,122             497,122  

Total Investments - Assets

  $ 35,472     $ 4,933,627     $     $ 4,969,099  

Other Financial Instruments - Liabilities:

                               

Written Put Options

  $     $ 63,683     $     $ 63,683  

 

   

Level 1

   

Level 2

   

Level 3

   

Total

 

TrueShares Structured Outcome (May) ETF

                               

Investments - Assets:

                               

Money Market Funds

  $ 28,281     $     $     $ 28,281  

U.S. Treasury Bills

          3,912,648             3,912,648  

Purchased Call Options

          412,079             412,079  

Total Investments - Assets

  $ 28,281     $ 4,324,727     $     $ 4,353,008  

Other Financial Instruments - Liabilities:

                               

Written Put Options

  $     $ 68,122     $     $ 68,122  

 

   

Level 1

   

Level 2

   

Level 3

   

Total

 

TrueShares Structured Outcome (June) ETF

                               

Investments - Assets:

                               

Money Market Funds

  $ 27,181     $     $     $ 27,181  

U.S. Treasury Bills

          2,975,037             2,975,037  

Purchased Call Options

          333,754             333,754  

Total Investments - Assets

  $ 27,181     $ 3,308,791     $     $ 3,335,972  

Other Financial Instruments - Liabilities:

                               

Written Put Options

  $     $ 58,381     $     $ 58,381  

 

Security Transactions

 

Investment transactions are recorded as of the date that the securities are purchased or sold (trade date). Realized gains and losses from the sale or disposition of securities are calculated based on the specific identification basis.

 

Investment Income

 

Interest income is accrued daily. Discounts and premiums on fixed income securities purchased are accreted or amortized using the effective interest method.

 

Tax Information, Dividends and Distributions to Shareholders and Uncertain Tax Positions

 

The Funds are treated as separate entities for Federal income tax purposes. Each Fund intends to qualify as a regulated investment company (“RIC”) under Subchapter M of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the “Internal Revenue Code”). To qualify and remain eligible for the special tax treatment accorded to RICs, each Fund must meet certain annual

 

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income and quarterly asset diversification requirements and must distribute annually at least 90% of the sum of (i) its investment company taxable income (which includes dividends, interest and net short-term capital gains) and (ii) certain net tax-exempt income, if any. If so qualified, each Fund will not be subject to Federal income tax.

 

Distributions to shareholders are recorded on the ex-dividend date. The Funds will declare and pay capital gain distributions, if any, in cash at least annually. The Funds may also pay a special distribution at the end of the calendar year to comply with Federal tax requirements. The amount of dividends and distributions from net investment income and net realized capital gains are determined in accordance with Federal income tax regulations, which may differ from U.S. GAAP. These “book/tax” differences are either considered temporary or permanent in nature. To the extent these differences are permanent in nature, such amounts are reclassified within the components of net assets based on their Federal tax basis treatment; temporary differences do not require reclassification. Dividends and distributions which exceed earnings and profit for tax purposes are reported as a tax return of capital.

 

Management evaluates the Funds’ tax positions to determine if the tax positions taken meet the minimum recognition threshold in connection with accounting for uncertainties in income tax positions taken or expected to be taken for the purposes of measuring and recognizing tax liabilities in the financial statements. Recognition of tax benefits of an uncertain tax position is required only when the position is “more likely than not” to be sustained assuming examination by taxing authorities. Interest and penalties related to income taxes would be recorded as income tax expense. The Funds’ Federal income tax returns are subject to examination by the Internal Revenue Service (the “IRS”) for a period of three fiscal years after they are filed. State and local tax returns may be subject to examination for an additional fiscal year depending on the jurisdiction. As of December 31, 2022, the Funds’ most recent fiscal year end, the Funds had no material uncertain tax positions and did not have a liability for any unrecognized tax benefits. As of December 31, 2022, the Funds’ most recent fiscal year end, the Funds had no examination in progress and management is not aware of any tax positions for which it is reasonably possible that the amounts of unrecognized tax benefits will significantly change in the next twelve months.

 

The Funds recognized no interest or penalties related to uncertain tax benefits in the 2022 fiscal period. At December 31, 2022, the Funds’ most recent fiscal year end, the tax periods from commencement of operations remained open to examination in the Funds’ major tax jurisdiction.

 

Indemnification

 

In the normal course of business, the Funds expect to enter into contracts that contain a variety of representations and warranties and which provide general indemnifications. The Funds’ maximum exposure under these anticipated arrangements is unknown, as this would involve future claims that may be made against the Funds that have not yet occurred. However, based on experience, the Funds expect the risk of loss to be remote.

 

Derivatives

 

The Structured Outcome ETFs employ a “buffer protect” options strategy that uses such options to seek to achieve exposure to the S&P 500® Price Index while mitigating the first 8% to 12% decline in the S&P 500® Price Index (the “Buffer”) over a 12-month period beginning on a specified day (each, a “Roll Date”). The period from one Roll Date to the next Roll Date is referred to as the “Investment Period,” and the first day of the Investment Period is referred to as the initial investment day. In the event an investor purchases shares after the date on which the options were entered into or sells shares prior to the expiration of the options, the Buffer that the Structured Outcome ETFs seeks to provide may not be available. The Structured Outcome ETFs are not designed to protect against declines of more than 8% to 12% in the level of the S&P 500® Price Index, and there can be no guarantee that the Structured Outcome ETFs will be successful in implementing the buffer protect options strategy to avoid the first 8% to 12% decline.

 

In general, the Structured Outcome ETFs invest in exchange-traded FLEX Options only. FLEX Options are customized option contracts made available by the Cboe Options Exchange with the ability to customize key contract terms like exercise price, style and expiration date while achieving price discovery in competitive, transparent auctions markets and avoiding the counterparty exposure of over–the–counter options positions. Like traditional exchange–traded options, FLEX Options are guaranteed for settlement by the Options Clearing Corporation, a market clearinghouse that guarantees performance by counterparties to

 

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certain derivatives contracts. The FLEX Options in which the Structured Outcome ETFs invest generally have a term of up to one year and are all European style options (options that are exercisable only on the expiration date) based on the S&P 500® Price Index or an ETF that tracks the S&P 500® Price Index and have an expiration date that is the last day of the Investment Period.

 

The Structured Outcome ETFs will purchase and sell call and put FLEX Options. In general, put and call options on indices give the holder the right to receive, upon exercise of the option, an amount of cash if the closing level of the underlying index is greater than (or less than, in the case of puts) the exercise price of the option. This amount of cash is equal to the difference between the closing price of the index and the exercise price of the option, expressed in dollars multiplied by a specified number. The premium paid to the writer is the consideration for undertaking the obligations under the option contract.

 

The Structured Outcome ETFs purchasing put and call options pay a premium; therefore, if price movements in the underlying securities are such that exercise of the options would not be profitable for the Structured Outcome ETFs, loss of the premium paid may be offset by an increase in the value of the Structured Outcome ETFs’ securities or by a decrease in the cost of acquisition of securities by the Structured Outcome ETFs. When the Structured Outcome ETFs write an option, if the underlying securities do not increase or decrease to a price level that would make the exercise of the option profitable to the holder thereof, the option generally will expire without being exercised and the Structured Outcome ETFs will realize as profit the premium received for such option. When a call option of which the Structured Outcome ETFs are the writer is exercised, the Structured Outcome ETFs will be required to sell the underlying securities to the option holder at the strike price and will not participate in any increase in the price of such securities above the strike price. When a put option of which the Structured Outcome ETFs are the writer is exercised, the Structured Outcome ETFs will be required to purchase the underlying securities at a price in excess of the market value of such securities. The Structured Outcome ETFs maintain minimal counterparty risk through contracts bought or sold on an exchange. As of June 30, 2023, the Structured Outcome ETFs’ derivative instruments are not subject to a master netting arrangement.

 

Derivative Investments

 

The average monthly value outstanding of purchased and written options during the six months ended June 30, 2023, were as follows:

 

   

TrueShares
Structured
Outcome
(July) ETF

   

TrueShares
Structured
Outcome
(August) ETF

   

TrueShares
Structured
Outcome
(September)
ETF

   

TrueShares
Structured
Outcome
(October) ETF

   

TrueShares
Structured
Outcome
(November) ETF

   

TrueShares
Structured
Outcome
(December) ETF

 

Purchased Options

  $ 835,759     $ 516,037     $ 1,372,607     $ 543,845     $ 851,249     $ 373,834  

Written Options

    61,497       184,964       247,642       36,234       145,985       138,446  

 

   

TrueShares
Structured
Outcome
(January) ETF

   

TrueShares
Structured
Outcome
(February) ETF

   

TrueShares
Structured
Outcome
(March) ETF

   

TrueShares
Structured
Outcome
(April) ETF

   

TrueShares
Structured
Outcome
(May) ETF

   

TrueShares
Structured
Outcome
(June) ETF

 

Purchased Options

  $ 349,534     $ 229,460     $ 299,613     $ 279,346     $ 182,885     $ 244,321  

Written Options

    68,570       87,075       85,353       157,702       72,757       57,782  

 

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June 30, 2023 (Unaudited) (Continued)

 

The following is a summary of the effect of derivative instruments on the Funds’ Statements of Assets and Liabilities as of June 30, 2023:

 

 

Equity Risk
Contracts

 

Asset
Derivatives,
Investments,
at value

   

Liability
Derivatives,
Written options,
at value

 

TrueShares Structured Outcome (July) ETF

Purchased Options

  $ 729,024     $  
 

Written Options

          288,610  

TrueShares Structured Outcome (August) ETF

Purchased Options

    760,442        
 

Written Options

          6,695  

TrueShares Structured Outcome (September) ETF

Purchased Options

    1,942,560        
 

Written Options

          21,981  

TrueShares Structured Outcome (October) ETF

Purchased Options

    541,882        
 

Written Options

          3,906  

TrueShares Structured Outcome (November) ETF

Purchased Options

    1,116,929        
 

Written Options

          29,648  

TrueShares Structured Outcome (December) ETF

Purchased Options

    434,065        
 

Written Options

          31,548  

TrueShares Structured Outcome (January) ETF

Purchased Options

    338,985        
 

Written Options

          13,846  

TrueShares Structured Outcome (February) ETF

Purchased Options

    324,577        
 

Written Options

          30,938  

TrueShares Structured Outcome (March) ETF

Purchased Options

    458,375        
 

Written Options

          36,460  

TrueShares Structured Outcome (April) ETF

Purchased Options

    497,122        
 

Written Options

          63,683  

TrueShares Structured Outcome (May) ETF

Purchased Options

    412,079        
 

Written Options

          68,122  

TrueShares Structured Outcome (June) ETF

Purchased Options

    333,754        
 

Written Options

          58,381  

 

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June 30, 2023 (Unaudited) (Continued)

 

The following is a summary of the effect of derivative instruments on the Funds’ Statements of Operations for the six months ended June 30, 2023:

 

     

Net Realized Gain (Loss)

   

Change in Unrealized
Appreciation/Depreciation

 
     

Purchased
Options

   

Written
Options

   

Purchased
Options

   

Written
Options

 

TrueShares Structured Outcome (July) ETF

Equity Risk Contracts

  $ 504,702     $ 716,495     $ 200,199     $ (406,771 )

TrueShares Structured Outcome (August) ETF

Equity Risk Contracts

    (350,297 )     99,281       857,050       634,865  

TrueShares Structured Outcome (September) ETF

Equity Risk Contracts

    (39,857 )     83,133       1,007,842       779,309  

TrueShares Structured Outcome (October) ETF

Equity Risk Contracts

    68,679       74,915       200,149       32,803  

TrueShares Structured Outcome (November) ETF

Equity Risk Contracts

    (10,308 )     36,627       524,130       354,306  

TrueShares Structured Outcome (December) ETF

Equity Risk Contracts

    (9,528 )     36,501       235,362       276,692  

TrueShares Structured Outcome (January) ETF

Equity Risk Contracts

    28,096       44,873       142,036       100,170  

TrueShares Structured Outcome (February) ETF

Equity Risk Contracts

    (6,302 )           71,103       105,366  

TrueShares Structured Outcome (March) ETF

Equity Risk Contracts

    (40,489 )     197,675       217,877       46,386  

TrueShares Structured Outcome (April) ETF

Equity Risk Contracts

    (369,722 )     315,851       516,033       197,221  

TrueShares Structured Outcome (May) ETF

Equity Risk Contracts

    (266,246 )     231,630       340,892       (6,486 )

TrueShares Structured Outcome (June) ETF

Equity Risk Contracts

    63,415       296,220       243,139       (7,897 )

 

3. INVESTMENT ADVISORY AND OTHER AGREEMENTS

 

Investment Advisory Agreement

 

The Trust has entered into an Investment Advisory Agreement (the “Advisory Agreement”) with the Adviser. Under the Advisory Agreement, the Adviser provides a continuous investment program for the Funds’ assets in accordance with its investment objectives, policies and limitations, and oversees the day-to-day operations of the Funds subject to the supervision of the Board, including the Trustees who are not “interested persons” of the Trust as defined in the 1940 Act (the “Independent Trustees”).

 

Pursuant to the Advisory Agreement between the Trust, on behalf of the Funds, and TrueMark, each Fund pays a unified management fee to the Adviser, which is calculated daily and paid monthly, at an annual rate of 0.79% of the Structured Outcome ETF’s average daily net assets, respectively. TrueMark has agreed to pay all expenses of the Funds except the fee paid to TrueMark under the Advisory Agreement, interest charges on any borrowings, dividends and other expenses on securities sold short, taxes, brokerage commissions and other expenses incurred in placing orders for the purchase and sale of securities and other investment instruments, acquired fund fees and expenses, accrued deferred tax liability, extraordinary expenses, and distribution (12b-1) fees and expenses (if any). TrueMark, in turn, compensates the Sub-Advisers from the management fee it receives.

 

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SpiderRock Advisors, LLC (the “Sub-Adviser”), a Delaware limited liability company serves as the sub-adviser to the Structured Outcome ETFs. Pursuant to a Sub-Advisory Agreement between the Adviser and the Sub-Adviser, the Sub-Adviser is responsible for trading portfolio securities on behalf of the Funds, including selecting broker-dealers to execute purchase and sale transactions, subject to the supervision of the Adviser and the Board, including the Independent Trustees. For its services, the Sub-Adviser is entitled to a sub-advisory fee paid by the Adviser, which is calculated daily and paid monthly at an annual rate based on the Fund assets under management of the Structured Outcome ETFs as follows:

 

Assets Under Management

Sub-Advisory Fee Rate

<$200,000,000

The lesser of 0.34% annually or $32,500 per month

$200,000,001-$350,000,000

0.285%

>$350,000,000

0.375%

 

Distribution Agreement and 12b-1 Plan

 

Foreside Fund Services, LLC a wholly owned subsidiary of Foreside Financial Group, LLC (dba ACA Group) (the “Distributor”) serves as each Fund’s distributor pursuant to a Distribution Agreement. The Distributor receives compensation from the Adviser for certain statutory underwriting services it provides to the Funds. The Distributor enters into agreements with certain broker-dealers and others that will allow those parties to be “Authorized Participants” and to subscribe for and redeem shares of the Funds. The Distributor will not distribute shares in less than whole Creation Units and does not maintain a secondary market in shares.

 

The Board has adopted a Distribution and Service Plan pursuant to Rule 12b-1 under the 1940 Act (“Rule 12b-1 Plan”). In accordance with the Rule 12b-1 Plan, each Fund is authorized to pay an amount up to 0.25% of the Fund’s 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 each Fund’s 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.

 

Administrator, Custodian and Transfer Agent

 

U.S. Bancorp Fund Services LLC, doing business as U.S. Bank Global Fund Services (“Fund Services” or “Administrator”) serves as administrator, transfer agent and fund accountant of the Funds pursuant to a Fund Servicing Agreement. U.S. Bank N.A. (the “Custodian”), an affiliate of Fund Services, serves as the Funds’ custodian pursuant to a Custody Agreement. Under the terms of these agreements, the Adviser pays each Fund’s administrative, custody and transfer agency fees.

 

A Trustee and all officers of the Trust are affiliated with the Administrator and the Custodian.

 

4. CREATION AND REDEMPTION TRANSACTIONS

 

Shares of the Structured Outcome ETFs are listed and traded on the Cboe BZX Exchange, Inc. Each Fund issues and redeems shares on a continuous basis at NAV only in large blocks of shares called “Creation Units”. Creation Units are to be issued and redeemed principally in kind for a basket of securities and a balancing cash amount. Shares generally will trade in the secondary market in amounts less than a Creation Unit at market prices that change throughout the day. Market prices for the shares may be different from their NAV. The NAV is determined as of the close of trading (generally, 4:00 p.m. Eastern Time) on each day the NYSE is open for trading. The NAV of the shares of each Fund will be equal to a Fund’s total assets minus a Fund’s total liabilities divided by the total number of shares outstanding. The NAV that is published will be rounded to the nearest cent; however, for purposes of determining the price of Creation Units, the NAV will be calculated to four decimal places.

 

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Creation Unit Transaction Fee

 

Authorized Participants will be required to pay to the Custodian a fixed transaction fee (the “Creation Unit Transaction Fee”) in connection with the issuance or redemption of Creation Units. The standard Creation Unit Transaction Fee will be the same regardless of the number of Creation Units purchased or redeemed by an investor on the applicable business day. The Creation Unit Transaction Fee charged by the Fund for each creation order is $300.

 

An additional variable fee of up to a maximum of 2% of the value of the Creation Units subject to the transaction may be imposed for (1) creations effected outside the clearing process and (2) creations made in an all cash amount (to offset the Trust’s brokerage and other transaction costs associated with using cash to purchase the requisite Deposit Securities). Investors are responsible for the costs of transferring the securities constituting the Deposit Securities to the account of the Trust. Each Fund may determine to not charge a variable fee on certain orders when the Adviser has determined that doing so is in the best interests of Fund shareholders. Variable fees, if any, received by the Funds are displayed in the Capital Share Transactions section on the Statements of Changes in Net Assets.

 

Only “Authorized Participants” may purchase or redeem shares directly from the Funds. An Authorized Participant is either (i) a broker-dealer or other participant in the clearing process through the Continuous Net Settlement System of National Securities Clearing Corporation or (ii) a DTC participant and, in each case, must have executed a Participant Agreement with the Distributor. Most retail investors will not qualify as Authorized Participants or have the resources to buy and sell whole Creation Units. Therefore, they will be unable to purchase or redeem the shares directly from the Funds. Rather, most retail investors will purchase shares in the secondary market with the assistance of a broker and will be subject to customary brokerage commissions or fees. Securities received or delivered in connection with in-kind creates and redeems are valued as of the close of business on the effective date of the creation or redemption.

 

A creation unit will generally not be issued until the transfer of good title of the deposit securities to the Funds and the payment of any cash amounts have been completed. To the extent contemplated by the applicable participant agreement, Creation Units of the Funds will be issued to such authorized participant notwithstanding the fact that the Funds’ deposits have not been received in part or in whole, in reliance on the undertaking of the authorized participant to deliver the missing deposit securities as soon as possible. If the Funds or their agents do not receive all of the deposit securities, or the required cash amounts, by such time, then the order may be deemed rejected and the authorized participant shall be liable to the Funds for losses, if any.

 

5. FEDERAL INCOME TAX

 

The tax character of distributions paid was as follows:

 

   

Six Months Ended June 30, 2023

   

Year Ended December 31, 2022

 
   

Ordinary
Income
(1)

   

Long-Term
Capital Gain

   

Ordinary
Income
(1)

   

Long-Term
Capital Gain

 

TrueShares Structured Outcome (July) ETF

  $     $     $ 8,369     $  

TrueShares Structured Outcome (August) ETF

              $ 52,402        

TrueShares Structured Outcome (September) ETF

              $ 142,172        

TrueShares Structured Outcome (October) ETF

              $ 29,502        

TrueShares Structured Outcome (November) ETF

              $ 24,115        

TrueShares Structured Outcome (December) ETF

              $ 78,840        

TrueShares Structured Outcome (January) ETF

              $ 8,073        

TrueShares Structured Outcome (February) ETF

              $        

TrueShares Structured Outcome (March) ETF

              $ 29,055        

TrueShares Structured Outcome (April) ETF

              $ 33,064        

TrueShares Structured Outcome (May) ETF

              $ 23,776        

TrueShares Structured Outcome (June) ETF

              $ 16,658        

 

(1)

Ordinary income includes short-term capital gains.

 

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June 30, 2023 (Unaudited) (Continued)

 

At December 31, 2022, the Funds’ most recent fiscal year end, the components of distributable earnings (accumulated losses) and cost of investments on a tax basis, including the adjustments for financial reporting purposes as of the most recently completed Federal income tax reporting year, were as follows:

 

   

TrueShares
Structured
Outcome
(July)
ETF

   

TrueShares
Structured
Outcome
(August)
ETF

   

TrueShares
Structured
Outcome
(September)
ETF

   

TrueShares
Structured
Outcome
(October)
ETF

   

TrueShares
Structured
Outcome
(November)
ETF

   

TrueShares
Structured
Outcome
(December)
ETF

 

Federal Tax Cost of Investments*

  $ 11,825,278     $ 13,450,754     $ 21,133,184     $ 4,163,513     $ 9,799,747     $ 5,809,355  

Gross Tax Unrealized Appreciation

  $ 406,496     $ 53,430     $ 286,809     $ 228,185     $ 79,910     $ 2,422  

Gross Tax Unrealized Depreciation

    (303,226 )     (697,051 )     (731,188 )     (11,958 )     (160,632 )     (265,516 )

Net Tax Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation)

    103,270       (643,621 )     (444,379 )     216,227       (80,722 )     (263,094 )

Undistributed Ordinary Income

    56,408       26,025                   3,478        

Other Accumulated Gain (Loss)

    (444,661 )     (150,956 )     (836,090 )     (575,270 )     (1,145,771 )     (261,624 )

Total Distributable Earnings / (Accumulated Losses)

  $ (284,983 )   $ (768,552 )   $ (1,280,469 )   $ (359,043 )   $ (1,223,015 )   $ (524,718 )
                                                 

 

   

TrueShares
Structured
Outcome
(January)
ETF

   

TrueShares
Structured
Outcome
(February)
ETF

   

TrueShares
Structured
Outcome
(March)
ETF

   

TrueShares
Structured
Outcome
(April)
ETF

   

TrueShares
Structured
Outcome
(May)
ETF

   

TrueShares
Structured
Outcome
(June)
ETF

 

Federal Tax Cost of Investments*

  $ 4,496,493     $ 2,702,481     $ 3,755,688     $ 6,138,326     $ 3,653,442     $ 3,104,434  

Gross Tax Unrealized Appreciation

  $     $ 15,042     $ 47,798     $     $ 95,316     $ 59,277  

Gross Tax Unrealized Depreciation

    (203 )     (11,898 )     (56,418 )     (478,051 )     (253,514 )     (177,162 )

Net Tax Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation)

    (203 )     3,144       (8,620 )     (478,051 )     (158,198 )     (117,885 )

Undistributed Ordinary Income

                            131       6  

Other Accumulated Gain (Loss)

    (519,323 )     (38,228 )           (139,934 )     (301,933 )     (34,545 )

Total Distributable Earnings / (Accumulated Losses)

  $ (519,526 )   $ (35,084 )   $ (8,620 )   $ (617,985 )   $ (460,000 )   $ (152,424 )
                                                 

 

*

Includes written option premiums.

 

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June 30, 2023 (Unaudited) (Continued)

 

The difference between book-basis and tax-basis unrealized appreciation/(depreciation) is attributable primarily to the tax deferral of losses on wash sales.

 

Under current tax law, net capital losses realized and specified ordinary losses after October 31st may be deferred and treated as occurring on the first day of the following fiscal year. The Funds’ carryforward losses and post-October losses are determined only at the end of each fiscal year. During the fiscal year ended December 31, 2022, the Funds’ most recent fiscal year end, the Funds had carryforward losses and post-October losses which will be carried forward indefinitely to offset future realized capital gains as follows:

 

   

Indefinite Short-
Term Capital
Loss Carryover

   

Post-October
Losses

 

TrueShares Structured Outcome (July) ETF

  $ 444,661     $  

TrueShares Structured Outcome (August) ETF

    150,956        

TrueShares Structured Outcome (September) ETF

    836,090        

TrueShares Structured Outcome (October) ETF

    575,270        

TrueShares Structured Outcome (November) ETF

    1,145,771        

TrueShares Structured Outcome (December) ETF

    261,624        

TrueShares Structured Outcome (January) ETF

          519,323  

TrueShares Structured Outcome (February) ETF

    38,228        

TrueShares Structured Outcome (March) ETF

           

TrueShares Structured Outcome (April) ETF

    139,934        

TrueShares Structured Outcome (May) ETF

    301,933        

TrueShares Structured Outcome (June) ETF

    34,545        

 

6. INVESTMENT TRANSACTIONS

 

During the six months ended June 30, 2023, the Funds realized amounts in net capital gains resulting from in-kind redemptions, in which shareholders exchanged Fund shares for securities held by the Funds rather than for cash. Because such gains are not taxable to the Funds, and are not distributed to shareholders, they have been reclassified from distributable earnings (accumulated losses) to paid in-capital. The amounts of realized gains and losses from in-kind redemptions included in realized gain/(loss) on investments in the Statements of Operations is as follows:

 

   

Realized Gains

   

Realized Losses

 

TrueShares Structured Outcome (July) ETF

  $ 969,215     $  

TrueShares Structured Outcome (August) ETF

           

TrueShares Structured Outcome (September) ETF

           

TrueShares Structured Outcome (October) ETF

           

TrueShares Structured Outcome (November) ETF

           

TrueShares Structured Outcome (December) ETF

           

TrueShares Structured Outcome (January) ETF

           

TrueShares Structured Outcome (February) ETF

           

TrueShares Structured Outcome (March) ETF

           

TrueShares Structured Outcome (April) ETF

           

TrueShares Structured Outcome (May) ETF

           

TrueShares Structured Outcome (June) ETF

           

 

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Notes to Financial Statements

June 30, 2023 (Unaudited) (Continued)

 

Purchases and sales of investments (excluding short-term investments), creations in-kind and redemptions in-kind for the six months ended June 30, 2023, were as follows:

 

   

Purchases

   

Sales

   

Creations
In-Kind

   

Redemptions
In-Kind

 

TrueShares Structured Outcome (July) ETF

  $     $     $     $  

TrueShares Structured Outcome (August) ETF

          352,534              

TrueShares Structured Outcome (September) ETF

                       

TrueShares Structured Outcome (October) ETF

                       

TrueShares Structured Outcome (November) ETF

                       

TrueShares Structured Outcome (December) ETF

                       

TrueShares Structured Outcome (January) ETF

                       

TrueShares Structured Outcome (February) ETF

    2,894,695       2,885,871              

TrueShares Structured Outcome (March) ETF

    439,057       54,005              

TrueShares Structured Outcome (April) ETF

                       

TrueShares Structured Outcome (May) ETF

    405,050                    

TrueShares Structured Outcome (June) ETF

    1,244,267       1,043,891              

 

7. PRINCIPAL RISKS

 

As with all ETFs, shareholders of the Funds are subject to the risk that their investment could lose money. Each Fund is subject to the principal risks, any of which may adversely affect a Fund’s NAV, trading price, yield, total return and ability to meet its investment objective.

 

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

 

8. SUBSEQUENT EVENTS

 

Management has evaluated the Funds’ related event and transactions that occurred subsequent to June 30, 2023, through the date of issuance of the Funds’ financials statements. Management has determined that there were no subsequent events requiring recognition or disclosure in the financial statements.

 

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Board Consideration and Approval of Advisory and Sub-Advisory Agreements

June 30, 2023 (Unaudited)

 

At meetings held on May 31, 2023 (the “May Meeting”) and June 7, 2023 (the “June Meeting” and together with the May Meeting, the “Meetings”), the Board of Trustees (the “Board”) of Listed Funds Trust (the “Trust”), including those trustees who are not “interested persons” of the Trust, as defined in the Investment Company Act of 1940 (the “1940 Act”) (the “Independent Trustees”), considered the approval of the continuation of the advisory agreement (the “Advisory Agreement”) between TrueMark Investments, LLC (the “Adviser”) and the Trust, on behalf of TrueShares Structured Outcome (January) ETF, TrueShares Structured Outcome (February) ETF, TrueShares Structured Outcome (March) ETF, TrueShares Structured Outcome (April) ETF, TrueShares Structured Outcome (May) ETF, TrueShares Structured Outcome (June) ETF, TrueShares Structured Outcome (July) ETF, TrueShares Structured Outcome (August) ETF, TrueShares Structured Outcome (September) ETF, TrueShares Structured Outcome (October) ETF, TrueShares Structured Outcome (November) ETF, and TrueShares Structured Outcome (December) ETF (each, a “Fund” and collectively, the “Funds”), and a sub-advisory agreement (the “Sub-Advisory Agreement” and, together with the Advisory Agreement, the “Agreements”) between the Adviser, the Trust, and SpiderRock Advisors, LLC (the “Sub-Adviser”) with respect to the Funds.

 

Pursuant to Section 15 of the 1940 Act, the continuation of the Agreements must be approved annually by: (i) the vote of the Board or shareholders of each Fund; and (ii) the vote of a majority of the Independent Trustees, cast at a meeting called for the purpose of voting on such approval. As discussed in greater detail below, in preparation for the Meetings, the Board requested from, and reviewed a wide variety of information provided by, the Adviser and Sub-Adviser.

 

In addition to the written materials provided to the Board in advance of the Meetings, which provided detailed information about the Adviser’s and the Sub-Adviser’s advisory business, including its investment personnel, financial resources, experience, investment processes, and compliance program. At the June Meeting, representatives from each of the Adviser and Sub-Adviser discussed a variety of topics with the Board, including the services provided to the Funds by their respective firms, the Funds’ fees and operating expenses, and plans to market the Funds. The Board considered the materials it received in advance of the Meetings, including a memorandum from legal counsel to the Trust regarding the responsibilities of the Board in considering the approval of the Agreements, and information conveyed during the Adviser’s and Sub-Adviser’s oral presentations. The Board also considered the information it received throughout the year about the Funds, the Adviser, and the Sub-Adviser. The Board deliberated on the approval of the continuation of the Agreements in light of this information. Throughout the process, the Board was afforded the opportunity to ask questions of, and request additional materials from, the Adviser and Sub-Adviser. The Independent Trustees also met in executive session with counsel to the Trust to further discuss the advisory and sub-advisory arrangements and the Independent Trustees’ responsibilities relating thereto.

 

At the Meetings, the Board, including a majority of the Independent Trustees, evaluated a number of factors, including, among other things: (i) the nature, extent, and quality of the services provided by the Adviser and Sub-Adviser to the Funds; (ii) each Fund’s expenses and performance; (iii) the cost of the services provided and profits to be realized by the Adviser and Sub-Adviser from the relationship with Funds; (iv) comparative fee and expense data for each Fund and other investment companies with similar investment objectives; (v) the extent to which the advisory fee for each Fund reflects economies of scale shared with its shareholders; (vi) any benefits derived by the Adviser and Sub-Adviser from the relationship with the Funds, including any fall-out benefits enjoyed by the Adviser and Sub-Adviser; and (vii) other factors the Board deemed relevant. In its deliberations, the Board considered the factors and reached the conclusions described below relating to the advisory and sub-advisory arrangements and the continuation of the Agreements.

 

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Board Consideration and Approval of Advisory and Sub-Advisory Agreements

June 30, 2023 (Unaudited) (Continued)

 

Approval of the Continuation of the Advisory Agreement with the Adviser

 

Nature, Extent, and Quality of Services Provided. The Board considered the scope of services provided under the Advisory Agreement, noting that the Adviser expected to continue to provide substantially similar investment management services to each Fund with respect to implementing its investment program, including arranging for, or implementing, the purchase and sale of portfolio securities, monitoring adherence to its investment restrictions, overseeing the activities of the service providers, monitoring compliance with various policies and procedures with applicable securities regulations, and monitoring the extent to which the Fund achieved its investment objective. In considering the nature, extent, and quality of the services provided by the Adviser, the Board considered the quality of the Adviser’s compliance program and past and current reports from the Trust’s Chief Compliance Officer (“CCO”) regarding her review of the Adviser’s compliance infrastructure, as well as the Board’s experience with the Adviser as the investment adviser to other series of the Trust. The Board noted that it had received a copy of the Adviser’s Form ADV, as well as the responses of the Adviser to a detailed series of questions that requested, among other information, information about the background and experience of the firm’s key personnel, the firm’s cybersecurity policy, and the services provided by the Adviser.

 

The Board also considered the Adviser’s operational capabilities and resources and its experience in managing investment portfolios, including the Funds. In response to its discussion with the Adviser during the June Meeting, the Board requested additional information regarding the Adviser’s operations and resources.

 

Historical Performance. The Board next considered each Fund’s performance. The Board observed that information regarding each Fund’s past investment performance for periods ended March 31, 2023 had been included in the Materials, including the Barrington Report, which compared the performance results of each Fund with the returns of a group of ETFs selected by Barrington Partners as most comparable (the “Peer Group”), as well as with its peer funds in the universe of US Fund Options Trading ETFs as reported by Morningstar (each, a “Category Peer Group”). Additionally, at the Board’s request, the Adviser identified the funds the Adviser considered to be each Fund’s most direct competitors (each, a “Selected Peer Group”) and provided the Selected Peer Group’s performance results. The Board also considered the unique nature of each Fund’s structured outcome strategy when reviewing its historical performance.

 

The Board noted that, for the most recent one-year and since inception periods, as applicable, each Fund outperformed the Benchmark Index, before fees and expenses.

 

The Board also noted that, for the most recent one-year period, each of the TrueShares Structured Outcome (February) ETF, TrueShares Structured Outcome (March) ETF, TrueShares Structured Outcome (March) ETF, TrueShares Structured Outcome (July) ETF, TrueShares Structured Outcome (September) ETF, and TrueShares Structured Outcome (December) ETF outperformed the median for funds in the Peer Group and Category Peer Group, each of the TrueShares Structured Outcome (October) ETF and TrueShares Structured Outcome (November) ETF outperformed the median for the funds in the Category Peer Group and within the range of returns of the funds in the Peer Group, and each of the TrueShares Structured Outcome (May), TrueShares Structured Outcome (June) ETF, and TrueShares Structured Outcome (August) ETF underperformed the median for funds in the Category Peer Group, but within the range of returns of the funds in the Peer Group.

 

Lastly, the Board further noted that, for the most recent one-year period, each of the TrueShares Structured Outcome (January) ETF, TrueShares Structured Outcome (March) ETF, TrueShares Structured Outcome (July) ETF, and TrueShares Structured Outcome (October) ETF performed within the range of returns of the funds its Selected Peer Group and each of the TrueShares Structured Outcome (February) ETF, TrueShares Structured Outcome (April) ETF, TrueShares Structured Outcome (May) ETF, TrueShares Structured Outcome (June) ETF, TrueShares Structured Outcome (August) ETF, TrueShares Structured Outcome (September) ETF, TrueShares Structured Outcome (November) ETF and TrueShares Structured Outcome (December) ETF outperformed its Selected Peer Group.

 

Cost of Services Provided and Profitability. The Board reviewed the expense ratio for each Fund, including in comparison to the expense ratio of its respective Peer Group and Category Peer Group as provided in the Barrington Report, as well as its respective Selected Peer Group.

 

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Board Consideration and Approval of Advisory and Sub-Advisory Agreements

June 30, 2023 (Unaudited) (Continued)

 

The Board took into consideration that the Adviser charges a “unitary fee,” meaning the Funds pay no expenses except for the fee paid to the Adviser pursuant to the Advisory Agreement, interest charges on any borrowings, dividends and other expenses on securities sold short, 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 Board noted that the Adviser continued to be responsible for compensating each Fund’s other service providers and paying each Fund’s other expenses out of its own fee and resources. The Board also evaluated the compensation and benefits received by the Adviser from its relationship with the Funds, taking into account analyses of the Adviser’s profitability with respect to the each Fund.

 

The Board noted each Fund’s expense ratio currently is equivalent to its unitary fees. The Board further noted that the expense ratio for each Fund was lower than the median of the Peer Group and Category Peer Group. The Board also considered each Fund’s expense ratio relative to its Selected Peer Group and noted that each Fund’s expense ratio was within the range of expense ratios for its respective Selected Peer Group.

 

Economies of Scale. The Board noted that it is not yet evident that any of the Funds have reached the size at which they have begun to realize economies of scale, but acknowledged that breakpoints might be warranted if a Fund’s assets continue to grow and the implementation of breakpoints would generate benefits in excess of those generated by the Funds’ unitary fee structure. However, the Board determined that currently, based on the amount and structure of each Fund’s unitary fee, any such economies of scale would be shared with such Fund’s respective shareholders. The Board stated that it would monitor fees as the Funds grow and consider whether fee breakpoints may be warranted in the future.

 

Conclusion. Based on the information provided to and considered by the Board, the Board determined to approve the continuation of the Advisory Agreement until September 30, 2023 with the expectation that it would have an opportunity to reconvene prior to that date to consider additional information to be provided by the Adviser in support of a further continuation of the Advisory Agreement for an aggregate term of one year. No single factor was determinative of the Board’s decision to approve the continuation of the Advisory Agreement; rather, the Board based its determination on the total mix of information available to it. The Board, including a majority of the Independent Trustees, determined that the terms of the Advisory Agreement, including the compensation payable under the Advisory Agreement, are fair and reasonable with respect to each Fund. The Board, including a majority of the Independent Trustees, therefore determined that the approval of the continuation of the Advisory Agreement was in the best interests of each Fund and its shareholders.

 

Approval of Continuation of the Sub-Advisory Agreement with the Sub-Adviser

 

Nature, Extent, and Quality of Services Provided. The Board considered the scope of services provided to each Fund under the Sub-Advisory Agreement, noting that Sub-Adviser would continue to provide investment management services to the Funds. The Board reviewed and considered the Sub-Adviser’s performance of its responsibilities pursuant to the terms of the Sub-Advisory Agreement, including its responsibility for: the day-to-day investment and reinvestment of the assets of each Fund consistent its investment program; determining the composition of each Fund’s creation baskets; executing portfolio security trades for purchases and redemptions of each Fund’s shares conducted on a cash-in-lieu basis; monitoring portfolio for compliance with investment limitations and policies, applicable compliance policies and procedures, and applicable law; responsibility for periodic reporting to the Board; and implementation of Board directives as they relate to each Fund.

 

In considering the nature, extent, and quality of the services provided by the Sub-Adviser, the Board considered past and current reports of the Trust’s CCO with respect to Sub-Adviser’s compliance program and general responsiveness of the Sub-Adviser. The Board also considered the Sub-Adviser’s resources and capacity with respect to portfolio management, compliance, and operations given the number of Funds to which it provides sub-advisory services. The Board further considered information provided by the Sub-Adviser with respect to the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on its operations.

 

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Board Consideration and Approval of Advisory and Sub-Advisory Agreements

June 30, 2023 (Unaudited) (Continued)

 

Historical Performance. The Board noted that it had received information regarding each Fund’s performance for various time periods in the Materials and in connection with regular reporting to the Board throughout the life of each Fund. The Board reviewed the general investment objective of the suite of Funds, noting that while the Funds seek to provide returns similar to those generated by the Benchmark, they also seek to insulate shareholders from the effects of a certain amount of loss experienced by the Index, which in turn effectively limits the upside potential for the Funds’ performance. The Board noted that the Funds have outperformed the Benchmark.

 

Costs of Services Provided and Economies of Scale. The Board reviewed the sub-advisory fees paid by the Adviser to the Sub-Adviser for its services to each Fund. The Board considered that the fees paid to the Sub-Adviser are paid by the Adviser and noted that the fees reflect arm’s-length negotiations between the Adviser and the Sub-Adviser. The Board also took into account analyses of the Sub-Adviser’s profitability with respect to each Fund.

 

The Board noted that while certain of the Funds had enjoyed significant growth since their launch, it was not yet clear the Sub-Adviser had achieved economies of scale with respect to those Funds. The Board further noted that the Sub-Advisory Agreement provided for sub-advisory fee rates that are subject to breakpoints, which effectively reduce a Fund’s sub-advisory fee as the Fund grows thereby ensuring that any benefits realized from achieving economies of scale in the future are available to be shared with the Fund and its shareholders if the Adviser also has achieved economies of scale not already reflected in the Fund’s unitary fee. Consequently, the Board determined that it would continue to monitor each Fund’s sub-advisory fees and the implementation of the breakpoints as the Fund grows to determine if the breakpoints effectively share any benefits realized from achieving economies of scale with the Fund and its shareholders.

 

Conclusion. No single factor was identified by the Board as determinative of its decision to approve the continuation of the Sub-Advisory Agreement; rather, the Board based its determination on the total mix of information available to it. Based on a consideration of all the factors in their totality, the Board, including a majority of the Independent Trustees, determined that the terms of the Sub-Advisory Agreement, including the compensation payable under the Sub-Advisory Agreement, are fair and reasonable with respect to each Fund. The Board, including a majority of the Independent Trustees, therefore determined that the approval of the continuation of the Sub-Advisory Agreement was in the best interests of each Fund and its shareholders.

 

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Review of Liquidity Risk Management Program

(Unaudited)

 

Pursuant to Rule 22e-4 under the Investment Company Act of 1940, the Trust, on behalf of the series of the Trust covered by this shareholder report (the “Series”), has adopted a liquidity risk management program to govern the Trust’s approach to managing liquidity risk. Rule 22e-4 seeks to promote effective liquidity risk management, thereby reducing the risk that a fund will be unable to meet its redemption obligations and mitigating dilution of the interests of fund shareholders. The Trust’s liquidity risk management program is tailored to reflect the Series’ particular risks, but not to eliminate all adverse impacts of liquidity risk, which would be incompatible with the nature of such Series.

 

The investment adviser to the Series has adopted and implemented its own written liquidity risk management program (the “Program”) tailored specifically to assess and manage the liquidity risk of the Series. At a recent meeting of the Board of Trustees of the Trust, the Trustees received a report pertaining to the operation, adequacy, and effectiveness of implementation of the Program for the period ended December 31, 2022. The report concluded that the Program is reasonably designed to assess and manage the Series’ liquidity risk and has operated adequately and effectively to manage such risk. The report reflected that there were no liquidity events that impacted the Series’ ability to timely meet redemptions without dilution to existing shareholders. The report further noted that no material changes have been made to the Program since its implementation.

 

There can be no assurance that the Program will achieve its objectives in the future. Please refer to the prospectus for more information regarding the Series’ exposure to liquidity risk and other principal risks to which an investment in the Series may be subject.

 

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Supplemental Information

(Unaudited)

 

Investors should consider the investment objective and policies, risk considerations, charges and ongoing expenses of an investment carefully before investing. The prospectus contains this and other information relevant to an investment in the Funds. Please read the prospectus carefully before investing. A copy of the Prospectus for the Funds may be obtained without charge by writing to the Funds, c/o U.S. Bank Global Fund Services, P.O. Box 701, Milwaukee, Wisconsin 53201-0701, by calling 1-800-617-0004, or by visiting the Funds’ website at www.true-shares.com

 

QUARTERLY PORTFOLIO HOLDING INFORMATION

 

Each Fund files its complete schedule of portfolio holdings for its first and third fiscal quarters with the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) on Part F of Form N-PORT. The Funds’ Part F of Form N-PORT is available without charge, upon request, by calling toll-free at 1-800-617-0004. Furthermore, you may obtain the Part F of Form N-PORT on the SEC’s website at www.sec.gov, or by visiting the Funds’ website at www.true-shares.com.

 

PROXY VOTING INFORMATION

 

Each Fund is required to file a Form N-PX, with the Fund’s complete proxy voting record for the 12 months ended June 30, no later than August 31 of each year. The Fund’s proxy voting record will be available without charge, upon request, by calling toll-free 1-800-617-0004 and 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 an exchange at a price above (i.e., at a premium) or below (i.e., at a discount) the NAV of the Funds is available without charge, on the Funds’ website at www.true-shares.com.

 

TAX INFORMATION

 

The percent of taxable ordinary income distributions that are designated as short-term capital gain distributions under Internal Revenue Section 871(k)(2)(C) for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2022, was as follows:

 

TrueShares Structured Outcome (July) ETF

0.00%

TrueShares Structured Outcome (August) ETF

0.00%

TrueShares Structured Outcome (September) ETF

0.00%

TrueShares Structured Outcome (October) ETF

0.00%

TrueShares Structured Outcome (November) ETF

0.00%

TrueShares Structured Outcome (December) ETF

0.00%

TrueShares Structured Outcome (January) ETF

0.00%

TrueShares Structured Outcome (February) ETF

0.00%

TrueShares Structured Outcome (March) ETF

94.55%

TrueShares Structured Outcome (April) ETF

0.00%

TrueShares Structured Outcome (May) ETF

0.00%

TrueShares Structured Outcome (June) ETF

0.00%

 

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Investment Adviser:

 

TrueMark Investments, LLC
433 W. Van Buren St., 1100-E
Chicago, IL 60607

 

Investment Sub-Adviser:

 

SpiderRock Advisors, LLC
300 South Wacker Drive, Suite 2840
Chicago, IL 60606

 

Legal Counsel:

 

Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP
1111 Pennsylvania Avenue, N.W.
Washington, D.C. 20004

 

Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm:

 

Cohen & Company, Ltd.
1350 Euclid Avenue, Suite 800
Cleveland, OH 44115

 

Distributor:

 

Foreside Fund Services, LLC
Three Canal Plaza, Suite 100
Portland, ME 04101

 

Administrator, Fund Accountant & Transfer Agent:

 

U.S. Bancorp Fund Services, LLC
d/b/a U.S. Bank Global Fund Services
615 E. Michigan St.
Milwaukee, WI 53202

 

Custodian:

 

U.S. Bank N.A.
1555 North RiverCenter Drive, Suite 302
Milwaukee, WI 53212

 

This information must be preceded or accompanied by a current prospectus for the Funds.