Semi-Annual Report

 

October 31, 2022

 

Aptus Collared Income Opportunity ETF

Ticker: ACIO

Aptus Defined Risk ETF

Ticker: DRSK

Aptus Drawdown Managed Equity ETF

Ticker: ADME

Opus Small Cap Value ETF

Ticker: OSCV

International Drawdown Managed Equity ETF

Ticker: IDME

Aptus Enhanced Yield ETF

Ticker: JUCY

 

 

 

Aptus ETFs

 

TABLE OF CONTENTS

 

 

Page

Shareholder Letters

1

Portfolio Allocations

14

Schedules of Investments and Schedules of Written Options

16

Statements of Assets and Liabilities

33

Statements of Operations

35

Statements of Changes in Net Assets

37

Financial Highlights

43

Notes to Financial Statements

49

Expense Examples

62

Review of Liquidity Risk Management Program

64

Approval of Advisory Agreement and Board Considerations

65

Federal Tax Information

67

Information About Portfolio Holdings

67

Information About Proxy Voting

67

Information About the Funds’ Trustees

68

Frequency Distribution of Premiums and Discounts

68

 

 

Aptus Collared Income Opportunity ETF

 

Shareholder Letter
(Unaudited)

 

Dear ACIO Shareholders,

 

Thank you for your investment in the Aptus Collared Income Opportunity ETF, referred to herein as “ACIO” or the “Fund”. The information presented in this letter relates to ACIO’s performance period from May 1, 2022 through October 31, 2022 (the “current fiscal period”).

 

The Fund is an actively managed exchange-traded fund (“ETF”) that seeks to achieve its investment objective principally by investing in a portfolio of U.S.-listed equity securities of any market capitalization and buying put options or an options collar (i.e., a mix of written (sold) call options and long (bought) put options) on the same underlying equity securities, a U.S. equity ETF, or on an index tracking a portfolio of U.S. equity securities (a “U.S. Equity Index”). The U.S. Equity Index, U.S. equity ETF, and the underlying equity securities may be of any market capitalization. The equity securities and options held by the Fund must be listed on a U.S.- exchange, and the equity securities may include common stocks of U.S. companies, American Depositary Receipts (“ADRs”) (i.e., receipts evidencing ownership of foreign equity securities), and real estate investment trusts (“REITs”). The Fund will typically limit investments in ADRs to approximately 20% of the Fund’s net assets.

 

During the current fiscal period, interest rates rose at a historic pace as the Federal Reserve hiked interest rates to combat stubbornly high inflation. The rise in interest rates led to a repricing in equity valuations where price to earnings multiples (“price-to-earnings ratio” or “P/E ratio”) contracted from very elevated levels which led to lower stock prices. The equity exposure across the ACIO portfolio decreased in line with the S&P 500®Index as stock prices dropped. In regard to the options hedging component, the volatility environment (as measured by the Cboe Volatility Index or VIX) for the year was heightened but not explosive when compared to the environment experienced during the 2020 pandemic or other prolonged drawdowns, somewhat muting the effectiveness of hedged strategies. ACIO typically carries 30 to 40 deltas puts upon initiation. This means they move 30 to 40 cents for every dollar the S&P 500®Index moves. As the S&P 500®Index drops lower, higher delta hedges realize more and more delta. Throughout the year, ACIO has carried hedges that are pretty effective instantly (being closer to the money). Simply put, it doesn’t take much of a drop to turn a 40 delta into an 80 delta hedge as markets fall. The aim is to carry enough hedging exposure in the Fund so the effects of being hedged (in a falling market) are relevantly quickly. For example, an 80 delta x 100% notional hedge means the portfolio is 80% protected and will feel approximately only 20% of the drop. In addition, the covered calls against the long equity positions for the year have contributed considerable income to the strategy as the market has grinded lower, further improving performance.

 

For the current fiscal period, ACIO was down -1.42% at market and down -1.39% at net asset value (“NAV”). Over the same period, the S&P 500® Total Return Index was down -5.50%.

 

The largest positive equity contributor to return for the current fiscal period was a put option position expiring in July 2022 on the S&P 500 Index (SPX), gaining 258.90% and adding 3.12% to the return of ACIO. The second largest contributor was a put option position expiring in May 2022 on the S&P 500 Index (SPX), gaining 187.54% and adding 2.85% to the return of ACIO. The third largest contributor was a put option position expiring in October 2022 on the S&P 500 Index (SPXW), gaining 223.46% and adding 1.55% to the return of ACIO.

 

The largest negative contributor to the return of the Fund for the current fiscal period was a put option position expiring in October 2022 on the S&P 500 Index (SPX), down -63.95% and detracting -1.89% from the return of ACIO. The second largest negative contributor was a put option position expiring in June 2022 on the S&P 500 Index (SPX), down -78.31% and detracting -1.45% from the return of ACIO. The third largest negative contributor was a put option position expiring in July 2022 on the S&P 500 Index (SPXW), down -32.22% and detracting -1.27% from the return of ACIO.

 

We are excited about the opportunity to give our investors access to the Aptus Collared Income Opportunity ETF. We think it’s possible future returns from a traditional 60/40 portfolio may be well below recent history, at risk of being insufficient to meet the income needs of today’s retirees. We believe we can help the math with a focus on global dividend growers. With overall valuations high, and growth difficult to project, we place great emphasis on sustainable yield in building return assumptions. The ACIO screening process takes large capitalization U.S.-listed equity securities that a) meet the filter, b) provide diversified exposure, and c) maintain an active options market from which we can sell call options on the individual names along with buying puts on the broad market index to more efficiently collar the equity portfolio. The powerful combination of a high dividend paying basket of large capitalization U.S.-listed equity securities with a collar strategy aims to deliver consistent and repeatable yield and minimal drawdown.

 

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Aptus Collared Income Opportunity ETF

 

Shareholder Letter
(Unaudited) (Continued)

 

We appreciate your interest in ACIO. If we can elaborate on the underlying Aptus Collared Income Opportunity strategy, please don’t hesitate to ask as we would love an opportunity to discuss. Thanks again for your interest.

 

Sincerely,

 

JD Gardner
Founder and Managing Member
Aptus Capital Advisors, Adviser to the Fund

 

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Aptus Collared Income Opportunity ETF

 

Shareholder Letter
(Unaudited) (Continued)

 

Past performance does not guarantee future performance. Investing involves risk. Principal loss is possible. The Fund’s use of call and put options can lead to losses because of adverse movements in the price or value of the underlying security, which may be magnified by certain features of the options. The Fund’s use of options may reduce the Fund’s ability to profit from increases in the value of the underlying securities. Derivatives, such as the options in which the Fund invests, can be volatile and involve various types and degrees of risks. Derivatives may entail investment exposures that are greater than their cost would suggest, meaning that a small investment in a derivative could have a substantial impact on the performance of the Fund. The Fund could experience a loss if its derivatives do not perform as anticipated, the derivatives are not correlated with the performance of their underlying security, or if the Fund is unable to purchase or liquidate a position because of an illiquid secondary market. Investments in ETFs are subject to additional risks that do not apply to conventional mutual funds, including the risks that the market price of the shares may trade at a discount to the NAV, an active secondary trading market may not develop or be maintained, or trading may be halted by the exchange in which they trade, which may impact a fund’s ability to sell its shares.

 

Call options give the owner the right to buy the underlying security at the specified price within a specific time period. Put options give the owner the right to sell the underlying security at the specified price within a specific time period. A collar is an options strategy constructed by holding shares of the underlying stock while simultaneously buying put options and selling call options against that holding

 

Shares of an ETF are bought and sold at market price (rather than NAV) and are not individually redeemed from the fund. Brokerage commissions will reduce returns. Market returns are based on the daily composite close price from all active changes at 4:00pm Eastern Time (when NAV is normally determined for most ETFs), and do not represent the returns you would receive if you traded shares at other times.

 

Must be preceded or accompanied by a prospectus.

 

Fund holdings and sector allocations are subject to change and are not recommendations to buy or sell any security. Please refer to the schedule of investments and schedule of written options in this report for complete holdings information.

 

Definitions:

 

Price-to-earnings ratio (or “P/E ratio”) is the ratio for valuing a company that measures its current share price relative to its earnings per share (“EPS”). The price-to-earnings ratio is also sometimes known as the price multiple or the earnings multiple. P/E ratios are used by investors and analysts to determine the relative value of a company’s shares in an apples-to-apples comparison. It can also be used to compare a company against its own historical record or to compare aggregate markets against one another or over time.

 

Cboe Volatility Index (VIX) is a real-time index that represents the market’s expectations for the relative strength of near-term price changes of the S&P 500 Index (SPX). Because it is derived from the prices of SPX index options with near-term expiration dates, it generates a 30-day forward projection of volatility. Volatility, or how fast prices change, is often seen as a way to gauge market sentiment, and in particular the degree of fear among market participants.

 

Delta is a risk metric that estimates the change in price of a derivative, such as an options contract, given a $1 change in its underlying security. The delta also tells options traders the hedging ratio to become delta neutral. A third interpretation of an option’s delta is the probability that it will finish in-the-money.

 

Notional value is a term often used to value the underlying asset in a derivatives trade. It can be the total value of a position, how much value a position controls, or an agreed-upon amount in a contract. In market parlance, notional value is the total underlying amount of a derivatives trade.

 

S&P 500® Total Return Index - a market capitalization weighted index of the 500 largest U.S. publicly traded companies by market value. The total return index is a type of equity index that tracks both the capital gains of a group of stocks over time, and assumes that any cash distributions, such as dividends, are reinvested back into the index.

 

Aptus Capital Advisors is the adviser to the Aptus Collared Income Opportunity ETF, which is distributed by Quasar Distributors, LLC.

 

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Aptus Defined Risk ETF

 

Shareholder Letter
(Unaudited)

 

Dear DRSK Shareholders,

 

Thank you for your investment in the Aptus Defined Risk ETF, referred to herein as “DRSK” or the “Fund”. The information presented in this letter relates to DRSK’s performance from May 1, 2022 through October 31, 2022 (the “current fiscal period”).

 

The Fund is an actively managed exchange-traded fund (“ETF”) that seeks to achieve its objective through a hybrid fixed income and equity strategy. The Fund typically invests approximately 75% to 95% of its assets to obtain exposure to investment-grade corporate bonds (the “Fixed Income Strategy”) and invests the remainder of its assets to obtain exposure to U.S. stocks, while limiting downside risk (the “Equity Strategy”).

 

During the current fiscal period, interest rates rose at a historic pace as the Federal Reserve hiked interest rates to combat stubbornly high inflation. The rise in interest rates was a large detractor to fixed income performance which made the fixed income environment one of the most difficult markets experienced historically. DRSK’s exposure to bonds (90-95% of the portfolio) detracted from performance, although, by managing the duration of our fixed income portfolio, we were able to show less interest rate sensitivity to the rising rate environment versus our benchmark (The Bloomberg Barclays US Aggregate Bond Index). As interest rates rose, the portfolio management team increased the duration of the Fund more in line with the Bloomberg Barclays US Aggregate Bond Index aiming, to increase future shareholder income given a higher interest rate environment. In regard to the options component, the volatility environment for the year was heightened but not explosive compared to the environment experienced during the 2020 pandemic. DRSK can allocate up to ~5% of the portfolio to a long volatility overlay (long calls and puts). The long calls suffered some small losses as the equity market in general (S&P 500 Index®) decreased but on the flipside, the risk mitigation (long puts) didn’t realize to the extent that we’d hoped given the muted volatility regime. In saying that, as seen below, the Fund has still outperformed its benchmark year to date.

 

For the current fiscal period, DRSK was down -5.82% at market and down -5.63% at net asset value (“NAV”). Over the same period, the Bloomberg Barclays US Aggregate Bond Index was down -6.86%.

 

The largest positive contributor to return for the current fiscal period was a call option position expiring in October 2022 on the S&P 500 Index (SPX), gaining 92.62% and adding 0.78% to the return of DRSK. The second largest contributor was a call option position expiring in August 2022 on the S&P 500 Index (SPX), gaining 103.55% and adding 0.75% to the return of DRSK. The third largest contributor was a call option position expiring during September 2022 on Energy Select Sector SPDR Fund (XLE), gaining 91.71% and adding 0.73% to the return of DRSK.

 

The largest negative contributor to the return of the Fund for the current fiscal period was iShares iBonds Dec 2023 Term Treasury ETF (IBTD), down -5.35% and detracting -0.87% from the return of DRSK. The second largest negative contributor was iShares iBonds Dec 2027 Term Corporate ETF (IBDS), down -3.97% and detracting -0.86% from the return of DRSK. The third largest negative contributor was a call option position expiring in Jan 2022 on the S&P 500 Index (SPX), down -71.97% and detracting -0.79% from the return of DRSK.

 

We are excited about the opportunity to give our investors access to the Aptus Defined Risk ETF. We see income generation as a major issue for investors in a low interest rate environment and extending maturities or accepting poorer credit bring added risk. Our “income plus” approach utilizes call options that allows for significant upside capture in a rising market and defined risk in a declining market. The powerful combination of laddered bonds over a short duration and asymmetric payoff opportunity of the call options aims to give investors expected returns not typically seen in the traditional fixed income space.

 

We appreciate your interest in DRSK. If we can elaborate on the underlying Aptus Defined Risk strategy, please don’t hesitate to ask as we would love an opportunity to discuss. Thanks again for your interest.

 

Sincerely,

 

JD Gardner
Founder and Managing Member
Aptus Capital Advisors, Adviser to the Fund

 

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Aptus Defined Risk ETF

 

Shareholder Letter
(Unaudited) (Continued)

 

Past Performance does not guarantee future performance. Investing involves risk. Principal loss is possible. The Fund invests indirectly in fixed income securities through investments in Underlying Bond ETFs, which involve certain risks. Options enable the Fund to purchase exposure that is significantly greater than the premium paid. Consequently, the value of such options can be volatile, and a small investment in options can have a large impact on the performance of the Fund. Because the Fund only purchases options (as opposed to writing/selling options), the Fund’s losses from its exposure to options are limited to the amount of premiums paid.

 

Shares of an ETF are bought and sold at market price (rather than NAV) and are not individually redeemed from the fund. Brokerage commissions will reduce returns. Market returns are based on the daily composite close price from all active exchanges at 4:00pm Eastern Time (when NAV is normally determined for most ETFs), and do not represent the returns you would receive if you traded shares at other times.

 

Must be preceded or accompanied by a prospectus.

 

Fund holdings and sector allocations are subject to change and are not recommendations to buy or sell any security. Please see the Schedule of Investments and Schedule of Written Options for a complete list of Fund holdings.

 

Definitions:

 

Bloomberg Barclays US Aggregate Bond Index – a flagship measure of global investment grade debt from twenty-four local currency markets. This multi-currency benchmark includes treasury, government related, corporate and securitized fixed-rate bonds from both developed and emerging market issuers. One cannot invest directly in an index.

 

S&P 500® Total Return Index – a market capitalization weighted index of the 500 largest U.S. publicly traded companies by market value. The total return index is a type of equity index that tracks both the capital gains of a group of stocks over time, and assumes that any cash distributions, such as dividends, are reinvested back into the index.

 

Call Option: Call options are financial contracts that give the option buyer the right, but not the obligation, to buy a stock, bond, commodity or other asset or instrument at a specified price within a specific time period.

 

Duration can measure how long it takes, in years, for an investor to be repaid a bond’s price by the bond’s total cash flows. Duration can also measure the sensitivity of a bond’s or fixed income portfolio’s price to changes in interest rates.

 

Put Option: A put option is a contract giving the owner the right, but not the obligation, to sell–or sell short–a specified amount of an underlying security at a pre-determined price within a specified time frame.

 

Aptus Capital Advisors is the adviser to the Aptus Defined Risk ETF, which is distributed by Quasar Distributors, LLC.

 

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Aptus Drawdown Managed Equity ETF

 

Shareholder Letter
(Unaudited)

 

Dear ADME Shareholders,

 

Thank you for your investment in the Aptus Drawdown Managed Equity ETF, referred to herein as “ADME” or the “Fund”. The information presented in this letter relates to ADME’s performance from May 1, 2022 through October 31, 2022 (the “current fiscal period”).

 

The Fund is an actively managed exchange-traded fund (“ETF”) that seeks to achieve its objective principally by investing in a portfolio of U.S.-listed equity securities, while limiting downside risk by purchasing exchange-listed put options on one or more of such equity securities or on broad-based indexes or ETFs that track the performance of the U.S. equity market. Under normal circumstances, at least 80% of the Fund’s net assets (plus borrowings for investment purposes) will be invested in equity securities.

 

During the current fiscal period, interest rates rose at a historic pace as the Federal Reserve hiked interest rates to combat stubbornly high inflation. The rise in interest rates led to a repricing in equity valuations where price to earnings multiples (“price-to-earnings ratio” or “P/E ratio”) contracted from very elevated levels which led to lower stock prices. The equity exposure across the ADME portfolio decreased in line with the S&P 500 as stock prices dropped. In regard to the options hedging component, the volatility environment (as measured by the Cboe Volatility Index or VIX) for the year was heightened but not explosive when compared to the environment experienced during the 2020 pandemic or other prolonged drawdowns. ADME is a tail hedge fund where the risk mitigation we carry (long puts) are out of the money (“OTM”). These tail hedges carry a lower delta but higher gamma (or convexity) allowing for the managers to own more contracts and have a large percentage of the fund notionally preserved. In a true volatility event (we define as VIX >40), these hedges quickly can come to life and offset declines in our equity portfolio. Due to a muted volatility environment, ADME’s hedges didn’t realize to the extent that we’d hoped given the lower volatility regime. The managers did make an addition to the strategy over the summer of ‘22 which allowed the fund to sell covered calls against individual equity positions held by the fund which has been additive to performance.

 

For the current fiscal period, ADME was down -8.68% at market and down -8.47% at net asset value (“NAV”). Over the same period, the S&P 500® Total Return Index was down -5.50%.

 

The largest positive equity contributor to return for the current fiscal period was a put option position expiring during October 2022 on the S&P 500 Index (SPXW), gaining 223.46% and adding 4.55% to the return of ADME. The second largest contributor was a put option position expiring during September 2022 on the S&P 500 Index (SPXW), gaining 340.96% and adding 0.95% to the return of ADME. The third largest contributor was a call option position expiring during October 2022 on the S&P 500 Index (SPXW), gaining 186.86% and adding 0.82% to the return of ADME.

 

The largest negative equity contributor to the return of the Fund for the current fiscal period was a put option position expiring during October 2022 on the S&P 500 Index (SPX), down -76.61% and detracting -2.97% from the return of ADME. The second largest negative contributor was a put option position expiring during June 2022 on the S&P 500 Index (SPX), down -90.99% and detracting -2.22% from the return of ADME. The third largest negative contributor was a put option position expiring in November 2022 on the S&P 500 Index (SPXW), down -82.65% and detracting -1.52% from the return of ADME.

 

We are excited about the opportunity to give our investors access to the Aptus Drawdown Managed Equity ETF. Historically, a small group of big winners have comprised most of each year’s market gains. Rather than diluting with hundreds of mediocre holdings, we prefer to focus on selection of large, mid, or small-capitalization U.S.-listed names. We build from a Yield + Growth framework, tilting holdings to favor companies with solid fundamentals and reasonable valuations while avoiding those with negative price momentum. We believe there’s an upside to less downside behaviorally and mathematically. Rather than try to time the markets, we actively hedge our holdings in an effort to mitigate downside risk. We build a portfolio that attempts to capture market upside, with a fraction of the downside.

 

We appreciate your interest in ADME. If we can elaborate on the underlying Aptus Drawdown Managed Equity strategy, please don’t hesitate to ask as we would love an opportunity to discuss. Thanks again for your interest.

 

Sincerely,

 

JD Gardner
Founder and Managing Member
Aptus Capital Advisors, Adviser to the Fund

 

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Aptus Drawdown Managed Equity ETF

 

Shareholder Letter
(Unaudited) (Continued)

 

Past performance does not guarantee future performance. Investing involves risk. Principal loss is possible. The Fund’s use of put options can lead to losses because of adverse movements in the price or value of the underlying security, which may be magnified by certain features of the options. The Fund’s use of options may reduce the Fund’s ability to profit from increases in the value of the underlying securities. Derivatives, such as the options in which the Fund invests, can be volatile and involve various types and degrees of risks. Derivatives may entail investment exposures that are greater than their cost would suggest, meaning that a small investment in a derivative could have a substantial impact on the performance of the Fund. The Fund could experience a loss if its derivatives do not perform as anticipated, the derivatives are not correlated with the performance of their underlying security, or if the Fund is unable to purchase or liquidate a position because of an illiquid secondary market. Investments in ETFs are subject to additional risks that do not apply to conventional mutual funds, including the risks that the market price of the shares may trade at a discount to the NAV, an active secondary trading market may not develop or be maintained, or trading may be halted by the exchange in which they trade, which may impact a fund’s ability to sell its shares.

 

Shares of an ETF are bought and sold at market price (rather than NAV) and are not individually redeemed from the fund. Brokerage commissions will reduce returns. Market returns are based on the daily composite close price from all active changes at 4:00pm Eastern Time (when NAV is normally determined for most ETFs), and do not represent the returns you would receive if you traded shares at other times.

 

Must be preceded or accompanied by a prospectus.

 

Fund holdings and sector allocations are subject to change and are not recommendations to buy or sell any security. Please see the Schedule of Investments and Schedule of Written Options for a complete list of Fund holdings.

 

Definitions:

 

Price-to-earnings ratio (or “P/E ratio”) is the ratio for valuing a company that measures its current share price relative to its earnings per share (“EPS”). The price-to-earnings ratio is also sometimes known as the price multiple or the earnings multiple. P/E ratios are used by investors and analysts to determine the relative value of a company’s shares in an apples-to-apples comparison. It can also be used to compare a company against its own historical record or to compare aggregate markets against one another or over time.

 

Cboe Volatility Index (VIX) is a real-time index that represents the market’s expectations for the relative strength of near-term price changes of the S&P 500 Index (SPX). Because it is derived from the prices of SPX index options with near-term expiration dates, it generates a 30-day forward projection of volatility. Volatility, or how fast prices change, is often seen as a way to gauge market sentiment, and in particular the degree of fear among market participants.

 

Out of the Money (“OTM”) is a matter of the strike price’s position relative to the market value of the underlying stock. An OTM option is one that has a strike price that the underlying security has yet to reach, meaning the option has no intrinsic value.

 

Delta is a risk metric that estimates the change in price of a derivative, such as an options contract, given a $1 change in its underlying security. The delta also tells options traders the hedging ratio to become delta neutral. A third interpretation of an option’s delta is the probability that it will finish in-the-money.

 

Gamma is an options risk metric that describes the rate of change in an option’s delta per one-point move in the underlying asset’s price.

 

S&P 500® Total Return Index - a market capitalization weighted index of the 500 largest U.S. publicly traded companies by market value. The total return index is a type of equity index that tracks both the capital gains of a group of stocks over time, and assumes that any cash distributions, such as dividends, are reinvested back into the index.

 

Aptus Capital Advisors is the adviser to the Aptus Drawdown Managed Equity ETF, which is distributed by Quasar Distributors, LLC.

 

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Opus Small Cap Value ETF

 

Shareholder Letter
(Unaudited)

 

Dear OSCV Shareholders,

 

Thank you for your investment in the Opus Small Cap Value ETF, referred to herein as “OSCV” or the “Fund”. The information presented in this letter relates to OSCV’s performance from May 1, 2022 through October 31, 2022 (the “current fiscal period”).

 

The Fund is an actively managed exchange-traded fund (“ETF”) that invests, under normal circumstances, at least 80% of its net assets (plus any borrowings for investment purposes) in equity securities of small-capitalization U.S. companies. The Fund defines a small capitalization company as an issuer whose market capitalization at the time of purchase is in the range of those found in the Russell 2000® Index. The Fund’s equity securities primarily include common stocks, real estate investment trusts (“REITs”), and American Depositary Receipts (“ADRs”) representing the stock of a foreign company. The Fund will generally limit its investments in ADRs to 20% of its total assets. The Fund may invest in securities offered in an initial public offering (“IPO”) or in companies that have recently completed an IPO.

 

During the current fiscal period, interest rates rose at a historic pace as the Federal Reserve hiked interest rates to combat stubbornly high inflation. The rise in interest rates led to a repricing in equity valuations where price to earnings multiples (“price-to-earnings ratio” or “P/E ratio”) contracted from very elevated levels which led to lower stock prices. The equity exposure within OSCV decreased less than the funds benchmark, the Russell 2000® Value Total Return Index.

 

As the market continues to navigate a hawkish Fed and a transition to a Quantitative Tightening (“QT”) environment due to inflationary forces, we wanted to focus on owning companies with corporate profitability. Historically we know that highly profitable companies tend to outperform over longer periods of time. To be successful in this new environment, we believe the playbook is slightly different in that the market will reward those companies that have pricing inelasticity in their business models. In our view, defending profit margins and minimizing the rate of change is more important than starting with a high absolute value. This reinforces our rationale for aiming to own high-quality companies that can pass on increased costs without causing demand destruction.

 

For the current fiscal period, OSCV was up 2.06% at market and up 1.89% at net asset value (“NAV”). Over the same period, the Russell 2000® Value Total Return Index was down -1.35%.

 

The largest positive equity contributor to return for the current fiscal period was Texas Pacific Land Corporation (TPL), gaining 71.08% and adding 0.96% to the return of OSCV. The second largest contributor was Stock Yards Bancorp, Inc. (SYBT) gaining 50.93% and adding 0.67% to the return of OSCV. The third largest contributor was RCI Hospitality Holdings, Inc. (RICK) gaining 36.50% and adding 0.60% to the return of OSCV.

 

The largest negative equity contributor to the return of the Fund for the current fiscal period was Gladstone Land Corporation (LAND) down -49.14% and detracting -0.74% from the return of OSCV. The second largest negative contributor was NexPoint Residential Trust, Inc. (NXRT) down -48.17% and detracting -0.71% from the return of OSCV. The third largest negative contributor was Hingham Institution for Savings (HIFS) down -23.12% and detracting -0.55% from the return of OSCV.

 

We are excited about the opportunity to give our investors access to the Opus Small Cap Value ETF. OSCV selects stocks across a variety of sectors and industries by combining factor-based analysis with rigorous fundamental research to identify high-quality, growing companies that are believed to be undervalued. OSCV is focused on three core themes to identify companies: 1. higher quality companies with sound business models, higher returns on equity, strong balance sheets, and shareholder-friendly management. 2. higher growth companies that are well-positioned to grow sales, earnings, cash flows, and dividends. 3. lower valuation companies whose valuations reflect lower price-to-earnings and higher yields than their peers. OSCV generally sells a stock when the company is no longer believed to be high quality, when its anticipated growth rate has significantly declined, when it is no longer considered undervalued, or when it is no longer considered a small-capitalization company after a significant period of time (e.g., more than one year).

 

We appreciate your interest in OSCV. If we can elaborate on the underlying Opus Small Cap Value ETF, please don’t hesitate to ask as we would love an opportunity to discuss. Thanks again for your interest.

 

Sincerely,

 

JD Gardner
Founder and Managing Member
Aptus Capital Advisors, Adviser to the Fund

 

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Opus Small Cap Value ETF

 

Shareholder Letter
(Unaudited) (Continued)

 

Past performance does not guarantee future performance. Investing involves risk. Principal loss is possible. The Fund invests in the securities of small-capitalization companies. As a result, the Fund may be more volatile than funds that invest in larger, more established companies. The securities of small capitalization companies generally trade in lower volumes and are subject to greater and more unpredictable price changes than larger capitalization stocks or the stock market as a whole. Small capitalization companies may be particularly sensitive to changes in interest rates, government regulation, borrowing costs and earnings. The value investing style may over time go in and out of favor. At times when the value investing style is out of favor, the Fund may underperform other funds that use different investing styles. Investments in ETFs are subject to additional risks that do not apply to conventional mutual funds, including the risks that the market price of the shares may trade at a discount to the NAV, an active secondary trading market may not develop or be maintained, or trading may be halted by the exchange in which they trade, which may impact a fund’s ability to sell its shares.

 

Investing involves risk. Principal loss is possible. Shares of an ETF are bought and sold at market price (rather than NAV) and are not individually redeemed from the fund. Brokerage commissions will reduce returns. Market returns are based on the daily composite close price from all active exchanges at 4:00pm Eastern Time (when NAV is normally determined for most ETFs), and do not represent the returns you would receive if you traded shares at other times.

 

Must be preceded or accompanied by a prospectus.

 

Fund holdings and sector allocations are subject to change and are not recommendations to buy or sell any security. Please see the Schedule of Investments for a complete list of Fund holdings.

 

Definitions:

 

Russell 2000® Value Total Return Index – The Russell 2000® Value Index measures the performance of Russell 2000® Index companies with lower price-to-book ratios and lower forecasted growth values.

 

Russell 2000® Index – The Russell 2000 index is an index measuring the performance of approximately 2,000 small-cap companies in the Russell 3000 Index, which is made up of 3,000 of the biggest U.S. stocks. The Russell 2000® serves as a benchmark for small-cap stocks in the United States.

 

Price-to-earnings ratio (or “P/E ratio”) is the ratio for valuing a company that measures its current share price relative to its earnings per share (“EPS”). The price-to-earnings ratio is also sometimes known as the price multiple or the earnings multiple. P/E ratios are used by investors and analysts to determine the relative value of a company’s shares in an apples-to-apples comparison. It can also be used to compare a company against its own historical record or to compare aggregate markets against one another or over time.

 

Quantitative tightening (“QT”) refers to monetary policies that contract, or reduce, the Federal Reserve System (Fed) balance sheet. This process is also known as balance sheet normalization.

 

Profit margin is one of the commonly used profitability ratios to gauge the degree to which a company or a business activity makes money. It represents what percentage of sales has turned into profits. Simply put, the percentage figure indicates how many cents of profit the business has generated for each dollar of sale.

 

Return on equity – a measure of financial performance calculated by dividing net income by shareholders’ equity (shareholders’ equity being a company’s assets minus its debt).

 

Cash flow – a measure of a company’s financial performance, calculated as operating cash flow minus capital expenditures.

 

Aptus Capital Advisors is the adviser to the Opus Small Cap Value ETF, which is distributed by Quasar Distributors, LLC.

 

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International Drawdown Managed Equity ETF

 

Shareholder Letter
(Unaudited)

 

Dear IDME Shareholders,

 

Thank you for your investment in the International Drawdown Managed Equity ETF, referred to herein as IDME or the “Fund”. The information presented in this letter relates to IDME’s performance period from May 1, 2022 through October 31, 2022 (the “current fiscal period”).

 

The Fund is an actively managed exchange-traded fund (“ETF”) that seeks to achieve its objective principally by investing in a portfolio of other ETFs that invest in equity securities of non-U.S. (international) companies in developed and emerging markets throughout the world, while purchasing and/or writing (selling) exchange-listed call or put options on one or more broad-based indexes or ETFs that track the performance of equity markets outside of the United States to (i) limit downside (“drawdown”) risk, (ii) create additional equity exposure, and/or (iii) generate premiums from writing call options on the Fund’s equity investments.

 

During the current fiscal period, interest rates rose at a historic pace as the Federal Reserve hiked interest rates to combat stubbornly high inflation. The rise in interest rates led to a repricing in equity valuations where price to earnings multiples (“price-to-earnings ratio” or “P/E ratio”) contracted from very elevated levels which led to lower stock prices. In addition, ex-US exposure suffered geopolitical events, a strong US Dollar as well as severe supply side shortages which weighed heavily on equity prices. The equity exposure across the IDME portfolio decreased in line with the MSCI All Cap World Index (the blend of EFA/EEM) as stock prices dropped. In regard to the options hedging component, the volatility environment (as measured by the Cboe Volatility Index or VIX) for the year was heightened but not explosive when compared to the environment experienced during the 2020 pandemic or other prolonged drawdowns. IDME is a tail hedge fund where the risk mitigation we carry (long puts) are out of the money (“OTM”). These tail hedges carry a lower delta but higher gamma (or convexity) allowing for the managers to own more contracts and have a large percentage of the fund notionally preserved. In a true volatility event (we define as VIX >40), these hedges quickly can come to life and offset declines in our equity portfolio. Due to a muted volatility environment, IDME’s hedges didn’t realize to the extent that we’d hoped given the lower volatility regime. The managers did make an addition to the strategy over the summer of 2022 which allowed the fund to sell covered calls against the equity positions held by the fund which has been additive to performance.

 

For the current fiscal period, IDME was down -15.21% at market and down -15.22% at net asset value (“NAV”). Over the same period, the MSCI All Cap World Index ex USA Net (USD) was down -14.59%.

 

The largest positive equity contributor to return for the current fiscal period was a put option position expiring in July 2022 on iShares MSCI EAFE ETF (EFA), gaining 283.26% and adding 1.88% to the return of IDME. The second largest contributor was a put option position expiring in October 2022 on iShares MSCI EAFE ETF (EFA), gaining 102.66% and adding 1.55% to the return of IDME. The third largest contributor was a put option position expiring in October 2022 on iShares MSCI EAFE ETF (EFA), gaining 129.91% and adding 1.25% to the return of IDME.

 

The largest negative contributor to the return of the Fund for the current fiscal period was SPDR Portfolio Developed World ex-US ETF (SPDW), down -13.38% and detracting -9.23% from the return of IDME. The second largest negative contributor was Vanguard Emerging Markets Stock Index Fund (VWO), down -17.55% and detracting -5.04% from the return of IDME. The third largest negative contributor was a put option position expiring in November 2022 on iShares MSCI EAFE ETF (EFA), down -62.12% and detracting -1.91% from the return of IDME.     

 

We are excited about the opportunity to give our investors access to International Drawdown Managed Equity ETF. We believe, IDME is able to capture the upside potential of investing in an All Cap World Index ex-U.S., but with structurally less downside potential. Using cost efficient and liquid passive index ETFs, we believe Aptus has created a portfolio intended to look very much like All Cap World Index (ACWX) on the way up but offer notionally hedged protection on the way down. We believe there is upside in capturing less downside, both behaviorally and mathematically. Rather than try to time the markets, we actively hedge our holdings in an effort to mitigate downside risk. We believe IDME provides a solution to every Investor’s foreign equity exposures that helps mitigate geopolitical economic risks in an ever-growing divide between Developed and Emerging markets.

 

We appreciate your interest in IDME. If we can elaborate on the underlying International Drawdown Managed Equity strategy, please don’t hesitate to ask as we would love an opportunity to discuss. Thanks again for your interest.

 

Sincerely,

 

JD Gardner
Founder and Managing Member
Aptus Capital Advisors, Adviser to the Fund

 

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International Drawdown Managed Equity ETF

 

Shareholder Letter
(Unaudited) (Continued)

 

Past performance does not guarantee future performance. Investing involves risk. Principal loss is possible. The Fund is non-diversified, meaning it may concentrate its assets in fewer individual holdings than diversified funds. Therefore, the Fund is more exposed to individual stock or ETF volatility than diversified funds. The Fund’s use of call and put options can lead to losses because of adverse movements in the price or value of the underlying security, which may be magnified by certain features of the options. The Fund’s use of options may reduce the Fund’s ability to profit from increases in the value of the underlying securities. Derivatives, such as the options in which the Fund invests, can be volatile and involve various types and degrees of risks. Derivatives may entail investment exposures that are greater than their cost would suggest, meaning that a small investment in a derivative could have a substantial impact on the performance of the Fund. The Fund could experience a loss if its derivatives do not perform as anticipated, the derivatives are not correlated with the performance of their underlying security, or if the Fund is unable to purchase or liquidate a position because of an illiquid secondary market. Investments in ETFs are subject to additional risks that do not apply to conventional mutual funds, including the risks that the market price of the shares may trade at a discount to the NAV, an active secondary trading market may not develop or be maintained, or trading may be halted by the exchange in which they trade, which may impact a fund’s ability to sell its shares.

 

Call options give the owner the right to buy the underlying security at the specified price within a specific time period. Put options give the owner the right to sell the underlying security at the specified price within a specific time period. A collar is an options strategy constructed by holding shares of the underlying stock while simultaneously buying put options and selling call options against that holding

 

Shares of an ETF are bought and sold at market price (rather than NAV) and are not individually redeemed from the fund. Brokerage commissions will reduce returns. Market returns are based on the daily composite close price from all active changes at 4:00pm Eastern Time (when NAV is normally determined for most ETFs), and do not represent the returns you would receive if you traded shares at other times.

 

Must be preceded or accompanied by a prospectus.

 

Fund holdings and sector allocations are subject to change and are not recommendations to buy or sell any security. Please refer to the schedule of investments and schedule of written options in this report for complete holdings information.

 

Definitions:

 

MSCI All Cap World Index ex USA Net (USD) - captures large and mid-cap representation across 22 of 23 Developed Markets (DM) countries (excluding the US) and 27 Emerging Markets (EM) countries. With 2,350 constituents, the index covers approximately 85% of the global equity opportunity set outside the U.S.

 

Price-to-earnings ratio (or “P/E ratio”) is the ratio for valuing a company that measures its current share price relative to its earnings per share (“EPS”). The price-to-earnings ratio is also sometimes known as the price multiple or the earnings multiple. P/E ratios are used by investors and analysts to determine the relative value of a company’s shares in an apples-to-apples comparison. It can also be used to compare a company against its own historical record or to compare aggregate markets against one another or over time.

 

Cboe Volatility Index (VIX) is a real-time index that represents the market’s expectations for the relative strength of near-term price changes of the S&P 500 Index (SPX). Because it is derived from the prices of SPX index options with near-term expiration dates, it generates a 30-day forward projection of volatility. Volatility, or how fast prices change, is often seen as a way to gauge market sentiment, and in particular the degree of fear among market participants.

 

Out of the Money (“OTM”) is a matter of the strike price’s position relative to the market value of the underlying stock. An OTM option is one that has a strike price that the underlying security has yet to reach, meaning the option has no intrinsic value.

 

Delta is a risk metric that estimates the change in price of a derivative, such as an options contract, given a $1 change in its underlying security. The delta also tells options traders the hedging ratio to become delta neutral. A third interpretation of an option’s delta is the probability that it will finish in-the-money.

 

Gamma is an important measure of the convexity of a derivative’s value, in relation to the underlying asset. An option position’s gamma is the rate of change in its delta for every 1-point move in the underlying asset’s price.

 

Aptus Capital Advisors is the adviser to the Aptus Collared Income Opportunity ETF, which is distributed by Quasar Distributors, LLC.

 

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Aptus Enhanced Yield ETF

 

Shareholder Letter
(Unaudited)

 

Dear JUCY Shareholders,

 

Thank you for your investment in the Aptus Enhanced Yield ETF, referred to herein as “JUCY” or the “Fund”. The information presented in this letter relates to JUCY’s one day of operation on its inception date of October 31, 2022 (the “current fiscal period”).

 

The Fund is an actively managed exchange-traded fund (“ETF”) that seeks to achieve its investment objectives through a hybrid fixed income and equity-linked note strategy. The Fund invests primarily in U.S. Treasury Bills, U.S. Treasury Notes, and the securities of U.S. government-sponsored entities (“GSEs”) (the “Fixed Income Strategy”) and invests the remainder of its assets in Equity-Linked Notes (“ELNs”) (the “ELN Strategy”).

 

For the current fiscal period, JUCY was down -0.04% at net asset value (“NAV”). There is no market performance data available for this period as the Fund was not actively traded on October 31, 2022.

 

We are excited about the opportunity to give our investors access to Aptus Enhanced Yield ETF. JUCY provides investors an actively managed strategy that seeks attractive income with capital preservation. The strategy typically invests in a portfolio of lower-duration US Treasuries and Agency Securities to provide stability and income. It then seeks to enhance the portfolio’s yield by using an option overlay to provide more distributable income.

 

We appreciate your interest in JUCY. If we can elaborate on the underlying Aptus Enhanced Yield strategy, please don’t hesitate to ask as we would love an opportunity to discuss. Thanks again for your interest.

 

Sincerely,

 

JD Gardner
Founder and Managing Member
Aptus Capital Advisors, Adviser to the Fund

 

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Aptus Enhanced Yield ETF

 

Shareholder Letter
(Unaudited) (Continued)

 

Past performance does not guarantee future performance. Investing involves risk. Principal loss is possible. Investments in ETFs are subject to additional risks that do not apply to conventional mutual funds, including the risks that the market price of the shares may trade at a discount to the net asset value (“NAV”), an active secondary trading market may not develop or be maintained, or trading may be halted by the exchange in which they trade, which may impact a fund’s ability to sell its shares.

 

Shares of an ETF are bought and sold at market price (rather than NAV) and are not individually redeemed from the fund. Brokerage commissions will reduce returns. Market returns are based on the daily composite close price from all active changes at 4:00pm Eastern Time (when NAV is normally determined for most ETFs), and do not represent the returns you would receive if you traded shares at other times.

 

Must be preceded or accompanied by a prospectus.

 

Fund holdings and sector allocations are subject to change and are not recommendations to buy or sell any security. Please refer to the schedule of investments in this report for complete holdings information.

 

Definitions:

 

Government-sponsored enterprise (GSE) - a quasi-governmental entity established to enhance the flow of credit to specific sectors of the U.S. economy. Created by acts of Congress, these agencies—although they are privately-held—provide public financial services. GSEs help to facilitate borrowing for a variety of individuals, including students, farmers, and homeowners.

 

Equity-linked note (ELN) - an investment product that combines a fixed-income investment with additional potential returns that are tied to the performance of equities.

 

Aptus Capital Advisors is the adviser to the Aptus Enhanced Yield ETF, which is distributed by Quasar Distributors, LLC.

 

 

 

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Aptus ETFs

 

Portfolio Allocations

As of October 31, 2022 (Unaudited)

 

Aptus Collared Income Opportunity ETF

 

Sector

Percentage of
Net Assets

Technology

23.5%

Consumer, Non-cyclical

19.8

Financial

15.2

Consumer, Cyclical

11.5

Communications

9.5

Industrial

7.8

Energy

5.8

Basic Materials

3.0

Utilities

3.0

Purchased Options

1.8

Short-Term Investments

0.3

Liabilities in Excess of Other Assets

(1.2)

Total

100.0%

 

Aptus Defined Risk ETF

 

Asset Type

Percentage of
Net Assets

Exchange Traded Funds

92.7%

Other Assets in Excess of Liabilities

3.7

Short-Term Investments

3.3

Purchased Options

0.3

Total

100.0%

 

Aptus Drawdown Managed Equity ETF

 

Sector

Percentage of
Net Assets

Technology

22.9%

Consumer, Non-cyclical

19.8

Financial

15.8

Consumer, Cyclical

11.3

Communications

9.1

Industrial

7.1

Energy

5.5

Basic Materials

3.8

Utilities

2.6

Purchased Options

1.7

Other Assets in Excess of Liabilities

0.2

Short-Term Investments

0.2

Total

100.0%

 

 

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Aptus ETFs

 

Portfolio Allocations

As of October 31, 2022 (Unaudited) (Continued)

 

Opus Small Cap Value ETF

 

Sector

Percentage of
Net Assets

Financial (a)

30.8%

Industrial

19.1

Energy

12.0

Consumer, Cyclical

13.8

Consumer, Non-cyclical

12.6

Basic Materials

3.3

Technology

1.7

Utilities

2.9

Short-Term Investments

3.8

Liabilities in Excess of Other Assets (b)

(0.0)

Total

100.0%

 

(a)

To the extent that the Fund invests more heavily in particular sectors of the economy, its performance will be especially sensitive to developments that significantly affect those sectors. See Note 9 in Notes to Financial Statements.

(b)

Represents less than 0.05% of net assets.

 

International Drawdown Managed Equity ETF

 

Asset Type

Percentage of
Net Assets

Exchange Traded Funds

97.1%

Other Assets in Excess of Liabilities

1.5

Purchased Options

1.0

Short-Term Investments

0.4

Total

100.0%

 

Aptus Enhanced Yield ETF

 

Asset Type

Percentage of
Net Assets

U.S. Government Notes

74.3%

Short-Term Investments

19.6%

Other Assets in Excess of Liabilities

6.1%

Total

100.0%

 

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Aptus Collared Income Opportunity ETF

 

Schedule of Investments
October 31, 2022 (Unaudited)

 

 

Shares

 

Security Description

 


Value

 
     

COMMON STOCKS — 99.1%

       
       

Basic Materials — 3.0%

       
    65,041  

Agnico Eagle Mines, Ltd.(a)

  $ 2,859,203  
    29,089  

Linde plc (a)

    8,649,614  
    82,616  

Mosaic Company (a)

    4,440,610  
              15,949,427  
       

Communications — 9.5%

       
    180,216  

Alphabet, Inc. - Class C (a)(b)

    17,059,247  
    142,817  

Amazon.com, Inc. (a)(b)

    14,630,174  
    106,035  

Comcast Corporation - Class A

    3,365,551  
    12,151  

Netflix, Inc. (a)(b)

    3,546,634  
    53,815  

T-Mobile US, Inc. (a)(b)

    8,156,201  
    29,962  

Walt Disney Company (b)

    3,192,151  
              49,949,958  
       

Consumer, Cyclical — 11.5%

       
    6,993  

Costco Wholesale Corporation (a)

    3,506,990  
    30,116  

Dollar General Corporation (a)

    7,681,086  
    25,399  

Home Depot, Inc. (a)

    7,521,406  
    34,330  

Marriott International, Inc. - Class A (a)

    5,496,576  
    20,543  

McDonald’s Corporation (a)

    5,601,254  
    178,123  

PulteGroup, Inc. (a)

    7,123,139  
    44,213  

Tesla, Inc. (a)(b)

    10,060,226  
    87,094  

TJX Companies, Inc.

    6,279,477  
    48,895  

Walmart, Inc. (a)

    6,959,225  
              60,229,379  
       

Consumer, Non-cyclical — 19.8%

       
    37,927  

Abbott Laboratories (a)

    3,752,497  
    30,173  

AbbVie, Inc. (a)

    4,417,327  
    78,821  

Altria Group, Inc.

    3,647,048  
    33,179  

Bristol-Myers Squibb Company (a)

    2,570,377  
    13,791  

Chemed Corporation (a)

    6,438,604  
    18,933  

Elevance Health, Inc. (a)

    10,351,996  
    16,284  

Eli Lilly and Company (a)

    5,896,274  
    29,596  

IQVIA Holdings, Inc. (a)(b)

    6,205,393  
    39,776  

Johnson & Johnson (a)

    6,919,831  
    38,933  

Merck & Company, Inc. (a)

    3,940,020  
    63,441  

Mondelez International, Inc. - Class A (a)

    3,900,353  
    57,518  

PayPal Holdings, Inc. (a)(b)

    4,807,354  
    45,278  

PepsiCo, Inc. (a)

    8,221,579  
    38,341  

Procter & Gamble Company (a)

    5,163,383  
    31,086  

Stryker Corporation (a)

    7,126,155  
    14,725  

Thermo Fisher Scientific, Inc. (a)

    7,568,208  
    22,794  

UnitedHealth Group, Inc. (a)

    12,654,089  
              103,580,488  
       

COMMON STOCKS — 99.1% (Continued)

       

Energy — 5.8%

       
    21,408  

Chevron Corporation (a)

    3,872,707  
    52,238  

Diamondback Energy, Inc. (a)

    8,207,112  
    99,912  

Exxon Mobil Corporation (a)

    11,071,249  
    28,363  

Pioneer Natural Resources Company (a)

    7,272,557  
              30,423,625  
       

Financial — 15.2%

       
    241,060  

Bank of America Corporation (a)

    8,687,803  
    30,324  

Berkshire Hathaway, Inc. - Class B (a)(b)

    8,948,309  
    4,652  

BlackRock, Inc. (a)

    3,004,773  
    74,591  

Charles Schwab Corporation (a)

    5,942,665  
    23,631  

CME Group, Inc. (a)

    4,095,252  
    29,516  

Crown Castle, Inc.

    3,933,302  
    58,389  

Digital Realty Trust, Inc. (a)

    5,853,497  
    66,116  

JPMorgan Chase & Company (a)

    8,322,682  
    37,037  

Marsh & McLennan Companies, Inc. (a)

    5,981,105  
    62,515  

Morgan Stanley (a)

    5,136,858  
    49,013  

Progressive Corporation (a)

    6,293,269  
    13,899  

Public Storage

    4,305,215  
    24,242  

Visa, Inc. - Class A (a)

    5,021,973  
    92,560  

Wells Fargo & Company

    4,256,835  
              79,783,538  
       

Industrial — 7.8%

       
    32,493  

Caterpillar, Inc. (a)

    7,033,435  
    209,237  

CSX Corporation

    6,080,427  
    10,539  

Deere & Company

    4,171,547  
    26,450  

FedEx Corporation

    4,239,406  
    29,449  

Honeywell International, Inc. (a)

    6,008,185  
    30,044  

L3Harris Technologies, Inc. (a)

    7,404,945  
    11,899  

Lockheed Martin Corporation (a)

    5,791,005  
              40,728,950  
       

Technology — 23.5%

       
    22,916  

Accenture plc - Class A (a)

    6,505,852  
    44,650  

Analog Devices, Inc. (a)

    6,367,983  
    243,854  

Apple, Inc. (a)

    37,392,572  
    52,595  

Applied Materials, Inc.

    4,643,613  
    51,811  

Fiserv, Inc. (a)(b)

    5,323,062  
    120,401  

Microsoft Corporation (a)

    27,948,684  
    53,277  

NVIDIA Corporation (a)

    7,190,797  
    117,333  

Oracle Corporation (a)

    9,160,187  
    45,627  

Paychex, Inc. (a)

    5,398,130  
    14,709  

ServiceNow, Inc. (a)(b)

    6,188,665  
    45,798  

Texas Instruments, Inc.

    7,356,533  
              123,476,078  

 

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

 

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Aptus Collared Income Opportunity ETF

 

Schedule of Investments
October 31, 2022 (Unaudited) (Continued)

 

 

Shares

 

Security Description

 


Value

 
       

COMMON STOCKS — 99.1% (Continued)

       

Utilities — 3.0%

       
    139,978  

NextEra Energy, Inc. (a)

  $ 10,848,295  
    71,685  

Southern Company

    4,693,934  
              15,542,229  
       

TOTAL COMMON STOCKS (Cost 474,905,550)

    519,663,672  

 

Contracts         Notional
Amount
       
       

PURCHASED OPTIONS (c) — 1.8%

               
        Call Options — 0.1%                
  475     S&P 500 Index, Expiration: 10/31/2022, Exercise Price: $4,050.00   $ 183,919,050       1,187  
  900     S&P 500 Index, Expiration: 11/04/2022, Exercise Price: $4,050.00     348,478,200       382,500  
                      383,687  
        Put Options — 1.7%                
  1,400    

S&P 500 Index, Expiration: 11/18/2022, Exercise Price: $3,700.00 (d)

    542,077,200       4,277,000  
  1,200    

S&P 500 Index, Expiration: 11/11/2022, Exercise Price: $3,775.00 (d)

    464,637,600       4,674,000  
                      8,951,000  
        TOTAL PURCHASED OPTIONS (Cost $13,588,945)             9,334,687  

 

 

 

Shares

 

Security Description

 


Value

 
       

SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS — 0.3%

    1,761,821  

First American Treasury Obligations Fund - Class X, 3.06% (e)

  $ 1,761,821  
       

TOTAL SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS (Cost $1,761,821)

    1,761,821  
       

Total Investments (Cost $490,256,316) — 101.2%

    530,760,180  
       

Liabilities in Excess of Other Assets — (1.2)%

    (6,127,327 )
       

NET ASSETS — 100.0%

  $ 524,632,853  

 

Percentages are stated as a percent of net assets.

   

(a)

All or a portion of this security is held as collateral for the options written. At October 31, 2022, the value of these securities amount to $432,171,822 or 82.4% of net assets.

(b)

Non-income producing security.

(c)

Exchange traded.

(d)

Securities are held in connection with written options, see Schedule of Written Options for more details.

(e)

Rate shown is the annualized seven-day yield as of October 31, 2022.

 

 

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

 

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Aptus Collared Income Opportunity ETF

 

Schedule of Written Options
October 31, 2022 (Unaudited)

 

 

Contracts

 

Security Description

 

Notional
Amount

   

Value

 
       

Written Options (a) — (1.2)%

       

Call Options — (0.7)%

    (378 )

Abbott Laboratories, Expiration: 11/04/2022, Exercise Price: $105.00

  $ (3,739,932 )   $ (1,512 )
    (267 )

AbbVie, Inc., Expiration: 11/18/2022, Exercise Price: $155.00

    (3,908,880 )     (16,420 )
    (229 )

Accenture plc - Class A, Expiration: 11/18/2022, Exercise Price: $310.00

    (6,501,310 )     (18,892 )
    (648 )

Agnico Eagle Mines, Ltd., Expiration: 11/18/2022, Exercise Price: $50.00

    (2,848,608 )     (19,440 )
    (1,802 )

Alphabet, Inc. - Class C, Expiration: 11/18/2022, Exercise Price: $105.00

    (17,057,732 )     (65,773 )
    (1,428 )

Amazon.com, Inc., Expiration: 11/18/2022, Exercise Price: $115.00

    (14,628,432 )     (85,680 )
    (446 )

Analog Devices, Inc., Expiration: 11/18/2022, Exercise Price: $155.00

    (6,360,852 )     (36,795 )
    (2,438 )

Apple, Inc., Expiration: 11/18/2022, Exercise Price: $165.00

    (37,384,292 )     (197,478 )
    (525 )

Applied Materials, Inc., Expiration: 11/18/2022, Exercise Price: $100.00

    (4,635,225 )     (37,012 )
       

Written Options (a) — (1.2)% (Continued)

       

Call Options — (0.7)% (Continued)

    (302 )

Berkshire Hathaway, Inc. - Class B, Expiration: 11/04/2022, Exercise Price: $285.00

    (8,911,718 )     (338,240 )
    (46 )

BlackRock, Inc., Expiration: 11/18/2022, Exercise Price: $710.00

    (2,971,186 )     (10,810 )
    (324 )

Caterpillar, Inc., Expiration: 11/18/2022, Exercise Price: $235.00

    (7,013,304 )     (31,590 )
    (69 )

Costco Wholesale Corporation, Expiration: 11/04/2022, Exercise Price: $490.00

    (3,460,350 )     (101,775 )
    (294 )

Crown Castle, Inc., Expiration: 11/18/2022, Exercise Price: $140.00

    (3,917,844 )     (47,040 )
    (105 )

Deere & Company, Expiration: 11/04/2022, Exercise Price: $400.00

    (4,156,110 )     (44,887 )
    (522 )

Diamondback Energy, Inc., Expiration: 11/18/2022, Exercise Price: $180.00

    (8,201,142 )     (30,015 )
    (300 )

Dollar General Corporation, Expiration: 11/04/2022, Exercise Price: $250.00

    (7,651,500 )     (202,500 )

 

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

 

18

 

 

Aptus Collared Income Opportunity ETF

 

Schedule of Written Options
October 31, 2022 (Unaudited) (Continued)

 

 

Contracts

 

Security Description

 

Notional
Amount

   

Value

 
       

Written Options (a) — (1.2)% (Continued)

       

Call Options — (0.7)% (Continued)

    (189)

Elevance Health, Inc., Expiration: 11/18/2022, Exercise Price: $575.00

  $ (10,333,953 )   $ (75,127 )
    (263)

FedEx Corporation, Expiration: 11/04/2022, Exercise Price: $167.50

    (4,215,364 )     (15,254 )
    (253)

Home Depot, Inc., Expiration: 11/04/2022, Exercise Price: $290.00

    (7,492,089 )     (216,948 )
    (294)

Honeywell International, Inc., Expiration: 11/18/2022, Exercise Price: $215.00

    (5,998,188 )     (24,255 )
    (295)

IQVIA Holdings, Inc., Expiration: 11/18/2022, Exercise Price: $200.00

    (6,185,265 )     (417,425 )
    (396)

Johnson & Johnson, Expiration: 11/04/2022, Exercise Price: $170.00

    (6,889,212 )     (181,170 )
    (290)

Linde plc, Expiration: 11/18/2022, Exercise Price: $310.00

    (8,623,150 )     (94,250 )
    (118)

Lockheed Martin Corporation, Expiration: 11/18/2022, Exercise Price: $520.00

    (5,742,824 )     (19,765 )
       

Written Options (a) — (1.2)% (Continued)

       

Call Options — (0.7)% (Continued)

    (342)

Marriott International, Inc. - Class A, Expiration: 11/04/2022, Exercise Price: $160.00

    (5,475,762 )     (145,350 )
    (369)

Marsh & McLennan Companies, Inc., Expiration: 11/18/2022, Exercise Price: $165.00

    (5,958,981 )     (96,863 )
    (205)

McDonald’s Corporation, Expiration: 11/18/2022, Exercise Price: $285.00

    (5,589,530 )     (18,450 )
    (1,200)

Microsoft Corporation, Expiration: 11/04/2022, Exercise Price: $250.00

    (27,855,600 )     (20,400 )
    (623)

Morgan Stanley, Expiration: 11/04/2022, Exercise Price: $82.00

    (5,119,191 )     (87,220 )
    (121)

Netflix, Inc., Expiration: 11/18/2022, Exercise Price: $340.00

    (3,531,748 )     (15,609 )
    (532)

NVIDIA Corporation, Expiration: 11/18/2022, Exercise Price: $165.00

    (7,180,404 )     (41,230 )
    (454)

Paychex, Inc., Expiration: 11/18/2022, Exercise Price: $120.00

    (5,371,274 )     (93,070 )

 

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

 

19

 

 

Aptus Collared Income Opportunity ETF

 

Schedule of Written Options
October 31, 2022 (Unaudited) (Continued)

 

 

Contracts

 

Security Description

 

Notional
Amount

   

Value

 
       

Written Options (a) — (1.2)% (Continued)

       

Call Options — (0.7)% (Continued)

    (575)

PayPal Holdings, Inc., Expiration: 11/04/2022, Exercise Price: $97.00

  $ (4,805,850 )   $ (46,863 )
    (451)

PepsiCo, Inc., Expiration: 11/04/2022, Exercise Price: $180.00

    (8,189,258 )     (122,447 )
    (382)

Procter & Gamble Company, Expiration: 11/18/2022, Exercise Price: $140.00

    (5,144,394 )     (29,414 )
    (488)

Progressive Corporation, Expiration: 11/18/2022, Exercise Price: $130.00

    (6,265,920 )     (124,440 )
    (138)

Public Storage, Expiration: 11/18/2022, Exercise Price: $320.00

    (4,274,550 )     (66,930 )
    (900)

S&P 500 Index, Expiration: 11/04/2022, Exercise Price: $4,150.00

    (348,478,200 )     (51,750 )
    (147)

ServiceNow, Inc., Expiration: 11/18/2022, Exercise Price: $495.00

    (6,184,878 )     (17,640 )
    (714)

Southern Company, Expiration: 11/04/2022, Exercise Price: $68.00

    (4,675,272 )     (7,140 )
    (310)

Stryker Corporation, Expiration: 11/18/2022, Exercise Price: $247.50

    (7,106,440 )     (40,300 )
       

Written Options (a) — (1.2)% (Continued)

       

Call Options — (0.7)% (Continued)

    (868)

TJX Companies, Inc., Expiration: 11/04/2022, Exercise Price: $70.00

    (6,258,280 )     (221,340 )
    (538)

T-Mobile US, Inc., Expiration: 11/18/2022, Exercise Price: $160.00

    (8,153,928 )     (44,116 )
    (227)

UnitedHealth Group, Inc., Expiration: 11/04/2022, Exercise Price: $550.00

    (12,601,905 )     (219,623 )
    (354)

Walmart, Inc., Expiration: 11/18/2022, Exercise Price: $150.00

    (5,038,482 )     (43,542 )
    (923)

Wells Fargo & Company, Expiration: 11/04/2022, Exercise Price: $47.00

    (4,244,877 )     (22,614 )
                      (3,906,404 )
       

Put Options - (0.5)%

    (1,400)

S&P 500 Index, Expiration: 11/18/2022, Exercise Price: $3,400.00

    (542,077,200 )     (518,000 )
    (1,200)

S&P 500 Index, Expiration: 11/11/2022, Exercise Price: $3,665.00

    (464,637,600 )     (1,830,000 )
                      (2,348,000 )
       

TOTAL WRITTEN OPTIONS (Premiums Received $4,247,824)

  $ (6,254,404 )

 

Percentages are stated as a percent of net assets.

 

(a)

Exchange traded.

 

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

 

20

 

 

Aptus Defined Risk ETF

 

Schedule of Investments
October 31, 2022 (Unaudited)

 

 

Shares

 

Security Description

 


Value

 
       

EXCHANGE TRADED FUNDS — 92.7% (a)

       

Investment Grade Corporate Bonds — 92.7%

    5,319,047  

Invesco BulletShares 2025 Corporate Bond ETF (b)

  $ 105,849,035  
    5,680,525  

Invesco BulletShares 2026 Corporate Bond ETF (b)

    105,316,934  
    2,017,340  

Invesco BulletShares 2027 Corporate Bond ETF (b)

    37,462,004  
    1,696,727  

Invesco BulletShares 2028 Corporate Bond ETF (b)

    32,390,519  
    1,867,742  

Invesco BulletShares 2029 Corporate Bond ETF (b)

    32,311,937  
    1,660,809  

Invesco BulletShares 2030 Corporate Bond ETF (b)

    25,725,931  
    655,115  

Invesco BulletShares 2031 Corporate Bond ETF (b)

    10,003,606  
    6,399,506  

iShares iBonds Dec 2027 Term Corporate ETF (b)

    146,292,707  
    5,122,213  

iShares iBonds Dec 2028 Term Corporate ETF (b)

    121,345,226  
    2,981,410  

iShares iBonds Dec 2029 Term Corporate ETF (b)

    64,458,084  
    1,991,808  

iShares iBonds Dec 2030 Term Corporate ETF (b)

    40,174,767  
    1,446,295  

iShares iBonds Dec 2031 Term Corporate ETF (b)

    27,956,882  
       

TOTAL EXCHANGE TRADED FUNDS (Cost $791,624,652)

    749,287,632  

 

Contracts         Notional
Amount
       
       

PURCHASED OPTIONS (c) — 0.3%

               
        Call Options — 0.1%                
  35,000    

iShares 20+ Year Treasury Bond ETF, Expiration: 11/18/2022, Exercise Price: $130.00 (d)

  $ 336,385,000       52,500  
  800    

S&P 500 Index, Expiration: 10/31/2022, Exercise Price: $4,050.00 (d)

    309,758,400       2,000  
 

Contracts

    Security Description     Notional
Amount
      Value  
       

PURCHASED OPTIONS (c) — 0.3% (Continued)

               
        Call Options — 0.1% (Continued)                
  15,000    

Walt Disney Company, Expiration: 11/11/2022, Exercise Price: $120.00 (d)

  $ 159,810,000     $ 772,500  
                      827,000  
        Put Options — 0.2%                
  50,000    

iShares iBoxx $ Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF, Expiration: 12/16/2022, Exercise Price: $90.00 (d)

    506,750,000       1,425,000  
                      1,425,000  
        TOTAL PURCHASED OPTIONS (Cost $6,233,493)             2,252,000  

 

 

Shares

                   
       

SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS — 3.3%

    27,010,760  

First American Treasury Obligations Fund - Class X, 3.06% (e)

    27,010,760  
       

TOTAL SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS (Cost $27,010,760)

    27,010,760  
       

Total Investments (Cost $824,868,905) — 96.3%

    778,550,392  
       

Other Assets in Excess of Liabilities — 3.7%

    30,030,369  
       

NET ASSETS — 100.0%

  $ 808,580,761  

 

Percentages are stated as a percent of net assets.

 

(a)

The risks of investing in investment companies, such as the underlying ETFs, typically reflect the risks of the types of investments in which the investment companies invest. See Note 9 in Notes to Financial Statements.

(b)

Affiliated Exchange Traded Fund during the period. See Note 5 in Notes to Financial Statements.

(c)

Exchange traded.

(d)

Securities are held in connection with written options, see Schedule of Written Options for more details.

(e)

Rate shown is the annualized seven-day yield as of October 31, 2022.

 

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

 

21

 

 

Aptus Defined Risk ETF

 

Schedule of Written Options
October 31, 2022 (Unaudited)

 

 

Contracts

 

Security Description

 

Notional
Amount

   

Value

 
       

Written Options (a) — (0.1)%

       

Call Options — (0.0)% (b)

    (35,000 )

iShares 20+ Year Treasury Bond ETF, Expiration: 11/18/2022, Exercise Price: $140.00

  $ 336,385,000     $ (17,500 )
    (800 )

S&P 500 Index, Expiration: 10/31/2022, Exercise Price: $4,175.00

    (309,758,400 )     (2,000 )
    (15,000 )

Walt Disney Company, Expiration: 11/11/2022, Exercise Price: $130.00

    (159,810,000 )     (150,000 )
              (169,500 )
       

Put Options — (0.1)%

               
    (50,000 )

iShares iBoxx $ Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF, Expiration: 12/16/2022, Exercise Price: $80.00

    (506,750,000 )     (625,000 )
                      (625,000 )
       

TOTAL WRITTEN OPTIONS (Premiums Received $1,653,041)

  $ (794,500 )

 

Percentages are stated as a percent of net assets.

 

(a)

Exchange traded.

(b)

Represents less than 0.05% of Net Assets.

 

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

 

22

 

 

Aptus Drawdown Managed Equity ETF

 

Schedule of Investments
October 31, 2022 (Unaudited)

 

 


Shares

 

Security Description

 

Value

 
       

COMMON STOCKS — 97.9%

       
       

Basic Materials — 3.8%

       
    103,401  

Agnico Eagle Mines, Ltd. (a)

  $ 4,545,508  
    10,564  

Linde plc (a)

    3,141,206  
    48,331  

Mosaic Company (a)

    2,597,791  
    12,367  

Sherwin-Williams Company (a)

    2,782,946  
              13,067,451  
       

Communications — 9.1%

       
    115,994  

Alphabet, Inc. - Class C (a)(b)

    10,979,992  
    89,191  

Amazon.com, Inc. (a)(b)

    9,136,726  
    47,247  

Comcast Corporation - Class A

    1,499,620  
    22,735  

Meta Platforms, Inc. - Class A (a)(b)

    2,117,992  
    5,448  

Netflix, Inc. (b)

    1,590,162  
    24,041  

T-Mobile US, Inc. (a)(b)

    3,643,654  
    18,670  

Walt Disney Company (a)(b)

    1,989,102  
              30,957,248  
       

Consumer, Cyclical — 11.3%

       
    1,250  

AutoZone, Inc. (a)(b)

    3,166,100  
    34,651  

Copart, Inc. (a)(b)

    3,985,558  
    17,733  

Dollar General Corporation (a)

    4,522,802  
    15,380  

Hilton Worldwide Holdings, Inc. (a)

    2,080,299  
    12,267  

Home Depot, Inc. (a)

    3,632,627  
    14,683  

McDonald’s Corporation (a)

    4,003,467  
    10,998  

Pool Corporation (a)

    3,345,921  
    83,888  

PulteGroup, Inc. (a)

    3,354,681  
    25,758  

Tesla, Inc. (a)(b)

    5,860,975  
    31,306  

Walmart, Inc. (a)

    4,455,783  
              38,408,213  
       

Consumer, Non-cyclical — 19.8%

       
    28,023  

Abbott Laboratories (a)

    2,772,596  
    17,763  

AbbVie, Inc. (a)

    2,600,503  
    60,962  

Altria Group, Inc. (a)

    2,820,712  
    64,849  

Boston Scientific Corporation (a)(b)

    2,795,640  
    18,056  

Charles River Laboratories International, Inc. (a)(b)

    3,832,386  
    10,283  

Chemed Corporation (a)

    4,800,824  
    11,959  

Elevance Health, Inc. (a)

    6,538,822  
    14,312  

Eli Lilly and Company (a)

    5,182,232  
    12,091  

Intuitive Surgical, Inc. (a)(b)

    2,980,069  
    27,624  

Johnson & Johnson (a)

    4,805,747  
    24,840  

Merck & Company, Inc. (a)

    2,513,808  
    28,840  

Mondelez International, Inc. - Class A

    1,773,083  
    37,504  

PayPal Holdings, Inc. (a)(b)

    3,134,584  
    30,887  

PepsiCo, Inc. (a)

    5,608,462  
    24,204  

Procter & Gamble Company (a)

    3,259,553  
       

COMMON STOCKS — 97.9% (Continued)

       

Consumer, Non-cyclical — 19.8% (Continued)

    8,447  

Thermo Fisher Scientific, Inc. (a)

    4,341,505  
    13,886  

UnitedHealth Group, Inc. (a)

    7,708,813  
              67,469,339  
       

Energy — 5.5%

       
    47,846  

Chevron Corporation (a)

    8,655,342  
    32,966  

Diamondback Energy, Inc. (a)

    5,179,288  
    19,618  

Pioneer Natural Resources Company (a)

    5,030,251  
              18,864,881  
       

Financial — 15.8%

       
    103,241  

Bank of America Corporation (a)

    3,720,805  
    19,052  

Berkshire Hathaway, Inc. - Class B (a)(b)

    5,622,055  
    3,697  

BlackRock, Inc. (a)

    2,387,929  
    60,569  

Charles Schwab Corporation (a)

    4,825,532  
    21,085  

Chubb, Ltd. (a)

    4,530,956  
    18,391  

Extra Space Storage, Inc. (a)

    3,263,299  
    22,571  

First Republic Bank (a)

    2,710,777  
    41,789  

Intercontinental Exchange, Inc. (a)

    3,993,775  
    33,065  

JPMorgan Chase & Company (a)

    4,162,222  
    12,352  

PNC Financial Services Group, Inc. (a)

    1,998,924  
    32,235  

Progressive Corporation (a)

    4,138,974  
    26,849  

Prologis, Inc. (a)

    2,973,527  
    27,286  

Sun Communities, Inc. (a)

    3,679,517  
    27,248  

Visa, Inc. - Class A (a)

    5,644,696  
              53,652,988  
       

Industrial — 7.1%

       
    26,588  

Caterpillar, Inc. (a)

    5,755,238  
    9,355  

Honeywell International, Inc.

    1,908,607  
    8,356  

Lockheed Martin Corporation (a)

    4,066,698  
    45,661  

Otis Worldwide Corporation (a)

    3,225,493  
    20,391  

Raytheon Technologies Corporation (a)

    1,933,475  
    96,556  

Tenaris SA - ADR (a)

    3,033,790  
    21,296  

Union Pacific Corporation (a)

    4,198,293  
              24,121,594  
       

Technology — 22.9%

       
    18,669  

Accenture plc - Class A (a)

    5,300,129  
    4,844  

Adobe, Inc. (a)(b)

    1,542,814  
    34,438  

Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. (a)(b)

    2,068,346  
    156,719  

Apple, Inc. (a)

    24,031,292  
    3,986  

ASML Holding NV - NY (a)

    1,883,066  
    10,176  

Broadcom, Inc. (a)

    4,783,941  
    46,002  

Fidelity National Information Services, Inc. (a)

    3,817,706  
    7,497  

Intuit, Inc. (a)

    3,204,968  

 

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

 

23

 

 

Aptus Drawdown Managed Equity ETF

 

Schedule of Investments
October 31, 2022 (Unaudited) (Continued)

 

 


Shares

 

Security Description

 

Value

 
       

COMMON STOCKS — 97.9% (Continued)

       

Technology — 22.9% (Continued)

       
    9,660  

Lam Research Corporation (a)

  $ 3,910,175  
    76,203  

Microsoft Corporation (a)

    17,689,002  
    19,056  

NVIDIA Corporation (a)

    2,571,988  
    12,789  

Roper Technologies, Inc. (a)

    5,301,552  
    4,539  

ServiceNow, Inc. (a)(b)

    1,909,739  
              78,014,718  
       

Utilities — 2.6%

       
    23,325  

American Water Works Company, Inc. (a)

    3,390,056  
    72,124  

NextEra Energy, Inc. (a)

    5,589,610  
              8,979,666  
       

TOTAL COMMON STOCKS (Cost $315,029,376)

    333,536,098  

 

 

Contracts

     

Notional
Amount

         
       

PURCHASED OPTIONS (c) — 1.7%

       

Call Options — 0.1%

               
    325  

S&P 500 Index, Expiration: 10/31/2022, Exercise Price: $4,050.00

  $ 125,839,350       813  
    600  

S&P 500 Index, Expiration: 11/04/2022, Exercise Price: $4,050.00

    232,318,800       255,000  
                      255,813  
       

Put Options — 1.6%

               
    3,200  

S&P 500 Index, Expiration: 12/16/2022, Exercise Price: $3,000.00 (d)

    1,239,033,600       1,440,000  
    925  

S&P 500 Index, Expiration: 11/18/2022, Exercise Price: $3,750.00 (d)

    358,158,150       3,959,000  
                      5,399,000  
       

TOTAL PURCHASED OPTIONS (Cost $12,506,560)

    5,654,813  
 


Shares

 

Security Description

 

Value

 
       

SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS — 0.2%

       
    555,964  

First American Treasury Obligations Fund - Class X, 3.06% (e)

  $ 555,964  
       

TOTAL SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS (Cost $555,964)

    555,964  
       

Total Investments (Cost $328,091,900) — 99.8%

    339,746,875  
       

Other Assets in Excess of Liabilities — 0.2%

    861,131  
       

NET ASSETS — 100.0%

  $ 340,608,006  

 

Percentages are stated as a percent of net assets.

 

ADR

American Depositary Receipt.

NY

New York Registry Shares.

(a)

All or a portion of this security is held as collateral for the options written. At October 31, 2022, the value of these securities amount to $308,900,670 or 90.7% of net assets.

(b)

Non-income producing security.

(c)

Exchange traded.

(d)

Securities are held in connection with written options, see Schedule of Written Options for more details.

(e)

Rate shown is the annualized seven-day yield as of October 31, 2022.

 

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

 

24

 

 

Aptus Drawdown Managed Equity ETF

 

Schedule of Written Options
October 31, 2022 (Unaudited)

 

 

Contracts

 

Security Description

 

Notional
Amount

   

Value

 
       

Written Options (a) — (0.9)%

       

Call Options — (0.5)%

    (280 )

Abbott Laboratories, Expiration: 11/04/2022, Exercise Price: $105.00

  $ (2,770,320 )   $ (1,120 )
    (186 )

Accenture plc - Class A, Expiration: 11/18/2022, Exercise Price: $310.00

    (5,280,540 )     (15,345 )
    (750 )

Agnico Eagle Mines, Ltd., Expiration: 11/18/2022, Exercise Price: $50.00

    (3,297,000 )     (22,500 )
    (1,159 )

Alphabet, Inc. - Class C, Expiration: 11/18/2022, Exercise Price: $105.00

    (10,971,094 )     (42,304 )
    (891 )

Amazon.com, Inc., Expiration: 11/18/2022, Exercise Price: $115.00

    (9,127,404 )     (53,460 )
    (1,567 )

Apple, Inc., Expiration: 11/18/2022, Exercise Price: $165.00

    (24,028,378 )     (126,927 )
    (39 )

ASML Holding NV, Expiration: 11/18/2022, Exercise Price: $500.00

    (1,842,438 )     (42,900 )
    (700 )

Bank of America Corporation, Expiration: 11/04/2022, Exercise Price: $36.00

    (2,522,800 )     (42,350 )
       

Written Options (a) — (0.9)% (Continued)

       

Call Options — (0.5)% (Continued)

    (190 )

Berkshire Hathaway, Inc. - Class B, Expiration: 11/04/2022, Exercise Price: $285.00

    (5,606,710 )     (212,800 )
    (36 )

BlackRock, Inc., Expiration: 11/18/2022, Exercise Price: $710.00

    (2,325,276 )     (8,460 )
    (265 )

Caterpillar, Inc., Expiration: 11/18/2022, Exercise Price: $235.00

    (5,736,190 )     (25,837 )
    (102 )

Chemed Corporation, Expiration: 11/18/2022, Exercise Price: $490.00

    (4,762,074 )     (55,080 )
    (329 )

Diamondback Energy, Inc., Expiration: 11/18/2022, Exercise Price: $180.00

    (5,168,919 )     (18,918 )
    (177 )

Dollar General Corporation, Expiration: 11/04/2022, Exercise Price: $250.00

    (4,514,385 )     (119,475 )
    (119 )

Elevance Health, Inc., Expiration: 11/18/2022, Exercise Price: $575.00

    (6,506,563 )     (47,302 )
    (122 )

Home Depot, Inc., Expiration: 11/04/2022, Exercise Price: $300.00

    (3,612,786 )     (34,465 )
    (120 )

Intuitive Surgical, Inc., Expiration: 11/04/2022, Exercise Price: $235.00

    (2,957,640 )     (156,000 )

 

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

 

25

 

 

Aptus Drawdown Managed Equity ETF

 

Schedule of Written Options
October 31, 2022 (Unaudited) (Continued)

 

 

Contracts

 

Security Description

 

Notional
Amount

   

Value

 
       

Written Options (a) — (0.9)% (Continued)

       

Call Options — (0.5)% (Continued)

    (276 )

Johnson & Johnson, Expiration: 11/04/2022, Exercise Price: $170.00

  $ (4,801,572 )   $ (126,270 )
    (96 )

Lam Research Corporation, Expiration: 11/18/2022, Exercise Price: $475.00

    (3,885,888 )     (12,816 )
    (105 )

Linde plc, Expiration: 11/18/2022, Exercise Price: $310.00

    (3,122,175 )     (34,125 )
    (83 )

Lockheed Martin Corporation, Expiration: 11/04/2022, Exercise Price: $465.00

    (4,039,444 )     (189,240 )
    (146 )

McDonald’s Corporation, Expiration: 11/18/2022, Exercise Price: $285.00

    (3,980,836 )     (13,140 )
    (762 )

Microsoft Corporation, Expiration: 11/04/2022, Exercise Price: $250.00

    (17,688,306 )     (12,954 )
    (54 )

Netflix, Inc., Expiration: 11/18/2022, Exercise Price: $340.00

    (1,576,152 )     (6,966 )
    (190 )

NVIDIA Corporation, Expiration: 11/18/2022, Exercise Price: $165.00

    (2,564,430 )     (14,725 )
       

Written Options (a) — (0.9)% (Continued)

       

Call Options — (0.5)% (Continued)

    (375 )

PayPal Holdings, Inc., Expiration: 11/04/2022, Exercise Price: $97.00

    (3,134,250 )     (30,563 )
    (308 )

PepsiCo, Inc., Expiration: 11/04/2022, Exercise Price: $180.00

    (5,592,664 )     (83,622 )
    (242 )

Procter & Gamble Company, Expiration: 11/18/2022, Exercise Price: $140.00

    (3,259,014 )     (18,634 )
    (322 )

Progressive Corporation, Expiration: 11/18/2022, Exercise Price: $130.00

    (4,134,480 )     (82,110 )
    (600 )

S&P 500 Index, Expiration: 11/04/2022, Exercise Price: $4,150.00

    (232,318,800 )     (34,500 )
    (45 )

ServiceNow, Inc., Expiration: 11/18/2022, Exercise Price: $495.00

    (1,893,330 )     (5,400 )
    (240 )

T-Mobile US, Inc., Expiration: 11/18/2022, Exercise Price: $160.00

    (3,637,440 )     (19,680 )
    (138 )

UnitedHealth Group, Inc., Expiration: 11/18/2022, Exercise Price: $590.00

    (7,661,070 )     (20,217 )
                      (1,730,205 )

 

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

 

26

 

 

Aptus Drawdown Managed Equity ETF

 

Schedule of Written Options
October 31, 2022 (Unaudited) (Continued)

 

 

Contracts

 

Security Description

 

Notional
Amount

   

Value

 
       

Written Options (a) — (0.9)% (Continued)

       

Put Options — (0.4)%

               
    (3,200 )

S&P 500 Index, Expiration: 12/16/2022, Exercise Price: $2,500.00

  $ (1,239,033,600 )   $ (368,000 )
    (925 )

S&P 500 Index, Expiration: 11/18/2022, Exercise Price: $3,550.00

    (358,158,150 )     (925,000 )
                      (1,293,000 )
       

TOTAL WRITTEN OPTIONS (Premiums Received $4,551,920)

  $ (3,023,205 )

 

Percentages are stated as a percent of net assets.

 

(a)

Exchange traded.

 

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

 

27

 

 

Opus Small Cap Value ETF

 

Schedule of Investments
October 31, 2022 (Unaudited)

 

 

Shares

 

Security Description

 

Value

 
       

COMMON STOCKS — 96.2%

       
       

Basic Materials — 3.3%

       
    17,777  

Reliance Steel & Aluminum Company

  $ 3,581,710  
    118,401  

Valvoline, Inc.

    3,476,253  
              7,057,963  
       

Consumer, Cyclical — 13.8%

       
    39,359  

Boyd Gaming Corporation

    2,273,376  
    14,277  

Casey’s General Stores, Inc.

    3,322,401  
    16,531  

Churchill Downs, Inc.

    3,436,960  
    22,730  

Columbia Sportswear Company

    1,693,385  
    113,411  

KB Home

    3,268,505  
    21,376  

Marriott Vacations Worldwide Corporation

    3,158,518  
    5,234  

Pool Corporation

    1,592,340  
    48,681  

RCI Hospitality Holdings, Inc.

    4,110,137  
    41,534  

Texas Roadhouse, Inc.

    4,109,789  
    9,943  

Watsco, Inc.

    2,694,155  
              29,659,566  
       

Consumer, Non-cyclical — 12.6%

       
    27,458  

Booz Allen Hamilton Holding Corporation

    2,988,803  
    10,261  

Chemed Corporation

    4,790,553  
    41,207  

Encompass Health Corporation

    2,243,309  
    52,060  

Ensign Group, Inc.

    4,673,947  
    57,816  

EVERTEC, Inc.

    2,070,391  
    40,655  

ICF International, Inc.

    4,863,558  
    49,772  

Kforce, Inc.

    3,149,074  
    63,010  

SpartanNash Company

    2,250,087  
              27,029,722  
       

Energy — 12.0%

       
    111,519  

Atlantica Sustainable Infrastructure plc

    3,090,191  
    135,962  

Brigham Minerals, Inc. - Class A

    4,214,822  
    21,977  

Chord Energy Corporation

    3,364,459  
    76,605  

Helmerich & Payne, Inc.

    3,792,714  
    181,598  

Kimbell Royalty Partners LP

    3,457,626  
    1,494  

Texas Pacific Land Corporation

    3,441,982  
    130,752  

Viper Energy Partners LP

    4,360,579  
              25,722,373  
       

Financial — 30.8% (a)

       
    151,364  

City Office REIT, Inc.

    1,607,486  
    33,309  

Community Healthcare Trust, Inc.

    1,152,491  
    153,636  

Compass Diversified Holdings

    3,269,374  
    18,130  

EastGroup Properties, Inc.

    2,840,790  
    67,361  

Enterprise Financial Services Corporation

    3,601,793  
    100,450  

Essential Properties Realty Trust, Inc.

    2,161,684  
       

COMMON STOCKS — 96.2% (Continued)

       

Financial — 30.8% (a) (Continued)

    55,927  

Four Corners Property Trust, Inc.

    1,432,850  
    71,083  

German American Bancorp, Inc.

    2,792,851  
    119,819  

Global Medical REIT, Inc.

    1,095,146  
    29,115  

Hanover Insurance Group, Inc.

    4,265,056  
    15,540  

Hingham Institution for Savings

    3,842,265  
    79,472  

Home BancShares, Inc.

    2,025,741  
    121,785  

Ladder Capital Corporation

    1,299,446  
    42,794  

Lakeland Financial Corporation

    3,536,924  
    31,873  

National Storage Affiliates Trust

    1,359,702  
    34,357  

NexPoint Residential Trust, Inc.

    1,566,679  
    162,389  

Old Second Bancorp, Inc.

    2,598,224  
    80,795  

Pacific Premier Bancorp, Inc.

    2,941,746  
    48,132  

Preferred Bank

    3,699,907  
    13,267  

Primerica, Inc.

    1,919,735  
    104,068  

Seacoast Banking Corporation of Florida

    3,215,701  
    51,109  

Stock Yards Bancorp, Inc.

    3,996,213  
    91,970  

UMH Properties, Inc.

    1,613,154  
    58,166  

Washington Trust Bancorp, Inc.

    2,821,051  
    113,511  

West BanCorp, Inc.

    2,550,592  
    41,370  

Western Alliance Bancorp

    2,778,823  
              65,985,424  
       

Industrial — 19.1%

       
    28,424  

AptarGroup, Inc.

    2,818,240  
    42,982  

Arcosa, Inc.

    2,759,444  
    12,423  

Carlisle Companies, Inc.

    2,966,612  
    25,396  

Comfort Systems USA, Inc.

    3,130,819  
    24,249  

Encore Wire Corporation

    3,336,420  
    39,229  

Forward Air Corporation

    4,153,174  
    24,267  

Graco, Inc.

    1,688,498  
    38,652  

Grupo Aeroportuario del Centro Norte SAB de CV - ADR

    2,464,838  
    15,120  

Hubbell, Inc.

    3,590,698  
    13,508  

Kadant, Inc.

    2,403,749  
    23,301  

Landstar System, Inc.

    3,640,082  
    24,650  

Owens Corning

    2,110,286  
    24,632  

Tetra Tech, Inc.

    3,480,009  
    33,671  

UFP Industries, Inc.

    2,398,385  
              40,941,254  
       

Technology — 1.7%

       
    134,800  

Magic Software Enterprises, Ltd.

    2,113,664  
    18,377  

MKS Instruments, Inc.

    1,509,671  
              3,623,335  

 

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

 

28

 

Opus Small Cap Value ETF

 

Schedule of Investments
October 31, 2022 (Unaudited) (Continued)

 

 

Shares

 

Security Description

 

Value

 
       

COMMON STOCKS — 96.2% (Continued)

       

Utilities — 2.9%

    58,721  

California Water Service Group

  $ 3,644,225  
    37,214  

Otter Tail Corporation

    2,508,968  
              6,153,193  
       

TOTAL COMMON STOCKS (Cost $189,309,971)

    206,172,830  
                 
       

SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS — 3.8%

       
    8,091,034  

First American Treasury Obligations Fund - Class X, 3.06% (b)

    8,091,034  
       

TOTAL SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS (Cost $8,091,034)

    8,091,034  
       

Total Investments (Cost $197,401,005) — 100.0%

    214,263,864  
       

Liabilities in Excess of Other Assets — (0.0)% (c)

    (16,445 )
       

NET ASSETS — 100.0%

  $ 214,247,419  

 

Percentages are stated as a percent of net assets.

 

(a)

To the extent that the Fund invests more heavily in particular sectors of the economy, its performance will be especially sensitive to developments that significantly affect those sectors. See Note 9 in Notes to Financial Statements.

(b)

Rate shown is the annualized seven-day yield as of October 31, 2022.

(c)

Represents less than 0.05% of net assets.

 

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

 

29

 

 

International Drawdown Managed Equity ETF

 

Schedule of Investments
October 31, 2022 (Unaudited)

 

 

Shares

 

Security Description

 

Value

 
       

EXCHANGE TRADED FUNDS — 97.1% (a)

       

Developed Market Equity — 70.9%

    2,998,656  

SPDR Portfolio Developed World ex-US ETF (b)(c)

  $ 81,983,255  
                 
       

Emerging Market Equity — 26.2%

       
    1,000,000  

SPDR Portfolio Emerging Markets ETF (c)

    30,260,000  
       

TOTAL EXCHANGE TRADED FUNDS (Cost $140,492,038)

    112,243,255  
                         
 

Contracts

     

Notional
Amount

         
       

PURCHASED OPTIONS (d) — 1.0%

       
       

Put Options — 1.0%

       
    15,000  

iShares MSCI EAFE ETF, Expiration: 12/16/2022, Exercise Price: $55.00 (e)

  $ 88,965,000       1,170,000  
                      1,170,000  
       

TOTAL PURCHASED OPTIONS (Cost $2,104,213)

    1,170,000  
                 

 

 

Shares

 

Security Description

 

Value

 
       

SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS — 0.4%

       
    489,923  

First American Treasury Obligations Fund - Class X, 3.06% (f)

  $ 489,923  
       

TOTAL SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS (Cost $489,923)

    489,923  
       

Total Investments (Cost $143,086,174) — 98.5%

    113,903,178  
       

Other Assets in Excess of Liabilities — 1.5%

    1,702,437  
       

NET ASSETS — 100.0%

  $ 115,605,615  

 

Percentages are stated as a percent of net assets.

 

(a)

The risks of investing in investment companies, such as the underlying ETFs, typically reflect the risks of the types of investments in which the investment companies invest. See Note 9 in Notes to Financial Statements.

(b)

All or a portion of this security is held as collateral for the options written. At October 31, 2022, the value of these securities amount to $79,077,232 or 68.4% of net assets.

(c)

Fair value of this security exceeds 25% of the Fund’s net assets. Additional information for this security, including the financial statements, is available from the SEC’s EDGAR database at www.sec.gov.

(d)

Exchange traded.

(e)

Securities are held in connection with written options, see Schedule of Written Options for more details.

(f)

Rate shown is the annualized seven-day yield as of October 31, 2022.

 

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

 

30

 

 

International Drawdown Managed Equity ETF

 

Schedule of Written Options
October 31, 2022 (Unaudited)

 

 

Contracts

 

Security Description

 

Notional
Amount

   

Value

 
       

Written Options (a) — (0.6)%

       

Call Options — (0.4)%

    (7,500 )

iShares MSCI EAFE ETF, Expiration: 11/04/2022, Exercise Price: $59.50

  $ (44,482,500 )   $ (487,500 )
         
       

Put Options — (0.2)%

               
    (15,000 )

iShares MSCI EAFE ETF, Expiration: 12/16/2022, Exercise Price: $49.00

    (88,965,000 )     (270,000 )
       

TOTAL WRITTEN OPTIONS (Premiums Received $898,424)

  $ (757,500 )

 

Percentages are stated as a percent of net assets.

 

(a)

Exchange traded.

 

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

 

31

 

 

Aptus Enhanced Yield ETF

 

Schedule of Investments
October 31, 2022 (Unaudited)

 

 

Principal
Amount

 

Security Description

 


Value

 
       

U.S. GOVERNMENT NOTES — 74.3%

       

U.S. Treasury Notes — 74.3%

       

United States Treasury Notes

  $ 625,000  

11/15/2023, 2.750%

  $ 612,970  
    625,000  

09/30/2024, 4.250%

    621,680  
    375,000  

10/15/2025, 4.250%

    372,890  
    250,000  

09/30/2027, 4.125%

    248,584  
       

TOTAL U.S. GOVERNMENT NOTES (Cost $1,856,938)

    1,856,124  
                 
       

SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS — 19.6%

       

U.S. Treasury Bills — 19.6%

       
    500,000  

United States Treasury Bill (a)

       
       

04/27/2023, 4.580%

    489,208  
       

TOTAL SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS (Cost $489,208)

    489,208  
       

Total Investments (Cost $2,346,146) — 93.9%

    2,345,332  
       

Other Assets in Excess of Liabilities — 6.1%

    153,854  
       

NET ASSETS — 100%

  $ 2,499,186  

 

Percentages are stated as a percent of net assets.

 

(a)

Zero coupon bond. Rate disclosed is the effective yield as of October 31, 2022.

 

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

 

32

 

 

Aptus ETFs

 

Statements of Assets and Liabilities

October 31, 2022 (Unaudited)

 

   

Aptus Collared
Income
Opportunity ETF

   

Aptus Defined
Risk ETF

   

Aptus Drawdown
Managed
Equity ETF

 

ASSETS

                       

Investments in unaffiliated securities, at value*

  $ 530,760,180     $ 29,262,760     $ 339,746,875  

Investments in affiliated securities, at value*

          749,287,632        

Receivable for capital shares sold

                 

Deposit at broker for options

    1,922,566       31,236,977       3,535,927  

Restricted cash for options

    112,384             31,882  

Dividends and interest receivable

    312,377       61,517       138,361  

Receivable for securities sold

    3,126,215             405,151  

Total assets

    536,233,722       809,848,886       343,858,196  
                         

LIABILITIES

                       

Written options, at value (premiums received, $4,247,824, $1,653,041, $4,551,920)

    6,254,404       794,500       3,023,205  

Payable for securities purchased

    5,007,904             5,852  

Management fees payable

    338,561       473,625       221,133  

Total liabilities

    11,600,869       1,268,125       3,250,190  
                         

NET ASSETS

  $ 524,632,853     $ 808,580,761     $ 340,608,006  
                         

Net Assets Consist of:

                       

Paid-in capital

  $ 514,736,721     $ 925,954,540     $ 378,138,756  

Total distributable earnings (accumulated deficit)

    9,896,132       (117,373,779 )     (37,530,750 )

Net assets

  $ 524,632,853     $ 808,580,761     $ 340,608,006  
                         

Net Asset Value:

                       

Net assets

  $ 524,632,853     $ 808,580,761     $ 340,608,006  

Shares outstanding ^

    17,800,000       32,000,000       9,791,755  

Net asset value, offering and redemption price per share

  $ 29.47     $ 25.27     $ 34.79  
                         

* Identified cost:

                       

Investments in unaffiliated securities

  $ 490,256,316     $ 33,244,253     $ 328,091,900  

Investment in affiliated securities

  $     $ 791,624,652     $  

 

^

No par value, unlimited number of shares authorized.

 

 

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

 

33

 

 

Aptus ETFs

 

Statements of Assets and Liabilities

October 31, 2022 (Unaudited) (Continued)

 

   

Opus Small Cap
Value ETF

   

International
Drawdown
Managed
Equity ETF

   

Aptus Enhanced
Yield ETF

 

ASSETS

                       

Investments in unaffiliated securities, at value*

  $ 214,263,864     $ 113,903,178     $ 2,345,332  

Investments in affiliated securities, at value*

                 

Receivable for capital shares sold

                2,500,000  

Deposit at broker for options

          2,518,221        

Restricted cash for options

                 

Dividends and interest receivable

    116,448       523       11,926  

Receivable for securities sold

                 

Total assets

    214,380,312       116,421,922       4,857,258  
                         

LIABILITIES

                       

Written options, at value (premiums received, $0, $898,424, $0)

          757,500        

Payable for securities purchased

                2,358,072  

Management fees payable

    132,893       58,807        

Total liabilities

    132,893       816,307       2,358,072  
                         

NET ASSETS

  $ 214,247,419     $ 115,605,615     $ 2,499,186  
                         

Net Assets Consist of:

                       

Paid-in capital

  $ 206,222,224     $ 159,294,886     $ 2,500,000  

Total distributable earnings (accumulated deficit)

    8,025,195       (43,689,271 )     (814 )

Net assets

  $ 214,247,419     $ 115,605,615     $ 2,499,186  
                         

Net Asset Value:

                       

Net assets

  $ 214,247,419     $ 115,605,615     $ 2,499,186  

Shares outstanding ^

    6,750,000       6,400,000       100,000  

Net asset value, offering and redemption price per share

  $ 31.74     $ 18.06     $ 24.99  
                         

* Identified cost:

                       

Investments in unaffiliated securities

  $ 197,401,005     $ 143,086,174     $ 2,346,146  

Investment in affiliated securities

  $     $     $  

 

^

No par value, unlimited number of shares authorized.

 

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

 

34

 

 

Aptus ETFs

 

Statements of Operations

For the Period Ended October 31, 2022 (Unaudited)

 

   

Aptus Collared
Income
Opportunity ETF

   

Aptus Defined
Risk ETF

   

Aptus Drawdown
Managed
Equity ETF

 

INCOME

                       

Dividends from unaffiliated investments*

  $ 3,819,915     $ 645,630     $ 2,675,058  

Dividends from affiliated investments

          10,242,371        

Interest

    40,773       226,369       28,423  

Total investment income

    3,860,688       11,114,370       2,703,481  
                         

EXPENSES

                       

Management fees

    1,820,219       2,919,320       1,346,036  

Total expenses

    1,820,219       2,919,320       1,346,036  

Net investment income (loss)

    2,040,469       8,195,050       1,357,445  
                         

REALIZED AND UNREALIZED GAIN (LOSS) ON INVESTMENTS

                       

Net realized gain (loss) on:

                       

Investments in unaffiliated securities

    (18,412,893 )     (17,225,203 )     (3,331,515 )

Investments in affiliated securities

          (40,239,636 )      

Written options

    5,192,267       3,533,654       (1,005,593 )

Change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on:

                       

Investments in unaffiliated securities

    7,192,701       (3,039,929 )     (30,592,984 )

Investments in affiliated securities

          (951,458 )      

Written options

    (1,418,583 )     1,077,312       2,893,465  

Foreign currency translation

                 

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments

    (7,446,508 )     (56,845,260 )     (32,036,627 )

Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations

  $ (5,406,039 )   $ (48,650,210 )   $ (30,679,182 )

 

*

Net of foreign withholding taxes

$ 4,999

$ —

$ 11,567

 

 

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

 

35

 

 

Aptus ETFs

 

Statements of Operations

For the Period Ended October 31, 2022 (Unaudited) (Continued)

 

   

Opus Small Cap
Value ETF

   

International
Drawdown
Managed
Equity ETF

   

Aptus Enhanced
Yield ETF
(1)

 

INCOME

                       

Dividends from unaffiliated investments*

  $ 2,296,316     $ 2,595,138     $  

Dividends from affiliated investments

                 

Interest

    9,313       10,879        

Total investment income

    2,305,629       2,606,017        
                         

EXPENSES

                       

Management fees

    750,831       393,849        

Total expenses

    750,831       393,849        

Net investment income (loss)

    1,554,798       2,212,168        
                         

REALIZED AND UNREALIZED GAIN (LOSS) ON INVESTMENTS

                       

Net realized gain (loss) on:

                       

Investments in unaffiliated securities

    (7,395,673 )     (14,085,929 )      

Investments in affiliated securities

                 

Written options

          (399,690 )      

Change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on:

                       

Investments in unaffiliated securities

    10,922,791       (7,814,701 )     (814 )

Investments in affiliated securities

                 

Written options

          140,924        

Foreign currency translation

    (147 )            

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments

    3,526,971       (22,159,396 )     (814 )

Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations

  $ 5,081,769     $ (19,947,228 )   $ (814 )

 

*

Net of foreign withholding taxes

$ 8,649

$ —

$ —

 

 

(1)

The Fund commenced operations on October 31, 2022. The information presented is from the one day period on October 31, 2022.

 

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

 

36

 

 

Aptus Collared Income Opportunity ETF

 

Statements of Changes in Net Assets

 

   

Six-Months Ended
October 31, 2022
(Unaudited)

   

Year Ended
April 30, 2022

 

OPERATIONS

               

Net investment income (loss)

  $ 2,040,469     $ 1,854,371  

Net realized gain (loss) on investments and written options

    (13,220,626 )     7,504,247  

Change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on investments and written options

    5,774,118       (12,045,600 )

Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations

    (5,406,039 )     (2,686,982 )
                 

DISTRIBUTIONS TO SHAREHOLDERS

               

Net distributions to shareholders

    (1,893,263 )     (1,918,599 )

Total distributions to shareholders

    (1,893,263 )     (1,918,599 )
                 

CAPITAL SHARE TRANSACTIONS

               

Proceeds from shares sold

    129,698,815       222,153,030  

Payments for shares redeemed

          (17,056,045 )

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

    129,698,815       205,096,985  

Net increase (decrease) in net assets

  $ 122,399,513     $ 200,491,404  
                 

NET ASSETS

               

Beginning of period/year

  $ 402,233,340     $ 201,741,936  

End of period/year

  $ 524,632,853     $ 402,233,340  

 

(a)

A summary of capital share transactions is as follows:

 

   

Shares

   

Shares

 

Shares sold

    4,400,000       7,150,000  

Shares redeemed

          (550,000 )

Net increase (decrease)

    4,400,000       6,600,000  

 

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

 

37

 

 

Aptus Defined Risk ETF

 

Statements of Changes in Net Assets

 

   

Six-Months Ended
October 31, 2022
(Unaudited)

   

Year Ended
April 30, 2022

 

OPERATIONS

               

Net investment income (loss)

  $ 8,195,050     $ 6,299,033  

Net realized gain (loss) on investments and written options

    (53,931,185 )     (16,196,059 )

Change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on investments and written options

    (2,914,075 )     (42,924,225 )

Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations

    (48,650,210 )     (52,821,251 )
                 

DISTRIBUTIONS TO SHAREHOLDERS

               

Net distributions to shareholders

    (7,120,802 )     (20,526,380 )

Total distributions to shareholders

    (7,120,802 )     (20,526,380 )
                 

CAPITAL SHARE TRANSACTIONS

               

Proceeds from shares sold

    75,129,455       389,698,415  

Payments for shares redeemed

    (114,147,885 )     (69,344,055 )

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

    (39,018,430 )     320,354,360  

Net increase (decrease) in net assets

  $ (94,789,442 )   $ 247,006,729  
                 

NET ASSETS

               

Beginning of period/year

  $ 903,370,203     $ 656,363,474  

End of period/year

  $ 808,580,761     $ 903,370,203  

 

(a)

A summary of capital share transactions is as follows:

 

   

Shares

   

Shares

 

Shares sold

    2,850,000       13,500,000  

Shares redeemed

    (4,300,000 )     (2,400,000 )

Net increase (decrease)

    (1,450,000 )     11,100,000  

 

 

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

 

38

 

 

Aptus Drawdown Managed Equity ETF

 

Statements of Changes in Net Assets

 

   

Six-Months Ended
October 31, 2022
(Unaudited)

   

Year Ended
April 30, 2022

 

OPERATIONS

               

Net investment income (loss)

  $ 1,357,445     $ 808,362  

Net realized gain (loss) on investments and written options

    (4,337,108 )     832,249  

Change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on investments and written options

    (27,699,519 )     (15,756,730 )

Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations

    (30,679,182 )     (14,116,119 )
                 

DISTRIBUTIONS TO SHAREHOLDERS

               

Net distributions to shareholders

    (1,248,741 )     (772,332 )

Total distributions to shareholders

    (1,248,741 )     (772,332 )
                 

CAPITAL SHARE TRANSACTIONS

               

Proceeds from shares sold

    29,900,135       166,728,365  

Payments for shares redeemed

    (21,383,340 )     (10,154,155 )

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

    8,516,795       156,574,210  

Net increase (decrease) in net assets

  $ (23,411,128 )   $ 141,685,759  
                 

NET ASSETS

               

Beginning of period/year

  $ 364,019,134     $ 222,333,375  

End of period/year

  $ 340,608,006     $ 364,019,134  

 

(a)

A summary of capital share transactions is as follows:

 

   

Shares

   

Shares

 

Shares sold

    850,000       4,050,000  

Shares redeemed

    (600,000 )     (250,000 )

Net increase (decrease)

    250,000       3,800,000  

 

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

 

39

 

 

Opus Small Cap Value ETF

 

Statements of Changes in Net Assets

 

   

Six-Months Ended
October 31, 2022
(Unaudited)

   

Year Ended
April 30, 2022

 

OPERATIONS

               

Net investment income (loss)

  $ 1,554,798     $ 1,037,714  

Net realized gain (loss) on investments

    (7,395,673 )     4,954,649  

Change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on investments and foreign currency

    10,922,644       (16,164,875 )

Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations

    5,081,769       (10,172,512 )
                 

DISTRIBUTIONS TO SHAREHOLDERS

               

Net distributions to shareholders

    (1,279,448 )     (1,560,722 )

Total distributions to shareholders

    (1,279,448 )     (1,560,722 )
                 

CAPITAL SHARE TRANSACTIONS

               

Proceeds from shares sold

    28,496,508       102,346,398  

Payments for shares redeemed

    (5,474,195 )     (9,850,255 )

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

    23,022,313       92,496,143  

Net increase (decrease) in net assets

  $ 26,824,634     $ 80,762,909  
                 

NET ASSETS

               

Beginning of period/year

  $ 187,422,785     $ 106,659,876  

End of period/year

  $ 214,247,419     $ 187,422,785  

 

(a)

A summary of capital share transactions is as follows:

 

   

Shares

   

Shares

 

Shares sold

    950,000       3,050,000  

Shares redeemed

    (175,000 )     (300,000 )

Net increase (decrease)

    775,000       2,750,000  

 

 

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

 

40

 

 

International Drawdown Managed Equity ETF

 

Statement of Changes in Net Assets

 

   

Period Ended
October 31, 2022
(Unaudited)

   

Period Ended
April 30, 2022
(1)

 

OPERATIONS

               

Net investment income (loss)

  $ 2,212,168     $ 1,580,226  

Net realized gain (loss) on investments and written option

    (14,485,619 )     (357,767 )

Change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on investments and written options

    (7,673,777 )     (21,368,295 )

Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations

    (19,947,228 )     (20,145,836 )
                 

DISTRIBUTIONS TO SHAREHOLDERS

               

Net distributions to shareholders

    (1,831,116 )     (1,732,695 )

Total distributions to shareholders

    (1,831,116 )     (1,732,695 )
                 

CAPITAL SHARE TRANSACTIONS

               

Proceeds from shares sold

    22,097,355       166,218,085  

Payments for shares redeemed

    (26,622,150 )     (2,430,800 )

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

    (4,524,795 )     163,787,285  

Net increase (decrease) in net assets

  $ (26,303,139 )   $ 141,908,754  
                 

NET ASSETS

               

Beginning of period

  $ 141,908,754     $  

End of period

  $ 115,605,615     $ 141,908,754  

 

(a)

A summary of capital share transactions is as follows:

 

   

Shares

   

Shares

 

Shares sold

    1,100,000       6,750,000  

Shares redeemed

    (1,350,000 )     (100,000 )

Net increase (decrease)

    (250,000 )     6,650,000  

 

(1)

The Fund commenced operations on July 22, 2021. The information presented is from July 22, 2021 to April 30, 2022.

 

 

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

 

41

 

 

Aptus Enhanced Yield ETF

 

Statement of Changes in Net Assets

 

   

Period Ended
October 31, 2022
(1)
(Unaudited)

 

OPERATIONS

       

Net investment income (loss)

  $  

Net realized gain (loss) on investments

     

Change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on investments

    (814 )

Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations

    (814 )
         

CAPITAL SHARE TRANSACTIONS

       

Proceeds from shares sold

    2,500,000  

Payments for shares redeemed

     

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

    2,500,000  

Net increase (decrease) in net assets

  $ 2,499,186  
         

NET ASSETS

       

Beginning of period

  $  

End of period

  $ 2,499,186  

 

(a)

A summary of capital share transactions is as follows:

 

   

Shares

 

Shares sold

    100,000  

Shares redeemed

     

Net increase (decrease)

    100,000  

 

(1)

The Fund commenced operations on October 31, 2022. The information presented is for the one day period on October 31, 2022.

 

 

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

 

42

 

 

Aptus Collared Income Opportunity ETF

 

Financial Highlights

For a capital share outstanding throughout the period/year

 

   

Six-Months
Ended
October 31,
2022

   

Year Ended April 30,

   

Period
Ended
April 30,

 
   

(Unaudited)

   

2022

   

2021

   

2020(1)

 

Net asset value, beginning of period/year

  $ 30.02     $ 29.67     $ 24.04     $ 25.00  
                                 

INCOME (LOSS) FROM INVESTMENT OPERATIONS:

                               

Net investment income (loss) (2)

    0.13       0.19       0.27       0.49  

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments (3)

    (0.56 )     0.34       5.61       (1.01 )

Total from investment operations

    (0.43 )     0.53       5.88       (0.52 )
                                 

DISTRIBUTIONS TO SHAREHOLDERS:

                               

From net investment income

    (0.12 )     (0.18 )     (0.25 )     (0.44 )

Total distributions to shareholders

    (0.12 )     (0.18 )     (0.25 )     (0.44 )
                                 

Net asset value, end of period/year

  $ 29.47     $ 30.02     $ 29.67     $ 24.04  
                                 

Total return

    -1.39 %(4)     1.78 %     24.57 %     -2.14 %(4)
                                 

SUPPLEMENTAL DATA:

                               

Net assets at end of period/year (000’s)

  $ 524,633     $ 402,233     $ 201,742     $ 112,970  
                                 

RATIOS TO AVERAGE NET ASSETS:

                               

Expenses to average net assets

    0.79 %(5)     0.79 %     0.79 %     0.79 %(5)

Net investment income (loss) to average net assets

    0.89 %(5)     0.60 %     0.99 %     2.46 %(5)

Portfolio turnover rate (6)

    50 %(4)     48 %     46 %     170 %(4)

 

(1)

Commencement of operations on July 9, 2019.

(2)

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

(3)

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) per share in this caption are balancing amounts necessary to reconcile the change in net asset value per share for the period, and may not reconcile with the aggregate gain (loss) in the Statements of Operations due to share transactions for the period.

(4)

Not annualized.

(5)

Annualized.

(6)

Excludes the impact of in-kind transactions.

 

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

 

43

 

 

Aptus Defined Risk ETF

 

Financial Highlights
For a capital share outstanding throughout the period/year

 

   

Six-Months
Ended
October 31,
2022

   

Year Ended April 30,

   

Period
Ended
April 30,

 
   

(Unaudited)

   

2022

   

2021