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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
|
||||||
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 |
|
||||||
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 |
|
||||||
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
|
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
|
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
|
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 |
|
||||||
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
|
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)
|
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)
|
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
|
|||||||||||
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 | |||||||||||
|
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
|
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
|
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
|
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
|
|||||||||||
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
|
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
|
Security Description |
|
||||||
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 |
Aptus
Defined |
Aptus
Drawdown |
||||||||||
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 |
International
|
Aptus
Enhanced |
||||||||||
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 |
Aptus
Defined |
Aptus
Drawdown |
||||||||||
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 |
International
|
Aptus
Enhanced |
||||||||||
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 |
Year
Ended |
|||||||
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 |
Year
Ended |
|||||||
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 |
Year
Ended |
|||||||
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 |
Year
Ended |
|||||||
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 |
Period
Ended |
|||||||
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 |
||||
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
|
Year Ended April 30, |
Period |
||||||||||||||
(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
|
Year Ended April 30, |
Period |
||||||||||||||||||
(Unaudited) |
2022 |
2021 |