Table of Contents
Performance Overview | |
RiverFront Dynamic Core Income ETF | 1 |
RiverFront Dynamic US Dividend Advantage ETF | 3 |
RiverFront Dynamic US Flex-Cap ETF | 5 |
RiverFront Strategic Income Fund | 7 |
Disclosure of Fund Expenses | 9 |
Financial Statements | |
Schedules of Investments | |
RiverFront Dynamic Core Income ETF | 10 |
RiverFront Dynamic US Dividend Advantage ETF | 12 |
RiverFront Dynamic US Flex-Cap ETF | 14 |
RiverFront Strategic Income Fund | 16 |
Statements of Assets and Liabilities | 19 |
Statements of Operations | 20 |
Statements of Changes in Net Assets | |
RiverFront Dynamic Core Income ETF | 21 |
RiverFront Dynamic US Dividend Advantage ETF | 22 |
RiverFront Dynamic US Flex-Cap ETF | 23 |
RiverFront Strategic Income Fund | 24 |
Financial Highlights | 25 |
Notes to Financial Statements | 29 |
Additional Information | 37 |
Liquidity Risk Management Program | 38 |
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RiverFront Dynamic Core Income ETF
Performance Overview | May 31, 2023 (Unaudited) |
Investment Objective
RiverFront Dynamic Core Income ETF (the “Fund” or "RFCI") seeks total return, with an emphasis on income as the source of that total return. The Fund seeks to achieve its investment objective by investing in a global portfolio of fixed income securities of various maturities, ratings and currency denominations.
Performance (as of May 31, 2023)
6 Months | 1 Year | 5 Year | Since Inception^ | |
RiverFront Dynamic Core Income ETF – NAV | 1.55% | -0.75% | 1.13% | 0.81% |
RiverFront Dynamic Core Income ETF – Market Price* | 1.37% | -0.75% | 1.13% | 0.82% |
Bloomberg U.S. Aggregate Bond Total Return Index | 2.00% | -2.14% | 0.81% | 0.60% |
Total Expense Ratio (per the current prospectus) is 0.53%.
Performance data quoted represents past performance. Past performance does not guarantee future results. Total return figures assume reinvestment of dividends and capital gains distributions, if any. The table does not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on Fund distributions or the redemption of Fund shares. Investment return and principal value of an investment will fluctuate so that an investor’s shares, when sold or redeemed, may be worth more or less than the original cost. Current performance data may be higher or lower than actual data quoted. For the most current month-end performance data please visit www.alpsfunds.com or call 1.866.759.5679.
Net Asset Value (NAV) is an exchange-traded fund’s per-share value. The per-share dollar amount of the fund is derived by dividing the total value of all the securities in its portfolio, less any liabilities, by the number of fund shares outstanding. Market Price is the price at which a share can currently be traded in the market. Information detailing the number of days the Market Price of the Fund was greater than the Fund’s NAV and the number of days it was less than the Fund’s NAV can be obtained at www.alpsfunds.com.
^ | The Fund commenced operations on June 14, 2016. |
* | Market Price means the official closing price of a share or, if it more accurately reflects the market value of a share at the time as of which the Fund calculates current net asset value per share, the price that is the midpoint of the bid-ask spread as of that time. It does not represent the returns an investor would receive if shares were traded at other times. |
Bloomberg U.S. Aggregate Bond Total Return Index is a broad-based benchmark that measures the investment grade, U.S. dollar-denominated, fixed-rate taxable bond market, including Treasuries, government-related and corporate securities, MBS (agency fixed-rate and hybrid ARM pass-throughs), ABS, and CMBS (agency and non-agency). The index is reported on a total return basis, which assumes reinvestment of any dividends and distributions realized during a given time period. The index is not actively managed and does not reflect any deductions for fees, expenses or taxes. One cannot invest directly in an index. Index performance does not reflect fund performance.
The RiverFront Dynamic Core Income ETF is not suitable for all investors. Investments in the Fund are subject to investment risks, including possible loss of the principal amount invested.
The Fund’s shares are not individually redeemable. Investors buy and sell shares of the Fund on a secondary market. Only market makers or “authorized participants” may trade directly with the Fund, typically in blocks of 25,000 shares.
ALPS Portfolio Solutions Distributor, Inc., a FINRA member, is the Distributor for the RiverFront Dynamic Core Income ETF.
1 | May 31, 2023
RiverFront Dynamic Core Income ETF
Performance Overview | May 31, 2023 (Unaudited) |
Top 10 Holdings*^ (as of May 31, 2023)
U.S. Treasury Bond 02/15/2043 3.88% | 12.13% |
U.S. Treasury Bond 05/15/2032 2.88% | 6.50% |
U.S. Treasury Bond 05/15/2042 3.25% | 6.20% |
U.S. Treasury Bond 11/15/2052 4.00% | 4.71% |
Bank of America Corp. 12/31/9999 5Y US TI + 3.231% | 2.49% |
PNC Financial Services Group, Inc. 12/31/9999 5Y US TI + 3.238% | 2.37% |
Public Service Enterprise Group, Inc. 11/15/2027 5.85% | 2.36% |
Ford Motor Credit Co. LLC 11/04/2027 7.35% | 2.31% |
Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. 11/01/2024 5.70% | 2.29% |
Dominion Energy, Inc. 06/01/2028 4.25% | 2.29% |
Total % of Top 10 Holdings | 43.65% |
* | % of Total Investments. |
^ | Excludes Money Market Fund. |
Asset Allocation* (as of May 31, 2023)
Future holdings are subject to change.
Growth of $10,000 (as of May 31, 2023)
Comparison of Change in Value of $10,000 Investment in the Fund and the Fund’s benchmark
The chart above compares historical performance of a hypothetical investment of $10,000 in the Fund since inception with the performance of the Fund’s benchmark index. Results include the reinvestment of all dividends and capital gains distributions. Past performance does not guarantee future results. The chart does not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on Fund distributions or the redemption of Fund shares.
2 | May 31, 2023
RiverFront Dynamic US Dividend Advantage ETF
Performance Overview | May 31, 2023 (Unaudited) |
Investment Objective
RiverFront Dynamic US Dividend Advantage ETF (the “Fund” or "RFDA") seeks to provide capital appreciation and dividend income. Under normal market conditions, the Fund seeks to achieve its investment objective by investing at least 65% of its net assets in a portfolio of equity securities of publicly traded U.S. companies with the potential for dividend income. Equity securities include common stocks and common or preferred shares of real estate investment trusts (“REITs”).
Performance (as of May 31, 2023)
6 Months | 1 Year | 5 Year | Since Inception^ | |
RiverFront Dynamic US Dividend Advantage ETF – NAV | -1.78% | -5.04% | 8.57% | 10.45% |
RiverFront Dynamic US Dividend Advantage ETF – Market Price* | -2.01% | -5.17% | 8.50% | 10.42% |
S&P 500® Total Return Index | 3.33% | 2.92% | 11.01% | 12.32% |
Total Expense Ratio (per the current prospectus) is 0.52%.
Performance data quoted represents past performance. Past performance does not guarantee future results. Total return figures assume reinvestment of dividends and capital gains distributions, if any. The table does not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on Fund distributions or the redemption of Fund shares. Investment return and principal value of an investment will fluctuate so that an investor’s shares, when sold or redeemed, may be worth more or less than the original cost. Current performance data may be higher or lower than actual data quoted. For the most current month-end performance data please visit www.alpsfunds.com or call 1.866.759.5679.
Net Asset Value (NAV) is an exchange-traded fund’s per-share value. The per-share dollar amount of the fund is derived by dividing the total value of all the securities in its portfolio, less any liabilities, by the number of fund shares outstanding. Market Price is the price at which a share can currently be traded in the market. Information detailing the number of days the Market Price of the Fund was greater than the Fund’s NAV and the number of days it was less than the Fund’s NAV can be obtained at www.alpsfunds.com.
^ | The Fund commenced operations on June 7, 2016. |
* | Market Price means the official closing price of a share or, if it more accurately reflects the market value of a share at the time as of which the Fund calculates current net asset value per share, the price that is the midpoint of the bid-ask spread as of that time. It does not represent the returns an investor would receive if shares were traded at other times. |
S&P 500® Total Return Index is the Standard & Poor’s composite index of 500 stocks, a widely recognized, unmanaged index of common stock prices. The index is reported on a total return basis, which assumes reinvestment of any dividends and distributions realized during a given time period. The index is not actively managed and does not reflect any deductions for fees, expenses or taxes. One cannot invest directly in an index. Index performance does not reflect fund performance.
The RiverFront Dynamic US Dividend Advantage ETF is not suitable for all investors. Investments in the Fund are subject to investment risks, including possible loss of the principal amount invested.
The Fund’s shares are not individually redeemable. Investors buy and sell shares of the Fund on a secondary market. Only market makers or “authorized participants” may trade directly with the Fund, typically in blocks of 25,000 shares.
ALPS Portfolio Solutions Distributor, Inc., a FINRA member, is the Distributor for the RiverFront Dynamic US Dividend Advantage ETF.
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RiverFront Dynamic US Dividend Advantage ETF
Performance Overview | May 31, 2023 (Unaudited) |
Top 10 Holdings* (as of May 31, 2023)
Microsoft Corp. | 9.14% |
Apple, Inc. | 7.87% |
Merck & Co., Inc. | 4.49% |
Amazon.com, Inc. | 3.65% |
Exxon Mobil Corp. | 3.39% |
NVIDIA Corp. | 3.03% |
Cisco Systems, Inc. | 2.82% |
Alphabet, Inc. | 2.24% |
AllianceBernstein Holding LP | 2.02% |
AbbVie, Inc. | 1.84% |
Total % of Top 10 Holdings | 40.49% |
* | % of Total Investments (excluding investments purchased with collateral from securities loaned) |
Asset Allocation* (as of May 31, 2023)
Future holdings are subject to change.
Growth of $10,000 (as of May 31, 2023)
Comparison of Change in Value of $10,000 Investment in the Fund and the Fund’s benchmark
The chart above compares historical performance of a hypothetical investment of $10,000 in the Fund since inception with the performance of the Fund’s benchmark index. Results include the reinvestment of all dividends and capital gains distributions. Past performance does not guarantee future results. The chart does not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on Fund distributions or the redemption of Fund shares.
4 | May 31, 2023
RiverFront Dynamic US Flex-Cap ETF
Performance Overview | May 31, 2023 (Unaudited) |
Investment Objective
RiverFront Dynamic US Flex-Cap ETF (the “Fund” or "RFFC") seeks to provide capital appreciation. Under normal market conditions, the Fund seeks to achieve its investment objective by investing at least 65% of its net assets in a portfolio of equity securities of publicly traded U.S. companies. Equity securities include common stocks and common or preferred shares of real estate investment trusts (“REITs”).
Performance (as of May 31, 2023)
6 Months | 1 Year | 5 Year | Since Inception^ | |
RiverFront Dynamic US Flex-Cap ETF - NAV | -0.99% | -2.29% | 5.91% | 8.95% |
RiverFront Dynamic US Flex-Cap ETF - Market | -0.97% | -2.29% | 5.87% | 8.94% |
S&P Composite 1500® Total Return Index | 2.49% | 2.35% | 10.50% | 11.99% |
Total Expense Ratio (per the current prospectus, as supplemented June 1, 2023) is 0.48%.
Performance data quoted represents past performance. Past performance does not guarantee future results. Total return figures assume reinvestment of dividends and capital gains distributions, if any. The table does not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on Fund distributions or the redemption of Fund shares. Investment return and principal value of an investment will fluctuate so that an investor’s shares, when sold or redeemed, may be worth more or less than the original cost. Current performance data may be higher or lower than actual data quoted. For the most current month-end performance data please visit www.alpsfunds.com or call 1.866.759.5679.
Net Asset Value (NAV) is an exchange-traded fund’s per-share value. The per-share dollar amount of the fund is derived by dividing the total value of all the securities in its portfolio, less any liabilities, by the number of fund shares outstanding. Market Price is the price at which a share can currently be traded in the market. Information detailing the number of days the Market Price of the Fund was greater than the Fund’s NAV and the number of days it was less than the Fund’s NAV can be obtained at www.alpsfunds.com.
^ | The Fund commenced operations on June 7, 2016. |
* | Market Price means the official closing price of a share or, if it more accurately reflects the market value of a share at the time as of which the Fund calculates current net asset value per share, the price that is the midpoint of the bid-ask spread as of that time. It does not represent the returns an investor would receive if shares were traded at other times. |
S&P Composite 1500® Total Return Index is the Standard & Poor’s broad-based unmanaged capitalization-weighted index comprising 1,500 stocks of Large-cap, Mid-cap, and Small-cap U.S. companies. The index is reported on a total return basis, which assumes reinvestment of any dividends and distributions realized during a given time period. The index is not actively managed and does not reflect any deductions for fees, expenses or taxes. One cannot invest directly in an index. Index performance does not reflect fund performance.
The RiverFront Dynamic US Flex-Cap ETF is not suitable for all investors. Investments in the Fund are subject to investment risks, including possible loss of the principal amount invested.
The Fund’s shares are not individually redeemable. Investors buy and sell shares of the Fund on a secondary market. Only market makers or “authorized participants” may trade directly with the Fund, typically in blocks of 25,000 shares.
ALPS Portfolio Solutions Distributor, Inc., a FINRA member, is the Distributor for the RiverFront Dynamic US Flex-Cap ETF.
5 | May 31, 2023
RiverFront Dynamic US Flex-Cap ETF
Performance Overview | May 31, 2023 (Unaudited) |
Top 10 Holdings* (as of May 31, 2023)
Apple, Inc. | 6.87% |
Microsoft Corp. | 5.94% |
Meta Platforms, Inc. | 2.21% |
Tesla, Inc. | 1.92% |
NVIDIA Corp. | 1.82% |
Amazon.com, Inc. | 1.73% |
Cisco Systems, Inc. | 1.62% |
Broadcom, Inc. | 1.56% |
Visa, Inc. | 1.47% |
Merck & Co., Inc. | 1.44% |
Total % of Top 10 Holdings | 26.58% |
* | % of Total Investments (excluding investments purchased with collateral from securities loaned) |
Asset Allocation* (as of May 31, 2023)
Future holdings are subject to change.
Growth of $10,000 (as of May 31, 2023)
Comparison of Change in Value of $10,000 Investment in the Fund and the Fund’s benchmark
The chart above compares historical performance of a hypothetical investment of $10,000 in the Fund since inception with the performance of the Fund’s benchmark index. Results include the reinvestment of all dividends and capital gains distributions. Past performance does not guarantee future results. The chart does not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on Fund distributions or the redemption of Fund shares.
6 | May 31, 2023
RiverFront Strategic Income Fund
Performance Overview | May 31, 2023 (Unaudited) |
Investment Objective
The RiverFront Strategic Income Fund (the “Fund” or "RIGS") seeks total return, with an emphasis on income as the source of that total return. The Fund seeks to achieve its investment objective by investing in a global portfolio of fixed income securities of various maturities, ratings and currency denominations. The Fund utilizes various investment strategies in a broad array of fixed income sectors.
Performance (as of May 31, 2023)
6 Months | 1 Year | 5 Year | Since Inception^ | |
RiverFront Strategic Income Fund – NAV | 1.81% | 0.26% | 1.78% | 2.86% |
RiverFront Strategic Income Fund – Market Price* | 1.54% | 0.26% | 1.81% | 2.85% |
Bloomberg U.S. Aggregate Bond Total Return Index | 2.00% | -2.14% | 0.81% | 1.55% |
Total Expense Ratio (per the current prospectus) is 0.47%. The Fund’s management fees consist of a fee of 0.11% paid to the Fund’s investment adviser and a fee of 0.35% paid to the Fund’s sub-adviser.
Performance data quoted represents past performance. Past performance does not guarantee future results. Total return figures assume reinvestment of dividends and capital gains distributions, if any. The table does not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on Fund distributions or the redemption of Fund shares. Investment return and principal value of an investment will fluctuate so that an investor’s shares, when sold or redeemed, may be worth more or less than the original cost. Current performance data may be higher or lower than actual data quoted. For most current month-end performance data please visit www.alpsfunds.com or call 1.866.759.5679.
Net Asset Value (NAV) is an exchange-traded fund’s per-share value. The per-share dollar amount of the Fund is derived by dividing the total value of all the securities in its portfolio, less any liabilities, by the number of Fund shares outstanding. Market Price is the price at which a share can currently be traded in the market. Information detailing the number of days the Market Price of the Fund was greater than the Fund’s NAV and the number of days it was less than the Fund’s NAV can be obtained at www.alpsfunds.com.
^ | The Fund commenced Investment Operations on October 8, 2013. |
* | Market Price means the official closing price of a share or, if it more accurately reflects the market value of a share at the time as of which the Fund calculates current net asset value per share, the price that is the midpoint of the bid-ask spread as of that time. It does not represent the returns an investor would receive if shares were traded at other times. |
Duration is a measure of the sensitivity of the price (the value of principal) of a fixed-income investment to a change in interest rates. Duration is expressed as a number of years. The duration number is a calculation involving present value, yield, coupon, final maturity and call features. The bigger the duration number, the greater the interest-rate risk or reward for bond prices. Rising interest rates mean falling bond prices, while declining interest rates mean rising bond prices.
Bloomberg U.S. Aggregate Bond Total Return Index is a broad-based benchmark that measures the investment grade, U.S. dollar-denominated, fixed-rate taxable bond market, including Treasuries, government-related and corporate securities, MBS (agency fixed-rate and hybrid ARM pass-throughs), ABS, and CMBS (agency and non-agency). The index is reported on a total return basis, which assumes reinvestment of any dividends and distributions realized during a given time period. The index is not actively managed and does not reflect any deductions for fees, expenses or taxes. One cannot invest directly in an index. Index performance does not reflect fund performance.
The RiverFront Strategic Income Fund is not suitable for all investors. Investments in the Fund are subject to investment risks, including possible loss of the principal amount invested.
The Fund's shares are not individually redeemable. Investors buy and sell shares of the fund on a secondary market. Only market makers or "authorized participants" may trade directly with the Fund, typically in blocks of 25,000 shares.
ALPS Portfolio Solutions Distributor, Inc., a FINRA member, is the distributor for the RiverFront Strategic Income Fund.
7 | May 31, 2023
RiverFront Strategic Income Fund
Performance Overview | May 31, 2023 (Unaudited) |
Top 10 Holdings*^ (as of May 31, 2023)
U.S. Treasury Bond 11/15/2052 4.00% | 8.49% |
U.S. Treasury Note 05/31/2024 2.50% | 7.94% |
U.S. Treasury Bond 05/15/2042 3.25% | 5.31% |
U.S. Treasury Bond 02/15/2043 3.88% | 3.66% |
Wells Fargo & Co. 09/09/2024 3.30% | 1.60% |
T-Mobile USA, Inc. 02/01/2028 4.75% | 1.39% |
Vistra Operations Co. LLC 07/15/2024 3.55% | 1.29% |
PulteGroup, Inc. 03/01/2026 5.50% | 1.27% |
JPMorgan Chase & Co. 10/01/2027 4.25% | 1.27% |
Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. 10/21/2025 4.25% | 1.26% |
Total % of Top 10 Holdings | 33.48% |
* | % of Total Investments. |
^ | Excludes Money Market Fund |
Asset Allocation* (as of May 31, 2023)
Future holdings are subject to change.
Growth of $10,000 (as of May 31, 2023)
Comparison of Change in Value of $10,000 Investment in the Fund and the Fund’s benchmark
The chart above compares historical performance of a hypothetical investment of $10,000 in the Fund since inception with the performance of the Fund’s benchmark index. Results include the reinvestment of all dividends and capital gains distributions. Past performance does not guarantee future results. The chart does not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on Fund distributions or the redemption of Fund shares.
8 | May 31, 2023
RiverFront ETFs
Disclosure of Fund Expenses | May 31, 2023 (Unaudited) |
Shareholder Expense Example: As a shareholder of a Fund, you incur certain ongoing costs, including management fees and other Fund expenses. These examples are intended to help you understand your ongoing costs (in dollars) of investing in a Fund and to compare these costs with the ongoing costs of investing in other funds. It is based on an investment of $1,000 invested at the beginning of the six month period and held through May 31, 2023.
Actual Return: The first line of the table provides information about actual account values and actual expenses. You may use the information in this line, together with the amount you invested, to estimate the expenses that you incurred over the period. Simply divide your account value by $1,000 (for example, an $8,600 account value divided by $1,000 = 8.6), then multiply the result by the number in the first line under the heading entitled “Expenses Paid During Period” to estimate the expenses attributable to your investment during this period.
Hypothetical 5% Return: The second line of the table provides information about hypothetical account values and hypothetical expenses based on the Fund’s actual expense ratio and an assumed rate of return of 5% per year before expenses, which is not the Fund’s actual return. The hypothetical account values and expenses may not be used to estimate the actual ending account balance or expenses you paid for the period. You may use this information to compare ongoing costs of investing in the Fund and other funds. To do so, compare this 5% hypothetical example with the 5% hypothetical examples that appear in the shareholder reports of other funds.
The expenses shown in the table are meant to highlight ongoing Fund costs only and do not reflect any transaction costs, such as brokerage commissions and other fees to financial intermediaries. Therefore, the second line is useful in comparing ongoing costs only, and will not help you determine the relative total costs of owning different funds. In addition, if these costs were included, your costs would have been higher.
Beginning Account Value 12/1/22 |
Ending Account Value 5/31/23 |
Expense Ratio(a) |
Expenses Paid During Period 12/1/22 - 5/31/23(b) | |
RiverFront Dynamic Core Income ETF | ||||
Actual | $1,000.00 | $1,015.50 | 0.51% | $2.56 |
Hypothetical (5% return before expenses) | $1,000.00 | $1,022.39 | 0.51% | $2.57 |
RiverFront Dynamic US Dividend Advantage ETF | ||||
Actual | $1,000.00 | $982.20 | 0.52% | $2.57 |
Hypothetical (5% return before expenses) | $1,000.00 | $1,022.34 | 0.52% | $2.62 |
RiverFront Dynamic US Flex-Cap ETF | ||||
Actual | $1,000.00 | $990.10 | 0.52% | $2.58 |
Hypothetical (5% return before expenses) | $1,000.00 | $1,022.34 | 0.52% | $2.62 |
RiverFront Strategic Income Fund | ||||
Actual | $1,000.00 | $1,018.10 | 0.46% | $2.31 |
Hypothetical (5% return before expenses) | $1,000.00 | $1,022.64 | 0.46% | $2.32 |
(a) | Annualized, based on the Fund's most recent fiscal half year expenses. |
(b) | Expenses are equal to the Fund's annualized expense ratio multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by the number of days in the most recent fiscal half year (182), divided by 365. |
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RiverFront Dynamic Core Income ETF
Schedule of Investments | May 31, 2023 (Unaudited) |
Security Description | Principal Amount | Value | ||||||
CORPORATE BONDS (67.69%) | ||||||||
Communications (4.45%) | ||||||||
Charter Communications Operating LLC / Charter Communications Operating Capital | ||||||||
4.91%, 07/23/2025 | $ | 320,000 | $ | 314,756 | ||||
Comcast Corp. | ||||||||
4.15%, 10/15/2028 | 321,000 | 313,380 | ||||||
Discovery Communications LLC | ||||||||
3.95%, 03/20/2028 | 559,000 | 518,236 | ||||||
Sirius XM Radio, Inc. | ||||||||
3.13%, 09/01/2026(a) | 355,000 | 313,593 | ||||||
Total Communications | 1,459,965 | |||||||
Consumer Discretionary (9.44%) | ||||||||
Ford Motor Co. | ||||||||
9.63%, 04/22/2030 | 447,000 | 509,858 | ||||||
Ford Motor Credit Co. LLC | ||||||||
7.35%, 11/04/2027 | 720,000 | 728,119 | ||||||
General Motors Financial Co., Inc. | ||||||||
3.60%, 06/21/2030 | 316,000 | 273,960 | ||||||
Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co. | ||||||||
4.88%, 03/15/2027 | 320,000 | 306,140 | ||||||
Marriott International, Inc. | ||||||||
4.00%, 04/15/2028(b) | 745,000 | 711,787 | ||||||
Toyota Motor Credit Corp. | ||||||||
3.95%, 06/30/2025 | 573,000 | 564,078 | ||||||
Total Consumer Discretionary | 3,093,942 | |||||||
Consumer Staples (2.91%) | ||||||||
Anheuser-Busch InBev | ||||||||
Worldwide, Inc. | ||||||||
4.00%, 04/13/2028 | 369,000 | 361,522 | ||||||
Dollar Tree, Inc. | ||||||||
4.00%, 05/15/2025 | 607,000 | 593,672 | ||||||
Total Consumer Staples | 955,194 | |||||||
Energy (4.81%) | ||||||||
Hess Midstream Operations LP | ||||||||
4.25%, 02/15/2030(a) | 320,000 | 277,646 | ||||||
Marathon Oil Corp. | ||||||||
4.40%, 07/15/2027 | 603,000 | 581,004 | ||||||
Sabine Pass Liquefaction LLC | ||||||||
5.75%, 05/15/2024 | 559,000 | 557,928 | ||||||
Schlumberger Investment SA | ||||||||
3.65%, 12/01/2023 | 163,000 | 161,604 | ||||||
Total Energy | 1,578,182 | |||||||
Financials (29.35%) | ||||||||
Bank of America Corp. | ||||||||
4.25%, 10/22/2026 | 455,000 | 440,546 | ||||||
5Y US TI + 3.231%(c)(d) | 801,000 | 783,841 | ||||||
Blackstone Private Credit Fund | ||||||||
3.25%, 03/15/2027 | 346,000 | 297,758 |
Security Description | Principal Amount | Value | ||||||
Financials (continued) | ||||||||
Citigroup, Inc. | ||||||||
4.45%, 09/29/2027 | $ | 589,000 | $ | 566,598 | ||||
6.63%, 06/15/2032 | 195,000 | 206,007 | ||||||
FNB Corp. | ||||||||
5.15%, 08/25/2025 | 662,000 | 622,354 | ||||||
FS KKR Capital Corp. | ||||||||
4.25%, 02/14/2025(a) | 611,000 | 579,220 | ||||||
Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. | ||||||||
5.70%, 11/01/2024 | 720,000 | 721,945 | ||||||
Host Hotels & Resorts LP | ||||||||
4.00%, 06/15/2025 | 410,000 | 396,461 | ||||||
HSBC Holdings PLC | ||||||||
4.38%, 11/23/2026 | 589,000 | 565,514 | ||||||
Iron Mountain, Inc. | ||||||||
4.88%, 09/15/2027(a) | 619,000 | 579,827 | ||||||
JPMorgan Chase & Co. | ||||||||
4.25%, 10/01/2027 | 378,000 | 369,239 | ||||||
Mizuho Financial Group, Inc. | ||||||||
3M US L + 1.00%, | ||||||||
09/11/2024(c) | 191,000 | 191,117 | ||||||
Morgan Stanley | ||||||||
5.00%, 11/24/2025 | 676,000 | 674,590 | ||||||
3.63%, 01/20/2027 | 145,000 | 139,066 | ||||||
NatWest Markets PLC | ||||||||
3.48%, 03/22/2025(a) | 379,000 | 364,591 | ||||||
PNC Financial Services Group, Inc. | ||||||||
3.45%, 04/23/2029 | 316,000 | 289,102 | ||||||
5Y US TI + 3.238%(c)(d) | 801,000 | 746,932 | ||||||
Royal Bank of Canada | ||||||||
6.00%, 11/01/2027 | 676,000 | 701,049 | ||||||
Wells Fargo & Co. | ||||||||
3.00%, 04/22/2026 | 410,000 | 388,034 | ||||||
Total Financials | 9,623,791 | |||||||
Health Care (2.23%) | ||||||||
AbbVie, Inc. | ||||||||
3.20%, 11/21/2029 | 320,000 | 290,748 | ||||||
CVS Health Corp. | ||||||||
4.30%, 03/25/2028 | 124,000 | 120,839 | ||||||
HCA, Inc. | ||||||||
5.38%, 09/01/2026 | 320,000 | 318,936 | ||||||
Total Health Care | 730,523 | |||||||
Industrials (2.27%) | ||||||||
3M Co. | ||||||||
3.25%, 02/14/2024 | 163,000 | 160,816 | ||||||
Boeing Co. | ||||||||
4.88%, 05/01/2025 | 587,000 | 581,465 | ||||||
Total Industrials | 742,281 | |||||||
Materials (2.81%) | ||||||||
Ball Corp. | ||||||||
4.00%, 11/15/2023 | 609,000 | 601,156 |
See Notes to Financial Statements.
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Security Description | Principal Amount | Value | ||||||
Materials (continued) | ||||||||
DuPont de Nemours, Inc. | ||||||||
4.73%, 11/15/2028 | $ | 320,000 | $ | 318,304 | ||||
Total Materials | 919,460 | |||||||
Technology (2.98%) | ||||||||
Micron Technology, Inc. | ||||||||
5.38%, 04/15/2028 | 711,000 | 702,161 | ||||||
Oracle Corp. | ||||||||
3.25%, 11/15/2027 | 295,000 | 275,418 | ||||||
Total Technology | 977,579 | |||||||
Utilities (6.44%) | ||||||||
Dominion Energy, Inc. | ||||||||
4.25%, 06/01/2028 | 745,000 | 720,885 | ||||||
Public Service Enterprise Group, Inc. | ||||||||
5.85%, 11/15/2027 | 720,000 | 743,961 | ||||||
Southern California Gas Co. | ||||||||
5.20%, 06/01/2033 | 650,000 | 647,725 | ||||||
Total Utilities | 2,112,571 | |||||||
TOTAL CORPORATE BONDS | ||||||||
(Cost $23,639,197) | 22,193,488 | |||||||
GOVERNMENT BONDS (28.37%) | ||||||||
United States Treasury Bond | ||||||||
2.88%, 05/15/2032 | 2,176,000 | 2,046,970 | ||||||
3.25%, 05/15/2042 | 2,176,000 | 1,952,790 | ||||||
3.88%, 02/15/2043 | 3,895,000 | 3,819,535 | ||||||
4.00%, 11/15/2052 | 1,447,000 | 1,483,401 | ||||||
TOTAL GOVERNMENT BONDS | ||||||||
(Cost $9,763,383) | 9,302,696 |
7 Day Yield | Shares | Value | ||||||||||
SHORT TERM INVESTMENTS (3.25%) | ||||||||||||
Money Market Fund (3.25%) | ||||||||||||
State Street Institutional Treasury Plus Money Market Fund (Premier Class) | 5.02 | % | 1,064,545 | 1,064,545 | ||||||||
TOTAL SHORT TERM INVESTMENTS | ||||||||||||
(Cost $1,064,545) | 1,064,545 | |||||||||||
TOTAL INVESTMENTS (99.31%) | ||||||||||||
(Cost $34,467,125) | $ | 32,560,729 | ||||||||||
OTHER ASSETS IN EXCESS OF LIABILITIES (0.69%) | 226,901 | |||||||||||
NET ASSETS - 100.00% | $ | 32,787,630 |
Investment Abbreviations:
LIBOR - London Interbank Offered Rate
TI - Treasury Index
Reference Rates:
5Y US TI - 5 Year US TI as of May 31, 2023 was 4.18%
3M US L - 3 Month LIBOR as of May 31, 2023 was 5.49%
(a) | Securities exempt from registration under Rule 144A of the Securities Act of 1933. These securities may be sold in the ordinary course of business in transactions exempt from registration, normally to qualified institutional buyers. At period end, the aggregate market value of those securities was $2,114,877, representing 6.45% of net assets. |
(b) | Securities were purchased pursuant to Regulation S under the Securities Act of 1933, which exempts securities offered and sold outside of the United States from registration. Such securities cannot be sold in the United States without either an effective registration statement filed pursuant to the Securities Act of 1933, or pursuant to an exemption from registration. As of May 31, 2023, the market value of those securities was $711,787 representing 2.17% of net assets. |
(c) | Floating or variable rate security. Interest rate resets periodically on specific dates. The rate shown represents the coupon or interest rate in effect as of May 31, 2023. Security description includes the reference rate and spread if published and available. |
(d) | Securities are perpetual and thus do not have a predetermined maturity date. |
See Notes to Financial Statements.
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Security Description | Shares | Value | ||||||
COMMON STOCKS (99.31%) | ||||||||
Communication Services (4.83%) | ||||||||
Alphabet, Inc., Class C(a) | 13,149 | $ | 1,622,192 | |||||
AT&T, Inc. | 45,011 | 708,023 | ||||||
John Wiley & Sons, Inc., Class A(b) | 17,051 | 613,836 | ||||||
Verizon Communications, Inc. | 15,724 | 560,246 | ||||||
Total Communication Services | 3,504,297 | |||||||
Consumer Discretionary (6.39%) | ||||||||
ADT, Inc. | 73,292 | 417,031 | ||||||
Amazon.com, Inc.(a) | 21,902 | 2,640,943 | ||||||
Nordstrom, Inc. | 34,097 | 521,684 | ||||||
NVR, Inc.(a) | 98 | 544,314 | ||||||
PetMed Express, Inc.(b) | 34,184 | 506,949 | ||||||
Total Consumer Discretionary | 4,630,921 | |||||||
Consumer Staples (3.76%) | ||||||||
Altria Group, Inc. | 14,303 | 635,339 | ||||||
Coca-Cola Co. | 9,678 | 577,389 | ||||||
Philip Morris International, Inc. | 3,361 | 302,524 | ||||||
Vector Group, Ltd. | 103,404 | 1,210,861 | ||||||
Total Consumer Staples | 2,726,113 | |||||||
Energy (11.59%) | ||||||||
Antero Midstream Corp. | 106,729 | 1,089,703 | ||||||
Berry Corp. | 92,555 | 583,096 | ||||||
Devon Energy Corp. | 10,470 | 482,667 | ||||||
Equitrans Midstream Corp. | 151,434 | 1,291,732 | ||||||
Exxon Mobil Corp. | 24,062 | 2,458,655 | ||||||
Kinder Morgan, Inc. | 53,571 | 863,029 | ||||||
ONEOK, Inc. | 18,233 | 1,033,082 | ||||||
Select Water Solutions, Inc. | 83,019 | 602,718 | ||||||
Total Energy | 8,404,682 | |||||||
Financials (13.74%) | ||||||||
AllianceBernstein Holding LP | 42,029 | 1,461,348 | ||||||
Annaly Capital Management, Inc. | 25,816 | 487,406 | ||||||
Artisan Partners Asset Management, Inc., Class A | 25,288 | 809,216 | ||||||
Bank of America Corp. | 23,062 | 640,893 | ||||||
Dynex Capital, Inc.(b) | 29,932 | 336,436 | ||||||
FNB Corp.(b) | 36,454 | 400,629 | ||||||
Fulton Financial Corp. | 34,568 | 385,779 | ||||||
New York Community Bancorp, Inc.(b) | 44,906 | 461,634 | ||||||
Old Republic International Corp. | 28,682 | 702,422 | ||||||
OneMain Holdings, Inc. | 14,222 | 538,445 | ||||||
Ready Capital Corp.(b) | 48,877 | 494,147 | ||||||
Rithm Capital Corp. | 110,290 | 897,761 | ||||||
Starwood Property Trust, Inc.(b) | 20,189 | 354,317 | ||||||
US Bancorp | 32,757 | 979,434 | ||||||
Veritex Holdings, Inc. | 24,974 | 431,301 |
Security Description | Shares | Value | ||||||
Financials (continued) | ||||||||
Western Union Co. | 51,173 | $ | 582,860 | |||||
Total Financials | 9,964,028 | |||||||
Health Care (10.28%) | ||||||||
AbbVie, Inc. | 9,683 | 1,335,867 | ||||||
Bristol-Myers Squibb Co. | 19,616 | 1,264,055 | ||||||
Cardinal Health, Inc. | 9,698 | 798,145 | ||||||
Merck & Co., Inc. | 29,469 | 3,253,672 | ||||||
Pfizer, Inc. | 21,126 | 803,211 | ||||||
Total Health Care | 7,454,950 | |||||||
Industrials (4.62%) | ||||||||
Fastenal Co. | 19,145 | 1,030,958 | ||||||
Global Industrial Co. | 27,583 | 686,265 | ||||||
Quanex Building Products Corp. | 34,601 | 726,967 | ||||||
United Parcel Service, Inc., Class B | 5,443 | 908,981 | ||||||
Total Industrials | 3,353,171 | |||||||
Information Technology (28.60%) | ||||||||
Apple, Inc. | 32,139 | 5,696,638 | ||||||
Broadcom, Inc. | 1,455 | 1,175,582 | ||||||
Cisco Systems, Inc. | 41,096 | 2,041,238 | ||||||
Hewlett Packard Enterprise Co. | 81,086 | 1,169,260 | ||||||
Microsoft Corp. | 20,167 | 6,622,641 | ||||||
NetApp, Inc. | 8,188 | 543,274 | ||||||
NVIDIA Corp. | 5,799 | 2,193,994 | ||||||
Texas Instruments, Inc. | 7,482 | 1,300,970 | ||||||
Total Information Technology | 20,743,597 | |||||||
Materials (0.87%) | ||||||||
Newmont Mining Corp. | 15,607 | 632,864 | ||||||
Real Estate (8.44%) | ||||||||
Camden Property Trust | 5,142 | 537,185 | ||||||
Invitation Homes, Inc. | 17,405 | 589,681 | ||||||
Iron Mountain, Inc. | 19,552 | 1,044,468 | ||||||
Medical Properties Trust, Inc.(b) | 131,337 | 1,083,530 | ||||||
Piedmont Office Realty Trust, Inc., Class A | 41,811 | 260,483 | ||||||
SITE Centers Corp. | 54,782 | 653,002 | ||||||
Tanger Factory Outlet Centers, Inc. | 36,855 | 750,736 | ||||||
Universal Health Realty Income Trust | 27,530 | 1,202,510 | ||||||
Total Real Estate | 6,121,595 | |||||||
Utilities (6.19%) | ||||||||
Clearway Energy, Inc., Class C | 35,323 | 1,014,830 | ||||||
Duke Energy Corp. | 14,160 | 1,264,346 | ||||||
Entergy Corp. | 8,851 | 869,168 | ||||||
Evergy, Inc. | 8,749 | 506,130 |
See Notes to Financial Statements.
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Security Description | Shares | Value | ||||||
Utilities (continued) | ||||||||
OGE Energy Corp. | 23,723 | $ | 836,948 | |||||
Total Utilities | 4,491,422 | |||||||
TOTAL COMMON STOCKS | ||||||||
(Cost $71,498,434) | 72,027,640 |
7 Day Yield | Shares | Value | ||||||||||
SHORT TERM INVESTMENTS (1.64%) | ||||||||||||
Money Market Fund (0.55%) | ||||||||||||
State Street Institutional Treasury Plus Money Market Fund (Premier Class) | ||||||||||||
(Cost $396,733) | 5.02 | % | 396,733 | 396,733 | ||||||||
Investments Purchased with Collateral from Securities Loaned (1.09%) | ||||||||||||
State Street Navigator Securities Lending Government Money Market Portfolio, 5.11% | ||||||||||||
(Cost $789,913) | 789,913 | 789,913 | ||||||||||
TOTAL SHORT TERM INVESTMENTS | ||||||||||||
(Cost $1,186,646) | 1,186,646 | |||||||||||
TOTAL INVESTMENTS (100.94%) | ||||||||||||
(Cost $72,685,080) | $ | 73,214,286 | ||||||||||
LIABILITIES IN EXCESS OF OTHER ASSETS (-0.94%) | (684,681 | ) | ||||||||||
NET ASSETS - 100.00% | $ | 72,529,605 |
(a) | Non-income producing security. |
(b) | Security, or a portion of the security position is currently on loan. The total market value of securities on loan is $3,487,958. |
See Notes to Financial Statements.
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Security Description | Shares | Value | ||||||
COMMON STOCKS (99.63%) | ||||||||
Communication Services (6.65%) | ||||||||
Alphabet, Inc., Class A(a) | 1,731 | $ | 212,688 | |||||
Alphabet, Inc., Class C(a) | 1,322 | 163,095 | ||||||
Cargurus, Inc.(a) | 5,210 | 97,896 | ||||||
Liberty Broadband Corp., Class C(a) | 1,730 | 128,193 | ||||||
Magnite, Inc.(a) | 10,106 | 120,059 | ||||||
Meta Platforms, Inc., Class A(a) | 1,832 | 484,967 | ||||||
New York Times Co., Class A | 2,043 | 72,363 | ||||||
Sinclair, Inc., Class A(b) | 3,450 | 53,061 | ||||||
Sirius XM Holdings, Inc.(b) | 36,411 | 129,623 | ||||||
Total Communication Services | 1,461,945 | |||||||
Consumer Discretionary (11.57%) | ||||||||
ADT, Inc. | 13,359 | 76,013 | ||||||
Amazon.com, Inc.(a) | 3,156 | 380,550 | ||||||
BorgWarner, Inc. | 3,050 | 135,206 | ||||||
Capri Holdings, Ltd.(a) | 2,355 | 82,661 | ||||||
Chegg, Inc.(a) | 6,000 | 53,880 | ||||||
Choice Hotels International, Inc.(b) | 496 | 56,291 | ||||||
Ethan Allen Interiors, Inc. | 3,500 | 87,605 | ||||||
H&R Block, Inc. | 2,952 | 88,117 | ||||||
Home Depot, Inc. | 1,000 | 283,450 | ||||||
Lennar Corp., Class A | 1,465 | 156,931 | ||||||
Nordstrom, Inc. | 5,985 | 91,571 | ||||||
NVR, Inc.(a) | 27 | 149,964 | ||||||
Patrick Industries, Inc.(b) | 1,415 | 92,725 | ||||||
Stride, Inc.(a) | 2,520 | 101,833 | ||||||
Tesla, Inc.(a) | 2,069 | 421,931 | ||||||
TJX Cos., Inc. | 2,405 | 184,680 | ||||||
Vista Outdoor, Inc.(a) | 3,705 | 98,664 | ||||||
Total Consumer Discretionary | 2,542,072 | |||||||
Consumer Staples (4.77%) | ||||||||
Albertsons Cos., Inc. | 7,155 | 145,676 | ||||||
Altria Group, Inc. | 1,693 | 75,203 | ||||||
Coca-Cola Co. | 4,280 | 255,345 | ||||||
Herbalife, Ltd.(a)(b) | 840 | 9,945 | ||||||
Philip Morris International, Inc. | 2,270 | 204,323 | ||||||
Procter & Gamble Co. | 250 | 35,625 | ||||||
Sprouts Farmers Market, Inc.(a) | 3,747 | 129,496 | ||||||
USANA Health Sciences, Inc.(a) | 1,585 | 96,162 | ||||||
Vector Group, Ltd. | 8,180 | 95,788 | ||||||
Total Consumer Staples | 1,047,563 | |||||||
Energy (4.84%) | ||||||||
Berry Corp. | 12,655 | 79,726 | ||||||
Callon Petroleum Co.(a)(b) | 3,125 | 95,719 | ||||||
Chevron Corp. | 205 | 30,877 | ||||||
Exxon Mobil Corp. | 811 | 82,868 | ||||||
Kinder Morgan, Inc. | 9,237 | 148,808 | ||||||
ONEOK, Inc. | 2,156 | 122,159 | ||||||
PBF Energy, Inc., Class A | 2,405 | 88,528 | ||||||
Peabody Energy Corp. | 4,060 | 73,730 | ||||||
SandRidge Energy, Inc. | 6,600 | 88,902 |
Security Description | Shares | Value | ||||||
Energy (continued) | ||||||||
Transocean, Ltd.(a)(b) | 15,650 | $ | 89,518 | |||||
Williams Cos., Inc. | 5,660 | 162,216 | ||||||
Total Energy | 1,063,051 | |||||||
Financials (12.97%) | ||||||||
Arbor Realty Trust, Inc.(b) | 5,033 | 63,466 | ||||||
Berkshire Hathaway, Inc., Class B(a) | 465 | 149,302 | ||||||
Credit Acceptance Corp.(a) | 230 | 102,506 | ||||||
First Commonwealth Financial Corp. | 5,494 | 69,499 | ||||||
Genworth Financial, Inc., Class A(a) | 19,505 | 104,352 | ||||||
Hope Bancorp, Inc. | 6,071 | 48,689 | ||||||
Huntington Bancshares, Inc. | 13,045 | 134,494 | ||||||
JPMorgan Chase & Co. | 437 | 59,305 | ||||||
KeyCorp | 11,319 | 105,720 | ||||||
Marsh & McLennan Cos., Inc. | 1,115 | 193,096 | ||||||
Mastercard, Inc., Class A | 822 | 300,046 | ||||||
MGIC Investment Corp. | 7,895 | 119,372 | ||||||
Nelnet, Inc. | 930 | 86,025 | ||||||
New York Community Bancorp, Inc.(b) | 11,405 | 117,243 | ||||||
Old Republic International Corp. | 4,330 | 106,042 | ||||||
PROG Holdings, Inc.(a) | 4,155 | 135,578 | ||||||
Radian Group, Inc. | 4,512 | 115,237 | ||||||
Regions Financial Corp. | 6,146 | 106,141 | ||||||
Truist Financial Corp. | 4,785 | 145,799 | ||||||
US Bancorp | 2,912 | 87,069 | ||||||
Valley National Bancorp | 10,215 | 75,387 | ||||||
Visa, Inc., Class A | 1,458 | 322,262 | ||||||
Western Union Co. | 9,195 | 104,731 | ||||||
Total Financials | 2,851,361 | |||||||
Health Care (15.79%) | ||||||||
Abbott Laboratories | 2,297 | 234,294 | ||||||
AbbVie, Inc. | 2,101 | 289,854 | ||||||
Bristol-Myers Squibb Co. | 3,135 | 202,019 | ||||||
Catalyst Pharmaceuticals, Inc.(a) | 5,940 | 68,607 | ||||||
Cigna Group | 654 | 161,806 | ||||||
CVS Health Corp. | 2,501 | 170,143 | ||||||
Danaher Corp. | 890 | 204,362 | ||||||
Edwards Lifesciences Corp.(a) | 2,010 | 169,302 | ||||||
Gilead Sciences, Inc. | 2,390 | 183,887 | ||||||
Hologic, Inc.(a) | 1,480 | 116,757 | ||||||
Johnson & Johnson | 438 | 67,916 | ||||||
Laboratory Corp. of America Holdings | 410 | 87,137 | ||||||
Merck & Co., Inc. | 2,870 | 316,877 | ||||||
Pfizer, Inc. | 6,724 | 255,646 | ||||||
Progyny, Inc.(a) | 2,970 | 110,633 | ||||||
Quest Diagnostics, Inc. | 859 | 113,946 | ||||||
Sotera Health Co.(a) | 5,475 | 77,143 | ||||||
STAAR Surgical Co.(a)(b) | 1,540 | 89,351 | ||||||
UnitedHealth Group, Inc. | 190 | 92,576 |
See Notes to Financial Statements.
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Security Description | Shares | Value | ||||||
Health Care (continued) | ||||||||
Vericel Corp.(a) | 2,975 | $ | 95,557 | |||||
Vertex Pharmaceuticals, Inc.(a) | 576 | 186,376 | ||||||
Zoetis, Inc. | 1,085 | 176,866 | ||||||
Total Health Care | 3,471,055 | |||||||
Industrials (8.43%) | ||||||||
Advanced Drainage Systems, Inc. | 1,195 | 115,640 | ||||||
Allison Transmission Holdings, Inc. | 910 | 43,043 | ||||||
ArcBest Corp. | 1,090 | 91,320 | ||||||
BWX Technologies, Inc. | 1,548 | 93,375 | ||||||
CACI International, Inc., Class A(a) | 382 | 114,302 | ||||||
Casella Waste Systems, Inc., Class A(a) | 1,614 | 145,518 | ||||||
CH Robinson Worldwide, Inc. | 1,490 | 140,865 | ||||||
Cintas Corp. | 350 | 165,249 | ||||||
CSX Corp. | 5,794 | 177,702 | ||||||
Eagle Bulk Shipping, Inc.(b) | 2,030 | 79,738 | ||||||
Fastenal Co. | 2,895 | 155,896 | ||||||
Generac Holdings, Inc.(a) | 865 | 94,216 | ||||||
Landstar System, Inc. | 600 | 105,228 | ||||||
United Parcel Service, Inc., Class B | 1,115 | 186,205 | ||||||
XPO, Inc.(a) | 3,080 | 144,545 | ||||||
Total Industrials | 1,852,842 | |||||||
Information Technology (28.30%) | ||||||||
Accenture PLC, Class A | 860 | 263,092 | ||||||
Adeia, Inc. | 4,742 | 46,519 | ||||||
Adobe, Inc.(a) | 36 | 15,041 | ||||||
Advanced Micro Devices, Inc.(a) | 2,189 | 258,762 | ||||||
Apple, Inc. | 8,507 | 1,507,866 | ||||||
Broadcom, Inc. | 424 | 342,575 | ||||||
Cisco Systems, Inc. | 7,158 | 355,538 | ||||||
Cloudflare, Inc., Class A(a) | 1,818 | 125,733 | ||||||
Crowdstrike Holdings, Inc., Class A(a) | 858 | 137,392 | ||||||
Digital Turbine, Inc.(a)(b) | 8,700 | 79,518 | ||||||
Fortinet, Inc.(a) | 2,545 | 173,900 | ||||||
Gen Digital, Inc. | 9,606 | 168,489 | ||||||
Lattice Semiconductor Corp.(a) | 1,685 | 137,007 | ||||||
Manhattan Associates, Inc.(a) | 565 | 102,502 | ||||||
Microsoft Corp. | 3,968 | 1,303,052 | ||||||
NVIDIA Corp. | 1,057 | 399,905 | ||||||
QUALCOMM, Inc. | 1,281 | 145,278 | ||||||
Salesforce.com, Inc.(a) | 1,159 | 258,897 | ||||||
Synaptics, Inc.(a) | 930 | 80,017 | ||||||
Texas Instruments, Inc. | 1,165 | 202,570 | ||||||
Vontier Corp. | 3,920 | 116,189 | ||||||
Total Information Technology | 6,219,842 | |||||||
Materials (1.26%) | ||||||||
LSB Industries, Inc.(a) | 8,935 | 83,095 | ||||||
Ryerson Holding Corp. | 2,685 | 91,263 | ||||||
Sealed Air Corp. | 199 | 7,532 |
Security Description | Shares | Value | ||||||
Materials (continued) | ||||||||
SunCoke Energy, Inc. | 13,945 | $ | 94,687 | |||||
Total Materials | 276,577 | |||||||
Real Estate (4.58%) | ||||||||
Camden Property Trust | 1,410 | 147,303 | ||||||
Equity LifeStyle Properties, Inc. | 2,140 | 135,184 | ||||||
Equity Residential | 370 | 22,496 | ||||||
Healthpeak Properties, Inc. | 6,895 | 137,624 | ||||||
Highwoods Properties, Inc. | 2,136 | 44,173 | ||||||
Invitation Homes, Inc. | 4,880 | 165,334 | ||||||
Iron Mountain, Inc. | 2,850 | 152,247 | ||||||
Medical Properties Trust, Inc.(b) | 13,000 | 107,250 | ||||||
Terreno Realty Corp. | 1,555 | 95,368 | ||||||
Total Real Estate | 1,006,979 | |||||||
Utilities (0.47%) | ||||||||
OGE Energy Corp. | 2,946 | 103,935 | ||||||
TOTAL COMMON STOCKS | ||||||||
(Cost $20,895,287) | 21,897,222 |
7 Day Yield | Shares | Value | ||||||||||
SHORT TERM INVESTMENTS (1.44%) | ||||||||||||
Money Market Fund (0.22%) | ||||||||||||
State Street Institutional Treasury Plus Money Market Fund (Premier Class) | ||||||||||||
(Cost $48,459) | 5.02 | % | 48,459 | 48,459 | ||||||||
Investments Purchased with Collateral from Securities Loaned (1.22%) | ||||||||||||
State Street Navigator Securities Lending Government Money Market Portfolio, 5.11% | ||||||||||||
(Cost $267,783) | 267,783 | 267,783 | ||||||||||
TOTAL SHORT TERM INVESTMENTS | ||||||||||||
(Cost $316,242) | 316,242 | |||||||||||
TOTAL INVESTMENTS (101.07%) | ||||||||||||
(Cost $21,211,529) | $ | 22,213,464 | ||||||||||
LIABILITIES IN EXCESS OF OTHER ASSETS (-1.07%) | (234,676 | ) | ||||||||||
NET ASSETS - 100.00% | $ | 21,978,788 |
(a) | Non-income producing security. |
(b) | Security, or a portion of the security position is currently on loan. The total market value of securities on loan is $749,636. |
See Notes to Financial Statements.
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Security Description | Principal Amount | Value | ||||||
CORPORATE BONDS (71.50%) | ||||||||
Communications (4.94%) | ||||||||
AMC Networks, Inc. | ||||||||
5.00%, 04/01/2024 | $ | 346,000 | $ | 340,325 | ||||
4.75%, 08/01/2025 | 426,000 | 377,056 | ||||||
CCO Holdings LLC / CCO Holdings Capital Corp. | ||||||||
5.50%, 05/01/2026(a) | 450,000 | 441,187 | ||||||
Netflix, Inc. | ||||||||
4.38%, 11/15/2026 | 848,000 | 834,123 | ||||||
Sirius XM Radio, Inc. | ||||||||
3.13%, 09/01/2026(a) | 850,000 | 750,857 | ||||||
T-Mobile USA, Inc. | ||||||||
4.75%, 02/01/2028 | 1,500,000 | 1,473,026 | ||||||
Warnermedia Holdings, Inc. | ||||||||
6.41%, 03/15/2026 | 494,000 | 495,187 | ||||||
WMG Acquisition Corp. | ||||||||
3.75%, 12/01/2029(a) | 848,000 | 730,501 | ||||||
Total Communications | 5,442,262 | |||||||
Consumer Discretionary (11.79%) | ||||||||
Air Canada | ||||||||
3.88%, 08/15/2026(a) | 913,000 | 848,558 | ||||||
Aramark Services, Inc. | ||||||||
6.38%, 05/01/2025(a) | 913,000 | 906,974 | ||||||
Caesars Entertainment, Inc. | ||||||||
6.25%, 07/01/2025(a) | 1,078,000 | 1,075,694 | ||||||
Ford Motor Credit Co. LLC | ||||||||
2.30%, 02/10/2025 | 1,256,000 | 1,173,454 | ||||||
General Motors Financial Co., Inc. | ||||||||
5.40%, 04/06/2026 | 975,000 | 971,589 | ||||||
Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co. | ||||||||
5.00%, 05/31/2026 | 1,100,000 | 1,073,655 | ||||||
Hilton Domestic Operating Co., Inc. | ||||||||
3.75%, 05/01/2029(a) | 1,005,000 | 888,782 | ||||||
International Game Technology PLC | ||||||||
6.50%, 02/15/2025(a) | 241,000 | 242,121 | ||||||
Las Vegas Sands Corp. | ||||||||
3.20%, 08/08/2024 | 810,000 | 781,725 | ||||||
Lennar Corp. | ||||||||
4.75%, 11/29/2027 | 1,005,000 | 984,839 | ||||||
Marriott International, Inc. | ||||||||
4.90%, 04/15/2029 | 975,000 | 957,335 | ||||||
Newell Brands, Inc. | ||||||||
4.70%, 04/01/2026 | 848,000 | 790,760 | ||||||
Nissan Motor Co., Ltd. | ||||||||
3.52%, 09/17/2025(a) | 1,005,000 | 933,605 | ||||||
PulteGroup, Inc. | ||||||||
5.50%, 03/01/2026 | 1,337,000 | 1,343,341 | ||||||
Total Consumer Discretionary | 12,972,432 |
Security Description | Principal Amount | Value | ||||||
Consumer Staples (2.55%) | ||||||||
Anheuser-Busch InBev Worldwide, Inc. | ||||||||
4.75%, 01/23/2029 | $ | 913,000 | $ | 920,382 | ||||
JBS USA LUX SA / JBS USA Food Co. / JBS USA Finance, Inc. | ||||||||
5.13%, 02/01/2028(a) | 1,000,000 | 964,419 | ||||||
Spectrum Brands, Inc. | ||||||||
5.75%, 07/15/2025 | 30,000 | 29,846 | ||||||
US Foods, Inc. | ||||||||
6.25%, 04/15/2025(a) | 890,000 | 888,895 | ||||||
Total Consumer Staples | 2,803,542 | |||||||
Energy (3.08%) | ||||||||
DCP Midstream Operating LP | ||||||||
5.38%, 07/15/2025 | 850,000 | 841,501 | ||||||
Petroleos Mexicanos | ||||||||
4.88%, 01/18/2024 | 878,000 | 863,164 | ||||||
Reliance Industries, Ltd. | ||||||||
4.13%, 01/28/2025(a) | 839,000 | 824,226 | ||||||
Schlumberger Holdings Corp. | ||||||||
3.90%, 05/17/2028(a) | 913,000 | 866,431 | ||||||
Total Energy | 3,395,322 | |||||||
Financials (23.06%) | ||||||||
Air Lease Corp. | ||||||||
4.25%, 02/01/2024 | 850,000 | 839,813 | ||||||
American Express Co. | ||||||||
5.85%, 11/05/2027 | 1,114,000 | 1,157,135 | ||||||
Bank of America Corp. | ||||||||
4.25%, 10/22/2026 | 1,371,000 | 1,327,447 | ||||||
Blackstone Secured Lending Fund | ||||||||
3.63%, 01/15/2026 | 997,000 | 919,174 | ||||||
Capital One Financial Corp. | ||||||||
4.20%, 10/29/2025 | 913,000 | 869,879 | ||||||
Citigroup, Inc. | ||||||||
4.45%, 09/29/2027 | 1,371,000 | 1,318,857 | ||||||
EPR Properties | ||||||||
4.75%, 12/15/2026 | 850,000 | 768,258 | ||||||
FS KKR Capital Corp. | ||||||||
3.40%, 01/15/2026 | 1,005,000 | 912,661 | ||||||
GLP Capital LP / GLP Financing II, Inc. | ||||||||
3.35%, 09/01/2024 | 810,000 | 784,442 | ||||||
Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. | ||||||||
4.25%, 10/21/2025 | 1,371,000 | 1,336,612 | ||||||
HAT Holdings I LLC / HAT Holdings II LLC | ||||||||
3.38%, 06/15/2026(a) | 934,000 | 818,114 | ||||||
Icahn Enterprises LP / Icahn Enterprises Finance Corp. | ||||||||
4.75%, 09/15/2024 | 1,079,000 | 1,011,321 | ||||||
Iron Mountain, Inc. | ||||||||
4.88%, 09/15/2027(a) | 959,000 | 898,310 | ||||||
JPMorgan Chase & Co. | ||||||||
4.25%, 10/01/2027 | 1,371,000 | 1,339,223 |
See Notes to Financial Statements.
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Schedule of Investments | May 31, 2023 (Unaudited) |
Security Description | Principal Amount | Value | ||||||
Financials (continued) | ||||||||
KeyBank NA/Cleveland OH | ||||||||
5.85%, 11/15/2027 | $ | 1,062,000 | $ | 986,873 | ||||
NatWest Markets PLC | ||||||||
3.48%, 03/22/2025(a) | 847,000 | 814,799 | ||||||
Newmark Group, Inc. | ||||||||
6.13%, 11/15/2023 | 1,051,000 | 1,043,632 | ||||||
Omega Healthcare Investors, Inc. | ||||||||
4.38%, 08/01/2023 | 283,000 | 281,194 | ||||||
5.25%, 01/15/2026 | 558,000 | 542,985 | ||||||
OneMain Finance Corp. | ||||||||
6.13%, 03/15/2024 | 1,078,000 | 1,054,316 | ||||||
Royal Bank of Canada | ||||||||
6.00%, 11/01/2027 | 1,114,000 | 1,155,279 | ||||||
Santander Holdings USA, Inc. | ||||||||
3.50%, 06/07/2024 | 422,000 | 410,200 | ||||||
SBA Communications Corp. | ||||||||
3.88%, 02/15/2027 | 1,279,000 | 1,180,033 | ||||||
Starwood Property Trust, Inc. | ||||||||
4.75%, 03/15/2025 | 848,000 | 796,585 | ||||||
VICI Properties LP / VICI Note Co., Inc. | ||||||||
4.25%, 12/01/2026(a) | 1,189,000 | 1,115,981 | ||||||
Wells Fargo & Co. | ||||||||
3.30%, 09/09/2024 | 1,738,000 | 1,695,116 | ||||||
Total Financials | 25,378,239 | |||||||
Health Care (2.10%) | ||||||||
DaVita, Inc. | ||||||||
4.63%, 06/01/2030(a) | 959,000 | 821,309 | ||||||
GE HealthCare Technologies, Inc. | ||||||||
5.60%, 11/15/2025(a) | 1,062,000 | 1,065,394 | ||||||
HCA, Inc. | ||||||||
5.38%, 02/01/2025 | 426,000 | 423,306 | ||||||
Total Health Care | 2,310,009 | |||||||
Industrials (5.14%) | ||||||||
Boeing Co. | ||||||||
4.88%, 05/01/2025 | 1,005,000 | 995,523 | ||||||
MasTec, Inc. | ||||||||
4.50%, 08/15/2028(a) | 929,000 | 856,516 | ||||||
Sensata Technologies BV | ||||||||
5.00%, 10/01/2025(a) | 848,000 | 834,298 | ||||||
Stericycle, Inc. | ||||||||
5.38%, 07/15/2024(a) | 851,000 | 842,490 | ||||||
TransDigm, Inc. | ||||||||
6.25%, 03/15/2026(a) | 890,000 | 884,830 | ||||||
WESCO Distribution, Inc. | ||||||||
7.13%, 06/15/2025(a) | 1,231,000 | 1,241,085 | ||||||
Total Industrials | 5,654,742 | |||||||
Materials (10.33%) | ||||||||
Alcoa Nederland Holding BV | ||||||||
4.13%, 03/31/2029(a) | 1,123,000 | 1,014,176 |
Security Description | Principal Amount | Value | ||||||
Materials (continued) | ||||||||
ArcelorMittal SA | ||||||||
3.60%, 07/16/2024 | $ | 936,000 | $ | 916,830 | ||||
6.55%, 11/29/2027 | 1,062,000 | 1,101,669 | ||||||
Arconic Corp. | ||||||||
6.00%, 05/15/2025(a) | 913,000 | 917,558 | ||||||
Ardagh Packaging Finance PLC / Ardagh Holdings USA, Inc. | ||||||||
5.25%, 04/30/2025(a) | 1,096,000 | 1,075,340 | ||||||
Ball Corp. | ||||||||
5.25%, 07/01/2025 | 684,000 | 681,266 | ||||||
4.88%, 03/15/2026 | 426,000 | 417,194 | ||||||
Berry Global, Inc. | ||||||||
4.88%, 07/15/2026(a) | 963,000 | 932,926 | ||||||
Freeport-McMoRan, Inc. | ||||||||
5.00%, 09/01/2027 | 472,000 | 462,564 | ||||||
Methanex Corp. | ||||||||
5.13%, 10/15/2027 | 890,000 | 829,710 | ||||||
NOVA Chemicals Corp. | ||||||||
4.88%, 06/01/2024(a) | 1,078,000 | 1,054,100 | ||||||
Novelis Corp. | ||||||||
3.25%, 11/15/2026(a) | 850,000 | 767,600 | ||||||
Sasol Financing USA LLC | ||||||||
4.38%, 09/18/2026 | 558,000 | 489,106 | ||||||
Standard Industries, Inc. | ||||||||
3.38%, 01/15/2031(a) | 913,000 | 714,086 | ||||||
Total Materials | 11,374,125 | |||||||
Technology (2.93%) | ||||||||
CDW LLC / CDW Finance Corp. | ||||||||
3.57%, 12/01/2031 | 848,000 | 708,477 | ||||||
Gen Digital, Inc. | ||||||||
5.00%, 04/15/2025(a) | 711,000 | 695,624 | ||||||
Microchip Technology, Inc. | ||||||||
4.25%, 09/01/2025 | 929,000 | 906,016 | ||||||
Seagate HDD Cayman | ||||||||
4.75%, 06/01/2023 | 913,000 | 913,000 | ||||||
Total Technology | 3,223,117 | |||||||
Utilities (5.58%) | ||||||||
American Electric Power Co., Inc. | ||||||||
5.75%, 11/01/2027 | 1,114,000 | 1,148,919 | ||||||
AmeriGas Partners LP / AmeriGas Finance Corp. | ||||||||
5.88%, 08/20/2026 | 934,000 | 869,518 | ||||||
Calpine Corp. | ||||||||
5.25%, 06/01/2026(a) | 450,000 | 436,782 | ||||||
NextEra Energy Operating Partners LP | ||||||||
4.25%, 07/15/2024(a) | 1,227,000 | 1,204,472 | ||||||
NRG Energy, Inc. | ||||||||
3.75%, 06/15/2024(a) | 848,000 | 821,549 | ||||||
6.63%, 01/15/2027 | 300,000 | 299,513 |
See Notes to Financial Statements.
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Schedule of Investments | May 31, 2023 (Unaudited) |
Security Description | Principal Amount | Value | ||||||
Utilities (continued) | ||||||||
Vistra Operations Co. LLC | ||||||||
3.55%, 07/15/2024(a) | $ | 1,411,000 | $ | 1,366,142 | ||||
Total Utilities | 6,146,895 | |||||||
TOTAL CORPORATE BONDS | ||||||||
(Cost $83,428,158) | 78,700,685 | |||||||
GOVERNMENT BONDS (24.56%) | ||||||||
U.S. Treasury Note | ||||||||
2.50%, 05/31/2024 | 8,622,000 | 8,396,415 | ||||||
2.88%, 06/15/2025 | 79,000 | 76,688 | ||||||
3.25%, 06/30/2029 | 104,000 | 101,148 | ||||||
United States Treasury Bond | ||||||||
3.25%, 05/15/2042 | 6,251,000 | 5,609,784 | ||||||
3.88%, 02/15/2043 | 3,950,000 | 3,873,469 | ||||||
4.00%, 11/15/2052 | 8,753,000 | 8,973,193 | ||||||
TOTAL GOVERNMENT BONDS | ||||||||
(Cost $28,092,100) | 27,030,697 |
7 Day Yield | Shares | Value | ||||||||||
SHORT TERM INVESTMENTS (3.06%) | ||||||||||||
Money Market Fund (3.06%) | ||||||||||||
State Street Institutional Treasury Plus Money Market Fund (Premier Class) | 5.02 | % | 3,372,324 | 3,372,324 | ||||||||
TOTAL SHORT TERM INVESTMENTS | ||||||||||||
(Cost $3,372,324) | 3,372,324 | |||||||||||
TOTAL INVESTMENTS (99.12%) | ||||||||||||
(Cost $114,892,582) | $ | 109,103,706 | ||||||||||
OTHER ASSETS IN EXCESS OF LIABILITIES (0.88%) | 964,091 | |||||||||||
NET ASSETS - 100.00% | $ | 110,067,797 |
(a) | Securities exempt from registration under Rule 144A of the Securities Act of 1933. These securities may be sold in the ordinary course of business in transactions exempt from registration, normally to qualified institutional buyers. At period end, the aggregate market value of those securities was $31,555,732, representing 28.67% of net assets. |
See Notes to Financial Statements.
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RiverFront ETFs
Statements of Assets and Liabilities | May 31, 2023 (Unaudited) |
RiverFront Dynamic Core Income ETF |
RiverFront Dynamic US Dividend Advantage ETF |
RiverFront Dynamic US Flex-Cap ETF |
RiverFront Strategic Income Fund |
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ASSETS: | ||||||||||||||||
Investments, at value(a) | $ | 32,560,729 | $ | 73,214,286 | $ | 22,213,464 | $ | 109,103,706 | ||||||||
Dividend receivable | 4,553 | 137,345 | 42,741 | 15,793 | ||||||||||||
Interest receivable | 236,602 | – | – | 991,854 | ||||||||||||
Total Assets | 32,801,884 | 73,351,631 | 22,256,205 | 110,111,353 | ||||||||||||
LIABILITIES: | ||||||||||||||||
Payable to adviser | 14,254 | 32,113 | 9,634 | 43,556 | ||||||||||||
Payable for collateral upon return of securities loaned | – | 789,913 | 267,783 | – | ||||||||||||
Total Liabilities | 14,254 | 822,026 | 277,417 | 43,556 | ||||||||||||
NET ASSETS | $ | 32,787,630 | $ | 72,529,605 | $ | 21,978,788 | $ | 110,067,797 | ||||||||
NET ASSETS CONSIST OF: | ||||||||||||||||
Paid-in capital | $ | 37,867,916 | $ | 78,998,352 | $ | 42,697,365 | $ | 128,217,694 | ||||||||
Total distributable earnings/(accumulated losses) | (5,080,286 | ) | (6,468,747 | ) | (20,718,577 | ) | (18,149,897 | ) | ||||||||
NET ASSETS | $ | 32,787,630 | $ | 72,529,605 | $ | 21,978,788 | $ | 110,067,797 | ||||||||
INVESTMENTS, AT COST | $ | 34,467,125 | $ | 72,685,080 | $ | 21,211,529 | $ | 114,892,582 | ||||||||
PRICING OF SHARES | ||||||||||||||||
Net Assets | $ | 32,787,630 | $ | 72,529,605 | $ | 21,978,788 | $ | 110,067,797 | ||||||||
Shares of beneficial interest outstanding (Unlimited number of shares authorized, par value $0.01 per share) | 1,475,000 | 1,675,002 | 525,002 | 4,850,000 | ||||||||||||
Net Asset Value, offering and redemption price per share | $ | 22.23 | $ | 43.30 | $ | 41.86 | $ | 22.69 |
(a) | Includes $-, $3,487,958, $749,636, and $-, respectively, of securities on loan. |
See Notes to Financial Statements.
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RiverFront ETFs
Statements of Operations | For the Six Months Ended May 31, 2023 (Unaudited) |
RiverFront Dynamic Core Income ETF |
RiverFront Dynamic US Dividend Advantage ETF |
RiverFront Dynamic US Flex-Cap ETF |
RiverFront Strategic Income Fund |
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INVESTMENT INCOME: | ||||||||||||||||
Interest | $ | 606,555 | $ | – | $ | – | $ | 1,926,385 | ||||||||
Dividends | 35,083 | 1,630,919 | 278,496 | 93,346 | ||||||||||||
Securities Lending Income | – | 2,928 | 4,815 | – | ||||||||||||
Total Investment Income | 641,638 | 1,633,847 | 283,311 | 2,019,731 | ||||||||||||
EXPENSES: | ||||||||||||||||
Investment adviser and sub-adviser fees (Note 3) | 93,494 | 204,387 | 60,979 | 250,646 | ||||||||||||
Total Expenses | 93,494 | 204,387 | 60,979 | 250,646 | ||||||||||||
NET INVESTMENT INCOME | 548,144 | 1,429,460 | 222,332 | 1,769,085 | ||||||||||||
REALIZED AND UNREALIZED GAIN/(LOSS) | ||||||||||||||||
Net realized gain/(loss) on investments(a) | (1,536,954 | ) | (1,217,846 | ) | 161,965 | (1,016,337 | ) | |||||||||
NET REALIZED GAIN/(LOSS) | (1,536,954 | ) | (1,217,846 | ) | 161,965 | (1,016,337 | ) | |||||||||
Net change in unrealized appreciation/(depreciation) on investments | 1,668,761 | (2,073,406 | ) | (760,144 | ) | 1,202,706 | ||||||||||
NET CHANGE IN UNREALIZED APPRECIATION/(DEPRECIATION) | 1,668,761 | (2,073,406 | ) | (760,144 | ) | 1,202,706 | ||||||||||
NET REALIZED AND UNREALIZED GAIN/(LOSS) ON INVESTMENTS | 131,807 | (3,291,252 | ) | (598,179 | ) | 186,369 | ||||||||||
NET INCREASE/(DECREASE) IN NET ASSETS RESULTING FROM OPERATIONS | $ | 679,951 | $ | (1,861,792 | ) | $ | (375,847 | ) | $ | 1,955,454 |
(a) | Includes realized gain or loss as a result of in-kind transactions (See Note 4 in Notes to Financial Statements). |
See Notes to Financial Statements.
20 | May 31, 2023
RiverFront Dynamic Core Income ETF
Statements of Changes in Net Assets
For the Six Months Ended May 31, 2023 (Unaudited) |
For the Year Ended November 30, 2022 |
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OPERATIONS: | ||||||||
Net investment income | $ | 548,144 | $ | 1,590,452 | ||||
Net realized loss | (1,536,954 | ) | (4,980,857 | ) | ||||
Net change in unrealized appreciation/(depreciation) | 1,668,761 | (5,468,905 | ) | |||||
Net increase/(decrease) in net assets resulting from operations | 679,951 | (8,859,310 | ) | |||||
DISTRIBUTIONS TO SHAREHOLDERS: | ||||||||
From distributable earnings | (556,310 | ) | (3,382,868 | ) | ||||
Total distributions | (556,310 | ) | (3,382,868 | ) | ||||
CAPITAL SHARE TRANSACTIONS: | ||||||||
Proceeds from sale of shares | – | 4,002,594 | ||||||
Shares redeemed | (10,677,192 | ) | (66,292,105 | ) | ||||
Net decrease from share transactions | (10,677,192 | ) | (62,289,511 | ) | ||||
Net decrease in net assets | (10,553,551 | ) | (74,531,689 | ) | ||||
NET ASSETS: | ||||||||
Beginning of period | 43,341,181 | 117,872,871 | ||||||
End of period | $ | 32,787,630 | $ | 43,341,182 | ||||
OTHER INFORMATION: | ||||||||
CAPITAL SHARE TRANSACTIONS: | ||||||||
Beginning shares | 1,950,000 | 4,650,000 | ||||||
Shares sold | – | 175,000 | ||||||
Shares redeemed | (475,000 | ) | (2,875,000 | ) | ||||
Shares outstanding, end of period | 1,475,000 | 1,950,000 |
See Notes to Financial Statements.
21 | May 31, 2023
RiverFront Dynamic US Dividend Advantage ETF
Statements of Changes in Net Assets
For the Six Months Ended May 31, 2023 (Unaudited) |
For the Year Ended November 30, 2022 |
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OPERATIONS: | ||||||||
Net investment income | $ | 1,429,460 | $ | 3,463,622 | ||||
Net realized gain/(loss) | (1,217,846 | ) | 35,036,588 | |||||
Net change in unrealized depreciation | (2,073,406 | ) | (36,235,123 | ) | ||||
Net increase/(decrease) in net assets resulting from operations | (1,861,792 | ) | 2,265,087 | |||||
DISTRIBUTIONS TO SHAREHOLDERS: | ||||||||
From distributable earnings | (1,176,120 | ) | (3,342,217 | ) | ||||
Total distributions | (1,176,120 | ) | (3,342,217 | ) | ||||
CAPITAL SHARE TRANSACTIONS: | ||||||||
Proceeds from sale of shares | – | 54,331,616 | ||||||
Shares redeemed | (17,313,606 | ) | (92,897,556 | ) | ||||
Net decrease from share transactions | (17,313,606 | ) | (38,565,940 | ) | ||||
Net decrease in net assets | (20,351,518 | ) | (39,643,070 | ) | ||||
NET ASSETS: | ||||||||
Beginning of period | 92,881,123 | 132,524,193 | ||||||
End of period | $ | 72,529,605 | $ | 92,881,123 | ||||
OTHER INFORMATION: | ||||||||
CAPITAL SHARE TRANSACTIONS: | ||||||||
Beginning shares | 2,075,002 | 2,950,002 | ||||||
Shares sold | – | 1,200,000 | ||||||
Shares redeemed | (400,000 | ) | (2,075,000 | ) | ||||
Shares outstanding, end of period | 1,675,002 | 2,075,002 |
See Notes to Financial Statements.
22 | May 31, 2023
RiverFront Dynamic US Flex-Cap ETF
Statements of Changes in Net Assets
For the Six Months Ended May 31, 2023 (Unaudited) |
For the Year Ended November 30, 2022 |
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OPERATIONS: | ||||||||
Net investment income | $ | 222,332 | $ | 374,530 | ||||
Net realized gain | 161,965 | 10,867,396 | ||||||
Net change in unrealized depreciation | (760,144 | ) | (13,757,793 | ) | ||||
Net decrease in net assets resulting from operations | (375,847 | ) | (2,515,867 | ) | ||||
DISTRIBUTIONS TO SHAREHOLDERS: | ||||||||
From distributable earnings | (203,867 | ) | (438,679 | ) | ||||
From return of capital | – | (8,648 | ) | |||||
Total distributions | (203,867 | ) | (447,327 | ) | ||||
CAPITAL SHARE TRANSACTIONS: | ||||||||
Proceeds from sale of shares | – | 15,524,015 | ||||||
Shares redeemed | (6,240,082 | ) | (35,496,905 | ) | ||||
Net decrease from share transactions | (6,240,082 | ) | (19,972,890 | ) | ||||
Net decrease in net assets | (6,819,796 | ) | (22,936,084 | ) | ||||
NET ASSETS: | ||||||||
Beginning of period | 28,798,584 | 51,734,668 | ||||||
End of period | $ | 21,978,788 | $ | 28,798,584 | ||||
OTHER INFORMATION: | ||||||||
CAPITAL SHARE TRANSACTIONS: | ||||||||
Beginning shares | 675,002 | 1,125,002 | ||||||
Shares sold | – | 350,000 | ||||||
Shares redeemed | (150,000 | ) | (800,000 | ) | ||||
Shares outstanding, end of period | 525,002 | 675,002 |
See Notes to Financial Statements.
23 | May 31, 2023
RiverFront Strategic Income Fund
Statements of Changes in Net Assets
For the Six Months Ended May 31, 2023 (Unaudited) |
For the Year Ended November 30, 2022 |
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OPERATIONS: | ||||||||
Net investment income | $ | 1,769,085 | $ | 2,966,868 | ||||
Net realized loss | (1,016,337 | ) | (3,575,790 | ) | ||||
Net change in unrealized appreciation/(depreciation) | 1,202,706 | (6,970,220 | ) | |||||
Net increase/(decrease) in net assets resulting from operations | 1,955,454 | (7,579,142 | ) | |||||
DISTRIBUTIONS TO SHAREHOLDERS: | ||||||||
From distributable earnings | (1,785,230 | ) | (3,248,534 | ) | ||||
Total distributions | (1,785,230 | ) | (3,248,534 | ) | ||||
CAPITAL SHARE TRANSACTIONS: | ||||||||
Proceeds from sale of shares | 14,823,283 | 9,753,437 | ||||||
Shares redeemed | (9,685,027 | ) | (37,059,629 | ) | ||||
Net increase/(decrease) from share transactions | 5,138,256 | (27,306,192 | ) | |||||
Net increase/(decrease) in net assets | 5,308,480 | (38,133,868 | ) | |||||
NET ASSETS: | ||||||||
Beginning of period | 104,759,317 | 142,893,186 | ||||||
End of period | $ | 110,067,797 | $ | 104,759,318 | ||||
OTHER INFORMATION: | ||||||||
CAPITAL SHARE TRANSACTIONS: | ||||||||
Beginning shares | 4,625,000 | 5,825,000 | ||||||
Shares sold | 650,000 | 425,000 | ||||||
Shares redeemed | (425,000 | ) | (1,625,000 | ) | ||||
Shares outstanding, end of period | 4,850,000 | 4,625,000 |
See Notes to Financial Statements.
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RiverFront Dynamic Core Income ETF
Financial Highlights | For a Share Outstanding Throughout the Periods Presented |
For the Six Months Ended May 31, 2023 (Unaudited) |
For the Year Ended November 30, 2022 |
For the Year Ended November 30, 2021 |
For the Year Ended November 30, 2020 |
For the Year Ended November 30, 2019 |
For the Year Ended November 30, 2018 |
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NET ASSET VALUE, BEGINNING OF PERIOD | $ | 22.23 | $ | 25.35 | $ | 26.21 | $ | 25.22 | $ | 23.52 | $ | 24.60 | ||||||||||||
INCOME/(LOSS) FROM INVESTMENT OPERATIONS: | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Net investment income(a) | 0.33 | 0.47 | 0.47 | 0.50 | 0.68 | 0.68 | ||||||||||||||||||
Net realized and unrealized gain/(loss) | 0.01 | (2.71 | ) | (0.87 | ) | 0.99 | 1.70 | (1.10 | ) | |||||||||||||||
Total from investment operations | 0.34 | (2.24 | ) | (0.40 | ) | 1.49 | 2.38 | (0.42 | ) | |||||||||||||||
DISTRIBUTIONS: | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
From net investment income | (0.34 | ) | (0.50 | ) | (0.46 | ) | (0.50 | ) | (0.68 | ) | (0.66 | ) | ||||||||||||
From net realized gains | – | (0.38 | ) | – | – | – | – | |||||||||||||||||
Total distributions | (0.34 | ) | (0.88 | ) | (0.46 | ) | (0.50 | ) | (0.68 | ) | (0.66 | ) | ||||||||||||
NET INCREASE/(DECREASE) IN NET ASSET VALUE | – | (3.12 | ) | (0.86 | ) | 0.99 | 1.70 | (1.08 | ) | |||||||||||||||
NET ASSET VALUE, END OF PERIOD | $ | 22.23 | $ | 22.23 | $ | 25.35 | $ | 26.21 | $ | 25.22 | $ | 23.52 | ||||||||||||
TOTAL RETURN(b) | 1.55 | % | (9.02 | )% | (1.51 | )% | 5.97 | % | 10.22 | % | (1.74 | )% | ||||||||||||
RATIOS/SUPPLEMENTAL DATA: | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Net assets, end of period (000s) | $ | 32,788 | $ | 43,341 | $ | 117,873 | $ | 112,724 | $ | 134,951 | $ | 150,527 | ||||||||||||
Ratio of expenses to average net assets | 0.51 | %(c) | 0.51 | % | 0.51 | % | 0.51 | % | 0.51 | % | 0.51 | % | ||||||||||||
Ratio of net investment income to average net assets | 2.99 | %(c) | 2.03 | % | 1.83 | % | 1.94 | % | 2.74 | % | 2.83 | % | ||||||||||||
Portfolio turnover rate(d) | 25 | % | 50 | % | 45 | % | 11 | % | 6 | % | 15 | % |
(a) | Based on average shares outstanding during the period. |
(b) | Total return is calculated assuming an initial investment made at the net asset value at the beginning of the period and the redemption at the net asset value on the last day of the period and assuming all distributions are reinvested at the actual reinvestment prices. Total return calculated for a period of less than one year is not annualized. |
(c) | Annualized. |
(d) | Portfolio turnover for periods less than one year are not annualized and does not include securities received or delivered from processing creations or redemptions in-kind. |
See Notes to Financial Statements.
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RiverFront Dynamic US Dividend Advantage ETF
Financial Highlights | For a Share Outstanding Throughout the Periods Presented |
For the Six Months Ended May 31, 2023 (Unaudited) |
For the Year Ended November 30, 2022 |
For the Year Ended November 30, 2021 |
For the Year Ended November 30, 2020 |
For the Year Ended November 30, 2019 |
For the Year Ended November 30, 2018 |
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NET ASSET VALUE, BEGINNING OF PERIOD | $ | 44.76 | $ | 44.92 | $ | 37.03 | $ | 33.98 | $ | 31.19 | $ | 31.39 | ||||||||||||
INCOME/(LOSS) FROM INVESTMENT OPERATIONS: | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Net investment income(a) | 0.78 | 1.46 | 0.62 | 0.56 | 0.65 | 0.73 | ||||||||||||||||||
Net realized and unrealized gain/(loss) | (1.60 | ) | (0.21 | ) | 7.90 | 3.08 | 2.81 | (0.26 | ) | |||||||||||||||
Total from investment operations | (0.82 | ) | 1.25 | 8.52 | 3.64 | 3.46 | 0.47 | |||||||||||||||||
DISTRIBUTIONS: | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
From net investment income | (0.64 | ) | (1.41 | ) | (0.63 | ) | (0.59 | ) | (0.67 | ) | (0.67 | ) | ||||||||||||
Total distributions | (0.64 | ) | (1.41 | ) | (0.63 | ) | (0.59 | ) | (0.67 | ) | (0.67 | ) | ||||||||||||
NET INCREASE/(DECREASE) IN NET ASSET VALUE | (1.46 | ) | (0.16 | ) | 7.89 | 3.05 | 2.79 | (0.20 | ) | |||||||||||||||
NET ASSET VALUE, END OF PERIOD | $ | 43.30 | $ | 44.76 | $ | 44.92 | $ | 37.03 | $ | 33.98 | $ | 31.19 | ||||||||||||
TOTAL RETURN(b) | (1.78 | )% | 2.86 | % | 23.13 | % | 10.92 | % | 11.29 | % | 1.45 | % | ||||||||||||
RATIOS/SUPPLEMENTAL DATA: | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Net assets, end of period (000s) | $ | 72,530 | $ | 92,881 | $ | 132,524 | $ | 133,294 | $ | 130,828 | $ | 151,293 | ||||||||||||
Ratio of expenses to average net assets | 0.52 | %(c) | 0.52 | % | 0.52 | % | 0.52 | % | 0.52 | % | 0.52 | % | ||||||||||||
Ratio of net investment income to average net assets | 3.64 | %(c) | 3.23 | % | 1.47 | % | 1.68 | % | 2.05 | % | 2.27 | % | ||||||||||||
Portfolio turnover rate(d) | 14 | % | 104 | % | 0 | % | 75 | % | 64 | % | 96 | % |
(a) | Based on average shares outstanding during the period. |
(b) | Total return is calculated assuming an initial investment made at the net asset value at the beginning of the period and the redemption at the net asset value on the last day of the period and assuming all distributions are reinvested at the actual reinvestment prices. Total return calculated for a period of less than one year is not annualized. |
(c) | Annualized. |
(d) | Portfolio turnover for periods less than one year are not annualized and does not include securities received or delivered from processing creations or redemptions in-kind. |
See Notes to Financial Statements.
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RiverFront Dynamic US Flex-Cap ETF
Financial Highlights | For a Share Outstanding Throughout the Periods Presented |
For the Six Months Ended May 31, 2023 (Unaudited) |
For the Year Ended November 30, 2022 |
For the Year Ended November 30, 2021 |
For the Year Ended November 30, 2020 |
For the Year Ended November 30, 2019 |
For the Year Ended November 30, 2018 |
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NET ASSET VALUE, BEGINNING OF PERIOD | $ | 42.66 | $ | 45.99 | $ | 37.58 | $ | 34.70 | $ | 32.79 | $ | 32.46 | ||||||||||||
INCOME/(LOSS) FROM INVESTMENT OPERATIONS: | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Net investment income(a) | 0.39 | 0.48 | 0.42 | 0.45 | 0.48 | 0.44 | ||||||||||||||||||
Net realized and unrealized gain/(loss) | (0.82 | ) | (3.23 | ) | 8.43 | 2.87 | (b) | 1.93 | 0.27 | (b) | ||||||||||||||
Total from investment operations | (0.43 | ) | (2.75 | ) | 8.85 | 3.32 | 2.41 | 0.71 | ||||||||||||||||
DISTRIBUTIONS: | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
From net investment income | (0.37 | ) | (0.57 | ) | (0.44 | ) | (0.44 | ) | (0.50 | ) | (0.38 | ) | ||||||||||||
Tax return of capital | – | (0.01 | ) | – | – | – | – | |||||||||||||||||
Total distributions | (0.37 | ) | (0.58 | ) | (0.44 | ) | (0.44 | ) | (0.50 | ) | (0.38 | ) | ||||||||||||
NET INCREASE/(DECREASE) IN NET ASSET VALUE | (0.80 | ) | (3.33 | ) | 8.41 | 2.88 | 1.91 | 0.33 | ||||||||||||||||
NET ASSET VALUE, END OF PERIOD | $ | 41.86 | $ | 42.66 | $ | 45.99 | $ | 37.58 | $ | 34.70 | $ | 32.79 | ||||||||||||
TOTAL RETURN(c) | (0.99 | )% | (5.98 | )% | 23.65 | % | 9.75 | % | 7.49 | % | 2.16 | % | ||||||||||||
RATIOS/SUPPLEMENTAL DATA: | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Net assets, end of period (000s) | $ | 21,979 | $ | 28,799 | $ | 51,735 | $ | 71,400 | $ | 126,662 | $ | 152,464 | ||||||||||||
Ratio of expenses to average net assets | 0.52 | %(d) | 0.52 | % | 0.52 | % | 0.52 | % | 0.52 | % | 0.52 | % | ||||||||||||
Ratio of net investment income to average net assets | 1.90 | %(d) | 1.10 | % | 0.97 | % | 1.34 | % | 1.46 | % | 1.30 | % | ||||||||||||
Portfolio turnover rate(e) | 39 | % | 113 | % | 5 | % | 99 | % | 98 | % | 152 | % |
(a) | Based on average shares outstanding during the period. |
(b) | Net realized and unrealized gain on investments per share does not correlate to the aggregate of the net realized and unrealized gain/(loss) in the Statements of Operations for the period(s) presented, primarily due to the timing of the sales and repurchases of the Fund's shares in relation to the fluctuating market values for the Fund's portfolio. |
(c) | Total return is calculated assuming an initial investment made at the net asset value at the beginning of the period and the redemption at the net asset value on the last day of the period and assuming all distributions are reinvested at the actual reinvestment prices. Total return calculated for a period of less than one year is not annualized. |
(d) | Annualized. |
(e) | Portfolio turnover for periods less than one year are not annualized and does not include securities received or delivered from processing creations or redemptions in-kind. |
See Notes to Financial Statements.
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RiverFront Strategic Income Fund
Financial Highlights | For a Share Outstanding Throughout the Periods Presented |
For the Six Months Ended May 31, 2023 (Unaudited) |
For the Year Ended November 30, 2022 |
For the Year Ended November 30, 2021 |
For the Year Ended November 30, 2020 |
For the Year Ended November 30, 2019 |
For the Year Ended November 30, 2018 |
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NET ASSET VALUE, BEGINNING OF PERIOD | $ | 22.65 | $ | 24.53 | $ | 24.79 | $ | 24.69 | $ | 24.27 | $ | 25.21 | ||||||||||||
INCOME/(LOSS) FROM INVESTMENT OPERATIONS: | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Net investment income(a) | 0.37 | 0.55 | 0.55 | 0.81 | 0.94 | 1.06 | ||||||||||||||||||
Net realized and unrealized gain/(loss) | 0.04 | (1.82 | ) | (0.18 | ) | 0.13 | (b) | 0.48 | (0.92 | ) | ||||||||||||||
Total from investment operations | 0.41 | (1.27 | ) | 0.37 | 0.94 | 1.42 | 0.14 | |||||||||||||||||
DISTRIBUTIONS: | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
From net investment income | (0.37 | ) | (0.61 | ) | (0.63 | ) | (0.84 | ) | (1.00 | ) | (1.08 | ) | ||||||||||||
Total distributions | (0.37 | ) | (0.61 | ) | (0.63 | ) | (0.84 | ) | (1.00 | ) | (1.08 | ) | ||||||||||||
NET INCREASE/(DECREASE) IN NET ASSET VALUE | 0.04 | (1.88 | ) | (0.26 | ) | 0.10 | 0.42 | (0.94 | ) | |||||||||||||||
NET ASSET VALUE, END OF PERIOD | $ | 22.69 | $ | 22.65 | $ | 24.53 | $ | 24.79 | $ | 24.69 | $ | 24.27 | ||||||||||||
TOTAL RETURN(c) | 1.81 | % | (5.20 | )% | 1.52 | % | 3.95 | % | 5.96 | % | 0.57 | % | ||||||||||||
RATIOS/SUPPLEMENTAL DATA: | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Net assets, end of period (000s) | $ | 110,068 | $ | 104,759 | $ | 142,893 | $ | 118,984 | $ | 167,889 | $ | 152,880 | ||||||||||||
Ratio of expenses excluding waiver/reimbursement to average net assets | 0.46 | %(d) | 0.46 | % | 0.46 | % | 0.46 | % | 0.46 | % | 0.46 | % | ||||||||||||
Ratio of expenses including waiver/reimbursement to average net assets | 0.46 | %(d) | 0.46 | % | 0.46 | % | 0.46 | % | 0.46 | % | 0.17 | %(e) | ||||||||||||
Ratio of net investment income including expenses waiver/reimbursement to average net assets | 3.25 | %(d) | 2.35 | % | 2.23 | % | 3.32 | % | 3.83 | % | 4.31 | % | ||||||||||||
Portfolio turnover rate(f) | 26 | % | 24 | % | 50 | % | 54 | % | 44 | % | 35 | % |
(a) | Based on average shares outstanding during the period. |
(b) | Net realized and unrealized gain on investments per share does not correlate to the aggregate of the net realized and unrealized gain/(loss) in the Statements of Operations for the period(s) presented, primarily due to the timing of the sales and repurchases of the Fund's shares in relation to the fluctuating market values for the Fund's portfolio. |
(c) | Total return is calculated assuming an initial investment made at the net asset value at the beginning of the period and the redemption at the net asset value on the last day of the period and assuming all distributions are reinvested at the actual reinvestment prices. Total return calculated for a period of less than one year is not annualized. |
(d) | Annualized. |
(e) | Effective November 1, 2018, the Fund’s management fee consists of a fee of 0.11% paid to the Fund’s investment adviser and a fee of 0.35% paid to the Fund’s sub-adviser. The Fund’s sub-adviser ceased its voluntary waiver effective November 1, 2018. |
(f) | Portfolio turnover for periods less than one year are not annualized and does not include securities received or delivered from processing creations or redemptions in-kind. |
See Notes to Financial Statements.
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RiverFront ETFs
Notes to Financial Statements | May 31, 2023 (Unaudited) |
1. ORGANIZATION
ALPS ETF Trust (the “Trust”), a Delaware statutory trust, is an open-end management investment company registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “1940 Act”). As of May 31, 2023, the Trust consisted of twenty-three separate portfolios. Each portfolio represents a separate series of the Trust. This report pertains solely to the RiverFront Dynamic Core Income ETF, the RiverFront Dynamic US Dividend Advantage ETF, the RiverFront Dynamic US Flex-Cap ETF, and the RiverFront Strategic Income Fund (each a “Fund” and collectively, the “Funds”).
The investment objective of the RiverFront Dynamic Core Income ETF Fund is to seek total return, with an emphasis on income as the source of that total return. The investment objective of the RiverFront Dynamic US Dividend Advantage ETF Fund is to seek to provide capital appreciation and dividend income. The investment objective of the RiverFront Dynamic US Flex-Cap ETF Fund is to seek to provide capital appreciation. The investment objective of the RiverFront Strategic Income Fund is to seek total return, with an emphasis on income as the source of that total return. Each Fund has elected to qualify as a diversified series of the Trust under the 1940 Act
Each Fund’s Shares (“Shares”) are listed on the NYSE Arca, Inc. (the “NYSE Arca”). Each Fund issues and redeems Shares, at net asset value (“NAV”) in blocks of 25,000 Shares, each of which is called a “Creation Unit”. Creation Units are issued and redeemed principally in-kind for securities and/or cash. Except when aggregated in Creation Units, Shares are not redeemable securities of a Fund.
Pursuant to the Trust’s organizational documents, its Officers and Trustees are indemnified against certain liability arising out of the performance of their duties to the Trust. Additionally, in the normal course of business, the Trust enters into contracts with service providers that contain general indemnification clauses. The Trust’s maximum exposure under these arrangements is unknown, as this would involve future claims that may be made against the Trust that have not yet occurred.
2. SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES
The following is a summary of significant accounting policies consistently followed by the Funds in the preparation of the financial statements. The accompanying financial statements were prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (“U.S. GAAP”). The preparation of financial statements in conformity with U.S. GAAP requires management to make certain estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosures of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of revenue and expenses during the period. Actual results could differ from those estimates. Each Fund is considered an investment company under U.S. GAAP and follows the accounting and reporting guidance applicable to investment companies in the Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) Accounting Standards Codification Topic 946.
A. Portfolio Valuation
Each Fund’s NAV is determined daily, as of the close of regular trading on the New York Stock Exchange (the “NYSE”), normally 4:00 p.m. Eastern Time, on each day the NYSE is open for trading. The NAV is computed by dividing the value of all assets of each Fund (including accrued interest and dividends), less all liabilities (including accrued expenses and dividends declared but unpaid), by the total number of shares outstanding.
Portfolio securities listed on any exchange other than the NASDAQ Stock Market LLC (“NASDAQ”) are valued at the last sale price on the business day as of which such value is being determined. If there has been no sale on such day, the securities are valued at the mean of the most recent bid and ask prices on such day. Securities traded on the NASDAQ are valued at the NASDAQ Official Closing Price as determined by NASDAQ. Portfolio securities traded on more than one securities exchange are valued at the last sale price on the business day as of which such value is being determined at the close of the exchange representing the principal market for such securities. Portfolio securities traded in the over-the-counter market, but excluding securities traded on the NASDAQ, are valued at the last quoted sale price in such market.
Corporate bonds and United States government bonds are typically valued at the mean between the evaluated bid and ask prices formulated by an independent pricing service.
Each Fund’s investments are valued at market value or, in the absence of market value with respect to any portfolio securities, at fair value according to procedures adopted by the Trust’s Board of Trustees (the “Board”). Pursuant to Rule 2a-5 under the 1940 Act, the Board designated ALPS Advisors, Inc. (the "Adviser") as the valuation designee ("Valuation Designee") for each Fund to perform the fair value determinations relating to Fund investments. The Adviser may carry out its designated responsibilities as Valuation Designee through various teams and committees. When market quotations are not readily available or when events occur that make established valuation methods unreliable, securities of the Funds may be valued in good faith by the Valuation Designee. These securities generally include, but are not limited to, restricted securities (securities which may not be publicly sold without registration under the Securities Act of 1933) for which a pricing service is unable to provide a market price; securities whose trading has been formally suspended; a security whose market price is not available from a pre-established primary pricing source or the pricing source is not willing to provide a price; a security with respect to which an event has occurred that is most likely to materially affect the value of the security after the market has closed but before the calculation of a Fund’s NAV or make it difficult or impossible to obtain a reliable market quotation; or a security whose price, as provided by the pricing service, does not reflect the security’s “fair value” due to the security being de-listed from a national exchange or the security’s primary trading market is temporarily closed at a time when, under normal conditions, it would be open. As a general principle, the current “fair value” of a security would be the amount which the owner might reasonably expect to receive from the sale on the applicable exchange or principal market. A variety of factors may be considered in determining the fair value of such securities.
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RiverFront ETFs
Notes to Financial Statements | May 31, 2023 (Unaudited) |
B. Fair Value Measurements
Each Fund discloses the classification of its fair value measurements following a three-tier hierarchy based on the inputs used to measure fair value. Inputs refer broadly to the assumptions that market participants would use in pricing the asset or liability, including assumptions about risk. Inputs may be observable or unobservable. Observable inputs reflect the assumptions market participants would use in pricing the asset or liability that are developed based on market data obtained from sources independent of the reporting entity. Unobservable inputs reflect the reporting entity’s own assumptions about the assumptions market participants would use in pricing the asset or liability that are developed based on the best information available.
Valuation techniques used to value the Funds’ investments by major category are as follows:
Equity securities, including restricted securities, for which market quotations are readily available, are valued at the last reported sale price or official closing price as reported by a third party pricing vendor on the primary market or exchange on which they are traded and are categorized as Level 1 in the hierarchy. In the event there were no sales during the day or closing prices are not available, securities are valued at the mean of the most recent quoted bid and ask prices on such day and are generally categorized as Level 2 in the hierarchy. Investments in open-end mutual funds are valued at their closing NAV each business day and are categorized as Level 1 in the hierarchy.
Debt securities, including restricted securities, are valued based on evaluated prices received from third party pricing vendors or from brokers who make markets in such securities. For corporate bonds, pricing vendors utilize matrix pricing which considers yield or price of bonds of comparable quality, coupon, maturity and type as well as broker-supplied prices. When independent prices are unavailable or unreliable, debt securities may be valued utilizing pricing methodologies which consider similar factors that would be used by third party pricing vendors. Debt securities are generally categorized as Level 2 in the hierarchy but may be Level 3 depending on the circumstances. The RiverFront Dynamic Core Income ETF and the RiverFront Strategic Income Fund may invest a significant portion of their assets in below investment grade securities. The value of these securities can be more volatile due to changes in the credit quality of the issuer and is sensitive to changes in economic, market and regulatory conditions.
Changes in valuation techniques may result in transfers in or out of an assigned level within the disclosure hierarchy.
Various inputs are used in determining the value of each Fund’s investments as of the end of the reporting period. When inputs used fall into different levels of the fair value hierarchy, the level in the hierarchy within which the fair value measurement falls is determined based on the lowest level input that is significant to the fair value measurement in its entirety. The designated input levels are not necessarily an indication of the risk or liquidity associated with these investments.
These inputs are categorized in the following hierarchy under applicable financial accounting standards:
Level 1 – | Unadjusted quoted prices in active markets for identical investments, unrestricted assets or liabilities that a Fund has the ability to access at the measurement date; |
Level 2 – | Quoted prices which are not active, quoted prices for similar assets or liabilities in active markets or inputs other than quoted prices that are observable (either directly or indirectly) for substantially the full term of the asset or liability; and |
Level 3 – | Significant unobservable prices or inputs (including the Fund’s own assumptions in determining the fair value of investments) where there is little or no market activity for the asset or liability at the measurement date. |
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RiverFront ETFs
Notes to Financial Statements | May 31, 2023 (Unaudited) |
The following is a summary of the inputs used to value the Funds’ investments as of May 31, 2023:
RiverFront Dynamic Core Income ETF
Investments in Securities at Value | Level 1 - Quoted and Unadjusted Prices | Level 2 - Other Significant Observable Inputs | Level 3 - Significant Unobservable Inputs | Total | ||||||||||||
Corporate Bonds* | $ | – | $ | 22,193,488 | $ | – | $ | 22,193,488 | ||||||||
Government Bonds* | – | 9,302,696 | – | 9,302,696 | ||||||||||||
Short Term Investments | 1,064,545 | – | – | 1,064,545 | ||||||||||||
Total | $ | 1,064,545 | $ | 31,496,184 | $ | – | $ | 32,560,729 |
RiverFront Dynamic US Dividend Advantage ETF
Investments in Securities at Value | Level 1 - Quoted and Unadjusted Prices | Level 2 - Other Significant Observable Inputs | Level 3 - Significant Unobservable Inputs | Total | ||||||||||||
Common Stocks* | $ | 72,027,640 | $ | – | $ | – | $ | 72,027,640 | ||||||||
Short Term Investments | 1,186,646 | – | – | 1,186,646 | ||||||||||||
Total | $ | 73,214,286 | $ | – | $ | – | $ | 73,214,286 |
RiverFront Dynamic US Flex-Cap ETF
Investments in Securities at Value | Level 1 - Quoted and Unadjusted Prices | Level 2 - Other Significant Observable Inputs | Level 3 - Significant Unobservable Inputs | Total | ||||||||||||
Common Stocks* | $ | 21,897,222 | $ | – | $ | – | $ | 21,897,222 | ||||||||
Short Term Investments | 316,242 | – | – | 316,242 | ||||||||||||
Total | $ | 22,213,464 | $ | – | $ | – | $ | 22,213,464 |
RiverFront Strategic Income Fund
Investments in Securities at Value | Level 1 - Quoted and Unadjusted Prices | Level 2 - Other Significant Observable Inputs | Level 3 - Significant Unobservable Inputs | Total | ||||||||||||
Corporate Bonds* | $ | – | $ | 78,700,685 | $ | – | $ | 78,700,685 | ||||||||
Government Bonds* | – | 27,030,697 | – | 27,030,697 | ||||||||||||
Short Term Investments | 3,372,324 | – | – | 3,372,324 | ||||||||||||
Total | $ | 3,372,324 | $ | 105,731,382 | $ | – | $ | 109,103,706 |
* | For a detailed sector breakdown, see the accompanying Schedule of Investments. |
The Funds did not have any securities that used significant unobservable inputs (Level 3) in determining fair value and there were no transfers into or out of Level 3 during the six months ended May 31, 2023.
C. Securities Transactions and Investment Income
Securities transactions are recorded as of the trade date. Realized gains and losses from securities transactions are recorded on the specific identification in accordance with GAAP. Dividend income and capital gains distributions, if any, are recorded on the ex-dividend date. Interest income, if any, is recorded on the accrual basis, including amortization of premiums and accretion of discounts.
D. Dividends and Distributions to Shareholders
Dividends from net investment income for each Fund, if any, are declared and paid monthly or as the Board may determine from time to time. Distributions of net realized capital gains earned by the Funds, if any, are distributed at least annually.
E. Federal Tax and Tax Basis Information
The timing and character of income and capital gain distributions are determined in accordance with income tax regulations, which may differ from U.S. GAAP. Reclassifications are made to the Funds’ capital accounts for permanent tax differences to reflect income and gains available for distribution (or available capital loss carryforwards) under income tax regulations. The amounts and characteristics of tax basis distributions and composition of distributable earnings/(accumulated losses) are finalized at fiscal year-end; accordingly, tax basis balances have not been determined as of May 31, 2023.
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RiverFront ETFs
Notes to Financial Statements | May 31, 2023 (Unaudited) |
The tax character of the distributions paid during the fiscal year ended November 30, 2022 was as follows:
Fund | Ordinary Income | Long-Term Capital Gain | Return of Capital | |||||||||
November 30, 2022 | ||||||||||||
RiverFront Dynamic Core Income ETF | $ | 1,672,309 | $ | 1,710,559 | $ | – | ||||||
RiverFront Dynamic US Dividend Advantage ETF | 3,342,217 | – | – | |||||||||
RiverFront Dynamic US Flex-Cap ETF | 438,679 | – | 8,648 | |||||||||
RiverFront Strategic Income Fund | 3,248,534 | – | – |
The character of distributions made during the year may differ from its ultimate characterization for federal income tax purposes.
Under current law, capital losses maintain their character as short-term or long-term and are carried forward to the next tax year without expiration.
As of November 30, 2022, the following amounts are available as carry forwards to the next tax year:
Fund | Short-Term | Long-Term | ||||||
RiverFront Dynamic Core Income ETF | $ | 1,548,757 | $ | 61,907 | ||||
RiverFront Dynamic US Dividend Advantage ETF | 6,171,196 | – | ||||||
RiverFront Dynamic US Flex-Cap ETF | 13,271,258 | 8,624,493 | ||||||
RiverFront Strategic Income Fund | 7,632,679 | 3,389,052 |
As of May 31, 2023, the cost of investments for federal income tax purposes and accumulated net unrealized appreciation/(depreciation) on investments were as follows:
Fund | RiverFront
Dynamic Core Income ETF |
RiverFront
Dynamic US Dividend Advantage ETF |
RiverFront
Dynamic US Flex- Cap ETF |
RiverFront
Strategic Income Fund |
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Gross appreciation (excess of value over tax cost) | $ | 75,014 | $ | 7,988,266 | $ | 2,591,653 | $ | 154,265 | ||||||||
Gross depreciation (excess of tax cost over value) | (1,981,410 | ) | (7,374,050 | ) | (1,594,910 | ) | (5,943,141 | ) | ||||||||
Net unrealized appreciation/(depreciation) | (1,906,396 | ) | 614,216 | 996,743 | (5,788,876 | ) | ||||||||||
Cost of investments for income tax purposes | $ | 34,467,125 | $ | 72,600,070 | $ | 21,216,721 | $ | 114,892,582 |
The differences between book-basis and tax-basis are primarily due to the deferral of losses from wash sales and adjustments from partnership basis. In addition, certain tax cost basis adjustments are finalized at fiscal year-end and therefore have not been determined as of May 31, 2023.
F. Income Taxes
No provision for income taxes is included in the accompanying financial statements, as each Fund intends to distribute to shareholders all taxable investment income and realized gains and otherwise comply with Subchapter M of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, applicable to regulated investment companies. Each Fund evaluates tax positions taken (or expected to be taken) in the course of preparing the Funds’ tax returns to determine whether these positions meet a “more-likely-than-not” standard that, based on the technical merits, have a more than fifty percent likelihood of being sustained by a taxing authority upon examination. A tax position that meets the “more-likely-than-not” recognition threshold is measured to determine the amount of benefit to recognize in the financial statements.
As of and during the six months ended May 31, 2023, each Fund did not have a liability for any unrecognized tax benefits. Each Fund files U.S. federal, state, and local tax returns as required. Each Fund’s tax returns are subject to examination by the relevant tax authorities until expiration of the applicable statute of limitations, which is generally three years after the filing of the tax return, but may extend to four years in certain jurisdictions. Each Fund’s tax returns for open years have incorporated no uncertain tax positions that require a provision for income taxes.
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Notes to Financial Statements | May 31, 2023 (Unaudited) |
G. Lending of Portfolio Securities
The RiverFront Dynamic US Dividend Advantage ETF and the RiverFront Dynamic US Flex-Cap ETF have entered into a securities lending agreement with State Street Bank & Trust Co. (“SSB”), the Funds’ lending agent. Each Fund may lend its portfolio securities only to borrowers that are approved by SSB. Each Fund will limit such lending to not more than 33 1/3% of the value of its total assets. Each Fund’s securities held at SSB as custodian shall be available to be lent except those securities the Fund or ALPS Advisors, Inc. specifically identifies in writing as not being available for lending. The borrower pledges and maintains with the Fund collateral consisting of cash (U.S. Dollars only), securities issued or guaranteed by the U.S. government or its agencies or instrumentalities, and cash equivalents (including irrevocable bank letters of credit) issued by a person other than the borrower or an affiliate of the borrower. The initial collateral received by each Fund is required to have a value of no less than 102% of the market value of the loaned securities for U.S equity securities and a value of no less than 105% of the market value for non-U.S. equity securities. The collateral is maintained thereafter, at a market value equal to not less than 102% of the current value of the U.S. equity securities on loan and not less than 105% of the current value of the non-U.S. equity securities on loan. The market value of the loaned securities is determined at the close of each business day and any additional required collateral is delivered to each Fund on the next business day. During the term of the loan, each Fund is entitled to all distributions made on or in respect of the loaned securities. Loans of securities are terminable at any time and the borrower, after notice, is required to return borrowed securities within the customary time period for settlement of securities transactions.
Any cash collateral received is reinvested in a money market fund managed by SSB as disclosed in the Fund’s Schedule of Investments and is reflected in the Statements of Assets and Liabilities as a payable for collateral upon return of securities loaned. Non-cash collateral, in the form of securities issued or guaranteed by the U.S. government or its agencies or instrumentalities, is not disclosed in the Fund’s Statements of Assets and Liabilities or the contractual maturity table below as it is held by the lending agent on behalf of the Fund, and the Fund does not have the ability to re-hypothecate these securities. Income earned by the Fund from securities lending activity is disclosed in the Statement of Operations.