Cambria Shareholder Yield ETF (SYLD)

Cambria Foreign Shareholder Yield ETF (FYLD)

Cambria Global Value ETF (GVAL)

Cambria Global Momentum ETF (GMOM)

Cambria Global Asset Allocation ETF (GAA)

Cambria Value and Momentum ETF (VAMO)

Cambria Global Tail Risk ETF (FAIL)

Cambria Emerging Shareholder Yield ETF (EYLD)

Cambria Tail Risk ETF (TAIL)

Cambria Trinity ETF (TRTY)

Cambria Cannabis ETF (TOKE)

Cambria Global Real Estate ETF (BLDG)

  

Annual Report

 

April 30, 2022

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cambria Investment Management

 

Table of Contents

 

 

 

 

Shareholder Letter (Unaudited) 1
Manager’s Discussion and Analysis of Fund Performance (Unaudited) 7
Schedules of Investments  
Cambria Shareholder Yield ETF 19
Cambria Foreign Shareholder Yield ETF 22
Cambria Global Value ETF 25
Cambria Global Momentum ETF 29
Cambria Global Asset Allocation ETF 31
Cambria Value and Momentum ETF 34
Cambria Global Tail Risk ETF 37
Cambria Emerging Shareholder Yield ETF 39
Cambria Tail Risk ETF 42
Cambria Trinity ETF 43
Cambria Cannabis ETF 46
Cambria Global Real Estate ETF 48
Statements of Assets and Liabilities 50
Statements of Operations 53
Statements of Changes in Net Assets 56
Financial Highlights 62
Notes to Financial Statements 74
Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm 90
Disclosure of Fund Expenses (Unaudited) 91
Approval of Advisory Agreement & Board Considerations (Unaudited) 93
Liquidity Risk Management Program (Unaudited) 97
Trustees and Officers of the Cambria ETF Trust (Unaudited) 98
Notice to Shareholders (Unaudited) 100
Supplemental Information (Unaudited) 101

  

The Funds file their complete schedules of Fund holdings with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “Commission”) for the first and third quarters of each fiscal year on Form N-PORT. The Funds’ Form N-PORT reports are available on the Commission’s website at www.sec.gov.

 

A description of the policies and procedures that Cambria Investment Management L.P., the Funds’ investment advisor, uses to determine how to vote proxies relating to Fund securities, as well as information relating to how the Funds voted proxies relating to Fund securities during the most recent 12-month period ended June 30, is available (i) without charge, upon request, by calling (855)-383-4636; and (ii) on the Commission’s website at www.sec.gov.

 

 

 

 

Cambria ETF Trust Shareholder Letter
  April 30, 2022 (Unaudited)

 

Dear Shareholder:

 

We are pleased to present the following annual report for the Cambria ETF Trust.

 

SYLD

 

The Cambria Shareholder Yield ETF (“SYLD”) launched on May 13, 2013. For the three-month period ended April 30, 2022, SYLD posted a loss of 2.42%. For the 12-month period ended April 30, 2022, SYLD posted a loss of 0.21%. For the period since inception through April 30, 2022, SYLD gained 214.53%.

 

We believe that the S&P 500 Index (S&P 500) serves as a suitable benchmark for SYLD. The table below shows the performance of the Fund (NAV) vs. S&P 500 for the three-month, 12-month and since inception periods ended April 30, 2022.

 

  Vs Benchmark
  SYLD S&P 500
Annualized Returns Since Inception 13.64% 13.07%
Cumulative Returns Since Inception 214.53% 200.80%
12 Months Ended 4/30/2022 -0.21% -0.21%
3 Months Ended 4/30/2022 -2.42% -8.17%

 

The Fund’s performance (NAV) as of April 30, 2022 is as follows: -0.21% (1 year), 14.86% (annualized five year), and 13.64% (annualized since inception). The Fund’s performance (Market Price) as of April 30, 2022 is as follows: -0.30% (1 year), 15.89% (annualized five year), and 13.64% (annualized since inception).

 

FYLD

 

The Cambria Foreign Shareholder Yield ETF (“FYLD”) launched on December 2, 2013. For the three-month period ended April 30, 2022, FYLD posted a loss of 3.06%. For the 12-month period ended April 30, 2022, FYLD posted a loss of 0.31%. For the period since inception through April 30, 2022, FYLD posted a gain of 46.54%.

 

We believe that the MSCI EAFE Index (MSCI EAFE) serves as a suitable benchmark for FYLD. The table below shows the performance of the Fund (NAV) vs. MSCI EAFE for the three-month, 12-month and since inception periods ended April 30, 2022.

 

  Vs Benchmark
  FYLD MSCI EAFE
Annualized Returns Since Inception 4.65% 4.14%
Cumulative Returns Since Inception 46.54% 40.68%
12 Months Ended 4/30/2022 -0.31% -7.70%
3 Months Ended 4/30/2022 -3.06% -7.33%

 

The Fund’s performance (NAV) as of April 30, 2022 is as follows: -0.31% (1 year), 7.27% (annualized five year), and 4.65% (annualized since inception). The Fund’s performance (Market Price) as of April 30, 2022 is as follows: -1.47% (1 year), 7.10% (annualized five year), and 4.59% (annualized since inception).

 

GVAL

 

The Cambria Global Value ETF (“GVAL”) launched on March 11, 2014. For the three-month period ended April 30, 2022, GVAL posted a loss of 10.89%. For the 12-month period ended April 30, 2022, GVAL posted a loss of 7.47%. For the period since inception through April 30, 2022, the Fund posted a gain of 2.63%.

 

Following the Russian invasion of Ukraine Russian stock markets were halted on February 28, 2022. As a result, Cambria began fair valuing its Russian securities and subsequently wrote these positions down to 0. This resulted in an unrealized loss to the fund of $5,407,704 USD representing a 4.87% decrease in the net assets of the fund.

 

 
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Cambria ETF Trust Shareholder Letter
  April 30, 2022 (Unaudited)

 

We believe that the MSCI ACWI Index (MSCI ACWI) serves as a suitable benchmark for GVAL. The table below shows the performance of the Fund (NAV) vs. MSCI ACWI for the three-month, 12-month and since inception periods ended April 30, 2022.

 

  Vs Benchmark
  GVAL MSCI ACWI
Annualized Returns Since Inception 0.32% 8.51%
Cumulative Returns Since Inception 2.63% 94.36%
12 Months Ended 4/30/2022 -7.47% -5.04%
3 Months Ended 4/30/2022 -10.89% -8.32%

 

The Fund’s performance (NAV) as of April 30, 2022 is as follows: -7.47% (1 year), 1.07% (annualized five year), and 0.32% (annualized since inception). The Fund’s performance (Market Price) as of April 30, 2022 is as follows: -8.08% (1 year), 0.77% (annualized five year), and 0.22% (annualized since inception).

 

GMOM

 

The Cambria Global Momentum ETF (“GMOM”) launched on November 3, 2014. For the three-month period ended April 30, 2022, GMOM posted a gain of 4.99%. For the 12-month period ended April 30, 2022, GMOM posted a gain of 10.19%. For the period since inception through April 30, 2022, GMOM posted a gain of 48.57%.

 

We believe that a suitable benchmark for GMOM is the S&P Balanced Equity and Bond – Moderate Index (SPBXMI) because the equity-bond blend is the precursor to most modern asset allocation strategies. The table below shows the performance of the Fund (NAV) vs. SPBXMI for the three-month, 12-month and since inception periods ended April 30, 2022.

 

  Vs Benchmark
  GMOM SPBXMI
Annualized Returns Since Inception 5.43% 6.94%
Cumulative Returns Since Inception 48.57% 65.21%
12 Months Ended 4/30/2022 10.19% -4.40%
3 Months Ended 4/30/2022 4.99% -8.26%

 

The Fund’s performance (NAV) as of April 30, 2022 is as follows: 10.19% (1 year), 7.44% (annualized five year), and 5.43% (annualized since inception). The Fund’s performance (Market Price) as of April 30, 2022 is as follows: 10.05% (1 year), 7.44% (annualized five year), and 5.41% (annualized since inception).

 

GAA

 

The Cambria Global Asset Allocation ETF (“GAA”) launched on December 9, 2014. For the three-month period ended April 30, 2022, GAA posted a loss of 3.98%. For the 12-month period ended April 30, 2022, GAA posted a loss of 3.01%. For the period since inception through April 30, 2022, GAA posted a gain of 46.17%.

 

We believe that a suitable benchmark for GAA is the S&P Balanced Equity and Bond – Moderate Index (SPBXMI) because the equity-bond blend is the precursor to most modern asset allocation strategies. The table below shows the performance of the Fund (NAV) vs. SPBXMI for the three-month, 12-month and since inception periods ended April 30, 2022.

 

  Vs Benchmark
  GAA SPBXMI
Annualized Returns Since Inception 5.27% 6.77%
Cumulative Returns Since Inception 46.17% 62.30%
12 Months Ended 4/30/2022 -3.01% -4.40%
3 Months Ended 4/30/2022 -3.98% -8.26%

 

The Fund’s performance (NAV) as of April 30, 2022 is as follows: -3.01% (1 year), 6.04% (annualized five year), and 5.27% (annualized since inception). The Fund’s performance (Market Price) as April 30, 2022 is as follows: -2.84% (1 year), 6.22% (annualized five year), and 5.39% (annualized since inception).

 

 
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Cambria ETF Trust Shareholder Letter
  April 30, 2022 (Unaudited)

 

VAMO

 

The Cambria Value and Momentum ETF (“VAMO”) launched on September 8, 2015. For the three-month period ended April 30, 2022, VAMO posted a gain of 7.91%. For the 12-month period ended April 30, 2022, VAMO posted a gain of 14.17%. For the period since inception through April 30, 2022, VAMO posted a gain of 10.84%.

 

We believe that the S&P 500 Index (S&P 500) serves as a suitable benchmark for VAMO, as VAMO offers a diversified, value-oriented exposure to US equities with downside risk hedging. The table below shows the performance of the Fund (NAV) vs. S&P 500 for the three-month, 12-month and since inception periods ended April 30, 2022.

 

  Vs Benchmark
  VAMO S&P 500
Annualized Returns Since Inception 1.56% 13.93%
Cumulative Returns Since Inception 10.84% 137.79%
12 Months Ended 4/30/2022 14.17% 0.21%
3 Months Ended 4/30/2022 7.91% -8.17%

 

The Fund’s performance (NAV) as of April 30, 2022 is as follows: 14.17% (1 year), 3.01% (annualized five year), and 1.56% (annualized since inception). The Fund’s performance (Market Price) as of April 30, 2022 is as follows 14.34% (1 year), 2.80% (annualized five year), and 1.45% (annualized since inception).

 

FAIL

 

The Cambria Global Tail Risk ETF (“FAIL”) launched on February 22, 2016 and changed its name and investment objective on March 15, 2021. Fund performance prior to March 15, 2021 reflects the investment objective and principal investment strategy of the Fund when it was the Cambria Sovereign Bond ETF and it sought income and capital appreciation from investments in securities and instruments that provide exposure to sovereign and quasi-sovereign bonds. For the three-month period ended April 30, 2022, the Fund posted a gain of 2.11%. For the 12-month period ended April 30, 2022, the Fund posted a loss of -7.98%. For the period since inception through April 30, 2022, the Fund posted a gain of 5.54%.

 

We believe that a suitable benchmark for FAIL, given the Fund’s new investment objective and principal investment strategy, is the Bloomberg Barclays US Short Treasury Index (“Short Treasury”). Prior to March 15, 2021, the Fund’s performance benchmark was the FTSE World Government Bond Index (WGBI). The table below shows the performance of the Fund (NAV) vs. the spliced benchmark (WGBI/Short Treasury) and Short Treasury for the three-month, 12-month and since inception periods ended April 30, 2022.

 

  Vs Benchmark
  FAIL/* Spliced Index –
WGBI/Short Treasury**
Short Treasury 
Annualized Returns Since Inception 0.88% 2.41% 1.03%
Cumulative Returns Since Inception 5.54% 15.98% 6.57%
12 Months Ended 4/30/2022 -7.98% 0.14% -0.14%
3 Months Ended 4/30/2022 2.11% -0.08% -0.08%

 

* The Fund’s objective changed effective March 15, 2021.
** Reflects performance of WGBI prior to March 15, 2021 and Short Treasury thereafter

 

The Fund’s performance (NAV) as of April 30, 2022 is as follows: -7.98% (1 year), -1.33% (annualized five year), and 0.88% (annualized since inception). The Fund’s performance (Market Price) as of April 30, 2022 is as follows: -8.12% (1 year), -1.82% (annualized five year), and 0.65% (annualized since inception).

 

 
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Cambria ETF Trust Shareholder Letter
  April 30, 2022 (Unaudited)

 

EYLD

 

The Cambria Emerging Shareholder Yield ETF (“EYLD”) launched on July 13, 2016. For the three-month period ended April 30, 2022, EYLD posted a loss of 13.62%. For the 12-month period ended April 30, 2022, EYLD posted a loss of -16.81%. For the period since inception through April 30, 2022, EYLD posted a gain of 57.80%.

 

Following the Russian invasion of Ukraine Russian stock markets were halted on February 28, 2022. As a result, Cambria began fair valuing its Russian securities and subsequently wrote these positions down to 0. This resulted in an unrealized loss to the fund of $7,596,461. USD representing a 7.68% decrease in the net assets of the fund.

 

We believe that the MSCI Emerging Markets Index (MSCI EEM) serves as a suitable benchmark for EYLD. The table below shows the performance of the Fund (NAV) vs. MSCI EEM for the three-month, 12-month and since inception periods ended April 30, 2022.

 

  Vs Benchmark
  EYLD MSCI EEM
Annualized Returns Since Inception 8.19% 6.73%
Cumulative Returns Since Inception 57.80% 45.88%
12 Months Ended 4/30/2022 -16.81% -18.06%
3 Months Ended 4/30/2022 -13.62% -10.40%

 

The Fund’s performance (NAV) as of April 30, 2022 is as follows: -16.81% (1 year), 5.88% (annualized 5 year), and 8.19% (annualized since inception). The Fund’s performance (Market Price) as of April 30, 2022 is as follows: -18.81% (1 year), 5.19% (annualized 5 year) and 7.87% (annualized since inception).

 

TAIL

 

The Cambria Tail Risk ETF (“TAIL”) launched on April 5, 2017. For the three-month period ended April 30, 2022, TAIL posted a loss of 4.44%. For the 12-month period ended April 30, 2022, TAIL posted a loss of 9.14%. For the period since inception through April 30, 2022, TAIL posted a loss of 28.86%.

 

We believe that a suitable benchmark for TAIL is the Bloomberg Barclays Short Treasury Index (Short Treasury). TAIL is not an aggressive hedging strategy, and as such, an index of short-term Treasuries which approximates a conservative money-market fund is a suitable benchmark. Short Treasury tracks the market for treasury bills issued by the US government. The table below shows the performance of the Fund (NAV) vs. Short Treasury for the three-month, 12-month and since inception periods ended April 30, 2022.

 

  Vs Benchmark
  TAIL Short Treasury
Annualized Returns Since Inception -6.50% 1.15%
Cumulative Returns Since Inception -28.86% 5.99%
12 Months Ended 4/30/2022 -9.14% -0.14%
3 Months Ended 4/30/2022 -4.44% -0.08%

 

The Fund’s performance (NAV) as of April 30, 2022 is as follows: -9.14% (1 year), -6.39% (annualized 5 year), and -6.50% (annualized since inception). The Fund’s performance (Market Price) as of April 30, 2022 is as follows: -9.13% (1 year), -6.43% (annualized 5 year), and -6.47% (annualized since inception).

 

TRTY

 

The Cambria Trinity ETF (“TRTY”) launched on September 10, 2018. For the three-month period ended April 30, 2022, TRTY posted a gain of 0.70%. For the 12-month period ended April 30, 2022, TRTY posted a gain of 3.98%. For the period since inception through April 30, 2022, TRTY posted a gain of 20.90%.

 

We believe that a suitable benchmark for TRTY is the S&P Balanced Equity and Bond – Moderate Index (SPBXMI) because the equity-bond blend is the precursor to most modern asset allocation strategies. The table below shows the performance of the Fund (NAV) vs. SPBXMI for the three-month, 12-month and since inception periods ended April 30, 2022.

 

 
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Cambria ETF Trust Shareholder Letter
  April 30, 2022 (Unaudited)

 

  Vs Benchmark
  TRTY SPBXMI
Annualized Returns Since Inception 5.36% 7.22%
Cumulative Returns Since Inception 20.90% 28.84%
12 Months Ended 4/30/2022 3.98% -4.40%
3 Months Ended 4/30/2022 0.70% -8.26%

 

The Fund’s performance (NAV) as of April 30, 2022 is as follows: 3.98% (1 year) and 5.36% (annualized since inception). The Fund’s performance (Market Price) as of April 30, 2022 is as follows 4.72% (1 year) and 5.57% (annualized since inception).

 

TOKE

 

The Cambria Cannabis ETF (“TOKE”) launched on July 25, 2019. For the three-month period ended April 30, 2022, TOKE posted a loss of 14.45%. For the 12-month period ended April 30, 2022, TOKE posted a loss of 46.49%. For the period since inception through April 30, 2022, TOKE posted a loss of 56.29%.

 

We believe that the S&P 500 Index (S&P 500) serves as a suitable benchmark for TOKE. The table below shows the performance of the Fund (NAV) vs. S&P 500 for the three-month, 12-month and since inception periods ended April 30, 2022.

 

  Vs Benchmark
  TOKE S&P 500
Annualized Returns Since Inception -25.83% 13.86%
Cumulative Returns Since Inception -56.29% 43.25%
12 Months Ended 4/30/2022 -46.49% 0.21%
3 Months Ended 4/30/2022 -14.45% -8.17%

 

The Fund’s performance (NAV) as of April 30, 2022 is as follows: -46.49% (1 year) and -25.83% (annualized since inception). The Fund’s performance (Market Price) as of April 30, 2022 is as follows: -46.17% (1 year) and -25.60% (annualized since inception).

 

BLDG

 

The Global Real Estate ETF (“BLDG”) launched on September 24, 2020. For the three-month period ended April 30, 2022, BLDG posted a loss of 0.83%. For the 12-month period ended April 30, 2022, BLDG posted a gain of 4.70%. For the period since inception through April 30, 2022, BLDG posted a gain of 34.44%.

 

We believe that a suitable benchmark for BLDG is the FTSE EPRA/NAREIT Global REIT Index (ENXG). The table below shows the performance of the Fund (NAV) vs. ENXG for the three-month, 12-month and since inception periods ended April 30, 2022.

 

  Vs Benchmark
  BLDG ENXG
Annualized Returns Since Inception 20.32% 25.20%
Cumulative Returns Since Inception 34.44% 43.27%
12 Months Ended 4/30/2022 4.70% 5.69%
3 Months Ended 4/30/2022 -0.83% -2.10%

 

The Fund’s performance (NAV) as of April 30, 2022 is as follows: 4.70% (1 year) and 34.44% (cumulative since inception). The Fund’s performance (Market Price) as of April 30, 2022 is as follows: 4.49% (1 year) and 34.08% (cumulative since inception).

 

Sincerely,

 

Mebane Faber

 

 
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Cambria ETF Trust Shareholder Letter
  April 30, 2022 (Unaudited)

 

The performance data quoted represents past performance. Past performance does not guarantee future results. The investment return and principal value of an investment will fluctuate so that an investor's shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than their original cost and current performance may be lower or higher than the performance quoted.

 

Shares are bought and sold at market price (not NAV) and are not individually redeemed from the Fund. Market price returns are based upon the midpoint of the bid/ask spread at the close of the exchange and does not represent the returns an investor would receive if shares were traded at other times. Brokerage commissions will reduce returns. NAVs are calculated using prices as of 4:00 PM Eastern Time.

 

The information provided represents the opinion of the manager at a specific point in time and is not intended to be a forecast of future events, a guarantee of future events or investment advice.

 

Indices are unmanaged and do not include the effect of fees. One cannot invest directly in an index.

 

The S&P 500 Index is a diverse index that includes 500 American companies that represent over 70% of the total market capitalization of the U.S. stock market.

 

The MSCI EAFE Index is a free float-adjusted market capitalization weighted index, designed to measure developed market equity performance, excluding the U.S. and Canada, consisting of 21 stock markets in Europe, Australasia, and the Far East.

 

The MSCI ACWI Index is a free float-adjusted market capitalization weighted index that is designed to measure the equity market performance of developed and emerging markets. MSCI ACWI consists of 47 country indexes comprising 23 developed and 24 emerging market country indexes.

 

The S&P Balanced Equity and Bond Index is comprised of three multi-asset class indices, each with a particular risk level. The indices consist of U.S. Treasury Bonds and Equities with the following asset mix proportions: Conservative: 75% Treasuries/25% Equities, Moderate: 50% Treasuries/50% Equities, Growth: 25% Treasuries/75% Equities. The Moderate Index (SPBXMI) has long been used by academia and practitioners alike as a measurement for broad asset allocation strategies.

 

The FTSE World Government Bond Index (WGBI) measures the performance of fixed-rate, local currency, investment grade sovereign bonds. WGBI is a widely used benchmark that currently comprises sovereign debt from over 20 countries, denominated in a variety of currencies, and has more than 25 years of history available. WGBI provides a broad benchmark for the global sovereign fixed income market. Sub-indices are available in any combination of currency, maturity, or rating.

 

The Bloomberg Barclays US Short Treasury Index is composed of zero-coupon Treasury Bills and fixed-rate Treasury bonds with a maturity between one and 12 months. As Treasury bonds and notes fall below one year-to-maturity and exit the US Treasury Index, they become eligible for the Short Treasury Index. Maturity sub-indices are published in three-month increments: 1-3 month, 3-6 month, 6-9 month, and 9-12 month and can be separated into sub-indices that only include bills or only include notes that have aged below 1-year.

 

MSCI Emerging Markets Index is a free-float weighted equity index that captures large- and mid-cap representation across emerging markets countries. The index covers approximately 85% of the free float-adjusted market capitalization in each country.

 

The FTSE EPRA/NAREIT Global REIT Index measures the total return, stated in US dollar terms, of the size- and liquidity-screened stocks in both developed and emerging markets of the publicly traded real estate companies that qualify for REIT status under the tax law in the country of domicile.

 

 
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  Manager’s Discussion and
Cambria Shareholder Yield ETF Analysis of Fund Performance
  April 30, 2022 (Unaudited)

 

Comparison of Change in the Value of a $10,000 Investment in the Cambria Shareholder Yield ETF versus the S&P 500 Index

 

For the 12-month period ended April 30, 2022, SYLD returned -0.21% at net asset value (NAV) and -0.30% at market underperforming its benchmark, the S&P 500 Index, by 0.42%. Overweight allocation and security selection in consumer discretionary were main drivers of underperformance relative to the benchmark, while an overweight allocation and security selection in materials and energy offset underperformance somewhat relative to the benchmark.

 

On a contribution to total return basis energy, materials and industrials were the best performers contributing 3.29%, 2.34% and 0.17% respectively. On a contribution to total return basis consumer discretionary, financials and Industrials were the worst performing sectors contributing -4.57%, -1.15% and -0.80% respectively.

 

Average Annual Total Return for the Periods Ended April 30, 2022

 

  1 Year 3 Year 5 Year Since Inception*
Cambria Shareholder Yield ETF - NAV -0.21% 20.30% 14.86% 13.64%
Cambria Shareholder Yield ETF - Market -0.30% 20.34% 14.89% 13.64%
S&P 500 Index   0.21% 13.85% 13.66% 13.07%

 

 

* Fund inception date is May 13, 2013.

 

The performance data quoted herein represents past performance and the return and value of an investment in the Fund will fluctuate so that, when redeemed, may be worth less than its original cost.

 

Past performance is no guarantee of future performance and should not be considered as a representation of the future results of the Fund. Current performance may be lower or higher than the performance quoted. For the most recent month-end performance information please call 855-ETF-INFO (383-4636). As stated in the Fund’s prospectus, the annual fund operating expenses are 0.59%.

 

Returns shown do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on Fund distributions or the redemption of Fund shares. The Fund’s performance assumes the reinvestment of all dividends and all capital gains. Index returns assume reinvestment of dividends and, unlike a Fund’s returns, do not reflect any fees or expenses. If such fees and expenses were included in the index returns, the performance would have been lower. The index is unmanaged and is not available for investment.

 

There are no assurances that the Fund will meet its stated objectives.

 

S&P 500 Index is a market-value weighted index consisting of 500 stocks chosen for market size, liquidity, and industry group representation, with each stock’s weight in the Index proportionate to its market value.

 

 
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  Manager’s Discussion and
Cambria Foreign Shareholder Yield ETF Analysis of Fund Performance
  April 30, 2022 (Unaudited)

 

Comparison of Change in the Value of a $10,000 Investment in the Cambria Foreign Shareholder Yield ETF versus the MSCI EAFE Index

 

For the 12-month period ended April 30, 2022, FYLD returned -0.31% at net asset value (NAV) and -1.47% at market outperforming its benchmark, the MSCI EAFE Total Return Index, by 7.39%. During this period, an overweight allocation to Canada and security selection in Hong Kong and Japan relative to EAFE were the primary driver of outperformance relative to the benchmark. Security selection in the UK detracted from FYLD’s outperformance relative to the benchmark.

 

On a contribution to total return basis Canada, Hong Kong, and Australian allocations were the best performers contributing 3.04%, 1.00% and 0.72% respectively. On a contribution to total return basis Japan, United Kingdom and Sweden allocations were the worst performers contributing -1.76%, -0.94% and -0.61% respectively.

 

Average Annual Total Return for the Periods Ended April 30, 2022

 

  1 Year 3 Year 5 Year Since Inception*
Cambria Foreign Shareholder Yield ETF - NAV -0.31% 8.41% 7.27% 4.65%
Cambria Foreign Shareholder Yield ETF - Market -1.47% 8.29% 7.10% 4.59%
MSCI EAFE Index -7.70% 4.93% 5.27% 4.14%

 

 

* Fund inception date is December 2, 2013.

 

The performance data quoted herein represents past performance and the return and value of an investment in the Fund will fluctuate so that, when redeemed, may be worth less than its original cost.

 

Past performance is no guarantee of future performance and should not be considered as a representation of the future results of the Fund. Current performance may be lower or higher than the performance quoted. For the most recent month-end performance information please call 855-ETF-INFO (383-4636). As stated in the Fund’s prospectus, the annual fund operating expenses are 0.59%.

 

Returns shown do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on Fund distributions or the redemption of Fund shares. The Fund’s performance assumes the reinvestment of all dividends and all capital gains. Index returns assume reinvestment of dividends and, unlike a Fund’s returns, do not reflect any fees or expenses. If such fees and expenses were included in the index returns, the performance would have been lower. The indexes are unmanaged and are not available for investment.

 

There are no assurances that the Fund will meet its stated objectives.

 

MSCI EAFE Index (Europe, Australasia, Far East) is a free float-adjusted market capitalization index that is designed to measure the equity market performance of developed markets, excluding the US & Canada. The MSCI EAFE Index consists of the following 21 developed market country indexes: Australia, Austria, Belgium, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Hong Kong, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Japan, the Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Portugal, Singapore, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, and the United Kingdom.

 

 
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  Manager’s Discussion and
Cambria Global Value ETF Analysis of Fund Performance
  April 30, 2022 (Unaudited)

 

Comparison of Change in the Value of a $10,000 Investment in the Cambria Global Value ETF versus the MSCI ACWI

 

For the 12-month period ended April 30, 2022, GVAL returned -7.47% at net asset value (NAV) and -8.08% at market underperforming its benchmark, the MSCI ACWI Total Return Index, by 2.43%. GVAL had an overweight allocation to Russia relative to the benchmark prior to the invasion to Ukraine. Exposure to Russia and Austria were primary drivers of GVAL’s underperformance. Underperformance was offset somewhat by an overweight allocation to the Czech Republic and an underweight allocation to China.

 

On a contribution to total return basis Czech Republic, Colombia, and Singapore allocations were the best performers contributing 2.47%, 1.44% and 0.98% respectively. On a contribution to total return basis Russia, Chile and Austria allocations were the worst performers contributing -10.14%, -1.85% and -1.47% respectively.

 

Average Annual Total Return for the Periods Ended April 30, 2022

 

  1 Year 3 Year 5 Year Since Inception*
Cambria Global Value ETF - NAV -7.47% -1.43% 1.07% 0.32%
Cambria Global Value ETF - Market -8.08% -1.26% 0.77% 0.22%
MSCI ACWI -5.04% 9.93% 10.00% 8.51%

 

 

* Fund inception date is March 11, 2014.

 

The performance data quoted herein represents past performance and the return and value of an investment in the Fund will fluctuate so that, when redeemed, may be worth less than its original cost.

 

Past performance is no guarantee of future performance and should not be considered as a representation of the future results of the Fund. Current performance may be lower or higher than the performance quoted. For the most recent month-end performance information please call 855-ETF-INFO (383-4636). As stated in the Fund’s prospectus, the annual fund operating expenses are 0.71%.

 

Returns shown do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on Fund distributions or the redemption of Fund shares. The Fund’s performance assumes the reinvestment of all dividends and all capital gains. Index returns assume reinvestment of dividends and, unlike a Fund’s returns, do not reflect any fees or expenses. If such fees and expenses were included in the index returns, the performance would have been lower. The indexes are unmanaged and are not available for investment.

 

There are no assurances that the Fund will meet its stated objectives.

 

MSCI ACWI (All Country World Index) is a free float-adjusted market capitalization weighted index that is designed to measure the equity market performance of developed and emerging markets. The MSCI ACWI consists of 45 country indices comprising 24 developed and 21 emerging market country indices. The developed market country indices included are: Australia, Austria, Belgium, Canada, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hong Kong, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Japan, Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Portugal, Singapore, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, the United Kingdom and the United States. The emerging market country indices included are: Brazil, Chile, China, Colombia, Czech Republic, Egypt, Hungary, India, Indonesia, Korea, Malaysia, Mexico, Morocco, Peru, Philippines, Poland, Russia, South Africa, Taiwan, Thailand, and Turkey. 

 

 
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  Manager’s Discussion and
Cambria Global Momentum ETF Analysis of Fund Performance
  April 30, 2022 (Unaudited)

 

Comparison of Change in the Value of a $10,000 Investment in the Cambria Global Momentum ETF versus the S&P Balanced Equity & Bond – Moderate Index

 

For the 12-month period ended April 30, 2022, GMOM returned 10.19% at net asset value (NAV) and 10.05% at market outperforming its benchmark, the S&P Balanced Equity & Bond Moderate Index, by 14.59%. GMOM is a tactical trend and momentum strategy and was concentrated in Real Assets over the period. It’s Overweight exposure to the energy and commodities relative to the benchmark were the primary drivers of outperformance over the period.

 

On a contribution to total return basis energy, commodities, and hedged US equity were the best performers contributing 7.15%, 3.90% and 1.06% respectively. On a contribution to total return basis materials, emerging market equity and global financials were the worst performers contributing -0.55%, -0.48% and -0.45% respectively.

 

Average Annual Total Return for the Periods Ended April 30, 2022

 

  1 Year 3 Year 5 Year Since Inception*
Cambria Global Momentum ETF - NAV 10.19% 10.55% 7.44% 5.43%
Cambria Global Momentum ETF - Market 10.05% 10.51% 7.44% 5.41%
S&P Balanced Equity & Bond – Moderate Index -4.40% 7.20% 7.37% 6.94%

 

 

* Fund inception date is November 3, 2014.

 

The performance data quoted herein represents past performance and the return and value of an investment in the Fund will fluctuate so that, when redeemed, may be worth less than its original cost.

 

Past performance is no guarantee of future performance and should not be considered as a representation of the future results of the Fund. Current performance may be lower or higher than the performance quoted. For the most recent month-end performance information please call 855-ETF-INFO (383-4636). As stated in the Fund’s prospectus, the annual fund operating expenses are 0.96%.

 

Returns shown do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on Fund distributions or the redemption of Fund shares. The Fund’s performance assumes the reinvestment of all dividends and all capital gains. Index returns assume reinvestment of dividends and, unlike a Fund’s returns, do not reflect any fees or expenses. If such fees and expenses were included in the index returns, the performance would have been lower. The index is unmanaged and is not available for investment.

 

There are no assurances that the Fund will meet its stated objectives.

 

S&P Balanced Equity & Bond – Moderate Index the S&P 500 Balanced Equity & Bond – Moderate Index combines investable S&P indices for core equity and fixed income to provide a regularly rebalanced multi-asset measure for moderate risk-reward profiles. The construction of the index consists of a position in the S&P 500 Total Return Index with 50% weight, and a position in the S&P U.S. Treasury Bond 7-10 Year Index with 50% weight. 

 

 
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  Manager’s Discussion and
Cambria Global Asset Allocation ETF Analysis of Fund Performance
  April 30, 2022 (Unaudited)

 

Comparison of Change in the Value of a $10,000 Investment in the Cambria Global Asset Allocation ETF versus the S&P Balanced Equity Bond – Moderate Index

 

For the 12-month period ended April 30, 2022, GAA returned -3.01% at net asset value (NAV) and -2.84% at market outperforming its benchmark, the S&P Balanced Equity & Bond Moderate Index, by 1.39%. GAA is a buy and hold global asset allocation portfolio. An overweight allocation to commodities was the primary of outperformance relative to the benchmark. Emerging market stocks were the largest detractor from performance during the period.

 

On a contribution to total return basis commodities, hedged US equity and global real estate with the best performers contributing 2.92%, 0.57% and 0.32% respectively. On a contribution to total return basis emerging market equity, emerging market fixed income and US bonds were the worst performers contributing -2.37%, -1.07% and -0.58% respectively.

 

Average Annual Total Return for the Periods Ended April 30, 2022

 

  1 Year 3 Year 5 Year Since Inception*
Cambria Global Asset Allocation ETF - NAV -3.01% 6.69% 6.04% 5.27%
Cambria Global Asset Allocation ETF - Market -2.84% 7.10% 6.22% 5.39%
S&P Balanced Equity & Bond – Moderate Index -4.40% 7.20% 7.37% 6.77%

 

 

* Fund inception date is December 9, 2014.

 

The performance data quoted herein represents past performance and the return and value of an investment in the Fund will fluctuate so that, when redeemed, may be worth less than its original cost.

 

Past performance is no guarantee of future performance and should not be considered as a representation of the future results of the Fund. Current performance may be lower or higher than the performance quoted. For the most recent month-end performance information please call 855-ETF-INFO (383-4636). As stated in the Fund’s prospectus, the annual fund operating expenses are 0.41%.

 

Returns shown do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on Fund distributions or the redemption of Fund shares. The Fund’s performance assumes the reinvestment of all dividends and all capital gains. Index returns assume reinvestment of dividends and, unlike a Fund’s returns, do not reflect any fees or expenses. If such fees and expenses were included in the index returns, the performance would have been lower. The indexes are unmanaged and are not available for investment.

 

There are no assurances that the Fund will meet its stated objectives.

 

S&P Balanced Equity & Bond – Moderate Index the S&P 500 Balanced Equity & Bond – Moderate Index combines investable S&P indices for core equity and fixed income to provide a regularly rebalanced multi-asset measure for moderate risk-reward profiles. The construction of the index consists of a position in the S&P 500 Total Return Index with 50% weight, and a position in the S&P U.S. Treasury Bond 7-10 Year Index with 50% weight.

 

 
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  Manager’s Discussion and
Cambria Value and Momentum ETF Analysis of Fund Performance
  April 30, 2022 (Unaudited)

 

Comparison of Change in the Value of a $10,000 Investment in the Cambria Value and Momentum ETF versus S&P 500 Index

 

For the 12-month period ended April 30, 2022, VAMO returned 14.17% at net asset value (NAV) and 14.34% at market outperforming its benchmark, the S&P 500 Index, by 13.96%. Overweight allocation and security selection in energy, security selection in materials, and an underweight allocation to communication services, along with a hedge against the S&P 500 drove VAMO’s outperformance relative to its benchmark.

 

On a contribution to total return basis energy, materials and industrials were the best performing sectors contributing 7.79%, 3.01% and 0.57% respectively. On a contribution to total return basis consumer discretionary, communication services and information technology we the worst performing sectors contributing -1.66%, -0.41% and -0.35% respectively.

 

Average Annual Total Return for the Periods Ended April 30, 2022

 

  1 Year 3 Year 5 Year Since Inception*
Cambria Value and Momentum ETF - NAV 14.17% 9.12% 3.01% 1.56%
Cambria Value and Momentum ETF - Market 14.34% 8.92% 2.80% 1.45%
S&P 500 Index 0.21% 13.85% 13.66% 13.93%

 

 

* Fund inception date is September 8, 2015.

 

The performance data quoted herein represents past performance and the return and value of an investment in the Fund will fluctuate so that, when redeemed, may be worth less than its original cost.

 

Past performance is no guarantee of future performance and should not be considered as a representation of the future results of the Fund. Current performance may be lower or higher than the performance quoted. For the most recent month-end performance information please call 855-ETF-INFO (383-4636). As stated in the Fund’s prospectus, the annual fund operating expenses are 0.64%.

 

Returns shown do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on Fund distributions or the redemption of Fund shares. The Fund’s performance assumes the reinvestment of all dividends and all capital gains. Index returns assume reinvestment of dividends and, unlike a Fund’s returns, do not reflect any fees or expenses. If such fees and expenses were included in the index returns, the performance would have been lower. The indexes are unmanaged and are not available for investment.

 

There are no assurances that the Fund will meet its stated objectives.

 

S&P 500 Index is a market-value weighted index consisting of 500 stocks chosen for market size, liquidity, and industry group representation, with each stock’s weight in the Index proportionate to its market value.

 

 
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  Manager’s Discussion and
Cambria Global Tail Risk ETF Analysis of Fund Performance
  April 30, 2022 (Unaudited)

 

Comparison of Change in the Value of a $10,000 Investment in the Cambria Global Tail Risk ETF versus the FTSE/Citi World Government Bond Index

 

For the 12-month period ended April 30, 2022, FAIL returned -7.98% at net asset value and -8.12% at market underperforming its benchmark, the Bloomberg Short Treasury Total Return Index, by 7.97%. Exposure to longer duration international developed and emerging market sovereign bonds, as well as US Treasuries drove negative performance. This negative performance was partially offset by positive returns from the options overly.

 

On a contribution to total return basis foreign developed sovereign bonds, emerging market sovereign bond and US treasuries were the worst performers. MXEA and MXEF Index options were the best performers.

 

Average Annual Total Return for the Periods Ended April 30, 2022

 

  1 Year 3 Year 5 Year Since Inception*
Cambria Global Tail Risk ETF - NAV -7.98% -2.76% -1.33% 0.88%
Cambria Global Tail Risk ETF - Market -8.12% -3.16% -1.82% 0.65%
Bloomberg US Short Treasury Index -0.14% 0.81% 1.16% 1.03%
FTSE/Citi World Government Bond Index -18.45% -3.65% -1.17% -0.89%

 

 

* Fund inception date is February 22, 2016.

 

The performance data quoted herein represents past performance and the return and value of an investment in the Fund will fluctuate so that, when redeemed, may be worth less than its original cost.

 

Past performance is no guarantee of future performance and should not be considered as a representation of the future results of the Fund. Current performance may be lower or higher than the performance quoted. For the most recent month-end performance information please call 855-ETF-INFO (383-4636). As stated in the Fund’s prospectus, the annual fund operating expenses are 0.59%.

 

Returns shown do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on Fund distributions or the redemption of Fund shares. The Fund’s performance assumes the reinvestment of all dividends and all capital gains. Index returns assume reinvestment of dividends and, unlike a Fund’s returns, do not reflect any fees or expenses. If such fees and expenses were included in the index returns, the performance would have been lower. The indexes are unmanaged and are not available for investment.

 

There are no assurances that the Fund will meet its stated objectives.

 

The put options purchased by FAIL give the Fund with the right to sell the underlying asset (index or ETF) to the put seller at a specified price (strike price) within a specified time period.

 

Bloomberg US Short Treasury Index is composed of zero-coupon Treasury Bills and fixed-rate. Treasury bonds with a maturity between 1 and 12 months. As Treasury bonds and notes fall below one year-to-maturity and exit the U.S. Treasury Index, they become eligible for the Short Treasury Index. Maturity subindices are published in three-month increments: 1-3 month, 3-6 month, 6-9 month, and 9-12 month and can be separated into subindices that only include bills or only include notes that have aged below 1-year.

 

FTSE/Citi World Government Bond Index measures the performance of fixed-rate, local currency, investment grade sovereign bonds. The WGBI is a widely used benchmark that currently comprises sovereign debt from over 20 countries, denominated in a variety of currencies, and has more than 25 years of history available. The WGBI provides a broad benchmark for the global sovereign fixed income market. Sub-indices are available in any combination of currency, maturity, or rating.

 

 
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  Manager’s Discussion and
Cambria Emerging Shareholder Yield ETF Analysis of Fund Performance
  April 30, 2022 (Unaudited)

 

Comparison of Change in the Value of a $10,000 Investment in the Cambria Emerging Shareholder Yield ETF versus the MSCI Emerging Markets Index

 

For the 12-month period ended April 30, 2022, EYLD returned -16.81% at net asset value (NAV) and -18.81% at market outperforming its benchmark, the MSCI Emerging Markets Total Return Index, by 0.98%. Underweight allocation and security selection in China, and security selection in India and South Korea relative to the MSCI Emerging Markets Total Return Index were the primary drivers of outperformance. Exposure to Russia as well as security selection in Taiwan were the main detractors from performance relative to the benchmark.

 

On a contribution to total return basis India, Turkey and Australia allocations were the best performers contributing 1.52%, 1.02% and 0.50% respectively. On a contribution to total return basis Russia, Taiwan and China allocations were the worst performers contributing -16.87%, -3.88% and -1.44% respectively.

 

Average Annual Total Return for the Periods Ended April 30, 2022

 

  1 Year 3 Year 5 Year Since Inception*
Cambria Emerging Shareholder Yield ETF - NAV -16.81% 3.96% 5.88% 8.19%
Cambria Emerging Shareholder Yield ETF - Market -18.81% 3.07% 5.19% 7.87%
MSCI Emerging Markets Index -18.06% 2.60% 4.69% 6.73%

 

 

* Fund inception date is July 13, 2016 and the Fund commenced operations on July 14, 2016.

 

The performance data quoted herein represents past performance and the return and value of an investment in the Fund will fluctuate so that, when redeemed, may be worth less than its original cost.

 

Past performance is no guarantee of future performance and should not be considered as a representation of the future results of the Fund. Current performance may be lower or higher than the performance quoted. For the most recent month-end performance information please call 855-ETF-INFO (383-4636). As stated in the Fund’s prospectus, the annual fund operating expenses are 0.65%.

 

Returns shown do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on Fund distributions or the redemption of Fund shares. The Fund’s performance assumes the reinvestment of all dividends and all capital gains. Index returns assume reinvestment of dividends and, unlike a Fund’s returns, do not reflect any fees or expenses. If such fees and expenses were included in the index returns, the performance would have been lower. The indexes are unmanaged and are not available for investment.

 

There are no assurances that the Fund will meet its stated objectives.

 

MSCI Emerging Markets Index is a free-float weighted equity index that captures large and mid-cap representation across Emerging Markets (EM) countries. The index covers approximately 85% of the free float-adjusted market capitalization in each country.

 

 
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  Manager’s Discussion and
Cambria Tail Risk ETF Analysis of Fund Performance
  April 30, 2022 (Unaudited)

 

Comparison of Change in the Value of a $10,000 Investment in the Cambria Tail Risk ETF versus the Bloomberg Barclays US Short Treasury Index

 

For the 12-month period ended April 30, 2022, TAIL returned -9.14% at net asset value (NAV) and -9.13% at market underperforming its benchmark, the Bloomberg Short Treasury Total Return Index, by 9.00%. Longer duration US Treasuries were the core driver of underperformance during the period.

 

On a contribution to total return basis US treasuries were the worst performer contributing -6.97% to performance.

 

Average Annual Total Return for the Periods Ended April 30, 2022

 

  1 Year 3 Year 5 Year Since Inception*
Cambria Tail Risk ETF - NAV -9.14% -4.56% -6.39% -6.50%
Cambria Tail Risk ETF - Market -9.13% -4.54% -6.43% -6.47%
Bloomberg US Short Treasury Index -0.14% 0.81% 1.16% 1.15%

 

 

* Fund inception date is April 5, 2017.

 

The performance data quoted herein represents past performance and the return and value of an investment in the Fund will fluctuate so that, when redeemed, may be worth less than its original cost.

 

Past performance is no guarantee of future performance and should not be considered as a representation of the future results of the Fund. Current performance may be lower or higher than the performance quoted. For the most recent month-end performance information please call 855-ETF-INFO (383-4636). As stated in the Fund’s prospectus, the annual fund operating expenses are 0.59%.

 

Returns shown do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on Fund distributions or the redemption of Fund shares. The Fund’s performance assumes the reinvestment of all dividends and all capital gains. Index returns assume reinvestment of dividends and, unlike a Fund’s returns, do not reflect any fees or expenses. If such fees and expenses were included in the index returns, the performance would have been lower. The indexes are unmanaged and are not available for investment.

 

There are no assurances that the Fund will meet its stated objectives.

 

Bloomberg US Short Treasury Index is composed of zero-coupon Treasury Bills and fixed-rate. Treasury bonds with a maturity between 1 and 12 months. As Treasury bonds and notes fall below one year-to-maturity and exit the U.S. Treasury Index, they become eligible for the Short Treasury Index. Maturity subindices are published in three-month increments: 1-3 month, 3-6 month, 6-9 month, and 9-12 month and can be separated into subindices that only include bills or only include notes that have aged below 1-year.

 

 
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  Manager’s Discussion and
Cambria Trinity ETF Analysis of Fund Performance
  April 30, 2022 (Unaudited)

 

Comparison of Change in the Value of a $10,000 Investment in the Cambria Trinity ETF versus the S&P Balanced Equity Bond – Moderate Index

 

For the 12-month period ended April 30, 2022, TRTY returned 3.98% at net asset value (NAV) and 4.72% at market outperforming its benchmark, the S&P Balanced Equity & Bond Moderate Index, by 8.38%. The main drivers of outperformance were overweight exposure to commodities, energy, and hedged US equity exposure relative to the benchmark.

 

On a contribution to total return basis commodities, energy and hedged US equity were the best performers contributing 2.66%, 2.51% and 1.28% respectively. On a contribution to total return basis emerging market equity, intermediate term US treasuries and emerging market fixed income were the worst performers contributing -0.94%, 0.60% and 0.52% respectively.

 

Average Annual Total Return for the Periods Ended April 30, 2022

 

  1 Year 3 Year Since Inception*
Cambria Trinity ETF - NAV 3.98% 7.14% 5.36%
Cambria Trinity ETF - Market 4.72% 7.34% 5.57%
S&P Balanced Equity & Bond – Moderate Index -4.40% 7.20% 7.22%

 

 

* Fund inception date is September 10, 2018.

 

The performance data quoted herein represents past performance and the return and value of an investment in the Fund will fluctuate so that, when redeemed, may be worth less than its original cost.

 

Past performance is no guarantee of future performance and should not be considered as a representation of the future results of the Fund. Current performance may be lower or higher than the performance quoted. For the most recent month-end performance information please call 855-ETF-INFO (383-4636). As stated in the Fund’s prospectus, the annual fund operating expenses are 0.44%.

 

Returns shown do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on Fund distributions or the redemption of Fund shares. The Fund’s performance assumes the reinvestment of all dividends and all capital gains. Index returns assume reinvestment of dividends and, unlike a Fund’s returns, do not reflect any fees or expenses. If such fees and expenses were included in the index returns, the performance would have been lower. The indexes are unmanaged and are not available for investment.

 

There are no assurances that the Fund will meet its stated objectives.

 

S&P Balanced Equity & Bond – Moderate Index the S&P 500 Balanced Equity & Bond – Moderate Index combines investable S&P indices for core equity and fixed income to provide a regularly rebalanced multi-asset measure for moderate risk-reward profiles. The construction of the index consists of a position in the S&P 500 Total Return Index with 50% weight, and a position in the S&P U.S. Treasury Bond 7-10 Year Index with 50% weight.

 

 
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  Manager’s Discussion and
Cambria Cannabis ETF Analysis of Fund Performance
  April 30, 2022 (Unaudited)

 

Comparison of Change in the Value of a $10,000 Investment in the Cambria Cannabis ETF versus the S&P 500 Index

 

For the 12-month period ended April 30, 2022, TOKE returned -46.49% at net asset value (NAV) and -46.17% at market underperforming its benchmark, the S&P 500 Total Return Index, by 46.70%. Underperformance of TOKE over the period can be attributed to the underperformance of marijuana and ancillary marijuana companies relative to the S&P 500. As a thematic fund, we generally expect the Fund to underperform when the overall cannabis industry does poorly and vice versa.

 

On a contribution to total return basis Arena Pharmaceuticals, British American Tobacco, and Altria Group were the best performers contributing 2.85%, 0.80% and 0.70% respectively. On a contribution to total return basis Tilray Brans Inc, Greenlane Holdings and Scotts Miracle-Gro were the worst performers contributing -9.99%, -4.64% and -3.73% respectively.

 

Average Annual Total Return for the Periods Ended April 30, 2022

 

  1 Year Since Inception
Cambria Cannabis ETF - NAV -46.49% -25.83%
Cambria Cannabis ETF - Market -46.17% -25.60%
S&P 500 Index 0.21% 13.86%

 

 

* Fund inception date is July 25, 2019.

 

The performance data quoted herein represents past performance and the return and value of an investment in the Fund will fluctuate so that, when redeemed, may be worth less than its original cost.

 

Past performance is no guarantee of future performance and should not be considered as a representation of the future results of the Fund. Current performance may be lower or higher than the performance quoted. For the most recent month-end performance information please call 855-ETF-INFO (383-4636). As stated in the Fund’s prospectus, the annual fund operating expenses are 0.59%; however, TOKE’s investment adviser has agreed to waive 17 basis points (0.17%) of its management fees for the Fund until at least August 31, 2022. This agreement may be terminated only by, or with the consent of, the Trust’s Board of Trustees.

 

Returns shown do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on Fund distributions or the redemption of Fund shares. The Fund’s performance assumes the reinvestment of all dividends and all capital gains. Index returns assume reinvestment of dividends and, unlike a Fund’s returns, do not reflect any fees or expenses. If such fees and expenses were included in the index returns, the performance would have been lower. The indexes are unmanaged and are not available for investment.

 

There are no assurances that the Fund will meet its stated objectives.

 

S&P 500 Index is a market-value weighted index consisting of 500 stocks chosen for market size, liquidity, and industry group representation, with each stock’s weight in the Index proportionate to its market value.

 

 
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  Manager’s Discussion and
Cambria Global Real Estate ETF Analysis of Fund Performance
  April 30, 2022 (Unaudited)

 

Comparison of Change in the Value of a $10,000 Investment in the Cambria Global Real Estate ETF versus the FTSE EPRA Nareit Global REITs Index

 

For the 12-month period ended April 30, 2022, BLDG returned 4.70% at net asset value (NAV) and 4.49% at market underperforming its benchmark, the FTSE EPRA/NAREIT Global REIT Total Return Index, by 0.99%. During this period, the primary driver for underperformance relative to the benchmark was security selection in the United States, Turkey and Japan.

 

On a contribution to total return basis United States, Canada and South Africa allocations were the best performers contributing 5.57%, 0.56% and 0.54% respectively. On a contribution to total return basis Japan, Turkey and Hong Kong allocations were the worst performers contributing -1.67%, -0.49% and -0.25% respectively.

 

Average Annual Total Return for the Periods Ended April 30, 2022

 

  1 Year Since Inception
Cambria Global Real Estate ETF - NAV 4.70% 20.32%
Cambria Global Real Estate ETF - Market 4.49% 20.12%
FTSE EPRA Nareit Global REITs Index 5.69% 25.20%

 

 

* Fund inception date is September 24, 2020.

 

The performance data quoted herein represents past performance and the return and value of an investment in the Fund will fluctuate so that, when redeemed, may be worth less than its original cost.

 

Past performance is no guarantee of future performance and should not be considered as a representation of the future results of the Fund. Current performance may be lower or higher than the performance quoted. For the most recent month-end performance information please call 855-ETF-INFO (383-4636). As stated in the Fund’s prospectus, the annual fund operating expenses are 0.59%.

 

Returns shown do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on Fund distributions or the redemption of Fund shares. The Fund’s performance assumes the reinvestment of all dividends and all capital gains. Index returns assume reinvestment of dividends and, unlike a Fund’s returns, do not reflect any fees or expenses. If such fees and expenses were included in the index returns, the performance would have been lower. The indexes are unmanaged and are not available for investment.

 

There are no assurances that the Fund will meet its stated objectives.

 

FTSE EPRA/NAREIT Global REIT Index: measures the total return, stated in US dollar terms, of the size- and liquidity-screened stocks in both developed and emerging markets of the publicly traded real estate companies that qualify for REIT status under the tax law in the country of domicile.

 

 
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Cambria Shareholder Yield ETF Schedule of Investments

April 30, 2022

 

Sector Weightings        
Cambria Shareholder Yield ETF        
Consumer Discretionary     24.78 %
Financials     23.52 %
Materials     17.72 %
Energy     10.39 %
Industrials     6.83 %
Health Care     6.05 %
Information Technology     5.26 %
Consumer Staples     3.78 %
Communication Services     1.67 %
      100.00 %

 

Percentages based on total investments, excluding investments purchased with collateral from securities loaned.

 

    Shares   Value
Common Stocks (97.98%)                
Communication Services (1.64%)                
Fox Corp., Class B     121,849     $ 4,050,261  
Lumen Technologies, Inc.     433,316       4,359,159  
              8,409,420  
Consumer Discretionary (24.27%)                
Abercrombie & Fitch Co., Class A(a)     117,768       4,072,418  
Advance Auto Parts, Inc.     28,730       5,735,370  
AutoNation, Inc.(a)     54,587       6,327,179  
Bed Bath & Beyond, Inc.(a)(b)     197,904       2,693,473  
Big 5 Sporting Goods Corp.(b)     174,552       2,525,767  
Big Lots, Inc.(b)     91,091       2,814,712  
Citi Trends, Inc.(a)(b)     71,825       2,008,945  
Dick's Sporting Goods, Inc.(b)     42,926       4,138,925  
Dillard's, Inc., Class A(b)     50,193       15,249,135  
Ethan Allen Interiors, Inc.     179,816       4,268,832  
Foot Locker, Inc.     75,205       2,204,259  
Haverty Furniture Cos., Inc.(b)     139,425       3,461,923  
Hibbett, Inc.     58,296       2,517,221  
LKQ Corp.     90,888       4,510,771  
Macy's, Inc.     219,531       5,306,064  
ODP Corp.(a)     103,259       4,443,235  
Penske Automotive Group, Inc.     62,699       6,572,109  
PulteGroup, Inc.     106,639       4,453,245  
Smith & Wesson Brands, Inc.     312,143       4,285,723  
Sturm Ruger & Co., Inc.(b)     67,938       4,629,975  
Tapestry, Inc.     129,454       4,261,626  
Toll Brothers, Inc.     142,805       6,621,868  
Tri Pointe Homes, Inc.(a)     221,390       4,576,131  
Veritiv Corp.(a)     53,256       7,484,598  
Whirlpool Corp.     29,744       5,399,131  
    Shares   Value
Consumer Discretionary (continued)      
Zumiez, Inc.(a)     118,300     $ 4,333,329  
              124,895,964  
Consumer Staples (3.71%)                
J M Smucker Co.     35,997       4,929,069  
Nu Skin Enterprises, Inc., Class A     111,202       4,741,653  
Sprouts Farmers Market, Inc.(a)     197,223       5,877,246  
Walgreens Boots Alliance, Inc.     83,148       3,525,475  
              19,073,443  
Energy (10.18%)                
APA Corp.     114,751       4,696,758  
California Resources Corp.     105,456       4,240,386  
CVR Energy, Inc.     245,557       6,156,114  
Exxon Mobil Corp.     56,953       4,855,243  
Helmerich & Payne, Inc.     178,971       8,238,035  
HF Sinclair Corp.(a)     138,242       5,255,961  
Marathon Oil Corp.     187,421       4,670,531  
Oasis Petroleum, Inc.     49,056       6,507,769  
Valero Energy Corp.(b)     69,797       7,780,970  
              52,401,767  
Financials (23.04%)                
Aflac, Inc.     82,472       4,723,996  
Allstate Corp.     38,194       4,833,069  
Ally Financial, Inc.     94,978       3,795,321  
Ameriprise Financial, Inc.     20,449       5,429,005  
Assured Guaranty, Ltd.     101,569       5,601,530  
Cathay General Bancorp     124,384       4,986,555  
Citizens Financial Group, Inc.     102,842       4,051,975  
Comerica, Inc.     71,487       5,854,785  
Discover Financial Services     42,419       4,770,441  
Federated Hermes, Inc.     148,382       4,225,919  
First Horizon Corp.     204,490       4,576,486  
Hilltop Holdings, Inc.(b)     150,917       3,846,874  
Hope Bancorp, Inc.     336,648       4,814,066  
JPMorgan Chase & Co.     27,040       3,227,494  
Lincoln National Corp.     70,980       4,269,447  
MetLife, Inc.     70,642       4,639,767  
Mr Cooper Group, Inc.(a)     99,203       4,461,159  
PacWest Bancorp     131,144       4,313,326  
SLM Corp.     268,710       4,495,518  
Synchrony Financial     104,611       3,850,731  
Unum Group     152,776       4,662,724  
US Bancorp     79,599       3,865,328  
Voya Financial, Inc.     68,445       4,321,617  
Webster Financial Corp.     194,251       9,710,632  

 

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

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April 30, 2022

 

    Shares   Value
Financials (continued)        
Zions Bancorp NA     92,612     $ 5,233,504  
              118,561,269  
Health Care (5.93%)                
Allscripts Healthcare Solutions, Inc.(a)(b)     211,419       4,367,917  
Cigna Corp.     19,266       4,754,463  
Innoviva, Inc.(a)(b)     331,409       5,653,838  
McKesson Corp.     22,646       7,011,428  
Quest Diagnostics, Inc.     30,576       4,092,292  
Universal Health Services, Inc., Class B     37,687       4,617,788  
              30,497,726  
Industrials (6.70%)                
Boise Cascade Co.     79,092       5,977,773  
Crane Co.     42,926       4,130,769  
Cummins, Inc.     18,759       3,549,015  
ManpowerGroup, Inc.     42,419       3,826,194  
Matson, Inc.     65,910       5,669,578  
Quanta Services, Inc.     59,319       6,879,818  
Snap-on, Inc.(b)     20,787       4,417,030  
              34,450,177  
Information Technology (5.15%)                
Arrow Electronics, Inc.(a)     39,715       4,680,810  
DXC Technology Co.(a)     142,298       4,083,953  
HP, Inc.     163,254       5,979,994  
Juniper Networks, Inc.     169,507       5,342,861  
Western Union Co.(b)     170,352       2,855,099  
Xerox Holdings Corp.     203,983       3,549,304  
              26,492,021  
Materials (17.36%)                
DuPont de Nemours, Inc.     70,642       4,657,427  
Greif, Inc., Class A     75,374       4,573,695  
Huntsman Corp.     159,198       5,392,036  
International Paper Co.     81,965       3,793,340  
Louisiana-Pacific Corp.     120,497       7,774,467  
LyondellBasell Industries NV, Class A     48,165       5,106,935  
Mosaic Co.     151,931       9,483,533  
Nucor Corp.     67,600       10,463,128  
Olin Corp.     88,218       5,063,713  
Reliance Steel & Aluminum Co.     29,913       5,930,252  
Resolute Forest Products, Inc.     511,563       7,131,188  
Schweitzer-Mauduit International, Inc.     137,987       3,471,753  
Steel Dynamics, Inc.     102,752       8,810,984  

 

    Shares   Value
Materials (continued)        
United States Steel Corp.     132,327     $ 4,034,650  
Worthington Industries, Inc.     76,726       3,649,856  
              89,336,957  
Total Common Stocks                
(Cost $515,323,710)             504,118,744  
                 
      Shares       Value  
Short-Term Investment (5.55%)                
Fidelity Investments Money Market              
Treasury Portfolio Institutional Class, 0.01%(c)(d)     28,574,596     $ 28,574,597  
                 
Total Short-Term Investment                
(Cost $28,574,597)             28,574,597  
                 
Total Investments (103.53%)                
(Cost $543,898,307)           $ 532,693,341  
                 
Liabilities Less Other Assets (-3.53%)       (18,158,947 )
                 
Net Assets (100.00%)           $ 514,534,394  
Percentages based on Net Assets.                

 

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

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(a) Non-income producing security.
(b) This security or a partial position of this security is on loan at April 30, 2022. The total value of securities on loan at April 30, 2022 was $27,074,248.
(c) This security was purchased with cash collateral held from securities on loan. The total value of such securities as of April 30, 2022 was $28,574,597.
(d) Rate shown is the 7-day effective yield as of April 30, 2022.

 

Investment Abbreviations:

 

PLC - Public Limited Company

 

As of April 30, 2022, all of the Fund's investments in securities were considered Level 1, in accordance with the authoritative guidance on fair value measurements and disclosure under U.S. generally accepted accounting principles.

 

Please see Note 2 in Notes to Financial Statements for further information regarding fair value measurements.

 

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

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Cambria Foreign Shareholder Yield ETF

Schedule of Investments

April 30, 2022

 

Sector Weightings

Cambria Foreign Shareholder Yield ETF        
Financials     22.56 %
Materials     18.60 %
Industrials     16.09 %
Energy     11.89 %
Communication Services     8.19 %
Information Technology     7.83 %
Consumer Staples     7.48 %
Consumer Discretionary     6.04 %
Real Estate     1.32 %
      100.00 %

 

Percentages  based  on  total  investments,  excluding investments purchased with collateral from securities loaned.

 

    Shares   Value
Common Stocks (97.49%)        
Australia (8.72%)        
Challenger, Ltd.(a)     150,195     $ 773,616  
CSR, Ltd.     162,078       703,129  
Downer EDI, Ltd.     147,186       578,207  
Fortescue Metals Group, Ltd.     60,486       924,387  
GrainCorp, Ltd., Class A     119,901       875,963  
Mineral Resources, Ltd.     18,768       776,270  
Super Retail Group, Ltd.     80,121       600,060  
Woodside Petroleum, Ltd.     26,826       590,413  
              5,822,045  
Belgium (1.08%)                
Ageas SA     14,908       721,565  
                 
Canada (11.76%)                
Canadian Natural Resources, Ltd.     20,400       1,262,604  
Celestica, Inc.(b)     66,300       745,240  
Corus Entertainment, Inc., Class B     147,900       484,692  
Great-West Lifeco, Inc.     17,861       492,736  
Home Capital Group, Inc.     25,500       635,986  
Imperial Oil, Ltd.     20,400       1,027,106  
Interfor Corp.     20,400       581,519  
Labrador Iron Ore Royalty Corp.(a)     29,796       806,219  
Mullen Group, Ltd.     66,300       634,279  
Suncor Energy, Inc.     20,400       733,330  
West Fraser Timber Co., Ltd.     5,100       448,247  
              7,851,958  

 

    Shares   Value
Denmark (1.39%)        
Scandinavian Tobacco Group A/S, Class A(c)     44,115     $ 927,821  
                 
France (6.38%)                
AXA SA     25,245       678,058  
Carrefour SA     37,128       789,632  
Coface SA     47,736       579,634  
Metropole Television SA     30,090       562,178  
Nexity SA     13,413       410,069  
TotalEnergies SE     12,750       635,207  
Vivendi SE(a)     52,173       603,239  
              4,258,017  
Germany (1.88%)                
DWS Group GmbH & Co. KGaA(c)     13,719       455,317  
Freenet AG     28,764       798,368  
              1,253,685  
Great Britain (12.38%)                
abrdn PLC     173,910       413,967  
Anglo American PLC     12,495       563,427  
Aviva PLC     129,387       704,969  
Berkeley Group Holdings PLC     8,724       447,590  
BP PLC     149,889       737,986  
British American Tobacco PLC     18,921       797,515  
Direct Line Insurance Group PLC     151,043       481,850  
Legal & General Group PLC     154,946       491,184  
Man Group PLC     350,676       1,036,251  
Persimmon PLC     16,575       437,687  
Quilter PLC(c)     288,711       478,486  
Rio Tinto PLC     13,878       995,748  
WPP PLC     53,652       678,021  
              8,264,681  
Hong Kong (10.08%)                
China Resources Cement Holdings, Ltd.     739,500       617,271  
Kingboard Holdings, Ltd.     127,500       580,063  
Kingboard Laminates Holdings, Ltd.     397,800       618,473  
Lee & Man Paper Manufacturing, Ltd.     765,000       368,510  
New World Development Co., Ltd.     117,300       449,947  
Orient Overseas International, Ltd.     25,500       716,873  
Pacific Basin Shipping, Ltd.     1,173,000       547,111  
PC Partner Group, Ltd.(a)     714,000       897,163  
Shougang Fushan Resources Group, Ltd.     3,774,000       1,428,416  

 

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

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Cambria Foreign Shareholder Yield ETF

Schedule of Investments

April 30, 2022

 

    Shares   Value
Hong Kong (continued)        
VTech Holdings, Ltd.     71,400     $ 507,270  
              6,731,097  
Italy (3.77%)                
Anima Holding SpA(c)     127,551       629,742  
Eni SpA     48,348       682,955  
Unipol Gruppo SpA     117,912       649,324  
UnipolSai Assicurazioni SpA     195,687       554,086  
              2,516,107  
Japan (22.91%)                
Aozora Bank, Ltd.     25,500       511,670  
Dai Nippon Printing Co., Ltd.     25,500       534,267  
Dai-ichi Life Holdings, Inc.     35,700       716,476  
Hakuto Co., Ltd.     30,600       543,266  
Hosiden Corp.     61,200       587,596  
Idemitsu Kosan Co., Ltd.     25,500       669,062  
Inabata & Co., Ltd.     35,700       585,120  
Inpex Corp.     56,100       662,263  
Isuzu Motors, Ltd.     51,000       596,163  
Japan Tobacco, Inc.     25,500       436,904  
Kewpie Corp.     30,600       516,386  
Marubeni Corp.     76,500       838,538  
Meiwa Corp.(a)     86,700       585,906  
Mitsui & Co., Ltd.     30,600       742,747  
Mixi, Inc.     30,600       529,119  
Nippon Carbon Co., Ltd.     15,300       491,038  
Nippon Electric Glass Co., Ltd.     30,600       618,484  
Nippon Yusen KK     15,300       1,115,300  
Nisshinbo Holdings, Inc.     76,500       574,745  
Oyo Corp.     35,700       544,956  
Press Kogyo Co., Ltd.     193,800       583,901  
Sumitomo Osaka Cement Co., Ltd.     20,400       569,046  
Sumitomo Warehouse Co., Ltd.     40,800       686,628  
Tama Home Co., Ltd.(a)     25,500       499,488  
Tokio Marine Holdings, Inc.     10,200       551,676  
              15,290,745  
Luxembourg (1.89%)                
ArcelorMittal SA     23,052       683,965  
RTL Group SA     11,016       576,884  
              1,260,849  
Netherlands (5.03%)                
ASR Nederland NV     15,774       721,213  
Boskalis Westminster     21,267       742,621  
Flow Traders(c)     15,810       515,375  
Koninklijke Ahold Delhaize NV     17,799       527,449  
    Shares   Value
Netherlands (continued)        
NN Group NV     17,238     $ 853,616  
              3,360,274  
New Zealand (0.84%)                
Fletcher Building, Ltd.     139,893       559,048  
                 
Norway (1.61%)                
Telenor ASA     36,315       514,563  
Yara International ASA     10,863       556,738  
              1,071,301  
Spain (1.10%)                
Repsol SA     48,450       730,141  
                 
Sweden (2.87%)                
Betsson AB(b)     122,604       759,139  
SSAB AB     88,689       572,085  
Telia Co. AB     140,918       586,665  
              1,917,889  
Switzerland (3.80%)                
Ferrexpo PLC     139,689       290,353  
Glencore PLC     96,186       601,480  
Holcim AG     12,495       618,488  
Zurich Insurance Group AG     2,244       1,028,630  
              2,538,951  
Total Common Stocks                
(Cost $66,999,726)             65,076,174  

 

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

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Schedule of Investments

April 30, 2022

 

    Shares   Value
Short-Term Investment (2.40%)        
Fidelity Investments Money Market Treasury Portfolio Institutional Class, 0.01%(d)(e)     1,602,264     $ 1,602,264  
                 
Total Short-Term Investment                
(Cost $1,602,264)             1,602,264  
                 
Total Investments (99.89%)                
(Cost $68,601,990)           $ 66,678,438  
                 
Other Assets Less Liabilities (0.11%)         76,535  
               
Net Assets (100.00%)           $ 66,754,973  
Percentages based on Net Assets.                

 

(a) This security or a partial position of this security is on loan at April 30, 2022. The total value of securities on loan at April 30, 2022 was $1,529,051.
(b) Non-income producing security.
(c) Securities exempt from registration under Rule 144A of the Securities Act of 1933. These securities may be resold in transactions exempt from registration, normally to qualified institutional buyers. As of April 30, 2022, the fair value of securities restricted under Rule 144A in the aggregate was $3,006,741, representing 4.50% of net assets.
(d) This security was purchased with cash collateral held from securities on loan. The total value of such securities as of April 30, 2022 was $1,602,264.
(e) Rate shown is the 7-day effective yield as of April 30, 2022.

 

Investment Abbreviations:

 

GmbH - German Company with limited liability

KGaA - German Master Limited Partnership

Oyj - Finnish public stock company

PLC - Public Limited Company

SpA - Italian Public Limited Company

 

As of April 30, 2022, all of the Fund's investments in securities were considered Level 1, in accordance with the authoritative guidance on fair value measurements and disclosure under U.S. generally accepted accounting principles.

 

Please see Note 2 in Notes to Financial Statements for further information regarding fair value measurements.

 

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

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Cambria Global Value ETF Schedule of Investments
  April 30, 2022

 

Sector Weightings      

Cambria Global Value ETF

Financials

    25.80 %
Utilities     18.46 %
Materials     15.22 %
Other     10.03 %
Consumer Staples     8.15 %
Industrials     7.81 %
Energy     5.34 %
Real Estate     3.42 %
Communication Services     3.18 %
Consumer Discretionary     2.59 %
      100.00 %

 

Percentages based on total investments, excluding investments purchased with collateral from securities loaned.

 

    Shares     Value  
Common Stocks (87.65%)            
             
Austria (8.02%)            
BAWAG Group AG(a)     32,300     $ 1,557,907  
Erste Group Bank AG     21,594       675,674  
Erste Group Bank AG(b)     24,606       785,404  
IMMOFINANZ AG     47,800       1,156,789  
Raiffeisen Bank International AG     50,800       588,436  
UNIQA Insurance Group AG     121,400       934,920  
Voestalpine AG     40,600       1,073,347  
Wienerberger AG     50,600       1,441,276  
              8,213,753  
Chile (6.70%)                
Banco de Credito e Inversiones SA     27,420       848,551  
CAP SA     199,600       2,475,690  
Cencosud SA     815,100       1,304,718  
Cia Cervecerias Unidas SA     133,200       890,333  
Colbun SA     7,632,200       545,323  
Empresa Nacional de                
Telecomunicaciones SA     195,600       714,497  
Latam Airlines Group SA(b)     323,500       85,571  
              6,864,683  
Czech Republic (11.33%)                
CEZ AS     119,800       5,140,672  
Komercni Banka AS     59,600       1,977,499  
Moneta Money Bank AS(a)     733,400       2,750,920  
Philip Morris CR AS     2,300       1,735,280  
              11,604,371  
  Shares     Value  
Great Britain (6.47%)            
Aviva PLC     171,700     $ 935,513  
Barratt Developments PLC     90,100       560,250  
Direct Line Insurance Group PLC     230,800       736,287  
J Sainsbury PLC     275,400       807,922  
Kingfisher PLC     194,500       619,506  
Legal & General Group PLC     253,200       802,653  
M&G PLC     320,300       862,715  
Persimmon PLC     22,000       580,942  
Phoenix Group Holdings PLC     93,600       716,777  
              6,622,565  

 

Greece (8.96%)            
FF Group(b)(c)     25,407       0  
Hellenic Petroleum Holdings SA     124,700       952,440  
Hellenic Telecommunications                
Organization SA     85,000       1,649,946  
JUMBO SA     48,265       786,163  
Karelia Tobacco Co. Inc SA(d)     4,195       1,265,700  
Motor Oil Hellas Corinth Refineries SA     92,400       1,471,912  
Mytilineos SA     82,800       1,546,096  
Public Power Corp. SA(b)     185,900       1,500,285  
              9,172,542  

 

Poland (11.96%)            
Alior Bank SA(b)     190,600       1,562,817  
Bank Polska Kasa Opieki SA     35,900       793,818  
Eurocash SA     130,100       349,321  
Grupa Lotos SA     58,031       908,698  
Jastrzebska Spolka Weglowa SA(e)     211,100       3,220,799  
KGHM Polska Miedz SA     38,500       1,259,155  
PGE Polska Grupa Energetyczna SA(b)     421,700       940,262  
Polski Koncern Naftowy ORLEN SA     40,100       681,483  
Powszechna Kasa Oszczednosci                
Bank Polski SA     103,900       769,169  
Santander Bank Polska SA     10,300       628,876  
Tauron Polska Energia SA(b)     1,500,425       1,134,121  
              12,248,519  

 

Portugal (7.80%)            
Altri SGPS SA     71,400       478,681  
Corticeira Amorim SGPS SA     129,647       1,348,566  
Energias de Portugal SA     347,200       1,627,013  
Galp Energia SGPS SA     102,900       1,262,490  
Greenvolt-Energias Renovaveis SA(b)     994       7,414  
Jeronimo Martins SGPS SA     35,700       745,704  
Mota-Engil SGPS SA(b)(e)     260,400       351,079  

 

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

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  April 30, 2022

 

    Shares     Value  
Portugal (continued)            
Navigator Co. SA     278,700     $ 1,152,540  
NOS SGPS SA     184,300       781,988  
REN - Redes Energeticas Nacionais                
SGPS SA     74,234       226,326  
              7,981,801  
Russia (–%)(f)                
Alrosa PJSC(c)(d)(g)     1,262,976       0  
Gazprom Neft PJSC(c)(d)(g)     334,880       0  
Gazprom PJSC(c)(d)(g)     373,048       0  
Rosneft Oil Co. PJSC(c)(d)(g)     198,016       0  
Sberbank of Russia PJSC(c)(d)(g)     287,609       0  
Severstal PAO(c)(d)(g)     82,992       0  
Unipro PJSC(c)(d)(g)     22,421,984       0  
              0  

 

Singapore (9.13%)            
CapitaLand Integrated Commercial Trust     60,324       101,634  
Capitaland Investment, Ltd.     390,000       1,192,885  
City Developments, Ltd.     150,000       926,281  
ComfortDelGro Corp., Ltd.     540,000       573,990  
Golden Agri-Resources, Ltd.     4,148,652       974,953  
Jardine Cycle & Carriage, Ltd.     40,000       838,787  
Oversea-Chinese Banking Corp., Ltd.     120,000       1,075,093  
SATS, Ltd.(b)     270,000       888,318  
Sembcorp Industries, Ltd.     450,000       959,905  
Sembcorp Marine, Ltd.(b)     2,209,954       174,182  
Singapore Airlines, Ltd.(b)     140,000       556,781  
United Overseas Bank, Ltd.     50,000       1,084,276  
              9,347,085  
Spain (8.79%)                
Acciona SA     6,418       1,269,503  
Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria SA     103,748       553,703  
Banco Santander SA(e)     144,108       428,184  
CaixaBank SA     207,343       675,460  
Enagas SA     34,026       738,377  
Endesa SA     40,212       849,708  
Ferrovial SA     23,233       602,694  
Iberdrola SA     153,336       1,781,002  
Mapfre SA     318,049       585,494  
Naturgy Energy Group SA(e)     49,932       1,513,378  
              8,997,503  
Turkey (8.49%)                
Akbank TAS     1,000,900       601,285  
Eregli Demir ve Celik Fabrikalari TAS     649,600       1,468,225  
Haci Omer Sabanci Holding AS     686,800       926,942  

 

    Shares     Value  
Turkey (continued)            
KOC Holding AS     361,000     $ 977,368  
Petkim Petrokimya Holding AS(b)     1,773,208       1,139,286  
Turkiye Halk Bankasi AS(b)     1,074,000       391,315  
Turkiye Is Bankasi AS, Class C     1,075,600       762,788  
Turkiye Sise ve Cam Fabrikalari AS     935,000       1,141,023  
Turkiye Vakiflar Bankasi TAO, Class D(b)     1,146,300       343,545  
Yapi ve Kredi Bankasi AS     2,854,700       936,298  
              8,688,075  
Total Common Stocks                
                 
(Cost $103,675,822)             89,740,897  
                 
      Shares       Value  
Exchange Traded Funds (8.92%)                
                 
Colombia (8.92%)                
                 
Equity ETF (8.92%)                
iShares® MSCI Colombia ETF(e)(h)     805,100       9,137,885  
                 
Total Exchange Traded Funds                
(Cost $6,564,167)             9,137,885  
                 
      Shares       Value  
Short-Term Investment (2.93%)                
Fidelity Investments Money Market                
Treasury Portfolio Institutional                
Class, 0.01%(i)(j)     2,995,971     $ 2,995,971  
                 
Total Short-Term Investment                
(Cost $2,995,971)             2,995,971  
                 
Total Investments (99.50%)                
(Cost $113,235,960)           $ 101,874,753  
                 
Other Assets Less Liabilities (0.50%)                
              511,578  
Net Assets (100.00%)                
            $ 102,386,331  
Percentages based on Net Assets.                

 

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

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Cambria Global Value ETF Schedule of Investments
  April 30, 2022

 

(a) Securities exempt from registration under Rule 144A of the Securities Act of 1933. These securities may be resold in transactions exempt from registration, normally to qualified institutional buyers. As of April 30, 2022, the fair value of securities restricted under Rule 144A in the aggregate was $4,308,827, representing 4.21% of net assets.
(b) Non-income producing security.

(c) Fair valued security; valued by management in accordance with procedures approved by the Fund's Board of Trustees. As of April 30, 2022, these securities had an aggregate market value of $0 or 0.00% of total net assets.
(d) These securities are considered to be illiquid. The aggregate value of these securities at April 30, 2022 was $1,265,700, which represent 1.24% of the Fund's Net Assets.
(e) This security or a partial position of this security is on loan at April 30, 2022. The total value of securities on loan at April 30, 2022 was $2,829,911.
(f) Less than 0.005%.
(g) Level 3 security in accordance with fair value hierarchy.
(h) Investment is deemed to be an affiliate by virtue of the Fund owning at least 5% of shares of the issuer.
(i) This security was purchased with cash collateral held from securities on loan. The total value of such securities as of April 30, 2022 was $2,995,971.
(j) Rate shown is the 7-day effective yield as of April 30, 2022.

 

Investment Abbreviations:

 

ETF- Exchange Traded Fund

PJSC - Private Joint Stock Company

PLC - Public Limited Company

MSCI - Morgan Stanley Capital International

  

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

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Cambria Global Value ETF Schedule of Investments
  April 30, 2022

 

Transactions with affiliated companies during the period ended April 30, 2022 are as follows:

 

    Market Value                             Market Value     Share Balance           Change in      
  as of           Purchases           Sales     as of     as of           Unrealized     Realized  
Security Name   April 30, 2021     Purchases     In-Kind     Sales     In-Kind     April 30, 2022     April 30, 2022     Dividends     Gain (Loss)     Gain/Loss  
iShares MSCI                                                            
Colombia ETF   $ 8,347,450     $                –     $ 349,490     $     $ (978,915 )   $ 9,137,885       805,100     $ 93,172     $ 1,139,788     $ 280,072  
Grand Total   $ 8,347,450     $     $ 349,490     $                     $ (978,915 )   9,137,885     805,100     $ 93,172     1,139,788     $ 280,072  

 

Cambria Global Value ETF                        

 

Investments in Securities at  

Level 1 - Quoted

and Unadjusted

   

Level 2-
Other

Significant

Observable

   

Level 3-
Significant

Unobservable

       
Value   Prices     Inputs     Inputs(1)     Total  
Common Stocks                        
Austria   $ 8,213,753              –     $           –       8,213,753  
Chile     6,864,683                   6,864,683  
Czech Republic     11,604,371                   11,604,371  
Great Britain     6,622,565                   6,622,565  
Greece     9,172,542                   9,172,542  
Poland     12,248,519                   12,248,519  
Portugal     7,981,801                   7,981,801  
Russia                 0       0  
Singapore     9,347,085                   9,347,085  
Spain     8,997,503                   8,997,503  
Turkey     8,688,075                   8,688,075  
Exchange Traded Funds                                
Colombia     9,137,885                   9,137,885  
Short-Term Investment     2,995,971                   2,995,971  
                                 
Total   $ 101,874,753     $     $ 0     $ 101,874,753  

 

The Fund considers, no cap transfers to Level 3 at the ending of the reporting period, which was $0 at the end of the reporting period.

 

Change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation on Level 3 holding as of April 30, 2022 is ($10,134,181).

 

Please see Note 2 in Notes to Financial Statements for further information regarding fair value measurements.

 

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

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Cambria Global Momentum ETF

Schedule of Investments

  April 30, 2022

 

Sector Weightings    
Cambria Global Momentum ETF    
Exchange Traded Funds     100.00 %
      100.00 %

 

Percentages based on total investments, excluding investments purchased with collateral from securities loaned.

 

    Shares   Value
Exchange Traded Funds (99.96%)        
Global (22.13%)        
Commodity ETF (8.68%)        
iShares® Global Energy ETF     199,576     $ 7,080,956  
                 
Equity ETF (13.45%)                
Cambria Global Real Estate ETF*     167,024       4,975,645  
FlexShares Global Upstream Natural                
Resources Index Fund(a)     134,160       5,994,269  
              10,969,914  

 

International (5.69%)        
Equity ETF (5.69%)        
Cambria Foreign Shareholder Yield ETF*(a)     178,748       4,642,086  
                 
North America (25.71%)                
Commodity ETF (12.79%)                
Invesco DB Precious Metals Fund(b)     98,072       4,897,716  
VanEck Gold Miners ETF     158,184       5,534,858  
              10,432,574  
Equity ETF (12.92%)                
iShares® Residential and                
Multisector Real Estate ETF     56,992       5,153,217  
Invesco DB Agriculture Fund(b)     243,776       5,380,136  
              10,533,353  
United States (46.43%)                
Commodity ETF (26.03%)                
Graniteshares Gold Trust(a)(b)     85,072       1,600,204  
Invesco DB Base Metals Fund(b)     261,616       6,218,612  
Invesco DB Energy Fund(b)     345,540       8,773,261  
Invesco Optimum Yield Diversified                
Commodity Strategy No K-1 ETF     248,612       4,636,614  
              21,228,691  
    Shares   Value
Equity ETF (20.40%)        
Cambria Shareholder Yield ETF*(a)     102,232     $ 6,221,839  
Cambria Value and Momentum ETF*(a)     393,710       10,421,504  
              16,643,343  
                 
Total Exchange Traded Funds                
(Cost $73,806,315)             81,530,917  
                 
      Shares       Value  
Short-Term Investment (4.58%)                
Fidelity Investments Money Market Treasury Portfolio Institutional Class, 0.01%(c)(d)     3,736,139     $ 3,736,139  
                 
Total Short-Term Investment                
(Cost $3,736,139)             3,736,139  

 

Total Investments (104.54%)    
(Cost $77,542,454)   $ 85,267,056  
         
Liabilities Less Other Assets (-4.54%)     (3,704,496 )
         
Net Assets (100.00%)   $ 81,562,560  
         
Percentages based on Net Assets.        

 

* Affiliated investment is a registered investment company which is managed by Cambria Investment Management, L.P. (the “Investment Adviser”) or an affiliate of the Investment Adviser or which is distributed by an affiliate of the Fund’s distributor.
(a) This security or a partial position of this security is on loan at April 30, 2022. The total value of securities on loan at April 30, 2022 was $3,592,240.
(b) Non-income producing security.
(c) This security was purchased with cash collateral held from securities on loan. The total value of such securities as of April 30, 2022 was $3,736,139.
(d) Rate shown is the 7-day effective yield as of April 30, 2022.

 

Investment Abbreviations:

 

ETF - Exchange Traded Fund

FTSE - Financial Times Stock Exchange

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.
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Cambria Global Momentum ETF Schedule of Investments
  April 30, 2022

 

Transactions with affiliated companies during the period ended April 30, 2022 are as follows:

 

    Market Value                   Market Value   Share
Balance
      Change in    
    as of       Purchases       Sales   as of   as of April       Unrealized   Realized
Security Name   April 30, 2021   Purchases   In-Kind    Sales   In-Kind   April 30, 2022   30, 2022   Dividends   Gain (Loss)   Gain/Loss
Cambria Global Real Estate ETF   $     $ 4,344,519       1,305,293     $     $ (199,735 )   $ 4,975,645       167,024     $ 376,318     $ (463,685 )   $ (10,747 )
Cambria Foreign Shareholder Yield ETF     4,020,942             1,219,949             (284,566 )     4,642,086       178,748       207,295       (355,517 )     41,278  
Cambria Value and Momentum ETF     3,875,794       3,847,545       2,568,578             (546,550 )     10,421,504       393,710       82,867       647,096       29,041  
Cambria Shareholder Yield ETF     10,330,758             2,002,863       (5,307,080 )     (738,095 )     6,221,839       102,232       228,460       (1,970,295 )     1,903,688  
    $ 18,227,494     $ 8,192,064     $ 7,096,683     $ (5,307,080 )   $ (1,768,946 )   $ 26,261,074       841,714     $ 894,940     $ (2,142,401 )   $ 1,963,260  

 

Investments no longer affiliated as of April 30, 2022

 

Cambria Emerging Shareholder Yield ETF   $ 5,783,508     $     $ 125,240     $ (4,998,741 )   $ (252,484 )   $           $ 256,579     $ (1,616,366 )   $ 958,843  
Cambria Global Value ETF     3,553,933       396,822       88,828       (3,781,160 )     (174,533 )                 77,667       (111,153 )     27,263  
    $ 9,337,441     $ 396,822     $ 214,068     $ (8,779,901 )   $ (427,017 )   $           $ 334,246     $ (1,727,519 )   $ 986,106  
                                                                                 
Grand Total   $ 27,564,935     $ 8,588,886     $ 7,310,751     $ (14,086,981 )   $ (2,195,963 )   $ 26,261,074       841,714     $ 1,229,186     $ (3,869,920 )   $ 2,949,366  

 

As of April 30, 2022, all of the Fund's investments in securities were

considered Level 1, in accordance with the authoritative guidance on

fair value measurements and disclosure under U.S. generally

accepted accounting principles.

 

Please see Note 2 in Notes to Financial Statements for further

information regarding fair value measurements.

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.
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Cambria Global Asset Allocation ETF Schedule of Investments
  April 30, 2022

 

Sector Weightings    
Cambria Global Asset Allocation ETF    
Exchange Traded Funds     100.00 %
      100.00 %

 

Percentages based on total investments, excluding investments purchased with collateral from securities loaned.

 

    Shares   Value
Exchange Traded Funds (99.71%)        
Global (15.04%)        
Equity ETF (15.04%)        
Alpha Architect Value Momentum Trend ETF   36,992    $ 921,471 
Cambria Global Real Estate ETF*     116,416       3,468,033  
Cambria Global Value ETF*     124,096       2,521,469  
              6,910,973  

 

International (35.56%)        
Equity ETF (15.62%)        
Alpha Architect International Quantitative Momentum ETF(a)   33,280   915,932 
Cambria Emerging Shareholder Yield ETF*     139,904     4,171,210
Cambria Foreign Shareholder Yield ETF*         80,352         2,086,741
            7,173,883

 

Fixed Income ETF (19.94%)        
SPDR® FTSE International Government Inflation- Protected Bond ETF(a)   27,552     1,370,437
VanEck Emerging Markets High Yield Bond ETF  
 
      94,848      
 
      1,835,309
VanEck International High Yield Bond ETF  
 
 
 
 
44,096
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
916,535
VanEck J. P. Morgan EM Local Currency Bond ETF  
 
 
 
 
108,736
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
2,751,021
Vanguard® Total International Bond ETF(a)  
 
 
 
 
44,992
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
2,286,943
              9,160,245

 

North America (1.01%)        
Commodity ETF (1.01%)        
VanEck Gold Miners ETF     13,248       463,548  

 

    Shares   Value
United States (48.10%)        
Commodity ETF (10.04%)        
Graniteshares Gold Trust(b)     73,824     $ 1,388,630  
Invesco Optimum Yield Diversified                
Commodity Strategy No K-1 ETF     172,736       3,221,526  
              4,610,156  

 

Equity ETF (15.50%)        
Alpha Architect US Quantitative Momentum ETF(a)   39,200    1,824,838 
Cambria Shareholder Yield ETF*     56,480       3,437,373  
Cambria Value and Momentum ETF*     70,240       1,859,253  
              7,121,464  

 

Fixed Income ETF (22.56%)        
Schwab US TIPS Bond ETF     23,264       1,375,367  
Vanguard® Intermediate-Term Corporate Bond ETF(a)     16,800       1,370,376  
Vanguard® Intermediate-Term Government Bond ETF(a)     29,856       1,829,874  
Vanguard® Long-Term Treasury Bond ETF(a)     24,992       1,821,417  
Vanguard® Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF(a)     11,936       916,685  
Vanguard® Total Bond Market ETF     40,000       3,047,600  
              10,361,319  

 

Total Exchange Traded Funds    
(Cost $45,082,007)     45,801,588  

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.
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Cambria Global Asset Allocation ETF Schedule of Investments
  April 30, 2022

 

    Shares   Value
Short-Term Investment (15.36%)        
Fidelity Investments Money Market Treasury Portfolio Institutional Class, 0.01%(c)(d)    7,056,451   $ 7,056,451
                      

Total Short-Term Investment

(Cost $7,056,451)

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
7,056,451
 
 
                 

Total Investments (115.08%)

(Cost $52,138,458)

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
$
 
52,858,039
 
 
                 
Liabilities Less Other Assets (-15.08%)             (6,925,109 )
                 
Net Assets (100.00%)           $ 45,932,930  

 

Percentages based on Net Assets.

 

* Affiliated investment is a registered investment company which is managed by Cambria Investment Management, L.P. (the “Investment Adviser”) or an affiliate of the Investment Adviser or which is distributed by an affiliate of the Fund’s distributor.
(a) This security or a partial position of this security is on loan at April 30, 2022. The total value of securities on loan at April 30, 2022 was $6,839,716.
(b) Non-income producing security.
(c) This security was purchased with cash collateral held from securities on loan. The total value of such securities as of April 30, 2022 was $7,056,451.
(d) Rate shown is the 7-day effective yield as of April 30, 2022.

 

Investment Abbreviations:

 

ETF - Exchange Traded Funds

FTSE - Financial Times Stock Exchange

SPDR - Standard & Poor's Depository Receipt

TIPS - Treasury Inflation Protected Security

 

 

 

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.
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Cambria Global Asset Allocation ETF Schedule of Investments
  April 30, 2022

 

Transactions with affiliated companies during the period ended April 30, 2022 are as follows:

 

Security Name   Market Value
as of

April 30, 2021
     Purchases       Purchases
In-Kind
     Sales      Sales
In-Kind
    Market Value
as of

April 30, 2022  
    Share
Balance
as of
April
30,
2022
     Dividends      Change in
Unrealized

Gain (Loss)
     Realized
Gain/Loss
 
Cambria Emerging Shareholder Yield ETF   $ 5,622,843     $ 75,957     $ 168,510     $     $ (289,563 )   $ 4,171,210       139,904     $ 391,456     $ (1,449,745 )   $ 43,208  
Cambria Foreign Shareholder Yield ETF     2,372,077             73,352       (58,381 )     (141,566 )     2,086,741       80,352       124,364       (162,416 )     3,675  
Cambria Global Real Estate ETF     3,801,330             118,103             (232,142 )     3,468,032       116,416       417,420       (270,665 )     51,406  
Cambria Global Value ETF     2,720,057       183,791       85,068             (160,488 )     2,521,469       124,096       101,056       (305,717 )     (1,243 )
Cambria Shareholder Yield ETF     5,125,284             158,291       (1,424,050 )     (318,072 )     3,437,373       56,480       123,579       (810,668 )     706,588  
Cambria Value and Momentum ETF     2,271,007             72,595       (669,232 )     (149,285 )     1,859,253       70,240       26,286       73,309       260,859  
    $ 21,912,598     $ 259,748     $ 675,919     $ (2,151,663 )   $ (1,291,116 )   $ 17,544,078     $ 587,488     $ 1,184,161     $ (2,925,902 )   $ 1,064,493  
                                                                                 
Investments no longer affiliated as of April 30, 2022                                                
                                                                                 
Cambria Global Tail Risk ETF*   $ 235,634     $     $     $ (211,924 )   $     $     $     $     $ 45,803     $ (69,513 )
    $ 235,634     $     $     $ (211,924 )   $     $     $     $     $ 45,803     $ (69,513 )
                                                                                 
Grand Total   $ 22,148,232     $ 259,748     $ 675,919     $ (2,363,587 )   $ (1,291,116 )   $ 17,544,078       587,488     $ 1,184,161     $ (2,880,099 )   $ 994,980  

 

* Formerly known as Cambria Sovereign Bond ETF

 

As of April 30, 2022, all of the Fund's investments in securities were considered Level 1, in accordance with the authoritative guidance on fair value measurements and disclosure under U.S. generally accepted accounting principles.

 

Please see Note 2 in Notes to Financial Statements for further information regarding fair value measurements.

 

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

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Cambria Value and Momentum ETF Schedule of Investments
  April 30, 2022

 

Sector Weightings      
Cambria Value and Momentum ETF      
Energy     29.37 %
Financials     23.77 %
Materials     17.92 %
Industrials     9.40 %
Consumer Discretionary     8.65 %
Consumer Staples     5.26 %
Information Technology     1.81 %
Real Estate     1.61 %
Communication Services     1.30 %
Health Care     0.91 %
      100.00 %

 

Percentages based on total investments, excluding investments purchased with collateral from securities loaned.

 

    Shares   Value  
Common Stocks (80.89%)                     
             
Communication Services (1.06%)            
Entravision Communications Corp., Class A   37,776   $ 195,302  
IDT Corp., Class B(a)   5,160     136,637  
          331,939  
Consumer Discretionary (7.00%)            
AutoNation, Inc.(a)   2,208     255,929  
Dillard's, Inc., Class A(b)   1,152     349,989  
Group 1 Automotive, Inc.   1,368     238,223  
Macy's, Inc.   9,768     236,093  
Movado Group, Inc.   6,864     246,898  
Penske Automotive Group, Inc.   2,496     261,631  
TravelCenters of America, Inc.(a)   6,984     265,462  
Veritiv Corp.(a)   2,472     347,415  
          2,201,640  
Consumer Staples (4.26%)            
Andersons, Inc.   4,872     244,721  
Ingles Markets, Inc., Class A   2,472     230,193  
Sanderson Farms, Inc.   1,200     227,244  
SpartanNash Co.   6,648     227,893  
United Natural Foods, Inc.(a)   9,532     409,209  
          1,339,260  
Energy (23.76%)            
Antero Resources Corp.(a)   9,484     333,837  
APA Corp.   5,616     229,863  
Arch Resources, Inc., Class A(b)   1,536     255,560  
California Resources Corp.   5,832     234,505  
    Shares   Value  
Energy (continued)          
Centennial Resource Development, Inc., Class A(a)   46,632   $ 360,932  
Chesapeake Energy Corp.   2,808     230,312  
Chevron Corp.   1,392     218,085  
Civitas Resources, Inc.   6,024     353,127  
ConocoPhillips   2,232     213,201  
CONSOL Energy, Inc.(a)   9,096     432,515  
Continental Resources, Inc.   5,712     317,416  
Earthstone Energy, Inc., Class A(a)(b)   18,456     248,971  
EOG Resources, Inc.   2,880     336,269  
Exxon Mobil Corp.   2,784     237,336  
Marathon Oil Corp.   18,024     449,158  
Matador Resources Co.   8,064     393,684  
Oasis Petroleum, Inc.   2,376     315,200  
Ovintiv, Inc.   7,944     406,653  
Patterson-UTI Energy, Inc.   28,200     463,608  
PDC Energy, Inc.   4,896     341,447  
Peabody Energy Corp.(a)   9,504     215,170  
Plains GP Holdings LP, Class A   19,896     222,238  
SandRidge Energy, Inc.(a)   19,992     371,251  
Whiting Petroleum Corp.   4,056     296,291  
          7,476,629  
Financials (19.22%)            
Ally Financial, Inc.   4,416     176,463  
American Equity Investment Life Holding Co.   5,856     220,888  
American Financial Group, Inc.   1,776     245,940  
American International Group, Inc.   3,720     217,657  
American National Group, Inc.   1,176     221,805  
Berkshire Hills Bancorp, Inc.   8,112     200,691  
Cadence Bank   6,333     158,581  
Capital One Financial Corp.   1,416     176,462  
Comerica, Inc.   2,448     200,491  
Customers Bancorp, Inc.(a)   6,624     278,672  
Donnelley Financial Solutions, Inc.(a)   7,848     229,711  
Encore Capital Group, Inc.(a)   4,320     249,739  
First American Financial Corp.   3,312     193,123  
First Horizon Corp.   10,008     223,979  
First Interstate BancSystem, Inc., Class A   5,620     182,765  
Hanmi Financial Corp.   10,680     247,242  
HomeStreet, Inc.   5,184     210,419  
Hope Bancorp, Inc.   14,088     201,458  
Jefferies Financial Group, Inc.   6,144     188,989  
Meta Financial Group, Inc.   5,308     231,694  
Metropolitan Bank Holding Corp.(a)   2,712     241,504  

 

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

 
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  April 30, 2022

 

    Shares   Value  
Financials (continued)          
Mr Cooper Group, Inc.(a)   6,312   $ 283,851  
Old Republic International Corp.   8,760     192,808  
PacWest Bancorp   5,376     176,817  
Regions Financial Corp.   10,872     225,268  
Stewart Information Services Corp.   3,192     164,707  
SuRo Capital Corp.   11,942     97,686  
Synovus Financial Corp.   4,992     207,368  
Webster Financial Corp.   4,054     202,659  
          6,049,437  
Health Care (0.73%)            
McKesson Corp.   744     230,350  
             
Industrials (7.60%)            
ArcBest Corp.   4,344     313,463  
Atkore, Inc.(a)   2,400     230,640  
Atlas Air Worldwide Holdings, Inc.(a)   2,928     201,856  
BlueLinx Holdings, Inc.(a)   3,072     204,810  
Boise Cascade Co.   4,992     377,295  
Builders FirstSource, Inc.(a)   3,000     184,710  
Encore Wire Corp.   1,968     222,010  
Matson, Inc.   1,920     165,159  
Mueller Industries, Inc.   4,512     244,325  
MYR Group, Inc.(a)   3,144     248,659  
          2,392,927  
Information Technology (1.46%)            
HP, Inc.   7,176     262,857  
Photronics, Inc.(a)   13,152     197,148  
          460,005  
Materials (14.50%)            
AdvanSix, Inc.   7,632     339,929  
Alcoa Corp.   4,248     288,015  
Alpha Metallurgical Resources, Inc.(a)   2,280     352,807  
Huntsman Corp.   5,856     198,343  
Intrepid Potash, Inc.(a)   3,274     250,723  
Louisiana-Pacific Corp.   4,008     258,596  
Mosaic Co.   3,408     212,727  
Nucor Corp.   2,328     360,328  
Reliance Steel & Aluminum Co.   1,176     233,142  
Resolute Forest Products, Inc.   22,896     319,170  
Ryerson Holding Corp.   6,120     225,277  
Schnitzer Steel Industries, Inc., Class A   5,496     250,783  
Steel Dynamics, Inc.   3,816     327,222  
TimkenSteel Corp.(a)   20,784     429,605  
    Shares   Value  
Materials (continued)          
United States Steel Corp.   10,296   $ 313,925  
Warrior Met Coal, Inc.   5,928     201,967  
          4,562,559  
Real Estate (1.30%)            
Jones Lang LaSalle, Inc.(a)   912     199,482  
Marcus & Millichap, Inc.   4,704     210,692  
          410,174  
             
Total Common Stocks
(Cost $22,728,370)
        25,454,920  

 

    Shares   Value  
Short-Term Investment (1.96%)          
Fidelity Investments Money Market
Treasury Portfolio Institutional
Class, 0.01%(c)(d)
  616,373   $ 616,373  
             
Total Short-Term Investment
           
(Cost $616,373)         616,373  
             
Total Investments (82.85%)            
(Cost $23,344,743)       $ 26,071,293  
             
Other Assets Less Liabilities (17.15%)         5,397,343  
             
Net Assets (100.00%)       $ 31,468,636  

 

Percentages based on Net Assets.

 

(a) Non-income producing security.
(b) This security or a partial position of this security is on loan at April 30, 2022. The total value of securities on loan at April 30, 2022 was $585,356.
(c) This security was purchased with cash collateral held from securities on loan. The total value of such securities as of April 30, 2022 was $616,373.
(d) Rate shown is the 7-day effective yield as of April 30, 2022.

 

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

 
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Cambria Value and Momentum ETF Schedule of Investments
  April 30, 2022

 

The open futures contracts held by the Fund as of April 30, 2022 are as follows:

 

Type of   Number of
Contracts
  Expiration   Notional       Notional     Unrealized  
Contract   Short   Date   Amount       Value     Appreciation  
S&P® 500®                                  
E-Mini                                  
Future   120   Jun-2022   $ (24,765,000 )   $   26,035,352   $   1,270,352  

 

For the period ended April 30, 2022, the monthly average notional value of the short equity futures contracts held was $13,153,233 and the ending notional value of the futures contacts was $24,765,000.

 

As of April 30, 2022, all of the Fund's investments in securities were considered Level 1, in accordance with the authoritative guidance on fair value measurements and disclosure under U.S. generally accepted accounting principles.

 

Please see Note 2 in Notes to Financial Statements for further information regarding fair value measurements.

 

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

 
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Cambria Global Tail Risk ETF Schedule of Investments
  April 30, 2022

 

Sector Weightings      
Cambria Global Tail Risk ETF      
Exchange Traded Funds     64.28 %
Purchased Options     19.97 %
Sovereign Debt     15.75 %
      100.00 %

 

Percentages based on total investments, excluding investments purchased with collateral from securities loaned.

 

    Shares   Value  
Exchange Traded Funds (65.58%)          
International (24.30%)          
Fixed Income ETF (24.30%)          
VanEck J. P. Morgan EM Local Currency Bond ETF   19,928   $ 504,178  
Vanguard® Total International Bond ETF(a)   10,908     554,454  
          1,058,632  
United States (41.28%)            
Fixed Income ETF (41.28%)            
iShares® 7-10 Year Treasury Bond ETF(a)   8,436     867,305  
iShares® TIPS Bond ETF(a)   7,688     930,787  
          1,798,092  
             
Total Exchange Traded Funds            
(Cost $3,158,570)         2,856,724  

 

    Currency   Face Amount   Value  
Sovereign Debt (16.07%)              
Turkey Government Bond,              
8.500%, 9/14/2022   TRY   4,641,000     304,279  
Colombian TES                
7.000%, 5/4/2022   COP   819,000,000     206,513  
7.500%, 8/26/2026   COP   812,500,000     188,973  
              699,765  
Total Sovereign Debt                
(Cost $1,538,028)             699,765  
        Notional        
    Contracts   Amount     Value  
Purchased Options (20.37%)                
Put Options                
MSCI EAFE Index-MXEA US 03/17/23                
P2000                
Expires 03/17/23, Strike                
Price $2,000   3   $ 610,110     $ 46,680  
MSCI EAFE Index-MXEA US 06/17/22                    
P2200                    
Expires 06/17/22, Strike                    
Price $2,200   3     610,110       62,310  
MSCI EAFE Index-MXEA US 09/16/22                    
P2200                    
Expires 09/16/22, Strike                    
Price $2,200   5     1,016,850       111,950  
MSCI EAFE Index-MXEA US 09/19/22                    
P2150                    
Expires 09/16/22, Strike                    
Price $2,150   3     610,110       56,430  
MSCI EAFE Index-MXEA US 12/16/22                    
P1900                    
Expires 12/16/22, Strike                    
Price $1,900   3     610,110       30,750  
MSCI EAFE Index-MXEA US 12/16/22                    
P2200                    
Expires 12/16/22, Strike                    
Price $2,200   6     1,220,220       147,360  
MSCI Emerging Markets Index-MXEF US                    
03/17/23 P1000                    
Expires 03/16/23, Strike                    
Price $1,000   8     860,952       57,800  
MSCI Emerging Markets Index-MXEF US                    
06/17/22 P1250                    
Expires 06/17/22, Strike                    
Price $1,250   3     322,857       58,485  
MSCI Emerging Markets Index-MXEF US                    
09/16/22 P1150                    
Expires 09/15/22, Strike                    
Price $1,150   4     430,476       49,860  
MSCI Emerging Markets Index-MXEF US                    
09/16/22 P1200                    
Expires 09/15/22, Strike                    
Price $1,200   10     1,076,190       162,550  

 

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

 
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Cambria Global Tail Risk ETF Schedule of Investments
  April 30, 2022

 

        Notional        
    Contracts   Amount     Value  
Purchased Options (continued)                
MSCI Emerging Markets Index-MXEF US            

12/16/22 P1200 Expires 12/15/22, Strike Price $1,200

  6   $ 645,714     $ 103,200  
Total Purchased Options                    
(Cost $552,980)                 887,375  
                     
        Shares     Value  
Short-Term Investment (33.54%)                  
Fidelity Investments Money Market Treasury Portfolio Institutional Class, 0.01%(b)(c)     1,461,150     $ 1,461,150  
                     
Total Short-Term Investment                
(Cost $1,461,150)             1,461,150  
                     
Total Investments (135.57%)                
(Cost $6,710,728)           $ 5,905,014  
                     
Liabilities Less Other Assets (-35.57%)             (1,549,172 )
                     
Net Assets (100.00%)           $ 4,355,842  

 

Percentages based on Net Assets.

 

(a) This security or a partial position of this security is on loan at April 30, 2022. The total value of securities on loan at April 30, 2022 was $1,421,253.
(b) This security was purchased with cash collateral held from securities on loan. The total value of such securities as of April 30, 2022 was $1,461,150.
(c) Rate shown is the 7-day effective yield as of April 30, 2022.

 

Currency Abbreviations:

 

COP — Colombian Peso

TRY— Turkish Lira

 

Investment Abbreviations:

 

EAFE - Europe, Australasia and Far East

ETF - Exchange Traded Funds

MSCI- Morgan Stanley Capital International

MXEA- Ticker for MSCI EAFE Index

MXEF- Ticker for MSCI Emerging Markets Index

TIPS - Treasury Inflation Protected Security

 

Cambria Global Tail Risk ETF

 

    Level 1-
Quoted and
   

Level 2-
Other

Significant

   

Level 3-

Significant

       
    Unadjusted     Observable     Unobservable        
Investments in Securities at Value   Prices     Inputs     Inputs     Total  
Exchange Traded Funds   $ 2,856,724     $     $          –     $ 2,856,724  
Sovereign Debt           699,765             699,765  
Short-Term Investment     1,461,150                   1,461,150  
Total   $ 4,317,874     $ 699,765     $     $ 5,017,639  
Other Financial Instruments                                
Purchased Options   $ 887,375     $     $     $ 887,375  
Total   $ 887,375     $     $     $ 887,375  

 

As of April 30, 2022, all of the Fund's investments in securities were considered Level 1 or Level 2, in accordance with the authoritative guidance on fair value measurements and disclosure under U.S. generally accepted accounting principles.

 

Please see Note 2 in Notes to Financial Statements for further information regarding fair value measurements.

 

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

 
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Cambria Emerging Shareholder Yield ETF Schedule of Investments
  April 30, 2022

 

Sector Weightings      
Cambria Emerging Shareholder Yield ETF      
Materials     27.42 %
Information Technology     21.45 %
Industrials     12.82 %
Consumer Discretionary     11.10 %
Financials     9.78 %
Energy     9.50 %
Other     2.92 %
Utilities     1.78 %
Real Estate     1.69 %
Consumer Staples     0.95 %
Health Care     0.59 %
      100.00 %

 

Percentages based on total investments, excluding investments purchased with collateral from securities loaned.

 

    Shares     Value  
Common Stocks (97.06%)            
Brazil (1.87%)            
Camil Alimentos SA     496,000     $ 866,805  
Petroleo Brasileiro SA     130,200       886,180  
              1,752,985  
China (21.71%)                
Anhui Conch Cement Co., Ltd., Class H     124,000       677,915  
Bank of Communications Co., Ltd., Class H     1,240,000       864,381  
China Hongqiao Group, Ltd.     868,000       1,105,049  
China Lilang, Ltd.     1,240,000       603,645  
China Medical System Holdings, Ltd.     372,000       538,540  
China Petroleum & Chemical Corp., ADR(a)     12,143       591,364  
China Sanjiang Fine Chemicals Co., Ltd.(a)     2,356,000       480,387  
China Shenhua Energy Co., Ltd., Class H     434,000       1,399,286  
Fufeng Group, Ltd.     1,736,000       878,287  
Greatview Aseptic Packaging Co., Ltd.     1,736,000       473,434  
Greenland Hong Kong Holdings, Ltd.     2,666,000       560,584  
Greentown Management Holdings Co., Ltd.(b)     2,170,000       1,650,937  
Huadian Power International Corp., Ltd., Class H     2,852,000       995,856  
JNBY Design, Ltd.     589,000       645,521  
    Shares     Value  
China (continued)            
Lonking Holdings, Ltd.     2,666,000     $ 740,650  
PetroChina Co., Ltd., Class H     1,860,000       900,726  
Qingdao Port International Co., Ltd., Class H(b)     1,240,000       627,348  
Shenzhen Expressway Corp., Ltd., Class H     868,000       894,879  
Sinopec Shanghai Petrochemical Co., Ltd., ADR     21,276       392,117  
Sinotruk Hong Kong, Ltd.     465,000       568,880  
Tianneng Power International, Ltd.(a)     372,000       312,410  
Xinte Energy Co., Ltd., Class H     396,800       883,913  
Yankuang Energy Group Co., Ltd., Class H     992,000       2,831,757  
Zhejiang Expressway Co., Ltd., Class H     868,000       717,895  
              20,335,761  
Colombia (0.56%)                
Banco De Bogota Sa     41,230       525,740  
                 
India (15.00%)                
Cosmo Films, Ltd.     54,436       1,350,637  
GHCL, Ltd.     180,048       1,458,544  
Gujarat Narmada Valley Fertilizers & Chemicals, Ltd.     182,280       1,973,324  
HSIL, Ltd.(c)     437,968       1,829,104  
Oil & Natural Gas Corp., Ltd.     546,468       1,147,016  
Polyplex Corp., Ltd.     75,454       2,698,054  
Redington India, Ltd.     743,132       1,488,840  
Vedanta, Ltd.     394,630       2,108,083  
              14,053,602  
                 
Mexico (0.94%)                
Banco del Bajio SA(b)     359,600       884,616  
                 
Panama (0.32%)                
BAC Holding International Corp(c)     4,034,273       301,457  
                 
Russia (–%)(d)                
Alrosa PJSC(e)(f)     538,800       0  
Beluga Group PJSC(e)(f)     20,340       0  
Federal Grid Co. Unified Energy System PJSC(e)(f)     328,200,000       5  
Gazprom Neft PJSC(e)(f)     223,200       0  
Gazprom PJSC(e)(f)     423,000       0  

 

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

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Cambria Emerging Shareholder Yield ETF Schedule of Investments
  April 30, 2022

 

    Shares     Value  
Russia (continued)            
Inter RAO UES PJSC(e)(f)     11,040,000     $ 0  
LUKOIL PJSC(e)(f)     17,160       0  
Magnitogorsk Iron & Steel Works PJSC(e)(f)     1,560,000       0  
Novolipetsk Steel PJSC(e)(f)     458,400       0  
OGK-2 PJSC(e)(f)     94,200,000       2  
Sberbank of Russia PJSC(e)(f)     276,600       0  
Severstal PAO(e)(f)     85,200       0  
Unipro PJSC(e)(f)     21,240,000       0  
              7  
South Africa (14.69%)                
AECI, Ltd.     171,058       1,102,982  
African Rainbow Minerals, Ltd.     156,984       2,603,295  
Exxaro Resources, Ltd.     61,318       879,438  
Investec PLC     202,864       1,207,486  
Investec, Ltd.     199,392       1,214,975  
Kumba Iron Ore, Ltd.     30,628       1,035,640  
Motus Holdings, Ltd.     196,726       1,416,975  
Nedbank Group, Ltd.     57,660       809,412  
Reunert, Ltd.     355,808       992,230  
Sibanye Stillwater, Ltd.     229,648       811,275  
Truworths International, Ltd.     473,132       1,684,910  
              13,758,618  
South Korea (9.65%)                
Creverse, Inc.     43,090       1,063,527  
Hanmi Semiconductor Co., Ltd.     141,856       1,728,023  
Iones Co., Ltd.     141,360       1,082,710  
LX Semicon Co., Ltd.     7,626       807,530  
Meritz Fire & Marine Insurance Co., Ltd.     39,680       1,401,121  
Motonic Corp.     90,334       654,490  
SSANGYONG C&E Co., Ltd.     173,973       1,148,277  
TKG Huchems Co., Ltd.     64,666       1,153,279  
              9,038,957  
Taiwan (22.12%)                
Asustek Computer, Inc.     62,000       750,929  
Catcher Technology Co., Ltd.     124,000       609,998  
Chenbro Micom Co., Ltd.     372,000       850,632  
Chicony Electronics Co., Ltd.     310,000       867,670  
CyberPower Systems, Inc.     186,000       415,219  
Dimerco Express Corp.     496,000       1,750,064  
Generalplus Technology, Inc.     434,000       1,010,073  
Holy Stone Enterprise Co., Ltd.     310,000       1,198,962  
Huaku Development Co., Ltd.     310,000       969,687  
ITE Technology, Inc.     372,000       1,216,631  
    Shares     Value  
Taiwan (continued)            
Nantex Industry Co., Ltd.     434,000     $ 808,353  
Nishoku Technology, Inc.     310,000       916,049  
O-TA Precision Industry Co., Ltd.     186,000       902,376  
Radiant Opto-Electronics Corp.     248,000       862,411  
Sea Sonic Electronics Co., Ltd.     372,000       685,301  
Sunonwealth Electric Machine Industry Co., Ltd.     434,000       566,877  
Systex Corp.     310,000       848,739  
TA-I Technology Co., Ltd.     434,000       798,046  
Thinking Electronic Industrial Co., Ltd.     186,000       791,946  
Topco Scientific Co., Ltd.     248,000       1,409,306  
Transcend Information, Inc.     310,000       747,773  
Tripod Technology Corp.     248,000       1,043,307  
Utechzone Co., Ltd.     248,000       705,915  
              20,726,264  
Thailand (0.81%)                
Tisco Financial Group PLC     285,200       755,676  
                 
Turkey (9.39%)                
Aksa Akrilik Kimya Sanayii AS     459,420       1,427,619  
Dogus Otomotiv Servis ve Ticaret AS     308,760       1,389,064  
Enerjisa Enerji AS(b)     657,758       624,168  
Enka Insaat ve Sanayi AS     876,804       937,139  
Eregli Demir ve Celik Fabrikalari TAS     642,506       1,452,191  
Is Yatirim Menkul Degerler AS     1,267,342       1,753,150  
Iskenderun Demir ve Celik AS     654,224       1,208,144  
              8,791,475  
Total Common Stocks                
                 
(Cost $101,881,629)             90,925,158  

 

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

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Cambria Emerging Shareholder Yield ETF Schedule of Investments
  April 30, 2022

  

    Shares     Value  
Short-Term Investment (0.82%)            
Fidelity Investments Money Market            
Treasury Portfolio Institutional            
Class, 0.01%(g)(h)     767,755     $ 767,755  
                 
Total Short-Term Investment                
(Cost $767,755)             767,755  
                 
Total Investments (97.88%)                
(Cost $102,649,384)           $ 91,692,913  
               
Other Assets Less Liabilities (2.12%)             1,987,294  
               
Net Assets (100.00%)           $ 93,680,207  

 

Percentages based on Net Assets.

 

(a) This security or a partial position of this security is on loan at April 30, 2022. The total value of securities on loan at April 30, 2022 was $697,910.
(b) Securities exempt from registration under Rule 144A of the Securities Act of 1933. These securities may be resold in transactions exempt from registration, normally to qualified institutional buyers. As of April 30, 2022, the fair value of securities restricted under Rule 144A in the aggregate was $3,787,069, representing 4.04% of net assets.
(c) Non-income producing security.
(d) Less than 0.005%.
(e) Level 3 security in accordance with fair value hierarchy.
(f) These securities are considered to be illiquid. The aggregate value of these securities at April 30, 2022 was $7, which represent 0.00% of the Fund's Net Assets.
(g) This security was purchased with cash collateral held from securities on loan. The total value of such securities as of April 30, 2022 was $767,755.
(h) Rate shown is the 7-day effective yield as of April 30, 2022.

 

Investment Abbreviations: 

 

ADR - American Depository Receipt 

AS - Turkish Joint Stock Companies 

PAO - Russian Public Stock Companies 

PJSC - Private Joint Stock Company 

PLC - Public Limited Company 

SA - Brazilian Limited Liability Corporation 

TAS - Turkish Joint Stock Companies

 

Cambria Emerging Shareholder Yield ETF

 

          Level 2 -            
    Level 1 -     Other     Level 3 -        
    Quoted and     Significant     Significant        
Investments in Securities at   Unadjusted     Observable     Unobservable        
Value   Prices     Inputs     Inputs     Total  
Common Stocks   $ 90,925,151     $     $ 7     $ 90,925,158  
Short-Term Investment     767,755                   767,755  
Total   $ 91,692,906     $     $ 7     $ 91,692,913  

 

The Fund considers transfers to Level 3 at the ending of the reporting period, which is $0 at the end of the reporting period. Change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation on Level 3 holding as of April 30, 2022 is ($15,331,525).

 

Please see Note 2 in Notes to Financial Statements for further information regarding fair value measurements.

 

 

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

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Cambria Tail Risk ETF Schedule of Investments
  April 30, 2022

  

Sector Weightings      
Cambria Tail Risk ETF      
U.S. Treasury Obligations     86.42 %
Purchased Options   13.58 %
      100.00 %

 

Percentages based on total investments, excluding investments purchased with collateral from securities loaned.

 

    Face Amount     Value  
U.S. Treasury Obligations (82.87%)                
U.S. Treasury Bond 0.625%, 5/15/2030   $ 372,840,000     $ 311,991,393  
United States Treasury Inflation Indexed Bonds 0.125%, 7/15/2030     22,737,657       23,134,452  
              335,125,845  
Total U.S. Treasury Obligations                
(Cost $373,467,411)             335,125,845  

 

        Notional        
    Contracts   Amount     Value  
Purchased Options (13.02%)                    
Put Options                    
S&P 500® Index                    
Expires 06/16/22, Strike Price $4,100   111   $ 45,864,423     $ 1,655,010  
Expires 09/15/22, Strike Price $4,100   507     209,488,851       12,416,430  
Expires 12/15/22, Strike Price $4,200   384     158,666,112       13,159,680  
Expires 03/16/23, Strike Price $4,400   343     141,725,199       16,069,550  
Expires 06/15/23, Strike Price $4,000   103     42,558,879       3,458,740  
        Notional        
    Contracts   Amount     Value  
Purchased Options (continued)                    
Expires 06/15/23, Strike Price $4,100   159   $ 65,697,687     $ 5,907,645  
                     
Total Purchased Options                    
(Cost $44,877,029)                 52,667,055  
                     
Total Investments (95.89%)                    
(Cost $418,344,440)               $ 387,792,900  
                     
Other Assets Less Liabilities (4.11%)                 16,629,332  
                     
Net Assets (100.00%)               $ 404,422,232  
                     
Percentages based on Net Assets.                    

 

Cambria Tail Risk ETF                    
Investments in Securities at Value   Level 1 -
Quoted and
Unadjusted
Prices
    Level 2 - Other
Significant
Observable
Inputs
    Level 3 -
Significant
Unobservable
Inputs
    Total  
U.S. Treasury Obligations   $     $ 335,125,845     $     $ 335,125,845  
Total   $     $ 335,125,845     $     $ 335,125,845  
Other Financial Instruments                                
Purchased Options   $ 52,667,055     $     $     $ 52,667,055  
Total   $ 52,667,055     $     $     $ 52,667,055  

  

Please see Note 2 in Notes to Financial Statements for further information regarding fair value measurements.

 

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

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Cambria Trinity ETF Schedule of Investments
  April 30, 2022

 

Sector Weightings      
Cambria Trinity ETF      
Exchange Traded Funds     100.00 %
      100.00 %

 

Percentages based on total investments, excluding investments purchased with collateral from securities loaned.

 

    Shares     Value  
Exchange Traded Funds (98.53%)                
Global (18.25%)                
Alternative ETF (1.16%)                
iMGP DBi Managed Futures Strategy ETF     18,746     $ 592,749  
                 
Commodity ETF (3.24%)                
iShares® Global Energy ETF     46,474       1,648,897  
                 
Equity ETF (13.85%)                
Alpha Architect Value Momentum Trend ETF     37,295       929,018  
Cambria Global Real Estate ETF*(a)     90,118       2,684,615  
Cambria Global Value ETF*     98,317       1,997,674  
FlexShares Global Upstream Natural Resources Index Fund     32,414       1,448,258  
              7,059,565  
International (15.20%)                
Equity ETF (10.50%)                
Cambria Emerging Shareholder Yield ETF*     60,078       1,791,214  
Cambria Foreign Shareholder Yield ETF*     136,999       3,557,864  
              5,349,078  
Fixed Income ETF (4.70%)                
SPDR® FTSE International Government Inflation-Protected Bond ETF(a)     17,936       892,137  
VanEck J. P. Morgan EM Local Currency Bond ETF     59,432       1,503,629  
              2,395,766  
North America (8.87%)                
Commodity ETF (4.76%)                
Invesco DB Precious Metals Fund(b)     22,230       1,110,166  

 

    Shares     Value  
Commodity ETF (continued)                
VanEck Gold Miners ETF     37,544     $ 1,313,664  
              2,423,830  
Equity ETF (4.11%)                
iShares® Residential and Multisector Real Estate ETF     13,072       1,181,970  
Invesco DB Agriculture Fund(b)     41,382       913,301  
              2,095,271  
United States (56.21%)                
Alternative ETF (6.30%)                
First Trust Managed Futures Strategy Fund(a)     28,929       1,479,429  
WisdomTree Managed Futures Strategy Fund(a)     48,664       1,730,005  
              3,209,434  
Commodity ETF (15.53%)                
Graniteshares Gold Trust(a)(b)     51,862       975,524  
Invesco DB Base Metals Fund(b)     67,070       1,594,254  
Invesco DB Energy Fund(b)     73,302       1,861,138  
Invesco Optimum Yield Diversified Commodity Strategy No K-1 ETF     186,848       3,484,715  
              7,915,631  
Equity ETF (21.09%)                
Cambria Shareholder Yield ETF*     68,172       4,148,948  
Cambria Value and Momentum ETF*(a)     249,299       6,598,945  
              10,747,893  
Fixed Income ETF (13.29%)                
Schwab US TIPS Bond ETF(a)     14,633       865,103  
Vanguard® Intermediate-Term Government Bond ETF(a)     59,508       3,647,245  
Vanguard® Total Bond Market ETF     29,620       2,256,748  
              6,769,096  
Total Exchange Traded Funds                
(Cost $48,030,747)             50,207,210  

 

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

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Cambria Trinity ETF Schedule of Investments
  April 30, 2022

 

    Shares     Value  
Short-Term Investment (9.03%)                
Fidelity Investments Money Market Treasury Portfolio Institutional Class, 0.01%(c)(d)     4,603,860     $ 4,603,860  
                 
Total Short-Term Investment                
(Cost $4,603,860)             4,603,860  
                 
Total Investments (107.56%)                
(Cost $52,634,607)           $ 54,811,070  
Liabilities Less Other Assets (-7.56%)                
              (3,853,536 )
Net Assets (100.00%)                
            $ 50,957,534  

 

Percentages based on Net Assets.

 

* Affiliated investment is a registered investment company which is managed by Cambria Investment Management, L.P. (the “Investment Adviser”) or an affiliate of the Investment Adviser or which is distributed by an affiliate of the Fund’s distributor.
(a) This security or a partial position of this security is on loan at April 30, 2022. The total value of securities on loan at April 30, 2022 was $4,483,664.
(b) Non-income producing security.
(c) This security was purchased with cash collateral held from securities on loan. The total value of such securities as of April 30, 2022 was $4,603,860.
(d) Rate shown is the 7-day effective yield as of April 30, 2022.

 

Investment Abbreviations:

 

ETF - Exchange Traded Funds

FTSE - Financial Times Stock Exchange

SPDR - Standard & Poor's Depository Receipt

TIPS - Treasury Inflation Protected Security

 

 

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

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Cambria Trinity ETF Schedule of Investments
  April 30, 2022

 

Transactions with affiliated companies during the period ended April 30, 2022 are as follows:

 
Security Name  

Market Value

as of
April 30,
2021

     Purchases     Purchases
In-Kind
 
      Sales       Sales
In-Kind
    Market Value
as of
April 30,
2022
    Share
Balance
as of
April 30,
2022
    Dividends     Change in
Unrealized
Gain (Loss)
    Realized
Gain/Loss
 
Cambria Foreign Shareholder Yield ETF   $ 3,213,038     $     $ 783,819     $     $ (193,256 )   $ 3,557,864       136,999     $ 172,920     $ (272,093 )   $ 26,356  
Cambria Global Real Estate ETF     1,490,084       980,892       569,959             (153,944 )     2,684,615       90,118       254,105       (229,851 )     27,475  
Cambria Value and Momentum ETF     3,689,825       1,282,515       1,362,411             (328,630 )     6,598,945       249,299       57,454       529,056       63,768  
Cambria Shareholder Yield ETF     5,459,364             1,152,112       (2,039,473 )     (346,165 )     4,148,948       68,172       129,625       (922,490 )     845,600  
Cambria Global Value ETF     2,586,481             499,775       (720,837 )     (116,726 )     1,997,674       98,317       88,290       (201,781 )     (49,238 )
Cambria Emerging Shareholder Yield ETF     3,257,557             494,761       (1,174,940 )     (111,511 )     1,791,214       60,078       200,046       (807,593 )     132,940  
    $ 19,696,349     $ 2,263,407     $   4,862,837     $   (3,935,250 )   $   (1,250,232 )   $ 20,779,260       702,983     $ 902,440     $ (1,904,752 )   $  1,046,901  

 

As of April 30, 2022, all of the Fund's investments in securities were

considered Level 1, in accordance with the authoritative guidance on

fair value measurements and disclosure under U.S. generally

accepted accounting principles.

 

Please see Note 2 in Notes to Financial Statements for further

information regarding fair value measurements.

 

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

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Cambria Cannabis ETF Schedule of Investments

April 30, 2022

 

Country Composition (April 30, 2022)

 

United States     57.22 %
Canada     18.64 %
Great Britain     10.04 %
Ireland     6.06 %
Israel     1.94 %
      93.90 %

 

Percentages are based upon corporate bonds, U.S. Treasury obligations, common stocks, preferred stocks and convertible preferred stocks as a percentage of net assets.

 

Sector Weightings

 

Cambria Cannabis ETF 

Consumer Staples     47.57 %
Health Care     27.15 %
Materials     8.95 %
Real Estate     6.35 %
Industrials     4.68 %
Consumer Discretionary     2.92 %
Information Technology     2.38 %
      100.00 %

 

Percentages based on total investments, excluding investments purchased with collateral from securities loaned.

 

    Shares   Value
Common Stocks (93.90%)        
Consumer Discretionary (2.74%)        
Greenlane Holdings, Inc., Class A(a)(b)     656,400   $ 226,458  
GrowGeneration Corp.(a)(b)     53,400       315,594  
              542,052  
Consumer Staples (44.67%)                
Altria Group, Inc.     20,000       1,111,400  
British American Tobacco PLC     25,160       1,060,488  
Constellation Brands, Inc., Class A     8,040       1,978,564  
Imperial Brands PLC     44,240       926,789  
Neptune Wellness Solutions, Inc.(a)(b)     762,840       128,920  
NewAge, Inc.(a)(b)     637,680       252,521  
Philip Morris International, Inc.     10,200       1,020,000  
Turning Point Brands, Inc.     28,080       881,431  
Universal Corp.     15,040       870,064  

 

  Shares    Value
Consumer Staples (continued)        
Village Farms International, Inc.(a)(b)     140,320     $ 604,779  
              8,834,956  
Health Care (25.50%)                
Aurora Cannabis, Inc.(a)(b)     109,800       332,694  
Canopy Growth Corp.(a)(b)     70,400       401,984  
cbdMD, Inc.(a)(b)     232,040       148,505  
Charlottes Web Holdings, Inc.(a)(b)     413,400       360,416  
Cronos Group, Inc.(a)(b)     130,120       392,962  
HEXO Corp.(a)(b)     113,659       46,896  
Intercure, Ltd.(a)     66,280       383,761  
Jazz Pharmaceuticals PLC(a)     7,480       1,198,446  
MediPharm Labs Corp.(a)     616,080       57,548  
Organigram Holdings, Inc.(a)     329,200       466,387  
Tilray Brands, Inc.(a)(b)     206,320       1,027,474  
Valens Co., Inc.(a)(b)     232,280       226,015  
              5,043,088  
Industrials (4.39%)                
Agrify Corp.(a)(b)     91,960       265,765  
Hydrofarm Holdings Group, Inc.(a)     30,360       289,938  
Urban-Gro, Inc.(a)     43,120       313,482  
              869,185  
Information Technology (2.23%)                
WM Technology, Inc.(a)(b)     76,160       441,728  
                 
Materials (8.41%)                
Scotts Miracle-Gro Co.     16,000       1,662,880  
                 
Real Estate (5.96%)                
Innovative Industrial Properties, Inc.     8,160       1,179,854  
                 
Total Common Stocks                
(Cost $34,701,939)             18,573,743  

 

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

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Cambria Cannabis ETF Schedule of Investments

April 30, 2022

 

    Shares   Value
Short-Term Investment (24.67%)        
Fidelity Investments Money Market Treasury Portfolio Institutional Class, 0.01%(c)(d)(e)     4,878,938     $ 4,878,938  
Total Short-Term Investment                
(Cost $4,878,938)             4,878,938  
               
Total Investments (118.57%)                
(Cost $39,580,877)           $ 23,452,681  
               
Liabilities Less Other Assets (-18.57%)             (3,672,641 )
               
Net Assets (100.00%)           $ 19,780,040  

 

Percentages based on Net Assets.

 

(a) Non-income producing security.
(b) This security or a partial position of this security is on loan at April 30, 2022. The total value of securities on loan at April 30, 2022 was $3,153,390.
(c) To obtain a copy of the fund's shareholder report, please go to the Securities and Exchange Commission's website at www.sec.gov.
(d) This security was purchased with cash collateral held from securities on loan. The total value of such securities as of April 30, 2022 was $4,878,938.
(e) Rate shown is the 7-day effective yield as of April 30, 2022.

 

Investment Abbreviations: 

 

ADR - American Depository Receipt

PLC - Public Limited Company

 

As of April 30, 2022, all of the Fund's investments in securities were considered Level 1, in accordance with the authoritative guidance on fair value measurements and disclosure under U.S. generally accepted accounting principles.

 

Please see Note 2 in Notes to Financial Statements for further information regarding fair value measurements.

 

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

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Cambria Global Real Estate ETF Schedule of Investments
  April 30, 2022

 

Sector Weightings  
Cambria Global Real Estate ETF  
Real Estate 100.00%
  100.00%

 

Percentages based on total investments, excluding investments purchased with collateral from securities loaned.

 

    Shares   Value
Common Stocks (99.26%)(a)        
Australia (2.71%)        
Arena REIT     90,912     $ 311,534  
Growthpoint Properties Australia, Ltd.     107,024       334,230  
              645,764  
Canada (12.21%)                
Artis Real Estate Investment Trust     35,200       359,220  
Boardwalk Real Estate Investment Trust     8,000       351,037  
BTB Real Estate Investment Trust     99,200       321,233  
City Office REIT, Inc.     17,600       261,184  
H&R Real Estate Investment Trust     32,000       318,344  
Nexus Industrial REIT     1,900       18,946  
Plaza Retail REIT     86,400       322,155  
RioCan Real Estate Investment Trust     17,600       328,805  
Slate Office REIT     80,000       313,237  
SmartCentres Real Estate Investment Trust     12,800       311,767  
              2,905,928  
Great Britain (4.02%)                
                 
AEW UK REIT PLC(b)     210,752       337,623  
Safestore Holdings PLC     19,648       311,300  
Standard Life Investment Property Income Trust, Ltd.     296,480       307,195  
              956,118  
Guernsey (1.45%)                
BMO Commercial Property Trust, Ltd.     233,104       346,464  
                 
Hong Kong (2.28%)                
Prosperity REIT     784,000       268,760  
Sunlight Real Estate Investment Trust     560,000       274,755  
              543,515  

 

    Shares   Value
         
Israel (1.36%)                
Reit 1, Ltd.     49,936     $ 322,737  
                 
Mexico (1.41%)                
Concentradora Fibra Danhos SA de CV     299,200       335,906  
                 
Netherlands (1.58%)                
Eurocommercial Properties NV     15,408       376,134  
                 
Singapore (3.78%)                
AIMS APAC REIT     296,000       303,930  
Sasseur Real Estate Investment Trust(b)(c)     508,800       307,204  
SPH REIT     424,000       289,729  
              900,863  
South Africa (7.77%)                
Fairvest, Ltd., Class B     1,228,784       266,104  
Fortress REIT, Ltd., Class B(c)     1,482,848       307,978  
Hyprop Investments, Ltd.     141,616       324,616  
Resilient REIT, Ltd.     86,560       317,683  
SA Corporate Real Estate, Ltd.     2,246,720       320,096  
Vukile Property Fund, Ltd.     367,904       313,333  
              1,849,810  
Thailand (0.96%)                
Hemaraj Leasehold REIT     925,700       229,736  
                 
Turkey (1.56%)                
Yeni Gimat Gayrimenkul Ortakligi AS     246,096       371,591  
                 
United States (58.17%)                
Agree Realty Corp.     4,800       326,016  
American Homes 4 Rent, Class A     8,000       316,880  
AvalonBay Communities, Inc.     1,600       363,968  
Bluerock Residential Growth REIT, Inc.     20,800       553,488  
Brandywine Realty Trust     22,400       261,408  
Brixmor Property Group, Inc.     12,800       324,864  
Broadstone Net Lease, Inc.     12,800       264,832  
Camden Property Trust     1,600       251,024  
Cedar Realty Trust, Inc.     14,400       408,672  
Cousins Properties, Inc.     8,000       287,200  
CTO Realty Growth, Inc.     4,800       306,096  
Duke Realty Corp.     4,800       262,800  

 

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

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Cambria Global Real Estate ETF Schedule of Investments
  April 30, 2022

 

    Shares   Value
United States (continued)        
Equity Residential     3,200     $ 260,800  
Extra Space Storage, Inc.     1,600       304,000  
First Industrial Realty Trust, Inc.     4,800       278,400  
Franklin Street Properties Corp.     56,000       288,960  
Gladstone Commercial Corp.     14,400       302,976  
Highwoods Properties, Inc.     6,400       261,376  
Industrial Logistics Properties Trust     12,800       206,848  
Kimco Realty Corp.     12,800       324,224  
Life Storage, Inc.     1,600       211,984  
LXP Industrial Trust     20,800       261,040  
Mid-America Apartment Communities, Inc.     1,600       314,688  
National Retail Properties, Inc.     6,400       280,576  
National Storage Affiliates Trust     4,800       271,680  
Necessity Retail REIT, Inc.     36,800       274,896  
One Liberty Properties, Inc.     9,600       275,040  
Orion Office REIT, Inc.     1       8  
Paramount Group, Inc.     35,200       334,752  
Piedmont Office Realty Trust, Inc., Class A     16,000       257,600  
Plymouth Industrial REIT, Inc.     9,600       231,552  
Preferred Apartment Communities, Inc.     22,400       557,312  
PS Business Parks, Inc.     1,600       299,520  
Public Storage     1,600       594,400  
Regency Centers Corp.     4,800       330,384  
Retail Opportunity Investments Corp.     16,000       298,080  
Retail Value, Inc.     49,600       155,744  
Rexford Industrial Realty, Inc.     4,800       374,592  
RPT Realty     22,400       297,696  
Saul Centers, Inc.     6,400       330,304  
SITE Centers Corp.     19,200       305,280  
Spirit Realty Capital, Inc.     6,400       278,080  
STAG Industrial, Inc.     6,400       238,848  
Urstadt Biddle Properties, Inc., Class A     16,000       277,600  
VICI Properties, Inc.     11,200       333,872  
Washington Real Estate Investment Trust     12,800       308,352  
              13,848,712  
Total Common Stocks                
(Cost $23,382,420)             23,633,278  

 

Shares   Value
United States (continued)      
       
Total Investments (99.26%)      
(Cost $23,382,420)     $ 23,633,278  
           
Other Assets Less Liabilities (0.74%)       175,269  
         
Net Assets (100.00%)     $ 23,808,547  

Percentages based on Net Assets.

 

(a) Real Estate Investment Trust.
(b) Securities exempt from registration under the Securities Act, and may be deemed to be "restricted securities" under the Securities Act. As of April 30, 2022, the aggregate market value of those securities was $644,827 representing 2.71% of the Fund's net assets.
(c) Non-income producing security.

 

Investment Abbreviations: 

 

AS- Turkish Joint Stock Companies 

NV- Dutch Public Limited Liability Companies
PLC- Public Limited Company

REIT- Real Estate Investment Trust 

SA de CV- Mexican Public Limited Company with Variable Capital 

 

As of April 30, 2022, all of the Fund's investments in securities were considered Level 1, in accordance with the authoritative guidance on fair value measurements and disclosure under U.S. generally accepted accounting principles.

  

Please see Note 2 in Notes to Financial Statements for further information regarding fair value measurements.

  

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

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Cambria ETF Trust Statements of Assets and Liabilities
  April 30, 2022

 

    Cambria Shareholder     Cambria Foreign
Shareholder Yield
    Cambria Global     Cambria Global  
    Yield ETF     ETF     Value ETF     Momentum ETF  
Assets                        
Unaffiliated Investments at Value*   $ 532,693,341     $ 66,678,438     $ 92,736,868     $ 59,005,982  
Affiliated Investments at Value                 9,137,885       26,261,074  
Foreign Currency at Value           217,482       420,256        
Cash and cash equivalents     10,371,831       469,398       2,531,892       45,638  
Receivable from authorized participant           282,008              
Segregated cash balances with authorized participants for deposit securities           341,055              
Dividends receivable, Net     279,510       550,938       606,443        
Reclaims receivable     15,322       188,013       254,258        
Receivable for capital shares sold                       1,594,787  
Other assets     3,202       3,704       1,944       22,474  
Total Assets     543,363,206       68,731,036       105,689,546       86,929,955  
                                 
Liabilities                                
Payable for collateral upon return of securities loaned     28,574,597       1,602,264       2,995,971       3,736,139  
Payable for collateral upon return of deposit securities           341,055              
Unrealized Depreciation on Foreign Currency Spot Contracts                        
Payable to authorized participant                 204,512        
Payable for investments purchased                       1,593,041  
Due to broker for purchased options                        
Payable due to investment adviser     254,215       32,744       52,102       38,215  
Custodian fees payable                 50,630        
Other liabilities                        
Total Liabilities     28,828,812       1,976,063       3,303,215       5,367,395  
                                 
Net Assets   $ 514,534,394     $ 66,754,973     $ 102,386,331     $ 81,562,560  
                                 
Net Assets Consists of                                
Paid-in Capital   $ 522,443,018     $ 70,613,972     $ 139,472,967     $ 76,620,558  
Total Distributable Earnings/(Loss)     (7,908,624 )     (3,858,999 )     (37,086,636 )     4,942,002  
                                 
Net Assets   $ 514,534,394     $ 66,754,973     $ 102,386,331     $ 81,562,560  
                                 
Outstanding Shares of Beneficial Interest (Unlimited Authorization - No Par Value)     8,450,000       2,550,010       5,000,010       2,600,001  
Net Asset Value, Offering and Redemption Price Per Share   $ 60.89     $ 26.18     $ 20.48     $ 31.37  
                                 
Unaffiliated Investments at Cost   $ 543,898,307     $ 68,601,990     $ 106,671,793     $ 53,392,098  
Affiliated Investments at Cost   $     $     $ 6,564,167     $ 24,150,356  
Cost of Foreign Currency   $     $ 221,046     $ 418,896     $  
*Includes value of securities on loan   $ 27,074,248     $ 1,529,051     $ 2,829,911     $ 3,592,240  

 

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

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Cambria ETF Trust Statements of Assets and Liabilities
  April 30, 2022

 

    Cambria Global     Cambria Value and     Cambria Global Tail     Cambria Emerging
Shareholder Yield
 
    Asset Allocation ETF     Momentum ETF     Risk ETF     ETF  
Assets                        
Unaffiliated Investments at Value*   $ 35,313,961     $ 26,071,293     $ 5,905,014     $ 91,692,913  
Affiliated Investments at Value     17,544,078                    
Foreign Currency at Value                 28,654       123,762  
Cash and cash equivalents           1,431,490             3,107,017  
Cash at Broker for futures contracts           3,577,466              
Cash at Broker for options contracts                 102,602        
Dividends receivable, Net           10,202             185,043  
Variation Margin Receivable           750,438              
Reclaims receivable                 5,164       1,088  
Receivable for capital shares sold           1,311,209              
Receivable for investments sold     4,036,916                    
Interest receivable                 26,980        
Other assets     25,591       7,553       78       1,320  
Total Assets     56,920,546       33,159,651       6,068,492       95,111,143  
                                 
Liabilities                                
Payable for collateral upon return of securities loaned     7,056,451       616,373       1,461,150       767,755  
Unrealized Depreciation on Foreign Currency Spot Contracts                        
Payable for investments purchased     3,867,479       1,060,542              
Due to broker for purchased options                        
Deferred foreign capital gains tax payable                       592,296  
Payable due to investment adviser           14,100       2,532       47,015  
Custodian fees payable                       23,870  
Other liabilities     63,686             248,968        
Total Liabilities     10,987,616       1,691,015       1,712,650       1,430,936  
                               
Net Assets   $ 45,932,930     $ 31,468,636     $ 4,355,842     $ 93,680,207  
                                 
Net Assets Consists of                                
Paid-in Capital   $ 44,981,140     $ 36,308,990     $ 5,846,539     $ 103,792,782  
Total Distributable Earnings/(Loss)     951,790       (4,840,354 )     (1,490,697 )     (10,112,575 )
                               
Net Assets   $ 45,932,930     $ 31,468,636     $ 4,355,842     $ 93,680,207  
                               
Outstanding Shares of Beneficial Interest (Unlimited Authorization - No Par Value)     1,600,001       1,200,004       200,000       3,100,004  
Net Asset Value, Offering and Redemption Price Per Share   $ 28.71     $ 26.22     $ 21.78     $ 30.22  
                                 
Unaffiliated Investments at Cost   $ 35,965,590     $ 23,344,743     $ 6,710,728     $ 102,649,384  
Affiliated Investments at Cost   $ 16,172,868     $     $     $  
Cost of Foreign Currency   $     $     $ 34,192     $ 131,036  
*Includes value of securities on loan   $ 6,839,716     $ 585,356     $ 1,421,253     $ 697,910  

 

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

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Cambria ETF Trust Statements of Assets and Liabilities
  April 30, 2022

 

    Cambria Tail Risk           Cambria Cannabis     Cambria Global Real  
    ETF     Cambria Trinity ETF     ETF     Estate ETF  
Assets                        
Unaffiliated Investments at Value*   $ 387,792,900     $ 34,031,810     $ 23,452,681     $ 23,633,278  
Affiliated Investments at Value           20,779,260              
Foreign Currency at Value                 32,870       75,232  
Cash and cash equivalents     16,478,352       731,769       1,142,107       47,720  
Dividends receivable, Net                 28,958       38,902  
Reclaims receivable                       11,747  
Receivable for capital shares sold     6,768,457                    
Interest receivable     1,083,436                    
Other assets           18,555       9,780       13,615  
Total Assets     412,123,145       55,561,394       24,666,396       23,820,494  
                                 
Liabilities                                
Payable for collateral upon return of securities loaned           4,603,860       4,878,938        
Unrealized Depreciation on Foreign Currency Spot Contracts                        
Payable for investments purchased     6,485,093                    
Due to broker for purchased options     1,039,007                    
Payable due to investment adviser     173,626             7,418       11,947  
Other liabilities     3,187                    
Total Liabilities     7,700,913       4,603,860       4,886,356       11,947  
                                 
Net Assets   $ 404,422,232     $ 50,957,534     $ 19,780,040     $ 23,808,547  
                                 
Net Assets Consists of                                
Paid-in Capital   $ 506,012,906     $ 48,761,473     $ 37,844,734     $ 23,763,038  
Total Distributable Earnings/(Loss)     (101,590,674 )     2,196,061       (18,064,694 )     45,509  
                                 
Net Assets   $ 404,422,232     $ 50,957,534     $ 19,780,040     $ 23,808,547  
                                 
Outstanding Shares of Beneficial Interest (Unlimited Authorization -
No Par Value)
    23,900,002       1,900,002       2,000,002       800,002  
Net Asset Value, Offering and Redemption Price Per Share   $ 16.92     $ 26.82     $ 9.89     $ 29.76  
                                 
Unaffiliated Investments at Cost   $ 418,344,440     $ 33,301,171     $ 39,580,877     $ 23,382,420  
Affiliated Investments at Cost   $     $ 19,333,436     $     $  
Cost of Foreign Currency   $     $     $ 34,339     $ 78,446  
*Includes value of securities on loan   $     $ 4,483,664     $ 3,153,390     $  

 

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

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Cambria ETF Trust Statements of Operations
  For the Year Ended April 30, 2022

 

          Cambria Foreign              
    Cambria Shareholder     Shareholder Yield     Cambria Global     Cambria Global  
    Yield ETF     ETF     Value ETF     Momentum ETF  
Investment Income:                                
Dividend Income from Unaffiliated Investments   $ 8,852,735     $ 2,528,432     $ 6,884,369     $ 1,773,068  
Dividend Income from Affiliated Investments                 93,172       1,229,186  
Income from Securities Lending     20,883       20,139       42,952       67,359  
Less: Foreign Taxes Withheld           (180,145 )     (1,105,209 )      
Total Investment Income     8,873,618       2,368,426       5,915,284       3,069,613  
                                 
Expenses:                                
Management Fees     2,150,027       265,155       719,120       378,641  
Custodian Fees                 87,500        
Total Expenses     2,150,027       265,155       806,620       378,641  
Net Expenses     2,150,027       265,155       806,620       378,641  
Net Investment Income     6,723,591       2,103,271       5,108,664       2,690,972  
                                 
Net Realized and Unrealized Gains/(Losses) on Investments:                                
Net Realized Gain on Unaffiliated Investments(a)     24,008,520       3,912,779       2,188,999       5,222,680  
Net Realized Gain on Affiliated Investments(a)                 280,072       2,949,366  
Net Realized Loss on Foreign Currency Transactions           (77,817 )     (332,086 )      
Net Change in Unrealized Depreciation on Unaffiliated Investments     (45,323,782 )     (7,425,477 )     (16,949,547 )     (1,280,799 )
Net Change in Unrealized Appreciation/(Depreciation) on Affiliated Investments                 1,139,788       (3,869,920 )
Net Change in Unrealized Depreciation on Foreign Currency Translation     (390 )     (50,342 )     (41,369 )      
Net Realized and Unrealized Gain/(Loss) on Investments     (21,315,652 )     (3,640,857 )     (13,714,143 )     3,021,327  
Net Increase/(Decrease) in Net Assets Resulting From Operations   $ (14,592,061 )   $ (1,537,586 )   $ (8,605,479 )   $ 5,712,299  

 

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

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Cambria ETF Trust Statements of Operations
  For the Year Ended April 30, 2022

 

                      Cambria Emerging  
    Cambria Global     Cambria Value and     Cambria Global Tail     Shareholder Yield  
    Asset Allocation ETF     Momentum ETF     Risk ETF     ETF  
Investment Income:                        
Dividend Income from Unaffiliated Investments   $ 2,059,564     $ 383,309     $ 135,538     $ 5,458,858  
Dividend Income from Affiliated Investments     1,184,161                    
Interest Income                 95,119        
Income from Securities Lending     56,806       3,410       1,034       21,718  
Less: Foreign Taxes Withheld                 (1,380 )     (730,832 ) 
Total Investment Income     3,300,531       386,719       230,311       4,749,744  
                                 
Expenses:                                
Management Fees           141,841       36,017       485,218  
Custodian Fees                       38,086  
Total Expenses           141,841       36,017       523,304  
Net Expenses           141,841       36,017       523,304  
Net Investment Income     3,300,531       244,878       194,294       4,226,440  
                                 
Net Realized and Unrealized Gains/(Losses) on Investments:                                
Net Realized Gain/(Loss) on Unaffiliated Investments(a)     394,084       4,036,459       (61,627 )     5,058,295  
Net Realized Gain on Affiliated Investments(a)     994,980                    
Net Realized Loss on Purchased Options                 (623,908 )      
Net Realized Loss on Futures Contracts           (1,620,324 )            
Net Realized Loss on Foreign Currency Transactions                 (5,220 )     (335,746 )
Net Change in Unrealized Depreciation on Unaffiliated Investments     (3,185,914 )     (1,502,292 )     (603,618 )     (26,176,753 )
Net Change in Unrealized Depreciation on Affiliated Investments     (2,880,099 )                  
Net Change in Unrealized Appreciation on Purchased Options                 605,488        
Net Change in Unrealized Appreciation on Futures Contracts           1,575,272              
Net Change in Unrealized Depreciation on Foreign Currency Translation                 (8,332 )     (12,418 )
Change in Accumulated Foreign Capital Gains Tax on Appreciated Securities                       (487,315 )
Net Realized and Unrealized Gain/(Loss) on Investments     (4,676,949 )     2,489,115       (697,217 )     (21,953,937 )
Net Increase/(Decrease) in Net Assets Resulting From Operations   $ (1,376,418 )   $ 2,733,993     $ (502,923 )   $ (17,727,497 )

 

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

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Cambria ETF Trust Statements of Operations
  For the Year Ended April 30, 2022

 

    Cambria Tail Risk
ETF
    Cambria Trinity ETF     Cambria Cannabis
ETF
    Cambria Global Real
Estate ETF
 
Investment Income:                                
Dividend Income from Unaffiliated Investments   $     $ 1,733,165     $ 492,648     $ 735,878  
Dividend Income from Affiliated Investments           902,440              
Interest Income     3,022,996                    
Income from Securities Lending           39,906       158,718       2,702  
Less: Foreign Taxes Withheld                       (58,353 )
Other Income     1,358,654                    
Total Investment Income     4,381,650       2,675,511       651,366       680,227  
                           
Expenses:                                
Management Fees     2,014,320             170,541       111,800  
Total Expenses     2,014,320             170,541       111,800  
Waiver of Management Fees                 (49,139 )      
Net Expenses     2,014,320             121,402       111,800  
Net Investment Income     2,367,330       2,675,511       529,964       568,427  
                                 
Net Realized and Unrealized Gains/(Losses) on Investments:                                
Net Realized Gain/(Loss) on Unaffiliated Investments(a)     (11,074,891 )     1,386,877       1,268,445       1,171,151  
Net Realized Gain on Affiliated Investments(a)           1,046,901              
Net Realized Loss on Purchased Options     (19,369,215 )                  
Net Realized Loss on Foreign Currency Transactions                 (9,442 )     (125,068 )
Net Change in Unrealized Depreciation on Unaffiliated Investments     (21,918,857 )     (1,582,062 )     (19,371,844 )     (1,199,398 )
Net Change in Unrealized Depreciation on Affiliated Investments           (1,904,752 )            
Net Change in Unrealized Appreciation on Purchased Options     11,591,166                    
Net Change in Unrealized Depreciation on Foreign Currency Translation                 (2,255 )     (5,219 )
Net Realized and Unrealized (Loss) on Investments     (40,771,797 )     (1,053,036 )     (18,115,096 )     (158,534 )
Net Increase/(Decrease) in Net Assets Resulting From Operations   $ (38,404,467 )   $ 1,622,475     $ (17,585,132 )   $ 409,893  

 

(a) Includes realized gain or loss as a result of in-kind transactions (See Note 5 in Notes to Financial Statements).

 

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

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Cambria ETF Trust Statements of Changes in Net Assets

 

    Cambria Shareholder Yield ETF   Cambria Foreign Shareholder Yield ETF
    Year Ended     Year Ended     Year Ended     Year Ended  
    April 30, 2022     April 30, 2021     April 30, 2022     April 30, 2021  
Operations                        
Net investment Income   $ 6,723,591     $ 1,955,149     $ 2,103,271     $ 732,707  
Net realized Gain/(Loss) on Investments(a)     24,008,520       20,935,359       3,912,779       (2,026,188 )
Net realized Gain/(Loss) on Foreign Currency Transactions           385       (77,817 )     (20,864 )
Net Change in Unrealized Appreciation/(Depreciation) on Investments     (45,323,782 )     46,816,825       (7,425,477 )     11,522,810  
Net Change in Unrealized Appreciation/(Depreciation) on Foreign Currency Translation     (390 )     2,185       (50,342 )     14,724  
Net increase/(decrease) in net assets resulting from operations     (14,592,061 )     69,709,903       (1,537,586 )     10,223,189  
                                 
Total Dividends and Distributions to Shareholders                                
Distributions to shareholders from distributable earnings     (8,265,061 )     (1,860,874 )     (2,195,125 )     (817,590 )
Net decrease from distributions     (8,265,061 )     (1,860,874 )     (2,195,125 )     (817,590 )
                                 
Capital Share Transactions                                
Issued     352,298,119       223,169,361       41,439,595       6,093,530  
Redeemed     (92,929,771 )     (74,122,174 )     (1,367,461 )     (2,945,840 )
Increase in Net Assets from Capital Share Transactions     259,368,348       149,047,187       40,072,134       3,147,690  
Total Net Increase in Net Assets     236,511,226       216,896,216       36,339,423       12,553,289  
                                 
Net Assets                                
Beginning of Year     278,023,168       61,126,952       30,415,550       17,862,261  
End of Year   $ 514,534,394     $ 278,023,168     $ 66,754,973     $ 30,415,550  
                                 
Share Transactions:                                
Issued     5,500,000       3,800,000       1,500,000       250,000  
Redeemed     (1,500,000 )     (1,400,000 )     (50,000 )     (150,000 )
Net increase in Shares Outstanding from Share Transactions     4,000,000       2,400,000       1,450,000       100,000  

 

(a) Includes realized gain or loss as a result of in-kind transactions (See Note 5 in Notes to Financial Statements).

 

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

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Cambria ETF Trust Statements of Changes in Net Assets

 

    Cambria Global Value ETF     Cambria Global Momentum ETF  
    Year Ended     Year Ended     Year Ended     Year Ended  
    April 30, 2022     April 30, 2021     April 30, 2022     April 30, 2021  
Operations                        
Net investment Income   $ 5,108,664     $ 2,893,138     $ 2,690,972     $ 753,531  
Net realized Gain/(Loss) on Investments(a)     2,469,071       (2,644,970 )     8,172,046       5,581,107  
Net realized Loss on Foreign Currency Transactions     (332,086 )     (19,096 )            
Net Change in Unrealized Appreciation/(Depreciation) on Investments     (15,809,759 )     36,434,399       (5,150,719 )     10,801,172  
Net Change in Unrealized Appreciation/(Depreciation) on Foreign Currency Translation     (41,369 )     47,728              
Net increase/(decrease) in net assets resulting from operations     (8,605,479 )     36,711,199       5,712,299       17,135,810  
                                 
Total Dividends and Distributions to Shareholders                                
Distributions to shareholders from distributable earnings     (4,429,824 )     (2,069,920 )     (2,629,099 )     (736,098 )
Return of capital                 (137,036 )     (62,066 )
Net decrease from distributions     (4,429,824 )     (2,069,920 )     (2,766,135 )     (798,164 )
                                 
Capital Share Transactions                                
Issued     4,834,036       4,441,041       20,685,690        
Redeemed     (12,262,971 )     (12,819,220 )     (4,502,967 )     (32,352,992 )
Increase/(Decrease) in Net Assets from Capital Share Transactions     (7,428,935 )     (8,378,179 )     16,182,723       (32,352,992 )
Total Net Increase/(Decrease) in Net Assets     (20,464,238 )     26,263,100       19,128,887       (16,015,346 )
                                 
Net Assets                                
Beginning of Year     122,850,569       96,587,469       62,433,673       78,449,019  
End of Year   $ 102,386,331     $ 122,850,569     $ 81,562,560     $ 62,433,673  
                                 
Share Transactions:                                
Issued     200,000       200,000       650,000        
Redeemed     (550,000 )     (750,000 )     (150,000 )     (1,300,000 )
Net increase/(decrease) in Shares Outstanding from Share Transactions     (350,000 )     (550,000 )     500,000       (1,300,000 )

 

(a) Includes realized gain or loss as a result of in-kind transactions (See Note 5 in Notes to Financial Statements).

 

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

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Cambria ETF Trust Statements of Changes in Net Assets

 

    Cambria Global Asset Allocation ETF     Cambria Value and Momentum ETF  
    Year Ended     Year Ended     Year Ended     Year Ended  
    April 30, 2022     April 30, 2021     April 30, 2022     April 30, 2021  
Operations                        
Net investment Income   $ 3,300,531     $ 1,020,266     $ 244,878     $ 88,307  
Net realized Gain/(Loss) on Investments(a)     1,389,064       130,227       2,416,135       (857,281 )
Net Change in Unrealized Appreciation/(Depreciation) on Investments     (6,066,013 )     12,818,022       72,980       5,049,206  
Net increase/(decrease) in net assets resulting from operations     (1,376,418 )     13,968,515       2,733,993       4,280,232  
                                 
Total Dividends and Distributions to Shareholders                                
Distributions to shareholders from distributable earnings     (3,290,869 )     (1,293,079 )     (252,960 )     (129,877 )
Net decrease from distributions     (3,290,869 )     (1,293,079 )     (252,960 )     (129,877 )
                                 
Capital Share Transactions                                
Issued     1,598,155             12,729,952       5,459,082  
Redeemed     (3,059,032 )     (10,543,847 )     (2,308,993 )     (1,860,860 )
Increase/(Decrease) in Net Assets from Capital Share Transactions     (1,460,877 )     (10,543,847 )     10,420,959       3,598,222  
Total Net Increase/(Decrease) in Net Assets     (6,128,164 )     2,131,589       12,901,992       7,748,577  
                                 
Net Assets                                
Beginning of Year     52,061,094       49,929,505       18,566,644       10,818,067  
End of Year   $ 45,932,930     $ 52,061,094     $ 31,468,636     $ 18,566,644  
                                 
Share Transactions:                                
Issued     50,000             500,000       250,000  
Redeemed     (100,000 )     (400,000 )     (100,000 )     (100,000 )
Net increase/(decrease) in Shares Outstanding from Share Transactions     (50,000 )     (400,000 )     400,000       150,000  

 

(a) Includes realized gain or loss as a result of in-kind transactions (See Note 5 in Notes to Financial Statements).

 

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

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Cambria ETF Trust Statements of Changes in Net Assets

 
    Cambria Global Tail Risk ETF     Cambria Emerging Shareholder Yield ETF  
    Year Ended     Year Ended     Year Ended     Year Ended  
    April 30, 2022     April 30, 2021 (a)     April 30, 2022     April 30, 2021  
Operations                        
Net investment Income   $ 194,294     $ 752,741     $ 4,226,440     $ 1,679,467  
Net realized Gain/(Loss) on Investments(b)     (685,535 )     542,650       5,058,295       298,974  
Net realized Loss on Foreign Currency Transactions     (5,220 )     (1,742,403 )     (335,746 )     (19,814 )
Net Change in Unrealized Appreciation/(Depreciation) on Investments     1,870       1,832,600       (26,176,753 )     19,079,133  
Net Change in Unrealized Appreciation/(Depreciation) on Foreign Currency Translation     (8,332 )     46,389       (12,418 )     (270 )
Change in Accumulated Foreign Capital Gains Tax on Appreciated Securities                 (487,315 )     (89,912 )
Net increase/(decrease) in net assets resulting from operations     (502,923 )     1,431,977       (17,727,497 )     20,947,578  
                                 
Total Dividends and Distributions to Shareholders                                
Distributions to shareholders from distributable earnings                 (5,778,188 )     (1,434,973 )
Return of capital           (137,642 )            
Net decrease from distributions           (137,642     (5,778,188 )     (1,434,973 )
                                 
Capital Share Transactions                                
Issued                 54,571,685       14,388,928  
Redeemed     (2,242,970 )     (16,581,071 )            
Increase/(Decrease) in Net Assets from Capital Share Transactions     (2,242,970 )     (16,581,071     54,571,685       14,388,928  
Total Net Increase/(Decrease) in Net Assets     (2,745,893 )     (15,286,736 )     31,066,000       33,901,533  
                                 
Net Assets                                
Beginning of Year     7,101,735       22,388,471       62,614,207       28,712,674  
End of Year   $ 4,355,842     7,101,735     $ 93,680,207     $ 62,614,207  
                                 
Share Transactions:                                
Issued                 1,500,000       450,000  
Redeemed     (100,000 )     (650,000 )            
Net increase/(decrease) in Shares Outstanding from Share Transactions     (100,000 )     (650,000 )     1,500,000       450,000  

 

(a) Includes realized gain or loss as a result of in-kind transactions (See Note 5 in Notes to Financial Statements).

 

 

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

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Cambria ETF Trust Statements of Changes in Net Assets

 

    Cambria Tail Risk ETF     Cambria Trinity ETF  
    Year Ended     Year Ended     Year Ended     Year Ended  
    April 30, 2022      April 30, 2021      April 30, 2022      April 30, 2021  
Operations                        
Net investment Income   $ 2,367,330     $ 567,405     $ 2,675,511     $ 683,334  
Net realized Gain/(Loss) on Investments(a)     (30,444,106 )     (38,381,528 )     2,433,778       436,007  
Net Change in Unrealized Appreciation/(Depreciation) on Investments     (10,327,691 )     (26,755,742 )     (3,486,814 )     9,135,019  
Net increase/(decrease) in net assets resulting from operations     (38,404,467 )     (64,569,865 )     1,622,475       10,254,360  
                                 
Total Dividends and Distributions to Shareholders                                
Distributions to shareholders from distributable earnings     (2,160,957 )     (505,834 )     (2,736,330 )     (727,809 )
Net decrease from distributions     (2,160,957 )     (505,834 )     (2,736,330 )     (727,809 )
                                 
Capital Share Transactions                                
Issued     389,348,766       519,630,973       11,021,009       3,840,098  
Redeemed     (226,356,387 )     (305,047,736 )     (2,727,635 )     (6,897,512 )
Increase/(Decrease) in Net Assets from Capital Share Transactions     162,992,379       214,583,237       8,293,374       (3,057,414 )
Total Net Increase in Net Assets     122,426,955       149,507,538       7,179,519       6,469,137  
                                 
Net Assets                                
Beginning of Year     281,995,277       132,487,739       43,778,015       37,308,878  
End of Year   $ 404,422,232     $ 281,995,277     $ 50,957,534     $ 43,778,015  
                                 
Share Transactions:                                
Issued     21,650,000       24,300,000       400,000       150,000  
Redeemed     (12,800,000 )     (15,100,000 )     (100,000 )     (300,000 )
Net increase/(decrease) in Shares Outstanding from Share Transactions     8,850,000       9,200,000       300,000       (150,000 )

 

(a) Includes realized gain or loss as a result of in-kind transactions (See Note 5 in Notes to Financial Statements).

  

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

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Cambria ETF Trust Statements of Changes in Net Assets

 

    Cambria Cannabis ETF     Cambria Global Real Estate ETF  
                      For the Period  
                      September 23, 2020  
    Year Ended     Year Ended       Year Ended     (Inception) to  
    April 30, 2022     April 30, 2021     April 30, 2022     April 30, 2021  
Operations                        
Net investment Income   $ 529,964     $ 574,483     $ 568,427     $ 183,700  
Net realized Gain/(Loss) on Investments(a)     1,268,445       (1,466,127 )     1,171,151       435,833  
Net realized Gain/(Loss) on Foreign Currency Transactions     (9,442 )     10,625       (125,068 )     (2,823 )
Net Change in Unrealized Appreciation/(Depreciation) on Investments     (19,371,844 )     9,145,840       (1,199,398 )     1,450,256  
Net Change in Unrealized Appreciation/(Depreciation) on Foreign Currency Translation     (2,255 )     (784 )     (5,219 )     1,372  
Net increase/(decrease) in net assets resulting from operations     (17,585,132 )     8,264,037       409,893       2,068,338  
                                 
Total Dividends and Distributions to Shareholders                                
Distributions to shareholders from distributable earnings     (724,710 )     (614,512 )     (1,916,834 )     (156,757 )
Return of capital                 (115,789 )      
Net decrease from distributions     (724,710 )     (614,512 )     (2,032,623 )     (156,757 )
                                 
Capital Share Transactions                                
Issued     1,574,943       23,120,137       14,340,841       12,333,625  
Redeemed     (2,156,187 )     (1,136,066 )     (3,154,770 )      
Increase/(Decrease) in Net Assets from Capital Share Transactions     (581,244 )     21,984,071       11,186,071       12,333,625  
Total Net Increase/(Decrease) in Net Assets     (18,891,086 )     29,633,596       9,563,341       14,245,206  
                                 
Net Assets                                
Beginning of Year     38,671,126       9,037,530       14,245,206        
End of Year   $ 19,780,040     $ 38,671,126     $ 23,808,547     $ 14,245,206  
                                 
Share Transactions:                                
Issued     100,000       1,350,000       450,000       450,002  
Redeemed     (150,000 )     (100,000 )     (100,000 )      
Net increase/(decrease) in Shares Outstanding from Share Transactions     (50,000 )     1,250,000       350,000       450,002  

 

(a) Includes realized gain or loss as a result of in-kind transactions (See Note 5 in Notes to Financial Statements).

  

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

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Cambria Shareholder Yield ETF Financial Highlights
  For a Share Outstanding Throughout the Periods Presented

 

    Year Ended     Year Ended     Year Ended     Year Ended     Year Ended  
    April 30, 2022     April 30, 2021     April 30, 2020     April 30, 2019     April 30, 2018  
Net Asset Value, Beginning of Year/Period   $ 62.48     $ 29.82     $ 37.47     $ 37.98     $ 33.97  
Income/(loss) from investment operations:                                        
Net Investment Income(a)     1.17       0.88       0.86       0.79       0.64  
Net Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss) on Investments     (1.27 )     32.60       (7.66 )     (0.40 )     3.94  
Total from Operations     (0.10 )     33.48       (6.80 )     0.39       4.58  
                                         
Distributions:                                        
Distributions from Net Investment Income     (1.23 )     (0.82 )     (0.85 )     (0.90 )     (0.54 )
Distributions from Net Realized Gains     (0.26 )                       (0.03 )
Total Distributions     (1.49 )     (0.82 )     (0.85 )     (0.90 )     (0.57 )
                                         
Net Asset Value, End of Year/Period   $ 60.89     $ 62.48     $ 29.82     $ 37.47     $ 37.98  
                                         
Total Return(b)     (0.21 )%     113.92 %     (18.43 )%     1.10 %     13.58 %
                                         
Ratios and Supplemental Data                                        
Net Assets, End of Year/Period (in 000s)   $ 514,534     $ 278,023     $ 61,127     $ 112,414     $ 142,440  
                                         
Ratio of Expenses to Average Net Assets     0.59 %     0.59 %     0.59 %     0.59 %     0.59 %
Ratio of Net Investment Income/(Loss) to Average Net Assets      1.85 %     1.95 %     2.40 %     2.13 %     1.77 %
Portfolio Turnover(b)(c)     51 %     37 %     30 %     28 %     16 %

 

(a) Per share data calculated using the average shares method.
(b) Returns and portfolio turnover rates are for the period indicated and have not been annualized. Returns do not reflect the deduction of taxes the shareholder would pay on fund distributions or redemptions of Fund shares.
(c) Portfolio turnover rate does not include securities received or delivered from processing creations or redemptions.

 

 

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

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Cambria Foreign Shareholder Yield ETF Financial Highlights
  For a Share Outstanding Throughout the Periods Presented

 

    Year Ended     Year Ended     Year Ended     Year Ended     Year Ended  
    April 30, 2022     April 30, 2021     April 30, 2020     April 30, 2019     April 30, 2018  
Net Asset Value, Beginning of Year/Period   $ 27.65     $ 17.86     $ 23.56     $ 26.58     $ 23.03  
Income/(loss) from investment operations:                                        
Net Investment Income(a)     1.28       0.75       0.90       1.06       0.70  
Net Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss) on Investments     (1.32 )     9.86       (5.60 )     (2.79 )     3.60  
Total from Operations     (0.04 )     10.61       (4.70 )     (1.73 )     4.30  
                                         
Distributions:                                        
Distributions from Net Investment Income     (1.43 )     (0.82 )     (1.00 )     (1.29 )     (0.75 )
Total Distributions     (1.43 )     (0.82 )     (1.00 )     (1.29 )     (0.75 )
                                         
Net Asset Value, End of Year/Period   $ 26.18     $ 27.65     $ 17.86     $ 23.56     $ 26.58  
                                         
Total Return(b)     (0.31 )%     60.72 %     (20.47 )%     (6.34 )%     19.03 %
                                         
Ratios and Supplemental Data                                        
Net Assets, End of Year/Period (in 000s)   $ 66,755     $ 30,416     $ 17,862     $ 27,095     $ 46,511  
                                         
Ratio of Expenses to Average Net Assets     0.59 %     0.59 %     0.59 %     0.59 %     0.59 %
Ratio of Net Investment Income/(Loss) to Average Net Assets     4.68 %     3.29 %     4.04 %     4.32 %     2.78 %
Portfolio Turnover(b)(c)     63 %     59 %     47 %     53 %     44 %

 

(a) Per share data calculated using the average shares method.
(b) Returns and portfolio turnover rates are for the period indicated and have not been annualized. Returns do not reflect the deduction of taxes the shareholder would pay on fund distributions or redemptions of Fund shares.
(c) Portfolio turnover rate does not include securities received or delivered from processing creations or redemptions.

  

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

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Cambria Global Value ETF Financial Highlights
  For a Share Outstanding Throughout the Periods Presented

 

    Year Ended     Year Ended      Year Ended     Year Ended     Year Ended  
    April 30, 2022     April 30, 2021     April 30, 2020     April 30, 2019     April 30, 2018  
Net Asset Value, Beginning of Year/Period   $ 22.96     $ 16.37     $ 23.37     $ 26.05     $ 22.66  
Income/(loss) from investment operations:                                        
Net Investment Income(a)     0.96       0.53       0.62       0.64       0.56  
Net Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss) on Investments     (2.60 )     6.44       (6.91 )     (2.33 )     3.34  
Total from Operations     (1.64 )     6.97       (6.29 )     (1.69 )     3.90  
                                         
Distributions:                                        
Distributions from Net Investment Income     (0.84 )     (0.38 )     (0.71 )     (0.61 )     (0.51 )
Distributions from Net Realized Gains                       (0.38 )      
Total Distributions     (0.84 )     (0.38 )     (0.71 )     (0.99 )     (0.51 )
                                         
Net Asset Value, End of Year/Period   $ 20.48     $ 22.96     $ 16.37     $ 23.37     $ 26.05  
                                         
Total Return(b)     (7.47 )%     43.20 %     (27.71 )%     (6.24 )%     17.42 %
                                         
Ratios and Supplemental Data                                        
Net Assets, End of Year/Period (in 000s)   $ 102,386     $ 122,851     $ 96,587     $ 158,894     $ 210,975  
                                         
Ratio of Expenses to Average Net Assets     0.66 %     0.66 %     0.65 %     0.69 %     0.68 %
Ratio of Net Investment Income/(Loss) to Average Net Assets     4.19 %     2.75 %     2.84 %     2.74 %     2.22 %
Portfolio Turnover(b)(c)     3 %     14 %     25 %     20 %     14 %

 

(a) Per share data calculated using the average shares method.
(b) Returns and portfolio turnover rates are for the period indicated and have not been annualized. Returns do not reflect the deduction of taxes the shareholder would pay on fund distributions or redemptions of Fund shares.
(c) Portfolio turnover rate does not include securities received or delivered from processing creations or redemptions.

  

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

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Cambria Global Momentum ETF Financial Highlights
  For a Share Outstanding Throughout the Periods Presented

 

    Year Ended     Year Ended     Year Ended     Year Ended     Year Ended  
    April 30, 2022     April 30, 2021     April 30, 2020     April 30, 2019     April 30, 2018  
Net Asset Value, Beginning of Year/Period   $ 29.73     $ 23.07     $ 25.09     $ 27.39     $ 24.72  
Income/(loss) from investment operations:                                        
Net Investment Income(a)     1.28       0.29       0.56       0.62       0.42  
Net Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss) on Investments     1.68       6.69       2.02       (2.33 )     2.75  
Total from Operations     2.96       6.98       (1.46 )     (1.71 )     3.17  
                                         
Distributions:                                        
Distributions from Net Investment Income     (1.25 )     (0.30 )     (0.54 )     (0.59 )     (0.50 )
Return of Capital     (0.07 )     (0.02 )     (0.02 )            
Total Distributions     (1.32 )     (0.32 )     (0.56 )     (0.59 )     (0.50 )
                                         
Net Asset Value, End of Year/Period   $ 31.37     $ 29.73     $ 23.07     $ 25.09     $ 27.39  
                                         
Total Return(b)     10.19 %     30.49 %     (6.02 )%     (6.23 )%     12.97 %
                                         
Ratios and Supplemental Data                                        
Net Assets, End of Year/Period (in 000s)   $ 81,563     $ 62,434     $ 78,449     $ 129,199     $ 105,457  
                                         
Ratio of Expenses to Average Net Assets(c)     0.59 %     0.59 %     0.59 %     0.59 %     0.59 %
Ratio of Net Investment Income/(Loss) to Average Net Assets(d)     4.19 %     1.13 %     2.25 %     2.39 %     1.57 %
Portfolio Turnover(b)(e)     69 %     115 %     251 %     204 %     50 %

 

(a) Per share data calculated using the average shares method.
(b) Returns and portfolio turnover rates are for the period indicated and have not been annualized. Returns do not reflect the deduction of taxes the shareholder would pay on fund distributions or redemptions of Fund shares.
(c) Expense ratios do not include expenses of the underlying funds.
(d) Recognition of net investment income by the Fund is affected by the timing of declarations of dividends by the underling investment companies in which the Fund invests. The ratio does not include net investment income of the underlying investment companies in which the Fund invests.
(e) Portfolio turnover rate does not include securities received or delivered from processing creations or redemptions.

  

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

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Cambria Global Asset Allocation ETF Financial Highlights
  For a Share Outstanding Throughout the Periods Presented

 

    Year Ended     Year Ended     Year Ended     Year Ended     Year Ended  
    April 30, 2022     April 30, 2021     April 30, 2020     April 30, 2019     April 30, 2018  
Net Asset Value, Beginning of Year/Period   $ 31.55     $ 24.36     $ 26.82     $ 27.38     $ 25.64  
Income/(loss) from investment operations:                                        
Net Investment Income(a)     1.99       0.58       0.86       0.75       0.74  
Net Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss) on Investments     (2.85 )     7.33       (2.36 )     (0.53 )     1.66  
Total from Operations     (0.86 )     7.91       (1.50 )     0.22       2.40  
                                         
Distributions:                                        
Distributions from Net Investment Income     (1.98 )     (0.72 )     (0.85 )     (0.77 )     (0.66 )
Distributions from Net Realized Gains                 (0.11 )     (0.01 )      
Total Distributions     (1.98 )     (0.72 )     (0.96 )     (0.78 )     (0.66 )
                                         
Net Asset Value, End of Year/Period   $ 28.71     $ 31.55     $ 24.36     $ 26.82     $ 27.38  
                                         
Total Return(b)     (3.01 )%     33.00 %     (5.87 )%     0.91 %     9.43 %
                                         
Ratios and Supplemental Data                                        
Net Assets, End of Year/Period (in 000s)   $ 45,933     $ 52,061     $ 49,930     $ 64,368     $ 67,073  
                                         
Ratio of Expenses to Average Net Assets(c)     0.00 %     0.00 %     0.00 %     0.00 %     0.00 %
Ratio of Net Investment Income/(Loss) to Average Net Assets(d)     6.36 %     2.07 %     3.24 %     2.85 %     2.72 %
Portfolio Turnover(b)(e)     8 %     20 %     9 %     2 %     30 %

 

(a) Per share data calculated using the average shares method.
(b) Returns and portfolio turnover rates are for the period indicated and have not been annualized. Returns do not reflect the deduction of taxes the shareholder would pay on fund distributions or redemptions of Fund shares.
(c) Expense ratios do not include expenses of the underlying funds.
(d) Recognition of net investment income by the Fund is affected by the timing of declarations of dividends by the underling investment companies in which the Fund invests. The ratio does not include net investment income of the underlying investment companies in which the Fund invests.
(e) Portfolio turnover rate does not include securities received or delivered from processing creations or redemptions.

  

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

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Cambria Value and Momentum ETF Financial Highlights
  For a Share Outstanding Throughout the Periods Presented

 

    Year Ended     Year Ended     Year Ended     Year Ended     Year Ended  
    April 30, 2022     April 30, 2021     April 30, 2020     April 30, 2019     April 30, 2018  
Net Asset Value, Beginning of Year/Period   $ 23.21     $ 16.64     $ 20.83     $ 25.09     $ 23.69  
Income/(loss) from investment operations:                                        
Net Investment Income(a)     0.25       0.14       0.18       0.21       0.24  
Net Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss) on Investments     3.02       6.63       (4.17 )     (4.23 )     1.27  
Total from Operations     3.27       6.77       (3.99 )     (4.02 )     1.51  
                                         
Distributions:                                        
Distributions from Net Investment Income     (0.26 )     (0.20 )     (0.20 )     (0.24 )     (0.11 )
Total Distributions     (0.26 )     (0.20 )     (0.20 )     (0.24 )     (0.11 )
                                         
Net Asset Value, End of Year/Period   $ 26.22     $ 23.21     $ 16.64     $ 20.83     $ 25.09  
                                         
Total Return(b)     14.17 %     41.05 %     (19.32 )%     (16.10 )%     6.40 %
                                         
Ratios and Supplemental Data                                        
Net Assets, End of Year/Period (in 000s)   $ 31,469     $ 18,567     $ 10,818     $ 19,790     $ 32,617  
                                         
Ratio of Expenses to Average Net Assets     0.59 %     0.61 %(c)     0.63 %(d)     0.64 %(e)     0.65 %(f)
Ratio of Net Investment Income/(Loss) to Average Net Assets     1.02 %     0.70 %     0.92 %     0.86 %     1.00 %
Portfolio Turnover(b)(g)     78 %     97 %     76 %     89 %     93 %

 

(a) Per share data calculated using the average shares method.
(b) Returns and portfolio turnover rates are for the period indicated and have not been annualized. Returns do not reflect the deduction of taxes the shareholder would pay on fund distributions or redemptions of Fund shares.
(c) Includes broker expense of 0.02%.
(d) Includes broker expense of 0.04%.
(e) Includes broker expense of 0.05%.
(f) Includes broker expense of 0.06%.
(g) Portfolio turnover rate does not include securities received or delivered from processing creations or redemptions.

  

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

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Cambria Global Tail Risk ETF Financial Highlights
  For a Share Outstanding Throughout the Periods Presented

 

    Year Ended     Year Ended     Year Ended     Year Ended     Year Ended  
    April 30, 2022     April 30, 2021(a)     April 30, 2020     April 30, 2019     April 30, 2018  
Net Asset Value, Beginning of Year/Period   $ 23.67     $ 23.57     $ 24.83     $ 27.57     $ 27.20  
Income/(loss) from investment operations:                                        
Net Investment Income(b)     0.71       0.94       1.18       1.18       1.39  
Net Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss) on Investments     (2.60 )     (0.69 )(c)     (1.36 )     (2.70 )     0.64 (c)
Total from Operations     (1.89 )     0.25       (0.18 )     (1.52 )     2.03  
                                         
Distributions:                                        
Distributions from Net Investment Income                 (0.96 )     (1.09 )     (1.44 )
Distributions from Net Realized Gains                 (0.12 )     (0.13 )     (0.22 )
Return of Capital           (0.15 )                  
Total Distributions           (0.15 )     (1.08 )     (1.22 )     (1.66 )
                                         
Net Asset Value, End of Year/Period   $ 21.78     $ 23.67     $ 23.57     $ 24.83     $ 27.57  
                                         
Total Return(d)     (7.98 )%     1.03 %     (1.00 )%     (5.44 )%     7.56 %
                                         
Ratios and Supplemental Data                                        
Net Assets, End of Year/Period (in 000s)   $ 4,356     $ 7,102     $ 22,388     $ 18,623     $ 19,299  
                                         
Ratio of Expenses to Average Net Assets     0.59 %     0.59 %     0.59 %     0.59 %     0.59 %
Ratio of Net Investment Income/(Loss) to Average Net Assets     3.18 %     3.71 %     4.72 %     4.69 %     4.97 %
Portfolio Turnover(d)(e)     1 %     53 %     36 %     37 %     25 %

  

(a) Prior to March 15, 2021, the Cambria Global Tail Risk ETF was known as the Cambria Sovereign Bond ETF.
(b) Per share data calculated using the average shares method.
(c) The amount shown for a share outstanding throughout the period does not accord with the aggregate net gains of investments for the period because of the sales and repurchases of the fund shares in relation to fluctuating market value of the investments of the fund.
(d) Returns and portfolio turnover rates are for the period indicated and have not been annualized. Returns do not reflect the deduction of taxes the shareholder would pay on fund distributions or redemptions of Fund shares.
(e) Portfolio turnover rate does not include securities received or delivered from processing creations or redemptions.

  

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

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Cambria Emerging Shareholder Yield ETF Financial Highlights
  For a Share Outstanding Throughout the Periods Presented

 

    Year Ended     Year Ended     Year Ended     Year Ended     Year Ended  
    April 30, 2022     April 30, 2021     April 30, 2020     April 30, 2019     April 30, 2018  
Net Asset Value, Beginning of Year/Period   $ 39.13     $ 24.97     $ 31.38     $ 35.83     $ 29.40  
Income/(loss) from investment operations:                                        
Net Investment Income(a)     1.81       1.27       1.30       1.29       1.01  
Net Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss) on Investments     (8.01 )     14.04       (6.35 )     (3.58 )     6.40  
Total from Operations     (6.20 )     15.31       (5.05 )     (2.29 )     7.41  
                                         
Distributions:                                        
Distributions from Net Investment Income     (2.16 )     (1.15 )     (1.36 )     (1.05 )     (0.98 )
Distributions from Net Realized Gains     (0.55 )                 (1.11 )      
Total Distributions     (2.71 )     (1.15 )     (1.36 )     (2.16 )     (0.98 )
                                         
Net Asset Value, End of Year/Period   $ 30.22     $ 39.13     $ 24.97     $ 31.38     $ 35.83  
                                         
Total Return(b)     (16.81 )%     63.04 %     (16.89 )%     (5.80 )%     25.75 %
                                         
Ratios and Supplemental Data                                        
Net Assets, End of Year/Period (in 000s)   $ 93,680     $ 62,614     $ 28,713     $ 20,395     $ 30,458  
                                         
Ratio of Expenses to Average Net Assets     0.64 %     0.65 %     0.69 %     0.66 %     0.65 %
Ratio of Net Investment Income/(Loss) to Average Net Assets     5.14 %     4.00 %     4.38 %     4.09 %     2.99 %
Portfolio Turnover(b)(c)     45 %     29 %     81 %     115 %     26 %

 

(a) Per share data calculated using the average shares method.
(b) Returns and portfolio turnover rates are for the period indicated and have not been annualized. Returns do not reflect the deduction of taxes the shareholder would pay on fund distributions or redemptions of Fund shares.
(c) Portfolio turnover rate does not include securities received or delivered from processing creations or redemptions.

 

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

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Cambria Tail Risk ETF Financial Highlights
  For a Share Outstanding Throughout the Periods Presented

 

    Year Ended     Year Ended     Year Ended     Year Ended     Year Ended  
    April 30, 2022     April 30, 2021     April 30, 2020     April 30, 2019     April 30, 2018  
Net Asset Value, Beginning of Year/Period   $ 18.74     $ 22.65     $ 19.87     $ 21.58     $ 24.74  
Income/(loss) from investment operations:                                        
Net Investment Income(a)     0.13       0.04       0.27       0.39       0.38  
Net Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss) on Investments     (1.84 )     3.92       2.77       (1.73 )     (3.27 )
Total from Operations     (1.71 )     3.88       3.04       (1.34 )     (2.89 )
                                         
Distributions:                                        
Distributions from Net Investment Income     (0.11 )     (0.03 )     (0.26 )     (0.37 )     (0.27 )
Total Distributions     (0.11 )     (0.03 )     (0.26 )     (0.37 )     (0.27 )
                                         
Net Asset Value, End of Year/Period   $ 16.92     $ 18.74     $ 22.65     $ 19.87     $ 21.58  
                                         
Total Return(b)     (9.14 )%     (17.13 )%     15.47 %     (6.31 )%     (11.74 )%
                                         
Ratios and Supplemental Data                                        
Net Assets, End of Year/Period (in 000s)   $ 404,422     $ 281,995     $ 132,488     $ 37,745     $ 22,658  
                                         
Ratio of Expenses to Average Net Assets     0.59 %     0.59 %     0.59 %     0.59 %     0.59 %
Ratio of Net Investment Income/(Loss) to Average Net Assets     0.69 %     0.18 %     1.31 %     1.89 %     1.66 %
Portfolio Turnover(b)(c)     60 %     155 %     19 %     56 %     56 %

 

(a) Per share data calculated using the average shares method.
(b) Returns and portfolio turnover rates are for the period indicated and have not been annualized. Returns do not reflect the deduction of taxes the shareholder would pay on fund distributions or redemptions of Fund shares.
(c) Portfolio turnover rate does not include securities received or delivered from processing creations or redemptions.

 

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

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Cambria Trinity ETF Financial Highlights
  For a Share Outstanding Throughout the Periods Presented

 

    Year Ended     Year Ended     Year Ended     Period Ended
 
    April 30, 2022     April 30, 2021     April 30, 2020     April 30, 2019(a)  
Net Asset Value, Beginning of Year/Period   $ 27.36     $ 21.32     $ 24.22     $ 25.00  
Income/(loss) from investment operations:                                
Net Investment Income(b)     1.59       0.42       0.65       0.39  
Net Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss) on Investments     (0.51 )     6.07       (2.91 )     (0.83 )
Total from Operations     1.08       6.49       (2.26 )     (0.44 )
                                 
Distributions:                                
Distributions from Net Investment Income     (1.60 )     (0.45 )     (0.62 )     (0.34 )
Distributions from Net Realized Gains     (0.02 )           (0.02 )      
Total Distributions     (1.62 )     (0.45 )     (0.64 )     (0.34 )
                                 
Net Asset Value, End of Year/Period   $ 26.82     $ 27.36     $ 21.32     $ 24.22  
                                 
Total Return(c)     3.98 %     30.81 %     (9.57 )%     (1.71 )%
                                 
Ratios and Supplemental Data                                
Net Assets, End of Year/Period (in 000s)   $ 50,958     $ 43,778     $ 37,309     $ 30,280  
                                 
Ratio of Expenses to Average Net Assets(d)     0.00 %     0.00 %     0.00 %     0.00 %(e)
Ratio of Net Investment Income/(Loss) to Average Net Assets(f)     5.78 %     1.77 %     2.74 %     2.55 %(e)
Portfolio Turnover(c)(g)     26 %     50 %     88 %     0 %

 

(a) Inception date September 7, 2018.
(b) Per share data calculated using the average shares method.
(c) Returns and portfolio turnover rates are for the period indicated and have not been annualized. Returns do not reflect the deduction of taxes the shareholder would pay on fund distributions or redemptions of Fund shares.

(d) Expense ratios do not include expenses of the underlying funds.
(e) Annualized.
(f) Recognition of net investment income by the Fund is affected by the timing of declarations of dividends by the underling investment companies in which the Fund invests. The ratio does not include net investment income of the underlying investment companies in which the Fund invests.

(g) Portfolio turnover rate does not include securities received or delivered from processing creations or redemptions.

 

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

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Cambria Cannabis ETF Financial Highlights
  For a Share Outstanding Throughout the Periods Presented

 

    Year Ended     Year Ended     Period Ended  
    April 30, 2022     April 30, 2021     April 30, 2020(a)  
Net Asset Value, Beginning of Year/Period   $ 18.86     $ 11.30     $ 25.00  
Income/(loss) from investment operations:                        
Net Investment Income(b)     0.25       0.47       0.70  
Net Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss) on Investments     (8.87 )     7.63       (13.87 )
Total from Operations     (8.62 )     8.10       (13.17 )
                         
Distributions:                        
Distributions from Net Investment Income     (0.35 )     (0.54 )     (0.52 )
Distributions from Net Realized Gains                 (0.01 )
Total Distributions     (0.35 )     (0.54 )     (0.53 )
                         
Net Asset Value, End of Year/Period   $ 9.89     $ 18.86     $ 11.30  
                         
Total Return(c)     (46.49 )%     73.84 %     (53.04 )%
                         
Ratios and Supplemental Data                        
Net Assets, End of Year/Period (in 000s)   $ 19,780     $ 38,671     $ 9,038  
                         
Ratio of Expenses to Average Net Assets Including Waivers     0.42 %     0.42 %     0.42 %(d)
Ratio of Expenses to Average Net Assets Excluding Waivers     0.59 %     0.59 %     0.59 %(d)
Ratio of Net Investment Income/(Loss) to Average Net Assets     1.80 %     2.94 %     6.20 %(d)
Portfolio Turnover(c)(e)     46 %     8 %     4 %

 

(a) Inception date July 24, 2019
(b) Per share data calculated using the average shares method.
(c) Returns and portfolio turnover rates are for the period indicated and have not been annualized. Returns do not reflect the deduction of taxes the shareholder would pay on fund distributions or redemptions of Fund shares.

(d) Annualized.
(e) Portfolio turnover rate does not include securities received or delivered from processing creations or redemptions.

 

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

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Cambria Global Real Estate ETF Financial Highlights
  For a Share Outstanding Throughout the Periods Presented

 

    Year Ended     Period Ended  
    April 30, 2022     April 30, 2021(a)  
Net Asset Value, Beginning of Year/Period   $ 31.66     $ 25.00  
Income/(loss) from investment operations:                
Net Investment Income(b)     0.56       0.56  
Net Realized and Unrealized Gain on Investments     0.99 (f)     6.51  
Total from Operations     1.55       7.07  
                 
Distributions:                
Distributions from Net Investment Income     (2.76 )     (0.41 )
Distributions from Net Realized Gains     (0.49 )      
Return of Capital     (0.20 )      
Total Distributions     (3.45 )     (0.41 )
                 
Net Asset Value, End of Year/Period   $ 29.76     $ 31.66  
                 
Total Return(c)     4.70 %     28.40 %
                 
Ratios and Supplemental Data                
Net Assets, End of Year/Period (in 000s)   $ 23,809     $ 14,245  
                 
Ratio of Expenses to Average Net Assets     0.59 %     0.59 %(d)
Ratio of Net Investment Income/(Loss) to Average Net Assets     3.00 %     3.19 %(d)
Portfolio Turnover(c)(e)     120 %     51 %

 

(a) Inception date September 23, 2020.

(b) Per share data calculated using the average shares method.

(c) Returns and portfolio turnover rates are for the period indicated and have not been annualized. Returns do not reflect the deduction of taxes the shareholder would pay on fund distributions or redemptions of Fund shares.

(d) Annualized.

(e) Portfolio turnover rate does not include securities received or delivered from processing creations or redemptions.

(f) Realized and unrealized gains (losses) per share in this caption are balancing amounts necessary to reconcile the change in net asset value for the period, and may not reconcile with the aggregate gains and losses in the Statement of Operations due to share transactions for the period.

 

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

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Cambria ETF Trust Notes to Financial Statements
  April 30, 2022

 

1. ORGANIZATION

 

 

Cambria ETF Trust (the “Trust”), a Delaware statutory trust, was formed on September 9, 2011 as an open–end registered management investment company under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended. The Trust is comprised of multiple exchange traded funds (“ETFs”). These financial statements relate only to Cambria Shareholder Yield ETF, Cambria Foreign Shareholder Yield ETF, Cambria Global Value ETF, Cambria Global Momentum ETF, Cambria Global Asset Allocation ETF, Cambria Value and Momentum ETF, Cambria Global Tail Risk ETF (formerly known as Cambria Sovereign Bond ETF), Cambria Emerging Shareholder Yield ETF, Cambria Tail Risk ETF, Cambria Trinity ETF, Cambria Cannabis ETF and Cambria Global Real Estate ETF (each, a “Fund” and, collectively, the “Funds”). Cambria Investment Management, L.P. (the “Investment Adviser”) serves as the investment adviser to the Funds. The assets of each Fund are segregated, and a shareholder’s interest is limited to the Fund in which shares are held. Each Fund is diversified and actively managed.

 

The investment objective of the Cambria Shareholder Yield ETF is to seek income and capital appreciation. The Fund inception date is May 13, 2013.

 

The investment objective of the Cambria Foreign Shareholder Yield ETF is to seek income and capital appreciation. The Fund inception date is December 2, 2013.

 

The investment objective of the Cambria Global Value ETF is to seek income and capital appreciation. The Fund inception date is March 11, 2014.

 

The investment objective of the Cambria Global Momentum ETF is to seek to preserve and grow capital from investments in the U.S. and foreign equity, fixed income, commodity and currency markets, independent of market direction. The Fund inception date is November 3, 2014.

 

The investment objective of the Cambria Global Asset Allocation ETF is to seek income and capital appreciation. The Fund inception date is December 9, 2014.

 

The investment objective of the Cambria Value and Momentum ETF is to seek income and capital appreciation from investments in the U.S. equity market. The Fund inception date is September 8, 2015.

 

The investment objective of the Cambria Global Tail Risk ETF is to seek income and capital appreciation. The Fund inception date is February 22, 2016.

 

The investment objective of the Cambria Emerging Shareholder Yield ETF is to seek income and capital appreciation. The Fund inception date is July 13, 2016.

 

The investment objective of the Cambria Tail Risk ETF is to seek to provide income and capital appreciation from investments in the U.S. market while protecting against significant downside risk. The Fund inception date is April 5, 2017.

 

The investment objective of the Cambria Trinity ETF is to seek income and capital appreciation. The Fund inception date is September 7, 2018.

 

The investment objective of the Cambria Cannabis ETF is to seek capital appreciation from investments in the global equity markets that have exposure to the broad cannabis industry. The Fund inception date is July 24, 2019.

 

The investment objective of the Cambria Global Real Estate ETF is to seek income and capital appreciation. The Fund inception date is September 23, 2020.

 

Shares of the Funds are listed and traded on the Cboe BZX Exchange, Inc. (the “Exchange”). Market prices for the shares may be different from their net asset value (“NAV"). The Funds will issue and redeem shares on a continuous basis at NAV only in large blocks of shares, typically 50,000 shares, called "Creation Units." Creation Units are to be issued and redeemed principally in kind for a basket of securities and a balancing cash amount. Shares generally will trade in the secondary market in amounts less than a Creation Unit at market prices that change throughout the day.

 

The Funds are investment companies and accordingly follow the investment company accounting and reporting guidance of the Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) Accounting Standards Codification Topic 946 Financial Services – Investment Companies.

 

2. SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES

 

 

The following is a summary of the Significant Accounting Policies followed by the Funds.

 

Use of Estimates — The Funds are investment companies in conformity with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles (“U.S. GAAP”). Therefore, the Funds follow the accounting and reporting guidance for investment companies. The preparation of financial statements in conformity with U.S. GAAP requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of increases and decreases in net assets from operations during the reporting period. Actual results could differ from those estimates, and could have a material impact to the Funds.

 

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Cambria ETF Trust Notes to Financial Statements
  April 30, 2022

 

Security Valuation —Securities listed on a securities exchange, market or automated quotation system for which quotations are readily available (except for securities traded on the NASDAQ Stock Market (the “NASDAQ”)), including securities traded over the counter, are valued at the last quoted sale price on the primary exchange or market (foreign or domestic) on which they are traded (or at approximately 4:00 pm Eastern Time if a security’s primary exchange is normally open at that time), or, if there is no such reported sale, at the most recent quoted bid.

 

For securities traded on NASDAQ, the NASDAQ Official Closing Price will be used. Debt securities are priced based upon valuations provided by independent, third–party pricing agents, if available. Such values generally reflect the last reported sales price if the security is actively traded. The third–party pricing agents may also value debt securities at an evaluated bid price by employing methodologies that utilize actual market transactions, broker–supplied valuations, or other methodologies designed to identify the market value for such securities. Prices for most securities held in the Funds are provided daily by recognized independent pricing agents. If a security price cannot be obtained from an independent, third–party pricing agent, the Funds seeks to obtain a bid price from at least one independent broker.

 

Futures are valued at the settlement price established for the business day by the board of trade on which they are traded. Settlement prices for financial futures are provided by an independent pricing agent.

 

Options are valued at the mean between the last bid and ask prices reported from the options exchange on which such options are listed. If there is no reported sale, long options positions are valued at the most recent bid price, and short option positions are valued at the most recent ask price.

 

Securities for which market prices are not "readily available" are valued in accordance with fair value procedures established by the Board of Trustees (the “Board”). The Funds’ fair value procedures are implemented through a fair value committee (the “Committee”) designated by the Board. Some of the more common reasons that may necessitate that a security be valued using fair value procedures include: the security's trading has been halted or suspended; the security has been de–listed from a national exchange; the security's primary trading market is temporarily closed at a time when under normal conditions it would be open; the security has not been traded for an extended period of time; the security's primary pricing source is not able or willing to provide a price; or trading of the security is subject to local government–imposed restrictions. When a security is valued in accordance with the fair value procedures, the Committee will determine the value after taking into consideration relevant information reasonably available to the Committee.

 

In accordance with the authoritative guidance on fair value measurements and disclosure under U.S. GAAP, the Funds disclose fair value of their investments in a hierarchy that prioritizes the inputs to valuation techniques used to measure the fair value. The objective of a fair value measurement is to determine the price that would be received to sell an asset or paid to transfer a liability in an orderly transaction between market participants at the measurement date (an exit price). Accordingly, the fair value hierarchy gives the highest priority to quoted prices (unadjusted) in active markets for identical assets or liabilities (Level 1) and the lowest priority to unobservable inputs (Level 3). The three levels of the fair value hierarchy are described below:

 

Level 1 – Unadjusted quoted prices in active markets for identical, unrestricted assets or liabilities that the Funds have the ability to access at the measurement date;

 

Level 2 – Quoted prices which are not active, or inputs that are observable (either directly or indirectly) for substantially the full term of the asset or liability; and

 

Level 3 – Prices, inputs or exotic modeling techniques which are both significant to the fair value measurement and unobservable (supported by little or no market activity).

 

For the year ended April 30, 2022 have been no significant changes to the Funds’ fair valuation methodologies.

 

Foreign Currency Translation — The books and records of the Funds are maintained in U.S. dollars. Investment securities and other assets and liabilities denominated in a foreign currency are translated into U.S. dollars on the date of valuation. Purchases and sales of investment securities, income and expenses are translated into U.S. dollars at the relevant rates of exchange prevailing on the respective dates of such transactions. The Funds do not isolate that portion of realized or unrealized gains and losses resulting from changes in the foreign exchange rate from fluctuations arising from changes in the market prices of the securities. These gains and losses are included in net realized and unrealized gains and losses on investments on the Statements of Operations. Net realized and unrealized gains and losses on foreign currency transactions represent net foreign exchange gains or losses from foreign currency exchange contracts, disposition of foreign currencies, currency gains or losses realized between trade and settlement dates on securities transactions and the difference between the amount of the investment income and foreign withholding taxes recorded on the Funds’ books and the U.S. dollar equivalent amounts actually received or paid. These gains and losses are included in net realized and unrealized gains and losses on foreign currency transactions on the Statements of Operations.

 

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Cambria ETF Trust Notes to Financial Statements
  April 30, 2022

 

The value of the Funds’ foreign holdings as measured in U.S. dollars may be affected unfavorably by changes in foreign currency exchange rates, as a change in the value of a foreign currency against the U.S. dollar generally will result in a corresponding change in the U.S. dollar value of securities denominated in that currency held by a Fund. In addition to the risks of foreign currency exchange rates generally, trading in the currencies of certain countries may face periods of limited liquidity or the political risk of exchange controls or currency repatriation restrictions, which may in turn make such holdings denominated in those currencies difficult to value. The Funds may also incur losses in connection with conversions between various currencies.

 

Futures Contracts — Consistent with its investment objective and strategies, Cambria Value and Momentum ETF utilized futures contracts during the year ended April 30, 2022. The Fund’s investment in futures contracts is designed to enable the Fund to more closely approximate the performance of its benchmark index. Cambria Value and Momentum ETF chose to invest in futures contracts for tactical hedging purposes as well as to enhance the Fund’s returns. Initial margin deposits of cash or securities are made upon entering into futures contracts. The contracts are marked to market daily and the resulting changes in value are accounted for as unrealized gains and losses. Variation margin payments are paid or received, depending upon whether unrealized gains or losses are incurred. When the contract is closed, Cambria Value and Momentum ETF records a realized gain or loss equal to the difference between the proceeds from (or cost of) the closing transaction and the amount invested in the contract. A margin deposit was made upon entering into futures contracts and is included in Cash at Broker for futures contracts on the Statements of Assets and Liabilities.

 

Risks of entering into futures contracts include the possibility that there will be an imperfect price correlation between the futures and the underlying securities. Second, it is possible that a lack of liquidity for futures contracts could exist in the secondary market, resulting in an inability to close a position prior to its maturity date. Third, the futures contract involves the risk that Cambria Value and Momentum ETF could lose more than the original margin deposit required to initiate a futures transaction.

 

Finally, the risk exists that losses could exceed amounts disclosed on the Statements of Assets and Liabilities.

 

It is the Fund’s policy to present the gross variation margin payable and the gross variation margin receivable of the future contracts separately on the Statements of Assets and Liabilities, as Cambria Value and Momentum ETF does not have a master netting agreement with the counterparty to the futures contracts. Refer to the Cambria Value and Momentum ETF Schedule of Investments for details regarding open future contracts as of April 30, 2022. The fair value of equity futures contracts held in the Fund can be found on the Statements of Assets and Liabilities under the captions variation margin receivable/payable. Only current day’s variation margin is reported within the Statements of Assets and Liabilities. Cumulative appreciation (depreciation) of futures contracts are reported in the Cambria Value and Momentum ETF Schedule of Investments. Realized gains or losses on equity rate futures contracts related to the Fund is recognized on the Statements of Operations as part of net realized gain (loss) on futures contracts and any change in unrealized appreciation or depreciation is recognized on the Statements of Operations as net change in unrealized gain (loss) on futures contracts.

 

Options Written/Purchased — The Cambria Value and Momentum ETF, Cambria Tail Risk ETF, and Cambria Global Tail Risk ETF may invest in equity options contracts for the purpose of hedging their existing portfolio securities, or securities that they intend to purchase, against fluctuations in fair market value caused by changes in prevailing market interest rates. In particular, (1) the Cambria Value and Momentum ETF may use options to hedge up to 100% of the value of its long portfolio in an attempt to avoid overvalued and downtrending markets, (2) the Cambria Tail Risk ETF utilizes a put option strategy to manage the risk of a significant negative movement in the value of domestic equities over rolling one–month periods, and (3) the Cambria Global Tail Risk ETF utilizes a put option strategy to manage the risk of a significant negative movement in the value of global ex-U.S. equities on a month-by-month basis. A Fund may also invest in equity option contracts to enhance its returns. When the Fund writes or purchases an option, an amount equal to the premium received or paid by the Fund is recorded as a liability or an asset and is subsequently adjusted to the current market value of the option written or purchased. Premiums received or paid from writing or purchasing options which expire unexercised are treated by the Fund on the expiration date as realized gains or losses. The difference between the premium and the amount paid or received on affecting a closing purchase or sale transaction, including brokerage commissions, is also treated as a realized gain or loss. If an option is exercised, the premium paid or received is added to the cost of the purchase or proceeds from the sale in determining whether the Fund has realized a gain or a loss. The risk in writing a call option is a Fund may give up the opportunity for profit if the market price of the security increases. The risk in writing a put option is a Fund may incur a loss if the market price of the security decreases and the option is exercised. The risk in purchasing an option is a Fund may pay a premium whether or not the option is exercised. The Funds also have the additional risk of being unable to enter into a closing transaction at an acceptable price if a liquid secondary market does not exist. Option contracts also involve the risk that they may not work as intended due to unanticipated developments in market conditions or other causes. Finally, the risk exists that losses on written options could exceed amounts disclosed on the Statements of Assets and Liabilities.

 

The Cambria Tail Risk ETF and Cambria Global Tail Risk ETF had options contracts as of April 30, 2022, as disclosed in the Fund’s Schedule of Investments. Any realized and change in unrealized gains or losses can be found on the Statements of Operations.

 

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Cambria ETF Trust Notes to Financial Statements
  April 30, 2022

 

    Asset Derivatives   Liability Derivatives
    Statements of Assets and       Statements of Assets and    
Risk Exposure   Liabilities Location   Fair Value   Liabilities Location*   Fair Value
Cambria Value and Momentum ETF                
    Unrealized appreciation on           Unrealized depreciation on        
Equity Risk (Futures Contracts)   futures contracts   $ 1,270,352 *   futures contracts     N/A  
Total       $ 1,270,352         $  
                         
Cambria Global Tail Risk ETF                        
Equity Contracts (Purchased Options)   Investments, at value   $ 887,375     Investments, at value     N/A  
Total       $ 887,375          $  
                         
Cambria Tail Risk ETF                        
Equity Contracts (Purchased Options)   Investments, at value   $ 52,667,055     Investments, at value     N/A  
Total       $ 52,667,055         $  

 

* Includes cumulative appreciation/depreciation on futures contracts as reported on the Schedules of Investments. Only current day's variation margin for futures contracts are reported within the Statements of Assets and Liabilities.

 

            Change in
            Unrealized
        Realized   Appreciation/
        Gain/(Loss) on   (Depreciation)
        Derivatives   on Derivatives
        Recognized   Recognized
Risk Exposure   Statements of Operations Location   in Income   in Income
Cambria Value and Momentum ETF            
Equity Risk (Futures Contracts)   Net Realized Loss on Futures     (1,620,324 )     1,575,272  
    Contracts/ Net change in Unrealized                
    Appreciation on Futures Contracts                
Total       $ (1,620,324 )   $ 1,575,272  
                 
Cambria Global Tail Risk ETF                    
Equity Contracts (Purchased Options)   Net realized Loss on Purchased     (623,908 )     605,488  
    Options/ Net Change in Unrealized                
    Appreciation on Purchased Options                
Total       $ (623,908 )   $ 605,488  
               
Cambria Tail Risk ETF                    
Equity Contracts (Purchased Options)   Net realized Loss on Purchased     (19,369,215 )     11,591,166  
    Options/ Net Change in Unrealized                
    Appreciation on Purchased Options                
Total       $ (19,369,215 )   $ 11,591,166  

 

The average purchased option contracts’ notional amount during the period ended April 30, 2022 for Cambria Global Tail Risk ETF is $12,431,075, and for Cambria Tail Risk ETF is $546,711,260.

 

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Cambria ETF Trust Notes to Financial Statements
  April 30, 2022

 

Federal Income Taxes — The Funds intend to qualify as “regulated investment companies” under Sub–chapter M of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (the “Code”), as amended. If so qualified, the Funds will not be subject to U.S. federal income tax to the extent they distribute substantially all of their net investment income and net capital gains to their shareholders.

 

The Funds evaluate tax positions taken or expected to be taken in the course of preparing the Funds’ tax returns to determine whether it is "more–likely–than–not" (i.e., greater than 50 percent) that each tax position will be sustained upon examination by a taxing authority based on the technical merits of the position. Tax positions not deemed to meet the more–likely–than–not threshold are recorded as a tax benefit or expense in the current period.

 

The Funds did not record any tax provisions in the current year. However, management’s conclusions regarding tax positions may be subject to review and adjustment at a later date based on factors including, but not limited to, examination by tax authorities (i.e., the last three tax year ends, as applicable), on–going analysis of and changes to tax laws, regulations and interpretations thereof.

 

As of and during the year ended April 30, 2022, the Funds did not have a liability for any unrecognized tax benefits. The Funds recognize interest and penalties, if any, related to unrecognized tax benefits as income tax expense in the Statements of Operations. During the period, the Funds did not incur any interest or penalties.

 

Organizational and Offering Expenses — All organizational and offering expenses of the Trust were borne by the Investment Adviser and are not subject to future recoupment. As a result, organizational and offering expenses are not reflected in the financial statements.

 

Expenses — Expenses included in the accompanying financial statements reflect the expenses of each Fund and do not include any expenses associated with the underlying funds.

 

Security Transactions and Investment Income — Security transactions are accounted for on trade date. Dividend income received from the underlying funds is recognized on the ex–dividend date and is recorded as dividend income in the Statements of Operations. Capital gain distributions received from the underlying funds are recognized on ex–dividend date and are recorded on the Statements of Operations as such. Costs used in determining realized gains and losses on the sales of investment securities are on the basis of specific identification. Dividend income is recorded on the ex–dividend date. Dividend income is recorded net of unrecoverable withholding tax. Interest income is recognized on the accrual basis. Amortization and accretion is calculated using the scientific interest method, which approximates the effective interest method over the holding period of the security. Amortization of premiums and discounts is included in interest income. Withholding taxes on foreign dividends and foreign capital gains tax have been provided for in accordance with the Funds’ understanding of the applicable country’s tax rules and regulations. Capital gain taxes on securities in certain foreign countries are accrued on unrealized appreciation and are due when realized.

 

Foreign Taxes — The Funds may be subject to foreign taxes related to foreign income received (a portion of which may be reclaimable), capital gains on the sale of securities, and certain foreign currency transactions. All foreign taxes are recorded in accordance with the applicable regulations and rates that exist in the foreign jurisdictions in which the Funds invest.

 

Dividends and Distributions to Shareholders — The Funds generally pay out dividends from their net investment income, if any, quarterly, and distributes their net capital gains, if any, to shareholders at least annually. All distributions are recorded on ex–dividend date.

 

Creation Units — The Funds issue and redeem shares on a continuous basis at NAV in groups of 50,000 shares called creation units (“Creation Units”). Purchasers of Creation Units (“Authorized Participants”) must pay a creation transaction fee per transaction. The fee is typically a single charge and will be the same regardless of the number of Creation Units purchased by an investor on the same day. An Authorized Participant who holds Creation Units and wishes to redeem at NAV would also pay a Redemption Fee per transaction to the custodian on the date of such redemption, regardless of the number of Creation Units redeemed that day.

 

The distributor has entered into participant agreements with certain broker–dealers and others that allow those parties to be Authorized Participants and to subscribe for and redeem shares of the Funds. Such Authorized Participants may from time to time hold, of record or beneficially, a substantial percentage of the Funds’ shares outstanding, act as executing or clearing broker for investment transactions on behalf of the Fund and/or serve as counterparty to derivative transactions with the Fund.

 

Except when aggregated in Creation Units, shares are not redeemable securities of a Fund. Shares of the Funds may only be purchased or redeemed by Authorized Participants. An Authorized Participant is either (i) a broker–dealer or other participant in the clearing process through the Continuous Net Settlement System of the National Securities Clearing Corporation or (ii) a DTC participant and, in each case, must have executed a participant agreement with the distributor. Most retail investors will not qualify as Authorized Participants or have the resources to buy and sell whole Creation Units. Therefore, they will be unable to purchase or redeem the shares directly from the Funds. Rather, most retail investors will purchase shares in the secondary market with the assistance of a broker and will be subject to customary brokerage commissions or fees.

 

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If a Creation Unit is purchased or redeemed for cash, a higher transaction fee will be charged. The following table discloses Creation Unit breakdown for the year/period ended April 30, 2022

 

    Creation Unit Shares   Creation Fee   Value   Redemption Fee   Variable Charge
Cambria Shareholder Yield ETF     50,000     $ 700     $ 3,044,500     $ 700     None
Cambria Foreign Shareholder Yield ETF     50,000       2,500       1,309,000       2,500     Up to 2.0%
Cambria Global Value ETF     50,000       3,500       1,024,000       3,500     Up to 2.0%
Cambria Global Momentum ETF     50,000       500       1,568,500       500     Up to 2.0%
Cambria Global Asset Allocation ETF     50,000       500       1,435,500       500     None
Cambria Value and Momentum ETF     50,000       700       1,311,000       700     None
Cambria Global Tail Risk ETF     50,000       500       1,087,500       1,500     Up to 2.0%
Cambria Emerging Shareholder Yield ETF     50,000       3,500       1,506,000       3,500     Up to 2.0%
Cambria Tail Risk ETF     50,000       500       846,000       500     None
Cambria Trinity ETF     50,000       250       1,341,000       250     None
Cambria Cannabis ETF     50,000       500       494,500       500     Up to 2.0%
Cambria Global Real Estate ETF     50,000       1,500       1,488,000       1,500     Up to 2.0%

 

To the extent the Funds permit the contribution of securities in exchange for the purchase of shares (contribution in–kind), shares may be issued in advance of receipt by the Fund of all or a portion of the applicable Deposit Securities. In these circumstances, the Fund may require the Authorized Participant to maintain with the Trust an amount up to 115% and/or 125% of the daily mark–to–market value of the missing Deposit Securities. Amounts are disclosed as segregated cash balances with authorized participants for deposit securities and Payable for collateral upon return of deposit securities on the Statements of Assets and Liabilities.

 

Illiquid Securities — A security is considered illiquid if the Fund reasonably expects that the investment cannot be sold or disposed of in current market conditions in seven calendar days or less without the sale or disposition significantly changing the market value of the investment. Valuations of illiquid securities may differ significantly from the values that would have been used had an active market value for these securities existed.

 

Cash and cash equivalents — Idle cash and currency balances may be swept into various overnight sweep accounts and are classified as cash and cash equivalents on the Statements of Assets and Liabilities. These amounts, at times, may exceed United States federally insured limits. Amounts swept are available on the next business day.

 

3. OFFSETTING ASSETS AND LIABILITIES

 

 

The Funds are required to disclose the impact of offsetting assets and liabilities represented in the Statements of Assets and Liabilities to enable users of the financial statements to evaluate the effect or potential effect of netting arrangements on its financial position for recognized assets and liabilities. These recognized assets and liabilities are financial instruments and derivative instruments that are either subject to an enforceable master netting arrangement or similar agreement or meet the following right of setoff criteria: the amounts owed by the Funds to another party are determinable, the Funds has the right to set off the amounts owed with the amounts owed by the other party, the Funds intends to set off, and the Funds right of setoff is enforceable at law.

 

As of April 30, 2022, the Funds’ financial instruments and derivative instruments are not subject to a master netting arrangement. See Note 9 for offsetting related to securities lending.

 

4. RELATED PARTIES

 

 

Investment Advisory Agreement — The Investment Adviser is responsible for overseeing the management and business affairs of the Funds, and has discretion to purchase and sell securities in accordance with the Funds’ objectives, policies, and restrictions. The Investment Adviser reviews, supervises, and administers each Fund’s investment program. The Investment Adviser has entered into an investment advisory agreement (“Management Agreement”) with respect to the Funds. Pursuant to that Management Agreement, the Funds pay the Investment Adviser, on a monthly basis, an annual advisory fee based on their average daily nets assets for the services and facilities it provides payable at an annual rate of 0.59%, excluding the Cambria Global Asset Allocation ETF and Cambria Trinity ETF, neither of which is charged an advisory fee.

 

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With respect to each Fund, except the Cambria Global Value ETF and Cambria Emerging Shareholder Yield ETF, the Investment Adviser bears all of the costs of the Funds, except for the advisory fee, payments under each Fund’s 12b–1 plan, brokerage expenses, acquired fund fees and expenses, taxes, interest (including borrowing costs and dividend expenses on securities sold short), litigation expenses and other extraordinary expenses. With respect to the Cambria Global Value ETF and Cambria Emerging Shareholder Yield ETF, the Investment Adviser bears all of the costs of each Fund, except for the advisory fee, payments under the Fund’s 12b–1 plan, brokerage expenses, custodial expenses, acquired fund fees and expenses, taxes, interest (including borrowing costs and dividend expenses on securities sold short), litigation expenses and other extraordinary expenses. The Cambria Global Value ETF and Cambria Emerging Shareholder Yield ETF may pay up to 0.10% in custody fees. The Management Agreement for the Funds provides that it may be terminated at any time, without the payment of any penalty, by the Board of Trustees or, with respect to the Funds, by a majority of the outstanding shares of the Funds, on 60 days’ written notice to the Investment Adviser, and by the Investment Adviser on 60 days’ written notice to the Trust and that it shall be automatically terminated if it is assigned.

 

Cambria Cannabis ETF has agreed to waive 0.17% of its advisory fee, on an annualized basis, through at least August 31, 2023, unless otherwise terminated by the Board. The waived fees are not eligible for recapture by the Investment Adviser.

 

Additionally, the Investment Adviser earned $95,928 in management fees from the Cambria Global Momentum ETF related to the Fund’s investment in affiliated funds, Cambria Value and Momentum ETF, Cambria Emerging Shareholder Yield ETF, Cambria Foreign Shareholder Yield ETF, Cambria Global Value ETF, Cambria Shareholder Yield ETF, and Cambria Global Real Estate ETF.

 

Administrator, Custodian and Transfer Agent — ALPS Fund Services, Inc. (the “Administrator”) serves as the Funds’ Administrator pursuant to an administration agreement. Brown Brothers Harriman & Co. (the “Custodian” and “Transfer Agent”) serves as the Funds’ Custodian and Transfer Agent pursuant to a Custodian Agreement and a Transfer Agency Services Agreement.

 

Distribution Agreement — ALPS Distributors Inc., an affiliate of the Administrator, serves as the Funds’ distributor of Creation Units pursuant to a distribution agreement. The distributor does not maintain any secondary market in Fund shares.

 

The Trust has adopted a Distribution and Service Plan (“Plan”) pursuant to Rule 12b–1 under the Investment Company Act of 1940 (the “1940 Act”). In accordance with the Plan, the Funds are authorized to pay an amount up to 0.25% of their average daily net assets each year for certain distribution–related activities. However, no such fee is currently paid by the Funds, and the Board of Trustees has not currently approved the commencement of any payments under the Plan.

 

Certain officers and trustees of the Funds during and as of the year ended April 30, 2022 are officers/employees of the Investment Adviser, the Administrator, or ALPS Distributors Inc.

 

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5. INVESTMENT TRANSACTIONS

 

 

For the year ended April 30, 2022, the purchases and sales of investments in securities, excluding in–kind transactions, long–term U.S. Government and short–term securities, were:

 

    Purchases of   Proceeds from Sales
Fund   Securities   of Securities
Cambria Shareholder Yield ETF   $ 184,149,934     $ 189,065,811  
Cambria Foreign Shareholder Yield ETF     29,569,808       27,542,954  
Cambria Global Value ETF     3,946,861       4,437,322  
Cambria Global Momentum ETF     44,535,799       43,939,528  
Cambria Global Asset Allocation ETF     4,780,388       4,139,666  
Cambria Value and Momentum ETF     17,002,873       20,225,690  
Cambria Global Tail Risk ETF     68,441       1,635,126  
Cambria Emerging Shareholder Yield ETF     66,148,668       36,026,932  
Cambria Tail Risk ETF            
Cambria Trinity ETF     11,970,500       11,945,428  
Cambria Cannabis ETF     12,634,194       13,364,782  
Cambria Global Real Estate ETF     21,547,148       21,860,735  

 

For the year ended April 30, 2022, the Cambria Tail Risk ETF had purchases and sales of U.S. Government securities of $251,245,946, and $190,067,288, respectively.

 

For the year ended April 30, 2022, in–kind transactions associated with creations and redemptions were:

 

        Proceeds from Sales of   Net Realized
Fund   Purchases of Securities   Securities   Gain/(Loss)
Cambria Shareholder Yield ETF   $ 348,132,873     $ 91,495,324     $ 19,773,888  
Cambria Foreign Shareholder Yield ETF     37,963,846       1,341,943       317,143  
Cambria Global Value ETF     4,379,693       11,102,534       2,767,002  
Cambria Global Momentum ETF     20,553,311       4,436,083       761,017  
Cambria Global Asset Allocation ETF     1,571,503       3,040,453       494,790  
Cambria Value and Momentum ETF     11,406,865       2,161,829       687,305  
Cambria Emerging Shareholder Yield ETF     20,543,560              
Cambria Tail Risk ETF     64,231,894       27,661,455       301,019  
Cambria Trinity ETF     10,748,323       2,626,250       399,889  
Cambria Cannabis ETF     1,515,151       2,086,869       537,877  
Cambria Global Real Estate ETF     13,782,433       3,110,255       367,507  

 

6. PRINCIPAL RISKS

 

 

As with all ETFs, shareholders of the Funds are subject to the risk that their investments could lose money, including the possible loss of the entire principal amount of an investment, over short or long periods of time. An investment is not a bank deposit and it is not insured or guaranteed by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation or any other government agency. The Funds are subject to the principal risks set forth in their prospectuses under the heading ‘‘Principal Risks.’’ Some of these risks, any of which may adversely affect a Fund’s NAV, trading price, yield, total return, or ability to meet its investment objective, are set forth below.

 

Cannabis Industry Risk — Cannabis Companies are subject to various laws and regulations that may differ at the local and federal level. These laws and regulations may significantly affect a Cannabis Company’s ability to secure financing, impact the market for cannabis industry sales and services, and set limitations on marijuana use, production, transportation, and storage. Cannabis Companies may also be required to secure permits and authorizations from government agencies to cultivate or research marijuana. In addition, Cannabis Companies are subject to the risks associated with the agricultural, biotechnology, and pharmaceutical industries. The Cambria Cannabis ETF invests in publicly–traded Cannabis Companies primarily

 

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listed and traded on a national securities exchange that operates in a jurisdiction where the Cannabis Companies’ cannabis–related business activities are legal under the national and local laws of the relevant jurisdiction, including U.S. federal and state laws.

 

Cash Redemption Risk — A Fund’s investment strategy may require it to effect redemptions, in whole or in part, for cash. As a result, a Fund may be required to sell portfolio securities in order to obtain the cash needed to distribute redemption proceeds. This may cause a Fund to recognize investment income and/or capital gains or losses that it might not have recognized if it had completely satisfied the redemption in–kind. As a result, such Fund may be less tax efficient if it includes such a cash payment than if the in–kind redemption process was used exclusively (i.e., securities are distributed as payment of redemption proceeds). In addition, cash redemptions may incur higher brokerage costs than in–kind redemptions and these added costs may be borne by the Fund and negatively impact Fund performance.

 

Commodity Investing Risk. Investing in commodity–related companies may subject a Fund to greater volatility than investments in traditional securities. The commodities markets have experienced periods of extreme volatility. Similar future market conditions may result in rapid and substantial valuation increases or decreases in the Fund’s holdings.

 

Currency Strategies Risk. Currency exchange rates may fluctuate significantly over short periods of time and can be unpredictably affected by political developments or government intervention. Changes in currency exchange rates may affect the U.S. dollar value of the Fund’s investments.

 

Cyber Security Risk — Each Fund, and its service providers, may be susceptible to operational and information security risks resulting from a breach in cyber security, including cyber–attacks. A breach in cyber security, intentional or unintentional, may adversely impact the Fund in many ways, including, but not limited to, disruption of the Fund’s operational capacity, loss of proprietary information, theft or corruption of data maintained online or digitally, denial–of–service attacks on websites or network resources, and the unauthorized release of confidential information. Cyber-attacks affecting the Fund’s third–party service providers, including Cambria, the custodian, and the transfer agent, may subject the Fund to many of the same risks associated with direct cyber security breaches and adversely impact the Fund. For instance, cyber–attacks may impact the Fund’s ability to calculate its NAV, cause the release of confidential business information, impede trading, cause the Fund to incur additional compliance costs associated with corrective measures, subject the Fund to regulatory fines or other financial losses, and/or cause reputational damage to the Fund. Cyber security breaches of market makers, Authorized Participants, or the issuers of securities in which the Fund invests could also have material adverse consequences on the Fund’s business operations and cause financial losses for the Fund and its shareholders. While the Fund and its service providers have established business continuity plans and risk management systems designed to address cyber security risks, prevent cyber-attacks and mitigate the impact of cyber security breaches, there are inherent limitations on such plans and systems. In addition, the Fund has no control over the cyber security protections put in place by its service providers or any other third parties whose operations may affect the Fund or its shareholders.

 

Derivatives Risk — Derivatives are financial instruments that have a value which depends upon, or is derived from, a reference asset, such as one or more underlying securities, pools of securities, indexes, rates or currencies. Derivatives may result in investment exposures that are greater than their cost would suggest; in other words, a small investment in a derivative may have a large impact on Fund performance. The successful use of derivatives generally depends on the ability to predict market movements. The use of these instruments requires special skills and knowledge of investment techniques that are different than those normally required for purchasing and selling securities. If the Adviser uses a derivative instrument at the wrong time or judges market conditions incorrectly, or if the derivative instrument does not perform as expected, these strategies may significantly reduce a Fund’s return. A Fund could also experience losses if it is unable to close out a position because the market for an instrument or position is or becomes illiquid.

 

Dividend Paying Security Risk — Securities that pay high dividends as a group can fall out of favor with the market, causing these companies to underperform companies that do not pay high dividends. Also, changes in the dividend policies of companies owned by the Funds and the capital resources available for these companies’ dividend payments may adversely affect the Funds.

 

Emerging Markets Risk — Investments in securities and instruments traded in developing or emerging markets, or that provide exposure to these securities or markets, can involve additional risks relating to political, economic, or regulatory conditions not associated with investments in U.S. securities and instruments or investments in more developed international markets. For example, emerging markets may be subject to, among other risks, greater market volatility; lower trading volume and liquidity; greater social, political and economic uncertainty; governmental controls on foreign investments and limitations on repatriation of invested capital; lower disclosure, corporate governance, auditing and financial reporting standards; fewer protections of property rights; restrictions on the transfer of securities or currency; and settlement and trading practices that differ from U.S. markets and markets of more developed countries. Each of these factors may impact the ability of the Fund to buy, sell or otherwise transfer securities, adversely affect the trading market and price for Fund shares and cause the Fund to decline in value.

 

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Equity Investing Risk — The values of equity securities could decline generally or could underperform other investments. In addition, securities may decline in value due to factors affecting a specific issuer, market or securities markets generally.

 

Exchange-Traded Funds and Exchange-Traded Products (“ETP”) and Investment Companies Risk — The risks of investing in securities of ETFs, ETPs and investment companies typically reflect the risks of the types of instruments in which the underlying ETF, ETP or investment company invests. In addition, with such investments, a Fund bears its proportionate share of the fees and expenses of the underlying entity. As a result, the Fund’s operating expenses may be higher and performance may be lower.

 

Fixed Income Risk — A decline in an issuer’s credit rating may cause a decrease in the value of its fixed income securities and an increase in their investment risk and volatility. During periods of falling interest rates, an issuer of a callable bond held by a Fund may “call” (or repay) the security before its stated maturity, and the Fund may have to reinvest the proceeds at lower interest rates, resulting in a decline in the Fund’s income. The market value of fixed income securities generally changes in response to changes in interest rates. As interest rates rise, the value of certain fixed income securities is likely to decrease. Similarly, if interest rates decline, the value of fixed income securities is likely to increase.

 

Foreign Investment Risk — Returns on investments in foreign securities could be more volatile than, or trail the returns on, investments in U.S. securities. Investments in or exposures to foreign securities by a Fund are subject to special risks, including risks associated with foreign securities generally, including differences in information available about issuers of securities and investor protection standards applicable in other jurisdictions; capital controls risks, including the risk of a foreign jurisdiction imposing restrictions on the ability to repatriate or transfer currency or other assets; currency risks; political, diplomatic and economic risks; regulatory risks; and foreign market and trading risks, including the costs of trading and risks of settlement in foreign jurisdictions.

 

Futures Contracts Risk — Risks associated with the use of futures contracts include the following: (i) an imperfect correlation between movements in prices of index futures contracts and movements in the value of the stock index that the instrument is designed to simulate; and (ii) the possibility of an illiquid secondary market for a futures contract and the resulting inability to close a position prior to its maturity date. Investments in futures may expose the Fund to leverage.

 

Geographic Investment Risk – To the extent a Fund invests a significant portion of its assets in the securities of companies of a single country or region, it is more likely to be impacted by events or conditions affecting that country or region.

 

Hedging Risk – Options used by a Fund to offset its exposure to tail risk or reduce volatility may not perform as intended. There can be no assurance that a Fund’s put option strategy will be effective. It may expose a Fund to losses, e.g., option premiums, to which it would not have otherwise been exposed if it only invested, directly or indirectly, in U.S. government bonds and ex-U.S. sovereign bonds. Further, the put option strategy may not fully protect a Fund against declines in the value of its portfolio securities.

 

High Yield Securities Risk — High yield securities and unrated securities of comparable credit quality are subject to the increased risk of an issuer’s inability to meet principal and interest payment obligations. High yield securities are subject to a greater risk of default and investments in them are inherently speculative. The secondary markets in which high yield securities are traded may be less liquid and more volatile than the market for higher grade securities.

 

Inflation-Protected Security Risk — Inflation-protected securities, such as Treasury inflation-protected securities (TIPS), provide protection against inflation. Inflation-protected securities typically decrease in value when real interest rates rise and increase in value when real interest rates fall.

 

Interest Rate Risk — The market value of fixed income securities generally changes in response to changes in interest rates. As interest rates rise, the value of certain fixed income securities is likely to decrease. Similarly, if interest rates decline, the value of fixed income securities is likely to increase. Interest rate risk is generally lower for shorter-term investments and higher for longer-term investments.

 

International Closed-Market Trading Risk — Because a Fund’s investments may be traded in markets that are closed when the Exchange is open, there are likely to be deviations between the current pricing of an underlying investment and stale investment pricing (i.e., the last quote from its closed foreign market), resulting in premiums or discounts to NAV that may be greater than those experienced by other ETFs.

 

Investment Risk — An investment in a Fund is not a deposit of a bank and is not insured or guaranteed by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation or any other government agency. When you sell your Shares, they could be worth less than what you paid for them.

 

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Liquidity Risk — A Fund may purchase options and fixed income securities that may be less liquid than other types of investments. The options and fixed income securities purchased by a Fund may not always be liquid. This could have a negative effect on a Fund’s ability to achieve its investment objective and may result in losses to Fund shareholders.

 

Management Risk — The Funds are all actively managed and use proprietary investment strategies and processes. There can be no guarantee that these strategies and processes will produce the intended results and no guarantee that a Fund will achieve its investment objective. This could result in a Fund’s underperformance compared to other funds with similar investment objectives.

 

Market Events Risk — Turbulence in the financial markets, reduced liquidity in the equity markets, and/or the advent of certain economic or political events, including global events such as war, acts of terrorism or a public health crisis, may negatively affect issuers, which could have an adverse effect on certain Fund holdings. In addition, there is a risk that policy changes by the U.S. Government, Federal Reserve and/or other government actors, such as increasing interest rates, could cause increased volatility in financial markets and higher levels of Fund redemptions, which could have a negative impact on certain Fund holdings. In a declining stock market, stock prices for all companies (including those in the Fund’s portfolio) may decline, regardless of their long–term prospects. On February 24, 2022, Russia engaged in military actions in the sovereign territory of Ukraine. The current political and financial uncertainty surrounding Russia and Ukraine may increase market volatility and the economic risk of investing in securities in these countries and may also cause uncertainty for the global economy and broader financial markets. The ultimate fallout and long-term impact from these events are not known.

 

Market Risk of Recent Events — The respiratory illness COVID-19 caused by a novel coronavirus has resulted in a global pandemic and major disruption to economies and markets around the world, including the United States. Financial markets have experienced extreme volatility and severe losses, and trading in many instruments has been disrupted. Liquidity for many instruments has been greatly reduced for periods of time. Some interest rates are very low and in some cases yields are negative. Some sectors of the economy and individual issuers have experienced particularly large losses. These circumstances may continue for an extended period of time, and may continue to affect adversely the value and liquidity of the Fund’s investments.

 

Options Risk — Options are subject to correlation risk because there may be an imperfect correlation between the prices of options and movements in the price of the underlying securities. Options may expire unexercised, causing the Fund to lose the premium paid for them. The success of the Fund’s investment in options depends upon many factors, such as the price of the options which is a function of various factors that may change rapidly over time. If a counterparty defaults, the Fund’s only recourse will be to pursue contractual remedies against the counterparty, and the Fund may be unsuccessful in its pursuit. The Fund thus assumes the risk that it may be delayed in or prevented from obtaining payments owed to it pursuant to an over–the–counter options transaction.

 

Premium-Discount Risk — The shares may trade above or below their NAV. The NAV of the Fund will generally fluctuate with changes in the market value of the Fund’s holdings. The market prices of shares, however, will generally fluctuate in accordance with changes in NAV as well as the relative supply of, and demand for, shares on the Exchange. The trading price of shares may deviate significantly from NAV during periods of market volatility. Cambria cannot predict whether shares will trade below, at or above their NAV. Price differences may be due, in large part, to the fact that supply and demand forces at work in the secondary trading market for shares will be closely related to, but not identical to, the same forces influencing the prices of the securities held by the Fund. However, given that shares can be purchased and redeemed in large blocks of shares, called Creation Units (unlike shares of closed–end funds, which frequently trade at appreciable discounts from, and sometimes at premiums to, their NAV), and the Fund’s portfolio holdings are fully disclosed on a daily basis, Cambria believes that large discounts or premiums to the NAV of shares should not be sustained, but that may not be the case.

 

Portfolio Turnover Risk — Because the Cambria Tail Risk ETF and Cambria Global Tail Risk ETF “turn over” their put options every month, the Funds will incur high levels of transaction costs from commissions or mark-ups in the bid/offer spread. Higher portfolio turnover may result in a Fund paying higher levels of transaction costs and generating greater tax liabilities for shareholders. Portfolio turnover risk may cause a Fund’s performance to be less than you expect. While the turnover of the put options is not deemed “portfolio turnover” for accounting purposes, the economic impact to the Cambria Tail Risk ETF and Cambria Global Tail Risk ETF is similar to what could occur if the Fund experienced high portfolio turnover (e.g., in excess of 100% per year). Other Funds' strategies may also result in high portfolio turnover rates.

 

Real Estate Investments Risk — The Cambria Global Real Estate ETF's investments are concentrated in real estate-related industries, and the Fund may be susceptible to loss due to adverse occurrences affecting these industries. Investments in real estate are subject to certain risks, including declines in the real estate market, decreases in property revenues, increases in interest rates, increases in property taxes and operating expenses, legal and regulatory changes, a lack of credit or capital, defaults by borrowers or tenants, environmental problems and natural disasters. The availability of mortgages and changes in interest rates may also affect real estate values.

 

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Real Estate Investment Trust "REIT" Risk. In addition to the risks associated with the direct ownership of real estate and real estate–related securities, REITs are subject to additional risks, including those related to adverse governmental actions, and the performance of a REIT may be affected by its failure to qualify for tax–free pass through of income or its failure to maintain exemption from registration as an investment company. REITs are dependent upon specialized management skills and may invest in relatively few properties, a small geographic area or a small number of property types. REITs depend generally on their ability to generate cash flow to make distributions to shareholders or unitholders, and may be subject to defaults by borrowers and to self–liquidations. As a result, investments in REITs may be volatile. REITs also have their own fees and expenses, and the Fund will indirectly bear a proportionate share of those fees and expenses.

 

Secondary Market Trading Risk — Investors buying or selling shares in the secondary market will generally pay brokerage commissions or other charges imposed by brokers as determined by that broker. Brokerage commissions are often a fixed amount and may be a significant proportional cost for investors seeking to buy or sell relatively small amounts of shares. In addition, secondary market investors will also incur the cost of the difference between the price that an investor is willing to pay for shares (the “bid” price) and the price at which an investor is willing to sell shares (the “ask” price). This difference in bid and ask prices is often referred to as the “spread” or “bid/ask spread.” The bid/ask spread varies over time for shares based on trading volume and market liquidity, and is generally lower if the Fund’s shares have more trading volume and market liquidity and higher if the Fund’s shares have little trading volume and market liquidity. Further, increased market volatility may cause increased bid/ask spreads.

 

Although the shares are listed on the Exchange, there can be no assurance that an active or liquid trading market for them will develop or be maintained. In addition, trading in shares on the Exchange may be halted due to market conditions or for reasons that, in the view of the Exchange, make trading in shares inadvisable. Further, trading in shares on the Exchange is subject to trading halts caused by extraordinary market volatility pursuant to the Exchange “circuit breaker” rules. There can be no assurance that the requirements of the Exchange necessary to maintain the listing of the Fund will continue to be met or will remain unchanged.

 

Sector Risk — To the extent that a Fund invests a significant portion of its assets in a particular sector, the Fund may be susceptible to loss due to adverse occurrences affecting that sector.

 

Consumer Staples Sector Risk. The consumer staples sector includes, for example, food and drug retail and companies whose primary lines of business are food, beverage and other household items, including agricultural products. This sector can be significantly affected by, among other things, changes in price and availability of underlying commodities, rising energy prices and global and economic conditions.

 

Financial Services Sector Risk. Performance of companies in the financial services sector may be adversely impacted by many factors, including, among others, government regulations, economic conditions, credit rating downgrades, changes in interest rates, and decreased liquidity in credit markets. This sector has experienced significant losses in the recent past, and the impact of more stringent capital requirements and of recent or future regulation on any individual financial company or on the sector as a whole cannot be predicted.

 

Health Care Sector Risk. The health care sector includes, for example, biotechnology, pharmaceutical, health care facilities, and health care equipment and supply companies. This sector can be significantly affected by, among other things, lapsing patent protection, technological developments that make drugs obsolete, government regulation, price controls, and approvals for drugs.

 

Materials Sector Risk. Issuers in the materials sector may be adversely affected by commodity price volatility, exchange rates, import controls, increased competition, depletion of resources, technical progress, labor relations and government regulations, among other factors. Issuers in the materials sector may be liable for environmental damage and product liability claims. Production of materials may exceed demand as a result of market imbalances or economic downturns, leading to poor investment returns.

 

Small and Medium Capitalization Company Risk — Investing in securities of small and medium capitalization companies involves greater risk than customarily is associated with investing in larger, more established companies. These companies’ securities may be more volatile and less liquid than those of more established companies. These securities may have returns that vary, sometimes significantly, from the overall securities market. Small and medium capitalization companies are sometimes more dependent on key personnel or limited product lines than larger, more diversified companies. Often, small and medium capitalization companies and the industries in which they focus are still evolving and, as a result, they may be more sensitive to changing market conditions.

 

7. GUARANTEES AND INDEMNIFICATIONS

 

 

In the normal course of business, the Funds enter into contracts with third–party service providers that contain a variety of representations and warranties and that provide general indemnifications. Additionally, under the Funds’ organizational documents, the officers and trustees are

 

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indemnified against certain liabilities arising out of the performance of their duties to the Funds. The Funds’ maximum exposure under these arrangements is unknown, as it involves possible future claims that may or may not be made against the Funds. Based on experience, the Investment Adviser is of the view that the risk of loss to the Funds in connection with the Funds’ indemnification obligations is remote; however, there can be no assurance that such obligations will not result in material liabilities that adversely affect the Funds.

 

8. INCOME TAXES

 

 

The amount and character of income and capital gain distributions to be paid, if any, are determined in accordance with Federal income tax regulations, which may differ from U.S. GAAP. These differences are primarily attributable to redemption in kind transactions and net operating loss. As a result, net investment income (loss) and net realized gain (loss) on investment transactions for a reporting period may differ significantly from distributions during such period.

 

          Total Distributable  
Fund   Paid-in Capital     Earnings  
Cambria Shareholder Yield ETF   $ 19,773,888     $ (19,773,888 )
Cambria Foreign Shareholder Yield ETF     302,327       (302,327 )
Cambria Global Value ETF     2,724,192       (2,724,192 )
Cambria Global Momentum ETF     610,916       (610,916 )
Cambria Global Asset Allocation ETF     489,878       (489,878 )
Cambria Value and Momentum ETF     686,812       (686,812 )
Cambria Tail Risk ETF     (4,038,436 )     4,038,436  
Cambria Trinity ETF     371,911       (371,911 )
Cambria Cannabis ETF     537,877       (537,877 )
Cambria Global Real Estate ETF     359,131       (359,131 )
Cambria Global Tail Risk ETF     (599,097 )     599,097  

 

For tax purposes, short–term realized gains are considered ordinary income. The tax character of dividends and distributions declared during the fiscal year or period April 30, 2021, were as follows:

 

          Long-Term Capital        
Fund   Ordinary Income     Gains     Return of Capital  
Cambria Shareholder Yield ETF   $ 1,860,874     $     $  
Cambria Foreign Shareholder Yield ETF     817,590              
Cambria Global Value ETF     2,069,920              
Cambria Global Momentum ETF     736,098             62,066  
Cambria Global Asset Allocation ETF     1,293,079              
Cambria Value and Momentum ETF     129,877              
Cambria Global Tail Risk ETF                 137,642  
Cambria Emerging Shareholder Yield ETF     1,434,973              
Cambria Tail Risk ETF     505,834              
Cambria Trinity ETF     727,809              
Cambria Cannabis ETF     614,512              
Cambria Global Real Estate ETF     156,757              

 

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  April 30, 2022

 

For tax purposes, short term realized gains are considered ordinary income. The tax character of dividends and distributions declared during the fiscal year or period ending April 30, 2022, were as follows:

 

          Long-Term Capital        
Fund   Ordinary Income     Gains     Return of Capital  
Cambria Shareholder Yield ETF   $ 6,890,165     $ 1,374,896     $  
Cambria Foreign Shareholder Yield ETF     2,195,125              
Cambria Global Value ETF     4,429,824              
Cambria Global Momentum ETF     2,629,099             137,036  
Cambria Global Asset Allocation ETF     3,290,869              
Cambria Value and Momentum ETF     252,960              
Cambria Emerging Shareholder Yield ETF     4,467,930       1,310,258        
Cambria Tail Risk ETF     2,160,957              
Cambria Trinity ETF     2,670,015       66,315        
Cambria Cannabis ETF     724,710              
Cambria Global Real Estate ETF     1,625,722       291,112       115,789  

 

As of April 30, 2022, the components of distributable earnings (accumulated losses) on a tax basis were as follows:

 

                Net Unrealized              
                Appreciation/     Other Cumulative        
    (Over)/ Undistributed     Accumulated Capital     (Depreciation) on     Effect of Timing     Total distributable  
Fund   Ordinary Income     Gains/ (Losses)     Investments     Differences     earnings  
Cambria Shareholder Yield ETF   $ 40,442     $ 3,350,442     $ (11,299,508 )   $     $ (7,908,624 )
Cambria Foreign Shareholder Yield ETF     191,659       (1,975,099 )     (2,075,559 )           (3,858,999 )
Cambria Global Value ETF     1,192,786       (26,552,334 )     (11,727,088 )           (37,086,636 )
Cambria Global Momentum ETF           (808,658 )     5,750,660             4,942,002  
Cambria Global Asset Allocation ETF     66,461       178,108       707,221             951,790  
Cambria Value and Momentum ETF     8,387       (7,575,291 )     2,726,550             (4,840,354 )
Cambria Emerging Shareholder Yield ETF     195,128       1,582,524       (11,890,227 )           (10,112,575 )
Cambria Tail Risk ETF     327,884       (48,945,217 )     (52,973,341 )           (101,590,674 )
Cambria Trinity ETF           543,383       1,652,678             2,196,061  
Cambria Cannabis ETF           (1,913,204 )     (16,130,508 )     (20,982 )     (18,064,694 )
Cambria Global Real Estate ETF                 105,213       (59,704 )     45,509  
Cambria Global Tail Risk ETF           (340,625 )     (1,146,455 )     (3,617 )     (1,490,697 )

 

The difference between the federal income tax cost of portfolio investments and other financial instruments and the financial statement cost is due to certain timing differences in the recognition of capital gains or losses under income tax regulations and GAAP. These “book/tax” differences are temporary in nature and are due to the tax deferral of losses on wash sales, the tax treatment of passive foreign investment companies, partnership investments, the tax treatment of grantor trusts, and certain market to market adjustments.

 

Funds are permitted to carry forward losses for an unlimited period and losses that are carried forward will retain their character as either short term or long term capital losses. As of April 30, 2022, the Funds have the following capital loss carryforwards and offset capital gains for an unlimited period:

 

Fund   Non-Expiring
Short-Term
    Non-Expiring
Long-Term
 
Cambria Foreign Shareholder Yield ETF   $ 1,975,099     $  
Cambria Global Value ETF     1,765,637       24,786,697  
Cambria Global Momentum ETF     808,658        
Cambria Value and Momentum ETF     7,575,291        
Cambria Tail Risk ETF     21,015,136       27,930,081  
Cambria Cannabis ETF     277,418       1,635,785  
Cambria Global Tail Risk ETF     264,305       76,320  

 

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Cambria ETF Trust Notes to Financial Statements
  April 30, 2022

 

During the period ended April 30, 2022, the Cambria Foreign Shareholder Yield ETF, the Cambria Global Momentum ETF, the Cambria Global Asset Allocation ETF, the Cambria Value and Momentum ETF, the Cambria Emerging Shareholder Yield ETF, and the Cambria Trinity ETF utilized $3,261,022, $9,586,806, $542,210, $2,849,489, $1,952,592, and $1,930,586 of capital loss carryforwards to offset capital gains, respectively.

 

The Funds elect to defer to the period ending April 30, 2023, late year ordinary losses in the amount of:

 

Fund   Ordinary Losses Deferred
Cambria Cannabis ETF   $ 20,982  
Cambria Global Real Estate ETF     59,704  
Cambria Global Tail Risk ETF     3,617  

 

The Federal tax cost and aggregate gross unrealized appreciation and depreciation on investments and foreign currency held by the Funds at April 30, 2022, were as follows:

 

                Net Appreciation/              
    Gross Appreciation     Gross Depreciation     (Depreciation) of     Net Unrealized     Cost of Investments  
    (excess of value over     (excess of tax cost     Foreign Currency     Appreciation/     for Income Tax  
Fund   tax cost)     over value)     and Derivatives     (Depreciation)     Purposes  
Cambria Shareholder Yield ETF   $ 41,657,439     $ (52,957,666 )   $ 719     $ (11,299,508 )   $ 543,993,568  
Cambria Foreign Shareholder Yield ETF     4,340,146       (6,372,333 )     (43,372 )     (2,075,559 )     68,710,625  
Cambria Global Value ETF     18,150,588       (29,850,013 )     (27,663 )     (11,727,088 )     113,574,178  
Cambria Global Momentum ETF     7,941,940       (2,191,280 )           5,750,660       79,516,396  
Cambria Global Asset Allocation ETF     3,943,192       (3,236,304 )     333       707,221       52,151,151  
Cambria Value and Momentum ETF     4,061,621       (1,335,071 )           2,726,550       23,344,743  
Cambria Global Tail Risk ETF     33,015       (1,173,124 )     (6,346 )     (1,146,455 )     7,045,123  
Cambria Emerging Shareholder Yield ETF     12,354,962       (23,640,910 )     (604,279 )     (11,890,227 )*     102,978,861  
Cambria Tail Risk ETF     473,877       (53,447,218 )           (52,973,341 )     440,766,241  
Cambria Trinity ETF     3,755,368       (2,102,690 )           1,652,678       53,158,392  
Cambria Cannabis ETF     1,131,661       (17,259,857 )     (2,312 )     (16,130,508 )     39,580,877  
Cambria Global Real Estate ETF     1,782,017       (1,672,957 )     (3,847 )     105,213       23,524,218  

 

* Net of Deferred Capital Gains Tax of $592,296.

 

9. SECURITIES LENDING

 

 

The Funds have entered into a Securities Lending Agreement with Brown Brothers Harriman & Co., (the “Lending Agent”) to lend portfolio securities to brokers, dealers and other financial organizations that meet capital and other credit requirements or other criteria established by the Trust’s Board. These loans, if and when made, may not exceed 33 1/3% of the total asset value of the respective Fund (including the loan collateral). The Funds will not lend portfolio securities to the Adviser or its affiliates unless permissible under the 1940 Act and the rules and promulgations thereunder. Loans of portfolio securities will be fully collateralized by cash, letters of credit or U.S. government securities, and the collateral will be maintained in an amount equal to at least 102% of the then market value of domestic loaned securities and 105% of the value of foreign equity securities. However, due to market fluctuations during the day, the value of securities loaned on a particular day may, during the course of the day, exceed the value of collateral. On each business day, the amount of collateral is adjusted based on the prior day’s market fluctuations and the current day’s lending activity. Income from lending activity is determined by the amount of interest earned on collateral, less any amounts payable to the borrowers of the securities and the lending agent. Lending securities involves certain risks, including the risk that the Funds may be delayed or restricted from recovering the loaned securities or disposing of the collateral for the loan, which could give rise to loss because of adverse market actions, expenses and/or delays in connection with the disposition of the underlying securities. Any gain or loss in the market price of the securities loaned and income from lending activity by the Funds that might occur during the term of the loan would be for the account of that Fund.

 

Cash collateral received in connection with securities lending of each applicable Fund is invested in Fidelity Investments Money Market Treasury Portfolio Institutional Class and is presented on the Schedules of Investments.

 

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Securities lending transactions are entered into by a Fund under the Securities Lending Agreement, which permits a Fund, under certain circumstances such as an event of default, to offset amounts payable by a Fund to the same counterparty against amounts receivable from the counterparty to create a net payment due to or from a Fund.

 

The following is a summary of securities lending agreements held by the Funds, with cash collateral of overnight and continuous maturities and non-cash collateral, if any, which would be subject to offset as of April 30, 2022:

 

    Gross Amount of        
    Recognized Assets   Value of Cash  
    (Value of Securities on Loan)   Collateral Received(1)   Net Amount
Cambria Shareholder Yield ETF   $ 27,074,248     $ 27,074,248     $  
Cambria Foreign Shareholder Yield ETF     1,529,051       1,529,051        
Cambria Global Value ETF     2,829,911       2,829,911        
Cambria Global Momentum ETF     3,592,240       3,592,240        
Cambria Global Asset Allocation ETF     6,839,716       6,839,716        
Cambria Value And Momentum ETF     585,356       585,356        
Cambria Global Tail Risk ETF     1,421,253       1,421,253        
Cambria Emerging Shareholder Yield ETF     697,910       697,910        
Cambria Trinity ETF     4,483,664       4,483,664        
Cambria Cannabis ETF     2,851,092       2,851,092        

 

(1) Excess collateral (received) in connection with the above securities lending transactions is not shown for financial reporting purposes. The value of loaned securities and related collateral outstanding at April 30, 2022 are shown in each Fund’s Schedule of Investments.

 

10. SUBSEQUENT EVENTS

 

 

Management has evaluated subsequent events through the date of issuance of these financial statements and has determined that there are no subsequent events that require adjustment to, or disclosure in, the financial statements.

 

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Cambria ETF Trust Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

 

To the Shareholders and Board of Trustees of

Cambria ETF Trust

 

Opinion on the Financial Statements

We have audited the accompanying statements of assets and liabilities, including the schedules of investments, of Cambria ETF Trust comprising the funds listed below (the “Funds”) as of April 30, 2022, the related statements of operations, the statements of changes in net assets, the related notes, and the financial highlights for each of the periods indicated below (collectively referred to as the “financial statements”). In our opinion, the financial statements present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of each of the Funds as of April 30, 2022, the results of their operations, the changes in their net assets, and the financial highlights for each of the periods indicated below, in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America.

 
Fund Name Statements of Operations Statements of Changes
in Net Assets
Financial Highlights
Cambria Shareholder Yield ETF, Cambria Foreign Shareholder Yield ETF, Cambria Global Value ETF, Cambria Global Momentum ETF, Cambria Global Asset Allocation ETF, Cambria Value and Momentum ETF, Cambria Global Tail Risk ETF, Cambria Emerging Shareholder Yield ETF and Cambria Tail Risk ETF For the year ended
April 30, 2022
For the years ended
April 30, 2022 and 2021
For the years ended April 30, 2022, 2021, 2020, 2019, and 2018
Cambria Trinity ETF For the year ended
April 30, 2022
For the years ended
April 30, 2022 and 2021
For the years ended April 30, 2022, 2021 and 2020, and for the period from September 7, 2018 (commencement of operations) through April 30, 2019
Cambria Cannabis ETF For the year ended
April 30, 2022
For the years ended
April 30, 2022 and 2021
For the years ended April 30, 2022 and 2021, and for the period from July 24, 2019 (commencement of operations) through April 30, 2020
Cambria Global Real Estate ETF For the year ended
April 30, 2022
For the year ended April 30, 2022 and for the period from September 23, 2020 (commencement of operations) through April 30, 2021

 

Basis for Opinion 

These financial statements are the responsibility of the Funds’ management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on the Funds’ financial statements based on our audits. We are a public accounting firm registered with the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States) (“PCAOB”) and are required to be independent with respect to the Funds in accordance with the U.S. federal securities laws and the applicable rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission and the PCAOB.

 

We conducted our audits in accordance with the standards of the PCAOB. Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements are free of material misstatement whether due to error or fraud.

 

Our audits included performing procedures to assess the risks of material misstatement of the financial statements, whether due to error or fraud, and performing procedures that respond to those risks. Such procedures included examining, on a test basis, evidence regarding the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements. Our procedures included confirmation of securities owned as of April 30, 2022, by correspondence with the custodian and brokers; when replies were not received from brokers, we performed other auditing procedures. Our audits also included evaluating the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall presentation of the financial statements. We believe that our audits provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.

 

We have served as the Funds’ auditor since 2016.

 

COHEN & COMPANY, LTD.

Cleveland, Ohio 

June 29, 2022

 

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Cambria ETF Trust Disclosure of Fund Expenses
  April 30, 2022 (Unaudited)

 

All ETFs have operating expenses. As a shareholder of an ETF, your investment is affected by these ongoing costs, which include (among others) costs for ETF management and brokerage fees. It is important for you to understand the impact of these costs on your investment returns. Shareholder may incur brokerage commissions on their purchase and sales of Fund Shares, which are not reflected in the examples below.

 

Operating expenses such as these are deducted from an ETF’s gross income and directly reduce its final investment return. These expenses are expressed as a percentage of the ETF’s average net assets; this percentage is known as the ETF’s expense ratio.

 

The following examples use the expense ratio and are intended to help you understand the ongoing costs (in dollars) of investing in your Fund and to compare these costs with those of other funds. The examples do not reflect any brokerage commissions that you may pay on purchases and sales of Shares. The examples are based on an investment of $1,000 made at the beginning of the period shown and held for the entire period (November 1, 2021 to April 30, 2022).

 

The table below illustrates your Fund’s costs in two ways:

 

Actual Fund Return. This section helps you to estimate the actual expenses after fee waivers that your Fund incurred over the period. The “Expenses Paid During Period” column shows the actual dollar expense cost incurred by a $1,000 investment in the Fund, and the “Ending Account Value” number is derived from deducting that expense cost from the Fund’s gross investment return.

 

You can use this information, together with the actual amount you invested in the Fund, to estimate the expenses you paid over that period. Simply divide your actual account value by $1,000 to arrive at a ratio (for example, an $8,600 account value divided by $1,000 = 8.6), then multiply that ratio by the number shown for your Fund under “Expenses Paid During Period.”

 

Hypothetical 5% Return. This section helps you compare your Fund’s costs with those of other funds. It assumes that the Fund had an annual 5% return before expenses during the year, but that the expense ratio (Column 3) for the period is unchanged. This example is useful in making comparisons because the Commission requires all funds to make this 5% calculation. You can assess your Fund’s comparative cost by comparing the hypothetical result for your Fund in the “Expenses Paid During Period” column with those that appear in the same charts in the shareholder reports for other funds.

 

NOTE: Because the return is set at 5% for comparison purposes — NOT your Fund’s actual return — the account values shown may not apply to your specific investment.

 

              Expenses Paid
    Beginning Account   Ending Account       During period
    Value   Value       November 1, 2021 -
    November 1, 2021   April 30, 2022   Expense Ratio(a)   April 30, 2022(b)
Cambria Shareholder Yield ETF                
Actual   $ 1,000.00     $ 986.40       0.59%   $ 2.91  
Hypothetical (5% return before expenses)   $ 1,000.00     $ 1,021.87       0.59%   $ 2.96  
                               
Cambria Foreign Shareholder Yield ETF                              
Actual   $ 1,000.00     $ 969.20       0.59%   $ 2.88  
Hypothetical (5% return before expenses)   $ 1,000.00     $ 1,021.87       0.59%   $ 2.96  
                               
Cambria Global Value ETF                              
Actual   $ 1,000.00     $ 868.60       0.67%   $ 3.10  
Hypothetical (5% return before expenses)   $ 1,000.00     $ 1,021.47       0.67%   $ 3.36  
                               
Cambria Global Momentum ETF                              
Actual   $ 1,000.00     $ 1,059.50       0.59%   $ 3.01  
Hypothetical (5% return before expenses)   $ 1,000.00     $ 1,021.87       0.59%   $ 2.96  

 

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                Expenses Paid
    Beginning Account   Ending Account       During period
    Value   Value       November 1, 2021 -
    November 1, 2021   April 30, 2022   Expense Ratio(a)   April 30, 2022(b)
Cambria Global Asset Allocation ETF                
Actual   $ 1,000.00     $ 946.20       –%   $  
Hypothetical (5% return before expenses)   $ 1,000.00     $ 1,024.79       –%   $  
                               
Cambria Value and Momentum ETF                              
Actual   $ 1,000.00     $ 1,053.40       0.59%   $ 3.00  
Hypothetical (5% return before expenses)   $ 1,000.00     $ 1,021.87       0.59%   $ 2.96  
                               
Cambria Global Tail Risk ETF                              
Actual   $ 1,000.00     $ 978.40       0.59%   $ 2.89  
Hypothetical (5% return before expenses)   $ 1,000.00     $ 1,021.87       0.59%   $ 2.96  
                               
Cambria Emerging Shareholder Yield ETF                              
Actual   $ 1,000.00     $ 874.40       0.63%   $ 2.93  
Hypothetical (5% return before expenses)   $ 1,000.00     $ 1,021.67       0.63%   $ 3.16  
                               
Cambria Tail Risk ETF                              
Actual   $ 1,000.00     $ 940.50       0.59%   $ 2.84  
Hypothetical (5% return before expenses)   $ 1,000.00     $ 1,021.87       0.59%   $ 2.96  
                               
Cambria Trinity ETF                              
Actual   $ 1,000.00     $ 1,004.20       –%   $  
Hypothetical (5% return before expenses)   $ 1,000.00     $ 1,024.79       –%   $  
                               
Cambria Cannabis ETF                              
Actual   $ 1,000.00     $ 742.50       0.42%   $ 1.81  
Hypothetical (5% return before expenses)   $ 1,000.00     $ 1,022.71       0.42%   $ 2.11  
                               
Cambria Global Real Estate ETF                              
Actual   $ 1,000.00     $ 996.10       0.59%   $ 2.92  
Hypothetical (5% return before expenses)   $ 1,000.00     $ 1,021.87       0.59%   $ 2.96  

 

(a) The Fund's expense ratios have been 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 181/365 (to reflect the half-year period).

  

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Cambria ETF Trust Approval of Advisory Agreement & Board Considerations
  April 30, 2022 (Unaudited)

 

The Board of Trustees (the “Board”) of Cambria ETF Trust (the “Trust”), including those Trustees who are not “interested persons” (as defined in the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended) of the Trust (the “Independent Trustees”), attended a meeting held on March 9, 2022 (the “Meeting”), called for the purpose of, among other things, the consideration of, and voting on, the approval and continuation of the investment advisory agreement (the “Agreement”) between Cambria Investment Management, L.P. (“Cambria”) and the Trust, with respect to each series of the Trust (each, a “Fund” and, collectively, the “Funds”). In preparation for its deliberations, the Board requested and reviewed written responses from Cambria to a due diligence questionnaire circulated on the Board’s behalf relating to the Funds. During its deliberations, the Board received an oral presentation from Cambria and was assisted by the advice of independent legal counsel.

 

In evaluating the Agreement, the Board reviewed information regarding Cambria’s personnel, operations, and financial condition. In addition, the Board considered the evaluation process of Cambria to be ongoing and, in this regard, the Board considered information about Cambria derived from prior meetings of the Board concerning Cambria’s performance and services with respect to the Funds as part of the 15(c) review process. At the Meeting, the Board considered: (1) the nature, extent and quality of the services to be provided to the Funds by Cambria; (2) the investment performance of Cambria with respect to each Fund; (3) the costs of the services provided by Cambria and the profitability to Cambria derived from its relationship with each Fund; (4) the advisory fee and total expense ratio of each Fund as compared to its relevant peer group of funds (each, a “Peer Group”); (5) the extent to which economies of scale would be realized as the Funds grow and whether the advisory fee would enable investors to share in the benefits of economies of scale; (6) any other financial benefits (such as soft dollars, if any) to be derived by Cambria and its affiliates from their relationship with the Funds; (7) Cambria’s reputation, expertise and resources in the financial markets; (8) Cambria’s investment management personnel; (9) Cambria’s operations and financial condition; (10) Cambria’s compliance program; and (11) other factors the Board deemed relevant.

 

The discussion immediately below outlines in greater detail the materials and information presented to the Board in connection with its consideration and approval of the Agreement, and the conclusions made by the Board at the Meeting when determining to approve the Agreement on behalf of the Funds.

 

Nature, Extent and Quality of Services. The Board reviewed the nature, quality and extent of the overall services to be provided by Cambria to the Funds. In particular, the Board considered Cambria’s responsibilities under the terms of the Agreement, recognizing that Cambria had invested significant time and effort in structuring the Trust, developing the Funds, obtaining the necessary exemptive relief from the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”), arranging service providers, exploring various sales channels, and assessing the appeal for each Fund’s investment strategy. In addition, the Board considered that Cambria is responsible for providing investment advisory services to each Fund, monitoring compliance with each Fund’s objectives, policies and restrictions, and carrying out directives of the Board. The Board also considered the services provided by Cambria in the oversight of the Trust’s distributor, administrator, transfer agent, and custodian. In addition, the Board evaluated the integrity of Cambria’s personnel, the professional qualifications and experience of the portfolio management team in managing assets, their experiences with Cambria’s services, and the adequacy of Cambria’s resources and financial condition. Based on its review, within the context of its full deliberations, the Board determined that it was satisfied with the nature, extent and quality of the services to be provided to the Funds by Cambria.

 

Performance. The Board noted that it considered the performance of the Funds throughout the year and reviewed each Fund’s performance for the three-month, 12-month, and since inception periods ended January 31, 2022. In this regard, among other things, the Board considered reports comparing each Fund’s total returns to the total returns of the Fund’s Peer Group and its benchmark index. Representatives from Cambria provided information regarding and led discussions of factors impacting the performance of each Fund, outlining current market conditions and explaining their expectations and strategies for the future.

 

Cambria Shareholder Yield ETF: The Board considered that the Fund outperformed, before fees and expenses, the S&P 500, its benchmark index, for the three- and 12-month periods, but the Fund underperformed the same benchmark for the since inception period. The primary driver of the Fund’s outperformance during the three-month period was an underweight allocation to the Communication Services sector and security selection within the Financial and Technology sectors. The Fund’s overweight allocation to the Financial and Energy sectors contributed to its 12-month period outperformance, while an underweight allocation to the Technology sector detracted from its outperformance. The Board further noted that the Fund generally performed within the range of its Peer Group for each period, but the Fund’s performance exceeded the performance of all funds in the Peer Group for the since inception period.

 

Cambria Foreign Shareholder Yield ETF: The Board considered that the Fund significantly outperformed, before fees and expenses, the MSCI EAFE Index, its benchmark index, for the three- and 12-month periods, but the Fund slightly underperformed the same benchmark for the since inception period. The primary driver of the Fund’s outperformance during the three-month period was security selection within Japan, Hong Kong and the Netherlands relative to its benchmark. The Fund’s overweight allocation to Canada and security selection in Hong Kong contributed to its 12-month period outperformance, while an underweight allocation to France and security selection in Sweden detracted from its outperformance. The Board further noted that the Fund generally performed within the range of its Peer Group for each period, but the Fund’s performance lagged behind the performance of all funds in the Peer Group for the three-month period.

 

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  April 30, 2022 (Unaudited)

 

Cambria Global Value ETF: The Board considered that the Fund slightly outperformed, before fees and expenses, the MSCI ACWI Total Return Index, its benchmark index, for the three-month period, but the Fund significantly underperformed the same benchmark for the 12-month and since inception periods. The primary driver of the Fund’s outperformance during the three-month period was an overweight allocation to Colombia and the Czech Republic relative to its benchmark. The Fund’s underweight allocation to U.S. companies and exposure to the Turkish lira contributed to its 12-month period underperformance, while an overweight allocation to the Czech Republic and Austria improved the Fund’s performance. The Board further noted that the Fund generally performed within the range of its Peer Group for the three- and 12-month periods, but the Fund’s performance significantly lagged behind the performance of all funds in the Peer Group for the since inception period.

 

Cambria Global Momentum ETF: The Board considered that the Fund outperformed, before fees and expenses, the S&P Balanced Equity and Bond – Moderate Index, its benchmark index, for the three- and 12-month periods, but the Fund significantly underperformed the same benchmark for the since inception period. The primary driver of the Fund’s outperformance during the three-month period was an overweight allocation to commodities and the Energy sector. The Fund’s overweight allocation to commodities, U.S. equities and the Energy sector contributed to its 12-month period outperformance. The Board further noted that the Fund generally performed within the range of its Peer Group for each period, but the Fund’s performance exceeded the performance of all funds in the Peer Group for the three- and 12-month periods.

 

Cambria Global Asset Allocation ETF: The Board considered that the Fund slightly outperformed, before fees and expenses, the S&P Balanced Equity and Bond – Moderate Index, its benchmark index, for the three-month period, but the Fund underperformed the same benchmark for the 12-month and since inception periods. The momentum and trend following allocations were a drag on Fund performance during the three-month period, and the Fund’s allocation to U.S. and international equities contributed largely to its positive 12-month performance. The Board further noted that the Fund generally performed within the range of its Peer Group for each period, but the Fund’s performance exceeded the performance of all funds in the Peer Group for the three-month period.

 

Cambria Value and Momentum ETF: The Board considered that the Fund significantly underperformed, before fees and expenses, the S&P 500, its benchmark index, for the 12-month and since inception periods, but the Fund only slightly underperformed the same benchmark for the three-month period. The primary driver of the Fund’s underperformance during the three-month period was an underweight allocation to, and security selection in, the Consumer Staples sector, and security selection within the Materials sectors relative to the benchmark, but the Fund’s 50% hedge against the S&P 500 somewhat offset this underperformance. The Fund’s 50% hedge to the S&P 500 detracted from Fund performance during the 12-month period, but its overweight allocation to the Energy and Industrials sectors helped offset its underperformance. The Board further noted that the Fund performed within the range of its Peer Group for three-month period, lagged behind the Peer Group funds for the since inception period, and significantly exceeded their performance for the 12-month period.

 

Cambria Global Tail Risk ETF: The Board considered that the Fund, which changed its objective and strategy on March 15, 2021, significantly underperformed, before fees and expenses, a blended benchmark of the FTSE/Citi World Government Bond Index and the Bloomberg Barclays U.S. Short Term Treasury Total Return Index Unhedged for the three-, 12-month, and since inception periods. The primary driver of the Fund’s underperformance during the three-month period was an overweight allocation to U.S. Treasuries and international sovereign bonds. The Fund’s overweight allocation to U.S. Treasuries, international sovereign bonds and put options on the MSCI EAFE Index and MSCI Emerging Markets Index contributed to its 12-month period underperformance. The Board further noted that the Fund generally performed within the range of its Peer Group for the since inception period, but the Fund’s performance lagged behind the performance of all funds in the Peer Group for the 12-month and since inception periods. The Board also considered that the Fund changed its investment objective and principal strategy within the past two years, which was a relatively short period of time over which to evaluate the Fund’s performance and draw meaningful conclusions.

 

Cambria Emerging Shareholder Yield ETF: The Board considered that the Fund significantly outperformed, before fees and expenses, the MSCI Emerging Markets Total Return Index, its benchmark index, for the three-, 12-month and since inception periods. The primary driver of the Fund’s outperformance during the three-month period was underweight allocation and security selection within China, as well as security selection in India and South Korea, relative to its benchmark. The Fund’s underweight allocation and security selection within China, as well as security selection in Taiwan and South Korea, relative to its benchmark contributed to its 12-month period outperformance. The Board further noted that the Fund significantly outperformed its Peer Group for the since inception period, but the Fund’s performance lagged behind the performance of all funds in the Peer Group for the three- and 12-month periods.

 

Cambria Tail Risk ETF: The Board considered that the Fund significantly underperformed, before fees and expenses, the Bloomberg Barclays U.S. Short Term Treasury Total Return Index Unhedged, its benchmark index, for the three-, 12-month, and since inception periods. The primary driver of the Fund’s underperformance during the three-month period were U.S. Treasuries due to the Fund’s bearish hedge on U.S. equities. The Fund’s overweight allocation to U.S. Treasuries and put options on the S&P 500 contributed to its 12-month period underperformance. The Board further noted that the Fund generally performed within the range of its Peer Group for each period, but the Fund’s performance exceeded the performance of all funds in the Peer Group for the 12-month and since inception periods.

 

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Cambria ETF Trust Approval of Advisory Agreement & Board Considerations
  April 30, 2022 (Unaudited)

 

Cambria Trinity ETF: The Board considered that the Fund outperformed, before fees and expenses, the S&P Balanced Equity and Bond – Moderate Index, its benchmark index, for the three- and 12-month periods, but the Fund significantly underperformed the same benchmark for the since inception period. The primary drivers of the Fund’s negative performance during the three-month period were global value equities and trend following and momentum strategies. The Fund’s overweight allocation to U.S. and foreign equities and commodities contributed to its positive 12- month period performance. The Board further noted that the Fund exceeded the performance of all funds in its Peer Group for the three- and 12- month periods but the Fund’s performance lagged behind the performance of all funds in the Peer Group for its since inception period.

 

Cambria Cannabis ETF: The Board considered that the Fund significantly underperformed, before fees and expenses, the S&P 500, its benchmark index, for the three-, 12-month and since inception periods. The primary driver of the Fund’s underperformance during the three- and 12-month periods can be attributed to the general underperformance of the cannabis industry relative to the benchmark. The Board further noted that the Fund generally performed within the range of its Peer Group for each period, and the Fund’s performance significantly exceeded the performance of all funds in the Peer Group for the three- and 12-month periods.

 

Cambria Global Real Estate ETF: The Board considered that the Fund outperformed, before fees and expenses, the FTSE EPRA Nareit Global REITs Total Return Index, its benchmark index, for the three-month period, but the Fund underperformed the same benchmark for the 12-month and since inception periods. The primary driver of the Fund’s outperformance during the three-month period was an overweight allocation to the United States and South Africa, while exposure to Japan and Canada dragged on performance. The Fund’s overweight allocation to the United States contributed to its 12-month period performance, while exposure to Japan and Turkey detracted from its outperformance. The Board further noted that the Fund generally performed within the range of its Peer Group for each period, and the Fund’s performance exceeded the performance of all funds in the Peer Group for the three-month period. The Board also considered that the Fund commenced operations on September 24, 2020, and thus had been operating for less than two years, which was a relatively short period of time over which to evaluate the Fund’s performance and draw meaningful conclusions.

 

The Trustees determined that each Fund’s performance was satisfactory, or, where the Fund’s performance was materially below its benchmark and/or Peer Group, the Trustees were satisfied by the reasons for the underperformance and/or the steps taken by Cambria to improve the Fund’s performance. The Board also considered each Fund’s portfolio turnover rate. In addition, the Board discussed and considered the performance track record, investment experience, professional background and qualifications of Mebane Faber, the Funds’ portfolio manager. Based on this information, the Board concluded that it was satisfied with the investment results that Cambria had been able to achieve for each of the Funds.

 

Comparative Fees and Expenses. The Board considered each Fund’s advisory fees in relation to the estimated costs of the advisory and related services provided by Cambria. The Trustees noted that each Fund charges a unitary advisory fee through which, Cambria, not the Funds, is responsible for paying many of the expenses necessary to service the Funds, including the expenses of other service providers. In considering the advisory fees, the Board reviewed and considered the fees in light of the nature, quality and extent of the services to be provided by Cambria. Because the Funds charge unitary advisory fees, the Board considered how the Funds’ total expense ratios compared to those of the funds in their Peer Group, noting how differences between fund strategies might impact fees. After comparing expense ratios, the Board noted that each Fund’s total expense ratio was generally consistent with the range of total expense ratios charged by its Peer Group funds or, with respect to the Cambria Foreign Shareholder Yield ETF, Cambria Emerging Shareholder Yield ETF, Cambria Global Value ETF, Cambria Global Asset Allocation ETF, Cambria Trinity ETF, and Cambria Global Real Estate ETF, where the Fund’s expense ratio was materially higher than the range of expense ratios of its Peer Group funds, the Trustees were satisfied by the reasons for the Funds’ higher expenses, including, but not limited to, significant differences between the investment strategies, portfolio holdings, or asset size of a Fund and its Peer Group funds. The Board also considered Cambria’s representation that it would continue to monitor the Funds’ expense ratios, as compared to those of their Peer Groups, and seek to ensure that the Funds remain competitive. Based on its review, in the context of its full deliberations, the Board concluded for each Fund that the advisory fees appeared reasonable in light of the services to be rendered.

 

Costs and Profitability. The Board then considered the profits realized by Cambria in connection with the services Cambria provides to the Funds. The Board reviewed profit and loss information provided by Cambria with respect to each Fund. In particular, the Board noted Cambria’s representation of its long-term commitment to the success of the Funds and the unitary fee structure under which Cambria bears the risk that the Funds’ expenses may increase. The Board further considered the costs associated with the personnel, systems and equipment necessary to manage the Funds and meet their regulatory and compliance requirements as well as other expenses Cambria pays in accordance with the Agreement. Based on its review, in the context of its full deliberations, the Board concluded that Cambria’s profitability, with respect to each Fund, appeared reasonable in light of the services Cambria renders to the Funds.

 

Other Benefits. The Board then considered the extent to which Cambria derives or will derive ancillary benefits from a Fund’s operations. The Board discussed the potential benefits to Cambria resulting from its ability to use the Funds’ assets to engage in soft dollar transactions. The Board noted that Cambria did not have any affiliates that would benefit from the Funds’ operations. The Board also reviewed the degree to which Cambria may receive compensation from the Funds based upon a Fund’s investment in other Funds.

 

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Cambria ETF Trust Approval of Advisory Agreement & Board Considerations
  April 30, 2022 (Unaudited)

 

Economies of Scale. The Board next considered the absence of breakpoints in Cambria’s fee schedule for each Fund and reviewed information regarding the extent to which economies of scale or other efficiencies may result from increases in each Fund’s asset levels. The Board determined that it is difficult to predict when economies of scale might be realized for Cambria and the Funds, several of which launched less than five years ago. The Board, thus, determined to monitor potential economies of scale, as well as the appropriateness of introducing breakpoints in the future, as assets managed by each Fund grow larger.

 

Conclusion. In approving the Agreement, the Board did not identify any single factor as being of paramount importance, and different Trustees may have given different weight to different factors. The Board reviewed a memorandum from Fund counsel discussing the legal standards applicable to its consideration of the Agreement. Based on its review, including consideration of each of the factors referenced above, the Board determined, in the exercise of its reasonable business judgment, that the advisory arrangement, as outlined in the Agreement, was fair and reasonable in light of the services to be performed, expenses to be incurred, and such other matters as the Board considered relevant. In light of the foregoing, the Board, including a majority of the Independent Trustees, determined to approve the Agreement with respect to the Funds.

 

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Cambria ETF Trust Liquidity Risk Management Program
  April 30, 2022 (Unaudited)

 

Pursuant to the requirements of Rule 22e-4 under the 1940 Act (the “Rule”), Cambria ETF Trust (the “Trust”), on behalf of each of its Funds, adopted a liquidity risk management program (the “Program”) to govern the Trust’s approach to managing liquidity risk. The Rule seeks to promote effective liquidity risk management, thereby reducing the risk that a fund will be unable to meet its redemption obligations and mitigating dilution of the interests of fund shareholders. The Trust’s liquidity risk management program is tailored to reflect the Funds’ particular risks, but not to eliminate all adverse impacts of liquidity risk, which would be incompatible with the nature of such Funds. The Board has appointed Jonathan Keetz, the Chief Operating Officer of Cambria Investment Management L.P., the investment adviser to the Funds, to serve as the program administrator for each Fund’s Program (the “Program Administrator”).

 

At the December 8, 2021 quarterly meeting of the Board, the Trustees received a written report from the Program Administrator pertaining to the operation, adequacy, and effectiveness of implementation of the Program for the period ended October 31, 2021. The report concluded that the Program remains adequately designed to assess and manage the Funds’ liquidity risk and has operated adequately and effectively to manage such risk. The report reflected that there were no liquidity events that impacted the Funds’ ability to timely meet redemptions without dilution to existing shareholders. The report further noted that none of the Funds have been required to set a highly liquid investment minimum, and no Fund breached the 15% limitation on illiquid assets. In addition, the report indicated that no material changes have been made to the Program over the period.

 

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

 

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Cambria ETF Trust Trustees and Officers
  April 30, 2022 (Unaudited)

  

Name, Address and Position(s) Held with Trust,
Term of Office, and
Principal  Occupation(s) Number of Funds in
Fund Complex
Other Directorships
Year of Birth1 Length of Time Served2 During the Past 5 Years Overseen by Trustee Held by Trustee
INTERESTED TRUSTEE3      
Mebane Faber
YOB: 1977

Chairperson of the Board,

Trustee, and President of

the Trust since 2018; Vice President of the Trust (2013 – 2018); no set term

Co–Founder and Chief Investment Officer (2006 – present), Chief Executive Officer (2018 – present),Cambria Investment Management, L.P. 12 None.
INDEPENDENT TRUSTEES      
Dennis G. Schmal
YOB: 1947
Trustee since 2013; no set term Retired. 12 Trustee, AssetMark Mutual Funds (since 2007); Trustee, Wells Fargo GAI Hedge Funds (2007 – 2019); Director and Chairman, Owens Realty Mortgage Inc. (real estate) (2013 – 2019); Director, Blue Calypso (e-commerce) (2015 – 2018).
Michael Venuto YOB: 1977 Trustee since 2019;
no set term
CIO, Toroso Investments, LLC (since 2012). 12 None.

 

1 Unless otherwise noted, the business address of each trustee is Cambria ETF Trust, 2321 Rosecrans Avenue, Suite 3225, El Segundo, CA 90245.

2 Each Trustee shall hold office during the lifetime of the Trust until the election and qualification of his or her successor, or until he or she sooner dies, resigns, or is removed in accordance with the Trust's Trust Instrument.
3 Denotes Trustees who may be deemed to be “interested” persons of the Trust as that term is defined in the 1940 Act by virtue of their affiliation with the Investment Advisor.

 

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Cambria ETF Trust Trustees and Officers
  April 30, 2022 (Unaudited)

 

Name, Address Position(s) Held with Trust,  
and Age4 Term of Office, and Length of Time Served5 Principal Occupation(s) During Past 5 Years
OFFICERS6    
Ryan Johanson7
YOB: 1982
Treasurer and Principal Financial Officer since December 2021; no set term Fund Controller (since 2016) and Financial Reporting Manager (2012 – 2016), ALPS Fund Services, Inc.
Jonathan Keetz
YOB: 1988
Vice President since Nov. 2020; no set term Chief Operating Officer (since Nov. 2020) and Vice President (since 2015), Cambria Investment Management, L.P.
Douglas Tyre
YOB: 1980
Chief Compliance Officer since May 2018; no set term Compliance Director (since April 2022), Foreside Financial Group, LLC; Compliance Director (July 2019 – April 2022), Assistant Compliance Director (2018 – 2019) and Manager (2014 – 2017), Cipperman Compliance Services, LLC.

 

4 Unless otherwise noted, the business address of each officer is Cambria ETF Trust, 2321 Rosecrans Avenue, Suite 3225, El Segundo, CA 90245.
5 Each Officer shall hold office during the lifetime of this trust until the election and qualification of his or her successor, or until he or she sooner dies, resigns, or is removed in accordance with the Trust's Trust Instrument.
6 Officers oversee 12 funds in the Cambria ETF Trust.
7 The business address for Mr. Johanson is ALPS Fund Services, Inc., 1290 Broadway, Suite 1000, Denver, Colorado 80203. Mr. Johanson was appointed Treasurer and Principal Financial Officer of the Trust on December 9, 2021.

 

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Cambria ETF Trust Notice to Shareholders
  April 30, 2022 (Unaudited)

 

In early 2022, if applicable, shareholders of record received information for the distributions paid to them by the Funds during the calendar year 2021 via Form 1099. The Funds will notify shareholders in early 2023 of amounts paid to them by the Funds, if any, during the calendar year 2022.

 

    Long-Term Capital   Dividend Received   Qualified   Foreign   Foreign
    Gain Distributions(1)   Deduction(2)   Dividend Income(3)   Taxes Paid(4)   Source Income(4)
Cambria Shareholder Yield ETF   $ 0.26       99.05 %     100.00 %   N/A     N/A  
Cambria Foreign Shareholder Yield ETF   $ 0.00       0.00 %     59.90 %   $149,978     $2,339,986  
Cambria Global Value ETF   $ 0.00       0.00 %     78.62 %   $955,780     $6,377,009  
Cambria Global Momentum ETF   $ 0.00       15.10 %     44.32 %   N/A     N/A  
Cambria Global Asset Allocation ETF   $ 0.00       6.61 %     25.54 %   N/A     N/A  
Cambria Value and Momentum ETF   $ 0.00       100.00 %     100.00 %   N/A     N/A  
Cambria Global Tail Risk ETF   $ 0.00       0.00 %     0.00 %   N/A     N/A  
Cambria Emerging Shareholder Yield ETF   $ 0.55       0.00 %     60.03 %   $666,637     $5,465,162  
Cambria Tail Risk ETF   $ 0.00       0.00 %     0.00 %   N/A     N/A  
Cambria Cannabis ETF   $ 0.00       24.35 %     44.64 %   N/A     N/A  
Cambria Trinity ETF   $ 0.00       7.38 %     24.49 %   N/A     N/A  
Cambria Global Real Estate ETF   $ 0.15       0.00 %     6.56 %   N/A     N/A  

 

(1) Pursuant to Section 852(b)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code, the Funds designated the amounts above as long term capital gain dividends.
(2) Qualifying dividends represent dividends which qualify for the corporate dividends received deduction and is reflected as a percentage of ordinary Income distributions.
(3) The percentage in this column represents the amount of "Qualifying Dividend Income" as created by the Jobs and Growth Relief Reconciliation Act of 2003 and it’s reflected as a percentage of ordinary income distributions. It is the intention of each of the aforementioned funds to designate the maximum amount permitted by law.
(4) Pursuant to Section 853(c) of the Internal Revenue Code, the Funds will designate the amounts as foreign taxes paid and foreign source income earned between May 1, 2021 and April 30, 2022.

 

The information reported herein may differ from the information and distributions taxable to the shareholders for the year ending April 30, 2022. Complete information will be computed and reported in conjunction with your 2022 Form 1099-DIV.

 

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Cambria ETF Trust Supplemental Information
  April 30, 2022 (Unaudited)

 

Net asset value, or “NAV”, is the price per share at which a Fund issues and redeems shares. It is calculated in accordance with the standard formula for valuing mutual fund shares. The “Market Price” of a Fund generally is determined using the midpoint between the highest bid and the lowest offer on the stock exchange on which the Shares of the Fund are listed for trading, as of the time that the Fund’s NAV is calculated. A Fund’s Market Price may be at, above or below its NAV. The NAV of a Fund will fluctuate with changes in the market value of the Fund’s holdings. The Market Price of a Fund generally fluctuates in response to changes in its NAV, as well as market supply and demand. The data represented in the table below represents past performance and cannot be used to predict future results.

 

Premiums or discounts are the differences (expressed as a percentage) between the NAV and Market Price of a Fund on a given day, generally at the time NAV is calculated. A premium is the amount that a Fund is trading above the reported NAV, expressed as a percentage of a NAV. A discount is the amount that the Fund is trading below the reported NAV, expressed as a percentage of the NAV.

 

    Market Price   Market Price,
    One Year Total Return   End of Period
Cambria Shareholder Yield ETF     -0.30 %   $ 60.92  
Cambria Foreign Shareholder Yield ETF     -1.47 %     26.08  
Cambria Global Value ETF     -8.08 %     20.32  
Cambria Global Momentum ETF     10.05 %     31.32  
Cambria Global Asset Allocation ETF     -2.84 %     28.94  
Cambria Value and Momentum ETF     14.34 %     26.02  
Cambria Global Tail Risk ETF     -8.12 %     21.50  
Cambria Emerging Shareholder Yield ETF     -18.81 %     29.72  
Cambria Tail Risk ETF     -9.13 %     16.95  
Cambria Trinity ETF     4.72 %     27.03  
Cambria Cannabis ETF     -46.17 %     9.98  
Cambria Global Real Estate ETF     4.49 %     29.69  

 

FUND PROXY VOTING POLICIES & PROCEDURES

 

 

The Funds’ policies and procedures used to determine how to vote proxies relating to portfolio securities are available, without charge and upon request, by calling 855–ETF–INFO (383–4636). This information is also available on the SEC’s website at www.sec.gov.

 

Information regarding how each Fund voted proxies for portfolio securities, if applicable, during the most recent 12–month period ended June 30, is also available without charge and upon request, by calling 855–ETF–INFO (383–4636) or accessing the Trust’s Forms N–PX on the SEC’s website at www.sec.gov.

 

PORTFOLIO HOLDINGS

 

 

Quarterly holdings as of the first and third fiscal quarters are available on the Funds’ website at www.cambriafunds.com. The Funds file complete schedules of their portfolio holdings with the SEC for the first and third fiscal quarters on Form N-PORT. Copies of the Funds’ Form N-PORT reports are available, without charge and upon request, by calling 855–ETF–INFO (383–4636). This information is also available on the SEC’s website at www.sec.gov.

 

PREMIUM/DISCOUNT INFORMATION

 

 

A table showing the number of days the market price of each Fund’s shares was greater than the Fund’s net asset value and the number of days it was less than the Fund’s net asset value (i.e., premium or discount) for the most recently completed calendar year, and the most recently completed calendar quarters since that year end (or the life of the Fund, if shorter) are available on the Funds’ website at www.cambriafunds.com.

 

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Investment Adviser:

Cambria Investment Management, L.P.

2321 Rosecrans Avenue

Suite 3225

El Segundo, CA 90245

 

 

Distributor:

ALPS Distributors Inc.

1290 Broadway Suite 1000

Denver, CO 80203

 

 

Legal Counsel:

Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP

1111 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW

Washington, DC 20004-2541

 

 

Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm:

Cohen & Company, Ltd.

1350 Euclid Avenue, Suite 800

Cleveland, Ohio, 44115

 

 

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