V-Shares US Leadership Diversity ETF
(Ticker: VDNI)


V-Shares MSCI World ESG Materiality
and Carbon Transition ETF
(Ticker: VMAT)













Annual Report

www.v-shares.com
October 31, 2022









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V-SHARES US LEADERSHIP DIVERSITY ETF


Letter to Shareholders
 
Dear Fellow Shareholders,
 
Thank you for this opportunity to report on the strategy, performance and outlook of the V-Shares US Leadership Diversity ETF (the “Fund” or ticker “VDNI”).
 
VDNI Strategy
 
The V-Shares US Leadership Diversity ETF (VDNI) invests in domestic companies (US) exhibiting broad ethnic and gender representation for Directors and Named Executive Officers (NEO) as determined by the index provider. The Fund seeks to track the investment results of the ISS ESG U.S. Diversity Index Total Return (Ticker ISSDIVUT).
 
At V-Square, we believe that Diversification and Diversity have more in common than their Latin root; they both carry value. Human capital is a capital, a key driving force of any business, that too enjoys the benefits of diversification. Diversity at the senior leadership level is a foreteller of a healthy company culture, which in turn strengthens the levers and drivers of sustainable corporate performance.
 
As such, VDNI’s investment approach focus on constituents exhibiting both broad ethnic and gender representation for board directors and named executive officers (NEOs). Minimum requirements of the investment universe for VDNI include a combined minimum of three distinct ethnically diverse individuals and three distinct women among directors or NEOs, as well as a 35 percent combined minimum of women or ethnically diverse directors. Small-, middle-, and large-capitalization U.S. companies are selected from the ISS ESG Director & Executive Diversity dataset.
 
VDNI Performance
 
For the nine calendar months ending September 30, 2022, the V-Shares US Leadership Diversity ETF (ticker VDNI) returned -25.15% while the ISS ESG U.S. Diversity Index Total Return (Ticker ISSDIVUT) returned -25.09%. Since inception, December 21, 2021 to October 31, 2022, VDNI returned -15.68% while the Index returned -15.55%.
 
The tracking error was maintained tight over the period and the portfolio’s performance was in line with equity markets. The portfolio’s cash was maintained at a minimal level.
 
The two most underperforming sectors in the portfolio were Communication Services (-33.30%) and Information Technology (-30.54%), in contrast with a surging Energy sector (+41.05%), in line with what happened on the markets over the same period. The Communication Services and the Information Technology combined a weight over 40%, while Energy had a weight of around 3%.
 
8X8 INC in the Information Technology sector and IHEARTMEDIA INC in the Communication Services sector were the worst performers with respectively a -80.12% and a -64.02% negative performance. On the other side of the return spectrum, Occidental Petroleum Corp. and Marathon Petroleum Corp. posted respectively +102.69% and +59.67%.
 
During the period, the U.S. Federal Reserve (Fed) kept delivering on their aggressive stance against the inflationary pressures by tightening the headline interest rates. As a result, drastic consecutive 75 basis point hikes took the Fed Funds Rate to the 3.00% - 3.25% range at the end of September.
 
Equities responded with negative performance returns across the markets, exhibiting a high volatility amid stagflation fears and concerns of a Fed-inflicted recession.
 

 
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The Market Outlook
 
Fed Chair Jerome Powell has yet to give a serious indication of a pivot to a less hawkish stance in the foreseeable future. Taming inflation is the priority, and we anticipate that core inflation in the U.S. will eventually start receding over the next several months. Nonetheless, while the probability of a recession for the U.S. economy during 2023 is rising, a full-blown recession is not fully certain yet. Still, the currently inverted Treasury yield curve strongly signals for it. As payrolls and wages indicators remain a concern for the Fed, no slowdown is expected in the rate hike campaign despite the increased risk of weakening the economy.
 
The portfolio is constituted of quality US companies that have shown resilience over multiple market cycles. V-Square believes the Fund is well positioned to capture an eventual market rebound.
 
V-Square thanks you for your trust and confidence in our stewardship.
 
Sincerely,
 
Mamadou-Abou Sarr
Habib Moudachirou
President
Chief Investment Officer

 
Must be preceded or accompanied by a prospectus.
 
The ISS ESG U.S. Diversity Index is a free float-adjusted market capitalization weighted equity index designed to reflect the equity performance of U.S. companies that exhibit broad ethnic and gender representation for Directors and Named Executive Officers, as determined by the Index Provider. The Index is calculated, administered, and published by Solactive AG. One cannot invest directly in an index.
 
Tracking Error refers to the divergence, calculated as standard deviation percentage difference, between the price behavior of a position or portfolio and the price behavior of a benchmark.
 
A Basis Point is a unit of measure used to describe the percentage change in the value of financial instruments or the rate change in an index or other benchmark. One basis point is equivalent to 0.01% (1/100th of a percent) or 0.0001 in decimal form.
 
Investing involves risk. Principal loss is possible.
 
As with all ETFs, shares may be bought and sold in the secondary market at market prices. Although it is expected that the market price of shares will approximate the Fund’s NAV, there may be times when the market price of shares is more than the NAV intra-day (premium) or less than the NAV intra-day (discount) due to supply and demand of shares or during periods of market volatility.
 
A strategy or emphasis on environmental, social and governance factors ("ESG") may limit the investment opportunities available to a portfolio. Therefore, the portfolio may underperform or perform differently than other portfolios that do not have an ESG investment focus.
 
Passive Investment Risk. The Fund is not actively managed and therefore the Fund generally will not sell a security due to current or projected underperformance of a security, industry or sector, unless that security is removed from the Underlying Index, or the selling of the security is otherwise required upon a rebalancing of the Underlying Index.
 
Methodology Risk. The Index Provider relies on various sources of information to assess the criteria of issuers included in the Underlying Index, including information that may be based on assumptions and estimates. Neither the Fund nor the Index Provider can offer assurances that Underlying Index's calculation methodology or sources of information will provide an accurate assessment of included issuers or that the included issuers will provide the Fund with the market exposure it seeks.
 
Distributed by Quasar Distributors, LLC.
 

 
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V-SHARES MSCI WORLD ESG MATERIALITY AND CARBON TRANSITION ETF


Letter to Shareholders
 
Dear Fellow Shareholders,
 
Thank you for this opportunity to report on the strategy, performance and outlook of the V-Shares MSCI World ESG Materiality and Carbon Transition ETF (the “Fund” or ticker “VMAT”).
 
VMAT Strategy
 
The V-Shares MSCI World ESG Materiality and Carbon Transition ETF (VMAT) invests in companies in developed markets countries, including the United States and Canada, that are assessed to be sector leaders based on a set of environmental, social, and governance (“ESG”) key issues that are aligned with the “Materiality Map” of the Sustainability Accounting Standard Board (“SASB”) and in the global transition to low carbon emissions.
 
V-Square believe that investors increasingly recognize that material environmental, social and governance (ESG) matters may have a direct financial impact on companies’ balance sheets and investment portfolios as vectors of risks and opportunities. Out of the plethora of ESG data, VMAT focuses on financially material ESG issues to seek to drive better performance.
 
The Fund tracks an index which is designed to represent the performance of companies which are assessed to be sector leaders based on a set of relevant key issues scores that are aligned with SASB’s Materiality Map. The index excludes companies involved in Controversial Weapons, Tobacco-related businesses, Thermal Coal mining, Thermal Coal power generation and unconventional Oil and Gas. Also, it excludes companies that fail to comply with the United Nations Global Compact Principles and companies with Low Carbon Transition (LCT) category of Asset Stranding.
 
VMAT Performance
 
For the few months from its inception, June 8, 2022 to September 30, 2022, the V-Shares MSCI World ESG Materiality and Carbon Transition ETF (ticker VMAT) returned -16.07% while the MSCI World ESG Materiality and Carbon Transition Select Index (Ticker MXESGMTN) returned -15.97%. From June 8, 2022, inception, to October 31, 2022, VMAT returned -10.83% while the Index returned -10.87%.
 
The tracking error was maintained tight over the period and the portfolio’s performance was in line with equity markets. The portfolio does not make any sector bet and looks to be sector neutral vis-à-vis its benchmark. Therefore, the strategy was not adversely affected by this year’s overperformance of the energy sector intensified by the war in Ukraine, and the underperformance of the information technology sector. The portfolio’s cash was maintained at a minimal level.
 
During that period, the U.S. Federal Reserve (Fed) kept delivering on their aggressive stance against the inflationary pressures by tightening the headline interest rates. As a result, drastic three consecutive 75 basis point over the third quarter hikes took the Fed Funds Rate to the 3.00% - 3.25% range at the end of September.
 
Equities responded with negative performance returns across the markets, exhibiting a high volatility amid stagflation fears and concerns of a Fed-inflicted recession.
 
VMAT Outlook
 
Fed Chair Jerome Powell has yet to give a serious indication of a pivot to a less hawkish stance in the foreseeable future. Taming inflation is the priority, and we anticipate that core inflation in the U.S. will eventually start receding
 

 
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over the next several months. Nonetheless, while the probability of a recession for the U.S. economy during 2023 is rising, a full-blown recession is not fully certain yet. Still, the currently inverted Treasury yield curve strongly signals for it. As payrolls and wages indicators remain a concern for the Fed, no slowdown is expected in the rate hike campaign despite the increased risk of weakening the economy.
 
The portfolio is constituted of the top 40% SASB -aligned ESG-rated stocks per sector, which have generally, in the past, shown resilience over multiple market cycles. V-Square believes the Fund is well positioned to capture an eventual market rebound.
 
V-Square thanks you for your trust and confidence in our stewardship.
 
Sincerely,
 
Mamadou-Abou Sarr
Habib Moudachirou
President
Chief Investment Officer

 
Must be preceded or accompanied by a prospectus.
 
The MSCI World ESG Materiality and Carbon Transition Select Index is designed to invest in developed market countries, including the United States and Canada, and companies that are assessed to be sector leaders based on a set of Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) key issues that are aligned with the SASB’s Materiality framework and seeks to minimize carbon transition risk and capture opportunities through companies’ operations and business model. One cannot invest directly in an index.
 
Tracking Error refers to the divergence, calculated as standard deviation percentage difference, between the price behavior of a position or portfolio and the price behavior of a benchmark.
 
A Basis Point is a unit of measure used to describe the percentage change in the value of financial instruments or the rate change in an index or other benchmark. One basis point is equivalent to 0.01% (1/100th of a percent) or 0.0001 in decimal form.
 
Investing involves risk. Principal loss is possible.
 
As with all ETFs, shares may be bought and sold in the secondary market at market prices. Although it is expected that the market price of shares will approximate the Fund’s NAV, there may be times when the market price of shares is more than the NAV intra-day (premium) or less than the NAV intra-day (discount) due to supply and demand of shares or during periods of market volatility.
 
A strategy or emphasis on environmental, social and governance factors ("ESG") may limit the investment opportunities available to a portfolio. Therefore, the portfolio may underperform or perform differently than other portfolios that do not have an ESG investment focus.
 
The Fund is classified as “non-diversified”, which means the Fund may invest a larger percentage of its assets in the securities of a smaller number of issuers than a diversified fund.
 
Passive Investment Risk. The Fund is not actively managed and therefore the Fund generally will not sell a security due to current or projected underperformance of a security, industry or sector, unless that security is removed from the Underlying Index, or the selling of the security is otherwise required upon a rebalancing of the Underlying Index.
 
Methodology Risk. The Index Provider relies on various sources of information to assess the criteria of issuers included in the Underlying Index, including information that may be based on assumptions and estimates. Neither the Fund nor the Index Provider can offer assurances that Underlying Index's calculation methodology or sources of information will provide an accurate assessment of included issuers or that the included issuers will provide the Fund with the market exposure it seeks.
 
Distributed by Quasar Distributors, LLC.
 

 
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Value of $10,000 Investment (Unaudited)

 

The chart assumes an initial investment of $10,000. Performance reflects waivers of fee and operating expenses in effect. In the absence of such waivers, total return would be reduced. Performance data quoted represents past performance and does not guarantee future results. Investment returns and principal value will fluctuate, and when sold, may be worth more or less than their original cost. Performance current to the most recent month-end may be lower or higher than the performance quoted and can be obtained by calling 1-312-872-7281. Performance assumes the reinvestment of capital gains and income distributions. The performance does not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on Fund distributions or the redemption of Fund shares.
 
Rates of Return (%) – as of October 31, 2022 (Unaudited)
 
 
Since
 
Inception(1)
V-Shares US Leadership Diversity ETF – Market
-15.66%
V-Shares US Leadership Diversity ETF – NAV
-15.68%
ISS ESG U.S. Diversity Index(2)
-15.55%
S&P 500® Index(3)
-14.10%

(1)
The US Leadership Diversity ETF commenced operations on December 21, 2021.
(2)
The ISS ESG U.S. Diversity Index is a free float-adjusted market capitalization weighted equity index designed to reflect the equity performance of U.S. companies that exhibit broad ethnic and gender representation for Directors and Named Executive Officers, as determined by the Index Provider. The Index is calculated, administered, and published by Solactive AG. One cannot invest directly in an index.
(3)
The S&P 500® Index is a stock market index based on the market capitalizations of 500 leading companies publicly traded in the U.S. stock market, as determined by Standard & Poor’s. One cannot invest directly in an index.

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Value of $10,000 Investment (Unaudited)

 

The chart assumes an initial investment of $10,000. Performance reflects waivers of fee and operating expenses in effect. In the absence of such waivers, total return would be reduced. Performance data quoted represents past performance and does not guarantee future results. Investment returns and principal value will fluctuate, and when sold, may be worth more or less than their original cost. Performance current to the most recent month-end may be lower or higher than the performance quoted and can be obtained by calling 1-312-872-7281. Performance assumes the reinvestment of capital gains and income distributions. The performance does not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on Fund distributions or the redemption of Fund shares.
 
Rates of Return (%) – as of October 31, 2022 (Unaudited)
 
 
Since
 
Inception(1)
V-Shares MSCI World ESG Materiality and Carbon Transition ETF – Market
-10.38%
V-Shares MSCI World ESG Materiality and Carbon Transition ETF – NAV
-10.83%
MSCI World ESG Materiality and Carbon Transition Select Index(2)
-10.87%
S&P 500® Index(3)
  -5.33%

(1)
The MSCI World ESG ETF commenced operations on June 8, 2022.
(2)
The MSCI World ESG Materiality and Carbon Transition Select Index is designed to invest in developed market countries, including the United States and Canada, and in companies that are assessed to be sector leaders based on a set of Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) key issues that are aligned with the SASB’s Materiality framework and seeks to minimize carbon transition risk and capture opportunities through companies' operations and business model.
(3)
The S&P 500® Index is a stock market index based on the market capitalizations of 500 leading companies publicly traded in the U.S. stock market, as determined by Standard & Poor’s. One cannot invest directly in an index.

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V-SHARES


Expense Examples (Unaudited)
October 31, 2022

As a shareholder of a Fund, you incur two types of costs: (1) transaction costs, including brokerage commission on purchases and sales of Fund shares, and (2) ongoing costs, including management fees and other Fund expenses. This Example is intended to help you understand your ongoing costs (in dollars) of investing in a Fund and to compare these costs with the ongoing costs of investing in other exchange-traded funds. The Examples are based on an investment of $1,000 invested at the beginning of the period and held for the entire period (May 1, 2022 – October 31, 2022 and June 8, 2022 – October 31, 2022 for the US Leadership Diversity ETF and MSCI World ESG ETF, respectively).
 
ACTUAL EXPENSES
 
The first line of each table provides information about actual account values and actual expenses. You may use the information in this line, together with the amount you invested, to estimate the expenses that you paid over the period. Simply divide your account value by $1,000 (for example, an $8,600 account value divided by $1,000 = 8.6), then multiply the result by the number in the first line under the heading titled “Expenses Paid During Period” to estimate the expenses you paid on your account during this period.
 
HYPOTHETICAL EXAMPLES FOR COMPARISON PURPOSES
 
The second line of each table provides information about hypothetical account values and hypothetical expenses based on the Fund’s actual expense ratio and an assumed rate of return of 5% per year before expenses, which is not the Fund’s actual return. The hypothetical account values and expenses may not be used to estimate the actual ending account balance or expenses you paid for the period. You may use this information to compare the ongoing costs of investing in the Fund and other funds. To do so, compare this 5% hypothetical example with the 5% hypothetical examples that appear in the shareholder reports of the other funds.
 
Please note that the expenses shown in the table are meant to highlight your ongoing costs only and do not reflect any transactional costs. Therefore, the second line of each table is useful in comparing ongoing costs only and will not help you determine the relative total costs of owning different funds. In addition, if these transactional costs were included, your costs may have been higher.
 
V-Shares US Leadership Diversity ETF
 
 
Beginning
Ending
 
 
Account Value
Account Value
Expenses Paid(1)
 
05/01/2022
10/31/2022
(05/01/2022 to 10/31/2022)
Actual(2)
$1,000.00
$   934.50
$1.41
Hypothetical
     
  (5% return before expenses)
$1,000.00
$1,023.74
$1.48

(1)
Expenses are equal to the Fund’s annualized expense ratio for the most recent six-month period of 0.29%, multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by 184/365 to reflect the one-half year period.
(2)
Based on the actual return for the six-month period ended October 31, 2022 of -6.55%.
 
V-Shares MSCI World ESG Materiality and Carbon Transition ETF
 
 
Beginning
Ending
Expenses Paid
 
Account Value
Account Value
Since Inception(3)
 
06/08/2022
10/31/2022
(06/08/2022 to 10/31/2022)
Actual(4)
$1,000.00
$   891.70
$1.47
Hypothetical
     
  (5% return before expenses)
$1,000.00
$1,018.31
$1.56

(3)
Inception date for the Fund was June 8, 2022. Expenses are equal to the annualized expense ratio for the period from inception through October 31, 2022 of 0.39%, multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by 145/365 to reflect the period since inception.
(4)
Based on the actual return for the period since inception through October 31, 2022 of -10.83%.

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Sector Allocation(1) (Unaudited)
as of October 31, 2022
(% of net assets)





Top Ten Equity Holdings(1) (Unaudited)
as of October 31, 2022
(% of net assets)
 
Apple, Inc.
10.0%
Microsoft Corp.
7.5%
Alphabet, Inc., Class A & B
4.7%
UnitedHealth Group, Inc.
2.3%
Johnson & Johnson
2.0%
NVIDIA Corp.
1.6%
Chevron Corp.
1.5%
Visa, Inc.
1.5%
Procter and Gamble Co.
1.4%
Eli Lilly & Co.
1.3%

(1)
Fund holdings and sector allocations are subject to change at any time and are not recommendations to buy or sell any security.

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Sector Allocation(1) (Unaudited)
as of October 31, 2022
(% of net assets)





Top Ten Equity Holdings(1) (Unaudited)
as of October 31, 2022
(% of net assets)

Microsoft Corp.
9.7%
Amazon.com, Inc.
5.1%
NVIDIA Corp.
2.4%
Procter and Gamble Co.
1.5%
Bank of America Corp.
1.3%
PepsiCo, Inc.
1.2%
Coca-Cola Co.
1.1%
Roche Holding
1.1%
Walt Disney Co.
1.0%
LVMH Moet Hennessy Louis Vuitton
1.0%

(1)
Fund holdings and sector allocations are subject to change at any time and are not recommendations to buy or sell any security.

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Schedule of Investments
October 31, 2022

   
Shares
   
Value
 
COMMON STOCKS — 99.6%
           
             
Communication Services — 9.4%
           
Alphabet, Inc. – Class A (a)
   
271
   
$
25,612
 
Alphabet, Inc. – Class C (a)
   
243
     
23,002
 
AT&T, Inc.
   
319
     
5,815
 
Cinemark Holdings, Inc. (a)
   
4
     
42
 
Comcast Corp. – Class A
   
202
     
6,412
 
Electronic Arts, Inc.
   
13
     
1,638
 
iHeartMedia, Inc. – Class A (a)
   
5
     
41
 
Live Nation Entertainment, Inc. (a)
   
7
     
557
 
Match Group, Inc. (a)
   
12
     
518
 
MediaAlpha, Inc. (a)
   
1
     
11
 
Meta Platforms, Inc. (a)
   
102
     
9,502
 
New York Times Co.
   
7
     
203
 
Omnicom Group, Inc.
   
10
     
728
 
Paramount Global
   
26
     
476
 
Pinterest, Inc. – Class A (a)
   
26
     
640
 
Playtika Holding Corp. (a)
   
6
     
57
 
Take-Two Interactive Software, Inc. (a)
   
6
     
711
 
TEGNA, Inc.
   
10
     
209
 
T-Mobile US, Inc. (a)
   
29
     
4,395
 
Verizon Communications, Inc.
   
189
     
7,063
 
Walt Disney Co. (a)
   
82
     
8,736
 
Warner Bros Discovery, Inc. (a)
   
83
     
1,079
 
World Wrestling Entertainment, Inc. – Class A
   
2
     
158
 
             
97,605
 
Consumer Discretionary — 6.7%
               
2U, Inc. (a)
   
4
     
25
 
Academy Sports & Outdoors, Inc.
   
3
     
132
 
Acushnet Holdings Corp.
   
1
     
47
 
Adtalem Global Education, Inc. (a)
   
2
     
83
 
Airbnb, Inc. (a)
   
15
     
1,604
 
AutoZone, Inc. (a)
   
1
     
2,533
 
Bath & Body Works, Inc.
   
11
     
367
 
Bed Bath & Beyond, Inc. (a)
   
3
     
14
 
Best Buy Co, Inc.
   
9
     
616
 
Burlington Stores, Inc. (a)
   
3
     
429
 
Chewy, Inc. – Class A (a)
   
4
     
155
 
Choice Hotels International, Inc.
   
2
     
260
 
Cracker Barrel Old Country Store, Inc.
   
2
     
228
 
Deckers Outdoor Corp. (a)
   
2
     
700
 


See Notes to the Financial Statements

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Schedule of Investments – Continued
October 31, 2022

   
Shares
   
Value
 
Consumer Discretionary — 6.7% (Continued)
           
Denny’s Corp. (a)
   
2
   
$
23
 
Dick’s Sporting Goods, Inc.
   
2
     
227
 
eBay, Inc.
   
26
     
1,036
 
EVgo, Inc. – Class A (a)
   
4
     
30
 
Expedia Group, Inc. – Class A (a)
   
6
     
561
 
Fisker, Inc. – Class A (a)
   
7
     
57
 
Floor & Decor Holdings, Inc. (a)
   
4
     
293
 
Foot Locker, Inc.
   
4
     
127
 
Gap Inc.
   
12
     
135
 
General Motors Co.
   
60
     
2,355
 
G-III Apparel Group Ltd. (a)
   
1
     
19
 
Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co. (a)
   
13
     
165
 
H&R Block, Inc.
   
8
     
329
 
Hanesbrands, Inc.
   
16
     
109
 
Home Depot Inc.
   
46
     
13,622
 
Kohl’s Corp.
   
6
     
180
 
Lear Corp.
   
2
     
277
 
Leggett & Platt, Inc.
   
6
     
202
 
Leslie’s, Inc. (a)
   
7
     
98
 
Levi Strauss & Co. – Class A
   
4
     
60
 
Lowe’s Cos, Inc.
   
30
     
5,848
 
Macy’s, Inc.
   
13
     
271
 
Marriott International Inc.
   
12
     
1,921
 
Mattel, Inc. (a)
   
16
     
303
 
McDonald’s Corp.
   
33
     
8,998
 
MGM Resorts International
   
17
     
605
 
Newell Brands, Inc.
   
18
     
249
 
NIKE, Inc. – Class B
   
57
     
5,283
 
Nordstrom, Inc.
   
5
     
102
 
ODP Corp. (a)
   
2
     
79
 
Papa John’s International, Inc.
   
1
     
73
 
Peloton Interactive, Inc. (a)
   
13
     
109
 
Petco Health & Wellness Co, Inc. – Class A (a)
   
4
     
42
 
Planet Fitness, Inc. – Class A (a)
   
4
     
262
 
Playa Hotels & Resorts (a)
   
5
     
31
 
PowerSchool Holdings, Inc. (a)
   
1
     
20
 
QuantumScape Corp. (a)
   
9
     
75
 
RH (a)
   
1
     
254
 
Shake Shack, Inc. – Class A (a)
   
2
     
111
 
Starbucks Corp.
   
52
     
4,503
 
Steven Madden Ltd.
   
4
     
119
 


See Notes to the Financial Statements

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Schedule of Investments – Continued
October 31, 2022

   
Shares
   
Value
 
Consumer Discretionary — 6.7% (Continued)
           
Stitch Fix, Inc. – Class A (a)
   
4
   
$
16
 
Stride, Inc. (a)
   
2
     
67
 
Tapestry, Inc.
   
12
     
380
 
Target Corp.
   
21
     
3,449
 
TJX Cos Inc.
   
50
     
3,605
 
Topgolf Callaway Brands Corp. (a)
   
6
     
112
 
Tractor Supply Co.
   
5
     
1,099
 
Ulta Beauty, Inc. (a)
   
2
     
839
 
Under Armour, Inc. – Class A (a)
   
8
     
60
 
Under Armour, Inc. – Class C (a)
   
10
     
66
 
Whirlpool Corp.
   
2
     
276
 
Williams-Sonoma, Inc.
   
4
     
495
 
Wingstop, Inc.
   
2
     
317
 
WW International, Inc. (a)
   
2
     
9
 
Yum China Holdings, Inc.
   
19
     
786
 
Yum! Brands, Inc.
   
13
     
1,537
 
             
69,469
 
Consumer Staples — 6.6%
               
Altria Group, Inc.
   
80
     
3,702
 
Archer-Daniels-Midland Co.
   
25
     
2,425
 
Beyond Meat, Inc. (a)
   
2
     
31
 
Bunge Ltd.
   
6
     
592
 
Campbell Soup Co.
   
10
     
529
 
Casey’s General Stores, Inc.
   
2
     
465
 
Clorox Co.
   
6
     
876
 
Coca-Cola Co.
   
174
     
10,414
 
Conagra Brands, Inc.
   
22
     
807
 
Constellation Brands, Inc. – Class A
   
7
     
1,730
 
Coty, Inc. (a)
   
16
     
107
 
Edgewell Personal Care Co.
   
2
     
78
 
e.l.f. Beauty, Inc. (a)
   
2
     
87
 
Energizer Holdings, Inc.
   
4
     
116
 
Estee Lauder Cos, Inc. – Class A
   
10
     
2,005
 
Fresh Del Monte Produce, Inc. – ADR
   
2
     
52
 
General Mills, Inc.
   
27
     
2,203
 
Hormel Foods Corp.
   
13
     
604
 
Ingredion, Inc.
   
3
     
267
 
Kellogg Co.
   
11
     
845
 
Kimberly-Clark Corp.
   
16
     
1,991
 
Kraft Heinz Co.
   
30
     
1,154
 


See Notes to the Financial Statements

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Schedule of Investments – Continued
October 31, 2022

   
Shares
   
Value
 
Consumer Staples — 6.6% (Continued)
           
Kroger Co.
   
30
   
$
1,419
 
McCormick & Co Inc.
   
11
     
865
 
Molson Coors Beverage Co.
   
8
     
404
 
Nu Skin Enterprises, Inc.
   
2
     
76
 
PepsiCo, Inc.
   
62
     
11,258
 
Philip Morris International, Inc.
   
68
     
6,246
 
PriceSmart, Inc.
   
2
     
128
 
Procter & Gamble Co.
   
108
     
14,544
 
Tyson Foods, Inc. – Class A
   
13
     
889
 
United Natural Foods, Inc. (a)
   
2
     
85
 
Walgreens Boots Alliance, Inc.
   
28
     
1,022
 
             
68,016
 
Energy — 3.1%
               
California Resources Corp.
   
4
     
180
 
ChampionX Corp.
   
10
     
286
 
Chevron Corp.
   
86
     
15,557
 
ConocoPhillips
   
59
     
7,439
 
Marathon Petroleum Corp.
   
25
     
2,841
 
Schlumberger
   
63
     
3,278
 
Valero Energy Corp.
   
19
     
2,386
 
             
31,967
 
Financials — 9.5%
               
Aflac, Inc.
   
26
     
1,693
 
Allstate Corp.
   
13
     
1,641
 
American Equity Investment Life Holding Co.
   
4
     
172
 
American Express Co.
   
26
     
3,860
 
Associated Banc-Corp.
   
6
     
146
 
Assurant, Inc.
   
2
     
272
 
Assured Guaranty Ltd. – ADR
   
3
     
178
 
Bank of America Corp.
   
316
     
11,389
 
Bank of Hawaii Corp.
   
2
     
152
 
Bank of New York Mellon Corp.
   
33
     
1,390
 
BankUnited, Inc.
   
4
     
144
 
Banner Corp.
   
1
     
75
 
BlackRock, Inc.
   
7
     
4,521
 
Brighthouse Financial, Inc. (a)
   
4
     
228
 
Cadence Bank
   
8
     
221
 
Capital One Financial Corp.
   
18
     
1,908
 
Cathay General Bancorp
   
4
     
182
 
Cboe Global Markets, Inc.
   
5
     
623
 


See Notes to the Financial Statements

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Schedule of Investments – Continued
October 31, 2022

   
Shares
   
Value
 
Financials — 9.5% (Continued)
           
Charles Schwab Corp.
   
69
   
$
5,497
 
Citigroup, Inc.
   
87
     
3,990
 
Columbia Banking System, Inc.
   
4
     
134
 
Comerica, Inc.
   
6
     
423
 
CVB Financial Corp.
   
6
     
172
 
Discover Financial Services
   
13
     
1,358
 
East West Bancorp, Inc.
   
6
     
429
 
Eastern Bankshares, Inc.
   
8
     
153
 
Employers Holdings, Inc.
   
2
     
87
 
Encore Capital Group, Inc. (a)
   
1
     
51
 
FactSet Research Systems, Inc.
   
1
     
425
 
Fifth Third Bancorp
   
31
     
1,106
 
First Bancorp – ADR
   
9
     
142
 
First Hawaiian, Inc.
   
6
     
153
 
First Horizon Corp.
   
23
     
564
 
First Republic Bank
   
7
     
841
 
Focus Financial Partners, Inc. (a)
   
2
     
70
 
Franklin Resources, Inc.
   
13
     
305
 
Fulton Financial Corp.
   
8
     
146
 
Goldman Sachs Group Inc.
   
15
     
5,168
 
Hartford Financial Services Group Inc.
   
15
     
1,086
 
Hope Bancorp, Inc.
   
6
     
81
 
Huntington Bancshares Inc.
   
64
     
972
 
Independent Bank Corp.
   
2
     
174
 
Intercontinental Exchange, Inc.
   
25
     
2,389
 
Kemper Corp.
   
2
     
95
 
KeyCorp
   
42
     
751
 
Lemonade, Inc. (a)
   
1
     
24
 
Lincoln National Corp.
   
7
     
377
 
Markel Corp. (a)
   
1
     
1,206
 
Marsh & McLennan Cos, Inc.
   
23
     
3,714
 
MetLife, Inc.
   
27
     
1,977
 
Morgan Stanley
   
62
     
5,095
 
Morningstar, Inc.
   
1
     
232
 
MSCI, Inc.
   
4
     
1,875
 
Nasdaq, Inc.
   
15
     
934
 
Northern Trust Corp.
   
9
     
759
 
OFG Bancorp
   
2
     
56
 
Old National Bancorp
   
13
     
254
 
Pacific Premier Bancorp, Inc.
   
4
     
146
 
PNC Financial Services Group, Inc.
   
19
     
3,075
 


See Notes to the Financial Statements

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Schedule of Investments – Continued
October 31, 2022

   
Shares
   
Value
 
Financials — 9.5% (Continued)
           
Popular, Inc. – ADR
   
4
   
$
283
 
PRA Group, Inc. (a)
   
2
     
67
 
Primerica, Inc.
   
2
     
289
 
Principal Financial Group, Inc.
   
12
     
1,058
 
ProAssurance Corp.
   
2
     
44
 
PROG Holdings, Inc. (a)
   
2
     
33
 
Prudential Financial, Inc.
   
15
     
1,578
 
Raymond James Financial, Inc.
   
8
     
945
 
Regions Financial Corp.
   
42
     
922
 
Reinsurance Group of America, Inc.
   
2
     
294
 
SiriusPoint Ltd. (a)
   
3
     
19
 
State Street Corp.
   
16
     
1,184
 
Synchrony Financial
   
23
     
818
 
Synovus Financial Corp.
   
6
     
239
 
T Rowe Price Group, Inc.
   
10
     
1,062
 
Triumph Bancorp, Inc. (a)
   
1
     
52
 
Truist Financial Corp.
   
60
     
2,687
 
Umpqua Holdings Corp.
   
10
     
199
 
Unum Group
   
7
     
319
 
Upstart Holdings, Inc. (a)
   
3
     
70
 
U.S. Bancorp
   
60
     
2,547
 
Washington Federal, Inc.
   
3
     
116
 
Webster Financial Corp.
   
7
     
380
 
Wells Fargo & Co.
   
171
     
7,864
 
Zions Bancorporation
   
7
     
364
 
             
98,714
 
Health Care — 18.2%
               
10X Genomics, Inc. – Class A (a)
   
4
     
109
 
AbbVie, Inc.
   
80
     
11,712
 
Accolade, Inc. (a)
   
2
     
22
 
Agilent Technologies, Inc.
   
14
     
1,937
 
Align Technology, Inc. (a)
   
4
     
777
 
Allogene Therapeutics, Inc. (a)
   
4
     
41
 
Alnylam Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (a)
   
6
     
1,244
 
AMN Healthcare Services, Inc. (a)
   
2
     
251
 
Amphastar Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (a)
   
1
     
31
 
Apollo Medical Holdings, Inc. (a)
   
1
     
35
 
Arcutis Biotherapeutics, Inc. (a)
   
2
     
35
 
Avantor, Inc. (a)
   
24
     
484
 
Baxter International, Inc.
   
23
     
1,250
 


See Notes to the Financial Statements

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Schedule of Investments – Continued
October 31, 2022

   
Shares
   
Value
 
Health Care — 18.2% (Continued)
           
Biogen, Inc. (a)
   
6
   
$
1,701
 
Boston Scientific Corp. (a)
   
64
     
2,759
 
Bridgebio Pharma, Inc. (a)
   
4
     
42
 
Bristol-Myers Squibb Co.
   
96
     
7,437
 
Cardinal Health, Inc.
   
13
     
987
 
CareDx, Inc. (a)
   
2
     
40
 
Centene Corp. (a)
   
25
     
2,128
 
Cerevel Therapeutics Holdings, Inc. (a)
   
2
     
56
 
Cigna Corp.
   
15
     
4,846
 
Community Health Systems, Inc. (a)
   
6
     
17
 
CVS Health Corp.
   
59
     
5,587
 
Danaher Corp.
   
30
     
7,550
 
DaVita, Inc. (a)
   
3
     
219
 
Denali Therapeutics, Inc. (a)
   
3
     
86
 
DENTSPLY SIRONA, Inc.
   
9
     
277
 
Edwards Lifesciences Corp. (a)
   
27
     
1,956
 
Elanco Animal Health, Inc. (a)
   
20
     
264
 
Elevance Health, Inc.
   
11
     
6,014
 
Eli Lilly & Co.
   
38
     
13,759
 
Enovis Corp. (a)
   
2
     
99
 
Envista Holdings Corp. (a)
   
8
     
264
 
Fate Therapeutics, Inc. (a)
   
4
     
84
 
FibroGen, Inc. (a)
   
3
     
49
 
Gilead Sciences, Inc.
   
56
     
4,394
 
Guardant Health, Inc. (a)
   
4
     
198
 
Halozyme Therapeutics, Inc. (a)
   
6
     
287
 
Henry Schein, Inc. (a)
   
6
     
411
 
Hims & Hers Health, Inc. – Class A (a)
   
5
     
23
 
ICU Medical, Inc. (a)
   
1
     
148
 
IDEXX Laboratories, Inc. (a)
   
4
     
1,439
 
Illumina, Inc. (a)
   
7
     
1,602
 
ImmunityBio, Inc. (a)
   
4
     
22
 
Intuitive Surgical, Inc. (a)
   
16
     
3,944
 
IQVIA Holdings, Inc. (a)
   
8
     
1,677
 
iRhythm Technologies, Inc. (a)
   
1
     
127
 
Johnson & Johnson
   
118
     
20,528
 
Laboratory Corp of America Holdings
   
4
     
887
 
Legend Biotech Corp. – ADR (a)
   
6
     
299
 
McKesson Corp.
   
6
     
2,336
 
MEDNAX, Inc. (a)
   
3
     
58
 
Merck & Co, Inc.
   
113
     
11,436
 


See Notes to the Financial Statements

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Schedule of Investments – Continued
October 31, 2022

   
Shares
   
Value
 
Health Care — 18.2% (Continued)
           
Mirati Therapeutics, Inc. (a)
   
2
   
$
135
 
Myovant Sciences Ltd. – ADR (a)
   
2
     
53
 
Myriad Genetics, Inc. (a)
   
4
     
83
 
Oak Street Health, Inc. (a)
   
6
     
121
 
Penumbra, Inc. (a)
   
2
     
343
 
Pfizer, Inc.
   
254
     
11,824
 
Regeneron Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (a)
   
5
     
3,744
 
Relay Therapeutics, Inc. (a)
   
3
     
67
 
ResMed, Inc.
   
6
     
1,342
 
Seer, Inc. (a)
   
2
     
16
 
Stryker Corp.
   
15
     
3,439
 
Teladoc Health, Inc. (a)
   
6
     
178
 
Tenet Healthcare Corp. (a)
   
4
     
177
 
Thermo Fisher Scientific, Inc.
   
18
     
9,251
 
United Therapeutics Corp. (a)
   
2
     
461
 
UnitedHealth Group, Inc.
   
42
     
23,316
 
Vertex Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (a)
   
12
     
3,744
 
Vir Biotechnology, Inc. (a)
   
4
     
88
 
Waters Corp. (a)
   
3
     
898
 
Xencor, Inc. (a)
   
2
     
56
 
Zimmer Biomet Holdings, Inc.
   
10
     
1,133
 
Zoetis, Inc.
   
22
     
3,317
 
             
187,751
 
Industrials — 6.6%
               
3M Co.
   
26
     
3,270
 
A O Smith Corp.
   
5
     
274
 
ABM Industries, Inc.
   
3
     
133
 
AGCO Corp.
   
2
     
248
 
Alaska Air Group, Inc. (a)
   
6
     
267
 
American Airlines Group, Inc. (a)
   
29
     
411
 
Apogee Enterprises, Inc.
   
2
     
92
 
Arcosa, Inc.
   
2
     
128
 
ASGN, Inc. (a)
   
2
     
170
 
Atlas Air Worldwide Holdings, Inc. (a)
   
2
     
202
 
Axon Enterprise, Inc. (a)
   
4
     
582
 
AZEK Co., Inc. (a)
   
5
     
88
 
Barnes Group, Inc.
   
2
     
71
 
Boeing Co. (a)
   
27
     
3,848
 
Booz Allen Hamilton Holding Corp.
   
6
     
653
 
Chart Industries, Inc. (a)
   
2
     
446
 


See Notes to the Financial Statements

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Schedule of Investments – Continued
October 31, 2022

   
Shares
   
Value
 
Industrials — 6.6% (Continued)
           
Cummins, Inc.
   
6
   
$
1,467
 
Deere & Co.
   
13
     
5,146
 
Eaton Corp PLC – ADR
   
18
     
2,701
 
Evoqua Water Technologies Corp. (a)
   
5
     
196
 
FedEx Corp.
   
11
     
1,763
 
Fluence Energy, Inc. (a)
   
1
     
15
 
Fortive Corp.
   
16
     
1,022
 
Fortune Brands Home & Security, Inc.
   
5
     
302
 
Forward Air Corp.
   
2
     
212
 
FTI Consulting, Inc. (a)
   
2
     
311
 
FuelCell Energy, Inc. (a)
   
16
     
50
 
General Electric Co.
   
48
     
3,735
 
GEO Group Inc. (a)
   
6
     
51
 
Granite Construction, Inc.
   
2
     
67
 
Greenbrier Cos Inc.
   
1
     
35
 
Griffon Corp.
   
2
     
64
 
Hillenbrand, Inc.
   
3
     
132
 
Honeywell International, Inc.
   
30
     
6,121
 
Jacobs Solutions, Inc.
   
6
     
691
 
JetBlue Airways Corp. (a)
   
15
     
121
 
Joby Aviation, Inc. (a)
   
11
     
53
 
KBR, Inc.
   
6
     
299
 
Kelly Services, Inc.
   
1
     
16
 
Kennametal, Inc.
   
4
     
107
 
Korn Ferry
   
2
     
111
 
Landstar System, Inc.
   
1
     
156
 
Lincoln Electric Holdings, Inc.
   
2
     
284
 
Lyft, Inc. – Class A (a)
   
12
     
176
 
Matson, Inc.
   
2
     
147
 
Maxar Technologies, Inc.
   
3
     
67
 
Montrose Environmental Group, Inc. (a)
   
1
     
44
 
Norfolk Southern Corp.
   
11
     
2,509
 
Northrop Grumman Corp.
   
6
     
3,294
 
nVent Electric PLC – ADR
   
8
     
292
 
Otis Worldwide Corp.
   
19
     
1,342
 
Owens Corning
   
4
     
342
 
Pentair PLC – ADR
   
8
     
344
 
Regal Rexnord Corp.
   
4
     
506
 
Republic Services, Inc.
   
9
     
1,194
 
Ryder System, Inc.
   
2
     
161
 
Saia, Inc. (a)
   
2
     
398
 


See Notes to the Financial Statements

18

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Schedule of Investments – Continued
October 31, 2022

   
Shares
   
Value
 
Industrials — 6.6% (Continued)
           
Stanley Black & Decker, Inc.
   
8
   
$
628
 
Toro Co.
   
4
     
422
 
Trane Technologies PLC – ADR
   
11
     
1,756
 
TriNet Group, Inc. (a)
   
2
     
130
 
Trinity Industries, Inc.
   
4
     
114
 
TrueBlue, Inc. (a)
   
2
     
39
 
Uber Technologies, Inc. (a)
   
80
     
2,126
 
Union Pacific Corp.
   
27
     
5,323
 
United Parcel Service, Inc. – Class B
   
33
     
5,536
 
United Rentals, Inc. (a)
   
3
     
947
 
Waste Management, Inc.
   
19
     
3,009
 
WW Grainger, Inc.
   
2
     
1,169
 
             
68,126
 
Information Technology — 33.7%#
               
8x8, Inc. (a)
   
6
     
25
 
Accenture PLC – ADR
   
30
     
8,517
 
ACI Worldwide, Inc. (a)
   
6
     
146
 
ACM Research, Inc. (a)
   
1
     
6
 
Adobe, Inc. (a)
   
21
     
6,688
 
Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. (a)
   
72
     
4,324
 
Affirm Holdings, Inc. (a)
   
8
     
161
 
Akamai Technologies, Inc. (a)
   
8
     
707
 
Ambarella, Inc. (a)
   
1
     
55
 
Amkor Technology, Inc.
   
3
     
62
 
Analog Devices, Inc.
   
24
     
3,423
 
ANSYS, Inc. (a)
   
4
     
885
 
Apple, Inc.
   
673
     
103,198
 
Applied Materials, Inc.
   
40
     
3,532
 
Arista Networks, Inc. (a)
   
10
     
1,209
 
Atlassian Corp. PLC – Class A – ADR (a)
   
6
     
1,216
 
Automatic Data Processing, Inc.
   
19
     
4,592
 
Avnet, Inc.
   
4
     
161
 
Axcelis Technologies, Inc. (a)
   
2
     
116
 
Black Knight, Inc. (a)
   
7
     
423
 
Blackline, Inc. (a)
   
2
     
112
 
Broadcom, Inc.
   
18
     
8,462
 
Broadridge Financial Solutions, Inc. – ADR
   
6
     
900
 
Cadence Design Systems, Inc. (a)
   
12
     
1,817
 
CDW Corp.
   
6
     
1,037
 
Cerence, Inc. (a)
   
1
     
17
 


See Notes to the Financial Statements

19

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Schedule of Investments – Continued
October 31, 2022

   
Shares
   
Value
 
Information Technology — 33.7%# (Continued)
           
Cisco Systems Inc.
   
171
   
$
7,769
 
Cognex Corp.
   
8
     
370
 
Cognizant Technology Solutions Corp.
   
24
     
1,494
 
Coherent Corp. (a)
   
4
     
134
 
CommVault Systems, Inc. (a)
   
2
     
122
 
Corning, Inc.
   
35
     
1,126
 
Corsair Gaming, Inc. (a)
   
1
     
14
 
CSG Systems International, Inc.
   
2
     
129
 
Diodes, Inc. (a)
   
2
     
143
 
DocuSign, Inc. (a)
   
9
     
435
 
Dolby Laboratories, Inc.
   
2
     
134
 
Dropbox, Inc. (a)
   
12
     
261
 
DXC Technology Co. (a)
   
11
     
316
 
Elastic (a)
   
3
     
192
 
Envestnet, Inc. (a)
   
2
     
99
 
Evo Payments, Inc. (a)
   
2
     
67
 
ExlService Holdings, Inc. (a)
   
2
     
364
 
F5, Inc. (a)
   
2
     
286
 
Fastly, Inc. (a)
   
4
     
34
 
Fiserv, Inc. (a)
   
26
     
2,671
 
Flex Ltd. – ADR (a)
   
21
     
411
 
Fortinet, Inc. (a)
   
30
     
1,715
 
Genpact Ltd. – ADR
   
8
     
388
 
Global Payments, Inc.
   
13
     
1,485
 
Guidewire Software, Inc. (a)
   
4
     
238
 
Hewlett Packard Enterprise Co.
   
59
     
842
 
HP, Inc.
   
48
     
1,326
 
HubSpot, Inc. (a)
   
2
     
593
 
Insight Enterprises, Inc. (a)
   
2
     
189
 
Intel Corp.
   
184
     
5,231
 
Intuit, Inc.
   
12
     
5,130
 
Jamf Holding Corp. (a)
   
2
     
47
 
Juniper Networks, Inc.
   
15
     
459
 
Keysight Technologies, Inc. (a)
   
8
     
1,393
 
KLA Corp.
   
7
     
2,215
 
Lam Research Corp.
   
6
     
2,429
 
Littelfuse, Inc.
   
1
     
220
 
LiveRamp Holdings, Inc. (a)
   
3
     
55
 
Mastercard, Inc.
   
39
     
12,799
 
Micron Technology, Inc.
   
50
     
2,705
 
Microsoft Corp.
   
334
     
77,531
 


See Notes to the Financial Statements

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Schedule of Investments – Continued
October 31, 2022

   
Shares
   
Value
 
Information Technology — 33.7%# (Continued)
           
MKS Instruments, Inc.
   
2
   
$
164
 
Momentive Global, Inc. (a)
   
5
     
39
 
NetApp, Inc.
   
10
     
693
 
NETGEAR, Inc. (a)
   
2
     
39
 
NortonLifeLock, Inc.
   
26
     
586
 
NVIDIA Corp.
   
126
     
17,006
 
PagerDuty, Inc. (a)
   
4
     
100
 
Palo Alto Networks, Inc. (a)
   
12
     
2,059
 
Power Integrations, Inc.
   
2
     
133
 
Progress Software Corp.
   
2
     
102
 
QUALCOMM, Inc.
   
51
     
6,001
 
Rambus, Inc. (a)
   
4
     
121
 
Rapid7, Inc. (a)
   
2
     
91
 
Seagate Technology Holdings PLC – ADR
   
9
     
447
 
Semtech Corp. (a)
   
3
     
83
 
ServiceNow, Inc. (a)
   
9
     
3,787
 
Silicon Laboratories, Inc. (a)
   
1
     
115
 
Splunk, Inc. (a)
   
8
     
665
 
Super Micro Computer, Inc. (a)
   
1
     
70
 
Synaptics, Inc. (a)
   
2
     
177
 
Synopsys, Inc. (a)
   
7
     
2,048
 
TD SYNNEX Corp.
   
2
     
183
 
TE Connectivity Ltd. – ADR
   
15
     
1,833
 
Teledyne Technologies, Inc. (a)
   
2
     
796
 
Tenable Holdings, Inc. (a)
   
4
     
163
 
Teradata Corp. (a)
   
5
     
158
 
Texas Instruments, Inc.
   
42
     
6,746
 
Unisys Corp. (a)
   
3
     
25
 
Unity Software, Inc. (a)
   
8
     
236
 
Viasat, Inc. (a)
   
4
     
164
 
Visa, Inc. – Class A
   
74
     
15,330
 
Western Digital Corp. (a)
   
14
     
481
 
Western Union Co.
   
18
     
243
 
WEX, Inc. (a)
   
2
     
328
 
WM Technology, Inc. – Class A (a)
   
2
     
4
 
Workday, Inc. – Class A (a)
   
8
     
1,247
 
Xerox Holdings Corp.
   
5
     
73
 
Zendesk, Inc. (a)
   
6
     
460
 
Zuora, Inc. – Class A (a)
   
6
     
46
 
             
348,394
 


See Notes to the Financial Statements

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Schedule of Investments – Continued
October 31, 2022

   
Shares
   
Value
 
Materials — 1.9%
           
Air Products and Chemicals, Inc.
   
10
   
$
2,504
 
Albemarle Corp.
   
6
     
1,679
 
Amcor PLC – ADR
   
67
     
776
 
Amyris, Inc. (a)
   
9
     
25
 
AptarGroup, Inc.
   
3
     
297
 
Avery Dennison Corp.
   
3
     
509
 
Ball Corp.
   
15
     
741
 
CF Industries Holdings, Inc.
   
9
     
956
 
Cleveland-Cliffs, Inc. (a)
   
22
     
286
 
Dow, Inc.
   
33
     
1,542
 
International Flavors & Fragrances, Inc.
   
11
     
1,074
 
International Paper Co.
   
17
     
571
 
Livent Corp. (a)
   
8
     
253
 
Martin Marietta Materials, Inc.
   
3
     
1,008
 
Newmont Corp.
   
36
     
1,524
 
Nucor Corp.
   
12
     
1,577
 
PPG Industries, Inc.
   
11
     
1,256
 
Reliance Steel & Aluminum Co.
   
2
     
403
 
Sealed Air Corp.
   
6
     
286
 
Sherwin-Williams Co.
   
11
     
2,475
 
             
19,742
 
Real Estate — 1.9%
               
Alexander & Baldwin, Inc. – REIT
   
4
     
78
 
American Tower Corp. – REIT
   
20
     
4,144
 
Anywhere Real Estate, Inc. (a)
   
6
     
45
 
Apartment Income REIT Corp. – REIT
   
7
     
269
 
Broadstone Net Lease, Inc. – REIT
   
8
     
137
 
Camden Property Trust – REIT
   
4
     
462
 
CBRE Group, Inc. – Class A (a)
   
15
     
1,064
 
Crown Castle International Corp. – REIT
   
20
     
2,665
 
Cushman & Wakefield PLC – ADR (a)
   
7
     
81
 
DigitalBridge Group, Inc. – Class A – REIT
   
6
     
77
 
Douglas Emmett, Inc. – REIT
   
7
     
123
 
Equity Residential – REIT
   
17
     
1,071
 
Hudson Pacific Properties, Inc. – REIT
   
6
     
66
 
Jones Lang LaSalle, Inc. (a)
   
2
     
318
 
Marcus & Millichap, Inc.
   
1
     
37
 
Prologis, Inc. – REIT
   
33
     
3,655
 
Public Storage – REIT
   
7
     
2,168
 
Realty Income Corp. – REIT
   
26
     
1,619
 


See Notes to the Financial Statements

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Schedule of Investments – Continued
October 31, 2022

   
Shares
   
Value
 
Real Estate — 1.9% (Continued)
           
Retail Opportunity Investments Corp. – REIT
   
5
   
$
73
 
RLJ Lodging Trust – REIT
   
8
     
97
 
Ryman Hospitality Properties, Inc. – REIT
   
2
     
178
 
Tanger Factory Outlet Centers, Inc. – REIT
   
4
     
72
 
Veris Residential, Inc. – REIT (a)
   
4
     
63
 
Vornado Realty Trust – REIT
   
7
     
165
 
Welltower, Inc. – REIT
   
20
     
1,221
 
Xenia Hotels & Resorts, Inc. – REIT
   
5
     
86
 
             
20,034
 
Utilities — 2.0%
               
AES Corp.
   
30
     
785
 
Ameren Corp.
   
12
     
978
 
American Electric Power Co, Inc.
   
22
     
1,934
 
CenterPoint Energy, Inc.
   
28
     
801
 
CMS Energy Corp.
   
13
     
742
 
Consolidated Edison, Inc.
   
16
     
1,407
 
Edison International
   
18
     
1,081
 
Eversource Energy
   
16
     
1,220
 
Exelon Corp.
   
44
     
1,698
 
Hawaiian Electric Industries, Inc.
   
3
     
114
 
NiSource, Inc.
   
18
     
462
 
NRG Energy, Inc.
   
11
     
488
 
PG&E Corp. (a)
   
91
     
1,359
 
Portland General Electric Co.
   
4
     
180
 
PPL Corp.
   
33
     
874
 
Public Service Enterprise Group, Inc.
   
23
     
1,290
 
Sempra Energy
   
14
     
2,113
 
Southwest Gas Holdings, Inc.
   
2
     
146
 
WEC Energy Group, Inc.
   
14
     
1,279
 
Xcel Energy, Inc.
   
23
     
1,498
 
             
20,449
 
Total Common Stocks
               
  (Cost $1,216,783)
           
1,030,267
 


See Notes to the Financial Statements

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Schedule of Investments – Continued
October 31, 2022

   
Shares
   
Value
 
SHORT-TERM INVESTMENT — 0.5%
           
First American Government Obligations Fund, Class X, 2.92% (b)
           
Total Short-Term Investment
           
  (Cost $5,071)
   
5,071
   
$
5,071
 
Total Investments — 100.1%
               
  (Cost $1,221,854)
           
1,035,338
 
Other Assets and Liabilities, Net — (0.1)%
           
(796
)
Total Net Assets — 100.0%
         
$
1,034,542
 

ADR – American Depositary Receipt.
PLC – Public Limited Company.
REIT – Real Estate Investment Trust.
#
As of October 31, 2022, the Fund had a significant portion of its assets invested in this sector and therefore is subject to additional risks. See Note 8 in Notes to the Financials Statements.”
(a)
Non-income producing security.
(b)
The rate shown is the annualized seven-day effective yield as of October 31, 2022.

The Global Industry Classification Standard (“GICS®”) was developed by and/or is the exclusive property of MSCI, Inc. (“MSCI”) and Standard & Poor’s Financial Services LLC (“S&P”). GICS® is a service mark of MSCI and S&P and has been licensed for use.
 

 
See Notes to the Financial Statements

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Schedule of Investments
October 31, 2022

   
Shares
   
Value
 
COMMON STOCKS — 99.4%
           
             
Communication Services — 6.8%
           
Activision Blizzard, Inc.
   
112
   
$
8,154
 
AT&T, Inc.
   
774
     
14,110
 
Auto Trader Group PLC (a)
   
824
     
4,948
 
Comcast Corp. – Class A
   
464
     
14,727
 
Deutsche Telekom (a)
   
390
     
7,387
 
Electronic Arts, Inc.
   
42
     
5,290
 
Interpublic Group of Cos Inc.
   
122
     
3,634
 
KDDI Corp. (a)
   
400
     
11,828
 
Koninklijke KPN NV (a)
   
974
     
2,725
 
Nippon Telegraph & Telephone Corp. (a)
   
200
     
5,509
 
Orange SA (a)
   
210
     
1,999
 
Rogers Communications, Inc. (a)
   
84
     
3,492
 
SoftBank Corp. (a)
   
600
     
5,916
 
Telefonica (a)
   
1,181
     
4,068
 
T-Mobile US, Inc. (b)
   
64
     
9,700
 
Verizon Communications, Inc.
   
428
     
15,994
 
Vodafone Group PLC (a)
   
4,198
     
4,913
 
Walt Disney Co. (b)
   
204
     
21,734
 
WPP PLC (a)
   
394
     
3,475
 
             
149,603
 
Consumer Discretionary — 10.9%
               
adidas (a)
   
42
     
4,109
 
Amazon.com, Inc. (b)
   
1,088
     
111,455
 
Aptiv PLC (b)
   
28
     
2,550
 
Aristocrat Leisure Ltd. (a)
   
374
     
8,865
 
Bayerische Motoren Werke (a)
   
50
     
3,930
 
Booking Holdings, Inc. (b)
   
6
     
11,217
 
Cie Financiere Richemont (a)
   
70
     
6,851
 
Cie Generale des Etablissements Michelin SCA (a)
   
160
     
4,081
 
Expedia Group, Inc. – Class A (b)
   
32
     
2,991
 
Kering (a)
   
14
     
6,416
 
LVMH Moet Hennessy Louis Vuitton (a)
   
34
     
21,473
 
Panasonic Holdings Corp. (a)
   
600
     
4,297
 
Prosus (a)
   
91
     
3,961
 
Sekisui House Ltd. (a)
   
400
     
6,660
 
Sony Group Corp. (a)
   
200
     
13,440
 
Target Corp.
   
62
     
10,183
 
Toyota Motor Corp. (a)
   
600
     
8,314
 


See Notes to the Financial Statements

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Schedule of Investments – Continued
October 31, 2022

   
Shares
   
Value
 
Consumer Discretionary — 10.9% (Continued)
           
Tractor Supply Co.
   
26
   
$
5,714
 
VF Corp.
   
116
     
3,277
 
             
239,784
 
Consumer Staples — 7.8%
               
Anheuser-Busch InBev (a)
   
136
     
6,801
 
Archer-Daniels-Midland Co.
   
78
     
7,565
 
Brown-Forman Corp.
   
80
     
5,440
 
Coca-Cola Co.
   
418
     
25,017
 
Danone (a)
   
98
     
4,876
 
Diageo PLC (a)
   
288
     
11,931
 
General Mills, Inc.
   
92
     
7,505
 
Haleon PLC (a)(b)
   
490
     
1,512
 
Kimberly-Clark Corp.
   
52
     
6,472
 
Kirin Holdings Co Ltd. (a)
   
600
     
8,838
 
L’Oreal (a)
   
32
     
10,061
 
McCormick & Co Inc.
   
50
     
3,932
 
PepsiCo, Inc.
   
140
     
25,421
 
Procter & Gamble Co.
   
240
     
32,321
 
Unilever PLC (a)
   
336
     
15,375
 
             
173,067
 
Energy — 5.0%
               
Baker Hughes Co.
   
134
     
3,706
 
BP PLC (a)
   
2,310
     
12,761
 
Cameco Corp. (a)(b)
   
128
     
3,032
 
Cheniere Energy, Inc.
   
26
     
4,587
 
Enbridge, Inc. (a)
   
196
     
7,627
 
Equinor ASA (a)
   
172
     
6,292
 
Halliburton Co.
   
136
     
4,953
 
Marathon Petroleum Corp.
   
80
     
9,090
 
ONEOK, Inc.
   
80
     
4,746
 
Phillips 66
   
70
     
7,300
 
Repsol (a)
   
318
     
4,320
 
Schlumberger (a)
   
178
     
9,261
 
TC Energy Corp. (a)(b)
   
130
     
5,703
 
TotalEnergies (a)
   
262
     
14,268
 
Valero Energy Corp.
   
58
     
7,282
 
Woodside Energy Group Ltd. (a)
   
202
     
4,647
 
             
109,575
 


See Notes to the Financial Statements

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Schedule of Investments – Continued
October 31, 2022

   
Shares
   
Value
 
Financials — 13.9%
           
abrdn PLC (a)
   
4,642
   
$
8,498
 
AIA Group Ltd. (a)
   
1,200
     
9,088
 
Allianz (a)
   
42
     
7,563
 
Australia & New Zealand Banking Group Ltd. (a)
   
376
     
6,146
 
AXA (a)
   
202
     
4,991
 
Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria (a)
   
1,408
     
7,249
 
Banco Santander (a)
   
2,826
     
7,323
 
Bank of America Corp.
   
804
     
28,976
 
Bank of Montreal (a)
   
58
     
5,336
 
Bank of Nova Scotia (a)
   
110
     
5,310
 
Barclays PLC (a)
   
2,696
     
4,587
 
BNP Paribas (a)
   
162
     
7,605
 
Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce (a)
   
98
     
4,445
 
Citigroup, Inc.
   
268
     
12,291
 
Commonwealth Bank of Australia (a)
   
176
     
11,781
 
DBS Group Holdings Ltd. (a)
   
400
     
9,667
 
Hong Kong Exchanges & Clearing Ltd. (a)
   
200
     
5,325
 
HSBC Holdings PLC (a)
   
2,066
     
10,640
 
ING Groep (a)
   
696
     
6,847
 
Lloyds Banking Group PLC (a)
   
11,076
     
5,359
 
Macquarie Group Ltd. (a)
   
54
     
5,853
 
Manulife Financial Corp. (a)
   
502
     
8,310
 
Marsh & McLennan Cos, Inc.
   
46
     
7,429
 
MetLife, Inc.
   
92
     
6,735
 
Moody’s Corp.
   
20
     
5,297
 
Morgan Stanley
   
136
     
11,175
 
Muenchener Rueckversicherungs-Gesellschaft (a)
   
24
     
6,343
 
National Australia Bank Ltd. (a)
   
312
     
6,468
 
National Bank of Canada (a)
   
70
     
4,760
 
Nordea Bank (a)
   
614
     
5,863
 
Power Corp of Canada (a)
   
204
     
5,059
 
Principal Financial Group, Inc.
   
72
     
6,345
 
Prudential Financial, Inc.
   
54
     
5,680
 
Prudential PLC (a)
   
410
     
3,827
 
Sampo Oyj (a)
   
124
     
5,672
 
Skandinaviska Enskilda Banken (a)
   
532
     
5,609
 
Sun Life Financial, Inc. (a)
   
102
     
4,327
 
Swiss Re (a)
   
50
     
3,717
 
Toronto-Dominion Bank (a)
   
162
     
10,355
 
UBS Group (a)
   
434
     
6,891
 


See Notes to the Financial Statements

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Schedule of Investments – Continued
October 31, 2022

   
Shares
   
Value
 
Financials — 13.9% (Continued)
           
Westpac Banking Corp. (a)
   
434
   
$
6,691
 
Zurich Insurance Group AG (a)
   
12
     
5,124
 
             
306,557
 
Health Care — 15.0%
               
Agilent Technologies, Inc.
   
60
     
8,301
 
Alcon, Inc. (a)
   
74
     
4,506
 
Amgen, Inc.
   
56
     
15,140
 
Argenx (a)(b)
   
12
     
4,682
 
Astellas Pharma, Inc. (a)
   
200
     
2,754
 
AstraZeneca PLC (a)
   
172
     
20,306
 
Avantor, Inc. (b)
   
138
     
2,783
 
Biogen, Inc. (b)
   
26
     
7,369
 
Bio-Techne Corp.
   
14
     
4,148
 
Centene Corp. (b)
   
70
     
5,959
 
Cigna Corp.
   
38
     
12,276
 
CSL Ltd. (a)
   
56
     
10,044
 
Daiichi Sankyo Co Ltd. (a)
   
200
     
6,414
 
Danaher Corp.
   
78
     
19,630
 
Dexcom, Inc. (b)
   
72
     
8,696
 
Edwards Lifesciences Corp. (b)
   
86
     
6,229
 
Elevance Health, Inc.
   
24
     
13,123
 
Genmab (a)(b)
   
22
     
8,482
 
Gilead Sciences, Inc.
   
152
     
11,926
 
GSK PLC (a)
   
392
     
6,449
 
HCA Healthcare, Inc.
   
30
     
6,524
 
Horizon Therapeutics PLC (b)
   
46
     
2,867
 
Humana, Inc.
   
18
     
10,045
 
IDEXX Laboratories, Inc. (b)
   
16
     
5,755
 
Illumina, Inc. (b)
   
22
     
5,034
 
Intuitive Surgical, Inc. (b)
   
48
     
11,831
 
IQVIA Holdings, Inc. (b)
   
30
     
6,290
 
Lonza Group (a)
   
14
     
7,210
 
Merck KGaA (a)
   
20
     
3,262
 
Mettler-Toledo International, Inc. (b)
   
4
     
5,060
 
Novo Nordisk (a)
   
176
     
19,139
 
Ono Pharmaceutical Co Ltd. (a)
   
200
     
4,704
 
Ramsay Health Care Ltd. (a)
   
70
     
2,622
 
ResMed, Inc.
   
28
     
6,263
 
Roche Holding (a)
   
74
     
24,590
 
Teleflex, Inc.
   
18
     
3,862
 


See Notes to the Financial Statements

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V-SHARES MSCI WORLD ESG MATERIALITY AND CARBON TRANSITION ETF


Schedule of Investments – Continued
October 31, 2022

   
Shares
   
Value
 
Health Care — 15.0% (Continued)
           
Vertex Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (b)
   
34
   
$
10,608
 
Waters Corp. (b)
   
14
     
4,188
 
West Pharmaceutical Services, Inc.
   
18
     
4,142
 
Zoetis, Inc.
   
54
     
8,142
 
             
331,355
 
Industrials — 11.0%
               
3M Co.
   
70
     
8,805
 
ABB Ltd. (a)
   
158
     
4,395
 
Accelleron Industries (a)(b)
   
7
     
119
 
Alstom (a)
   
172
     
3,546
 
BAE Systems PLC (a)
   
800
     
7,501
 
Caterpillar, Inc.
   
30
     
6,494
 
Cie de Saint-Gobain (a)
   
92
     
3,764
 
Cintas Corp.
   
14
     
5,986
 
Copart, Inc. (b)
   
62
     
7,131
 
Cummins, Inc.
   
34
     
8,313
 
Deere & Co.
   
32
     
12,666
 
Deutsche Post (a)
   
238
     
8,447
 
Equifax, Inc.
   
26
     
4,408
 
Experian PLC (a)
   
176
     
5,621
 
Ferguson PLC (a)
   
34
     
3,723
 
Geberit (a)
   
12
     
5,340
 
Hitachi Ltd. (a)
   
200
     
9,096
 
ITOCHU Corp. (a)
   
400
     
10,358
 
Johnson Controls International PLC
   
104
     
6,015
 
Kingspan Group PLC (a)
   
94
     
4,748
 
Komatsu Ltd. (a)
   
200
     
3,832
 
Kuehne + Nagel International (a)
   
14
     
2,985
 
Legrand (a)
   
66
     
5,032
 
Mitsubishi Electric Corp. (a)
   
600
     
5,288
 
NIBE INDUSTRIER (a)
   
666
     
5,310
 
Recruit Holdings Co. Ltd. (a)
   
200
     
6,176
 
RELX PLC (a)
   
276
     
7,439
 
Schneider Electric (a)
   
122
     
15,465
 
SGS SA (a)
   
2
     
4,415
 
Siemens (a)
   
86
     
9,404
 
Siemens Energy (a)
   
190
     
2,219
 
Sumitomo Corp. (a)
   
400
     
5,101
 
TransUnion
   
54
     
3,201
 
Transurban Group (a)
   
611
     
5,181
 


See Notes to the Financial Statements

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V-SHARES MSCI WORLD ESG MATERIALITY AND CARBON TRANSITION ETF


Schedule of Investments – Continued
October 31, 2022

   
Shares
   
Value
 
Industrials — 11.0% (Continued)
           
Vestas Wind Systems (a)
   
264
   
$
5,201
 
Vinci (a)
   
74
     
6,815
 
Waste Management, Inc.
   
32
     
5,068
 
Wolters Kluwer (a)
   
56
     
5,953
 
WW Grainger, Inc.
   
10
     
5,844
 
Yaskawa Electric Corp. (a)
   
200
     
5,557
 
             
241,962
 
Information Technology — 19.1%
               
Adobe, Inc. (b)
   
40
     
12,740
 
Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. (b)
   
144
     
8,649
 
Applied Materials, Inc.
   
76
     
6,710
 
ASML Holding (a)
   
32
     
15,118
 
Autodesk, Inc. (b)
   
44
     
9,429
 
Automatic Data Processing, Inc.
   
24
     
5,801
 
Cisco Systems Inc.
   
270
     
12,266
 
Infineon Technologies (a)
   
160
     
3,897
 
Intel Corp.
   
608
     
17,285
 
Intuit, Inc.
   
22
     
9,405
 
Lam Research Corp.
   
14
     
5,667
 
Microsoft Corp.
   
918
     
213,095
 
Murata Manufacturing Co Ltd. (a)
   
200
     
9,823
 
NVIDIA Corp.
   
388
     
52,368
 
salesforce.com, Inc. (b)
   
76
     
12,357
 
SAP (a)
   
166
     
16,024
 
Texas Instruments, Inc.
   
68
     
10,923
 
             
421,557
 
Materials — 4.3%
               
Agnico Eagle Mines Ltd. (a)
   
92
     
4,042
 
Air Liquide (a)
   
46
     
6,015
 
Akzo Nobel (a)
   
54
     
3,332
 
Ball Corp.
   
36
     
1,778
 
Ecolab, Inc.
   
42
     
6,597
 
Givaudan (a)
   
2
     
5,976
 
Holmen (a)
   
104
     
3,770
 
International Flavors & Fragrances, Inc.
   
48
     
4,685
 
International Paper Co.
   
54
     
1,815
 
Linde PLC
   
50
     
14,868
 
Nitto Denko Corp. (a)
   
200
     
10,536
 
Novozymes (a)
   
100
     
5,253
 
Nutrien Ltd. (a)
   
54
     
4,557
 


See Notes to the Financial Statements

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V-SHARES MSCI WORLD ESG MATERIALITY AND CARBON TRANSITION ETF


Schedule of Investments – Continued
October 31, 2022

   
Shares
   
Value
 
Materials — 4.3% (Continued)
           
PPG Industries, Inc.
   
48
   
$
5,481
 
Sherwin-Williams Co.
   
34
     
7,651
 
Svenska Cellulosa (a)
   
292
     
3,443
 
UPM-Kymmene Oyj (a)
   
104
     
3,486
 
Wheaton Precious Metals Corp. (a)
   
60
     
1,960
 
             
95,245
 
Real Estate — 2.7%
               
Alexandria Real Estate Equities, Inc. – REIT
   
34
     
4,940
 
American Tower Corp. – REIT
   
48
     
9,945
 
Boston Properties, Inc. – REIT
   
46
     
3,344
 
Crown Castle International Corp. – REIT
   
48
     
6,396
 
Digital Realty Trust, Inc. – REIT
   
40
     
4,010
 
Equinix, Inc. – REIT
   
20
     
11,329
 
Iron Mountain, Inc. – REIT
   
60
     
3,004
 
Prologis, Inc. – REIT
   
82
     
9,082
 
Simon Property Group, Inc. – REIT
   
46
     
5,013
 
Ventas, Inc. – REIT
   
68
     
2,661
 
             
59,724
 
Utilities — 2.9%
               
Edison International
   
108
     
6,484
 
Enel SpA (a)
   
1,684
     
7,521
 
Exelon Corp.
   
94
     
3,628
 
Iberdrola (a)
   
736
     
7,474
 
National Grid PLC (a)
   
272
     
2,970
 
NextEra Energy, Inc.
   
178
     
13,795
 
Northland Power, Inc. (a)
   
198
     
5,754
 
Orsted (a)
   
64
     
5,280
 
Terna – Rete Elettrica Nazionale (a)
   
1,218
     
8,075
 
Verbund (a)
   
42
     
3,290
 
             
64,271
 
Total Common Stocks
               
  (Cost $2,472,131)
           
2,192,700
 


See Notes to the Financial Statements

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V-SHARES MSCI WORLD ESG MATERIALITY AND CARBON TRANSITION ETF


Schedule of Investments – Continued
October 31, 2022

   
Shares
   
Value
 
SHORT-TERM INVESTMENT — 0.5%
           
First American Government Obligations Fund, Class X, 2.92% (c)
           
Total Short-Term Investment
           
  (Cost $9,894)
   
9,894
   
$
9,894
 
Total Investments — 99.9%
               
  (Cost $2,482,025)
           
2,202,594
 
Other Assets and Liabilities, Net — 0.1%
           
2,672
 
Total Net Assets — 100.0%
         
$
2,205,266
 

ADR – American Depositary Receipt.
PLC – Public Limited Company.
REIT – Real Estate Investment Trust.
(a)
Foreign company.
(b)
Non-income producing security.
(c)
The rate shown is the annualized seven-day effective yield as of October 31, 2022.

At October 31, 2022, the country diversification for the Fund was as follows:
 
 
% of
Country
Net Assets
United States
   
57.7
%
 
European Union
   
13.7
%
 
Japan
   
6.5
%
 
Great Britain
   
6.4
%
 
Canada
   
3.8
%
 
Switzerland
   
3.7
%
 
Australia
   
3.1
%
 
Denmark
   
2.0
%
 
Sweden
   
1.1
%
 
Hong Kong
   
0.7
%
 
Singapore
   
0.4
%
 
Norway
   
0.3
%
 
Short-Term Investment
   
0.5
%
 
Other Assets and Liabilities, Net
   
0.1
%
 
Total
   
100.0
%
 

The Global Industry Classification Standard (“GICS®”) was developed by and/or is the exclusive property of MSCI, Inc. (“MSCI”) and Standard & Poor’s Financial Services LLC (“S&P”). GICS® is a service mark of MSCI and S&P and has been licensed for use.
 

 
See Notes to the Financial Statements

32

V-SHARES


Statement of Assets and Liabilities
October 31, 2022

         
V-Shares
 
         
MSCI World ESG
 
   
V-Shares
   
Materiality
 
   
US Leadership
   
and Carbon
 
   
Diversity ETF
   
Transition ETF
 
ASSETS:
           
Investments, at value
           
  (Cost: $1,221,854 & $2,482,025, respectively)
 
$
1,035,338
   
$
2,202,594
 
Dividends and interest receivable
   
888
     
3,157
 
Foreign cash (Cost: $163)
   
     
163
 
Total assets
   
1,036,226
     
2,205,914
 
                 
LIABILITIES:
               
Payable to investment adviser
   
185
     
648
 
Payable for investment securities purchased
   
1,499
     
 
Total liabilities
   
1,684
     
648
 
                 
NET ASSETS
 
$
1,034,542
   
$
2,205,266
 
                 
NET ASSETS CONSIST OF:
               
Paid-in capital
 
$
1,235,500
   
$
2,473,000
 
Total accumulated loss
   
(200,958
)
   
(267,734
)
Net Assets
 
$
1,034,542
   
$
2,205,266
 
                 
Shares issued and outstanding(1)
   
50,000
     
100,000
 
Net asset value, redemption price and offering price per share
 
$
20.69
   
$
22.05
 

(1)
Unlimited shares authorized, without par value.


See Notes to the Financial Statements

33

V-SHARES


Statement of Operations
For the Period Ended October 31, 2022

         
V-Shares
 
         
MSCI World ESG
 
   
V-Shares
   
Materiality
 
   
US Leadership
   
and Carbon
 
   
Diversity ETF(1)
   
Transition ETF(2)
 
INVESTMENT INCOME:
           
Dividend income
 
$
14,715
   
$
16,157
 
Less: foreign taxes withheld
   
(1
)
   
(1,014
)
Interest income
   
29
     
54
 
Total investment income
   
14,743
     
15,197
 
                 
EXPENSES:
               
Investment adviser fees (See Note 4)
   
2,794
     
3,510
 
Net expenses
   
2,794
     
3,510
 
                 
NET INVESTMENT INCOME
   
11,949
     
11,687
 
                 
REALIZED AND UNREALIZED
               
  GAIN (LOSS) ON INVESTMENTS:
               
Net realized gain (loss) on investments
   
(19,093
)
   
48
 
Net change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation on investments
   
(186,516
)
   
(279,469
)
Net realized and unrealized loss on investments
   
(205,609
)
   
(279,421
)
                 
NET DECREASE IN NET ASSETS
               
  RESULTING FROM OPERATIONS
 
$
(193,660
)
 
$
(267,734
)

(1)
Inception date for the Fund was December 21, 2021.
(2)
Inception date for the Fund was June 8, 2022.


See Notes to the Financial Statements

34

V-SHARES US LEADERSHIP DIVERSITY ETF


Statement of Changes in Net Assets


   
For the Period
 
   
Since Inception(1)
 
   
Through
 
   
October 31, 2022
 
OPERATIONS:
     
Net investment income
 
$
11,949
 
Net realized loss on investments
   
(19,093
)
Net change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation on investments
   
(186,516
)
Net decrease in net assets resulting from operations
   
(193,660
)
         
CAPITAL SHARE TRANSACTIONS:
       
Proceeds from shares sold
   
1,235,500
 
Proceeds from reinvestment of distributions
   
 
Payments for shares redeemed
   
 
Net increase in net assets resulting from capital share transactions
   
1,235,500
 
         
DISTRIBUTIONS TO SHAREHOLDERS
   
(7,298
)
         
TOTAL INCREASE IN NET ASSETS
   
1,034,542
 
         
NET ASSETS:
       
Beginning of period
   
 
End of period
 
$
1,034,542
 

(1)
Inception date for the Fund was December 21, 2021.


See Notes to the Financial Statements

35

V-SHARES MSCI WORLD ESG MATERIALITY AND CARBON TRANSITION ETF


Statement of Changes in Net Assets


   
For the Period
 
   
Since Inception(1)
 
   
Through
 
   
October 31, 2022
 
OPERATIONS:
     
Net investment income
 
$
11,687
 
Net realized gain on investments
   
48
 
Net change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation on investments
   
(279,469
)
Net decrease in net assets resulting from operations
   
(267,734
)
         
CAPITAL SHARE TRANSACTIONS:
       
Proceeds from shares sold
   
2,473,000
 
Proceeds from reinvestment of distributions
   
 
Payments for shares redeemed
   
 
Net increase in net assets resulting from capital share transactions
   
2,473,000
 
         
DISTRIBUTIONS TO SHAREHOLDERS
   
 
         
TOTAL INCREASE IN NET ASSETS
   
2,205,266
 
         
NET ASSETS:
       
Beginning of period
   
 
End of period
 
$
2,205,266
 

(1)
Inception date for the Fund was June 8, 2022.


See Notes to the Financial Statements

36

V-SHARES US LEADERSHIP DIVERSITY ETF


Financial Highlights


For a Fund share outstanding throughout the period.
 
   
For the Period
 
   
Since Inception(1)
 
   
Through
 
   
October 31, 2022
 
PER SHARE DATA:
     
Net asset value, beginning of period
 
$
24.71
 
         
INVESTMENT OPERATIONS:
       
Net investment income
   
0.23
 
Net realized and unrealized loss on investments
   
(4.11
)
Total from investment operations
   
(3.88
)
         
LESS DISTRIBUTIONS FROM:
       
Net investment income
   
(0.14
)
Net realized gains
   
 
Total distributions
   
(0.14
)
Net asset value, end of period
 
$
20.69
 
         
TOTAL RETURN, AT NAV(2)
   
-15.68
%
TOTAL RETURN, AT MARKET(2)
   
-15.66
%
         
SUPPLEMENTAL DATA AND RATIOS:
       
Net assets, end of period (in 000’s)
 
$
1,035
 
Ratio of expenses to average net assets(3)
   
0.29
%
Ratio of net investment income to average net assets(3)
   
1.24
%
         
Portfolio turnover rate(2)(4)
   
13
%

(1)
Inception date for the Fund was December 21, 2021.
(2)
Not annualized for period less than one year.
(3)
Annualized for period less than one year.
(4)
Excludes impact of in-kind transactions.


See Notes to the Financial Statements

37

V-SHARES MSCI WORLD ESG MATERIALITY AND CARBON TRANSITION ETF


Financial Highlights


For a Fund share outstanding throughout the period.
 
   
For the Period
 
   
Since Inception(1)
 
   
Through
 
   
October 31, 2022
 
PER SHARE DATA:
     
Net asset value, beginning of period
 
$
24.73
 
         
INVESTMENT OPERATIONS:
       
Net investment income
   
0.12
 
Net realized and unrealized loss on investments
   
(2.80
)
Total from investment operations
   
(2.68
)
         
LESS DISTRIBUTIONS FROM:
       
Net investment income
   
 
Net realized gains
   
 
Total distributions
   
 
Net asset value, end of period
 
$
22.05
 
         
TOTAL RETURN, AT NAV(2)
   
-10.83
%
TOTAL RETURN, AT MARKET(2)
   
-10.38
%
         
SUPPLEMENTAL DATA AND RATIOS:
       
Net assets, end of period (in 000’s)
 
$
2,205
 
Ratio of expenses to average net assets(3)
   
0.39
%
Ratio of net investment income to average net assets(3)
   
1.30
%
         
Portfolio turnover rate(2)(4)
   
0
%

(1)
Inception date for the Fund was June 8, 2022.
(2)
Not annualized for period less than one year.
(3)
Annualized for period less than one year.
(4)
Excludes impact of in-kind transactions.


See Notes to the Financial Statements

38

V-SHARES


Notes to the Financial Statements
October 31, 2022

1.  ORGANIZATION
 
Managed Portfolio Series (the “Trust”) was organized as a Delaware statutory trust on January 27, 2011.  The Trust is registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “1940 Act”), as an open-end management investment company.  The V-Shares US Leadership Diversity ETF (“US Leadership Diversity ETF” or the “Fund”) is a diversified series with its own investment objectives and policies within the Trust.  The investment objective of the Fund is to track the investment results of the ISS ESG U.S. Diversity Index, which is composed of U.S. large, mid, and small capitalization stocks of companies exhibiting broad ethnic and gender representation for Directors and Named Executive Officers, as determined by Institutional Shareholder Services, Inc. (the “Index Provider” or “ISS”).  The V-Shares MSCI World ESG Materiality and Carbon Transition ETF (“MSCI World ESG ETF” or the “Fund”) is a non-diversified series with its own investment objectives and policies within the Trust.  The investment objective of the Fund is to track the investment results of the MSCI World Index. The Trust has evaluated the structure, objective and activities of the Funds and determined that they meet the characteristics of an investment company. As such, the Funds follow the investment company accounting and reporting guidance of the Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) Accounting Standards Codification Topic 946, Financial Services – Investment Companies.
 
Shares of the US Leadership Diversity ETF are listed and traded on the NYSE Arca, Inc. (the “NYSE”) and shares of the MSCI World ESG ETF are listed and traded on the CBOE BZX Exchange, Inc. (the “CBOE”). The market prices for shares may be different from their net asset value (“NAV”). The Funds issue and redeem shares on a continuous basis at NAV only in blocks of 50,000 shares, called “Creation Units”. Creation Units are issued and redeemed principally in-kind for securities included in a specified universe, with cash included to balance to the Creation Unit total. Once created, shares generally trade in the secondary market at market prices that change throughout the day in amounts less than a Creation Unit. Except when aggregated in Creation Units, shares are not redeemable securities of the Funds. Shares of the Funds may only be purchased or redeemed by certain financial institutions (“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 Depository Trust Company participant and, in each case, must have executed a Participation Agreement with Quasar Distributors, LLC (the “Distributor”). Most retail investors do not qualify as Authorized Participants nor have the resources to buy and sell whole Creation Units. Therefore, they are unable to purchase or redeem the shares directly from the Funds. Rather, most retail investors may purchase shares in the secondary market with the assistance of a broker and are subject to customary brokerage commissions or fees.
 
The Funds currently offer only one class of shares, which have no front-end sales loads, no deferred sales charges, and no redemption fees. A purchase (i.e. creation) transaction fee is imposed for the transfer and other transaction costs associated with the purchase of Creation Units. The standard fixed creation transaction fee for each Fund is $500, which is payable by V-Square Quantitative Management, LLC (the “Adviser”) or Authorized Participant. In addition, a variable fee may be charged on all cash transactions or substitutes for Creation Units of up to a maximum of 2% as a percentage of the value of the Creation Units subject to the transaction. Variable fees are imposed to compensate the Funds for the transaction costs associated with the cash transactions. Variable fees received by the Funds are displayed in the capital shares transaction section of the Statement of Changes in Net Assets. The Funds may issue an unlimited number of shares of beneficial interest, with no par value. All shares of the Funds have equal rights and privileges. Organizational costs that were incurred to establish the Funds to enable them to legally do business were paid for by the Adviser. These payments are not recoupable by the Adviser.
 

 
39

V-SHARES


Notes to the Financial Statements – Continued
October 31, 2022
 
2.  SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES
 
The following is a summary of significant accounting policies consistently followed by the Funds in preparation of their financial statements. These policies are in conformity with generally accepted accounting principles in the United States of America (“GAAP”).
 
Security Valuation – All investments in securities are recorded at their estimated fair value, as described in Note 3.
 
Federal Income Taxes – The Funds comply with the requirements of subchapter M of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, necessary to qualify as regulated investment companies and distribute substantially all net taxable investment income and net realized gains to shareholders in a manner which results in no tax cost to the Funds.  Therefore, no federal income tax provision is required.  As of and during the period ended October 31, 2022, the Funds did not have any tax positions that did not meet the “more-likely-than-not” threshold of being sustained by the applicable tax authority.  The Funds recognize interest and penalties, if any, related to unrecognized tax benefits on uncertain tax positions as income tax expense in the Statements of Operations.  As of and during the period ended October 31, 2022, the Funds did not have any liabilities for unrecognized tax benefits. The Funds are not subject to examination by U.S. tax authorities for tax years prior to the periods ended October 31, 2022.
 
Security Transactions, Income, and Distributions – The Funds follow industry practice and record security transactions on the trade date.  Realized gains and losses on sales of securities are calculated on the basis of identified cost.  Dividend income is recorded on the ex-dividend date and interest income is recorded on an accrual basis.  Withholding taxes on foreign dividends have been provided for in accordance with each Fund’s understanding of the applicable country’s tax rules and regulations.  Discounts and premiums on securities purchased are amortized over the expected life of the respective securities using the constant yield method.
 
The Funds distribute substantially all net investment income, if any, semi-annually, and net realized capital gains, if any, annually.  Distributions to shareholders are recorded on the ex-dividend date.  The treatment for financial reporting purposes of distributions made to shareholders during the year from net investment income or net realized capital gains may differ from their treatment for federal income tax purposes.  These differences are caused primarily by differences in the timing of the recognition of certain components of income, expense or realized capital gain for federal income tax purposes.  Where such differences are permanent in nature, GAAP requires that they be reclassified in the components of the net assets based on their ultimate characterization for federal income tax purposes.  Any such reclassifications will have no effect on net assets, results of operations or net asset values per share of the Funds.  For the year or period ended October 31, 2022, there were no reclassifications needed.
 
Use of Estimates – The preparation of financial statements in conformity with 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 revenues and expenses during the reporting period. Actual results could differ from those estimates. For the period ended October 31, 2022, there were no reclassifications needed.
 
3.  SECURITIES VALUATION
 
The Funds have adopted authoritative fair value accounting standards which establish an authoritative definition of fair value and set out a hierarchy for measuring fair value. These standards require additional disclosures about the various inputs and valuation techniques used to develop the measurements of fair value, a discussion of changes in
 

 
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October 31, 2022

valuation techniques and related inputs during the period and expanded disclosure of valuation Levels for major security types.  These inputs are summarized in the three broad Levels listed below:
 
Level 1 –
Unadjusted quoted prices in active markets for identical assets or liabilities that the Funds have the ability to access.
   
Level 2 –
Observable inputs other than quoted prices included in Level 1 that are observable for the asset or liability, either directly or indirectly. These inputs may include quoted prices for the identical instrument on an inactive market, prices for similar instruments, interest rates, prepayment speeds, credit risk, yield curves, default rates and similar data.
   
Level 3 –
Unobservable inputs for the asset or liability, to the extent relevant observable inputs are not available, representing a Fund’s own assumptions about the assumptions a market participant would use in valuing the asset or liability, and would be based on the best information available.

Following is a description of the valuation techniques applied to the Funds’ major categories of assets and liabilities measured at fair value on a recurring basis.  Each Fund’s investments are carried at fair value.
 
Short-Term Investments – Investments in other mutual funds, including money market funds, are valued at their net asset value per share.  To the extent these securities are actively traded and valuation adjustments are not applied, they are categorized in Level 1 of the fair value hierarchy.
 
Equity Securities – Equity securities, including common stocks, preferred stocks, exchange traded funds (“ETF”s) and real estate investment trusts (“REIT”s), that are primarily traded on a national securities exchange are valued at the last sale price on the exchange on which they are primarily traded on the day of valuation or, if there has been no sale on such day, at the mean between the bid and ask prices.  Securities traded primarily in the Nasdaq Global Market System for which market quotations are readily available are valued using the Nasdaq Official Closing Price (“NOCP”).  If the NOCP is not available, such securities are valued at the last sale price on the day of valuation, or if there has been no sale on such day, at the mean between the bid and ask prices.  To the extent these securities are actively traded and valuation adjustments are not applied, they are categorized in Level 1 of the fair value hierarchy.
 
The Board of Trustees (the “Board”) has adopted a pricing and valuation policy for use by the Funds and their Valuation Designee (as defined below) in calculating each Fund’s NAV. Pursuant to Rule 2a-5 under the 1940 Act, the Funds have designated V-Square Quantitative Management, LLC (the “Adviser”) as its “Valuation Designee” to perform all of the fair value determinations as well as to perform all of the responsibilities that may be performed by the Valuation Designee in accordance with Rule 2a-5. The Valuation Designee is authorized to make all necessary determinations of the fair values of portfolio securities and other assets for which market quotations are not readily available or if it is deemed that the prices obtained from brokers, dealers or independent pricing services are unreliable.
 
The inputs or methodology used for valuing securities are not an indication of the risk associated with investing in those securities.  The following is a summary of the inputs used to value the Funds’ securities as of October 31, 2022:
 
US Leadership Diversity ETF
 
   
Level 1
   
Level 2
   
Level 3
   
Total
 
Common Stocks
 
$
1,030,267
   
$
   
$
   
$
1,030,267
 
Short-Term Investment
   
5,071
     
     
     
5,071
 
Total Investments in Securities
 
$
1,035,338
   
$
   
$
   
$
1,035,338
 

 
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October 31, 2022

MSCI World ESG ETF
 
   
Level 1
   
Level 2
   
Level 3
   
Total
 
Common Stocks
 
$
2,192,700
   
$
   
$
   
$
2,192,700
 
Short-Term Investment
   
9,894
     
     
     
9,894
 
Total Investments in Securities
 
$
2,202,594
   
$
   
$
   
$
2,202,594
 

Refer to each Fund’s Schedule of Investments for further information on the classification of investments.
 
4.  INVESTMENT ADVISORY FEE AND OTHER TRANSACTIONS WITH AFFILIATES
 
The Trust has an agreement with the Adviser to furnish investment advisory services to the Funds.  Pursuant to an Investment Advisory Agreement between the Trust and the Adviser, the Adviser is entitled to receive a monthly management fee based upon the average daily net assets of the Funds at the following annual rates:
 
US Leadership Diversity ETF
0.29%
 
MSCI World ESG ETF
0.39%
 

Under the investment advisory agreement, the Adviser has agreed to pay all expenses incurred by the Funds except for the advisory fee, interest, taxes, brokerage expenses and other fees, charges, taxes, levies or expenses (such as stamp taxes) incurred in connection with the execution of portfolio transactions or in connection with creation and redemption transactions (including without limitation any fees, charges, taxes, levies or expenses related to the purchase or sale of an amount of any currency, or the patriation or repatriation of any security or other asset, related to the execution of portfolio transactions or any creation or redemption transactions), legal fees or expenses in connection with any arbitration, litigation or pending or threatened arbitration or litigation, acquired fund fees and expenses, any fees and expenses related to the provision of securities lending services, extraordinary expenses, and distribution fees and expenses paid by the Trust.
 
The Adviser has engaged Vident Investment Advisory, LLC (the “Sub-Adviser”) as the Sub-Adviser to the Funds.
 
U.S. Bancorp Fund Services, LLC (the “Administrator”), doing business as U.S. Bank Global Fund Services, acts as the Funds’ Administrator, Transfer Agent, and Fund Accountant.  U.S. Bank N.A. (the “Custodian”) serves as the Custodian to the Funds.  The Custodian is an affiliate of the Administrator.  The Administrator performs various administrative and accounting services for the Funds. The Administrator prepares various federal and state regulatory filings, reports and returns for the Funds; prepares reports and materials to be supplied to the Trustees; monitors the activities of the Funds’ Custodian; coordinates the payment of the Funds’ expenses and reviews the Funds’ expense accruals. The officers of the Trust, including the Chief Compliance Officer, are employees of the Administrator. As compensation for its services, the Administrator is entitled to a monthly fee at an annual rate based upon the average daily net assets of the Funds, subject to annual minimums and payable by the Adviser.
 


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October 31, 2022
 
5.  CAPITAL SHARE TRANSACTIONS
 
Transactions in shares of the Funds were as follows:
 
US Leadership Diversity ETF
 
   
Period Ended
 
   
October 31, 2022
 
Shares sold
   
50,000
 
Shares issued to holders in reinvestment of distributions
   
 
Shares redeemed
   
 
Net increase in shares outstanding
   
50,000
 

MSCI World ESG ETF
 
   
Period Ended
 
   
October 31, 2022
 
Shares sold
   
100,000
 
Shares issued to holders in reinvestment of distributions
   
 
Shares redeemed
   
 
Net increase in shares outstanding
   
100,000
 

6.  INVESTMENT TRANSACTIONS
 
The aggregate purchases and sales, excluding short-term investments, by the Funds for the period ended October 31, 2022, were as follows:
 
   
U.S. Government Securities
   
Other Securities
 
   
Purchases
   
Sales
   
Purchases*
   
Sales
 
US Leadership Diversity ETF
 
$
   
$
   
$
132,927
   
$
131,240
 
MSCI World ESG ETF
   
     
     
4,994
     
81
 

*
Purchases exclude subscriptions in-kind of $1,234,352 and $2,467,364 for the US Leadership Diversity ETF and MSCI World ESG ETF, respectively.
 
7.  FEDERAL TAX INFORMATION
 
The aggregate gross unrealized appreciation and depreciation of securities held by the Funds and the total cost of securities for federal income tax purposes at October 31, 2022, were as follows:
 
   
Aggregate Gross
   
Aggregate Gross
   
Net Unrealized
   
Federal Income
 
Fund
 
Appreciation
   
Depreciation
   
Depreciation
   
Tax Cost
 
US Leadership Diversity ETF
 
$
44,599
   
$
(231,181
)
 
$
(186,582
)
 
$
1,221,920
 
MSCI World ESG ETF
   
39,680
     
(319,111
)
   
(279,431
)
   
2,482,025
 

Any differences between book-basis and tax-basis unrealized appreciation (depreciation) is attributable primarily to the deferral of wash sale losses.
 

 
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October 31, 2022

At October 31, 2022, the components of distributable earnings on a tax-basis were as follows:
 
   
Undistributed
   
Undistributed
   
Other
   
Net
   
Total
 
   
Ordinary
   
Long-Term
   
Accumulated
   
Unrealized
   
Accumulated
 
Fund
 
Income
   
Capital Gains
   
Gains (Losses)
   
Depreciation
   
Loss
 
US Leadership Diversity ETF
 
$
4,651
   
$
   
$
(19,027
)
 
$
(186,582
)
 
$
(200,958
)
MSCI World ESG ETF
   
11,541
     
194
     
(38
)
   
(279,431
)
   
(267,734
)

As of October 31, 2022, the US Leadership Diversity ETF had a non-expiring short-term capital loss carryover of $19,027 and the MSCI World ESG ETF had no capital loss carryover. A regulated investment company may elect for any taxable year to treat any portion of any qualified late year loss as arising on the first day of the next taxable year. Qualified late year losses are certain capital, and ordinary losses which occur during the portion of the Fund’s taxable year subsequent to October 31 and December 31, respectively. For the taxable period ended October 31, 2022, the Funds did not defer any post-October losses.
 
The tax character of distributions paid during the period ended October 31, 2022, were as follows:
 
   
Ordinary*
   
Long-Term
       
Fund
 
Income
   
Capital Gains
   
Total
 
US Leadership Diversity ETF
 
$
7,298
   
$
   
$
7,298
 
MSCI World ESG ETF
   
     
     
 

*
For federal income tax purposes, distributions of short-term capital gains are treated as ordinary income.
 
8.  SECTOR RISK
 
As of October 31, 2022, the US Leadership Diversity ETF had a significant portion of its assets invested in the information technology sector. The information technology sector may be more sensitive to changes in domestic and international competition, economic cycles, financial resources, personnel availability, rapid innovation and intellectual property issues.
 
9.  GENERAL RISK
 
The global outbreak of COVID-19 has disrupted economic markets and the prolonged economic impact is uncertain. The operational and financial performance of the issuers of securities in which each Fund invests depends on future developments, including the duration and spread of the outbreak, and such uncertainty may in turn impact the value of the Funds’ investments.
 
On February 24, 2022, Russia commenced a military attack on Ukraine. The outbreak of hostilities between the two countries could result in more widespread conflict and could have a severe adverse effect on the region and the markets. In addition, sanctions imposed on Russia by the United States and other countries, and any sanctions imposed in the future could have a significant adverse impact on the Russian economy and related markets. The price and liquidity of investments may fluctuate widely as a result of the conflict and related events. How long such conflict and related events will last and whether it will escalate further cannot be predicted, nor its effect on the Funds.
 
10.  SUBSEQUENT EVENT
 
On December 28, 2022, the US Leadership Diversity ETF declared an income distribution of $7,747, or $0.15494 per share, payable on January 3, 2023.
 
On December 28, 2022, the MSCI World ESG ETF declared an income distribution of $17,243, or $0.17243 per share and a long-term capital gain of $194, or $0.00194 per share, payable on January 3, 2023.
 
Management has performed an evaluation of subsequent events through the date the financial statements were issued and has determined that no additional items require recognition or disclosure.
 

 
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Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm


To the Shareholders of V-Shares ETFs and
Board of Trustees of Managed Portfolio Series
 
Opinion on the Financial Statements
 
We have audited the accompanying statements of assets and liabilities, including the schedules of investments, of the funds listed below (“V-Shares ETFs” or the “Funds”), each a series of Managed Portfolio Series, as of October 31, 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 October 31, 2022, the results of their operations, the changes in 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.
 
 
Statements of
Statements of
 
Fund Name
Operations
Changes in Net Assets
Financial Highlights
V-Shares US Leadership Diversity ETF
For the period from December 21, 2021 (commencement of operations)
 
through October 31, 2022
V-Shares MSCI World ESG Materiality
For the period from June 8, 2022 (commencement of operations)
  & Carbon Transition ETF
through October 31, 2022

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 October 31, 2022, by correspondence with the custodians 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 2021.
 

COHEN & COMPANY, LTD.
Milwaukee, Wisconsin
December 30, 2022

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V-SHARES MSCI WORLD ESG MATERIALITY AND CARBON TRANSITION ETF


Approval of Investment Advisory Agreement (Unaudited)


At regular meetings of the Board of Trustees of Managed Portfolio Series (“Trust”) on February 22-23, 2022 and May 17-18, 2022, the Trust’s Board of Trustees (“Board”), including all of the Trustees who are not “interested persons” of the Trust, as that term is defined in Section 2(a)(19) of the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (“Independent Trustees”), considered and approved the Investment Advisory Agreement between the Trust and V-Square Quantitative Management, LLC (“V-Square” or “Adviser”) regarding the V-Shares MSCI World ESG Materiality and Carbon Transition ETF (the “Fund”) (the “Advisory Agreement”) and the Investment Sub-Advisory Agreement between V-Square and Vident Investment Advisory, LLC (“Vident” or “Sub-Adviser”) regarding the Fund (the “Sub-Advisory Agreement”), each for an initial two-year term.
 
Prior to the meetings and at the meetings, the Trustees received and considered information from the Adviser, the Sub-Adviser, and the Trust’s administrator designed to provide the Trustees with the information necessary to evaluate the approval of the Advisory Agreement and the Sub-Advisory Agreement (“Support Materials”). The Independent Trustees then reviewed the Support Materials with regard to V-Square, Vident and the Fund. They discussed initial SEC filings for the Fund. They reviewed and considered the Fund’s investment strategy, services that V-Square and Vident proposed to provide to the Fund, proposed management fee and the profitability that V-Square expects to realize from its management of the Fund, any additional benefits that V-Square or Vident expect to realize from their management of the Fund, and other matters that the Trustees deemed relevant. The Trustees also reviewed analyses which were prepared by the Fund’s administrator of the Fund’s proposed and projected expenses relative to other funds in the same Morningstar category. Before voting to approve the Advisory Agreement and Sub-Advisory Agreement, the Trustees reviewed the Support Materials with Trust management and with counsel to the Independent Trustees, and received a summary from such counsel discussing the legal standards for the Trustees’ consideration of the approval of the Advisory Agreement and Sub-Advisory Agreement. This information, together with the information provided to the Board throughout the course of the year, formed the primary (but not exclusive) basis for the Board’s determinations.
 
In determining whether to approve the Advisory Agreement and Sub-Advisory Agreement, the Trustees considered all factors they believed relevant, including the following with respect to the Fund: (1) the nature, extent, and quality of the services to be provided by V-Square and Vident with respect to the Fund; (2) the cost of the services to be provided and the profits to be realized by V-Square, and the revenue received, from services rendered to the Fund; (3) comparative fee and expense data for the Fund and other investment companies with similar investment objectives; (4) the extent to which economies of scale may be realized as the Fund grows, and whether the proposed advisory fee for the Fund reflects such economies of scale for the Fund’s benefit; and (5) other benefits to V-Square or Vident resulting from services rendered to the Fund.  In their deliberations, the Trustees did not identify any particular information that was all-important or controlling.
 
Nature, Extent and Quality of Services Provided.  The Trustees considered the scope of services that V-Square and Vident will provide under the Advisory Agreement and Sub-Advisory Agreement with respect to the Fund, noting that such services include but are not limited to the following: (1) investing the Fund’s assets consistent with the Fund’s investment objectives and investment policies; (2) determining the portfolio securities to be purchased, sold, or otherwise disposed of and the timing of such transactions; (3) voting all proxies with respect to the Fund’s portfolio securities; (4) maintaining the required books and records for transactions effected by V-Square or Vident on behalf of the Fund; and (5) selecting broker-dealers to execute orders on behalf of the Fund.  The Trustees noted that V-Square and Vident are well capitalized. The Trustees also considered V-Square’s and Vident’s assets under management.  The Trustees considered the experience of the proposed portfolio managers from V-Square and Vident in managing similar funds.
 

 
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V-SHARES MSCI WORLD ESG MATERIALITY AND CARBON TRANSITION ETF


Approval of Investment Advisory Agreement (Unaudited) – Continued


Cost of Advisory Services and Profitability.  The Trustees considered the proposed management fee that the Fund will pay to V-Square under the Advisory Agreement in the amount of 0.39% of the Fund’s average annual daily net assets.  They also considered V-Square’s profitability analysis for services that V-Square and Vident will render to the Fund. The Trustees noted that because the sub-advisory fees will be paid by V-Square, the overall advisory fee to be paid by the Fund is not directly affected by the sub-advisory fees to be paid to Vident.  Consequently, the Trustees did not consider the costs of services to be provided by Vident or the profitability of its relationship with the Fund to be material factors for consideration given that Vident is not affiliated with V-Square and, therefore, the sub-advisory fees were negotiated on an arm’s length basis.
 
Comparative Fee and Expense Data. The Trustees considered an analysis that the Trust’s administrator had prepared, comparing the contractual expenses that the Fund will bear to those of funds in the same Morningstar category.
 
 
V-Shares MSCI World ESG Materiality and Carbon Transition ETF.  The Trustees noted that the Fund’s total contractual expenses, which consist of the Fund’s contractual unified management fee of 0.39%, are at the peer group median and below the peer group average

While recognizing that it is difficult to compare advisory fees because the scope of advisory services provided may vary from one investment adviser to another, the Trustees concluded that V-Square’s proposed advisory fee and the portion of such fee that it intends to allocate to Vident was reasonable.
 
Economies of Scale.  The Trustees considered whether the Fund would benefit from any economies of scale, noting that the proposed investment advisory fee for the Fund does not contain breakpoints.  The Trustees took into account the fact that V-Square had agreed to consider breakpoints in the future in response to asset growth in the Fund.  The Trustees concluded that it is not necessary to consider the implementation of fee breakpoints at this time, but committed to revisit this issue in the future as circumstances change and asset levels increase.
 
Other Benefits. The Trustees considered the direct and indirect benefits that could be realized by V-Square and Vident from their relationships with the Fund. The Trustees noted that V-Square will not use affiliated brokers to execute the Fund’s portfolio transactions.  The Trustees considered that V-Square may receive some form of reputational benefit from services rendered to the Fund, but that such benefits are immaterial and cannot otherwise be quantified. The Trustees concluded that V-Square does not receive additional material benefits from its relationship with the Fund.
 
Based upon V-Square’s presentation at the Board meeting and information from V-Square, Vident and the Trust’s administrator designed to provide the Trustees with the information necessary to evaluate the terms of the proposed Advisory Agreement, the Board concluded that the overall arrangements between the Trust, V-Square and Vident as set forth in the Advisory Agreement and Sub-Advisory Agreement are fair and reasonable in light of the services that V-Square and Vident will perform, the investment advisory fees that each will receive for such services, and such other matters as the Trustees considered relevant in the exercise of their reasonable business judgment.
 

 
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Additional Information (Unaudited)
October 31, 2022

TRUSTEES & OFFICERS
 
     
Number of
 
Other
     
Portfolios
 
Directorships
 
Position(s)
Term of Office
in Trust
 
Held by Trustee
Name, Address and
Held with
and Length of
Overseen
Principal Occupation(s)
During the
Year of Birth
the Trust
Time Served
by Trustee
During the Past Five Years
Past Five Years
           
Independent Trustees
         
           
Leonard M. Rush, CPA
Chairman,
Indefinite
35
Retired, Chief Financial Officer,
Independent Trustee,
615 E. Michigan St.
Trustee
Term; Since
 
Robert W. Baird & Co. Incorporated
ETF Series Solutions
Milwaukee, WI 53202
and Audit
April 2011
 
(2000-2011).
(60 Portfolios)
Year of Birth: 1946
Committee
     
(2012-Present).
 
Chairman
       
           
David A. Massart
Trustee
Indefinite
35
Partner and Managing Director,
Independent Trustee,
615 E. Michigan St.
 
Term; Since
 
Beacon Pointe Advisors, LLC
ETF Series Solutions
Milwaukee, WI 53202
 
April 2011
 
(since 2022); Co-Founder and Chief
(60 Portfolios)
Year of Birth: 1967
     
Investment Strategist; Next Generation
(2012-Present).
       
Wealth Management, Inc. (2005-Present).
 






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Additional Information (Unaudited) – Continued
October 31, 2022

     
Number of
 
Other
     
Portfolios
 
Directorships
 
Position(s)
Term of Office
in Trust
 
Held by Trustee
Name, Address and
Held with
and Length of
Overseen
Principal Occupation(s)
During the
Year of Birth
the Trust
Time Served
by Trustee
During the Past Five Years
Past Five Years
David M. Swanson
Trustee and
Indefinite
35
Founder and Managing Principal,
Independent Trustee,
615 E. Michigan St.
Nominating &
Term; Since
 
SwanDog Strategic Marketing, LLC
ALPS Variable
Milwaukee, WI 53202
Governance
April 2011
 
(2006-Present).
Investment Trust
Year of Birth: 1957
Committee
     
(7 Portfolios)
 
Chairman
     
(2006-Present);
         
Independent Trustee,
         
RiverNorth Funds
         
(3 Portfolios)
         
(2018-Present);
         
RiverNorth Managed
         
Duration Municipal
         
Income Fund Inc.
         
(1 Portfolio)
         
(2019-Present);
         
RiverNorth Specialty
         
Finance Corporation
         
(1 Portfolio)
         
(2018-Present);
         
RiverNorth/
         
DoubleLine
         
Strategic
         
Opportunity Fund,
         
Inc. (1 Portfolio)
         
(2018-Present);
         
RiverNorth
         
Opportunities Fund,
         
Inc. (1 Portfolio)
         
(2015-Present);
         
RiverNorth
         
Opportunistic
         
Municipal Income
         
Fund, Inc.
         
(1 Portfolio)
         
(2018-Present);
         
RiverNorth Flexible
         
Municipal Income
         
Fund (2020-Present).
           
Robert J. Kern
Trustee
Indefinite
35
Retired (July 2018-Present);
None
615 E. Michigan St.
 
Term; Since
 
Executive Vice President,
 
Milwaukee, WI 53202
 
January 2011
 
U.S. Bancorp Fund Services, LLC
 
Year of Birth: 1958
     
(1994-2018).
 

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Additional Information (Unaudited) – Continued
October 31, 2022

     
Number of
 
Other
     
Portfolios
 
Directorships
 
Position(s)
Term of Office
in Trust
 
Held by Trustee
Name, Address and
Held with
and Length of
Overseen
Principal Occupation(s)
During the
Year of Birth
the Trust
Time Served
by Trustee
During the Past Five Years
Past Five Years
           
Officers
         
           
Brian R. Wiedmeyer
President
Indefinite
N/A
Vice President, U.S. Bancorp Fund
N/A
615 E. Michigan St.
and Principal
Term; Since
 
Services, LLC (2005-Present).
 
Milwaukee, WI 53202
Executive
November 2018
     
Year of Birth: 1973
Officer
       
           
Deborah Ward
Vice President,
Indefinite
N/A
Senior Vice President, U.S. Bancorp
N/A
615 E. Michigan St.
Chief
Term; Since
 
Fund Services, LLC (2004-Present).
 
Milwaukee, WI 53202
Compliance
April 2013
 
   
Year of Birth: 1966
Officer and
 
 
   
 
Anti-Money
 
 
   
 
Laundering
 
 
   
 
Officer
 
 
   
     
 
   
Benjamin Eirich
Treasurer,
Indefinite
N/A
Assistant Vice President,
N/A
615 E. Michigan St.
Principal
Term; Since
 
U.S. Bancorp Fund Services, LLC
 
Milwaukee, WI 53202
Financial
August 2019
 
(2008-Present).
 
Year of Birth: 1981
Officer and
(Treasurer);
 
   
 
Vice President
Since
 
   
   
November 2018
 
   
   
(Vice President)
 
   
     
 
   
John Hadermayer
Secretary
Indefinite
N/A
Vice President, U.S. Bancorp Fund
N/A
615 E. Michigan St.
 
Term; Since
 
Services, LLC (2022-Present);
 
Milwaukee, WI 53202
 
May 2022
 
Executive Director, AQR Capital
 
Year of Birth: 1977
 

 
Management, LLC
 
   

 
(2013-2022).
 
     
 
   
Douglas Schafer
Assistant
Indefinite
N/A
Assistant Vice President,
N/A
615 E. Michigan St.
Treasurer and
Term; Since
 
U.S. Bancorp Fund Services, LLC
 
Milwaukee, WI 53202
Vice President
May 2016
 
(2002-Present).
 
Year of Birth: 1970
 
(Assistant
 
   
   
Treasurer);
 
   
   
Since
 
   
   
November 2018
 
   
   
(Vice President)
 
   
     
 
   
Sara J. Bollech
Assistant
Indefinite
N/A
Officer, U.S. Bancorp Fund
N/A
615 E. Michigan St.
Treasurer and
Term; Since
 
Services, LLC (2007-Present).
 
Milwaukee, WI 53202
Vice President
November 2021
 
   
Year of Birth: 1977
   
 
   
     
 
   
Peter A. Walker, CPA
Assistant
Indefinite
N/A
Officer, U.S. Bancorp Fund
N/A
615 E. Michigan St.
Treasurer and
Term; Since
 
Services, LLC (2016-Present).
 
Milwaukee, WI 53202
Vice President
November 2021
     
Year of Birth: 1993
         

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V-SHARES


Additional Information (Unaudited) – Continued
October 31, 2022

AVAILABILITY OF FUND PORTFOLIO INFORMATION
 
The Funds file complete schedules of portfolio holdings with the SEC for the first and third quarters of each fiscal year on Part F of Form N-PORT. Each Fund’s Part F of Form N-PORT is available on the SEC’s website at www.sec.gov and may be reviewed and copied at the SEC’s Public Reference Room in Washington, D.C. For information on the Public Reference Room call 1-800-SEC-0330. In addition, the Fund’s Part F of Form N-PORT is available without charge upon request by calling 1-312-872-7281.
 
 
AVAILABILITY OF PROXY VOTING INFORMATION
 
A description of the Funds’ Proxy Voting Policies and Procedures is available without charge, upon request, by calling 1-312-872-7281.  Information regarding how the Funds voted proxies relating to portfolio securities during the most recent 12-month period ended October 31, is available (1) without charge, upon request, by calling 1-312-872-7281, or (2) on the SEC’s website at www.sec.gov.
 
 
FREQUENCY DISTRIBUTION OF PREMIUMS AND DISCOUNTS
 
Information regarding how often shares of the Funds trade on an exchange at a premium or discount to the NAV of the Funds is available, free of charge, on the Funds’ website at https://www.v-shares.com.
 
 
FUND DISTRIBUTION INFORMATION
 
For the fiscal period ended October 31, 2022, certain dividends paid by the Funds may be reported as qualified dividend income and may be eligible for taxation at capital gain rates. The percentage of dividends declared from ordinary income designated as qualified dividend income was 100.00% and 0.00% for the US Leadership Diversity ETF and MSCI World ESG ETF, respectively. For corporate shareholders, the percent of ordinary income distributions qualifying for the corporate dividends received deduction for the period ended October 31, 2022 was 100.00% and 0.00% for the US Leadership Diversity ETF and MSCI World ESG ETF, respectively. The percentage of taxable ordinary income distributions that are designated as short-term capital gain distributions under Internal Revenue Section 871(k)(2)(c) was 0.00% and 0.00% for the US Leadership Diversity ETF and MSCI World ESG ETF, respectively.
 

 
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V-SHARES


Privacy Notice (Unaudited)


The Funds collect only relevant information about you that the law allows or requires it to have in order to conduct its business and properly service you.  The Funds collect financial and personal information about you (“Personal Information”) directly (e.g., information on account applications and other forms, such as your name, address, and social security number, and information provided to access account information or conduct account transactions online, such as password, account number, e-mail address, and alternate telephone number), and indirectly (e.g., information about your transactions with us, such as transaction amounts, account balance and account holdings).
 
The Funds do not disclose any non-public personal information about its shareholders or former shareholders other than for everyday business purposes such as to process a transaction, service an account, respond to court orders and legal investigations or as otherwise permitted by law.  Third parties that may receive this information include companies that provide transfer agency, technology and administrative services to the Funds, as well as the Funds’ investment adviser who is an affiliate of the Funds.  If you maintain a retirement/educational custodial account directly with a Fund, we may also disclose your Personal Information to the custodian for that account for shareholder servicing purposes.  The Funds limit access to your Personal Information provided to unaffiliated third parties to information necessary to carry out their assigned responsibilities to the Funds.  All shareholder records will be disposed of in accordance with applicable law.  The Funds maintain physical, electronic and procedural safeguards to protect your Personal Information and requires its third-party service providers with access to such information to treat your Personal Information with the same high degree of confidentiality.
 
In the event that you hold shares of a Fund through a financial intermediary, including, but not limited to, a broker-dealer, credit union, bank or trust company, the privacy policy of your financial intermediary governs how your non-public personal information is shared with unaffiliated third parties.
 
With respect to the Funds, issues and redemptions of their shares at net asset value (“NAV”) occur only in large aggregations of a specified number of shares (e.g., 50,000) called “Creation Units.” Only Authorized Participants (“APs”) may acquire shares directly from an ETF, and only APs may tender their ETF shares for redemption directly to the ETF, at NAV.  APs must be (i) a broker-dealer or other participant in the clearing process through the Continuous Net Settlement System of the NSCC, a clearing agency that is registered with the SEC; or (ii) a DTC participant. In addition, each AP must execute a Participant Agreement that has been agreed to by the Funds’ distributor, and that has been accepted by the Funds’ transfer agent, with respect to purchases and redemptions of Creation Units.
 
Because of this structure, the Funds do not have any information regarding any “consumers” as defined in Rule 3 of Regulation S-P with respect to any ETFs, and consequently is not required by Regulation S-P to deliver a notice of the Funds’ privacy policy to any ETF shareholders.
 

 
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INVESTMENT ADVISER
V-Square Quantitative Management, LLC
875 North Michigan Avenue Suite 3216
Chicago, IL, 60611

INVESTMENT SUB-ADVISER
Vident Investment Advisory, LLC
1125 Sanctuary Parkway, Suite 515
Alpharetta, GA, 30009

INDEX PROVIDER
ISS ESG
702 King Farm Boulevard, Suite 400
Rockville, MD, 20850

DISTRIBUTOR
Quasar Distributors, LLC
111 East Kilbourn Avenue, Suite 2200
Milwaukee, WI, 53202

CUSTODIAN
U.S. Bank N.A.
1555 North Rivercenter Drive, Suite 202
Milwaukee, WI, 53212

ADMINISTRATOR, FUND ACCOUNTANT
AND TRANSFER AGENT
U.S. Bancorp Fund Services, LLC
615 East Michigan Street
Milwaukee, WI, 53202

INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM
Cohen & Company, Ltd.
342 North Water Street, Suite 830
Milwaukee, WI, 53202

LEGAL COUNSEL
Stradley Ronon Stevens & Young, LLP
2005 Market Street, Suite 2600
Philadelphia, PA, 19103








This report should be accompanied or preceded by a prospectus.
 
The Funds’ Statement of Additional Information contains additional information about the
Funds’ trustees and is available without charge upon request by calling 1-312-872-7281.