Sector Allocation of Portfolio Assets
|
3
|
||
Schedule of Investments
|
4
|
||
Statement of Assets and Liabilities
|
8
|
||
Statement of Operations
|
9
|
||
Statements of Changes in Net Assets
|
10
|
||
Financial Highlights
|
12
|
||
Notes to the Financial Statements
|
14
|
||
Expense Example
|
26
|
||
Notice to Shareholders
|
27
|
||
Statement Regarding Liquidity Risk Management Program
|
28
|
SECTOR ALLOCATION OF PORTFOLIO ASSET
|
at October 31, 2022 (Unaudited)
|
SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS
|
at October 31, 2022 (Unaudited)
|
COMMON STOCKS – 99.12%
|
Shares
|
Value
|
||||||
Capital Goods – 5.68%
|
||||||||
Fastenal Co.
|
21,581
|
$
|
1,043,010
|
|||||
Nordson Corp.
|
2,922
|
657,450
|
||||||
United Rentals, Inc. (a)
|
2,381
|
751,705
|
||||||
2,452,165
|
||||||||
Commercial & Professional Services – 5.17%
|
||||||||
Cintas Corp.
|
2,565
|
1,096,666
|
||||||
Copart, Inc. (a)
|
5,507
|
633,415
|
||||||
Insperity, Inc.
|
4,257
|
502,411
|
||||||
2,232,492
|
||||||||
Consumer Durables & Apparel – 2.38%
|
||||||||
Lululemon Athletica, Inc. (a)
|
1,554
|
511,328
|
||||||
Nike, Inc. – Class B
|
5,583
|
517,433
|
||||||
1,028,761
|
||||||||
Consumer Services – 2.57%
|
||||||||
Marriott International, Inc. – Class A
|
1,486
|
237,923
|
||||||
Starbucks Corp.
|
10,095
|
874,126
|
||||||
1,112,049
|
||||||||
Diversified Financials – 2.76%
|
||||||||
Coinbase Global, Inc. – Class A (a)
|
4,597
|
304,551
|
||||||
LPL Financial Holdings, Inc.
|
2,109
|
539,166
|
||||||
OneMain Holdings, Inc.
|
8,972
|
345,960
|
||||||
1,189,677
|
||||||||
Food, Beverage & Tobacco – 3.10%
|
||||||||
Constellation Brands, Inc. – Class A
|
2,999
|
740,993
|
||||||
Monster Beverage Corp. (a)
|
6,369
|
596,903
|
||||||
1,337,896
|
||||||||
Household & Personal Products – 2.62%
|
||||||||
Estee Lauder Cos., Inc. – Class A
|
5,638
|
1,130,363
|
||||||
Materials – 1.66%
|
||||||||
Sherwin-Williams Co.
|
3,190
|
717,846
|
||||||
Media & Entertainment – 11.79%
|
||||||||
Alphabet, Inc. – Class A (a)
|
11,312
|
1,069,097
|
SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (Continued)
|
at October 31, 2022 (Unaudited)
|
COMMON STOCKS – 99.12% (Continued)
|
Shares
|
Value
|
||||||
Media & Entertainment – 11.79% (Continued)
|
||||||||
Alphabet, Inc. – Class C (a)(b)
|
7,878
|
$
|
745,732
|
|||||
Electronic Arts, Inc.
|
6,238
|
785,738
|
||||||
Meta Platforms, Inc. – Class A (a)
|
5,313
|
494,959
|
||||||
Netflix, Inc. (a)
|
4,734
|
1,381,760
|
||||||
Trade Desk, Inc. – Class A (a)
|
11,513
|
612,952
|
||||||
5,090,238
|
||||||||
Pharmaceuticals, Biotechnology & Life Sciences – 10.37%
|
||||||||
Agilent Technologies, Inc.
|
4,936
|
682,896
|
||||||
Charles River Laboratories International, Inc. (a)
|
1,530
|
324,743
|
||||||
IQVIA Holdings, Inc. (a)
|
2,704
|
566,948
|
||||||
Mettler-Toledo International, Inc. (a)
|
1,029
|
1,301,613
|
||||||
Waters Corp. (a)
|
2,773
|
829,598
|
||||||
Zoetis, Inc.
|
5,121
|
772,144
|
||||||
4,477,942
|
||||||||
Retailing – 14.81%
|
||||||||
Amazon.com, Inc. (a)
|
16,467
|
1,686,880
|
||||||
Burlington Stores, Inc. (a)
|
2,696
|
385,420
|
||||||
Dick’s Sporting Goods, Inc.
|
11,828
|
1,345,553
|
||||||
Home Depot, Inc.
|
1,780
|
527,111
|
||||||
Lithia Motors, Inc.
|
3,619
|
717,105
|
||||||
Pool Corp.
|
993
|
302,100
|
||||||
RH (a)
|
887
|
225,236
|
||||||
Williams-Sonoma, Inc.
|
9,724
|
1,204,123
|
||||||
6,393,528
|
||||||||
Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment – 8.36%
|
||||||||
Broadcom, Inc.
|
4,076
|
1,916,209
|
||||||
KLA Corp.
|
5,358
|
1,695,539
|
||||||
3,611,748
|
||||||||
Software & Services – 12.07%
|
||||||||
Accenture PLC – Class A (c)
|
784
|
222,578
|
||||||
Adobe Systems, Inc. (a)
|
1,676
|
533,806
|
||||||
Cognizant Technology Solutions Corp. – Class A
|
7,240
|
450,690
|
||||||
EPAM Systems, Inc. (a)
|
2,297
|
803,950
|
SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (Continued)
|
at October 31, 2022 (Unaudited)
|
COMMON STOCKS – 99.12% (Continued)
|
Shares
|
Value
|
||||||
Software & Services – 12.07% (Continued)
|
||||||||
MasterCard, Inc. – Class A
|
6,679
|
$
|
2,191,914
|
|||||
Paycom Software, Inc. (a)
|
2,913
|
1,007,898
|
||||||
5,210,836
|
||||||||
Technology Hardware & Equipment – 13.31%
|
||||||||
Amphenol Corp. – Class A
|
23,395
|
1,774,043
|
||||||
Apple, Inc.
|
15,927
|
2,442,246
|
||||||
Arista Networks, Inc. (a)
|
1,887
|
228,063
|
||||||
CDW Corp. of Delaware
|
2,672
|
461,748
|
||||||
IPG Photonics Corp. (a)
|
2,669
|
228,626
|
||||||
Trimble, Inc. (a)
|
6,190
|
372,390
|
||||||
Zebra Technologies Corp. – Class A (a)
|
844
|
239,038
|
||||||
5,746,154
|
||||||||
Transportation – 2.47%
|
||||||||
Old Dominion Freight Line, Inc.
|
3,893
|
1,069,018
|
||||||
TOTAL COMMON STOCKS
|
||||||||
(Cost $19,615,252)
|
42,800,713
|
|||||||
MONEY MARKET FUND – 1.04%
|
||||||||
Fidelity Government Portfolio – Class I, 2.86% (d)
|
448,116
|
448,116
|
||||||
TOTAL MONEY MARKET FUND
|
||||||||
(Cost $448,116)
|
448,116
|
|||||||
TOTAL INVESTMENTS
|
||||||||
(Cost $20,063,368) – 100.16%
|
43,248,829
|
|||||||
Liabilities in Excess of Other Assets – (0.16)%
|
(67,394
|
)
|
||||||
TOTAL NET ASSETS – 100.00%
|
$
|
43,181,435
|
(a)
|
Non-income producing security.
|
(b)
|
Non-voting shares.
|
(c)
|
U.S. traded security of a foreign issuer.
|
(d)
|
Rate shown is the 7-day annualized yield as of October 31, 2022.
|
STATEMENT OF ASSETS AND LIABILITIES
|
at October 31, 2022 (Unaudited)
|
Assets:
|
||||
Investments, at value (cost $20,063,368)
|
$
|
43,248,829
|
||
Receivables
|
||||
Dividends and interest
|
21,173
|
|||
Prepaid expenses
|
1,426
|
|||
Total assets
|
43,271,428
|
|||
Liabilities:
|
||||
Payables
|
||||
Advisory fee (Note 4)
|
19,722
|
|||
Audit fees
|
31,988
|
|||
Administration and accounting fees
|
21,183
|
|||
Transfer agent fees and expenses
|
4,996
|
|||
Shareholder reporting
|
4,813
|
|||
Chief Compliance Officer fee
|
3,744
|
|||
Legal fees
|
687
|
|||
Custody fees
|
1,468
|
|||
Accrued expenses and other payables
|
1,392
|
|||
Total liabilities
|
89,993
|
|||
Net assets
|
$
|
43,181,435
|
||
Net assets consist of:
|
||||
Paid-in capital
|
$
|
19,621,977
|
||
Total distributable earnings
|
23,559,458
|
|||
Net assets
|
$
|
43,181,435
|
||
Calculation of net assets:
|
||||
Net assets
|
$
|
43,181,435
|
||
Shares issued (unlimited number of beneficial
|
||||
interest authorized, $0.01 par value)
|
1,439,096
|
|||
Net asset value per share
|
$
|
30.01
|
STATEMENT OF OPERATIONS
|
For the Six Months Ended October 31, 2022(1) (Unaudited)
|
Investment income:
|
||||
Dividends
|
$
|
208,096
|
||
Interest
|
3,984
|
|||
Total investment income
|
212,080
|
|||
Expenses:
|
||||
Investment advisory fees (Note 4)
|
152,535
|
|||
Administration and accounting fees (Note 4)
|
41,140
|
|||
Audit fees
|
10,988
|
|||
Transfer agent fees and expenses (Note 4)
|
10,216
|
|||
Chief Compliance Officer fees (Note 4)
|
7,495
|
|||
Trustee fees and expenses
|
6,459
|
|||
Reports to shareholders
|
4,123
|
|||
Legal fees
|
3,775
|
|||
Federal and state registration fees
|
3,087
|
|||
Other expenses
|
3,060
|
|||
Custody fees (Note 4)
|
2,775
|
|||
Insurance expense
|
1,352
|
|||
Total expenses before advisory fee waiver
|
247,005
|
|||
Advisory fee waiver (Note 4)
|
(6,302
|
)
|
||
Net expenses
|
240,703
|
|||
Net investment loss
|
(28,623
|
)
|
||
Realized and unrealized loss on investments:
|
||||
Net realized loss on transactions on investments
|
(355,182
|
)
|
||
Net change in unrealized appreciation/(depreciation) on investments
|
(2,668,695
|
)
|
||
Net realized and unrealized loss on investments
|
(3,023,877
|
)
|
||
Net decrease in net assets resulting from operations
|
$
|
(3,052,500
|
)
|
(1)
|
The Fund converted from a mutual fund to an ETF pursuant to an Agreement and Plan of Reorganization on August 5, 2022. See Note 1 in the Notes to Financial Statements for additional information about the
Reorganization.
|
STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN NET ASSETS
|
Six Months Ended
|
||||||||
October 31, 2022(1)
|
Year Ended
|
|||||||
(Unaudited)
|
April 30, 2022
|
|||||||
Operations:
|
||||||||
Net investment loss
|
$
|
(28,623
|
)
|
$
|
(160,796
|
)
|
||
Net realized gain/(loss) on investments
|
(355,182
|
)
|
4,614,341
|
|||||
Net change in unrealized
|
||||||||
appreciation/(depreciation) on investments
|
(2,668,695
|
)
|
(12,339,988
|
)
|
||||
Net decrease in net assets
|
||||||||
resulting from operations
|
(3,052,500
|
)
|
(7,886,443
|
)
|
||||
Distributions to Shareholders:
|
||||||||
Institutional Class
|
—
|
(4,407,926
|
)
|
|||||
Total distributions to shareholders
|
—
|
(4,407,926
|
)
|
|||||
Capital Share Transactions:
|
||||||||
Proceeds from shares sold
|
||||||||
Investor Class shares*
|
—
|
538,464
|
||||||
Institutional Class shares
|
26,415,782
|
2,824,181
|
||||||
Proceeds from converted shares*
|
—
|
19,573,089
|
||||||
Proceeds from shares issued to holders
|
||||||||
in reinvestment of dividends
|
||||||||
Institutional Class shares
|
—
|
4,407,926
|
||||||
Cost of shares redeemed
|
||||||||
Investor Class shares*
|
—
|
(19,801,043
|
)
|
|||||
Institutional Class shares
|
(30,806,301
|
)
|
(2,272,672
|
)
|
||||
Redemption fees retained
|
||||||||
Institutional Class shares
|
2
|
256
|
||||||
Net increase/(decrease) in net assets
|
||||||||
from capital share transactions
|
(4,390,517
|
)
|
5,270,201
|
|||||
Total decrease in net assets
|
(7,443,017
|
)
|
(7,024,168
|
)
|
||||
Net Assets:
|
||||||||
Beginning of period
|
50,624,452
|
57,648,620
|
||||||
End of period
|
$
|
43,181,435
|
$
|
50,624,452
|
*
|
Investor Class Shares converted to Institutional Class Shares on November 12, 2021.
|
(1)
|
The Fund converted from a mutual fund to an ETF pursuant to an Agreement and Plan of Reorganization on August 5, 2022. See Note 1 in the Notes to Financial Statements for additional information about the
Reorganization.
|
STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN NET ASSETS (Continued)
|
Six Months Ended
|
||||||||
October 31, 2022(1)
|
Year Ended
|
|||||||
(Unaudited)
|
April 30, 2022
|
|||||||
Changes in Shares Outstanding:
|
||||||||
Shares sold
|
||||||||
Investor Class shares*
|
—
|
13,643
|
||||||
Institutional Class shares
|
826,381
|
65,493
|
||||||
Converted shares*
|
—
|
427,245
|
||||||
Shares issued to holders in reinvestment of dividends
|
||||||||
Institutional Class shares
|
—
|
104,354
|
||||||
Shares redeemed
|
||||||||
Investor Class shares*
|
—
|
(443,174
|
)
|
|||||
Institutional Class shares
|
(961,309
|
)
|
(53,994
|
)
|
||||
Net increase/(decrease) in shares outstanding
|
(134,928
|
)
|
113,567
|
*
|
Investor Class Shares converted to Institutional Class Shares on November 12, 2021.
|
(1)
|
The Fund converted from a mutual fund to an ETF pursuant to an Agreement and Plan of Reorganization on August 5, 2022. See Note 1 in the Notes to Financial Statements for additional information about the
Reorganization.
|
FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS
|
Six Months Ended
|
||||
October 31, 2022(1)
|
||||
(Unaudited)
|
||||
Net Asset Value – Beginning of Period
|
$
|
32.16
|
||
Income from Investment Operations:
|
||||
Net investment loss
|
(0.02
|
)^ | ||
Net realized and unrealized gain/(loss) on investments
|
(2.13
|
)
|
||
Total from investment operations
|
(2.15
|
)
|
||
Less Distributions:
|
||||
Distributions from net realized gains
|
—
|
|||
Total distributions
|
—
|
|||
Redemption fees
|
0.00
|
^~ | ||
Net Asset Value – End of Period
|
$
|
30.01
|
||
Total Return, at NAV
|
-6.70
|
%+
|
||
Total Return, at Market
|
-6.65
|
%+
|
||
Ratios and Supplemental Data:
|
||||
Net assets, end of period (thousands)
|
$
|
43,181
|
+
|
|
Ratio of expenses to average net assets:
|
||||
Before fee waivers and recoupment
|
1.05
|
%#
|
||
After fee waivers and recoupment
|
1.02
|
%#
|
||
Ratio of net investment loss to average net assets:
|
||||
Before fee waivers and recoupment
|
(0.15
|
%)#
|
||
After fee waivers and recoupment
|
(0.12
|
%)#
|
||
Portfolio turnover rate(2)
|
3
|
%+
|
^
|
Based on average shares outstanding.
|
~
|
Amount is less than $0.01 per share.
|
+
|
Not annualized.
|
#
|
Annualized.
|
(1)
|
The Fund converted from a mutual fund to an ETF pursuant to an Agreement and Plan of Reorganization on August 5, 2022. See Note 1 in the Notes to Financial Statements for additional information about the
Reorganization.
|
(2)
|
Excludes impact of in-kind transactions.
|
FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS (Continued)
|
Year Ended April 30,
|
||||||||||||||||||
2022
|
2021
|
2020
|
2019
|
2018
|
||||||||||||||
$
|
39.73
|
$
|
26.31
|
$
|
25.61
|
$
|
22.29
|
$
|
18.50
|
|||||||||
(0.10
|
)^ |
(0.15
|
)^ |
(0.10
|
)^ |
(0.10
|
)^ |
(0.10
|
)
|
|||||||||
(4.46
|
)
|
15.45
|
0.91
|
3.97
|
3.89
|
|||||||||||||
(4.56
|
)
|
15.30
|
0.81
|
3.87
|
3.79
|
|||||||||||||
(3.01
|
)
|
(1.88
|
)
|
(0.11
|
)
|
(0.55
|
)
|
—
|
||||||||||
(3.01
|
)
|
(1.88
|
)
|
(0.11
|
)
|
(0.55
|
)
|
—
|
||||||||||
0.00
|
^~ |
0.00
|
^~ |
—
|
—
|
—
|
||||||||||||
$
|
32.16
|
$
|
39.73
|
$
|
26.31
|
$
|
25.61
|
$
|
22.29
|
|||||||||
-13.28
|
%
|
59.01
|
%
|
3.15
|
%
|
17.95
|
%
|
20.49
|
%
|
|||||||||
—
|
%
|
—
|
%
|
—
|
%
|
—
|
%
|
—
|
%
|
|||||||||
$
|
50,624
|
$
|
40,964
|
$
|
27,850
|
$
|
24,936
|
$
|
21,140
|
|||||||||
1.03
|
%
|
1.13
|
%
|
1.29
|
%
|
1.33
|
%
|
1.39
|
%
|
|||||||||
1.10
|
%
|
1.17
|
%
|
1.24
|
%
|
1.24
|
%
|
1.24
|
%
|
|||||||||
(0.18
|
)%
|
(0.39
|
)%
|
(0.46
|
)%
|
(0.51
|
)%
|
(0.65
|
)%
|
|||||||||
(0.25
|
)%
|
(0.43
|
)%
|
(0.41
|
)%
|
(0.42
|
)%
|
(0.50
|
)%
|
|||||||||
13
|
%
|
11
|
%
|
12
|
%
|
8
|
%
|
8
|
%
|
NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
|
October 31, 2022 (Unaudited)
|
NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Continued)
|
October 31, 2022 (Unaudited)
|
A.
|
Security Valuation: All investments in securities are recorded at their estimated fair value, as described in Note 3.
|
|
B.
|
Federal Income Taxes: It is the Fund’s policy to comply with the requirements of Subchapter M of the Internal Revenue Code applicable to regulated investment companies
and to distribute substantially all of its taxable income to its shareholders. Therefore, no federal income or excise tax provisions are required.
|
|
The Fund recognizes the tax benefits of uncertain tax positions only where the position is “more likely than not” to be sustained assuming examination by tax authorities. The tax returns of the Fund’s prior
three fiscal years are open for examination. Management has reviewed all open tax years in major jurisdictions and concluded that there is no impact on the Fund’s net assets and no tax liability resulting from unrecognized tax events relating
to uncertain income tax positions taken or expected to be taken on a tax return. The Fund identifies its major tax jurisdictions as U.S. Federal and the state of Wisconsin. The Fund is not aware of any tax positions for which it is reasonably
possible that the total amounts of unrecognized tax benefits will change materially in the next twelve months.
|
||
C.
|
Securities Transactions, Income and Distributions: Securities transactions are accounted for on the trade date. Realized gains and losses on securities sold are
|
NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Continued)
|
October 31, 2022 (Unaudited)
|
determined on the basis of identified cost. Interest income is recorded on an accrual basis. Dividend income and distributions to shareholders are recorded on the ex-dividend date. Withholding taxes on
foreign dividends have been provided for in accordance with the Fund’s understanding of the applicable country’s tax rules and rates.
|
||
The Fund distributes substantially all of its net investment income, if any, and net realized capital gains, if any, annually. Distributions from net realized gains for book purposes may include short-term
capital gains. All short-term capital gains are included in ordinary income for tax purposes. The amount of dividends and distributions to shareholders from net investment income and net realized capital gains is determined in accordance
with federal income tax regulations, which differ from accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America. To the extent these book/tax differences are permanent, such amounts are reclassified within the capital
accounts based on their federal tax treatment.
|
||
Investment income, expenses (other than those specific to the class of shares), and realized and unrealized gains and losses on investments are allocated to the separate classes of the Fund’s shares based upon
their relative net assets on the date income is earned or expensed and realized and unrealized gains and losses are incurred.
|
||
The Fund is charged for those expenses that are directly attributable to it, such as investment advisory, custody and transfer agent fees. Expenses that are not attributable to a fund are typically allocated
among the funds in the Trust proportionately based on allocation methods approved by the Board of Trustees (the “Board”). Common expenses of the Trust are typically allocated among the funds in the Trust based on a fund’s respective net
assets, or by other equitable means.
|
||
D.
|
REITs: The Fund is able to make certain investments in real estate investment trusts (“REITs”) which pay dividends to their shareholders based upon available funds from
operations. It is quite common for these dividends to exceed the REITs’ taxable earnings and profits resulting in the excess portion being designated as a return of capital. The Fund intends to include the gross dividends from such REITs in
its annual distributions to its shareholders and, accordingly, a portion of the Fund’s distributions may also be designated as a return of capital.
|
|
E.
|
Use of Estimates: The preparation of financial statements in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America requires
management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of increases and decreases in net assets during the reporting period.
Actual results could differ from those estimates.
|
NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Continued)
|
October 31, 2022 (Unaudited)
|
F.
|
Reclassification of Capital Accounts: Accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America require that certain components of net assets relating
to permanent differences be reclassified between financial and tax reporting. These reclassifications have no effect on net assets or net asset value per share.
|
|
G.
|
Events Subsequent to the Fiscal Period End: In preparing the financial statements as of October 31, 2022, management considered the impact of subsequent events for the
potential recognition or disclosure in the financial statements. Management has determined there were no subsequent events that would need to be disclosed in the Fund’s financial statements.
|
Level 1 –
|
Unadjusted quoted prices in active markets for identical assets or liabilities that the Fund has 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 the 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.
|
NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Continued)
|
October 31, 2022 (Unaudited)
|
NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Continued)
|
October 31, 2022 (Unaudited)
|
Level 1
|
Level 2
|
Level 3
|
Total
|
|||||||||||||
Common Stocks
|
||||||||||||||||
Communication Services
|
$
|
5,090,238
|
$
|
—
|
$
|
—
|
$
|
5,090,238
|
||||||||
Consumer Discretionary
|
8,534,338
|
—
|
—
|
8,534,338
|
||||||||||||
Consumer Staples
|
2,468,258
|
—
|
—
|
2,468,258
|
||||||||||||
Financials
|
1,189,677
|
—
|
—
|
1,189,677
|
||||||||||||
Health Care
|
4,477,942
|
—
|
—
|
4,477,942
|
||||||||||||
Industrials
|
5,753,675
|
—
|
—
|
5,753,675
|
||||||||||||
Information Technology
|
14,568,739
|
—
|
—
|
14,568,739
|
||||||||||||
Materials
|
717,846
|
—
|
—
|
717,846
|
||||||||||||
Total Common Stocks
|
42,800,713
|
—
|
—
|
42,800,713
|
||||||||||||
Money Market Fund
|
448,116
|
—
|
—
|
448,116
|
||||||||||||
Total Investments
|
$
|
43,248,829
|
$
|
—
|
$
|
—
|
$
|
43,248,829
|
NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Continued)
|
October 31, 2022 (Unaudited)
|
Date
|
Amount
|
||
10/31/2025
|
$6,302
|
NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Continued)
|
October 31, 2022 (Unaudited)
|
Purchases
|
Sales
|
||
$1,182,017
|
$5,807,092
|
Six Months Ended
|
Year Ended
|
||||||||
October 31, 2022
|
April 30, 2022
|
||||||||
Long-Term Capital Gains
|
$
|
—
|
$
|
4,407,926
|
NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Continued)
|
October 31, 2022 (Unaudited)
|
Cost of investments(a)
|
$
|
24,909,960
|
|||
Gross unrealized appreciation
|
28,304,354
|
||||
Gross unrealized depreciation
|
(2,510,378
|
)
|
|||
Net unrealized appreciation(a)
|
25,793,976
|
||||
Undistributed long-term capital gains
|
876,539
|
||||
Total distributable earnings
|
876,539
|
||||
Other accumulated gains/(losses)
|
(58,557
|
)
|
|||
Total accumulated earnings/(losses)
|
$
|
26,611,958
|
(a)
|
The difference between the book-basis and tax-basis net unrealized appreciation and cost is attributable primarily to wash sales.
|
NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Continued)
|
October 31, 2022 (Unaudited)
|
Authorized Participants, Market Makers, and Liquidity Providers Concentration Risk. The Fund has a limited number of financial institutions that may act as Authorized
Participants (“APs”). In addition, there may be a limited number of market makers and/or liquidity providers in the marketplace. To the extent either of the following events occur, Shares may trade at a material discount to NAV and possibly
face delisting: (i) APs exit the business or otherwise become unable to process creation and/or redemption orders and no other APs step forward to perform these services, or (ii) market makers and/or liquidity providers exit the business or
significantly reduce their business activities and no other entities step forward to perform their functions.
|
|
Costs of Buying or Selling Shares. Due to the costs of buying or selling Shares, including brokerage commissions imposed by brokers and bid-ask spreads, frequent trading
of Shares may significantly reduce investment results and an investment in Shares may not be advisable for investors who anticipate regularly making small investments.
|
|
Shares May Trade at Prices Other Than NAV. 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. This risk is heightened in times of market volatility, periods of steep market declines, and periods when there is limited trading activity for Shares in the secondary market, in which case such premiums or discounts may
be significant.
|
|
Trading. Although Shares are listed for trading on NYSE Arca, Inc. (the “Exchange”) and may be traded on U.S. exchanges other than the Exchange, there can be no
assurance that Shares will trade with any volume, or at all, on any stock exchange. In stressed market conditions, the liquidity of Shares may begin to mirror the liquidity of the Fund’s underlying portfolio holdings, which can be
significantly less liquid than Shares.
|
NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Continued)
|
October 31, 2022 (Unaudited)
|
NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Continued)
|
October 31, 2022 (Unaudited)
|
EXPENSE EXAMPLE
|
October 31, 2022 (Unaudited)
|
Beginning
|
Ending
|
Expenses Paid
|
|
Account Value
|
Account Value
|
During Period(1)
|
|
5/1/2022
|
10/31/2022
|
5/1/2022 – 10/31/2022
|
|
Actual
|
$1,000.00
|
$ 933.00
|
$4.97
|
Hypothetical (5% return
|
|||
before expenses)
|
$1,000.00
|
$1,020.06
|
$5.19
|
(1)
|
Expenses are equal to the annualized expense ratio of 1.02% multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by 184 (days in most recent fiscal half-year) / 365 days to reflect the one-half
year expense.
|
NOTICE TO SHAREHOLDERS
|
at October 31, 2022 (Unaudited)
|
STATEMENT REGARDING LIQUIDITY RISK MANAGEMENT PROGRAM
|
at October 31, 2022 (Unaudited)
|
(a)
|
Not applicable to registrants who are not listed issuers (as defined in Rule 10A-3 under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934).
|
(b)
|
Not Applicable.
|
(a)
|
Schedule of Investments is included as part of the report to shareholders filed under Item 1 of this Form.
|
(b)
|
Not Applicable.
|
(a)
|
The Registrant’s President/Chief Executive Officer/Principal Executive Officer and Vice President/Treasurer/Principal Financial Officer have reviewed the Registrant's disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Rule 30a-3(c)
under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, (the “Act”)) as of a date within 90 days of the filing of this report, as required by Rule 30a-3(b) under the Act and Rules 13a-15(b) or 15d‑15(b) under the Securities Exchange Act of
1934. Based on their review, such officers have concluded that the disclosure controls and procedures are effective in ensuring that information required to be disclosed in this report is appropriately recorded, processed, summarized and
reported and made known to them by others within the Registrant and by the Registrant’s service provider.
|
(b)
|
There were no changes in the Registrant's internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Rule 30a-3(d) under the Act) that occurred during the period covered by this report that have materially affected, or are reasonably
likely to materially affect, the Registrant's internal control over financial reporting.
|
(a)
|
(1) Any code of ethics or amendment thereto, that is the subject of the disclosure required by Item 2, to the extent that the registrant intends to satisfy Item 2 requirements through filing an
exhibit. Not Applicable.
|
1.
|
I have reviewed this report on Form N-CSR of Advisors Series Trust;
|
2.
|
Based on my knowledge, this report does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, not
misleading with respect to the period covered by this report;
|
3.
|
Based on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial information included in this report, fairly present in all material respects the financial condition, results of operations, changes in net assets, and cash flows (if
the financial statements are required to include a statement of cash flows) of the registrant as of, and for, the periods presented in this report;
|
4.
|
The registrant’s other certifying officer(s) and I are responsible for establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Rule 30a-3(c) under the Investment Company Act of 1940) and internal control over
financial reporting (as defined in Rule 30a-3(d) under the Investment Company Act of 1940) for the registrant and have:
|
(a)
|
Designed such disclosure controls and procedures, or caused such disclosure controls and procedures to be designed under our supervision, to ensure that material information relating to the registrant, including its consolidated
subsidiaries, is made known to us by others within those entities, particularly during the period in which this report is being prepared;
|
(b)
|
Designed such internal control over financial reporting, or caused such internal control over financial reporting to be designed under our supervision, to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and
the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles;
|
(c)
|
Evaluated the effectiveness of the registrant's disclosure controls and procedures and presented in this report our conclusions about the effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures, as of a date within 90 days prior to the
filing date of this report based on such evaluation; and
|
(d)
|
Disclosed in this report any change in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the period covered by this report that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the
registrant’s internal control over financial reporting; and
|
5.
|
The registrant’s other certifying officer(s) and I have disclosed to the registrant’s auditors and the audit committee of the registrant’s board of directors (or persons performing the equivalent functions):
|
(a)
|
All significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the design or operation of internal control over financial reporting which are reasonably likely to adversely affect the registrant’s ability to record, process, summarize, and
report financial information; and
|
(b)
|
Any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who have a significant role in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting.
|
Date: 1/9/2023
|
/s/Jeffrey T. Rauman
Jeffrey T. Rauman President/Chief Executive Officer/Principal Executive Officer |
1.
|
I have reviewed this report on Form N-CSR of Advisors Series Trust;
|
2.
|
Based on my knowledge, this report does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, not
misleading with respect to the period covered by this report;
|
3.
|
Based on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial information included in this report, fairly present in all material respects the financial condition, results of operations, changes in net assets, and cash flows (if
the financial statements are required to include a statement of cash flows) of the registrant as of, and for, the periods presented in this report;
|
4.
|
The registrant’s other certifying officer(s) and I are responsible for establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Rule 30a-3(c) under the Investment Company Act of 1940) and internal control over
financial reporting (as defined in Rule 30a-3(d) under the Investment Company Act of 1940) for the registrant and have:
|
(a)
|
Designed such disclosure controls and procedures, or caused such disclosure controls and procedures to be designed under our supervision, to ensure that material information relating to the registrant, including its consolidated
subsidiaries, is made known to us by others within those entities, particularly during the period in which this report is being prepared;
|
(b)
|
Designed such internal control over financial reporting, or caused such internal control over financial reporting to be designed under our supervision, to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and
the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles;
|
(c)
|
Evaluated the effectiveness of the registrant’s disclosure controls and procedures and presented in this report our conclusions about the effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures, as of a date within 90 days prior to the
filing date of this report based on such evaluation; and
|
(d)
|
Disclosed in this report any change in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the period covered by this report that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the
registrant’s internal control over financial reporting; and
|
5.
|
The registrant’s other certifying officer(s) and I have disclosed to the registrant’s auditors and the audit committee of the registrant’s board of directors (or persons performing the equivalent functions):
|
(a)
|
All significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the design or operation of internal control over financial reporting which are reasonably likely to adversely affect the registrant’s ability to record, process, summarize, and
report financial information; and
|
(b)
|
Any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who have a significant role in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting.
|
Date: 1/9/2023
|
/s/ Kevin J. Hayden
Kevin J. Hayden Vice President/Treasurer/Principal Financial Officer
|
/s/ Jeffrey T. Rauman
Jeffrey T. Rauman
President/Chief Executive Officer/Principal Executive Officer
Advisors Series Trust
|
/s/ Kevin J. Hayden
Kevin J. Hayden
Vice President/Treasurer/Principal Financial Officer
Advisors Series Trust
|
Dated: 1/9/2023
|
Dated: 1/9/2023
|
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