N-CSR 1 a19-8812_1ncsr.htm N-CSR

 

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

 

FORM N-CSR

 

CERTIFIED SHAREHOLDER REPORT OF REGISTERED
MANAGEMENT INVESTMENT COMPANIES

 

Investment Company Act file number

811-22255

 

Columbia ETF Trust II

(Exact name of registrant as specified in charter)

 

225 Franklin Street
Boston, MA

 

02110

(Address of principal executive offices)

 

(Zip code)

 

Christopher O. Petersen, Esq.

c/o Columbia Management Investment Advisers, LLC

225 Franklin Street

Boston, Massachusetts 02110

 

Ryan Larrenaga

c/o Columbia Management Investment Advisers, LLC
225 Franklin Street
Boston, MA 02110

(Name and address of agent for service)

 

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code:

(800) 345-6611

 

 

Date of fiscal year end:

March 31

 

 

Date of reporting period:

March 31, 2019

 

 

Form N-CSR is to be used by management investment companies to file reports with the Commission not later than 10 days after the transmission to stockholders of any report that is required to be transmitted to stockholders under Rule 30e-1 under the Investment Company Act of 1940 (17 CFR 270.30e-1). The Commission may use the information provided on Form N-CSR in its regulatory, disclosure review, inspection, and policymaking roles.

 

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Item 1. Reports to Stockholders.

 


ANNUAL REPORT

March 31, 2019

COLUMBIA ETF TRUST II

Columbia Beyond BRICs ETF

Columbia EM Core ex-China ETF

Columbia EM Quality Dividend ETF

Columbia Emerging Markets Consumer ETF

Columbia India Consumer ETF

Columbia India Infrastructure ETF

Columbia India Small Cap ETF

Beginning on January 1, 2021, as permitted by regulations adopted by the Securities and Exchange Commission, paper copies of the Funds' annual and semiannual shareholder reports like this one will no longer be sent by mail, unless you specifically request paper copies of the reports. Instead, the reports will be made available on the Funds' website (columbiathreadneedleus.com/etfs), and each time a report is posted you will be notified by mail and provided with a website address to access the report.

If you have already elected to receive shareholder reports electronically, you will not be affected by this change and you need not take any action. You may elect to receive shareholder reports and other communications from the Funds electronically at any time by contacting your financial intermediary (such as a broker-dealer or bank).

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TABLE OF CONTENTS

Columbia Beyond BRICs ETF

 
Fund at a Glance    

2

   
Manager Discussion of Fund Performance    

5

   

Columbia EM Core ex-China ETF

 
Fund at a Glance    

7

   
Manager Discussion of Fund Performance    

10

   

Columbia EM Quality Dividend ETF

 
Fund at a Glance    

12

   
Manager Discussion of Fund Performance    

15

   

Columbia Emerging Markets Consumer ETF

 
Fund at a Glance    

17

   
Manager Discussion of Fund Performance    

20

   

Columbia India Consumer ETF

 
Fund at a Glance    

22

   
Manager Discussion of Fund Performance    

24

   

Columbia India Infrastructure ETF

 
Fund at a Glance    

26

   
Manager Discussion of Fund Performance    

28

   

Columbia India Small Cap ETF

 
Fund at a Glance    

30

   
Manager Discussion of Fund Performance    

32

   
Understanding Your Fund's Expenses    

34

   
Frequency Distribution of Premiums and Discounts    

35

   
Portfolio of Investments    

37

   
Statement of Assets and Liabilities    

62

   
Statement of Operations    

65

   
Statement of Changes in Net Assets    

68

   
Financial Highlights    

72

   
Notes to Financial Statements    

79

   
Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm    

91

   
Federal Income Tax Information    

92

   
Trustees and Officers    

93

   
Additional Information    

99

   

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FUND AT A GLANCE

Columbia Beyond BRICs ETF

Investment objective

Columbia Beyond BRICs ETF (the Fund) seeks investment results that correspond (before fees and expenses) to the price and yield performance of the FTSE Beyond BRICs Net of Tax Index.

Portfolio management

Christopher Lo, CFA

Portfolio Manager

Managed Fund since 2016

The Board of Trustees of Columbia ETF Trust II, based upon the recommendation of the Investment Manager, determined to close and liquidate the Fund. The last day of trading for the Fund on the NYSE Arca Exchange is expected to be June 14, 2019. On or about June 21, 2019, the Fund will make a liquidating distribution to remaining shareholders equal to the shareholder's proportionate interest in the net assets of the Fund.

Average annual total returns (%) (for period ended March 31, 2019)  

 

Inception

 

1 Year

 

5 Years

 

Life

 

Market Price

 

08/15/12

   

-10.15

     

-1.43

     

-0.01

   

Net Asset Value

 

08/15/12

   

-9.46

     

-1.25

     

0.01

   

Tracked Index(1)

       

-9.01

     

-0.02

     

1.57

   

(1) The Tracked Index reflects the Indxx Beyond BRICs Index through October 25, 2013 and the FTSE Beyond BRICs Net of Tax Index USD thereafter.

All results shown assume reinvestment of distributions during the period. Returns do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder may pay on Fund distributions or on the redemption of Fund shares. Performance results reflect the effect of any fee waivers or reimbursements of Fund expenses by the Fund's former investment manager or Columbia Management Investment Advisers, LLC (Columbia Management or the Investment Manager). Absent these fee waivers or expense reimbursement arrangements, performance results would have been lower.

The performance information shown represents past performance and is not a guarantee of future results. The investment return and principal value of your investment will fluctuate so that your shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than their original cost. Current performance may be lower or higher than the performance information shown. You may obtain performance information current to the most recent month-end by visiting columbiathreadneedleus.com/etfs.

Columbia Management took over portfolio management in September 2016 upon its acquisition of the Fund's previous investment manager.

The price used to calculate Market Price return is based on the midpoint of the 4:00 PM Eastern (U.S.) bid/ask spread on the NYSE and does not represent returns an investor would receive if shares were traded at other times.

The Fund's shares may trade above or below their net asset value. The net asset value of the Fund will generally fluctuate with changes in the market value of the Fund's holdings. The market prices of shares, however, will generally fluctuate in accordance with changes in net asset value as well as the relative supply of, and demand for, shares on the exchange. The trading price of shares may deviate significantly from the net asset value.

The FTSE Beyond BRICs Index is a market capitalization-weighted index designed to represent the performance of a diversified basket of 90 liquid companies in emerging and frontier markets excluding Brazil, Russia, India, China (BRIC), Taiwan and Argentina as defined by FTSE's Country Classification System. The index has 75% exposure to emerging markets and 25% to frontier markets at rebalance.

Indices are not available for investment, are not professionally managed and do not reflect sales charges, fees, brokerage commissions, taxes or other expenses of investing. Securities in the Fund may not match those in an index.

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FUND AT A GLANCE (continued)

Columbia Beyond BRICs ETF

Performance of a hypothetical $10,000 investment (August 15, 2012 — March 31, 2019)

The chart above shows the change in value of a hypothetical $10,000 investment made on the Fund's inception, and does not reflect the deduction of taxes or brokerage commissions that a shareholder may pay on Fund distributions or on the redemption of Fund shares.

Top ten holdings (%) (at March 31, 2019)

Naspers, Ltd. N Shares (South Africa)

   

3.6

   

Qatar National Bank QPSC (Qatar)

   

2.6

   

PTT PCL NVDR (Thailand)

   

2.5

   

America Movil SAB de CV Series L (Mexico)

   

2.3

   

Fomento Economico Mexicano SAB de CV Series UBD (Mexico)

   

2.3

   

PT Bank Central Asia Tbk (Indonesia)

   

2.2

   

Banca Transilvania SA (Romania)

   

2.1

   

Safaricom PLC (Kenya)

   

2.1

   

National Bank of Kuwait SAKP (Kuwait)

   

2.1

   

Guaranty Trust Bank PLC (Nigeria)

   

2.1

   

Percentages indicated are based upon total investments (excluding Money Market Funds and derivatives, if any).

For further detail about these holdings, please refer to the section entitled "Portfolio of Investments."

Fund holdings are as of the date given, are subject to change at any time, and are not recommendations to buy or sell any security.

Country breakdown (%) (at March 31, 2019)

Bangladesh

   

5.5

   

Chile

   

3.4

   

Colombia

   

0.6

   

Czech Republic

   

0.4

   

Hungary

   

1.2

   

Indonesia

   

9.4

   

Kenya

   

3.4

   

Kuwait

   

2.9

   

Malaysia

   

8.2

   

Mexico

   

11.1

   

Morocco

   

3.8

   

Nigeria

   

3.9

   

Philippines

   

3.5

   

Qatar

   

3.9

   

Romania

   

2.1

   

South Africa

   

14.8

   

Thailand

   

12.4

   

United Arab Emirates

   

3.0

   

United States(a)

   

0.5

   

Vietnam

   

6.0

   

Total

   

100.0

   

Country Breakdown is based primarily on issuer's place of organization/incorporation. Percentages indicated are based upon total investments and excludes investments in derivatives, if any. The Fund's portfolio composition is subject to change.

(a) Includes investments in Money Market Funds.

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FUND AT A GLANCE (continued)

Columbia Beyond BRICs ETF

Equity sector breakdown (%) (at March 31, 2019)

Communication Services

   

14.0

   

Consumer Discretionary

   

5.4

   

Consumer Staples

   

8.7

   

Energy

   

4.8

   

Financials

   

43.5

   

Health Care

   

3.5

   

Industrials

   

2.9

   

Materials

   

9.1

   

Real Estate

   

3.7

   

Utilities

   

4.4

   

Total

   

100.0

   

Percentages indicated are based upon total equity investments. The Fund's portfolio composition is subject to change.

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MANAGER DISCUSSION OF FUND PERFORMANCE

Columbia Beyond BRICs ETF (BBRC)

For the 12-month period that ended March 31, 2019, the Fund returned -9.46% based on net asset value (NAV) and -10.15% based on market price. The Fund's Tracked Index, the FTSE Beyond BRICS Index, returned -9.01%.

The Fund's NAV on March 31, 2018 was $19.49, and it ended the annual period on March 31, 2019 with an NAV of $16.70. The Fund's market price on March 31, 2019 was $16.66 per share.

Emerging market equities struggled amid escalating trade tensions and more

Emerging market equities underperformed both U.S. and developed market international equities during the annual period. The MSCI Emerging Markets Index (Net) returned -7.41% during the annual period, as compared to S&P 500 Index and MSCI EAFE Index (Net) returns of 9.50% and -3.71%, respectively, for the same time period.

Emerging market equities had a challenging start to the annual period, primarily because of escalating trade tensions between the U.S. and China, a hawkish U.S. Federal Reserve (Fed) and resultant currency pressures. Fed tightening, rising bond yields and a stronger U.S. dollar weighed on emerging market currencies. Emerging market equities declined in the third quarter of 2018 as well. The quarter started positively with political developments in Latin America. Brazilian equities initially rebounded, driven by strong earnings results and reduced political uncertainty. Positive trade rhetoric from the Mexican president-elect also boosted investor sentiment, as his inclination toward a re-negotiation of the North American Free Trade Agreement and maintaining fiscal prudence mitigated concerns. However, Chinese equities fell, as the U.S. heightened the trade conflict by threatening to impose tariffs on an additional $267 billion worth of Chinese imports in addition to those already announced. Further, U.S. sanctions and concerns around central bank policy in the face of rising inflation spurred a sell-off in Turkish assets.

Emerging equity markets, like most global equity markets, ended calendar year 2018 on a down note, led by the threat of slowing global economic growth and tightening liquidity. Emerging market equities remained particularly challenged, primarily around persistent U.S.-China trade tensions and the resultant concerns of a Chinese economic slowdown. The success of Jair Bolsonaro in the Brazilian elections brought some relief for markets as did a subsequent temporary truce in the U.S.-China trade war and the accommodative stance of the Chinese government, particularly toward the private sector. But the optimism was short-lived following the arrest of technology company Huawei's Chief Financial Officer. Asian equities broadly suffered, including the equity markets of China, South Korea, Taiwan and Hong Kong. Elsewhere, falling oil prices and geopolitical tensions dampened Russian equities, though Turkish equities rallied as political tensions began to fade.

Following on the heels of a trying year in 2018, emerging market equities, like global equities broadly, came roaring back in the first quarter of 2019. Much of the impetus for the strong equity recovery can be attributed to an abrupt change in monetary policy direction by the Fed, where its bias shifted from a tightening mode to a more dovish stance. Other contributing factors to the sharp market turnaround included a sizable fiscal and monetary stimulus program in China, which seems to have had a fairly immediate impact based on leading economic indicators, and progress made on trade talks between the U.S. and China.

Contributors and detractors

Constituents in the financials, materials and energy sectors detracted most from the Fund's absolute returns during the annual period. Constituents in the information technology, consumer discretionary and utilities sectors contributed most positively to the Fund's absolute returns during the annual period.

From a country perspective, constituents in South Africa, Mexico and Malaysia detracted most from the Fund's absolute returns during the annual period. Conversely, constituents in United Arab Emirates, Qatar and Indonesia contributed most positively to the Fund's absolute returns during the annual period.

Positions in South African communication services provider MTN Group, Vietnamese industrial production company Hoa Phat Group and Mexican telecommunication services provider America Movil detracted most. Each generated a double-digit negative absolute return during the annual period. Positions in United Arab Emirates bank First Abu Dhabi Bank,

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MANAGER DISCUSSION OF FUND PERFORMANCE (continued)

Columbia Beyond BRICs ETF (BBRC)

Bangladesh utilities company United Power Generation & Distribution Company and Qatari bank Qatar National Bank contributed most positively. Each generated a double-digit absolute gain during the annual period.

The MSCI EAFE Index (Net) is a free float-adjusted market capitalization index that is designed to measure the equity market performance of developed markets, excluding the U.S. and Canada. The index is compiled from a composite of securities markets of Europe, Australasia and the Far East and is widely recognized by investors in foreign markets as the measurement index for portfolios of non-North American securities.

The MSCI Emerging Markets Index (Net) is a free float-adjusted market capitalization index that is designed to measure market performance of emerging markets.

The S&P 500 Index, an unmanaged index, measures the performance of 500 widely held, large-capitalization U.S. stocks and is frequently used as a general measure of market performance.

Investing involves risks, including the risk of loss of principal. Market risk may affect a single issuer, sector of the economy, industry or the market as a whole. The Fund is passively managed and seeks to track the performance of an index. The Fund may not sell a poorly performing security unless it was removed from the index. There is no guarantee that the index will achieve positive returns. Risk exists that the index provider may not follow its methodology for index construction. Errors may result in a negative fund performance. The Fund's net value will generally decline when the market value of its targeted index declines. Foreign investments subject the Fund to risks, including political, economic, market, social and other risks impacting a particular country, as well as to currency instabilities and less stringent financial and accounting standards generally applicable to U.S. issuers. These risks are enhanced for emerging or frontier market issuers. Investment in or exposure to foreign currencies subjects the Fund to currency fluctuation and risk of loss. Investments in small- and mid-cap companies involve risks and volatility greater than investments in larger, more established companies. The Fund concentrates its investments in issuers of one or more particular industries to the same extent as the underlying index. Although the Fund's shares are listed on an exchange, there can be no assurance that an active, liquid or otherwise orderly trading market for shares will be established or maintained. Active market trading may increase portfolio turnover, transaction costs and tracking error to the targeted index. The Fund may have portfolio turnover, which may cause an adverse cost impact. There may be additional portfolio turnover risk as active market trading of the Fund's shares may cause more frequent creation or redemption activities that could, in certain circumstances, increase the number of portfolio transactions as well as tracking error to the Index and as high levels of transactions increase brokerage and other transaction costs and may result in increased taxable capital gains. See the Fund's prospectus for more information on these and other risks.

The views expressed in this report reflect the current views of the respective parties. These views are not guarantees of future performance and involve certain risks, uncertainties and assumptions that are difficult to predict, so actual outcomes and results may differ significantly from the views expressed. These views are subject to change at any time based upon economic, market or other conditions and the respective parties disclaim any responsibility to update such views. These views may not be relied on as investment advice and, because investment decisions for a Columbia ETF are based on numerous factors, may not be relied on as an indication of trading intent on behalf of any particular Columbia ETF. References to specific securities should not be construed as a recommendation or investment advice.

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FUND AT A GLANCE

Columbia EM Core ex-China ETF

Investment objective

Columbia EM Core ex-China ETF (the Fund) seeks investment results that correspond (before fees and expenses) to the price and yield performance of the Beta Thematic Emerging Markets ex-China Index.

Portfolio management

Christopher Lo, CFA

Portfolio Manager

Managed Fund since 2016

Average annual total returns (%) (for period ended March 31, 2019)

 

Inception

 

1 Year

 

Life

 

Market Price

 

09/02/15

   

-7.37

     

11.80

   

Net Asset Value

 

09/02/15

   

-6.38

     

11.74

   

MSCI Emerging Markets Index (Net)

       

-7.41

     

10.51

   

Beta Thematic Emerging Markets ex-China Index

       

-8.44

     

10.19

   

All results shown assume reinvestment of distributions during the period. Returns do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder may pay on Fund distributions or on the redemption of Fund shares. Performance results reflect the effect of any fee waivers or reimbursements of Fund expenses by the Fund's former investment manager or Columbia Management Investment Advisors, LLC (Columbia Management or the Investment Manager). Absent these fee waivers or expense reimbursement arrangements, performance results would have been lower.

The performance information shown represents past performance and is not a guarantee of future results. The investment return and principal value of your investment will fluctuate so that your shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than their original cost. Current performance may be lower or higher than the performance information shown. You may obtain performance information current to the most recent month-end by visiting columbiathreadneedleus.com/etfs.

Columbia Management took over portfolio management in September 2016 upon its acquisition of the Fund's previous investment manager.

The price used to calculate Market Price return is based on the midpoint of the 4:00 PM Eastern (U.S.) bid/ask spread on the NYSE and does not represent returns an investor would receive if shares were traded at other times.

The Fund's shares may trade above or below their net asset value. The net asset value of the Fund will generally fluctuate with changes in the market value of the Fund's holdings. The market prices of shares, however, will generally fluctuate in accordance with changes in net asset value as well as the relative supply of, and demand for, shares on the exchange. The trading price of shares may deviate significantly from the net asset value.

The MSCI Emerging Markets Index (Net) is a free float-adjusted market capitalization index that is designed to measure market performance of emerging markets.

The Beta Thematic Emerging Markets ex-China Index is a market capitalization-weighted index designed to provide broad, core emerging markets equity exposure by measuring the stock performance of up to 700 companies, excluding those listed or domiciled in China or Hong Kong.

Indices are not available for investment, are not professionally managed and do not reflect sales charges, fees, brokerage commissions, taxes (except the MSCI Emerging Markets Index (Net), which reflects reinvested dividends net of withholding taxes) or other expenses of investing. Securities in the Fund may not match those in an index.

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FUND AT A GLANCE (continued)

Columbia EM Core ex-China ETF

Performance of a hypothetical $10,000 investment (September 2, 2015 — March 31, 2019)

The chart above shows the change in value of a hypothetical $10,000 investment made on the Fund's inception, and does not reflect the deduction of taxes or brokerage commissions that a shareholder may pay on Fund distributions or on the redemption of Fund shares.

Top ten holdings (%) (at March 31, 2019)

Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. (South Korea)

   

6.6

   

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co., Ltd. (Taiwan)

   

5.4

   

Infosys, Ltd. ADR (India)

   

3.5

   

ICICI Bank, Ltd. ADR (India)

   

3.5

   

LUKOIL PJSC ADR (Russia)

   

2.9

   

Naspers, Ltd. N Shares (South Africa)

   

2.7

   

Petroleo Brasileiro SA Preference Shares (Brazil)

   

2.2

   

Vale SA (Brazil)

   

2.0

   

Itau Unibanco Holding SA Preference Shares (Brazil)

   

2.0

   

BTS Group Holdings PCL NVDR (Thailand)

   

1.9

   

Percentages indicated are based upon total investments (excluding Money Market Funds and derivatives, if any).

For further detail about these holdings, please refer to the section entitled "Portfolio of Investments."

Fund holdings are as of the date given, are subject to change at any time, and are not recommendations to buy or sell any security.

Country breakdown (%) (at March 31, 2019)

Brazil

   

9.3

   

Chile

   

1.4

   

India

   

13.1

   

Indonesia

   

3.8

   

Malaysia

   

4.0

   

Mexico

   

3.5

   

Philippines

   

2.3

   

Poland

   

2.3

   

Russia

   

5.3

   

South Africa

   

10.0

   

South Korea

   

16.9

   

Taiwan

   

19.8

   

Thailand

   

6.8

   

Turkey

   

0.7

   

United Kingdom

   

0.5

   

United States(a)

   

0.3

   

Total

   

100.0

   

Country Breakdown is based primarily on issuer's place of organization/incorporation. Percentages indicated are based upon total investments and excludes investments in derivatives, if any. The Fund's portfolio composition is subject to change.

(a) Includes investments in Money Market Funds.

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FUND AT A GLANCE (continued)

Columbia EM Core ex-China ETF

Equity sector breakdown (%) (at March 31, 2019)

Communication Services

   

3.3

   

Consumer Discretionary

   

9.0

   

Consumer Staples

   

7.2

   

Energy

   

9.4

   

Financials

   

24.6

   

Health Care

   

3.1

   

Industrials

   

5.8

   

Information Technology

   

22.7

   

Materials

   

11.0

   

Real Estate

   

1.8

   

Utilities

   

2.1

   

Total

   

100.0

   

Percentages indicated are based upon total equity investments. The Fund's portfolio composition is subject to change.

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MANAGER DISCUSSION OF FUND PERFORMANCE

Columbia EM Core ex-China ETF (XCEM)

For the 12-month period that ended March 31, 2019, the Fund returned -6.38% based on net asset value (NAV) and -7.37% based on market price. The MSCI Emerging Markets Index (Net) returned -7.41%, and the Beta Thematic Emerging Markets ex-China Index returned -8.44% during the same time period.

The Fund's NAV on March 31, 2018 was $28.03, and it ended the annual period on March 31, 2019 with an NAV of $25.40. The Fund's market price on March 31, 2019 was $25.51 per share.

Emerging market equities struggled amid escalating trade tensions and more

Emerging market equities underperformed both U.S. and developed market international equities during the annual period. The MSCI Emerging Markets Index (Net) returned -7.41% during the annual period, as compared to S&P 500 Index and MSCI EAFE Index (Net) returns of 9.50% and -3.71%, respectively, for the same time period.

Emerging market equities had a challenging start to the annual period, primarily because of escalating trade tensions between the U.S. and China, a hawkish U.S. Federal Reserve (Fed) and resultant currency pressures. Fed tightening, rising bond yields and a stronger U.S. dollar weighed on emerging market currencies. Emerging market equities declined in the third quarter of 2018 as well. The quarter started positively with political developments in Latin America. Brazilian equities initially rebounded, driven by strong earnings results and reduced political uncertainty. Positive trade rhetoric from the Mexican president-elect also boosted investor sentiment, as his inclination toward a re-negotiation of the North American Free Trade Agreement and maintaining fiscal prudence mitigated concerns. However, Chinese equities fell, as the U.S. heightened the trade conflict by threatening to impose tariffs on an additional $267 billion worth of Chinese imports in addition to those already announced. Further, U.S. sanctions and concerns around central bank policy in the face of rising inflation spurred a sell-off in Turkish assets.

Emerging equity markets, like most global equity markets, ended calendar year 2018 on a down note, led by the threat of slowing global economic growth and tightening liquidity. Emerging market equities remained particularly challenged, primarily around persistent U.S.-China trade tensions and the resultant concerns of a Chinese economic slowdown. The success of Jair Bolsonaro in the Brazilian elections brought some relief for markets as did a subsequent temporary truce in the U.S.-China trade war and the accommodative stance of the Chinese government, particularly toward the private sector. But the optimism was short-lived following the arrest of technology company Huawei's Chief Financial Officer. Asian equities broadly suffered, including the equity markets of China, South Korea, Taiwan and Hong Kong. Elsewhere, falling oil prices and geopolitical tensions dampened Russian equities, though Turkish equities rallied as political tensions began to fade.

Following on the heels of a trying year in 2018, emerging market equities, like global equities broadly, came roaring back in the first quarter of 2019. Much of the impetus for the strong equity recovery can be attributed to an abrupt change in monetary policy direction by the Fed, where its bias shifted from a tightening mode to a more dovish stance. Other contributing factors to the sharp market turnaround included a sizable fiscal and monetary stimulus program in China, which seems to have had a fairly immediate impact based on leading economic indicators, and progress made on trade talks between the U.S. and China.

Contributors and detractors

Constituents in the communication services, industrials and energy sectors contributed most positively to the Fund's absolute returns during the annual period. Constituents in information technology, health care and consumer discretionary detracted most from absolute returns during the annual period.

From a country perspective, constituents in India, Thailand and Indonesia contributed most positively to the Fund's absolute returns during the annual period. Conversely, constituents in South Korea, South Africa and Turkey detracted most from absolute returns during the annual period.

Positions in India-based bank Icici Bank, India-based technology services company Infosys and Russian energy company Lukoil contributed most positively. Each generated a double-digit absolute gain during the annual period. Positions in

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MANAGER DISCUSSION OF FUND PERFORMANCE (continued)

Columbia EM Core ex-China ETF (XCEM)

South Korea-based biotechnology firm Celltrion, India-based auto manufacturer Tata Motors and South Korea-based electronic equipment and products manufacturer Samsung Electronics detracted most. Each produced a double-digit negative absolute return during the annual period.

The MSCI EAFE Index (Net) is a free float-adjusted market capitalization index that is designed to measure the equity market performance of developed markets, excluding the U.S. and Canada. The index is compiled from a composite of securities markets of Europe, Australasia and the Far East and is widely recognized by investors in foreign markets as the measurement index for portfolios of non-North American securities.

The MSCI Emerging Markets Index (Net) is a free float-adjusted market capitalization index that is designed to measure market performance of emerging markets.

The S&P 500 Index, an unmanaged index, measures the performance of 500 widely held, large-capitalization U.S. stocks and is frequently used as a general measure of market performance.

Investing involves risks, including the risk of loss of principal. Market risk may affect a single issuer, sector of the economy, industry or the market as a whole. The Fund is passively managed and seeks to track the performance of an index. The Fund may not sell a poorly performing security unless it was removed from the index. There is no guarantee that the index will achieve positive returns. Risk exists that the index provider may not follow its methodology for index construction. Errors may result in a negative fund performance. The Fund's net value will generally decline when the market value of its targeted index declines. Foreign investments subject the Fund to risks, including political, economic, market, social and other risks impacting a particular country, as well as to currency instabilities and less stringent financial and accounting standards generally applicable to U.S. issuers. These risks are enhanced for emerging or frontier market issuers. Investment in or exposure to foreign currencies subjects the Fund to currency fluctuation and risk of loss. Investments in small- and mid-cap companies involve risks and volatility greater than investments in larger, more established companies. The Fund concentrates its investments in issuers of one or more particular industries to the same extent as the underlying index. Although the Fund's shares are listed on an exchange, there can be no assurance that an active, liquid or otherwise orderly trading market for shares will be established or maintained. Active market trading may increase portfolio turnover, transaction costs and tracking error to the targeted index. The Fund may have portfolio turnover, which may cause an adverse cost impact. There may be additional portfolio turnover risk as active market trading of the Fund's shares may cause more frequent creation or redemption activities that could, in certain circumstances, increase the number of portfolio transactions as well as tracking error to the Index and as high levels of transactions increase brokerage and other transaction costs and may result in increased taxable capital gains. See the Fund's prospectus for more information on these and other risks.

The views expressed in this report reflect the current views of the respective parties. These views are not guarantees of future performance and involve certain risks, uncertainties and assumptions that are difficult to predict, so actual outcomes and results may differ significantly from the views expressed. These views are subject to change at any time based upon economic, market or other conditions and the respective parties disclaim any responsibility to update such views. These views may not be relied on as investment advice and, because investment decisions for a Columbia ETF are based on numerous factors, may not be relied on as an indication of trading intent on behalf of any particular Columbia ETF. References to specific securities should not be construed as a recommendation or investment advice.

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FUND AT A GLANCE

Columbia EM Quality Dividend ETF

Investment objective

Columbia EM Quality Dividend ETF (the Fund) seeks investment results that correspond (before fees and expenses) to the price and yield performance of the Beta Advantage® Emerging Markets Quality Dividend Index.

Portfolio management

Christopher Lo, CFA

Portfolio Manager

Managed Fund since 2016

The Board of Trustees of Columbia ETF Trust II, based upon the recommendation of the Investment Manager, determined to close and liquidate the Fund. The last day of trading for the Fund on the NYSE Arca Exchange is expected to be June 14, 2019. On or about June 21, 2019, the Fund will make a liquidating distribution to remaining shareholders equal to the shareholder's proportionate interest in the net assets of the Fund.

Average annual total returns (%) (for period ended March 31, 2019)

 

Inception

 

1 Year

 

5 Years

 

Life

 

Market Price

 

08/04/11

   

-10.44

     

0.23

     

-1.20

   

Net Asset Value

 

08/04/11

   

-9.01

     

0.22

     

-1.15

   

MSCI Emerging Markets Index (Net)

       

-7.41

     

3.68

     

1.85

   

Tracked Index(1)

       

-7.98

     

1.96

     

0.31

   

(1) The Tracked Index reflects the Indxx Emerging Market High Income Low Beta Index through January 31, 2014, the FTSE Emerging All Cap ex Taiwan Low Volatility Dividend Net Tax Index from February 3, 2014 through January 23, 2015, and the Beta Advantage® Emerging Markets Quality Dividend Index thereafter.

All results shown assume reinvestment of distributions during the period. Returns do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder may pay on Fund distributions or on the redemption of Fund shares. Performance results reflect the effect of any fee waivers or reimbursements of Fund expenses by the Fund's former investment manager or Columbia Management Investment Advisers, LLC (Columbia Management or the Investment Manager). Absent these fee waivers or expense reimbursement arrangements, performance results would have been lower.

The performance information shown represents past performance and is not a guarantee of future results. The investment return and principal value of your investment will fluctuate so that your shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than their original cost. Current performance may be lower or higher than the performance information shown. You may obtain performance information current to the most recent month-end by visiting columbiathreadneedleus.com/etfs.

Columbia Management took over portfolio management in September 2016 upon its acquisition of the Fund's previous investment manager.

The price used to calculate Market Price return is based on the midpoint of the 4:00 PM Eastern (U.S.) bid/ask spread on the NYSE and does not represent returns an investor would receive if shares were traded at other times.

The Fund's shares may trade above or below their net asset value. The net asset value of the Fund will generally fluctuate with changes in the market value of the Fund's holdings. The market prices of shares, however, will generally fluctuate in accordance with changes in net asset value as well as the relative supply of, and demand for, shares on the exchange. The trading price of shares may deviate significantly from the net asset value.

The MSCI Emerging Markets Index (Net) is a free float-adjusted market capitalization index that is designed to measure market performance of emerging markets.

The Beta Advantage® Emerging Markets Quality Dividend Index is an equal-weighted index designed to represent a portfolio of approximately 50 companies in developing markets, which is expected to have a higher dividend yield than the average dividend yield of companies included in the developing markets universe as defined by Columbia Management.

Indices are not available for investment, are not professionally managed and do not reflect sales charges, fees, brokerage commissions, taxes (except the MSCI Emerging Markets Index (Net), which reflects reinvested dividends net of withholding taxes) or other expenses of investing. Securities in the Fund may not match those in an index.

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FUND AT A GLANCE (continued)

Columbia EM Quality Dividend ETF

Performance of a hypothetical $10,000 investment (August 4, 2011 — March 31, 2019)

The chart above shows the change in value of a hypothetical $10,000 investment made on the Fund's inception, and does not reflect the deduction of taxes or brokerage commissions that a shareholder may pay on Fund distributions or on the redemption of Fund shares.

Top ten holdings (%) (at March 31, 2019)

Bharat Petroleum Corp., Ltd. (India)

   

2.1

   

Link REIT (Hong Kong)

   

2.1

   

Grupo Mexico SAB de CV Series B (Mexico)

   

2.1

   

Indian Oil Corp., Ltd. (India)

   

2.1

   

PT Telekomunikasi Indonesia Persero Tbk (Indonesia)

   

2.1

   

Formosa Chemicals & Fibre Corp. (Taiwan)

   

2.1

   

Nan Ya Plastics Corp. (Taiwan)

   

2.1

   

CK Asset Holdings Ltd. (Hong Kong)

   

2.1

   

Vale SA (Brazil)

   

2.0

   

Formosa Plastics Corp. (Taiwan)

   

2.0

   

Percentages indicated are based upon total investments (excluding Money Market Funds and derivatives, if any).

For further detail about these holdings, please refer to the section entitled "Portfolio of Investments."

Fund holdings are as of the date given, are subject to change at any time, and are not recommendations to buy or sell any security.

Country breakdown (%) (at March 31, 2019)

Brazil

   

6.0

   

Chile

   

4.1

   

China

   

9.8

   

Colombia

   

2.0

   

Hong Kong

   

10.2

   

India

   

12.2

   

Indonesia

   

7.9

   

Kenya

   

2.0

   

Malaysia

   

11.9

   

Mexico

   

4.1

   

Poland

   

1.9

   

Qatar

   

2.0

   

South Africa

   

4.0

   

South Korea

   

5.7

   

Taiwan

   

12.2

   

Thailand

   

2.0

   

United Arab Emirates

   

2.0

   

Total

   

100.0

   

Country Breakdown is based primarily on issuer's place of organization/incorporation. Percentages indicated are based upon total investments and excludes investments in derivatives, if any. The Fund's portfolio composition is subject to change.

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FUND AT A GLANCE (continued)

Columbia EM Quality Dividend ETF

Equity sector breakdown (%) (at March 31, 2019)

Communication Services

   

9.9

   

Consumer Discretionary

   

2.0

   

Consumer Staples

   

10.0

   

Energy

   

11.9

   

Financials

   

19.9

   

Information Technology

   

9.8

   

Materials

   

18.4

   

Real Estate

   

6.1

   

Utilities

   

12.0

   

Total

   

100.0

   

Percentages indicated are based upon total equity investments. The Fund's portfolio composition is subject to change.

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MANAGER DISCUSSION OF FUND PERFORMANCE

Columbia EM Quality Dividend ETF (HILO)

For the 12-month period that ended March 31, 2019, the Fund returned -9.01% based on net asset value (NAV) and -10.44% based on market price. The MSCI Emerging Markets Index (Net) returned -7.41%, and the Fund's Tracked Index, the Beta Advantage® Emerging Markets Quality Dividend Index, returned -7.98% during the same time period.

The Fund's NAV on March 31, 2018 was $16.00, and it ended the annual period on March 31, 2019 with an NAV of $14.10. The Fund's market price on March 31, 2019 was $14.04 per share.

Emerging market equities struggled amid escalating trade tensions and more

Emerging market equities underperformed both U.S. and developed market international equities during the annual period. The MSCI Emerging Markets Index (Net) returned -7.41% during the annual period, as compared to S&P 500 Index and MSCI EAFE Index (Net) returns of 9.50% and -3.71%, respectively, for the same time period.

Emerging market equities had a challenging start to the annual period, primarily because of escalating trade tensions between the U.S. and China, a hawkish U.S. Federal Reserve (Fed) and resultant currency pressures. Fed tightening, rising bond yields and a stronger U.S. dollar weighed on emerging market currencies. Emerging market equities declined in the third quarter of 2018 as well. The quarter started positively with political developments in Latin America. Brazilian equities initially rebounded, driven by strong earnings results and reduced political uncertainty. Positive trade rhetoric from the Mexican president-elect also boosted investor sentiment, as his inclination toward a re-negotiation of the North American Free Trade Agreement and maintaining fiscal prudence mitigated concerns. However, Chinese equities fell, as the U.S. heightened the trade conflict by threatening to impose tariffs on an additional $267 billion worth of Chinese imports in addition to those already announced. Further, U.S. sanctions and concerns around central bank policy in the face of rising inflation spurred a sell-off in Turkish assets.

Emerging equity markets, like most global equity markets, ended calendar year 2018 on a down note, led by the threat of slowing global economic growth and tightening liquidity. Emerging market equities remained particularly challenged, primarily around persistent U.S.-China trade tensions and the resultant concerns of a Chinese economic slowdown. The success of Jair Bolsonaro in the Brazilian elections brought some relief for markets as did a subsequent temporary truce in the U.S.-China trade war and the accommodative stance of the Chinese government, particularly toward the private sector. But the optimism was short-lived following the arrest of technology company Huawei's Chief Financial Officer. Asian equities broadly suffered, including the equity markets of China, South Korea, Taiwan and Hong Kong. Elsewhere, falling oil prices and geopolitical tensions dampened Russian equities, though Turkish equities rallied as political tensions began to fade.

Following on the heels of a trying year in 2018, emerging market equities, like global equities broadly, came roaring back in the first quarter of 2019. Much of the impetus for the strong equity recovery can be attributed to an abrupt change in monetary policy direction by the Fed, where its bias shifted from a tightening mode to a more dovish stance. Other contributing factors to the sharp market turnaround included a sizable fiscal and monetary stimulus program in China, which seems to have had a fairly immediate impact based on leading economic indicators, and progress made on trade talks between the U.S. and China.

Contributors and detractors

Constituents in the energy, industrials and information technology sectors detracted most from the Fund's absolute returns during the annual period. Constituents in consumer discretionary, financials and health care contributed most positively to absolute returns during the annual period.

From a country perspective, constituents in Brazil, South Africa and China detracted most from absolute returns during the annual period. Conversely, constituents in Hong Kong, Qatar and Kenya contributed most positively to the Fund's absolute returns during the annual period.

Positions in China-based acoustic components manufacturer AAC Technologies, Brazilian highway manager CCR and Brazilian energy company Ultrapar Participacoes detracted most. Each generated a double-digit negative absolute return

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MANAGER DISCUSSION OF FUND PERFORMANCE (continued)

Columbia EM Quality Dividend ETF (HILO)

during the annual period. Positions in Qatari bank Qatar National Bank, Hong Kong-based retail real estate investment trust Link REIT and India-based technology services company Infosys contributed most positively. Each of these companies produced a double-digit absolute gain during the annual period.

The MSCI EAFE Index (Net) is a free float-adjusted market capitalization index that is designed to measure the equity market performance of developed markets, excluding the U.S. and Canada. The index is compiled from a composite of securities markets of Europe, Australasia and the Far East and is widely recognized by investors in foreign markets as the measurement index for portfolios of non-North American securities.

The MSCI Emerging Markets Index (Net) is a free float-adjusted market capitalization index that is designed to measure market performance of emerging markets.

The S&P 500 Index, an unmanaged index, measures the performance of 500 widely held, large-capitalization U.S. stocks and is frequently used as a general measure of market performance.

Investing involves risks, including the risk of loss of principal. Market risk may affect a single issuer, sector of the economy, industry or the market as a whole. The Fund is passively managed and seeks to track the performance of an index. The Fund may not sell a poorly performing security unless it was removed from the index. There is no guarantee that the index will achieve positive returns. Risk exists that the index provider may not follow its methodology for index construction. Errors may result in a negative fund performance. The Fund's net value will generally decline when the market value of its targeted index declines. Foreign investments subject the Fund to risks, including political, economic, market, social and other risks impacting a particular country, as well as to currency instabilities and less stringent financial and accounting standards generally applicable to U.S. issuers. These risks are enhanced for emerging or frontier market issuers. Investment in or exposure to foreign currencies subjects the Fund to currency fluctuation and risk of loss. Investments in small- and mid-cap companies involve risks and volatility greater than investments in larger, more established companies. The Fund concentrates its investments in issuers of one or more particular industries to the same extent as the underlying index. Although the Fund's shares are listed on an exchange, there can be no assurance that an active, liquid or otherwise orderly trading market for shares will be established or maintained. Active market trading may increase portfolio turnover, transaction costs and tracking error to the targeted index. The Fund may have portfolio turnover, which may cause an adverse cost impact. There may be additional portfolio turnover risk as active market trading of the Fund's shares may cause more frequent creation or redemption activities that could, in certain circumstances, increase the number of portfolio transactions as well as tracking error to the Index and as high levels of transactions increase brokerage and other transaction costs and may result in increased taxable capital gains. Dividend quality is not guaranteed and the amount, if any, can vary over time. See the Fund's prospectus for more information on these and other risks.

The views expressed in this report reflect the current views of the respective parties. These views are not guarantees of future performance and involve certain risks, uncertainties and assumptions that are difficult to predict, so actual outcomes and results may differ significantly from the views expressed. These views are subject to change at any time based upon economic, market or other conditions and the respective parties disclaim any responsibility to update such views. These views may not be relied on as investment advice and, because investment decisions for a Columbia ETF are based on numerous factors, may not be relied on as an indication of trading intent on behalf of any particular Columbia ETF. References to specific securities should not be construed as a recommendation or investment advice.

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FUND AT A GLANCE

Columbia Emerging Markets Consumer ETF

Investment objective

Columbia Emerging Markets Consumer ETF (the Fund) seeks investment results that correspond (before fees and expenses) to the price and yield performance of the Dow Jones Emerging Markets Consumer TitansTM Index.

Portfolio management

Christopher Lo, CFA

Portfolio Manager

Managed Fund since 2016

Average annual total returns (%) (for period ended March 31, 2019)

 

Inception

 

1 Year

 

5 Years

 

Life

 

Market Price

 

09/14/10

   

-13.90

     

-2.33

     

2.17

   

Net Asset Value

 

09/14/10

   

-13.08

     

-2.25

     

2.21

   

Dow Jones Emerging Markets Consumer TitansTM Index*

       

-12.28

     

-1.20

     

3.38

   

* As of 3/18/2019, the index name changed from Dow Jones Emerging Markets Consumer Titans 30TM Index to Dow Jones Emerging Markets Consumer TitansTM Index.

All results shown assume reinvestment of distributions during the period. Returns do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder may pay on Fund distributions or on the redemption of Fund shares. Performance results reflect the effect of any fee waivers or reimbursements of Fund expenses by the Fund's former investment manager or Columbia Management Investment Advisers, LLC (Columbia Management or the Investment Manager). Absent these fee waivers or expense reimbursement arrangements, performance results would have been lower.

The performance information shown represents past performance and is not a guarantee of future results. The investment return and principal value of your investment will fluctuate so that your shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than their original cost. Current performance may be lower or higher than the performance information shown. You may obtain performance information current to the most recent month-end by visiting columbiathreadneedleus.com/etfs.

Columbia Management took over portfolio management in September 2016 upon its acquisition of the Fund's previous investment manager.

The price used to calculate Market Price return is based on the midpoint of the 4:00 PM Eastern (U.S.) bid/ask spread on the NYSE and does not represent returns an investor would receive if shares were traded at other times.

The Fund's shares may trade above or below their net asset value. The net asset value of the Fund will generally fluctuate with changes in the market value of the Fund's holdings. The market prices of shares, however, will generally fluctuate in accordance with changes in net asset value as well as the relative supply of, and demand for, shares on the exchange. The trading price of shares may deviate significantly from the net asset value.

The Dow Jones Emerging Markets Consumer TitansTM Index is a free-float market capitalization-weighted index that measures the performance of 60 leading emerging market companies in the Consumer Discretionary, Consumer Staples, and Communication Services sectors as defined by the S&P Dow Jones Indexes.

Indices are not available for investment, are not professionally managed and do not reflect sales charges, fees, brokerage commissions, taxes or other expenses of investing. Securities in the Fund may not match those in an index.

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FUND AT A GLANCE (continued)

Columbia Emerging Markets Consumer ETF

Performance of a hypothetical $10,000 investment (September 14, 2010 — March 31, 2019)

The chart above shows the change in value of a hypothetical $10,000 investment made on the Fund's inception, and does not reflect the deduction of taxes or brokerage commissions that a shareholder may pay on Fund distributions or on the redemption of Fund shares.

Top ten holdings (%) (at March 31, 2019)

Tencent Holdings, Ltd. (China)

   

5.0

   

Alibaba Group Holding, Ltd. ADR (China)

   

4.9

   

China Mobile, Ltd. (China)

   

4.9

   

Baidu, Inc. ADR (China)

   

4.8

   

Hindustan Unilever, Ltd. (India)

   

4.7

   

Chunghwa Telecom Co., Ltd. (Taiwan)

   

3.9

   

Uni-President Enterprises Corp. (Taiwan)

   

3.5

   

ITC, Ltd. (India)

   

3.3

   

Maruti Suzuki India, Ltd. (India)

   

3.1

   

JD.com, Inc. ADR (China)

   

3.0

   

Percentages indicated are based upon total investments (excluding Money Market Funds and derivatives, if any).

For further detail about these holdings, please refer to the section entitled "Portfolio of Investments."

Fund holdings are as of the date given, are subject to change at any time, and are not recommendations to buy or sell any security.

Country breakdown (%) (at March 31, 2019)

Brazil

   

7.2

   

Chile

   

1.5

   

China

   

42.8

   

Hong Kong

   

0.4

   

India

   

16.6

   

Indonesia

   

3.2

   

Mexico

   

3.6

   

Russia

   

4.5

   

South Africa

   

4.5

   

Taiwan

   

10.6

   

Thailand

   

3.8

   

United Arab Emirates

   

0.9

   

United States(a)

   

0.4

   

Total

   

100.0

   

Country Breakdown is based primarily on issuer's place of organization/incorporation. Percentages indicated are based upon total investments and excludes investments in derivatives, if any. The Fund's portfolio composition is subject to change.

(a) Includes investments in Money Market Funds.

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FUND AT A GLANCE (continued)

Columbia Emerging Markets Consumer ETF

Equity sector breakdown (%) (at March 31, 2019)

Communication Services

   

39.2

   

Consumer Discretionary

   

30.9

   

Consumer Staples

   

29.9

   

Total

   

100.0

   

Percentages indicated are based upon total equity investments. The Fund's portfolio composition is subject to change.

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MANAGER DISCUSSION OF FUND PERFORMANCE

Columbia Emerging Markets Consumer ETF (ECON)

Effective prior to the market open on March 18, 2019, the Fund's benchmark, the Dow Jones Emerging Markets Consumer Titans 30TM Index changed its name to the Dow Jones Emerging Markets Consumer TitansTM Index and modified its construction criteria to more effectively and comprehensively capture the emerging market consumer theme while limiting geographic and single stock concentration. The revised Dow Jones Emerging Markets Consumer TitansTM Index is designed to measure the performance of 60 leading emerging market companies classified in the GICS consumer discretionary, consumer staples and communication services sectors.

For the 12-month period that ended March 31, 2019, the Fund returned -13.08% based on net asset value (NAV) and -13.90% based on market price. The Dow Jones Emerging Markets Consumer TitansTM Index returned -12.28%, during the same time period.

The Fund's NAV on March 31, 2018 was $26.34, and it ended the annual period on March 31, 2019 with an NAV of $22.67. The Fund's market price on March 31, 2019 was $22.60 per share.

Emerging market equities struggled amid escalating trade tensions and more

Emerging market equities underperformed both U.S. and developed market international equities during the annual period. The MSCI Emerging Markets Index (Net) returned -7.41% during the annual period, as compared to S&P 500 Index and MSCI EAFE Index (Net) returns of 9.50% and -3.71%, respectively, for the same time period.

Emerging market equities had a challenging start to the annual period, primarily because of escalating trade tensions between the U.S. and China, a hawkish U.S. Federal Reserve (Fed) and resultant currency pressures. Fed tightening, rising bond yields and a stronger U.S. dollar weighed on emerging market currencies. Emerging market equities declined in the third quarter of 2018 as well. The quarter started positively with political developments in Latin America. Brazilian equities initially rebounded, driven by strong earnings results and reduced political uncertainty. Positive trade rhetoric from the Mexican president-elect also boosted investor sentiment, as his inclination toward a re-negotiation of the North American Free Trade Agreement and maintaining fiscal prudence mitigated concerns. However, Chinese equities fell, as the U.S. heightened the trade conflict by threatening to impose tariffs on an additional $267 billion worth of Chinese imports in addition to those already announced. Further, U.S. sanctions and concerns around central bank policy in the face of rising inflation spurred a sell-off in Turkish assets.

Emerging equity markets, like most global equity markets, ended calendar year 2018 on a down note, led by the threat of slowing global economic growth and tightening liquidity. Emerging market equities remained particularly challenged, primarily around persistent U.S.-China trade tensions and the resultant concerns of a Chinese economic slowdown. The success of Jair Bolsonaro in the Brazilian elections brought some relief for markets as did a subsequent temporary truce in the U.S.-China trade war and the accommodative stance of the Chinese government, particularly toward the private sector. But the optimism was short-lived following the arrest of technology company Huawei's Chief Financial Officer. Asian equities broadly suffered, including the equity markets of China, South Korea, Taiwan and Hong Kong. Elsewhere, falling oil prices and geopolitical tensions dampened Russian equities, though Turkish equities rallied as political tensions began to fade.

Following on the heels of a trying year in 2018, emerging market equities, like global equities broadly, came roaring back in the first quarter of 2019. Much of the impetus for the strong equity recovery can be attributed to an abrupt change in monetary policy direction by the Fed, where its bias shifted from a tightening mode to a more dovish stance. Other contributing factors to the sharp market turnaround included a sizable fiscal and monetary stimulus program in China, which seems to have had a fairly immediate impact based on leading economic indicators, and progress made on trade talks between the U.S. and China.

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MANAGER DISCUSSION OF FUND PERFORMANCE (continued)

Columbia Emerging Markets Consumer ETF (ECON)

Contributors and detractors

Constituents in the consumer discretionary, consumer staples and energy sectors detracted most from the Fund's absolute returns during the annual period. Constituents in information technology, financials and health care contributed most positively to the Fund's absolute returns during the annual period.

From a country perspective, constituents in South Africa, Brazil and China detracted most from absolute returns during the annual period. Conversely, constituents in Indonesia, Taiwan and United Arab Emirates contributed most positively to the Fund's absolute returns during the annual period.

Positions in Brazilian beverage producer and distributor Ambev, India-based auto manufacturer Tata Motors and South African consumer staples retailer Shoprite Holdings detracted most. Each of these companies produced a double-digit negative absolute return during the annual period. Positions in China-based educational services provider Tal Education Group, India-based consumer products manufacturer Hindustan Unilever and India-based diversified consumer products company ITC contributed most positively. Each generated a double-digit absolute gain during the annual period.

The MSCI EAFE Index (Net) is a free float-adjusted market capitalization index that is designed to measure the equity market performance of developed markets, excluding the U.S. and Canada. The index is compiled from a composite of securities markets of Europe, Australasia and the Far East and is widely recognized by investors in foreign markets as the measurement index for portfolios of non-North American securities.

The MSCI Emerging Markets Index (Net) is a free float-adjusted market capitalization index that is designed to measure market performance of emerging markets.

The S&P 500 Index, an unmanaged index, measures the performance of 500 widely held, large-capitalization U.S. stocks and is frequently used as a general measure of market performance.

Investing involves risks, including the risk of loss of principal. Market risk may affect a single issuer, sector of the economy, industry or the market as a whole. The Fund is passively managed and seeks to track the performance of an index. The Fund may not sell a poorly performing security unless it was removed from the index. There is no guarantee that the index will achieve positive returns. Risk exists that the index provider may not follow its methodology for index construction. Errors may result in a negative fund performance. The Fund's net value will generally decline when the market value of its targeted index declines. Foreign investments subject the Fund to risks, including political, economic, market, social and other risks impacting a particular country, as well as to currency instabilities and less stringent financial and accounting standards generally applicable to U.S. issuers. These risks are enhanced for emerging or frontier market issuers. Investment in or exposure to foreign currencies subjects the Fund to currency fluctuation and risk of loss. Investments in small- and mid-cap companies involve risks and volatility greater than investments in larger, more established companies. The Fund concentrates its investments in issuers of one or more particular industries to the same extent as the underlying index. Although the Fund's shares are listed on an exchange, there can be no assurance that an active, liquid or otherwise orderly trading market for shares will be established or maintained. Active market trading may increase portfolio turnover, transaction costs and tracking error to the targeted index. The Fund may have portfolio turnover, which may cause an adverse cost impact. There may be additional portfolio turnover risk as active market trading of the Fund's shares may cause more frequent creation or redemption activities that could, in certain circumstances, increase the number of portfolio transactions as well as tracking error to the Index and as high levels of transactions increase brokerage and other transaction costs and may result in increased taxable capital gains. See the Fund's prospectus for more information on these and other risks.

The views expressed in this report reflect the current views of the respective parties. These views are not guarantees of future performance and involve certain risks, uncertainties and assumptions that are difficult to predict, so actual outcomes and results may differ significantly from the views expressed. These views are subject to change at any time based upon economic, market or other conditions and the respective parties disclaim any responsibility to update such views. These views may not be relied on as investment advice and, because investment decisions for a Columbia ETF are based on numerous factors, may not be relied on as an indication of trading intent on behalf of any particular Columbia ETF. References to specific securities should not be construed as a recommendation or investment advice.

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FUND AT A GLANCE

Columbia India Consumer ETF

Investment objective

Columbia India Consumer ETF (the Fund) seeks investment results that correspond (before fees and expenses) to the price and yield performance of the Indxx India Consumer Index.

Portfolio management

Christopher Lo, CFA

Portfolio Manager

Managed Fund since 2016

Average annual total returns (%) (for period ended March 31, 2019)

 

Inception

 

1 Year

 

5 Years

 

Life

 

Market Price

 

08/10/11

   

-8.44

     

11.34

     

10.32

   

Net Asset Value

 

08/10/11

   

-8.03

     

11.30

     

10.27

   

Indxx India Consumer Index

       

-6.72

     

12.93

     

11.91

 

All results shown assume reinvestment of distributions during the period. Returns do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder may pay on Fund distributions or on the redemption of Fund shares. Performance results reflect the effect of any fee waivers or reimbursements of Fund expenses by the Fund's former investment manager or Columbia Management Investment Advisers, LLC (Columbia Management or the Investment Manager). Absent these fee waivers or expense reimbursement arrangements, performance results would have been lower.

The performance information shown represents past performance and is not a guarantee of future results. The investment return and principal value of your investment will fluctuate so that your shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than their original cost. Current performance may be lower or higher than the performance information shown. You may obtain performance information current to the most recent month-end by visiting columbiathreadneedleus.com/etfs.

Columbia Management took over portfolio management in September 2016 upon its acquisition of the Fund's previous investment manager.

The price used to calculate Market Price return is based on the midpoint of the 4:00 PM Eastern (U.S.) bid/ask spread on the NYSE and does not represent returns an investor would receive if shares were traded at other times.

The Fund's shares may trade above or below their net asset value. The net asset value of the Fund will generally fluctuate with changes in the market value of the Fund's holdings. The market prices of shares, however, will generally fluctuate in accordance with changes in net asset value as well as the relative supply of, and demand for, shares on the exchange. The trading price of shares may deviate significantly from the net asset value.

The Indxx India Consumer Index is a maximum 30-stock free-float adjusted market capitalization weighted index designed to measure the market performance of companies in the consumer industry in India as defined by Indxx's proprietary methodology. The index consists of common stocks listed on the primary exchange of India.

Indices are not available for investment, are not professionally managed and do not reflect sales charges, fees, brokerage commissions, taxes or other expenses of investing. Securities in the Fund may not match those in an index.

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FUND AT A GLANCE (continued)

Columbia India Consumer ETF

Performance of a hypothetical $10,000 investment (August 10, 2011 — March 31, 2019)

The chart above shows the change in value of a hypothetical $10,000 investment made on the Fund's inception, and does not reflect the deduction of taxes or brokerage commissions that a shareholder may pay on Fund distributions or on the redemption of Fund shares.

Top ten holdings (%) (at March 31, 2019)

Nestle India, Ltd.

   

5.3

   

Titan Co., Ltd.

   

5.3

   

ITC, Ltd.

   

5.0

   

Britannia Industries Ltd.

   

4.9

   

Mahindra & Mahindra, Ltd.

   

4.9

   

Hindustan Unilever, Ltd.

   

4.9

   

Bajaj Auto, Ltd.

   

4.8

   

Tata Motors, Ltd.

   

4.7

   

Maruti Suzuki India, Ltd.

   

4.7

   

Eicher Motors, Ltd.

   

4.6

   

Percentages indicated are based upon total investments (excluding Money Market Funds and derivatives, if any).

For further detail about these holdings, please refer to the section entitled "Portfolio of Investments."

Fund holdings are as of the date given, are subject to change at any time, and are not recommendations to buy or sell any security.

Equity sector breakdown (%) (at March 31, 2019)

Consumer Discretionary

   

54.3

   

Consumer Staples

   

45.7

   

Total

   

100.0

   

Percentages indicated are based upon total equity investments. The Fund's portfolio composition is subject to change.

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MANAGER DISCUSSION OF FUND PERFORMANCE

Columbia India Consumer ETF (INCO)

For the 12-month period that ended March 31, 2019, the Fund returned -8.03% based on net asset value (NAV) and -8.44% based on market price. The Indxx India Consumer Index returned -6.72% during the same time period.

The Fund's NAV on March 31, 2018 was $45.81, and it ended the annual period on March 31, 2019 with an NAV of $42.08. The Fund's market price on March 31, 2019 was $42.23 per share.

Indian equities gained despite rising crude prices and financial sector concerns

The Indian equity market enjoyed solid returns during the annual period despite rising crude oil prices and financial sector concerns. The MSCI India Index returned 6.75% for the annual period, significantly outperforming the -7.41% return of the MSCI Emerging Markets Index (Net). Still, there were challenges. Brent crude oil rose to as high as $85 per barrel in October 2018, the highest level seen since November 2014. This increase was a result of the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) refusing to ramp up production, and the U.S. persuading buyers to cut down imports of Iranian oil. As the world's third largest oil importer, India faced the brunt of the rising crude oil prices, a situation exacerbated by a depreciating rupee. The annual period also saw a major liquidity issue surrounding Infrastructure Leasing and Financial Services, an Indian infrastructure development and finance company. The lender defaulted on its short-term commercial papers, which rocked the debt market. Throughout September and October 2018, the Indian equity market declined substantially on the back of non-banking financial company sector liquidity fears. Further pressuring investor sentiment was Finance Minister Arun Jaitley re-introducing a long-term capital gains tax and levying a tax on profits generated from assets such as shares and share-oriented products. On the positive side, Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi's government released on February 1, 2019 its last budget before the April 2019 general elections. It focused on supporting farmers and those economically less privileged, while continuing its push toward better physical and social infrastructure. India's general election was scheduled to begin on April 11, 2019, and after seven phases, the results are anticipated to be reported on May 23. Campaign promises of both Modi's Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and Gandhi's Indian National Congress include increased spending to provide income support to the poor and to farmers. Also, BJP has pledged to spend significant monies on infrastructure. If campaign promises are implemented, such spending should help support demand in consumer-oriented sectors.

Importantly, the fundamentals for India and its economy remained strong during the annual period. Its policy-driven, largely domestic-based economic growth, in synchronization with global economic growth, provided a tailwind for its equity market performance.

Contributors and detractors

Constituents in consumer discretionary, information technology and energy detracted most from the Fund's absolute returns during the annual period. Consumer staples, materials and utilities contributed most positively to the Fund's absolute returns during the annual period.

Positions in auto manufacturer Maruti Suzuki India, motorcycle manufacturer Hero MotoCorp and auto manufacturer Tata Motors detracted most. Each generated a double-digit negative absolute return during the annual period. Positions in food products manufacturer Nestle India, diversified consumer products manufacturer Hindustan Unilever and jewelry manufacturer and retailer and perfume producer Titan contributed most positively. Each of these companies produced a double-digit absolute gain during the annual period.

The MSCI Emerging Markets Index (Net) is a free float-adjusted market capitalization index that is designed to measure market performance of emerging markets.

The MSCI India Index is designed to measure the performance of the large and mid-cap segments of the Indian market. With 79 constituents, the index covers approximately 85% of the Indian equity universe.

Investing involves risks, including the risk of loss of principal. Market risk may affect a single issuer, sector of the economy, industry or the market as a whole. The Fund is passively managed and seeks to track the performance of an index. The Fund may not sell a poorly performing security unless it was removed from the index. There is no guarantee that the index will achieve positive returns. Risk exists that the index provider may not follow its methodology for index construction. Errors may result in a negative fund performance. The Fund's net value will generally decline when the market value

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MANAGER DISCUSSION OF FUND PERFORMANCE (continued)

Columbia India Consumer ETF (INCO)

of its targeted index declines. Foreign investments subject the Fund to risks, including political, economic, market, social and other risks impacting a particular country, as well as to currency instabilities and less stringent financial and accounting standards generally applicable to U.S. issuers. These risks are enhanced for emerging market issuers. Investment in or exposure to foreign currencies subjects the Fund to currency fluctuation and risk of loss. Investments in small- and mid-cap companies involve risks and volatility greater than investments in larger, more established companies. The Fund concentrates its investments in issuers of one or more particular industries to the same extent as the underlying index. Concentration in the India region, where issuers tend to be less developed than U.S. issuers, presents increased risk of loss than a fund that does not concentrate its investments. Investments in a narrowly focused sector such as consumer may exhibit higher volatility than investments with a broader focus. Although the Fund's shares are listed on an exchange, there can be no assurance that an active, liquid or otherwise orderly trading market for shares will be established or maintained. Active market trading may increase portfolio turnover, transaction costs and tracking error to the targeted index. The Fund may have portfolio turnover, which may cause an adverse cost impact. There may be additional portfolio turnover risk as active market trading of the Fund's shares may cause more frequent creation or redemption activities that could, in certain circumstances, increase the number of portfolio transactions as well as tracking error to the Index and as high levels of transactions increase brokerage and other transaction costs and may result in increased taxable capital gains. See the Fund's prospectus for more information on these and other risks.

The views expressed in this report reflect the current views of the respective parties. These views are not guarantees of future performance and involve certain risks, uncertainties and assumptions that are difficult to predict, so actual outcomes and results may differ significantly from the views expressed. These views are subject to change at any time based upon economic, market or other conditions and the respective parties disclaim any responsibility to update such views. These views may not be relied on as investment advice and, because investment decisions for a Columbia ETF are based on numerous factors, may not be relied on as an indication of trading intent on behalf of any particular Columbia ETF. References to specific securities should not be construed as a recommendation or investment advice.

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FUND AT A GLANCE

Columbia India Infrastructure ETF

Investment objective

Columbia India Infrastructure ETF (the Fund) seeks investment results that correspond (before fees and expenses) to the price and yield performance of the Indxx India Infrastructure Index.

Portfolio management

Christopher Lo, CFA

Portfolio Manager

Managed Fund since 2016

The Board of Trustees of Columbia ETF Trust II, based upon the recommendation of the Investment Manager, determined to close and liquidate the Fund. The last day of trading for the Fund on the NYSE Arca Exchange is expected to be June 14, 2019. On or about June 21, 2019, the Fund will make a liquidating distribution to remaining shareholders equal to the shareholder's proportionate interest in the net assets of the Fund.

Average annual total returns (%) (for period ended March 31, 2019)

 

Inception

 

1 Year

 

5 Years

 

Life

 

Market Price

 

08/11/10

   

-14.36

     

2.20

     

-3.57

   

Net Asset Value

 

08/11/10

   

-12.39

     

2.52

     

-3.46

   

Indxx India Infrastructure Index

       

-11.41

     

3.65

     

-2.36

   

All results shown assume reinvestment of distributions during the period. Returns do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder may pay on Fund distributions or on the redemption of Fund shares. Performance results reflect the effect of any fee waivers or reimbursements of Fund expenses by the Fund's former investment manager or Columbia Management Investment Advisers, LLC (Columbia Management or the Investment Manager). Absent these fee waivers or expense reimbursement arrangements, performance results would have been lower.

The performance information shown represents past performance and is not a guarantee of future results. The investment return and principal value of your investment will fluctuate so that your shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than their original cost. Current performance may be lower or higher than the performance information shown. You may obtain performance information current to the most recent month-end by visiting columbiathreadneedleus.com/etfs.

Columbia Management took over portfolio management in September 2016 upon its acquisition of the Fund's previous investment manager.

The price used to calculate Market Price return is based on the midpoint of the 4:00 PM Eastern (U.S.) bid/ask spread on the NYSE and does not represent returns an investor would receive if shares were traded at other times.

The Fund's shares may trade above or below their net asset value. The net asset value of the Fund will generally fluctuate with changes in the market value of the Fund's holdings. The market prices of shares, however, will generally fluctuate in accordance with changes in net asset value as well as the relative supply of, and demand for, shares on the exchange. The trading price of shares may deviate significantly from the net asset value.

The Indxx India Infrastructure Index is a maximum 30-stock free-float adjusted market capitalization-weighted index designed to measure the market performance of companies in the infrastructure industry in India, as defined by Indxx's proprietary methodology. The index consists of common stocks listed on the primary exchange of India and ADRs & GDRs.

Indices are not available for investment, are not professionally managed and do not reflect sales charges, fees, brokerage commissions, taxes or other expenses of investing. Securities in the Fund may not match those in an index.

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FUND AT A GLANCE (continued)

Columbia India Infrastructure ETF

Performance of a hypothetical $10,000 investment (August 11, 2010 — March 31, 2019)

The chart above shows the change in value of a hypothetical $10,000 investment made on the Fund's inception, and does not reflect the deduction of taxes or brokerage commissions that a shareholder may pay on Fund distributions or on the redemption of Fund shares.

Top ten holdings (%) (at March 31, 2019)

Larsen & Toubro, Ltd.

   

5.6

   

Power Grid Corp. of India, Ltd.

   

5.5

   

NTPC, Ltd.

   

5.2

   

Adani Ports and Special Economic Zone, Ltd.

   

5.1

   

UltraTech Cement, Ltd.

   

5.1

   

GAIL India, Ltd.

   

5.0

   

Bharti Airtel, Ltd.

   

4.6

   

Hindalco Industries, Ltd.

   

4.6

   

Tata Steel, Ltd.

   

4.5

   

Grasim Industries Ltd.

   

4.5

   

Percentages indicated are based upon total investments (excluding Money Market Funds and derivatives, if any).

For further detail about these holdings, please refer to the section entitled "Portfolio of Investments."

Fund holdings are as of the date given, are subject to change at any time, and are not recommendations to buy or sell any security.

Equity sector breakdown (%) (at March 31, 2019)

Communication Services

   

12.5

   

Consumer Discretionary

   

3.9

   

Energy

   

3.2

   

Industrials

   

26.8

   

Materials

   

32.2

   

Real Estate

   

1.6

   

Utilities

   

19.8

   

Total

   

100.0

   

Percentages indicated are based upon total equity investments. The Fund's portfolio composition is subject to change.

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MANAGER DISCUSSION OF FUND PERFORMANCE

Columbia India Infrastructure ETF (INXX)

For the 12-month period that ended March 31, 2019, the Fund returned -12.39% based on net asset value (NAV) and -14.36% based on market price. The Indxx India Infrastructure Index returned -11.41% during the same time period.

The Fund's NAV on March 31, 2018 was $13.98, and it ended the annual period on March 31, 2019 with an NAV of $12.08. The Fund's market price on March 31, 2019 was $11.96 per share.

Indian equities gained despite rising crude prices and financial sector concerns

The Indian equity market enjoyed solid returns during the annual period despite rising crude oil prices and financial sector concerns. The MSCI India Index returned 6.75% for the annual period, significantly outperforming the -7.41% return of the MSCI Emerging Markets Index (Net). Still, there were challenges. Brent crude oil rose to as high as $85 per barrel in October 2018, the highest level seen since November 2014. This increase was a result of the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) refusing to ramp up production, and the U.S. persuading buyers to cut down imports of Iranian oil. As the world's third largest oil importer, India faced the brunt of the rising crude oil prices, a situation exacerbated by a depreciating rupee. The annual period also saw a major liquidity issue surrounding Infrastructure Leasing and Financial Services, an Indian infrastructure development and finance company. The lender defaulted on its short-term commercial papers, which rocked the debt market. Throughout September and October 2018, the Indian equity market declined substantially on the back of non-banking financial company sector liquidity fears. Further pressuring investor sentiment was Finance Minister Arun Jaitley re-introducing a long-term capital gains tax and levying a tax on profits generated from assets such as shares and share-oriented products. On the positive side, Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi's government released on February 1, 2019 its last budget before the April 2019 general elections. It focused on supporting farmers and those economically less privileged, while continuing its push toward better physical and social infrastructure. India's general election was scheduled to begin on April 11, 2019, and after seven phases, the results are anticipated to be reported on May 23. Campaign promises of both Modi's Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and Gandhi's Indian National Congress include increased spending to provide income support to the poor and to farmers. Also, BJP has pledged to spend significant monies on infrastructure. If campaign promises are implemented, such spending should help support demand in consumer-oriented sectors.

Importantly, the fundamentals for India and its economy remained strong during the annual period. Its policy-driven, largely domestic-based economic growth, in synchronization with global economic growth, provided a tailwind for its equity market performance.

Contributors and detractors

Constituents in the materials, information technology and energy sectors detracted most from the Fund's absolute returns during the annual period. Constituents in the consumer discretionary sector contributed positively to the Fund's absolute returns during the annual period.

Positions in commercial vehicles manufacturer Eicher Motors, transportation equipment manufacturer Ashok Leyland and telecommunication services provider Vodafone Idea detracted most. Each generated a double-digit negative absolute return during the annual period. Positions in electrical equipment manufacturer Havells India, integrated steel producer JSW Steel and utilities company Power Grid Corp of India contributed most positively. Havells India produced a double-digit absolute gain during the annual period; JSW Steel posted a modestly negative absolute return during the annual period; and Power Grid Corp of India generated a single-digit absolute gain during the annual period.

The MSCI Emerging Markets Index (Net) is a free float-adjusted market capitalization index that is designed to measure market performance of emerging markets.

The MSCI India Index is designed to measure the performance of the large and mid-cap segments of the Indian market. With 79 constituents, the index covers approximately 85% of the Indian equity universe.

Investing involves risks, including the risk of loss of principal. Market risk may affect a single issuer, sector of the economy, industry or the market as a whole. The Fund is passively managed and seeks to track the performance of an index. The Fund may not sell a poorly performing security unless it was removed from the index. There is no guarantee that the index will achieve positive returns. Risk exists that the index provider may not follow its

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MANAGER DISCUSSION OF FUND PERFORMANCE (continued)

Columbia India Infrastructure ETF (INXX)

methodology for index construction. Errors may result in a negative fund performance. The Fund's net value will generally decline when the market value of its targeted index declines. Foreign investments subject the Fund to risks, including political, economic, market, social and other risks impacting a particular country, as well as to currency instabilities and less stringent financial and accounting standards generally applicable to U.S. issuers. These risks are enhanced for emerging market issuers. Investment in or exposure to foreign currencies subjects the Fund to currency fluctuation and risk of loss. Investments in small- and mid-cap companies involve risks and volatility greater than investments in larger, more established companies. The Fund concentrates its investments in issuers of one or more particular industries to the same extent as the underlying index. Concentration in the India region, where issuers tend to be less developed than U.S. issuers, presents increased risk of loss than a fund that does not concentrate its investments. Investments in a narrowly focused sector such as consumer may exhibit higher volatility than investments with a broader focus. Although the Fund's shares are listed on an exchange, there can be no assurance that an active, liquid or otherwise orderly trading market for shares will be established or maintained. Active market trading may increase portfolio turnover, transaction costs and tracking error to the targeted index. The Fund may have portfolio turnover, which may cause an adverse cost impact. There may be additional portfolio turnover risk as active market trading of the Fund's shares may cause more frequent creation or redemption activities that could, in certain circumstances, increase the number of portfolio transactions as well as tracking error to the Index and as high levels of transactions increase brokerage and other transaction costs and may result in increased taxable capital gains. See the Fund's prospectus for more information on these and other risks.

The views expressed in this report reflect the current views of the respective parties. These views are not guarantees of future performance and involve certain risks, uncertainties and assumptions that are difficult to predict, so actual outcomes and results may differ significantly from the views expressed. These views are subject to change at any time based upon economic, market or other conditions and the respective parties disclaim any responsibility to update such views. These views may not be relied on as investment advice and, because investment decisions for a Columbia ETF are based on numerous factors, may not be relied on as an indication of trading intent on behalf of any particular Columbia ETF. References to specific securities should not be construed as a recommendation or investment advice.

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FUND AT A GLANCE

Columbia India Small Cap ETF

Investment objective

Columbia India Small Cap ETF (the Fund) seeks investment results that correspond (before fees and expenses) to the price and yield performance of the Indxx India Small Cap Index.

Portfolio management

Christopher Lo, CFA

Portfolio Manager

Managed Fund since 2016

The Board of Trustees of Columbia ETF Trust II, based upon the recommendation of the Investment Manager, determined to close and liquidate the Fund. The last day of trading for the Fund on the NYSE Arca Exchange is expected to be June 14, 2019. On or about June 21, 2019, the Fund will make a liquidating distribution to remaining shareholders equal to the shareholder's proportionate interest in the net assets of the Fund.

Average annual total returns (%) (for period ended March 31, 2019)

 

Inception

 

1 Year

 

5 Years

 

Life

 

Market Price

 

07/07/10

   

-22.98

     

4.26

     

-2.31

   

Net Asset Value

 

07/07/10

   

-22.00

     

4.18

     

-2.32

   

Indxx India Small Cap Index

       

-20.41

     

5.67

     

-0.94

   

All results shown assume reinvestment of distributions during the period. Returns do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder may pay on Fund distributions or on the redemption of Fund shares. Performance results reflect the effect of any fee waivers or reimbursements of Fund expenses by the Fund's former investment manager or Columbia Management Investment Advisers, LLC (Columbia Management or the Investment Manager). Absent these fee waivers or expense reimbursement arrangements, performance results would have been lower.

The performance information shown represents past performance and is not a guarantee of future results. The investment return and principal value of your investment will fluctuate so that your shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than their original cost. Current performance may be lower or higher than the performance information shown. You may obtain performance information current to the most recent month-end by visiting columbiathreadneedleus.com/etfs.

Columbia Management took over portfolio management in September 2016 upon its acquisition of the Fund's previous investment manager.

The price used to calculate Market Price return is based on the midpoint of the 4:00 PM Eastern (U.S.) bid/ask spread on the NYSE and does not represent returns an investor would receive if shares were traded at other times.

The Fund's shares may trade above or below their net asset value. The net asset value of the Fund will generally fluctuate with changes in the market value of the Fund's holdings. The market prices of shares, however, will generally fluctuate in accordance with changes in net asset value as well as the relative supply of, and demand for, shares on the exchange. The trading price of shares may deviate significantly from the net asset value.

The Indxx India Small Cap Index is a maximum 75-stock free-float adjusted market capitalization-weighted index designed to measure the market performance of companies in the small cap segment in India. The index consists of securities listed on the primary stock exchange of India.

Indices are not available for investment, are not professionally managed and do not reflect sales charges, fees, brokerage commissions, taxes or other expenses of investing. Securities in the Fund may not match those in an index.

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FUND AT A GLANCE (continued)

Columbia India Small Cap ETF

Performance of a hypothetical $10,000 Investment (July 7, 2010 — March 31, 2019)

The chart above shows the change in value of a hypothetical $10,000 investment made on the Fund's inception, and does not reflect the deduction of taxes or brokerage commissions that a shareholder may pay on Fund distributions or on the redemption of Fund shares.

Top ten holdings (%) (at March 31, 2019)

IDFC Ltd.

   

2.9

   

Mahanagar Gas, Ltd.

   

2.8

   

Kajaria Ceramics Ltd.

   

2.7

   

NIIT Technologies, Ltd.

   

2.6

   

Escorts, Ltd.

   

2.6

   

DCB Bank, Ltd.

   

2.6

   

Century Textiles & Industries, Ltd.

   

2.6

   

NCC, Ltd.

   

2.6

   

VIP Industries, Ltd.

   

2.5

   

Dewan Housing Finance Corp., Ltd.

   

2.4

   

Percentages indicated are based upon total investments (excluding Money Market Funds and derivatives, if any).

For further detail about these holdings, please refer to the section entitled "Portfolio of Investments."

Fund holdings are as of the date given, are subject to change at any time, and are not recommendations to buy or sell any security.

Equity sector breakdown (%) (at March 31, 2019)

Communication Services

   

5.8

   

Consumer Discretionary

   

10.1

   

Consumer Staples

   

6.6

   

Energy

   

0.7

   

Financials

   

23.5

   

Health Care

   

5.8

   

Industrials

   

20.8

   

Information Technology

   

11.3

   

Materials

   

8.4

   

Real Estate

   

1.6

   

Utilities

   

5.4

   

Total

   

100.0

   

Percentages indicated are based upon total equity investments. The Fund's portfolio composition is subject to change.

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MANAGER DISCUSSION OF FUND PERFORMANCE

Columbia India Small Cap ETF (SCIN)

For the 12-month period that ended March 31, 2019, the Fund returned -22.00% based on net asset value (NAV) and -22.98% based on market price. The Indxx India Small Cap Index returned -20.41% during the same time period.

The Fund's NAV on March 31, 2018 was $19.50, and it ended the annual period on March 31, 2019 with an NAV of $15.21. The Fund's market price on March 31, 2019 was $15.22 per share.

Indian equities gained despite rising crude prices and financial sector concerns

The Indian equity market enjoyed solid returns during the annual period despite rising crude oil prices and financial sector concerns. The MSCI India Index returned 6.75% for the annual period, significantly outperforming the -7.41% return of the MSCI Emerging Markets Index (Net). Still, there were challenges. Brent crude oil rose to as high as $85 per barrel in October 2018, the highest level seen since November 2014. This increase was a result of the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) refusing to ramp up production, and the U.S. persuading buyers to cut down imports of Iranian oil. As the world's third largest oil importer, India faced the brunt of the rising crude oil prices, a situation exacerbated by a depreciating rupee. The annual period also saw a major liquidity issue surrounding Infrastructure Leasing and Financial Services, an Indian infrastructure development and finance company. The lender defaulted on its short-term commercial papers, which rocked the debt market. Throughout September and October 2018, the Indian equity market declined substantially on the back of non-banking financial company sector liquidity fears. Further pressuring investor sentiment was Finance Minister Arun Jaitley re-introducing a long-term capital gains tax and levying a tax on profits generated from assets such as shares and share-oriented products. On the positive side, Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi's government released on February 1, 2019 its last budget before the April 2019 general elections. It focused on supporting farmers and those economically less privileged, while continuing its push toward better physical and social infrastructure. India's general election was scheduled to begin on April 11, 2019, and after seven phases, the results are anticipated to be reported on May 23. Campaign promises of both Modi's Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and Gandhi's Indian National Congress include increased spending to provide income support to the poor and to farmers. Also, BJP has pledged to spend significant monies on infrastructure. If campaign promises are implemented, such spending should help support demand in consumer-oriented sectors.

Importantly, the fundamentals for India and its economy remained strong during the annual period. Its policy-driven, largely domestic-based economic growth, in synchronization with global economic growth, provided a tailwind for its equity market performance.

Contributors and detractors

Constituents in the information technology, materials and financials sectors detracted most from absolute returns during the annual period. Constituents in the communication services and utilities sectors contributed most positively to the Fund's absolute returns.

Positions in automotive technology solutions provider Birlasoft India, home improvement and building products retailer Shankara Building Products and plastic storage and material handling products company Sintex Plastics Technology detracted most. Each generated a double-digit negative absolute return during the annual period. Positions in ethyl alcohol, ethanol and organic manure manufacturer Balrampur Chini Mills, fermentation systems engineering firm Praj Industries and search engine operator Just Dial contributed most positively. Each produced a double-digit absolute gain during the annual period.

The MSCI Emerging Markets Index (Net) is a free float-adjusted market capitalization index that is designed to measure market performance of emerging markets.

The MSCI India Index is designed to measure the performance of the large and mid-cap segments of the Indian market. With 79 constituents, the index covers approximately 85% of the Indian equity universe.

Investing involves risks, including the risk of loss of principal. Market risk may affect a single issuer, sector of the economy, industry or the market as a whole. The Fund is passively managed and seeks to track the performance of an index. The Fund may not sell a poorly performing security unless it was removed from the index. There is no guarantee that the index will achieve positive returns. Risk exists that the index provider may not follow its

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MANAGER DISCUSSION OF FUND PERFORMANCE (continued)

Columbia India Small Cap ETF (SCIN)

methodology for index construction. Errors may result in a negative fund performance. The Fund's net value will generally decline when the market value of its targeted index declines. Foreign investments subject the Fund to risks, including political, economic, market, social and other risks impacting a particular country, as well as to currency instabilities and less stringent financial and accounting standards generally applicable to U.S. issuers. These risks are enhanced for emerging market issuers. Investment in or exposure to foreign currencies subjects the Fund to currency fluctuation and risk of loss. Investments in small- and mid-cap companies involve risks and volatility greater than investments in larger, more established companies. The Fund concentrates its investments in issuers of one or more particular industries to the same extent as the underlying index. Concentration in the India region, where issuers tend to be less developed than U.S. issuers, presents increased risk of loss than a fund that does not concentrate its investments. Investments in a narrowly focused sector such as consumer may exhibit higher volatility than investments with a broader focus. Although the Fund's shares are listed on an exchange, there can be no assurance that an active, liquid or otherwise orderly trading market for shares will be established or maintained. Active market trading may increase portfolio turnover, transaction costs and tracking error to the targeted index. The Fund may have portfolio turnover, which may cause an adverse cost impact. There may be additional portfolio turnover risk as active market trading of the Fund's shares may cause more frequent creation or redemption activities that could, in certain circumstances, increase the number of portfolio transactions as well as tracking error to the Index and as high levels of transactions increase brokerage and other transaction costs and may result in increased taxable capital gains. See the Fund's prospectus for more information on these and other risks.

The views expressed in this report reflect the current views of the respective parties. These views are not guarantees of future performance and involve certain risks, uncertainties and assumptions that are difficult to predict, so actual outcomes and results may differ significantly from the views expressed. These views are subject to change at any time based upon economic, market or other conditions and the respective parties disclaim any responsibility to update such views. These views may not be relied on as investment advice and, because investment decisions for a Columbia ETF are based on numerous factors, may not be relied on as an indication of trading intent on behalf of any particular Columbia ETF. References to specific securities should not be construed as a recommendation or investment advice.

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UNDERSTANDING YOUR FUND'S EXPENSES

(Unaudited)

As a shareholder of a Fund, you incur ongoing costs, including investment management fees. The following example is intended to help you understand your ongoing costs (in dollars and cents) of investing in a fund and to compare these costs with the ongoing costs of investing in other funds.

The examples are based on an initial investment of $1,000 invested at the beginning of the period and held for the period ended March 31, 2019.

Actual Expenses

The information under each column in the table below entitled "Actual" provides information about actual account values and actual expenses. You may use the information in these columns, 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 for your Fund under the heading entitled "Expenses paid for the period" to estimate the expenses you paid on your account during this period.

Hypothetical Example For Comparison Purposes

The information under each column in the table entitled "Hypothetical" provides information about hypothetical account values and hypothetical expenses based on each 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 your 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, such as brokerage commissions paid on purchases and sales of Fund shares. Therefore, the ending account values and expenses paid for the period in the table is useful in comparing ongoing Fund 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 would have been higher.

October 1, 2018 — March 31, 2019

    Beginning account value
($)
  Ending account value
($)
  Expenses paid for the
period ($)
  Annualized expense
ratios for the
period (%)
 
   

Actual

 

Hypothetical

 

Actual

 

Hypothetical

 

Actual

 

Hypothetical

 

Actual

 

Columbia Beyond BRICs ETF

   

1,000.00

     

1,000.00

     

986.40

     

1,021.79

     

3.12

     

3.18

     

0.63

   

Columbia EM Core ex-China ETF

   

1,000.00

     

1,000.00

     

1,012.00

     

1,023.19

     

1.76

     

1.77

     

0.35

   

Columbia EM Quality Dividend ETF

   

1,000.00

     

1,000.00

     

981.40

     

1,021.94

     

2.96

     

3.02

     

0.60

   

Columbia Emerging Markets Consumer ETF

   

1,000.00

     

1,000.00

     

1,022.10

     

1,021.84

     

3.13

     

3.13

     

0.62

   

Columbia India Consumer ETF

   

1,000.00

     

1,000.00

     

1,022.60

     

1,021.09

     

3.88

     

3.88

     

0.77

   

Columbia India Infrastructure ETF

   

1,000.00

     

1,000.00

     

1,030.10

     

1,020.24

     

4.76

     

4.73

     

0.94

   

Columbia India Small Cap ETF

   

1,000.00

     

1,000.00

     

1,078.70

     

1,021.19

     

3.89

     

3.78

     

0.75

   

Expenses are calculated using the Fund's annualized expense ratio, multiplied by the average account value over the period, then multiplied by the number of days in the Fund's most recent fiscal half-year and divided by 365.

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FREQUENCY DISTRIBUTION OF PREMIUMS
AND DISCOUNTS
(Unaudited)

The tables that follow present information about the differences between the daily market price on secondary markets for shares of a Fund and that Fund's net asset value. Net asset value, or "NAV", is the price per share at which each Fund issues and redeems shares. It is calculated in accordance with the standard formula for valuing fund shares. The "Market Price" of each Fund generally is determined using the midpoint between the highest bid and the lowest offer on the stock exchange on which the shares of such Fund are listed for trading, as of the time that the Fund's NAV is calculated. Each Fund's Market Price may be at, above or below its NAV. The NAV of each Fund will fluctuate with changes in the market value of its portfolio holdings. The Market Price of each Fund will fluctuate in accordance with changes in its NAV, as well as market supply and demand.

Premiums or discounts are the differences (expressed as a percentage) between the NAV and Market Price of a Fund on a given day, generally at the time NAV is calculated. A premium is the amount that a Fund is trading above the reported NAV, expressed as a percentage of the NAV. A discount is the amount that a Fund is trading below the reported NAV, expressed as a percentage of the NAV. The following information shows the frequency distributions of premiums and discounts for each of the Funds.

The information shown for each Fund is for the period from inception date of such Fund through March 31, 2019.

Each line in the table shows the number of trading days in which the Fund traded within the premium/discount range indicated. All data presented here represents past performance, which cannot be used to predict future results.

        Market Price Above
or Equal to NAV
 

Market Price Below NAV

 
   

Basis Point Differential

  Number of
Days
  Number of
Days
 
Columbia Beyond BRICs ETF
August 15, 2012 – March 31, 2019
     
         

0 - 49.9

     

365

     

361

   
         

50 - 99.9

     

336

     

327

   
         

100 - 199.9

     

120

     

140

   
         

> 200

     

5

     

11

   
          Total      

826

     

839

   
        Market Price Above
or Equal to NAV
 

Market Price Below NAV

 
   

Basis Point Differential

  Number of
Days
  Number of
Days
 
Columbia EM Core ex-China ETF
September 2, 2015 – March 31, 2019
     
         

0 - 49.9

     

248

     

150

   
         

50 - 99.9

     

262

     

57

   
         

100 - 199.9

     

149

     

20

   
         

> 200

     

12

     

1

   
          Total      

671

     

228

   
        Market Price Above
or Equal to NAV
 

Market Price Below NAV

 
   

Basis Point Differential

  Number of
Days
  Number of
Days
 
Columbia EM Quality Dividend ETF
August 4, 2011 – March 31, 2019
     
         

0 - 49.9

     

430

     

528

   
         

50 - 99.9

     

189

     

464

   
         

100 - 199.9

     

50

     

230

   
         

> 200

     

8

     

26

   
          Total      

677

     

1248

   

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FREQUENCY DISTRIBUTION OF PREMIUMS
AND DISCOUNTS
(continued) (Unaudited)

        Market Price Above
or Equal to NAV
 

Market Price Below NAV

 
   

Basis Point Differential

  Number of
Days
  Number of
Days
 
Columbia Emerging Markets Consumer ETF
September 14, 2010 – March 31, 2019
     
         

0 - 49.9

     

892

     

502

   
         

50 - 99.9

     

383

     

229

   
         

100 - 199.9

     

58

     

63

   
         

> 200

     

8

     

15

   
         

Total

     

1341

     

809

   
        Market Price Above
or Equal to NAV
 

Market Price Below NAV

 
   

Basis Point Differential

  Number of
Days
  Number of
Days
 
Columbia India Consumer ETF
August 10, 2011 – March 31, 2019
     
         

0 - 49.9

     

523

     

400

   
         

50 - 99.9

     

362

     

196

   
         

100 - 199.9

     

261

     

102

   
         

> 200

     

61

     

16

   
         

Total

     

1207

     

714

   
        Market Price Above
or Equal to NAV
 

Market Price Below NAV

 
   

Basis Point Differential

  Number of
Days
  Number of
Days
 
Columbia India Infrastructure ETF
August 11, 2010 – March 31, 2019
     
         

0 - 49.9

     

525

     

435

   
         

50 - 99.9

     

359

     

324

   
         

100 - 199.9

     

244

     

201

   
         

> 200

     

40

     

45

   
          Total      

1168

     

1005

   
        Market Price Above
or Equal to NAV
 

Market Price Below NAV

 
   

Basis Point Differential

  Number of
Days
  Number of
Days
 
Columbia India Small Cap ETF
July 7, 2010 – March 31, 2019
     
         

0 - 49.9

     

493

     

435

   
         

50 - 99.9

     

306

     

339

   
         

100 - 199.9

     

242

     

284

   
         

> 200

     

40

     

59

   
          Total      

1081

     

1117

   

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PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS

Columbia Beyond BRICs ETF

March 31, 2019

(Percentages represent value of investments compared to net assets)

Investments in Securities

Common Stocks 99.0%

Issuer

 

Shares

 

Value ($)

 

Bangladesh 5.5%

 

BRAC Bank Ltd.(a)

   

182,352

     

167,180

   

GrameenPhone, Ltd.

   

45,902

     

221,793

   

Square Pharmaceuticals, Ltd.

   

153,518

     

488,148

   

United Power Generation and Distribution Co. Ltd.

   

103,099

     

492,904

   

Total Bangladesh

       

1,370,025

   

Chile 3.3%

 

Banco de Chile

   

799,518

     

117,717

   

Banco Santander Chile

   

1,783,976

     

134,203

   

Empresas CMPC SA

   

32,123

     

113,296

   

Empresas COPEC SA

   

14,022

     

178,036

   

Enel Americas SA

   

793,770

     

141,122

   

S.A.C.I. Falabella

   

20,766

     

154,416

   

Total Chile

       

838,790

   

Colombia 0.6%

 

Ecopetrol SA

   

136,479

     

146,313

   

Czech Republic 0.4%

 

CEZ AS

   

4,547

     

106,832

   

Hungary 1.1%

 

OTP Bank Nyrt.

   

6,565

     

288,782

   

Indonesia 9.3%

 

PT Astra International Tbk

   

582,532

     

299,652

   

PT Bank Central Asia Tbk

   

277,808

     

541,375

   

PT Bank Mandiri Persero Tbk(a)

   

533,003

     

278,853

   

PT Bank Negara Indonesia Persero Tbk(a)

   

212,981

     

140,591

   

PT Bank Rakyat Indonesia Persero Tbk

   

1,523,256

     

440,717

   

PT Hanjaya Mandala Sampoerna Tbk

   

251,615

     

66,261

   

PT Telekomunikasi Indonesia Persero Tbk

   

1,336,010

     

370,593

   

PT Unilever Indonesia Tbk

   

33,010

     

114,109

   

PT United Tractors Tbk

   

43,590

     

82,803

   

Total Indonesia

       

2,334,954

   

Kenya 3.4%

 

Equity Group Holdings PLC

   

775,795

     

320,328

   

Safaricom PLC

   

1,917,811

     

524,424

   

Total Kenya

       

844,752

   

Common Stocks (continued)

Issuer

 

Shares

 

Value ($)

 

Kuwait 2.9%

 

Kuwait Finance House KSCP

   

93,883

     

215,490

   

National Bank of Kuwait SAKP

   

175,039

     

518,037

   

Total Kuwait

       

733,527

   

Malaysia 8.1%

 

Axiata Group Bhd

   

127,913

     

130,028

   

CIMB Group Holdings Bhd

   

193,906

     

244,609

   

DiGi.Com Bhd

   

105,425

     

117,497

   

IHH Healthcare Bhd

   

85,606

     

120,991

   

Malayan Banking Bhd

   

168,213

     

381,956

   

Petronas Chemicals Group Bhd

   

81,499

     

182,861

   

Public Bank Bhd

   

88,724

     

503,331

   

Tenaga Nasional Bhd

   

113,896

     

353,196

   

Total Malaysia

       

2,034,469

   

Mexico 11.1%

 

America Movil SAB de CV Series L

   

789,837

     

565,173

   

Arca Continental SAB de CV

   

11,195

     

62,406

   

Cemex SAB de CV Series CPO(a)

   

434,494

     

203,163

   
Fomento Economico Mexicano SAB de CV
Series UBD
   

60,500

     

558,761

   

Grupo Elektra, SAB de CV(a)

   

1,863

     

100,790

   

Grupo Financiero Banorte SAB de CV Class O

   

80,972

     

440,561

   

Grupo Mexico SAB de CV Series B

   

103,203

     

283,898

   

Grupo Televisa SAB Series CPO

   

71,670

     

158,840

   

Wal-Mart de Mexico SAB de CV

   

148,519

     

397,531

   

Total Mexico

       

2,771,123

   

Morocco 3.8%

 

Attijariwafa Bank

   

10,663

     

468,914

   

Maroc Telecom

   

32,341

     

480,209

   

Total Morocco

       

949,123

   

Nigeria 3.9%

 

Guaranty Trust Bank PLC

   

5,100,361

     

509,330

   

Zenith Bank PLC

   

7,560,035

     

456,534

   

Total Nigeria

       

965,864

   

The accompanying Notes to Financial Statements are an integral part of these financial statements.

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PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS (continued)

Columbia Beyond BRICs ETF

March 31, 2019

Common Stocks (continued)

Issuer

 

Shares

 

Value ($)

 

Philippines 3.5%

 

Ayala Corp.

   

7,090

     

126,921

   

Ayala Land, Inc.

   

199,577

     

170,653

   

BDO Unibank, Inc.

   

56,357

     

143,603

   

SM Investments Corp.

   

13,901

     

247,258

   

SM Prime Holdings, Inc.

   

260,060

     

197,608

   

Total Philippines

       

886,043

   

Qatar 3.9%

 

Industries Qatar QSC

   

5,759

     

195,987

   

Qatar Islamic Bank SAQ

   

3,336

     

138,956

   

Qatar National Bank QPSC

   

12,791

     

634,149

   

Total Qatar

       

969,092

   

Romania 2.1%

 

Banca Transilvania SA

   

1,090,889

     

531,785

   

South Africa 14.7%

 

Absa Group Ltd.

   

17,596

     

185,584

   

Aspen Pharmacare Holdings, Ltd.

   

9,256

     

59,677

   

FirstRand, Ltd.

   

79,086

     

345,272

   

MTN Group, Ltd.

   

44,764

     

275,079

   

MultiChoice Group Ltd.(a)

   

10,602

     

88,734

   

Naspers, Ltd. N Shares

   

3,885

     

897,659

   

Nedbank Group, Ltd.

   

9,828

     

171,219

   

Old Mutual Ltd.

   

120,092

     

182,121

   

Remgro, Ltd.

   

12,803

     

164,472

   

Sanlam, Ltd.

   

43,277

     

221,348

   

Sasol, Ltd.

   

13,847

     

432,081

   

Shoprite Holdings, Ltd.

   

11,725

     

128,956

   

Standard Bank Group, Ltd.

   

31,758

     

407,907

   

Vodacom Group, Ltd.

   

15,789

     

121,998

   

Total South Africa

       

3,682,107

   

Thailand 12.4%

 

Advanced Info Service PCL NVDR

   

32,171

     

186,528

   

Airports of Thailand PCL NVDR

   

123,628

     

264,903

   

Bangkok Bank PCL NVDR

   

14,575

     

95,069

   

Common Stocks (continued)

Issuer

 

Shares

 

Value ($)

 

Bangkok Dusit Medical Services PCL NVDR

   

253,007

     

197,718

   

Central Pattana PCL NVDR

   

71,147

     

164,220

   
CP ALL PCL NVDR    

150,245

     

353,894

   

Indorama Ventures PCL NVDR

   

51,426

     

80,619

   

Kasikornbank PCL NVDR

   

33,903

     

200,309

   

PTT Exploration & Production PCL NVDR

   

39,789

     

157,350

   

PTT Global Chemical PCL NVDR NVDR

   

58,517

     

124,004

   

PTT PCL NVDR

   

411,930

     

623,055

   

Siam Cement PCL (The) NVDR

   

24,188

     

367,374

   

Siam Commercial Bank PCL NVDR

   

69,300

     

288,250

   

Total Thailand

       

3,103,293

   

United Arab Emirates 3.0%

 

Dubai Islamic Bank PJSC

   

47,361

     

63,181

   

Emaar Properties PJSC

   

101,069

     

128,775

   

Emirates Telecommunications Group Co. PJSC

   

50,108

     

227,819

   

First Abu Dhabi Bank PJSC

   

78,209

     

324,921

   

Total United Arab Emirates

       

744,696

   

Vietnam 6.0%

 

Bank for Foreign Trade of Vietnam JSC

   

99,620

     

288,934

   

Hoa Phat Group JSC(a)

   

338,846

     

470,214

   

No Va Land Investment Group Corp.(a)

   

107,694

     

258,978

   

Vietnam Dairy Products JSC

   

82,074

     

476,796

   

Total Vietnam

       

1,494,922

   
Total Common Stocks
(Cost: $24,335,358)
       

24,796,492

   

Money Market Funds 0.5%

   

Shares

 

Value ($)

 
Goldman Sachs Financial Square Funds — Treasury
Instruments Fund, Institutional Shares, 2.263%(b)
   

136,124

     

136,124

   
Total Money Market Funds
(Cost $136,124)
       

136,124

   
Total Investments in Securities
(Cost: $24,471,482)
       

24,932,616

   

Other Assets & Liabilities, Net

       

113,026

   

Net Assets

       

25,045,642

   

The accompanying Notes to Financial Statements are an integral part of these financial statements.

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PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS (continued)

Columbia Beyond BRICs ETF

March 31, 2019

Notes to Portfolio of Investments

(a)  Non-income producing investment.

(b)  The rate shown is the seven-day current annualized yield at March 31, 2019.

Abbreviation Legend

NVDR  Non-Voting Depositary Receipts

PJSC  Private Joint Stock Company

Fair Value Measurements

The Fund categorizes its fair value measurements according to a three-level hierarchy that maximizes the use of observable inputs and minimizes the use of unobservable inputs by prioritizing that the most observable input be used when available. Observable inputs are those that market participants would use in pricing an investment based on market data obtained from sources independent of the reporting entity. Unobservable inputs are those that reflect the Fund's assumptions about the information market participants would use in pricing an investment. An investment's level within the fair value hierarchy is based on the lowest level of any input that is deemed significant to the asset's or liability's fair value measurement. The input levels are not necessarily an indication of the risk or liquidity associated with investments at that level. For example, certain U.S. government securities are generally high quality and liquid, however, they are reflected as Level 2 because the inputs used to determine fair value may not always be quoted prices in an active market.

Fair value inputs are summarized in the three broad levels listed below:

• Level 1 – Valuations based on quoted prices for investments in active markets that the Fund has the ability to access at the measurement date. Valuation adjustments are not applied to Level 1 investments.

• Level 2 – Valuations based on other significant observable inputs (including quoted prices for similar securities, interest rates, prepayment speeds, credit risks, etc.).

• Level 3 – Valuations based on significant unobservable inputs (including the Fund's own assumptions and judgment in determining the fair value of investments).

Inputs that are used in determining fair value of an investment may include price information, credit data, volatility statistics, and other factors. These inputs can be either observable or unobservable. The availability of observable inputs can vary between investments, and is affected by various factors such as the type of investment, and the volume and level of activity for that investment or similar investments in the marketplace. The inputs will be considered by the Investment Manager, along with any other relevant factors in the calculation of an investment's fair value. The Fund uses prices and inputs that are current as of the measurement date, which may include periods of market dislocations. During these periods, the availability of prices and inputs may be reduced for many investments. This condition could cause an investment to be reclassified between the various levels within the hierarchy.

Investments falling into the Level 3 category are primarily supported by quoted prices from brokers and dealers participating in the market for those investments. However, these may be classified as Level 3 investments due to lack of market transparency and corroboration to support these quoted prices. Additionally, valuation models may be used as the pricing source for any remaining investments classified as Level 3. These models may rely on one or more significant unobservable inputs and/or significant assumptions by the Investment Manager. Inputs used in valuations may include, but are not limited to, financial statement analysis, capital account balances, discount rates and estimated cash flows, and comparable company data.

Under the direction of the Fund's Board of Trustees (the Board), the Investment Manager's Valuation Committee (the Committee) is responsible for overseeing the valuation procedures approved by the Board. The Committee consists of voting and non-voting members from various groups within the Investment Manager's organization, including operations and accounting, trading and investments, compliance, risk management and legal.

The Committee meets at least monthly to review and approve valuation matters, which may include a description of specific valuation determinations, data regarding pricing information received from approved pricing vendors and brokers and the results of Board-approved valuation control policies and procedures (the Policies). The Policies address, among other things, instances when market quotations are or are not readily available, including recommendations of third party pricing vendors and a determination of appropriate pricing methodologies; events that require specific valuation determinations and assessment of fair value techniques; securities with a potential for stale pricing, including those that are illiquid, restricted, or in default; and the effectiveness of third-party pricing vendors, including periodic reviews of vendors. The Committee meets more frequently, as needed, to discuss additional valuation matters, which may include the need to review back-testing results, review time-sensitive information or approve related valuation actions. The Committee reports to the Board, with members of the Committee meeting with the Board at each of its regularly scheduled meetings to discuss valuation matters and actions during the period, similar to those described earlier.

For investments categorized as Level 3, the Committee monitors information similar to that described above, which may include: (i) data specific to the issuer or comparable issuers, (ii) general market or specific sector news and (iii) quoted prices and specific or similar security transactions. The Committee considers this data and any changes from prior periods in order to assess the reasonableness of observable and unobservable inputs, any assumptions or internal models used to value those securities and changes in fair value. This data is also used to corroborate, when available, information received from approved pricing vendors and brokers. Various factors impact the frequency of monitoring this information (which may occur as often as daily). However, the Committee may determine that changes to inputs, assumptions and models are not required as a result of the monitoring procedures performed.

The accompanying Notes to Financial Statements are an integral part of these financial statements.

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PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS (continued)

Columbia Beyond BRICs ETF

March 31, 2019

Fair Value Measurements (continued)

The following table is a summary of the inputs used to value the Fund's investments at March 31, 2019:

    Level 1
quoted prices
in active
markets for
identical
assets ($)
  Level 2
other
significant
observable
inputs ($)
  Level 3
significant
unobservable
inputs ($)
 

Total ($)

 

Investments in Securities

 

Common Stocks

 

Bangladesh

   

1,370,025

     

     

     

1,370,025

   

Chile

   

838,790

     

     

     

838,790

   

Colombia

   

146,313

     

     

     

146,313

   

Czech Republic

   

106,832

     

     

     

106,832

   

Hungary

   

288,782

     

     

     

288,782

   

Indonesia

   

2,334,954

     

     

     

2,334,954

   

Kenya

   

844,752

     

     

     

844,752

   

Kuwait

   

733,527

     

     

     

733,527

   

Malaysia

   

2,034,469

     

     

     

2,034,469

   

Mexico

   

2,771,123

     

     

     

2,771,123

   

Morocco

   

949,123

     

     

     

949,123

   

Nigeria

   

965,864

     

     

     

965,864

   

Philippines

   

886,043

     

     

     

886,043

   

Qatar

   

969,092

     

     

     

969,092

   

Romania

   

531,785

     

     

     

531,785

   

South Africa

   

3,682,107

     

     

     

3,682,107

   

Thailand

   

3,103,293

     

     

     

3,103,293

   

United Arab Emirates

   

744,696

     

     

     

744,696

   

Vietnam

   

1,494,922

     

     

     

1,494,922

   

Total Common Stocks

   

24,796,492

     

     

     

24,796,492

   

Money Market Funds

   

136,124

     

     

     

136,124

   

Total Investments in Securities

   

24,932,616

     

     

     

24,932,616

   

See the Portfolio of Investments for all investment classifications not indicated in the table.

There were no transfers of financial assets between levels during the period.

The accompanying Notes to Financial Statements are an integral part of these financial statements.

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PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS

Columbia EM Core ex-China ETF

March 31, 2019

(Percentages represent value of investments compared to net assets)

Investments in Securities

Common Stocks 93.3%

Issuer

 

Shares

 

Value ($)

 

Brazil 3.2%

 

B3 SA — Brasil Bolsa Balcao

   

9,944

     

82,073

   

Banco do Brasil SA

   

4,157

     

52,041

   

Vale SA

   

17,603

     

230,367

   

Total Brazil

       

364,481

   

Chile 1.3%

 

Cia Cervecerias Unidas SA

   

4,459

     

63,838

   

Empresas COPEC SA

   

7,214

     

91,595

   

Total Chile

       

155,433

   

India 13.0%

 

Dr. Reddy's Laboratories, Ltd. ADR

   

3,150

     

127,575

   

HDFC Bank, Ltd. ADR

   

1,779

     

206,204

   

ICICI Bank, Ltd. ADR

   

34,481

     

395,152

   

Infosys, Ltd. ADR

   

36,160

     

395,229

   

Tata Motors, Ltd. ADR(a)

   

6,544

     

82,192

   

Vedanta, Ltd. ADR

   

9,759

     

103,055

   

Wipro, Ltd. ADR

   

25,601

     

101,892

   

WNS Holdings, Ltd. ADR(a)

   

1,447

     

77,082

   

Total India

       

1,488,381

   

Indonesia 3.8%

 

PT Astra International Tbk

   

116,514

     

59,934

   

PT Bank Central Asia Tbk

   

106,908

     

208,336

   

PT Bank Mandiri Persero Tbk(a)

   

179,858

     

94,097

   

PT Telekomunikasi Indonesia Persero Tbk

   

255,058

     

70,750

   

Total Indonesia

       

433,117

   

Malaysia 3.9%

 

Dialog Group Bhd

   

203,000

     

157,627

   

IHH Healthcare Bhd

   

83,400

     

117,873

   

Petronas Dagangan Bhd

   

14,300

     

87,569

   

Tenaga Nasional Bhd

   

29,000

     

89,930

   

Total Malaysia

       

452,999

   

Mexico 3.5%

 

Cemex SAB de CV Series CPO(a)

   

58,517

     

27,362

   

Coca-Cola Femsa SAB de CV Series L

   

14,246

     

94,234

   

Common Stocks (continued)

Issuer

 

Shares

 

Value ($)

 

Grupo Bimbo SAB de CV Series A

   

29,598

     

61,919

   

Grupo Mexico SAB de CV Series B

   

35,324

     

97,172

   

Wal-Mart de Mexico SAB de CV

   

43,629

     

116,779

   

Total Mexico

       

397,466

   

Philippines 2.3%

 

Aboitiz Power Corp.

   

75,300

     

50,764

   

Jollibee Foods Corp.

   

9,440

     

56,989

   

Manila Electric Co.

   

5,620

     

40,670

   

Puregold Price Club, Inc.

   

44,500

     

40,763

   

SM Investments Corp.

   

4,110

     

73,105

   

Total Philippines

       

262,291

   

Poland 2.3%

 

Powszechna Kasa Oszczednosci Bank Polski SA

   

14,512

     

146,034

   

Powszechny Zaklad Ubezpieczen SA

   

10,714

     

113,181

   

Total Poland

       

259,215

   

Russia 5.3%

 

Gazprom PJSC ADR

   

21,695

     

97,931

   

LUKOIL PJSC ADR

   

3,725

     

333,760

   

Sberbank of Russia PJSC ADR

   

13,162

     

174,528

   

Total Russia

       

606,219

   

South Africa 10.0%

 

AngloGold Ashanti, Ltd.

   

4,923

     

65,403

   

Bid Corp., Ltd.

   

5,483

     

113,300

   

Bidvest Group, Ltd. (The)

   

6,822

     

91,535

   

Coronation Fund Managers, Ltd.

   

19,014

     

60,571

   

FirstRand, Ltd.

   

17,463

     

76,240

   

Hyprop Investments, Ltd.

   

11,459

     

56,003

   

MTN Group, Ltd.

   

7,227

     

44,411

   

Naspers, Ltd. N Shares

   

1,343

     

310,310

   

Sanlam, Ltd.

   

12,712

     

65,018

   

Sasol, Ltd.

   

3,287

     

102,567

   

Standard Bank Group, Ltd.

   

6,897

     

88,587

   

Woolworths Holdings, Ltd.

   

21,107

     

68,028

   

Total South Africa

       

1,141,973

   

The accompanying Notes to Financial Statements are an integral part of these financial statements.

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PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS (continued)

Columbia EM Core ex-China ETF

March 31, 2019

Common Stocks (continued)

Issuer

 

Shares

 

Value ($)

 

South Korea 16.9%

 

Celltrion, Inc.(a)

   

708

     

112,877

   

Hana Financial Group, Inc.

   

1,965

     

63,013

   

Hyundai Mobis Co., Ltd.

   

286

     

52,534

   

Hyundai Motor Co.

   

873

     

91,907

   

KB Financial Group, Inc.

   

3,625

     

133,650

   

Kia Motors Corp.

   

2,328

     

72,500

   

KT&G Corp.

   

798

     

72,763

   

LG Electronics, Inc.

   

1,034

     

68,411

   

POSCO

   

494

     

110,106

   

Samsung Electro-Mechanics Co., Ltd.

   

607

     

55,882

   

Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.

   

19,161

     

753,712

   

Shinhan Financial Group Co., Ltd.

   

3,708

     

137,200

   

SK Hynix, Inc.

   

3,121

     

204,016

   

Total South Korea

       

1,928,571

   

Taiwan 19.8%

 

ASE Industrial Holding Co., Ltd.(a)

   

18,160

     

39,772

   

Catcher Technology Co., Ltd.

   

7,000

     

53,828

   

Chang Hwa Commercial Bank, Ltd.

   

89,796

     

53,754

   

China Steel Corp.

   

109,015

     

89,489

   

Chipbond Technology Corp.

   

30,858

     

71,086

   

Chunghwa Telecom Co., Ltd.

   

30,597

     

108,706

   

CTBC Financial Holding Co., Ltd.

   

85,911

     

57,004

   

Eva Airways Corp.

   

110,992

     

54,379

   

Far Eastern New Century Corp.

   

88,772

     

87,705

   

Far EasTone Telecommunications Co., Ltd.

   

35,034

     

84,458

   

Formosa Chemicals & Fibre Corp.

   

14,371

     

52,223

   

Formosa Petrochemical Corp.

   

14,144

     

53,005

   

Formosa Plastics Corp.

   

34,090

     

121,116

   

Formosa Taffeta Co., Ltd.

   

45,002

     

53,733

   

Hon Hai Precision Industry Co., Ltd.

   

60,953

     

145,359

   

Makalot Industrial Co., Ltd.

   

5,144

     

36,051

   

MediaTek, Inc.

   

7,814

     

71,623

   

Nan Ya Plastics Corp.

   

48,364

     

123,811

   

Common Stocks (continued)

Issuer

 

Shares

 

Value ($)

 

President Chain Store Corp.

   

10,839

     

106,735

   

Taiwan Business Bank

   

158,144

     

61,574

   

Taiwan Mobile Co., Ltd.

   

17,942

     

64,909

   

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co., Ltd.

   

77,017

     

613,477

   

Uni-President Enterprises Corp.

   

22,846

     

55,446

   

Total Taiwan

       

2,259,243

   

Thailand 6.8%

 

Airports of Thailand PCL NVDR

   

60,400

     

129,422

   

BTS Group Holdings PCL NVDR

   

622,555

     

215,790

   
CP ALL PCL NVDR    

24,000

     

56,531

   

Home Product Center PCL NVDR

   

135,400

     

65,279

   

Ratchaburi Electricity Generating Holding PCL

   

32,300

     

59,541

   

Siam Cement PCL (The)

   

4,100

     

62,272

   

Siam Commercial Bank PCL (The)

   

19,600

     

81,525

   
Tesco Lotus Retail Growth Freehold & Leasehold
Property Fund
   

99,400

     

65,149

   

Thai Union Group PCL NVDR

   

64,696

     

39,346

   

Total Thailand

       

774,855

   

Turkey 0.7%

 

Emlak Konut Gayrimenkul Yatirim Ortakligi AS

   

304,417

     

82,441

   

United Kingdom 0.5%

 

Mondi PLC

   

2,705

     

59,625

   
Total Common Stocks
(Cost: $9,165,058)
       

10,666,310

   

Preferred Stocks 6.0%

Issuer

 

Shares

 

Value ($)

 

Brazil 6.0%

 

Banco Bradesco SA Preference Shares

   

8,969

     

98,962

   

Itau Unibanco Holding SA Preference Shares

   

25,123

     

222,264

   

Itausa — Investimentos Itau SA Preference Shares

   

38,614

     

118,867

   

Petroleo Brasileiro SA Preference Shares

   

34,471

     

248,543

   

Total Brazil

       

688,636

   
Total Preferred Stocks
(Cost: $397,769)
       

688,636

   

The accompanying Notes to Financial Statements are an integral part of these financial statements.

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PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS (continued)

Columbia EM Core ex-China ETF

March 31, 2019

Warrants 0.0%

Issuer

 

Shares

 

Value ($)

 

Thailand 0.0%

 

BTS Group Holdings PCL, expiring 12/29/19(a)

   

56,295

     

1,987

   
Total Warrants
(Cost $0)
       

1,987

   

Money Market Funds 0.3%

   

Shares

 

Value ($)

 
Goldman Sachs Financial Square Funds — Treasury
Instruments Fund, Institutional Shares, 2.263%(b)
   

31,980

     

31,980

   
Total Money Market Funds
(Cost $31,980)
       

31,980

   
Total Investments in Securities
(Cost: $9,594,807)
       

11,388,913

   

Other Assets & Liabilities, Net

       

42,178

   

Net Assets

       

11,431,091

   

Notes to Portfolio of Investments

(a)  Non-income producing investment.

(b)  The rate shown is the seven-day current annualized yield at March 31, 2019.

Abbreviation Legend

ADR  American Depositary Receipts

NVDR  Non-Voting Depositary Receipts

PJSC  Private Joint Stock Company

  

Fair Value Measurements

The Fund categorizes its fair value measurements according to a three-level hierarchy that maximizes the use of observable inputs and minimizes the use of unobservable inputs by prioritizing that the most observable input be used when available. Observable inputs are those that market participants would use in pricing an investment based on market data obtained from sources independent of the reporting entity. Unobservable inputs are those that reflect the Fund's assumptions about the information market participants would use in pricing an investment. An investment's level within the fair value hierarchy is based on the lowest level of any input that is deemed significant to the asset's or liability's fair value measurement. The input levels are not necessarily an indication of the risk or liquidity associated with investments at that level. For example, certain U.S. government securities are generally high quality and liquid, however, they are reflected as Level 2 because the inputs used to determine fair value may not always be quoted prices in an active market.

Fair value inputs are summarized in the three broad levels listed below:

• Level 1 – Valuations based on quoted prices for investments in active markets that the Fund has the ability to access at the measurement date. Valuation adjustments are not applied to Level 1 investments.

• Level 2 – Valuations based on other significant observable inputs (including quoted prices for similar securities, interest rates, prepayment speeds, credit risks, etc.).

• Level 3 – Valuations based on significant unobservable inputs (including the Fund's own assumptions and judgment in determining the fair value of investments).

Inputs that are used in determining fair value of an investment may include price information, credit data, volatility statistics, and other factors. These inputs can be either observable or unobservable. The availability of observable inputs can vary between investments, and is affected by various factors such as the type of investment, and the volume and level of activity for that investment or similar investments in the marketplace. The inputs will be considered by the Investment Manager, along with any other relevant factors in the calculation of an investment's fair value. The Fund uses prices and inputs that are current as of the measurement date, which may include periods of market dislocations. During these periods, the availability of prices and inputs may be reduced for many investments. This condition could cause an investment to be reclassified between the various levels within the hierarchy.

The accompanying Notes to Financial Statements are an integral part of these financial statements.

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PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS (continued)

Columbia EM Core ex-China ETF

March 31, 2019

Fair Value Measurements (continued)

Investments falling into the Level 3 category are primarily supported by quoted prices from brokers and dealers participating in the market for those investments. However, these may be classified as Level 3 investments due to lack of market transparency and corroboration to support these quoted prices. Additionally, valuation models may be used as the pricing source for any remaining investments classified as Level 3. These models may rely on one or more significant unobservable inputs and/or significant assumptions by the Investment Manager. Inputs used in valuations may include, but are not limited to, financial statement analysis, capital account balances, discount rates and estimated cash flows, and comparable company data.

Under the direction of the Fund's Board of Trustees (the Board), the Investment Manager's Valuation Committee (the Committee) is responsible for overseeing the valuation procedures approved by the Board. The Committee consists of voting and non-voting members from various groups within the Investment Manager's organization, including operations and accounting, trading and investments, compliance, risk management and legal.

The Committee meets at least monthly to review and approve valuation matters, which may include a description of specific valuation determinations, data regarding pricing information received from approved pricing vendors and brokers and the results of Board-approved valuation control policies and procedures (the Policies). The Policies address, among other things, instances when market quotations are or are not readily available, including recommendations of third party pricing vendors and a determination of appropriate pricing methodologies; events that require specific valuation determinations and assessment of fair value techniques; securities with a potential for stale pricing, including those that are illiquid, restricted, or in default; and the effectiveness of third-party pricing vendors, including periodic reviews of vendors. The Committee meets more frequently, as needed, to discuss additional valuation matters, which may include the need to review back-testing results, review time-sensitive information or approve related valuation actions. The Committee reports to the Board, with members of the Committee meeting with the Board at each of its regularly scheduled meetings to discuss valuation matters and actions during the period, similar to those described earlier.

For investments categorized as Level 3, the Committee monitors information similar to that described above, which may include: (i) data specific to the issuer or comparable issuers, (ii) general market or specific sector news and (iii) quoted prices and specific or similar security transactions. The Committee considers this data and any changes from prior periods in order to assess the reasonableness of observable and unobservable inputs, any assumptions or internal models used to value those securities and changes in fair value. This data is also used to corroborate, when available, information received from approved pricing vendors and brokers. Various factors impact the frequency of monitoring this information (which may occur as often as daily). However, the Committee may determine that changes to inputs, assumptions and models are not required as a result of the monitoring procedures performed.

The accompanying Notes to Financial Statements are an integral part of these financial statements.

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PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS (continued)

Columbia EM Core ex-China ETF

March 31, 2019

Fair Value Measurements (continued)

The following table is a summary of the inputs used to value the Fund's investments at March 31, 2019:

    Level 1
quoted prices
in active
markets for
identical
assets ($)
  Level 2
other
significant
observable
inputs ($)
  Level 3
significant
unobservable
inputs ($)
 

Total ($)

 

Investments in Securities

 

Common Stocks

 

Brazil

   

364,481

     

     

     

364,481

   

Chile

   

155,433

     

     

     

155,433

   

India

   

1,488,381

     

     

     

1,488,381

   

Indonesia

   

433,117

     

     

     

433,117

   

Malaysia

   

452,999

     

     

     

452,999

   

Mexico

   

397,466

     

     

     

397,466

   

Philippines

   

262,291

     

     

     

262,291

   

Poland

   

259,215

     

     

     

259,215

   

Russia

   

606,219

     

     

     

606,219

   

South Africa

   

1,141,973

     

     

     

1,141,973

   

South Korea

   

1,928,571

     

     

     

1,928,571

   

Taiwan

   

2,259,243

     

     

     

2,259,243

   

Thailand

   

774,855

     

     

     

774,855

   

Turkey

   

82,441

     

     

     

82,441

   

United Kingdom

   

59,625

     

     

     

59,625

   

Total Common Stocks

   

10,666,310

     

     

     

10,666,310

   

Preferred Stocks

 

Brazil

   

688,636

     

     

     

688,636

   

Total Preferred Stocks

   

688,636

     

     

     

688,636

   

Warrants

 

Thailand

   

1,987

     

     

     

1,987

   

Total Warrants

   

1,987

     

     

     

1,987

   

Money Market Funds

   

31,980

     

     

     

31,980

   

Total Investments in Securities

   

11,388,913

     

     

     

11,388,913

   

See the Portfolio of Investments for all investment classifications not indicated in the table.

There were no transfers of financial assets between levels during the period.

The accompanying Notes to Financial Statements are an integral part of these financial statements.

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PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS

Columbia EM Quality Dividend ETF

March 31, 2019

(Percentages represent value of investments compared to net assets)

Investments in Securities

Common Stocks 97.3%

Issuer

 

Shares

 

Value ($)

 

Brazil 6.0%

 

Cielo SA

   

44,032

     

107,373

   

Suzano Papel e Celulose SA

   

9,556

     

114,303

   

Vale SA

   

8,763

     

114,680

   

Total Brazil

       

336,356

   

Chile 2.0%

 

Enel Americas SA

   

643,583

     

114,421

   

China 9.8%

 

Bank of China, Ltd. Class H

   

241,274

     

109,419

   

China Construction Bank Corp. Class H

   

127,243

     

109,089

   

China Mobile, Ltd.

   

10,782

     

109,881

   

Industrial & Commercial Bank of China, Ltd. Class H

   

148,165

     

108,529

   

Ping An Insurance Group Co. of China, Ltd. Class H

   

10,209

     

114,316

   

Total China

       

551,234

   

Colombia 2.0%

 

Ecopetrol SA

   

102,869

     

110,281

   

Hong Kong 10.1%

 

CK Asset Holdings Ltd.

   

12,948

     

115,131

   

CLP Holdings, Ltd.

   

9,688

     

112,307

   

Hang Seng Bank Ltd.

   

4,609

     

113,729

   

Hong Kong Exchanges & Clearing, Ltd.

   

3,237

     

112,821

   

Link REIT

   

10,029

     

117,283

   

Total Hong Kong

       

571,271

   

India 12.1%

 

Bharat Petroleum Corp., Ltd.

   

20,481

     

117,535

   

GAIL India, Ltd.

   

22,241

     

111,614

   

Indian Oil Corp., Ltd.

   

49,418

     

116,171

   

Infosys, Ltd.

   

10,444

     

112,144

   

ITC, Ltd.

   

26,027

     

111,679

   

Power Grid Corp. of India, Ltd.

   

39,099

     

111,695

   

Total India

       

680,838

   

Indonesia 7.9%

 

PT Astra International Tbk

   

219,876

     

113,103

   

PT Gudang Garam Tbk

   

18,558

     

108,429

   

Common Stocks (continued)

Issuer

 

Shares

 

Value ($)

 

PT Telekomunikasi Indonesia Persero Tbk

   

417,305

     

115,755

   

PT United Tractors Tbk

   

56,935

     

108,153

   

Total Indonesia

       

445,440

   

Kenya 1.9%

 

Safaricom PLC

   

402,379

     

110,030

   

Malaysia 11.8%

 

Malayan Banking Bhd

   

49,200

     

111,717

   

Maxis Bhd

   

82,258

     

107,998

   

Nestle Malaysia Bhd

   

3,100

     

111,471

   

Petronas Chemicals Group Bhd

   

50,590

     

113,510

   

Petronas Gas Bhd

   

25,600

     

110,489

   

Tenaga Nasional Bhd

   

35,531

     

110,183

   

Total Malaysia

       

665,368

   

Mexico 4.1%

 

Grupo Mexico SAB de CV Series B

   

42,448

     

116,769

   

Wal-Mart de Mexico SAB de CV

   

42,582

     

113,977

   

Total Mexico

       

230,746

   

Poland 1.9%

 

Polski Koncern Naftowy Orlen SA

   

4,288

     

109,206

   

Qatar 2.0%

 

Qatar National Bank QPSC

   

2,276

     

112,839

   

South Africa 3.9%

 

Standard Bank Group, Ltd.

   

8,905

     

114,378

   

Vodacom Group, Ltd.

   

14,025

     

108,368

   

Total South Africa

       

222,746

   

South Korea 5.7%

 

KB Financial Group, Inc.

   

2,992

     

110,312

   

Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.

   

2,732

     

107,465

   

S-Oil Corp.

   

1,323

     

104,432

   

Total South Korea

       

322,209

   

Taiwan 12.1%

 

Formosa Chemicals & Fibre Corp.

   

31,797

     

115,549

   

Formosa Plastics Corp.

   

32,240

     

114,543

   

Nan Ya Plastics Corp.

   

45,011

     

115,227

   

The accompanying Notes to Financial Statements are an integral part of these financial statements.

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PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS (continued)

Columbia EM Quality Dividend ETF

March 31, 2019

Common Stocks (continued)

Issuer

 

Shares

 

Value ($)

 

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co., Ltd.

   

13,947

     

111,094

   

Uni-President Enterprises Corp.

   

46,899

     

113,822

   

Yageo Corp.

   

10,592

     

111,005

   

Total Taiwan

       

681,240

   

Thailand 2.0%

 

PTT Global Chemical PCL NVDR

   

52,608

     

111,482

   

United Arab Emirates 2.0%

 

Emaar Properties PJSC

   

87,951

     

112,061

   
Total Common Stocks
(Cost: $5,445,570)
       

5,487,768

   

Preferred Stocks 2.0%

Issuer

 

Shares

 

Value ($)

 

Chile 2.0%

 

Sociedad Quimica y Minera de Chile SA Class B

   

2,950

     

113,361

   
Total Preferred Stocks
(Cost $143,800)
       

113,361

   
Total Investments in Securities
(Cost: $5,589,370)
       

5,601,129

   

Other Assets & Liabilities, Net

       

38,852

   

Net Assets

       

5,639,981

   

Abbreviation Legend

NVDR  Non-Voting Depositary Receipts

PJSC  Private Joint Stock Company

Fair Value Measurements

The Fund categorizes its fair value measurements according to a three-level hierarchy that maximizes the use of observable inputs and minimizes the use of unobservable inputs by prioritizing that the most observable input be used when available. Observable inputs are those that market participants would use in pricing an investment based on market data obtained from sources independent of the reporting entity. Unobservable inputs are those that reflect the Fund's assumptions about the information market participants would use in pricing an investment. An investment's level within the fair value hierarchy is based on the lowest level of any input that is deemed significant to the asset's or liability's fair value measurement. The input levels are not necessarily an indication of the risk or liquidity associated with investments at that level. For example, certain U.S. government securities are generally high quality and liquid, however, they are reflected as Level 2 because the inputs used to determine fair value may not always be quoted prices in an active market.

Fair value inputs are summarized in the three broad levels listed below:

• Level 1 – Valuations based on quoted prices for investments in active markets that the Fund has the ability to access at the measurement date. Valuation adjustments are not applied to Level 1 investments.

• Level 2 – Valuations based on other significant observable inputs (including quoted prices for similar securities, interest rates, prepayment speeds, credit risks, etc.).

• Level 3 – Valuations based on significant unobservable inputs (including the Fund's own assumptions and judgment in determining the fair value of investments).

Inputs that are used in determining fair value of an investment may include price information, credit data, volatility statistics, and other factors. These inputs can be either observable or unobservable. The availability of observable inputs can vary between investments, and is affected by various factors such as the type of investment, and the volume and level of activity for that investment or similar investments in the marketplace. The inputs will be considered by the Investment Manager, along with any other relevant factors in the calculation of an investment's fair value. The Fund uses prices and inputs that are current as of the measurement date, which may include periods of market dislocations. During these periods, the availability of prices and inputs may be reduced for many investments. This condition could cause an investment to be reclassified between the various levels within the hierarchy.

Investments falling into the Level 3 category are primarily supported by quoted prices from brokers and dealers participating in the market for those investments. However, these may be classified as Level 3 investments due to lack of market transparency and corroboration to support these quoted prices. Additionally, valuation models may be used as the pricing source for any remaining investments classified as Level 3. These models may rely on one or more significant unobservable inputs and/or significant assumptions by the Investment Manager. Inputs used in valuations may include, but are not limited to, financial statement analysis, capital account balances, discount rates and estimated cash flows, and comparable company data.

Under the direction of the Fund's Board of Trustees (the Board), the Investment Manager's Valuation Committee (the Committee) is responsible for overseeing the valuation procedures approved by the Board. The Committee consists of voting and non-voting members from various groups within the Investment Manager's organization, including operations and accounting, trading and investments, compliance, risk management and legal.

The accompanying Notes to Financial Statements are an integral part of these financial statements.

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PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS (continued)

Columbia EM Quality Dividend ETF

March 31, 2019

Fair Value Measurements (continued)

The Committee meets at least monthly to review and approve valuation matters, which may include a description of specific valuation determinations, data regarding pricing information received from approved pricing vendors and brokers and the results of Board-approved valuation control policies and procedures (the Policies). The Policies address, among other things, instances when market quotations are or are not readily available, including recommendations of third party pricing vendors and a determination of appropriate pricing methodologies; events that require specific valuation determinations and assessment of fair value techniques; securities with a potential for stale pricing, including those that are illiquid, restricted, or in default; and the effectiveness of third-party pricing vendors, including periodic reviews of vendors. The Committee meets more frequently, as needed, to discuss additional valuation matters, which may include the need to review back-testing results, review time-sensitive information or approve related valuation actions. The Committee reports to the Board, with members of the Committee meeting with the Board at each of its regularly scheduled meetings to discuss valuation matters and actions during the period, similar to those described earlier.

For investments categorized as Level 3, the Committee monitors information similar to that described above, which may include: (i) data specific to the issuer or comparable issuers, (ii) general market or specific sector news and (iii) quoted prices and specific or similar security transactions. The Committee considers this data and any changes from prior periods in order to assess the reasonableness of observable and unobservable inputs, any assumptions or internal models used to value those securities and changes in fair value. This data is also used to corroborate, when available, information received from approved pricing vendors and brokers. Various factors impact the frequency of monitoring this information (which may occur as often as daily). However, the Committee may determine that changes to inputs, assumptions and models are not required as a result of the monitoring procedures performed.

The following table is a summary of the inputs used to value the Fund's investments at March 31, 2019:

    Level 1
quoted prices
in active
markets for
identical
assets ($)
  Level 2
other
significant
observable
inputs ($)
  Level 3
significant
unobservable
inputs ($)
 

Total ($)

 

Investments in Securities

 

Common Stocks

 

Brazil

   

336,356

     

     

     

336,356

   

Chile

   

114,421

     

     

     

114,421

   

China

   

551,234

     

     

     

551,234

   

Colombia

   

110,281

     

     

     

110,281

   

Hong Kong

   

571,271

     

     

     

571,271

   

India

   

680,838

     

     

     

680,838

   

Indonesia

   

445,440

     

     

     

445,440

   

Kenya

   

110,030

     

     

     

110,030

   

Malaysia

   

665,368

     

     

     

665,368

   

Mexico

   

230,746

     

     

     

230,746

   

Poland

   

109,206

     

     

     

109,206

   

Qatar

   

112,839

     

     

     

112,839

   

South Africa

   

222,746

     

     

     

222,746

   

South Korea

   

322,209

     

     

     

322,209

   

Taiwan

   

681,240

     

     

     

681,240

   

Thailand

   

111,482

     

     

     

111,482

   

United Arab Emirates

   

112,061

     

     

     

112,061

   

Total Common Stocks

   

5,487,768

     

     

     

5,487,768

   

Preferred Stocks

 

Chile

   

113,361

     

     

     

113,361

   

Total Preferred Stocks

   

113,361

     

     

     

113,361

   

Total Investments in Securities

   

5,601,129

     

     

     

5,601,129

   

See the Portfolio of Investments for all investment classifications not indicated in the table.

There were no transfers of financial assets between levels during the period.

The accompanying Notes to Financial Statements are an integral part of these financial statements.

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PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS

Columbia Emerging Markets Consumer ETF

March 31, 2019

(Percentages represent value of investments compared to net assets)

Investments in Securities

Common Stocks 96.1%

Issuer

 

Shares

 

Value ($)

 

Brazil 3.8%

 

Lojas Americanas SA

   

144,605

     

491,219

   

Lojas Renner SA

   

602,843

     

6,784,830

   

Raia Drogasil SA

   

218,538

     

3,666,915

   

Total Brazil

       

10,942,964

   

Chile 1.4%

 

Cencosud SA

   

788,888

     

1,365,794

   

S.A.C.I. Falabella

   

382,405

     

2,843,557

   

Total Chile

       

4,209,351

   

China 42.8%

 

58.com, Inc. ADR(a)

   

31,118

     

2,043,830

   

Alibaba Group Holding, Ltd. ADR(a)

   

78,007

     

14,232,377

   

ANTA Sports Products, Ltd.

   

307,397

     

2,091,096

   

Autohome, Inc. ADR(a)

   

19,131

     

2,011,051

   

Baidu, Inc. ADR(a)

   

84,390

     

13,911,692

   

BYD Co., Ltd. Class H

   

212,539

     

1,280,657

   

China Mengniu Dairy Co., Ltd.(a)

   

939,600

     

3,495,095

   

China Mobile, Ltd.

   

1,392,305

     

14,189,186

   

China Resources Beer Holdings Co., Ltd.

   

482,348

     

2,030,790

   

China Telecom Corp., Ltd. Class H

   

4,811,152

     

2,672,198

   

China Tower Corp. Ltd. Class H(a)(b)

   

15,367,892

     

3,563,024

   

China Unicom Hong Kong, Ltd.

   

2,015,528

     

2,554,730

   

Ctrip.com International, Ltd. ADR(a)

   

132,314

     

5,780,799

   

Dongfeng Motor Group Co., Ltd. Class H

   

911,320

     

912,487

   

Geely Automobile Holdings, Ltd.

   

1,930,738

     

3,689,332

   

Guangzhou Automobile Group Co., Ltd. Class H

   

976,555

     

1,153,213

   

Hengan International Group Co., Ltd.

   

251,592

     

2,205,050

   

JD.com, Inc. ADR(a)

   

283,838

     

8,557,716

   

NetEase, Inc. ADR

   

25,496

     

6,156,009

   
New Oriental Education & Technology
Group, Inc. ADR(a)
   

40,567

     

3,654,681

   

TAL Education Group ADR(a)

   

123,290

     

4,448,303

   

Tencent Holdings, Ltd.

   

311,538

     

14,326,871

   

Want Want China Holdings, Ltd.

   

2,201,179

     

1,828,252

   

Weibo Corp. ADR(a)

   

21,883

     

1,356,527

   

Common Stocks (continued)

Issuer

 

Shares

 

Value ($)

 

Yum China Holdings, Inc.

   

131,396

     

5,900,994

   

Total China

       

124,045,960

   

Hong Kong 0.4%

 

Haier Electronics Group Co., Ltd.(a)

   

427,605

     

1,241,969

   

India 16.6%

 

Bharti Airtel, Ltd.

   

1,009,580

     

4,854,437

   

Hero MotoCorp, Ltd.

   

74,887

     

2,759,982

   

Hindustan Unilever, Ltd.

   

546,654

     

13,468,481

   

ITC, Ltd.

   

2,236,484

     

9,596,461

   

Mahindra & Mahindra, Ltd.

   

465,833

     

4,531,575

   

Maruti Suzuki India, Ltd.

   

92,477

     

8,907,361

   

Titan Co., Ltd.

   

237,807

     

3,919,739

   

Total India

       

48,038,036

   

Indonesia 3.2%

 

PT Astra International Tbk

   

6,721,115

     

3,457,315

   

PT Telekomunikasi Indonesia Persero Tbk

   

16,117,462

     

4,470,785

   

PT Unilever Indonesia Tbk

   

380,020

     

1,313,658

   

Total Indonesia

       

9,241,758

   

Mexico 3.6%

 

Coca-Cola Femsa SAB de CV Series L

   

142,753

     

944,278

   
Fomento Economico Mexicano SAB de CV
Series UBD
   

505,177

     

4,665,677

   

Grupo Televisa SAB Series CPO

   

594,656

     

1,317,915

   

Wal-Mart de Mexico SAB de CV

   

1,328,902

     

3,556,984

   

Total Mexico

       

10,484,854

   

Russia 4.5%

 

Magnit PJSC GDR

   

269,183

     

3,795,480

   

X5 Retail Group NV GDR

   

93,215

     

2,322,918

   

Yandex NV Class A(a)

   

199,336

     

6,845,198

   

Total Russia

       

12,963,596

   

South Africa 4.5%

 

Shoprite Holdings, Ltd.

   

578,756

     

6,365,363

   

Vodacom Group, Ltd.

   

874,119

     

6,754,136

   

Total South Africa

       

13,119,499

   

The accompanying Notes to Financial Statements are an integral part of these financial statements.

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PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS (continued)

Columbia Emerging Markets Consumer ETF

March 31, 2019

Common Stocks (continued)

Issuer

 

Shares

 

Value ($)

 

Taiwan 10.6%

 

Chunghwa Telecom Co., Ltd.

   

3,182,527

     

11,306,978

   

President Chain Store Corp.

   

470,032

     

4,628,566

   

Taiwan Mobile Co., Ltd.

   

1,346,137

     

4,869,949

   

Uni-President Enterprises Corp.

   

4,138,842

     

10,044,788

   

Total Taiwan

       

30,850,281

   

Thailand 3.8%

 

Advanced Info Service PCL

   

522,900

     

3,031,782

   
CP ALL PCL    

2,149,805

     

5,063,744

   

Thai Beverage PCL

   

4,783,044

     

2,983,885

   

Total Thailand

       

11,079,411

   

United Arab Emirates 0.9%

 

Emirates Telecommunications Group Co. PJSC

   

581,897

     

2,645,634

   
Total Common Stocks
(Cost: $284,081,555)
       

278,863,313

   

Preferred Stocks 3.5%

Issuer

 

Shares

 

Value ($)

 

Brazil 3.5%

 

Cia Brasileira de Distribuicao Preference Shares

   

131,542

     

3,091,408

   

Lojas Americanas SA Preference Shares

   

621,613

     

2,678,636

   

Telefonica Brasil SA Preference Shares

   

346,753

     

4,232,281

   

Total Brazil

       

10,002,325

   
Total Preferred Stocks
(Cost: $10,820,523)
       

10,002,325

   

Money Market Funds 0.4%

   

Shares

 

Value ($)

 
Goldman Sachs Financial Square Funds — Treasury
Instruments Fund, Institutional Shares, 2.263%(c)
   

1,160,736

     

1,160,736

   
Total Money Market Funds
(Cost $1,160,736)
       

1,160,736

   
Total Investments in Securities
(Cost: $296,062,814)
       

290,026,374

   

Other Assets & Liabilities, Net

       

92,287

   

Net Assets

       

290,118,661

   

Notes to Portfolio of Investments

(a)  Non-income producing investment.

(b)  Represents privately placed and other securities and instruments exempt from SEC registration (collectively, private placements), such as Section 4(a)(2) and Rule 144A eligible securities, which are often sold only to qualified institutional buyers. The Fund may invest in private placements determined to be liquid as well as those determined to be illiquid. Private placements may be determined to be liquid under guidelines established by the Fund's Board of Trustees. At March 31, 2019, the total value of these securities amounted to $3,563,024, which represents 1.23% of net assets.

(c)  The rate shown is the seven-day current annualized yield at March 31, 2019.

Abbreviation Legend

ADR  American Depositary Receipts

GDR  Global Depositary Receipts

PJSC  Private Joint Stock Company

The accompanying Notes to Financial Statements are an integral part of these financial statements.

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PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS (continued)

Columbia Emerging Markets Consumer ETF

March 31, 2019

Fair Value Measurements

The Fund categorizes its fair value measurements according to a three-level hierarchy that maximizes the use of observable inputs and minimizes the use of unobservable inputs by prioritizing that the most observable input be used when available. Observable inputs are those that market participants would use in pricing an investment based on market data obtained from sources independent of the reporting entity. Unobservable inputs are those that reflect the Fund's assumptions about the information market participants would use in pricing an investment. An investment's level within the fair value hierarchy is based on the lowest level of any input that is deemed significant to the asset's or liability's fair value measurement. The input levels are not necessarily an indication of the risk or liquidity associated with investments at that level. For example, certain U.S. government securities are generally high quality and liquid, however, they are reflected as Level 2 because the inputs used to determine fair value may not always be quoted prices in an active market.

Fair value inputs are summarized in the three broad levels listed below:

• Level 1 – Valuations based on quoted prices for investments in active markets that the Fund has the ability to access at the measurement date. Valuation adjustments are not applied to Level 1 investments.

• Level 2 – Valuations based on other significant observable inputs (including quoted prices for similar securities, interest rates, prepayment speeds, credit risks, etc.).

• Level 3 – Valuations based on significant unobservable inputs (including the Fund's own assumptions and judgment in determining the fair value of investments).

Inputs that are used in determining fair value of an investment may include price information, credit data, volatility statistics, and other factors. These inputs can be either observable or unobservable. The availability of observable inputs can vary between investments, and is affected by various factors such as the type of investment, and the volume and level of activity for that investment or similar investments in the marketplace. The inputs will be considered by the Investment Manager, along with any other relevant factors in the calculation of an investment's fair value. The Fund uses prices and inputs that are current as of the measurement date, which may include periods of market dislocations. During these periods, the availability of prices and inputs may be reduced for many investments. This condition could cause an investment to be reclassified between the various levels within the hierarchy.

Investments falling into the Level 3 category are primarily supported by quoted prices from brokers and dealers participating in the market for those investments. However, these may be classified as Level 3 investments due to lack of market transparency and corroboration to support these quoted prices. Additionally, valuation models may be used as the pricing source for any remaining investments classified as Level 3. These models may rely on one or more significant unobservable inputs and/or significant assumptions by the Investment Manager. Inputs used in valuations may include, but are not limited to, financial statement analysis, capital account balances, discount rates and estimated cash flows, and comparable company data.

Under the direction of the Fund's Board of Trustees (the Board), the Investment Manager's Valuation Committee (the Committee) is responsible for overseeing the valuation procedures approved by the Board. The Committee consists of voting and non-voting members from various groups within the Investment Manager's organization, including operations and accounting, trading and investments, compliance, risk management and legal.

The Committee meets at least monthly to review and approve valuation matters, which may include a description of specific valuation determinations, data regarding pricing information received from approved pricing vendors and brokers and the results of Board-approved valuation control policies and procedures (the Policies). The Policies address, among other things, instances when market quotations are or are not readily available, including recommendations of third party pricing vendors and a determination of appropriate pricing methodologies; events that require specific valuation determinations and assessment of fair value techniques; securities with a potential for stale pricing, including those that are illiquid, restricted, or in default; and the effectiveness of third-party pricing vendors, including periodic reviews of vendors. The Committee meets more frequently, as needed, to discuss additional valuation matters, which may include the need to review back-testing results, review time-sensitive information or approve related valuation actions. The Committee reports to the Board, with members of the Committee meeting with the Board at each of its regularly scheduled meetings to discuss valuation matters and actions during the period, similar to those described earlier.

For investments categorized as Level 3, the Committee monitors information similar to that described above, which may include: (i) data specific to the issuer or comparable issuers, (ii) general market or specific sector news and (iii) quoted prices and specific or similar security transactions. The Committee considers this data and any changes from prior periods in order to assess the reasonableness of observable and unobservable inputs, any assumptions or internal models used to value those securities and changes in fair value. This data is also used to corroborate, when available, information received from approved pricing vendors and brokers. Various factors impact the frequency of monitoring this information (which may occur as often as daily). However, the Committee may determine that changes to inputs, assumptions and models are not required as a result of the monitoring procedures performed.

The accompanying Notes to Financial Statements are an integral part of these financial statements.

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PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS (continued)

Columbia Emerging Markets Consumer ETF

March 31, 2019

Fair Value Measurements (continued)

The following table is a summary of the inputs used to value the Fund's investments at March 31, 2019:

    Level 1
quoted prices
in active
markets for
identical
assets ($)
  Level 2
other
significant
observable
inputs ($)
  Level 3
significant
unobservable
inputs ($)
 

Total ($)

 

Investments in Securities

 

Common Stocks

 

Brazil

   

10,942,964

     

     

     

10,942,964

   

Chile

   

4,209,351

     

     

     

4,209,351

   

China

   

124,045,960

     

     

     

124,045,960

   

Hong Kong

   

1,241,969

     

     

     

1,241,969

   

India

   

48,038,036

     

     

     

48,038,036

   

Indonesia

   

9,241,758

     

     

     

9,241,758

   

Mexico

   

10,484,854

     

     

     

10,484,854

   

Russia

   

12,963,596

     

     

     

12,963,596

   

South Africa

   

13,119,499

     

     

     

13,119,499

   

Taiwan

   

30,850,281

     

     

     

30,850,281

   

Thailand

   

11,079,411

     

     

     

11,079,411

   

United Arab Emirates

   

2,645,634

     

     

     

2,645,634

   

Total Common Stocks

   

278,863,313

     

     

     

278,863,313

   

Preferred Stocks

 

Brazil

   

10,002,325

     

     

     

10,002,325

   

Total Preferred Stocks

   

10,002,325

     

     

     

10,002,325

   

Money Market Funds

   

1,160,736

     

     

     

1,160,736

   

Total Investments in Securities

   

290,026,374

     

     

     

290,026,374

   

See the Portfolio of Investments for all investment classifications not indicated in the table.

There were no transfers of financial assets between levels during the period.

The accompanying Notes to Financial Statements are an integral part of these financial statements.

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PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS (Consolidated)

Columbia India Consumer ETF

March 31, 2019

(Percentages represent value of investments compared to net assets)

Investments in Securities

Common Stocks 100.4%

Issuer

 

Shares

 

Value ($)

 

Consumer Discretionary 54.5%

 

Aditya Birla Fashion and Retail, Ltd.(a)

   

451,389

     

1,435,779

   

Bajaj Auto, Ltd.

   

150,446

     

6,322,099

   

Bharat Forge, Ltd.

   

391,208

     

2,893,612

   

Bosch, Ltd.

   

14,923

     

3,917,322

   

Eicher Motors, Ltd.

   

20,338

     

6,032,467

   

Exide Industries, Ltd.

   

701,838

     

2,215,691

   

Future Retail, Ltd.(a)

   

273,334

     

1,790,727

   

Hero MotoCorp, Ltd.

   

161,799

     

5,963,148

   

Jubilant Foodworks, Ltd.

   

118,355

     

2,467,046

   

Mahindra & Mahindra, Ltd.

   

663,787

     

6,457,251

   

Maruti Suzuki India, Ltd.

   

63,776

     

6,142,888

   

Motherson Sumi Systems, Ltd.

   

1,957,211

     

4,229,441

   

MRF, Ltd.

   

4,136

     

3,462,069

   

Page Industries, Ltd.

   

6,964

     

2,510,382

   

Rajesh Exports, Ltd.

   

225,581

     

2,168,541

   

Tata Motors, Ltd.(a)

   

2,448,136

     

6,157,888

   

Titan Co., Ltd.

   

422,060

     

6,956,755

   

Total

       

71,123,106

   

Consumer Staples 45.9%

 

Avenue Supermarts, Ltd.(a)(b)

   

166,915

     

3,544,549

   

Britannia Industries Ltd.

   

145,143

     

6,464,651

   

Colgate-Palmolive India, Ltd.

   

221,168

     

4,016,781

   

Common Stocks (continued)

Issuer

 

Shares

 

Value ($)

 

Dabur India, Ltd.

   

925,200

     

5,459,715

   

GlaxoSmithKline Consumer Healthcare, Ltd.

   

19,221

     

2,010,693

   

Godrej Consumer Products, Ltd.

   

574,542

     

5,689,438

   

Hindustan Unilever, Ltd.

   

261,437

     

6,441,294

   

ITC, Ltd.

   

1,522,698

     

6,533,699

   

Marico, Ltd.

   

861,669

     

4,311,766

   

Nestle India, Ltd.

   

44,005

     

6,962,636

   

Procter & Gamble Hygiene & Health Care, Ltd.

   

15,840

     

2,477,134

   

United Breweries, Ltd.

   

107,579

     

2,166,022

   

United Spirits, Ltd.(a)

   

467,106

     

3,734,825

   

Total

       

59,813,203

   
Total Common Stocks
(Cost: $110,267,028)
       

130,936,309

   

Money Market Funds 0.1%

   

Shares

 

Value ($)

 
Goldman Sachs Financial Square Funds — Treasury
Instruments Fund, Institutional Shares, 2.263%(c)
   

159,999

     

159,999

   
Total Money Market Funds
(Cost $159,999)
       

159,999

   
Total Investments in Securities
(Cost: $110,427,027)
       

131,096,308

   

Other Assets & Liabilities, Net

       

(660,064

)

 

Net Assets

       

130,436,244

   

Notes to Consolidated Portfolio of Investments

(a)  Non-income producing investment.

(b)  Represents privately placed and other securities and instruments exempt from SEC registration (collectively, private placements), such as Section 4(a)(2) and Rule 144A eligible securities, which are often sold only to qualified institutional buyers. The Fund may invest in private placements determined to be liquid as well as those determined to be illiquid. Private placements may be determined to be liquid under guidelines established by the Fund's Board of Trustees. At March 31, 2019, the total value of these securities amounted to $3,544,549, which represents 2.72% of net assets.

(c)  The rate shown is the seven-day current annualized yield at March 31, 2019.

Fair Value Measurements

The Fund categorizes its fair value measurements according to a three-level hierarchy that maximizes the use of observable inputs and minimizes the use of unobservable inputs by prioritizing that the most observable input be used when available. Observable inputs are those that market participants would use in pricing an investment based on market data obtained from sources independent of the reporting entity. Unobservable inputs are those that reflect the Fund's assumptions about the information market participants would use in pricing an investment. An investment's level within the fair value hierarchy is based on the lowest level of any input that is deemed significant to the asset's or liability's fair value measurement. The input levels are not necessarily an indication of the risk or liquidity associated with investments at that level. For example, certain U.S. government securities are generally high quality and liquid, however, they are reflected as Level 2 because the inputs used to determine fair value may not always be quoted prices in an active market.

The accompanying Notes to Financial Statements are an integral part of these financial statements.

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PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS (Consolidated) (continued)

Columbia India Consumer ETF

March 31, 2019

Fair Value Measurements (continued)

Fair value inputs are summarized in the three broad levels listed below:

• Level 1 – Valuations based on quoted prices for investments in active markets that the Fund has the ability to access at the measurement date. Valuation adjustments are not applied to Level 1 investments.

• Level 2 – Valuations based on other significant observable inputs (including quoted prices for similar securities, interest rates, prepayment speeds, credit risks, etc.).

• Level 3 – Valuations based on significant unobservable inputs (including the Fund's own assumptions and judgment in determining the fair value of investments).

Inputs that are used in determining fair value of an investment may include price information, credit data, volatility statistics, and other factors. These inputs can be either observable or unobservable. The availability of observable inputs can vary between investments, and is affected by various factors such as the type of investment, and the volume and level of activity for that investment or similar investments in the marketplace. The inputs will be considered by the Investment Manager, along with any other relevant factors in the calculation of an investment's fair value. The Fund uses prices and inputs that are current as of the measurement date, which may include periods of market dislocations. During these periods, the availability of prices and inputs may be reduced for many investments. This condition could cause an investment to be reclassified between the various levels within the hierarchy.

Investments falling into the Level 3 category are primarily supported by quoted prices from brokers and dealers participating in the market for those investments. However, these may be classified as Level 3 investments due to lack of market transparency and corroboration to support these quoted prices. Additionally, valuation models may be used as the pricing source for any remaining investments classified as Level 3. These models may rely on one or more significant unobservable inputs and/or significant assumptions by the Investment Manager. Inputs used in valuations may include, but are not limited to, financial statement analysis, capital account balances, discount rates and estimated cash flows, and comparable company data.

Under the direction of the Fund's Board of Trustees (the Board), the Investment Manager's Valuation Committee (the Committee) is responsible for overseeing the valuation procedures approved by the Board. The Committee consists of voting and non-voting members from various groups within the Investment Manager's organization, including operations and accounting, trading and investments, compliance, risk management and legal.

The Committee meets at least monthly to review and approve valuation matters, which may include a description of specific valuation determinations, data regarding pricing information received from approved pricing vendors and brokers and the results of Board-approved valuation control policies and procedures (the Policies). The Policies address, among other things, instances when market quotations are or are not readily available, including recommendations of third party pricing vendors and a determination of appropriate pricing methodologies; events that require specific valuation determinations and assessment of fair value techniques; securities with a potential for stale pricing, including those that are illiquid, restricted, or in default; and the effectiveness of third-party pricing vendors, including periodic reviews of vendors. The Committee meets more frequently, as needed, to discuss additional valuation matters, which may include the need to review back-testing results, review time-sensitive information or approve related valuation actions. The Committee reports to the Board, with members of the Committee meeting with the Board at each of its regularly scheduled meetings to discuss valuation matters and actions during the period, similar to those described earlier.

For investments categorized as Level 3, the Committee monitors information similar to that described above, which may include: (i) data specific to the issuer or comparable issuers, (ii) general market or specific sector news and (iii) quoted prices and specific or similar security transactions. The Committee considers this data and any changes from prior periods in order to assess the reasonableness of observable and unobservable inputs, any assumptions or internal models used to value those securities and changes in fair value. This data is also used to corroborate, when available, information received from approved pricing vendors and brokers. Various factors impact the frequency of monitoring this information (which may occur as often as daily). However, the Committee may determine that changes to inputs, assumptions and models are not required as a result of the monitoring procedures performed.

The following table is a summary of the inputs used to value the Fund's investments at March 31, 2019:

    Level 1
quoted prices
in active
markets for
identical
assets ($)
  Level 2
other
significant
observable
inputs ($)
  Level 3
significant
unobservable
inputs ($)
 

Total ($)

 

Investments in Securities

 

Common Stocks

 

Consumer Discretionary

   

71,123,106

     

     

     

71,123,106

   

Consumer Staples

   

59,813,203

     

     

     

59,813,203

   

Total Common Stocks

   

130,936,309

     

     

     

130,936,309

   

Money Market Funds

   

159,999

     

     

     

159,999

   

Total Investments in Securities

   

131,096,308

     

     

     

131,096,308

   

See the Consolidated Portfolio of Investments for all investment classifications not indicated in the table.

There were no transfers of financial assets between levels during the period.

The accompanying Notes to Financial Statements are an integral part of these financial statements.

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PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS

Columbia India Infrastructure ETF

March 31, 2019

(Percentages represent value of investments compared to net assets)

Investments in Securities

Common Stocks 98.1%

Issuer

 

Shares

 

Value ($)

 

Communication Services 11.0%

 

Bharti Airtel, Ltd.

   

299,959

     

1,442,315

   

Bharti Infratel, Ltd.

   

262,286

     

1,186,581

   

Tata Communications, Ltd.

   

24,952

     

220,705

   

Vodafone Idea, Ltd.(a)

   

2,323,796

     

612,187

   

Total

       

3,461,788

   

Consumer Discretionary 3.9%

 

Eicher Motors, Ltd.

   

4,091

     

1,213,434

   

Energy 3.2%

 

Petronet LNG, Ltd.

   

276,546

     

1,004,188

   

Industrials 26.7%

 

Adani Ports and Special Economic Zone, Ltd.

   

294,156

     

1,605,703

   

Ashok Leyland, Ltd.

   

708,061

     

933,179

   

Bharat Heavy Electricals, Ltd.

   

511,951

     

553,890

   

Container Corp. Of India, Ltd.

   

101,567

     

770,164

   

Cummins India, Ltd.

   

51,272

     

552,132

   

Havells India, Ltd.

   

82,529

     

920,298

   

Larsen & Toubro, Ltd.

   

86,913

     

1,738,009

   

Siemens, Ltd.

   

32,636

     

531,787

   

Voltas, Ltd.

   

84,733

     

769,905

   

Total

       

8,375,067

   

Materials 32.0%

 

Grasim Industries Ltd.

   

114,431

     

1,417,194

   

Hindalco Industries, Ltd.

   

483,498

     

1,434,267

   

JSW Steel, Ltd.

   

288,942

     

1,222,295

   

NMDC, Ltd.

   

320,928

     

483,882

   

Shree Cement, Ltd.

   

3,145

     

847,488

   

Steel Authority of India, Ltd.(a)

   

382,169

     

296,522

   

Tata Steel, Ltd.

   

189,376

     

1,424,250

   

Common Stocks (continued)

Issuer

 

Shares

 

Value ($)

 

UltraTech Cement, Ltd.

   

27,447

     

1,584,160

   

Vedanta, Ltd.

   

507,353

     

1,350,866

   

Total

       

10,060,924

   

Real Estate 1.6%

 

DLF, Ltd.

   

168,852

     

493,455

   

Utilities 19.7%

 

GAIL India, Ltd.

   

310,691

     

1,559,173

   

Indraprastha Gas, Ltd.

   

132,119

     

582,544

   

NTPC, Ltd.

   

830,149

     

1,614,162

   

Power Grid Corp. of India, Ltd.

   

598,846

     

1,710,742

   

Tata Power Co., Ltd. (The)

   

681,005

     

725,488

   

Total

       

6,192,109

   
Total Common Stocks
(Cost: $29,354,526)
       

30,800,965

   

Rights 1.4%

Issuer

 

Shares

 

Value ($)

 

Communication Services 1.4%

 

Vodafone Idea, Ltd., expiring 4/29/19(a)

   

5,320,269

     

441,596

   
Total Rights
(Cost: $574,112)
       

441,596

   

Money Market Funds 0.5%

   

Shares

 

Value ($)

 
Goldman Sachs Financial Square Funds — Treasury
Instruments Fund, Institutional Shares, 2.263%(b)
   

152,972

     

152,972

   
Total Money Market Funds
(Cost $152,972)
       

152,972

   
Total Investments in Securities
(Cost: $30,081,610)
       

31,395,533

   

Other Assets & Liabilities, Net

       

6,447

   

Net Assets

       

31,401,980

   

Notes to Portfolio of Investments

(a)  Non-income producing investment.

(b)  The rate shown is the seven-day current annualized yield at March 31, 2019.

The accompanying Notes to Financial Statements are an integral part of these financial statements.

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PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS (continued)

Columbia India Infrastructure ETF

March 31, 2019

Fair Value Measurements

The Fund categorizes its fair value measurements according to a three-level hierarchy that maximizes the use of observable inputs and minimizes the use of unobservable inputs by prioritizing that the most observable input be used when available. Observable inputs are those that market participants would use in pricing an investment based on market data obtained from sources independent of the reporting entity. Unobservable inputs are those that reflect the Fund's assumptions about the information market participants would use in pricing an investment. An investment's level within the fair value hierarchy is based on the lowest level of any input that is deemed significant to the asset's or liability's fair value measurement. The input levels are not necessarily an indication of the risk or liquidity associated with investments at that level. For example, certain U.S. government securities are generally high quality and liquid, however, they are reflected as Level 2 because the inputs used to determine fair value may not always be quoted prices in an active market.

Fair value inputs are summarized in the three broad levels listed below:

• Level 1 – Valuations based on quoted prices for investments in active markets that the Fund has the ability to access at the measurement date. Valuation adjustments are not applied to Level 1 investments.

• Level 2 – Valuations based on other significant observable inputs (including quoted prices for similar securities, interest rates, prepayment speeds, credit risks, etc.).

• Level 3 – Valuations based on significant unobservable inputs (including the Fund's own assumptions and judgment in determining the fair value of investments).

Inputs that are used in determining fair value of an investment may include price information, credit data, volatility statistics, and other factors. These inputs can be either observable or unobservable. The availability of observable inputs can vary between investments, and is affected by various factors such as the type of investment, and the volume and level of activity for that investment or similar investments in the marketplace. The inputs will be considered by the Investment Manager, along with any other relevant factors in the calculation of an investment's fair value. The Fund uses prices and inputs that are current as of the measurement date, which may include periods of market dislocations. During these periods, the availability of prices and inputs may be reduced for many investments. This condition could cause an investment to be reclassified between the various levels within the hierarchy.

Investments falling into the Level 3 category are primarily supported by quoted prices from brokers and dealers participating in the market for those investments. However, these may be classified as Level 3 investments due to lack of market transparency and corroboration to support these quoted prices. Additionally, valuation models may be used as the pricing source for any remaining investments classified as Level 3. These models may rely on one or more significant unobservable inputs and/or significant assumptions by the Investment Manager. Inputs used in valuations may include, but are not limited to, financial statement analysis, capital account balances, discount rates and estimated cash flows, and comparable company data.

Under the direction of the Fund's Board of Trustees (the Board), the Investment Manager's Valuation Committee (the Committee) is responsible for overseeing the valuation procedures approved by the Board. The Committee consists of voting and non-voting members from various groups within the Investment Manager's organization, including operations and accounting, trading and investments, compliance, risk management and legal.

The Committee meets at least monthly to review and approve valuation matters, which may include a description of specific valuation determinations, data regarding pricing information received from approved pricing vendors and brokers and the results of Board-approved valuation control policies and procedures (the Policies). The Policies address, among other things, instances when market quotations are or are not readily available, including recommendations of third party pricing vendors and a determination of appropriate pricing methodologies; events that require specific valuation determinations and assessment of fair value techniques; securities with a potential for stale pricing, including those that are illiquid, restricted, or in default; and the effectiveness of third-party pricing vendors, including periodic reviews of vendors. The Committee meets more frequently, as needed, to discuss additional valuation matters, which may include the need to review back-testing results, review time-sensitive information or approve related valuation actions. The Committee reports to the Board, with members of the Committee meeting with the Board at each of its regularly scheduled meetings to discuss valuation matters and actions during the period, similar to those described earlier.

For investments categorized as Level 3, the Committee monitors information similar to that described above, which may include: (i) data specific to the issuer or comparable issuers, (ii) general market or specific sector news and (iii) quoted prices and specific or similar security transactions. The Committee considers this data and any changes from prior periods in order to assess the reasonableness of observable and unobservable inputs, any assumptions or internal models used to value those securities and changes in fair value. This data is also used to corroborate, when available, information received from approved pricing vendors and brokers. Various factors impact the frequency of monitoring this information (which may occur as often as daily). However, the Committee may determine that changes to inputs, assumptions and models are not required as a result of the monitoring procedures performed.

The accompanying Notes to Financial Statements are an integral part of these financial statements.

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PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS (continued)

Columbia India Infrastructure ETF

March 31, 2019

Fair Value Measurements (continued)

The following table is a summary of the inputs used to value the Fund's investments at March 31, 2019:

    Level 1
quoted prices
in active
markets for
identical
assets ($)
  Level 2
other
significant
observable
inputs ($)
  Level 3
significant
unobservable
inputs ($)
 

Total ($)

 

Investments in Securities

 

Common Stocks

 

Communication Services

   

3,461,788

     

     

     

3,461,788

   

Consumer Discretionary

   

1,213,434

     

     

     

1,213,434

   

Energy

   

1,004,188

     

     

     

1,004,188

   

Industrials

   

8,375,067

     

     

     

8,375,067

   

Materials

   

10,060,924

     

     

     

10,060,924

   

Real Estate

   

493,455

     

     

     

493,455

   

Utilities

   

6,192,109

     

     

     

6,192,109

   

Total Common Stocks

   

30,800,965

     

     

     

30,800,965

   

Rights

 

Communication Services

   

     

441,596

     

     

441,596

   

Total Rights

   

     

441,596

     

     

441,596

   

Money Market Funds

   

152,972

     

     

     

152,972

   

Total Investments in Securities

   

30,953,937

     

441,596

     

     

31,395,533

   

See the Portfolio of Investments for all investment classifications not indicated in the table.

The Fund's assets assigned to the Level 2 input category are generally valued using the market approach, in which a security's value is determined through reference to prices and information from market transactions for similar or identical assets.

There were no transfers of financial assets between levels during the period.

The accompanying Notes to Financial Statements are an integral part of these financial statements.

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PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS

Columbia India Small Cap ETF

March 31, 2019

(Percentages represent value of investments compared to net assets)

Investments in Securities

Common Stocks 99.5%

Issuer

 

Shares

 

Value ($)

 

Communication Services 5.8%

 

Dish TV India, Ltd.

   

316,500

     

177,724

   

Just Dial, Ltd.(a)

   

19,381

     

168,827

   

PVR, Ltd.

   

13,884

     

330,029

   

TV18 Broadcast, Ltd.(a)

   

314,654

     

161,245

   

Total

       

837,825

   

Consumer Discretionary 10.0%

 

Arvind, Ltd.

   

79,089

     

103,835

   

Bajaj Electricals Ltd.

   

18,003

     

145,037

   

Bombay Dyeing & Manufacturing Co., Ltd.

   

54,172

     

105,529

   

Ceat, Ltd.

   

8,461

     

136,780

   

KPIT Engineering Ltd.(a)(b)(c)

   

244,608

     

288,304

   

PC Jeweller, Ltd.

   

82,894

     

98,360

   

Raymond, Ltd.

   

17,862

     

209,239

   

VIP Industries, Ltd.

   

51,784

     

361,311

   

Total

       

1,448,395

   

Consumer Staples 6.5%

 

Avanti Feeds Ltd.

   

20,914

     

123,416

   

Balrampur Chini Mills, Ltd.

   

68,999

     

136,554

   

Bombay Burmah Trading Co.

   

8,655

     

162,330

   

Godfrey Phillips India, Ltd.

   

7,916

     

132,449

   

Kaveri Seed Co., Ltd.

   

14,897

     

98,887

   

Radico Khaitan, Ltd.

   

36,226

     

206,610

   

Venky's India, Ltd.

   

2,497

     

81,726

   

Total

       

941,972

   

Energy 0.8%

 

Chennai Petroleum Corp., Ltd.

   

26,892

     

106,093

   

Financials 23.3%

 

Allahabad Bank(a)

   

113,734

     

89,641

   

Can Fin Homes Ltd.

   

30,414

     

153,157

   

DCB Bank, Ltd.

   

127,365

     

376,350

   

Dewan Housing Finance Corp., Ltd.

   

158,228

     

343,179

   

Equitas Holdings Ltd.(a)

   

142,411

     

281,430

   

IDFC Ltd.

   

615,544

     

413,621

   

Common Stocks (continued)

Issuer

 

Shares

 

Value ($)

 

Indian Energy Exchange Ltd.(d)

   

65,076

     

154,999

   

Karnataka Bank, Ltd. (The)

   

149,712

     

288,834

   

Oriental Bank of Commerce(a)

   

48,596

     

81,549

   

Reliance Capital, Ltd.

   

72,373

     

213,645

   

Repco Home Finance, Ltd.

   

21,110

     

141,454

   

South Indian Bank Ltd. (The)

   

861,049

     

205,086

   

Syndicate Bank(a)

   

212,050

     

132,235

   

Ujjivan Financial Services Ltd.

   

40,568

     

203,674

   

Union Bank of India(a)

   

211,454

     

291,808

   

Total

       

3,370,662

   

Health Care 5.8%

 

Ajanta Pharma Ltd.

   

13,108

     

195,877

   

Granules India, Ltd.

   

74,332

     

122,805

   

Strides Pharma Science Ltd.

   

32,550

     

221,965

   

Sun Pharma Advanced Research Co., Ltd.(a)

   

33,826

     

93,311

   

Suven Life Sciences, Ltd.

   

25,470

     

95,924

   

Wockhardt, Ltd.(a)

   

15,943

     

101,952

   

Total

       

831,834

   

Industrials 20.7%

 

BEML, Ltd.

   

10,610

     

155,080

   

CG Power and Industrial Solutions, Ltd.(a)

   

227,837

     

140,435

   

Dilip Buildcon Ltd.(d)

   

17,066

     

158,035

   

Engineers India, Ltd.

   

168,438

     

285,208

   

Escorts, Ltd.

   

32,818

     

377,117

   

Graphite India Ltd.

   

35,103

     

226,453

   

Hindustan Construction Co., Ltd.(a)

   

402,693

     

87,194

   

IRB Infrastructure Developers, Ltd.

   

82,954

     

173,452

   

Jain Irrigation Systems, Ltd.

   

169,950

     

144,497

   

Kajaria Ceramics Ltd.

   

45,085

     

383,881

   

NCC, Ltd.

   

227,951

     

371,336

   

Praj Industries, Ltd.

   

53,228

     

119,172

   

Suzlon Energy, Ltd.(a)

   

1,698,202

     

150,761

   

V-Guard Industries, Ltd.

   

66,890

     

214,695

   

Total

       

2,987,316

   

The accompanying Notes to Financial Statements are an integral part of these financial statements.

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PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS (continued)

Columbia India Small Cap ETF

March 31, 2019

Common Stocks (continued)

Issuer

 

Shares

 

Value ($)

 

Information Technology 11.3%

 

Birlasoft Ltd.

   

127,308

     

181,291

   

Firstsource Solutions, Ltd.

   

147,059

     

99,667

   

Intellect Design Arena, Ltd.(a)

   

37,274

     

109,414

   

NIIT Technologies, Ltd.

   

19,894

     

380,750

   

Persistent Systems Ltd.

   

28,402

     

258,109

   

Tata Elxsi, Ltd.

   

19,020

     

264,427

   

Vakrangee Ltd.

   

333,767

     

242,345

   

Zensar Technologies Ltd.

   

26,758

     

88,878

   

Total

       

1,624,881

   

Materials 8.3%

 

Century Textiles & Industries, Ltd.

   

27,669

     

372,688

   

Gujarat Narmada Valley Fertilizers & Chemicals, Ltd.

   

49,794

     

219,913

   

Gujarat State Fertilizers & Chemicals Ltd.

   

119,930

     

180,479

   

India Cements, Ltd. (The)

   

104,581

     

163,495

   

JK Paper, Ltd.

   

45,675

     

93,526

   

Phillips Carbon Black, Ltd.

   

42,474

     

108,185

   

Prakash Industries, Ltd.(a)

   

48,469

     

62,655

   

Total

       

1,200,941

   

Real Estate 1.6%

 

Housing Development & Infrastructure, Ltd.(a)

   

153,124

     

57,138

   

Indiabulls Real Estate, Ltd.(a)

   

132,297

     

176,078

   

Total

       

233,216

   

Common Stocks (continued)

Issuer

 

Shares

 

Value ($)

 

Utilities 5.4%

 

Mahanagar Gas, Ltd.

   

26,064

     

396,951

   

PTC India, Ltd.

   

132,212

     

140,180

   

Reliance Infrastructure, Ltd.

   

79,633

     

157,484

   

Reliance Power, Ltd.(a)

   

537,938

     

88,136

   

Total

       

782,751

   
Total Common Stocks
(Cost: $14,156,425)
       

14,365,886

   

Money Market Funds 0.6%

   

Shares

 

Value ($)

 
Goldman Sachs Financial Square Funds — Treasury
Instruments Fund, Institutional Shares, 2.263%(e)
   

92,658

     

92,658

   
Total Money Market Funds
(Cost $92,658)
       

92,658

   
Total Investments in Securities
(Cost: $14,249,083)
       

14,458,544

   

Other Assets & Liabilities, Net

       

(8,442

)

 

Net Assets

       

14,450,102

   

Notes to Portfolio of Investments

(a)  Non-income producing investment.

(b)  Represents fair value as determined in good faith under procedures approved by the Board of Trustees. At March 31, 2019, the value of these securities amounted to $288,304, which represents less than 2.00% of net assets.

(c)  Valuation based on significant unobservable inputs.

(d)  Represents privately placed and other securities and instruments exempt from SEC registration (collectively, private placements), such as Section 4(a)(2) and Rule 144A eligible securities, which are often sold only to qualified institutional buyers. The Fund may invest in private placements determined to be liquid as well as those determined to be illiquid. Private placements may be determined to be liquid under guidelines established by the Fund's Board of Trustees. At March 31, 2019, the total value of these securities amounted to $313,034, which represents 2.17% of net assets.

(e)  The rate shown is the seven-day current annualized yield at March 31, 2019.

The accompanying Notes to Financial Statements are an integral part of these financial statements.

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PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS (continued)

Columbia India Small Cap ETF

March 31, 2019

Fair Value Measurements

The Fund categorizes its fair value measurements according to a three-level hierarchy that maximizes the use of observable inputs and minimizes the use of unobservable inputs by prioritizing that the most observable input be used when available. Observable inputs are those that market participants would use in pricing an investment based on market data obtained from sources independent of the reporting entity. Unobservable inputs are those that reflect the Fund's assumptions about the information market participants would use in pricing an investment. An investment's level within the fair value hierarchy is based on the lowest level of any input that is deemed significant to the asset's or liability's fair value measurement. The input levels are not necessarily an indication of the risk or liquidity associated with investments at that level. For example, certain U.S. government securities are generally high quality and liquid, however, they are reflected as Level 2 because the inputs used to determine fair value may not always be quoted prices in an active market.

Fair value inputs are summarized in the three broad levels listed below:

• Level 1 – Valuations based on quoted prices for investments in active markets that the Fund has the ability to access at the measurement date. Valuation adjustments are not applied to Level 1 investments.

• Level 2 – Valuations based on other significant observable inputs (including quoted prices for similar securities, interest rates, prepayment speeds, credit risks, etc.).

• Level 3 – Valuations based on significant unobservable inputs (including the Fund's own assumptions and judgment in determining the fair value of investments).

Inputs that are used in determining fair value of an investment may include price information, credit data, volatility statistics, and other factors. These inputs can be either observable or unobservable. The availability of observable inputs can vary between investments, and is affected by various factors such as the type of investment, and the volume and level of activity for that investment or similar investments in the marketplace. The inputs will be considered by the Investment Manager, along with any other relevant factors in the calculation of an investment's fair value. The Fund uses prices and inputs that are current as of the measurement date, which may include periods of market dislocations. During these periods, the availability of prices and inputs may be reduced for many investments. This condition could cause an investment to be reclassified between the various levels within the hierarchy.

Investments falling into the Level 3 category are primarily supported by quoted prices from brokers and dealers participating in the market for those investments. However, these may be classified as Level 3 investments due to lack of market transparency and corroboration to support these quoted prices. Additionally, valuation models may be used as the pricing source for any remaining investments classified as Level 3. These models may rely on one or more significant unobservable inputs and/or significant assumptions by the Investment Manager. Inputs used in valuations may include, but are not limited to, financial statement analysis, capital account balances, discount rates and estimated cash flows, and comparable company data.

Under the direction of the Fund's Board of Trustees (the Board), the Investment Manager's Valuation Committee (the Committee) is responsible for overseeing the valuation procedures approved by the Board. The Committee consists of voting and non-voting members from various groups within the Investment Manager's organization, including operations and accounting, trading and investments, compliance, risk management and legal.

The Committee meets at least monthly to review and approve valuation matters, which may include a description of specific valuation determinations, data regarding pricing information received from approved pricing vendors and brokers and the results of Board-approved valuation control policies and procedures (the Policies). The Policies address, among other things, instances when market quotations are or are not readily available, including recommendations of third party pricing vendors and a determination of appropriate pricing methodologies; events that require specific valuation determinations and assessment of fair value techniques; securities with a potential for stale pricing, including those that are illiquid, restricted, or in default; and the effectiveness of third-party pricing vendors, including periodic reviews of vendors. The Committee meets more frequently, as needed, to discuss additional valuation matters, which may include the need to review back-testing results, review time-sensitive information or approve related valuation actions. The Committee reports to the Board, with members of the Committee meeting with the Board at each of its regularly scheduled meetings to discuss valuation matters and actions during the period, similar to those described earlier.

For investments categorized as Level 3, the Committee monitors information similar to that described above, which may include: (i) data specific to the issuer or comparable issuers, (ii) general market or specific sector news and (iii) quoted prices and specific or similar security transactions. The Committee considers this data and any changes from prior periods in order to assess the reasonableness of observable and unobservable inputs, any assumptions or internal models used to value those securities and changes in fair value. This data is also used to corroborate, when available, information received from approved pricing vendors and brokers. Various factors impact the frequency of monitoring this information (which may occur as often as daily). However, the Committee may determine that changes to inputs, assumptions and models are not required as a result of the monitoring procedures performed.

The accompanying Notes to Financial Statements are an integral part of these financial statements.

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PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS (continued)

Columbia India Small Cap ETF

March 31, 2019

Fair Value Measurements (continued)

The following table is a summary of the inputs used to value the Fund's investments at March 31, 2019:

    Level 1
quoted prices
in active
markets for
identical
assets ($)
  Level 2
other
significant
observable
inputs ($)
  Level 3
significant
unobservable
inputs ($)
 

Total ($)

 

Investments in Securities

 

Common Stocks

 

Communication Services

   

837,825

     

     

     

837,825

   

Consumer Discretionary

   

1,160,091

     

     

288,304

     

1,448,395

   

Consumer Staples

   

941,972

     

     

     

941,972

   

Energy

   

106,093

     

     

     

106,093

   

Financials

   

3,370,662

     

     

     

3,370,662

   

Health Care

   

831,834

     

     

     

831,834

   

Industrials

   

2,987,316

     

     

     

2,987,316

   

Information Technology

   

1,624,881

     

     

     

1,624,881

   

Materials

   

1,200,941

     

     

     

1,200,941

   

Real Estate

   

233,216

     

     

     

233,216

   

Utilities

   

782,751

     

     

     

782,751

   

Total Common Stocks

   

14,077,582

     

     

288,304

     

14,365,886

   

Money Market Funds

   

92,658

     

     

     

92,658

   

Total Investments in Securities

   

14,170,240

     

     

288,304

     

14,458,544

   

See the Portfolio of Investments for all investment classifications not indicated in the table.

There were no transfers of financial assets between levels during the period.

The following table is a reconciliation of Level 3 assets for which significant observable and unobservable inputs were used to determine fair value:

    Balance as of
03/31/2018
($)
  Increase
(decrease)
in accrued
discounts/
premiums ($)
  Realized
gain
(loss) ($)
  Change in
unrealized
appreciation
(depreciation)(a)
($)
 

Purchases ($)

 

Sales ($)

  Transfers
into
Level 3 ($)
  Transfers
out of
Level 3 ($)
  Balance as of
03/31/2019
($)
 

Common Stocks

   

     

     

     

7,677

     

280,627

     

     

     

     

288,304

   

Total

   

     

     

     

7,677

     

280,627

     

     

     

     

288,304

   

(a)  Change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) relating to securities held at March 31, 2019 was $7,677 which is comprised of Common Stocks.

The Fund's assets assigned to the Level 3 category are valued utilizing the valuation technique deemed the most appropriate in the circumstances. Certain common stocks classified as Level 3 are valued using a market approach. To determine fair value for these securities, management considered various factors which may have included, but were not limited to, estimated cash flows of the securities, observed yields on securities deemed comparable, the subscription prices of the security, closing prices of similar securities from the issuer and single market quotation from broker dealers. Significant increases (decreases) to any of these inputs would result in a significantly higher (lower) fair value measurement.

The accompanying Notes to Financial Statements are an integral part of these financial statements.

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STATEMENT OF ASSETS AND LIABILITIES

March 31, 2019

    Columbia
Beyond BRICs
ETF
  Columbia EM
Core ex-China
ETF
  Columbia EM
Quality Dividend
ETF
 

Assets

 

Investments in securities, at value

 

Unaffiliated issuers (cost $24,471,482, $9,594,807 and $5,589,370, respectively)

 

$

24,932,616

   

$

11,388,913

   

$

5,601,129

   

Cash

   

     

     

13,929

   

Foreign currency (cost $1,484, $847 and $1,132, respectively)

   

1,484

     

846

     

1,132

   

Receivable for:

 

Investments sold

   

     

     

2,766

   

Dividends

   

101,376

     

44,650

     

14,620

   

Foreign tax reclaims

   

25,156

     

303

     

9,406

   

Total assets

   

25,060,632

     

11,434,712

     

5,642,982

   

Liabilities

 

Due to custodian

   

     

     

   

Payable for:

 

Capital shares purchased

   

     

     

   

Investments management fees

   

13,218

     

3,377

     

3,001

   

Foreign capital gains taxes deferred

   

     

     

   

Accrued expenses and other liabilities

   

1,772

     

244

     

   

Total liabilities

   

14,990

     

3,621

     

3,001

   

Net assets applicable to outstanding capital stock

 

$

25,045,642

   

$

11,431,091

   

$

5,639,981

   

Represented by:

 

Paid-in capital

 

$

87,674,902

   

$

10,122,033

   

$

33,047,070

   

Total distributable earnings (loss) (Note 2)

   

(62,629,260

)

   

1,309,058

     

(27,407,089

)

 

Total — representing net assets applicable to outstanding capital stock

 

$

25,045,642

   

$

11,431,091

   

$

5,639,981

   

Shares outstanding

   

1,500,000

     

450,000

     

400,000

   

Net asset value per share

 

$

16.70

   

$

25.40

   

$

14.10

   

The accompanying Notes to Financial Statements are an integral part of these financial statements.

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STATEMENT OF ASSETS AND LIABILITIES (continued)

March 31, 2019

    Columbia Emerging
Markets Consumer ETF
  Columbia India
Consumer ETF
(Consolidated)
  Columbia India
Infrastructure ETF
 

Assets

 

Investments in securities, at value

 

Unaffiliated issuers (cost $296,062,814, $110,427,027 and $30,081,610, respectively)

 

$

290,026,374

   

$

131,096,308

   

$

31,395,533

   

Cash

   

     

961

     

   

Foreign currency (cost $—, $12 and $—, respectively)

   

     

13

     

   

Receivable for:

 

Investments sold

   

1,212,271

     

     

   

Dividends

   

278,385

     

326

     

25,775

   

Foreign tax reclaims

   

14,378

     

     

   

Total assets

   

291,531,408

     

131,097,608

     

31,421,308

   

Liabilities

 

Due to custodian

   

749

     

     

   

Payable for:

 

Capital shares purchased

   

1,264,844

     

     

   

Investments management fees

   

147,154

     

83,808

     

19,328

   

Foreign capital gains taxes deferred

   

     

577,251

     

   

Accrued expenses and other liabilities

   

     

305

     

   

Total liabilities

   

1,412,747

     

661,364

     

19,328

   

Net assets applicable to outstanding capital stock

 

$

290,118,661

   

$

130,436,244

   

$

31,401,980

   

Represented by:

 

Paid-in capital

 

$

498,944,218

   

$

115,397,035

   

$

88,065,221

   

Total distributable earnings (loss) (Note 2)

   

(208,825,557

)

   

15,039,209

     

(56,663,241

)

 

Total — representing net assets applicable to outstanding capital stock

 

$

290,118,661

   

$

130,436,244

   

$

31,401,980

   

Shares outstanding

   

12,800,000

     

3,100,000

     

2,600,000

   

Net asset value per share

 

$

22.67

   

$

42.08

   

$

12.08

   

The accompanying Notes to Financial Statements are an integral part of these financial statements.

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STATEMENT OF ASSETS AND LIABILITIES (continued)

March 31, 2019

    Columbia India
Small Cap ETF
 

Assets

 

Investments in securities, at value

 

Unaffiliated issuers (cost $14,249,083)

 

$

14,458,544

   

Cash

   

   

Foreign currency (cost $—)

   

   

Receivable for:

 

Investments sold

   

   

Dividends

   

713

   

Foreign tax reclaims

   

   

Total assets

   

14,459,257

   

Liabilities

 

Due to custodian

   

   

Payable for:

 

Capital shares purchased

   

   

Investments management fees

   

9,155

   

Foreign capital gains taxes deferred

   

   

Accrued expenses and other liabilities

   

   

Total liabilities

   

9,155

   

Net assets applicable to outstanding capital stock

 

$

14,450,102

   

Represented by:

 

Paid-in capital

 

$

29,329,113

   

Total distributable earnings (loss) (Note 2)

   

(14,879,011

)

 

Total — representing net assets applicable to outstanding capital stock

 

$

14,450,102

   

Shares outstanding

   

950,000

   

Net asset value per share

 

$

15.21

   

The accompanying Notes to Financial Statements are an integral part of these financial statements.

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STATEMENT OF OPERATIONS

For the Year Ended March 31, 2019

    Columbia
Beyond BRICs
ETF
  Columbia EM
Core ex-China
ETF
  Columbia EM
Quality Dividend
ETF
 

Investment Income:

 

Dividends — unaffiliated issuers

 

$

1,907,787

   

$

309,929

   

$

348,365

   

Foreign taxes withheld

   

(164,637

)

   

(40,380

)

   

(32,765

)

 

Total income

   

1,743,150

     

269,549

     

315,600

   

Expenses:

 

Investment management fees

   

365,515

     

43,507

     

47,889

   

Mauritius taxes paid

   

     

     

   

Line of credit interest

   

     

     

   

Overdraft expense

   

7,358

     

21

     

535

   

Total expenses

   

372,873

     

43,528

     

48,424

   

Fees waived by the Investment Manager and its affiliates

   

(61,339

)

   

(10,831

)

   

   

Total net expenses

   

311,534

     

32,697

     

48,424

   

Net investment income

   

1,431,616

     

236,852

     

267,176

   

Realized and unrealized gain (loss) — net

 

Net realized gain (loss) on:

 

Investments — unaffiliated issuers

   

(2,322,850

)

   

(409,532

)

   

(466,883

)

 

In-kind transactions

   

(1,624,353

)

   

     

69,832

   

Foreign currency translations

   

(78,245

)

   

(6,172

)

   

(28,538

)

 

Net realized loss

   

(4,025,448

)

   

(415,704

)

   

(425,589

)

 

Change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on:

 

Investments — unaffiliated issuers

   

(5,329,271

)

   

(422,049

)

   

(855,380

)

 

Foreign capital gains tax

   

     

     

   

Foreign currency translations

   

(2,531

)

   

(380

)

   

(1,325

)

 

Net change in unrealized depreciation

   

(5,331,802

)

   

(422,429

)

   

(856,705

)

 

Net realized and unrealized loss

   

(9,357,250

)

   

(838,133

)

   

(1,282,294

)

 

Net decrease in net assets resulting from operations

 

$

(7,925,634

)

 

$

(601,281

)

 

$

(1,015,118

)

 

The accompanying Notes to Financial Statements are an integral part of these financial statements.

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STATEMENT OF OPERATIONS (continued)

For the Year Ended March 31, 2019

    Columbia Emerging
Markets Consumer ETF(a)
(Consolidated)
  Columbia India
Consumer ETF
(Consolidated)
  Columbia India
Infrastructure ETF(b)
(Consolidated)
 

Investment Income:

 

Dividends — unaffiliated issuers

 

$

8,650,029

   

$

1,430,962

   

$

737,452

   

Interest

   

24,430

     

     

   

Foreign taxes withheld

   

(617,794

)

   

     

   

Total income

   

8,056,665

     

1,430,962

     

737,452

   

Expenses:

 

Investment management fees

   

2,836,748

     

1,036,908

     

264,161

   

Mauritius taxes paid

   

52,942

     

31,796

     

43,722

   

Line of credit interest

   

     

     

2,167

   

Overdraft expense

   

35,845

     

     

14,488

   

Total expenses

   

2,925,535

     

1,068,704

     

324,538

   

Net investment income

   

5,131,130

     

362,258

     

412,914

   

Realized and unrealized gain (loss) — net

 

Net realized gain (loss) on:

 

Investments — unaffiliated issuers

   

(26,138,022

)

   

2,790,427

     

3,233,147

   

In-kind transactions

   

6,704,594

     

     

   

Foreign currency translations

   

(721,209

)

   

(167,903

)

   

(65,981

)

 

Net realized gain (loss)

   

(20,154,637

)

   

2,622,524

     

3,167,166

   

Change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on:

 

Investments — unaffiliated issuers

   

(89,089,306

)

   

(13,900,179

)

   

(8,950,143

)

 

Foreign capital gains tax

   

     

(577,251

)

   

   

Foreign currency translations

   

(6,529

)

   

8

     

(17

)

 

Net change in unrealized depreciation

   

(89,095,835

)

   

(14,477,422

)

   

(8,950,160

)

 

Net realized and unrealized loss

   

(109,250,472

)

   

(11,854,898

)

   

(5,782,994

)

 

Net decrease in net assets resulting from operations

 

$

(104,119,342

)

 

$

(11,492,640

)

 

$

(5,370,080

)

 

(a)  EG Shares Consumer Mauritius, the Fund's Subsidiary, was liquidated on November 30, 2018.

(b)  EG Shares India Infrastructure Mauritius, the Fund's Subsidiary, was liquidated on November 16, 2018.

The accompanying Notes to Financial Statements are an integral part of these financial statements.

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STATEMENT OF OPERATIONS (continued)

For the Year Ended March 31, 2019

    Columbia India
Small Cap ETF(a)
(Consolidated)
 

Investment Income:

 

Dividends — unaffiliated issuers

 

$

479,849

   

Foreign taxes withheld

   

   

Total income

   

479,849

   

Expenses:

 

Investment management fees

   

145,780

   

Mauritius taxes paid

   

1,010

   

Line of credit interest

   

   

Overdraft expense

   

3,020

   

Total expenses

   

149,810

   

Net investment income

   

330,039

   

Realized and unrealized gain (loss) — net

 

Net realized gain (loss) on:

 

Investments — unaffiliated issuers

   

(8,431,975

)

 

In-kind transactions

   

   

Foreign currency translations

   

(9,084

)

 

Net realized loss

   

(8,441,059

)

 

Change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on:

 

Investments — unaffiliated issuers

   

2,814,309

   

Foreign capital gains tax

   

   

Foreign currency translations

   

1,422

   

Net change in unrealized appreciation

   

2,815,731

   

Net realized and unrealized loss

   

(5,625,328

)

 

Net decrease in net assets resulting from operations

 

$

(5,295,289

)

 

(a)  EG Shares India Small Cap Mauritius, the Fund's Subsidiary, was liquidated on August 24, 2018.

The accompanying Notes to Financial Statements are an integral part of these financial statements.

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STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN NET ASSETS

   

Columbia Beyond BRICs ETF

 

Columbia EM Core ex-China ETF

 
    Year Ended
March 31, 2019
  Year Ended
March 31, 2018
  Year Ended
March 31, 2019
  Year Ended
March 31, 2018
 

Operations

 

Net investment income

 

$

1,431,616

   

$

1,947,687

   

$

236,852

   

$

230,653

   

Net realized gain (loss)

   

(4,025,448

)

   

(1,284,006

)

   

(415,704

)

   

1,044,388

   

Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation)

   

(5,331,802

)

   

14,501,873

     

(422,429

)

   

663,520

   

Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations

   

(7,925,634

)

   

15,165,554

     

(601,281

)

   

1,938,561

   

Distributions to shareholders

 

Net investment income and net realized gains

   

(1,602,594

)

   

     

(269,920

)

   

   

Net investment income

   

     

(1,818,029

)

   

     

(212,870

)

 

Net realized gain

   

     

     

     

(617,043

)

 

Total distributions to shareholders (Note 2)

   

(1,602,594

)

   

(1,818,029

)

   

(269,920

)

   

(829,913

)

 

Shareholder transactions

 

Proceeds from shares sold

   

     

     

2,491,783

     

3,931,470

   

Cost of shares redeemed

   

(36,553,343

)

   

(13,238,286

)

   

     

(6,438,578

)

 

Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from shareholder transactions

   

(36,553,343

)

   

(13,238,286

)

   

2,491,783

     

(2,507,108

)

 

Increase (decrease) in net assets

   

(46,081,571

)

   

109,239

     

1,620,582

     

(1,398,460

)

 

Net Assets:

 

Net assets at beginning of year

   

71,127,213

     

71,017,974

     

9,810,509

     

11,208,969

   

Net assets at end of year

 

$

25,045,642

   

$

71,127,213

   

$

11,431,091

   

$

9,810,509

   

Undistributed (accumulated) net investment income (loss)

 

$

198,405

   

$

447,628

   

$

52,149

   

$

38,617

   

Capital stock activity

 

Shares outstanding, beginning of year

   

3,650,000

     

4,400,000

     

350,000

     

450,000

   

Subscriptions

   

     

     

100,000

     

150,000

   

Redemptions

   

(2,150,000

)

   

(750,000

)

   

     

(250,000

)

 

Shares outstanding, end of year

   

1,500,000

     

3,650,000

     

450,000

     

350,000

   

The accompanying Notes to Financial Statements are an integral part of these financial statements.

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STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN NET ASSETS (continued)

   

Columbia EM Quality Dividend ETF

  Columbia Emerging Markets
Consumer ETF(a) (Consolidated)
 
    Year Ended
March 31, 2019
  Year Ended
March 31, 2018
  Year Ended
March 31, 2019
  Year Ended
March 31, 2018
 

Operations

 

Net investment income

 

$

267,176

   

$

312,749

   

$

5,131,130

   

$

3,316,550

   

Net realized gain (loss)

   

(425,589

)

   

1,193,776

     

(20,154,637

)

   

(11,616,922

)

 

Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation)

   

(856,705

)

   

662,997

     

(89,095,835

)

   

64,475,955

   

Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations

   

(1,015,118

)

   

2,169,522

     

(104,119,342

)

   

56,175,583

   

Distributions to shareholders

 

Net investment income and net realized gains

   

(238,019

)

   

     

(2,714,200

)

   

   

Net investment income

   

     

(279,712

)

   

     

(3,335,918

)

 

Total distributions to shareholders (Note 2)

   

(238,019

)

   

(279,712

)

   

(2,714,200

)

   

(3,335,918

)

 

Shareholder transactions

 

Proceeds from shares sold

   

     

     

     

102,899,683

   

Cost of shares redeemed

   

(4,309,714

)

   

(3,767,028

)

   

(412,983,788

)

   

(87,000,586

)

 

Transaction fees

   

     

     

24,964

     

1,275

   

Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from shareholder transactions

   

(4,309,714

)

   

(3,767,028

)

   

(412,958,824

)

   

15,900,372

   

Increase (decrease) in net assets

   

(5,562,851

)

   

(1,877,218

)

   

(519,792,366

)

   

68,740,037

   

Net Assets:

 

Net assets at beginning of year

   

11,202,832

     

13,080,050

     

809,911,027

     

741,170,990

   

Net assets at end of year

 

$

5,639,981

   

$

11,202,832

   

$

290,118,661

   

$

809,911,027

   

Undistributed (accumulated) net investment income (loss)

 

$

2,431

   

$

(9,998

)

 

$

1,147,300

   

$

(666,235

)

 

Capital stock activity

 

Shares outstanding, beginning of year

   

700,000

     

950,000

     

30,750,000

     

29,950,000

   

Subscriptions

   

     

     

     

3,900,000

   

Redemptions

   

(300,000

)

   

(250,000

)

   

(17,950,000

)

   

(3,100,000

)

 

Shares outstanding, end of year

   

400,000

     

700,000

     

12,800,000

     

30,750,000

   

(a)  EG Shares Consumer Mauritius, the Fund's Subsidiary, was liquidated on November 30, 2018.

The accompanying Notes to Financial Statements are an integral part of these financial statements.

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STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN NET ASSETS (continued)

    Columbia India
Consumer ETF (Consolidated)
  Columbia India
Infrastructure ETF(a) (Consolidated)
 
    Year Ended
March 31, 2019
  Year Ended
March 31, 2018
  Year Ended
March 31, 2019
  Year Ended
March 31, 2018
 

Operations

 

Net investment income

 

$

362,258

   

$

16,257

   

$

412,914

   

$

655,425

   

Net realized gain

   

2,622,524

     

1,435,618

     

3,167,166

     

1,537,495

   

Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation)

   

(14,477,422

)

   

18,166,972

     

(8,950,160

)

   

956,065

   

Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations

   

(11,492,640

)

   

19,618,847

     

(5,370,080

)

   

3,148,985

   

Distributions to shareholders

 

Net investment income and net realized gains

   

(167,832

)

   

     

(433,673

)

   

   

Net investment income

   

     

(79,763

)

   

     

(363,029

)

 

Total distributions to shareholders (Note 2)

   

(167,832

)

   

(79,763

)

   

(433,673

)

   

(363,029

)

 

Shareholder transactions

 

Proceeds from shares sold

   

     

52,477,343

     

     

23,501,348

   

Cost of shares redeemed

   

(2,192,452

)

   

(15,827,789

)

   

(12,406,577

)

   

(18,202,473

)

 

Transaction fees

   

     

(975

)

   

     

(1,199

)

 

Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from shareholder transactions

   

(2,192,452

)

   

36,648,579

     

(12,406,577

)

   

5,297,676

   

Increase (decrease) in net assets

   

(13,852,924

)

   

56,187,663

     

(18,210,330

)

   

8,083,632

   

Net Assets:

 

Net assets at beginning of year

   

144,289,168

     

88,101,505

     

49,612,310

     

41,528,678

   

Net assets at end of year

 

$

130,436,244

   

$

144,289,168

   

$

31,401,980

   

$

49,612,310

   

Undistributed (accumulated) net investment income (loss)

 

$

(165,192

)

 

$

(211,068

)

 

$

128,461

   

$

214,089

   

Capital stock activity

 

Shares outstanding, beginning of year

   

3,150,000

     

2,300,000

     

3,550,000

     

3,200,000

   

Subscriptions

   

     

1,200,000

     

     

1,600,000

   

Redemptions

   

(50,000

)

   

(350,000

)

   

(950,000

)

   

(1,250,000

)

 

Shares outstanding, end of year

   

3,100,000

     

3,150,000

     

2,600,000

     

3,550,000

   

(a)  EG Shares India Infrastructure Mauritius, the Fund's Subsidiary, was liquidated on November 16, 2018.

The accompanying Notes to Financial Statements are an integral part of these financial statements.

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STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN NET ASSETS (continued)

    Columbia India Small Cap
ETF(a) (Consolidated)
 
    Year Ended
March 31, 2019
  Year Ended
March 31, 2018
 

Operations

 

Net investment income

 

$

330,039

   

$

4,915

   

Net realized gain (loss)

   

(8,441,059

)

   

5,356,315

   

Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation)

   

2,815,731

     

(3,725,155

)

 

Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations

   

(5,295,289

)

   

1,636,075

   

Distributions to shareholders

 

Net investment income

   

     

(247,725

)

 

Shareholder transactions

 

Proceeds from shares sold

   

     

7,647,176

   

Cost of shares redeemed

   

(8,536,653

)

   

(6,314,661

)

 

Transaction fees

   

     

(3,706

)

 

Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from shareholder transactions

   

(8,536,653

)

   

1,328,809

   

Increase (decrease) in net assets

   

(13,831,942

)

   

2,717,159

   

Net Assets:

 

Net assets at beginning of year

   

28,282,044

     

25,564,885

   

Net assets at end of year

 

$

14,450,102

   

$

28,282,044

   

Undistributed (accumulated) net investment income (loss)

 

$

   

$

(427,545

)

 

Capital stock activity

 

Shares outstanding, beginning of year

   

1,450,000

     

1,400,000

   

Subscriptions

   

     

350,000

   

Redemptions

   

(500,000

)

   

(300,000

)

 

Shares outstanding, end of year

   

950,000

     

1,450,000

   

(a)  EG Shares India Small Cap Mauritius, the Fund's Subsidiary, was liquidated on August 24, 2018.

The accompanying Notes to Financial Statements are an integral part of these financial statements.

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FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS

The following tables are intended to help you understand each Fund's financial performance. Per share net investment income (loss) amounts are calculated based on average shares outstanding during the period. Total return assumes reinvestment of all dividends and distributions, if any. Total Return at NAV is calculated assuming an initial investment made at the net asset value at the beginning of the period, reinvestment of all dividends and distributions at net asset value during the period and redemption on the last day of the period. Total Return at Market is calculated assuming an initial investment made at the market price at the beginning of the period, reinvestment of all dividends and distributions at market price during the period and redemption on the last day of the period. The total return would have been lower if certain expenses had not been reimbursed/waived by the Investment Manager. The price used to calculate Total Return at Market is based on the midpoint of the 4:00 PM Eastern (U.S.) bid/ask spread on the NYSE and does not represent returns an investor would receive if shares were traded at other times. Total return and portfolio turnover are not annualized for periods of less than one year. The portfolio turnover rate is calculated without regard to purchase and sales transactions of short-term instruments, certain derivatives and in-kind transactions, if any. If such transactions were included, the Fund's portfolio turnover rate may be higher.

Columbia Beyond BRICs ETF

   

Year Ended March 31,

 
   

2019

 

2018

 

2017

 

2016

 

2015

 

Per share data

 

Net asset value, beginning of year

 

$

19.49

   

$

16.14

   

$

15.77

   

$

19.87

   

$

21.01

   

Income (loss) from investment operations:

 

Net investment income

   

0.49

     

0.49

     

0.34

     

0.40

     

0.56

   

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)

   

(2.39

)

   

3.36

     

0.43

     

(3.83

)

   

(1.43

)

 

Total from investment operations

   

(1.90

)

   

3.85

     

0.77

     

(3.43

)

   

(0.87

)

 

Less distributions to shareholders:

 

Net investment income

   

(0.89

)

   

(0.50

)

   

(0.40

)

   

(0.67

)

   

(0.25

)

 

Net realized gains

   

     

     

     

     

(0.02

)

 

Total distribution to shareholders

   

(0.89

)

   

(0.50

)

   

(0.40

)

   

(0.67

)

   

(0.27

)

 

Net asset value, end of year

 

$

16.70

   

$

19.49

   

$

16.14

   

$

15.77

   

$

19.87

   

Total Return at NAV

   

(9.46

)%

   

24.11

%

   

5.12

%

   

(17.05

)%

   

(4.16

)%

 

Total Return at Market

   

(10.15

)%

   

25.97

%

   

4.01

%

   

(17.00

)%

   

(4.78

)%

 

Ratios to average net assets:

 

Total gross expenses(a)

   

0.72

%(b)

   

0.86

%(c)

   

0.85

%

   

0.85

%

   

0.85

%

 

Total net expenses(a)(d)

   

0.60

%(b)

   

0.59

%(c)

   

0.58

%

   

0.58

%

   

0.58

%

 

Net Investment income

   

2.75

%

   

2.69

%

   

2.18

%

   

2.26

%

   

2.65

%

 

Supplemental data

 

Net assets, end of year (in thousands)

 

$

25,046

   

$

71,127

   

$

71,018

   

$

92,242

   

$

301,041

   

Portfolio turnover

   

23

%

   

34

%

   

36

%

   

32

%

   

33

%

 

Notes to Financial Highlights

(a)  In addition to the fees and expenses that the Fund bears directly, the Fund indirectly bears a pro rata share of the fees and expenses of any other funds in which it invests. Such indirect expenses are not included in the Fund's reported expense ratios.

(b)  The ratio includes 0.01% for the year ended March 31, 2019 attributed to overdraft expense, which is outside the Unitary Fee (as defined in Note 3).

(c)  The ratio includes 0.01% for the year ended March 31, 2018 attributed to line of credit interest expense, overdraft expense and tax expense, which is outside the Unitary Fee (as defined in Note 3).

(d)  Total net expenses include the impact of certain fee waivers/expense reimbursements made by the Investment Manager and certain of its affiliates, if applicable.

The accompanying Notes to Financial Statements are an integral part of these financial statements.

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FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS

Columbia EM Core ex-China ETF

   

Year Ended March 31,

 
   

2019

 

2018

 

2017

 

2016(a)

 

Per share data

 

Net asset value, beginning of year

 

$

28.03

   

$

24.91

   

$

21.23

   

$

20.00

   

Income (loss) from investment operations:

 

Net investment income

   

0.65

     

0.66

     

0.41

     

0.22

   

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)

   

(2.51

)

   

4.83

     

3.55

     

1.52

   

Total from investment operations

   

(1.86

)

   

5.49

     

3.96

     

1.74

   

Less distributions to shareholders:

 

Net investment income

   

(0.62

)

   

(0.61

)

   

(0.28

)

   

(0.51

)

 

Net realized gains

   

(0.15

)

   

(1.76

)

   

     

   

Total distribution to shareholders

   

(0.77

)

   

(2.37

)

   

(0.28

)

   

(0.51

)

 

Net asset value, end of year

 

$

25.40

   

$

28.03

   

$

24.91

   

$

21.23

   

Total Return at NAV

   

(6.38

)%

   

22.76

%

   

18.83

%

   

8.98

%

 

Total Return at Market

   

(7.37

)%

   

20.45

%

   

23.20

%

   

8.49

%

 

Ratios to average net assets:

 

Total gross expenses(b)

   

0.47

%(c)

   

0.70

%(d)

   

0.70

%

   

0.70

%(e)

 

Total net expenses(b)(f)

   

0.35

%(c)

   

0.35

%(d)

   

0.35

%

   

0.35

%(e)

 

Net Investment income

   

2.54

%

   

2.40

%

   

1.80

%

   

1.92

%(e)

 

Supplemental data

 

Net assets, end of year (in thousands)

 

$

11,431

   

$

9,811

   

$

11,209

   

$

1,062

   

Portfolio turnover

   

24

%

   

37

%

   

30

%

   

45

%

 

Notes to Financial Highlights

(a)  Based on operations from September 2, 2015 (commencement of operations) through the stated period end.

(b)  In addition to the fees and expenses that the Fund bears directly, the Fund indirectly bears a pro rata share of the fees and expenses of any other funds in which it invests. Such indirect expenses are not included in the Fund's reported expense ratios.

(c)  The ratio includes less than 0.01% for the year ended March 31, 2019 attributed to overdraft expense, which is outside the Unitary Fee (as defined in Note 3).

(d)  The ratio includes less than 0.01% for the year ended March 31, 2018 attributed to line of credit interest expense, overdraft expense and tax expense, which is outside the Unitary Fee (as defined in Note 3).

(e)  Annualized.

(f)  Total net expenses include the impact of certain fee waivers/expense reimbursements made by the Investment Manager and certain of its affiliates, if applicable.

The accompanying Notes to Financial Statements are an integral part of these financial statements.

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FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS

Columbia EM Quality Dividend ETF

   

Year Ended March 31,

 
   

2019

 

2018

 

2017

 

2016

 

2015

 

Per share data

 

Net asset value, beginning of year

 

$

16.00

   

$

13.77

   

$

12.81

   

$

14.25

   

$

16.15

   

Income (loss) from investment operations:

 

Net investment income

   

0.48

     

0.38

     

0.37

     

0.38

     

0.77

   

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)

   

(1.93

)

   

2.21

     

0.90

     

(1.45

)

   

(2.08

)

 

Total from investment operations

   

(1.45

)

   

2.59

     

1.27

     

(1.07

)

   

(1.31

)

 

Less distributions to shareholders:

 

Net investment income

   

(0.45

)

   

(0.36

)

   

(0.31

)

   

(0.37

)

   

(0.59

)

 

Net asset value, end of year

 

$

14.10

   

$

16.00

   

$

13.77

   

$

12.81

   

$

14.25

   

Total Return at NAV

   

(9.01

)%

   

18.96

%

   

10.05

%

   

(7.38

)%

   

(8.37

)%

 

Total Return at Market

   

(10.44

)%

   

20.31

%

   

11.09

%

   

(7.78

)%

   

(8.34

)%

 

Ratios to average net assets:

 

Total gross expenses(a)

   

0.60

%(b)

   

0.82

%(c)

   

0.85

%

   

0.85

%

   

0.89

%(d)

 

Total net expenses(a)(e)

   

0.60

%(b)

   

0.82

%(c)

   

0.85

%

   

0.85

%

   

0.89

%(d)

 

Net Investment income

   

3.29

%

   

2.55

%

   

2.79

%

   

2.88

%

   

4.76

%

 

Supplemental data

 

Net assets, end of year (in thousands)

 

$

5,640

   

$

11,203

   

$

13,080

   

$

16,012

   

$

24,935

   

Portfolio turnover

   

71

%

   

91

%

   

100

%

   

85

%

   

168

%

 

Notes to Financial Highlights

(a)  In addition to the fees and expenses that the Fund bears directly, the Fund indirectly bears a pro rata share of the fees and expenses of any other funds in which it invests. Such indirect expenses are not included in the Fund's reported expense ratios.

(b)  The ratio includes 0.01% for the year ended March 31, 2019 attributed to overdraft expense, which is outside the Unitary Fee (as defined in Note 3).

(c)  The ratio includes 0.01% for the year ended March 31, 2018 attributed to overdraft expense and tax expense, which is outside the Unitary Fee (as defined in Note 3).

(d)  The ratio includes 0.04% for the year ended March 31, 2015 attributed to tax expense, which is outside the Unitary Fee (as defined in Note 3).

(e)  Total net expenses include the impact of certain fee waivers/expense reimbursements made by the Investment Manager and certain of its affiliates, if applicable.

The accompanying Notes to Financial Statements are an integral part of these financial statements.

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FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS

Columbia Emerging Markets Consumer ETF(a) (Consolidated)

   

Year Ended March 31,

 
   

2019

 

2018

 

2017

 

2016

 

2015

 

Per share data

 

Net asset value, beginning of year

 

$

26.34

   

$

24.75

   

$

22.60

   

$

26.45

   

$

26.53

   

Income (loss) from investment operations:

 

Net investment income

   

0.25

     

0.10

     

0.18

     

0.21

     

0.25

   

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)

   

(3.72

)

   

1.59

     

2.13

     

(3.83

)

   

(0.03

)

 

Total from investment operations

   

(3.47

)

   

1.69

     

2.31

     

(3.62

)

   

0.22

   

Less distributions to shareholders:

 

Net investment income

   

(0.20

)

   

(0.10

)

   

(0.16

)

   

(0.23

)

   

(0.30

)

 

Net asset value, end of year

 

$

22.67

   

$

26.34

   

$

24.75

   

$

22.60

   

$

26.45

   

Total Return at NAV

   

(13.08

)%

   

6.81

%

   

10.35

%

   

(13.63

)%

   

0.88

%

 

Total Return at Market

   

(13.90

)%

   

7.16

%

   

10.75

%

   

(13.64

)%

   

0.74

%

 

Ratios to average net assets:

 

Total gross expenses(b)

   

0.61

%(c)

   

0.81

%(d)

   

0.85

%(e)

   

0.85

%

   

0.83

%

 

Total net expenses(b)(f)

   

0.61

%(c)

   

0.81

%(d)

   

0.85

%(e)

   

0.85

%

   

0.83

%

 

Net Investment income

   

1.07

%

   

0.37

%

   

0.77

%

   

0.86

%

   

0.92

%

 

Supplemental data

 

Net assets, end of year (in thousands)

 

$

290,119

   

$

809,911

   

$

741,171

   

$

612,360

   

$

1,145,158

   

Portfolio turnover

   

61

%

   

27

%

   

17

%

   

32

%

   

12

%

 

Notes to Financial Highlights

(a)  EG Shares Consumer Mauritius, the Fund's Subsidiary, was liquidated on November 30, 2018.

(b)  In addition to the fees and expenses that the Fund bears directly, the Fund indirectly bears a pro rata share of the fees and expenses of any other funds in which it invests. Such indirect expenses are not included in the Fund's reported expense ratios.

(c)  The ratio includes 0.02% for the year ended March 31, 2019 attributed to overdraft expense and tax expense, which is outside the Unitary Fee (as defined in Note 3).

(d)  The ratio includes less than 0.01% for the year ended March 31, 2018 attributed to overdraft expense and tax expense, which is outside the Unitary Fee (as defined in Note 3).

(e)  The ratio includes less than 0.01% for the year ended March 31, 2017 attributed to tax expense, which is outside the Unitary Fee (as defined in Note 3).

(f)  Total net expenses include the impact of certain fee waivers/expense reimbursements made by the Investment Manager and certain of its affiliates, if applicable.

The accompanying Notes to Financial Statements are an integral part of these financial statements.

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FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS

Columbia India Consumer ETF (Consolidated)

   

Year Ended March 31,

 
   

2019

 

2018

 

2017

 

2016

 

2015

 

Per share data

 

Net asset value, beginning of year

 

$

45.81

   

$

38.31

   

$

31.16

   

$

35.48

   

$

24.72

   

Income (loss) from investment operations:

 

Net investment income (loss)

   

0.12

     

0.01

     

(0.03

)

   

0.04

     

(0.12

)

 

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)

   

(3.80

)

   

7.52

     

7.21

     

(4.36

)

   

10.91

   

Total from investment operations

   

(3.68

)

   

7.53

     

7.18

     

(4.32

)

   

10.79

   

Less distributions to shareholders:

 

Net investment income

   

(0.05

)

   

(0.03

)

   

(0.03

)

   

     

(0.03

)

 

Net asset value, end of year

 

$

42.08

   

$

45.81

   

$

38.31

   

$

31.16

   

$

35.48

   

Total Return at NAV

   

(8.03

)%

   

19.64

%

   

23.06

%

   

(12.18

)%

   

43.64

%

 

Total Return at Market

   

(8.44

)%

   

19.98

%

   

23.67

%

   

(12.57

)%

   

44.04

%

 

Ratios to average net assets:

 

Total gross expenses(a)

   

0.77

%(b)

   

0.87

%(c)

   

0.89

%(d)

   

0.89

%

   

0.90

%(e)

 

Total net expenses(a)(f)

   

0.77

%(b)

   

0.87

%(c)

   

0.89

%(d)

   

0.89

%

   

0.90

%(e)

 

Net Investment income (loss)

   

0.26

%

   

0.01

%

   

(0.09

)%

   

0.13

%

   

(0.36

)%

 

Supplemental data

 

Net assets, end of year (in thousands)

 

$

130,436

   

$

144,289

   

$

88,102

   

$

71,679

   

$

88,710

   

Portfolio turnover

   

15

%

   

28

%

   

31

%

   

47

%

   

82

%

 

Notes to Financial Highlights

(a)  In addition to the fees and expenses that the Fund bears directly, the Fund indirectly bears a pro rata share of the fees and expenses of any other funds in which it invests. Such indirect expenses are not included in the Fund's reported expense ratios.

(b)  The ratio includes 0.02% for the year ended March 31, 2019 attributed to tax expense, which is outside the Unitary Fee (as defined in Note 3).

(c)  The ratio includes 0.01% for the year ended March 31, 2018 attributed to line of credit interest expense and tax expense, which is outside the Unitary Fee (as defined in Note 3).

(d)  The ratio includes less than 0.01% for the year ended March 31, 2017 attributed to tax expense, which is outside the Unitary Fee (as defined in Note 3).

(e)  The ratio includes 0.01% for the year ended March 31, 2015 attributed to tax expense, which is outside the Unitary Fee (as defined in Note 3).

(f)  Total net expenses include the impact of certain fee waivers/expense reimbursements made by the Investment Manager and certain of its affiliates, if applicable.

The accompanying Notes to Financial Statements are an integral part of these financial statements.

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FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS

Columbia India Infrastructure ETF(a) (Consolidated)

   

Year Ended March 31,

 
   

2019

 

2018

 

2017

 

2016

 

2015

 

Per share data

 

Net asset value, beginning of year

 

$

13.98

   

$

12.98

   

$

10.24

   

$

13.08

   

$

11.35

   

Income (loss) from investment operations:

 

Net investment income

   

0.15

     

0.18

     

0.03

     

0.30

     

0.12

   

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)

   

(1.89

)

   

0.92

     

3.03

     

(3.04

)

   

1.65

(b)

 

Total from investment operations

   

(1.74

)

   

1.10

     

3.06

     

(2.74

)

   

1.77

   

Less distributions to shareholders:

 

Net investment income

   

(0.16

)

   

(0.10

)

   

(0.32

)

   

(0.10

)

   

(0.04

)

 

Net asset value, end of year

 

$

12.08

   

$

13.98

   

$

12.98

   

$

10.24

   

$

13.08

   

Total Return at NAV

   

(12.39

)%

   

8.41

%

   

30.61

%

   

(21.00

)%

   

15.59

%

 

Total Return at Market

   

(14.36

)%

   

9.13

%

   

30.93

%

   

(21.41

)%

   

15.93

%

 

Ratios to average net assets:

 

Total gross expenses(c)

   

0.92

%(d)

   

0.84

%(e)

   

0.98

%(f)

   

0.88

%(g)

   

0.88

%(h)

 

Total net expenses(c)(i)

   

0.92

%(d)

   

0.84

%(e)

   

0.98

%(f)

   

0.88

%(g)

   

0.88

%(h)

 

Net Investment income

   

1.17

%

   

1.25

%

   

0.28

%

   

2.68

%

   

0.90

%

 

Supplemental data

 

Net assets, end of year (in thousands)

 

$

31,402

   

$

49,612

   

$

41,529

   

$

39,938

   

$

47,736

   

Portfolio turnover

   

88

%

   

54

%

   

34

%

   

59

%

   

75

%

 

Notes to Financial Highlights

(a)  EG Shares India Infrastructure Mauritius, the Fund's Subsidiary, was liquidated on November 16, 2018.

(b)  The realized and unrealized gain on investments and foreign currency transactions does not accord with the amounts reported in the Statement of Operations due to the timing of subscriptions of fund shares in relation to the investment performance during the period and contributions made by Authorized Participants to compensate the Fund for additional costs incurred in purchasing securities that were not transferred in kind (See Note 1).

(c)  In addition to the fees and expenses that the Fund bears directly, the Fund indirectly bears a pro rata share of the fees and expenses of any other funds in which it invests. Such indirect expenses are not included in the Fund's reported expense ratios.

(d)  The ratio includes 0.17% for the year ended March 31, 2019 attributed to line of credit interest expense, overdraft expense and tax expense, which is outside the Unitary Fee (as defined in Note 3).

(e)  The ratio includes 0.01% for the year ended March 31, 2018 attributed to overdraft expense and tax expense, which is outside the Unitary Fee (as defined in Note 3).

(f)  The ratio includes 0.13% for the year ended March 31, 2017 attributed to tax expense, which is outside the Unitary Fee (as defined in Note 3).

(g)  The ratio includes 0.03% for the year ended March 31, 2016 attributed to tax expense, which is outside the Unitary Fee (as defined in Note 3).

(h)  The ratio includes 0.03% for the year ended March 31, 2015 attributed to tax expense, which is outside the Unitary Fee (as defined in Note 3).

(i)  Total net expenses include the impact of certain fee waivers/expense reimbursements made by the Investment Manager and certain of its affiliates, if applicable.

The accompanying Notes to Financial Statements are an integral part of these financial statements.

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FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS

Columbia India Small Cap ETF(a) (Consolidated)

   

Year Ended March 31,

 
   

2019

 

2018

 

2017

 

2016

 

2015

 

Per share data

 

Net asset value, beginning of year

 

$

19.50

   

$

18.26

   

$

13.59

   

$

17.48

   

$

12.74

   

Income (loss) from investment operations:

 

Net investment income (loss)

   

0.28

     

0.00

(b)

   

(0.02

)

   

0.06

     

0.05

   

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)

   

(4.57

)

   

1.41

     

4.82

     

(3.86

)

   

4.77

   

Total from investment operations

   

(4.29

)

   

1.41

     

4.80

     

(3.80

)

   

4.82

   

Less distributions to shareholders:

 

Net investment income

   

     

(0.17

)

   

(0.13

)

   

(0.09

)

   

(0.08

)

 

Net asset value, end of year

 

$

15.21

   

$

19.50

   

$

18.26

   

$

13.59

   

$

17.48

   

Total Return at NAV

   

(22.00

)%

   

7.61

%

   

35.62

%

   

(21.78

)%

   

37.86

%

 

Total Return at Market

   

(22.98

)%

   

8.51

%

   

36.29

%

   

(22.27

)%

   

39.17

%

 

Ratios to average net assets:

 

Total gross expenses(c)

   

0.77

%(d)

   

0.86

%(e)

   

0.86

%(f)

   

0.86

%(g)

   

0.92

%(h)

 

Total net expenses(c)(i)

   

0.77

%(d)

   

0.86

%(e)

   

0.86

%(f)

   

0.86

%(g)

   

0.92

%(h)

 

Net Investment income (loss)

   

1.70

%

   

0.02

%

   

(0.12

)%

   

0.40

%

   

0.33

%

 

Supplemental data

 

Net assets, end of year (in thousands)

 

$

14,450

   

$

28,282

   

$

25,565

   

$

19,027

   

$

28,850

   

Portfolio turnover

   

84

%

   

107

%

   

71

%

   

45

%

   

117

%

 

Notes to Financial Highlights

(a)  EG Shares India Small Cap Mauritius, the Fund's Subsidiary, was liquidated on August 24, 2018.

(b)  Rounds to zero.

(c)  In addition to the fees and expenses that the Fund bears directly, the Fund indirectly bears a pro rata share of the fees and expenses of any other funds in which it invests. Such indirect expenses are not included in the Fund's reported expense ratios.

(d)  The ratio includes 0.02% for the year ended March 31, 2019 attributed to overdraft expense and tax expense, which is outside the Unitary Fee (as defined in Note 3).

(e)  The ratio includes 0.02% for the year ended March 31, 2018 attributed to line of credit interest expense, overdraft expense and tax expense, which is outside the Unitary Fee (as defined in Note 3).

(f)  The ratio includes 0.01% for the year ended March 31, 2017 attributed to tax expense, which is outside the Unitary Fee (as defined in Note 3).

(g)  The ratio includes 0.01% for the year ended March 31, 2016 attributed to tax expense, which is outside the Unitary Fee (as defined in Note 3).

(h)  The ratio includes 0.07% for the year ended March 31, 2015 attributed to tax expense, which is outside the Unitary Fee (as defined in Note 3).

(i)  Total net expenses include the impact of certain fee waivers/expense reimbursements made by the Investment Manager and certain of its affiliates, if applicable.

The accompanying Notes to Financial Statements are an integral part of these financial statements.

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NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

March 31, 2019

Note 1. Organization

Columbia ETF Trust II (the Trust) is registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the 1940 Act), as an open-end registered investment company organized as a Delaware statutory trust. The Trust may issue an unlimited number of shares (without par value).

Information presented in these financial statements pertains to the following series of the Trust (each, a Fund and collectively, the Funds): Columbia Beyond BRICs ETF, Columbia EM Core ex-China ETF, Columbia EM Quality Dividend ETF, Columbia Emerging Markets Consumer ETF, Columbia India Consumer ETF, Columbia India Infrastructure ETF, and Columbia India Small Cap ETF. Columbia Beyond BRICs ETF and Columbia EM Quality Dividend ETF are currently classified as diversified funds. Columbia EM Core ex-China ETF, Columbia Emerging Markets Consumer ETF, Columbia India Consumer ETF, Columbia India Infrastructure ETF and Columbia India Small Cap ETF are currently classified as non-diversified funds.

Basis for Consolidation

The Consolidated Portfolio of Investments; Consolidated Statements of Assets and Liabilities, of Operations and of Changes in Net Assets; and the Consolidated Financial Highlights of the Funds listed below include (or previously included) the accounts of wholly owned subsidiaries (each, a Subsidiary and collectively, the Subsidiaries) located in the Republic of Mauritius (Mauritius). All inter-company accounts and transactions have been eliminated in consolidations.

Fund

 

Wholly owned subsidiary

 

Columbia Emerging Markets Consumer ETF

 

EG Shares Consumer Mauritius

 

Columbia India Consumer ETF

 

EG Shares India Consumer Mauritius

 

Columbia India Infrastructure ETF

 

EG Shares India Infrastructure Mauritius

 

Columbia India Small Cap ETF

 

EG Shares India Small Cap Mauritius

 

As of the date of this report, Columbia India Consumer ETF invests in Indian securities both directly (in India), and through its corresponding Subsidiary, which in turn invests virtually all of its assets in Indian securities.

As of the date of this report, Columbia Emerging Markets Consumer ETF, Columbia India Infrastructure ETF and Columbia India Small Cap ETF have transitioned all of their Indian securities out of their corresponding Subsidiary and hold investments in Indian securities directly in the Fund.

Each Fund listed in the table above has historically relied on a tax treaty between India and Mauritius for relief from certain Indian taxes. The enactment of general anti-avoidance rules in India, the signing of a protocol amending the India-Mauritius tax treaty, and enactment of a 10% tax on long-term capital gains from sales of Indian shares after March 31, 2018 (not otherwise exempt under a tax treaty) have resulted in the imposition of additional taxes by India on each Fund and Subsidiary listed in the table above. For more information, see India-Mauritius Tax Treaty Risk.

A summary of each Fund's investment in its corresponding Subsidiary is as follows:

Funds

  % of
consolidated
fund net
assets
  Net
assets ($)
  Net
investment
income
(loss) ($)
  Net
realized
gain
(loss) ($)
  Net change in
unrealized
appreciation
(depreciation) ($)
 

Columbia Emerging Markets Consumer ETF

   

0.0

%

   

     

955,012

     

36,926,304

     

(37,343,283

)

 

Columbia India Consumer ETF

   

72.5

%

   

94,548,810

     

1,218,907

     

3,436,219

     

(11,663,047

)

 

Columbia India Infrastructure ETF

   

0.0

%

   

     

374,050

     

3,216,931

     

(10,263,968

)

 

Columbia India Small Cap ETF

   

0.0

%

   

     

17,641

     

(1,565,514

)

   

1,278,558

 

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NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (continued)

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Fund shares

The market prices of each Fund's shares may differ to some degree from the Fund's net asset value (NAV). Unlike conventional mutual funds, each Fund issues and redeems shares on a continuous basis, at NAV, only in a large specified number of shares, each called a "Creation Unit." A Creation Unit consists of 50,000 shares. Creation Units are issued and redeemed generally in-kind for a basket of securities and/or for cash. Investors such as market makers, large investors and institutions who wish to deal in Creation Units directly with a Fund must have entered into an authorized participant agreement (Authorized Participants) with the Fund's principal underwriter and the transfer agent, or purchase through a dealer that has entered into such an agreement. Authorized participants may purchase or redeem Fund shares directly from the Fund only in Creation Units. The Funds' shares are also listed on the New York Stock Exchange for which investors can purchase and sell shares on the secondary market through a broker at market prices which may differ from the NAV of the Fund.

Note 2. Summary of significant accounting policies

Basis of preparation

Each Fund is an investment company that applies the accounting and reporting guidance in the Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) Accounting Standards Codification Topic 946, Financial Services — Investment Companies (ASC 946). The financial statements are prepared in accordance with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles (GAAP), which requires management to make certain estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities, the disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of income and expenses during the reporting period. Actual results could differ from those estimates.

The following is a summary of significant accounting policies followed by the Funds in the preparation of their financial statements.

Security valuation

All equity securities and exchange-traded funds are valued at the close of business of the New York Stock Exchange. Equity securities and exchange-traded funds are valued at the last quoted sales price on the principal exchange or market on which they trade, except for securities traded on the NASDAQ Stock Market, which are valued at the NASDAQ official close price. Unlisted securities or listed securities for which there were no sales during the day are valued at the mean of the latest quoted bid and ask prices on such exchanges or markets.

Foreign equity securities are valued based on the closing price on the foreign exchange in which such securities are primarily traded. If any foreign equity security closing prices are not readily available, the securities are valued at the mean of the latest quoted bid and ask prices on such exchanges or markets. Foreign currency exchange rates are generally determined at the close of London's exchange at 11:00 a.m. Eastern (U.S.) time.

Investments for which market quotations are not readily available, or that have quotations which management believes are not reflective of market value or reliable, are valued at fair value as determined in good faith under procedures approved by and under the general supervision of the Board of Trustees. If a security or class of securities (such as foreign securities) is valued at fair value, such value is likely to be different from the quoted or published price for the security.

The determination of fair value often requires significant judgment. To determine fair value, management may use assumptions including but not limited to future cash flows and estimated risk premiums. Multiple inputs from various sources may be used to determine fair value.

GAAP requires disclosure regarding the inputs and valuation techniques used to measure fair value and any changes in valuation inputs or techniques. In addition, investments shall be disclosed by major category. This information is disclosed following the Funds' Portfolio of Investments.

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Foreign currency transactions and translation

The values of all assets and liabilities denominated in foreign currencies are generally translated into U.S. dollars at exchange rates determined at the close of the London Stock Exchange on any given day. Net realized and unrealized gains (losses) on foreign currency transactions and translations include gains (losses) arising from the fluctuation in exchange rates between trade and settlement dates on securities transactions, gains (losses) arising from the disposition of foreign currency and currency gains (losses) between the accrual and payment dates on dividends, interest income and foreign withholding taxes.

For financial statement purposes, the Funds do not distinguish that portion of gains (losses) on investments which is due to changes in foreign exchange rates from that which is due to changes in market prices of the investments. Such fluctuations are included with the net realized and unrealized gains (losses) on investments in the Statement of Operations.

Security transactions

Security transactions are accounted for on the trade date. Cost is determined and gains (losses) are based upon the specific identification method for both financial statement and federal income tax purposes.

Income recognition

Corporate actions and dividend income are generally recorded net of any non-reclaimable tax withholdings, on the ex-dividend date or upon receipt of ex-dividend notification in the case of certain foreign securities.

Interest income is recorded on an accrual basis.

Awards from class action litigation are recorded as a reduction of cost basis if the Fund still owns the applicable securities on the payment date. If the Fund no longer owns the applicable securities, the proceeds are recorded as realized gains.

Expenses

General expenses of the Trust are allocated to the Funds based upon relative net assets or other expense allocation methodologies determined by the nature of the expense. Expenses directly attributable to a Fund are charged to that Fund.

Determination of net asset value

The NAV per share of each Fund is computed by dividing the value of the net assets of a Fund by the total number of outstanding shares of that Fund, rounded to the nearest cent, at the close of regular trading (ordinarily 4:00 p.m. Eastern Time) every day the New York Stock Exchange is open.

Federal income tax status

For federal income tax purposes, each Fund is treated as a separate entity. Each Fund intends to qualify each year as a regulated investment company under Subchapter M of the Internal Revenue Code, as amended, and will distribute substantially all of its investment company taxable income and net capital gain, if any, for its tax year, and as such will not be subject to federal income taxes. In addition, each Fund intends to distribute in each calendar year substantially all of its ordinary income, capital gain net income and certain other amounts, if any, such that the Fund should not be subject to federal excise tax. Therefore, no federal income or excise tax provisions are recorded.

Foreign taxes

The Funds may be subject to foreign taxes on income, gains on investments or currency repatriation, a portion of which may be recoverable. The Fund will accrue such taxes and recoveries, as applicable, based upon its current interpretation of tax rules and regulations that exist in the markets in which it invests.

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Realized gains in certain countries may be subject to foreign taxes at the Fund level, based on statutory rates. The Fund accrues for such foreign taxes on realized and unrealized gains at the appropriate rate for each jurisdiction, as applicable. The amount, if any, is disclosed as a liability on the Statement of Assets and Liabilities.

Distributions to shareholders

Distributions from net investment income, if any, are declared and paid each calendar quarter for Columbia EM Quality Dividend ETF. The remaining Funds declare and distribute net investment income annually. Net realized capital gains, if any, are distributed at least annually. Income distributions and capital gain distributions are determined in accordance with federal income tax regulations, which may differ from GAAP.

Guarantees and indemnifications

Under the Trust's organizational documents and, in some cases, by contract, its officers and trustees are indemnified against certain liabilities arising out of the performance of their duties to the Trust or its funds. In addition, certain of the Funds' contracts with their service providers contain general indemnification clauses. The Funds' maximum exposure under these arrangements is unknown since the amount of any future claims that may be made against the Funds cannot be determined, and the Funds have no historical basis for predicting the likelihood of any such claims.

Recent accounting pronouncements

Accounting Standards Update 2017-08 Premium Amortization on Purchased Callable Debt Securities

In March 2017, the Financial Accounting Standards Board issued Accounting Standards Update (ASU) No. 2017-08 Premium Amortization on Purchased Callable Debt Securities. ASU No. 2017-08 updates the accounting standards to shorten the amortization period for certain purchased callable debt securities, held at a premium, to be amortized to the earliest call date. The update applies to securities with explicit, noncontingent call features that are callable at fixed prices and on preset dates. The standard is effective for annual periods beginning after December 15, 2018 and interim periods within those fiscal years. Management does not expect the implementation of this guidance to have a material impact on the financial statement amounts and footnote disclosures.

Accounting Standards Update 2018-13 Disclosure Framework — Changes to the Disclosure Requirements for Fair Value Measurement

In August 2018, the Financial Accounting Standards Board issued Accounting Standards Update (ASU) No. 2018-13 Disclosure Framework — Changes to the Disclosure Requirements for Fair Value Measurement. ASU No. 2018-13, in addition to other modifications and additions, removes the requirement to disclose the amount and reasons for transfers between Level 1 and Level 2 of the fair value hierarchy and the policy for the timing of transfers between levels. The standard is effective for annual periods beginning after December 15, 2019 and interim periods within those fiscal years. At this time, management is evaluating the implication of this guidance and the impact it will have on the financial statement disclosures, if any.

Disclosure Update and Simplification

In September 2018, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) released Final Rule 33-10532, Disclosure Update and Simplification, which amends certain financial statement disclosure requirements that the SEC determined to be redundant, outdated, or superseded in light of other SEC disclosure requirements, GAAP, or changes in the information environment. As a result of the amendments, management implemented disclosure changes which included removing the components of distributable earnings presented on the Statement of Assets and Liabilities and combining income and gain distributions paid to shareholders as presented on the Statement of Changes in Net Assets. Any values presented to meet prior year requirements were left unchanged. The amendments had no effect on the Funds' net assets or results of operation.

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Note 3. Investment management fees

Under an Investment Management Services Agreement, Columbia Management Investment Advisers, LLC (the Investment Manager), a wholly-owned subsidiary of Ameriprise Financial, Inc. (Ameriprise Financial), determines which securities will be purchased, held or sold. The investment management fee is a unitary fee paid monthly to the Investment Manager at an annual rate based on each Fund's average daily net assets. In return for this fee, the Investment Manager pays the operating costs and expenses of each Fund other than the following expenses (which will be paid by the Fund): taxes; interest incurred on borrowing by the Funds (including but not limited to overdraft fees), if any; brokerage expenses, fees, commissions and other portfolio transaction expenses (including but not limited to service fees charged by custodians of depository receipts and scrip fees related to registrations on foreign exchanges); interest and fee expense related to the Funds' participation in inverse floater structures; infrequent and/or unusual expenses, including without limitation litigation expenses (including but not limited to arbitrations and indemnification expenses); distribution and/or service fees; expenses incurred in connection with lending securities; and any other expenses approved by the Board of Trustees.

The investment management fee is an annual fee that is equal to a percentage of each Fund's average daily net assets and is paid as follows:

   

Effective August 1, 2018

 

Prior to August 1, 2018

 

Fund

 

Assets (billions)

  Investment
management
fee rate (%)
 

Assets (billions)

  Investment
management
fee rate (%)
 

Columbia Beyond BRICs ETF

 

All

   

0.59

   

All

   

0.85

   

Columbia EM Core ex-China ETF

 

All

   

0.35

   

All

   

0.70

   

Columbia EM Quality Dividend ETF

 

All

   

0.59

   

All

   

0.59

   

Columbia Emerging Markets Consumer ETF

 

All

   

0.59

   

All

   

0.59

   

Columbia India Consumer ETF

 

All

   

0.75

   

All

   

0.75

   

Columbia India Infrastructure ETF

 

All

   

0.75

   

All

   

0.75

   

Columbia India Small Cap ETF

 

All

   

0.75

   

All

   

0.75

   

The effective management services fee rate for the year ended March 31, 2019 was as follows:

Fund

  Effective investment
management
fee rate (%)
 

Columbia Beyond BRICs ETF

   

0.70

   

Columbia EM Core ex-China ETF

   

0.47

   

Columbia EM Quality Dividend ETF

   

0.59

   

Columbia Emerging Markets Consumer ETF

   

0.59

   

Columbia India Consumer ETF

   

0.75

   

Columbia India Infrastructure ETF

   

0.75

   

Columbia India Small Cap ETF

   

0.75

   

The Investment Manager had contractually agreed to waive all or a portion of the investment management fee for the periods disclosed below, so that each Fund's investment management fee was limited as a percentage of the respective Fund's average daily net assets to the annual rate noted below:

Fund

  Prior to
September 1, 2018
 

Columbia Beyond BRICs ETF

   

0.58

%

 

Columbia EM Core ex-China ETF

   

0.35

   

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Compensation of board members

Members of the Board of Trustees who are not officers or employees of the Investment Manager or Ameriprise Financial are compensated for their services to the Funds as disclosed in the Statement of Operations. Under a Deferred Compensation Plan (the Deferred Plan), these members of the Board of Trustees may elect to defer payment of up to 100% of their compensation. Deferred amounts are treated as though equivalent dollar amounts had been invested in shares of certain funds managed by the Investment Manager. Each Fund's liability for these amounts is adjusted for market value changes and remains in the Fund until distributed in accordance with the Deferred Plan. All amounts payable under the Deferred Plan constitute a general unsecured obligation of the Funds. The expenses of the compensation of the members of the Board of Trustees that are allocated to the Fund are payable by the Investment Manager.

Compensation of Chief Compliance Officer

The Board of Trustees has appointed a Chief Compliance Officer to the Funds in accordance with federal securities regulations. A portion of the Chief Compliance Officer's total compensation is allocated to the Funds, along with other allocations to affiliated registered investment companies managed by the Investment Manager and its affiliates, based on relative net assets. The expenses of the Chief Compliance Officer allocated to the Funds are payable by the Investment Manager.

Distribution and service fees

ALPS Distributors, Inc., (the Distributor) serves as the distributor for the Funds. The Funds have adopted a distribution and service plan (the Plan). Under the Plan, the Funds are authorized to pay distribution fees to the Distributor and other firms that provide distribution and shareholder services at the maximum annual rate of 0.25% of average daily net assets of each Fund. No distribution or service fees are currently paid by the Funds or have been approved for payment by the Board of Trustees, and there are no current plans to impose these fees.

Note 4. Federal tax information

The timing and character of income and capital gain distributions are determined in accordance with income tax regulations, which may differ from GAAP because of temporary or permanent book to tax differences.

At March 31, 2019, these differences are primarily due to differing treatments for deferral/reversal of wash sale losses, foreign currency transactions, disallowed capital gains (losses) on a redemption in-kind, re-characterization of distributions for investments and passive foreign investment company (PFIC) holdings. To the extent these differences are permanent, reclassifications are made among the components of the applicable Fund's net assets in the Statement of Assets and Liabilities. Temporary differences do not require reclassifications.

In the Statement of Assets and Liabilities the following reclassifications were made:

Funds   Undistributed
(excess of
distributions
over) net
investment
income ($)
  Accumulated
net realized
gain (loss) ($)
  Paid-in capital
increase
(decrease) ($)
 

Columbia Beyond BRICs ETF

   

(78,245

)

   

2,046,170

     

(1,967,925

)

 

Columbia EM Core ex-China ETF

   

(6,096

)

   

6,096

     

   

Columbia EM Quality Dividend ETF

   

(16,728

)

   

(31,266

)

   

47,994

   

Columbia Emerging Markets Consumer ETF

   

(603,395

)

   

(2,860,263

)

   

3,463,658

   

Columbia India Consumer ETF

   

(148,550

)

   

167,903

     

(19,353

)

 

Columbia India Infrastructure ETF

   

(64,869

)

   

64,869

     

   

Columbia India Small Cap ETF

   

97,506

     

727

     

(98,233

)

 

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NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (continued)

March 31, 2019

Net investment income (loss) and net realized gains (losses), as disclosed in the Statement of Operations, and net assets were not affected by these reclassifications.

The tax character of distributions paid during the years indicated was as follows:

 

Year Ended March 31, 2019

 

Year Ended March 31, 2018

 
Funds   Ordinary
income ($)
  Long-term
capital gain ($)
 

Total ($)

  Ordinary
income ($)
  Long-term
capital gain ($)
 

Total ($)

 

Columbia Beyond BRICs ETF

   

1,602,594

     

     

1,602,594

     

1,818,029

     

     

1,818,029

   

Columbia EM Core ex-China ETF

   

224,521

     

45,399

     

269,920

     

308,666

     

521,247

     

829,913

   

Columbia EM Quality Dividend ETF

   

238,019

     

     

238,019

     

279,712

     

     

279,712

   

Columbia Emerging Markets Consumer ETF

   

2,714,200

     

     

2,714,200

     

3,335,918

     

     

3,335,918

   

Columbia India Consumer ETF

   

167,832

     

     

167,832

     

79,763

     

     

79,763

   

Columbia India Infrastructure ETF

   

433,673

     

     

433,673

     

363,029

     

     

363,029

   

Columbia India Small Cap ETF

   

     

     

     

247,725

     

     

247,725

   

Short-term capital gain distributions, if any, are considered ordinary income distributions for tax purposes.

At March 31, 2019, the components of distributable earnings on a tax basis were as follows:

Funds   Undistributed
ordinary income ($)
  Undistributed
long-term capital
gains ($)
  Capital loss
carryforwards ($)
  Net unrealized
appreciation
(depreciation) ($)
 

Columbia Beyond BRICs ETF

   

198,405

     

     

(61,479,061

)

   

(1,348,604

)

 

Columbia EM Core ex-China ETF

   

64,208

     

     

(468,339

)

   

1,713,189

   

Columbia EM Quality Dividend ETF

   

38,244

     

     

(27,327,654

)

   

(117,679

)

 

Columbia Emerging Markets Consumer ETF

   

1,147,300

     

     

(202,083,868

)

   

(7,888,989

)

 

Columbia India Consumer ETF

   

     

     

(2,518,272

)

   

17,722,673

   

Columbia India Infrastructure ETF

   

128,461

     

     

(52,619,357

)

   

(4,172,345

)

 

Columbia India Small Cap ETF

   

     

     

(14,773,105

)

   

(105,906

)

 

At March 31, 2019, the cost of all investments for federal income tax purposes along with the aggregate gross unrealized appreciation and depreciation based on that cost was:

Funds  

Tax cost ($)

  Gross unrealized
appreciation ($)
  Gross unrealized
depreciation ($)
  Net appreciation
(depreciation) ($)
 

Columbia Beyond BRICs ETF

   

26,279,177

     

3,378,980

     

(4,725,541

)

   

(1,346,561

)

 

Columbia EM Core ex-China ETF

   

9,675,417

     

2,035,767

     

(322,271

)

   

1,713,496

   

Columbia EM Quality Dividend ETF

   

5,718,225

     

424,584

     

(541,680

)

   

(117,096

)

 

Columbia Emerging Markets Consumer ETF

   

297,913,251

     

16,368,710

     

(24,255,587

)

   

(7,886,877

)

 

Columbia India Consumer ETF

   

112,796,385

     

28,563,598

     

(10,263,675

)

   

18,299,923

   

Columbia India Infrastructure ETF

   

35,567,763

     

1,993,666

     

(6,165,896

)

   

(4,172,230

)

 

Columbia India Small Cap ETF

   

14,564,449

     

531,492

     

(637,397

)

   

(105,905

)

 

Tax cost of investments and unrealized appreciation/(depreciation) may also include timing differences that do not constitute adjustments to tax basis.

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NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (continued)

March 31, 2019

The following capital loss carryforward, determined at March 31, 2019, may be available to reduce taxable income arising from future net realized gains on investments, if any, to the extent permitted by the Internal Revenue Code:

Funds   No expiration
short-term ($)
  No expiration
long-term ($)
 

Total ($)

 

Utilized ($)

  Expired ($)  

Columbia Beyond BRICs ETF

   

17,918,647

     

43,560,414

     

61,479,061

     

     

   

Columbia EM Core ex-China ETF

   

     

     

     

     

   

Columbia EM Quality Dividend ETF

   

21,430,417

     

5,897,237

     

27,327,654

     

     

   

Columbia Emerging Markets Consumer ETF

   

5,503,691

     

196,580,177

     

202,083,868

     

     

   

Columbia India Consumer ETF

   

2,518,272

     

     

2,518,272

     

3,004,148

     

   

Columbia India Infrastructure ETF

   

16,835,384

     

35,783,973

     

52,619,357

     

3,438,824

     

   

Columbia India Small Cap ETF

   

6,379,617

     

8,393,488

     

14,773,105

     

     

   

Capital loss carryforwards with no expiration are required to be utilized prior to any capital losses which carry an expiration date. As a result of this ordering rule, capital loss carryforwards which carry an expiration date, if any, may be more likely to expire unused.

Under current tax rules, regulated investment companies can elect to treat certain late-year ordinary losses incurred and post-October capital losses (capital losses realized after October 31) as arising on the first day of the following taxable year. At March 31, 2019, the Funds will elect to treat the following late-year ordinary losses and post-October capital losses as arising on April 1, 2019.

Funds   Late year ordinary
losses ($)
  Post-October
capital losses ($)
 

Columbia Beyond BRICs ETF

   

     

   

Columbia EM Core ex-China ETF

   

     

468,339

   

Columbia EM Quality Dividend ETF

   

     

   

Columbia Emerging Markets Consumer ETF

   

     

   

Columbia India Consumer ETF

   

165,192

     

   

Columbia India Infrastructure ETF

   

     

   

Columbia India Small Cap ETF

   

     

   

Management of the Funds has concluded that there are no significant uncertain tax positions in the Funds that would require recognition in the financial statements. However, management's conclusion may be subject to review and adjustment at a later date based on factors including, but not limited to, new tax laws, regulations, and administrative interpretations (including relevant court decisions). Generally, the Funds' federal tax returns for the prior three fiscal years remain subject to examination by the Internal Revenue Service.

Note 5. Portfolio information

The cost of purchases and proceeds from sales of securities, excluding short-term investments and in-kind transactions, for the year ended March 31, 2019, were as follows:

Funds  

Purchases ($)

  Proceeds from
sales ($)
 

Columbia Beyond BRICs ETF

   

11,847,408

     

28,828,234

   

Columbia EM Core ex-China ETF

   

3,608,072

     

2,233,816

   

Columbia EM Quality Dividend ETF

   

5,811,941

     

8,271,488

   

Columbia Emerging Markets Consumer ETF

   

293,599,851

     

384,557,833

   

Columbia India Consumer ETF

   

20,676,608

     

24,853,692

   

Columbia India Infrastructure ETF

   

31,275,967

     

44,347,762

   

Columbia India Small Cap ETF

   

16,202,635

     

24,499,528

   

The amount of purchase and sale activity impacts the portfolio turnover rate reported in the Financial Highlights.

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Note 6. In-kind transactions

The Funds may accept in-kind contributions and redemptions. In-kind contributions are accounted for at the fair market value of the in-kind securities contributed on the date of contribution. For the year ended March 31, 2019, the cost basis of securities contributed was as follows:

Funds

 

Contributions ($)

 

Columbia Beyond BRICs ETF

   

   

Columbia EM Core ex-China ETF

   

1,079,869

   

Columbia EM Quality Dividend ETF

   

   

Columbia Emerging Markets Consumer ETF

   

   

Columbia India Consumer ETF

   

   

Columbia India Infrastructure ETF

   

   

Columbia India Small Cap ETF

   

   

Proceeds from the sales of securities include the value of securities delivered through an in-kind redemption of certain Fund shares. Net realized gains on these securities are not taxable to remaining shareholders in the Fund. For the year ended March 31, 2019, the in-kind redemptions were as follows:

Funds  

Cost basis ($)

  Proceeds
from sales ($)
  Net realized
gain (loss) ($)
 

Columbia Beyond BRICs ETF

   

21,159,337

     

19,534,984

     

(1,624,353

)

 

Columbia EM Core ex-China ETF

   

     

     

   

Columbia EM Quality Dividend ETF

   

1,747,011

     

1,816,843

     

69,832

   

Columbia Emerging Markets Consumer ETF

   

313,423,840

     

320,128,434

     

6,704,594

   

Columbia India Consumer ETF

   

     

     

   

Columbia India Infrastructure ETF

   

     

     

   

Columbia India Small Cap ETF

   

     

     

   

Note 7. Line of credit

Each Fund has access to a revolving credit facility with a syndicate of banks led by Citibank, N.A., HSBC Bank USA, N.A. and JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A. whereby the Funds may borrow for the temporary funding of shareholder redemptions or for other temporary or emergency purposes. The credit facility, which is a collective agreement between the Fund and certain other funds managed by the Investment Manager or an affiliated investment manager, severally and not jointly, permits collective borrowings up to $1 billion. Interest is charged to each participating fund based on its borrowings at a rate equal to the higher of (i) the federal funds effective rate, (ii) the one-month LIBOR rate and (iii) the overnight bank funding rate, plus in each case, 1.00%. Each borrowing under the credit facility matures no later than 60 days after the date of borrowing. The Fund also pays a commitment fee equal to its pro rata share of the unused amount of the credit facility at a rate of 0.15% per annum. The commitment fee is included in other expenses in the Statement of Operations. This agreement expires annually in December unless extended or renewed.

During the year ended March 31, 2019, Columbia Beyond BRICs ETF, Columbia EM Core ex-China ETF, Columbia EM Quality Dividend ETF, Columbia Emerging Markets Consumer ETF, Columbia India Consumer ETF and Columbia India Small Cap ETF had no borrowings.

During the year ended March 31, 2019, the following Fund had borrowings:

Fund

  Average daily loan
balance ($)
  Weighted average
interest rate (%)
  Days
outstanding
 

Columbia India Infrastructure ETF

   

8,200,000

     

3.17

     

3

   

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NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (continued)

March 31, 2019

Interest expense incurred by the Funds is recorded as a line of credit interest expense in the Statement of Operations. There were no outstanding borrowings at March 31, 2019.

Note 8. Significant risks

Concentration risk

Each Fund concentrates its investments in a particular sector or a group of sectors to approximately the same extent as its respective underlying index, and as such, may be adversely affected by increased price volatility of securities in those sectors, and may be more susceptible to adverse economic, market, political or regulatory occurrences affecting those sectors.

Consumer concentration risk

Because Columbia Emerging Markets Consumer ETF and Columbia India Consumer ETF concentrate their investments in the consumer goods and consumer services sectors (specifically the consumer goods and consumer services sectors of India for the Columbia India Consumer ETF), these Funds may be adversely affected by increased price volatility of securities in those sectors, and may be more susceptible to adverse economic, market, political or regulatory occurrences affecting those sectors. The success of consumer goods and consumer services suppliers and retailers is tied closely to the performance of the domestic and international economy, interest rates, currency exchange rates, competition, preferences, and consumer confidence.

Country and regional risk

Each Fund will invest in specific countries or geographic regions to approximately the same extent as its underlying index. To the extent that a Fund invests a significant portion of its assets in a particular country or a specific geographic region, the Fund will generally have more exposure to that country's or region's economic risks. In the event of economic or political turmoil or a deterioration of diplomatic relations in a country or region where a substantial portion of a Fund's assets are invested, the Fund may experience increased volatility or illiquidity of its portfolio holdings, which may adversely affect that Fund's performance.

Emerging markets risk

The Funds are subject to emerging markets risk. Investments in emerging market securities are subject to even greater risks than for foreign investments generally, including increased risks of: illiquidity of securities; price volatility; inflation or deflation; restrictions on foreign investment; nationalization; higher taxation; economic and political instability; pervasive corruption and crime; less governmental regulation; and less developed legal systems. These risks may be greater for investments in frontier markets.

Financial concentration risk

Columbia Beyond BRICs ETF, Columbia EM Core ex-China ETF and Columbia India Small Cap ETF have concentrated investments in the financials sector. Because companies in the financials sector are subject to extensive governmental regulation, which may adversely affect the scope of their activities, the prices they can charge and the amount of capital they must maintain, these Funds may be adversely affected.

India concentration risk

Because Columbia India Consumer ETF, Columbia India Infrastructure ETF and Columbia India Small Cap ETF invest predominantly in Indian securities, their NAVs will be much more sensitive to changes in economic, political and other factors within India than would a fund that invested in a greater variety of countries. Special risks include, among others, political and legal uncertainty, persistent religious, ethnic and border disputes, greater government control over the economy, currency fluctuations or blockage and the risk of nationalization or expropriation of assets.

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NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (continued)

March 31, 2019

India-Mauritius tax treaty risk

Each of Columbia Emerging Markets Consumer ETF, Columbia India Consumer ETF, Columbia India Infrastructure ETF and Columbia India Small Cap ETF, and the respective Subsidiary of each, has historically relied on a tax treaty between India and Mauritius for relief from certain Indian taxes. As of the date of this report, Columbia Emerging Markets Consumer ETF, Columbia India Infrastructure ETF and Columbia India Small Cap ETF have transitioned all of their Indian securities out of their corresponding Subsidiary and hold all investments in Indian securities directly in the Fund. India and Mauritius agreed to an amended protocol with respect to gains resulting from the alienation of shares in Indian companies acquired on or after April 1, 2017, resulting in higher taxes paid indirectly by a Fund for sales of Indian investments held through a Mauritius Subsidiary and, therefore, lower returns for such Fund and its shareholders. Gains realized in a Mauritius Subsidiary resulting from the alienation of Indian shares acquired prior to April 1, 2017 will continue to be exempt from Indian tax under the India-Mauritius tax treaty. Additionally, India has enacted general anti-avoidance rules, and a 10% tax on long-term capital gains resulting from the alienation of Indian shares after March 31, 2018, to the extent that such gains are not otherwise exempt or reduced under a tax treaty, resulting in the imposition by India of additional taxes on Indian securities invested in by a Fund or its Subsidiary.

Industrials concentration risk

Columbia India Infrastructure ETF and Columbia India Small Cap ETF may be more susceptible to the particular risks that may affect companies in the industrials sector than if it was invested in a wider variety of companies in unrelated sectors. The performance of companies in the industrials sector may be affected by government regulation, world events and economic conditions.

Infrastructure concentration risk

Because Columbia India Infrastructure ETF concentrates its investments in the infrastructure sectors of India, the Fund may be adversely affected by increased price volatility of securities in that sector, and may be more susceptible to adverse economic, market, political or regulatory occurrences affecting that sector.

Materials concentration risk

Columbia India Infrastructure ETF may be more susceptible to the particular risks that may affect companies in the materials sector than if it was invested in a wider variety of companies in unrelated sectors. Companies in the materials sector are subject to certain risks, including that many materials companies are significantly affected by the level and volatility of commodity prices, exchange rates, import controls, worldwide competition, environmental policies and consumer demand. Performance of such companies may be affected by factors including, among others, that at times worldwide production of industrial materials has exceeded demand as a result of overbuilding or economic downturns, leading to poor investment returns or losses. Other risks may include liabilities for environmental damage and general civil liabilities, depletion of resources, and mandated expenditures for safety and pollution control. The materials sector may also be affected by economic cycles, technical progress, labor relations, and government regulations.

Non-diversification risk

Columbia EM Core ex-China ETF, Columbia Emerging Markets Consumer ETF, Columbia India Consumer ETF, Columbia India Infrastructure ETF and Columbia India Small Cap ETF are non-diversified funds. A non-diversified fund is permitted to invest a greater percentage of its total assets in fewer issuers than a diversified fund. The Fund may, therefore, have a greater risk of loss from a few issuers than a similar fund that invests more broadly.

Small cap companies risk

Columbia India Small Cap ETF primarily invests in small capitalization companies. Small cap companies may have greater volatility in price than the stocks of large cap companies due to limited product lines or resources or a dependency upon a particular market niche.

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NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (continued)

March 31, 2019

Technology and technology-related investment risk

Columbia EM Core ex-China ETF may be more susceptible to the particular risks that may affect companies in the information technology sector, as well as other technology-related sectors (collectively, the technology sectors) than if it was invested in a wider variety of companies in unrelated sectors. Companies in the technology sectors are subject to certain risks, including the risk that new services, equipment or technologies will not be accepted by consumers and businesses or will become rapidly obsolete. Performance of such companies may be affected by factors including obtaining and protecting patents (or the failure to do so) and significant competitive pressures, including aggressive pricing of their products or services, new market entrants, competition for market share and short product cycles due to an accelerated rate of technological developments. Such competitive pressures may lead to limited earnings and/or falling profit margins. As a result, the value of their securities may fall or fail to rise. In addition, many technology sector companies have limited operating histories and prices of these companies' securities historically have been more volatile than other securities, especially over the short term.

Note 9. Subsequent events

Management has evaluated the events and transactions that have occurred through the date the financial statements were issued. Other than as noted below, there were no items requiring adjustment of the financial statements or additional disclosure.

The Board of Trustees of Columbia ETF Trust II, based upon the recommendation of the Investment Manager, determined to close and liquidate each of Columbia Beyond BRICs ETF, Columbia EM Quality Dividend ETF, Columbia India Infrastructure ETF, and Columbia India Small Cap ETF (each a Liquidating Fund and together the Liquidating Funds). The last day of trading for the Liquidating Funds on the NYSE Arca Exchange is expected to be June 14, 2019. On or about June 21, 2019, each Liquidating Fund will make a liquidating distribution to remaining shareholders equal to the shareholder's proportionate interest in the net assets of the Liquidating Fund.

Note 10. Information regarding pending and settled legal proceedings

Ameriprise Financial and certain of its affiliates have historically been involved in a number of legal, arbitration and regulatory proceedings, including routine litigation, class actions, and governmental actions, concerning matters arising in connection with the conduct of their business activities. Ameriprise Financial believes that the Funds are not currently the subject of, and that neither Ameriprise Financial nor any of its affiliates are the subject of, any pending legal, arbitration or regulatory proceedings that are likely to have a material adverse effect on the Funds or the ability of Ameriprise Financial or its affiliates to perform under their contracts with the Funds. Ameriprise Financial is required to make quarterly (10-Q), annual (10-K) and, as necessary, 8-K filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) on legal and regulatory matters that relate to Ameriprise Financial and its affiliates. Copies of these filings may be obtained by accessing the SEC website at www.sec.gov.

There can be no assurance that these matters, or the adverse publicity associated with them, will not result in increased Fund redemptions, reduced sale of Fund shares or other adverse consequences to the Funds. Further, although we believe proceedings are not likely to have a material adverse effect on the Funds or the ability of Ameriprise Financial or its affiliates to perform under their contracts with the Funds, these proceedings are subject to uncertainties and, as such, we are unable to estimate the possible loss or range of loss that may result. An adverse outcome in one or more of these proceedings could result in adverse judgments, settlements, fines, penalties or other relief that could have a material adverse effect on the consolidated financial condition or results of operations of Ameriprise Financial.

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REPORT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM

To the Board of Trustees of Columbia ETF Trust II and Shareholders of each of the Funds listed in the table below

Opinions on the Financial Statements

We have audited the accompanying statements of assets and liabilities, including the portfolios of investments, of each of the Funds listed in the table below (seven of the funds constituting Columbia ETF Trust II, hereafter collectively referred to as the "Funds") as of March 31, 2019, the related statements of operations and of changes in net assets for each of the periods indicated in the table below, including the related notes, and the financial highlights for each of the periods indicated therein (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 March 31, 2019, the results of each of their operations and the changes in each of their net assets for the periods indicated in the table below, and each of the financial highlights for each of the periods indicated therein in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America.

Columbia Beyond BRICs ETF(1)

Columbia EM Core ex-China ETF(1)

Columbia EM Quality Dividend ETF(1)

Columbia Emerging Markets Consumer ETF(3)

Columbia India Consumer ETF(2)

Columbia India Infrastructure ETF(3)

Columbia India Small Cap ETF(3)

(1)  The statement of assets and liabilities, including the portfolio of investments, as of March 31, 2019, the related statement of operations for the year ended March 31, 2019, the statements of changes in net assets for each of the two years in the period ended March 31, 2019, including the related notes, and the financial highlights for each of the three years in the period ended March 31, 2019

(2)  The statement of assets and liabilities (consolidated), including the portfolio of investments (consolidated), as of March 31, 2019, the related statement of operations (consolidated) for the year ended March 31, 2019, the statements of changes in net assets (consolidated) for each of the two years in the period ended March 31, 2019, including the related notes, and the financial highlights (consolidated) for each of the three years in the period ended March 31, 2019

(3)  The statement of assets and liabilities, including the portfolio of investments, as of March 31, 2019, the related statement of operations (consolidated) for the year ended March 31, 2019, the statements of changes in net assets (consolidated) for each of the two years in the period ended March 31, 2019, including the related notes, and the financial highlights (consolidated) for each of the three years in the period ended March 31, 2019

The financial statements of the Funds as of and for the year ended March 31, 2016, and the financial highlights for each of the periods ended on or prior to March 31, 2016 (not presented herein, other than the financial highlights) were audited by other auditors whose report dated May 26, 2016 expressed unqualified opinions on those financial statements and financial highlights.

Basis for Opinions

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 of these financial statements 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 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. Our procedures included confirmation of securities owned as of March 31, 2019 by correspondence with the custodian, transfer agent and brokers; when replies were not received from brokers, we performed other auditing procedures. We believe that our audits provide a reasonable basis for our opinions.

/s/PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
Minneapolis, Minnesota
May 21, 2019

We have served as the auditor of one or more investment companies within the Columbia Funds Complex since 1977.

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FEDERAL INCOME TAX INFORMATION

(Unaudited)

The Funds hereby designate the following tax attributes for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2019. Shareholders will be notified in early 2020 of the amounts for use in preparing 2019 income tax returns.

    Qualified
dividend
income
  Foreign
taxes
paid
  Foreign
taxes
paid per
share
  Foreign
source
income
  Foreign
source
income
per share
 

Columbia Beyond BRICs ETF

   

81.74

%

 

$

164,637

   

$

0.11

   

$

1,902,755

   

$

1.27

   

Columbia EM Core ex-China ETF

   

52.73

%

 

$

40,380

   

$

0.09

   

$

308,812

   

$

0.69

   

Columbia EM Quality Dividend ETF

   

54.21

%

 

$

32,764

   

$

0.08

   

$

347,707

   

$

0.87

   

Columbia Emerging Markets Consumer ETF

   

100.00

%

 

$

531,478

   

$

0.04

   

$

8,560,990

   

$

0.67

   

Columbia India Consumer ETF

   

100.00

%

 

$

   

$

   

$

   

$

   

Columbia India Infrastructure ETF

   

100.00

%

 

$

   

$

   

$

   

$

   

Columbia India Small Cap ETF

   

0.00

%

 

$

   

$

   

$

   

$

   

Qualified dividend income. For taxable, non-corporate shareholders, the percentage of ordinary income distributed during the fiscal year that represents qualified dividend income subject to reduced tax rates.

Foreign Taxes. The Fund makes the election to pass through to shareholders the foreign taxes paid. Eligible shareholders may claim a foreign tax credit. These taxes, and the corresponding foreign source income, are provided.

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TRUSTEES AND OFFICERS

The Board oversees the Funds' operations and appoints officers who are responsible for day-to-day business decisions based on policies set by the Board. The following table provides basic biographical information about the Funds' Trustees as of the printing of this report, including their principal occupations during the past five years, although specific titles for individuals may have varied over the period. Certain Trustees may have served as a Trustee to other Funds in the Columbia Funds Complex prior to the date set forth in the Position Held with the Trusts and Length of Service column. Under current Board policy, Trustees not affiliated with the Investment Manager generally may serve through the end of the calendar year in which they reach the mandatory retirement age established by the Board.

Independent trustees

Name,
address,
year of birth
  Position held
with the Trusts and
length of service
  Principal occupation(s)
during the past five years
and other relevant
professional experience
  Number of
Funds in the
Columbia Funds
complex
overseen
  Other directorships
held by Trustee
during the past
five years
 
George S. Batejan
c/o Columbia Management
Investment Advisers, LLC,
225 Franklin Street,
Mail Drop BX32 05228,
Boston, MA 02110
1953
 

Trustee since January 2017 for each Trust

 

Executive Vice President, Global Head of Technology and Operations, Janus Capital Group, Inc., 2010-2016

 

123

 

Former Chairman of the Board, NICSA (National Investment Company Services Association) (Executive Committee, Nominating Committee and Governance Committee), 2014-2016; former Director, Intech Investment Management, 2011-2016; former Board Member, Metro Denver Chamber of Commerce, 2015-2016; former Advisory Board Member, University of Colorado Business School, 2015-2018

 
Kathleen Blatz
c/o Columbia Management
Investment Advisers, LLC,
225 Franklin Street,
Mail Drop BX32 05228,
Boston, MA 02110
1954
 

Trustee since April 2016 for CET I and September 2016 for CET II

 

Attorney, specializing in arbitration and mediation; Chief Justice, Minnesota Supreme Court, 1998-2006; Associate Justice, Minnesota Supreme Court, 1996-1998; Fourth Judicial District Court Judge, Hennepin County, 1994-1996; Attorney in private practice and public service, 1984-1993; State Representative, Minnesota House of Representatives, 1979-1993, which included service on the Tax and Financial Institutions and Insurance Committees; Member and Interim Chair, Minnesota Sports Facilities Authority, January-July 2017; Interim President and Chief Executive Officer, Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Minnesota (health care insurance), February-July 2018

 

123

 

Trustee, BlueCross BlueShield of Minnesota since 2009 (Chair of the Business Development Committee 2014-2017; Chair of the Governance Committee since 2017); Chair of the Robina Foundation since August 2013; former Member and Chair of the Board, Minnesota Sports Facilities Authority, January 2017-July 2017

 

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TRUSTEES AND OFFICERS (continued)

Independent trustees (continued)

Name,
address,
year of birth
  Position held
with the Trusts and
length of service
  Principal occupation(s)
during the past five years
and other relevant
professional experience
  Number of
Funds in the
Columbia Funds
complex
overseen
  Other directorships
held by Trustee
during the past
five years
 
Edward J. Boudreau, Jr.
c/o Columbia Management
Investment Advisers, LLC,
225 Franklin Street,
Mail Drop BX32 05228,
Boston, MA 02110
1944
 

Chair of the Board since January 2018; Trustee since April 2016 for CET I and September 2016 for CET II

 

Managing Director, E.J. Boudreau & Associates (consulting) since 2000; FINRA Industry Arbitrator, 2002-present; Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, John Hancock Investments (asset management), Chairman and Interested Trustee for open-end and closed-end funds offered by John Hancock, 1989-2000; John Hancock Mutual Life Insurance Company, including Senior Vice President and Treasurer and Senior Vice President Information Technology, 1968-1988

 

123

 

Former Trustee, Boston Museum of Science (Chair of Finance Committee), 1985-2013; former Trustee, BofA Funds Series Trust (11 funds), 2005-2011

 
Pamela G. Carlton
c/o Columbia Management
Investment Advisers, LLC,
225 Franklin Street,
Mail Drop BX32 05228,
Boston, MA 02110
1954
 

Trustee since April 2016 for CET I and September 2016 for CET II

 

President, Springboard — Partners in Cross Cultural Leadership (consulting company) since 2003; Managing Director of US Equity Research, JP Morgan Chase, 1999-2003; Director of US Equity Research, Chase Asset Management, 1996-1999; Co-Director Latin America Research, 1993-1996, COO Global Research, 1992-1996, Co-Director of US Research, 1991-1992, Investment Banker, Morgan Stanley, 1982-1991

 

123

 

Trustee, New York Presbyterian Hospital Board (Executive Committee and Chair of Human Resources Committee) since 1996; Director, Laurel Road Bank (Audit Committee) since 2017

 
Patricia M. Flynn
c/o Columbia Management
Investment Advisers, LLC,
225 Franklin Street,
Mail Drop BX32 05228,
Boston, MA 02110
1950
 

Trustee since April 2016 for CET I and September 2016 for CET II

 

Trustee Professor of Economics and Management, Bentley University since 1976 (also teaches and conducts research on corporate governance); Dean, McCallum Graduate School of Business, Bentley University, 1992-2002

 

123

 

Trustee, MA Taxpayers Foundation since 1997; Board of Directors, The MA Business Roundtable since 2003; Board of Governors, Innovation Institute, MA Technology Collaborative since 2010

 
Brian J. Gallagher
c/o Columbia Management
Investment Advisers, LLC,
225 Franklin Street
Mail Drop BX32 05228,
Boston, MA 02110
1954
 

Trustee since December 2017 for each Trust

 

Retired; Partner with Deloitte & Touche LLP and its predecessors, 1977-2016

 

121

 

Trustee, Catholic Schools Foundation since 2004

 
Catherine James Paglia
c/o Columbia Management
Investment Advisers, LLC,
225 Franklin Street,
Mail Drop BX32 05228,
Boston, MA 02110
1952
 

Trustee since April 2016 for CET I and September 2016 for CET II

 

Director, Enterprise Asset Management, Inc. (private real estate and asset management company) since September 1998; Managing Director and Partner, Interlaken Capital, Inc., 1989-1997; Managing Director, Morgan Stanley, 1982-1989; Vice President, Investment Banking, 1980-1982, Associate, Investment Banking, 1976-1980, Dean Witter Reynolds, Inc.

 

123

 

Director, Valmont Industries, Inc. (irrigation systems manufacturer) since 2012; Trustee, Carleton College (on the Investment Committee); Trustee, Carnegie Endowment for International Peace (on the Investment Committee)

 

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TRUSTEES AND OFFICERS (continued)

Independent trustees (continued)

Name,
address,
year of birth
  Position held
with the Trusts and
length of service
  Principal occupation(s)
during the past five years
and other relevant
professional experience
  Number of
Funds in the
Columbia Funds
complex
overseen
  Other directorships
held by Trustee
during the past
five years
 
Anthony M. Santomero
c/o Columbia Management
Investment Advisers, LLC,
225 Franklin Street,
Mail Drop BX32 05228,
Boston, MA 02110
1946
 

Trustee since April 2016 for CET I and September 2016 for CET II

 

Richard K. Mellon Professor Emeritus of Finance, The Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania, since 2002; Senior Advisor, McKinsey & Company (consulting), 2006-2008; President, Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia, 2000-2006; Professor of Finance, The Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania, 1972-2002

 

123

 

Trustee, Penn Mutual Life Insurance Company since March 2008; Director, Renaissance Reinsurance Ltd. since May 2008; former Trustee, BofA Funds Series Trust (11 funds), 2008-2011; former Director, Citigroup Inc. and Citibank, N.A., 2009-2019

 
Minor M. Shaw
c/o Columbia Management
Investment Advisers, LLC,
225 Franklin Street,
Mail Drop BX32 05228,
Boston, MA 02110
1947
 

Trustee since April 2016 for CET I and September 2016 for CET II

 

President, Micco LLC (private investments) since 2011; President, Micco Corp. (family investment business), 1998-2011

 

123

 

Director, BlueCross BlueShield of South Carolina since April 2008; Board Chair, Hollingsworth Funds since 2016; Advisory Board member, Duke Energy Corp. since October 2016; Chair of the Duke Endowment; Chair of Greenville — Spartanburg Airport Commission; former Trustee, BofA Funds Series Trust (11 funds), 2003-2011; former Director, Piedmont Natural Gas, 2004-2016; former Director, National Association of Corporate Directors, Carolinas Chapter, 2013-2018

 
Sandra Yeager
c/o Columbia Management
Investment Advisers, LLC,
225 Franklin Street
Mail Drop BX32 05228,
Boston, MA 02110
1964
 

Trustee since 12/17

 

Retired; President and founder, Hanoverian Capital, LLC (SEC registered investment advisor firm), 2008-2016; Managing Director, DuPont Capital, 2006-2008; Managing Director, Morgan Stanley Investment Management, 2004-2006; Senior Vice President, Alliance Bernstein, 1990-2004

 

121

 

Director, NAPE Education Foundation since October 2016

 

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TRUSTEES AND OFFICERS (continued)

Interested trustee affiliated with Investment Manager*

Name,
address,
year of birth
  Position held
with the Trusts and
length of service
  Principal occupation(s)
during the past five years
and other relevant
professional experience
  Number of
Funds in the
Columbia Funds
complex
overseen
  Other directorships
held by Trustee
during the past
five years
 
William F. Truscott
c/o Columbia Management
Investment Advisers, LLC,
225 Franklin St.Boston,
MA 02110
1960
 

Trustee and Senior Vice President since April 2016 for CET I and September 2016 for CET II

 

Chairman of the Board and President, Columbia Management Investment Advisers, LLC since May 2010 and February 2012, respectively; Chief Executive Officer, Global Asset Management, Ameriprise Financial, Inc. since September 2012 (previously Chief Executive Officer, U.S. Asset Management & President, Annuities, May 2010-September 2012); Director and Chief Executive Officer, Columbia Management Investment Distributors, Inc. since May 2010 and February 2012, respectively; Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer, RiverSource Distributors, Inc. since 2006; Director, Threadneedle Asset Management Holdings, SARL since 2014; President and Chief Executive Officer, Ameriprise Certificate Company, 2006-August 2012.

 

192

 

Chairman of the Board, Columbia Management Investment Advisers, LLC since May 2010; Director, Columbia Management Investment Distributors, Inc. since May 2010; former Director, Ameriprise Certificate Company, 2006-January 2013

 

*  Interested person (as defined under the 1940 Act) by reason of being an officer, director, security holder and/or employee of the Investment Manager or Ameriprise Financial.

The Statement of Additional Information has additional information about the Funds' Board members and is available without charge, upon request by calling 888.800.4347 or visiting columbiathreadneedleus.com/etfs.

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TRUSTEES AND OFFICERS (continued)

The Board has appointed officers who are responsible for day-to-day business decisions based on policies it has established. The officers serve at the pleasure of the Board. The following table provides basic information about the Officers of the Funds as of the printing of this report, including principal occupations during the past five years, although their specific titles may have varied over the period. In addition to Mr. Truscott, who is Senior Vice President, the Funds' other officers are:

Fund officers

Name,
address and
year of birth
  Position and year
first appointed to
position for any Fund
in the Columbia
Funds complex or a
predecessor thereof
 

Principal occupation(s) during past five years

 
Christopher O. Petersen
5228 Ameriprise
Financial Center
Minneapolis, MN 55474
Born 1970
 

President and Principal Executive Officer (2015)

 

Vice President and Lead Chief Counsel, Ameriprise Financial, Inc. since January 2015 (previously, Vice President and Chief Counsel, January 2010-December 2014); officer of Columbia Funds and affiliated funds since 2007.

 
Michael G. Clarke
225 Franklin Street
Boston, MA 02110
Born 1969
 

Chief Financial Officer (Principal Financial Officer) (2009) and Senior Vice President (2019)

 

Vice President — Accounting and Tax, Columbia Management Investment Advisers, LLC, since May 2010; senior officer of Columbia Funds and affiliated funds since 2002 (previously, Treasurer and Chief Accounting Officer, January 2009-January 2019 and December 2015-January 2019, respectively).

 
Marybeth Pilat
225 Franklin Street
Boston, MA 02110
Born 1968
 

Treasurer and Chief Accounting Officer (Principal Accounting Officer) (2019)

 

Vice President — Product Pricing and Administration, Columbia Management Investment Advisers, LLC, since May 2017; Director — Fund Administration, Calvert Investments, August 2015-March 2017; Vice President — Fund Administration, Legg Mason, May 2015-July 2015; Vice President — Fund Administration, Columbia Management Investment Advisers, LLC, May 2010-April 2015.

 
Paul B. Goucher
485 Lexington Avenue
New York, NY 10017
Born 1968
 

Senior Vice President (2011), and Assistant Secretary (2008)

 

Senior Vice President and Assistant General Counsel, Ameriprise Financial, Inc. since January 2017 (previously Vice President and Lead Chief Counsel, November 2008-January 2017 and January 2013-January 2017, respectively); Vice President, Chief Legal Officer and Assistant Secretary, Columbia Management Investment Advisers, LLC since March 2015 (previously Vice President and Assistant Secretary, May 2010-March 2015).

 
Thomas P. McGuire
225 Franklin Street
Boston, MA 02110
Born 1972
 

Senior Vice President and Chief Compliance Officer (2012)

 

Vice President — Asset Management Compliance, Ameriprise Financial, Inc., since May 2010; Chief Compliance Officer, Ameriprise Certificate Company since September 2010.

 
Colin Moore
225 Franklin Street
Boston, MA 02110
Born 1958
 

Senior Vice President (2010)

 

Executive Vice President and Global Chief Investment Officer, Ameriprise Financial, Inc., since July 2013; Executive Vice President and Global Chief Investment Officer, Columbia Management Investment Advisers, LLC since July 2013.

 
Ryan C. Larrenaga
225 Franklin Street
Boston, MA 02110
Born 1970
 

Senior Vice President (2017), Chief Legal Officer (2017), and Secretary (2015)

 

Vice President and Chief Counsel, Ameriprise Financial, Inc. since August 2018 (previously, Vice President and Group Counsel, August 2011-August 2018); officer of Columbia Funds and affiliated funds since 2005.

 
Michael E. DeFao
225 Franklin Street
Boston, MA 02110
Born 1968
 

Vice President (2011) and Assistant Secretary (2010)

 

Vice President and Chief Counsel, Ameriprise Financial, Inc. since May 2010.

 

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TRUSTEES AND OFFICERS (continued)

Fund officers (continued)

Name,
address and
year of birth
  Position and year
first appointed to
position for any Fund
in the Columbia
Funds complex or a
predecessor thereof
 

Principal occupation(s) during past five years

 
Amy Johnson
5228 Ameriprise
Financial Center
Minneapolis, MN 55474
Born 1965
 

Vice President (2006)

 

Managing Director and Global Head of Operations, Columbia Management Investment Advisers, LLC since April 2016 (previously Managing Director and Chief Operating Officer, 2010-2016).

 
Lyn Kephart-Strong
5228 Ameriprise
Financial Center
Minneapolis, MN 55474
Born 1960
 

Vice President (2015)

 

President, Columbia Management Investment Services Corp. since October 2014; Vice President & Resolution Officer, Ameriprise Trust Company since August 2009.

 

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ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

Proxy voting policies and procedures

A description of the Trust's proxy voting policies and procedures that the Trust uses to determine how to vote proxies relating to portfolio securities, and each Fund's proxy voting record for the most recent twelve-month period ended June 30 is available, without charge, by visiting columbiathreadneedleus.com/etfs or searching the website of the Securities and Exchange Commission (the SEC) at sec.gov.

Quarterly schedule of investments

The Funds file a complete schedule of portfolio holdings with the SEC for the first and third quarters of each fiscal year on Form N-Q or Form N-PORT (available for filings after March 31, 2019). The Funds' Form N-Q or Form N-PORT is available on the SEC's website at sec.gov. Each Fund's complete schedule of portfolio holdings, as filed on Form N-Q or Form N-PORT, can also be obtained without charge, upon request, by calling 888.800.4347.

Additional Fund information

For more information about the Funds, please visit columbiathreadneedleus.com/etfs or call 888.800.4347.

Fund investment manager
Columbia Management Investment Advisers, LLC
225 Franklin Street
Boston, MA 02110

Fund distributor
ALPS Distributors, Inc.
1290 Broadway
Suite 1100
Denver, CO 80203

ALPS Distributors, Inc. is not affiliated with Columbia Management Investment Advisers, LLC.

Fund administrator, custodian & transfer agent
The Bank of New York Mellon Corp.
240 Greenwich Street
New York, NY 10286

The Bank of New York Mellon Corp. is not affiliated with Columbia Management Investment Advisers, LLC.

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Columbia ETF Trust II

225 Franklin Street

Boston, MA 02110

Investors should consider the investment objectives, risks, charges and expenses of an exchange-traded fund (ETF) carefully before investing. For a free prospectus and summary prospectus, which contains this and other important information about the ETFs, visit columbiathreadneedleus.com/etfs. Read the prospectus and summary prospectus carefully before investing. Columbia Management Investment Advisers, LLC serves as the investment manager to the ETFs. The ETFs are distributed by ALPS Distributors, Inc., which is not affiliated with Columbia Management Investment Advisers, LLC, or its parent company, Ameriprise Financial, Inc.
© 2019 Columbia Management Investment Advisers, LLC.

columbiathreadneedleus.com/etfs

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Item 2. Code of Ethics.

 

(a)         The registrant has adopted a code of ethics that applies to the registrant’s principal executive officer, principal financial officer, principal accounting officer or controller, or persons performing similar functions, regardless of whether these individuals are employed by the registrant or a third party.

 

(b)         During the period covered by this report, there were not any amendments to a provision of the code of ethics that applies to the registrant’s principal executive officer, principal financial officer, principal accounting officer or controller, or persons performing similar functions, regardless of whether these individuals are employed by the registrant or a third party, and that relates to any element of the code of ethics definition enumerated in paragraph (b) of this Item.

 

(c)          During the period covered by this report, there were no waivers, including any implicit waivers, from a provision of the code of ethics to the registrant’s principal executive officer, principal financial officer, principal accounting officer or controller, or persons performing similar functions, regardless of whether these individuals are employed by the registrant or a third party that relates to one or more of the items set forth in paragraph (b) of this Item.

 

Item 3. Audit Committee Financial Expert.

 

The registrant’s Board of Trustees has determined that Pamela G. Carlton, Anthony M. Santomero, Brian J. Gallagher and Catherine James Paglia, each of whom are members of the registrant’s Board of Trustees and Audit Committee, each qualify as an audit committee financial expert.  Ms. Carlton, Mr. Santomero, Mr. Gallagher and Ms. Paglia are each independent trustees, as defined in paragraph (a)(2) of this item’s instructions.

 

Item 4. Principal Accountant Fees and Services.

 

Fee information below is disclosed for the seven series of the registrant whose reports to stockholders are included in this annual filing. Fiscal Year 2018 also includes fees from two funds that liquidated during the period.

 

(a) Audit Fees. Aggregate Audit Fees billed by the principal accountant for professional services rendered during the fiscal years ended March 31, 2019 and March 31, 2018 are approximately as follows:

 

2019

 

2018

 

$

94,500

 

$

94,500

 

 

Audit Fees include amounts related to the audit of the registrant’s annual financial statements or services that are normally provided by the accountant in connection with statutory and regulatory filings or engagements for those fiscal years.

 


 

(b) Audit-Related Fees. Aggregate Audit-Related Fees billed to the registrant by the principal accountant for professional services rendered during the fiscal years ended March 31, 2019 and March 31, 2018 are approximately as follows:

 

2019

 

2018

 

$

0

 

$

0

 

 

Audit-Related Fees include amounts for assurance and related services by the principal accountant that are reasonably related to the performance of the audit of the registrant’s financial statements and are not reported in Audit Fees above.  In fiscal year 2019, Audit-Related Fees consist of agreed-upon procedures performed for semi-annual shareholder reports.

 

During the fiscal years ended March 31, 2019 and March 31, 2018, there were no Audit-Related Fees billed by the registrant’s principal accountant to the registrant’s investment adviser (not including any sub-adviser whose role is primarily portfolio management and is subcontracted with or overseen by another investment adviser) and any entity controlling, controlled by, or under common control with the adviser that provides ongoing services to the registrant for an engagement that related directly to the operations and financial reporting of the registrant.

 

(c) Tax Fees. Aggregate Tax Fees billed by the principal accountant to the registrant for professional services rendered during the fiscal years ended March 31, 2019 and March 31, 2018 are approximately as follows:

 

2019

 

2018

 

$

78,100

 

$

89,100

 

 

Tax Fees include amounts for the review of annual tax returns, the review of required shareholder distribution calculations and typically include amounts for professional services by the principal accountant for tax compliance, tax advice and tax planning. Fiscal Year 2018 also includes Tax Fees for agreed-upon procedures related to a fund liquidation and a final tax return.

 

During the fiscal years ended March 31, 2019 and March 31, 2018, there were no Tax Fees  billed by the registrant’s principal accountant to the registrant’s investment adviser (not including any sub-adviser whose role is primarily portfolio management and is subcontracted with or overseen by another investment adviser) and any entity controlling, controlled by, or under common control with the adviser that provides ongoing services to the registrant for an engagement that related directly to the operations and financial reporting of the registrant.

 

(d) All Other Fees. Aggregate All Other Fees billed by the principal accountant to the registrant for professional services rendered during the fiscal years ended March 31, 2019 and March 31, 2018 are approximately as follows:

 

2019

 

2018

 

$

0

 

$

0

 

 

All Other Fees include amounts for products and services provided by the principal accountant, other than the services reported in paragraphs (a) through (c) above.

 


 

During the fiscal years ended March 31, 2019 and March 31, 2018, there were no Aggregate All Other Fees billed by the registrant’s principal accountant to the registrant’s investment adviser (not including any sub-adviser whose role is primarily portfolio management and is subcontracted with or overseen by another investment adviser) and any entity controlling, controlled by, or under common control with the adviser that provides ongoing services to the registrant for an engagement that related directly to the operations and financial reporting of the registrant.

 

(e)(1) Audit Committee Pre-Approval Policies and Procedures

 

The registrant’s Audit Committee is required to pre-approve the engagement of the registrant’s independent auditors to provide audit and non-audit services to the registrant and non-audit services to its investment adviser (excluding any sub-adviser whose role is primarily portfolio management and is sub-contracted or overseen by another investment adviser (the “Adviser”) or any entity controlling, controlled by or under common control with the Adviser that provides ongoing services to the Fund (a “Control Affiliate”) if the engagement relates directly to the operations and financial reporting of the registrant.

 

The Audit Committee has adopted a Policy for Engagement of Independent Auditors for Audit and Non-Audit Services (the “Policy”). The Policy sets forth the understanding of the Audit Committee regarding the engagement of the registrant’s independent accountants to provide (i) audit and permissible audit-related, tax and other services to the registrant (“Fund Services”); (ii) non-audit services to the registrant’s Adviser and any Control Affiliates, that relates directly to the operations and financial reporting of a Fund (“Fund-related Adviser Services”); and (iii) certain other audit and non-audit services to the registrant’s Adviser and its Control Affiliates. A service will require specific pre-approval by the Audit Committee if it is to be provided by the Fund’s independent auditor; provided, however, that pre-approval of non-audit services to the Fund, the Adviser or Control Affiliates may be waived if certain de minimis requirements set forth in the SEC’s rules are met.

 

Under the Policy, the Audit Committee may delegate pre-approval authority to any pre-designated member or members who are independent board members.  The member(s) to whom such authority is delegated must report, for informational purposes only, any pre-approval decisions to the Audit Committee at its next regular meeting. The Audit Committee’s responsibilities with respect to the pre-approval of services performed by the independent auditor may not be delegated to management.

 

On an annual basis, at a regularly scheduled Audit Committee meeting, the Fund’s Treasurer or other Fund officer shall submit to the Audit Committee a schedule of the types of Fund Services and Fund-related Adviser Services that are subject to specific pre-approval. This schedule will provide a description of each type of service that is subject to specific pre-approval, along with total projected fees for each service.  The pre-approval will generally cover a one-year period. The Audit Committee will review and approve the types of services and the projected fees for the next one-year period and may add to, or subtract from, the list of pre-approved services from time to time, based on subsequent determinations.  This specific approval acknowledges that the Audit Committee is in agreement with the specific types of services that the independent auditor will be permitted to perform and the projected fees for each service.

 

The Fund’s Treasurer or other Fund officer shall report to the Audit Committee at each of its regular meetings regarding all Fund Services or Fund-related Adviser Services provided since the last such report was rendered, including a description of the services, by category, with forecasted fees for the

 


 

annual reporting period, proposed changes requiring specific pre-approval and a description of services provided by the independent auditor, by category, with actual fees during the current reporting period.

 

*****

 

(e)(2) 100% of the services performed for items (b) through (d) above during 2019 and 2018 were pre-approved by the registrant’s Audit Committee.

 

(f) Not applicable.

 

(g) The aggregate non-audit fees billed by the registrant’s accountant for services rendered to the registrant, and rendered to the registrant’s investment adviser (not including any sub-adviser whose role is primarily portfolio management and is subcontracted with or overseen by another investment adviser), and any entity controlling, controlled by, or under common control with the adviser that provides ongoing services to the registrant for the fiscal years ended March 31, 2019 and March 31, 2018 are approximately as follows:

 

2019

 

2018

 

$

78,100

 

$

89,100

 

 

(h) The registrant’s Audit Committee of the Board of Directors has considered whether the provision of non-audit services that were rendered to the registrant’s adviser (not including any sub-adviser whose role is primarily portfolio management and is subcontracted with or overseen by another investment adviser), and any entity controlling, controlled by, or under common control with the investment adviser that provides ongoing services to the registrant that were not pre-approved pursuant to paragraph (c)(7)(ii) of Rule 2-01 of Regulation S-X, is compatible with maintaining the principal accountant’s independence.

 

Item 5. Audit Committee of Listed Registrants.

 

(a)         The Registrant is an issuer as defined in Section 10A-3 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and has a separately-designated standing Audit Committee in accordance with Section 3(a)(58)(A) of such Act. The Board’s independent Trustees, Pamela G. Carlton, Anthony Santomero, Brian J. Gallagher and Catherine James Paglia are all members of the Audit Committee.

 

(b) Not Applicable.

 

Item 6. Investments

 

(a)         The registrant’s “Schedule I — Investments in securities of unaffiliated issuers” (as set forth in 17 CFR 210.12-12) is included in Item 1 of this Form N-CSR.

 

(b)         Not applicable.

 


 

Item 7. Disclosure of Proxy Voting Policies and Procedures for Closed-End Management Investment Companies.

 

Not applicable.

 

Item 8.  Portfolio Managers of Closed-End Management Investment Companies.

 

Not applicable.

 

Item 9. Purchases of Equity Securities by Closed-End Management Investment Company and Affiliated Purchasers.

 

Not applicable.

 

Item 10. Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.

 

There were no material changes to the procedures by which shareholders may recommend nominees to the registrant’s board of directors.

 

Item 11. Controls and Procedures.

 

(a)         The registrant’s principal executive officer and principal financial officers, based on their evaluation of the registrant’s disclosure controls and procedures as of a date within 90 days of the filing of this report, have concluded that such controls and procedures are adequately designed to ensure that information required to be disclosed by the registrant in Form N-CSR is accumulated and communicated to the registrant’s management, including the principal executive officer and principal financial officer, or persons performing similar functions, as appropriate to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosure.

 

(b)         There was no change in the registrant’s internal controls 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.

 

Item 12. Disclosure of Securities Lending Activities for Closed-End Management Investment Companies.

 

Not applicable.

 

Item 13. Exhibits.

 

(a)(1) Code of ethics required to be disclosed under Item 2 of Form N-CSR attached hereto as Exhibit 99.CODE ETH.

 

(a)(2) Certifications pursuant to Rule 30a-2(a) under the Investment Company Act of 1940 (17 CFR 270.30a-2(a)) attached hereto as Exhibit 99.CERT.

 

(a)(3) Not applicable.

 


 

(a)(4) Not applicable.

 

(b) Certification pursuant to Rule 30a-2(b) under the Investment Company Act of 1940 (17 CFR 270.30a-2(b)) attached hereto as Exhibit 99.906CERT.

 


 

SIGNATURES

 

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and the Investment Company Act of 1940, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.

 

(Registrant)

Columbia ETF Trust II

 

 

By (Signature and Title)*

/s/ Christopher O. Petersen

 

Christopher O. Petersen, President and Principal Executive Officer

 

 

Date

5/21/2019

 

 

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and the Investment Company Act of 1940, this report has been signed below by the following persons on behalf of the registrant and in the capacities and on the dates indicated.

 

By (Signature and Title)*

/s/ Christopher O. Petersen

 

Christopher O. Petersen, President and Principal Executive Officer

 

 

Date

5/21/2019

 

 

By (Signature and Title)*

/s/ Michael G. Clarke

 

Michael G. Clarke, Chief Financial Officer

 

 

Date

5/21/2019

 


* Print the name and title of each signing officer under his or her signature.