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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 811-22704

 

CAMBRIA ETF TRUST

(Exact name of registrant as specified in charter)

 

2321 Rosecrans Avenue

Suite 3225

El Segundo, CA 90245

(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip code)

 

Corporation Service Company 2711 Centerville Road

Suite 400

Wilmington, DE 19808

(Name and address of agent for service)

 

With a Copy to:

W. John McGuire

Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP

1111 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW

Washington, D.C. 20004

 

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: 1-310-683-5500

 

Date of fiscal year end: April 30

 

Date of reporting period: April 30, 2022

 

 

 

 

Item 1. Reports to Stockholders.

 

 

 

 

Cambria Shareholder Yield ETF (SYLD)

Cambria Foreign Shareholder Yield ETF (FYLD)

Cambria Global Value ETF (GVAL)

Cambria Global Momentum ETF (GMOM)

Cambria Global Asset Allocation ETF (GAA)

Cambria Value and Momentum ETF (VAMO)

Cambria Global Tail Risk ETF (FAIL)

Cambria Emerging Shareholder Yield ETF (EYLD)

Cambria Tail Risk ETF (TAIL)

Cambria Trinity ETF (TRTY)

Cambria Cannabis ETF (TOKE)

Cambria Global Real Estate ETF (BLDG)

  

Annual Report

 

April 30, 2022

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cambria Investment Management

 

Table of Contents

 

 

 

 

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

  

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

 

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

 

 

 

 

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

 

Dear Shareholder:

 

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

 

SYLD

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

FYLD

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

GVAL

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

GMOM

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

GAA

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

VAMO

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

FAIL

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

EYLD

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

TAIL

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

TRTY

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

TOKE

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

BLDG

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

Sincerely,

 

Mebane Faber

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

 

*Fund inception date is May 13, 2013.

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

 

*Fund inception date is December 2, 2013.

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

 

*Fund inception date is March 11, 2014.

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

 

*Fund inception date is November 3, 2014.

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

 

*Fund inception date is December 9, 2014.

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

 

*Fund inception date is September 8, 2015.

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

 

*Fund inception date is February 22, 2016.

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

 

*Fund inception date is April 5, 2017.

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

 

*Fund inception date is September 10, 2018.

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

 

*Fund inception date is July 25, 2019.

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

 

*Fund inception date is September 24, 2020.

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

 
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Cambria Shareholder Yield ETF Schedule of Investments

April 30, 2022

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

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

 

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

 

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

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

 

Investment Abbreviations:

 

PLC - Public Limited Company

 

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

 

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

 

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

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Sector Weightings

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

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

 

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

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

 

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

 

Investment Abbreviations:

 

GmbH - German Company with limited liability

KGaA - German Master Limited Partnership

Oyj - Finnish public stock company

PLC - Public Limited Company

SpA - Italian Public Limited Company

 

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

 

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

 

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

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  April 30, 2022

 

Sector Weightings    

Cambria Global Value ETF

Financials

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

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  April 30, 2022

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

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Cambria Global Value ETF Schedule of Investments
  April 30, 2022

 

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

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

 

Investment Abbreviations:

 

ETF- Exchange Traded Fund

PJSC - Private Joint Stock Company

PLC - Public Limited Company

MSCI - Morgan Stanley Capital International

  

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

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Cambria Global Value ETF Schedule of Investments
  April 30, 2022

 

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

 

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

 

Cambria Global Value ETF                

 

Investments in Securities at 

Level 1 - Quoted

and Unadjusted

  

Level 2-
Other

Significant

Observable

  

Level 3-
Significant

Unobservable

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

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Cambria Global Momentum ETF

Schedule of Investments

  April 30, 2022

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

Investment Abbreviations:

 

ETF - Exchange Traded Fund

FTSE - Financial Times Stock Exchange

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

Investments no longer affiliated as of April 30, 2022

 

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

 

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

considered Level 1, in accordance with the authoritative guidance on

fair value measurements and disclosure under U.S. generally

accepted accounting principles.

 

Please see Note 2 in Notes to Financial Statements for further

information regarding fair value measurements.

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.
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  April 30, 2022

 

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

Total Short-Term Investment

(Cost $7,056,451)

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
7,056,451
 
 
           

Total Investments (115.08%)

(Cost $52,138,458)

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

 

Percentages based on Net Assets.

 

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

 

Investment Abbreviations:

 

ETF - Exchange Traded Funds

FTSE - Financial Times Stock Exchange

SPDR - Standard & Poor's Depository Receipt

TIPS - Treasury Inflation Protected Security

 

 

 

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.
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  April 30, 2022

 

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

 

Security Name  Market Value
as of

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

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

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

 

*Formerly known as Cambria Sovereign Bond ETF

 

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

 

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

 

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

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 
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  April 30, 2022

 

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

 

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

 

Percentages based on Net Assets.

 

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

 

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

 
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  April 30, 2022

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

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

 

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

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

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

 

Percentages based on Net Assets.

 

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

 

Currency Abbreviations:

 

COP — Colombian Peso

TRY— Turkish Lira

 

Investment Abbreviations:

 

EAFE - Europe, Australasia and Far East

ETF - Exchange Traded Funds

MSCI- Morgan Stanley Capital International

MXEA- Ticker for MSCI EAFE Index

MXEF- Ticker for MSCI Emerging Markets Index

TIPS - Treasury Inflation Protected Security

 

Cambria Global Tail Risk ETF

 

   Level 1-
Quoted and
  

Level 2-
Other

Significant

  

Level 3-

Significant

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

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

 

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

 

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

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

  

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

 

Percentages based on Net Assets.

 

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

 

Investment Abbreviations: 

 

ADR - American Depository Receipt 

AS - Turkish Joint Stock Companies 

PAO - Russian Public Stock Companies 

PJSC - Private Joint Stock Company 

PLC - Public Limited Company 

SA - Brazilian Limited Liability Corporation 

TAS - Turkish Joint Stock Companies

 

Cambria Emerging Shareholder Yield ETF

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

 

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

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Cambria Tail Risk ETF Schedule of Investments
  April 30, 2022

  

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

  

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

 

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

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Cambria Trinity ETF Schedule of Investments
  April 30, 2022

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

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Cambria Trinity ETF Schedule of Investments
  April 30, 2022

 

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

 

Percentages based on Net Assets.

 

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

 

Investment Abbreviations:

 

ETF - Exchange Traded Funds

FTSE - Financial Times Stock Exchange

SPDR - Standard & Poor's Depository Receipt

TIPS - Treasury Inflation Protected Security

 

 

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

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Cambria Trinity ETF Schedule of Investments
  April 30, 2022

 

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

 
Security Name 

Market Value

as of
April 30,
2021

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

 

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

considered Level 1, in accordance with the authoritative guidance on

fair value measurements and disclosure under U.S. generally

accepted accounting principles.

 

Please see Note 2 in Notes to Financial Statements for further

information regarding fair value measurements.

 

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

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Cambria Cannabis ETF Schedule of Investments

April 30, 2022

 

Country Composition (April 30, 2022)

 

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

 

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

 

Sector Weightings

 

Cambria Cannabis ETF 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

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April 30, 2022

 

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

 

Percentages based on Net Assets.

 

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

 

Investment Abbreviations: 

 

ADR - American Depository Receipt

PLC - Public Limited Company

 

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

 

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

 

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

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

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  April 30, 2022

 

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

 

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

Percentages based on Net Assets.

 

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

 

Investment Abbreviations: 

 

AS- Turkish Joint Stock Companies 

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

REIT- Real Estate Investment Trust 

SA de CV- Mexican Public Limited Company with Variable Capital 

 

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

  

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

  

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

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

 

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

 

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

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

 

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

 

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

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

 

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

 

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

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

 

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

 

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

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

 

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

 

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

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

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Cambria ETF Trust Statements of Changes in Net Assets

 

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

 

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

 

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

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Cambria ETF Trust Statements of Changes in Net Assets

 

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

 

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

 

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

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Cambria ETF Trust Statements of Changes in Net Assets

 

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

 

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

 

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

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Cambria ETF Trust Statements of Changes in Net Assets

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

 

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

 

 

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

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Cambria ETF Trust Statements of Changes in Net Assets

 

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

 

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

  

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

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Cambria ETF Trust Statements of Changes in Net Assets

 

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

 

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

  

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

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

 

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

 

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

 

 

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

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

 

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

 

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

  

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

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

 

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

 

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

  

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

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

 

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

 

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

  

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

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

 

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

 

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

  

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

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

 

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

 

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

  

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

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

 

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

  

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

  

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

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

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

 

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

 

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

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

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

 

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

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

 

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

 

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

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

 

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

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

 

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

 

(a)Inception date September 23, 2020.

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

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

(d)Annualized.

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

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

 

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

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Cambria ETF Trust Notes to Financial Statements
  April 30, 2022

 

1. ORGANIZATION

 

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

2. SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES

 

 

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

 

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

 

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Cambria ETF Trust Notes to Financial Statements
  April 30, 2022

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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Cambria ETF Trust Notes to Financial Statements
  April 30, 2022

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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Cambria ETF Trust Notes to Financial Statements
  April 30, 2022

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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Cambria ETF Trust Notes to Financial Statements
  April 30, 2022

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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Cambria ETF Trust Notes to Financial Statements
  April 30, 2022

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

3. OFFSETTING ASSETS AND LIABILITIES

 

 

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

 

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

 

4. RELATED PARTIES

 

 

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

 

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Cambria ETF Trust Notes to Financial Statements
  April 30, 2022

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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  April 30, 2022

 

5. INVESTMENT TRANSACTIONS

 

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

6. PRINCIPAL RISKS

 

 

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

 

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

 

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  April 30, 2022

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

7. GUARANTEES AND INDEMNIFICATIONS

 

 

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

 

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

 

8. INCOME TAXES

 

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

9. SECURITIES LENDING

 

 

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

 

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

 

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Cambria ETF Trust Notes to Financial Statements
  April 30, 2022

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

10. SUBSEQUENT EVENTS

 

 

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

 

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Cambria ETF Trust Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

 

To the Shareholders and Board of Trustees of

Cambria ETF Trust

 

Opinion on the Financial Statements

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

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

 

Basis for Opinion 

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

 

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

 

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

 

We have served as the Funds’ auditor since 2016.

 

COHEN & COMPANY, LTD.

Cleveland, Ohio 

June 29, 2022

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

(a)The Fund's expense ratios have been annualized based on the Fund's most recent fiscal half-year expenses.
(b)Expenses are equal to the Fund's annualized expense ratio multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by the number of days in the most recent fiscal half-year 181/365 (to reflect the half-year period).

  

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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  April 30, 2022 (Unaudited)

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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  April 30, 2022 (Unaudited)

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

  

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

Chairperson of the Board,

Trustee, and President of

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

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

 

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

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

FUND PROXY VOTING POLICIES & PROCEDURES

 

 

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

 

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

 

PORTFOLIO HOLDINGS

 

 

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

 

PREMIUM/DISCOUNT INFORMATION

 

 

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

 

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Investment Adviser:

Cambria Investment Management, L.P.

2321 Rosecrans Avenue

Suite 3225

El Segundo, CA 90245

 

 

Distributor:

ALPS Distributors Inc.

1290 Broadway Suite 1000

Denver, CO 80203

 

 

Legal Counsel:

Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP

1111 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW

Washington, DC 20004-2541

 

 

Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm:

Cohen & Company, Ltd.

1350 Euclid Avenue, Suite 800

Cleveland, Ohio, 44115

 

 

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

 

 

 

 

 

(b)Not Applicable.

 

Item 2. Code of Ethics.

 

(a)As of the end of the period covered by this report, 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.

 

(c)During the period covered by this report, there were no amendments to the provisions of the code of ethics adopted in Item 2(a) of this report.

 

(d)During the period covered by the report, the registrant has not granted any express or implicit waivers from the provisions of the code of ethics.

 

(f)The registrant’s code of ethics referred to in Item 2(a) above is attached as an Exhibit 13(a)(1), herewith.

 

Item 3. Audit Committee Financial Expert.

 

(a) (1)The registrant’s Board of Trustees has determined that the registrant has an audit committee financial expert serving on the audit committee.

 

(a) (2)The audit committee financial expert, Dennis G. Schmal, is an independent trustee as defined in paragraph (a)(2) of Item 3 to Form N-CSR.

 

Item 4. Principal Accountant Fees and Services.

 

(a)Audit Fees: For the registrant’s last two fiscal years ended April 30, 2022 and April 30, 2021, the aggregate fees billed for professional services rendered by the principal accountant for 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 were $175,875 and $175,875, respectively.

 

(b)Audit-Related Fees: For the registrant’s last two fiscal years ended April 30, 2022 and April 30, 2021, the aggregate fees billed 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 not otherwise reported under paragraph (a) of this Item were $0 and $0, respectively.

 

(c)Tax Fees: For the registrant’s last two fiscal years ended April 30, 2022 and April 30, 2021, the aggregate fees billed for professional services rendered by the principal accountant for tax compliance, tax advice and tax planning were $24,000 and $24,000, respectively.

 

(d)All Other Fees: For the registrant’s last two fiscal years ended April 30, 2022 and April 30, 2021, the aggregate fees billed for products and services, provided by the principal accountant, other than the services reported in paragraphs (a) through (c) of this Item, were $0 and $0, respectively.

 

(e)(1)The Trust’s Audit Committee has adopted, and the Board of Trustees has ratified, an Audit and Non-Audit Services Pre-Approval Policy (the “Policy”), which sets forth the procedures and the conditions pursuant to which services proposed to be performed by the independent auditor of the Trust may be pre-approved.

 

 

 

 

(2)No services described in paragraphs (b) through (d) of this Item were approved by the registrant’s audit committee pursuant to paragraph (c)(7)(i)(C) of Rule 2-01 of Regulation S-X.

 

(f)Not applicable to the registrant.

 

(g)The aggregate non-audit fees and services billed by the principal accountant for the fiscal year 2022 were $0.

 

(h)During the past fiscal year, registrant’s principal accountant provided certain non-audit services to registrant’s investment adviser or to entities controlling, controlled by, or under common control with registrant’s investment adviser that provide ongoing services to registrant that were not subject to pre-approval pursuant to paragraph (c)(7)(ii) of Rule 2-01 of Regulation S-X. The Audit Committee of Registrant’s Board of Trustees reviewed and considered these non-audit services provided by registrant’s principal accountant to registrant’s affiliates, including whether the provision of these non-audit services is compatible with maintaining the principal accountant’s independence.

 

(i)Not applicable to the registrant.

 

Item 5. Audit Committee of Listed Registrants.

 

The registrant is an issuer as defined in Rule 10A-3 under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”) and has a separately-designated standing audit committee established in accordance with Section 3(a)(58)A of the Exchange Act. The registrant’s audit committee members are Dennis Schmal and Michael Venuto.

 

Item 6. Schedule of Investments.

 

(a)Schedule of Investments is included as part of the Report to Shareholders filed under Item 1(a) of this form.

 

(b)Not applicable.

 

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

 

Not applicable to open-end management investment companies.

 

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

 

Not applicable to open-end management investment companies.

 

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

 

Not applicable to open-end management investment companies.

 

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

 

There have been no changes to the procedures by which shareholders may recommend nominees to the Registrant’s Board of Trustees during the period covered by this report.

 

 

 

 

Item 11. Controls and Procedures.

 

(a)The Registrant’s principal executive and principal financial officers, or persons performing similar functions, have concluded that the Registrant’s disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Rule 30a-3(c) under the Act (17 CFR 270.30a-3(c))) as of a date within 90 days of the filing date of the report, are effective based on the evaluation of these controls and procedures required by Rule 30a-3(b) under the Act (17 CFR 270.30a-3(b)) and Rules 13a-15(b) or 15d-15(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13a-15(b) or 240.15d-15(b)).

 

(b)There has been no change in the Registrant’s internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Rule 30a-3(d) under the Act (17 CFR 270.30a-3(d)) 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.

 

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

 

Not applicable to open-end management investment companies.

 

Item 13. Exhibits.

 

(a)(1) Registrant’s Code of Ethics for Senior Financial Officers, which is the subject of the disclosure required by Item 2 of Form N-CSR, is filed herewith. as Ex99.13(a)(1)Code of Ethics.
   
(a)(2) Certifications pursuant to Rule 30a-2(a) under the Investment Company Act of 1940 (17 CFR 270.30a-2(a)) are filed herewith.
   
(a)(3) None.
   
(a)(4) None.
   
(b) Officer certifications as required by Rule 30a-2(b) under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (17 CFR 270.30a-2(b)) are filed herewith.as Ex99.906Cert.

 

 

 

 

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.

 

Cambria ETF Trust

 

By: /s/ Mebane Faber  
  Mebane Faber  
  President  

 

Date:  July 8, 2022

 

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: /s/ Mebane Faber  
  Mebane Faber  
  President  
     
Date:  July 8, 2022  

 

By: /s/ Ryan Johanson  
  Ryan Johanson  
  Principal Financial Officer  
     
Date:  July 8, 2022