0001398344-24-005788.txt : 20240311 0001398344-24-005788.hdr.sgml : 20240311 20240311133529 ACCESSION NUMBER: 0001398344-24-005788 CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: N-CSRS PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 5 CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT: 20231231 FILED AS OF DATE: 20240311 DATE AS OF CHANGE: 20240311 EFFECTIVENESS DATE: 20240311 FILER: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: ETF Series Solutions CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0001540305 ORGANIZATION NAME: IRS NUMBER: 000000000 STATE OF INCORPORATION: DE FISCAL YEAR END: 1112 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: N-CSRS SEC ACT: 1940 Act SEC FILE NUMBER: 811-22668 FILM NUMBER: 24737390 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: 615 EAST MICHIGAN ST CITY: MILWAUKEE STATE: WI ZIP: 53202 BUSINESS PHONE: 414-287-3700 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: 615 EAST MICHIGAN ST CITY: MILWAUKEE STATE: WI ZIP: 53202 0001540305 S000058757 Point Bridge America First ETF C000192803 Point Bridge America First ETF MAGA N-CSRS 1 fp0086745-3_ncsrs.htm

As filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission on March 11, 2024

 

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 811-22668

 

ETF Series Solutions
(Exact name of registrant as specified in charter)

 

615 East Michigan Street

Milwaukee, WI 53202
(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip code)

 

Kristina R. Nelson

ETF Series Solutions

615 East Michigan Street

Milwaukee, WI 53202

(Name and address of agent for service)

 

(414) 516-1645

Registrant's telephone number, including area code

 

Date of fiscal year end: June 30

 

Date of reporting period: December 31, 2023

   

 

Item 1. Reports to Stockholders.

 

(a)

 

 

Point Bridge America First ETF

 

Ticker: MAGA

Semi-Annual Report

 

December 31, 2023

 

 

 

Point Bridge America First ETF

 

TABLE OF CONTENTS

 

 

Page

Letter to Shareholders

1

Portfolio Allocation

3

Schedule of Investments

4

Statement of Assets and Liabilities

11

Statement of Operations

12

Statements of Changes in Net Assets

13

Financial Highlights

14

Notes to Financial Statements

16

Expense Example

24

Review of Liquidity Risk Management Program

25

Approval of Advisory Agreement & Board Considerations

26

Federal Tax Information

30

Information About Portfolio Holdings

30

Information About Proxy Voting

30

Information About the Fund’s Trustees

31

Frequency Distribution of Premiums and Discounts

31

 

 

Point Bridge America First ETF

 

Letter to Shareholders

(Unaudited)

 

 

Dear Point Bridge America First Shareholders,

 

On behalf of the entire team, we want to express our appreciation for the confidence you have placed in the Point Bridge America First ETF (“MAGA” or the “Fund”). The following information pertains to the fiscal period of July 1, 2023, through December 31, 2023 (“current fiscal period”).

 

The Fund seeks to track the price and yield performance, before fees and expenses, of the Point Bridge America First Index, an equal-weight custom index (the “Index”) derived from holdings in the Solactive U.S. 500 Index and developed by Point Bridge Capital, LLC. This index strategy represents a portfolio of holdings from the Solactive U.S. 500 Index that are highly supportive of Republican candidates for federal office, including President, Vice President, Congress, and other Republican Party-affiliated groups as determined by a rules-based methodology. The methodology first screens Federal Election Commission (FEC) electoral campaign contribution data from the two most recent election cycles, and subsequently screens companies that have U.S. assets greater than or equal to 50% of total assets.

 

Companies that satisfy the initial screenings are ranked on a proprietary screening process based primarily on the total net dollars and the net percentage of dollars given by a company’s employees and/or political action committee(s) (“PACs”) to Republican Candidates and Republican Committees versus Democratic Candidates and Committees.

 

The Fund had positive performance during the current fiscal period ending on December 31, 2023. The market price for MAGA increased 8.78% and the NAV increased 8.59%, while the S&P 500® Index, a broad market index, gained 8.04% over the same period. The Fund’s Index returned 9.03%. Outstanding shares ended the current fiscal period at 475,000.

 

For the current fiscal period, the largest positive contributor to return was Zions Bancorporation (ZION), adding 0.38% to the return of the Fund, with an absolute return of 67.14% and an average weighting of 0.67%. The second-largest contributor to return was KeyCorp (KEY), adding 0.36% to the return of the Fund, gaining 60.65% with an average weighting of 0.65%. The third-largest contributor to return was WestRock Co (WRK), adding 0.32% to the return of the Fund, gaining 48.68% with an average weighting of 0.69%.

 

For the current fiscal period, the largest negative contributor to return was Paycom Software, Inc (PAYC), detracting 0.29% from the return of the Fund, declining 35.43% with an average weighting of 0.63%. The second-largest detractor was Southwest Airlines Co (LUV), reducing the Fund return by 0.16%, and declining 19.28% with an average weighting of 0.68%. The third-largest negative contributor to return was American Airlines Group Inc (AAL), detracting 0.15% from the return of the Fund, and declining 19.23% with an average weight of 0.61%.

 

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Point Bridge America First ETF

 

Letter to Shareholders

(Unaudited) (Continued)

 

 

For the current fiscal period, the sector that most positively contributed to return was Financials, contributing 3.89%, followed by Energy, adding 1.46%. The sector that detracted the most to return was Consumer Staples, decreasing returns by 0.15%, followed by Utilities, detracting 0.02% from the return.

 

Sincerely,

 

 

Hal Lambert
Chief Executive Officer, Point Bridge Capital, LLC
Advisor to the Fund

 

Current and future holdings are subject to change and risk.

 

Must be preceded or accompanied by a prospectus.

 

The Performance data quoted is historical. Past performance is no guarantee of future results. Current performance may be higher or lower than the performance data quoted. The principal value and investment return of an investment will fluctuate so that your shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than their original cost. The returns shown do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on Fund distributions or on the redemptions of Fund shares. The total operating expenses as stated in the fee table to the Fund’s prospectus dated October 31, 2023, is 0.72%. For performance information current to the most recent month-end, please call 1-800-617-0004.

 

Investing involves risk, including possible loss of principal. Mid-capitalization companies may be more vulnerable to adverse business or economic events than larger, more established companies. Index composition is heavily dependent on quantitative models and data supplied by third parties. Where such models and data are incorrect or incomplete, the composition of the Index will reflect such errors and likewise the Fund’s portfolio. Because the methodology of the Index selects securities of issuers for nonfinancial reasons, the Fund may underperform the broader equity market or other funds that do not utilize similar criteria when selecting investments. The Fund is not actively managed and therefore would not sell shares of an equity security unless that security is removed from the Index or the selling of shares is otherwise required upon a rebalancing of the Index. Real Estate investments are subject to changes in economic conditions, credit risk, and interest rate fluctuations.

 

Indexes are unmanaged statistical composites and their returns do not include fees an investor would pay to purchase the securities they represent. Such costs would lower performance. It is not possible to invest directly in an index.

 

The Point Bridge America First Index uses an objective, rules-based methodology track the performance of U.S. companies whose employees and political action committees (“PACs”) are highly supportive of Republican candidates for election to the United States Congress, the Vice Presidency, or the Presidency (“Candidates”) and party-affiliated federal committees or groups that are subject to federal campaign contribution limits (e.g., Republican National Committee, National Republican Senatorial Committee) (“Committees”). Republican Candidates and Republican Committees receiving support from employees and/or PACs of companies in the Index have historically been more supportive of Republican policies than Democratic Candidates and Democratic Committees. The Index is composed of the common stock of public operating companies and real estate investment trusts (“REITs”).

 

The S&P 500® Index is a broad-based unmanaged index of 500 stocks, which is widely recognized as representative of the equity market in general.

 

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Point Bridge America First ETF

 

Portfolio Allocation

As of December 31, 2023 (Unaudited)

 

 

Sector

 

Percentage of
Net Assets

 

Financial

    22.9 %

Industrial

    17.2  

Consumer, Cyclical

    14.2  

Consumer, Non-cyclical

    13.0  

Energy

    12.2  

Utilities

    9.6  

Basic Materials

    5.8  

Technology

    3.5  

Communications

    1.4  

Short-Term Investments

    0.1  

Other Assets in Excess of Liabilities

    0.1  

Total

    100.0 %

 

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Point Bridge America First ETF

 

Schedule of Investments

December 31, 2023 (Unaudited)

 

 

 

Shares

 

Security Description

 

Value

 
       

COMMON STOCKS — 99.8%

       
       

Aerospace/Defense — 2.7%

       
    744  

HEICO Corporation

  $ 133,079  
    927  

HEICO Corporation - Class A

    132,042  
    2,525  

Howmet Aerospace, Inc.

    136,653  
    303  

Lockheed Martin Corporation

    137,332  
              539,106  
       

Agriculture — 0.7%

       
    3,305  

Altria Group, Inc.

    133,324  
       

Airlines — 1.3%

       
    3,314  

Delta Air Lines, Inc.

    133,322  
    4,510  

Southwest Airlines Company

    130,249  
              263,571  
       

Banks — 5.2%

       
    4,446  

Bank of America Corporation

    149,697  
    4,477  

Fifth Third Bancorp

    154,412  
    95  

First Citizens BancShares, Inc. - Class A

    134,802  
    11,534  

Huntington Bancshares, Inc.

    146,712  
    971  

PNC Financial Services Group, Inc.

    150,359  
    7,920  

Regions Financial Corporation

    153,490  
    4,009  

Truist Financial Corporation

    148,012  
              1,037,484  
       

Beverages — 1.4%

       
    4,184  

Keurig Dr Pepper, Inc.

    139,411  
    2,450  

Monster Beverage Corporation (a)

    141,144  
              280,555  
       

Biotechnology — 0.7%

       
    499  

Amgen, Inc.

    143,722  
       

Building Materials — 2.9%

       
    914  

Builders FirstSource, Inc. (a)

    152,584  
    2,083  

CRH plc

    144,060  
    285  

Martin Marietta Materials, Inc.

    142,189  
    619  

Vulcan Materials Company

    140,519  
              579,352  
       

Chemicals — 4.4%

       
    967  

Celanese Corporation

    150,243  

 

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

 

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Point Bridge America First ETF

 

SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS

December 31, 2023 (Unaudited) (Continued)

 

 

 

Shares

 

Security Description

 

Value

 
       

COMMON STOCKS — 99.8% (Continued)

       
       

Chemicals — 4.4% (Continued)

       
    1,843  

CF Industries Holdings, Inc.

  $ 146,519  
    2,690  

Dow, Inc.

    147,520  
    705  

Ecolab, Inc.

    139,837  
    1,492  

LyondellBasell Industries NV - Class A

    141,859  
    1,077  

Westlake Corporation

    150,736  
              876,714  
       

Commercial Services — 4.4%

       
    243  

Cintas Corporation

    146,446  
    583  

Equifax, Inc.

    144,170  
    1,108  

Global Payments, Inc.

    140,716  
    666  

Quanta Services, Inc.

    143,723  
    3,251  

Rollins, Inc.

    141,971  
    269  

United Rentals, Inc.

    154,250  
              871,276  
       

Distribution/Wholesale — 2.9%

       
    2,769  

Copart, Inc. (a)

    135,681  
    2,140  

Fastenal Company

    138,608  
    748  

Ferguson plc

    144,416  
    389  

Pool Corporation

    155,098  
              573,803  
       

Diversified Financial Services — 6.8%

       
    1,466  

Apollo Global Management, Inc.

    136,617  
    10,433  

Blue Owl Capital, Inc. - Class A

    155,452  
    2,117  

Charles Schwab Corporation

    145,650  
    5,150  

Franklin Resources, Inc.

    153,419  
    1,632  

Interactive Brokers Group, Inc. - Class A

    135,293  
    1,159  

Intercontinental Exchange, Inc.

    148,850  
    600  

LPL Financial Holdings, Inc.

    136,572  
    12,655  

Rocket Companies, Inc. - Class A (a)

    183,243  
    3,840  

Synchrony Financial

    146,650  
              1,341,746  
       

Electric — 8.3%

       
    1,753  

Ameren Corporation

    126,812  
    1,709  

American Electric Power Company, Inc.

    138,805  
    4,711  

CenterPoint Energy, Inc.

    134,593  

 

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

 

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Point Bridge America First ETF

 

SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS

December 31, 2023 (Unaudited) (Continued)

 

 

 

Shares

 

Security Description

 

Value

 
       

COMMON STOCKS — 99.8% (Continued)

       
       

Electric — 8.3% (Continued)

       
    1,194  

Constellation Energy Corporation

  $ 139,567  
    2,869  

Dominion Energy, Inc.

    134,843  
    1,434  

Duke Energy Corporation

    139,155  
    1,346  

Entergy Corporation

    136,202  
    2,662  

Evergy, Inc.

    138,956  
    3,466  

Exelon Corporation

    124,429  
    3,696  

FirstEnergy Corporation

    135,495  
    5,223  

PPL Corporation

    141,544  
    1,940  

Southern Company

    136,033  
              1,626,434  
       

Electrical Components & Equipment — 1.4%

       
    848  

AMETEK, Inc.

    139,827  
    1,512  

Emerson Electric Company

    147,163  
              286,990  
       

Electronics — 1.4%

       
    1,089  

Garmin, Ltd.

    139,980  
    429  

Hubbell, Inc.

    141,111  
              281,091  
       

Food — 2.1%

       
    6,165  

Albertsons Companies, Inc. - Class A

    141,795  
    1,857  

Sysco Corporation

    135,802  
    2,725  

Tyson Foods, Inc. - Class A

    146,469  
              424,066  
       

Gas — 0.7%

       
    1,203  

Atmos Energy Corporation

    139,428  
       

Hand/Machine Tools — 0.7%

       
    1,476  

Stanley Black & Decker, Inc.

    144,796  
       

Healthcare-Products — 3.0%

       
    1,282  

Abbott Laboratories

    141,110  
    402  

Cooper Companies, Inc.

    152,132  
    678  

STERIS plc

    149,059  
    1,164  

Zimmer Biomet Holdings, Inc.

    141,659  
              583,960  

 

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

 

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Point Bridge America First ETF

 

SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS

December 31, 2023 (Unaudited) (Continued)

 

 

 

Shares

 

Security Description

 

Value

 
       

COMMON STOCKS — 99.8% (Continued)

       
       

Home Builders — 2.9%

       
    978  

DR Horton, Inc.

  $ 148,636  
    973  

Lennar Corporation - Class A

    145,016  
    1,056  

Lennar Corporation - Class B

    141,557  
    20  

NVR, Inc. (a)

    140,009  
              575,218  
       

Household Products/Wares — 0.7%

       
    1,123  

Kimberly-Clark Corporation

    136,456  
       

Insurance — 4.1%

       
    947  

Allstate Corporation

    132,561  
    380  

Berkshire Hathaway, Inc. - Class B (a)

    135,531  
    602  

Chubb, Ltd.

    136,052  
    1,307  

Cincinnati Financial Corporation

    135,222  
    745  

Travelers Companies, Inc.

    141,915  
    1,865  

W.R. Berkley Corporation

    131,893  
              813,174  
       

Iron/Steel — 1.4%

       
    835  

Nucor Corporation

    145,324  
    1,202  

Steel Dynamics, Inc.

    141,956  
              287,280  
       

Machinery-Construction & Mining — 0.8%

       
    523  

Caterpillar, Inc.

    154,635  
       

Machinery-Diversified — 0.8%

       
    381  

Deere & Company

    152,350  
       

Media — 0.7%

       
    373  

Charter Communications, Inc. - Class A (a)

    144,978  
       

Miscellaneous Manufacturing — 1.5%

       
    463  

Carlisle Companies, Inc.

    144,655  
    311  

Parker-Hannifin Corporation

    143,278  
              287,933  
       

Oil & Gas — 8.8%

       
    1,231  

ConocoPhillips

    142,882  
    5,597  

Coterra Energy, Inc.

    142,835  
    3,154  

Devon Energy Corporation

    142,876  
    925  

Diamondback Energy, Inc.

    143,449  
    1,162  

EOG Resources, Inc.

    140,544  

 

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

 

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Point Bridge America First ETF

 

SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS

December 31, 2023 (Unaudited) (Continued)

 

 

 

Shares

 

Security Description

 

Value

 
       

COMMON STOCKS — 99.8% (Continued)

       
       

Oil & Gas — 8.8% (Continued)

       
    1,014  

Hess Corporation

  $ 146,178  
    5,853  

Marathon Oil Corporation

    141,408  
    954  

Marathon Petroleum Corporation

    141,535  
    2,461  

Occidental Petroleum Corporation

    146,947  
    1,092  

Phillips 66

    145,389  
    621  

Pioneer Natural Resources Company

    139,650  
    1,131  

Valero Energy Corporation

    147,031  
              1,720,724  
       

Packaging & Containers — 0.7%

       
    14,478  

Amcor plc

    139,568  
       

Pipelines — 3.5%

       
    800  

Cheniere Energy, Inc.

    136,568  
    7,937  

Kinder Morgan, Inc.

    140,009  
    2,069  

ONEOK, Inc.

    145,284  
    1,619  

Targa Resources Corporation

    140,643  
    3,973  

Williams Companies, Inc.

    138,380  
              700,884  
       

Private Equity — 1.5%

       
    1,208  

Blackstone, Inc.

    158,151  
    1,763  

KKR & Co., Inc.

    146,065  
              304,216  
       

Real Estate — 5.2%

       
    1,169  

Alexandria Real Estate Equities, Inc.

    148,194  
    1,453  

Camden Property Trust

    144,268  
    983  

Extra Space Storage, Inc.

    157,605  
    4,075  

Invitation Homes, Inc.

    138,998  
    501  

Public Storage

    152,805  
    4,448  

VICI Properties, Inc.

    141,802  
    4,458  

Weyerhaeuser Company

    155,005  
              1,038,677  
       

Retail — 7.1%

       
    51  

AutoZone, Inc. (a)

    131,866  
    1,102  

Dollar General Corporation

    149,817  
    1,077  

Dollar Tree, Inc. (a)

    152,988  
    1,008  

Genuine Parts Company

    139,608  

 

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

 

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Point Bridge America First ETF

 

SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS

December 31, 2023 (Unaudited) (Continued)

 

 

 

Shares

 

Security Description

 

Value

 
       

COMMON STOCKS — 99.8% (Continued)

       
       

Retail — 7.1% (Continued)

       
    411  

Home Depot, Inc.

  $ 142,432  
    655  

Lowe’s Companies, Inc.

    145,770  
    141  

O’Reilly Automotive, Inc. (a)

    133,961  
    635  

Tractor Supply Company

    136,544  
    903  

Walmart, Inc.

    142,358  
    1,068  

Yum! Brands, Inc.

    139,545  
              1,414,889  
       

Software — 3.5%

       
    2,706  

Bentley Systems, Inc. - Class B

    141,199  
    1,080  

Paychex, Inc.

    128,639  
    722  

Paycom Software, Inc.

    149,251  
    252  

Roper Technologies, Inc.

    137,383  
    494  

Workday, Inc. - Class A (a)

    136,374  
              692,846  
       

Telecommunications — 0.7%

       
    416  

Motorola Solutions, Inc.

    130,245  
       

Transportation — 4.2%

       
    4,115  

CSX Corporation

    142,667  
    501  

FedEx Corporation

    126,738  
    709  

JB Hunt Transport Services, Inc.

    141,616  
    358  

Old Dominion Freight Line, Inc.

    145,108  
    587  

Union Pacific Corporation

    144,179  
    880  

United Parcel Service, Inc. - Class B

    138,362  
              838,670  

 

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

 

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Point Bridge America First ETF

 

SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS

December 31, 2023 (Unaudited) (Continued)

 

 

 

Shares

 

Security Description

 

Value

 
       

COMMON STOCKS — 99.8% (Continued)

       
       

Water — 0.7%

       
    1,044  

American Water Works Company, Inc.

  $ 137,799  
       

TOTAL COMMON STOCKS (Cost $17,536,292)

    19,797,960  
                 
       

SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS — 0.1%

       
    20,758  

First American Government Obligations Fund - Class X, 5.29% (b)

    20,758  
       

TOTAL SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS (Cost $20,758)

    20,758  
       

TOTAL INVESTMENTS (Cost $17,557,050) — 99.9%

    19,818,718  
       

Other Assets in Excess of Liabilities — 0.1%

    21,061  
       

NET ASSETS — 100.0%

  $ 19,839,779  

 

Percentages are stated as a percent of net assets.

(a)

Non-income producing security.

(b)

Rate shown is the annualized seven-day yield as of December 31, 2023.

 

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

 

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Point Bridge America First ETF

 

Statement of Assets and Liabilities

December 31, 2023 (Unaudited)

 

 

ASSETS

       

Investments in securities, at value (Cost $17,557,050)

  $ 19,818,718  

Dividends and interest receivable

    32,123  

Cash

    937  

Total assets

    19,851,778  
         

LIABILITIES

       

Management fees payable

    11,999  

Total liabilities

    11,999  
         

NET ASSETS

  $ 19,839,779  
         

Net Assets Consist of:

       

Paid-in capital

  $ 19,558,656  

Total distributable earnings (accumulated deficit)

    281,123  

Net assets

  $ 19,839,779  
         

Net Asset Value:

       

Net assets

  $ 19,839,779  

Shares outstanding^

    475,000  

Net asset value, offering and redemption price per share

  $ 41.77  

 

^

No par value, unlimited number of shares authorized.

 

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

 

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Statement of Operations

For the Six-Months Ended December 31, 2023 (Unaudited)

 

 

INCOME

       

Dividends

  $ 247,904  

Interest

    1,161  

Total investment income

    249,065  
         

EXPENSES

       

Management fees

    67,891  

Total expenses

    67,891  

Net investment income (loss)

    181,174  
         

REALIZED AND UNREALIZED GAIN (LOSS) ON INVESTMENTS

       

Net realized gain (loss) on:

       

Investments

    (411,595 )

In-kind redemptions

    789,218  

Change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on:

       

Investments

    996,501  

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments

    1,374,124  

Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations

  $ 1,555,298  

 

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

 

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Statements of Changes in Net Assets

 

 

   

Six-Months
Ended
December 31,
2023
(Unaudited)

   

Year Ended
June 30, 2023

 

OPERATIONS

               

Net investment income (loss)

  $ 181,174     $ 275,140  

Net realized gain (loss) on investments

    377,623       1,041,368  

Change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on investments

    996,501       434,261  

Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations

    1,555,298       1,750,769  
                 

DISTRIBUTIONS TO SHAREHOLDERS

               

Net distributions to shareholders

    (316,863 )     (242,140 )

Total distributions to shareholders

    (316,863 )     (242,140 )
                 

CAPITAL SHARE TRANSACTIONS

               

Proceeds from shares sold

    4,175,360       8,625,900  

Payments for shares redeemed

    (4,141,337 )     (6,790,538 )

Net increase (decrease) in net assets derived from capital share transactions (a)

    34,023       1,835,362  

Net increase (decrease) in net assets

  $ 1,272,458     $ 3,343,991  
                 

NET ASSETS

               

Beginning of period/year

  $ 18,567,321     $ 15,223,330  

End of period/year

  $ 19,839,779     $ 18,567,321  

 

(a)

A summary of capital share transactions is as follows:

 

   

Shares

   

Shares

 

Shares sold

    100,000       225,000  

Shares redeemed

    (100,000 )     (175,000 )

Net increase (decrease)

          50,000  

 

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

 

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Financial Highlights

For a capital share outstanding throughout the period/year

 

 

           

Six-Months
Ended
December 31,
2023

   

Year Ended June 30,

 
           

(Unaudited)

   

2023

   

2022

   

2021

   

2020

   

2019

 

Net asset value, beginning of period/year

          $ 39.09     $ 35.82     $ 36.22     $ 24.01     $ 27.39     $ 27.35  
                                                         

INCOME (LOSS) FROM INVESTMENT OPERATIONS:

                                                       

Net investment income (loss) (1)

            0.38       0.60       0.52       0.47       0.48       0.52  

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments (2)

            2.97       3.18       (0.65 )     12.51       (3.23 )     0.02  

Total from investment operations

            3.35       3.78       (0.13 )     12.98       (2.75 )     0.54  
                                                         

DISTRIBUTIONS TO SHAREHOLDERS:

                                                       

Distributions from:

                                                       

Net investment income

            (0.67 )     (0.51 )     (0.27 )     (0.77 )     (0.63 )     (0.50 )

Total distributions to shareholders

            (0.67 )     (0.51 )     (0.27 )     (0.77 )     (0.63 )     (0.50 )
                                                         

Net asset value, end of period/year

          $ 41.77     $ 39.09     $ 35.82     $ 36.22     $ 24.01     $ 27.39  

Total return

            8.59 %(4)     10.57 %     -0.41 %     54.82 %     -10.44 %     2.26 %
                                                         

SUPPLEMENTAL DATA:

                                                       

Net assets at end of period/year (000’s)

          $ 19,840     $ 18,567     $ 15,223     $ 12,679     $ 8,402     $ 16,433  
                                                         

RATIOS TO AVERAGE NET ASSETS:

                                                       

Expenses to average net assets

            0.72 %(5)     0.72 %     0.72 %     0.72 %     0.72 %     0.72 %

Net investment income (loss) to average net assets

            1.92 %(5)     1.59 %     1.36 %     1.54 %     1.83 %     1.95 %
                                                         

Portfolio turnover rate (3)

            19 %(4)     36 %     47 %     68 %     27 %     37 %

 

(1)

Calculated based on average shares outstanding during the period.

(2)

Realized and unrealized gains and losses per share in this caption are balancing amounts necessary to reconcile the change in net asset value per share 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.

(3)

Excludes the impact of in-kind transactions.

(4)

Not annualized.

(5)

Annualized.

 

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

 

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Notes to Financial Statements

December 31, 2023 (Unaudited)

 

 

NOTE 1 – ORGANIZATION

 

Point Bridge America First ETF (the “Fund”) is a diversified series of ETF Series Solutions (“ESS” or the “Trust”), an open-end management investment company consisting of multiple investment series, organized as a Delaware statutory trust on February 9, 2012. The Trust is registered with the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “1940 Act”), as an open-end management investment company and the offering of the Fund’s shares is registered under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”). The investment objective of the Fund is to seek to track the performance, before fees and expenses, of the Point Bridge America First Index (the “Index”). The Fund commenced operations on September 6, 2017.

 

The end of the reporting period for the Fund is December 31, 2023, and the period covered by these Notes to Financial Statements is the period from July 1, 2023 through December 31, 2023 (the “current fiscal period”).

 

NOTE 2 – SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES

 

The Fund is an investment company and accordingly follows the investment company accounting and reporting guidance of the Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) Accounting Standards Codification (“ASC”) Topic 946 Financial Services - Investment Companies.

 

The following is a summary of significant accounting policies consistently followed by the Fund. These policies are in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (“U.S. GAAP”).

 

 

A.

Security Valuation. All equity securities, including domestic and foreign common stocks, preferred stocks and exchange traded funds that are traded on a national securities exchange, except those listed on the Nasdaq Global Market®, Nasdaq Global Select Market®, and the Nasdaq Capital Market® (collectively, “Nasdaq”), are valued at the last reported sale price on the exchange on which the security is principally traded. Securities traded on Nasdaq will be valued at the Nasdaq Official Closing Price (“NOCP”). If, on a particular day, an exchange-traded or Nasdaq security does not trade, then the mean between the most recent quoted bid and asked prices will be used. All equity securities that are not traded on a listed exchange are valued at the last sale price in the over-the-counter market. If a non-exchange traded security does not trade on a particular day, then the mean between the last quoted closing bid and asked price will be used. Prices denominated in foreign currencies are converted to U.S. dollar equivalents at the current exchange rate, which approximates fair value.

 

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NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

December 31, 2023 (Unaudited) (Continued)

 

 

Investments in mutual funds, including money market funds, are valued at their net asset value (“NAV”) per share.

 

Securities for which quotations are not readily available are valued at their respective fair values in accordance with pricing procedures adopted by the Fund’s Board of Trustees (the “Board”). When a security is “fair valued,” consideration is given to the facts and circumstances relevant to the particular situation, including a review of various factors set forth in the pricing procedures adopted by the Board. The use of fair value pricing by the Fund may cause the NAV of its shares to differ significantly from the NAV that would be calculated without regard to such considerations.

 

As described above, the Fund utilizes various methods to measure the fair value of its investments on a recurring basis. U.S. GAAP establishes a hierarchy that prioritizes inputs to valuations methods. The three levels of inputs are:

 

 

Level 1 –

Unadjusted quoted prices in active markets for identical assets or liabilities that the Fund has the ability to access.

 

 

Level 2 –

Observable inputs other than quoted prices included in Level 1 that are observable for the asset or liability, either directly or indirectly. These inputs may include quoted prices for the identical instrument on an inactive market, prices for similar instruments, interest rates, prepayment speeds, credit risk, yield curves, default rates and similar data.

 

 

Level 3 –

Unobservable inputs for the asset or liability, to the extent relevant observable inputs are not available; representing the Fund’s own assumptions about the assumptions a market participant would use in valuing the asset or liability, and would be based on the best information available.

 

The availability of observable inputs can vary from security to security and is affected by a wide variety of factors, including, for example, the type of security, whether the security is new and not yet established in the marketplace, the liquidity of markets, and other characteristics particular to the security. To the extent that valuation is based on models or inputs that are less observable or unobservable in the market, the determination of fair value requires more judgment. Accordingly, the degree of judgment exercised in determining fair value is greatest for instruments categorized in Level 3.

 

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NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

December 31, 2023 (Unaudited) (Continued)

 

 

The inputs used to measure fair value may fall into different levels of the fair value hierarchy. In such cases, for disclosure purposes, the level in the fair value hierarchy within which the fair value measurement falls in its entirety, is determined based on the lowest level input that is significant to the fair value measurement in its entirety.

 

The following is a summary of the inputs used to value the Fund’s investments as of the end of the current fiscal period:

 

Assets^

 

Level 1

   

Level 2

   

Level 3

   

Total

 

Common Stocks

  $ 19,797,960     $     $     $ 19,797,960  

Short-Term Investments

    20,758                   20,758  

Total Investments in Securities

  $ 19,818,718     $     $     $ 19,818,718  

 

^

See Schedule of Investments for breakout of investments by industry group.

 

During the current fiscal period, the Fund did not recognize any transfers to or from Level 3.

 

 

B.

Federal Income Taxes. The Fund’s policy is to comply with the requirements of Subchapter M of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, applicable to regulated investment companies and to distribute substantially all of its net investment income and net capital gains to shareholders. Therefore, no federal income tax provision is required. The Fund plans to file U.S. Federal and applicable state and local tax returns.

 

The Fund recognizes the tax benefits of uncertain tax positions only when the position is more likely than not to be sustained. Management has analyzed the Fund’s uncertain tax positions and concluded that no liability for unrecognized tax benefits should be recorded related to uncertain tax positions. Management is not aware of any tax positions for which it is reasonably possible that the total amounts of unrecognized tax benefits will change materially in the next 12 months. Income and capital gain distributions are determined in accordance with federal income tax regulations, which may differ from U.S. GAAP. The Fund recognizes interest and penalties, if any, related to unrecognized tax benefits on uncertain tax positions as income tax expenses in the Statement of Operations. During the current fiscal period, the Fund did not incur any interest or penalties.

 

 

C.

Security Transactions and Investment Income. Investment securities transactions are accounted for on the trade date. Gains and losses realized from investment transactions are determined on a specific identification basis.

 

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NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

December 31, 2023 (Unaudited) (Continued)

 

 

 

Dividend income and expense is recorded on the ex-dividend date. Non-cash dividends included in dividend income or separately disclosed, if any, are recorded at fair value of the security received.

 

Withholding taxes on foreign dividends, if any, have been provided for in accordance with the Fund’s understanding of the applicable tax rules and regulations. Interest income and expense is recorded on an accrual basis.

 

Distributions received from the Fund’s investments in real estate investment trusts (“REITs”) may be characterized as ordinary income, net capital gain, or a return of capital. The proper characterization of REIT distributions is generally not known until after the end of each calendar year. As such, the Fund must use estimates in reporting the character of its income and distributions received during the current calendar year for financial statement purposes. The actual character of distributions to a Fund’s shareholders will be reflected on the Form 1099 received by shareholders after the end of the calendar year. Due to the nature of REIT investments, a portion of the distributions received by a Fund’s shareholders may represent a return of capital.

 

 

D.

Distributions to Shareholders. Distributions to shareholders from net investment income and net realized gains on securities are declared and paid by the Fund on at least an annual basis. Distributions are recorded on the ex-dividend date.

 

 

E.

Use of Estimates. 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, as well as the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the current fiscal period. Actual results could differ from those estimates.

 

 

F.

Share Valuation. The NAV per share of the Fund is calculated by dividing the sum of the value of the securities held by the Fund, plus cash and other assets, minus all liabilities (including estimated accrued expenses) by the total number of shares outstanding of the Fund. The Fund’s shares will not be priced on the days on which the New York Stock Exchange (“NYSE”) is closed for trading. The offering and redemption price per share of the Fund is equal to the Fund’s NAV per share.

 

 

G.

Guarantees and Indemnifications. In the normal course of business, the Fund enters into contracts with service providers that contain general indemnification clauses. The Fund’s maximum exposure under these

 

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NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

December 31, 2023 (Unaudited) (Continued)

 

 

arrangements is unknown as this would involve future claims that may be against the Fund that have not yet occurred. However, based on experience, the Fund expects the risk of loss to be remote.

 

 

H.

Reclassification of Capital Accounts. U.S. GAAP requires that certain components of net assets relating to permanent differences be reclassified between financial and tax reporting. These reclassifications have no effect on net assets or NAV per share and are primarily due to differing book and tax treatments for in-kind transactions. During the fiscal year ended June 30, 2023, the following table shows the reclassifications made:

 

 

Distributable Earnings
(Accumulated Deficit)

   

Paid-In Capital

 
    $(1,569,948)       $1,569,948  

 

 

I.

Subsequent Events. In preparing these financial statements, management has evaluated events and transactions for potential recognition or disclosure through the date the financial statements were issued. There were no events or transactions that occurred during the period subsequent to the end of the current fiscal period, that materially impacted the amounts or disclosures in the Fund’s financial statements.

 

NOTE 3 – COMMITMENTS AND OTHER RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS

 

Point Bridge Capital, LLC (the “Adviser”), serves as the investment adviser and index provider to the Fund. Pursuant to an Investment Advisory Agreement (“Advisory Agreement”) between the Trust, on behalf of the Fund, and the Adviser, the Adviser provides investment advice to the Fund and oversees the day-to-day operations of the Fund, subject to the direction and control of the Board and the officers of the Trust. Under the Advisory Agreement, the Adviser is also responsible for arranging, in consultation with Vident Advisory, LLC (the “Sub-Adviser”), transfer agency, custody, fund administration, and all other related services necessary for the Fund to operate. Under the Advisory Agreement, the Adviser has agreed to pay all expenses of the Fund, except for: the fee paid to the Adviser pursuant to the Advisory Agreement, interest charges on any borrowings, dividends and other expenses on securities sold short, brokerage commissions and other expenses incurred in placing orders for the purchase and sale of securities and other investment instruments, acquired fund fees and expenses, accrued deferred tax liability, extraordinary expenses, and distribution (12b-1) fees and expenses. For services provided to the Fund, the Fund pays the Adviser 0.72% at an annual rate based on the Fund’s average daily net assets. The Adviser is paid monthly, and the Adviser is responsible for paying the Sub-Adviser.

 

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NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

December 31, 2023 (Unaudited) (Continued)

 

 

U.S. Bancorp Fund Services, LLC, doing business as U.S. Bank Global Fund Services (“Fund Services” or “Administrator”), acts as the Fund’s Administrator and, in that capacity, performs various administrative and accounting services for the Fund. The Administrator prepares various federal and state regulatory filings, reports and returns for the Fund, including regulatory compliance monitoring and financial reporting; prepares reports and materials to be supplied to the trustees; monitors the activities of the Fund’s Custodian, transfer agent and fund accountant. Fund Services also serves as the transfer agent to the Fund. U.S. Bank N.A. (the “Custodian”), an affiliate of Fund Services, serves as the Fund’s Custodian.

 

All officers of the Trust are affiliated with the Administrator and Custodian.

 

NOTE 4 – PURCHASES AND SALES OF SECURITIES

 

During the current fiscal period, purchases and sales of securities by the Fund, excluding short-term securities and in-kind transactions, were $3,618,021 and $4,428,901, respectively.

 

During the current fiscal period, there were no purchases or sales of U.S. Government securities.

 

During the current fiscal period, in-kind transactions associated with creations and redemptions were $4,146,849 and $3,438,228, respectively.

 

NOTE 5 – INCOME TAX INFORMATION

 

The amount and character of tax basis distributions and composition of net assets, including distributable earnings (accumulated deficit) are finalized at fiscal year-end; accordingly, tax basis balances have not been determined for the current fiscal period.

 

The components of distributable earnings (accumulated deficit) and cost basis of investments for federal income tax purposes as of June 30, 2023, were as follows:

 

Tax cost of investments

  $ 17,631,121  

Gross tax unrealized appreciation

  $ 2,234,757  

Gross tax unrealized depreciation

    (1,312,454 )

Net tax unrealized appreciation (depreciation)

    922,303  

Undistributed ordinary income

    129,787  

Undistributed long-term capital gain (loss)

     

Other accumulated gain (loss)

    (2,009,402 )

Distributable earnings (accumulated deficit)

  $ (957,312 )

 

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NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

December 31, 2023 (Unaudited) (Continued)

 

 

The difference between the cost basis for financial statements and federal income tax purposes is primarily attributable to wash sales.

 

A regulated investment company may elect for any taxable year to treat any portion of any qualified late year loss as arising on the first day of the next taxable year. Qualified late year losses are certain capital and ordinary losses which occur during the portion of the Fund’s taxable year subsequent to October 31 and December 31, respectively. For the taxable year ended June 30, 2023 the Fund did not elect to defer any Post-October losses or late-year ordinary losses.

 

As of June 30, 2023, the Fund had a short-term capital loss carryforward of $525,280 and a long-term capital loss carryforward of $1,484,122. These amounts do not have an expiration date.

 

The tax character of distributions paid by the Fund during the fiscal years ended June 30, 2023 and June 30, 2022 was $242,140 and $95,679 of ordinary income, respectively.

 

NOTE 6 – SHARE TRANSACTIONS

 

Shares of the Fund are listed and traded on the Cboe BZX Exchange, Inc (“Cboe”). Market prices for the shares may be different from their NAV. The Fund issues and redeems shares on a continuous basis at NAV generally in large blocks of shares, called “Creation Units.” Creation Units are issued and redeemed principally in-kind for securities included in a specified universe. Once created, shares generally trade in the secondary market at market prices that change throughout the day. Except when aggregated in Creation Units, shares are not redeemable securities of the Fund. Shares of the Fund may only be purchased or redeemed by certain financial institutions (“Authorized Participants”). An Authorized Participant is either (i) a broker-dealer or other participant in the clearing process through the Continuous Net Settlement System of the National Securities Clearing Corporation or (ii) a Depository Trust Company participant and, in each case, must have executed a Participant Agreement with the Distributor. Most retail investors do not qualify as Authorized Participants nor have the resources to buy and sell whole Creation Units. Therefore, they are unable to purchase or redeem shares directly from the Fund. Rather, most retail investors may purchase shares in the secondary market with the assistance of a broker and are subject to customary brokerage commissions or fees.

 

The Fund currently offers one class of shares, which has no front-end sales load, no deferred sales charge, and no redemption fee. A fixed transaction fee is imposed for the transfer and other transaction costs associated with the creation or redemption of Creation Units. The standard fixed transaction fee for the Fund is $300, payable to the Custodian. The fixed transaction fee may be waived on certain orders if the Fund’s

 

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NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

December 31, 2023 (Unaudited) (Continued)

 

 

Custodian has determined to waive some or all of the costs associated with the order or another party, such as the Adviser, has agreed to pay such fee. In addition, a variable fee, payable to the Fund, may be charged on all cash transactions or substitutes for Creation Units of up to a maximum of 2% as a percentage of the value of the Creation Units subject to the transaction. Variable fees are imposed to compensate the Fund for the transaction costs associated with the cash transactions fees. Variable fees received by the Fund, if any, are displayed in the Capital Share Transactions section of the Statements of Changes in Net Assets. The Fund may issue an unlimited number of shares of beneficial interest, with no par value. Shares of the Fund have equal rights and privileges.

 

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Expense Example
For the Six-Months Ended December 31, 2023 (Unaudited)

 

 

As a shareholder of the Fund, you incur two types of costs: (1) transaction costs, including brokerage commissions on purchases and sales of Fund shares, and (2) ongoing costs, including management fees and other Fund expenses. This example is intended to help you understand your ongoing costs (in dollars) of investing in the Fund and to compare these costs with the ongoing costs of investing in other funds. The example is based on an investment of $1,000 invested at the beginning of the period and held for the entire six-month period as indicated in the below Expense Example Table.

 

Actual Expenses

 

The first line of the table provides information about actual account values based on actual returns and actual expenses. You may use the information in this line, together with the amount you invested, to estimate the expenses that you paid over the period. Simply divide your account value by $1,000 (for example, an $8,600 account value divided by $1,000 = 8.6), then, multiply the result by the number in the first line under the heading entitled “Expenses Paid During the Period’’ to estimate the expenses you paid on your account during this period.

 

Hypothetical Example for Comparison Purposes

 

The second line of the table provides information about hypothetical account values based on a hypothetical return and hypothetical expenses based on the Fund’s actual expense ratios and an assumed rate of return of 5% per year before expenses, which is not the Fund’s actual returns. The hypothetical account values and expenses may not be used to estimate the actual ending account balance or expenses you paid for the period. You may use this information to compare the ongoing costs of investing in the Fund and other funds. To do so, compare this 5% hypothetical example with the 5% hypothetical examples that appear in the shareholder reports of the other funds. Please note that the expenses shown in the table are meant to highlight your ongoing costs only and do not reflect any transactional costs, such as brokerage commissions paid on purchases and sales of Fund shares. Therefore, the second line of the table is useful in comparing ongoing costs only and will not help you determine the relative total costs of owning different funds. If these transactional costs were included, your costs would have been higher.

 

   

Beginning
Account Value
July 1, 2023

   

Ending
Account Value
December 31, 2023

   

Expenses
Paid During
the Period
(1)

 

Actual

  $ 1,000.00     $ 1,085.90     $ 3.78  

Hypothetical (5% annual return before expenses)

  $ 1,000.00     $ 1,021.52     $ 3.66  

 

(1)

The dollar amounts shown as expenses paid during the period are equal to the annualized expense ratio, 0.72%, multiplied by the average account value during the period, multiplied by 184/366, to reflect the one-half year period.

 

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Review of Liquidity Risk Management Program

(Unaudited)

 

 

Pursuant to Rule 22e-4 under the Investment Company Act of 1940, the Trust, on behalf of the series of the Trust covered by this shareholder report (the “Series”), has adopted a liquidity risk management program to govern the Trust’s approach to managing liquidity risk. Rule 22e-4 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 Series’ particular risks, but not to eliminate all adverse impacts of liquidity risk, which would be incompatible with the nature of such Series.

 

The investment adviser to the Series has adopted and implemented its own written liquidity risk management program (the “Program”) tailored specifically to assess and manage the liquidity risk of the Series.

 

At a recent meeting of the Board of Trustees of the Trust, the Trustees received a report pertaining to the operation, adequacy, and effectiveness of implementation of the Program for the period ended December 31, 2022. The report concluded that the Program is reasonably designed to assess and manage the Series’ liquidity risk and has operated adequately and effectively to manage such risk. The report reflected that there were no liquidity events that impacted the Series’ ability to timely meet redemptions without dilution to existing shareholders. The report further noted that no material changes have been made to the Program since its implementation.

 

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

 

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Approval of Advisory Agreement & Board Considerations

(Unaudited)

 

 

Pursuant to Section 15(c) of the Investment Company Act of 1940 (the “1940 Act”), at a meeting held on July 12-13, 2023 (the “Meeting”), the Board of Trustees (the “Board”) of ETF Series Solutions (the “Trust”) approved the continuance of the Investment Advisory Agreement (the “Advisory Agreement”) between Point Bridge Capital, LLC (the “Adviser”) and the Trust, on behalf of Point Bridge America First ETF (the “Fund”).

 

Prior to the Meeting, the Board, including the Trustees who are not parties to the Advisory Agreement or “interested persons” of any party thereto, as defined in the 1940 Act (the “Independent Trustees”), reviewed written materials (the “Materials”), including information from the Adviser regarding, among other things: (i) the nature, extent, and quality of the services provided to the Fund by the Adviser; (ii) the historical performance of the Fund; (iii) the cost of the services provided and the profits realized by the Adviser from services rendered to the Fund; (iv) comparative fee and expense data for the Fund and other investment companies with similar investment objectives, including a report prepared by Barrington Partners, an independent third party, that compares the Fund’s investment performance, fees and expenses to relevant market benchmarks and peer groups (the “Barrington Report”); (v) the extent to which any economies of scale realized by the Adviser in connection with its services to the Fund are shared with Fund shareholders; (vi) any other financial benefits to the Adviser and its affiliates resulting from services rendered to the Fund; and (vii) other factors the Board deemed to be relevant.

 

The Board also considered that the Adviser, along with other service providers of the Fund, had provided written and oral updates on the firm over the course of the year with respect to its role as investment adviser to the Fund, and the Board considered that information alongside the Materials in its consideration of whether the Advisory Agreement should be continued. Additionally, a representative from the Adviser provided an oral overview of the Fund’s strategy, the services provided to the Fund by the Adviser, and additional information about the Adviser’s personnel and business operations. The Board then discussed the Materials and the Adviser’s oral presentation, as well as any other relevant information received by the Board at the Meeting and at prior meetings, and deliberated on the approval of the continuation of the Advisory Agreement in light of this information.

 

Approval of the Continuation of the Advisory Agreement with the Adviser

 

Nature, Extent, and Quality of Services Provided. The Trustees considered the scope of services provided under the Advisory Agreement, noting that the Adviser had provided and would continue to provide investment management services to the Fund. In considering the nature, extent, and quality of the services provided by the Adviser, the Board considered the quality of the Adviser’s compliance program and past reports from the Trust’s Chief Compliance Officer (“CCO”) regarding the CCO’s review of the

 

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Approval of Advisory Agreement & Board Considerations

(Unaudited) (Continued)

 

 

Adviser’s compliance program. The Board also considered its previous experience with the Adviser providing investment management services to the Fund. The Board noted that it had received a copy of the Adviser’s registration form and financial statements, as well as the Adviser’s response to a detailed series of questions that included, among other things, information about the Adviser’s decision-making process, the background and experience of the firm’s key personnel, and the firm’s compliance policies, marketing practices, and brokerage information.

 

The Board also considered other services provided by the Adviser to the Fund, including oversight of the Fund’s sub-adviser, monitoring the Fund’s adherence to its investment restrictions and compliance with the Fund’s policies and procedures and applicable securities regulations, as well as monitoring the extent to which the Fund achieves its investment objective as an index-based fund. Additionally, the Board considered that the Adviser serves as index provider to the Fund, and the Fund tracks an index created by the Adviser and based on the Adviser’s intellectual property.

 

Historical Performance. The Trustees next considered the Fund’s performance. The Board noted that, for each of the one-year, three-year, five-year, and since inception periods ended March 31, 2023, the Fund’s performance on a gross of fees basis (i.e., excluding the effect of fees and expenses on Fund performance) trailed but was generally consistent with the performance of its underlying index, indicating that the Fund tracked its underlying index closely and in an appropriate manner. The Board also noted that the Fund outperformed its broad-based benchmark, the S&P 500 Total Return Index, for the one-year and three-year periods but underperformed the same benchmark for the five-year and since inceptions periods. However, the Board noted that the S&P 500 Total Return Index provides an indication of the performance of U.S. large-cap companies, while the Fund’s objective is to track its underlying index, which tracks the performance of U.S. companies whose employees and political action committees are highly supportive of Republican Candidates and Committees (as defined by the index).

 

The Board observed that additional information regarding the Fund’s past investment performance, for periods ended March 31, 2023, had been included in the Materials, including the Barrington Report, which compared the performance results of the Fund with the returns of a group of ETFs selected by Barrington Partners as most comparable (the “Peer Group”) as well as with funds in the Fund’s Morningstar category – U.S. Fund Large Value (the “Category Peer Group”). Additionally, at the Board’s request, the Adviser identified the funds the Adviser considered to be the Fund’s most direct competitors (the “Selected Peer Group”) and provided the Selected Peer Group’s performance results. The funds included by the Adviser in the

 

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Approval of Advisory Agreement & Board Considerations

(Unaudited) (Continued)

 

 

Selected Peer Group include funds with similar political themes. The Board took into consideration that many of the funds in the Selected Peer Group with strategies based on conservative political themes are actively managed funds.

 

The Board noted that for the three-year and five-year periods ended March 31, 2023, the Fund outperformed the median return of its Peer Group and Category Peer Group but underperformed the same peer funds during the one-year period. The Board also considered that the Fund underperformed all of the funds in the Selected Peer Group for the one-year period, and none of the peer funds in its Selected Peer Group had either three-year or five-year track records.

 

Cost of Services Provided and Economies of Scale. The Board then reviewed the Fund’s fees and expenses. The Board took into consideration that the Adviser had charged, and would continue to charge, a “unified fee,” meaning the Fund pays no expenses other than the advisory fee and, if applicable, certain other costs such as interest, brokerage, acquired fund fees and expenses, extraordinary expenses, and, to the extent it is implemented, fees pursuant to a Distribution and/or Shareholder Servicing (12b-1) Plan. The Board noted that the Adviser had been and would continue to be responsible for compensating the Trust’s other service providers and paying the Fund’s other expenses out of the Adviser’s own fee and resources.

 

The Board noted that the Fund’s net expense ratio was equal to its unified fee (described above). The Board compared the Fund’s net expense ratio to those of its Peer Group and Category Peer Group, as shown in the Barrington Report, as well as its Selected Peer Group. The Board noted that the Fund’s net expense ratio was higher than the median net expense ratio, but within the range, of the funds in the Peer Group and lower than the median net expense ratio of the Category Peer Group. In addition, the Board noted that the Fund’s net expense ratio was within the range of net expense ratios of the funds in its Selected Peer Group.

 

The Board then considered the Adviser’s financial resources and information regarding the Adviser’s ability to support its management of the Fund and obligations under the unified fee arrangement, noting that the Adviser had provided its financial statements for the Board’s review. The Board also evaluated the compensation and benefits received by the Adviser from its relationship with the Fund, taking into account an analysis of the Adviser’s profitability with respect to the Fund at various actual and projected Fund asset levels.

 

The Board expressed the view that it currently appeared that the Adviser might realize economies of scale in managing the Fund as assets grow in size. The Board noted that, should the Adviser realize economies of scale in the future, the Board would evaluate whether those economies were appropriately shared with Fund shareholders, whether through the structure and amount of the fee or by other means.

 

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Approval of Advisory Agreement & Board Considerations

(Unaudited) (Continued)

 

 

Conclusion. No single factor was determinative of the Board’s decision to approve the continuation of the Advisory Agreement; rather, the Board based its determination on the total mix of information available to it. Based on a consideration of all the factors in their totality, the Board, including the Independent Trustees, unanimously determined that the Advisory Agreement, including the compensation payable under the agreement, was fair and reasonable to the Fund. The Board, including the Independent Trustees, unanimously determined that the approval of the continuation of the Advisory Agreement was in the best interests of the Fund and its shareholders.

 

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Federal Tax Information

(Unaudited)

 

 

For the fiscal year ended June 30, 2023, certain dividends paid by the Fund may be subject to a maximum tax rate of 23.8%, as provided for the Jobs and Growth Tax Relief Reconciliation Act of 2003.

 

The percent of dividends declared from ordinary income designated as qualified dividend income was 100%.

 

For the corporate shareholders, the percent of ordinary income distributions qualifying for the corporate dividends received deducted for the fiscal year ended June 30, 2023 was 100%.

 

The percentage of taxable ordinary income distributions that are designated as short-term capital gain distributions under Internal Revenue Section 871(k)(2)(c) was 0%.

 

Information About Portfolio Holdings
(Unaudited)

 

 

The Fund files its complete schedules of portfolio holdings for its first and third fiscal quarters with the SEC on Part F of Form N-PORT. The Fund’s Part F of Form N-PORT is available without charge, upon request, by calling toll-free at (800) 617-0004.

 

Furthermore, you may obtain Part F of Form N-PORT on the SEC’s website at www.sec.gov or the Fund’s website at www.investpolitically.com. The Fund’s portfolio holdings are posted on its website at www.investpolitically.com daily.

 

Information About Proxy Voting
(Unaudited)

 

 

A description of the policies and procedures the Fund uses to determine how to vote proxies relating to portfolio securities is provided in the Statement of Additional Information (“SAI”). The SAI is available without charge, upon request, by calling toll-free at (800) 617-0004, by accessing the SEC’s website at www.sec.gov, or by accessing the Fund’s website at www.investpolitically.com.

 

When available, information regarding how the Fund voted proxies relating to portfolio securities during the twelve-months ending June 30 is available by calling toll-free at (800) 617-0004 or by accessing the SEC’s website at www.sec.gov.

 

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Information About the Fund’s Trustees

(Unaudited)

 

 

The SAI includes additional information about the Fund’s Trustees and is available without charge, upon request, by calling (800) 617-0004 or by accessing the SEC’s website at www.sec.gov or by accessing the Fund’s website at www.investpolitically.com.

 

Frequency Distribution of Premiums and Discounts
(Unaudited)

 

 

Information regarding how often shares of the Fund trade on an exchange at a price above (i.e., at a premium) or below (i.e., at a discount) the NAV of the Fund is available, without charge, on the Fund’s website at www.investpolitically.com.

 

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Adviser and Index Provider

Point Bridge Capital, LLC
300 Throckmorton Street, Suite 1550
Fort Worth, Texas 76102

 

Sub-Adviser

Vident Advisory, LLC
1125 Sanctuary Parkway, Suite 515
Alpharetta, Georgia 30009

 

Distributor

Foreside Fund Services, LLC
Three Canal Plaza
Portland, Maine 04101

 

Custodian

U.S. Bank National Association
1555 North Rivercenter Drive, Suite 302
Milwaukee, Wisconsin 53212

 

Transfer Agent

U.S. Bancorp Fund Services, LLC
615 East Michigan Street
Milwaukee, Wisconsin 53202

 

Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

Cohen & Company, Ltd.
342 North Water Street, Suite 830
Milwaukee, Wisconsin 53202

 

Legal Counsel

Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP
1111 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW
Washington, DC 20004-2541

 

Point Bridge America First ETF
Symbol – MAGA
CUSIP – 26922A628

 

 

 

 

(b)Not applicable.

 

Item 2. Code of Ethics.

 

Not applicable for semi-annual reports.

 

Item 3. Audit Committee Financial Expert.

 

Not applicable for semi-annual reports.

 

Item 4. Principal Accountant Fees and Services.

 

Not applicable for semi-annual reports.

 

Item 5. Audit Committee of Listed Registrants.

 

Not applicable for semi-annual reports.

 

Item 6. Investments.

 

(a)Schedule of Investments is included as part of the report to shareholders filed under Item 1 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 investment companies.

 

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

 

Not applicable to open-end investment companies.

 

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

 

Not applicable to open-end investment companies.

 

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

 

There have been no material changes to the procedures by which shareholders may recommend nominees to the registrant’s board of trustees.

   

 

Item 11. Controls and Procedures.

 

(a)The Registrant’s President (principal executive officer) and Treasurer (principal financial officer) have reviewed the Registrant's disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Rule 30a-3(c) under the Investment Company Act of 1940 (the “Act”)) as of a date within 90 days of the filing of this report, as required by Rule 30a-3(b) under the Act and Rules 13a-15(b) or 15d-15(b) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. Based on their review, such officers have concluded that the disclosure controls and procedures are effective in ensuring that information required to be disclosed in this report is appropriately recorded, processed, summarized and reported and made known to them by others within the Registrant and by the Registrant’s service provider.

 

(b)There were no changes in the Registrant's internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Rule 30a-3(d) under the Act) that occurred during the period covered by this report that have materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, the Registrant's internal control over financial reporting.

 

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

 

Not applicable to open-end investment companies.

 

Item 13. Exhibits.

 

(a)(1) Any code of ethics or amendment thereto, that is the subject of the disclosure required by Item 2, to the extent that the registrant intends to satisfy Item 2 requirements through filing an exhibit. Not Applicable.

 

(2) A separate certification for each principal executive officer and principal financial officer pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002. Filed herewith.

 

(3) Any written solicitation to purchase securities under Rule 23c-1 under the Act sent or given during the period covered by the report by or on behalf of the registrant to 10 or more persons. Not applicable to open-end investment companies.

 

(4) Change in the registrant’s independent public accountant. There was no change in the registrant’s independent public accountant for the period covered by this report.

 

(b)Certifications pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002. Furnished herewith.
   

 

SIGNATURES

 

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

 

(Registrant)   ETF Series Solutions  
     
By (Signature and Title)* /s/ Kristina R. Nelson  
  Kristina R. Nelson, President (principal executive officer)
     
Date   3/5/2024  

 

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

 

By (Signature and Title)* /s/ Kristina R. Nelson  
  Kristina R. Nelson, President (principal executive officer)
     
Date 3/5/2024  
     
By (Signature and Title)* /s/ Kristen M. Weitzel  
  Kristen M. Weitzel, Treasurer (principal financial officer)
     
Date 3/5/2024  

 

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

 

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EX.99.CERT

CERTIFICATIONS

 

I, Kristina R. Nelson, certify that:

 

1.I have reviewed this report on Form N-CSR of ETF Series Solutions;

 

2.Based on my knowledge, this report does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by this report;

 

3.Based on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial information included in this report, fairly present in all material respects the financial condition, results of operations, changes in net assets, and cash flows (if the financial statements are required to include a statement of cash flows) of the registrant as of, and for, the periods presented in this report;

 

4.The registrant’s other certifying officer(s) and I are responsible for establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Rule 30a-3(c) under the Investment Company Act of 1940) and internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Rule 30a-3(d) under the Investment Company Act of 1940) for the registrant and have:

 

(a)Designed such disclosure controls and procedures, or caused such disclosure controls and procedures to be designed under our supervision, to ensure that material information relating to the registrant, including its consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to us by others within those entities, particularly during the period in which this report is being prepared;

 

(b)Designed such internal control over financial reporting, or caused such internal control over financial reporting to be designed under our supervision, to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles;

 

(c)Evaluated the effectiveness of the registrant's disclosure controls and procedures and presented in this report our conclusions about the effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures, as of a date within 90 days prior to the filing date of this report based on such evaluation; and

 

(d)Disclosed in this report any change in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the period covered by this report that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting; and

 

5.The registrant’s other certifying officer(s) and I have disclosed to the registrant’s auditors and the audit committee of the registrant’s board of directors (or persons performing the equivalent functions):

 

(a)All significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the design or operation of internal control over financial reporting which are reasonably likely to adversely affect the registrant’s ability to record, process, summarize, and report financial information; and

 

(b)Any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who have a significant role in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting.

 

Date: 3/5/2024   /s/ Kristina R. Nelson  
      Kristina R. Nelson  
      President (principal executive officer)  
      ETF Series Solutions  

   

 

EX.99.CERT

CERTIFICATIONS

 

I, Kristen M. Weitzel, certify that:

 

1.I have reviewed this report on Form N-CSR of ETF Series Solutions;

 

2.Based on my knowledge, this report does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by this report;

 

3.Based on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial information included in this report, fairly present in all material respects the financial condition, results of operations, changes in net assets, and cash flows (if the financial statements are required to include a statement of cash flows) of the registrant as of, and for, the periods presented in this report;

 

4.The registrant’s other certifying officer(s) and I are responsible for establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Rule 30a-3(c) under the Investment Company Act of 1940) and internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Rule 30a-3(d) under the Investment Company Act of 1940) for the registrant and have:

 

(a)Designed such disclosure controls and procedures, or caused such disclosure controls and procedures to be designed under our supervision, to ensure that material information relating to the registrant, including its consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to us by others within those entities, particularly during the period in which this report is being prepared;

 

(b)Designed such internal control over financial reporting, or caused such internal control over financial reporting to be designed under our supervision, to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles;

 

(c)Evaluated the effectiveness of the registrant’s disclosure controls and procedures and presented in this report our conclusions about the effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures, as of a date within 90 days prior to the filing date of this report based on such evaluation; and

 

(d)Disclosed in this report any change in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the period covered by this report that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting; and

 

5.The registrant’s other certifying officer(s) and I have disclosed to the registrant’s auditors and the audit committee of the registrant’s board of directors (or persons performing the equivalent functions):

 

(a)All significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the design or operation of internal control over financial reporting which are reasonably likely to adversely affect the registrant’s ability to record, process, summarize, and report financial information; and

 

(b)Any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who have a significant role in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting.

 

Date: 3/5/2024   /s/ Kristen M. Weitzel  
      Kristen M. Weitzel  
      Treasurer (principal financial officer)  
      ETF Series Solutions  

   
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EX.99.906CERT

 

Certification Pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act

 

Pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, each of the undersigned officers of ETF Series Solutions, does hereby certify, to such officer’s knowledge, that the report on Form N-CSR of ETF Series Solutions, for the period ended December 31, 2023 fully complies with the requirements of Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as applicable, and that the information contained in the Form N-CSR fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition and results of operations of ETF Series Solutions for the stated period.

 

/s/ Kristina R. Nelson   /s/ Kristen M. Weitzel  
Kristina R. Nelson   Kristen M. Weitzel  
President (principal executive officer)   Treasurer (principal financial officer)  
ETF Series Solutions   ETF Series Solutions  

 

Dated: 3/5/2024    

 

This statement accompanies this report on Form N-CSR pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 and shall not be deemed as filed by ETF Series Solutions for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.

   

 

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