N-CSRS 1 ttetft-ncsrs.htm TRIMTABS ETF TRUST SEMIANNUAL REPORT 1-31-24
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 811-22995



TrimTabs ETF Trust
(Exact name of registrant as specified in charter)



1345 Avenue of the Americas
33rd fl
New York, NY 10105
(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip code)



Derin Cohen
1345 Avenue of the Americas
33rd fl
New York, NY 10105
(Name and address of agent for service)



1-212-217-2597
Registrant's telephone number, including area code



Date of fiscal year end: July 31


Date of reporting period: January 31, 2024


Item 1. Reports to Stockholders.

(a)











TrimTabs ETF Trust

FCF US Quality ETF (TTAC)

FCF International Quality ETF (TTAI)

Donoghue Forlines Tactical High Yield ETF (DFHY)

Donoghue Forlines Innovation ETF (DFNV)
(formerly, Donoghue Forlines Risk Managed Innovation ETF)

Donoghue Forlines Yield Enhanced Real Asset ETF (DFRA)




Semi-Annual Report
January 31, 2024











TrimTabs ETF Trust


TABLE OF CONTENTS
Shareholder Expense Examples
1
Portfolio Holdings Allocation
3
Schedules of Investments
5
Statements of Assets and Liabilities
26
Statements of Operations
28
Statements of Changes in Net Assets
30
Financial Highlights
35
Notes to Financial Statements
40
Additional Information
56








TrimTabs ETF Trust

SHAREHOLDER EXPENSE EXAMPLES
For the Six-Months Ended January 31, 2024 (Unaudited)

As a shareholder of a Fund you incur two types of costs: (1) transaction costs for purchasing and selling shares; and (2) ongoing costs, including management fees and other Fund expenses. The following examples are intended to help you understand your ongoing costs (in dollars and cents) of investing in the Funds and to compare these costs with the ongoing costs of investing in other funds.
 
Each 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 below.
 
Actual Expenses
 
The first line in the table below provides information about actual account values and actual expenses. You may use the information provided 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 ending 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 Period” to estimate the expenses you paid on your account during the period.
 
Hypothetical Example for Comparison Purposes
 
The second line in the table below provides information about hypothetical account values and hypothetical expenses based on the respective Fund’s actual expense ratio and an assumed rate of return of 5% per year before expenses, which is not the Fund’s actual return. The hypothetical account values and expenses may not be used to estimate the actual ending account balance or expenses you paid for the period. You may use this information to compare the ongoing costs of investing in a 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 cost, such as brokerage commissions paid on purchases and sales of Fund shares. Therefore, the second line in the table below is useful in comparing ongoing Fund costs only and will not help you determine the relative total costs of owning different funds. In addition, if these transactional costs were included, your costs would have been higher.
 
     
Expenses
 
Beginning
Ending
Paid During
 
Account
Account
Period
 
Value
Value
8/1/23 –
 
8/1/23
1/31/24
1/31/24(a)
FCF US Quality ETF
     
Actual
$1,000.00
$1,069.60
$3.07
Hypothetical (5% return before expenses)
$1,000.00
$1,022.17
$3.00


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TrimTabs ETF Trust

SHAREHOLDER EXPENSE EXAMPLES
For the Six-Months Ended January 31, 2024 (Unaudited) (Continued)

     
Expenses
 
Beginning
Ending
Paid During
 
Account
Account
Period
 
Value
Value
8/1/23 –
 
8/1/23
1/31/24
1/31/24(a)
FCF International Quality ETF
     
Actual
$1,000.00
$1,045.50
$3.03
Hypothetical (5% return before expenses)
$1,000.00
$1,022.17
$3.00
       
     
Expenses
 
Beginning
Ending
Paid During
 
Account
Account
Period
 
Value
Value
8/1/23 –
 
8/1/23
1/31/24
1/31/24(b)
Donoghue Forlines
     
  Tactical High Yield ETF
     
Actual
$1,000.00
$1,038.80
$3.54
Hypothetical (5% return before expenses)
$1,000.00
$1,021.67
$3.51
       
     
Expenses
 
Beginning
Ending
Paid During
 
Account
Account
Period
 
Value
Value
8/1/23 –
 
8/1/23
1/31/24
1/31/24(b)
Donoghue Forlines Innovation ETF
     
Actual
$1,000.00
$1,081.50
$3.61
Hypothetical (5% return before expenses)
$1,000.00
$1,021.67
$3.51
       
     
Expenses
 
Beginning
Ending
Paid During
 
Account
Account
Period
 
Value
Value
8/1/23 –
 
8/1/23
1/31/24
1/31/24(b)
Donoghue Forlines Yield
     
  Enhanced Real Asset ETF
     
Actual
$1,000.00
$1,023.70
$3.51
Hypothetical (5% return before expenses)
$1,000.00
$1,021.67
$3.51

(a)
Actual Expenses Paid are equal to the Fund’s annualized expense ratio of 0.59%, multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by 184/366 to reflect the period.
(b)
Actual Expenses Paid are equal to the Fund’s annualized expense ratio of 0.69%, multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by 184/366 to reflect the period.


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TrimTabs ETF Trust

PORTFOLIO HOLDINGS ALLOCATION (as a % of net assets)
January 31, 2024 (Unaudited)

FCF US Quality ETF
     
Communications
   
10.2
%
Consumer Discretionary
   
9.9
%
Consumer Staples
   
3.2
%
Energy
   
3.5
%
Financials
   
4.2
%
Health Care
   
14.5
%
Industrials
   
6.6
%
Materials
   
3.2
%
Technology
   
43.8
%(a)
Utilities
   
0.2
%
Investment Purchased with Proceeds from Securities Lending
   
9.1
%(b)
Money Market Deposit Account
   
0.6
%
Liabilities in Excess of Other Assets
   
(9.0
)%
Total Net Assets
   
100.0
%
         
FCF International Quality ETF
       
Australia
   
7.9
%
Austria
   
0.6
%
Brazil
   
2.0
%
Canada
   
7.7
%
China
   
9.1
%
Denmark
   
8.2
%
Finland
   
0.2
%
France
   
3.2
%
Germany
   
2.1
%
Greece
   
0.7
%
Hong Kong
   
0.5
%
India
   
1.5
%
Ireland
   
5.5
%
Israel
   
1.3
%
Italy
   
2.3
%
Japan
   
1.6
%
Luxembourg
   
0.4
%
Netherlands
   
7.1
%
New Zealand
   
0.3
%
Norway
   
1.2
%
Portugal
   
0.7
%
Republic of Korea
   
1.6
%
Singapore
   
1.2
%
South Africa
   
1.9
%
Spain
   
1.2
%
Sweden
   
1.7
%
Switzerland
   
11.8
%
Taiwan
   
1.7
%
United Kingdom
   
11.3
%
United States
   
1.1
%
Investment Purchased with Proceeds from Securities Lending
   
1.8
%(b)
Money Market Deposit Account
   
1.0
%
Liabilities in Excess of Other Assets
   
(0.4
)%
Total Net Assets
   
100.0
%


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TrimTabs ETF Trust

PORTFOLIO HOLDINGS ALLOCATION (as a % of net assets)
January 31, 2024 (Unaudited) (Continued)

Donoghue Forlines Tactical High Yield ETF
     
Exchange-Traded Funds
   
99.9
%
Investment Purchased with Proceeds from Securities Lending
   
8.4
%(b)
Money Market Deposit Account
   
0.2
%
Liabilities in Excess of Other Assets
   
(8.5
)%
Total Net Assets
   
100.0
%
         
Donoghue Forlines Innovation ETF
       
Communications
   
18.0
%
Consumer Discretionary
   
0.4
%
Consumer Staples
   
1.6
%
Energy
   
0.5
%
Health Care
   
18.2
%
Industrials
   
2.2
%
Technology
   
58.9
%
Investment Purchased with Proceeds from Securities Lending
   
14.9
%(b)
Money Market Deposit Account
   
0.2
%
Liabilities in Excess of Other Assets
   
(14.9
)%
Total Net Assets
   
100.0
%
         
Donoghue Forlines Yield Enhanced Real Asset ETF
       
Consumer Discretionary
   
1.0
%
Consumer Staples
   
1.7
%
Energy
   
35.2
%
Industrials
   
15.3
%
Materials
   
18.7
%
Technology
   
0.8
%
Real Estate Investment Trusts
   
12.5
%
Master Limited Partnerships
   
12.3
%
Preferred Stock
   
2.1
%
Investment Purchased with Proceeds from Securities Lending
   
20.5
%(b)
Money Market Deposit Account
   
0.1
%
Liabilities in Excess of Other Assets
   
(20.2
)%
Total Net Assets
   
100.0
%

(a)
Amount represents investments in a particular sector.  No industry within this sector represented more than 25% of the Fund’s total assets at the time of investment.
(b)
Represents cash received as collateral in return for securities lent as part of the securities lending program.  The cash is invested in the Mount Vernon Liquid Assets Portfolio, LLC as noted in the applicable schedules of investments listed in this report.


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FCF US Quality ETF

SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS
January 31, 2024 (Unaudited)

   
Shares
   
Value
 
COMMON STOCKS – 99.3%
           
             
Communications – 10.2%
           
Airbnb, Inc. – Class A(a)
   
17,921
   
$
2,583,133
 
Alphabet, Inc. – Class A(a)
   
100,451
     
14,073,185
 
Booking Holdings, Inc.(a)
   
832
     
2,918,215
 
Electronic Arts, Inc.
   
17,330
     
2,384,261
 
Expedia Group, Inc.(a)
   
17,949
     
2,662,375
 
GoDaddy, Inc. – Class A(a)
   
16,575
     
1,767,890
 
Match Group, Inc.(a)
   
44,830
     
1,720,575
 
Meta Platforms, Inc. – Class A(a)
   
15,054
     
5,873,168
 
Netflix, Inc.(a)
   
3,400
     
1,917,974
 
Trade Desk, Inc. – Class A(a)(b)
   
35,255
     
2,412,500
 
             
38,313,276
 
Consumer Discretionary – 9.9%
               
Abercrombie & Fitch Co. – Class A(a)
   
8,924
     
909,356
 
Bath & Body Works, Inc.
   
34,199
     
1,458,929
 
Beacon Roofing Supply, Inc.(a)
   
5,573
     
461,946
 
Builders FirstSource, Inc.(a)
   
21,726
     
3,774,458
 
Chipotle Mexican Grill, Inc.(a)
   
916
     
2,206,433
 
Crocs, Inc.(a)
   
7,980
     
809,810
 
Etsy, Inc.(a)(b)
   
22,457
     
1,494,738
 
Fortune Brands Home & Security, Inc.
   
15,120
     
1,173,161
 
Hilton Worldwide Holdings, Inc.
   
17,383
     
3,319,458
 
Home Depot, Inc.
   
8,404
     
2,966,276
 
KB Home
   
11,439
     
681,650
 
Lennar Corp. – Class A
   
14,418
     
2,160,537
 
Live Nation Entertainment, Inc.(a)
   
16,281
     
1,446,567
 
Masco Corp.
   
23,091
     
1,553,793
 
PulteGroup, Inc.
   
11,900
     
1,244,264
 
Ross Stores, Inc.
   
20,515
     
2,877,844
 
Scotts Miracle-Gro Co.(b)
   
16,795
     
944,887
 
Skechers USA, Inc. – Class A(a)
   
13,674
     
853,805
 
Starbucks Corp.
   
15,702
     
1,460,757
 
Tapestry, Inc.
   
29,258
     
1,134,918
 
Taylor Morrison Home Corp.(a)
   
21,666
     
1,129,665
 
Thor Industries, Inc.(b)
   
4,747
     
536,506
 
Toll Brothers, Inc.
   
10,247
     
1,018,039
 
Williams-Sonoma, Inc.(b)
   
7,077
     
1,368,621
 
             
36,986,418
 


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

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FCF US Quality ETF

SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS
January 31, 2024 (Unaudited) (Continued)

   
Shares
   
Value
 
COMMON STOCKS – 99.3% (Continued)
           
             
Consumer Staples – 3.2%
           
Altria Group, Inc.
   
33,145
   
$
1,329,777
 
BellRing Brands, Inc.(a)
   
17,605
     
973,028
 
Clorox Co.
   
12,101
     
1,757,670
 
Colgate-Palmolive Co.
   
44,293
     
3,729,472
 
Kimberly-Clark Corp.
   
29,586
     
3,579,018
 
National Beverage Corp.(a)
   
12,799
     
591,826
 
             
11,960,791
 
Energy – 3.5%
               
Cheniere Energy, Inc.
   
10,411
     
1,707,300
 
ConocoPhillips
   
14,516
     
1,623,905
 
CVR Energy, Inc.
   
27,390
     
923,865
 
Enphase Energy, Inc.(a)(b)
   
19,935
     
2,075,832
 
Exxon Mobil Corp.
   
15,783
     
1,622,650
 
HF Sinclair Corp.
   
14,093
     
796,114
 
Occidental Petroleum Corp.
   
32,817
     
1,889,275
 
Valero Energy Corp.
   
16,548
     
2,298,516
 
             
12,937,457
 
Financials – 4.2%
               
Aflac, Inc.
   
11,345
     
956,837
 
American Express Co.
   
27,711
     
5,562,706
 
Cincinnati Financial Corp.
   
9,646
     
1,068,777
 
Erie Indemnity Co. – Class A(b)
   
3,748
     
1,296,171
 
OneMain Holdings, Inc.
   
12,432
     
591,763
 
SEI Investments Co.
   
24,624
     
1,557,222
 
Synchrony Financial
   
58,571
     
2,276,655
 
T Rowe Price Group, Inc.(b)
   
20,756
     
2,250,988
 
             
15,561,119
 
Health Care – 14.5%
               
AbbVie, Inc.
   
62,588
     
10,289,466
 
Agilent Technologies, Inc.
   
14,559
     
1,894,126
 
Amgen, Inc.
   
10,403
     
3,269,247
 
Bristol-Myers Squibb Co.
   
108,230
     
5,289,200
 
Cencora, Inc.(b)
   
3,368
     
783,666
 
Chemed Corp.
   
1,374
     
814,493
 
Gilead Sciences, Inc.
   
61,502
     
4,813,147
 
Halozyme Therapeutics, Inc.(a)
   
20,773
     
703,166
 


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

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FCF US Quality ETF

SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS
January 31, 2024 (Unaudited) (Continued)

   
Shares
   
Value
 
COMMON STOCKS – 99.3% (Continued)
           
Health Care – 14.5% (Continued)
           
Jazz Pharmaceuticals PLC(a)
   
4,878
   
$
598,628
 
Lantheus Holdings, Inc.(a)(b)
   
17,320
     
899,428
 
Medpace Holdings, Inc.(a)
   
9,805
     
2,858,942
 
Merck & Co., Inc.
   
56,678
     
6,845,569
 
Molina Healthcare, Inc.(a)
   
3,345
     
1,192,292
 
Neurocrine Biosciences, Inc.(a)
   
9,279
     
1,296,926
 
Progyny, Inc.(a)
   
24,724
     
941,737
 
UnitedHealth Group, Inc.
   
18,192
     
9,309,574
 
Vertex Pharmaceuticals, Inc.(a)
   
5,502
     
2,384,457
 
             
54,184,064
 
Industrials – 6.6%
               
3M Co.
   
40,315
     
3,803,719
 
A.O. Smith Corp.
   
23,536
     
1,826,629
 
CH Robinson Worldwide, Inc.
   
21,413
     
1,800,619
 
Core & Main, Inc. – Class A(a)
   
17,426
     
719,868
 
Donaldson Co., Inc.
   
13,778
     
889,921
 
Expeditors International of Washington, Inc.
   
18,691
     
2,361,234
 
Fastenal Co.
   
32,008
     
2,183,906
 
Ferguson PLC
   
10,006
     
1,879,727
 
H&R Block, Inc.
   
24,281
     
1,137,322
 
Insperity, Inc.
   
11,595
     
1,329,831
 
Keysight Technologies, Inc.(a)
   
3,506
     
537,330
 
Landstar System, Inc.
   
6,211
     
1,190,773
 
Lincoln Electric Holdings, Inc.(b)
   
1,937
     
430,440
 
MSC Industrial Direct Co., Inc. – Class A(b)
   
7,815
     
771,184
 
Mueller Industries, Inc.(b)
   
14,315
     
687,120
 
Robert Half International, Inc.
   
20,625
     
1,640,513
 
Rollins, Inc.
   
33,803
     
1,464,008
 
             
24,654,144
 
Materials – 3.2%
               
Advanced Drainage Systems, Inc.(b)
   
9,010
     
1,175,084
 
CF Industries Holdings, Inc.
   
24,324
     
1,836,705
 
LyondellBasell Industries NV – Class A
   
19,345
     
1,820,751
 
Nucor Corp.
   
16,136
     
3,016,302
 
Olin Corp.
   
14,560
     
758,139
 


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

7

FCF US Quality ETF

SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS
January 31, 2024 (Unaudited) (Continued)

   
Shares
   
Value
 
COMMON STOCKS – 99.3% (Continued)
           
             
Materials – 3.2% (Continued)
           
RPM International, Inc.
   
9,171
   
$
978,179
 
Sherwin-Williams Co.
   
4,512
     
1,373,363
 
UFP Industries, Inc.
   
10,731
     
1,217,432
 
             
12,175,955
 
Technology – 43.8%(e)
               
Accenture PLC – Class A
   
19,587
     
7,127,318
 
Adobe, Inc.(a)
   
8,948
     
5,527,895
 
Apple, Inc.
   
148,339
     
27,353,711
 
Applied Materials, Inc.
   
15,243
     
2,504,425
 
Atlassian Corp. – Class A(a)
   
12,515
     
3,125,872
 
Autodesk, Inc.(a)
   
14,043
     
3,564,254
 
Automatic Data Processing, Inc.
   
19,024
     
4,675,719
 
Box, Inc. – Class A(a)(b)
   
56,623
     
1,471,066
 
Broadcom, Inc.
   
5,872
     
6,928,959
 
Broadridge Financial Solutions, Inc.
   
9,243
     
1,887,421
 
Cadence Design Systems, Inc.(a)
   
12,491
     
3,603,154
 
Cisco Systems, Inc.
   
108,332
     
5,436,100
 
CommVault Systems, Inc.(a)
   
24,574
     
2,252,944
 
Crowdstrike Holdings, Inc. – Class A(a)
   
12,302
     
3,598,335
 
Datadog, Inc. – Class A(a)
   
16,656
     
2,072,673
 
DocuSign, Inc.(a)
   
37,889
     
2,308,198
 
Dropbox, Inc. – Class A(a)
   
83,096
     
2,632,481
 
Euronet Worldwide, Inc.(a)
   
8,271
     
824,205
 
Fair Isaac Corp.(a)(b)
   
4,037
     
4,839,677
 
Fortinet, Inc.(a)
   
67,941
     
4,381,515
 
Gartner, Inc.(a)
   
8,186
     
3,744,604
 
International Business Machines Corp.
   
32,030
     
5,882,630
 
Intuit, Inc.
   
2,845
     
1,796,134
 
Jack Henry & Associates, Inc.
   
11,385
     
1,887,975
 
Juniper Networks, Inc.
   
20,147
     
744,633
 
Lattice Semiconductor Corp.(a)(b)
   
23,051
     
1,402,884
 
Manhattan Associates, Inc.(a)
   
9,220
     
2,236,403
 
Mastercard, Inc. – Class A
   
13,017
     
5,847,627
 
Microchip Technology, Inc.
   
29,554
     
2,517,410
 
Nutanix, Inc. – Class A(a)
   
26,676
     
1,499,191
 
Palo Alto Networks, Inc.(a)
   
19,130
     
6,475,696
 


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

8

FCF US Quality ETF

SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS
January 31, 2024 (Unaudited) (Continued)

   
Shares
   
Value
 
COMMON STOCKS – 99.3% (Continued)
           
             
Technology – 43.8%(e)(Continued)
           
Paychex, Inc.
   
17,616
   
$
2,144,396
 
Pure Storage, Inc. – Class A(a)
   
43,183
     
1,726,888
 
QUALCOMM, Inc.
   
20,823
     
3,092,424
 
Qualys, Inc.(a)
   
8,692
     
1,644,266
 
RingCentral, Inc. – Class A(a)(b)
   
13,179
     
446,636
 
ServiceNow, Inc.(a)
   
6,583
     
5,038,628
 
Shift4 Payments, Inc. – Class A(a)(b)
   
16,237
     
1,165,979
 
Skyworks Solutions, Inc.
   
18,719
     
1,955,387
 
Splunk, Inc.(a)
   
3,613
     
554,126
 
Tenable Holdings, Inc.(a)
   
17,411
     
820,058
 
Teradata Corp.(a)
   
21,864
     
1,009,680
 
Visa, Inc. – Class A(b)
   
32,566
     
8,898,984
 
Workday, Inc. – Class A(a)
   
4,829
     
1,405,577
 
Zoom Video Communications, Inc. – Class A(a)
   
14,264
     
921,597
 
Zscaler, Inc.(a)(b)
   
11,736
     
2,765,823
 
             
163,741,558
 
Utilities – 0.2%
               
Vistra Corp.
   
22,561
     
925,678
 
TOTAL COMMON STOCKS
               
  (Cost $327,525,041)
           
371,440,460
 


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

9

FCF US Quality ETF

SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS
January 31, 2024 (Unaudited) (Continued)

   
Shares
   
Value
 
SHORT-TERM INVESTMENT – 9.1%
           
             
Investment Purchased with
           
  Proceeds from Securities Lending – 9.1%
           
Mount Vernon Liquid Assets Portfolio, LLC, 5.54%(c)
   
33,933,545
   
$
33,933,545
 
TOTAL SHORT-TERM INVESTMENT
               
  (Cost $33,933,545)
           
33,933,545
 
                 
Total Investments – 108.4% (Cost $361,458,586)
           
405,374,005
 
Money Market Deposit Account – 0.6%(d)
           
2,115,651
 
Liabilities in Excess of Other Assets – (9.0)%
           
(33,570,185
)
TOTAL NET ASSETS – 100.0%
         
$
373,919,471
 

Percentages are stated as a percent of net assets.
PLC – Public Limited Company
(a)
Non-income producing security.
(b)
All or a portion of this security is on loan as of January 31, 2024. The total market value of these securities was $32,703,461 which represented 8.7% of net assets.
(c)
The rate shown represents the 7-day effective yield as of January 31, 2024.
(d)
The U.S. Bank Money Market Deposit Account (the “MMDA”) is a short-term vehicle in which the Fund holds cash balances. The MMDA will bear interest at a variable rate that is determined based on market conditions and is subject to change daily. The rate as of January 31, 2024 was 5.24%.
(e)
Amount represents investments in a particular sector.  No industry within this sector represented more than 25% of the Fund’s total assets at the time of investment.

For Fund compliance purposes, the Fund’s sector classifications refers to any one or more of the sector classifications used by one or more widely recognized market indexes or ratings group indexes, and/or they may be defined by Fund management. This definition does not apply for all purposes of this report, which may combine classifications for reporting ease.



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

10

FCF International Quality ETF

SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS
January 31, 2024 (Unaudited)

   
Shares
   
Value
 
COMMON STOCKS – 97.4%
           
             
Communications – 5.8%
           
37 Interactive Entertainment Network
           
  Technology Group Co., Ltd. – Class A
   
41,800
   
$
96,763
 
AfreecaTV Co., Ltd.
   
1,159
     
90,400
 
Auto Trader Group PLC(b)
   
44,050
     
406,849
 
Elisa Oyj
   
2,764
     
126,203
 
Focus Media Information
               
  Technology Co., Ltd. – Class A
   
240,800
     
189,499
 
Hellenic Telecommunications Organization SA
   
15,211
     
211,234
 
Koninklijke KPN NV
   
103,762
     
353,001
 
MTN Group, Ltd.
   
17,979
     
91,746
 
MultiChoice Group(a)
   
57,553
     
230,550
 
NetEase, Inc. – ADR(c)
   
6,893
     
673,033
 
REA Group, Ltd.
   
2,662
     
321,235
 
Telstra Corp., Ltd.
   
137,335
     
363,999
 
Universal Music Group NV
   
16,902
     
499,939
 
             
3,654,451
 
Consumer Discretionary – 16.2%
               
ANTA Sports Products, Ltd.
   
29,754
     
249,855
 
Avolta AG(a)
   
4,147
     
159,594
 
Brunello Cucinelli SpA
   
1,694
     
168,973
 
Bunzl PLC
   
7,750
     
315,763
 
Burberry Group PLC
   
12,471
     
206,723
 
Chongqing Changan Automobile Co., Ltd. – Class A
   
69,500
     
123,907
 
Chow Tai Fook Jewellery Group, Ltd.
   
210,179
     
283,897
 
Cie Financiere Richemont SA
   
2,567
     
383,734
 
CTS Eventim AG & Co. KGaA
   
2,275
     
154,522
 
Ferrari NV
   
1,959
     
677,657
 
Games Workshop Group PLC
   
1,377
     
172,849
 
Geberit AG
   
719
     
416,761
 
Gree Electric Appliances, Inc. of Zhuhai – Class A
   
70,800
     
347,613
 
Hennes & Mauritz AB – Class B
   
37,771
     
535,280
 
Hermes International
   
283
     
598,767
 
HLA Group Corp., Ltd. – Class A
   
92,600
     
99,055
 
Industria de Diseno Textil SA
   
17,097
     
733,707
 
InterContinental Hotels Group PLC
   
6,583
     
625,697
 
JD Sports Fashion PLC
   
144,957
     
215,025
 


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

11

FCF International Quality ETF

SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS
January 31, 2024 (Unaudited) (Continued)

   
Shares
   
Value
 
COMMON STOCKS – 97.4% (Continued)
           
             
Consumer Discretionary – 16.2% (Continued)
           
Kia Corp.
   
4,168
   
$
321,348
 
La Francaise des Jeux SAEM(b)
   
8,556
     
348,036
 
Lottery Corp., Ltd.
   
41,747
     
138,584
 
MINISO Group Holding, Ltd. – ADR
   
5,552
     
94,162
 
New Oriental Education & Technology
               
  Group, Inc. – ADR(a)
   
4,188
     
321,052
 
Next PLC
   
2,267
     
243,283
 
OPAP SA
   
11,677
     
202,161
 
Pandora AS
   
3,455
     
505,411
 
PDD Holdings, Inc. – ADR(a)
   
10,436
     
1,324,016
 
Topsports International Holdings, Ltd.(b)
   
152,604
     
98,574
 
Vipshop Holdings, Ltd. – ADR(a)
   
16,503
     
262,233
 
             
10,328,239
 
Consumer Staples – 5.6%
               
B&M European Value Retail SA
   
43,416
     
285,339
 
BGF retail Co., Ltd.
   
1,125
     
118,936
 
Carlsberg AS – Class B
   
2,717
     
350,263
 
Chongqing Brewery Co., Ltd. – Class A
   
13,742
     
106,383
 
Dollarama, Inc.
   
9,285
     
681,432
 
Imperial Brands PLC
   
53
     
1,275
 
Jeronimo Martins SGPS SA
   
19,895
     
453,229
 
Kweichow Moutai Co., Ltd. – Class A
   
1,600
     
357,663
 
Loblaw Cos., Ltd.
   
3,508
     
350,552
 
Nongfu Spring Co., Ltd. – Class H(b)
   
45,440
     
246,149
 
President Chain Store Corp.
   
30,223
     
254,920
 
Shanxi Xinghuacun Fen Wine
               
  Factory Co., Ltd. – Class A
   
6,205
     
172,947
 
Woolworths Holdings, Ltd.
   
54,718
     
202,739
 
             
3,581,827
 
Energy – 6.1%
               
BP PLC – ADR
   
23,559
     
826,921
 
Canadian Natural Resources, Ltd.
   
7,318
     
468,326
 
Equinor ASA – ADR(c)
   
22,072
     
632,804
 
Gaztransport Et Technigaz SA
   
1,100
     
154,658
 
Imperial Oil, Ltd.
   
9,221
     
531,881
 


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

12

FCF International Quality ETF

SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS
January 31, 2024 (Unaudited) (Continued)

   
Shares
   
Value
 
COMMON STOCKS – 97.4% (Continued)
           
             
Energy – 6.1% (Continued)
           
Petroleo Brasileiro SA – ADR
   
50,804
   
$
867,225
 
Suncor Energy, Inc.
   
8,205
     
271,700
 
Woodside Energy Group, Ltd.
   
8,170
     
173,716
 
             
3,927,231
 
Financials – 6.1%
               
Admiral Group PLC
   
15,227
     
485,323
 
Aon PLC – Class A
   
1,360
     
405,865
 
BB Seguridade Participacoes SA – ADR
   
61,094
     
425,825
 
Brookfield Asset Management, Ltd. – Class A
   
9,672
     
388,909
 
Fairfax Financial Holdings, Ltd.
   
562
     
585,835
 
Hargreaves Lansdown PLC
   
26,461
     
256,803
 
Partners Group Holding AG
   
645
     
876,743
 
Singapore Exchange, Ltd.
   
63,778
     
447,373
 
             
3,872,676
 
Health Care – 14.7%
               
Amplifon SpA
   
13,872
     
455,289
 
BioNTech SE – ADR(a)
   
3,630
     
344,995
 
Dr Reddy’s Laboratories, Ltd. – ADR
   
2,932
     
210,957
 
Genmab AS(a)
   
631
     
175,736
 
Ipsen SA
   
3,048
     
352,454
 
Jazz Pharmaceuticals PLC(a)
   
835
     
102,471
 
Lifco AB – Class B
   
11,940
     
289,360
 
Medibank Pvt, Ltd.
   
150,794
     
379,886
 
Novartis AG
   
15,076
     
1,561,845
 
Novo Nordisk AS – Class B
   
28,702
     
3,224,089
 
Recordati Industria Chimica e Farmaceutica SpA
   
3,389
     
187,885
 
Roche Holding AG
   
5,605
     
1,604,955
 
Sonova Holding AG
   
1,166
     
375,222
 
Zhangzhou Pientzehuang
               
  Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd. – Class A
   
4,930
     
136,923
 
             
9,402,067
 
Industrials – 9.6%
               
AP Moller – Maersk AS – Class A
   
124
     
224,897
 
BAE Systems PLC
   
44,147
     
658,502
 
Dassault Aviation SA
   
2,599
     
492,932
 
Deutsche Post AG
   
5,120
     
246,336
 


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

13

FCF International Quality ETF

SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS
January 31, 2024 (Unaudited) (Continued)

   
Shares
   
Value
 
COMMON STOCKS – 97.4% (Continued)
           
             
Industrials – 9.6% (Continued)
           
DSV AS
   
4,049
   
$
726,436
 
FAW Jiefang Group Co., Ltd. – Class A(a)
   
91,400
     
99,935
 
Ferguson PLC
   
1,464
     
275,027
 
Getlink SE
   
6,853
     
118,496
 
Hanwha Aerospace Co., Ltd.
   
2,428
     
251,233
 
Hyundai Glovis Co., Ltd.
   
1,017
     
133,273
 
Intertek Group PLC
   
7,157
     
407,518
 
Jiangxi Special Electric Motor Co., Ltd. – Class A(a)
   
30,696
     
38,650
 
Korean Air Lines Co., Ltd.
   
7,715
     
130,062
 
Kuehne + Nagel International AG
   
2,114
     
719,733
 
Qantas Airways, Ltd.(a)
   
68,143
     
248,562
 
Recruit Holdings Co., Ltd.
   
13,841
     
557,383
 
SGS SA
   
4,755
     
441,034
 
Singapore Airlines, Ltd.
   
63,500
     
316,198
 
             
6,086,207
 
Materials – 10.4%
               
Aluminum Corp. of China, Ltd. – Class H
   
511,227
     
248,487
 
Aluminum Corp. of China, Ltd. – Class A
   
267,267
     
211,817
 
BHP Group, Ltd.
   
47,558
     
1,474,849
 
Brenntag SE
   
2,112
     
187,753
 
China Coal Energy Co., Ltd. – Class A
   
188,200
     
318,754
 
Evraz PLC(a)(d)(h)
   
49,526
     
0
 
Exxaro Resources, Ltd.
   
24,250
     
242,558
 
Fortescue, Ltd.
   
30,187
     
591,751
 
Henan Shenhuo Coal & Power Co., Ltd. – Class A
   
45,900
     
106,126
 
IMCD NV
   
1,484
     
227,733
 
Kumba Iron Ore, Ltd.
   
15,337
     
453,012
 
LyondellBasell Industries NV – Class A
   
2,183
     
205,464
 
Pilbara Minerals, Ltd.
   
121,237
     
282,359
 
Shaanxi Coal Industry Co., Ltd. – Class A
   
114,717
     
386,355
 
Shanxi Coal International
               
  Energy Group Co., Ltd. – Class A
   
67,400
     
158,466
 
Shanxi Coking Coal Energy Group Co., Ltd. – Class A
   
101,800
     
148,739
 
Shanxi Lu’an Environmental Energy
               
  Development Co., Ltd. – Class A
   
83,700
     
276,297
 
SSAB AB – Class B
   
36,867
     
282,703
 
Tenaris SA
   
15,712
     
249,859
 


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

14

FCF International Quality ETF

SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS
January 31, 2024 (Unaudited) (Continued)

   
Shares
   
Value
 
COMMON STOCKS – 97.4% (Continued)
           
             
Materials – 10.4% (Continued)
           
Western Mining Co., Ltd. – Class A
   
59,300
   
$
117,451
 
Whitehaven Coal, Ltd.
   
30,097
     
166,452
 
Yancoal Australia, Ltd.
   
41,363
     
162,546
 
Yara International ASA
   
4,005
     
133,053
 
             
6,632,584
 
Technology – 21.4%
               
Accenture PLC – Class A
   
4,322
     
1,572,689
 
ASML Holding NV
   
2,151
     
1,855,476
 
Atlassian Corp. – Class A(a)
   
2,769
     
691,613
 
BE Semiconductor Industries NV
   
2,730
     
412,452
 
CGI, Inc.(a)
   
2,389
     
267,535
 
Check Point Software Technologies, Ltd.(a)
   
4,635
     
736,641
 
Constellation Software, Inc.
   
493
     
1,362,579
 
eMemory Technology, Inc.
   
3,334
     
298,254
 
Experian PLC
   
14,696
     
613,854
 
Infosys, Ltd. – ADR
   
35,761
     
710,213
 
Lens Technology Co., Ltd. – Class A
   
74,686
     
108,707
 
Logitech International SA
   
7,367
     
618,591
 
MediaTek, Inc.
   
12,600
     
388,875
 
Monday.com, Ltd.(a)(c)
   
520
     
109,221
 
Nemetschek SE
   
3,083
     
286,600
 
Nomura Research Institute, Ltd.
   
9,037
     
278,331
 
NXP Semiconductors NV
   
1,085
     
228,468
 
RELX PLC
   
30,286
     
1,252,001
 
Temenos AG
   
3,202
     
327,936
 
Trend Micro, Inc.(a)
   
3,281
     
189,575
 
Wolters Kluwer NV
   
6,528
     
962,978
 
WPG Holdings, Ltd.
   
53,000
     
147,657
 
Xero, Ltd.(a)
   
2,826
     
205,405
 
             
13,625,651
 
Utilities – 1.5%
               
Centrica PLC
   
313,237
     
549,598
 
Verbund AG – Class A
   
4,796
     
392,095
 
             
941,693
 
TOTAL COMMON STOCKS
               
  (Cost $57,137,174)
           
62,052,626
 


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

15

FCF International Quality ETF

SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS
January 31, 2024 (Unaudited) (Continued)

   
Shares
   
Value
 
PREFERRED STOCK – 0.2%
           
             
Materials – 0.2%
           
FUCHS SE
   
2,625
   
$
115,742
 
TOTAL PREFERRED STOCK (Cost $108,977)
           
115,742
 
                 
WARRANT – 0.0%(e)
               
                 
Technology – 0.0%(e)
               
Constellation Software, Inc.(a)(d)
   
438
     
0
 
TOTAL WARRANT (Cost $0)
           
0
 
                 
SHORT-TERM INVESTMENT – 1.8%
               
                 
Investment Purchased with Proceeds
               
  from Securities Lending – 1.8%
               
Mount Vernon Liquid Assets Portfolio, LLC, 5.54%(f)
   
1,123,893
     
1,123,893
 
TOTAL SHORT-TERM INVESTMENT
               
  (Cost $1,123,893)
           
1,123,893
 
                 
Total Investments – 99.4% (Cost $58,370,044)
           
63,292,261
 
Money Market Deposit Account – 1.0%(g)
           
608,002
 
Liabilities in Excess of Other Assets – (0.4)%
           
(284,552
)
TOTAL NET ASSETS – 100.0%
         
$
63,615,711
 

Percentages are stated as a percent of net assets.
ADR – American Depositary Receipt
PLC – Public Limited Company
SA – Sociedad Anónima
(a)
Non-income producing security.
(b)
Security is exempt from registration pursuant to Rule 144A under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended. These securities may only be resold in transactions exempt from registration to qualified institutional investors. As of January 31, 2024, the value of these securities total $1,099,608 or 1.7% of the Fund’s net assets.
(c)
All or a portion of this security is on loan as of January 31, 2024. The total market value of these securities was $1,076,335 which represented 1.7% of net assets.
(d)
Fair value determined using significant unobservable inputs in accordance with procedures established by and under the supervision of the Adviser, acting as Valuation Designee. These securities represented $0 or 0.0% of net assets as of January 31, 2024.
(e)
Represents less than 0.05% of net assets.
(f)
The rate shown represents the 7-day effective yield as of January 31, 2024.
(g)
The U.S. Bank Money Market Deposit Account (the “MMDA”) is a short-term vehicle in which the Fund holds cash balances. The MMDA will bear interest at a variable rate that is determined based on market conditions and is subject to change daily. The rate as of January 31, 2024 was 5.24%.
(h)
Restricted security.  Security valued using significant unobservable inputs (Level 3).

For Fund compliance purposes, the Fund’s sector classifications refers to any one or more of the sector classifications used by one or more widely recognized market indexes or ratings group indexes, and/or they may be defined by Fund management. This definition does not apply for all purposes of this report, which may combine classifications for reporting ease.


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

16

Donoghue Forlines Tactical High Yield ETF

SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS
January 31, 2024 (Unaudited)

   
Shares
   
Value
 
EXCHANGE-TRADED FUNDS – 99.9%
           
iShares 0-5 Year High Yield Corporate Bond ETF(a)
   
64,333
   
$
2,729,006
 
iShares Broad USD High Yield Corporate Bond ETF
   
161,290
     
5,885,472
 
iShares Fallen Angels USD Bond ETF
   
76,609
     
2,046,992
 
iShares iBoxx $High Yield Corporate Bond ETF
   
75,111
     
5,819,600
 
SPDR Bloomberg High Yield Bond ETF
   
65,771
     
6,239,696
 
SPDR Bloomberg Short-Term High Yield Bond ETF
   
82,596
     
2,083,071
 
SPDR Portfolio High Yield Bond ETF
   
80,618
     
1,891,298
 
VanEck Fallen Angel High Yield Bond ETF
   
66,754
     
1,939,871
 
Xtrackers USD High Yield Corporate Bond ETF
   
81,681
     
2,905,393
 
TOTAL EXCHANGE-TRADED FUNDS
               
  (Cost $30,401,982)
           
31,540,399
 
                 
SHORT-TERM INVESTMENT – 8.4%
               
                 
Investment Purchased with
               
  Proceeds from Securities Lending – 8.4%
               
Mount Vernon Liquid Assets Portfolio, LLC, 5.54%(b)
   
2,658,546
     
2,658,546
 
TOTAL SHORT-TERM INVESTMENT
               
  (Cost $2,658,546)
           
2,658,546
 
                 
Total Investments – 108.3% (Cost $33,060,528)
           
34,198,945
 
Money Market Deposit Account – 0.2%(c)
           
62,764
 
Liabilities in Excess of Other Assets – (8.5)%
           
(2,675,082
)
TOTAL NET ASSETS – 100.0%
         
$
31,586,627
 

Percentages are stated as a percent of net assets.
ETF – Exchange-Traded Fund
(a)
All or a portion of this security is on loan as of January 31, 2024. The total market value of these securities was $2,592,541 which represented 8.2% of net assets.
(b)
The rate shown represents the 7-day effective yield as of January 31, 2024.
(c)
The U.S. Bank Money Market Deposit Account (the “MMDA”) is a short-term vehicle in which the Fund holds cash balances. The MMDA will bear interest at a variable rate that is determined based on market conditions and is subject to change daily. The rate as of January 31, 2024 was 5.24%.


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

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January 31, 2024 (Unaudited)

   
Shares
   
Value
 
COMMON STOCKS – 99.8%
           
             
Communications – 18.0%
           
Alphabet, Inc. – Class A(a)
   
14,875
   
$
2,083,988
 
AppLovin Corp. – Class A(a)
   
4,729
     
194,504
 
Electronic Arts, Inc.
   
2,436
     
335,145
 
Expedia Group, Inc.(a)
   
1,635
     
242,520
 
GoDaddy, Inc. – Class A(a)
   
2,093
     
223,239
 
Grindr, Inc.(a)
   
6,537
     
56,741
 
Magnite, Inc.(a)(b)
   
5,156
     
45,631
 
Match Group, Inc.(a)
   
4,835
     
185,567
 
Meta Platforms, Inc. – Class A(a)(b)
   
4,272
     
1,666,678
 
Netflix, Inc.(a)
   
1,353
     
763,241
 
New York Times Co. – Class A
   
2,664
     
129,364
 
Pinterest, Inc. – Class A(a)
   
7,109
     
266,374
 
Trade Desk, Inc. – Class A(a)(b)
   
4,354
     
297,944
 
VeriSign, Inc.(a)
   
1,162
     
231,099
 
Yelp, Inc.(a)
   
2,254
     
98,567
 
             
6,820,602
 
Consumer Discretionary – 0.4%
               
Etsy, Inc.(a)(b)
   
2,259
     
150,359
 
                 
Consumer Staples – 1.6%
               
Clorox Co.
   
1,402
     
203,641
 
Colgate-Palmolive Co.
   
4,585
     
386,057
 
             
589,698
 
Energy – 0.5%
               
Enphase Energy, Inc.(a)
   
1,953
     
203,366
 
                 
Health Care – 18.2%
               
AbbVie, Inc.
   
6,099
     
1,002,676
 
Agilent Technologies, Inc.
   
2,136
     
277,894
 
Align Technology, Inc.(a)
   
909
     
242,994
 
Alkermes PLC(a)
   
3,964
     
107,226
 
Amgen, Inc.
   
2,118
     
665,603
 
Bristol-Myers Squibb Co.(b)
   
10,592
     
517,631
 
Corcept Therapeutics, Inc.(a)
   
3,623
     
76,445
 
Dynavax Technologies Corp.(a)
   
4,753
     
61,409
 
Exelixis, Inc.(a)
   
6,381
     
138,851
 


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

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January 31, 2024 (Unaudited) (Continued)

   
Shares
   
Value
 
COMMON STOCKS – 99.8% (Continued)
           
             
Health Care – 18.2% (Continued)
           
Gilead Sciences, Inc.
   
6,551
   
$
512,681
 
Halozyme Therapeutics, Inc.(a)
   
2,993
     
101,313
 
Harmony Biosciences Holdings, Inc.(a)
   
2,166
     
68,316
 
Ironwood Pharmaceuticals, Inc.(a)
   
5,839
     
82,855
 
Jazz Pharmaceuticals PLC(a)
   
1,233
     
151,314
 
Johnson & Johnson
   
5,607
     
890,952
 
Lantheus Holdings, Inc.(a)(b)
   
1,740
     
90,358
 
Ligand Pharmaceuticals, Inc.(a)
   
652
     
47,661
 
Merck & Co., Inc.
   
8,784
     
1,060,931
 
Neurocrine Biosciences, Inc.(a)
   
1,548
     
216,364
 
Vertex Pharmaceuticals, Inc.(a)
   
1,400
     
606,732
 
             
6,920,206
 
Industrials – 2.2%
               
3M Co.
   
3,842
     
362,492
 
A.O. Smith Corp.
   
1,898
     
147,304
 
Keysight Technologies, Inc.(a)
   
1,635
     
250,580
 
Legalzoom.com, Inc.(a)
   
7,028
     
72,459
 
             
832,835
 
Technology – 58.9%(e)
               
Adobe, Inc.(a)
   
1,522
     
940,261
 
Agilysys, Inc.(a)
   
869
     
72,744
 
Apple, Inc.
   
13,581
     
2,504,336
 
Applied Materials, Inc.(b)
   
3,694
     
606,924
 
Atlassian Corp. – Class A(a)
   
1,657
     
413,869
 
Autodesk, Inc.(a)
   
1,804
     
457,873
 
Bentley Systems, Inc. – Class B(b)
   
3,926
     
197,870
 
Box, Inc. – Class A(a)(b)
   
4,299
     
111,688
 
Broadcom, Inc.
   
1,189
     
1,403,020
 
Cadence Design Systems, Inc.(a)
   
1,726
     
497,882
 
Cisco Systems, Inc.
   
15,515
     
778,543
 
Clear Secure, Inc. – Class A(b)
   
3,365
     
64,036
 
CommVault Systems, Inc.(a)
   
1,405
     
128,810
 
Crane NXT Co.
   
1,533
     
89,343
 
Crowdstrike Holdings, Inc. – Class A(a)(b)
   
1,766
     
516,555
 
Datadog, Inc. – Class A(a)
   
2,893
     
360,005
 


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

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SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS
January 31, 2024 (Unaudited) (Continued)

   
Shares
   
Value
 
COMMON STOCKS – 99.8% (Continued)
           
             
Technology – 58.9%(e) (Continued)
           
DocuSign, Inc.(a)
   
3,938
   
$
239,903
 
Dolby Laboratories, Inc. – Class A
   
1,277
     
106,221
 
Doximity, Inc. – Class A(a)(b)
   
3,527
     
95,053
 
Dropbox, Inc. – Class A(a)(b)
   
5,529
     
175,159
 
Dynatrace, Inc.(a)
   
3,866
     
220,362
 
Extreme Networks, Inc.(a)
   
4,848
     
65,496
 
F5, Inc.(a)
   
943
     
173,229
 
Fortinet, Inc.(a)
   
6,766
     
436,339
 
HP, Inc.
   
8,074
     
231,805
 
International Business Machines Corp.
   
3,804
     
698,643
 
Intuit, Inc.
   
1,188
     
750,020
 
Juniper Networks, Inc.
   
5,337
     
197,256
 
KLA Corp.(b)
   
761
     
452,064
 
Lattice Semiconductor Corp.(a)(b)
   
2,598
     
158,114
 
Manhattan Associates, Inc.(a)
   
934
     
226,551
 
Microchip Technology, Inc.
   
4,120
     
350,942
 
Motorola Solutions, Inc.
   
1,119
     
357,521
 
Nutanix, Inc. – Class A(a)
   
4,272
     
240,086
 
NVIDIA Corp.
   
3,372
     
2,074,690
 
Palantir Technologies, Inc. – Class A(a)
   
16,243
     
261,350
 
Palo Alto Networks, Inc.(a)(b)
   
1,872
     
633,691
 
Paylocity Holding Corp.(a)(b)
   
980
     
155,242
 
Pegasystems, Inc.(b)
   
2,288
     
111,517
 
Progress Software Corp.
   
1,502
     
85,329
 
PTC, Inc.(a)(b)
   
1,368
     
247,129
 
Pure Storage, Inc. – Class A(a)
   
5,570
     
222,744
 
QUALCOMM, Inc.
   
5,050
     
749,976
 
Qualys, Inc.(a)
   
808
     
152,849
 
RingCentral, Inc. – Class A(a)(b)
   
3,004
     
101,806
 
ServiceNow, Inc.(a)
   
931
     
712,587
 
Skyworks Solutions, Inc.(b)
   
2,132
     
222,709
 
Smartsheet, Inc. – Class A(a)
   
3,050
     
137,158
 
Squarespace, Inc. – Class A(a)
   
3,253
     
100,843
 
Synopsys, Inc.(a)
   
907
     
483,748
 
Tenable Holdings, Inc.(a)
   
2,895
     
136,355
 
Teradata Corp.(a)
   
2,580
     
119,144
 
Veeva Systems, Inc. – Class A(a)
   
1,558
     
323,145
 


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

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SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS
January 31, 2024 (Unaudited) (Continued)

   
Shares
   
Value
 
COMMON STOCKS – 99.8% (Continued)
           
             
Technology – 58.9%(e) (Continued)
           
Workday, Inc. – Class A(a)
   
1,535
   
$
446,792
 
Zeta Global Holdings Corp. – Class A(a)
   
6,897
     
66,763
 
Zoom Video Communications, Inc. – Class A(a)
   
3,250
     
209,983
 
Zscaler, Inc.(a)(b)
   
1,512
     
356,333
 
             
22,430,406
 
TOTAL COMMON STOCKS
               
  (Cost $33,912,143)
           
37,947,472
 
                 
SHORT-TERM INVESTMENT – 14.9%
               
                 
Investment Purchased with
               
  Proceeds from Securities Lending – 14.9%
               
Mount Vernon Liquid Assets Portfolio, LLC, 5.54%(c)
   
5,657,243
     
5,657,243
 
TOTAL SHORT-TERM INVESTMENT
               
  (Cost $5,657,243)
           
5,657,243
 
                 
Total Investments – 114.7% (Cost $39,569,386)
           
43,604,715
 
Money Market Deposit Account – 0.2%(d)
           
83,503
 
Liabilities in Excess of Other Assets – (14.9)%
           
(5,657,777
)
TOTAL NET ASSETS – 100.0%
         
$
38,030,441
 

Percentages are stated as a percent of net assets.
PLC – Public Limited Company
(a)
Non-income producing security.
(b)
All or a portion of this security is on loan as of January 31, 2024. The total market value of these securities was $5,418,768 which represented 14.2% of net assets.
(c)
The rate shown represents the 7-day effective yield as of January 31, 2024.
(d)
The U.S. Bank Money Market Deposit Account (the “MMDA”) is a short-term vehicle in which the Fund holds cash balances. The MMDA will bear interest at a variable rate that is determined based on market conditions and is subject to change daily. The rate as of January 31, 2024 was 5.24%.
(e)
The “Certain Risks” section of the Notes to Financial Statements outlines risks associated with significant investments in a particular industry.

For Fund compliance purposes, the Fund’s sector classifications refers to any one or more of the sector classifications used by one or more widely recognized market indexes or ratings group indexes, and/or they may be defined by Fund management. This definition does not apply for all purposes of this report, which may combine classifications for reporting ease.


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

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SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS
January 31, 2024 (Unaudited)

   
Shares
   
Value
 
COMMON STOCKS – 72.7%
           
             
Consumer Discretionary – 1.0%
           
Scotts Miracle-Gro Co.
   
7,271
   
$
409,066
 
                 
Consumer Staples – 1.7%
               
Andersons, Inc.
   
6,246
     
329,227
 
Cal-Maine Foods, Inc.(a)
   
7,250
     
401,795
 
             
731,022
 
Energy – 35.2% (d)
               
Antero Midstream Corp.
   
31,643
     
387,310
 
BP PLC – ADR
   
23,358
     
819,866
 
California Resources Corp.
   
5,188
     
247,364
 
Chevron Corp.
   
6,945
     
1,023,900
 
Civitas Resources, Inc.(a)
   
5,934
     
384,583
 
ConocoPhillips
   
8,073
     
903,127
 
Coterra Energy, Inc.
   
23,270
     
578,958
 
Devon Energy Corp.
   
9,653
     
405,619
 
Diamondback Energy, Inc.
   
4,204
     
646,323
 
Eni SpA – ADR(a)
   
16,314
     
521,232
 
Equinor ASA – ADR(a)
   
19,084
     
547,138
 
Equitrans Midstream Corp.(a)
   
43,517
     
443,438
 
Exxon Mobil Corp.
   
11,263
     
1,157,948
 
Kinder Morgan, Inc.
   
39,530
     
668,848
 
Marathon Oil Corp.
   
19,851
     
453,595
 
Occidental Petroleum Corp.(a)
   
10,543
     
606,961
 
ONEOK, Inc.
   
10,044
     
685,503
 
Petroleo Brasileiro SA – ADR
   
56,724
     
968,279
 
Pioneer Natural Resources Co.
   
3,052
     
701,441
 
Shell PLC – ADR
   
17,209
     
1,082,619
 
TotalEnergies SE – ADR(a)
   
3,662
     
238,689
 
Williams Cos., Inc.
   
19,062
     
660,689
 
Woodside Energy Group, Ltd. – ADR(a)
   
36,871
     
769,866
 
             
14,903,296
 
Industrials – 15.3%
               
3M Co.
   
8,357
     
788,483
 
A.O. Smith Corp.
   
6,733
     
522,548
 
Allison Transmission Holdings, Inc.
   
6,339
     
383,763
 
Caterpillar, Inc.
   
2,574
     
772,998
 


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

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SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS
January 31, 2024 (Unaudited) (Continued)

   
Shares
   
Value
 
COMMON STOCKS – 72.7% (Continued)
           
             
Industrials – 15.3% (Continued)
           
Donaldson Co., Inc.
   
7,081
   
$
457,362
 
Fastenal Co.
   
11,284
     
769,907
 
Ferguson PLC
   
3,952
     
742,422
 
Forward Air Corp.
   
4,669
     
206,977
 
Kennametal, Inc.(a)
   
13,685
     
335,556
 
MSC Industrial Direct Co., Inc. – Class A(a)
   
4,722
     
465,967
 
Siemens AG – ADR
   
7,609
     
681,006
 
Timken Co.
   
3,890
     
318,630
 
             
6,445,619
 
Materials – 18.7%
               
BHP Group, Ltd. – ADR(a)
   
16,557
     
1,013,620
 
CF Industries Holdings, Inc.
   
7,416
     
559,982
 
Dow, Inc.
   
14,048
     
752,973
 
Element Solutions, Inc.
   
17,039
     
378,777
 
LyondellBasell Industries NV – Class A
   
7,454
     
701,570
 
Mosaic Co.
   
9,411
     
289,012
 
NewMarket Corp.(a)
   
778
     
433,976
 
Olin Corp.
   
8,522
     
443,741
 
PPG Industries, Inc.
   
3,252
     
458,662
 
Reliance Steel & Aluminum Co.(a)
   
1,335
     
381,036
 
Rio Tinto PLC – ADR
   
11,577
     
801,939
 
RPM International, Inc.
   
3,866
     
412,348
 
Southern Copper Corp.(a)
   
11,059
     
907,943
 
Sylvamo Corp.
   
7,176
     
333,182
 
             
7,868,761
 
Technology – 0.8%
               
Crane NXT Co.
   
5,862
     
341,637
 
TOTAL COMMON STOCKS
               
  (Cost $30,314,575)
           
30,699,401
 
                 
REAL ESTATE INVESTMENT TRUSTS – 12.5%
               
                 
Real Estate – 12.5%
               
CubeSmart
   
12,733
     
550,320
 
Equity LifeStyle Properties, Inc.
   
7,269
     
492,039
 
Gaming and Leisure Properties, Inc.
   
12,119
     
553,232
 


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

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SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS
January 31, 2024 (Unaudited) (Continued)

   
Shares
   
Value
 
REAL ESTATE INVESTMENT
           
  TRUSTS – 12.5% (Continued)
           
             
Real Estate – 12.5% (Continued)
           
Innovative Industrial Properties, Inc.(a)
   
4,054
   
$
377,954
 
Lamar Advertising Co. – Class A
   
5,085
     
532,298
 
Mid-America Apartment Communities, Inc.
   
4,073
     
514,746
 
Public Storage(a)
   
2,820
     
798,596
 
Simon Property Group, Inc.
   
6,038
     
836,927
 
VICI Properties, Inc.
   
19,693
     
593,153
 
             
5,249,265
 
TOTAL REAL ESTATE INVESTMENT TRUSTS
               
  (Cost $5,300,480)
           
5,249,265
 
                 
MASTER LIMITED PARTNERSHIPS – 12.3%
               
                 
Energy – 11.5%
               
Energy Transfer, LP
   
56,368
     
806,062
 
EnLink Midstream, LLC
   
35,038
     
422,558
 
Enterprise Products Partners, LP
   
28,208
     
754,846
 
Hess Midstream, LP – Class A(a)
   
9,025
     
305,135
 
MPLX, LP
   
20,650
     
796,058
 
NuStar Energy, LP
   
15,458
     
340,076
 
Plains All American Pipeline, LP
   
33,627
     
519,201
 
Plains GP Holdings, LP – Class A
   
25,106
     
406,215
 
Western Midstream Partners, LP(a)
   
18,634
     
535,355
 
             
4,885,506
 
Materials – 0.8%
               
Alliance Resource Partners, LP
   
15,356
     
322,630
 
TOTAL MASTER LIMITED PARTNERSHIPS
               
  (Cost $4,481,371)
           
5,208,136
 
                 
PREFERRED STOCK – 2.1%
               
                 
Energy – 2.1%
               
Petroleo Brasileiro SA – ADR
   
55,202
     
905,313
 
TOTAL PREFERRED STOCK
               
  (Cost $636,826)
           
905,313
 


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

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SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS
January 31, 2024 (Unaudited) (Continued)

   
Shares
   
Value
 
SHORT-TERM INVESTMENT – 20.5%
           
             
Investment Purchased with
           
  Proceeds from Securities Lending – 20.5%
           
Mount Vernon Liquid Assets Portfolio, LLC, 5.54%(b)
   
8,683,365
   
$
8,683,365
 
TOTAL SHORT-TERM INVESTMENT
               
  (Cost $8,683,365)
           
8,683,365
 
                 
Total Investments – 120.1% (Cost $49,416,617)
           
50,745,480
 
Money Market Deposit Account – 0.1%(c)
           
45,671
 
Liabilities in Excess of Other Assets – (20.2)%
           
(8,530,760
)
TOTAL NET ASSETS – 100.0%
         
$
42,260,391
 

Percentages are stated as a percent of net assets.
ADR – American Depositary Receipt
PLC – Public Limited Company
SA – Sociedad Anónima
(a)
All or a portion of this security is on loan as of January 31, 2024. The total market value of these securities was $8,341,193 which represented 19.7% of net assets.
(b)
The rate shown represents the 7-day effective yield as of January 31, 2024.
(c)
The U.S. Bank Money Market Deposit Account (the “MMDA”) is a short-term vehicle in which the Fund holds cash balances. The MMDA will bear interest at a variable rate that is determined based on market conditions and is subject to change daily. The rate as of January 31, 2024 was 5.24%.
(d)
The “Certain Risks” section of the Notes to Financial Statements outlines risks associated with significant investments in a particular industry.


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

25

TrimTabs ETF Trust

STATEMENTS OF ASSETS AND LIABILITIES
January 31, 2024 (Unaudited)

         
FCF
 
   
FCF US
   
International
 
   
Quality ETF
   
Quality ETF
 
ASSETS
           
Investments in Securities, at Value* (Including securities on
           
  loan valued at $32,703,461 and $1,076,335, respectively)
 
$
405,374,005
   
$
63,292,261
 
Cash – Interest Bearing Deposit Account
   
2,115,651
     
608,002
 
Cash
   
424
     
1,200
 
Interest and Dividends Receivable
   
303,385
     
255,909
 
Securities Lending Income Receivable
   
3,854
     
1,077
 
Foreign Currency, at Value*
   
     
612,363
 
Receivable for Fund Shares Sold
   
4,314,450
     
 
Total Assets
   
412,111,769
     
64,770,812
 
                 
LIABILITIES
               
Payable for Securities Loaned
   
33,933,545
     
1,123,893
 
Payable for Investment Securities Purchased
   
4,082,726
     
 
Management Fees Payable
   
176,027
     
31,208
 
Total Liabilities
   
38,192,298
     
1,155,101
 
NET ASSETS
 
$
373,919,471
   
$
63,615,711
 
                 
NET ASSETS CONSIST OF:
               
Paid-in Capital
 
$
329,325,800
   
$
68,586,440
 
Total Distributable Earnings (Deficit)
   
44,593,671
     
(4,970,729
)
Net Assets
 
$
373,919,471
   
$
63,615,711
 
* Identified Cost:
               
Investments in Securities
 
$
361,458,586
   
$
58,370,044
 
Foreign Currency
 
$
   
$
608,053
 
                 
Net Asset Value (unlimited shares authorized):
               
Net Assets
 
$
373,919,471
   
$
63,615,711
 
Shares Outstanding (No Par Value)
   
6,500,000
     
2,200,000
 
Net Asset Value, Offering and Redemption Price per Share
 
$
57.53
   
$
28.92
 


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

26

TrimTabs ETF Trust

STATEMENTS OF ASSETS AND LIABILITIES
January 31, 2024 (Unaudited) (Continued)

   
Donoghue
   
Donoghue
   
Donoghue
 
   
Forlines
   
Forlines
   
Forlines
 
   
Tactical High
   
Innovation
   
Yield Enhanced
 
   
Yield ETF
   
ETF
   
Real Asset ETF
 
ASSETS
                 
Investments in Securities, at Value*
                 
  (Including securities on loan valued at $2,592,541,
                 
  $5,418,768, and $8,341,193, respectively)
 
$
34,198,945
   
$
43,604,715
   
$
50,745,480
 
Cash – Interest Bearing Deposit Account
   
62,764
     
83,503
     
45,671
 
Interest and Dividends Receivable
   
327
     
20,658
     
175,543
 
Securities Lending Income Receivable
   
1,532
     
640
     
1,920
 
Total Assets
   
34,263,568
     
43,709,516
     
50,968,614
 
                         
LIABILITIES
                       
Payable for Securities Loaned
   
2,658,546
     
5,657,243
     
8,683,365
 
Management Fees Payable
   
18,395
     
21,832
     
24,858
 
Total Liabilities
   
2,676,941
     
5,679,075
     
8,708,223
 
NET ASSETS
 
$
31,586,627
   
$
38,030,441
   
$
42,260,391
 
                         
NET ASSETS CONSIST OF:
                       
Paid-in Capital
 
$
38,798,733
   
$
42,992,863
   
$
39,712,520
 
Total Distributable Earnings (Deficit)
   
(7,212,106
)
   
(4,962,422
)
   
2,547,871
 
Net Assets
 
$
31,586,627
   
$
38,030,441
   
$
42,260,391
 
* Identified Cost:
                       
Investments in Securities
 
$
33,060,528
   
$
39,569,386
   
$
49,416,617
 
                         
Net Asset Value (unlimited shares authorized):
                       
Net Assets
 
$
31,586,627
   
$
38,030,441
   
$
42,260,391
 
Shares Outstanding (No Par Value)
   
1,500,000
     
1,325,000
     
1,500,000
 
Net Asset Value, Offering and
                       
  Redemption Price per Share
 
$
21.06
   
$
28.70
   
$
28.17
 


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

27

TrimTabs ETF Trust

STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS
Six-Months Ended January 31, 2024 (Unaudited)

   
FCF
   
FCF
 
   
US Quality
   
International
 
   
ETF
   
Quality ETF
 
INVESTMENT INCOME
           
Income:
           
Dividends (net of foreign withholding tax and issuance
           
  fees of $948 and $54,606, respectively)
 
$
1,707,810
   
$
567,302
 
Interest
   
33,192
     
10,868
 
Securities Lending Income
   
109,040
     
5,457
 
Total Investment Income
   
1,850,042
     
583,627
 
                 
Expenses:
               
Management Fees
   
726,678
     
166,055
 
Total Expenses
   
726,678
     
166,055
 
Net Investment Income
   
1,123,364
     
417,572
 
                 
REALIZED & UNREALIZED GAIN (LOSS) ON INVESTMENTS
               
Net Realized Gain (Loss) on:
               
Investment Securities
   
(4,359,861
)
   
(1,148,234
)
Redemptions In-Kind
   
14,489,686
     
423,802
 
Foreign Currencies
   
     
(12,544
)
Total
   
10,129,825
     
(736,976
)
Net Change in Unrealized Appreciation of:
               
Investment Securities
   
10,853,350
     
3,231,101
 
Foreign Currencies
   
     
(9,256
)
Total
   
10,853,350
     
3,221,845
 
Net Realized and Unrealized Gain on
               
  Investments and Foreign Currencies
   
20,983,175
     
2,484,869
 
NET INCREASE IN NET ASSETS
               
  RESULTING FROM OPERATIONS
 
$
22,106,539
   
$
2,902,441
 


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

28

TrimTabs ETF Trust

STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS
Six-Months Ended January 31, 2024 (Unaudited) (Continued)

   
Donoghue
   
Donoghue
   
Donoghue
 
   
Forlines
   
Forlines
   
Forlines Yield
 
   
Tactical High
   
Innovation
   
Enhanced Real
 
   
Yield ETF
   
ETF
   
Asset ETF
 
INVESTMENT INCOME
                 
Income:
                 
Dividends (net of foreign withholding tax
                 
  and issuance fees of $0, $0, and
                 
  $22,736, respectively)
 
$
863,696
   
$
186,079
   
$
868,072
 
Interest
   
2,534
     
3,619
     
5,227
 
Securities Lending Income
   
26,510
     
74,456
     
10,976
 
Total Investment Income
   
892,740
     
264,154
     
884,275
 
                         
Expenses:
                       
Management Fees
   
109,464
     
134,267
     
154,375
 
Total Expenses
   
109,464
     
134,267
     
154,375
 
Net Investment Income
   
783,276
     
129,887
     
729,900
 
                         
REALIZED & UNREALIZED
                       
  GAIN (LOSS) ON INVESTMENTS
                       
Net Realized Gain (Loss) on:
                       
Investment Securities
   
(268,450
)
   
139,498
     
1,144,879
 
Redemptions In-Kind
   
50,035
     
2,507,644
     
1,687,466
 
Total
   
(218,415
)
   
2,647,142
     
2,832,345
 
Net Change in Unrealized Appreciation of:
                       
Investment Securities
   
661,090
     
1,061,104
     
(1,848,728
)
Total
   
661,090
     
1,061,104
     
(1,848,728
)
Net Realized and Unrealized Gain on
                       
  Investments and Foreign Currencies
   
442,675
     
3,708,246
     
983,617
 
NET INCREASE IN NET ASSETS
                       
  RESULTING FROM OPERATIONS
 
$
1,225,951
   
$
3,838,133
   
$
1,713,517
 


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

29

FCF US Quality ETF

STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN NET ASSETS


   
Six-Months Ended
       
   
January 31, 2024
   
Year Ended
 
   
(Unaudited)
   
July 31, 2023
 
OPERATIONS
           
Net Investment Income
 
$
1,123,364
   
$
1,901,520
 
Net Realized Gain on Investments
   
10,129,825
     
5,326,980
 
Change in Unrealized Appreciation of Investments
   
10,853,350
     
15,427,580
 
Net Increase in Net Assets Resulting from Operations
   
22,106,539
     
22,656,080
 
                 
DISTRIBUTIONS TO SHAREHOLDERS
               
Dividends and Distributions
   
(1,059,943
)
   
(3,291,427
)
Total Distributions to Shareholders
   
(1,059,943
)
   
(3,291,427
)
                 
CAPITAL SHARE TRANSACTIONS
               
Proceeds from Shares Sold
   
206,859,060
     
82,601,595
 
Payments for Shares Redeemed
   
(57,843,430
)
   
(75,046,645
)
Net Increase in Net Assets Derived
               
  from Capital Share Transactions(a)
   
149,015,630
     
7,554,950
 
Net Increase in Net Assets
   
170,062,226
     
26,919,603
 
                 
NET ASSETS
               
Beginning of Period
   
203,857,245
     
176,937,642
 
End of Period
 
$
373,919,471
   
$
203,857,245
 

(a)
Summary of capital share transactions is as follows:

     
Shares
   
Shares
 
 
Subscriptions
   
3,775,000
     
1,700,000
 
 
Redemptions
   
(1,050,000
)
   
(1,550,000
)
 
Net Increase
   
2,725,000
     
150,000
 


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

30

FCF International Quality ETF

STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN NET ASSETS


   
Six-Months Ended
       
   
January 31, 2024
   
Year Ended
 
   
(Unaudited)
   
July 31, 2023
 
OPERATIONS
           
Net Investment Income
 
$
417,572
   
$
1,669,207
 
Net Realized Loss on Investments and Foreign Currencies
   
(736,976
)
   
(10,949,521
)
Change in Unrealized Appreciation
               
  of Investments and Foreign Currencies
   
3,221,845
     
10,656,973
 
Net Increase in Net Assets
               
  Resulting from Operations
   
2,902,441
     
1,376,659
 
                 
DISTRIBUTIONS TO SHAREHOLDERS
               
Dividends and Distributions
   
(611,967
)
   
(3,175,073
)
Total Distributions to Shareholders
   
(611,967
)
   
(3,175,073
)
                 
CAPITAL SHARE TRANSACTIONS
               
Proceeds from Shares Sold
   
11,666,505
     
25,992,288
 
Payments for Shares Redeemed
   
(4,166,910
)
   
(24,525,520
)
Transaction Fees (Note 1)
   
     
75
 
Net Increase in Net Assets Derived
               
  from Capital Share Transactions(a)
   
7,499,595
     
1,466,843
 
Net Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets
   
9,790,069
     
(331,571
)
                 
NET ASSETS
               
Beginning of Period
   
53,825,642
     
54,157,213
 
End of Period
 
$
63,615,711
   
$
53,825,642
 

(a)
Summary of capital share transactions is as follows:

     
Shares
   
Shares
 
 
Subscriptions
   
425,000
     
975,000
 
 
Redemptions
   
(150,000
)
   
(900,000
)
 
Net Increase
   
275,000
     
75,000
 


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

31

Donoghue Forlines Tactical High Yield ETF

STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN NET ASSETS


   
Six-Months Ended
       
   
January 31, 2024
   
Year Ended
 
   
(Unaudited)
   
July 31, 2023
 
OPERATIONS
           
Net Investment Income
 
$
783,276
   
$
1,609,013
 
Net Realized Loss on Investments
   
(218,415
)
   
(2,353,354
)
Change in Unrealized Appreciation of Investments
   
661,090
     
(373,696
)
Net Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets
               
  Resulting from Operations
   
1,225,951
     
(1,118,037
)
                 
DISTRIBUTIONS TO SHAREHOLDERS
               
Dividends and Distributions
   
(941,043
)
   
(1,465,990
)
Total Distributions to Shareholders
   
(941,043
)
   
(1,465,990
)
                 
CAPITAL SHARE TRANSACTIONS
               
Proceeds from Shares Sold
   
1,556,888
     
1,037,043
 
Payments for Shares Redeemed
   
(1,573,780
)
   
(14,721,435
)
Net Decrease in Net Assets Derived
               
  from Capital Share Transactions(a)
   
(16,892
)
   
(13,684,392
)
Net Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets
   
268,016
     
(16,268,419
)
                 
NET ASSETS
               
Beginning of Period
   
31,318,611
     
47,587,030
 
End of Period
 
$
31,586,627
   
$
31,318,611
 

(a)
Summary of capital share transactions is as follows:

     
Shares
   
Shares
 
 
Subscriptions
   
75,000
     
50,000
 
 
Redemptions
   
(75,000
)
   
(700,000
)
 
Net Decrease
   
     
(650,000
)


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

32

Donoghue Forlines Innovation ETF

STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN NET ASSETS


   
Six-Months Ended
       
   
January 31, 2024
   
Year Ended
 
   
(Unaudited)
   
July 31, 2023
 
OPERATIONS
           
Net Investment Income
 
$
129,887
   
$
397,054
 
Net Realized Gain (Loss) on Investments
   
2,647,142
     
(4,602,818
)
Change in Unrealized Appreciation of Investments
   
1,061,104
     
7,131,833
 
Net Increase in Net Assets Resulting from Operations
   
3,838,133
     
2,926,069
 
                 
DISTRIBUTIONS TO SHAREHOLDERS
               
Dividends and Distributions
   
(285,155
)
   
(550,240
)
Total Distributions to Shareholders
   
(285,155
)
   
(550,240
)
                 
CAPITAL SHARE TRANSACTIONS
               
Proceeds from Shares Sold
   
8,185,645
     
5,849,725
 
Payments for Shares Redeemed
   
(13,154,578
)
   
(61,732,110
)
Net Decrease in Net Assets Derived
               
  from Capital Share Transactions(a)
   
(4,968,933
)
   
(55,882,385
)
Net Decrease in Net Assets
   
(1,415,955
)
   
(53,506,556
)
                 
NET ASSETS
               
Beginning of Period
   
39,446,396
     
92,952,952
 
End of Period
 
$
38,030,441
   
$
39,446,396
 

(a)
Summary of capital share transactions is as follows:

     
Shares
   
Shares
 
 
Subscriptions
   
450,000
     
250,000
 
 
Redemptions
   
(425,000
)
   
(2,650,000
)
 
Net Increase (Decrease)
   
25,000
     
(2,400,000
)


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

33

Donoghue Forlines Yield Enhanced Real Asset ETF

STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN NET ASSETS


   
Six-Months Ended
       
   
January 31, 2024
   
Year Ended
 
   
(Unaudited)
   
July 31, 2023
 
OPERATIONS
           
Net Investment Income
 
$
729,900
   
$
1,945,136
 
Net Realized Gain on Investments
   
2,832,345
     
99,398
 
Change in Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation)
               
  of Investments
   
(1,848,728
)
   
4,330,407
 
Net Increase in Net Assets Resulting from Operations
   
1,713,517
     
6,374,941
 
                 
DISTRIBUTIONS TO SHAREHOLDERS
               
Dividends and Distributions
   
(1,353,963
)
   
(3,715,143
)
Total Distributions to Shareholders
   
(1,353,963
)
   
(3,715,143
)
                 
CAPITAL SHARE TRANSACTIONS
               
Proceeds from Shares Sold
   
12,125,630
     
27,581,670
 
Payments for Shares Redeemed
   
(12,072,405
)
   
(23,251,110
)
Net Increase in Net Assets Derived
               
  from Capital Share Transactions(a)
   
53,225
     
4,330,560
 
Net Increase in Net Assets
   
412,779
     
6,990,358
 
                 
NET ASSETS
               
Beginning of Period
   
41,847,612
     
34,857,254
 
End of Period
 
$
42,260,391
   
$
41,847,612
 

(a)
Summary of capital share transactions is as follows:

     
Shares
   
Shares
 
 
Subscriptions
   
450,000
     
1,050,000
 
 
Redemptions
   
(425,000
)
   
(900,000
)
 
Net Increase
   
25,000
     
150,000
 


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

34

FCF US Quality ETF

FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS
For a capital share outstanding throughout each period/year

   
Six-Months
                               
   
Ended
   
Year
   
Year
   
Year
   
Year
   
Year
 
   
January 31,
   
Ended
   
Ended
   
Ended
   
Ended
   
Ended
 
   
2024
   
July 31,
   
July 31,
   
July 31,
   
July 31,
   
July 31,
 
   
(Unaudited)
   
2023
   
2022
   
2021
   
2020
   
2019
 
Net Asset Value,
                                   
  Beginning of Period/Year
 
$
54.00
   
$
48.81
   
$
55.12
   
$
39.92
   
$
37.59
   
$
36.41
 
                                                 
Income from
                                               
  Investment Operations:
                                               
Net Investment Income(a)
   
0.25
     
0.53
     
0.60
     
0.28
     
0.25
     
0.30
 
Net Realized and Unrealized
                                               
  Gain (Loss) on Investments
   
3.50
     
5.61
     
(1.59
)
   
15.11
     
2.36
     
1.07
 
Total from
                                               
  Investment Operations
   
3.75
     
6.14
     
(0.99
)
   
15.39
     
2.61
     
1.37
 
                                                 
Less Distributions:
                                               
From Net Investment Income
   
(0.22
)
   
(0.52
)
   
(0.47
)
   
(0.19
)
   
(0.28
)
   
(0.19
)
From Net Realized
                                               
  Gain on Investments
   
     
(0.43
)
   
(4.85
)
   
     
     
 
Total Distributions
   
(0.22
)
   
(0.95
)
   
(5.32
)
   
(0.19
)
   
(0.28
)
   
(0.19
)
Net Asset Value,
                                               
  End of Period/Year
 
$
57.53
   
$
54.00
   
$
48.81
   
$
55.12
   
$
39.92
   
$
37.59
 
Total Return
   
6.96
%(b)
   
12.87
%
   
-2.92
%(e)
   
38.64
%
   
6.97
%
   
3.89
%
                                                 
Supplemental Data:
                                               
Net Assets at End
                                               
  of Period/Year (000’s)
 
$
373,919
   
$
203,857
   
$
176,938
   
$
203,949
   
$
108,791
   
$
124,056
 
                                                 
Ratios to Average Net Assets:
                                               
Expenses to Average Net Assets
   
0.59
%(c)
   
0.59
%
   
0.59
%
   
0.59
%
   
0.59
%
   
0.59
%
Net Investment Income
                                               
  to Average Net Assets
   
0.91
%(c)
   
1.09
%
   
1.15
%
   
0.61
%
   
0.68
%
   
0.84
%
Portfolio Turnover Rate(d)
   
25
%(b)
   
39
%
   
51
%
   
98
%
   
83
%
   
49
%

(a)
Calculated based on average shares outstanding during the year.
(b)
Not annualized.
(c)
Annualized.
(d)
Excludes impact of in-kind transactions.
(e)
During the fiscal year ended July 31, 2022, the Advisor reimbursed the Fund for certain losses. Had the Fund not been reimbursed for these losses the total return would have remained at -2.92%.


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

35

FCF International Quality ETF

FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS
For a capital share outstanding throughout each period/year

   
Six-Months
                               
   
Ended
   
Year
   
Year
   
Year
   
Year
   
Year
 
   
January 31,
   
Ended
   
Ended
   
Ended
   
Ended
   
Ended
 
   
2024
   
July 31,
   
July 31,
   
July 31,
   
July 31,
   
July 31,
 
   
(Unaudited)
   
2023
   
2022
   
2021
   
2020
   
2019
 
Net Asset Value,
                                   
  Beginning of Period/Year
 
$
27.96
   
$
29.27
   
$
36.38
   
$
26.16
   
$
26.02
   
$
26.93
 
                                                 
Income from
                                               
  Investment Operations:
                                               
Net Investment Income(a)
   
0.20
     
1.02
     
1.12
     
0.44
     
0.25
     
0.37
 
Net Realized and Unrealized
                                               
  Gain (Loss) on Investments
   
1.06
     
0.43
(e) 
   
(7.50
)
   
9.98
     
0.40
     
(1.08
)
Total from
                                               
  Investment Operations
   
1.26
     
1.45
     
(6.38
)
   
10.42
     
0.65
     
(0.71
)
                                                 
Less Distributions:
                                               
From Net Investment Income
   
(0.30
)
   
(2.76
)
   
(0.31
)
   
(0.20
)
   
(0.51
)
   
(0.20
)
From Net Realized
                                               
  Gain on Investments
   
     
     
(0.42
)
   
     
     
 
Total Distributions
   
(0.30
)
   
(2.76
)
   
(0.73
)
   
(0.20
)
   
(0.51
)
   
(0.20
)
                                                 
Capital Share Transactions
                                               
Transaction Fees (Note 1)
   
     
0.00
(f) 
   
     
     
     
 
Net Asset Value,
                                               
  End of Period/Year
 
$
28.92
   
$
27.96
   
$
29.27
   
$
36.38
   
$
26.16
   
$
26.02
 
Total Return
   
4.55
%(b)
   
6.02
%
   
-17.93
%
   
39.96
%
   
2.42
%
   
-2.47
%
                                                 
Supplemental Data:
                                               
Net Assets at End
                                               
  of Period/Year (000’s)
 
$
63,616
   
$
53,826
   
$
54,157
   
$
59,114
   
$
11,116
   
$
12,361
 
                                                 
Ratios to Average Net Assets:
                                               
Expenses to Average Net Assets
   
0.59
%(c)
   
0.59
%
   
0.59
%
   
0.59
%
   
0.59
%
   
0.59
%
Net Investment Income
                                               
  to Average Net Assets
   
1.48
%(c)
   
3.79
%
   
3.32
%
   
1.32
%
   
1.00
%
   
1.48
%
Portfolio Turnover Rate(d)
   
22
%(b)
   
62
%
   
42
%
   
87
%
   
45
%
   
43
%

(a)
Calculated based on average shares outstanding during the year.
(b)
Not annualized.
(c)
Annualized.
(d)
Excludes impact of in-kind transactions.
(e)
As required by the SEC standard per share data calculation methodology, this represents a balancing figure derived from the other amounts in the financial highlights tables that captures all other changes affecting net asset value per share.  This per share gain amount does not correlate to the aggregate of the net realized and unrealized loss in the Statements of Operations for the year ended July 31, 2023, primarily due to the timing of sales and repurchases of the Fund’s shares in relation to fluctuating market values of the Fund’s portfolio.
(f)
Amount represents less than $0.005 per share.


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

36

Donoghue Forlines Tactical High Yield ETF

FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS
For a capital share outstanding throughout each period/year

   
Six Months
                   
   
Ended
   
Year
   
Year
   
Period
 
   
January 31,
   
Ended
   
Ended
   
Ended
 
   
2024
   
July 31,
   
July 31,
   
July 31,
 
   
(Unaudited)
   
2023
   
2022
   
2021(a)
 
Net Asset Value, Beginning of Period/Year
 
$
20.88
   
$
22.13
   
$
25.23
   
$
25.00
 
                                 
Income from Investment Operations:
                               
Net Investment Income(b)
   
0.51
     
0.93
     
0.61
     
0.57
 
Net Realized and Unrealized
                               
  Gain (Loss) on Investments
   
0.28
     
(1.33
)
   
(3.08
)
   
0.15
 
Total from Investment Operations
   
0.79
     
(0.40
)
   
(2.47
)
   
0.72
 
                                 
Less Distributions:
                               
From Net Investment Income
   
(0.61
)
   
(0.85
)
   
(0.63
)
   
(0.49
)
Total Distributions
   
(0.61
)
   
(0.85
)
   
(0.63
)
   
(0.49
)
Net Asset Value, End of Period/Year
 
$
21.06
   
$
20.88
   
$
22.13
   
$
25.23
 
Total Return
   
3.88
%(c)
   
-1.73
%
   
-9.96
%
   
2.92
%(c)
                                 
Supplemental Data:
                               
Net Assets at End of Period/Year (000’s)
 
$
31,587
   
$
31,319
   
$
47,587
   
$
88,952
 
                                 
Ratios to Average Net Assets(f):
                               
Expenses to Average Net Assets
   
0.69
%(d)
   
0.69
%
   
0.69
%
   
0.69
%(d)
Net Investment Income to Average Net Assets
   
4.94
%(d)
   
4.44
%
   
2.52
%
   
3.54
%(d)
Portfolio Turnover Rate(e)
   
337
%(c)
   
792
%
   
1029
%
   
327
%(c)

(a)
Commencement of operations on December 7, 2020.
(b)
Calculated based on average shares outstanding during the period.
(c)
Not annualized.
(d)
Annualized.
(e)
Excludes impact of in-kind transactions.
(f)
Income and expense ratios presented do not reflect the income and expenses of underlying funds.


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

37

Donoghue Forlines Innovation ETF

FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS
For a capital share outstanding throughout each period/year

   
Six Months
                   
   
Ended
   
Year
   
Year
   
Period
 
   
January 31,
   
Ended
   
Ended
   
Ended
 
   
2024
   
July 31,
   
July 31,
   
July 31,
 
   
(Unaudited)
   
2023
   
2022
   
2021(a)
 
Net Asset Value, Beginning of Period/Year
 
$
26.74
   
$
23.99
   
$
29.61
   
$
25.00
 
                                 
Income from Investment Operations:
                               
Net Investment Income(b)
   
0.09
     
0.17
     
0.12
     
0.02
 
Net Realized and Unrealized
                               
  Gain (Loss) on Investments
   
2.09
     
2.85
     
(4.34
)
   
4.60
 
Total from Investment Operations
   
2.18
     
3.02
     
(4.22
)
   
4.62
 
                                 
Less Distributions:
                               
From Net Investment Income
   
(0.22
)
   
(0.27
)
   
(0.05
)
   
(0.01
)
From Net Realized Gain on Investments
   
     
     
(1.35
)
   
 
Total Distributions
   
(0.22
)
   
(0.27
)
   
(1.40
)
   
(0.01
)
Net Asset Value, End of Period/Year
 
$
28.70
   
$
26.74
   
$
23.99
   
$
29.61
 
Total Return
   
8.15
%(c)
   
12.84
%
   
-15.16
%
   
18.48
%(c)
                                 
Supplemental Data:
                               
Net Assets at End of Period/Year (000’s)
 
$
38,030
   
$
39,446
   
$
92,953
   
$
87,362
 
                                 
Ratios to Average Net Assets:
                               
Expenses to Average Net Assets
   
0.69
%(d)
   
0.69
%
   
0.69
%
   
0.69
%(d)
Net Investment Income to Average Net Assets
   
0.67
%(d)
   
0.72
%
   
0.45
%
   
0.11
%(d)
Portfolio Turnover Rate(e)
   
51
%(c)
   
161
%
   
82
%
   
40
%(c)

(a)
Commencement of operations on December 7, 2020.
(b)
Calculated based on average shares outstanding during the period.
(c)
Not annualized.
(d)
Annualized.
(e)
Excludes impact of in-kind transactions.


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

38

Donoghue Forlines Yield Enhanced Real Asset ETF

FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS
For a capital share outstanding throughout each period/year

   
Six Months
             
   
Ended
             
   
January 31,
             
   
2024
   
Year Ended
   
Period Ended
 
   
(Unaudited)
   
July 31, 2023
   
July 31, 2022(a)
 
Net Asset Value, Beginning of Period/Year
 
$
28.37
   
$
26.31
   
$
25.00
 
                         
Income from Investment Operations:
                       
Net Investment Income(b)
   
0.45
     
1.21
     
0.63
 
Net Realized and Unrealized
                       
  Gain on Investments
   
0.19
     
3.10
     
1.11
(f) 
Total from Investment Operations
   
0.64
     
4.31
     
1.74
 
                         
Less Distributions:
                       
From Net Investment Income
   
(0.84
)
   
(1.50
)
   
(0.43
)
From Net Realized Gain on Investments
   
     
(0.75
)
   
 
Total Distributions
   
(0.84
)
   
(2.25
)
   
(0.43
)
Net Asset Value, End of Period/Year
 
$
28.17
   
$
28.37
   
$
26.31
 
Total Return
   
2.37
%(c)
   
17.62
%
   
6.88
%(c)
                         
Supplemental Data:
                       
Net Assets at End of Period/Year (000’s)
 
$
42,260
   
$
41,848
   
$
34,857
 
                         
Ratios to Average Net Assets:
                       
Expenses to Average Net Assets
   
0.69
%(d)
   
0.69
%
   
0.69
%(d)
Net Investment Income to Average Net Assets
   
3.26
%(d)
   
4.62
%
   
3.79
%(d)
Portfolio Turnover Rate(e)
   
42
%(c)
   
90
%
   
48
%(c)

(a)
Commencement of operations on December 13, 2021.
(b)
Calculated based on average shares outstanding during the period.
(c)
Not annualized.
(d)
Annualized.
(e)
Excludes impact of in-kind transactions.
(f)
As required by the SEC standard per share data calculation methodology, this represents a balancing figure derived from the other amounts in the financial highlights tables that captures all other changes affecting net asset value per share.  This per share gain amount does not correlate to the aggregate of the net realized and unrealized loss in the Statements of Operations for the period ended July 31, 2022, primarily due to the timing of sales and repurchases of the Fund’s shares in relation to fluctuating market values of the Fund’s portfolio.


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

39

TrimTabs ETF Trust

NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
January 31, 2024 (Unaudited)

1.  ORGANIZATION
 
The FCF US Quality ETF (“TTAC”), FCF International Quality ETF (“TTAI”), Donoghue Forlines Tactical High Yield ETF (“DFHY”), Donoghue Forlines Innovation ETF (formerly known as the Donoghue Forlines Risk Managed Innovation ETF) (“DFNV”) and Donoghue Forlines Yield Enhanced Real Asset ETF (“DFRA”) (each, a “Fund” and collectively, the “Funds”) are each a series of the TrimTabs ETF Trust (the “Trust”). The Trust was organized as a Delaware statutory trust on April 2, 2014. Each Fund is classified as a diversified, open-end management investment company registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “1940 Act”). TTAC commenced operations on September 27, 2016 and that is the date the initial creation units were established. The Fund seeks to generate long-term returns in excess of the total return of the Russell 3000® Index (the “Russell Index”), with less volatility than the Russell Index. TTAI commenced operations on June 27, 2017 and that is the date the initial creation units were established. The Fund seeks to generate long-term total returns. DFHY commenced operations on December 7, 2020 and that is the date the initial creation units were established. The Fund seeks to provide investment results that closely correspond, before fees and expenses, to the performance of the FCF Tactical High Yield Index. DFHY is a “fund of funds”, meaning it will generally invest its assets in other registered investment companies. DFNV commenced operations on December 7, 2020 and that is the date the initial creation units were established. The Fund seeks to provide investment results that closely correspond, before fees and expenses, to the performance of the FCF US Quality Innovation Index, (formerly known as the FCF Risk Managed Quality Innovation Index). DFRA commenced operations on December 13, 2021 and that is the date the initial creation units were established. The Fund seeks to provide investment results that closely correspond, before fees and expenses, to the performance of the FCF Yield Enhanced Real Asset Index.
 
Shares of the Funds are listed and traded on the Cboe BZX Exchange, Inc. (“Cboe” or the “Exchange”). Market prices for the shares may be different from their net asset value (“NAV”). Each Fund issues and redeems shares on a continuous basis at NAV only in large blocks of shares, called “Creation Units,” which generally consist of 25,000 shares. 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 in amounts less than a Creation Unit. Except when aggregated in Creation Units, shares are not redeemable securities of a Fund. Shares of a Fund may only be purchased directly from or redeemed directly to a Fund 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 DTC participant and, in each case, must have executed a Participant Agreement with Quasar Distributors, LLC (the “Distributor”). Most retail
 


40

TrimTabs ETF Trust

NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
January 31, 2024 (Unaudited) (Continued)

investors do not qualify as Authorized Participants or have the resources to buy and sell whole Creation Units. Therefore, 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.
 
Each Fund currently offers one class of shares, which have no front-end sales loads, no deferred sales charges, and no redemption fees. A purchase (i.e., creation) transaction fee is imposed for the transfer and other transaction costs associated with the purchase of Creation Units. TTAC charges $500 for the standard fixed creation fee, TTAI charges $2,000 for the standard fixed creation fee, and DFHY, DFNV and DFRA each charge $300 for the standard fixed creation fee, payable to the Custodian. In addition, a variable fee may be charged on all cash transactions or substitutes for Creation Units of up to a maximum of 2% as a percentage of the total value of the Creation Units subject to the transaction. Variable fees received by each Fund are displayed in the Capital Share Transactions section of the Statements of Changes in Net Assets. There were no variable fees charged in any Fund during the fiscal period. Each Fund may issue an unlimited number of shares of beneficial interest, with no par value. Shares of each Fund have equal rights and privileges with respect to such Fund.
 
2.  SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES
 
Each Fund is a registered 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 followed by each Fund in the preparation of their financial statements. These policies are in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (“GAAP”).
 
Security Transactions and Investment Income: Investment securities transactions are accounted for on the trade date. Gains and losses realized on sales of securities are computed on the basis of specific identification. Dividend income and income from underlying investment companies is recorded on the ex-dividend date. Withholding taxes on foreign dividends have been provided for in accordance with the Funds’ understanding of the applicable tax rules and regulations. Interest income is recorded on an accrual basis. Discounts and premiums on securities purchased are accreted and amortized over the lives of the respective securities.
 
Dividend Distributions: Distributions to shareholders are recorded on the ex-dividend date and are determined in accordance with federal income tax regulations, which may differ from GAAP. Each Fund distributes all or substantially all of its net investment income to shareholders in the form of dividends.
 
Federal Income Taxes: The Funds comply with the requirements of subchapter M of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, necessary to qualify as regulated
 


41

TrimTabs ETF Trust

NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
January 31, 2024 (Unaudited) (Continued)

investment companies and distribute substantially all net taxable investment income and net realized gains to shareholders in a manner which results in no tax cost to the Funds. Therefore, no federal income tax provision is required. As of and during the year ended July 31, 2023, the Funds did not have any tax positions that did not meet the “more-likely-than-not” threshold of being sustained by the applicable tax authority. As of and during the year ended July 31, 2023, the Funds did not have liabilities for any unrecognized tax benefits on uncertain tax positions as income tax expense in the Statements of Operations. During the year ended July 31, 2023, the Funds did not incur any interest or penalties. The Funds are subject to examination by U.S. taxing authorities for the prior three fiscal years.
 
Currency Translation: Assets and liabilities, including investment securities, denominated in currencies other than U.S. dollars are translated into U.S. dollars at the exchange rates supplied by one or more pricing vendors on the valuation date. Purchases and sales of investment securities and income and expenses are translated into U.S. dollars at the exchange rates on the dates of such transactions. The effects of changes in exchange rates on investment securities are included with the net realized gain or loss and net unrealized appreciation or depreciation on investments in the Funds’ Statements of Operations. The realized gain or loss and unrealized appreciation or depreciation resulting from all other transactions denominated in currencies other than U.S. dollars are disclosed separately.
 
Use of Estimates: The preparation of financial statements in conformity with GAAP requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements, and the reported amounts of increases and decreases in net assets from operations during the reporting period. Actual results could differ from those estimates.
 
Share Valuation: The NAV per share of each 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 for the Fund, rounded to the nearest cent. The offering and redemption price per share for each Fund is equal to the Fund’s net asset value per share.
 
Guarantees and Indemnifications: The Funds indemnify their officers and trustees for certain liabilities that may arise from the performance of their duties to the Funds. Additionally, in the normal course of business, the Trust enters into contracts with its vendors and others that provide for general indemnifications. The Trust and Funds’ maximum exposure under these arrangements is unknown, as this would involve future claims that may be made against the Funds. However, based on industry experience, the Funds expect that risk of loss to be remote.
 
Reclassification of Capital Accounts: U.S. GAAP requires that certain components of net assets relating to permanent differences be reclassified between financial and tax
 


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reporting. These reclassifications have no effect on net assets or NAV per share. For the fiscal year ended July 31, 2023, the following table shows the reclassifications made:
 
 
Distributable Earnings
   
Paid-In
 
 
(Accumulated Deficit)
   
Capital
 
FCF US Quality ETF
 
$
(13,063,652
)
   
$
13,063,652
 
FCF International Quality ETF
 
$
2,980,591
     
$
(2,980,591
)
Donoghue Forlines Tactical High Yield ETF
 
$
255,160
     
$
(255,160
)
Donoghue Forlines Innovation ETF
 
$
(3,240,523
)
   
$
3,240,523
 
Donoghue Forlines Yield Enhanced Real Asset ETF
 
$
(1,314,387
)
   
$
1,314,387
 

During the fiscal year ended July 31, 2023, the Funds realized the following net capital gains or losses resulting from in-kind redemptions in which shareholders exchanged Fund shares for securities held by the Funds rather than for cash. Because such gains or losses are not taxable or deductible to the Funds, and are not distributed to shareholders, they have been reclassified from distributable earnings to paid-in capital.
 
 
Gains (Losses) from
 
In-Kind Redemptions
FCF US Quality ETF
 
$
14,705,263
 
FCF International Quality ETF
 
$
(2,612,891
)
Donoghue Forlines Tactical High Yield ETF
 
$
(174,744
)
Donoghue Forlines Innovation ETF
 
$
3,377,683
 
Donoghue Forlines Yield Enhanced Real Asset ETF
 
$
1,491,423
 

Underlying Investment in Other Investment Companies: DFRA participates in the securities lending program and receives cash collateral in return for securities lent. The collateral is invested in the Mount Vernon Liquid Assets Portfolio, LLC of which the investment objective is to seek to maximize current income to the extent consistent with the preservation of capital and liquidity and to maintain a stable net asset value of $1.00 per unit by investing in dollar-denominated securities with remaining maturities of 397 calendar days or less. As of January 31, 2024, the percentage of DFRA’s total net assets invested in the Mount Vernon Liquid Assets Portfolio, LLC was 20.5%.
 
Subsequent Events: The Trust has evaluated the need for disclosures and/or adjustments resulting from subsequent events through the date the financial statements were issued. Based on this evaluation, no adjustments or disclosures were required to the financial statements.
 
3.  SECURITIES VALUATION
 
Investment Valuation:  Each Fund calculates its net asset value (“NAV”) each day the New York Stock Exchange (the “NYSE”) is open for trading as of the close of regular trading on the NYSE, normally 4:00 p.m. Eastern time (the “NAV Calculation Time”).
 
Equity securities are valued primarily on the basis of market quotations reported on stock exchanges and other securities markets around the world. If an equity security is
 


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listed on a national securities exchange, the security is valued at the closing price or, if the closing price is not readily available, the mean of the closing bid and asked prices.
 
Investments in other open-end investment companies, including money market funds, are valued at the investment company’s net asset value per share, with the exception of exchange-traded open-end investment companies, which are priced as equity securities described above.
 
Units of Mount Vernon Liquid Assets Portfolio, LLC are not traded on an exchange and are valued at the investment company’s NAV per share as provided by its administrator.
 
Deposit accounts are valued at acquisition cost, which approximates fair value. Market quotations and indicative bids are obtained from outside pricing services. Additionally, the Funds’ Board of Trustees (the “Board”) has designated FCF Advisors LLC (the “Adviser”) to serve as the valuation designee, pursuant to Rule 2a-5 under the 1940 Act, to perform the fair value determinations relating to any or all Fund investments. Accordingly, if a market quotation is not readily available or otherwise becomes unreliable, the Adviser will determine in good faith the price of the security held by the Funds based on a determination of the security’s fair value pursuant to policies and procedures approved by the Board. In addition, the Adviser may use fair valuation to price securities that trade on a foreign exchange when a significant event has occurred after the foreign exchange closes but before the time at which the Funds’ NAV’s are calculated. Such valuations would typically be categorized as Level 2 or Level 3 in the fair value hierarchy described below.
 
Foreign exchanges typically close before the time at which Fund share prices are calculated and may be closed altogether on some days when shares of the Funds are traded. Significant events affecting a foreign security may include, but are not limited to: corporate actions, earnings announcements, litigation or other events impacting a single issuer; governmental action that affects securities in one sector or country; natural disasters or armed conflicts affecting a country or region; or significant domestic or foreign market fluctuations.
 
Fair valuations and valuations of investments that are not actively trading involve judgment and may differ materially from valuations that would have been used had greater market activity occurred.
 
Fair Valuation Measurement:
 
The FASB established a framework for measuring fair value in accordance with GAAP. Under FASB ASC Topic 820, Fair Value Measurement, various inputs are used in determining the value of each Fund’s investments. The inputs or methodology used for valuing securities are not necessarily an indication of the risk associated with investing in those securities. The three Levels of inputs of the fair value hierarchy are defined as follows:
 
Level 1 —
Unadjusted quoted prices in active markets for identical assets or liabilities.


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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 securities, 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.

A financial instrument’s level within the fair value hierarchy is based on the lowest level of any input that is significant to the fair value measurement.
 
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.
 
The following is a summary of the inputs used to value the Funds’ investments as of January 31, 2024:
 
FCF US Quality ETF
                             
                               
Description^
 
Non-Categorized
   
Level 1
   
Level 2
   
Level 3
   
Total
 
Common Stocks
 
$
   
$
371,440,460
   
$
   
$
   
$
371,440,460
 
Investment Purchased
                                       
  with Proceeds from
                                       
  Securities Lending*
   
33,933,545
     
     
     
     
33,933,545
 
Total Investments
 
$
33,933,545
   
$
371,440,460
   
$
   
$
   
$
405,374,005
 
                                         
FCF International Quality ETF
                                       
                                         
Description^
 
Non-Categorized
   
Level 1
   
Level 2
   
Level 3**
   
Total
 
Common Stocks
 
$
   
$
62,052,626
   
$
   
$
   
$
62,052,626
 
Preferred Stock
   
     
115,742
     
     
     
115,742
 
Warrant
   
     
     
     
     
 
Investment Purchased
                                       
  with Proceeds from
                                       
  Securities Lending*
   
1,123,893
     
     
     
     
1,123,893
 
Total Investments
 
$
1,123,893
   
$
62,168,368
   
$
   
$
   
$
63,292,261
 


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Donoghue Forlines Tactical High Yield ETF
                             
                               
Description^
 
Non-Categorized
   
Level 1
   
Level 2
   
Level 3
   
Total
 
Exchange-Traded Funds
 
$
   
$
31,540,399
   
$
   
$
   
$
31,540,399
 
Investment Purchased
                                       
  with Proceeds from
                                       
  Securities Lending*
   
2,658,546
     
     
     
     
2,658,546
 
Total Investments
 
$
2,658,546
   
$
31,540,399
   
$
   
$
   
$
34,198,945
 
                                         
Donoghue Forlines Innovation ETF
                                       
                                         
Description^
 
Non-Categorized
   
Level 1
   
Level 2
   
Level 3
   
Total
 
Common Stocks
 
$
   
$
37,947,472
   
$
   
$
   
$
37,947,472
 
Investment Purchased
                                       
  with Proceeds from
                                       
  Securities Lending*
   
5,657,243
     
     
     
     
5,657,243
 
Total Investments
 
$
5,657,243
   
$
37,947,472
   
$
   
$
   
$
43,604,715
 
                                         
Donoghue Forlines Yield Enhanced Real Asset ETF
                                       
                                         
Description^
 
Non-Categorized
   
Level 1
   
Level 2
   
Level 3
   
Total
 
Common Stocks
 
$
   
$
30,699,401
   
$
   
$
   
$
30,699,401
 
Real Estate
                                       
  Investment Trusts
   
     
5,249,265
     
     
     
5,249,265
 
Master Limited
                                       
  Partnerships
   
     
5,208,136
     
     
     
5,208,136
 
Preferred Stock
   
     
905,313
     
     
     
905,313
 
Investment Purchased
                                       
  with Proceeds from
                                       
  Securities Lending*
   
8,683,365
     
     
     
     
8,683,365
 
Total Investments
 
$
8,683,365
   
$
42,062,115
   
$
   
$
   
$
50,745,480
 

^
See Schedule of Investments for sector breakouts.
*
Certain investments that are measured at fair value using the NAV per share (or its equivalent) as a practical expedient have not been characterized in the fair value hierarchy. The fair value amounts presented in the table are intended to permit reconciliation of the fair value hierarchy to the amount presented in the Statements of Assets and Liabilities. See Note 8 for additional information regarding securities lending.
**
See notes under TTAI’s Level 3 reconciliation table for more information regarding Level 3 priced securities.


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FCF International Quality ETF
 
Level 3 Reconciliation Disclosure

   
Equities
   
Warrants
   
Total
 
Balance as of July 31, 2023
 
$
51,413
   
$
   
$
51,413
 
Corporate actions
   
     
*
   
 
Change in unrealized
                       
  appreciation/(depreciation)
   
(51,413
)**
   
     
(51,413
)
Balance as of January 31, 2024
 
$
   
$
   
$
 
Change in unrealized appreciation/(depreciation)
                       
  during the period for Level 3 investments
                       
  held at January 31, 2024
 
$
(51,413
)
               

The Level 3 investments as of January 31, 2024 represented 0.00% of net assets and did not warrant a disclosure of significant unobservable valuation inputs.
 
*
Security valued at fair value using methods determined in good faith by or at the direction of the Fund’s valuation designee. Value determined using significant unobservable inputs. At January 31, 2024, the fair value of this security represented less than 0.05% of net assets.
**
Russia’s invasion of Ukraine has led to unprecedented market and policy responses of governments and regulators around the world. There is no functioning or orderly market to facilitate the liquidation of any security impacted by Russia-related sanctions. As a result, the fair value of the Russia-related sanctioned security held by the Fund has been reduced to zero.

Accounting Pronouncements:
 
In June 2022, the FASB issued Accounting Standards Update 2022-03, which amends Fair Value Measurement (Topic 820): Fair Value Measurement of Equity Securities Subject to Contractual Sale Restrictions (“ASU 2022- 03”). ASU 2022-03 clarifies guidance for fair value measurement of an equity security subject to a contractual sale restriction and establishes new disclosure requirements for such equity securities. ASU 2022-03 is effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2023 and for interim periods within those fiscal years, with early adoption permitted. Management is currently evaluating the impact of these amendments on the Funds’ financial statements.
 
In October 2022, the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) adopted a final rule relating to Tailored Shareholder Reports for Mutual Funds and Exchange-Traded Funds; Fee Information in Investment Company Advertisements. The rule and form amendments will, among other things, require the Funds to transmit concise and visually engaging shareholder reports that highlight key information. The amendments will require that funds tag information in a structured data format and that certain more in-depth information be made available online and available for delivery free of charge to investors on request. The amendments became effective January 24, 2023. There is an 18-month transition period after the effective date of the amendment.
 


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4.  OTHER RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS
 
Pursuant to an Investment Advisory Agreement (“Investment Advisory Agreement”) between the Trust, on behalf of the Funds, and the Adviser, the Adviser provides investment advice to the Funds and oversees the day-to-day operations of the Funds, subject to the direction and control of the Board and the officers of the Trust. The Adviser administers the Funds’ business affairs, provides office facilities and equipment and certain clerical, bookkeeping and administrative services. The Adviser bears the costs of all advisory and non-advisory services required to operate the Funds, including payment of Trustee compensation, in exchange for a single unitary management fee. For services provided to the Funds, TTAC and TTAI each pay the Adviser 0.59% and DFHY, DFNV and DFRA each pay the Adviser 0.69% at an annual rate based on each Fund’s average daily net assets. Certain officers and a Trustee of the Trust are affiliated with the Adviser and are not paid any fees by the Funds for serving in such capacities.
 
The Adviser has overall responsibility for overseeing the investment of the Funds’ assets, managing the Funds’ business affairs and providing certain clerical, bookkeeping and other administrative services for the Trust. Donoghue Forlines LLC (“Donoghue” or “the Sub-Adviser”) acts as the Sub-Adviser to DFHY, DFNV, and DFRA. The Sub-Adviser has responsibility to make day-to-day investment decisions for DFHY, DFNV, and DFRA and selects broker-dealers for executing portfolio transactions, subject to the Sub-Adviser’s best execution obligations and the Trust’s and the Sub-Adviser’s brokerage policies. For the services it provides to DFHY, DFNV, and DFRA, the Sub-Adviser is compensated by the Adviser from the management fees paid by DFHY, DFNV, and DFRA to the Adviser.
 
5.  SERVICE AND CUSTODY AGREEMENTS
 
The Funds have entered into Service Agreements with U.S. Bancorp Fund Services, LLC (“Fund Services” or “Administrator”), doing business as U.S. Bank Global Fund Services, and a Custody Agreement with U.S. Bank, N.A. (“USB”), an affiliate of Fund Services. Under these agreements, Fund Services and USB provide certain transfer agency, administrative, accounting and custody services and are paid by the Adviser under the unitary fee arrangement noted above.
 
Quasar Distributors, LLC (“Quasar”) acts as the Funds’ principal underwriter in a continuous public offering of the Funds’ shares. Quasar is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Foreside Financial Group, LLC, doing business as ACA Group.
 
The Trust has adopted a distribution and service plan (“Rule 12b-1 Plan”) pursuant to Rule 12b-1 under the 1940 Act. Under the Rule 12b-1 Plan, each Fund is authorized to pay distribution fees in connection with the sale and distribution of its shares and pay service fees in connection with the provision of ongoing services to shareholders. To date, the Rule 12b-1 Plan has not been implemented for the Funds and there is no current intention to implement the Rule 12b-1 Plan.
 


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6.  INVESTMENT TRANSACTIONS
 
For the period ended January 31, 2024, the aggregate purchases and sales of securities by each Fund, excluding short-term securities and in-kind transactions, were as follows:
 
Fund
 
Purchases
   
Sales
 
FCF US Quality ETF
 
$
91,867,359
   
$
63,102,730
 
FCF International Quality ETF
 
$
12,817,661
   
$
11,979,270
 
Donoghue Forlines Tactical High Yield ETF
 
$
106,177,676
   
$
106,314,959
 
Donoghue Forlines Innovation ETF
 
$
19,301,848
   
$
19,370,204
 
Donoghue Forlines Yield Enhanced Real Asset ETF
 
$
18,329,496
   
$
18,386,689
 

For the period ended January 31, 2024, in-kind transactions associated with creations and redemptions were as follows:
 
Fund
 
Purchases
   
Sales
 
FCF US Quality ETF
 
$
175,209,070
   
$
56,231,431
 
FCF International Quality ETF
 
$
10,225,743
   
$
3,926,685
 
Donoghue Forlines Tactical High Yield ETF
 
$
1,551,357
   
$
1,565,182
 
Donoghue Forlines Innovation ETF
 
$
8,061,633
   
$
13,116,681
 
Donoghue Forlines Yield Enhanced Real Asset ETF
 
$
11,983,506
   
$
11,894,178
 

For the period ended January 31, 2024, there were no long-term purchases or sales of U.S. Government Securities for the Funds.
 
7.  INCOME TAX INFORMATION
 
The components of tax basis cost of investments and net unrealized appreciation for federal income tax purposes as of July 31, 2023 were as follows:
 
   
FCF US
   
FCF International
 
   
Quality ETF
   
Quality ETF
 
Tax cost of investments
 
$
193,939,449
   
$
53,664,202
 
Gross tax unrealized appreciation
   
37,388,644
     
4,667,428
 
Gross tax unrealized depreciation
   
(7,067,568
)
   
(3,299,004
)
Net tax unrealized appreciation (depreciation)
   
30,321,076
     
1,368,424
 
Undistributed ordinary income
   
225,025
     
181,998
 
Undistributed long-term capital gains
   
     
 
Distributable earnings
   
225,025
     
181,998
 
Other accumulated gain (loss)
   
(6,999,026
)
   
(8,811,625
)
Total distributable earnings (accumulated deficit)
 
$
23,547,075
   
$
(7,261,203
)


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Donoghue
         
Donoghue
 
   
Forlines
   
Donoghue
   
Forlines
 
   
Tactical High
   
Forlines
   
Yield Enhanced
 
   
Yield ETF
   
Innovation ETF
   
Real Asset ETF
 
Tax cost of investments
 
$
36,719,276
   
$
47,397,232
   
$
50,204,129
 
Gross tax unrealized appreciation
   
477,327
     
5,045,414
     
4,222,967
 
Gross tax unrealized depreciation
   
(415,808
)
   
(2,157,985
)
   
(915,057
)
Net tax unrealized
                       
  appreciation (depreciation)
   
61,519
     
2,887,429
     
3,307,910
 
Undistributed ordinary income
   
153,524
     
163,252
     
729,886
 
Undistributed long-term capital gains
   
     
     
 
Distributable earnings
   
153,524
     
163,252
     
729,886
 
Other accumulated gain (loss)
   
(7,712,057
)
   
(11,566,081
)
   
1,849,479
 
Total distributable earnings
                       
  (accumulated deficit)
 
$
(7,497,014
)
 
$
(8,515,400
)
 
$
2,188,317
 

The difference between book and tax-basis cost is attributable to the realization for tax purposes of unrealized gains on investments in passive foreign investment companies and wash sales.  Under tax law, certain capital and foreign currency losses realized after October 31 and within the taxable year are deemed to arise on the first business day of each Fund’s next taxable year.
 
At July 31, 2023, the Funds had the following capital loss carryforwards:
 
Fund
Short-Term
Long-Term
Expires
FCF US Quality ETF
$3,971,828
$3,027,198
Indefinite
FCF International Quality ETF
$3,782,208
$5,042,983
Indefinite
Donoghue Forlines Tactical High Yield ETF
$7,368,259
$   343,798
Indefinite
Donoghue Forlines Innovation ETF
$9,485,281
$2,080,800
Indefinite
Donoghue Forlines Yield Enhanced
     
  Real Asset ETF
$1,059,964
$   522,853
Indefinite

The tax character of distributions paid by the Funds during the fiscal year ended July 31, 2023 and the fiscal year ended July 31, 2022 were as follows:
 
   
Ordinary Income
   
Capital Gains
 
   
July 31, 2023
   
July 31, 2022
   
July 31, 2023
   
July 31, 2022
 
FCF US Quality ETF
 
$
1,880,588
   
$
5,304,037
   
$
1,410,839
   
$
14,377,867
 
FCF International Quality ETF
 
$
3,175,073
   
$
778,251
   
$
   
$
927,184
 
Donoghue Forlines Tactical
                               
  High Yield ETF
 
$
1,465,990
   
$
1,832,922
   
$
   
$
 
Donoghue Forlines
                               
  Innovation ETF
 
$
550,240
   
$
3,938,297
   
$
   
$
126,720
 
Donoghue Forlines Yield
                               
  Enhanced Real Asset ETF
 
$
3,660,884
   
$
1,150,709
   
$
54,259
   
$
 


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January 31, 2024 (Unaudited) (Continued)

8.  SECURITIES LENDING
 
Following terms of a securities lending agreement with USB, each Fund may lend securities from its portfolio to brokers, dealers and financial institutions in order to increase the return on its portfolio, primarily through the receipt of borrowing fees and earnings on invested collateral. Any such loan must be continuously secured by collateral in cash or cash equivalents maintained on a current basis in an amount at least equal to 105% of the value of the loaned securities that are foreign securities or 102% of the value of any U.S. loaned securities. Loans shall be marked to market daily. If the market value of the collateral at the close of trading on a business day is less than the margin percentage of the market value of the loaned securities at the close of trading that day, reasonable efforts will be made to seek an additional amount of collateral the following business day. During the time securities are on loan, the borrower will pay the Funds any accrued income on those securities, and the Funds may invest the cash collateral and earn income or receive an agreed-upon fee from a borrower that has delivered cash-equivalent collateral. In determining whether or not to lend a security to a particular broker, dealer or financial institution, the Adviser considers all relevant facts and circumstances, including the size, creditworthiness and reputation of the broker, relevant facts dealer or financial institution. Securities lending involves the risk of a default or insolvency of the borrower. In either of these cases, a Fund could experience delays in recovering securities or collateral or could lose all or part of the value of the loaned securities. A Fund also could lose money in the event of a decline in the value of the collateral provided for loaned securities. Additionally, the loaned portfolio securities may not be available to the Fund on a timely basis and the Fund may therefore lose the opportunity to sell the securities at a desirable price. Any decline in the value of a security that occurs while the security is out on loan would continue to be borne by the Funds.
 
Each Fund receives cash as collateral in return for securities lent, if any, as part of the securities lending program. The collateral is invested in the Mount Vernon Liquid Assets Portfolio, LLC of which the investment objective is to seek to maximize current income to the extent consistent with the preservation of capital and liquidity and maintain a stable NAV of $1.00 per unit. As of January 31, 2024, the Funds held the following amounts in the Mount Vernon Liquid Assets Portfolio, LLC:
 
   
Amount Held at
 
   
January 31, 2024
 
FCF US Quality ETF
 
$
33,933,545
 
FCF International Quality ETF
 
$
1,123,893
 
Donoghue Forlines Tactical High Yield ETF
 
$
2,658,546
 
Donoghue Forlines Innovation ETF
 
$
5,657,243
 
Donoghue Forlines Yield Enhanced Real Asset ETF
 
$
8,683,365
 


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The remaining contractual maturity of all securities lending transactions is overnight and continuous. The Funds are not subject to a master netting agreement with respect to securities lending; therefore no additional disclosures are required. The income earned by the Funds on investments of cash collateral received from borrowers for the securities loaned to them are reflected in the Funds’ Statements of Operations. Securities lending income, as disclosed in the Funds’ Statements of Operations, represents the income earned from the investment of cash collateral, net of fee rebates paid to the borrower and net of fees paid to the Custodian as lending agent.
 
9.  CERTAIN RISKS
 
Concentration Risk. A fund concentrated in an industry or group of industries is likely to present more risks than a fund that is broadly diversified over several industries or groups of industries. Compared to the broad market, an individual industry or group of related industries may be more strongly affected by changes in the economic climate, broad market shifts, moves in a particular dominant stock or regulatory changes.
 
Depositary Receipts Risk. The risks of investments in depositary receipts are substantially similar to a direct investment in a foreign security. Returns on investments in foreign securities could be more volatile than, or trail the returns on, investments in U.S. securities. Exposures to foreign securities entail special risks, including due to: differences in information available about foreign issuers; differences in investor protection standards 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; 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. In addition, depositary receipts may not track the price of the underlying foreign securities, and their value may change materially at times when the U.S. markets are not open for trading.
 
Emerging Markets Risk. Investments in emerging markets are generally subject to greater market volatility, political, social and economic instability, uncertain trading markets and more governmental limitations than investments in more developed markets. Companies in emerging markets may be subject to less stringent regulatory, accounting, auditing, and financial reporting and recordkeeping standards than companies in more developed countries, which could impede the Adviser’s ability to evaluate such companies or impact TTAI’s performance. Securities laws and the enforcement of systems of taxation in many emerging market countries may change quickly and unpredictably, and the ability to bring and enforce actions may be limited or otherwise impaired. In addition, investments in emerging markets may experience lower trading volume, greater price fluctuations, delayed settlement, unexpected market closures and lack of timely information, and may be subject to additional transaction costs.
 


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Equity Investing Risk. An investment in TTAC, TTAI, DFNV or DFRA involves risks similar to those of investing in any fund holding equity securities, such as market fluctuations, changes in interest rates and perceived trends in stock prices. 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.
 
Foreign Investment Risk. Returns on investments in foreign securities could be more volatile than, or trail the returns on, investments in U.S. securities. Exposures to foreign securities entail special risks, including due to: differences in information available about foreign issuers; differences in investor protection standards 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; 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. In addition, the Fund’s investments in securities denominated in other currencies could decline due to changes in local currency relative to the value of the U.S. dollar, which may affect the Fund’s returns.
 
Geographic Region Risk. To the extent that the Funds invest a significant portion of their assets in a specific geographic region or a particular country, the Funds will generally have more exposure to that region or country’s economic risks. In the event of economic or political turmoil or a deterioration of diplomatic relations in a region or country where a significant portion of the Funds’ assets are invested, the Funds may experience substantial illiquidity or reduction in the value of the Funds’ investments. Adverse conditions in a certain region or country can also adversely affect securities of issuers in other countries whose economies appear to be unrelated.
 
High Yield (Junk Bond) Securities Risk. High yield securities and unrated securities of similar credit quality are considered to be speculative with respect to the issuer’s continuing ability to make principal and interest payments and are generally subject to greater levels of credit quality risk than investment grade securities. High yield securities are usually issued by companies, including smaller and medium capitalization companies, without long track records of sales and earnings, or with questionable credit strength. These companies may be particularly affected by interest rate increases, as they may find it more difficult to borrow money to continue or expand operations, or may have difficulty in repaying floating rate loans. These fixed-income securities are considered below “investment-grade.” The retail secondary market for these “junk bonds” may be less liquid than that of higher-rated fixed income securities, and adverse conditions could make it difficult at times to sell these securities or could result in lower prices than higher-rated fixed income securities. These risks can reduce the value of the shares of an Underlying ETF and the income it earns.
 


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MLP Risk. An MLP is a publicly traded partnership primarily engaged in the transportation, storage, processing, refining, marketing, exploration, production, and mining of minerals and natural resources. MLP common units, like other equity securities, can be affected by macroeconomic and other factors affecting the stock market in general, expectations of interest rates, investor sentiment towards an issuer or certain market sector, changes in a particular issuer’s financial condition, or unfavorable or unanticipated poor performance of a particular issuer (in the case of MLPs, generally measured in terms of distributable cash flow). Prices of common units of individual MLPs, like the prices of other equity securities, also can be affected by fundamentals unique to the partnership or company, including earnings power and coverage ratios.
 
MLP Tax Risk. MLPs taxed as partnerships, subject to the application of certain partnership audit rules, generally do not pay U.S. federal income tax at the partnership level. Rather, each partner is allocated a share of the MLP’s income, gains, losses, deductions and expenses. A change in current tax law, or a change in the underlying business mix of a given MLP, could result in an MLP being treated as a corporation for U.S. federal income tax purposes, which would result in such MLP being required to pay U.S. federal income tax on its taxable income. The classification of an MLP as a corporation for U.S. federal income tax purposes would have the effect of reducing the amount of cash available for distribution by the MLP. Thus, if any of the MLPs owned by DFRA were treated as corporations for U.S. federal income tax purposes, it could result in a reduction in the value of your investment in DFRA and lower income.
 
Real Assets Industry Group Risk. The risks of investing in the Real Assets Industry Group include the risks of focusing investments in the real estate, infrastructure, commodities and natural resources related sectors, and adverse developments in these sectors may significantly affect the value of the Shares. Accordingly, DFRA is more susceptible to adverse developments affecting one or more of these sectors than a fund that invests more broadly, and the Fund may perform poorly during a downturn affecting issuers in those sectors. Companies involved in activities related to the Real Assets Industry Group can be adversely affected by, among other things, government regulation or deregulation, global political and economic developments, energy and commodity prices, the overall supply and demand for oil and gas, changes in tax zoning laws, environmental issues, and low inflation.
 
Real Estate Investment Trust (“REIT”) Risk. A REIT is a company that pools investor funds to invest primarily in income producing real estate or real estate related loans or interests. DFRA may be subject to certain risks associated with direct investments in REITs. REITs may be affected by changes in their underlying properties and by defaults by borrowers or tenants. Mortgage REITs may be affected by the quality of the credit extended. Furthermore, REITs are dependent on specialized management skills. Some REITs may have limited diversification and may be subject to risks inherent
 


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in financing a limited number of properties. 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.
 
Sector Focus Risk. To the extent that the Fund’s investments are focused on a particular sector, the Fund is subject to loss due to adverse occurrences that may affect that industry or group of industries or sector. Focusing on a particular sector could increase the Fund’s volatility over the short term.
 
Underlying ETFs Risk. In seeking to track its Underlying Index, each of DFHY and DFNV may invest a portion of its assets in Underlying ETFs. In those situations, the Fund’s investment performance is directly related to the performance of the Underlying ETFs. The Fund’s net asset value (or “NAV”) will change with changes in the value of the Underlying ETFs based on their market valuations. An investment in the Fund will entail more costs and expenses than a direct investment in the Underlying ETFs. As the Underlying ETFs, or the Fund’s allocations among the Underlying ETFs, change from time to time, or to the extent that the total annual fund operating expenses of any Underlying ETF changes, the weighted average operating expenses borne by the Fund may increase or decrease.
 
U.S. Treasury Securities Risk. U.S. Treasury securities may differ from other securities in their interest rates, maturities, times of issuance and other characteristics and may provide relatively lower returns than those of other securities. Similar to other issuers, changes to the financial condition or credit rating of a government may cause the value of U.S. Treasury securities or Underlying ETFs providing exposure to such securities to decline.
 






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1.  FREQUENCY DISTRIBUTION OF PREMIUMS AND DISCOUNTS
 
Information regarding how often shares of each Fund traded on the Exchange at a price above (i.e., at a premium) or below (i.e., at a discount) the NAV of the Fund is available on the Funds’ website at www.fcf-funds.com.
 
2.  FEDERAL TAX INFORMATION
 
QUALIFIED DIVIDEND INCOME/DIVIDENDS RECEIVED DEDUCTION
 
For the fiscal year ended July 31, 2023, certain dividends paid by the Funds may be subject to a maximum tax rate of 23.8%, as provided by the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017.
 
The percentage of dividends declared from ordinary income designated as qualified dividend income was as follows:
 
FCF US Quality ETF
100.00%
FCF International Quality ETF
100.00%
Donoghue Forlines Tactical High Yield ETF
0.00%
Donoghue Forlines Innovation ETF
63.59%
Donoghue Forlines Yield Enhanced Real Asset ETF
65.60%

For corporate shareholders, the percent of ordinary income distributions qualifying for the corporate dividends received deduction for the fiscal year ended July 31, 2023, was as follows:
 
FCF US Quality ETF
100.00%
FCF International Quality ETF
0.69%
Donoghue Forlines Tactical High Yield ETF
0.00%
Donoghue Forlines Innovation ETF
59.11%
Donoghue Forlines Yield Enhanced Real Asset ETF
24.83%

SHORT-TERM CAPITAL GAIN
 
The Percentage of taxable ordinary income distributions that are designated as short-term capital gain distributions under Internal Revenue Section 871(k)(2)(C) for each Fund were as follows (unaudited):
 
FCF US Quality ETF
0.00%
FCF International Quality ETF
0.00%
Donoghue Forlines Tactical High Yield ETF
0.00%
Donoghue Forlines Innovation ETF
0.00%
Donoghue Forlines Yield Enhanced Real Asset ETF
40.76%





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3.  DISCLOSURE OF PORTFOLIO HOLDINGS
 
The Funds file their complete schedule of portfolio holdings for their first and third fiscal quarters with the SEC on Part F of Form N-PORT.  The Funds’ Part F of Form N-PORT is available without charge, upon request, by calling toll free at 1-800-617-0004.  Furthermore, you may obtain the Part F of Form N-PORT on the SEC’s website at www.sec.gov.  Each Fund’s portfolio holdings are posted daily on their website at www.fcf-funds.com.
 
4.  PROXY VOTING POLICIES AND PROCEDURES
 
A description of the policies and procedures the Funds use to determine how to vote proxies related 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 1-800-617-0004, by accessing the SEC’s website at www.sec.gov or by accessing the Funds’ website at www.fcf-funds.com.  Information on how the Funds voted proxies related to portfolio securities during the period ended June 30 is available without charge, upon request, by calling 1-800-617-0004 or by accessing the website of the SEC.
 
5.  REVIEW OF LIQUIDITY RISK MANAGEMENT PROGRAM
 
Pursuant to Rule 22e-4 under the 1940 Act (the “Rule”), each series (each, a “Fund,” and, collectively, the “Funds”) of TrimTabs ETF Trust (the “Trust”) has adopted a liquidity risk management program (the “Program”) to govern the Funds’ approach to managing liquidity risk, which is the risk that a Fund would not be able to meet redemption requests without significant dilution of remaining investors’ interests in the Fund. The Program is overseen by FCF Advisors LLC, investment adviser to the Funds, as the Funds’ Liquidity Risk Management Program Administrator (the “Program Administrator”), and the Program’s principal objectives include assessing, managing and periodically reviewing each Fund’s liquidity risk (no less frequently than annually), based on factors specific to the circumstances of the Funds. In this regard, each Fund qualifies as an “In-Kind ETF” under the Rule because it meets redemptions through in-kind transfers of securities, positions, and assets other than a de minimis amount of cash and publishes its portfolio holdings daily. In-Kind ETFs are exempt from the Rule’s classification and highly liquid investment minimum provisions.
 
At a meeting of the Board of Trustees of the Trust (the “Board”) held on September 12, 2023, the Board received a report from the Program Administrator (the “Report”) addressing the operation and management of the Program for the period from June 1, 2022 through July 31, 2023 (the “Review Period”), with respect to the following Funds:  FCF US Quality ETF, FCF International Quality ETF, Donoghue Forlines Tactical High Yield ETF, Donoghue Forlines Innovation ETF and Donoghue Forlines Yield Enhanced Real Asset ETF. The Report noted that, for the Review Period, the Program Administrator believed that the Program operated effectively in all material respects and that existing procedures, controls and safeguards were appropriately designed to enable the Program
 


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Administrator to administer the Program in compliance with the Rule. The Report noted that, during the Review Period, the Funds did not invest in illiquid investments, all of their investments were highly liquid, and all orders were transacted in kind with only a de minimis amount of cash. Further, the Report noted that no material changes were made to the Program as a result of the Program Administrator’s annual review.
 
There can be no assurance that the Program will achieve its objectives in the future. Please refer to a Fund’s prospectus for more information regarding the Fund’s exposure to liquidity risk and other principal risks to which an investment in that Fund may be subject.
 
6.  TRUSTEES AND OFFICERS
 
Additional information about each Trustee of the Trust is set forth below.  The address of each Trustee of the Trust is c/o FCF Advisors LLC 1345 Avenue of the Americas, 33rd Floor, New York, NY, 10105.  The Funds’ Statement of Additional Information includes additional information about the Trustees and Officers is available without charge, upon request, by calling toll-free at 1-800-617-0004.
 
   
Term of
 
Number of
 
   
Office
 
Portfolios
Other
   
and
Principal
in Fund
Directorships
 
Position(s)
Length
Occupation
Complex
Held by Trustee
Name, Year
Held with
of Time
During Past
Overseen
During Past
of Birth
the Trust
Served
Five Years
by Trustee
Five Years
Independent Trustees
         
           
Stephen J. Posner
Trustee
Since
Retired Since
5
Director, TrimTabs
YOB: 1944
 
2014
2014
 
Investment Research
         
(2016-2017)**
           
David A. Kelly
Trustee
Since
Founder and
5
None
YOB: 1938
 
2015
President, Three
   
     
Lakes Advisors, Inc.
   
     
(1996-present)
   
           
Interested Trustee*
         
           
Jacob Pluchenik
President
Trustee
Managing Member,
5
None
YOB: 1976
and
since
GF Investments
   
 
Principal
2021;
(2005-present);
   
 
Executive
President
Member, FCF
   
 
Officer
and
Advisors LLC
   
   
Principal
(2016-present)
   
   
Executive
     
   
Officer
     
   
Since
     
   
November
     
   
2022
     

*
Mr. Pluchenik is an “interested person,” as defined by the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, because of his ownership interest in the Adviser.
**
TrimTabs Investment Research does not control and is not controlled by or under common control with the Adviser.


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Term of
 
 
Position(s)
Office and
 
Name, Year
Held with
Length of
 
of Birth
the Trust
Time Served
Principal Occupation During Past Five Years
Officers
     
       
Derin Cohen
Chief
Chief
Chief Operating & Compliance Officer, FCF Advisors
YOB: 1991
Compliance
Compliance
LLC (2019-present) and Vice President, Marketing and
 
Officer and
Officer and
Operations (2017-2019); Lead Generation Associate,
 
Anti-Money
Anti-Money
SinglePlatform (2017-2017); Internal Control Associate,
 
Laundering
Laundering
Maxim Group LLC (2013-2017)
 
Officer
Officer since
 
   
2019; Vice
 
   
President
 
   
(2018-2019)
 
       
Vince (Qijun) Chen
Vice
Since 2019
Director of Research, FCF Advisors LLC (2022-present);
YOB: 1994
President,
 
Portfolio Manager, FCF Advisors LLC (2021-present);
 
Treasurer
 
Quantitative Analyst, FCF Advisors LLC
 
and
 
(2017-present); Application Developer, NYC Human
 
Principal
 
Resources Administration (2017-2017)
 
Financial
   
 
Officer
   








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Investment Adviser
FCF Advisors LLC
1345 Avenue of the Americas, 33rd Floor
New York, NY 10105

Investment Sub-Adviser
Donoghue Forlines LLC
One International Place, Suite 2920
Boston, MA 02110

Distributor
Quasar Distributors, LLC
3 Canal Plaza, Suite 100
Portland, ME 04101

Administrator, Fund Accountant & Transfer Agent
U.S. Bank Global Fund Services
615 East Michigan Street
Milwaukee, WI 53202

Custodian
U.S. Bank N.A.
1555 North RiverCenter Drive, Suite 302
Milwaukee, WI 53212

Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm
Cohen & Company, Ltd.
1835 Market Street, Suite 310
Philadelphia, PA 19103

Legal Counsel
Stradley Ronon Stevens & Young, LLP
2005 Market Street, Suite 2600
Philadelphia, PA 19103-7018




(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.

(a) Not applicable for semi-annual reports.

(b) Not applicable.

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 TrimTabs ETF Trust.

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.


(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.


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)   TrimTabs ETF Trust 

By (Signature and Title)*        /s/Jacob Pluchenik
Jacob Pluchenik, President (Principal Executive Officer)

Date    4/3/2024



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/Jacob Pluchenik
Jacob Pluchenik, President (Principal Executive Officer)

Date    4/3/2024

By (Signature and Title)*        /s/Vince (Qijun) Chen
Vince (Qijun) Chen, Treasurer (Principal Financial Officer)

Date    4/2/2024

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