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UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

 

FORM N-CSR

 

CERTIFIED SHAREHOLDER REPORT OF REGISTERED
MANAGEMENT INVESTMENT COMPANIES

 

Investment Company Act file number (811-23226)

 

Listed Funds Trust
(Exact name of registrant as specified in charter)

 

615 East Michigan Street

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

 

Kent P. Barnes, Secretary

Listed Funds Trust

c/o U.S. Bancorp Fund Services, LLC

777 East Wisconsin Avenue, 10th Floor

Milwaukee, WI 53202

(Name and address of agent for service)

 

(414) 765-6511

Registrant's telephone number, including area code

 

Date of fiscal year end: December 31

 

Date of reporting period: December 31, 2020

 

 

Item 1. Reports to Stockholders.

 

(a)

 

 

 

 

 

Roundhill ETFs

 

Roundhill BITKRAFT Esports & Digital Entertainment ETF (NERD)

 

Roundhill Sports Betting & iGaming ETF (BETZ)

 

 

 

ANNUAL REPORT

 

December 31, 2020

 

 

 

Beginning on January 1, 2021, as permitted by regulations adopted by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”), paper copies of the Funds’ shareholder reports will no longer be sent by mail, unless you specifically request paper copies of the Funds’ reports from your financial intermediary, such as a broker-dealer or bank. Instead, the reports will be made available on a website, and you will be notified by mail each time a report is posted and provided with a website link to access the report.

 

If you already elected to receive shareholder reports electronically, you will not be affected by this change and you need not take any action. Please contact your financial intermediary to elect to receive shareholder reports and other Fund communications electronically.

 

You may elect to receive all future Fund reports in paper free of charge. Please contact your financial intermediary to inform them that you wish to continue receiving paper copies of Fund shareholder reports and for details about whether your election to receive reports in paper will apply to all funds held with your financial intermediary.

 

This report is submitted for the general information of shareholders of the Funds. It is not authorized for distribution unless preceded or accompanied by a current prospectus for the Funds.

 

 

Roundhill ETFs

Table of Contents

 

 

 

   

Shareholder Letter (Unaudited)

2

Roundhill BITKRAFT Esports & Digital Entertainment ETF

2

Roundhill Sports Betting & iGaming ETF

4

Performance Overview (Unaudited)

6

Schedule of Investments

8

Roundhill BITKRAFT Esports & Digital Entertainment ETF

8

Roundhill Sports Betting & iGaming ETF

10

Statements of Assets and Liabilities

12

Statements of Operations

13

Statements of Changes in Net Assets

14

Roundhill BITKRAFT Esports & Digital Entertainment ETF

14

Roundhill Sports Betting & iGaming ETF

15

Financial Highlights

16

Roundhill BITKRAFT Esports & Digital Entertainment ETF

16

Roundhill Sports Betting & iGaming ETF

17

Notes to Financial Statements

18

Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

27

Shareholder Expense Example (Unaudited)

28

Trustees and Officers of the Trust (Unaudited)

29

Supplemental Information (Unaudited)

31

Privacy Policy (Unaudited)

32

 

 

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Roundhill BITKRAFT Esports & Digital Entertainment ETF

Shareholder Letter

December 31, 2020 (Unaudited)

 

 

Dear Shareholders,

 

The Roundhill BITKRAFT Esports & Digital Entertainment ETF (“NERD” or the “Fund”) seeks to track the total return performance, before fees and expenses, of its underlying index, the Roundhill BITKRAFT Esports Index (the “Index”). 2020 represented the first full year of performance for NERD, as the Fund was launched on June 3, 2019. From January 1, 2020 through December 31, 2020, the Fund’s fiscal year, performance was as follows:

 

 

NERD (NAV) +89.88%

 

 

NERD (Market Price) +89.62%

 

 

NERD Index +91.55%

 

Roundhill has chosen the Solactive GBS Developed Markets Large & Mid Cap USD as its broad-based performance benchmark. For calendar year 2020, this benchmark returned +16.29%. NERD’s outperformance over the Solactive benchmark was driven by its targeted exposure to the esports and video game industry, which experienced significant growth over the year due to the stay-at-home environment spurred by the pandemic. NERD also benefited from its exposure to emerging markets including China, which saw its local constituents appreciate significantly amid a falling dollar and positive full year GDP growth at the country level.

 

The largest single security contributors to performance over the fiscal period were:

 

 

Sea Ltd +14.18%

 

 

Bilibili +9.39%

 

 

Nexon GT +6.32%

 

The largest single security detractors from performance over the period:

 

 

Gungho -0.44%

 

 

AfreecaTV -0.42%

 

 

Mail.ru Group -0.41%

 

Despite the challenging macro environment brought on by the COVID-19 pandemic, NERD performed strongly compared with broad-based benchmarks. After a relatively quiet year in 2019, this year saw significant broad-based gaming growth caused by a confluence of factors, mostly stemming from the stay-at-home orders prevalent throughout most markets in 2020. Publishers and developers experienced banner years as hours played increased not only for seasoned gamers, but millions of new consumers became gamers for the first time as well. This was buoyed by the launch of the ninth-generation of consoles in November – the Xbox Series X from Microsoft and the PlayStation 5 from Sony. The ecosystem surrounding gaming benefited greatly as well. Peripheral makers saw record sales as demand for webcams, keyboards, mice, and PC components for the enthusiast community was exceedingly high. Within esports, tournaments for top titles like DotA 2, League of Legends, CS:GO, and Rocket League shifted online. We expect competition to continue online for most if not all of 2021, with a return to relative normalcy sometime in 2022.

 

In our previous shareholder letter, we believed that 2021 would be a transition year for gaming, primarily due to the new consoles, but we believe that it is now clear that 2020 marked that transition. While comparables will certainly be difficult in 2021, as of the end of last year, demand was still outpacing supply for much of the industry. For example, graphics cards and consoles were being marked up significantly versus their stated MSRP on ecommerce sites like eBay. Companies like Microsoft and NVIDIA have stated they were constrained by a global shortage in the semiconductor supply chain due to COVID-19. This demand tailwind should carry over into the first half of 2021, in our view, with increasing amounts of supply generating higher revenues for manufacturers. While 2020 itself is unlikely to ever be repeated, it marks a long-lasting shift in digital media consumption.

 

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Roundhill BITKRAFT Esports & Digital Entertainment ETF

Shareholder Letter

December 31, 2020 (Unaudited) (Continued)

 

 

On a NAV basis before fees, NERD experienced a tracking difference of -1.67%. Approximately -0.40% of this difference was due to the Fund’s expense ratio. The remainder was due to the volatility of individual names in the portfolio - tracking difference between the basket and the Index was amplified due to small misweights intra-quarter which occur with most indexed products. Furthermore, we incur transaction costs each quarter when we rebalance the portfolio or add/remove securities from the portfolio.

 

In December 2020, Roundhill implemented a securities lending program for the Fund through its custodian U.S. Bank N.A. While it is still too early to gauge the impact of lending the less-liquid names in the portfolio, we believe it will be additive to performance, and help reduce tracking between the Index and the portfolio. Our collateral is reinvested in the First American Government Obligations Fund - Class X.

 

Sincerely,

 

Will Hershey, Co-Founder & CEO
Tim Maloney, Co-Founder & CIO
Roundhill Investments

 

Investing involves risk, including possible loss of principal. Esports gaming companies face intense competition, both domestically and internationally, may have limited product lines, markets, financial resources, or personnel, may have products that face rapid obsolescence, and are heavily dependent on the protection of patent and intellectual property rights. Such factors may adversely affect the profitability and value of video gaming companies. Investments made in small and mid-capitalization companies may be more volatile and less liquid due to limited resources or product lines and more sensitive to economic factors. Fund investments will be concentrated in an industry or group of industries, and the value of Fund shares may rise and fall more than more diversified funds. Foreign investing involves social and political instability, market illiquidity, exchange-rate fluctuation, high volatility and limited regulation risks. Emerging markets involve different and greater risks, as they are smaller, less liquid and more volatile than more develop countries. Depositary Receipts involve risks similar to those associated with investments in foreign securities, but may not provide a return that corresponds precisely with that of the underlying shares. Please see the prospectus for details of these and other risks.

 

Past performance is no guarantee of future results. Current and future portfolio holdings are subject to change and risk.

 

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Roundhill Sports Betting & iGaming ETF

Shareholder Letter

December 31, 2020 (Unaudited)

 

 

Dear Shareholders,

 

The Roundhill Sports Betting & iGaming ETF (“BETZ” or the “Fund”) seeks to track the total return performance, before fees and expenses, of its underlying index, the Roundhill Sports Betting & iGaming Index (the “Index”). BETZ was launched on June 3, 2020 and began trading on the NYSE. From June 3, 2020 through December 31, 2020, performance was as follows:

 

 

BETZ (NAV) +68.28%

 

 

BETZ (Market Price) +68.15%

 

 

BETZ Index +67.35%

 

Roundhill has chosen the “Solactive GBS Developed Markets Large & Mid Cap USD” as its broad-based performance benchmark. From June 3, 2020 through December 31, 2020, this benchmark returned +22.19%. BETZ’s outperformance over the Solactive benchmark was driven by its targeted exposure to sports betting and iGaming, which experienced significant growth over the year due to the stay-at-home environment spurred by the pandemic. While sports were largely not available during the first half of the year, BETZ benefited from its second half launch when sports also returned to broadcasting and streaming. Sports betting legalization progressed meaningfully throughout the United States over the period as well. The Fund also benefited from its exposure to ex-US markets, which benefited also due to a falling dollar.

 

The largest single security contributors to performance over the fiscal period were:

 

 

William Hill +6.73%

 

 

PointsBet +6.11%

 

 

Penn National +5.44%

 

The largest single security detractors from performance over the period:

 

 

Bet-At-Home.com -1.20%

 

 

Wynn Resorts -0.71%

 

 

Score Media -0.65%

 

Sports betting and iGaming saw record growth across a number of states, including New Jersey which set a national U.S. record for sports betting handle in a year at $6 billion ($5.5 billion from online wagers).1 Online casino gaming in the state increased 102% year over year. Legal sports betting commenced in Illinois, Michigan, Montana, Colorado, Washington D.C., and Tennessee, with approvals still pending in a number of other states as well.2 For iGaming, positive performance was driven by consumers globally gambling online, with casinos and other betting institutions closed due to local orders.

 

On a NAV basis before fees, BETZ experienced positive tracking difference of +0.93%. Approximately -0.43% of this difference was due to the Fund’s expense ratio. On a gross basis, tracking difference was +1.36%. This was largely due to the volatility of individual names in the portfolio - tracking difference between the basket and the Index was amplified due to small misweights intra-quarter which occur with most indexed products. While we do incur quarterly transaction costs each quarter during portfolio rebalances, tracking was still positive for the seven months the Fund was live in 2020. Note we normally expect Fund NAV performance to trail index performance by approximately the expense ratio, less any additional transaction costs or weight differences.

 

 

1

Source: Darren Rovell, Action Network. “New Jersey Smashes Nevada’s All-Time Record for Yearly Sports Betting Handle.

 

2

Source: Ryan Rodenberg, ESPN.com. “United States of Sports Betting”. 11/3/2020.

 

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Roundhill Sports Betting & iGaming ETF

Shareholder Letter

December 31, 2020 (Unaudited) (Continued)

 

 

In December 2020, Roundhill implemented a securities lending program for the Fund through its custodian U.S. Bank N.A. While it is still too early to gauge the impact of lending the less-liquid names in the portfolio, we believe it will be meaningfully additive to performance, and help manage tracking between the Index and the portfolio. Our collateral is reinvested in the First American Government Obligations Fund – Class X.

 

Sincerely,

 

Will Hershey, Co-Founder & CEO
Tim Maloney, Co-Founder & CIO
Roundhill Investments

 

Investing involves risk, including possible loss of principal. The iGaming and sports betting industry is characterized by an increasingly high degree of competition among a large number of participants including from participants performing illegal activities or unregulated companies. Expansion of iGaming and sports betting in other jurisdictions (both regulated and unregulated) could increase competition with traditional betting companies, which could have an adverse impact on their financial condition, operations and cash flows. Investments made in small and mid-capitalization companies may be more volatile and less liquid due to limited resources or product lines and more sensitive to economic factors. Fund investments will be concentrated in an industry or group of industries, and the value of Fund shares may rise and fall more than more diversified funds. Foreign investing involves social and political instability, market illiquidity, exchange-rate fluctuation, high volatility and limited regulation risks. Emerging markets involve different and greater risks, as they are smaller, less liquid and more volatile than more develop countries. Depositary Receipts involve risks similar to those associated with investments in foreign securities, but may not provide a return that corresponds precisely with that of the underlying shares. Please see the prospectus for details of these and other risks.

 

Past performance is no guarantee of future results. Current and future portfolio holdings are subject to change and risk.

 

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Roundhill ETFs

Performance Overview

December 31, 2020 (Unaudited)

 

 

Hypothetical Growth of $10,000 Investment
(Since Commencement through 12/31/2020)

 

 

 

6

 

 

Roundhill ETFs

Performance Overview

December 31, 2020 (Unaudited) (Continued)

 

 

 

ANNUALIZED TOTAL RETURN FOR THE
PERIODS ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2020

Total Returns

1 Year

Since
Commencement
1

Roundhill BITKRAFT Esports & Digital Entertainment ETF—NAV

89.88%

57.73%

Roundhill BITKRAFT Esports & Digital Entertainment ETF—Market

89.62%

57.89%

Roundhill BITKRAFT Esports Index

91.55%

59.23%

Solactive GBS Developed Markets Large & Mid Cap USD

16.29%

21.34%

 

1

The Fund commenced operations on June 3, 2019.

 

 

CUMULATIVE TOTAL RETURN FOR THE
PERIOD ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2020

Total Returns

Since Commencement2

Roundhill Sports Betting & iGaming ETF—NAV

68.28%

Roundhill Sports Betting & iGaming ETF—Market

68.15%

Roundhill Sports Betting & iGaming Index

67.35%

Solactive GBS Developed Markets Large & Mid Cap USD

22.19%

 

2

The Fund commenced operations on June 3, 2020.

 

The performance data quoted represents past performance. Past performance does not guarantee future results. Current performance may be lower or higher than the performance data quoted. The investment return and principal value of an investment will fluctuate so that an investor’s shares, when sold or redeemed, may be worth more or less than their original cost. For the most recent month-end performance, please call (855) 561-5728. You cannot invest directly in an index. Shares are bought and sold at market price (closing price), not net asset value (NAV), and are individually redeemed from the Fund. Market performance is determined using the bid/ask midpoint at 4:00pm Eastern time when the NAV is typically calculated. Brokerage commissions will reduce returns. Returns shown include the reinvestment of all dividends and distributions. Returns shown do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on fund distributions or the redemption of fund shares. In the absence of fee waivers and reimbursements, total returns would be reduced.

 

The Roundhill BITKRAFT Esports & Digital Entertainment ETF is designed to offer retail and institutional investors exposure to esports & digital entertainment by providing investment results that closely correspond, before fees and expenses, to the performance of the Roundhill BITKRAFT Esports Index. The Roundhill BITKRAFT Esports Index is the first rules-based index designed to track the performance of the growing market of electronic sports, or “esports”. The Index consists of a modified equal-weighted portfolio of globally-listed companies who are actively involved in the competitive video gaming industry. This classification includes, but is not limited to: video game publishers, streaming network operators, video game tournament and league operators/owners, competitive team owners, and hardware companies. An index is unmanaged and is not available for direct investment.

 

The Roundhill Sports Betting & iGaming ETF is designed to offer retail and institutional investors exposure to sports betting and gaming industries by providing investment results that closely correspond, before fees and expenses, to the performance of the Roundhill Sports Betting & iGaming Index. The Roundhill Sports Betting & iGaming Index is the first rules-based index designed to track the performance of the growing market of online sports betting and gaming, or “iGaming”. The Index consists of a tiered weight portfolio of globally-listed companies who are actively involved in the sports betting & iGaming industry. This classification includes, but is not limited to: companies that operate in-person and/or online/internet sports books; companies that operate online/internet gambling platforms; and companies that provide infrastructure or technology to such companies. An index is unmanaged and is not available for direct investment.

 

The Solactive GBS Developed Markets Large & Mid Cap USD is part of the Solactive Global Benchmark Series which includes benchmark indices for developed and emerging market countries. The index intends to track the performance of the large and mid cap segment covering approximately the largest 85% of the free-float market capitalization in the Developed Markets. It is calculated as a Total Return index in USD and weighted by free-float market capitalization.

 

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Roundhill BITKRAFT Esports & Digital Entertainment ETF

Schedule of Investments

December 31, 2020

 

 

 

   

Shares

   

Value

 

COMMON STOCKS — 99.9%

               

Computers — 23.7%

               

Asetek A/S (a)(b)

    57,211     $ 727,002  

Asustek Computer, Inc. (a)

    197,357       1,759,482  

Corsair Gaming, Inc. (b)(f)

    103,208       3,738,194  

Endor AG (a)(b)

    2,564       379,601  

Guillemot Corp. (a)(b)

    71,951       753,589  

Keywords Studios PLC (a)(b)

    48,759       1,906,211  

Logitech International SA (a)

    19,010       1,847,773  

Razer, Inc. (a)(b)(c)

    9,134,000       2,803,629  

Thermaltake Technology Co., Ltd. (a)

    786,319       1,715,473  

Tobii AB (a)(b)

    270,143       1,861,796  
              17,492,750  

Electronics — 5.5%

               

Micro-Star International Co., Ltd. (a)

    375,423       1,770,359  

Turtle Beach Corp. (b)

    104,710       2,256,500  
              4,026,859  

Internet — 11.7%

               

AfreecaTV Co., Ltd. (a)

    50,137       2,792,312  

NCSoft Corp. (a)

    2,262       1,938,619  

Tencent Holdings Ltd. (a)

    53,400       3,884,212  
              8,615,143  

Media — 5.1%

               

Modern Times Group MTG AB - Class B (a)(b)

    211,205       3,772,735  
                 

Semiconductors — 2.4%

               

NVIDIA Corp.

    3,344       1,746,237  
                 

Software — 49.1% (e)

               

Activision Blizzard, Inc.

    44,198       4,103,784  

Bilibili, Inc. - ADR (a)(b)

    31,445       2,695,465  

Capcom Co., Ltd. (a)

    26,700       1,732,675  

Com2uS Corp. (a)

    12,758       1,870,892  

DouYu International Holdings Ltd. - ADR (a)(b)

    326,853       3,614,994  

Electronic Arts, Inc.

    18,672       2,681,299  

Enthusiast Gaming Holdings, Inc. (a)(b)

    202,338     719,459  

HUYA, Inc. - ADR (a)(b)(f)

    189,386       3,774,463  

Konami Holdings Corp. (a)

    31,100       1,747,106  

NetEase, Inc. - ADR (a)

    28,091       2,690,275  

Sea Ltd. - ADR (a)(b)

    13,291       2,645,574  

Skillz, Inc. (b)(f)

    127,283       2,545,660  

Take-Two Interactive Software, Inc. (b)

    13,092       2,720,387  

Ubisoft Entertainment SA (a)(b)

    27,578       2,660,316  
              36,202,349  

Toys/Games/Hobbies — 2.4%

               

Nintendo Co., Ltd. (a)

    2,800       1,785,307  
                 

TOTAL COMMON STOCKS (Cost $60,226,069)

            73,641,380  
                 

INVESTMENTS PURCHASED WITH PROCEEDS FROM SECURITIES LENDING — 10.6%

               

First American Government Obligations Fund - Class X, 0.04% (d)

    7,819,921       7,819,921  

TOTAL INVESTMENTS PURCHASED WITH PROCEEDS FROM SECURITIES LENDING (Cost - $7,819,921)

            7,819,921  
                 

TOTAL INVESTMENTS — 110.5% (Cost $68,045,990)

            81,461,301  

Other assets and liabilities, net — (10.5)%

            (7,744,063 )

NET ASSETS — 100.0%

          $ 73,717,238  

 

ADR American Depositary Receipt

 

PLC Public Limited Company

 

(a)

Foreign issued security, or represents a foreign issued security.

 

(b)

Non-income producing security.

 

(c)

Security exempt from registration pursuant to Rule 144a under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended. These securities may be resold in transactions exempt from registration to qualified institutional investors.

 

(d)

The rate shown is the annualized seven-day yield at period end.

 

(e)

To the extent the Fund invests more heavily in particular sectors of the economy, its performance will be especially sensitive to developments that significantly affect those sectors.

 

(f)

All or a portion of this security is on loan as of December 31, 2020. The market value of securities out on loan is $7,623,703.

 

Percentages are stated as a percent of net assets.

 

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

 

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Roundhill BITKRAFT Esports & Digital Entertainment ETF

Schedule of Investments

December 31, 2020 (Continued)

 

 

COUNTRY

Percentage
of Net
Assets

United States

26.9%

China

22.6%

South Korea

9.0%

Sweden

7.6%

Singapore

7.4%

Japan

7.1%

Taiwan

7.1%

France

4.6%

Ireland

2.6%

Switzerland

2.5%

Denmark

1.0%

Canada

1.0%

Germany

0.5%

Total Country

99.9%

INVESTMENTS PURCHASED WITH PROCEEDS FROM SECURITIES LENDING

10.6%

TOTAL INVESTMENTS

110.5%

Other assets and liabilities, net

-10.5%

NET ASSETS

100.0%

 

 

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

 

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Roundhill Sports Betting & iGaming ETF

Schedule of Investments

December 31, 2020

 

 

 

   

Shares

   

Value

 

COMMON STOCKS — 100.0%

               

Commercial Services — 1.2%

               

QIWI PLC - ADR (a)(f)

    239,710     $ 2,469,013  
                 

Entertainment — 83.5% (e)

               

888 Holdings PLC (a)

    1,083,197       4,227,305  

Aspire Global PLC (a)(b)(c)

    132,843       644,598  

bet-at-home.com AG (a)

    25,208       982,362  

Betmakers Technology Group Ltd. (a)(b)

    6,555,847       3,389,420  

Betsson AB (a)(b)

    721,293       6,472,934  

Caesars Entertainment, Inc. (b)

    71,124       5,282,379  

Churchill Downs, Inc.

    33,712       6,566,760  

DraftKings, Inc. - Class A (b)

    198,393       9,237,178  

Enlabs AB (a)(b)

    343,512       1,585,269  

Entain PLC (a)(b)

    638,588       9,894,465  

Evolution Gaming Group AB (a)(c)

    97,157       9,875,908  

Flutter Entertainment PLC (a)(b)

    51,255       10,586,460  

Gamesys Group PLC (a)

    233,339       3,636,154  

Gaming Realms PLC (a)(b)

    1,895,393       564,814  

GAN Ltd. (a)(b)(f)

    357,156       7,243,124  

Golden Nugget Online Gaming, Inc. (b)

    277,478       5,466,317  

International Game Technology PLC (b)

    361,337       6,121,049  

Kambi Group PLC (a)(b)

    151,962       7,179,409  

Kindred Group PLC - SDR (a)(b)

    1,006,879       9,876,856  

LeoVegas AB (a)(c)

    980,544       4,166,914  

OPAP SA (a)

    407,811       5,463,826  

Penn National Gaming, Inc. (b)

    124,055       10,714,630  

PointsBet Holdings Ltd. (a)

    1,143,845       10,477,067  

Rush Street Interactive, Inc. (b)

    294,847       6,383,438  

Scientific Games Corp. (b)

    165,197       6,854,024  

Tabcorp Holdings Ltd. (a)(b)

    2,450,130       7,373,532  

Tokyotokeiba Co., Ltd. (a)

    72,700       3,295,423  

William Hill PLC (a)(b)

    2,478,746       9,151,803  
              172,713,418  

Internet — 2.8%

               

Catena Media PLC (a)(b)

    936,964       3,194,500  

Gaming Innovation Group, Inc. (a)(b)

    314,221       440,397  

Score Media and Gaming, Inc. (a)(b)

    1,841,657       2,168,356  
              5,803,253  

Lodging — 5.1%

               

Boyd Gaming Corp. (b)

    111,609       4,790,258  

MGM Resorts International

    184,071       5,800,077  
              10,590,335  

Software — 7.4%

               

Better Collective A/S (a)(b)

    134,199       2,475,620  

Playtech PLC (a)(b)

    1,231,968       6,758,007  

Scout Gaming Group AB (a)(b)

    49,731       290,663  

Skillz, Inc. (b)(f)

    287,264       5,745,280  
              15,269,570  

TOTAL COMMON STOCKS (Cost $155,339,444)

            206,845,589  
                 

INVESTMENTS PURCHASED WITH PROCEEDS FROM SECURITIES LENDING — 1.7%

               

First American Government Obligations Fund - Class X, 0.04% (d)

    3,536,889       3,536,889  

TOTAL INVESTMENTS PURCHASED WITH PROCEEDS FROM SECURITIES LENDING (Cost - $3,536,889)

            3,536,889  
                 

TOTAL INVESTMENTS — 101.7% (Cost $158,876,333)

            210,382,478  

Other assets and liabilities, net — (1.7)%

            (3,491,181 )

NET ASSETS — 100.0%

          $ 206,891,297  

 

ADR American Depositary Receipt

 

PLC Public Limited Company

 

SDR Special Drawing Rights

 

(a)

Foreign issued security, or represents a foreign issued security.

 

(b)

Non-income producing security.

 

(c)

Security exempt from registration pursuant to Rule 144a under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended. These securities may be resold in transactions exempt from registration to qualified institutional investors.

 

(d)

The rate shown is the annualized seven-day yield at period end.

 

(e)

To the extent the Fund invests more heavily in particular sectors of the economy, its performance will be especially sensitive to developments that significantly affect those sectors.

 

(f)

All or a portion of this security is on loan as of December 31, 2020. The market value of securities out on loan is $3,491,596.

 

Percentages are stated as a percent of net assets.

 

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

 

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Roundhill Sports Betting & iGaming ETF

Schedule of Investments

December 31, 2020 (Continued)

 

 

COUNTRY

Percentage
of Net
Assets

United States

35.3%

Sweden

10.8%

Australia

10.3%

Malta

10.3%

Britain

10.0%

Isle of Man

8.1%

Ireland

5.1%

Greece

2.6%

Gibraltar

2.0%

Japan

1.6%

Denmark

1.2%

Cyprus

1.2%

Canada

1.0%

Germany

0.5%

Total Country

100.0%

INVESTMENTS PURCHASED WITH PROCEEDS FROM SECURITIES LENDING

1.7%

TOTAL INVESTMENTS

101.7%

Other assets and liabilities, net

-1.7%

NET ASSETS

100.0%

 

 

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

 

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Roundhill ETFs

Statements of Assets and Liabilities

December 31, 2020

 

 

   

Roundhill
BITKRAFT
Esports & Digital
Entertainment
ETF

   

Roundhill
Sports Betting &
iGaming
ETF

 

Assets

               

Investments, at value (cost $68,045,990 and $158,876,333)(1)

  $ 81,461,301     $ 210,382,478  

Investment securities sold

    285,581       353,048  

Dividend and interest receivable

    47,146       35,405  

Securities lending receivable

    18,919       8,018  

Total Assets

    81,812,947       210,778,949  
                 

Liabilities

               

Payable for collateral on securities loaned (Note 7)

    7,819,921       3,536,889  

Due to custodian

    119,545       165,104  

Foreign currency payable to custodian, at value (cost $— and $1,499)

          1,499  

Investment securities purchased

    128,264       68,553  

Payable to Adviser

    27,979       115,607  

Total liabilities

    8,095,709       3,887,652  

Net Assets

  $ 73,717,238     $ 206,891,297  
                 

Net Assets Consists of:

               

Paid-in capital

  $ 61,357,188     $ 158,706,512  

Total distributable earnings

    12,360,050       48,184,785  

Net Assets

  $ 73,717,238     $ 206,891,297  
                 

Shares of beneficial interest outstanding (unlimited number of shares authorized, no par value)

    2,450,000       8,000,000  

Net Asset Value, redemption price and offering price per share

  $ 30.09     $ 25.86  
                 

(1) Includes loaned securities with a value of:

  $ 7,623,703     $ 3,491,596  

 

 

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

 

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Roundhill ETFs

Statements of Operations

For the Year or Period Ended December 31, 2020

 

 

   

Roundhill
BITKRAFT
Esports & Digital
Entertainment
ETF

   

Roundhill
Sports Betting &
iGaming
ETF
(1)

 

Investment Income

               

Dividend income (net of withholding taxes and issuance fees of $40,790 and $59,065, respectively)

  $ 166,026     $ 1,126,668  

Securities lending income, net

    18,919       8,018  

Interest income

    105       98  

Total investment income

    185,050       1,134,784  
                 

Expenses

               

Advisory fees

    149,241       510,342  

Tax expense

    185       185  

Total expenses before reimbursement by Adviser

    149,426       510,527  

Expense reimbursement by Adviser

    (16,856 )      

Net expenses

    132,570       510,527  

Net investment income

    52,480       624,257  
                 

Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss) on Investments and Foreign Currency Translation

               

Net realized gain (loss) from:

               

Investments

    7,326,996       5,716,629  

Foreign currency transactions

    (72,816 )     (76,424 )

Net realized gain on investments and foreign currency

    7,254,180       5,640,205  

Net change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation on:

               

Investments

    12,970,148       51,506,145  

Foreign currency translation

    (467 )     (361 )

Net change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation on investments and foreign currency translation

    12,969,681       51,505,784  

Net realized and unrealized gain on investments and foreign currency transactions

    20,223,861       57,145,989  

Net increase in net assets from operations

  $ 20,276,341     $ 57,770,246  

 

(1)

The Fund commenced operations on June 3, 2020.

 

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

 

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Roundhill BITKRAFT Esports & Digital Entertainment ETF

Statements of Changes in Net Assets

 

 

 

 

 

Year
Ended
December 31,
2020

   

Period
Ended
December 31,
2019
(1)

 

From Operations

               

Net investment income

  $ 52,480     $ 38,749  

Net realized gain on investments and foreign currency transactions

    7,254,180       145,940  

Net change in net unrealized appreciation/depreciation on investments and foreign currency translation

    12,969,681       445,190  

Net increase in net assets resulting from operations

    20,276,341       629,879  
                 

From Distributions

               

Distributable earnings

    (775,814 )     (32,724 )

Return of capital

          (756 )

Total distributions

    (775,814 )     (33,480 )
                 

From Capital Share Transactions

               

Proceeds from shares sold

    66,790,205       13,330,515  

Cost of shares redeemed

    (23,404,637 )     (3,121,587 )

Transaction fees (Note 4)

    21,385       4,431  

Net increase in net assets resulting from capital share transactions

    43,406,953       10,213,359  
                 

Total Increase in Net Assets

    62,907,480       10,809,758  
                 

Net Assets

               

Beginning of period

    10,809,758        

End of period

  $ 73,717,238     $ 10,809,758  
                 

Changes in Shares Outstanding

               

Shares outstanding, beginning of period

    675,000        

Shares sold

    2,725,000       875,000  

Shares redeemed

    (950,000 )     (200,000 )

Shares outstanding, end of period

    2,450,000       675,000  

 

(1)

The Fund commenced operations on June 3, 2019.

 

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

 

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Roundhill Sports Betting & iGaming ETF

Statement of Changes in Net Assets

 

 

 

 

 

Period
Ended
December 31,
2020
(1)

 

From Operations

       

Net investment income

  $ 624,257  

Net realized gain on investments and foreign currency transactions

    5,640,205  

Net change in net unrealized appreciation/depreciation on investments and foreign currency translation

    51,505,784  

Net increase in net assets resulting from operations

    57,770,246  
         

From Distributions

       

Distributable earnings

    (550,629 )

Return of capital

    (8,305 )

Total distributions

    (558,934 )
         

From Capital Share Transactions

       

Proceeds from shares sold

    183,892,167  

Cost of shares redeemed

    (34,212,905 )

Transaction fees (Note 4)

    723  

Net increase in net assets resulting from capital share transactions

    149,679,985  
         

Total Increase in Net Assets

    206,891,297  
         

Net Assets

       

Beginning of period

     

End of period

  $ 206,891,297  
         

Changes in Shares Outstanding

       

Shares outstanding, beginning of period

     

Shares sold

    9,850,000  

Shares redeemed

    (1,850,000 )

Shares outstanding, end of period

    8,000,000  

 

(1)

The Fund commenced operations on June 3, 2020.

 

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

 

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Roundhill BITKRAFT Esports & Digital Entertainment ETF

Financial Highlights

For a Share Outstanding Throughout each Period

 

 

 

 

Year
Ended
December 31,
2020

   

Period
Ended
December 31,
2019
(1)

 

Net Asset Value, Beginning of Period

  $ 16.01     $ 14.86  
                 

Income from investment operations:

               

Net investment income(2)

    0.04       0.08  

Net realized and unrealized gain on investments

    14.34       1.11  

Total from investment operations

    14.38       1.19  
                 

Less distributions paid:

               

From net investment income

    (0.10 )     (0.05 )

From net realized gains

    (0.22 )      

From return of capital

          0.00 (7) 

Total distributions paid

    (0.32 )     (0.05 )
                 

Capital share transactions:

               

Transaction fees (see Note 4)

    0.02       0.01  
                 

Net Asset Value, End of Period

  $ 30.09     $ 16.01  
                 

Total return, at NAV(3)

    89.88 %(9)     8.11 %(4)(9)

Total return, at Market(3)

    89.62 %(9)     8.42 %(4)(9)
                 

Supplemental Data and Ratios:

               

Net assets, end of period (000’s)

  $ 73,717     $ 10,810  
                 

Ratio of expenses to average net assets:

               

Before waivers of expenses(8)

    0.50 %     0.50 %(5)

After waivers of expenses(8)

    0.44 %     0.25 %(5)

Ratio of net investment income to average net assets:

               

Before waivers of expenses(8)

    0.12 %     0.65 %(5)

After waivers of expenses(8)

    0.18 %     0.90 %(5)

Portfolio turnover rate(6)

    93 %     34 %(4)

 

(1)

The Fund commenced investment operations on June 3, 2019.

 

(2)

Per share net investment income was calculated using average shares outstanding.

 

(3)

Total return in the table represents the rate that the investor would have earned or lost on an investment in the Fund, assuming reinvestment of dividends.

 

(4)

Not annualized for periods less than one year.

 

(5)

Annualized for periods less than one year.

 

(6)

Excludes in-kind transactions associated with creations and redemptions of the Fund.

 

(7)

Amount is less than $0.005.

 

(8)

Pursuant to a fee waiver agreement between the Adviser and the Trust, on behalf of the Fund, the Adviser contractually agreed effective June 3, 2019 (commencement of operations) through June 30, 2020, to reduce the Fund’s unitary management fee to 0.25%.

 

(9)

The returns reflect the actual performance for the period and do not include the impact of trades executed on the last business day of the period that were recorded on the first business day of the next period.

 

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

 

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Roundhill Sports Betting & iGaming ETF

Financial Highlights

For a Share Outstanding Throughout the Period

 

 

 

 

Period
Ended
December 31,
2020
(1)

 

Net Asset Value, Beginning of Period

  $ 15.41  
         

Income from investment operations:

       

Net investment income(2)

    0.11  

Net realized and unrealized gain on investments

    10.41  

Total from investment operations

    10.52  
         

Less distributions paid:

       

From net investment income

    (0.07 )

From return of capital

    (0.00 )(7)

Total distributions paid

    (0.07 )
         

Capital share transactions:

       

Transaction fees (see Note 4)

    0.00 (7) 
         

Net Asset Value, End of Period

  $ 25.86  
         

Total return, at NAV(3)

    68.28 %(4)

Total return, at Market(3)

    68.15 %(4)
         

Supplemental Data and Ratios:

       

Net assets, end of period (000’s)

  $ 206,891  
         

Ratio of expenses to average net assets

    0.75 %(5)

Ratio of net investment income to average net assets

    0.92 %(5)

Portfolio turnover rate(6)

    43 %(4)

 

(1)

The Fund commenced investment operations on June 3, 2020.

 

(2)

Per share net investment income was calculated using average shares outstanding.

 

(3)

Total return in the table represents the rate that the investor would have earned or lost on an investment in the Fund, assuming reinvestment of dividends.

 

(4)

Not annualized for periods less than one year.

 

(5)

Annualized for periods less than one year.

 

(6)

Excludes in-kind transactions associated with creations and redemptions of the Fund.

 

(7)

Amount is less than $0.005.

 

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

 

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Roundhill ETFs

Notes to Financial Statements

December 31, 2020

 

 

1.

ORGANIZATION

 

Roundhill BITKRAFT Esports & Digital Entertainment ETF (“NERD”) and Roundhill Sports Betting & iGaming ETF (“BETZ”) (each a “Fund” and collectively, the “Funds”) are non-diversified series of Listed Funds Trust (the “Trust”), formerly Active Weighting Funds ETF Trust. The Trust was organized as a Delaware statutory trust on August 26, 2016, under a Declaration of Trust amended on December 21, 2018, and is registered with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) as an open-end management investment company under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “1940 Act”).

 

NERD is a passively-managed exchange-traded fund (“ETF”). NERD’s objective is to track the total return performance, before fees and expenses, of the Roundhill BITKRAFT Esports Index (the “NERD Index”). The NERD Index tracks the performance of the common stock (or corresponding American Depositary Receipts (“ADRs”) or Global Depositary Receipts (“GDRs”)) of exchange-listed companies across the globe (including in emerging markets) that earn revenue from electronic sports, or esports related business activities, including: video game publishing, video game development, video game streaming platforms, organizing video game tournaments and/or events, operating and/or owning video game leagues, owning competitive video game teams, and gaming hardware and technology companies, or whose principal business activity is classified as that of another digital entertainment business activity, such as broadcasting, interactive home entertainment, interactive media & services, technology hardware storage or technology hardware, storage and peripherals.

 

BETZ is a passively-managed ETF. BETZ’s objective is to track the total return performance, before fees and expenses, of the Roundhill Sports Betting & iGaming Index (the “BETZ Index”). The BETZ Index tracks the performance of the common stock (or corresponding ADRs or GDRs) of exchange-listed companies that earn revenue from online gaming (“iGaming”). iGaming is broadly defined as the wagering of money or some other value on the outcome of an event or a game, using the internet. The BETZ Index includes: companies that operate in-person and/or online/internet sports books; companies that operate online/internet gambling platforms; and companies that provide infrastructure or technology to such companies.

 

Costs incurred by BETZ in connection with the organization, registration and the initial public offering of shares were paid by Roundhill Financial Inc. (“Roundhill” or the “Adviser”), the Fund’s Investment Adviser.

 

2.

SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES

 

Each Fund is an investment company and accordingly follows the investment company accounting and reporting guidance of the Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) Accounting Standards Codification (“ASC”) Topic 946, Financial Services — Investment Companies. Each Fund prepares its financial statements in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (“U.S. GAAP”) and follows the significant accounting policies described below.

 

Use of Estimates

 

The preparation of the financial statements in conformity with U.S. GAAP requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosures 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 these estimates.

 

Share Transactions

 

The net asset value (“NAV”) per share of each Fund will be equal to a Fund’s total assets minus a Fund’s total liabilities divided by the total number of shares outstanding. The NAV that is published will be rounded to the nearest cent. The NAV is determined as of the close of trading (generally, 4:00 p.m. Eastern Time) on each day the New York Stock Exchange (“NYSE”) is open for trading.

 

Fair Value Measurement

 

In calculating the NAV, each Fund’s exchange-traded equity securities will be valued at fair value, which will generally be determined using the last reported official closing or last trading price on the exchange or market on which the security is primarily traded at the time of valuation. Such valuations are typically categorized as Level 1 in the fair value hierarchy described below.

 

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Roundhill ETFs

Notes to Financial Statements

December 31, 2020 (Continued)

 

 

Securities listed on the NASDAQ Stock Market, Inc. are generally valued at the NASDAQ official closing price. Foreign securities will be priced in their local currencies as of the close of their primary exchange or market or as of the time each Fund calculates its NAV on the valuation date, whichever is earlier.

 

If market quotations are not readily available, or if it is determined that a quotation of a security does not represent fair value, then the security is valued at fair value as determined in good faith by the Adviser using procedures adopted by the Board of Trustees of the Trust (the “Board”). The circumstances in which a security may be fair valued include, among others: the occurrence of events that are significant to a particular issuer, such as mergers, restructurings or defaults; the occurrence of events that are significant to an entire market, such as natural disasters in a particular region or government actions; trading restrictions on securities; thinly traded securities; and market events such as trading halts and early market closings. Due to the inherent uncertainty of valuations, fair values may differ significantly from the values that would have been used had an active market existed. Fair valuation could result in a different NAV than a NAV determined by using market quotations. Such valuations are typically categorized as Level 2 or Level 3 in the fair value hierarchy described below.

 

Money market funds are valued at NAV. If NAV is not readily available, the securities will be valued at fair value.

 

FASB ASC Topic 820, Fair Value Measurements and Disclosures (“ASC 820”) defines fair value, establishes a framework for measuring fair value in accordance with U.S. GAAP, and requires disclosure about fair value measurements. It also provides guidance on determining when there has been a significant decrease in the volume and level of activity for an asset or liability, when a transaction is not orderly, and how that information must be incorporated into fair value measurements. Under ASC 820, various inputs are used in determining the value of the Funds’ investments. These inputs are summarized in the following hierarchy:

 

 

Level 1 — Unadjusted quoted prices in active markets for identical assets or liabilities that the Funds have the ability to access.

 

 

Level 2 — Observable inputs other than quoted prices included in Level 1 that are observable for the asset or liability, either directly or indirectly. These inputs may include quoted prices for the identical instrument on an inactive market, prices for similar 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 Funds’ own assumptions about the assumptions a market participant would use in valuing the asset or liability, and would be based on the best information available.

 

The fair value hierarchy gives the highest priority to quoted prices (unadjusted) in active markets for identical assets or liabilities (Level 1) and the lowest priority to unobservable inputs (Level 3).

 

The 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.

 

Foreign securities, currencies and other assets denominated in foreign currencies are translated into U.S. dollars at the exchange rate of such currencies against the U.S. dollar using the applicable currency exchange rates as of the close of the NYSE, generally 4:00 p.m. Eastern Time.

 

The Funds do not isolate that portion of the results of operations resulting from changes in foreign exchange rates on investments and currency gains or losses realized between the trade and settlement dates on securities transactions from the fluctuations arising from changes in market prices of securities held. Such fluctuations are included with the net realized and unrealized gain or loss from investments.

 

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Roundhill ETFs

Notes to Financial Statements

December 31, 2020 (Continued)

 

 

The Funds report net realized foreign exchange gains or losses that arise from sales of foreign currencies, currency gains or losses realized between the trade and settlement dates on foreign currency transactions, and the difference between the amounts of dividends, interest, and foreign withholding taxes recorded on each Fund’s books and the U.S. dollar equivalent of the amounts actually received or paid. Net unrealized foreign exchange gains or losses arise from changes in the values of assets and liabilities, other than investments in securities at period end, resulting from changes in exchange rates.

 

All other securities and investments for which market values are not readily available, including restricted securities, and those securities for which it is inappropriate to determine prices in accordance with the aforementioned procedures, are valued at fair value as determined in good faith under procedures adopted by the Board, although the actual calculations may be done by others. Factors considered in making this determination may include, but are not limited to, information obtained by contacting the issuer, analysts, or the appropriate stock exchange (for exchange-traded securities), analysis of the issuer’s financial statements or other available documents and, if necessary, available information concerning other securities in similar circumstances.

 

The inputs or methodology used for valuing securities are not necessarily an indication of the risk associated with investing in those securities. The hierarchy classification of inputs used to value the Funds’ investments at December 31, 2020 are as follows:

 

   

Level 1

   

Level 2

   

Level 3

   

Total

 

NERD

                               

Investments - Assets:

                               

Common Stocks*

  $ 73,641,380     $     $     $ 73,641,380  

Investments Purchased With Proceeds From Securities Lending

    7,819,921                   7,819,921  

Total Investments - Assets

  $ 81,461,301     $     $     $ 81,461,301  
                                 

BETZ

                               

Investments - Assets:

                               

Common Stocks*

  $ 206,845,589     $     $     $ 206,845,589  

Investments Purchased With Proceeds From Securities Lending

    3,536,889                   3,536,889  

Total Investments - Assets

  $ 210,382,478     $     $     $ 210,382,478  

 

*

See the Schedule of Investments for industry classifications.

 

Security Transactions

 

Investment transactions are recorded as of the date that the securities are purchased or sold (trade date). Realized gains and losses from the sale or disposition of securities are calculated based on the specific identification basis.

 

Investment Income

 

Dividend income is recognized on the ex-dividend date. Interest income is accrued daily. Withholding taxes on foreign dividends has been provided for in accordance with Funds’ understanding of the applicable tax rules and regulations. An amortized cost method of valuation may be used with respect to debt obligations with sixty days or less remaining to maturity, unless the Adviser determines in good faith that such method does not represent fair value.

 

Tax Information, Dividends and Distributions to Shareholders and Uncertain Tax Positions

 

The Funds are treated as separate entities for Federal income tax purposes. Each Fund intends to qualify as a regulated investment company (“RIC”) under Subchapter M of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the “Internal Revenue Code”). To qualify and remain eligible for the special tax treatment accorded to RICs, each Fund must meet certain annual

 

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Roundhill ETFs

Notes to Financial Statements

December 31, 2020 (Continued)

 

 

income and quarterly asset diversification requirements and must distribute annually at least 90% of the sum of (i) its investment company taxable income (which includes dividends, interest and net short-term capital gains) and (ii) certain net tax-exempt income, if any. If so qualified, each Fund will not be subject to Federal income tax.

 

Distributions to shareholders are recorded on the ex-dividend date. The Funds generally pay out dividends from net investment income, if any, annually, and distribute their net capital gains, if any, to shareholders at least annually. The Funds may also pay a special distribution at the end of the calendar year to comply with Federal tax requirements. The amount of dividends and distributions from net investment income and net realized capital gains are determined in accordance with Federal income tax regulations, which may differ from U.S. GAAP. These “book/tax” differences are either considered temporary or permanent in nature. To the extent these differences are permanent in nature, such amounts are reclassified within the components of net assets based on their Federal tax basis treatment; temporary differences do not require reclassification. Dividends and distributions which exceed earnings and profit for tax purposes are reported as a tax return of capital.

 

Management evaluates the Funds’ tax positions to determine if the tax positions taken meet the minimum recognition threshold in connection with accounting for uncertainties in income tax positions taken or expected to be taken for the purposes of measuring and recognizing tax liabilities in the financial statements. Recognition of tax benefits of an uncertain tax position is required only when the position is “more likely than not” to be sustained assuming examination by taxing authorities. Interest and penalties related to income taxes would be recorded as income tax expense. The Funds’ Federal income tax returns are subject to examination by the Internal Revenue Service (the “IRS”) for a period of three fiscal years after they are filed. State and local tax returns may be subject to examination for an additional fiscal year depending on the jurisdiction. As of December 31, 2020, the Funds’ fiscal period end, the Funds had no material uncertain tax positions and did not have a liability for any unrecognized tax benefits. As of December 31, 2020, the Funds’ fiscal period end, the Funds had no examination in progress and management is not aware of any tax positions for which it is reasonably possible that the amounts of unrecognized tax benefits will significantly change in the next twelve months.

 

The Funds recognized no interest or penalties related to uncertain tax benefits in the fiscal period 2020. At December 31, 2020, the Funds’ fiscal period end, the tax periods from commencement of operations remained open to examination in the Funds’ major tax jurisdictions.

 

Indemnification

 

In the normal course of business, the Funds expect to enter into contracts that contain a variety of representations and warranties and which provide general indemnifications. The Funds’ maximum exposure under these anticipated arrangements is unknown, as this would involve future claims that may be made against the Funds that have not yet occurred. However, the Adviser expects the risk of loss to be remote.

 

3.

INVESTMENT ADVISORY AND OTHER AGREEMENTS

 

Investment Advisory Agreement

 

The Trust has entered into an Investment Advisory Agreement (the “Advisory Agreement”) with the Adviser. Under the Advisory Agreement, the Adviser provides a continuous investment program for the Funds’ assets in accordance with its investment objectives, policies and limitations, and oversees the day-to-day operations of the Funds subject to the supervision of the Board, including the Trustees who are not “interested persons” of the Trust as defined in the 1940 Act.

 

Pursuant to the Advisory Agreement between the Trust, on behalf of the Funds, and Roundhill, each Fund pays a unified management fee to the Adviser, which is calculated daily and paid monthly, at an annual rate of 0.50% of NERD’s average daily net assets and at an annual rate of 0.75% of BETZ’s average daily net assets. Roundhill has agreed to pay all expenses of the Funds except the fee paid to Roundhill under the Advisory Agreement, interest charges on any borrowings, dividends and other expenses on securities sold short, taxes, brokerage commissions and other expenses incurred in placing orders for the purchase and sale of securities and other investment instruments, acquired fund fees and expenses, accrued deferred tax liability, extraordinary expenses, and distribution (12b-1) fees and expenses (if any). Roundhill, in turn, compensates Exchange Traded Concepts, LLC as the Sub-Adviser from the management fee it receives.

 

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December 31, 2020 (Continued)

 

 

Exchange Traded Concepts, LLC (the “Sub-Adviser”), an Oklahoma limited liability company serves as the sub-adviser to the Funds. The Sub-Adviser is majority owned by Cottonwood ETF Holdings LLC. Pursuant to a Sub-Advisory Agreement between the Adviser and the Sub-Adviser (the “Sub-Advisory Agreement”), the Sub-Adviser is responsible for trading portfolio securities on behalf of the Funds, including selecting broker-dealers to execute purchase and sale transactions as instructed by the Adviser or in connection with any rebalancing or reconstitution of each Fund’s Index, subject to the supervision of the Adviser and the Board, including the independent Trustees. For its services, the Sub-Adviser is entitled to a sub-advisory fee paid by the Adviser, which is calculated daily and paid monthly, at an annual rate based on the average daily net assets of each Fund, and subject to a minimum annual fee as follows:

 

Minimum Annual Fee

Asset-Based Fee

$15,000

4 bps (0.04%) on the first $200 million

3.5 bps (0.035%) on the next $800 million

3 bps (0.03%) on the next $1 billion

2.5 bps (0.025%) on the balance over $2 billion

 

BITKRAFT Esports Ventures Fund I, L.P. (“BITKRAFT”) is a minority owner of the Adviser and has (via an affiliate) licensed the name “BITKRAFT” to the Adviser for use with NERD. BITKRAFT is not involved in the management of NERD or the maintenance or calculation of the Index.

 

Fee Waiver Agreement

 

For NERD, the Adviser contractually agreed to waive 0.25% of its unified management fee until June 30, 2020. The Fee Waiver Agreement expired on June 30, 2020 and was not renewed. The Adviser waived $16,856 during the year ended December 31, 2020. Pursuant to the Fee Waiver Agreement, waived fees are not subject to recoupment by the Adviser.

 

Distribution Agreement and 12b-1 Plan

 

Foreside Fund Services, LLC (the “Distributor”) serves as each Fund’s distributor pursuant to a Distribution Services Agreement. The Distributor receives compensation for the statutory underwriting services it provides to the Funds. The Distributor enters into agreements with certain broker-dealers and others that will allow those parties to be “Authorized Participants” and to subscribe for and redeem shares of the Funds. The Distributor will not distribute shares in less than whole Creation Units and does not maintain a secondary market in shares.

 

The Board has adopted a Distribution and Service Plan pursuant to Rule 12b-1 under the 1940 Act (“Rule 12b-1 Plan”). In accordance with the Rule 12b-1 Plan, each Fund is authorized to pay an amount up to 0.25% of the Fund’s average daily net assets each year for certain distribution-related activities. As authorized by the Board, no Rule 12b-1 fees are currently paid by the Funds and there are no plans to impose these fees. However, in the event Rule 12b-1 fees are charged in the future, they will be paid out of each Fund’s assets. The Adviser and its affiliates may, out of their own resources, pay amounts to third parties for distribution or marketing services on behalf of the Funds.

 

Administrator, Custodian and Transfer Agent

 

U.S. Bancorp Fund Services, LLC, doing business as U.S. Bank Global Fund Services (“Fund Services” or “Administrator”) serves as administrator, transfer agent and fund accounting agent of the Funds pursuant to a Fund Servicing Agreement. U.S. Bank N.A. (the “Custodian”), an affiliate of Fund Services, serves as the Funds’ custodian pursuant to a Custody Agreement. Under the terms of these agreements, the Adviser pays each Fund’s administrative, custody and transfer agency fees.

 

A Trustee and all officers of the Trust are affiliated with the Administrator and Custodian.

 

4.

CREATION AND REDEMPTION TRANSACTIONS

 

Shares of the Funds are listed and traded on the NYSE Arca, Inc. (the “Exchange”). Each Fund issues and redeems shares on a continuous basis at NAV only in large blocks of shares called “Creation Units.” A Creation Unit generally consists of 25,000 shares. Creation Units are to be issued and redeemed principally in kind for a basket of securities and a balancing cash

 

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December 31, 2020 (Continued)

 

 

amount. Shares generally will trade in the secondary market in amounts less than a Creation Unit at market prices that change throughout the day. Market prices for the shares may be different from their NAV. The NAV is determined as of the close of trading (generally, 4:00 p.m. Eastern Time) on each day the NYSE is open for trading. The NAV of the shares of each Fund will be equal to a Fund’s total assets minus a Fund’s total liabilities divided by the total number of shares outstanding. The NAV that is published will be rounded to the nearest cent; however, for purposes of determining the price of Creation Units, the NAV will be calculated to five decimal places.

 

Creation Unit Transaction Fee

 

Authorized Participants will be required to pay to the Custodian a fixed transaction fee (the “Creation Unit Transaction Fee”) in connection with the issuance or redemption of Creation Units. The standard Creation Unit Transaction Fee will be the same regardless of the number of Creation Units purchased or redeemed by an investor on the applicable business day. The Creation Unit Transaction Fee charged by each Fund for each creation order is $500.

 

An additional variable fee of up to a maximum of 2% of the value of the Creation Units subject to the transaction may be imposed for (i) creations effected outside the Clearing Process and (ii) creations made in an all cash amount (to offset the Trust’s brokerage and other transaction costs associated with using cash to purchase or redeem the requisite Deposit Securities). Investors are responsible for the costs of transferring the securities constituting the Deposit Securities to the account of the Trust. Each Fund may determine to not charge a variable fee on certain orders when the Adviser has determined that doing so is in the best interests of Fund shareholders. Variable fees, if any, received by the Funds are displayed in the Capital Share Transactions section on the Statements of Changes in Net Assets.

 

Only “Authorized Participants” may purchase or redeem shares directly from the Funds. An Authorized Participant is either (i) a broker-dealer or other participant in the clearing process through the Continuous Net Settlement System of National Securities Clearing Corporation or (ii) a DTC participant and, in each case, must have executed a Participant Agreement with the Distributor. Most retail investors will not qualify as Authorized Participants or have the resources to buy and sell whole Creation Units. Therefore, they will be unable to purchase or redeem the shares directly from the Funds. Rather, most retail investors will purchase shares in the secondary market with the assistance of a broker and will be subject to customary brokerage commissions or fees. Securities received or delivered in connection with in-kind creates and redeems are valued as of the close of business on the effective date of the creation or redemption.

 

A creation unit will generally not be issued until the transfer of good title of the deposit securities to the Funds and the payment of any cash amounts have been completed. To the extent contemplated by the applicable participant agreement, Creation Units of the Funds will be issued to such authorized participant notwithstanding the fact that the Funds’ deposits have not been received in part or in whole, in reliance on the undertaking of the authorized participant to deliver the missing deposit securities as soon as possible. If the Funds or their agents do not receive all of the deposit securities, or the required cash amounts, by such time, then the order may be deemed rejected and the authorized participant shall be liable to the Funds for losses, if any.

 

5.

FEDERAL INCOME TAX

 

The tax character of distributions paid was as follows:

 

   

Ordinary
Income
(1)

   

Long-Term
Capital Gain

   

Return of
Capital

 
   

Fiscal period ended December 31, 2020

 

NERD

  $ 548,036     $ 227,778     $  

BETZ

    550,629             8,305  

 

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December 31, 2020 (Continued)

 

 

   

Ordinary
Income
(1)

   

Long-Term
Capital Gain

   

Return of
Capital

 
   

Fiscal period ended December 31, 2019

 

NERD

  $ 32,724     $     $ 756  

BETZ

                 

 

(1)

Ordinary income includes short-term capital gains.

 

At December 31, 2020, the Funds’ fiscal period end, the components of distributable earnings (accumulated losses) and cost of investments on a tax basis, including the adjustments for financial reporting purposes as of the most recently completed Federal income tax reporting year, were as follows:

 

   

NERD

   

BETZ

 

Federal Tax Cost of Investments

  $ 69,005,557     $ 160,833,973  

Gross Tax Unrealized Appreciation

  $ 14,349,814     $ 54,488,990  

Gross Tax Unrealized Depreciation

    (1,894,070 )     (4,940,485 )

Net Tax Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation)

    12,455,744       49,548,505  

Other Accumulated Gain (Loss)

    (95,694 )     (1,363,720 )

Total Distributable Earnings / (Accumulated Losses)

  $ 12,360,050     $ 48,184,785  

 

The difference between book-basis and tax-basis unrealized appreciation/(depreciation) is attributable primarily to the tax deferral of losses on wash sales and mark-to-market treatment of passive foreign investment companies.

 

Under current tax law, net capital losses realized after October 31 as well as certain specified ordinary losses incurred after October 31, may be deferred and treated as occurring on the first day of the following fiscal year. The Funds’ carryforward losses and post-October losses are determined only at the end of each fiscal year. At December 31, 2020, BETZ had short-term capital losses of $1,361,616 remaining which will be carried forward indefinitely to offset future realized capital gains. At December 31, 2020, NERD and BETZ deferred, on a tax basis, specified late year ordinary losses of $95,227 and $1,743, respectively.

 

U.S. GAAP requires that certain components of net assets relating to permanent differences be reclassified between financial and tax reporting. These reclassifications have no effect on net assets or NAV per share. The permanent differences primarily relate to redemptions in-kind. For the fiscal period ended December 31, 2020, the following reclassifications were made for permanent tax differences on the Statements of Assets and Liabilities.

 

   

Total
Distributable
Earnings
(Accumulated
Losses)

   

Paid-in Capital

 

NERD

  $ (7,431,600 )   $ 7,431,600  

BETZ

    (9,034,832 )     9,034,832  

 

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December 31, 2020 (Continued)

 

 

6.

INVESTMENT TRANSACTIONS

 

During the fiscal year or period ended December 31, 2020, the Funds realized net capital gains and 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 are not taxable to the Funds, and are not distributed to shareholders, they have been reclassified from total distributable earnings (accumulated losses) to paid in-capital. The amount of realized gains and losses from in-kind redemptions included in realized gain/(loss) on investments in the Statements of Operations is as follows:

 

   

Realized Gains

   

Realized Losses

 

NERD

  $ 8,246,478     $ 40,225  

BETZ

    9,659,841       153,128  

 

Purchases and sales of investments (excluding short-term investments), creations in-kind and redemptions in-kind for the fiscal year or period ended December 31, 2020 were as follows:

 

   

Purchases

   

Sales

   

Creations
In-Kind

   

Redemptions
In-Kind

 

NERD

  $ 36,674,308     $ 28,069,535     $ 53,821,566     $ 19,876,733  

BETZ

    60,136,534       55,429,901       177,758,354       32,699,684  

 

7.

SECURITIES LENDING

 

The Funds may lend domestic and foreign securities in their portfolios to approved brokers, dealers and financial institutions (but not individuals) under terms of participation in a securities lending program effective November 19, 2020, which is administered by the Custodian. The securities lending agreement requires that loans are initially collateralized in an amount equal to at least 105% of the then current market value of any loaned securities that are foreign securities, or 102% of the then current market value of any other loaned securities. The custodian performs on a daily basis marking to market loaned securities and collateral. Each borrower is required, if necessary, to deliver additional collateral so that the total collateral held in the account for all loans of the Funds to the borrower will equal at least 100% of the market value of the loaned securities. The cash collateral is invested by the Custodian in accordance with approved investment guidelines. Those guidelines allow the cash collateral to be invested in readily marketable, high quality, short-term obligations issued or guaranteed by the United States Government; however, such investments are subject to risk of payment delays, declines in the value of collateral provided, default on the part of the issuer or counterparty, or otherwise may not generate sufficient interest to support the costs associated with securities lending. The Funds could also experience delays in recovering their securities and possible loss of income or value if the borrower fails to return the borrowed securities, although the Funds are indemnified from this risk by contract with the securities lending agent.

 

The collateral invested in the Funds, if any, is reflected in each Fund’s Schedule of Investments and is included in the Statements of Assets and Liabilities in the line item labeled “Investments, at value.” A liability of equal value to the cash collateral received and subsequently invested in the Funds is included on the Statements of Assets and Liabilities as “Collateral received for securities loaned.” During the fiscal period ended December 31, 2020, the Funds loaned securities and received cash collateral for the loans, which was invested in the First American Government Obligations Fund - Class X. The Funds receive compensation in the form of loan fees owed by borrowers and income earned on collateral investments. A portion of the interest received on the loan collateral is retained by the Funds and the remainder is rebated to the borrower of the securities. Pursuant to the securities lending agreement between the Trust, on behalf of the Funds, and the Custodian, each Fund pays a fee to the Custodian, which is calculated daily and paid monthly, at a rate of 20% of the Funds’ aggregate net income. The net amount of interest earned, after the interest rebate and the allocation to the Custodian, is included in the Statements of Operations as “Securities lending income, net.” The Funds continue to receive interest payments or dividends on the securities loaned during the borrowing period.

 

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Notes to Financial Statements

December 31, 2020 (Continued)

 

 

As of December 31, 2020, the value of the securities on loan and payable for collateral due to broker were as follows:

 

Value of Securities on Loan and Collateral Received

 

Fund

 

Values of
Securities
on Loan

   

Fund Collateral
Received*

 

NERD

  $ 7,623,703     $ 7,819,921  

BETZ

    3,491,596       3,536,889  

 

*

The cash collateral received was invested in the First American Government Obligations Fund - Class X, a money market fund subject to Rule 2a-7 under the 1940 Act with an overnight and continuous maturity, as shown on the Schedules of Investments.

 

Due to the absence of a master netting agreement related to the Funds’ participation in securities lending, no additional offsetting disclosures have been made on behalf of the Funds for the total borrowings listed above.

 

8.

PRINCIPAL RISKS

 

As with all ETFs, shareholders of the Funds are subject to the risk that their investment could lose money. Each Fund is subject to the principal risks, any of which may adversely affect a Fund’s NAV, trading price, yield, total return and ability to meet its investment objective.

 

The global outbreak of COVID-19 (commonly referred to as “coronavirus”) has disrupted economic markets and the prolonged economic impact is uncertain. The ultimate economic fallout from the pandemic, and the long-term impact on economies, markets, industries and individual issuers, are not known. The operational and financial performance of the issuers of securities in which the Funds invest depends on future developments, including the duration and spread of the outbreak, and such uncertainty may in turn adversely affect the value and liquidity of the Funds’ investments, impair the Funds’ ability to satisfy redemption requests, and negatively impact the Funds’ performance.

 

A complete description of the principal risks is included in the Funds’ prospectuses under the heading “Principal Investment Risks.”

 

9.

SUBSEQUENT EVENTS

 

On February 9, 2021, the Adviser launched the Roundhill Streaming Services & Technology ETF (“SUBZ”). The Fund is an actively-managed ETF that pursues its investment objective of capital growth by investing in companies that develop, manufacture, distribute, or sell products or services related to the delivery of data or media content (audio and video) over the internet.

 

Additionally, the Adviser filed a registration statement for the Roundhill Pro Sports, Media & Apparel ETF (“MVP”). The Fund will be an actively-managed ETF that pursues its investment objective of capital growth by investing in companies that own, sponsor, or support professional sports teams, sports media companies, and sports apparel companies. The Fund is expected to launch during March 2021.

 

Other than as disclosed, there were no other subsequent events requiring recognition or disclosure through the date the financial statements were issued.

 

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Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

 

 

 

To the Shareholders of Roundhill ETFs and
Board of Trustees of Listed Funds Trust

 

Opinion on the Financial Statements

 

We have audited the accompanying statements of assets and liabilities, including the schedules of investments, of Roundhill BITKRAFT Esports & Digital Entertainment ETF and Roundhill Sports Betting & iGaming ETF (“Roundhill ETFs” or the “Funds”), each a series of Listed Funds Trust, as of December 31, 2020, the related statements of operations, the statements of changes in net assets, the related notes, and the financial highlights for each of the periods indicated below (collectively referred to as the “financial statements”). In our opinion, the financial statements present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of the each of the Funds as of December 31, 2020, the results of their operations, the changes in net assets, and the financial highlights for each of the periods indicated below, in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America.

 

Fund Name

Statements of
Operations

Statements of Changes
in Net Assets

Financial Highlights

Roundhill BITKRAFT Esports & Digital Entertainment ETF

For the year ended December 31, 2020

For the year ended December 31, 2020 and for the period from June 3, 2019 (commencement of operations) through December 31, 2019

Roundhill Sports Betting & iGaming ETF

For the period from June 3, 2020 (commencement of operations) through December 31, 2020

 

Basis for Opinion

 

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

 

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

 

Our audits included performing procedures to assess the risks of material misstatement of the financial statements, whether due to error or fraud, and performing procedures that respond to those risks. Such procedures included examining, on a test basis, evidence regarding the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements. Our procedures included confirmation of securities owned as of December 31, 2020, by correspondence with the custodian and brokers or by other appropriate auditing procedures where replies from brokers were not received. Our audits also included evaluating the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall presentation of the financial statements. We believe that our audits provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.

 

We have served as the Funds’ auditor since 2019.

 

 

COHEN & COMPANY, LTD.
Cleveland, Ohio
February 26, 2021

 

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Shareholder Expense Example

(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 example is intended to help you understand your ongoing costs (in dollars and cents) of investing in a Fund and to compare these costs with the ongoing costs of investing in other funds. The examples are based on an investment of $1,000 invested at the beginning of the period and held throughout the entire period (July 1, 2020 to December 31, 2020).

 

ACTUAL EXPENSES

 

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

 

HYPOTHETICAL EXAMPLE FOR COMPARISON PURPOSES

 

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

 

 

Beginning
Account Value
7/1/20

Ending
Account Value
12/31/20

Annualized
Expense
Ratios

Expenses
Paid During
the Period
(1)

Roundhill BITKRAFT Esports & Digital Entertainment ETF

       

Actual

$ 1,000.00

$ 1,443.20

0.50%

$3.07

Hypothetical (5% return before expenses)

$ 1,000.00

$ 1,022.62

0.50%

$2.54

Roundhill Sports Betting & iGaming ETF

   

 

 

Actual

$ 1,000.00

$ 1,718.70

0.75%

$5.13

Hypothetical (5% return before expenses)

$ 1,000.00

$ 1,021.37

0.75%

$3.81

 

(1)

Expenses are calculated using the Fund’s annualized expense ratio, multiplied by the average account value during the period, multiplied by 184/366 days (to reflect the six-month period).

 

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Trustees and Officers of the Trust

December 31, 2020 (Unaudited)

 

 

The Funds’ Statement of Additional Information includes additional information about the Funds’ Trustees and Officers, and is available, without charge upon request by calling 1-800-617-0004, or by visiting the Funds’ website at www.roundhillinvestments.com.

 

Name and Year of Birth

Position Held
with the Trust

Term of Office
and Length of
Time Served

Principal Occupation(s)
During Past 5 Years

Number of
Portfolios in
Fund Complex
Overseen
by Trustee

Other
Directorships Held
by Trustee During
Past 5 Years

Independent Trustees

         

John L. Jacobs

Year of birth: 1959

Trustee and Audit Committee Chair

Indefinite term; since 2017

Chairman of Alerian, Inc. (Since June 2018); Executive Director of Center for Financial Markets and Policy (Since 2016); Founder and CEO of Q3 Advisors, LLC (financial consulting firm) (since 2015); Distinguished Policy Fellow and Executive Director, Center for Financial Markets and Policy, Georgetown University (since 2015); Senior Advisor, Nasdaq OMX Group (2015–2016); Executive Vice President, Nasdaq OMX Group (2013–2015).

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Director, tZERO Group, Inc. (since 2020).

Independent Trustee, Procure ETF Trust II (since 2018) (1 portfolio).

Independent Trustee, Horizons ETF Trust I (2015-2019) (3 portfolios).

Koji Felton

Year of birth: 1961

Trustee

Indefinite term; since 2019

Counsel, Kohlberg Kravis Roberts & Co. L.P. (investment firm) (2013–2015); Counsel, Dechert LLP (law firm) (2011–2013).

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Independent Trustee, Series Portfolios Trust (since 2015) (8 portfolios).

Pamela H. Conroy

Year of birth: 1961

Trustee and Nominating and Governance Committee Chair

Indefinite term; since 2019

Retired; formerly Executive Vice President, Chief Operating Officer & Chief Compliance Officer, Institutional Capital Corporation (investment firm) (1994–2008).

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Independent Trustee, Frontier Funds, Inc. (since 2020) (5 portfolios).

Interested Trustee

         

Paul R. Fearday, CPA*

Year of birth: 1979

Trustee and Chairman

Indefinite term; since 2019

Senior Vice President, U.S. Bancorp Fund Services, LLC (since 2008); Manager, PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP (accounting firm) (2002–2008).

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None.

 

*

This Trustee is considered an “Interested Trustee” as defined in the 1940 Act because of his affiliation with U.S. Bancorp Fund Services, d/b/a U.S. Bank Global Fund Services and U.S. Bank N.A., which provide fund accounting, administration, transfer agency and custodian services to the Funds.

 

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Trustees and Officers of the Trust

December 31, 2020 (Unaudited) (Continued)

 

 

Name and Year of Birth

Position(s) Held
with the Trust

Term of Office
and Length of
Time Served

Principal Occupation(s) During Past 5 Years

Officers

     

Gregory Bakken

Year of birth: 1983

President and Principal Executive Officer

Indefinite term, February 2019

Vice President, U.S. Bancorp Fund Services, LLC (since 2006).

Travis G. Babich

Year of birth: 1980

Treasurer and Principal Financial Officer

Indefinite term, September 2019

Vice President, U.S. Bancorp Fund Services, LLC (since 2005).

Kacie M. Gronstal

Year of birth: 1992

Assistant Treasurer

Indefinite term, March 2019

Officer, U.S. Bancorp Fund Services, LLC (since 2014).

Kent Barnes

Year of birth: 1968

Secretary

Indefinite term, February 2019

Vice President, U.S. Bancorp Fund Services, LLC (since 2018); Chief Compliance Officer, Rafferty Asset Management, LLC (2016 to 2018); Vice President, U.S. Bancorp Fund Services, LLC (2007 to 2016).

Steve Jensen

Year of birth: 1957

Chief Compliance Officer and Anti-Money Laundering Officer

Indefinite term, February 2019

Senior Vice President, U.S. Bancorp Fund Services, LLC (since 2011).

 

 

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Supplemental Information

(Unaudited)

 

 

Investors should consider the investment objective and policies, risk considerations, charges and ongoing expenses of an investment carefully before investing. The prospectus contains this and other information relevant to an investment in the Funds. Please read the prospectus carefully before investing. A copy of the prospectus for the Funds may be obtained without charge by writing to the Funds, c/o U.S. Bank Global Fund Services, P.O. Box 701, Milwaukee, Wisconsin 53201-0701, by calling 1-800-617-0004, or by visiting the Funds’ website at www.roundhillinvestments.com

 

QUARTERLY PORTFOLIO HOLDING INFORMATION

 

Each Fund files its complete schedule of portfolio holdings for its first and third fiscal quarters with the Securities and Exchange Commission (“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.

 

PROXY VOTING INFORMATION

 

Each Fund is required to file a Form N-PX, with the Fund’s complete proxy voting record for the 12 months ended June 30, no later than August 31 of each year. The Funds’ proxy voting record will be available without charge, upon request, by calling toll-free 1-800-617-0004 and on the SEC’s website at www.sec.gov.

 

FREQUENCY DISTRIBUTION OF PREMIUMS AND DISCOUNTS

 

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

 

TAX INFORMATION

 

For the fiscal period ended December 31, 2020, certain dividends paid by the Funds may be subject to a maximum tax rate of 15%, as provided for by the Jobs and Growth Tax Relief Reconciliation Act 2003. The percentage of dividends declared from ordinary income designated as qualified dividend income was as follows:

 

Roundhill BITKRAFT Esports & Digital Entertainment ETF

    34.72 %

Roundhill Sports Betting & iGaming ETF

    100.00 %

 

For corporate shareholders, the percent of ordinary income distributions qualifying for the corporate dividends received deduction for the fiscal period ended December 31, 2020 was as follows:

 

Roundhill BITKRAFT Esports & Digital Entertainment ETF

    1.17 %

Roundhill Sports Betting & iGaming ETF

    3.03 %

 

For the fiscal period ended December 31, 2020, the percentage of taxable ordinary income distributions that are designated as short-term capital gain distributions under Internal Revenue Code Section 871(k)(2)(C) for the Funds was as follows:

 

Roundhill BITKRAFT Esports & Digital Entertainment ETF

    55.18 %

Roundhill Sports Betting & iGaming ETF

    0.00 %

 

For the fiscal period ended December 31, 2020, the Funds earned foreign source income and paid foreign taxes, which the Funds intend to pass through to its shareholders pursuant to Section 853 of the Internal Revenue Code as follows:

 

   

Foreign Source
Income Earned

   

Foreign
Taxes Paid

 

Roundhill BITKRAFT Esports & Digital Entertainment ETF

  $ 200,238     $ 35,292  

Roundhill Sports Betting & iGaming ETF

    1,167,408       52,589  

 

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Roundhill ETFs

Privacy Policy

(Unaudited)

 

 

We are committed to respecting the privacy of personal information you entrust to us in the course of doing business with us.

 

The Funds collect non-public information about you from the following sources:

 

 

Information we receive about you on applications or other forms;

 

 

Information you give us orally; and/or

 

 

Information about your transactions with us or others.

 

We do not disclose any non-public personal information about our customers or former customers without the customer’s authorization, except as permitted by law or in response to inquiries from governmental authorities. We may share information with affiliated and unaffiliated third parties with whom we have contracts for servicing the Funds. We will provide unaffiliated third parties with only the information necessary to carry out their assigned responsibilities. We maintain physical, electronic and procedural safeguards to guard your non-public personal information and require third parties to treat your personal information with the same high degree of confidentiality.

 

In the event that you hold shares of the Funds through a financial intermediary, including, but not limited to, a broker-dealer, bank, or trust company, the privacy policy of your financial intermediary would govern how your non-public personal information would be shared by those entities with unaffiliated third parties.

 

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Investment Adviser:

 

Roundhill Financial Inc.
575 5th Avenue, 14th Floor
New York, NY 10017

 

Investment Sub-Adviser:

 

Exchange Traded Concepts, LLC
10900 Hefner Pointe Drive, Suite 207
Oklahoma City, OK 73120

 

Legal Counsel:

 

Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP
1111 Pennsylvania Avenue, N.W.
Washington, D.C. 20004

 

Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm:

 

Cohen & Company, Ltd.
1350 Euclid Avenue, Suite 800
Cleveland, OH 44115

 

Distributor:

 

Foreside Fund Services, LLC
Three Canal Plaza, Suite 100
Portland, ME 04101

 

Administrator, Fund Accountant & Transfer Agent:

 

U.S. Bancorp Fund Services, LLC
d/b/a U.S. Bank Global Fund Services
615 E. Michigan St.
Milwaukee, WI 53202

 

Custodian:

 

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

 

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

 

 

(b) Not applicable.

 

Item 2. Code of Ethics.

 

The registrant has adopted a code of ethics that applies to the registrant’s principal executive officer and principal financial officer. The Registrant has not made any substantive amendments to its code of ethics during the period covered by this report. The registrant has not granted any waivers from any provisions of the code of ethics during the period covered by this report.

 

A copy of the registrant’s Code of Ethics is filed herewith.

 

Item 3. Audit Committee Financial Expert.

 

The registrant’s Board of Trustees has determined that there is at least one audit committee financial expert serving on its audit committee. Mr. John Jacobs is the “audit committee financial expert” and is considered to be “independent” as each term is defined in Item 3 of Form N-CSR.

 

Item 4. Principal Accountant Fees and Services.

 

The registrant has engaged its principal accountant to perform audit services, audit-related services, tax services and other services during the past two fiscal years. “Audit services” refer to performing an audit of the registrant's annual financial statements or services that are normally provided by the accountant in connection with statutory and regulatory filings or engagements for those fiscal years. “Audit-related services” refer to the assurance and related services by the principal accountant that are reasonably related to the performance of the audit. “Tax services” refer to professional services rendered by the principal accountant for tax compliance, tax advice, and tax planning. There were no “Other services” provided by the principal accountant. The following table details the aggregate fees billed or expected to be billed for the last two fiscal years for audit fees, audit-related fees, tax fees and other fees by the principal accountant.

 

  FYE 12/31/2020 FYE 12/31/2019
Audit Fees $29,000 $15,000
Audit-Related Fees $0 $0
Tax Fees $ 6,000 $3,000
All Other Fees $0 $0

 

The audit committee has adopted pre-approval policies and procedures that require the audit committee to pre-approve all audit and non-audit services of the registrant, including services provided to any entity affiliated with the registrant.

 

The percentage of fees billed by Cohen & Company, Ltd. applicable to non-audit services pursuant to waiver of pre-approval requirement were as follows:

 

 

 

  FYE 12/31/2020 FYE 12/31/2019
Audit-Related Fees 0% 0%
Tax Fees 0% 0%
All Other Fees 0% 0%

 

All of the principal accountant’s hours spent on auditing the registrant’s financial statements were attributed to work performed by full-time permanent employees of the principal accountant.

 

The following table indicates the non-audit fees billed or expected to be billed by the registrant’s accountant for services to the registrant and to the registrant’s investment adviser (and any other controlling entity, etc.—not sub-adviser) for the last two years. The audit committee of the board of trustees/directors has considered whether the provision of non-audit services that were rendered to the registrant's investment adviser is compatible with maintaining the principal accountant's independence and has concluded that the provision of such non-audit services by the accountant has not compromised the accountant’s independence.

 

Non-Audit Related Fees FYE 12/31/2020 FYE 12/31/2019
Registrant N/A N/A
Registrant’s Investment Adviser N/A N/A

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Item 5. Audit Committee of Listed Registrants.

 

(a)The registrant is an issuer as defined in Rule 10A-3 under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, (the “Act”) and has a separately-designated standing audit committee established in accordance with Section 3(a)(58)(A) of the Act. The entire Board of Trustees is acting as the registrant’s audit committee.

 

(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 Trustees.

 

Item 11. Controls and Procedures.

 

(a)The Registrant’s President and Treasurer 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. Filed herewith.

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

 

 

SIGNATURES

 

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

 

  (Registrant) Listed Funds Trust  
       
  By (Signature and Title)* /s/ Gregory C. Bakken
    Gregory C. Bakken, President/Principal Executive Officer  
       
  Date March 4, 2021  

 

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/ Gregory C. Bakken  
    Gregory C. Bakken, President/Principal Executive Officer  
       
       
  Date March 4, 2021  
       
  By (Signature and Title)* /s/ Travis G. Babich   
    Travis G. Babich, Treasurer/Principal Financial Officer  
       
  Date March 4, 2021  

 

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