N-CSRS 1 ea165859_ncsrs.htm N-CSRS

 

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

 

FORM N-CSR

 

CERTIFIED SHAREHOLDER REPORT OF REGISTERED

MANAGEMENT INVESTMENT COMPANY

 

Investment Company Act File Number 811-22700

 

Exchange Listed Funds Trust

 

(Exact name of registrant as specified in charter)

 

10900 Hefner Pointe Drive

Suite 400

Oklahoma City, Oklahoma 73120

 

(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)

 

J. Garrett Stevens

Exchange Traded Concepts Trust

10900 Hefner Pointe Drive

Suite 400

Oklahoma City, Oklahoma 73120

 

(Name and address of agent for service)

 

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (405) 778-8377

 

Date of fiscal year end: April 30

 

Date of reporting period: October 31, 2023

 

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

 

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ITEM 1: REPORTS TO STOCKHOLDERS.

 

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EXCHANGE LISTED FUNDS TRUST

QRAFT AI-Enhanced U.S. Large Cap ETF (QRFT)

QRAFT AI-Enhanced U.S. Large Cap Momentum ETF (AMOM)

QRAFT AI-Enhanced U.S. Next Value ETF (NVQ)

QRAFT AI-Pilot U.S. Large Cap Dynamic Beta and Income ETF (AIDB)

Semi-Annual Report

October 31, 2023

(Unaudited)

 

Exchange Listed Funds Trust

TABLE OF CONTENTS

 

October 31, 2023  

(Unaudited) 

QRAFT AI-Enhanced U.S. Large Cap ETF

   

Schedule of Investments

 

1

Summary of Investments

 

6

QRAFT AI-Enhanced U.S. Large Cap Momentum ETF

   

Schedule of Investments

 

7

Summary of Investments

 

8

QRAFT AI-Enhanced U.S. Next Value ETF

   

Schedule of Investments

 

9

Summary of Investments

 

11

QRAFT AI-Pilot U.S. Large Cap Dynamic Beta and Income ETF

   

Schedule of Investments

 

12

Summary of Investments

 

13

Statements of Assets and Liabilities

 

14

Statements of Operations

 

15

Statements of Changes in Net Assets

 

16

Financial Highlights

 

18

Notes to Financial Statements

 

20

Disclosure of Fund Expenses

 

29

Board Consideration Approval of Continuance of Investment Advisory Agreement

 

30

Board Consideration of Initial Approval of Investment Advisory Agreement

 

33

Before investing you should carefully consider the Fund’s investment objectives, risks, charges and expenses. This and other information is available in each Fund’s prospectus, a copy of which may be obtained by visiting the Funds’ website at www.qraftaietf.com. Please read a Fund’s prospectus carefully before you invest.

There are risks involved with investing, including possible loss of principal, and there is no guarantee each Fund will achieve its investment objective. The QRAFT AI-Enhanced U.S. Large Cap Momentum ETF and the QRAFT AI-Enhanced U.S. Next Value ETF are classified as non-diversified investment companies under the Investment Company Act of 1940 (the “1940 Act”). The QRAFT AI-Enhanced U.S. Large Cap ETF and QRAFT AI-Pilot U.S. Large Cap Dynamic Beta and Income ETF are classified as diversified investment companies under the 1940 Act. Concentration in a particular industry or sector will subject each Fund to loss due to adverse occurrences that may affect that industry or sector.

The funds rely heavily on a proprietary artificial intelligence selection model as well as data and information supplied by third parties that are utilized by such model. To the extent the model does not perform as designed or as intended, a fund's strategy may not be successfully implemented and the fund may lose value.

Individual shares of each Fund may be purchased or sold in the secondary market throughout the regular trading day on the NYSE Arca, Inc. (the “Exchange”) through a brokerage account. However, shares are not individually redeemable directly from a Fund. Each Fund issues and redeems shares on a continuous basis, at net asset value (“NAV”), only in large blocks of shares (“Creation Units”).

Distributor: Foreside Fund Services, LLC

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QRAFT AI-Enhanced U.S. Large Cap ETF

SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS

 

October 31, 2023  

(Unaudited)  

 

Number of
Shares

 

Value

COMMON STOCKS — 99.7%

     

 

 

COMMUNICATION SERVICES — 4.2%

 

 

 

Alphabet, Inc., Class A*

 

712

 

$

88,345

AT&T, Inc.

 

345

 

 

5,313

BCE, Inc.

 

107

 

 

3,973

Comcast Corp., Class A

 

223

 

 

9,208

Electronic Arts, Inc.

 

13

 

 

1,609

Meta Platforms, Inc., Class A*

 

139

 

 

41,876

Netflix, Inc.*

 

32

 

 

13,174

Spotify Technology SA*

 

20

 

 

3,295

TELUS Corp.

 

234

 

 

3,772

T-Mobile US, Inc.*

 

66

 

 

9,495

Trade Desk, Inc. (The), Class A*

 

58

 

 

4,116

Verizon Communications, Inc.

 

226

 

 

7,939

Walt Disney Co. (The)*

 

105

 

 

8,567

       

 

200,682

CONSUMER DISCRETIONARY — 8.3%

 

 

 

Airbnb, Inc., Class A*

 

36

 

 

4,258

Amazon.com, Inc.*

 

629

 

 

83,714

AutoZone, Inc.*

 

1

 

 

2,477

Booking Holdings, Inc.*

 

2

 

 

5,579

Chipotle Mexican Grill, Inc.*

 

2

 

 

3,884

DR Horton, Inc.

 

299

 

 

31,216

Ferrari NV

 

10

 

 

3,016

Ford Motor Co.

 

231

 

 

2,252

Home Depot, Inc. (The)

 

62

 

 

17,651

Las Vegas Sands Corp.

 

59

 

 

2,800

Lennar Corp., Class A

 

13

 

 

1,387

Lowe’s Cos., Inc.

 

34

 

 

6,479

Lululemon Athletica, Inc.*

 

8

 

 

3,148

Magna International, Inc.

 

476

 

 

22,891

McDonald’s Corp.

 

40

 

 

10,487

MercadoLibre, Inc.*

 

5

 

 

6,204

NVR, Inc.*

 

7

 

 

37,888

O’Reilly Automotive, Inc.*

 

4

 

 

3,722

Pool Corp.

 

263

 

 

83,048

Ross Stores, Inc.

 

14

 

 

1,624

Starbucks Corp.

 

69

 

 

6,365

Stellantis NV

 

203

 

 

3,792

Tesla, Inc.*

 

206

 

 

41,373

TJX Cos., Inc. (The)

 

72

 

 

6,341

Yum! Brands, Inc.

 

19

 

 

2,296

       

 

393,892

 

Number of
Shares

 

Value

COMMON STOCKS (Continued)

     

 

 

CONSUMER STAPLES — 7.5%

     

 

 

Altria Group, Inc.

 

77

 

$

3,093

Archer-Daniels-Midland Co.

 

532

 

 

38,075

Bunge Ltd.

 

427

 

 

45,253

Casey’s General Stores, Inc.

 

150

 

 

40,787

Church & Dwight Co., Inc.

 

286

 

 

26,009

Coca-Cola Co. (The)

 

237

 

 

13,388

Colgate-Palmolive Co.

 

29

 

 

2,179

Costco Wholesale Corp.

 

130

 

 

71,817

Darling Ingredients, Inc.*

 

615

 

 

27,238

Estee Lauder Cos., Inc. (The), Class A

 

19

 

 

2,449

General Mills, Inc.

 

26

 

 

1,696

Hershey Co. (The)

 

13

 

 

2,436

Kenvue, Inc.

 

182

 

 

3,385

Kimberly-Clark Corp.

 

14

 

 

1,675

Kroger Co. (The)

 

36

 

 

1,633

Mondelez International, Inc., Class A

 

67

 

 

4,436

Monster Beverage Corp.*

 

58

 

 

2,964

PepsiCo, Inc.

 

78

 

 

12,736

Philip Morris International, Inc.

 

100

 

 

8,916

Procter & Gamble Co. (The)

 

135

 

 

20,254

Sysco Corp.

 

24

 

 

1,596

Target Corp.

 

17

 

 

1,883

Walmart, Inc.

 

154

 

 

25,165

       

 

359,063

ENERGY — 2.7%

     

 

 

Baker Hughes Co.

 

73

 

 

2,513

Cameco Corp.

 

90

 

 

3,682

Canadian Natural Resources Ltd.

 

149

 

 

9,466

Cenovus Energy, Inc.

 

285

 

 

5,438

Chevron Corp.

 

108

 

 

15,739

ConocoPhillips

 

77

 

 

9,148

Devon Energy Corp.

 

30

 

 

1,397

Enbridge, Inc.

 

298

 

 

9,548

Energy Transfer LP

 

128

 

 

1,683

Enterprise Products Partners LP

 

80

 

 

2,083

EOG Resources, Inc.

 

40

 

 

5,050

Exxon Mobil Corp.

 

230

 

 

24,345

Halliburton Co.

 

60

 

 

2,360

Hess Corp.

 

24

 

 

3,466

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QRAFT AI-Enhanced U.S. Large Cap ETF

SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (Continued)

 

October 31, 2023  

(Unaudited)  

 

Number of
Shares

 

Value

COMMON STOCKS (Continued)

   

ENERGY (Continued)

     

 

 

Marathon Petroleum Corp.

 

15

 

$

2,269

MPLX LP

 

47

 

 

1,694

Occidental Petroleum Corp.

 

63

 

 

3,894

Ovintiv, Inc.

 

40

 

 

1,920

Pembina Pipeline Corp.

 

80

 

 

2,462

Phillips 66

 

17

 

 

1,939

Pioneer Natural Resources Co.

 

9

 

 

2,151

Schlumberger Ltd.

 

87

 

 

4,842

Suncor Energy, Inc.

 

193

 

 

6,253

TC Energy Corp.

 

111

 

 

3,824

Valero Energy Corp.

 

16

 

 

2,032

Williams Cos., Inc. (The)

 

52

 

 

1,789

       

 

130,987

FINANCIALS — 8.7%

     

 

 

Aflac, Inc.

 

24

 

 

1,875

American Express Co.

 

41

 

 

5,987

American International Group, Inc.

 

30

 

 

1,839

Ameriprise Financial, Inc.

 

6

 

 

1,887

Aon PLC, Class A

 

7

 

 

2,166

Apollo Global Management, Inc.

 

28

 

 

2,168

Arch Capital Group Ltd.*

 

20

 

 

1,734

Arthur J Gallagher & Co.

 

8

 

 

1,884

Bank of America Corp.

 

462

 

 

12,169

Bank of Montreal

 

96

 

 

7,253

Bank of New York Mellon Corp. (The)

 

45

 

 

1,912

Bank of Nova Scotia (The)

 

156

 

 

6,313

Berkshire Hathaway, Inc., Class B*

 

128

 

 

43,690

BlackRock, Inc.

 

10

 

 

6,123

Blackstone, Inc.

 

53

 

 

4,895

Brookfield Asset Management Ltd., Class A

 

91

 

 

2,609

Brookfield Corp.

 

283

 

 

8,249

Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce

 

118

 

 

4,162

Capital One Financial Corp.

 

26

 

 

2,633

Charles Schwab Corp. (The)

 

122

 

 

6,349

Chubb Ltd.

 

15

 

 

3,219

Citigroup, Inc.

 

116

 

 

4,581

CME Group, Inc.

 

16

 

 

3,415

Fidelity National Information Services, Inc.

 

29

 

 

1,424

Fiserv, Inc.*

 

40

 

 

4,550

 

Number of
Shares

 

Value

COMMON STOCKS (Continued)

   

FINANCIALS (Continued)

     

 

 

Global Payments, Inc.

 

22

 

$

2,337

Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. (The)

 

19

 

 

5,769

Intercontinental Exchange, Inc.

 

38

 

 

4,083

JPMorgan Chase & Co.

 

176

 

 

24,475

KKR & Co., Inc.

 

69

 

 

3,823

Manulife Financial Corp.

 

244

 

 

4,250

Marsh & McLennan Cos., Inc.

 

25

 

 

4,741

Mastercard, Inc., Class A

 

57

 

 

21,452

MetLife, Inc.

 

49

 

 

2,940

Moody’s Corp.

 

13

 

 

4,004

Morgan Stanley

 

95

 

 

6,728

Morningstar, Inc.

 

124

 

 

31,402

MSCI, Inc.

 

5

 

 

2,358

PayPal Holdings, Inc.*

 

107

 

 

5,543

PNC Financial Services Group, Inc. (The)

 

20

 

 

2,289

Progressive Corp. (The)

 

18

 

 

2,846

Prudential Financial, Inc.

 

25

 

 

2,286

Royal Bank of Canada

 

195

 

 

15,577

S&P Global, Inc.

 

121

 

 

42,266

Sun Life Financial, Inc.

 

84

 

 

3,836

Synchrony Financial

 

875

 

 

24,544

Toronto-Dominion Bank (The)

 

265

 

 

14,798

Truist Financial Corp.

 

130

 

 

3,687

US Bancorp

 

81

 

 

2,582

Visa, Inc., Class A

 

98

 

 

23,040

Wells Fargo & Co.

 

221

 

 

8,789

       

 

413,531

HEALTH CARE — 17.1%

     

 

 

Abbott Laboratories

 

96

 

 

9,077

AbbVie, Inc.

 

95

 

 

13,412

Agilent Technologies, Inc.

 

14

 

 

1,447

Alcon, Inc.

 

31

 

 

2,211

Amgen, Inc.

 

27

 

 

6,904

Baxter International, Inc.

 

754

 

 

24,452

Becton Dickinson & Co

 

14

 

 

3,539

Biogen, Inc.*

 

7

 

 

1,663

Boston Scientific Corp.*

 

64

 

 

3,276

Bristol-Myers Squibb Co.

 

104

 

 

5,359

Cardinal Health, Inc.

 

392

 

 

35,672

Cencora, Inc.

 

9

 

 

1,666

Centene Corp.*

 

654

 

 

45,113

Charles River Laboratories International, Inc.*

 

332

 

 

55,896

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QRAFT AI-Enhanced U.S. Large Cap ETF

SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (Continued)

 

October 31, 2023  

(Unaudited)  

 

Number of
Shares

 

Value

COMMON STOCKS (Continued)

   

HEALTH CARE (Continued)

     

 

 

Cigna Group (The)

 

162

 

$

50,090

CVS Health Corp.

 

60

 

 

4,141

Danaher Corp.

 

46

 

 

8,833

DaVita, Inc.*

 

466

 

 

35,989

Dexcom, Inc.*

 

15

 

 

1,332

Edwards Lifesciences Corp.*

 

24

 

 

1,529

Elevance Health, Inc.

 

11

 

 

4,951

Eli Lilly & Co.

 

53

 

 

29,358

GE HealthCare Technologies, Inc.

 

28

 

 

1,864

Gilead Sciences, Inc.

 

79

 

 

6,205

Humana, Inc.

 

151

 

 

79,077

IDEXX Laboratories, Inc.*

 

134

 

 

53,529

Intuitive Surgical, Inc.*

 

24

 

 

6,293

IQVIA Holdings, Inc.*

 

11

 

 

1,989

Johnson & Johnson

 

131

 

 

19,433

Laboratory Corp. of America Holdings

 

205

 

 

40,945

McKesson Corp.

 

5

 

 

2,277

Medtronic PLC

 

84

 

 

5,927

Merck & Co., Inc.

 

142

 

 

14,583

Mettler-Toledo International, Inc.*

 

33

 

 

32,512

Moderna, Inc.*

 

21

 

 

1,595

Pfizer, Inc.

 

314

 

 

9,596

Regeneron Pharmaceuticals, Inc.*

 

5

 

 

3,899

Seagen, Inc.*

 

8

 

 

1,703

Stryker Corp.

 

25

 

 

6,756

Thermo Fisher Scientific, Inc.

 

22

 

 

9,785

UnitedHealth Group, Inc.

 

209

 

 

111,932

Veeva Systems, Inc., Class A*

 

143

 

 

27,558

Vertex Pharmaceuticals, Inc.*

 

12

 

 

4,345

West Pharmaceutical Services, Inc.

 

67

 

 

21,325

Zoetis, Inc.

 

24

 

 

3,768

       

 

812,806

INDUSTRIALS — 16.1%

     

 

 

3M Co.

 

25

 

 

2,274

Allegion PLC

 

223

 

 

21,934

AMETEK, Inc.

 

14

 

 

1,971

Automatic Data Processing, Inc.

 

22

 

 

4,801

Boeing Co. (The)*

 

33

 

 

6,165

Booz Allen Hamilton Holding Corp.

 

494

 

 

59,245

Broadridge Financial Solutions, Inc.

 

128

 

 

21,842

 

Number of
Shares

 

Value

COMMON STOCKS (Continued)

   

INDUSTRIALS (Continued)

     

 

 

Builders FirstSource, Inc.*

 

325

 

$

35,269

Canadian National Railway Co.

 

90

 

 

9,520

Canadian Pacific Kansas City Ltd.

 

131

 

 

9,297

Carrier Global Corp.

 

71

 

 

3,384

Caterpillar, Inc.

 

28

 

 

6,329

CH Robinson Worldwide, Inc.

 

468

 

 

38,296

Cintas Corp.

 

6

 

 

3,043

Copart, Inc.*

 

55

 

 

2,394

CSX Corp.

 

119

 

 

3,552

Cummins, Inc.

 

105

 

 

22,711

Deere & Co.

 

16

 

 

5,846

Eaton Corp. PLC

 

24

 

 

4,990

EMCOR Group, Inc.

 

141

 

 

29,138

Emerson Electric Co.

 

23

 

 

2,046

Expeditors International of Washington, Inc.

 

599

 

 

65,441

Fastenal Co.

 

44

 

 

2,567

FedEx Corp.

 

15

 

 

3,602

Ferguson PLC

 

10

 

 

1,502

General Dynamics Corp.

 

11

 

 

2,654

General Electric Co.

 

66

 

 

7,170

Honeywell International, Inc.

 

42

 

 

7,697

Huntington Ingalls Industries, Inc.

 

241

 

 

52,977

Illinois Tool Works, Inc.

 

17

 

 

3,810

Jacobs Solutions, Inc.

 

381

 

 

50,787

JB Hunt Transport Services, Inc.

 

274

 

 

47,092

Johnson Controls International PLC

 

31

 

 

1,520

L3Harris Technologies, Inc.

 

14

 

 

2,512

Leidos Holdings, Inc.

 

276

 

 

27,357

Lockheed Martin Corp.

 

12

 

 

5,456

Masco Corp.

 

728

 

 

37,922

Norfolk Southern Corp.

 

16

 

 

3,053

Northrop Grumman Corp.

 

5

 

 

2,357

Old Dominion Freight Line, Inc.

 

8

 

 

3,013

Otis Worldwide Corp.

 

20

 

 

1,544

PACCAR, Inc.

 

35

 

 

2,889

Parker-Hannifin Corp.

 

7

 

 

2,582

Paychex, Inc.

 

20

 

 

2,221

Pentair PLC

 

568

 

 

33,012

Republic Services, Inc.

 

13

 

 

1,930

Rockwell Automation, Inc.

 

9

 

 

2,365

RTX Corp.

 

66

 

 

5,372

3

QRAFT AI-Enhanced U.S. Large Cap ETF

SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (Continued)

 

October 31, 2023  

(Unaudited)  

 

Number of
Shares

 

Value

COMMON STOCKS (Continued)

   

INDUSTRIALS (Continued)

     

 

 

Tetra Tech, Inc.

 

164

 

$

24,749

Thomson Reuters Corp.

 

69

 

 

8,272

Trane Technologies PLC

 

14

 

 

2,664

TransDigm Group, Inc.*

 

4

 

 

3,312

Uber Technologies, Inc.*

 

158

 

 

6,838

U-Haul Holding Co.*

 

465

 

 

22,841

Union Pacific Corp.

 

34

 

 

7,059

United Rentals, Inc.

 

7

 

 

2,844

Veralto Corp.*

 

15

 

 

1,035

Verisk Analytics, Inc.

 

12

 

 

2,728

Waste Connections, Inc.

 

40

 

 

5,180

Waste Management, Inc.

 

14

 

 

2,301

WW Grainger, Inc.

 

3

 

 

2,189

       

 

766,463

INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY — 23.1%

 

 

 

Accenture PLC, Class A

 

131

 

 

38,919

Adobe, Inc.*

 

31

 

 

16,494

Advanced Micro Devices, Inc.*

 

129

 

 

12,707

Amdocs Ltd.

 

317

 

 

25,411

Amphenol Corp., Class A

 

37

 

 

2,980

Analog Devices, Inc.

 

36

 

 

5,664

Apple, Inc.

 

940

 

 

160,524

Applied Materials, Inc.

 

306

 

 

40,499

Arista Networks, Inc.*

 

17

 

 

3,406

Atlassian Corp., Class A*

 

21

 

 

3,793

Autodesk, Inc.*

 

18

 

 

3,557

Broadcom, Inc.

 

27

 

 

22,717

Cadence Design Systems, Inc.*

 

21

 

 

5,037

CGI, Inc.*

 

30

 

 

2,892

Cisco Systems, Inc.

 

256

 

 

13,345

Cognizant Technology Solutions Corp., Class A

 

865

 

 

55,767

Crowdstrike Holdings, Inc., Class A*

 

24

 

 

4,243

Entegris, Inc.

 

294

 

 

25,884

EPAM Systems, Inc.*

 

197

 

 

42,861

Flex Ltd.*

 

1,052

 

 

27,057

Fortinet, Inc.*

 

70

 

 

4,002

GLOBALFOUNDRIES, Inc.*

 

59

 

 

2,928

Intel Corp.

 

313

 

 

11,425

International Business Machines Corp.

 

47

 

 

6,798

Intuit, Inc.

 

19

 

 

9,404

 

Number of
Shares

 

Value

COMMON STOCKS (Continued)

   

INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY (Continued)

 

 

 

Jabil, Inc.

 

272

 

$

33,402

KLA Corp.

 

12

 

 

5,636

Lam Research Corp.

 

52

 

 

30,587

Marvell Technology, Inc.

 

98

 

 

4,628

Microchip Technology, Inc.

 

58

 

 

4,135

Micron Technology, Inc.

 

77

 

 

5,149

Microsoft Corp.

 

445

 

 

150,459

Motorola Solutions, Inc.

 

7

 

 

1,949

NVIDIA Corp.

 

154

 

 

62,801

NXP Semiconductors NV

 

24

 

 

4,138

ON Semiconductor Corp.*

 

53

 

 

3,320

Oracle Corp.

 

173

 

 

17,888

Palantir Technologies, Inc., Class A*

 

520

 

 

7,696

Palo Alto Networks, Inc.*

 

25

 

 

6,076

Qorvo, Inc.*

 

291

 

 

25,439

QUALCOMM, Inc.

 

370

 

 

40,326

Roper Technologies, Inc.

 

7

 

 

3,420

Salesforce, Inc.*

 

62

 

 

12,451

ServiceNow, Inc.*

 

15

 

 

8,728

Shopify, Inc., Class A*

 

233

 

 

10,995

Skyworks Solutions, Inc.

 

336

 

 

29,145

Snowflake, Inc., Class A*

 

36

 

 

5,225

Synopsys, Inc.*

 

11

 

 

5,164

TD SYNNEX Corp.

 

303

 

 

27,779

TE Connectivity Ltd.

 

17

 

 

2,003

Texas Instruments, Inc.

 

59

 

 

8,379

Ubiquiti, Inc.

 

238

 

 

28,905

VMware, Inc., Class A*

 

21

 

 

3,059

Workday, Inc., Class A*

 

16

 

 

3,387

       

 

1,100,583

MATERIALS — 7.7%

     

 

 

Agnico Eagle Mines Ltd.

 

87

 

 

4,081

Air Products and Chemicals, Inc.

 

13

 

 

3,672

Avery Dennison Corp.

 

261

 

 

45,432

Ball Corp.

 

710

 

 

34,186

Barrick Gold Corp.

 

212

 

 

3,388

Celanese Corp.

 

356

 

 

40,766

Cleveland-Cliffs, Inc.*

 

1,608

 

 

26,982

Corteva, Inc.

 

33

 

 

1,589

Dow, Inc.

 

45

 

 

2,175

DuPont de Nemours, Inc.

 

20

 

 

1,458

Eastman Chemical Co.

 

291

 

 

21,746

4

QRAFT AI-Enhanced U.S. Large Cap ETF

SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (Concluded)

 

October 31, 2023  

(Unaudited)  

 

Number of
Shares

 

Value

COMMON STOCKS (Continued)

   

MATERIALS (Continued)

 

 

 

Ecolab, Inc.

 

19

 

$

3,187

Franco-Nevada Corp.

 

24

 

 

2,917

International Paper Co.

 

900

 

 

30,357

Linde PLC

 

30

 

 

11,465

LyondellBasell Industries NV, Class A

 

328

 

 

29,599

Newmont Corp.

 

103

 

 

3,859

Nucor Corp.

 

21

 

 

3,104

Nutrien Ltd.

 

75

 

 

4,028

PPG Industries, Inc.

 

14

 

 

1,719

Reliance Steel & Aluminum Co.

 

93

 

 

23,657

Sherwin-Williams Co. (The)

 

15

 

 

3,573

Southern Copper Corp.

 

67

 

 

4,750

Steel Dynamics, Inc.

 

238

 

 

25,349

Westrock Co.

 

890

 

 

31,978

Wheaton Precious Metals Corp.

 

50

 

 

2,113

       

 

367,130

REAL ESTATE — 3.7%

     

 

 

American Tower Corp., REIT

 

31

 

 

5,524

CoStar Group, Inc.*

 

19

 

 

1,395

Crown Castle, Inc., REIT

 

29

 

 

2,697

Digital Realty Trust, Inc., REIT

 

17

 

 

2,114

EastGroup Properties, Inc., REIT

 

235

 

 

38,364

Equinix, Inc., REIT

 

6

 

 

4,378

FirstService Corp.

 

430

 

 

60,832

Kimco Realty Corp., REIT

 

1,243

 

 

22,299

Prologis, Inc., REIT

 

59

 

 

5,944

Public Storage, REIT

 

8

 

 

1,910

Realty Income Corp., REIT

 

56

 

 

2,653

Simon Property Group, Inc., REIT

 

23

 

 

2,528

Sun Communities, Inc., REIT

 

205

 

 

22,804

Welltower, Inc., REIT

 

35

 

 

2,926

       

 

176,368

UTILITIES — 0.6%

     

 

 

American Electric Power Co., Inc.

 

23

 

 

1,737

Brookfield Infrastructure Partners LP

 

49

 

 

1,109

Constellation Energy Corp.

 

15

 

 

1,694

Dominion Energy, Inc.

 

38

 

 

1,532

Duke Energy Corp.

 

30

 

 

2,667

Exelon Corp.

 

45

 

 

1,752

Fortis, Inc.

 

47

 

 

1,867

 

Number of
Shares

 

Value

COMMON STOCKS (Continued)

   

UTILITIES (Continued)

 

 

 

 

NextEra Energy, Inc.

 

105

 

$

6,122

 

PG&E Corp.*

 

101

 

 

1,646

 

Sempra

 

26

 

 

1,821

 

Southern Co. (The)

 

47

 

 

3,163

 

Xcel Energy, Inc.

 

28

 

 

1,660

 

       

 

26,770

 

TOTAL COMMON STOCKS

     

 

 

 

(Cost $4,716,364)

     

 

4,748,275

 

       

 

 

 

SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS — 0.3%

 

 

 

 

Invesco Government & Agency Portfolio – Institutional Class, 5.27%(a)

 

15,772

 

 

15,772

 

TOTAL SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS
(Cost $15,772)

 

 

15,772

 

TOTAL INVESTMENTS — 100.0%
(Cost $4,732,136)

     

 

4,764,047

 

Liabilities in Excess of Other Assets — (0.0)%

     

 

(552

)

TOTAL NET ASSETS — 100.0%

     

$

4,763,495

 

*   Non-income producing security.

(a)  The rate is the annualized seven-day yield at period end.

REIT:  Real Estate Investment Trust

5

QRAFT AI-Enhanced U.S. Large Cap ETF

SUMMARY OF INVESTMENTS

 

October 31, 2023  

(Unaudited)  

Security Type/Sector

 

Percent of
Total Net
Assets

Common Stocks

   

 

Communication Services

 

4.2

%

Consumer Discretionary

 

8.3

%

Consumer Staples

 

7.5

%

Energy

 

2.7

%

Financials

 

8.7

%

Health Care

 

17.1

%

Industrials

 

16.1

%

Information Technology

 

23.1

%

Materials

 

7.7

%

Real Estate

 

3.7

%

Utilities

 

0.6

%

Total Common Stocks

 

99.7

%

Short-Term Investments

 

0.3

%

Total Investments

 

100.0

%

Liabilities in Excess of Other Assets

 

(0.0

)%

Total Net Assets

 

100.0

%

6

QRAFT AI-Enhanced U.S. Large Cap Momentum ETF

SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS

 

October 31, 2023  

(Unaudited)  

 

Number of
Shares

 

Value

COMMON STOCKS — 99.7%

COMMUNICATION SERVICES — 10.9%

 

 

 

Alphabet, Inc., Class A*

 

6,717

 

$

833,445

Meta Platforms, Inc., Class A*

 

1,148

 

 

345,858

       

 

1,179,303

CONSUMER DISCRETIONARY — 29.1%

 

 

 

Amazon.com, Inc.*

 

6,742

 

 

897,293

Booking Holdings, Inc.*

 

96

 

 

267,798

Home Depot, Inc. (The)

 

1,322

 

 

376,360

Lululemon Athletica, Inc.*

 

243

 

 

95,616

MercadoLibre, Inc.*

 

7

 

 

8,685

NVR, Inc.*

 

32

 

 

173,204

O’Reilly Automotive, Inc.*

 

546

 

 

508,020

Pool Corp.

 

23

 

 

7,263

PulteGroup, Inc.

 

1,363

 

 

100,303

Tractor Supply Co.

 

1,586

 

 

305,400

Yum! Brands, Inc.

 

3,446

 

 

416,483

       

 

3,156,425

CONSUMER STAPLES — 6.3%

     

 

 

Casey’s General Stores, Inc.

 

1,760

 

 

478,561

US Foods Holding Corp.*

 

5,272

 

 

205,292

       

 

683,853

ENERGY — 2.4%

     

 

 

TechnipFMC PLC.

 

12,037

 

 

259,036

       

 

 

HEALTH CARE — 9.8%

     

 

 

Align Technology, Inc.*

 

25

 

 

4,615

Eli Lilly & Co.

 

1,637

 

 

906,783

IDEXX Laboratories, Inc.*

 

44

 

 

17,577

Mettler-Toledo International, Inc.*

 

137

 

 

134,972

       

 

1,063,947

INDUSTRIALS — 19.0%

     

 

 

Axon Enterprise, Inc.*

 

1,862

 

 

380,760

Builders FirstSource, Inc.*

 

99

 

 

10,744

Caterpillar, Inc.

 

1,211

 

 

273,747

Cintas Corp.

 

535

 

 

271,309

EMCOR Group, Inc.

 

1,313

 

 

271,331

Fastenal Co.

 

3,884

 

 

226,593

Lincoln Electric Holdings, Inc.

 

1,349

 

 

235,805

Masco Corp.

 

456

 

 

23,753

Old Dominion Freight Line, Inc.

 

245

 

 

92,282

Saia, Inc.*

 

20

 

 

7,170

Stantec, Inc.

 

4,442

 

 

271,717

       

 

2,065,211

 

Number of
Shares

 

Value

COMMON STOCKS (Continued)

 

INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY — 19.4%

 

 

 

 

Adobe, Inc.*

 

228

 

$

121,310

 

Arista Networks, Inc.*

 

612

 

 

122,626

 

Broadcom, Inc.

 

303

 

 

254,935

 

Cadence Design Systems, Inc.*

 

539

 

 

129,279

 

Fair Isaac Corp.*

 

8

 

 

6,767

 

Gartner, Inc.*

 

750

 

 

249,030

 

HubSpot, Inc.*

 

16

 

 

6,780

 

Jabil, Inc.

 

1,348

 

 

165,534

 

KLA Corp.

 

17

 

 

7,985

 

LAM Research Corp.

 

12

 

 

7,059

 

Lattice Semiconductor Corp.*

 

90

 

 

5,005

 

Manhattan Associates, Inc.*

 

367

 

 

71,558

 

NVIDIA Corp.

 

923

 

 

376,399

 

Oracle Corp.

 

4,124

 

 

426,422

 

ServiceNow, Inc.*

 

37

 

 

21,529

 

Shopify, Inc., Class A*

 

143

 

 

6,748

 

Synopsys, Inc.*

 

252

 

 

118,299

 

Teradyne, Inc.

 

77

 

 

6,412

 

       

 

2,103,677

 

MATERIALS — 2.8%

     

 

 

 

Reliance Steel & Aluminum Co.

 

1,208

 

 

307,291

 

       

 

 

 

TOTAL COMMON STOCKS
(Cost $11,014,683)

     

 

10,818,743

 

       

 

 

 

SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS — 0.3%

 

Invesco Government & Agency Portfolio – Institutional
Class, 5.27%(a)

 

31,514

 

 

31,514

 

TOTAL SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS
(Cost $31,514)

     

 

31,514

 

TOTAL INVESTMENTS — 100.0%
(Cost $11,046,197)

     

 

10,850,257

 

Liabilities in Excess of
Other Assets — (0.0)%

     

 

(521

)

TOTAL NET ASSETS — 100.0%

     

$

10,849,736

 

*   Non-income producing security.

(a)  The rate is the annualized seven-day yield at period end.

7

QRAFT AI-Enhanced U.S. Large Cap Momentum ETF

SUMMARY OF INVESTMENTS

 

October 31, 2023  

(Unaudited)  

Security Type/Sector

 

Percent of
Total Net
Assets

Common Stocks

   

 

Communication Services

 

10.9

%

Consumer Discretionary

 

29.1

%

Consumer Staples

 

6.3

%

Energy

 

2.4

%

Health Care

 

9.8

%

Industrials

 

19.0

%

Information Technology

 

19.4

%

Materials

 

2.8

%

Total Common Stocks

 

99.7

%

Short-Term Investments

 

0.3

%

Total Investments

 

100.0

%

Liabilities in Excess of Other Assets

 

(0.0

)%

Total Net Assets

 

100.0

%

8

QRAFT AI-Enhanced U.S. Next Value ETF

SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS

 

October 31, 2023  

(Unaudited)  

 

Number of
Shares

 

Value

COMMON STOCKS — 99.9%

COMMUNICATION SERVICES — 8.2%

 

 

 

Alphabet, Inc., Class A*

 

2,809

 

$

348,541

Nexstar Media Group, Inc.

 

121

 

 

16,949

       

 

365,490

CONSUMER DISCRETIONARY — 25.5%

 

 

 

Abercrombie & Fitch Co., Class A*

 

309

 

 

18,793

Asbury Automotive Group, Inc.*

 

76

 

 

14,544

AutoNation, Inc.*

 

115

 

 

14,959

Bath & Body Works, Inc.

 

515

 

 

15,270

Best Buy Co., Inc.

 

251

 

 

16,772

Booking Holdings, Inc.*

 

50

 

 

139,478

BorgWarner, Inc.

 

431

 

 

15,904

Buckle, Inc. (The)

 

1,961

 

 

66,223

Cavco Industries, Inc.*

 

66

 

 

16,468

Century Communities, Inc.

 

261

 

 

16,052

Dick’s Sporting Goods, Inc.

 

160

 

 

17,112

Dillard’s, Inc., Class A

 

53

 

 

16,454

Grand Canyon Education, Inc.*

 

1,202

 

 

142,233

Green Brick Partners, Inc.*

 

419

 

 

16,215

Group 1 Automotive, Inc.

 

65

 

 

16,402

Installed Building Products, Inc.

 

139

 

 

15,522

LCI Industries

 

148

 

 

16,056

Lennar Corp., Class A

 

155

 

 

16,535

M/I Homes, Inc.*

 

207

 

 

16,989

MDC Holdings, Inc.

 

422

 

 

16,015

Meritage Homes Corp.

 

142

 

 

16,191

Murphy USA, Inc.

 

805

 

 

291,965

Oxford Industries, Inc.

 

181

 

 

15,276

Patrick Industries, Inc.

 

232

 

 

17,435

Penske Automotive Group, Inc.

 

104

 

 

14,880

Signet Jewelers Ltd.

 

242

 

 

16,899

Steven Madden Ltd.

 

548

 

 

17,969

Tapestry, Inc.

 

606

 

 

16,701

Thor Industries, Inc.

 

183

 

 

16,091

Toll Brothers, Inc.

 

235

 

 

16,617

Tri Pointe Homes, Inc.*

 

637

 

 

15,963

Upbound Group Inc.

 

591

 

 

15,402

Vista Outdoor, Inc.*

 

526

 

 

13,213

Williams-Sonoma, Inc.

 

112

 

 

16,827

Winnebago Industries, Inc.

 

293

 

 

16,979

       

 

1,142,404

CONSUMER STAPLES — 13.8%

     

 

 

Andersons, Inc. (The)

 

338

 

 

16,944

Coca-Cola Consolidated, Inc.

 

65

 

 

41,367

 

Number of
Shares

 

Value

COMMON STOCKS (Continued)

CONSUMER STAPLES (Continued)

     

 

 

Kroger Co. (The)

 

6,570

 

$

298,081

Sprouts Farmers Market, Inc.*

 

2,014

 

 

84,628

Target Corp.

 

347

 

 

38,444

Weis Markets, Inc.

 

2,099

 

 

136,645

       

 

616,109

ENERGY — 10.0%

     

 

 

Alliance Resource Partners LP

 

4,021

 

 

91,377

EOG Resources, Inc.

 

900

 

 

113,625

HF Sinclair Corp.

 

373

 

 

20,657

Marathon Petroleum Corp.

 

917

 

 

138,697

PBF Energy, Inc., Class A

 

325

 

 

15,447

Valero Energy Corp.

 

555

 

 

70,485

       

 

450,288

FINANCIALS — 1.1%

     

 

 

Affiliated Managers Group, Inc.

 

134

 

 

16,450

Donnelley Financial Solutions, Inc.*

 

309

 

 

16,819

Synchrony Financial

 

569

 

 

15,960

       

 

49,229

HEALTH CARE — 11.6%

     

 

 

AMN Healthcare Services, Inc.*

 

657

 

 

49,840

Centene Corp.*

 

3,110

 

 

214,528

CVS Health Corp.

 

3,710

 

 

256,027

       

 

520,395

INDUSTRIALS — 16.8%

     

 

 

Acuity Brands, Inc.

 

102

 

 

16,521

ASGN, Inc.*

 

213

 

 

17,777

Atkore, Inc.*

 

117

 

 

14,541

Beacon Roofing Supply, Inc.*

 

226

 

 

16,084

Boise Cascade Co.

 

169

 

 

15,844

Builders FirstSource, Inc.*

 

140

 

 

15,193

CACI International, Inc., Class A*

 

568

 

 

184,464

CH Robinson Worldwide, Inc.

 

681

 

 

55,726

Encore Wire Corp.

 

95

 

 

16,989

GMS, Inc.*

 

272

 

 

15,907

Hub Group, Inc., Class A*

 

222

 

 

15,262

ICF International, Inc.

 

782

 

 

99,103

Korn Ferry

 

367

 

 

16,706

Landstar System, Inc.

 

603

 

 

99,362

ManpowerGroup, Inc.

 

237

 

 

16,583

Matson, Inc.

 

196

 

 

17,062

Mueller Industries, Inc.

 

464

 

 

17,497

Robert Half, Inc.

 

238

 

 

17,795

9

QRAFT AI-Enhanced U.S. Next Value ETF

SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (Concluded)

 

October 31, 2023  

(Unaudited)  

 

Number of
Shares

 

Value

COMMON STOCKS (Continued)

INDUSTRIALS (Continued)

     

 

 

Simpson Manufacturing Co., Inc.

 

116

 

$

15,449

Sterling Infrastructure, Inc.*

 

237

 

 

17,265

UFP Industries, Inc.

 

170

 

 

16,179

Veritiv Corp.

 

103

 

 

17,449

Watts Water Technologies, Inc., Class A

 

101

 

 

17,474

       

 

752,232

INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY — 2.6%

 

 

 

Axcelis Technologies, Inc.*

 

107

 

 

13,642

Cognizant Technology Solutions Corp., Class A

 

395

 

 

25,466

Diodes, Inc.*

 

221

 

 

14,383

DXC Technology Co.*

 

836

 

 

16,862

Kulicke & Soffa Industries, Inc.

 

358

 

 

14,896

Teradata Corp.*

 

387

 

 

16,533

Vishay Intertechnology, Inc.

 

704

 

 

15,657

       

 

117,439

MATERIALS — 10.0%

     

 

 

Cleveland-Cliffs, Inc.*

 

1,114

 

 

18,693

Greif, Inc., Class A

 

1,463

 

 

92,901

Huntsman Corp.

 

713

 

 

16,634

ICL Group Ltd.

 

3,137

 

 

15,152

International Paper Co.

 

902

 

 

30,424

Louisiana-Pacific Corp.

 

315

 

 

16,153

LyondellBasell Industries NV, Class A

 

652

 

 

58,836

Mosaic Co. (The)

 

489

 

 

15,883

Nucor Corp.

 

111

 

 

16,405

Olin Corp.

 

348

 

 

14,867

Reliance Steel & Aluminum Co.

 

388

 

 

98,699

Steel Dynamics, Inc.

 

162

 

 

17,255

United States Steel Corp.

 

536

 

 

18,165

Westlake Corp.

 

140

 

 

16,150

       

 

446,217

REAL ESTATE — 0.3%

     

 

 

eXp World Holdings, Inc.

 

1,072

 

 

14,225

       

 

 

TOTAL COMMON STOCKS
(Cost $4,561,519)

     

 

4,474,028

 

Number of
Shares

 

Value

SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS — 0.1%

 

Invesco Government & Agency Portfolio – Institutional
Class, 5.27%(a)

 

6,555

 

$

6,555

 

TOTAL SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS
(Cost $6,555)

 

 

6,555

 

TOTAL INVESTMENTS — 100.0%
(Cost $4,568,074)

     

 

4,480,583

 

Liabilities in Excess of Other Assets — (0.0)%

     

 

(158

)

TOTAL NET ASSETS — 100.0%

     

$

4,480,425

 

*   Non-income producing security.

(a)  The rate is the annualized seven-day yield at period end.

10

QRAFT AI-Enhanced U.S. Next Value ETF

SUMMARY OF INVESTMENTS

 

October 31, 2023  

(Unaudited)  

Security Type/Sector

 

Percent of
Total
Net
Assets

Common Stocks

   

 

Communication Services

 

8.2

%

Consumer Discretionary

 

25.5

%

Consumer Staples

 

13.8

%

Energy

 

10.0

%

Financials

 

1.1

%

Health Care

 

11.6

%

Industrials

 

16.8

%

Information Technology

 

2.6

%

Materials

 

10.0

%

Real Estate

 

0.3

%

Total Common Stocks

 

99.9

%

Short-Term Investments

 

0.1

%

Total Investments

 

100.0

%

Liabilities in Excess of Other Assets

 

(0.0

)%

Total Net Assets

 

100.0

%

11

QRAFT AI-Pilot U.S. Large Cap Dynamic Beta and Income ETF

SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS

 

October 31, 2023  

(Unaudited)  

 

Number of
Shares

 

Value

EXCHANGE-TRADED FUNDS — 99.8%

 

EQUITY — 64.3%

     

 

 

 

iShares Core S&P 500 ETF(a)

 

4,618

 

$

1,939,283

 

FIXED INCOME — 35.5%

     

 

 

 

iShares Short Treasury Bond ETF(a)

 

9,698

 

 

1,071,629

 

TOTAL EXCHANGE-TRADED FUNDS
(Cost $3,040,425)

 

 

3,010,912

 

       

 

 

 

SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS — 0.3%

 

Invesco Government & Agency Portfolio – Institutional
Class, 5.27%(b)

 

7,788

 

 

7,788

 

TOTAL SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS
(Cost $7,788)

 

 

7,788

 

TOTAL INVESTMENTS — 100.1%
(Cost $3,048,213)

     

 

3,018,700

 

Liabilities in Excess of Other Assets — (0.1)%

     

 

(3,065

)

TOTAL NET ASSETS — 100.0%

     

$

3,015,635

 

(a)  A copy of the security’s annual report to shareholders may be obtained without charge at www.ishares.com.

(b)  The rate is the annualized seven-day yield at period end.

12

QRAFT AI-Pilot U.S. Large Cap Dynamic Beta and Income ETF

SUMMARY OF INVESTMENTS

 

October 31, 2023  

(Unaudited)  

Security Type/Sector

 

Percent of
Total Net
Assets

Exchange-Traded Funds

   

 

Equity

 

64.3

%

Fixed Income

 

35.5

%

Total Exchange-Traded Funds

 

99.8

%

Short-Term Investments

 

0.3

%

Total Investments

 

100.1

%

Liabilities in Excess of Other Assets

 

(0.1

)%

Total Net Assets

 

100.0

%

13

EXCHANGE LISTED FUNDS TRUST

STATEMENTS OF ASSETS AND LIABILITIES

 

October 31, 2023  

(Unaudited)  

 

 

QRAFT
AI-Enhanced
U.S. Large
Cap ETF

 

QRAFT
AI-Enhanced
U.S. Large Cap
Momentum ETF

 

QRAFT
AI-Enhanced
U.S. Next
Value ETF

 

QRAFT
AI-Pilot
U.S. Large Cap
Dynamic Beta
and Income ETF

Assets:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Investments, at value

 

$

4,764,047

 

 

$

10,850,257

 

 

$

4,480,583

 

 

$

3,018,700

 

Cash

 

 

 

 

 

120

 

 

 

70

 

 

 

9

 

Dividends receivable

 

 

2,482

 

 

 

3,827

 

 

 

2,703

 

 

 

50

 

Investment securities sold receivable

 

 

80

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

524,301

 

Foreign tax reclaim

 

 

61

 

 

 

2,872

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total Assets

 

 

4,766,670

 

 

 

10,857,076

 

 

 

4,483,356

 

 

 

3,543,060

 

   

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Liabilities:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Due to custodian

 

 

86

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Advisory fee payable

 

 

3,089

 

 

 

7,340

 

 

 

2,931

 

 

 

1,949

 

Investment securities purchased payable

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

525,476

 

Total Liabilities

 

 

3,175

 

 

 

7,340

 

 

 

2,931

 

 

 

527,425

 

   

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net Assets

 

$

4,763,495

 

 

$

10,849,736

 

 

$

4,480,425

 

 

$

3,015,635

 

   

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net Assets Consist of:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Paid-in capital

 

$

8,709,094

 

 

$

25,637,237

 

 

$

6,282,679

 

 

$

3,057,056

 

Distributable earnings (loss)

 

 

(3,945,599

)

 

 

(14,787,501

)

 

 

(1,802,254

)

 

 

(41,421

)

Net Assets

 

$

4,763,495

 

 

$

10,849,736

 

 

$

4,480,425

 

 

$

3,015,635

 

   

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Shares of Beneficial Interest Outstanding (unlimited number of shares authorized, no par value)

 

 

125,001

 

 

 

375,001

 

 

 

150,000

 

 

 

120,001

 

Net Asset Value, Offering and Redemption Price Per Share

 

$

38.11

 

 

$

28.93

 

 

$

29.87

 

 

$

25.13

 

Investments, at cost

 

$

4,732,136

 

 

$

11,046,197

 

 

$

4,568,074

 

 

$

3,048,213

 

14

EXCHANGE LISTED FUNDS TRUST

STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS

 

  

  

 

QRAFT
AI-Enhanced
U.S. Large
Cap ETF

 

QRAFT
AI-Enhanced
U.S. Large Cap
Momentum ETF

 

QRAFT
AI-Enhanced
U.S. Next
Value ETF

 

QRAFT
AI-Pilot
U.S. Large Cap
Dynamic Beta
and Income ETF

 

 

For the
Six Months
Ended
October 31,
2023
(Unaudited)

 

For the
Six Months
Ended
October 31,
2023
(Unaudited)

 

For the
Six Months
Ended
October 31,
2023
(Unaudited)

 

For the
period May 24,
2023
(1) to
October 31,
2023
(Unaudited)

Investment Income:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Dividends *

 

$

34,835

 

 

$

62,987

 

 

$

42,424

 

 

$

18,792

 

Total Investment Income

 

 

34,835

 

 

 

62,987

 

 

 

42,424

 

 

 

18,792

 

   

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Expenses:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Advisory fees

 

 

18,911

 

 

 

45,383

 

 

 

18,876

 

 

 

9,443

 

Total Expenses

 

 

18,911

 

 

 

45,383

 

 

 

18,876

 

 

 

9,443

 

Net Investment Income (Loss)

 

 

15,924

 

 

 

17,604

 

 

 

23,548

 

 

 

9,349

 

   

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net realized gain (loss) from:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Investments

 

 

(224,363

)

 

 

(1,114,163

)

 

 

(718,934

)

 

 

(18,228

)

In-kind redemptions

 

 

244,147

 

 

 

1,815,147

 

 

 

706,763

 

 

 

 

Foreign currency transactions

 

 

(3

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net realized gain (loss)

 

 

19,781

 

 

 

700,984

 

 

 

(12,171)

 

 

 

(18,228)

 

Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Investments

 

 

(84,787

)

 

 

(830,416

)

 

 

(83,968

)

 

 

(29,513

)

Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation)

 

 

(84,787

)

 

 

(830,416

)

 

 

(83,968

)

 

 

(29,513

)

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)

 

 

(65,006

)

 

 

(129,432

)

 

 

(96,139

)

 

 

(47,741

)

Net Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets Resulting from Operations

 

$

(49,082

)

 

$

(111,828

)

 

$

(72,591

)

 

$

(38,392

)

* Net of foreign withholding taxes

 

$

610

 

 

$

225

 

 

$

2

 

 

$

 

(1)  Commencement of operations.

15

EXCHANGE LISTED FUNDS TRUST

STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN NET ASSETS

 

  

  

 

QRAFT AI-Enhanced
U.S. Large Cap ETF

 

QRAFT AI-Enhanced
U.S. Large Cap Momentum ETF

 

 

For the
Six Months
Ended
October 31,
2023
(Unaudited)

 

Year Ended
April 30,
2023

 

For the
Six Months
Ended
October 31,
2023
(Unaudited)

 

Year Ended
April 30,
2023

From Investment Activities:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Operations:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net investment income (loss)

 

$

15,924

 

 

$

62,094

 

 

$

17,604

 

 

$

113,305

 

Net realized gain (loss)

 

 

19,781

 

 

 

(1,678,897

)

 

 

700,984

 

 

 

(1,894,073

)

Change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation)

 

 

(84,787

)

 

 

1,213,343

 

 

 

(830,416

)

 

 

1,782,542

 

Net Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets Resulting from Operations

 

 

(49,082

)

 

 

(403,460

)

 

 

(111,828

)

 

 

1,774

 

   

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Distributions to Shareholders

 

 

(21,731

)

 

 

(62,579

)

 

 

(17,591

)

 

 

(111,858

)

   

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Capital Share Transactions:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Proceeds from shares issued

 

 

3,033,919

 

 

 

6,622,440

 

 

 

19,779,719

 

 

 

26,676,927

 

Cost of shares redeemed

 

 

(3,037,152

)

 

 

(12,940,038

)

 

 

(21,018,895

)

 

 

(30,288,470

)

Net Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets Resulting from Capital Share Transactions

 

 

(3,233

)

 

 

(6,317,598

)

 

 

(1,239,176

)

 

 

(3,611,543

)

Total Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets

 

 

(74,046

)

 

 

(6,783,637

)

 

 

(1,368,595

)

 

 

(3,721,627

)

   

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net Assets:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Beginning of period

 

 

4,837,541

 

 

 

11,621,178

 

 

 

12,218,331

 

 

 

15,939,958

 

End of period

 

$

4,763,495

 

 

$

4,837,541

 

 

$

10,849,736

 

 

$

12,218,331

 

   

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Change in Shares Outstanding:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Shares outstanding, beginning of period

 

 

125,001

 

 

 

300,001

 

 

 

425,001

 

 

 

575,001

 

Shares issued

 

 

75,000

 

 

 

175,000

 

 

 

650,000

 

 

 

975,000

 

Shares redeemed

 

 

(75,000

)

 

 

(350,000

)

 

 

(700,000

)

 

 

(1,125,000

)

Shares outstanding, end of period

 

 

125,001

 

 

 

125,001

 

 

 

375,001

 

 

 

425,001

 

16

EXCHANGE LISTED FUNDS TRUST

STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN NET ASSETS (Concluded)

 

  

  

 

QRAFT AI-Enhanced
U.S. Next Value ETF

 

QRAFT
AI-Pilot
U.S. Large Cap
Dynamic Beta
and Income ETF

 

 

For the
Six Months
Ended
October 31,
2023
(Unaudited)

 

Year Ended
April 30,
2023

 

For the
period May 24,
2023
(1) to
October 31,
2023
(Unaudited)

From Investment Activities:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Operations:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net investment income (loss)

 

$

23,548

 

 

$

83,667

 

 

$

9,349

 

Net realized gain (loss)

 

 

(12,171

)

 

 

(486,791

)

 

 

(18,228

)

Change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation)

 

 

(83,968

)

 

 

191,049

 

 

 

(29,513

)

Net Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets Resulting from Operations

 

 

(72,591

)

 

 

(212,075

)

 

 

(38,392

)

   

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Distributions to Shareholders

 

 

(38,858)

 

 

 

(85,331)

 

 

 

(3,029

)

   

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Capital Share Transactions:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Proceeds from shares issued

 

 

7,095,459

 

 

 

5,694,525

 

 

 

3,057,031

 

Cost of shares redeemed

 

 

(7,756,490

)

 

 

(5,662,960

)

 

 

 

Net Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets Resulting from Capital Share Transactions

 

 

(661,031

)

 

 

31,565

 

 

 

3,057,031

 

Total Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets

 

 

(772,480

)

 

 

(265,841

)

 

 

3,015,610

 

   

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net Assets:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Beginning of period

 

 

5,252,905

 

 

 

5,518,746

 

 

 

25

(2)

End of period

 

$

4,480,425

 

 

$

5,252,905

 

 

$

3,015,635

 

   

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Change in Shares Outstanding:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Shares outstanding, beginning of period

 

 

175,000

 

 

 

175,000

 

 

 

1

 

Shares issued

 

 

225,000

 

 

 

175,000

 

 

 

120,000

 

Shares redeemed

 

 

(250,000

)

 

 

(175,000

)

 

 

 

Shares outstanding, end of period

 

 

150,000

 

 

 

175,000

 

 

 

120,001

 

(1)  Commencement of operations.

(2)  Beginning capital of $25 was contributed by the Adviser in exchange for 1 share of the Fund in connection with the commencement of operations.

17

EXCHANGE LISTED FUNDS TRUST

FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS

 

  

  

QRAFT AI-Enhanced U.S. Large Cap ETF
Selected Per Share Data

 

For the
Six Months
Ended
October 31, 2023
(Unaudited)

 




Years Ended April 30,

 

For the
period
May 20,
2019
(1) through
April 30, 2020

2023

 

2022

 

2021

 

Net Asset Value, beginning of period

 

$

38.70

 

 

$

38.74

 

 

$

40.62

 

 

$

26.83

 

 

$

24.73

 

Investment Activities

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net investment income (loss)(2)

 

 

0.13

 

 

 

0.32

 

 

 

0.06

 

 

 

(0.02

)

 

 

0.14

 

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)

 

 

(0.55

)

 

 

(0.03

)

 

 

(1.91

)

 

 

14.50

 

 

 

3.07

 

Total from investment activities

 

 

(0.42

)

 

 

0.29

 

 

 

(1.85

)

 

 

14.48

 

 

 

3.21

 

Distributions to shareholders from:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net investment income

 

 

(0.17

)

 

 

(0.33

)

 

 

(0.03

)

 

 

(0.02

)

 

 

(0.12

)

Net realized gain

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(0.67

)

 

 

(0.99

)

Total distributions

 

 

(0.17

)

 

 

(0.33

)

 

 

(0.03

)

 

 

(0.69

)

 

 

(1.11

)

Net Asset Value, end of period

 

$

38.11

 

 

$

38.70

 

 

$

38.74

 

 

$

40.62

 

 

$

26.83

 

Total Return (%)

 

 

(1.10

)(3)

 

 

0.83

 

 

 

(4.57

)

 

 

54.12

 

 

 

12.84

(3)

Total Return at Market Price (%)

 

 

(1.07

)(3)

 

 

0.89

 

 

 

(4.63

)

 

 

53.83

 

 

 

12.96

(3)

Ratios to Average Net Assets

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Expenses (%)

 

 

0.75

(4)

 

 

0.75

 

 

 

0.75

 

 

 

0.75

 

 

 

0.75

(4)

Net investment income (loss) (%)

 

 

0.63

(4)

 

 

0.86

 

 

 

0.15

 

 

 

(0.06

)

 

 

0.56

(4)

Supplemental Data

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net Assets at end of period (000’s)

 

$

4,763

 

 

$

4,838

 

 

$

11,621

 

 

$

20,311

 

 

$

3,354

 

Portfolio turnover (%)(5)

 

 

143

(3)

 

 

348

 

 

 

180

 

 

 

263

 

 

 

219

(3)

QRAFT AI-Enhanced U.S. Large Cap Momentum ETF
Selected Per Share Data

 

For the
Six Months
Ended
October 31, 2023
(Unaudited)

 




Years Ended April 30,

 

For the
period
May 20,
2019
(1) through
April 30, 2020

2023

 

2022

 

2021

 

Net Asset Value, beginning of period

 

$

28.75

 

 

$

27.72

 

 

$

35.19

 

 

$

25.75

 

 

$

24.70

 

Investment Activities

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net investment income (loss)(2)

 

 

0.04

 

 

 

0.24

 

 

 

0.01

 

 

 

(0.04

)

 

 

0.07

 

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)

 

 

0.18

(6)

 

 

1.02

(6)

 

 

(7.21

)

 

 

17.27

 

 

 

2.41

 

Total from investment activities

 

 

0.22

 

 

 

1.26

 

 

 

(7.20

)

 

 

17.23

 

 

 

2.48

 

Distributions to shareholders from:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net investment income

 

 

(0.04

)

 

 

(0.23

)

 

 

(0.01

)

 

 

(0.02

)

 

 

(0.04

)

Net realized gain

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(0.26

)

 

 

(7.77

)

 

 

(1.39

)

Total distributions

 

 

(0.04

)

 

 

(0.23

)

 

 

(0.27

)

 

 

(7.79

)

 

 

(1.43

)

Net Asset Value, end of period

 

$

28.93

 

 

$

28.75

 

 

$

27.72

 

 

$

35.19

 

 

$

25.75

 

Total Return (%)

 

 

0.79

(3)

 

 

4.65

 

 

 

(20.63

)

 

 

69.95

 

 

 

9.99

(3)

Total Return at Market Price (%)

 

 

0.78

(3)

 

 

4.74

 

 

 

(20.67

)

 

 

69.50

 

 

 

10.16

(3)

Ratios to Average Net Assets

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Expenses (%)

 

 

0.75

(4)

 

 

0.75

 

 

 

0.75

 

 

 

0.75

 

 

 

0.75

(4)

Net investment income (loss) (%)

 

 

0.29

(4)

 

 

0.88

 

 

 

0.03

 

 

 

(0.13

)

 

 

0.28

(4)

Supplemental Data

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net Assets at end of period (000’s)

 

$

10,850

 

 

$

12,218

 

 

$

15,940

 

 

$

21,992

 

 

$

2,575

 

Portfolio turnover (%)(5)

 

 

203

(3)

 

 

506

 

 

 

790

 

 

 

346

 

 

 

275

(3)

(1)  Commencement of operations.

(2)  Per share numbers have been calculated using the average shares method.

(3)  Not annualized for periods less than one year.

(4)  Annualized for periods less than one year.

(5)  Excludes the impact of in-kind transactions related to the processing of capital share transactions in Creation Units.

(6)  Per share net realized and unrealized gains or losses on investments is a balancing amount and may not correspond with the realized and change in aggregate unrealized gains and losses in the Fund’s securities because of the timing of sales and repurchases of the Fund’s shares in relation to fluctuating market values for the Fund.

18

EXCHANGE LISTED FUNDS TRUST

FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS (Concluded)

   

QRAFT AI-Enhanced U.S. Next Value ETF
Selected Per Share Data

 

For the
Six Months
Ended
October 31, 2023
(Unaudited)

 




Years Ended April 30,

 

For the
period
December 2,
2020
(1) through
April 30, 2021

2023

 

2022

 

Net Asset Value, beginning of period

 

$

30.02

 

 

$

31.54

 

 

$

31.60

 

 

$

25.14

 

Investment Activities

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net investment income (loss)(2)

 

 

0.15

 

 

 

0.49

 

 

 

0.52

 

 

 

0.10

 

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)

 

 

(0.04

)

 

 

(1.50

)

 

 

0.01

 

 

 

6.46

 

Total from investment activities

 

 

0.11

 

 

 

(1.01

)

 

 

0.53

 

 

 

6.56

 

Distributions to shareholders from:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net investment income

 

 

(0.26

)

 

 

(0.51

)

 

 

(0.44

)

 

 

(0.10

)

Net realized gain

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(0.15

)

 

 

 

Total distributions

 

 

(0.26

)

 

 

(0.51

)

 

 

(0.59

)

 

 

(0.10

)

Net Asset Value, end of period

 

$

29.87

 

 

$

30.02

 

 

$

31.54

 

 

$

31.60

 

Total Return (%)

 

 

0.35

(3)

 

 

(3.20

)

 

 

1.62

 

 

 

26.10

(3)

Total Return at Market Price (%)

 

 

0.30

(3)

 

 

(2.98

)

 

 

1.32

 

 

 

26.89

(3)

Ratios to Average Net Assets

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Expenses (%)

 

 

0.75

(4)

 

 

0.75

 

 

 

0.75

 

 

 

0.75

(4)

Net investment income (loss) (%)

 

 

0.94

(4)

 

 

1.58

 

 

 

1.63

 

 

 

0.83

(4)

Supplemental Data

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net Assets at end of period (000’s)

 

$

4,480

 

 

$

5,253

 

 

$

5,519

 

 

$

4,740

 

Portfolio turnover (%)(5)

 

 

241

(3)

 

 

261

 

 

 

379

 

 

 

173

(3)

QRAFT AI-Pilot U.S. Large Cap Dynamic Beta and Income ETF
Selected Per Share Data

 

For the
period
May 24,
2023
(1) through
October 31, 2023
(Unaudited)

Net Asset Value, beginning of period

 

$

24.73

 

Investment Activities

 

 

 

 

Net investment income (loss)(2)

 

 

0.09

 

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)

 

 

0.34

(6)

Total from investment activities

 

 

0.43

 

Distributions to shareholders from:

 

 

 

 

Net investment income

 

 

(0.03

)

Total distributions

 

 

(0.03

)

Net Asset Value, end of period

 

$

25.13

 

Total Return (%)

 

 

1.72

(3)

Total Return at Market Price (%)

 

 

1.64

(3)

Ratios to Average Net Assets

 

 

 

 

Expenses (%)

 

 

0.75

(4)

Net investment income (loss) (%)

 

 

0.74

(4)

Supplemental Data

 

 

 

 

Net Assets at end of period (000’s)

 

$

3,016

 

Portfolio turnover (%)(5)

 

 

91

(3)

(1)  Commencement of operations.

(2)  Per share numbers have been calculated using the average shares method.

(3)  Not annualized for periods less than one year.

(4)  Annualized for periods less than one year.

(5)  Excludes the impact of in-kind transactions related to the processing of capital share transactions in Creation Units.

(6)  Per share net realized and unrealized gains or losses on investments is a balancing amount and may not correspond with the realized and change in aggregate unrealized gains and losses in the Fund’s securities because of the timing of sales and repurchases of the Fund’s shares in relation to fluctuating market values for the Fund.

19

EXCHANGE LISTED FUNDS TRUST

NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

 

October 31, 2023  

(Unaudited)  

Note 1Organization

Exchange Listed Funds Trust (the “Trust”) was organized on April 4, 2012 as a Delaware statutory trust and is registered with the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) under the 1940 Act as an open-end management investment company. The Agreement and Declaration of Trust permits the Trust to issue an unlimited number of shares of beneficial interest (“Shares”) in one or more series representing interests in separate portfolios of securities. The Trust has registered its Shares in multiple separate series. The assets of each series in the Trust are segregated and a shareholder’s interest is limited to the series in which Shares are held. The financial statements presented herein relate to the funds listed below and are individually referred to as a “Fund” or collectively as the “Funds”:

QRAFT AI-Enhanced U.S. Large Cap ETF

QRAFT AI-Enhanced U.S. Large Cap Momentum ETF

QRAFT AI-Enhanced U.S. Next Value ETF

QRAFT AI-Pilot U.S. Large Cap Dynamic Beta and Income ETF

Each Fund is an actively managed exchange-traded fund (“ETF”). Unlike index ETFs, actively managed ETFs do not seek to track the performance of a specified index. Instead, each Fund uses an active investment strategy in seeking to meet its investment objective.

Each of the QRAFT AI-Enhanced U.S. Large Cap ETF, QRAFT AI-Enhanced U.S. Large Cap Momentum ETF and the QRAFT AI-Pilot U.S. Large Cap Dynamic Beta and Income ETF seeks to achieve its investment objective by investing at least 80% of its net assets, plus the amounts of any borrowings for investment purposes, in securities of U.S. listed large capitalization companies (as such term is defined in each Fund’s prospectus). The QRAFT AI-Enhanced U.S. Next Value ETF seeks to achieve its investment objective by investing at least 80% of its net assets, plus the amounts of any borrowings for investment purposes, in securities of U.S. listed companies.

Under the Trust’s organizational documents, its officers and Board of Trustees (the “Board”) are indemnified against certain liabilities arising out of the performance of their duties to the Trust. In addition, in the normal course of business, the Trust may enter into contracts with vendors and others that provide for general indemnifications. The Trust’s maximum exposure under these arrangements is unknown, as this would involve future claims that may be made against the Trust.

Note 2Basis of Presentation and Significant Accounting Policies

The following is a summary of the significant accounting policies followed by the Trust in the preparation of the financial statements. These policies are in conformity with generally accepted accounting principles in the United States of America (“GAAP”). The Trust is an investment company and follows accounting and reporting guidance under Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) Accounting Standards Codification (“ASC”) Topic 946, “Financial Services-Investment Companies.”

(a) Use of Estimates

The preparation of financial statements in accordance with 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 income and expenses during the reporting period. Management believes the estimates and security valuations are appropriate; however, actual results may differ from those estimates, and the security valuations reflected in the financial statements may differ from the value each Fund ultimately realizes upon sale of the securities.

(b) Valuation of Investments

Each Fund records investments at fair value using procedures approved by the Board and are generally valued using market valuations (Market Approach). A market valuation generally means a valuation (i) obtained from an exchange, a pricing service, or a major market maker (or dealer) or (ii) based on a price quotation or other equivalent indication of value supplied by an

20

EXCHANGE LISTED FUNDS TRUST

NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Continued)

 

October 31, 2023  

(Unaudited)  

exchange, a pricing service, or a major market maker (or dealer). A price obtained from a pricing service based on such pricing service’s valuation matrix may be considered a market valuation. Any assets or liabilities denominated in currencies other than the U.S. dollar are converted into U.S. dollars at the current market rates on the date of valuation as quoted by one or more sources.

In December 2020, the SEC adopted Rule 2a-5 under the 1940 Act, establishing requirements to determine fair value in good faith for purposes of the 1940 Act. The rule permits fund boards to designate a fund’s investment adviser to perform fair-value determinations, subject to board oversight and certain other conditions. The rule also defines when market quotations are “readily available” for purposes of the 1940 Act and requires a fund to fair value a portfolio investment when a market quotation is not readily available. The SEC also adopted new Rule 31a-4 under the 1940 Act, which sets forth recordkeeping requirements associated with fair-value determinations.

Pursuant to the requirements of Rule 2a-5, the Board (i) has designated the Adviser as the Board’s valuation designee to perform fair-value determinations for the Fund through the Adviser’s Valuation Committee and (ii) has approved the Adviser’s Valuation Procedures.

In the event that current market valuations are not readily available or such valuations do not reflect current fair market value, the Trust’s procedures require the Valuation Committee, in accordance with the Trust’s Board-approved Valuation Procedures, to determine a security’s fair value. In determining such value, the Valuation Committee may consider, among other things, (i) price comparisons among multiple sources, (ii) a review of corporate actions and news events, and (iii) a review of relevant financial indicators (e.g., movement in interest rates or market indices). Fair value pricing involves subjective judgments and it is possible that the fair value determination for a security is materially different than the value that could be realized upon the sale of the security. With respect to securities that are primarily listed on foreign exchanges, the value of each Fund’s portfolio securities may change on days when the investors will not be able to purchase or sell their Shares.

Each Fund discloses the fair value of its investments in a hierarchy that distinguishes between: (1) market participant assumptions developed based on market data obtained from sources independent of each Fund (observable inputs) and (2) each Fund’s own assumptions about market participant assumptions developed based on the best information available under the circumstances (unobservable inputs). The three levels defined by the hierarchy are as follows:

•   Level 1Quoted prices in active markets for identical assets.

•   Level 2Other significant observable inputs (including quoted prices for similar securities, interest rates, prepayment speeds, credit risk, etc.).

•   Level 3Significant unobservable inputs (including the Fund’s own assumptions in determining the fair value of investments).

The inputs or methodology used for valuing securities are not necessarily an indication of the risk associated with investing in those securities.

Pursuant to the Valuation Procedures noted previously, equity securities and short-term investments are generally categorized as Level 1 in the fair value hierarchy (unless there is a fair valuation event, in which case affected securities are generally categorized as Level 2 or Level 3).

The following is a summary of the valuations as of October 31, 2023 for each Fund based upon the three levels defined above:

QRAFT AI-Enhanced U.S. Large Cap ETF

 

Level 1

 

Level 2

 

Level 3

 

Total

Investments

 

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

 

Common Stocks(a)

 

$

4,748,275

 

$

 

$

 

$

4,748,275

Short-Term Investments

 

 

15,772

 

 

 

 

 

 

15,772

Total

 

$

4,764,047

 

$

 

$

 

$

4,764,047

21

EXCHANGE LISTED FUNDS TRUST

NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Continued)

 

October 31, 2023  

(Unaudited)  

QRAFT AI-Enhanced U.S. Large Cap Momentum ETF

 

Level 1

 

Level 2

 

Level 3

 

Total

Investments

 

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

 

Common Stocks(a)

 

$

10,818,743

 

$

 

$

 

$

10,818,743

Short-Term Investments

 

 

31,514

 

 

 

 

 

 

31,514

Total

 

$

10,850,257

 

$

 

$

 

$

10,850,257

QRAFT AI-Enhanced U.S. Next Value ETF

 

Level 1

 

Level 2

 

Level 3

 

Total

Investments

 

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

 

Common Stocks(a)

 

$

4,474,028

 

$

 

$

 

$

4,474,028

Short-Term Investments

 

 

6,555

 

 

 

 

 

 

6,555

Total

 

$

4,480,583

 

$

 

$

 

$

4,480,583

QRAFT AI-Pilot U.S. Large Cap Dynamic Beta and Income ETF

 

Level 1

 

Level 2

 

Level 3

 

Total

Investments

 

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

 

Exchange-Traded Funds(a)

 

$

3,010,912

 

$

 

$

 

$

3,010,912

Short-Term Investments

 

 

7,788

 

 

 

 

 

 

7,788

Total

 

$

3,018,700

 

$

 

$

 

$

3,018,700

(a)  See Schedule of Investments for additional detailed categorizations.

(c) Investment Transactions and Related Income

For financial reporting purposes, investment transactions are reported on the trade date. However, for daily NAV determination, portfolio securities transactions are reflected no later than in the first calculation on the first business day following the trade date. Dividend income is recorded on the ex-dividend date. Interest income is recognized on an accrual basis and includes, where applicable, the amortization of premium or accretion of discount, using the effective yield method. Gains or losses realized on sales of securities are determined using the specific identification method by comparing the identified cost of the security lot sold with the net sales proceeds. Dividend and Interest Income on the Statements of Operations is shown net of any foreign taxes withheld on income from foreign securities, which are provided for in accordance with each Fund’s understanding of the applicable tax rules and regulations.

(d) Foreign Currency Transactions

The accounting records of each Fund are maintained in U.S. dollars. Financial instruments and other assets and liabilities of each Fund denominated in a foreign currency, if any, are translated into U.S. dollars at current exchange rates. Purchases and sales of financial instruments, income receipts and expense payments are translated into U.S. dollars at the exchange rate on the date of the transaction. Each Fund does not isolate that portion of the results of operations resulting from changes in foreign exchange rates from those resulting from changes in values to financial instruments. Such fluctuations are included with the net realized and unrealized gains or losses from investments. Realized foreign exchange gains or losses arise from transactions in financial instruments and foreign currencies, currency exchange fluctuations between the trade and settlement date of such transactions, and the difference between the amount of assets and liabilities recorded and the U.S. dollar equivalent of the amounts actually received or paid. Net unrealized foreign exchange gains and losses arise from changes in the value of assets and liabilities, including financial instruments, resulting from changes in currency exchange rates. Each Fund may be subject to foreign taxes related to foreign income received, capital gains on the sale of securities and certain foreign currency transactions (a portion of which may be reclaimable). All foreign taxes are recorded in accordance with the applicable regulations and rates that exist in the foreign jurisdictions in which each Fund invests.

22

EXCHANGE LISTED FUNDS TRUST

NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Continued)

 

October 31, 2023  

(Unaudited)  

(e) Federal Income Tax

It is the policy of each Fund to continue to qualify each year as a regulated investment company under Subchapter M of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (the “Code”) and to distribute substantially all of its net investment income and capital gains, if any, to its shareholders. Therefore, no federal income tax provision is required as long as each Fund qualifies as a regulated investment company.

Management of each Fund has evaluated tax positions taken or expected to be taken in the course of preparing each Fund’s tax returns to determine whether it is more-likely-than-not (i.e., greater than 50%) that each tax position will be sustained upon examination by a taxing authority based on the technical merits of the position. A tax position that meets the more-likely-than-not recognition threshold is measured to determine the amount of benefit to recognize in the financial statements. Differences between tax positions taken in a tax return and amounts recognized in the financial statements will generally result in an increase in a liability for taxes payable (or a reduction of a tax refund receivable), including the recognition of any related interest and penalties as an operating expense. In general, tax positions taken in previous tax years remain subject to examination by tax authorities (generally three years for federal income tax purposes). The determination has been made that there are not any uncertain tax positions that would require each Fund to record a tax liability and, therefore, there is no impact to the Fund’s financial statements. Each Fund’s policy is to classify interest and penalties associated with underpayment of federal and state income taxes, if any, as income tax expense on its Statements of Operations. As of October 31, 2023, the Funds did not have any interest or penalties associated with the underpayment of any income taxes.

(f) Distributions to Shareholders

Each Fund pays out dividends from its net investment income at least quarterly and distributes its net capital gains, if any, to investors at least annually. Each Fund may make distributions on a more frequent basis to comply with the distributions requirement of the Code, in all events in a manner consistent with the provisions of the 1940 Act.

The amount of distributions from net investment income and net realized gains are determined in accordance with federal income tax regulations, which may differ from GAAP. These “book/tax” differences are either considered temporary or permanent in nature. To the extent these differences are permanent in nature (e.g., return of capital and distribution reclassifications), such amounts are reclassified within the composition of net assets based on their federal tax basis treatment; temporary differences (e.g., wash sales and straddles) do not require a reclassification.

Note 3Transactions with Affiliates and Other Servicing Agreements

(a) Investment Advisory and Administrative Services

Exchange Traded Concepts, LLC (the “Adviser”) serves as the investment adviser to each Fund pursuant to an investment advisory agreement with the Trust (the “Advisory Agreement”). Under the Advisory Agreement, the Adviser provides investment advisory services to each Fund and is responsible for the day-to-day management of the Funds, including, among other things, providing an investment program for each Fund, trading portfolio securities on behalf of each Fund, and selecting broker-dealers to execute purchase and sale transactions, subject to the oversight of the Board. For the services it provides, each Fund pays the Adviser a fee calculated daily and paid monthly at an annual rate of 0.75% of the Fund’s average daily net assets.

Effective January 2, 2023, ETC Platform Services, LLC (“ETC Platform Services”), a direct wholly owned subsidiary of the Adviser, began providing services to each Fund. ETC Platform Services administers each Fund’s business affairs and provides office facilities and equipment, certain clerical, bookkeeping and administrative services, paying agent services under each Fund’s unitary fee arrangement (as described below), and its officers and employees to serve as officers or Trustees of the Trust. ETC Platform Services also arranges for transfer agency, custody, fund administration and accounting, and other non-distribution related services necessary for each Fund to operate. For the services it provides to each Fund, ETC Platform Services is paid a fee calculated daily and paid monthly based on a percentage of each Fund’s average daily net assets.

23

EXCHANGE LISTED FUNDS TRUST

NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Continued)

 

October 31, 2023  

(Unaudited)  

Under the Advisory Agreement, the Adviser has agreed to pay all expenses of each Fund (including the fee charged by ETC Platform Services) except for the advisory fee, interest, 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 fees and expenses paid by the Trust under any distribution plan adopted pursuant to Rule 12b-1 under the 1940 Act (collectively, “Excluded Expenses”).

QRAFT Technologies, Inc. (“Qraft”) is the Funds’ sponsor. In connection with an arrangement between the Adviser and Qraft, Qraft has agreed to assume the Adviser’s obligation to pay all expenses of the Funds (except the Excluded Expenses) and, to the extent applicable, pay the Adviser a minimum fee. Qraft will also provide marketing support for the Funds including, but not limited to, distributing each Fund’s materials and providing the Funds with access to and the use of Qraft’s other marketing capabilities, including communications through print and electronic media. For its services, Qraft is entitled to a fee from the Adviser, which is calculated daily and paid monthly, based on a percentage of the average daily net assets of each Fund. Qraft does not make investment decisions, provide investment advice, or otherwise act in the capacity of an investment adviser to the Funds.

An interested Trustee and certain officers of the Trust are affiliated with the Adviser and receive no compensation from the Trust for serving as officers and/or Trustee.

(b) Distribution Arrangement

Foreside Fund Services, LLC (the “Distributor”), a Delaware limited liability company, is the principal underwriter and distributor of each Fund’s Shares. The Distributor does not maintain any secondary market in any Fund’s Shares.

The Trust has adopted a Rule 12b-1 Distribution and Service Plan (the “Distribution and Service Plan”) pursuant to which payments of up to a maximum of 0.25% of each Fund’s average daily net assets may be made to compensate or reimburse financial intermediaries for activities principally intended to result in the sale of each Fund’s Shares. In accordance with the Distribution and Service Plan, the Distributor may enter into agreements with financial intermediaries and dealers relating to distribution and/or marketing services with respect to the Trust.

Currently, no payments are made under the Distribution and Service Plan. Such payments may only be made after approval by the Board. 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 Trust.

(c) Other Servicing Agreements

The Bank of New York Mellon serves as the Fund’s fund accountant, transfer agent, custodian and administrator.

Note 4Investment Transactions

Purchases and sales of investments, excluding in-kind transactions and short-term investments, for the period ended October 31, 2023 were as follows:

Fund

 

Purchases

 

Sales

QRAFT AI-Enhanced U.S. Large Cap ETF

 

$

7,106,375

 

$

8,168,899

QRAFT AI-Enhanced U.S. Large Cap Momentum ETF

 

 

24,434,500

 

 

26,428,976

QRAFT AI-Enhanced U.S. Next Value ETF

 

 

11,665,611

 

 

12,716,690

QRAFT AI-Pilot U.S. Large Cap Dynamic Beta and Income ETF

 

 

2,468,734

 

 

2,459,467

24

EXCHANGE LISTED FUNDS TRUST

NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Continued)

 

October 31, 2023  

(Unaudited)  

Purchases and sales of in-kind transactions for the period ended October 31, 2023 were as follows:

Fund

 

Purchases

 

Sales

QRAFT AI-Enhanced U.S. Large Cap ETF

 

$

3,022,553

 

$

1,973,419

QRAFT AI-Enhanced U.S. Large Cap Momentum ETF

 

 

19,492,481

 

 

18,729,475

QRAFT AI-Enhanced U.S. Next Value ETF

 

 

7,046,522

 

 

6,658,053

QRAFT AI-Pilot U.S. Large Cap Dynamic Beta and Income ETF

 

 

3,049,386

 

 

Note 5 – Capital Share Transactions

Fund Shares are listed and traded on the Exchange each day that the Exchange is open for business (“Business Day”). Each Fund’s Shares may only be purchased and sold on the Exchange through a broker-dealer. Because each Fund’s Shares trade at market prices rather than at their NAV, Shares may trade at a price equal to NAV, greater than NAV (premium) or less than NAV (discount).

Each Fund offers and redeems Shares on a continuous basis at NAV only in Creation Units. Except when aggregated in Creation Units, Shares are not redeemable securities of a Fund. Fund Shares may only be purchased from or redeemed directly from each Fund by certain financial institutions (“Authorized Participants”). An Authorized Participant is either (i) a broker-dealer or other participant in the clearing process through the Continuous Net Settlement System of the National Securities Clearing Corporation or (ii) a Depository Trust Company (“DTC”) participant and, in each case, must have executed a Participant Agreement with the Distributor. Creation Units are available for purchase and redemption on each Business Day and are offered and redeemed on an in-kind basis, together with the specified cash amount, or for an all cash amount.

To the extent contemplated by a Participant Agreement, in the event an Authorized Participant has submitted a redemption request in proper form but is unable to transfer all or part of the shares comprising a Creation Unit to be redeemed by the Distributor, on behalf of each Fund, by the time as set forth in a Participant Agreement, the Distributor may nonetheless accept the redemption request in reliance on the undertaking by the Authorized Participant to deliver the missing shares as soon as possible, which undertaking shall be secured by the Authorized Participant’s delivery and maintenance of collateral equal to a percentage of the market value as set forth in the Participant Agreement. A Participant Agreement may permit each Fund to use such collateral to purchase the missing shares, and could subject an Authorized Participant to liability for any shortfall between the cost of each Fund acquiring such shares and the value of the collateral.

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 each Fund. Rather, most retail investors will purchase Shares in the secondary market with the assistance of a broker, which will be subject to customary brokerage commissions or fees.

A purchase (i.e., creation) transaction fee may be imposed for the transfer and other transaction costs associated with the purchase of Creation Units, and investors will be required to pay a creation transaction fee regardless of the number of Creation Units created in the transaction. Each Fund may adjust the creation transaction fee from time to time based upon actual experience. In addition, a variable fee may be imposed for cash purchases, non-standard orders, or partial cash purchases of Creation Units. The variable fee is primarily designed to cover non-standard charges, e.g., brokerage, taxes, foreign exchange, execution, market impact, and other costs and expenses, related to the execution of trades resulting from such transaction. Each Fund may adjust the non-standard charge from time to time based upon actual experience. Investors who use the services of an Authorized Participant, broker or other such intermediary may be charged a fee for such services which may include an amount for the creation transaction fee and non-standard charges. Investors are responsible for the costs of transferring the securities constituting the deposit securities to the account of the Trust. The Adviser may retain all or a portion of the transaction fee to the extent the Adviser bears the expenses that otherwise would be borne by the Trust in connection with the issuance of a Creation Unit, which the transaction fee is designed to cover. The standard Creation Unit transaction fees for QRAFT AI-Enhanced U.S. Large Cap ETF, QRAFT AI-Enhanced U.S. Large Cap Momentum ETF, QRAFT AI-Enhanced U.S. Next Value ETF and QRAFT AI-Pilot U.S. Large Cap Dynamic Beta and Income ETF are $1,750, $500, $500 and $500, respectively, regardless of the number of Creation Units created in the transaction.

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NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Continued)

 

October 31, 2023  

(Unaudited)  

A redemption transaction fee may be imposed for the transfer and other transaction costs associated with the redemption of Creation Units, and Authorized Participants will be required to pay a redemption transaction fee regardless of the number of Creation Units created in the transaction. The redemption transaction fee is the same no matter how many Creation Units are being redeemed pursuant to any one redemption request. Each Fund may adjust the redemption transaction fee from time to time based upon actual experience. In addition, a variable fee, payable to each Fund, may be imposed for cash redemptions, non-standard orders, or partial cash redemptions for each Fund. The variable fee is primarily designed to cover non-standard charges, e.g., brokerage, taxes, foreign exchange, execution, market impact, and other costs and expenses, related to the execution of trades resulting from such transaction. Investors who use the services of an Authorized Participant, broker or other such intermediary may be charged a fee for such services which may include an amount for the redemption transaction fees and non-standard charges. Investors are responsible for the costs of transferring the securities constituting each Fund’s securities to the account of the Trust. The non-standard charges are payable to each Fund as it incurs costs in connection with the redemption of Creation Units, the receipt of each Fund’s securities and the cash redemption amount and other transactions costs. The standard redemption transaction fees for QRAFT AI-Enhanced U.S. Large Cap ETF, QRAFT AI-Enhanced U.S. Large Cap Momentum ETF, QRAFT AI-Enhanced U.S. Next Value ETF and QRAFT AI-Pilot U.S. Large Cap Dynamic Beta and Income ETF are $1,750, $500, $500 and $500, respectively, regardless of the number of Creation Units redeemed in the transaction.

Note 6 – Principal Risks

As with any investment, an investor could lose all or part of their investment in each Fund and each Fund’s performance could trail that of other investments. Each Fund is subject to the principal risks noted below, any of which may adversely affect each Fund’s NAV, trading price, yield, total return and ability to meet its investment objective. Additional principal risks are disclosed in the Funds’ prospectus. Please refer to the relevant Fund’s prospectus for a complete description of the principal risks of investing in that Fund.

Market Risk. Market risk, including political, regulatory, market, and economic or other developments, and developments that impact specific economic sectors, industries or segments of the market, can affect the value of a Fund’s shares. The market price of an investment could decline, sometimes rapidly or unpredictably, due to general market conditions that are not specifically related to a particular company, such as real or perceived adverse economic or political conditions throughout the world, changes in the general outlook for corporate earnings, changes in interest or currency rates, or adverse investor sentiment generally. The market value of an investment also may decline because of factors that affect a particular industry or industries such as labor shortages, increased production costs, and competitive conditions. Different types of investments may go through cycles of out-performance and under-performance in comparison to the general financial markets. During a general market downturn, multiple asset classes may be negatively affected. Changes in market conditions and interest rates generally do not have the same impact on all types of investments. Local, regional, or global events such as war, acts of terrorism, the spread of infectious illness or other public health issues, recessions, or other events could have a significant impact on the market generally and on specific investments. For example, in recent years, the COVID-19 pandemic, the large expansion of government deficits and debt as a result of government actions to mitigate the effects of the pandemic, Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, and the rise of inflation have resulted in extreme volatility in the global economy and in global financial markets. Economies and financial markets throughout the world are becoming increasingly interconnected. As a result, whether or not a Fund invests in securities of issuers located in or with significant exposure to countries experiencing economic and financial difficulties, the value and liquidity of such Fund’s investments may be negatively affected.

Models and Data Risk. Each Fund relies heavily on a proprietary artificial intelligence selection model as well as data and information supplied by third parties that are utilized by such model. To the extent the model does not perform as designed or as intended, each Fund’s strategy may not be successfully implemented and a Fund may lose value. If the model or data are incorrect or incomplete, any decisions made in reliance thereon may lead to the inclusion or exclusion of securities that would have been excluded or included had the model or data been correct and complete. The use of predictive models has inherent risks. For example, such models may incorrectly forecast future behavior, leading to potential losses. In addition, in unforeseen or certain low-probability scenarios (often involving a market disruption of some kind), such models may produce unexpected results, which can result in losses for the Fund. Furthermore, because predictive models are usually constructed based on historical data supplied by third parties, the success of relying on such models may depend heavily on the accuracy and reliability of the supplied historical data.

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NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Continued)

 

October 31, 2023  

(Unaudited)  

Non-Diversification Risk (QRAFT AI-Enhanced U.S. Large Cap Momentum ETF and QRAFT AI-Enhanced U.S. Next Value ETF only). As non-diversified investment companies under the 1940 Act, each Fund may hold a smaller number of portfolio securities than many other funds and may be more sensitive to any single economic, business, political or regulatory occurrence than a diversified fund. To the extent a Fund invests in a relatively small number of issuers, a decline in the market value of a particular security held by that Fund may affect its value more than if it invested in a larger number of issuers. The value of a Fund’s shares may be more volatile than the values of shares of more diversified funds.

Sector Focus Risk. Each Fund may invest a significant portion of its assets in one or more sectors and thus will be more susceptible to the risks affecting those sectors. While each Fund’s sector exposure is expected to vary over time, each Fund anticipates that it may be subject to some or all of the risks described below. The list below is not a comprehensive list of the sectors to which the Funds may have exposure over time and should not be relied on as such.

Note 7 – Federal Income Taxes

As of the tax year ended April 30, 2023, the components of distributable earnings (loss) on a tax basis were as follows:

Fund

 

Undistributed
Ordinary
Income

 

Undistributed
Long-Term
Capital
Gains (Losses)

 

Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
on Investments

 

Distributable
Earnings (Loss)

QRAFT AI-Enhanced U.S. Large Cap ETF

 

$

6,353

 

$

(3,706,757

)

 

$

(174,382

)

 

$

(3,874,786

)

QRAFT AI-Enhanced U.S. Large Cap Momentum ETF

 

 

 

 

(15,154,706

)

 

 

496,624

 

 

 

(14,658,082

)

QRAFT AI-Enhanced U.S. Next Value ETF

 

 

16,184

 

 

(1,502,919

)

 

 

(204,070

)

 

 

(1,690,805

)

At October 30, 2023, gross unrealized appreciation and depreciation of investments owned by each Fund, based on cost for federal income tax purposes were as follows:

Fund

 

Tax Cost of
Investments

 

Unrealized
Appreciation
on Investments

 

Unrealized
Depreciation
on Investments

 

Net Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
on Investments

QRAFT AI-Enhanced U.S. Large Cap ETF

 

$

4,732,136

 

$

264,258

 

$

(232,347

)

 

$

31,911

 

QRAFT AI-Enhanced U.S. Large Cap Momentum ETF

 

 

11,046,197

 

 

267,969

 

 

(463,909

)

 

 

(195,940

)

QRAFT AI-Enhanced U.S. Next Value ETF

 

 

4,568,074

 

 

62,626

 

 

(150,117

)

 

 

(87,491

)

QRAFT AI-Pilot U.S. Large Cap Dynamic Beta and Income ETF

 

 

3,048,213

 

 

817

 

 

(30,330

)

 

 

(29,513

)

As of the tax year ended April 30, 2023, each Fund had non-expiring accumulated capital loss carryforwards as follows:

Fund

 

Short-Term

 

Long-Term

 

Total Amount

QRAFT AI-Enhanced U.S. Large Cap ETF

 

$

3,577,738

 

$

129,019

 

$

3,706,757

QRAFT AI-Enhanced U.S. Large Cap Momentum ETF

 

 

15,145,114

 

 

9,592

 

 

15,154,706

QRAFT AI-Enhanced U.S. Next Value ETF

 

 

1,479,011

 

 

23,908

 

 

1,502,919

To the extent that the Fund may realize future net capital gains, those gains will be offset by any of its unused capital loss carryforward. Future capital loss carryover utilization in any given year may be subject to Internal Revenue Code limitations.

The tax character of current year distributions will be determined at the end of the current fiscal year.

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NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Concluded)

 

October 31, 2023 

(Unaudited)  

Note 8 – Recent Market Events

Local, regional, or global events such as war, acts of terrorism, the spread of infectious illness or other public health issues, recessions, or other events could have a significant impact on the market generally and on specific securities. Periods of market volatility may occur in response to such events and other economic, political, and global macro factors. The COVID-19 pandemic, Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, and higher inflation have resulted in extreme volatility in the financial markets, economic downturns around the world, severe losses to some sectors of the economy and individual issuers, and reduced liquidity of certain instruments. These events have caused significant disruptions to business operations, including business closures; strained healthcare systems; disruptions to supply chains and employee availability; large fluctuations in consumer demand; large expansion of government deficits and debt as a result of government actions to mitigate the effects of such events; and widespread uncertainty regarding the long-term effects of such events.

Governments and central banks, including the Federal Reserve in the United States, took extraordinary and unprecedented actions to support local and global economies and the financial markets in response to the COVID-19 pandemic, including by keeping interest rates at historically low levels for an extended period. The Federal Reserve concluded its market support activities in 2022 and began to raise interest rates in an effort to fight inflation. The Federal Reserve may determine to raise interest rates further. This and other government intervention into the economy and financial markets to address the pandemic, inflation, or other significant events in the future may not work as intended, particularly if the efforts are perceived by investors as being unlikely to achieve the desired results.

Note 9 – Events Subsequent to the Fiscal Period End

In preparing these financial statements, management has evaluated events and transactions for potential recognition or disclosure through the date the financial statements were issued. Management has determined there are no subsequent events that would require disclosure in a Fund’s financial statements.

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DISCLOSURE OF FUND EXPENSES

 

October 31, 2023  

(Unaudited)   

All ETFs have operating expenses. As a shareholder of a Fund, you incur an advisory fee. In addition to the advisory fee, a shareholder may pay brokerage expenses, taxes, interest, litigation expenses and other extraordinary expenses (including acquired fund fees and expenses), if any. It is important for you to understand the impact of these ongoing costs on your investment returns. Shareholders may incur brokerage commissions on their purchases and sales of Funds’ shares, which are not reflected in these examples.

The following examples use the annualized expense ratio and are intended to help you understand the ongoing costs (in dollars) of investing in a Fund and to compare these costs with those of other funds. The examples are based on an investment of $1,000 made at the beginning of the period shown and held for the entire period (unless otherwise noted below). The table below illustrates each Fund’s cost in two ways:

Actual Fund Return

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

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

Hypothetical 5% Return

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

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

 

Beginning
Account Value
May 1, 2023

 

Ending
Account Value
October 31, 2023

 

Annualized
Expense
Ratio

 

Expenses Paid
During Period

QRAFT AI-Enhanced U.S. Large Cap ETF

 

 

   

 

       

 

 

Actual Performance

 

$

1,000.00

 

$

989.00

 

0.75%

 

$

3.75(1)

Hypothetical (5% return before expenses)

 

$

1,000.00

 

$

1,021.37

 

0.75%

 

$

3.81(1)

QRAFT AI-Enhanced U.S. Large Cap Momentum ETF

 

 

   

 

       

 

 

Actual Performance

 

$

1,000.00

 

$

1,007.90

 

0.75%

 

$

3.79(1)

Hypothetical (5% return before expenses)

 

$

1,000.00

 

$

1,021.37

 

0.75%

 

$

3.81(1)

QRAFT AI-Enhanced U.S. Next Value ETF

 

 

   

 

       

 

 

Actual Performance

 

$

1,000.00

 

$

1,003.50

 

0.75%

 

$

3.78(1)

Hypothetical (5% return before expenses)

 

$

1,000.00

 

$

1,021.37

 

0.75%

 

$

3.81(1)

QRAFT AI-Pilot U.S. Large Cap Dynamic Beta and Income ETF

 

 

   

 

       

 

 

Actual Performance

 

$

1,000.00

 

$

1,017.20

 

0.75%

 

$

3.33(2)

Hypothetical (5% return before expenses)

 

$

1,000.00

 

$

1,021.37

 

0.75%

 

$

3.81(1)

(1)  Expenses paid during the period are equal to each Fund’s annualized expense ratio, multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by 184 (the number of days in the most recent six-month period), then divided by 366.

(2)  Expenses are equal to Fund’s annualized expense ratio, multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by 161 (the number of days in the period May 24, 2023 (commencement of operations) to October 31, 2023), then divided by 366.

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BOARD CONSIDERATION APPROVAL OF CONTINUANCE
OF INVESTMENT ADVISORY AGREEMEN
T

 

October 31, 2023  

(Unaudited)   

At a meeting held on September 7, 2023 (the “Meeting”), the Board of Trustees (the “Board”) of Exchange Listed Funds Trust (the “Trust”) considered the approval of the continuance of the investment advisory agreement between the Trust, on behalf of the QRAFT AI-Enhanced U.S. Large Cap ETF, QRAFT AI-Enhanced U.S. Large Cap Momentum ETF, and QRAFT AI-Enhanced U.S. Next Value ETF (each, a “Fund” and collectively, the “Funds”), and Exchange Traded Concepts, LLC (“ETC”) pursuant to which ETC provides advisory services to the Funds (the “Agreement”).

Pursuant to Section 15 of the Investment Company Act of 1940 (the “1940 Act”), the Agreement must be approved by a vote of (i) the Trustees or the shareholders of the Fund and (ii) a majority of the Trustees who are not parties to the Agreement or “interested persons” of any party thereto, as defined in the 1940 Act (the “Independent Trustees”), cast in person at a meeting called for the purpose of voting on such approval. In connection with its consideration of such approvals, the Board must request and evaluate, and ETC is required to furnish, such information as may be reasonably necessary to evaluate the terms of the Agreement. In addition, rules under the 1940 Act require each Fund to disclose in its shareholder reports the material factors and the conclusions with respect thereto that formed the basis for the Board’s approval of the Agreement.

Consistent with these responsibilities, prior to the Meeting, the Board reviewed written materials from ETC and, at the Meeting, representatives from ETC presented additional oral and written information to help the Board evaluate the Agreement. Among other things, representatives from ETC provided an overview of its advisory business, including investment personnel and investment processes. During the Meeting, the Board discussed the materials it received, including a memorandum from legal counsel to the Independent Trustees on the responsibilities of Trustees in considering the approval of investment advisory agreements under the 1940 Act, considered ETC’s oral presentation, and deliberated on the approval of the Agreement in light of this information. Throughout the process, the Trustees were afforded the opportunity to ask questions of and request additional materials from ETC. The Independent Trustees were assisted in their review by independent legal counsel and met with counsel separately and without management present.

In considering whether to approve the continuance of the Agreement, the Board took into account the materials provided for the Meeting, the extensive discussion before and during the Meeting, including the discussion the Independent Trustees had during their executive session with independent legal counsel. In particular, the Board took into consideration (i) the nature, extent, and quality of the services provided by ETC to each Fund; (ii) each Fund’s performance; (iii) ETC’s costs of and profits realized from providing advisory services to each Fund, including any fall-out benefits enjoyed by ETC or its affiliates; (iv) comparative fee and expense data; (v) the extent to which the advisory fee for each Fund reflects economies of scale shared with Fund shareholders; and (vi) other factors the Board deemed to be relevant.

Nature, Extent, and Quality of Services. With respect to the nature, extent, and quality of the services provided to the Fund, the Board considered ETC’s specific responsibilities in all aspects of the day-to-day management of the Fund.

The Board considered that responsibilities with respect to the Fund’s portfolio include developing, implementing, and maintaining the Fund’s investment program; implementing changes to the Fund’s portfolio in connection with any rebalancing or reconstitution of the underlying index; selecting broker-dealers to execute purchase and sale transactions; determining the daily baskets of deposit securities and cash components; executing portfolio securities trades for purchases and redemptions of Fund shares conducted on a cash-in-lieu basis. The Board considered that beyond portfolio management, ETC, including through its affiliates, also maintains responsibilities for overseeing compliance with relevant law; monitoring compliance with various policies and procedures and applicable securities regulations; the provision of various administrative services to the Fund and oversight of third-party administrators, quarterly reporting to the Board; and implementing Board directives as they relate to the Fund. The Board considered that those services also include arranging for and providing oversight of transfer agency, custody, fund administration and accounting, and other non-distribution related services necessary for the Fund to operate; administering the Fund’s business affairs; providing office facilities and equipment and certain clerical, bookkeeping, and administrative services; liaising with and reporting to the Board on matters relating to Fund operations; supervising the Fund’s registration as an investment company and the offering of Fund shares to the public, including oversight and preparation of regulatory filings; working with ETF market participants, including authorized participants, market makers, and exchanges, to help facilitate an orderly trading environment for the Fund’s shares; and providing its officers and employees to serve as officers or Trustees of the Trust.

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BOARD CONSIDERATION APPROVAL OF CONTINUANCE
OF INVESTMENT ADVISORY AGREEMENT (C
ontinued)

 

October 31, 2023  

(Unaudited)   

The Board noted that it has reviewed ETC’s responses to a detailed series of questions, which included a description of ETC’s consolidated operations, services, personnel, compliance program, risk management program, and financial condition, and an overview of the material changes to such information since it was last presented to the Board. The Board considered the qualifications, experience, and responsibilities of ETC’s investment personnel, the quality of ETC’s compliance infrastructure, and the determination of the Trust’s Chief Compliance Officer that ETC has procedures that are reasonably designed to comply with the federal securities laws. The Board considered ETC’s experience working with ETFs, including the Fund, other series of the Trust, and other ETFs outside of the Trust. Based on the factors discussed above, as well as those discussed below, the Board concluded that it was satisfied with the nature, extent, and quality of services provided to the Fund by ETC.

Based on review of this information, the Board concluded that the nature, extent and quality of services provided to the Fund under the Advisory Agreement supported the Board’s approval of the continuance of the Advisory Agreement for the coming year.

Performance. The Board reviewed the performance of the Fund in light of the Fund’s stated investment objective, noting that the Fund is actively managed. The Board was provided reports regarding the Fund’s past performance, including a report prepared by ISS, an independent third party, comparing the Fund’s performance to the performance of a group of peer funds (each a “Peer Group”) for various time periods ended June 30, 2023. The Board reviewed this information for the Fund in turn, noting its observations with respect to the Fund.

QRAFT AI-Enhanced U.S. Large Cap ETF (QRFT)

The Board found that QRFT performed at the median and underperformed the mean in varying degrees for the June 30, 2023 year-to-date, 1 year and 3 year periods (annualized), and its returns were generally in line with the returns of other members of the Peer Group. The Fund’s performance for the 2022 calendar year period was approximately the same as the Peer Group mean. The Fund’s performance also underperformed its benchmark index (S&P 500) for the one- and three-year period ended June 30, 2023, but has outperformed the benchmark since inception.

QRAFT AI-Enhanced U.S. Large Cap Momentum ETF (AMOM)

The Board found that AMOM outperformed the median and mean for the June 30, 2023 year-to-date and 1 year periods (annualized), while underperforming the mean and median for the 3 year period. The Fund’s performance for the 2022 calendar year period underperformed the mean and median and was the lowest of the Peer Group. The Fund’s performance has also outperformed its benchmark index (S&P 500) for the one-year period ended June 30, 2023, underperformed for the three-year period, and has outperformed the benchmark since inception.

QRAFT AI-Enhanced U.S. Next Value ETF (NVQ)

The Board found that NVQ underperformed the median and mean for both of the June 30, 2023 year-to-date and 1 year periods (annualized). The Fund’s performance for the 2022 calendar year period outperformed the mean and median and was the second highest of the Peer Group. The Fund’s performance also underperformed its benchmark index (S&P 500) for the one-year period ended June 30, 2023, but has outperformed the benchmark since inception.

The Board considered ETC’s commentary with respect to Fund performance, including that the Funds have generated performance with positive attributes in recent periods, and are generally in line or better relative to competitors. Each Fund has also outperformed its benchmark index since inception and appears to be meeting its investment objective.

Based on this review, the Board concluded that the performance of the Fund supported the Board’s approval of the continuance of the Agreement, respectively, for the coming year.

Cost of Advisory Services and Profitability. The Board reviewed the advisory fee paid by each Fund to ETC under the Agreement. The Board reviewed a report prepared by ISS, an independent third party, comparing the Fund’s advisory fee to those paid by a group of peer funds. The Board noted that the report included mutual funds in the Fund’s peer group, which were intended to enhance the Board’s ability to evaluate the quality of fees and expenses on a broader scale. The Board took into account the

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BOARD CONSIDERATION APPROVAL OF CONTINUANCE
OF INVESTMENT ADVISORY AGREEMENT (
Concluded)

 

October 31, 2023  

(Unaudited)   

differences in operations and fee structures between ETFs and mutual funds and gave such weight to the mutual fund data as it deemed appropriate. The Board noted that ISS selected the particular mutual funds that were included in its report. In support of its review of the statistical information, the Board was provided with a description of the methodology used by ISS to prepare this information.

The Board noted that the advisory fee for each of QRFT, AMOM and NVQ was higher than the median of advisory fees paid by its peer funds, but within the range of fees paid by peers, including other actively managed ETFs. The Board took into account that due to the specialized nature of each Fund’s strategy, there are limitations in comparing each Fund’s advisory fee to those of other funds and the information provided by the peer group report may not provide meaningful direct comparisons to the Funds.

The Board took into consideration that the advisory fee for each Fund is a “unitary fee,” meaning that the Fund pays no expenses other than the advisory fee and certain expenses customarily excluded from unitary fee arrangements, such as brokerage commissions, taxes, and interest. The Board noted that ETC is responsible for compensating each Fund’s other service providers and paying each Fund’s other expenses out of its own fee and resources and that, while Qraft has assumed such responsibility, ETC is ultimately responsible for ensuring the obligation is satisfied. The Board considered the risks borne by ETC associated with providing services to the Fund, including the entrepreneurial risk associated with sponsoring new funds, as well as the enterprise risk emanating from litigation and reputational risks, operational and business risks, and other risks associated with the ongoing management of the Fund. Based on the foregoing information, the Board concluded that the advisory fees appeared reasonable in light of the services rendered.

Economies of Scale. The Board considered whether economies of scale have been realized with respect to the Funds. The Board concluded that no significant economies of scale have been realized and that the Board will have the opportunity to periodically reexamine whether such economies have been achieved.

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

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BOARD CONSIDERATION OF INITIAL APPROVAL OF
INVESTMENT ADVISORY AGREEMENT

 

October 31, 2023  

(Unaudited)   

At a meeting held on May 16, 2023 (the “Meeting”), the Board of Trustees (the “Board”) of Exchange Listed Funds Trust (the “Trust”) considered the initial approval of the investment advisory agreement between the Trust, on behalf of the Qraft AI Pilot U.S. Large Cap Dynamic Beta and Income ETF (the “Fund” or “AIDB”), and Exchange Traded Concepts, LLC (“ETC”) pursuant to which ETC provides advisory services to the Fund (the “Agreement”).

Pursuant to Section 15 of the Investment Company Act of 1940 (the “1940 Act”), the Agreement must be approved by a vote of (i) the Trustees or the shareholders of the Fund and (ii) a majority of the Trustees who are not parties to the Agreement or “interested persons” of any party thereto, as defined in the 1940 Act (the “Independent Trustees”), cast in person at a meeting called for the purpose of voting on such approval. In connection with its consideration of such approvals, the Board must request and evaluate, and ETC is required to furnish, such information as may be reasonably necessary to evaluate the terms of the Agreement. In addition, rules under the 1940 Act require each Fund to disclose in its shareholder reports the material factors and the conclusions with respect thereto that formed the basis for the Board’s approval of the Agreement.

Consistent with these responsibilities, prior to the Meeting, the Board reviewed written materials from ETC and, at the Meeting, representatives from ETC presented additional oral and written information to help the Board evaluate the Agreement. Among other things, representatives from ETC provided an overview of its advisory business, including investment personnel and investment processes. During the Meeting, the Board discussed the materials it received, including a memorandum from legal counsel to the Independent Trustees on the responsibilities of Trustees in considering the approval of investment advisory agreements under the 1940 Act, considered ETC’s oral presentation, and deliberated on the approval of the Agreement in light of this information. Throughout the process, the Trustees were afforded the opportunity to ask questions of and request additional materials from ETC. The Independent Trustees were assisted in their review by independent legal counsel and met with counsel separately and without management present.

In considering whether to approve the Agreement, the Board took into account the materials provided for the Meeting, the presentation and extensive discussion during the Meeting and had a detailed discussion with the independent legal counsel. In particular, the Trustees took into consideration (i) the nature, extent, and quality of the services to be provided by ETC; (ii) ETC’s expected costs of the profits to be realized from providing such services, including any fall-out benefits to be enjoyed by ETC or its affiliates; (iii) comparative fee and expense data; (iv) the proposed fee waiver; (v) the extent to which the advisory fee for AIDB reflects economies of scale to be shared with shareholders; and (vi) other factors the Board deemed to be relevant.

Nature, Extent, and Quality of Services. The Independent Trustees reviewed materials provided by ETC at this Meeting related to the Agreement with respect to AIDB and information provided by ETC in the ordinary course of business throughout the year, including: a description of the manner in which investment decisions are to be made and executed; an overview of the personnel that perform services for each of the Funds and their background and experience; a review of the financial condition of ETC; information regarding risk management processes and liquidity management; the compliance policies and procedures of ETC; and an independent report prepared by ISS analyzing the estimated fees and expenses of AIDB as compared to those of a peer group of other registered investment companies with similar investment strategies as selected by ISS.

With respect to the nature, extent, and quality of the services to be provided to AIDB, the Board considered ETC’s specific responsibilities in all aspects of the day-to-day management of AIDB. The Board noted that ETC’s responsibilities would include, among other things, implementing and maintaining AIDB’s portfolio consistent with the strategies described in AIDB’s prospectus, trading portfolio securities and other investment instruments on behalf of AIDB, selecting broker-dealers to execute purchase and sale transactions, determining the cash amount for creation units of the Fund, executing portfolio securities trades for purchases and redemptions of Fund shares, overseeing general portfolio compliance with relevant law, monitoring compliance with various policies and procedures and applicable securities regulations, quarterly reporting to the Board, and implementing Board directives as they relate to AIDB. The Board noted that it had been provided ETC’s registration form on Form ADV and ETC’s responses to a detailed series of questions, which included a description of ETC’s operations, services, personnel, compliance program, risk management program, and financial condition, and whether there had been material changes to such information since it was last presented to the Board. The Board considered the qualifications, experience, and responsibilities of ETC’s investment personnel, the quality of ETC’s compliance infrastructure, and the determination of the Trust’s Chief Compliance Officer that ETC has appropriate compliance policies and procedures in place. The Board considered ETC’s experience working with ETFs including other series of the Trust and other ETFs outside of the Trust.

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EXCHANGE LISTED FUNDS TRUST

BOARD CONSIDERATION OF INITIAL APPROVAL OF
INVESTMENT ADVISORY AGREEMENT (
Concluded)

 

October 31, 2023  

(Unaudited)   

The Board also considered services to be provided to AIDB by ETC, either directly or through its subsidiary ETC Platform Services, LLC, such as arranging for service providers and other non-distribution related services necessary for AIDB to operate; providing office facilities and equipment; and certain clerical, bookkeeping, and administrative services; liaising with and reporting to the Board on matters relating to Fund operations, portfolio management and other matters essential to AIDB’s business activities; oversight and preparation of regulatory filings; working with ETF market participants, including authorized participants, market makers, and exchanges, to help facilitate an orderly trading environment for AIDB’s shares; marketing consulting services, and providing its officers and employees to serve as officers or Trustees of the Trust. The Independent Trustees also considered the significant risks assumed by ETC in connection with the services provided to AIDB, including entrepreneurial risk and ongoing risks including investment, operational, enterprise, litigation, regulatory and compliance risks. Based on the factors above, as well as those discussed below, the Board concluded that it was satisfied with the nature, extent, and quality of the services to be provided to AIDB by ETC.

Performance. Because AIDB is new and has not commenced operations, the Board noted that there were no historical performance records to consider. The Board considered backtested performance data of a strategy that utilized the signals generated by the QRAFT Risk Indicator and found that the results were not unreasonable. The Board also took into consideration other ETC advised Funds that utilized QRAFT AI technology as part of their active strategies and that it received regular reports regarding each Fund’s performance at its quarterly meetings.

Cost of Advisory Services and Profitability. The Board reviewed the advisory fee to be paid to ETC for its services to AIDB under the Agreement. The Board reviewed the report provided by ISS, an independent third party, comparing AIDB’s advisory fee to those paid by a group of peer funds. The Board found that AIDB’s proposed fee was less than the mean and the median of the ISS peer group. The Board took into consideration that the advisory fee is a “unitary fee,” meaning that AIDB would pay no expenses other than certain expenses customarily excluded from unitary fee arrangements, such as brokerage commissions, taxes, and interest. The Board noted that ETC will be responsible for compensating AIDB’s other service providers and paying AIDB’s other expenses out of its own fee and resources, and is ultimately responsible for ensuring the obligation is satisfied. The Board considered the costs and expenses to be incurred by ETC in providing advisory services, evaluated the compensation and benefits to be received by ETC from its relationship with AIDB, and reviewed a profitability analysis from ETC with respect to AIDB. The Board considered the risks borne by ETC associated with providing services to AIDB, including the entrepreneurial risk associated with sponsoring new funds, as well as the enterprise risk emanating from litigation and reputational risks, operational and business risks, and other risks associated with the ongoing management of AIDB. In light of this information, the Board concluded that the advisory fee appeared reasonable in light of the services to be rendered.

Economies of Scale. The Board considered that economies of scale may be realized for the benefit of AIDB as assets grow in size, noting however that for the initial term of the Agreement with respect to AIDB that the Fund was not likely to realize economies of scale and accordingly economies of scale would not be a relevant consideration at this time, however, the Board considered that it would have an opportunity to evaluate the extent to which economies of scale are being shared when it next considers the renewal of the Agreement.

Conclusion. The Board, having requested and received such information from ETC as it believed reasonably necessary to evaluate the terms of the Agreement and having been advised by independent counsel that it had appropriately considered and weighed all relevant factors, the Board, including the Independent Trustees, determined that the Agreement, including the compensation payable thereunder, was fair and reasonable to AIDB. The Board, including the Independent Trustees, therefore, determined that the approval of the Agreement was in the best interests of AIDB and its shareholders. No single factor was determinative of the Board’s decision to approve the Agreement on behalf of AIDB; rather, the Board based its determination on the total mix on information available to it. The Board did not identify any one factor as determinative, and each Independent Trustee may have weighed each factor differently. The Board’s conclusions may be based in part on its consideration of the advisory arrangements in prior years and on the Board’s ongoing regular review of operations throughout the year.

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Oklahoma City, OK 73120

Investment Adviser:

Exchange Traded Concepts, LLC
10900 Hefner Pointe Drive, Suite 400
Oklahoma City, OK 73120

Distributor:

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

Legal Counsel:

Chapman and Cutler LLP
320 South Canal Street
Chicago, IL 60606

Proxy Voting Information

Exchange Traded Concepts’ proxy voting policies and procedures are attached to the Funds’ Statements of Additional Information, which is available without charge by visiting the Funds’ website at www.qraftaietf.com or the SEC’s website at www.sec.gov or by calling toll-free (855) 973-7880.

In addition, a description of how each Fund voted proxies relating to its portfolio securities during the most recent 12-month period ended June 30 is available without charge upon request by calling toll-free (855) 973-7880 or on the SEC’s website at www.sec.gov.

Quarterly Portfolio Holdings Information

Each Fund files its complete schedule of portfolio holdings with the SEC for the first and third quarters of its fiscal period as an exhibit to its reports on Form N-PORT within sixty days after the end of the period. Each Fund’s Form N-PORT reports are available on the SEC’s website at www.sec.gov. In addition, each Fund’s full portfolio holdings are updated daily and available on the Fund’s website at www.qraftaietf.com.

This report has been prepared for shareholders and may be distributed to others only if preceded or accompanied by a current prospectus.

 

 

 

  

(b)Not applicable.

 

ITEM 2: CODE OF ETHICS.

 

Not applicable for Semi-Annual Reports.

 

ITEM 3: AUDIT COMMITTEE FINANCIAL EXPERT.

 

Not applicable for Semi-Annual Reports.

 

Item 4: Principal Accountant Fees and Services.

 

Not applicable for Semi-Annual Reports.

 

Item 5: Audit Committee of Listed registrants.

 

Not applicable for Semi-Annual Reports.

 

Item 6: Investments.

 

(a)The Schedule of Investments as of the close of the reporting period are included as part of the report to shareholders filed under Item 1 of the Form N-CSR.

 

(b)Not applicable.

 

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

 

Not applicable.

 

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

 

Not applicable.

 

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

 

Not applicable.

 

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

 

Not applicable.

 

 

 

 

Item 11: Controls and Procedures.

 

(a)The registrant’s principal executive officer and principal financial officer have concluded, based on their evaluation of the registrant’s disclosure controls and procedures as conducted within 90 days of the filing date of this report, that these disclosure controls and procedures are adequately designed and are operating effectively to ensure that information required to be disclosed by the registrant on Form N-CSR is recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the time periods specified in the Securities and Exchange Commission’s rules and forms.

 

(b)There were no changes in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting 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.

 

Item 13: Exhibits

 

(a)(1)Not applicable for Semi-Annual Reports.

 

(a)(2)Certifications pursuant to Rule 30a-2(a) are attached hereto.

 

(a)(2)(1)Not applicable.

 

(a)(2)(2)Not applicable.

 

(b)Certifications pursuant to Rule 30a-2(b) are 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)   Exchange Listed Funds Trust  
       
By (Signature and Title)   /s/ J. Garrett Stevens  
    J. Garrett Stevens  
    President and Principal Executive Officer  
       
Date:   12/29/2023  

 

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/ J. Garrett Stevens  
    J. Garrett Stevens  
    President and Principal Executive Officer  
       
Date:   12/29/2023  
       
By (Signature and Title)   /s/ Christopher W. Roleke  
    Christopher W. Roleke  
    Principal Financial Officer  
       
Date:   12/29/2023