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N-CSRSfalse0001592900N-1AThis annual shareholder report contains important information about the CCM Global Equity ETF (the “Fund”) for the period of January 17, 2024 to November 30, 2024 (the “Period”).You can find additional information about the Fund at https://ccm-etf.com. You can also request this information by contacting us at (215) 330-4476.This report describes changes to the Fund that occurred during the Period.iso4217:USDxbrli:pureck0001592900:holding00015929002024-12-012025-05-310001592900ck0001592900:C000246166Member2024-12-012025-05-310001592900ck0001592900:C000246166Member2025-05-310001592900ck0001592900:C000246166Memberck0001592900:ExchangeTradedFunds1Member2025-05-310001592900ck0001592900:C000246166Memberus-gaap:CommonStockMember2025-05-310001592900ck0001592900:C000246166Memberck0001592900:InvestmentsPurchasedWithProceedsFromSecuritiesLendingMember2025-05-310001592900ck0001592900:C000246166Memberck0001592900:CashAndCashEquivalents1Member2025-05-310001592900ck0001592900:C000246166Memberck0001592900:AvantisU.S.SmallCapValueETFMember2025-05-310001592900ck0001592900:C000246166Memberck0001592900:VanguardFTSEDevelopedMarketsETFMember2025-05-310001592900ck0001592900:C000246166Memberck0001592900:ISharesCoreMSCIInternationalDevelopedMarketsETFMember2025-05-310001592900ck0001592900:C000246166Memberck0001592900:VanguardFTSEEmergingMarketsETFMember2025-05-310001592900ck0001592900:C000246166Memberck0001592900:AvantisRealEstateETFMember2025-05-310001592900ck0001592900:C000246166Memberck0001592900:AvantisInternationalSmallCapValueETFMember2025-05-310001592900ck0001592900:C000246166Memberck0001592900:AvantisEmergingMarketsValueETFMember2025-05-310001592900ck0001592900:C000246166Memberck0001592900:AppleInc.Member2025-05-310001592900ck0001592900:C000246166Memberck0001592900:ExxonMobilCorp.Member2025-05-310001592900ck0001592900:C000246166Memberck0001592900:ProcterGambleCo.Member2025-05-31

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





FORM N-CSR
 





CERTIFIED SHAREHOLDER REPORT OF REGISTERED
MANAGEMENT INVESTMENT COMPANIES
 
Investment Company Act file number 811-22961








 
EA Series Trust
(Exact name of registrant as specified in charter)
 
19 E. Eagle Road
Havertown, PA 19083
(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip code)
 
19 E. Eagle Road
Havertown, PA 19083
(Name and address of agent for service)
 
(215) 330-4476
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code
 






Date of fiscal year end: November 30, 2025
 
Date of reporting period: May 31, 2025








Item 1. Report to Stockholders.



 
 

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 


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CCM Global Equity ETF
Ticker: CCMG
Listed on: NYSE Arca, Inc.
May 31, 2025
Semi-Annual Shareholder Report
 https://sequoia-financial-sfgv.com

This semi-annual shareholder report contains important information about the CCM Global Equity ETF (the “Fund”) for the period of December 1, 2024 to May 31, 2025 (the “Period”). You can find additional information about the Fund at https://sequoia-financial-sfgv.com. You can also request this information by contacting us at (215) 330-4476.
WHAT WERE THE FUND COSTS FOR THE PERIOD?
(based on a hypothetical $10,000 investment)
COST OF $10,000 INVESTMENT
COST PAID AS A PERCENTAGE OF $10,000 INVESTMENT
$160.33%

 KEY FUND STATISTICS (as of Period End)
Net Assets$973,581,054Advisory Fees$1,554,176
# of Portfolio Holdings208Fees Waived and/or Expenses Reimbursed$(377,928)
Portfolio Turnover Rate*16%Net Advisory Fees Paid$1,176,248
*Excludes impact of in-kind transactions.

INVESTMENT WEIGHTING
(as a % of Net Assets)
Exchange Traded Funds51.0%
Common Stocks
48.8%
Investments Purchased with Proceeds from Securities Lending6.0%
Cash and Cash Equivalents
(5.8)%









TOP 10 HOLDINGS
(as a % of Net Assets)
Avantis U.S. Small Cap Value ETF10.2%
Vanguard FTSE Developed Markets ETF 10.2%
iShares Core MSCI International Developed Markets ETF10.1%
Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF6.1%
Avantis International Small Cap Value ETF5.2%
Avantis Real Estate ETF5.0%
Avantis Emerging Markets Value ETF4.1%
Apple, Inc. 2.2%
Exxon Mobil Corp. 0.9%
Procter & Gamble Co. 0.9%
Availability of Additional Information
For additional information about the Fund, including its prospectus, financial information, holdings, and proxy information, visit https://sequoia-financial-sfgv.com. You can also request information by calling (215) 330-4476.
Householding
Householding is an option available to certain investors of the Fund. Householding is a method of delivery, based on the preference of the individual investor, in which a single copy of certain shareholder documents can be delivered to investors who share the same address, even if their accounts are registered under different names. Householding for the Fund is available through certain broker-dealers. If you are interested in enrolling in householding and receiving a single copy of prospectuses and other shareholder documents or you are currently enrolled in householding and wish to change your householding status, please contact your broker-dealer.
Semi-Annual Shareholder Report: May 31, 2025






(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)
CCM GLOBAL EQUITY ETF
SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS
May 31, 2025 (Unaudited)
EXCHANGE TRADED FUNDS - 51.0%

Shares

Value
Avantis Emerging Markets Value ETF

785,886 

$39,930,868 
Avantis International Small Cap Value ETF

657,690 

50,892,052 
Avantis Real Estate ETF (a)

1,102,501 

48,774,644 
Avantis U.S. Small Cap Value ETF

1,129,106 

99,508,112 
iShares Core MSCI International Developed Markets ETF

1,313,439 

98,796,882 
Vanguard FTSE Developed Markets ETF

1,789,067 

99,436,344 
Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF (a)

1,255,283 

58,998,301 
TOTAL EXCHANGE TRADED FUNDS (Cost $438,740,446)

496,337,203 





COMMON STOCKS - 48.8%

Advertising - 0.2%

Interpublic Group of Cos., Inc.

34,502 

826,668 
Omnicom Group, Inc.

18,983 

1,394,111 




2,220,779 





Aerospace & Defense - 1.8%

General Dynamics Corp.

15,312 

4,264,239 
L3Harris Technologies, Inc.

13,761 

3,362,362 
Lockheed Martin Corp.

11,781 

5,682,919 
Northrop Grumman Corp.

6,043 

2,929,465 
Textron, Inc.

18,292 

1,354,157 




17,593,142 





Agricultural & Farm Machinery - 0.1%

AGCO Corp.

4,396 

430,720 
Toro Co.

5,696 

431,643 




862,363 





Agricultural Products & Services - 0.3%

Archer-Daniels-Midland Co.

51,534 

2,487,546 
Ingredion, Inc.

2,932 

407,900 




2,895,446 





Air Freight & Logistics - 1.2%

CH Robinson Worldwide, Inc.

10,866 

1,042,810 
Expeditors International of Washington, Inc.

16,714 

1,884,169 



CCM GLOBAL EQUITY ETF
SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (CONTINUED)
May 31, 2025 (Unaudited)
COMMON STOCKS - 48.8% (CONTINUED)

SharesValue
Air Freight & Logistics - 1.2% (Continued)
FedEx Corp.

14,877 

$3,244,674 
United Parcel Service, Inc. - Class B

56,204 

5,482,138 




11,653,791 





Alternative Carriers - 0.2%

Iridium Communications, Inc.

23,037 

585,140 
Liberty Global Ltd. - Class A (b)

63,909 

615,443 
Liberty Global Ltd. - Class C (b)

61,494 

607,561 




1,808,144 





Apparel, Accessories & Luxury Goods - 0.5%

Columbia Sportswear Co.

11,529 

735,320 
PVH Corp.

10,034 

840,548 
Ralph Lauren Corp.

2,708 

749,601 
Tapestry, Inc.

24,031 

1,887,635 
VF Corp.

40,841 

508,879 




4,721,983 





Application Software - 0.1%

Dropbox, Inc. - Class A (b)

20,533 

592,582 





Automotive Parts & Equipment - 0.1%

BorgWarner, Inc.

13,544 

448,171 
Gentex Corp.

24,455 

527,494 




975,665 





Automotive Retail - 1.0%

AutoNation, Inc. (b)

3,189 

586,298 
AutoZone, Inc. (b)

1,193 

4,453,517 
Murphy USA, Inc.

1,466 

625,674 
O'Reilly Automotive, Inc. (b)

2,662 

3,640,285 
Penske Automotive Group, Inc.

2,101 

344,942 




9,650,716 





Biotechnology - 1.2%

Amgen, Inc.

20,927 

6,030,743 
Gilead Sciences, Inc.

52,769 

5,808,811 




11,839,554 





Broadcasting - 0.3%

Fox Corp. - Class A

22,041 

1,210,932 
Fox Corp. - Class B

12,972 

652,232 



CCM GLOBAL EQUITY ETF
SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (CONTINUED)
May 31, 2025 (Unaudited)
COMMON STOCKS - 48.8% (CONTINUED)

SharesValue
Broadcasting - 0.3%
Nexstar Media Group, Inc.

4,266 

$727,012 




2,590,176 





Broadline Retail - 0.5%

Dillard's, Inc. - Class A

2,100 

831,642 
eBay, Inc.

47,572 

3,480,843 
Etsy, Inc. (b)

11,775 

651,746 




4,964,231 





Building Products - 0.7%

A O Smith Corp.

11,485 

738,600 
Builders FirstSource, Inc. (b)

14,576 

1,569,544 
Carlisle Cos., Inc.

4,184 

1,590,673 
Fortune Brands Innovations, Inc.

11,846 

597,038 
Masco Corp.

24,692 

1,541,275 
Owens Corning

7,546 

1,010,787 




7,047,917 





Cable & Satellite - 0.9%

Charter Communications, Inc. - Class A (b)

6,334 

2,509,974 
Comcast Corp. - Class A

171,685 

5,935,151 
Sirius XM Holdings, Inc.

25,725 

557,718 




9,002,843 





Cargo Ground Transportation - 0.1%

Landstar System, Inc.

4,633 

635,740 





Casinos & Gaming - 0.1%

Boyd Gaming Corp.

6,047 

453,344 
MGM Resorts International (b)

21,296 

674,018 




1,127,362 





Communications Equipment - 0.8%

Cisco Systems, Inc.

117,638 

7,415,900 





Computer & Electronics Retail - 0.2%

Best Buy Co., Inc.

28,234 

1,871,350 





Construction & Engineering - 0.1%

AECOM

8,726 

958,551 








CCM GLOBAL EQUITY ETF
SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (CONTINUED)
May 31, 2025 (Unaudited)
COMMON STOCKS - 48.8% (CONTINUED)

SharesValue
Construction Machinery & Heavy Transportation Equipment - 1.1%

Allison Transmission Holdings, Inc.

7,453 

$771,535 
Caterpillar, Inc.

19,602 

6,822,084 
Cummins, Inc.

7,836 

2,519,117 
Oshkosh Corp.

3,110 

308,481 




10,421,217 





Construction Materials - 0.0%(c)

Eagle Materials, Inc.

2,165 

437,785 





Consumer Staples Merchandise Retail - 0.2%

Dollar General Corp.

25,432 

2,473,262 





Copper - 0.0%(c)

Southern Copper Corp.

5,274 

479,426 





Data Processing & Outsourced Services - 0.0%(c)

Genpact Ltd.

7,936 

341,645 





Distillers & Vintners - 0.3%

Brown-Forman Corp. - Class A

9,648 

320,603 
Brown-Forman Corp. - Class B

9,448 

314,996 
Constellation Brands, Inc. - Class A

11,923 

2,125,752 




2,761,351 





Distributors - 0.3%

Genuine Parts Co.

10,439 

1,320,742 
LKQ Corp.

25,014 

1,012,317 
Pool Corp.

2,403 

722,318 




3,055,377 





Drug Retail - 0.1%

Walgreens Boots Alliance, Inc.

91,954 

1,034,483 





Education Services - 0.1%

Grand Canyon Education, Inc. (b)

3,518 

696,019 





Electrical Components & Equipment - 0.5%

Acuity, Inc.

1,488 

386,716 
Emerson Electric Co.

36,668 

4,377,426 




4,764,142 








CCM GLOBAL EQUITY ETF
SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (CONTINUED)
May 31, 2025 (Unaudited)
COMMON STOCKS - 48.8% (CONTINUED)

SharesValue
Electronic Manufacturing Services - 0.1%

Jabil, Inc.

7,278 

$1,222,777 





Fertilizers & Agricultural Chemicals - 0.6%

CF Industries Holdings, Inc.

19,689 

1,785,989 
Corteva, Inc.

33,988 

2,406,350 
FMC Corp.

12,805 

519,371 
Mosaic Co.

33,745 

1,219,544 
Scotts Miracle-Gro Co.

6,028 

359,028 




6,290,282 





Food Distributors - 0.2%

Sysco Corp.

26,286 

1,918,878 





Food Retail - 0.5%

Albertsons Cos., Inc. - Class A

40,255 

894,869 
Kroger Co.

54,917 

3,746,987 




4,641,856 





Footwear - 0.0%(c)

Crocs, Inc. (b)

5,718 

583,236 





Forest Products - 0.1%

Louisiana-Pacific Corp.

6,915 

622,834 





Gold - 0.3%

Newmont Corp.

63,346 

3,339,601 





Health Care Distributors - 0.8%

Cardinal Health, Inc.

18,067 

2,790,268 
McKesson Corp.

6,820 

4,907,058 




7,697,326 





Health Care Equipment - 0.7%

Hologic, Inc. (b)

17,950 

1,115,952 
Medtronic PLC

67,190 

5,575,426 




6,691,378 





Health Care Facilities - 0.7%

HCA Healthcare, Inc.

15,211 

5,801,323 
Universal Health Services, Inc. - Class B

4,500 

856,575 




6,657,898 








CCM GLOBAL EQUITY ETF
SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (CONTINUED)
May 31, 2025 (Unaudited)
COMMON STOCKS - 48.8% (CONTINUED)

SharesValue
Health Care Services - 1.3%

Cigna Group

16,261 

$5,148,883 
CVS Health Corp.

52,669 

3,372,923 
DaVita, Inc. (b)

4,684 

638,242 
Labcorp Holdings, Inc.

5,233 

1,302,860 
Premier, Inc. - Class A

36,540 

839,689 
Quest Diagnostics, Inc.

9,040 

1,566,993 




12,869,590 





Home Furnishings - 0.0%(c)

Mohawk Industries, Inc. (b)

2,981 

299,918 





Home Improvement Retail - 1.4%

Home Depot, Inc.

21,920 

8,072,917 
Lowe's Cos., Inc.

26,165 

5,906,225 




13,979,142 





Homebuilding - 1.2%

DR Horton, Inc.

21,699 

2,561,784 
Lennar Corp. - Class A

24,684 

2,618,479 
Lennar Corp. - Class B

6,034 

611,244 
NVR, Inc. (b)

315

2,241,518 
PulteGroup, Inc.

21,307 

2,088,725 
Toll Brothers, Inc.

8,460 

881,955 
TopBuild Corp. (b)

1,309 

370,303 




11,374,008 





Homefurnishing Retail - 0.2%

Williams-Sonoma, Inc.

11,372 

1,839,535 





Hotels, Resorts & Cruise Lines - 0.5%

Booking Holdings, Inc.

770

4,249,576 
Travel + Leisure Co.

9,287 

451,070 
Wyndham Hotels & Resorts, Inc.

3,054 

252,810 




4,953,456 





Household Appliances - 0.0%(c)

Whirlpool Corp.

7,020 

548,192 





Household Products - 1.9%

Clorox Co.

9,143 

1,205,779 
Colgate-Palmolive Co.

49,954 

4,642,725 



CCM GLOBAL EQUITY ETF
SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (CONTINUED)
May 31, 2025 (Unaudited)
COMMON STOCKS - 48.8% (CONTINUED)

SharesValue
Household Products - 1.9% (Continued)
Kimberly-Clark Corp.

27,166 

$3,905,384 
Procter & Gamble Co.

50,501 

8,579,615 




18,333,503 





Housewares & Specialties - 0.1%

Newell Brands, Inc.

110,700 

586,710 





Human Resource & Employment Services - 0.1%

Robert Half, Inc.

16,069 

735,800 





Industrial Conglomerates - 1.1%

3M Co.

38,789 

5,754,348 
Honeywell International, Inc.

23,549 

5,337,852 




11,092,200 





Industrial Machinery & Supplies & Components - 0.7%

Donaldson Co., Inc.

5,275 

366,876 
Illinois Tool Works, Inc.

20,433 

5,007,720 
Snap-on, Inc.

3,592 

1,152,134 




6,526,730 





Integrated Oil & Gas - 1.6%

Chevron Corp.

49,961 

6,829,669 
Exxon Mobil Corp.

86,260 

8,824,398 




15,654,067 





Integrated Telecommunication Services - 0.7%

AT&T, Inc.

233,873 

6,501,669 





Internet Services & Infrastructure - 0.1%

VeriSign, Inc.

3,795 

1,034,024 





IT Consulting & Other Services - 0.5%

Amdocs Ltd.

11,740 

1,077,262 
Cognizant Technology Solutions Corp. - Class A

42,675 

3,456,248 
DXC Technology Co. (b)

41,479 

630,481 




5,163,991 





Leisure Facilities - 0.1%

Vail Resorts, Inc.

4,081 

653,654 








CCM GLOBAL EQUITY ETF
SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (CONTINUED)
May 31, 2025 (Unaudited)
COMMON STOCKS - 48.8% (CONTINUED)

SharesValue
Life Sciences Tools & Services - 0.4%

Agilent Technologies, Inc.

14,896 

$1,667,160 
Medpace Holdings, Inc. (b)

1,242 

366,266 
Mettler-Toledo International, Inc. (b)

1,392 

1,608,484 




3,641,910 





Managed Health Care - 1.3%

Centene Corp. (b)

51,742 

2,920,319 
Elevance Health, Inc.

13,318 

5,111,981 
Humana, Inc.

14,780 

3,445,661 
Molina Healthcare, Inc. (b)

3,144 

959,046 




12,437,007 





Oil & Gas Equipment & Services - 0.2%

Baker Hughes Co.

56,765 

2,103,143 





Oil & Gas Exploration & Production - 1.4%

ConocoPhillips

65,039 

5,551,079 
Coterra Energy, Inc.

90,087 

2,190,015 
EOG Resources, Inc.

47,878 

5,198,115 
Ovintiv, Inc.

24,581 

880,491 




13,819,700 





Oil & Gas Refining & Marketing - 1.7%

Marathon Petroleum Corp.

37,147 

5,971,009 
Phillips 66

48,955 

5,555,413 
Valero Energy Corp.

39,126 

5,046,080 




16,572,502 





Oil & Gas Storage & Transportation - 0.4%

Antero Midstream Corp.

34,891 

655,253 
Kinder Morgan, Inc.

107,991 

3,028,068 




3,683,321 





Other Specialty Retail - 0.4%

Bath & Body Works, Inc.

24,695 

694,423 
Dick's Sporting Goods, Inc.

5,947 

1,066,535 
Ulta Beauty, Inc. (b)

4,941 

2,329,484 




4,090,442 





Packaged Foods & Meats - 1.6%

Conagra Brands, Inc.

32,169 

736,349 
Flowers Foods, Inc.

25,213 

426,100 



CCM GLOBAL EQUITY ETF
SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (CONTINUED)
May 31, 2025 (Unaudited)
COMMON STOCKS - 48.8% (CONTINUED)

SharesValue
Packaged Foods & Meats - 1.6% (Continued)
General Mills, Inc.

55,809 

$3,028,196 
Hershey Co.

7,883 

1,266,719 
Hormel Foods Corp.

14,480 

444,246 
J M Smucker Co.

8,447 

951,217 
Kraft Heinz Co.

74,582 

1,993,577 
Mondelez International, Inc. - Class A

73,335 

4,949,379 
Post Holdings, Inc. (b)

2,905 

321,264 
The Campbell's Co.

8,509 

289,646 
Tyson Foods, Inc. - Class A

17,183 

964,997 




15,371,690 





Paper & Plastic Packaging Products & Materials - 0.5%

Amcor PLC

140,017 

1,275,555 
International Paper Co.

50,462 

2,412,588 
Packaging Corp. of America

4,971 

960,248 
Sealed Air Corp.

7,582 

244,141 




4,892,532 





Pharmaceuticals - 2.5%

Bristol-Myers Squibb Co.

111,490 

5,382,737 
Johnson & Johnson

50,917 

7,902,828 
Merck & Co., Inc.

69,673 

5,353,673 
Pfizer, Inc.

241,719 

5,677,979 




24,317,217 





Rail Transportation - 1.6%

CSX Corp.

185,034 

5,845,224 
Norfolk Southern Corp.

13,449 

3,323,517 
Union Pacific Corp.

27,366 

6,065,948 




15,234,689 





Research & Consulting Services - 0.1%

Booz Allen Hamilton Holding Corp.

6,061 

643,981 
KBR, Inc.

5,866 

306,147 
Science Applications International Corp.

4,841 

559,329 




1,509,457 





Restaurants - 0.2%

Darden Restaurants, Inc.

7,194 

1,541,027 
Wendy's Co.

44,673 

509,272 




2,050,299 








CCM GLOBAL EQUITY ETF
SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (CONTINUED)
May 31, 2025 (Unaudited)
COMMON STOCKS - 48.8% (CONTINUED)

SharesValue
Semiconductor Materials & Equipment - 1.4%

Applied Materials, Inc.

38,134 

$5,977,505 
Lam Research Corp.

77,394 

6,252,661 
Teradyne, Inc.

13,477 

1,059,292 




13,289,458 





Semiconductors - 0.9%

Analog Devices, Inc.

21,007 

4,495,078 
QUALCOMM, Inc.

28,369 

4,119,179 




8,614,257 





Soft Drinks & Non-alcoholic Beverages - 0.5%

PepsiCo, Inc.

39,058 

5,134,174 





Specialized Consumer Services - 0.2%

H&R Block, Inc.

15,614 

889,217 
Service Corp. International

10,259 

800,202 




1,689,419 





Specialty Chemicals - 0.3%

Eastman Chemical Co.

12,940 

1,014,108 
NewMarket Corp.

601

387,080 
PPG Industries, Inc.

10,342 

1,145,893 




2,547,081 





Steel - 0.3%

Reliance, Inc.

4,998 

1,463,514 
Steel Dynamics, Inc.

16,016 

1,971,089 




3,434,603 





Systems Software - 0.0%(c)

Dolby Laboratories, Inc. - Class A

3,780 

280,703 





Technology Distributors - 0.2%

Arrow Electronics, Inc. (b)

5,888 

697,021 
CDW Corp.

6,866 

1,238,352 




1,935,373 





Technology Hardware, Storage & Peripherals - 2.7%

Apple, Inc.

106,040 

21,298,134 
HP, Inc.

119,281 

2,970,097 
NetApp, Inc.

19,237 

1,907,541 




26,175,772 








CCM GLOBAL EQUITY ETF
SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (CONTINUED)
May 31, 2025 (Unaudited)
COMMON STOCKS - 48.8% (CONTINUED)

SharesValue
Tobacco - 1.1%

Altria Group, Inc.

94,870 

$5,750,071 
Philip Morris International, Inc.

25,535 

4,611,365 




10,361,436 





Trading Companies & Distributors - 0.4%

Ferguson Enterprises, Inc.

16,091 

2,934,033 
MSC Industrial Direct Co., Inc. - Class A

8,351 

678,101 




3,612,134 
TOTAL COMMON STOCKS (Cost $466,362,944)

475,503,516 





SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS - 6.1%


Investments Purchased with Proceeds from Securities Lending - 6.0%


 
First American Government Obligations Fund - Class X, 4.23% (d)

58,329,828 

58,329,828 





Money Market Funds - 0.1%


 
First American Government Obligations Fund - Class X, 4.23% (d)

817,047 

817,047 
TOTAL SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS (Cost $59,146,875)

59,146,875 





TOTAL INVESTMENTS - 105.9% (Cost $964,250,265)

$1,030,987,594 
Liabilities in Excess of Other Assets - (5.9)%

(57,406,540)
TOTAL NET ASSETS - 100.0%

 

$973,581,054 

Percentages are stated as a percent of net assets.

PLC - Public Limited Company

(a)
All or a portion of this security is on loan as of May 31, 2025. The fair value of these securities was $56,238,578.
(b)
Non-income producing security.
(c)
Represents less than 0.05% of net assets.
(d)
The rate shown represents the 7-day annualized effective yield as of May 31, 2025.

The Global Industry Classification Standard ("GICS®") was developed by and/or is the exclusive property of MSCI, Inc. ("MSCI") and Standard & Poor’s Financial Services LLC (“S&P”). GICS® is a service mark of MSCI and S&P and has been licensed for use by U.S. Bank Global Fund Services.

(b) Not applicable






CCM GLOBAL EQUITY ETF
Item 7. Financial Statements and Financial Highlights for Open-End Management Investment
Companies.

STATEMENT OF ASSETS AND LIABILITIES
May 31, 2025 (Unaudited)
 
ASSETS:
Investments, at value (See Note 2)$1,030,987,594 
Dividends receivable1,117,763 
Interest receivable5,756 
Security lending income receivable (See Note 4)3,227 
Total assets1,032,114,340 
LIABILITIES:
Payable upon return of securities loaned (See Note 4)58,329,828 
Payable to adviser (See Note 3)203,458 
Total liabilities58,533,286 
NET ASSETS$973,581,054 
NET ASSETS CONSISTS OF:
Paid-in capital568,150,976 
Total distributable earnings (accumulated deficit)405,430,078 
Total net assets$973,581,054 
Net assets$973,581,054 
Shares issued and outstanding(a)
34,190,000 
Net asset value per share$28.48 
COST:
Investments, at cost$964,250,265 
LOANED SECURITIES:
at value (included in investments)$56,238,578 


(a)
Unlimited shares authorized without par value.





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

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CCM GLOBAL EQUITY ETF
STATEMENT OF OPERATIONS
For the Period Ended May 31, 2025 (Unaudited)
INVESTMENT INCOME:
Dividend income$14,364,231 
Less: Dividend withholding taxes
(19)
Interest income40,710 
Securities lending income (See Note 4)21,234 
Total investment income14,426,156 
EXPENSES:
Investment advisory fee (See Note 3)1,554,176 
Total expenses1,554,176 
Expense reimbursement by Adviser(377,928)
Net expenses1,176,248 
NET INVESTMENT INCOME (LOSS)13,249,908 
REALIZED AND UNREALIZED GAIN (LOSS)
Net realized gain (loss) from:
Investments(5,803,611)
In-kind redemptions13,830,515 
Net realized gain (loss)8,026,904 
Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on:
Investments(28,499,105)
Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation)(28,499,105)
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)(20,472,201)
NET INCREASE (DECREASE) IN NET ASSETS RESULTING FROM OPERATIONS$(7,222,293)
 

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

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CCM GLOBAL EQUITY ETF
STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN NET ASSETS
 
For the Period Ended
May 31, 2025 (Unaudited)
For the Period Ended
November 30, 2024(1)
OPERATIONS:
Net investment income (loss)$13,249,908 $13,764,228 
Net realized gain (loss)8,026,904 326,861,442 
Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation)(28,499,105)95,236,434 
Net increase (decrease) in net assets from operations(7,222,293)435,862,104 
DISTRIBUTIONS TO SHAREHOLDERS:
Distributable earnings(11,074,404)(12,135,330)
Total distributions to shareholders(11,074,404)(12,135,330)
CAPITAL TRANSACTIONS:
Subscriptions86,061,454 1,417,927,314 
Redemptions(61,801,704)(874,036,087)
Net increase (decrease) in net assets from capital transactions24,259,750 543,891,227 
NET INCREASE (DECREASE) IN NET ASSETS5,963,053 967,618,001 
NET ASSETS:
Beginning of the period967,618,001 — 
End of the period$973,581,054 $967,618,001 
SHARES TRANSACTIONS
Subscriptions3,110,000 65,980,000 
Redemptions(2,260,000)(32,640,000)
Total increase (decrease) in shares outstanding850,000 33,340,000 


(1) The Fund commenced operations on January 17, 2024.
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.

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CCM GLOBAL EQUITY ETF
FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS
INVESTMENT OPERATIONS:
LESS DISTRIBUTIONS FROM:
SUPPLEMENTAL DATA AND RATIOS:
For the period ended
Net asset value, beginning of period
Net investment income (loss)(a)(b)
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments(c)
Total from investment operations
Net investment income
Total distributions
Net asset value, end of period
Total return(d)
Net assets, end of period (in thousands)
Ratio of expenses to average net assets before expense reimbursement / recoupment(e)(f)
Ratio of expenses to average net assets after expense reimbursement / recoupment(e)(f)
Ratio of net investment income (loss) to average net assets(e)(f)
Portfolio turnover rate(d)(g)
CCM Global Equity ETF
5/31/2025(h)
$29.02
0.39
(0.60)
(0.21)
(0.33)
(0.33)
$28.48
-0.71%
$973,581
0.33%
0.25%
2.81%
16%
11/30/2024(i)
$25.00
0.43
3.97
4.40
(0.38)
(0.38)
$29.02
17.67%
$967,618
0.33%
0.23%
1.79%
72%


(a)
Recognition of net investment income by the Fund is affected by the timing of the declaration of dividends by the underlying exchange traded funds in which the Fund invests. The ratio does not include net investment income of the exchange traded funds in which the Fund invests.
(b)
Net investment income per share has been calculated based on average shares outstanding during the periods.
(c)
Realized and unrealized gains and losses per share in the caption are balancing amounts necessary to reconcile the change in net asset value per share for the periods, and may not reconcile with the aggregate gains and losses in the Statement of Operations due to share transactions for the periods.
(d)
Not annualized for periods less than one year.
(e)
These ratios exclude the impact of expenses of the underlying exchange traded funds as represented in the Schedule of Investments. Recognition of net investment income by the Fund is affected by the timing of the underlying exchange traded funds in which the Fund invests.
(f)
Annualized for periods less than one year.
(g)
Portfolio turnover rate excludes in-kind transactions.
(h)
Unaudited.
(i)
Inception date of the Fund was January 17, 2024.







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

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CCM GLOBAL EQUITY ETF

NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
May 31, 2025 (Unaudited)
NOTE 1 – ORGANIZATION
 
CCM Global Equity ETF (the “Fund”) is a series of the EA Series Trust (the “Trust”), which was organized as a Delaware statutory trust on October 11, 2013. The Trust is registered with the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “1940 Act”), as an open-end management investment company and the offering of the Fund’s shares (“Shares”) is registered under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”). The Fund is considered diversified under the 1940 Act. The Fund commenced operations on January 17, 2024. The Fund qualifies as an investment company as defined in the Financial Accounting Standards Codification Topic 946-Financial Services- Investment Companies. The Fund’s investment objective is to seek long-term capital appreciation. See the Fund’s Prospectus and Statement of Additional Information regarding the risks of investing in shares of the Fund.

As part of the Fund’s commencement of operations on January 17, 2024, the Fund received an in-kind contribution from accounts managed by the Sub-Adviser, which consisted of $767,314,164 of securities which were recorded at their current value to align the Fund’s performance with ongoing financial reporting. However, as the transaction was determined to be a non-taxable transaction by management, the Fund elected to retain the securities’ original cost basis for tax purposes. The cost of the contributed securities as of January 17, 2024, was $469,609,909, resulting in net unrealized appreciation on investments of $297,704,255 as of that date. As a result of the in-kind contribution, the Fund issued 30,690,000 shares at a $25.00 per share net asset value.

Shares of the Fund are listed and traded on NYSE Arca, Inc (the “Exchange”). Market prices for the shares may be different from their net asset value (“NAV”). The Fund issues and redeems shares on a continuous basis at NAV only in blocks of 10,000 shares, called “Creation Units.” Creation Units are issued and redeemed principally in-kind for securities included in a specified universe. Once created, shares generally trade in the secondary market at market prices that change throughout the day in share amounts less than a Creation Unit. Except when aggregated in Creation Units, shares are not redeemable securities of the Fund. Shares of the Fund may only be purchased or redeemed by certain financial institutions (“Authorized Participants”). An Authorized Participant is a participant of a clearing agency registered with the SEC, which has a written agreement with the Trust or one of its service providers that allows the authorized participant to place orders for the purchase and redemption of creation units. Most retail investors do not qualify as Authorized Participants nor have the resources to buy and sell whole Creation Units. Therefore, they are unable to purchase or redeem the shares directly from a Fund. Rather, most retail investors may purchase Shares in the secondary market with the assistance of a broker and are subject to customary brokerage commissions or fees.
Authorized Participants may be required to pay a transaction fee to compensate the Trust or its custodian for costs incurred in connection with creation and redemption transactions. Certain transactions consisting all or partially of cash may also be subject to a variable charge, which is payable to the relevant Fund, of up to 2.00% of the value of the order in addition to the transaction fee. A Fund may determine to waive the variable charge on certain orders when such waiver is determined to be in the best interests of Fund shareholders. Transaction fees received by a Fund, if any, are displayed in the Capital Share Transactions sections of the Statements of Changes in Net Assets.
The end of the reporting period for the Fund is May 31, 2025, and the period covered by these Notes to Financial Statements is from December 1, 2024 to May 31, 2025 (the “current fiscal period”).

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CCM GLOBAL EQUITY ETF

NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED)
May 31, 2025 (Unaudited)

NOTE 2 – SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES

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

A.Security Valuation. Equity securities that are traded on a national securities exchange, except those listed on the NASDAQ Global Market® (“NASDAQ”) are valued at the last reported sale price on the exchange on which the security is principally traded. Securities traded on NASDAQ will be valued at the NASDAQ Official Closing Price (“NOCP”). If, on a particular day, an exchange-traded or NASDAQ security does not trade, then the most recent quoted bid for exchange-traded or the mean between the most recent quoted bid and ask price for NASDAQ securities will be used. Equity securities that are not traded on a listed exchange are generally valued at the last sale price in the over-the-counter market. If a non-exchange traded security does not trade on a particular day, then the mean between the last quoted closing bid and asked price will be used. Prices denominated in foreign currencies are converted to U.S. dollar equivalents at the current exchange rate, which approximates fair value. Redeemable securities issued by open-end investment companies are valued at the investment company’s applicable net asset value, with the exception of exchange-traded open-end investment companies which are priced as equity securities.

Subject to its oversight, the Trust’s Board of Trustees (the “Board”) has delegated primary responsibility for determining or causing to be determined the value of the Fund’s investments to Empowered Funds, LLC dba EA Advisers (the “Adviser”), pursuant to the Trust’s valuation policy and procedures, which have been adopted by the Trust and approved by the Board. In accordance with Rule 2a-5 under the 1940 Act, the Board designated the Adviser as the “valuation designee” of the Fund. If the Adviser, as valuation designee, determines that reliable market quotations are not readily available for an investment, the investment is valued at fair value as determined in good faith by the Adviser in accordance with the Trust’s fair valuation policy and procedures. The Adviser will provide the Board with periodic reports, no less frequently than quarterly, that discuss the functioning of the valuation process, if applicable, and that identify issues and valuation problems that have arisen, if any. As appropriate, the Adviser and the Board will review any securities valued by the Adviser in accordance with the Trust’s valuation policies during these periodic reports. The use of fair value pricing by the Fund may cause the net asset value of its shares to differ significantly from the net asset value that would be calculated without regard to such considerations. As of current fiscal period, the Fund did not hold any securities that required fair valuation due to unobservable inputs.

As described above, the Fund may use various methods to measure the fair value of their investments on a recurring basis. GAAP establishes a hierarchy that prioritizes inputs to valuation methods. The three levels of inputs are:

Level 1 – Unadjusted quoted prices in active markets for identical assets or liabilities that the Fund has the ability to access.

Level 2 – Observable inputs other than quoted prices included in Level 1 that are observable for the asset or liability, either directly or indirectly. These inputs may include quoted prices for the identical instrument on an inactive market, prices for similar instruments, interest rates, prepayment speeds, credit risk, yield curves, default rates and similar data.

Level 3 – Unobservable inputs for the asset or liability, to the extent relevant observable inputs are not available; representing the Fund’s own assumptions about the assumptions a market participant would use in valuing the asset or liability and would be based on the best information available.

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

NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED)
May 31, 2025 (Unaudited)


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

The following is a summary of the fair value classification of the Fund’s investments as of the current fiscal period end:

DESCRIPTIONLEVEL 1LEVEL 2LEVEL 3TOTAL
Assets
Exchange Traded Funds$496,337,203 $— $— $496,337,203 
Common Stocks475,503,516 — — 475,503,516 
Investments Purchased with Proceeds from Securities Lending58,329,828 — — 58,329,828 
Money Market Funds817,047 — — 817,047 
Total Investments in Securities$1,030,987,594 $— $— $1,030,987,594 
 
Refer to the Schedule of Investments for further disaggregation of investment categories.
 
During the current fiscal period, the Fund did not invest in any Level 3 investments and recognized no transfers to/from Level 3. Transfers between levels are recognized at the end of the reporting period.

B.Foreign Currency. Investment securities and other assets and liabilities denominated in foreign currencies are translated into U.S. dollar amounts using the spot rate of exchange at the date of valuation. Purchases and sales of investment securities and income and expense items denominated in foreign currencies are translated into U.S. dollar amounts on the respective dates of such transactions. The Fund isolates the portion of the results of operations resulting from changes in foreign exchange rates on investments from the fluctuations arising from changes in market prices of securities held. That portion of gains (losses) attributable to the changes in market prices and the portion of gains (losses) attributable to changes in foreign exchange rates are included on the “Statement of Operations” under “Net realized gain (loss) – Foreign currency” and “Change in Net Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) – Foreign Currency,” respectively.

The Fund reports net realized foreign exchange gains or losses that arise from sales of foreign currencies, currency gains or losses realized between the trade and settlement dates on securities transactions, and the difference between the amounts of dividends, interest, and foreign withholding taxes recorded on the Fund’s books 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 fair values of assets and liabilities, other than investments in securities at fiscal period end, resulting from changes in exchange rates.

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

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

NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED)
May 31, 2025 (Unaudited)

related to unrecognized tax benefits on uncertain tax positions as income tax expenses in the Statements of Operations. During the current fiscal period, the Fund did not incur any interest or penalties.

D.Security Transactions and Investment Income. Investment securities transactions are accounted for on the trade date. Gains and losses realized on sales of securities are determined on a specific identification basis. Dividend income is recorded on the ex-dividend date, net of any foreign taxes withheld at source. Interest income is recorded on an accrual basis. Withholding taxes on foreign dividends have been provided for in accordance with the Fund’s understanding of the applicable tax rules and regulations.

Distributions to shareholders from net investment income for the Fund are declared and paid on a quarterly basis and distributions to shareholders from net realized gains on securities normally are declared and paid on an annual basis. Distributions are recorded on the ex-dividend date. The Fund may distribute more frequently, if necessary, for tax purposes.

E.Use of Estimates. The preparation of financial statements in conformity with GAAP requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements, as well as the reported amounts of increases and decreases in net assets from operations during the period. Actual results could differ from those estimates.

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

G.Guarantees and Indemnifications. In the normal course of business, the Fund enters into contracts with service providers that contain general indemnification clauses. Additionally, as is customary, the Trust’s organizational documents permit the Trust to indemnify its officers and trustees against certain liabilities under certain circumstances. The Fund’s maximum exposure under these arrangements is unknown as this would involve future claims that may be against the Fund that have not yet occurred. As of the date of this report, no claim has been made for indemnification pursuant to any such agreement of the Fund. 

H.Segment Reporting: The Fund adopted Financial Accounting Standards Board Update 2023-07, Segment Reporting (Topic 280) – Improvements to Reportable Segment Disclosures (“ASU 2023-07”) during the current fiscal period. The Fund’s adoption of the new standard impacted financial statement disclosures only and did not affect the Fund’s financial position or results of operations.

The Treasurer (principal financial officer) acts as the Fund’s Chief Operating Decision Maker (“CODM”) and is responsible for assessing performance and allocating resources with respect to the Fund. The CODM has concluded that the Fund operates as a single operating segment since the Fund has a single investment strategy as disclosed in its prospectus, against which the CODM assesses performance. The financial information provided to and reviewed by the CODM is presented within the Fund’s financial statements.

I.Reclassification of Capital Accounts. GAAP requires that certain components of net assets relating to permanent differences be reclassified between financial and tax reporting. These reclassifications have no effect on net assets or net asset value per share. The Fund’s realized net capital gains resulting from in-kind redemptions, in which shareholders exchanged Fund shares for securities held by the Fund rather than for cash, are not taxable to the Fund and are not distributed to shareholders. As such, they have been reclassified from distributable earnings to paid-in capital. For the fiscal period ended November 30, 2024, the following table shows the reclassifications made: 

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CCM GLOBAL EQUITY ETF

NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED)
May 31, 2025 (Unaudited)

Distributable
Earnings
Paid-in
Capital
$(341,789,922)$341,789,922 

NOTE 3 – COMMITMENTS AND OTHER RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS
 
Empowered Funds, LLC dba EA Advisers (the “Adviser”) serves as the investment adviser to the Fund. Pursuant to an investment advisory agreement (the “Advisory Agreement”) between the Trust, on behalf of the Fund, and the Adviser, the Adviser provides investment advice to the Fund and oversees the day-to-day operations of the Fund, subject to the direction and control of the Board and the officers of the Trust. Under the Advisory Agreement, the Adviser is also responsible for arranging transfer agency, custody, fund administration and accounting, and other non-distribution related services necessary for the Fund to operate. The Adviser administers the Fund’s business affairs, provides office facilities and equipment and certain clerical, bookkeeping and administrative services. The Adviser agrees to pay all expenses incurred by the Fund except for the fee paid to the Adviser pursuant to the Advisory Agreement, payments under any distribution plan adopted pursuant to Rule 12b-1, brokerage expenses, acquired fund fees and expenses, taxes (including tax-related services), interest (including borrowing costs), litigation expense (including class action-related services) and other non-routine or extraordinary expenses. The Fund’s investment adviser has contractually agreed to waive receipt of its management fees to the extent necessary to offset Acquired Fund Fees and Expenses (“AFFE”). The Fee Waiver Agreement will remain in place until January 31, 2026 unless terminated sooner by the Trustees. Per the Advisory Agreement, the Fund pays an annual rate of 0.33% to the Adviser monthly based on average daily net assets.

Sequoia Financial Group, LLC (“Sequoia” or the “Sub-Adviser”) serves as a discretionary investment sub-adviser to the Fund. Pursuant to an investment sub-advisory agreement (the “Sub-Advisory Agreement”) among the Trust, the Adviser and the Sub-Adviser, the Sub-Adviser is responsible for determining the investment exposures for the Fund, subject to the overall supervision and oversight of the Adviser and the Board. Prior to March 31, 2025, CCM Investment Group, LLC (“CCM”) served as a discretionary investment sub-adviser to the Fund. Effective March 31, 2025, Sequoia acquired substantially all of CCM's assets.

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

The Custodian acts as the securities lending agent (the “Securities Lending Agent”) for the Fund.

NOTE 4 – SECURITIES LENDING
 
The Fund may lend up to 331/3% of the value of the securities in its portfolio to brokers, dealers and financial institutions (but not individuals) under terms of participation in a securities lending program administered by the Securities Lending Agent. The securities lending agreement requires that loans are collateralized at all times in an amount equal to at least 102% of the value of any domestic loaned securities at the time of the loan, plus accrued interest. The use of loans of foreign securities, which are denominated and payable in U.S. dollars, shall be collateralized in an amount equal to 105% of the value of any loaned securities at the time of the loan plus accrued interest. The Fund receives compensation in the form of fees and earns interest on the cash collateral. The amount of fees depends on a number of factors including the type of security and length of the loan. The Fund continues to receive interest payments or dividends on the securities loaned during the borrowing period. Gain or loss on the value of securities loaned that may occur during the term of the loan will be for the account of the Fund. The Fund has the right under the terms of the securities lending agreement to recall the securities from the borrower on demand.
 
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CCM GLOBAL EQUITY ETF

NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED)
May 31, 2025 (Unaudited)

The securities lending agreement provides that, in the event of a borrower’s material default, the Securities Lending Agent shall take all actions the Securities Lending Agent deems appropriate to liquidate the collateral, purchase replacement securities at the Securities Lending Agent’s expense or pay the Fund an amount equal to the market value of the loaned securities, subject to certain limitations which are set forth in detail in the securities lending agreement between the Fund and the Securities Lending Agent.
 
During the current fiscal period, the Fund had loaned securities and received cash collateral for the loans. The cash collateral is invested by the Securities Lending Agent in accordance with the Trust approved investment guidelines. Those guidelines require the cash collateral to be invested in readily marketable, high quality, short-term obligations; however, such investments are subject to risk of payment delays or default on the part of the issuer or counterparty or otherwise may not generate sufficient interest to support the costs associated with securities lending. The Fund could also experience delays in recovering its securities and possible loss of income or value if the borrower fails to return the borrowed securities, although the Fund is indemnified from this risk by contract with the Securities Lending Agent.

As of the end of the current fiscal period, the value of the securities on loan and payable for collateral due to broker were as follows:
Value of Securities
on Loan
Payable for Collateral Received*
$56,238,578 $58,329,828 

*
The cash collateral received was invested in the First American Government Obligations Fund - Class X as shown on the Schedule of Investments. The investment objective is to seek maximum current income to the extent consistent with the preservation of capital and maintenance of liquidity.

The interest income earned by the Fund on the investment of cash collateral received from borrowers for the securities loaned to them (“Securities Lending Income”) would have been reflected in the Fund’s Statement of Operations. Net securities lending income earned on collateral investments and recognized by the Fund during the current fiscal period was 21,234.  

Due to the absence of a master netting agreement related to the Fund’s participation in securities lending, no additional offsetting disclosures have been made on behalf of the Fund for the total borrowings listed above.
 
NOTE 5 – PURCHASES AND SALES OF SECURITIES
 
For the current fiscal period, purchases and sales of securities for the Fund, excluding short-term securities and in-kind transactions, were as follows:
PurchasesSales
$157,213,135 $150,776,614 
 
For the current fiscal period, in-kind transactions associated with creations and redemptions were as follows:

PurchasesSales
$80,355,478 $60,124,476 
 
There were no purchases or sales of U.S. Government securities during the current fiscal period.

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CCM GLOBAL EQUITY ETF

NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED)
May 31, 2025 (Unaudited)

NOTE 6 – TAX INFORMATION

The components of tax basis cost of investments and net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) for federal income tax purposes at November 30, 2024, were as follows:

Tax cost of Investments$876,319,266 
Gross tax unrealized appreciation106,542,611 
Gross tax unrealized depreciation(15,844,250)
Net tax unrealized appreciation (depreciation)$90,698,361 
Undistributed ordinary income1,612,642 
Undistributed long-term gain— 
Total distributable earnings1,612,642 
Other accumulated gain (loss)(10,374,151)
Total accumulated gain (loss)$81,936,852 
`

Under tax law, certain capital and foreign currency losses realized after October 31st and within the taxable year are deemed to arise on the first business day of the Fund’s next taxable year.

For the period ended November 30, 2024, the Fund did not defer any post-October capital or late-year losses.

For the period ended November 30, 2024, the Fund had the following capital loss carryforwards that do not expire:

Unlimited
Short-Term
Unlimited
Long-Term
$(10,374,151)$— 

NOTE 7 – DISTRIBUTIONS TO SHAREHOLDERS
 
The tax character of distributions paid by the Fund during the current fiscal period and period ended November 30, 2024, was as follows:

 
Ordinary Income
Current fiscal period
For the Period ended November 30, 2024(a)
$11,074,404 $12,135,330 

(a)
Inception date of the Fund was January 17, 2024.

NOTE 8 – SUBSEQUENT EVENTS
 
In preparing these financial statements, management of the Fund has evaluated events and transactions for potential recognition or disclosure through the date the financial statements were issued. There were no transactions that occurred during the current fiscal period subsequent to current fiscal period, that materially impacted the amounts or disclosures in the Fund’s financial statements.
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CCM GLOBAL EQUITY ETF
FEDERAL TAX INFORMATION (UNAUDITED)

For the period ended November 30, 2024, certain dividends paid by the Fund may be subject to a maximum tax rate of 23.8%, as provided for by the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017. The percentage of dividends declared from ordinary income designated as qualified dividend income for the Fund was 74.29%.

For corporate shareholders, the percent of ordinary income distributions qualifying for the corporate dividends received deduction for the fiscal period ended November 30, 2024, for the Fund was 52.19%.

The percentage of taxable ordinary income distributions that are designated as short-term capital gain distributions under the Internal Revenue Section 871(k)(2)(C) for the Fund was 0.00%.
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Item 8. Changes in and Disagreements with Accountants for Open-End Management Investment
Companies.

There were no matters concerning changes in and disagreements with Accountants on accounting and financial disclosures required by Item 304 of Regulation S-K.

Item 9. Proxy Disclosures for Open-End Management Investment Companies.

On March 31, 2025, a special meeting of the Fund’s shareholders was held for the purposes of considering the following proposals: (1) approving an investment sub-advisory agreement with Sequoia and (2) approving the use of a “manager of managers” structure whereby the Fund’s investment adviser would be able to hire and replace unaffiliated sub-advisers without shareholder approval. The proposals received the following votes:
Proposal
Shares Voting “FOR”
Shares Voting “AGAINST”
Shares Voting “ABSTAIN”
118,254,07310,27812,941
218,229,76835,75311,770

Item 10. Remuneration Paid to Directors, Officers, and Others of Open-End Management
Investment Companies

Not applicable. The Independent Trustees are paid by the Adviser out of the advisory fee. See Note 3 to the Financial Statements under Item 7.
Item 11. Statement Regarding Basis for Approval of Investment Advisory Contracts.
The Board (the members of which are referred to as “Trustees”) of the EA Series Trust (the “Trust”) met in-person on March 6-7, 2025 to consider the approval of a Sub-Advisory Agreement and Interim Sub-Advisory Agreement between the Adviser and Sequoia Financial Group, LLC (the “Sub-Adviser”) with respect to CCMG for an initial two-year term and a 150-day term, respectively (together, the “Agreements”). In accordance with Section 15(c) of the 1940 Act, the Board requested, reviewed and considered materials furnished by the Adviser and Sub-Adviser relevant to the Board’s consideration of whether to approve the Agreements. In connection with considering the approval of the Agreements, the Trustees who are not “interested persons” of the Trust, as that term is defined in the 1940 Act (the “Independent Trustees”), met in executive session with counsel to the Trust, who provided assistance and advice. In reaching the decision to approve the Agreements, the Board considered and reviewed information provided by the Adviser and Sub-Adviser at this meeting and throughout the year, including among other things information about the Sub-Adviser’s personnel, operations, financial condition, and compliance and risk management. The Board also reviewed the Agreements.
The Board concluded that the terms and conditions of the Agreements are fair to, and in the best interests of, the Fund and its shareholders. The Board believes that, upon shareholder approval of the Investment Sub-Advisory Agreement, the Sub-Adviser will provide at least the same level of services that CCM Investment Group, LLC (“CCM”) provided. The Board was presented with information demonstrating that the Agreements would enable the Fund’s shareholders to continue to obtain quality services at a cost that is fair and reasonable. In addition, the Board received representations from the Sub-Adviser that the Fund’s current portfolio managers would continue to serve in such capacity following the Sub-Adviser’s acquisition of CCM.
In the course of their review, the Trustees considered their fiduciary responsibilities with regard to all factors deemed to be relevant to the Fund. The Board also considered other matters, including, but not limited to the following: (1) the quality of services provided to the Fund in the past by CCM compared to the quality of services expected to be provided to the Fund with the Sub-Adviser as the investment sub-adviser going forward; (2) the Fund’s performance; (3) the fact that there are no material differences other than their duration between the terms of the Agreements and the terms of the previous Investment Sub-Advisory Agreement; (4) the fact that the Sub-Adviser’s portfolio managers will continue to manage the Fund; (5) the fact that the fee structure under the Agreements will be identical to the fee structure under the previous Investment Sub-Advisory Agreement; and (6) other factors deemed relevant.
The Board also evaluated the Agreements in light of information it had requested and received from the Sub-Adviser prior to the Meeting and the information they had received in connection with their initial approval of the previous Investment Sub-



Advisory Agreement. Below is a summary of the material factors considered by the Board in its deliberations as to whether to approve the Agreements and the Board’s conclusions. In their deliberations, the Trustees did not rank the importance of any particular piece of information or factor considered, but considered these matters in their totality.
Nature, Extent, and Quality of Services to be Provided by the Sub-Adviser. The Board reviewed the scope of services to be provided by the Sub-Adviser under the Agreements. In this regard, the Trustees reviewed Fund’s investment goal and investment strategy, and the Sub-Adviser’s ability to implement such investment goal and/or investment strategy, including, but not limited to, trading practices. With respect to sub-advisory services to be provided by the Sub-Adviser, the Board considered the Sub-Adviser’s ability to ensure compliance with the Fund’s strategies, policies, and limitations. The Trustees also considered that the CCM portfolio managers will continue to manage the Fund after the acquisition. The Board also considered a report from the Trust’s Chief Compliance Officer regarding the Sub-Adviser’s compliance program as such relates to the operation of the Fund.
Based on its review, the Board determined that the Sub-Adviser is capable of providing all necessary sub-advisory services required by the Fund, as indicated by the Sub-Adviser’s management capabilities and the professional qualifications and experience of its portfolio management personnel, including the addition of the CCM portfolio managers in connection with the acquisition. The Board also considered other services to be provided to the Fund by the Sub-Adviser, where relevant, such as monitoring adherence to the Fund’s investment restrictions and monitoring compliance with various policies and procedures and with applicable securities regulations.
Based on the factors above, as well as those discussed below, the Board concluded, within the context of its full deliberations, that it was satisfied with the nature, extent, and quality of the services to be provided to the Fund by the Sub-Adviser.
Investment Performance. Because the Sub-Adviser has not yet managed any assets of the Fund, the Board concluded that the Fund’s current performance was not a relevant factor in its consideration of the Agreements. The Board, however, did consider the historic performance of the Fund based on the fact that the existing CCM portfolio managers would continue to manage the Fund after the Closing Date of the acquisition. Specifically, the Board considered the Fund’s performance relative to a broad-based benchmark of global equity securities for the period ending December 31, 2024. The Board noted that, while the Fund had underperformed its benchmark for such period, the Fund had only been operating for less than a year during that period, which was too short a period from which to draw meaningful conclusions about the Fund’s performance.
Costs and Benefits of Sub-Adviser’s Services to be Provided to the Fund. The Board noted that the sub-advisory fees paid to Sub-Adviser will be paid by the Adviser and would not be additional fees to be borne by Fund. The Board also noted that the Sub-Advisory fees were the product of arms-length negotiations between the Adviser and Sub-Adviser. In considering the sub-advisory fees to be paid by the Adviser to Sub-Adviser, the Board evaluated the compensation and benefits likely to be received by the Sub-Adviser from the Adviser relating to the services to be provided to the Fund. Based on the factors above, as well as those discussed below, the Board concluded, within the context of its full deliberations, that the sub-advisory fees to be paid to Sub-Adviser under the Agreements were reasonable in light of the nature and quality of the services expected to be rendered by the Sub-Adviser.
Economies of Scale. The Board also reviewed and considered the extent to which economies of scale would be realized by the Sub-Adviser as the assets of the Fund may grow in the future. The Board noted that the Fund’s current economies of scale are already reflected in its management fee, and the Board will monitor the Fund for additional growth to determine whether breakpoints may be appropriate to share additional economies of scale with shareholders.
Overall Findings and Conclusions of the Board. Based on its deliberations and its evaluation of the information described above as it relates to the Fund, at the Meeting, the Board, including the Independent Trustees: (a) concluded that the terms of the Agreements with respect to the Fund are fair and reasonable; (b) concluded that the Sub-Adviser’s fees are reasonable in light of the nature and quality of the services expected to be rendered to the Fund by the Sub-Adviser; and (c) agreed to approve the Agreements.
Item 12. Disclosure of Proxy Voting Policies and Procedures for Closed-End Management Investment Companies.
 
Not applicable to open-end investment companies.
 
Item 13. Portfolio Managers of Closed-End Management Investment Companies.
 
Not applicable to open-end investment companies.



 
Item 14. Purchases of Equity Securities by Closed-End Management Investment Company and Affiliated Purchasers.
 
Not applicable to open-end investment companies.




Item 15. Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.

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

Item 16. Controls and Procedures.

(a) The Registrant’s President (principal executive officer) and Treasurer (principal financial officer) have reviewed the Registrant's disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Rule 30a-3(c) under the Investment Company Act of 1940 (the “Act”)) as of a date within 90 days of the filing of this report, as required by Rule 30a-3(b) under the Act and Rules 13a-15(b) or 15d‑15(b) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. Based on their review, such officers have concluded that the disclosure controls and procedures are effective in ensuring that information required to be disclosed in this report is appropriately recorded, processed, summarized and reported and made known to them by others within the Registrant and by the Registrant’s service provider.
(b) There were no changes in the Registrant's internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Rule 30a-3(d) under the Act) that occurred during the period covered by this report that have materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, the Registrant's internal control over financial reporting.

Item 17. Disclosure of Securities Lending Activities for Closed-End Management Investment Companies

Not applicable to open-end investment companies.


Item 18. Recovery of Erroneously Awarded Compensation.

There have been no required recovery of erroneously awarded incentive based compensation to an executive officer from the registrant that required an accounting restatement.

Item 19. Exhibits.
 
(a)
(1) Any code of ethics or amendment thereto, that is the subject of the disclosure required by Item 2, to the extent that the registrant intends to satisfy Item 2 requirements through filing an exhibit. Not Applicable.
 
(2) Any policy required by the listing standards adopted pursuant to Rule 10D-1 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.10D-1) by the registered national securities exchange or registered national securities association upon which the registrant’s securities are listed. Not Applicable.

(3) A separate certification for each principal executive and principal financial officer of the registrant as required by Rule 30a-2(a) under the Investment Company Act of 1940 (17 CFR 270.30a-2(a)). Filed herewith.
 
(4) Any written solicitation to purchase securities under Rule 23c-1 under the Act sent or given during the period covered by the report by or on behalf of the registrant to 10 or more persons. Not Applicable to open-end investment companies.

(5) Change in the registrant’s independent public accountant. Not Applicable.

(b)






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)EA Series Trust 
  
By (Signature and Title)/s/ Wesley R. Gray, PhD. 
 Wesley R. Gray, PhD., President (principal executive officer) 
  
Date:July 30, 2025 
 
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/ Wesley R. Gray, PhD. 
 Wesley R. Gray, PhD., President (principal executive officer) 
  
Date:July 30, 2025 
  
By (Signature and Title)/s/ Sean R. Hegarty 
 Sean R. Hegarty, CPA, Treasurer (principal financial officer) 
  
Date:July 30, 2025