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UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM N-CSR
CERTIFIED SHAREHOLDER REPORT OF REGISTERED
MANAGEMENT INVESTMENT COMPANIES
Investment Company Act file number (811-23226)
Listed Funds
Trust
(Exact name of registrant as specified in charter)
615 East
Michigan Street
Milwaukee,
WI 53202
(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip code)
Kacie G.
Briody, President
Listed Funds
Trust
c/o U.S.
Bancorp Fund Services, LLC
777 East
Wisconsin Avenue, 6th Floor
Milwaukee,
WI 53202
(Name and address of agent for service)
(414) 403-6135
Registrant’s telephone number, including area
code
Date of fiscal year end: November
30
Date of reporting period: May
31, 2025
Item 1. Reports to Stockholders.
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Swan Hedged Equity US Large Cap ETF
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HEGD (Principal U.S. Listing Exchange: CBOE)
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Semi-Annual Shareholder Report | May 31, 2025
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This semi-annual shareholder report contains important information about the Swan Hedged Equity US Large Cap ETF for the period of December 1, 2024, to May 31, 2025. You can find additional information about the Fund at https://etfs.swanglobalinvestments.com/hedged-equity-etf/. You can also request this information by contacting us at 1-970-382-8901.
This report describes changes to the Fund that occurred during the reporting period.
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Fund Name
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Costs of a $10,000 investment
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Costs paid as a percentage of a $10,000 investment*
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Swan Hedged Equity US Large Cap ETF
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$39
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%
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KEY FUND STATISTICS (as of May 31, 2025)
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Net Assets
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$412,809,222
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Number of Holdings
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10
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Portfolio Turnover
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8%
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30-Day SEC Yield
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0.34%
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Visit https://etfs.swanglobalinvestments.com/hedged-equity-etf/ for more recent performance information.
WHAT DID THE FUND INVEST IN? (as of May 31, 2025)
Security Type Breakdown (%)
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Top 10 Issuers
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(%)
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SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust
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89.8%
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S&P 500 Index
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9.4%
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First American Government Obligations Fund
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0.4%
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For additional information about the Fund; including its prospectus, financial information, holdings and proxy information, scan the QR code or visit https://etfs.swanglobalinvestments.com/hedged-equity-etf/.
Swan Hedged Equity US Large Cap ETF
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HOUSEHOLDING
To reduce Fund expenses, only one copy of most shareholder documents may be mailed to shareholders with multiple accounts at the same address (Householding). If you would prefer that your Swan Global Investments documents not be householded, please contact Swan Global Investments at 1-970-382-8901, or contact your financial intermediary. Your instructions will typically be effective within 30 days of receipt by Swan Global Investments or your financial intermediary.
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89.812.70.43.30.4
Item 2. Code of Ethics.
Not applicable for semi-annual reports.
Item 3. Audit Committee Financial
Expert.
Not applicable for semi-annual reports.
Item 4.
Principal Accountant Fees and Services.
Not applicable for semi-annual reports.
Item 5.
Audit Committee of Listed Registrants.
(a) Not applicable for semi-annual reports.
(b) Not applicable.
Item 6.
Investments.
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(a) |
Schedule of Investments is included within the financial statements filed under Item 7
of this Form. |
Item 7.
Financial Statements and Financial Highlights for Open-End Investment Companies.
Swan
Hedged Equity US Large Cap ETF
Semi-Annual
Financial Statements & Additional Information
May
31, 2025 (Unaudited)
TABLE
OF CONTENTS (Unaudited)
TABLE OF CONTENTS
Swan
Hedged Equity US Large Cap ETF
Schedule
of Investments
May 31,
2025 (Unaudited)
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EXCHANGE
TRADED FUNDS - 89.8%
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SPDR
S&P 500 ETF Trust(a)(b) |
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628,856 |
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$370,641,438
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TOTAL
EXCHANGE TRADED FUNDS
(Cost
$305,633,324) |
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370,641,438
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Notional
Amount |
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Contracts |
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PURCHASED
OPTIONS - 12.7%(c)
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Call
Options - 3.4%
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S&P
500 Index(d)(e)
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Expiration:
12/18/2026; Exercise Price: $5,950.00(g) |
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$105,228,082 |
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178 |
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11,675,910
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Expiration:
12/18/2026; Exercise Price: $6,900.00(g) |
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80,990,153 |
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137 |
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2,582,450
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Put
Options - 9.3%
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S&P
500 Index(d)(e)
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Expiration:
12/31/2025; Exercise Price: $5,575.00(g) |
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84,537,167 |
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143 |
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2,579,005
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Expiration:
12/31/2025; Exercise Price: $6,175.00(g) |
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84,537,167 |
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143 |
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5,282,420
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Expiration:
12/18/2026; Exercise Price: $6,150.00 |
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372,436,470 |
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630 |
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30,413,250
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TOTAL
PURCHASED OPTIONS
(Cost
$47,698,739) |
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52,533,035
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Shares |
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SHORT-TERM
INVESTMENTS - 0.4%
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Money
Market Funds - 0.4%
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First
American Government Obligations Fund - Class X, 4.23%(f) |
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1,768,230 |
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1,768,230
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TOTAL
SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS
(Cost
$1,768,230) |
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1,768,230
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TOTAL
INVESTMENTS - 102.9%
(Cost
$355,100,293) |
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$424,942,703
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Liabilities
in Excess of Other Assets - (2.9)% |
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(12,133,481)
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TOTAL
NET
ASSETS
- 100.0% |
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$412,809,222 |
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Percentages
are stated as a percent of net assets.
(a)
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Fair value of this
security exceeds 25% of the Fund’s net assets. Additional information for this security, including the financial statements,
is available from the SEC’s EDGAR database at www.sec.gov.
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(b)
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All or a portion
of security has been pledged as collateral for written options. The fair value of assets committed as collateral as of May 31, 2025
is $64,832,900.
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(c)
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Non-income producing
security.
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(e)
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100 shares per contract.
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(f)
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The rate shown
represents the 7-day annualized effective yield as of May 31, 2025.
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(g)
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Held in connection
with a written option, see Schedule of Written Options for more detail. |
The
accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
Swan
Hedged Equity US Large Cap ETF
Schedule
of Written Options
May 31,
2025 (Unaudited)
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WRITTEN
OPTIONS - (3.3)%
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Call
Options - (1.5)%
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S&P
500 Index(a)(b)
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Expiration:
12/18/2026; Exercise Price: $6,600.00 |
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$(105,228,082) |
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(178) |
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$(5,412,980)
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Expiration:
12/18/2026; Exercise Price: $7,500.00 |
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(80,990,153) |
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(137) |
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(785,695)
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Total
Call Options |
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(6,198,675)
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Put
Options - (1.8)%
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S&P
500 Index, Expiration: 12/31/2025; Exercise Price: $5,875.00(a)(b) |
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(169,074,334) |
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(286) |
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(7,375,940)
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TOTAL
WRITTEN OPTIONS
(Premiums
received $11,760,692) |
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$(13,574,615) |
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Percentages
are stated as a percent of net assets.
(b)
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100 shares per contract.
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Assets:
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Investments:
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Exchange
Traded Funds |
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$370,641,438 |
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$— |
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$— |
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$370,641,438
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Purchased
Options |
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— |
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52,533,035 |
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— |
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52,533,035
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Money
Market Funds |
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1,768,230 |
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— |
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— |
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1,768,230
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Total
Investments |
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$372,409,668 |
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$52,533,035 |
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$— |
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$424,942,703
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Liabilities:
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Investments:
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Written
Options |
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$— |
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$(13,574,615) |
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$— |
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$(13,574,615)
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Total
Investments |
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$— |
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$(13,574,615) |
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$— |
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$(13,574,615) |
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Refer
to the Schedule of Investments for further disaggregation of investment categories.
The
accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
SWAN
HEDGED EQUITY US LARGE CAP ETF
Statement
of Assets and Liabilities
May 31,
2025 (Unaudited)
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ASSETS:
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Investments,
at value |
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$424,942,703
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Receivable
for fund shares sold |
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2,955,134
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Deposit
at broker for other investments |
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1,377,617
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Cash |
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402,718
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Receivable
for investments sold |
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125,486
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Interest
receivable |
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7,466
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Total
assets |
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429,811,124
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LIABILITIES:
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Written
option contracts, at value |
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13,574,615
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Payable
for investments purchased |
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3,157,855
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Payable
to adviser |
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269,432
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Total
liabilities |
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17,001,902
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NET
ASSETS |
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$412,809,222
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Net
Assets Consists of:
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Paid-in
capital |
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$383,628,404
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Total
distributable earnings |
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29,180,818
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Total
net assets |
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$412,809,222
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Net
assets |
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$412,809,222
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Shares
issued and outstanding(a) |
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18,160,000
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Net
asset value per share |
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$22.73
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Cost:
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Investments,
at cost |
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$355,100,293
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Proceeds:
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Written
options premium received |
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$11,760,692 |
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(a)
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Unlimited shares authorized
without par value. |
The
accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
SWAN
HEDGED EQUITY US LARGE CAP ETF
STATEMENT
OF OPERATIONS
For
the Period Ended May 31, 2025 (Unaudited)
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INVESTMENT
INCOME:
|
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Dividend
income |
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$2,025,257
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Interest
income |
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|
89,755
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Total
investment income |
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2,115,012
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EXPENSES:
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Investment
advisory fee |
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1,437,834
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Interest
expense |
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1,072
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Total
expenses |
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1,438,906
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Net
investment income |
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676,106
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REALIZED
AND UNREALIZED GAIN (LOSS)
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Net
realized gain (loss) from:
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Investments |
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(8,254,389
) |
Written
option contracts expired or closed |
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7,457,777
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Net
realized gain (loss) |
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(796,612
) |
Net
change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on:
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Investments |
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10,616,100
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Written
option contracts |
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(10,761,881)
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Net
change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) |
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(145,781)
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Net
realized and unrealized gain (loss) |
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(942,393)
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NET
INCREASE (DECREASE) IN NET ASSETS RESULTING FROM OPERATIONS |
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$(266,287) |
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The
accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
SWAN
HEDGED EQUITY US LARGE CAP ETF
STATEMENTS
OF CHANGES IN NET ASSETS
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OPERATIONS:
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Net
investment income (loss) |
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$676,106 |
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$1,251,378
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Net
realized gain (loss) |
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(796,612) |
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(2,959,084)
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Net
change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) |
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(145,781) |
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50,790,782
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Net
increase (decrease) in net assets from operations |
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(266,287) |
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49,083,076
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DISTRIBUTIONS
TO SHAREHOLDERS:
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From
earnings |
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(1,461,189) |
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(796,991)
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Total
distributions to shareholders |
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(1,461,189) |
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(796,991)
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CAPITAL
TRANSACTIONS:
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Creations |
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97,657,652 |
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130,657,062
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Redemptions |
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(12,058,686) |
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(44,662,405)
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ETF
transaction fees (See Note 4) |
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21,943 |
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|
35,064
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Net
increase (decrease) in net assets from capital transactions |
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85,620,909 |
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|
86,029,721
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Net
increase (decrease) in net assets |
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83,893,433 |
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|
134,315,806
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NET
ASSETS:
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Beginning
of the period |
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328,915,789 |
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194,599,983
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End
of the period |
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$
412,809,222 |
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$328,915,789
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SHARES
TRANSACTIONS
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Creations |
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4,350,000 |
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6,220,000
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Redemptions |
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(550,000) |
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(2,180,000)
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Total
increase (decrease) in shares outstanding |
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3,800,000 |
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|
4,040,000 |
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The
accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
SWAN
HEDGED EQUITY US LARGE CAP ETF
FINANCIAL
HIGHLIGHTS
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PER
SHARE DATA:
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Net
asset value, beginning of period |
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$22.90 |
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$18.86 |
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$18.06 |
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$19.04 |
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$16.49
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INVESTMENT
OPERATIONS:
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Net
investment income(b)(c) |
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0.04 |
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0.10 |
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0.12 |
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0.08 |
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0.04
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Net
realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments(d) |
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(0.11) |
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4.02 |
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|
0.83 |
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(1.00) |
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|
2.50
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Total
from investment operations |
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|
(0.07) |
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|
4.12 |
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|
0.95 |
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|
(0.92) |
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|
2.54
|
LESS
DISTRIBUTIONS FROM:
|
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|
|
|
|
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Net
investment income |
|
|
(0.10) |
|
|
(0.08) |
|
|
(0.15) |
|
|
(0.06) |
|
|
—
|
Total
distributions |
|
|
(0.10) |
|
|
(0.08) |
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|
(0.15) |
|
|
(0.06) |
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|
—
|
ETF
transaction fees per share |
|
|
0.00(e) |
|
|
0.00(e) |
|
|
0.00(e) |
|
|
0.00(e) |
|
|
0.01
|
Net
asset value, end of period |
|
|
$22.73 |
|
|
$22.90 |
|
|
$18.86 |
|
|
$18.06 |
|
|
$19.04
|
Total
return(f) |
|
|
−0.33% |
|
|
21.94% |
|
|
5.32% |
|
|
−4.85% |
|
|
15.46%
|
SUPPLEMENTAL
DATA AND RATIOS:
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|
|
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Net
assets, end of period (in thousands) |
|
|
$412,809 |
|
|
$328,916 |
|
|
$194,600 |
|
|
$138,514 |
|
|
$145,083
|
Ratio
of expenses to average
net
assets(g)(h) |
|
|
0.79% |
|
|
0.79% |
|
|
0.79% |
|
|
0.79% |
|
|
0.79%
|
Ratio
of dividends, interest and borrowing expense on securities sold short to average net assets(g)(h) |
|
|
0.00%(i) |
|
|
0.00%(i) |
|
|
0.01% |
|
|
0.01% |
|
|
0.00%(i)
|
Ratio
of operational expenses to average net assets excluding dividends, interest, and borrowing expense on securities sold short(g)(h) |
|
|
0.79% |
|
|
0.79% |
|
|
0.80% |
|
|
0.80% |
|
|
0.79%
|
Ratio
of net investment income (loss) to average net assets(g)(h) |
|
|
0.37% |
|
|
0.50% |
|
|
0.69% |
|
|
0.46% |
|
|
0.27%
|
Portfolio
turnover rate(f)(j) |
|
|
8% |
|
|
17% |
|
|
23% |
|
|
230% |
|
|
2% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(a)
|
Inception date of
the Fund was December 22, 2020.
|
(b)
|
Net investment income
per share has been calculated based on average shares outstanding during the periods.
|
(c)
|
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.
|
(d)
|
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.
|
(e)
|
Amount represents
less than $0.005 per share.
|
(f)
|
Not annualized for
periods less than one year.
|
(g)
|
Annualized for periods
less than one year.
|
(h)
|
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.
|
(i)
|
Amount represents
less than 0.005%.
|
(j)
|
Portfolio turnover
rate excludes in-kind transactions. |
The
accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
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1.
ORGANIZATION
Swan
Hedged Equity US Large Cap ETF (the “Fund”) is a diversified series of Listed Funds Trust (the “Trust”), formerly
Active Weighting Funds ETF Trust. The Trust was organized as a Delaware statutory trust on August 26, 2016, under a Declaration of Trust
amended on December 21, 2018 and is registered with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) as an open-end
management investment company under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “1940 Act”). Prior to December 22,
2023 the Fund was a non-diversified series of the Trust.
The
Fund is an actively-managed exchange-traded fund (“ETF”) that seeks long term capital appreciation while mitigating overall
market risk. The Fund uses a combination of several strategies to produce capital appreciation while reducing risk exposure across market
conditions.
2.
SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES
The
Fund is an investment company and accordingly follows the investment company accounting and reporting guidance of the Financial Accounting
Standards Board (“FASB”) Accounting Standards Codification (“ASC”) Topic 946, Financial
Services – Investment Companies. The Fund prepares its financial statements in accordance with accounting principles generally
accepted in the United States of America (“U.S. GAAP”) and follows the significant accounting policies described below.
Use
of Estimates – The preparation of the financial statements in conformity with U.S. GAAP requires
management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosures of contingent
assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of increases and decreases in net assets from
operations during the reporting period. Actual results could differ from these estimates.
Share
Transactions – The net asset value (“NAV”) per share of the Fund will be equal to
the Fund’s total assets minus the Fund’s total liabilities divided by the total number of shares outstanding. The NAV that
is published will be rounded to the nearest cent. The NAV is determined as of the close of trading (generally, 4:00 p.m. Eastern Time)
on each day the New York Stock Exchange (“NYSE”) is open for trading.
Fair
Value Measurement – In calculating the NAV, the Fund’s exchange-traded equity securities
will be valued at fair value, which will generally be determined using the last reported official closing or last trading price on the
exchange or market on which the security is primarily traded at the time of valuation. Such valuations are typically categorized as Level 1
in the fair value hierarchy described below.
Securities
listed on the NASDAQ Stock Market, Inc. are generally valued at the NASDAQ official closing price.
The
valuation of the Fund’s investments is performed in accordance with the principles found in Rule 2a-5 of the 1940 Act. The Board
of Trustees of the Trust (the “Board” or the “Trustees”) has designated the Adviser as the valuation designee
of the Fund. In its capacity as valuation designee, Swan Capital Management, LLC (“Swan Capital” or “Adviser”)
has adopted procedures and methodologies to fair value Fund investments whose market prices are not “readily available” or
are deemed to be unreliable. The circumstances in which a security may be fair valued include, among others: the occurrence of events
that are significant to a particular issuer, such as mergers, restructurings or defaults; the occurrence of events that are significant
to an entire market, such as natural disasters in a particular region or government actions; trading restrictions on securities; thinly
traded securities; and market events such as trading halts and early market closings. Due to the inherent uncertainty of valuations, fair
values may differ significantly from the values that would have been used had an active market existed. Fair valuation could result in
a different NAV than a NAV determined by using market quotations. Such valuations are typically categorized as Level 2 or Level 3 in the
fair value hierarchy described below.
Money
market funds are valued at NAV. If NAV is not readily available the securities will be valued at fair value.
Exchange-traded
options are valued at the composite mean price, which calculates the mean of the highest bid price and lowest asked price across the exchange.
On the last trading day prior to expiration, expiring options may be priced at intrinsic value. The premium a fund pays when purchasing
a call option or receives when writing a call option will reflect, among other things, the market price of the security, the relationship
of the exercise price to the market price of the security, the relationship of the exercise price to the volatility of the security, the
length of the option period and supply and demand factors. The premium is the value of an option at the date of purchase.
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All
other securities and investments for which market values are not readily available, including restricted securities, and those securities
for which it is inappropriate to determine prices in accordance with the aforementioned procedures, are valued at fair value as determined
in good faith under procedures adopted by the Board. Factors considered in making this determination may include, but are not limited
to, information obtained by contacting the issuer, analysts, or the appropriate stock exchange (for exchange-traded securities), analysis
of the issuer’s financial statements or other available documents and, if necessary, available information concerning other securities
in similar circumstances.
FASB
ASC Topic 820, Fair Value Measurements and Disclosures (“ASC 820”) defines fair value, establishes a framework for measuring
fair value in accordance with U.S. GAAP, and requires disclosure about fair value measurements. It also provides guidance on determining
when there has been a significant decrease in the volume and level of activity for an asset or liability, when a transaction is not orderly,
and how that information must be incorporated into fair value measurements. Under ASC 820, various inputs are used in determining the
value of the Fund’s investments. These inputs are summarized in the following hierarchy:
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 securities, interest rates, prepayment speeds, credit risk,
yield curves, default rates and similar data. |
Level 3 –
|
Unobservable inputs for the asset or liability,
to the extent relevant observable inputs are not available; representing the Fund’s own assumptions about the assumptions a market
participant would use in valuing the asset or liability, and would be based on the best information available. |
The
fair value hierarchy gives the highest priority to quoted prices (unadjusted) in active markets for identical assets or liabilities (Level
1) and the lowest priority to unobservable inputs (Level 3). See the Schedules of Investments and Written Options for a summary of the
valuations as of May 31, 2025 for the Fund based upon the three levels describe above.
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.
Security
Transactions – Investment transactions are recorded as of the date that the securities are purchased
or sold (trade date). Realized gains and losses from the sale or disposition of securities are calculated based on the specific identification
basis.
Investment
Income – Dividend income is recognized on the ex-dividend date. Interest income is accrued daily.
Withholding taxes on foreign dividends has been provided for in accordance with the Fund’s understanding of the applicable tax rules
and regulations.
Tax
Information, Dividends and Distributions to Shareholders and Uncertain Tax Positions – The Fund
is treated as a separate entity for Federal income tax purposes. The Fund intends to qualify as a regulated investment company (“RIC”)
under Subchapter M of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the “Internal Revenue Code”). To qualify and remain eligible
for the special tax treatment accorded to RICs, the Fund must meet certain annual income and quarterly asset diversification requirements
and must distribute annually at least 90% of the sum of (i) its investment company taxable income (which includes dividends, interest
and net short-term capital gains) and (ii) certain net tax-exempt income, if any. If so qualified, the Fund will not be subject to
Federal income tax.
Distributions
to shareholders are recorded on the ex-dividend date. The Fund generally pays out dividends from net investment income, if any, at least
annually, and distributes its net capital gains, if any, to shareholders at least
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annually.
The Fund may also pay a special distribution at the end of the calendar year to comply with Federal tax requirements. The amount of dividends
and distributions from net investment income and net realized capital gains are determined in accordance with Federal income tax regulations,
which may differ from U.S. GAAP. These “book/tax” differences are either considered temporary or permanent in nature. To the
extent these differences are permanent in nature, such amounts are reclassified within the components of net assets based on their Federal
tax basis treatment; temporary differences do not require reclassification. Dividends and distributions which exceed earnings and profit
for tax purposes are reported as a tax return of capital.
Management
evaluates the Fund’s tax positions to determine if the tax positions taken meet the minimum recognition threshold in connection
with accounting for uncertainties in income tax positions taken or expected to be taken for the purposes of measuring and recognizing
tax liabilities in the financial statements. Recognition of tax benefits of an uncertain tax position is required only when the position
is “more likely than not” to be sustained assuming examination by taxing authorities. Interest and penalties related to income
taxes would be recorded as income tax expense. The Fund’s Federal income tax returns are subject to examination by the Internal
Revenue Service (the “IRS”) for a period of three fiscal years after they are filed. State and local tax returns may be subject
to examination for an additional fiscal year depending on the jurisdiction. As of November 30, 2024, the Fund’s most recent
fiscal year end, the Fund had no material uncertain tax positions and did not have a liability for any unrecognized tax benefits. As of
November 30, 2024, the Fund’s most recent fiscal year end, the Fund had no examination in progress and management is not aware
of any tax positions for which it is reasonably possible that the amounts of unrecognized tax benefits will significantly change in the
next twelve months.
The
Fund recognized no interest or penalties related to uncertain tax benefits in the 2024 fiscal year. At November 30, 2024, the Fund’s
most recent fiscal year end, the tax periods for the prior three years are open to examination in the Fund’s major tax jurisdictions.
Indemnification
– In the normal course of business, the Fund expects to enter into contracts that contain a variety
of representations and warranties and which provide general indemnifications. The Fund’s maximum exposure under these anticipated
arrangements is unknown, as this would involve future claims that may be made against the Fund that have not yet occurred. However, based
on experience, the Fund expects the risk of loss to be remote.
Derivatives
– The Fund may purchase and write put and call options on indices and enter into related closing
transactions. All options written on indices or securities must be covered, the Fund will segregate cash and/or other liquid assets in
an amount equal to the Fund’s obligations. Put and call options on indices give the holder the right to receive, upon exercise of
the option, an amount of cash if the closing level of the underlying index is greater than (or less than, in the case of puts) the exercise
price of the option. This amount of cash is equal to the difference between the closing price of the index and the exercise price of the
option, expressed in dollars multiplied by a specified number. The premium paid to the writer is the consideration for undertaking the
obligations under the option contract.
The
Fund utilizes the defined risk strategy philosophy developed in 1997 by Randy Swan, President of the Adviser. In implementing this strategy,
the equity portion of the Fund’s portfolio is hedged using put options and the option portion of the Fund’s portfolio is actively
managed to seek additional return or provide risk mitigation. Additionally, the Fund invests in derivatives in order to protect against
a possible decline in the market value of the securities in its portfolio, to anticipate an increase in the market value of securities
that the Fund may seek to purchase in the future and as a means of increasing the yield on its assets. The Fund purchasing put and call
options pays a premium; therefore, if price movements in the underlying securities are such that exercise of the options would not be
profitable for the Fund, loss of the premium paid may be offset by an increase in the value of the Fund’s securities or by a decrease
in the cost of acquisition of securities by the Fund. When the Fund writes an option, if the underlying securities do not increase or
decrease to a price level that would make the exercise of the option profitable to the holder thereof, the option generally will expire
without being exercised and the Fund will realize as profit the premium received for such option. When a call option of which the Fund
is the writer is exercised, the Fund will be required to sell the underlying securities to the option holder at the strike price and will
not participate in any increase in the price of such securities above the strike price. When a put option of which the Fund is the writer
is exercised, the Fund will be required to purchase the underlying securities at a price in excess of the market value of such securities.
The Fund maintains minimal counterparty risk through contracts bought or sold on an exchange. As of May 31, 2025, the Fund’s derivative
instruments are not subject to a master netting arrangement.
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The
average monthly value outstanding of purchased and written options during the period ended May 31, 2025, were as follows:
|
|
|
|
Purchased
Options |
|
|
$44,038,668
|
Written
Options |
|
|
9,944,550 |
|
|
|
|
The
following is a summary of the effect of derivative instruments on the Fund’s Statement of Assets and Liabilities as of May 31,
2025:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Purchased
Options |
|
|
$52,533,035 |
|
|
$—
|
Written
Options |
|
|
— |
|
|
13,574,615
|
Total |
|
|
$52,533,035 |
|
|
$13,574,615 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
The
following is a summary of the effect of derivative instruments on the Fund’s Statement of Operations for the period ended May 31,
2025:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Equity
Risk Contracts |
|
|
$(11,468,722) |
|
|
$7,457,777 |
|
|
$19,549,065 |
|
|
$(10,761,881) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
*
|
Included in Net Realized and Unrealized Gain/(Loss)
on Investments on Statement of Operations. |
3.
INVESTMENT ADVISORY AND OTHER AGREEMENTS
Investment
Advisory and Sub-Advisory Agreements – The Trust has entered into an Investment Advisory Agreement
(the “Advisory Agreement”) with the Adviser. Under the Advisory Agreement, the Adviser provides a continuous investment program
for the Fund’s assets in accordance with its investment objectives, policies and limitations, and oversees the day-to-day operations
of the Fund subject to the supervision of the Board, including the Trustees who are not “interested persons” of the Trust
as defined in the 1940 Act (the “Independent Trustees”).
Pursuant
to the Advisory Agreement between the Trust, on behalf of the Fund, and Swan Capital, the Fund pays a unified management fee to the Adviser,
which is calculated daily and paid monthly, at an annual rate of 0.79% of the Fund’s average daily net assets. Swan Capital has
agreed to pay all expenses of the Fund except the fee paid to Swan Capital under the Advisory Agreement, interest charges on any borrowings,
dividends and other expenses on securities sold short, taxes, brokerage commissions and other expenses incurred in placing orders for
the purchase and sale of securities and other investment instruments, acquired fund fees and expenses, accrued deferred tax liability,
extraordinary expenses, and distribution (12b-1) fees and expenses (if any).
Swan
Global Management, LLC (the “Sub-Adviser”), a Puerto Rico limited liability company serves as the sub-adviser to the Fund.
Pursuant to a Sub-Advisory Agreement between the Adviser and the Sub-Adviser (the “Sub-Advisory Agreement”), the Sub-Adviser
is responsible for trading portfolio securities on behalf of the Fund, including selecting broker-dealers to execute purchase and sale
transactions, subject to the supervision of the Adviser and the Board, including the Independent Trustees. For its services, the Sub-Adviser
is entitled to a sub-advisory fee paid by the Adviser, which fee is calculated and paid monthly, at a rate of 70% of the Adviser’s
net advisory fee.
Distribution
Agreement and 12b-1 Plan – Foreside Fund Services, LLC, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Foreside
Financial Group, LLC (dba ACA Group) (the “Distributor”) serves as the Fund’s distributor pursuant to an ETF Distribution
Agreement. The Distributor receives compensation for the statutory underwriting services it provides to the Fund. The Distributor enters
into agreements with certain broker-dealers and others that will allow those parties to be “Authorized Participants” and to
subscribe for and redeem shares of the Fund. The Distributor will not distribute shares in less than whole Creation Units and does not
maintain a secondary market in shares.
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The
Board has adopted a Rule 12b-1 Distribution and Service Plan pursuant to Rule 12b-1 under the 1940 Act (“Rule 12b-1 Plan”).
In accordance with the Rule 12b-1 Plan, the Fund is authorized to pay an amount up to 0.25% of the Fund’s average daily net assets
each year for certain distribution-related activities. As authorized by the Board, no Rule 12b-1 fees are currently paid by the Fund
and there are no plans to impose these fees. However, in the event Rule 12b-1 fees are charged in the future, they will be paid out of
the Fund’s assets. The Adviser and its affiliates may, out of their own resources, pay amounts to third parties for distribution
or marketing services on behalf of the Fund.
Administrator,
Custodian and Transfer Agent – U.S. Bancorp Fund Services, LLC, doing business as U.S. Bank Global
Fund Services (“Fund Services” or the “Administrator”) serves as administrator, transfer agent and fund accountant
of the Fund pursuant to a Fund Servicing Agreement. U.S. Bank N.A. (the “Custodian”), an affiliate of Fund Services, serves
as the Fund’s custodian pursuant to a Custody Agreement. Under the terms of these agreements, the Adviser pays the Fund’s
administrative, custody and transfer agency fees.
A
Trustee and all officers of the Trust are affiliated with the Administrator and the Custodian.
4.
CREATION AND REDEMPTION TRANSACTIONS
Shares
of the Fund are listed and traded on the Cboe BZX Exchange, Inc. The Fund issues and redeems shares on a continuous basis at NAV only
in large blocks of shares called “Creation Units.” Creation Units are to be issued and redeemed principally in kind for a
basket of securities and a balancing cash amount. Shares generally will trade in the secondary market in amounts less than a Creation
Unit at market prices that change throughout the day. Market prices for the shares may be different from their NAV. The NAV is determined
as of the close of trading (generally, 4:00 p.m. Eastern Time) on each day the NYSE is open for trading. The NAV of the shares of the
Fund will be equal to the Fund’s total assets minus the Fund’s total liabilities divided by the total number of shares outstanding.
The NAV that is published will be rounded to the nearest cent; however, for purposes of determining the price of Creation Units, the NAV
will be calculated to four decimal places.
Creation
Unit Transaction Fee – Authorized Participants may be required to pay to the Custodian a fixed
transaction fee (the “Creation Unit Transaction Fee”) in connection with the issuance or redemption of Creation Units. The
standard Creation Unit Transaction Fee will be the same regardless of the number of Creation Units purchased by an investor on the applicable
business day. The Creation Unit Transaction Fee charged by the Fund for each creation order is $300.
An
additional variable fee of up to a maximum of 2% of the value of the Creation Units subject to the transaction may be imposed for (1)
creations effected outside the Clearing Process and (2) creations made in an all cash amount (to offset the Trust’s brokerage and
other transaction costs associated with using cash to purchase the requisite Deposit Securities). Investors are responsible for the costs
of transferring the securities constituting the Deposit Securities to the account of the Trust. The Fund may determine to not charge a
variable fee on certain orders when the Adviser has determined that doing so is in the best interests of Fund shareholders. Variable fees,
if any, received by the Fund are displayed in the Capital Transactions section on the Statements of Changes in Net Assets.
Only
“Authorized Participants” may purchase or redeem shares directly from the Fund. An Authorized Participant is either (i) a
broker-dealer or other participant in the clearing process through the Continuous Net Settlement System of National Securities Clearing
Corporation or (ii) a DTC participant and, in each case, must have executed a Participant Agreement with the Distributor. Most retail
investors will not qualify as Authorized Participants or have the resources to buy and sell whole Creation Units. Therefore, they will
be unable to purchase or redeem the shares directly from the Fund. Rather, most retail investors will purchase shares in the secondary
market with the assistance of a broker and will be subject to customary brokerage commissions or fees. Securities received or delivered
in connection with in-kind creates and redeems are valued as of the close of business on the effective date of the creation or redemption.
A
Creation Unit will generally not be issued until the transfer of good title of the deposit securities to the Fund and the payment of any
cash amounts have been completed. To the extent contemplated by the applicable participant agreement, Creation Units of the Fund will
be issued to such authorized participant notwithstanding the fact that the Fund’s deposits have not been received in part or in
whole, in reliance on the undertaking of the authorized participant
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to
deliver the missing deposit securities as soon as possible. If the Fund or its agents do not receive all of the deposit securities, or
the required cash amounts, by such time, then the order may be deemed rejected and the authorized participant shall be liable to the Fund
for losses, if any.
5.
FEDERAL INCOME TAX
The
tax character of distributions paid was as follows:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Period
ended May 31, 2025 |
|
|
$1,461,189 |
|
|
$ —
|
Year
ended October 31, 2024 |
|
|
$796,991 |
|
|
$— |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(1)
|
Ordinary income may
include short-term capital gains. |
At
November 30, 2024, the Fund’s recent fiscal year end, the unrealized appreciation and depreciation of investments, based on cost
for federal income tax purposes, were as follows:
|
|
|
|
Federal
Tax Cost of Investments* |
|
|
$260,741,057
|
Gross
Tax Unrealized Appreciation |
|
|
$83,032,331
|
Gross
Tax Unrealized Depreciation |
|
|
(14,825,228)
|
Net
Tax Unrealized Appreciation |
|
|
$68,207,103 |
|
|
|
|
*
|
Includes written option premiums |
As
of October 31, 2024, the Fund’s tax year end, the tax basis of distributable earnings/(accumulated losses) were as follows:
|
|
|
|
Undistributed
Ordinary Income |
|
|
$788,540
|
Other
Accumulated Gain (Loss) |
|
|
$(38,161,611)
|
Unrealized
Appreciation on Investments |
|
|
$57,077,863
|
Total
Distributable Earnings (Accumulated Losses) |
|
|
$19,704,792 |
|
|
|
|
As
of October 31, 2024, the difference between book-basis and tax-basis unrealized appreciation/(depreciation) is due to wash sales and mark-to-market
of Section 1256 contracts.
Under
current tax law, net ordinary losses incurred after December 31 may be deferred and treated as occurring on the first day of the following
tax year. The Fund’s carryforward losses and post-December losses are determined only at the end of each tax year. At October 31,
2024, the Fund had the following capital loss carryforwards:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Swan
Hedged Equity US Large Cap ETF |
|
|
$(8,335,459) |
|
|
$(16,150,647) |
|
|
Indefinite |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
During
the tax year ended October 31, 2024, capital loss carryforwards were utilized by the Fund as follows:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Swan
Hedged Equity US Large Cap ETF |
|
|
$ — |
|
|
$ — |
|
|
Indefinite |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
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6.
INVESTMENT TRANSACTIONS
During
the period ended May 31, 2025, the Fund realized net capital gains and losses resulting from in-kind redemptions, in which shareholders
exchanged Fund shares for securities held by the Fund rather than for cash. Because such gains are not taxable to the Fund, and are not
distributed to shareholders, they have been reclassified from distributable earnings (accumulated losses) to paid in-capital. The amounts
of realized gains and losses from in-kind redemptions included in realized gain/(loss) on investments in the Statement of Operations is
as follows:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Swan
Hedged Equity US Large Cap ETF |
|
|
$3,517,613
|
|
|
$ — |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Purchases
and sales of investments (excluding short-term investments), creations in-kind and redemptions in-kind for the period ended May 31,
2025 were as follows:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Swan
Hedged Equity US Large Cap ETF |
|
|
$45,138,781 |
|
|
$27,943,711 |
|
|
$87,261,103 |
|
|
$10,475,147 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
7.
PRINCIPAL RISKS
As
with all ETFs, shareholders of the Fund are subject to the risk that their investment could lose money. The Fund is subject to the principal
risks, any of which may adversely affect the Fund’s NAV, trading price, yield, total return and ability to meet its investment objective.
A
complete description of principal risks is included in the prospectus under the heading “Principal Investment Risks”.
8.
NEW ACCOUNTING PRONOUNCEMENTS
In
November 2023, the FASB issued ASU 2023-07, Segment Reporting (Topic 280): Improvements to Reportable Segment Disclosures (“ASU
2023-07”). ASU 2023-07 is intended to improve reportable segment disclosure requirements, primarily through enhanced disclosures
about significant segment expenses, allowing financial statement users to better understand the components of a segment’s profit
or loss and assess potential future cash flows for each reportable segment and the entity as a whole. The amendments expand a public entity’s
segment disclosures by requiring disclosure of significant segment expenses that are regularly provided to the chief operating decision
maker, clarifying when an entity may report one or more additional measures to assess segment performance, requiring enhanced interim
disclosures and providing new disclosure requirements for entities with a single reportable segment, among other new disclosure requirements.
Management
has evaluated the impact of adopting ASU 2023-07, Segment Reporting (Topic 280): Improvements to Reportable Segment Disclosures with respect
to the financial statements and disclosures and determined there is no material impact for the Fund. The Fund operates as a single segment
entity. The Fund’s income, expenses, assets, and performance are regularly monitored and assessed by the Adviser, who serves as
the chief operating decision maker, using the information presented in the financial statements and financial highlights.
9.
SUBSEQUENT EVENTS
Management
has evaluated the Fund’s related events and transactions that occurred subsequent to May 31, 2025, through the date of issuance
of the Fund’s financial statements. Management has determined that there were no subsequent events requiring recognition or disclosure
in the financial statements.
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Supplemental
Information
May
31, 2025 (Unaudited)
THE
BELOW INFORMATION IS REQUIRED DISCLOSURE FROM FORM N-CSR
Item
8. Changes in Disagreements with Accountants for Open-End Investment Companies.
Not
applicable.
Item
9. Proxy Disclosure for Open-End Investment Companies.
There
were no matters submitted to a vote of shareholders during the period covered by this report.
Item
10. Renumeration Paid to Directors, Officers, and Others of Open-End Investment Companies.
The
Advisor has agreed to pay all operating expenses of the Fund pursuant to the terms of the Investment Advisory Agreement, subject to certain
exclusions provided therein. As a result, the Advisor is responsible for compensating the Independent Trustees. Further information related
to Trustee and Officer compensation for the Trust can be obtained from the Fund’s most recent Statement of Additional Information.
Item
11. Statement Regarding Basis for Approval of Investment Advisory Contract.
Refer
to the Board Consideration and Approval of Continuation of Advisory and Sub-Advisory Agreements.
TAX
INFORMATION
For
the tax year ended October 31, 2024, certain dividends paid by the Fund may be subject to a maximum tax
rate
of 15%, as provided for by the Jobs and Growth Tax Relief Reconciliation Act of 2003. For the tax year ended October 31, 2024, 100.00%
of dividends declared from ordinary income were designed as qualified dividend income.
For
the tax year ended October 31, 2024, 100.00% of dividends paid from net ordinary income qualified for the dividends received deduction
available to corporate shareholders.
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BOARD
CONSIDERATION AND APPROVAL OF CONTINUATION OF ADVISORY AND
SUB-ADVISORY
AGREEMENTS
At
meetings held on November 18, 2024 (the “November Meeting”) and December 3 and 4, 2024 (the “December Meeting”
and together with the November Meeting, the “Meetings”), the Board of Trustees (the “Board”) of Listed Funds Trust
(the “Trust”), including those trustees who are not “interested persons” of the Trust, as defined in the Investment
Company Act of 1940 (the “1940 Act”) (the “Independent Trustees”), considered the approval of the continuation
of the advisory agreement between Swan Capital Management, LLC (the “Adviser”) and the Trust, on behalf of Swan Hedged Equity
US Large Cap ETF (the “Fund”) (the “Advisory Agreement”), and a sub-advisory agreement between the Adviser, the
Trust, and Swan Global Management, LLC (the “Sub-Adviser”) with respect to the Fund (the “Sub-Advisory Agreement”
and, together with the Advisory Agreement, the “Agreements”).
Pursuant
to Section 15 of the 1940 Act, the continuation of the Agreements after their initial two-year term must be approved annually by:
(i) the vote of the Board or shareholders of the Fund; and (ii) the vote of a majority of the Independent Trustees, cast at a meeting
called for the purpose of voting on such approval. As discussed in greater detail below, in preparation for the Meetings, the Board requested
from, and reviewed responsive information provided by, the Adviser and Sub-Adviser.
In
addition to the written materials provided to the Board in advance of the Meetings, during the December Meeting representatives from the
Adviser and the Sub-Adviser provided the Board with an overview of their advisory business, including their investment personnel, financial
resources, experience, investment processes, and compliance program. The representatives discussed the services provided to the Fund by
the Adviser and the Sub-Adviser, as well as the Fund’s fees and information with respect to the Fund’s strategy and certain
operational aspects of the Fund. The Board considered the materials it received in advance of the Meetings, including a memorandum from
legal counsel to the Trust regarding the responsibilities of the Board in considering the approval of the Agreements, and information
conveyed during the Adviser’s and the Sub-Adviser’s oral presentations. The Board also considered the information it received
throughout the year about the Fund, the Adviser and the Sub-Adviser. The Board considered the approval of the continuation of the Agreements
for an additional one-year term in light of this information. Throughout the process, the Board was afforded the opportunity to ask questions
of, and request additional materials from, the Adviser and the Sub-Adviser. The Independent Trustees also met in executive session with
counsel to the Trust to further discuss the advisory and sub-advisory arrangements and the Independent Trustees’ responsibilities
relating thereto.
At
the December Meeting, the Board, including a majority of the Independent Trustees, evaluated a number of factors, including, among other
things: (i) the nature, extent, and quality of the services provided by the Adviser and the Sub-Adviser; (ii) the Fund’s expenses
and performance; (iii) the cost of the services provided and profits to be realized by the Adviser and the Sub-Adviser from the relationship
with the Fund; (iv) comparative fee and expense data for the Fund and other investment companies with similar investment objectives
and strategies; (v) the extent to which the advisory fee for the Fund reflects economies of scale shared with its shareholders; (vi) any
fall-out benefits derived by the Adviser and the Sub-Adviser from the relationship with the Fund; and (vii) other factors the Board deemed
relevant. In its deliberations, the Board considered the factors and reached the conclusions described below relating to the advisory
and sub-advisory arrangements and renewal of the Agreements. In its deliberations, the Board did not identify any single piece of information
that was paramount or controlling and the individual Trustees may have attributed different weights to various factors.
Approval
of the Continuation of the Advisory Agreement
Nature,
Extent, and Quality of Services Provided. The Board considered the scope of services provided under the
Advisory Agreement, noting that the Adviser expected to continue to provide substantially similar investment management services to the
Fund with respect to implementing its investment program, including arranging for the purchase and sale of portfolio securities, monitoring
adherence to its investment restrictions, overseeing the activities of the service providers, including the Sub-Adviser, monitoring compliance
with various policies and procedures with applicable securities regulations, and monitoring the extent to which the Fund achieved its
investment objective as an actively managed fund. In considering the nature, extent, and quality of the services provided by the Adviser,
the Board considered the quality of the Adviser’s compliance infrastructure and past and current reports from the Trust’s
Chief Compliance Officer regarding her review of the Adviser’s compliance infrastructure, as well as the Board’s experience
with the Adviser and the investment management services it has provided to the Fund. The Board noted that it had received a copy of the
Adviser’s registration on Form ADV, as well as the response of the Adviser to a detailed series of questions which requested,
among other information, information about the background and experience of the firm’s
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key
personnel, the firm’s cybersecurity policy, and the services provided by the Adviser. The Board also considered the Adviser’s
operational capabilities and resources and its experience in managing investment portfolios, including the Fund.
Historical
Performance. The Board next considered the Fund’s performance. The Board observed that information
regarding the Fund’s past investment performance for periods ended September 30, 2024 had been included in the Materials. The Board
noted that it had been provided with the Barrington Report, which compared the performance results of the Fund with the returns of a group
of ETFs selected by Barrington Partners as most comparable to the Fund (the “Peer Group”), as well as with funds in the Fund’s
respective Morningstar category (the “Category Peer Group”). Additionally, at the Board’s request, the Adviser identified
the funds the Adviser considered to be the Fund’s most direct competitors (the “Selected Peer Group”) and provided the
Selected Peer Group’s performance results.
The
Board noted that, for each of the one- and three-year and since-inception periods ended September 30, 2024, the Fund underperformed
its broad-based benchmark, the S&P 500 Total Return Index. The Board also noted that, for the one-year period ended September 30,
2024, the Fund outperformed the average of its Peer Group and Category Peer Group. The Board further noted that for the three-year period,
the Fund outperformed the average of its Category Peer Group but underperformed its Peer Group. The Board also noted that the Fund outperformed
six out of nine of the funds in its Selected Peer Group for the same one-year period, and seven out of nine of the funds in its Selected
Peer Group for the same three-year period.
Cost
of Services Provided and Profitability. The Board reviewed the management fee for the Fund, including
in comparison to the management fees of its respective Peer Group as provided in the Barrington Report, as well as its Selected Peer Group.
The
Board took into consideration that the Adviser charges a “unitary fee,” meaning the Fund pays no expenses except for the fee
paid to the Adviser pursuant to the Advisory Agreement, interest charges on any borrowings, dividends and other expenses on securities
sold short, 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. The Board noted that
the Adviser is responsible for compensating the Fund’s other service providers and, with the exception of the expenses noted above,
paying the Fund’s other operating expenses out of its own fee and resources. The Board also evaluated whether the Adviser received
any other compensation or fall-out benefits from its relationship with the Fund, taking into account analyses of the Adviser’s profitability
with respect to the Fund.
The
Board noted that the management fee for the Fund was higher than the average but equal to the median of its Peer Group. The Board also
noted that the Fund’s management fee was within the range of its Selected Peer Group.
The
Board accordingly noted that the Fund’s unitary fee is reasonable and competitive with the fees of its respective peer funds.
Economies
of Scale. The Board noted that it is not yet evident that the Fund had reached the size at which it had
begun to realize economies of scale. The Board also determined that, based on the amount and structure of the Fund’s unitary fee,
any such economies of scale would be shared with the Fund’s respective shareholders. The Board stated that it would monitor fees
as the Fund grows and consider whether fee breakpoints may be warranted in the future.
Conclusion.
No single factor was determinative of the Board’s decision to approve the continuation of the Advisory
Agreement; rather, the Board based its determination on the total mix of information available to it. The Board, including a majority
of the Independent Trustees, determined that the terms of the Advisory Agreement, including the compensation payable under the Advisory
Agreement, are fair and reasonable with respect to the Fund. The Board, including a majority of the Independent Trustees, therefore determined
that the approval of the continuation of the Advisory Agreement was in the best interests of the Fund and its shareholders.
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Approval
of the Sub-Advisory Agreement with the Sub-Adviser
Nature,
Extent, and Quality of Services Provided. The Board considered the scope of services provided under the
Sub-Advisory Agreement, noting that the Sub-Adviser would continue to provide investment management services to the Fund. The Board reviewed
and considered the performance by the Sub-Adviser of its responsibilities pursuant to the terms of the Sub-Advisory Agreement, including
its responsibility for the day-to-day investment and reinvestment of the assets of the Fund consistent with its investment program, executing
portfolio security trades for purchases and redemptions of the Fund’s shares, monitoring the portfolio for compliance with investment
limitations and policies, applicable compliance policies and procedures, and applicable law, responsibility for periodic reporting to
the Board, and implementation of Board directives as they relate to the Fund.
In
considering the nature, extent, and quality of the services provided by the Sub-Adviser, the Board considered past and current reports
of the Trust’s CCO with respect to the Sub-Adviser’s compliance program and general responsiveness of the Sub-Adviser. The
Board noted that it had received a copy the Sub-Adviser’s registration on Form ADV, as well as the response of the Sub-Adviser
to a detailed series of questions which requested, among other information, information about the background and experience of the firm’s
key personnel, the firm’s cybersecurity policy, and the services provided by the Sub-Adviser.
Historical
Performance. The Board noted that it had received information regarding the Fund’s performance
for various time periods in the Materials and primarily considered the Fund’s performance for periods ended September 30, 2024.
Costs
of Services Provided and Economies of Scale. The Board reviewed the sub-advisory fees paid by the Adviser
to the Sub-Adviser for its services to the Fund. The Board considered that the fees paid to the Sub-Adviser are paid by the Adviser and
noted that the fees reflect arm’s-length negotiations between the Adviser and the Sub-Adviser. The Board also took into account
analyses of the Sub-Adviser’s profitability with respect to the Fund.
The
Board expressed the view that the Sub-Adviser might realize economies of scale in managing the Fund as assets grow in size. The Board
further noted that because the Fund pays the Adviser a unitary fee, any benefits from breakpoints in the sub-advisory fee schedule would
accrue to the Adviser, rather than to the Fund’s shareholders. Consequently, the Board determined that it would continue to monitor
the Fund’s sub-advisory fees as the Fund grows to determine whether economies of scale were being effectively shared with the Fund
and its respective shareholders.
Conclusion.
No single factor was identified by the Board as determinative of its decision to approve the continuation
of the Sub-Advisory Agreement; rather, the Board based its determination on the total mix of information available to it. Based on a consideration
of all the factors in their totality, the Board, including a majority of the Independent Trustees, determined that the terms of the Sub-Advisory
Agreement, including the compensation payable under the Sub-Advisory Agreement, are fair and reasonable with respect to the Fund. The
Board, including a majority of the Independent Trustees, therefore determined that the approval of the continuation of the Sub-Advisory
Agreement was in the best interests of the Fund and its shareholders.
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(b) |
Financial Highlights are included within the financial statements filed under Item 7 of
this Form. |
Item 8.
Changes in and Disagreements with Accountants for Open-End Investment Companies.
There were no changes in or disagreements with accountants during the period
covered by this report.
Item 9.
Proxy Disclosure for Open-End Investment Companies.
There were no matters submitted to a vote of shareholders during the period
covered by this report.
Item 10.
Remuneration Paid to Directors, Officers, and Others of Open-End Investment Companies.
All Fund expenses, including Trustee compensation, are paid by the Investment
Adviser pursuant to the Investment Advisory Agreement. Additional information related to those fees is available in the Fund’s Statement
of Additional Information.
Item 11.
Statement Regarding Basis for Approval of Investment Advisory Contract.
See Item 7(a).
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.
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(a) |
The Registrant’s President and Treasurer have reviewed the Registrant’s disclosure
controls and procedures (as defined in Rule 30a-3(c) under the Investment Company Act of 1940 (the “Act”)) as of a date within
90 days of the filing of this report, as required by Rule 30a-3(b) under the Act and Rules 13a-15(b) or 15d-15(b) under the Securities
Exchange Act of 1934. Based on their review, such officers have concluded that the disclosure controls and procedures are effective in
ensuring that information required to be disclosed in this report is appropriately recorded, processed, summarized and reported and made
known to them by others within the Registrant and by the Registrant’s service provider. |
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(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.
Not applicable.
Item 19. Exhibits.
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(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 officer 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.
(5) Change in the registrant’s independent public accountant.
Provide the information called for by Item 4 of Form 8-K under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 249.308). Unless otherwise specified by Item 4,
or related to and necessary for a complete understanding of information not previously disclosed, the information should relate to events
occurring during the reporting period. Not applicable.
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.
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(Registrant) |
Listed Funds Trust |
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By (Signature and Title)* |
/s/
Kacie G. Briody |
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Kacie G. Briody, President/Principal Executive Officer |
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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.
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By (Signature and Title)* |
/s/
Kacie G. Briody |
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Kacie G. Briody, President/Principal Executive Officer |
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By (Signature and Title)* |
/s/
Travis G. Babich |
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Travis G. Babich, Treasurer/Principal Financial Officer |
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* Print the name and title of each signing officer under his or her signature.